1902-1903 The Normlite Issues 1-8 by Peru State College Library

THE NORMALITE

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wili t':JJ·h · lc:t rn t n a pfH't..:cinte the n tlne of :til th e l' n ll'rt ~tinm c n ts whi ch nrc g i,·en in tht· :<d 10o l. L et e\·et·y o ne tum o ut-g iYc n f ·'o ur tll Oil l'}' but als o nttcnd C\·er_vthin g .""ll p o :-;,:ibly c:nn . E\·cryo ne feels better :rftl'l' h :l\· ing had a pl ca snnt evening or nru ,:i(· o r· a lectu re. nnd th(.' ecl ncntion nl ad ,. :r" t:rge i:< n o s m n ll thin g.

Th e s, ·iril ofdebntc has ta ke n firm h o ld u p n n th e socict ics. T he hoys seem to thirrl< that t he soo n er the g ir·ls arc t a ug ht t o spe:r k in publi c t h e bette r , co nsequently t hey challe nged the Athenians at th eir seco nd meeting.

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n eech·d n ews, etc. w o uld vou help ? Help o ut by h a n rli ng any item wh atever t o a n y of th e stan· nnd it w ill be ta ken ca r~· of.

THE NORMALITE The S·rAF J1 is congratul ating itself o n having a n office this yea r. Th roug h the kin dness of Dr. Clark Wcll ingtonian hall has hecn co nver ted in to a \·cry plca ~an t office.

Ou r t ha nk s arc extended to ' those who have g iven us their su ppur l hy acln:n isin g in th e NOJ< MA LJTE , and we want lo re mind you a ll of o ur friend.; who hn vc so loy all y staid with us from year to yea r, and we hope any patro nage we ha\'C t o g ive wil l g-ot<:> t hem showi ng our apprc..:intio:1 o f t hei r loyalty a nd hel p.

.J. The lectu re course bids fa ir t o be of c\·en g reater interest , if it is pos!!ihlc tha n ever before. We an· not yet prepared to say just who a nd what w ill h e the attractions bu t we ca n rest a ssun:d t hey w ill be a s good as a ny we have eve r ha d he re. The sa le ofticket~ has been mostgra l ify ing, fu r the students res ponded hea rtily to the req uest fo r subscriptions .

.J. Musical. Throug h t he efforts of t he Athlc tic b oa rd the citizens of Per u, a nd the No rma l s t udents were p~ rmit ted to enjoy n firs t d a ss mu sical. Ha \·iolin ever talked, cct·t a in ly l\fr. Stcckrlberg could ma ke hi s s penk . l\o thing coul d be so soft and bea u tiful , not hing so joyo us. l\1r. S tcckelb.erg is fa s t wi nning a noted place among t he best vi o linists of t his co untry. Prof. S hellh orn, ins tructor in the Wesleyan co nscrvu tory, a ssis ted M r. Steckelberg and a lso gave ItS so me piano solos. More of us were a cqu a inted wit h Mr. Shellh o rn , and knew that hi! w o uld g ive us so meth ing wOJ"th hea t; ng. Mr . Parmer, o f t he Wcslc va n Qua r tet sa ng some very p ret ty sol o~ . ;tnd wn s cc·rtainly very much a p preciate 1judging fro m t he appl ause he received. 1 t is not en ·ryday th a tonch as t heo ppo rt unity of hearing th ree such <trtis ts of mu sic fo r

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THE NORMALITE good will which chn ra ctcri%cd his li fe shone from his face and ma de it bea uti ful. Jf t hcre ha d been more me n like him in ou r tO\Y n pe rh aps t he hoys a nd g irls w oul d not ha ve a ll go ne t o the city n s ~oon as they bega n to gro w up. •J t hought he preached a ROod se rm o n and he seems to have a \'cry rich s piriLU n l na t11re. Perhaps we should not judge him harshly because ht is young. \\'c havl· a ll been young, a nd youth sho uld be r' n a d vantngc rath er than a disad v:Jn t <l g l·,' ' he ~a i d.

In spite of this t he ga thni ng wns changed into a business meeting and a motion made t ha t the min is te r be a s kl·d to resign. All vo ted •·aye'' exce pt F;tthcr Deihl who \'Oted "no" nnd th e wid o w sweetly echoed "no." Deaco n J3ro wn w ns appointed to carry th e me-ssa ge. David Fordyce wn s very y o ung, fo r a mtmster, on ly twenty-t hree. li e h<td sa,·ed from the little money left him b y his father . enough to pay hi.; wa_v thr!Jug h the Theologica l Seminary. H e had wo rked too hard for his slender strength anti at thceloscof the school year harl a sc\'c rc illness which used up the li tt le store of money for the las t year of schoo l. As strength came back he took the w o rk which lay r.cares t at hand resolved to do it chenfully a nd well. He f,rund it ha rd to be cheerful however. lie wrote th e best sermons he could a nd tried to d eli vt:r them well but found it very ha rd w hen the people were so stolid a nd unrespon sive. When he came down fro m the pulpit n lew shook hand s wit h him coldly; m n~t of them were busy talking t o their neighbo rs and did not notice his attemp t at fri endliness. The t hird Sunday a fter h is a rrival he wen t ho n:e disheartt:ned and spent the res t of the day locked in" hi s ro om . · In t he evening he came ont ca lm a nd wi t h t he light of faith and determin a ti o n 111 hi s eyes. The tas k of t elling the minis ter of the a c ti on o f lhc chu rch seemed harder t o

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THE NORMALITE Norm als of Missouri a nd Ka nsas. The debate wi t h Ka nsas occ u rrcd a l Peru, Saturday eve ni ng, May 10, 190:!. More th a n usual in terest was atlached t o this contest in conseq uence of irs being the third of a series in w hich bo th sc hools had won one debate. T his meeting was t o decide the cha m pions hip for at ltas t t wo years. Nebraska was ably represen ted by Juli us Gilbert, F. J . M unday and C. W. Buckley. The con test was spiri ted a nd in teresting. T he c·braska ns were encouraged by t he cheers of m ore t h a n fo u r hundred ent husiastic st udcn ts a nd citizen s ; while the boys from the Sun Aowe r s tale were suppor ted by t welve en t h usias tic fellow !:tu dents. When t he decisio n of t he j udges was a nn ounced g iving t he victory to Nebraska t he ent husinsm of ou r s tudents was unbou nded; pa lC" blue a nd whi te was waved from t he ends of canes; hn nd kerchiefs were waved to ndd empha sis , while the youn g men n ot bring co nte n t to stand a nd cheer , took t he plat fo rm by st orm. After the sch ool yell had bee n given and quiet in a measure rest o red, M ~. St. J ohn of Kansas, t ook th e p latfo rm a nd said: "1.\ehold a vanquished Jay-h aw ke r, white the victory goes to Nebraska a nd we must ack nowledge defeat , let me say to you t hat-your treatment o l us has t ake n away the sting of defea t ; you r ki ndness ·will never be forgotte n a nd next yea r w hen you come t o Ka nsas we will g ive you a hearty welcome.'' After t he deba te was o\·er t he Cicero nean en tertained t he Ka nsas delegatio n at a banquet in Mt. Vern on Ha ll. On Tuesday eveni ng. May 1 3 , we m et t he Missouri Norma l at .Kirks ville, Mo. Nebraska was represen ted by C. V. Wi lliams, J. D. Brady a nd W. W. Ray. T hey were suppo r ted by t he lusty cheers of M. M. Murphy , F rank J. M un.day, E. J. La mb a nd C. M . Pen ney; while Prof. G. N. Po rter saw to it t ha t a ll was do ne ''dl.'ccn t ly and in o rder .' ' T he debate was exciting an d close, f-or t he M issouria ns di d not p ro-

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You s h o u l d h a ve t a k e n :t gr·ic ul t un.~ l ast su mm e r. Th ey h ad gT e n t t i mes . H1..T e a rc a few: " My fa t he r h a d a n applc· t r·cc , a n rl it b lew dow n a nd w h e n i t came u p i t \V H s a peach tree." Prof. D.-" Ciu1 a ny o n e t e ll m e w h at a silo is?'' Miss T awny.-" T h cy h av e o n e i n A ub urn ."

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\l r \l 11rphy say!' Frcm.:hme n arc n ot nlJc, \\·cd :1l t ht· Du r mi to n ·. llur:'t a::: tht• mock rn Arln m cn n't refuse t ht· :t pple,- o tli:-n·d hy E\'t' . :\sk \[iss \\' n lw OJ"l h wh nt beco mes o f w a ..: tt' p :q H: r o n third fl o o r. .\1 . :\l11rphy has a new cap and he calls it ll oh:'o ll. I \\' o n rllT whv ?

l 11 t h irrl _n:n r t•ssays: I 'n d·. l'tll'tt· r,-" \\'dl l\liss Roys, yo u ll t:I Y gi\'t· us the t itle o f you r t h eme." \ li:::s I~ •>Y" -"1 kft it at ho me." l'rn f. Pont·r.-· \\ t:ll- what was the o bj ec t- o f yo u1· th em e?" I\ I i"'s Roy>'. - ":'\ ot much o f anything ." l 'rur.' l'o t·tt-r.- ·•Wt•ll-i\llr. 13o wen. whn t is you r the m e?" l\ Ir . Bowc11.-".-\ -hem! Ju st a bout like :\I :,-s J~ o ys . ·' l ' 1·of. Por te t·,-'· Wcll. didn' t yo u h a Ye an y rl dinitt• o bject in Yiew ?' ' 1\!1· Bowen ,- ' It was about a b o v.'' [';·of. Porter.- ' \Vdl-What kind of a hoy \Y:lS he; a rich b oy; a p oo r boy ; o r ot hcrwi st•?" Mr . Bowcn ,-''Otherwise." l'n>f. Pnrter,-" Well , ·1 s uspect' the rest o f you h aven't yo urs any better, b y any nwnn(•t·o fm can ~.' Som e ofyou seemto t hink you ca n imagine a s t o ry out of nothin g ." Then to e mpha size his remarks, with a graceful fl o urish of the arm he p o inted to his ow n head. T a king the Prof. at hi s o wn t:s tim a te, the class adj o urned to the P sy chology sec t io n t o sca 1·ch the human brain for the "seat of i 111 ag in a ti o n .,'

THE NORMALITE TWO LETTERS FROM EUROPE John D. Brady Writes Interesting Letters From Across the Atlantic.

Ana:s-r 2H. I DO~ . Prof. Herber t Brownell, Peru , .\ebr. Dea r Frit lld,l<emembering your reques t that I \y rite to you wh ile away on my trip, 1 w ill try t o pen you a few lincs t onight while s peeding across the Atlantic. I am mu ch afraid t hat the jnr of the ship will m ake t hese lines \'Cry diffi tult to n ·ad, ln1t a s 1 kn ow you have had much cxp<:riem:c: in read ing various kind s of pc:nmans hip. I believe you will be able t o mn kc: i L oul somehow. [ h a n~ been writing t he deta ils of my travc:ls lo t he Nebraska City ;\cws, which you will find in the library if yo u can: to read it. I spe nt twenty-seve n d ays trave lling through the so uthe rn a nd enstcrn parts of the U. S. These were plc:1 s:wt and profitable days. My fi rs t ~~o p w n s at St. Lou is and I fa il ed to find muc h to interest me there; t o me it is fa r fro m an idea l city , howrrer it is a g reat bu sinc~s place.

My next sto p was a t Wa shing t o n . D. C. In many ways this city surpa :"SCS a ny city I ha,·e ever ,·isited. It is a bc::.t u.t ifu l city and is full of hist oric a nd in teresting p lm:c:s which W011lcl require mnny pages to ti cscribe. It seems to me t hat e\·cr y Ame rican o ug ht to mal<e it a part of his arnlJi· ti o n lo visit our Capi t ol city. I spent so me time at Phil ml dd hia, N. Y. Ci ty, Pro,·idencc, R. 1. , Bos ton and Albany ,~. Y. In p-oing fro m N.Y. City to Boston, Albnny a ucl h ack to N. Y. City , 1 follo wed the outline you gave me as nea 1'1 y as I could; it w:ts a fine trip. T he voyage do wn the Hudso n was o ne of t he n w~ t rl cligh tful trips J ha ve ever taken. The scenery reminded me n :ry muc h of 111y t rip th rough the Jnland Sc:a in J a pan. As I

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P resident, Ka th arine T awny; \'icc-president, Anna Poster; Secretary. Anna Ehlers; Treasurer, Eva Norton; Organis t, Eva All ison. TheY. W. C. A. opens wit h an enrollment of nin ety-th n~e member!'. Everyone takes hol d as th oug h they meant lo 1~akc theY. W. a rou sin~ ~urct ss this venr. Miss Taw ny, t he pn·sidcnt, was the -delegate t o Lake Geneva lhis summ er , and iH brimful of helpful suggestions.

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T he o pe n ing gnml' o f fo ot- h a ll of the sen ,.:o n \\':lS p lnye d S:tt u n l:ty, Sept. 20t h , and ngai n \\'l' tT p ent t he o ld and fn 111i liar n d nge, ' 'We ha,·c met t h e enemy and th ey a t·e ou r s." An nggrcgn t ion of fo ot-ba ll pl:tyet·" ea m e O\'Ct· fnJ tn .-\ubnton to e ng:tg·e in a contest wi t h t he No n11a l tc n m . Th e g a n te "'"" : 1 hat l lc t·oya l a nd w11" hot h ·

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THE NORMALITE The athletic field ha s b ccn t h e scene: o f busy wor kman fo r a fnv cl ays, owing lC> t he fact th at t he heavy ra in s o f the su m mer washed several ditches in i t. But by t he prompt acti o n of the mana ge rs, the: field is in good condition ngain.

In spite ofthr inclement weather of the past few days, Ca pt. ll urs t hn s hnd the. foot ball boys o u t on the fidd for prnclin·. Prof. Porter has been rende ring ,·alu a hlc assistance by coaching the h oys and gene rating enth usias m. Uur boys :tre goin g into t he campaign to w in .

Under t he superv isio n o f Miss Stou( r a nd Miss Gra ham severa l team s h an: been o rganized for basket-bal l a nd Ia w n lenn is among t he lad ies. The teams ha vc been practicing considt ra ble but as y et no games have been played. )f presen t ind ications may be taken as a criterio n we may expect so me very in teres ting games in the ncar future. .;!.

The foot ha ll enthusiasts may look forward to so me very in te res t in g ga mes during t he season. The ma na ge rs ha,·e t he follow ing games scedulcd at presen t. Oct. 18, Normal \ "S. Hamburg , at Il a mb u r-g; ~ormal vs. Oma ha. at Peru , Oct. 2 5 ; Normal vs. Lincoln Hig h Sc hool , Nov . 22, at Peru. The State ~orma l shou ld feel proud ofh er foot ba ll team and a ll s hould co me out to t he games an d assist the h <>ys by yelli ng vigo rou sly for t hem .

The foot-bnl l boys we re entertained Tuesday evening. ~c p t. 30, by M r. n n c.l Mrs. Bostdcr at their ho me on 1\or nw l Aven ue. The even t w ill lo ng he remembered by those (>resent a s a mos t cnjoyallc one. At h al f past seyen c>'clock th e b oys began to a rri ve a nd in a sh o r t t ime fo Ut·teen had been rcceirl'd and a t o nce bcgn n

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A F ew Concert No t ~_; Ask t\ I r. llu r s l w h v i t \\" : 1 " It<· l"< >ttlcltr · l g i,·c l 'rof. Wh i t 1: 11:t <: l~ :• gn" I t·v: t .... •>t t l"tl i n o t u s heri n g a l t h e co ti <..T l"l · M iss No n o n ~ l llllOll fl LTd : tl lilT: I k r:l~ l llt t.: ·. L·cl ••ttl i ~t ,·i t : tli•>tt 111 0 l'll ·t11· g :t f llT S IIC '1 I !'CCC I\ .·L lO rtll Il l I th e (;Cltll"C t" t \\ I 1I • 1 r•v• •rl :H·I i ,·<: Se nt. ot· b oy s , t h <tl s I1c 11,. 1r1n 'L ·" kl•l lt : tnl lv _ a n y t h e ni g ht bc fo tT . One \ "O tt 11 " la rl.)· w" s. cln· pi y i ' 11 ptTSs t.:d ,..., • 1 • w ith t he fact th:t l :\ lr . S t cc k v ll tlT !.. ! s st r·: l rav<t riu s ,·iolin C() s l $~ ()()() :11t d "" " 1 1ci <..T cd w hn t h(: wo uld ha v<..: had Ln p :ry r.". , )J 1 1.: i r h e h a dn ' t h a rf to fttt .}' : t ~(TO ttrl ll : 11HI O ll l". Tht.· ftTig lt t w;rs over l \\' <1 lr ou t·s l:t tc so t he perfo rm ers w hile d ;1\\'!1_'" t l1 c t i ttl e : t t th e sta t ion in v<t t·ious w; t y,... ottc· .,r th t· tn bein g , both e r-ing M t-. l kcl c ll with qu c:s li o n s a s l o t he whcr·ca b o u ls of t he tr·ni n . 7\!Jr. n.,- "lt ha s n't left Sc huh c l'l ye t.' ' M r . Stcc k dhc r g , -''\V ill i t cn m c ,· ia :\Ioza r t?' P r of. Po t·tc 1·,- l f n >tt Li ~zl :t wltik yo u nwy h l·rt r it.

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Then· i:-: :t 111 :111 in sch oo l \\'It o I S so tn ll ht· lt :t:-: tel ,.;t:tnrl on n d:ai r to comb his It a i 1'. I 'nor 1~·11 o \\' ~

The Senio r :ttl tlu:tls of 1 ~1 02 arc here an d re:trl\' for di:-:trihuti o n. Sec Prof. Ca lrh\'cl l nnd gl'l _\'ou1· il ool\.

:\l'llic Cow: 111 i:-: lt•:tclting· sOitlC\\' Itl't'l' ill C.\\'. Buckky is pr incipa l o f the sch oo l

\\'t~ L LTll :\l·h1·:tska; \\'l' did 11 ol lea rn t he

name of' lite pl :tlT.

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.\I iss 1>cwl'\· ll'acltes at l'olll':t. :\chrasL1. J~ aincy .\ledlcy \\'a s l o leach t hl' l'l' a lso b u t

for t he ys:tr .

i\ Ii s:-: ,\n ckrso n \\'as at he r h o me d uring

\\'a s ill <tllhL· linJ<.' sc h ool o p e n ed a nd c o ul d llol go .

the \'is il of t h e P residen t t o Omaha . Isn 't it luc k y \\'e c;1 n be h o m esic k at s uc h neo n,·c ni cnt time ?

More than 1 00 o f th e st u dc11ls \\'ho r egis te red al th e b eg inin g o f the term ha\'c heu1 tcac h cn; :t 11 d a r c hen: to m a ke be t t c t· p rcpara li o n for t lr ci 1· \\' o de

In c hurch ; "Let us 1·cnd l he 1 2 1st Psa lm ," and 1\lr. DeYou ng hu tTiedly tuntc d l o t he 1 2 1st so n g a nd waited patiently for the mu s ic to begi n.

THE NORMALITE

Floy Grinsttu is teachi ng nt Salem , X.:b.

In n c (o w an t(::t!'IH ....

E. M. Ware, last ycn r's juni o r , t<·ach<·s in South Oma ha.

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Ben Hu rs t is back ngnin to lt:nrl hi s fo r -

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There nrc on:r twcnt,· bnnd ho vs-t \\'O thinl~ of them uld pln y~rs. Now ~ i s t l· n fo r music.

The !'Cni ors arr well nw are of t lwir lack of dign ity. Please don't sav nnvthinfr to 0 lhcmahout it. · .;J.

We a rc proud of the No nn a l ca mpu s. The grass is green a nd well kl·p t , and the trees a re fine. .;J.

A la rge per cent of the ca mpus class flunked. They co uldn't sta nd the temperature in the e venings (4oor.) .;J.

Prof. Browne'1\ IMs . IJccn at home a ll s um mer and has enj oyed himself. T he Ia h oratorv looks 1'k h h d 1 c c a been t here part o f the ti me.

In addi t ion to tl1e man y new nn mcs and faces , we arc glad to not e th a t more t I1an 200 of 0 Ur fvrmcr st udents retti rncd at the hcg ining of the term.

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Blanclw l<oht·rl!- ,.._ ... ,.,d .' i•t:• .. ,,, .... ,l' t he l'. of:\

mer hrillienc_v :t nd wit.

Some new sc ninrs-Mis~ Down ing ~ l i !'s U:tlt nn l\fi ~s ~l artcns . Mr. C11rrin ~;to n, anti Miss Davis.

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Florence Dye , '02, teaches at Goth enburg. Nebr . as assistant to R. E. Giffen '97 nnd companion teacher with Ellen Anderso n \\'h o s tudi ed at t he Normal in '99-'00.

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,,..,. The "Si11ith!'t" : 11'1: I1 1Jl Jll llllol \ \': 11 11i ng t il th t t•nrollmnll t lt i!- tl·t-111 : tltl· n : tt lll' : 11'I >c :• • ~ ~l' \'1: 11 timl·s o n th t· li ~ l ; tn cl l'l' J>I'l"-.l' lll ,.. .... , x difTcn·n t familit:s.

.,..,. The rccnn ls s he> \\' rl t:t t I 7'.2 Il l'\\. -: t 11 clt nt,.: hrt \'<: matril'lti: t tc d :- in cc t h e h . ;..:i n i tl_!.! .. r th <: t<:nn . Thi s is :111 inc r c n ,.:c nl .-,( l 1 " '' 'I' t h e nu m blT e nro lled at th is tillll' l:t~L ye<~ •· .

Scvcr·a \ nf the Non11 <tl t c<tL'ill' I'S l1>nk a trip t o E u rnpc this sumiiH'r· . 'I l ~t.: y sn_v they nrc proud to he t\llll' t'il·: t n s. Th• Y saw N :t pk~. Rome , Pompe i , V ..·n icl', l ':tr:,.:, Gc n1w n cities and Londo n .

.,..,. Pr11f. Duncn ns o n and wifl' \\'l'n l to H r·itis h Colombia , Vancouvct·, nnd nor· t h - \\·l·,.. t U.S. afterward~ spend i ng :1 l'e \\' rl:tys i n Yl·llowstone P:t r k. They S(ll' ll t the ,.... _ main d er o f the s u mmer at h ontc.

Up t o t h e prese nt t ime, the n :gislntlion r, fthe School rep r·escnts 52 cqunties i n Nebraska , or abo u t two-thinls the num h c t· in t he state . T h e ten ha ,·i ng t h e In r·gest re prese ntati on a r·e as fo llows:

Ncmnha ,

Douglas, Otoc , R ic h a nJ so n, Johnson, L a ncaster, C ass, Gngc, \Vcbst cr·, :1nd Hn~T< d n.

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... p hn,·..: :111d :.!!Hl girls- \\' h:t t a sh:tm e!

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in \orth l >:dw t:t o n :tt't'Oullt of il l heal t h .

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rcgnl:tr tl'ae her ne x t y ea r .

l. o u i,.; . .\l is,; l l:l\·is . c>f \ ehraska City. a nd a for-

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llt t'r l l':tdt,·r at the :\ o nna l, \\'EI~ in Pent ,. i,.; i ti ng· so Jill' of it(T fo rllllT eo-laborers the

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a n d ,·n jnn·d hun ~c:l f a s much a s Hll\' o n e w h o \\' Cllt to a coo lt·r climate. \ Vc h a\'t' IJll t h ,.:l't'll l'l'_\' a n d climn t e h e re.

O ne-t h in! of t h l' ,;l udell ts nn\\' in sc h oo l hold dipl onl:ts fn 1n1 \':trious high sc h oo ls <IIH.l w is h to eontinut• tht·ir wor k hv en ttTing into onl' of thl' r cg ula1· c ini c ula o f the

Esther C l:trk hn s been quite ill but is n o \\' ahk to b e a r o und a g ain . Miss C la r-k see m ~ to b e pn1·s u crl by ill fort un e, fo r she wns taken s ick at Paris a n d h ad to r emai n there for so me time so mi ssed the last part

S tate 0/o nn u l ->choo l.

o f t h e si~ht s ee i ng \\'ith the other tcnehers.

l'rof. C: tl d \\'Cif s t a id in Peru all s mnm er

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his " Jil'l'd_\' l'l'L'Il\'l'l'_\' .

E\'eryone \\'ho r ea ds , tha t O\'l't' a thou s a nd pcop'e J>l' ri s h cd in the seco nd c r·up tio n o f Mo unt P ek•c, sa y s that he wo uld han: h nd m on· sense than to· s t ay o n th e is la nd aftc1· the fi 1·s t e 1·upti u n . Most men arc in as mu c h d a n ge r al l tlll' tim e, hut a r c not ~C':l l 'l'd .

The Sch oo l certninly a ppreciates

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mu c h the r ecog nition reeei \·ed from DougIn s county, n ot on ly fr o m t he fn ct t h at it stn nrl s second o n the regi s trnt iun li st, but a lso for the large number of g radu ates of th e Oma ha schools who ha n' e nrolled with l1 s .

THE NORMAL!TE Summer is g one, Autu m n is here.

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Aren' t the Year Boo l<s F J:-; E ? month s isn't lo ng t o w a it, is it?

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Ber t ha Hend erson is principal o f t he II oldrege lJ igh School this year. ca re. "

""' Merle Da vidso n is slo wly

co n,·a lescing a fter an attack of malaria l fc n •1·. .;J.

Katherine Kec kley was ca lled ho nic by the death of her bro ther, Frida y, Sept. 1U.

I t ccl'la in ly is U H'Ot ii':J ;...!' ·II I;...!' l " f~· , · l t lt :a t t hc <.:ITo rl sof t h <.: s l11ri <.· J1 LS :liT s, .:..: ,·c: tt . I ,,. J1f)\\' ilt.•.. ,• t lt :tl Every o n<.: fc <.:l s a p n ' r..: 1. 11 L I\' C)I'; tl)h· . . th e \\·o r·I{ 1s p rogn·ss t n g s u - .

Jl. Miss Purinto n is Pro f. Brownel l's a s!'istant a nci M r . Davis Pro f. Ott ncn nson·s this year.

Jl. If you get every lesso n e very rhty, you' ll ha ve good g rad es at the end t he tenn. You 'd better do it.

· 1 s :ty s· t " ·'I .\' fl ll ll'r \V hc n a n s Jlt ng g 1t· ..... · · t l l l·c ttiJt l l'"cl"LT d m a n lOW I1 0 111 S IH: Il:l S JIIS . . e n rl' ·l<.'t tc, ( ) r 111 i Ill· :1 L '·Yo u look JUst lak hom e , •· the ot h e r· b oys llliglt l j11 s l :ts \\Ti l gel out of lht.: rac e .

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The Seniors regret very much the loss c)f o ne of their most energetic and fa i t hful mem bers , Ezra Lapp , he hav in g gone t o to w o rk.

\\'h en ,\Jr. P enn ey l:Wes. burr hun t inf7 he 0 , t hink s he ca n even ge t th e g ids int o his net, bu t alas ~ when he tried it wit h Miss 1\l a rqu ardt, she said, "I want to t ell y o u I m not t o be ca ught." ~

Mr. Mue lle r w as Sl·<.·n with ot t<: c: f' t lt l' l :lf l seni o r g ids com i'l g l n lln Lit e L i iH·:tr·y l hl' o th et· d:ct v. One ol th e c 1·itic l c: tc ltLT:-< llll'L them ask <.:cl , "\·Vh< t t cl : t ss d o<.·s t it i,; lillie hoy inte nd t.o e nt lT ~ ··

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Th ose third :-t nd fo urth yc:-t r IJug hu11 tct·s d o n ' t kn ow a goo d thin g wh e n t h l'y Sl'l' it . W hy d on't. th ey get i\ll r· . Cnrr·ing t o n t< > catc h bu n"'s fo r· th em? l\11 1'. C:t tT inglo n cau gh t a h a t fi·o m th e ceilin g in th e la h o t·ato ry th e oth<.• t· da y, and c atch e s ll ics l'\'<.T_v t ime he laugh s.

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The Peliable Hatter & Clothie r of N ehra s~·: a City Extends you an invitation to his iJlammo h Cl ~th ing·'Store wh en you ar e in n e~d of a Fine Su it r Ove rcoat. Nice Furni shing C oocis: St; II ~ h f 11 ·; and Caps. W e can fi t and pi P.asc e;.(;r}b)dj :1t pric es below anybody in the c i ty or clscllh cn.; f >r the same quali ty of goods. \A'e in ·; i tc the S~u dents of the N orm al to m ak e th is sto re your t r:1 d ing point th is fall. Y ou wil l save m on ey o n C.'<..:ry purchase you make and will be dres£ed correct l y.

ISAM GOLDBERG N~~:~:~~~:.ity Vr. Sanson Ventist {)f

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Co p y h : t ~ h:t~ lll'l' tl co lll ttlg 111 lr om " l'\' · c nd unl\lt0 \\' 11 ~ ottrl·l·~. :tn cl i t h:t~ bee n \' c r y g o o d :1 ~ :1 ntlc . Cotl l ittt tc the good \\'o rk , h ut don' t :dlc l\\' ro ol i :-dt tl l'=-~ Lo c ree p 111.

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wcwk. T he de b ate · s how go od t ho ug ht a nd pre pa ra t io n :lll d t he delivery is comlll L'tt d:t lJk•.

o n e o r th e thin g~ lhrtl o u r ~e h oo l li ft: ~o L' lljo y ' thle. \\'e e nj oy th .- ~c rL· n :trk s l h:1t the ci a~~<'~ g il' <.: :t nd tlt c fri endly com1 H:ti ti o u gin·~.ic~t t o th e L' la ~~ wor k :t nd p nJ ll H•L t· ~ l' tllh u s i : t ~tie sc h oo l ~ pi rit.

T:t lk ah o u t e:ass spir it 1 :\ . S . 01. S. is all t·ig h t ~ The re see m s to be :1 11 epidem ic of sl'l'L'narling at prese n t. It 's a llt·ig h t; keep i t u p. T here's n ot hin g \\'hie h does peo ple m ore good t h a n to see o r hear a lo t of pcnpk w h o a rc ha ,·ing a good t im e, a nd n t th e sa nt e tim e m a king t h ei t· p leasu re o th er pen pies'.

Th e laurels wn n in t he joi n t d ebate \\'i t h t h e C icc t·u ni a ll s', t·es lli g htl y o n At heni a n broWS, and \\'e h ope t o ad d t he \\'eigh t o r m<1 ny v ictUJ-ies t h1·o ug h " u t th e comi ng ye nL \V e eo n g t-a tu late t he C icc t·oni a n s o n t heir exccllent d c b a tin g ancl at·c enY iou ~ of t he e n t h usias m th ey s h owed t h c i1· spcnke rs . Applause is at tim es c nco u n 1g i ng. The At he ni a ns a rc doing cn.•di t a ble socil'l y

It'~ a llt·ig ht t o be a Seni o r a n d a good o n e t oo, Lu t d o n't a llow it l o s w ell yo ur heads. So me o f t he m embers o f t his class seem to feel t ha t Cl'ei·y o n e mu st bow in ado rati o n a nd humili ty hef01·e t h eir m ig h ty prese nces. T his isn 't the case. Seniors a rc n o be t te r t h a n an y o n e el se, a nd t h e soo ner t h is foo lis h n otio n is r em o ved , t he better t he cl ass \\' ill be fo r it . Senio 1·"

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dcr t he cont rol o f a f<:w lend<:r!l he i ~ h ecoming know n a !' t he " un ion ist". At the present time we find going o n in t he ea s t one of the most des truc ti ,·c strikes ever ca r ried o n in th is country. T hese s tr ik,·s a re usua ll y wholly un call ed fo r ;~nd s<:lclo:n if ever acco mplish a ny las t ing result s. T hese s tr ikes a rc usua ll y i n~t itu tecl hy a few persons frJr privnte gain o r n otori; t y, wh olly w itho u t th o ug ht a s to t he m nny fami lies w ho mu st !'u ffc rhung<: r an clun dt·rgo ma ny ha rd shi ps on a<:en un t of t he m e n being idle. A s tro ng ha n d s houl d be broug ht t o bea r upo n th o se pe rs o ns who instit ute a st rike wit hout f<:a r 11r t h o u •rht of the unt old sufferi ng w hich t h<: fa m i7ies of these strikers mu s t u n !ergo w!l ilc th <:y arc idle. N~:i t hcr de, these p<: rso n sccJmpr~· hend th e g reat da mage d u ne to th e commercial world . At the presen t th <: tl en k r s arc una ble to bu y o ne busht:l of hn rd co;d , and . .eve n 'f J t l1c m ·mes \\'ere t o bl·g in opera t mg unmed iatcly i t w ould be i mpos~ihlc for t hem to supply t he de ma nd. I as k \' Ou , shnll a fe w th o usa nd s t r il<e rs · J;e a llo-wed t o say whet her ~o m<: scvtnty mi li io ns , f people sha ll ha ve t he p r; vi! C"g-e of b nyi ng t he product of t ile a nthra t itc co:tl fi eld s o f t h e east? l'vl ost a ssured!" no t. The · · Amen ean people a rc a te nder n nd loving peo P1e a n d always n ·arl y t o stn n tl fo r the rights o f t I1c lab o rin g- m a n, h u t . cap1tal must 11e rccogn17.ed • . fo r• w it h o u t it o ur g reatindt ·t . I . . IS na machm cry m us t sto p .

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THE Nc.JRM11 L/7E lll'J"\' tIll'·. 111 •>r hid Iy · :-l'll ,..it in·. l'' 111 :'l'tC:Il t'l'p r"ll in g -..i-..tl'l' I n :-<tt·n d t>f qui,·tly dningwlt:lll'\·,·r co lnt· ... tn h e r h:1nd. ~ora lt :t:-< IJlT n rccei Yin g ·,·:ti l< to d :1,..1t hn·,..df. Qu ixo t il·-likl·. :t .!.!:tin,..t tlt t· \\To ng an d t.· ,·il of t ht.· "'" rid ,.,.,.r ,.. i llt't· :- h e w :t:-< a c hild. :tncl in ln·(Jodi ng on..- thl· nt.·n l o f d o ing . n r. th c: f: tilu rc: t o d, :-< he \\' :t:-< ll':-' p hy sit.·; tl :t nd m t.·n t:tl t.·lt l'l',!.!_" 111 os t Jll·,d i.!.!:tlly I t is ou r duty l< 1 :-<t.T t h :tt :1 n ·f, r m :l!io lt sl'ts in .. "\'o 111 will p:trrlult lll l' . .\l:tdgt.·. · :-<:tid thl' S\\'t-ct -f:tced .!.!r:111d 111ot her. " if I ctll .""ur :t t tl' n t ion to t h e f:tt't th :t t \'o>l l lt:tn· IH:T II in d ulging in l':tl h t-r unf:tir !!t.'llo-r:tli z:l tit> u s . \\' h :t t ~ o ra 11n·d s is sy n ~p~ t-thy . :~ppn·,·i:t t ion. :111 d II OII · in tc rfc:r..: ltn·. \' t HI :til tn·:1t It,..- :t S :111 inli: ri,1·: :1 :-< : 1 ,·nn..; t• 1 tl' ll c'l' sh t.• :tl t•: rn : t t<:s l~.·twn· n :t st:ttt.• , f c:r:1sht·:l dep e n d ent.'_\' :t nd h n ;):·kss rc· ll.·!lion \' n t•, .\ l :tdgt.·. :t rt.· :t n :ttur: tl k :td c r. stro ll,:! 111 hc: tl th :tn d s p ii· i t s. Sll cn·s:- ful in yo111' ,·h o:-<t n wn l'l; :111 d wit It II<1 i ll l'OII :- i: k r : t h it.• f:t it It in yo u rst.·lf·. T o you .\nr:t h ts p:1irl hn nt :tgl' fro nt ht.r in f:tnt·y . T ht.· ll . whe n Belle lllnss(J IItl'lf o ut into t he w ilful lit tl c: ht.·auty l h:t t s h l' is. ht.T s is te r lt._. i t t h:tt ht.•r lr1 st cl a i 111 to llll ti t.·t.· o 1· :t llent io 11 w:1s gont·. 1\or:t is a n w cles t li t tl e ll o\\"LT, hut s ht· IS 1 ic: h in t h e s i tnp:c ,·i rll ll'!' t h :tt m ukt.• a h ome :t p :t n tdi se a nd lt :ts :t eha r :tclt.T th:lt m any tn ight c n ,·y . .Ju s t n nw s h e is 111 a crit ica l st<1te of self: re h ell ion th:1t w ' ll yield m ost rt·a d il y to t•ha ngc d s u tToundl li.!.!S. As :t p rot~f th a t yo u f<n·gin· my p la in s pe:tk in g, I :1s k t h:tt s hl' nl'ly he ptTm itted to s pend a yt.·ar i n Ill ." h otii L'. ' Thn s i t was : tiT :tllged . ~ora. i n a •• !cprcsscd s tate o f reactio n . i n :lifft.Tc·nt h · ,·o n se n t e< I. A f(·w \\-ceks Ia tc r a s ~~~~-a wns enjoy ing h er u s u; tl w a lk in t h e par k opposite her g rand mo tlt e t· ·s ho me . s he f,JJ IIH I a ti ny gi rl e u rlcclup at the foot o f a tree. ··r tan 't fin d Au nt lel a ." she s oi >hcd 111 nnsw<: t· to Nora's q ue s tio n. ''A nd who is Aun t Ida ?" " W h y do n ' t yo u kn ow 111 \ ' Au n t Icb ' " n s l<ccl t he c hild i n amnze m c n t .

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was fo r<:ccf' to plead ig n o ran ce, so the c hild wa s e o nductt-d into her grnndm ot ht.•r's pre:-<t.' nt.·c. .. \\.hy. F lossit· l; t ·ay~ · · c r ied the good lady.· \'our :\ unt ie wi ll be s o frigh tt.· n ed~ .\ o r :t. y n u hnd bt.•st t ak e her r ig h t h o m e . She lin·s in the co tt:tge beside t he ch u rch o n th ,· otht•r side of t he pr1rk ." ".\ untit.• ta n· t w al k like yo u" , lis ped t he lit t k one cling ing to he r g ui ck's lwn<:f . Bu t the in fo rmatiun lw rdly p rcpnrccl ~oyaJo r the p :t l.id fi).!' urc in n n inva lid c ha ir . But the p;tin-worn face hcnmcd w i th n c: hccry wek< l nle for little F lossie 's rescuer . "TI1is h:ts heen one of rny bad dr1y s a n d the st'J'Y :ln t is m:w :lll d n o doubt did n o t tni ss m y p oo r m ot he rless darli n g .' ' s he exp ia i nt•d . T his \\':ts th e begin ning of a t':trc fri en dship hct\Yt'l'll th<: two gi rl s . All t h at wns s w <:dt.'S t a n d m o s t whoksomc in Nora's n :t ture blusso m crl in t h e presen ce o f F lo s sie s lov ing depC' nd en..:yn n d Ida ' s s u ffct·i ng . :\II he r spare m o m en ts were s p en t w t th th c n1 . I n spite of a cer t a in s h yness in th e p re se nce t ht• sad . cm·ncs t -l ooki ng fat h er ntH.I b r o t hn , hc t· ra re domestic ab il ity m ack itself felt i n the li tt le h o m e w here it ncci ,Td 11101·e ap preci ntio n t h a n i n her

own h o m e. i\ l nnths pn sscd by an d No ra was al m ost h:1ppy hu t for t h e r ecoll ec ti on of n eglec-ted pl ;t ns . Wi t h hitter se lf:eonrlemnatio n s he :1eknowlt·rlgcd t hat !'he n ow d esir ed t h ei t· rc: tli z:ttiun fr o m a sense of cl ut v rat h er than p!ca s nre. \Vas she in deL·cl f-ickl e 1'\S i\ l a dge >'O lll L'timcs i mp lied ? S ht• wa s u nwi ;Iing· to recog nize t he n e w clemen t t h :1t had un c~t n se io u sf )' s tolen int o h e1· life. unt il a c h ara cter is tic: in c id ent rc\' ealccl her to hnse lf. Th e c ri sis fwd co m e-n c h o:ce h etween a life dc,·otecl to a s ufferi ng wodd n nd -:-.lo ra a l ways wan (krccl in to clream ln n d a t t h is point . \' ny an x io u s l )' t he g ra n elm o t k·r wa tc hed the strugglt-, un t il O lll' eyening a s they snt 11 1 th e dim f·i t·e- li g ht . No ra ll' ~ln e d her \\'C~I!·\' hc;:d against !Jn g 1·and m o lhcr's

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T hen with simpk prtthos s he told h ow Ida hnd la bored to fi t h('rl'clf fnr thl· m i~ sio n field o nly t n bt· n ·cnlkd on the ('\'l' of depart ure by the new,.; ofh (' r sis lr r-in. Jaw',.; death a nd her brother's St r ious i ll n e~s With o ut a mu rmu r slw la id a side he r- go lclr n drca rv of life a nd (!c,·otcd herself to her little niece. never bclrnying her di s ta ste for t he humdrum d ut it s of htr lol: \\'i t h th e same chee rful resig nat ion s ill· :tc:ce ptl·cl the accident t ha t ll'ft her n n inv. di cl . These tria ls seem b ut to mal«: he r t h(· m o re rich in g iving so tha t her aid a nd S \ ' 111 pa t hy for the needy cou ld hardl y h-a n : heen hroader o n the misl'io n fie id .

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Everett Society. Too bad some of t he young m<·n :1 rc grieved over the partiality th e pn::-;idenl seems to :;;how. The progra ms have been \'t·ry fine . The educationa l features have been o f the hi g hest quality. The talent of the socit·ty shows itself in that t here is a sex tet composed of Omaha girls, and piani s ts gu ion:. The program committee is trying t o mi!'c the standard in music a nd its efforts :trc surely commcnclahle. Mr. Hoch gn \'e a very fine wire-walking a nd chair bulnneing performnnee at one of the sessio ns. The society h:1d a fancy dress socia l the tenth of October, which wa s a huge suc.cc ·s. Every one complied with the t·cquest to go in fancy costume. There were tall. dignified . military men, sweet, simple m~idens from six t o one hundred. Miss Yore made a very swel't Puritan m:.icl; Miss Sm:th a demure lit tle schoo l girl; Misses Walworth and Wes t, the Sia mese twins, and many o th rs equally good. After pla ying old -fashioned g mes for some time, refreshmt'nts wet·e ser ved, and a ll trooped gai ly homewan\ when th e lig h ts fl:tshed. This washy far the bt'st social in yea rs. .;J.

P hilo Society. The hope, entertained by the o ld tnl'l11· hers of Philo at the beg inning of tlw tet·m , that her progra ms wuuld be up to the

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Y. W. C. A . 'fh C y . \V . dl H 1 y . •l\" h e I cl a .i ()i II t ' 1. c. ;\ . . g .111 l--'l1 1. 1o II mec t 111 · <·I II • 011 U c tolrv 1· 1 !lth. . Fos te r· wast IH .: 1c.1r . 1c.:t . - · l\'1 o ·s t of t h c Mrss . • ..1 · tl1c t'l'J>O l' l . of t rmcwasg1vcnup to 11c.:,1 th e Y. W. and Y. M. C. :\. con \'t'll l t o n which wns hdcl at I..<~ kc Gcncv: fn>m Aug. to Sept. M iss Tawney \ \'HS the d e kgntc, and s he certa in ly gave u s :t gn::a t mnny hel pful suggest io n s w h ich we c:tn put to practical us<:. M iss (~n 1 vcs sn n g n very p r·e tty s olo, and M isses f-' :1irehild nnd Rosengren played a violin dud. vVe h ope to send anothe r· delegate n cxt~ea t· a nrl n1aybc two·. The Bible Stu dy 'vvork i n the Y. W. C. A. is getti ng a lo ng ve 1· y nicely. Thc t·c r

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THE NORMALITE

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o~t. 16, a nJ t he ga me wa.; txpla ined ~() those not understanding i t. So me n:;~ cl justment of tta ms wa :; ma de to ncco mm od nte t he players and the ruk tha t players wh o a rc absent twice w ith o u t s ubst i t u tes forfl·i t their places o n th e tea m, W'l!' adopted. This w ill in.; urc !' le:1dy pral· t icc and good strong teams wi ll he the res u: l. The first rtgu la r bnsket h:dl ,.... "H ml' of tlw sea!'on was pl a yed 'a t u rd;:\\' Oc:tol•e r l l , between two p icked tl'ams, .t ht· I31ues a nd th.e Wh 1tes. ' A stea dy ga me was plnycd With Prof. Howie as umpi re. Tht· scrn: in the first half was 10 to 3 in f:1vor o f t h e Whites a nd a t ota l uf Hi to :1 in the ir favor at the end of t he la st ha lf. The g:1 me \\'<I S played with hoys rul es hut hcre; 1fte r th e g irls r 1 u es WI'1 1 1Jc used. M iss K ec kk y rn a rl c a creditable g oa l throw in th e fi r st ha lf a nd four fouls were n:acle not aAl:cLin g t ht scon: · The pla ' ·c rs. o n tl 1 e \' .ll'to n•o us side w ere, :\ellie . \V illi:1m s a s t'a p l ain . K ntharinc Tawn, y. Edna F a i1Thilrl My rtl e Smnck a nd l3trt ha Uown in g . Those o n the opposing tea m w ere M ;1n· McCune as ca ptain , Ka t he r ine Rodch·, K;~therjne Keckley, Lo tti e Willi am s a 1~ d Et helin e \Vest w ith Luci le W a lw o r th a s s u bs ti t ute in th e las t ha ' f.

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THE NORMALITE

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George Ca rring ton thinks the :'\ OIDIA LITE an abom ina ti on nnd a nuisn nct, ' beca u se

l do n' t lih• t o be tca;;ecf •.

The Seni ors wil l soon t a ke up Table N•1. 3. The girls a re tnlking of getting hip protectors fo r th eir sl;irts. .;J.

Did yon ever sta nd o n t he third Aoo r and look towa rd th e cast? The colo rs of t he trees an d sky a rc bea utiful.

T he Se n io r s : trc hu s il y L· rr g :t;~c cl r.t g: othtring mat e r ial fc1 r th e i r ' I h csL·,.; . Titc ,.;t l l>j ec ts this j'('a t· a t·c v e r-y n nu :-; u : tl :tn cl : t bo \'l'ry i n tt'I'~ S t in g.

Las t year t het·c was a I I o r :rcc c l:t,.;,.; of fo ur me m b e rs i n sc h oo l ; when t h e tca c: h c twe n t t o Eu r o pe, t h e cl n ~s to ld her· " · h e r e t o lool< fo r them , nnd wh e n s he e : t me ha c k, she sa id s he had b een t h e t·e . S h e wen l to a pa r ty with th e res t of t h e c lnss, :t n r l told th t· m a ll a b o u t i t . I t wa s fi n e.

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l'sl' tht· .\uJ:oi.\I.ITE hut d on' t u ~e your nl·tg nbo r 's . Su bscrilw fo r it for \'Ourself.

ThL· fo lks at ho me nrc g lad when w e rai ny Sunday. Th ey al w a ys ~et Sll lll~' gond Jn ng il·tters the n<.:X t 0:1 .,\'. h a ,· ~· :1

C h s!< ~<'ITil:ll l l' " :tt'l' pe~pul :tr· .iust Il l\ \\' but th L· so n.:..:s :t l'<' ll<>t :tl\\':tys :tpp ·ttp r i:t v

l'ut y our n ot in:s in t hL· .\ntOJ.\I.ITE boxt·s in thl' <dli L·e . \\' L· h :l\·L· ~ll llH' ,:_:c lod om·s fr·om t hen·.

.\onn:tll'CIICII'S :ll'l' p:tk J.Jul' :111d \\'hilL'. l>on t for·gl·t this in yo ur L'hoi t'l' of nn:ktiL' S :tnd h:tir ril.! ,.,ns

In lllL'llwd s,-" .\o\\' if' I n ·:td of :t pnzl' fig h t \\'h:tleu ltun.: v:-~lue is it ?" BI' i11 i:Ill t :\ [ Ill'() h y .- .. I )It." s il' :t 1 l't d t lll'l' ...

IJid you l'\'l'l' knP\\' hl'fon· this t h:tt \\'ill J :tek \\':t s a gradunte ofth l' Omnh:t Hig h Seh ool ? See how pnJUrlly hl· \\'l':trs his "pin" o f 1901 .

IlJ·. :tnd i\tlrs. C lark :ttt enckd the St:d l' Prin cipa ls' a nd Superin tl'tHivnt s ' mcl'ting at Lin eoln. Ot:tohct· 1t i, 17. ! H. Prof. P.r·ownell w ns Hlso in attcndnncc.:.

Sl'nillt·s :tt'l' n nt o nly tenc h<.:rs in Modrl Sdtno l hn t so md imcs t hL'..\' a rc con fidents of ~ o nn ;tl s tude n ts: at lcns t , o ne Senior .!.!ir l i ~ ,'\ :-:k \\"ill J ne k .

Th t· h:11td ha :- :1 11~' \\' darinl't, antl a Ill'\\' slide tro mh ou t·. They a re hot h fi ne ins truments . nnd make liue music whe n t he pn1p,·r :11 tist s h:tndl<.: them.

Th:tt hand sen·nade scl'ms t o ha ve bc·en sat isfm:tory to a 11 concerned. Th at is, t he h:tnd b oys. P r of. Porter Dr. Clark , and the others who hearrl it. Do i t aga in .

\Vh,· do H n ttie and Maym e w a n t to live on th e moon ? May be t he fa <.:t t hat bodies \\'eigh on ly one-sixth as mu ch therens t hey d o on the eart h, may g ive yo u a hint o f t he rc.:n so n.

Mi ss Tawney.-'' Do y o u sec those great hig h oles in th e moon ?"

"Say d o you kn o w that l\Ji ss Joy tnkes penny ( Penney ) t o l'hurch with her o n Sunday evening?" ' ' I s t h nt so ? I hnve o ft en noti ced h ow many p e nnies there wc.:t·e in t he collec ti o n. '' a

S mall l3oy.-"Ycs'm." Miss T .- ' Why, those h o les are so big that you co uld drop our wh o le earth in to o ne o f th e m. " And t he p oor boy didn' t know why t hey alllnnghcd so long nne! so lwrd.

THE NORMALITE

Don't throw paper o n the campus. lea ves are bad enoug h.

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d o n' t they? Haven't the ~eni urs a ny !!pirit? \\'h_v d on' t they celebrate like th e other cla s::.es?

Jl. We arc waiting fo r t he pro mised c:h npcl talks by the facu ltr . We kn o w th ey'l l h e fin e. ·

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wi 1 lr I on : : 1t h It:~~ inl ere!'l w lwn l'r u f 1\ r ,.\\· n o·ll r c: 1d .... :\I r. Br n rl y'!-. k- t ll:r~ but uf c•n •r·~ ~· \ \' l ' lu1 o \\· ~h e li k es thing~ b ctt<.· r· w h e n t la·y :tl'l.· l i r·~t 11 '-

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Jl. There is a good orehcstra at the :vJ. 1~. Sunday school. You'd b. ttcr go a nd hea r them once.

Jl. T he Stniorsare beginning to undc rs tnnd . w ha t t he class of '02 meant b y ca lling Mr. Marcellus, _P olonius. Is it n ut true?

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Mr. Dye is afraid to wear Rowers w hih: teaching for fear Miss Gos hen wi ll t hink beis sp oony; woul dn't do u bt if it we re true. Jl.

H owct·d 1 · h I t appen tha t Eva a nd Ann a were locked . out t he first mo rnin•.r t he :-ic nJOrs Ob<:erv r1 ° . - e at t he Observat o ry? For mforma tion , see p ro f . Brownc:ll. .JI. M r. Carringto n .- "" how I d on't. wa n t .vo u t o tease Miss J acksnn.'' " Several g•irls I -' ' Wh . y.1 ,

Mr. Carrington.- "She's too nice to be teased. "

Jl. We liked t ha t s peech of Mr. Hnnk s 111 chapel T uesday morning. He is nnt u n exclusively poli tical speaker 1 but gnve us something wo rthy of t h oug ht in a n ed uca tio na l way.

I n co lll tlli t t<.T nllTlin g: c-: 11 · 1 •e t ~ l 1c: n ;..:- ••n der· co r ~!-.i dt: r<t t ion : . l kn ll • ••·~ t. - "To thin k

:d·wul s uc h thin g~ g i n·~ ; t 1-._· 11" "' nn <1\'<.'rwht:hning d c~ irt.· t o g et n r:1 1T in l . ·· - .-\nd he looked s tr·aig h t :tt I l:trTi v t .

DirJ y o u sce the dotthl<: ~t; 1r · : 1t th e nb~t.·r vittr. r v t he o th e r· nig h t ? I t w :t~ nnt :'\ cel esti-a l <1n <.· h o\\T\'l' l. :tncl : 1ft<.T l oo ki ngcl osely those who obscn' c cl it. cl ct<.Tt llin o.: d t h at the n a mes o f t·he tw o ~t: 11·~ wen· Ev:t n n d Ira . .;!-

A man w :d ked int o :t ~ ton: d""· n lll\\'1\ tire ot h e r· d: ty :~nd s;~id.' I I:t \'c y o 11 l'r·: tnl c cl h :1 d . 1~1 y pi c t u .JT ?" ·1 h e <.: ll'r· k s aid lu: " .W e ll . I do n 't want it ," ~: 1id th e cr uel m an. Thi s r e mind s us o f a speec h \\'C: nnee h c: 1nl .

Socia l :-;cien cc H oorn: l\tli ~s Norton o n o nc sidcof t h c r oom .- :tll :t!otJ c; lVIr-. Dyt.• o n the other s ide . Mr. Dye d ecid es to take s ome phys ica l cu lture. li e take~ p osition, hips firm, t·ig ht, left. fonvnn'l nHH"C h , and by so me fen t of milit a r y drill h e ge t s around where Miss No rt o n is and there h e h a lts and takes the ord<.T, 'n:-s t '. lVI i~s Stoner l ate r l ookin g at them feel s a m ot h e rl_y, sy m pa th y a nd says , "A ft e r· l hi ~ k ccp the same sca t s you h nvc nn\Y··.

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\l r . .\l urphy wcnrs !'eco n d y ea t· t t·nining l·nlor:<. Th o ul!ht he w ns :t Se tt i o t ·~ \lr. II . spen t a w h o le period t r ying to tr:111sl:t t c into lntin thi" si mple !'ntt<.·m·c " ) :utt ~oing to ll'nci t ll arri et to Jon· n tl' ... !\li s:< J( rl'h:<. s pl':tk in g of t he m ig h t y mentbcrs of tltl' Seni o r cl ass.-" \\" el l , l\ li ss .\lcl;rl'\\' t'Hn hold Ita p laCl' wit h a n v o n c in t h. d:ts:< ... .\lis:< Ellis wt·n t t o Kn n sas Citv to at t clld tht· ,n·ddi 11g of her h rot he t·. Dr. S irllll'\ f: if i:< nfn nsto n t o :vl iss Irene H arwood o f (( ;ttl:< :;:< Cit\'.

Thl· f'nllow in g persons Ita \'C been ben efitt•d ll\· t hl' \\':111t-eds in t he NORMALITE. ll . U. ll11rst lt n,.: an eye-g las :<. Mr. Mu rphy is plit y in g foot bn ll fo r his obesi ty. T he SL" n inrs ltarl t he ea sy exa m in Astr o n 0 111 \' .

Talmage Hotel Best Meals In the city

F o r c:..ll Kind s o f

Hardware, Cutlery, Furniture Peru

W. H. TALCOTT & SON, Proprietors.

Nebraska. Auburn,

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Extend s you an in vitation to his ·ffi. <t:l.n ·lJ Cj t h in g Store vt he;1 you are in need of 3 r-m c: Su 1 ' Overcoat. Nice Furnishing C oocis: St:;l1 ~· h I l:1 ,. and Caps. W e can fit and pl ~ a ~e e;. •·:·yb x i y :1t prices below anybody in the city or el~·c: .'il.C: · ~ f 1r th e sam e quali ty of goods. We in ·;i' c t~.c S. t! dents of the N ormal to m ake this stor e y o u r t r:1 rl ing point this fall. Y ou w ill sa·;e m on e;y c, n c:·.'cry purchase you make and will be dres=:ed c o rr cc:!y.

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UBRARY

PERU STATE COLLEGE PERU. NEBRASKA

STAFF: M. EDITH ANDERSON

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t< r for it, ynu II be stro nger fot· i t and you \\'il l help to m ise the mora l s tandard o f the · Young America" of today .

It ltns come tn Otll' ca r s t h at the No ni:o: rend by at least one d a ilY n ewspnpcr· man in Nl·bra"lw, for s o me \'Cry complimentary remarks we re noti ced in o ne of t he lending dai lies of the state . We :tre glad to hcnr that ou1· efl"orts arc apprcL·i:ttecl and thnt t he productio n is \\'onhy of m c n~ion in n live ne wspnpcr. I t hn" been very e vident this year that the ,..,crcn ernl standard. of news and contribut ion s has been greatly raised. The students are tal<ing more i nterest in t he p<tpe1· and its welfa re. Thi s accounts for o ur ~1.\t.tTI~

su ccess.

Stuclcn ts seldom r ealize h o w little

time it takes to say an encou r a g ing word, but when they do say t hem i t seems to a ct as a stimu lus to greater and better effo rt s .

THE NORMAL!TE

HE college was situa ted in . the su burb of a large ci ty, six miles dis tant from the city itself. It was th e bcgin'ning of t he school yea r, a nd for two days the students ha d been thronging into the li ttle tow n . The old students were greeting each other with evident pleasure in being back at ·school Hgai n. Some were new s tuden ts a nd looked mt her timidly a round o n so man y stra nge faces. Among this la tter class was atall awkward youth, .&e!'scd in a thread-bare suit ·severa l sizes to o small fo r h' tm . One ha nd clasped tightlv an old umbrella which had a t otic time - been black bu_t f~om ma ny yea rs exposure to sun a nd ram Its color ha d cha nged to a g reenis h brown. l tshandlewasgone a nd it w as tied shu t with a string . Gnppec . I t'tg h t.Iy . Jn the other hand was a small carpet-bag ~uch older in appearance tha n: the boy . I he g reen g roundwork ? f th e carpc~ had faded to .vcllow ma king mot·c prom 111cn . t t he red roses which decorated it. He stepped up to a gro up of well dressed young men who were talking a nd joking . together at one end of the station platfot·m, a nd asked if th ey could direct him t o the college.

"Uh, ~· cs." quickly a nswered one young man, "JUSt fol low yo ur n ose and vou'll find it ." "No, sonny, don't. do tlu1t," ~po k e up one of his matPs, ''or you'll never

.. lind it. Th l· l· nl kgc i ~ 1 1 . l 11 11 :t IJ iII . .. This J'C m ark w :1s : 1 p pi: 1 u el l ' I I I , y : 1 hill ' S t ofl aughtcr fnm1 t iH· gnllt )l . I ): a ,· id ',.; f:tn.· turned <1 dl·cpl' J" n ·d :a s Il l· l l l l ' lll.: d ll lld w a lked awny . ''Sav, n ow that's tn() h :11l , J,., y~ ... ~ p o l'"' up an~t h ct·, t h e n r~t i ~ ing hi s ,·n i L·~· Il l' l' :tllt-cl to DaY id , 'Ju st go t\\'n i>l nc k ~ to thl· kft . o ne straight :ah c:ad :1n rl .""" ' II find th e cn llcgc." They I:Htg h c d :-as tiH·y pi c t ttn: cl him as l<i ng th~.: \'i ll ngc ~ hocm : tkl'r if' h e \\'l'l'C the presid ent of th e cn llegc. Dav id t·ccc in·cl din:ct ion s f'nHn the ~ h nc m a l«:r w hic h he fo llo wl·d :and ~ onn t·cne h c d the co ll ege <lllcl found th e i'l'l'sickn t'~ office. After. ananging fn t· hi~ stuclics the principa l sent him t o :1 pln ce wi_H.T C h e wou ld be ab le t o find a t· nn m . It wn s a n attie r oo m anr1 v<:ry small. Th1: ~l o ping ceiling was so lo w that t he on ly , plnec he wn s able to sta nd up st naight \\':ts in t he middle o f the t·oom. There wa s o ne s m n ll wind ow w hi ch hnd · lr>st SC\Tra l of its panes, and pieces o f s hing le h ad b een put in their places. It was n din g y lit t le r oom but th a t did not m atter. It •wa s bi g en o ugh fo t· the umbre llu, the cnrpct- lwg, a nd Da vid. H e made arntnge ments lo d o c h o rl's mornings nnr1 evenings to pay hi s n>omt·ent. Hi s meals , he p n J vide d for himse lf in his o wn r o om . By goi ng to the tF!ct o t·y in the city he could get the bro k en pieces

THI::: NUH,'v/;ILI lc .. r

littl~· far m- h o use t ha t ha d :d ways been h is h n mt'. " I kn l' \\' \ 'O U \\' Onld co me. D:l\· id ." !'a id h i!' f:rtht• r. "hu t \\' ll ll · r y o n g~· t be hin d y cllr r

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Hut this " ·ns h n r ckr t ha n he t h o u g h t. lie :-: pe nt a ll his s pa re tim e in s tudy . b u t h~· mi~!'ed t he lihra c,., · nnd t he hdp 'nf his t t·:tche r s a n d t he da ss \\'O t·k . O ne c n ·n ing t he mi nis ter called to st·c his f:tll ll'l' ·and ka n rcd fro m him tlw s t ory o f 11:1\·icl ',.: str ugg le. On lc:'l\'ing h e said to ll:l\· id , "I \\' Ould be g lad to h n n · y o u co nlt' t o th e p: n·~ o ll:t,!.!'l' and m akL' u ~~· of my lihr:lr·y \\'h L'I1l'Y t' r· yo u lih·. I t !:as h ce u a lo ng time ~ in cc l \\' :ts in t·o lkgc. but I sha ll enj oy g <1i ng o \'cr t he \\' o r k \\'i t h y o n , if I c:t n he of a ny help t o y o u." D:l\·id nceeptcd t his offe r t h an kfu ll y aud \\' <I!" n b lc to d o h is \\'Ork ea s ier a nd better a fte r tha t. Whe n h is fa th er w as a bk to do t h e \\'O J· k he wen t b a ck to sc h ool an d cn te rTd his d a:-:s a g a in. T he m o n cv hl' had s:t\'l'd \\'as g o ne fi n d he w as o bl ig ed to aga i n w01·k t o p a y hi s r o om -r e n t . Bu t he had d o n e t ha t befo re a n d he cou ld d o it

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THE NORMAL!TE

A most uni que a nd delig h tfu l I la llow<:cn party was given for the facu lty hy Dr. a nd Mrs. Cla rk on the evenin g ofOct o hcr 31s t. · Mysterious rhyming invitati o ns decorated wit h o wls a nd witches wer e sent ar ound some two weeks before the event, bidding the guest~ t o come as t he ghosts of fa mous persons. The room~ were decorated with autumn flowrrs r e1l yellow and white chr ysa nthemums.' an ~ we•e lighted wi th ·c andh,s and pum pk in la nterns. Dull red lamps a lso a dded their s ubdued rad 1'ance. Th e progra m of the . . evenmg was conductrd hv M i~s e lla Clark Miss Ellis a nd Miss· Gra.ha '<m, d rcs~e d as' wi tches with bl ack gowns a nd hig h pe-n ked hats. v\'hen t h ~ guests arri ved a ll clrnped in g hostl y wh1te t hey were met at the o uter door by one of the witches, who muttering mys tic lines motioned them · down the dim hall to the li brary d oor. Here they were received b v the other two wierd s:sters ut tering such a we-inspiring sen tenccs as: ''Ye w ho enter here leave care behind'". When the trembling shades were a t last ushered into the parlor th ey foun d them-

s<:l\·cs s urrnu n ckd h y oliH: •· ~ pi• · ir· ~. : dl m o vin ~r abo u t w ith 111, ~tv •· iotl ~ gc~ t•u·c~ "' . a nd su pcrn:Jt u r: d v o i <.:e~. lr w: t ~ :.• gcHH~ I y compa ny of g h osts, fn•· :til <: nt en:d IH: n •· tdy i nto th e spi •·i t nf t h e cll-c.::J!- io n . : •ncl t h e chanJcten; w~-r<: cs pt:c i:dl y wel l sekct~· d and i ngcn i ou~ l y IT(11Tsl·ntcd . Otn· :t!. IT~ t firs t pnrcntswc:n: tht:n: wi t h mrtny Il l t ll l' lr not<'d dc~<:C' n tl:tn ts . Op ht:li <t llncl h l·!· Anwcr s, J nc.: l< H o 1·ncr· an cl hi s pi t: . the I lt.•: tdkss H{Jrsc m nn can·icr:l hi s hcnd under his n nn . Lo ng fell o w w m; st iltccl. !1:1r· h :t rn Fn·i tt:hi c w ~ ved her fl Hg. ll <.tmkt 's fnt h lT, Snxt', Ra leig h, Quct:n E li z abe th ~ tnd many n• o •·c were presc n t in t ru e scm I> I :t n cc · A ft~•- t he gn es ts h n d been me nccr u ::t in ted in t h t· ir r eal a n d nssnm<:d c hn•·:tcttTs , nnd h-.d la id aside thc i•· g hos tly wn t ppi 11 gs , th e cu rtet in s o fthc · alcove h nc k o f the librarv we r e dt·a,vn sile ntl y aside, n~vea lin g a mi~h ty caldro n b ub b lin g ovc 1· a dull n:~d fire, a nd sen ding fo rth f1·o m i ts d e pths n pale blue li g ht. R ou nd it i n m ystic e it·cl cs m oved the three witc h es c h :1nting t hl'ir dire incanta ti o n s, as on e by one they threw in to t h e see thing l<ctt le the pet foibles of th e g uests . Each ft·es h hit call<:d

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THE NORMALITE each read hi ow n character from the !-ilip of paper in his hand ;mel wht·n t o om· w :1s found attached th t• thi mb le, to :1110 lht·r the ring n nd to n not hcr the lucky p enny. the for tun ts as fo retold wcr~ greeted wi L h !;hnul:: ofmt•rrimcnt. Thl·!'e had scarn·ly dit·d away ·when hl:lwlcl t h.: w i tl·ht•s en me wh~:tl ing in fl gohk-11 l'llariolt , po s!'ih ly C indt:rtiiH s coach, li ;lt·cl with tinv honlwn hoxc!; each ti::d w ith tht· i'(,,rmaliJiuc and whi t ~. a nd hcnring 11 ljll:tint rh y m ed in scri ption in mcnh1ry of the H <J llo wt·t·n party. Aftt·r to:::-iug th t!'c one bv on<: to the )!'UCsts . the witches i·t !'olcmn ~om·!> :lll110LII1Ct·d the midnigh t hou r , and w ith my!'tic rhyme hade all join hand s and follow them. Then thn led us rnund un d round the dark ha lls - in., w ild m a rt· h , in the midst of wh ich th t·y su ddenly di sa pearccl. The llnllo wecn party was O\·er · h t to our h o s t and and we ·c::aid ' g <>o d n1g ho!;tcss lig h t h . · - carted Hnd lwppy from a n cven1 ng h · · nmm111g over with fun a nd goodf,·llc,wship.

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A Faculty Excursion. The b !:lcm ere:; of the Nnrma l Sch ool . . Faculty we e th r c rcC1plentsea rly las t week of a verv m t · . · ys enous co mmunicati o n dccora ted at its h , -' .·1 .. · c,,., \\ t h a pcn ~ke tc.: h o f a tr,un of car~ ·111 ,- . . . . . • \ I ling t hcm to J O in m a n excu r~ H HJ th h the Uh ited States . But who werernug tl U I" c & G W le · • ::; wh at was the .k h. . R. R; and where was it t o t ~ < c t em? At the ou tcr d ool· uf tl1 ~' 0 orm1. torv o n Saturd<Jv evening th .· cy wcre met b v a porter. Ill da intv w hite \Vho 1' t d h• • C II Cc C t t m to t he B<~agagc R ,., ' ou m , Wl1 ere all w raps a nd luggagr. were lcft·• th•·~re t l1cy rro un d an o th cr wh 1te-rubecl po rt•·r ·h . d ~ • \\ o a ss1ste t hem in disposin <r of t heir b . l . o ' ong mg s a n d . directed t hem to the ticket o ffice. where t heir tick ets were o btnined. From the ticket oAice they we n t dinTtly to the parlo r car, where all t he travelers fou nd seats. This car wHs e vide n t ly a "specia l" , fo1· it

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THe N UNMI! L I IE f: rt hL·r.; :rnd :1 pn·n prn· ··: ll l':tr ing hnlllL' thev Wl' IT .:..:nT t t·cl l1y ·· .\ n e :-.:da m:ni n n. :1 11 :q>1w:olt" rn:rtl·rnity. :rncl :r l:tug h' ': and at thL·I :r:- t ''"I' het"11 re :rrri,·in;.: :rt 1\·r u tht·y ~ urn·_,nl · .\ rnilit :rry deft·n:-L' :r n d :t l':r r i:; dn: ~:- rn : r klT .. Tl11· :\l·w:- !1.,, kindlv prn,· i< kd the p: t~ during t h v trip . w i t h l·he will.!.!_:!Ulll. frui t~. L': t n dil'~ : rnd np· l• t-d: rtt· li ttT:r turL'. .. F i r ~ t cd l l t~ t · :-u p pt·r in till' di nin g c rt·" W<l :; now he: rrcl :rnd :til h a:;t ent•d til the re:r r whtTt.: w : 1 ~ :1 h :tnd~o lll L' ear O\'tT w h n~t· d nn t· w:t~ tilt· lq.!l' lld · C hry~nnt ht·· tllu tn ·. IJ: rirtt ,. p l::n· c:rrcl,.; ckeor:ttt•d with L· hn·,.;:rntht· nlltlll >' in w: rtc r L'olo r ,.; :t>'· ~ i s t ed t hL·tn in fi nding t h t·ir pl :tlT>' :rt t h t· t:l ~t ily fut · lli ~ l> t·d t: rhk:;. The wh i tL·· rtJht·d ofli c: i: tl ~ now :tl'ling in til t· e :rp:rL·ity of · nea t -h :t n ded l' hvlli~l·~ :r~,.; : ,-u:d the g ue~b to :1 ckli c i"ll ~ lu ne h w hi c h ma ni fe~ tL· d r> "l o11 ly tilL· p<.Tkc t t :l~ tL' of the l' . F' s. h 11 t th e ntli nan· ,- ki ll of nn e uf its ~e n gn·-.

llH' lllhLT~: :r nd uuclou h tcd ly th e r e n t'\'e t· s al :rt a ho:rnl :1 tnntT :rpJlLTiat ive l'Oill· p :: ny of gt tl'S l ~. After :til were sc:rtn l in the p :rd o t· L':l r o n ce nt on· t he mu :-ie:tl :tnd d• >cu ti n nat·,· ~ kill o f t h e tnl\·ekr~ \\'lTl' n pppeeialcrl b y <t il. Th e l 'nwrE II sa n.~ :1 so n g of hi ~ et·:rft. tht· "Fneulty Qu:tt"tet " did i tself p r o ud . One of the tt·a in o ll-i ci:d !' r ecited n p oem nho u t 'The h ome w here we wen: so hap py rill c] ~ 0 p Ill J I' ', e t l' , l' l C. At l:rst P e nr \\':1~ c:dled and a \\'l'll p k·:r !'ecl c r owd h :tde goo d ni ght to the c h ;rnn in g ho s t<.'""es;tnd t he vis itinggm·s t s. The ho s tL·s~e~ \\'lTL' iVl i "se~ Elli s, t ;os hen , llos m <.T , J(elley. l;rahalll. M:rjors; n nd the Yis i t ing g ues t ,.;: :Vli ~s Bech tel. of Bu rli n gt o n , ! own, a nd t he Misses Fogg leson , of Duluth, Io wa.

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IJi il'inJ.! th t· l: 1 ~ t kgi ,;la tin: ~l· ~ ,.. i· •n o f :'\cbr:Jsk :t : 1,; ' ' t t"r r ito r y, : 1 C h :~ 1·te r w ns g r:t nkd to :1 11 in~t i ttl t i o n p 1·n·inu~ly o rgn ni zl'l l Ulll k r tht· n:1tnl' of .\ l o un t \ 'tT II o n Coll q .,:-<·; :tnd, 011 tht· 2!H lt cl:ty " f :\n gu ~ t. H Hil), t ill' schoo l o p<'n l'd u n d l' r t h t• t h a rgl' o f .J. i\ I . ,\ l l' K t·n zit'. I t t' :1 11 1c not into 11 1 r~ ,!.!"ni fice nt qu :1rtc r ,; wi l h c:-.:t·ellcn t StllTo u n d ings a n d l'tj tt i p111l'lll " r•• r w orl\; hu t in :til o ld , fn t ml· building, and w ith a fa cul ty co n sist in g o nly o f t h e l 'ri neipa l a nd h is w .fc , t he foun d at io n w :1s la id fu r n o rm a l sclt o o w o rk in t h e sla te. T he at tcnrla nee d ur ing t h l· li 1·,;t lLTI11 wa,; :tbou t t h i rty. :tnd t he l o t:t l enro llmen t fo r t h e yea r n i nety . :tm o nJ.! \\' h ic h we fi nd th e name o f o ur t 11wn s m:t n , \V . E . l\-1;~_jo r ~ . In t h l' sp1·i n.!.!.· of 18f·i 7, th e sdwol w a s off<-rl'cl to !'\c ht·:t"s k;t ;ts :t S t a te Normal a n d w as necep tnl hy the lcgi,;latni·c. I ts heg inni n ing a s a st a te se h oul da tes fn>m t he o pen ing o f th e F a ll t e rm Octo b er ~4. 186 7. T he facu l ty t he n co n s isted of J. i\11. M cK enzie, Mrs . iVIc Kenzic , a n d P . M . Mart in , a nd th e a tte n d:tnee n u m be r ed 5 ~. T h is n umbe r in n s h o r t t ime i nc1·ea sed t o a yea r ly a t tend a nce uf m o re th a n 20 0 st ud en t s , a n d du1·ing t h e ea rl y pa r t o f t he seve n ties, t h irty-fi ve co u n t ies o f t h e state w e1·e t·eprescnted i n t he e n ro ll me nt o f t he sch oo l. T h e fir~ t cla ss w as g r a du ated in

1 ~ 70 . Th ere \\'l'l'l' l w o lllt'lll her~: Gcm·ge :\ l l o ward, n n \\' P ro fes~o 1 · in L cl:t n d ~Lanf ord l ' ninT~ i ty.and .-\ n ne i\fn o re hcad . 1111 \\' .\I r~ . \\' . .-\ . .J o y of Pcn1. T ill· .\ I odd Schoo l w as :1 l ~n g iYcn a place fro !ll t he fir,:t, a n d its cla,;s-n. ll o f the 1-i r~ t yea r s h o \\'S tlw nt tcnd n n ce o f suc h p l·iJll :ti'Y p upi l,; ;t,; j ll hnni t· Bla n kensh i p. Luciu,; l ' ul he rt so n . O ti s :\'lc.-\ dam~ a nd fo rty n t he 1· 1i t t 1c rc 11 o "'s. The ru ks and 1·eg-u la ti o n ~ of t h e P r incipa l ,;ho w t h a t :::t1·i<'t :1tte n ti o n to b us in ess w a " expec ted :tn d clc m:1 nd ed o f eac h stud e n t. li e e Yi de ntly h cl ie H·d i n hcg :n n ing t he d ay a t t h e begin n ing . fo1· w e find on t h e da ily pro gmm. ' 'Ri,;c a t 0 1· b efo re 5 :30 in t h e llll' r n ing". T his req u ir em en t eo n tinn ed in fo r ce fo r so me ti me niter the o rg ani wt io n o f t h e sch o o l, or pe rh a ps unti l it \\'a~ n o lo nge r n ccessn 1·y: fo r nfte1· yea rs o fpnt ctice, ou r peo p le n o w r ise (earl y )? from fi.n cc o f ha bit.

Y. M. C. A. Th e Y . M . C. A. h a s h a cl an excelle n t ch a nce t o do goo d w o r k t h is y ea r a n d h as clone it . The w eat h er h as b een fi n e a nd t he meetings o ugh t to b e w ell atte nd ed . We h a ve g ood mu s ic a nd plen ty of i t, as w ell as r eal helpful t h o ug h ts fro m studen t s and fu eu lty me n. You t• a nn o t affo rd to he a bsen t , and y ou wi ll co me o ften er if y ou j o in th e assoc iatio n. T he s t a te provides fo r im p r o vi ng y o ur m in d s, and w it h you 1· coo per a ti o n t he y . l\1 . C. A. w ill keep yo u r

THE NORMALITE body clean and you will ft:el h i<c hcing htlte r s piritually . Don't mi!'s the <.:lwlll·c t11 bette r you r ~ch ou] life, b o t h spiritua lly and physically

Our Exchan ges

41 Th e: •·Crims•m' i:-: on<.: of oaJt· Ill'\\' t'1· in1d:- . t'rc1111 L oui ... vi lk. '' y I t i:puh li ~ hcd by thl' \l :lllu:d Tr:tinint: lli .t: h Sc hool. I t s :-: pcl·i: t! ml· t·it i:- thl· :att •·:a ..·ti ,-... :1nd intc r t:stin!.! m:att<.·1·. Th l· l'l l l' • .I t lt..prominent p<.·n plc l' l> lllll'f.'t<. d \\' It h t Itt·

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th e s unny lrillsid ..·s

The ·· Reflecto r " comes fro m Colum b us, .\ehr. with att ractin· corers :1ud good ma tE.Tial between t hem .

T o iling u p\\':tnl. g o i ng hack, Bu t a ln:-:, th l' I'C :-:something lt :appL·IJcd · Did \' ( Jll IH.:a r tlw t n wf'ul \\' lw l-:,?

The . CoLuurn Cl a n· o n ·~~ a !'p!encl ·acl hook , wh tch comes from t he Coburn Classica l fn stitute. \\'nterville, Maine.

Li\·e~ o fh a lcl m e n ~1l l n·mind u s

Where is the ''DA il y :\chr mdw n " t hi s year? \\'h ere is the Omaha Hig h Sc hool ''Rc'ui-:tc1·":. "' · · Th esc an: 11oth g ood pa per s. The Creighton .\-1cd ica l Colkgc sends out a good Rull etin. whic h is a fin.c pmfcssio na l j ou rn al. ThL'\' han: some pret t ,. fi a:c.: joke,: too. ·

\ \'e may lose ·~u1· ha ir so 1n cti n lt.' And the p es k y flies \\'ill ~i nd 11s, Wh e n th(' V wa nt to t a l•l' n clim b . -C. !\1. \V. inK. S. ~ - "Bu l kti n " .

The "Hedding Grnphite" i:> a lso a ~ plnl rlid paper bot h from n lite rary point o f \·in,· :and a Iso from H ~dwo l ne\\'s poi 11 t. It i, :tl •o well illu s trated. The artidt: o n

Sometim e~ I t hin!< t: t! l Cn1Ting to n 1s th e id o l of my Ift.· :a rl : But t h e n 'tw o u Irl L':t 11 s cs uch ago ny if :Vl ul·lkr a nd I shou ld p~1 1·t: An d Ben Hurs t i s so charming, An d M urphy' s ~ u c·h an e lf; Oh! t e ll m t: whum r love t he best F o r I do no t kn ow my:-:clf. I love dear c hat·min g h-a Dye; And J o hnson I ad ore; And L am h. 1 know bv hi s mu ~ ic , · h as 1·eache d my h eart' s Y t:J")' co t-e: :\nd Dav is is s uch fun. Uh , these deal" cha rmin g gentle m a n, I lo v e t h em evc •·y

\Vm . . Jnyd (~a rri son is especiHily fi ne.

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sc h ;H >I:< o t' the c i t\' wit h u 1-e r lifty room~ in a ll. \\'i t h the tc~tc ht'I'S in th ese sch ools . :t s h e<~ rl n f th e d e p a r t lll ('l1 t . he nwets for c_on . I. ,crlt-:· h. · Sll l tatwn upon t Il l' tcacnng o.f ~ ~,t<1 T hn<' is i n ncld it io n a c la ss of n cnrl y : hu n dre d m ade up o f teach er s of the pubhe sc h on ls . meeting down town for wh ic h h e fu rni:-he:< sYI Inhi an d t hro u g h whom 1 .1 00 ksso n pa p~rs nre di~trihutcd . ~pea ks. i n tenn:- <,f'high praise o f t h e Pnnc1p:tl nl t h <· ~dwo l , Dr. A rn o ld Tompk in s.

THE NORMALITE

SUBJECTS FOR SENIOR T HESES.

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THE NORMALITE

Thtrc has 1Jccn so me ta lk am o n ~ a few of the professor!' an d so me o f t he studen t s recently about t he aclv isabitity o f flooding th~ ~t h lctic field this winter a nd h av ing a skatmg rin-k. This could he done w it h out much expen!'e a nd could he kept in good tondition. It has hecn said th a t when the ground becomes froz~o: n . water could be run oyer the field ..tn d 1t · wou 11r soo n freeze on a cold e1·en ing an d a ftc·r 1t · w ;ts o nce eo,·1 ered w'tl 1 11· • ce more watc r t·otdd he let .o n a t ttml· to keep the ice smooth. Those w h o are intl•restcd in t his should go to work at once a nd see what ca n he done. .;!.

Under t he a uspll:es · . o f M1.sscs Stoner an d C'raham ha~k et b II h . . · · a ns ga med a Yer y

prnmme11 t pin , 111 · . · ec our H'hool at hll tics. Se,·eral of the s ·h 00 I · <: teams h:we p rnet ieerl among thcmsth·e5 . . untt 1 thev han: bt'Come : Yerv sktllful pia . . , yt rs. On ~atu rday. No 1·. 22, arrangemen t 5 h ave hcen made f,,r a . h match gn mc between tl1e L'tncn 1n Htg School and the Norma< l .::;" no: .1 'fh . s e 1adtcs c hosen to represe nt t heNI>rm . ,, . · a 1 Clr(·, .v11 :-;~c.:s McCune, Da viclsr•n ' Will 1·n~ ms. • o r! p · .c; n a -- a n·.. chi ld , Sma r k and Kenn ed y. By the sk illed ::tn~ scientific manner in w hich tht·se you ng lmltes are prepared to play the g am e, we feel confident th~t the victory will he o ur~. .;!.

.\game of liw l hall wa s pl :.tj't'c.l o n the ho me fi l·ld ~~c!l· . 8. The game was to have hcc·n hl·t ween t he )/orma l a nd Peru teams but' ',;u \Ya~ una ble to get her men to-

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!' IJ tht· t<:: crn:-; pl:cyt· d with lltllt' t tllll on ea c h ~irk·, t\\' o nf th l.' :'\u nn : tl ll1 l' l t p l:tyingwith th<: Pent u.::tm . (~n n d phy ~ wen· made on b o th s id es hut ti c<: n.:~ ult w:c~ ne ver in doubt the :'\n nn ;c l lH>ys h:t ,·ing t h e h est of it a ll the: w~1v thro u g h . \\' lt l.'n t he game cnrk-d the ~c:c:n: ~ t oorl 17- 0 in favo r of t h e :--lormn l.

The seco nd g-nmc: o f fool hnll h et ,,·c<:ll th e seco nd No t·nt<d :end t o \\'11 tc:ttn~ w ~• ~ n decideJ v ictot·y fo 1· the No n .n : d b oy~. At the hc·ginning o f the fi r·st lt:clf Pl· t·ct k ic l;ed offa nd the bal l wn s eu u g ht by Ii nd t : tlld ach ·anccd a ,... "ood distnncc. Th c1 t the No t·m a l bovs wcc·e h e ld and fo t-cc d to pu nt · Peru w~s then h eld fo t· downs n nd w i t h a few good n.1ns Carman , yen t over t h e 1inc fo •.n touch-down. The No rmnl f:cikd to ki c k goal. Peru kicl<ccl o ff agni n n nd Hftcc· a h a rd and dc!':perate s truggle ~nccccdcd in making a touch-down but fa ilt:cl to m:cl<e goal. Beck then m a de a sa fet y ki c k wh ich co un.ted a point for the No c·n Htl boy ~ : end fo rced Peru t o kick fro m t h ei1· 25 yccnl li nt•. The h a lf ~ nrlt· rl 7-5 in fa ,·m· of thl' )lo r mal. The second h a lf was no t so intcn·~t ing and thr o utco m e wa~ n eve r in doubt and when the whistle blew f01· t he e nd the game stood 23-5 i n fayo r o f the No t·mal team. Every o n e o f our boys did good work a nd we s h o uld fee l pnnHl o f o ur second tea m . The ·. bah-cs co n s is t ed of ::\0 m inutes each. The line up was as fo lIo II' S:

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THE NORMALITE

Did you get good scats, hoy~? Jl. Wh at a rc yo u ~o ing to t a ke next te rm ? Jl. Arthur a nd Ed J a mes ca me to Peru lo vote. Jl. Alice Jewell and L av inia Ne lso n , '02 , a rc teaching at Ohiowa, Nebr as ka.

C· . u rnt La pp has acce pted a school nea r Douglas, a nd sto pped school here. . JI.

It was to ha ve snowed ~o ,· 4 but it . . · ' didn 't N · · o tJme for sl<~1gh -nd es no w . a nyway.

Misses G 1 dT ou ey, Jackson , Mason . E hlers , an oland went t o t he s t a te Y. W. C. A. co nvention in Lincoln, Nov. 7- 10 .

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" The eq u at o r ialt n iClc wi nd s 1Jiow :t uo u t 320 miles per h o ur. " - A t n1i ncr i n N a t t11'l' Stu el y .

Jl. Rev. Moore• ofC·a r t hage, Mo., s po k c 10 . Y. M .. C. A. Sund ay, and in cha pel Mo nd a y m ornmg . He gave us some very goo d th o ug hts each t ime.

" I ha ye a fe w m o n : p o in ts to t o u c h up on ," said t he tramp a s h e a wk \v ~u-d l y clim bed the b a 1·bed-wire fen cc.- Ex .

Be ca reful w hen you go t o t he do rmi to ry, boy s. Miss Pickard o ften sit s in th e w ind o w w i t h t he lig hts turned o ut . Lea rn ing ho w , perh a ps.

vVe a re in r ece ip t o f s om e ve ry go od school pa per s this month a m o ng t h em arc t he "Enterprise" publ is hed by t h e A i nswo t·th H ig h Sch ool. D a n a M ll t z , n. l as t yea r 's studen t is t he edit o 1· .

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Did yo u ,.,.,_. 1· h1..·ar Joe Hi e!; ~ l:t ug h re:tl hnrd ? Yo u ou g ht t o ]w ,·c h ecn :1ro und the sch ool g round s ll a ll o \\'e'l'lt nig ht a t 11 ::10.

ll :tll n \\T \ ·n n igln w :1s re m:1rk ahlv fn·~o.· fr n tn r o wdyism in 1\ ·r u t his .n':1 1'. :\ lo t ••fpco pk h:trl :1 lot nf fu n tn n.

:\ l i,:s Ellis.- " !,: t hen· :t ny nwn nnw li,·ing ll' h o eo nld nn·r -s ha d o w Lincoln ?" ll ar t~ l rl .\kd k·y. - · C:u-ring t on c m tld .''

En·n ing o f t h e Dn nni tor y pa r·ty. Dr. C lar k . go ing o nT to Do rm . a b o o t · 7:30 1 ,:t'l'S t ll' n b o ys w i th m a nd o lin n nd g ui tn r o n :1 be nc h in the ya rd . !J r . C , wishin g t o p rcn•nt a n y rli stu rh nm'C to t h l· gi rls g oes t o a rh ·isl· th em t o k:l\'l' \\'h ~o.· n he rlisco YCr!: th~o.' lll t o lw gi rl s d ressed li 11· t ill' pn rty .

The Se ni o rs h:td been o u t ea rly in th e m o t·nin g o b se n·in g . E1·a No r ton a nd Ira l>yc \ \'I..' IT mi ~sin g. ~o o n ht·t· n· turn , :vi iss N . \\'as rath e r exeitecl i t seem s . M iss J .- " 1 h~o.·a rd yo u wh en y o u cam e in. Yo u pullcn .u p y o ur cln·tnins. didn't y o u ?" :\li ss ~ .-· I non 't kn o\\' wh:tt I clid .

l ' n >L Dnn c:1nso n ·has annon tH:cd :1 se t·it~S o f <:nte rtainm ents fo r the b enefit o f t h ose who attend, the proceed s t o go t o w a rd th e g r ee nh o u se fund. The firs t o f the sel; i,·c them n eh : tn t·~o.· . ries ll'ill b e a n illu s trated lec tun~ on a Eumpe<tn Tt·ip. hy Miss S t o n e r. a la rl y of Thnc was a g r eat d ea l (Jf in t crC's t t :1kcn great po\\'e r s o f o b sen· at io n and d escri pin the dra wing of th e L ectu r e C o ut·se t icktiOn . Miss Ston er comes t o u s highly r ecets. Th e g irls were wi se a s they ncady all o mmended b y all whb ·kn o w her b oth he re arc pro ,·idcrl fo r - by th eir o wn effo rts . and a broad .' C o m e a nd hea r h e r : Yo u'll appreciate t he g n.·cn h o use pi a n t s a s Thc~cs Qu.itc a larg e number o f o ur fo rmer s tu- decoration s nex t spring . y ou Juni o rs. This is the o p po rtunity t o m a ke a s t a rt , dents . ca me h o me t o vo te, ain o ng th em y o u Fi rs t a nd Seco nd Year b oys. C o urse · were Hal Neal and E d James fro m Om a h a M edical C o llege; Art J a m es·, Cliffo rd and · offour ticket s fo r 45 . cents , o r sing le a dmissio n 1 5 eents . The snle w ill be anW n rren Ca tlin o f th e S ta te Univers ity , a nd n o un ced in cha pel. R oscoe Bl a nken ship. fro m L in co ln . I h ~o.·nnl one gid say o f hc c •·no mtnatc . "She's Lh t.: hcs t natured gid I e vc1· wa s ; II' ()\ Ill(]" . Do t h l' \' s: I \ ' s U l' h t hi 11 g s () r )'(Ill ?

THE NORMALJTE Co ng ratul a ti o n!: o n the w<:a th t r .

Miss Anderso n \\Tnt to Lin coln Satu rda y , bu t m i ~~ed the tntin .

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The 7:30 d a s!'t:S m(Tt a t 7:4-.j n<:xl term . Aren't you glad ?

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If you d o n' t play ten ni!' pret ty SOt> n, it wi ll s now.. an d you ca n' t . · .;~-

There wi ll ht a hig foo t l><tll g a me, Saturda y Nov. 22. Do n' t fa il to a t ten d and yell .

•.:J. Th<· Juni · . or~sa t·c ca rrytng IH>x,·s of hu gs. hntterflies. an d f ungu s aroun d th e halls these dr.ys.

. . :\ll att Murp 11y attend ecl a foo l hall game m Lincol n • atu rcl ay. T he <>n m e was between th <• • ,.., e "ta te Um . a nd K n ox.

Miss :'Xea l . d M . a n £ r . Watso n h an~ ch:tn ged t hetr place of 5 t d . u ymg from th e ch a pd t o Eve rett Societv H II \:\' , . . a . u nrl er where t hey wt ll go next? Jl.

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A dmissi o n t o t h e m a i l n s Sec o nd C l .1s., m n tt t:r n pplictl fo r nt Lilt: 1-'m<t O fli<'t: nt 1-'cr u . .\'c 111 : tl ll t L '•1 . . .\." c /) r.

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·1 his is t he sea;;o n o f ' P ence. good wi ll

towa rd men", bu t Are we <t t pe<tce w il h all a nd ha 1·e 1ve good wi ll t own rd m en , if not w hose fa ult is it ? Not hing is s o h 'l'SS· ed as a n X mas s pi ri t; fo rge t y o ursd f o n X mas a nd remember yo ur neigh b o r w h o P rha ps is in sorrow, sil' kness o r d is tress . I tis mo re blessecl togive th <l n to recei ve.

Stop! Yes a t t he" begin nin g of Lh is new yea r it is a good t ime t o s t o p a nd beg in o ver. H o w many unkind w o 1·d s ci o y o u fin d w ritten un yo ur li f~·~ lns t yenr h oo k ? How m a ny a ngry blo ts co ver Lhe p ages? H a s ' ho no r" bt·en y o ur mott o nn d h a ve you do ne y o ur hrs t ? T cro r ou t the pa g es and beg in a new; pro fi t by y o ur o ld mi st a kes an d fa ilures and live t o t he bes t th a t 1s 1n y ou .

Ones o ur school a sk to o _muc h of Neb r as ka? ~o. we ha ve a good ~;ch tlul we

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W :1 II t a IJe t le r. \ VC \\'; I II t ; l l'l" () Ill II I c>cJ :I l i Cl 11 S fo 1· o 11 r ~; tiH l c· nt s a nd a l : ~t· g l"l' l' ll t·o tllu <: n t . I t lHI S IJc:e n rc: po r t <: cl l11 <:1l Lh c :'\ c ht·n s k a No rma l Sc hoo l has IH.:cn at a stn n d st i ll during th e la st yea t·s a n d \\' li L'n c tt n d l m e n t eq u al s c a pac: it y w h at c:t n You e x ( H c l ? W he re co u ld we fi n d n> o m i n Lh c ch:tpcl fu.r 500 m o re? C o uld w e pl nc.:c GOO m o n ' stu d e nts in 0 11r Li hn1 n · build i n g ? V·h ha ve a wt·ll t: h o s c n , v :tlu n h lc: Ji l n-: tl'_\', o n e o f t hc IJc s t in t h <: s t: t l c h ul n u t· li h n t t·y build in g co u ld b e im p t·ov<:d . \Vc cn u ldn' t a s k fo r :t fi n c r facu lt y , a k i n d c 1· p 1· i n c i p n l , hut we ca n a s k fo r b e tt e r acc o n tnHH lrt· t iu n s.

T he1·c was a lo t of st u ff hn nrlc d 111 to t h l.! I{MALITE ea rl y thi s m on lh in l cnch:cl fo r publieation, s up posed l y . vVh a t i f ~ o m c h o dy n ntl his g id di d g o t o c h ut-c h ? I t 's n Oll e u f o u1· b u s in e~ s , o •· yo u rs . A g ood jo ke w ill be a p p reciate d , b ut p]c;>sc d o n' t t t·y to t e ll us o f peo ple s' p t· i v~ t l c: busin e s s . • 10

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Have You Tried It? II :t \"t' you t rit·d it in tlw m orn ing, \ \'it lt till· in: :tnd fro-:t o n g r o un d '1'11 walk d n \\'11 tht· ~lip1w r·y ~ide-wa lk~ T lt :tt are fo un d in t lt i~ sma ll ln\\' n ? ll : t \"l' you tri •.:d it in thl' en.:n i l1.!! t lt t· 11W0 11 i ~ ~ h i n ing ~_·le a r. \\"i t h a _jo ll y l"I"O\\'d o f!'dJOo l fri t'tHis T o ,L!"O !' k at ing wi t h g no d dt et•r ? \\"l~t· n

I I :1\·c yo u t t"il·rl it . lc:lln\\' !'t uckn t. \\"Il l" II tIll' a i ,. i!' h ·e n and t•o ld . Tn r i!'t' c:;t rly. ;1n d ro und ,.:l w u ld cr ,.: .-\ li t he h ;ll tdy l1ed-q uilt,.: fo ld .

.-\ n d b eg in t he d :ty wi t h Ca(·,.:a r . \\'h e n yo u 'd ra l ht' t' h e in bed Enj o yi ng c:dr q a n d q ui d ~ lu ntbcr·,.:, :\n :.. n1u d 1 c:t r·i ng \\' h al he said ? 11.1\·c : ·n 11 l' \" t' r t r ied i t . gent le rend c t· \\' ht·n t he m ood y n u a re 11 0t in T o ,.: it rlo\\'U to wri te a n cs,.:ny Tha t ln m o tTO\\" yo u ' ll h :111d in ? S oPt t' o f t hc,.:c o n e do11 ' t mi11rl try in g O th tTS \\" t' w o uld lra \·c un t ried .\nd wh e n it carne t o wri t i11g es s:tys E,·e t·y d a y t he wh o le w ee k wid e, \ Vhen :t II s u bjcc ts ,.:ct·m ex It a u s t ed Ancl yn u',· c n othing m o re to tell You would ju s t a li t tle soo n er Ha,·c :t qui d n :,.:ting s pell. G HA C E KELLOGG,

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t lt t: nfl ic·c \\'in Ra lph Winton looked up from tht: l<:ttt·r t o n ?" he <~ S k e el . •· r d o n t lik t.: to nsk \ 'O il he was copying as th e ch ' mes o ftht: c hurc h t o work on Cilrist m :ts d : ty . h u t t h en· i ~ bells fell on his ears. F o r a mo mnH he impo r tn nt hu s in <:ss \\'hich mu :-; t h <: c: 11Tierl wondered why the church bells wen.: ringthrough immt:clin t t· l_,.. I s h ;tll h e h c 1·t· 1111 ing. T hen he loo ked a t t he letter h e h <td ti l no o n myst: lf." been copying. l t was elated D Cl mhc·r ~4·. "CcrL:~ i n l y . ' he 11 11 :-; \\'en·d . ·• [ \\'i ll l•t· It was ( hristmas eve. H t: I1:1J not g ra tefu l fo 1 · :111y mt::l tls of p nss in g t h e th ought of th at bef01·c. A year ag" he had helpE-d t o dccor:-tte t ime" H e w as Fe· :~ ted al t h e d c:-- k e: 11·l \' th e the church. a nd had j oined in si ng ing t he · Ch nstmas nt:Xt m o r n ing. carols. A pictun: of th~: c hu n: h , ''C h ristm:ts g ift ," s h o u ted a eh il cl is h beautifully decorated with ho ll v and eve-rvo ice a s the office cloo t· wns opened n n cl green, with its ro w s o f h a pp;·.fuced c h ilt he littl<: ncwsho y h a n clt:cl hi m hi s Mn t·11 dren rose in his mind . in g H end el. W i thout e ve n s t o p p in g hi !' ~ast. Christmas day he harl been happy w o t·k, h e flung t h <:hoyn q tw rl t· r·. ··T h :tnk With his mother and sistet· in their beautiyou, mis tt:1·," he c r it:cl. •·t h n t w ill ge t [l fu l home. A number o f his yo u n~ fri end s had spent the evening thert: and it wns H rca I C ht·ist m as di nne r lor Nt: II n 11 cl me . f gut·ss,' h e a rl dcd . ·you got lots o l Cht·istmerry Christmas indeed . The next morning he hnd !>tnod at t ht: mas g ifts d id n't yo u ?" "No ," s: tid R :llph . ra il wa -\' station ·a 11d ""c ' a'·n.J r ' " a •are we 11 to · I did n ' t ." A lo o k of wo n clet· en me in t o the hoy'::his mot her a nd sister as t hev s tarted fot· a ho liclay visit. Then in t.he aft tTn o on facc· . W h y rl id t hi s rn:~n st·t·m ~n unh nppy h a rl come the news of t he vv n :ck of t he o n C h r is tmas cln ·\ '? 'vV i t ho u t a n ot h tT word he lcfl the office. t rai n, and t he names of his lo\'cd o nes were a m ong the list of ki lled . ll a lfan hotll' late r t h e office d oo t· wns Since then life h <~d eemed vcrv bitter t o p tH;hed o pe n a n d a sma ll Ant pnc k :1gc w :1s t h rown in o n th e Aoo f'. f~a l p h pi c ked i t him . His ft·iend s tried to co mfort him in up n n d unw r apped i t. I t w;~s a copy nf vai n. He onl y wished t o be lt:t a lo ne. I<nphae l's Mad o n n a. A lit tlt: !'crnp o f This Christmas eve was spent in his i>fpa per fell to t h e flo o r·. I t w as to n 1 fn >1 n fice just as cYery other eve ning w as s pent. ~uddcnly the door opcneu a nd his emt he ma rgin o f a ne\\'spa p cL l~:ll ph p ic k ed

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Does it M ean Anything?"

The w ind b lew h a t·s h ancl s h r ill :t llCI th e fl ying sn o w beat :tga ins t th e wi nd owpa ne. j o hn sa t lJy the o pen-g t·ate fire this :\nv Yc:a r 's n -e a n d watc h ed the hun ti ng logs nn d th o ug h t o f t h e good r esolutio n s he wo ul d n1<1ke fo r t he co min g yl':tr .-\n d :ts he wa s t hi n l<ing a litt :e tongul· of fl :lln ..: leaped t o wanl lt im :tn .l cr i, d . "f ie, fi l' u pon y ou , whe re arc a ll t hl' good resolu t io !l s yo u ma d e lnst .'·c:1r?" Yes v es ," tTiecl nno t her li ttle· A::tme , •· Yo u vuwcd n ot t o b e selfi sh a n d y e t y o u lc.:t y o u t· s istlT wo rk a t ho me in o rrl c.:r t h a t ~; ou mi g h t go to college." "An d yo u ~ a id _vo u w o uld ·be kind ' s po ke up nn o t lt et·, ''h n t h ow yo n h a\' e h'urt yo ut· m ot lte t· h _v y ou r t h o ugh t less !whits and pc r llli sco us eompn n y ." "O h ,

55 and y o u :-::tid y o u \\' o ul d be m :1n ly ," jeered a n o t her . " nn d yet y o u lied n nd snenked out o f hlantl' that n:st. o n inn ocent s hn uld l·rs . ·· · En o ug h. l' tll ll t ~ h ... he ct·ied , ns t h e li ttle t n ll).!lll':' t a lked n n an d t heir s h n d o \\'y imps cl a nl'l'cl in fi end is h g lee nro un ci t he \\' Hils . "Et lll tt g h I sa y . I \\'ill d o bet tc t·. " T he li u It' tl :t nws g :t ,.e a lo ng last ::h u ck le. · llut I will. I w ill ! J o hn cried as h e s tn n ecl up :-: h in' r ing t o realize lh:tt t he log h a d hu t'lll'cl o11t. :\ f .\I~ G.\ H E T C .\ L 11\\' ELL.

T hl· fo li o \\'i ng :n e l h cmes h n ncled in o n tw o :-lll'Cl'ss i n : d 11 y s by :1 !l t h Grade p upil in th e t~nt hl·n hu rg Il ig h Sch ool. Handed t o a :'\ orma l ll'a eh er. T he n ig ht was dark . Co min g o n•r t he stllt t hlTn bl11fl's \\'fiS n d e mo n , b lack a s eo:tl . r o a ri ng li ke a t h o usa n d li o ns , and :-: h o ot ing ck a ci ly fi re fro m i ts nume r o us n nd shift ing 11111111hs. !'he neare r it ea m e, l he lo ude r i t ro: tn ·d . nnd t he Ea sh ing lig h tn i ng scl·med to lig h t t he ea t·t h li g h ter t h a n th e s u n. T hl' n t h e t'u ri o ns breat h w hirled t'\'l't·y th ing in its w ak e to atoms a nd t h e de m o n co m mcncl·cl pmtn ng cl o wn t a nk a fte r t <tlll\ of wate r o n us .

O ne afte rn oo n as l wen t a r o und t h e cornc r of a sto re. I came in co ntact w i t h a baby b uggy. a nd Ill." weig h t comin g :tga in st i t ga ,·c it a j n lt . · Then a bald h ead p o ppl d o u t fro m t he fo lds o f lace n nd silk b lanke t . hi s big eyes w inked tw ice, th en his m o u t h , w hic h renchecl fro m ca r to ear, o pe n ed ; t he flood came an d th ere wa s a s o lo . a co ncert a nd a h ra ~s ba nd a ll in o ne. Excuse me fo t· say ing hi s , fo t· I do n o t rca ll v kn ow w hat i t was, so let us ca ll t h e swcc th cn r t "a n a ng el", w hi ch w ill s ui t t he m oth er' s feeli ngs bette r t h a n h e, s he, o r i t. So J s ki pped h a c k a r o u nd t he cnrn<'r and g o t OUt o f :-:ig h t HS quic k a w ink.

THE NORMAL/TE

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The·: la rges t crowd th a t ever w itness" d a foot ball ga me o n o ur ho me gro und turned o ut to see th e game o n Nov. 1 2 b ttwet: n o ur team a nd the Lincoln Hi g h ~ch ool. The ga me was very interesting throughout and a t tim es was ,·erv exciting. Th e ga me bega n at ha lf p<~s t two anrl Lincoln won t he to!'s. Lincoln kic ked to Peru 's 30 yd. line a nd th e h :tll wa,~ ca rril·d back several yard~. I tur line wa s s olid a nd the boys steadilv ma rch ed d ow n across the. fi e ld agfi111St· · - t ht ·rr worthy· opponen t s unt1.'I t hey were o n the 15 vel. lin e , w hen they lost the hall. Now - Lincoln held the piu ·I · d rn a,de desperat e· efe-S< tn a n fo r ts to reg· . th . I atn e1r o st g rou nd bu t after . .. cl ga m of about 15 yds. t hev we re forced to pu nt. Our bo · - · • . }S aga rn a d va nced the h a ll tJm e a fter t ime un til the h a ll was o n Lincoln"s 5va r · h . . · •ne w rt 1he \' agm n lo!' t the ba ll. .Lincoln now a.J. . ..J h c ll \<ln CCII t C 11<1 II SCV,er a J va rrl s a nd ·,va ~ . . c ,. ngn m 1on:er1 to p'lmt. Our hoys again held tlie bnll a'n d went through Line<J 1n '.s J'me t1me · . c fo 1· • a f tt:r lnn goorl g'l'lins, l'l lso h_v good enrl runs t he· hall w::ts adv.:t ncerl w i t hi n 10 yrls. of th e goa l when l hl· whistlt.: Jllnv and t he fir~t half wa!' ended. In th e !'cconrl hn lf t he l'X l' itmcnt r an h ig h . Our ho\'s ki cked o lf :·W vrk :tnd Linco ln W f ls held for downs 1'111 ~1 p11n ted 25 ~·d~. The \ n rm ~tl cnrrit·rl the h:tll to Lncoln' s 20 y d. line and IDst o n down s.

Lint.: o ln n ow h n cl the J,nll hut Cllll' h ny~ \\'('!'<: d(: tcnnin e d to h o ld th c 111 and Li rrc n ln los t th e ha ll o n d o wn:-; w ith~JIIt :til_\' gHi n . The h::~ ll c han ged h n nd ~ n co uple o f ti111c~ hut the No nn: tl snn n go t th e h;tl l nn Lincoln ':-; 1 5 vd . linl' and th en w ith :-: tc: tc ly czains Hur~ l C:t tTi l'Cl the hall CJ\TI' the line for touchd o wn nnd Knuffm:rn ki c k e d goal. The s h o uting and cxl i t cm<:llt \V 1 :-: now unb o und ed . Thc t·c> nnw t·cm:rincd a :-: h o •·t tim e t o pl a y a nd Lin colf'! put f" rth C\'C'? efFort to scm ·c hut the ga l11l' ended !l- 0 11 1 fav o •· of the No 1·mal. B o th teams wt n : in j!ood co nditi o n a nd i t w :·• ~ a good e k :tn j!Hnle thro ~• gh o ut. I ~Vl' I'_\'IJIH: of' O IIJ' nH:11 play l·d his p osi t ion . Thc line up wn s ns fo llows : No•·mal Lincol n K ::~uffman R . E. Snu :ts Bixhy VV :1 t!'Oil Sheets Wi lkins'

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THE NORMALITE

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Of good ly pll'n~11r• · ~ ~o to ~tntt·, The night \\'a~ brig ht :tnd co ld a nd r :t \1' On Tn e~cl: ty tl'l' ning l>dc >n ..' th l' t ha ,,., \Vhrn t ht·rt: \\'l' IJI. <llll ;1 l'Oill(HIIIL'~t·, For to ryd t• ll in ; 1 ~k i ,:.! h . J'vl r . l't nrH·y . tht hnppy hoy Took with hi 111 fn ll 111:111 y n .I oy, :\It'. M i tcht'll :~mo n g the ne\\' Snt \'t'l'_\' do~t· to NI i ~~ ;'v[c(~rl'l\' . Carringt o n ~aiel " I \\' ill 11 n t ltn ve Unlt-ss l e an t :~ kt· m 1· li tt ll' E\'L· ·. ,\ Ji ~s .Jad,soll w i th m :t ny a noti o n l~t·ctil't'd a ve_ry pn>tnpt promotio n For in thl' sll'igh shl' \\'onld nnt t·icle, On ly in tiw sent hy th e dri n ·r' s sidt'. Miss l'iek;lt·cl cou ld wtl l an n oy Tht' Oldmai rl and l.i ttleho\' Hy lht' jokes so frl'l'l_\' pnssl'rl They Wl'rt' often mu c h nh:tslwd; l\lr. CmTi n gto n , hntvt· :t nd tn ll Showl'cl n e hi1·:tlrou~ s pit·it to n il The l n di c~ . ynu11g nnd old Fo r by the h :t ncl ht· woulcl them hold. ' I W<tS f11n to sec whiL·h one wn s dOIYIH'rl, \Vhtn Pt'nnt•_v :· n d .VIi tchdl fe ll to t lw g r ound And thus 1\'t' 1·ocle in .t.: rat.cl c~t:~tc

l ' n til thL· hotll' w:l~ 1·en· ln tr l'n tilt hl' l:tdiL·~ funned allinncc, Fot' to Slll(h· Sociul s,·irllct:. :\11.! :til th t·lw1·s W<'llt home at !:1 st \\'i t h go ld en lll l' tli Ot'i es o r the past . -DEYocq:_ \\'hat '~ the mn ttt·t· wi th the class of 1 !)Oti :· On Ft·id ny e1·e nin g Dec. 1 2. thirty or tl.e St't'OtHI Years n nd Prof. Howie met at t he ho m e of M iss Ad a Good . to h:~vc a >:oein l time. Aftet· a ll h a d gat he red, t hcr \\Tnt tu the Delmonico, w h(•t·e an oys ter suppt·r a waitecl tht·m . r\fhT s uppe r they tTlurn cd to M iss Goocl 's. The foll owi n ooprogntm 11·ns rh en g iven. In ~t . Duct ..... ~VI i sses Good and Eisenmnn. Vocal Solo ........ .... ..... .......... Iln1 a J( (·n nedv. l111 pron1pt11 Spt•ec h .... .. .. .. .. ...... Fl' rn Fineh. V<lt':tl Solo ...... ................ . Myr tlc H olcom b . Selt-l· t io n .. ... .... ... .. .. ...... .. ..... . Il ma Ken ned,.. Instrtmentnl Su l(J ... ..... .. .... ...... . .-\da Cnod . ~eb:tion ...... .. .... .. .......... . Hy the l 're~ich· n t. \'in lin Solo .. .......... .. ......... . Lew is r-.1 . Horn . Tit(· r em :tinder o f the t'l-~· nin :t.:· w:ts s p c·nt in p lay ing g: tt11t'S. It is needless to say that n il e njoyed t h emseh·es 1·er_v mu ch, :t nrl the el'ening wi ll he amo ng the el:tss llH'Ill Oric-s o f b tt'l' \'l':t r s.

THE NORMALITE

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L7~~L7~ ~~~~.a Society Notes. Listen t o t he Ba nd! yl's li -.. •c: n nncl he· pro ud to cffll it th e No rmal ba nd. \Vhu·e is there a better? .$

The E verett S•: xtc·t w ill or~: tnizt· ng:tin after Xmas and wt loo k fo r w ard t o th 1r songs w it h plca s un:, a s in the pa s t. .$

The socil'tv wo•·k of the Athc.-ni:oJ1!' h a s been a eredi~ t o the members autl the: prc:sident, Miss Bones. We hope to src t he girls try fo r the interstate dch:atcs and no

I a rs i 11 t h l' l rc:: 1 ~ u r y . T II l ' fn l l n w i 1 1 g o fli ct· rs \n ·rc d t·l.' t a.: rl f.,,. l Il L' \\' i nt t·•· lL' f'lll: l' rcsid cnl . l~ lnH· r.J L :tmh; \ ' it'L' l' n· ~ idt: nl. Em m:-~ \l:t rq 11 n nIt ; l~ cL'o n I in g ~cc n : l : t ry. II HLLi t: P ick:t rd : Cnrn:~ p 11 1H i in g ~l'l'l" t: l: tt · y . Kath e . ina.: T<t \\i tll'v ; T rc:a ~ IIJ"l' J" , I J. I' l >eYo un g; C ri tic , C . ·.YI . l 'c n nt·y : Li ln·:11·i:an. F o rres t l<nd :dJ:tug h; Tru ~lt'l' ,

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interest in furc: n s ic d r ill. Th e second jo in t dehntc ,~· i t h t h e ,..: _the n inns res~tl t c:rl in ~~ Yil.' tot·y lo t· t h c C tc ct·oCiceronea ns ha ve tak en in o ur wc,rk n n d ncan s. Thi s m :t k t·s a Yi cto t·y fot· c :.t c h of tlie socie tie s nnd as a consequt·ncc rtll :11·c_ the excellent wo rk of o ur offin rs. looking forwa rd to a \·ct·y in t en·~ t in g cot~ tes t a ft e r t he h o lid ctys ..vhcn tht· tw o ~o c t T he Ph ilum a t hean Soc.:iety hegins the t·t it·s will ~• gain m eet to ck c idc which wil l new term undc:r m os t A<t tterin o- circumbe ch a mpio n fo t· t h e ye: tc Th e At ht·ni nns sta nces. During t he last t erm m "an,- t im es. \Yi ll he: r cpn·se n t c cl b y iVli~:scs C ole , l' a l clthe ha ll w as t oo s n:a ll to ho lcl -~, IJ th e w ell a nd Bone s ; t h e Cic·t..-·, •nc:t n h y Mcsst·s . peo ple wh o wi shed t o hn t r "nrl see the Smit h , DeY o u n g and J. G il be t· t . p rog ra mf. ]. P. J o hn so n th :_ twtg oing The c·lectio n o f office r s was held t h e firs t President , ca n ce rt a inl y loo k lm ck wit h m ~e ting of th e t e rm ~tnd the follc;wing pleasure u pon th e s ucc!'S!' .,f tht· !'o~it·t v W<T CClec.:tc:d : Pn:s id a.: nt C la d < Mitchc.:ll; Vice during hi s t erm e f o~ ce . He: has no t o 11 1~ Pt·csidt:nt. Ea ..J L:tck e y; Recu t-din g Scct·ema de a m o t e ffi cient presiding officer hu.t tary, Fmnk S mit h ; Cu n e s poncling ~tcn: he has a lso cnden red him!'ell t oc vt'r y memtary, E. J. L am b; Tre a sun:r. C . M. l>l' nn c,v. ber of t he society. :\1 uc h cred it is d ue to Present indi cat ions point to ~omc vcry t he o th er me mbers o f t he society fo r th e i nte t·es Lin o- pn:limin . tri c !:; f.,r t h l' I 11 tlT-S t·a t e 1:1 ' . w ny in w hich t hey h ave pe rfo rm ed t heir debate,; . Thcrt: w ill he fi v e dcb ~1 Lcs nn d d u t ies. The fin a nces o f the society at the t hir ty con tes t a nt s who will stt~i v c fo t· presen t t ime a rc in most excellent condi- p ltt ces o n the t wo t e a m s wh ic h wi ll clcl):-t l <.! tion, there bei ng so me thing onT fn t·t y dolw\th Kan s fl s and Missou r i .

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THE NORMA LITE Vacation Notes. \':1cnti o n pr:l<' tic:dh· lwg:111 Fricl :l\· mo rning . l lcn·m lwr I !1. w ht·ll (l r . Clark cn lll·d o n th t: diOi: rt'lll nlt'mhl· r :< n f tht· fnL'ult y to makt· s h o rt spl'tT la·s tn tht· stu d ents w i ~ hing thl·n1 :1 "nH·rry Chris t111:1 s and a happy :-./~,· ,,· \'t:11 r·." Th t:st: short talk s wnr full of lt'ltl' ti:dill g :ltHl cnust·d the stud ent s tu ti:l'l that thl' fa ~.· u l t ,. h;HI an intc n:s t in th l' nl nncl w :1:-: de s ir o us that they m ake the most n fthl' s hon YH<.::ttintl. At :.:!::·10 o n Fridn ,. :lftl'rn oon lhl· tl':IL'h · en; nn tl pupil s o f th1.· Jlr:1 cticL' SL' h onl ga n .: a n c ntt·rt:ti nnll'nt ill roo m E. Th L' ~.·hi l cli"CII !lcqui t n ! thc m scl n·s wit h 1111;c h n~.·tlit s how ing l':l r<ful 1 raining n nd p r ~wticc . :\ 1 th e close of' th t· pn 1gnun a II \\'lTC s u rpris~.·d to sec Sn n tft C l;1u s ch·i vl' in wit h a n ·;d li n' 1:~ inrltc 1· :1nrl a slcd lon cll'd clown w it h prl'!:l·n ts 'n nd g·ood thin g~ . Then~ \\'t•rt JIITsen ts for 11 1l tht· t ench c r s and fur (•:tdt mc111hcr of t h e St·ni or clns;;. The prl'Sl' ltts WlTl' t'n tin·ly th 1.· work of t he pupils and ttm·hl'r s and n fh-ctl'rl n o li tt le art and sk ill in t heir m ;lk e-ll p . At 2:HO th e hand ho vs drl'sscd in t hl' ir nnv uniform s ga thcn·d on the lihran porch and gavt• a Ct llll.'l'l"t w hi 1.· h was wc:ll appret·i;ltcd h y thl' stu d e nts . Th e boys an· improving ill thci1· ahilit v t o nwk~.· g •" ,rJ mu sic :1 11<l no w t h at they a 1·e pro perly unifi1n11u l an· :1 cn·.:it to t h1.· ~c h ool :'ltHI wt· :1n· pro ud c f thl' lll ancl t h eir il'ark· r. l'ro f I 'orter . \J nitl' l't·n1 on portion the two

a l:l l·gc n tunht'l' o f st udents kft the eve ni ng tr;1in , hut th e laq:?;er re mained O\'lT ni g h t and left o n mornin g tn1ins.

On S"tunlay montin g t wo spccin l ca 1·s left Peru l(ll· the n ort h , o n e fo 1· 1 Jma h n, [l tld the oth1.•J' fo1· L inco ln, hnth fi ll ed w i t h hnpp_v ":'>l'o1·nw li tes ·. The Nonna l yell ~1 1111 s1·hool so n g w <:n: wl·ll in evid ence a nd a ll ~n: m <:rl to hl' h a v ng- a g ood time . At Ne h r11sk a CitY o ur ca1· \\'!IS atta~.: h ed to t he ITgular Lin c,l n u ·a in a 11d IHTI.' wl' :;n id

g (lod-hy l t l t h l' :::tucknt :- i11 the OmalHI cnr. wh o hy their nppl·nrn ncc sh o \\'cd they wt·re ahlc to take t..·nrc of thcmsch·es nnd ,,.L' ha \' C n o clou ht t hey n.:al'hed Omah:t :<aft•h· . Last year l-tuclc n ls will rcmt· m ber t he :<n o w ball l'l.' ccptio n we recei n :d At .Pal111_\' 1'11 wh<' ll wq~a \ 'C the :-.:on1111 l yell. This· yc:-tr. to s how t hat we·a rc s t ill a li,·c n n e! not tu b e · sikm:~.·cl hy n little s n o w, w e g:-ttlwrcd o n the pint forms of the two l'IHS a nd lustily g:l\'e the yell and ns t h e trnin pulkd nut finish~.·r! our demou s t:n:ttion by · g iviug "\\'hit c- :1 11d Blul'", nnd t ru e to o u r l'X)ll'l' ln t in n s when o u r eft: passed the $lr.-. tinn we I'L'd·i,·l·cl the usual a m o unt · o f s n o w . Entl'ring the c:u· '<\' \ ' hdrl 1t cou n cil t o cli snt:<s pinus of h ow we mig·h t eve n nHtttt·rs w ith Palm yra. Aftt:r much dis t:ussio n h,v t hC' s tll rk n ts , Mis s S toner propost•d t hat on t he next, trip we prov!d.e our:<dn·s w it h a s u pply o f s n ow h a lls ''at t h1.· ti rst s t :1tion l)l'f.. rl' rcadting Palm y ra :11HI thl'n \\' he n \\'l' 1·a :<s through that town gi YL' its people a s:1111 p le of o ur " :·mo w b a llis til·· 11hi li ty. On e h y

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A t L in~_·nln \\'t' inl't N. A. Bengtson, '02 . P rin .:i p,d of sc hoo ls at St. Paul, e nI'Olltt> t o his hum ~ to spend Ynen ti nn . Mr. Beng t so n rc pm:terl him self \\'ell plea ~ed \\' i t h hi s work nt St . Paul. \\'L' left Lincoln .at ~:00 OYer the Elkhorn f,,r f.'remont There were n ow bare!" a h a lf d ozen Nonnalites o n t h e train and l n iver~ ity s turl ents fillerl t h e car. We co u ld n ot help b1.·i ng im p ressed wit h t he clilfc rent spirit ma nifes ted Ly the stud ents of the cliffe1·ent sc h ools. The No nnal stud ents \-Ve t·e socia bll' a nd seem ed in teres ted in t he aff';1irs of eac h other. U n t he o ther h a nd the Uni ve r ,;it y st udent s appeared as thnuvh ,.., thc .v had never met b efore w hic h w1.· pres um e is too true to n lm·ge extrnt.

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We would rather attend school in a small place like Peru t ha n in a city li ke Li ncoln , fo r we feel that students who are deprived of contact with thejr fellows Jose a great deal of the good of school life. Reaching Fremont at 4:30 we w< rc again joined by a bout six Norma li tes who had gone via Oma ha. Here we a lso met Miss Christina Larson '02 o n her wa v to her ho me at West Poin t fr~m her scho-ol in Iowa. Miss Lars~n is well plensccl wi th her school work a nd still holds a warm P,lace- in her heart fo r Peru and a ll Norm a l students. Miss Longri.tvcr who a ttcndl·d school in Peru last yea r was a lso on the t rain; she is teaching a nd doing well. Reenforced by the arrival of severa l students fro m ~maha and our la s t yen r .f1;cnd s we gave the Normal yell a t t he renr enrl of t,hc Omaha train and ended with '·W hite ' and

~lue, \vh~:t's the matter wit h olrl Peru?' ". . ,. , .

we wc n : :l ll 'iwc n :cl hy a g(.·n t h: n 1:111 . w h o eviden t ly li ked t o h c.:n r him :-.c l l" t: dlc t hn t Pe ru mig ht IJ~: a lrig h t b u t \ vt: !--hn 11 lcl he in KeHrn l"y n ~x t y,:a r . Th i~ b ro u g ht o n fl disc us s io n o f ~ I r . Ft J\vll:r··~ JH"O]H>Sccl cha ng e a nd a vo t e was t:tk c n i n w hid1 all s tudents decl a red th e m sc i \ TS e m ph a tic:tlly in fa,· o r of kee pi n g th e .'-: or m :~ l : rt 1\.-r tL At Scribne r,,.<. m e t .\ l iss ,\ g n c s \VuniH:'r '02 , w ho is now tt:aching in t h e A l bi o n sch ools , o n h ~:r w a Y t o h e r h o m e :1 t S ta ll t o n for th e vac atio-n . Mi ss \\' un111.: 1· is w ell pleased with h e r p ositi o n <r ncl (." X JH·cs~cd hl· rsclf :,ts s till hl·in g int(.·r-cst cd i n th e pn•gt·ess uf t he S tate :-\o n n<r l . F r om Scrihne r we c o n t inu ed o n our \\":1)" a j olly party o f five · ~or·m a li t c s ' ' 1111 t il we rea ched o ur d es tination :til n l the snmc town And now wl· n t·ed un c an d y o u wi ll hl·at· of us no more until we m<:ct ,·uu i u chrq1l'l nt the dos<: of th is ,·nc :t t i n n .

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A11rl nqw g lad \":H:n ti nn time With a ll its joys i ~ lwre. We'll a ll j oin in the Chri strhas chime And fi ll it with gnorl ch(.•cr . Now, for. n sho r t time with friends, At the ole! ho me wl··ll he. Let'~ do our . he~t and make amends A nu ~et our co~~c i en ce fr~.e. Then with a will to work return With minds rcfn:~hcd h,· rest, Re.sol\"erl a ll carelc~s ness ~o spurn And t o be co n'teti tcd only w ith our best. So Jet us a ll as.'we cc•mc hm:k, Fu r the new and. old ns well, Heir to mHke ~! s mootht•l· trn~k And in m.ore hdpful ~tnion d well .

THE NORMALITE

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had \'OIII' lc ~~o n ~ nt·xt d:l\·'

\\' . F. \\'illinm~. of ~ilt·tHitHloah w:t~ in PtT\1.

Tht· hnucl h a~ lll O\'t•d it~ pr·:t t· ti~_·c r·tlo tn

Is it Dt·ct·ttthe r ? llr has "t he y o nge !"onnc In the l~mn h:tlf his co urs Yro nn e" ?

l'rnf. l'ortn witnessecl the gnme at Lincolt! het\\'t't'n tht· l'. of~. and North\\'esttTn l'ni .

t o \Vdliugtoni:11r h:tll.

:\11- Coll iu s, of .'\ehr:rska City. ,·isitcd so me of o ur :>.:onualitt'S last Ttrt·sdn \'.

:\1 . T . (in :!nd l~r:tde ntunbcrs )."\\'lwt do we take nt night? " Christine T.- "Coug h s}'I'!IJ.l ...

You want to t'rlt t· r· the pn·limiuarit•s. Tlu:n·'s r1 o better training than debating.

M i% :\iluhle nlm lt'k, of l k n\'tT, Colo ., is the gues t of o ur genial liiJnt t·inn, Miss :Vl:Jj on;.

v:' It has been forciiJI,V impressed on a ll the ~tuden ts that the sehnol building is not

lnrge t'nough. We t·nn use c hair~. hut we would rather n ot h:tvc the aisles full.

"Missjonc~ entertained lnst year's in,terst:tte (lt·haters Tuesday cYening."-K. S. N. Bulletin. B<·ttt·t· pick out some more for thi s ye ar·. and en tt·rtain th e m. too. Better· do it bd'ore the dc iJa tcs, though.

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lu the pr[lcticc scl\ ()ol,:V!t-. T .-"\Vhat is i t. C hr·istine?" Christine .- ' Mr. Carrington mnk e!" me burgh."

What is trim~ph? It's what we hnd oYer ad\'(·rsL' circumstn nces nnd melted fusl's on the evl'nin g of Dec. 6. What is enjoyment? It's what we had when we got the pictures on the screen at last.

In Rhetoric.-"An o ld man sat in an :trm chair smok ing n· pipe of cla y." We',·e hearrl of boys smoking gn1pe-vine, co rn silk. mullein and \\'hipsta lk , and men o ften smoke tohncco , hut clay c:tn he burned o nlv in t he electric furnaee .

THE NORMAL!TE F lorence Dye is at home since Dec. 20 .

M iss ~J nuclc 'Kcy" vi..,itc:d with dcrso n fo r n few rl:ty-. la ~ l w ~.· dc

_Don't·: g:-t mad a t the NoH)l~t;l'rE; we h8-ve tro~tbles of our own.

.. .Why didn 't StateSuper.fh ten(le nt. Fo;vlcr declare his policy befo re election

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\V ntch ·rot· the Hnncl when Ynu co me hack . You cn n t<: ll them fr-o m t h 1.· <;L'Il t i k:' n nw . •

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Evcryhocly went slc igh - riclin g. : tnd l h c.· n th e ver v n<:xt d ay afu·r ''t h e )>(' s l d:ts · 1.>f :.Wh1l~• yo.u are a wavJ 1-einemhcr we wn nt •.:• l11 II " wcn · l t h' . o s uo\\· me.·' it c.·-.·1 . a ne w hbrary building down at Peru . Jl.

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Yell li ke lndianswH ill! o n you r wny 'hack to school. It is a sort of a dvct·tis ing. Jl.

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H a ve you spo kt:n to you'r' ll:gislator yet? Don 't forget that we want he lp in J anuary . ..

gale ." "Why , Prof. P cH·tcr, I c an 't u ndcn>l n ud ,· th at ." .. ' .

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Get some pa le blue a nd white, nn'd cekbrate while yo u are at hume nnd on th e way back . '

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You mav t hink h , . band : t ose were the n :gu far · . untfor ms · ...IJh n o.1 'l' h l')' are not w ht te; besides they di<.J n t . C · · u cume m .time . or t he foot ball ga me.

]. ·E.~. Dll10t:J ,) a fo rm er ~tudent''· n n'rl· ·a graduate htre ~eve . 1 . s r,. yea rs ago . WHS in Peru the first of the. tn<Jnth · l-1·t: )'IVes 111 • · Shenandoa h, Lowa, now. .;1\

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Prof Du ·· · b · ncan on,'--" Can VO tl tell a verte rate fr om a n invertchra ;e;." Ethel H<lll s "l . f " ,- cat;~ tell a grassh<;>ppcr rom a ho r e" · ·

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"Lamb a:nd :\1.iss Btc lcwhi ~-tl in gn tHI s itti ng on the la l)(l rat01·y . tab.cs: ' ·

No w yo u know ,vh:1 t th e n t' \\':' JlH p crs arc ~1s an . cducatio n ;tl 1'<.':-' 0 lll'l'l' . Fu1· ins.~ ~~;cc.' 'po·,_,~j_~ r:s J>l.;>p~>:-iti <~l.l :~ nd the.· h ;gisl:t t i n · co m~ittec ':' J·csolution,l>r. L' l a t·k 's

' s pn·eh, etc . . '· Edison Pettit, (First Yl·~r) had the. misfortun e to cut his fno t durin g t'h nnksgiv ing vn c:~ti o n . lt w ~~·; nl·cess:~ ry to atnput atc one of hi s toc.•f{. H ~ wa~ · <>u't .o f .-;c ho o l some tin1e.· · ' J 00 hft<l. Rd!. ~vv<·H·k hn n l to C:l t ell' up: · •,

M 1·. S tt\·n,- "Sny. F.o n ·l·s t clicJ you ), n n\Y t hat 'M i ~~ Wnnl'e h: i ~ going to ·st udy ' •hgr· ie u It u re t h'i" tl-r tn ?' · ._, 'M r: Rncla '1:nr g h -.'- " No-, is shL'?' ' M1· , ~--·Yes. · .she i~" g<) ing t o ' ·s tt'ldy ._ . · r

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•·Oh!. :-: ut" h g l o 1 ·iott~ \\'cn th c t·, if I o n lY CIJuld ~o sk :t Lin g " ~ iglc cd :1 do nn i tory g irl. T he \\'l·nt h ~ r h :t~ b ee n ~imply li pt.· fu r ~ kat in g a nclma n y :-:t ud e nt !' Ita \'l' t:tkt.· n nrl ~;tnl: c gc n f i t. In the e \:t: ni11 ,~ .t h t: 111erry laughter of boy:-: a11d g irb :111<1 the l.'l i ctking of slw t cs e:t n be he ard : tln w~t eonti n u al l:,· . Of co urse so mc c: tu :-:ka t e hel tcr than ot h e r :-: n ncl it is a mu :-: i11 .~ to \\':tt eh the dignil1ccl st nio r vying \\'i th the li c·:-:t ye:u· in t he ••r L of slwting, a \'e r y unf:tir l'O il t<::-:t. The :lstrono my cl a~s for o n ee g i ves g·o ocl :1 t Lt.' II· ti o n, hccau ~c some o 11e is ·a l \\'ays :-:ec~11g ~t ars . :VI iss Gra h :1111 nt·e cl 110 t \\'o r r\' :thout her physica l e ultut·e cla :-::-: n ot ge t t in g eno ug h exe rcise. fo r a nn :-: :ItT thro\\'n in ~o th e n it· in ni l direc ti o n !" n ntl "pt·cpa re toju mp" h a s h ec n tu rn e d int o t h e commanti "prr pnre .to f:dl '.

A m nn in 1\t.· \\· York pai d 11ftcen d o ll m ·s for n to n of nnt hrac ile. li t: em plo yed a

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l'o :d hl'; cnT t o dcli,·ct· i t at hi s ho u se. I t h :cJlJll' ll l'd t h n t t h e pbce \\'h e t·e h e ke p t h is eo :d \\'iiS under g r o und a n d t·c ached th t·nu ~ h o n e nf th ose nwn- h o lcs in th e sidc\\'al k . T ht· open ing in to t he sewer loo kt·cl !'o 111t1eh likt· it t hat t he coa l IH:n ,·er put t !t c l' ();d in then· .. The o \\·ner of t he coa l \\':t:-: t :t h ·n to ,i n il for vi o lating t he c ity o s·din :cn l'l' whic h im pose::: a fine for t hrowing t h in·g:-; in to t h e se\\'er s, \\'hic h clog t h em. The 111 :1 11 did not ca'r c for t he fine. im pri:-;onml·nt a ncl . t he <.d msc h eaped upon I im by his n l' ighiJo r s. H ·~ o nl v \\'anted the l'O LI I.

:-\o\\' oot h t h e busy nwn desire

T o hu y more <lllllwncite. r\l ns! h ow g t·cnt \\'i ll be h\s ire \\he n he can ' t find a mi te. The g reedy coni-man on t h e ru n Seek s h ere and t hct·e, be su re! Mot·c c o a l n_t fi(~ec n doll ar~ a t o n T o se ll anci p u t i t in th' SC\-YCr.

THE NORMALITE T heN. S. N. S. is t hirty-six ycnrs o ld .

There ha ve b een five hundred a n d eigh t y t hree gradu a tes o f the No rm a l.

J oin a lite ra ry society, eit her o n e, but j oin. for it will ma ke y o u muc h s t o ng er a nd has a c ultu re va lue.

No, we d on' t need t o s ub sc ri be fo r t he No R ~A j...ITE. So.ne o n e t a k es it a t t he h o u ~e. Wha t - - ? ? ?

Seven t housand different stude n t s h n vc trodden the hi storic ha lls an d pat hs o f th e Neb raska St ate No rm a l since 1 8lH .

· Did you ever see a ma n try t\) m a ke a team of h orses h o lci a heavy load s till o n a s teep hill a nd then j et·k a nd beat them h eca use they co uldn ' t d o i t? Wh at k ind o f a ma n is he? Don 't all s peal< a t o n ce.

Cheer fulness i!l j list as nat ura l to th e h ea rt of ma n in stro ng h eal t h a s co lo r t o his cheek. a nd w hereve r there is h abit ua l glo o m there mu s.t be eit her bad n ir. un w h olesome food, im p rope rl y severe labo r , o r erring h a bits o f life.- John Ru sk in .

What d oes life mea n to yo u and m e? Docs it mea n th e ~e! fi sh, self-cente red exis tance bo unded by the h or izo n of ou r o wn h o pes , desires a nd end s ? Dues it mea n an abso lu te d isr eg a rd o f o u r fellow me n wh ose Ji ,·es we t o uch i n pa ssing? Dues it mea n t he us ury o f o u r friend s t o he t hro wn aside t o let us at t a in o ur a m biti o ns? Have we the sympa th y fo r so rro w th a t m a kes t he wh o le ea r t h ki n? Do we rega rd th e feding s of o ther s t h a n oursei ves? At·e "'"e li ving as God in his w :sclu m a n d goo dn ess

cu mm a nd~d

u s to li,·c . h e lpi ng ot h ers ra t h ~ t· t h n n n w k t n g o ur :-'l· h· t·~ ~t1 1111 hl i n g A t"c w c clt~ in g thc$C hlu~k s in th eir w ;ty? t hings or w h n l i:-- li fe to u s?

:-.J o w is th t: t im c to b eg in t o g n H> lll l) tlr sc h ·es fo r t h e in ters tn t c: t k h <l ll"S. \\"c h n v e b us ines s o n h nnd t hi s y car· w i t h K :1n s r1:> and M iss o ur i, a n cl th e son n <.: 1· w c g~ t hus y o ve r t h e fl ffair t h e lwlt<.·r . Eac h s t<• tc hns two scon:s t o s et tl e wi th u s <ltHI t. h c y u rc in <1 m o o d t o d o so . \\" c w :1n t t o b e p n ·s c n t w hen t h e H" t l lc: m ~ nt t: t 1<<.:s p Iac c·. T h e pr~ limin : 1r_y ck bn t es s l·n·c as sc..: h u o ls of ex-

pe ri cnc<.: fur t h ose wh o sccu tT plo• ct·s u u t h e tca n; s t·epn:scn tin g t hi s sc h oo l in t h e c on~ ing co n tes ts . \ Ve o u g ht l o m:• k c c o u d tti u ns a s ncar lik e th o se o ht :1in i ng in th e in te n ;ta tc rlclw t es as p••ssihl c . 1"\> t h is end the clifTc n :n t cl a ssc:s :tnd s o c il· ti cs in sc h oo l sho uld turn o ut t u l Ill· pn·l i 111 i 11:1ril·s t o c helT o n t h e sp eak~rs . L~ t us nn t h aVt· th e c h a pd tu rn ed in to a co ld-s t o ra g e w a re-hou se 0 11 Fe b . 1 £. 1 ~3, 1-1- . 1 9 , 20 . No life thriv es in to o l·htllin g :111 at m osph e re . W l" ca n c on cei\"c o f n ot hin g m o t·c dc pt·essing ton s p l'a l< c r th a n empt y Sl':tts, o r an u urlic ncc w hich d o cs n o t wa rm UJ7. I f t h ese spl'Hk c r s in th e pt·climin a rics w _C' r C t•x p cri e nced s pcu k e J-s o t- vve w ent pa yt n_g them fo r th t-ir uttera n ces "'"e w ou ld de m a nd tha t the y be th e larg e s t f:tc t u r in th e e n t hu si RS11J. Uf CO UI"Se w e s hnJI h :1 \'e s p cnk er s wh o h n ve h fl cl c xpe ,· ic n cc in public s pea l<ing .but t h ey will dn b ~ t te r if we give th e m t he g la d ha n d . Nuw d o n't say yo u hn ven't g o t tim e t o g n . Tak e tim e. Di d it e ve r o cl'ur t u yo u th a t y ou owe so me thin g to th e sc h ool; th at y o u a 1·e n ot her e t o get a ll y o u ·: ca n ,v i t h o ut g iving so m eth ing in r e t 11 rn ? E eo n o m ize y o u1· tim e. Maybe i f_vou g ive t h e fnculty (m o d el Sl"h o ol incl u d ed) a hint t hey will r c m e 111 bc r th e d ates a n d b e g <JOU t o yo u in a s s ig n ing w o r k . Car ry y our p c:: n a nt s , " ·c :t r yo ur co l o r s. o il v o ur t a lk in g m ac hin e r y, d o so m ethin g fo r. t h e "Good o f t h e O n .lcr ".

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Do You See It? An old man w:t!'sit t ing o ut o n th1• pnrdt in a ch a ir ti ltcc.l hack ng:ttnst the wall. .-\ piece of p:qll'r \\"<IS "pn·: td t>llt <.tt hi s kn . c :tnd nn cn\'clopc \\":IS l ying on the tlonr. His h1·ad wns rc-sting ag:tin st thl· nHtg lt h oards and a pipe \\":t s in his m out h hut he was not smol<ing fur his lips \\'l' t-c nwtionlcss and he \\'<ts gazing into t lw distance. A large stout woman \\'<lS stand ing h efore the table whid1 was <.:o\'cred with flowered calico. Pinn er! to thi s was a p attern which h ad been partly cut out, fo t· scraps of cnlico were h e n .: and the1·e. The woman's lips we1·e s hut tight lind h e1· <:yes Wl:rt: snapping as s he worked tite seis,.:o1·s back a nd forth on the n ec k o f a b o ttle. D.\ S \ ' PlHCE.

A little h oy with a fire s hovel in hi s hand was sta ndin g in t h e gm·den. II is mother, a l itt le d:u·k-eyed woman was stand ing n ea r by talkin g to him . She seemed ,·ery much clisplectsed as s he loolu:d at the f.e~h di1·t which the little boy h ad dug up. He stood with hnnging h ead, his little str aw hat pu!'hecl back showing a w ea lth of golde n cu d s. As hi s mothe1· ceased speaki n g h e bm·st int o tears and said, ''0 mamma! I'm so so n·y . · I'll n en~ r digiti y o ur gru·dcn a ny m o n·." Th at af-

t erntlo n th<· gardcner rr pl:tnted the seed s \\'hi e h lwei bt:l'll \lug up all(') a ll loo ked as usual \\'hen little Jmlll'S :l g ain entered the ganll n a nd forgetting his p1·o misc to his ntut hl'l', at cntt'l' ht·gan to build a fort in thl· n il'l' lousl' din. i\1.\ HI. E B R O \\' :\.

Littll' C h:-trley wn:,; fis hin g 111 the washtu b on t he porc h. His mother was scrubbing t hl· kit l· hen floor, a nd si n gin::, : ,.., qui e t tht: h.thy in the cl o th es-baske t ju"t in side the sitting r o om do or. Charley, tired o f fi s hin g. stnrtcd across t he we t floor towm·ds the enpboard. Hi s mo ther jumped np and cnught hiin by the nrm. • r II teaeh y o u to walk Rct·oss m y clean floor. Ge t ont of d oo rs," n nd w it h a box on each ear she sent him fl y ing out o f the door. C hadep hegan to cry a nd t·an o u t to t he hn m H e sat d own on the g r o und beside o ld Rn va and patted the d , •g's nose. MA RY C o ~LEY.

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Raphael. I h ave hea1·d it said. that " when God give!' a man a beautiful tenor vo ice he takes C\'crythin g else from him. :' And l believe t his to be ge nerall y tn tt', for w hen \\'e find a man g ifted nl ong on e o r two lines . he is usually found deficient in so me ot her things .

THE NORMALITE But R a pha el was n o t s uc h a man , fcH· he was g ifted in e ve ry w ay . H e wa s no t only the t he painter, sculpto r , and arc hit ect, that ' Ye _u s ua ll y th in k o f him a s being, but h e· \~:a s a lso a very good mu s ic ia n, a g ood and nohle man, and w as mu c h ]o,·ed by e ve ryo ne. It seem s fit1 ing th a t a ma n w h o so lo ved beauty, a nd trie d.-a n ct succeeded ,-to show i t t o the wodll s'h ou lcl h ave been s uch a no ble a nd pe• feet man in form and fi g ure.

He JiyecJ in l tu lv in lht• fiftee nth century . t h at centu ry of g rea t men, when S aY OII :trola was preachi ng, and M ic ha e l An g t·l 0 \va s painting h is immortal pictures. II is child hood was very happy u·p to his e ig h th Y~'ar when hi s lo vdv rno t ht·r clied . Howe~er hi s fa t her soo n m aniccl ngai n and th'e s tep-mother w as 1·cry goo d to littl<: Raphael. H e assis t<'d hi s' lathe•: 'in th e s t 'u rli o ( his father was a n ~•rti s t) ' u.n t il he 'w ;is tle\·en whni hi s fa t her d ied. His s tep-mother anrl his uncl e S<'n t h im tcr Perug ni s the grea tes t painl<'r of Umb.ria , Rapha el's cour~t•·y . Th is man, ptrctti\:t'd t he geniu s p f th e ho v fo r h e snid soon after. seeiogbima n dso .~e of his wo .-1<. " Le t him be -m y pupil. So on he w ill he m y master.' ' Anrl. hi s w o rds proved t 1·u<;, ifo•· t oda y we head the lis t of thl' grl'9 t - painters with Haphael's name . •.. s .ni1oe . Afte r remainin()' w ith Perq ccr ni 0 . y ears , Ra phat•l s pent the •·emaini ng se,·e n t t'en years o f hi s life in g o i,,g to E lo re n c-e and Arnsand th erepa intingma n vheau tifu l pic tures, and mak ing pattern s f{;r magnifice nt tapes tries, f( nd pl H)ln in g and frc~cning mH\1." buj l din g~. Of t:ourse his p upi ls helpen him so me es pecially in his later y ean: , but s ti ll he pla nn ed th e m him sel f a nd they a •·e ex pressive of hiin a nd hi s c haractc•·· So me of hi s mo s t beaut iful painting s ~re th e S is tine Mad o nna , !\II ;•donna of the Ch a ir S aint Ceci li a , and M ~1donn a of th e Fis h . Yo u ·see t hree of thi s li!'it arc Ma. d o nn as. I n all h<' is said t o hn vc painte d a ve r n ne hundred Ma d o nn as, The Sistin e M a d o nna is JW•·haps t he bes t kn o wn .

67 I hel il•n : it wn s till' g n n dn l·s-. :1 111 1 t h e s p ot l<:ss n<'ss o f t h e t· h ;••·;•ctLT ol tl a · m a n whi c h m a k e hi ~ pnin ti n gs l 's p c t·i:• ll y t lw:-c of .Vl a •·y a nd th e C lll·is t -ch il cl. S CI ~ ul • l i m c. If h e had n ot h ct· n s o gn• ,d n n cl n n h k :l nd pure him self. h t: co uld ll t' IT I' 1! :1IT JHII' ll·n _n · tl s uc h puri ty and ]n ,·c.: in t h e f:l t:l.' " n f" h is Mad u nnn s !l is li nt·s 'm ay n n t h : 11T l> el'll p e rf<'ct but h e him s t·lf' w :1 s in t'IT I'_I'" Il t: (lr h is p iclurc s . As nnnl'nin g ~: • y ~ in hi~ " And re a d e l S: ••·tc>" , ' Thu ~ t h l· lin e s ho uld ' gu ~ Ay, h;1 t th e so ul~ h c.: ' s l~ : q>h :•e l ~ · E ,.,.; 1. y ;-.; 11 1-:s s 1-: I. T I :-; 1-: .

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built a c as tl e s o hi g h . s o high It a lm ost t ouc ht:cl the ,·:• u l tc.: d s k y . I t s hon e,' wit h a :ight s" JHII'l' :1 1Hl h ig 1•t T h" t . t h t • <:I() u cl i l ' s t d: I ." \\': I s I Ul'lll' d I I ) II i .~- h t . \fall )' a d 0111t: [l ll tJ.pin r;J;Il'k f . i1·

1-l !'l rl this t·n s t le I built in the : •i.-. I tr it·d to cl imh the turret s t: •i •· But th e \\':1\· WHS ha rd nnd d;~ •· k A n d tht: l'as.tlc fe l l ~1ncl left m <.: then: Hplf way u p t h e tu .-ret st:1 i1· , An o ther cast le nround thi ~ st:ti1· I have h t1ilt, a ncl it is wondrou s fuir A nd a s I ~tri1· e to c limb up then: l dt~ n ot fall hut o n wn•·d go Fo1-cc d b y the lo1·c which wil l g lo\V Eve•· w ithin my h c aTt Pl a cl'd there b y God~ mo '-\ t n : >b' c :••·t. l\tJ ,\I{(;:\ l < ET C \ I. I> \ \ '

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-"' Litt lt: Willie sa t on th e . s o ut h J)Cll't: h in in the m or ni n g s un hi s !'tra '"' hat pus!Jed ha <' k displaying a hi gh white fo1·c h cnd ove r vv hi c h f.:Jl a .c lu ste r o f dnrk cu rl s. A la •·ge dog b y on the groun d b ef u 1·c him gazing w istfully at th e slice o f l> rc:td W i jlio.:: held .. S udden];- lo oking up. h e ~n w !l is fat h er a pp road1 ing. \Vi( lie •·:• i;<t·cl hi s fo •-cli nge•· wn 1· nin gly nnd a b1·u ad g•· in p:ts!'l' tl o ver his f:.tce . , "~he' s u n n t('a•· this m o •· ning. pn; s o m e thing m o, r (' th a n -ust.1al fo •· wh.t·n me : tnd

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look<:rl :1t n H· :1wlul <' I " ' ' :111d .... I \ ... it for th:11 d n;..:- "'

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and \\'l'lll O\'t'l' to \\'h t.·n· :;hl· :->:ll.

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as he hdd hi :< l·hin in h i:- h :111d :111.! h i ... n l'" wn n cltTt·d O\' L·r thl' lil·ld . · L :tn d knt l \\ ... I dor)'t; ' p t~ lr ;; til lilt' :- h l' .!.!l'l:- \\'11 1':-l' l.,., 1·y dny ,' s ig h ed t h L· f:t ri'H'I' . Onl· ,,., lldd h :1rd 1Y t hi 11 k t h i!' til l' ; I II l f11 I' \ \' i11i l' I I t h l'; II ' hIll Willi e :111 rl h is fa thlT 1111 kT>'lund l':td l

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g i n ni n g to p:t ec the Hoor. " t he compnny

('au g h t him h y th e s k c\'L'.

lc:1n·s lit' Xt week. o u r en p ta in rcce i\'e d won( thi :-> ll llll' Hi n g." H e h·pt his e yes o n t he tl1>0 l', n tll' d id h e r ai:<l' t he m u nti l n low

I w or k from lll u rnin g t ill n ight . ·

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b:d in g t h at d ng_j n s t a s I L'X J>l'L't <..'d w he n I gnve i t to y o u ."

1n o:11 1 ,; t n rt kd him . H e spt·:•ng tn her side j u st in time tn s a \'l' h e r fr om f: t!l i ng oA' hrr c h a it·· An o ldm a n \\'i th s t cH> p t·d s h o uld c 1·s n nd t hin gTay loc k s s:1t s ik nt ly h e fot 'C' t h l· o p e n fire.

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fo r e h ea d; t h e p npc t· h e had b ee n tT:t din g

lay fo lded ac n> ss hi s kn ee a;; h e sat gazin g in t o t he fire. An o id la d y sat he;;i cle n

ta b le lcnittin g.

h o ld ing up h e r w o rk . n ow and t h e n . L' IO!'l' to th e la m p IJcs ic:c he r , t o

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st u m bl ed up orf the lou n ge a n d across to l h t' lll qu ic k a s hi s fee bl e st1·c ngth \\'ould p c nni t.

In a few m o m ents she o pen ed her

eves . s miled u p in to t h ei t· [1nx io u s faces, n.nd in s isted ;; h e \\'as·q ui tc h er:::elf agnin . S h e \\'L' Il l h1·nn·l v a n d c h eerfull y thmug h t h e n .- mninin g da ::s h er so n was \\' ith her , h e lp in g hi m in hi s p rcpa t·at io n ;; , her old ;;e lf. :tpp:tre n t ly . t o th e l r~ st . D EI.IA TAWI'SCII.

THE NORMAL!TE A Christmas Sunbeam. S ilently , silently fa lling, o n t from t he c loud s nf g r ay . \\'bite Oeecy Oakes o f winter h:ul t hic k <.: netl t he ::;ky t h:t t day : And as the s ha do w s o f C\'e n ing g radually sett le d lo w, The wiml h lcw r o und t h e co rn er s m a kin g drifts nf t h e fea th ery ~now . S ilently, s ile nt ly fa ll ing fr o m ey es t h at n ow w e re cli111. The tears t hat w ere caused by a bro ken heart, b leedin g t o the brim , Had left t heir trace o n thr p a le sad face o f h e r , \\' h i) w a tched th e li g h t , Of t he life o f he1· o nly treas ure, fad e l·k e a s pa r k no lo ng er b rig ht. " :\ lam a ' ' a soft \'oice called he r , a t hin h a nd IJec l, ,.nc d s lo w, " Will y o u tnke me t o t he \'\·indo,,·? I s h o uld lilt<: t n S l 'C the s now: And ton ig h t y o u kno w, d ear mama , i ~ t he nig h t th:t t S ant n cnn1es , 1 wnnt to see if the roa d s arc so he can g tl he re w ith h i!=; ton:; . T he re, t ha nk you, !lading m an1a, let m t· rest n1y h ~· :Hl 1·ig ht hr rc, I ca n see t he s n o w- H::~k es fa lling !'O quiet, so lt an rl n car : How pur<: a nd white. t hey a rc, mama, lik e s o1u Is of ange ls abo ve, Oo yo u t hink that m y s o ul, ma m a, is ready for God '>< thro n e of L ove? Now plea se dnn ' t c ry, d ear mama, I'll be b ette r b y an ti by , And pe rh::. ps I w ill s pe nd m y C hrist ma s w i t h t h e an g~.: l s a w a y o n hig h : And if I a m t here, m a ma, I' ll th in k of y o u d ow n h r rc And o n Ha krs of s no w my kis ses send t o fi ll y o u wit h C h r istm as c hee r " . The lig h t o f the C h ris tm a s m o rning s h one in at t h e wi n d o w fair, And a s un beam t enderly touched t h e c heek o r a son ·o wing mother there: S he turned a nd her face g re w h n ppie r at th e touc h o f the gentle r ay , S he tho ug ht it the ki ss o f he r an g-el boy, a nd i t g l:t rld enecl her lo n ely clay . G I! ACE K E LLOG G.

THE NORMALI TE

Will Jack gnvc :1 cll·lightfully in f •nn:tl ping pong party Saturcl:ty l'\'l: j :1n . 17. t o a few of hi s fri ~· mls .

On thr c\'C·ning o f Dccc mhct· R1. \Ii~s Le:1h A. M a rk of O maha, v•n~ m:ttTic-d t o Mr. Alber t W . S t a utl'ct· of C mwfo rcl. a t tlte ho me o f th e b t·idc's mo t he r in O m :t!w . Miss Mark w a ~ attended by Mi s~ Clara Hervey, a nd Mr. Billin g~ wns b e~ t man . Mr. and Mr~. S t au flc t· left fo r th e w est at midnig ht. Mrs . Sta uHtT is a n alumnu s of the No rmal, dnss o f ' 0 1. ML Sta uiTl•t· is a pro minent bu s i11css m a n o f C:-awfo rd . .:J. One o f th e m o st cklig htful e \·cnts o f th e past mo nth was th e s katin g pa ny which Lillia n Neal gn n~ t o abo ut twe nty-n\'l' o f her fri t:nd s. The jolly ct·o wcl rod e to the lake in tw o la rge wn go ns :tncl soon t he m ~rry clink of sk<l tt:s n111 g in th e still nig ht a ir. A ddi cio us s alad s uppc•· \\' :l S served, nnd a gy ps y cnmp-fit·c and th e wa rmth o f steam ing coflec dro ve a w a y the wintc1· chill and jokes anrl lnug htct·

c:t m c thick ~\1\cl fn s t. Du r ing the ride ho me so ngs \\' t..'I'l' s unf.r nnrl th e culkge yell g i\'en and :t lt:tppy l' t'ti\\'CI, enthus ia s tic O\'er the l'\'('ning's t'n_inyment . said good-night to thl·ir c hat ming hostess.

Tht· scconcllcl·turt: was a fine ex hibition n f sci<'n t ific a T't . M r . Fren ch knew h o w , a nd hc coulo tell ho w, butn o n<.'ofusco uld clo it :tftcr he \\'a S thrO\tg h . But no o ne w:~ s p1·esent who could no t come nearer dra w ing a land sca pe, o r co uld not make a b etter diffen ·nce bt..'twt't'tl a m a n a nd a b oy, th a n he could bdore. It w :ts really ~tn educational art lecture, n o t a lo t of hastily rlra wn pictures , which va nished \Vith the H:00 l>t"ll. C o me ngain , :\1r. French.

While most of the students w er e w hiling awa\· and enj o ying th eir \' acations at h o m e, s o me wen' less fo rtun a te. and spent their \' acatio n here. The time did n'Ot pass ns sl o wl y ns o ne w o uld think , some writing their th eses , o thers wer e w r iting letter s , and o ne gid confcssccl th at s he ha d

THE NORMALITE spt:nt h er tim e in s leepin g nnd se w in ~. M iss Est he r Cla rk gave a n inf01·ma l p:tny at the d o 1·m itory for th ose wh o w e re here. They met in t~1 c rece pti o n roo m at. t ,.,.o o'clock a nd spent the afte m oo n in ge tting acquainted w ith each ot her a nd pi.t y ing g a mes. Refreshm e nts were served :tncl at five o'clock thc_v all dqn u ted fo r th ci~ re:>pect ive ho me::;, f~:el ing that they , cou ld enjoy themsel ves at C h ri s tmas tim e, e ven if th ey were away fro m ho me . ~

Th e second lect ure g i ,·rn for th e lw m·fi t o f tht: g reenhou se fund wn s g i n~n o n the C\·enin g of ] i.! n . l •t rro f Duncnn s on w ;ts t he ~ectu.re t for the en·ning. hi::; s uh jt:ct !wing. T~c Ycllowstond :'\a ti o na! . Pnrk". Befo r: t he lectu re brgnn , l'vl r . Ca rrington fa w>rcd t he au dience w it h n v oe;tl ::;o ln . • Prof. Dun~anson h a d a n op p or tunity tn sy mpat hi ze wit h N!i~s StomT \\'hen s h e gave her lect u1·e .. th efnse havin g burnt o u t . Wh·l 1 e a new fu se was bt:ing put in Prof. Du nca nso n entenni ned the a udit·nce ,,·ith hear a nd fis h -~t nnts. .. T lle I ee lnreen n::;1.stc tl o f a number of st ereo p t icon views o f hn·ge gcy:.:crs and basins; t he Yellowsto ne ~~~tlb , the ea n on o f t he Yell o v.•s ton e River wne ~tlso s huw n . The platform of the c hapel was Orn<_tme nted by m a ny foli Rge p la nt s a nci cacti fr~ m t ht' g ree n h o u se.

71 t h c m st·lvcs under <.·e na i n io . nlll To:- l ti tg:t f:ti l t.o di scharge.: t h c~c i!-o l<t bring dow n c ri ticis m o n the ir h t·:tC I::;. T he fo ll owing pa1·:•.:..:T:t p h f t·ntt l t lt c snci· ty p age of t h e Sun d ay .J c ~t~rn:tl ~t'l' l tt s to sn .,· th a t n ot m : t n\· - m ill ion: tin·< st> n :-:tn· in the w<.·s t en t u n i vc 1·si tv . ·ni,·t rsi ty g it·ls ex p t'l'l the e : t nlt. · sai d a y o un g man la s t \\'ee k . \\'ho h : td l' \· icl <: lt t h · read some ITmarks rcconlt-d in t lt t'Sl' colum ns. " the\· cr• m c t <> Linc o l n f"rn ttl sn nt c little town \\'hu-e th ey 11 1.' \' t' r '-'tT : 1 l.' <llllllll•ll h ;tck nnd t h e n rkm:~nrl :t c:IIT i: tgt· \\' i t lt r ul.hc r tirc·s. I tt· ll yn 11 :ti l th e g id "' \\'<> ulcl haven m uch lH:ttcl· till1 l' if t h e~· dicl n t ex peel so m u c h of ti S f"c l ln\\' s. \\·c h : t ,·,·n' t. th e mon t·v. l'it h e r in 0 11t· se lt on l cl:t ys nr nftc1·, fo r .man,· t h c: ttn· t it· la : ts 11 1· f~>t· e. trri .. ge hin·. \ Ve c:tn JftT h :•p'-' ri c• t lt o:-:1.' t hin gs : t fl:w t in11.· s in t Jw Cll lli.Sl' nr ; 1 .\..-;11· h11t \\'Ceiln't h t':-'111\\. :>IIC h l' XJWn Si \·<..' ill t . n 1i on::; n n :ti l th e g i.-l s to wlt11 n1 \\' <' : 11 -c in deb te d . \\'h ilt• f ll l h e IIIli nT:-' i I\' \\"1..' :ttT ckp c ncl<.nt pnd ,:t h lv o n llttl• p : ll ·~ nl :> ro t' ;d l eX Jl('ll l: ii.un·s , ; t n~ l i t is ~~ c lns<.: pi11 <.· h t<l mnl<c thl· a ll ownnc<.• c n\Tt· th e.: n111 ,.. L· h:t ,., :.:. And w hl n wt· lcavc.: th 1.· ttni\·e •·::; it y II nne o f u s n~.:ei,·e s :th11·il s th ~tl wi ll w: tn·:tn l s11 l' h e x1 r avng:111 Cc. If' t lw!"c gi d s \\'ou ld w: tt c h in t he i1· o\vn fam ilies th e,· \\'nuld n ot ice t h at it is w o ndcdul ly scld< ~ 111 t lwt th<.· o ld mnn g<.·ts :t c nn· inge fo t· thei t· mnt h c L Th e.: ole' fo lk s d o n ' t per lt :t p s dress i11 dancing· tog,; hu t ~ h c·v m :ctna gc ·to g <: t r~round <'ntl siclet·ahl y h).-llll:a n s _ ur thl· st t-ccL c ~tt ·,.; .

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On t he C' \Tilinrr ,.., o fJ a n . 17 i\·lr . rra D ,.e \\' aS p leasa ntly SUr JJI·i std '·" y co~ rte\V 0 f ~-. ' l iS f1·iends who ca me in to ·~re lid t he t:ven mg. . , . The eventng was spe nt in pln_vi ng cro kin o lc- a nd othe r ga rnes . Ref1·es h men t s wc.: 1·e St'I'Vl'rl in the latte r pan of the evc· nin g . Th ose prese nt vve re Mess rs. Ca rrington, Sta p leton , Dye. i\ 1isses Nic ho lls. No r t o n K eddcy, Plo rcnce a nd M aude Dye. '

The y o ung men in the :-\orrmtl ·mn_v h :l\·e troubl es of the ir own in 11 socia l way, hut see w h at t he yo un g men, in a large u ni,·e t·sitv have to l'llntc nd w i t h . They fe<:l

Th o~c exr.<:- r it·nced in g i,· in g c hildrcn_'s pnrtics say t hat it is i mpossible t o 1·et:1111 t he in tc•1·est of t h l' lit tl e folk s Hftt' l' t h ~.: t·c fn.·::;h m c nt s have hn·n :>e1· v c cl ~t nd t h : tl i<.'C e t·en m e~n <l o th e r imp o 1·t: tnt c;tt:thl <.·s mtt st h e s:tvl'd un ~ il just l •e fo 1· t h e clisplTS: tl. Not lo ng Rg o a ~ma ll g irl of fo ur nr fi ve : 1ttendccl h tT first p :u ty _a ncl as snon as s h e h ad eate n h e r di s h o f ice c r eam s h e put two s turd y li t tle fc<:t o n th e flo o r n ncl in s isted n n go ing home . sa ying th a t it wns o,·cc Th e ideas o f hig p eo ple in thi s 1·c.:spcct sc<.·lll t o diA.e r s lig htl y f1·o m .th ose o f c hil d ,-c u. B ut ju s t n o w \:Vhcn c vc1· vhnd v is sa t i:t tc d \\'it !~ a w ee k of h o licl<tv - f Hs tin g it SC'l't11S s ill y ind t·cd to me<:l s i m-pl y to c:ct t.-Soc iet_v colu m n , S u nd <ty S t :ctt.<: J ounHtl .

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a nd socia l feast. The first gcm·r: d scssi" 11 \\' t'Clm:srl:ty c·,·enin.L! in St . l ':ru l c ltu rdr \\': ts a tn·:rt. The bea ut i i'ul Ill'\\' buil d ing :rnd tlt t· mu sic from th e gn rnd pi pt' o r·ga n \\'t'l'e in t lr t·m st l v t·~ intc n ·sting, a nd t h e illtr st r· n t~:d k cturc: o n l mpcr·ia l lnrli rr h y Fr·:tnk Ro l a· r snn wa s excelknt. !VII'. l<ohc r so n h:r cl a \Try pleasan t, fn r -r·l·:tc hing ,·oicc :t n d hi s ~ t t·r·~: op til·u n \' icws wc t'l'L'O il t:l'tkd h y a ll pr·c:-;t•n t to he as tH' Hl' pc rfi.·ctio n :rs i t is p o:<sihk· fu r· human art to a t t a in . Mr. l~o he t':-<o n h a d ta ke n t he p ict u :·t•s hirn sl·lf'and Wit:< so \' i,· id in his d escrip t io n s. t h:t t, lo o ki n g d o wn t h e busy str eets or a n o t·ic n tn l city 01' t h o ug h I o n ~ a venues o f s h ady palm s , th ose in t h e a udience a lm ost im;tg incd th L'Y w e r e. breat hin g t he s ul t r·y ~tir· o f m ystica l In d ia . The teac he r s of L incoln ga vc a rccL·ptin n in t he church p n rl ors imllle rli a t <.'ly aft e •· the close o f t he pro.gr nm, a nd t h e re freshin g frui t pun c h th L'Y sen ·ecl fn H11 d a in ty t ables helped to m a kethcco n vcrsa ti o n e nj oya ble. T here \Yet·e so m a n y good m eetings going on at th e ·sam e t im e in th e a u x ili a t·y nssoeiatio ns, tha t one wns a l ways wo nder ing w here h e h a d h e t tet· go n cx t a n d w ha t h e co uld best atfo r d to mi ss. B u t ~ome of t h e t hin gs t h a t n< • teac h e r o u g h t to Jw.ve m issed were the a dd resses h y vVilbu r· A. J acl•ma n o f t h e Un i n r s i t_v o f C hi c: tgo.

·1 h l·y \\Tre progt·essi \'C. pn rctical and in:<ptrtllg. \\'h a t he s:r icl a n d h is m a nnel' of s:•ying it inr press~:cl om· wit h t h e bdid t hat he is t·nthu:<i.t~ticErll y sccking find w o rking i'u t· ~11d1 pri nci pit-s nnd n pplicntions as will ht·st ad \'llltl't' t hl' in tert·st:; of school chi! drc n . :\nro n g h is principal s uggesti o ns \\'l'I'C t h t·:<c: 111akc sch ool lili: n atur a l and pka:< ing hy :t p pen ling to t he c hil d t hrou gh p a:< l expcrit·nCL'S. a nd .a ll ow for t h e possihi li t it·s of g r owt h in t ht• child ·s m ind., T h l' ;r d ch Tss o n "Our P hilippine P r oble m ': h y Dr . Se hurn u tn o f Co rnell Un iversity was a ll n ne 111ig h t cxpct·t, Hnd o ne expect s a gnorl nea l fro m a 111 :111 like Dt·. SchUr J11an .. Iii ~ p ersn n:, l k no wl ed ge of t h e count ry togt·t ht·t· wi t h t he g reat a mount of th ought hl· h as g i\T n the s ubject rnak es him an a ut hO!; t v o n i t. Ft·id ay ntcll·ni ng's p t·og ra m S('em ed to he t he cssem:e o f t h e best o f t he association. Durin g thl' fo renoon t h e gen ~ n<-1 !'essio n li ste ned to t h ree su c h speakers as Dr. Schu r m a n M iss Sa r~ h L. A m o ld , an d Sta l l' S upet·it-t tcn rlent N.C. S('haftt·r , of Pa. Dr . Sehnnn a n believed li teratu re to be the m o;; t in s piring a nd ao ul-awaken ing of all s u bj ects. M iss Arn o ld ma in tnined t hat th e teac hing o f c hildren in the school-room s h o uld h e a fi t ting fo t· fut u re. cit i ~ens hi p. l\h. Sch affe r em p h asized the t h o u ght t h at ' t h e sch ool o u g h t to h e con duc ive fi r st of n il to good clear t hin king; n ot only o f , w h at is m ateri a lly p resen tJHtt o f thi nking i n sy m bols. Miss Am o lp .s p o k e aga in F rirlay after~ noon o n R(·adin g. We, w h o .study her

THE NORMALITE boo ks wi ll bc interes ted in her a s a wo m an. She is of middle age, rather t a ll a nd s-tout, a nd her once IJrown c ul v h a ir is, ''touc hed hy the as h th;t ma r ks ~he burn ing>of the ca ndie''. H er voiee is p leasin g a n d clcnr a nu s he speak s w it h g reates t case. But her mos t noticablr a nd lo vable c l~araet.c r i:;tic _is her deep motherly s ympathy for chi ld ren .

Prnclic.T tc~t ching is 1k:11l l":' r·nv ...; t And the Graci~: i :; n n l th~: gll :d . \Vcddy pJr,ns :ltlcl ~: riti c i s t n s Neve r \"CX the .Juninr 's s on I. - \

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\'isito r ,-" Who is tlw t _voutl~ l:11 ly pl :t y '" The Normal recepti o~ at thc .. i.incol n in g t h ~.: ,. io I in ?" h otel was mo re la rgc:ly attended th a n eve r Jl ost<:s s ,- · Th<tt is th e dn n ghtl·r , ,f n tll' bcfot·c. Every one s h oo k h n nds a n ri vi s it: milli ,ln~ •irc , ~VIt· . B .·· eel w it h everybody ci sr. G.,v. Michy Vi . . itot· -·A nd \\" h n is h er ; tcl·omplilT :~L seemed to enjoy the occa sion a n d min g led '~·i th t he No rm a I_people qui tt n le n gt h of the p i ~tn o?" tt me: Th nse present sang t he seh oul so ng .:~ a nll ·~ave the yells wit h mot~e ent hu si <ts m Society Notes. tha n when in Pe ru , if poss.i blc, a n d went awav th"tnk"t n g 'N A Rihl~ ~t u rlv C itTk· Ins h ev n " '·.:.::· 111izvd J 1 c.: b rn s k·a No rmal, she s a ll r ight''. · consis tin gof .t l;c ll:~ t dc t·s of" th l· ntlliT c i n·ks The as soctattop · · wn s ~onsi drn d t h e bes t" nncl t h e 8ih!c St ud,· co m111i ttlT. wit h l' •·.,f. th at 1"\ebrasl·,a ever had and t. ls .t nAul·nc~:. I·b•"r t "' " tl.'at· h ~: t". Th e~· tn l'l'l n n .T : 1 \'\"l"L" k will be las t ing. fur all of the 2 000 tcncht·i·s on Fridays. ' pn!sc., . . t he a sso. . t went h ume so fi . Itd witn Th e Atheni :tn soci~:tv~:xpt· t· i ~: n el·rl i ts fit·st ctanon SJ1i r"t. d .· 1 . un cntlllt s•as m , that it wi ll rkfc<tt S aturr1: 1y cv ~:ni;, g. J:tn 1 7, in tlwit· . certa•nly mark t h ~:; school wo r k of t lic j o in t deha t c with thc C i . <: t·on~:n n snL· ie t y . coming year. hut n·gru·clll.'ss n f t h e ddi.:nl the cl c h :t t c i'v1iN:--IIlf" P. K:->uTTs. was n g rea t sm.:ccss nnd h cat·til y ap p n·ci$ a tc cl by nll. A th e ni a n ~ H I T , '-'tl": trlil y im, ..,,.. · Squibs. provin g bt•c<~ u sc o f t h c i•· soc iety tntinin K Laug·!t!· ,,.·•tl1 yo ur f ncnus . an cl b a v<: lc:un ed t lw t d cba tin g i ~ mnn: wo rk t h an ·p lay. : rnen · d s • t·· , Andvour · n c ncl s, too For a he<lrty laug h Evc•·ctt Socici ,: h:t s stn t· tcrl in . a ne w 1'\o harm ca n do. term ·a nd in tc n d ~-~ o tn<tkc ~~ c t·cdi t o f il !:'cll' nid Prof H 0 ..· , bc"f~.-~ t h e te t:m -c nrl s.· lf a ll the mcmhns . . · ' ' •e ever tell yo u to " lo wer a wu~dow do wn fro m the t np.?•• w ill wkc a 11ew in.tc t·est in i t a ncl co ntr il>. ._ ' . n tc to i ts su ppu•·t. then:~ is no 1·caso n wliy If a ·g id· is· natn e d "A nn .a " a n rl tH)t •·mated ' h · thi s s ol·iety <: ~ti1n o t h e;,!-' good and pcrhn p s .< s e certa in ly is n o t "a nnim ut~:d " bet te r t h a n :; ny o lhct·socictv in the se h ou l. Mr. Tight W<'td ·-· ·ch -,··•c <...,,,, l I·•cnr · you ·• Let "a ll t h e met~ he r s cu m ~ .t o th e socit:ty a t·c h•·oke' o ld hoy." ., . · and b ri ng th~i r r...ic n"r1s an d 1n v itc them to Mr. Go o dfellow ,-''Ko, n ot broke ! hut s t }1\" i:"o the b u ~ i n css m eetin g. The soc ie ty bit ell y bent. " h a; been d i v ided into tvvo div is ion s Ulld t:r \Vhcrcit~ dCJcs the clca t h. of a sc ul pto r t h e: lcn der~ hip o f H a tTy lkc k nncl Edn a cliffcr from that of a ba t·ber? Neff, a contest to sec w h o can sc<: u n: th e One ma"li·~~ face~ a n d '" '&u.!'ts, the other mos t m e m bc t·s b ein g t h e ca u se of t hi s dicurls up :tnd dies. vis io n . The d~o:fen tccl ~ i de w ill be o h ligc rl

THE NORMA L! IJif you ~l'(' a n y nl the old 111<'1111 " ' '· h.and 111 yuur namt: :an d t·n.in_v 1l11' ...... t·i.d The F rid ay n i;.:ht ltefnre t h,· :'\ 111:1 .... h .. li cl:a y ~ t hl·n : w :a:- n o llllTtin;..: 1111 :an· <~1 111t nf o th('r ~oc.: i : d fun ninn.... . l. :t .... t Fa·itl:1 \' ni;..:ht th en.: wa ~ a !!"' .,\ :tllt' IHI:tnn· l' r .,f Whitt:n;a c.:k g: a\'L' : 1 1 : 1! k '1 11 t hl.· l ~l.Till:l 11 ~c h oo l s. Thi :-; w :a:- l'Xnl·tl in gl _ , in-..t nll·tin· !.ho w ing t he.: a!h·:p \l :l!_! l'" :t al! l tht· "l'l'"rt uni tic.::-; , w e.: :a :- :\nl t-ri ,·: an lll l' ll :and \\'<1111\ ' ll ha n:. Il L· g :a n· t•: ad a II Il L' :a l'l a:lll l'l' t o :a,..k :a qm:stia .n , n ·s aal tin g in :1 Jj ,·dy di:- ,·n .... :-;inn . .\ di s t1 ia: t sa: h .. ol IIILT tia a.!..! fn !lo wed . l l \ ' LT wh ich :\I a-. llua·s t p a·,·,..id L'I I. Th t on ic.:c.: r s fo r t hl.· t•n s lli n.:.! t l'l'l ll :tn•: l 'rc~i cl t nt , Lu c ile \\' :dw o rth : \ ' j,.,. I 'n·:-idt nt, J o hn K:,ufl'an :ln: C orn·sp n ndin g ~e c n ·ta r v . F lo n ·n'--c.: l~ri111 c.:s : l~n· nn li n .!..! ~ • l'IT tar_v F r:a11 k Hixl•y : C ri t i,· . .\ 1. \l11rph y . Tht \".:VI . :and \' . \\' . C :\ . ht·ld their fi rs t so a:i;a[ l' \'l' lli n g in t h l· hi ,. : to r y n f thei1· organ izat in n h en·. ~;atu rd:t y t' \T IIi ng . .J : 111. 10 and it wa s :a gn.:at. s ul-ccs!' . E \'c.:1·y " '".: wt·nt hi s w :•y s mili11 .!..! nnd \\Ti l pil':a :-;e d , lnlt ho w l'o uld it lwn.: htell o tht·a·\\·i ,.:e ? Thl· two s o c.: ia: ti e:-; a-c.: pn·:-;c.: nt :1 s tn1ng part ofou r Sl'ho o l a aHI s t :a nd for thl· h c.::- t in tnTy thing A rlc.:lightflll ta lk w:a ,..: g·i,'l'n hy lVIiss Ella C lar k on othe r \'. \V's . :-; h e ha s known a nd M i:-;:-; . Ta wnc.:y and \I r . l 'enncy . t he.: socic.:t y le:ad<.·a·!-:. to ld of t he.: :-;ocit•t y wo rk nnrl fu tun· :1 i 111 s nnd p ia n s n nd w ith gn mes and lig:,i.: n:fr c.::-; ltnt t· nt :-; t h e mtmbta'~ spen t :a \T r y c njo yah k l'\·cnin g .

74 tiL·' in thl· l'nitl•d :-:. cttl'S s h n ul d o wn :md <ljll'l .llL' puhhl'lltilit il.'S. \lli rm:tt i \'l' \I \I. \lurhh ,. E thd ll n nk s E L C ol liu-: n. I'. n l· \' o ung \I r Th<~utp-<<~11 Fl·h \ 1-. R ~· .... n \ n·ll t h a t t he pro t ccti,·c t:1rit1' JH•ii l·y s h .. uld he :th:t n d o ncrl bY t h e l'nitl·d :-:. t:tt l'" · ~l'g' ~\ l 1.\· c..' .\ tl i r 111 n t 1\'l' \l is,.: \kCn r t nn\ I r C:11-rin .!.! t 11n ~ l i ss l(cckley \ I r .f . l ~i l hl'rl \ I i,..:s :\ I an in 1·\·h I !l. l~l·:- nh· cd t h :t l t hcrc s h o uld b e :1 at:t t io n :d h o:a n l n f :u ·hitrHtio u fo 1· ,. : cttli n g tn :at t <'rs in dispute.: bet\\'Cl' ll employl·r,..: :tncl L'lll l'lo_n ·t·:::, :and t h :tt the bo ~1rrl s h" u ld lw n · ,·n tnpubory pnwc rs . .\ fli 1'111:\l i \' l: :\l' g':1 t i \'(.' [\ :1 , . \ l r . \\' nt ~o n \lr :\ I r . D:ailey .\I r . L:am h \ [ .. ~llli t h i\ J r . 1-1 m st

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At t he Jn s t m eet in g o f th e pn::imin :try deba te c.:ommit t N~ it \\'a::; d ecide d t o ha'-c.: fi\'C co ntes ts i n \vhi c h t\\'cnty-nin e s p c:akers wi ll particip a t e. P t·o t:.. . l 'ot·tc.:~·: Beck. an rl H a r t \-ve r-e c ho sen as jud g es. Foll owing is a li st o f the.: qm·:-;t io n :-; to h e di scu!"sed 111 the pn:limin:u·ies a n d the na mes of t h e IJl't·s o n s w h o \\'i ll tt·y foa· pl11ccs o n t h e two inlc a·s uatc.: t c nm :-; : Feb . 13 , Rcsc.; herl . that the municipuli-

An un c ul turecl n a ti,·e o f .,t:hc Emeraldr ] :-; Je w ;as n a,· ignt in g the Amc.:rie ;tn Hoekies on a n :fr a etor v descendant o f t h e steed u s ed ll\· nanlnm. At o ne of t he \'v'Or s t " bu c k s " t h e a nim:tl caug ht it s foot in t he s ti nup . ::~ nd Pat exclaimed lw s tily, "Dcgn rl . and if y u u ·re g oin' t' g et on. I ' ll g et o il'. yet".

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The prospect fo r a good, ba!'e ball ten m t he coming season is very g llod . Among th~old players w ho a r e back thi s vcnr n rc Murphy, Lackey, Lamb a nd Blanl«:nship . Most of th e foot ha ll players o f t hi s year expect to be back next season with th e exceptio n of M. M. Murphy. M r . Murphy played left ha lf and was o ne o f th e !'l:tr players. If he attends some of the h1 g ht·r colleges nex t _vea r no d uu ht h1s nnmc: w ill a ppea r 1n the fuot ball eleven. At n recent meet1ng of the foot ha ll p ln,·ers ·fohn K· a u Ifman was elected captmn . for · the coming }ea , . r . D urrn · g the season !VIr. Ka uffm a n played rirrht end a nd pron:d himself wo r·t h y o f te>he ho nor bestowed upon him by his friend s. Mr. Hurs t, for the las t two se::~so n s capt 1a . n of the tenm, has certainly provcrl h1s nbi li tv t o f-ill the respr>n sihle positio n. Although M L llurs t ex ~ect s to pla y n ex~ year he wisht•cl to be · . . r.:heved of the d ut1cs wh1ch tn vol vcd upon the capta in . The . · . foot ha ll sectson IS now past nncl a r ev·ew of th e g '·l mes r1 unng . t 11e season m ay heofinterestt o ourrea d ers . Our Hthlct1cs . so fa r . during th e Pr<."!'rnt sch ool ,·ca r a l·c a n impro vement overlas t yea r us .a review of the ga mes will sho w . 0 11t of the six ga mes playerl o ur tea m was nnlv scored on o nce and were not ch.fcnted in•a single ga m e. T hi s is s urelv a record o f which th e athletes as well as t he State No r mal mny j •tst ly feel pro ud. Alt hough thi s 1s fi ll cxeell, nt s ho wing \.v<· hope t he at hlet ics m ay

make an e ,·,·n gn·nt<.·r· nd,·~rnct: nl cnt in th<· coming venr. Th e fClllowi11 g t;rhk will s how the: g :crm e :-. pl ;rycu and the nurn hcr o f pnints m ;rd e h y c<H: h ~ - S . :'\ . S . A11 hun1 Ili g h S<.· h oo l () - 0 P c: nr . t ow n team , ::n - O ,, ll a ml)llrg lli g h School G- li l'l·ru . t <nvn tcnlll 1\uh11nl Ili g h Schoo l Lin l·ol n lligh Sehoul Totnl

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There'" the r) range , h l aek . the ,.elll' lct rhc::y ·rc !'4 Ltrc: to kind It: Artn.H .· nut th e ou J·y .:o nbinntion

That mnk-cs n11 r y o nng hearts li,c:h t \Ve sing \vith urlo r u ti o n Is the pale ''"" u nd tb e wh i t.-.

Through t he f , Hlt· l ong- :y~orH .... ~fcoJicg- : 'tvl id the Hc c..•nc:s \\·c Jo,·c so \VC: Il While th e tn y!'t tic c harn1 o t' 1-c n o\\· lc:tl ~e \Ve va inlv sccl< t o spell Or \YC \Yin . ou1· ncntul v i c l nrit: s A s we strh· c wilh a ll ou r mi g h t \Vc \Vi 1 rtt:'c r fo rget the p leas nn::s O f l h c p o le blue u nd the white . \\' b e n the cu res o f life o ' e r to. l<c n s Ming!i n~ fust Ot lr locl<s with ~1· a y A nti nu r dcurcst h o pes forsa k e 1.1s FniHe forcunc • fodt.~ u \Vrt y Still we bnnh•b cnre a nti s : t d ll c"s As w e th i nk o fdo.)·s so IJri ~h t Aud l'ccn ll those days of g lndncss ' Ncuth the pale b lue and tbc w hi te.

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otl' nn tlw ··olk.t:c l': l lllJ HI" last frid :t \'. I t \\·;•~ pl:t~t.·cl :t•·~·nrd ing to regul:u· foot bnll n t\·, and m~· thPds. t ht· nn ly hn·ak bei ng t ill' fa ilu r..- t11 kil'l' n go:tl. The girls \\'L'rl' t••!.!g~·d •Hit in T'l',!.! lllntion fo ot h;tl] a rm o r. Th< ~:1111<.' w :ts \\'itll l'""''O hy o 11 ly the "tlld, IllS uf \\' l'llt:sky . a.ll of whom :trc ~irl:;. Tittrt: \\'<'l'l.' :t ho ut n11e th o u~and o n the ~· 11np11 " I kn· is t ht· y o u ng Hun·:tlo p lnyc:t·',. d.·sct ip ti< ln n f th•· .~:tt ll l' t u her fa ther: "(l,·:t r ><t Dad: \\'c had o ur font ball ,! .!.1!11<' n n Fr id y n nd it \\';'" the m o~t ex··iting thing."" " h an• e\·e r >'<'e n . :\II tlw gil'l~ i n •·nll<•gc. I hd it' \'l' tu r ned n u t \\' i th th< it· ll :t n ·:tnl n 11 d \' ale: lings :tnd took

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· \\'t·ll. \ \ 'l' gnt th e b n ll , a nd n fLet· fiw dnw ;; s o ur kft ntd m a rie :.1 touchd o wn . Yo u nc\',·r h c:anl :;ndt :t St'tTa mi11 g. '..Ve f:tikd to ki c k gon l. b ut thc: n t h e scon: \\' as i"> t o 0 . " L a l(T o n 1 t nc: led '1: nlc's fu ll back n ~d ::: h e \\':t S k t Hll' k ~:d o ut . I fe ll o n he r. The y ru ,.: h t·rl o u t \\' i t h w n tc:r a nd s he went o n with th e ga m e . One g irl pu t her knee o ut o f j <>in t n n cl h ad th o get o u t of the gn m e. " Bet \\'CC'n h a h · c" \\' C \\'e re r o lled up in t·c rl h ln n l;c:t::. b at h r obes etc., a nd it was ~in e . When t ime o f seco nd h n lf wn s cn lled t he sco n: \\':t" still G t o 0 . \\'ell. t h en we lw d a p a r a de a nrl s uch fu n . I t wns a circ u s. Not hin g m o t·c s<·ri o u s t hnn a nose hl eed lwppt nerl to m e. All my li mbs were bruised and sc ra tch•·r-1. H oweve r , I wns n ut hu rt i11 th e gamc.' '-Buffnlo Exp re ss.

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Dr. Clark went to Lincoln Tu c~clay .

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Sam J (·w ell · ' 02 , an c1 Everett • H:tnd , '0 1 , aJ;e teaching at Imperial.

Norma l h:ts a h and. lt w ill gi,·c· ::t concert in Feb. Do n 't forg~:t.

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The pn:liminnry debate sch ed ules are poster! on the bulletin honrcl. .;£

Effie Abbot t '0') · . k' • - , I S runntn g a private mderganen in :St · J ·'v seph , M.ISSO UI' .I. ,;1.

Don't as k the Sen iors to help. Thev h ave th ci t•thes e. ' s t O Wille .· 1)e•o r t·c Mat-ch 1.

!VI r. L am b came had< to sc h ool j11 st to ur day s lntc. He co uldn't kavc his m o ther, clcJn't) o n know ?

Prof. Po r tet·,- " 1 won cler if r h a d b etter A ncl thc \VUll' m y h at h o me ton ight? colcJcst ni ght thi s year, too.

We sympathize w ith the

Cassie F. Roys, wh u has b ee n visiting h e r mothes· ~md s iste r since Ne w Year's lws t·ctur n cd to h e1· se h oul in ~outh Oma ha.

Miss Grace McGrew, of Auburn a nd lVJiss Belle M eG t·e w , of Pa. , vis ited th eir co u sin , J<o:xie, at P<.·n1.

Etta G rosse was called t o her h u m c in S henandoa h Iowa , o n <JC·connt of th e illness of her p a re n t s . She expects to rctunl ne:xt tc1·m .

v~h at_ a t im e ou r Seni ors are havin g ove r thctr ptctures. eamera.

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E ,·,-rvlJcHh·' ..; Xt·d :1t1d C lad; 1\ ·nney. h ol h nf Tn b o r . Iowa. l' i:'it ed in l'cn• l:tst Snturdn,·.

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:'\\'l't' t ,.:i:-.:t l't'n tht·t·ig-hth ofJan uary .

Il (:lcn Sto nt·t·yp h t-r. 11f Li nL'cllll . w :1 ,.: ,·i-.i t· ing fri<:1His n ncl acq u :ti n t:l ll l't'S at 1\-r tl, Xc w Yt·a r 's \\Tc k .

t'o usin, M1·f . :111cl \11'. sirt ('c· ~C\\' \'ca r 's \\'L'l' l>.

F . ]. M u n rl ;1y, n 1ion n 111 on g- t h t• hdit·s n f th e d a~s of 1 flO:! . is fu.-thnin g the c d •• ::at io nal inttTests o f Nehr·nsk :t at Hanl v .

No rm:ditt·:-: \\'C't't' c nr·aptur·ed to hch o ld thc· benignant vi ,nge of our o ld fr·ienrl a nd adv isor . J o hn U . nr·:tdy. \\'h O ha ::; been lo uring in E ur o pc· and A s ia.

Charlt·s Buckky, ' 02, a t \\'hose t'l'cent rka th we I..Vt·r·e rntH.:h s h ock ed. is t e~t ehing sc h ool at Rellwoocl, .\.lchm s k a, 11 0 \\', aided b y Augusta M . Eisenmn.nn, '02 .

During the holidays. E . lVI . Fithian . of Sterlin g, nnrl Mi s s IJ.:-at 1·iee Fo s~e r , ho t h for mer Non11a li tcs , we-re man·icd a t the h o me o f the br·ide . The NOIO I.\LITE extends eongnttu lutio ns :tncl bcs : wishes.

\li><:.:c·s t;on ck ll :1nrl l..: insm a n . ·o~ . arc l<':td ring tttHk r th t·ir da><><m:ttL', l'ro f. ~- .-\ . l k n,!.!·t><n n . :tt St. l'aul.

\ Ii,-,- \lu t z i ~ unah k to attc nrl :"~h ool on :tt-cotr n t of illu l'ss. \\'t· h ope fo r· n spec n ud t·ompldl' n 'L'O \Try .

\'ntt w ill u ot il'C t hat n o ne o f ou r grad u nn.: " teac hin g the young idea ho w to s h oo t" . \\'c don't like that cxp r·ession .

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Som e nf tht• h ou nd vo lum es o f CUITen t mag:r zin es whi c h o ur librar·_v contains nrc ahsnltrtt·ly unrcplaca ltle. Is t hat wooden buildiu g sa t~ ?

Ca ssie 1..: . Da ni el ~. a member o f th e t raining cla ss las t term. h as acce pted a position in the primar·y dep:utmc·nt of the St·h ools at Gering, 1\e hra sk a.

'v\'e an· just ns ~nn·_v for P rof. D11nean son n.s w e wcr·e fo r l\lliss Stoner, but we a re more and m o re impt·essed w ith t h e idea t h a t it a lw nys pays to wai t.

THE NORMAL!TE Pro( Dunca nso n was a Lincoln ,·is itor t h e 21 in s t.

Th e t hird lecture in t he co urse w ill he Fcl: rua y 11.

W hy do n't yo u go toY . M. C. A.? Answer ho nestly a nd yo u wi ll he s urp r ised .

Miss S tvner was ca lled t o Atc hi so n th e 20th to attend the funera l o f her g rnnclm o1her.

Dr. Clark has been s p cncling co ns id1:r:t hh: t i ~e in Lincoln lately in the inte rest o f the sch o 1!.

Exchang-es . Something Ji,·cly . - \ ' o lnnu: ft·om (~ . I. C. S h ort hul ~ wce t -Thc Tim es", Xehr:tska C i ty .

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The Oracle of th e lk P <>rc: II ig lt Sc lt nol h as an att r act i,·c Ch1· i ~t m n~ c cn·lT. \ Ve, t he XoJDJ.\ LITE h<t ,.c ~ tJ ccl·cck cl tht: Eh-phant, hut \\'c ~ t ill get exc h:tngc~ in i t!' nnm e. A good t·x ~ h r 1n g(: co ltJtnn -

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The · X' r e n1incl s u !-' Df !-'nmt.: of E:hl'l'L H uiJ b ard' s li uk b oob; , in t h t: m :JIII1 lT of hi n cl i ng. Vl/ c wou ld kn ow t h nt th e :'-!o nnn l 1-!<.:t:orcl is fn )m Cn li fo n1 iH from the: pi ct un· on t in: co \·cr. We ~ urp n~e th it L i ~ .~o nlt: d II :dl? fn tJJ' t t-c n l'X L' h:tn g<.:~ in th e th l' lt o Jid:t \'~ . \\'o: cH n 't m l.'n ti on :ti l of them ~n \\'i ll :-:li .~lt t n one by mentio n ing th e u th c 1·s. Thc 1·c w e n :

Roscoe Blankenship ha!' le ft sc h ool to nccept• a< post· ~ ·t o n as ass is tnnt Book-kce pcr !" the Cerea l Mills at Nebraska C it y . Jl.

J ohn D. Brady, a stu den t of la s t vcar, w ho h ''I"J.ust . e d fr o m E• u rope.- ad· re t u tn dt·essed th e j oi n t m eetin g o f theY. M. a nd Y . \\'.C. A on t he 25.

A· ew Li tet·ature Rcl'ld ing; No . 40-11. J a n . 1 st. 'ame,- ' L oo k in t he Book and See.'' Ra tin g -Poet and Orato r. Ti t le of Selection .-A Me rry S leig h-ri de. (Norm a li te, Dec. '02. ) Biogntphica l S ketch E n tered t his wo rld at th e pate rna l ~~;n. sicin in t he rem ote pas t . Li ved a long tim e, sta rred in m a ny pn>fcssions a n d acciden ta ll y tried poct1·y. b eco ming th e g reatest of late aut ho r s. H is de mise is n'ot t o l1e prc:dil·ted, and has n ot ye t occu rred. H e i s a fine poet , makes one 's hea rt , h ands an d Hrs b urn wit h fe nent h eat . Adequate i n d cst-ription. to uchi ng in e m o tion , thri lling in pnssio n , mu c h love d by t h e •~o n: ., . tcm pont ries.

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No thing pn y!' in schoo l thnt d oes n't p:t ? nft c nvat·rls. Thl· habi t ~ h o uld l 11: fot· mtcl o f cl u ing w h at is most Wll t· th doin g and o f d oi ng it \Yt<l. 0/o co nt nuy h a bit :-;lt o nld be fOJ·mcd.-Ex. The K . S. N. I3l!ll ct in nppcnn.; thi s m o n t h (J a n . 6 ) as a n a lu mn i numhct·. H w e were a lumn i, thi~ wo ul d h e a n in va lu:thlc cloc n mcnt', a s it wo uld c::o nr:1in th e n a m es n f a ll o ur old fri e nd s a nd a lso t e ll u ~ \•v h e t·c th ey a re a nd what t h ey <i n .? doin g.

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Friendjhip. " A ta lent is perfec t er! in f;c.l i t ur!c; :c d w ra e t e t· in th e s tn:r~ m o f tht: wodcl.' '- Gcot he. Des ti rcy is de te r min er! h y fri end >'hip. Purtun e is made o r m :1rred wh en :1 y outh ~e lec ts his compa ni o nf;. Friend>'hips h;l\·c ever been the ruling pns>' ions of the fn r· um , t he co urt a nd t he ca mp. The p o wer oflo ,·c is f1·o m God a nrl life ha s no t hi ng :ikt· I U \'(.' fo r majcf; t y n nd hea ut y. C i ,· ili zr~tio n i t ~df is mo re of the hea rt than the mind Pin to fou nd th e m easurt o f a m n n' s gren tnef;s in his ca pacity for exa lte d fri en d shi p . All the g rea..t d1 a rncter>' o ' h i~ ton st and o ut as di s tinct in some o ,·er-m ~J f; te ring frien dship as in th eir intelleel u~d SUJWt·mac v. Wi t ness DaYid :tnrl To nath:tn with love s urpassin g that o f w ~ men . Witne% • oc rat es a nd his immo rt<J l g 1·uup. Wi t ness t he discipl es a nd Ch ri s t, w ith lo ,·e ··as stro ng as death ."

L o rd B acon ha s f;aiu, " H e who prefers sol itude is either n w il J beast o r !1 g o u .'' There a r e t wo J, incl ~of solitude. one o f habi tatio n , o ne o f 11ssocia tion . One m a y by ei rc um sta ncc!> be p la ced nln ne to live, :-~nd t his i'> to mos t peo ple mise ry. Bu t t o be surrou n ded by people n o ne o f vvh o m sh cct·c your t h oug h ts is by fn r wo r se snlituck·. "For a c n Jw d is n ot co mpany and fa ces a re but a ga lle ry o f pic t ures a nd talk but a tin kli ng cym b a l w he re n o lo \·c is ." The n o r mal mnn isgrega riou s . Il e nccd s

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:\ s It t' goe~ 11]1 \ \' :cn l t u \\'a rd grt:clnt·>'s hi s n t'l'd n f fril'tllb h ip inL·n· :tSl'S. The mind !"t·t·k s o nt t h u s <: of k in dn·d :t !" (Jir a t ion . t o :t d ,. i" l' . c:" 11 s n k . :1 11 cl L' o 111 fo r L lf n L on g L il ""' ht· p l;c c c d in : cn y t O\\'n , he \\'i ll soo n gnlh<T :cJ'IIlllld lti111 o tlHTS of' lik e: ide:l s . as \Vhittie1·s ll n lm csl'S :c nrl Lo\\'clls . The grt·:ttl;t·ss of nny o rH: lingl'r:-; in hi~ f1·icnds :1 s the >'ll n lin gt-r~ in the <.: lolld s ;cft t r the d ;c _v is do.lll'. The n :fon: :1 II o f' t h e g rTat· st epics ;cncl 1lt·n nHI S :en: stn 1·ics of fri endsh ips . lflovc \\ 't' l't' out o f' our bl'st li tern tu re, it \\'oul d h e lik e s hu tti n g o u l the s un from the wo d rl . N ot hin g \\'nuld be left to s ti1· th e high es t c.: lcmt·nl:-; .. r otcl· bt·in g s . Me n listen cngc dy t o t:tlt' :-; o f' e lo quen ce ;cnd he rc>i ~ m bu t IO\' C n1ost of :til the sto ries of t h e he :u-t . Nu 1· is thc1·c :1nv dt·o s s thnt ]cJ\'L' c nnno t rc·fi nc a w n y n o r any Yi ce th;c t lo\'L' en nnol e xpel f1·om th c h e:cr t . 'vV o n l s v\'OJ· th \\':css<> i mpressed w i t h t h e evil ofa\'ari t·c th:1t h e co u ld c omp[l r c it o nl y to a p o i:-;o n ed ,·in e thnt wn q >p cd it selfso ti g h t ly n h o ut hi ~ fa vo rite tr·ee, that vine [ tllrl tn·c h ccaiTIC o n e life a nd the removal o f .. ) ne me a nt t h e clent h o f the othe c B u t in her m o st fnmnus p oe m Geo r g e E li ot tell s us tha t "'·:cr·icc passes u ltedy av\· a y ht·fuJ-c th<.: tou c h o f l ove. T he m os t pC'rfeet life, the high est hopes a nd joys, t he g r·calcst in t c llet:tua l d e vl'l opm c n t. the h es l \\' o rk , ca n b e ncco m 1 ,fishcd

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Manual T ra in ir.R' m \.o .,lmo n Schoo ls . In the onlin :1ry d i-. 1, i,· t ·t·IH" ol ' "'' tin .! h llySa nd Stl 111t t inl l'!- ;..:ir l.., I !ti rt <TII :111d f,.llt·· t ct·n yt·:•rs ofn;..:-t· wl1<> : ar•· l 1:1r..ly :al •\ · '" n ·:t clancl \\Titc . T h .. n t ••'l ... ,.,·i,, ll,. J>ro.lol ,·n t w hic h co nfr o n t- t ht·tv:~t· lt<T • • f to• d:l\' i-. lt oo\\· to keep tht·~t: dtild n ·n in ,; v ll<>< ol : an d h<>w trttmp loy lh t: titn t· wh ik t ilv\· :1n · in ;;.· hoH>l. to tht· hcs t ad v: lltl :tgt· . Their sc ho o l wn a·k j , not a t :a l11w ;; t :lt HI:trd l wc:tu ~c tilt·\' :trc fr n tn :1 11 i .~ ' l"r : 111t cla~s o fp cn p!e, hu t h vc: tll >'l' th•·y !t :t\' t' 1,,.,.11 ch:privcd of rcgul:tr ly :attending ,-,· !t .. o l. Th ese condition ~ t·x i;;t to :t 111nrc nt· k s;; grea t ex tent in l'\'t-r\· n11·:tl >'t.· h no>l in t h t.· te. The h o ut·s which tht.'>'l.' t.·hildn·n ;; pv nd :1t ho me n r e n o t wn;;tcd . Th .. y :tn· "Jl<'ll l in the fit·ld , in the .~:tnkn ot· :ah<>ut t h e h :1 n1. Th e~· learn lo u sc h ot·. •·:, l;e. lt : alltllllT . s:tw . n nd r\· en plou g h ", h ar Y<.'>' t<T>' :and otlw l' s uch impknwnts h c f<ll.t: theY c :111 ,·,· nd :ttld writt· with c\·e 11 u "nwll ptT<TIIl of t'otT<.'L'lncss. I ha Yl.' yet t o sec Lh e cottlllt·y IJo y of t wdYe who cannot u sc h :l lllllt tT :and"'"" with s uffi cient s l;;l l to c o nstntct fi..·1Jccs, chid;cll hou ses n nrlo t h LT >' llt.'h :lnidt·s with w hi cl~ he is famili a.-. I t is very t r ue thn t lll:tqy c hildt·L· n who ha ve s hiftl ess n nd cnrcll';;s JHIITIIt>' :11·c n o t t:tugltt l o d o thi s W<>t·k in :t >' _Y>'lent:ttic o t· evl' ll a c:u·cfu l and onk t·Jy WilY. Th ese diffi cu lt ies cou ld n ot h e cntitT:\' o\·t·t-co nt e by g i,·ing the ch ild mnnu : tl tr ain in g nt ~ t:t

.],,n ,·.• nw l<l ' t'IIIHl\ " ' ' w nnh\ pl:w e in tl. < i1· It and ... It .. ,., :tnd t':t kes :u Hl .!.!i,·c them i11- t ln <· ti<>tt in g :tnk n. ng w<> ul d a k een inc',, .... , l>c inlltlt'cl i:l t<·ly f..lt~ \\'hnt th.:k:':'•lll " ..... tin i,. lt, cl. w .. u ld t ht·y fn ·l t h :n t hey h :td k .1111L'd ""'"'·t hing ? l'crh :1p,.: :'lllllt' ~n o d "'"1dcl 1,,. 1h r in ·cl ft· o~m ,.:uc h :1 k;;s n n . but !of Jt.,". 11111L'h grt·:. t<T h t nl'li t wnuld he a drill in :lt·ithntct it·. p r :l,·t i,-... i11 sight r ..·:td ing·: n r :1 Jv,. ... " " 111 h11t :l tl _" . 111 whi c h \\'l' t'CJttld t •·:n ·h t h .. m h n w t h e Sl'L'rl nt :1lt:n':' i nto a l'l:tn t . :1nrl tiwdly n·pn~tlun·s it,.: k ind . \\' h :at littk t it n<' dtL'cnuntry b u y 01' gi rl i-.: in ,-.-h.,nl \\'l.' ca nn n t :dTonl tu wast c. I t ,- ho u 1d 1,,. u s ..·d to the \'l'r}' hcsL a• h ·a ntagc . l \ 11 the other h :utd . a c hild w h o lin:;; in th e t·ity . nnl innril y lll',!_!i ns "c h nol wo t·k o f Sll ll l<.' kind :1t fou r 111· ti,·c y cn r" of: 1gc nncl

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"'':l rn·ly tni""''" a dny u ntil h ..· h ns gradu ntt•cl fr< l lll thl· l.'lt·,· c n t h 0 1· t w clYt h g rnd e , l.'nnd i tin 11 ,.: ntth is chil cl' ,.: h o m e arc u s ually \'LT\' dit1~-r ..·nt fr o111 th ose whi e h \\'<.' h:tY C _j tt,.: t hcc11 discussi11g . I l ow man y o f th ese l> n y,.:, at t wch· e year,.: of nge, co uld mnke :1 g:1nk n [ltHle:ln' f01· it in tht· prnpcr way? II ow 111:111 ,. , >f t h ctn co uld hu i ld n fi..·nce. t.·hickt·n -cnn p . or n·en a h nx?

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suc h th at th ey co uld cnlcr n s soo n as they It a,.,. fini s hed t he di st t·i..-t sc h ool, a nu prcp : ll·e tltem sch·es ft> r so me lt·nd e.

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THE NORMALITE J oh n Rohb hncJ never been kn o wn to d o a day ' s wo rk while he li ved in t he viii <I1!C. He nlways wore a n old brown h a t pulled down uver hi s eyes, oncl he wa s n e n ·_r seen without a co b pi pe in h is m o u t h . Otll·in g the thne years of th eir rcs id<:n ce in the village hi s w ife ha d taken in wa shi ngs ;1n d by means o f what s he earned , n nd what few things were given her by kindl y lll'ig hbo rs, she man ngecJ t o feed and el o th<: the fu ur children. On one occasio n a chu rc h fa ir wa s h el d in th e t o wn h a ll. ~e,·e rn l prizes we re to he g iven out. a nd , among o th(TS, a p air o f slippers to be g ive n to the ' l;t zicst 111<111 in tow n ." When th e votes w c rc co untl·d it

'""~ fcH t lld . to nn <H it'._ '-111 j>ll'-•·. 1 II:tl _lohn Hohlt had \\'1111 Ll~t· ._Jip}'t' l·._ The ~lipp~.. ,- , \\'t' J'l' "'l'lll d" " 11 1" t !It· n ·-:t: t ur:llll \\'h1.·rejohn ;l},,·;,_v-..-..:11 :111<1 '- l!l l ola·d

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Unfa ir. l 'nfa ir! Un fai r ! yc ll !i the li ttll' hoy, Whe n anot h er b oy c h ca ts in p lay. Yo u mu st pla y fa ir o r I w ill St()p And t(·ll the te~t c h e r right nway . Unfair! Unfair! think s the pupil in ~eh oo l Who s tudi es h is lesso n s C\'Cry n ight And t hen s its in cla ss th e li ve- long t e rm And h ea t·s some fa vo ri te pupib r-ecite . Gnfait·! l:nfai r ! c t·ies t h e bu s iness m a n As he hu n ·ics through with a l)usy wee k , On ly to find th at hi s en..:my ha s ca u g h t T h e tmde he was t1·y in .~ t o sec k. Unfa id Unfa ir! 'tis a commo n ct·v " ' \\' e hem· it d ay an d n ight , An d it will a l way s be th e ~a m c, Till a ll n;en Ji,·e an d fnllow th e rig ht .

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Glad you camc- Titllc,.;, fn• m :-\ t·b r:t s kn City-\\'e \\'ill et'O\\' \\' i t h you . The 11ulkt in ft·om l ~ tnp o t ·in t,.; to o lntthfu ll. Stot·ies aren ' t h nd thing,.; in n pap~.:t · . We h an· heanl that Ct·cightowCo l:cge i,.; 0 K ancl judg ing fnJlll th l' llulktin \\'l' h elit·ve it. Co m e n g :titt C ot n n C o llcgi:tn , hut \\'h)' mi x nds w ith reading tll:t t tt·•·' - u ,.;e a SL'JI· orator. We a lso h;tve n L:~dit·s ' Do n n .. \'olnntc , a nd we a dmire the arti ~ tic tn ste ynut· g i r b di~pl:t y . The Occident ha s so me good cdtll ':t t io na! nrticles w hic h s h ow thn( so nt eo n c think s Keep up the good \\'ot·k my f1·icnd~ We welcom e ou t· n e w fri e nd f:·om Snntn Ba rbara. The sce n e of p o int is al mo s t as interest ing ns th e p nptT .

Society Notes. T ltc n:gu la r programs o f the Society Ita yc of Ia tc h et' n ,·cry good and \verc g t·ca tl y c nj <>yl'cl by nil. Six of th e boys o f the ~ol' i cty Ita ,·e ba n ded toget he r and h ave fm·mt·d n sextet . h o ping to triumph over th e o ri g in a l sexte t , com p osed of six g irl s , in their s in g ing p<•\\·e r s . but thi s tTnHtin s to hi.' ~ccn. On o n e Frid ay evening a scene ft·om clomt·stil.' life was pn·scnted. p o t· traying the plcm;un:s :111cl tro ubles o f mntTied life . On anot h er e\·ening o n e o f the son gs, ··Tell Me Pret ty Ma ide n" from t h e O]Je r a Flnt·o d o ra wns g i Yen h y s ix yo un g la dies of the Society, t hree re prcsen t in ~ young m e n and "better boys -y o u n ever kn ew, " and t h e o the1· three, '·pret t y maiden s.'' There ha ,·e bee n n o m ec ti n gs o f Ia te on nccou n t of the pre limin n t·y deba t es. which lw\-e t a ken place o nthc t w o last Thursday a nd F riday evenings .

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l t·r p n : tl.: 1. t ill· l. a d it· '- ll v l• : l ll n .:..:: ::-;.,t·it· t\' , Much cretlit is du e t h e m c mh(' r s of t he h :l\·ing a ~'-l' ll l h kcl f., l. th ...· l': , .... t l t' l' lll i u th~ Atheninn Otbn ting Sol'icty fo r· t h('ir c a r: 1\'C l':lg<..· c.:: q1: 1t' i ty nf .-, lll l' lll h t 1''-, de • l'~ \ \ ilh nes tn es!' 111 their wo r k an d per:o;islc n t dTurt. With the g reat pn:ss of s~.: h oo l wo rk ancl ga ~ pin g b rt·:ll h . 111 : d H· i r .... tl r:: d :qqn::tl t u th e: go u d ;;c n .... t· o f t h <..· g i1 1.... • d t ht· ......·h oul. t he m any o the r n ltrnctions th n L con ~ u mc I n o n k r th :t l tlll ~'-t' w iJ ., ;or·._. i.:..::li •H·:1 11l of their tim e, the work h as p rog re ssc:d an d an intrre:-; tin g dc-iJHte held i n c ha pel c·m·h ~at th t' m m :1v kn ow it ~ 11 : 1l11 1·<..· : 1n ol :t im . ami urday :1ftern oo n at 2 o\:loc lc A rece n t in o rcll-r th :lt th i-. ... , , . .-i . . ·t y 111 : 1,. 1"<'1 11< >\"<..' !'r o m i t S ofTi <..· i;.J h t·:t d ;I)} T'l''- ]lOII ._i l oiJj l_" f'11 r· till' que~ ti on cli sc us!'ed w as; ' ' l{csol vu l th 1l n ~·;;:<.. ct o f it s o p] H>l"llrlli t it·" h y till·._.,. huntlhigh sc hool <ui d cu: l ~g<· fra t (·nl i l it:s (Ire r c·rlni n<..·ty f, , ... . 11>111' hlll ldl·...·d t !J ... ,, ,. t h <..· g irl:' pro ductive of mon~ g o od t han ev il. " T he (J f t hi -; sc h (I() I. t h t• r. d I u w i II ~~ " I ; I l l' II l l' ll l;; II rc s pea ker s showed prt' pnmtion ancl th o ught and t he, rcs ult w as very ~w ti sf:1 cto ry. L::,-_ m :1rl e. I. Th(: .\ theni: 111 S Pt'i l'l ,. i ~ lll> l :1 ;;n·r ...·r rryone felt that tlH·y h ntl de ri ve d mu c h go od fro m th e di scus:<- io n. org:tni zatio n . II. A n y '-!irl 111 s<..· h o o l 1:-: fn·e to j 11 i ll ·1he soeiet y was weiI 1·e p n •st·n ted in the: preliminary dt·bntcs this yen r },,. 1\'li sst·s , wit h o ut n·;; pt·<..· t t•• l': l<..' l'. :1g !' . 1.." <~1<~1 ' , n1· pr<..'Alliso n'; Ha nk!', Martin, J(ecld q·- and :VIcvinu s co nrliti"n ,,( :-:~.·rvi t11ck . Ill. Th t.'g...- nt·n d ptlrp n:-:cs 11 t' 1> 111' s nc il'l.Y Ca rtney . The e:1sc o f m:1nrwr ;~ ud th e· st·lfpo!:e··sion tog-ather 1\'ith their kn o\\ kclgc :1 re as fn ll o \\'s: of tht· principles o f gn tn~.: r·ing a nd deli vnin g1 . To h l·lp it:-: nr e mh e 1·:-: k :1r11 t n :':ty arg um en t a n : but a !'.nmpk o f the g o od wh:tt tiH:y wa nt to Sil_\' . i11 th ~.· w:1~· in work do ne 111 · th e vocre ~ · ty. . Th e s uhj. t:Cts \\' hi d 1 tlH'\' w:1nt to s:1y i t . ch >cuso:ed · tl · ~. To h e lp them gain :111 iu :-: igh t int o ••• 111 1e pre 1lllllllar v d c hnt cs ·111 which the .'th . . too< . 1 p :1rt - w en ·: · Rc:... en.:<tn th e pn.l>km s of the d :1y . sol ved t ha t th e l ;ovtrn me n t sh o uld o wn R. To <: u 1t i v n te t h :1 t I< t-.... nn c·" s oft h n 11 g h t a nd co nt r ol Municipalities ' •· R.c solv td th:1t lc·a cl s to un c rTing juclg111 e nt. th a t t he protectin~ l:tri ff policy s hould be 4. T n lc:u· n t hn n tgh e x Jl i.Tie n c e th e n r·t abolished hy the U.S. , of txp1·es sing thou g ht b e for-e ot h e r·s wi t h'I. he Atl1cn1·a 11 Q·~O t'l• d J •IS proud to pO!:Se!'S nut res ort i 11 g t 0 :1 11 y oft h e \' i;; i ]) il: l' \' id l ' 11 l.'l' S Miss Alli ·so n as· a nwm b l'r. S. h c was scIcet() f p a! (! i t :t t i () n () r t h c h t• ;I r- t . ed as a n a ltern a te on o n e o f t he in t n s t a t c Your n eed of u s is uni,·c r·:-:: d : o ur· n ct u n l tea ms las t yea a h' 11Ct'd of YOU <.1 1110irlltS t o s ix rll \.'111 IJe r·s, f, n. r nr1 t ISs11c rcp re!'ents the Nebraska Stat . the co ntes t with ' ' c N o rm a 1 111 whom \~e do h c n.·by nppl_v: one tu kee p the M isso uri No rmal. o ut th e multitude nnd to pr-csc· r-, -.... order if 'vVe expect t o go t o a ll pRrts of t he sta te n ecessn ry, when the kgnl scrge<~nt-nt-ann s and take ou r p ositio ns ns teacher·s, a nd in i s o bliged to dcb: t t(:; three t o :tl lo w u s th~ m a n y cases we becom e th e leading perso n p1· i vi k ge of juclgmen t u p n n our c ffo r· t!' , a o f t he con:munity an d a re called upon to pr·i ~i kgc c·njnycd o nce sin ce Christmas (a lead ~eetmgs a nd take act i ve part in m any clem· hut r-at her col d ev e ning wi t h a :-:ligh t exercr ses wh ere w e need self-possessio n and hrcczc-fo r furth e 1· infor·ma ti nn cnnct:r·nin g a kn owledge o ftxtempo ra neo u s ~ pen1<i n g atm us phe r·ic co nditi o n s 11pply p t· r·so n n lly l : This can be acqu ired in n o be tte r pl nce o n e to ::tct a s secn · tn r·y ,vhtn o11r· f;~ithful t h a n in the debating socic t\'. The w o rk in scc ret:11·y ta k es pnr·t i1i thl· prog r n m ; o u e th e A t hen ea n Society hfls h ecn carried o n to act as s ur·plu s a urli c n t·e. This last may wi t h thi s in vie w a s wel l as tra inin g in the see m to many t.u co me unde r· the h ead nf a rt o f deb a ti n g. l uxu r·i cs, but yo u l<n ow t ha t we a r e o ft e n The A the n ian Society w hic h is, bein g in - admoni s h ed to as k fo r· g r·cat t hin g·;; \\·hil e

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Tht• pn·limirwry tk h :ttc,.; h n Yc het'tl. ::ince nu r l:a,:t i.-,.m· tht• tuo,;t im porta n t topic of ).! t'llt'l':l I i n t<'l'l':' t :t rnnn).! C it'l'l'lll ll': l n,; a:> w d l :1" 1ht· wh n !t· ::dwol. Tht' dch:ttt':' t hi,.; n•nr \\'<'l't' fully up to ::t :llu l:trcl nf l:t::t ."'' :1!· n n d , •ur y o ung lllt'll h n \'t' rt•a,::o n t o hl' pro ud of t h,· n •cnrd 1h l'y h :1,.,. m :tck . Tht• ti r ;;t deb : tit' w:1,: ht·lcl n ll F t·hrn :1ry 1:~. the l:a,.: t o n F,·hrn :l r_Y ;_!,-,_ .\ s :t n ·snlt o f t ht':'t' cn ntt':< tS :\,·hr:t:<k:t ·,_ :\nrm :tl h :1" t \\'O t t·n m s with \\ hil·h t o ll lt'l'l 1..: a n ,.::1 ~ :t ucl :\lissouri. a:> , t r.• n.t.: :1:< a ny th at h ~l\·: t' \'('t' g r•accd { he ·: 1

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to hl'i p ." "n I.-a r a1: iI ' " ' ' :II<' :1 pr:lt'· ti t cd dc:IJat l'l' it n n ·d ,.. .""'11· i al' p i•·in.:.: p n ·,.;l'll <.: l' . II . " I \\'ou ld lcl\'l' lo ch- h:tt c. l n11 I h :l\' l' ll fll an \' tim e . · Dn uhtl c::<!', yon :Ill h :a,·,· IH" II'd it ,.::1icl. :1nd 11 0 l \\' i l h 0 II l t I'll l h , t h :a I i II I h i:' \\' i ck \\' ' 11·1d \\'l' find t inll' fll l'l' \'t'l' t hin _-:: \\'l' n ·: all ,· \\':l il t to dn . Be h, , ,,,.,_l ;,11d ,.: : 1\· " I d o n ' t w :t1ll t o d t h a t t·. · Ill. Tho11 .~ h t h :1t llll'rli :1 111 nl l' Oll llllllllil':l· ti cl'l uni\'(.'l'!':t lly :ack ll <l\\' ll' d gt·d a,.; "'IK':tking lou rkr than \\' o rcl ,.;, !'C•IIIl' ,.::1y " \\·,. dnn 't w a n t to j o in ht'l': lll :'l' th l' :tttt·:act i \'l' l'i t' llll'llt o f ~ oc iety is not pr·e!'t' ll t ." \\' (' pau ,.:c a nd hid <Jtr r· ll\\'11 l' I11Utin n ,.; be calm en.: w..:, ,.: ig hing . an,.:\\'t'l': · 1 . \Vc are ~wr-ry 1'111· you. 2 . 'We \\'i s h you w nuld h:t \'l' ,·our· h ca r·t' s d esi re :111d en d ca ,·or 111 li \' c . a nd lllll\' t', a nd h a \'e y o ur l1e in g a m ong n,.: ju,.:t 1111e h ou r eac h \\'l'e k . \ Vl· t h ink \'< Ill \\' Oadd g r o\\' s t r u nge r an r.l e \'l'll len rn to l'II.J 11 y i t . stre ng th lw not dcs irt·cl. cx i~t :tt11o11g u s nnd co n sole your·,.:l'h ·es. llh';tn\\'hile. \\' ith the th o u g ht t ha t " Al>sc tr ce m:tk ('s th e hcarl g r ow fonde r·''. JlclfJiirl s u;;gcs tions. Your Sat. afte rn oo n \\' :d k w o uld h e ju,.: t as invigorat ing at 7 ::-W S urHI:t y

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T o Ill <'t' t 1..: :111:':1:: n t Em p o ria w e h:l\'e: \I r Fr:tn k ~mit h. \I r . J o hn Stt\'a, a ncl \f r . l nl i u,.; t;i: b,· rt \\'it h B H. llu r::t n ,::alt er nntc. T n nrt'l't \li,.;,::onri : tt 1\Tu: !\!iss E\'n .-\ lli,;on . .\lr. D. 1'. Ot'\'o nngaud \lr. Fred Fi ,;hn wit h( ; . (; . l;i lhe rt as :tl tt'rn at..:. \\' ith t\\·o ,.:udl !t-a m s t o n ·presen t 11 s :1n d with pr·opt-r t'lll'tlltra gem e nt g in·n by t he ,.;c h o o l \\'t..' a r t' s u r t· to win . The c\'l'tiu n of tlflic<TS for the spring l <'l'lll \\' :t:' hdd Sa t urd ay l\lan~ h 7 . The ftdlowing \\'t'l'l' t•lc-ct<·rl: l'r·•·,.:iclt-n t. t~ n Carrington. \ 'in• [>,·,•sident . \' . H . Watso n . l~ tTon lin g Secret:u·y . .Julius Gilbert. Co rres ponding Scc'y, M. M . Murph y, T l'l':l,.: m·,·r· . .J o hn J o hn son . A t thi :: m eeting Mr. L n mb. wh o h ns s in n· left sc h ool. \\':ls e lected an h o n o r a r y member for life a,.: a recognitio n o fhi s ser·,·iees t o t he ~ociety in t he p nst tvvo y ear s. \1 r . Lamb wa s n n ea rn est \Y Orke r a nu \\'ill h e g r eatly mi s~erl. The program com mittee h a\'e arran ged fo r debates fo r three w eek ~ i11 ach-an ce and a s a consefJuc nce

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. T he.: S ta te No rma l wns n: pn•sentccl this yea r. at t he Sta te Co nven t io n o f the \' . :\1. C. A hy nine dclrgaks. 'I he.: h o,·s who wenl wen: Mr. Penny , ;\ Jr . D:1ily, Mr. lJc.:y oung . Mr. i\•1ine rs. Mr. Ju li u~ Gi IIJert, :\I r . Buckl es, Mr. Fishe r a nd Mr G. G. Gi lh t· rt. Th e.: co nven t io n w~1 s hd d in t he Fi rs l P re~ hytt· ri a n C hu rch in 13c:~ t ,·ice, r c.:h , 21i to M a rch ~ Serm ons a nd lectures we n · gi v~· n by s uc h men a s State :-\ec rct a ry B:1ily, Dr . l lc.: nry B. Wa rd of Li nco ln . Re v. J. H F ic.: lcl, Sc.:cr c.:· t ary . E. :\1 . Rohinso n, l ntn natio n a l Ut~v s Secn:ta ry, Fred L. iVIillc.: r , of Oma h:1, n ;1d Rt: ,· . HcJJry Os tr0 m t h e Evn ng dist of Greencns tlc, Ind . Yo ung men g o t o these con vc· n t io n!<: (1) To hea r rtpo rts a n:d vzcd :~ nd di sc used ta lking_of t ht prog ress . .. (:.!) T o mett fur s tud v o f God' s wo rd . 13 ) T o encour age a n;! he t•nco u r;J gt·d in t h e.: Chris t ia n wo rk o f up lift ing mc.: n . E ac h fe ll o w wen t to t he co Jw cn t io n fr11· n pu rpose ~m.cl fel') s t h a t he hHs bee n m uc h ht l pc.:cl , onl y reg retin g t ha t he ~a n n o t giv e ~n his · . 1. fellow-st udent",,,ns m uc 1J aS 11C rCt:CI\'Cu

The mee ti ng w ith 170 o r mo re o f t h e Y. M · C: A. wo rkers o f th e s ta te w a s a n inspirat ion for he tj er a nd hard e r w o r k in o ur Assoc·1a t 'JOn, a nd t he p n >s pec t s a n: now fo r a< good s t 10ng . yea r s w o rk ne xt year .

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An Episode. On Saturday C\·cning F eb . 7 , 1(')0::~. a kn oc k was hearrl at M iss Pickett's mom a nd a fter receiving M a y's w elco me " Come in ." th e vis ito r en tered . The h os t<'ss a t o nce fo und herself a t a loss o f kn owi no- he r h g ues t ,a nci afte r a ca refu l exa mi na ti o n , s h e sa id, "· H o w d o you d o'' The vi si to r a s i,. ed if this was w he re Mr. Loo fburro w lived a nd M is s Pil' ke t t w it h a ll t he di g nity ~ he l'o uld possess, info rmed her guest that it was a n d in ht:r g racefu l w a y p o inted t o M r . Loofbou rrow's ·li ving r oo m . A few

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THE NORMA L! .'r

The Magic Ride. 1 s upp ose ynu h;l\-e ;dl ht·:trd ;~ h n tt l t h :tt ride that ML llur,..:t g :t\'L' :1 _ft·\\· of hi ,.: par· ti<:ulat· fri e nd ,.: . O r lH·rh :t p,. : y o u ,.: a\\' t he gr<tnd fi ni s h. The \\'ngon a nd it' ,..: \\'heds pnrtccl co mp:•ny . And p n t•r :\l :thk ;~nd Florence and Ed n" d ec01·:1ted th e "te n· a firm a '' i n a m os t pk·a,..:ing m a nner. St n \ll gc t o say Lucile rlidn't quitcrc<t c h th e ground. \\' ell n n y w<t_v to m:tke a long ,..:tot·y sh o r t , Mr. Hurst ::~ nd t he girl s c am e h;~ck and nl:t s and nl<tck, thn• wet·e lcarlit:g the horse hut t he \vagon \\'<I S n o t nigh. though eno ugh tounges wen· wngging to m :d\C up fu r the loss . And the n ext time i'vlr. Hur,..:t takes tht: girls rid ing- wc:ll he don't.

One mot·ning. ah o u t a w eek b e fo re th e close of the te rm Pt·of. Hnrt surpri s ed the Aclvnn ced P sychology Cln ss h y tt·lling us that if it w e re p o ssible for him to 111nkc nrrnngem ents he would e ntct·t a in th e class so me cycni ng in Prof Dune anson' s Ia horntory . All wh o have had a nythin g under Prof. Hart l<now whnt n t:tlk ft·om him mean s , s o o f co ur-se \\'C wen: a ll ex cite ment ;

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\\' i,.: hin g fn t· him t o " set t he dny ." · Ln s t T htt t·,.:d :ty mo rnin g. Feb . 2 6 . he told us to m ee t t h at C\'enin g at hnlfpnst seycn . Alth n' it \\' a s rainin g ve ry hard alm os t e\'er\' ntemhe1· o f th e d n ,-s w[l s th ere on time, bu.t while w e n w n itecl th ose fe w, wh o positi,·ely could nu t eo me ca di er Prof. Dunca nso n sh o w ed u" a fe \\' s tereopti cn n Yiews. Then we li s tcn <.·d t o a short t nlk by Pro f. H a rt whic h was \\'Ot·thy of the o ne. wh o prepnr~ erl it . He illustnlted the talk ns he proceeded fro m one phnse o f th e subject t o another. n nd o ur attention n s wellns our a d ~ mit·n ti o n wn s held firmly . We retmned to our homes feelin g a mply re paid fo r g o ing, wishing t h nt Prof. H a r t w o uld t each us th e r e mait·.cler o f the yea r. a nd en vying th o se \\'hose time is ye t to come. ".\m ember o t the cl a ss '05 .''

M essrs Pnnl and Clifto n Bla n k.e ns hip e ntertninecl a number of their friends at thPir

home on the eyening of Feb . 2 1.

Games and mu sic were someofthe fea tures o f th e e\·ening, ping po n g w as a lso played . Punch wa s sen·cd during th e e\·cning , a nd

THE NORMALITE other n:freshme nls were scrn•d in lhe latter pa r t of thl' cv.:nin g . Tl wsc p rese n t were Misses Good, K t•nn, cly ll :•nk s .J a m c~. Neff J o hnson . Wa lwort h Roys , Parke r , lll a nl<ens hip. ·Grimes . and \ l ess rs . l'aul, Ro scoe Dllll Clifto n Ira nkcn s hip, Conk~<: . H urst, Lam b, 1\lu clh:)-, a nd .\lu rphy. _ . ,;)

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The rrsul t of t he m a ny sec ret mcd ings held hch incl cl osl'd d oo rs at th e' Oo nnitory The h a n I ga \T tlt<·i ,. f1f'Ll 1 :11 11 11 1:.! e n n crrt was a Va!entinc Party g i,·cn lo the girJ:..of t he D o~ rmil qry a nd the me mh<·•·s o f th e on \\'cdn<> d :l \' l' \'l' llillg :\ I :11T h . 11 . l !lO:L Faculty and thei r fami:it•s b y M i ~s :-- tom·r . ,\ largc :l tt~· n -ti\-l':llld : oppn·c i oti\'t':l tlclit• JICC ,,· :to.; in :ltl-l' IH I:III l'l' l 'n.t' l'"1· t , 1· d<'"' l'l V<:' ' I he first fl oo r w:.s t · :l ns f.,rm cd in to a hea~1~ifu l rl'ccption room , I'IIJ,!'S 1111 th e rJ \'Ill(' I ) f' l IJ: II Jl, ~ f111' !I i ~ \\'I II I( i 11 l l!t• lJ :Ill d' fl oor, window sca ts <tnd cus hi o ns. Fn >m : tl so th e lJil llcl !, ,, ,· ~ t:• llllt' in f,". 1111: i1· ,.: h :orc Ti ll· r.. ll ""'i n .!.! p rothe ehunddiers in t he ,·rcc-pt io n r oom w e r e in th c pra i'-c gi,: <ll . st rung four rows of !'. milHx . in tcnwim·d gr:lm w:1 s m os tt'X \.· v lkntly I'<·JI(kn·d . wit h t his were rl'd lwarts of all ~i?.cs. 1 . :\ l :t r\.' h - l ' ndl' l' the IJunl >k 1·::.,:.,:-kPalms , foliage plttnts, hvaci n t h-; ::~ nd eo r\\' :l).!ll t'l' . nc~tio ns we re ·a rra ngcd ~;bo11t t he r" o m . 2 . 0 n1· 1u n :- L11 ~ l p t·i 1L :lllll 'c. Iott the lia ll, :\ I iss Sto ne1· un ci:. comm it tee 3 . _\ l :•n·h -C n :o k J kl l ~f Rcadlng eonsisti ' · I · Thl' S\\' CII-cl i ~ s lw: • t h \.cl. Arr. 1 1 · · g o .v I SH:~ Anders on, \Vatr n1wn , 4 . fn~ m P:l.-1« .: 1-'s Tri ~d o fLI1 c ~"'"rclM_artens , Ca ld we ll , T rumbell and Ley. n ·c.:wed th c' gutHs, .. l\1is s G1·: dwm . w ho th en pt·occckd t o Hlnn ke. t he la r olTe reccp t ·to n r eom . A ft c r t ht· gucs Ls \V H lt 7.c . .;f ,:17.:l1Tl.'5. 1\ l t:: lclwlll . hatlallasse 11 t hld . . CnJ. Oy m cnt 6 . Thc AnH~ I- i <.:nn l' :ltn>le t IlC cven1ng'H J ~ ;il ' lllt O U !'C. begr~nwit h a d ue ttb y •V ". , . I 7 . ·OveT t un:- I ' hy s<.: hc•ISSeH Gnmc!l n ne ~t:huhcrt . P, a rker . • fc>1'•OWe d hy a tablea u Vcnu~· :tnd 8 . Vi)c~d So lo -Sc•·c n :-~ell-Cupid Miss p·1 ~·I·'a r d qC tln . Mi ss C I:•.-1<g t hl' purt o f Vcnu s a nd .li ttle M a t-y 8 ro wnd l,as Cupid . A~;o · Walt z-\Vh c n Knightho o d \V:t~in Flo w9. lo hv Miss J ov · ci·-G u~ tin . • was m·xt, folluw.cd qy a tab. . lea u re. pre!'.cnt' ng ~ . R ea r'ing-13 ll_<td of'Cn>s~i n g th\.' Bro o k . 1 • « youn g g u·1 s van o uH 10. Nl iss G t·:• h:1 m . v.:~lent mes Mi!'.SCH Edna. Wa l w() rth ancl l t'('T, a nd M.r. Mueller ta king pa rt . Miss C l·u;k 11. March-Col. Roo~cn·l t' s R o u g h Rid e r sLr~u1Tn cl<.:a u . t hen fav.ored the guests w i t h a solo, w hic h Dnoicl s. in tur_u .wa,s fo llo.wed by a t a bleau , th e . 12. Overturc-I d<.:a i S tar-S panglc d BanncL king a nd quee n of hea r ts, :Vl iHS Bo nes ac ting t he par t of l< ing and Miss E lla C la rk part of queen. · The Scni o •·s h a v<.: b ee n yc..-y busy th e Then th e gues ts t r ied theii·luck at sh oo tpas t month wnt1n g :-~nrl t'Cl'i t ing th ei t· ing hea r ts, pinning h earts o n t he wa ll a nd th eses. The fi1·st sect io n ga ,.e t h eir th e!"CS in passing t h eir hea rts fro:n o ne per s on t o Mo nd ay 11 igh t M a 1·ch 9. 1 903. Th c pintanother. In a eo n t r st to see \vho could form was tastefu lly n rnam cntccl with ca r ry the mos t hearts one a t a t im e, on a plants a nd fl ower s fr om the g •·ee n -house . • knife, i n a minu te o f time, Prof Dunc nnso n the Seni o r s' m o tt o. Esse quam vidc•· i, and won. I n the mea ntime, punch and fa n ey class colo r s we r e a lso in pn >mincn t v i e \v.

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On ~ :nunl:ly o.'. \' o..• ni ng . f.\·bnr :11·y :.!._ , t he .luni••r C l:1:<s ga\' <' tht·ir a nnu:d n·c~:p ti on i11 ht>tll• r oft he : l'ni n rs. T h is is t he ::ocin l n ·,·nt of t h<•'.n •a r :r nd it is h cro m ing m o r e :rntl m nr<' l'nj<ly :t h lo..· :ts t•:tdl s ucceed ing d :r..:-: ,.: m ·p :lSS<':< in d ro rt . a nd ronsrquen t ly in ,.,.,.,lit. th<· pn•t't·c din~ o ne. \\' h<· n ti n· .J un io r class m :Hk t he ir a p pc:tr:r n n· in dt:r p cl o n J u n io r d :ry t h r y lwei n lr·c:rd\' h <'l' n :1cl\'crtised a::: 11 w o nclrrful cir~.· u,.: h\' t ho..·ir· ~t· ni o r frio..·n d s . Acting o n t his sugg<':<timt tin· J uni ors c n u~ r· t n int:d t heir fn·ind s wi t h a n ·:rl c irc u s l'On si:-; t ing o f a tll tl n k o..·y ha n d. tric k m ule , w ile! rat, b a by o..· lt-p h :llll , fat la dy . r ing m a s te r a n rl cl o w n . T it<..' c u:: to lll:t r·y r l..' d le m o n a de w as •·cp lared hy n ·rHk rs o f l'h l..'a p r:t lHi y . T lti.s wa s fn ll o wt•rl hy :1 t es t in zoo mrtry eo n s i:: t ing ,,f c a t a n d d o n l; cy p r o blem s ga lo re. T he con te::tan t s w ere ask ed t o t l'll \\'ho.•. t ltcr t hei r· solut io n s w ere a r it h m etit·, n lg e h n1ic . g t·om ,·tric t ri go no m e t ric, c lt :ln r o r l..'l it·. or So:n o rl'tie . No o n e '' flunk t•d · si llLT t hc y w r rc g md ctl o n effo r t r a th er than kn o wlrd g r of t he s u bj ect. T h e fo llo will g- litl'~'<ll'." program wa s t hrn ren d er ed : 1\ll iss M ur ph y R eci ta ti o n Misses \V nlw o rth l nst nrmcn t n l flue :·

S allt rda y C\'e ll in g .\ l :1n·lr 1-1· 1 \Hl:L .\! iss E llrt Cln r k g a \'(.' : r 11111 :- ic: d jl l 'll).!T: I \11 r.... the sc h ool. T ht· p r o .~ r · ; ll n w :1s :r:- r·, ,JJ nw,.:: C h o ru s- ' L o rd Th o u :\! " IlL' :\ rt t ~() d . .\l e n dc lsso hn . Uy th l· ~l' h tl o l C lr n il'. " 1\:t n d cl t• t·o' Vo c:tl Solol ' n >f. l'o l'l c l'. Scx l l'l- 'G n'L' t i 11,!.!; lt> ~pri n .~ . " M is sc s Les t e r·. Jl:11·ker. J •l r clo n . C: tl d"· ell. A 11 clt't'S0 11 ; I ll tl I I t )( l l {) 11 . Qu <rrlrtM isscs A nclc o·son n ncl Cia rk , l' n 1f. l'o r tr r a nd .vi r . l.ac kt'\' . Vocal Solo-T h e Sw:tl l ow Su ng. M iss C l:rr· k . Opc n: tt a - ' ·Thc H o u r s." C h arac t c n; Da w n- J\1 iss H e ll e n II i t tc . Quee n ; .-\ t l e nd . M is ses E t iH:I Ken edy, 1-l n r..-ie t S mith McC un e ~ te vc n s a nd fk :-;s ie L o r a n ce Noon- Mis s C a lei well Q u rr n Attend a nt :-;: M is s <:s ll oo t o n , vV illi s, R oy Nea l n nd W at kin s . Ev r ni ng- ;\l is s P a rk e r , Q u cr n

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M i s~ La mb R ec i tat i o n M tss Hi tte l n:-; t s um t· n tn I ~ol o H cr ita t io n J\l iss K irkpn tt;c k Aft c r·a sm:ia l h o u r at P in g P o ng Ca rro m and C r o ki n o le t h e co mpa n y p r oceeded to fi nd th eir p a r tn er s fo r s up per in t he fo llo win rr uniq u e m anner: E ac h o ne h ad been "' E, i Yc n a s li p of pape r· with e it he r C o rn o r C u b a s s u r n a m e a nd so rnr letter o f t hc·:a lp h ahr t a s t h e ini t in l a nd _were· in struc t ed to fi n d the p e rso n h a vin g t he sa me nam e

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THE NORMALITE a nd initial w ho :-: hould he their p ~1rtner. The Corn andCobs now wended LIH:ir w:1y to Roo m E., w hich was hen utifull y til-corated in th e No rm a l colo r ,:, w h t- re n ~ umt u o.II S ba nqu et w::i ted them. 'J h t· tnhh:s were tastefu lly dccnr ated red a nd white ca rnat ions Hnu t lu· room wn s lig htt·d with red and white cnndks th<·sc l;eii1g the C lass colors of t he Se11 ion:;. T he nfrt-shnil.'nts were ahcnrla n t in quantity a nd su pe r b in qua li ty and were servt"d in a \'Cry plcnsing m11 nn er . A ftc r de,·o ting more time than had n ·a!lv b t·c- n pla nn ed fo r thi :-: p a r t o f th e progr:11~ :\1 iss Martin as T<wst ;\Jis tress proposed the followi ng toasts: Welcome l\l r . J ulius G ilbert Re~pon·sc i'vli:-:sA IIi:-:o n Som~: ' diffcrc:n cc bctw~:e n Juni o rs u nci Senio rs Pr,,f. llart Seniors' reco rd in fine of at hl ctie a cco m plishmen ts . M r . II u r s t Influence · . ove r J 11· 11 10 . rS , • o·r s enlOIS }- · • · · · • ~i ss S hraugcr l alf of the joys o f l: ht· Seni" r _\Tar ..

· • · · · ~!i ss Ha zel Jo y ompa n son ofJunio rand Sen io r troubles as seen from th h' h . . e leg ts M r Ca rrin g ton Ad,·ice c · . oncernlng reci tati o n m th e Sen 1or year Mr. John so n R ow to get from sch ool life m ost he lp fo r f uture duties . , E . M ISS Sto ner .xpen~:nees of schoo l life lo t rcmCl11.bered nges Dr. Clark ' Pale Blue and the Wh'I t C. .,

Prof Jnhn H I h- :\ 1"tt g r \' l· hi-... tH>tt·tllt'<."· tur<: on l' hat': ll t t' l' \\' t oln l'~ ol:• ,. ni !_! lll . .\ pril Rt h . \\'h :tt Ia· t u ld ,, . . w o· :t !l Ju t<~\\' t o be too tru t· :1nrl tho...· ll·o...· ttllt' ,,. ;, .... it ii T tlli,·t· :111d c n cour:t J.!<:t11 ~ rH tn t. ,.,. ,-y t> lll' t " li\'t' f.,r the ri g ht h t·c:lll"l' it j.., 1·i g!1t l) ,j .... ll'vt un· w .t:: the l:1st on cru 1· r...· ~>u l '"l' , ,f fi \'l' . _.,, ,,p1 t :' ttl ~ thc T l· mph: Qunl'll'lt<·. C ·tl'l l~ l'r· rn:tirtt· I r . Frcnch, J :tco h l~ii~ :t tlll .\ I t· lk .\ l r•tte. the:-:c lt·r...· tures ha\'l' I HTn we l l at tt·rt<il'd :t rtd t:njny· t•(' -hy :dl. :\ ill l' h l' I Td i t i ~ d ill' till· l' Otlllllit· tee o n tht·ir work .

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Etta G r osst: is in sc h ool <~ga in t h is term . We mi ss stud e nts wh o go away and arc g lad when th ey co me ha ck .

r-Jor~.·nce Dye has accepted a p fJSJtiO n as pt-ilnary teac her at Pender. Nebr.

\Y hn t rio y o u t n ke t his t .. r m ? This closes :t year' s w o rk . Ha,·e you made t he m ost of it?

\VItnt has become o f the o ld-fas hi o ned h oy who u sed to say, ·'{')) tell teacher on y o u." ?

"Ouch ! I bumped m v h ea d. " sa id Carrington . "O n whn t " S[tid Wi lkin s s ympathct.icaiJy , '·O n the s tai1·s'" · ~ o. o n the electric lig h t."

E. \\'. l\larcellus h as t u rnerl up as a peda gog ue at t he n eig hb oring met r opolis o f Juli a n , Neb raska .

Poor Mr. I-Iut·st ! It wn,;n 't bad e n o ugh fo r him to get wet, hu t t h ey tea sed a nd wo rried him nbo ut it , oYeJ· the ph o n e a nd face to fa ce . T oo-oo Bad.

W hat d o y o u t hink of t h e memory of the fello w who ca u 't re mem be r whether it's m us ic, dra wing, o r physical cu lture o n Tuesday.

/09

THE NORMALITE Did yo u ge t lo ts of va lentines ?

.\ t h lc ti t'!- and t h i ~ u.·rm .

This w:ntcr cn mc a ll huddkd up in lu o ne poo r month.

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Mr. Murphy-" Let's se~.: , King Lear \ \· a s a mnn i <~ c wasn't he?''

It's time to get renclv to comm ence t o look up the ra ilroad cu~n ~ etions. .;J.

''When did Washing to n first ri de in a carriage? ' 'When he firs t too l< a ha~.:k at the t ree.·•

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Are you go ing to pl :•y h <l!<c-1v •ll o r run in a r ace nex t s pr i n g~ We w ill lwvc a fidd da y .

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I t would be nice fo r yo u t o attend the Senio r theses. 'M a y 1)e yo u will have o ne some time. /

}-{ Ho . w , lar o,.e ,a re th e ·mterm o leeulnr s pnc<'s , oxy. T, entsy-wecntsy or perhaps s m a ller than th a t . .;J.

. Mr. C olh~ s (in Rheto ric ) ' A prepositiOn no t the n g ht kind of a w o rd t o end a sentence ·with ."

So me children 's idea of a father is a man wh o never pu ts th e gmv y on t heir pla te where they want it.- Peru P o inter. .;).

We a re g la d t o see a few new faces in the cha pel a nd we a r e g la d som e of them are men . Men a re in dema nd , slig htly .

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fly Dny sgo hy. Ancl th e en d ofschool 1lt·:1w s ni gh S crntch y ou hl.'<tcl, ' Til you r- eyes :1rc n ·rl Tl: en yo u r grades \viii f01·gc ah c n . l '

Rl.'v . Basl<e1·v ille, \\'ho ha s b ee n c·>~ndu c t ing union rcvintl meeting~ nt th e l.Vl. E . d:urch, nppcared in our c.:hrtpl·l !VI :•rc h 3 ancl gave us o n e of the b dtt t a lk s we hn ve had this year. li e sctid , fo r o ne t hing, "Stucly the subje<.: t ,Y()ll m o st ard e ntl y des pis e." AgR in, •· Be thorough.'' And as a climax,' Build character fi r s t, hy ; t\lm c n n s and builcl it rightly. The t<:st wi ll com e .' ' Sl.'lcl o m can we h e ar a m a n ofsuc.:h thou f! ht a nd understanding, jo in ed t o s u c h an cnobli ngcha racter. Thos e who a tt e nded his meetings have lost no time . Th ose ·w h o did no t ha\·e mis s ed a ~-a re o p p ortunity .

THE NORMI! LI!E

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"\\' hen \'O tt li nd 1h : t l -"" " h :t \'l' n 111 hi ng to dn. cl() i t qnid;)y :11td .!..!'l'l : t L " "ltt c t h ingd se . '- l' rof. I l :trt.

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Tht· fc ll n \\' wh o dn:<t•n't nm o unt to muc h .~nt e r: d l y k t :< y o u know it . \\' he n a m o tht-r n nd rb u_Q htcr :H e t:1k en f.,l. :<ist t'l':' t ht·re is btllllHI t0 he t t·oublc. The H:utd hdped us to ~ n ot hcr ~eren a d e. I t w : t:-: n o t"" had as the eggs w o uld indil ' : 1 Ll'. .-\ ~e c n t• fr o m a popu b r n oycJ. H er hair t 1unhll'rl ll\'t•t· h~· ·· sh o uld ers. H e t· eyes fell. II ~· · · fncl' hurn ~·cl . ll is_i :l\\' clt·op pcd, he lo :<t hi :< , -oice.' Hi s n nn s sank . .-\ncl a h nuse m a irl shoulrl be call ed 111 to S\H'l' Jl up t h e t he d cl, ris .

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Mrs. Kn t h ry n II an t i ng g:t ,- e a dl'l ig h tful !.: prca d S a t t~rd ay aftnno o n t o a bo u t 16 of her frit·nds, in hon cw of h e r si sll'l', .\I ay. w h o ,•is itecl h c'l' O\'t'r St~nclny . Mis ~ .\l:t:> Hnntin g is n form e t· s tudent of t lt t· :-\ . S. nncl her c, Jd fri e nd s of Peru \\'Crc g lncl t o sec her agai n.

The dckgntcs to th e Y . M . C. A . s ta te co nven t ion at B ca tt·i ce r e portcn in joint mc·cting Marc h 15. It is u ~c les s fot·m a lit y to say th a t th<' r e p o rts were uniform ly excellent and inte restin g . All yo ung men who want t o get th e bes t o ut o flife,onght t o mi s~ n o o ppo r t unity to attend a sta te o r na tiun a leo n v e n tion.

\\'m . .\ll'C :1rtnc y sto ppe rl here March G a nd 7. on hi s wny h ac k fro m a six weeks s tn \'i n Illinoi~. t o Yisit hi ::: <bttg htcr Lulu.

Th <' town school ha s h ad it' s vacation in t41l' last week. Mr. :VI e ~own, Miss Hadsell and :Vl iss Wilkins h a Ye imprO\·e d the c han ce at th e lib ra ry in trn e pro f<'s~i o nal spi1 it .

Dr. C lad{ is h o me from hi s old h o m e in Ohio. Hc> repor t s a fl ood of r ecolections a nd o n e of the w o rld 'sgr<'atestedu ca tional gatherings, th e N:1 tiona! Associat io n of Principals and Sup<'rintcndents.

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JOHNSON & LY.ON Wc will express ;til delicacies o f th e: Phone 91.

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Nebraska Cit y, N ebruka.

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Sat i s fac tor y

MRS. J. W. ANDERSON 607 Central Ave. Nebr. City

NELSON BROS.

·Fine Footwear Nebraska City, Nebraska.

Hard\\'are and Fu r niture Undertaking Good s P~ru

n ~ br tsk a.

I. H. CRILEY

If you come to the City Makes Photographs Tha t are Satisfacto r y And d on 't kn o w what y o u wa n t come in a nd look at o ur s tocl<. If y o u do kn ow w ha t yo u w a nt w e are sure to have it.

Auburn

Nebraska

Dr H. E. Eel l s GRr\.DUATE DENTIST Grad ua t e fro tu C lli c a go

L. Wessel's Sons & Co. Otfi ce ove r Eu s t ice & C l i li e · ~ T c l cp llon c

Nebraska City, Nebr. Auburn

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P~ru

BART. L. SHELLHORN, M. D. Res. 'Phone, 6.

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Under ta k i ng Oo ods

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W~ao~rling

NEBRASKA.

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MAILORDERS FOR ANY THI NG IN OUR LINE GIVEN PROMPT AT T ENTioN .

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Nebraska City.

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J. C. CH ATELAIN L\11 kinds of Watches an :i C!ocks, al so J ew ~ lry and Si l ve rw a r e Peru

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J: ,• pn •:-l ' lll illf! l'l lihll ll a l h l'a ·u

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No.8

PE R U, NE BR ASKA, JU NE 1903. w hv nt o n : ,.;t nd l'llt ,.; do n I I a\' l' 11 • t a 11 \' i d t ': • .

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mer sd w ol ? !11 th e la ng n :t,!,:L' of the JH >L' l i t is a h11 m 111 lT.

Nel>rns ha h :1s n t' \' l'l' t:t kl'll ,.;n m ue h ill t eres ! in n o nn :d sc ho o l,.; :ts a ( t h e prl'sl' nt ti me . M ore pe opl e :11-c in at tenrl:JIIl'C t h i,.; year n t t h e clifTtTL'II t ,.;c h o ol,.; of t he stat e t ha n e nT hcfu r e. Thi s i,.; :t ,.; i t ,.; hon ld h t·. We hl' lic ,· e t hat thi,.; m e:111 s g rL"at thi11 g ,.; fo r Nt·hra,.;k<t. I f tl'nclHTS t: tk c :t<h·:lll ! ngc of t he pro l<:ss io nnl t1·nin in g o ll t·n ·d O \ 'C I. t he s tat <', it m e an s n quic kl·n :n g i11 L" clnc ati on a l niTa i1·,.; . Teac hc 1-s will th e n b e in posit io n to d c mnnd h ettlT s; tl a 1·ies ancl g et th em . Is i t n ot a b o u t t i m e tn pa s,.; a la w rcqu i1·in g t c n c lHTS t o mak L' a t ka,.; t o n e yea r' s prc p a 1·a t io n fll r th i,.; mo,.; t r es p o n -

,.; ib k of p r o ft·,.;~io n ,.; ? We 1cq ui rc m e n aspi ri n ,!,:' tn h t• p hy~il' ian ,: to sp PtHi t h n ·e o r four .n ·n r ,.; in pr<' para t io n, we in sist o n m en a ,.;pir in g to bt· la wyen: t o h n vc cert a in qua lil·i ..:at ic>n ,.; :1 nd then spe n d tw o 0 1· t h ree y ear,.; a t a Ia w sc h ool. W ll\· n o t liecnee th l'>'t' m e n to p r act icL' aft e1· g ra d u atingfn >m th e high ~c h no J,; o r the eig ht h g mck ? i'o::ty . n a y . ,.;o m ch o d y w o uld be m a imed by mn l-p r·at'liec o r be d n l\v n into cou rts o f Ia w o n ly t o h e mari e game o f. It makes 11n dill<:n: nct· h o w nw ny chilrlren a rc m a ime d i n t cll ect unlly o r s piri t u a ll y, o r a t·c m iscli l-ce tt·d in g o .. d c it ize ns hip . S o 1nl·h o d y sa y s we cou ld n o t h a ve t he ~c h oo l s

in scs,.;io n .

R(·ttc r le t se ho,Jl p r o p-

cl· ty and appanttu s lie id le fo r a year b ut to w o rk t he bet t er a fterwa n l.

Men an d

w o m en w o ul d en te r t ile p 1·o fessio n t hen, w i t h th e in t enti o n of m a king it a life w o r k an d th e s a bry w o uld b e s n Aicic n t .

THE NORMALJTE

112

[it~rary.

.. .. .. t h e h i \' C:tnd f':t n t h l· lt nrt('_\' vn< d, :tnd t o wa tc h r.•r c n l' lllil' " .\ li llk g i rl ~·:I til l' up. !looked about me and found my~el f seand p o intin g IH r· lin g .. •· :t t !Il l' ~: tid , " Oh curely housed in by 6 w hi t e w;d :s s o s mnl l I ' m n o t <1fr;1id of _,. ., ,,, -" "'t :11' v n ttly n littll: th a t I could not turn a round . The cm l v gra yh:1c k . ' I H i t I s t:trtl·rl : tlll' l' ht.·J· nnd sht• means of escape was t o clig o u t, wh ich .l r ; tn aw n y . h:1d :-n lrt t' t'X Jil't' il' lll'C thnt did with my s harp mandibles. night \\'it h h ec·-Jn ot lt s . \'till kn •l\\' they I was hungry a nd weak a nd cou ld n o t an: l<n·g c: m ot h c·s t h :1t l:t \' l'gg s :t nd ha tdt get out very read ily , hut two of my b usy out ug ly wo nn s t h :tl s pin \\'cbs . l':t t our brothers a nd sisters helped mc:; · th ey a ls o h o n ey :1n d d e s tn >ys our honJt·s . \Ve Cllll straig hten ed ou t my cru,npkd w i n~s t he cJ 0 11 <) t Jt i 11 g \\' i t lJ tit l' lll ; IS ()I ll' \\'iII gs ;!t•t best they co uld . They we: rc very be.llltit:tngkcl in thtil· \\'lhs St· \'ll·nl ., f t hem ful.with bright Y' ll ow a nd goldl· n brown t ried Lo gel in , <t lld I f' < > It gltt \\'it h :tl l 11 1_1' stn pe!;, while l wa s on ly a du ' l g r nv little: mi~ht :tnd one oftlt e nt el i .! J.!'t· t in . bee. H ow I w ished to be b1·autifu l.. Evt-r v I n :1 ft:\\' (1 :1ys I wo t·kl'd i11 th~· fil·J (l :111 d one was very busy and l s ta ned ou ~ ln l' ;_ p lo re m ,. home [ t . . . · w ,1s a sq11:1 n: bo x eo n - f,und th:tt I \\'rt sju..;t :IS )' l' ilu \\' :tnd beautit<JII1111g honey comb. wh ich t he bc·cs wne fu l as t h t "t h tTS I v t' Il' n rIll' d t h; 1 L t h l' \\' 11_1' to be heautif1tl is to wo1·k h :tn! : 111d )O\'t: filing with honev as' f~""'·· t "" ~ ·· til l')' COli ld . • th c wnrl< h11 t h l· s 11 l' l:' t IH· \\' n : I< is :1 goo d Where they \\'e re gr.•tti ng th e hone y I d id wot·k :tnrl gathe 1· i n g h· •n c y ,.lll'c:y is not kn o w. I rcsoh ·eu to find out. found I w 1s IIO \V a ftdl gi-0\\' 11 s· 1· >11!.,! y• !low myself at. the doo r of the hi ,·e ,.,·Itereot h , r 5 l:l'c : 1..: lnt "V ; 1,.; the ot !HTs . Tt~lTt' \\' l'l'l' t ook thetr fl ight nftergi 1·ingt J1 l.·l l. antl' l11l :le man y thin g :.: to cl o . 'I he hotH'Y ilncl p nl a good rnb. But o h . l could no t fl y lm t on ly buzz buzz wit h :71 y \\'l':tl< 1111 d nunt- kn lr< g':t t h l'l' , () !I' 1j lilT II t I> l;t kc c;I!'C p f th l: drones to kill, but t h l' m : >!-'l \\'ork of pled w ings. But in :1 fe w hours I co ul d fl v You a way w i th the oth er~ a ncl fo u nd outw he;c all wa s c n t·ing fo1· the h . tl>y bees. wou ld n e,·c t· thi n l< thl'y \\'l'rt· la·cs , they th ey \\'ere getting the honey. When~ d o y ou s uppose? rig ht clo w n in the hear t o f lo ok ed ju st lik e :t tiny \\' h i tc "·o r· m curled th e lovlies t a nd t iniest flowe rs , the clove1- up in tht..· bottom of the cell. Ony hy rlny \\'l' fed them. and they soon gn·"· up t o look bl osso m s. One.nig h t f was placed o n gilurd. whc: n li ke bees, but t h ey were \'ct·y white nnd m y w tngs were no t st r o nl! cnu ugh to ca rry pale. Th e n \\'C ca ppcd over t ht':'i1· cells and h o ney a ll dav . I mu s t SPt :tt the· door c1 f left t h em alon e unti l tht·\· hl'carnc dn.r·:, col-

Autobiography of a Bee.

THE NORMt iLl :·_;_.

113

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H;'l'll n n •ry hu;:!'y n 11cl nl~o a l1:1 ppy o m •. Of L'our:<c likc e\' ery hocly ,·! :-:,· " .,. h a d n u1· t r i:tls , wi ch th e m o ths. the ,.,,ld :t n d :<c·arcit y of fond, hu t the fHn n er :d w :t ,.,. n·s,·ucd u s. O ur t ri a l::; ha\'t:! h elped

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l...:atrinn w n:< n lit t le D utc h gril wh o w ore \\·n cl( lt-11 ,; h ot':<, n n d n On t ch cost ume. ~he li,·,·d in a I ttk h o u ~e by the s ea . H e r fat h e r· l'<ttll l' h o m <' t: \'c' r l'\'l' n ing a nd sat on t h e dom · ,.;t ,·p. lll <'tlflin g- his nets , while her Ill Il l hl'r got s:l)>pl' r . (lu t· rl :1y l...: n ll·in n s ai d: ' P n pn I ' ve o nly' h l'(' ll ti,.:hin g w ith y o u Oll l'L'." " -l~ h l· w n te r ,.; a n .: too t·ou gh fo r yo u t o d .l y Ill _\' d,·:lr," ,.;n irl h er fa . her. Th,· w ;ttl' r ,.; '.Yt r e f<Ja m ing, wh ile t h e 1;,,-g"l' ltrc: tl(l't':< w er e tumbling an cl tossin g t h L·i ,- ni g h t- c:q1pcd h ead s. T he nex t dn y , J...:at,·in :l c; li n l· r·1tn n in g lo her fat h er n n ci ,.: :tiel : · .-\ rl' the \\':tter s c a lm to-dny fnt h cr ? ' ' \Vt·ll t h ey nint' ~ overyca l m.butf guess you c :ttl g n. Get your mn to b uncll e y o n up. fot· fc: t r y o u ' ll _!;l't w e t .' ' ":VI : tt n n ~ :\ l ama !' c ri ecl K at r inn . •·P a pa s~1 i d I c ould g o fi,;hin g with him ." · l,.;n ' t that ni ce' " s:tirl he r m ot h er. Fin~ min u te~ aftc n v:1ni K atrin a n nd h ~· r: fnt h er w er e gett ing int o t he b oat. It wa ~ a l:t q.!e cl u m ,; y th ing w i t h n n1 il. nn d a ma ~ t ly in g d o wn a t o n e en d read y t o be put " Jl if they g ot v et·y fa r o u t t o ~ca . I..:a t rin a ' s fatb er st n~n ch ed h is n et o u t a t

I 14

THE NORMALJTE

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th e ot her end o f th e bont. then they sal d o wn (in th e boat ) a nu Ka trina sa id : "Ca n I help yo u row ?" "Yes! Yes!" said her fn t her a s he to o k up th e oa r. This oar was not anyt hi ng li i<e our oa rs. It was ve ry lo ng a nd a s la rge around as yo ur a n n . Katrin a put her chubby h a nd s o n the big oa r and t ried t o im;.g inc what would become of her if she we re o u l in t h e boat a lone. After they had b een out quite a li ttle wh ile her fat her said: 1 ' 1 ha,·e t o sell my fi sh befo re supper ." " May l mend you r net s fo1- yo u t o- night fa th er?' ' said Katrin a. ''Yes. Kat rin a dea r ," sa id he r fath e r, " I wou!d be g la d to ha vc y o u." S0 they went hc>mcand Katrina mt·n ded his nets. Then t hey h a d s uppe1·, while K . a tnn a t old her m o ther w h at fun s he ha d h a d. After awh ile Katrin a went t o bed and urea mt a bou t fis hing.

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Wilhelmina's Help. Wi lhe1· m'ma was. a 11tlle . Dutchgirltwmetl after the 0 u t c·h queen. H er father . wa s a fishe rm a n · b u t Cor a II t1I a t, lw wns pn· tt v well paid. ·

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One day, w hen he r m ot her was go in g to wash , she sent lit t le Wilhelmina o ut with her fathe r t o fi s·h . 'l' h cy wen: q uite . fn r out at sea . w he_n she excl u med "my! arcn ,t th e waves toss1ng the boa t lots? . . . It wo n . t lip o ve r , w ill it ?" .

"~o. it w on' t tip over, rlcar, hut tht: w~.vcs a rc ~wful rot~gh ," t·amc t he n ·pl y . Cou ldn t I go w 11 h y o u t·v ci")' da v r,,. th cr?' ' she asked again . ·

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" I' m afraid flot, love. Yo u l<11 o w m ama will wa n t you to do what y o u ca n ahout th e ho u se to help her. How o ld nre ,- 0 u anyway , Wilhelmina ? • •

M os t SC\"Cll ,' ' s he answe red d ok-fuil y . " MHy I help yo u ro w , p<Ipa?' she as ked aft e r a pa use. I

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THE NORMA L!TE perh a ps , yo ung me n n nd ma iden s wo ul d n o t be seen walking arou nu th e nc·xt clay like o ld men a nd w o m en . \\'c im ag ine t hey feel like stage horses feel the m· xt d :ay after ha\· ing been cha sed ))y a ha nd of I n d ian s. We fu r t hc: r ima g ine t lv·y w en: :1.., h a rd t o get o ut t he ntx t mo rni ng us th ese ho rses a re t o ge t out o f the s t a b le.· . But w e a rc go ing t o ha \· c n gymn ; 1 si u m ~ Wh a t did y ou say? A very commen d a b le• fea t ure o f Field D~1 y t h :s y ear wa s th e id ea of ma ki ng t he a ffa ir a cb ss co n tes t. :\ l uc h en t h usia s m res ulted fr o m t h is a r r a ng e ment . One t hing is c.·ertn in ; t he d nss o f 1 904 will wi n mo re e vl' n t s t ha n th e cl ass of 1 803. So me good rc·co rd s we re mad e in t he races, hig h-k ick, s t n ndin g bnJ:1d j um p and r unni ng lw o nd j ump . T he ba se- ba ll gn me wn !' goo d up to t he fi ft h inning but a fte r t h a t , we ll- do n ' t s a y a ny more excep t th at t he ;-..:u rmal t e am w nn . The bas ket-bnll g Hme? Wd l, we t hi nl< so . "Scra ppy ." T he No r m a l g irls p la yed ba_ll so dirl :-\ehr as ka C ity g irls-a n d s n m ct htng mo re. 13u t it w as g ood . W illi am s and Wa lwort h d id so me bcnn t ifu l wo rl< thro wi ng goa ls. We bclin-e t he: sco re n ·a d \ o rm a l 18 , Neh rw•lw C it y 1. W e: ho pe t o ~ a \'e mo re g irls h a s kc:t-b a ll g ;u m:s j us t h ke- no, no t j u s t like it . T uc!<d a y e\·c.·nin g Dot lcctle Do u tc h h n.n clt ,·as bc.·gi ng s pcc:l ing . al rca t y yet . Thi s w a s the a nn ua l o ut-d oo r· co net:rt a n d set: m ccl to be enj o yed by nil p n ·se n t . l'hc.: No rma l camp us g lea m r d w it h lig-h l (<·x::ept w lwn t he en g ine go t o u t o f bn·ath fr o m r un nin ,.., •• so fast ) An d m i1 t h w a s cve 1·y-.,· hen· [t·xn·pt wh en t he ba nd t r ied t o pla y " T; d .- of t he.: B u m ble Bee (re ma r ks by t he k tllkr) ].

H e s Jft ly s a id ' 'Ar t m ine to-ni g h t ?" She li g h t ly rnu rm u n ·tl " .\e'c.' r .' ' (E n o ug h ~ E n o ugh~) , The day t a ken a · a w ho le wi ll long h e r crnem bc: rcd . On Wednesd a y m o rn ing n l k n u'd ot·k . S up t . Steven s of Lincoln gn ve the a nnu n l a cld re~s before th e t r·ai ning cl a ss. S up t.

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n,·,· ttnl'd a l l' ~..·n1. :\Iis:"o uri w as rcpresentc.:•d hy ~li,, lldkr . \lr :\l urph_, and :\l r. \\,>rmotl. :'\l·hr:t :kn hy E \'a :\llison, Fred l"t,...ht-r ami ll. 1'. l k-Yo u11 ~. The dcb:.te w.l' <1 ~o nd tH lC a nd wn,: \\' :trm h · co ntest' d fn•m hc.:·gi1111in~ to t' Hd . :\ gnin t he d cci' "'11 ut· t ht• _iudgl'!-' \\':1 >' n gnin,:t u:::, hut th<' 'l' '' ho ht•a rcl t he.:· dl' h :ttc k n ow that it \\':J" giYl' n t•• "'''rth \· o ppo nents. Our ''"·,tklT,.: all did \\'dl a n d t!H·ir tl':-t lll w ork \\' :t :- n. ,·dknt. .\ ft c.:•r the dt·hatc the mcm llt' r ,.: nf t h t· Cil·~ r u tw:tl1 n n d .\ tht•n ian cl... h n t iHg :-t~cil·t it•:- g :t n· n rt•t·cption to the :\1 is :'ni1 T'i nl1:-< in l'hil n h a ll whid1 \\'rl::: t:~;:tc.:-ful ly dc.:·,·o r atc.:·cl fo r thl' OC't::l!-'illn. :\ short pn>.!.!•·a m \\' :t,: g-iH'Tl ,·o n :::i;:ting of mu s ic :tnd ,:IH.rt talk::: hy n•pre,.:ent il t i,·l's of t h e

Allw ni ::t n n c.:·igh l ~<• r!-' . '' in n in~ 1 \\' II nttl ,;f t " . " ,.:dH Hi b . T ht':<l' talk::: sho\\·l'd t he b est t h n •c. I n the.:· pn·li1nin :1ry rkh:llt'" ln·ld · 11f fn·li11.!.! t< l l' xi:::t hc.:·t wl'l' n tht• sl.'ltool s nncl d u rin g t h ~: !-<pring tl'l'lll l\\'tlll\' o f o n1· 1 h t· d l',...in· t' XJHl'S:<cd t h at i t tnight eo nyo un g m vn e o n tt·,...t c.:d r.. 1. pl: ll'l'" llll t h ,·t \\'n t j 11 Ill'. h ·am s t lw t ,,.,...,. t n IIH.'l't 1..: :111,: 1,.; :111d \l i,:T lll' inkr,:t :lll' d~..· hatL' :< nrc OYl'r. we h n ,·e :-o u r i; \\'h ilc.: nnly fi ,·~: \\'crv ,.;n ,·n·!-',.:fu l in w inning pl n cc.:·,.; o n t h l' r q .: td :1r tl':11n,.; ;:nd l\\'o a s al te r o~ ati n·,.; , thl'\' :ti l k <.: l th:ll tht· he ndi t g ain u l \\' :1!-' h _, 11<1 ll ll':ll l!-' ,...1n:dl. 'f hne is :t d i,.:,·i l'l ine g: 1i1 ll'd in th ,-,.:,· fri t' IH Il _v c.:c•ntl':-< t s th:1t \\' llll ld hl' h :11·d te l n ·pl:tl't'

by an y ot h t' l' 111<':111 :-< . O n Tu l·s dny l'\'l'll ill ,!.!·. \( ;1\" I . nnr :-t·ho"l. TTj •IT!-'<' Il tl' d hy F rank Sn •: th . J •>l lll :-:..1\· a ;11Hlj1d i n s {;id>tTt , lll t' l t h t· l·,·p :·,·st'lll:lll\'l',.: of the Kan s a s St .!l c.:· :'\lll"ll l: tl :'e ho n l at t-:mpori:1 . I..::~n ,.;:"" . :\ t th~: d,,,.l... r a ,. 1,ir it td co nte!-'t a d eei,.:io ll ,,- ;, !-' .!.!"i,·,· n in fa \'o l· o f J..:<~ns a s. Fr• •lll t"ll' l"l' Jliii' L .!.! i ,·,·n hy t! Jt l,.:t who attl'ndcd our h o y,.:o 11 th l' t 1·ip to !..:·111 ~as w e.: h a\"l' IT: ISO II t u Il L' p n> ud " f tlll' lll . Th l'y W('l"(' ,.:fnln~ in tlH·ir tt'll!ll \\'l>rk :tn. l as indivirlu:t!!-' t·:tch i!-< tk :'LT\' ing of prai ,-~..·. Tho!'l' \\'h o w e nt to I...:: :~n !-' :~ ~ IJ~,.·!-<i ck ~ t he dl' ll:tl C' r S \VCJ"l' l' ro f l 'o rtc1· l l. l' l k \"ou n.~. lk n ll ur ~ l ( altc n .:tl') <111ll \ ' icto T· \V at~0 11 . i\ft lT t hl.. tkhate th~: .'\ch-:~,.;ka boY ~ were h :t11l)lll' let by the tlll' tllhcr,.: of the Alpha ~enatl'. On the cvcni11g of May 1 :2t!• t h e dt·h ·! tl' hl'tWCC'I1 th e i\ i i !-<~O t11· i Stnll' :'\onn:d of l( irk s ,·ilk and tile :--.l~..· bra:<kn ~ta te :\ u rmal

lo !-<t in both. yn t h n :-<l.' \\'h o so :1h ly r l'prc"''ntc.:·d u,.: :tJ'e tk,.:n·,· ing of o ur p r a ise. \\'e fi.·tl t h .1t \\'<' lw ,.,. d1111l' on r h c.:·:::t :tnrl will pat it·nt ly w :tit u n til n ext year whe n \\'C h o p l' t tl :tgain !-'l'<' Yil'tory r eturn to ou r :-< l: lnd:tnl . In do,.:i ng :1 ,·,·y icw of the y n11· ' s \\' 0 1·k it \\'ould un t ,.;l.'l'l11 p r oper to fai l tn g il'<.' 1 ·x JI1'c.:·ssi•H1 t o the.:· grat itude w e o we t o P t·o kss o l· l'o rtn . wh o h:t :' :o:o g r at ui tously gi,·~..· n our n ·pl·(·s t·nta t i\·es ah le assis tn n ce. li e lt;1,.: :Jl,yay s sho\\' n a d eep in t en·st in o u1· work and enT I'C:tdy to g i\' l' a id bot h i:1 c.> uns:l and h!!rcl \\' Ork. ~ : · .\1 ~I I·::: S c llllOI. O EIIATE .

(I n Frid<~y l'\·cning. Jun e 10, a debate wa::: hdd in the C hapel o n the q uestio n : l~ C"s oln·d. Th at an allia i<Cl' b e twl'en t he l "n it ed S tate~ and En glnnd w o u ld promote the ci,·i li zatioTI of t h e ,,·oriel. This WHS affinned bv 1\-lt·ssrs. Fishe r , M i tc hel l a n d l b Yi~ . a n d d e ni e d hy :V{e;..sr,.:. P e nney , l'id<ctt and Su\·a. The cleb nte was sp iri ted and !-< lwwecl much a bil it y n nd individuality on the p art of the speaker.!< An

THE NORMAL!TE a dmi ssio n of· ten cents was chr:rged for the purpose o f ra ising m oney to pny ofT th e d eficiency ca used by t he la rge expense of t he Misso uri rlc batc. Somet hing O\'ct· twenty dollars was r a ised. 'I he At hl·n ian and Cicero nca n societ il's arc now practically free fro m debt and n.::tdy to bl·g in nex t yea r with a clea r page.

Y. W. C. A. During t he g rea t yea r of 1U02-1 !10:-! t he Y . W. C . A, has not bcl'n id le. The sc hool is pro ud a nrl g la d to ha ve t hi s w o r ld-wide associa ti o n hav e a par t in its h a ppy sc hoo l life . I t is tru e th a t this a ssocia ti o n i..:onl y o ne s mall one in the la rge numbct· :dl o\'l-r the wo rld , but jus t as a rive r is m:tclc up of tiny-dro ps so t he g irls in t hi s s m a ll co r ne r of the w o rld have d o ne t h eir lit t le pa rt in making t he w o rld bet t er . I t has been a yea r o f nc ti vit y a nd w ith numer o us obsta cles to s urm o unt a nd conq uer , but t he g irls fed vc t·y mu c h g rati fied w it h tb e res ul ts of th eir lab o r . At _th e beginn ing o f th e s pring t c r:Jt in looktng fo rwa rd t o nex t vca r 's wo d < th e associa ti o n w a .s s urpri H· d -·t hat th ey r::d ' v had so ma ny tal en ted n ncl cAic in1 t y o un~ womcr. in t he w ork . Their officn s fo r next yea r arc a n ex;, m plc o fth csc:- :\ lll v Kirk pat ri ck. pres.; 131n nc he V . T n laltll , vi·:·c p res.; Bess ie Bren iz;·r , trcas.; 1\ l :1 r~n n· t Sca rs, rcc. sec.; Lurlla :\J ason , co 1• • ~(l'; :Yl ina Ukssin g-, p ian is t . Th e new cnrnm i ~ tecs a rc also cxcc p t io• na ll •v s~ ro n" . b T heY. W . C. A. h11s c.:rt:•inl\· c·x··r tul a st rong in flue nce O\'l' r th <: ~ehc;ct l lifv i n tl:e past yea r -soci<t :ly, mcn tn ' h· . :1n rl mnr n!ly . What woul d th e ycr•r ha vv bl'l~n hnrlit n ot bee n fu r th e t e r m rc:e p t i n n ~! Ui d n .t th l·_v cn tc r tr. in u s ro_v: tl !y! \\'hal n b cn utifu l t ho ught i t is thn t no borl _v of peo ple cn n enjoy them selves m o re th a n a bo d y of Christian young people, g" t he red toget her wit h a Cllmmon interest an d pu r p ose and paying homngc to onc.r<i ng. :\1iss Yf ay Kirl<p'll r ick is ou r dclcg:~ l c t o

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cation to pil·n:l' till: d :tl'lu1t .. .._ "' l.ltitw. T h('n· h :l\'l' ht'l' ll fnn t· H i ltl l· ~llt~ l y ,.-irdcs this v<:nr whil·h 11:.\T " ''l'<~tnpli:-llccl tuudt gooci. T hr)sc wh11 dicl 11 11t t:1kc Li ti s work c a 11 n e \"l' r : q >p n-c i : 1 t c.: w It : 1 1 t Itt· y I e> :- t. The n oo n - d:~y pt·:tyu· tlt lTtili.!.!S :t n cl the Su n d:1y : tflL'I"ll on n tll tTti ll,!.! .. II ·• \'l' cl ouc goo d wod<. \ \ 'L. 11 ·!\'l· :til g: t int·d n nt th cou r :tgc ~1n cl c h t-c t· 1 ht n : hL sidcs dtl' Lraiu• in g whic h Ill <!_\' n·!--u l t t'ro tt t LI 1L·se tltl'l't in gs. T he g ir!~ lo !! k fn r w: tnl t o :1 ,!.! t':tlld \\' o r k 11 l'X l _\'l':ll'. ' J h e CC Jtt d i tict ll <>f'tltt.: tfl'; t:; ttt•y is e nco ut-:t g in g . Th e l:1st in g ft· i ~.· nd ~-d1ip hct w lT ll Lit e g irl:; o f th e ,\ ssocia t ion is Lltl· g n : n ks l ld c~;:in g g:~ i lH cl ltet•e. T h l· iII fl n l' ll l'l' () r () n L' gi d II poll a n oth e r c: tnn<> t h e e ,.;t iln :tt c d. :tnd :1 s \\' C g ri t.· \'C O\'l't' th e l <>ss c ,f 111:1 ny :. h k w o rker~ thi s \'<.:: tr, \\'e 1(110\\' t h: t l l h..-_ , get 1o hl c ·s :tnd l.-)H'<.'r olhl·t'S l' \'l'll i t:< th e y h :t VL' ti S :tn d G·HI ''ill t ~1k c n o l L' :11t cl t'L' \\' : t n l : til ot' tlt c it· cffn rt ~.

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On Saturda y May 9 t h , o ur Ba se Ball T eam wen t t o T[erkio , :\li e> . t o c r oss hats w ith th e Co llege Tea m of th at pl HCl". Murph y' s w ild pitchi ng , b ru.:lu::cl u p hy th ~: ragged field ing by t he res t o f t h <: t <:n m, a llowed Ta rk io 19 r un s. ll c>w<· vc r ou r boys redeemed them sel ves hv th l·ir heavy ba tting , a s th ey s t r a igh tc neli o u t t he T<~ ; kio pi tcher's curves fo r 22 1·un s, th c n: bv w inni ng the g a me. On t he foll owing !:la turd ·ty th c T a r l•io College T eam ca me t o Peru fo r the n ·turn ga me. Murphy a vo ided e ven t he appc:tra nce o f~ ba ll oo n a scensio n in this g'l m e , a ll owing n o · • o ne a 1ree pass t o firs t lw sc . ~e st emed to tak e g ren t plell Sll r~: in c o: txmg the T ark io boy s in t o us ing t he ir b n t fo r a f·lll Th '1 · 1 . • • • ~ 1e a ccomphs ht·d 1 () ti m t·s dunner t he g a me. T a r 1<H · J s nt·w p il\: h e 1· b w as much ha rck r fo t· o u r b o n ; t o find a nd so. t he sco re was i n !;ignifitan~ <ts l'O nt p<t n :d w tth t he previo us g nm e. Otlr team wo n t he gam e hy a sco re o f 5 t o 1.

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123 w.l:< n o w p !ay~· ,l. Our g i rl~ played a d,·a n fast gam<: . cu mplctl'ly outclassing t hei r oppo n~· 1n~ a n t! winning by n sco re o f 1 '-1. Ro hl'l't Th o m~ o n m:xt g::w c an c xhi bitiu n n f hi:< m a rk ·ma n :;hip. whic h w as indn·d fl'lll :lrk:thlc. \\' ith n n o r di n nr Y t a r ~ l' t r itk h,· hit ·1- ur 5 nickds thnt had bent Ul ~s ,·d in t o t he air. .\ t :1 d istance o f 30 flTt h,· n1pl o dL'cl a :2'2 cartridge :;t uc k in a hl tll' k nf woocl . Tit,· lnst l' \'t: n t wa s t lw h n ll ga m e b el\\'l'l' ll th<· 1\ -ru l <'alll n n d t he Sta t e ;\ o r lll : tl . T he gnm e wa s du:<d y co n tested fo r :<t·,·cn i n ni n .~:< :t ncl th en w it h th (• sco re 2 to thl· ha Sl':' fnll :111d t \\' o me n o u t, a :\'o rm :tlite s maslH·d out n t ht·ce h:1ggc r . sco ring th n ·<' tll <' n :11HI him :<d f ~eot· i ng a mo men t ' :tt ~·r o n :1 ~ ing le . T h is g a \·c t he Peru t e:11n :1 t in ·rl ti:el ing· fnun w h i ~ h t h~y n cyer n To \·cr,·cl unt il t h ,·· g :tm e \\':IS O\'<'r a nd t he :\' v r m a l t <::1tn h :ttl \\' o n hy a sco re o f 9 to 2. The h :tsl· h nll sea so n j u :;t d o sed h as cert:1i 1tl \' h cn1 a su ce<'SS. O ur t eam h n~ w o n '' "''~'." _~.;·: t 1n<' played. \\' hich

wa:; s un:ly a ll th nt c ould hl'l·xpcc t cd o f th e m . T he fi n a nlTS :1n · a ' trifl c ~b y hut \\'h o cn'l' hea t·d o f an At h let ic :\:<soei at io n hec~ ll ning w ea lt h y a nyway . The fo l lo\\' ing is a li s t o f t he pl:lye rs and thl·ir p os it io n :< o n t h e tea m : B n l\v n . catchn: Murph y pi t e h<•1·; H u rs t , 1s t . hn :<e: C . fke k , 3 nd . b a se : L a ckey , :~ rrl h:1se : 1\ :ty. :<h o r t st n p: _ I3ow•~ n. k ft fi eld ; Bi x h y. ce n te r fi el d: II. Bec k . r ig h t fi d el. L a c k ey \\':IS c:1pta in a nd H nr:s t m ::tn age1· of t h{· t e nm .

E \'l·n· me111 hl'l' nf our ba s k et h a ll t eam d ist iugu ishcd he r;;df in t hr g a m e Field D:ty . \,l ui tc :tn i nt L' tT~t i ~ be ing a r o u "ed fo r bask et ha ll in o ur \ o nn a l Sch oo l a n cl \\'t' h (l pt t o sec 0 111· g i rls pla yi ng a ful l sehedule of g a m <'>' e a ch y ea 1· t h e sam e n s the Base I3all a nd F oot Hall tea m s . T heir line up \\' :I S a s fo llo\\' s: Lucile \\'al wnr th. ce n t er: E dna Fairch ild , 1·ig h t fo nv n n l: Nell y W ill iam s . eap' t an d 1<-ft fo 1·\\·a nl ; \'as h t i Co r nell , t·i g ht g twr.l; n da ll zn a K l'l tll CLiy , left g ua n l.

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The s~: ni or Seni o r Ci a~:-- .

R. H . Walford will teach a t Uaya rd .

W. S. Bos tder is in sc ho0 l t h is s umm e r . The best s ummer sch ool fo r y ea rs is in session. L ost on a deser t isla nd-Pe ru d uring t he fl oods. ' Prof. Sheld on was here a da y o r tw o last week. "Por wt·eks the d o urls had raked t11t: hills-" etc. DC)n't be ash a med t o sta nd up fo r y o u r a lma ma ter . Huld a Peterson of Uc rlra nd will tea<.: h in P hdps Co.

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S . E . }.: w e ll ' () ~ is h o rn ~: o n a ,-;aca t inn . Ht.· repor t:-: him se lf :as b e ing well pkasl·d w ith hi s \\' <>t· k <at lrnp <.T i ; tll:a :-: t \'t.· a •.

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C. M. Penney will wo rk for t he B<m hr's Life Ins. Co., agn in t his s umm er. Julius Gilbert '04. wi ll tcHc h th e coming year in the Cli ft on sc ho ol Ne mah a Co. Miss Sara h J e well is h ome for the s ummer. She w ill te:l(·h in Ceda r Ra pids again nc:xt yea r. W. S. S todd a r d o f Hast ings is in sc hoo l. Mr. S t oddnrd w ill be a me mber of t h e Se nio r Cla ss next ycnr.

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( ; ;and julius (.;j)hcrt 1.. ' :\l fll.' ti\' C' I- frn: ll the tkb a t c l:a:-:t \\' l.l k ancl \' i:. itl·cl fril'ncl:-: Snt unl:• y a nd S un day .

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\"inni c Frit z. Cu'-'tl.·t· L' it , .. ( lkla . . "It i,Ottl o f s ig hl. " Cora II ill .. \r :-tpo h m ·. ".\ pkasant pl:tl'l.' for a s~.: h oo l. ·· Sus ui c Yale!', Omaha : " I t hink it 1s a fi ne o ld tow n . J o hn I..:~:t,· i clgc . F :t irm u nt : " Thl.' sdwol at l' ~:n• is alrig h t ." " L o uise S h ah:lll, 1-.:l.":tl"lll.".\" : " I ts an itk:tl p lace fo r a seh oul .·· Mabl·llc Fri bd1. Su·o111,.hurg : The best sc h ool in t h e stall.'." L a ut·a P ield s . C rd~:: .. I 't: ru 1s a I r igh l: I will be b ac k again." Amelia L arso n , l\ l l."a ck : "I h a Yl.' enjoyed my s tay ycry tnuch ." Mrs . Eflic I~ u sse l. ~C\\"111(111 (; r on::· The trees a re just lon·l y." E va Stum p. l'vlil fon l: · tk:lll tifu l plat:l.' t o w >olk a long the •·iyc r. " Ca rt"i t: l\ut·g. !J a ll as City. Ills . . " Yo u have a sp knclid sc h ool." A. J. W iddand, \ ":dlcy. " It s equal cnnnot Lc fou nd in t h e st ate ... Blan ~.: h e

!<owe of Mi l fonl: · T he p ret tiest a nd h illiest place I ever saw." Mat·sh a ll 1\t!t:C lun:, Blue I I ill: "T h e branc h es on the trees n t·e tou low. " Hulda Li nd, S tromsl.m t·g : ' Street ca r woulrl he a decid e d imJH'OYCtnln t." Gertrude Shocder , Eu sti ~:e : "Have see n m o re g r een things h · rc than any'"' hc t·c el,:e ." G race Tn >tt, Kearn ey: "lt is a de li g h tful pl;~cc w het·c M ot hc t· :"Jat u re r-ei g ns s u preme.'' Almeda

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t o wn . Bo ttom. Edgnr: •·For the n m e I h:J,·e hcl.' ll here th e s ·h ool n n d lo catio n s eem idea I. .. E. ~

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.J. T . lll:lllkcn:::hip. Edgar. h ns bee n here h('for·l· nncl sny,:: "The :::..:hool must be nttendccl to be app t·cciatl•d ." T . II . Lo ng . \\'l.·:::tpoi n t, whn will n lt t' tld < lm :tlta

:\h·dical College next year , says, "Pl.-rtt is a beau t iful sc h ool to wn. " ( There nrc nthcr!' but spnce will n ot expanel . ) C otnmt· nn· m c n t w eek w ns largely taken up with picn ic:::. I t is n eedless t o say that allot th c:::e parties were frowned upo n by jupittT 1'111\·ius. l'Vlr. S uy a l':l n giYc y o u t he p or ti c ulnr,: o f "Crossin g t h e M isso uri in a S h o ,n•r." l\lt>ssrs. lVI it chell, Penney a 11 rl Juliu ::: l~ il bert <.·nn inform yo u of · Jl lcnsutTS of B uck Creek. " I t is sairl that th ey fo ll o wed in s t t·uctions a nd t ook s lu::ltc r· und er a tree. "T h e Lig h tt· nin g p la yed Abo Ycth cir H cads Th t• thun der I~ o iled n r o un d, The Rain -Dmps tri ckled Th r o ug h t he Lea \"l·s No cln· Place t'ot t!rl Be Found. ' ' ( Thi s is Poet r y Juliu !' Gi lber t w mte On the AboYio' m entiontd Occasio n. ) It is furt h er known t h at J o hn Su,·a a nd Gu s Gilbert vYere inspired to poetical n t h mpts. The followin g vc r·se was found o n t h e tnti l o\·er which t h ey h ad go ne. Ccnl lc cupid O'e r Us hoy'R ing, Stay Thy Aight Fot·cvcrmorc. Come Th ou g o d Of holies t P assion LiYe etem a l O n tlt is S h ore.

L W. F ikc , class of 1901 , was he re for Ht ll1llllT sc h ool. l\lfr. Fikc, s in ~.:e graduating . h ao.; take n unt o him self a wife. Mrs. Fikt· was hnc fo t· a few days.

JHE NORMA L/TE Su mmer sch oo l girls, in whi ~ per c h u r u s, "There he goe~, comin g th is w ay .'' Di d you n otice h o w m ~tny studl·nts of forme r days a rc attending su mm t: r sc ho ()l. What has become o f the li tt le bny w h o. when asked " Wh a t for?' a lw tty s ~wid , ' Cat fur ."? Did you eve r n o tice h o w s tra nge o th er people's nl·ighb o rs loo k('d when y ou were \'isiting? The belated tra ini ng class pin s arc ht:n.•, or have bee n sen t o ut. The y m·c pretty , and neat.

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We wo nder why the c.:lass in agri c ulture is so large? T a ke;: a peep in t o Prof. Ouncan~o n ' s l abo r at o ry.

\V. G. J ames '02 ha s bee n e lec ted Prin ci_pal at Strang with a g o od inc rea s e in sa lary over la s t year.

One member of the cla ss o f 1 ~1 03 was elected to four positio ns . . H ow abo ut th e position hunting t he man? Messrs . La ckey a nd Nl·sbit t w ill al so ca nv ass th is seas o n selli ng the a r t icle th at Suva knows "e,·cryone ll <'l'ds . '' M any fo r mer s tud~:nts , a n d n o t a ftw gra duates, o f the J\ormal ar~: in s ummer schoo l fo r spreia l or a d va n c~:d wu r <. M a ud Traga rd~n o f the Thin.! Ye: tr cla ss of la s t yea r w;:s n · nt:w ing acq unin ten a nces during Commcncc m r nt wed<. Lu l u Bren izer was here for ct s hort ~tay during the closin g rlay s o f t hl· s p r in g ten n . H er friends ga,·e a pi:.·, i..: in h l-r ho11or. Mundny '02 has h•·l· n n·- l'led ~:· l Pri m·ipa l at Hardy with nn in cre:t se ofs .1arv . We were not surpri ·ed to hl'ar thi s .

ck scL'tllkd . tit•.: II•~<HI ~ c.: nn1t:, ~ d1o o l s t11clvn ts c: tlliL'. t on. Thcv ·d r o n : f rom :-\c lt t· C itv . Ht·o wn,· ilh:. Julian a nd - w e ll. w e s <~y thl·y k tt <.: \\' a good thin g :111cl <:a m e to g e t i l . Th e rain s

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l'vl :tl>t:l Brid ges '0:2 ,-j,.; it l· d ttl Pent the p:tsl WL'<· l<. :\ 1i::: s B t·idgL·s lt : ts b e e n r;:eleete cl :tt F :tll s C i ty f,,,. t h e <.:e nnin g JL'III". w h ie h is <I su fli cie 11 t l l·st i ll H> lli a ] nr hl'l' i'UI..'· I) 1'. l k\'o11 n g l cf't :-.; ._.J,,·; tsk :t :tl th e cl o>'t: o f sch~>ul nnd went ttl \\' is L·· >ll s i 11 fn t· goud . Ont: w . l· l< am n n g the \\'ni,·L·t·i n l'S wn~ en n u g lt f,t· l >icl< :tt l cl llt· is ll o w i 11 ;'1/t.:hntsk:t w o r k ing for the ,\tnc l· iv :t tl ILII· ,·es tl: r LO w i t h h t.:. od qu: tl'll.TS at .J t >hll~ ' 11.

Mr. P enney v i-:i tecl J\J r . Lalllh fr,>n t Fri d a_v t ill M o nJay h c t .veen Co mme n \:e m ~: n t and th e beginni ng o f summer school.

E. \\' . M a rcclllls s pl·nt a fe w h o urs c vc rv li tt le while at t he :-.lo nn 11 l. Did \'!HI ;:d'e t he rlig nity o f a ~clw o l t eadll:r s ti ~ l(i n g lo h im ?

LOOK HERE! A ltluc t:r '>SS in th e left h a ncl cates t h: tt you : 11-c in d ch t l· d suh~c ri pt i o n (5Ck);in tht: t·i g ll t three months ( ::!Oc). Add t· c s s ney, Albi o n, ~ehr,

sp: tc.:e indifo r [I y cn r's lta nd spnce.

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