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\Vc solic it y o u r pn tro nngc

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Etc.,

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-·w.

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Robb,

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Are considered the best in these lines. Exnmine o ur other lines of goods before you buy. Yo u will fi nd them eq ually as good , a nd price rig ht .

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Nebraska

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F or Meals, Groceries, C o nfectionery, P ies. Westside o f Court House Square.

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Vol. I.

PERU, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER, l906.

No. J

-------- - ----ADDRESS OF HON. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. Delivered Before the Studen,t Body at the Normal Chapel, November 5, J906. The addres s o f I ron. \\'m ..J. 11ryan a l the

·'I would not have t h e faitb in God if h e

chap el on ::\Tonrla.•, :-\o ,·. :i. w as r eported hy

w e r e t o furnish the sust enance for our bou-

Mi ss I va 1\I. Callin , o n c o f th e s t ntl en t s n(

i es ancl no t m en tal food.

But my faitb tr:.

l h e Norma l sh o r thand

umplis in t hat which is

t rue

given bc' o·.v.

-o r

to o

J o n ~,

bu t

g i\·es l h•!

~ l ad

m ::>r e so

and

i t b as

bee n ?;rea tly increased in tbe l ast yea.r. have belief in th e civilization tbat taught t h e d eve lopment of U1e t m t bful nat ure. !

what ::\Ir. n ryan s aid :

"I a m a l way s anll l lh in k

:mel i s

Thi s i s n ot v e rbatim. as th :t t

would h :t,·o h ce n snbslf!n co

<l eparl m c n t

t o s peal;: t o stude n ts, with in l h e l as t

fe ·.v

wo1tlcl define it as 1he physical, men tal and moral cleYe l :>p meu t.

Goduever made

a. m !l-.>1

m on th s fo r I. ha ve h a:l a chan ce Co t' com-

w ise en o ugh to draw a line between t hese>,

p~ t·i ng

b u t. m ain tai n ed t hat

co un t r y t rios.

th e wi t h

oppot· t uni t i e s l h ose o !Ter erl

off er ed

by our

hy oth er conn-

The young m en anrl w o m en are ln-

fln en ce"d by t h ese op p ot· t uniti es before

t h e~·

"::\~y

fathe r left me a l esso n m o r e va:u-

be:'ore h e died, a nd I

should enjoy th•J

b enefit of inltellectuali ty.

N inety per cen t

o( th e Japanese can r ead a ncl write.

good :~

was on l y twenty, h e

t old m e I coulrl a ffo r d to be in t h e minority .bu t I cou ld n ot afford to b e in t he w r ong.

There is a new spirit

awal·enin g in China al so.

L ess than 1 p,~1·

cent of the human race can w rilte in India, but even th ~ re intellectual li fe i s quicken· in g.

In Calcutta a r eception was given to

fo r t y-fo ur young m en who were going away

I f I was i n t h e wrong I w ould always find

to be ect u ::at ecl.

m yself

ter est is talten in education .

in t h e

min :Hity.

Th at which is

Thls

in t ellec t u al awaken ing has come as a surp r ise to t h e woTld.

a r e old en o ug h to pl a n for th emselves. abl e than th e li tt le of t his w::>rld's

all

This sho\_Vs t:hat som e in· Tnrke,y alsJ

ri gllit has bacl' of it an eternal an d inesis-

mu st ed u cate ot· find h er self behind . Amer-

table p ::> wer.

i can sch oo l s ar e

G oin g o u t in to t h e fi el d,

tu ~·

preparin g

for

l arger

exampl e, we find th e grain, but it wi ll not.

work.

Th er e i s no nation in the world o[

ger mina te witho u t lth e wa rm s unshine and

an y adva!lcem ent whatever thrut has no t :in

t he rain. · It must have thes e to bring fort h

it the r elig ious el emen•t.

th e harves t.

ti on, h o w e ver r emote, bu t h as f elt the i 'l-

Ther e i s no n -l-

· Tll8

fluence of th e

Ameri can

civilization.

~OR~JALIT E .

1'1

worlrl.

Tl11•rr· Is •· t •·1 na l 11'11 t h

IH' h l ncl l t. I

Russia I found that our coslltullon and d t:l/

<l J l)lrl•CIIl ~ (· a .- Jlf •\l •r lwfo1 •• t ht• l-tt rc · n~lh !lf

laratlon had been read wl l h In t erest.

CO ih 4Cif'IIN· .

Ono

.\ ft •· 1· I hall \ I i l l' I mo~t O( th~ l n t. tl t utlo n~

c-oll•·~cs

youth read It and hi s h eant. was warm ed ~y

Chrhit! nn

it. H e f el t that he would rath er b e able to

rc:lch crl h o nw. I ft It that alth o u g-h J·;ng lanJ

think of such sentiments as are embod h ·l l nith ese lwo documen ts

and to

ha ve the

and

n .. ,.,.1· se ts u ~l

c o tld h r :.tHl th at t lt(· ...; 11n her

J>I"S!H'SHIHIIH.

r·o11ld

\\'1•

nnl!

Q11 •l

W it h

H,l y

freedom of this coun try than to en j oy t.b c

tr~ath tha t t iH• sun n t· \·.-r s t·t H u po n .\me r l c.t'l

wealth of his father In a deSI><>tlc c oun try. Still In Russia, even though Lt Is con s hl e rNI

J)h ll a n th ro p y. "Only thr.:H' who h a\'f'

one of the most despotic, t her e Is a scnll-

l' llsh muc h ,-

men t among th e peop le more freedom. Our has truth behind l t.

llt al

securlo ~

Idea of govc rnm c11 t.

1 bart

wo r ld

heard people talK of lhe negaUvc form o f qui t e alike.

t hought the two were

I came to t h e con clusi on that

fa l th Lon !

ll H

C'JIICst lons .

harmle~s :

i t is not sul!iclent to say of a man that btl. never tlld any h arm to any one.

were

Th P g"1'l':lt

r c vlvnl In

' I f n o one e l$'

.J es u s w i t h a ll m y l t <' al'l.' w e arc n o t. al w ays

A marble st atue Is

d l cl il nn l

will s],eak, I must. s ay t h at I tO\'(' th e Lot'

them;

hel pfulness.

\\'ha t c nn n pN·

):o on e ca n 1<' 11

of infiu c ncc .

Hu t. m y

Som e

lim es

th e

w e thi nk h ave l h e m os t innu <'n c c h ave

former to a stagnant pool which dra;o;s wawr from II . a th e surroundi ng country a n.'! gtves no comfont to man ot· b eas t; positive ~ helpfulness 1 Ilk s ened to the living s prtr.g which blesses everything around it. . "Tb i e dea of Confuci us Is the Idea or balancing fav C , ors. hrlsts Idea Is l ov e your enemies -and do d , ' goo co t hose who mistr eat you. You cannot k n ow Vbn"' · · · ' "'" JUstice t s w h en yom· h eat·t is revengeful · Wb y d oes om. r i'!liglon grow ? Ther e is no oth er r eligion b esid e ou rs. W•h en ou r t·eJigion lS . pace d 1n • 1

more wo tH.l e rful, o v e n tho u g-h

Our r eligion Is conquerl~g til"!

o n es w b o tU

no:

so mu c h a s t h e molh c •· i n a n obscn1·c h om-•.

diffierence.

frl n d~·

t'i~h 1 in ot11· m c n s urln>:

called upon to describe t h e differ ence b "!tween n egat'tve harmful ness and posl tl•tc helpfulne'is, 1 would do i t by likening th~

contrast "';th Duddhi sm th er e is an lnfini~~

hi s b e:\ 1

hi t

a nd

Jl tll c gi rl aro s e and s a i d:

s on do?

pogltlvc

\Val es b egan In a s ntall pnt ~' l' 1' m c tl n g . •\

th ere was an lmmen!le tllffererice betwet!'l negative harmfulness and

lln t·k y b a!.

old

1IH'

to ld hl!lt

again s t a s ton <· wa ll. ,,·p n t asked n o

"Before I went to t he ol d the golden ru le.

w h o. If t lw

c-n n nccocl·

fait h

t h i nk w o over es l1111ale wha l 1he h ead b n3

d o n e and und e t·es t.lmnte w h at. Lh e h e n r t cn·t do.

Th e a cltl cvcm c n t.s or t.h c

g iven u s th e ile l cph o n e . b y s peak

to a fl'l e ncl

h e tu t art'

lhc h ead b as w hi c h

Lh o u sn tul

w e cnn

m .iles away.

Mathe mat i c i a n s L<!ll n s h ow •f a t· i t i s to til J f arth est s lat·, bnt

n o one ca n

m eas ure t h s

Influe nce of a kind w o rd o r act.

How ma.u y

of t h e hum an r ace will b e r e m e mbe r e d nf t·~ r

It i s p o s s i b l e fo r each to ere~t a m o nume nt which wi ll l ast. The

a Lhous and year s?

h eat·•t r esponsibility g r eater

than

an y

tba t

oth e r

r es l s

upo n

us I ~

na tio n

h as

born,•.

vVe have re ceive d t h ese thin gs and we must strive to pay our

eno rm o u s

worl d.''

Work thou fo r pleasure; pa int o r s in g or carv e , T he thing tho u l o vest, t h o' the b ody s tarve. Who w o rkd for g lory m is ses o ft t h e goal ; W h o works for money c a r ves his very soul. Work tito n fo r work' s sake, then , a nd it m ay be That t h ese thin gs s hall b e added unto thee.

-Kenyon Cox.

deb t

tim

Tll E :'\OR:\1 :\ LlTE.

l'H O F . A:-;]) :IIHS .

;\1.

:\JCK E :"'ZI E .

A HISTORY OF THE NEBRASKA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT PERU. Is Being- Written by P rof. Pmf. .T. :vi. McKenzi e, lh e first princ ltln l

or the StaLe Nor mal School, has writte n a history of th e State No r mal School at P er n. Th e b oo k , w h i ch will be publish e d in January, wil l be illus tTate d and of abo nt ::100 vages. It will be of g r eat eclucation;Ll va! a ~ . as It will d e al with t h e careers •>f ·many m e n a nd wom e n wh o we r e e clucak d a t th e Normal and ha ve s ince attain e d di stinction i'l l a ll lin es of t h e edu ca tion a l fie ld of t his state. Such be in g i ts scope, it w:ll be a re a l h istory of ecl n catiDn in Nebrask !:l. 1' hc work will also h ave a pedagogica l val'ue, as It will t reat o f th e wo rk of princ:pals ad te ach e rs-givi ng their stron g an•l we a k poi nts. Th e P e ru Sta te N ormal is as o ld as Ne-

J. M. McKenzie.

l>ras ka h e rself, having become .a state it.stit ntion the same year Nebrasl\;t was aclmi ltecl in to th e union, l 8G7. The be:! whi ch today calls us t o our classes w os nmg on the mo rnin g th at t h e school bocame Nebrask a's first Normal. Fo r some t i :-x:e th ere was mu ch disc ussion as to wh eth e r th e sch ool he re was t o become a J'.:ormal school, State Un·iv~rsi ty, or R efo rn.1 S chool. After much compe tition il was decided to locate th e Norm a l at P e ru and the lTnlvers ilr at Lin coln. To. Col. Majors a nd 1\1ajor Da ily bs lougs <the c re di t of 'securin:; for Neb raska a Normal sch ool so ea rly i•: h er histo ry . All friend s of -the No rmal wl11 will be anxious to secure Prof. McKen11ie's bool' as soon as it comes from hte press.

TDE

NOR~l A UTE

\\'hll<: ~l r. lt f'rlllt<~tiiL

W. D. Redmond. W.D. Redmond was born In L ee coun ty, Dlinol s, F eb. 14, 1870.

H e came wl l h h ill

parents to Nebr·aska wh en h e wa s but o u l! year old. His boyhood was spen t on

fa rm

pat·ty I ~ In the m' •

u r ltY In th lt; ''" "":~. hc·

"aH c·lt ct~d by

nllh tan t lal 111ajo l'i t~ . \\ hkh ahunclnntly t ••

tlflc.-H to th• · •. ···•·111 In whlr·h hP t-.; h~ld tiS hi~

rc·llow·dtl ;,.•·n H . \~· a ,;

p ll m< nt of all

Hut

g11•att'~t

th• ·

1 aiel

.\I

co:..~·

H.1•1lmond l

1'.

two anu on e·half miles southwest or C rPh

P er il )lr!•C'i ll ('l, hiH

ltolllt'.

Orchard, w here he h eru ed cau.Ie and workr•.l

a voU• or :!fi:; o u t

••f

on the farm durin g t h e su mmer m onth s, an I

HC•hOf)),\\' (•ft·C• )

attended school In l he winte r unUI h e w.•3

h c r h a~ IH 1·n th ii H ho n o t·c·•l. :tllcl lw ll t• \'C tb cltbW n !i

JII'O II ll

l lo · rt• h t • rccciH t

total of :l:Jfi.

t l wl

nfoll

Oil!'

='1•111a ha C'OII IIty will

A· I'

D lllll-

h :l

ll l' \'Cr

cauHe to rf'l.~r•· t tlu·ll· a<·tlo n 111 •·I •ct lnE: Hl

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H.C'dlll O il <l

l c~ I K I:t l llr<: o f

t·c• p rr s

t h l' lll in tn

Il l

I !107.

Why Did They D o It? On e <: ve nin~ my fr i c• tHl. ,\ nna . ancl T sea ted

v er y

n e at· th e

IO:pl sco pal c hurc h .

\\'C'arin~

s mall wontan

\H'

c h a n C' C" I in our lltll' of 11s sn t •1 th in lii :I CIC SllO\-f

ft·o 11 t :1

Sh e was v e ry clarlc. h P t' far·<• w a s wl'l nkll••i a nd s he hacl la r~c>. r cs l o f

while

co n ~ rc;:;al o n

thb

ncross t h e ai s l e on

entered

the

\Veste tn

Normal School at Shenandoah, Iowa. two year s at

Sbena!ldoah,

A rte r

Mr. R ed m or..l

taught a count t·y school for two years.

I!e

th en attended a Normal School '-lt Lincol n for one year.

Mr.

R edmond

has been a

fln~;et·,

li S , n-:-

ot h t•r s ide or t!lt'

th e

w as

ln hi s se rm on

he s aid: .. . l'tn;...• \Vashing l o n - . potu

G c o t·ge eigh teen, when he

All Ill•'

h •hi:Hl

l ~ i s h o p \V-:H l hin g l o n

c hu t·ch. ing.

l ec•t h. sa l

as h e s aid iL, t o

pren<:b·

"Look rt \Vith h h o f th-

c o rn rr

c h ll t·c h b ehincl u s. Th e lit~ l e woman i n fro•t. o( u s s l ow l y l11rn e :l her white teeth,

h e r IJ nrl y, an 1 sho win.~

l o :::> k e d

the

conh·

pointed to . lnvo ltm l arily, a l m ost . I nudg !',l Anna , an d in s-tantl y l:o r go t th o in c id e n t, nn•l

successfu l. teacher and was one y ear prla·

was .o n ce

cipal of sch ools at Crab Orchard, and fl)r

Pr etty soo n 1 hea•·tl my f 1·i e n!l sn!ggerln~.

five years was Pl' incipal at Brock.

In De-

m o re

At once I

inte r es t e d

com1ected i t

wilh

t·h e the

sermo.n . wornnn·~

cember o f 1899 he re:;igned as principal or

t urning a round.

at A nna I coul cl ha ve c:::>ntrolled m yself, btu

I •t hinlc i f I

h adn't looked

ty cl erk of Nemaha

the nrock schoo ls a nd becam e d eputy cou.1. county J anuary 1st,

I did l o o k a t h e 1·, and consequ ~ ntl y, just

1900, w hlch posilion h e b ei::I for two yeat·,;.

she g o t

ove r

On June 16, 1902, Mr. R edmond was electt:ol

o u t.

regist rar of the Peru State Normal, whi ch

a 3 ain. li s teni n g

pcsition he still holds.

d enly I

At t he beginning of t h e late campa ign,

h er

laug hing

sp e ll,

I s o on got ove1· i t, how e v e r, and

laug hter.

to t h e

fe l t t he pe w I

sermon,

o. :

burs t Wfl s

w h e n Slltl·

shaking with Ann a·~

bit my li ps ; then s e t m y t e eth

Mr. R edmond was in d uced by his fg 1·ienol s

and clench e d my fi st ; but in sp i t e o f n il l

to become a candid a.te fo r the legislatu .'~J.

co uld do, when Anna was o n c e 1110 I'C quie-t.

T il E :'\OR:V .\ LlTE . llllC't~ lll0\"('(1 tO

I h n d to l:llll:h.

Sho •

<'ll d of t h <• p v w

anti I mo\"t•d to t he otlt<•r

:ll

<•n d . n ext to tlw wall.

lh<'

this. completely g otten OYe r thl' fri gh t .

T lwn I quit wit h a

...·~>

d otermin :lllon not to l aud! any mort•. n u t .\ nn:-~ " ,;

aft <• r so nH' 1 i nw w h <• n I ,..aw at

ctTol"ls to <·out rol

so nw t hi n ~ ~a n

l i f e.

tlwrc w:n;

so f tt nny aholll it a ll. t h at I b<'· l n c ,·cr la u;.:-h<>. l h:ll"d er i n a ll m y

A fte r

c h u r C'h

n dtl w r

\\"l'

to a n ~·o n c .

s po lt c

fo u r hloclt s w i t h o u t

and

look e d n l.

w a lked almost

s a yi n ~

P a i rb ury iu r:.

.l une

a bo u t

o' c l o ck i n t h e m o n :-

\\"e h a tl a te a m o f f r a c ti o us b r o n cl.ws ,

btll as t h ey t ra,·e l <>li al o n g :n a n e,·en g::ti : , we

li t t le

t h o u ~h t

o r i t.

Ou r

d es t innti.m

"; as a co un try !;Ch ool d i s t ri ct a bo u t t w c l\·•! mil es fro m

Fairi.Htry .

Ani\· in g a t t h o d i·

r ec t o r 's h o m e, w e w e r e ,

~o n e

t o ld

t ll a t ·h e lt :l.l

to .J a n sen, a to w n a bo u t t hree mil es

11 i s t :n t.

,,·as Ye r y

n e cessa r y . h o we ver.

t o ~e e t h e <lircc to t·, so w e d ec ide d t o d r i v·! t o .Jan sen.

A ll w ent We'll nnllt w e

a hou t r o::td y to cro ss th e t m cl{ j us t g c ln :; i n t o t h e t o wn.

we r,~

b e fo r ~

A l a r g e b ox ca t· stoo J Just as ,., <:

o n Lh e Lr ac lc nea t· t h e c r o ssing . n eared

it, on e or t h e h o r ses r ea r ed

t>lun ged .

T h en

the

o t h er

anti h i s m ate joine :l.

started to

lu nge

g ra in office.

an:l 1"11'1

vV i t h o n e bo und t it ~

lnrses w e n t acr oss t h e t r a c l, , and t h en a s uclde n

th ey sta r te d

to ward

-.•i:il t ll•!

Just th en t h e bac l' cam e o ff

th e IJu ggy, an d w e g i r l s w e r e t h r ow n wi:.h awful vi ol ence u po n t h e g r o und. h a d h ysteri cs, s o, al t h o ug h

Caroli :t·.:!

bad l y

b ruisetl

m y self, I t oo k h e r t o a n ei g h b :ning b OU!.F;). Late r

Co us in

G eo t·ge,

w h om

t h o u gi.t

was k ill ed, cam e limping t owa r d t h e ho tw e. W e w e r e in a

th e tnble studyin g.

In the cen h •r

l nr~e

r e.l cr epe paper

sh ad e on it.

T hi:;

lam p w as always top-h ea,·y , so we w et e Yery careful wh en carry ing o r m o v i n g i t . •

sony 11lig h t.

hurt t h an I at firs t i m agin ed.

Th e ch ina bowl broH.~ .

scnl te ri n g k er osene an d fi r e o \·er l h e doub le

:\l y t wo c0 u si ns a n d 1 l eft

ei ~h l

abo u t

o f t he ta J i e wa s a t all pnrl o r l amp wi t h a

Jll<' o,·e r h e l a m p.

I L w as a lH•a n t lfnl cla y a ~o.

tin ~

sl~·

t im e'. t h ereby t ippin g i t just en oug h t o to j t-

In a Runaway. y <' at s

.n e C'\·cn ing m y b r o th er and I w ere

Bot h o f us arose fro m t he tabl e at the san1e

n w ord.

.:l-

ro ut·

An H our of Trial.

de:::per-

t o la u ~ h a g ain just abo u t the ti m e s l ~o~

stoppe d. nor

hl•t-sclf.

t h e effect v E

)farg nr ete L nm b art.

was more It took s e\' ·

era! w eek s [ or m e t o ge t ove r m y 11h y si c ul in ju r y , bu t .[ h av e n e ve r , fro m tha t d ay to

doors. ta bl e l eg a n d new ma t ting j ust Jai'l th e day be fo re.

s ta r ted fo r som.~ clo thit. :,;

o n a cb ait· nea r

t h e fi r e, r each in g

t h e•e

just as t h e shade i g n i t ed. t hrowing a bur:Jt or na m e in m y race. Backing awar, 1 rush ed t o t he k itch en. sei zed a buck et o r wa t er an d dash ed i t prom i scuousl y i n to t ile :t! i r oo m . Th en, as t h e r oo m seem ed a bl a::c t o m e, I rush ed t o th e well, b eg;m to clr:t w wate r , and call " fire." M ea•l· w hi l e m a m a h ad t ried t o r ai se th e w fn· d o w to thro w o u t l h e bmning sh ade, b u: f a i l i n g t o no so, h ad carried i t around t h e r oom scatter ing t he em ber s as she w en r.. :\l\· b ro t h er , w ith presen ce of mind, ran into the bed r oo m , pulled th e co m fo r ts frolJl t h e b ed . wrapped th em aro und t h e tabl e l eg a ncl s m ot h er e<l ou t th e bl azing m attin J . Th e k er os n e. only , bu r n ed on t h e dom~ . D c r t"s ey e-lash es an d h air w er e singed orr nnd m ama 's hand L>adl)' bu r n ed, but th ~ l oss w as s m all. T he n ei gh bor s cam e in to v ie w t h e r em ain s a n d h ea r t h e story.

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A P erson a l Incident. On e evening, a t d us K, mamm a and I w ero stan ·: i n g on our back p or ch , watching t h e sh ades o f ev eni g d eepen . We w e:·e talki ng quiet l y , w h en a sho t ran g ou t and w e hea~·Ll a b ullet b uzz ing pas t our h eads. \ :Ve w ere th o r o ugh l y frig h ten ed and lost n o t ime goIng in to t h e h o use. 11\7e h ad som e n ei g \J.. b or s w h o ha d g r o wn v er y an g r y beca u se w e ch ased t h ei r ch i ck en s from our y ard, anJ t h ey h ad t al,en th i s m eth od t o f ri gh ten nll. T h ey said t h ey we r e cl eanin g t h ei r g un .

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LILLIE WAI II.snw~r

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C. B. MOORB

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l<clig i ous Ath letic

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DLA WATEI!IIO USE

N. A.

E. K.

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A l umni

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A Moolhly Marezloe Published In lbe lnlcreat• of ll4ucalloo

h aurl ~.

Assistant Manager

A t th e la..c~t HC'~s lon or cal

lawH r C' Ia tl n g

1 h e·

tc a ch c r R \\'C• z·c· l la HH C'd o n trial for a 1111 11'

l ('gl s lat ure rnt' i

th ('

c·('z·rlflcntlon <'

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hn v c

n ow bt.>•' '•

a .v !'az·.

T h e re

man.r l rz lhC' s t a te w h o IJ Pii PV<' t h z· b e s lll l fu1·th c r

lng

c h:uJ g-C' s

l t i;l !:l l al urC'.

m:td <·

some i m p r·ovc nz c u t s

h~·

t·h C' rC'

\\' hi!

mari e

co m·

mi g-h t

1\1

s h o u J.l

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few Jn·

s tance!:!, we tlo u ol think i t wi s e •o nttemp

Our Paper. For some u _ me the r\ ormal has fe l t ! 's need f ·• o a periodical devoted to t he in teresta of the school an 1 c education In gen eral b e· llevlng that ' a paper so devoted wou ld create a h elpful spirit in all de par t m ents o ! our schoo l. So l'h • w " the best in terests or the school In i v .e w, a comll)i ttee was ap. pointed to devi se ways and m eans of launching a sch ool journal Af•. =r carefu l dellbez·ation and planning • a P1an was ad· opted which was Intended to giv e us a pa-

am e ntling o nr pz·os e n t

Ja ws o n ce z·llficallon.

0u :· n e w J:.:ws izavc n o t y e t. b e e n fu lly e I. tlo n

Th e y h ave be e n n cces sal'i l y

in c i d e nt

rad len!

c han g e In t h e m e thod o r c e z·Ufi c allon.

have not had lime i ~s

of t h o n e w

sys t e m, a zlll

n ow co n s id e 1· as or b e n e fi t to

to ,·eali 2 e

o ur

bad,

\\'o

fu ll y t h e ID Ol'·

muc h

may in

sch ool s

tcG::·

to the fz·I~

s ul>j e ::: wcl

t h at '\'C

t ime

and

prov·•

ten.ch ers .

Doub t s ar<l now in t h e minds of many, Ol\11

by attemptin g l egislation on our sch ool Jaws at thi s lime might pro ve disast t·o11s to wh ·t t

per worthy the support of t he ent'tre sch ool and large and con stantly growing al i umn. 'T'h e plan adopted by the comml'tt . ee proVId ed for an electoral board composed of

has alre ady bee n accom pli sher! for the goo·!

represen tatives of every soci ety, class ani

Lives of some g t·eat m en ren1i n l1 us That w e wi ll, if we a1·e wise, L eav e ou r mod esty b e hind u s A nd got out and advet·tise. -Judgu.

Inter est in the school.

The board m et ac-

cording to plan and an edi to rial staff wa s elected.

Tile staff at once proceeded to

or ou1· schools .

Today.

T ll E 'l'h1•

hn si n ·ss

nl :tn:tc:••nll'lll

gra tt•fnl to :'>l r. L ouis K noll nnd

N qlC'<'Indy ~lr.

Ex chan g-e.

!ll•nj.

Harrison fo 1· tiH'ir p!TiciPn t work In solicit· in~

~OfUIALITE.

:uh·C'rlis in ~.

The object of t ile exchan ge department Is

k ee p i n t ou ch with wha t othe r schouis

are doi n g throu gh t h ei r PBJ)ers.

Since this

is the first i ssue o f ou r paper, t h e ex chang e Is just bein g started. o u t t h e editor I t ma y he of in te r Pst to nil to kn o w tlwt nt pres<> n t th <' ::-\ornmiil f' is on n s ure finan-

ot h er SC'hoo ls in t h e n ext i ssu e.

c ial basi s.

.:f.

A s thi s i s.:;uc

~o Ps

to pn•ss we h:wc n e'l.r·

SchOol

ly en o ug h lllOIH'Y to pay for t he printing O( t h c> pa pe r fot· t h e cn1 in• y C'nr. \\"c> w ould u r~c yo u to patroni ze o ur ntl· Yerli sC' r s .

hop ~s

to hn\·e so m e in te r es t ing i te m s concerni11g

Th t' ~·

nrc a ll good. c l en n

n ess m e n and will tn•a l you t·i g h t. r ead CYery atl \·e r liscm enL Th oy will te ll

~·o n

the

b u i3·

Alwnrs pnp:::·.

where to get t h e b est

~o:

thc l ea st mon e y.

Po~m .

If T could paint n picture. And pnint i t wi t h colors tntc, I w o uld ~pe n d my time in w o rk snblime Pain tin~,: o ld Peru.

r would pain t

tho~e h ill s nnd ,·alleys. Those field~ wi t h t h e ir golden shea'"""· The liltlc squ irrel with his s wis h n nd s wirl, Those beau t iful autumn leaves.

Those kings of t h e s tately· fo rest, · :\.1 o n a r chs of a g es pnst. Those nt j.!~d hills, those r ocks and rills,. Gocl grant they may always last. \ \"c m i x o ur e art h lY colo r s ,

T he new p arlimcn ta t·y Ia w m a nu n l by Prof. Gregg, ju s t n o w b eing publis hed, is u nique a m o ng s uc h w o rk s in scverttl imp o r t a nt res pec ts. con ta ins n n ing eni Cl uS gmpb ic in dex, w h ic h \vi thin t he compa ss of a ~an gl e page wi ll n nswer over 400 p n rlim cn ta r y ques t io n s. T his p age h as received g r eat p"t·nisc fro m s uch a u t ho ri t ies as Ge n . Ro ber ta a u d Mrs. Fox. It is complete, s ys t ematic a n d concise,in it s p re scntatio n of r ules and t h e inform ation o n any topic is grouped in one place. _It supplies an ab u n2ance o f the fo rms s uit a ble to be e m ployed in pa rli mcnta r y parelice. I t conta ins a g lossar y of t he tec h nical words a n d phrases clearl y defined. Its system o f ledger indexing m akes its info r matio n read il y a cccss able. Iffo r instance o ne wis hes to kn ow the p urpose, fo r ms, r ules, o r effec t s of the motio n to adjourn , by p lacing t h e t hu mb on the in dex lett er t he book m ay be opened a t o nce to th e propct· place. The booldet is boun d 111 leathct·ctte, a nd contains s ix t y page~ of mat t er . It m ay be bad o f t he a u t h o r at 25 cen ts a copy, post paid.

:It

A n d call o ut· pnintings good; Out the God abOYc w ith n heart o f IOYc Makes col ors that no man could. He bas tak en the r arest colors, The gem s o f bcnvcnly blue, A nd pninted a picture inn aturc,W c call that picture Peru. -s. R. DA R TON.

You may c hoose from :tll the colors T lm t no w stand tor coll ege ramo T horo's t he o r:w ge, \Jlac l•, t b e sc:ule t They' r e s u ro to l• ind tc flttmo But tho o nly com bin:~tion 'l'h:tt nml•es o ur yo ung he a r t s ll g bt As wo ><ing with adoration I s t ho palo \.>lt10 and t ho wh ite. T h rflugh t he fOt!r lon g years of college l\1id t ho scenes we love so woll Wh ile t ho m ystic charm o r knowledge \V o ntlnly sec k to soell Or wo win o ur m e ntal v ictories As we s tl"lvo with all our might We will n e'er rorp;et the pleasur es Of t h o pal o blue and the wh\to. Wh en t ho c:Lrcs or lito o'er t !tko u s llliu gli ng rast ouJ· loc ks with g rrty And our dc:Lrest hopes fors alw us False tortu n ~s rado away Still wo b:mis h car e and sadness As wo t h\nl' o r hours so brig h t Aud r ecall th nso d a ys of g ladness ' !\oath tho pa le b lue and t he white. ·

THE

~OR~IALIT E.

II J:it~rary Soci~ti~s II Philomathean Society. The Philoma the an Li tcrary Society is one oftbc oldest, if not the oldest o f its kind in Nchrasl<a. This society has ju s t reason t o be prouci of its reco rd. And a great responsibi li ty rests upon th e present a nd future membership to uphold t he high literary standard set bv the cha r ter mcmb_ers and its supporters-since its orgrnizabon. The wor d "Philomathcan" means :·Love of Lcarning"-whieh has been , a nd ts, the motto of every Phil omathcnn. The society began its work th is year with a very 1argc mem 1:>ers h1p . of strong and willing workers. The society was i ndeed lo rtunate in its selectio n of office rs . Its president s howed ra re judg m ent in his selection of th e cunerent ,. a commi t tees a nd as a pre~idin Th ~ g 0 ffi cer he is unsurpaused. e. program com m1· ttee 11as prepared a senes .o f programs upon the E ng lis h a nd Amencan poe-t san d Poetry, wit h two spe• C1a 1 pr ogram . at s-one a politica l program 1 .,.; ~ e~tJon time and the other a Th ankst:. 'fhc programs have b •Vtng progr am. ccn marked b . Y stro ng and well prepa r ed Papers. discus . SIOns a nd ta lks, inters persed with exec1leot · · . muslca 1 numbers. Great pra ise IS due th mi tt f e program a nd music co mees or their su pcrinr wo rk. There is a str . . o ng sentun ent a m o ng the b mem CI'Sh lp of tb Ph 'l r e I o ma thean society 10r each member to respond when called u pon , II en t . . to' . pcr~orm an)• duty . Th'ts e.'lce spmt IS s hown by the fact that on Iy one unexcused failure since t he soc1etv . . b egan . tts regular prllg rams this fa ll. . The · 1s · gcne1·at. spirit of . love of lear nmg ed _and nounshed in th ~ Phil o mat hcan so~tety_ ~y t he love of doing. As long as thts spmt exists this society shall be as it a lways bas been-a power for good .

Everett Notes. Few Am l'rica n o raun·~ !Ja,·t· posSCl'Std the scholars hip and tt' lll' lit<.·1·ary spant that Eclw ~trcl E\'cn·tt exhib i t~: rl. and none is m orl' worthy th:t 11 h l· to hl· pl·rpctuntl·d as :tn exemplnl'_\' li tc r·ary ch:trnctcr. The Ever ett litl'l':t ry !-.c•c il·ty has b o th t·ccci,•cd nncl r eciprocated h o n o r in i t~ IHIIIll', nnd t.hc spiri t of the o ld m :tstl'l' of litcrnr.Y arts s ur\'i\·es in Ev<:rctt h all today. The E\'l' rctt so<.-il't_\' ha s g r·c:t tly pt·ofi tcri during t h e <.·urrc n t yt.:ar by the spkndid lil.crary rc·\'i val n ow in pr·ogress in the State No1·mal. Th<: nll: mbl·r s hip now includ es o vl'r o n e hundn·d t\\' l'nty, rli\'idcd into s ix c lnsses whil·h take tlu·i 1· ltlt'IIS in giv ing the p1·ograms . In t.hc ex<.·cllenl wo rk of the soc iety thi:: yea r the " fliccrs and comm itt<.·c m ember· d es erve g r·cn t c r·ed i t. Th e socie ty h ns been fo rtun ate in h av ing o flicen; wh o ::u ·c :1 lert. resourcefu l, cm:1·gc ti c a nd dc,·o tcd. The pt·ogram co mmittee h as d•>ne some s uperb wo rl< a nd t he soliciti n g commillee h ::ts m ade a n extnt onlin a1·y 1·eeo rd. T h e m embersh i p at.lnq~c has bee n faithful aud loya l to a dcgr·cc hig hl y comp lim e ntary to t he society. T he p1·ogr·ams h a v c been va r ied, but us u a ll y cc n te r·ed about some hi storic even t, or so m e li tera1·_v idea. There h ave been pr esented s n ch themes as A Symposi um o n Student Life, the Yo r·ktow n S un-cndc t·, the Annive rsa 1·y o f the Com ing o f th e P ilg rim s , a nd German, Cub a n a nd Peruvian program s. Ther e h as been an unu sual number o f persons ta l<ing part in th e pn>grams . Th e society h as in tn1t h bee n a place fo r t he litet·ary improve m ent of the many rn t b er th~n a place for the favored few to cnteJ·tai n the m a n y. c \·er y m eeting of the s ocie t y h as been la rgely attended an d t h e p 1·oblcm is now prcse~tecl of eithe r r estric tin g the membership o r e nla 1·ging th e h a ll. G r eat is Eve rett o f t he Peru State Normal.

~O N :\!A LITE.

T ll E

cl,l;:c b y the son ·in g of refreshmen ts, con ·

D~bating Soci~ti~s II

sl;:ting of

milk

and

p umpkin pie "like

motht•t· n sod to. m ake."

Athenian.

The first of the series o f Jn ter-Soc ietr

As unto tlw ho.' :-; tlw t'ict•ronia•l Is.

•lt•h:Hes wa s h e l d in t he hall o f l\I uslc nmt

So u nto tlw l'irls is .\tlwninn.

E:qtr ession . :\'o ,·cm ber

scYeu teen t h.

The ,\ thenin ns w er e a bly r e presen ted by Th e At h C' n lan year

ntlll e r

the>

Socit-r y

pt·o><pe> rin~

f,;

fol l o win ~

den t , L OY<'ttc K i nn t•y;

o tTIC'l'l'":

t !1:s

PrC'::..·

\' i CC \l rt•s idt' IH . Th ,··

ola Linn. SN'r ctary. Carri e> DiN ri c h ; 1 r casure r, Luna

axcr.

Th e socl e>ly num hPrs tWl'Hty-six. and cal'!t

B essi e

F oster au cl

.\ then ::ln and t w o fo r Ci cer onian. bat e comi n ~.

E ,-.

fnt· I h e p u t·1:osc• of tl ,•,·e> Ioping the>:r

f o r e n si c

L inn,

H elle Bol ejack. The deci sion of t h e judges stood on e fot· B u t ther <' Is anoth er day an d anot h er de·

Sat u r d ay e>ve n i n l' 1 he>se> !':it· is m eN in c r et h a ll

:.\lisses Theol a

po w e r s.

Ciceron ian . The Ci ce r oni an D ebating Society star te.\

Vi t al questi o n s. n o w bated, mu sic o r

r e a lin ~ a t·c

~~ ~

o ff o n i ts y ear's wo rk w iU1 an en t h u siasm

s c m cti m t>s

i h nt bi ds fair to m eet w i th g r eat su ccess.

i ssu P. :we

en joyed , an d e a ch (l c ha lc i s f o llo w ed by .ltl ope n di scu ss i o n a nd a sh n n

Ilnr linme n tan•

dril l.

It pl aced a t i ts h ead as presiden t M r. E .

R. Cline, bei ng himself a di stinguish ed de· ha t e r a nd en t husi ast

fo r

d ebating wort\,

an d w e pred i ct for Ci cer o t h e acco m plish·

G i rl s !

m en t o r e \·en g r ea t er things in t h e fut m 3

:Co y o u w a nt to n aYe s::> m e f un ?

r:e an

a t affy p ull o r

A t h e ni a n w h e n

t h an h aYe been accom plished i n t h e pazt. Of t h e two in te r-state debates h eld w i ;.h

p u mpl\in pi c soc i a l ·is o n t h e prog r a m .

o t h e r i ns ti t ution s l ast y ear , P er u won bo~ ~l, Do you sec k lm o w l ed gc?

a n d w e h ave ev er y r eason to b eliev e that th~

P e a n Ath e ni a n , a n d c om e and h e a r

l ead i n g q u est i o ns or t h e clay d i scti ssed n ef;· a t i\·el y , affirm ativel y

and

co n c lu s i v e l y. D e,

th is year w e w ill again b e abl e to make a c l ean s w ee p.

to t hink on your f eet,

E ach Sa t ur day even i n g som e live, u p·t f)·

ta l k to t h e po i nt an d !m ow wh e !l y o u g e t

date question i s discu ssed in Phllo. hall bi

yo u wa n t to l e arn

six r egul ar debate r s, and fo llowi ng the d e·

th ere?

c isi ou of th e judges, th e deba te i s t h rown De an A h enia n , a nd

c o m e and

h ear

d_onc , t h en <l o i t y o m ·self, and you w ill b e l eaving

Eve r e t h a ll m urm urin g

h as n ot h een s p en t

va in;

"'t\l[ y

t im e

veu i , vi 1\i ,

vi c!."

h ear t~'

r es p:m se

th e Ath enian So ciety w as "at home" to H s m ember s, a n d fot· an h o u r t h e w a lls o f E.r· c r et h a ll w e r e t·eson an t w i t h m irt h. Gh os tly

s tori es

l en t

t h eir

and g am es, w hich

g t·e w so m e

bro u gh t

ba c .~

ech oes o f hap py child h o o d , w e r e pl ayed. The even in g

was

l)l·o u g ht

t o a happy

f r om

. the

descipl es

c·f

Ci ce r o In t hi s free-fo r -all discussi on o f t en m i nu t es, after w hich t h e so ci et y goes in t o pa r li amen ta r y

Sat urday eveni n g, Oc ~ob e r tweuty-e i gh t !l ,

charm ,

op en to th e h o use, and u sually t h er e i s a

praot;ice

for

abou t thi r t y

minutes. Ou r soci e t y h as always t r i ed t o k ee p in mind t h e prime obj ect fo r which t h e Cice:-onian D ebati n g

Society

was esta b lish e!l,

t hat o f establi sh ing and cul tivati ng t h e fo;·. e n si c powe t· o f the i n dividua l.

It has b een said that to know a t h ing i s

THE NORMALlTE.

a good bhing, bu t i t is still better to be ab le t o give ex pression to t hat i dea in lan g ua ge wbioh will appeal to our hear er s an d cau~e

~~ Jlsso ciati ons II

them to see I t i n th e s ame light t h at w e •l o. W e hav e m any people in t h e world

in-

Y. W.C.A. F ifty girls have Joinf'd o11r :\Jh;s ion Stuuy \\"e ha \ ' <: tlln ·<· (" OIIJ'Ho•s thI s ycn r -

day wh o h ave the ability to clothe t h eir

Cl rcles.

t h ou ghts In beauti f ul language, wh i ch adtl s

t akin g up the s tudy •·c· HJH·c-tin•ly of JnJJU•l,

a polish to t heir expr ession, in app ealln;;

A frlca, and I l onw :\lt ssio n s .

t o t he emotions, rather than t h e r eason l o;; powe r, of the individual. H er ein, t hen, lies th e di ffer en ce betw eon the debate r paign orato r .

and

the

l ecturer

or cam-

Wh ile it Is an accompliah -

ment to be a master of good E nglish a:t•l h ave a good, str ong v ocabu la-r y,

ye t t h e

Th er e Is m u ch in lr-n·!-! 1 tai« ' JI i n o u r 1\v ' Dible Stu rly cla sses thi s fa ll. ro llmen t

has

E\·ery Y. \ V.

rca c h <·d

Stud y class. Th e l atest c o py o f Ever y Y. \ V. C. 1\. A sso ci a lion Ci t•l i n th o

X ovem be r

1 ·~\- a n g-c l

~ t l so

f ound i n t h e R est H oo m.

that h is opponent h as ord inar y abili ty wl ~h which he must reckon.

~ lr l

s h o u ld It

d1 scu s~ed , n -~t

scribe d fo r t h e

E v an ~;c l

li b rnr:·.

J'C nd " T u

' o !I c~0 .' '

ll c r

i ss u e.

may

In I h

f o und i f'

g- nulry l n g

k n ow t h a t se v e r al of o 11r g-i rl s The fir st essen tial of- the debater i s a

t ltl rl)".

' . ./\ . g i r l s hou ld be in a Bible

debater •must ever lte~p In mind t h e fae;~

mastery of t h e s ubj ect to be

total e n-

hund n •cl

on(•

h av e s u b·

a n<l h a ve i t in t h .-lt

o ·;;: n r oo m s.

only f r om his poin t of v i ew, b u t also fro m his opponen t's point of v i ew. Th ese f aC LS the sh r ewd debat er will a 1ways k eep 1:1 1 min d. As h . one as sat d, " l ear n yo ur oppo.lent' s argumen t as well as h e kn ow s it himself, and better if possi ble."

'l'h e A ssoci ation g i r l s a r c

no w

t i ca!Jy in te r es t e d in o ur n e w

Th e t·oo rLJ co mmi Llee h av ~

l b e t h i r d fl oo r .

th e papel'i ng an d t h e s t a inin g compl ete d.

c n Lhus i us-

r es t t·o om on o r t h e floo r

A b i rth d a y p a t·Ly i s s oon to h e

a feature, f o r t h e nee cl s of th e r o o m . The above f undamen t al pr inci pl e£ w arn

t h e fu r nishing s a r e se c ur·e cl

\VIw n

w e s h a ll h ave

mani fested in th e debat e bet ween t h e At h-

on e of th e p r e tti es t a nd

enian and Cicer onian D ebating Societies,

r os t ro om s o f t h e s ch ool s of thi s s tate, a nd

on Saturday

a r o om w hic h o ur g irl s will a p p r eci ate.

even ing,

N o v ember 17th, I n

Music and Expression hall, and we are all pro u.d of th e abili ty displ ayed by ea ch d e· ba ter.

m os t

co m fo r t abl e

Tb e s piri t of God b a s sure l y itself in o ur ·a ssocia ti o n

m a nifes t': cl

t his

fa ll.

Only

fo rty o f o u r hundre d a nd fi ft y Y. 'vV. C. A. The policy of pr otection was abl y r eptT-

g iTIS of l as t y ear

r eturn e d

th e N orm:t l

sen ted by Messr s. Gat es, F or syth e and Beu-

t his year.

A t t h e first Sabba t h

son, on beh alf of th e Cicer onian Soci er.y ,

d evo tion al

service,

and w e ar e proud o f the~e yo ung d esci pl es of Cice r o.

crea sed t o one hund r e d.

the

afte 1·noon

m e mbe r ship inThro u g h

earnes t

progr ess a nd f·a i t hful w o rk of o m · m e mbe t·ship co mmi ttee, our e nrolhn ent i s n o w two

"1'L • [olere ts so much goo d in the w o r s t o f u s, And so much ha d in th e b es t of u s Th at i t beh oves n o ne o f u s To fi nd fa u l t w ith the r est o f u s.

hundTe d,

and

t h e• m ember ship

h o pes t o h ave three hun dt·e d

co mmittee

g irls in oat·

r anks be f or e t h e c l o se o f th e y e a 1·. n ot

an x i ou s fo r

n ames,

but

girls to h elp u s in carry ing

we on

W e a ro l n ee d

thn

t h e C bri ,;-

THE ;\OIO..lALlTE. tlan worl• and tn a ssist 11s in our t'ffo rts tu make .J cs11 s l'hris l n•nl lo every girl iu Lh ;s 1:\orma l.

T he Associati o n ts g:lnd t.o h an~ :\liss Esther Cl a r·k, our a dvi!'l:t", w it h u s agai n t his year. l\liss Clnrk':; interest in o m· wo rk , a n d he r hdpfulne :;~ t o the g irls is an in s piratio n to eac h Y. \ \" . C. A . w 01·kcr. ' Vo n ow ha\'C :l Y. \\" . C'. .\ CJ\tn!tG~. composed o f fo 11r •f ' lllr a . t h '•J a:al en: nhH wo r ke r s, Il l isses Lo y .·~l~ K inn•'Y. B<>sc;ic> Zink, llertlm Ta y lur t il'! Th0·>1:l !... inn. rids q 11arlet is org-an iY-c d e s pecially to r t' t: ucr occasio nal se lectio ns at our dC\'Otion a l meetin gs. Out· Y. " ·· C. A. chor11s is .tl:>o grow· in g anti contributes muc h to t he s u..:Cl' ss or o ur Sunday afte rn oo n s e rvi ces. l\liss Ethe l Si m o n<l s, sta te secretary t>f the Y. \V . C. A. , spe n t a fe w day s vis itiug

Wynn <', of Schuyle r; Li llian Allen, o f Xorlh Anna James, of Omaha ; R ett!l Ha ccly. or Cen te r; Lillith "age ne r, " t .Uaw'Son; Canie Dietrich, of S tella; B e rt!HL Taylo r. or York; Alta Strong, of Peru; Bes· sic Zink, of Stuart; Lena Hallett, of Pe r u; Elizabet h He nderson. of Slluoe rt; Nellie r:cngston. of Shi c kl e ~·; Faye Han ks, o: Geri ng : :\lyrtle Krebs, of Scotia; Lorette K in :1cy, o f Wymo re; Theola. L inn , of NorUl Bend : Ad a Bohner, of Crete; .1\fargarut Fc.id , of Omaha; Bess Foste r, of Sterli ng: Gertrude Coon , or Red Cloud; ' esta James, of 131ue Springs. Bond ;

On :\l on .!ay e Yening, Kovember tweni'ys ixt h, iu Phlio ha ll, occurre d on e or the most en te r ta!n ing events of the season . T l\.3 oc~ns i r. n was a Little Girls' Social, given hy the me mbers of th e Y. " ' · C. A. in honor of :\!iss E thel Sin monds, th e state secre·

our a ss:>cialion du r in g lhe lattet• part •H Xove mbe r. ll e r vi;;;:t was an inspi ration to o ur g irl s . D u ring h e r s tay s h e gaYe a h e lpf ul a :ldress o n th e opporLHni•ties of t he Y.

<t.,t :-y c f the a ssociation.

' "· C. A. g irl afte r s he leaves h e r colleg e, and es p:Jciall y oC the infl11e n ce of a teacll.:r who is a s incere ch ri stia n . On SundctY J\Tlss Simonds had charge of th e Y. ,V. C. A clevotlona l se rv ice, a n d t he m essa ge s he broug h t the g ir ls was one t h at s an k d ee pty in to the h eart of eve ry association g irl. D ur in g h e r s tay Miss Simonds e ndear ed t(• h e r Chris ti an pe rson a lity many girls wh o w ill anticipate h e r n e xt visit to us.

til e igh t th e g uests arrive d, having been t ransfo r med fro m the young lad ies we see in the class·room, to little school g irls ii t various stages of childhood. The curls a-a·l braids tied with gay ribbons, t he sh ort frocks ·wi til sash es, t h e n eat childish apr ons, all seemed to car ry th e ir extrem~ childishness into the hear ts of the g irl s for the tU me being, a n d th e !"tundre(l or more g uests easily ente red int,, th a chihlrsn 's ga~1es prepare d for th e m by th t) social co:nm ittee. T he din n e r·tmi~ ltJnr.h es wer e e a te n in typical schooi g u·! f'l sltio'l, after. which M:f's Simc u ds !ll.\ ' Pd "te!lche r'' an <l

T wen ty-Co m· g irls comprise d o ur dele!,;l.· tion to th e Y. vV. C. A. state conventio n a: Detha ny , on Nove m ber 9th to 11th, i nclt13· Jve. Th is was one of the most s u ccessft.l conven ti on s t h e Y . W . C. A. h as held in this state. Our de legation r e ce ived mu(:h spil'i t ual be n efit f ro m it, .and bro ught h o rne the inspiration w h ich will g ive a dd e!l s t rength to o ur Associatio n in doi ng our l . • aster's work. O ur delegatio n In clude d Ida Gra tz, of L ynch ; Coila Potras, of L .v· ons; Lu cy Sa xe r , o[ Mt. Clare; Nellie

Each a ssociation me mbe r was requeste,l to come attired as a little girl and brin~ h e r lun ch in a dinner !)ail. From seven U :l·

juven ile re citat ion:; :m •.l :-rmgs were rend· e re d by the girls.

T he

£lll~sts

went h ome

fr om this social !':le:;,o s:; ;t n::vl !Jee!l .:me o! the most enj oyo.l>le T his

is o nly

one

ev eu!n.~3

llr

even ings the Y. W ." r . i ts me m bers th is year.

t il !~

.\.

of this fa!!.

m ·m y eJ;jnya Llle h ::1:;

plrtn ue d fur

12· .

TDE

~OR~lALITE .

Y. M. C. A.

Catholic Association .

The Young M en's Chri stian Assoclatl•m

Thr· litnch•JIIh of the· <'athollt' faith ba '

Is one or the oldest soci eties In our school.

organlu~d

We all know what I t stan ds for. know what tt means.

Th e puqJOsc• of the· as..todatlon !'hn ll be tl

\Ve a'l

We have come to that point In our life .t.l

an assqclation where

can point with

promote

~onnal

the the

('atludlc· .\ ssoclntl,•r...

Kpil·lrual

and

~l lldi • !II S

or thr.· ('a t hollc

>Hl<'h l

w elro

of l h !'

State :'\U'·

<' \'c•ry

Sundar lr

n}al School.

pride to our former achi evem ents, and w u now can rejoice In our pros)')ects for the futu r e. We are glad that so many youn g m en have chosen the Normal as thei r home ro:the school year.

Th o asKOC'Iatlon Everett

h all.

prayc r n

b enefi t

<lllcl

the

rr wc·r s

IJI' \'o tlc,ual

ln st nrctlon m

s hor·r

by m embcr·s of the a HSO<'Iatlon .

man who takes an active part in it.

r ece ption, a

Then certainl y y ou mus t becoru e an '1'tive worker I h •n t e assoclati OJl, Cor lbe gol•-L teacher of t0 d · ay is a practical Chris tinn Worker. Thi s requirement I 8 one of the most ef! senttal. In Order to b . e Just to oursel ves to th 3 school board • ' and, -most or all, to the chi' · dren Under our . care, we shou ld now l ear.1 to take an activ-e part In Christian work. If you are in doubt, ask any of the m etnbers of th e faculty ask • · any of the men:bers of the association and th . • e an swer Wlli be invar iably the same, "Jor'n h t e Chri ->tian association i f you wish t o b'l a fully developed man." Now that our

' k .vor on a Y. M. C. A. h eadquarters i s well under way, we wi il soon be in a place to carry out t he full meaning of th e word "Association." Come, young m en, and j otn With us in our Sunday afternnon m eeting. We, above all oth er or ganizati on s, w eicome you to our m embersh ip, f ellowsh!.,1 and Christian labors.

,·e n;~.

CatholiC' curTPnt

We know what good t he asso~l at1on n a,; done us and 11 a f ormer studen ts, and w e are assur·ed that It wi ll h elp ever y yo ung Many or you have come to tb~ Normal for the purpose of becoming a trained teacher fo k ' r wor in t h e public schoo ls of the state of Nebraska.

cansb

In onlc•t· to furtb"'r

h,\'lli!I S.

u w mbc·rs,

tlo c~ l'in c .

Chrl sll nn

c•xl'reisP:-;

CaLhollc his to r·y and lite rature will be

gl \'~'n

U nde r the au s pice s of the• a sHo cintlon , musical . a nd

are to be give n. no t

be f ull y

st>vc r·al

ll owpvc r·. th e ulms

car r·! e d ott t

t h Is

I ctur<' '

y e a r, ns l h·.'

orgaoi/\atlon is occ upi e d w ith p lan s Cor tllo differe nt d e par·tm c n t s

or w o l'l< e xpect ed to

be take n up by Lhe HOcicly. Th e association i s a l s o v c r·y mu c h Jnte:-este d in t h e e r ec tion or a \ \' h e n

R e v.

Fathe r

Ro ch e

braska City dul'ing co mpl e t e

c hape l in P e ru.

the

a rran gem e n ts

r· etu r n s h o lid ay

wi ll

to Noseason .

mad e

comme nce th e >vor·k.

Jltbl~tics

II 'l'h e

Ath l e tic

Associ ation

fine rece ption to th e

f o otball

II planning a boys

at thu

cl ose of t h e seas o n. Th e athle tic board i s made up of . three s tud ent m e mbe rs an d four m e mbe rs of t h e faculty .

This board d ese·rves mnch p 1·aiso

for t h e way in which th ey have stood baCI{ of the foot ball team t his yea r . Presi dent Zink tlon, was

fath er's ranch. Ch ristmas.

of th e

call ed

Athle tic Associ::t·

h ome to He

V i ve

w ill

President

charge of th e A ssociation sence of Mr. ZinlL

l ook after lr,;; be

back aftel' James

during the

b:.. <> ah·

T H E .'\Uln.IALlTB.

Pres idt• n t DP17.el l of t hc .\ thletic non •· I. has proven a strong. ~·ntl't·prislng executi\"l•

in bringing ou t from t h is n e w material a

in direct in g the afrairs or tbe board.

team whi ch i s a c r ed it to the Kormal.

Th e o utloo k

for

both

basket hall i s gnotl.

boys' and glr!,;'

A fin e schcdulc wi ' l

soon he a nnounced throup;h thesc

col umr. ~.

Th e Senio r class h a \·c c l cctc d the fol lo wing offi c c t·s:

Prcs id t• nt.

anl,

vi ce

Aurora;

~lr .

.Joln1 .\ . \\'oo.J ~! iss

president.

:\fyrlle

K r obs. Scotia; secr c wry, :\1i ss G nssie K oc:tl c r,

13luc

Hill;

an !l

t r ea su r er.

:\l r.

li: . .1\..

llurst. Aub u rn.

tho tcn m.

:\inch credit is due Coach She rer

one but a master in hi s line could haYe acco m plisbed t b is. .\ t the beginning of t h e school year t he prospects for

successfu l footl>all t eam

wcrc rath er gloomy.

Up to t his t ime t he

b_ard of education had n ot y et been able to fi ll th e va cancy of physical cl i r -:lcto r, b n t this situation, which look ed dark a t first, tmne:.l ou t exceedingly wel l. for t.h e boanl su cceeded i n fillin g t h e position by t he ay-

An o th er imr)o r tn n t fc a t ure of athletics i s

JWi mmen t o f Dr. L. D. Sch er er of t h e Uni-

t h e organizatio n o f tw o m egaphon e cl ubs-

\'Crs i ty of Chicago,

the Lad lc s· i\lo:;apho n e C lub. and t h e i\lc u ':;

Coach

1\fog apho n c

pion s of t h e "Big r in e."

Club.

T h ese admirable f en-

favorite

Stagg's 1905 football

player o f

team,

l ures nrc especially n o ti ceabl e in a clash

that famous eleven for four y ears, at center and a t g uard.

the g ri diron

b e t w een

som e vi sitin g coll ege

t h e :--lorma l an d

f oolUa l l

t hree

ten.m .

The

hundred co-ed s and

e x pert footba ll coach,

ch n n-

He h as !Jlayecl ou

roar from the

ph~·ing

Not only is h e au bu t

also

a basket

ball and baseball coach as well. gymn~siu m ,

He h as

f rom t h e two hund r e cl m en and boys brings

cha r ge of the n ew

forth the fa ct that th e Normal is patting

la rgest and best

y o n on t h e back Co t· eve r y ten .l' a n l s you

teach es !>hysical cult ure to over four h und-

~a.in.

'With a w ell organized athleti c al.'-

sociat ion , a str ong board , Joyal s u p p!1r t of the s t ud ents a n d t h e faculty, an J with a sp l end i d athletic fi eld, carved ou t between h il ls covered

with

the

p r ime va l fo r e:>t::>,

wh at wondeT tha t a th leti cs find h et·e in t!1e Norm al a re'a l h ome.

r ed stu clen ts.

~qu i pped

He is the b usiest man in

th e schooL It is comi n g to be more and more a rec-

ogni zed prin ci pl e i n t h e world of t oday t h at the all-roun d man is the fellow wh o mak es a success of li fe.

It is t h e man who h as

ta ~'e n athl etics an d manu al trai ning togeth-

Football practi ce star ted thi s season r.s

er with h is geometry and l anguage who i ;;

soon as Coach Sch ere r arri vecl,abou t twel•·

p ushing th i n gs to t h e f r on t.

ty-fi ve m en t u rn i ng out

of g i vin g

for

p r actice.

lar ge num be r of l ast year' s team g r ad uate.! or fa il ed men o f

to r e t u r n, l ast

~·ear 's

one o f t h e

in the state, anl

t h ere

b ei ng b u t t w0

team on t h e gri di rO'l

t h is year, Captain Magar an d Gai t.

A mong

t h ose t urni n g o u t for practice were :

Tay-

greater

W i th a view

en couragement

the

ath letics o f t he sch ool, the Peru State No·:mal Athletic Association

was

organi ze I.

Last yea r t h e ath l etic board drew up a new c:m ·::;titution, w hich i nsu res good, cl ean ruth l eti cs.

This was adopted by the associati:m

lor, who p l aye d two year s wit h Cotn er , who

at th e beginni n g of 1h is sch ool year, an d n

soon c i nched a place

greater

P hilips,

Z i nlt

an d

Oti s

tackle ;

Maga r ,

Hou3i'l,

f rom

l a·;t

year's scrubs, .each maki ng a p l ace on t h o t eam ; Tolhurst, f rom E l mwood High, gam-

en th usiasm i n manl y

t h e r esu l t.

athletics is

The r e h as been a marlted in-

crease in th e n umber of boys in the Norma l the l ast two years, especially t his

yea~.

Ja m ~s .

Each succeeding year the member shi p 'lf

Colli ns and Swensen m ak ing up the r est oi

t h e Athleti c A ssociation has decidedly i n-

i ng a pl ace in t h e bacl< field ; L l oyd,

THE NOR:\I ALIT E.

creased, un tl! this year we have alrca~y four hundred m embers, two hundred l ast y ear.

compared wllb

~ katln~.:

maklns:; a

and

l'lnk

J'('JlOrl llt a

lall•r •Ia tl•.

\\'lth our

alhlt>~k

ll•·ld flo Hlo•1l nnd 3

oo•,-

has ever had was arranged f or t his wear.

man to Ut kt· •·han·•· or It nnd k~l It In ahap~· . ,,.,. would ll:t\' o•. wp arc snfe ln

ThJs, In a great measure, Is aue t.o t h e C.l·

saylnf.;, thf•

ergetlc way in which our n ew manage r R . • oy Smi th, pushed t hings when h e on ciJ

the Klatc.

One of th e best sch ed ules t h e Norma l

Games w er e arrange 1

got hold of t he oars. with the l eading

coll~ges

~b e

sta te, t"Y.:>

of which the Normal had n e ver p l aye d be· ~refore na 1 ' me Y.. D oan e an d Dellcvue C·JI· 1eges. Below Is the schedule an·' u res ult of game~ for the season:

lh~

............ 10

reigh ton v s. Normal Bellevue vs N ......... 16 to · ormal Peru (t .. .. .. .. .. 10 to own) vs. Normal Nbc ....... O to e · i ty H. S. vs. 2nd team

. . .. 5 to 2n d · Dntversit W · y....................... 4 to eepmg Water Academy ....... ::: 6 to

fln h~l

II Witb tb~

u 5

)llss

L oy<·tle

lasl Saturda y

\' i s ll<•!l

V e r d.>'l

1•:

nnrl

K n o ll S J>e::t

.I .

:" 0l11·aska C'lty.

ll c p p <: rl c u s p e nt

Slc ps havo b ee n

se v e ral days

City r ~ cc n t ly.

with fri en d s in :K c brask a

lai{ C' I1 w hi c h

in Lh c pu b li c ati o n of a

S •ni o r

will rcsn ·l Annua l tlt i:>

year. Mi sses

Macie

A. meetin g or t~ h eld Tb ~ Athletic association wa a · ursuay evenin N t he propos·t· g, ov. 22, to consid,~r 1 IOU Of flo 0 {!' and oonv . tng the athle tic field the . t er t Jng it in to a skatill!g rink for W'!n er. Dr. Scher er proposi t i t pre>ented tho on o the assoc· t' ska.ting 1 k ta l on, and tol d h ow r n s Were . CW . made Ill the parks at cago w tt hout dam age to the grounds He sai d tlh:at p C · r es. rabtree had kindly o£· £ered to furnish the wat er for flooding and to ligllit the field with I . • e ectncity. Prof. De.zell also voiced t he ti sen ment of Dr Sch er er. The only ques ti · . . on now tefore the assoc1atwn is to consider th . e posstbllity or flooding the fiel d and t o d evise m ean s for A committee wa~ uf

Va1·ne r·

a n (]

Edi t h

Catc:1·

p61e paid a v i s i t lo t h e ir· h o m es in S te rllu~

h e 1· co u s~ n.

plans

Class~s II_

Kiu r ~< · .r

i\lll ss Ka te

in Octob e r.

cons i der

rink u

In O ctober.

A movement is b skating on foot to organize a 1 1 c u · The A<th l etic A ssociation !~:~ P anning to flood the at hletic field for a s k atin g rink.

ap poin ted t o furt h er

sl<at ln~

S eniors .

carrying out the work.

;~r·riiiC'Ial

M ossr s. I I a tTI Hon

Neb. Cit H Normal. P lattsm: th. S. vs. Normal .... 0 to Hi D u v s. Normal . . . . . . . . 0 to ·1 ·1 oane vs. Normal

Jl Ct~nt

M i ss H e l e n S l o!:ls o f days l as l

Linn,

for seve:·nl

wee k.

Mi ss Lilli e

vVah l s t1·o m

to attend

th e

November

13.

Miss H el en h er

No 1·lb n e ncl, vl s it~ •l

M iss Th eo l a

moth e t·,

fun e 1·al

was

ca lle d

homo

h e t·

l itt.l e

s i ster .

Dys<.ut e njoye d an d

Miss

Gillan ,

a vi s i t f rom of

Aui.>UI'P,

l ast Sat urd a y. Th e class of 1907 atte n rl e d the fun e ral or th e fath er of one its m e mbe r s, Wad e Blxl•)', on November 2. Our class advi ser, Prof. Searson, att en•led a

m ee ting of ·th e

Schoolmaste rs'

CI11b

in Lincoln, November 9th. The

N ebraska

State

Normal

Schon!

boasts a Seni o r class . numbering 151. is thought to b e

th e

larges t

This

Senior class

in any normal sch ool in the Unite d

State:~.

TilE

XOR ~A LITE.

:'-l i ss .\f a ry J ohn ~o n ,,·a,.; t-lcct<'ll to n P•l· slt iun a s tPach t• r i n lhl' Elliott sch ool. L 'ucoin. S h e> IH•:;a n h P t· wu1·k t h c>n' Xon~ m h· :] !lth. T h e Sc>niu r s. at ings. w ere th

hom(' in \\'ymore, In October , because of th!.! !lints~ of h e1· moth e r.

Juniors. ·

h onon•d hy a ,·isl t fnl oll

hi ~h ly

he~·

::ll l::;s Crcm a Ku l}l wa s detai n ed a t

of t h eir class m c,•t -

Olll'

state board of c>clu c:Hion .

Short tnl"s

w ere g-h·en hy lhc> m c mb c:>I'S of r h c l>onr.l. On t h e

Class colors are Old Grc:>e n. h ere.

Rose

an d

OJiye

Th e c l ass y ell i s t oo lo ud t o gi>t!

nm in ~ or October 3 1. t h e Sclo -

i o r s. in ghos tly rob es. WCIHl ed thei r way

Th e present Junior class, cl ass or 190'3,

th e gymna si u m to cc:>lc>br:ne ll nllowe'en in

i s the largest Junior cl ass eYer r egistere:I

t h e good ol cl by

"· n~- .

a pass w o rd.

.\ dm ission Wd S ga inPJ \\' h en t h e

g uards w ct·o

a t this school ; t h e en rollment n ow stan.:!s at 13i.

passed they f o und th e abod e or the spiri. s T h ·~

l i g hte cl with n umer o us jack-o'-lnnte rn s.

e n tertainm en t or the c \·ening began wi t h g ra n d m arc h .

La te r

th er e w as a

f nnc 1. t1

pr ocession in hail es, :m el m essages from th e dead, a m on g of t h e spi r i t s

w h ich ~\[r.

lmo w n

Mi:>'.s

Penny. Refreshmen t:,

o f dou ghnu ts, vi ckl es , app l es a n d cider w e:·•l s erv ed to a ll

den t; :\! i ss E lizabeth Hender son, ~ecre tary ; an d ::\l r. Burrell Raines, treasurer.

were t h e e x 1Jerien c1 :;

fo r me r ly

X e i d e1·m eyer and

T he class o fficers are: Mr. C. 0 . Oline, presi dent: ::lfr. Stel·llng l\filtz, vice pres~

p r esent. and the ;

ema i nd ~ r

Hallowe'en

celebrated lJy the Juniors

\\'US

In t he woods.

T h ey gath er ed at dar k on

t he ath le t i c field and marched in a body to

a secluded g!en.

.-\. big bon fi r e made

ll g~t!:

.of th e evening was s pen t i n rem in i scen ces

t he races an d h earts of the j olly Junio:s

nn e! the woods echoed w i th songs and ye:l s

t h e ea r t h l y careers of the g u ests.

unti l th e screech ow ls, i mps and bl ack cat!! Th e

fo llowing

resoluti o ns

of ·sy m pa t hy

h av e b een adop ted by 'th e c l ass of l !J07 : ·w h er eas, . Our Heavenl.y Fath e r,

in Hi·;

co uld be beard i n

the

distan ce,

adding

mu ch to th e a t mosph er e of the occasion. T he \Vitch o f E nder

was aroused f ro;n

Jove an d m erci f ul ld n <ln ess, h a s d eem ed 1t

h er h a un ts to com e and pr oph esy f or

b es t t o c all from this earth th e si ster of

lucky au cl luckless.

ou r m ost esteem ed classmate, Lillie Wa h lstro m , t h er efor e lJ e it

R e fresh men t s con s:Sted of apples, c ider an rl pumpkin pi e.

Resol ved , 'Dh at we, t h e Sen io1• c l ass of

th :~

pi ece of pi e fo r

E v er y on e ate an ext•n th e disappointed ·Senio:·c;,

t h e Nebrask a S tate N01·m al Sch ool at Pe-

whom , w e are sorry to say, expected •b ut

r u, express · to h er

d i :ln't get any.

our d eepest sy m pat!1y

i n h er h our of so now; an d f urth er Resol ved, T h at a . copy o f

t h ese r esolu-

As t h e ·fi r e di ed away, and al so the celt:> of t h e school and class y ells, the J uni o~ "

tions be sen-t t o M i ss Wahlstrom, and al s:)

returned,

t h at a copy b e pu blish ed in th e Wah o o J•H-

pl ea sures of th e eveni n g that they did n :.> ~

feeling so invigor at ed over

p el'S.

f ear t h e Sen i or gh osts that we r e pacing thl3 Hel en D ysa 1·t,

ca mpu s like sen tinel s i n

Ren a Han ey,

dea d.

. Grace Hughes,

the

c i ty

tht3

of tha

Sin ce Hallowe'en t h e Jun i ors have been

A. J . W i cl, l ancl,

ve r y (]uiet, bu t still w a te r r uns deep an•l

C. R.

so does t he s piri t of th e J un i or cl ass.

G ates:

TIJE NOR~ALITE .

&st Second year Class in the H I.S ' toi"V of ., the Schoof. su'rhere are eigh ty

us-energetic, strOll{;

PP<>rters or our class and '"e Stat<> mal School 'l'hl "'' "~ll~· · s year, under the wh~o I eadersh!p o! tJ our class advisor, )Trs. X r••eton, and President Dennis, we arc sho·v·• I ng very strong cl "With unJ t ass spirit. Our m otto Is. mu Y t here Is strength." Artl'r ch carefu l discussion In a vcr·y fmpor !ant meeting T , uesday, we decided to ado,lt Pins f or the class emblem. Mr. Gordon Beck having h ' our cla ss trcasur~ ·, sue gr·eat ab!llly as a f1 nancler, W·~ n ever have to b th orrow refreshments fr nt e other cl asses to In tbi serve at parties Ct" · s one particular ' so we know we excpl m classes In school.

Thn· • nr·w t ahlt•l4 ha\' t• lu ·.. n adtlf'd to th

CIH•mlf·al arr·

Th•· lops

l:tlllll":t!lll·y.

the tnblt <:

rlru~ s 1;-.o.

Jl!arr· gla,.-,., c-11

:-\(•w c·hnlrs \dth \\Ji tl n~ anns nnd bl·b b acks h:&\'(• J" "' ' '"'''" plac·•·d In th" cla:S,:· .. rooms ()f J>r,Jfn. flan. 1·:111 " and Scnn; 'l .Aft<•r llHin,.; f•nrrrp C'lralr·.-1

::-;o

th t.' nt:'

lon g

on<•a arr· ,.;n•arl.r appn·c-fall·tl.

A.L.

~Jc· l. a u<'lllfn

and

F. ('. \\ 'll linms .

It·

r c-!w ntnt h •c•H of D . ('. I f(•al h &. ('o., and

vcr, l!urclt·llf' &

C o. , r·c·s JH•r·t h ·c•ly, r e cent!.

vls ftccl the ;\.'()rmnl. and lmr h g a,·r In teres~

lng talks while· hc-r·P. :\Jt. V c r·n o n

hall I s soon

dry, wh e re th • y o nn g ln<.llvfdua l n ectl c d

laundry

wo n H·n can do lb£1r

wor·lc

fmpr·ovc.: m e n t

to h:tvc n Jnur · TII IH I s n

and

o n <•

much

which tb •

~~Pmonalj/-

young ladl es wi ll n o dnnhl fully nppreclnt~.

Prof. Brownell h 125. as a chem istry class ?t

Prof. Searson I Cass count ectu red to the teach ers o r Y, Saturday, Novernbe•· 24 Prof. Beck • · b was recent! ut Is now b Y on t he sick lis• a le to m t ., Ml ee a)) his cl asses - ss H elen ~ason ha . In the ln termedtat s accepted a Posltiorl M e grades at. Ellk Creelc '6SSre. Pen · and L J I{ ny, Mitchell, A. J. W!cklan ·I . . non attended b Supernntendent • t e meetin g of t h e . s: and Prt I ' tron at Lincoln 1 nc Pal s Assoclan 0 ctober. Three hundred ne w r evolving h . c aiJ·s have! been placed in tb e 11brary , 11 1 decided improvemerut ' ~; ch makes a and adds much t appearance of t he inter· o t he

10r.

Prof. Gregg has just rece ived from the Nebraska State F . a diploma a•r, Which t t that at the last fai r, in the exhibit f s a ~s d · o school gar enrng, by college uni ver sity th N ' or normal e ormaJ secured fir·st pr·erni ' um. Prof. Gregg deserves rnucb credr"t f or preparin g su ch a cr·editab le exh ibi t.

Ralph

.Jackson

U p land, had

or hi t~

fortune to brc al< th e gy mnas ! n m

ar·m

t hr·cc

t h e mls·

whi l e c xcJ·c i s!n cr w cc l< s. a go.

F or

som e tim e some o f th e hoys ll a v e mnd e !l a pr actice to go i nto the IJa l con.r and c atch h o ld or t h e sw in g in g

lb e rai ling . young .Jackso n l ast

rep:J r·ts

l"in g-s a n d

was

m et wRh

the

l eap from

lJ·ying t his tllnt hi s a cc ide nt.

yo un g

m an

wa s

gett! n;;

a long nice ly with cv c r·y pr·o::;pcct of r esum· lng h is wo1·k aflel' C hl'i s tmas. T h e h eat:i n g

plant of th-e Nor·mal

adequate to t h e n eerl s fore Ll•e n ew chapel

or t h e school.

th e two n e w

Be--

librar·y w ere com-

an ~l

ple ted, t h e capacity "lv as wllh

i s in·

s u ffi cient.

Now.

buildin gs to be h ea t ed,

the he atin g •- acili ties

are m u c h

overtaxed.

We h ave s u ffer ed som-e f 1·om the cold thus earl y, and Lt i s to be e xp ected with t h e n::l· vent of perm a n ent col d

weath e1· t h e prob·

l em of h eating w ill )jecome still mor·e se· ri m1s. It may be th at chapel exercises wi ll h ave to be d i spen sed w i t h during t h e colu period of w in ter.

S u ch

an exped•i ent w 11l

n ot onl y b e in co nve n ien t, but

po sLt l ve

l oss of one of t h e m ost h e l pful i nfluences of our sch ool life.

THE

T he class in Theory of F.ducntion num· b el'S l ·IS Sl..' lli or:;.

E:ach

meml.>cr

~Ol·O.IALITB.

or thl'

~lary

In h onor or :.'\fiss

Johnson, who

W.\3

soon to len,·e P eru to fill n position in

th~

class . i n adclition to his or her work on the

Lincol n sch ool s. :'lfrs. X ettl eton entertained

th esis, is

th e y o ung Indies or the Y. W. C. A . Bib!e

<'X peel e el

n r li c lc each

to r ead o n e cducntion.'l

w eek an d present a sum Htary

or the s am e a t t he :.'\lo ndny m orning c h1 ss.

study class at h er home, \Yednesday eYenjoyably spen t

:.'\Trs. Eli~al>eth da y

e \·e nin ~;

'1 a\\'ford returned

fro m

:\ t kin s..>n.

X eiJ ..

ntu:··

has t h e s ympathy of fri ends i n h c1· loss.

:.'\It·s. Crawfo;·.l numbe r of

.\I r s. C'ra wfo rd's moth-

e r and li ttle ni ece r eturne d from Alkin s•>ll with h e r.-Pe ru On

Saturday

Po inter. e\·ening,

the g h ostly h ou r

of ei gh t,

l'\oYeml>er

3, at

there asseml.>l f:,t t:orm i to r~

for yo ung l adies, Oal\ Gle n, a ~ IUml> c r of g u ests.

\\". T.

Jflumni

not~s

II -

D ~wi s '06, is meeting wi t h success

as prin cipal a t Elmwood. F'rauk B ixby '05, i s principal at Rising Ci ty :mel Jil\es his position w el l.

in t h e h all s of o ur pretty n ew masqu erade d

Dainty

o,·

Th e illness

large

fortun e·te lling.

r efr eshmen ts w er e sen·ed.

o f th e l at Le t· JH'O\'C(l fatal. h er d e ath and burial occulTing last w eek.

wh ere

she hac! b een ca lled tltl.' w e{'k IH'eYi ous the se rious il l ness of hr s i ste r.

The evening was en·

ing, N'oYember H.

enjoy

the

u su ?. l

E. R year

::~s

Schieman, '02, is filling his fotu·th principal of the Petersburg school;;,

F. J. :\funday, '02, is

serving

h is

first

lerm as cotm ty su perintendent of Furnas conn ty.

fu :t and fro lic or Hallowe' en . The g uests were le d t hrough dimly light ed ha lls, and t.nmn

leaf

paste-boa1·d

w e r e accosted

by li ttl e au-

]a -lies, who 11iuncd abbreviated pumpkin s

lllem

and

th em to advance to th e second floor.

tol•l Het a

in one of t h e r ooms w as t h e very eml.>le:'lt of )Vitchcraft, and an old w i tch

pr ophs tej

The Misses Hamilton and Hileman t ra o.:;their pretty quarters into a veri-

tab l e h a d es, and m any of t h e members o! th e gentl er sex nearly fainted as tlle sl{eieton gave

them

a h earty

t h e Albion

sch ::o l s. Gertrude Hanl{s h as ch ar ge of the first prim ar y at A rlin gton and is m eeting with marked su ccess. F. L . McNoun '05, i s principal at Arling-

a f u ture well worth living . rorm ed

Edna Fai rchi l d, ' 04, is giving entir e satisfaction in t he t hird grade

bu t icy ha:1tl-

sh ake. After the unmask i ng the u s ual gen erous

ton .

Arlington w ill soon begin the erection

of a $20,000 school buildin g. B. C. Hendricl<s '06, is superintendent of schools at Pender.

Elsie

Gray

'05, also

teach es in the Pender · schools. The prin cipal

of the

Lexington

High

Hallowe'en repast was served, on t h e fir;.t

sch ool i s Julius Gilbert, '06.

floor, in a pretty al cove draped w it ll tho

writes th at be enjoys his work to the full-

Normal colors.

est.

M.-. Gilbert

As the ligh ts in t h e h all acr oss the way began to dim and darken, t h e guests bade

G. G. Gill.>ert, '04, teach er of mathematics

"good night" t o the kind h ostesses and cl e-

in t h e Wah oo schools, was a Normal visit-

pa •·ted, ·all declaring that an exce.p tiona11.1"

or November 23.

goorl evening h a d b een spen t.

Peru who are al ways glad to see him.

Gus has many f riends iu

normal Jlu~nu~ Stor~

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Son

Cha ngeable weat her-B lizza rd s a nd Sn ow. H ow about t h ;-t t S u .: t or O v c.: t·...·oat. L l't us settle the ques t io n o f the p lace t o buv. If yo u wa n t sat i ~fac.._;.., n an d t h e best t hnt skill can produce, t a ke our a d vise, be o n -t he sali.: s ide, th e p lace is C lcve la ttCI' !:i. T h e kin d the be:;t that Head a nd Ha nd can pro duce. Styl<:s t h at a n : t h e t o p n otc h o f co nec tne~-s a nd good fo rm . Eno ug h said . Ca ll a od sec. La di es coa t s a n d s l<it·b; al g rea t ly reduced ~rices. Th~: a bo ve go r cg ard lesR of t heir r ea l wo r t h. Ever y coal is o n e o f t hi ~ ~eason s best m orl els-n o t a n o ld coat in t he lo t . lt is u p to yo u . A c h n n cc t o s n ,·c Just a ha lf. Dress goods-la tes t s ty les. We con s ide r o ursel v es fo r t u n ate i n sec uring t he la rge assortment of fin e C hiffo n Br oadcl o t h s in bea u t iful co lo r s in c l ud ing t h at vcr_y popula r number Bra nd y Wine a nd M a r oon . W e can s u pp ly yo u w it h t h e le ndi n g s tyles tn ~ress .g oods a t all t imes. Remem ber o ur H o liday S t ock . Hig h es t i n Q u a lity a n d F ~Jrcs t m P rice.

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No. 2

THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC IN THE FORMATION OF CHARACTER. By II .

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Rc:illwn d . J'rincipnl E merson Sch ool,

The pre se n t epoch i s n ~<ll'lied lJ~· gre.tt activity in educ ati on al c i r c les. Th e d esi· derat um inv o lv.~ s a pe·rfccl i n g o f o ur c urmcul a, wh er e by e du cati o n may m eet t h e eX· i gencies of th e t imes a l o n g t h e lines c,r sci en ce, li tJ;! ra t ure. mu s i c. <Hl. etc. Th e beneflc ien t influen ces of free in s tituUo:t s . has taug h t u s t o look 0 11 th e child as possess in g e min ent poss ihiliti es fo r t h e future, r,nd worth y o f lh•e h eH I Ill education ; anLl how to ob tain t hat best i s t h e aim of our m odern m ethod s o·f leachin g. B eca use A the mani fold co mpl exn ess of man's n atu:·e many elemen ts mu st enl'ell' i n to his rzrlncation t o o b ~ ai n t h e bes t t·estll ts . Toll e degree of abi li ty atta ined in a n y Jepartmen t of k n ow l e clg~ z · finally d·e pencls upon effor t. N o m atte r wh at m ay h e argu,'rl from t h e cultured s id e, this fa ct r emain s. that the onl y t•ea l tra ining o nr? r ece i ves at l eas.t f r o m an e du cational standpoin t , i s from ind epen :l en t effo r t. H owever, t h e ceall y v i tal principal of edu ca ti o n l i es ba ck of t his q uesti on o.f "efi'(Jrt" a n d cono:? l"l S th·e m €'an s b y which t hi s effort was arous-3 rl •and t h e materia l u po n which it i s ba sed. In short, " Th e content of all our lm ow l e cl ~ i s bas.erl u po n ex pe r ieno: , a n rl the quali ty of out· ideas d epend s npo1' th e quality of t h e thin gs by w hich we h ave b een i n·flunced." ' Vh at, we m ay as!{, i s .th e o!Jj, ~ ct of ed ucation ? l s it t he m e r e acq uiring of [ia cts? Rather, i s it n o t the a djustm ent of "man" t1 hi s en v iron !Tl en ts a n d making him a fit In strument fot· ser v i ce b y d ev elo pin g in hi rn t he nh y c; ic!'l l. t h12 a 8sth eti ca·l and th e Pf.htca l l T ~ i t. 11-'J t t h eref'lre. a c::J p k m s d evel op m ent nf all th e sn ul CJUali t i es inhe r ent

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in man, and which m ak e him fit to li ve aud grapple wi t h th e pro!J ~e-ms of li fe? If, than , th e soul quali ties ar e to be dev eloped; wha t pla u sibl e excuse can we offer for r eleg-ating mu si c to Uu~ r ani' of inferio r studies'? ~ ru sic is o n e of the great arts, and art is a uni ty. Musi c i s t he expression of feeling and ·em otion t hru t h e m edi um of certain fot·m s a n d el em en ts, and each of t hrese phases i s a co mplimen t of th e o th er , n ot a co n lrad i ct:on. To educate th e child musi cally w e must r cognize th1e- sepa1·ate f unction of e.aoh of t h ese t wo phases. ln mu sic and in aH branc-hes of know leJge It i s n ot sufficient for t hose most d eep l y con ce r ned in t h e 1:;-du cation of th P. chil1l to say t hat t h•eir pupils d o this or t hat w i t h d i spatch. F o r thi ~ i s often accomplishe :l at t h e pri ce of nat tll'al a nd h eai Ut· f ul d eve lopm ent. So, w h en we say t h at a child ca n ,,2acl rapidly, it i s n atural that we sJwu ld inquire into the processes by wh i c!J h e· h ::ts Jeam ecl ancl sh ould test car efull y the q u a li.ty of m aterial on wihich his study has bee n based, t ha t w e m ay satisfy o ursel \n.: s wh e~h er the work don e will stand t h e test of ar t education for t h e child. Th e n otio n Pl·evalent tb a g1,~ at exten t, t h at songs are to be l earned b y drioJling day after day in .scal es and notes, i s an ~ r r o n eous one. T eacn ers so aften hoaVIe t he ch il dl'en s in g the son gs. each clay in muoh t h e £arne m anner t h at a parrot talks. 'l'hat i s. th ey s in g withou t conceptive po w ~r. Th ey a1'e uninter esting to the child b€'oau se th ey m ean nQt h ing to him . So m e descil)l es of . t his m ethod arg u e t h at chllrlren m ~t:: be taug h t to becJm e interest.ed

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in th,ese t-echnical 10rms and exerci se~ ; that th ey will learn to enjoy their s ight· . reading exercises. 1t is a well-known ra~t that the efforts of ch!Jdren can be so :JI.rl!.clted , and th ei r worK so s tlmul abed that :they have a kind or enj oyment or performIng a task r egardl ess or the r eal 1n tcre:;t. or benefit it may be to th em. Thi s di s to1·~s th'e nalunal i nterest of the cblld by tcar:IJi ng him to be satisfied, or at l east, resign ed to thlngs that are In reality dl stast.eful ':> him. Tbls Is a Rpecil~s of m a•·tya·dom, which, when analyzed, I s nothing but sor· di ·J selfishness. J n the end th-er e Is no triumph, no ascendency. The power t h uB gained i s narrow, se lf-co nta in ed , and sel fi sh. It lacks th e largeness of r i g h t ll vJng and true fozel!ng. It is of a low order an ~J. llke the mater ial upon which i t Is base:l, l acks every ~~lem ent of the artistic. ln discussing the developm ent of character, th-e question, per force, 1·eso1veB i tsel r lot? a consi deration of th e ph ys fc,.d , lh·~ aesth etical and the ethical, ·of which l et us first examine t he merits of the aes th ~t icaL A ll •aesthetic emotlous ari se f rom the sense expressions of sight an d 111~ arln,;. When we say an object i s bea u t iful or th:tt ce :·taln sou<!ds are ·harm onious, we exp ress an aesthetl.c judg men t, which r.acu l t y of subject iv'e discernment we call taste. F e'!l· ings or P1'21lsure are pr imaril y caused by the ~errect stimulation of t h e sense organ s or o;aght anu hearing; th us we say b eaut iful colors, brillian t l ights, m elodi ous ~oun.ds, as when listenin g to torue quality I ' simple or compl ex r elativit y. Th·e1·e i s a marked difference, however , between the I leasant and the beauti ful; fo r t:h·e .aesth~t i c senti rn1ent i s se parab le f a·om i ts exciting ca.ns.e. but the purel y sen suous feeling is a euchtl~ to it. Th·~ agreeable i n sugar i s very dafferent t()o tru~ agreeabl e In a mu alc ch ord and the beauty of an arch i tect u r.l l structure does not lie In th e stoo·es but in t h e arrangement. ' The Msth etic was given Its h igh est expressi on bv the Gr~eks. But t beil· ideal r"ached out beyond the m er ely sen suo us. Th ~ir ob::n r vatlon l ed th em to eager·Jy catch t h e true meaning or nature. Thi s fact i s indicq.ted by Pan. wb o to the Greel\, ni'l not represen t th e objective whoh, bu t th<tt i n clefi nit2l y neutl'al g ro und wh i ch !nvol ved the subjcti ve. He embodi•ed th e thrill of t hat in spiring si len o: o f the fo r est an-1 t he portentious rustle of the l eave'l. P <tn w aq fur·tber r epresentecl as play in g the flute. H e made him s :·lf audibl e on the sevp·~ rPederJ pipe. So al so came the music o f the brook ancl t h•e to un ta i n ; but th e m ean ing we mw::t attach to i t was n ot the ob-

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gra pho ph o n e. . , a n atiun nrc A ll t h e pe n t up f ee li n gs ~ 1 . . H ·1 W . . th·e ir n atwn a l an s. given exp ress a ~ n ~nth r n O ll l' v•: ins w h e n \\'!' d the bl ood c o u ases , Ban n e r " (If " Th e Sta a· Utlan g 1e f n nY h ear " I n-d ee r! t h e p r o g pzss o "Am e a·i ca. • f c i v ili z i n g agenci e:> na ~i on a l ong the Jines o . . Ar.. ex1 ·ts p ·ogr ess In mus •c. 1 o-r t hi s J ew i sh h asto r y. llJ JD g 1 · . I . T z.a ti o n t h e IHLl'll pa rall e m rud er s t a t e of J ew as 1 c.1v a 1 < . "' w h d but three s t rin gs. As t h ey a clvano_ t he numbe r i n ca,eased to seven , fi ad n · e d t h e! •· bi "' "'hfi ll y wh e n th•2Y attam both i n c i vil .an d ':s l m s we see th e numbe r o r stnugs J,l· t o thirteen. B u t .whe n I s r ru: l began to r etrog rade th e n umb er agai n decr eased until d evo te d to th r ee a gai n . A IJ that W IIS

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noiJI· ot tht' t: 1,·pk lit,• and charact ..•r was lmpnrtccl to lll PII h~ lh<• malchll·~~ mu sic or th harp of O r ph l' ll ~ in who><<' pn•:.:l'lll'<' the wild •!H hn..•a st wa :.: calm<'d. lndcccf , we ma y look to lh ' fo un tnl n -hcad or ali wisd o m lllld trut h for a fuil si~nitl · ca nce of t h e \'al ut> or mu siC'. For w ~· rNIII th ese ~olclc u wo r d s . clvs C'rlhin~-: th<' i1a r m on· les of n Iff<.• w el l sp 11 1: " An ti I h Pnrd a vo ice fro m h !':\ vt'n . ii S t h • ,·oicl' of many wate rs .... a 11 d I h C'arcl tht• \'olce of hnrvcrs harpin>; with tlwlr ha rps. .\ nd lh<'Y Sllll f:". ns It '''elP , n n P\\' son ~-: : ..... \ nd no lll 'lll could loam that so n ~ hill tlw hundre d and forty a n d Fo u r tiHlns nncf . wh ich \\'{' r(' re· dee med fro m tlu· "arth ." I lt•r <' W <' s • t h e manifold lll Ysll'J'!Ps of 1hl' h ere a fl ..•r u·a !H· rn ittecl lh r n so il ~. Again, l et nw rc pPnt. t h at the n•ry bes t or a nation's a nd lh <· lndh·idnal's llfl' i s tins SO Often l Oid i II SOIIg'. And Whl•n W , ' r eC'lg'· nl zc this nnall t' r ahl t' f act . and plael' mus iC' ns a prcsc rihPtl. and 1101 a prosC'rilH•d

C()ttrsc In o ur sch ools, and accord i t its Jli'Oi><'r Jllnc<'. t he n ind eed have "-e made a <ll•cldt•d st ep to w ard advancement in our \'Urlou:; CutTiCIIIa. Do<'s anr history wrl t!Jen· by man a1Iord a. ~-:rnn d e r d escription of U1e long in gs, the ,.;u!f~· t·in ~s . t h e ideals. t h e 11 ~, of any peoph.•. tl!Ot thnt which i s so i ntimately con· ncct •d wl 1It song, wh er e I srael in captivity m o urJH< his f!l llen es tate : '·By th e wnte •s or ilaiJylon. thet ~ w e snt down, yea, .ve w ~·pt. wh en we r em ember ed Zion. '\Ve hnn ~t· d o ur h arps in t h e willow trees in the mi l~t thereof. For t he y that carried us awny <'HPth ·e required of us a song; and lhl'Y that wasted us required o r us mirth, h e tlndR it n ecessary to crowd his w ay thru :.:tying-: 'Sin g us one- of U1e songs o r Zion.' oil ow shalf w e sin g the L ord's song · in a strn nJ.:e l and ? If I for get t hee, 0, J et'liSil· l em. let my right hand forget h er cunnin:;. 1f 1 clo n ot 1·em em ber thee. l<!t my · tong.te c l C' nn~ 10 lhl? r oor of my m outh."

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The tour ist may c limb the V e rm ont hills . or tho dream<'r nw~· •·es t bc n:zalh th e s had e or California trees, o r t h e IO\O? r o f p;rand e·t:• m ay gaze u pon :-.l lagara, an d li sten to ils migh ty J':>ar, bu t th e st r a n ger wh o vi sf! s· the spot wh e r e P·2 rn. Neh r asli.a, ·wa s foun t!· ed m any years ago. cares n ot to see hills more plc t n•·z-s q ue th a n tho se of o urs, an· cient as t he s un; no1· can trees in any land hesto w m one sati s fying- shade .than t h ose u pon old N -o nna l's cam pu s; t h e waters 0f N la ~ am cannot l.>rin g m ore pleasing mu si c to tit ~ t:-<tr t han t h e placid rippl·~· of our Mis· !!-1 ttri. Peru, like the ancie n t city o f th ~ T'<>m r n ;;. Is l.>ullt on seve n hills. and t h o heanty of i t s scenet·y can n ot be surpa sse~l. Th·~ stranger, coming to P eru in ea rly September. may w ell imagine that ·h.e has re.'lch cd the paradi se of Nebraska. If h e deRi 1ns e tel'ing upon a co urse of in t ellec· tu al Im prove m en t , it i s very probable t hat on his ani val h e finds the same locomotive that bore him t0 hls destinat ion h as brought man.v oth e r s who at'<!' to bl~ his co· suffere r s In th e arena of men t al combat. As he stPps o u t upon the stat i on platform a mass cf n e w-com ers. On•e figlll·e i s In ~rreate t· evi rle11ce than ·a ll lhe t·est. This fig ure i s fonncl t o represen t a pe r sonage of agreeable mnnn er s an rl slavish co nr tesv.

an cl who b ear s d1 e n ame of "Happy: Dil· Jon.'' Th e protector of his o: phalon Is h · b el ccl ''Expressman,'' and h e i s. al ert in makin g eYerybody comfortable, . at the satllle time contt·acting to t ransfer all per· S"~ n s and all baggag<e .to any part of the c ity. P er ch ance our stranger..Prefer·s to jomney on foot th nt the city to his tempo· •·a t·y ·ab iding place. He sets. out with a multilnje preceding an d following him. Pe0 1 1~•e . peo pl e, everywh ere, yet not a face familiar. As he prooeeds thru the main th o r ofan? n o skyscrapers conceal the h e a v· e n s from his view; no noi se of street ca~s or huny ing cal.>s confuse his h earing. He ascends a sl o pe. A stat ionary men·agerle a r o u ses hi s courosity. H e W•tl find on latet· investigation that it represents a salmn· g uncl! establishmen t where bit'ds o f para· dis·e break .the m onotony of quiet days. A f ew. step s farther . h1e spies " Old Cn· r os.ity Shop," and· ''Pat's head projecting thru the d oorway peering up and do wn the street to attract purchasers. The posto!· flee, rl eser ted now, onl y t-e vl ves In his m em· orv t h e Image of ·U golden-haired maiden , l ef.t b ehind , wlw pi'Omised to wri te ev e•r day. Tom onow h e wlll visi t t his oltioe to· ward eVte·ning. and ch e pi cture i t will th en n•·esen t Is a multitude of lads and lasses,

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inside and outside, waltlns wi th gll slenl~ g muslc::tl riJIJll of t lH · fountain' s s pray. F or a mom ~nt h is mln ,l r esorts to s pcculntlon tyes and anxious nearts fo r t rue dlstrlbu.tion of the mail. The postof!lce w indow on the ruture. Aln·ady IH· Hl'CS tlr som e stru ggles In stor • l ot· hln1, and battles hl opens. Our stranger advances among othl!r stalwart l ads, and soon r e treats, tenderly be lost or won. II • sta rt s on. Jl ls sU.:JlS placing a bit o! sachet-scen bW. statlone,·y quick n until hi s t ·wplJI'ary h o m e fot· Lhe within his Inner coo.t pocket. H e walk s year )s rcach ccl. Tit · n~on·o w fin ds him briskly to his room and discov ers tha.t the asc ' JH.IIng the sll' JIH ltllo :\onnal ll a ll. llcro missive as&u res him sh e r-e-mains fallbCul h e I':: Ill ·r s u po n a s<. a s o n o f IIH' ll t al aCtl \•lty. and !:hat the hours have l engthen ed in to H e liken s th e s pa c10 u s h n ildi n g to the day.s since his face she sees no more. H ad Mys tic .\1aze, and amid 1h e n lulti_tu dc, h .! b~ glanced to right or left on his r etr eat, gropes about, end<.•a\'Oi n ).; lo find a, B7. u: J!:1.1 con soled in cll scon : dn g o t h •r pilgrim:> be In!ght have seen t he Impulsive malden, -unlike his fellows-sink Into the wi ndow l;e~vll d•- red a s hin ts 1!'. \\' f tllin a Cew cln:.·s EJ;:at before Ieavins th a. posto fiice, has til y h e uon s a nll l i t a ry uni fon n . i s i n t r od u ced open with a hair-pin, an edvel ope bearin g t o a cyan id e jar . a n !·l m;u·.·IH•s _f o rth t~ ·h er address In a firm masculine scraw l anrl come the c ~ n quc ro t· o f hul tP rflt cs . b01 net:>, s r apidly scan the pases to oe numerat~ the ad Ull lll bl e b u .. s. A l Lh l• ' · IH I 0 f ·• 1 f·e w week . adj ectives hi;.r swain has been able to utlll te hi s mind I s a confu s ion of llaml ct in nn ,n· in expr essi{)n of his faithful afiecllon. Ye~. sect n et Ophelia in a cya nid e jat·, Col eoptera a p,pearin g uc-rot·e Frau l e in H YJJIOII· all this· he subsequently l z-arn s in a daily picture at t he postofiice. o ptera a s D iptcra's g 11 os t o n a h igh e r sc~l~· v 1 t· Th e fi n· ; t semes t e r c• lo scll, But he proceeds on his journey, ca.su al0 • gNH a 10 11. . t l y glancing .tbru the book store window l eaving him In d o n l)t if h e ha.;; a n11n.a · 1 where at Intervals during the y ear h e w ill all , an d he v c n ll t t·es t o wo n cl e 1. • tr the come to Invest in history paper upon which Aen eid Is infll cli n g a p s ych u l ogacn l 1 1 :~ ~o pen the results of hours of brain str enu· pressio n up n hi s gynts for n .i ca Lu ~.. tty.. Across t·h e street stand s the banlt , know s tha t "Ga l l ia est o :nnas cla v tsa 111 whtch may wel com-e. him in months to pa r t t·es tres ," a n d infe t·s t ha t th e f nn cllm~ 10 C.;me as h e shall walk i n to swell hi s purse or hilling b oo l<s In t h e librar~· m ay be . 1 rr ·s m e thod Is ~ith a check from home. l:llowly his wav 1 calizell in tll'~ pm ca f g a tH . ' t s t 'l ~ wended u p a saeond ascent. H e see~ found too gen e t·a l w h e n lt c a ttemP • 1 . 1h '•tt a cat h ns ?uses se t on hiiJs wh>ere they cannot oe IH·ove b y s in es an ll co-s n es l11{! · ho · houows in obscurity· uses set 1n • i o H t oo e -x 11r essiOol· t en tafis a n d ·hi s e a ocut houses o f an stzes · and' st y les of archlt.Je ~-' l ess ~vh ~ n h e I s t·e prov:ed [oy· disturbing . H' . fo rlll'' l' t ure, with rooms to r ent alJ the way fro~ hi s n eig hbor s in th e l tbra ry. .' s . the basement to the atti c. grammati cal l<nowl ed ge i s ro nnel maccUinto Ou.r Ddestrian a l r eady observes t hat in as h e l earn s t ha t certain ve l·bs s u ch! . s ~he mtenest of his ph ysical equilibrium, i t Ware, Wade, Fos t e r , W a ss, R al·nes • Fr es IS well to keep his eyes fixed upon his pathR eid Linger Ro.l.Jb a nd W y nn e p a rtal<e • H e Is way, loest at any moment he may come in properties h 'e n ev e' t· kn ew IJ e f ·:> I.e. con tact with a stair-cased precipice, or deal so taught In Peru N ot·mal t h at thle HI· se~:nd. uncomfortably an abrupt declivity. ''' h 1· t e ' Gr-.acn. jectives, Moore, Yo ung, n to He. tolls on patiently. At length the Acro·ong and Low e a r e too n earl y p e rfect Stl · polis of Peru is reached, and the Nebr aska ad mit of comparison. His pt·evwu s Iharrow . _ Par t henon, tho not Dor ic In Its styloe of aride·a that Coolies c am e f r o m t 1I•3 Ori en t :., chitecture, meets the teyes of our pedeqoverthrown wh•zn h e d i scove r s .one h ~ ~ trian. He stops-and In ecstacy b e gazes. inten sel y Cau cas i a n . In th e public scbo ro There stands b&fore him, Normal Hall, th e be was ta u gh t that el evations of land '~ most antiquated structure on t h•a- campus. inanimate, but h e r e he sees K n o lls w~~ To th e right i s t h e Chapel, which has a hi s own ey>e-s moving a b o u t every d ay. place awaiting him. To his l eft Science does not have to go f a rther east to Io~k Hall, In which during the ensutn s year h e upon the Saint, L aw r ence, n o r acro ss tho will receive a squi nt of natuna-'s wond erful ocean to fin d En g l a nd . The senio r s t ell creation. Within a stone's throw i s an e di· him they h a v e evoe n found th e l and of Go· fl ee known as th e "New Lihrary." He sh en on thi s si dle· o•f th e M i sso u r i. looks up at t:he lo fty trees t owerin g toward He i s -en abl•e d to d i scove t· a Coon dish!· th e clouds an d decHtnes t hat bran ch es n evterested in t h e r ace q u es tion, a P.ennY vnl · . -er g r ew more gr aceful. His eyes drop to u ed at th i r ty cents; P ayn es th at are pll~ tl '>· the vel vety su rface bemeath, and assert that ures ; a Tt·otte r th a t n eve r g t·aced a ra.;~ grass was never more richly gr-een. He tracl<; a B l ank that occuni es · s pace; an nn· is awak ened f r om ·his enchantment by the l:na te ·J House; two Beaches a t b ous.:n : I

THE :\UfUIALITE. miles rront 1111~ IH 't•nn: a llt•tTy that is ... ,. ways in season; Silt' pards who du not h erd lambs ; a Zl n k that Is n ot a mlnl•t·:tl; .l Page t ha t was nl'\·t·r l'twlo,.;t-tl within :\ book. unci a man who drl'S:'l' :-: in ft•mininc appare l: and h<• ,..,. s H ays wh .. n thi.• sky ts cloud ed, and a lll <>ssin~ l ' \' l'r prcs..'tll. Th e yea r a.l van cps rapidly and our obsern: r ca n no t long-Pr h t• t :> rntetl a st rnn!!;· e r, bu t h as g rown to h<' a part of the lnstlt ullon In which he nlO\'l'S and lin's. H is Inven tory of th e pa st months hrin~s t.J him many fam i liar pi ett t rl'S . lit' will ncn•• Corge t Pr. s id n t C'rah trl't' H>' lH' "~' ''" him s l ltl n ~ i n h i s o fTi f'l' da~· aftl't· clay. c v ':'r r encl y to ass i s t su liH' tt·o tt llled sl tHi c n t , o II <• think s o r . thc s moot he r sai l in g-. Hegistrar as a bu sy man \Vh o sm il es as oft en as h e can; \\'hos t' pa ll• n f!C' ca n n ot hC' s urpassed , Tho 't i s so frc rp t C' nll ~· h:t tTH >iSC'd: Wh o kn ows eac h :'\or m :tlite by n11n1e A nd n e'e r do t h h t' forg"t'l th e sa m e.

T he h ea d o f th e m :t t he m a tica l drp:tdmc:n t h e rr me m b e t·s thu s: P r of. J To w le's ma t h e nta t i ca l fa ce l s garni sh ed by a f r i ~~: H e' ll teach ou all y o u nt' c d w k n ow. I•f yo u 'll j u s ~ te n cl t o h i~~. U po n t h-e h•?a .1 of a n o t h e r d c pa r t men t muses:

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A n rl r end e r s good ad v i ce ; His wo r k i s m :)l'e t h a n j u st a s t un t, No on e woul d m iss i t tor C\ 11ri ce. An d lh·~ h ead o r t h e E n g tis h d epartm e n t h e portrays : Mr. Sear so n assumes n o ai1·s, Tho ugh co rrugate d b a n gs h e w te ars ; W hen b efore his cl ass h e's ' bo u t to ri :o0, He clear s 'Ills t hrof t ·a n d blin ks h i s eye:-; ; I n to hi s pock et sh m ·es his thumb , A si gn of somzthing good t o come . Our friends mind n o w fli ts t o occasion s that at·.e i mpri n t ed u po n his m e m o r y , as .t he f ootball season , wh e r e t h e P eru t ea m w on fou r r en owned vidori es; t h e r ou si.l g debabes where oratory and .argumen t ,VJe ~e so for ci b l e as to sh atter t h e w indow p an e ~; t he Phllo m a th ean an d ·)~verett soc i eties, wheneh is hnn get· for li t e r a r y c ulture w a s sa tisfi,~rl ; t h e r ece pt i o n s in t h e gym n .as-

itun nnd ot h er social function s wher e the gam es of hi s boy hood dny s w ere revi ved. Th e incr>e·asin g nffi nits or certai n young men ror certain maiden s has not escal>')d our observer' s o t i ce, .and h e h as distin ct· ly imaf:ed a double quartet that b as l eased the ,-ern nda of :\l oun: V emon Hall. Jlo w distinctly he pictu res the hall of !\It. \ 'ernou . \\'h ere r osy cheeked m a i dens do stu dy a nd play; \\'h er e g irls n e'er k eep late h <Xtrs, but are up in the mornin g A ll r eady for c l asses at dawn o f day. I ro w di stinctly h e pi ctm>es tl1e hall of M t. \' ernon, \\'h en Su nday nrri Yes and a ll quiet's t he hum ; Th:e bringing or "Comps"-curosity ri sin ~, A n d each g i r l won dering when h.er t urn wi ll com e. l ro w disti nctl y h e Ili ctures t h e h all of l\R V er non , \\' h en win t e r d raw s nigh and snow cove r s t h e eartJ1 ; T h e g irls a r e seen bobbing, w hile sl ei ghl.}zlls m ake musi c, An :l j oin in creatin g th e f r o lic an d m i rth . l row clisti n c : Jy h e p i ctu r es t h e h a ll o f M t. V E:> rno n , \Vh eu spri ng d ays are h er e a nd a ll'.> ch ee r ful an d brigh t; The birds ch an t t h eir son gs o n t h e Hall':; char ming ca m pus A nd ev.ery g i r l's hoea r t I s m erry and Jlg ht. Ho w distinctly h e pictures the hall of l\l:t. Vernon , When s ummer days com e and v ac ation's at h·an d; T h e r oo m s are deser ted, and t h e h alls are all silent, Fo r th e g i r l s a r e t h en sca ttJ2ned t h r uont C'u r broad l and. Th e year cl oses. The sam e l ocom otive w h ic"ll b o r e o ur s t ra ng er t h ith er, b ear s our f riend a w ay , -r i ch er m entall y, str on 9~ ~· ph ysi call y, an d purer spiritu all y. In y ea r s t o com e, w h en h e h as soj o urn ~ d ' ne:tt h many s k ies. and feasted his v i si on u pon n-a t u re' s m ost exquisi te IYes towme n t ;;, h e w ill often r eflect upon his p i cture of P er u , w h e r e th e sun shines a littl e brigh t · e r; w h•e t'Z t h e air breath es a little freer ; w h e r e s tud ent com pan i o nship I s a ll t tle dea r e r than upon an y oth er earthly spot.

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At t h ls fi2 US ::m of t h e y ea r man y co mn: i t· tee m ee t! :Jg.; a r e b eing h el d , a ll of whtc h lu~,es t he tl :n e o f t!l•~ m em b e t·s, even . w h-e n h eld pr:Jn1j)t]y o n lime. nut wh at IS tb e r . sul t wh·en m e mb er s a r e from . ten t o fif· tr en min!! P.3 l at ? i n an i ving '? A ll ap· p:;!n t m ea ts s h " nll IJ :J p r::J m p tl y m et, f o r th e hablts w e f :J rm n •J w w i l l he ch•am c t er· l slic -r r our a cto n wll'::m w e l ea ve sch o ol. " !F you h ave th e s l o w h abit, Jet it go."

Th e fi r st iss u e o E ou r p :1 per seem s t o h a ve been w ell r ecei v ed by our r € ~~d e r s. M •an y wor :s .of com m.en da ti on h av2 com ·e t o u s, while f ri en t).) y cr:J' i ;):sm 'h as ·b een g;iv ~ n from various so u rces. Th e d ep a r t m en t co· ltors an d correspon d•cn ts d•:ser v e m uch credi t f'Jr th eir worlc vVe n ee cl correspon cle'l ts ft'011 each c l a ss an d each o r g-ani z:t.· tiOfl :n sch oc l and wit•h s u ch aclrl ition s to our working f:> rce t h e p ap er w ill be g J,eatJv l mp ro:v ecl. C l asses n 'O t . re11r esen t ell shoul d s£e to i t that t h ey h a v e a conesno nc~ ~ n t el eele:! or .ap poi nte :! IJef or e th e nnx t issu e.

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\\'ith o u r n ew libm t·y co m pleted anrl ll!!h ted so t h at w e uow h ave, both d ay a nd n i l!h t. o n<! of t h e best r eading r oom s o f the Rlate. i t wou ld b e w ell to con s ider car>eful· ly Ru ski n's w ords abo ut r eading : ·'D o you k n ow t h at if yo u r ead this yo u ca n' t r e~Hl 1hnt'? A s li fe is sl10 r t and t h e quiet h o urs bH t f e w. w e sh o11l d spend n o t i o1e i n r end· in ~ \·a JHl' l ess b :>ok s.''

T h e r e h as j ust been i ssu ed from t h is sch ool t h e cc n sti t u ti on o f t-he N a t ion al A n t:- Ci ga r ette a nd T o bacco L eague. Thi s con s ti t ution i s t h e basis o f a p l an to l)Ut t h e th c ::> r i·~ s w e h ave lon g been teach!n;;, i n to p ra c ~i ce. T h e followin g p r eample sets f or t h i n a gen er al way thoe pu r pose of t h e l eague. B e l i evi n g tJhat in t h e r efrai n in g f r om t h e u se of t o bacco i n a ny for m m en i n th e tea ch i n g p r ofess ion h a v e a m or e whol e· som e infht.~ n c e in r estrain i ng you t h f r om t h e u se of ci gar et tes an d tob acco ; and be· l i eYi :\g t h at it i s the du ty of ever y teacher t o set s u ch an exam pl e b ::!for e his sch ool, a s w ill t en d to ~<t u se th e pupi l s to em ula t<! th e hi gh es t m or a l , in tellectual , and ph ysi cal i deal s; w e t il e stu den ts o f the Sta te N o:·· m al Sch oo l s of t h e U ni te 'l States, do h P.reiJY f orm ou r selves i n to an assoc i ation, th e ch i e f Otbj ec t of w h i ch So1.Jall be to di sconr· age .an d proh ibit t h e use o f t ob acco amo11g t h ose w h o ane t o becom e teach er s, pr in cip a ls an d s u p et·i n tendents i n th e public sch oo l s o f our sta t es, and ror our gov ernm en t do adop t t he foJiow i og c on sti t ution an d by-l aws : We a !'e g l ad t h a t our sch oo l h as t ak e11 th e ini tia t i v e ·i n this mat t er, and we h ope oth e1· state n ormal s w ill qu i ck ly follow.

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II Jt ssoc iations II As the year of 1907 progresses, may the success anu growth of each associ ati o n be such that oeacb Individual may m e rit that approval from above, "well done.'' With the f ee ling that a new year h as begun tlle Chrislian associat ions h ave, wllh renewed e roargy. and perseverance, tak en up t heir work !or the r emaind e r or the year. This Is lndi!ed co~ men dab l e for <the an vironment an!l mor a 1 soul of ' such orgJn· lzations br i gh tens anti benefits th e life of the student with a harmony In kno w i ng ancl ~!sociatl ng with l he life ab~u t us that can oi>talne:l thru no other source. _Tthhe members of each association havP WI unlirln g work, a!lvan ced lh2 work r f' lh 1 tb a association until at th e presen t rt.l me c records or t h e ftr st sem ester show ·,t marked atlvan vlot ce over t he WOI'k o! any [lreIS semester in t h h i stor y of the asaoelations. e

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Y. M. C. A. One of the · · association for t~~IDC!pal aspirations of the u p of a room f s year has been the IHti ng I t Is now . or association purpos~s In r eadiness - · open ing will occt J an l1 the formal 1r anuary 13. One of the most e0 j r ear to the y . M C oyabl e tr.eart:s of the en by Prof. Bro~n~l A. was the "talk" g i v[ore th e Christma 1 th e. l ast Sund-ay I.Jep f B s vacatiOn ro . rownel! -al ways h . value and one that as a m essage ,lf 1s practical. Arrangements f~r d I <an nual state conventi e egates to rt.h e 27th !urn bus, February 6 ~~· t~ be ·h el d at C.:>'fh e l'ollowlng m en ' ave been mac] :'!. flcfal d-e legat es : were el ected as of-

Messrs. C. B. M oore C 0 Swen son , Grant, Hessel,tin~ J · ?line, . B ert • · 1. Akers. Om first m eeting of th ma1·ked success, both a-s toe ~~ar was a tend·ance and the genuine Y. M large .a~ shown. · C. A. spmt R ev. T y ler conducted the m eet'l n most able way. g In a Afit ftth e close of th e m eeting the nam.:s of een ~t ew members w;ere added to the m embersb1p list, wh i ch. bad alre-ady exceeded th e number o f any previous year.

Y. W. C. A. TIH• ''T\\' 1•111,\' t·a c·t :\1• · • · 1111~ ... <Ill .Janu· lith. c· IIIC'f ' J'Jlin ~ .l.tpan an I tla• hrl:5· tian work thc·n· .. aflonl•·d a \ aluahlt• nmolll\t or lnforma : i Ill I I th < s . \\hI all ntlcll. ary

Th e• lllhll' and :\JI!u; ion study c l nsscs tHI· jou rncd two Wl'f'k s lu·fon· t !11• h olidays. The work In the•:><· <"l:a ss•·s w:1s l't' Hil lll •tl wl:h ln crcaHc I ;wal at the · Ju ~ in iiin g or t h e n ew year. J.;v{'ry a st>ncla t i m gir l s hould poss~ ss 1\ p r a.rc·r c·a,c·nll ar. T wo tl <l Zl' ll ha,·e oln ·:u l y bc·c n df s ro .·•· I of an I a n <''' ' o n l·•r wl!t lw s < n t i n s n ou. Th t ·s ealp nclars Will h 2 h (•) p ru 1 t , 1 nwl<i n ~ o ut· dail y ni blc r eadi n g s JU'ofitaiJI<·.

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Th•~ memh··1·s o f t h <· i u t P I··co l l <'_~l: al<' c:>lll· mi:1tec W('l"' vc.ry hu s.r gi rl s j u s t h l' f 1r C the Th c y sC' II l hol i da~· g :·l·c·tings to h o lidays. all th e as-soci a ti o n s in t h e st at e•. '!'h eY :ll· s0 mad•• a l a r ge on i <' l' f 'l l' p t':~:tll l " and sofn pi li 'JW lop s, w hi c h \\'l'l' <-' d i:·qnsr tl o f \'NY r eadil y . 1\ t the IJegi ll !l in g or 111 i s n f' \\' y<': l r we t<'· so l ve t o stl'i vc f o 1· gl'( at C' r rC' ~ t l l ls in our Y. \V . C. A . wo r l< ltK Ul WC' h av e y e t rea l· i e r! . L e.l u fl., a s as!;ocia t inn ~ iri s . m:ll\ e ou r inuivl<lua l l i ves c o unt f o r m m " . s pi rltuniJy, t hin y ;a ar t han lh C' Y ha ve c•vc· r do n e IN· fore, a nd by so d o in .~ tl e m on s L!·al c t h at our r eli g ion i s •a r e a li ty to u s .

· \Ve a1·e son·y t:> Jose o u1· t 1·easu r c l·, .111 ss Th eo l a Linn , w h o IHLS l' Z C :! nLI~· tal\ _n n p'l· s!•tion in t h e N c b,·asl••a City sch oo l s . ,\ s c h a irm a n O[ th e fin a n c e C011111litt ee, 1\liSS Linn l1 a.s be-~ n a n •z ffi c i e n t an rl fai t h[ul wori<Cl'. Her vacancy will be fill e d by l\1i :>S N elli e Ocngs t o n, wh o wa.s r ecen t l y e l e ct?cl by the •a ssociati o n [ :J r th e nn·e xpir e cl t e rm. On D ecemb e1· 9 t h was a m c ogn iti o n ser· v i ce tor o ur n e w m emb e ns , ·wh i c h was one c r th e m ost in s pil·ir:g m eetings of <th e yc:u·. M i ss Elizabe th He n ~· e rso n , chail·nHlll of t h<e m emb en :hip committee, Je rl th e sc ,·vico. and w e l com e d t h e n ·e w m e mb•?l'S in to our a~so ci alio n . T o w a rd . ,the c l ::::•se of the meetin g , whi l e t h e pi a n,i st .pl•ayed sof·tl y. ''Ne<l"· e 1· My G od t o Thez ." t h e g i1·1 s w h o h nve j oi ned t h e a sso ciati o n this y e a1· f o r t he t1 1·st t i me, m arch e d in Hn e t o t h e f r -:mt ·l f the r oom and \'vere each p1·esent..:: d an n5· soci ation con s t i t u t i :m by th e m e mb e r shi p comm i ttee. At this time w e have a hunt!· r ed and fifty .m embe r s who have ·enro!lcrl with u s thi s year fo1· th e fi1·st Y. W. C. A . worl<, ·m a lcing ou1· mcmbc 1·s hiv n o w ov::r two hundred.

..J/ J

Till :

~UIOL\LlTE.

Catholic Association. Th £' qu artt•r l ~ Plt•t'l ion nf otTil' r:< of 1lw ar.socla t l o n wa,- II I I In 11, <'"Ill h··r. T'w ro llowln ~ o ffit•t·rs wt·rt· •·lt·<·to·tl: l'n·"i.t nt. ~r. R y an; \' i C't· p l'f•sido•nl . .\11 "" ~l l·t : .l \'lt•l;: sccrc ull'y, ~ l i s:; .:'\ P i dPr nl •·~ r: 11· asur.•r. ~ll ss K c ll<'Y. Hc v. l ~atiH' I' F ln tH'Y o f .\11 h 11 r n . ill'ltl sp•·· \'ICes In l't•rn Sa 111rd ay nr ornin l.!. D t'<'C lll hl'!' l::i , at lh{' h o nH' o f .\Irs ..I at· I;, to r I h • ill" I· Cflt O f til l' lll!'llliJ ' I'S o f lht• _:-.. OI' Il l:l i l'a t i hlli l' a::.socin ' l o n . F a tlw r Finn ··~ \\ i ll h ol d :<Pr · \'Ices In !'(' I'll O l l<'t' al'i1 mnn1 It fo r tlu.• 1· • m ::~ ln ·cr or t hl' ~- ~ a r.

D~bating Soci~ti~s II Athenian.

Slw h lS p r, )SIH'r n rs art \\' h en sh £' wi ll pla y w i t h n a " o n and tJi;,;. C:l lll',;(' ,

An I w :: ll !' he e:tn

TIH' n O'Irma t i\'(~ wns ably maintained n~· ~I ~~r". H ya n . \\-ood~rd· and Hanison, while 1ho' .\ tlw ni :m ~ w er e ably represented o n the m't.:atl \'e s ide by :\risscs Blankenship, K n•hs an t! mith . winning lhe d ~ c l s ion . ~f the j u ,l l!<'$ ))y a v o te of one for the aiiirmnth·,, an 1 two f o t· the ne~tive.

T l11• <l " ''~ lion was \'Cry ably di scussed by b o t h ::;hit's. which sho wEd Ute good, system at i c w o rk d ~mc in t h e preparation. There \\ : 1:-: no q u il>hlin!! oYer t h e speci al issue and ~ at'11 :> illl' :;ho w ell their roodiness to de bate tht' q u C'~t i >II s t rictly o n its m eri ts. in t h e e l ect ion o f officers for the wiutP.r tt•rm . ~lr . ~1. \\'. Ryan w as Elected pre.:;ido' nt and ~l r. J. T . _-\ k e rs r e·el ected seer ~ rary n·HJ t r£'nsuret· of t b soci ety. In th e L• h•c ti,m o f :\l r. Ryan to Ute presidency <'f 1Itt> l"icc r o n inn ebnling society we b '3 \·e m;Hit' no m i stake. A lth oug h a n ew student \I r 1\. ,·an hns show n b,· his ncti\·e wor l;: .1S ;1 ;ll' h:ILC'r an d fnithfni m em b at· of Cicero 1h:1t ht• i s lh<' r ight man in t h e righ t pla ce.

p1 I'S II;HIP. - S h ai;t•s p a n •.

:\lu ch In len s t ha s I H • 11 manife::;l .:> d : n t he soc l oly th i s _\'( ar :11111 \\' (' a n' co nfi de n t o r 'Its C .n t in \I:VlC t• ll lldl'l' t lll' a hit' llH\ll;l ~('· m en t of c ur Il l' \ \ ' o ffi <'• n ;. 1'heo la :\1. L ynn . form e r ! ~· Yi cc· prcsi ci c! tt c r our s~ c : c ly. h :1 ~ ac c<' p led a p :>s i lio n m the :"\el>raska Ci i y ~ :- h o :- l s . ~li s s L y nn w as one or our· m osl . a ilh f lli an d able wor;;: e ,·s and will be gn: ally mi s e I by t h e soci<'ty. On Decemb er 1:-th the A•t h e nian s-:>ci e : y el ec ted l h c f" l h\\'i n~ o ~fic e r s for the en· suing lwEI \'C \\'U>io;; : P resident. B e lle B o l e· j ock; vic :J·prcsi cl en l: l~ vely n Van\Vyni;J ;:- ; sccr el.nry, \Vilm a Cl in e; 'lre:15ure r. Lilli n :1 A llen; criti c . :vlary K. Smith. ~1i s3cs

L en ora La: .vrcn::e. Belle Bol e jock •and Maude Y o lut :n w ill re p r esr n•l t.h e At! l cn i an s In th,z. pre l i mi n ary cit: ba t es. Th e two Alhc nian s w ho entered t h e pre l imin· aries l ast year both won places o n t h e lntcr·state, an d a su ccess o::: qua1 to t hi s is anU::ipatetl !'or t bis y ea r.

Th e r e i s n clec p in te r est in the d ebalir.g worl\ or' the schoo l. anrl th•~ in terest it'!· Cl'l' ases as th e Lime for the preliminary j<'· L.t , l'5 a ppl,~ n c h e;;, at whi ch time Ule cout l's:nn l s for the inler -state d•~ bates will oe ch ·.;r n . :-\ t> n 1·1 ~· e\·: ry m em ber of Prof. Searson';; t!Pba in !!; ci:L~5 h as e:ltered t h e prelimin· :u i r,_, an.l a l arge number ou ts ide the •1•~ lnti r:g- cta~s ba\·e r egister ed an d t h e contests throug h :mt promise to be v er y in· ll'l'est i ng. 'flu? t otal numb er r egi stered is thirty-: hrce--on e mo r e t han r egi ste r ed a l th e nn l\·er sity.

l• oil ow in g i s the list of questi o ns an d d e· h :t lcr s :

Rcsol\'cd , That a p o rti o n o f o ut· n n ti onn l by lay ing a tnx o n inherited wealth .

1·e vennc !'h ould be r a ised

A!Ti rm at!vc : L ?n ore Lawren ce, .J. <\. Geo. Bl essi n g, WaneJ\ S. Cool;:. Negative: Augu st Eggenberger , S. J•'. :\Intz, .T. C. 1\litchell, Geo. l!,;. Knoll.

\V o ~ da r d.

G:iceronian.

H.ezol ved That th r ee-fm uths ·or .a jno' shoul.l be ;1\ ack! competent to r ender a v er· cl i ct in oall criminal cases.

The secon d in tor-so ciety d•e-bate was h eld in Mu si c anrl Express i o n h all on Sat urday. e vening, D c ce miJe r 8th , 1906. Th e questi o n debated was:

Affi r ma t ive : C. i\1. Penny, Maud Yoc nm, Ellen Fredrickson ., E. K. Gross. . ' eo:;-1.t ive : D . "· Young, J oy M o r gan , R. D. M n t.7.. Earl Kline.

R esol ved . That C ub a sh o u ld b e annexc cl to t he l J. S.

R esol vecl, That l h e system of d i rect primn,·i r s sh oul d rcplaoa the cau cus and con-

THE NORMALITE.

VtlntJon system In the no mlnnlJOn of coun ty an st ate officers. Affldmative: Earl Hadsell, Lewis Col l.l, C. E. Denson, C. G. Phillips. Negative: W. L. Dunton, ;\l. \V. llya 1, J. T. Akers, P. B . Ruch.

Resolv~2d, That the while Citizens or the sout hern states are justified in tak ing all pe~ceable measures 'to m ai n tai n their political supremacy. Affirmative: V era ill. Cr aven T.:r Snowde E , r . A. N n, '· K. 11urst, B~ lle Dolejock. 1 eg>atlve: C. P. Patter so n C M ,.. Chas G A • · · oor..,, · · mmon, Louis J. Knoll. Mr. Albert Gilbert.

II [itmry Socitfits II The Philomathean

Reunion.

th The Philomath ean pr·ogram committee aa arrange(] a New Y ear 's r eunion program to be h.Eicl J ran~ea anuary 1. r~ was arhan'd to give -this maUl21' en tire! In to t h e D s of former Philomatheans Professor uncanson of tb I . Mrs Jo e c ass. of ' 86 presided, a n d of t he first graduating class acted as S.een•Ytary Thl ' charact~r .' s program was uni que ln talks, gl~in 'I he fir~t part consis ted v f mathe g flamlmscences -by ex-Ph iloans, r eading ette f r'Jm Philomath ' rs ana m essages th e United S E}an s . of diffen;mt parts <•f f:las Th t-ates, w ho sent th eh· g r eet• <> • 1! soclet b of Miss L _Y ad secured the serv i c-Js ~da Bldl of Kansas City who g ave readings rro "B . • Briar B ush .. f m esJde the Bonn1e program Mis or the second part of the a}Ji li ty. . She is Bell is a reader of rare on e tiillJ"- w s a graduate of 1871, and a t mal fac~Ity_as a member of the State NorThe Philomathe Invi tation to th Ean society extended an with t.hem i ~ 'v~rett society to jorn M' n h stemng to the r eading by I SS Bell, ana at lla-cgss both . societies aclj ourned to th M e uslc and Express! h II 'I'hi s m eeting will 1 b on a · ong e remembered .JY I a I present and it Is hoped that th establlslmu by the -soci ety thi e custom lag N y s Year·, of hav~ ew ear's Reunion progrnm, w lll be contmued. In all t he l etters react d givert by former Philomatheans • than talks spirit wa h • e same s s own t hat Is in th e society at th'e present time-tb!l-t every true Phllomathean, w henever ca lled upon i s ever r eady t o respond to t hat call. '

A F ew Extracts . Taken !rom a f e w of th e letters • ·ect! ln~d by th e p resl dPn t of th t· Ph ilomathean s <>clety, to be •·cad at th e :--= c w Y ear's Reunion program: ":-.icw Year's c::;- rect in~ s . Vh ••lomaUleans . In whose prog r ess I am alway s inte•·~ sled."' T el egram recci veC! from :\ I i ss E s telle Grnh am. '96, \\"-2 ath e rfo rd. Ol<l a h o mn. " It would ~:,rfvc me g •·c nt pl cHsure to att elld your r e unj o n t~·n ec li n g Philo night, .January ~. J 907. It would carry m e back thirty ~-e an; a nd m o r e , to t h e 1•'.-iday nig h ts r f " I I •··h ,..n I was a •'h i !,J.tl:tth an. Miss L y dia Be ll waH at t ha t ti111 c u m e mbe1· cf soci e ty, and a s sh e i s t o i.J c pr esent at y our m eetin g, r am s ure y o u ca n :; p are t h e r~ sl of u s.'' C. \V. fllacl<b u r n, '78, Omaha, N ~ braska. "From he•· prairi es , h e 1· fel'tile valley s, h e r m agnifice n t l'ivc•·s , s ul>limc wa t -z rfnll s and h e•· g lo ri o u s mountain p eak s, M o n tana sends g r eetings tn ll1'3 ' L ovc •·s o f L earnin g.' " J . II. \¥alke r ; '8 7 , Mi sso ula, 1\luntana. "Cf all th e fo nd m e morie s h a ll ow ing ou•· alma m at12 r , t h e fond est a 1·e those evenings In l h e h :l l l s o f th e P hil o's. Our h o m e Is now at ··R ockyfonl, Colon1.do, the Iar.<l r.f pe r ne tu a l s u:-~ shin e. " M•·. and Mrs. T. P. Dobbs . '94, and Mrs. Bel l e P ·a•l'ldlllrst Eld· er, '98.

"It was with p l ea s ure t h a-t 1 r·ecelved

J et ~ r

s t atin g t hat th 121·e would b e a. J·eull· i o n p r ogram of L11 e P hil o math e a n socie ty, on Fl'iday evening. J ·a'11ua1·v a, J 907. Althoug h I shall b e many m.iles a way from you , I shall b e with you in thought, nt l east. On December J 2, UJO o, l ohaged 111 )' si g n a ture from Miss Minnl•e I '•: ·y to Mrs. Frederick V. Phinney.'' M•·s. F•·e d e ri c l< '/. Phinney, 1900, Wallace, Td·aobo . "vVe chl!:'ri sh in m emory the Philomathean socie t y and long t o b e 1H'2S'ent at th e r euni on." Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kin g , '95, '9 2, K earney, Neurasl<a. "I send t h e bes t of wi sh es to a.J I alumni atld present m embe1·s." Libbie Henry, '97, Ithaca, Nebraska. " I wish T coul d b•: with you instea d , of sendin g a l e tte r , but t hat i s not possible. I am teaching in Denve r a nd I -I ilce my worl( v ery much. And now, b ecau se you are N~! b!'aslcans, and becau513 you are Nonnalites, and especi ally b ec ::.n se :: - :J :!re Ph ilo's, I

TilE

~OR ~L\ LITE.

wish to Inscribe III Y>'~'If Jl•'r"•lll:tlly a,; Y<lllr friend." Serep la Crnbtrc0 . :.!Ill F r:lnklln slN>ct, D en\'er. C'olora.Jn .

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" To the Phllonwthcan,;: From California. land of llow,•r,;, At present drenclwd with hc •a ,·i••::ot of ::;howers, ~l ost formal g r eeli ll!;>' I c•xtPntl 'r o former class ru atC'. se h ool rna tl.' fl'il'lltl Who gathe r in th e Phi lo hall An d answer to the Jon~ roll-eall. A s by-gone day s pass in 1· c· \·i~·w , I n spirit I am st ill with you. And bid you with n h l'art s i11 cer0 God speed th roug-hou l th<' coming- y ear That In your ran l; s 1 co un t as on~_• , I s joy to Ch arloltC' tl al\'orsl' rr.'' Oakd ale, Cali for n ia. DPc. :.!!1. l !JllG. :\l r. Ray Gates. who \\':l S r P<'Pnt Jy C'lect£',1 prin cipal of t h e Pil ~e r sC'hools. was pn•sent at th e 1·eunion m ~ t iug-. li e wa s es pecIally welcom e by his f C'IIow m emhe: ..;. :\T r. Gales was el ected prPs i l c• nt at. ; ' •<' h t• gi'tnlng of l h•e fall te rm . I t wa s l:tr~ <' l y thru hi s work , tog et h e r with that oi th<' C'XCt• l · l en t progr am commi lt ,'<'. that th e progr::u u ~> of lhl s fall h ave r eachPd su c h a hig-h st:u d i· ani. \Vhile the soc i C'lY f Plt th • l oss of :\l r. Gates \\'h en h e was callc•cl to oth e r arul l1i gher fields o[ Ia I.Jor. it wa s in d ~ <" i fort unate In h avin g so sl rou g- a \'i ce·JP':ositl ?nt ,, s ~ll ss R en a Haney , who h n s l\cnl the \\' Jrl' up to the hig h standard set IJ~· .\ lr . Ga tt-s. Miss Ha11 ey i s an untirin ~ w o rk 0r :rn<l a d cvo lied Phil om alhean. l l i :; large l y U;··u h l' r efforts that th e r eunio n progr;;111 wa s ~ u c h a grand s uccess.

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Everett Society. A question i s o flen asl<ed \Yhy stu dee • ,: who h ave don e gooll class wo l'l< <.ometinws mak e a failut'C in al'te r li fe, a rHl wh~· s0 m e stu!le:lts who h ave n ot di f; l i:1;;ui sh ed t h em· sel ves In class worlc have m C't \Vt!l grea t success. Careful inquiry in :; > the h i s tory of such cases wi ll discl ose l h c fact tl1.1t t h e studen t who m eets wi lh th P. ni ,?;h es ~ 3 llCcess In life is the student who does good class wot·k and wh o also was a factor !n the life of t h e school which h e att':lncled. H e applied his knowl ed ge in evl'r Y o pp or t unity. Th e purpose or li terary 3:1Cieti·3S Is to provid e one av•en u e fo r the apv:icatiun of knowledge. Th e student wh.1 tab~s a cl· van~age or such t hings i s t h e on e who makes an impressio n upo n sociel.y ill latr.r years. The stu d en t w h o n eg lect,; ~ h e op-

pnrtuni:y whitt• in school w i ll b e f·mn1 in o.ll<'r Yt•ars to be wondering why h' is not nw,•t in~ with thC' s uccess tltal oth ers hnYe. .\ lar;;e num b~ r of the studenl!' tww i n nttt•n l:mc.- at the S t a te X or:nal r.re reco:;nizinf: this fact. :\lore of t h em on~h t to rl'<'llplizc i t. Th e student who docs n ot i s \\'Orki ll f:' ,.:qu!\ rC']y again st ('11~ O[ thE' [Und n· m 0 ntal factors or sociology. Th l' litt'rnry society spirit w as n "!v~r t.:n•:\l<'r than i t is at the }>resent time in the tnte X ormn l. 'rh~ two socictiC's haYe th,• g-reat est m embership in the history o! t h C' ::ochool. The programs of cadt .lf t.he :<,lt'i,•t i l'::; h:we l.Je>,?n marked by ~ ~l ~i r s t rl'lll!t h and in s trucli \·e n atm~ . \V~ til e rht'J'(' i s :t friend l y ri ,·a Jry l.Jetl\·ecn t h e t wo s ' <'i t i C';;, wh lch sh ould exist , yet l.Joth sn· C'it•ties h:t\'C lnkut pai ns to sh ow to each o 1 h l' r ~rC'at professi ona l courtesy. Tiw Sl'ntimC' n t prc \'ail s in t h ese societi•!S t'.lat thl y shou ld work toget h-er in every pos,.:ibl<' way to prom ote t h e highest Jl'.>:>sil.Jle I it t rnry s pirit in t h e sch ool. 'l 'o ~h !s end t ill' Y h:we :urangcrl for a join t literary p o·o ~ rnm (lh e llnle of th i s p rogram to l.J€ :m 1\'lUII 'l' tl 11 ext mon t h). The performers un this program 111\\'C already b eer; chosen a'ld arc earnestly at w ork in the ]Jrepa r at ion o £ what is belieYed will prn\'e to b o !.nC' gr eat· ._ :;t li te rn r y l'\'ent of t h e y-ear . The E,·erl'tt soci ety , in i ts Cbr istmn5 ;; rog-ram this yea r , d eparted from t h e cu : tom or oth er y ears i n th at it r ender ed the u sual lite r a ry program on the l ast Frid ay evcm· in g be f o r e t h e mid-w in ter vacatio n, a:1d r end er ed a s pecial Christm as p r og r<llll n :1 \Vecln es day evening preceding th e ndj;J\1111m en t for t h e holidays. =--. otwi t h standing a largely a tten de>d Christmas pi'Ogram at one of t h e church es in town t hat ev ening, Ev-er ett hall was pac k ed with a b ody of eager listen er s who w er e r e warded with an evening o f a ppeopri ate el oq u ence, poetry a nd son g. Th e progr a m committe<e deserve<; ~!·cat crerl!t f o r its en terp rise. The programs for t h e new y 13ar h r.ve sta r ted out w ell. On account of the sitting of t h e state l egislature at th is. t i m ~. t hm·e w as presented on J a nuary 4, a v e:-j' rrulital.Jle ev ening o n stu di es in Neb rasl{a Ci l'tcs. O t her· prog rams, equally timely. a re arran ged (or the r emaining !<'ri day ev~n!ngs throughout t h e m outh o f Januar y. Th ese will b e g i ve n in successi on by the vari vus program classes in to which t h-e ::oci ety h as been di vid·e d.

THE NUl<MALITB. The society regrets the l os!! from its ranks at tbls time of Miss Maxwt! ll, ' Vbo has taken up work in the school'.! Ch ey E:nne, Wyoming, and of Mr. Earl H adscl , who b e comes principal of the schools of Hyannis, NebMska. Thre society rej:li'!es 111 t h e r eturn to It-s numbers of Miss Fruucc.! Dlake, who served so elllcieutly as th e !:OCl ety's secretary last summer.

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With the close of the preJen t ~;>emester, the present set of officers will retire. Mr. Clayton Rost has served ruost emcien tly as president. His untiring en ergy and enthusiastic devotion to the inoores t <> •.'f ~h e soc1ety h ave reflected honm· upon t h e offlee and ha'Ve explained in a creditable d egree th·~ phenomenal expansi•JO or th e society during his administration. The .oth er officers have beeiY uncomm.1.11v faitaful ln the discharge of their several ;luties. Miss MeGa:vock des.erves especi al mention for the splendid artistic work !:!he ·u s d.me in preparing the weekly po s t.·~r.

Senior. Miss Lillith Waggener spent the holidays at her home i n Dawson. Miss Lillie Wahlstrom r eturned to h er school work December 3. Miss Margarete L ambart bas been elected principal of the West Ward schoo l a t H ol drege. Mrs. C. N. M iller of Wymore visited h er friend, Miss Cren-a Kulp, for 'a coup~e of days recently. Mi ss Elizabeth Carhart spent th e Chrl :>~ mas holidays with. :relatives at Osmond Neb., and Mapl eton·, I owa. ' Mr. A . J. Wlckloand attended t h e corn contest in Lincoln D.ecember 11-16 a.t which place the Normal quartette furnisberl the music. Miss Theola Linn spent Januar y 5 wil!l friends at the Normal. She ls teach ing the 4th and 5th grades in the I{Jelll.mey sch o,11 a t Nebraska City. Misses Alice McGravock, Ullll. Waterhouse, J essie Wass, Caroline HomeUus, Elizabeth F earon and Mabelle Kinn-ear spent the (;hristmas hQiid·ays at their ho mEs in Omah~ .

~ ! i sS('!! ~l ac:! · \ 'arn r and J•;c)ith catchpo l e spc:nt the Ch l'i~;tma s holidays at thei r h omes In Sterl ing.

::W r. Earl 11-a d s<' ll has IJC•(·n <• I •ct d to the pri ncl pal shlp of th e ll yn nn ls sch oo l at n sa l ary or $90 P" r m o n t h. ~ l r.C. R . G alf•s h P~ an h is w ork as pri nc i pa l of the P ilg-e r· sch oo l;.;, D ece mbe r 1:1. ~rr. \ Vood ard s n t:ce c d s _,, ,.. c:a.te s a s an :J.ss i sttan t In 1hc d c p a r·t m c n t o f l ~ n g li s h oa t :.!.le l'\o rm a l. ~11 ss Elizab eth ~T a x w c ll h as ILcn c l e ctPd as a tea che r of t lw :~ n l ~ r · aci P in t h e public sch oo ls of C h eyc rm c . \\'yu m rn g . OUwr states as w e ll as ).l c hras l<:t v~t lu e t ca cb'!! t'S traine d In our :-\o rrn a l.

1.'h e Senio r s h c l <l st: ,·cr·al irupo 1·tan t c lass m eetin gs b efo r·e t h e h o li cl ays. A t t h e la st on e, Mr·. P en n y , in b ehalf of t h e c l a ss, presen ted our c lass a dvise r. Mr. S<>rtn;on, wi ch a beauti f u l c u t g l a ss di s h to 1·e m ind blm o f th e j o l l y limes w e s p e n t Lo~c t h e r·. Afl:u a vi s i t to th e co a l mine and n t ramp in th e hill s, Mr. G eor·gc Kno ll and Miss W ·aterbouse s u cceed e d in smoking ou t a coon f r o m a hollow tree. Afte r a cb ns~ down t h e hill , Mr. Knol l ldlle cl "th e bar" and t:h·ey bro u ght the vi c tim to town to prove t h e story of t h e ir a cl v ell't ure.

Mrs. N ett l e to n gave a Thank s giving prf)gram 'on th e afternoon of 0: o v e mbe r 28, in Music •and Expre ssi on Hall , for the memb ers of tbe S·enior c las s and t h e ModCll School. It w a s .a ve r·y •en te rtainin g program, as well oas a h el pful on e , giv i ng suggestions to teachers 'fo r· e n t ertainments in sch ool s. Dr. Roach of the St. Paul churc h , Lincoln, bas accepted the inv itation of t ho Senior class to deHver •the Baccal aur>e•llto sermon on M ay 19. Dr. R -oach i s on e of t h e most noteu pulpit o r ator s irr the we-;t, and t h e Seniors have r eason to con g r utnl ate tllJ!:'mS2l ves o n securi.ng hi s servi ces. The following r esol utions were •adopted by t h e· class at a mee tin g held De~mlH' l' 19th: Resolv·ed, That it i·s t h e sense o·f t h e senior class t h at we do h ereby -exp n ::ss our sincer e t h anlrs an d appre ci.rutiou to Miss Gmjh en and .tbe Model School for the most excellen t p r ogram given in o ur b eboalf on Tuoesday -e vening, Decemb er l 8th , l 906. ,Be i t further r·e s ~ l v e:l t1-:at we exp r ess ro

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Mrs. Net tleton uu r thank~ :uul appr<'cl.l · tlon fo r the Thnnk sl'h·inl' Pn>l't·am g ln~ n .n :'l l uslc nn!l Expn•ssion ha ll. :llld w p funh 'r r ecommEnd th :ll a copy hP ~ ~n~ n to ~l i:;s Goshen nncJ ~ I rs. ="e lll<'to n. .1. C. ~ I itchell. I::. !\. . II u r st, Co mmittee. The fo ll o w i n ~ l<'a cher-s n.tte nd ed the Sta te Teachers ' a ssociat ion in Lincoln, D <!· cemln r 2G-2 ' : :'lll sses :'ll yrll l.! Kre bs. Loyetta Ki n ney, :'ll arl'art'te LamiJart, Grace Di llon, :'l la r ie :'\J achin . H utled~e. :\da Bait· ncr : :'l!cssrs . L . .1. Kno ll. C: eo r~e Knoll. :'lll lchell , Penn y. l ; a iJl S. Y o u n~. I!~ n d e r so n . Hu rst, Ryan . lla r ris nn. \\'oodard, \\' etch, Wickland a nd Gilbe rt. :'l'lr. Wooda n l recen ll y r·ece h·ect Lhc following re ply fro m :'ll r. Brya n in res ponse to an Inv it ation { o b~ co r u c the c lass orn.tor. ':'\lay 23: :'\Jr. John A . \\'oo<la r cl . P e ru. ~e b ra s l ot. 1\Iy dear Mr. ·w ooda rd : I th ank yo u fo r lh e ve ry kind in vita ti on which you extenrl on beha lf o f the cla ss. and 1 am g la d to s ay that yo ur co mmen c0· ment comes •a t a tim e whlen 1 sha ll IJe <l t home, and T take pl eas ure in a cce plill!;. Please present mr com plime nts to t he class and ass ure t he m that r a pp n: clate the honor which they !lo me. Ve ry trul y yours , W . J. D H.YA .\1.

Juniors. The Juni or class presen t'ed th eir class aivlser , Prof. Howie, with ·a la rge Mission rocking chair for Christmas. It wa s pr•~ sented to him by the class on his way .ro the building. H e was carried to the campus on the chair, h eadln.; a process ion of th e whole Junior class . November 28, 1906, the Juniors mar ch ed jn to chapel with wavin g penants, to the ~u sic of the Junior band. A-fter the re gular chapel exercises t h ey delive red an interesting progr a m. The following wa s r ead by Mr. Moore, wh ich Jexpres ses true s pirit of the class of '08 : TWEN1' Y YEARS HENCE

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1926? I can't believe it's true.

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\\' hy , i t seem s hu l yes t erd a y \\' hen I w as in co lleg e at Peru . ~o \' i \'i d arc m y recollections Of th e college life o f the class of •· ' 08," T h n t I ca n ' t bclic\'e my " life's clock" \\'he n it te lls me it is beg inning to count m e la te. r\ m I o boy no lo nger? I w o n der if it i~t a drea m. Twenty yenrs s ince I was a Junio r? H o w dccc p t i\'e truths som etimes seem. Yes . s ince th e time I w a s a Junior Twen ty y ear s hn\'e slipped in between. till , up o n rcfiec tiou, I kn o w a ll this is true An d the peo ple wh o uow are d oing things w ere t he ·• '0 ' 's" at Peru. In the a utumn of 1906, we were the class o f a ll , Whether it be in the class room , or " Col- : lege L ife " in Chapel .ijall. Since then o ur rise has been steady an d true By ho nest s tep by step As o nl y the ''Class o f ' 08 " h a d, Back in ' 'O ld P eru . \Ve 'r e scatten:d abroa.d, ' tis true, But thru lhe leng th nnd bread tb of the lnnd \Ve are kn own by w hat we do, " Sui g ener is," n o ble and grand . Yo u a s k were there other classes? Oh, yt:s , both studious and full of mirth But not a s the class of '08 were, Whose fa m e r ea c hed r ound the earth . T here was a class before us , I a lmo s t " fo rgot to tcli"'Twas the cla ss known a s" '07," And they wer e a lways r aisingTheir votces to hea ...-cn for •· '07" Or ''gulping" down a sell .

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Some a r e living even now, In th eir humble sort of w a y ; Some a r e repairing the "Peru railroad ," O the rs are m a l( ing bay .

TfiE l':ORMA LlT E.

Now John Magor is a water boy For the C?icago footbaiJ team, While Tolhurst acts as its coach, An? is the best Chicago has seen.

llis secretary 's n ame i:-; \Y uudanl, : t m ost excellent nwn : Wh o d o cs a ll t h at C>linc wi !' hl'!', wt·iting o ut c:ac h a nn ou ncl'll1l'llt :tnd plutt.

Penney is now a news-boy For the New York Sun, While" '08 Rost" a s editor Is making things just hum .

An o the r thing I n o tl:d ju!--l tht :-; fa ii ' T w a s th e ta les to ld by two \':de collcgemc:n Concerni ng th e se:tso n' s footbal l. They were t a lkin g to thc i t· g r·:~ n clp;t. A m a n in yc·:t r s g t'U\\' 11 gt·:ty, The: m a n wh o a rl \·ised th e c ln s :-; Wh o arc n o w ma l<ing h :ty. Ilc used to tea ch u s En g li !-< h And he did it ' 'm ig h ty fin e,'' But n ow he writes o ut \'Ct'!'l'!' That b t·in g d o llars fo t· C\'c t·y line. lie's in a better bu s incss n ow Th a n when coac hi ng in ·o7 F o r thrn hi s future w;t s un cc·t· tni n , B ut n ow he's sure u f I l ea \'l' ll .

Dave Carlson is the "All-America n pitcher," Now w hat do yo u think of that? l<uy Smith a dmires this cha mio n And goes along to carry his bat. Miss Krebs in "Y. W." At the local branch at Peru Declares to her feiiow worker~ That "she doesn ' t kno w what t o do" Since their a uditori um wi ll no t be don~ T-o accommodate Nationa l Secretary Hen' derson. · A few of the class of '07

Were always humming a tunc But when compared with Mis~ Cooley's singing, Was as a weed beside a "tree in hloom ." H urst was a business managet· On ''The Normalite." He now helps Mutz on the Ch'tcago Herald, Running errands day and night. fn Congress Senator Akers, th e orator o f the age, Beckons to Gates with his finger, for he is his Congressional page. I haven't all th e statistics, I can't teiJ you eve rythingOnly the things of s pecia l account Will in my memory cling. Do you know who now is president of the great college, Yale? Well 'tis no other than Oline of '08 , bra iny, hearty an d ha le.

The bigges t and the best , is a ll Lh n t n ow rC'ma in s; The o ne wh o thought and w o d.;cd, nnd never spa red his pain :-;. H e coach ed the c lass o f"'()~" He a dvised in a ll th e b est; He was in it thick o r thin , H e was in it to the las t . Now I'll ju s t tell you h ow s uch sm·cc!'s co uld b e, It was a ll brought t o u sc bv the ' 'A dvi so rship of Howil· . '' .;J.

Second Year. Mos t of us a r e b acK to good o ld P e ru, r eady for sch ool wo rk, afte r s p ending a M e rry Chris tmas a n d a Happy New Y eJ.t' at home. W ednesday, t h e l ·ast clay of sch ool !.>e· fo r e vacati on·, was th-e, b es t d ay of th e year for all secon d y ears- it was lh e day Co r our "coming ln." . On th at morning, about chapel t ime n ot a second y.aar w as in s i ght -all se ats we r e vacant. Afte t· the first son g was sun g an d Pres. C r a b t r c'?· a nno un ce rt that th e "absent ones" ·.Y ~ nl : l appNl.r , th e

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middle door of lht· ~:a~··· '''11d1 !1.1•! '"''··:· been used for thi~. ''a,.. "''' IIIII.! ••1• a '1'!1•· first on es whn man·ho d 11111 lnrrn•·d an a· .• :1 with lhe cla ss colors oil ,.;JILIII l'all•'"· T:1o• firsl on • to ma rc·h 1l1r11 '' ,,,.. I •,, .,.. I k•t · nls, hold in,.; a l:tr~•· 'p• 11.1 11 ' I h• :-!r.qw nf un:· class pin; h was folio\\" I ~~~ all 11th r m ember s m:ll'<'ltill~ d nulllo· flJ, ihrn tr~h t:l•' arch, to mu si c ".\l art'h d •· :"tril.' play,•d ny Prof. lle wl t . lh<•JI 111 ~i11..:lo• lilo· 11IT tht• sta..:,• and up a nd down aC'It ai ,.;J ,.. -'1 :tll ti m ·. carnation s of th1• (']as~ <· •lnr>: t'l't'alll aa I cherry-wen• ~-:tn·n to •·ad1 llll'lllilo r t>i lh•' faculty as a tol<€' 11 of n ·n~t·ruhrau(' t n>:ll the class. .\ ft. •r r t :u· hi11 ~ 1111r "'' a1 :-:. all r• · malncd sta nd i ll ~. ~i\· in~ •111r !'Ia""' Y• lis. thct\ had th e whoil' sc·h oo l join tr :< in th<' school sc n g and S('h oo l ~- .. 11.

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.\t th , hui:-: tw:<s m~'t' tin ;; h eld at th~ Lin·!,•ll hnt, 1. n t'C· mllt>t' :!Sth. ' Ol;, the following nfrit·,·r>: WL•r,• ('"-'Ctl'tl : Sup t. .Pe r cy Aa.1:11:<. ··~~•. Oxford. !Hlcsident : Mi ss R nchuel Fairchi ltl , ·n::. ::;pt:'llCL'r. \"i C.."-p r c sident : )!bs \ lk,• 1,\tllllb, '!lti . PPru. ll'cnsm·<r: Prof. \\'. :-= . 11, lz,•ll. 'lll. Pt>ru. coresp.>ndin g sec:·~ tar~. :" . .\ . lll'n!!st o n. '0:!, Linco_l n , r eco r dIll~ ~t't'l' ·ary. Thll>: lht• ~ t..•ar Sl:\l'lS OUt \ '<i'I'Y prOtnlSlllf>. \ ·u ,ll•r tlw mana~t• mcnt o r Prof. D el zell l h c To•:tl'llt'r:<' llun an will be in most excell<! nt ha nd s. and with thC' co-ope r ation or :\onnal aln11r ui. s plt>udi<l r c ~ults art? n:<sured.

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Th e annual I' L' IIIII O II of S 1a :" :"or rnal \ 1nm nl at th e St a te Tt•a ('ht•rs a ,;~oc·i a t ion in Lin col n was a n1·rs r lllllls lr:lll .'· :t j •Y:t hi•· n (·· ca slon. C lasses 1Jf 1!IIIII ' " 1!llll w . rP .1! 1 <' ~ I W('i:lily s .1 was 1ltt• we ll r ep1·ese n t.<'<l. class o f '(1 6, w i l h il s dt·l•'.~ : llion of 1110."<' than -sixry nl<'tnlr r ,;. Th t• 111. 1n nr i •·~ "i limes past w pn• cHII•·d u p wh vn wp ~ aw l!umpnr' y s , \\'i l li:t rtts . S inci\lon . \\' . \\ ' . Hay, Sch eimann a nd <· llll'rs of 'Il l a n d ·o~ ir , close con rc r en c£' . S n rl' i~· 111 · don• ••f p,•a···· has hc co m c in!l ii i' JIIi a l s in cc· llH• d :t ,·s of 111l' fam ous c an :!-l'll!;h o f 1!111 1. T 1 m :t l;l' 1lt;• memory of ")' old e n t i n t · ~ ·· rno n• r·paJ. Pr, •f . Por ter w as aga in wi th u s ad .ioi"<·d u s 111 our yo u t h f ul g l ee . 'l'li C c la s :H '~ o f '(! l a :lll '02 wi l l eve r rcrn e n rh t!l' hint as l h <' it· CO II !t f!2ll or an d f ri en :l I; • ca ll s<' h<• l:;L! <' nll'.l l o :rn· derstand ~h e ir n u<'d s . Th e crownin g e ve nt w as. o f co n rs<' . 1h c· banqll'Zt , whi ch wa s s<'r v . d in 1hl' con tmo •l ious dinin g r oo m of 1lw Lind <' ll. -'! o r<' 111 ·111 two hunured gu c!;t.s. l e .l h~· l' r Ps . l~ . ' a C. l\clsou ·and Dr. \\'. :\. Clnrl;. lii<'ll i :~ l.l Ll~t' banq uet hall p r o mpl l y nL IO: ·I~J p. 111.. Thursu ay, D ecemb er 27 . 'OG. \\'h en t il-: e x cellen t m enu had b een sc rvotl. Pro f. \V . :'\. D elzell arose and, in hi s chara C'te ril:;J ic pleasing mann er an <l SJ'l'lr k l in~ wit. pil ot ?d the program of t h e e \· ening. Space fo rbid s inuividual m ention; th e n 11111 h e rs we r e al l good. Toasts wore g iv en hy D r. C larl<. D !'. Lud den and Prof. Searso n; ntu s ic h~· Prof. Por~er and t h e P <'rll Norma l quartette. · T o those w h o may r ear! this and w e re n 'lt prese nt thi s y ear·, l et u s s 11gg('st t h e w i sclom of l<eso l vi n g l o C()nH' n ex t year. Pla:rs for next y1ea r 's r c uni .l ll a r e lr ei n p; lai <l n ow nnrl it. will hP " lwt1Pr f.ll n 11 PVP r ."

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Tl h' L' X<'han gc dcp:11·tmon t h as starle<l · and "'<' hn\·1;' a sc!C'ct n um ller or ex change.,., a ltho as Y•' l lh C' ~· nre fe w. \ Ve w e lcome t he Ill'\\' a nh·a I and will lle Y·2l'Y g l ad to w c l -

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Th .• X on•!ub e r numll er o f t h e Pu r pl e an t! c: o ld i::; <l ••d i c ntc cl to t h e "\"eteran s o f th e <.:ridiro n." and con ta in s sh or t wri te-u p an<l pi rl tr l'. " o r th ese yete rnns. .. I wa11 t a dog collar, " said the cu st o m er. "Y <'r.. sir.' ' r',' plied t h e a llscu t -Qlind ed mun hPhin d tlw cou n t er. "Wh at si ze slli r t .•l o ~·o n w ear '! " - E:x.

Th e \ o lan i e con ta in s a v s t-r fine art icl e, "Th e Po w er of Imagin atio n .'' which eve .-y stud e n t o u ght to r ead . :\11 the bird s nre gaily s ingin g ,

Th o y o u'rl t hink ' twoult! m al\e them blue To wal;e each l>l•e ssecl m orn ing \\'i t h t h e ir lli ll s nil ov er (d u e) d e w. - Exchange. Th e Sandburr of York colle ge has begun a se ri es of articl es on " T wenti et h Century .Am e rican Citizen shi p; ' whi ch a re exceedin gly goo d. lt speal\S w ell for t h e colle;;e wJven s uch q ucstion s are discu.ssed. · O n e ol t h e b est stori es among t h e exc hang-es i s "Steve," w h ich i s foun d in th e O cto b er numbe r or the Couri er. Young i\Iash e r (t o conrluctor)-"l s th is i\"nn h's Arl' full )1et?" Con rl u c t o r-"A·II bu t th e m onl\ ey. Jum p i n ." - Rx .

THE NORMALITE. Among .thle ex!!h<anges r eceived was I ' uck. We should ·! eel honor'e d bbat one of s u ch national r eputati on sho ul d exchan ~ with us . This might m ean al so that o ur paper is so wei ghty that It n eeds livenin g u p.

\\" e Ul'<! lnform l!d 1hat !'hi lips, t·ighl end or lh• Xormal team of j !11)7. ha s bee n DlCD· liou c rl as a favorahlc· cancl id ate fot· an end pos lllo n on th e All X t.!br a s ka f oo tball eleven.

In· all the -exch anges the Y . M. -and Y. \V . C. A. association work i s m entioned. The editor i s g l ad that these associ~ion s a rc playing such an important par t in the various schools and colleges.

Th e Xebraska l ntL·r-co l h , gial' b aseb all _ague meets at L i n co ln t hi s m onth ! o r the arrange ment of a sch crl11l e of g-a m es to :.>c played amon g t h e schoo l s n ex t s pring. Thi s l eague c o mpri ses D o a n e, l l e ll e vu ~. \ Ves l eyan, Cotn c 1·, Ct·e i g hton anti the X o rm a l. R epr esc n t.allves of each l! ·am will b ~ l h c r e and sch ed ules of goo d ga m ,• s wt1. b e l ook ed afte r. R oy Sm lt:1 of t lw :'\or ntal I s se creta ry-ll'C;asur er o f t he· l 1' a g- 11c . Thi s l eague was o r ganize d l a s t year and wa s a d ecided s u cc s3, as b e f o t·e t h i s . th e base ba ll games w e r e m ostly w i t h th e n e i g hbo rin g t owns, and so m e tim es a gam e with th e ot.h .:~r sch oo l s . Thi s te agu e in s u r e s u s g am es wi t h t he i ea·iing co lleges of th e state and g r eater i n t~ rest I s th e P<.'!:Ht l l. Tn e p r os pect tor a g ood t ea m in t h e s pri n g i s ve r y favo:·· ab l e.

"Now paratus s:um," 'h e said, Rising wi t h a troubled l ook . " Sic est sem per," dixit Prof., Scrlpsit "Mihil" in h<ls book. -Exchange. Th e D oane Owl h as a good -a r :tlcl e on "Mythology." R ead i t an d r eview your mythology. In looking thru t he various exchan ge3, t he word Phllomathean i s aften seen. Thi s s:ems to be a v er y popul ar n-am e foT socieWe ar e not the only orues who admtre thle name.

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The Nor mali te says what it t hinks about -exchanges and th we would ·be g l ad to h-ave e obru~ r pape'r s do the sam e about u s. Words from the diction ary -Athie""' ' A mode b · ~-.. . ..... rn unch of muscl es, un able to spli t woo d or sift: ash A ern . es. ppendicitis: A mod.pah • . ~ costing about $200 more than the ld O ·L'9.'S IOned St I li ui omac 1-ache. Alcohol: A q d good for preserving almost anything except secrets.-Ex. When t~ree watoh-hands in concert say, That Nm~teen-slx now g lides away, And r~bimmg be-lls ..cn_eir echoes pl ay To N m eteen_-seven a wel com e l·ay M.ay Y?u r glance of proud conte~t Bid adieu ·to days. well spent, And a grip of faith· intent Grasp the s'till bette·r on~s sent. -Exchange.

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. Prof. Sh erer and . wife spent th1e. h ol'd ' th re I at·•ves at Brook field Linn • c I ays • oun t.v, M o. They r eport a v•er y ple.asant tim e. · WI

Fred Zink h<as returned to school aftJe,r ll n absence of two m on t hs, l ooking af-te r his fflther's r anchi ng interests in H olt county. G l ad to see yo u back again, ol d boy.

II toea I and P~rsor.aJ IL Prof. B r ow n e l l was n ot ab l e t o m eet his c l asses t h e firs t we e k afte r t h e h o li days Ston e r, Sat u rd ay, Jan u ary Sk ating i s g ood w h e n i t to f r eeze up and, \\h e n it m an y th-at take advantage and tak e a good t urn u pon

::.. l al< es a n o t i on d J Es, t h m·e ar<' or t hie s i t uation t h e ice.

Miss B rid g i e McAnll e of Oma:h a , visi ted wi th o l d friends in P eru t h e fi i'St w ::ie k .:f· t er the holidays, and t o o l{ din n e t· with Miss Ston:z1· at t h e ·Hall o n Th urscJ.ay, J a nuan· 3. Miss McArd l e was a Mt. ver n on g i r l whi l e attending sch o o ·l h ere fo ur y e ars a go. At sev·an o'cl o ck 'l'nesday evening, D il· cemb er 18, th e girl s of Mt. V 12r non Hall :>.S· sembl ed i n t h e parl or to w i s h Miss S ton er a M s rry Chri s tmas and a H appy N ew Y e:tr before l eaving fo r .th e ir vacati on. A s .1 token of TeiTIJ: mbrance t h ey l e ft with ]l or a b eauti f ul sq u are of Armen i an la ce wor 1t : Th e Treb l e Cl eff {!l u b , u ncl e r t h e supPl'· v i sion of Pl'Of. Hewitt, assiste d by M.ac lc Varruer an d Mary Ellenbe rge r, accom pan i sts r e nd ered a can tata, e n t-it l e d , "Th-e Gard en o f F l owe r s," T hursday evening, D e cemb 9r 1 3, in the ch ape l. '.I"h i s was t h e first can· tata of t h1z s easo n .

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Llttlo ll eriJc r l Hrmvn PII. ~oun ~l'::;t child or Prof. Brownell. wns tak t•n , .._,ry sick with pneumonia IJpfon• ('hrl s tm :u; nnd is still very ill. \\'c al l hnp·• thnt his :e· covcrr m ay he rapid . :\llsscs Flo r e n ce .Jud d and . \ da L Pnnnt<l of Verdon , .:"\ e h., ,·isit<•d old rrienll ~ ntl'l schoo l ma tes at thP .:'\ormal , a t urday n11 rl Sunday, Decem h.•r S a n d !l. :\! Iss .I \Ill ,! nn 1 :\! Iss 1.-eonanl are l l'a eh r s 111 the )m b::c schools or \'enlon. :\llss l.eonanl was .t member of t h e cklssps o f " nan ~hty s.i x c::;·· and .\1 i ss .lu lei wIll rPtn rn to P e ru n e ...: t year to fi n i sh h er c·c> n n ; <' s. Through t he l<indtH•ss o f .\!I ss Tl os m -::>r , the hand-work or t hP child t· n of t he kinct<:!rgarte:l was ar : i st i c:tl l y ar r ang-ed nn<l rlaccd u pon ex hibit io n w tlw m <' mhcrs .1f the sen ior, j uni o r and trai nin g- clas s~c; . Monday aflz r uwl tt. D ece mb e r 17. SonH' very goo·! w o rk was di s play ed. Th ese arc nt>portuni lies f 0 r ac "~ nir i ng- n e w ic! C' a s nlon gt hoe lir~e s or ar t w o r l; i n flit· pn hli c school s and sh ou ld be s eized h~· PH' ry in cl iYidU ·l l who is p re p ari n ~ to teach. If was pl easin g to note w i th wh at intc t:es t ·the ex h ibit w as v i sited. Shortl y hcro r c th <· h o li da.,· s w e were f avor ed on a morni n g nl ch a J>~ I wit h a musical program by the Norm a l nuartett e. T h h n u ·1.rlc t l 2 wa s o r gani z8d t-he YJear of 1905-190 6, a nd still b ea rs t h e name of bel on g in g ·to th e Norntal. alth o u ~l l of I ts fo ur m emb er s o nl y o n e i s a t prese q t here In schr oJ. T h e m e mb e r s of t h e quart~t be are :\fess r s. H a llett. Re i muncl, \Vicl;:l an u an d O'tra<l o v ec. :\l r. \ .Vi c k land i s a member of t h e p r esen t senior class, and t he oth·=r t h ree a r e g r a ·l u ates or the Normal, M ess r s. Heim nn cl a nd v 'tt·adovec b e· l onging to t h e c l ass of '06, a.11<l Mr. H ~ l l ctt to t he class or ' 05. The Athl eti c associ ation gave a t·ece p t i o n In rh•e· g ~· m nas iwn Dece mbe t· 1!1, in h o n.:>r of t he f oo tba ll pla ye rs or th1e season o f 1906. 'l'h c roo m was d eco m ted v e ry prettil y With th e sch ool CJ!ors, pennants and m cganhon es, great •·e mind e t·s of ·en t husiastic football gam es. Mane t h an two hundred m ember s of t h e associatio-n were present. Mr. P en ny, as chai rm an of th1e r ecepti on cnmmlttee, .an d Mr. Olin e , as chairman of the r efreshm ent co mmi ttee, p l ayed t h e i r parts w ell. m akin g t h e evening a Vlery s u ccessful on e. A s a part of th e pt·ogram, Dr. Sher er and m embe r s of the first an d second tea:n s wP.re f'...-1.l!l? rl n p:m t o g;iv e sh m't tal k s.

l h·irl'sltm eut.;; served w ere cocoa and w afct-s. Tht' pupils of Ute :\[od~ l School. under thl' ~upl'r vi s i on of tJt e criti c teach ers, and n~i:H l' I l.ly Pror. Hewi t at <th e piano, ren~~ ~· r(>{! n Christmas cantata . e nti t led, " San· ~a · ~ nccess." in the CJtapel Ule e Yening <J f D t•cemher 1 ' . BoU1 toncher s and pupil s are c l'rt:tinly t o l.le complime nted on Ule sucCt' :<::;iu l r endCI'i ng ol' th i s program. The p:u·, n ts of pupils and t he Senior class, w er e l w:wred g uests o f t h e e Yeni u g, r eceiving compli m en t ary tick ets. Th e c nio r and Trai nin g classes w er e iHYi tcd to attend ~ n exhibit of t he a rt w o rk o i the Eigh t g rnd ~ of the M odel School, \\' cd n esday <a f te rnoon. D ec ember 19, in tha primary room. l t n ecessarily must m ean a ~ood dent of ex-tra wort;: for the teacher in c h :\l'ge to arrange nn exhil.lit o f U1is kind of w o t·k f r o m so m-an y gra des, and Mi;;s :\lut z. " ·ho ba s ch arge of Ule art work •Jf th e :\Io d e l S chool , deserves c r ed i t for arraH gin g Utis exhibi t. Th e work pu t u p for di s p l ay \\'as m ainl y the Ollri stm as work of th e children. After t h e e~hioi•t each child rc c ; iY ed his o r h er pie ce of work, w hich hac! b een mad·e in cl ass with a vi<ew of pre£e:1 ti ng t so m e on e as an Xmas g i ft. One of t h e m ost pl easin g soci a l f eatUI'P.S of th e sea s::> n was a r eception given just b efo r e Ule h o li days in' Ulle gymnasium, to t h e f acul ty and stu dents by the military c nd·ets . A unifo rmed r ecep t ion committee s t ood at t h e en trance and cordially r eceived th e g u ests as t h ey entered. A mili tary program was r ender ed l a•ter in the ew.ming, con s i ~ t i n g 'O f voca l selections by the Normal m al e quartette, also tl1e Normal la di e::;' quartet ~e. and !'€&dings by Miss NiedeTm eye r and Mr. A lb er t Gilbert. The ca<lats r et·fo rm ecl seve r n.! •·s tunts\' demonstNlting t.h e mili t ary custom s of form er years. R efreshm ents consistin g of h ard-tack ami b l a ck coffee w e r e ser ved by the cadets a.t · t he front of an army t ent. Ch ristmas was obse r v ed by .the M ·stll'Odist Sunday school by an .app.;opri a te program o u the even i ng of Wed n esday, Ule 19th. Th e program was g iven ilr two sections. '1':1e fi r st part was made up of songs 'a nd r ec:itati on s giv·en by th e diffier ent c l asses. T!1e second part w.as coinposed of exe rci ses f<Jr t he Chri stmas g ivi ng of .th e differ.en•t chsses. Th e gifts from t h e differ ent clas!:;,;S w e Pe g iv en to Homes, O rph anages •and si.m· il ar pl a ce&.

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3"oy W. Rohh~ 0. D. Graduate Optician

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WQr Nnrmalttr K_A. FEBRUARY. 1907

VOL. I

..MISS E LIZA MORGAN For twenty-five yeaiÂ·s Preceptress at the State Normal, Peru.

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LEAVES FROM SHERLO C K HOLMES B Y AGNES R. AK SM IT

Lysle Wilson, a young lawyer , was prov ided hi mself w il h g la sses, lenses, found murdered in his''offi e one morn- t estin g charts a n d olh e r n e cessa ry ing by Mr. Brown, who had his office ar t icles. Every one who came to h ave his in rooms adjoining'Wilson's rooms. Dr. Brown had last seen Mr. Wil- eyes test eed, was a s k ed to ha nd hi s s on at three o'clock in the afternoon name to an ass is LanL in th e f ront of the previous day, when he had room. Wh en a small ma n w ilh a t hin spoken to Wilson at the head of the sandy m us tach e and li g h L r edd ish ha ir stairs j ust a short distance from Wil- and eyebrows came in and r egis tered son's office door. No one seemed to as J a me Stroff, t h e assista n t s h owed have seen the lawyer after that until him to a cha ir oppos ite t h e double the morning following when his body door of t he t est ing r oom . He took was discovered on the floor in hi s the list of na mes Lo t h e opticia n a nd office. in a careful ma nn e t· pointed out t he A handkerchief with the initials J. man. Stroff was watch ed c lose ly by S. embroidered in red in one corner, both me n. H e wa s a ver y n er vous was found on the floor. It was now man, looki ng w it h a q ui c k g la n ce at remembered that John St one, a friend the door every time it op en e d to adof Wilson's had been in the office in mit a n ew comer. Wh e n hi s t urn the morning of the previous day. came t o ha ve hi s eyes test e d , the d eMr. Jones passin~ through the hall- tective noticed hi s eyelash es Th ey way heal'd loud talking fn Wlison's were 6£ the sam e col01• as that of the ?ffice about t he time John ~tone was last £ound on the g lasses. A f t er t estIn. He now reniemi:>eretl that he ing his eyes, t h e d etective h a d him ~bought at. the time he heard it, t~~t try on some gl~sse ; a m on g other s, awyer Wilson had a quat.t'el wii)l the pair f ound m the r oom of t h e som~ ~ne. J ohn Stone was therefore m-u ~dered man. This p a ir fitte d persuspiciOned and accused of the murder . f ~"'troff now p ulled out a handWh~n Detective Strong arrived and 1ec_ f ;,..,e th e p r espiration on exammed the room he picked up h{~I cf Ie h OdVv ·~ · "et i v ee Str ong no. f -~ 1 ' a .1s or.e ea -'?e"- · ... t h e handkerpmr o spe~.:..._!lc es off th~ floor near the tic.ed 1t w a s Just H~ ·rl.e r e d m an table. On examining tne;~~ .he found ~h1~f found n ear tn~ . tm1\ . . . . ~ 11d the an eyelash on one oi. t • • l~nses. Wil- ~t . ~as th e sam e Wi<;le ~~, ~- . , in son was n _ne ·. m1bals J. S. embrorder OO _1n I~" 1 ever known to have ~'.,rn - <me .col'l-"'r . St ro ff w a s agk ed If h e. g asses. He was a dark . •-,ti h . ~ c:;es be{ Olre. Ite answerblack eyelashes Th. man With l l... __ used ~·Ja~- - -e k ft t h em some lig ht reddish coior Jo~s e;telash was a ed, "yes, ~.:_,t ... ). ~~:m a few days a go dark a man a . n one was as where or los ~....· ~ <>m." A s h e g ot.up t ive f It Ss Wilson. The dectec- and I can't find ~h, . r oom, Detectl'~{ e sure tone was not the man to g o out of t h..__" . •l( u p a ha~ ~ t~o t~e papers and hand-bills th Strong pretended to ~ "\d handm., rival mto the city on t he com'· es ar- kerchief from t h e ft~~~~ . a •n' ~ offi~~ urday of Dr G rt mg at- Strotf the one found . 'w·h. 11eve . ' · no s an opit · 'd " In 1m "Yes oculist who would ~xamine Cian and s~~-otr ' 1Yoku ddropp~d t his I ~ at that d eyes on oo e at It a d ay free of charge, and fit g lass- that is my hankerchi eP" sHe·~,_ es. He rented rooms put up a sign, fonce arrest ed and at the t ri a l h e. ·~Ql. essed he was g u ilt y. c -

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PICTURES OF THE PAST The following- exlracl is taken f rom Prof. J. M. l\ lcKinzi '~ H istory of the Nebraska talc Normal al Peru. It mig ht. be well lo ment ion lhal Prof. McKin zie was Lhe fi r . L Principal of the school. SOCILAL CU LTURE. If the fin is h<'d ora lor stand s preem inent among men as ha,·ing t he greatest power Lo mo,·e and carry away with him the masses ; Lhe fini ~ h ed conversat i o nali ~ L mu::;t take Lhe palm for holding, interestin g, pleas ing, and ins tructing t he persons gathered to enjoy a social season. There is an a rt i n profitable conversation, that few r eali ze and fewer try to learn. The ab ili ty to s it down by a person and hold hi s indi Yidual attention, deli gh ting and interesting him, is possessed by few, and fewer realy set themselves to s tudying and cultivating the art. By many it is call ed a natural g ift; but there should be no good reason why brilliant scholars n eed be tame and uninterest ing when called upon to entet·tain and interest others, by drawing on their wonderful store of knoweledge; it is all because they have not learned the art of using freely in conversation their hidden stores. It has always seemed to us that every Academy, College and University, should have a Special Chair for the teaching of the art of pleasing and profitable conversation. The lack of this power in t h e great mass of intelligent men, makes it necessary to invent plays, and games, and dances. and operas, to a id t h e social gathering to pass the t ime; while none of these t hings delight anyone so much as instructive, pleasant, conversation. With these t h oughts in mind let us

look at the earl.r condition of the school. \Yhil e teachers in' an institution of learning may have proper ideal of ocial Culture, and peronally under ~ tand t he proper methods of reaching their ideals, there may be circu ms tances t hathinders them from adopting uch methods in the beginning- of th eir work. When young people come from home so isolated that Yery few social gatherings are possible they have no idea of making such a gathering an in tell ectua{l treat, and were the teacher at once to tr:r to make them such, Lhe students would have no desire to attend, so ther e must be some means of overcom ing timidity and reserve, a nd something must be introduced, that a ll can under stand readily and in w hi ch all can take part. Thus some simple play or tr ick may get the attention of all, and all feel perfectly: free to take a part in it. In one of t he first socials t he Principal offered a dollar to any pupil, lady or gentleman who would break an egg on the floor with a water pail, tub or h alf bushel measure; the Principal to put the egg on the floor. Soon, quite a brigade of young men and women stood ready with water pails to smash the egg. The principal t hen proceeded to put the egg on the floor very close in one corner of the room. This was a new trick to t hem, and it broke the ice at once, while th e egg remained whole, and a numbe1· of similar things were suggested by the students themselves and tried, until a song was suggested and some readings were given, and the students were permitted to u se their own methods for a time, which generally consisted in quiet conversation, and walking about the room.

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Such socials were given occasionally, but the organization of a Students' Society soon began to wear off the timidity and give confidence in discussing simole questions.

Music in the Normal

In th ese days of ad van ced education, n o teach e r' s eq uipm e nt is conMORALS. compl ete without at least a s idered As a rule the students who entered speaking acquain tan ce w it h t h e artof the school in its early days were young men and women of pure minds mus ic. The mus ic d e partment at and of !:!ood morals. Very few young Peru offers wo rk n ot onl y in t h e very men had ever been addicted to the beginning of mus ic but t he more ad:Vine cup.; and few indeed indulged v-anced part, s ing ing, ch orus work, m profamty or vulgarity. The sub- band and orchester p r actice a nd withsequent lives of these students have in the last two year s, a p iano departproved to have been well grounded in ment has bee n started w hi ch has for the principles of true moraltiy. While its aim, not th e mere maid ng of piano the standard of the school was high teachers but a rti s t s as well. The and excluded any who had not a good study of the art of mus ic is considermor~l ~haracter, few ever applied for ed by leading e ducators to be one of adrr.nsswn who could not easily prove the best thoug ht d eveloper s in our their fitness in this regard. curriculum today, and sh ould be studThe "religious character of the ied, if not for its own sake a lone, at members of the faculty was a warrant least for its stimulating effect on the to the people of the inculcation of thinking powers . Th e music department is responsible for some of our Pure morals . . The ~esday evening prayer meet- most pleasing entertainments, and we mg, which many of the pupils at- are promis ed two in the nea rfuture. 1st, the annual band con cert by the te~ded,. greatly aided the teachers in State Normal Band and the opertha prese~tmg precepts of the highest ''Crowning of the Gypsy Gueen'' by morahty. It is a crown of glory to the students of the d epartment. The the schools today that IÂˇt has ta' d . ' sus- band concert n eeds no special men~ne. Its reputation for high moral prmciples, through its long and usef 1 tion, as these concerts are an annual career. u affair, and ar e looked forward to with a great deal of pleasue by thos e who have heard them in the past. The program which will be g iven at the Not they w~o court the public apnext concert will not fall below the plause get their names joined in stastandard set by Âˇt he band on previous ble wedlock with fame, but they who occasions of this kind. R e h earsals of sco:n that app~ause and ask only for their own soul s approbation and the the op~rette h ave been under way for the last week or two, but the exact praise of God.-Theodore Parker. date of its performance has not been ([([ definitely decided. The cast of characters is an exceptionally strong one, If the cabinet of the body is so cur- and, supported by a chorus of fifty iously wrought, what is the jewel?- voices, will no doubt ''Crown the Thomas Watson. Gypsy Gueen" to the queen's taste.

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Literary Societies PHILOMATII EAN CIETY. New officers hmÂˇ been e lected and install ed for th e second seme ter and the excellent wo rk clone last semc ler will be contin ued t hi s seme ler. Those who did ~ u ch \Âˇal iant se n Âˇ ice a officers and memben; of differe nt committees durin g the fi rst part of l he year will be found doing t he ir duty in the ranks with t h e same ea rne tness and enthus iasm. Th e new officer were chosen with regard to th e best interest of t he socie ty and t he membership is to be cong ratulated in its wise selecti on . The follow ing were elected :- Pres ident, C. B. Moore; vi cepres ident, R. D. lVI u tz : se<.:retary. Miss Myrtle Reed; treasurer, S. F. Mutz; trustees, Miss Timmerman a nd Messrs Oline and Akers. The program committee of th e first semester deserves especial pra ise. This committee cons isting of Misses Bahner, Wahlstrom. Waterhouse and Messers Mitchell and Young, was a strong combination for strong and vigorous work. They formu lated a plan for systematic work along instructive lines. They planned their work for the good of the membership and not for the entertainment of the visitors. Miss Macie Varner a s the chairman of the Music Committee deserves especial commendation. That important part of every program, the musical numbers which may be called the dessert of ever y literary program, never failed to be furnis hed by this committee. Miss Vraner aroused such interest in the work along musical lines that the very best talent in the school was obtained for these programs. The new committees have been appointed by President Moore,

who promises t he same excellent work for this emester. EVERETT SOCIETY. BYerett society is aga in fortunate in t he election of its offiers, the following haYing been elected to serve during the second semster of the chool year- Pres ident, Earl Cline; Yice-president. E. T. S. Buckles; recording secretary Florence Nye; corr esponding secr etary, Miss Ellenberger , treasurer, 0. W. James; sergeant-at-arms, Elbert Taylor ; critic, E. K. Hurst. In connection with the program of F ebr. 1, the program posters for the semester were sold at public auction. Prices ranged from 15 cents to $1.50 each, t he total amounting to $6.40. . Ira Rhoten makes an uproarously successful auctioneer. The posters were for t he most part prepared by Miss McGavock, and consitsed of pen and ink sketches and water color drawings. The society counts itself fortunate in having among its members an artist of such r eal ability, and one who is so loyal to the society of her choice. As usual, excellent programs have been rendered since our last report. On Jan. 18, there was given a strong progrrm on Civic Righteousness; Jan. 25 a superb evening with Robert E . Lee; Feb. 1, a miscellaneous program preceding the preli:rl1inary debates; and on Feb. 15, the birthday of Lincoln was worthily celebrated. We record with satisafction the effect upon the society of the change in the plan of membership in the society. "Once an Everett, always an Everett" is giving the society a strong, perpetual and loyal membership such as was impossible to get in the good old days of "off and on"

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The two literary societies of t he nor~al are the oldest student organizatiOns of this institut ion. In the early history of t he school Friday night of each week was set apart for t hese societies to hold their meetings. There is always something more potent in any organization than the r_out~ne work demanded by its ~onsti~tlon and its by-laws The hall m which the meetings are held bec~mes hallowed by time and the mghts upon which its meetings are he~d bec?mes sacred. The mem hership of different years are molded by the duties performed, into one b~ing w?o gua_rds the entrance of that hall With. a Jealous eye and the nights of meetmgs as inviolable. !t is indeed incouraging to the fri ends of the societies to know t hat when Friday night comes that with both societies it is society 路first and then other oragnizations aferward There is a movement on foot. in both societies to decorate the respective halls with new paper, new curtains, everything new but the old halls and the old society enthusiasm which like good wine grows bette; wit h age. A joint program has been arranged by t he Everett and Philomathean societies to be given in the Normal chapel on Saturday night , February 23, as follows :

Pia no Solo- Miss 1\fac ie Var ner (P) M iss Bess ie L a ri m e r (E> E ssay- E iberl Tayl or <E> Miss B e r tha O ls on (P> Reading - M iss Sylvest e r (P) Miss G ladys Majors (E) Orato n- Claylon R os t (E) Loui s J. Kno ll (P) Vocal Solo- A . J . Wi ckla nd <P) W. G. Br oo ks (E) Extempor a n eous Speech - E . Cline (E) J. M itch e ll (P )

([([ As One Boy S ees It. I'm going to state som e s imp le facts Con cerni ng labr atory I'll try n ot mak e it ver y long 'Twill be n o fa iry stor y . Its awful n asty work to do . You get your fi n ger s so1le d And 路if you have your best clo_th es on You m abe 'll get ' em spmled . You've got t o h a ndle dirty wor ms And cut the t hin gs in two It makes a fellow f eel qu ite q ueer The sh iver s run rigth t h rough. And then we h ave t o tak e down notes On every thing we fi n d I think its a w ful s illy work . d But of course I h ave to mm 路 It hain't impr actica l f or boy_s , But why, the pret ty maid ? There is no use f or s uch abu se To learn the butcher' s t ra de. We kill and operate u p on 路 The g rashopper and f r og, The beetle , spide r, fi s h a nd d ove The clam, the cat and d og. 0, many are the lives pt~t ou~ And pr ecious blood I S spilt But still t his awful wor k goes on With out t h e sen se of guilt . Let every m an r ise in hi s str ength Den ounce this dreadfuf deed Uproot t h e labr atory sch e m e And let t h e student r ead. NORMIE C. WICKLAN D.

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An a nnua l fea ture, which was establi heel this year, is t he r eception tendered by the cadets, to the faculty; mention of which is made in a former number of t he Normali te. An e\路ent wh ich is eagerly a nt icipated, not only by the cadets, but by the whole tuden t body, is th e lVIilitary play g iven each year. This year w ill be pr esented " The Spy of Alanta " a t hrilling military drama in five acts. It is t hought this will be p;i,-en some t ime in March. The culmin at ion of the year 's work is , t he a nnual encampment. Those wh o par t icipated in thi s event last year are most eager for t he t ime to arri ve to "go int o camp" t his year. Wi t h t he experience gained t he cadets will der ive much pleasure and profit. (l(l

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Dave Carlson of Shickley has been elected base ball manager for t h e coming y ear and a good sch edule of gam es is near ly completed. Our -rustling and enterprising foot ball manager , Fred Zink of Stuart , is already at work, corre~pon ding for games for next season. Basket ball practice for the class t eam s is in full swing, me mber s of t he first team ar e not allowed to t ry out. The first years h ave a good team and ar e figuring on cleaning t he slate. The 3rd y ears are making fine progr ess a nd w hen the other classes beat t h em , th ey don't . T he Nomal opened its basket ball season J anuary, 18 wit h a doub le h eader . The Normal vs Humboldt Athl et ic Association and Normal Girls vs Syracuse Girls. Below is t he lineup for t h e boys.

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water color pi ctu r es. by loca l talent, of th e boys s h owin g t h e ir respective pos it io ns , la id a l ea c h plate. And as fo r th e d inn e r , a n yon e wh o has seen Sch e re r on a t rip kn ow s how much t here was t o eat. T he eve ning was s pen t in d is cu s fi i n g t he past foot ball season a nd foot ba ll in gen et·al. Coach Sch eer e r g a ve us an accou nt of hi s a t hl e t ic car eer . w hi c h w as g reatly e nj oyed by a ll . Cap t. Mager in beh a lf of t h e t eam, in a f e w w e ll chosen words , prese nted Coach Sc h e re r with a Normal s ouve nir sofa pi llow as a token of t h e est eem in wh ich h e is h eld by the boys. This is t h e first year the N ormal h a s had a r egular coach a nd hi s ·w or k is g r e atly appreciated. Be rt Swe ns o n of S hi ckley was elected capt a in f o r n e xt y ea r. The pros pects for a g ood team for next year a r e fin e. W e Jose only two players by g rad uati on, Capt. Magor and L . G. Taylor.. The r est w ill be back a nd with these toge ther w ith sever al good m e n on t h e s econd team and t h e n ew ones that will come in we hope to put a winning team in the field next year. Profesors Howi e a nd Scherer attended a meeting a t Lincoln, January 12, called for the purpose of seeing what could be done in the matter of perfecting a n organization for t he . controlling athletics. Members of the faculty of n ine or ten of the lead ing schools of the state m et h ere a nd drew up a set of by-laws for t h e governmen t, of the organi zation w hich will be considered b y the different schools and if satisfactory, t h en w ill be s ig ne d and become- p erman.e nt. The rules and regulations are modeled upon t hose of the "Big Nine" and have the same purpose in v iew i. e., organi zed athletics. The old base ball (Continncd on P ::tg~ 4 8 )

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Push is a good thing when applied to our studies or useful work and should be commended; when applied to getting out of a crowded hall after an entertainment it is ungentlemanly and should be held in check. ([([

We are glad to note the interest manifested by se.veral members of the faculty in movements not connected with the s~hool. but which make for the betterment of the community. This is the true spirit of the real teacher, and he is the best

Recent ly we heard one of our best stude nts compla ining of t he unreasonab le a mount of work assig ned in a cer tain subject; that in order t o get ove r the assig nment in the time devoted to it, the work had to be hasty and s uperficial. Poor students will shirk when a lesson is too long and will not worry much, but the conscientious student vvho strives to thoroughly cover the work and fails, feels discourag-ed. ([([

Too often we hear it said that we come to school to prepare for life and its work . Our school work is life and the sooner we realize it the better it will be for us. Only those who learn while in school to meet discouragements with a cheerful heart will be able to do so in after life. The defeats we meet here and the successes we enjoy are but forecasts of events that are sure to come. Unless we, who teach and expect to teach, realize fully the r·e lation that should exist between the task we assign to the student or pupil and life, as he experiences it, we fai l in our work in direct proportion as our school work fai ls to have a rational connection to outside life.

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President Crabtree informs us that Proposed School Laws. a number of students, having failed Senate File No. 50 prov id es for a in one half of their work, have been compulsory e du ca ti o na l law which sent home. In a few cases some have will compe l c hildre n betwee n theages been re-in-stated by the faculty board of seven and s ixte0.n to atte nd school and have a few weeks to improve. It the entire tim e t hat sch ool s h a ll be in is thot by the faculty that students session in the di s trict of t h e ir resiare better off at home, if they will not dence during t h e year. Thi s bill, if do the work required. To us the passed, w ill r epea l t h e old compulsory action of the president and faculty law, wh ich re quired c hildre n between seems just to an concerned. Our seven and fift een to a tte nd sch ool school is for the purpose of fittin g two-thirds of th e time the di strict students for the work of teaching in was required to hold school d uring the our state and other states. Those year in order t o s h are in the s tate apwho do not carry at least half of their portionment. It w ill thus be s~en work are either incapable of doing that thi s bi ll is much m or e s weepmg so or else do not apply themselves. in its scop e than any thing that has In either case they should not be in before bee n attempted. school to hamper those who are capaSenate File No. 65 by F. W. Phil· ble and who will take advantage of lips provides fo r t h e establi shing ?f their opportunities. not less t han three n or more than siX junior n orm a l s chools at, Al_liance, ([(l McCook, Val entine and 0 Neill, and Athletic Notes. at not more than two other places to (Continued from Page 4 6.) be determined b y the s tate SUperinleague was disbanded and base ball tendent of public instruction. simply becomes a part of this larger House Roll No. 72 by Cone of Saunorganization. It will control foot ders provides for a fund for est~b ball, base ball, basket ball, track lishing libraries in every sch ool dl~ meets, and other ahletics. This trict within the state. The fund IS brings about a much needed ·reform to be rai sed by setting aside annuallY in the athletics of the state, bringing from the general funds collected for it more in the hands of the faculty the use of the district the s um of ten and thus closer to the school and last cents for each pupil as shown by the but not least, Prof. Howie was elected last school census. This i s the fir~t president of theorganizaion. We are move so far as we know, for a umglad of have this honor come our way. form 'method of establishing libraries The Girls' Basket ball team of the in all our schools. Many teachers. of State N~rm~l played the Auburn hi gh the st ate have do?e much , by socJ.als school girls team at that place Fri- - and oth er ent ertamments, to prov1de day even_ing, February 1. The game temporary funds , but we n eed someresulted m a score of 31 to 41 in favor thing t hat w ill m eet curr~nt expenses of Peru. In the first half the Auburn and keep the fund growmg and th.e girls played t he best while in t he above bill seems to make such prov1· secon d half the Peru girls played sion. . . much t he best. It was a good game If you are interested 1n seem g anY and all enjoyed it. This is the second of t h ese bi11s passed it wou ld be well game the g irls have played this sea- to write to your senator.and repr esenson, winning both games. · tatives s tating your d esires.

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ton and! promises u a t reat f rom Rev. i\li ller in t he near future. ArrangeReligious men ts are a lso bein g made for State ec retary J. P. Bailey to be with us Y. M. C. A. wi t hin a few weeks. On Jnauary 27, theY. M. . A. met A t he Associa t ion year nears its wtih the men of t he Baptist church clo e eYery A ociation man seems to for men's meeting . Re,路. Den on of put for th an ex tra effor t to see that Lincoln led in a most excell ent mann er it may be closed in a most successful and the meeting was one of t he best mann er. of the year. The-A soc iation r ecei,路ed g reetings The Normal was represen ted a t t he in January f rom Mrs. Houser, whom state convention at Colum bus by l\Ies- t he g irls will r emember as Miss Corsrs. Moore, Oline, Ak ers , H esselt in win. ou r former state secretary. Miss and Swenson. Pres. Moore had a l\Iaude Boyd, our Association presiplace on the prog ram and r ead a paper dent of last ~路ea r a lso remembreed us on "Finances. " The boys wi ll be en- with a message for the new year. tertained at the home of Miss L ydia Seventy-fi,路e student s are enrolled Turner, of Colu mbus, a me mbe r of in t he cla ss in Old Testament Poetry, the class of '06. offered by Professor Searson of the By request of th e State Committee Engl ish department in t he Normal. the Bible classes and Cabinet have This study is g iven complimentary had their pictures taken. They will to t h e Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. be transferred to st eriopticon slid es Our membership committee gave a to show in a r epresentative way the series of fiv e o'clock r eceptions, in Association work in Nebraska ColPhi lo Hall, to the g irls of the respecleges. t ive classes during the opening days Mr. Mumford has assisted the Room of the semester. As each girl entered Committee in many respects in better- the door, a part of a Bible quotation ing our room. Mr. Mumford h as in- written on a slip of paper was given deed the true Y. M. C. A. spiri t. to her, and sh e was requested to find Treasurer Oline as chairman of t h e the g irl w ho had the slip on which Finance Committee and Correespond- was written t he r emainder of the ing Secretary Carlson are pushing a quotation. After a short social hour, rousinsg campaign for swelling our the g irls seated themselves and listenbudget. ed to short address concerning the as Roy Smith, chairman of. the Mem- sociation, by the chairman of the bership Committee never fails to say membership committee, Miss Elizaa good word for the Association to a ll beth H enderson; our association ad" new" men upon entering school. visor, Mi ss Esther Clark ; the presiOur membership has now passed the dent, Miss Myrtle Krebs and other "ninety" mal'k. members w ho encourages the g irls to A. J . Wickland, chairman of the join with us m carrying on our Reel igious Work Committee is con- Master's work. Light refreshments tinually on the ''look out'' for some- were served to the g irls and all went thing special for our meetings. He home feeling a closer bond of fellowmade the arrangement for Rev. Den- ship than before.

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I Miss Letty Eby has joined the ranks of the seniors this semester. Miss Ada Bahner enjoyed a vi s it from her father, January 30. Miss Crene Kulp visited at h er hom( in Wymore, January 26-30. Mr. M. W. Ryan visited Nebraksa City on important business, January 31.

.Miss Margarete Lambart is meeting with marked success in her work at Holdredge. Miss Lucy Bowen, of Lincoln has entered the Normal and is a member of the senior class. Miss Ida Johnson has been elected to a position in the Alliance schools. She began her work there January 7. Class Adviser J. W. Searson attended the meeting of the Schoolmaster's club in Lincoln, February 1. The senior class has decided upon Peasely and White of Nebraksa City as the photographers to take the work for them. Dr. J. A. Beattie, formerly Presiden~ of the Normal, addressed the semor .class . , recently on •'Fact ors In Ed.ucatiOn. His talk was greatly enJoyed by all members. r.

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Miss Elizabeth Maxwell is pleasing the p.atrons of the Cheyenne schools, as evidence. by the fact that her salary has been mcreased five dollars per month, and a promise that she shall have a more desirable position in the city next year, has been given her. The senoir class has entrusted the planning and carrying out of the Class Day exercises for commencement to Mrs. Nettleton, and have appointed the following committee to

do her bidding- and to a ssis t her in any mann e r pos~ ibl e in t he work. Misses Lilli e ·w ahlstr om. Anna Cogil an d Bertha Oleson, Messrs. Harrison, George Knoll. W e are p le ased Lo note t hat the young m e n of the c ni or c lass have been ve ry act ive in th e or g anization of the Anti-c iga rette a n d Tobacco L eague. It is h oped that this will b ecom e a nat ion a l or ag ni zation among Norma l Sch ools a nd w i t h t hi s end in vi ew the m e mbe r s o£ the local League elected Mr. L. J. Knoll Nation a l Secr etary. The Seniors have d ecid e d to publish an Annu a l and the follow ing have been elected a s m a nager s: Mr. Cline and Miss Kreb s, manag ing editors; Mr. F. D. Brook s a nd Mr. L. J. Knoll, business managers; and a board composed of the following persons : Misses Lucy Blanke n s hip, Ruby Clark, Bertha Ole son, Carrie Dietrich, Mar· garet Fedde, Carrie Neidermeyer; Messrs. G. W. Brooks, A. J. Wickland, B. Harrison, and George Knoll. The m embers of the class of 1907, will celebrate St. Valentines' birthday with a party in the gymnasium. The wonderful originality an poetical ability possessed by these members will be duly shown forth on that occasion. A committee composed of the following has been appointed by President Woodard to complete arrangements: Messrs. Penny, Smith, Misses Lillith Waggener, Lucy Blankenship and Ada Bahner.

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The Juniors have been havin g a great many class m eetings lately. Wonder why? Miss Lettie Eby h as left the Junior ranks and now takes on t he dignified Âˇairs of a senior. Miss Katherine Laughlin returned to finish her Junior year after being out of school s ince November on account of sickness. The Junior class feels highl y honored in being asked to participate in the erecting of an annual to the senior class but after due deliberation and aforethought it was deemed unwise to accept such a proposition on account of the great amount of work t he class has taken upon themselves for the coming semester. The basket ball season opened with a double game, the boys playing Humboldt and the fg irls playing the Syracuse high school girls. The game resulted in a score of 30 to 12 in favor of the Peru girls. The line up for the girls of Peru was as followsOlive Wilkenson, Center. Grace Hughes, Right Field. Edith Phillips, Left Field. Mary Hoadley, Right Field, (Capt). Nannie Gariel, St. Field, (M'gr). Gladys Majors, Second Center. The Peru girls simply out classed the Syracuse girls in team work and throwing goal.

And yet, women, you could make us so much better if you only would. -Jerome. The finest fruit earth holds up to its maker is a finished man. - Humbolt.

On the morning of the eighteenth of January, the third year class made their grand debut, by a very artistic and imposing march into chapel; it was one which all agree did credit to t he Third Years and to their worthy adviser, Prof. Beck. The large, purple and gold bannner of the class was proudly borne by Mr. Jesse Harris. Through the two side entrances of th e stage they marched in sing le file, and with almost military percision, formed in two ranks, facing the school. The class song was sung, after which everybody was delighted by the P.loquent rendering of the following poem by one of the prominent members of the class, Mr. C. L. Westcott. Some classes wave their flags and yell Like sin, to beat the ban.d, While others stand and look hke-well The're rather short of sand. The Juniors and the Seniors, both Have made a pretty show The second year's also came forth, And they were not so slow. The Seniors came in first of all One hundred fifty strong. They fairly filled this classic hall With laughter and with song. The Junior class also came out And nearly took the cake With pretty marches round about For sure.. they are no fake. The second year class next c~me Carnations pink and white They handed to the faculty Who think that class all right' This third year class is not so big As others here-a-bout. But let that pass, don't act the pig Give them a chance to shout. And when they shout, just keep .r ight still

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clear o f t he s h oals of internal strife And listen as you should. What they're about, they have the and class d iscord , we w ill exalt our will class to first pl ace in b oth college place To pitch in and saw wood. and a thl et ics and wh e n w e launch our Say, talk about your football, ship in 1909. u pon Lh e g raduation Or any other game, platform , and go out in to the w01:ld. The third year class, tho' rather we w ill make i l be lle r f or our havmg small, lived in it . Gets there just the same. ([([ There's big Bert Swanson And little Johnie House Training C l ass. Slug them all you want too, It mox nix ouse. Pres iden t, Mr. Fra nk P eck ; ViceAnd when it comes to leaving Preside nt. Mr. R oy Dykes; Secretary, · Lessons of great worth , Mi ss N e lli e Sy lvest e 1· ; Treasurer. They have a mighty yearning Mi ss LilyBa nks . To conquor all the earth. Class colors - N ic kle and Pink. We can't relate it all, dear friend, Class Mot to- T o b e chosen. Wherein this class doth shine Cla ssFlower s - To come with spring. Just watch it to the very end. This class of nineteen nine. Class Yell - Will b e g iv en later. Class n ot es We now are young but when we're old ' Miss Busch r ece ntl y enjoyed a visit And all our school days past from her fath err. We'll keep the purple and the g~ld The Misses Nelson enjoyed a visit In memory to the last. from their mother r e ce ntly. After making the chapel resound Miss Gettie Snowden recently with the class yells, the class marched visited in her home at Dun_bar over ~ff the stage, in as proper and becom1 mg ~anner as they had marched Sunday. upon It . The Trainers were very p leasantly Reaching their seats they patrioti- entertained by the Y. W. C. A. Wed· caly and with rousing zeal gave th e nesday evening, January 31. Miss Clysdale fe11 during t h e sli.PNormal yell.' Having worthy representatives in the class room social pery weath er and sustained a ssv~re circles, and athletics, the thi~d year injury in the shape of a broken wnst. class of seventy-five members, asWe ar e glad to welcome back Miss sembled under the purple and gold Laura Young who was called home banner of the class of '09, stands as last semester' by the death of her one of the foremost classes in school. brother. Many of our number respond to the Miss Nora Hamilton has returned to Athletic Roll of Honor and we hear her work, after being detained at repeated the names of Swenson · home for several weeks, with an at· Philipst Collins, House and Snowden~' tack of the whooping cough. veterans of foot ball fame. At a recent meeting of the class, We are few in number, it is true, resolutions of sympathy were adopted but united by the bonds of a strong and a copy sent to Miss Eva Ait who class spirit, with our purple and gold was called home by the death and banner at the mast and our wise and illness of h er mother. She has the prudent adviser, at the helm, steering sympath y of a ll in her sorrow.

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We are g lad to report that li ttle Herbert Brownell is now out of dan ger. Supt. Carring ton of Nemaha county is president of th e Southeastern Nebraska Teacher 's Association. Prof. F. M. Gregg is engaged to work in th e Boyd county teacher' s institute thi s com ing summer. Miss Anna Cog il has been offered a position in the Lincoln Schools but preferred to remain here a nd complete h er course. Mi ss Kell ey and Mi ss Schlee gave the children in t he primary g rades of the model school a s leig hin g party, 'l'hursday afternoon February 7. Misses Loomis and Mutz gave an informal reception to some lady members of the faculty, in the Oak Glen parlors, the evening of January 26. President J. W. Crabtree and Profs. W. R. Hart, J. W. Searson, S. L. ~Caldwell attended the meeting of the Schoolmaster's club in Lincoln, F eb_ruary 1. .Dr. Beattie, now of Cotner Univers~ty -and a former presi dent of the Normal visited Peru the second week after the holidays and addressed the stu.d~nts during chapel hour, J anuary 10. 'Professor Beck h as a good plan of placing a fundamental pedagogical .fact on the board before his classes every few days~ then during each recitat ion h e makes some specific application of the fact. Messrs. E . K. Hurst and Sterling Mutz have done some excellent work as manager s of the Normalite. Their list of advertisers is strong . The students of the Nor mal w ill show their

appreciation by patronizing t he adrert isers of thi s paper. One morning, the first part of Janu~ ary, we were favor ed with an interesting and instructive talk by Rev. Miller of Sherbrun, New York. Rev. Miller, together with his w ife, is spending t he winter with Prof. Brownell and fam ily. Mrs. Brownell is a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Miller's. Chai rman W. N. Delyzell annonuces Rev. John Watson, well known as " Ian Mcaclar en" author of " Bonnie Brier Bush," as among the strong attractions of th e Summer School Lecture Course. The Chicago Glee Club has also been added to the course. Every educator of Nebraska will be g lad to learn that Superintendent C. G. P earse of Milwaukee has been r ecently r e-elceted for another term of three years without a di ssenting vote. Many who attended the Normal la st summer remember with p leasure the excellent seri es of lectures given by Mr. Pearse before the Summer School last summer. The fir.st of a series of public r ecitals t o be g iven by the private pupils of the Department of Expression was g iven by Miss Mae Jones, thP. evening of January 10. The program consisted of a sketch of the life of Paul Lawrence Dunbar together w it h readings of some of his best poems and productions, Miss .Tones gr eatly pleased her audience . Miss Bertha Range of Lancaster county, formerly a student at Peru Âˇbut who has been attending t he State University for some time, has return~ eel to this school to graduate with the class of 1907. She is a very strong .student and w ill make a valuable addition to the Senior class which now numbers 156.

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About one hundred seventy-five people from Peru, members of the faculty, students and citizens were present at the rendition of the play, "Macbeth," at the Overland Theatre in Nebraska City, January 15. Madame Modjeska, who is the leading actress in the troop that presented this play, is probably the best actress in the part of Lady Macbeth on the stage at the present time. At the close of last semester, Mrs. Nettleton's class in Advanced Reading gave a reciatal in Music and Expres sion Hall. The program consisted mainly of selections taken from the class work of last semester and was very well rendered. The high standard of these programs is shown by the large attendeance they always receive. · The first number of our Lecture Course since the Christmas vacation was given by Mrs. Bertha Kunz Baker, Thursday evening, January 24. She read to us in her masterly way the popular drama by Henry Ibsen "Peer Gynt." Many of us heard, Mrs. Baker's reading of the drama "If I were King ," last year and were looking forward with great pleasure to the treat we expected and did receive. Miss Josephine Messiner has done some Vf!r.Y efficient work in the library. In addition to her regular duties as librarian, she has cataloged nearly 400 books complete and has added 1000 new cards to the card catalogue. This work has greatly incresed the usefulness of the library to the students. Miss Meissner is certainly a worker in the true sense, and her work is appreciated. It now looks as if President Crabtrees' prediction on simplified spelling is soon to be realized. He says the

people d emand it a nd that it is coming. The last Sch oolmas t e r's Club Jist en eed t o a sch o la rly di s cussion on the subj ect by C hancello r Andrews of the State U ni ver s ity Chancellor Andrews ' conclu s io ns be ar out the prediction of Pres id e nt C rabtre e. A f~rmer 's Ins titute convened in Peru las t Saturday, holding a morning and afte rnoon session. Honorable George S. Chri s ty of J ohns on gave an address at ea ch s ess ion on Horticultural s ubj ects . Local a g riculturists spoke upon diffe r e nt phases of farm problems. Prof. Fre nch of the State Normal s poke on the question, "Does your cow pay her board?'' Prof. Beck of the Normal School was instrumental in s e c uring this institute for P eru. The third number on the Normal Lecture cours e was given by the Cleveland Ladies' Orchestra on Saturday evening , February 2. The concert was listened to by the la1·gest hou se of th e season . For two solild hours, the Orches tra rendered selections which could not have been more pleasing to the large audience. The violin, trombone, and cornet solos were truly fascinating , and the numbers give n by the cornet quartette were veritable dreams. The music was a s varied as the moods of the soul, and as charming as the hea1·t could wish. Prof. Metsdorf as leader of the Orchestra showed himself complete master of his art. But the star of the evening was Mr. Frederick Irving as baritone soloist. The audien~e showed their appreciation by thetr persistent applause and repeated encores. Mr. Irving is certainly an artist of rare talent and his music interpreted through his admirable voice and responsive soul could not but charm.

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Th e fourth and las t of t he seri es of preliminary debates was held in Music and Express ion Hall . fo r t he pu rpose of choosin g rep resentat ives for . the Interstate Debates to be held w it h Wash burn Co llege, Ka nsas; Warrensburg State Normal , Mi ssouri ; and t he State Normal School , Cedar Falls, Iowa. The debates began with unu sual enthus iasm and increased as t hey progressed. The first of t h e seri es took place on Wednesday evening, F ebrua ry 6th. The question was: Resolved, ~That a portion of our n ational revenuP. should be raised by levying a tax upon inherited wea lth. The affirmative was maintained by Miss Lenora Lawrence, Messrs. J. A. Woodard , Geo. Blessing and W. S. Cook. The negative by Messrs. August Eggenberger, S. F. Mutz, J. C. Mitchell and G. E . Knoll. The logic, together with the wit and humor displayed, gave spice to the debate and the large and enthusiastic audience inspired the speakers to put forth their best efforts. The second of the series of debates was held Thursday evening. The question discussed was: Resolved, That three-fourths of the jury should constitute a v~rdict in all criminal cases. The affirmative was ably maintained by Mr. C. M. Penney, Miss Maud Yocum and Mr. E. K. Gross. The negative by Messrs. D. J . Young, Joy Morgan, R. D. Mutz and Earl Cline. The debate was characterized by the enthusiasm that was manifested by each speaker, which showed the able and careful preparation each debator gave to the question. The third debate of the series was

held Friday evening. The question under d iscussion was: Resolved, That the system of direct primaries should replace the caucus and convent ion system in t he nomination of county and state officers. The affirmative was maintained by Messrs. Albert Gilber t, Lewis Cole, C. E. Benson, C. G. Phillips. Th e neg ative by W. L. Dunton, M. W. Ryan , H. A. Snowden , P. B. Ruck. The debate was very inter esting and the argument produced by both sides \Vas clear and strong. The fourth of the series was held Saturday evening. The question under discussion was: Resolved, That the white citizens of the Southern states are justified in using all peacable means to maintain:their political supremacy. The affirmative was upheld by Miss Vera Craven , Mr. J . T. Akers, Mr. E. K. Hurst, Miss Belle Bolejack. The negative by Messrs. C. P. Patterson, Chas. G..Ammon and Louis J. Knoll. The enthusiasm reached its height in this debate. The speeches were especially good and well argued, notwi+-hstanding the disadvantages the debators were at in being compelled to do individual work. During the deliberation of the judges the band played several stirring pieces, which along with the interest of the audience showed that Peru was certainly int~rested in . debatin~. After a half hour of anxwus waiting the following thirteen repres~ntaÂ tives were selected from the thirtytwo contestants and read in alphabetical order: J . T. Akers, Belle Bolejack Earl Cline, E. K. Hurst, G. E. Kn?ll, Louis J . Knoll, J. C. Mitchell. St~rl.mg F. Mutz, C. M. Penney, C. G. Ph1ll1ps, M. W. Ryan, J. A. Woodard . . (I.([

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Misses Gratz, Goida, Linn, H enderson and Redfern have recently joined the Athenian ranks, making a total enrollment of thirty-two. When you know a thing, to hold that you know it ; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; t his is knowledge.Confucius. The principal feature of the Athenian meeting on January 26 was the· open discussion and the parliamentary drill which followed the debate. The question under discussion was: Resolved that all Normal stud'ents should be high school graduates. Each Athenian seemed to have pronounced views on the subject, and as each seemed anxious to express her opinion

som e excell ent extemporaneous debating was enjoyed . Th e Athenian s e njoyed a hotly contested debate on .January 19. The question was : R eso lved t ha t college fra terniti es are a m e n ace to college life. Th e affi 1·mative was maintained by Misses Krebs. H ouston and Blank, and the negat ive by M isses Kinney, Smi t h and Seeli g, who won the decis ion of the judges by a vote of one for the affirmat ive and two for the negative.

([([ Nature has writte n a letter of credit on some m e n' s faces w hi ch is honored wherever it is presented.Thackeray. There are two sci ences w hich every man ought to learn: First, the science of speech; second, t h e more difficult on e of s ilen ce. - Socrates.

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LETTER FROM PANAMA. Prof.Beck recently received a letter from D. C. O'Connor, Superintendent of Education in the Canal Zone. Mr. O'Connor is a Nebraska man and we believe our readers will be interested in what he has to say. We are indebted to Prof.Beck for the following extracts from the letter: "In regard to your.desire for some information concerning the work on the zone, I take pleasure in stating that when we consider the many difficulties that stood in the way of the organization of a school system here we have some reason to feel proud of the system that has been established. A year ago this month !he first small beginning was made 1 ~ the matter of establishing a school, smce then thirty six schools have been opened. At the beginning it was necessary for us to limit our selection of teachers to Jamaicans and some few Panamanians. The Isthmus has been full of Jamaican schoolmasters but we have found it possible to employ fewer of them now, and more American teachers. At the present time we have eleven Jamaicans and twenty-one American teachers. Most of the latter whom we have employed have friends or relatives on the Isthmus with whom they find . quarters. Tlie greatest tr~uble ·is the matter of providing sUitable quarters for ladies. The villages and camps along the line ef the canal are constructed primarily for the purpose of pro~·iding room' for bachelors and for families and on account of the pressing necessity to provide for the actual workers of the canal, the space for families and for bachelors is very limited. Conditions, however, are likely to improve in the

n ear future a nd w e will be able to send f or m or e of our t eachers from the stat es. "We h a v e at the present time, in course of er ection , five new school buildings. It will probably be two or three m onths b efore th ese will be ready for occupancy. "It would b e difficult to find a greater mi x ture of r a ces than upon the Isthmus. One would be safe in saying that in the veins of some of the childre n t h er e flow s the blood of the Spanis h nation, Ita ly, France, China, Africa, England, Germany, the United States and almost every state of Central and South America. Every color and almost every shade of color that can be found in examples of the human race anywhere can be found here upon the Isthmus. The prevailing type, however, is a mixture of the Martinican, Jamaican, China, Native Indian and the Spanish. I speak of thi s because it effects very greatly the nature of the work that we are capable of performing in the schools. Some of the children are .bright, vivacious, apt to learn; this is particularly characteristic of the types of children that would represent the Spanish, African, French and Chinese. Others are quite slow, less apt and very much le ss intelligent; these find their types among the representatives of the Jamaicans and Native Indian·s ; with these, much more patience must be exercised in teaching them the rudiments of an education. They seem to be more particularly apt in writing and in drawing and seem to like this work. · · ''The Spanish language has been the prevailing language here, most of our teachers know only the English

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language, so t hal we ha,·e qu ite a field for de termi ni n.g t he question whether a teach er kno\\' ing only the Engli sh lang uag-e can do ucce sfu l work in a sr.hool \\'here the children know nothin g bul a lan g-uage foreig n to the teacher . Th e work that <:ome of our t eachers arc cloi ng in thi s respect ful ly pro\·cs that a good teacher can tear.h ch ild ren in a foreign tongue with success and satisfaction. "I would li ke lo h<:1\'e you or i\Ir. Crabtree recommend one first·class teacher who wou ld be wi llin g to come to the Isthmus somet ime bet\,·een t hi s and the first of J ul y a t $ 0 pe r month. It is our des ire to g-et a fi rst-class teacher f rom eac h of t he Normal Schools and we wi ll stm·t wi th P eru. " (l([

Mt. Vernon Reception. At Chapel on the morning of F ebruary 22 the entire school was ex tended an invitation to attend a reception at Mt . Vernon Hall in the afternoon from 1:30 to 5 p. m. The guests were instructed to come in three sections according to the letter of the alphabet with which their n ames began. To many of us this was a glad surprise for we have often wanted to visit the Domitory and here was our chance. When the time arrived for our section to go we lost no time in reaching Mt. Vernon. In the hall, just as we entered, we were received by a line of young ladies dressed in Colonial style, and from this time we felt as if some fairy had touched us with her wand and transferred us to the good old days of a century ago. All around us were decorations in keeping with the day we were met to observe; bunting and flags were hung and festooned on all sides. We

were ushered on toward the dining room, at t he entrance of which stood 1iss toner with a group of Mt. Vernon girls. and here our welcome was made t ill more cordial, if such were pos ible. Passing into the spacious dining room which was beautifully decorated we were served to punch and wafer . vVe were informed that l\It. Ver non orchestra would g ive a concert in twenty minutes, and as we haYe heard unstinted praise of the merits of this company \Ve decided to r ema in for the concert. Promptly at the ti me announced the young ladies of the orchestra made their appearance on the platform. They were received with a storm of applause, which was graciously acknowledged by the accomplished leader, Miss Bertha Anne Taylor. The concert began and we were held a·s if in a t rance by the wondrous harmony. The first number ended , the large audience was breathless for several seconds, then with one impulse burst into prolonged applause. The graceful bow and sweet smile of the leader told us, better than words, that we were yet to hear music still more wonderful. Then with movements whose elegance beggars description, she began to respond to the music within her, and so graceful and suggestive were her movements that we caught the first sweet strains of the music before the orchestra began playing. The different members of the company deserve special mention but space forbids. It would not do, however, to fail to mention the whistling solo by Madam Bates, and also to give special commendation to the musical genius of Miss Zoe Harmon. After the concert we were given the freedom of the lower floor and here we spent a pleasant half hour.

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jolting a suggest ion f rom a picture, or a thought from som e art talk, to help them in furth e r s tudy of the subject. Th e s tud e nts have s hown that the ir in terest extends beyond the bri ef p eri od of t he exhibition by purchas in g- bea utif ul Lhings for their hall s so that they m ay enjoy them continuall y. Th e Philomathean Society will place in its h a ll th e "Evolu tion of the Book" by J ohn W. A lexander. It has c hosen t h e large s ize carbon print. It will be framed in a long panel, and when placP.d on the wall will g ive a bit of frieze like decoration, that w ill add a special charm to the hall. The young women of Mount Vernon Hall were very happy in their choice of "Ionian Weather" by Alma Tadema. This picture is very character <I <I istic of the artist. Here he gave another evidence of his wonderful Art Exhibit. power to expose the qualities of The Art Exhibit was the tryst for marble. The picture is exquisite in ?tudents, faculty and friends during its coloring and very refined in drawIts four days stay in Peru. Music and ing. This picture in coloring will Expression hall was transformed into give variety, and greatly enhance .beautiful art gallery. The room is the whole effect of the picture ~ell adapted to this purpose, well scheme of the g irls' parlor. Many pictures were purchased by lighted and its ample stage gave excellent opportunity for displaying the teachers, students and friends. small framed pictures, pottery and Some pieces of foreign pottery, and bric-a-brac. fine art g lass will remain in Peru. The exhibition just closed is the Not all of us can make a trip abroad, largest and most interesting one we so appreciate having these things have ever had. The collection includ- brought within our reach collected by ed about 800 pictures, more than a man who h as made this subject, there was room to hang, even after that of art collecting, a study in foradding two small rooms to this large eign lands for a number of years, hall. The price of the collection Mr. Whitmore of Omaha. reached over $3,000. This exhibition which is given There has never been such splendid annually by the Fortnightly Art Club, interest on the part of students and is now being looked forward to as one friends. 'J'he students spent every of the very interesting and pleasant spare moment in the gallery studying features of our school year. Though the pictures, with open note books, the admission fee is small, owing to

Several contests were held and prizes were won by the following persons. First prizes were all roses. Those receivir.g first prizes were: Mr. Lardins Ellenberger, Mr. Applegate, Mr. Arthur Wickland, Mr. Don Young. Those receiving the booby prizes: Mabelle Kinnear- hatchet tied with red, white and blue ribbon. Miss Banks- George Washington booklet. Mr. Gross- Gentleman's cane with national colors. Mr. Ray Whitfield- paper flag. Altogether the reception was one of the most unique we ever attended, and we congratulate Miss Stoner and the ladies of Mt. Vernon upon their splendid entertainment, assuring them it will be long remembered.

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the la1 ge attendance there will be a sum suffic ient to purcha ·e a large statue in plaster, or t wo or three fine pictures to cont inue the decOl·ation of th e chapel. Th e frieze of the Parthenon over ou r stage represents the earn ings of two exhibits. No one who enters the chapel can fa il to be impressed with th e powerfu l dignity and beauty of t hi s w onderful piece of scu lptu re. Lorado T aft, who carri es a slab of this f ri eze with him on hi s lec ture tou rs, was Yery much pleased to find t hi s slab in its own setting on our stage.

IPHILOMATH EAN SOCIETY The program committee h as opened the second sem ester with excellent programs. So far they have proved to be not only entertaining but instructive as well. These programs show that the committee is putting forth every effort to arouse the interest of each member of the society in literary work. On Friday evening February 15, several of the m embers rendered an excellent little farce ''The Bicyclers.'' The cast of characters were as follows : Mr. Thaddeus P erkins-H. Williams Mrs. Thaddeus Perkins- Daisy Shepherd Mr. Eward Bradley--Benj.Harrison Mrs. Eward Bradley-Bertha Oleson Mr. Jack Barlow- Fred Zink Mr. Robert Yardsley- G. Hesseltine Jennie, the maid- Lena Hallet Mr. Williams , Mr. Harrison and Miss Shepherd, representing the principle character s of the play, rendered their parts in a very natural and pleasing manner.

At the public auction held before the opening of the program on March 1 t, t he posters used during the first semester were auctioned off to the hig hest bidder. The committee on picture dec01·at ion took advantage of the excellent opport unity offered by the Art club and purchased, for the society the EYolution of the Book painted by John vV. A lexander. This includes the Cairn, Oral Tradition, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Picture Writing, The Manuscript Book and the Printing Press. On t he eYening of February 1st t he society, instead of rendering a program as usual, gave a social for its members. Short talks were given by the new officers. The principal feature of enjoyment for the evening was the proposing for hearts but in many cases mittens were given instead. Light refreshments were served.

EVERETT NOTES Washington's birthday was duly recognized by Everett Society on Friday evening, February 22, and an excellent patriotic program was rendered. The members certainly showed their patriotism and their love for this most honored statesman by the loud applause which followed each number and by the large crowd which turned out. The hall was crowded to overflowing in spite of the fact that there was a game of basket ball pending at the gymnasium. Lincoln's birthday was also celebrated on Febr uary 15. Every American citizen is always glad to hear more about these two gr eatest of

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American statesmen, who have aptly valuable in form at ion concerning the been called the Father and the Sav ior measu r e . of our great republic. The re matn 1 ng measu r es which The Everetts did not hold a meet- have been discussed s ince were the ing Friday evening, March 1st, but Ji brat-y b ill, w hi ch prov id ed t hat ten instead attended the Art Exhibi t cents s hou ld be set as id e for every which was certainly grand. A bet ter person in the stale of school age for and more complete exhibition of Art the purpose of acqui ring- a c irculat ing has never been shown in Peru. One li brary. This b ill was ab ly di scussed by cannot see such a collection of pictures every day, hence must make use of an severa l m embers of t he socie ty, some opportunity when he has it. The proof whom h ave had w ide experinece in gams were not only pleas ing but in- school work and unde r Âˇtand the structive. No one can fully appre- nature of the workings of these ciate the masterpieces without seeing librari es. The last a nd m ost e nthusiastic the originals, but those who have seen them can help us to see their meetin g the soc iety h as enj oyed s ince beauty and to learn th e lesson which the holid ay vacat ion, was that of Sateach of them has in store for us. urday evening, MatÂˇch 2 nd. Th e bill und e r di scuss ion was that One would think, with the great excitement of the basket ball games of child labor now p e nding before now on each Friday evening at the the legis lature . N ea rl y ever y mem~mnasium, interest along literary ber of the society expr essed hi s v iews lines would lag but this is not true. pro and con on thi s bill with force Everett Hall is filled with eager lis- and vim which added g r eatly to the teners each Friday evening, and all interest of the m e eting-. The follow ing speak ers have been ears.are strained to hear that conglomgrouped in squads for t he inter-state eratiOn of wit and philosophy which marks the high standard of Everett's and inter-collegiate debates. programs. The Missouri groupMr. Cline, Mr. L. Knoll, Mr. Mitchell, lY,[r. Phillips. CICERONIAN DEBATING The Kansas groupSOCIETY Mr. Akers, Mr. Benson, . The Ciceronian debating society, Miss Bolejack, smce the state legislature has been in Mr. Ryan. session, has been discussing some im- The Nebraska groupportant measures which are now Mr. Hurst, pending before the legislature. Mr. George Knoll, The first bill of importance disMr. S. Mutz, cussed was the two-cent passenger Mr. Penney. rate bill which has recently passed The names in the group, are arrangboth houses of the state legislature. ed alphabetically and without regard The bill was discussed by a full house to the positions to be assigned on the of Ciceronians, who gave some very debates proper.

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~------M_u_s_I_c______~I J~__n__o_M_E_s_r_Ic__s_c_IE_N_c_s__~ The annu al band concer t by the State Normal Band. g iven on the 26th of Febru ary, was a dec ided success so far as the prog ram was concerned. It was sa id by many who haY e hea rd the band on s imil ar occasions to ha,Âˇe been t he best conce rt ever g iYen by our band. T wo of the selections played " Tannh auser " a nd " Coronation March '' are very seldom seen on the program of amateur band concerts, and t he fact t hat ou r boys played t hem well, places th em in th e front ranks as band m en. This r emarkable prog ress is due largely to th e work done by Prof. Hewitt as well as to the faithfulness of every member of t h e band. The solo by Mrs. Whi ten ack was very mu ch aupreciated as wer e th e r~adings given by Miss Estella Bates. I t is to be regr etted h owever t hat a larger number were not present. The band is entirely self supporting and these concert s are g iven w ith t he idea of buying new mu sic and instruments. At t he pr esent time the band is in need of sever al instruments a nd t hey had hoped to reali ze enough at the concert to at least parti ally replen ish t he instruments b ut with an audience of less t han 200 very li ttle can be don e now. The band h as Âˇ been. gen erous duri ng t he past year, playmg for t h e debates, f oot ball, etc. expecting only a good support at this time. Students, wake up and r esolve to show your in terest in t he band's welfare by decid ing now to att en d the next band con cert.

The new Domestic Science Laboratory is now completed and at this writing t he young ladies of t hat department have had t hree week's of experience in t he Art of cooking. The laboratory is located in one of the east r ooms of the basement of t he ma in buil ding, a nd is fitted t o accommodate sixteen ladies at a t ime. Besides the special equipments for each individual t here are china cupbards, supply cupboards, a sink, a large range, and a supply table. The hours for regular work ar e f rom 1 :30 to 4 :30 on Tuesday and Thursday after noons. The first 2 weeks of practice were spent in the study of sugars a nd the third week in a study of starches. Miss Loomis, who is th e instructor of t his depart ment, is a g raduate of the Manhattan College of Domest ic Economics of Kansas. She is also a former graduate of our own Normal school. The young ladies of t his departm ent report t his study as very interesting and fascinating. (l(l

Footsteps. Can angels hear men 's footsteps? If t hey can, Let ever y man stand up and walk, and be a man. Not only let him have man's strength and size, . But let him know and f ully realize, That han d and heart and mind make up th e man. That this is God's, not men's or angels ' plan ; Then let his footst eps fall on angel ears As man's, not man's inferiors. - M. de Leon Imus.

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hi s or h er c la ss, \\'h o is a worker in som e society or a ssociation, and we w ill s ho·w yo u t h e s tud en t who will be a lead e r a nd a p ow e r fo r good when school days a r c over.

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Editorial Staff C. M. PENNEY • LILLIE WAHLST ROM • J. C. MITCHELL W.G. BROOKS A. H. GILBERT C. B. MOORE B. E. SWENSON • ULA WATERHOUSE • N. A. BENGTSON E. K. HURST • ST ERLING MUTZ

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b A soft answer turneth away wrath ut a soft snap never made a m ' ~or the next sixty days than. pa1gn f . . e camor POSitions for the co . year will be on. mmg (I,(I,

Does it ruffle you to have you opmiOns controverted? Th r better get under cove; y en you had · ou are not yet ready to face real proble ms. (I,(r.

The stud.ent who does not attend his class functiOns and who does not tt . t h' a end nor assoc1a . e. 1mself with some of th e orgamzat10ns of the school f 1.1 to get the . benefit h . he should r~ce~1ves f rom h IS sc oo1 hfe. Show us the young man or woman who is loyal to

Recently we h eard a young lady s ay- "My f ee l m ove me more than my t hi nk e r." Thi s was in reply to th e r emark b y a f e llow student t h at t he young lady th ot of the comfort of oth er s . Thi s was a careless remark and is qu ite like ly e ntire ly forgotten b y the one w ho mad e it, yet we wond er if w e w e r e t o b e frank with ourse lves if we would not often have to sa y : "My f eel move me more t h an my t hinke r ." (J,(J,

Many of u s w h o v is it e d t h e art exhibit, r ece ntly held in Mu sic and Expression hall, could not h elp feeling a sen se of obligation to the ladies of the facu lty a nd the town who have worked so patiently to create an interest in art in the minds of our stud ents and the citizens of the town. Sometimes we h ear it said that women are narrow and one-sided, but after visiting t h e art exhibit and talking with members of the Art Club we have con cluded that m en can well take a lesson from the progressiveness sh own by the ladi es. (J,(J,

Our r eaders probably wondered at the number of typographical err ors in last month's issue of t h e Normalite. We were very sorry to have t hi s occur and the following extract from a lett er from our printers w ill fully explain: "We are in receipt of your letter of even date and in reply we beg to say that proof was n ot read on Normalite in this office last month. When proofs were recieved this part

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was overlooked in our hurry to get it on press and it \\Âˇas sen t to com posing room without being r eacl. We will see that thi s does not occur again." <I. <I.

At the recent meetin g of t he Na .. tiona! Superin tendents' and Principals' Association at Chicago, Pres ident Crabtree of this school discussed a paper on t he s ubj ect, ' ' Wha t Fraction of Pupi ls in Secondar y Schools Fail to Derive Compensating Advantages Therefrom," by Pr incipal W. J. S. Bryan of St. Loui s. Pres ident Crabtree's discussion was strong ly commended by Dr. Banis who used it as a basis for a reply to a paper r ead before the association. In hi s discussion President Crabtree showed that boys and g irls a re receiving a compensating advantage that is not apparent while t hey a r e in school.

<I <I Preparation of Normal Students. Entrance Preparation of Present attendance: Number admitted on common school diploma .. . ... . .. ... .... ... .. 82 Number admitted on ninth and tenth grade preparation and on teacher's 1st and 2nd grade certificates .......... . ........ . ....... .259 Number admitted from accredited High Schools on 23 to 32 credit points ......... .. . . ... ... ........... 322 Number admitted from other Normal schools and colleges. . . . . . . . . 80 OFFICIAL REPORT PERU STUDENTS.

Some of these have no horne elsewhere so that Peru is their home while attending school. There are only about fifteen P eru pupils, strictly speaking, below the tenth grade entrance requirements. Taking first year studies . .. .. ... . . .14 Taking second year studi es . . ....... 8 Taking typewriting , etc ... . ......... 11 Total . . . .. ... .' ..... . . ... . . . .... . .. .. 33

ALU.MNI NOTES F. W. Gail, '06, is meeting with splendid success at Exeter. Alice Purinton, '03, is taking a scientific course at t he State Univers ity. Frank Stockton, '0 1, U. of N., '07, is a member of the faculty of the Lincoln High School. Wm. E. Shuman, ' 00, the former famou s Ciceronian is now a highly successfu l lawyer at North Platte. We urge upon all alumni to promptt ly r eport vacancies to the Bureau. Co-operation is the key-note to success. Next month we shall report changes for next year. Alumni will do us a favor to r eport its elections as early as possible. Miss Mabel L. Bridges has an important position in the Lincoln city schools, and, of course true to 1902, is hig hly successful. George E. Lee, '06, is having a very successful year at Western, Nebraska. He is planning to attend summer school in Peru this year. Grace Hooper , '01, has remained true to her early apparent natural bent. She is preceptress of an academy at Carrier, Okla. In northeast Nebraska the Normal is represented by Gaile Cochran, '06, at Newca::;tle. From reports at hand her success in the schoolroom is assured. 0. J. Standley, '94, who has been the efficient principal at Riverton for two years, has resigned t o accept a position with a lar ge business corporation in Denver. Papillion has the reputation of

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having one of the best conducted schools of the state. Superin te ndent Slothower's, '97, work certainly deserves the commendation g iven it. The work of the Teachers' Bureau is on in earnest. Remember t hat Prof. W. N. Delzell is very anx ious to know your wants and wishes, so fee l free to write him concerning them. All alumni r ejoice in the splend id :epo:t of t he school given by t he LegIslative committee. Such a r eport is certainly a compliment to President Crabtree and we know he deserves it. . E. W. Marcellus, '05, has succeeded m developing one of the best hi gh school basket ball teams in t he state at ~rete. He is almost persuaded to claim superiority over his alma mater . The popular city superintend ent of North Platte • Paul Goss , '97 , h as re~ent1Y purchased considerable stock m the North Platte Business College The school is well located and ha~ se~eral strong school men connected With it. ouW. W. Waters, '98, is ~nother of r body who has succumbed to the charms of the Business College We acre) glad t.o note t hat his sch.ool at o umbus . cr easm . g . Is meet·mg W i·t h m prospenty. . fi m.s h mg ' h Grace E. Mun·son • '05, 1s er second year as Science teach er at Geneva. She. is fortunat e m . h av mg . . one of an opportumty to work m ~h e b~st schools and also school buildmgs m Nebraska. Tobias. has a popular and efficient teacher m , the person of J enm. e MD c owell , 06. Miss . McDowell was fGo.rm; rlby tkhe center on the Normal . Ir1s as et ball tea m. Her work Is as strong as ever. John F. Johnson, '03, is clerk of the county court at Geneva, Nebras-

ka, On e o f hi s important d uties is to fill ou l I ice n ses to w ed but so far he ha s n eg-lecle cl him self. John alway s w a s un s e lfi s h. Th e c hair of C h e rn is try at Cotner U ni ve r s i ty is now fi ll ed by Wm. A. Dobs on, ' Ol , wh o r ece ived hi s earl:r training al P e ru. H is wife is the win som e yo ung- la d y w ho formerly cur b ed hi s y oulh [ul pra n ks at the Norm a l, M a 1·y M cF a r lane . Ord h a s a hi g h s c hool noted for the numbe r and lo.v ali t y of its boys and Supe r in t e nde n t E. E. Howe , '99. is "one of th e m . " T hu s t h e boys look upon t h e ir SuJJe t·in t e nde nt as a coworke r a nd fr ie nd , a n d a s uccessf ul school is th e on ly r es ult poss ibl e. · Northw es t N e bras ka has quite a delegation of Norm ali t es, among the numbe r, Frank R e in s ch, '06, High Sch ool Pri nc i pa l at Chadron a nd Guy Willi ams , a lso of '06, Gr ammar Grade Princ ipal at sam e p la ce . The harmony between t h e m e n and counb:y seems to be mutual.

SENI OR NOTES Miss Crene Ku lp s pent several days at h er home in Wymore la st week. Miss Kathryn Hudson entertained Mi ss Vetta Loy, '06, of Wymore this week. Mr. Edward Wickland of Valley v isited hi s broth ers during the last week. Mr. Albert G ilbert and s ister, Mi ss E va, spent Sunday with t heir parents a t Johnson . Mr. Geor ge Bless ing h as b een elected assistant managing editor of the Senior Annu al.

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Mi ss Edyth Catchpole and lacie Varner vis ited at their homes in Sterling, February 22-25. Mi sses Lena and Nan Gabriel enjoyed a visit from theit路 s ist er. Miss Louise of Cedar Bluffs. Messrs. Albert Gas h and Lee Henderson spent F ebruary 22d t o 25th at their homes in Auburn. Mr. Noll of Ore\ recenlly Yi sited his son and daughta, Mr. \i\ illi am Noll and Miss Dessie Noll. Miss Florence Almquis t of Wahoo , visited h er friend, Mi ss Lillie Wahlstrom sevPr al clays last week. Misses Helen Dysart and Rena Haney spent F ebrua r y 23 and 24 at Mi ss Dysart's hom e nea r Auburn . . Miss Adah Bahner has accepted a position as seventh and e ighth g rade teacher in the schools of Douo路las b ' Wyomin g, at $70 per month . Mr. L. J. Knoll one of the business managers of the Senior Annual is spending the week in Omaha and Lincoln seein g to the business inter ests of the Annual. Miss Anna Cogil has been elected to the position of eighth g rade teacher in one of the Lincoln schools. Mi ss Cogi l is the second member 路 of the class of '07, to go to the Lincoln schools. Mrs. Nettleton and the comm ittee on Class Day exercises have chosen a Shakespearian play for the Senior class play. This is the first time that a Senior class has undertaken a Shakespearian play for a part of its commencement exercises. The Seniors have been very busy meeting Mr. Peasley, the class photographer. Mr. Peasley was assisted by the committee on class pictures by arranging a schedule that designated the time t hat each person was

to go. The group pictures of the cabinets of t he different organizat ions in school were taken Saturday. The Junior-Senior boys basket ball game was played March 1. The Senior line-up was Aill-thur Wicklancl, center ; George Knoll, Lee Henderson and Earl Linger, forwards ; Albert Gi lbert and Roy Smith, guards. The game was a very hard one yet the spiri t of the two teams was of the Yer y best throughout the entire game. The final score was 18 to 10 in favor of the Seniors. President John A. Woodard of the Sen ior class left for Fremont, Februa ry 26, where he took up his work as principal of the high school. The class g ranted Mr. Woodard a leave of a bsence as he will be back to graduate with the class. Miss Myrtle Krebs vice-president of the class will perform the dutiP.s of president during his absence. In order that t he members of the class might show Mr. Woodard their appreciation of hfs interest and enthusiastic work as president of the class, they presented him with a beautiful cut glass water set. St. Valentine entertained the Seniors in the gymnasium in a very unique fashion fr0m 7:30 to 10:00, February 14. Upon arrival each person received a heart which revealed the formalities of the evening. These formalities led to much merriment as they demanded that each person be called by his or her given name. Beino路 desirous of hearing St. Valentine's"' message all turned toward an improvised postoffice, where missives characteristic of the day were received. These showed the poetical abil ity and originality of the members of the class. The remainder of the evening was spent in playing various

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games that were characteristic of the day. Peru, Nebraska , February 11, 1907. Whereas, God in His infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove from this earth the mother of our esteemed classmate, Earl J. Hadsell, Therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the Senior class, extend to him our sincerest sympathy in his bereavement and commend him to the care of the loving Father who doeth all things well. Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be presented to Mr. Hadsell and published in the local papers. Committee, Grace W. Dillon Lucy Blankenship E. K. Hurst. {[([

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.The class in Zoology is just beginnmg the work with the microtome after sufficient warning from Prof: Dun:anson that carelessness would result m the amputation of a fi nger, or sudd en death. There are about one ~unct:ed and seventy students enrolled m this work.

prese nt , a n d on e r ea l A m eri can hobo. A litt le tok en of r ew a r d was pr esented t o Miss Opa l R oss a n d Mr. Bureil R a ines for t h e p r ettiest costumes. Miss Ross w as dressed in cr eam col ored cr ep e pape r span g led with gold h earts. Mr. R a in es in a white suit with r ed h earts loo ked like St. Valentin e himself. Refr eshments of heart-shaped ice cr eam a nd Nabiscos were serve d a nd sea sonable games played . The eve nin g w as on e long to be r em embe re d b y eve ry Junior, who will h encef orth h old a li ttle d earer claim upon the libra ry b uildi ng. The only di sappointin g f eat u r e of the whole eve ning was that our class adv isor, Prof. Howi e , could not b e with us on account of the illn ess of his mother. But he remembered. the class with a letter of g r eeting which was r ead by the pres iden t and cheered by the whole class.

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Miss Gussie Drum has been kept in several days with a severe cold. Mr. Ray; Poole was s o unfortunate as to fall and sprain his ankle recently. Miss Taggart enjoyed a visit from her mother over Washington's birthIt was the privilege of the Junior day. We all miss Miss Edith Peterson, Class to h~ve the honor of dedicating who is suffering with the scarlet the new hbrar~ building on the eve fever. of February 14, 1907. The party of Juniors gathered in the lower rooms Miss Eva Alt was pleasantly surwhich were prettily decorated in class prised with a visit from her father colors and red hearts. There were recently. many styles of real valentines present, Miss Irma Norris was unable to be as each guest represented some valen- at her classes several days on account tine. Among the many varieties were of sickness. four of the aristocratic black race We are sorry to lose from our numand three of our Japanese sist~r~ ber Miss Jeannette Nelson who was

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forced to return home on account of sickness. Mr. H. B. Lew is of Wymore ca me in Friday eveni ng fur a shor t ,· is it with hi s s ister. Mis. f\ Iaude Lewis . Miss Grace Ricketts w ho went home for a short vi s it recent ly , was unable to return to school, as her brother was taken sick wi th t he measles while she was there and her home p laced und er quarantine. We s in cerely hope s he may soon return to us. At a recent meetin g of t he class , resolutions of sy mpa thy we re adopted and a copy of t he m sen t to Mi ss Emma Weible, who was called h ome to attend the fun eral of her sist er. She has the sympathy of all, in her sorrow. Early on the evening of St. Valentine's day, the Trainin g Cl ass a ssembled in Philomathean H a ll , for a jolly good time. The hall was beautifully decorated with the class colors nickle and pink and Cupid had left many pierced hearts behind him as was plain to be seen. Ask any member of the Training class if they ever replied to an offer of marriage, and they w ill be forced to say, "Yes, " f or C up1'd gave every maiden a chance to accept or refuse such an offer on that evening, and to the young man who wrote the best offer o£ marriage and the young maiden who wrote the best acceptance, a shower of hearts was given. Mr. Harley Shaver and Miss Mabel Banks were the favored couple. After an evening of merry games, refreshments, consisting of ice cream and wafers , were served and the class adjourned all agreeing that this had been one of the most enjoyable affairs of the season.

ATHLETICS F ebruar y 19th the Normal defeated Bellevue College at Bellevue in one of t he fastest games of the season. The teams were evenly matched and a hig h grade of basket ball was played throug hout the game. The game was a t ie when t ime was called. The Normal got th e first goal. Score, 26 to 24. Great interest is being shown in t he class games now in progress here at the Normal. The Normal has better class spirit than any other college in the s tate and a liberal amount of it is displayed at each game. The 1st-Years defeated the 2nd-Years in a hard fought battle by the score of 17 to 12. This is the line-up : 1st-Years. 2nd-Years. Renfro (c) ..... forward .. . . .. ·. · . . Beck Cartney .. . . . . . .. ... '' ..... ...... .... Jones Burrel. ... . .. . . .. center . . .. Wrighstman Hileman ... .. .. . guard .............. Lee McMillen ...... . ... '' . . .. .... ... Rockwell ~·On March 1st occurred the annual Senior-Junior basket ball game. Class spirit was at its height. Each cl~ss occupied reserved seats on opposite sides of the court. Megaphones, banners and pennants were used to advantage. Neither side lacked encouragement and' the Juniors fought to the finish. Score 16 to 12 in favor of the Seniors. The line-up. Juniors. Seniors. D. Carlson (c) . .forward.·· · · · ··· ·~{noll " ........ .. .. Lmger G. Carlson. · ·· · · · ··· . . .. . .. Henderson Coole ....... .. . . . center .. .. .. Wickland James .. ..... . . . . .guard . .. . ... . . · Gilbert Major .... .. ........ " .... . . .. .. · .. ·Smith The Wesleyan University basket ball team came down February 15th and after a well contested battle sue-

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ceeded in defeating the N ormal boys by the close score of 34 to 29. The Wesleyan "bunch" have fi ne team work and claim to be the fastes t i-n the state. We long for spring to come so th at the athletic field can be used. Indoor work ~an only be used for development; It takes outdoor practi ce before any marked results can be noticed. ~he Normal wi ll have men registered m the follow ing events : Shot-p ut hamm~r-throw, discus, hig h-j ump: broad-Jump, pole-vault, 100, 220, 440 a~d 880 yards run , and maybe the m1le run. The necessary athletic suppli es f or

th~ N~rmal's track t eam have arrived . Thi: . Is the first attempt to have .orgamzed track work here at the Normal, but with our new gymn . asJUm, in wh · h t . Ic o start the work early, t here I S no reason why the Norma l cannot ~~t out a track team which she can . pro~d of. Work has already star ted m puttmg the shot and pole vault' :~d Prof. Scherer is well pleased ~7~ e progress so far made in t he 1 Th wor c ball ~e~~osi~~t for a _ winning base Normal h Is year IS the best t he as ever had p· t h catchers are d . · . I c ers and Gym Th bai1Y workmg out in th e . ey egan over a month a and are fast round ing · t f go m o orm Th b . oys are wait ing anxiously f . . t he weather to get a little wa . Ol e for the mud to d Imer and ry up, so as t t C ge out on the athletic field 1 . kl · ar son of Sh IC ey, Normal's " favorite" 't 'h f 1 t · h . o as year, IS s owmg form PI c er before. Benson, of Odell a as never . . h . new man th Is year, IS ere with the " ood , He has speed and a ' 'bunch of g s. curves" . t hat will prove to be the und omg . of many an unsuspecting foe. Rhot th e " southpaw" from Unadilla is en. ' . usua1 f orm. Among t he cat' cherIns · h Is

w e can m e n t io n , Hu rs t, Henderson, Cart n ey, a ny on e of w h ic h w ill make g ood. Frank Ga it , t he best first basema n · in t h e league last year, is in school a_n d anx ious ly wait ing t o get hold of t h e ' ' m it ." S wan is back for t hi rd bas e . Am ong t h e ot her good m a ter ia l a re , a il or s, P a rri ot, E ggenb erger , B rool<s , P ow e ll, S t ua r t , Linscot t , a nd m a ny oth e rs . Capt. Smi th is w e ll p leas e d w it h t h e s it uation and is look in g for wa r d w it h eagerness to th e t im e wh e n t h e boys ca n begin outd oor pra c t ice. Eve r y one is well p lea sed w it h t li e o u t look. The Norm a l ha s a r r a ng ed a v e r y sat isfactory s ch edu le w it h t h e schools con trolled by t h e In t e r -Sta te Athl e t ic Conference. Re q uest s f or gam es h ave also come from Wat-rc n sb u rg N or mal and som e of t h e n e ig h bori n g town s: Below w e prin t s c h ed ule as arr a ng ed : Cre ig ht on v s . N orm a l, at Peru, April 27. Doane vs . Norm a l, a t P eru , Apr. 30. Cotner vs. N or m a l, at Per u, May 13. Bellev ue v s . Normal, at Peru, May 17. Wesleyan vs. Norma l, at Peru, May 21. Re t urn g a m es w ill h e p layed w ith each team on t h e f ollow ing dates , May 6, 7, 8 , 9, 10, in the following order: Bell evu e, Cr e ig h t on, Wesleyan, Cotner and Doan e . The Norma l h a s on e of the fastest Girl s Basket B all t eams in the state. They h a ve n ot been d efeated th is year. The firs t acad em y game was played at P eru , Febr . 22- L incoln A cademy vs. Normal. The s uperiority of our g irls w a s demon st r ated to an appreciative a udi ence by t h e over whelming defeat of t h e Li ncoln " Preps " to the tune of 58 to 10. T h e line-up : Norm al. Acad emy. Hoadley (c ) . . . . g uard . . .. . .. . Cran cher

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Gabriel . . . . . . .. . .g uard ........ Anderson " The blessing, of some of our ProfesWilkinson .. . ... center . . . .. ..... Daw lter sors won the games for us." Majors . .. . .. . . 2d cenler .. Packwood (c) By One of the Team. Hughes . . . ..... fo rward ..... . . .. . . l\I iller ([([ Philli ps . . ... .. fo rward .... . .. . ... Brown The Girls Ba ·ke t Ball team of the State Normal star ted on it trip CADET CALLS Monday eveni ng , February 25. We played Neb1·aska City Monda ~- eYenPart of our drill period is now given ing, and t he game resulted in a core over each even ing practicing special of 49 to 9 in favor of the P eru g irl . features of " Th e Spy of Atlanta ," The next morning some of the g·irls which w ill be g iven about Mar. 30, vi si ted t he Blind Ii1st itute wh ile 1907. others visited the hig h school. All Mr. Clar ence Kesler, who was 2nd had a good t ime and were t reated o. k. Li eutenant in Co. I, of the National Tuesday afternoon we started for Guards for four years, visited our Elmwood and when \\'e arri ved th e regular drill Tuesda.y evening Februfirst face we saw was t hat of Mr. Davis. That evening t he Peru g irls wo n ary 19 and spoke very highly of the 21 to 8. Had a jolly good t im e and work done t hat evening. We consider was treated with a ll d ue courtesy and thi s a great compliment and value respect. The next momin g w~ f ur- it more because it comes from one nishe? mu s ic for part of t he morning capable cf judging. He also promised exerc1ses. Prof. Dav is j oin ed us and to return on the evening of the _ seemed t o feel at home while s ing ing Mili tary play. SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS. the Normal song. We s tarted for Act. !- Home of Farmer Dalton. Lincoln at 10:30 ; and on the train we furni shed music for the res t of the Fort Sumpter fired on and call for 75,passengers. We cannot vouch for t he 000 men. Quarrel of old friends. enjoyment of t he oth ers, but we en- Breaking of home ties. "Country joyed it. When we played Lincoln first and love afterwards." " Yacub Wednesday evening we felt· more at Schneider organizes " one little gomLittle Willie. home on the floor , it being more like pany." Enlisting. Presentation of the flag to the regiour home field. The score was 39 to 7 Parting of loved ones. ment. in favor of Peru. The Lincoln people Act. II-Union camp by night. treated us as we had been treated The letter from home. Inspection of every place before. Wednesday afterthe regiment. A brave man required. noon we took the train for Syracuse; although we were somewhat tired out The Confederate Camp. " A Spy," we had an excellent game which re- "Do your worst, you cowardly traitsulted in a score of 51 for Peru and 21 ors." No chance of life. Pete (the for Syracuse. At every plac~ ,;,e were negro) makes himself useful. The shown the same courtesy and respect pursuit. Firing on the left. The that we would expect to show them, Rebel squad. ''They have killed the and will, when they play the return best man in the Union army. '' Act. III-Return of the spy. The games here. Happy, but tired, we enemy's line in motion. Long roll returned to Peru Friday ·evening and received due reward from the school. and general engagement.

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Act. IV-Battle field · by night. The traitor forgiven. Edwin and Willie Dalton made prisoners. Act. V.-Andersonville with all its horrors. Maud's terror on beholding her husband. Recognition at last. Villainy of Edward St. Clair. Death of little Willie. The Rescue. Act. VI.- News of Lee's surrender. Return of boys and joyful meeting of loved ones.

NEWS ITEMS

Prof. Fre nch s p e nt S unday, March 2nd, w ith hi s m othe r in t h e country. E. K. Hurs t, Lee Henderson and Sterling Mu tz wer e A uburn vis itors Sat urd ay , Ma r ch 2nd. Mi sses Mabel a nd Opa l Ross enjoyed a v is it from th eir s is t er, Mrs. Grundy , of Brow nville . Willie. - Ned why do you belong to Prof. H. B . Duncanson s pent a few the Cadets? · days at Lincoln, th e first of March Ned. - Ha! Such a question. and attended th e Gover nor' s banquet. Willie.- Please tell me because rna The t ea ch er s and pu p ils ofth e town said I could drill too when I am old school vi s ited the art exhibit in Music enough. Ned.- It's· !'lO I'll be a great big and Ex pr ession Hall, Friday afterman like Capt. Wickland. noon, March 1. ' Prof. Gregg of the Biological de(I, (I, partment at th e Normal, has closed dates for Aug us t Institute work in Observations of Leande~. Antelope , Madi son and Wayne counPoo~ little Willie has gone away, ties. H1s face we'll see no more· Miss Iva Catlin, who has completed For what he thot was H 2Q ' the Commercial Course in the Normal Was H2so. has accepted a position as stenograThe reason is very plain, I think; W?y a debater in water will not sink. pher in the State bank at Milford, Hls head will float on waye and tide. Nebraska. Prof. Gregg conducte d the Epworth It has so very much wind inside. ' League meeting at t he Methodist Waiter-·:;vm you have pie suh ?" church one Sunday evening in FebStud~~t- Is it compulsory?" ruary and gave an unusually interestW.- No sah! It am raspberry." ing talk. Does a pioneer always eat pie? Miss Hope Abbott of Peru, who is a Prof. Hewitt at Chorus- "Now all teacher in the primary department ~earn your parts so that we can all get of the Humboldt schools, spent the 1t down pat (Pat). Ask Penney for month of February at horne recoverthe JOke. ing from a serious illness. Dorm. Parlor. (Voices heard in dMiss Ruth Hamilton entertained her joining room.) a friends of Oak Glenn at supper one 1st Girl- "Do you know that you evening the past month. They all man?'' ng unite in pronouncing Miss Hamilton 2d Girl-"Yes, isn't he a soft one." an excellent cook and hostess. 1st Girl-"I should say he is! Why, An order' of ·s inging boolcs has you could throw a custard pie thru arrived·from Germany, and after this him without breaking the crust." Prof. Whitenack's classes in German

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will spend one period e\·ery one or two weeks in the s ing ing of German songs. Professor Delze ll. i\Ii s Schlee and Sup' t Carrington attended t he Educational Rally at Nebraska City t he last Saturday in F eb ruary. They report an attendance of about GOO teacher::., pab·ons, and hi gh school pupils. It is reported that Mi ss Eth el Blake, g raduate of ou r Commerical Department and recentl y elected as a stenograph er to the Tebraska Teacher , is making a good r ecord for herself and for the school. Among the social features given in honor of St. Valentin e was an old fashioned dress party , g iven by Misses Edna Millay and Bernice Brown of Oak Glenn to th e g irls of Oak Glenn. The evening was very enjoyably spent. The graduates and former Normal students at Peru are planning a reunion at the East Central Nebraska Teachers' Association at Fremont April 4, 5, 6. This is expected to b~ a rousing meeting. LaFollette is one of the attractions. Prof. Carrington is arranging for a very interesting program to be rendered at the Teachers' Association in Beatrice, April 4, 5, and 6. Among the speakers are such as Superintendent Cooley of the Chicago city schools, and Superintendent Kern of Winnebago county, Illinois. Miss Ethel Kennedy, a former graduate of the Normal and who has been teaching in the Cambridge schools, has had to g ive up her work on account of poor health and is now at her home, south of Peru. Miss Kennedy spent Sunday. March 3rd, with her sister Burtis, who is attending the Normal. The German Club met Saturday

e vening, February 16 and reorganized for t his semester's work. Edward Gross was elected president. Among other noticeable features is the ' ·penny-box." There is a one cent fine for speaking in any language but that of German while at the club. The Club meets once every two weeks at G:45 p. m. on Saturday evening. At hi s recent visit, Professor E. H. Barbour of the state university suggested that the shale overlying the coal vein at the Peru mine could be used, together with the lime-stone bed to the westward. for t he purpose of making a fine quality of cement. The coal would furnish all the fuel necessary. Following his suggestion a company' of local capitalists has been temporarily organized to look into the advisability of establishing a -factory. It looks therefore as if a new cement factory might rapidly follow the new canning factory in process of erection. The lecture by Lorado Taft, March 4th, was one of the best of the course and was both instructive and in teresting. Mr. Taft took the audience into his confidence and told how the sP-ulptor does his work. To many the lecture was a revelation and the pleasing manner of Mr. Taft made all feel perfectly at home. Mr. Crunnelle who assists Mr. Taft is also a sculptor of no mean ability and hi s clever modeling brought forth hearty applause. This number was a fit close to the art exhibit held just before. The afternoon of the day before St. Valentine's day, an exhibit was made of the valentines prepared by the children of the Model School as a part of the Art work for the month of February. The exhibit was held at the main building and was open:to the Senior and Training classes. It was well visited and it is Slll"prising

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to see how well children can construct and decorate with color, brush and pencil if given the proper guidance. Exhibits of this nature are invaluable to any one that expects to teach , and it is pleasing to note that our students consider them such. President Crabtree and Prof. Searson attended the National Principals ' and Superintendents ' meeting at Chicago the last week in February. President Crabtree has been highly c~mplim ented upon a paper read by him on that occasion. They returned to Peru Saturday morning, March 2. The second of a series of recitals was given by Miss Wilma Cline, a ~ember of the Department of ExpresSion .. the evening of February 21, in M~sic and Expression Hall. Miss Chne is a strong reader and gave some excellent work. The program was a patl'iotic one and was as follows : Reading, ''A Man Without a Country," Edward Everett Hale .Re~,ding, "A Soldier of. the Empire, ~homas Nelson Page. Readmg, " Dikkon's Dog," Clara Lundt.

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On. March 1st was held the annual electiOn of the officials for the com路 official year. mg On February 24, Rev. Miller addressed the Y. M. C. A. in a most able way. Rev. Miller is a gl'aduate of Hamilton College, New York, The Association is arranging to send our worthy president, Mr. Akers to the Presidents' Conference which will be held at Crete the latter part of this mGnth.

On F ebru a r y 17 t h e d e legates from the State Co nven t io11 w h ich was held at Columbu s gave t he ir r eports in a mos t a bl e way b rin g in g muc h enthus ias m an d s piri t f1路om g-r eat Associati on lead ers to our own local or g a nization. The Assoc iation is indeed fortunate in obtainin g路 t he m e n it has for it m ean s to t he Associ ation a successful year. Th e fl a m es of A ssociation enthusiasm a r c even now brig htening an ew a nd the m e n a r e ' ' p lacing the ir sh ou ld e rs to th e w h eel" to make t he w ork for th e Master worthy th e term " th e work of men." T he office rs elected w e r e a s f ollows:J. T. Aker s , pres ide nt; Dav id Carlson, vice路presicl ent; C. 0. Oline, recording secretary; Gra nt Hesseltine, corresponding secretary ; B ert Swenson, trea surer.

Y. W. C. A. NOTES

Miss Grace Curtis Glenn, w ho has taught in a g ir ls ' sch ool in Japan for 3 year s, expect ed to be w it h u s for a few days in February, but clue to the illness of h er father, h er plans had to be changed. We were g reatly disappointed, but yet hope she may visit us before the year closes. TheY. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. had a series of topics f or noon-day prayer meetings a short t ime ago b earing upon the sentiment of the Association son g , "Blest b e the Tie that Binds.'' The thought of one stanza was used each day, and the whole song was memorized by the prayer meeting people. As the time dr ew near for the cabinet of the past year to disband, the members reflected upon a year of t he

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greatest spiritual developmen t t hey had ever enj oyed. The cabinet of the past year was composed of g irls of high Christian ideals an d t he ir efforts were fai t hf ully consecrated toward f urthering the r eal Associa tion spiri t am ong t he g irls. T he future of the Associa t ion is assured, as the new cab inet chosen for t he coming year is composed of earnest spirit ual girls whose hea rts a re sun·endered to our Master's work. The Y. W. C. A. h eld it s annual election of officers on March 5. The Associat ion has g rown so large in membership that it decided t h e work deserves a genera l studen t secr etary. Miss Myr tle Krebs , who has ser ved as president of t he Association during the past year was elected t o that posit ion, th o a senior t his year , Miss Krebs will return to do some post graduat e work n ext y ear . T he oth er officers elected wer e Miss Bessie Zink, president; Miss Ethel Berry, vice-pr esident; Miss Ver na Snell, recording secret ar y ; Mi ss Anna corresponding secr etary ; Leeper, Miss Elizabet h Hender son, t reasurer. Wit h this cabinet of earnest christian girls to p ilot t he work of t he Association for t he coming year , its spiritual growth is assur ed. The Room committee conducted a candy sale during each evening of t he preliminary debates. Under t he supervision of Miss Lillian Allen it proved a splendid success. Part ies of girls sough t some k itchen and made candy dur ing vacan t periods each day. The social committee arranged a very attactive booth in the hall just outside Mu sic and Expression Ha ll. Mi ss Lettie Eby designed a fitting post er to advertise the occasion. The g ir ls all worked faithfully but felt compen sated for all their labor . Th e sales amounted

to almost for ty dollars, and the proceeds enabled our new parlor to make a start toward being furni shed. Our new Y. W. C. A. parlor on t he third floor of Normal Hall is now open to all g irls in school who wish to resort there to rest. On Monday, F ebruary 11th, the members of t he Association dedicated the p arlor by a prayer meeting at 4 :30 p. m. On Tuesday afternoon the room committee held a reception between the hours of t wo and five o'clock, to which all the girls in school were inv ited. Candy was served to the g uests. The room commi ttee has certainly been enterprising t his year . By fai thf ul effort, they have succeeded not only in paper ing the walls and polishing th e floor, but have part ially fu rnished the room. The several commit tees of the association contributed to purchase a leather couch and mission t able. The cabi net presented a pr etty bible; thus the room is in fair way toward developing into a pr~t~y homelike parlor , and best of all 1t I S filled w it h the Association atmosphere. One of . the best meetings of this year consisted of our Message ~ee.t ing on t he last Sunday afternoon m February. Each member had been asked to bring a short message to the meeting . Telegraph blanks had b een sent to many· girls who are now out teaching and they to whom blanks were sent responded with a hearty message written in terse telegram style on the blanks. Son~s of a message spirit were sung •. and each g irl present responded w1th a message, makin& t~e hour a. source of help and inspiratiOn to every one.

<I <I Old Maid (pUl'chasing music)"Have you 'Kissed Me in t he Moonlight?' " . Clerk-"No-o-o-o-o. It must have been th e other clerk."

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good this month. An Oration," Queens E li zabeth and Victoria," EXCHANGE would well r epay the reader. An exch ange w hi ch s hould be "The saddest words of tongue or pen. especially valuable to all students of Too many women and too few men.'' a Norm a l School is the "School The greatest courage is the courage J ou rn a l" of Pawnee county. Nearly of silence under unmerited censure. everything it con tains is of inestima- ~ - Ex. ble value to teach ers. One of our n ew exchan ges is the The "Alumni-Echo" of Wayne, Nebraska came for the first time this Mukwi sto, '' t h e school paper of the month. We bid you welcome. Southwestern Norm a l School, WeathIt contains some We wish to welcome "The Nugget" erford, Oklahoma. very good literature and well selected of Lead, South Dakota. It contains jokes. We are g lad to welcome this some good articles in its literary department. paper of a s is ter Normal Sch ool. The following was cop iP.d from the The February number of the Omaha High School Register. "We "Sand~urr" is given entirely to the Alumm. It must be gratifying to the have received as one of our new exchanges, the 'Normalite' of t he State Alumni to be thus remembered. Professor (to small boy) - "How Normal at Peru. It s hows t hat it is in the hands of good management. dare you to swear before me? few jokes would g r eatly h elp the A Pupil- ' 'How did I know you wantpaper." We are always g lad for' such ed to swear first?"-Ex. and just crit icisms on our paper. good ~~ c?ver design of the "Doane ([([ Owl _Is particularly attractive. !h~~e IS a very interesting article Paragraphs from Professor Mcm e paper explaining the cover. Kenzie- Equipments. The ::v?lante" has a clever little po~m Little Annie's Bear Story," On October 23d, 1867; the Nebraska wWhri~ten aft~r the style of James State Normal first opened its doors tp 1tcomb ,, Riley's poem "Alex ,s Bear student s. The equipment of the school Story. consisted of a large commodious brick The " Hastings Collegian,, one of building, entirely destit ute of furour new exchanges contains an excel- nishings, except desks and seats in lent exchange department. It also the assembly room. The front yard sugges.ts a fine scheme for obtaining was littered with debris , accumulated advertisements. in the erection of the building. The faculty consisted of two teach:. One of the most interesting exchanges of the last month is th · ers, the Principal and Preceptresp. equipments were their old col~ "~ebraska Mut? Journal" which co~ Their lege text books, a few volumes of tams good readmg material and also literary works, and the · text books to explains some of the work of this be used in the school. Their apparaschool. tus, a ' sm all microscope, a g lobe, and The literary department of the a few writing charts. It would seem "Purple and Gold" is exceptionally a piece of audacity for teachers w ho

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. had given no specia l attent ion to r eal Normal work , or had no oppor tunity to prepare themselves for it , wi t h no access to any source of information , to accept the cont rol of a State Institution, purporting to prepare young .rpen and women to teach in t he public 'schools by the best Normal methods. When we now look back upon t he work that should have been done, and realize our want of preparation, we wonder at our presumption in accepting the position. The only excuse we can 路present is t he g eneral low condition of education throug hout the state at that time, a nd the anxi ety in many places to find an opportunity to acquire, at least an academic education, or a preparation to enter the State Un iversity. True, these teacher s had for several years been connected w it h t he upper Iowa Univer sity as instructors and also had some success in building up :an academic school at Pawnee City, and were doubtless qualified to carry on a similar school at P eru; but to run a fully equipped Normal school was a hazardous undertaking. Now, as we have just seen, t hey were not requir ed to do so, for the institution had no equipment whatever and was only a Normal school in name, hence the teachers considered -themselves able to give fa ir instruction in the branches required to be 路 taught, and their own personal experience as teachers gave them a preparation to suggest principles and methods . to the young people, that .would greatly aid them in their future work. 路 Then, too, 路as the sch ool increased in r esources and provided better :equipments in the way of books and apparatus, the teachers felt they were able to advance in knowledge and ability, to keep fully abreast, or even

ahead of the requirements of the school and to grow in strength and resources. The lack of equipment was not so hard for the teachers, however, as for the pupils, with no diversity of aut hors on the subj ects they were studying, they had to memorize facts g iven in their teA-t books, with no means at hand to strengthen and support the facts stated. Hence students became bookish, and gave as a reason for their belief in anything , " The b ook~ says so," or " The teacher says so. " . Let the student of today attending the Normal school, as it is now, divest the school of every source of help except his text book, how barren and dreary would his school days appear. This chapter could be greatly extended , but sufficient has been said to show something of the struggle those had to make, who acquired an education, as well as those who a ided them in its acquisition, in the early days of the school.

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THE S. E. N. E. A. The a nnu al m c et in~· of t he . E. :'\. E. A., held at Beatrice, April 3, 4, a nd 5 was a success in the supe rlative d eg-r ee. T here was hardly a d isappointm ent o n the whole program. Nea rly eYerything was carried o ut as scheduled., with promptness. The declamato ry contest \ Vednesday evening was enterta ining to say the least. T he gold medal was, after some difficulty o n the pa rt of the j udges in reach'ing a decision. award ed ::\Ii ss l\I umford of Beatrice who recited ' 'The Actor's Story." The association proper h eld is first meeting Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. Superintendent 1\IIcB rien was unable to be present but th e p lace was filled by Dep-uty State S upt. B ishop. Prof. Searson gave his far famed lecture "Give the Boy a S quare Deal. " It was certainly a " taker. " Peru students in the audience rather felt very prouct and could be hea rd r emarl.;;in g "You know he's fin e. I take studies under him." Yes, we we re prou d of all o f our professors out there. A valuable lesson was b iven by Prin . Geo. Martin of Nebraska City, in his paper on "Schoo l Room D ecoration ar;d Picture S tudy ." In fac t the whole clay was flooded with good things. S upt. 0. J. Kern of 'W innebago County, Ill., gave his illustrated lecture, "On th e F ro nt Li'ne of Count ry Sch ool Improv·em ent," in the evening . His p ictu res were fin e and the

lecture as a whole was splendid. The: wo rk S upt. Kern has accomplished ifl! his coun tY is wo nderful. . Friday morn·ing at nine o'clock the s ix hundred teachers gathered at the m eeting place for another day's feast. S upt. Fulmer of Beatrice, gave an excellent paper and then came Prof.

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Gregg's lectur•e, "The Midas Touch." He p·r eachec). the gospel of " do t hings," and we of Peru know that he is one of those rare fellows who practice what they preach. Prof. Gregg is an able sp eaker and by his striking personality makes his presence keenl y felt by an audience.

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Supt. Kern again <lelivered an illustrated lecture on ' 'Th~ New Agricu lture and the Country School. " In thi s lecture

h e bro ug ht his disc u ss io n down to a practica l an d l o~i cal ba s is . Prin. Ludde n 's pa pe r o n ··The Cigarctti s t.' ' is d c:st: n ·in g- o f s pecia l mention. l t was a t t: rri bk pict ure but a lesson well to be lea rn c:d by e n~ ry boy . He offered ath l<: ti cs a s a po we rful facto r in the solu tio n o f th e probl e m. \\'e arc sorry we ca n not g ive special m e ntio n to ea ch papa fo r they were all g ood , bu t s pace fo r bids. O ne o f th e s p ec ia l fea ture s of tlie w h o le m eetin g wa s t h e co ncert given by i\ li ss Ethe l Ree d o f A uburn, Friday cve ntng. :\ I iss H eed ha s few e quals as a s o lo is t. I-Te r v o ice is beautifu l. smooth a nd ric h. and w ith these qua lities she s ing s fro m h c1· v e r y so ul. S he held h e •· aud ie n ce e n ra ptured during the wh o le o f the pro g-r am. S upt. Cooley's lect ure was a sc1.1olar-

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he increased the teachers' ideas of h is sterling qualities. In the afternoon Pres. Carington announced: "Prof. Beck is here." (Applause.)

"S upt. Crocker is here ." (Loud Applause.)

"P rof. Ludden is here." (Louder applause.)

"S upt. Dill is here." (Very loud applause.)

"B ut

come."

P res. Crabtree couldn't possibly

(Tumultuous applause.) . What could it have meant?. A pp1ause IS as much a habit as anything else. But ~rof. Beck was there and we knew it. He is as we all know, a practical man and a logical thinker, and in his paper on "The Relative Value of A rithmetic,"

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ly discussion but wo uld have b een better appreci a ted by the audi ence if it h ad not b een read. His subjec t was "Th e P hylosophy of \ ,York. " He would have

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work for the pkas urc in the work and not for futurc k isurc. The idea of working now fo r leis ure in the future is an illus ion . T he meeting clo. cd with c\·c ryonc feeling as tho th ey had been doublv repaid for th e t rip. P rin. Ceo. E. :\fa rtin o f th e :\cbraska City Hig-h chool. is preside n t for the comtng year.

graced by the qucen·s throne. ' Vhile imagmmg what would be in keeping with the scene. the court. ladies and gen tleman, fil ed s lowly a nd majestically to t heir respecti,·e places about the throne. Pre~~cntly the queen entered, attended by two pages, rcsplendant in Oriental costumes. The court acknowledo-cd her presence. after which she promised a crown of fame to the mo~t desen ·ing of her kingdom. l\Iany and various celebrities of the world, each: in typical dress were callecU be'fore Hler " Kid." Toledo, Oh io. Jan. 10. I907· l\Iajcsty. briefly told her of their merits, and then retired to their places in the Editor Corr-ect E ngl ish: I note a g rowing tendency to usc the court, which soon became a Hall of Fame. " ' hen all had entered the queen word "kid'' when SJ)Cak ino· o f a -YOnnrr ,..., 0 child. I correct my children fo r referr- expressed her inability to decide to whom ing to one another a s " kids,·· but they the cro\\'n was due. This doubt was tell me that even the teachers in their soon dispelled by the sound of happy children's voices and the entrance of school usc t his word; in consequence, 1\Jother Goose and her train. After a I am powerless in the matter of correc tchil dish plea for l\Iother Goose, it was ing my children. unanimously decided a nd l\Iother Goose P lease let me know whethe r t~.- e re is recived the crown. any authority for the correct u se of th is In the interval following a grand word, and oblige. march was fo rmed; led by the queen, A lVIOTHER. the a uests were escorted to the reception Answcr.-"Kid" or " kids'' is r ecor d0 room in the :::.. rrymnasium. Here amt' d ed in both Century a nd S tandard as flowers, beautiful festooning, and musslang. - Hence, no teach er o r parent ic, they were accorded the privelege of should allow th~ s wo rd to be u sed in the greeting each of the entire cast of :fam~ school room or in t he h ome.- By Reous characters. Dainty booths, from quest. wh ich delicious ora nge sherbet and wafers were served , g raced three sides of th e room. Inviting nooks and cozy Junior Reception. corners were in evidence and were fully Upon the evening of March 23, the appreciated by the guests. In the course annual ev·ent of the Junior Class enter- of the eveninrr o the entertained were pretaining the fac ulty and seniors was com- sen ted with artistically decorated cards, memorated in the Temple of Fame. r epresenting the spirit of the occasion, Promptly at e ig ht o'clock the g ues ts a r- :w hich were carried away as souvenirs. rived at the chapel and wrere greeted by Each and every one w ho assisted in beautiful st ra ins of music as g iven by a the entertaining deserve special praise, Ncbr:aska City Orch es tra. T he stage and would space admit special m ention prc~ented an O r ien ta l cou rt which was could be made of a ll.

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Recital. A very large audience a ssembled in M usic · and expression hall the eveni ng of A pril 2nd to listen to a recital by M iss Margaret Dunlap. M iss D unlap is a member of the departmen! of expressio n

and gave the third of a series of recitals planned fo r by that department. Th.e program consisted of readings of cuttings made from various popular books as follows: "The Cou rt of Boyville," W illiam A llen W hi te; "A V illage Gossip." Ka te Douglas vViggin; "Sonny's Christenin," R uth McEnrcy Stuart; "A Denom ina t ional Garden," A lice Hegan Rice; " Jim F enton's Weddi ng," J. G. Holland. Miss Dunlap's strong points as a reader are not only excellent enunciation and articulation but also the way in w hich she makes the characters sh e presents live, in other words, he r clear cut imperson~ion .

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Philo.-Everett. That we should be prou d of our two literary societies and regard them as of no small importance in the cultura l training of the school was fully demonstrated at the joint program of the two societies given on the evening of March 8. W hile the program in a sense was a contest between the sister societies, yet all disagreeable features that are apt to a rise from inter-soci·ety contests were eliminat ed . No judges were appointed and each individual was left free to form his The p rivate opinion as he saw best. wisdom of such course was clearly a[5parent after the contest, for in most instances it would have been diffi:cult to say which of t wo nu mbers \vas the better. Professor H owie was chosen as Chlairman for the evening, a nd as such presided with d ig nity ancb g race .

T he pr ogram was o pened by pia no solos by ~l i ss ~faci e \"arner, represent ing P hilo, a nd ~ ti ss Lena La ri mer of E ve rett. T he app r eciat ion o f t h e a ud ience was show n by it s applau se . Following t he piano solos Elber t Taylo r , r:presen t in g- Eve r ett. rea d an essey desc rtbT he ing life as a bo y sees it in Peru. essay was full of \\"i t a nd humo r and reflected much cred it u pon its writer. :M r. T ay lo r was fo ll o wed by Bertha O leson of P hilo, w ho present ed a s ummary of the yea r 's wo rk o f th at o rganization. Her essay was \\"ritten in the style o f C hro n icles and was inte1·es ting as it was uniq u e. .After th e essays l\fisses Slp·ester a ncl rvfa jo rs r epresen ting P hilo a nd Everett, respectively. gave humorous r eadi ngs in w hich t he specia l talents o f each were well d isplayed. Clayton Rost, of Everett, n ext app ea red a nd d elive red an o ration w h ich was rem a rkable in its o rig inali ty o1· introducti on. M r. Ros t showed r a re s k ill in the a rra n gem ent of his thou g hts a n d k ept th e a ttention. of hi s audience a t white h eat. F o llowmg M r. Rost , L. J. K no ll fo r the P hi los, deli ve red a n o r atio n , "Ame rica's D estiny ." T his was a m aste rful effort. M r . Knoll showed h imself to be a n o r ator of m.uchr fo r ec a n d polish . H is voice was r ich and full and his d ictio n a lmost fa ultless, w hile the tho u g ht in its logical a rr angement bro u g ht con v ictio n to the a u d ience and m ade each indiv idual glad h e was a n A m erican . A. J. W ickland fo r P hilo, and W . G. B r ook s fo r Everett , each sang a solo. Both were :-xcellen t a nd it wo uld be h a r d t o say whtch was the bette r. M r . W ickland with his cl ean rich t eno r a nd M r. B rooks with his 'full, deep b a ritone, gave their r esp ective societies r eason to b e proud o f them. Perhap s the most interesting number s on the program were the extem poraneou s speech es by E. K. Hurst of Everett, a nd J. C. M itch ell of P hilo.

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Eacll was g i,·en hi s s ubj ect a fte r he had taken the fl oor. Bo th speeches w e re spirited, forceful and logical. They were so well g iven that :wyo nc no t acquainted with the circumsta nces w ould have believed they we re the prod uct o f careful study and prepa ratio n. The program was fa vorably co mmended by all who were fo rtuna te eno ugh to attend and it is to be ho ped it w ill become an annual cus to m o f the two societies.

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"The Gipsy Q ueen. " W hat is g enerally co nceded to be the best ente rtainment ever g i,·en by t he s tudents at the State no rma l. ,,·as t he operetta " Crowning of the Gypsy Queen," on Ulle evening of March 20, unde r the direction of P rofessor H ewett. The opera was sung to about 6oo p eople, which speaks well for the interest taken in the department o f music. The music of this operetta is o f an unusually hig h grade, an cL was very well sung by the chorus of so voices sh owincr ' b faithful work on the part of the chorus meml:iers. In the prologue, :M rs. Nettleton's work as the witch was decidedly eff•ective, she seemed to enter thoroughly into the part, and she, with her five companions, made the casting of th e spell abo ut the camp, weird and gruesome. As to t he "star" of the opera, hon ors must be divided between E . K. Hurst as Prince Cristall and C. M. Penney as Pat, the Irish coachman, each one showmg decided dramatic talent, a nd a full appreciation of the pos.sib ilities of his part. As Q ueen of the Gypsies Miss L o ttie Cooley proved fully adequate to the demands of the part, her s ing ing and act-

ing in the '·Farewell" scene, being particularly effectiYe. A . ]. \Vickland as King Romais was at his bes t. as his solo " Springtime," was o ne of the hits of the evening. The pa rt o f :\nnettia. the American Heiress, sung by ~[i ss Carrie G. Neidermyer, proved that she possesses not only musica l but dramatic ability to a marked degree. Her acting was clever indeed. \V. G. Brooks as H enry Townsend, her fiance. was a typical American lover and sang his solo, "If love be True,' ' with much feeling . ~Iiss Alice ~IcGavock as D iana . P at's Gypsy sweetheart, certainly caused t hat Irishman's heart to palpitate in the usual manner. Last but not least the Misses Waterho use, Fearon, Culp, McGavock, Opal Ross. Mabel Ross, Sylvester and Laude rmilch as Tambourine girls, executed th'c peculiar figures of the .t ambourine d r ill with a .g,race and precision that \>VOn h earty applause. Everything considered, this operetta was an ambitious undertaking, but its successful pPesentation proved that those taking part were equal to the occasion.

([([ P eru, Neb., Mlar. 26, '07. ·w HEREAS God in His infinite wis-. ' . dam has seen fit to remove from thts earth the mother of our esteemed friend a nd classmate, L. A ugusta Shepherd. Therefore, be it resolved that we, the members of the senior class extend to h er our sincerest sympathy in her bereavement and commend her to the car-e of the loving Father, wh!o doeth all things well. Be it :further resolved that a copy of these r esolutions be sent to Miss Shepherd and also be published in the Norrna lite. Mary K. Smith. Committee Bessie M . Dunham. Katherine E. Hudson.

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result o f ove r- indu lgence in work, or recreation . Oh ! fo r a "IV! idas Touch" that will g ive u s the happy m edium.

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- Alumni Busi ness Mana ger Assi stant ,..,anngcr

EDITORIAL NOTES

We saw some beautiful pictures at the ar_t e~hlibi t, but for real beauty combined With Inspiration and life give u s a view of the you ng ladies ready for work in our new Domestic Science labratory.

((<I, Speaker Nettleton obj ected to stopping t~1e legislati-:e clock and compelling offiCials to certify to a lie in certi·f ying that all work had been done before noon on April 4· Hats off to Speaker Nettleton.

<I,{[ W e all have "off days" and perhaps they are unavoidable, but we believe if we took more recreation of the proper kind they would become fewer and farther between. Off days are generally the

Exce llent s p ir it is being show n by our senio r s a nd o t he rs in applying ·f o r position s. In but fe w ins tances have the re been two applica nts trying for the sam e position . Th is is a s it sh ou ld be. There arc pos ition s e no ug h fo r a ll and a good h ea lthy d e ma nd fo r teac he rs, principa ls, and s u pe r intend ents, so by ~xercising pro pe r care and a little pa tience a ll will fina ll y secu re good p osit io ns a nd without useless frict io n. ([([ T he edito r recently vis ited the Domestic S ci ence Labratory and observed the exce lle nt work b eing done by Miss Loom is. Eight youn g lad ies dressed in neat lo ng ap1·ons we1·e taking notes at two con ve ni en tly a JTanged tables. Two r eciepes wer e di scu ssed a nd d ishes prepared from the m . We we re then se rved by th e ladies a nd h ave since been trying to t hink of som ething that would express in wo r ds the impr ession we r eceived. Supt. Kern at the Beatrice meeting said just w ha t we have been wanting to say: " A better clay is coming; we have too long been considering a balanced ration for our live stock , but n ow, thanks to domestic science, attention is b eing g iven to a b alanced ration for the man."

([([ "Do you t h ink they approved of my sermon?" ask ed the n ew ly-appointed r ector, hopful that h e h ad m ad.e a good impressio n. "Yes, I think so," r eplie d his wife ; " they were a ll n odding." ([([ Troubles spn-ing from idlen ess, and g rievous toils from n eedless ease.F ranklin.

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A S t. Patrick's prog-ram w a rendered by the society o n :\ larch fifteen th. Iri sh wit wa s the pre \'ailin~ fc::tt ttrc o f the prog ram fo r the eYening . 1\(r. Ryan , being a typical Trish man. am used the society mem bers fo r seYcra l mi nutes with hu mo ro u s sto ries a nd j okes concernin g hi s cou ntrym en. ~Ir. ::.roore did equally a s well and his sto r ies w ere enj oye d by all. O ne of the bes t a nd most instructiYe programs g iven this season was the B row ning prog-ram !\[arch 29th . Students o f the B ro wning- class took par t and rendered their parts in a manner that showed careful pre paration. A paper on the life o f 1\ (r. a nd l\I rs. Bro wning was prepared a nd read by M iss Myrtle Krebs. " The Patr iot" a poem o n life was read by M iss H an ey. The inte r pretations of "Evdvn - H ope'' was ~o-ive n by M iss Fedele a nd " The Boy and the Angel" a nd "Two in the Campagna" was g iven by Miss 01ambers. A reading "My L a st Duch ess" by M iss N iedermeyer. Voca l and ins tr umental musi c was furn ish ed by members of t he society.

E VERE TT NOTES The crowning event of thle season for the literary societies occured Friday evening, March 8. An event looked forward to by every member of Everett and we suppose by the P hilomathean's as well. Then it was t ha t the annual society contest occurred. In former years it was customary t o have judges t o decide which society r ender ed the b est

numbers on the program; but this year it was decided not to have any appointed j udges but each listener be hi:; own judge. \\"1th Prof. H owie presiding and filli ng the chair to o'er flo wing, an except io nally good program was rendered; and afte r listening ;,,·ith open-mouthed as tonishment to the mag nificent essay so forcibly delivered by l\Ir. E lbert T aylot· and immediately preceeded by the sweet s trains of l\Iiss Larimer's piano solo there "·as not one in all that vast throng but went home fully convi nced that Everett had done w ell in choosing its representat ives. And th en capping th e climax with l\Ir. E. K. Hurst's burst o f extempo raneous eloquence no one could but admit that E ve rett has talent, e\·en as we Everett's must admit that P hilo. has some v irtue. A n inte resting program on colle~e a nd nniYersity life and education was g iven at Everett, March 15th. Some interestinofac ts concerning the advance ~ . in educational lines in China and Russia were g iven in two papers on those coun~ tries and also some of the peculiarities of English student life at Oxford U niversity. It is well for us in our mad rush to ad vance, to pause long enough to see what our fellow nations are doing. Such instructive papers along w ith the good music, and a few jokes always present at Everett, furni sh one an evening's entertainment and invariably send one home with a Jighit heart and an inspiration to do and that nev·e r :failing desire to return. The evening of March 29th was g iven over to th e telephone and telegraph. Two excellent papers on the telephone and telegraph told the audience of the ch ief invento rs and discoverers along those ' lines and probed into th e ve ry foundation of these two modern devices. B ut the crowning number of the evening cer-

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tainly was a talk by Mr. Homer Mathlews, explaining wireless telegraphy as perfected by Marconi . M r. Mathews had the instruments there and it was an object lesson to all ,p resent. To see the one instrument respond to the click o f the other when there was no connecting medium except the a ir, is a marvel and a lesson like th is will be long remembered by all who see it. Mr. Mathews is to be congratulated on his successful explanation of wireless telegraphy. Everett always has a treat. J oin her and get on your feet.

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CICERONIAN DEBATING SOCIETY The Ciceronian debating society have elected new officers for the spring term as ·follows : P reside nt, Benj amin H arrison ; Vice-P resident, Ira Rhoten ; Secretary, Grant H esseltine. T he debating work of the Ciceronian society has kept up with exceptional enthusiasm until the last two or three weeks. This temporary falling off in the attendance of members of the society is due to the many other entertainments in progress which are so common near the close of the school year. Ciceronians let us not forget that it is in the society th at we mingle together and discuss living questions as we can in no other place, with the same :freedom that we do in our own society halls. R emember that it is here, that we meet for the mutual good of all, having in mind only the developement of the forensic power of the individual, and this can only reach any degree of perfection by long and continued practice. The various bills of interest which have been passed by the state l·egislature are still being discussed with the

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usual enth us iasm a nd v1m common to Cicero n ians. T he bill und e r di scussio n fo r Satu rday, April 17t h is th e s tate \\·ide primmary bi ll which ha s just been passed by the sta te legis lature and s ig ned by t he Gove rno r. A fter each d ebate a li v e p a r li a mentary d rill is indu lged to t h e delig h t of a ll. The Kan sas a nd i\f issouri d eba ting squ ads arc hard at w o rk o n their r espective questions. T h e l\Iiissouri ques tio n is. R esolved , That a po rtio n o f ou r National revenue sho ul d be ra ised by levying a n inhe ritance tax o n inhe ritated wealth . T he Ka n sas q uesti on is Resolved , that three-fo ur th s o f a jury should be mad e competent to r ender a verdict in a ll crimin a l cases. Nebraska has the n egative side o'f both these questions.

ATHENIAN SOCIETYl The coming of "varm days and a multiplicity o f other duties are apt to divert our minds from such strenuous work as the " no ble a rt of argum.ent" to oth er and lighter pursuits. But the Ath enian still remains faithful , n otwithstanding the fact that several t hings have occur red in the last m onth which conflicte d w ith their m eetings. Some time ago it was deemed advisable to divide the h o ur of m eeting a little differently from w h at it h as b een h eretofore. Thirty minutes is now g iven to the debat e, ten m inutes to business, and twenty minutes to parliamentary drill. This latter is to b e ta ke n u p in a systematic way and m ade a subject for study as well as :f o r discussion . At a r ecent business m eeting it was decided tha t the officers of last quarter

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should be held over io r the ~p ring term. This in sures a g-ood live socie ty until the close o f school. An invitation wil l he ex tended to the Ciccronian s to ,-i~it tht: .\ tht:nian ~oc i dy , Saturday e\·ening. .\ pril 13th. The question is: ·· Rc:sol ved tha( women teachers shall recei ,·e th e same sala ries as men." Mi sses • oxe r. H o us ton and Smith will have the affi'rm at ive ::m d M isses Foster , Tubbs a nd G raty. th e negative side o f the question. :\n open discussion will follow th e d ebate.

LATIN CLUB The L atin club is a n organization of the three hig her classes o f the K ormal. The purpose is to g ive a back g round to class work and to bring the s tudents into closer touch with ea rl y R oman life. Its organization is in true Roman style. The three classes o f th e people the pleps, eq uities a n d kni ghts, are represented by the three classes. The officers correspond in duty a nd name to those of the Roman Republic. The meetings a re h eld bi-weekly on Saturday even ings in M us ic and Expression hall. A progra m of :Songs and biographies, presenting the Roman life, is given each evening. A matter of special inte rest at the iast m eeting was a talk by Professo r Del zell.

([([ ALUMNI NOTES J essie McAndrew, 'os has been reeiected assistant principal at Ainsworth at an increase of salary. Grafton has expressed its appreciation of the efficient se rvices of ] . E. Ray 'o6

by re-electing him at a salary of $810 per year. Lillian Jewell '03 and Lorena L ewis "o6 have been re-elected to their positions in the Stanton schools. T. L. Richardson '05 is principal at hicldcy and is meeting with success in st raig hten ing out a rather chaotic cond ition of affairs. arah J ewell '02 has been r e-elected at cattle. \Vashington, at a sa lary of $840 per yea r. which is an increase of 15 per cent over last year. Cora H ill ·oo, has been re-elected Principa l at Shubert a t a salary of $85 per month . S uch a compliment is certainly an e ffective and g ratifying expression of a ppreciation. Kimball has one of our strongest P rima ry teachers. lima Kennedy 'o6 has fulfilled our expectations of her success and has prove n herself a most efficient worker. Grand Island has one of the best hig1h schools in the state, and soon will also have a splendid building for their school. Peru is well represented by Miss Bertha Bloomingdale, teacher of English, and Mr. ·c. H . Ratcliffe, teacher of Science. It may be of .especial interest to a nun11ber of our body to note that both' of ' the state agents of the American Book Companies are Alumni of the State Normal School. lVIr. \i\Tinters in one of our early g raduates being a "member of the class of r878. Mr. E. 0. Ga rrett was graduated in · r895. St. Paul, Nebraska, has a number of N ormalites on its teach~ng staff and their work is being given · much praise. Misses Woodbury 'os , vVestgate 'os, T emplin 'os, and Frerichs 'os are teaching th ere and all seem to have been success fu l. The "'os Quartette" certainly do honor to their class.

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T. P. Beall 'os has been honored by re-election by unanimous vote o f th e board at increased sala ry for hi s third year at Diller. Supt. Beall has been given absolute control of the school management even to choice o f teachers, and he has "made good." He has been g iven valuable assistance d uri ng the past year by Lulu Pasco 'os and E lva Larrowe 'o6. A glance through the A lumni di rectory shows that we have a large number of N orm.alites at Seattle, Washington. Among the number we find the names of ~1rs. O llie S. Schram, '79, J ennie E. Borst '88, Frank J. O rd '88, Anna B. Borst '94, J . W . Miller 'or, M rs. J. Mi ller '02, Mary L. Spencer 'or and Sa rah C. Jewell '02. Vv e would suggest to these that a N. S. N. S. club would be both profitable and enjoyable.

([([ SENIOR NOTES l:v!iss Crene Culp spent Sattirday with - her aunt in Nebraska City. Mr. D. V. Young has been called home as his father is seriously injured. Miss Bertha Range is spending the week at her home near Lincoln. Th:e fo{lowF.ng resolt\tions of ;sympathy have been adoptedl by the class of 'o7: Miss A lice McGavock is enjoying a visit from her sisters, Misses Lila and Eorantha. Miss Vene Kinney of Verdon visited with h'er neice, M~ss Layette Kinney over Sunday. Misses Margaret F edde and Ozola Harman have been elected to their positions ,for next yoear. Miss Fedde will have sixth g rade work in the Benson

schools and ).Ii ss Ha rman intermediate work at \\lakefield. ~l i ss \ "irginia Loudc rmil ch was ca ll ed to Geneva to attend t he fun e ra l o f h er aunt, ~farc h 29. :\fr. J o hn 1\ \Voo darcl h as been elected s upe ri ntendant of the Havelock sch ools at ·$ 1200 pe r yea r . W. G. Brooks h as been elected as principal o f t he hig h school a t P lattsmouth, at $ 1 oo per month . A. J. Wick la n d has been elected at G reenwood fo r th e coming yea r at a sala ry o f $ 100 per m o nth . Mrs. James G. Kruse of C r e ighto n recently spent a week with h er daughters, M isses Laura a nd Be micc Kr u se. Miss Ruby Clark h'as gone t o vVisner to fill a vacancy in t he third a nd fourth g rades for the 1·emainder of the year. P resident ] ohn A . Wooda rd and C. Ray Gates attended the Jun ior-Sen ior reception a nd spent S unday with friends. Miss Flora Richards who was called home on acco unt o f the illness of ·her father \V.ill not return to sch ool this year. The Senior A nnua l is in the h ands of the pri nters and it is expected that it will be ready for distribution by May rsth. M iss G ussie Kohle r enter tained! Miss J enn ie McDo,~ell 'o6, of T obias a nd M iss Lorena Lew is 'o6 of Stanton, last week. Peasley and vVhit<e broug h t the first order of the Senior pictures clown Monday. In genera l, the work was very satisfactory. 1VIiss Elda Bacon has been elected to a position in th e seventh grade at Alliance. S he is meeting with marked s uccess in he r work. Prof. H . N. D elzell is the busiest man

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in school a s he is t he right hand h elper of every Senior in seeing that each will have a good position. Earl H adsell has been re-elected to h is position at Hyanni s. Hi s work has bee n ve ry sa ti sfacto ry a s is shown by his raise in salary o f $5 pe r mo nth fo r the coming year. C. Ray Gates has been re-elected principal o f the P il ger schools. T hat l\Ir. Gates has been s uccess ful at Pi lger is shown by h is sa la ry being increased $ 13 per month .

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SECOND YEARS "For a thousand years a n old man sat Be fore the gates of Paradise. A nd while one sho rt na p he snatched They opened and closed-was h e . .,,, W I Se!

It is said that "Opportunity knock s but once. " Miss Verna Lapp spent v acation at h er home , U nadilla, N eh . M r. Sardins Ell enberger on account of farm work left school for hris home near Eskin·, Mo., :M ar ch 5th. T he Second Yea r cl ass party held in Music and Expr ession hall, Nlarch 16th proved a s uccess and one of the most enjoyable times the class h as ever h ad. T he best feature of the evening was a short prog ram as follows : P iano Solo, M innie Strawler ; Danish Solo, Mr. Trukken; Reading "Timoth y's Q uest," M rs. Nettleton; vVhis tling Solo, Miss Ada P hillips ; T he Ideal Normalinformation concerning which, inquire of P res. J. B . D ennis o r M iss Carrie Fry. The member s of committees on entertai nment and d ecoration su rdy d eserve great praise :for the ir management of this entertainment.

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The Intercollegiate sent Easter greetings on souvenir postals to all the other associations in the state. The treasury of the association now conta in s oyer a hundred dolla.rs, and our Budget pledged for the year has all been paid. 1\Iiss E lizabeth Henderson our capable new treasurer is a lPeady with he r committees planning for the S ummer Conference fund. The Y. 1\ L C. A. and Y. \tV. C. A. held a joint devotiona l service on Easter S unday in 1\Iusic a nd £;-;:pression hall. l\Iiss S toner led the service, choosing for her subj ect :'·The l ew Life." This was an especially impressive meeting . Special music was prepared for the serVICe.

Tlte Easfer sun/rise prayer meeting w hich has become a custom in the N orma l Y. \tV. C. A. was held at six o'clock on the· moming of Easter Sunday. Due to the chilly atmosphere the service took place in P hilo Hall. Prof. Gregg very a bly led the meeting. choosing for the subj ect "Inumortality." The mission study circles have closed for this year. There was much inte rest mani festecl in these classes throughout the study. The Association has built up its interest toward miss~ons very splendidly thi s year. \tVe hope that next year every Y. Vv. C. A. girl will be a member of a mission study class or circle. On Saturday evening before Easter, under the au sp~ces of the associations, was g iven a ste re~pt icon lecture on the "Passion P lay' ' by Prof. Duncanson. This elrama of the last clays of our Lord, was seen by P rofessor and Mrs. Duncanson in 1900 whi le in Germany, and th e interesting mann er in which P rofes-

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sor D uncanson reviewed the ·features of this wonderfu l play was g r eatly appreciated by the man y students, faculty, members, and others who heard him. The work of the new Y. W. C. A . cabinet is now organized, and the wo rk commenced for the new official year . The outlook is especially favorable. W ith the consecrated g irls we nave chosen as leaders for this year , the association spirit must remain strong. Very large things are being pla nned by all the committees, and hig h ideals are to be sought, by every earnest Y. W . C. A. g irl. On T uesday evening , March 19 th, from half past ·four until six o'clock the mi ssion study classes were enterta in~ ed at the rooms of Miss Esther C lark. ?ne feature of the evening was the te llmg the benefit received from th e past year s study of missions, by each g irl present. Cocoa and nabiscos were served, _and the g irls went to their homes feel~ng that kindred tie that binds us all tn christian fellowship.

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T he place of the meeting of the Y. W. C. A. W•estern Student Conference has been changed from Waterloo, I owa, to Cascade, Colorado · We h ope to b e able to ~ave five or six delegates this year. Gtrls, let us bagin . ~ · to f ee1 en tl1USI.asttc about attending this . conference. Ten clays can never be spent more profitably.. Th ~ trip to Cascade w ill be a splend1d o~ ~tn g for our N'ebraska g irls, and. the spmtual help received canno t b e estimated. · {[([

ATHLETICS The nor.m al closed' its basket ball season Ma rch 25 by playing the last of the series for the championship of the school

The pen na nt lay be twee n the 3rd yr boys a nd t he Senio t· m en , a nd junio rs an d 2nd yrs fo t· t h e g ir ls. T he senio rs were con fiden t of being able to sh ak e the pen na nt in t he faces of th e junio rs, but they fa iled to r ecogn ize t he team w o rk o f t he 3 r d year s until the ga m e was over ; then they ow ned u p to it li k e m en . Cartney d id some sta r ing u a rd in g by h old ing th e ;fast s e ni o r fo r wa rd t o o n e goal. Meyer d id som e excelle nt wo rk in free t hro wing from fo ul s. Score 3 1 to 12. L ine up: 3 rd years Senior s Meyer . . . . ........ f . . . . . . . . . . K noll Coll ins ... . .. . . . .. f. . . . . . Henderson Swenson (Capt.) . . . c. . . . . . . \ V icklan d Cartney . ..... _ .. .. g . . . ... - . . . S mith R ay . . . . . ... . .. . g . . G ilbe rt (Capt.) T he ju nio rs defea ted th e 2n d year s by a score of I 9 to I 2. T h e 2nd years played fa st b a ll bu t we re a t a disadvantage o n account o f t h e w inn er s being so much taller. T he junio r s a lso played the gam e a nd as a r esult a r e r ecognized as t he pennan t w inn er s o f the g irls. Line-up: Jun ior s 2 nd years Zimm . . _ . . .... .. . f. . . . . B la nken shi p Baer . . . . . . . . . . . f . . . . . . . A nderson S heeley . . . . . . . . . c . . . . . . . . . . . . L ee Porte r .. . . . . . 2nd c. . . . . . . . . . . Huff Glasgow ·. .. . . ..... g . . ... . . .. . Lynch T he a thletic field is b e ing impr oved this spring by h aving th e n o rth end w idened w ith a v iew of p utting in a 1 2 foot cinder t rack, w hich w ill be p laced the re in th e n ear fut u re. T hi s is for t he track wo r k for · w hich p r actice w ill begin soon . T h e low p laces o n the field a re also being filled u p, a nd t he d iamond smooth'ened down . Base ball practice h as star ted in earn est. A large amount of materia l is on hand and it is h oped to d evelop a good team this year. W e h ave f ro m 30 to 40

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men turning o ut fo r practice c \·c r~· night. Batting and fielding is the order o f the day, but the. usual pract ice w ill begin next week. Pract icc games h a ,·e been arranged for with ~ cbra s ka City ··Reds '' and with A uburn and it is al so ho ped to get a game wi th hubert.

([([ NEWS ITEMS Miss Estella Bates enj oyed a visit from her parents the 23rd a nd 2-+th o f March. J. H. Hall o f V-erdon attended the "Gypsy Q ueen" at Peru. the 2oth of March. Mr. R. L. Conn of Panama, Nebr. , made his sister Lauretta. a sh ort vis it in 1\1[arch. Prof. French enj oyed a visit from his sister, l\•fiiss Lulu French, Saturday, March 23d. M iss Ivy vV.ells o f Barney was compelled to leave school March I I th to care for he r s ick m other. M.'r s'. Lydia Hayes of Lin coln has opened a new boa rding hou se in th e old Good property on Normal Ave. Mr. C. Lailo rs w ho is a m ember of the Commercia l department at the normal visited hi s home in Verdon, th e 2 1st of March. Prof. J. W. Sear son h as completed plans for the e rection of a new home on his lots one block north o f the Normal g rounds. Edwin Rogge, a former student of the norma l, ma de his siste r, M iss Rhova, a short v isit lately. Mr. Rogge is now living in \ iVyom ing . T he following atten ded t he meeting of the Schoolmaster club in Omaha, 1\II arch

7· P resident Crabtree, Professors H art, -ca rson. Beck, and D elzell. P ro f. Ha rt recently received a letter fro m the superintendent of Henry county. Jo\\'a, a sking him to conduct institute there the coming s ummer. Dr. E . .-\ . \Vin ship. P resident J . Vol. Crabtr-ee. and P rof. and Mrs. V.f. R. Hart. took supper at M}ount Vernon Hall the evening of· March 27th. l\ [rs. Daisy D. Nettleton and Miss 1\Ieissner, the librarian, spent a few days \'is iting in York during the vacation. l\I rs. -ettleton also visited in Lincoln. .-\t his recent \'isit to Peru, C.. L Coon, su perintendent of Clay County, addressed the student bod1y in chapel one morning on the topic, "01aracteristics of a T rue T eacher." An e xhibit is being pre pared by Prof. S. L. Caldwell, of the D epartment of Dra wing and Penmanship, for the Jamestown Exposition to be h eld this summer at Norfolk, Vb.. Rev. Coon of Grand Island made P eru a short visit some time ag'o and led in the devotional exercise at chapel one morni ng. Rev. Coon \vas fo rmerly pastor of the Baptist chi1rch at Peru. D uri ng Prof. Gregg's absence one week in March, Prof D elzell conducted his class in Senior Geography a nd gave some very profitable points concerning the s tudy and use of the globe in the school-room. Features of interest at the Summer Session of the normal are the following : Glee Club, the Stcikelberg T he Chicarro :::> Q uartette of Lincoln, and R ev. ·w atson (Ian MacCiaren) author of "The Bon- nie B riar Bush." Under the direction or leadership of R ev. Gates, a series of meetings were held · in . the Methodist church the week preceditig Easter S unday. Rev. Gates

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was formerly pastor of the Methodist church of Peru and is now living at W estern, ·Nebr. S upt. E. L. Rouse o f the P lat tsmouth' schools recently made the normal a visit. He gave us a very excellent ta lk during chapel exercises, saying that a teacher going. out before the public will always be tested in three things, promptn ess, patience, and g race. This spring the primary department of the Model School are editing a paper c:mtaining nature study work. The paper is two pages in length a nd 'is edited o nce every t wo tweeks. It is callt d the " Spring N ews" a nd is under the direction of M iss Nellie M ae Schlee. T he sad news of the death of his mother reached P rof. Hart on Monday afternoon, April 7. Prof. and M r s. Hart left Peru on Monday afternoon for Mt. P leasant, I owa, the late home o f the departed. They have the sincere sympathy of all their fri ends in t his their sad hour. Mr. Chas. McVeay, t raveling evangelist and singer of the Christian Church, visited the normal lately and favore d u s with several musical selections at chapel the morning of March 15. M r. McVey is a member of the class of '0 2 and was also at one time principal of the Antioch school of Auburn , Ncb. Rev. and M rs. Miller, of Sheridan, _Tew York, who have been sepending th e entire winter with their daughter, M rs. Drownell, and family lef.t for their home Monday, March 25. Rev. Miller has been a pleasant caller at the normal a ndl has also assisted th'e pastors of tlie respective church es during his stay here. l\Ir. G. H . Knox, president of th~ P ersonal Help P ubli shing Co., of D es l\Ioines, I owa, vis ited P rof. Howie the last week in Ma rch. H e is the author

of t he two books, " R eady l\I oney" and " T ho 'ts that Ins p ire ,'' and is a lso as far a s know n the m ost r apid calcula to r m the wo rld. H e \\'a S a fo r m e r pup il o f P ro f. H o \\'i e a t th e Cotne r U nivers ity. T he a d va nced class in ag-riculture wi.11 have cha rge o f th e s choo l ga rden this s pring . Th e p lot a ssig ned fo r th e purpo!"e has been plo w-ed a nd w o rk has been beg un. A g r eat d ea l has also been done to wa rd the so w ing- o f seed s a nd th e bea ~ tifyin g o f t he ca m p u s. P ro f. F rench IS to be co mm ended upo n th e effi cie nt work he is d oing in th e agricult u ral d epartm ent. . A n unex p ected t r eat wa s g ·tven u s the las t w eek in March by Dr. E . A. \ ¥ tns hip ed itor o f the N e w E ng la nd J o urnal · c 1la p el o f E' ducation ; who s po ke to u s In one evening o n the topi c, " ~e v~ lopm e nt of Persona lity. " D r. Win ship IS a persona l .fri end o f P r es ide nt C rabtree, and ha d set a s ide a cla y expressly for the · 111111 · purpose of paylllg a ncl th e normal a v isit. A v e ry la rge a udience assembled to h ea r D r. \iVin shi p s p eak , for they knew th a t w h a tev er w oul d be the ~ub j ect o f his ad dress it w ould conta m a message t hat they could n o t a fford; to lose. Perhaps a t no school in Nebraska, .do stuclents com e into closer r ela tions w ith th e local churches tha n d o the students of th e P eru Norma l. It is th erefore with inte rest tha t we n ote th e purpose .of th e Baptist Cong r egation to. begi~ at once the erection o f a n ew church ed1fice. The value of the p r op osed building when completed w iil be abou t $s,ooo.oo. The pastor, Re v. W eldon , r ecently received from a stud ent o f the N ormal a check for $soo.oo towa rd t h e building fund. It is not known wh o th e donor is as she expressly requ ested that h er n a m e be withheld from the public.

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KANSAS-NEBRASKA DEBATE On Friday ·evening , May l Oth, occurred the first ~in terstate debate between Holten college, Kansas, and t he Nebraska State Normal school at Peru. The question discussed was, ''Resolved, . that three-fourths of jury should be made competent to render verdicts in all criminal cases. The question was affirmed by Messrs. Miller, Morgan and Moorehead, for Kansas, and denied by Mr. Ryan, Miss Bolejack and Mr. Benson for Nebraska.

Th e decison o£ the judges was unanimous £or N e braska, m ak ing the second v ictor y for Peru Normal over Ho lten. Th e Nebras ka team d eserves great credit for t h e able manner in whi ch t h ey han dled t he ir quest ion, showing a co mpl ete mastery of the ir subject. Prof. Searso n, our coach, cannot be complimented in too high terms for h is unt iring e fforts in the interests of t h e team, a nd the State Normal school h as just r eason to be proud of our able and effici e nt coach.

MISSOURI-NEBRASKA DEBATE Friday ~vening, May 17, occurred ~he second inter-collegiate debate held m Peru this year. This t ime the contesting teams wer e representatives of the Missouri State Normal, of Warrensburg, and of our home school. The question discussed was: ''Resolved, That a portion of our national : evenue should be raised by a tax on mheri~ed wealth." The Missouri speakers were C. H. !ll~n, E. L. Harrison and Loyd Kelly, hile Nebraska was represented by 3C· .C. Mitchell, L. J. Knoll and E. M. 1me. b T?e ~ebate was a contest from the ~gmnmg and each speaker on both Sides showed careful preparation and study. The affirmation laid down the propos~tion t hat om· present syste~ of natiOnal taxation is inefficient, ~nJust, and evasive; that an inherItance tax was just, constitutional and effective. The negative replied that such a tax would be unjust, indefinate and ineffective. Each speaker had

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The visiting debators a nd delegates impressed all with whom they came in contact as being you ng gentlem en of the highest type a nd r e bra ska feels proud to have had th em a s h er guests. The Missouri debators were accompanied by Miss P earl Mini ck, formerly of t his school, but now a t t he head of the musica l departm ent of t he Warrensburg Normal.

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, SENIOR NOTES Miss Lottie Eby is enjoy ing a vi sit from her sister. Miss Bessie M. Dunham spent Sunday, May 12th, at her h ome in Adams. Messrs. George and Louis Knoll v is ited their home in Crete the first of May. C. M. P enney visited at his home in Albion over Sunday the first of May. Mr. Clark, of Reserve, Kansas, spent May 11, w ith his son and daughter. Miss Claire McDermet, a member of last year's Junior class, is v isiting Miss Ruth Brandt. Misses Floy and E t hel Hummel enjoyed a few days ' visit from their mother, May 7t h-10th. Miss Ada Bohner r eturned to Peru, May 11th, ar.d wi ll remain here until after commencement. Miss Elizabeth Fearon entertained her sist er and Miss Ethyl Marshall of Omaha, the first week in May. Miss Ilah B. Ohlson went to her h0me in Cambridge to v isit her sister, who left for Virginia this week. A, great many of the seniors have cated in t heir positions for next year. Among ~hose who have been elected

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to posit ions are the following: Elda Bacon, Alliance ; Ada Bohmer, Crete; C. E. Benson, superintendent at Nelson; Abi E. Brynon, high school at Loup City; H. Glen Brooks, principal of P lat tsmouth high school; Dell B. Brooks, Superintendentat Creighton; S. J. Buckles, principal at Waverly ; E lizabeth Carhar t, Falls City; Marie Chambers, Wakefield; Ruby Clark, hig h school at Osceola; Earl M. Cline, principal at Sidney ; Anna Cogil, Lincoln; Anna DeBoer, Osceola; Carrie Dietrich, Blue Hill; Grace Dillon, Beatrice; Bessie Dunham, Chadron; Helen Dysart, Auburn ; Vivian Elarth, York ; Mru·garet Feddy, high school at Benson; C. Ray Gates, principal at Pilger ; Albert H. Gilbert, Fremont high school ; Rena L. Haney, Falls City ; Calla Hanks, Upton; Faye H anks, Friend ; Ozola Harman, Wakefield; Benjamin Harrison, princip~l ~t Bridgeport; Lee Henderson, prm.clpal at Belgrade; Katheryn Hepperlm, Beatrice; E. K. Hurst, principal Falls City high school ; Ida B. J ohnson, Alliance, Mary C. Johnson, Lincoln; Fayette Kinney, Verdon; Lou~s J . Knoll, superintendent at Blue Sprmgs; Bernice Krause, Red Cloud; Laura Krause, Creighton; Margaret Lambert, Holdredge; Earl Linger, Havelock high school; Elizabeth Maxw~ll, Cheyenne; Minnie McAdams, ~m s ide; Ellen McClung, Cedar Rap!ds; Randal R. McGee, principal at Sprmgfield; J . C. Mitchell, superintendent at Friend· Eunice Munson, Geneva ; Carrie Ni~dermeyer, Lyons ; Bessie Noyes, Nelson·; FlorenceNye, Dubois: Ilah B. Ohlson, Pilger; Calista Payne, Friend· Flora Purinton, Table Rock; Bertha' Range, Sterling; Estella Reid, Fairbury; Rhoda Rogge, Western; Ida Rutledge, Lincoln; Matthew Ryan, principal at Greeley; Pearl Shaneyfelt, H avelock; Maude Sim, Red Cloud;

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Bertha Taylor, Ocseola; Macie Varner, Stirling; Cora Wade, Alexandria; Lillie Wahlstrom, Wahoo; Arthur Wickland, principal at Greenwood; John A. Woodard, superitrtendent at Havelock; Dan Young, principal at Yutan; Earl Hadsell, principal at Hyannis; Theola Linn, Nebraska City.

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The Evolution of the Book, purchased by the society some time ago, now hangs on the wall of the society hall and adds to the attractiveness o.f the room . It is to be hoped that in time other pictures will be added to this excellent selection. The commitee on qP.coration is to be cornmended on its power of perceiving t he excellence of thi.s artistic picture. The spring program was h eld in Music and Expres!:lion Hall on t he evening of April 12th. The readings, papers and music related to Spring. An original poem, entitled, "The Campus Course," written by Normie Wickland, was read. A flower drill was another feature of the program, which was greatly enjoyed. As a whole, t he program was appreciated by all and resulted in a snow storm a few days later. The Philomathean Society held its annual open session on the evening of May 8th, in the Chapel. The program was opened by an overtm·e by the band, instrumental solo by Miss Banks and vocal solo by Miss Frerichs. At the close of the musical part of the program a comedy in two acts "Naval Engagements" was given. It proved to be a grand success, for by

careful preparation the different part icipants of the play ~ did credit to their parts. J. H erold W iII iams as Admiral K ingston a nd Sterling F. Mutz as L ieut . Kings ton, R. N . , showed great talent and orig in a li ty in the way in which they s urmounted what appeared to be a g reat difficulty. Having agr eed that if e ithe r married the bride s hould not be of a n unsuitable age, t hey appear to dread m eeting for t he Lieutenant is about to marry M~·s. Col. Pontifex a nd the Admiral, Miss Mortimer. Ag es very unsuitable. After many amusing incidents, it terminated in a change of partners, t he Admiral tak ing the "widow" and the Lieutenant the ''boarding-school miss." Mr. Williams and Mr. Mutz are tO> be complimented on the ir acting and being so well prepared to meet such an occasion. Miss Rena L . H an ey, as Mrs. Pont ifex and Mi ss Nellie Sylvester . ~s Miss Mortimer, showed g reat ab1hy and clever acting in the management of the oth er's sweeth ear t, for they got them to "let up" on t?e enga~e rnents, w hich tended to brmg a satisfactory conclus ion to "Naval Engagem ents." D. J. Young, as Short, the landl?rd, and Mr. Aden; a s D ennis, a waiter, were the comical actors of the evening. They k ept the audience in jolly spirits. The comedy was a complete success in every way.

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story" which clearly demostrated that truth is stranger than fiction caused a roar of laughter and loud applause. Mr. Rost told how he, a few years since, while one winter in Canada, came across a bear while out hunting and how he for want of shot killed the bear, using as shot the frozen beads of sweat from his own brow. The program was followed by a business meeting in which all records and business of the past school years were completed leaving the book in a first class condition to hand over to t he next session of the society.

Everett Society gave a very interesting program on the subject of San Francisco, Friday even ing, Apri l 19th An excellent paper on the des truction of the g reat city by the earthquake and the fire which imm ed iately followed, was given, telling of the horrors suffered by the people, who, destitute of food and shelter, were at the mercy of the robbers and looters who at t imes frequent such places. Here indeed did our country Everett Open Session. show its patriotic spirit by the imOn account of the rush of on coming mediate response of all the other states in sending s upplies and help to events at the close of the school year the suffering and dying. Another it was deemed wisest to have the paper on ''San Francisco as it is to- society Open Session as early as Tuesday" was read show ing the r emark- dav. May 7th. Accordingly on the able speed with w hich the city is be- m~rning of that day a cordial invitaing rebuilt. It now does more bus- tion was extended to all members of iness daily than it did on the day be- the school and their friends to be present at the chapel in the evening fore the disaster. and witness the scene of a "Box of Everett has a number of good r eaders, among whom is Miss Hanks who Monkeys." The play, a New England comedy gave a reading Friday evening, April two acts, by Grace L. Furness was .in 19th which would do credit to any beautifully rendered by the followstudent of elocution. · ing:Late as the season is, and hard as CAST OF CHARACTERS. it is to get members to g ive numbers on the programs for society evenings, Edward Ralston, a young American, half owner in the Sierra Everett always has something new gold mine .......... . w. G. Brooks. and funny, along with something eduChauncey Oglethrope, his partcational. ner son of Lord Donchester A little spice with y~ur meat . . .. '..................... John Major. Makes it much better to eat. Mrs. Ondego- Jhones, an admirer of rank .... . . Miss Ethel Hummel Friday evening, May 3rd witnessed the last regular session of Everett for Sierra Bengaline, ~er niece, a prairie rose-. M1ss Gladys Mayors this semest er. The program was miscellaneous. A reading from Riley Lady Guinevere Llandpoore, an Epglish primrose · .. · . · · · · ... .. "An old Sweetheart of mine" by . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miss Margaret Dunlap Miss Loudermilch was appreciated The program for the evening was by all. While t he impromptu speech by Mr. Rost, calling forth ''a bear as follows:-

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Drawing room of Mrs. Ondego- Jhones' residence on 5th Avenue. Music . .... .. ............ .. Normal Band Act II The same scene. The play "A Box of Monkeys" was fascinating to say the least and was presented in a way that would do credit to a professional company. It is a laughable farce and without doubt everybody did laugh. SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY. The scene of the play is the drawing room of Mrs. Ondego-Jhones a resident of 5th avenue an admirer 'of rank. Conversation ensues between herself and her niece, Sierra Bengaline a ,, prame . . '' rose with far more slang an~ western ways than English society polish. La~y Guinevere Llandpoore, an Enghsh primrose is . coming on this very day to spend the summer with ~rs. Ondego-Johnes who wishes her mece to appear at her best and avoid the use of slang. In this she succeeds very poorly. Mrs. Ondego-Jh'ones has no serv~nt hence is distressed but must hire the first applicant if at all suitable. Sierra is left to hire the servant. Her secret lover, Edward Ralston a young American, half owner in a gold mine which is turning out nothing but dirt, arrives and they have an enchanting time until Lady Guinevere Llandpoore the English primrose arrives. She becomes fascinated with the American slang, and, under the guidance and instruction of Sierra, she is fast becoming mistress of all the common phrases much to the disgust

of h er hostess, Mr s. Ond ego-Jhones. Chauncey Oglethrop e , the son of Lord Do n~as le r , a nd partner with Ralst on in th e gold mine, also arrives and be in g mi stake n by Sierra for an applica nt as a ser van t is a sk ed the usua l qu estion s mu ch t o hi s embarr assm ent, hi s ba s h f uln ess makes the situation a ll th e m or e comi cal. They finall y reach a n uunderstand · ing , and while t h e young folks are engaged in a g ame, the h ost ess returns mis takes Sierra' s lover for a serva~t come to apply f or a position and hires him much to his chargin against his will , but b eing a stranger to Mrs. Ondego - Jhones and not daring to identify himself he is helpless. Chauncey Oglethorpe falls desperately in love with Lady Guinevere, but is too bashful to propose. Ralston gives him instructions, which prove successful for when asked later how the plan 'worked, he repied "I d?n't know, I just shut my eyes:and dived in." Mrs. Ondego - Jhones is uneas~ on account of the familariy of her mece with the servant, but shortly a lett~r arrives stating the flourishing cond~ tion of the gold mine. Ralston IS identified and the whole affair ends happily. John Magor as the bashful lover showed fine dramatic ability. W. G. Brooks was a typical lover, bold as a lion, y~t too proud to become .a servant even for his love's sake until forced to do so. As a porter he was very negligent of his duties and a tip was an insult to him. But as an instructor in amorous affairs he could not be beat. Miss Gladys Majors as Sierra Bengaline, the prairie rose, would have astonished Webster, ·Nere he living, by the appropriate way in which she used slang. It would ( Cont i nued o n page

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our year's work. The real cred it is within the consciousness of the individual. If hi s work has been good he w ill be consc ious of a work well done; if the work is not good judged by the students ab ili y to do, he cannot have a clear conscience even t ho his recorded g rades be exce llent.

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Vacation is h ere. Many h ave made their plans for the summer; others are trying to dec ide what to do. Entered nt the Postoffice nt Peru. Nebrnsk:t. :ts second There are t hose who wi ll come back clnss mntter. to school this fa ll and who will try during t h e .summer to earn part of Editorial Staff C.M.PENN EY Editor-in-Chi ef next year' s expenses. To such there LILLIE WAHLSTROM - Associ:lle Ed i tor a re variou s fields open w hich fu rnish J. C. M ITCHELL Debating W. G. BROOKS L iterary legit imate employment coupled with A, H. GILBERT Milit:t ry experience of the greatest value. C. B. MOORE Religious B. E. SWENSON At hletic H ere our student w ill find r eal tests ULA WATERHOIJSE - Exchange to manhoodand womanhood. The only N. A. BENGTSON - Alumni E. K.HURST Business Manager q uestion one n eeds to answer at pres · ST ER LING MUTZ Assist:tnt ,V\anngcr ent is : ''Is my contemplated employment of such a nature t hat I can devote my energies to it thru the sumEDITORIAL NOTES mer and be a stronger personality morally and mentally next fall ?' ' There are those wh o will spend the Be loyal to yourself and there w ill · not be much question as to your loy- vacation at home. To these there comes a splendid opportunity to show alty to your class and scbool. their appr eciation of the sacrifices (I (I and efforts that have been necessary Professor Hart recently gave some to keep them in school. excellent advice regarding the worry There is a third claEs, and we hope habit that it would be well to fol- small in number, wh o w ill feel they low. He S'aid: ''There is no use to are entitled -to more than ordinary worry over what you can't help; and consideration, and who w ill require . it is foolish to worry over what you extra space when they walk down,the can help. street in the ir home town . Here advice fai ls and we can only say that it w ill be well for all of us to rememWe have reached t he end of the ber that the diploma and training do school year and have ·received our not make th e man or woman, but that credits. But the credits we receive training c~n onl~r cultivate and make on paper are not our real credits; they larger and more u seful our manly and may, or may not be representative of womanly qualities. Subscripton 5 Oc per Year Advertising Rates Furnished on Application

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CADET CALLS. "The Spy of Atlanta" g iven on the evening of April 13th was a g r eat success in every respect. The play was a g reat undertakin g but the Cadet Battalion, a ssisted by the Misses Krebs, Cooly a nd Neidermeyer, under the direction of Commandant Beck, certainly proved equal to the occasion. The Cadets take thi s m eans to thank the members of thi s school and fr iends for their a id in making it a financial success. On the eveni:lg of March 7t h an audience of about 300 students and friends gathered u pon the Athletic field to w itness the Dress Parade given by the Cadets a nd Cadet Band. Things went off very smoothly and all seemed to be well pleased w ith the progress the boys h ave made along that line during the past school year. While the Battalion was at "attention to orders" the. following promotions were made. · 1st Lieut. Hurst promoted to Adjutant. 2d Lieut. Oline promoted to 1st Lieut. Sargent Beck promoted to 2d Lieut. The promotions were to take effect immediately. The Cadet companies left the Normal building Thursday, May 9, at 3 o'clock for their old camp grounds on Camp Creek about seven miles from Peru, on the farm of Mr. Clayton. We arrived at that place about 5:30 and to show what can be done by systematic work, the fifteen tents were raised and supper started at 6 :00. Lieut. Harrison was appointed civil engineer and quarter master. He

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had no little trouble in satisfying the appetites of th e hungry soldiers. A telephone connected 'vith Peru was placed in Head Quarters. Strict 1\llilitru·y rules ·were observed. The Order of the day was as follows: Reville 5:30 a. m. Roll call 5 :45 a. m. Mess 6:00. Guard Mount 8:00. Battalion Drill 10:00. Company school 11 :00. Mess 12:00. Inspection tents 1:30 P· m. Company Drill 2:00. Dress' Parade 4:30. Supper 6 :00. Taps 10:00. . Lieut. Oline was appomte~ officer of the Guard for the first ~~e~1mg and did very faithful work VISitmg ~orne of the guard about 1 :30. On Friday morning at Guard ~ount the following officers were appomted for the day. Cap' t. Wickland. Officer of the Day. Cap' t. Gilbert, Officer of the Guard. Sarg't. Hendricks, Sargeant of the Guard. Saturday as follows· C 't Gilbert Officer of the Day. ~P t Har·ri,son Officer of the L 1eu · ' ' f th Guard. Sarg't Meyers, Sarg t o e Guard. Sunday as follows of the Cap't. Wickland, Officer Day: B 1 Officer of the Guard. Lieut. ec {, • f th Guard Sarg't Rowen, Sarg t o e . All lights were out by 10 :30 the . ht however there was ?ut fi 1.s t mg f th boys owmg little sleep for most 0 e to the strangness of the ~lace . . About midnight Cap t W1ckland was heard singing. "We're tenting tonight on the Old Camp Ground Give us a song to cheer

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Our weary hearts a song of home , and the {?) we love so dear. " All was quiet for a time and as we were about to be canied away into dreamland, we once more heard sweet strains of musi~ coming from Head Quarters. This time it was Adjutant Hurs t singing, "We've been tenting tonight 1on the Old Camp Ground Thinking of days gone by, Of the loved ones at home that gave us their hand, And the tears that said good bye.'' Three boys attempted to desert camp Saturday to attend the ball game in Peru, but were captured out about one mile from camp and placed under arrest and marched back to the guard house where they were kept on bread and water for 30 hours. On Satur<;lay afternoon there was a baseball game between the officers and privates, resulting in a victory for the officers 6 to 7. A severe wind arose Sunday morning which made it very disagreeable for the boys, but regardless of this fact, there were about 150 visited camp. Among them was Mr. Clayton, who was once~in the real thing, and could still give the boys some important lessons in dish-washing, etc. The final dress parade was given Sunday, at 3:00, after which we broke camp and started for Per:u, arriving about 6:30. This closes the Military work for this year and all the boys feel well repaid for the work done along that line this year.

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Y. M. C. A. NOTES

The Y. M. C. A . w as g r eatly benefited by v is it f r om our State Student Secretary, E. J. Simons. Mr. Simons a ss isted th e A ssocia tion in formulatin g p olic:i es a nd began a campaig n for Âˇth e Stud ent Conference at Lake Gen ev a . On Sunday, May 12th, the meeting was g iven over t o the m e n from the senior class. Mr. Penney conducted the service in a most able manner, and it was indeed an inspiration to all who attended. In the past few meetings, the seniors have taken a special part and the und ergrad~~tes can but feel their streng th and abihty. TheY. M. C. A. will join with Âˇ ~ Y. W. C. A. for a union service, Sunday, May 19th. Pres. Cra?tree will lead, and with special music we expect a royal good service. (I (I

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The different committees have been busy arranging their policies for the coming year. The policy of e~ch committee is stronger than the policy of last year, and each is characteri~ed by high christian ideals, toward which we shall strive to live. The Y. W. C. A. budget for this year amounts to three hundred dollars. This is an increase of nearly a hundred dollars over the budget of last year. The Peru Y. W. C. A. contributed last year sixty-five dollars to the state work which was the largest contribution made by any association in the state. Our pledge this year is raised to seventy dollars. We have also decided to increase our contribution .to

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Missions, and shall contribute generously toward the further f urni shings of the new Y. \V. C. A. par lor in Normal Hall. Miss Ethel S imonds, our State Secretar y, visited our Association four days early in May. She a h,路a~路 brings a blessing to our Y. 'vV. C. A . , and every g irl a nt icipates her v is its. Mi ss Simonds h eartily commended our weekly commi ttee meetings wh ich have meant so much durin g t he past year in str eng the ning the prayer life of every member of t he Assoc iation. The Y. W. C. A. g irls , who go out to teach each year, by t he ir contributions assist our work materially . This Spring about e ig hty dollars have been already pledged by the g irls, who wi ll teach next year . The Y . W. C. A. spirit of cheerful g iving does not end with graduation in Peru Normal. On Sam路day, May 11th, Mrs. Nettleton and h er Bible Study class enjoyed a picnic in the woods . The g irls returned home asserting that it had been one of the most pleasant days of their lives. "The Violets of Life," was the sub ject of our devotional meeting on Sunday afternoon, May 12th. Miss Gertrude Coon led the service very ably , and the message that came to the girls present at that service was a message which deepened our appreciation of the gifts which God so lovingly bestows upon us in the ~form of flowers. It was decided by the girls to hav路e one Sunday each year, which shall be known in our Y . W. C. A. as "Violet Sunday," and on that day, devote our study and thot to God's love revealed to us in the flowers. ' The Summer Student Conference at Cascade, Colo., is arousing much interest among our active girls. The

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NEWS ITEMS Mr. E. L. :Mumford of Beatrice made P eru a visit recently. Miss Cecil Sheeley, secretary to the president, visited her home in Salem, t he first of May. Supt. Toby of Falls City visited the Normal and addressed the students at chapel one morning. Mi sses Madge Bourne and Helen Stowell of Auburn, visited friends in Peru, Saturday, May 4. Prof. Caldv.,rell has accepted a position in Brown's College Lincoln for next year. He will t each penmanship: Drawing and Bookkeeping. The Board of Education met in Peru, April 30. On this day chapel exercises were held at eleven o'clock instead of eight-thirty and the students had the g reat pleasure of listening to short talks given by each member of the Board. On Tuesday ev~ning, April 16, the citizens of Peru met and organized a City Improvement Club for the purpose of beautifying the village of Peru. The following officers were elected: President, Prof. C. F. Beck; Secretary, Mrs. Fairchilds; Treasurer, Prof. F. M. Gregg; and Marshall, Dr. Hardajian. Arbor Day was set aside as a special day to be devoted to the general improvement of the town. Pres. J. W. Crabtree will have charge of a party of superintendents,

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teachers, and friends from over the state who will take advantage of the European Summer School of Travel. This party will sail about June 20th to be gone seventy days. Among the points to be visited in the tour are London, Paris, Cologne, Venice; Florence, Rome, Naples and Athens. The new State Board of Examiners, eonsisting of Supt. E . B. Sherman of Columbus Schools, Supt. C. A. Fulmel' of the Beatrice Schools and Miss Cora McConnel, principal of the Ashland High School, spent April 29 and 30 in Peru visiting the Normal with a view of determining the standard by which other Normal School• throughout the state will be judged in the matter of issuing Life Certificates to tea:hers. This visit was highly appreciated and much enjoyed by the students and facu1ty of the Norm~l. . The Board seemed pleased with existmg conditions and made a very favorable report. The f<:>llowing are some of the points contained in the report: _ 1. Good class room work in every .<fepartment. . 2· Large amount of actual practice m teaching is very commendable. 3· He~,r~ily approve of increased 4 , method mstruction. 4. Pleased to find so many colleges .and universities represented at the Normal. Under the direction of Mrs. Nettleton five young ladies of the Department of Expression very successfully rendered the college play, "A Man in the Case," Tuesday evening, April .30. The purpose of this undertaking was two-fold, namely; to furnish an -evening of true enjoyment and gather funds toward the payment of the new stage curtain which was used for the first time on this speeial occasion.

The new curtain adds g reatly to not only the appeara nce of the rostrum but also to the acous tics of the room. Much praise is du e t hose who have ' a ss isted in the ca use to thus better conditions. The f ollow ing is the cast of ch aracter s of those who took a part in the g iving of thi s play: Mrs. Montressor . . Mi ss Ma ude Yocam *Enid Montressor ....... .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Mi ss Margaret Dunlap Gladys , a s enior of Radcliffe college .. ... . . . Mi ss Ula Waterhouse Madam Bog us ky .. Miss J essie Wheeler Aline Roque t ... . .... Mi ss Mae Jones *Dori s niece of Mrs. Montressor . . .' . . . . . . . . . . Miss Wilma Cline ~

The Ladies ' Art Club of P eru recently presented the School with .a beauti..:ul statue of the goddess MInerva. A formal presentation was made in chapel, May 7, by Mrs. w. R. Hart, president of the club. _Miss Pearl Kelley also g ave a very interesting talk upon the history of the statue and the mythology connected with the goddess Minerva. This piece of art is one of the several art decorations planned by the Ladies' Art Club for the adornment of the chapel. The statue has been placed on the right side of the rostrum. The Frieze of the Parthenon and a picture of the Sistine Madonna are decorations that have been placed in the chapel by this same club. The State Normal is fortunate in having among the lady members of the faculty and ladies of the town such an organization as the Ladies' Art Club, which, aside from making art a study for the betterment of its individual members, also takes upon itself to beautify the Normal Assembly Hall. Thursday, May 9, the girls of the Domestic Science Classes, under the direction of Miss Loomis, prepared a

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dainty lunch and at 6:00 o'clock betook themselves to the woods where they served lunch to a g roup of invited guests. Each had t he privilege of inviting one of her fr iends so t hat there were about forty present. The girls all think that Miss Loomi s is an excellent man ager . The last number of t he P eru L ecture Course was g iven the evening of April24, by Rabbi L eon Harrison of St. Louis, Mo. H e gave a bri ef history of the Jewish p eople referring to some of the common fallacies, thr uout the world, concerning thi s race and thus gradually led up to hi s subj ect for the even ing, "A P lea for Shy~ock. '' !he lecture was not only very mstructive but also hig hl y entertaining when seasoned by the wit that Rabbi Harrison knows so well how to use. "Editing a paper is a g reat thing. If we publish jokes, people say we are rattle headed; if we don't we are fossils. If we publish orig inal matter, they say we don't g ive enough selections; if we g ive them selections, they say we are too lazy to w ri te. If we don't go to church we are heathen· if we do, we are hypocrites. If w~ wear old (clothes, they laugh at us· if we wear good ones, t h ey say w~ have a pull. Now what are we to do? Mrs. Nettleton's Bible Study Class closed t he year' work by a picnic in the woods Saturday, May 11. Altho the wind was raging twelve of the girls were ready to start at 10:00 a. m. After traveling thru beautiful vales and over rugged hills, the open ravine where the far famed spring is found greeted the seekers. Fires were built and dinner prepared which was relished by the hungry picnicers and voted the best dinner they had tasted f~r some time. Dainty cards were given each one present by Mrs. Netleton as a souvenir of the occasion.

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The Normalite before saying farewell for the year to her sister colleges , wishes to thank t hem all for the kindly help and criticisms received t hru the Exchange columns. It has · been a pleasure always looked for to con the different school paperS:and we have come in closer contact w ith the various colleges. Optimist- " Pleasant weather overhead." P essimist- "Ya-as. Trouble is, so few people going that way. " - Ex. Just as likely as not some one will say we stole this exchange. So we did. "-Wheaton College Record. Exchange. We wish to mention and commend to further investigation the beautiful four color cover of the Courier. The literary departments of all the papers of our sister colleges are very good and many of the articles show excellent ability ,along this line. The papers all show a great improvement and show that the interest always increases toward the end of the year. A soft answer turneth away wrath, but a short talk bringeth the librarian. Minister - "Deacon Jones, will you lead in prayer ?" (Deacon Jones snores peacefully.) Minister (loudly)-Deacon Jones, will you please lead? Deacon Jones (suddenly awakening) - "It ain't my lead, I dealt."-Ex. A great many of the papers have their pictures of the debators staff etc. This is a very attractive feature.

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vacation a t Ite r home in A lbio n. :.\ 1i!--s : \ da ( ;i),son, of ·99, who teaches in th e :\lbinn I fig h 'chool, has been have given any 5th Avenue lad y the <:l ectcd to a po!' itio n in Engl ish D epart"figgits" to not ice her disregard for conventions. merH of the Se,,·a rd Jl ig-h chool at an increased sa lary . Misses Hummel a nd Dunlap als o :.\liss V<:lma :.\ fo rehead , 'o6, teaches played their parts as Mrs. OndegoJhone~ and Lady Guinevere respecti- in Uanc ro ft. vely, m a very striking manner. :.\1 r. ·a rl K rebs is w o rking in a drug All together the play was a d ec ided s tore in A lbio n. success, and was highly appreciated by :.\ fi ss R achd Fai rc hil d s, ·03, has been all. The players are to be congratu- clcctu l pri nci pa I o f the . pe nce r School. lated on their successful presen tation :.\Jiss TTa zc l D. ] o.\·, 'o3, is studying of the play. mu sic in Lin coln thi s year a nd expects to e nte r th e 'onse r vato ry of .lVIusic next {[([ yea r. Resolutions :.\J iss R ox ie :i\ [cG re w. '03, is finishing Peru, Nebr., May 14, 1907. he r fourth yen r in vVi sne r. Whereas, God has seen fit to r e.\[iss E th e l Hank s. 1\fiss Katherint> m?ve the brother of our esteemed Hicks, 'o..J., a t·e s tudy in g in Chicago U nifr~~d aud classmate, Kathryn Loflin. erefore, be it resolved that we ve rsity. lVTi ss :i\'[ay me C ra w fo rd, '04, grad!~e ~mbers of the junior class of uates from the U. of N . thi s year and t e te Normal School at Peru exthen take up he r work at Kearney w ill hendbto her our sincerest sympathy in er ereavement. Norma l. l\1r. Ira Dye, '03, is in C uba, and exBe it further resolved that a copy of these r esolutions b pects to t·emain until 'o8, ·when he w ill Loflin and e sent to Miss N ' . a 1so a copy each to the return to Nebraska and re-enter the Uniorrnahte and her home paper. versity. M iss Eva A llison, '03, is still in OldaGrant Hesseltine Verna Snell ' homa. Glen Sheely: i.\ll iss Ethely n West, '04, is teaching San Bernardino, California. in Committee. l\1isses l\ifayme Jackson, Eva Norton, <t<t Bessie Waterman, Edith Anderson, NORMAL N EWiS FROM ALBION. Kath erine Hanting, Hattie Pickard, of Mr. H. C. Fille ' U meetin with! y, 99, · of N. '03, is '03; Misses Emily Redford, Grace Grifg g reat success at Albion fith, H elen Hitte, E dna Walworth, '04; and has been re-elected fo tl . . r 1e commg M isses Ollie Horn, ~Isie Fisher, 'os, year at. an mcrease in salary. a re teaching in Omaha. H attJe Pickard and Eva N Orton '03 ([([ and Edna walworth 'o4 . .. 1 · · are Vtsttlng ' "vVhat have you in the shape of cuE t 1el WtllJamson and Ed . , na F atrchild cumbers this morning?" asked the cusof 04 and Dolly P ettibone of ,02 . tomer of the new •g rocery clerk. Miss . . Hattie Pettibone of 'o6, w h 0 "Nothing but bananas, ma'am," was teaches m Genoa, is spending her Easter the reply. (Continued from pa.:e

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THE COMMENCEMENT The Commencem e nt e x e r cises a t their responsibility. He thought Peru were held in t h e Chapel Thurs- t h at t he real reward which came to day at 11 a. m. The great room wa s teachers was in t hat they made a lastfilled to its utmost capac it y, t h e a lumni ing impress ion upon the future and in and faculty of the State Norma l school t h e satisfaction that can only come to sitting upon the stage, w hich was t hose who do a large service. " He is beautifully decorated. The program great who does the largest ser vice." began with a selection played by t h e Mr. Bryan announced his subject, Normal band followed by the invoca- " Faith." tion, by Rev. Tyler of the M. E. H e told how faith had led Abrachurch, and a ladies' chorus . It was ha m 1000 miles away from his home the good fortune of the audience to into a new la nd to establish a new have the rare opportunity of hearing relig ion and a new faith , the result of Hon. George Fred Williams, the which is t hat 400,000,000 of people great democratic statesman of Boston, worship one God, a race of people and the friend and guest of Mr. Bry- which has not been surpassed. "All an, in a short address before Mr. things are done by faith." P eople Bryan' s lecture. He paid a g lowing came west because they had faith in tribute to Mr. Bryan during (th e the future of the country. " Faith will determine whether or not your course of his remarks . President Crabtree introduced Mr. lives w ill be successful. We must Bryan as t he "greatest private citi- have faith in ourselves. We must. believe first and try afterwards, havzen in the world . '' Mr. Bryan began his address by ing faith in the trying.. One ne.ver making several humorous remarks knows what he can do till he tries. about Boston but paid Mr. Williams Along w ith faith there must be ample the distinction of being a scholar in preparation. There must be strength politics. The introduction of his of body, strength of mind and strength discourse dwelt upon the importance of purpose.'' Here he took up th? subof teaching, saying that the t eacher's ject of civilization and gave an m~e~ position was one of great respon sibil- esting discussion on denfir:g CIVlity, fqr the result of their example zation as being a "harmomous deand training of the nation's children velopment of the human race, physiwould be either the nation's curse, or cally, mentally and morally.'' ' ' A blessing. · H e emphasized the fact perfect civilization would be that that teachers were not sufficiently in which every citizen . was developed remunerated; that their compensa- to his full est capacity." Then he advised great preparation tion was .not at all . in proportion to ·.

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for doing the work of life. A flawless preparedness and then emphasized the importance of a high moral purpose. "When you recognize in another a higher purpose than your own, raise your purpose." This thought concluded part of his lecture and as a second sub-division he advised in beautiful terms and illustrations to "have faith in humanity." "It is better to trust and be deceived than never to have trusted at all. When you learn people and understand them only a few deceive." He urged a democracy of the heart, great heart influence. ''It is a poor head that can't find a reason for heart work. 'As a man thinketh in his heart so is . he.' One's op~nions will change w1th reason but It is not easy to change ones sympathies. It is a"complete. change, a conversion when.sympathies are changed and education many times accomplishes this.'' He urged teachers to have faith in the community. When teachers are not popular they should look at self and n.ot at outside conditions. The entire self devotion to the interests of the people will be surely recognized by th~~Âˇ They can interpret a purpose noble and true.,, He told a ~tory of the Buzzard and the Bee to Illustrate the difference between the useful producer and the useless consumer. B~t said the buzzard could no help bemg ~ b~zzard nor a bee, a bee- but man .m h1s sublime .c reation was free to thmk and act and change Âˇ his purpose. We should leave the world better than we find it; we must leave something to make the world glad that we lived. One can guard and hold the confidence of the people if he really lives for them. Live in spirit and in truth. ''They loved him for he first loved them. "

Part III. "We must have faith in our form of g overnment. Principles of governm ent mus t be di scussed. Our theory is t h e b est the world has known. ''It is n ot p eiÂˇfect because it is admini s ter ed by human beings." He made a very happy hit when he said-when the democratic party is in power he could prove by every republican that the administration was not perfect and when the r epublican party is in power no proof is necessary. Gove rnment is like a composite photograph of the people. It reflects the character of the people. Each one shows his own citizenship; if his own conduct and citizenship is correct the government will reflect that perfection. . . ''Moulders of public opmiOn do not create the opinion. They simply take the raw material as they find it in the minds of the masses and put it into effective form." All countries of the world look to us .for lessons in government "Democracy is the strongest, wisest and greatest form of government. " All countries are demanding government by the people. This theory of government is a growing one-it is our business to correct abuses and to seek perfection. . Have faith that things will come out well if the people have their way. Here -he digressed a little from his lecture. Speaking of his own career he said he came to Nebraska to practice law not for other purposes-showing how circumstances change one's purposes. He said he would rather be a private Americn citizen than the King of some other country. Part IV. In conclusion he spoke eloquently on the thought "Faith in God. '' He thought here was a great difference between the person who wants to do right in the presence of

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others and t hose who want to do the great state of Nebraska had proright in the presence of God. \\ e Yided and served them largely and should believe in God for our own now it was their's to go forth and strength. Believe in the triumph of serve it largely. Their faith in the truth and right. We must have fa ith institution of learning was justified. in God if we would be strong to re- They must g ive their best ability sist tempation. F ig ht for tru~th altho now to the state. we may not wi n. Mr. Bryan held his audience in Forget self and ext end our sympa- rapt attent ion during the hour in thy and help to human ity. Faith which h e spoke. After his address rests in a belief in God. We cannot Ron. T. J. Majors presented the diestimate the power of a strong cour- plomas to 150 graduates, many of ageous person who h as faith in God. whom are to fill some of the best and He then spoke a few words espec- most responsible positions in the state ially to the graduates, stating t hat next year.- Nemaha County Herald.

BACCALAUREATE SERMON At eleven o'clor.k on 8unday morning, May 19, took place the Baccalaureate exercises for the graduating classes of 1907 at the State Normal at Peru. The morning proved to be a beautiful one and the chapel was seated to its utmost capacity. Friends and citizens not only of Peru but of Auburn and the neighboring country were present at the exercises. Music was furni shed by the Normal Âˇ Male Quartette and the Normal Chorus under the direction of Prof. Itewitt, Rev. Welden, of the Baptist church of P eru , read the scripture lesson and led in prayer.

The Baccalaureate sermon was delivered by Dr. Frank A. Roach of St. Paul"s Church of Lincoln. ~tis needless to say that Dr. Roach's sermon was the finest and grandest of its kind, as his sermons are always the best, full of mental and spiritual food. No member of the class of 1907 wl;to will make the ideal of living, as presented to him by Dr. Roach in his beautiful sermon, his own ideal of living, need go amiss the blessings of this life and the life to come. His 'text was 1st Cor. 12:31" Covet earn~stly Âˇthe best gifts; and yet show I unto you a more excellent way. "

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Y. M. C . A . On May 19th we held our las t meeting with the Y. W. C. A. This has become an annual event in the Ch ri stian Association work and each year our last meeting is led by t he President of the school. Thi s year a special prog ram was prepared for t he occasion, there being r epr esentatives fl'om both Associations. It was a grand, good meeti ng and with i ts fa r ewell tone was much enjoyed by all who attended. About four hundred were present. The Y. M. C. A. has been very de-

s irous that a delegate be sent to Lake Geneva t his year for here will be p lanned t he work for all the College Associat ions of the Middle-west. David Carlson wi ll represent Peru at this confer ence th is s ummer. Our " Hand Book Committee" is at work and promises us the best hand book that Association has ever produced. With such an excellent man as Mr. Zink to push it we feel that the hand book will more than keep pace with other progressive steps of theY. M. C. A.

Y. W. C. A. On Field Day the Y. W. C. A. girls sold lemonade, peanuts , pop corn and home made candy, clearing路 about thirty five dollars, which amount now completes the Cascade Conference fund of a hundred dollars pledged by our girls. Miss Henderson on closing the treasurer's books for t he year find s that the systematic g iving has been keptup remarkably well this year. At an election held to choose the delegates who w ill attended the stu路 dent conference at Cascade, Colorado, in Aug ust, the following five g irls were elected : . Miss Bessie Zinn, Miss Bess Foster, , Miss Ethel Berry, Miss Lucia Sax.e r, and Miss Edna Beach. Four alternates were chosen consisting of Miss Vola Zinn, Miss Fay Timmerman, Miss Mnbel Swanson, and Miss Annie Leeper. The Inter-collegiate Committee was kept busy during the closing week of school. They di sposed of large number of pennants, and some p illow covers.

Miss Vera Snell, our efficient secretary of the Cabinet, finds that she cannot r eturn to school next year, and to our r egret, has thus been compelled to resign h er office. In her place the Association has elected Miss Mary Seelig who has been a very faithful m ember of the Bible Study committee during路 the past year. The Y. W. C. A. is fort unate in hav ing several cabinet members who will remain during the Summer School. The r egular annual joint devotional m eeting was held in the chapel 路on the last Sabbath of the school year . President Crabtree led the meeting, choosing for his subject, "Christian Fellowship.'' A large number . of students attended the meeting which was very h elpful and inspiring. Special music was furnished by the Y. W. C. A. quartette a nd Normal male quartette. The mission study comTI?ittee has made its order for mission study books

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fine exhibit for the Summer Conference. This exhibit will include some of the beautiful posters we have had during the year, and general features of the work as carried on by this association.

LATIN CLUB Saturday evening April "10, 1907 occurred the culmination of t h e enjoyment of the La tin Club a t the State Normal. At thi s time Miss Clark took a ll the me mbers of the Latin classes on an imag inal'y trip to Rome. This remarkable treat was accompanied by a lecture accompanie d by stereopican views illustrating Rome past and present. The very first scene represented Rome in diagram showing the r elative position of the wall, the famous seven hills, the Tiber etc. During· the time these were thrown on the screen the le~turer r e lated in a most interes ting manner the mythology concerning the founding of Rome, that is the building of the wall, the laying of the city and the struggle for regal power. The next scenes showed Rome as it was in the times Caesar conquered Gaul, and Cicero delivered his famous orations. Among these were scenes showing the temples of the Gods such as those of Jupiter, Juno, Minerva Castor and Pollox, the home of the Vestal Virgins and many others.

Places of public business such as the Colosseum t he Senate chamber and many oth~rs came in for their full share of time. After this came modern Rome with its railroad stations, modern carriages and dwellings, ever present guide and the awful catacombs. Among the modern structures the church of St. Peters stands out most prominent and needs no comment here. From the recent visit that Miss Clark made to Italy she was able to give that touch of life and reality to those scenes that made the hearers feel that Rome was material instead of mythical, an idea one is in danger of receiving from books. All the students of the Latin Club felt that this had been one of the most enjoyable andlprofitable meetings:of its kind during the year. Those who expectto become teachers of this subject felt that this lecture had g iven them a store of knowledge with which they might · make an interesting backg round for many future lessons both for themselves and their pupils.

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George Fred Wi ll iams said in his ta lk to the g raduates on Commence.me nt day , that w h e n he saw sour faced old maids who never s miled, attending a teacher's convention he wished they mi g ht be put on a pens ion and r etired. We say Amen to the thot suggested by Mr. Will iams. Th ere is someth i ng w r ong, however, w hen those w ith sour faces are a llowed to teach long enough to become old maids; they should be retired earlier before they have reached the age of "no birthdays." Wh ile we are opposed to th~ teachers who do not smile, we are equally opposed to t~e practice of some people who are m the habit of referring to lady teachers of long and successfu l experience as "old maids." We r ejoice to know that a ll over the state and nation t here are n oble women who have devoted t heir li ves to th e work of teach ing and wh o care not for the epithet "old ma.id" so frequently bestowed upon t hem.

Professor Duncanson recently expressed his opin ion in no uncertain Frequently we hear people discuss- terms regarding the tendency to make ing the standing of our school in var- our courses of study in t he high ious parts of the state. We now have schools deal too much w i th th ings exa splendidly equipped institution and terior to the student himself. He a strong faculty. The reputation of advocated physiology as a s ubject the school rests mostly with the stu- . that should receive more attention, dents who go out from here to teach. and believed we sh ould know more If our graduates and students will about the mech anics of the body than meet the problems presented to them t he construction of a worn out lanin t he educational field with a resolute guage. Many of t he teachers present purpose and firm determination to agreed heartily with Professor Dunmeasure up to the opportunities as canson. Socrates said ''know thy t hey are presented, there will be but self" and we have repeated i t for more than two thousand years. It is about little question as to what the st'and- time we begin to practice it, and as ing of our school will be throughout Oliver Wendell Holmes has said, the state. E very failure or success "Look in upon thy wondrous frame ." of a student of the Normal counts one If we will do this we can better appreciate the P salm ist when he says, against, or for, the standing of the "We are fearfully and wonderfully school. Where will you be counted? made.''

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THE WORK OF LITERARY SOCIETIES " Once to every man and nation student has an opportunity to develop comes a moment to decide . " This th e li tera ry as well as the social side moment came to t he new s tud en t a s of his life . It is not thP. " bookhe or she entered t he Normal last worm " t hat makes the greatest sucfall. cess in life, but he or she who knows Peru has two excellent li terary so- best, how to meet men and women. cieties,:the Everett and P hilomathean It has been said that fifty per cent At the opening of school the old m em- of one's college education is to be got bers of these societies put in faithful outside of books. The literary sowork, that they might s ecure a goodly ciety is t he place to get half of this number of new members . fifty per cent. We can't afford to spend our entire Of course each society was the best~ to hear these people tell it- but it was time digging at our books. We need up to the new fellow to路make a choice. r ecreation , and literary work offers a Man:y availed t hemselves of the op- pleasant as well as a profitable means portunity and became staun ch sup- of securing t hi s recreation and rest. When the rush for new members porters of either Philo or Everett, while others thought it best to remain ha d ceased the societies settled down without the pale of the societies. to hard work. Various programmes were g iven, What they missed th ey w ill never know unti l it is too late to mend their cons isting of vocal and instrumental ways, while those w ho joined and m u s i c, essays, extemporaneous took part in the literary work can speeches, r eadings, papers un current never measure the value which t h ey events, and talks by President Crabhave received from their year's work. tree and other members of the facThe literary work h ere is placed ulty. The committees having the proon an excellent wor~<i ng basis: 路 grams in charge sought to make So many schools endeavor to comthem , in the main in keeping with bine the literary and debating work the time and season of t he year e. g . and thus try to kill two birds with H~llowe'en, 路 Thanksgiving , Christone stone; but P eru, h aving caught P atriotic, and Spring. the spiri t of the age, specializes mas, The programs were announced to along t hese two lines. the student body by posters, artistiOur debating :work has an evening cally designed and executed and of its own. This work is carried for- placed in thfl cases in Normal Hall. ward by the two debating clubs, v iz: The excellent attendance each evenCiceronian and Athenian. Also th e ing路 affords ample proof th~t the stuliterary work has . an evenir~g of its dents enjoyed the programs. own and is conducted by the two soThe general publ.ic had an opporcieties mentioned previously . tunity of seeing part of the work acEach society h as an a dviser f rom complish ed by these societies, in the the faculty who has general supervis- I nter-Society contest gi ven March 1st ion of all t he workings of that so- and the open sessions given May 14th ciety's. and 15th. To new studP.nts entering the Normal Thus in these t wo organizations the

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we would say "join one of the literary societies and get busy." You can't make a mistake in joining

eit h er on e . for t h ey a r e both the best. We get out of our sch ool life just what we put in to it.

I EARL CLINE

Pres ident Everett Literary Society.

OFFICERS OF PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY.

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NORMAL CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION

M. W. Ryan, Pres.

Alice McGavock, Vice Pres.

The Normal Catholic Association, through the foresight and kindly assistance of President Crabtree, was organized in June of 1906. At this summer school session t he association began its devotional exereises with m embership of about sixty. It has been the purpose of those interested to keep in touch w ith Catholic current even ts and to promote t he welfare of the members, r eligiously and socially.

Carrie Niedermeyer, Sec.

Many trips have been made to Auburn to attend mass there on Sunday, but the regular meetings are held in Everett Hall on Sunday, 10 a. m. It is our hope t hat t he time may not be far distance when we may have a Catholic chapel, in which church may reg ularly be held. The officers for the past year have been: President, Mr. ~M. W. Ryan; Vice President, Alice McGavoc; Secretary, Carrie Niedermeyer; Treasurer, Frances Kell y.

SENIOR NOTES Mr. and Mrs. Woodard returned to Peru, May 22d for commencement. Mr. Woodard w ill attend summer school. Miss Anna Elliott of Lincoln visited Miss Carrie Dieterich, May 16-21. Miss Ethel has been elected assistant principal at Bancroft. C. Ray Gates. attended the class day exercises. Miss Kinney and Mr. Arnold of Verdon spent Saturday, May 18, w ith Miss Loyette Kinney.

Mrs. Cline of Falls City spent several days with her son ana daughter. Miss Elizabeth Maxwell who h as been t eaching in Cheyenne has returned to attend summer school. Miss Âˇ Ula Waterhouse has been elected as assistant in the kindergarten at Columbus. Miss Maria Machin started for her home in Porto Rico, May 23. She will be principal of one of Porto Rico's city schools next year. Among the Senior fri ends and rela-

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tives who attended the commencement exercises were the following: Misses Edyth and Claire Kinear of Omaha; Mrs. J. G. Kause of Creighton; Mrs. R. G. Wil son and Miss Daily of Auburn; Mrs. Lonniker of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Hudson of Humboldt; Mr. Mann of Omaha; Miss Clara Koehler of Blue Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Waterhouse of Omaha; Mr. Wahlstrom and Mr. H. J. Johnson of Wahoo; Mr. and Mrs. Laudermilch of Hastings; Mrs. Sattler of Plattsmouth ; Mr. Harry Reimund of Beatrice ; Mr. Otradavec of Trumbull; Mrs. Ku lp of Wymore; Mrs. Hepperlin of Beatrice; Mr. Buckles of Superior; Mrs. Wick · land of Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of Eustice; Mrs. McGavock of Omaha Mr. and Mrs. Henderson of Auburn· Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hurst Mr. Hurs t and Mi ss Mary Hurst 'of Westbor-

ough, Mi ssour i ; Mrs. McClung of Gree ley: Mi ss Ilah T y lor of York; Mrs . Varner of Sterling ; Mr. a nd Mrs. Dunham and Mr. Chas S hutler of Adams: Mr. and Mrs. Munson of Orlean s; Mr. Lawrance of Oma h a; Miss Lawrance of Corning, I owa; Mr. and Mrs. Clark and daughter of Reserve, Kan sas; Mr. Rutledge of Auburn; Mrs . Farson of Omah a; Miss Eby of Harting ton; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert of John son· Mr. and M r s. Harrison and son of ' Dunbar; Miss Wilkinson of T ecums eh; Miss L yd ia Barnes of Auburn· Miss Beynon and Mr . Neff. Amon~ t h ose who spent th e ir vacation at their homes and returned to summer school are A. J. Wickland. Loui s Knoll J . c. Mitche'l, Ethel Hummel, Bessie Dunham, Olive Wi lkinson Alice McGavoc, L ee Henderson, E.' K. Hurst and Albert Gilbert.

CADETS It · · . IS mdeed a pleasure for us to A and B, and th e Cadet Band of about look back upon the work done by the th irty pieces. Cadet Batta1 1·on d unng .· At the begi nning of t h e year we the past year, and we can safely say, with no dis- first took up t h e s imp le facing movepat~agement to former N. S. C. Bat- ments, after this t h e squad movetalions, that ~he one during t his school ments wen taken up . The g uns were ~ear has attamed greatest proficiency then g iven out and t h e manual of. ~n the manual of arms and the var- arms was m astered by each member IOU S evoluUons, than any which h . ave of t h e Battalion. precee ded It. ' Several dress-parades were g iven We ~eel that ~hi s remarkable pro- upon the Athletic Field which the gress IS due to r,the increased inter- school enjoyed v ery much. est of the school in general, the effi. The annual encampment of four ciency of the officers, and largely to days was observed this spring, ~ay_ the faithful performance of duty by 9-12 and all the boys join us in saymg the cadets and most especially to t hat was superior to that of any preCommandant Beck vious year. The Battalion increased nearly 90 The Battalion is also very proud of per cent over the former year, making the Military drama ' 'The Spy of it necessary to have two companies, Atlanta" which t h ey produced with

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much credit on Mach 13. The audience was the largest that any Peru talent has ever enjoyed, the receipts were used in paying for the guns-procured at the beginning of the y ear,

al so f or t e n ts and en campment exp enses. f d . The Cadets h ave t h e nam~ o omg things well a n d the _work m ~eneral don e dur ing t h e e ntire year IS such that th e school may well be proud.

ALUMNI NOTES Another member of the Alnmni Association has been added to the Faculty by the election of Miss Lulu Mears, '95, to a position :in the practice school. We are glad to welcome M\ss Mears back to the old halls again. Wm. C. Parriott, '96, is now a full fledged attorney-at-law having been graduated by the law school of the State University at its 'l ast Commence!Jlent. May his practice be marked with success. . G~thenburg has shown her ~ppreÂ ClatiOn of the services of Supt. P. M. Whitehead, '96, by re-electing him at an increased salary. We have but one criticism to offer, that is, he ought to get a wife to take good care of him. A. T. Hutchinson,'97, has consented to remain at the head of the Valley schools another year. Increased salary and harmonious co-operation of parents are strong inducements to any teacher Sup't W. T. Stevenson, '01, of R,e-

ven~a has c?ncluded to engage in

busmess. H1s work in the schools has been of the highest order and we are sure his business career will be equally successful. Warren and Clifford Catlin have been visiting at their home in Peru during June. Warren has a position in Columbia University and Clifford has

been very successful in industrial chemistry. Mary E. Beecher, '05 and Iona C. Chapel, '06 have been elected to positions in the Omaha schools. W. E. Marcellus, '05 goes to Nort~Â western University next Y?ar. H~s brother . Byrne Marcellus, will fill his place a~ science teacher in the Crete High School. St. Paul has a pretty idea in selecting her grade teachers. Home teachers are given preference if they prepare themselves thoroughly and pro~e their worth by experience. On their teaching staff for next year they h~ve Allura Woodbury, '05; Ruth Temph~, '05; Bessie Manuel, '06; and Addl: Shaustram of the Kearney State Nor1 '07 . all of them home teachers rna' of good 'qualifications an d successful experience. F. W. Hallet, ' 05 goes there as high school principaL Zel~a Sears, '02, Helen Watt, '05 and Bessie Beddell, '06 have all been re-elected at Rushville. The success of ~hese teachers has done much to establish. a strong Normal School sentiment m Northwest Nebra!:!ka. Guy Williams, '06 has been promoted to high s~hool principal at Chadron, Frank Remsch the former incumbent goes to the University next year. These you~g men have been markedly successful m their work. Rachel Fairchild, '03, remains as

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high school principal at Spencer at increased salary. Miss Rachel seem s to have everything her own way at S_pencer. F. G. Bixby, '05 was unanimously re-elected at Rising City at a substantially increased remuneration. Frank is making good and we bespeak for him further success. Milligan has chosen an alumnus as their principal for next year. c.· A. Otradovec, '06, has the honor of being the first State

Normal g r a duate in that position. T. L . Ri ch a rdson , '05, has just cl osed a ver y s uccessful year at Shi ckl ey. Th e tow n has jus t decided to bu ild a new la rge school house and the prospects are t hat her schools will soon tak e hi g h ra nk in th e state. M. A lm eda Cock e rill. '06, s ister of Mrs. F . M. Gregg g raduated from the Ohi o Wesleyan l)nive rs ity ·thi s year and has a ccepte d a pos ition for the coming ye ar in the Wi sn er high schooL

PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION---ALUMNI REUNION . A President's reception was held m connection with the annual Reunion, Wednesday evening, May .22. A pr~gram, which was open to· the P?~hc was given. in the chapel, at eight o'clock. Prof. H. B. Duncanson acted as chairman. The inembers of the graduating class of 1907 were formally received into the Alumni ~ssociat~on , after which Hugh J.Dobbs Beatrice addressed the audience on the subject of- "Early Times at the Normal . . •' ' 1ea d"mg up to present exIstmg conditions. Mr. Dobbs is a member of the fifth cTass that gradu. was ated f . from the N orma1. Music u~mshed by Messrs · Riemund and ~Ickland _in a vocal duett and Mr. H. Riemund m a vocal solo. The a~nual reception, held in the gymnasium at the close of the program, was open to members of the ~acuity, alum_ni, members of the SenlOr and Training classes and visiting

friend s. The pri v ilege was accorded everyone. of s haking hands with President and Mrs. Crabtree, Hugh J. Dobbs and m embers of the faculty who do not expect to be at the Normal next year. Th e remainder of the evening was spent socially , forming new acquaintances and saying tender farewells. Refreshments consis iting of ,lemon sherbet, wafers and dainty candies were served. The evening was most delightfully spent and enjoyed to the fullest e4tent by all present. '

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SUMMER LECT U RE CO URSE The initi al number of the course was g iven June 14, by th e Stec k e lber g Stri ng Quartet of Lincoln, Nebras ka. To all love rs of t h e bes t musicthe · mus ic of the master s- the ev ening was a rich, r a r e, treat. From t he moment the fi r s t note was struc k , t he listener s s at a s if en r aptured. Time after t ime, the company was forced to acknowledge t he app lau s e of the a udience, and t h e p r ogram merited a ll the a ppreciat ion t h at was bestowed upon it. First, the quartet of firs t a nd second violins , v iola and cello, t h en the leader, with his beautiful solos , fir.ally the quintet, including t he piano, rendered each of the numb er s with faultless technic and delig htful expression. This organ izat ion, which has been cr eating much favorable eomment in the mus ical world of late, is str ickly Nebraskan, a ll of its members bein g either students or teachers at the conservatory of t h e State University. The leader, Mr. Carl Steckelberg, is a young German, who has studied both at home and abroad. His appearance and! his manners as well as his playing, bespeak~:h im to be a real musician. The others of the company are likewise musical artists of hi gh rank and charming person a lity. We predict for the Steckelberg String Quar tet a national popularity. · Second number:- Dr. L. B. Wicker -

s ham, of Des Moines, Iowa. who lectured the even ing of July 2, is a clergym an, w ho has \Von fame, as lyceum entertainer. Dr. Wickersham announced his s ubject, "Day Dreams," H e said t he famous deeds of all ou r gr eat men w ere only the f ruits of the day dreams of t h e ir yout h . As an illustration of t his, h e related sever a 1 incidents in the lives of Isaac Newton, H en r y Clay and Abraham Lincoln. H e stated that t he car eer of the indi vidual depended not on the par entage, but on the day dreams. '' The birth of the boy, the name of the boy · is an accident, so far as the boy is co1: ~ erned. Un less you know more than the name and ancestry of a boy, you do not know him. " Dr. Wickersham divided his addr ess into three parts, answering the questions, "Where d id the day dream come from? What is the r elation between the dream and the reality? How may the reality be attained?" He said in answer to the first, that t h e true day dream was insp ired by divine powm;; that it was the long ing of t he soul engendered by divinity itself. " I believe every immortal soul is the image of a divine purpose and God has in His mind a picture of what He would have every one of us become.'' Answering the second query concerning the relation existing between dream and r eality, the speaker ar-

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Supt. Q. J . Kern of Winnebago gued that the successful life cou ld County, Ill. , w ho was t he enternot exist :without the day dreams of previous years.. Great deeds are but tainer Friday evening, July 5, was in· t he results of great dreams. ''The troduced by Co. Supt. Carrington of sequel of every life is the result of the N ema ha county, as t he g r eatest county day dreams wrapped up in the sou l. s upe r in tendent in the Un ited States. Sup't. Kern took as h is subj ect We shall all become like that which "Alon g Country Roads in an Educawe love the most. '' In thi s connection Dr. Wickersham tiona l Way." His lecture was illustold the story of his own li fe; how hi s tl·ated by a large n umber of beautifu l parents ha9 died when he was nin e s tereoptican v iews of scenery and an years old, how he was left in ed ucation a l pictures ta ken in his own the charge of an old uncle, how county. Hi s address was a plea for proper he was forced to plow the fields when the handles of t he plow surroundings for t he count ry child. were as hi gh as his head. He told of H e argued th at every ch ild ought to h~s uncle's brutality, of the blows and have t h e benefits of a good teacher ktcks be received and he told of hi s and a pleasant school r oom, with day ?ream of one day standing in the beauty ins ide a nd out. H e said that pulpit and proclaiming t he "Word of there was a I i bera l education to be God." There was no need of telling gained along a country road. IL was bow. truly his dream had become a the bus iness of t h e sc hool to train the reality. chi ld to get thi s ed ucation. Sup't. Kern advocated the building tuThe third and last part of t he lee. re -was the answer to the ques- of school hou ses on scientific princib~ns, ' 'How may the realiy be a t- ples, the planting of trees and shrubs, tamed?" Briefly stated . . his an- artistically arranged, on t he schoo l swer he 'dwas .. . "Work· " "Ed uca t'IOn. " ground, the making of flower ga rdens, sat IS not to save us from hard th e decoration of the interior of the ~ork. It is to fit us for hard work. school house with pictures, statuary yo~ are a genius for anything be and other things of beauty , the maina·ugen ms. for wor·k ·" H e gave several taining of rural school libraries, the I ustrabons showing how men who consolidation of country sc hools and were not talented not even clever had the teach ing of agriculture. b t~en hgreatly successful, simply Several illustrations were given f ~oug. their perserverence and un- show ing new school bu ilding in conIr~n~ ~ndustry. In conclusion, after tras t w it h old ones in Winnebago a . resume of the add.ress he county. T he Superintendent said that sa.Id, I believe that anything in ,the the school hou se sh ould be as nice as w1de world t hat is worthy th t the best h ome of the district; that it long to do, is the evidenc~ th:t you was unfair to the· boy from t he best have the ability to do it• MaY every you homes to send him to an ugly shack one ~efore me follow t he promptings and thus sear h is mind to b~autiful of. ~l s day dreams with an unfitting things, probably forever. sp mt so that he may attain the full Superintendent Kern believes most measure of fame and satisfaction heartily in t he p lanting of trees and which belongs to a life filled with shrubs and in t h e artistic arrangegenuine success." ment of the grounds. He showed

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several plans which had been prepared for him by well known landscape artists. These plans are g iYen each school in his coun ty :and th e results in beautifu l e ffects are already noticeable. The most striking beauties of the plan are the aYoida nce of straight lines and the proYiding of open places. Bes id es set t ing out t rees and shrubs~!- Superin te nde nt Kern urged every country teacher to start a fl ower garden. H e r ecommend ed planting the golden g low, h yra ngea, and asters, especially ment ioning the latter. Each school should have seve ral pictures. One or two fin e pictures added each year will s uffice. No school should have other tha n fine pictures. The Superintendent fa,·ored such pictures as the "Minute Man " ' pictures of Lincoln's s tatue, "Sir Galahad and others of li ke nature. "There should be a library in e very school," says Mr. Kern. To carry out this idea he h as inaugurated a system of t raveling libraries in his county whereby each school may have the advantage of a choice selection of books. It is so arranged t hat the same library comes to t h e same school once every eighteen years. Each child who reads six books is given· a libr ary certificate by the county superintendent. There is in Winnebag o county a consolidated school formed of three county schools. The school offer s a twelve grade course ai-ld does all that is done in any graded school. The children are transported to and f r om school every day. This school h as been ver y successful and is satisfactory to all concerned. Finally Superintendent Kern made an eloquent plea for the teaching of

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ag riculture where it belongs, in the country school. While the teacher can not and should not teach much sc ience in the district school, no one can afford to neglect the making of a school garden, the collection of seeds and flowers, and t he study of common farm products. Each pupil should learn something in a school concerning the enemies and friends of the f a rmer, should learn the value of tr ees and flowers, should be aroused to the n eed of protecting _the trees f rom vandals and telephone companies. Mr. K ern has organi zed a boy's exp eriment club, takes an annual excm·sion with interested ones to the State Ag ricultural School and emp loyes every other means in his power to b etter the condition o£ the country child. Such is the success of his \York ~that he is already becoming a nabonal educational figure. The completion of his present t erm will mark t h e end of a twelve years service in his county. To t hose inter ested in rural prob• lems his lecture was one of the most practical a nd inspiring that has been h eard of in this part of the country. The Lecture Course Committee ex· pects to have three more entertain~ ments this summer, one of which will consist of readings by the celebrated poet Edmund Vance Cook. The mangers of the course deserve great credit for the splendid programs th ey have ~furnished.:;: Besides being enter tain ing, every number has fa distinct educational value. EverY one coming to Peru to school should make their p lans in advance to attend the Normal Lecture ~Course. It is mistaken economy to be absent from any of them.

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THE FIVE ESSENTIALS Last year we could hear nothing in H. H. Reimund , A lli ance :- Power Summer School or among school peo- to di sc iplin e, se lf-con t rol, t idiness. ple but "The Five Essentials." Thi s ablity to quest ion in tell igently. year a change has come about and L ee Best, Dakota Ci ty :- ;Don't go subject matter is not so much the to parties, be carefu l about r efusing question as essent ia l characteristics. i nvi tation s , keep peace with ch ildren, The following will give our readers p lay w it h ch il dre n when ever possible, an idea of what some of the superin- go to Sunday sch oo l. "' tendents and principals attending Prof. N. A. Bengtson :- Most anySummer School regard as the five body can k eep school. essential characteristics of the sucE. R. Burky :- H ave m et lots of cessful teacher: teachers t hat s hou ld be washing John A. Woodard, Havelock :- 1st di sh es. morals, amiability, strong scholarship, When we had inte r v iewed a dozen strong discipline, ability to interest. superintendents and prin c ipl e~ we J . C. Mitchell, Friend :- Morality . concluded it wou ld no t be fan· to tact, scholarship, power to i nterest, make demands upon the lady teachers amiability. without g iving them a h ear ing and C. ¥ · Penney, Albion :- Sincerity, we thot of Mary L athrop's verse.: sympathy, simplicitty, industry en- You have written my lesson of duty thusiasm. ' out; . E. K. Hurst, Falls City:- ProfeRMan like you have questioned me. SIOnal training, industry, enthusiasm, Now stand at t h e bar of my woman's love for work, loyalty to powers that soul be. Until I s h all question t hee. Prof. W. L. French :-Big bank Carrying out the spirit of the above, account, unquenchable desire to help we asked a number of lady teachers ~ellow man, fair estimate of ones abil- what they ~onsi dered as five essential Ity, courage to stick to his line, characteristics of a good superintenthorough preparation for work. dent or princial and w.e got the fol Ge?rge E. Martin, Nebraska City: low ing replies : . -:-F~Ith, hope, scholarship, power to Alice M. Loomis, , Peru :-Genuine msp1re, charity. Genuine character , thorough educaB. C. Hedricks, Pender:-Abi lity t ion, executive abi lity, understanding an? inclination to work. love for of human nature, indefatigable zeal ch.Ildr~n, professional sp irit , co-oper- ·baced by good h ealth . . . atiOn, mterest in subject matter. Ethel Berr y, T ecumseh :- Sincerity, Prof. F . M. Gregg :-Genuine char- (absence of t wo-facedness, frankness, act~r, SYlnetrical knowledge, burning christianity, k nowledge of child nadesire to teach, sympathy, willing- t ure, enthusiastic school man . ness to be forgotten. E l1 a Hehnke , . St. Edward :- True C. F. White, Trenton:-Disciplinary christian, well r ounded education, power, scholarship, power to present one who can yet learn something, subject, neatness in appearance, sym- sympathetic, love for work. pathetic personality. Two lad ies w ho w ish their names

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witheld:-Poli teon a ll occa ion s, k eeps his shoes bla ck (not fo rget t he h ee ls) keep dandruff off hi s coat co lla r, changP. coll ar whe n needed, bu t don' t wear fl ashy neckties. Pearl Sa hneyf elt, Marquette :- Sympathy ,f ra nk ness, well r ounded ed ucation, christ ia nit y. Ask m e n ex t year and I'll tell yo u bette r. Helen L . Dysar t, Auburn :- Congeniality , neatness, self-possession , en thusiasm, g ood educa t ion . Verna Snell, Gretna :- Tact, e ne rg y, executive abilty, chr is t ian ity, charity. Myrtle Krebs, Scot ia :- (Appli es especially to coun ty s uperi n tend ents ) -

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Beaut y, ladies man, fine turn-out. fl atterer , gr after . F a y Hanks, Friend :-sympat hy, Yig iliance, conscient iou ness, firmn ess, patience. · l\Iattie Cook E llis:- High ideals, sympathy, industry, tact, capacity to lear n. Anna T hee :- Miss Ellis expressed my sent iments. \Nagey :- Sympathy, high P ea rl ideals, br oad knowledge of subject m atter, execut ive a bility. Edna Atwater . Albion :- Courage, good morals, strong scholarship, insig ht into human nature, pUl'pose.

HIGH SCHOOL SUPERVISION In June 1903 Superi ntendent C. G. Peare of Omah a , n ow superintendent of the Milwaukee city schools, org a nized the first school to g ive instr uction in t he field of superv is ion. Among t h e inst ructor s wer e such men of note as Stat e Sup er intendent· Stetson of Ma ine, Superintendent J. ~· Greenwood of K ansas City, SuperIntendent C. N. K endall of I n dianapolis, in addit ion to ot her sch ool m en of prominen ce. Since that time N ebrask a has f ollowed th e splendi d p r eceden t set by Superintendent P ease by offering in its summer s ch ools , lectu res and round t able discussions on p robl em s t hat superintendents a nd principa ls h ave to meet . This summer 's class in super vision is under the direction of P r of. Rouse, recently electe d to t h e position of supervisor of the Model School Departmen t . P rof. Rou se 's long and successful exp erien ce in N ebr aska schools has made him a w ise counselor in all m atter s of v ital impor tance to principals and superintenden ts.

Among t he topics discussed by P r of. Rouse were : I''The Superintendent and His School Board ," Hig h School Course of study," " How to St rengthen the Weak Teacher," etc. These talks w.ere f ull of inspiration as well as practical suggestions. Oth er s who addressed t he class wer e : Prof. Delzell, Count y Superintenden t George Carrington of Nemaha county, President Crabtree and Superintendent Gamble, recently elected S'Jp erintendent of Plattsmout h schools. Space f orbids our g iving the manY hell;)ful things suggested by these m en. It is sufficient to say of these seession s t hat nothing offer ed during our summer school has been of gr eater benefit to attending principals a~d superintendents than this work m hig h school super vision. Krebs and Patchin study Latin on back steps of Normal Hall. Krebs forgets cabinet meeting .- first t ime in four years.

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A PICNIC Wednesday afternoon, July 10, in accordance with their annual custom the teachers from Hamilton county held a picnic which proved a very enjoyable feature of th eir summer ir.. Peru. Despite the inclement weather which prevented them from takin~ s~pper in the woods, a very pleasant time was enjoyed at the home of Prof . and Mrs. Duncanson . Those present were Frederica Dorland, Belle Glover, Ella Blunk, H elen Blunk, Miss Dorsey, Pearl Shaneyfelt, Josephine Cole, Inez Eaton, Vera Fall, Mrs. Fall, Prof. and Mrs. Duncanson, Mr. and Mrs. J , A. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Burkey, Mr. W. D. Redmond, Mr. Trucken.

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.~ome, one gave us the good advice -: Don t be a spoon for you will get m th; soup, then you will be in everybody s mouth. A girl at Mt. Vernon made the re-

~ark; "I don't like Peru, why I avn t meet a boy this summer .

"Why is Mr. Claar like England I wonder ?" . • The. only reason Is, · h e has a Lyon for his standard . Miss Nettie Gillis and her ' 'brother' ; spent the Fourth at home. . Mr. Hendricks enjoys a recline in h1s hammock . h . most of the t'Ime. Sornet 1mes e JUSt takes a Cline. Mr. Gilbert feared that detectives were on his track last week. He told one fri end he was off for Auburn another, ''Home to mother,'' another: ' 'Down t o Verdon. '' But the truth is he has just returned from Dawson. Mr. Claar is acting as assistant for

all youn g la dies w ish in g t o take Campustr y Laboratory work. Those who attend ed Phi lo, July 6, cou ld n ot h e lp noticing t h e great a n x iety s how n by Bern Marscellus, and Mis s Dorla nd t o secure one of the pi ctures w hich Mi ss Moore made durin g h er cha lk t a lk. We di scovered that t he re was on ly on e they wan ted, It r epres ents a sh a d y nook. Behind an umbre lla s at a ver y absorbed couple, ·'Mama's darli ng," was lighting a crack er behin d t h em- P erhaps som e one can supply t h e miss ing links .

SENIOR PICNIC On t h e a fternoon of Jun e 28th at about 5 :30 th er e w as seen assembli ng on the campus ea s t of the ma in building a crowd of fifty-four h appy f aced g radutes of '07. The occasion was a picnic. With w ell fill ed bask ets they made their way to the senior plot, a beautiful sp ot of g round in B on. T. . J. Major' s w oods w hich ha d been presented to this class in their Junior year by Mr. Ma j ors himself . After a s umptous supper wa s served, t wo big k ettle of fudge were placed over an open fir e. Then the picnicker s seated t hem selves in a semicircle t o be entertain eed by a most excellent imprompt u prog ram consisting of readings by Mrs . N ettleton, the g uest of honor and by several of those present, inter spersed w ith songs by the class, solo by Mr. Wickland and a duet specially .· improv ised for the occassion by Mr. Hurst and Mr. Penney. The f udge was soon done and the joyous p icnickers each with his por· tion of f udge hied back to N ormal Hill, feeling that this w as one of the pleasant occasions long to be r emembered and wishing that all members

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of the class might have been present, IDLE NOTES OF IDLE PEOfor they were mi ssed bot h in numPLE ber and person. In formation bureau-Bess Foster, Those present were Sarah Snyder , 3261. Myrtle L. Neff , W. L . Dunten, Grace Gra nt Lauphan attended Mrs. NetErwin, C. M. Penney, Helen L . Dy- t leton 's recital alone. sart, Mary E. Mann, Ethe l Hummel, Mi sses Forster and Linn are preAnna Thee, Maude S irn, L ena S. pear ed to do all kinds of paint ingGabriel, Pearl Wagley, Minn ie C. Mc- For particulars phone 3261. ~dams, Bessie Noyes, Coi la Portras, Katherine Willis knows every one vesta James, Carri e Neidermeye r in school. Lettie Eby , Lenore L. Lawr ence: Miss Gueck , who is assisting Miss Ozola Harman, E arl A. Linger, A li ce Stoner as preceptress, was r ecently E. McGavock, Albert H Gil ber t, E. K. di scovered on the campus talking Hurst, Arthur J . Wi ckland, D. J. gentleman during study w ith a Young, J. C. Mitch ell, L . H . H e nderson, Pearl, Shaneyfelt, Ger trude Coon, h ours. The summer school g irls took up a Myrtle Krebs, Margar et F eddie, Ilah to pay for having De Bolt's collection O~ls~n: Ella M. H ehnke, Faye H a nks, VIrgmJe Loudermilch , E lda Bacon, side burns cut off. Miss Krebs has g iven up Dormitory Cor~ Wade: Chas . . Ammon , Ruby ~la~k, Anme Cogil. The follow ing life thi s summer, and on account. of mv_1ted g uests were present : Mrs. financial fai lUJÂˇe is doing selfboardmg Daisy Nettleton, Mrs. J. A. Wood- and taking in Patchin. ward,. Mrs. Chas. Ammon , W. H . Miss Snell is doing the Best this Patchm, Freida Dorland and Bern e summ er., and we congratulate her. Marcellres. Prof. Brownell in Physics class : ' "What is t hat awful sound I hearÂˇ7''. LETTER FROM IRA DYE 1st . Student: "It is a cr eam separGuantanarno. Cuba, J uly 9, 1907. ator in Prof. French's laboratory. The Normalite, P eru, Nebr. 2nd. Student: "No, it is Mr. Rei Dear Normalite- I w rite to notify round practicing a vocal solo in Y~u that after July 25th my address Everett hall." will be Colon , P ana ma, as I am g oing Hendricks: "Mitchell, do you like down to "the big ditch . " I send kind to ride on the merry-go-round?" regards to my friend s at the Normal Mitchell: "No, but I enjoy the especiall y Penney, Mitch ell. and Nel~ mus ic." Bengtson, whose names I see on the editorial staff. I feel especially proud Statement: P eru is a sphere. Proof- Mr. Hendricks and Miss of the Normalite and Penney, because I was assistant editor and P enney Cline leave chapel after entertain:nas chief rnoney -begger on the first ment a nd travel straight north in the Issue, and I had the honor of invent- same straight line. After one hour ing the name " Norrnalite." and sixteen minutes without turning Wishing you all a cooler summer t h ey arrive at a point three blocks than I expect to spend, south of the chapel. Q. E. D. I am, yours truly, Woodard: "I am going to work." Ira Dye, N. S. N. S. '03. [This is a joke.]

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A Monthly Magazine Published ~ in the Interests of Education. Published by The State Normal School. Subscripton 5 Oc per Year Advertising Rates Furnished on Application Enrered nr rh e Posroffice at Peru. Nebraska. a s secon d class matler.

Editorial Staff C.M. PENNEY LILLI E W AHLSTROM J C. MITC HELL W.G BROOKS. A. H . GILBERT C. B MOORE B. E. SWENSON ULA WATERHOUSE N. A. BENGT SO N E K. HURST STERLING M UTZ

Ediror - in- Chie f Associate Edilor D ebati ng Lit erary Military Religious , Arhlcrlc - Ex drnnge - Al umni Buslne<s Mnnnr;cr Asslsranl .VInn:rger

EDITORIAL NOTES The past few days have been too hot for hard study and almost too hot for campus enthusiasm. When pupils asks too many questions in preparing lessons it shows that the work has not been properly assigned- this is a safe guess eight times out of ten. The attendance at summer school this year is not quite up to that of last year. Last year many were here because the law required it, this year most of the student~ are here of their own accord. The marked increase in teachers' salaries during the past three years is

encouraging to th~ teachers who are preparing t hemselves for better positions . Whil e v;e reJo ice in the better prospects in the fi e ld of t eaching we mu st re me mber that more is, and s hould . be expected 0f us than ever before. Th e teacher who asks for hig her pay and makes no professional advance ment sh ou ld be retired. With this issue of the Normalite we close our labors as ed itor-in-chief. During th e pas t year w e have tried to make the pap er a success. What ever we have m ade in the way of success has been largely due to the fa ithfu l work our a ssistant ed itors and corres pondents . We now leave t he future of the paper to other hands and hope to see the Normalite become a p ermanent factor of the school life at Peru. When we li sten to political speakers and r ead the pet theor'ies Âˇ of modern would-be reformers we are led to think of the truth of Emerson's saying when he worte : '"Let us make our education brave and preventative. Politics is an after work, a poor patching. We are always. The evil is done, the law is passed, and we begin the up-hill a g itation for repeal that which we oug ht to have prevented the enacting . We shall one day learn to education. s upersede politics by What we call our 'root and-branch reforms of slavery, war, gambling, intemperance, is only medicating the symptoms. We must begin higher up. namely, in Education.',' In her talk in Âˇchapel last week Mi ss Kelly spoke of the farm hands who build a straw stack in the archway formed by two rows of trees and thus hid a beautiful view from sight. How many of us are today building

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straw stacks in a r chw ay t hat hide f rom us t he tru e a nd bea ut ifu l? The student w ho m isses chapel a nd .l h e splend id talks we ha ,·e ha d thi s ummer bu ilds a st raw s tack in t he arch way of pleasant memori es. \N e lis ten to music a nd f a il to get its c ha rm; we have buil t a st raw stack in th e archway. We a ssociate w it h clas mates and teach er s and fa il to see their better qua li t ies ; we h ave bu il t a straw s tack in t he archway. H ow much plea santer life w ould be if w e would tear down the s t raw stack s in the arch way.

Y. M . C. A SUAIJ MER 190 7 1 Some sp lend id fe llo·ws a re h ere this sum]Jler . 2 Special organization of t he association was e ffected for s umm er school. 3 A Y. M. C. A . base ball team was on e of the many m oves of t he season. 4 T heY. M. delegate, Mr. D . Carl son, to th e Lake Geneva confer ence re· ports t he confer en ce to h ave been a n unquali fied ins piration. 5 Noonday pr ayer meeti ng s h ave a larger ~atten dance t his summer t h an at any other time in the hi story of the school. 6 "Choice of Sch ool Activit ies," "Sincerity in Chri stian Work. " Pat hs of Chri stian Activit y , " and " Good Cit i.zen ship " as subject s g ive something of an idea of the Sunday afternoon's meetin g of the summer . 7 " The inspiration from such a meeting [Lake Gen eva Confer ence] cannot be expressed in w ords. " - D. Carlson. 8 A j oint Y. M. andY. W. C. ·A., meeting on june 30th .w as one of t he most enjoyable of t h e season. Special music b y the N ormal Male Quartet,

a ,·iolin solo by Mr . Hodapp and other mu ic lead by a large chorus, besideE an able add ress upon "Good Cit izens hi p " by P r of. Brownnell \\ ere the essen t ial features of t he progra m. 9 The last meeting of t he year was a join t meeting of t he two assoc iations with Miss E sther Clark a s leader . I t was on!3 long to be re · membered. 10 Th e summer months subject t he loyalty of the members of an associatiou to as severe a test as can most anythi ng . Yet it is encourag ing t o each afternnoon to find a goodly nu mber of fellows out in spite of t he heat and all. 11 How good to be wi th such, at such a time. Mr. Carl son , delegate to the Lake Geneva Conference, lead the aftern oon service of July seventh and gave an account of some of t he great t houghts and incentives to be enjoyed at such gatherings. One only needs t o see t he na mes of such men as A. J . E lliot, Joh n R. Mott, Dr. Winfield, Scott H all, Dr. Zwe mer, Pres. Hughes, E. P. Hill and Bish op McDowell upon t h e program of such a gathering to know t hat it h as been one that does n ot die with its close. There were 634 present at the conference of which 552 were students, thirty two were facult y" m embers, t wen ty four wer e visitors and t wenty six Y. M. secretaries. Nebraska had the honor of sending twenty one delegates to t hi s gathering and if they have secured the inspirat ion that t he Peru Normal delegate did, it will undoubt edly mean much to the Y. M. work in N ebraska.

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sian. The first devotional service was a Welcome meeting led by Miss Myrtle Kreebs, on the first Sunday afternoon. At the close of t he meeting the girls present were invited to join us in our work for the summer. A large number responded to the invitation. On Recognition Sunday. each member receieved a rose from . the membership committees. At the close of the service t he girls formed the Ass0ciation chain around the room, and sang "Blest be the Ti e That Binds. The music of t he Association has been in charge of Miss Ruby Clark of. '07, during the summer. Through Miss Clark's faithfu l efforts we have had some of our most impressive messages come from the songs that have been rendered for us. l'he Noonday prayer meetings have been full of spirit during the entire s~mer. The students have shown their appreciation of the helpfulness of these meetings by regular attend:nce and partaking in the discussions Prof. Brownell gave a splendid ad~ t~es~ at the joint patriotic meeting of e · M. · t . C. A. and y • w· c · A JUS prec~e dmg the Fourth of J I . M R' k' u y. .Iss Ic Ie Thernes, who is acting chairman of the Intercoll eg1a . t e com. mittee for the summer has de a I arge order for Y W c • A rna . d school penants. . · · · pms an

EVERETT SOCIETY During the past school year we have been greatly pleased with t he progress of Everett Society and the development has not been retarded but advanced with the coming of the hot days of summer. The programs have beeu well attended and r esults have been mo3t gratifying as it is

the first time in the hi story of Everett Society t hat r egu lar week ly sessions h ave been held during summer school. The advancement of the society is due in g reat part to the foresight and executive abi li ty of our president, Mr. Hurst, who has proven himself worthy of the office h e holds and who has been gen erous in hi s expenditure of time and energy in advancing the interests of the society. We have r eason to be proud of our new members who have lent their service so g racious ly in carryi ng out our programs and we still have with us, several of our " old" members who have s hown themselves as ever, loyal and valuable. The program committee deserves specia l m ention for the ir faithful work in g iv ing to keep the publ ic each week a splendid program. These programs have con s is t ed ch iefly of music- vocal and instrumentalpapers, stories, recitations and talks prepared or extemporaneous. A unique feature of t h e program g iven Saturday eveni ng, July 6 was an illustrated poem g iven by Mr. W . D. Redmond entitled, "Cousin John's Ablu m." Mr. Redmond impersonated "Cousin John," a bachelor who in looking over the pictures of his boy hood friends in his a lbum , told in rhyme the biography of each. The album was a screen hav ing two covered apertures and w h en t h e covering was removed the p icture proved to be various members of Everett who proved without even a wink of an eye, in spite of the complimentary, and otherwise, tales told about them by "Cousin John," and regardless of the merriment produced in the audience. Another treat is in store for us, "A Box of Monkeys," t h at laughable farce g iven last spring by Everett members, is soon to be reproduced

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and the cast has been working diligently the past few weeks. If we may judge the future by the present we predict for Everett. a brill iant one and we w ish s uccess to those who g i,·e their service and thus pro,·e t heir love and loya lty to the soc iety of ,,·hich we may all feel p roud.

PHILOMA THEAN SOCIETY At the open ing of the summer school session t he foll owing officers were elected to carry on the work of the society: Pres ident, H. H. R iemund; secretary, Carrie Neidermeyer; treasurer Clifford Hendricks. The program com mittee consisting of Fred Zink, Myrtle K r ebs Miss King, and Mr. Penney und~r the direction of an enthusiastic pres ident has prepared exce ll<:!nt programs for each Friday evening of the summer, at which times the hall h as been crowded. The committee and offi cers deser ve especia[ praise for t he earnest efforts put forth in preparing t h ese programs for the benefit of the members and the entertainment of others. After the program on the evening of May 31, a reception was held for the purpose of meeting new m em· hers. After spending sometime in various enjoyments, refreshments were served by t h e social committee. The Normal Quartette has been a great source of pleasure to the society during t h e summer. We all feel very grateful to them for the p leasure they have given us. ·

LOCA L S Belle Bolejack of Hu.mboldt spent several days at the Normal last week visiting old friends. Miss Bolejack will teach next year. Misses Emily Peterson and Ethel Rogers of Omaha were renewing old

acquaintances in P eru last week. Both of the young ladies were members of the class of '06. l\Iargaret Fedde was recently called home on account of the illness of her mother. At last reports her mother was improving. Maude Niss ley, Nettie Gillis and Mr. Neville spent the Fourth in Sterlin g . Miss L yons spent the Fourth at her home in Omaha. Miss Stoner and Mrs. Bedell gave a party to the girls of the Dormitory on t he afternoon of July 4th. A general good time was had playing croquet, nine-pin, bean bag, etc. An out-door supper was served at six o'clock. The g irls feel deeply indebted to the ladies for the pleasant time had . Prof. Gregg and Grace Hale attended the recent State Sunday School convention at Hasting. They report a good meeting. Prof. Gregg gave a short talk in chapel, recouting some of the interesting events of the convention and said he believed every teacher would do better school work if she would teach a Sunday School class r egularly. W. G. Brooks spent several days in Peru the first part of July. He was on his way to Iowa, where he represents a publishing house at county institutes during July and August. C. B. Moore is spending his vacation soliciting funds for the state work of theY. M. C. A. Clyde is a hustler and we know he will do good work. Helen L. Dysart recently spent several days in Peru visiting friends and doing some work in the library, preparatory to taking up her duties as a primary teacher in .the Auburn schools this fall.

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Martin Jussel left last Friday for his home in Frontier county. w. T. Davis, '06, has been elected Superintendent of Schools at Beaver City. Eva Gilbert is visiting friends in Peru and doing some work in the Zoological laboratory. Prof. Howie gave a talk in chapel on the morning of July 10, on the subject of our numerical syst em. It was a splendid talk and full of interest ing information. Prof. Searson's new house is enclosed and will soon be ready f or the plasterers. It is well planned and will have every modern convenience. When completed it will be one of the best residences in Peru. Prof. and Mrs. Searson are to be congratulated on their new home. Marcia Kendrick has closed her work in summer school and returned to her home. Several students have received invi.tations to the wedding of Julius Gilbert , '06, to Miss Gra~e Irene Young of Johnson. The wedding will ocr.ur July 24, at high noon . Mrs. M. L. Goosman, nee Lelia Peterson, visited friends in Peru last ;eek and attended the concert given YEthe Normal Quartette: dward Hodrapp went home last week to complete arrangements pre~aratory to P.ntering next years' SenIOr class in S,eptember. Work on the new power house is progressing nicely. The walls are now up to the second floor and the machinery is being put in place. Editor-in-chief Penney and Business Manager Hurst were recently honored guests at a picnic of the class of '05 of the Auburn high school. E. E. Lackey, '04, Supt. of ·schools at Syracuse,. was a Normal visitor last week. Mr. Lackey is doing a

g ood work at Syracuse a nd is fast making a n a me am ong t he young school m e n of t he state. July 18th P rof. D elzell spoke in chape l th e " Message to Gar cia. " It a s an e xcell e nt t alk a nd fill ed wi th he lpful thou g ht. Mrs. Da isy N e ttl e ton left July 13th for Chi cago vvh er e s he w ill take special w ork fo r fi v e or s ix weeks, after whi ch s h e w ill g o to th e Pacific coas t to· ta ke up h er dut ies in a large instituti on. Mrs. N ettleton w ill be gr eatly mi ssed b y both f aculty and s tudents , w hi c h fact was at t ested to by th e large number of stud ents and members of the facul ty, w ho went to t he early morning tra in to bid her f arewell. On the morning of July 16, M.jss Pearle K elley g ave a t alk in chapel on the s ubj ect of "PI e~sm·;; " Among other things , she ~aid: A man may be judged by his pleasures. In times past y ouths were spoiled by lack of p leasure caused by improper restraint by parent~. Today youths are spoiled b~ their pleasures. The reading habit must be fostered in the grades." Those who heard Miss Kelly had a treat, and those who failed mi ssed an opportunity. Supt. Dill of Johnson county was here last week and had charge of the rural school round table. Whi'e he:e Mr. Dill gave an interesting talk m chapel one morning.

AFTER THE CELEBRATION July 5- Prof. Hewitt has le~t th~ town and there is no informat iOn of his whereabouts. Supt. Woodard is afraid to go down town. Prof. Delzell's ha ir has turned gray.

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Doc. McGee ha · been ent for to dre::;s the burned fin gers of Mi s Go,:hen and Miss Kelly. And (thank goodness) th ere is n'L a mosqu ito left in tow n. The wise Creator endowed eYery animal creatu r~:: in proportion to il req uirement s and needs. To ome He gave inst in ct, and Hi s masterpiece, the much vaunlerl, two ·legn·ed II J n sat of the earth,' ' commonly called man, He endQwed with talent and a brain. The latter ~eem s t o be lacki ng in some, but we are a sured by th e pyscholog ists th at it is there only it lacks development. Newspapers are apt to talk about need ing more industri es to g ive our laborers work. T he indolent, dull human genus mule w ill never quiet his pace as long as hi s an imal nature is satisfied to live f rom h and to mout h and is con tent to ex ist as an in dustrial parasite. It is the duty of everv school tea ch er to stir up t h ese loafer.s around our to·wns, a nd, as much as possi bl~, to get them inter ested in work of some k ind. We are not doing our duty wh en we pass t hem by w ith the thought that t hey w ill n ever amount t o anythin g. Let us do our best t o show t he m that labor is a blessing , as well as an honor, but t o enjoy t hi s blessin g one must not be scared a t the ph antom of !abor, and to be a success, no matter m what avocat ion , it is t heir sacr ed duty to mix a little of the gr ay matter in their h eads w ith a litt le common horse sense, in order to become independent creat ures, and to escape the stig ma of being human nonen ties and a di sgrace to God' s ·gr een foot tool. The hat w ill now be passed.

1111USIC Prof. H ew itt suddenly left us on July 5, to take up his new position at the music depar tment, in JacksonYille, Ill. P rof. Hew itt has been with u for two years and the school as a whole is sorry to see h im leave, but realizing that th is is a promotion for h im, we w ish him t he best of success in the futu re. l\Ir. Wade Bixby is now in charge of the Normal Band and the work is being carr ied on very successfully. He certainly has the good will of eYery member in the band, and all are doing their best to help him out. Wade h as played in the band .for six years and has taken charge dur ing ab ence of the leader at times, so he is \<"ell deserving of the posit ion. The Band Concer t, which was given in t he chapel soon after the beginning of Summer School, was enjoyed very much by all who attended, regardless of the fact that it was a very hot evening, and that the mosquitoes di d everything in their p ower to attract attention. About 150 people were loyal to the Band and aided in supporting the good cause, as well as to have an even ing of thorough enjoyment. The proceeds from the concer t were to defray the general Band expenses and esl?ecially to buy new music for concerts during the summer. Prof. Hew itt, pn that evening , gave us the promise of at least three " Open Air Concerts." The first of t hese took place some time ago and was witnessed by a large cr owd of enthusiastic listeners. The second is expected to take place on Thursday evening, July 11. The students have been looking forward to it for some time and we ar e cer tain that they will not be disappoint ed. Our school has been especially fav ored along the line of special music

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t his summer. Besides t he Band we have had the Normal Male Quar tet, who have placed a large part in k eeping up the enthusiasm during th e hot summer days. Also the excell ent solos sung by Miss Reed of Auburn , and Miss Loom is, who is at tending school at this place, have been g reatly app1·eciated by the s tud ent body. In addit ion to this we have been entertained by Mr. Shellhorn. One of the most pleas ing fea tures of the chapel th is summ er h as been t he mus ical numbers. The Norma l Male quartette gave two concerts, sang many of the old songs familiar to the students of last year. It seemed like old times to hear the boys again. Miss Reed of Auburn renderd a number of selections w hi ch were appreciated by all. Miss Reed has the power to make her h earers feel what she is singing a nd t hi s · t h e a1m · of all true ' powe mus ic. . r ls Miss Reed is one of the finest sing ers in the state; every one who heard ~: felt that t hey had h eard somemg worth wh ile. Miss Loomis also favored us with a solo and th e attention accorded her attested t o t~e fact that her work was appreciated. We always appreciate those extra numbers and wish th em to r eturn a~;lin and favor us.

R E TROSP ECTION As one who cons at evening in, the moo!)light all alone ~ "' A dreaming of the fa~es of the friends that he has-known So I revel in sweet fane~, 'till ' in shadowy design , I see the Normal campus, rand that old s weetheart of mine. How sublime this retrospection, for the visions that ariseAre as glorious as the moon-beams

- aye, c lea re r t ha n t he skies; Just to li ve t h ose dear days over, w h at a lu x ury d ivin e Wh en I wande red o'er th e campus w it h t hat old sweetheart of mi ne. A face of perfect bea uty,- a form of girlis h g race S he stands t here in t he moonlight, in he r s imple gown of lace ; And I t h r ill b en eath t he g la nces of a pa ir of haze l eyes, As g low ing as t he starli g ht, as tender a s the sk ies. I can see h er i n t h e c hapel, g reeting all her friend s so dear, Th e p lace wer e first I m et her , at t he beginn in g of t he year ; She, t h e one of a ll t h e seni ors, with h er ma nner so s u blime Won my h ear t for t h en-and a lways - that old sweetheart of m ine. The n to stately old Mt . Vernon cam e m y message to her hand, And s h e an swer ed-yes, s he answered j ust t h e way t hat I h a d p la nn ed. To society w e j ourn eyed - 0 that p leasu r e was s ublime, For the first t im e in t h e presence of that future love of mine. Oh just to be h er lover, forever a nd a day, And she ~Y faithfu l sweetheart , till h er curly locks were gray; And we should be so happy in our cozy little cot H id in a n est of roses w it h a fairy garden spot. But, ah ! my v ision ceases, I hear a st ep upon the stair, The door is softly opened, and my wife is standing t here : O;.mystic love enchanted- Oh memory divine, Th er e I gr eet t h e li ving presence .of t hat old sweetheart of min e.

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A nig ht of r estlessness, One day w hen Geor g e Ble ing w as The coming dawna very li ttl e fellow h e wa t he p ri nciThen quickly comes the day; pal actor in a ver y dra m atic sce ne. The battle 's on wi th t irelessness, About 7 o' clock in t he after noon hi s As I la unch on life's way. mother sent him ou t to pl ay and pa id I move out with t he tid e, no more a t ten t ion to hi m . Wh en hi s The day is clearf ather came h ome h e i nquired for And soon I wave •·good bye :" George and his moth er sa id t hat he I t rus t t here is no f ad ing smile was in the yard pl ay ing , bu t t h e re was T o cloud the brig h t blue sky. no George t here. A earch was at oncP. begun , an d t h ey searched t h e The noon t ide hou r is run, barn , cowshcd, g r a naries, corn cri b Then comes declineand ever y place w her e a t h ree year Then but a s ingle star; old boy could go t oplay . Hisfat h er And may th er e be but hope for me became worri ed a nd hi s mothe r w as 'Wh en I have crossed the bar. almost di stract ed over h e t· lost boy . - AN ' 06. F inally Mr. Blessi ng pass ed close to t he door of th e chi ck en hous e, and there was Geor ge, on a b unch of In what respect does a caller rehay , }Vit h th e eggs f rom under half semble a lover ? a dozen h ens scatt er ed' a round and First, he comes to a-dore. und er his legs. " Wh at ar e you doing, Second, he g ives t he bell a ring. George," ask ed h is papa. " Me Third, h e gives t he maid hi s name. settin , papa.'' A n d no amount of persuasion could g et him to quit Fourth, if he does not fin d her out , " settin. " H e would cr y ever y t im e hP. is taken in.- Ex. his father would try to take him away. His fat her offer ed t o g et him College Educat ion- A proficiency in a box and some eggs and take him boating , baseball, football , swimming, upstairs and let him set. "No, m e running , tennis, fencing and some. haf to set wit h en s ,' ' answered t imes other branches of learning.Georg e, and t h ere h e set until he went to sleep. Ex. Then his f ath er carried hi m into the house, but th e next morning he A MODERN POET'S REVERIE. cried as hard as ever to set. Lives of poets all remind us The last we heard about George he That when w e the bucket kick , was st ill " sett in" . (type) w ith as Poems will remain behind us much ent husiasm as h e manifested in That will make the public sick. his earli er days.

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