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THOUGHTS FROM TRIP ABROAD By President Crabtree

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A summer school of European travel was a n ew thought to me. What could seem more idea l than to take courses in painting, sculpture, a rch· aeology, architecture and sociolology in a univers ity on vv_h eels , having the whole of Europe as its laboratory. A term of ten weeks in a well organ · ized school is always worth a year of miscellaneous study . ' Our vessel, the Cymric, was a twin screw freig ht steam er. the upper decks being elegantly equipped for a few hundred passengers. While express steamers make the voyage in less time, thry are made for speed and are necessarily so lig ht that they offer only slight resistance to the waves. · Sea-sickne_ss on express steamers. is quite inevitable even on ·reasonably smooth sea. Not so on a vessels like the Cymric, · carrying thousands of tons of live stock and produce. Some hundred and fifty head of fat cattle, and hundreds of tons of wheat formed only a part of the Cymric's freight for Liverpool. With this heavy load of freight, the vessel reluctlantly took notice of even the larger waves in the rougher sea near the end of the voyage. · The roll ing and pitching was just sufficient in a slight storm to accommodate tltose • who fully expected to be sick and the

few others anxious for that experience. I was satisfied with the simple touch of uncertainty that came to me later, while crossing the English channel in a small light vessel. England is the home of our civilizat ion. The hi s toric and literary associations of Great Britian appeal to Americans mor e than any other nation . Our interest, however, gathers around no Parthenon, and the thought of the nation is seldom expressed in awe -inspiring monuments or in tangible products of any kind. Shakespeare's home is a chief point of interest, yet not a single article in it is absolutely known :o have belonged to the g reat poet. There is nothing significant at any of the homes of the men who made England. The interest is in the spot where where they lived and in the. place where they labored, rather than in being able to see the the things~ they have actually done. The traveler is of course interested in the English cathedrals, the ruined abbeys, the castles, but the thought that countries on the continent present still better attractions of this kind has a tendency to hasten the journey. Paris excells London in beauty. In fact, Paris is the most splendid city· in existence, the product of ages of culture and absolute devotion ·to

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the beautiful, the repository of art for the entire world. The scenery of the Rhine is b~au tiful, though only 'slightly superio1· to . that of the Hudson. 'T'he chief cqarm of the Rhine is found in it s castles, exceedingly numerous and picturesque. There is a disappointment, however, in failing to find that not one of these castles figures in hi s· tory: or is anyway connected with a noble cause. They are only attractive as a part of the view from the river. The best natural scenery in Europe comes on crossing Switzerland over the Alps on the way to Italy. This is well enough described in school geog-raphies, but never fully appreciated without actually seeing it yourself. . Italy pi·esents deeper phases of mterest than England, France, or Germany, Venice, Florence, and Rome show specimens of architecture painting and sculpture, direct fro~ the hands of the masters , often in place as the artists themselves left them. England appeals to us in history, literature and art because we are English, but Italy appeals to us through a universal art because we are men. All good civilization has come through Italy and Greece. The real climax comes on reaching Greece. Mycenae rose to power and fell into d~cay before the days of Homer. Tiryus had flourished and had passed way before Mycenae. But strangely neither of th ese cities so many centuries before Christ disappeared without leaving in tangible form ample evidence of its civilization and greatness. Proud Athens Uves to tell us more that we crave to know than any other city in the world. She presents paintings, sculpture architecture; not only these, but th~ most beauti~ul scenic effects that can

b ~ imag in ed. N owh er e else is there s uch wi tch e t·y of li g ht and shade as pl ays in t he heavens a t s unset anywh ere in Greece, a nd es pecially at A t he ns. Th e gorgeou s tint at Venice and the brillia nt colors of sunset on Pikes ' P ea k seem pal e a nd cold as compared w ith th e daily a spect of the sea and s k y of e venings in Greece. We found th e people courteous, cu ltured and content in each of the countries vi s ited. Not the same prot p erity a s in Am eri ca , yet astabi litv in a bus in ess that we are seeking t~ reach. More poverty than in our country. Still it is difficult to find worse pover ty t han e xi s t s in places in N ew York Ci ty and Chicag o. Labore rs not so well clothed and f ed but apparently happier. The chief advantag e in Am erica is in opportunity rath er than in be tter and more deserving e ffort. I feel more charitably inclined towards the people of Europe as a resul t of my trip. Being on their ground I could see some things more nearly from their standpoint. How often we change our opinion of a person after becoming better acquainted with him. Differences between nations as between individuals ear not so much due to real malice as to fai lure to get each other's view point. The courteous treatment received in every city causes us to hold a more kindly attitude towards each one than before. A kindness extended to U3 by a Turkish Prince has even modified our feeling towards Turkish royalty. Prince Aziz Nassan finding our party of two hundred in distress, our vessel having been grounded for at least twenty-four hours, kindly took us on his beautiful yacht, served t he entire party to a fine free lunch. carried us twentv mi les, putting us aboard the only • vessel that could

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make the conn ect ions with t h e Romanic at Napl es fo r our voyage home . The University summer school of travel offers no a pology whatever for the expressions of f riendshi p fo r thi s worthy Prin ce. My trip has not only led m e to

t hink more highly of the people of other count ri es but it has led me to a ppreciate more highly the people of our own country. The more I t ravel and t he more I see of other n athm s, the more honest pride I feel in A merica and in American institut ions.

LITERARY Joh n H:lllna

PHILOMATHEAN The Philomathean Literary society held its first meetingÂˇ of the year on the evening of the 27th of September. It was a beautiful evening and the hall was crowded. In spite of the fact that this was the first meeting of the year and the school had hardly begun, the program Every was a most excellent one. person on the prog ram responded with that whole-hearted, enthusiastic spirit which characterizes the members of the Philomathean society. During the business meeting the following officers were elected: President, Fred 0. Zink; Vice-president, C. 0. Oline; Recording Secreary, Miss Grace Berry; Corresponding secretary, Miss Martha King; Treasurer, Mr. E. P. Hodapp; Librarian, G. H. Âˇ Lanphere; Trustees, Miss Ethel Berry, Miss Bessie Zink, Warren Burrell. . On the whole it was a very encouraging beginning and indicated one of the most profitable and progressive years in the history of the society. The second program of the society was given on the 4th of October. The

numbers were very good. The pantomime, "The Doctors, " was especially well rendered and the applause which followed showed that it was greatly appreciated by those present. On the 11th of October the societies gave their annual reception to new students. On account of the pleasantness of the evening and .the reputation gained by the societies in the new year, the halls were by far too small to accomodate the crowd that . attended. After short but excellent programs, the members of the societies and ~visitors formed in line and marched into the hall, where they met, and in doubl'e file marched .down and upon the campus. Then, while band played the college song, the two societies marched around the campus and into the gymnasium. where they joined in doing justice to the refreshments that were waiting them. This joint reception aroused a bet. ter and more friendly spirit between the two societies, for, while each Âˇ society should maintain its individuality, there should also be a frate:nai feeling between them and both might well remember that they are, or at least should be, co-workers in the cause for which they stand.

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List of officer s :President, Mr. C. W. Smit h; Vi cepresident, Miss May Jones; Corre s ponding secretary. Mr. Benj a man Rowan ; Recording secretary , Miss Hazel Beck; Tr easuer Mr. R aymond Sims , Sergeant-at-ar~s. Mr.· Bert Swenson; Attorney-at-Law, Mr. Gordon Beck; Critic, Pr'Jf. F. M. Gregg; Trustees, Mr. Edward Collins, Mr. Russel Spafford, Mr. Oak ley J a m es. The work of Everett Society h as, under the leadership of Mr. C. W. Smith, started out s plend idly. Th e enthusiasm of its members h as r ea ch e d a higher pitch than ever before and ~11 are looking forward to a v ery de lightful year' s work in literary lines. It i~ known t hat all members of the :CJ.ety w ill have the greatest oppormty for lit erary growth , b eca use the program committee is composed of strong members who have s hown great interest in planning a cours e of :vork for the semester. N either does It lack in support as many of its str?~gest members are back and the sohc1ting · ' · . comm1ttee has succeede d m addmg greatly to its enrollment' new m k students • many of whom will ~he strong and ardent workers th. at thP. reader may know s~med mg of the quality of the work b eing afr:~d;~e two programs which have een rendered will be cited · 8 eptember 27, 1907. · Instrumental S Reading- M· 0 1o-M. Ellenberger. 1ss May Jones Vocal Solo- Mr Roy s· · IdnL stru.mental DuetM~~· e s Beck an arimer. V ocal Solo-Miss Blankinship. Waymarks-Prof. F . M. Gregg. Trombone Solo- Mr. Gordon Beck.

I ns trume nta l Solo- Mr. Hum phreys. Octobe r 4. _ Ins t ,·um e nta l Solo- M iss Larimer. ~· Read ing- M iss Du nlap. : Debate: Question - Resolved that m ind h as done m ore for civ ilization than mu s cle. Affir m - M r. J e ss H a rri s. De n y - M r. Ber t Swenson. Ma nd olin Solo - Mr. Char les Rost. Deu t s ch Spr ach e - Prof. E. A. White· m ack. Whistlin g Solo- Mi ss A da Philips. Th e p r ogram for October 18, will be of a c urre n t even t n ature and in· ten sely inter esting, j udg ing from for mer occasion s of a like na ture. The seeds of Eve rett pr osperity w hi ch wer e sow n last year by such worke r s as Rost, Cline a nd Hurst, and oth e r s h a ve an e xcellent prospec t of g ro w ing in to somet hing p ositive ly beautiful und er the present admini s trati on . A s h ort prog ram, f ull of g ing er and enthus iasm, was r endered October 11, cons istin g of the fo ll owing numbers : R eading-Mi ss Dunlap . Instrum ental Solo- Mi ss Sa die Joy. E ssa y-Mr. Hill. R ead in g-Mr. Gross. A f t er this t h e rece ption was g iven in t h e gymnas ium.

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=----------·-------' CICERONI AN" Debatin g is the art of .influencing oth er s to action. It is developed, not inherited . It is developed by the pract ical u sage of the principles of arg umenat ion. Inasmuch as one can not b ecome a farm er by merely studying a griculture , nor a lawy er by simply st u dying law, n e ither can h e become a d e bater by merely studying ~he principles of argumentation. H e must

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be able to put those principles in t o use. He mus t learn to present hi s thoughts logically and forceably w hi le . on his feet. He mus t develop th e power to influence others without which no man has ever become great. · Every man of today who hold s a high position holds it because he was able to influence others to acce pt his ideas. In this day and age there is a great demand for people who can persuade others to action. The development of this power is the direct object of the Ciceronian Debating Society. To know how well it accompli shes its object you have but to observe those who have taken active par·t in it. Compare the members of the argumentation class, w ho take active part in Cicero with the ones who do not, and again you have a very forcible illustration of the efficfenC'y of Cicero. The future of Cicero is .insured by the fact that all of t hose called on for Saturday night's debate responded although . all were very busy. A cordial invitation is extended to all young men of the school to become members of Cicero.

ATHENIAN

The Athenian Debating Society is composed of girls who have for their aim, the development of quick thinking and self-confidence in expressing their thoughts. We intend under the present administration to make the year one of the best in its history, and with persistent effort and persuasive eloquence to defeat the aspiring Ciceronians. With good foresight the members of last year elected the following officers:

P r eside n t, Hil da Miller; Vice-president, Zo la Z in n; Secreta ry , Mru·y Seeli g; Trea s u re r , Luc ia Lascer; Criti c, Bessie F os te r. Promi ne n t q uest ions of the day are di s cu ssed at eac h meeting and e nth us iasm of te n ri ses to a great h e ig ht. Gid s w ho a r e des irous of ha vin g a g r eat dea l of f un as well as getting helpf ul information, and drill in p arlime ntary la w s hould join the Athe nian Socie ty . You a s k if it pays? A sk any Athenian who has developed from a timid, trembling speaker to a g ood d eba t er, and one who is able to speak intelli gently on any subject, and you will be a ssured of the good of Society. All girls in schoo l are cordially invited to join us, and thus promote a good cause.

Y. M. C. A. C . C. Berkey

TheY. M. C. A. held their open ing session Sunday afternoon, September 29·, w ith an enthu siastic crowd of young men. In spite of the disagreeable weather, forty-three were present) t hirty-five of which became members. At the second meeting-, one week later, twenty-five more were enrolled. Every member of the foot ball team is either a member, or has promised to become a member, of the Y. M. lJ. A. This is indeed a go.od showing for the Athletic Association . Arrangements are being made for a permanent Y. M. C. A. room in the building. When arrangements are completed, we w ill have not only a place ip which to hold our meetings, but also· a room for study and rest.

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A Young Me n 's Bible study class is being organi zed b~· P rof. Brownell. "The Life of Chri t" will be taken as the study for the year. Mr. E. J. S imonds , State secretary of the Y. M. c. A. led t he meeting October 6, and gave a splendid talk on "The Great Custom Official." H e also suggested a unique and informal way of getting acquainted. Every young man told hi s name and the place from whence he came. One of the most enthu s iast ic reporters was "Scliott-shot from Shickl ey."

Y. W. C. A. Myrtle.: E. Kr.:hs

On th e firs t Friday afternoon after school opened theY. W. c. A. gi rls gave an "At Home" in the Association parlors to which a ll g irls in school were inYited. Tea and wa.:ers were served to the g uests at small tables. A special effort was made by the Association g irls to meet all the n ew girls, and many pleasant acquaintances were formed . Although the first Sunday of the semester was a rainy day, our devotional service was well attended. The service consisted of a Welcome meeting led by Miss Bessie Zink, presdent of the association. At the close of the m eeting, nearly every girl present at the service, who was not already a member, filled out an application blank for m embership. The work of the Y. W. C. A. has an encouraging outlook for the year. Every cabinet member was present at the first cabinet meeting. The leaders of the association are all earnest, faithful girls, who are willing to put forth their best efforts to make this the most fruitful year our association has ever known . There is a

g reater numbe!' of old members than at the beg inning of any preceding year, which means greater strength in ou r '' orking power. The large number of new girls of sterling christian type who have joined us will aid greatly· in making our association a greater influence upon the spiritual life of our school. A n ew committee has been organized to have charge of the planning for personal work among the g irls. This committee bears the name of "Personal Workers," and working with Mi ss Elizabeth Henderson as chairman, good results are assured. The twenty minute daily prayer meetings held by the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. have already proved a spiritual help to many of our students. It is grat ifyi ng· to the associations that so many· have made attendance at this little prayer meeting a part of their daily program. The chairmen of the prayer meeting committees have show good judgment in selectin g· subjects t hat touch our every day life. TheY. w. C. A. State convention w ill be held at Crete this year during the first thret:J days of November. Miss Myrtle Krebs of our association, has been asked to occupy a place on the program. It is hoped that The Normal may have the banner delegation again this year. Every Y. W. C. A. girl who can find it possible, should attend this convention. The membership committee is exerting an untiring effort these days to acquaint the girls with the benefits of theY. W. C. A. We do not seek a large membership for the purpose of having a long list of names on our Y. W. c. A. records, but we are very anxious that all may share our christian fellowship.

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A pretty potted fern adds to the cheerfulness of our Y. W. C. A. parlor. This fern is a gift from Mi ss Zola Ziml,chairman of the -room committee. We have been very fortunate in securing Prof. Rouse~ to t each our Bible Study class in the Christian 9hurch this year. The course offered by Prof. Rouse is planned to meet the need of more efficient Sunday School teaching. About fifty girls have already joined the mission study circles ; this year, -two phrases of home missions, ~issions in Africa and Japan misSIOns. Our Young Women's Chris tian Associatipn was represented at the Student Summer conference h eld at C~ca?e, 8olorado, in September, by the ~Isses Bessie Zink, Ethel Berry, Bessie Foster, Lucia' Saxer, Anna Leeper, and Lillian Allen. ~ascade is a most picturesque loca~IOn, nestled between the mountams and bordering Ute Pass forming an amp h.Ith eater whose slopes ' are studded with pines, firs, and silver spruce. Peeping out standing out 't2~ering out, are bouiders, cliffs and fairy combina t·IOns of t h e everlastmg . rocks. th The spirit which prevailed during . ~se ten days spent amid such beautiful suroundi'ngs was th a t '~ OL.c gomg • . asi"de mto th · . e mountams for prayer and qmet heart searching. . The . hills, the streams , th e w h'Ispermg pmes, all declared ~.he Gi'ory of God. Miss Conde, our national secretary Miss Ruth Paxton, of the Student Vol~ unteer Movement, Dr. Wilbur, of Kansas University, Dr. Work and Dr. Bailey were among those who brought helpful messages to the three hundred

young women gather ed t here from nin e neig hbor s tates , for the purpose of learning to li ve th e more abundant life , a s told in J ohn 10:10, the new associat ion motto. The girls from our Normal who enjoyed the privilege of being th ere fee l a new interestand r espon s ibility for the association work during the coming year, and wish to make the purpose of the conterrence our purpose- D oing His Will as the one satisfying mi ssion of life. On Saturday evening, October 5th, theY. M. andY. W. C. A. gave their r egular a nnual rec<."ption. The g uests assembled in the chapel, where they enjoyed a h a lf h our's program. Prof. Brownell and Miss E sth er Clark very ably presented the advantages and opportunities afforded by membership in an association. At the close of the program, the g uests were asked tn pass to the gymnasium, where the remainder of the evening was spent in an informal manner. Refreshments were served, consisting of fruit, punch and wafers.

Catholic Christian Association The Catholic Christian Association met and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Miss Fight; Vice-president, Mr. ' Gibney; Secretary, Miss Schmitt; .Treasurer, Mrs. Jack. Miss Lally has been appointed association advisor. The course of study for the association is riow under advisement, but has not as yet; been definitely planned. Rev. F. Feeney of Auburn celebrated mass at Mrs. Jack's residence on Saturday morning, October 12.

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MUSIC

In the person of Professor Aller, of Franklin Academy, the Normal this year can boast of a music instructor of rare ability. Although Professor Aller's reputation ex tends far and wide, he uncon sciously recommends himself in presenting to the students of the Normal the Euphonium Quartette, of which he is the originator, and who have come h ere for a short course in training under hi s supervision, before starting on their musical tour. A few mornings ag o the quartette favored us with a short program of that kind of music which makes a rare treat for the students, and which was certainly well worth the listening. Professor Aller has ·'tackled'' t he band with the same spirit in which he enters everything---= brimming over with enthusiasm. Although the band is fewer in number than last year, Mr. Aller has arranged the parts so nicely that the band has already proved itself worthy of remark, and such an organization in this school is surely to be appreciated.

PRESS ON! By William Thomas McElroy, Jr.

There is no wreath for those who sit and wait, Who pass not eager through each opened gate. Press on, press on and leav~ the rest to fate. Press on! There is the hill to climb, the race to run, The heights to scale, and brave deeds to be doneWait not, press on until the prize is won. Press on! Press on, press on; we are not here to play, To let our hopes and longings drift away, But here to toil-so forward to the fray. Press on! The world needs men who dare-brave men and strong- · To build up excellence and tear down wrongPress on and make life an heroic song. Press on!

Pause not. faint not; fame is the after· mathAdd thy best work to that the world Both men's and ladies' glee clubs · now hath, have teen organized, and although And leave but deeds of glory in thy their work has not as yet been made , path. public, we predict bright futures· for Press on! them. The music department is to be a very strong feature of the normal this year. Over eighty students are enrolled in th e regular training course, and the number· of private pupils is greater than ever before. What's the matter with the chapel orchestra?

Miss Krebs, who presided over the meeting before the Y. M. and Y. W. reception the other night, suggested that the faculty and their wives lead the way to the gymnasium below, where tbe refreshments would be served. The call was immediately responded to by Mr. Gross.

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EDITORIAL NOTES

The new Model High School just organized by the Normal is one of the most important and far reach ing changes 111ade in recent years in normal school training in the west. More and more the high schools are looking to the normal school for trained teachers. Last year the supply of trained tP.achers was not equal to the demand. To meet this demand, the Model High School was established to train teachers especially for this work. Superintendent Rouse deserves much credit for the excellent work that is now being done by this department so soon after its organization.

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A s w e are pre par ing to send forth for th e year th is firs t issue of the N o rma li te, w e mu s t pause to t hink and co ng ratulate those of t he staff of las t year f or m a kin g it possible for us to e nte r s o vi gorously upon the work a t th e ope nin g of t h e sea son. E sp ecia ll y may i t be sa id of Mr. Penn ey , ed i tor-in-chi ef, a nd Mr. Hurs t, t hr. bus in ess manager, that th e ir fa ithfu ln ess and loya lty fu rnis h in s p1nng examp les to those, who th is y ear wi ll earn estly strÂˇive to perpetua te the s ame high standards and lofty id eals a s w e re set forth by the m la s t year. Every e nterpri se is undertaken with som e purpos e in view. The Normal it e is n ot an exception to this rule. The motive wh ich induced tl~e stude nt body to und er take it, 1s the ed ucational progress of Nebraska. Many qu estions come to t he thoughtf ul men a nd women of today as they look upon t h e past; as they study the present, a nd as t hey a nti cipate the future. It is but rig h t to look upon the future a s a product m ade up of t he past and the present. If the f uture be a composit e quality, w hat are the factors which compose it and make certain w hat it shall be? How are the homes of today preparing for the schools of tomorrow? Or, again, it is wise to ask how are the h omes and the schools of today preparing for the citizenship of tomorrow? To aid the Peru Normal School of N ebraska to be all it ought to be to the people who maintain itto aid the young men and women who ~nter its halls and enjoy its advantages, to make the most of their t ime and opportunities, and to aid those who go out to the people wearing her badge of honor. The Normalite has been establililhed.

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SENIOR SCENES Gmcc.: Berry

One hundred and t wenty two students have r eg istered as seniors twenty eig ht of whom are new stu~ dents. We anticipate t hat t he class of 1908 will be one of the strongest that has ever gon e out from t he ~ ormal. On the even ing of Oct. 9th.. t he seniors h eld a n in formal party in P-hilo Hall. Ever y senior came with t he intention of becoming acquain ted with every oth e r member of t he class, and when, at the close of the evening, paper and pencil were g iven to each and they were in structed to write the ~am es of those they knew, the long h sts of names that each one submitted to the judges showed that the party had been a success. Two beautiful pennants were offered as prizes to the persons havin g the largest lists of nmnes . After car eful consideration the judg es awarded the prizes to Mr. Oline and Mi ss Clara Shires. We are pleased to note that one of , our wouldÂˇ be-seniors, Mr. Dennis ~utz is holding a responsible position m western Nebraska.

JUNIOR JINGLES G . D. J enk ins

Juniors, be faithful to your class. At the first m eeting of the year the class elected a representative to the Normalite board, and it was discovered that the enrollment in the junior class was the largest in the history of the school. It is indeed a thing to be proud of-

la rgest irs quantity, not beaten m spirit, and, as we believe, greatest in quality. The second meeting was held October 6, for the purpose of electing officers. Mr. Albert Swenson was elected president by an overwhelming majority and to the.satisfaction of the entire class. , Mr. Swenson is acquainted with all who are acquainted with Peru, for he h as resided here some time, and has a lways proven himself a big hearted. good natured gentleman. He is a f riend to everyone. and we w ill certainly agree with Professor Beck when he says, "Mr. Swenson's mind and ch~erfulness are as broad as his s houlders." With such a leader, the class of '09 is sure of a brilliant year . At a second meeting October 7, the following offices were filled: Vice President, Miss Reed : SecreÂˇ tary, Miss McDermet; Treasurer, Mr. Helms. A reception was given Wednesday evening at the home of Professor and Mrs. Beck, the advisor of the junior class. Nearly all members were present, .and a most enjoyable evening was spent. This being the first event of the season, it was begun by a general hand shaking and hence getting acquainted. A short but excellent program was then given by members of the class, after which light refreshments were served. After an interesting talk by President Swenson, the .class expressed their appreciation of so delightful an evening, and adjourned to their homes. Be !t ever so sublime There's no place quite so fine As the top of the smoke-stack for "1909. " I

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"Though it really should come down," Said a senior with a frown, It's destined to stay there safe and sound; For the working men today Just as if it were but play Came and hauled the scaffolds safely to the gronnd. We are glad to state that five members of the regular football team are juniors. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime If we only do our dutyGraduate in 1909.

• The sophomore class began work this year with an enrollment of ninetythree, about forty being new students. Although we regret that many of our former classmates were unable to return for this year'·s work, we are glad to know that the ranks have been filled with so many new students, who have wisely chosen to cast their lot with the class of 1910. We also feel that we have cause for rejoicing in the fact that Miss Ellis has been appointed as our class advisor. Undei her supervision, we look forward to a bright and prosperous year for the class. 11). addition to a loyal class and the best class advisor in the No~mal, we have a most excellent corps of officers who were inaugurated October ninth: They are as follows: C. Gordon Beck, President; Mary Ellenberger, Vice President; Lauretta Conn, Secretary; Roy F. Lee Treasurer; Carl Schott, ·Sergeant-at-arms. Every student is interested . in a "Normalite" Subscribe now.

FRESHMAN FRILLS Ruth Bro w n ell

Class officers in the freshman class are: Mr. Sutphin, President; Miss Oliver, Vice President; Miss Aden, Secretary; Miss Witt, Treasurer. The freshmen think that as they mu st lose their Hart they are g lad to lose it to Professor Gregg. We hope he may safely pilot us through our senior year. There are n ow seventy-four in the freshmen class. · This is a good size for a class, we hope it may not decrease.

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Miss Nellie Wynne, one of the popular senior g irls, shortly after regeresting was, on account of sickness, compelled to return to her home at Schuyler, Nebraska. She is expected to return next semester and finish the work of the senior year. Mr. E. L. Uptegrove, who for many years has been the proprietor of the Corner Drug Store, in this city, has recently sold his bus iness to Mr. Burris, of Falls City. Mr. and Mrs. Uptegrove will retire to their ranch in western Nebraska. Mr. John Hanna, of Auburn, has recently registered in the senior class. His lateness is due to his being called to fill a vacancy for a short .time in the Auburn schools. There have been several changes made in the faculty for the year, and we are well pleased with the spirit in which the new members enter their duties. They are as follows:

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Prof. Rouse- Supt. of Training department. Mi ss Lally- Training teacher. Miss Lucas- Dept. of Elocution and Oratory. Miss Mears-Tra ining teacher. Prof. Bengston- Physics, Ch emistry and Geography. Prof. Aller- Dept. of Music. Miss Rulon- Librari a n.

ATHLETICS B. E. Swenson

The Athletic Association met and organized Monday, October 7th. About two hundred persons were present to take:the initial step for insurin Do- t he success of Athletics in the . • Normal for this year. The Asso~IaIt was one year a go Oct. 9 that our tion r epeated the stand it has taken for esteemed friend Mr. A rthur Bailey, clean athletics during the past two of Brock, searched th e main building years, thus helping r aise the standard endeavoring to discover in which of athletics throughout the state. room the campus was located. We The following officers were elected: are pleased to note hi s advance along President, 0 . W. James, Humboldt; that line. Vice-president, E. E. Collin~, Peru; President Crabtree has r ecently r e- Secr etary, Glen Sheely, Seward; sponded to an invitat ion from Kear- Treasurer, J ames Phillips, Yutan. ney, where h e was requested to speak Miss Cornell, Verdon, and D. L. Carlbefore the students of the new state son of Shickley, were elected members normal. of the athletic board. Leon Hill of Geneva will r epresent th~ Athlet~c Landlady - (Peeping suspiciously Association on the Normahte Boa1d into Snowden's room- "Mr. Snowden, for the coming year. With thi~ ~ffi do you sweep under the b ed ?" cient corps of officers, the associatiOn ''Snowden- (Sheepishly )- ' 'Yes' m·, hopes to produce an interest in athit holds so much more than the dust letics that will be the envy of every pan.'' school in the state. Mr. E. J. Simmons, state secretaom: enterprising foot ball manry of the Y. M. C. A. , who is always ager, Fred Zink, has at last succeeded ready with an interesting talk and a in completing the foot ball schedul_e list of good jokes, was one of the and herewith begs leave to submit chapel speakers this month. , the same to the students of the NorMr. August Eggenberger has al- · mal and to the public. ready made a demonstration of the October 19 Normal vs Tarkio. new hot-air heating plant which he ' Normal vs Doane at October 26, has installed in his room for the Crete. winter. News Item- Mr. EggenbergNovember 2, Normal vs 2nd Unier is rooming with Akers. versity. Miss Effie Abbott, an alumner of November 9, Normal vs Plattsthe normal, expects to spend the mouth. winter at her home in Peru. Miss November 16, Normal vs Bellevue at Abbott is well known among the stu- Bellevue. dents and we are glad to know that November 23, Normal vs Amity Colshe will often .favor us on our literary lege. society program. There will also be one or two games

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fOr the 2nd team but as yet n othing go ing throug h t he ir h eavy line for has been definitely arranged. seven yards. STATE NORMAL VS UNIVERSITY Co lli ns p layed a safe game. Several Considering the proposition we times h e wa s t he on ly one left bewere up again st, t he boys p layed a tween t he man with th e ba ll a nd the g_reat game agains t the State Uni,•er- goal lin e, and onl y once did he fail SI~y of Nebraska on September 28th . to get hi s m a n. Phillip's oppo nent towered above With but a week's practice and several new men on the squad, they made a him li ke the s mokestack above the ~reat showing against the Cornhus - h ea t in g p lant, n everth e less 'Jimmy' ers beef. We were out-weighed 40 knocke d t h e foundation from under ~.ounds to the man. The Uni vers ity him several t im es. It is useless to say that Manager d;~~ter~" were confident of a hunZink played a good gam e. Fred went . pomts and this was almos t cut m two. Score 53 to 0 line-up· into t h e Un iver s ity bunch j ust as he N ormal ' . ·. goes into everything else, "with the PhilrIps. . ...... Umvers1ty re C . best h e's got. " Line 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ratg on .. . .... rt Ch I H e lms, McReynolds and Refro were Vanderford . . .·.····· · · · · · · · · a onpka substituted in to th e gam e a nd showed Swens ··· .rg. ···· · ·· · · · · .. Frum on. .. . .. c C . themselves worthy me mbers of the Harvey . ...... · · · · · · ~ · · · · · · · · · · · ollms 1 James ..... ... ······ It.······ · · · · · arv ey squad. Aders on ... . · · · · · · · · · · · · ····· · · -Ewing THE MEGAPHONE CLUB. Zink .... · · · · · · · ·1e. · ··· ·· · · · · · · -Cooke The Megaph on e club h as organTolhurst:: ::::: ·· · .rh. · · · ·· · ·· ·· -Burn ett Stewart... · · · · · fb · · · · · · · · · ·· ·Kroger ized with Dave Carlson as president Collins .. . · · ·······.]h . ·· ··· · ··· ··Weller and leader. Everybody get a mega. .. .. . . .. . .qb ······ · ·· · · -Minor ph on e! ·Join the club a nd yell for NOTES OF THE GAME the boys. '' Anderson ou One hundred and fifty g irls and up well. He i r nev.: end'' showed boys have registered for physical fast. s learnmg the signals tra ining under Dr. Scherer. Harvey did w . About $100 worth of foot ball goods the center rush onf dhers m st emming 0 has been added to the equipment L· 1 es t e "Uni Giants " mco nand J · this year. 4ll the time ames played the game Prof. Scherer. is proud of his gymheavier oppone:~d. went i_nt~ their nasium floor- it has 1·ecently been the second team Just as If It was treated with two coats of varnish. Vanderford pl~yed h ' going through h · Is usual game Scherer's dog "Murphy" has been the man before ~~;ufrd an~ getting trying to reg ister with the faculty, eral times. p ay started, sev- but unless something happens to help him out he will have to stay another Stewart made good his . of last year that 0 f " . reputatiOn year with the seniors-Mumford is h d ;, gnt and level doing all that h e can to help him out. ea edness by making the be We now have 25 m en out for pracevery opportunity. st of t ice. Among the n ew ohes who are Tol~urst s}).owed up well at full makin g a good showing are Rockwell, back m the University game, once Poole,- and Akers.

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.AksaruiL, Agnes R . ....... . .. . ....... . . . Pra~u e ...... .. .. . ..................... Gra111 ma r Allen, Lilli n M..... . ..... . ............. \Y in •·cbago . ..... . .... . .............. ... Pri ncipal Ammon, Chas. G .. . .... . . ... . . . ........ .. Pe rc h .......................... .. .. . ...... . Hauch (Candielate fu r .__ounty upcrintende nt of Holt r.o un ty) Bacon, E lda. .f.' ......... . .......... .. .... r\ lliance Nc'br . .. . ........ . ............ Grammar Bahner, Ada nf .. . ................ . ...... Crete .... . ...... . ....... ... ............... Pr1ruary Beebe, Lorena . .. .. ............ . . . . .. 0nH1ha .. ... . ........... . ......... . .......... 1tHt·r Benson, C E ... ... ............. . ......... 'elson ............................ Supt>rintenclent Beynon, Abi ............. . .. . . ....... ... 1 oup Ci ty . . ... . ... .. .............. High Scltuul Blan kinsb ip, L ucy ... . .............. .. .. \Yinne bago ........... . ........... . ....... P r tmar.v Bl e~sing, Geu. vV ........... . ... .. ...... .. Rusk in . ... . . . ......... . .... Principal Bigll School Brandt, Rutb ........ . .................. Randolph ......... . .. . ......... . ..... . .. l:Tramtuar Brooks, W. G ............................ l latt smoutb .. ... ... ... . .. . . Princip I High cbuol Brucks, F . D . . .................. . .. .. . ... • ·r!-" igb t .. n ....................... . . Suoeriut enrl•·Dt, Buckles, E S. J .. . ..... . . . .... . .......... \Vav e rly ........ .......... . ..... .. . Superinr. nrl ~> nt. Burg~ss, Laum .. . ... · · · · · · .............. Ri::>inl{ City ........ . ................... . . AI H"m e Burn tt, B...ss..... . ..... . .............. Ai uswortb .............. . ............ . ...... I lome Uarhart, El izabeth ...... . . . .... . .. . .. . .. Falls Ci r..y . .......... . .... . .......... Fiftb •.;rarlt> Catchpole, Edith .. ....... . ........... . .. Oxfo rd ... . ... . ....................... . .. Primary C~ambe rs, Marie E ........ .. . .. . ....... Wakefit>ld . . . . . . . . . . E ighth and N in tb Grarte.; aar. 0. E. · · · .. . . : · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petersburg.. . ......... ... ........ . .. · · · · · · · · · · · · ~l.l'k, Ruby .......... . . . ..... . .... ... . .. Osceola ...... . . .. ... . .. . .............. H igh Sch, ol 0Uh n·T' E<Lrl M ............... . .. . ......... Sirtn e.v .. ......... . . . ....... Principal High ~chool a··gt I Annie .. . .. . . .. ..... . . ......... .. . Lincol n. . ... . . ............... . ......... . .. Pnm;II ,V r)'uB, Ge rtrude . . . .............. .. . .. ... Platts mouth ............. .. ............. Enl!lish Anna ... . ... ...... .. ............ Oscecda .............. . .. . ...... . .. ...... Gntllttu ar D~~ trl••er, ch, Carri " M .......... . .. ..... .... B lue Hill. ... .. . . . ....... Fuurtb and Fifth G:rades. 1 0 ~~ obn, Gra· e ~V ... . .... . ............. . ...'Beatrice . . . .. ..... . ..... : . .. .......... . .. Pr ~:tar~ D un amRBess1e I\1 ............ .. .. ... .... Arabia ......... . . .. . ... . . ................... u1ct Dun 1ap, \ . sa A.. ... ... . . . ...... . ....... Au ro ra .. . .... . . . .. .. ... ............ . ...... : Gnl j D uoten, ~. L ........... . ... . ............ Hc,mesville ........ ... . .......... . ....... Pnnc•yd .vsarLt, Rele" L .. .. .... . ... . .... . ........ Auburn .... ... ....... . ............. . Secor.d Gra e E t ie : .... · .. ·.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . l-I·di·t 1ng · t un ...................... ·........ Pri. ma rv E by· 'tb elv· ar. , 1vntn. . ....... . . ... . . ... . .. . .. . York. . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . ... . .. . . . .... ~ ... Pnma ry • rwm , Grace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... State Dni versi ty. . . .... . .. . . . ... .. · · · · · · · · · · · 'ci · · FF•earnn, E li zabeth . .. . .... . ............ . . Omaha . ......... . ......... . .. .. ........ . .. Gra ef , •edde, M~t_rga_ret . .............. . . . . ...... Ben,on ..... . . . .... Eighth nrade and High Scbr;o ~arbm, Min nie ..... ...... .. . ... ...... . .. West Point................ Fifth a • d Sixth G; .. ces Gates, C Ray ..... . ....... . ...... . .. . ... Li ncoln ... . .......... .... ..... 1\'1. P. Beadq~·ter~ abriel, Lena S .. .... .... . . ............ . . Ashland .. . ... . ..................... . .... , .. . "'ura G~briel, Nan ..... . ..... ...... .. .... . . .. .. A tte ndio g University of Nebraska .... : .·· .. ·:· .. · g ilbert, A lbert H .... ... . ..... . ... . ... .. Fremont . ........... . ........ . . . . ........ SCience G ~~~~r\d~va . . . . ........... ..... ......... Brock .: . .... . ...... . : . .... : . ........ ·.~·~~.f;~ , . .... . .. ........ . ... . .. . ....... Lyncb .. . .. .. .............. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · s t if!:eko~arl . . ·.;... . ............ : . .... . Hya~n is ·: ........ .......... . . . ...... Fir't'ti G l~Jd~ p , Syl v1a R. .... . ........ .... ... St. Edwmd .................... .... .. · G d ~~~~~· ~e :1a.................. . ... . . . ... Fan s Oity . ............. ' . . · · · · · · · · · · : ·~t,e;·meJi~ t: Hank' Fa la ............. . ...... .. .... . .. Up_Iand ....... ......... ........ .... .. ,I i):tb Grade . . s, aye .... ....... .... . .... .... .. . .. Friend ................................ S Henderson, L . H ... . . . . ... . . ............ . Belg rade . . ......... ......... , ... : ...... . . Pnin<;_JPa.t1 Hehnke Ella M s · fi ld H 'gb Scnool Ass R , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pnng e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 b Gs ...an des I arD?an, Ozol:;t .. ·.· .. . .............. .. ... Wakefield .............. Sixtb and Seventp·· r,\ pal 1 Jarnson, BenJamm .. .... · 1' .• .. . . .... ·.·... Brid g~port .. . ...... .. ..· ... . ... . .·. · · · · · · · ~~des ~pperl en , Katheryn .... . ............. . . Beatrice . .. . .. . ........... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Int Kmney, Layette . ........ .. .. . ...... ... .. Verdn n ........ . . .. ...... ... . · · · · ·: · · · · ·: · · · S · j Kn··ll, Geo E .......................... .. Ashland .... .. . ... .. .... .. .. PrinCI·p~l H igh cd11 oot Knoll, Louis J .. , .. , ............. , ... , : .... Blue Springs .. ........... ·... . .. . ·. ouperinte!J en Kohl er, G ussie . . ... .. . .. . . . ..... . . .. . .... Gr etna ......... .. ............. . . . ....... PrR1a.r) Kobler, U M ... ... ... ........ . .... . .. . .. Dawes Co .•.. ·............ .... ·... : ·.......... ·· .~. 1 a Kobler, Mae N . .... ·.. ·..... ·. . . . . ... ·. . ... . . Peru ........ ...... ............. , .... Not T eac mg Krebs, Myrt~ e M .... . . ... .......... .... .. Pem .. ... .. . A t.tending the ~ormal Dea ee ~~~urse Kruse, Bermce.................. . .... . . .. Red Clouc1 ... ·... . ·. ....... ·.. FI-fth and Sixth Jades

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J'LACE s cond P rimary Rr u»e N..UUD L aura .. . .. . .... ........ · · · · · · · · · Crc il{h ton · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .· .· .· .· . .c.. Sixtb G ra de K ulp· •Crene 1 8 Ooul{ a. . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ..... .. ..... .. . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·N r lk ..... P rine 1P ll 1 o r w lldrd L '"'m tlart, Margaret ... ... .. .. · · · · · · · · · · · u r o .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . • .. • .. • r'I bl r d G r a al • e 11 H~ mellus, Ua rulloe .... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0R rna k11a ... .. · · .... · .. .. · .... · .... .. ...... .... · [tur Hos t erman, Clara .... . ... · · ········ · · · · · ·urue boldt . · · · · · .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· .· . . . . . . . N o t T e acblog Hudson, Katherine E .... . ..... . ········· , u rn · .......... .. . . ....... . .... At Home Hurrbes, Grace . ... . .. . ... . .... . . . · · · · · · · · Ue rescoft.. .... · n ig b Scbool AsslstanaJt HumweJ, "' E t b e 1...... .... .... .... ........ D Bancro . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. .. .. .. .. ...... Ru ral H ummel, Fi{uy .... .... . . .. . . .. . . . ........ F a wson ,.., lty . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·....... .. ... p rn 1 clp Hurst. E I .. ................. .... ... .. "w' • 'l 11 ·tb s •.; · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . . . ... . H· ouse k eeplng H u. rst, Ca. lsta · o. ity . A .. .... ·········· · · · · · · ·· ·u es r 0 · ·I<>Jacc · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. .. .. · .. · .. Primary . .. .. .... .. .. · . . . . . . . . . . G r am mar Hayes, 1\:IIOnle ..... . .. ..... . .. .... · · · · · · G ntvc rs James, Anna .. ..... ... .... .. . .. · · · · · · · d . Rc · re toa .. . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ..· . .. . .. .. .. p rimar}' J. Add ones, y . ... : .. ....... .. · · .. · .. · Cuza . .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .. . .. .. ... G rammar Jobns .. o, Ida . . . .. .......... . . .... . ... · .· A III aoce. · · · · · · · · · · · · ······ ·Assis t a nt Prinolpa J ames, Vesta .. . .... . ....... . ..... . .. . ... Adams.· · ········· · ············ ........ Gram111ar1 L onneker, Adab ... .. . ......... ..... . ... D unbar··········· · ·· ·· ········.·.·... .. ... . .\ t H •me LoudernllcbL . 'Virg inia . . . .... ... ....... llast1ngs · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ...... . ...... P,rimn ry L enure L . . ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · B roc 1c .. · · · ·· ·· ·· ···· · · ·· · ···::. · . .. · .. .... • .. .. H .8. L awrence, VI ~.. All e asvcrs, ce. . . . . .. .... · · · · · · · · · · · · Ogal •aI 1a I... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Scle 11ce d Ll nge'± I . ,..,· ·. ty .. . .. . Thl r d Grad e · E A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Have oc< ·· · · · · · · · · · ·... . Lmn, "'Vyo· · · · · · · · · · · · ........ · · · · · · .. Se ve ntb Gra e 1 .i . . . .. ... . . .... ... .... .... ... N ebras <a •.;I M· IIheola. El b h .. · · .. .. .. · za e t . . . . · · · · ....... · · · · · · · Ub eye no e ' ' .. . . . · · · · · · · · · · Ru•a M ax I we , • es,• E m 11 •e . ... . .... ... .. .. . .. . ... . . · · · Ohiowa.····· o .... .. · Prlnclpa 1 · ········ · ·· · ··· 1 J.•.&.ac bl n, -..r =ar 1a.. .... . .. .. . . . . .. . .. ... . . . Port•• L". co. ······ ··· · ···· ·· .... . . . .. .. .. Atllbme1 -...r 1 ·· .. ·· ·. ·· .1ura I;{Ur, J u bo .. . . .. .. . . .. . . ... .. ... . · · · · · B ro wn vi 11G ...... · GI"lmmar • 1 .... e .· ··········· ·· 1YldJOrs, Gladys ... . . . .. . .. . . ......... .. . Newman rove.···············::: .... . ... . . . Rura Mann, 1\'lary E . .. .. ... . .. .. ..... .. ..... . Omaba .. . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .... .... . II. S. Me " 1nn1e.. · · · · d·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ·. ·. . I n t e rm edla.oo Ad ams, ""I' · . . .. . .. . . .... ... . .... Winside McClung, Ellen ..... . ........ ...... ... .. Cedar Rap 1 s. · · · · · · · · ··· ·· ··'.'.'.Third and Fourth McGavock, Alice E .. ... .. . . ... . . .. . . .... Wi sner .. ·d· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. S uperin tendent McGee, R R .. ......... . ... ..... . .... . . . Sp f'iogfie l · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ··:.' ... S uperi ntendent M ttcbell, J . C . . . .... . ... ... ... . . . .. ..... I1'riend .... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . Tblrd Grade lYiuns11n, ltuolce . .. . . .. . .. .. . : . ...... .. Gene va .. . . . · ·· ·················· · · · ·· ..... Science Netr 1 Myrtle .. .......... . . : ...... ... .... Holdrege . . ···· · ··· ·· .. · · ···· · · .. · ····.' . ... Primary N ieaermeyer, Carrie .. . ... . . .. . ........ . L yons . . ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. . Fifth Grade Null, Dessie . .. . . .... ... .. ... .. .... . .... Ord ....... · · · · ··· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · . ...• Principal Noll, William 0 ...... . .... . .... . ..... . . Dawson . .. · · · ····· · ··· · · · ··· ········· .. ... .. .. n. S. Noyes Hessie . . .. . .. . . ....... . .......... Nelsu 11 . .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ····In termediate Nye, Florence ........ . . .... . .... . ..... Dubois ... . . · · ··········· · · · ·· ··· ·· · ·· ·. . . . .. P rltnary Obbon, lla B ... . ... .. ..... ... .... . .. . . P ilge r . . .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · : · · · · · · · · ·Seventh <:.lra.de Oleson, Bertha ..... . .. . .. .... . ... . . .. .. West Poi nt . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ··· · ·· ··.Superintendent Penney, C. M . .. . ... .. . . .... . ... .. . . ... Oakland . .. · ··· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . ... . - - - - Pb!ll ' C G .. · .... .. .... p I P tr~s 0 .) rus ... . .... . ......... .. . .. A uror~;;· . . .' .' .':: :: : : ::: :: . ... . .... .. .. . . .... r mHaq o , 01 a .. .. .. .. ................... Weste .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . . Pu rinton, F lora ..... . . . .... .... .. .. .. . T a ble Roclc. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · '.As.slstant P rinolpal Ra!Jge, Bertha ............. .... .. . .... Sterling .. · ········ .. ·· .. ::: :::: ...... Eighth Grade R eid, Estella ..... .......... : ..... .. ... fi'alrbury.. .. .. .... ...... . .... H. S. R itchie, Jenn ie . .... . . . : . .. . .. . .... . . .. S pe ncer .. . · · ······ Tb.i~d...F(;u~th·a~d· jhft h Grades Rogge, Rbova ... . .... .. .... ... . ........ Weste rn . . . ··· · ··.. ' ........... Grades Rutledge, Ida .......................... Li ncoln .. · ·· · .. · ··. · · .... : · ::::::: . .. Supe rintendent Ryan, N. W .. .... .. .. .. ........ .... .... Greeley ..... ............ · .. ... tleventh Grade Shaneyfelt. Pearl. ..... . .... . : ... .. .. . .. Havelock .. ·· ·· ·· ······ · ·· ··· · · . Primary Shepherd, L. Maude ...... ........ ..... .. Red Cloud .. · .. ·· .. · · · · · .. .. · · .. : : :: :Higb School . · O'Neill .. · · .... .. .. · .. · .. .. S lth May K m ' s h 'z' ' . .. . .. ... .. . . . .. ·: .. . . .. 's u· ·~·~e~sity .. . .. : . . .. . .. . . . .... .... .. .. ... .. . Snyder, ara . . .. ........... .. ..... .. .. t~te n . ........... . Farming Smith, Roy . . .. ·· .· .. . . . . ...... .. ..... . . Sbwkley · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · First PrJ mary r.raylor, Bertba .. .. .. ...... .. : ............ O~ceola . . : ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. .. : : : . .. .. Principal Taylor, Elbert .. .... .... .. .... .. : . .. ..... Alexandna .. · .. · · · · · · · · s=~tb.' aiJd Seventh Grades Thee, Anna .... . .. . .. ...... . . . .. . . ...... Ohiowa . .. ·· · ···· · ·· · · · · 1 High Achool 'r oiburstM• '1Jv Graceo' .. .. .. .. ..... ·.·.·.... ... .. 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The first drill of the Cadet Companies was held Monday, September 30. · At the sound of t he bugle over fifty men, eager to begi n a n ew year's work in militar y tactics , assembled in the gymnasium. W hen the command 's, "Fall in," "Line up " were g iven by our commandant Prof . C. F. Beck it is t rue that a large number of the men, raw recuits ·as it were, almost "fell in. " To be sure, t he line up was not the best, but now, after two weeks of drills i~ the school of the soldi er: position, rests, facings , salutes, steps, m arching, and manu.al arms, a mark ed change can be noticed on the n ew men, especially w hile it has not failed in bettering the older men, as well. The companies are robbed of a large number of men who are expending their surplus energ,y on the girdrion, but these husky boys will join the ranks at the close of the foot ball season. We extend to them a most hearty welcome, and only regret that they' were unable to open the year's work with us. It is unnecessary to enumerate the many benefits of military drill to those who have taken it, or to those who have had the opportunity of seeing the marked benefits manifested in those who have drilled but to those lo whom this work is new, it

might be well to state some of the benefits. The aim of this instructiOn is not to make professional soldiers, for t here is a higher and nobler end in view-ie-the product ion of perfeet men, or at least to attain as nearly as possible that ideal. All the drills and exercises are especially adapted to the m~king of a fine physique, and what IS more desired than t his? Tho every musc~e is brought into action , the strain IS _ not spasmodic and unequal, but g entle and even, thus developing the whole physical system gradually and uniformly. In addition to a graceful carriage, perhaps the greatest ben:fit is der ived from being placed. m positions of responsibility, which create in the cadets self-reliance and quickened mental activity. An expression of ·condolence presented by the faculty and students of the State Normal School at Peru: Realizing that sorrow has ent~red and darkened the home of our friend and co-laborer, W. K. Fowler, by _removing the. devoted wi!~ and l?vmg mother and further reahzmg the Impotency of words at ~uch a time, we feel that we can do no less than to expr~ss our sympathy in this sad hour, with the hope that out o.f present da~k ness light may come and the family circle be reunited in a glad hereafter. C. F.Beck, Committee:Mattie C. Elles, Myrtle E. Krebs, D. L . Carlson,

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\PERU The S chool PoelTt If I could pa int a pictu re , And pa in t it wit h colors true, I would spend my ti me in work s ubli me ' Pai nti ng old Peru.

Those oak s of th e s ta t ely fo rest , Mona rchs of a ges past . T hose rugged h illc;, those rock s a nd rills , G od gra nt th ey ma y a lways last.

I would pai nt those hil ls a nd valleys • ~hose fi e_lds wi~h th ~i r golden ; heaves , f he little sq ui rrel w1th h1s swish and swirl Those bea ut iful a utumn lea ves. '

W e mix our earthl y colors And call our pain t ing good; But t h e -God ab·we w it h a h ea rt of love Makes colors t h at n o ma n could.

He has taken the ra rest colors, T he gems of h eaven ly blue, And painted a pictu re in na ture, God bless it, old Peru.

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ATHLETIC REMINISCENCES N. A. BENGSTON

That "time is on the w ing" was forcibly called to the attention of t h e writer when he was inv ited to write briefly concerni ng the later history of athletics in th e Nebrask a State Normal School at P eru. It does not seem long since we attended ch apel exer-

The Normal Hall and Dormitory were t he only buildings of pretentious size; the present Science Hall was r epresented by a small frame building, the lower floor of which wa·s occupied by the Library, and the upper rooms for classes in Physical Cultui·e. The

cises for the first time and h eard Dr. Beattie who was then President, sincerely and kindly express his wishes for a good year: Yet nearly a decade has passed since that time. Those of u s who came in the 90's found school quite different in many respects from the one we· now know.

Chapel and Library Buildings and Heating- plant were only hopeful dreams on the part of those most sanguine of the school's progress. To the greater part of the students of those days, the lack of a suitable field for athletic sports was ~ keen di:::>appointment. The only pl~ce level

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ent Athl e tic Field was put into operation. Too much credit cannot be given Profs. Howie, Whitenack, and Porter who, with t he sympathetic co-operation of Dr. Clark, bore the burden of executive and financial respons ibility. There was no fund that could be drawn upon to pay for the expens e of con structing the field. But the money necessary was guaranteed by these men personally and the work was begun early in October. 1901. Space forbids details of that eventful Saturday when every young man in school, including members of the faculty, appeared at 7:00 a. m. in overalls on the slopes of the hollow east of the building and began to make ''dirt fly." Then it was that a certain professor pulled up a fullenough for foot ball and base ball was grown oak tree, roots and all, and on the ''bottoms'' northeast of the de- rolled with it down into the hollow. pot, and there absence of school control made it difficult to carry on games satisfactorily. Hence about the only sport left was footracing, and well we remember the excitement of some moonlight nights "after Philo" when our favorites would be pitted against ~ach other in life and death struggles m_foot r~ces on Normal Avenue. We might give detailed description of some famous races run at an hour when the honest folks are supposed to be asleep, but will forbear because of the embarassment it might cause some of 0~ prominent school men to have thenÂˇ early Normal escapades thus called to their attention. With the increased interest in athletics among secondary schools throughout the state came the realization that if the Normal School should do its full duty by its students it must provide for the various form~ The ladies, too, had a part in the buildof athletic contests. In the begin- ing of the field for didn't they prening of the school ryear of ,1901-2 the pare the dinner for the men? And 'Tis true that the scheme for the building of the pres- such a dinner!

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school hqd no "Domestic Science" department at t hat time but it was an~occasion when everybody felt that "the old New England style is good enough for me.' ' That day was a good beginning, and from t hen until nearly Thanksgiving time f r om five to twenty teams were kept constantly at work. That was the beginning of our Athletic Field. Since then it has been improved and enlarged until it is without question one of the best in the central west. The same year marked our advent into organized athletics. The first football game played upon the field was upon the date of its dedication, Thanksgiving Day, 1901. The opposing team represented the Falls City High School. This was the first game played in Peru which was attended by the general student body. only a few students knew the game Prof. Porter was g iven a chapel period to explain a few of its mysteries. That all the points were not even then fully understood was proven somtime later when a prominent member of the faculty was heard to

remark, ''Why, I thought a coach had wheels!" But the dedicatory game was a success, for our stalwarts · won by a score of 30 to 0. Although it was confessed that the opposing team was not strong, our victory was looked upon as a prophecy of greater success to follow. That year and for several years later, victory in college games was not hoped for. If the high schools of Lincoln and Omaha could be held to a low score it was marked ·as a notable achievement. Compare t hat humble position with t he one we now hold, and an idea of the progress made may be had. Then we hardly dared to put ourselves in the same class with the stronger high schools; now we are within reach of the championship among the secondary colleges of the state. The membership of that first football team may be of interest. Jesse Harshberger ............. · .Center George C. Rader, ..... . .. Right Guard H. A. McConnell, .... ...... Left Guard

C. M. Penney, .... ... . .... Right Tackle C. M. Grubb, ..... .......... Left Tackle H. H. Huchinson . ........... Right End M. M. Murphy ........ ........ Left End Harry Bradford ...... . . . .. Quarterback

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B. B. Hurst, Capt........... Right Half 0. H. Sears ...... . ..... . ...... Left Half F. J:Mun~_ay ................. . Fullback Prof. George N. Porter ......... . Coach If the list is scanned it may be noted that it was a group of men of whom the State Normal s hould be proud not only for what they did as football players, but also of their records since leaving school. The autum of 1901 also marks the beginning of basket ball in this institution. A number of class teams

bras ka may be conq uered this year and t hus give us the college championship of the state. Only a few of the early incid ents in our athletic career have been given. When we call to mind that organized athletics in this school dates back only six years we may well be gratifi ed at present conditions . Six years ago our football a nd baseball teams did not rank w ith the best high schools, and our basket ball team was an unknown quantity. Now our football team is

were organized among the ladies and several closely contested games were played. Miss Ilma Kennedy was a m ember of the first school team chosen and had the pleasure of first team membership until her graduation in 1906, a period of five years. In girl' s basket ball the school has an enviable record. During the six years the game has been played, the first team has been defeated but six times, three of these defeats being by the State University. It is our hope that even the Uni versity of Ne-

everywhere counted one of the best in the state, and in its general playing ability is probably champion outside the University; our baseball prospects are better than ever before, and in g irl' s basketball we concede no superiors among Nebraska colleges. But let us remember that the present prosperity was made possible by the sacrifices of the past. Let us give much credit to the pioneers who blazed the trail. The students and teachers of fl ve or s ix years ago gave splendid support to teams of very

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vers ity. in t he lig ht of t his loya)!ty s hown in the past, should. we not ent hus iastically support our school athletics i.n such a way that th ~ legacy we bequeath may be even g reater t han the one we received?

ATHLETICS B. E. SWENSON

For t h e first time in the hi story of agai n sent over for another touch the institution the Peru State Norm a l down. Swenson kicked off and Nordefeated the famous Tarkio eleven. mal was again steadi ly gaining when Last year we were unabl e to secure a the half ended. Score 11 to 0. game with Tarkio. During the two Lineup. preceeding years our boys were Normal - Tarkio defeated by decisive scores. Excit- Collins .. ............. }e.... .. ... Davis ment is at a great h eig ht. Everybody James ................ Jt ............. Ward is jubilant over the result of t he g ame. McReynolds ..... ... Ig ....... .. ...... File It is acknow !edged by the spectators Swenson c .......... c .......... Weaver to have been one of t h e most inter- Cook ........ ·...... .. . r g .. ...... J . Poiter esting games ever w itnessed on the Lincoln ....... . - -- r.t .. ·""" .. . .. Calvin Normal Athletic field. The game Helms . .. ........... .r l .... W. B. Porter started promptly at 2 :30 and for the Renfro ............. qb .. ... .. .. .Moyelc first half the ball swa yed back and Zink ................. rh ........... Morran forth across the center of the field. Tolhurst ..... ....... fb .. .. . .. ... .. Bowan At no time was either goal lin e in Stewart . ....... . .... !h . .......... Murray danger of being crossed. The second Normal-Doane game. · half opened by Tarkio kickin g to Zink October 25, 1907. was another gala who carried the ball forward 10 yards. day at the Normal, for that "day will A few more plays and the ball was go down into history as the t ime near the center of t he field; on the when the Doane Ti gers went down to next play Tolhurst broke thru the en- defeat at the hands of the Peru tire line , dodgin g the defens iv e "School dads." The Tigers outquarter racin g the w hole of sixty yards weighed the Normalites ten pounds to for a touch down . Collins kicked the man. This game illustrated t he goal. Swenson kicked off to Tarkio f act that under the new rules beef and t h ey were unable to return the does not count for everything. The ball but a short distance. Tarkio was Normal boys are fast on their feet unable to make the necessary gain and put up an interference that is and was forced to punt. Normal s imply hard to stop. The game was made good return. By mea,.ns of the more decisive t han the score showed, forward uass and trick plays the because the Tigers got their lone Normalites steadily worked their way touchdown as the r.esult of a mistoward Tarkio' s goal and Tolhurst was JUdged forward pass, and when the

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team is composed of almost as much beef as the first- their left guard was unhaltered by Cook several times not last summer but this fall-more definitely, November 2, 1907 from 2:15 t0 3:15 p. m. Summerhalter tips the scales at the modest figures of 247. They had several other heavy men, among which were Otis Magar Normal fullback last year; ~Benso~ of Bellevue fame. Their defeat was due in a large measure to their lack of team work and their fumblin g, and also to the cool heads and good interferences put up by the Normalites. This game demonstrated to an appreciative grandstand that the Normal

team is compos ed of eleven stars. This makes the third straight game for the boys . Score 10 to 5. Line-up. Normal University Collin s .. . . . . .. . .. . .. le . . ........ .Magar James ...... ......... lt . .. ... . .... Temple Stapleton . .. ....... lg ... Summerhalter Swenso n . . ....... . ... c . ........... Elliott Cool<. .. ............. r g ... . . .. . . Williams Lincoln . .......... . .. rt .. . ...... Pearson Helm s .... . . . . ... . .. re . .......... Benson Renf ro .. . ............ q .. . ..... McCarthy Zi n k. . . . . . . . ........ rh ...... ..... Haskell T olhurs t .... . ....... fb . ..... ...... Frank Stewart ...... . . ..... lh ... "Strychnine"

Nebraska City vs 2nd Normal. The Nebraska State Normal of Peru, Nebraska, has developecl the best 2nd team this year that it has ever had. This fact was establi shed November 9, 1907, when that illusriou s bunch made the pu rp le and gold "Skidoo" back to Nebraska City, to the time of 23 ~_,o o. Everytime Cartney went thru the lin e for six yards, the ''Ever Ready Owl Quartet" would play "Break the News to Mother"he kept the Quartet busy. The first touchdown was made in two minutes flat. It just took Cartney four downs to shove the pig skin across Nebras ka City's goal line. Magar and

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Guilfoi l played a fast gam e at ends Parriot t ....... .. .... . q and further more Gu ilfoil kicked Rockwell .. .. ....... . lh three goals, everyone that h e tried. T. CaTtney .... .. ... rh Wright executed several of those I. Cartney .......... fb famou s "Swenson acts" b y di vi ng The Athletic Editor of the Normalover center and entang ling hi s arms ite wishes to be quoted as authority around Nebraska City's quarterback. for the statement that the "CongreStoddard played a g reat gam e [at gational's of Crete are a dandy bunch tackle, nor mu st we forget to mention of entertainers. The boys were the head work of our own quarter- g iven a reception after game, conback, Parriott. sisting of a short literary program wh ich was g iven in the chapel, after Line up. which 路we were escorted to tbe parlor Normal Nebr aska City of Gaylord Hall, abode of the fairer Magor ........ . . .... re sex who attend Doane College. Here Stoddard ............ rt we were made to feel at home and as Jennings ........... rg a result met a good number of the Wrig h t . ... . . . ... . .. . c students. May the " Tigers" prosper Lee .......... . .... .. . lg Unable to seand may they be second to the Peru Harrington .. . ..... . . lt cure Normal in athletics is our earnest Guilfoil ......... . . .. . le wish.

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PHILOMATHEAN

During the past month, the Philomathians have been doing 路some excellent work along literar y lines. The programs h ave been not on ly entertainii~g but also instructive. On October 18th, one of t h e special features of the evening's program was a pantomine, entitled ''The Model School" in which eig ht Seniors and Juniors dressed up as primary pupils , and w ith Miss Miller as teach er, proceeded to r ecite a r eading lesson in th e second reader. The actions, t he manner of reading, the alertness of

the children, the mistakes and mis路 chi ef were all rendered in a way which showed that these students must have a keen memory of how they behaved in the early part of their school careers. The critic teacher added to the realness of it all. It is need 1ess to say that the audience was kept in a continuous roar of laughter. We would not feel justified in leaving this program without passing a compliment on the splendid music furn ished by the "Owl Quartet,'' composed of Messrs. Raines, Beck, Fairchild and Williams. We trust t he路 "Owls" will come and "hoot" some more in the near future. On October 25th. another pantomine

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was th e most attractive feature of t he program ; this t im e, however, a farce of a widely different nature, - -" Advertising for a Wife." The leading part, that of a rich bachelor, was taken by E. P . Hodapp, who showed great skill in choosing a life partner from among so many you ng ladies of s uch varied talents, ages, dispositions, and a~complishments. Mr. Hoadapp, by ~u s clever acting, kept the lis teners m a constant uproar. The program g iven on November lst, consisted of music, papers . stumpsp~eches, etc., which were approPria~e to election time. Those deservmg of special mention are two ~~ellent papers, one by Miss Van_!Ckkle on " Retiring Judge SedgWic " d h "Th a!~ t e other by Miss - on e Life and Character of Judge Reese. '' Thee

cl ass ica l val' ie ty common ly designated a s th e "South ern Hoedown." Th e soc ie ty ha s begun a series of prog l'am s w h ich are to be g iven thro ug ho ut th e c hool year. Under th e dire cti on of Professor Delzell and and th e lcacl cr s h ip of Mr. Zink, the wo rk is be in,g· carri ed on in a manner that is not on ly comme ndable but is hi ghly gTatify i ng to its members.

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And s t ill the g ood work g oes on ! Ow ing to t he exce ll ence and ingenious nature of t he J1rograms which have thus far b een r enrlered by the Everetts , the ha ll has been, with very few exception s fi ll ed to overflowing w i t h wide-awake , enthus iastic audie n ces . Everything points to a prosperity never before r each ed in the history of the soc iety. This condition is brought about, we bel ieve, by the perfect sp irit of cooperation which is manifest between the members and the program committee; also by the new plan of prog ram participation, which i nsures to each member a fair chance to participate i n the entertainments given by the soc iety. Our membersh ip has increased wonderfu lly and it is with regret t hat we find it n ecessar~r to think of limiting our numbers on account . of in· sufficient room. Society work is a very essential part of every one's school training, so let each on e, w heth er Everett or what-not, do hi s part to make a success of the Literary work.

· venmg of November 8, was ~s~as~ntly and profitably spent in enmg to t he excellent program made up of . .th essays, talks, mus1c etc WI ref ' '' Miss Ell~rence t~ the Southern States. IS, who I S at the head of the . HIstory dep t ful t d ar l'Dent, has made a carestat:s u Y of t.he conditions in those the b~ne~he kmd~y consented to share rn b ts of th1s research vvith the ern ers of th · · most IS soc1ety throug h a address on ''The Ch 'ld Laborexcellent Pr0 bl . 1 em 111 the South. " This Was fo llow d b ' 'PIesent . Coe d't 'Y a paper on the . n 1 Ions in the South '' bY MISS Ketrid ' Quartet ge. The Phi lomathian ' composed of Messrs Reed L amp h ere Hod ' nished t~o app and Williams, furtions f very appropriate selec. o southern melodies. Miss Wittwer rendered a piano solo which showed unusual skill and musical talent. The program ended with We are g lad to we lcome the State several duets on the violin and banjo University Journal among our exThese selections were taken from that changes. 1

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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

The Nemaha Co un ty Sunday School Association held a conve n t ion in Au burn November 4-5. w hi ch was attended by a large num ber of tudents and citizens of P eru. a nd is sa id to have been one of t he best conYentions in th e hi stor~r of t h e assoc iation. Amon g t he thirty m· mo r e people represented on t h e prog; ra m we r e A Bible r ead in g, by Mi ss Lucas of t he express ion departme ntof t he Normal: a paper on "Normal Train in g fo 1· Su nday School T eac he rs" by 1 r ofessor E. L. House; an add1·ess on A Graded Course of Stud y for !:)unda~r Schools," by Rev. Tyler of th e Pe1·u lV.L E. church, and an address on ' Sundav School Standards " by th e Rev . Weidon. The Sunday Schools of t he county were r epresented by nearly a hundred deleg-ates, in addition to a good local attendanc e . Not a li t tle of the success of th e convention was due to Professor Greg-g, pres ident of the Associat ion. 11

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In response to the quaintly worded invitations:"Listen to what the fairies say:We invite you, dear friends, to come to our den, · Next Saturday nig-ht- It's up in Oak Glen. The hour for meeting is sharply at eight, November second will be the elate." A merry crowd assembled anticipating a deal of fun. They were not disappointed, for

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the fairies, elves, goblins, ghosts and witches who had taken possession qf Oak Glen contrived to keep the g uests m oving a nd g uessing. Some of the g-uests wandered away into H ades where from the sounds wh ich ensued we judg-ed t hat they were meeting some ill deservfld punishme nt . The music of t he " Domestic Science ba nd " proved a very pleasing di,·ersion, t he young- ladies, showing considerab le skill in manipulating the ir instruments. At a late hour we reluctantly bade t he ' 'Oak Glenners "good nig-ht" w ishing- in our inmost hearts that we mi g h t often spend an evenin g in so pl easant a way.

HALLOWE'EN AT MT. VERNON

Ha llowe'en evening , t he Mount Vern on girls, upon entering their dining -room, were happily surpri sed to find it changed into a bower of beauty. The chandeliers were decorated with brig ht autumn foliage, whi ch gave a soft light over all. A Jack 'o lantern grinned from a bank of leaves in the rear of the room. This deli ghtful surprise was planned and carried out by Mrs- H. Bedell and Miss Mesa Bedell, who must have felt r epaid for their efforts by the happy faces and the appreciation of the girls. From all appearances our Gymnasium must not be sufficient to supply the wants of all, since seven of our boys found it necessary to walk to Auburn recently in order to take exercise. Or perhaps it was due to the stringency of our Banks. Which, now?

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EDITORIAL NOTES

Does it ruffle you to have your opinions controverted? Then you had better seek help. You are not yet ready to face real problems. A most effective greeting and cordial welcome was accorded Prof. J. W. Searson by the students on Monday morning, November 11. This was Mr. Searson's first appearance upon the rostrum with the faculty this fall. It seems almost needless to say that the students had absolutely refused to believe any guilt of Professor Searson as he has won the confidence of all by his superior teaching ability and strength of personality. The applause was significant not

only of high personal regard but the attitude of the school toward the action of the district court in finding hin1 innocent and in the board of eduÂˇ cation so completely exonorating him. The first issue of the Normalite this year seems to have been well reÂˇ ceived by our readers. Not a few words of commendation have come to us, while friendly criticism has been given from various sources. All of the department editors and correspondents are to be highly corr1plimented for their efficient work, and deserve much credit from whatever success it may have been. And especially we wish to thank the members of the faculty for their loyal and enthusiastic efforts for the success of the magazine. With the combined efforts of both students and faculty, we hope to experience a howling suecess. H on. M . B. Reese, the recently elected judge of the Supreme Court of Nebraska honored Peru with a visit in the course of his campaign and gave the students a non-partisan address at the chapel hour. He sketched in clear and forceful style the growth and expansion of the American nation. Those parts of his address dealing with his first hand knowledge of Cuba were particularly full of interest. Of Nebraska's history for the last quarter of a century he spoke as did Aeneas of the history of Ancient Troy ''A large part of which I saw and n1uch of which I was.'' Judge Reese is a man of splendid physique, alert, clear, brained, energetic and a true gentleman of the old school. His address here was highly anjoyed and appreciated by all.

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DEBATING J. E. Mo rg;m

CICERONIAN. The Cicer onian debating society have elected new officers for t he fall term as follows: Presiden t, John Hanna; Vice President, Ru ssel R. Spafford; Secretary , L. R. Hill ; Treasurer, August Eggeber ger; Critic, John T. Akers; Prof. J. W. Searson was .elected as society adviser. On October 12, the question, Resolved, that th e Âˇw ater power of N iagara should not be used for factory purposes, was ably di scussed. An invitation was extended to the Athenian Society to v is it t h e Ciceronians Saturday evening, October 19. Th~ question discussed was : "Resolved tha~ in v iew of concessions granted durmg the last f ew year s the Russian Revol~tionists are not justified in revoltmg." Other questions which t he society has debated t his month are : "Resolved th a~ in~ercollegi ate foot ball games are bemficial to colleges. " "Resolved that la bor Unions are detrimental to the prosperity of t he U. s. :" "Resolved that Sunday closing laws in metropolitan cities shoulrl be repealed.'' On November 23, Th e question "Resolved that the welfare of t he S. demand an immediate enlargement of the Navy," w ill be discussed. Everybody is inv ited to attend. . The program committee of Cicero I S planing on h aving a special feature the ne~r}utur~ con sisting of a "City Council. This program w ill be intensely interesting and very instructive.

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ATHENIAN. The first meeting of the Athenian Debating Society was held on October 25. At t his meeting fifteen new members were received. In response to the invitation of the Ciceronians. we adjourned and attended their debate w hich was bothÂˇ interesting and profitable. On Saturday, November 9, occurred our first debate. The question for di scussion was-"Resolved, that the Teddy Bear fad is detrimental to the ideal Chi ld life." The affirmative was maintained by Miss Mary Seelig, Lucia Saxer, and Anna Pederson. The n egative by Mi sses Bessie Foster and Zola Zinn. The meeting had been well announced by an attractive poster of a Teddy Bear. and a large audience was present. The debate was a lively one and was heartily enjoyed by all. Th e decision was rendered for the negative.

Normal Catholic A ssociation Julia H. Van Oriel

Father Feeney, of Auburn, celebrated mass at Mrs. Jack's, Nov. 9. Under the direction of Miss Lally, the association has begun their study of the Life of Christ, using Father Maas , text. The work is outlined for each Sunday's lesson, and note books are to be kept. This study w ill no doubt prove interesting and highly instructive. Rev. Fathers Feeney, of Auburn, and Hennesy, ofManley, made aquick automobile trip to Peru on Oct. 21, stopping long enough to visit the different departments of the school and meet several members of the faculty. In addition to t he regular form of exercises on Nov. 3, t he following

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papers were read befor e the assoc ia tion: Vestments Used at Mass-M iss O'Connor; The Rosary- M iss Fight; Indulgences-Miss Van Driel. The associat ion now have th e ir n ew hymn books . Choir practice every Thursday even ing at 6:30, in Everett Hall. About twenty members of th e a ssociation drove to Auburn, on Oct. 27, to attend mass. After services. the crowd was most pleasantly entertain ed by Rev. Father Feeney. Th e parochial school was vis ited, and a very en joyable day was passed by a ll. Resolutions of Condolence passed by members of t he Normal Catholi c Association at P eru : Whereas, it has pleased the all-wise Father to r emove from hi s fam ily and friends th e fath er of our as"iociate, Mr. Gibney; t herefore be it .Resolved : That we_expr.e.c;s cr:r deep sympath y and commend him :')r solace in his hour of grief and ·toss to Him who alone can comfort the depressed. Be it further Resolved: That these r esolutions be read in the Catholic Association meeting, that a copy be sent to Mr. Gibney, t hat they be published in the "N:~rmalite and Voice. Committee: Hattie Fight. Miss La11y. Julia H . VanDriel

The t raining class has an enrollment of about forty flve, but making up -in quality is what they Jack in quantity. Officers of the training class are : Ray Pool, President; Miss Henderson,

V ice pres ident; Pearl K rebs, Secreta r y ; Fred Rockwell , T r easure r; Earl Bec k, Sergea nt-at-a rm s . On H a ll o w'een eve, a Tra iner class party was he ld in Everett hall. The r oo m had a g ho.·t ly a pp ea rance, JackO'Lante rn s b e in g see n g rinning from variou s da rke ned nooks and corners. A p rogram, co ns is ting of mu s ic and g h ost stori es was g·i ven, a nd many i nterest in g ga mes we re p layed. Refres hm e n ls s u i table for t he occas ion were ser ved. .Ju st as the lig hts went out, t h e Trai ne1·s d eparted, feeling t h ey h ad fu lly .enj oyed the evening and not r egTet in.C!: t he ir walk through the pou ri ng r a in. We T1·ainers , uncl e1· th e protecting care of M 1·s . Craw f ord, the beloved ~ l ass advi ser, a r e endeavoring to be· ~ ·.-) me the stron.C!;est c lass i n the his; ')ry of the No rm a l. Mrs. R ickard, of Bennett, was here durin g the ill ness of h er daughter, Nelli e . Mrs. H. J. Baker, of Cook, visited w ith her daug·hter over Sunday. Mr. Rockwell was r ece ntly called home by the ill ness of h is brother: a former Per u s tudent. Miss Gr eenburg was call ed home Thurs day on accoun t of t h e dea th of h e r grandfather. Several of the Tra iners enjoyed theit· short vacation a t hom e. Fortune teller - Wh en you marry you will see t h e end of t rou ble. L ater-Young Husband-! thot you said I would see an end to my troubles w h en I married and they have just begun. Fortune teller-I meant the first end Let us mind our bu siness and work for self by working for the good of all.

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MUSIC

Th e ab ility of Professo r Aller must be stored up within him, a s it has spread out more and more, until we can now boas t of having- a more enthusiastic mus ic departme nt t han any si mil ar i nstitution in t he state. So great have been t he demands of the students for a knnwedge of mus ic, that the department is overflowin g, and many mig ht have bee n turned away, had not th e ass ist-ance of Prof. Loeb of Nebras ka C ity, been offered. Prof. Loeb is ce rta i nly a marvel in his li ne of work, and hi s ability is appreciated g reatly by the large number of stude nts in hi s classes and by Professor Aller him se lf. Th e " Normal Orchestra,'' under hi s direction , is kept con stantly at work, and we hope -sometime in the near f uture to hear them in some more public p lace than their Saturday afternoons' rehearsal. Professor All er has bee n call ed from hi s work several t im es in . the past f ew weeks, on account of sickn ess. What is probably the most popular musical organization this inst i tution has ever afforded is none than the Owl Quartet. The organ ization in itself is unique, and includes four of the most talented as well as enthus iastic musicians in the school. Not on ly does their r eputation touch the utmost corners of this v icini ty, but is rapidly reaching out toward a State fame, having already received mention in the dailies of some of t he larger cities.

have proven themselves a necessity on the gridiron, and their harmonious sounds echo to and fro in t he valley, expressing the true patriotism and loyalty of every heart seated upon the bank. The personnel of the quartet isBurrell J. Raines, Clarinet. Herbert R. Fairchild, Cornet. C. Gordon Beck, Baritone. J. Harold Williams, Tuba. T he appreciation of the Owls' work is shown heartily each t ime t hey appear. and their work surely meets the needs of thi s in stitution.

Department of Expression

The Board of Education made no mistake when they elected Miss Ameli a Lucas to be the head of the Department of Expression. By her winning personality, her scholarly attainments, her unusual in terpretive powers and her great teaching abili ty she has already won an enviable place in t he affections of t he student body. Miss Lucas is a graduate of t he Emerson School of OratorY and t he Currie School of Expression, both of Boston and t he Columbia School of Oratorv of Chicago. She has been the lif~-long friend of Miss Mary A. Blood, the famous princi pal of the Columbia School of Oratory. Miss Lucas has taught f or several years in some of the best schools in Illinois. Arrangements are beil:g made whereby credit for expressim: wol~k done in the Normal, is t o be given 111 Thrice have they appeared before _the PlÂˇjnci.pal s.cbools of the country. the literary inclined public, and t imes The Department of Expression has too numerous to mention upon the arranged for a several recitals and athletic field in time of battle. They lectures to be given during the year.

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erwon the booby prize and received a toy drum which he tried to play the remainder of the evening. After the grand march the girls unmasked and took an opportunity to wax sarcastic toward different young men who had failed to recognize them. Witches and Clairvoyants in their booths revealed the fortunes and hidden mysteries in the lives of all who patronized their haunts. The most popular booth, however, was the one in which several young ladies served coffee in tin cups, while Russell Spafford and Forrest McAdams supplied the crowd with doughnuts from the end of long canes. The lights winked for closing all too soon and eJ·e long the Junior-Senior party was an affair of history. Much credit is due C. 0. Oline and B. E. Swenson, presidents of the Senior and Junior classes respectively for initiating a custom which will insure a friendship between the Seniors and Juniors instead of the bitter rivalry and jealousy common in most institutions.

Through a drenching rain, beset on every hand by fantastic and terrible demons, a crowd of Junior and Senior boys, finally reached the Gymnasium on the all Hallowed E'en, nineteen hundred seven. With a feeling of relief they filed into the rocm. It was decorated most artistically. Great festoons and branches of oak had transformed the room into a veritable out of . doors. The huge iron posts were htdden by shocks of corn but as the boys soon learned these were not t~e only shocks to be found there that night.

~uddenly the lights were extinguished. In the hush which folJ lo~ed, the piano began sounding SPECIAL SPIELS ;Ierd mysterious chords. Soon the : oors were heard to open and from - - - - - - - - --------~~~~~~ thhe opened portals there issued a The students that were unclassified g ost1_Y_company, clad in white each met and organized a class, under the apparition bearing aloft a t ' name of "Specials.'' The following fearful 1 s range and officers were elected for the year. a~p and chanting a mournful d Irge as It proceeded. President, Mr. Alva Grubb; SecreTa be brief, the boys were delt"ghted tary, Miss Alma Barber; Treasurer, Miss Laura School,· Class Colors, Old at the Cl ever masking of th . G p M G e girls. Rose and Gray. eo.. . c rew as master of cereTh e c Iass cons1. d ers Itse . If very formont_es announced that a prize would b h tunate in securing Miss Lucas as . e gi~en t e young man guessing the class adviser, and under her guidance Identity of the most· ghosts. Earl we will have a happy and profitable Meyer guessed seven out of two year. hundred and received first prize, a The class party given Hallowe'en box of bon bons; August Eggenberg- evening in Philo Hall was a success

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OFFICERS Commandant -- Prof . C. F. Beck. Captain-C. 0 . Olin e. 1st Lieu't- C. Gordon Beck. 2nd Li eu'tÂˇ-Benj. H. Rowan. lEt Sargent- Earl Meyer. 2nd Sargent- Bennie Bedell. 3rd Sargent- S. D. Ell enber ger . 4th Sargent- E . R. Gross. 5th Sargent- Victor Truck en. Bugler- A. J. Bail ey. Corporals - E. R. Burkey, Archie Hosterman, Harold Strong a nd Chas. Moulton, and if space would permit, every private deserves of mention for the faithfuln ess that has been sh own during the fe w weeks of drill. All the company lacks n ow to render it scarcely discernable from t he r egular state militia is t h e soldi ers attire, but measurements have been taken for new suits and caps so w it hin a short time, it w ill present a ver y r espectable appearance. We shall be compelled to drill in the gymnasium , altogether, during the winter months. This, however, is an excellent place for the work. and the outlook is very encourag ing,

espec ially, when we have every reason to believe, from t he work done b~- the men now , t hat for the same le ngth of t ime the company is better dri ll ed than any company that has preceeded us. This is due to the patience and close attention to orders of: t he men in the ranks. New additions are being made ever y even ing, and another encouragement lies in the fact t hat t he t ime is approaching when the football boys will j oin us. We know t hat t hese boys wi ll enter into the Cadet dri ll with t he same push, energy, and e nt husiasm t hat has characterized their work all fa ll on the g rid iron.

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" When bad men combin e, the good must a ssociate, else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible str uggle". - Burke. Our Y. M. C. A. has gr own rapidly during t he last month , not only in number , but also in enthusiasm and interest. By the efforts of the present corps of officers, the association work is being carried triumphantly to success in all of its phases. We are indeed fortunate in securing Professor Aller to lead in our song services. It has been truly said of him that he sings from the heart and with much ~eeling. Both his presence and help aid much in our meetings. The noonday prayer meetings are well attended by Y. M. C. A. members. .These twenty minutes t aken aside from the student's every day routine, is a great source of strength. We feel that these quiet moments of prayer and meditation are greatly

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beneficial in the religious life of the student. On Sunday afternoon of October 20 David Carlson gave a report of the Lake Geneva conference, to whi ch he was sent as a delega te from this school. In his talk he gave us a splendid discription of the eonfe rence and the helpful influence it had upon him and the student body assembl ed there. He stated that there wer e 634 in attendan ce, among t hem such men as John R. Mott, A. J. E lli ot, Scott Hall. Dr. Zwemer, Dr. Winfi eld, President Hughes, E. P. H ill and Bishop McDowell, who gave helpfu l and in spiring addresses t hroughout the conference.

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The Association membership has already r eached two hundred , and the membership committee continu es to receive new nam es each wee k. The meeting on Recognition Sunday was led by our Vice-President, Miss Ethel Berry. The service was full of spirit. At its close each new member passed to the front of the roo~, where she was presented a constitution of the Y. W. C. A. The new and old members then formed a chain reaching around the room, and closed the service by singing the Association hymn ''Blest Be the Tie That Binds.''

The F inance Committee had a very successful candy sale at a recent football game. The supply of candy was exhausted long before the candy purchasers were satisfied. Y. W. L; . A. home-made candy is always in demand at Peru Normal. Miss Zola Zinn and her faithful com-

mi ttee a re keep ina· our Y . W. C. A. parlor so ch ee rful a nd t id y that many g irl s find com fo rt in go in g t he re to r est . A new Doane Coll ege pe nnant has bee n ad d ed to t he pennant corner. The M iss ion S t ud y classes are no:v w ell organ ized, a nd t h e attendance ~ s very regular. Ou r mi ss ion inte rest 1s g row ing rap id ly at Pe r u. N ov e mb er 11 to 15, in clu s ive, was obse rve d at our noon·day p rayer serv ices. a s t he Wor ld' s Wee k of I~r~yer. Spec ia l p ra ye r was ~ f~ere d de fl~11t~ly each day fo 1• th e eli flere nt mJ SSion move me nts ove r t h e world. More nick els Lhan us ua l came in at t he call for th e "Wor ld' s N icke l. " Mi ss Eth e l Simond s , W. Y . C. A. s tate sec re tar y , w iII s pe nd a f ew d~ys w it h ou r a ssoci a tion soon. T he ~~:·Is are in anxiou s a nti cipatio n of her VlSJt. Th e Bible cla ss at th e Baptist ch.urch, which was or g a ni zed lately, and !S under th e effic ien t dil'ection of Professor Delzell , is increasing i n e nrolment each Sabbath. 011 Nov. 1, 2 and 3, occ urred the state convention at Crete. Our dele· g-ates consisted of Mi~ses Gt:ace BelT~, Zola Zinn , Mary Seellg, Corme Porter, Laura Porter, Mabel Swanson ~nd Stella Lull. Miss E sther Clark vvho IS a non-resident member of th e state com· mittee of theY. W. C. A., accompanied our del egation, and in a most ab!e manner substituted on the program 111 place of Miss Myrtle Krebs , who was unable to attend the convention. The delegates received and brought back much spiritual inspiration from the meeting, and were delig hted with the Christian hospitality shown them by Y. W . c. A. girls of Doane College. On a Sunday in the near future we shall have the privi lege of hearing their r eport.

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What "Cupid" has done during t he past twelve months or more. is g ratifying to th e wors hi pers of t hat li ttle heart god. H e has bee n loo kin g after the Alumni of old Pe ru and has struck ciown many of the fa ir and a few of the w ise. A mong the number are the follow ing : 0 . J. SLancll .;y .... '!l-1 Della HorsL . . ..... "!1'-' A lice Jewel l. .... 'tl:.! C. V. \VIllia.nt • . . . . '0:.! Yi na Dal to n ...... 'll:l R css ie Loran ce ... . 'tl:l Nelly \\' illia1n,.; ... 'P:! IT··lc 1 WalworLh. 'lH O live I l ttrn . . ... ... ·n.:; Lil lian 1>. Nca' .... ·o.·> IT.,, C A l>btoLt ... .. . "lli i Rnbt! l"l, B.ay ....... "Oi i

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Whom did all these marry? It is enough for ye w ho are not wed to know that you must look elsewhere for you r mate. If you know of any of the Alumni ':ho have r ecently married not men tw_ned in th_e a bove list, wri te the ed 1 to~· of the Alumni department and h e Will see that the notice is g iven next month. The Alumni of Peru was in P.Vi de~ce_ at t he recent meeting of the P:·mcipals and Superintendents at Lmcoln . Do not forget the Annual Reunion of the Alumn i at the State Teacher's Association during holidays. There will be t he Ba nquet and the hand shaking, and the election of officers for next year. Mrs. Hannah (Roberts) Van Wikle '87, has a daughter in the present senior class. Dr. George Howard, Professor in

the State University and Mrs. Anna (l\Iorehead) Joy, were the first graduates of the Peru State Normal. They g raduated in 1870. Miss J ennie Borst of '88 is making . great success in the Real Estate business in Seattle, Wash. Miss Anna Borst is a successful teacher in the Seattle Public Schools. Chas. J . Pierson is a teacher in the Kearney State Normal. The Alumni and former students are paying- for one of the large windows of the new Baptist church in Peru. The Falls City Hig-h School was fortunate to secure E . K. Hurst, of '07, for its principal. Among the school org-anizations that he is managing successfully, are the Boys' and Girls· Athletic Associat ion , the High School Band and a high school paper. Mr. Hurst's motto is ''Order and Organization!" He is enthusiastic in praise of hi s school and Superintendent Toby. Miss Iva L. Beck, '04, principal of t he Central School of Falls City. has made an excellent record as principal. She is assisted this year by Misses Carhart and Haney. both of the class of '07. Superintendent 'T'oby is enthusiastic in his praise of the work of both. Fred Hallett, '04, who was elected principal of St. Paul High School last fall, has made good, as he always has done. Forest Rodabaugh, '04, is attending a technical school c.t Pittsburg. Superintendent Percy Adams, '05, of Oxford, says that no man can do his best work unless he is married. Superin tendent Davis, '06, who is showing the Beaver City people, says Adams is right. Neither can under-

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stand how their bachelor friends can leader, was elected Vice-President. at second meeting October 24, the succeed. 路 following officers were chosen: Miss Superintendent F. L. McNown, of Arlington, reports a fine new school Corinne Porter, secretary; Mr. B. Raines, treasurer; Seargent At Arms, building in progress. Edward Gross; Yell leader. J. Harold Miss Marion Livingston begins her Williams. This forms a strong corps third successful year in the Nebraska of officials who represent the most City High. loyal class to be found in the Ne路 braska State Normal. Miss Elizabeth Currie of Friend, SENIOR SCENES Nebraska, entered the Normal as a Grace Berry Senior, October 31. She is a former student of Bellevue College. The old saying that ''History reThe ''Pi'' Girls spent Saturday peats itself is probably true, but as October 26 in Auburn with one of our there are exceptions to all rules, the former classmates, Miss Blanche Senior Class of '08 lays claim to the Frerichs. Miss Frerichs is teaching one exception. Other classes may a rural school near Auburn. come and go, and follow along the Miss Bessie Skyrme who has been beaten paths, but in our class, the sick at the home of Prof. Gregg, has outsider finds an element of the discontinued her studies and returned original. In proving this statement, we refer you to the fact that we are to her home in Tobias, Nebraska. the first .class in the history of the Nebraska State Normal, to elect the same president for its Junior and JUNIOR JINGLES Senior years. Another distinction G. D. Jenkins which we claim. is that of uniting with the Juniors in the celebration "A good name in man or woman is of Hallowe' en-this event being the immediate jewel of their always two distinct functions. We soul. will go down in the annals of history Who steals my purse, steals trash. as ''Th~ Class who always were doing 'Twas something, nothing; 'Twas something extraordinary." mine, 'Tis his, A meeting of the Senior Class was And has been slave to thousands: calle? October 21, for the purpose of But he who filches from me my good electing offic~rs for the coming year. name, Mr.. C. 0. Ohne, president during the Robs me of that which not enJuntor!earwa~ r~-elected by an overriches him and makes me whelming maJority. This is cerpoor indeed. '' tainly proof that the class knows a -Shakespeare. good thing Yv hen they find it, and Since Chapel has begun in earnest, we all realize and appreciate the true the junior and Sophomore classes have and manly spirit with which Mr. realized the fact that there are no Oline works-not only with, but for weak lungs in those classes, but both his classmates. Mr. George P. have agreed that the Seniors have McGrew, also a capable and worthy never fully developed their lungs-at

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least they can never make themselves heard. It need not be told, 'Tis P urple and Gold; And if you wou ld be patriotic, Be bold. Buy a yard of both Purple and Gold, And wear it, don't put it in your pock et. ''If at first you don't succeed try ' ' try, _a gain.'' How about those exams? If you have fallen below t he "death " line don , t b e down-hearted but return to' your class with renewed energy that says for itnelf, "I will conquer for t he strife is but begun ," and ·with that sentim ent of heart and mind success is sure to be yours. A meeting was called Nov. 4th, for the purpose of a rranging for t he financial part of the Hallowe'en party. An assessment of 25 cents for eacn member was voted for t his purpose. It was also decided at this meeting to retain the colors of last year, but to change the design. Accordingly a committee of three was appointed to determine upon the question. Loyalty to your class is a prime necessity and Mr. Helms reports that mos t of the class have already shown their true loyalness by their immediate response to t h e assessment.

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Success is one of the many ideals of every Soph omore. The spirit of t he class is demon strated every morning in chapel. We are sorry that a worthy Sophomore in the per son of M. E. Carr, has withdrawn hi s name from our roll and

taken his departure for California. During the short t ime he was with us, he showed that he was a scholar and a person of high morality. The class wishes him success in whatever he may undertake. On t he evening of Oct. 31, 1907, the Sophomores held an informal class party in Philo and Everett halls. Nearly every Sophomore waspresent . The main object was getting acquainted. As soon as every one present had met everyone else, they partook of tasty refreshments, after which they were possessed with the idea of yelling. So they suggested a yell, and to cap the climax, ye editor of the "Sophomor e Sights" was chosen as leader. At the given sign they yelled and yelled till the building fairly creaked , and groaned. Then they returned to their respective rooming places feeling t hat their first class party was a s uccess. It was Oct. 31, the day was dark and dreary · towards evening it began to rain and it rained all night long. It was on this night that t he Sophomores had a most memorable Hallo\~ e'en party in the lower part of the library. The majority of the class being present showed the loyalty of ' t he Sophomores as a class. Th e fore . tin lookpart of the evenmg was spen ing at and studying the apparel of different persons disguised as ghos _s. · er In We owe much to 'our class adVIS helping to entertain the class the latter half of the evening. After refreshments we all departed, each one feeling well repaid for being present. The Sophmore Class adopted t he following resolutions in behalf of o.ur bereaved friend and classmate, M1ss Odus VanCamp, on account of the death of her mother , which occurred November 5.

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Since in His Wisdom, it has seemed best t o our All-wise Father to take away the beloved mot her of our friend and classmate, Miss Odus Van Camp, f rom her family and friend s , therefore be it r esolved That we, the members of the Sophomore Class of the State Normal School at P eru, extended to Miss VanCamp our heartfelt sympathy in her time of grief, and commend her for consolation to Him who doeth all t hings well, be it further resolvedThat a copy of these resolutions be sent to Miss Van Camp. and be published in the Normalite a nd in t h e Johnson News. Committee Mattie C. Ellis I sabelle Gabus G. Harold Lanphere C. Gordon Beck

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On one of t he bright Saturdays of October, the Freshman class had a picni c in a beautiful little glen northeast of town. The industrious young men headed by Prof. Gregg, class adviser, soon had two roaring fires whkh werr not only good for cooking bacon and boiling coffee but also for toasting fingers and toes. While the committee on refreshments were preparing t~ e lunch the g irls and boys played "Dare B;se " Blind Man's Buff, and other games 'in which Prof. Gregg shared with as much jest as any. This was no ordinary supper ''ready made" but was cooked on the spot. If you could judge by appetite t he class certainly need no tonics. As for frag ments-there were none.

B efor e di sper s ing, the class made the fglen ring w ith yells a nd songs. Th e deepen ing shadows saw the fres hm en we nding t he ir way homeward, ch eer ed a nd invigorated by t h e ir fine outing. We are g lad to welcom e Mr. Burrel: back into our r a nks again . The Fres hme n class boasts of the only expert lady whistler in school. Mi ss Myra D avison enjoyed a visit from h e r m other last week. Russell Stuart enjoys t h e reputat ion of being t h e best speller in class.

EXCHANGES Bessie F oste r

The exch ange editor may work with her pen Till the end s of her fingers qre sore When som e one is sure to remark with a j est Rats! How stale ! I' ve h eard t hat before.-Ex. An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. The first number of the Purple and Gold prophesies a prosperous year. We wish to thank them for their exchange. The Crimson Rambl er is one of the finest College paper s we have ever seen. Umpire- Foul. Bright Freshie- Where are the feathers. Umpire- This is a picked team, s ir. "Johnnie, how is it you stand so much lower in you studies in January: than you did .in December." ' 'bh, everything is marked down after t h e holidays , you know mother.".

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Domestic Science in the Peru Normal School Alice M. Loomis

The introduction of Domestic Science into this school was decided upon in the summer of 1906, but President Crabtree had an orig inal plan in regard to the work. It may have been suggested to him by the large proportion of girls in the school who board themselves. His plan was to have this work of preparing their own meals count as laboratory work. To facilitate this plan a house was built which contains eleven living ,rooms and nine little kitchens- two of the kitchens being double oneseach situated between two living rooms. Each kitchen and a half of a double kitchen contains a gasoline stove and some of the heavier utensils. The beginning of the year was not altogether propitous, for the house CQU}d not be finished before the girls moved in and it seemed as if more than the usual number of unexpected things happened. The two credits given in this course are not altogether for ' 'being able to eat ones own cooking." There are two lecture periods a week in which various questions are taken up. Of course there is the regular work in regard to the pr,et>aration and serving of food such as is done in any class in Domestic Science. Sometimes a dish is prenared before the class, and. occasi9nly the second year class pre"

pares an article which does not require too much time, such as omlet, custard and gelatin . Since all the classes in Domestic Science meet in the laboratory in the basement of the main building, it is easy to make use of anything which the laboratory class has prepared in its two hour period. The question is often asked if one person does the buying of groceries for the whole house, and plans .the menus so that they are all alike. This buying of supp_lie~ and planning of menus is really the thing that a girl is least likely to have done at home and which can not be done very practically in an ordinary laboratory course. The girls buy and prepare what ~ey please. A few fundament-al dishes are to be well prepared some time during each semester. The menus that have been prepared f?; a day or a week are handed in occasiOnally and are criticized in class. Th~re · always a great var1e · t Y 1·n . the 1s . .bills of fare and often in the mdividual ones. f th"18 . One of the disadvantages 0 work is necessarily associated with one of its greatest advantages. A girl who is not interested will ~rob ably not get as much benefit as 1_n a course where only two or three th1ngs are prepared ea~h week in a labora-

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tory but under direct s uperv1 s 1on. This difficulty will vanish as the wor k is better understood and only those take it up who wish to get some thing outof it. Such a one will get much more than is possible from any ordinary laboratory course for she has an opportunity to cook a greater variety of thin gs and to keep on cooking them until s h e is satisfied with the res ult. There is the advantage of frequent marketing and opportunity to work out m a ny little questions, such as the use of marrow instead of butter in cake making, the value of the much abused beet·sugar and the presentation of eggs. The work has been aided by the samples that have been sent us, such as pure beet sugar veg etable substitutes for meat, geiatins , c~nned goods, cocoa and cheese of d~fferent kinds, besides various utensils. Another of the problems arises from the very d"ff . 1 erent previous expen. ence of the students, but the res ult of the pa::;t year~s work would seem to sho.w t h at it is not safe to take anythmg for granted as being known to every one. A good cook was known to pour away the greasy t . h" h . wa er In w IC a chicken was boiled just once. Another student • in the 1a b orat ory course. placed some cold water in the fireless cooker and when she was re~dy to wash dishes was a little surprise.d to find that the packing of shavmgs had ~ot increased the temperture of the water. This course in self boarding is open to any youn?" lady who is boarding herself and m the secona year's work includ.e s serving of dinner, luncheon, and breakfast, and whatever else is given in one year laboratory course in college. A few words =might be said about

t he equipment of the r egular laboratory. Th e depa r tmen t w as f ortunate in getting a lm·ge r oom for thi s purn ose. T he r e are work tabl es fitted up for s i xteen stud e n ts. Next spring gas w ill be used as f ue l, but now the ~ooki ng is done on a lcohol lamps or on th e r a n ge, w hi ch d emostrates somethin g of t h e di s a d vantages of the use of ver y soft coa l a nd occasion ed smoking spell s . Th e la b or a t ory is quite w e ll but in expen s i vely fitted up. The las t acq ui s t ion s a r e a diu ing table and t h e tab le lin en and china. The n ext t hing we a r e h opin g to get is a sm a ll r oom for a dining and class room. The c lasses in thi s course meet on two days of th e w e ek, one hour in the mornin g for recitations and lectures and two in the afternoon. ~or cooking . Ther e is no n eed of writing much in reg ard to this course, for Domestic Sci ence laboratories are not uncommon and the work is much the sam e in all. This laboratory was r e ady for u s e last February and so has not been in operation a year. The Domestic Science work here has had the us ual diffiulties of a new subject in a curriculum but among many favorable things there has been one , factor in particu lar that often is still being sought in schools where Domestic Science has been taught for for years. This is the cordial cooperation of the instructors in the other sciences. What has been done seems very little in comparison to what maY be done. All such things as courses in sewing and practice teaching in the Model School are only dreams of the future. The instruction ·of Domestic Science into the schools of Nebraska will doubtedly be intimately connected with the growth of this department in the State Normal.

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Is lucubration p r ofitable for students? Well, t hat d epends. By t h e way, ~ave you a dictionary? Is it handy? Does it at t hi s moment abound in pulverulen ce? If so, t ha t betrays bad intell ectual as well as bad domestic ha bits. But to the question of " lucubra tion." Have you "dug up" t h at dicOld J ohn Todd, t h e tionary yet? author of a f amous student's manual

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PROF. GREGG used by your g r andfathers, declares that in the inter est of good memory one should ' 'seize the moment of excited curios ity on a ny subject to satisf y one's doubts.'' Well, h ow about "lucubration" by this time ? Do you say it is not good , taste t o use big w ords ? Isn't that a pretty poor ·excuse f or your still sit· ~ing h ere, gentle reader, and not gomg after that dictionary'!

"' When you were six years old you k new 2000 words. When you graduate f rom the Peru State Normal you should be ashamed to know fewer th an 30,000 words, and it would be no very gr eat matter to your credit to know even 40,000 words. If you shall h ave been so favored by fort une as to have made a straight run thru all the grades you will have r eached your twentieth or twenty first year at g raduat ion, giving you fourteen years in which to get 28,000 words-2000 words a year, six words a day ! This means that you are to get six new words today and remember t he six you got yesterday, and the six t he day before that, and the six before that , and so on. Not that you are to get exactly six words every da:v all through the years. Better than that it is to get all the new wo.rds you come upon, be it one or be they a dozen. In short, you should acquire the dictionary habit. This is the h abit of looking up every wprd you. find and hear whose meaning, spelling , pronunciation, or origin you are in doubt about , and of developing a feeling of intellectual guilt when you fail to do your duty toward the unusual word. In doing this you will need to wear out one dictionary completely and the backs .off of one or two others. There is still another valuable means of expanding your vocabulary, a~d that is in. the quest for synonyms m order that you may express yourself with exactness. Suppose you want to say something to the effect that the applause that follows every announcement of a class dismissal or a vacation is more or less idiotic. Now the word idiotic sounds rude, harsh, ungentle, and its use would be yery unwise, however truthful you may think it is. Look you now for a synonym

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to the word idiotic and see how differently. it all sounds. ''Every announcement of a class dismissal or vacation evokes from students uproarious, enthusiastic, fatuous applause!" Is lucubration profitable for s tudents?

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is r epr esented . Prof. A ller, with the a id of the va ri ous training teachers, is drilli ng for t he cantata. The ba nd has its music under good h eadway for t h e annual concert, whi c h is to take place t he latter part of March . Mr. Hartington, of Nele ig h , is a welcome m ember ·of the band, be ing somewhat of an expert with t h e p iccolo. The Ow l Quartet filled an engagement on t h e program of the Nemaha County T each ers' associa tion, held in Auburn Dec. 13th.

The Girls' Glee club, under the direction of Prof. Aller, is now fully organized and working with eig hty voices. The work now is centered Very Early Records around the standard cantata, "Fishermaidens," by Henry Smart. Mr. Aller meets the club each week for reThe early records of the school conhearsal. tain nothing uncommon, or schools of The Boys' Glee club, which has those early days, but much that seems proven very successful. meets every strange at the present time. The Monday evening. Most of the rehear- following are taken from the secre~.al is devoted to school songs and tary's records: . Jingles. Work will soon begin upon the ''Fall term 1866. First term of cantata, "The Viking's Farewell," Peru Seminary commenced August29, by Knowles. 1866 in rooms formerly used for a We must not fail to mention the en- . saloon near Wright's tavern. The th~siastic work being done by the average attendance was about 30. Ph1lornathean Ladies' Quartet, repre- Thompson's higher arithmetic was sented by the Misses Berry, King, the only higher branch pursued." Reed and Henderson. They have ap"Thursday, December 13, 1866. peared but once in public but we The fall term was held in the prin, have "hopes for the future.,,. cipals' house, the new building not The Everett Male Quartet is ex- being completed, and 20 were in atceptionally strong in its particular tendance the firs t day. Two students, line· o~ work, and is certainly to be William Daily and Calvin Hutchinson, comphmented. The personnel is a s attended a dance and were expelled, follows: Ralph Grubb, first tenor; but having complied with the· requireALva Grubb, second tenor; Van Kirk ments of the board of trustees the)' Maxcy, baritone; C. P. Schott, basso. were re-instated.-D. C. Cole, Secre''Santa in L>ollikin'sFlat,'' a Christ- tary. '' mas cantata by J. H. Fillmore will be "Clayton Cowles received a public . gi1ve:nt by the Model school on Decem- reproof also for the part he took in ber 17th. The' chon;ts has a list of the affair, and another rule was aver one hundred voices, and each of added to the list. The following is the eight grades in the Model school the list of rules:

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terest in the coming session of the State Teashers' Association. President A. H. Waterhouse of that association instructed Miss Katherine L. Woods, who is secretary of the association, to open an enrolling station at Peru. Miss Woods, assisted by Ex- president Searson. opened the advance enrolling station and a large number will undoubtedly respond with advance enrollments. The enrollment t his year carries with it the privilege of hearing some m ostexcellent talent. The Choral Concert on Christmas ni g ht by Thomas Kelly and his choir of Omaha, evening lectures by the g reat educator, Preston w. Search and that great 1:ader, Governor Hanley, of Indiana, are among the leading attractions. Other lectures by such leading educators as Pres. Storm, of Iowa State College, Supt. Davidson, of Omaha, Suot. J. L. McBrien and Chancellor Andrews will offer additional attractions. · The annual banquet g iven by the alumni of the State Normal Schools will be a pleas~mt feature as will also the many Nho~· .mal class reunions planned for. t. IS week. No Normal student aspmng to professional distinction can a!ford to miss this week of real professiOnal inspiration. The names of those who enrolled at first announcement of the advance e nrollment just as the Normali~e go~1i to press are given below.. Th1s W I indicate a large advance enrollment from Peru.: J . E. Morgan, Albert Peterson, Sarah E. Dunn, ·Myrtle M. Krebs, J. E. Gibney, Lucy Bowen, John !I~mna, Geo. P. McGrew, Harold W1lhams, A. F. Lucas, Elizabeth Crawford, Grace D. Culbertson, C. F. Beck, Nellie May Sc}:llee, Louise W. Mears, THE STATE TEACHERS E sther A. Clark, Herbert Brownell, ASSOCIATION Mrs. J w. Searson, J . W. Sears~m, Katherine L. Woods, J. W. Crabtree, As usual, the members of the facul- Eleanor Lally, E. L. Rouse, W. N . ty and students of the State Normal Delzell, H. B. Duncanson, N. A. School at Peru are taking great in- Bengtson, F. M. Gregg, J. T. Akers

THIN GS REQUIRED . 1. 1-'unctuali ty in a ll s chool duties. 2. Res pectfu l obedience to teach e rs. 3. Diligent e m ployme nt of t ime. 4. Attenda nce at c hurch on Sabbath unless e xcused. 5. Declamation and compos it ion every two wee ks unl ess e xcu sed. THINGS FORBIDDEN. 1. U se of profane or v ulgar language. 2. Use of intoxi cating liqu or as a beverage. 3. P lay ing-gam es of chance. . 4. Attend ing balls or dancing parties. 5. Unpermitted association of the sexes. 6. Correspondence between the sexes, writing anything derogatory of the character of each other. 7. Leaving· school w ithout permission. .8. Loung in g about stores or saloons. OTHER RULES. To retire at or before 10 o'clock. Rise ~t or before 5 :30 in the morning. . After the rules were laid before the school some five youn g men, thinking them too hard, came to the principal and ask ed him to take their names from the list. After further consideration four of them concluded to remain, but William Winters left." John Dundas and Alice Daily were· on the Roll of Honor list for good conduct and high scholar ship.

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ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACK AT PERU. PHILOMATHEAN The-excellent program given by our society this semester has resulted in attracting such large audiences that the hall ha~ been gr eatly over -... crowded. .This has made it necessary for the society to take some action to overco!J1e the congested condition of the hall and insure ample room for all its members. In view o£ this fact the society at their meeting decided that no one except members and their outof-town friends would be admitted to the program, except on S{>ecial occasions. Friends of Philo will be glad to learn that preparations are under way which will transform the appearance of our hall. With a new coat of paint and beautiful wall paper and mould-

ing , our h all w ill · indeed present an a ssemblance of t rue holiday attire. The prog ram g iven on Nov. 22d was a s follows : TOPIC- "THE FAR EAST" Music . .. . .... .. ... . . . . .. ... . ... Orchestra Reading . . ............. . .. Nellie Stalder Talk- Customs of Japan . . Belle Glover Vocal Duet .. Misses Willia ms and Zink Chalk Talk ..... . . .. . ....... Martha King Talk- In The Turkish H arem .. ... .. .. . : .... ........ . .. ............ Glen Sheeley Recitation . . .. ...... . . .. .... Miss Dunlap . Abbott Vocal Solo . ... .· .. . . - -. . . . . . MISS . Piano Duet .. Misses Gipson and French The musical selections and readings were very g ood and the talks deserve special mention, as they were excellent and far above the average. As the next meeting came during

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Thanksgiving holidays, a ,joint proThe reader's attention is directed gram was g iven by the P hilo a nd Ev- at this t ime to another program, eretts, in Philo ha ll. w hich is of great importance from The program render ed on Dec. 6th the fact that it is the first program of consisted of "A Game of A~:~thors." a series of s ix, which are to be given The progr am was as foliows: by the different 2"rbups of which the Piano Duet ....... ... . ... . .. . ...... . ..... . society is· composed. This may be · ·· ·· · · ·-Misses Browner a nd Wallace called the "Group Contest." Short Sketches. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ....... . Uroup 1, Prof. F. M. Gregg ..... ... .. CommiW•eman. Bryant ... . ... . .... . . . ...... Stella Harris J•rogrnm .... .......... . . . . .. ...... .. U.S. Senate ~ce es. Van Dyke ... . ...... . .. Georgia Neibuhr Vocal Solo . ... ..... .. . ......I...... H . Harold Humphrey. Whittier ......... Marguerite Mohrman TheOpe uln!'( Session of tho sounte. to order .. . . ... . . . .. :..... VIce Prt>sldent Falrbanks. Stowe ....... . . . . .............. . A nna Gun Call Invocatlou-(read )... ... .. . . Re\·. Edward Er Prett Bale. Lowell .... . .. . ... . . . .. Emma Gr eenwood S wea ring In of now Senntors .. . ........ . Senate Clerk. or Llle President's Message ....... Senate Olerk. Piano Solo .. .. ........ . .... Martha King- Reading Hesolutlons of Respect In Memory of S ~ nat ors by Emerson ..... . .... . ... . ... F. H. Mizera 1\tor~rnn nnd Pettns of Alabama . . . . .. .. . . SenatorTeller. J. F. Cooper ................ . W. S. Cook HO !Hllo~r .... .. . . .. . . . .....II.. .... ...... . Dorauee Jones. Edward E verett H a le . . .. Lena H allett A General Snsslon or the Senate. tiurkett on "Irrigation" . ... . . . . . .. ..Van 1\lr k 1\Ia.xcy. Louisa M. Alcot t ....... . . ... Eva Pulver Brown on "Elastic Currency' ' . .. : .. Archie Hosterman. Alice P . Cary .... Floren ce Stephenson l:!cvorcdgo on " Child Labor" .. . ....... .'r. E Gibney. Uolh·er on "!\lo. Hlver Nnvl!tatlon" .... . . . Mill on 01·e. Piano Duet . ......................... .. .... . Tlllmnu on " Negro Suffrage" . ..... Glenn Jenkins. · ·· ··· · · -Mi sses Witt mer and Stalder Whlstllug Solo . ..... ... . . . . .... ... ....... . Ada Phillips. A special Christmas program will Session of a Senate CommitIIItee. be given on the last meeting of t his Hill Pndor consideration. a National Prohibition AmendmPnt.. semester. Address by Rnrah L Arnold . .. . .... ...... . Allee Sims. Lovers of mus ic w ill be deligh ted A<ldress by Mrs. Catt . . .. . ..... . . ..... ... A il e~> Maxcy by Mattie Cook Ellis . . . . . ...... Cella Whitton. to know that an excellent program of Address Address by lnrrle Nation ...... . .. . . ..... . Eleanor Witt. special music will be g iven on the This program presented a vivid first Friday after Christmas holidays. picture of the manner of procedure in Enough cannot be said in praise of our National Senate. · the good work done by our music committee in furnishing the society with high class musical numbers.

DEBATING EVERETT. When a h abit is acquired it is generally hard to get out of it. - For instance, Everett has gotten into the habit of rendering excellent programs· and it seems to show no signs, so far, of getting out of the habit. The program on November 22nd was a s follows : Instrumenta l Solo. . .. . . . . . . . ........ MIss 1'" ellle Ross. F inancial Methods of U . . of A ..... . Mr. J. E. Gibney. Everett Quartet .. Messrs Grubb, Schott. Maxcy ,Grubb. Present F inancia l Cond ition .. .... .. . . Mr . H. Stephens. Instrumental Solo .. ...... ....... .... Miss E. Dillow. Jlstorlca.l Crl;;ls l no!'ln:J.nB of U. :I. o f A.Mr. A. Grubb

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CICERONIAN. On Nov. 23the question: "Resolved, that the welfare of the U. S. demands an immediate enlargement of the Navy " was very ably discussed, it being' the most enthusiastic debate that Cicero has had this year. The climax however, was reached on Dec. 7th ~hen the club gave their 'open session, consisting of a hearing before the city council of Peru. Peru

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was represented as being a city of about six thousand inhabitants. The program was as follows: Mr. C. 0. Oline, thru his attorney, Mr. J. E . Morgan, had applied for a saloon license. The license had b een r emonstrated against by the followin g : A committee representing the W. C. T. U. ,- which the Ath enian s wer e ver y kind in furnishing us- consis ting of the Misses Hickey, Hender son and Chittenden, Mr. J. Harold Williams representing th e Ministeri al a ssociation, and Mr. J . T. Akers repr esenting the Civic federation. · Mr. B. E. Swenson, representing the B us iness men's league, very ably presen t ed the benefit of the saloon from the business man' s stand point. Mr. G. P . McGrew acted as mayor. Mr. L. R. Hill as city clerk, and Prof. J. W. Searson as city attorney. The purpose of the program was t o bring out t~e argument on both sides of the hquor_ q~estion, thereby showing the supenority of the temperance arg ument. To know how well this was accomplished you would but have to consult those who were present. In fact, the al·guments Presented by the remonstrators would have made excellent magazine articles in themselves. Their points were broad, well grounded and well maintained. Mr. Morgan, ~owever, thru his excellent presentation . of the law on the su b.JeCt , and th ru h Is strong argument based on the character of the applicant, and the strength of character and judgme~t. presented by the signers of the petit10n, succeeded in tying _the vote of the council, their vote being nine for and nine against. The mayor then cast his vote against which indeed any mayor worthy of his position would have done. Thereby the licens e was defeated, and , ..

t he fact b r oug h t ou t t hat the right a lways t ri umph s. Th ere w e re seve ral excellent argum ents wh ich d eser ve speci al mention, b u t inas m uch a s s pace w ill not permit t hi s mon t h , we hop e n ext issue to mak e furth e r .m en t ion of them.

ATHENIAN. Old Ath en ian' s wa ll s r esounded the echo of F letc heri s m on Nov. 17th, w h e n t h e q uestio n , " Resolved that Fletch eri s m is not practical, " was d iscussed . The affi rm ative was mainta inP. d by the Misses Bogardus, Ma?el Baylor a n d Sadie Gr ee n. The negative by M iss E li zabeth Henderson a~d Hilda Miller. The d ecis ion was I.n f avor of th e n egative. Mi ss Loomis g ave t h e g irls m a ny valua ble points on t h e s ubj ect, w hi ch were greatly apprec iated . On N ov . 23d, th e qu esti on, "Resolved tha t cor por al punishme.nt sh ould b e abolis h ed , " was a bly discussed . On Nov. 30th - ow ing to the fact that a g r eat many of the g irls spent the Thanksgiving vacatioP. at homean open di scussion was h eld on the question: "Resolved that wom~~ should b e g iven the r ight t o vote m N e braska." A s it was a matter of personal opinion the debate was very . enthus iastic. In order that t h e program may give culture, a s w ell as str ength in argument, mus ic and r eadings are irefrequently g iven a place on the pr~ gram. A special aim of the club _IS that the m embers may become familiar w ith parliamentary procedure, and to this end, time is g iven at each meeting to parliamentary drill. · Man's destiny is not to be dissatisfied, but to be forever unsatisfied.

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Quite a number of Normalites and citizens of P eru accompanied the 2nd team to Nebraska City Thanksg iving Day. Again the "scrubs" were successful in getting th e scalps of the "Purple and the Gold. " The Nebraska City team had t heir r egu lar s out this time and sh owed t he effect of hard training s ince t he ir visit to Peru. In one of t he most interesting and hardest fought battles that t h e City ,gridiron has ever end ured Captain Magor and hi s e leven again carried the "pigsk in" acr oss the Nebraska · City goal line . Both teams played great ball and it was n ot un t il the middle of the second half that the opportunity came for the Normal to score. Zink was sent through the line and in the pile up that followed, the ball was fumbled and it rolled out from the pile, the '' Ever Ready" Parriott picked it up and scooted 15 yds for a touch down. Guilfoi l easily kicked goal. Peru was again steadily gaining when time was called. Cartney and Magor starred for the Normal; Templin and Bone for Nebraska City. Final Score 6 to 0, line-up: Normal Nebraska Citv Magor <C) .......... re . . . ..... Steven~on Stoddard . . .. .. . ..... rt ... . . C. Anderson Jennings ........ . ... rg ... . ...... Topping Wright .............. .c .. .. .. .. . Swogger Lee ... .... . ... . .. .... ]g ...... L. Anderson Zink . .. . .. . . . . ....... It . .. .. . ... . . Gilmore Gibney ... .. ... . .. ... le .. . . .. . .... Aldrich Parriott .... . . ....... q ..... . . .. .. Templin T. Cartney ........ rh . .. ... ..... . .. Bone Guilfoil ............ . Ih ..... .. Hawley <C) I. Cartney .... . .... fb ......... McMillen The Normal closed the most successful Reason in the history of the insti-

tution here Nov. 23, '07 by playing the Crete Y. M. C. A. team to a tie score of 5 to 5. The Crete aggregation reminded one of the beef of the University, and the heavy field was exactly suited to their style of play, and exactly opposite to what we desired. The five center men of the Crete line averaged 190 lbs, so it was next thing to impossible to gain throuo-h their line. The success of <:> the forward passes and end runs was greatly interfered with by the soggy condition of the field, hence the low score. Line-up: Normal Crete Helms .. .. . ..... re ............. Dutch Stapleton . . .. . . .'.. .rt ... . .. . Radmacher Lincoln, Coole .... rg .... . ... . . ··· Kobes Swenson ............ c .... .. .... ...... Luke McReynolds . . : ..... lg ..... Kersenbrock James ............... It .. ...... .. · .. Allen Collins ...... ... ..... I e .......... ·· ··· Buck Renfro .............. q .. . ........ Denison Zink ................ rh ... ..... .... Parso~ Stewart . ........... lh ... · . · · · · · · Schrock Cartney ............ fb ... . .. Kersenbroc For the first time since foot ball was introduced into the Normal, "Our boys" are recognized as ''Champions of the State." The Nor. ble re mal team has made an envia cord by winning every game that she has played this season. except our first game, "our practice gan:e," the State University, and we believe that right here lies the success of the team this year. We not only got some valuable plays and training from ~hat University bunch, but also gamed grit and endurance that proved the undoing of every team that we met afterwards. Not only is the first I

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team to be complimented upon their success, but also the "Scrubs" for their faithfulness and perseverance shown by them in coming out for scrimmage against the regulars. We have the best coach of any of the secondary colleges in the state. This fact has been more than proven by the way he has succeeded in developing a "championship team" from the material on hand at the beginning of the year. Our season opened on the Saturday following the opening of school and yet we h eld th~ State University, "champions of Missouri Valley," to 53 points. From that time the progress o£ the t eam, under his guiding hand, was both ~teady and sure. The State Nor mal Is to be. congratulated upon securing the services of such a resourceful man. Over four hundred do11ars worth of gy.mnasium apparatus has been recei~ed and installed, making our gymnasmm the largest and best equipped of any of the secondary schools of the st~te. It compares very favorably With t~at of the State University. Here Is an opportunity for every student to get P h YSICa · 1 trammg . . - such as college men of a decade ago had not the. ~rivilege of gaining. Physical trammg is especially valuabl~ to those who intend to go out into the state t.o .teach . t ro d uct·Ion . • for the m of athletics mto the high school has been the ~eans of carrying many a ?oy and g irl f~om the grammar grades mto. the semor class • that cri·t·ICa1 , penod of one s school days. Let us prepare for the . . future, let us improve our opport umties. Basket ball practice began Dec. 3 and a good bunch of material is turning out for practice. It is hard to say, just yet, what the Normal will do in basket ball this year, but the

prospects for a winning team are very favorable. Eggenberger of last year's team is the only one left over, Schott of Shickley, "th e find of the season," has one place ci nched. He is a little the fa s test p layer the Normal has seen for som etim e . Col lins and ·Beck are sh ow ing 'up fine at guards and Wri g htsman, Myer and Cartney are m ak in g each ot he r ' 'go some" to land place. Carlson, Renfro and Lee are a lso playing the game. The financial s ide of t he game is in sured by the election of Fred Zink of Stuart as m anager of the basket ball te.arn for thi s season.

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Normal, Normal, Normal, C! C-a, C-a, d - e - t! Zip, rah, zip - rah - boom! Normal Cadets ! Give us room! We need room, and we get it, hence we have room for more in the company. Young men join t h e cadets and share with us this one privilege, not speaking of t h e many benefits derived from the work as enumerated in these columns in the first issue of this year's publication. When asked why they. do not take cadet work, so many of the boys make the excuse. ''We do not have the time," yet many of these, selfsame, "not time fellows" are seen in the gymnasium from two to four hours every day without any definite object in view- just a musing themselves. All cadet drills are given with a special end in view. Why not join the cadets? Answer rather, ''Not enough backbone to straighten up ,'' or choose the better way and join the ranks.

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j ect in biology. The subjects conWe are exceeding ly p lease d at t h e way so many of th e foo t b all boys a r e s idered at the meetings are such as ar e now e ngag ing the attention of taking hold of t h e w ork , but w e still have r oom for t h e r est of t h e s qua d. biolog ists and that have no_t to any Among the foo t ball boys w h o have extent found their way mto text entered, M r. Lincoln , a nd l\Ir. Stew- books. At the first meeting of the ~ea~ art, ranking amon g t he best drilled Prof . Duncanson discussed the _subJec men in the state, des er ve s pec ia l m e ntion, having b een m emb ers of t he of mosqui to transmitted disease~, illustrating his lecture with stereoptistate militia fo r som e year s . The company is ab out to tak e up can views. . At the second meeting Miss Loomis ''extended ord er " in t h e School of t h e · f "Food AdulterCompany , h av ing n ow becom e qui te took up the subject 0 . . ble proficient in t h e School of t h e Soldie r ations," affording a highly piofita and School of the Squa d , a s well as in evening . . t the easier movem e nts in th e School of A t the meeting on the 25th Idns ' the Compa ny . Professor French will discuss ''Mo ern. The new uni fo rms h ave a t last com e Plant-Breeding," and Pr ofes~~~~:~~;~ and are w ithout e xception perfect will take up "Recent . on, I fits. t o t he Theory of Immumty. Our burgler, A . J. Bailey, h as b een called a way to a ccep t a good position in one of N em a ha county' s schools, Nebraska State Normal School, however, we have b een f ortunate in P eru, Neb. being able to fill the va cancy . b y the Gentlemen:. t now We have calls JUS I appointment of J. H a r old Willia ms, s one of our b est band boys and a prom- for more t eachers f or. rural schoo ble to . . tl1 we are a inent me mber of t h e fam ed ' 'Owl in Cahforma an our school Quartet te. '' supply. Gradu~tes of i~ California The cadet s are looking f orw ard w ith are granted ce:tifi~ates d it bas ocgreat pleasure a nd s atisfaction t o the without exammatwn an O'rado annual reception g iv en to the school cured to us tha t pel·haps . some bt }ike to shortly af t er the holidays. This uates of your school mig Id be · · 'f theY cou f eature has heretofore proven to the come to Cahforma I \{now of school that the cade ts are enthusias- assured of posi·t·wns. · If you h · . names tic entertainer s . any such and WI'll send us t eu much Hunk·a-dory, hunk-a dory, hunk-a- and addresses we ·s hal~ .~e vte;Yr eceive dory , vetch! obliged. We would I ... e and would We're the boys that make the noise ! a copy of your catalogue hers to you Normal School Cadets ! be g lad ~o reco~1:e~~~~;~~nia schools at any time. . e ndard and many A biological seminar has been or- maintain a high st~ antlY located. of them are verY p eas . ganized for the current school y ear, Thanking you for anY. service you . meeting every other Monday e vening may r ender us, we remam, from 7 to 8 o'clock. These meetings yours Respectfully, are open to all students who are takJohn B. Stearns. ing or have taken some elective sub-

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Editorial Staff J O HN T. AKERS . E DITOR IN C HI EF. J. HA ROLD W I LLIAMS, ASSOCI ATE EDITOR. J . E. MORGAN, JOHN HANNA C . 0. O LI NE MY RTLE E. KREBS B. E. SWENSON BESSIE FOST ER W. N. DELZELL

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EDITORIAL NOTES The money stringency is now over, and the students are happy with smiles. The Nebraska Teachers' Association will have a good representation from the-Normal this year. It will be one of the best in its history. Let us Q'O and listen to some of the best talent in the country. Since Mr. H. H. Humphreys, assistant business manager, owing to his strenuous work in school, found it necessary to resign, Mr. L. R. Hill was wisely elected by the board to fill the vacancy made by the former's resignation. Mr. Hill is a young

Did you hear French E. Oliver? If you did not , t h en you m issed a treat. His s u bject, "Man the Masterpiece," was on e of th e bes t things ever heard in P eru. H e firs t took up the matter of t he creat ion of m a n in t he light of the evolutio n th eor y . s howing conc lu s ively t h at man could not have been a des ce ndant from a nima l. He then went on to t h e fact that man's intellectua l capacity, hi s mor a l possibilities and hi s s p iri tua l opportuni t ies make him the ct·own in g effort of t he Creator' s work. We h ope to h ear him again som etime .

NEWS ITEMS

Charl es Weigand, class of '06, is attending Idaho State Univers ity. Mi ss Rosa A. Tynon, '06, is spending the year at h er home in Peru. Miss Mears, of t h e training department, spent the Thanksgiving vacation w ith h er mother, in Auburn. The Misses Mabel and Opal Ross, who attended the Normal last year, were greeted by a jolly crowd of friends as they passed through, Thanksgivin g morning , on their way home to Brownville, where they spent their vacation.· Miss Sarah Edie, who g raduated from the Commercial Department last · year is experiencing a howling success as Principal of the Commercial Department of Pawnee Academy Pawnee City, Nebraska. Subscribe for t h e Normalite.

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SENIOR SCENES Ethel S nell

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After enjoying the Oliver lecture green curtain hanging from t he arch on the evening of Nov. 25th. the above, letters spelling "seniors." In seniors sedately betook themselves to the small wee hours of the nig ht the t heir respective rooms. But near the seniors r eturned to their rooms, to retime, the doleful hour of midnig ht assemble in the gymnasium at chapel was tolled, those same sedate seniors time next day. As the strains from stole forth again and wended their the senioT orchestra filled the chapel, way to the chapel, where P rof. Howie our little junior friends ceased their welcomed each by the lig ht of a yelling and turned their wondering Within, a transformation eyes on the advancing ranks of the lantern . was soon wrou g h t by the skillful seniors, each of whom carri~d a '08 h ands of the seniors. Two immense pennant. After marching through shocks of corn on e ither side of the the aisles they formed in t iers on the stage w ith pumpkins here and there, stage and gave their song, " What's caused:one to feel that ' 'Thanksgiv- the Matter With Sen's." On leaving ing draweth near." The blending of the stage they thrust their pennants the class colors was secured by com- into the shocks and marched to their bining the old rose and olive gre.en seat s. The above program was carwith the stage draperies and on the ried out.

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Mr. Hanna, from "The H istory of Nations," Vol. 736, pp. 800-875, compiled by Ethel Berry, A. M. , p rofessor of history in university of Califo rn ia; J . Harold Williams , B. A., A . M., D. D., Ph. D. , G. G. D. of Heidleberg , Germany; Hi lda Miller, A.M., Ph.D:, G. G. D., w ho occ upies the chair of hi story in H a rvard college, read th e class p rophecy, com plete up to date, 1927, for w hich space will not p ermi t us to p rint. The fact th at Mr. Akers was dressed as a farmer added interest to hi s reading. The seniors h ad never r ealized they had so many things t o be thankful for , t ill Bessie Foster told them a~out it. The class, f aculty, and semor advisor, were toast ed in so~g by the Misses Anders on, Zink, Shires, Green , Berry, Ketridge Miller, .Lull and Reed. The g;aceful wavmg of t heir pennants as th ey s a~uted each in turn, pro¢iuced a p leasm g effect. The ~eniors have certainly profi ted by their teaching and obser vation in ~~hmo~el school, judg ing by the w ay .. e ozen" r endered the Th ank sgiving Acrostic. E ach had a lett er of the w 0 "! d "Thanksgiving " in old ro~e ~r oh ve gr een and recited in a childish . . . f manner the foilowmg. T IS or teachers, so kind an d so t ru e Who uphold the honors of th Wh 1. t t he Blue. e e H is for H~wie, so much loved by all Whose avoirdupois • you'll agree, I. S not sma11 . A is for apples, so much liked b But we all m e, · like much better , 0 urY own dear Crabtr ee. N is for Normalthe best in the st a t e ,. . d Whose f arne 1s ue much t o the cla s of '08. s K is for Kr ebs- of the class of '07 Who'd be able to rise if we 'd furr{i sh th e leaven.

S is f or sop homores, we surely wish the m w e ll, But wh at t h e ir f utu re fate may be, jus t n ow w e ca nn ·>t tell. G is f or Gosh e n, who ma kes us feel le ary Whe n we ch a nce to com e late to hear classes in t heory. I is f or I ndian s, w ho li ve at Bellev~e, W h o a r e a fra id t o p lay foot ball with t h e b oys of P e ru. V is f or v icto ry our foot ball boys h a ve ga in ed, And w e , a s loya l sen ior s, t heir praises w ill procla im. 1 is for ink t h a t we waste on our p la n s , .. B ut i t ch a n ges color in t he c riti C t each er s ' hand s. N is for n oise w hich t he t ra iners try to m ak e , For of a ll t h e yells in s chool t his surely tak es th ~ cake. . G is f or g re etin gs t he seniors brmg to youW e h ave sp ell ed Thanksgiving and n ow we w ill skidoo ! Such was t h e m ar ching into Chapel of the cla ss of ' 08-Nov. 26, 1907-and long w ill it be rem em ber ed by all t h ose p r esent on t h a t memorable m orning . Mr s. R . B . A ldham of Gr eenfield, Iowa, s p ent a f e w days r ecently with ~ 'h er sister, Miss Ger trude Easton. Miss L e n or a ,P age h as w it hdrav:n f r om our r anks t o accep t a . position m t he e ig h t h g ra d e at Wayn e, Nebraska. Miss Page was an earnest worker among h er class mates, an assist ant in the d epartment o f E n glish, and a y oung lady of hig h st anding . We w ish h er success in ' her work. A s the fir st nine week s have ended, many things h a ve t aken p lace among the teacher s in t h e model school. The seniors ar:e n ow nicely s tarted and are enj oying their n ew w ork.

The SuccessfUl Teacher 11 ~"RILL want to attend the Annual \JJ C onvention, to be held in Lincoln, D ecember twenty-sixth to January first, nineteen hundred and eight. You will be concerned about your p~rsonal appearance before that convention, for

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Senior enlightenment was greatly diminished when on a recent fi eld excursion one of them, upon seeing a farmer's white hogs exclaimed, "0, see the sh eep. " That the Junior s are ambitious was fully manifested Friday morning a·t Chapel when, upon n oticing t hat t he Senior seats were vacant, t h ey sup posed that t he time h ad come for them to occupy t his honorable posit ion. Immediately an exchange was made and though they did not remain Seniors a gr eat while, all felt hi ghly elated in being allowed to present the~selves as Seniors so early in the1r school career. Keeping in close contact w it h t he cl~s~ necessarily increases the class spmt. Do your part by at tending your class meetings. We were ~lad t o notice t hat, in accordance Wlth President Crabtree's r equest, every J unior was in his seat at Chapel hour Tuesday morning Dec 3rd, ready to go to work w ith t hat eagerness which is a characteristic of the class. We are also glad to note that all spent a very enJ·oy a ble vaca. t IOn. Senior day at the Chapel was ln. deed grand: but we live in hopes that some day m the dist ant fut ure may excel all that has gone before us. we What 's the matter wit h Howie? He 's nothing but a speck , · When we hold him in contrast Wit h our own beloved Beck.' Pr obably the best note that could be entered this mont h is , " Everyone is so busy .that he hasn 't time to write notes."

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' 'Ther e is n o t im e li k eth e present." I m pr ove it. I t is g r in d . g rind a ll day long, but t h e Soph om or es wo r k to w in. On Nov. 19 th tl, e Soph omores held a cla ss m eet in g to decid e upon colors. A s no d ec is ion could b e r eached, a comm it t ee of s ix was a ppointed by th e Preside nt t o look in to the matter, and get t h e op in ion of t h e class. T h e old s a y in g is . "All things come t o hi m wh o w a it s . " At least t hat is w hat Arthu r J . Ba il ey t hinks , he got a pos it ion of tea ch iu g a r ural school. H er e 's s uccess t o you. Bai ley. If a ll t h e God s s hould come to me, An d a s k in w hi ch cla ss I 'd li ke to be, Ill tell you w h at to t h em I 'd say, I' d rath er be a Soph omor e a ny day. Benni e R owan h as been suffering w it h t h e e nlar gem ent of t h e lower j aw f or the p ast week or m ore. Cheer up Bennie , we sympathize w it h . Y.ou. Af t er eating a lar ge Than ksg1vmg dinner H . M. Step h e ns said, "Demosthenes is dea d ; Cicero is dead; Web st er is dead; a nd I ' myself' am not f eeling v er y well.'' Dill Cole informs u s tha t he is thinking some w hat of starting up a " bakery." Ther e are still s ome m em bers in our class who pers ist in taking a " holiday" occasiona lly. We Sophomores feel it our dutY to compliment the Seniors on their entrance into Chapel. It must have taken lots of time and pract ice, so we extend the following to t h em. The Seniors we must compliment, The way they into Ch ap el went, There they m a r ch e d t o a nd fro,

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Like children, twenty years ago. Round and round the room th ey stalked, When all at once the leaders balked, And up the rostrum s teps did go, Like Freshies twenty years ago. When up the rostrum steps they 'd climbed, And in the open they were )jned, They then began to sing and s how, As people did, t wenty years ago. Then down the steps again they went, Following their dear old preRident. They marched around to find their row, As they did twenty years ago. I

But take the Seniors as a class. Th ey stick together in a mass. But we are willing to confess, To wish the Seniors great success.

FRESHMAN FRILLS

I n t h e evenin g of October 23, the Fres hme n m et in Mus ic and Expression Hall for t h e purpose of getting be tter acq ua inted w ith each oth er. The r oom was tastefully decorated w it h Arbor V itae and Bittersweet. Th e cla ss color s were tw inc:>d around the p ill ars , making the room .very attracti ve in deed . The ways for getting acquainted wer e many and original. It was th e unanimous op inion that the refres hments were fit for even Seniors. After a g rand march around the h a ll h eaded by Professor Gregg, the class di spersed, feeling the purpose for w hich they had come was accompli s h ed. Also, that as one good time deserves a nother, we should have a party again as soon as possible.

EXCHANGES Bessie Foster

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The purity of knowledge, is better than the innocence of ignorance. -Sel. The man worth while, Is the one who will smile When everything goes dead wrong. We welcome the ''Envoy'' to our Exchange list. At the close of an excellent article

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in the "Doane Owl" on poetry and art is this little verse: ''Tho' critics may bow to art, And I am its own true lover, It is not "art" but "heart'1 that Wins the wide world over." A hug, energy gone to wai st.-'-Ex. Teacher. - "Give the p r incipal part of dico. '' Student. -'' Dico decere' '-someone in the back of the room, ' 'Dock.'' We are glad for the opportunity of getting acquainted with the staff of the Bellevue "Purple and Gold" from the excellent group picture and interesting writeup of the individual members.

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The "Sparks " exch ange ed itor deser ves congratulations for the unique and original design w h ich heads the exchange column. "What is the bes t way t o tell a bad egg."· " I don't know, but I would suggest that if you have anything really important to tell about a bad egg, why, break it gen tly." He.·- "What would you do if you were in my shoes?'' She.-"Shine 'em." What is the difference between the Prince of Wales , a bald h eaded man and a monkey's mother? The Prince is an heir apparent, the man h as no hair apparent, and t he monkey is a hai ry parent.

The article in the Western Union Journal on education by Prof. Brittner is certainly worthy of careful reading and t hought. He says: "Education is not a course in 'how to live', but it is a course .in actual real liv ing and thus a development of the best citizenship." One of th e jolliest and indeed shrewdest business men that the business manager has met in his rambles is H yres, the "book man" of Nebraska City. Mr. Hyres has an ad in this paper and t hinks that the Peru Normal is all right . Who says the Juniors can 't stop a train ? Ask Mr. Klima and Miss Heim.

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~be ~tbool ~oe1n If I could paint a picture, And paint it with colors true, I would spend my time in work sublime, Painting old Peru. I would pain.t those hills and valleys, Those fields with their golden sheaves, The little squirrel with his swish and swirl, · Those beautiful autumn leaves. . Those oaks of the stately forest, Monarchs of ages past ; . Those rugged hills, those rocks and nils, God grant they may always last. W e mix our earthly colors, And call our painting good ; But the G od above with a heart of love, M akes colors that no man could.

Those R.ocks and R.i lls of Old Peru

He has taken the rarest colors, The gems of heavenly blue, And painted a picture in natureGod bless it, Old Peru.

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Clothes is a liberal education; be learns bow much economy there is in really good clothes. But some men pay too much for quality; these clothes will .t each them something too. We'll give you a lesson here any day, come ·in and learn about clothes quality. ::: ::: :::

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PERU, NERBASKA, JANUARY, 1908

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AN ALASKAN DOLL STORY [A Geographical Story for Primary Grades] By Louise W. M ea rs .

The story begins in a basket, a round bright-bordered basket, made by an Indian woman in Alaska. Lift the lid, and you will see a queer little dolly, unlike any of yours, I am sure.

fluffy feathers at my throat came from the eider duck.

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How lonely she must be, far away from friends and hom e ! She will never agÂˇain see the land from which she came. Listen to her story. I am a little stranger, an ugly little stranger, perhaps you think, but a small dark-eyed child in Alaska once thought me beautiful indeed. She was glad when she saw me, and spoke Indian words to me. This stiff yellow dress of mine is made of the inner skin of the walrus, and I was once proud of it, and of the red yarn with which the seams are sewed. This belt of fur and this head-dress were taken from the mink, and the soft

The walrus, the mink and the eider duck live in Alaska. The walrus is a very large animal, of the seal family, and it has strong ivory tusks. It uses these tusks to defend itself from other animals, and to dig shellfish from the bottom of the bays. Perhaps you have seen some pretty articles made from the ivory tusks, like a ring or a charm. The hunter kills the walrus for its oil and hides, also. As it lies on the ice in the sea, or on the snow-field, it looks much larger than the seal.

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Have you ever seen an eider duck ? Of course not, for you have not been far north amidst the ice and snow, but you have seen a picture of one . In Alaska, where the summ ers are short and the days are lon g , thousands of these birds build their nest s among the rocks, and hatch out their young. Upon their breasts the softest white feathers grow-softer than anything you can think of- called eider down, and with this down the mother bird lines her nest. Hunters often strip the nest of the down, and sell it for large prices. Did you ever sleep under an eider down coverlet? How warm it is, and yet how lightly it rests upon your tired toes !

sa il to Alas ka to s ee t h e beauties of that country. A v is it from one of th ese travele rs changed the story of m y li fe. I ca me from a country where there are many more Re d m en than white Th e tiny towns are built close m en. to the sea , a nd when a s hip arrives, th e Indian v ill age rs a re waiting at the w h a r f with their wares for sale. The vi s itors are eager to buy, and the Indian wom en have moccasins, baskets and other hand-made things spread upon th e g round for s how. They sit on their feet in a solemn row. quietly waitin g for some traveler to buy. The men offer totem poles for sale (wood carved to look like bears, frogs

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I If I should tell you how the hunter spent his days upon the ice and snow and rocks geting my dress of furs and down, you would hear a wonderful story. The hunter was an Indian a.nd it was his wi.fe who covered m; little rag body With this funny dress. Far north, in Sitka, Alaska, these people have their home. Sitka is on an island in the sea, among many other islands, not far from the mainland. Here the governor has his home, and here I have seen ships, large and small, come into the beautiful harbor. Some stop to bring the mail; some bring soldiers and others wait in t he harbor while passengers go ashore and visit the town. Every summer many people

and eagles) . That is why Alaska is sometimes called the "Land of the Totems." The Indians also make strange spoons, w hich they have hammered out of s ilver. These handmade spoon s are much liked by the visitors. Summer is the busy time for Indian m en. They are then away from home, catching the salmon and working in the canneries. It is then that the fish come from the sea into the fresh-water streams to spawn, crowding in close and hard. If the Red man in Alaska does not work in t he summers, he must starve in the winters. In the forest by t h e sea, I spent my last day in Alaska. It was a

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summer day, when m y li ttle mi stress and I sat unde r the pine t rees near Sitka. A beauti fu l large s hip had landed in the h a rbor. The passengers were walk in g he r e and there about the town. Two ladies were follow ing a path in the forest, and w e saw th_em com_in g our way. We kep t Yery still, for little Red children are usually quiet and watchful. "See these littl e Indian s , s itt ing here so q ui etly!" said one of the ladies, and sh e came up close to us. _How the dark eyes of m y litt le mistress gazed a t the str a n ger s! And how softly and politely s he a nswered the lady ' s questions! "D " o you go to school, little g irl ?" Yes, M'an1." "Tell u s where you go to school little girl." ' "We go to the Mission s cho6l " "Who made your doll?" . "My mothe r." "Would you sell it litt le gi rl ?" "Yes, ' M'am." ' "For how much ?" "TwentyÂˇ five cents." "Oh! I want to buy your doll then. Here is the money. Good-bye, little girl.'' And in a moment the little brown ha~ds had g iven me away to the white lady. Surely m y little mi stress could not h ave stopped to think what it all meant, that Rhe was sending me away to be a stranger in a strange land. As I lie in my basket now I listt:n for the sound of the sea, a~d I Wish for the touch of t wo brown hands. Lie still, little Dolly, and dream, In your furs and feathers white, Dream of the forest and frozen stream, Dream of the long, long night. Do you hear the salmon and herring ,

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Rushing up the seaward flowing stream s? Do ) ou see t he miners bearing Rocks that g lint and g leam ? In our far-away home, little Dolly, There aTe many things str:ange and new, You have told us a true little stor y, And our hearts g ive welcome to you. We read ~v ith much surprise and indeed a little amusement a recent editorial from the "Purple and Gold." Bellevue, relative to recent difficulties in the football schedules of the two schools- Peru and Bellevue. The editor of this paper wishes to say that there has been at all times in this school the highest regazd for Bellevue and particularly for the Bellevue Indians. We believe in spirited enthusiasm in athletics both in college and in the high school and feel that the day has passed when schools should be estranged because of honest differences. We hope that t he rules will be so arranged next year that we may be able to play this game _and thus settle any questions that might have arisen in the minds of friends of these schools. We wish to call the attention of our readers to the advertising in this issue particularly that from this town. You ~ill note that every prof~ssion~l man in the town has a card m this paper. Most every business house has an ad of some size. We ver y much appreciate this patronage for it is from this means, largely, that we are able to publish this paper of which we are justly proud. As students we can help. Patronize these men. Tell t hem that you know that they advertise in the NORMALITE and everybody will be happy.

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JOl-IN T. AKERS.

John '.r. Akers, 'OS, Editor-in-chief of tho No rmnlito, ,~·as born in the Old Dominion States where he early gained prominence as an orator and ~ebater. .L\-ftcr a few years' work m the pubhc sch oo ls he decided to fol_low Horace Greeley's famous maxim, and come to Nebraska. His life at Peru has been a succesl:;ion of honors a nd high achievements .. By his brilliant oratory, his splendid character and oTeat personality, he has gained during his t~nee ye:~rs at the Normal a preshge that Is en viable. Severa] times a delegate to state and national meetings of the Y oun o· Men's Christian Association, wa~ a mem~)er of the 19_07 debating squad and IS an ex-president of the Philomathean Literary Society and the Ciceronian Debating Club. He is now president of the Young Men' B Cl1ristian Association and Editor-in chief of the N ormalite.

J . Harold VVilliams, the Associate Editor of this publication, first saw light in the village of Ainsworth, Brown county, Neb., some years ago. His school days were

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spent in the Ainsworth pub?-c schools oTnduatin!!: from that m' o ~ He stituion ·with the class of '06. entered the Normal in the fall of 1906 and now is one of the strongest members of the Senior class. Mr. \\' illiams is a man of marked literary ability, a good conversationalist, possessing a good supply of original wit. Among the responsible positions heretofore he~d by Mr. Willlams might be mentwned, Editor-in-chief of his High School Annual, and proof-reader O?- the Omaha Daily News during his lasdt vacation. He is also a member an promoter of that famous musical or~o·anization known throughout Southeastern Nebraska as the Owl Quartet. Mr. Morgan is a native of. Up~ J:md, Neb. It is truthfully said of him that he has become one of the most popular fellows that bas ever attended the Normal and althou gh an under classman, he is an e~cep tionally strong student, a pohshed ora tor, an excellent clebat~r, a ready and pleasant conversatwnalt: su +uapn+s LtaAa .'aU!UU~& +S1

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n<•s . II <· is :t \'f' rilabl c 111ag ician in s 1•(·c r-lt , t• ntpl o _,· in g t h e cx_tempore tll<·tlto d s . \\ ' itl t all lti s g tfts and l! ;;-; O\'(' t'\\' lt c lm i ng s p o ntaneity, in o nl< ·r· to (• nlat·gf' lti s ,.o<·aiHrlarY: he 1s a (' Hr<·l" ul s t trdPnt o l" tir e cli ctwn; u ·~·. 1 I <> is a k('(•Jl d e bate r, ha,·ing " ·o n ltonors sp \·<· r;t l tinr es in the Soutl t(•;t s fprn ~ 0 hra s ka High s(' It()() I I )(· I> at iII g· I ;(' H g u ('' and as edito r -in -(' lti e l' o l" tlt c S<'nrl et and Gn·c n <Jf' 1\uhurn lli g-h Rcltoo l a~d pre s id e nt of tlt e .·\ Li ti C't ie .Assocta.J. E. '.\1.0RGA?'-:.

friend, an a c tive and effi cient work er in the Y. 1\L C. A., mem her of the executive comm ·i ttee of tlt e State Student Vo luntee r Union, p r esident of the Cice r onian Debating C lub and also Debating Editor of the Normalite. If tim e an<l oppo rtunity afford, Mr. Morgan ''i ll becom e one of the leading sch oo l men of the state.

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Sitwe <• n! C' ring tlte No rmal th1s fall a s a S e nior· lri s progre. s llas Ire \\':l S elected heen llliiJ'\' ('IO II S. e <li to L·- in-C'lti <" l' of t he S eni or A.n~n a 1. is c x.-pt·<'sid e nt of tlt e C iceroruan De bating· ( 'ltth, and is 110 \\' Litera ry Ed itor o f' tlt c 1\orttt n li te .

Born in Auburn, Neb., graduated from the schools of tbat city, became a successful teacher for one year, and Mr. Hanna, although a very _YOung man, lt as many acem;nphshments, possessing rare ab1hty along many lin es. He has a.ll the natural endowments of the orator, widely read, a student of the C. 0. OLINE.

JOHN HANNA.

times and a devotee of Demosthe-

c. 0. O lin e , l\ir.il itary editor of t~e Normali te, was horn several ~ealS ao·o in northe rn Nebraska. Belllg 11 0 m an of trus tworthy character, we have a ccepted hi s s tatement to. the following: "I am a graduate of th~ Lvnch hio·h school, have attende Bellevue College one year, and the N onnal three y ears.'' l\fr. O li ne is prominent in every phase of college life. His ho~ors have heen too num e rous to ment10_n. At pres ent he is Capta~n of the Military Company, President of the

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~orma li te Publi cation Board, Secr etary Young -:\ Ie n 's Chri stian .Association, and President of t he Senior Class. H e is the only person in the hi s to r y of the sch ool who has b een p r e ·ide nt of hi s class quring both .·C'ni o r a nd ~lllllOr years.

B. E. Swenson , our mos t worthy sportin g editor, is n ot directly from Sweden, but hails f r om Shickley th e land of sports. His square: l\IISS BESS FOSTER.

actiYe worker in the Y. W. C. A., the su ccess of our noon day prayer meetings over whi ch she has charge being evidence of her ability. Owing to her cheerful disposition and winning manner her friends are numbered by her acquaintances. Miss Foster will attend the State university next year and we predict for her the same success there as she has met with here in the Normal. B. E. SWENSON

broad shoulders and his stronool ~uscu l ar appearance gained for h1m a place in athletics the very day of his arrival at Peru. Nowhere in the entire school is there a man who could represent athletics on our. ~taff ~ith the same spirit and ab1hty whiCh characterize Mr. Swenson. His magni:ficient work on the gridiron is familiar with every boy of school age in the state· and his increasing popularity ha~ landed him as the president of the Juniors-the class that always has high ideals and aspirations for the future . Since coming t.o Peru three years ago from her home, Sterling, Neb., Miss Fos ter has been prominent in the various activities of the school. She is an efficient member of the Athenian debating society, also an

Our Alumni Editor, Prof. W . N. Delzell is too well known to admit of much comment. Not only is he lmown here in our

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school but throughout the state as a prominent educator. Prof. Delzell has been principal and superintendent of some of the

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best school s of th e s tate, and so s u c· cessful was he a s a teac l1 er ihnt h e was elect ed to th e l1 ead of th e department of Comm e rce in th e 1 e ru State Norm al. H is gen e rosity , liberality, winning way:, hap p y and optimistic disp os iti on and p lea sant manners have won for him th e l o v ~J

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Th e pros pecti ve future of Mr. McGrew is th a i of be ing a school man. H e has a lread y m e t and solved many of th e educa ti onal problems that confront t he t each er in a ll g rades and will e nter hi s chosen work with effi c iency.

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GEORGE P. M'GREW-Business manager for the Normalite, is a graduate of the Auburn High school. Sin~e his graduation he has attended the University of Nebraska, the State Nor~al school a_nd has taught the buddmg young m our neighboring state, Iowa, at Ft. Des Moines two years. In this state he was pri~cipal of . sc~10ols at Eagle one year. Was prmcipal of the schools at Trenton two ye~rs. . He is now fin ishing his c?urse m this school with the class of 0~. Although he will finish the reqmre?- c?urse in thi s semester, he w ill remam m school during the second semester, the better fitting hims elf for the work he wishes to take u in the future . P He is now assistant in,...the- ph YS l. CS • and chemistry . laboratories , N"In th grade teac h er m Algebra, and vice president of the Senior class, besides being the able :manager and staff artist of this paper.

B o rn in t h e Stat e o f' Ne w York, :;\fr. IIi II p ossess es s om e o f'_t he chara c:t i. ti <·s of t l10 HooSC' \·elt JS ill type, in U1:ti l1 e is fil'ltt, eourng-eou and an i ndd'ali g al de IC':tcl <' r in all t)Jc gTea i p 1·o hl e ms tl_tni (' onl'ront bun f o t· lti s c·o ns i(l e rnt toll. Mr. II ill J'<'<·<' i,·ed lti s cnrly educati on ai tlt e Oltiown s <" lt oo ls, grnclu.,i in"" front il• c s nm e, after \\7 hich he ;lttc J~d ecl ilt e Stn te uni,·e rs ity for o n e year, al s o th e f o ll owing year, at S ~~ 11 cl Jv i n no· f o r on e semes ter U1 e State J\ gT icu linrn l Sh c o~l · He gT<1d11ntes ft·ont tlt e N ormnl tl.ns year, be in g on e o f' tir e s t~·o ngest ~tud cnts in hi s c la ss, _fi_llmg _as h e d oes, h is present p os ri 1on w1th

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credit to himself and honor to the publication. B esides :f:in~shing. the r e o·u lar N onnal c ourse tlns y ear, he co~pletes the commercial a~d shorthand work a lso, making hllll an ex ceptionally strong Senior. He is a good speaker, a keen deb a ter, an activ e, enthusias tic and tirel ess w orker.

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E. U. BUfl.KEY.

Mr. E. H. Bud\:CY ,,~as fir s t h eard of at Gil tner, Neb.; and after a few years of experime nting, his foll\:s thought that h e might possess s ome of the teaching ability, s o h e was graduat ed from the Giltner hio·h scl!oo), taught fi ,.e years, t\vo vea~·s prmc1pa l of t h e H end er son · h io·h scl~ool, _h as attended the \Vesley~n umver s1ty for one year , al so York College the follo\\·ing year. Came to. the Nor mal last s u mmer and is th1 s year a membe r of the Senior class, assistant in the Ch emical ~abaratory , a hard worker in the hterary and debating societies. A lso Mr. Burkey h as set th e example t? th e other b oys hy making a practical demonstr a ti on that '' sino1e blessedness '' is not the best way<=>to spend one's S enior year in school. He \vas r ecentl v c a lled from the Board of rrrus tees of the N orma lite to fill his pres ent position as Assista nt B u s in ess Manager of this publication. Miss Myrtle Krebs came to the Normal three years ago, and from the ver y first impressed the faculty and students a s h eing a r emarkably strong person, of high ideals a nd ennobling purposes. Miss Kreb s t aught some years, enter ed the Normal a s a Junior, graduated in class '07, v ice president of t h e class.

1\liSS MYRTLE KREBS.

She wa s p r esident of the Y. W.hC. A., besides holding many ot er positions. She enter ed the school again this fall a s ·a post graduate and wa s elected general secr~tar! of the Y. W. C. A., placing tlns org::mization upon a firm basis. t S h e wa s call ed to fill an e:s:celle~ position in the Lincoln schools ~ the Christmas vacation. We pr ~ dict fo r h er unparalleled success Ill t h e t eaching profession. MISS ETHEL BERRY.

Miss Eth el Berry, a succes.sfu~ teach er from Tekamah, Neb., member o£ t he Class of '08. ~ the past two years sh e has beeh.a 1 tendino· the Norma l, duringf'Y ICd~ . <=> · d v -r1en tnne sh e has game man. She"' and b as become very populaly unois an a ctive :vo~·kel' m t~e .· 0 af \ ¥om en's Ohnsban AssoCiatlOn, h so on e of the most active and ent usiastic members of her class. t d to Sh e h as been r ecently ~lee Kreb 3 t his position to succeed ~~sln Pubwh o fill s a pl ace in the Lwco lit Schools. k methods) Junior- (who ta es. teaching? What is meant by InductiG~ing from Cook - That's easy,the k1~own to th~ unkn~wn. d 1 Jumor- I don t under stan . Cook- Well teach all you know' then what yo~ don't know.

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Prof.. Bengtso~ p~~ident of the Athletic Board; -is p(Qving himself to be a strong :tt~d.:P!ltel.ent officer. Prof. Delzell has·- received some flattering offers from ·several of the Indoor Baseball clubs of the state but he assures a Normalite reporte~ that his strength to the teant cannot be ''measured in money.'' . Manager Zink, of the Basketball team, is working up an excellent echedule which he hopes to submit to the students and to the public in a short time. During the first part of December the ~ale mem~ers of the faculty organized what Is known as the Faculty ~ecreation Club. The purpose ?f this organization is explained in lts name, but we might add that it has the purpose, also, of takin some of the conceit out of the clas~ te~ms when they go so far as to imag~ne that- they are the only tea . mIn school. On December 14th th f ~;yp we.d delightfully e~te~~l~!~ hono;e~f ent and M~s. Crabtree in "showed''tht~ w~. In ":hich they Tarkio and e. Issourians from spectators h~m_t:rested bunch of could be made · 1wo touchdowns utes on a hithe~~o ei~v!ha!bl15 minAfter spending a half hci e. tea~. cussing the ups and do~~~ In disseason, we were invited t of the groaning with viands such a table Mrs. Crabtree knows how ~s ·only pare. To say that the boys 0 · pret J'rof. Scherer, did justice toe~h~t was before them would be p tt· "t "ldly. M r. and Mrs Crabt u Ing I m1 · d . · ree ~n t er t a1n~ us Wit~ many interestmg experiences wh1ch came to them as a result of their _Europ~an trip

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ll1CJJJ het·ed. - ~)~fter giving: the Noruutl yel I and. vo,ving tbat they 'vould heat 'rarkio again next year the hoys departed for the Chap~l, ""here the reception hy the .A.thletlc .A.ssoeiation \Vas already in progress. 'rhe reception tendered by the Athletic . Assoeiation was voted to be one of the 1nost unique and best carried out, that has been the .Jot to fa] I to a foot hall team at Nebraska State N or1nal for Inany years. The first part eonsisted of a literary pro~:,JTam and 'vas unde1: tl.1e direction of J. 'r. Akers, that In Itself would insure its success. The boys, in response to 'J1oastinaster 1\.kers spoke as gratefully and gracefully as only football boys can. At the conclusion of this part of the program the company adjourned to the gymnasiuln where the boys were called upon' to run signals for ~he last time as a tearn. .1\.fter drawing· partners by means of footballs handed out for the occasion, we proceeded to make one last long grand march which resulted in bringing us by the grandstand, fro1n which was handed a bunch of refreshments. 'Ve were just through when sud· denly the lights said they would be out in five minutes-we beat them out. The first basket ball game of the season occurred Friday night, Deeember 13th, when E. K. Hurst brought up his bunch of Falls City girls and started to demonstrate to us how basketball is played in Richardson county. They came awfully

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near sh ow ing u:-; too, s o ncar that we can r e member the ciTeC't::; of i t yet. But n e,·0rth c less ou r gi rl s played a gooJ gn 1110. Yon nm t r e mcmhcr it wa!-: our firs t game and t he girl s pln~· ing we n ' n c~,. t o ea ch oth er. lt is th e opinion of the . :-\ .thlntic Ed itor that the Falls City bunch "·ere fn:-;ter thnn anY te;lm t he No rmal met last year and they have been pla~·ing all fal l. "\\- hen th e finn] s moke elcn red awn,· tile score stood ]~) to 1+ in fn,·or th e Norma l. 'l'he line-up:

Normal- Fa ll s City Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . f . ... . . . . . . D e wald Blanl, c nsbip, France . f . ... . . . . Vo c gel e in Sh €ele y . . . . . . . . . . . c . . . . . . . . . . . L e yda Edwa rd s, l\l s D c rmc t . 2c . . . . . . . . . . . Lury Sp illn e r ... . .... . .. g .... . . . . . . . . Pars Kenn e dy . . . . . . . . . . g . . . . . . . . . .. Yocam

As a preliminary to the NormalFall s C ity H igh S chool bas ketball gC~me, t h e 1!-,a cnl ty Indoor Baseball team defeated the mu ch vaunted Seni or team of tl1c same order in a fa st a nd interestino· :,:, 0o·ame t~ the t une of· 8 t o +. The game was f ull of spectacular plays on both s ides. Delzell brought down the 0oTandstand . b y t WC? sen s~l.bona l p lays a s a result of wln ch h1s ser vi ces are a lready ~agerly sought after by the leading mdoor baseball t eams of the state. ~rownell s~ar~ed the batting rally m the last mnmg h y driving one to the left field fence when Burkey final ly recovered th~ ball from und:-r one of the radiators, and the e:x<:~tement h ad died down, Brownell was found standing safely with Hanna on third, and two of th e faculty player s had crossed t he mm. Beck twirled for the faculty as he had never twirled before. E ggenberger made sever a l trips from his position as catch er out toward the umpire,-just as r egularly Beck went fo rth, basketball rule book in hand, to show him that according to Article VII Section 29 of the revised rules Vance was

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On December 19 '07, the footba ll boys were agreeabh· entertained by P r of. Sch er er. Ea ch of the boys \Yas presented with a wat~h fo).l, with th e initial " P'07"-Plg-skm boater s of '07-,in memory of t~e work done upon the gridiron th1s year. Thi s token will, in decades to come, call ba ck to memory pleasant recollections of the ba ttles lost and ibe victories won on the Normal Atb letic fie ld, and will be a signal to fight them oYer again. These fo bs nre greatly appreciated. . Pink Renfro was elected captam fo r the coming year. Our nervy li ttle quarterback has well-earned this h onor, and in our opinion he occupies the best position on wthe eleYen for directing the team. e lose by oTacluation Zink, James, · o Cook and Stapleton,' and also Ta lhurst fullback on the All-Nebraska team,' but nevertheless with our present coach in charge we hope to put another pennant winning team in t he field next year. During Christmas vacation, a number of the alumni of the school challenged what was here of our basketball team for a game. The alumni team, composed of former Normal "stars" such as, Beck, Hadsell, Williams, Linger anct Don Young, had their eyes opened, but we dare not repeat the score. Life is short-only four litt le letters in it-Three quarters of it is a "lie" and h alf of it is an "if".-Ex.

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History of the Philomath ean Literary Society MYRTLE M. KREBS

(Note-The wr·iter of this article is indebted to M r s. A. K. Goudy , Mrs. Anna J oy and P r es ident Crab· tree for facts con cern ing th e earlie r h istory of Philo.) The Philomathean Literary Society of the State N orllJal c laims the distinction of be ing the o ldes t literary society in Nebrask a . T a k ing a r etrospective v iew tltrouglt history, we discover Ph il o in an embryonic stage almos t a half century ago. In 1865, two years before the school becam e a state inst itution, the organization of Philo occurred, the initiative step havinCY been tal~en by Mr. Perry Martin, ~ student m school at tbe time of the organization of Philo. The society was or ganized for the purpose of _l~terary ad:rancement, and 0 ~ acqmnng a practJ.Cal under standmg of parliamentar y u sages. The office~·s of th e_society consisted of a . presrdent, vrce president re cordmg secr etary, correspondin o· ~ecretary, t reasurer, l ibrarian crif and trustees, all of whom' were c"> ~ sen to serve one term. Each 1 hrlo year was divided into threo terms. In 1906 a change was made to the semester p lan M r::r Robe t d · r. .J.enry r s s~rve as th e first presid ent of t~e soCiety . Dur ing P hilo's first year the school enrolled fifty students. Twenty of that number were members of Philo · 'rhe SOCI. ety gave a program each w 1 Each member _appear ed upon e:hc. program ~nee m two weeks. Es~ says, ~eadmgs, music and a debate were mcluded as features of each program. Jy.ruch attention was gi ven to parh_am~ntary rules. Stu d ents ~ho drd l~terary society work w·ere grven credrt as for any subject

p 11rs ue cl in Ll1 e 1·eg u lar cnrriculum. ' l' lw at tend ;JJw e ll\· tl 1e m embers at th e ,,·ee k ly pro:,.!,T [un s wa s co rupluS(J tT. ' l' l1 is J'nit ld'nln ess learned by P lli. lo nJ :-t! IJ ca ns in the ea rl y .h istory of tl1 c soc·i (• t ,. l1ns c iJ<Hil cterized tl1 en1 tlJroug iJ ·:ti l th e years and has tr i,·e n I'I. ~C to 1 I I C e x prt>SS .LOll, "A J::' JJilumatiiC•; Jrt n e ,· e r fail s to r espond i o tl1 e c·;JJI of' d111 ' ·· " Open s0ss iun s ~H· re h eld se~i-an Jma.ll y . ' l'l1 n Lo\\- Jl s p eop le enJoyed un a.d i ,.e pn r l i 11 tl1 c soc iety work. A s tl 1e ycn rs pa~s C' d by, tho se stude nts wl10 l1nd ntt e nded ;mel g radu~~ted fro rn tl JC Stnte No rmal and ,,·ere loc·ated in P er u and v icinity eont inuC'd nn n ct i,· c i n terest in tlle suc; ie t y \Y Ork. In 18 ()7 th e s eh oo l b ecame a State in s t i tution nnd a s its g r owtll incr eased from tl1at t im e mo re rapidly, Phi lo g r ew in p r opor tion . Fol' a nu m bcr of yea r s after the organi zation of t h e Ev e eett Society, (1872 ), P h il o w a s _known as the seni or society, hemg com1?osed chi efly of m emb e r s f eom t h e h1ghel' c lasses in t l1 e N orm a J. Th e num h er of v isitors at the P hilo prog r a m s was not limited unt il 1893 w h en t il e attendance grew so Jaro·e t h a t t l1 e hall would not seat all w l~~ d es ired to attend, and it was found n ecessary to issu e tickets to prevent the o ve rc r owd in g of the l1all . Th e nature of the work of the Philomathean soc iety ha s b een altered slig htl y f r om y ear to year to m eet th e need s of the m embers. However , the programs r etain their hig h s t an d a rds of excel lence in mental effort. One year, r ecen tly, was d evote d t o a car eful study of the drama of " Julius Caesar," and on comp leting th e stu dy, the p lay was

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g_i,·en by th e :-;oe ie ly in Op e n S esSlon. Se\·e ral ,·c;n:-; a go. ~c parat-' debatiug o(· ic ti e · w c r o q.!;t:mi z ll in the Norma l wh it·h ha ,' e nabl ed Philo to eli. card lh ~l<-'h atin g w o r k, and d C\·ote m o r e t im t n th o lh t· f eatures of' li le r:n ,· e 11 llnre . Upon th e ca 1'1~: l'l't· n nl ~ ul' Phil o appear nan1 cs ol' n1 a n ~· JH'r:-;tl ll:' wh11 b a ,·e g ain ed w o rth ~- p o:siliun of prom in e nc· e. .\ n wng I h o:-;c m e m bers nw,- he Jlll'lllinn Pd ll o n. 'r. J. Majo rs , \vlto ha s h e ltl e \·e ral offices of r es pon :si hi 1i l_,. in X c hrn s kn , a t one t ime a m e m h e r ol' th e ·ta tc legi;:;la ture, an d ln.lcr L ie ulcnnut Go,-_ eruor. A 11 otlJ e l· l0ad i ng- nl c mher of Phi lo in i ts earl ie r l1i sto tY i:s D. 'r . Hayden, a law~·cr o t: no t'e, loc n teJ. i n Nebrask a C i ly n t the presen t tim e. l\1iss L yd ia B ell. fo r mnuy years \Ye ll kn ow n a::; a r eader, \\::t 3 au enthn s ins t i c Phi lom n t b ean. Miss Nanni e I .J e,Y i:s, a ,- c ~·~- p o pul a r teach e r in the 0 1naha pnhli c sch ools and well known a::- a. wr i tc r of skil l in prima r y \Vork , wa s a P h i lomatbean during h e r s t u d e n t l ife at Peru . A. C , Troup \Yho ha s se n ·ed a s dis tri ct j udge, Atto rn ey Bln ckburn of Omaha, Attorney Hug h Dobbs of Beatrice and J. P. A. B la ck , president of a Has t ings bank, were among the l eading m e mbe r s of the P hilomatheau so ciety during their st udent days. P hil o continues to a scen d tlw scale. Th e numbe r of members for this y ear is a hundred forty. That number do es not include t h e hundreds of life m ember s in d ifferent parts of ou r s tate and other states. Attendance of memb er s at tho weekly p rogra m is no longer compulsory, but each member feels keenly his respon sibility an~l loyalty, and when F riday ev el?-mg approache.s, from fore~ of habrt, h e betakes hrm s elf to Phrlo. Subscribe for the Normalite.

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In- an oiLl friend of t he soc tety will

n~1 dtluht be o£ interest to the_r eader· 1! l:c ing m y p riYilege to be m Peru o n t·he lOt h o£ Jn nuary, I -wa~ much

p lt'nsccl wh en im·ited bY a f~·rend to :ll tcn <l t h e entertainmen t ~'IYen bJ. 1!J ]~ ,·e rett Literary Somety that e ,· e t1,i n g;. \Ye mTiYe~ a~ the d~or of F\·cr ctt Hall about t :1:::>, whefr~ wde w. e re met bY a n us ]tel.· n1 .r 3• Tlen bolouo:ed to the society, pro··llo \ o · b e ·s l.l 0 -wed to d. ueccl n card winch · g..<1 t tll• e same th e u her exp l a ·mm ' . f . me, ti me t ha t lu s n end ' lll eanmo· c h o b t 1 ,.,a::; n ot a stud ent in th e sc doo ' tt ud plm!n! i? n we. were bothn at:Sl e~ n ,. ,s ttLng fnend. Up~ dmitted pla nation we were ~ot 1e aseats. nn d sh o-wn to coruf oi tal? of arrl,h e fi r st thino· that I n oticed tpif 1 o • icuhr in ter est was th e beau ·1· ua L ' b on t e wa11 s and . eel. lllo t he l••fl' l)er· t b 11110o· clurmg \Yhich b ad been. r esented Cllr is tma s vacation, . and Pture in.n ow, a Yer y attractive piC deed. f tudents .A. conti~m o~1s str eam ~l ;nd soon l·el1t pou nno· mto the ha 1 an o scar ce y c r' noticed th at there was those who nnoccu pied seat. Among . f the . 1 a num bet o of• came ·I a lso n ot rcec· f~ ·mecl tlrat < f acul ty. I was ill 01 Beck· Miss t his n umber, P r of. C. F . had been Go sh en ·a nd Miss Lucas,. c at the · d ges, . to clec1c1te wh1ch . chosen as JU close of the Group Cd·O~~~~~red the of t h e six gr oups h a 1e best program. "' he door was Promptly at I :3°. t t of t he soclosed and the presid~~ order, after ci e~y called t he h~t~ethe readi~g of t busmess w lnch b e called 01 the minutes of t~ e 1as meeting of t~ e sometby.. were next '. rhe followmg num 8 1 8 .. . a n ex·cellen t mannei. r endered rn

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Instrumental Ro lo ..... l\1i ss Di ll ow Reading ...... Mr . A. Eggenberge r. Reading-From Ri I ey, ........ . . . .......... .... ... M r. A . .f. Ui ll. Vocal So lo .. .. .......... 1\lr. Batl t. Reading ..... . ... i\1 iss 1 1ay .Jones. Baritone Solo, Mr. H. R. Ji;aircl1ild . Reading ............ . ... I\1iss Sim :rhe pr~gram was arranged by I\'flss May .Jones and was a eontp lete success in ever y detai I. After five minutes ' r ecess a bu s iness session was ca ll ed t o '"lJi ch a large number of the memh ers r e~ained. Various p lan s !'or improvm g ~be work of the soc iety and for mak~ng the ball m ore atracti ve, if posst.ble, than at p resent, we re d is cu ssed and vot~cl upon by t lt e membc~s, after wh1ch the m eetinowas 0 adJourned.

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'rhe .1\ tl1cnian J )e bati ng Clu b cordially ill,·if<·:-; nil g·irJs ]n school to tl1 c m ee t ing-s lt 0lrl every Sainrday e \·eni n g af H:OO in n;,·er ett IIa ll. 'I'I H• (' lnh did not m eet Dec. I-!, in <.i rd e r· f l1at f· l ~e 111 e mlJ<'rs miglJt at· t e nd tl1 e g-ames played ju the gymnas iur n O ll l lta t e ,·en ing-. A YrunJhe r· of.' out· gi rl s are expect· in ~ to e nter the l 're li nti nary De· hntes lit is year. On .Ja11. J 1 tl 1e quest ion, "Reso lv<·cl , ' l'hat rm·a l s ch ools sh ould bo ('(JJi s o lid at ecl , ' ' ,,-as di scussed. ::Miss0~ li'ost<· l· <111<1 1 I a n·i s main tained tl 1e nlli n n;t! i\'(', and :M isses Seelig- anrl ' l' ni'Ji e r l11<~ n egati,·e. The gi rl s s tart0d ont tl1 c Le;1p Year all 1·igh t h~- cx l<·rHiinp; an im·itation to t l1 e Ci('<' I'Oll ians t.o nt tem1 thi s meetmg.

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Tl1e Ciceronian Debatino· Society e1e~ ely officers for the wi~ter term :.s _o ?WS: P_resident, ,J. E. M oroan, Vlce pres1dent J D Je 1 . secretar ·\_ ' · · < n \: m s; t y, .c ugust Eggenbero·e t· · rj_~-e~~~·:;' ~·, L. Mizera; critic, J~h~ · " ·. I he new officers hop e to make then· administration .. perous as that of tl1e outo·mno· ~s PI ~sffi cers has been. · b. · o 0 'rhe .~iceronians were invited to meet wtth the Athen 1·ans· on J anuary 11 · Th ey list ened to • 11 d' · a very CJ. l ~ Iscusston of· the question, Hesoh ed! That rural schools sho ld b consolidated. u c . ''Che preliminary debates have JUSt been opened for reo·istrat· o lOll . A num ber h ave reg1.stered as this goes t o press. B y next issue we will be able ~o give the names of t~ose who _register and their respective qu estwns.

From .Thinkers

The foll ow ng articles are spec ially prepared for the Normalite in response to a request of t his office. We hope to publish from t ime to time §lrticles of t hi s character. Read them over- th ink them over- respond. It was a generally accepted idea of the past that the product of normal training was in ten ded for g rammar grade teaching. Today a feeling is rap idly g r ow in g , that the un iversity product must have training in the grades before it is best fitted for high school teaching. -Supt. W. M. Davidson . In no respects a re superintendents more apt to err than in overdoing the business of superv ision. Too close a fixing of programs and too exact a prescripton of methods tend to r ender the teacher a mere machine, taking

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the life out of h er and making all h er thoughts turn up on what the superintendent desires. We are urg in g , so far as the pupil is con cern ed, the utmost development of spontan e it y; but this quality is even m or e importa n t in teacher!';. It ou g h t not to b e r epressed. There ought t o be a r ea sonably broad marg in b oth in prog r a m s and in methods within whi ch th e word t o the teacher sh ould be : " Go ahead in your own way a nd do y our bes t. You will be held respons ible only for results , not f or obedi ence or di sobe dience in the matter of fine rules.' ' More teachers possess potential orig inality than we think. Give them a chance to dev elop thi s wonderful resource and the quality of the teaching will rise apace. - E. Benj . Andrews. A chief element in the successful work done by g raduates of Normal schools has ever b een their ability to use effectively whatever knowledge they have possessed. In the Normal school the common branches have been re-studied for that most important end,-a skill in selecting material for teaching purposes, and an ability to adapt it to whatever conditions might be met. This has proven a prime essential in the professional preparation of teachers for elementary schools. A like review of the subjects likely to be taught is necessary in the training of teachers for secondary schools. Probably in no other phase of professional w ork can the Normal school so well claim superiority. The "view-point of the t eacher" is the very atmosphere in which the work of the Normal school is done. The teacher who is "a lessson ahead" does well enough in story, but is out of place in high school work. A wider range of learning '·

than for grade teaching is demanded, and N ormal schools can provide this in larg er degree than at present. Two years in the University, if not as yet indispensibe, is greatly to be desired. While so much alike in spirit and in a im, so different in other respects is t he fitting of teachers for elementary and for secondary schools that recog nition of this by differences in diplomas properly follows. -Herbert Browne!1· Old Peter Cary, the pioneer students' drayman of Peru, met with a serious accident recently as he started up town with a load of freight and e..-xpress. The hub of his wa~on struck the depot platform, throwmg him between the horses. In the run. ht away that followed, Mr. Cary's ng leg was broken in two places beloW the knee. He was hastily taken ~0 a hospital in Omaha, where, notwith· standing his advanced age, he ~nderf went the very painful operatiOn having his leg amputated below the knee. ars Mr. Carey has been for manY ye . . a familiar figure in Peru. EverY stud dent knows him as an honest ' har -. working man and no student, for~~r 1 student nor Alumnus can hear of t ~ sad accident without being move with sympathy for poor old Mr. Carey.

. h Alumni AsAt a m eetmg of t e time sociation of the N or~al ~o~~~te inago, it was vote~ t o m coi pO to the to the constitution a c~se . who effect th at those of t~e u~~o· be ttrE' alr eady eno·aged Ill teac 1 giv en t he pref~rence of the b ed th?~ sitions. ·w e wish ~o ?ornmen · ~ a ction of the assomahoJ?- as .an llll~ ta1 st ep in the right dl~·echon for the p rotection of the tram ed tea cher.

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tit r e r 0main .· n o n eccs ity for s tntini n g- Ute 0ye. in t h e library or be('(H nin g ton f:tmilinr with t he radia l on; in thC' h a ll a nd in chapel. Un•nl Jll C' II arp often p ubli cly at(at· k(•<l. ( 'l1m1 ce ll or E. Benj. And1'(' \\' S is \\':l lll ('<l by t h e \\TorJ d Herald w !Ji <·lt in an e di to rjnl attempts fo jJcJi s o n pnh li c sen t i ~n ent against tl1i s g-n•al <>dm:ator. lt h ns about tl1 e s:tll t<' <·l'fed a s wltcn a popgun L1 : Ilc·l st ri k cs a s t ee l p late.

fn an c dif o rial of Ia ·t m onth's isof tlt C' J 'ttrpl c nncl Gold, we read \\' itl1 s urpt·is c and also ~ome amus~ Jtl C' II L in s n bsta nce, that 1t was a uniYe rsa lly ackn owledged fact that hitter ·rce lin o·s s till exis t between tl 1e t\\'o s<' llc~> l s ou a ccount of the f oothnl l h o"·l or las t fa ll. v'\Te have n o hitler fee lings toward B ell c,~ue, IHt L we s till s ti<"k to t h e ronst1tn~u e

Editorial Staff JOHN T . AKERS. EDITOR I N C III F.F. J. HAROLD WILLIAMS, ASSOCIATE EDITOR J. E. M O RGAN, JOH N HANNA C . 0. CLINE ETH EL BERRY B. E. S WENSON B'ESSI E FOSTER N . DELZELL

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GEO. P. M CGREW, BUSINESS MANAG I::R, LEON R. HILL. ASSISTAI'T MANAGER. E. R. BURKEY, ASSISTANT MA NAGER .

,. EDITORIAL NOTES

"Did you have a good tim e vacation ?" is the popular question now. 1

'l he Outline of P arliamentary law gotten out last year by Prof. Greo·o· i :=: meeting with more than local s;~ cess. 'l,he book is now in u se in th ree state normal~, four colleges and a nu~1l~e r of h1gh schools. A second ed1hon will soon be made necessary. While the students have been away enjoying the Christmas holi days, the engineer s and workmen liave been hus il y engaged in completing the ins tallation of the new h eating and electric p lant, so that

A 111a i kin cos ting $175 has lately h0c n il11 po t·tecl from Pa_ris and bas been set up in t lt c p h ys1o logy r oom of tl w sc·i e nce lmilding . This model o f' lmnwn anatom y i s two-thi rds life size. fts cx t e ri o i: exl tibits import<.t nL d e tail of th e mu scular and circ·ulato ry !-;ystem s, a nd internally it i ~~ JH'O\·i cl c d wjth <"ar efull y modeled <.1rgan:-; t l1 a t nrc l'Ctn ovable. A n· lancc at tl1i s m o d el will soon cor~cct sn clt popul a r mi sconceptions a s t il e locati on of the h eart, stomach de- ., and in many otl 1e r r espe.cts wi IJ g r eatly fa c ili tate t h e teachwg of physiology. President A . H. Waterhouse of t h e State Teachers ' Association certainly won tl1 e h earts of all the t eacl~ ers present at the r ecent meeting. J-Ij s 1nanner as a p r esiding offi cr was d ign ified, courteou s and affahl e. His plans p receeding the session wer e so effective that the

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enrollment wn · in c r eased n ea rly three hundred henmd thn l of any preYious meeting: of the A s ociation. The ta lent wa of the best durino· meetino· 1:> e\·en· • ::-. and th e whol e sc s ion \\aS on e o(' lru e profess ional uplift and ins piration to eYery teacher wlt o h eard the addresses given. Go,·ernor IlnniY al one was worth a whole A. soc i'a tiou. '.rile large del ega lion from Peru were pleased witlt C\·en · feature of the Association and e·,·erv one is outspoken in 1)rai se of President Waterhouse, wlto ha s long been one of tb e bes t friends of the State Normal. The Class of Hl07 are to bP. con.. g ratu Ia t ed upon tlte success of their recent reunion-dinner held durinn· th e State '.reach er s ' .Associatim~ About sixty nt ember s of t hat class di1:ed · tog:et_lter in the on1 inary, or pnn.tte dmmg· room of t h e Lindell Ho.te l on Thurs day eYenin o· durino· the Assoc ia tion. ·,.rhe soc~1.l reun~ ion preceeding tlte dinner \vas held jn the parlors h eneath class and Normal colors, and a rio·ht merry handsh~king and general~:>good time was enJoyed . After a seven-course dinner in the oL"C1inary, Toastmaster Penney fittingly introduced a num~er of sp_eake rs ,,·ho confessed pub·· hcly then· professional sins of the fu·st month s of sch ool. \Vit, wisdom a nd eloquence wer e co-mingled to the great delight of all . Class Adviser, Professor Searson, Mrs. Searson and daughter \Vilma and President C. 0. Oline of the Class of J 908 were guests of the class on th at evening. JTifty-four members of the class attended the Normal Alumni Banquet which followed later in the eveinng. No announcement has created more enthusiasm than that of President Crabtree r ecently when he an-

nounced that GoYernor Hanly haa; consented to deliYer the Commencement Address before the students and friends of the State Normal School on June 2 of this year. L~st ' en r the Ron. W. J. Bryan dehvered a classic address, bringing w·ith him also the talented orator, Georo·e Fred Williams of Massaclm ~tts, who also spoke at the exe rc ises. The last commen cement ''as a most notable occasion i~ the history of the schooL President Crabtree bas been complimented from eYery s ide for bringing before the students and friends such national talent as that engaged for our commencement occasions. ~ove_r nor Hanly will certainly mamtam the high average of our commencement orators. No teacher of the state, who heard Governor H~f at the State Teachers' AssoCiatw~, will fail to rejoice with us over this rare good fortune. Every stud~nt ''ho attended the ~incoln me~tm! is already fired w1th enthusias over the l;rospects. Governor H!in]v is undoubtedly the greate_st 1ml)assioned orator ever heard I_n N e~ braska. His . address at L1ncold was a masterpiece of eloquence an stirring conviction. l\fr. J. J. Brittell, of Gresham, ~s listed amono· the new students. Britten is a~ old student of the ormal, and his many friends welcome him hack. . l\Iiss Evelyn Van Wickie JUSt .recently returned to school, .havmg been forced on account of siCkness to r emain for a short time at her horn e in York. Professor French, who left some time before Christmas for St. J oseph 's Hospital in Omaha for an operation on his foot, has 1:eturned to his duti es. The operation was successful and the professor will soon be able to walk without the aid of crutches.

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JUNIOR JINGLES GLEN D. J ENK I NS

How well do we r em ember tl re lines of that famous old song "~ather and mother pay a ll til ~ brlls and I have all the fun," and ho~ near are th ey irnpressed upon ~s m our beloved co llege days, but 1f we have spent our time in r eal int~lli_gent_ fun such as wou ld leave a la stmg rmpression up on our heare~·s, then are we convinced that our tm:es of pleasure have not been in vam. _Such was the overest imab le enthusrasm wh ich caused the ass~mblage of the Junior class in Musrc an~ E xpression hall Friday, December ~3th, for well did they know that th_err Chapel day was fast approachmg, which day must needs be crowne~ _with unending success. Mter r~celVmg some very valuable ::,uggest~OJ?-S from Prof. Beck, all were wlllmg to get a pennant and cover the fi les. A committee of fift e~n, known as the Sunshine Com_ mrttee, was then appointed to arrange a program for the comincr event which all other classes wer~ much p leased to t~ink was not far off. On the foll owmg Monday evening the Juniors were called together at the Chapel for the purpose of rehearsing the program, and well was it rendered; but believing it pref erable they were called together

<•n ee rtr o r·e o n t h e fo ll o wing evening !.'or a sc<·orll l and las t rehearsal, aftl'l' " · lri c lr tir e d eco rati on committee ],egan i ts p r epa ration s fo r the folIO\\-i ll g- m o rnin g. \Ve cln esclay morn · in o· at half past fou r found these a rJ cn t workers aga in n t their t~sk, which was comp leted by breakf_ast t im e. R :15 of tl ris same mor mng f ound t b e .Juniors asselll b lecl in the Gymnasium, each h olding a~ '09 pennant nncl eager ly ye t patiently awaitinn· t ir e Ch ape l h our. In tlr ~ m eantim e many were the op inion s r egarding the date_ of our appear ance. Many wore chsposed to fb: F riday, December ~Otlt, a s t.he time, hut great was then· surpnse w h en on entering Chape l \¥ednesclay, D ece mb e r lHth, t h e ir eyes w~r~ cla7.zle d by th e sp lendor of Jumot d ecorat ions. Su spended from the curtain rod aboYe t h e stage was the word " .funiors " sp e ll ed in enormou s ly la rge Purp le a nd G?ld letters . Overhangi ng t h e JuJ?-101' row were lono· lines of our g lonous colors whil~ the stage received likewi se due attent ion. A s soon as all in tbe Chapel were quiet t h e Junior Dand led by Forest McAdams souncied forth t h e strains with whi ch one hundred fifty Juniors kept the pace. The march was

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form ed in th e <:nnna :-; ium below and pro<:ecd ed t o tit e ~ tag-c fro m th e r ear of tl1 e t·no nt. l "p on e nt e rin~ upon lit e ~ ta .!!e lit e l t• tt e r~ .J. l'. X ,I, 0 , H, :--; \\'e r e funn e d. Th e fir ·t song wa:::; th e n s ung-. al't e r \\·hi c h th e word .Juni o r~ wn :-; :-; p e l led , eneh g r oup pt·on o nn e i JW j l ::; r c:-; p cctiY e lC'ttcr, and a ll prono nue in.,· tile w~ rd, wlt ielt " ·a · e nd ed Yc ry ~ppro J ; rt<~lcl~r b~- J e.·:-;c 11aJTi ~· g iYin g th e !JE'l'l od. _ /\l~o lltPr so n g led h y ~li ::;s \\ llltn1n ~ wa s tltt•n r c nd e r<'L1. fol -l ow ed by yPI I s,_nn~l c r th e IC'a tl c r ship of our c ntltu s w :-; tu· Collin::;, whi ch would c \· e nlln ,- e :-;q ucl ch cd th e Sopltonl ures. 'I'IH• Band wa :'i ag·nin .~ ct to p l a~· i ng and t h L• ). l:trl' lt ~ from tile stage,_ le d by .2\1is:-; Le na L:ll·imc r wn s . md t•ed \\'C'I I <':llTi cd out aud 110Un ng could hm·0 lllatll• n more graceful appenra nv c than did tlti ::. Se d ~ttC C O I II!IHII~- H ~ th e~· \Yeudcd tl_1e1t· wa~· Ill an<l ont nntono· the ~· s i cs. ~ \ fl c r <'o ns id t•ra ble lt~wch m_g, _th e loyal .Junio rs w e r e found w1th m tlt e i •· mma l ro"- " ·It er e ano~ h e r song antl t he No rmal Yell \Yer e g'l\ en, a t tlt c (' lose of \\'hi clt all were ~ea ted. 'l'h c ~en io r Annnn I Priutm g Press, a s ann o unced h,- Pres i~lent Swe n son , was n ext 'brought f orth. and wa s indeed on e of the mos t mte r esting f eatures of t h e progn Jm. Run hy B en Bedell and f ed by G. D ..J enkins we w er e able to produ ce th e fir st sec tion of the :i\Iann al whi ch wa s r ead bv R. B. Sims. A.fter be ing a::;surecl tl~at some thing cou l ~ b e had if lt e would f eed, G. D. J enkms t ook tlte r eader's p osition and v olume a fte r vo lume section aft er section , the l\lanual appear ed b ef ore the N ormalit es to the o-reat satisfaction of all present. Tl1ese section~ consis t ed of short p oem s concernmg th e memher s of th e S enior class and their n ei g hbors, and were closed b y a poem e ntitled, T en Little Senior Boys, whi ch indeed showe d gr eat talent, wit and humor

ou th e pnrt of its composer. But_for th e la c k of pa ce it would be prmted. hut be tter would it llave been co nltl YOU haYe h eard it fresh from th e Pr.es . Xex t th e I re s was made to produce some pecial Junior p~·oducts wlti e h con i ted of S om ·emr Post ennis. containing the pictures of the X o nnnl Buildings and the w~r~~' · · Presented b~- the Cla ss of 09 . , w·h ir h "-ere pre en ted toallmem~ers of th e sch oo l. ..After further gnnd· ns were inn·. m ore benutt·rn 1 sp eclllle . ht ht;~ug·ht fo rth. Th ese wer e bng ,-e ll o''" roses which ''ere presented to th e membe rs of tlJe fa culty. The \YOrk of t~1e Press was now c?mpl~~~ antl w-e mcer cly hope tlJat 1ts ~ duets in the future JUay eYen exce1 Ch el t hat of th e pas t. T im ended Junior Day at ap_ and Jon o· will it be r emember ed ~U :::t Lon o· Wl th <:> Ji,·es of nll presen. . holed we r emember our leadel s w . .. I . I tf 1 a mornlno' ns throuo·h q ;::, so de 1g l u c1 p ar t'telal so a ll o ther_h~ lpers _a~ e~k to 1·<-mts n ot otmttmg -~1 of. Btha{u\:s, wh om ''e owe our gi eatest. for the and whom we g reatest honoi to inter est and loyalty b e ha s sbo\\ll our cla ss. L on g m ay o ur you t11 f u I m e mories last, As w it h j oy our h earts do play Ove r t h e lin es o f .a n cient past, d R ecall in o- t h e pl eas ures of Chapel ay. "' . 'tl bri ""h test hu e, Lon "" m ay they s lnn e W I 1 "' bl e ., - tl · · color u • As t h e hea \'ens r eta JD 1e 11 ··en ds so tr ue R e m i nd i n g us of ou r f 1 1 • A nd of o u r sch oo l-d ays a t old Pel u.

A s au expression of their appred. . ll t counsel an ciab on of the exce en B ]- as !!·uidance of P rof. C. F. ec '"' t d o J · ·s presen e class adviser , the umol t' him with a handsome sec IOna1 book-case. 'Tis not the gift but tl_l e gi;rer; . ': rhe gift without the givel: l S baie. Junior Sentunent. J ud o·in o· from the expressions of our at~dit~rs, we f eel confident that

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our Ch apel exercises "·e re far superior to those gone be f'o re. 'lve wish to express our thanks for tlte kind treallllen L received from the oth er classes dur ing our practise for Chapel day and wish to a ssure them tl1at no .Junior w ill be guilty of trying to interr upt their plans. Vile were glad to say tltat in tht! Basket Ball team t hat de[eatecl Falls City, there were s ix .funiors. 'J'hi.s was the :first "Girls' Bask et Ball'' team.

SENIOR SCENES Etht:l Snel l

The class of '08 has decided to follow in the footsteps of ou r predecessors and pnlJlish a Senior Annual. 'rhe editorial staff elected. Dec. 7th and 11th are as fo llows : John A. Hanna, Editor-in-chief · Anna Ketridge, Associate Ed itor·' J . Har. old_ \iVilliams, Bessie Fost~r, Clas.-; Edito~'s ; :m. P . Hodapp, Hilda Miller, Literary and Debatino· Editors· P. A.. Boose, Sarah H~rrington; Athletic Editors; C. C. Berky E liza~eth Henderson, Religious Editors ; F.velyn Va_n Wick] e, Society Editor · Martha Kmg, Editor of Music and Art _Department ; David L. Carlson, ~usmess :Manager; L. R. Hill AsSI?tant Bus~ne?s Manager; Fred Zmk, Subscnphon Solicitor. A.ft_er enjoying ~ very p leasant 'l· a~ahon ~very Senior was ready to ~'Lke ~p lus work Tuesday morning~ <.an. tth and on each face one could read the New Year's resolution-to p~t forth_ every effort and work w1th a w!ll, thus conquerino· each obstacle that may present its~lf and make the most of the short time whi ch remains before us. Abou t thirty of the senior class attended the State 'reachers' Asso-

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(· i<~tion ill l"inc· o ln during the holida \·s. 'l'lti s ki tt<l of e nt e q Jri se is in kee ping- wil11 lit e sp iri t of t rue p rofess io nal <• ntl tlls ia .· m for wl tich the Xo n 11a l Sc·ltoc d s tand. . E Yery Senior f0lt tlta1 lit e f t·ip wa. · worth far ltt (• t·e titan it ('Ost, as it g ave an exc c·llc· nf upport 11nit .'· for ench oue to li tC·C't tlte sc lt oo l lll e n of til e s tat~; <tncl to h e:t t' s ont e o f' f lt c hcs t ta leu& c·,·e r Jn·ottg·ltt to Neb raska du ring n Nlat c ' l' c ac·lt c rs ' .1\ ssof'int ion. 'J'Itt·ce (Jr lit e S eni o rs lt m·e accepte(1 pos i t irm s o,·e t· Ut e s late, Miss fn e;r, f f a\\·1\ i li S lt a\·i ll .!.!,' been electecl princ ipal of . t lt e Fa idie lcl High Sch oo l, :\ I iss li;s tiH' t' \\' n ll ace tal;: ing tlt e Pt·i ttta r.v cl e parLnt e nt at Fai.rl,u t·v an d J\ 1iss Zola ;';inn the IntertJtedi ale g rade at lj ni on. These young lad ies 'vere earnes t, active workers and ,,.i I l he rni ssecl not only l1y t h e ir <; lassmales b u t hy a ll who met t hem .

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r emembe re d , but w e ha,·e hopes for th e f u ture . Afte r a g-oo <.l lo ng ,·a cation whi ch ~,·ery one e 1~j oyc d. ea c h oplt om or e 1£ ba ·k aga m and is beo·iunin o· t'·e , , ' • ;:-. ::> u 1'~ "" ..1.~a_r wdll lit e '' \\-ork and Wlll" S [H l'J t.

FRESHMAN FRILLS Ruth Brownell

One or t wo additions have been made to onr cla ss since Yacation. ' l ' h e~· n re cordiall y welcomed by all. O"·ing to th e painful accident i'n .fl'ered by Mr. Peter Cary, our <: lasc::ma te, Ezra Cary has been compell ed to Jea,·e school. We hope his a hseu ce i onl r temporary. Before t he holidays tlle Freshmen m e t in ~In si c and Expression Hall fo r a good time. Tlle room was p rctt il~- decorated in gold and w hite, t he class colors. .Alter numer ous ,!.'!Jlmes :mel amusements an vYster su pper was sen ·ed. At the ciose P r of. Gregg was presented by LL e cla ss p r esident with a token of the cla ss spiri t. The members of tho class appr eciate the Ne_w Year's oTeetin o· which came to us m • ::::> ::::> f rom P rof · Gr·eo·o· ih e crr cular letter oo ·

M r. _G o J·do!l H ec k: m;1cle a bus i n ess t r1p t o 1\c hm ~ ka -'ih· ~L oncl n... An~·.on e de:-: i ring an~- ru rth e r j nfoi·~ matron abo u t tlt e nw tle r :-:honld a sk Go rdon. 'l'~lC So phom o res IJ a,·e already orgnm zed a bas ketba ll t ea m. We ~, a,·e ,· e r~- good lllat e rial a nd th er e JS no reaso ~1 wit~- t he p ennant should not wm·e 11~ a ll it s :-:ple ndor abon.~ ou r t e:.mtl111 s Year ,-, \ Vc arc so1·;·y t~ n ote t h at l\Iis'3 Iawncy ha s h <.'e n cl e ta i n ell at h e r ]JO lli e ~n aevount of th e d ea th of h e r gra!ldla th er. ' l'h e c· lass ex tends th e n·. sy mpa tl1 y to l\.1 iss Ta\nleY a nd r e latL ,·es m t l1e it· hc no-a,·emenf. _ :"'- cc_rtai~ memb er of our class, aftel . he mg JH t h e Ge rnwn c lass a wlule was b oa s t ing that h e knew '~hat t l1 c w ord ''qui c k '' 1u ea nt in ~::renu an, and l1 e takes pride in usTRAINER TRINKETS m g_ th e G_~ l'lllHll wonl iu hi s con ver Allie Baker sation. UlJ the wo 1·d ,, . 1 ,,U. pon lookino· b ()lllc '- 111 tl1e ,·ocabulnry we are ~----------------------------ab le to understa n d. We are glad to welcome Miss Mar. \Vh en ye eel i tor of th e Sophomor e tin to our class ranks. S1ghts "-~s wa lking down the sid eMr. Earl Beck has been elected yell; walk a f ew days ago h e smv two master. What will the trainers yell. young m en standing on a corner. Listen. They wer? gesturin g, apparently in Miss Gribble, of Seward, visi~ed conversation, and w hil e passing, he overheard C. C. Ros t make t h e fol- her sister, Miss Grace Gribble, durmg lowing s tatement-''I spend so Thanksg;iving vacation. . mu ch tim e bui lding- a ir castles t h a t Mrs. Crawford, our class advisor, I h ave nothing left t o mak~ my visited the Iowa State Normal at dream s real. ' ' Cedar Falls last month. She has told us many interesting things about the The power has b een swit ch ed to ihe new power house just complet- work there. Mr. Ray Noble, of Star, Nebr., ~nd ed, a nd the light and heat h ave imMr. Francis Kinsley, of Falls City, proved in1rnen sely . The new mamembers of the Training Class of '07, chin ery is well p laced and runs perfectl y smo oth and even. write friends of their work in schools

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near their homes. Success to both of these young men. W e are glad t o welcome the n e w students who h a ve joined our ranks. We are back aga in after our ha ppy vacation, eager to make thi s New Year a profitabl e one. Miss Nellie R ickard bas a ccepted a position a s teacher n ear h er l10m e, Benn ett, Neb. She was one of t lte str?ngest Trainer s and we regret losmg h er . W e all w ish her tlw greatest success. Mrs. Crawford entertained us a t her home hefore Christmas v a cation. The e": ening _was most enjoyably _ spent m soctal conversation and m the play ing of various gam es. R e~resbrn ents were se rv ed, after wh1~h we depa rted voting our cla ss aclv1ser a roya l enterta iner. The _rrraining Cla ss ad opted t h e followmg resolution s in beh alf of ou_r bereaved friend and cla ssma te Mlss Rebecca Rutter, on a ccount of the death of her fath er: - S ince in His ·w isdom it ltas seemed best to our All -wise Father to tak~ away th e be lov ed f ath er of our fnend and classmate, 1v[iss R ebecca Rutter , therefore be it Resolved: ?-'hat we, the members of the Trammg Class of the State Normal at P eru, ·e xtend to Miss Re becca Rutter ou r heartfelt s thy in her time of oTief ancly mpad J f b , COlTImen ter or consolation to H'1 who do eth a ll things well. Be further

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Luella Witwer Edna W Dkie, ' C. Roy Bixler, Mar guerite Stubbert Committee.

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'l'lte fn l l o\\" i n~ lll <.' mhc n ; of the c la ss It a\"(' IC' ft sr·ltool. 1\ l i. ses 1\let<·a ll' a 11d \l<•rc- lt<tnl an d :J iessers, .!!lilfs and .\rtcl c!rs o n. 'l' he class regTC'ts tlt (•it· l<·tt\·in g·. bu t wi sh th em s w·<·pss in ll i<· ir l l C \\. location. 'l'ltc r <><-<' Jdi o n r <'<'<' lltl y g i\·en by .\ 1iss I ,uc·a s is : 111 t•\· c n l t lt nt will lo ng· h e n ' rll<'rllhC'rN1 h~- l it e class. l·~n c·lt o11 0. \\"a s d n•sscd a s a clt i ld anrl ht·olt g·lt t n to_\- \\" lti C' It <·au scd much fnn and lang·ltlt>l'. C:ames were pbt.\"(!d , ull!·ing \\"lti<'lt <l n in t:-· rerl'(~s ltnt c nts \\"('!"(• S('l"\"C'd. \ \"Jt en the l10 nr c·antC' to d c pn r t al l dec larerl t it at tlt c ti nw ltnd been enjoy ably s pent. 'l'lt c c· la ss p t·C's<•n le<l lo }\Ji ss Lu<' :l S a beau til'ul (' ltri s t tna s present, a s a tok e n of t'C'lltC'llth r<:uwe and esteem.

MILITARY C . 0 . Ol ine

Commandant B e ck has made arl';tngcm c n ts I>~· wh ielt Fe bruary 22 is be ing h eld for t he annual recept ion . .Judg ing from the number of men out to dri ll the first night afer the holiday v a ca tion, the n ew year'~ work p romi ses to be even better t han t h at of la st year. Sev eral new men h ave ent ered the s ch oo l to t ake up work w ith us during t h e remainder of t h e y ear. To th em we extend a h ea rty welcome to join the Ca dets. One credit wi ll be given to those who join now . Does it pay to ta~e the work 1 Perh aps not 1f t h e credit is the only incentive, for the cr edit

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may, p erhap:.;, be more eas ily obtained in 0 111' other \Yay; bu t r ead the bene fits of <lrill in the October edition of thi s publication and decide for y ou rsc l r wheth er or not it pays. "'Without r e necting on anyone, the writer tak es th e I i berty of saying that t he Cadet work , while doing a great d eal of go od at present, \Yill De\·e r lli Call w hat it s hou ld to the students and .·e hoo l until it is mado strictl y compuls ory a: in the State U niver s ity. Making it complns ory would mean more companies, moro men in th e rank ::;, m o1·e offi cer s and more dignity attach ed to such offices, more compe titi Ye drill, nnd hence a gre ater incentiYe to first class work.

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a mistake in the December issue, the Y. M . C. A . items were omitted, and so a few w ill appear in this issue. J . E. Morg an was sent as a deleg ate by the Y. M. C . A. to t h e State Students Volunteer convention which was held Jan. 9-11 at L incoln. We have recently added to our membership roll , the names of Mr. Harpster and Mr. Curry. students who have recently e nter ed the Normal. Miss Anna Leeper was chosen to represent the Christian associations of the Normal by an address at the dedication services of the Baptist church, held Jan. 12. Although Fred Zink is a very busy man along other lines, yet, he never fai ls in his position as an enthusiastic Y. M. C. A. worker. Being chairman of the religious committee, a re-

sponsible place, he sacrifices t ime and ene!g y for the good of the young men of the a ssociation. On account of the disconnection of the heating plant ft·om the usual places of meeting, theY. M. andY. W. C. A. held a joint meeting in t he chapel Dec. 15. The young men had the pleasure of listening to a splendid miss ion study program prepared by the Y. W. C. A. Several very interesting papers were read. To President Crabtree we acknowledg e much credit for the interest that the young men, as a student body, take in our association. He is himself a member and urges young men to not neglect to take the advantage of the helpful christian influence while t hey are students. He will lead one of our meetings in t he near future. There is an effort being made on the part of the religious committee to secure Dr. Loveland of Omaha, pastor of the First Methodist church in that city to g ive an address some ti~e during the year. Dr. Loveland IS without doubt one of the strongest pulpit orators of this country today. If the committee is successful in get ting Dr. Loveland to come to this place and g ive an address under the auspices of theY. M. C. A. we may consider ourselves fortunate indeed. D id you attend the joint meeting of Sunday, Dec. 1? If you did not you missed a treat in not hearing Rev. Henry Will iams, D. D., of Des Moines , Iowa, speak on the subject, ''The Kingdom of God. ' ' Although Dr. Williams was suffering from a severe cold, contracted during his recent strenuous work, he spoke with power and eloquence, holding the rapt attention of the audience throughout · his entire address. He is secretary of

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tlie American Foreign Missionary. Union for the states of Iowa. Nebras ka, and Wyoming. He is an earnest, conscientious and devoted missionary worker and is always anxious to speak to students, telling them of the marvelous pos·s ibilities that await them, and arousing within them an intense desire to make their lives count for Jesus Christ, where it is most needed. Special music was arranged by Miss Ketridge and Mr. Lanphere, led by Prof. Aller. The mixed octet very ably rendered two beautiful selections, which aroused within us sublime and inspiring thoughts.

Y. W. C. A. M yrtle E. Krebs

The Intercollegiate committee sent appropriate Thanksgiving greetings in November to our sister associations over the state. Our state secretary, Miss Ethel Simonds, visited us the first of the month. She met all the committees of the association during her visit and had charge of the devotional service on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 8th. The delegates who attended the Y. W· C. A. state convention at Crete early in November, occupied an hour on a recent Sunday afternoon with ?"leanings from the convention, bringmg us many helpful suggestiom. The associa~i?n members who spent the Thank~gtvmg vacation in Peru enjoyed a "Grandmother social" on the afternoon ~ollowi_ng Thanksgiving day. Each g irl, With her mending and lw1ch boxes, made her way to the Y. W. C. A. parlor and all present • spent a busy and enjoyable afternoon. The Room committee, on a recent

even ing, e nte rtained the cabinet in tHe Y. W. C. A. parlor , from4:30until 6 o'clock. A very pleasant social time was enjoyed; the members of the room committee proved themselves able hostesses. Cocoa and nabiscoes were se rve d to the guests. More than t he us ual interest was manifested during the World's week of prayer. On the Sabbath at the beginn ing of the work, Miss Esther Clark ga\·e a short talk uefore t heY. M. and Y. W. C. A. in which she explained the purpose of tlie World's week of prayer, and the use made of the "World's nicke l." Rev. Mr. Henry Williams, secretary of the American Baptist Missionary society, who works in the field _of Iowa, Nebraska and th e Dakotas, VIS· ited the Baptist church of Peru, Sunday, Dec. 1st a nd addresse_d the young me n and women in Music and Expression hall during the hoUl·of the devotional service of the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A . Mr. Williams spoke earnestly of the large v ision of Jesus Christ, and made a strong appeal for helpers in spreading the message of Christ throughout the earth. At the regular devotional hour on Sunday afternoon of Nov. lOth, we had the pleasure of listening to t he report of the delegates who attended theY. W. C. A. student conference at Cascade, Colorado, last summer. 'T'he reports were full of christian ininspiration, and the girls who gave the messages rendered them in the true conference sp irit. Reports were given by the delegates as follows: "The Trip and Recreations," by Miss Annie Leeper; ''The Place of the Association in the College Girl's Life," by Miss Ethel Berry; "Missions," by Miss Bessie Foster; "Bible Study," by Miss Lucia Saxer; Prayer, by Miss Bessie Zink.

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The-Y. ,V. C. ~\. gladly consented to postpone their Sabhath afternoon meeting January 1~, 1908, to attend the afternoon serYices at the new Baptist Church 'vhich was dedicated at that tiine. On Decen1 ber 12th a Christmas bazaar w·as held in the lobby of the Chapel. The decorations were the school colors-blue and white. 1\:Iany pretty things had been made and ·were all sold. llon1e n1ade candy was also sold. The Bazaar was n decided su(lcess in a financia 1 way. In the last "?eek of Decetuber our Noonday Prayer nfeetings cor:sist-· ed of Chrisbnas su bje~ts. Different phases were taken up each day. We were n1uch encouraged by the large. number pres~nt each day, and the IntereHt nulnifested. Our att.endan~e has been very good since the ho~tday vacation, which is encouraging for the beginnino- of New Year. 1:)

11:iss 1Iyrtle I<::re bs our efficient and faith~ul general ~ecretary, has gone to Ltncoln to accept a position as teacher in that place. She has been ~ g:reat help to our Society by her w1lhng and helpful assistance, a~d althou,gh "-re shall miss her we w1sh her success in her new work. ~he has helped us so n1uch that we l{DOW she will be faithful ~herever our ~faster calls for workers. Sabbath, Dec. 15th occurred the :!irst of a series of Missionary 1\feetln~s. We are intending to take a tr1p around the world to study the people and their religious advantages. This first meeting was in Japan, and we were much interested, as we were taken by one of the girls to Japan and told about the voyag~, country and people. Many very 1nteresting things were told about this strange country, and we are expecting another treat in the near future.

With the coming of the New Ye~~, our Cabinet has undergone several changes. Miss Zinn, chairman of the room conunittee, .has accepted a position at Union, Neb., and Miss Ethel Robb takes her place. Miss Zinn and her faithful committee hnYe worked hard to furnish our parlor, and we are sure Miss Robb "~in be as faithful. Miss Hawkins, chainnan of the Bible Study Comnlittee, has accepted a position at Fairfield, Neb. :hiiss Jessie Robinson succeeds her. The Bible Study Con1n1ittee is one of the most important committees, and needs a strong Christian girl a.t its head.

Normal Catholic Association Julia H. Van Oriel

A goodly number of books hav~ been presented to the .Association by generous friends. Several more l1:-1 v e been promised and the Association hopes to have a good library to grace the new rest room. Through the kindness of President Crabtree theN. C. c. A. is to have a rest-room in the main building. ~ev eral repairs and improvements will be necessary, but the association hopes to be able to enjoy the advantages of the rest-room shortly after the Christmas vacation. Thursday afternoon Dec. 12, under the auspices of the N. C. C. A., Father Daugherty of the Apostolate at Dubuque, Iowa, gav~ an address in Music and Expression hall, l1h~ subject being "Confession." Through the kindness and courtesy of .the instructors, all classes were dismissed during the address and an exceptionally large crowd was in attendance. . -During the hour and a half that ·Father Da:ugherty spoke he held the

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closest attention of J1i s nndi cnc:c wl1i le he set forth tl1 c teachin g-s of the church on tl 1e qu es ti on of Co nfession. The Associat ion f ee ls lhal they have bee n ve ry fortunat e in being- abl e to lnwe li'atl1e r Daugl1 e rty de liver an add ress l1 e re, and llÂˇust he lllay come again at so me fnlure date. Mter hi s address, Fatl1e r Daugherty met for a short tim e with the N. C. C. A., wl1 en l1 e ga,Âˇe an in teresting talk on the work of th e A ssociation.

ALU M N I W. N. Delzell

Lenore Page, '08, recently elected at Wayne. Myrtle Krebs, '07, recently elected at Lincoln. Lidia Bell, '71, elocutionist, Kansas City, Mo. Richard F. Neal, '94, is a stockman at Peru, Nebr. Rosa Bouton, '81, is professor at the University. <3. F. Lear, '94, is superintendent at Wakefield, Nebr. Alice Hitt, '76, is a drawing teacher at Omaha public schools. Chas. B. Letton, '79, is J udge of Supreme Court of Nebr aska. J . S. West, '81, is a prominent lawyer at Burton, Oklahoma. "J. F. Johnson, '03, not married a false alarm.'' (Prof. Bengtson). ' T. W. Blackburn, '78, is a prominent lawyer and politician in Omaha. Capitola E. Reed <Mrs. Graves) , '82, is practicing medicine at Peru, Nebr. Ellis E. Good, '87, is bank cashier and prominent politician at Peru. Ottawa J. Standley, 94, is secretary

of Denver Irri gation Co., Denver, Col. E. 0 . Garrett, '95, is agent of Ameri ca n Boo k Co., northern Nebr. Jessie Metca lf, ' 92, and 0. l\1. Dea kin s marri ed Dec. 3, Auburn, Nebr. Hu g h Dobbs, '75, Beatrice is oneof the most prominent lawyers of Nebras ka. J. P. A. Black, '76. is president of the First National Bank at Hastings, Nebraska. Chas . Wagond, of '06, is still seeking knowledge in the State University of Idaho. A few m ore of ''some of the who's who" will be mentioned in the February notes . H. B. Duncanson, '86, has been professor at the State Normal School since 1892. Ray Gates, who is becoming prominent in M. P. R. R. service, v isited the Normal. Albert H. Van Vleet, '84, is professor of Biology at State University, Norman, Okla. Dora Wyne (Mrs. Hesseltine), '83, owner of the Hesseltine . fruit farm, Peru. Nebraska. '07 banquet state association a roaring success-fifty of that class attended the Normal banquet. A member of Grafton sch ool board said, "Prof. Ray is one of the best school men in the state. " Bertha S. Bloomingdale, '87, is teacher of English at Grand Island High School at Grand Island, Nebr. Benjamin Harrison, '07, has ~he school spirit of Bridgeport so high that another teacher had to be added. It is reported that Earl Cline asked a Sidney High school boy to decline the word ''will,' ' and he began to de-

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cline to decline, \Vhen he sa\v in Cline a will to incline him to decline ",viii." Susan W. Norton, '94, is teacher at State Normal School at Madison, So. Dakota. Because of a mistake in the December issue, the Y. M. C. A. items \Vere omitted and so a fe\v \Vill appear in this issue. ''Columbus'' has made a ne\v dis-. covery; three excellent teachers-Miss Molm, Turner and Waterhouse-all recent Peru graduates. George E. Howard, '70, a professor of the State University of Nebraska is considered one of the greatest historians in the United States. "That man (W. G.) Brooks is certainly a wonder, I hope Plattsmouth High school can keep him for years,'' so says a prominent lawyer of that city. James W. Carbtree of the class of '87, is president of a State Normal which had a larger graduating class in 1907 than any other State Normal in the United States. John Winters, '78, is agent for the American Book Co. He is considered one of the best book-men working for that company. He has a beautiful home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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\ -----------------' A man who makes a spectacle of himself is easily seen through. Never laugh at a man for his pug nose. There's no telling what will turn up. The Sentinel, Lima, Ind., is full of good reading and we are glad to welcome it on our exchange list. The Normalite has arranged to place its exchanges in reach of all

the students. Hereafter these exchanges will be placed in the library after the Editorial Staff are through wÂˇith them. Miss Culbertson: "Give the longest sentence you can.'' Freshman: "Penitentiary for life.'' The coYer on the Football Issue of the Purple and Gold str~k~s us as be in 0" one of the most origmal and npp1~priate designs that have come to our desk. \\Te would like to have seen it in colors. The Courior, Monmouth, Oregon, hrinO"s with it a waft of ocean breezes :nd a whispering of pines that does one good. We are glad to exehange and hope that ~hey may find ~o1nething wholesome Ill a breath of Nebraska air. Âˇ The Value of Good Resolutions in the \~Testern Union Journal,LeMars, Ia., presents the Ideal Ne~ Ye~r's Spirit. The Exchange Editor IS a firin believer in making New Resolutions even though they often get cracked or even broken. The Normal Messenger from Bellingham, Wash., is among our exchanges. In the Y. W. C. A. column we find 1\irs. Nettleton, for~erly ~f Peru, is doing active work In the~r association. They are fortu~ate Ill having so willing and efficient a worker with them. We have several copies of t~e Fremont Rustler at hand. T~eir paper shows that ther are keeping up the spirit. o_f their name." We like their origtnal poem~; . The Death of the Basket Ball IS certainly original and unique.. Would that we all had more poetical gen-

ius. The Bowen Blade, Nashville, Tenn., has reached us with its Merry Christmas cover. The excha~ge editor certainly makes no apologies for criticisms. Although the truth often hurts, we are sure they will be

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iaken in the kindly spi rit in wltich they a re given. Their paper is YC r~ interestin g and we ll w ritten 11p, h u t we miss the socia l and r e li g ions co lumns w hi ch ouglt.t to lt a,·e a jJia <..:c in every school paper. In the Football issu e rJf th e Bel levue P urple and Go lcl Ute edito r has generous ly commented Olt Lhc uo pl ea snnt controve rsy between P e ru Qnd Bell evue wi thout ca sting bl alllc on anyone whatsoe,·er. \Vc fee l like joining with them in r egr et over i lte mi ~nncl erstandin g m1d r eac hi ng out ouT hands across the chasm 1n sym bol of r enewed fe ll owship. vV hil c Presid ent Wadsworth is at Bcllc n1c and President Crabtree a t Peru no serious misund ers tanding can ex is t .

Normal School Alumni Banquet

The reunion and banquet of the Normal Schools Alumni was a success in every sense of t h e word. r1.:he Ba~q_uet was held in the spacious dtmng room of the L indell Hotel where plates were arranged ~or two hun\lred fifty. Mter an enJoyable soc1al reunion in which songs,. yells and glad hand shakings prevm led, ~he long procession h eaded by Pres1dent and Mrs. Cr abtree Toastmaster Ludden and Govern o; Sheldon marched to the clinino· room below. The tables were bea"li~ tjfuJly decorated with f erns and cut f.l owers and were arranged in "E" shape to a ccommodate the larcre number '~h? desired to attend. Great cre~ht 1s due. Professor BengtE".on for h1s work m clecoratino· the parlors and Alumni room, a~d t o P rofessor W . N. D elzell for his exc'e]Jent services as mas ter of cer emonies. The following_ is the program of t oasts as fittmgl y introduced by Toastmast er Ludden and

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~rru ~tatr jlormal ~ ~cbool foem 1 If I could paint a picture, And paint it with colors true, I would spend my time in work sublime, Painting old Peru. I would paint those hills and valleys, Those fields with their golden sheaves, The little sq uirrel with his swish and swirl, Those beautiful autumn leaves. Those oaks of the stately forest, Monarchs of ages past; Those rugged hills, those rocks and rills, God grant they may always last. We mix our earthly colors, And call our painting good ; But the God above with a heart of love, M akes colors that no man could. H e has taken the rarest colors, The gems of heavenly blue, And painted a picture in natureGod bless it, O ld P eru. Those Rocl< s and Rill s of O ld Peru

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~:....--A--L-E_T_T_E_R__~E_!:_L~-~c_~,"-·'_'·M_w_"R_H_~_~T_~_N._E_T_T_L_E_T_o_N_·___ Dear Students and Friends of the Peru Normal: In respon se to a reques t f rom t he editor of t he Normali te I w ill endeavor to t ell you som ething of the "Sound Country" and the Normal school where I am teachin g this year. One of the thr ee state normals of Washington is located in Belling h am. This little city of about 3,000 people is . built ar ound the beautifu l Belling ham ,

DAISY D. NETTLETON Head of D e partment of Expression, on leave of absen ce, r e turns next semP.ster.

Bay and runs up the hill, but instead of "sitting down to rest" and saying, "I go no farther up come what may,"

as Longfello\v says in " The Tales of the Wayside Inn," it is always climbing a little higher to command a more perfect view of the bay where every variety of a craft is to be seen. With the waters of the great bay on one s ide and the mountains almost en circling it f rom another , Bellingham has an unusually beautiful location. Looking off toward the Canadian line (fifteen miles away) we can see the Selki rks, a mountain range snow covered now and glistening in the sunlight like millions of diamonds. Off toward the northwest across the bay we catch a glimpse of the Olympic mountains in Washington. Mt. Baker (10,827 feet) the pride of the ~overs of mountain scenery, stands hke a white-robed sentinel to guard the city. Mt. Chuckanut (1,100 fee~ high) the giant of the hills that skirt the city, is t hree miles away and makes a good climb for a day. A party of teachers undertook to get to the top of Chuckanut one Saturday in the early fall. After several years of pr actice in climbing the hills at Peru, I f elt equal to anything that was su_g gested, but after the guide h3;d ~old us fully sixteen times, "there IS JU~t one more hard climb," I found It was a greater climb than even "Pike's Peak" at Peru afforded. We were fully paid for· our heroic efforts to get to the top, howeve:-. As the day was a clear one, ~he view of the Puget Sound, Chuckanut and B_elling ham bays t he Selkirks, OlympiCS and Mt. Bake;·, to say nothing of the beauty of the green clad hills beneath us, was perfectly :tnagnificent. We had little difficulty in getting .

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down. for the descent is quite easy compared to the ascent. I am eger to try a real mountain trip, when each traveler carries his pack on his b ack which contains food and a blanket, and sleeps at night under the open sky. In this western country the pedagogue is often [a woodsman as well. He goes out to his cabin in the woods on Friday and comes back in a day or two refreshed and ready f or the routine of the school program. tThe men are not the only ones who are priivileged to enjoy this vigorous recreation, for the ladies have their cabins and often build them themselves. I have been invited to v isit at a cabin near Lake Whatsom about six miles from the city whi~h was built by two of the teachers of t h e Bellin~rham High School. It is said to be a model that would do credit to the "House Beautiful:" A membeF of ou~ Normal faculty has a nea~ little cabm up in the woods eleven miles from a town which she has. named "Hard Scrarr'tble." The name, though very suggestive, does not tell of half the scrambling necessary to reach it. , I !flUSt tell you of our trip to the In~han Reservation, which is five miles from here. Fifteen of us hired a wag<?nette for the day in the fall to go "sight ::;eein~." We drove first to the Lumi Ind1an reservation and spent ~ost ?f the day in and a~·ound t[te Indian V·lllage. They live in crude little h~ts along the bay, and survive ~Y fi shmg and . farming, doing very httle of t~e ~atter, for they have not though .Par~Iall.Y c~vilized, outgrow~ the Indian mclmatwn to live with as little work ~s possibl.Ei!. They have a great aver~wn ·to bemg the subjects of kodak pictures, so we had to keep the kodaks out of sight until they had ceased to suspect us. We talke~ t~ an old Indian squaw .who .was Sittmg under a pear tree, weavmg baskets. She did very litt le of the talking and laughed at us when we tried to make her understand that we wanted to buy a basket. Once we stopped to take a pict ure of a group of Indian children, but before , we could finish, a squaw appeared and

with her apron s hooed th em into tl1e hut. T here is a n Indian mission school n ear t he r eservation where several hundred ch ilclre n a r e be in g educated. Somehow the change f rom the old life to the new ha s not made strong bo~ies, a s many of them a re affl icted with the w hite p lague, and t he tribe is fast di sappea ri ng . Th e re are a g reat many new and in teresting t hing s- here , but t he bay is t h e mos t fascinating thing in the w hole country to m e. Everything must face the bay or it h as the w~on.g pos it ion w it h t he world. When 1t 1s imposs ibl e to have the ho~se front toward the bay they bUJld large porches on the b ack of the house. .I hope you know the geogr aphy of th}S northwest country better than I d1d when I cam e , and know t hat the Bellingham Bay is an ar!TI of Puget Sound. It is ninety miles fro~ the . Pacific ocean proper.. . Mou.ntam~us islands which have thri vmg httle vllla ges on them are dott~d here and there on the bay. The JOUrney f~om Seattle to Belligham by steamer IS a nice little voyage of four or five ho~rs, .. and the ~'<ensation produced c~m~ng thruog h the Strai~s and. .~:hppmg a round the islands, IS a t hnllmg. one -especiallv to one who h as hved almost a life time inland. Bellingham has one of the finest harbors on the Pacific coast. The water front is lined with lumbP.r mills where four and five hundred men are employed in each . ~ill, , and shipment is made of one m illion ,~eet of lumb er by rail and. water, .durmg a s ing le day. . One shmgle mill here is said to be the largest under one roof in the world and the schooners carry lumber from thes~ mills to many of the foreign countnes. . Bellingham is famed. far and wide for its lumber and shmgles. but of still wider scope is its r enown as. a salmon center, for here we have. m operation the largest salmon cann~ng factory in all the world. The canmng season is over now, but during the fall as many as 80,000 salmon were disposed of in one day. The total salmon pack of Bellingham Bay amounted

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to 337.000 cases in 1907, and t he payroll of the Pac ific Ameri can F isher ies for the yea r is nea rl y a quarter of a million dollar ·. Now just a li l Lie about t h e Normal here and t he n I'll stop -for t he ed itor has been th ou.~·h tf ul enoug· h to limi t me to a cer ta in nurn be r of \\"Ord s. The school is on h· about seve n \·ears old and has a n attendance of t hree hun dred stucl e nLs. ancl a \\"ell eq ui pped buildi ng all under one r oof. \\·h ich is as large as the m a in bu ilding and the Science hall at P e ru. An annex is being- bu il t, a bou t half t he s ize of your main bui ld ing·. Th e r e is a lso a well eq uipped gymnasium at t he r ear of the building , and a home-lik e. cosy domi to ry fo r th e g irl ::; a fe\\" feet away. 'l'he inte ri or of the class r ooms is

very attractive. Nearly everyone has beautiful fern boxes in the windows. The halls are kept looking cheerful by plants, also. These, with a few carefully chosen pictures and pieces of statuary g ive the entire building a \\"h olesome appearance. We have a facu lty of twenty-four, all trained for t heir special "ork in some Eastern college. Many of them are from An n Arbor. I am getting acq uainted with new peop le, and am being g reatly benefited ph~·s i cally in t his mild , balmy climate, but I have missed the enthusiasm, loyalty and kin d appreciation which a re cha racteristics of Peru students. Wi t h best wishes to Peru friends for a successful, happy year during 1908, I am, Sincerely yours, Daisy D. Nettleton.

HISTORY OF EVERETT SOCIETY 1\\ AR Y A . TYNON.

Some little t ime after t he Ph il omathean soc iety was or ganized. need was felt for a soc i et~' for the younger members of the N ebt·aska State Normal. It was under the influe ncce and leadership of Prof. Albert Nichols that the little band organized and chose the name of that noted orator and statesman, Edwin Everett-a namP- that s ig nifies all that is loyal, upright hon est and pure-a christian philanthropist and statesman. In his long public life as President of Harvard University, Governor of Massachusetts and Secretary of State, he was a man never to be found wanting. A patriot whose scholarship, statesmanship and eloquence were ever for the service, glory and interest of his country. It is unfortunate that the first records of the society are not to be found, but from all reports we judge that it was organized in 1872 or 1873. The earliest records found show that the society had the usual number of officers- President. first and second Vice Presidents,Recording and Corres-

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and ease of manner, can be g ained only under similar condit ions. The society halls offer many oppor t unit ies that the classroom never can. Everett was considered a Junior societ y until about t he year 1849. At this time a number of the boys and g irls decided t o stay w ith the society and wer e g raduated from the Normal fi.rm and loyal Eyeretts. Since thi s t 1me Everett soc1ety has been on a ~evel w i~h t h e Philomathean and many mterestmg contests and open session programs have been g iven. The societies h ave ever been on t he best of t~rms, yet each trying to be just a h ttle better than the other.

Th e L ilc r a r y sociely hi s to ry of t he Neb r a s ka. 'lalc Norma l school would be s ca r ce ly co m p le t e without me nt ioning l h c \Vellin g lon ian soc ie ty. T his soci e ty was oq.~an ize d a t lhe beg inning of l he \Vi n l e r lc rm of 1893 a nd named in honor o[ ou r o n na l p res ident at t hal ti m e - ·Prof. A. \V. N or ton. The th r ee s oc ic li cs we r e of equa l rank, thi s g i \·ing m or e room a nd t ime for Li tera r y w ork a nd Parli amentary A .Jun io1· soci e ty .was or· p raclice. ganiz ed about l hi s Lime for the younger m e mbe r s of t he Nor mal. Thes e la s t two soc ieties however were shorl-1i \·e d. The Eve t·ett soc iely has e\·er been n oted for its p owe1· to do, and a num · b e r of finan c ia l s uccesses haYe been accompli s hed . Lectures and musical e nte r tainme nts have been g iven by outs ide la le n t t he proceeds being u se d in furni ~hi ng a nd beautifying th e soc iety h a ll. There h a s a lways been m or~ or les.s s hiflin.o: f rom Everett to P h il o un til about three year s ag·o, when with the ass istance of Prof. Gregg a new cons t it ut ion was mad e , and an agr eement t h at "Once an Ever ett, always an Everett." Thi s puts the society on a firme r basis a n d d oes away w it h the i dea forever, t hat the Ph ilomathean society may b e a m ore a dvanced soc iety . To Prof. Gregg t h e Everett society owes much of its p~·esent success a nd hi s valuable asststance has ever been a nd i s , g r eatly apprec iated. An interesting feature of t h e socie~y at present is a series of con tests-SIX in number - the first of which was g iven Friday even ing, D ec. 6. Three m ember s of the facu lty, Miss Lucas, Miss Gos h en and Prof. Beck, have b een appo inted judges. Needless to say each g roup is s tri v ing hard to be v ictoriou s. Th e enrollment at p r esent i s about one hundred thirty. Owing to t his cr owded condit ion, m easures were take n quite recently, a llowing each m embe r to inv i te but on e person , t hat p er son to be not a member of the s chool. From a ll appearances m easures w ill soon h ave to b e t a k en for more room, f or t h e h a ll a t the p resent time is not la r ge e n oug h. Th e society has

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never been in a tnore prosperous condition, and \Vith hearty cooperation and \Villing \Vorkers, \Ve may rest assured that it \vill long continue to live, gaining ne\v laurels for itself, and bringing both pleasure and _Profit into the lives of many students In the years to come.

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We are sure that the friends of the Everett Literary society \Vho are also readers of the Normalite are a\vaiting anxiously the results of the ·Group contest, a report of \vhich \Ve shall submit to you in this issue. The program for Jauuary 17, \Vas of a very unique and interesting nature, consisting of a play, "Exibition of the Deestrict Skule of Fifty Years Ago.'' Some of the interesting features of the play were: Instrumental Solo .... Miss Hazel Beck Debate: Resolve that the old fashioned deestrick skule afforded a better education than the modern school. Affirmative ........ Mrs. C. W. Smith Negative ...... Mr. Harrison Burkey PLAY. Cast of Characters. The Skule Master ...... Mr. A. G. Reed Jining Skule Mistress ............. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . - .. Miss Ada Phillips Rev. Parson Brown ............... . .................... Mr. S. M. Dillow Square Abraham Buckwheat ..... .

Mrs.'·s~~~·~th·~-T~ip~~- Wio~:Y:nson suckle ............... Miss B. Lewi~ Among the scholars were the Irrepressible Twins, Bubby, PatriGk O'Flinn and others too numerous to mention. Mr. Gross is to be thanked for this excellent program, for it certainly proved a great success. We shall give in full the program which was rendered so excellently upon the evening of January 24, and which without doubt deserved first place in the contest and to which the judges have awarded first place:

A COLONIAL EVENING. Mandolin Duet ..................... . ........ Messrs. Rost and Harpster Blue La\vs of Connecticut .... · · · · · .... ~ ...................... Miss O'Conner Vocal Solo ............... Mr. R.B. Sims Old Virginia Talent ......... · .. · .. · .. .. .. ........... Miss J. VanDriel Vocal Trio ........... ················ Messrs. Hein,Dillow and Phillips In1promptu Speech ........ Miss Craven Tableau ............. Old Colonial Home This program was gotten up by Mr. C. Schott, and is one long to be remembered by those who were present at its rendering. There remains only one prorg~m of the six contest prorgams, of which we have said nothing, i. e., the las~ one, \Vhich \vas rendered on the evening of January 31.-Miss Stella Dil1ow, Committeeman. PROGRAM. Music.. .. .......... Normal Orchestra Home Life of the Eskimo .. ······· ................ Mr. Victor Trucken. Original Poem ........ Stella Washburn Essay ''Glimpses in Faculty H~mes'' ........ Miss Mary Ditmer Solo ............. Miss Bessie Washburn Essay ''Amusing Things in the H~me" ....... Miss M. Ellenberger Home Scenes .................... Tableau This program was last in the co~ test but not least, in other words It was a close rival for first place. We may say in conclusion that we as a society are very greatly pleased with the results of the "Group Contest.''

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On Friday evening, Feb. 7, that most interesting little play, "The Mouse Trap,'' was ren~ered to an overflowing hall. Following were the characters : Mrs. Somers (a ver~ stylish young widow) ..... Mildred Porter Mr. Campbell .......... G. H. Lanphere Jane (waiting maid) .. · ......... .. .................. Bessie Henderson

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Board of Trustees, Cook. Steele Mrs. Lou Bemis (ca ll er) .. ........ . . ... . . ......... .. .... . ..... . . Clara Sh ires C ity ; Burrell, P e ru; Meyer, Peru. Mrs. Cm·win (caller) . .. . . . ........ . T o lis Lcn to a man w ho knows more .... . .. ... .. ... . ........ . .Lyla V. Frenc h about h is su b.iect than any other living Mrs. Miller (caller) ...... Ali ce G ipso n man is an in s piration. Such, howMrs. Roberts (calle r ) ..... Otis Lorance All of the charact ers are to be com- ever, was the pri v il ege of the students p limented for the abili t y th ey s howed last Th u rs day e\·cn in g a t t he lecture in acting their parts, an d espec ial ly del ive red in c ha pel by Dr. H. B. Ward, Miss Porter, t he lead ing fema le clean of t he m cd ical de part ment of our character,and Mr. Lanphere, t he leading male character, for t heir case and Stale Un ivc1·s it,v. Dr. Ward's spegracefu lness upon the stag·e. We a r c cialt\· is the s t ud \· of' animal parasites hoping that th ese same characters an d p rof!'uc ing· di sease in man . Hy t he use others may favor t he soc ie ty again of lante r n \· ie\\' s t hat in t hemselves were mark s <Jf' <u·t . he made clea r the soon. causes ()[' a nurnhe r o[ the ill s t hat At the bu sin ess meeting th e sam e evening t he followin g officers were h uman llesh is kin too. It \\aS a r evelation trJ many o f' us t hat the elected for the second semester : President, G. Haro ld Lanph ere, "Poo r Solutes" of lhe Southland are sal low-sk intwcl, a ne mic and .· hiftless Gresham. Vice·president, Evelyn VanW ick lc, because or th e attac ks of th e " hook wo1·m'' or the alim e ntar y t ract. The York. Secretary, Margarite Mohrmon, exac:l n atu re of t he ' '~erpcnt in the w i l d e rn es~ ·' t hat afll iclcrl the wanderGeneva. ing- I s rea li tes was made dear as were Corresponding Secretary, Lyla V. man y ot he l' m allc rs of eq ual in terest . French , Auburn . Dr. Warcl was J"ecenlly e lect ed to the . Treasurer, L. R. Hi ll , Geneva. Librarian , Mildred Porter , Fa ir - lmpel' ial Soc iety o f Ru ss ia, a scientific or g·an ization t ha t has admitted only mont. Sergeant-at-arms, E arnest Zi nk, twe lve fore i.o: ne rs to its ra nk s, and among t h ese are onl y four Americans. Peru.

ATHLETICS 8 . E. SWENSON

Carl Schott of Shickley was elected captain of the boys' basket ball team. Schott is well versed in the " ins" and "outs" of the game, hav ing played upon the Shickley team for two seasons, and being its captain in hi s Senior year. He is one of the fastest forwards that the Normal has ever seen and fu r thermore, he is a natural leader, one who when he knows he is rig ht does not hesitate to speak his convictions. We predict a successful se~ son.

Th e Normal boys' basket ball team opened the season here Jan. 18th by defeating the fast Humboldt High

School, champ ion s of southeastern Nebraska. The results obtained demonstrated ver y nicely the superiority of the Normal t eam. Schott o layerl a great game at forward, throwing 26 out of t h e 40 points. Beck also showed us that he is th e making of a fast g uard. At the close of the game Scorekeeper Hanna announced that t h e score was 40 to 27 in favor of the "Boys." As a preliminary to the Humboldt and Normal game, t h e Senior Girls' Indoor Basketball team after very careful maneuvering succeeded in making on e more trip around the

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d ia mond th a n t he Ju ni or bunch of same Bra nc h , las and Or der. T he first in n ing: wa:::; nuwked b,· hean· s!ugg ing: . and loose field ing· ·on both Sides; t hi s was tl_1e en iors' inn ing . a t t he _c lose of w h1 c:h t he score s tood 8 to 5 111 fm·or of t he e n ior .... After t hi s t he Ju n ior:::; look a b race but were unab le t o overtake t_h e lead gained by th ~ upper c_i ass t~wn. 111 t he fi rst inn ing . After t he_ ftrst _mn tng bot h side put u_p an a r t tcle of ba ll se ldom seen outSide of l he league . On account of lack ?f l im e l he ~.Kame wa · fix ed at five m n ings.. \\' h en t he game was ?,ve r t h.e. J _u n10rs wer e heard to ay : 0 h , !C 1t cou lcl on ly ha Ye lasted an oth ey round . " a nd the Senior :;, are tha n kful t hat it d idn't. core 10 to 9; umpire . Vance. L I NEUP. J unior s Seniors Fra n ce . ..... .. ..... c . ... . .. . .. . .. . Gipson Gl<:>ve r ......... ... .. p ... . . ... . ....... Zin k ~I?Illn e r ............ 1st .. ... . ...... S heely G1l ber t .. . . . . . . . ... 2n d .... . . . .. . Lora nce P asco . ... ...... . . ... 3rd ... . .. . ..... S hir es Bee k · · · · .......... . ss . . .. ..... . . . .Thayer Kenn e dy . . ... . .... . ss ....... . H errin gton Andrews ...... . ... rf ........ . . ... H ickey Wah lstr om . ........ If ... .. . .... . .. Snyder T h e first of t h e ser ies of o·a mes fo r class ch am p i on ~h i p_ was pl~yed h er e J a n . 24th a s a s 1de 1ssue of t he Cot ner game. _Th e ~o ph om ores w er e t h e best actors 111 t h1 s p r e liminary con test, neverth elesR t h e Freshmen were in t he g am e all t h e tim e a_nd it w as on ly a t the last call of the w hi stle t hat th ey ackn O\·: ' Icdged t h e m selves def eat ed. Both s1des p layed f ast ball. Am ono· " s t ar~," ml.f?;l l t b e m ent ioned Leeand ~ ,, Red Sch ott f or th e Sop homo1·es and Cartn ey _a nd " P in k " for t h e Freshm en . Fmal scor e 23 to 13 in f a vo1_· of t he Sophom or es. On e of t he b est and m ost inter esting games of t h e season w as 1Jlayed here J~n. 24~h, w_he n t he Cotner Uni versity g irl s sa1led m to town a nd started to s how us h ow t h e g ame is played in t h e suburbs of L in coln. The game wa s c lean a n d was c har act er ized by ~h e ~p se n ce of t h e us ual "rag chewm g. Both team s did some excellent w ork bu t our g irls h a d a sha de the better of t he gam e a s was show n by

t heir mor e accurate passino· and t hrow ing field goals. At t he close of t he game the score looked li ke t his : 23 to 10 in favor of t he Normal. LINEUP. Normal Cotner P hi IIi ps I J lVI. Br itt France i ·· .. ·· ....f .. ·· .... · I Fair ley Sheely ....... .. .... c .. .... .Rosen berger Beck ...... . .... . 2nd c ..... . . . .. E. Britt \ri tt 1 1 H olmes Kennedy I ·· .. ··.g.·· .. · .. ·· -1 Reed On J an . 2-! t he Nor mal boys went do\\·n to an honorable defP.at at t he ha nds of Co. E of Shenandoah, I a. The Cadets have played together for 5 years and are considered to be t he fastest team in t he state of Iowa. T he game was played on a sloping floor , which was a " new one" on the boys. Never t heless when t he fi nal smoke had settled a little, t he bulletin board showed t he follow ing scor e- 43 to 18, in favor of Co. E. Your infer ence from t hese statements should be t hat t he Normal has a strong t eam. A nd again the Un iver sity of Nebraska has gone back from Per u feeling chagrined and di sappointed. The author ity for t his stat ement came to the A thletic Editor as t he result of a gam e of basket ba ll played here Feb6th between the 2nd Uni and t he N. S. N. S. The boys had been practicing hard f or thi s game and had developed some team work t hat was even a surprise to themselves. They started ou t in whirlwind fas hion and had nine po in ts to t heir cred it before t he Un i r eali zed th at t he game had started. It was th e prettiest and cleanest gamP. t hat has been seen on the Normal floor for som e t ime. All of t he boys played st ar ball. Swenson vvas taken out of t he game on account of a wrenched ankle and Eggenberger took his place. Th e bovs ought to be r.ongratulated upon their victory. Score, 42 to 22. LINEUP. Normal Uni versity Schott, c I_ j A. C. Schmidt Meyer 1 · ···.f.· .. · I F lower E ggen berger .. .. . ..... c ... .. ..... Parrott Tolhurst I . I Long Beck i · · · · · · · · .g · · · .. · .. · · ·I Schmidt As an int roduction t o the U niver -

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sity game t he Sophomor es defeated the Freshmen Girls in the mos l i nteresting and s pecta~ular !:{arne of indoor baseball ever seen in the Nol·mal since t he time when Delzell became "famous." Th e game was fu ll of excitement and was g reatly enjoy ed by those on the sid e li nes. Weaver of J ohnson brought th e hou se to its fe e t by linin g out a home run . Wh e n th e noise of the battl e had ca lmed dow n a little Scherer announced t o th e a nxi ous spectators that the score was 12 to 7 in favor of the S-s-oph-o-o-omo-r-r-rcs'. The winners w ill now ~o ag ain s t the Seniors for class champ ionship .

DEBATING J. E. Morgan

CICERONIAN

The Ciceronian debating clu b is passing.through an era of un paralleled pr ospent y. The society has decid ed to d~b:~.te t~e questions g iven for the prehmmaries as long as they last. On J.anuary 11, t he "Parcels P ost" question was ~ebated. After the debate the quest~on \~as thr own open fo r general discussion and over a dozen ~ember? spoke ~m different phases of It. So mterestmg did the discussion become that the t ime g iven was inadequate ~n d the discussion had to be c!osed while a. number were yet desirous of ~peakmg upon it. Th ~ so~I ety has just adopted a new constitutiOn putting 1't upon . fi bt hereby . a more rm .as1s than before. Th e Athemans met with us 0 J 25, an~ t he navy question wa~ v~~Y ably The . . . , dISCussed. . . other· "pr· e 11n1Inmy questwns will be discussed . their order. m PRELIMINARIES. Th~ prelimin~r;Y debates, wh ich determme who wi11 represent t he Normal intercollegiate debates, will come off about the first week i~ February . The g roups and questions are a s follows : Group 1. Resolved, That the Meyer parcels post recommendations should

be e nact ed into Ia\\'. Affirm a l i ,.e N egative ;\lr. I·:gg-e nbe r gc r l\I r. Akers l\ Ti!'=s T urn e r Mr. Booce :\Tr. C. C. Hc rk c v l\Ir. Hill ( ;r oup 2. f{esoh·cd, Th a t t he true inte r ests of th is coun t ry w ill be conse r ved h v a s ubs tan t ia l increase in the s t l·c ng lh. of ou r na,·y . Aflirmal i ,.c Negative Mr. S mi t h ~li ssC hhtcnd en Mr. Tl arri nglon 1\Jr. Gibney Mr. C'. P . ~c h o lt Mr. l\Tihera J\Ti ss 'h a~c Mi ss Va nDr iel Croup !3. Hcso lvcd , That t he Uni terl • ta les g o\·e ,·nm c nl would not be j usti fie d in pass ing· any financial mea su rc in \\.h i ch the g-o,·e rnment, beco mes a g ua rantor of de pos its. Affirmali ,.e N egati ve M r Hanlla Mi ss Nlille1' Mr: Farich il d Mr. J . McMillen Mi ss .Jo nes Mr. Swenson Group 4. Res ol ved, T hat t he unio_n o f a ll re li g ious sects t hat base t heir creeds upon t he Holy Bible \\~ou l d be superior t o the present sectart a n system in promoting ri ghteou sness . . Af-firmative N egative Mr. McGrew Mr. Hodapp Mr. E. R. Burkey Mr. Peterson Miss Yocum Mr. Lanph~re Mr. Morgan Mr. Jenkms

ATHENIAN. Moot sess ion of senate, representing U. S. senate 20 years hence. The Senate Ch a m b et·s were crowded wit h the f ri ends of the senators at t he sess ions h eld on Saturday even· in g , Feb. 8. A word of welcome and e xp la nation of the natm·e of the se nate was g iven by Senator E lizabeth Henderson from I owa, after whi ch the members of the s enate walked in, clad in t he attire of the "New Wom~m. " Vice President Miller ca ll ed t he senate to order, and the clerk, Senator Bogardus, called the r oll. Senator L oomis of New York then conducted the ch apel services, read ing the passage concerning Sampson a nd Delil ah. A petition was then r eceived fro m the "Me n' s Suffrage Association," asking the restor ation of their anc ie nt birthright,

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a nd t he priv il ege of propo ingon L eap Yea r. T he se nate mo,·ed t hat t he gentle me n be a ll o,,· ed to p re e nt th i.s petit ion in pe rson. and e r geant of Arms P ede rson from Te xa conducted Me~s rs . ~eyn~ld ~. l\I ize ra and G ibney, attn·ed In fl-: ll s and bo,,·s . :o the s~n~te r oo ms . Th ey . with much tJm idn.ess and n c n·ou s ness, made path et ic appea ls i n be hal f of thei r down-trodd e n brcthc m . Th e question was then put before t he senate . and ~enators Green of l\1a ssachusett . eehg of. P ~nn ~yh·a nia and Ct·apel1hoft of .~ I chi ga n .spoke in fa Yor of t he pe~I tJon ,. w hil e Se nators Blanc he Baii ~r of New .J e rsey a nd Pede rson of ~ exas heart! ly opposed it. The n:oti~n was cani.cd to refe r the peti tiOn to t he committee on u se less senate papers, and t h e wee p ing me n were co~1ducted f r om t he room. The ~ ex~ ord er of bus in ess was, ''A Mem~n al 111 t he form of a r esolut ion on child labor, ' ' pres ented by Senator Mc~ean f r om Nebraska. The compl~mt was that the m en kept the ~hi ldren at hom e to ass ist in t he hous_e":'ork, they b eing kept busy goss ~pm g over back fences and attendmg k ens in gtons. Senators McLean of N~braska , Browner of Oregon, Mable Bail or of Ken tucky and 1'\ebe!· of Delawm~e debated ably in f avor of the ~·esolut10n and th e resolution was earn ed by a l.arge majority . _. Senator Ba i_I or of Kentucky then introdl~ced a bill entit led, "An act to provide that a ll legal tender coin s of the p. S .. h ~re after coin ed, sha ll bear the m scnphon , 'In God 'vVe Tru st.' " S ~nators Bailor of T ennessee, Sheely of Rhode I sland, Harri s of Oklahoma, Wal s_trom of Washing-ton and Vice~resident M~ll er spoke on t his question( both s ides b eing strongly and forcib ly supported. The ayes and noes were t hen take n G5 votin o· for and 3 a ga in st. ' o ~h e senate then adjourned , after WhiCh the sen ators sh ook h ands with all f riends. "You h ave onl y seen t he beautiful sunrise; may some of you be privileged to see the g lori ous noontide of ~oman ' s rul e, w hi ch w ill only sink 111 t h e west w h en time is no more. " ·-Athen ians.

S. P. Q.R. Norm alit us Benignissime. Latini s angu lum concessit. Gratias ignas seferve utendo bene conabimur. Qua Ye qui sque, cui omnum nomen est carum. suam partem fortunae Latin i Ang uli conferat. A Matse Ansere. J ohannes, Johannes. t ibi cine natus, Fug it perniciter porcum furatus, Sed porcus voratus, Johann es delat us, Et ploran s per vias est fur fl agellatus. From the Library of Poetry and Song. The pr ogram of t he Latin club for January 25th was a trip to Greece. After the open ing song, Gaudeamus, Mrs. Crabtree gave a delightful accoun t of her recent visit to the land of art and beauty. . .. From t he embar king at BrmdiSI, to the rescue of t he stranded party at Corfu by the Turkish prince, the cha rm of t he stor y was unbroken, and places and cities before knovvn only in books became vividly real as we saw in imagination Corinth , Mycen~~ Aro·os Athens and Delphi, each Wit its own wealth of associatiOn s. d The members of the Latin club an their g uests of the evening, t he students of t he Latin department and the facu lty feel deeply indebted to .Mrs. Cr abtree for her kindness and will a}ways remember with pleasur~ their visit to Greece under her guidance. 0

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Prof. W. N. Delzell will go to Europe thi s summer. Miss Audra Moss spent las~ Saturday and Sunday at her home m Ashland, r eturning Monday. Mr. J enkins visited at his home last Saturday and Sunday. . The Farmers' Institute held m Music and Expression hall Feb. 7-8, was well attended and many helpful t hings were said. A number of the professors were on t he program: French,Gregg,BP.ck, and Miss Loomis. The latter gave an excellent paper on the subject, ''The Fireless Cooker.''

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m e mbe r of l h c facu lty a lum ni associat ion o1· from som e ot her source of int e r est. \\' c ta ke p leas ure in publi shing in th is numbe r a lellel' written by M r s . 1 ellle lon, d c:-:c r ipl i,·eofBell ingham , \Va~ h., ancl l hc s urround ing beauli ful s<..:cn c r y . Our school is es p ec ia l! ~· faYored in be ing a iJie to SC'<: urc s uch excellent lalcnl from l im e lo lime for chapel talk s . JJ1·. i\. . K Wins hi p likes the N c)l' ma l Yc r y m uc h an d has p romised Pres id ent C' l'ahli'<.'C l hal he ,,· ill tr~r to mak e a Yis il to t hi s p lace once every year. IT e spoke on lhe s u l.J.i ect, "The Boy Ame ri ca's (:real es t P r ob lem," p r esentin g· as on!~· Dr. W in s hip is able to do, th is inte r est ing in a most sc holal' ly and maste rfu ll y manner. T hat sp ec ia l feature of c hil d study known a:-: l he · ·La b r a tory Met hod" was to the s tu d ents of P sy ch olop:y the most in ter es t in g: p hase of hi s lecture. H e denounc ed w il h mu<.: h em phas is th P. t heory of D1·. E lli ott of Har vard, w ho h a s a d voctcd t h e p la n of plac ing w h at t he fut ure occ upati on of t he boy sh a ll be , i nto th e ha nd s of the teacher for him to d ecid e .

LOG ALS The pr incipal of t he District Hig h school has requested t hat all g irls who attend .t hat s~hool should have pocket s made m their dresses. F or various reasons we suggest tha t Principal Cr abtree make t he same req uest of the Normal gir ls.

Miss L a ura Porte r , w h o has been teachin g f or the past m on t h at U nion, vis ited at h er h om e in P eru Saturday and S unday. Mi ss Po r ter is doing excell e n t work a s a teacher a nd w ill g r a d uat e w ith the class of '08. Cli fford Hendri c ks w ill be in atThe ~ tud ents a~·e beginning t h eir te ndan ce at t h e Summer school and work wit h enthusiasm t hi s semester. w i ll have eharg·e of a sec tion in t he Some are better at one t hing a nd c hemi ca l labora tory . Glad t o have others better at som ething else. Try Mr . H e nd r icks w it h us aga in this to find out w ha t you a re best Rd ap ted s umm er. f or and t hen foll ow t hi s line of worl< Pres ide nt Cle mmon s of t he Fremont to a successful an d triumphant fi nis h Coll ege, r ece ntl y pa id t h e Normal a and you will have done huma nity vis it a nd spoke in ch apel on th e som e good . subject , "The Three E ' s. " Mr. Clemmon s is a fo r cefu I a n d ener getic Each num ber of the Normalite w ill sp eak er a n d hi s a d dr ess was enthucontain an ar ti cle of inter est by a s iastically a pp la ud ed.

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Gr ea t in ter est was arou e el in ch a pel t h e morn in g· th e s en ior g ir l challenged t he .Junior :-; lo a g a me of indoor baseba ll to be p l;..t~·ed afte r the bask e t ba ll ga me \\"i t h H u m boldt atm day eveni ng , Jan. Hil h . l:. xe ilem e n t \\" as at h ig h p itch at Lh e c lose of Lh e t hird inni ng w h e n Lh e sco re s tood 9 to 9. A nothe r h a lf innin g· wa s pl a ~·e d wh ich chang ed t h e !::icor e 10 to !) in fm·or of the Senio r s . U· r ah -r a h U -rah -rah U-ra h- ra h Seni ors ! Kat het·i ne ·w ill is , \\'ho has been S ~lf!:erin g f or some t im e wi t h ap pen diCltl s, was t ak e n to Oma ha to t he Swed ish Imm anu e l h osp ital w her e s he has und e rg·on e a s uccessfu l oper ation. Lates t r epor ts are that s he is doino· n icely . "' K ath er i ne La fli n was called h ome Jan . 13th on accoun t of t he serious illn ess of h e r broth er , w ho passed away a few days after h er a nival. F r a nk Booce was called to Falls City becau se of t h e death of h is broth er. The class ex te ~1 ds s in cer e s~r m pathy to each of t h ese 111 t h e ir affl iction. The dem a n d fo r t r a ine d teacher s is becoming g reat er each yea r. a nd a number of Se n iors h ave a lready o·one for t h t o pa rtia lly satisfy t h ese"' de m a nds . A m on g t h ese latt er ar e Laura Por ter, w ho h as a cce pt ed a posit ion n ear U ni on a n d h as gon e t o com plete the t e r m . She h eld t hi s pos ition last yea~·· . A nn ie L eeper ha s accepted a pos 1t 10n as first primary in the Havelock sch ooL Mr. Woodard vvho is sup er inten d e nt of t h at school , was on e of la st year ' s g r aduates of t h e Peru N or mal. Miss Gr a ce Ostenberg , w ho has been atte n d ing the State U niver sity for t he pas t two yea r s , has joined the Senior class and w ill g r aduate w ith t he cla ss of '08. We a r e g lad to welcom e st uden t s of u ni ve rsity experi-

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ence t o our class . as t hey make enthus iastic and helpful Seniors. Geo. P . McG rew went t o Lincoln a few da,·s a o·o where he was interested in some in;~rtant educational wor k. l\Ir. L. R Hi ll has been confined to hi s r oom f or a few days on account of ill ness, bu t is now able t o again r esume his work. Se\ era! J uniors, among whom are Anna Gun Glen Sheeley and A. G. Reed have ' r egister ed as Senior s t his semester. .Miss Nellie Wynne, who was compe lled to return to her home early last fall on account of ill healt h, has recover ed and r eturned to the Norn}al. She w ill fini sh t he wor k, graduatmg w it h t he class. Miss Effie Carlson, who has. been suffer ing f rom a very senously spr a ined ankle for t he past two weeks, is again able t o r esume .her wor k. P lans ar e already bemg formed., to mak e t he comi ng commencement vhe best in t he history of t he school. The class has been exceedingly fortunatf in h av ing secured Governor fianley 0d Indiana as their orator. His metho of eliminati ng graft f rom t he .State House was both bold and sensatlOnal. As an or ator he is consid.ered even mor e eloquent t han W. J. Bryan. Mrs. Hannah VanWickle C?f York speut Saturday and Sunda:y 111 Peru visit ino· her daugh ter who 1s a mem ber ofbt he Senior class. Mrs. VanWickle is a gr aduate of tJ: e Peru Nor mal, having graduated w1th t he class of 1887. C. H. Ketridge, of Evanston, Ill. , w ho has charge of th~ ': R ~al~ of t he Retailer " in t he M1SS1SS1PP1 ,V:all~y Lumberman, stopped he~·e to VISlt h1s daughter , while 01: In s way fro!n Omaha to Kansas Cit y, wher e h e W i ll g ive an address at t he Lumberman ' s Association. Miss Leta H ut chinson , who because of ill ness spent several days at h er

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home in Omaha the past week, has plishment of that for \vhich \Ve have returned and again taken up her entered. studies. The invitation to the class to attend the recital given by Miss Lucas was SENIOR ANNUAL. very gratefuiiy accepted. The·recital On Monday morning, Feb. 3rd, the Senior class, represented by Edward \vas indeed excellent and was greatly Hodapp, presented to the school their appreciated by all. Mr. B. E. S\vcnson, president of plans for the annual to be published our class, has been elected n1anager by the class of '08 this spring. Several speeches were made by of the football squad for the coming l\1 r. S\venson is one of the members of the class, explaining in year. detail the value of the proposed an- best football men in the state and will nual. A number of the faculty made surely lead the gridiron boys to unbounded success. We Juniors wish speeches in behalf of the school. It se~ms almost needless to say that him the best of success in his new the class book for tnis year will far office. The .Junior boys' basket ball team exceed any efforts of previous years. It will be edited by one of the most is becoming quite efficient in the enthusiastic and loyal classes that has game and \Viii soon be able to compete with and \Ve \vill hope defeat all opever attended school. posing teams. The class· in Theory is rapidly winWe wish to congratulate the Sophoning renown for the bright and intelligent answers given even to the mores upon the dignity and ability manifested by then1 on Chapel day. most perplexing questionsTheir class colors were surely very Miss Goshen-"How can you tell beautifully arranged and their prothe exact distance from here to Mt. Vernon Hall?" Burrell Baines- gram was most excelle.n tly rendered. ''From having traveJed that dis- "Truth crushed to earth will rise again.'' tance.'' Likewise will credits of those who "flunk," Increase if. they only have the JUNIOR JINGLES "spunk." G. D. Jenkins

Eight to nine; Wasn't that fine? Thus the Seniors say. They weren't aware T~at our girls were there For JUSt a moment's play. So they took it to heart And before they'd depa'rt Safe!y to ~heir trundle beds; With stiffness like starch They joined in a march ' And revealed their expanded heads. It is with pleasure that we notice the names of so many Juniors attached to the list of Preliminary debates and although it is impossible for ali to win, we feel assured that many benefits may be derived if we but put forth our best efforts to the accom-

FRESHMAN FRILLS

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With the coming in of the new semester there was instituted in connection with the Freshman class a modification of what is known among educators as the Princeton Preceptorial Plan. This plan provides for a group of class tutors, each of whom in turn acts as a preceptor to a group of Freshmen. The plan was origin· ated by President Woodrow vVilson at Princeton for the purpose of combining the advantages of the university with the small college. The plan is said to have accomplished a revolution in the scholarship of Princeton men.

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TRAINER TRINKETS Several more students have joined the Training class. We are glad to see our number increasing. Miss Ollie Focht of Sidney, Io\va, is visiting this \Veek \vith her sister, Miss Pearle. The Trainers \\路ill have industrial work this semester and all are looking forward to it with pleasure. On Saturday, February 8th, \vill occur the first meeting of the ''Trainer's Club." This is a ne\v plan for the Trainers and under the leadership of its president, Mr. Bixler, they feel that much pleasure and profit 路will result from these \veekly n1eetings. The raised floor in the new observation room is quite an improvement over the room previously used. We can both see and hear the work of the children much better.

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------------------Several new students have entered the Special class for the rest of the semester. To these \Ve give a most hearty welcome and hope they will enjoy being in the class. Mr. Joseph Kelley has been elected class leader and under his leadership the class will soon be heard from. Professor Delzell has a new plan of getting the class in typewriting to work. He gives a penny for a prize to the one having the best typewritten letter. Miss Gubser has been the lucky one so far. Miss Alma and Mr. Stanley Barber gave a reception to the Special class on Thursday evening, Jan. 23, at their home on Stanley street. All the girls took advantage of Leap year and came out, except Miss Purcell, who forgot to come, but it is generally known that she has been provided for in the future. Games 路.vere played the first

part of the evening. At ten o'clock the guests \Vere called into the dining room \vhere a bountiful supper was served as only Miss 路and Mr. Barker kno\v ho\v to give. All had a good time and \Vished the two young people a happy "good night" or rather a ''good morning'' and went their way to their different homes, wishing that such joyful occasions would come more often.

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The annual concert, to take place next month, is now attracting the entire attention of the band. They are drilling and practicing toward that end with great zeal and enthusiasm, bent on making it the best ever given. The Sophomore Male quartet, which was organized and trained especially for Sophomore Day, is certainly to be highly comn1ended. The quartet is now likely to become a permanent organization, and the Sophomores are to be congratulated upon the talent which exists in theii class. The members of the quartet are: G. Harold Lanphere, 1st Tenor; B. H. Rowan, 2nd Tenor; J. J. Brittell, Baritone; Carl P. Schott, Basso. Recently an exhibition was given in chapel by Prof. Aller and ~he ladies' chorus. They gave a selectiOn from "The Fishermaidens," a cantata by Henry Smart, which they are to give about the middle of May. They make an excellent showing, and gave us a feeling that the time for their cantata cannot roll around too rapidly. A novel exhibition was given Jan. 31 in Philo in the way of a piano trio. by the Misses French_, Mohrman and Gipson. The girl~ bein&" dressed alike and so perfect In their movement~, made a beautiful effect. The Young Men's Glee club came forward in chapel the other morning, .and gave an enthusiastic yell, letting us know that they are "still in existence. ''

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The first meetin g of th e New Yea r was lead by Rollo F os not, t h e subj ec t being . ''The P arable of th e So~ve r." Mr. Fosnot , in hi s ea rn est, s m c:ere way, brought t~i s simpl e truth home to us very fo rcibl y. Mr. Morgan r eturned J an. 12 from the State Stud ents Volun teer conven ti on, fi lled t o the br im w it h e nsth u · siasm. On Jan. 26, h e gave the Y . M. C. A. a splendid report of t he happenings of the coventi on. Th e fo llowing is a sh ort sketch of hi s t ri p as h e has written it: My trip as a delegate representing· the Y. M. C. A., to th e Students Volunteer convention, whi ch was he ld at Lin coln on t he 9th , lOth and 11th of J anuary, was very p leasant and profitable. The exceptionall y beau t iful w inter weather added much to its pleasantness. The convention throughout ;.va.s permeated .bY a true spirit of Chnstian fellowship and th e mi ssionary spiri t was very hi gh. Among t he good things we h eard at th e convention was a seri es of lectures on China, India and J apan by Dr. Fulker son , .who ~as. spent t wenty years as a medJCal m1ss1onar y in those countries. Two lectures by Dr. Dye on Africa, also a r eturned mi ss ionary, and a lecture on .Porto Rico by Rev. Van F leet, ~ .m1ssiona_ry in that country . The spmtual upllft obtained a t conventions of this nature is of a kind that will benefit one t hroughout li f~ and enable him t o li ve a better life for having received it. My g reatest regret was that more mem bers of our Y. M. C. A. could not have been oresent and have r eceived th e messages t hat were so forcibly brought h ome to me. F eb. 2nd, Professor Searson had the afternoon meeting and as a con sequence a large attendance of theY. M. C. A. was prese nt. His subj ect, "The Unknown God," was so v er y interest ingly and en t hu siastically discussed t hat ever yone pr esent declared

it t o h e one of lhe bes t m eet ings of the yea r. Pro fc s~ o 1· Sem·~on. takes a great inlc r csl in l he C hn s t 1a n. assoc iat ions of llw 1 orm a l. As ev 1d en~e of th is fa c t he is o fl'e1·inp; for th1s se mes t e r , a t;ourse in Old Tes lame.n t poetry as cc!n1p! i m e n lc~l)' _to t he Clm~ l ian or gn n Jzal Jons. J h1s cou rse IS ind eed a ~ re al pri\·il ege lo lh e students a1Hf a l.u·.~·c cl a ss is in attendance .

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'r Th e set;oncl of l hc m is:-; iona ry meet· ing·s of the Y- W. C._A . occurred J~n. 2Gt h , 1D08. Th e lnp. was ,to . Chma and was ve ry inlc r esl Jn g·. fh 1s plan of mi ss i o n ary ~ m cc l i n g·s is very l~e l p f ul, a s \N e lca n1 p;r eat man y . t hmgs about mi ss ions in othe r countnes. A ve r y in t e r est ing- soc ia l t im e .was h e ld by t he Bib le stud y com1mttee Jan. 24th . Th e g·ir ls w e r e broug ht mor e c lose ly tog·e th cr and a g-eneral inte r es t was secured. R efreshments were serve d. M isses Gun n and P ederson. a r e new member s of om· Cab ine t, M1 ss Gu!ln in t he p lace of M iss Easto 1~, and lVI1 ss P eder son in th e p lace of M1ss Fost er. W e are g lad to we lcome several n ew m ember s to our soc iety. ~n? earnestly in v ite n ew s tud en ts to .10111. Partly f or t h e pleasant timE!s.whi ch we h aye, especia ll y for t he sp 1ntual good whiCh you w ill r ece ive. . The cabinet a nd the r oom c~nnm 1t~ee r ece ived inter esti ng lette1·s from Miss Zinn. We are g la d to h ea r of l~er s uccess at Union, N eb r., and w1sh h er the b est of success h e reaf ter .

N.C. C. A . J ulia H. V:111 Drit:l

Messr s . H ealey Gerkin , Kelly, Murphv and Fish e'r and Mi ss Grace Ostenb'er g h ave 1·ecen t ly j oined the N.C. C. A .

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Mi ss Fig-h L was called h ome owing to the illn ess of her m other , who , I we are gad Lo state . h a improYed so much Lhat i\ I i :;~ Fig h t has re~ um ed her work h er e, a (ter an absence of a week . R ev. Fathe r F'ee ney of Auburn, \Yill cel ebrate mass at i\Irs . Jac k' s res ide nce F eb. 1:3. The assoc ialion is espec ially fo r tunat ~ in haYin g· i\1is:; Lall~· as t he ir adv iser. Under h e r g·uidance t he w ork h as been slead ily pu::.hed lono· and an inlf' r esl i n i t a r oused in each me mb er. T o he1· unt irin g effort ~ and unfl aggng zea l Lhe success of t he N. C. C . A. is l ar.ge) ~· due. Th e a ss?cia t ion h ~s r ented a piano and h ad 1L placed 111 the rest room. New song- books haYe been order ed !O supp ly Lhe d e fi c i enc~·, O\\'in g- to m creasccl mcm b c r ·hip. Mr. E. A . (;el'l-:in \\'as called home s h ortly , a f_ter the hoi idays by the d eath of h1 s b1·ot he r . P e ru, Nebr. , Jan . 21, 1908. Wher eas, God in Hi s infinite wisdom has see n fit to r e m ove f r om thi s earth the brother of ou r esteem ed m ember of our associati on, Edward Gerken. Therefor e, be i t r esol ved that we t he members of the Normal Cath oli ~ Associati on, ex tend to Edward Gerken our s incerP-s t sympathy in hi s time of grief. Be it ful'th_er r esolved that a copy of these r esolutwns be sent to Edward Gerken, and be published in The True Voice and The Normalite. Alice L. Chase Eleanor G. Check Margaret G. Hickey Committee.

ALUMN I Miss E liza C. Morgan, for more than twenty year s was the loving preceptress of Mt. Vernon Hall, now resides in Rochester, N. Y. She is enjoying her u sual good health. When writing to her N ebraska friends s he always remembers

Old P eru by the expression of the deepest interest in the welfare of the instit ut ion where she spent the best part of her life. l\I iss l\Iorgan is r emembered by her thousands of friends as a lady whose li fe was consecrated to her chosen work. H er pure life, her cult ured wars, her motherly love and ki ndness, and her s weet christian spirit will al"· a ~· s r emain as an inspiration to those students who attended the Normal during· t hose t\\'enty years. Her influence will continue to live and increase t hroughout all t ime. l\Iay many years of happiness be added to her life is the wish of all the Alumn i of Peru. l\liss Maude E. Teagarden, '05. like a ll g·ood alumni has ordered the Normafite. Miss Teagarden will gra~ uate th is year f rom the D~nnestJC Science of Kansas State Agnculture Colleg-e, Manhattan, Kansas. Superintendent Amos T. Hutchinson of Valley, N eb., recently r emarked t hat in all hi s life he has never known so beautiful and pleasant a month as the January just past. He was married during the holi days. The Lincoln papers recently announced the marriage of Miss Ethelyn Bonam of Lincoln and Wenton W.· Buckley of York. Prof. Buckley JS associated with his brother, Pro;. C. W. Buckley, '02, in t he York Busmess College. Both Professor and Mrs. Buckley were members of the ~lass of 1901. Mrs. Elizabeth Bratt Baldwin, '95, and Mrs. Mabel Gozee Elliott . ' 95, _are happy and contented in their beaut1ful cottage homes in the city of Omaha. The Red Oak papers r ecently announced the death of Capt. Herbert C. Lane. Capt. Lane graduated from the Peru Normal in 1888, served with honor in the Phllippine war as captain of a company of Iowa National Guards. Mrs. Hanna (Roberts) VanWickle, '87, of York, spent a few days visiting h er daughter, who is now a member of '08 class. Mrs. Van Wickie is an enthusiastic supporter of the Normal training for teachers and she believes

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the place t o secure t h e Normal training is a t h er A lma Mate r. The officers of the A lu mni elected at t h e ann ual m eeting at Li ncoln are: P r esid ent, Clifford H e ndri cks, '06, P en der. V ice President, Myrtle K r ebs, '07, Lincoln . TrP.asur er, E. E . Lackey, ' 04, Syr acuse. Secretary, W. N . Delzell. ' 94, Pet·u . E dith VanMiddlesworth , '94., is now superintendent of t he Normal t r a ini ng department of th e Wesleyan Un i vers ity.

EXCHANGES Bessie Fostcr

Adver tise-and the world is w it h you ; Don't-an d you 'll be alone;· For t he U . S. A. w ill n ever pay A cent to the " Gr eat Un known." " Why is a bald head like Heaven ?" ''Because it is a bright and shining place and t h er e is no parting t h er e.'' A course in true love never r un s smooth ; neith er does a course m Latin. Freshman jokes ar e getting stale, Puns and parodies, too ; But w hen t hat' s all exch anges g ive, What can t he editor do? - Ex. t1 Intelligent student (picking up a Caesar) - Oh my, latin is easy ! I

wi s h I had La kcn iL; look her e-' 'For ty ducks in a r ow," (fot·te dux in aro). ·'Pass us some jam . " (passus sum jam). "The bony legs of Caesar " (bon i leg-es 'aesa ri s) . Th e "CoyoLe" (S ioux Fa ll s) has a very s uggcsL i ,.c <:ove1·. Pr id e goeL h be f01·e a fa ll . Eve must have been a ft·ig h L. - Ex. SLu d c nL: " I wa n t t he ' Life of Ju lius CaP.sar.' '' L ibrar ia n: "B r ulu s is a head of yo u. '' "The 'No rm a lite' .from P eru conta i ns so nw fi ne mate ri al."-Purple a n d Go ld, B ell ev u e. Th e se lf mad e man was speaking. H.e sa id , " My fath e t· was a raiser of h ogs. T h ere was a large family of us - " a n d hi s voice was d r owned in t he app lause. If at fi r s t you don ' t s ucceed, borrow a n old n ote book. M iss Bess ie Foster , our exch ange ed it or, was r ecently called h ome on accou n t of the serious illness of her father. S h e w ill n ot likely r eturn for t h e secon d sem ester, b ut w ill be in the c lass of '08, as s h e completed the r equire d work at t h e en d of t h e fir st sem ester.

N ebraska City Pantitorium

E LME R H. j E NSEN, Agent L aundry called for Monday afternoon. Ladies' and G ents' Clothing to be pressed and cleaned will be called for at request during the week. T E LE PHONE 183 P E RU. NEBRASKA

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N ebraska City Laundry

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I THE IDLER Somewhere in a pr imary p la n book is a little rhy me used to teach th e beauty of ind us try. It is a rh yme so preg nant w ith m ean ing- that its pier cing t ruth strikes h ome to t he h eart of every n e ' er-do-well. It insp ires t h e honest worker . It is a rhyme for college s~ud ents; it is fo r ever ybody. Hear It: "An idler is a watc h that lack s both h ands. As useless if it -goes a s if it stands." The watch w it hout h a n ds does not do t he work for w hich it was made however perfectly constructed a nd delicately adju sted its parts. It does not tell tim e , n o m atter how accurately. it r:uns. Everyt hin g is t h e matter ~Ith I~. It !llay u se a ll t he en ergy of Its mam-sprmg- but its work is valueless. Add little indicators and this little m echani sm, w ith the same energy, may be made to do service. The g reat world h as generally condemned the loafer w ho daily sits on an u12-turne.d dr-:Y g oods box , expectorat m g Wit h unerring a im into a This man who nearby ant hole. doe~m't pretend to work is dubbed a~ Idler, but h e is the last of the idler tnbe. We must judge human industry by hig h er standards. The man in hi g~ position w ho k eeps busy but who, hke the watch w ithout hands gets nothing of value done is a~ i~ler. The builder who spe~ds his tim~ and stren g th but fails to work out the architect's plan s , is an idler. The col~ege professor, who though he may fairly work hi s h ead off, gets no perman ent resu lt s , is an idler . Many a teacher flutters a imlessly around her class room worrying her life and

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Motion is not work ; acting ish~ot n ecessarily doing. .The poor T~~;nh loses practically aUIts energy f . t" A vast armY of the wor. s s~~~W~d workers are. da}lY puttmg forth their finest energies m resultless effort. Lawyers with no zeal ~or establishing justice·, preachers Without unction, doctors who cure rather than pr event di seases, and t.eachers ;vh?~e souls are not. infused With the · spn·!t of effective service- these, ~and the1r

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kind, form a more dangerous idler ti a l work or to center my best enerclass than that of the whittling gos- g ies toward a goa l worth while, there sips of the dry goods box. These re- in am I an id le r. " I wou ld rather sultless workers daily add to the sum have a student inspired with an alltotal of the world' s mistakes under compelling des ire to do accurately a few th in gs worth wh ile than that he the cloak of well-doing. But leave me now. Let me sit be an indi ffere nt worker a long many quietly down to meditate for a time. lin es. If on e wou ld not come far I begin to discern the true meaning shor t of hi s real poss ibil ities. he must of Jerry Ensign's words: "Fifteen h ere an d now learn one of li fe's suyears ago I was a prominent student preme lesso ns and, each day, get in a great western university. I was so mething worth whi le well done. class president, editor of the college MAKE THIS A DAY paper, member of the base ba ll and foot ball teams, prominent officer in ''Thi s day is yours ; your work is yours, leading literary society ,acti ve worker The odds are not who pays your hire; in t he economics club, college settle- The t hing accomplished- - that endures ment worker, editor of a coll ege anIf it be what the days require. nual, champion in the oratorical con- He who tak es up hi s daily round, test, and vice president of t he Y. M. As one n ew armorP.d for the fray, C. A. I was too busy to read or to Tomorrow st eps on solid g round. think for myself, too busy to help Make t his a day. others, too busy to get anything done well. They all called me a hu stler. "The day is thi s; the time is. now; No better hour was ever hereThe fact is, I didn't concentrate. I bungled everything. And I was Who waits upon the w hen and how always t ired out." On his own conRemains forever in the rear. fession, .Jerry Ensign was an idler. Though yesterday were wasted stuff, Your feet may still seek out the way, In mv meditation this truth breaks in upon me: "Wherein I fa il to con- Tomorrow is not soon enoughMake this a day.'' cen~rate my best thought upon essen-

ATHLETICS B. E. SWENSON

The fact that the Normal r anks high in athletics of the secondary colleges throughout the state, has again been conclusively proven by the success of our girls' bask et ball team this season. The Normal g irls have not been beaten this year, and therefore we honor our g irls as "State Champ ions" of t he smaller colleges. They defeated both Cotner and Wesleyan by decisive scores. One of the most beautifully demonstrated games ever enacted before an appreciative audience, occurred in the Normal gymnasium on February 14th, when the far-famed Wesleyan g irls' basket ball team r olled into

town, t hreatenin g to cinch the state penaant. The r esults of the game proved that over-confidence has been, more th an on ce, the cause of defeat. The gam e was very interesting throughout. The Normal girls as usual did themselves justice. This game gives t h e Normal a strong hold on the pennant. Score 43 to 21. The Shenandoah team which was to have come over on February 21, for some unknown reason fai led to materialize. The boys h ad been practicing especially h ard f or the Shenandoah fellows, vowing vengenace for the defeat which t h ey gave u s over there earlier in the season. The boys felt

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'l'he Normal has closed it s bas ket ball season and baseball::is now in order. The pitching sta ff h ave dail y work-outs in the gym. Th e "old :r:eliable" Dave Carlson is ag ain here "with the goods" in the b ox. Dave is captaining the team t hi s year and the prospects for a winni ng team never looKed bri ghter in th e hi s tory of baseball in the Norma l. Schott , wh.o pitched winning ball on the Shickley team last year will no doubt make good on the pitching staff. Both catchers of last year, vartney a nd Me Adams, are anxious to get out on t he field. Helms, a former Normal star is in scho·)l this year and will be see~ with his mitt on " second " Th e Sportinst editor of this publication hopes to take Go~t' s place at first, Eg genberger for third, Beck and P arriott f?r "s~ort" and Tolhurst, Zink, Col- ~ms, Gibne~, Wrightsman ar e promment candidates for positions in t he gardens. We have practically all old men to start with this year and we see no reason why we should not make somebody "go some" to win the pennant. b An excellent baseball schedule has Alinth~rb~ged for the coming season . ed for Ig games have been providf by the Interstate Athletic con. erence. Practice games with Au~urn, Ne~raska City and other good earns . will be arranged for Below we prmt the schedule as ~rran ged f or games at Peru: Doane vs. Normal April 29 Kearney vs. N or~al May i Wesleyan vs. Norma'l May is Bellevue vs. Normal ' Ma 29 · Cotner VS. Normal, J~ne The t~am will leave on its tri Ma 18, pl.aymg return with the cJIIege~ mentioned.. Kearney Normal is a !lew ~me this year and great interest . Is bemg taken in this game.

Mr. Wade Bixby of '07, came over from Auburn to (help) play in the band. Supt. Rouse returned March 2 after visiting Normal schools in Chicago and other points in the east.

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On F eb. 22 Lhc quesL ion, - Resolved: " That Lhe Un ited States governm ent w ill not be j usL ifiecl in passing any fi nancia l measu re in w h ich th e government beco mes a eli rec t g uarantor of deposits " - was di scussed . The affirmati ve was m a in ta ined by Misses Loomi s a n d Wa lstrom, alld t he negat ive by Misses P ederson and McLean. T he C ice ronian s joined t h e Athen ians la ter in the even ing, and Mr. Burns a ssist ed t h e affi rmative, and Mr. McMilli an t h e negative , in t he discussion . T he q ues t ion , R eso lved , " That the U ni t ed States g overnm ent should protect its for ests,' ' was dated for F eb. 29 but w h en t he clu b a ssembled t he debaters r equest ed t hat an open discuss ion be a llowed , as t h e question w as so on e-sided. T h is was gr anted, and a large n umber t ook part in the di scu ss i on ~

At the r ecent election· of officers, the following were chosen : Miss Chittenden president; Miss Walstrom, vic~ president ;. Miss Loomis, critic; Mi ss B lanche Ba1lor, secretary; Miss Peder son, S. of A. :;;.The girl s of the scho~l .wer~ well r epresented in the p rehmm_ar1es by Misses Green, Chase, Chitt enden, VanDriel Miller and Yocum. The Athenian' Debating club feels proud of its work thi s year, as the most of these are Atheni an g irls.

CICERONIAN J . J. Brittell has been appointed as the representative of ~he Cice.ron~an society on the Normahte nubhcat10n board for 1908. Everybody i~ inv ite? to come out and hear the mterestm g di scussions held in Cicero.

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THE CONTEST On the evening of Feb. 15, the annual "Philo-Everett Contest" was rendered to a large and enthusiasic audience. The program COJ?Si~tted of orations, piano solos, descnptwns, readings, a symposium and vocal solos. . Mr. Glenn D. Jenkins, represen~mg the Everetts in the oration certamly made our hearts swell with pride and admiraton. His subject, ·:9?nserya- . tion of Natural Resources, IS a hve question and one that every citizen of the United States should be conversant with. We predict a brilli~nt future as an orator for Mr. Jenkms. Miss Lena Larimer, ClUr most excellent pianist, rendered the "Cel~~ra:t ed Witches' Dance," by Pagamm, m such a proficient manner that she was greeted by a universal burst of applause. "The American Girl,'' a descri_P~ion by Miss Grace Bogardus, was O!Igmal and elegant in style, present.mg to her hearers a very true picture I!ldede~. Miss M. Mae Jones has acqmre . m this school a very enviable reputatHIOn as a reader and impersonat9r. , , er rendering of "The Death Disk, by Mark Twain was about as near perfect as she d~red make it- because, friends and fellow Everetts, you :h~ Miss Jones did not wish to cause Philomatheans to precipitate ~oo pro~ fusely from the eyes. · In w hJCh ~s the Everetts would no -doubt rjceiV~ a soaking. As it was Miss 9nfs rendition of her subect was s_o skill 1 that it brought first smiles an laughter, then tears and sadness. . A symposium, cons~stin~,of a dhcussion of the questiOn, ~re t. e Russian Revolutionists .Justifi.ed 111 Revoltng ?" was given, m wh!ch J. E Gibney another of Everett s orato.rs and ~ne of her .best. debaters, Mr. Dierk P. De Young, a univer- stood for the affirmativ~ side of the sity g raduate who has been [traveling question. The symposmm was unin South America, is the g uest of F. doubtedly one of the -excellent features of. the evening's contest. In A. Boose.

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the years to come, we, as Everet ts , expect to number among our friend ~ and old members, st~tes m en, poets, writers. lawyers; in fact, we predict bright futures for many of our present number. Only one eve,nt of the .contest program remains yet to be exp loited. The last but in no wise the least. It was the vocal so los, "Fiddle and I" and "A DrPam:'' sung bv Mi ss Adalyn Blankenship. Those who liave heard Miss Blank enship need no descript ion of her sing in g. To others we wi ll say that th e depth and ri chness of melody and the perfect exp_ression which she put into her selections marks her as an expert in vocal produCtions,one whom the school may be proud of, and whom the state and nation may .well be some day. · In adequate space limits .us to merely a~summary description of th e contest .. Everybody was to judge for t~ems~lves. The most of us have deCided In favor of the Everett co ntest ants. We feel. assur~d that the prosperity of the soc1ety W l ll continue on the in crease and wish to inform our friends who read ..th_e Normalite as to our list of new officers for. thi s semester: P~esident, _Glenn D: Jenkins , Stella. V}ce president, Grace Bogardus Nehgh. ' Recording secretary,Julia VanDriel Maim~ ' Corresponding secretary, Lena Larimer, Peru. Treasurer, Russell Stewart Courtland. ' Attorney, A. J. Hill, Silver Cr eek. S_argeant·at·arms, H. M. Stephens Juhan. ' Board of trustees- Harrison Burkey, Davenport; J esse Harris, Shubert · J E. Gibney, E lkhorn. ' ·

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Pres ident L anphe1·e has t aken hold of hi s work ex ceedingl y well , s howing himself to be an exce_ll en t exec ~I ti ve. H e has used good JUdgment m t he appointm ent of strong comm it · tees. Phi lo has had exceptionall y strong prog ra ms t hi s pas l ·emes ter. Tl~ e prog ram s have bee n a t:ranged for t h1 s en tire se mester fo llow m g the general plan of las t term. Thi s class of work is h eavy, but t he P hil oma t h e~ n s have a lways bee n noted for t hen· strong work. Last year P hi lo bou g ht a fine copy of a la rge pan el picture:, " The Evolut ion of th e Boo k." cost mg n early $_50. This year t h ~ soc ietJ: has spent a SI!flilar amou nt m pape n ng t he wa lls with a beautiful green in a pa J! el effect. A comm ittee has been appointed to purchase curtains for the hall. After the decorations a re completed ~ha t are now under contemplatiOn, ~ hil o hall wi ll be one of the fi nest soc iety halls in the west. . Professor W. N. Delzell, t h e P hilo adv iser, is plann ing to take a party to Europe this summ er. under the auspices of the Un iver s ity Bureau of travel. Already som e strong teachers have joined h is party. Such gr~~t lecturers as Lorado Taft , Dean Swift and Dr. Powers w ill a ccompany t he party. . . E x-P resident C. R. Ga~es I S makmg a r ecord as a teacher of ht~rature and English in the Oakland hig h school.

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The Cadets commemorated Washington's birthday by giving their annual reception to the school on that date. The gymnasium was appropriately decorated for the occasion and assum~d a very patriotic atmosphere. The pil!ars were wrapped with the red, white and blue, and the basket ball goals were not recognized as su~~. for under one goal, with the natlon.al flag as a background, hung the. picture of George Washington, w_hile under the other goal hung t he P!cture of Martha Washington. Both Pictures were ~eautifully and artistically draped With the national colors. ~e true beauty of the red, white and ue was br~ught out on every side. A souyemr was given to each one p_resen~ m the shape of a blue hatchet tbied With~ small bow of white ribon, and With "N · s· c. ,08 , wri'tten across t he handle in white ink. f The crowd having gathered , attenIOn was sounded and a grand march basd announced with music by the an . After the march a sna prog_ram was rendered as follows ppy Music . . .. Music ·; · · · · · · · · · · · ····· · .. Band .· ·· ·· -Sophomore Male Quartette Read mg.. M' Drill · · · · · · · · · · · · · Iss Dunlap Fancy. <i~i1i · · · · · · · ··.Awkward Squad A rnerica..... · ·· ··. .··. · · ·· · ·· . . Company A · · · · · · · . . ..... . Ban d . Th~' audience was then asked to smg beans, beans bean '' prepare therp for 'the s, so as to that were to f 0 11 refreshments ow. As th e song wbaS sung, the hps of everyone could e se~n to smack for the beans th t · a were m store for them. The refreshments consisted of bean so~p and hard tack. One youn lad claims .that she actually found gthre~ beans m her soup, and that it was ju~t "lovely." At any rate, everyone enJoyed the refreshments and pro. nounced the Cadets fine cooks. Thanks is due to those who assisted n

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on the program to make this reception a success. Owing to the g rowth of the company of late, a n ew company has been organized. Several changes have also bee n made in Company A. The officers of the two companies now stand as follows : Prof. C. F. Beck, Commandant. Compa ny A Company B C. 0. Oline Capt C. Gordon Beck B. H. Rowan 1st Lieut. R. Stewart B. B. Bedell 2nd Li eut. E.M.~eyer Sg't. Major, S. D. E llenberger. Q. M. Sg't., Archie Hos terman. E. R. Burkey '1st Sg't Victor Trucken 0 . Lincoln 2nd Sg't M. Sanders - Lechliter 3rci Sg't W. Burrell 4th Sg' t E. R. Gross W. S. Cook Chas. Moulton 5th Sg't P. Renfro Corporals R. Whitfield D. Whitfield H. Berkey Milton Dye R. Jones B. Barnes

LEAP YEAR PARTY With thei r characteri stic orig inality Misses Rodabaugh, Abbott and Shaw planned a most delightful Leap year party for a few of their friends on February 3. Unique invitations were sent to the young ladies with inv itations enclosed for the youn g men. All were requested t o come in primary costume which request was carried out in both t he letter and spirit . The games of t he evening, as well as the r efreshments, were in accord w ith the primary idea. All of those w ho attended join in pronouncing the evening one of t he most enjoyable of the school year. Those present were : Misses Zink, Huff, Bertha Reed, Williams. Tena Gunn, Ethel a nd Grace Berr y; Messrs . Zink, Akers, Lanphere, Williams, Smith, Hill and Hodapp.

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' Mrs. B. F. Gri ffi n a nd little - daughter. R h ea of T e ka ma h , h ave been spending a few days w ith t he Misses Gra ce a nd Ethe l Berry. . On Februa r y 12th, the S enior class held a St. Va le nt ine ' s par ty in t he gmynasium, which h a d been adorned with rugs, cushion s, etc. The evening 路Nas spent in play in g old f ashioned games and h aving a j olly g ood time. 路 Before going h ome t h e Seniors were served to r efreshments cons isting of three courses, punch, wafers and good nature. To other s planning refreshments we r ef er you to Professor Howie or Fred Zink for the r eceipt of the punch serverl. -David Carlson, Misses Edna and Grace Beach w en t to Bla n chard, Ia. , to attend the w edding of Mr.路 Roy Smith and Miss Calist a Hurst, which occurre d February 12 a t t h e home of the bride's f ath er . Mr. and Mrs. Smith are both g r aduates of the class of 1907. Mr. Carlson and the Misses Beach r eturne d to Peru Friday , accompany ing the bride a nd g room as far as N ebrask a City. Miss Grace Beach has been ma kin g h er sister an extended v is it s ince their ret urn. 路 Miss Easton and Miss Dunn spent Sunday, February 8, at their homes. E. R. Burkey, of the Senior class, is the s miling f ath e r of a bouncing boy. The n ew m ember of the Senior class was born F ebr uary 5th, and is n amed J ames Harold.

submitting it would be declared the _ w inner. A committee, consisting of one member from each class, Prof. Searson, representative of the facu!ty, the class adv isers, Professors ~owie ~and Beck, and Miss Anna Ketridge or the Annual staff, opened the~~ envel?pe~,, deciding that the name, Peruvian, presented by E. R. Gross, was mo~t appropriate and suitable. He Will therefore receive the prize. We are proud to note the fact ~h~t sixteen Seniors were on the prehminal'Y debates and that many good aryd strong points were brought out m their speeches. Mrs. J. B. Douglas spen~ severa~ days visiting her sister, Miss Ethe Rob b.

THE P E RUVIAN A pri ze of a Senior Annual was to be g iven to t h e per son submit ting t he most sui table n a me for the annual befor e Wednesday , F ebrua ry 26, at 6 o'clock. N a m es wer e s ubmitted in sealed en velopes containing th e name of the person s ubmitt ing t h e same. Envelopes wer e dated as r eceived, so that in case two per sons submitted the winning nam e, th e person first

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On Feb11uary 28, the class rryet , and with a unanimous _vote dectded to , dedi cate the Semor annual, the " Peruvian," to Professor J . M. Howie, class adviser of t he class of ' 08~

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At a conference held Monday Miss Mears 2"ave a very beneficial talk on the subject, "Geography., . On Wednesday Prof. E. L. Rouse gave an instructive and interestin g account of his .visit to the Ch icago Normals.

JUNIO R JINGLES G len D. J enkins

So nigh 'is grandeur to our dus t · ' So near is God to man When duty whispers low, "Thou must;" The youth r eplies, "I can., - Emerson . Have you a duty to perform which h as been neglected ? If so carefu lly read the above quotation. ' :r'he J unior basket ball teams cer· tamly deserve great honor . Althoug h the boys were unable to conqu er th e l;lSky ~ophomores in the class chamPb~f~hip hgame, they manifested great a I I Y w en, 'neath the rumble and Soar: of the Sophomore "rooters " t he emor squad was defeated b'y the score of 17 to 10. We feel that though the boys lost the pennant ta!lle, bthey should feel honored by emg eaten by . such worthy oppofunts . ~or we can surely say that e op ~mores showed great team work while on ~he field. Our boys' b~sket ball team consists of R- B Sims, Ira Cartney, Forest McAd~ms. B. E. Swenson Blynn Helm d Jfmds Phillipps.' These .boys ~u:~Y s an a good show for making the fi rst team next year. After losing the boys' pe~n t game t~ere was still one hope for ~~ nown m the basket ball line Th t was to defeat the girls' teams · of th other classe_s. Th is was accomplished b~ very politely_defeating the Seniors w1th t he very h beral score of 16 to 1 and soon afterward defeating t he "Stars" of the Sophomore class by the score of 24 to 4. This i ~ surely sufficient evidence that the Jun ior girls are far superior to any class team in the Normal.

Those of the g irls' bask et ball team a re : Mi sses McDermitt, Dil lner, Andrews, Gi lbert, (; lover, Delzell and Pasco- We , th e c la ss of 1909, wish to congratu late th ese bas ket ball conquerors upon the ir most excellent success an d hope t hat lhe ir att~mpts in the fulure will be crowned with equally hril lianf resu lts . J. A . !:-Ianis was ca ll eel home Tuesday eve ning, on accou nt of t he death of hi s aunt. We wi s h to extend to Mr. Hani s and re latives our ~eartfel t sympa thY in the ir hou r of g n ef. Th e Juniors are to he congratulated upon the interest s how n tov~a1:d tl~eir r epresenta tives i n the preh mman es. It sure ly shows t hat th ~ cla.ss ~t.an ds for the upli ft ing o£ 1ts md 1v1dual members. R. B . Sims and B. E. Swenson were sent a s de legates from theY. M. C. A . of th is place to theY. M. C. A. conven tion held at Norfolk last month. . b The Valenti ne par ty, g.1 ven Y the J unior class on t he evemng. of Feb. 12. was indeed a decided success. Nearly a ll members we_re present and a very enjoyable evemng was. spent. Various games, together W I t~ t he wri t ing of personal poems, constitl!- ted t h e am usement of the . evenmg . Luscious refreshments of Ice cream an d cak e were ser ved, and a good ti me in genera l was had unt_il s~d denh" all was darkness, remmdmg the ·merry crowd t h.at t~ e el ec~ri c lig ht man did not beh eve m keepmg late hours. P resident Swenson is now a mem-ber of t h e first boys' basket ball team of the Normal, having been placed in that position since t h e contest of the class te~ms was decided. Professor W . N . Delzell is p lanning to take a party to E u rope under the auspices of t he University Bureau of Travel. Such noted lecturers as Lorado Taft and Dr. Powers and others who have tak en t h ese trips many ti mes, w ill accompany th e par ty and g ive in st r ucti ng lectures so that all can understand t h e teal m eaning of th e great scenes in the lands passed throug h.

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On the mornin g , of January 27, 1908, Mr. qrabtree was a sked to read the followmg invitation from the Sophomore cla s s, which he g ladly co~ sente_d to do. The in v itation was wntten m a poetica l sty le and r ead as follows: To ou~ kin? Pres ident a--,... d Facu lt y , The1r WlVes and swe ethea rts who e 'er thev be. To all t~e S<:!ni01:s di g nified, And JOl_ly Juniors a t th e ir s ide, Th e Tram er s , Fres hmen, a nd 9th Grad e too We bicl non e of y ou skidoo, And from chapel t om orrow don ' t s ta y away , f or th_e Sophomores in g lad array , W1ll the1r p ro~ d col or s th en di splay , Com e out kmd fn ends , whil e yet you 1nay ,

And with us celebrate, t he day. This was written aÂˇnd compose:! by a person in our class, a M_r. F. ~Â Aden. We certainly appr ec JatE::d this and feel proud to kno\V t hat we have a poet in our class. After our dear preside~t l'e:d t he invitation, everyo CJ e was 1n sn.:;pe nse and did not seem to take the matter serious ly. B ~t never theles.:; ~n t he following morning t he classes. facu lty and fri ends found themselves comfortably seated beneath ~h e scarl et a nd white, t hus paying tn ~ute to t he Sophomores. The decorat ions w~re simpl e bu t effecti ve : in f act t he a2m of th e class was to keep everythmg as f ar as possible from elabor ate . The progra m was large ly mus ica l. It in( Continnt!d 011 page tJ)

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Editorial Staff JOH N T AKERS. EotTC"R IN CHI EF. J. HAROLD W I LLIAMS, ASSOCl -'TE EDITOR J E. MORGAN, JOHN HANNA C 0 . OLINE ET HEL BERRY B. E. SW ENSON CLARA SHI RES W . N . DELZELL

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Hon. A . L. Bixby , fami li arly known t h roughout ' Nebraska as the Poet Laureate of N ebraska, has consen~ed to g ive one of h is ce lebrated r~admg addresses at t he c'osing exer cises of t h e summ er 'sch ool on A ugust 7. Secretary Lu th er P . L udden w ill also be preseht to lectu re . It is plan!1ed t o have forma l closing exercises wyolving several programs of exceptiOnal interest.

Reformed spelling is growing more popular than ever. We need a reform in spell ing. We ought to have a reform in spelli ng. We will have a reform in spPll ing.

We wish to say a word of praise and commendation for those of our facu lty who seek to keep ~P-t<?·date. This is done, not by staymg m t h e class room day after day and year after year and never getting out .and seeing what oth er schools are dom_g. The T raining department has as 1ts head a man w ho is developi_ng th is work in a remarkably splend 1d manner. Our pres iden t, after: attending the various nationa l educatiOnal meetings always h as an inspiring message to brin g to t he school.

Seniors, get ready to apply for a good position for the com ing year. Remember t hat preparation, untiring energy and ceaseless 9eyotion to duty are the necessary requ isites to successful teaching. So if you do not possess these, do not lower the standard of the profession by entering it, but do those things for which you are best prepared.

Every teacher should cultivate the habit of clear forcefu l expresson. Teachers need to form intell igent conv ictions an d to develop the power to express their conv ictiol}S forcibly. Deba:ing work and work m extemporaneous speak ing is of inestimable value to every teach er. Clear, independent. logical thinking and natural forcefu l expression are sure to result.

EDITORIAL There are always some people who are happy at the defeat of t hose about t hem. Are you one of t hose persons?

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Lanphere, J. McMillen and C. P. Schott Homer Wrightsman has signed up for baseball and has already begu.n 0 throw horrible benders, especia1Y ' ' outs.'' Miss Edwards had the misfortune to break a small bone in her sho~lder . exerc1smg . · · the gymnasmm. whIle m h to It was thought best to remove er her home. h . Our class colors wave in all t fueui ch a success SOPHOMORE SIGHTS glory because of su . our boys (Conti n uctl fro m Pace •• ) basket ball season. Eith~r nof the eluded the class s ong, composed by; or girls have taken part m baseball. Jacob Schott, a~d was sung with championship ga!Dest ~henvery first. e h Freshthe usual enthus iasm for which the Now let us begm a The Sopho~ore boys befat bt sket ball, Sophomor.es are ~o~ed. Next the class 0 t the wa~ lead I~ a mihtary color drill by men boys m a game . a their president, Mr. C. G. Beck. then the Sophomore girls b~f base taili~ Juniors Another special f e ature of the pro- Freshmen girls in then our. boys. ea n the Sophball, gram was the Sophomore quartette composed . of M ess rs. Lanphere' for the champwnship, the hmen in a Rowan , Bnttell and Schott, who twic~ omore girls beat the ~h~s is a string I be proud responded to enco~·e s . We certainly game of basket ball. back to feel grateful to M1ss Ellenberg er in of victories that a class lank 0 of, and whenevet: they ~ of bonthe manne,r she helped us at the piano, this time, it is with a fee;.I~~ss took and certamly want t o e xpress our thanks to h er. Afte1 giving a yell est pride to think .thaf1 0 the cham· ·arne beled by C. P . Schott, the class marched a prominent part m a pionship series. Take thju~iors · we off of the stag e to their seats. Then followed the rousing song, "Our Ne : tween our girls and the 0 n acc~unt bra~ka No~·mal." The class was ag ain confess we were be.atfn, b t neverled m their old but rousing yell and of height and exper1ed~e, h~ving the the program was ended. Much of the theless we feel pr~u m art in the s~ccess of th~ occasion was due to the opport~nitY. of takmg Neverthele~s than their kmd and patient adviser, Miss Ellis champiOnship game. . . and to. the he~rty appreciation of a~ we made a better sh~wN~mal school first opponents. Thisd fosuch a class. attentive audience. has reason to be prou 0 Miss Odus VanCamp, who was a l'l!e~ber <?f our class last semester, VISited fnend s a f ew days this last S week. We are always glad to see our FRESHMAN FRILL classn;<l;tes, and certainly appreciated the VISit. Ruth Brownell Mrs. Rolla F osnot was called home ~--------------: a few days last week, on account of h hose parents moved the d eath of his g randfather. Miss Forsyt e, w Oakland, Iowa, here re~entlyd fro~h the Freshman H. M. Stephens is again shaking has reg1stere Wih may enjoy her hands with old friends. This is class. We hope s e rather remarkable after his misfor- work among us very much. tune. On the evening of the nineteenth of We are glad to know that -we had February, the Freshmen met for a three representatives on the prelimi- little social time. Many games were nary debates in t he names of G. H. played and stories were told and all

No deba te r ca n acquire the a r t of proving a pain +- clearly a nd conclusively withou t beco mi ng a more e ffective teache r in the class r oom . The most e ffec t ive w or k of e v er y t eacher is oral. The con v in c ing , the sy mpathetic tone, the c lear illus tration all sprin g from the powe r to t hink and express id~a s in th e clas h of argument, or m th e m or e de libera te speaking of ordina ry lifE>.

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went away refreshed, r eady for wor k again Monday. Miss Edith Shaw, who h as been t roubled wit h her eyes, has been out of school for the last few days. She has t he sympath y of her classmates. Prof. Gregg, our class adviser , delivered his illustrated lecture, " Nebraska's Geogoli cal Story" to an ap· preciative aud ience at Bellwood on t he evening of February 28. Many of our Freshm en are taki ng advantag~ of the help offered by t he Princeton preceptorial plan, and appr~ci ate its privileges. ''Mo-mo-mor, Ga-ga-gan , Morgan !'' " Intercolleg iate debate ! That' s where Morgan shin es of late!" The Freshman class is keepi ng its ranks well filled this semester , and it is our ambition to go t hrough t he semester with no one falling out through class failures. With Miss Culbertson to instruct us in E ngli nh , Miss Ellis in general history, Mi ss Woods in Latin, and Prof. Beck in algebra, teachers who ar e sympathe tic, skillf ul, and omniscent in t heir subjects, we count ourselves most favored and happy in our opportunities.

Mrs. Palmer, of Shubert, spent Saturday and Sunday in Peru visiting her daughters, Misses Mayme and Grace. · Mrs. Cole, of Bennett. has been visiting her daughter, Mi ss Addie: · Miss Et hel M. Smith is reported as being quite sick. · Mr. J . D. Reed. of our class, has departed for California , where he int ends to spend t he r emainder of th e winter. A recepti on was given to the new Trainers , after the first program of 'The Trainers' club. " The evening was enjoyab ly spent in getting ac-

q ua inted. Li ght r efres hmen ts were ser ved and we depa r ted just as the li ghts were dy ing out. Th e Tra in ing class have bee n studyin g t he g r eat a r t ists the last few days , in order to t horoughl y enjoy the Ar t ex hi bit . We a re loo king for wa rd to th e lectures of Dr. Powers wi t h g reat p leasu re .

MUS l C Th e Sophom or e m ale quar tet seems to be as g rea t ly in dema nd as if they were con nected w it h some lyceum bureau- a nd we w ill never t ire of hearing th em . Prof essor J . W. Bix by, of the Howe hig h school, g r aduat e of ' 07 and former solo cornetis t of t he ba: nd, has been secured to take p a rt in the annual band concert, a nd is ma king r egu lar t rips her e fo r practice. Professor A ller h as a ss igned par ts for the musica l cantata , " Queen Est her " w hi ch w il l be g iven commencement week. The work is progressing ni cely w ith abou t seventy -five voices. The orchestra w ill g ive th eir annual concert on March 18. · It w ill be under t h e d irection of Professor Loeb, of Nebraska City , an d an excell ent program is being p rep ar ed . They w ill be .a ssisted on t h e program by vocal solos by Professor ~Aller and Mi ss Blankenhsip . After a long period of d eep slumber, the Owl quartet ca m e for ward again r ecent ly a nd played befor e t h e pr eliminary debates. Debater Hanna remarked that it ca lled his min d bac k to old football days. It wa s indeed a r ar e t r eat to have the p leasure of listening to t he "Prince of Vi olin ist s , " Carl Hermann , w ho accom panied Durno, t he magician , F ebr uary 26. Mr . Hermann is a ma rve l in hi s lin e. His interpret ation of "The H oly City" was greatly appr eciated, w hile his various imitation s called f orth volumes of laughter f rom the aud ience. We hope sometime to be able to again hear him.

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Th e rall y of the Y . :\I. and Y. \V. C. A . , occurri ng unday. February 16, was well attended and Ye ry much enjoyed. The program w as as follows : Mu~ic . ............... Mal e Quar tette Scr i ptur~ a nd Prayer .. .. . Mi ss Clark Vocal solo ............. 1\Irs. Brow nell Th e Duty that Li e I e xt ... lVIr. Greo·o· Voca l solo ............... .. . Mr. Aile"; What a R eli g ious Li fe Impels One . ~o Do and t() Be .. . .. Mr. Brownell V10hn solo .. . .. ... ... . .. Mr. H odapp The 28th annua l conven t ion of t he Y oung Men's Chri stia n associations of Nebras ka was h eld at Norfolk F ebruary 13-16. Messr s . Swenson L a nphe r e, S im s and Britten wer e th~ young m en sent a delegates by t he Normal. They r epor t a n instructive PJ'Ofitable and e nterta inin g time. Th~ last three m eetings of t heY. M. C. ~· h ave . been s pent li stenin o- to the mterest1ng rep orts of · the d~l egates The followin g is a much condensed report of the convention w ritten by one of the delegates in behalf of the delegates ''We belie\"e th' t' t h b Is conven Ion o ave eeldn .one of the most successful ever h e .. m the state. The Y. M. C. A. SJ?Il'I~ was very evident from the begmnmg and both delegates and speakers g re:v more enthusiastic as the conventiOn proceeded. Some of the speak~rs which we had the p leasure of hstenmg to were 'Dad' Elliott of New York, one of America's greatest men, also Drs. Jenkins,'Conley, Love · land, Henry of Oma ha, and President Turner of Hast i ngs college. We cannot here dwell upon the addresses of any one_ of these great men, but can on ly say that among them were some of the g reatest men of our country and yve W<;re greatly benefited from havmg h s tened to the words of these m en. The music a lso is to be very hi gh ly commended. We were favorec;l by having three male quartettes, , VIZ:. Bellevue, Central City and an Indian qua rtet t e. Each of these ren-

dered fine selections at different interva ls throughout the convention. One of t he most interesting features of the progr am was an address given us by Stephen Jones, one of our international Y. lVI. C. A. secretaries, who works a mong the Indians, himself being an Indian. We gr eatly regret that more of our young men were not present at th is convention and hope to be able to send more repre· sentatives next year."

Y. W. C. A. TheY. W. C. A. elected thei1; new vfficer s February 12. The girls have been wise in choosing the following officers: President, Miss Nellie Dorsey. Vice president, Miss Almeda Hill. Treasurer Miss Dora Kaffenberger. Recording~ secretary, Miss Dora Andrews. Corresponding secretary, Miss Maude Henderson. Representative on Normalite board, Miss Ennis Boyer. . General secretary, Bessie Zmk. The association has not had a general secretary until last year, whei1 MI'ss Myrtle KI·ebs was elected for that place. We are glad t? have Mi ss Zink remain on our cabmet to again fill the position which has been vacant since Miss Krebs left school. The assocation girls held an indoor field meet in the gymnasium on February 8th. The evenin~ ~as very unpleasant outside, but mside everything was cheery and comfortable. Some of the important events were the races in which many took part, the gypsy fortune teller's +ent, Punch and Judy, the Red Li~1ks, t he candy booths. Despite the mclemency of the weather, a large c_rowd attended and all seemed to enJOY themselv.es. A free lu!lch was .served. The. g ir ls of the Social and Fmance comm1ttees are certainly to be congrat ulated upon the success of this fi eld ~eet.. A reception was held m Ph ilo and Everett hall on February 29 for t he

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new members, who have joined this year. One of the interesting features of the evening was the installation of the new officers, who received the emblem of their office from the outgoing officers, and an- explanation of their _ work from Miss Clark. Each one present received a souvenir of the evening, cards containing the date and hand-painted violet.s. The amusement of the evening was a contest in writing poetry about certain kinds of apples. The prizes were the B. A. P., L. A. P. and N. A. P. We were much interested in finding out what these prizes were. The B. A P .. was the Big Apple Pie, the L. A. P. the Little Apple Pie and N. A. P., which most received, No Apple Pie. Refreshments consisting of punch and wa~rs, were served. The Missionary committee held a reception in the Y. w. C. A. rest room on February 27 for the mem hers of the Mission study classes. Games were played, refreshments served and all enjoyed a general good time for an hour or more. We feel that one of the best ways of equipping ourselves for service after we leave school is through the study of the Bible and Missions. We regret very much that. Miss Bess Foster cannot be with us this last semester, but are glad that she has successfully completed her work, and is considered a trraduate of '08.

N.C. C. A. Julia H. Van Oriel

A candy sale was held in the lobby of the chapel Feb. 14. The receipts will be used to purchase chairs for the rest room. Delegates from the Catholic clubs of Peru, Fremont, Wayne and the University of Nebraska, met in Lincoln, Feb . 15 and formed a federation for the purpose of uniting the various Catholic associations in their social, educational and rP.ligious work. A constitutoin was drfated and adopted and the following officers elected :

Pres ident, Mr. J. F. Coupe, Lincoln; vice president, Mr. P. F - Sauntry of Wayne; secretary, Miss Hattie Fight of Peru; treasurer, Mr. P. A. Tomek of Fremont; adviser, Rev. Father O'Connor of Crei ghton Uni versity. A sta ndin g comm ittee was then elected, Mr. Wm. Whelan to serve until October 10, 190~, Miss Lucy Clark 1909, and Mr. P. F. Sauntry until 1910. This committee with the adviser made out the course of study to be pursued. The N. C. C. A. is now enjoying their new rest room. Through the tireless efforts of some of the members and friend s, the room has been transform ed from an unused class room to a most comfortable rest room. Window seats and a book case have been put in, the floor s tained, the walls tastily papered and altogether the effect is very pleasing. Among articles that have been donated by friends are a beautiful rug, the ~rift of Mrs. Jack of Peru. a fine library tablP. from Mr. John Fight of Plattsmouth, a beautiful picture from Father Hennessy of Manley, and a number of books from Father Bradley of Plattsmouth. On Friday evening, Feb. 27, theN. C. C. A. gave a reception for its members and a few friends- A few musical numbers were given after which Father Feeney of Auburn ga_ve a short address, which was heartily enjoyed by all. Punch ar:d wafers were served and the eve mng spent in social conversation. Every one enjoyea a pleasant time and .hopeÂˇs that the next social meeting w ill not be far distant.

USHERED BY TAFT An excellent little pleasantry has leaked out on the Nebraska party to the Washington meeting. It was so good several members of the party told it on themselves. President Crabtree, Sup. John A. Woodard of Havelock, Supt. E. J. Bodwell of Norfolk, Supt. R. J. Barr of Grand Island, Professor Luckey of the State university and others entered the War building one morning wh ile seeing

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the sights in \Va!: hington. A large, smooth -face d m a n of g enial aspect met them in the corridors of the great building. They a s k ed him how they could s ecure some on e to g uide them about. The big man with a genial face volunteered to show them the building in p e r son. They a s ked him many question s . Some one asked if they would be perm i tted to v isit the office of the s e cretary of war. The big man s aid h e never showed visitors through the building without introducing them to Secretary Taft. Just at this mome nt the party happened to meet the Hon. W. E. Andrews of the treasury department who overheard some of their strange questions and in surprise h e explained, "Gentlemen, you have the honor to be shown through this building by our next president. Permit me to present to you Secretary Taft.'' The genial secretary of war smiled all over in token of his enjoyment of the joke.

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Mrs. Strayer is the guest of her daughter, Della this week. Miss Edna Edwards has gone to her home in Fullerton, to recover from an accident received in the gymnasium, resulting in a broken collar bone. Miss Schlee visited in Tecumseh Sunday, March 1. Supt. C. E. Benson of Nelson was recently re·elected with an increase of salary. The boar~ and :patro~s generally are well satisfied wtth hts work. . The Ladies' Fortmghtly Art club have arranged for an exhi~it to ~e given on March 9, 10 and 11 m Mus1c and Expression ~all. A fine collection of reproductwns of th~ ~orks-of the masters will be on exhtbl~ J?r. Powers president of the Umv~rstty Bureau'of Travel, will give a serteA~f noted art lectures. Many from · burn and other towns will attend. Prof. Gregg addressed an edF~ tional meeting at Bellwood. Neb., rtday evening, Feb. 28. . The Latin chorus under the 1~rec tion of Pro.fessor ~lier,,san~, "~h; ward Christtan Soldiers.. ~~ . latin Pale Blue and The Whtte, m at th~ chapel exercisMis~nc J:k'~sde~ mornmg, !-1arch ~·. f these songs cellent latm renditiOn Mo. Clark rewas the text used. tss · ceived many hearty congratulations side and some were heard from every ''Wh Professor Aller to remark, y, ·f h could make them sing Choctaw I. e . d . , The exercises were umque trIe and very successfu1.

Mr. John Juilfs came back the first part of the month for a visit at the Normal. Mr. Juilfs was a member of the special class the first semester. Mr. Virgil Wymore, of Pawnee City came in for a visit to his sister, Miss Clara Wymore. Miss Percell went home for a short visit with her parents the first part of the month. The class party given Valentine's evening was a success. The following program was given: Instrumental solo ... Miss Alice Maxey Welcome to new students ... President Response . .. . . . .. .... Miss Eva Sayels ~ Instrumental solo .. Miss Anna Percell ALUMNI. RC eadinh~ .t.. .. . . . .. ..M.... Miss Lucas ::.. · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,_......,._ _ _....: 1 ass 1s ory . . . . . . . r. Ralph Grubb 'An original instrumental solo .. . . OUR ,ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Eva Sayels Our associat on is being strengthen After the program, various games were played for the remainder of the ed year by year. The excellent work done by President Percy Adams and evening.

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1899- Warren Catl in is attending Secretary N. A. Bengston to make our organization a factor in the t each- the Colnm bia Un ive rs ity. 1900- L uell a Wori ck is book keeper ing world was shown at our last state assoc_iation in our rousing a lumni at P e ru Slate Norm a l. 1900 - Willi am S hum a n is one of meetmg. We hope to continue t hi s Nor t h Platte 's most prominen t good work. It is oot the large number of stu- lawyers. 1901- Su pt . A. E . H ildebrand, dents now enrolled nor the multitud e of teachers who assemble here in th Gretna, Ncb., is ma k ing him self a summer that make the Nor mal school, fac tor in t he s chool c ircles of Eastern but it is the graduate body w ho sti ll N e bras ka . 1901- Rev. J. C. D ill in is pastor of belong to thi s institution not only in th e M. E. c hurch , Lon g P ine . name but in spirit. 1902- S upt . Fra nk Munday, of O_ur diplomas are on ly certificates Furnas county, one of N ebraska's of hfe membership in our Alma Mater which cettifies· to our life's interest most popu la r county superint endents , and hi s bride, form erly Miss Grace ·· in her welfare. ht , ha ve taken an extended The desire of the executve board of Courtrig trip t o Washin g ton, D. C. Some of t~ e _alumni is to so organize th e assoSupt. Mund ay ' s bache lor friends say C ll~twn that th e record' of each alumnus that t hi s is t he firs t time he was ever will be kept on permanent fil e f rom year to year in a special filing case kn own to court ri g ht . 1903- -Miss Edi t h W. Purinton, Port pu:rchase.d ~xpr~ssly for this purpose . Townsend, Was hin gton, i's planning ~Ith this m VIew, cards are being sent out t o each alumnus to fill out a tr ip a brnad thi s s ummer. 1904 - Miss Mam ie Mutz is attendand retu!n to the secretary. Each in g t he Chi cag o U ni vers itiy. alumnus Is ~equ ~sted to give a short 1905- Miss Evely n D. H esseltin e account of h1s domgs since graduation. is attend ing the State University at 1895-Mrs. Lydia Maika Munkers coln. Cottage Home, Chadron. Neb. ' Lin 1905- E. W. Marcellus is attending 1896-Mrs. Urseba Pratt Fairheacl Univers ity. ' Northwestern Cottage Home, Syracuse, Neb. 1906 - Harry D. Beck is attend ing 1896 - Mrs. Jessie- Robb Holt, Cot- Medical Co'llege at Omaha. tage Home, Grand Junction , Colo. 1906- H . J. Broderson and F. H. 1897-Mrs. Vinetta Conkle Miles Reinsch Cottage Hom~, Meadow Grove, Neb: versity. are attending the State Uni 1897-Mrs. Anna Sutt Maguire 1907-Roy Smith and Mi ss Calista Cottage Home, De Witte, Neb. ' Hurst were married on ValentinP.'s 1898 - Mrs. Anna Camon Laurence eve. They make their home near Cottage Home, Lincoln, Neb. ' Shickley, Neb., w h ere Mr. Smith has 1898- Mrs. Ida Wade Bloomington a larg e farming interest. item Cottage Home, Nebraska City. ' w ill be a g r eat surprise to This their host 1899-Nora Moore Griffiths, Cottage of Normal friends. Home, Preston, Neb. 1899 - Florence Gibson Conkle Cottage Home, Lincoln, Neb. ' The "Coyote " (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 1899-Clifford Catlin, expert chem- shows that the school is much interist, Phoenix. Arizona. ested in the right kind of athletics.

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CJJr. D. L. Redfern !Dentist Office in Hetzel Block

J)bone 90.

:.auburn, 1Rebr.

Watch For Opening Date of the

New Millinery Store MISS ALICE COLLICOT, PROP. Fir s t door n orth of hotel, Peru, Nebr .

S pecial Invitation to the Normal Students Attend O ur S pring Opening- Extraordinary Values of Interest to the Students

For the Ladies

For the Gentleman

Silk c hiffons a nd foulards. Silk tissues a nd j ap silks. Persian law ns a nd Fre nc h batistes. L inon D ' l nde and fine dimity. Exq uisile showing of r ich shading W e can and blending of colors. please you w ith those d ainty tissues, most a ny color, d esign or figure. Specia l for the stud e nts benefit, 7 Sc q uality 45c a nd 35c quality 25c.

Stylish vogue ties. Fancy dress shirts. F ine dress shoes and slippers. Hirsh Wickwire handmade clothing. We .only ask that you come in and inspect our line. Comparison always makes a sale for us. For your own good give us a ch ..nee. We seU to satisfy.

F. W. Cleveland & SOll

Nebraska City,

Nebr~

We extend_a hearty wei .. WE SOLICIT THE come to all people of Peru ACCOUNTS OF THE to visit our bookstore.

Hyers' Book & Picture Store I

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Nebraska City, Neb.

Normal Students Deposit your money with us for the semester or for the school year and pay your bills by checks. You thus have a place of safety for your money and you gain a valuable business experience in caring for your ban~ Âˇaccount. ..

Citizen State Bank PERU, NEBRASK L\.

Spring Opening Everv department is full to ove r Ao win g spring sty'e s.

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W e offer our patrons the b e ::. t c lo thin g . h ats a nd toggery the country produces.

Come to see th e many n e w h a ndsome ga rm e nts, we have many exclusive novelies.

No store t:ve r had a warmer welco m e for y o u, and your visit will afford us th e gre atest p iâ&#x20AC;˘ asu re .

J. Siehl, The Old Reliable Clothier 707 Central Avenue.

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Nebraska City, Nebraska.

University Publishing Co.

IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE CRABTREE SPELLER"

~HIS is th

best effo rt that has ye t b ee n made to furni h a spelling book that will make the most use of the pupils time and effort. It gives words which present difficulties to the learn.er but does not give words which are found only in the spelhng book. President Crabtree believes that the words which not present some difficulty to the student should not m ~he spelling book as they are learned incidentally. in con~ectton wtth other work. While words usu a lly found only m spelltng books sh<;>Uld not take the child's time when there are so many commonly mtspelled words that need to be mastered. This is a real spelling book which economizes the childs time. It does not mix spelling with composition or picture study or phonic work or reading, but strikes boldly at the main is: ue for the spelling period namely securin g a maste ry of the common words most often mispelled. The book is now in press and will be r eady about March 1. \..)

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ABSENT M IN DED · Th e man must be who will lose h i.s teeth tha t na ture ha s g iven him, when we could save the m by o ur u p-to-date methods of crown ing and bridg ing the m. Don't lose your teeth by ca rel essness, but h ave them attend ed to in time by a first-class artist like ;

Dr. Ganson

Neb raska City

CRILEY The Photographer Auburn, N ebras ka

Dr. 8Y/c Vean The Eye Specialist Will Be in Peru in the , Near Future Nebraska Cdy,

Nebraska

Be the First to See the Newest Spring ,.

Goods We Are Now Showing Full lines of White Goods, Embroideries, Laces, · Hosiery, Underwear, Belts, Bags and Novelties, all first to show new things. .A visit to our store will pay you.

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·FLORIST Orders for Cut Flowers Promptly Filled · N ebraska.

Nebraska City,

W ill apprecia te your business. We refe r you to our re liable patrons for refere nce. A. M. Engles, President. Fread Lampe, Sr., Vice President. C. E. CodinRton, Cashier. Miss E lizabeth T ynon, A sst. Cashier.

OVERLAND RESTAURANT Short Orders and Meals at all Hours Come and we will treat you right. I

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N ebraska City, Nebr.

Bart L. Shellhorn, M. D.

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RESIDENT

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Ckll if in need of dental service. Exam in ed free!j All wprk,;gua r,ant·. ed to be firs t-class, and

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Nebraska City Laundry

Nebraska City Pantitorium

ELMER H. JENSEN, Agent Laundry called for Monday afternoon. Ladies' and G ents 1 Clothing to be pressed and cleaned :! ·. ~~ ::!. , ··· ~will be called for at request during the week. lfLE~tl~\'{~; ) ~3/ .., PERU, NEBRASKA

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In fashionable ladies1 tailored suits and jackets for spring are here, we are showing a big line of dress skirts in the latest style fabrics including voils and taffeta silks.

LONG GLOVES { We caA sugp~. you now with all the leading colors including browns, m all sizes · • $1.00 ·to $'2:00 per pair in fabrics, and $2.00 to $3.50 in kids.

Mandelson & Goldstien

NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA

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\V c carr~ :-~s fi ne a lin·· • f cand ies, pos t card s, schoo l

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Peru, Nebr.·

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Y o u a cordial invitat ion to come to the C o rner Drug Store w hen in need of a nything in the drug line. We will give you prompt a nd courteous treatme nt a nd w ill sell you only fisrt class goods. W e make a specia lty of school supplies of all kinds. We also carry a complete line of S palding's athle tic goods . Agency for Waterman Ideal fountain pen s, Eastmans kod a ks und supplies, fully g uaranteed.

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New Phone 145

2N ehraska City, Neb.

If you want a meal, Lunch, Cakes, Pies, Cocoa

Coffee, Home Made Bread or oysters, you can find them at the N ormal Restaurant, one block north and one block east of the Normal School. Board by day or week. PHONE II I---FRED GILBERT, Proprietor.

"'lhe Normalite

APRIL 1908

College men are said to be the smartest, most critical dressers and that's one reason why Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes are very popular in college towns. These clothes are not made for college men only; if you never went to college, that's no reason why you can't dress in style.

We're ready to show you or any other man the best clothes ever seen in this town; they're Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes al~-wool fabrics, perfectly tailored, accurate in style, correct in fit. Best money's worth of clothes you ever saw. • We Can show you suits in many styles from $18.50,

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$20 up to $25.

HATS, SHOES AND SHIRTS

LYNCH & COMPANY •

COURT HOUSE SQUARE-AUBURN, NEBR.

Wlrr Nnrmalitr PERU.

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Di d iL e \·c r o •e ttr Lo You h w n bsurd it js, Llln l llu nw i1i t - h a ~ a l.lowed L\q) o f t:lt S ' \"l: ll da \-~ of t h e wee k Lo h e<"'l) lli C ti t o hjec t ~ o f u navor y c pi lh L.1 l 1' nnn our Y lT infa ncy, " ·e lta vc h e n nl of :Blue rvf o ndn y '' und ' l3 1aek l', ri lay.' Proba bl y our fir ·t im pr es i ons wer e, t lln t [onda.v \Yas correctl y clt ri ra<.:tcri ~c cl. Fro m tl1 e time we co ~1ld Lotld le ab out t h e slop1 y k itchen, w e IJa\·c known t hat' m oth e r is no"t th.e sa ti1 e on .M onday as o th er days. 'eltat tlti s saiue spirit m oved upon th e 1·cst o f tl te famil y, i evidenced hy t l1 e p roY erb, ' 'a short ~s . ·wa~h - cl ay grace, " \v hich bre \ ity 1s ecru a lled onl y by the n1eao·erness of th e fa r e prov jd ed. N ot s~tis:fied with spoi li ng the firs t working day of . the week, some have placed a b a~ up on · a ll initia tive on Friday, and would '1i.ter ally force: t he world ~o.r o~e \\Thole clay , to plod along · w1th JUSt the old thi.no·s. . .. .. 0 . r~hes e clays mig ht be discu ssed f1:0m m any . s tandj)Qirits, but we shall confine our obser vations to ~h~ "bh1e~1ess " of J\IIonday , as it apphes to the t ea cher and s tudent. . "Tl1is .i s a t y pjcal Monday's les·.son.'' ''I wish there w ere no week ·end r ecesses.'' ''Ev erything goes wrong on :M onday,'' and similar r emark s a r e too of ten in the mouth of the t each er. Usua lly, the blam e i&. )aid upon the s tud~nt. The teaehel.' forgets that truism of school

ma na gement tha t the regular occurrence of a giYen condition is u nr ign of mismanagement, a.n:J t hn t <1 11cw policy is imperative. R emark like the follo·wing show l'lwt th e child see · th at the fault is bc\d Jcre a t lea t in part: · · I en n o·et a lon o· with my t eacher ,.., but \'I "0UI· cver r- dav 1\ on day. " tenci1er gets along all right after h e o·et tm:ted but look out for 0 Monday." Irish' P at's observa t•Ion £nels echo in many hearts, " I wi h there wasn't no fust day to th e \reek." It is to be expected that the child shall come t o school on· Monda y with his mind £Jled with _everytbj.uo· but school affairs. It I S na~ ural that the lessons studied on J!nday · but not clinched by a remta~ tiou' should have " slipped awa. It j ~ the teacher 's duty to so pia~ her work as to draw the _vagTan mind back not to force It. The days should start with the . n;tost cl1eerful. songs, . the mos~ spinted opening exercises. _It. should ~.e a day of reviews. Tbis IS the loe.Ical day for them. It is the time to ~ake a ioo k at the work' of the previOus wee]T It' wlllrestore facts that have b~gu~ to fade . Tt will. connect the work just cover.ed, w1t~ t_he a d-. vance a t the bme when 1t 1s J?OSt needed. Monday should be the day :foi: nature study lessons. This is the d ~y for map-drawing, illustra-

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l ]('ssons is o1 11· t·c·gul;l r tnsk our hu s itwss, if .'·r,u pl<•n sC'. J lnxo we atl\· nwr<• rigid u, fHirs u it on unda·, . tltall t lr<• labo t'<'l' or t he bu.itwss man ? lkc·; tiJ s • it is a s il ent proc·ess a11rl <;<t il l>c <':uTi od . on _und('r c·o,·c•r , is it an_,. more Just rfiahiP ? \\'<• arc• nol c·r.vinp; ont Cor the rc•t ur11 o f' tIt<' hill<' Ia\\' f.;ahhntll, hut \\'C' d o IH'I i<·,·C' witl1 \\"i llmr Craft, UraL SuJIC )a ,· slwul <l h(' n cla)r of pl1~· s i <-al r cs.l and spirilunl a ctivity. \\"1 1c 11 w<' s p(' ncl ou ,. Rnuclay aftern oon ancl ('\"('11 i 11 p;s at work we can no l h o pe' to ~o to on r tasks the n ext cla~· in g-oo d fo rm Cor tl1 e work of tlw c·lnss rOOlll. P e rmit m e to sngp;c.·t a prograyn w l1 c r el>Y w e ma:r rlo our part m Monday~ ,n ,..., ~ 1\f ondnv n s unn y clay . Pre11 1<•1 l·· \ • • ht d Fri~lay_ mg a~ Here, 1 betieve, it js largely the pare lessons s~udent's fault. On Friday, pos- Ratn relay m orn mgs .rust as. thoubh s~bly because of the poor training tl 1c ,·c we r e no res t clay . . GIVe Sathm~ed at above, we think we are ul'(lny afte rnoon to plJ ys1cal r eet·eentJt1 ed to a little recreation. We ntion nn<l out-door _sports. Plan neglect t~1e usual study hours or vour lite rary and soc1al events for devot~ tJme to literary or s~cial Rn tm·clny evenings. On Sunday, nttencl a rcnsonabl ~ number of r.ee~ents. S~turday is largely filled WJth prom1ses that we wlll at th e li o-iou s ser v ices, clomp: your part tn next h~n~: begin our studieR . Witl1 ~king th em helnful to ourselves s?me;, lt is entirely filled with "ex- ancl oth e r s. Spend a part of tl1e clay tras. Sunday comes with lessons in r eading from th e Book of Book;o3, unprepared. The temptajon to and from th e great authors through spend th e Lord's day in study is whom God speaks to us. Sp~~d too great ~o be r esisted. Grudging- some time out under the. bh~e slnes, ly, a~d Wlth some compunctions of not in hilarity and fn:rob.ty, but consCience, we half prepare the ne- for the nurpose of enJoymg the g-l~cted. lesson_s. Is there not some- handiwork of Him who loves all thmg m cons1stent, with the stu- -~.11 ings both great a~d small. .Redent wh? so plans his work that he tire early Sunday mp;bt,. conscwu s has no hme for spiritual thino-s on that you are ready ph ys1eal1y and the day set aside for that pur~ose7 mentally for the comin~ day , a:no r:rh e prevalence of this policy is too instead· of a restless night W1th gener al. Often we hear members troublesome dreams of half preof our Christian associations un- pared lessons, there will _come sweet blushingly say they must hurry. rest with visions of a bnght, happy h ome to get lessons, cram for this Monday. or that examinatjon, or work on some report. These same students Miss Nellie Davidson v isited' her would be horrified to find the citizens about them engaged in their cousin, Miss Ivla.ude H erford, of Neusual vocations. Preparation of braska City.

ted lessons, convc r:ation cxc rc i.·c ·, written lessons upon the cxperi e nes of tbe r ecess just c losed . \ Vjth son.e such program, 1h e re i · n o rcason wlq the desr iscd firs t day shou ld not become '' F>unny ::\1 onday" for yo ur scl10o l. Do not wony ahollt what to 011 li r}day. T lmve lon g thougl1t it poor Judgment to s lacken speed on Friday. 8team is up to fu ll rre.sur e, and tl1e macl1in e should do its best work at the end of th e rnn. So much for tl1e teacher and tl 1e pub li c sch ool, hut what of the student in the high schoo l and in hi gh er instiutions of J ear~ing. Can they do anytl1ing to h elp poor ohl aq UUIII a-q~ un...'1 a rn PU!lt<>q U'ULU {) 111

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'Ph ' lnt ' l'(•ollig-ia l l' ll hat i u o· ·q uacl s _an• wo1·kin~ .o ~ · lt.·tl·ll ot.. ~ .' ~en· 1·c pe<'tJY qll l'sf ion :-;. T h e 1\lis!::>ouri q u c::;t ion i , ; H •· o :,·_c~l, 'Pilat Luc l.Hihli • muni ipa l ut!IJLJ ·s, wat .,.. l1ghl · trcet-railway s ~111<l t ek ph o nl' · s h::tll be under · t h.e d 1rc ·t ·up e rvi · io n and ontrol ~ I a '? 111 11 ~ iss_ion , with power to enf or·~ 1_Ls nndmn·s, appointed by the munJCJpa_l aulho1·i tie . 'l'h e Nebras1'~ .<1uestJon i::;; He o h·cd, That mull! '!pal cc;mtrol. ~l?d s u1 en ·ision of the pub! te utJJJ tic::;, "·ater lio·ht 0 st~·c~t:J·a Jlway~ an~l . telcph~nes i ~ P~<'fetahlc to. ~u~nnc1pal o'\Iler ship of t1 ~ e.' e. u tJ h tJ cs. The Kansas q~cs~wn 1 ~i H eso lved, That the comn~ J ~S J ou. form of Government in C J tJ ~s of t h e firs t c la ss w-ould be supcnor t o our present mayorality system. Per~ N o~·mal will debate the affirm atlve s tde of the 1\'Iissouri and Nebras ka que.·tions and the n eo-a0 tive side of the Kan'sas question.

ATHE NI A N Athenian g irls · have been having interestlng debates the pas t month. . Altho.ugh each girl i s extremely busy w1th . h er work ' the meetin()"s b 11ave b,e en well att ended. One .evening the question of Cocducahon was discussed. Feeling that such a good opportunity to express their v iews on this subject tp the masculine gender should not 15e los t, and sin ce the young· men were no less desirous of hearing the discussion, the Athenians tendered the Ciceronians an invitation to listen to the debate. The judges decided that we should h ave co-education.

:\li ~~ Annie E. tephenson, of fJin co lq, ha been visiting with l\1 r . rawford, ou r class Adviser. }fr. aud 1\[r . Tidy, of Kansas Cih·. Yi ited Mis Della Hollenbeck fo r · a few da · . ~li s Bullock, of Lincoln, who is takino- :\li Hnlon' place for a tim e. i teaching us how to establi h a rural school library. rrhe members of the Training Cia were presented with the la~t bulletin of t he Norma) School. Thrs bulletin wa prepared by the menlbcr of the Training School Dep~rt ment . It contains many beauti!ul poems and suggestions for Spr.lllf work, also lists of books for ~ot: pupil and teach er. EYery Tramer will apprecia te this little bo?klet whim they get into actual bus.llless of teaching.

:L\[iss CJark wishes us to correct 1a s tatement in las ~ month •s Norma thei t e in w llich she rs spoken of asd . writer of the two songs render e chapel by the LatiJ?- students. o1 says the Latin ver sron of the sch~ot sono· is her's but that she does b , • f ''Onknow who wrote the Lahn o ward Christian Soldiers. ''

The students made their annual 10-cent contribution for the ~up port of "Hope Non;nal," a ;~:tl~ Chinese o·irl now m the bn ls school at P~king, Ch~a. E.a ch year the students contnbute thrrty dollars. "Hope Normal" graduates from the school next _year. Her real name is Wang Sa1 N a. The contribution this y ear was gen erous enough to afford h er some extra expense mon ey.

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Origin of .AlJ ril F oo l- .f. '1'. A ker s . Reading- Leta Hu t c l1i son. ::\Ju sic-Trob iG Clef C lub. Oration, "J.l an ifc.- talicJII S or t il e H eaven s " - J.ames J?J,i lli p s . :vi u s i c - "Sc reec ], Ow'] Qua r t ette.'' Headin g-1 Juv icl Ca r ls on. ::\lus ic-"Jfando li n Kh d> . jJan tomim e-f:lcie nC' e .~\ ss is lanls . 'r J, is pr ogram was in k uu p i ng w i t h t he an cie nt c:u stO lllS. O n u or t l1e b est se ll s was t he ''O ra lion '' "::\Jan ifestation s of U1 c jJ eav e ns '' h,· .Tames P hili ps, 'vhi c:h proved lo l~ e n o ot l1er t l1 an ''Tw inkl e, Tw ink le, litt le Star. " Lou is Kn o ll , on e of la st yea r' s most promine nt m emhe rs of ti1 P s ociety, was a vis itor of th e soc:ic l)· ~Jarch

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ATHLETICS B. E. SWENSON

Tl te Nor mal c losed its bas ket lJa ll season h er e March 6th by d·~ feat ing th e fast ·w esleyan t eam by a sco r e of :34 t o :23. 'rlti s ti es tl1 c l:\ ormal and \ ¥ esl eyan for State Charnpionsll ip, our boys b eing d efeated b y th e M ethodis t s earli e r in the season. Both t eam s were in Px,ceJlent cond ition and p layed s tar ball throu ghout the game. The official s were good, and both s ides felt they got a sq uare d eal. The ~ormal feels that they have t h e best right to the pennant becau se they won a game when both teams were at th eir best, i. e., at the close of th e season. Coach Scherer i s to be congratula t ed upon t h e t eam d eveloped here this year. The Normal h as on e of the best p hysi cal directors in the Missouri V a ll ey. D. L. Carlson , of Shickley, h as been elected manager of b ase ball

l'cJ r l UO~ . Uan· w:1 s 111 ann gc r Ia ·t year a11 d i~ no\\· looking up pr;wti c g:IIJI('S witl1 \' c·ln·;1 s k a ('it_,. and .J o]Jn :-: on. ' l' ll c· l'ol d :-: n ;q• illt <· rl'c• IT<'d n lil tl u w it l1 IJ;1 sc• l,;tl l l•l'<IC·1il'<' . h 11 t 11 0\\' t l1 r hu Jwl1 is l'a =--1 r ol lll(lill f?," in to f'o r111 . TI Jc· =-- 1:1IT " ·o r k is go in g t o II(' ;1 s t r o 11 g· l '" r t ol' our t c•nJil t lti !-i \'(•<t r. Sl'l lcdt <JII d < 'arl ~ o11 l~<t n• d ::-~·c l ojwd ~ olll<' lt< 'llll <·rs t iJ:t! arC' s in q ,J _,. IJ:Ird l'nr <JIIl:ltt'llrs to ~O I111 CL't w itl1. \Jr· .\d;1 111 ...; ;11 11 ] (';t r\11 (' \. <II'' cloi11 .!.!.' firw w o1·k lH •IJ illd til<' .plat e , <I IIII :J )'(' ~ l1ooli11g· 111 <'111 in :1 hrc lin e to ~c ·c·<t!HI. l ~ <·c·k i ~ ;1 j)O\\'l' l' nt tl 1inl. II < •IJII ~ :tnd l 'arriotl nrc '"" ·'·i11 g Ill<' g; IJ JH '. <..'n1llnin C'nll·~ o ll i ~ plc·n ~< ·< l \\·i tl1 tlH• pr;H: ti c· ~ \\·ork ~ () f';I J' ;I('('U IIilJ Jis ]J C'd . 'l'c• J111 is !-i <'<' lll ~ to h<· til t' 111 o~ t f<l\· <ll·il<' g ;IIJI(' :llllOllg" ( liP bo n-; <liHl g irl ~ al tl 1 i ~ ti111 t~ . .\ tc•Jmi"s cou r t l1a s 1•<·<·11 fi;-;0 (( 11p in tilt' g_,. 111nn s inm n11d tl1i ~ :111<1 tlJ<' <·o tld ~o utlt of tlt e clo l'llli to l·,· i ~ in <·on sh111 t li S<'. \ \' itlt a ,.i(•w 'or n ·!IH'd.,·ing thi s o,·e rc·m\Y dc·d c·n11dit io11 it hn ~ bee n sngg<•stl•d tllid- tlln'<' Ill'\\' c·ourt!'l he hnill rH•:1r tl1 <.· oh ~C' I'\· nt or~· nnd t lt c pro s p eds of tl1 Pi ,. <.• :II' I~· ('Ompl ct ion is an a s ~ lllll 0<l fc1et. Reve rnl t enn is c·lnl Js ,,·ill ll <' o rganized and t he olcl g a1n c " ·ill go tl1~·ongh n r enova tion.

MILITARY C . 0 . O LI NE

A 11U111he r of o ur boys are leaving dri 11 for base ball, consequentt ~r, the companies h ave decreased somewh at in number:,, but the interest i s still hi g h . The Normal Cad et Band wi 11 soon begin to drill w i t h u s on the athl etic fi el d for d r ess parade, guard-moluJ.t, etc. Both companies have invested m white ice-

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rront. Then to be ure that all unders tood hi m. he told tllo e remaini tw:. to go I'our 1 ace ~ to tlle rear if tIt ~- " r ingle. Lieu 't. Bedell a Jon held hi ground. Tlle capto in approached him . and asked whether he ~·a married or not. · ·Xo. ~i r. · · wn the replr . The s nm r e pon e ~ns gi\'e.n to the q ue tion whether be wa single or n ot. "\Ye ll. ~-hnt nre you then." t h captain r eto rted. Bennie replied. "I"m courtin ' :llabel." Th e <.' Lmtpmt~· ' ·fell out." . Li en 't. tewart, during tlle ills p rt ion at Kebrn ka i t~· ~a s act' id entalh· hot entirely- tllrough th e bo h : o that the bullet ca:me on t n N1r' hi back. · pon bemg q n ::;tionc =I a to bow it ~a s that hi ~ h en r t wa not pierced h:- the , h ot. h e r epli ed that lti heart ~as in hi throat about that time. · ..::.\ .bout th e second week in l\Iay, th e Cadet 0o·o out on their annual e11 rnmpment in the Clayton pasture . hehYeen Peru and Nebraska. City. This i an exc~llent place, and ~ke b oYs are lookmg for~ard t? . e t ir1te with a great deal of anttCJpation. The fo llowino· members of the facult...- a ttendel the meeting of the Sch ool l\Iasters' Club in Omaha on F ri daY evening, l\Iarch 20th. P resid en t· Crabtree, Professors Brownd ell, Beck, Delzell, Searson. ~u Ronse. Superintendent _Davrdson, of Omaha. read the leadmg paper. Superi ntendent P ear s, of 1\hlwauk ee, and Superintendent Cooley, 0~ Chicago, were special ~nests for the evening. The meetm~ was a memorable one in the hrstory of the club. Principal W. G. Brooks, o£ Plattsmouth High School, spent a couple of days with friends.

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The Junior-S enior Bang uet TLat we wer e indeed deli g lJ ted w ith the Junior Banqu e t, is a llli ld way of s tating i t. \ Ve had l1card of it, talked of it, and even drea 111 c cl 'of it for weeks; s ti JJ our a nti c; ilJations had not prepared u s for tl1 e event. itse lf. 'r he evening was p leasant, and we a ssemb led in tl1 c Chapel parl ors about e ig l1 t o'c lock . Here we w ere met b\· t l1e .Juni o rs and toget her marc.:l1 ccl to tl1e banquet hall. As we ente red t b e r oo m a beautifu l ." ig l1t met onr eyes. The l1 a ll was decorated w ith .Jun ior and Sen ior c lass co lors tastefu lly mingl ed witl1 the "pale b lue and .the white." '-Che decorative e ffe ··t was greatly enh anced lJy th e n se of sch ool and cla ss pennants which were arti stica lly a rra nged a bon t the room. The tables wer e ananged in t h e form of a double swastika and were indeed beaut iful with the ir decorations of roses and carnat ion s . M t er being seat ed at tbe tab le we were served w it h a magnifi cent fiv~ course banqu et wh i cl1 , needless to say ~e heartily enjoyed. Fu ll y as pleasmg as the b anquet itself were the t oasts which followed . R . B. S im s acted a s toastmaster a nd introdu ced the speaker w ith a f ew well chosen remarks. The fo llowing t oasts w er e given: Our Gu ests, Ber t E . Swen son ; Bumps, Grace Bogardus; Ideal s, Julia H. Van Driel; Guide Post s J ohn A. Hanna, jr.,; Joys vV e 'v~ Tasted, Prof. 0. F. Beck; Our A lma Matar, E t h el Berry; We Owe Tll e World a Living, G. D . J enkins; Sha ll I Miss Them, Prof. J. M. Howie; Sm iles, A . Mary Dittmer; Our

II o~t :-; . . <' < >. <>I i Jl t' : ' l'l1 v 'l'e~1 · h e r' ~ ( 'alli 11 g-. I'J'( ·s .. 1. \\ ·. ('rt~htree . . \l't t· 1· g-i ,·i11 g· tl 1v <'b1ss .n~ ll s a nd :-; iJ JgiJI,l.!.' t l1<· <·< ,II<·!.!.<' s u11g " ·e d epa rt('d . J'c · c· l i JI ~· fI t is l1 ;1d illd t>c·d bee n CJ II (' of tlt e lll <'lllii i';Jil] (' ('\'(' IllS 0 1' Olll' li,·<·s. nnd "· i ~·dJi11 g tl1 e .Jnnio r · n il :O: III '('(•:-;s ;111d ll:lj>jlill (';-;:-; , l· ~,· c·l ,· n \ ' un \\' ic·klt' l1n s retnmC'Ll •t f'f<> r a· Io ri o· ;Jhsv nc·t· n tld ag;ain tak~· JJ Jlj) IJ (' J' ~\' () J 'k. ' • (; nwe ' I' IJ; J\'C' I' ;Jdc.·d a s _\ ss 1sta nt J>riJJ<·ipnl in ' tl 1c· (; r<'<' II Wood srh ool liJJd e r l 'ri n l' ip;JI \\' iC'kl<111d on e w eek d11rill"' Lll <' iiiJI <'SS o l' th e re gula . r tt>;t<· 11e r. ~ II <' sa,,·s tl1 e ex pe n encc :tl oJI <' w l1i C' ll s ll <' g-<~ ilt <.• d W<t s worth lJ Jc• w<·c•k ' s " ·o rk . J>nri11g tl1c' .\d l •~x l1ihi t tl1 <.' Senio rs jtllr<'II<I SC'd " S IIn\\· "\ l clliOI'in l" wl1i C' I1 is to he pr<•s<' llt t> d h:· t h e C'];t ss to tf1 e SC' IH>o J. Etl1c l Ho hl> SfWII t :--e:e rul cln .n; at ll CI' IJ o iii C i11 ('nth ()J'(•IJ<tl'<l. '\!,· Ynnn i':"'' o ·' a J'onn Pt· g-nclnnte of .. • t lt c X on u tl <tlHl 11 Is o o f' t lt e l ' n iver s it,· a<lch cssed t l1 c Sen ior geogr::tp ll \· ' <'lass F ri cla.'· lllorn in g, l\ la rch 20,' on l1 is travel s in E~ 1 ·o pe . T h e talk \ 'll:lS v e 1·y im.;t t·nrtJ ve, ns well as verv i nte r est inp:. :i\ li ss Edith Lnf-lin , of Crab Or<'hard , spent seve ral days v is iting l1 er s is ter Kath erne . :Miss Iva :Maud Dunn, of Syracuse, Neh., spent sever al days visiting her s i ster Sarah. S h e favored t l1 e s tud ents with several readin gs during t l!e ch apel period. T lwv were well render ed and deserv.ing of t h e a ppl ause which foll owed each selecti on. M iss El i zaheth Foster spent n. few days in Peru the past week visi ting fr· iends and a l so to a ttend t h e .Tuni or-Seni or BanCJn e t. I

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. :JI~·· '. 0. ()Jirw :-;pt•nl ~ \' C' t·al daYs ·i tr1l. gi ,·en b~- :i\liss Dunlap, was inLlrwo ln tlrl' Jl:t ~ l \\"L' •k . · deed ,·ery gratefully accepted by L. 1{ . Ifi ll ~ Jl<'lll ~ \' Pral Lb:· - iu the J unior . :Jiiss Dunlap is an exma l1a o n l~tr ~ i nt ·~~ ce ll n t reader and we all appreci:JI isst•s l ~og:rr·d 11 ~ nn<l ::\li llcr nt su ch au im·itation. Th Junior las pictlll'e was takw nt t o :\<'l>r·:r :-;k a ( 'it,· la~t 'aturda:· in llrt• intt-r·(';-;f ul' th e J> rn,·inu. en b~- I. B . ri l e~- of .c\.uburn, 'l1uesthl\-. llarcb Uth . Pr0ofs have ar.Alta \\'illiarn ~. ol' . \.i u ~ wortb ri ,:cd, sh owing excellent results. Keb ., S JH' Ill :-;en.•r·a l da,·s in P e ru How well the eniors appreciatYi .· itin g IH•r· ln·utlll'd II ;H.old. he 0 1 the banq uet \Tbich was tendered wa: a<· <·o nJ pan i0d ll\· J>lr oc h e ne ll t h m. wa Lt own Tu esday morning, a l:o l'ron1 .\ in ;-;\\·ortlr. who ,-i ~ itcd :Jlarch 31 t.. when we were each h e r : isle r· l ·~ t It t' I. pre ented with a beautiful carna'l'l• c n 'e itn l g i,·en b:· :Jli ·s ~far tion. g a rct l>nn l:q> \\.C'dn c::; d:t,· (' \' C'nin~:. :.\ larel1 · :2:) . w:ts ,·p ·· ~- go~) d indeed . • 'l1 c g n n• lit <' l'nll n\\· ing; old hallad s : "Sir l ':rtr·i('k :--;pl' n s.'' ··Katlt eri n c .Ta n f' a r i t' . " ... \ II <' n . \ . n a I0. ' ' 'PI1 c Tw o Si:-;t('r:-:. 13 innori e" : nlso tlr c f'o ll owi ng· s lt nrl st ori 0 . '"T'h e RoY tlJ <tL \\·:r s S<':trC' t 0' TYin " and Let us then be up and doing, " Br 'c r \\.o il' ~;n·s G r·:w0.'" Th eY \YitlJ a heart for any fate, '"er e cn.io.YC'd 1>~- 'n il and :'lt ouh1 t h'e Sti ll a cbieving, still pursuing, ta lent wlt i(·l• .\I is s Dunlap pos esL earn to la bor and to wait. -Longfellow. f!e: . ~Ph i s is a motto that should be u sed as a standard by every one, and anYbodv that is determined to JU[l ke mai:k in life must govern t h cmse h·es accordingly . l\Iiss LTUch is ba ck in school The g r eat est social event of the again , after being detained at her sch ool yca.r took p lace in the Nor- home for some time, on account of ma l Chape l Parlors Friday evening sickness. :M ar ch :27tlt , "·lten two of the larg\Ye were g lad to know that :Miss est cla::;scs in the hi story of the Pe- Edward's injury did not prove as l'U Normal partook of a banquet serious as was expected. She was wl ti ch ·would do credit to any insti- onl ~r out of scbool a few days. tution. \Vith no di s paragement to Mr. F. D. Hughes says he spent a fann er events, it i s safe to say that very pleasant vacation at home, bn~ never was tlt e re su ch an elaborate for one objection which was, that "orjal function h eld at Peru as t~ok his father believed in the motto, place on that memorable evening. "Everybody works but fatlJer." Thi s was due partially to the fact Durino· the smallpox scare a th at these cla sses were much larger b of the pup1'l s w~re vacthan thos e preceeding, but we feel goodly share pleased to believe that they r epre- cinated and as a result vf th1s, they llent a portion of the b est products carri eel ' their anns in ·slings. As has been seen , som~ of them are not enwl1ich Jehraska can produce. The invitation to attend the re- tirely over it yet. 1t1

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Some time back, the Sophomores IHJ<lSts or ti l(' f ad t ll:t l \\'(! !Ja,·e L\\'0 arrangd themselves on tl1 e front dJ: IJt lpi o ll s ll ip l<·:tll iS i11 th e lin e of st eps of the main building , in ord er :tf IJi c· li c·s, Jlilii H'h· : ' l' l1 e HoYs' Bas tbat the photographer co uld take k e t l ~<tll tc·n n 1. :t11cl t!J r G i1:ls' Bn.e their likeness, so that th e same ! ~all t ('<IIIJ. .\ s <t r •JJ l<'lll hnln ·c of might he ente red in th e " P eru- · liti s . till ' c·lass ha s d Pr·id e d to !Ja,·c th r ir pi1·turl's (' opi t·d upo 11 a pa ge vian.'' Our class is n ot onl y proud , hu t of Ut e' '• J>C' J'tt\·inn. "

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April first is usual ly con s id er ed a day for jokes, but those w bo saw tb e F r eshmen " come jn " on that morning , all agree that j t 'vas n o joke, but one of the p leasant event: of the semester and a good send-off for the spring v acati on. Th e clas:c:; had decorated t l1 e cl~ap el ~tage w1th a can opy of its co lor s, wlnte and gold, wh ich mad e a fine background for the girl s who 'verc> dressed in white with gold sa slt es, as they gracefully performed an appr opriate drill. T~e y oung men of the class in soldierly styl e maneu verecl th e ir canes decorated with white and gold streamers~ in a truly mil itar.v manner . The drill s wer e inte rsperced with v erses of the class ~ong, the last ver se of th e song bem g r eserved for the end. rrhe s on C>o· "·as composed by ::\Ii ss Pauline Aden, who hids fair to be the class poet ess and cov er herself and class of 19Jl with glory.

Tt is with r eal appreciat ion that th e class acknowledges its indebtedness to their adviser Prof • G1·eo·,)· . bb1 who spared no pams to a ssist the class in its efforts. Al so Miss Gunn, without whose aid we could not have gotten a long. One member of our class, Mr. R enfro, was unable to take part in

th e e xr r (·J ~es , o wing· to a pre vi ou s e ngnge n1 c nt.

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\ V e ' r e h e r e 10 mak e o ur h o i\' d 'ye do, \Ve '\' e st udi ed h a rd th e wh o l e yea r thru Lan g ua ge, hi s t o ry, Z . Y, X, A nd t o ou1· t eac h e r s a ll bee n t ru e, Lu c as , Culbe 1·lson , l:!;lli s . vVo od s, Beck , Our co l ors , whi le and g old en hue, vVe 'r e alw ays proud t o b rin g t o v i ew, Freshm en. Fr es hm en , F'1·esbm e 11.

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A nd th e n w e' ll t al\ e t h e Jun i o r r ow , \V e' l l s urel y t r y t o m a k e a sho w, A nd t o t h e lab 't·a t ory go For t he wondrous mi c r osco p es, \•V h er e pl eas ures min g l e f r ee with w o e , A nd canin es l ose the ir hopes . Obse rvin g c hildren d o just so,

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. \ nd no\\', g·c,o tl 1'1·iv1H I:-:. nt ll' thank ;;; t (l \ ' ( l l l Jo'o 1· .\'!11.11' ki 11cl gT;II'I' ill tlti:' 1'(' \' iC\\'. \\'<•' II l1i <' ''"''I' ltliiHltTn\\. to < >nr lu\· ~,d n nd ltnpp,,· hmnc~. . \ncl t<•ll tlr t• :-; t u n · nt' 1\' J'tt \\' i t l1 it :-: \\:t>nl th t) t' t.l't'tl~ lll'Cll ll<l ll l(':-;. Tt's .\ pril fi1· :-: t ;ll td \\'(' :-; kidoo . So llo\\' hid \' ll tt n II ndil'll 11'n•:-; llltl< 'll. · l·'t·t•s ll llll' ll. .FrcB hJt l<'ll.

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iHg- n ,. ry helpful oue to the boy ·. \ \' l' " 'Ne n l~o fH ,·ored by a select ion from )Lr. Lansi ng.

\\' notie that P rofe or Aller i:' to he t he delegate to r epresent I he ~~ tulcnt n ociation of the Norlllnl at the p r sidents, committeeHH' ll an l facnlh- co11fe rence~ to be h<.' ld at Y ork. _.\pril 10-12. Th e stn tisti of tb e Young :Men 'B t 'It r i;;;t ia n ~\ ~ocia tious of Nebrask a l'nr thi ~ YNll' b ow Pern a rankin~· fir .. t 'of a ll th e college of th e ~tnt t'-th e uui,·er iti e excluded. \\-c ~ h onl d indeed feel proud of our Y . ::\1. C'. _-\.. Our worthy p r esident nnd ofliccr of tbi Yea r cnn feel thnt t h ,. ha,·e accoml1li c;;hcd n gr~at wor k . for the Y. :\L C. A. r eahze thnt t-Il e\- hn,·e " ovked hard and clone e ,·c rd1ino· in their power to nw kc tb ei~· a s;ociation most helpl'nl t o th e tndents of the Normal.

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, , )Iiss Vibbe rd. the Genera l ecre- - - - - - - - · I-nn- of the Y. \\. C. A. of the UntTh e Y. ) 1. C . . \ . c ll',: tcd t~e i1: n e \Y ,·c r.s ih- at Lincoln, wa s with _us o fTif't'I 'S l\ 1n n·ll -Hit. 'l'll c hoy~ lta n : l'rolll ~[m·ch ~Oth to ~.all. Her YISwi ~· <·l .\ · c·IJos t•Jl t l1c t'ollo\\·iug ollicer::;: i t. fr om whi ch "-e tru t nmch good will r c ult, wns a source of h elp and Prcs id<•nt- l'. \\-. :::-in1 ith.

Vi ce Pt·t•s id c ut - C lwrl e::s Moul- i11 spiration to us. The Sunday ~f~ C'rnoon meeting ,,-as one wln~n ton. con lcl n ot help but deepen th e splr' l'l.<'ct !:'llt 't• t·- .1. l ~ t · i tte ll. itnnlitY of e' err girl "ho h eard Hc (' ord i ng ~ee t:c tan--H u s s e 1 l\ l iss 'Vibbard's ea rn est nppeal. \VItiLfiPid. . ('ol T t'SJIOilcling ~ceretu r~·-Ro ll o Rhc is espccinll~ inter ested in the Stnclent Volunteer nwYemcnt·, mu1 F osnot. .\It ·. Niii Jo n s, otiL' Gene r nl Secre- ~~·h ilr sh e "ns h er e, fi,·e girls from tar,,·, \\'<I S \\'itll u s a g nin, aud led onr .A ssocintion pledged themselves the m ect i n g J'C('entl ,-. E,·e lT one for thi s work· Misses R ebecca RutgT<' at 1.' · <•n.io.\'t•d ll is ta lk. His s ub- ter, Eth el R ~berts, Nellie ~orsey, j ect, '''l'l1 c appl~· ing of tlte Emer- H e t t ie D ennis, Blanche Colhns and geney ~ll:ak c to on r Ji,·es,'' wa s v er y l\Iinnie Sa ll. The m ember s of the New Cnbin et ah l ~- <lt~<·n ssc <l. . _\ fter hi s \'CIT int e r est ing Ln I k , C\'C LTon e joined in have begun eh eir work "ith much giv i11 g o1·igi1ml t lLOll g lt ts ':mel per( Conthmed on Pn.f!'e 13)

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A Monthly Magazine Published in the Interests of Education. Published by The State Normal School. Subscription soc per year. roc per sinl-:1..: copy . Advertising rates furni shed on appl icati rJ n. Ente red at th e Postofflce at P eru. l'l cbr:~ ~ ka. "~ \ t·conJ class ma tter.

Editorial Staff JOHN T AK ERS. EutTCW t N C 1111, 1-. J. HAROLD W I LLIAM ~ . A!>SOU ATh Etll t CJ « J . E. MO RGAN. J OHN HANNA C 0. O LI NE ETHEL BERRY B. E. SWENSO N CLARA SHIRES W. N. DELZELL

Dcba tinJ: Lite rary Mllltnry l~ c li~:ious

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E. R. BURKEY, BU!>18ES!. MII:<IIGI-R. C. W. SM I TH, ASSISTIIr-;T MII~II G EII . G. D. JENKINS. A5SI!>TIINT MA NIIGJ;II.

EDITORIAL

Early Indication points to a "bumper" fruit crop for this section of the state, and every known sign indicates a "bumper" enrol lment at the Normal Summer School. r:r he r ecent small-pox excitem ent in the v ill age, due to the fact that two ve r_,. mild cases wer e reported and jri:lmediately quarantined, h as chid down as quick ly as it sprun o· into exi. tence. It is customar y fo~ those who do not stop to think, to conc·lude that there m ay be ver v great danger in havi ng' two ver y in ild ca ses of :mall -pox in th e vi llage, but tho. e wh o r ea lize t he very great p recaution that is con stantly

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I Pres id e nt Geo rge E . ::\lartin, o f t ir e Soutl r<•astern T en<·lre rs' . .\ s ~-;o c: intion ,,-l ri l' lr <'onvenccl at Heut r irc tir e fin;t of Li te n wvilr, dcs 0n•cs a SI>C<' ial ll lcdal l'or th e <>x<·ollent 1ll<l ll1l.c r in \\'l rie·lr he plannC'<l n n d C'Ollduc·tcc1 the affai1· s of that g reat u::;soc iat iou , a l t lr ough ti re So ut h eas te rn . .-\ sso<·ia tion lras p: row11 la r ge !· tl1an tlr c State T ca<'11 c 1·s ' .Assoc iatio n ,,·as som e .'· cars ago , yet Pr0sicf0llt :\ Jarlin C'oncludec1 l'\'l'r~· tlotai I o f' tl1c meeting· \\' i th a 1nastcr l1 aml. Hi s achni nistra tion wa s one of the most successful in the 'hist on · of t h e assoc ia tion fro111 everv v i e~\-] W int. P r in c ipal ::\fmtin !'s one of :.:l e bra s ka 's str on gest and 111ost progTcssive publi c school men nnd we a r e pleased to n otice tlmt h e is to h e w i th t h e Nor mal aga in

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N.C. C. A. J ULIA H. VAN O RIEL

\r 'n~J . , . com e lriss O'H ern ' of 1oux 1ty, a a new member of on r a ~ ocia tion. _\ bout tllen h· members of the N. l. . ..:-1.. droYe to Auburn, hlar ch :2:2. to attend 1\Ia ss. .:\! is E ig h t, p resident of h e N. C. . A., h a beeu ca lled to a p osition in t it G rauel I land H igh School as tenc her of hi stor,:.- . :Miss F ight has hcen a tirele w·orker in the intere::-t of th a ociation, and will be grnt l ~· mi eel her e . Th e best wishes of a ll go \Ti tll her in her new pos iti ou w hi ch we kno''" slle will :fill m o ·t cr edita bly. T wo bea ut iful pictures were purch ased durin o· the .Ar t exhibit for t he r e t roo~ . Hoffman 's Christ a nd t he Doctor s was purcllased by d on ation f rom members and gener ous f r iends of the associa tion, aud Cause's Adoration of the S heph erds \\as ·presented by til e 1\Iisses Mar garet and Moll y Tynan . ', •

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C onvivi um Seniorum et Jun lorum

Norm alis est omni s d ivisa in . pa r tes qua tuor, Tir ones, Soph om or es J unior es, et Seniores ; qu a r mu o1~mium ill ustrissimi Junior es. ..Apud Juniores lan ge sapientissimus est Swenson. I s, C. F . Beck consul e, jnductus senten tia h uman-

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itatis rationen 1 cun1 soc ii s ad acc ipiendas Benjores fec it; el Heni ori bus per. u asit ut a. d. V Kal. 1\ pri lcs ad g)'lJ ,nasiu n J ven i rent. H ora con st it uta om iJ e.· in cap c llum conven e runt ct in c rcd i bi lc lcnitate, ita ut oculi s, in u t ram partC!JJJ cederent, jucl icari 11 0 11 possc nt, a d g,n1ma.- ium iter fcce ru n l. Ibi. om nes, sub cono peo rosco et virdi, atq ue caer ulco ct a iiJo, atquc purpurco et am·eo, a d ta hul a s sc sederunt. Dum du lcis mu s i<·a s uper capita Hui tav it, qu inqu ics r eccntcs eiiJariae a d con vi vas et l10s ptcs latac .-unt ~ ct po.- t eas prop in atio nes pronunttatae sunt. Tum, carm in e .Judi can a ta ct cia mo re exclamat o, omni s mu lt ituclo laeta mane domum d ispc rs it.

Vetera Proverbia Reformata at C aesavini s Roma di e non aedificata est. Aves pennae una con g rcgant. :i\.[olle resp onsum iram avcrtit. C_ut~l feles abest mu res Judent. ~ b1 est. voluntas, ibi est v ia . ~ ranqUJllae aquae a ltae cun unt. l ul ~hrun~ est, qu od pu lcsh rum facit. Optl.me ~·1det, qui postremo ridet. AprJles 1mbres :J1"aias flor es effc runt . .Amor pecu niae r adix omni s mali . Lapis vo luh ili s nu ll um mu seum colligit. Stu ltus vir et su a pecunia mox di viduntur. l ' t ramulus fl ectatur, sic arbor inclinatur. ' Cinqu e nuh i est ar gent ea interi or par s. Hon:o sapi ens sicca die suum umbraculum portat. L orutio est argentea sed sil entium est a ureum. ~r agni :m imi eodem can a le fluunt.

Acclamatio Ludi Eia, eia, eia, ia ! Ludu.-, ludus, Nebraska !

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'u1 rintendeu t L. J . Knoll, of l_luc pr.iug ~ . pent two da~-s at the ~ onna l 1 n que t of a teacller , aml ineitl cnt::dl~- o·nye an ex cell ent chapel talk. :.\Li Lambeth. of yracu e, 'isit d h r .friend ~, ra .t\.ndr ews anJ l lt'l n Fra nce. :.\larch 1 . Miss Lambeth -will enter the Normal next ~- en r. ) I r~. Da "i ~ . of :.\ [H na ,,a, Ia .. v isited h er dnug hter , :.\ Largaret, se\eral dn~· ~ . :.\L iss :Jla rg:aret Ohern, of ioux it~-. enter ed a a new student in th e ro mm rcia l department of the X onna I receu t]~-. T he _\.l pha Delta Girls in itiate1i two n e\,- member into tlleir club Snt n rday. :.\ larch 2 . A big f eed antl g·ood time wa enjoyed by the . ixteen g·i rl . ~ lr. \Y ill Beith, of Uurdo, S.D., ,,-a ~ th e gue ~ t of :Mi s Mabel Bowen ~ l a rch ~:2 n d . Profe or A ll er -went to Crete ~ l a rch I , " ·h er e he visited hi s parents. :J I is lela B. Vibbarcl, Secretary or Y. , ,-. at th e niYersit;-, wn s h ere 1\[arch 13 to 17. She ga,·e n tn n ~- h e lpful talk to th e g irls aucl th e unda~· m eeting was conduct ed 7 bY Iter. Miss Vibbar d ba s ' elT p .l ea s ing ·ways, and made man~ f r iends during· h er sh or t s tay here. :i\Iiss Katheryn Kapper len, of '07, n o"· t ea ching in the Beatrice Sch ool s, Yi ited friends for sev er al cla~·s, and was the gu est of :Miss El]a R e inh art while here. ~ I iss Cora E. Clark v is ited h er sis ter Stell a and fr iends over Snn-

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:Misses Grace Bogardu and Hilcl~ :Mil1er ~-c~tt to Nebra ka City :Mn r ch :20 m m terest of th e P er nv wn.

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:JJi ss K ee., of :Jcbrask a 'ity, ,·i sited her sister, Henri etta, sc,·era l day. ·. · :J[iss lil lorence VVil ey, of 11,all s City, a member of last y ea r 's .Jun ior Cla ss, and wl1 o is now tea ·!Jill;!!; near l1 er home, wa. · tl1 e g ues t of :\Jaud c Y ocum a ml fri ends , a ncl at.. tended tl1 e 8eni or-.Juni or Ba nq1 1c L :il fi ss Laura P orter visited l1 •r home in Pe ru , a ncl attend ed Ll1 • Banquet. :JJ iss Por te r is Lea chin g a t Uni on, an d w ill g ra clll ate wi l h the elm;: in th e s pri ng. :JJr. F . Beckarcl, of U t ica, Nehr ., spent a f ew cla_,-s rece nll~- "-itlt l1i s daughter, \ Vi ll1 cm ia , of t l1 e J unio r Cl<1 s. :Jf r. Bec ld'orcl a rra r. ged to ltave l1i s daugl1ter join Profcs.·or Delzell's E nrotJean Jll:trL_,- his sum mer.

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Comm en cement week " ·ill be of unusua l jnter es t thi s y ea r. A Iumni n jght w i 11 be one of t l1 e important f eatures. A lumn i from a ll oYer the state are p lanning to he pl:esent. T he c~mp l ete pr ogram w1 l ~ SOOJ?- he pubhsh ed. A special nob ce w1ll b e sen t to each a lumnus.

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I!HHi.- '1'11<' BoHrd of' l·: dn ca t ion of' (;ntl'loll , ]11'('\'<..•lllt'd Sup t . . f. E.

H:t_,- l'rOlll go in g l o H_ lnrge r p lace n·i \' j ll n· IIi Ill :t tlllilllllltOltS re-ClCCn . . E I t iou at :1 s ult s lun t Jnl JII <'I'C:.t sc o · saar_,-_ It is g rati f\ in g to sc·c· t l1 e alumni re prc·se ntcd in U1 c s an te lart7e pro.J>O tt ion in t il e :-:cc·tion a ssoc 1HtJ~ns t l~t ·o u o· lt o u t t ilt' sta t(' a s t ha t win ch lms c·~ll ecl f o rtl 1 s ue l1 gc nPJ'n I, f a ,-.o ra hl c c·onn 11 e n t at tlt e S tnt c T ea ch ers ' .Assoc iat ion. ]!\.

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New- Spring Clothes Are Ready \ V E h.t , . ~: rl-~l·t ' c ~l .1 ~rl'.ll .t,: ~ tlrlment of strktly up-to·dnte clothes for men, young fdl"" ..... 111d I'" ' .... . . tlhl '' c: in,·itc y our in,:pt.'.::t ion. Our line of H. & M. suits for t he · · ,\\ :111 '' hu ~.•n·-.·· .trl· 111 .Ill the nwJcb .tnt.! in ..:olor:> to ~ : tll .... l\' tltl' 1!.11,1 l•• pk.t -.c. Pri..:c:- . . . . . . .... .. .. . . . .

$18.00 to $30.00

Ev cn th in~ th. tt '' nc\\ m. ty h~ lllunJ here ior th e toys, mnthl·r-. t" ""r ""~ .... :t nJ ..:hiklren,: Jer:utmen t.

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$7 .50

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tetson . Roelof's, T iger, Champion and th e R & T. , in all the nobby shapes, at

$2.50 to $5.00

\ Vc :t rt· n o \\' -.h n\\' in g th e m o:>t O.:<•mple tc:: lin e of furni:>hing goods we have ever carried. hirt:- , Und c:r \\·t·:t r . ;\l c..: k\\'c:tr. 1-l o:::icry. e t..:. Ynu m:ty co ns ider your time well spent if in St·:tr..: h o t gooJ ..:l •>tllc~ :tnJ turni:-hing::: if you visit

SAM GOLDBERG

806 Central Avenue, Nebraska City.

YOU DON'T SEE IT ALL UNTIL YOU VISIT

THE BIG STORE West of Court H ouse Squar e.

Greates t A ss ortment of Spring Goods in Southeastern Nebr.

Special Invitation to the Normal Students A ttend O ur Spring Opening- E xtraord in ary V a lues of Interest to the Stud ents.

For the Ladies Silk chiffons and foulards. Silk tissues and jap Silks. P ersian lawns and F rench batistes. Linon D'lnde and fine dimity. Exquisite showing of rich shading and blending of colors. W e can please you with those dainty tissues, most any color, design or figure. Special for the students benefit, . 7 5, quality 45c and 3Sc quality 25c.

For the Gentlemen Stylish vogue ties. Fancy dress shirts. F ine dress shoes and sli ppers. H irsh W ickwire hand ma d e clothing. W e only ask tha t you come in a nd inspect our li ne. Comparison always makes a sale for us. For your ow n good give us a chance. W e sell to sa tisfy.

F. W Cleveland & Son Q

N ebraska C ity, N ebraska.

When Next

We Solicit Accounts

In N ebraska City don't fail to visit the new Jewelry and O ptical store. Y ou w ill be heartily welcome and your visit will be a pleasure. Y our visit will be no obligation to purchase and trust you may call and see our beautiful display.

Normal Students

E. C. Ernstene Grand Hotel Block JEWELER OPTICIAN

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D eposit your money with us for the semester or for the school year a nd pay your bills by ch ecks. You thus have a place of safety for your money a nd you gain a valuable business experience in caring for your account.

Citizen State Bank PERU, NEBRASKA

Spring Opening CJ]

Ev ry depart ment is full to overflowing with fresh sp nng sty les.

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V../ e o ffe r o ur patrons the best clothing, hats and loggery the country p rod uces.

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Co m e to see the ma ny new handsome garments, we h ave m any e xclusive novelties.

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THE SHAW JV!EMORIAL H , . .ll czttic· Cook Ellis. Dt·partment of History

On the 1 -~('a<:oll ~l. si(k' of the histor ic 1:ns ton ( 'ommon . and oppo::;ite the Slalc !l o u se . :- tand ~ Sl. ( ,auden 's "Sha w's l\lcmol·i a l. " It \\"a S unYeiled in 18!)(), an d coJnllll' lll nratl'" t he heroi s m o f' ( 'o loncl l ~nl>e r l ( ;uulcl 'ha\\' and h !s lll·a n .! n 'gT t> Lroo ps . \\'ho ga\'e ther l1 vcs t o tlw cau se of l he Un ion at F ort \ Va .~· ne1· , S. C. . o n .Juh· 1 . 1863. No t· is it a hi sto r ic m onu'me n t m ere ly; sta ndin g a s iL d oes a~ t he g reatest ac h ievemc n t of any A m e ri ca n sculpto1· it is no less a m onume n t of a rt. . .I ?t'. 11 . II. l'owe r::; ;:'Ly S of i t , t hat 1t Js th e .t?.T Ca LesL t hin o· in Bo:ston a ~d is o f itse lf' e 11 ou .e:h to...., m a ke t he City famous. In ~h t; · 'Ofli c ial A rm y R eg is te r" of t h e C i v li 'vV~n· il i s ::; h own th at neoTo troops s u sta in e d actua l casua lti es"' in two hundt·e u fi fty -o n e battles and doubtl ess too k part in m any m or e. To t h ose c nmm a ndin<r them t h eir fighting qualiti es wet·~ soon solved, and . ~hese _were th e per sons best qua~Ifi e d to .JUdge t h e m. It was like askm_g wheth e r mer, \v ith black eyes or 'Y1t h blue eyes mad e t he b etter sold1 er.s. P e rh a p s th e best a nswer w~s _giVen by Ge n. S exton after r e Ce ivmg a lon g ser ies of questions about them f r om som e benevolent committee. He bade hi s secr etar y draw a. p e n across a ll the questions and wnte at th e bottom of his sum~ ary: ''T h ey a re inte n sely human." 'I h c:;y were s imply hum an , capab le of fati g u e and ardor courao·e and cowardice, of c h eerfuln~ss a~d g rumbling reg ardl ess of race , color and th ~ previous c ondition of servitu de."

\\'hat Napoleon r.alled " Two o'clock in th e rnorning courage" is a thing that belongs to the minority of soldi ers in a ll races, and is probably no more abundant and yet no rarer arnong black soldi ers than among whi te. This ho\\ ever may be confidantly stated. t hat two peculi ar traits grey.r out of th eir state of ser vitude. Their local know ledge marie of them capable gu ides to t he army of invasion, and t he tremendous stakes of person~! freedom for themselves and their fami lies'and say what you will they a ll des ired this and it gave them a peculiar stimulus apart from that of t he white soldier. Among the negro regiments ?f the o-r eat Civil War none is deservmg of ~ore honorable mention than the gall ant Fifty-fourth Massachusetts officer ed and lead to the front by a white man-the brave young Col. Shavv . Robt. Gould Sha w was. born m Boston, Oct. 10, 1837. H1s father, w hose home was on S_taten Is_land after 1848, was a promment philanthropist and promoter of reforms. Shaw gr ew up in an atmosphere that was not only conducive to cult~re and the highest refinement, but to mten~e patriobsm. He entered Har:vard m 1856. Foreseeing _trou~lous times for hi s count ry he enli sted m the Sev~nth r eo·iment and departed for Washmgto~ on April 19, 1861. By August, 1863, he had risen to the rank of Captain. He passed unharmed through battle after battle, and in the sprin g

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of 1863 he was commissioned colonel of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts. the first negro regiment sent to the front from any free state. The young colonel prompted by a high sense of duty, accepted the appointment a few days after it was made, and returning to Massachusetts he began the work of filling the ranks and drilling and disciplining them in camp at Rearville. This was done against the pride of an aristocratic mother who felt that her son was above leading a regiment of negroes. On May 28th of the same year he marched through Boston, at the head of his colored troops and the scene presented is said to have been one of the most thrilling of the war. The 54th acquitted itself well in all its engagements. On July 18, 1863, an attack was ordered on Fort Wagner, S. G. The assault was made about 8 o:clock. and was participated in by ~1x reg1m~nts, the 54th being formed 1nto two hnes, Col. Shaw leading the right wing in front. "We shall take the fort or die there!" he exclaimed and in the same spirit his men fol: low~d him up t~e rampart under a terrible fire, until the summit was reached and there waving his sword the young hero fell. The regiment' with its ranks reduced to less tha~ half its numbers, was then withdrawn and the brave colonel's body was left to be "buried with his niggers." An offer was made to have it recovered and sent north, but Col. Shaw's father requested that it be left in its honorable grave, and not many years later the sea, by its encroachments, washed away the common trench that was the grave of officers and men. In October, 1865, a meeting was called by Governor Andrew of Massachusetts to appoint a committee to select an equestrian statue of the late Robert Gould Shaw, colonel of the 54th Massachusetts. Let me quote from the report of this committee: ''The monument is intended not only to mark the public gratitude to the fallen hero who at a critical moment assumed a perilous responsibility, but also to commemorate that

great event \Vherein he \Vas a leader by which the title of colored men as citizens was fixed beyond recall. In such a work all \V ho honor youthful dedication to a noble cause and whÂˇl rejoice in the triumph of freedom, should have an opportunity to contribute.'' Such is the object of the memorial aH expressed by the committee among whom were Senator Chas. Sumner. Edward Atkinson and I-Ienry W. Longfello\v. Mr. Atkinson was to serve as treasurer. Within the next five months some $!3,000 was raised. This was invested and later re-invested. Both chairmen, Gov. Andre\v and Chas. Sumner, dying, the interest lapsed. By 1876 the fund had reached $7,000, by 1883 it ha? increased to almost $17.000, wh1ch seemed a sufficient sum with which to proceed. Augustus St. Gaudens was suggested as the sculptor. His famo.us statue of Admiral Farragut had JUSt been finished, and was so greatly admired that the comn1ittee made an immediate contract with St. Gaudens. This contract was executed in 1884. The money was then placed at interest and finally reached a total of $23,000. It was to have been completed in two years, but as the artist .worked on it his conception grew until he devoted a part of each of the twelve best years of his life to the great work. It wa~ unveiled in 1896. The land just in front of the State House in Boston was first chosen for the Memorial, but it was later changed to the terrace opposite the State House and within the lines of Boston Comrnon. The site was prepared by removing 50 feet of the wall enclosing the Common on Beacon St., and building out the terrace into the space beyond, making it level with the street, the surface of the Common being here considerably lower than the street. The plateau thus formed is held in place by a retaining wall. A stone bench surrounds the base of the monument. The figure of young Col. Shaw on his horse heads to the right of the spectator, he is riding at the side of the colored troops who march in the

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same direct ion. (Jverhead floats a On the face of the pedestal are the ~gure s~nn bol i zing- Victory. beckon- follo\ving inscriptions: Ing the ~old ier:-; ,,.i th her left hand Robt. Gould Shaw, and carrying- in her rig-ht the victor'~ of the Fifty-fourth regiment Colonel laurel branch, and a bunch of poppies, of Massachusetts infantry, born in symbol of death. In the arch of the 10, kiiied while Boston, October frame above are th i r·ty-four caissons leading the assault 1838, on Fort (~our are conc{.~aled by the figure of South Carolina, July 18, 1863.Wagner, VJctory) each containing a star. in the van on the red ramThese represent the thirtv-four states Right parts' swell, t~en belonging- to the Union. To the \Vith heartsslippery that beat ng~t .of the 1loating- figure is the in- Forward as fits a man a charge he. feU scription, "()nlnia relinquet servare But the high soul burns on to hght re~publicani," the tnotto of the men's feet soc C 1tety of the Cincinnati, to \Vhich Where death for noble ends makes o · Sh,nv by right of descent beJonged. dying sweet. . . To the Fifty-fourth regiment of the The dimensions of St. Gaudens \Vork Massachusetts infantry. are 14 fee~ by 11 feet to the top of the The 'vhite officers takiJ?g Jif~ and ~rch. It ts executed in bronze and is honor in their hands ca~t In their. lot 1n half and t~ree-quarter relief. \vith men the despised race, Im9ol. Sh.a\v Is depicted \vearing cam· proved in of war, and risked de~th ~s PaJg!l U!ltforn1 \Vith the fatigue cap. inciters of servile insurrection. If ~n hts right hand, 'vhich is extended taken prisoners, besides encountering Ho_wnh\vard~ he holds a naked s\vord. a11 the common perils of camp, march IS ead ts se:t proudly erect, with battle. d stron~ly American features, his ex- and The black rank and file volunteere pression Is noble and renosefuJ. On when disaster clouded the. Union theld~addl~ before hin1 are the holsters Cause, served without pay fo: eighteen 0 Ing h ts Pistols, and his ]eft hand months till given that of white troop~f holds the bridle reins. The horse is faced 'threatening ensl~vement. I strong and massive, a truly American captured, were brave in actiOn, patienJ steed, nervous and alert. The officer under heavy dangerous lab?rs ~n and horse are on the grim but light- cheerful amidand hardships and P~Ivatwd hearted march to the front. together they gave to the natJon an. The OJ].War~ movement of the rank the world undying proof that Ameriand file Is maintained superbly. We cans of African descent possess the can_ almost. hear the martial music to pride, courage and devotion of th.e which their feet are keeping time. patriot soldier. 180,000 s~ch Ame~I Lo.ok at the drummer boy and the cans enlisted under the Union flag In grizzled old man in the front ranks 1863-1865. . then at t~e one who is third from th~ . Augustus St. Gaudens, the sc~lptor nearest .In the first row of soldiers, of this noble monument, ra!lks .JUStl.Y and at him who comes just behind the as America's greatest arti~t In th_1s horse and the next one with the Arab field of work. He was bor.n In Dublin cast of features. See what a variety of a French father and Irish mother. of type and expressions are shown_ He was brought to this country when N ote the rhythm of the march, the a baby and with the exception of a arms and legs. How the figure on few years of study abroad, has Jived horseback dominates the whole yet among us ever since. Death claimed how essential is the presence of the him last August, a¥d so removed fro~ troops! How unified and with what the ranks of American sculp~ors their force is the genera] effect brought to acknowledged leader, an artist moreone, making him feel its grandeur! who rivalled the best in Europe. Truly it is the artist's dream of over Whether his subject be Lincoln, heroism and devotion cast in enduring Farragut, Sherman, Logan, Peter bronze! Cooper, or the marching forth of Shaw

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with his negro regiment, one is made concious that they are not excellent portraits merely, but have that about them which assures one of the signifi· cance of the life's work of these n1en; with so sympathetic a thoroughnesH has the artist comprehended it. In looking at the Shaw Memorial the sculptor is forgotten, but his ideal dominates the mind of the gazer. Truly this is great sculpture.

The first inter-collegiate gan1e \vas }Jlayed here .:\pl"il 2~• with l>oane. The tean1 led bv the band and !'resident CrahtreP a·nd I Jr. B. L. Shellhorn, Peru's n1ernber of thP state board of education, tnan~hed to the grounds followed hv an enthusiastic hunch of rooters. ,.i'he batting hegan in first inning, the Normal piling up :~scores before thev retired. I )oane's pitchers all "tried ~Hit" during thL• game and they started the seeond ti rne before they found the best. Schott was effective at all titnes. Scot·c Hi to 4. FollcJ\ving is the lineup. ATHLETICS Norn1al Doane Tolhurst B. E. SWENSON South rf I Harvey 1st Swenson Parriott HartweH ss The two new tennis courts have Moore McAdams c been completed south of the dormitory Hallsted Beck cf and steps have been taken to boom Wertz Eg-gPn berger If tennis as means of spring and Ward G. Beck :~rd summer recreation and sport. Tennis Radmnacher Heln1s 2nd always reaches its height during \Vendland Schott p summer school and with our two .Johnson p new courts and also the one south of Medlar p the athletic field we hope to develop The Neb1·aska City Eagles played a material for future contests. The return game here May 2. The game b~ys have perfected an organization was a tie at the end of the tenth inwtth Earl Meyer as president and A. ning, score !) to 9. The game \vas G. McReynolds secretary and treas- called to allo\v the City boys to catch urer. The girls have organized a the train. Batteries~ Normal, Carlson similar club and are prepared to meet and McAdams; Eagles, Rector and all comers. Baker. Nebraska City has since deThe Normal opened its baseball feated Green's Nebraska Indians. season at Nebraska City April 22 with KEARNEY V8. PERU NORMAL the Eagles of that place. A very The first game of baseball or practfast and interesting game was played. ically the first athletic contest of any Schott held the Eagles to four hits kind between Nebraska's two normal and our boys outplayed the City schools will go down into history as fellows but were unable to connect having taken place on our field here ~hen the hits we~e necessary. Rector Thursday, May 7, '08. Kearney Pitched for the City. Score 4 to 3 in boys are a fast set of The players and favor of the Eagles. were in the game until the final round. The Bethel White Sox, imitators of Carlson had a shade the better of the the Comiskey's World Champions normal pitcher in that he was more opened up the season at home April effective in the pinches. The game 25. It was an old fashioned slugging was minus the usual errors and that match and was characterized by heavy together with the even score made the batting and loose fielding on both game very interesting from a grandsides. Beck and Swenson were both stand point of view. Cartney was credited with home runs and a two- back at his old place behind the bat, bagger was of usual occurrence. thus rnaterially strengthening the Schott outclassed the pitcher for the team. Pariott starred at the bat and ''Sox." The final score was 21 to 7 McAdams in the field. Score 8 to 7 in favor of the Normal. in favor of Peru.

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friends may well look forward for a fitting climax in the form of an open session program, consisting of the following numbers: Piano solo. . . . . . ....... Miss Larimer Reading ................... Miss Dunlap Essay ....................... Miss Ditmer Cornet solo ................. Wade Bixby Oration ..................... Allen J. Hill Music .................... Mandolin club Play Merchant of Venice, Up to date. Portia ................... Miss VanDriel Nerissa ...................... Hazel Beck Polly ..................... Miss Kennedy Bassanio ................... Glen Jenkins Antonio .................. Bert Swenson Gratiano ................... C. W. Smith Shylock ..................... Carl Schott Tubal. ........................ Ed Collins Duke of Venice ............ Gordon Beck Football players,etc. Interscenic music. Vocal duet .. Misses Sayles and Phillips Trombone solo ......... C. Gordon Beck As has been said, we are expecting something great and why shouldn't we. Will not such talent as is represented in this program warrant such expectation?

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6. "Waves of the Danube, "lvanovici ................. Mandolin Club 7. "Darkey's Cradle Song," Wheeler ............ Ladies' Octette 8. "Toy. Symphony." Haydn ..... . .................... Symphony Club H. School Songs, (a) "Quilting Party," (h) "Down on the Mississippi'' Arranged Part 2 (b). P~ rotechnical Display, InterlocutorGlenn D. Jenkins; Mystic OracleE. P. Hodapp. 1. (a) The Painless Dentist, H. n. Stephens and S ..J. Ellenberger; (b) Oration ..J. E. Morgan; (c) The Vices of the Arn1y, C. E. Rost, Ernest Zink, 0. Lincoln. 2. Acrobatics, (a) The Jig and Extras, Messrs. Cook, Meyers, Rost, Harris, and Zink; (b) Fancy Work, Kirk Maxcy, Frank Ellenberger; (c) Postscript, Messrs. Reed and Humphreys. 3. The Whistling Horn, Geo. L. Carlson. 4. Trouble of a Photographer, Sophomore Male Quartette. 5 "The Jolly Student Song," Zickel, Boys' Glee Club.

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May 2 by the Glee clubs, was indeed a rare treat, and a splendid representation of the musical talent of the school. It was another startling ex· hibition of Professor Aller's most efficient work in the Normal. Part 1. Cantata, ''The Fisher-maidens,'' Henry Smart ..... Girls' Glee club. Part 2 (a). 1. "Courage, "Petrie .. Boys' Glee Club 2. Piano Solo, ''Alice,'' Ascher .. ............. H. Harold Humphreys 3. "Spin, Spin," Jargst .......... . ........ Sophomore Male Quartette 4. "All For You," d'Hardelot ..... .................. Miss Blankenship 5. Hymns, (a) "Throw Out the Life-Line", (b) "Jesus,Savior Pilot Me,'' Arranged ........ · · ... · ................ Boys' Glee Club

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The following excellent program was given by the Cicero class before the Latin Club, April 11th: Song, Gaudeamus ................ . ........... Members of Cicero c~ass Cicero, the Man ............. Mr. Oline Cicero, the Writer ......... Mr. Velvick Latin Oration.... . ..... Mr. Cartney Debate in Roman Senate between Caesar and Cicero on the punishment of the Calitianan conspirators ............... . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Gibney and Mr. Hill The entire program was interesting and instructive and Mr. Cartney's rendering· in the original of the first chapters of the first oration against Catiline was especially full of spirit and fire. All who were present enjoyed the evening with Cicero very much.

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On .r\ p1·i l ~;)th llll' \ ' i n.!" il <:Ia...: ·entertained Uw Latin l·luh ·hy g-i,·in~ a n even ing with \' in.dl. Th e fi rst nu mber of lh · p n >.!-!T am wa~ the sing ingof L au ri g- • 1· II OJ ·a t i u~ . In· m "mbe r of the \ 'i r g il a n d L in· cia~~cs . T hi s was fo llm\'t•d h~· t I)· Eclogues a nd Gcor g ics . h ~· :\I i :-;:-; T t>nn a n l. Ne x t wa s tlw =--to r ~· n f Uw .-\ c n ieri in t \\'n pa rts : 11 :u·f fiJ ·:-;t h ~· i\ l i =--~ "i ms . P a r t s econd h y :\1 iss i\1 i ll •r. Th e Aene id a ~ a (;l o rifi ca l io n of H.o m0. by R. B. 1.m s: Th e prog- r a m closed \\:-i t h t he Vn·g JI y •ll. 1\.nmano~ r e rum don imos gcntumqll l' Lngaturn. Th e l a ~ l n f Lh e se1·i es of clas' p rog ra m s :n il h e an ,,·c nin g \\' ilh H or ace to be. g- 1ve n hy Lh Li , .Y c ia :s, on t h e eve n1ng of May D.

Yc t cra Provcrb ia Rcformata ab Cacsaris. N o x s tc lla s c 1Tcrt Pe rs pi cc pruisqua'm sa li s , Placiclac aquae a ltae currun t. Verbun: prud e n t i est amp lum. Sutura In t e mpo r e novem servat, Ad ~te llam t u um ca rrum :ld iunge, Exc1de tuarn tunicam pro panna . Manus mul tae la b or em Ie vem fac iunt. Es ce rtu s te esse accu ratum ind e procede. Minima r im a maximam navem su bme r gat. Ang iportu s est lon g u s cui est nullus fl exu s. ' Avi s in manu est tanti quanti dua rum in d um o. Q ui amicus h a b e r e v ult, sese amicum praebere debet. Caput quod diadematem gerit solli citum r ecumbit. Illi, qui domus vitro h a bita nt Iapides iacere non d ebent. Differte numqum ad posterum diem quod hodi e facere pates. Time has ten s on f rom wintry scenesAnd yet no rapture thrills, For every month that passes mean s Another bunch of bills. -Ex.

e\·e ral of t he Training class have secured good positions in graded ::chool of t he state. I\I i s Gay Jones has been called home on account of t he deat h of her sister. a fo rm er student of Peru. The class ex tends its sympathy to Mi ss Jones and relati ves in t heir bereavement. 'rh e last prog ram of the "Trainers lub" occu rred May 9, and was en j oyed by a ll. It was as f ollows : Inst rumental music ... Bertha Wagner Recitation .. . .. . . .Miss Mayme Palmer Story .. .. .. ... .. . ... . Miss Selma Culline D uet . . .. ... Misses Gri bble and Palmer Recitation . . ... . . . .Miss Pearl Focht E ssay ... . . ..... . .... .Miss Elva Martin lVI us ic . . ...... . ·- · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . Messrs. Ralph and Edgar Fmrchild, Beck and Healy Our class has taken up the ''Illinois Course of Study" which we fi nd very interesting, for we have seen m~ny of the methods successfully carr!ed ou t by Mrs. Crawfor d in observatiOn work. The class has enjoyed t his profitable school year under thP. dire~tion of our efficient teachers. We will n9t ~oon fo rget the many inspiring recitati~ns nor will we soon forget the WISe coun sel of Presi dent Crabtree as he has talked to us individually and at Chapel tim e. The Doane Owl for March prints a strono- editorial on ' 'Keeping Engage· ment~." which contains this quotation from President Roosevelt, "Charge your mind w~ th e~gagements made, so that you wi ll be .m ~o more danger of forgetting or s h ghti ~g them _than you would be of forgetti~g. or slighting any moral or religiOUS ~uty. Never forget that honor and manliness require you to keep all your engage ments or to make timely and adequate explanation."

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Only a very short time till school closes. Peru is a bower of beauty. her splendid scenery.

Enjoy

VVe hopP to n1ake the Connnence ment n ttrll bet· of t h<· 1\: orn1ali te the most interesting- one that has been gotten out this year. It will contain extracts frcnn the leading addresses for the week.

The Normalitc wishPs to congratulate the citizens of Peru for the progres~ive. encrgetie and active work t' hey arc doing toward the introduction of the public utilities that so vitally affect the \velfare of the students· as well as her o\vn citizens. It is astonishing ho\v very thoughtless som<' scerningly sane people are. Son1c arc so ig-nornnt or ill-brecl that tlH!Y come stan1ping- into chapel after the progran1 has com· menced, 1naking thernselves as conspicuous as possible by heavy \valkingand by climbing over other people who are gentle enough to be prompt. Oh, fellow students, \vhen you are Ia te to an en te1·ta in tnen t you have a splendid op~10rtunity to \.Vcllk on your toes, and, in behalf of the patient lecturer. \Ve beg you to take advantage of it.

SENIOR SCENES ETHEL SNU.L

Supt. .J. E. Delzell of Lexington recently called lVIiss Tena Gunn of the Senior class to a position as assistant principal of the Lexington high The Summer school promises to be school at a salary of $75 per month. one of the best in its history. Arrange, The services at the Baptist church if possible, to attend. on Sunday evening, May 10, were under the auspices of the Senior class We wish to apologize to our ex- members who attend that church. changes for the omission of our items This annual Senior service is a fixed for the last two issues, as it is claimed custom in the church and the students that the copy was lost at the office. appreciate the deference shown them Miss Shires, our Exchange Editor, in this annual service. Miss Hattie Fight, who left recently always furnishes us with a fine collection of items and we are sorry indeed to take up the work of teacher of that her column has not received its History in the Grand Island high school, is pleased with her work and proper recognition.

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Thetofacult · a b~dy of members paid a · Y _IS the school~ t st the semors m running

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On i\Ia~: 20th a cia s meeting was h ~ ld a nd 1t wa t hen agreed upon that " pl e~ge our e h·es togeth er and have ~ -p t cn t c on t he next Saturday, .May .2, th. A t an early hour members beg an to a embl e on the librru·y steps, armed to t he t eeth with tin cups, poon and raw potatoes. Every one m ea n t bu iness. At 6:30 we formed in line and set out by the way of town "·h e r e w e purchased bacon, bread, butter , etc. After replenishing our ~ood s uppl) we again broke camp and JOurn eyed down along the railroad, \\'h e r e we took a tie pass, going as far south a the ravine that leads up to t he old Maxcy place. , We arrived here about 10 o'clock, and immed iately began searching for a place to build our camp fire. A s uitable place was found, and while som e of our worthy members built ~he camp fire, others were busy cuttmg bread, meat, and making sandwiches, while s till others went to get water w i th 'vhich to boi l our coffee. A regular old t im e camp was now in readiness . We hung a pail over the fire, which was filled with water and ground coffee, and proceeded to roast our bacon on forked sticks. Great excitement prevailed while this was in prog ress, and as u_sual, a camera fiend was present talong snap shots. After the meat was roasted and the coffee boiled, we proceeded to partake of the following- coffee, bread ~nd butter, hard boiled eggs, cookies, cheese, bacon. sandwiches, pickles and potatoes. After this we struck out across the country, reaching home about 12 :30 o'clock- very tired , but feeling none the worse, taking in consideration the g ood time. This event is something that will be remembered by each one present for many a day and every time we think back ove~ the past, it will appear before u s and bring pleasant r ecollections t~ mind. (Co ntvwcd on Pn.gc

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Thi s was o ne of tlw mos l inte rest in g m ee t in g s of t h e ;.·c.!a r . Th e l cc lu rc by L{ev. ! .. ( ;. Leg·gett was very inte rest i ng ly and ab ly r end ered. ft seems t hat it cou lcl not possibly have been more impress ive fo r t he boys a ll we nl away from t h e mee ting f eeli ng a kee ne r respon s iuili ty of th e duti es before th em.

The Easter Sunrise prayer meetin g was we ll attend ed by theY . M. C. A. We were fortunate in. havin g a very pleasant morning, and so held our services out doors on the college front. In the aftfi!rnoon of Apri l 19 the Y. Y. W. C . A. M. C. A. andY. W. C. A. held a joint meeting in Music and Expression hall. MAHY S EI:I .I G The program was as fo llows: Cor~et solo ................ . Wade Bixby Mi ss Eth e l Sim onds, our stat e Music .............. ·· · .. .. . Girls Octette secretary , sp en t seve ral days with Scripture lesson .... ...... c. w. Smith us thi s month . Sh e led th e Sunday afternoon m eeting, Apri l 26. 1908. Prayer· · ·· · · · · · · .... . . Mi ss Esther Clark Thi s is th e second t im e sh e has been Bible topic ................ .......... . w ith us th is year, and we certainly receive a n inspiration from h er v isits. "And Ye Are Not Your Own This was also Violet Sunday, which for Ye Are Bought With a Price.'' we h ave year when the v iolets Speakers .··· .Prof. Rouse, Miss Lucas are in bevery loom, and th e subject of Music.·· ··· · · ··········· · .. Male Quartet "Friendship' ' was very well chosen. The program was greatly enj oyed Our Sunday afternoon meeting, May by the large number · of students 3, was a mi ss ion stu dy on Africa. Mrs. Crawford was our leader. We present. are becoming very much interested For April 26 the program of our in these trip s and are learning much about the mi ssion work in foreig n service was as follows: Song ser vice .... · .. Leader, Prof. Aller lands. The Easter services wer e a d ecided Vocal solo .. .. . .. .. .. ..... .... Prof. Aller success. An early morning prayer Talk . .. ............. .. .. ........... .. meeti ng of t heY. M. and Y. W. C. A. T. H. Gillan, secretary Auwas he ld, led by Mr. C. C. Berkey. Prof. Aller led th e music. More t han burn Y. M. C. A.

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a hundred young- 11eople carne out to enjoy this early rnectiug. as the sun \Vas ju~t rising- and the birds \Vere singing so S\\Âˇcetly. \Ve could thank God for His beauteous earth and rejoice for the return of spring. 1\liss Lucas led the afternoon nu~eting \vhich \Vas very helpful.

Jones, and also be published in the C. Gordon Beck Norma lite. Thea Anderson G. H. Wrightsman Committee

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On April 2flth the Sophon1ore 1\fale q_uartet recently accepted an invitation to take part in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Can1p Creek church, about nine and a half n1iles nortlnvest of Peru. On account of the death of the sister of Ralph .Jones. the class dre\v up the following resolutions: Since in 1-Iis \visdon1, it has seemed best to our All Wise Father, to take a\vay the beloved sister of our friend and classmate Ralph Jones, therefore, Be it resolved, that we the members of the Sophomore class of the State Normal at Peru. extend to Ralph J~nes our heartfelt sympathy in his time of grief, and commend him to consolation to Him \Vho doeth all things well. Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be sent to Ralph

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1\fiss Goshen-"When was the revi. val of learning?" Mr. B.-" Before the last exam., The Courier, Monmouth, Oregon, contains a number of good illustraÂˇ tions made by the students. The paper is artistically gotten up. The Peru Normalite for January is a very creditable publ.ication. Accept our congratulations for such a laudable issue.-Purple and Gold. The Crimson Rambler, Tonkawa, Oklahoma, publishes in each number a story written by one of t~e students. This paper has one of the nicest covers of any of our exchanges. ANNOlJNCEMENT . I will open my studio in the brick for summer school. I will teach drawd ing and painting, both watercolor an oil painting. Mary E. Moore.

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Number 9

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The Crabtree Speller HIS is tlle best effort that has yet been made to furnish a spelling book that will make the most use of the pupils time and effort. It gives words which present difficulties to the learner but does not give words which are found only in the ~pelling book. President Crabtree believes that the words which do not present some difficulty to the student should not be in the spelling book as they are learned incidentally in connection with other work. While words usually found only in spelling books should not take the child's time when there are so many commonly mispelled words that need to be mastered. This is a real spelling book which economizes the childs time. It does not mix spelling w1th composition or picture study or phonic work or readinJ;, but strikes boldly at the main issue for the spelling period, namely secunng a mastery of the common words most often mtspelled. The book IS now in press and will be ready about March I st. ::: ... .. . ... ... .. . . ..

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PERU. NEBRASKA. JUNE. 190B

NO.9

The Address Before the Graduating Class l kh\'t"rl-J l'Y \V. E. ANDREWS, A\l.t. 1"' f••r ''"' l'nttt·.l Sl.llt'' Tr'"'"'<>ur~· 0\·rArtm~nt :lt WAshington.

The• Hp•·c·i· 1t wn . 1 Jlll I . . ' ' of t ht• tt•adlt.'r wus llc•c Ill ·'·'IJc·h a mallllt'l' a~ to dlscloso th e II a I II 1" c • 0 f I l ••· I Pat· l dutit·~ in the BCh. ()() 1 I' I )C I Ill · Tl "' sl n•IY uf t•hlld life in th r. lilt f o I clln ,,.... , , 1· 1• 1~. 1. ,., ... .,, i \"t' l . . t•xpress\'e ancl J'PII.-c·tivc• f·. 1 1 ·" 11 "' 8 was un::ed us •t • m a 't •·r. of illll ... ti nt•t·t•ssity on• the part tl Or tc lc•;~e·hc•l' Tl bllltl . . · w st tuly or the sensl-

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"ln thPS-" . hours of their Normal e c 1osing h oo} trainit r sc gradwtt , lg, let us join with these ': h ' .cs in some rPflections that· may be el)lfttl for tl lc futttre. Today, emotions may h<' u 1rt·n Pd with conscious achievements. Tl le <1ays, tnonths and years of ·...· fl'i(Hld} y •'lH"'O • t'ton· • "' cHt and study together pass rapidly in review through the balls of. n1en1ory · · vr ,, e Inay call them movtn~ rnetun-'s 1 WI'll not ask that all of them e t1 ·· · 1J. lrown on the canvas for the observation of the· .cllH1'lence, but each member or t h <', c 1•as s WI· tl11n · the privacy of his or ber own mind no doubt reviews at this moIl1<!1lt nwny incidents worthy of special portrayal. As the years increase in number thPse mental pictures will increase in

vahtt'. The thoughts of scltolastic hardsh it• will vanish but the achievements of intr•llt'('tunl victories will brighten and inc..·n•as~ in pleasure... .:\ fter laying down some essentials in I ht> maldn~ of a life of high efficiency the ~1wn kl'l' hll'lll'd to a consideration of ideals in n'lntion to character. Speaking of buildl'rs nnd their models be continued as follows: "Some chose the broad, ·fascinating fit>lds or commerce in the fond hope of seeuring great wealth. Some, with similar hotn~. seel~ the great lines of transPortation over land and sea. Some devote their lives to agricultural pursuits and d w~ll amid vital forces in admiration of the signs of birds, the lowing of peaceful lwrd~. the ,fields of waiving grain, the leaves of the forest and the flowers of gardens, all expressing nature's message or good cheer and bountiful blessing. Some turn with delight to the quiet realms of literature, pbilisopby and art. Some, thoroughly imbued with a .;-pirit of humanity, de,"'te their lives to education, theology and philanthropy, while others seek the profession of the law an-d the realm of politics and eagerly long for the fame of statesmanship. Under such circumstances their chosen models are held constantly ln view. The characters and methods of the great captains of industry are passed under careful review. The midnight oil burns constantly at the shrines of the great philosophers, artists, lawyet·s, statesmen, educators and divines where they earnestly search for the secrets of success and fame. "ln this connection it is appropriate to nsl~ the question, what chosen models are revealed in the vision of each member of

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this class? They have journeyed together for a time but from this point whither will the lines of choice radiate? The lessons of the past may become wise guIdes for the future. The great events recorded In the ancient, medieval and modern h !story of the race have been passed In review. They have intellectual glimpses of gr·eat armies marching to and fro under the commands of monarchs In the exeeutlon of kingly decrees. They have witnessed the struggling emotions of the raee from the dawn of liberty to the l'res(.?IJt hour. To~;ether, we ·have experienced extreme delight as we have watched the receding of tyranny and intolerance and the coming of intellectual, civil and religious freedom. We recall by name some of the great military heroes, statesmen, educators and desiners who have helped to emancipate the race from the thraldom of the past and lead it forth into the procession of the liberties of the l'resent. I~ilre wise you have scanned the pages of literatur::, poetry and prose. The mind has been entertained, delighted, instructed and elevated by the songs or the voets and the eloquence of the orators of the world. A few lessons have been gleaned from the rocks beneath, the !Jowers and the foliage by the wayside and the stars above us. Though the words of Revelation we have studied God's dealings with men and forecast the future. In addition to these crusades of history, literature, science, mathematics, philosophy and revelations, we have learned a few brief lessons from that boolr of enchanting interest always present with us and open to our vision, namely: the soul with which God has endowed us. Its }Jerceptive expressive and reflective faculties, its sensibilities, emotions and volitions demand of us a more profound study in order that we may know ourselves to the utmost extent. Listen to the ringing words of the poet. "Know thyself, presume not God to scan." "The proper study of mankind is man." BY these words the poet does not command us to abandon all inquiry concerning the Divin~. but he emphasizes our duty to know ourselves as to our native endowment and our capabilities to the honorable pursuit of life. In the presence of such thought what models do we see as the guiding stars of our lives? What is their peculiar nature? How high are

rlu•y'! \\'hilc_• thc·y ~hould Ill' f'Xalll'd, tlwy Hhould not lw mc·n· c·astlc·H in the air. In tlw micl!it of t hPHP inlc•ll<·•·tual, moral and spiritual lntluc·n<·c·s and fort'I'H ahout us, Jd the r<'flninJ; flrPs of truth <·onsume the drcms and l('a\'e orlly thf' shinin~ ~old in th•~ c·rndhlc_• of Paeh Jif<•." .:\Jr . .\ndn!WH c·Jos"d with a rln~in~ )11'1'oration anrl )Pft an lmprPsslon upon the rnluds of hiH audit•n•·e that th<•y had hc>en urulc·r the· sp<dl of a ~n·at H)ll'a)\l'r with :1 ~n~a I

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DEBATING

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Mo1K1AN

The fourth annual N>lltPst in debate hetw<·<·n the Peru Stale ~onual School of .Kc!hraska and the \Varrenshurg State ="ormal Sc·hool of :\Jisl'wuri was held on I•,riday evening-, ~Jay 2~. l!lOS iu the Auclitorium of the \Varn•nshur~h Normal. The question of de hate was, "Hesolved That the Public Munieipal Utilities, water, I ight, street rail ways and telephones shall IJe under the direct supervision and control of a commission with power to enforce its findings, appointed by the Municipal Authorities." The following restrietions were agreed to: "The question is not to be debated from the standpoint of municipal ownership, nor to he interpreted as such, nor is the question to be debated as in favor of a commission being elected by the peot,le as offered to a commission appointed by the munieipal authorities. The question of debate is Municipal control and supervision vs. Private owneil:!h ip and control. The question was affirmed by John T. Ahers, .J. E. Morgan and .John Hanna of Nebraska and was negatived by .J. M. McConnell, W. H. Mott and Dole H. Carnogey of Missouri. The affirmative maintained that the utilities named should be under the control of a commission with power to en~ force its findings, because, 1. It would secure greater democracy as a result of the use of the referendum. 2. It would secure greater economy and more efficiency in administration, for a. The commission being expert and having an accurate knowledge of the af-

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Tl~<· autho t· i I ics u se d by th e negativ e co• n s tstecl 11 r·lnt·qnt . 1l y of popula r mn.gaZ in C's · 1 n 11 th I' • ' Kan sas Ci t y Stn r . Allho u g;h the Ncb t·as l'a spe a l•e rs rnnke d rar . ahov,• t ll <' ", ,,.JSsour .tan s 1n . n. rgn1ne n t an d c] el tvc~ry, IJL•('au sc or technicalities in the s tnte nu•n t or th e question, th e decision was givc11 to :\'lis souri. The question with r estriet ion s was stated by Missouri n.nd w e re ng; r ee d to b y N e bras ka. without any cha n g0, a s a matte r of courtesy. Th<) cl e bate J· s we r e accompa ni ed on th e ir trip lo Mi ssouri by Mr. G. D . Jenkings, Mr. L. n.. Hill and M iss Alraeda Chase of the Knn sas-Nc bras ka D e bating s quad, by Miss .Tuli a Van D1·i e l of t h e Normal Unive r s ity cl t~ bating sqnad a nd by Mr. J. E. Gibn e y a s alten1ate . All enjoyed a v e ry pl e asant trip.

Th~ tl ~'bat~' between th e P e ru Sta te :"\urma l sl'!lOo l a nd th e Holton Norma l ,·oil~'!! •' of Hol to n. Knnsas, hns been caul'~'h• d . :\ ~ yN th e r cnsons fo r en nceling it lm ,.,. n ot bt'l' n mnde pu bile.

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Th~' l.nt in l'lub c losed its work Saturday ~,· c n i n l! . ~I a ~· !l t h. 'l'he interest thro n g-hom t he ye a r hns been good , a nd t1Hl8t' \\-h o h a ,·e take n pa r t in Its r egula r m,·~·t in);,"S Jw,·c ie lt we ll r epa id for the II Ili~' nnct c iTort thu s s pe n t. Th e p rop;ram fo r i\£a y !lt h was " An t;;,·,•nin g w ith H omce.'' It wa s the last of l ht- se ri es g h ·en b~· th Cice r o, Verg il and L h ·y c lasses . a nrt was heartily e njoyed by

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T ht• first numbe r ou the program wa s " Th e O de t o Fusc us, or ln tiger V itae," s un g- by m e mbe r s of th e Livy and Verg il da sses. F o ll owi ng lu is was an inter estin g s l, etch of J-IOI·ace by i'ofr. H a rpster , a pre ! ty po e ! ica 1 tmn s lati on of the Ode to ~ra ece n as by l\fi ss Qu a de, a good prose t ran s la t io n of Satire IX, commonly calle d "Th e Bore," bY Miss Robb, a nd a dramatic r e nd e rin g in t h e origin a l, of t he same s atire by fiv e young ladies. Th e cast of c hara c t e r s wa s as follows: Hora ce . . . . . . . . . . . ...... Miss Wonder Th e Bore ...... . .... . ..... Miss Chase Fn scu s ..... .. .............. Miss Joy Pner Miss Seelig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~.• ,· ss DillOW Adve r s arius .. m The parts ,~~;.~ . ,~,~j1' ~t~~tained .and the whole was nig bl y app r eciate d by the auJi e n ce. t At the close of the meeting all presen th e La tin vers ion o! th e J'oined in s ino-in"' b "' ith sch ool song anrt the c lub adjouru~d w pl easant m e mories of their year together. .n"' May 25, Professo r 0 n M on d ay e Venl o• and Mrs. Searson enterta ined Mr. S earso n 's S unday school c lass at t heir home . Th e eve ning wns s·pe n t in play ing ga m es. Th e Mi s ses .Tose 1rh and Byerly assiste d in s e rving rtainty refr eshm e nts. A t a late hour the g uests depa rte d, d e cl a rin g Mr. a nd Mrs. Sears on to be ide al e nte rta ine rs.

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ATHLETICS B. E.

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The Normal base ball team under the direction of Coach Scherer, Hlarlcd on their annual ·trip May 19. The following players made up tlw team: McAdams, Cartney, Carlson, Helms, G. Becl{, 1~. Beck, Swenson Schott, Pariott, IIJggenberger and Tolhurst. The Normal boys met their· first defeat of the season at \Vesleyan. The game was played ·he fore an enthusiastic bunch nf supporters and aJ.thongh one sided, was interesting to the end. The features of the game were the pinch hitting of the Methodh;ts and the eff<->ctive delivery of Farthing. Three scratch hits were all ·t:he normalites could find. Score was 9 to 0. Batteries for Normal, Carlson and Cartney; for Wesleyan, Farthing and Stringfellow; umpire, Enyeart. The boys left immediately for the depot and took the 5:10 train for Kearney, via. Aurora, stopping over night at Grand Island. Grand Island is one of the prettiest cities in the state. Among its magnifieent buildings and institutions we noticed The Old Soldiers Home, The Grand Island High School and the Baptist College. We left at 1: 30 for Kearney through one of the ·prettiest sections tn the state .Just before arriving at Kearney, the following was composed and rendered in a fashion that left no one in doubt as to what was •to be accomplished that afternoon: Just before the battle, Kearney, We are feeling sad for you For well we know that in the conflict, We will hang it on to you. The boys a11 swung on to the Normal diamond "feeling fitter than a fiddle," for again the second best Normal school in the United States was doomed to defeat. Schott, the Shicldey "amatuer'' held the fast Kearney bunch to two hits. Eggenberger played a great game in the field, accepting chances without a falter. McAdams also pulled two out of the weeds. Tolhurst led in the batting, getting two

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Thursday nrorning WI' find the team hastening from Kearney, throu~h Hastings, and Sutton towal'C1 the home of the "Tigers." \Ve arrived at Crete at 1:30 and after singing our little halla•1. ehangnd to suit the occasion, started for the grounds. Carlson oecupied the box for .the Normal and Wendland for 'Doane. McAdams opened up our first session in his usual style by slamming out a two lJagger, Cartney drew a safe one and "Mac" cantered home. Now followed a ser·ies of outs, and our side was retired. The Normal got two more seores in the fifth. Doane C'Ottld not get anything until the seventh, when .two of their men crossed the plate. Things lool{ed quite serious for the Normal, but Tolhurst's good mitt saved the day, pulling down a home run from the ban]{ of the creek. Score, 3 to 2. Peruab r h }10 a e McAdams, rf . . . . . . . 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 Cartney, c . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 Eggen berger, If ..... 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 11 Swenson, 1b . . . . . . . . 4 0 1 I Parriott, sf . . . . . . . . . 3 0 0 1 1 1 Becl{, 3b . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Carlson, p . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 l 1 0 Tolhurst, cf . . . . . . . . 3 1 1 0 5 0 Helms, 2b . ......... 3 0 1 5 0 0 Totals . . . . . . . . . . 27 Doaneab South ............. 4 Hartwell . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Halstead . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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nr..• !!lad to h('ar t h e re ports co min g in fru m ttw oth,'r ~rhools oi t h e ir gcntle m:lll1~ t't)lltlnt·t along the w a y. Pro f. Sche rer b n'!'JHlll!'ihlt' fo r t h e l'xee ll e nt spirits and llllltiillon or the boys and to him a l:ll';;n .t mmtnt of rn' ci it is cin e for t he s ta ndin g l lh :'\nrnwl ha::; i n athl etics lorlny. rlt•llt•\' lll' took uoth g ames in the double lh' :Hi•' l'. p laYt' cl h " r c Fridny .1nn e 29: th e tlr::t hy tl sro rC' of 3 lo 1. th e seeon d, 7 to ·• In 1 ht' li rst gn me we got six hits :t!-!:ll n ::;t Bc li C'\'IIC's fi\' e . 'rhe inability of tht' :--:o rm:tl 10 bum·h th ir hit s, ca used t lh' lll to f!O d own to de feat be fore an iuf,•r ior t <'nnt. Th sC'COtHl game e xcept for o m• hn d innin f!". was n good exnmJ>le or th,• n rtir lc o f ba ll. put up bY the Normal tl':t m. hut t h is inning !:::<1\"C Be lle vue s uch n lt'a cl th n t th C'Y could not be o,·ert!tl<e n. n row II 0('(' 11 piN! Ut e box for Be lle \· ue in th l' firs t and Ohman in Ute s e cond. Schott t wirl <'d th<' firs t one for P e ru nnd Carlson h a nd e d t h <' lll o\·er in the second. CartII<'Y did t h <' hlocldn g fo r the NorUlal and C rossm n n ha nrl lcrl t h e pad [or Belle vue. Oellc \' UC boys aro n ras t bunch and played a ro n:; is t c n t g aniO w hi c h is ha rd to beat. Col n N Uni ve r s i ty wa s de feate d on I• ic lcl 's day by th e )Jo rm al in one of th e fa s t 0s t g-n m<'S c ,·e r· witn essed on th e Norma 1 alh Je t ic fi e ld bY a score of 2 to 1. Thi s tn a lws th e second gam e won bY the l'\o1·mn l fr om Cotner. Batte ri es for Normal. Schott and Cartney. For Cotne r . a nd L ing . umpires, Vru1ce Pn rm c ntc r and \\·ll ey. Atte ndan ce, 4 00. ncs ulls of F ield's Dny. Boys:

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his part well. Tlw Bac(·alaureate addr·Pss, ~fven by CharwPllor 1·~. BPnjamin :\ndrP\\'S was oPe of tlw most ahh! efforts that has been made in Peru on a slm ila r oec·aslon for HoJJw ti11w. His suhjeet, "The Lite and HPI'\'ic-f's of (;•·nPral <~rant," was 1isterwd to with int••use fnh•rc•st. The ehanceJJor is a man of national und International reputation as a profound seholar and eminent orator.

Entered at the Postoffice at Peru, Nebraska, as 5occond class matter.

SENIOR SCENES

Editorial Staff

ETHEL SNELL

JOHN T. AKERS, EDITOR IN CHIEF. J. HAROLD WILLIAMS, AssOciATE EBITOR

J. E. MORGAN, JOHN HANNA C. 0. OLINE ETHEL BERRY B. E. SWENSON CLARA SHIRES W. N. DELZELL

Debating Literary Military l~cligiou~t

-Athletic Exchange Alumni

E. R. BURKEY, BUSINESS MANAGiiR. C. W. SMITH, ASSISTA~T MANAGER. G. 0. JENKINS, ASSISTANT MANAGER.

EDITORIAL

Commencement is now ended. Peru changes population rapidly. The old students go and new ones come. Preparations for a very large summer school have been made, a strong course of study is offered under the regular faculty, besides others of note will be here to Jssist in the work. The summer school has always been one of the strong features of the Normal, for in attendance are found those who are most enthusiastic in the teaching profession. The editor now severs his .connection with the Normalite, but with much regret, for he has indeed en ~oyed the work. Most especially does he wish to thank very kindly all those who have so patiently made his burdens lighter by !.heir untiring energy and ceaseless devotion to duty at all times and under all circumstances.

The annual commencement exercises of the Xonnal were held from Thursday, .May 2Xth to Tuesday, June 2nd. Owing lo Governor Hanly's unavoidable detention in Baltimore where he is a delegate to the .i':ational Bishops Conference, the class consider themselves fortunate indeed to be ahle to secure Andrews to deliver the commcnc~emcnt address. Mr. Andrews is the National Auditor and has a national reputation as a fluent and able orator. On Sunday morning at 1 J o'clock, M.:ty 31st the baecalanreate exc1·cises of the class of 1 !lOS of the Peru State Normal, Nebrasl<a. were held in the chapel. Many friends, citizens and students were present and the building was filled to its utmost capacity. The sermon was delivered by Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, of the State University, whose strbject was "The Lif~ and Service of General Grant.'~ Every member of the class ·who accepts the lesson •brought before him by Dr. Andrews and who lives up to the ideals set forth, will lead a useful and beneficial life. The Senior class gave as their Class Play Tennyson's "The Forresters" under the directions of Miss Amelia F. Lucas, head of the department of expression. Owing to the rain, it could not be given in the woods as were the intentions, but the chapel, after having been turned into a natural forest, served the purpose well. The fo)]owing were the characters: Robin Hood ........... Chester 0. Oline 1

TilE NnR~IALITE Sir Hkh ;, t·cl I.•·;, . · · · · · · · · .luhn E. Gllnt."'Y \ •· ,aJt,.r l ... ·a Kha•· I'· . . .' · · · · · · · · · · 1\u rrt.•tl .1. Railll'S 1 l'rl ,... "II l.lt cJ · · · · · ·\ I I ~-:• 1I :--'t () • 1'·.~gt•n ber~t"'r ll•·•· .John • L• .• · · · · · · · · · . . . 1· •·a n k .-\. Boo~t."' . ,. r 1.tr 1 uc·l.: J ltrJ ~1. Howle .lnhu · · · · · · · · · · · · · .luhn . llla•·h . . . . . . . . . . . . \\a rrt•n S. Cook Sc·ara,:, . . . . . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · l.t•nn U. Hill SIH•rlfr ,,' · ·.· · · · · · · · · · · 1-:dwartl lladaph f ="ottln··· 1 . 1111 , nt•rk~y 1 Ahhott ""'' · · ('I tart•:-; C. JuHtt•·i:~ ,:"· · · · · · · · · · · · · Oa ldt"'Y \\.. Jaml's l1(·rc·•·aaa ;.'"· · · · · · · · · · · .l · 11aa·otd \\'llliams 6

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J."frHt 1',' .· .' · · · · · · · · · · .J. nrant Hesseltine "' t . t i l l l ' l ' SP,·o 111 t 1, . . . · · · · · · · · llurrl'll .J. Raines " I t .l f Ill' I' " Thla· 1J 1, 1 ·t. 1 · · · · · · · · · · 1• red 0. Lin1~ " ,, llt•t' p J.'o11 rr' 1 · · · · · · "us~Plt H. Spafford 11 {PtalnPr J.""h·Rt l•'a·ia 1•• • • • • • • • • Franl~ H. :\llzera

duty, of courage and honor in a corrup~ It charms ·by its freshness, sweet•w~. l'lennlfness, ·by Its strong wholesome humanft~·. It entertains ·by its spirit, its rt'Jiartl"l', its ~ong, its fairy spell. Its atmostlhcre is most contagious-Its smiles and tears are ours. In t >e midst of his men, Robin Hood stands ns a lender sound in body and pure In lHlfJlOSe. Tennysons here reveals a mind turned to nature's music, a heart, joyous and faithful and ·hfs heroine, smilmg. tensing. sorrowing, commanding, gi\'t'S us an attractive type of true womanhood. n~t'.

Those who have recently recetved positions are. Marie Anderson, Table Rock; s(~Con 1 t· . . . . . . . . . . . . Burrt.•ll J. Raines Gruce Bogardus, Tobias; D. L. Carlson, < • a·a:t r Sidney; Ruth Hnmelton, Cra:wford; Stella Thir·(J 1• I .. · · · · · ······.Fred O.I.Auk 'a· aa· .. Harriss. Fairbury; J. A. Hannah, Auburn: J.'lr·!-;t 1, · · · · · · · · · · · 1• rn n k H. :\lizera )('~~a l' :\lisses King. Kimball, Tonacl~er, Western, S(•c·on<J p · · · · · · · · · G<'Ot'~t.' L. Carlson )"g-g-·a r 1,., 1 nnd Miller, David City; Mumford, Chad' · · · · · · · · 'A ward R. Gross Thia·<J 1, H'g-g-a r ron: Saylors, Rushville; Sli:yrme, Valpal.,ol"r>Hf l'r · · · · · · · · · Gf'orge P. McGrew raiso: Stella \Vnshburn, Aurora; Willis, Citlzpn · · · · · · · · · · · · · Frank. H. l\llzera Fah~bury; \Vynne, Bellgrade; J.,yda Rew:\ta((l ~~·· ·_- · · · · · · · · · .. I~lmer R. Burli:ey ·"' .ufan. Kat P • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Stella Lull ey, Rawlins, \Vyo. Dants.Pi~ · · · · · · · · · · · · 14Jvelyn Van \Vickie The senior class was given a reception ·~· h(•] ]\(~1... • • . • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Saturday evening, May 22 at the home of 1 01(] \\. ~ • Grac-0 Derry, Bertha Reed Professor and Mrs. Harvie. A pleasant oman Citizen's \Vife .......... time was enjoyed by all and the class Paia·i<>s. · :.1' · · · · · · · · · · ··G. Maud Yocam heartily appreciates the kindness and L• · ' 1~sps II .Jo~<·Jtll ·· - amilton, ByerlY, Lorance thoughtfulness of their advisor and his 1 · "., G 1 • ' Jin, HtPih.' ; asgow. May Glasgow, Lafwife not only on this occasion, but all M t1tu for<l• ~\ ashburn, Tennant, Hallett, through· their college course, for no ~ne lens ,,,. · . . lat'Jl, Hanna Herington, Sayenjoys a cla-ss union and a jolly good ~1me , 1 1c·o:x now 1. t.· • • 0 stenberg, Snell, Cone, Knnmore than the ought eights, especiallY 1 u <·hin . Tl Dan 01 • nJ. son, hayer, "\Vynne, Mabel since our time to be together is so short. Hewey·. anc>he Bailor, Timmerman and Mr. J. A. Hanna spent several days in Omaha the past week in interest of the This ·play i edy It ' · s essentially a romantic comPeruvian. outi· , haH a forest setting with hardy Mrs. Williams, of Ainsworth, mother of •l \\ S hplr(Y • f • • "llc] f . ' ht->RlS, TtarS, knights, WltChAS .J. H. 'Vii Iiams of the senior class, visited co ·air" · . ing . H's, hvtng out their lives in keepthe Normal several days last week . • , WIth the tinte of Richard I. Miss Glen Sheely has been elected to a I he lovers M . J~arl or ·. • ar1an Lea and Robin Hood, position as teacher of mathematics in the even. Huntingdon, plighted faith on the w ang of Robin's banishment. Robin's Beaver City High school. IMiss Sheely ·has been a very successful student while at ood land life in Sherwood Forest the 1>nnkruptc>v f • the Normal and expects to attend the sum,. ·· o Martin's father, the unt~e 1Pomo advances of Prince John and of mer session. 10 Sheriff of Rottingham, lrept them The last section of the theses was given apart until Robin obtained the money to Thursday morning May 28. It has been ~~Y. Rir Richard Lea's debt and claimed said by many who are most capable of . ·ll"Jn 11 at the hands of King Richard, her judging, that the theses given this year god-fa th<-:>r. were above the average ever given in the It is a story of love, sacrificing itself to history of the school.

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LITERARY JOHN HANNA

PHILOMATHEAN The prog1·am of May 1 £; was as follows: Baritonn Solo ......... Herher·t Fairchild Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I•~(Jith Robertl; R(~ading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Huff Vocal Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bessie Zink Besides this a elass rc~presenting the ldnclergarten children, with Miss Helen Cone as teacher, gave the Kindergarten ~iorning Circle and games. As a large number of the elass wer·e ldndergarten tead1ers, they sueceeded in imitating the ehildren very we11. May 23rd the following program was ndered: You are cordial1y invited to the Comn,~ncement Exercises or the "Pleasant Dale" High School, l•,riday evening, May ::!3rd, Philo Hal1, at 7:4G. March ................. Corrine Porter Salutatory .............. BJanehe Bailor Oration-"Beyond the Alps Lies Italy" ................ Fran 1{ Mez~ra Oration-"There Is No Smooth Road to Success" ........ Edith Crapenhof Instrumental Solo ... Marguerite Mohrman Oration--"Ciimb, Though the Rocks Be Rugged" ...........John Britte11 Oration-" A Rol1ing Stone Gathers No Moss" .......... Edward Hodapp Class Poem ............. Corrine Porter Oration-"The New and the Old" .. .................. Leta Hutchinson Class Prophecy ........... Helen France Valedictory .............. Glen Sheeley Class Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presentation of Divlomas ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prof. J. H. Williams The Class Motto, "Ever Green and Ready," was arranged on the wall in the class colors, which were green and red. The stage was also decorated in colors and flowers, maldng the room look very pretty. 1'his program was given to the largest audience that ever assembled in Philo Ha11, while many were turned away on a.ccount of not having room enough. Every one went away well satisfied with the H:

way 1111•y had SJu•ut thP PV<·niu~. This was v••ry appropriafP, h.-in~ t h.laHt OIIP of the p•ar·. 1,r·ogram

~Jr. Hav GatP!i, a fOJ"IIJf•r prPHifiPnt or thP Ph iloma ll~l·an so<~i('t y, has IH'l'll P)ectt•d JH'indpal of the ~PhraHlw City lli~h HPhool at a salary of $1 !!f. a month. Thirty-J•;i~hth Anuual OpPn Session, Chapr>l, Thu•·scJay, ~Jay :!S, I !JOS, J·~ight o'do<·l<. l'rogra 111: Adflr<•HB of \V<deonu• . . . . . . · · · · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pr<'sid•·n I La 11 phPrP "TI-ll•~ CIUHJS." \Vinslon Churl:hill. Cast of l"!Jaradc~rs: HI.Pph<•n B ric~e. a young Boston ian .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1. J. Br·it.tPil .Juclgn Whipp)<•, a St. Louis attorney, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John A. Hanna Colonel Carv<.J, a :;;oul.hl'l'll planter, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l~arl Mr>yf'r J•~liphalet Hopper, htJsinm;s paJ'flWI' of Colonel Carvel . . . . . . . . . . . Hay Poole Clarenee Colfax, a young southernor, nephew of Col. Carvel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • •J. Harold \Vii Iiams Carl RitehPr, a young German, the .J udgo's elerl\ . . . . . . . . . . Leon R. Hi 11 Maurice Henault, a young man of soeiety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. G. Hesseltine .Jacl\ Brinsmade, a young society lender . . . . . . . . . G. Harold I...amvher~~ Tom Catherwood, also in the social whirl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernest Zink Mr. Cart<>r, an abolitionist .. · .. · .• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Harold Lanphere l•JphtJm, a colored servant of Cononel Carvel's . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred 0. Zink Virginia Carvel, a young southern girl, Colonel Carvel's daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ottis Lorance Puss Russel, Vil·ginia's chum .. · · · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alice M. Gipson Mrs. Briee, Stephen's mother .... · · . ..................... Sara Dunn Mrs. Colfax, Clarence's mot•her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '\Vinne Delzell J~ug-Pnie Renault, a society girl ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ora Andrews

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EVERETT The ~·E:'ars I !lOi-' 0 hnvo t ntl y been no •' Jinch-mnki ng period in tb e histor y of l·:,·..•r e u ~ociety. evernl r eforms have h,•,,n made in the administr ative plan or I bl' society n nd mn ny excellent ideas have h.•,•n :ulnlll c('d and perfected in connec1 ion wilh socil'ty work.

:-;_, nupsls. •· u •. Is I 1I 1I I 11 · ' :-;1 l.u uis dtlt'lng tht' \\\' mn_,. m ention the ''G roup Contest" )111111 ~ 111 l ho · (' 1\1( \ \ ,II' :-; lt•p ho' ll nrkt•, a • 1 11 lr 1 :trul 1 h e" Ph ilo-E,·cr ett Contest" as being \\' h l l•l oJ , .· ,.. "I" ln:-<l nll. ·· nn~t•s to Jud~c t~lllt ·,• In ,_ 1 111 I" I · 1 . .. ' of sperin l interes t. Then th ere was t he J•n·, :Il l i . · • • " • \\ tt h tlw ~~ ~- l··· · lln. r .1. II 0:-<lllll . . rt'C'L'fllion gh·en by t he Ever etts in con necbit\' • . '-: tl \ :1111\C~' hn . . ,, II• ·~I ' I . " l ion wilh th e Phil o's to the sc hool nnd :111 11 , .. . " g I' I :tl :1111' l lo u. sc• t::; h r frcl' 11 1 , l " ' ' " h1111 s •It' I many othe r entertainm ents of special 1'1•111 •· 1111•1 I . ' ll >•' l onl\t'tl IIJl O il with n ote. . Oil <' I llll I I l t.' jutlg- . who I f! hilll . · t · ". •·v, ·r·,. " ' I ' I y . 111 (· ~ Th e l ast event o r the year, but su perJu<Ja.::, .·,.. . • ' "''·anti t' n r t 1\i tc h l' l'. th e ' 1 \ !J ,. ll :l. s ' ' ' I ' I'· . . IIIOilg I hos ,• with whom l'l'ding in excellen ce any an d all other pro. . to, .,... lllt• l duction s of th ycnr, was Everett's Open ( :tl' \' •· 1 I · ltllpopu : 11'. ar·l' Virginia · 'ollf g lllo•r· 1 · 1 css ion prog ram w hich was rendered on ,.,.. C'l · . " :t P :tlll t•r·. nnd her' l o\·oll•·nc· •. C'olf: 1x . rit e c ,·ening of May 29 to a l arge and apIt r· j ( ' t • . II J111 11 II · preci:t th·e audi ence. "'"",. 1. 11 · 111\' il:tliou or his em. . .1lld g ,. \\'1 . l T h e program appeared in tb e last issue g i\·o· JI lo \' ' I I (I JI l'. :t II <'li d S :t pa r ty . l t>lono •l ( '1l 1. , I . or th e .i'\ornmlite bu t especia lly do we call llolf llt ·•·•l 1 \ P . and r::; a ~a ln d e( .o • I fax auci h i!-; !'O IIlJ>::t , llio u s. your attention to so m e of the inter esting \\'hilt• II 1 . '" · ' p·u· 1 , . · · pha ses of it as rende r ed. ll l'n ll g h l ,. . . ' " rn pr·og r l'ss. n e ws Is II I ftp ,. , 1'C' l . au,l h i . ron of Lin co ln. Colfax Th e cssnr br A. 1\fary D i ttme r was a " 1'1111 1 • . •• a r·n 1 ,. . . P.tll rnn s .10111 th e so u t h ern c la ss ic in the form of "An Everett Proplt• • \\ 11 tit• II 1· ·11 · CP II <• r·· 1 1 . ._. <•. mad<' C'aptai u unde r· ccy. " ' ·~ 1}(\)'1J <·as,., ('· t:rn, d <'fl'tHIS his s i de o r the T h e oration on "'I'he Angl o-saxon Race" ., If II p 10 1111 0 ltt ·:ld , 111 .• 1 1. 1 P )' S " 11 . t h e Co ufe d erate • r e nde red by Ever ett's stat· r ender ru.td im• n •niJ ,.,.. I .. .ru st Oltt s irl l' t h e c i ty, s urpe r·sonn te r A lien .T. Hill, is a pt·oduction 11 " I h<• I J • <::IJ •I tll·•·d I I nr o n lr·oops , and a ll are w it i ch dese r ves a plnce in the wo r ld of l I ' iP III C' nan t cs h o 111 P Il • o I fa x. He ru shli te r atu r e ns a gent , ns a lso the producer c· l a ir 11 u ·.. ·~ tl( J ' ' ' hil l' h 0 and V irgi n in proo r i t deserves n ·pl ace among t he eloquent. t< It fl ' ll • . t. ion I I'IIOJ • . • 11 0 I Sill , nr·es II POll the U n Th e ·p l ay entitled "Merchant of Venice IS I I'() Il l II . <'S i 11 • • lO \\' ltHl ow. Brice ru shU p- to-d ate," furnis hed the principal par t "' ltnr <• t o . . . th e li t · Sa\C' h rm lt·om captu r e by of the entertainment for the evening an d li On l-iO } 1]' . Co l o n P I C.· . ICt s. 1\ t t h e sa m e t i me was r end e r ed with a considerable degr ee 11 t h e• · 11 1 ," V<' l Parts wit h hi s o ld frie nd 1 1 of cred i t to all the partici pants in it. • .!!;<' • atr <I · · lr·oops. JOin s t h e Confederate Accompany ing t h e p lay were the followOrrr· i n or 11 , ing- excellent musica l numbers with which his 1 1 "' H wa r·, Drice saves th e life or t h e audience see m ed greatly pleased: , <1 ~' 11 <' 11 1 y C 0 If hor 11 e . · · ax, a nd h as him sent Corn et Solo-\\Tad e Bixby. 10 . Vrrg-inia, Brice says. "Valse Styrieme-M. G. P lano Sol o, Y~t·ginia 1 ,· . t 1·111 ,. · r N .rcl tn g that sl1 e ca n n ever E ll enberger. 1 · nve C 11t' w h o al . . ~~ rtx, is su r prised by B ri ce, Vocal Duett-Misses Sayles and Phil 1 lov(' . . " " t tC' ll s h e •· or his l ong and s ilent li ps. 10 t 1l<'r· rr hrp· 1 1·s . t · - e r love for him at last T r ombone Sol o----C. Gordon Beck. 1o r· h ' ' l ast. a nd t h e "ct·i s is" appear s at Altogether we consider this last program of th e yea r a g r eat success and rl e'l'h0 pin . 110 ' Y was a s u ccess. Every actor se r v in g of considerabl e m en t ion in the ",. "' 1 ' 11 111 11 (' 11 l.n1.inr· ,,..,. eo and practice. The anna l s of the society-a regular epoch o rnnriltc•o s h ows very ('fro·11 0 . mu c h skill In th e making even t in the hi stor y of the soci ety. ' or cha t·acters . Eve r ett L i terary society has grown uut

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til at present we have one hundred and fifty members enrolled. The work of the society will continued through summer school and we cordially invite any of the readers of the Normalite who may atten~ school ·here this summer and who are interested in society work to join our ranl<s and help us to make the worl< even more interesting and helpful. Let us erown the worl< of the year with a beautiful crown this summer.

LOCALS EDITH CRAPENHOFT

.Mrs. Dr. \V. A. Clark and daughter, Mariam, were t:he g~ests of Miss Ester Clark. Dr. Clarl< was president of our school for several year:; and since having been a prominent faculty member of the Kearney Normal. They have many friends in Peru w·ho are glad to see them. After a fitting and excellent introduction by Professor J. M. Howie, Mr. Knox, of the Personal HeJ.p Publishing Co., gave an excellent tall< in chapel on versonalities. He incidentally stated that George Washington never saw an orange or was never handed a lemon. Mrs. E. E. Thayer of Ashland visited her daughter Grace and attended the closing exercises of the Normal Miss Glen Sheely spent Sunday in Nebraska City as the guest of Mrs. Dr. McVeau Edmonds.

was raised wilJ was possible.

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what a large picnic

~IIsses SadiP Buser and Daisy Smith or Dawson w('re guests of ~llss Dillow. ~In;. ~liss

Hogers of Omaha visited lwr sister, Grace Culbertson.

~Jr. HteJ,IH~nson eame down from Lincoln TuPsday, ~lay ~fi and spent the day with his daughter, Florence.

:\Irs. Hill of Silver Creel\ visited her son, A. J. Hill. ;\Irs. J. Pulver and Miss Zolu Brown 'Jf Pa)'illiun were the guests of .:\liss J.Jva Pulver and attended the eommencement exercises. Miss \Vhecler of \Vcstcrn spent some time visiting at the Sims horne . Mr:~. Dunton of Denton visited her daughter, :\lyrtle, conuneuccment week.

Deputy Stale Superintendent Bishop ad£lrcssPcl the student body in chapel vVedJ·csday, May 27. Miss Grace Lawrence of Brownville was the guest of .:\'lae Barnes May 14. :vir. and ~Irs. Schott of Shickley visited their sons, Carl and Jacob, several days. .:Vliss .:\'lary Wynn of Hamburg spent several days at the Normal visiting f1·iends a.nd arranged to come bacl< and attend summer school. Mrs. Douglas of Tecumseh visited Miss Gu·trude ~aston and attended the Queen I~ster Cantata. .Johnnie Kafferberger of Plattsmouth, spent several days visiting his sister, Dora.

::\1iss Edith Laflin came from Crab Orchard and accompanied her sister Katherine, who was ill, home.

Miss Farley of Yorl{, who is a sophomore at the University, visited Miss Evelyn Van Wickie several days.

On Thursday, May 28, the Kindergarten bad special closing exercises to which the parents were invited. T·he room was decorated prettily for this occasion.

Mrs. vVilliam Dunn attended the commencement exercises and . w~s the guest of her daughter Sarah.

Mr. and .Mrs. Beech of Shicl<ly attended the graduating exercises of their daughter, Edna. Mr. Poole, of Rising City, visited hls brothers, Ray and Clarence. On Friday, May 22, the Alpha Delta girls had a picnic. The "pig" money was used and those knowing how th~s money

Miss Opal Lintz ·of Johnson, visited hnr sister Alice at Mt. Vernon Hall. Miss Neva Zook of Auburn, spent several days, visiting her sister Dora. Miss Ethel Saylors met with a serious accident, falling down a flight of stairs bacl< wards. She had a lamp in her hands and is very fortunate in not being burned, aH in falling the light went out.

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~~ r~. .J \\'. H•·l n ha t'tl of \\"c•st Point. nth·n•l•·rl r i -• • .-. •111111• ·nc·c•nt•·n t t'Xt"rl'isPs anti WaH r h• · J.: II• ·s: nf h, ·r· cla u ~h tc•r. :\llss Ella . • ~~~~-H• s ( 'ha r·Jot t ,. a ncl \\"inlfrNl Van \\ ic-I·J r ,. or·". 1 " •· o \'bllc•cl t hc>ll· ~~~h"r 1~\·elyn.

~Irs. !'-\. " - \\'ootlwar·d or llamhurg. Ia .• ntr•·r•cl•·cl the• gr·acltratlng c•xt•a·d~t·s and was u••...,., ,•.• s ' o r I t•·r· clatrg-htt•r· I.Ptt:\. ~lrH . . \ r·r hrn· 11.-r·r·td, and dtlld of Col-

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SJIPtHl the vneatlon In Peru aug 11 tc•t·s. Ha rab and .Mabel.

:\Jr·s \"1 · ·· n ''"11 t of Sturgis. S. D.. visited h~r HI 8 1 · Pr, :\liss l·~me Carlson. during corunt<•ue~"ntPnt Wt•"l'. tl :\Ja·s.

NORMA LITE

l•;,·p•·solp of Elk Creelc, attended

.:\nnn.

He is n member of the University

Glee Club. and he rendered several fine

\'ocal sel<'ctions at Philo that evening.

EXCHANGES CLARA SHIRES

SERVING. The sweetest lives are those to duty wed, \Vhose deeds, both great and small, .Are close knit strands of unbro.ken thread, \Vhere love enables all ·· 1'he world may sound no trumpets, ring no bells; . · The boo){ of life the shining record tells . -.MRS. BROWNING: If they have got a baseball field immens~ Up in the distant sky so blue, guess the stars are lmot holes in the fence To let poor angel ·boys peep through. -Exchange.

'Vhen the girls say that a yo~ng man~'s .. heavenly" they generally mean that a is of no earthly use ....,......Ex. ~~ i.ss :\1 ~'l't ll' Yoen m of Falls City. spent The editor with a gladsome cry, S«'\'Qr·aJ «<ays visiting her sister, Miss Exclaims, "My work is done. •• M<ttHlc>, at Oak Glen. rro1 e mana 0rrer with a weary sigh . I 1 , E :\'li~s Cn•nt• Cnltl of '07, is the guest of Exclaims, ".My work is dun. x. M is~ L.Y<l.·t I>l"\V•'.'"' \. ..._-., and ·will attend t h o Th~ model l~nocl{~r is anything but a class I'Pllllion. . i S t • He b'elieves that things might pesstm , be better, but that they are not and he s MiH~-; Blanc·h0 Fa·e 1·ichs of Auburn, visit('<~ f'ric>IHh; and attended the closing ex- gofno- to see that there's a change. erc·rsPs St~dent (at library): "I want the life 1M · · • • ass Frerichs just finished a sucof Julius Ceasar." ccssf'nl t<'l'ln of school, and all who lrnew Librarian: "Too bad, but Brutus was her hu-~t. YPar Wt:~re glad to see her back. about nineteen hundred years ahead or Miss Belle Bolejaclr of Dawson, is visityou.••-Ex. ing. the Norinal, and is t•he guest of Miss He who l\:nows not, and knows not that 111 f-{(~ 1. Miss Bolejack has many friends ·he lntows not. is a Freshman. Shun him. hCI'p 'lll 1 . • • < ts remembered as one of our He who knows not, and knows that he JH'Oillinent debaters of last year. I\:nows not, is a Sophomore. Honor him. The Young men who visited the dormlHe who knows, and knows not that he to•·y Sunday, May 18, were compelled to Iutows. is a Junior. Pity him. He who n~ll1ain for supper on account of the rain. l\:nows, and knows that he lrnows, is a 'l,h is saved an extra trip up the hill. Senior. Reverence him~ (If it were only so, Seniors)! Mr. .John Kitridge, who came to NebrasJ\a City with his class from the UniThB t·ain it ·raineth every day, Vf~rsi ty on an Advanced Botany and ForUpon the just and unjust fellows, esti·y c>xe u rsion, came on down to P~ru But chiefly on the just, because and n1ade a short visit with his sister, 'Miss The unjust steal the just's umbrellas. 10

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gJ·a«tuatln~ <'XPI'<>IsPs of her daughter, Heha.

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On account or the Daecalaureate sermon Sunday morning, the dosing session of the N. C. C. A. was held in the afternoon at 2: ao. In addition to the regular exercises a nnmher of Interesting paperH on the Mass were reacl. The history of ~he Mass, the vestments, e<~remonials, mnoic and different parts of the Mass were discussed. . SJ1eelal m uslc was arranged and the closing meeting was a suceess from every standpoint. The association views the worl< of the past year with no little pleasure and satisfaction. Miss Lally has been a great factor In the succeRs of the association and with her help we nope to mal<e the worl< for next year evPn nâ&#x20AC;˘ore successful than that for the year just finished.

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( Conti1zued jrom PaJte 5) Bess Shellington (tied) 3rd, Esther Blankenship. 100 yard dash. 1st, Becl<; 2nd Shellir.gton; 3rd, Pahl. Running broad jump. 1st, Gilbert; 2d, Kennedy; 3rd, Pahl and Glover. Running high jump. 1st, Glover; 2nd, VVeaver; 3rd, Bronson. Base ball throw. 1st, Hanl<s; 2nd, VVeaver. 3rd, Forsythe. Shot put. 1st, VVeaver; 2nd, Hanks; 3rd, Gilbert. Relay race. 1st, Sophomores: 2nd, .Juniors; 3rd, Freshmen. Boys: Pole valut. 1st, Hodapp; 2nd, Collins; 3rd, Cook. Running broad jump. 1st, James; 2nd, Good; 3rd, Cook. Rnnning high jump. 1st, Hesseltine; 2nd, .Jash; 3rd, Hutchinson, Rockwell and Reed. The Sophomore girls defeated the Junors in a five inning game of base ball. Score, 14 to 8. Batteries, Juniors, Gilbert, France and Blaclc "Sophs" VVeaver and Longfellow.

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I L i~ t lt ...· p1·i ,-ikgc a n d the prcr oga li,·c o f the onn ~tl School t o deter· mine \\" h :tt. t h e :tgr·ic ulturn l w o rk iu the Norm RI chao! sh all consist of. Th is is t n 1t.! hcc~IU SC of t h e reln t io n t he Norma l chao! sustains to the public ~c h oo l s in s h a pin g their educatio na l policies a ud iu t raiuiug the teac h en; fo r th e pu hEc schools. It is t he province of the Normal School tn se lec t 111 nte J·ia l fr o m th e wide a nd varied courses o f o ur hig her insti tutio n s of l car niu ~ and s implify , a rlapt u ud disseminate i t acco rding to t he pt-c u li ~u- n cc rl ~ t~ f the c hildren to b e taug h t. As t he mother bird goes fn n h in sca re h o f food fo r h e r y ou ng scru tiniziug , rejecting, selecting, ~t nd in lh c wi sdo m of m ot herh ood, ."ecding her dc.: p •J•lent ones, so mus t the · 1 o n11 n l Sch o n ! scan t h e w lto le field o f hum a n ClldCa\·or and with a ll di ligen ce a nd ca ut ion find t h at \\"hi ch wi ll best supply the needs of her chaJ·gcs n u d g ive i t to them iu the quan t ity nn<lq uality and ma nn er best s uited to t h("i 1· co ndit! ns. 'Ag J·ic uJ t :u; nee in !lltbl ic sch ool!' lusccts2 nnd uP'rierl. r bcli evc ifil is JWI 1·.ttd lcd il .-::l n he !,. ] ~;~peel iJ.-ro•· t:ou rse tlt:•r wt.' lend to t nt <: LcachiJ . ll ~ 11 hj cd"s ins t<.· ad of t hat stilt~:d , stifled .,... , ha nic:tl J"OIILinc whi<.:h , h ; jt . ,. ,)J o w cl:tt te1·i ng rings t he death-kudl ' he interest an d c nLhu ,.:i:. ·.:.tll .,f d tll " 1·und children for school w ork . In o rdc1· th at we 111 a k e n o misfi t in selecting \vhat to Leacl.1, let us app ly the tailo1· '::; t~pe-l inc t o t he minds a n d experiences of our country child t·cn. No h and- me-down course w ill d o here, for it will be laid aside as a m isfit-d iscarded at the earlies t possible moment. Call t o m1nd the experiences of a family for a day on t he farm. Ou t o fh ed a t break o f day. To the chores-to brea kfast- to the fields-each o ne to the w o rk be can do the best. It is a verita ble hive of t hrift and

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industry where there is something a ccomplis hed, so me thin g done and each one feels that be has earned a nig ht's 1·epo sc. Alread y the fa rm er bas appropriated to himself many mo ckrn conveniences and i ~ h o uyant with hope for better things t o come. He is ambitious for hi s c hil d ren t o h ave opportunities for development commensurate with the deser ts of a happy, honest, ba ni working people and natmn ll y loolts t o the publi c schools, but what do the children find o n entering schoo l. Their teach er is a stranger to them, perhaps, and, in ma ny cases hav ing hccn ra ised in town or in city, is unfamila r with the condi tions uf their h o me li fi:. Even if she has at one time been one of them, she h as rccei ved her trnining, education a nd inspiration for teaching from sources entirdy foreign lo the country children. What subject in th e curriculm bears rlirectly upo n til<' interpretation and embellishment of m odern rur<.~ l life? Wha t books t ell the little farmer that his is a calling in life w o t·thy of his highes t a m bition and may be fraught with health, wealth a nd ha ppin ess? In s t(·od , b o th books and teac her have a tendency to sp.irit him away from t he scenes of his infancy, interest him in other lines o f accivity and by ign o ring the conditions of his h ome life lead him to feel, by a nt:gativc pt·occ~s of tcnching, that the place to achieve greatness is anywhl·t-c hut 1111 thl' fnrm. This is wrong, it is undoubtedly true that a people mu s t lind in thei t· own eoviroment the ma teria l upon which to base their edu c~Ltion . To go from the known to the related unknown is n o new theory. To establish any other position than the ho me and the fa rm n's a common center upon which to turn the illuminating rays of eclucntionnl principles is unnatural, distorting a nd productive of great h a rm to rural chi ldren . What then would be the most helpful and interes tin g line o f ed ucat ional development for these boys and g irls? There ca n be hut one a ns wer. It should be such a line that will start them to thinking about agri~ultur~l affairs. They should develop a taste for agricultu~·al study and mvcstlgation, a def:i •·(• to know a nd read a bot,,, and do thlllgs that pertain to the success 0 111' (~!fare of thcit· h omes, ,,ucl ;tlHJ\'C all to i~ t;:ease ~- ·~Ct for their w ••rk and a pride in theit t':t lling. Then thetr pleasur .• home-work will be quickened; the drearitw• . 0 •· dull farm Ia. bor wil.·c.k .appear, and the attraction s of town and tity life will cease to lure-not because the latter becomes less attractive, but because the former becomes ruore attractive. These people mu st of necessity if n o t lwm choice, follow agric ultural pursuits for a life work. Why not then place hefnre them t he knowledge of things with whic h they come in daily a nd life-long con tact? Illuminate a nd dignify the strenuous a nd too often irk some la b or by tenchillg the applications of t he na tuml laws a nd principles which undcrly succe~s fu l farm operations.

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1 n ·-. ..d n g to oh~crn· h o w foreign the instrnction gi\crt in onr h o 0 I .1 t I I' f • :-. ' o t •~ a,·cs n the JX:Oplt.• who n rteod th~m . Tb~ s ubJect Ill at t ~..... I t I .. I 'I. . " lt tr ln o ..- ~ nrc luug~ thetr c,·~~ lttH·e ne,·er beheld and grotc · · "' · ~ (ju t· andc..·l·d :trl' thc..·ir rnl.'ntnl irn o~:: n:: the.',. grind out t heir tn~ks in thcah~tr·:a c..· t . •

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Au iau: idc..·nt or two will illustrntc thi~:-A cb~s of t hree in a ri t hmetic, ·I· \\ •u: h I wa:- a lltc..·mh~r·, wn:: n::~il.!'ll<'d a k-ssou in stocks a nd bonds. T wo W LT L• 0 f ,-on: agn · cJc::c cnt. :'lttc1 1't:tndlcd the E ng1·1 h I a nguage ratirer poorly . The: 11L' Xt d:t,· the tcndtcr a::kcd: '' .1l nn ·, w hnt is mea nt here by ~ toe k ·" :... :\I · r·L·p I 't~t - I .111 a II cnrncs t nt'::s. ·• \\:c II . 1 t I1111 . k• corn-s t 11 II;s. " T · · :t rY he rn c:mhc.: r·~ of t h : tt dn ~~ Jra ,·c n c ,·cr vet had nn y perso na l knowledge 0 f M rw k s ·t 11 I I I I I I . "' . . I . · • < >o ne ~. l ll t w e 1n vc a I li,·cd in m ost m ti matc r c a tto n to cor·n -~ ta l k ~-n n d ~o t lr n t l c~::on hnd bctu•r been n bo n t corn-stalk~, a~ fa r a s our, .. , . . I ... . ~ C \\':t ~ L'O II t:C rtl C(. of

:\ I y t:·lt lrc.: r· t dl s h o w Ir e w :t:-; com pcllcci to ::tn nd cro uched under a t::tlc Un ti l h e.: h.:n rn c.:d t h a t a fu t ure conti nacncv is best expressed by t he Su hujnct· . . . ~ "' r . . t \ c.: Jl t'<:H· n t. bu t a m ercsupp osrt 100 :tssumcd as n 1nct reqmres the rndi c;t ti ,·c m o d e. \\"h a t a d cli n-hlful iuspir:ttio u t lw t mus t hnve been to hi Ill ·til I . ,. . I o • .l I d . · 1 1 ~ 1ft.: :1 ~ 1c.: cn r·cd fo r bi ~ h orses. led h is hogs. :mea wo r >c 111 t h e fi cltl . \\'c.: w o uld :t ~ k fo 1· a m o r e.: r atio rwl o r dcr o f thiugs. ro c t bnt each sc b 0 0 I d 1· S t n· e t s h o uld o wn a nd o pc r ntc a r1n rtn tn · connectiOn · w1t· h t lrc s c h ool , main l<lin a h e r d o f do mes ti c a nim a ls to illu~trn tc t he ptinciples of s t oci·'- •·aJs · Jng · :tnd d:tiry ing, o r p r o ,·ide (l garden o r o rchnrd fior t he use o f' t h e public sch ools . Tbi s would be [ IS a bs urd as tbc existing extreme. ~Vc s h o uld h o w ever· g iYc s uc h tra ining Rs will eu:tblc t he student t o enter IIl lo a sy mpath e ti c undc r s t nnding o f t he principles underly ing t hese op~rati o n s . a nd u sc fo 1· illu s tra t io n t he ,·ery t hi ngs fo und o n t he farms nod tn lhe hnrnc.:s . 'Nc s hould tea ch t h em the im por tn nt fncts abou t soils, n ot c 11 l:ITIJstr·y, · g l·o J0 ..- • o r physics. \Vc s hou ld tc:1ch t hem t 1tc ·rm por t a n t fa c t s n h o u t t lr l· d o nH ;,tic anima ls, birds :1 nd i nsects-n ot zoo lo.~ '·· It is th l· pcn ;on nl i ty of t he things th a t surro und co un tr_ · wbicl. th e c hildre n n t:cd l o kn o w , Wht•n w e fo rm n new ncqu a int:111.. we rL n ot proceed in a n y a n t !J 1·opologica l o t·der to d cternri1~e .whnt km~ .of a per son h e is . W e note.: his a ctions, his com ·ersatio n , h1s ltkes and dtshkes, We wa t c h his p e rform a nces when s un-o un dcd hy t l~cs.c condi t ions, t hen th ose; his bu s iness t rnit s , his socia l tra its, n ud t hu s Jt ts t hat we come to kn o w p eo pl e . ln just t his w a y child nm s hou ld be led to l<~o'~ the t hi1.1gs of their h o m es a nd s un- o undings , nurl t he o nly way t o d o 1t IS to bnng lhe m into co n s t a nt a nd s ympathetic Yisi tatio n w ith t h e t hings that hnve an imp o rt a nt b earing o n t heir daily lives. Th e illus trati ve ph ase o f thi s w o rk is a n absolu te necessity. No tcnc h e,· can s u cceed w i t h o ut i t :111d t h c~c is no reason "hy ~h e s hould not

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usc it. The soil from the school g:.rdcn , the gra in~. the \'cgl·tabll'S, and flowers-the domestic anima ls on lhc nearby fa rms, th ~ bird s . the in sects, arc all about, and arc themselves the o pen bo ok of na ture with out lhc use of which the class wor k fall s shor t o f i ls ma rk . We believe it is enti rely possible fo r t he an:ragc teache r h av ing h ad a reasonable amoun t of in struction t o g ras p the meaning an J intent. of this li ne of work. When agriculture has received half lhe attention thal is given t o a rithmetic, g ra mmar, history , geogra phy, our tea chers w ill be a ble lo present this subject with even g ra ter efficiency than t hey teach these subjects a t present. Teach them a little more abo ut plant roots, and n ot !"O much cube root. Let them calculate the exchange of soil moisture and fertility for boun tiful crop production and a li ttle less of excha nge of foreign cu rrency. Let them compute the pa rti a l payment that the unprofitable co w gives in return for her feed a nd care in stead of talting days to determine t he exact numl•cr of cents due J o hn J o nes on that mi serable note t h at h:ts been hanging fire fo r the last five years. Do t his , a nd t he obj ective, tangible, first ha nd material will so vitalize t he co untry a n d vill age schools that tiJcy w ill no longer ma rk ti me with dea d motion a nd be nn iso lated operation foreign to the ex periences of cou n t ry people, but will he " center for intelligent, constructive growth for good in the comm uni ty. Such education will not destroy the appreciation o f the farm er hoy for hist o ry, literature, mathem atics and the like. It will gi ve him :t relish fo r them. He will be as much delighted as o f o ld to learn how the "caci<ling of geese saved Rome," and the: cackling of a hen also sen rl s a thrill of joy through his being as he thinks of a n other prize bird fo r the next poultry show a nd how the books at the arocerv show a balan ce to hiscredit. o J

He will will learn the story with as keen a n appreciation as ever o f ho": the "nei?hing of the h orse made Cyr us king," and as t he nicke~·ing t) f his. own fal~hful beasts greets him in t he early tw ilight of :he. cnspy mornmg he: w11l feel a bound of pride for this mark of ap prec1atwn fo r balanced ration and proper care he l<n OWS 11 0 "V .t 0 ,.I••r 11 isb · ' "The lowing herd w inds slowly o'er t he lea'' as it d id for Thomas Gray, but the cows do n ot cease to be objects of interest w h en they reac h the barn-yard gate. The: fa rmer boy lets down the b ars, houses a n d grooms them with a sympathetic h a nd, a nd as t he rythrnic thuds resound from the milk pa il, be whistles a merry t une in uoiso n, a nd w o nders whether Bessie, Boss or Brin will w in ou t in the friend ly contest for pounds of milk and percent of butter fat .

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Inquisitiveness. By Edna D. Bullock, L ibrarian. Th e cliction n ric!-> m nkc this in tcrc ting distinction between curiosity and inqui ~ itivc n c ~- th nt "we nrc' urious' when w e desi re t o learn something n e w; we nrc ' in quisitive' whe n we set onrseln~s to gain it by inqui· ry or rc!--car ·h .· · The o ld time usc of'· ia q uisit i,•enes "sho ws it to have been n nH: rilot·iou~ propcn~ity. tho ug h now-a·d ay w e more often use it as sy n o uyntnu ~ with pr·ying ot· m eddli ng . Thus, l\I r . Justice Coleridge sa id o f :\l att h cw Arn o lcJ- ·· IJi s wns n u anx iously 'inquisitive' mind" a nd Gr ote , in h i ~ prdacc t o P into sa id -" The num bt.> r of in tellects , independ· t nl , 'inqu i ~ ili vc· a n d ac ute. is n lwnys rare," These fe w pnt·ng-rnph s arc t o be taken as a plea fo r t he cul tivation of the h nbi t o f inqui s itive ness, in its clnssic sense. The ch ild comes to us b o th c ut·io u s a n d in qui . iti ,·c. \\ e s peedily d ull hi curiosity by evading his q ues t io n s unde r t h e i mp r essio n t h At he is too •vouuab to understa nd, a n d b lot o u t h is iu qu is i t i,·en ess by red ucing him n od his dny's work to a fonnu la, so t h at h e comc.:s to regar d the p ursui t of t he unknown as not wo r t h whil e u nless ~pec ifi cnlly requi red of him , w it h credi t on the regis· trar's b oo k s :1 S t h e ultim ate r esul t of his efl.orts. P t·oru t h e s t a n d p o in t o f t h e libra rian, there is more tha u a sha de of disa ppo in tme n t in n o ting h ow few o f the students who try t o use our rea lly fi n e , well ro unded collectio u o f o ver 1 5,000 volumes have s ucceeded in p r es e r v ing t h at pricel e~s g ift o fi nquisit i'"en ess wi t h w hich we a re a ll m o re o r less royn ll y endo w ed b efore w e go to school. The dictionary , fo r iu s t nuce, is vigoro u ~ly u sed fo r set t asks in s pelling-but a las, ho w litt le fo r t h e h a bitu a l e nl a rgem ent o f the s tuden t's personal vocabula ry! T h e dic ti o n a ries o f facts, histor y, a llusion s , literature, biography, anrl s imil a r w o rk s s tand idle o n the s helves , as t he studen t g lides over references t o t h e " m an in the iro n ma sk, " t he " battle a bove the clouds," " 'a n t tsep • · 1 '' nn d mnnmera · ble h c•1t s1 ~, t ic s urgery , " t h e" Des 1~u;(" otnes pan un-kn o w r. t hing s . w hile s urro unded w ith a ll t he equipment for t.' ac:r. refe r e n ce , a n d a librat·i nn at h a nd w h o wo uld gladly tell him h ow t o u!'e t h ese b oo k s. No o n e, n o l even a Jihnlria n , can b renk t he cont inuit y of a n effort to in v estigat e e v e r y uulolO wn tcrlll t h at co mes to lig ht-but ever y student co uld and s h o uld syst e m a ticallY ad d :1 little p u re inq uisitiveness to his d ay'!'< w o rk. I n t h e p ast fe w m o n t h s I h a YC n oticed a few. studen t~ i~ t be act of " b r o w sing " in t h e libra r y. So01e o f t hese w ere Stmply enJoymg the nearness to b ook s , oth er s wer e p la uuing courses o f r eading for t hemsel ves, e ithe r fo r pro fessio n a l p urposes or general culture. One, I have. found, li ten:tll y "flit ting frum fl ower to fl ower ," gathering a precious store of (Con tln u <!d o tt Png<! 27)

TfTE ~Of<:\ ! A LI T! :

A Suggestion to ''The P owers T ha t Be". T he fo ll owing is fro m the ca t alog of the f" ni \Tr!'it y o f :\l·lor:1-. k: 1. :1nd to uches u pon a su bjec t of g n::tt im po r ta nce to t he s tudent h l)d y o f" th i!in s ti tu l ion: " A la ntl la dy r ooming w o men s tuclcnts is e x pcdcd t o prr"· id1.· fn t· t lt vir usc, ti ll half a fter te n o n rritl ay, ~a tu rtl ay , a n d Su nday (."\"l" tling .... P I" !Ill two of these eve nings . a rece p t ion roo m pro pl: rl y warmed a n d lig lt LL" d • • F o r a number of yea rs pa s t , an d es pecia ll y ~ i nt(' th l" sc iHJ o l h:t-. l1t·· come so la rge, there lw s been much cri t icis m ~tnd a d n : rsc c o m me n t o n t hl· pa rt of bo th ! :;~ d ies and g cnllcm en in a l te n<km:(· at thl" sch o ol conennin g t he provisons ma de by many o f the roomin g h o uses w hen· l:1d i,·s : t n · "qua rtered ," for t he recepti on of t heir g en llemen fri e nd s . \\ "hl· n : n :r tl tl" two sexes a t tend the sa me ins titutio n , as t hey d o ht·rc, t he re n a t u rn ll y exist s friendly socia l rela tions bet ween t hem . Under t he presen t sys tem of ren t ing cvet·y :1 va ila b lc inc h of s p:tcc. even to t he wa rdrobes, it often ha ppens t ha t t here is no place wh ate ver provided fo r a gen t lema n to call up o n a lady, o r e ven fo r him t o wa il for her w hile s he a dj us ts her hat prepa ra t o ry t o leav ing th e ho use , unkss he goes t o her room . Society n at ura lly tluo.ws up he r ha nd s in ho ly horror a t even the s uggestion . The res ult is t ha t when he ca ll s t o w l;e her t o an evening enterta inment he mu s t s t a nd o utside· ::tnd "w histle" . a nd wait "out in the ra in a nd t he ha il a nd the s n ow , o ut w hen: the win try w inds do blow" un t il "j us t a minute" has elapsed. while t he la fl y pu t s on her wra ps . T he fa ilure t o provide a recep tio n 1·oo m in so m a ny ho uses h a s led t o such uncomfor ta ble pla ces a s "Lo ve r' s Lane ," the fro nt po rch , tlte c h a pel s teps, t he by-paths of the campus, a nd e ven the hig h sidc w :tl!;:s, being pressed in to ser vice. ,~ h e writer of thi s a r t icle ha s been up aga inst this propositio n nnd · ; l,ercof he speaks . It is certai nl y up t o some o ne-the good Ia ncl; uo. fa uclty, the S tate Board, the " m o del scho ol, " t he e ln ss in ., ' "fr • 0 r a ny one w h o cnn bring a b o ut t his ref o rm t o ge t c ved ns tin g l_v bu!> . S ETAR C .

When the donkey sa w th e zebra , He bega n t o switch his ta il, ''\Velllnever," was his co mm ent, " Here's a mu le t ha t "s been in j ai l.

TilE

XOR ~lA LITB

The Bryan Club. Tlu..· n:~c.: ntly org:t ni zcd Brynn Club i.. gro wiug iu both uumbers nnd cnthu-.i:t~ ll l. Th is orgunizntion co unts iu it rucmben:hip some of the M rongc~t ~t uclcnt~ in the sch ool n nd se,·ernl of the rising young school men oft he !-> l :t tc.:. ~incc the · luh mnd e its a ppen rnnce a great interest has been_ rc.:vi n :d bo th in Hnrlid:ttl'S n ncl pnrty policies. This s pirit is uo t co n t.n<.:d tn tile s tud c nt b o dy but cxtcndl' C\·en to the frH:n lty. ~ J r. Dryan hu :i Ill au y fn llt1 Wl·r..; i 11 n u r :::ttttllller sch nn l,-men who bdi ,.e not only in the · · pn n cq 1c.: ~ o f dc.· n1 ocntcy. hut hn,· c unbo unded confidence in the great conlnl oncr hi rn ~d f.

A~ Olll' yn ttll t! 111:1 11 p u t it the o ther dny. ·'Th e 111~11 who voted for Mr. Lryan in hi s fnrntcr- cnmpa ig-u~ hn,·c lost n one of thei r enthnsin;: m for the Pt:crlcs~ lca ckr. They will ,·n te for him ngnin :111d ;:till belir ve in him even t h oug h he h as hce n twice dcfc.::ned.'' . T it ~..: Ury:ttt C lu u ,,·ill ma k<' 11 close s tudy o f the pla tforms of both pa rltcs, t hus pt·cpru ·in g t h e m sd vcs t o gi \·e a n intelligent discuss.ion of their 1 ·<:sp e<.: ti v~..: tll lTi t ,... A big ckm o nstr ation is being planned for the evening of July 27t h , up o n whic h o~.:c.:nsion the principles of democracy will be set forth in s u c h mnnu~o:r a~ t o convince the m ost s keptic:tl reptbli.;an in the ~onnal . 1

'vV c lJclicn· that if the su~.:ccss of dem ocracy depeucll·d upon the ballo ts o f t he you n g men of America, there is no doubt as to tue resul t. Mr. Brya n possesse~ many qurtliti<'S that appeal to young manhood. Hand· so_m e , enthusiastic, courageous aud brilliant, of magnetic personali ty , Wtth intensity of purpose, a nd presenting mns terful address, it is not s trange that he eom rnnnds a large follo wling. The tne n who have seen m o re of the word-met more of life's reversesa n d as a resu lt have surrendered, to some ex tent , their early idea ls, tbiuk Mr. nryau ' s ideas a rc more or less impractic:1 l. But Mr. Bryan is safely Past t h e stage where his political enemies may call him either a visiona.·v or a ciemagorrue. His unqualfied devotion to what he beli, .. ' right, his her~ic acceptance of both his former defeats, his estab,. . ,• tC' of a great paper to educate public sentiment up to his standard o l•vic duty, the con stancy with which he has held up to t he people their rights and powc 1·s, and, finally, the recognition by both t he great parlies of the correctness of hi s views and t he n car approach of their embodiment in our laws-these things a ll c!i!'tingnis h Mr. Orynn from the demagogue and point to bim as a great coustructi,·e statesman. lie hns no more loyal fo ll owers in the nation than the members of t he Brya n Club of the Nl·hr·nska S t ate Normal a t Peru .

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Athletics. BASE BALL Non.\tAL 3; 0K LAIIO.\JA b l mA:-< s 1 The Norm al summer baseball team played il s o nly co n tes t o f the summer, June 18 , with the Okla ho ma Indinn!;. The India ns w ere sw ift and hea vy, and ha d ba d a lm ost uninterrupted success before coming to Peru. The Auburn City team ha d gone down to defeat, 9 t o 3. Oeuson, one of the star pitchers in 1907, was in the bo x fo:: the No rm n l. lie kept the hits well seattered, and t he Indian s never ha d a g ho s t o f a s ho w to wm. Score by innings:R H E Norma l... ............... l 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 • ........ .3 9 40klahoma ............. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 o' 0 .... .. ... 1 5 7 Batteries, Normal, Benson and McAdamh; Ok la ho ma , K ar bdlUrg a nd Daines. The Peru town tea m with the assistance of th ree o f the No rm a l boys played a game with the Auburn tea m June 1. The sco re "·as, Anhurn 3. P eru , 0 . Bright, the Auburn pitcher, held Peru to o ne· ~c ru tc h hit. 1908, 13; 1910, 8 .

In a m ost interesting and exciting, and in a realty well-pla yed garne. the girls of the elass of 1908 wou the fin a l indoor h aseball game fro m t he girls of the class of 1910. Line up: 1908 1910 Gipson .......... .... .. c .. .............. Phillips Zin k .................. .. p ................ Longfellow

Sheeley ............... l b .... :.. ... .... Andcrson Hickey .... ........... 2 b ............ ... Nicklc VanWickle......... 3 h ...... ...... ... Hufl Lorance ............. . ss................ Bla nkens hi p Herrin gton ..... ... .ss .......... .... . .J o nes

BASKET BALL ALUMNI 20; 1908 17 Before au immense audience, w hich in its violent enthusiasm, at times reminded one of the concluding games of t he ch a mpionshi p series, on March 10, the Alumni basket ball team was victorious over the fi ve r epresent ing t he class of 1908, bv the ~hove score. Lineup:

Alu mni 1908 Cline .................. £.. ............. Carlson, G. L . Gash .................. f .......... .. ... Willia ms Coole ................ c ............ ... Wicklan d Beck ....... ... ........ g ............ ... Eggenberger Yonng ...... ... ...... g ............... Carlson, D. L.

F ield g0als: Alumni 6, 1908 6; free throws, Alumni 8 (t hrown) 1908 4; points awarded. to 1908 1; fouls, Alumni,-13, 1908 16 .

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Summer Lyceum Course. T n lo v c...-:--

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Sh nkl'!-Jll'H•·c a nd o f <.lramnti • nrt Dena outhwick's read-

ing o f K in g R ic hard I l l ,,·ns o n o ppo rtunity for keen enjoyment and help· ful s tudy . :--;OIIll" of thl· s trongc~t ch n rneteri tics of his work were its fiuifl h - tlll.: l·v id t: Jl lT o f Ja ,· i:.-:h cn rl' in thl· w orking out o f the presentation of lhc p a rt ~ . 11 0 <kt a il to n :-;mall t o clnim !iCrious nttcutiou; smoothness of tra n s iti o n f• ·o111 pu•·t t o port.. fro m pcr ·011 to person; accuracy nod adequ acy in itllpc n •l> nation: v i,·idncss of situ ation . In :'pite of his cold, his fat ig ue an d l:tl·k t>f :tl·qun in l:t tl ct: w it h tht• c hn pcl. he o-1wc :IH lttliiStt n l C\"c nin g . Dl·a 11 • o u th wic k 's g rcn t est po \'\·cr ho ne o ut iu the drea m of Clnrence and the murclc t· fo ll o wing , in the ccne with Queen hlnrr.raret, in the scene • 0 Wi th the bis h o p s n nd the mn yor , in the m o b cries, a n d in t he dream of l<ing l~ic h a rd. In hi s h a nd s n womnn wns a l ways womanly , a queen alWays queenly tho fut; o u s; thro ug h him K ing Richard appeared t he iucnrnntc de m o n that b e wns , a nd his over-burdened cousicnce gave its sinccr·e o utc r y "H n Yc m cr·cy,Jcsu!'' It is seldom that such power, skill, tr·uth n n rl fini~ h ar·c bl ended in t h e reading o f a ny individual. AMELIA

r . LucAs

.\IA'I'T S. H UG HES, D . D.

While we were di sappointed in not h aving M r. Hughes the fi rst nig ht h e w as nd vcrti s cd; w e wer·e w ell repa id for the delay when he did appear o n t h e even ing of July 3rd. T h e lecturer took as his subject the "Fine Art of L i ving." He pointed o ut the difrerence between exis t ing a nd li'ring. Wh eth er we m ay have hitherto been num bered with those who exist or t h ose w h o live, cer·tain it. is th at since hearing M r . Hughes we s hould all live and li ve b e tter as a resu lt of h a ving heard his lecture. We too often m easure huma n progress by things. "We etmnot measure human progress by the too t of the locomotive n or the clang of tbe telephone bell.'' Material improvement d ocs not spell hum a n progress . The lecturer s p o lte o f his gnwdfathcr· living in a log cabin w hile he lived iu a !mel house, hut unless h e could butto n his modern broadcloth over a more manl y breast th a n h is grandfather buttoned his blue jeans, be s h o uld n o t b e r·cferred to as one w h o b ad made huma n progress. In the progress o f life we s hould disting uish between the formal and v ital. Wh at ·we appear to be is formal; what we are is vi t a l. The h eal thy g low o n a maiden's cheek is vital; the cosmetic, to o often poorly a ppli ed, is fo r ma l. T'he lecturer le ft with u s the thot tha t quality of living shoulcl be our aim r at h er t h a n quantity. It is better to live a real love story tha n be nble t o write o ne for the Ladies' H om e J ourna l. Tbeeentrn l t hot of his th e me wns s uggested in t h e lines:

Til E :\O ID I .\1. 1 r E lie good, sweet ch ild, a nd let who w ill b e c k \'c r. Do no ble th ing s, n ot d ream t hem a ll day lo ng , And so, m a ke life, dea t h, and that ,·ac;t fo re\'e r One glad, sweet song .

C. IIR US II- 'r lll!

~J. PE K ~ EY

~IA I. I C I A :'\

Pro mpt ly at the appointed ho ur l.Jefo rc a la rge a udience 0 11 Th u rsd ny July 9, Brush, t he magician stepped upo n t he c hnpcl s tnge a nd beg an a continuous perform a nce of "m Rgic a nd mys ter y, m irth a nd m u sic ' '- t he music being es pecia ll y con!<picu o us by its a bsence. T here is an old a da ge wh ich says:-Yo u ca n fo o l pa r t o f the peo ple all of the time, a ll of the people pa rt o f t h e t ime, hut n o t a ll the people a ll t he time. Brush demonstrated the so phi stry of t he pro ,·erb, a s he fooled all the people duri ng the entire perfo rmance. H e \\' aS p n rtic ul a rly brillia n t in hi s pl a y on words a nd convu lsed the a u dience time a nd a gain with his witty sayings . One especially good feature o f his sho w was the en t ire absence o f vu lgari ty a nd suggestiveness. It was clean , high-class, enter tai ning, amusing, clear-cut m agic. lcgerdenn a in , and b lac k a t·t , all combined . NEWTON

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Newton Wesley Gaines, t he affable, p oli shed s uperin t endent o f the Louisville schools, is the only speaker who has spok en from our p latform this yea r, w ho has not been full of his s u bject. He was greeted by a large audidnce, captured it from his opening syllable and held i t until the close of his peroration. His su bject was " New Wine." He t a lked t o the old and the yo ung. He plead for respect o f the new w ine of youth, "the new wine in new bottles ," he wished to see m ore youthful old men, ' new wine in old bo ttles.'' a nd yet, he ca utioned those of the younger genera tion to take care lest t hrough lack o f ju dgement, or t hro ugh selfishness, or-thr0 L1gh over abundant enthus ia s m, they shou ld forget to respect t he wisdom of age, they shold bC' heed less of t he "old wine in old bottles." Superintendent Gaines has a pleas ant voice, graceful manner, a nd an easy and vigorous comm a nd of English . Some day, h e will s hine on t he national lyceum platform .

Mr. Oline says that when he calls on a young la dy, he carries a.1ection in his heart, perfection in his manners a nd confectio n in his p ockets.

Philomathean Society. The P hil o mnlhean 'oc icly h a~ a l way~ ~to od o ut prominently as a lcnd<.T .in lilc.T:t t·y w ork. aud t he p n:scnt summ er oraauization· s hows no 0 . cx ccpltn n l o t h e spknclid reco r d. Tlte society is especia lly fa vored with a sco t·c o t· murc o f its fo rm er t:dentcd membcrs w ho a rc completing the pos t g t· a dualc cnttt·s c for t h eir degree, enciJ o f who m a ids materiall Y in s ome.: f<.:al urc o f Lh c w ork. Th <.: pn>gr·: lln s, which s h o w t h o ug ht and originality, have been cousid ern lc o f t h e m :1 n y n n d va ried tastes. Among those pro\'ided have b ccn pn>grnm ::: dcY o t c cl to music, literature, polit ics, humor. a nd the d1·nn1a . The JWOgt·nm o f Jul y lOth, devoted t o music was very instructive well ns hig hl y en tcrta.ining, each r endition sh owing t he marked ability o f t h e participant. The evening giycn to t he hum o r ou s program, as it ma y well be termed, deserves s pecial mentio u , s ince it " took do,vn" the bouse. It "took in" lhc members a nd it also " took out" the crowd, for it "took ofr' t h e fac ulty. No n eed to say w ith Robert Burns; "Oh wad so!llC power the giftie gie. us T o see oursel's as others see us!" For h a d th e members of t h e fnculty been present, they would, n o doubt, h ave r ecogni zed them selves ns others see them. From the t ime Professor White(?) s t e ppe d up o n the platform t o announce his 2-o-3 until t he last t;n g in g r e quest th a t "all the tcnchers o f Cnsscounty, a ll who C\'Cr lived in or h oped t:n Ji vt· in Cass county, a ll w ho ever passed t hru or hoped t o pn ss thr u Cass county, s hould mee t under t he Oa k tree at the close of the cxc t·c1s c s. ·• " ·ns marie, t h e a udience "vas kept in •a con t inuous burst of

a pplau se . \ Vit h ::vir. H en dric ks as critic-adviser, a nd Mr. Penney as president, muc h may b c n nticipnted fo r the P hilom atbenns durin g the s ummer . If yo u wis h to b e iu lin e. he a P hilom n thean .

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Everett Society. The fo ll o w ing n rc t he ofTice r s for t he ~u m nw r o f 1 !lOR: 1·.. I\ t; r o"" · preside nt ; R. R. S r afTonl , \' it t: prt:~icl t: n t : :\l :ll"_v Ellcnbt·rgt· r. r n·o rdi ng secret a r y ; E. 0. Black s to ne. t r <.:n s u rer; C. \V. Smi t h . atto rn cy-a t- 1 ;~\\·: S ]. E llenbe rge r , sn rg ea n t-al-a r m s . The firs t prog ra m o f the Reaso n wn s g i n ·n Fri da y e v e ni n g . .I il l It' I :2 · The h a ll was packed t o i ts fulles l ca pac ity , :w rl a n t·x<.:t< lknt i "· n,t!T<~ III w as r end ered, to t he g rea L e nj ny m c: n t of a II pn•<;t' ll t. T he ~ pcci:d :1 t t r :ll' t io n was a rendin g by Mi ss Lu ca s , hen ri o f t lw d c pa r l m e n l of e x prc ~:- io n . Ab o ut thirty new mem her s w e re en r o lle d a L t h e hu s i nt·ss 111cd i ng :d~ ter the prog ram . Thi s num ber seems s m a ll a nd is s ma ll , co n ~i d,-ri n g t h e vast numb er o f new s t ude n ts n ow h ere at sc h o n l. I t is o ur pl:ln. h c•\\T \'er, t o le t n ew s t ude nts weig h cn refu ll y th e meri t s o f o ur s t~cict y IJ cfo n · j oining , a nd t he resu lt o f t he nex t e \·e n ing 's c nro lhnt·nl s ho \\' -. t !~<· \\' i ~ dom o f t hi s pla n . 0\'e r fift y new m c mbcrswt:rt en r<• ll eclju nl' l !lt h . T he progra m o f this eve nin g was m iscell a neo u s . Th e w h is tl in g so lo h y l' r of. White a ttra c t ed mu c h atte ntion a nd lo ur! ~' JI J! l a u st·. On Friday C\'Cnin g , june 26 , o ur s is t e r s o c it·ty , t he Phi lo m :1t he:111 , ha d th eir meeting in m u ~ i c <llld cx pre ssi<: n ha ll , w hi c h c hang<.: in ln l'e t.ing pla ce a n d a curio us po s t er att rac t <'d man y peo ple . H owe ve r , t he l·:,·c r e tts, t r ied and tru e, m et in th eir own m uch adored hn ll n nd \\ ' (' I T h appi ly enterta ined and in stt·u cterl as w ell, b y an e xcell c n t p r ogr n m , t he 111 os t s t ri kin g nu mber of which was a ta lk by Prof. G regg. Prof. G regg h as a charac teris tic way of s pea k ing , a c ha racteris t ic w a y o f sta nding . u r rath er lea ni ng w hile speakin g, a nd a ch a r a cte ri s t ic way o f say ing so111Cthing whi le s peaki ng, and a ch a racte ri s ti c laugh to wi n d up wil h . On Wednesday, Jul y 12 the announcement was m ade t h a 1 ;v i a tt. S . Hughes, the dela y ed lec turer wo uld be here F ricl ay evening, s un:. Thi ~ depriver} th s s ocicti<·s of their a ceustomecl even ing, \\' hic h h :1.s g r ow n s<tcred from lo ng usa ge. Eve re t ts t herefo re d ec ided to g i ve t he p n t r io t ic prog ram whi ch had a lready bee n prep[u·e d, on Thurs day c \' c ll !n:.!'· According ly on t h e evening of the 2nd, Everl'tt h a ll was o p en , li g h tt:d, and people began coming, amJ owing t o the fact that the h a ll oppof; i tc w 1.1 ~ locked a nd a ll quie t , ( l UI' h a ll was soo n found much to o small to ar: co mmodate a ll. \\" e were fo rced to adjou rn to m:.~sic an d cxpre ss iotl hall w hen:: a n a u clicncc of s o me 300 were entertained b y p a tri o tic songs, patriotic readings , a so ng by Miss Truth Smith, a pa per on B a chdors by Mr. Patchin , a n d other n umbers . On Friday evenin g , July 10, a n excellen t mu s ical prog r a m was rendered. The hea r t y coope ration of the sch ool a ud fac ult y with ~ ociety work may be seen by the fact that we have oftt:n t o th a nk members o f t he fa culty fo r a ssisti ng in o u r pmgrams.

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Young Women' s Christian Association. Tht: A -.'-nv i:\l illll i~ d n i ta~ nc ti,·c w o r k t hi :> um mer. Good interest is wn in t ht· dt' \' <ll io n :d 111 c..~ting~ which n rc Yt'r\' ht'l pful to those in attcod a n "·c ·

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\\" <> n l h ns h e: e n t·ccc:i vcd fro m 1\1 isses t\ln ud Hc.'. nderson and And rus, wh~ > n r c o u r tldc..' gn t c:s t o the C n :::cnde Co nlcreoce, th at they a re enjoying their tt·ip , a n d :trc g ettin g a :,.,.cnt blessiug fr o m t he conference. The N()o n -d a ,. P t·o ycr-nll'C ti n fl" hns been rueetin a in BIJ t his sum mer. Tb . . e o e n tt c n cb n cc..· i ~ gnnd :-tnrl t he meeting s especially strong . jo

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Young M en's Christian Association. L e t ' s scn ·c..· . c\'Cn in o ur recreatio us. \\' c' n .: n ot ma n y, bu t w e' re in line, just t he same.

lJi sc u ssio n s s o fa ,. h a vc been vi tal a nd t o the point. M c u , d o n't f(ll·gct the Noon-day Prayer-meeting. If yon don' t keep t h e m o rnin g watch, a t leas t s pend this twenty minutes upon your bett e r s elf. J o in t meet ing o f the As socia tio ns on July fifth under the lea dership of Pro f. Bee I< was the p a trio tie meet ing of the y ear . The progra m consisted o f v ocal sol o s bv M r s. Whitenack a nd Mr. Reimund, cornet solo, Mr. B ixby, tt·o m b o t~c solo, G . Willia m s , a nd a n a dch·ess on Pn t rio tism by the lea d e r . Som e o f the s t 1·o ng Y. M . men whom the s ummer school has broug ht a r c : C . M . Penney , A . J. Wickla nd , J o hn H atz, W. H. Pa tchin , Lee Best , E. E. O d ell, an d G u y Willia m s. $ ..~ $

Normal Catholic Association. Follo wing a m ost p ros pero us y ea r under th e lendership of Miss Eleano r L a lly , N.c. A. began the sum me r term of1 908 with an ent hu siast ic m e m bership o f fifty. Reg u!l=t r Sun day And mic'l-wcek meetings a re h eld for d e v otio n a l exercises . The s tud y of t he life of Christ, His work , a nd Hi s m cssngc to m a n , is being pursued In a doitio o, topics of genera l i nter est to t h e C lu·i stiau w orld a re b~neficially discussed. Tbe fo llo wi ng o fficer s w ere elected for t he summer term: Margare t Hic k ey, Presiden t ; M a r y McNama r a , Vice-Presiden t ; Ada O'Co nnor, Secre t a t·y: Mrs. Nf. C . J nt:k, T reasurer.

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We have a g reat S umm <: r Schoo l. You agn·c? or cou r~e! a ll do. You kn ow why? !'resident Cra hlr<.:<.:, yo11 say? S ure! With a wise executive, po pul a r because o l hi~ s in cerity, his dignity, his scholarly attainmen ts, and hi~ kind ly int<:r<.:sl in the individual, any college will be made great . The !acuity t oo? Ri g h t again ! Our faculty is tl:e best there is . Strong, cnpablc , enthusiastic instructors, every on<:. Like Peru, t oo , you say ? Ancl why shouldn't yo u? You would be a queer mortal if y o u didn't. Dr. Wi ns hip sa id t hat there was n o mo re bcautilul. inspiring, natural sett in g lor rt co llege in t he United States. You ask what we think o f the st11dcnt b o dy ? V•l c thini< it i~ splendid. We think the eig ht hundred teachers who have given up the t wo best months of their precious vacation , wlt o h an: h ra\·\.'d the summer's scorching heat that they mi g ht gain new k nowledge, and r eceive new inspiration in order to better in~truct the boys a nd g ir ls of Nebras ka in the days t o come, are self-sacrificing a nd noble. And so we repeat, "We have a g reat Summe r Sc ho ol!"

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Growth and Facilities.

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Two hundred stu dents we re denied admi ssion to the Normal School this summer becau se of a lack of r ooming accomm o dati ons . L and lad ies rented parlors and sewing r oom s , cl ose ts and s torage rooms, and still t h e t o wn could not accommodate the students. During t he w inter no t six furnace heated rooms in the wh ole v ill a ge DORMITORIEs !

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m • •d:t t i• •n-. ~I n-.t ynung w ~11111..'n nn e! all yo un g men nrc forced t o accept small. l"",rl.'· \'l' tll i l:tt~.·rl. lo w . ~ ton·-hc:ttt.'d r ooms. a nd C\'Cll such " qua rtl't's" :t n "ft t 11 :tl a pr~.·m i U lll . \ \'lt :t t h. t ... th1..· :\nrm:d d n n t.' to r emedy ::m:h co nditionl>? :\othing a t a ll . Tn~t· . t h~..Tt' i-. :tn o ld ::t nt c turc. fo rty-th rct• yea rs o ld , n~ed a a girls' dormitn t y, \\'hi~,.·h a~..·~.·o mnHHi att.'s eig hty yo u ng Indies. nnd in thi~ ro om" arc.: lll;_!:tg< d tll tlltt h-: in :ul nt ncc, but " w hnl is it n mong so m n uy.'' (r I ' t ' l ' l l ~ ll l' lll : tl i-. t n l'IHilinuc t o g'rO \\' , t he s tud en ts must be pro \·ided with l'' •tnf, n·t a h k t'tHH ns . n nd w hen s ut'lt pnH'is io n is mndc the young nll· n tllu:--t 111 •t b e n~..·g h.• t.'ll..' d . lkllcnte co llcgl' w i t h t\\'O· hun drcd s t udents h as fi111r d tl t" lltit n t· i~.· :: . P l.' rll wi th eig h t-h un dred studen ts o nd d nss-r oom rli..Tilllll ll • od :t t i• lll :' (O J' : 1 t h OII S:t ll d , h ns 0 1/C do rm ito ry . \Y ~..· lt ~..·l i t..· ,· ~..· th :tt ::uc h cond itio n:> will be rcmeclied. \\' c know t ha t t he p ct• t) k "( ~~..· ht· n :: k:-t : tt'C t oo p t·o ud o ft hi:: gr eat t enchcrs' collco-c ., to nllo w i t-- fnttt t"t..· :t d ,· :tllt.'l.' lllt.' ll lloh~..· t.' n d n n gered. The people of th e \Ves t a rc h l'l' t•nti n g n t or~..· l ih~.: ra l t n w :1rd c:d ncntio n:tl i n tl'n~sts. Illinois in th ree ,YI.' at·:-: !-- Jll..' lll $ ·1·ii0 .00 0 o n t he ne w i\ [aco m b 1\o.-nl a l. Neb raska in fortyl w e, y ~..· : 1 t· ~ h n :-: ~ p c.: nl $ 1 7 1 .000 o n t he !'er n No rm a l. N<.' brn skn , pros pero tt ~ and p t· ogrc~:- i ,· c, is tt \\' n kc t o t he :;ig ns o f t he t imes, n ud we doubt n ot t h :t l h~. : fn ,·~..· :11t ol h c r s um111 cr school co n venes Peru \vi ii h n ve t wo new d n n n i t n 1 · i(· ~ . ; tncl t h :t t o n(' o f t hese w ill be for y o uug men. \ V c k no w five s t u den ts

a ttendan t<.' at t he sumMine a nd Thine m er s ch o o l w ho b n ve, t o d a te, lost $11 in ca sh, t lu·ec um brella s , o ne belt, t w o boo k , t hree pcn1l ~u1 ts . t w u kni ,· c ~ . u oc h a t, t\\' O pa irs o f rub ber s , t hree tennis ba lls. one fo unt n i u p e n, t w o n o te b ook s , a nd numer o us n r ticlcs o f even less eonscq u c n ~..·~.· . O n y o u kn o \\' w lw t lws beco m e o f these articles? T hey ha ve bee n s t o le n ! N o t · ' s o u,·cnircd ' ' o r m is la id, b u t ta ken del iberatelY or o th~.: ny i :,;e-by s om e misg u id ed indi vidua ls w ho d id no t retu rn t hem. "'a nd \vh o f tt'c, i n ~: 0 111111 011 p a t"l a ncc. " snea k thic ,·cs." T h e g r e atmnjnri ty o f No rm a l s t ud ents a r c ho nest as t he day, bu t th e re art.: a fe w, wh o , o win g t o u nwise t rai11ing, hcr cditnr y instincts, s kl'J> y c n tl s <.: ic n cl.'S, o r pcn·cr tcd te nd encies ha \'C no t yet lc:t ru ed t o di fferIll

c n e ia t l' h ct wee n mi n e and t hi ne. T h lT l' i ~ bu t o n e t est t o a pply , ' ' I s it m ine o r is if not? H it is not, no m a t t <.T w h a t m y p r esent need m ay be , no m a tter wba t I ma y ha ve sufr t·e d f t· o m o th1.· r ~ , I wi ll hav~ no ne o [ 1' t . " I<.: G e n t le rea d e r , if w e ha ve s in ned in t his respect, if we ha ve in o ur g u i 1ty p ossessi o n s undry ar ticles purlo ined fr o m o ur unsuspecting neig hb o r s . let u s •·ig h t t his w t·o ng. a n d secr etly o r otherwise be good enoug h : 1n d h o n es t cn o n g h to r eturn w hat is n ot o ur own . L et us " Do i t No \v ."

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Alumni. , lltrt •. rd lk ndrid,-.. '06 . fo r the pa~t t wo yt·nr::;superi utendcutofthe 1 ~:ntllt '\ IJ.,.,J .... h.~-. n.:ccp~ctl a positiun n~ ns::i ·taut in the depa r tmen t of Ph.' "il·.tl ... ,.,t'lll'l'' .\It· llc:tulril·k:; in nddit io u ro his wo rk as nssistaot will l:tla· gt·:tduatl ".,,-);:in the Xonn:tl. looking townrd his degree .

.I I I :11·nld \\ i lli;~t• ... :tnd J. ,\. (~ ibncy. ·o ·s. nrespl·nrlingthein·aration ahro:td, hl·iug lltl'lllhl·r~ of Prof. Oelzdl's Eurnpenn pnrty. l..:ul•y Cl:tt·k . ' 07, of the t\·:tdlt'r · ' burea u of the Nebraska l'eacut•r, n·· Cl·n tl y ~Pl' llt ~l'\'\'1:11 dnys in i'.:ru ,·isiti ngfril•nd::and looking after busi· IH:s-.. .

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Supt 1. C .\ l i tchc ll , '07. of Friend . '"a~ reelected with nn increast' n f ~:lla •·y. to $ 150 : 1 month . .

1-! ac l•l· l F :ti rchild. '()3 , s upcr inlenrknt o f schools at

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111 g :t p : t•·t !lt' h t· r ,· a~.·: t t in n vi:::it ing friends a nd n·lati vcs in Terlton, Oklnh om : t .

E . E . l .:t,·kl·,·. ·o-f.. It a:: r lttsl·d his H'cnn d s uccessful vear ns superint<: ntl l' nt nf' :-:l·h 11 ; d s :tt Syrncu sc. S u pt. 1. . .J . K n u ll , '07 , o f Blu e Sprin g~. h n~ been reelected fo r Another _\'<:at· at :t tl inl'I'C: tsc in sn hry . .luliu :-: G iii.H:l'l, 'OG . lo t· t he past t w o yea rs principal of the high schoql at L~.·x in g ton, lt :ts b c(' ll ciC'ctcd s upet·i n tendent of t he schools a t Newman

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C. E. lkn~n n , '07. s u pe rintenden t o f sC'hool:: Rt Nd::oo, recently spent s cv e t· n J d ay~ at t h ..: Nnnnal ,·isitiug fri end:; and renewing acqtwintnn ce,;. Benj am in II:tn-i son. ' 07. lw !" r e.:ently been cle.:tl'd principa l of t he ltig h sch nn l al R ~tv c nn:t at a s:d nryn f$!)0. S up t. \ v. T. o ~l v is . ' 06 ' of Hc:t n ' r Ci I)'. , ::; nne of t he ins tructors in t h e Juni o t· Normal at McC ook. Mr. Davis hn!" hMI a s uccessful \'Car a t Bea,·e1· C i ty. Eibe n T 1-1 y Jo r , '07, hns lwc n compelled t o give up school wo rk temp o t·n ril_v on :llTnunt o f \\'eak eyes. Mr. Taylor was principal of schools at A lcx n ndri a l: tst ye:tr ann his IC'nv ing school wo rk nt t his time isH distinct lo ss t o t he Alexandria ~c h oo l s. Fn t· the fi 1·st time in th e histo:·y of t he school t he Alumni arc assigned a specia l p lac...: in t he clwpel. They occupy what is kn own as the "senior r ow" beg inn i ng in th e fro nt with t he members of the class of 'OS and ex-

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tendi ng backwa rd in :1. fa n s ha pe with Llv: IJ rl)a cl end of t h{· fa n o rn amented with fifty fro m t he clrtss of ' OS. As nearl y as we can g et the JWmcs the fo u r cl :t !-!-t '~. '<!·' · 'U!i, '0 7 a nd '08, a rc repre!'cnlt cl h y the foii')\Ving pl·d a gogs :11HI w il l I Jt· · ~ :

1905 F red H a llet t , principn l hig h school S t. l'all l; Sy h ·i:t \ I ill.: r , 'f'ol1 i:t s ; Evely n Hesselt ine , Peru. I ~tOG

Guy Williams, Allia nce; \\' . II. Pa td ti n. Cl iffo rd ll c n d ri c· k~ . :t nJ II. H . Reimun cl, principal nf hig h schoiJ I, Alli a nn:. 1!10 7

C. Ray Ga tes, principa l hig h scho ld, .'\chr:cs lw City ; E:tr l Litt,L:'t'f', science t eacher , HaycJock; Ea rl J. l! rtrl scl l. superi n ten den t Arl ing t o n schools; 8. M. Cline, p1·incipa l Sidm·_v high sc hool; Do n J. Yo ung , p rincipa l Yu ta n schools ; C. M. Penn ey , su perin tl:ndcnt Oakland schools: A. J. Wickl a n d , principa l Greenw ood schoo ls ; Els ie n aco n. ,\lli n ncc.

1908 M ary j. And<'rson , a ssis ta nt prim:ip:d , T a hlt· l~ oc k ; Mabel,\ , Bai lo r , F airmont; Grace A. Berry , prima ry, Oa ld a n cl; E lmer R. Burkey, p ri ncipal, T obias; Virginia Lc<· Byerly, E ng lish teacher, Nebra s ka City hig h school; Geo rge L. Carlson, L a ken; Da vid L . Carlson , S id m·y; Effie 0 . Ca rlson, Kimba ll ; Warren S. Cook, p1·incip a l Alexa n d ria sc ho o ls; A. 0 . Eggenberger , principal Western schools ; Bessie Fos ter , Blanchard , Iow a; My r tle Gelwick, Tecum seh; I va Glasgo w, Brunin g ; May Glasg o w West ern; T ena M . Gu nn , assist a n t principa l L exington hig h sc hool; Ann a Gunn, agricu lturn l college, Ames, I o wa ; l{~t h H . H a mil t o n, Cntwfo rd ; J ohn A. H a nn a, t each er of H ist or v, Aub urn hig h sch ool; Stella H a r ris , F a irbury; I nez A. H a wkins , F;idield; Sar a h M . H e rrin gton, Sio ux Cit y , Iowa; J. G. Hesseltine, assista nt to P r o fesso r D unca ns o n ; Margaret G. Hickey, Oma ha; Leo n R. Hill , p rin cipal I3 ridgcp o r t sch ools; Grace A. Huff, Ogala lla; Anna M. Ke t ridg e, Bea trice; S t ella N. L u ll, S hickley ; B. C. Ma rcellus. Cret e; Myrtle A. M cCray, F a irbury ; E!'pc McLean , F a irbury; Fra nk H . Mizcra, principa l Walthill sch ools : C . 0 . Oline, principa l of schools a t Sho les : Leno r a Page. Way n e; Alber t Pet erso n, principa l L oomis schools; H ilma ]. Peter son, Fairbury; Ca rri ne P orter, Wilber; L a ura P orter , Greely; E lsie L . Porter , Mind en; Ber t h a Reed, Osceola ; E lla Reinh ard, P a wnee City ; Licl a Rewey , Rawli ns, W yo . ; Glen Sheely , Beaver Cit y ; Eliza b eth H . Sky rme, Ohiowa; ? thcl D. Snell, Graft on ; Bu rr St a pleton, pri ncip a l Neba ·wka ; E velyn Van W ic kie, s t a t e univer sity Wy oming ; Bessie Washbu rn , L o ng Pine ; C ath eri ne Wi llis. Fairbury; Fred 0 . Zink , science t eacher , Ashla n d; Bessie Zin k , Osceo la ; Etta C r a btree, Beatr ice.

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:\II o f dt ~.· ab u ,·c, ~:xccpt n few members of the class of '08, who are fini .... lt ing up thei r work, nre tnkiug adnt oce<l work leading to the degree O:u.: lu: ltl t' (If Eclta ·.tt iu n . E n~! yo Ht' clcine, '05 is nssisting Prof. Howie. In

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tn the oft repented questio n ." \\'hat has hecome of our iuth t' nne:' '"'-' u~cd lo lu:1.n~?" n pnrtinllist of former instructors

is gin: n h~o• lc•w l'r·ofcs ~o r· :\ l l· l( c n zic ... ..... .. ....... ......... ........... ............. .... Oa kdale, Ca liforniA Pr o fc s~nr· ~icholson .. . .... ...... ... .. ....... ..... .... ..................... Deu\'er, Colorado l 'n>fc%o r· E lli s .... ....... .. .. .... .... ........ ........... ' tate Normal, Emporia, I<nnsas .\)iss Eli zn ' . i\ l or·ga n ...... .. ... .. ..... ..... .. ....................... Rochester, New York .\1 iss P Ion· n ee W ri_gh l.. ................. .. ........................ Los Angeles, California M iss Zip~:\. lltt bb:trd. (Mrs . Hnli) .... ........ ............ Binghampton, New York Professo r E . Lippitt ....... .. ................. Instrnctoriu music, Chillicothe, Ohio Dr. J . A. l3cn ltie .. ..... ...... .. .. .... ......... Cotnt-r Uni versity, Betha ny, Nebraska Mi ss A nn n H e nigg-.... .. .. ..... ....... ....Sta te Norma l, Madison, South Dakota P r·ofesso r A. W . No r ton ...... .. .. .. .............. retired, Madison, South Dakota P r o fe ssor Albe rt Vnn Vlcet .... .. Okl a homa University, Norman, Oklahoma l\1 is s E v e ly n Birss, (Mrs. Albert Van Vleet) ........ ........ Norma u, Oklahoma J e nni e McLa in. (;\frs . H. R. Corbett) ........ ..... .. .........Kennilworth, Illinois 1\.'li ~ ::; A lice DRily , (Mr·s. A. K. Goudy) ..... .. .. .. .................... Peru, Nebraska .P r o fessor J . F . Hosic ...... .. .... .. .. ................ Cook County Normal, Chicago Pro fesso r VI/. R. Har:t ......... Agricnltural College, Amherst, Massachusetts Mi ss Waitc ..................................... .. ....... Normal University, Athens, Ohio P r o fesso r· Gco. N. Porter ... .. .................. State Normal, Kearney, Nebraska Supt. T . J. Oliver, County Superintendent, Richa rdson County , Nebraska Miss Ella Clark , (Mrs. Weckb a ck) ..... ..... .......... .. ............... Crete,Nebraskn Miss Pearl Minnick .......... ........ ............ State Norma l, Kirksville, Missouri Miss Ocean K . Daily, (Mrs. Cary) .............. ... .. .... ............ ................ ..... .. .. . Miss Jennie R . Paddis ................ ...... ....State Normal, La Platz, New York Miss Ula Sanders........................... .. .. .. Rogers Academy, Rogers, Arkansas Miss Emma Davi s , (Mrs. D. E. Willard) ............ ..... . Fargo, North Dakota Miss Estella Graham ....... .. ........ .. .. Statc Normal, Weatherford, Oklahoma Dr. W. A. Clark, .... ...... - ............... ......... State Normnl , Kearney, Nebraska Miss Barbara Maj o rs, (Mrs. Davenport) ......... ,. ............... Peru', Nebraska Miss M ara L. Furgcson ........... ... ........... ... .... .. .City Normal, Joliet, Ulinois Professor B agg ..................... .... ..... Teacher of painting. Lincoln , Nebra ska Miss Eliz;abeth Bratt, (Mrs. Ba ldwin) ...... ..................... Omaha. Nebraska P r o fessors. L. CaldwelJ. ..... Bro wn's Business College, Lincoln , Nebraska Professor Francois Boucher........ Teacher of Music, K ansas City, Missouri .

DECEASED

Professor H. L. Gran t , Professor J. W. Fike, Florence Worley Demorest, Profe ssor Robert Cuny. Dr. Geo . L . Fm·nh a m.

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Chapel News. Chapel on on ly three days of the wee I< ins tea d o f n ·ery ri a y a ~ 11 ;..1.al. Monday, Wednesday and Frid ay. June 9 :-An excellen t address by Supt. J . L. l\lc fJrien . Pres. Crabtree encourages the new s tudents . June 17:-Prof. White scolds. All wh o had t a ug ht in Ca s s co unty , who bad lived in Cass cou nty, who ex pected t o tench in Cass county, w ho had passed thru Ca ss county, rema ined a fter chapel in fro u t o f the senior section. June 24:-Prof. Gregg g ives talk o n preacher's s ons, us ing E. M. C lin e as a model of perfection. All M il ton county?? ? tea chc1·s t·em ained a fter cha pel. June 26:-Ca ss county teachers make a n en t husias tic d emons tration. The sin ging led by Supt . Wickland made t he chapel walls fai rly ec ho. July 1:-August Eggcnbct·ger beco mes po pula r rending an announcement. H e is cheered to the echo. Prof. White sings 130 b y special request from Prof. Duncanson. Schoo l joins in . Two a nn ou ncements o f Mr. Penney's Express package. Du ncanso n reads bogus a n nouncemen t~ . P rof. White scolds again. July 3:-Prof. Dunca nson insists that a ll who wish theit· names to appear in public, paste them upon walls o f chapel. (Penney blushes.) Abo announces tha t Normal Athletic(?) Association meet in rest-r oom Sunda y at 10:30 o'clock for devotional exercises . Pt·o f. Gregg a nn ounces tomorrow is tl1e g lorious Fourth. July 6:-Pres. J. W. Crabtree returns from N. E. A. a nd is lo udl y applauded upon entering chapel. All t eachers who ha ve, etc., in Clay county, meet inS. W. corner of the chapel after exercises. No bogus a nnouncements rea d. Chapel very quiet and orderly. July 8:-Wilma Searson sits o n rostrum . Prof. White flies clear off the ha ndle and studen ts sing like larks. Extracts from Prof. Dunca nson's announcement of Art Exhibit. " I lived in the same city with Brya n for six years a nd will vo uch tha t he is a good looking m an." Tells "coon story" but s tudents a re mostly English. " The Review of Reviews is the best magazine published .' ' (Prof. M artin g oes t o sleep , laying his hea d ou his shoulder.) (Miss K elley a nd Prof. Schneider look s leepy a nd Wilma begins to cry.) " The la dies of t he Art Club will give an exhibit of the best pictures, etc., the last o f the week " An excellent report o f N. E. A. was given by Prof. French. July 10:-Bryan Club makes an enthusiastic demonstra tio n and is called dow n by Rev. Hussong in hi s scriptura l (?) reading. Prof. Beck takes his usual n ap. Last chance a nno uncements arc rea d for the fourteenth time.

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On the Campus. l>id yo u cvc.-r notice ho w some people rend t he .·onnnlite? They seize it \vith eage r p ktl :w gcs nnd gla nce at t he locals nnd sometimes think thu s: "0. dcnr! It d oesn ' t say n t hina a bo ut me. ljust know the local cd i l o r hn s a f.!r udgc again ~t me." x o w if you wish your name "in the pnpc·r' ' plcn s c s uy som ething really witty or do something great and the ed i tor!'! will b e o n you r trail t o gi ve y ou n b qost to ,-..·ard the pedestal of popul:lri t y. P c nu cy. the Alumni Edi to r, . ay a better w ay to becom p opu la r is t o h n Ye yout· m n mmn send y o u a n express package of no valu e w h o tcvc t·, a n d thc u leav e it a t the express office a couple of months. P r of. Dut H·n n so n cl:t im s th n t n better w a y ~·ct is t o past e your name up o n th e w n ll ~ o f t h e c hnpcl. Jun e , . -Rcgis trn li o n Day: i\liss Bow en , t oo busy to register-so ts Bennie Ik dcll.

.I unc ~l.- l\1iss Do w en n o t quite decided

what to t ake-neither is

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) 0.- l\liss D o w en regist e rs- so does Bennie.-Great minds run in

the s om e c hnnncl. Jesse H e ndricks:-" A fa int bea t·t never won a fair Indy ." Miss Cra pcnhoft w o nders why they call her "Birdie." Miss Sheely is cqunll y c urious a b o u t heing ca lled ''Grnce." Where is the "intoxicated c o w ? " D o n ' t tell. Mi s~ E llis (in his tory o f Africa n SJa ,·ery) defending Ca lhoun .-Well, I d o n't cat·c h e wns n s s incere a s a ny mfln . Blu shes .

Miss Sydney Murph y of F"ranldin Academy has charge of the instrumenta l music fo r the s umm er . Miss Murphy is giving the best of satisfa ction. S h e w ill have .:barge of the same work next yea r . Prof. F. M. Gregg, one of our mos t enterprising professors, has been o ffered the positional' hearl of the department of biology in two e..'=cellent s tate norma ls ofth c wes t, hut b a s declined ea ch of these positions preferring to remain in Peru. This is but nnother exa mple of what the school mea ns to one wbo has been here. Pt·of. S chneider [on Mriving late at the supper t nble] - "1 just g_ot a w a y from a faculty meeting.' ' H a nna :- " It m~ st be quite a relief to get awa y . I wns a t one once." Patchin has s ol ved the problem . He sa ys that in South Dakota a man c a n get a home for the asking. Hereis agood opening for bachelors. Prof. J. W. Searson has been a sked to conduct the Sta te Reading Circle worl• fo r n ext y ea r thru tbc columns of the Nebrnska T eacher.

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Prof. F rench g a ve a discussio n on tht: :!lu bjlT l ' ' Agricult u re in :\orm a l Schools" at t he recen t meet ing of the N. E . A. in Cl evela nd, O hi o. H i ~ short cha pel t a lk upon his return wa s in tensely interesting a n d t o the point. P rof. N. A. Beng t son, hea d of the dcpa rt mcn t o f ~cog r :t ph y , hn!' ht:c n elected t o t he Univer sity as assis t a nt in Geogra phy un d~:1· fh ·. Co ndra. We a rc g la d t o sec him t a k<· t his importa nt !it cp to w a rd s advanet·Jn t:n l P rof. Schneider goes t o An n Arbo r at t he close o f summer scssio 11 comple te a course in the law school. M iss Stoner:- " My uncle and aunt cclebr nted t hci1· fi fty-eig iHh di ng a nni versary last No vern ber." Miss Pea se.- "Thcy m us t be getting awful t ired o f eac h o t her ."

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All t he cou ples show a ma rked inclin a tion t o fin i!:i h t hei r ' ' set" bcfo 1·e study hou rs w hether they a re p la y ing tenn is or n o t. Bennie Bedell [ in ad v. P hysiolog y ]-" We didn ' t ge t a tes t fo r g mpe sugar."-Surely he didn 't use the roya l, no r the ed ito ri a l "w.-.' ' wha t , then? Cook (in a d v. P hysiolog y ]-"The dige!:iti ve j uices iu the intestines arc 'boil' (bile), etc." M iss Amelia F. L ucas, as head of the Depa r tmen t of Reading, ha !:i more tha n j ustified herself in her w ork d uri ng t he pas t year. S he has done a ll her work in a cheerful, pa tien t a nd energ etic w ay that w ins. T he Board of E ducation could not possibly g ive Miss Lucas a s ufficiently strong recommendation as she closes her w o rk in the No rma l a t the close of summer school, Owing t o her la rge classes, sh e is being a ss is t ed this s ummer by M iss Me~k , from Ar ka nsas , a n d Miss Dunla p, '08. P rof. Geo. H . Aller, head of t he de pa rtm en t of mu sic, is o n a y ea r's leave of absence, giving privat e Jc~so ns in Boise, Ida ho. The sch ool a s a w h ole is very a nx ious tha t he return a nd est ablish a conserv a t o ry o f music a s were his inten t ions. Mis s Hosmer, hea d of the l<indergart en de partment, is resti ng for t he sum mer in Fish Creek , Wisconsin . Prof. H owie, with his class in sur veying is n ot o nly g ivi ng the el : tss p ractical work , b n t is stra ightening ou t the corners, e t c ., o f the block s in town an d sect ions in t he count ry . Miss Louise W. Mears w ill spend the la tter part o f t he sum me•· in t he la ke a nd forest region of M innesota and Ca na da. Up o n her r c tum s he t a kes charge o f the depa rtment of g eog raph y , vaca t ed by P r o f. Bengtson.

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1.: 11 I l vc t·hnlt. :1 gr:td u :\te nf Toronto t:ni vcr:;ity, former s uperinl<: tllknt .. t -..dtcto• l-.. :tt .\ -.hl :wd ami :\linden. nnd n prominent edu cator of th~· -..t:•t•·. h:t-.. l ll·t· n ~.:ln·t~·d :1~ rc~i~ t rn r of the school. He is ' ·w-inning out" with thl' -.t tHknt IHHiy. I 'r, -.ick nt L'r.tltllt'l.: rqm r t~ the be~t :;ummcr school yet , wi th a rcgist t·ati"n r11111dH'ring nn r ~~..- ,·\.' 11 h undn·d.

Tht· nt·w -..ttHk n t:- :ar~· au n iling their lcttt•rs in the w a tc pa per boxes, :and tl11.: 11 thl'\' . \\'c nHlc r w ll\· . tht'.\' don ' t gel anv . mnil. J tlllt.' t :; S11pt .\ .J . Wickla nd l:wds in Peru nfter a sueces. ful year at G n :<.' tl\\'cHHI. I It- inllll t:di a tt•ly he\.·o mc~ infa t uated with a li ttle black-eyed :":c:.- m :tha 111 :t idc..·n T he m·x t d n y Pt·of. l~ nu ::c mn kcs n chnpel t alk on hl ack -\.·yc..·d t n : aid t· •• ~ - .\ . .J . b l u~hcs .

I '•·o f. ll c..· n < la· i c k ~ [ in c hc111 i:; try dass].-" T w o dements uni ted so tha t h t: y :ac t : 1:- ont· i ~ a r:Hlic:d ... .J c:-~ t· 1 It- nd r i c..·k ~.-" 1 ~ 13n wcn :-~ n d 8\.•cldl n r ndicnl?'' [Laughter.]

l 'nlf. \Yhitc n n ck'~ t:l :t~~ in beginni ng French is progressing nicely. Thi s is t h c li r s l F rc11 c h g in :n in t he :"lonna !, a nd s uch g reat intcre t is s h o w n i n t h l' \\'n rk t h i~ :;u n•m et· th ut a rra ngemeu ts ha ve been made w h c t·<.· h _y t " · n _n·:t r~ n f Frenc h w ill he ofTercd as a u decli,·e hereafter. ;:\ T1•• c. :\ 1. l't:n m·y :-;pcu t ::t plcasn n t, fi ne, agreea ble, delightful , splendi d , j o yfu l. g 1·: 111 d , r nptur o us, s ublim e, magnificen t , immense, super h. s mi lin g : 111 <1 in f'ntu: • ti ng fo' o ur t h o n t he fa r m . Itjs needless t o say whose

fnn11 . l' a tc hi n [ i 11 1 9 Lh Ccn l. H is t o r y]- '· Whenever the little sa v ag~·s didn't bch a n : th e y wn u ld g r a b t hem and spank them on t he s pot ." NI.i s~c s Gos h e n , E ll is . a nd Wood s will s pl..' nd the month of Aug ust among tl a : go ld field s a n d po la r bea rs in Alaska .

Ne wto n C l:11·k, fa t h er o f A. M. C la rk , is spendi ng u- few weeks wi t h hi s so n, w h o i~ u tte ncl in g t he s um mer session . Pt·o f. L. 0 . S c hen.· 1• g i ,·cs t wo kl:t u res every rrida y to the boys and g id s o f t h e sch oo l. Boys at 3:4·5 ; gi rls nt 4-:30. The subjects t reated a n : : D a t hing, D ie t, Exc t·cise, a nd Gua rds a gains t Comm on Diseases Th ese a 1--c.: go o d, in te t·es t ing. a nd ins tr uctive talks a nd the students will cl o w e ll t o a v:t il t he rn s eh ·cs of the opportu nity g iven. M is s L ov e o f t h e C h ica go Coset·va to ry of Music has rha rge of t he v oca l m u s ic for the s u m mer . He t· excellent t raini ng in vocal culture csr c c i:tll y fit~ h t:t• fo r t hi s work . M r . E. E. M u mford pla n s t o take a t rip in a covered wag on t bru t he w<·s t fo t· his w ife ' s hea l th . Duri ng his absence Bu rton Glasgow and Pred E h c r·t , wit h as~ i s w. n ts . w ill t a ke ch a rge of the j nni tor wor k. .

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Lost, strayed, or s tolen! A dozen cri s p, fres h. Iocr~ I s~ Fint.l<:r \\'ill please return same to o ne of the Norm a li te s taff and rccei,·e rcw:1r·d The gymnasium work is being carried o n with great ~:nthusiasm. Under the 10upervisian of Dr. Scherer more 1·eal enthu siasm is s ho wn in girls' athletics tha n during any previous summer sch ool. Messrs. Hill, Hendricks , [no t professo r] Wickla nd [n o t Arthur], Marcellus a nd Olioe made a bu ~incss trip t o Aubu rn. june 27th. They were caught in the storm o n th e way ho me a nd we re C0111 f.Cllcd to spend the night on the farm that Penney likes so well. Upon entering the ho use n il removed their shoes save Hendricks, wh o h a d reaso ns of his •>wn for n ot doing so. Byrne consoled himself thru the night by reading ' ' That Old Sweetheart of Mine." Thank s to Dysarts fo r t he splendid treatm ent accorded the bunch . Miss Helen F . Cone, '08, of Ashla nd, spent the Fo urth with Miss Evelyn Va n Wickie. Prof. Beck bas an enrollment o f nearly four hundred in his clnsscs . This large enrollment in "Math" is due to his enthusiastic way of presenting the s1,1bject. Don Young:-"Tbis is leap y ear-my heart flutters. " Cook and one of his esteemed friends, Harry Rcimund , treated Mrs. Gray to a fantastic clog dance on the front porch the other evening, but the latter gave t hem no encouragement towards repeating the performance. Cline [ after sitting up a ll night with the t o othacbc]- "Gntcs, I'm a ll m ; practically I'm dea d, but theoretically I s till live." Messrs. Reimund and Marcellus arc suffeJ'ing fro m severe colds ns n result of ex posu re during the recent damp wea ther. Prof. Gregg's Parli~mentary L a w manual bas been accepted by Ginn & Co., as one of their catalogued publica ti ons. The dema nd for the manua l is growing so large tha t he was no longer a ble to publish it himdf. Miss Mollie Tynon is busy sending people out of the li brary these days. . Miss E_sther A . Clark's class in Sallu st is intensely interesting . She a Jms espectally to give a thoro gramma 1· review in connection with this work . . Miss E~na Bullock, who is taking charge of the library work during Mlss Rulon s absence, bas accer>ted a position as librarian in the Spokane [Wash.] City Libra ry a t a lucrative salary.

THE XOR:\fAT.TTE .\I r:-- . (~n·gg of :\l·,·:llla Ohio is spending the . ummer with her son . l'rof F 2\L l;n:gg . •'u pl. (;co . E . i\ 1artin 's class iu g rn mma r, number ing OYer a hundred tc::tchl.-rs, i ~ (llll.' of the m •>:>l en t husias tic cln.se in t he summer school. 2\ 1iss (; n~ hc n . - " 2\1 r . Zin k, t his pnper is poorly digested ." Ernt·st %i n k .- " Ycs. il mn de me sick to write it.' ' Profcs~o rs I l o wic :wei ~c h ercr · pent a few day in Fremont in a ttenda n ce at t h e St:ltc : un rla y ~l'h oo l Con\·cn tion.junc 12 to L5. The former rcprl.·sc:n ted t h e .\ I . E . .:'und a y chool a nd the latter was :1 delegate from tl11: Bn pti st S unday 'c hool. Do t h g nyc g ood ent husinstic reports to t hr Su nrl : ty. c h oo l ~ n l the rc~ pcc t i \'e chu rches t bc following Sunda~y .

Pro f. Ro u ~c ·s cl ass in s u pen-ision numbering over thirty superinten:t nd p t· in c i p~tl s , is t he n e xt t hi ng to renl experience:

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S u pt . C co. E . .\ I :1 r t i 11 o f Nebra ska City is ·ched uled to deliver an address befo r e the Ut o c Co u nty Ins t itu te ou t he evening of August 7th. i\ 1n ; . \\' . 1 I . Byc.-Jy n f F ra n klin , mo t her of hliss Virgima Byerly, '08, s p e n t the fir st w eek s o f J ul y in Peru Yisit ing her daughter.

M r s. C r a wfo r d n od M iss Krebs . nrc a t tending tl~e TrRiniog School o f t h e C hicag o Uni ve rsity d uring t he summer . M i ss C 11 1bert s o n i ~ s pending her s ummer ta king special work in En g lis h :1t Ann Arbor . i\ lichign n . T h e fo ll ow in Mrr me mbers o f th e faculty will do institut e workdnrinathe b m o n t h o f Aug ust, P ro ft' ~sors Searson, Greg g. a nd Rouse, Mrs. Cra wford, a nd t h e M i s f;es L a lly n o d Schlee.

1VIi sscs E lean o r L a ll y and :\[a e Schlee have appointed by the Nationa l Civic Fede r a ti o n a s m emb rrs of a body of five--hundred teachers to s tud y the e d u catio n a l pro blems in Eurepe. M i sR Alice Loo 111is o f t he Domestic Science Depa rtmen t has been hono r e d w ith a Fcll o \\'s hip in Co lumbia University, nnrl goes there on R lea v e of a b se n ce to fini s h fo r her deg ree. An y o n e d esirin g t o rope a stt·a y d onkey will please call a t Oak Glen b e t w een the hours of t en a nd t welve p. m. Pro f. White is conduc ting a Norm a l T ra ining Art class, numbering o n e hunred ed s~ven ty t hree students, abo ut double the number expected. He takes the class o ut into t he country every Saturday for sketching. S tuden t (in s k e tc hing class)-''What sha ll I call this pict ure?" P r(lf. V\' hite- ' ' Call it · Hom e' ." Studc nt-"W h y call it Ho me. " . P t·o f. Whi te- " Beca u se t h ere is n o p lace like it.' '

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Exchange. She that that she wo uld tak<: a sbock , ~• nd when slu: go t the shoc k it was so shocking that she was shocked bccn usf: sh<: got such n s hocking

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e da m ?" Pupil-" ! haven't do n<: Lhc clnm p rol ,k m."

" Doctor, my daug hte r seems to be going IJiind. and s he's ge tting ready for her wedding, too . 0! Dear me! \\'hat 's to be do ne?" "Go right o n with the wedding, by nil mean~. mada m. l f an_vthing will open her eyes, marriage w ill. '' First Teacher.-" Are you Hung( a )t·y' ' Second Teaeber.-"Yes, Sia m ." F irst Teacber.- "Come here nn cl I'll Fiji. "

" I can throw a base ba ll fout· blocl;s. ·· "Well, I'm a professiona l myself." "What, a t baseball ?" "No, lying.' '

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m in d nn d ~o ul trc:t:'u r cs, ngnin::;t the long days of toil that should and will come to u s n il . C urio us , inquisitive Rlso, I mRrk it a matter of rescn rc h to di~L' OYL' t路 whd hcr the procc s was one of momentary enjoyment or had nlso a n Hod c rlying purpose. 1\ o one, not even a librarian, can eve n imngi n c m y d eligh t in fi nding t here ao ''independent, inquisitive" in tdk..:t, (";tpab lc o f t. hc enj oyment. of t he momen t. ~nd a live to the joy nnd h cn u ty of t.hc w o rld as reco rded in hook . 1\o rlull hour, though he li ve a c.:cn lt u路y , a w ;~ i ls t.h ;~t st.urlcnt. The world in books, and out of them . w ill till hi s w:tking- ho ur wi t h intere-t nod delight-and afrords co n so la ti o n fo r a n y ''slin gs a n d arrows Q[ outrageou s fortune." There is r oom in t he : tn~ rngc libraria n's heart for a vast concourse of s uch inqui ~ i t i vc studcn t =- -nbs t hat there should be so much unoccupied r oo m~

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Ma y our teachers contrive to ln L路nch o rt c of us s o me: s mall fra gment of our originnl endowment!

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