1908-1909 The Normlite Issues 1-8

ALUMNINUMBER

A Very Cordial Invitation

Is extended to all stu= dents to ID.ake m.y their headquarters during the school year .

VOL. III. PERU, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER, 1908.

PRESIDE::->T 1· \V. CRABTilER, '87.

(btScbooi .R1umni

nv C. l'. WilliEtms. '02 .

Notes From the Field.

Bessie Bed c·ll '0 6 is t.c[tchi ng the first primary at I3cnson

· l'vli ss Bertha Taylor was r ecently ma rri ed at York, Ncbn'lska.

Julius Gilbet·t '06 is thi s yea t· at the he ad of th e Newm an Grove schoo l s.

Elsie Fisher '06 is scning her third year at Omaha as is Ca i·olinc Marriott at Sio ux City.

Supt. M. W. Ryan '07 of Greely ba s a "ltvclJ orga nized teaching co rps and he is doing exce ll ent work.

.l\liss Agnes Aksamit '07 is teaching this year at Crete, her old home.

Gco. Foster '06 is one of the prominent debaters at the University this year.

Supt. C. G. Ammon '(17 of Rock County is closely supervising the sc hools of his county.

HatTV Reck '06 is at Filley from wltich place h.e reports hi s work plen sn nt Hnd satisfactory.

Prin. F. H. Mizera, '08, of the Wa l thill sc hool s is organizing a strong syste m of sc h oo ls in a new city of rnpicl growt h.

lima Kennedy ' 06 is s pending the present yea r at her home ncar Brown ville.

Supt. L. J. Knoll, ' 07 , of Blue Sprin gs is planning a series of excellent patrons' '

Miss Tena Gunn, '08, is ma ltin g a. s plendid succe ss as a.ssistan t prin c ip al of the Lexington high s ch oo l.

Supt. A. J. Wickl a nd , '07, of Gr een wo od is leader of a thriving Rea ding Circl e a nd he makes an excellent lt>ader.

Supt. Joh n A. Wo o dard , '07, of the H avelock Schools bas bad hi s sa l ary increased to $ 1400 for thi s year.

Miss Ula Waterh ouse , '07, ha s ma de an excellen t success of her work as kindergarten teacher at Columbus

Floyd W. Ga il, '06 , is on his third year as s uperintendent of Ex eter's sch oo ls, a fact very complim entary to Mr. Gai l.

Don J. Young, ' 07, is principal of the Yutan &:ho ols aga in thi s ye ar. The Yuta n people a re plea sed with hi s w ork.

Miss Gussie Koehler, '07, is t eaching this year at Hasting s h aving resi gn ed at Gretna to accept a s ubst antial i ncre as e in salary.

Benjamin Ha rri s on, '07, res igned his position at Bridgeport to a ccept a mu ch better place as superin t endent of th e Ra venna Schoo ls.

E. K. Hurs t, ' 07, prin cipal of th e Fa ll s City high sch ool, took an extended tr ip through th e Rock y Mount a ins for hi s health t hi s summ er. He return ed wi th improv ed to do his usual st rong wo rk in his high school.

Mi ss My rtle Kre bs , '07, r es igned her p os iti on in th e Linco ln Scho ols to rest. The Sco ti a Sc bo ol Board imm edi atelv elected her Principal ol their sc ho ols wb e;e she is pro ving a great success in th e wo rk of orga nizing a nd in s pirin g a sys te m of !'choo ls.

f<u th Stmn g 'OG is t:t l< ing p os tg ra du a te wo rk at the Peru :\ o rm :-t l.

Cba s. Otrado\·cc ' (1 (5 has " co mmi tted " m at rimo ny. li e \\'rls mn ni cd in c ndy s ummcr.

:\l a ud noyd 'OG ltrt s left :\cbm s lw a nd no w ca ll s Co lo nHl o h er home. Xeb r as k ::t w as a loser in her dt:pad u•·c

He nr y nr od t: r so n, ' OG l\1 rtt'l in Ju ss cl, Ceo. N. Foster· and A nn a Ilin lc rl ong a re in at ten da n ce at the St ale l' ni.

F. H. Re in sch '06 who is spe ndin g his s eco nd Yea r at t he St:t tc l' ni lws m ncle 11 pl ace th e U ni . deba tin g s qu ad for this yC' a r.

Berni ce ?\ Ic Hin on 'O G has th e fir st pri. c rn a ry of lhc Pe nd er· sc ho ols. She rs rpor te d as do in g her us ua l e fTicic nt a nd satisfac to ry wor·k.

Ch as. Weiga nd '0 () is a stu dent in St ate U ni . for· hi s s eco nd ye n .-. He wn tes th at Ne br·aska No rm al tl t Pe nt is ah ea d of I dah o U ni . in so me line s of wor k.

W. T. Dav is '06 is on hi s se co nd ye ar as su pe rint en de nt of De a vc r· City Sch oo ls. He a od his entire co rp s of t ea chcr·s ex pect to be at. the S tat e Teacher-'s A sso ci nt ion

W. H. Patc hin 'O f'i is p ost gra duate wo rk io th e State No rm al at .Peru loo ki ng t ow ar·d hi s deg r·ce in th e spr·io g. He is al so as sista nt in the dep a rtm e nt of hi story.

Prin cipal Ea rl Had se ll, ' 07, of Arlin gto n wa s ma rri ed <'l u rin g th e su mmct· to E ll a Bu s ch of Sy r ac use Neb ras ka. He ts s ucceed ing we ll with 1 hi s ne\V wor k as of the A di ngtotJ Sc hool s.

G uy W illi a ms ' 06 wh o hnd to go on to the o pera tin g t ab le du ri ng e arly Se ptember is impro ving v er y ra pidl y nnd is . a lrea dy at hi s work in t he Alli ance bt gh sc h oo l wh ere hi s prin ci pa l, Har·ry Reiro u nd , i nfo rm s ns he is do in g spl e ndid w m·k.

Gc o. Ll·c '06 is on bi s fir st year as s up erint e nd e nt of S bicld cy sc h oo ls.

llany Re imund '06 is s ta rt in g a su cce ssful yc nr as priucipnl of Alliau cc hi gh s cho o l.

Mi ss Margaret Lam ba rt , '07, of th e !'\ o,·fo lk h ig h sc h oo l is rec o gu izcd as o ne of th e s tronge st tcachct·s of Germa n in the sta te .

Mr. Cliflord Hendrick s, pres ident of th e Clas s of ' 06 , is ass ist in g Pr o fe ssor Brow ne ll in the P hy sic s de pa rtm ent at the Normn l

Ray Gates , '07, is prin cipa l of the Nebras ka City hi gh sc hool nod he is pu sh ing de ba ti ng and at hletics en th usi as t ic a lly.

Su pt. C. 0. Oline '08 of the Sholes Con so lidntcd sc h oo ls in Wayne County is working o ut the problem of con s olida ti on very satisfac t oril y.

Supt. C. M. Penny is making an cxcc ll cne su ccess of his wo ·k at Oak la nd Hi s Nor m al Tr ai nin g Cl ass is amo ng th e st r ongest in the sta t e.

Supt. Floyd \V. Gai l, '0 7, of Exe te t· h as organized a Te nnyso n Club a nd the Club is doing sys tem at ic work in the st udy of T en n ys on' s Id y ll s of the King .

M t·. and Mrs. R oy Smit h of S hi cld ey are pr os pe rin g finely on their farm . R oy is reme mbered as one of th e prominent a thl et es an d at hl et ic workers of the Norma l.

E. S. ]. B uckl es , '07, of Waverly is do ing m os t effecti\·e educational work 111 o . . I t h' rgamzmg 11s eac mg corps and 111 ca r efully gr a ding the schools up to th e best stan d ards.

George W. Blessing a nd Grace Tollhurst both f h f , • . o t c Class o 07, were married dur.tng the s ummer a nd they a re n ow sett led down at Ru sk in where he is pnn c ipnJ of the sc h oo ls.

Frauk Re in sch, '06, is a tten di ng the State 'niv ersi ty: He h as won a place on the University Deb ating Sq uad .

Mi ss \'irgini a Byerly, '0 8, is teac her of Engli sh of the Neb r aska City high school. She is making an excellent su cc ess of her work.

Mi ss Gra ce W. Dillon , ' 07 , is su ccee din g we ll in th e Bcatricc sch oo ls wh ere she is r ecogni zed as an ex cept iona ll y st rong teacher.

I\li ss Lillie W ah lstro m, a prominent member of the Cl a!>s of ' 07 w as married to Mr. Jo hn son, one of the leading dru ggists of Wahoo, ju st bdore the o pening of schoo l.

Supt. C. E. Benson ' 07 of Nelson is r et a ined at Nelson a noth er ye ar with a co mplim en tary increa se in sa lary . All hi s teachers are pl a uning to attend the State T ea ch ers' As s oc ia tiou.

Miss E li zabet h Ca rh a rt , '07, moved from Falls City to As hl a nd thi s year. She is doing acceptab le work in As hl an d. Mis s Carhart a lw ay s docs we ll at whatever s he undertakes.

Su pt.J C. Mitchell o fFri e nd , a memb er of the Class of 1 907, has ma de an enviable record a supervisor and educator He ba s 23 members in his No rm al Training class thi s year. Hi s Hi gh School has n ea rl y two hundred pupil s enro lle d.

Miss Adah M. Ba hner , '07, has m ove d from Douglas, W yoming to Coulee City, W as hingt on wh ere s he is doing her usual high standard work . Miss Ba hner was a lw ay s a le ader in school a nd she ba s pr oven a professional s uccess o nt side .

Mi ss Marie Machin, '07, W l'll remembered as the exce llent Porto Rican stude nt, is now in C nugas in her native island t eaching her bret h ren She writes th at she will so on send some of her brothers and siste rs to the Normal at P<'rt1

Priu. Earl Cline, '07, of Sidney h as m ade an enviable record as a debating coa ch in western Nebra ska. Mr . Cline ha s also proved a keen, worthy lea der in educational matters generall y.

Miss Ru by Cl a rk , ' 07, is no w h ea d of the Nebraska Teacher T eachers' Bureau at Lincoln. Miss Cl a rk was called to this position because of her m at ure expe rience and keen knowledge of hum an nat ure. She will succee d admirably in t hi s work.

Class of J908

Where a nd b ow the cl ass of 1908 is prospering.

SU PERINTENDENT S AND PRINC IPAI.S

Cbas. E. Berkey, Hardy

Fra nk A. Boose, - New Mexico.

E. R. Burkey, T obias.

G. L. Ca rl son, Wood L ake.

Effie Carlson, Kimball

WarrenS. Cook , Alexand ri a.

Gertrude Easton, Vesta.

August Eggenberger , Western

]. E. Gibney, Sutherland

Edwa rd R. Gro ss, Exet er.

Elizabeth Hend erso n, Beaver City.

Le on R. Hill, Bridgeport .

Edward Hodapp, Verdon.

Geo . P. McGre w, Silver Creek .

F. H. Mizera ( ?)

C. 0. Oline, Sholes.

Albert Peterson, Loomis.

Burrell J. Raines, Fai r bury.

ffiGB SCHOOL AND GRADE PGSITIONS

Mary J. Anderson, T able Rock.

Nannie Ammon, S tratto n, Col o.

Edna Beach, Ong

Ethel Berry, Tekamah

Grace Berry, Oak land.

Ada Beyno n, FaiJs City

Grace Bogar du s, T obias .

Lucy Bowen, Ne mah a City .

Virginia Byerly, Neb raska City.

D. L. Carlson , Sidney.

Hdcn F. Cone , W il beL

E. Vera Craven, Oco nto .

Fanni e D. Cr oss , DeWitt.

E li zabeth Curry, Pr iend.

Margaret Duulnp. Got h enht· r·g-.

Sara E. Dunn , Yo rk.

Reba Ever so le , Elk Creek

Hattie Fight, G rancl

Bessie Foste r, Blnuchard, I owa .

Lylil V. French, Sco tts Hlufl'.

Myrtle Gclwick, Tecumse h.

Alice G ip so n, Hebro n.

May Western .

Iva Glasgow, B ru ning.

Sad ie 0. Green , Ft. Ca h ou:-:c.

Tc na M. Gun n, Lcxing to n.

Elsi c E. Gus s, Wayne.

Len a Hallett, Ru lo.

Ruth -Hamilton ( ?)

Jo hn A. Hanna, Auburn.

Pearl Ha nn a, Va Hey .

Stell a Harri ss. Fair bury.

Sarah M. Herringt on. Elmwo o d.

Ma r ga r et G. Hickey, Oma h a.

Gr ace H uff, Oga ll al a.

Carrie Hu ston, Nemaha county.

Leta V. Hutchins o n, G retna

Anabel Joseph, Osceola.

Martha Kannow, Str atto n.

Ma ttie Kernen,----- Idaho.

An na M. Ketridgc, Beatric e.

Martha King , Kimba ll.

Ottis L onn ekcr , nloomington.

Myrtle McCray, Fairbury.

Juli a M clni nc h, Cook.

Espe McLean, Fa irbury

Hilda M iller, Fairbury.

Ma ttie Mumford, Chadron.

Mabel Peck, Central City.

Hilma Peterson, Fairbury.

Laura Porter, G reel y.

Can·ine Porter, Wi lbe r.

Eva P ul ve r, Papillion.

Bertha Reed, Osceola.

E ll a Reinhard, Pawnee Ci ty.

Lid a Rewey , Rawlins, Wy o ming

Ethel Robb, Br ock .

Nelli e E. Rodabaugh , Verna l, Utflh.

Lncia Saxe r, On g. Grace E. Say l01·, Ru s hville.

Lo ui se Sc hr oeder, \\" oo d Ri,·cr.

l\ l ny Sh arp. \ ':-IIl ey.

S heeley , 13ca,·cr City.

Cl ara Sh ires, Lin col u. Sim, II nrYard.

Bess ie Skyrmc, Gcnon.

C l:lt·a Skyrme, \':tlpnrni:;o. Pcncy Skyrntc , Gcnon.

Ethel 0. Sne ll , Grafton.

R. R. S pnn·orcl, !\linden.

Gold in Standley, Ha s ley. II 13nn- Stnplcton, Ne ha wka Thayer, Gt·ctnn.

Fa y Timmennan, Hebro n.

13ess ie Was hburn, Long Pine

Ste ll a vVashbum Auro t·a.

T. Il nm lcl Cltndt·o n.

Nelli e Wyn n e, 13clg md c.

G. l\Iaudc Yocam, An1hin.

Pt·cd 0. Zink, Osceola.

Anni e E. Leep e r, Havelock. I nc7. A. Hav.-kius, Fa irfie ld

Zob Zi nn, Un ion.

Est her A. Wn ll ace, Spr in gfiel d. Cat h erins Willi s, Fa idJtt r y.

TJIO SE \\"HO SE L OC.\ '1'10:'\ 11.\S :'\OT AS YE"l'

IIE E:'\ nEP O HT Ell

Hom.:: Addre ss

M:thcl Bai lor , Fremont.

Clanchc Bailor, State Llni., Lincoln.

El len E ricson. Wah oo.

Emily E ri cson, Ara pah oe.

Nellie Fo l so m, As hl nnd.

A. L. Gash, Auburn.

0. \V. Ja me s, Humboldt.

l\Iay Linget·, (po st gr ad. wo rk ) Pe ru

Mabel Lonneker, S te ll a Lull, S hi ckley.

l\ lo ll ic Moore, Br ownville.

Grace Osten berg, Mead.

Anna C. P ede r se n, Oma h a.

Je nnie Robiso n (?)

Lizz ie S nyder, Peru

.) l'n ni e T en n ant, Gordon.

J essie Sutton, St rom sb ut·g.

EYclyu \"au \Vicldc, Uni. of Wy o. (? )

Lena Wood ward, Hamburg, I owa.

Sa rah B. War e. .:/Class 1907.

Agnes Aksamit, Crete.

Lilli au Alle n. Winnebago.

u pt C. G. A mm on, Ba ssett.

E ld a F. Bacon , Alli ance, Neb r.

Els ie Baco n, Crab Orchard.

Ad aM . Bah ner, Coulee City. Wash.

i\frs. Lore na Beebe 4302 N. 36 St. Omaha

S upt. C. E. Benson, Nelson.

Abi Beynon, Loup City.

Lucy Blanken s hip, Edgar.

l\lr. and Mrs. G. W. Blessing, Ru s l<iu

Ru th Brand t, Randolph.

Prin. W. G. Broo k s, Plattsmouth .

Prof. F. D. Brooks, Davenport.

Supt. E. S. J. Buckles , WaYe rly

Laura Burge ss, l<i s in g Ci ty.

Bess Bun·itt, Ain swo rth.

Elizabeth Cn rh a rt, Ashland.

Ed ith Catchpole, Oxford.

Mm·ic Ch ambe r s, Wa k efield.

fvl r. C. E. Claar , Pctet·sburg.

Ru by Clark, Lin co ln , Nebraska Teacher.

Prin . Ea rl Cl ine, S idn ey.

An ni e Cogill, Lincoln , Ci ty Schoo ls.

Gertrude Coo n, Plattsmo nth

Anna DeB oe r, Osceo la.

Carrie M. Diet rich, Ste ll a.

Gr ace \V. Dill o n, Beat ri ce.

Be ss ie Dunh am,.Adam s.

R osa Dunlap, Au ro ra.

\V. L. Dunte n, Oento ti.

Helen L. Dy sart , Auburn.

Lettie Eby, Hartington.

Viv ian Elar th, Yo rk

Grace Erwin, Station A, Lin coln .

E li zabet h Fear on, Omaha, Scho'lls. hlargaret Fcddc, Oma h a, Schools. Praham, West Point.

Prin. C. Ray Ga tes , Nebraska City.

Lena S. G<'lbriel, A!' hl and

Nan Gabrie l, Station A, Li n coln.

Albert Gilhc rt , John !'o n.

Eva Gilber t, B rock.

Id a Gratz, Lynch.

Pri n. Ea rl Had sell , Arli ng ton

Sylvia R. Ham pton, Weste rn.

Rena Haney, E lkhor n.

Call a Han ks , P er u.

Faye Hanks, Pe ru.

L. H. H en derson, Belgrade.

E lla M. Heh nke, Spri ngfield.

Ozola Har mon, Wakefield .

Prin. Benjam in Ha rri son, Rave nn a.

Kathe r yn Heppe rl en, Bea t rice.

L ayet te Kinney, Ve r do n.

Geo. E. Kno ll , Crete.

Sup t. L. J. Knoll , Blu e Sp rin gs.

Gu ssie Kobl er, H as ti ngs.

C. M."Koh ler, Pe ru

Mrs. Mae Koh le r, Per u.

My rtl e Krebs , Sco ti a, Nebr.

Bern ice Kruse , Creig ht on.

La ura C reig ht on.

Crene Kulp, Do uglas.

Margarete Lam bart, No rfolk.

Ca r oli ne Homeliu s, Oma ha Sc hool s.

Cl ara H osterm an, Brock.

Katherine Hudson, Humb oldt.

Grace Hughes, Cer esco.

Et hel Hummel, Bancro ft

Floy Hummel, Dawson.

Prin. E. K. Hurs t, Fa ll s Ci ty.

Calista H urst Sm ith, Shic kl ey.

Mi nn ie Hays , Un iversi ty Place.

Anna C. Jame s, Omaha Schools.

Adah Lonnekt>r, Virgin ia Lo uder mil ch, Hastin gs

Lenore Lawre nce , Nebraska C it y.

Addy J ones, Cozad.

Ida J oh nson, Alli ance.

Ve s ta Ja mes. Adam s.

Alice LeMaster s, Creig hton

E. A. Li n ger, Havel ock.

Theola Linn , Neb r aska City.

Elizabeth Maxwe ll , Cheyenne, Wyo.

Emi lie Miles , Oh i owa.

Ma rie Ma chin, Caugas, Porto Rico.

Jo hn M agor , Brownville.

Gladys Majo rs, Per u.

\lary E. Mann , Omaha.

Minnie McAdams, Weste r n.

E ll en McC lun g, Ceda r Rap i ds.

Alice McGavock, 322 N. 21, Omn h n.

R. R. McGee , Spri n gfield.

S up t. J. C. Mitc he ll , Priend.

Eunice M un son. Ge nCY[t.

My rt le Neff, Flo l tl r ege.

Ca rri e Nie der meyer, Lyo ns.

Dessie No ll , Ord.

Will iam No ll, O rd .

Bessie Noyes, Ne lson.

Fl ore nce Nye , Pa wnce.

Il a B. O hl so n, P il ge r.

Bert ha Oleson, Gret na.

Supt C. M. Pe nn y, Oaldn n cl.

C:y ru s G. Phillip s, Aur ora.

Carta Pot r as, Weste rn

Flora Pu rin ton, Tah le Roc k.

De rtha Ra n ge, Val pa r aiso.

Este ll a Rei d, Fa irbur y.

Jennie Ri t chie, Spe n cer.

Rh ova R ogge, Wester n.

Ida Ru tledge, Lin co ln , Pub li c Sc h ool

Supt. M. W. R yan, Gree l y.

Pea rl Shan eyfe lt, Haveloc k.

Ma u de L. Reel Clou d.

Ma ry K. Sm i th, Pender.

Sa r ah Z. Su ycler, St atio n A, Lin co l n.

Roy S mi th, Sh ick\t.:y.

Bert ha Tay l or, Yor k.

Elbert T ay l or, B cl vidc t·e.

An na Th ee , Ohi owa.

Gr ace To llh urst Blessi ng R uslc i n.

M illye Tubbs, Mynard .

Macie L. Va rn er, Ste rl in g.

Cora Wad e, Al exandri a.

Pearl W agey, Cam bri d ge

Lilli th Waggone r, H umbo l dt.

L illi e Wa hl st rom Jo hn so n, J essie Wass, 32 01 M11rcy , Oma h a.

Ula Wa t er hou se , Co l umb u s.

Car ri e Wel do n, Wood Ri ver.

Jessie Wh ee ler, Joh nson.

Su p t. C. F. W hi te, Tre n ton.

Oli ve Wilk inso n, Auburn .

Supt. A. J. Wic kl a nd , Gree n wo o d.

Sup t. J. A. Woo dar d, Havelock.

Pri n. D. J. Young , Ynt nn.

:\1. l 'lall:itnv ut h.

F:t y S..: hncitm an, Linn>ln.

:\l:try Jo hn son, Linc o lot. Sc h oo ls.

!'carl Pope Cloud.

(ora Cla rl;, Rcser n ::.

C:di 5ta l'a ym:

J•·:-::-: it· :\lcOe t·mctt, Sale m, l\chL

Cecile N. Ly o n, So uth Omaha.

Jo 5 c phim· Lo o mis, Crete.

:\l:tri c :\k:\rdlc, Omaha, Sc h oo ls.

;\I; 1 Ueli c Kinuc :u. Omah a, Sc h oo l s.

Earlier

Au l'X tend ed cll'nrt \\'as marie by the exrcut i\' e com mi ttee durin g the past year to secu re up-t o -date information on each alumnus. A l m·gc major·ity rcturuccl the cn rci s sent o ut an d below is th e li st fr om 1870 ltJ 1 007 dn ss ilicd alphabeticn lly

The unnt c, \'Cn r· of g radu a tion , prcsl·nt occ upati o n, a nd perman e nt addres s arc given r-;cttic A. A k sa mit , '9-!- , stenogra pbc r, Crt'tc

Percy Adam s, '0[), leac hin g, ........... Oxford

Ocx tcr Ash Icy, '90. medi c ine .. . ... Lexington

Mnrcia Rahco ck, '90. married Fairbury

Elizabeth Brntt-B a ldwin '95" .... .. Omaha

Lilli an Bamfo rd , ' 97, teachin g ........ Omaha

Lydi n Barn es, ' 06, South Auburn

Loui s Uales, '77, tl ruggist.. Sprin gfie ld

Iva L. 13cch, '04, lcachin g Fa ll s City

Mabe ll e Beattie. li b'n Uni. Nebr ..... Lincoln

Harry Beck, '0 6. le a ching Filley

Bes s ie Bedd l, 'o6, Be nson N. A. Bengt so n, 'o2," .... ........... Lincoln

Lydia Bell, '71 , el oc uti o ni st, Pa\\'nee Ci ty

Maud Bcrkley-B ird sd! ma rried, Alexandria

Frank Bixby, 'o5, lF.aching So. Auburn

Robt. Blackburn, '87 , real estate Su tt on Ethel Blank, ' o6 , tcachi11g .......... Crcighton

Pa uline Bodst oriT, 'o 3, " Peru

J{osa Bouton, '8 1, ttaching, State Uu i, Lincoln

Ka therinc Boe ll st.orff, 'o3, married Aurora

J cnnit:! E. Do rst, ' 98, (?) Seatt le Wash

Anna R. Bnrst , '!1-i, trnching Peru

Eh·a B ordl'l':5, 'o 5, t.:aching ............ LiucolH

Eliza Branstinr , '83, (?)Colo. Sp r'gs, Colo.

Bess ie Dn: ni zer, 'o5, teac hing ......... Bennett

La uretta llridgc, '97 •· Odent, Ore.

C. \V. Bu c kl ey. 'o2, " ............... York

\\ \V. Ducld cy, 'ul , " York 2\labcl 'o2, '' ........ ... Lim·oln

H.l;.Brodl·rsou,'o6, .. ..........Shirkley

Cl:lra Bull o cl;-Sta nn rd, '96 , married , Shawnee, Ok la .

A. i\ l. l3urd J,'83, cnginccr, Henni s ton, Ore.

Edith ' 96, t'ch'g, Co lcr niue Minn

J. 0. Bro \\'nell, '96, ...... .. ..... Frank lin

Dc lla Bea ls- l 'n ld\v cll , '84, osteopathy, Des Moiues, Iown

Walter Camphell,'!JS, fa rming Tecumseh

Robt. Campbell '98 mncher Ma r marth N.D. L. A. Carnahnn, '!J9, t'ch'g ..... . ... Columbus

Kittie Carlisle-Loyd, 'o6, North Platte

Gco. D. Carringto n 'o3, co. supt Auburn

Prances Pen s·c. Carper, 'o 2, married. Leb a non , S. D.

r,·a M. Catliu ,'0 7, stc n og raph er .... Milford

l one C. Chappell,'o6, teacbing Brady

John Clarke,'97 merchant , LaCrosse Wash. Minnie Chase,' 95, tcaching S idney

\V. M. Clary,'79 , Insu-rance, Concordia Kas

Anna Church,(?) teaching Neb raska City

Ka te Smith-Codingto n, '95, tchg, Fremont

Mary Cockerill , 'o6 , tcbg Wash'ton C. H. , U. Kate Collin s,'95, teaching Monrovia, Cal. NelleColc,'ol,"...............Omaha

Geo. Co leman, '87, " San Fransisco, Cal. J as. Co oper, '79, horticu l turist, So. Auburn

Anna Bro,vn-Cornell, '76, married Columbus, Ohio

Geo. Co rnd\,'79, lawyer, Weatherford, Ok.

Sere pta Crabtree '98 teaching, Denver Colo

MaryCra\vford,'o4,''..........l(earney

Helen Spencer-Cunningh a m, ' 98, manied, Seattle, Wash

Nellie Horu-Criss,'ol , " ...... Dallas, S.D . W. T. Davis.'o6, teachiug Beaver City

M attie Gregg- Dafoe '92, married. T ecumseh Jessie i\1etcalf-Deakins,'92 , '' .. ... Auburn

Clara Uea n ,'oo te ac hing , Lo s Angeles, Cal. Myrtle Dewcy,'o2, teaching Osreo la Ethel Dyc.Jorn, 'o2 (?) ................... .. Peru

J. E. Delzell, ' 93 , teaching ...... .. L exingto n Jennie De xter, '9 5. . ....... .. .... Clarl<s

W. H. Davis, 'o3 , fa rmer ... .. ... .. .. Maywood

W. N. Del zell , '94, teacher, N. S. N. S. Peru

J. C. Dill on, 'o l, minister .... . ..... .Long Pine

B ert ha Downin g, 'o3, teac hing Beaver C y.

Hugh Dobbs, ' 75, lawye r. ....... .. .. .Beatrice

Ma ry McF a rl ane -Dobson, 'o l, mi ss ionar y, B aya mon , Porto Rico

Hope Abbot t-Dorla nd, 'o6, Humb olut

Flore nce Fishe r-Dor t,'8 5, ma rried, Auburn

Alice Boylrr-Do uglass,' 88 , 11 Nucla Colo.

May Dunten , 'o6, t ea ching .. ......... .Denton

Winifred Du sti n, 'o5. " . ...... ... ..... Auburn

H. B. Duncan so n, '86 , N. S. N. S Pe ru

Lou Dort-DyRa rt, '85, married .. ... .. Auburn

Florence DJe, ' o2, teaching Se neca, K as.

Em ma Eggenb erger, 'o6 •· ...... ...... S tra ng

An na Ehlers. 'o4, t eaching.. . .. .... .. ...... R oca

Augusta Eisenman 'o2, p ost graduate

work , N. S. N S. Pe ru

Goozce-E ili o tt , '95 married Omaha

l\l ary Emer son, '79, (?) .................... . Coo k

Anna Worley-Fanning, '83, Cra wfo rd

Wi lbur Fike, 'o l, te a ching, Albi on, I da. Clydr Filley, '99, " ...... ............. Alb ion

Adda Phelan-Fisher, 'o 2, Visalia , Ca l.

C. W. Fort, '76, In s ura nce Kas. Cy ., Mo.

Anna F ost er, 'o3, tea cbing Ste rlin g

Geo. N. Fo s ter 'o6 11

Augusta 'o5, 11

Marie Fre richs '97 " " " , ' ·········

Emma Hart-Fuller,'9 5, married Nelson

Floyd Gail, 'o6, teach in g . Excter

Ida Gibb, 'o o, (?)

Staple h urst

Emily Redford-Good, 'o4 , Deweyville, Uta h

Gu s Gilbert, 'o 4, teach ing ..............Jo hnson

Julius Gi lbert , 'o6, tc ac hing ..........Joh nson

Arabella Be als- Goodri ch, '8 ::S ,.. .... . .. Geneva

Pa ul Goss '93 . te ac hiug.... ..... North Platte

P. E. Grah am, ' 81, (?) ........ Pomona, Calif.

Elsie A. Gray, 'o5, tcacbing ................ Pe ru

Ald a Gr ay, 'o6, te ach ing "

J. D. Graves , 'So, at to rn ey......... .. ....... "

Cam ma C. Ha ll, 'o6, (?) .................. Verdon

Min ta Hall , ' 98, teac hing Lin co ln

Gr ace H aag, ' o6, teaching Shelto n

Lucy Hammond, 'o5, teac bin g Hand olph

bvcrctt Hum:!, 'o l, tl·achi ug T n: u to n Rcid -H ::t iT)','oo, G l. Fa ll :-; , :\l o 11t

Oli ve H ar ma n, ' !:.1 7, Le ac hi11 g Cy.

Blanche Harman, 'o5, R. T. H aw ley, '87, farmiug Jico ck

Bertha H ende r so n, 'o2 , Lca( hing Oma ha

C li fford He nd ricks, 'o G, " i\. S. X. S. PL"rtt

Libbi c Hc111·y, '9 7. Jth :tC:I Agnes \\' t t-Hen ton '95, m:ttTi cd , .... .... ..

Loydmini s tcr, A ih c1·t: t, C :tnada .

0. H. Hc rml c,'97 , r ea l cstatc, A lknd ak, Cal.

Lydia Barnc s- Hcrmlc, ' 97 , Ca l if.

Evelyn Hc ssd tinc 'o5, Ncb . U ni ., Lin co ln

Carrie Hesselt i ne, 'o-1-. Pcn1

J. H. Hcwelt , '83, clcrk A lli :tnc c

Kate Hewett-Davis , '82, t eacher, Long Be ach, Ca lifo rnia.

J. L. Hick s, 'o5, farmin g ........ .. .. . .. . Farnam

Cora B. Hill , ' oo, tcaching .... .... .... . S hu bert

Anna H in tc rl ong , ' o6 ....... U ni . of Nebraska

Gr ace H oopc t·, 'ol, te ac hin g ....... . ...... Cre te

Jess ie l< obb- Holt , ' 96, Grand Jun ct io n, Co l.

H ope Ho rnby. '9o; t?) ............ .. .... Win side

Olive Ho rn, 'o5, tcaching Oma ha

Al ma H os ie, '9o, •· Pullct·ton

Zelda Ho sie , '9 1, " .... ...... .. ....... Kcanu:y

Abner Hull, '8u, in s urance Hast in gs

Winifred Hou se , 'o6, t eaching ..... Nebr. Cy ·

Eu gene How e, '99, " O,·d

Mayme Ho u scb oldc r'o4 " . Bl aden

Amos1-:lutchinson,'97,''...............Peru

W. G. J am es, 'o 2. fa rmin g Dawson

S. E. Jewell, 'o 2, fa rming Chcst.c r

S ara h j ewe ll , 'o2, teach in g ................ . Peru

Lilliejewcll.'o3,'lPeru

Anna J enn in gs, '99 , lib rarian ........ Kearncy

Carrie Jen sen , '9 8, teac hin g ...... Da nn eb rog

Cla ra Joy ce, '96 , (?) .. ............ Lu s k, Wy o.

Flora Jo rgen se n, 'o 6, teaching Me ers, S. D. Howard Jones, ,93, fa rmin g Humbolrlt

C. S. Jone s, '93, teach ing ................. Cl a rks

Anna M oo rch ea d-J oy Peru

Martin Ju ssel, ' o6, (?]. .... ........... . ... Lincoln

Alice J ohnson, 'ol, te a chi ng Springfield

MarieJohnson,'o3, " .. ... . .. ... . .. .. Edgar

Sadie Joy, ' o3, [?]. .............................. Pe ru

Madge Kay, 'o5, at Chic ago U ni ...... .. . Brok en. Bow

lknha ' uli, tcac hiu g Dn w so u Florence'oG, h .••... Ida. (;ra ce '9G O ri on. Ill. J. .f '!):1, re al estate ............. Kea ru ey :\ laud l'hillip;;-King, ' f\2

E cl i lh K in sm nn, 'o2, tene hi ng ...... .. Omalw Ella K iI p: t tric k, 'o 4·, " Lomax Emily l'ct erscn -r i mb le, 'o6 NeYad a, In. :\nn a Ca no u-L a \YtTJt ce, '9S ............ Liucoln fl cn ni ng -L cn111 in g, 'oo Greeley , Col. Lee. 'oG, teachin g H ns lin gs

Tlt l' O. Le dger, '9o, tllini s ter .\[id\·a le , Ida f krt h :1 Le y, 'o3, ............ ..Sta n to n No ra Jo hn son-Lowr ic, '9G ... Du lu th, i\linn. Chas Lctton,'79, jurlgesupreme ct.L in co ln

Leslie LP wis, '77. at t 'y ...... Sa n Diego . Ca l.

Ne lli e Harman, '7 8. [?]. ..... Los Angeles , 11

E. E. Lackey. ' o.J.., teaching.. ........ Syracuse '97 .. ........ Chi cago

Winifred Putney-L a throp, '97 ............ .. !V[ ou nd Va ll ey, Kas .

Eh ·a Lun o we, 'o6, teaching ....... Ncb r. Cy. May Lecth a rn, 'oG, St. Pa ul

Kn therin Lange1·, ' 04· '' .. ...... W es t Po in t

L on·na L ew is, 'o6, 11 Ho ldrcd ge

B. H. Lichc rs, 'o6, farmin g .. ........... M incl en Lill y Sc ngc r-L oec hn er, '9(:5.. - Bcnson

Lettie L ott, ' 96, tcaching .. .... ... Ri sin g City

W. K. L oufbourrow ,'76, minister, Len a, Ill.

Vctta Loy, 'oH, tcaching Wymore

Jessie McAndrew, 'o5, te achin g, Ainsw o rth

Lui a McC artn ey, 'o4, " ...... .... L yo ns

Alice McCracke n, 'o 6, '' St. Paul

Mary McCune, 'o4, [?]. ........ ............Juli an Wm McCo nnell, ' o6 , tc achi ng Linco ln

Roxie McGrew, 'o3, teac hin g Auburn

Mary 'oo " Louisville

Dcrnicc MacHirron, 'o6, t eaching Pe nder

L ot tie McKin5i e- Hal vo r sen, '84, Oa kdal e, Ca-ifornia

Olive Jon es- McQuecn, '94 Tacom a, Wa sh.

Mcnic McKechni e, 'oG, teaching St. Pau l

Chas. McVey, ' o2, sin ger Benklem an J. M. McVicker, '8 2, r ea l estate Linc o ln

Gcue\·ieve '97 , teaching ........ . Fairfield, I owa

Be ss ie Manu el, 'o6, tcaching ... .. .... St. Paul

Tlulcl a Mahn . ·o-t.. '' .... .........

El iza beth hla llnlieu , 'o5, teachin g K ea rn ey

E. \\' ' o5 , [?]. Crete

E mm a Alnrquardt, 'o5, tcac hing A\oca

Clara i\larquardt, 'o6, " "

Flo rence i\Iartin, 'o4, " Har var d

E li z abe lh .M a xwdl, 'o 6, [?]Cheyenn e Wyo

Eugene 'oo , minister Palmyra

Fmnccs i\Icnd er, '9 7, tc ac hin g .... .. Fa irfield trice l\lctca lf, 'o6, t each in g ..... .J o hu so n

G. A. Mcl\li dJ::.tel, '95, Y. ill. C. A. H as tin gs

Vin et tc Conk ' 97 ................ Dorl'.ey

D. D..\lil cs, '97 , stockman............... "

Sy lvia i\lill er, 'o 5, t eac hin g Tobias

Be ll e .\lill er, '9 -1·, [?]. __ Sab etha, Kas. Ze lia \Vi lli nms -Miller, ' o2 0ruaha

l\l nudc i\Iol lyn ea ux, 'o6, t eaching ... Gandy

Edith Montgomery, 'u5, " .... Syracuse

Fanny i\lo ore, ' 99, t eaching Roc kp o rt, Mo. i\lary C. 'oo, priY at ea rt work Pe ru l{ aymond l\l o rit z, ' 93, t ea chiugR ed Cloud

!\lay \Vatkius-1\lorely, '97," ....... Linco ln

Fred Mo rrow, '90, teaching Full ert on Li da Ma i ka -Mun kcrs, '95 ............ Cb a dr on Louie Murphy, 'o4, teaching York

F. ]. M un day, 'o2, co. supt.. Beav er City

Eliz::.t lJet h Mt"ycr s, '97, t'c h'g Hopew ellS. D.

Frank Nea l, '90, lawyer Bo ise I da. Chas. Neal, '92, ba nkct·........ .Seatt lc Wash

Eda Nelson, '93, county s upt ...... Tekamah

El iza Nel son , '98 , t ea chiu g Shena ndo a h, Ia \\'inifred Neff, 'o2, t eac hing ........ Pl a inYi ew

Su s an Nor ton, '94 , [?]. .. .... .Madison, S. D.

Eva No rt on, ' o3 , teachin g Omaha

Pearl Nich ols, 'o3, '' Kearney

J. F. Or d, ' 88, re al estate Wa sh

C. A. Otradovec, 'oG, tcacbing Milliga n York-Osterhout, ' 93," Be thany

May Prtlmer, '06, " .... . Fairmont

Lulul:>asco,'o5,.. H ••••• Auburn

W. H. Patch in , 'o6, p os t grad. work Pe ru

A. R. Peery , '86 merchant.. .. ........... A.uburn

Li zz ie K eeltel-Peterse n, '9 3 0akla nd Hallie Pettibone, 'o6 t eachi ng Albion

Vanche Plumb, ' o6, uni. Colo Bou lder

Hel en W att-Pl a ntz, '05 Rushville

M inuie Key- Phinn ey [?]. .... ... Wa ll ace, Ida. Geo. Porter, '92, me rcha nt.. .... ... Fairmont (C ontinne cl on Page 26 )

II

II

Everett Society.

Registrat ion day found a ll the loya l Everetts at work as they h ad never worked before. Our table was clecorntcd with the society co lors, orange and black, and a ll who signed the ro ll were g iv en a s mall b ow of the same colors to wear. For a few days it lo oked as if there had been a great Everett l andsl ide. 11 hc fir st program was a success a nd togethe r wi th the following r ec it als indi cate th at we have s om e talent of a hi gh order.

The memb ers hip is now over tw o hundred, a much larger number than the society h as ever po ssesse d before. With t hi s magn ificent memb ers hip and the fund s w hich b eco me ava ilable b ecau se of the our soci ety enters up on what promISes to be a very s uccess ful caree r.

Perhaps it w ill not be considered am i:< s if a few sugges tion s are made as to th e needs of ou r society. One criticism of Everett in th e past b as been that it lac ks dignity. We h ave been cha r ged with h aving lo wered our s ta n dard to that of the ordi nary count ry literary so ciety. Wi t hout ad 't · mt ting the truth or assert ing the fa lstty of th t' s a t' . . cc usa ton, It 1s sa fe to say our program s sho uld be characte rIZed b d Y a egree of se ri ous ne ss a nd digmty. The p rog ram committee is co m?o.sed of the a blest s tudents in sc ho ol a nd 1t ts their aim to f · h . untts as great a vanetv of enterta inm ent as is consistent with real cultu re and all other legitimate a im s of the society.

:With suc h a large member ship our ha ll wtll always be crowded a nd ma ny varywg tastes must be satisfied. If a ll who are remember that t he p erform.er ts entitled to their clo sest attenti on a nd tf every performer wi ll see to it that hi s ma nner is such as to in sp ire th eir respect, the great difficu l ty in t he way of our success will be removed. We want

Everett to sta nd fot· a ll t ltn L i!' ltig he ,.: t a nd b est , to devel op our ;don ;..;ri g ht lines a nd to lca\'e \\' ith us nn ly ple:tsant memories.

,::J. Philomathean Society.

The Phil omathean ,:nc il' L\' IH: Id it s lir ,.; l m <.:cting fot· th<.: yc;tr in l 'hilnnt; t lhe; tn Hal l. S ept. 25, 1008. Th e roo m w:• "' li lk cl with manv n lrl an rl m an\' Ill'\\' st tt d <: nt,.: . -.An exce ll e nt program h;HI l wcn pn·pnn.' tl w hi ch a ll <"nj oyed. A fll·t· n s hnl'l the fo ll owi ng ofTicen; fut· weree leet<.: cl : E. L.l\J..:y<.: r. pr<.: ,.; irl<.:n!: J. F. H endric k s, Yice pt eside nl : \\'n •T<·n 1\ttt'l'<: ll, treasurer; ll clen Fr anl·<.:, r eco rdin g see r c t; try; Cleo Wo n de r, co rr <.:s rnnding !'l'C tTl: tt·y: C. B. Moore, C. \V. Kno ll. E. 1-!. %i nk. lnt stccs.

Me mb ers of the Soc iety arc t·cjoicing ovc t· the r ct un1 of the expres id en ts M r. C. 0. i'vl oot·c an cl l\ 'It- K cnl Mitton, bollt ,·cry cnl hu sint ic soc il'l\' work er s.

Th e P hil omat h ea n soc iety ga ve a t·cce p ti on to the n ew memh ers Ft·id ay eve n ing· Oc t. 2. Th e old oHicc·t·s gayc thci t· fat-ewe ll add re sses an d the n ew oHicct ·s wct-e dul y in sta ll e rl. A few mu sica l se le-ction::; were give n, al so an add t·css of we lc ome to the new mcmbct·s by Mr. C. B. Moot·c an d a res ponse by one of the 11C\'V member s Mr. C. W. Kno ll.

The pro gra m was fo ll owed by a genera l r ecep tion at w hi ch li g j1t refreshments were served.

As t hi s is the time of great po li tica l ra llies the Ph il o math ean society d eeme d it wise to give a poli t ical progr am P ri rlny even in g Oct. 9. The different pl at form s were discussed a nd good papet·s on th e Life of Br ya n and th e L ife of Taft were r ead. The m ost e nthu s ia st ic pa rt of the m ee tin g was during the two speech es, " What w ill ha ppen if Bryan is eleetecl?" and "What w ill happe n if Taft is el ecte d ?"

Bo th partie s we re we ll supported Thi s m eet in g was n ot o nly inte r est in g hnt vc t-v

i.lstrud i ve, a:; a greal many do not take time to re ad the papers and w ere n ot \'C ry f:11ni li :11· with the two platfo rm s.

EnTy Phi lum at h ea n is proud of the way the soe id y is sta rlin g out and a ll an: s ure th at th is will be one of til e m ost su ccc>sfu l yea rs the soc iety h as e ver h ad. An e xcel le nt program co mm ittee has bee n a ppo int ed and th ey a rran g ing good pr og ram s for the wh ole se me ste r.

_jl ·n II

H ow e sse ntial it is, if we de s ire to l'n han ee ou r value to the wo rld to o ur fe ll owma n and to oursc h ·es. that we t• u ltivat e ns fa•· ns practienb le thi s grea t an d envia bl e pow er.

It is easy in the wot·ld to li \'e a ft er the wodcJ' s op ini ons; it is easy in so litud e to l i\·e a ftcr o ur ow n; b ut theG r eatMani she who in the mid st of th e ct·o wd keep s with perfect sweetness th e ind epen dence of so litud e. -E me•·son.

It is a v c•·y good a nd also a very inclu sive de finiti on of deb at in g to say th at it is the power of influenc in g ot h ers to action." The p ower, th e n, ofcaus in g o th er people to sec as we see; the po wer ofcommnnicating our thots to them in a manne r th at w ill cn n hl c t he m to r eac h t he sa me co n clu si on.

Th e debat er is n ot bor n but isde,·eloped. li e is n ot d eve lo ped in a day, a mo n th. or a year; but is the prorl uc t of years offa it hful s tud y and s teady d evelo pment Pe rh nps the fir st r equ isi te of a good debater is the pow er to th ink cle a rl y and accurately. Add to t11is the powe r of orga ni z ing goo d m ateria l and th e po'vver of deli verin g t he sa me in a direct , fo rce ful manner and yon ha vc th e fun daml;' n lal qualiti es of a goo d deb ate r. Th csc qu a li ties are possesed by every intell igent per:;o n to so me degr ee He m ay be weak in any one a nd moderate) v st ro na in the ot h ers; if so it behoov es him - 0 to develop tho se points in w hich he is w ea k est.

Ciceronian.

The Ciceronian Deba ting club m et and elected office rs on Saturday, Septe mber th e 26t h as follows: presin en t, W. L. Be st ; vi ce-pres ide nt , J. A. Ea s twood ; sec ret ar y, B. 0. Blac k st one; trea s ure r, Fred Ebe rt; se- n r gca n t-a t- n rm s, C. J. S ki nner; No rmalite r eporte r, W. T. Harrington. The ent hu sia!" 111 w hi ch i ss ho \\'n a tCi cc r op r om isesso me st rong wo rk in the in te rc o ll egia te debates t hi s v ea r.

Th e questio n, "R(;'sO I\'C:d th at pri vate o wners hip of publi c municip al u tilities is !" ll peri or to muni cipa l ownership ," was deh ated, on Sat urda y, Au gu st the 3rd , by the fo llo,ving ; peakcrs: aflirmat ive, J. E. Morgan,]. D. M cM ill er. a nd Ha rry Jo hnso n; negati v e, ]. A. E as tw oo d, Allen Hill n nd W. L. Best. The d ec ision of the jud ges was give n to the a ffirm at ive. The Ath enians ,·ve re present at t hi s de bate an d we re fou nd to be a very a pp reciat iv e a udienc e.

Th e ques ti on debatecl on Au gu st lOth w as , "Resolv ed that foreign immigrati on int o the United Sta tes is und es ir a ble " Th e que s ti on was affi rm ed by W. T. Harrin gton , A. T. Holtz-:!n a nd Guy Everso le and wns denied by E lm er S eely, Ed i so n Pettit and \V . E. Burre ll e. So cl oselv was this debate co nte sted that th e jud ges.decision indi c ated a tic.

Athenian.

The A th e ni an Deba tin g C lub , on Sattt rd ay, Au gust th e lO th, elected the fo ll owi ng offi cers: presid ent, Cora C hitt en den; vicepre s id en t, Nelli e Dav id so n; secre tar y, Ren a Tum er; sea r gea nt- at-a t·ms, Margaret Luck ; No rru a li te rep o rter , Ellen Wa hlst r om. The ent hu s ia sm w hi ch is sh own thu s earl y in dicates a ve ry profitab le yea r for A th eni an. All g irl s wh oa rein tercstc din deb ating sho ul d be present on Sa t urday eveni ngs at se ven -thirty . Visitors arc always welco m e.

II PolitiCS II

The Taft and Sherman Club.

Thi s club or ga ni ze d du r in g the s ummer sch oo l, and then a tt a ined a mc m bc J·ship of nea rl y one hundred. At the b eginni ng of the prese nt yea r many of the st ronges t m t: n and wo men of th e s..: h oo l allied th em selve s w ith t hi s clu b ma kin g it t he lar ges t poli tica l or ga ni zation of the sch oo l. Th e men a nd wo men wh o con st it ute the me mbers hip of thi s club , n ot o nly have an a biding faith in the p rin ciples of republ ica ni sm, but th ey a ls o h ave u nbound ed co nfi d (Oce in th e gr eat stan dar d b ea rer ot the pa rt y in wh ose service th ey are pro ud to be, th e r enowned juri st a ncl exalted stat es man, Willi am H owa rd Ta ft, the man w ho se co ndu ct in publi c and priv ate life is ab ove r ep r oac h.

As to the work of th e club thi s f,_tll th ese thin gs mig ht be note d. It s fi rst m eeting was held in Phil o' ha ll on Se pt. 29 th. Thi s meeting w as addr essed by Messrs. Moor e. Morgan, Kn o ll a nd Professor Gregg . After the progra m was re ndered, a m ovemen t was st arted to secur e a s pecial train to Nebras ka City on Ta ft

Day to see the presid ential nomi nee of t heir pa r ty Pract i..:a ll y every m embe r of th e clu b, to get h er w ith o th er st ud en ts a nd m em bers of the fac ult y, making a cro wd of 3 25 ent hu sias t s, d ecked in sch oo l colors w hi ch had bee n pr esen te d them for th e occasio n with th e .,c omplimen ts of Prcs id en t Cr abtree, and cha per oned bv Professor Gr egg, took a dv an tage of the of seeing one of the great lea ders in t he presidential ca mp aign of 19 08 .

On the eveni ng of Oct. 7th Jud ge No rri s of Wa yne gave a non -par ti sa n lect ure on the Phill ip ine s. On th e e ve ning of Oct. 21 Congre ssma n E. M. Poll a rd delivere d a political add ress in the Ch apel, wh ic h prove d n ot on ly i nst ru cti ve but in s pired co ufi dence iu th e co n gres sman who rep resents the fi r st di s trict.

The Bry an and Kern Cl ub. Th e B ry an a nd Ke rn Cl ubwas•1rg nni %c d during th e second wcc k of sc h un l, the nJ·ga ni za ti on be in g pr acl icn lly t h t: 111 c :1s th at of th e s umm er sc h oo l. On ly 111 en \\'CTe e li g ibl e to me mhct·:; h ip 111 the ·•Jlryan Clu b'' of t he s um mc1· !'C hno l. hut lnd !es :1s well ma y jo in th e new 01·g:aniz:ainn. On th e occas ion of ou r n .:ce nt t ri p to :\ cbr as ka Ci ty to hear Mr. ll• y: •n the cl ub was for t u11atc in sec urin g a imm edia tely in f ro nt o f' th cspl·;al;t: J'. ,\] though we wa i te d two hout·s bcfo 1-c th e Bt·yan sp ec ial nrri ve d, st ill no one was so ny tlw t he was co mp e ll <: d to wait St: n:t·;tl thousnnd p eop le \\'CJ'C pr esent and co mpo s <:d one uf th e m os t enth us iast ic : •udit:n ces tha t eve r a ss emb led in a campn ign. Th e l: tq.!C crow d, the u na nimit y ofsent im <: n t, the u re press ibl e en th usi as m wc1·e such as to ins pire Mr. Dryan to his vc 1-y Lest cO'o r t.

Th e an no un ce ment lza cl b !·en m:t de th at th e stude nt s of the non 11a l \ve t·e to lJ c we ll re pr ese nt ed, an d v1•ilh hi s k ee n a pp1·ec ia ti on of th e unpreju di ced st ud ent Mr. D1 ·yan aod resst: d a few cnco tn ·<tg in g renu u·ks to th e m. We ba vc no ti ce d t ll at M r. Br ya n never a pr ea ls to an yt hin g b ut the in te llige n ce o f'bi s a ud .it or s. He ce r ta inl y was at hi s b est on t hi s occas ion.

As a clu b we ha ve raise d a lib era l co n tr ibuti on to th e ca mp aign fund. We be li eve th at the p eo pl e a nd no t th e co rp orate int erests sho uld fin an ce the ca mp aig n.

We o ft en b ea r of th e in sp ira ti on to be d eri ved fr om th e s tu dy of our gr ea t se lfmade men. H ow about tht> e xa mpl e of Ml'.

Br ya n? Pe rh aps ou r hi story a ffuJ·ds no be tt er exa mpl e of l oya lty to co nvi ct ion and dev ot ion to prin c iple th an th at of o ur peerless lea de r. From di saste r a nd de fea t, fr om wh at his ene mi es loved to ca ll hi s rejection an d repudi at ion by t he p eop le, fr om see min g ruin a nd o bli vion be h as ri se nt ob et helea der ofa g rea t par ty th at sta nd s for a ll t hat is pr ogr essi ve in Am e rica n politi cs. He is be yo nd qu esti on the fore m ost pri va te citizen of the wor lfl.

II Jissotiaiions II

v. w.c.A.

A conli ul welcome is exten d ed to ali n ew s tudcn ts.

Many n ew me mb ers hayc already joined the Assoc ia t ion. We s hall be glad to Sl'e many more at o ur me e tin gs. We wi sh to th ank Mis ses Blanken s hip , Sicg lekc and o thers wh o h ave ably a ssts tcd in makin<Y fi . b o ur rst m ec tm gs he lpfu l a nd nttt·activc. Sh ou ld the attendance at o m· t·egular devo tional gat he rin gs in crease. a lar ge r r oo m will he needed.

Th c jo int r ece pt ion of t heY . M. an d the Y. W. C. A. was well a ttend eda ttdgen et·ally e njo ye d. Th a nk s to Prof. Crabtree n od the othe rs who spo ke so encou t·ag ing ly of the wo rk of the Assoc iat io n.

Th e ma rri age of Miss Ethel S im onds to l'vh. Hent·y Blaine Durham , ooj ul y 28, is of spec ial in te r es t toY. W. girls, dS MissS imonds w as State Secretary for seve ral years. Whil e we hold o ur former Secreta ry in the hi gh est es t eem, we l oo k forward to t he co min g of th e ne w o ne w ith pl easa nt anti c ipa tio n. iVli ss Withers take s up her work in Novem beL .:).

N.C. C. A.

Th eN. C. C. A. ha s elected th e fo llo w in<Y ffi b o cers for the comtng yea r: Miss J. H. Va n Orie l, Pt·es.; Mi ss Ad a O'Connor, Vice Pres.; Mr. C. ]. Me is ter, Sc•c 'y ; Mrs. David j ac k. TreFi s urer.

Miss]. H. Van Or iel a nd Mi!:> S Edith DeMere \ve rc sen t ns delegates to th e State Feel era tion of Catho lic St url cn t Assoc ia ti ons , w hi ch conve n ed at Linco l n, O ct . 10. The m ee tin g was very in tet·es tin cr and 0 P er u was hon ore d by h av in g one o fit s dclMis s J. H. Van Dri e l, chose n a member of the co mm i tt ee of th e st n t c fc.: den t li o tt.

Y.M. C. A.

Motto, "Let t hi s mind be in you, which was in Chri st Je sus. '' Phil. 2:5.

.\rESSAGE FROM PRE SID ENT SMIT H.

Th eY . M. C. A. ha s ce rt a in ly to thank the stude n ts and facu l ty for the sple nd id co- ope r at ion in ma king the pr os pec ts of th i s-y ear ve ry bri g ht.

Th e good me mb ers hip , which we ho pe sha ll be in crease d \Yhen the yo un g m en learn t hat associ ation with suc h a cl ass of ge nt lem en as attended the Y. M. C. A. mean s ever yt hin g to their char acte r buil din g a nd future life, ma ke s it p ossible to do gre at things t hi s yea.L us se ize the o pp or tun i ty; l et us a lw ays press forw ard wi th a ll our s tren gt h, and not on ly Pe ru people bn t the Sta tc of Nebraska wi ll b c:su rpri sed at ,,,hat can be done by seve nt y five men b ou nd together in Chri st ian Assoc i at ion work.

FH O:\ £ AL ONG THE Ll l'\E.

Th e re are Y. M. Bibl e cl asses at each of the c hurches durin g S und ay s chool h our. Prof. Brow ne ll h as ch a t·ge of th e one at the M. E. ch un:h, Prof. Del ze ll , at the Ba pti st c hur ch and Mr. He ndri cks at th e Christian ch urch. All three cla ss es are mak i ng a st u dy of th e life of Christ from a paralle stu dy of the fou r gc,s pel s. ·

The Normal Y. M. is to be congratulated upon having as o ne of its m em bers for th is year C. B. Moore ,vho h as b ee n travelin g state sec ret ary for th eY. M. th e p asts two or thr ee s ummers. He not only kn ows the Y. M. th oro ly but h as a di s position that makes hi s know led ge i nte n sely real to the association with which he works.

Y. M. top ics that hint at the valu a bl e meeti ngs so fa r: "Be nefit s of Y. M.," "Influ ence of Per so nality," "A Sunday Prognun 11 and' "T he Casca de Mee t in g. 11

Secre tary S imond s spent seve ral d ays wi th us in th e w ee k of Oct . 15 Helc ft hi s usnal g ood m essage.

THE NORMALITE

Peru, Nebraska

A Monthly Magazine Published in the Int er ests of Education

Published by the State Normal School

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EDITOR IAL STAFF

E. 0. BLACKSTOXE, Edito r.i n-Cbief. jULIA DR IEL, Ed i to r

J. E. MORGAX

Debati ng GRACE CO UXTRYl!A:-1 Rel igious

W. 8. PATCHIN · Class

c. v. WILLlU!S

WEBSTER RAY Alumni Ath letic

Cu.R.Ev NE ILSEN

JESSEE HENDRICKS Lo ca l

ELLEN WABLSTROll Exchange

OTTO MuTZ, Jr ., Bu siness Mana;zet·

C. W. KKOL L, Assista nt :\1an:tgcr

LLOYD MELLOTT, Assistant Ma n ager

Editorial Board.

F. M. Gregg

Clyde Moore

l\eva Best

Cleta :\1 oraoOtto Mutz, Jr. ;\II:\A Perrin

0. Linco ln

C. W. Knoll

Jas. A. Eastwood

Ellen Wah l strom

J. D. Mc:\1 illcn

Glen D. Jenkins

Ennis Boyer

Anna Schmidt

E. A. Wh ite nack •

Faculty

Jun ior Class Trainers

- Soph omore Class Freshma n- Special Cl ass E'l'e r ett Soc iety - P hil o Society - :\!li lit ary Athenian Society -Cice r on ian Society

Y. M.C. A.

Y. W. C. A.

N.C A. At bletic tion

The editoria l s taff of the Norma l ite fo r 1908 -9 to the s ubs cr ib er s and rea ders of the pa per , greetin gs ! The staff appreciate the co nfid e nce shown by the Normalite Boa rd in impo sing the r es pon si bi li ties of edi t in g a nd publi s hin g a school pap er

whose s tand a rd s of excell<:n ce lw n: h t·l·n set so hi gh in pre \'i ous ye ar ,:, a nd whil e they des pair of ju s tifyin g the o ftb ei t· fri end s, thcy yd hop <: to ma l< <: the p eriodica l o ne th at shall ri se :1 bon: til t: pu eri liti es of youthful pa t·:1gr;1 phcn•, t:\' t'll tho it ca nn ot attain t.o ma l'l<t: rl li tcr·:t r·y or in tc ll cctun l merit.

Th e sch oo l yea r at Pcru has up m ost aus picious ly. The ull·ol l m<·Jl L :tl thc.: tim e of t hi s wt iting is 625, \\' hi <.: !J is fi f ty more than at the co r·res pn ncling d :tt t: l :t !' t year. Tbi s is co u ntin g by thc h ea r! :1 nd not by the feet, nor do t: s it irrc.:lud t: lh<.: model sc h oo l, in which th ere a1·e 1 c!6 e nro ll ed in the gra'd cs

For th e fir st ti me in a n urnb<.:r of yc r.u·s the State No r·m al g r·o un lls arc fn <.: fr·nm constr u ct ional a nd excavat io rr :d rd"u s c. Whil e we all glad ly c·ndu re s ome of tl1<.: irrin cident to bu il d in genlc r·priscs , yet it is a delight to p au:;e ocL·a:;i on: tlly a nd enjoy the t hi ngs we sple ndi d ca mpu s is n ow t·atlinnt wrth n uturnn tints an d o ur glor ious oal<s, out of th ·'ir life-str u ggles , daily tN:<.:h lc:-;s ons of st r engt h, of sy mmetry , of sL·lf-n·li a ne e, and ofc har actcr. If to the n abrm l beauty <'f t he campus th ere might he adclcd lh os <.: a rtifici al condit ions such as a mot·c at·tis tieally unified s yste m of \v al ks an rl a h app ier plac in g of s hr ubbery a ud flowers, th<.: n wo uld ours be lln ide a] scho ol set Liil g. lt is to be h oped th at an appropriatiotJ m:ty somet im e be sec ured to g iv e us the help of an expe rt lan dsc:Jpe garcle net· in pnr ldn g ou r grou nd s nnd in pr nv irlin g rlcfinite fo r the fn tu :e. By reason of whnt has h cc n done : tt Kca mey in this l ine tht'l'C arc th ose who th i nk th at the ground:; of the Kearney State No rm a! will in time, on the art ifi cial s ide at lea s t, be snp eriot· to our ow n·unl ess we , lik e they work out n defin i te n ne! we ll mnt11re<l plan

The town of Pe ru bas expanded with the Normal's gr owt h a nd there ha s been no troub le this year to find good rooming places. Indeed, there arc accommodations fo 1· perhaps a hundred more st ud e nt s. It ca n fu 1·thcr he sa id of the classic o ld Yillagc that there is a gro"·ing sense of ciYic p1·idc. The pub l ic sc h oo l grou nd s l.Jayc been gi·adcd and made much mon: atli·nctiYc ;t iHl m any p i-iY atc g rouud s haY C been cmbc ll ishcrl, so that Peru is main ta i ning its reput at ion as an ideal schoo l cnyi r onmc:nt fol' st u dent life.

It wns a m ost helpful sc n·icc and one chamctcr ist ic of the wisdom of Crahtn·e when st udy-program bl an ks w••rc put into the h nnds of st ud ents at the IJcginnmg of this sc mcstu·. It is the un iform tcs ti 111 on y· of the ex pc 1·ienccd that muc h m'Jrc can be accom pli i' hcd by one w_ho wm·ks systcmaticn lly than by one who docs not. There is an es p ec ial rcai'on w hy mn· s tnrlcnts her e, as we ll as in other in st i tut ion s whe re the se me ster plan obt nins, sho uld h a\·e c1 formu lated outl ine of work. \Vc I·t•fcr to the mattc1· of one-hour, two-hn tll·, :111rl t hree- h ou r subj ects Thi s ncccss i t:1 tcs a m nl ti pl ying of s ubject s and a clis s ipati n go f onc's intercs ts and energ ies. It ofte n mas ses a lot ofwork on two or Jays of the week a nd little or non e on r ema i ning days. Th e tempta tion to fritt('r away one's ti me on the day s vvhen wor k is light is too great for some of our weak brotltcr s a nd si s tc1·s tu wi thstand. Ev en if our tet·m length were sho rt er so thnt cvc;-y stude nt t:ould tnl<e four fi vc- h ou r su bjccts s tm igh t, th ere wou ld be wisdom a. nd economy in a ca:·efu l follow i11 g of a daily p 1·ogn:.m. H ow much mot·c is it then un de t· o ur pre s ent co ndi t ion s. \'.'nu l cl you Jnww who of our stu d ents 11rc ''· isP nnd who arc othenvise? Look arnnng tl ri 1· rr-c.m cltc(J: ltions for one of th o"<· s tudy pr ograms ct n,·cn cn tly

County opti on is stirring o ld Ne mah a these d ays and the fight is on in dead earnest. There a re those who th in h tha t the Peru Norma l bas failed in pa rt of its educatio nal mi ss ion if it be true thatithas ex iste d forty-one :years in Nemaha county end yet there has not grown uparounditn population that is s "-ift to say that this co unty , sha ll not be in the rear of the processio n of re form counties of the commo nw ea l th of Nebraska.

.JI.

Turn at once to the "Exchange" column an d r en d the l ast quotat i on gi v en, for it is a bit of uncommonly sane arlvice set in s imple but forc eful Angl o-Saxon. Now that you ha Ye read it , \Yh ich line do you find yourself em phasiz in g the most? The "g rind " em phasi zes the fi r st li ne, the "Aunker " the secon d, the" se n timental ne urotic" the th ird, a nd on ly the "wi se" emph asize all three lin es a li ke. Gentle r eader, how a rc -.;-ou to be clas!'ified?

.JJ.

One of the vexing qm' stio ns that confronts the st ud ent at th e beginning of the year i s, How much organizational wot'k sha ll I take? Some of our students occasiona ll y take on so m uch o uts id e work that the it· st ud ies in terfere materiall y with the successful doing of that worh. The professor s arc quite inconsiderate in such cases a nd in sist that the organ i zati ons are carried on in conn ec tion wi th the schoo l and not the sc h oo l in connectio n with the orga n izat i ons. On the other h nncl, there are students who, by keeping entir<' ly out of ot·gani zat ion al work, l ose th e adva n tage of t lt c pr::tc ti ca l ed ucati on tlwt con-:es f1·om suc h work, nnd Ia ter on find themselves !'ct·iously hnndic<tppcd thru in e xperien c-e when th e outside wor ld nwl ccs demands of t hi ,; so rt upon them. U nd oubted ly there is a gol den mien, nnd h appy ii' that sturlcn t whn so b<tlances his work ns to ge t t he gr eatest good out of his ycnn: in thl' No i·m<t l.

\I

II

The football seaso n b as o pened an d th e warriors of th e g ridiron ha vc aga in do nocd th e padded cl ot h es.

The season for th e Norm al was fa irl y opened on S ep t. 26 , whe n the No rm al team went aga in st the -vete ran "Cornhuskc r s."

Ra in fell a ll through the mo rnin g, a nd u ntil the ga me was ca ll ed. The Corn hu s kers su ccee ded in wip ing up a good bit of the mud in A ntelope pa rk , with the No rm al b oys , b ut w hee th e smo ke of ba ttl e had cl_ea red away it was fo und that t.h ey had ptled up oo ly twent y point s.

Swe nso n, Renfro a nd Stewa rt did the stella r work for the> Pe ruvi ans. Durin g the game, as the historian says, "t he mo st hea rty goo dw ill prevai led ." Th ough th e boys got ro o ted a nd tossed aro und by the Neb r aska gi a t b 1 laug hin g. n s, t ey a way s came up

Swenson was a t owe r t hroughout th e ga m e, of s trength oft entimes tack lin g men be h ind the li ne.

Stewa rt did so me g ood wo rk up on th e defense backi ng up the lin e on li ne bucks and end run s. Ren fr o did so me fin e k. I . t 1 1c <mg, ou c assJ_ng Nebraska's hooter by fa r, a nd several times whe n be was the on l yman left to defe nd h is goal, be brought down hi s man. F. Medl ey played a good ga me at but _ had the misfortu ne to get hi s h ead IOJ ured m the last few minute s o fpl a Th c y. e line up is as foll ows: -

No r mal s. Coroh uskc rs.

D. Med ley L. E. J h Gelw ick0 nso n L .F. Fru m

Me Reyno lds L. G. Ewin g

Swenson C. Co ll ins Wa lco tt

Zink R. G. Ha 1·tc

Linc oln R. T. Chaloupka Helms Majors R. E. H arvy [capt .]

Reofro [ capt. ] Q. B. Ra thb o ne H askell

Stewa rt L. H. B. Birl<ner

F. Medley,- Helm s R. H. B. Belt zer Ray F. B. Kroeger-St u ttzenegge r Dr. Va nce from Peru was refer ee

After a week of practi ce, t.hc t.cn m \\Tnt to Tar kio, Mo. and pl ayed Ta rki o Co ll ege on Oct.. 3. Ta rki o outweighed t. hc :\'o nn nl and pl ayed a fast game but n c:ve •· ycl hns tbe No rm al pl ayed a game: "" her e the pl :ayers wet·e so un !'po r ts man like and Lhc o flicials so unfa ir. Th e Normn l o ne ofl icial on the fi eld ao d eve ry d ec ision Ll w l he made was o ve rr uled.

Wh en he wou ld im pose a p t· nalty ••pon Ta rki o, th ey would soa k the srune pcnrall y

0 1· a h ca viet· one 0 11 Pe ru. M osL of t he ga in made by Ta rki o were thnt th e lin e, a grea l numb er be ing up on de lay ed pn ss es.

Th e b oys h:n- e a ll dec id ed to live : 1rHI fcll·-

get i t; that is, if th ey ca n.

Ge lwick, He l ms and Magor dc sc n ·e slll 'Cial men ti on fo t· their exce ll e nt pl ay in g.

The sc rub s met the fas t Ne b t·:aska City High bu nch on Oct . 1 0, in one of the mo st int e 1·cs tin rr a ncl closc lv co nt es ted 0games ever play ed on th e Norma l grid it ·o n.

Nebras ka Cit v won the to ss and ch ose lo defen d the goa l, an d rccc i ,·cd th e l<ick. J en nin gs kicked . to Nc-b r ras ka Ci ty.·s tw en ty ya rd li ne . Ge lm orc w as dow ned 111 h is t rac ks by M ago r. .

Neb r as ka City st ea dii y ad va n ced t. hc bnll by line plun ges \vi thin teu ya rd s of Per u 's goa l line whe re the No rm al stiffene d 11 P and h eld them for do wn s.

McD owell mad e a pretty p nss to Mel lo tte ad v anc i ng the ba ll fifteen yar·ds. The ba ll was in the scr ub s te rrit ory m ost of first ha lf. Tim e was ca ll ed with tb c ba ll in middl e of fie ld. Score, 0 to . 0. .

In the sec ond half Ne braska City locke d to Kimc, who made a goo d return of t en yard s.

The ba ll s urge d b ac k a nd fo ·th aanss th e fi eld' ne ith er side being ab le to consis tc n lly ga in gro und. In this stage of the game a se ri es of fumbl es were made by bo Lh s ide s. Th e No rm al ad van ced the ba11 to Nebra ska City's ten yard lin e. wbac Jack of time preve nted them from sco J·in g. ::)core, 0-0

Magor wa s th e und e ni nble stnr of the

game. wo rk al end wa s pc l·fcct, antl thrO\l gh him the i\o rm al worked th cirfo r· w ard pass su ccess fully He also hl oc hed a kick and n:eo\·ered the ba ll.

Md otte, th e ot he1· s lar end of th e sc rub s, ha d hi s sh ou ld er hu r t, [lnd re ti t-ed from th e g am e. Sk inner w as fot·cc d to t·eti re in the lattet· pa t·t of th e half 011 account of hi s shin gu an.l" ,.; be in g di s:-t. bk d.

Th e lin e- up wa s as follo w s:

Non nal ,;. N curaska Ci ty Me loltc , .\1 elny Co lh o rn ·

L. E. Po rt et·

L. T. J. Gilmore

Skin n er, \Yilkcr so n .T e nn i ngs

!. G. .\ l cCo nni ck C. f.' nr svt he Le o n-ard

.!\ I agor [ ..:n pt J .\l cDo we ll Cor tncy

The Sched ul e fo r 1 908 is as fo ll ows.

Oc t. 20, Amity.

Oc t. 31, Uu iY ersity.

14 Be ll ente at Be\Jeyuc.

Th an k sg iYin g Day, 2nd tea m vs. Neb t·aska City Hi gh Sc h oo l at Ncb mska City.

On Frid ay aftemoo o Oct. 16 , the Peru ::Xonnals tt-iump hed oYef the Doane Tigers in a yery i nte r est ing and ex c iting game of foot ba ll. Th ough the Norm als were outwc ig b ed 10 po un ds to the m an , th ey cl ea rly ou tp layed the Do nne bunch , gaini ng by fa r the most grou nd and keepi ng the ba ll in the Ti ge r' s territ ory m os t of the game

R. E. i\ 1ill er Q. B. Alddch

L. H. !3. P. Gi lm o re H H. B. Bone

F. !3 . McMi llen [capt.]

Seelev Kim; 1-1. . l; . B os worth R. T. Andet·son

Th e t ea m is m ade up of g oo d t im be J-, of whi ch the t·c i s,the Normal giant, w ho se pr owess h as been pt·o vcd up on many a f notba ll fi eld , is considered the mninst ay backb one of the team.

Capt ai n Henfr o is an d l1cient pl a:y er, a nd is the m ost co m petent to ma nipulate the m ach in ery of th e t eam.

Ste wa rt, one of the Yeteran s from ln st year 's tea m, who has a r eputat ion for fast, hard pl aying is in hi s usu al for m.

Gel wick is a fier ce tack le a nd hi s o pp one nt, if be be a s tudent of S hak cspeax e, is 11pt, when he sees Gelwick lin ed up againt hi m, to say "Come thou in any ot her form bu t that.''

Frank Med ley wa s hurt during tbe Lincoln ga m e, but will be in goo d form soon In the Un i ve rs it y g ame he praYed himself to b en goo d ma n. Helms and D. Med l ey are two fast and stea dy ends. Li n co ln is o ld pl aye r, an d is hol din g cl o wn the ot h er tack le. Mc R ey no ld s a nd Zink make two st ro ng gu ards

Mago r has b ee n up in goo d s hap e nt en d.

Peru won th e t oss a rid Capt. Renfro ch ose to defend the north go al, an d r ece ive the ki ck. Peru made some ga ins thro ugh the lin e. Per u tried fo rward pass, it w as ca ug ht by H artwell , who made th e lo ng nm of the game , 40 yds. S wenson caught him , a nd made a lo ng tac kl e, mi ssing him hu t enablin rr Renfro to get him, on the 6 Yd lin e. Th e Peru lin e w as a stone wa ll , ; nd they held a nd threw Do an e bac k tor a l oss, Jo hns on t ried a d rop kick but fai led. Pent ca n-i ed the ball by kicks a nd lin e buc k down the fie ld , fina ll y pu s hin g Do ane back alm ost to the ir goa l where they tri ed to kick, bu t Li ncoln and Gelwi ck broke through the lin e a nd bl oc k ed t he kic k, and a No r ma l player r ecove red th e ball. Renfr o kicked goa l. Sco re 6 -0.

The team s chan ged goals and renewed the co nflict After this stage of the game, there was a gr ea t deal of ki ck ing on b oth s id es Re nfro, kickin g again st th e stiff wind , clearly o utpun ted Johnson.

In the 2nd ha lf Peru ki cked off, aga in !'t the wind, Swe n so n ki cki ng ba ll cl ea r ov er lin es Do ane put ba ll in play by punt from 25 yd . li ne. The sa me style of game continu e d. Doane ki cking ba ll on first d own a nd Pe ru mak in g gro un d, but n ot being able to consi st ent ly do so , and were for ced to kic k. This ga ve th e No,·mal's en ds so me work to do and they sh owed th emsel ves equal to the occ as ion. Hartw e ll and Jo hnso n did goo d wo d ;: in r et m·ning punt s fo t·

th e Tigers, while Stewart a nd Renfr o made go od return s for th e Norm a l. Tim e w as called wi th ha ll in Do ane's te rrit ory. Score 6 -0.

Swenson w as in every do wn , tac klin g men hehind th e line , on ki cks a nd int e r<' eptin g the ball between ce n te r and qu a rt· er , an d b esid es t hi s opening up grea t gaps in th e line up on o ffence. Gelwick was there with th e go od s a nd delivered them to o, do iug fine work up on de fence. Helm s a nd D. Med ley, ce r ta inl y we re pla yin g the game, Doane not bein g able to sta rt au end run . St ewa rt was a goo d gro und ga in er, a nd the lin e held li ke a stone wa ll.

McReoo ld s h ad a man that ou twe igh ed him , ::lO or 40 po un ds, b ut 1\ J nc was too many for him.

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Seniors

The Sen ior clas s of th is year is the lat-gest in the hi story of t he sc h ool, th e e nro llment hav in g r eached 1 56. Abo ut nin etyfive members of t he class arc J uni ors o fl as t y ear. There is abundance of good ma te ri al in the Se n ior class, and w ith the h earty,

whole-so ul ed co-ope r at i on of eve ry me ml H: r of th e cl ass, we h ope to mahc :t r cconl thi s yea r w hil.·h h as never bt·en s urp asse d by any cl ass in Pe ruvi an hi stor y.

O ur cl ass adv isor, Pr of. Beck w as abse nt fro m sch ool for a few da) s, ow ng to 1' ick n ess We miss ed him fro m hi s a ccu stomed sea t in ch apel, a nd he was g iven a h e:1 r ty good we lco me when ]w agR in a pp eared fo r m orn in g co n voca ti on.

Ow in g to th ei r lar ge numb ers the Se ni ors

f.: IL th e m ·ccssi ty uf get tin g aeq ua in ted as ca dy as poss ib le th at effic ient w or k mi ght be done fm m th e b eg innin g. W it h th is in ,·icw, th e clnss m el in ch ap el on Lltee,·en in g of Ckto hc•· fin.;l fo1 · a shun p• ·ngn11n , co nsis tin g of mu sic, and excdl cn t talk s hy o u1· ad,·iso r an d i\'Ir Swen so n. o ur pre!" icl en t. The imp o rtan ce of cl ass unit y w as emph asize d b_,. th e spe a ken; and felt by e ach me mb er of the class The re maind er of th e e \·c nin g wa s spe nt in the g ym nas ium in ge ttin g ac quain te d n nd h av in g a ge ner agood tim e. Mu sic \Va s furni s hed hv th e Sc ni m· ha ncl, of w hi ch we m ay he ju s tly pr o ud Re fre shme n ts were se r ved and a g mnrl march led hy Pt·of. Ikc k co mpk te d the pro gram of the eve nin g.

Th e Sc ni o1· cl uss m et fo r or ga ni za ti on \\' c cln esd ny e\·enin g. Oct. 1 4. A ge nui ne cl ass s piri t wns ma nit es ta nd e ,·er yo ne w as en t h us i a!" ti c. Th e cor ps of office rs e lected wa s :ts fo ll ow s: -

l'r cs. 1\ 'lt- C. 13. Moo re.

\'i cc Pres Mi ss J. \' an Ori e l.

Sc1·e ta ry , iVl iss C. !\IcDe nnet.

T• ·ensu rc •· l\'1r. J esse He ndri cks

S lTge ant -at-n nns Mr I3. E. Swen so n. Yc ll -m aste t· Mr G. D. Jenl\in s.

Th e cl ass in Sc ni o t· Th eo ry is e nj oy in g a pri ,·il egc gran ted to few cl ass e s. P res Crabtr ee w as r eq u es ted by alar gc publi s hing hou se to wri te a b oo k on s ch oo l ma nage me nt . Hi s boo k is nearing compl e ti o n, and he u ses hi s MSS. as a ba si s for cl ass lect ures aut! di s cu ss ion. He d ea ls with ,·cry p.-::te ti c al a nd vit al pwbl ems <tnd we l oo k fo nv ard to a very pl easa nt a nd pr o fitabl e s em es te r' s wo rk.

Tell us no t, 0 g idd y Juni ors

Th at o ut· wot·k is but a sha m, For th e c riti cs gr ee t u ::; sayin g, t·c-writc tha t les so n pl an."

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Junior Items.

An o th ct· yea r bas pass t!d by, r es u lt . we h nve ad vn nc e cl

to wa rds th e fron t. First, some of us ba,·c star ted dow n in th e model sch oo l a nd st ea dil y wo rk ed our way up until we b eca me Fr es hm en, t hen So ph omor es, a nd n vw we are in t he Yi t al pa rt of o ur co llege li ft!, ·•ju ni or c. " Thi s is the :y ea r of regul ar p le as ure a nd cnj oy mt:n t in coll ege life, for the s impl e rc aso u th at we need not put on an y ait·s. but be co mm on ev ery -d ay -golu c ky J uni or s. Thi s is th e :y t ar tha t we re a ll v Jay the fo undati on for our futur e co ll ege life. beca u se ne xt y ea r we mu st put on ou r dig ni t y, n nd beco me one of th ose dr ea ded •·Seni or s.'' We sa y "dre aded Se nior s·· bcca w•e t hey ha ve goo d cau se for h:win g th e "b lu es. " Thi s yea r we have no lesso n plans to worry o ver, no slee pl ess ni g ht s to pa ss t hr u' , b ut inste ad we h ave o ur ge neral ro utine of lesso ns to fo ll ow, a nd the r es t of the time to enj oy o ur sc h·es

Le t us n o\Y pa ss fr om th e se ri ous s ide of life to sot·ial and o ffi cal affairs. On Se pt. 30th t he s tud l·nts of o ur la st y ea r 's cla ss cnt c rtain e <l th e new clas s folk . This was n ot n regular soc ial fu n ction, but ju st a g ath e rin g to have a good time and get acquain te d. Rcf•·cshmcnts were se rv ed a nd a goo d t im e w as report ed by ev ery one pt·escn t.

l'ot with stand ing th at many of o ur o ld clas smen did not re turn , we feel pro ud of th e fac t th at we ha ye t he lat·ge st Juni or Class t hat has eY er e nroll ed in t he hi sto ry of th e s ch oo l. Upon l oo king ov er the cl ass ro ll we find th at we are n ot o nl y gr ea t in quantity, bu t at t ain a hi gh sta nd a•·cl in qu a li ty. With Mi ss Elli s as o tP· cla ss a dvi se r we sec a year of no thing bu t succes s before us, and it is the a im of each cla. s smao to rna ke "succe s s'' hi s go al. Thi s in a way has alread y been s ho wn by th e cla ss spirit ; a nd the idea of a ss ocia ti on be tween th e fe llow cla ssm en fo r co mmon ben efit.

a nd one as a step

A noth er t·caso n why we pre di ct su ccess, is the cnxe ful ch o ice the cla ss made in th e s elec ti on of their offic ers. We feel th at we have a co rp s of office rs th nt will mnke ..

things ' 'h um ", a nd th at will let p eop le kn ow th at we are forging to ward th e front For Pre sident, we elected a person we ll fi t ted for the place, havin g se rv ed in thi s position last year. and his fa ithfu l wo rk of the p as t. wi ll sh ow what be will do in the future. This pers on is non e other th an C. G. Becl<, a nd with the unit ed efforts of the fellow cla ss me n,· we will make thi s cl ass one long to be re membered in th e hi s to ry of the school. Miss El le nberger was reJec ted vice-president, l{oy L ee treasurer and Mi ss Best sec retary.

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Sophomore O ass.

Good morrow, re a ders of the Normalitc, the So phomore clas s greets yo u, eighty in n umb er as to quanti ty, bnt as to qua lity, several times eighty.

Wi thout our boys we are a fraid th at the foot ball team cou ld not ex i st, and with o ut our girls to "root " for th em 't wo uld be ba rd for the boy s to play. '

Our fi rst class pa r ty for the yea r 190809 was gi ven in the gy mn as ium Oct. 8 th. Th e Sophomores were recl::lved by Prof. Gregg and se veral old mem ber s of the cl ass. The gymnasium was d eco rat ed in cl ass colors, go ld a nd white.

The followin g program was given

Plano Duet-Misses For sy th e and Giffo rd. Voc al Music-Sophomore Quartet Add ress-J oy Morgan. Vwhn Solo-Henry Nielson

Piano So!o-Miss Mt:dle y.

After the program a ver 1 · y u01quc pan was mtroduced by w hich the S h . op omores might become better acquainted with each other.

The was call ed "Na ture Stu dy ", and cons1s ted of fo rty slips of paper put into the hand s of each guest and t · con amin g, printed in o utlin e on each, the foll owing items to be filled in; object (name of person met), l oca lity (the per son's hom e a ddre ss ), height, wid th, col o r, u se . The re was also space on the for a penci l

s ketch of the ''ohjc:ct. '' S< HJII :t s thl· st udy sl ip s were gi vcn o ut the <:<)Ill p :t ny f<: II i 11 to groups of tw os, eaeh in d i\'icl ua l a rec ord o fhi s f<:ll ow "o hj c:el." 1-:r.picl s pontan eo us r e-g r oupi ng fu ll O\\'<: cl , su ·a u ge rs being prefe rred to kn o wn fri e nd s, an d thu s it was tl.J at int ere st did not lag. F or lwlf an hour , some ,·a) ua ble nH:m c: n lo s \\'<: re accu mul a t ed, a nd th ere \\'Cn.: n<, a ny s trangers pre se n t.

At the e nd of thi s th e: gi r·J:.; \\'l'I'C \'<:: ·y mu ch s urpri se d to r ece i\' e ages" well wrap ped in per fo t· \\'hich th ey h ad cast l ots. Im ag in e tlH: ir a !< lo ni s hment wh en thcy un d id th e ir pn c kagc: s : tnd o ut st ep ped "s miling prince c harm in gs ." who Jed th e ir l ad i es to tabl es wh ct·c refre sh me nt s were se rv e d, w i.Ji eh cn n sistL·d of go ld and white bt·ick i cc cr ea m an d wa fc: t·s.

Every o ne h as bee n s in gi ng the prai s es of "o ur" par ty e \·cr s in ce.

A bu siness m ee tin g wa s he ld by the clas s Oct. 14 , the fo ll ow i ng o flic:cr s we re ck ctc d:

Prcsident-C had es Moulton

Vice Pr esid e nt-R uth Ilt·o ,,·ncl l.

Secreta r y-O pal Rice.

Treas ure-Ru ssell Stewa rt.

Attorne y- HatTy Sa nde 1·s

Ye ll Master-P ink Renfro

Se rge a nt of Arms-Art h ur Ge l wick.

Class Repor te r-C eceli a \-\' d11·s.

About one ha lf of the So ph omor es 'vv cu t to hea r Mr. Ta ft at Neb r as ka City and as great a number al so went to h ear Mr. Bryan , at the sa me place

Miss Ethel Robinson was sudden ly ca ll ed to he r home Oct. 5th, at Ste ll a, Ne br ., on account of the ill ne ss and death of h er gra ndm o the r.

"Po o L, TTIB ATUELET E ."

Pool is q ne of the gr eates t a th el etcs iu th e hi sto ry of th e Peru S tate No rm a l. His fame lie s chiefly in hi s "h igh hu r dl es' ' for wh ich he ca n exce l any one pr ov ided he h ea rs f oo t s tep s in the cla d <. wh il e !'i nt isf y-

ing hi s hun gc t· with a juicy water melon that _g ro ws ncar a ce lery patch.

It is due to his extreme mod es ty th at he h 11s n lwn ys kept thi s tnlcnt hi dde n under a bu she l. but d eeds, as murd er, will ou t."

S. & F. Class

Th e S. a nd F. c la ss gave a social for th e me mbers in P hil o ha ll Saturday evenin g, Oct o ber 10 , 1908, from 7 :3 0 to 9: 45 A very pkasant t ime w as re ported by a ll

A meetin g was h eld Tuesday, Octo b er 20th for the purp ose of orga ni zin g the da ss and elec t ing officers. r es ul ti ng in Mr. Hum phreys' being electe d president, l'vl iss P eter son vi ce-p r es id en t, Min a Pe rrin Mr , Dorsey , treasurer, Le sley Mattox , Severa l co mmittee s we t·c appointed, to report to class at the next m ee't in g.

Th e cl nss a1·c h ap py to h av e Miss Gr ace Culbert so n as th eir class ad \'i se r.

Th e Specials an u Freshmen are very e nthu s ia st ic in orga ni zi ng as one cl ass a nd it is h oped th at it will result in a permanent orga ni ;mt ion.

The S. & F. Class is well r ep r esent ed in rhe foot b all team and the m em bers wi sh the t ea m su ccess in th e coming games.

Trainer Briefs

Th e C la ss Officers are as fo ll ow s:-prcs iden t, Mr. Fa irchild ; vice presiden t, Miss Witt ; scc t·etary, Mi ss Cowel; treas urer, Miss H ea ley

The fir st " Socia l M ee ting of the class w ill be on Ho ll o we'cn.

Mi ss Hullh orst spent sev eral day s at h er h ome in Y ut an at t en din g a fa mily reunio n, which was he ld Oct. 18th

Miss Do ll _v M ad iga n was called to her

hom \! in \V a boo an d d ocs no t cxptcl to ret urn. The class is sorry to lo!>e Miss i\.Iadig a u.

.l\li ss Stella Cook, a Train er of three years ago is with us aga in. Since being h..:re, Miss C oo k h as t augh t one yea r in I nwn nnd t\\'O in Bn s in, Montana , as tht' ir Prim a ry teac h er .;!-

The Need of The Hour.

8\' EDWIN :\1 ARK RAM

Grc a t b o ur heritage of h ope, and great The o hli "'at ion of ou r ci vic fa te

Fli ng fo;th th e t ri ple-colo r ed flag to

The u ntraYeled high ways of the atr

Blow t he undaunted bugle and yet

Let n ot the boast betra> us to fo rge t,

For there a re high for t hi s hour,

To urne ys to test the sine ws of our power.

Fo r we must parry-as th e years i ncrease-

The hazards of succes s, the risks of peace!

\Vhat need w e. then. to guard a nd keep us wh ole?

What do we need to prop th e State? We need

The fine au dacit ies of ho nest deed;

Th e homely, old integrit ies of so ul;

The s wift teme rities th at take the part

Of ou tcas t Ri ht-t he wi sd om of th e hear t_ 0 • Bra ve hope s th at Mammon never can detam, Nor su lly with hi s gainless elutcil for gain

We need the Cromwell fire to make us Ice! The public hon or or the public trust

To be a t hi ng as sac red a nd aug ust

t\s some whit e a ltar where the an gels kneel. We need the faith to go a path untrod, The po w er to be alone a nd yote "·ith Go d. -Sele ct ed

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At the co min g Nemaha Co S un day

Sc h oo l Convention to be h eld at Brock , Nebr., Nov . 11-12, we note that sev eral of t he t eachers of the State No rm al are to app e ar on the progra m. One of the n otewor th y feature s about this school is the readiness with which the teachers take part in mov em en ts for moral and religious up lift. C. D. Me igs of Indi a napo li s, and Paul I. Dea trich of L in co ln wiil be p resent to a dclre ss the co nventi on.

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Pres. Crabtree deli vcred an add rcss , Monday evening, Oct. 5, before the Beatrice city teac her s.

A bronze tablet, on w hich is writt en Lincoln's Gettysburg sp eech , has been placed at the entrance of the aud i tor i um

Ernest Zink and Dora Bee J ones called at the Physics labratory recently to s ec some "red bats." to say, they went a way wiser.

Rev. G. I. Wright, of Neb r aska City and District Supe rin tendent of the Metho!.list church, conducted the devotional exercises in chape l Monday morning, Oct. 1 2.

Prof. C. B. Cc,rnell, recently of the North Carolina Mi lit ary Academy, is a new addition to the music department, h av in g charge of the band and other college work.

Pr of. Howie is trying an exper im ent in teacbiaa geomet I d . . " ry. nstea of usmg a text m the beginning class d 'l , a a1 y, two hour , labrato ry period is substituted and seem s to be work ing out exce ll en t results.

Miss Goshen (in Psycbologv cl ) I' ass m very sorry, students, that I forgot my "lad" this morning. (Cl ass lau ghs, Miss Goshen gets very red) I mean my copy of Well never mind some of you gi rl s wtll get a l ad before the year is over.

It seems go od to see Mrs. Net tlet on back at t he N. S. N. S. again afte r a yt:ar 's leave of absence . She had charge of the expres s ion department of the Wa s hington State Norm a l. She attended the s ummer session ofthe Washington S tate Un iversit y.

Hon.J. A. l\ Ja guir c, d <.: moct·;Jti c cand idate for congr es s fr om the fit·st , cnlk d at N. S. N. S. 1-rid ay . O ct. Hi.

Pr of. Sear son dc )i ,·crecl the <.:l tJs ing nddress at the a nnu al Tc;J c hcr s' ln st itttt c of Atchison Co. at I<oclq>ort , M o. on clay, Oct. 1 0.

Peru Norma l h ea dquarl t: t·s t!J c N. S. T. A. will be at th e Lindt:!! H ot e l. Ro o ms h ave a lready been engaged for O IIL hundred fifty s tud ents, mcmben; of the fac ulty, and a lum ni. One hundred s eventy-five seats at the ba nquet ha ve been r<.:scn·cd also.

Prof. Hous e, who '.v as t·eccn tl y at the head ofthe King Fi s her co ll ege of O ldahom a, has ta ken cha t·gc of the vocal mu s ic department and is doing excel lent wo1·k. He h as just been given the Ph. D. by the Univer s ity of Nebra s ka. Congratulations , Dt·. House.

The open in g schoo l address wns made by State Supt. J. L. McBrien. His subject was, ''Lincoln and hi s tim es." As he mounted the rostrum, he wns greeted with thc No r mal song ye ll. His addr ess was excep ti ona lly interesting and showed exceptional thought in preparation.

The Univers ity Pub'g Co. of Lincoln is publishing a series of an swe r books on the Sta te exam i nation que s tions. The la test ot these books is the one on Physio l ogy, prep a red by Prof. Gregg. In this booldet, due attention is givc-:n to ' Peruna" a nd o ther specific rem edies, and there are terse answe rs to three hundred que stions on physioJogy .

Pres. Crabtree delivered an add r ess , Saturd ay, Oct. 1 0, before t he Nort h -east T enc b crs' Ass' n at Emerso n.

Grace a nd E lli e Montgome ry of Ed ga r, a cco mpani ed by Mrs. Ed Berlin of Brownvi lle vi s ited f1·iencls at the No rma l, TuesOct. l R.

\ Vord h ns h cc n 1·ccei\·cd fr om Mi sses Sc hlee a nd La ll y in I reland . Th ey a pl cnsa nt voyage over a nn sent greetings to all Peru p eo ple

The li brary has bee n very much imp r oved hy the ad cl iti on of 200 new sol id oak chairs. 20 n ew pl ain o ak tah les . and a co rk ca1·pct. Miss Ru lon is ha ck in ch m·o-e ,... a_l:!'ain

Mi ss Mab le Ch ristian, fot·merly of the Wa yne high school, nn d r ece nt ly c ritic in I own State Norma l. and Mi ss Van Middl e swort h, Superint e ndent 1 f p . ( 1·act1cc teac hing at the Nebraska Weslevan, a re two new addition s to the mod-e! fac ul ty. The qmility of their work .JU Strfi es thei r ex ce ll e nt t·ccom me ndati ons ft·om ot hc1·

Pres. S uth e rl a nd of th e Grand Isla nd visited N. S. N. s., Th ursd a y. Oct. 8. His cha pe l address w as henrt i lv r cce i vecl. He sa id he was here "to s ee how we it .. , He str ll ck a ke y note when he that th t: ti me wa s fast app r oa c hing when th e co ll e 11 es of ou t. "" r cou n t y wo uld amou nt .to but litt le un less they are mo re or less cltrectl y eo n nectecl wi th tbe pub l ic !'> ch oo l sys tem.

Change · h . s tn t e coun;es of s tudy for the pub lt c al·e in th h d f I . e an s o t 1e vanous co mm 1ttees of the t 1 f eac 1crs 0 the s tate Of th e State No t·mal f ac ul ty Pr o f. Gt·cgg IS a ss istin g in sha pi ng th e co h . ttl sc ln p a nd Miss M ea n; in Gcoora I P f L' • • o p 1y, ro . -:>ca r so n tn Lltcrat ul·e an d English and Prof. I{ou sc on a ri t hmetic in the no rmal tra i nin g de pa rtment of the hi gh sc h ools.

Prof. Rouse insi sts on mak i ng h is own cha pe l s peeches witho ut suggest i ons fr om Prof. Sea r so n.

i\l iss Si dn ey Murphy of Fran kl in Acadcm y is new mem her of the musical department. She h as the pi a no and pr i vate YOice work.

C. 0. Ol in e, princ i pal of s chools at Sholes, Neb r ., sent some photos of h is sc ho olho use a nd pupi ls to differ ent membe rs of the fac ul ty. He certain ly has a nice pl ace, a nd with Oli ne at the bead , the Sholes sc h ool w ill be on the boom t hi s year

The class of ' 09 have the disting ui shed hono r of being the first senio r cl ass to receive w ee kly addres s es by Pres . C rab t ree, on sc hool man age ment. Pra c tical educationa l problems arc discusse d and thecl ass are entering in to the work with a g reat dea l of interes t. Pres. Crabtr ee bas ma de a special st udy a lon g t hi s line of work and is no w writin o- a book on Sc h oo l Manage"' mc nt.

Th e n ext me e ting of th e biologica l s eminar wi ll be held in S 1. Science I-ia ll , Monday e vening. Oct. 26, fr om seven to eight o'c lock Perso ns do ing elect i ve work in th e biol ogical department are eli gib le to member ship a nd others m ay become members by r eq u es t. Prof. H. B. Du nCct n so n will expl ai n the obj ect of th e semi nar wo1·k and present so me stere op t icon views n t t his tim e.

l'vlt· Del ze ll , the " non-partisan profess or ," rece ntly ma de a "non-partisa n anno un c em ent" in beha lf of the " non -pa rtisan club" of the "non-partisan pa rti'' conce r ning a " non -pa rti s an excurs ion" to Nebr aska City to hear th e "n on-parti sa n cand ida te " gi ve a "n on-parti sa n sp eec h ."

Nevertheless, in spite of his "n on- pa rti sa n rem ar ks a ll present were co n vinced that he wo ul d vote fo 1· "B ill ".

The Hon. Luther P. Ludden , sec retary of the Board of Education , fa vo r ed Peru with a vi s it Octobe r 28, a nd gave the s tudents a ch apel address th at in so me r espects s urpasse d an ything else he ba s given us in th e se\·en years he h as been an offic ial visi tor of the Norma l. R ev. Ludden is a! ways a we lc ome vi sit or here .

Our Travellers.

Prof. Delzell 's t rip thru Europe t hi s s ummer was not on ly a pleasure trip but an educati onal trip as we ll. The trip ext en de d thru Eng ld nd , Fl ore nce, Ge rm any, Belgium , Switzerland, Italy and Greece. He went with t he Un i versity of T r::vc l Bu r eau o fB oston and h ad char ge of the Nebraska div isio n. The enrollm e nt was uea rly 400 and Pro f. Delz ell reported a m os t pl easant trip The ar t ga ll eries ·a nd other special pl aces of imp or ta n rc we re visite d und er the directi on of ex perien ced and tra ined leaders so that eac h membe r sehc ured the greatest poss ible good fr om t e trip.

Mis ses Goshen, E lli s a nd W oo d returned from their Yacation trip in doc tim e to ta ke up their wor k. Miss Gos hen 's hea lth was wonderfullv impro ved d h - an s c reports that she was well paid for th t . Th 11 · · c n p. e o OW111g IS a bri ef r eport of th tr ip : C IT

"O utgoing io urncy to Seattl . . · . e was made v1a Canad1an Pacd]c m il road tl ' 1e great. est sce mc route on the COQtinent - picturesque feat u res bei ng, snow.ca pped 1 pea <s, prec tptces, canons , gl aciers . · m ounta1u Jakes, cataracts an d torrents St · op·ovcrs we r ema d eatBa nff( called a)Jp ro . t 1 . pna ey, Banff the BeautJfu l) in the Bon lH ver Valley and at la l< e Louise, a s heet of water t hat is sa id to riv al the famou s s · • WISS lakes in lo veliness, "Left Sea ttle on Water trip lasted s kirted the coast , stea m sh ip Sp oka n e. twelve days Route t he ch an nel hcin g

bounded on seawa rd sickLy •wnH.:n >lls ISla nd s. The sce nery , co n si s ti ng of pi nccl ad sl opes , ru gged s now- co \'C:n:cl 1110u n tai n s, d ee p fi01 ·ds, charming is lands n nd s tup en dous gl aciers, w as m: tgnificcnt, closely t·esc mblin g th at fo 11nd on the coast of No rway. Stops \\'Crc made at th e I ndian ,·ill agcs of :\1 i tl ak k alta tt n d 1..: i I isno t· where sn l mon ca nnin g ttncl m :r ki ng li:< h oil arc th e in clust •·ic.:s. S it lw, th e old ca pit ol of Alaska, was as we re al so Skagway whet'<.: t·a ilr n:t rl L'CJ IIJ t<.:c tion is mad e for White Hor se:, s ituated at the be ad w ate rs of th e Yuk on. Sk:1g way was th e most norther n noi nt to ueh C'c l. Go in g so uth ward the b oat slo pp ed <t t Tt·cadwcll th e s ite or one of th e h ll ·gc.:st gold min es in the cou n try and at the t ht·i\'in g t ow n of Juneau, the pt·csc nl cap it al of Ala s ka. Th e twu m ost int c1·cs ti ng p la ce!'>

Yi si t ed were Mu it· Gl ac iet·, justly famed fo•· i ts size nnd beauty, an d Old K nss[l n, a deserted Indi an Vi ll age: contain in g abo ut fo rt y o ld totem pole s. The h ome tr ip ft-om Seatt le was ovet· the No rth c ru Pn cifi e, s top overs be in g ma de at Po rtl a nd : tn d Sp okan e. "

State Fair Notes

.

P1·of. Gregg, whi le at t he State Po i•·· see med , ·cry m uc h int ct·estc d in so uvenir sta n ds. Some one told h im th at E.x. S upt F ow ler w as giv in g away some rin gs a od he m ade a dash fo1 · the M od d Sc h oo l department in Educationa l b ui l ding a nd the fo ll owing too lc place,

Gr egg, (hall o in g ov er the h ead s of a lar ge crowd.) "Hell o, Fow l er! Sny h ave you any so uv en it· rin gs? ''

Fow ler, '' Ye s ."

Gregg, (el bow in g hi s 'vny thn1 th e c rowd) ''SaYe one for me."

Fow ler, "You ' ll h ave to hun·y''

G:-egg, (pu ffi ng, st eps up to F ow ler) "G iv e me a co upl e''

Fowler gi ves him t wo 'sch oo l-he ll rin g s" .

S. P. Q. R. II

The memb ers of the Ho1·ace cl ass occas iona lly m ake me tr ical translati ons. Bel ow fo ll ow t wo ,·ersions of the Fourth Od e, as a cla ss exerc ise.

Ode to L. Sestius.

\ Vin tcr' s icy lette rs as und e1· m·c torn, By Sp ring' s soft touc h a nd breath so \\'arm; Dt·y kt:cl s are l ap p ed by flowing tide, Thl· pl oug hm an leaves hi s bright fire-s id e, Whil e roaming flock from sta ll s arc lost, And meads unwind their Yeil s offrost.

waxing moo n Venuslcad s thedancc

Or the come ly graces and n ym phs

Jntcrtwinin g arms a nd with rythmic feet, In mctTy ci rcles the season greet.' Now Vul can's heavy arm red - hot, Pound s in Lh c cyclops' ponderous sh op. Thi s is the season, it sure ly seems, To wreath the brow in ID)•rtle-<>Teen 0 t

Or the anoi n ted head wi th the lov ely bl oo m

For which the unfettered so il makes r oom, Fitt i ng to immol ate ki d or lamb, ln sh ady va le s hould Faunus demand .

Pale denth knocks with impartia l foot ,

At pr in ce 's towers or paupe r' s hut.

Therefore, 0 Scstiu s, fort unate man , Ambition is not for life's brief span.

So soon you reac h the shades ' dark shore

Pre ss r ound yo u Pluto's ho me so po or , ' No h elping lu 1nd can you r way attend , Nor cast wine lo ts with your bosom fr iend.

-GRACE GRAvEs CoLSON.

Keen Win tcr his sceptre ha s n ow la id as id e

And Sp ri11 g wit h h er fre sh ness h as abide;

'rhe s hi ps a re dragged d ow n to the bri g ht, restless foam,

The flocks may n ot now in the sta ll s fi ud a home,

The pl owman aba nd ous his hea rth-s t one's warm glow,

And t lw s unshine has c ha sed from t he meadows th e s no w.

N ow \ e uu s the da nce leads 'm:at b Lun a's bright beam,

And the Nymphs and the Graces m ost beautiful seem,

As forward and b ackward, with feet light as a1 r

They g li de; whi le stern Vulcan, in shop c ru de and ba re,

Keeps watch o'er the cyclops as grimly they to il

To fash i on st ro ng arms for t he taking of -spo il.

Ju st now it is fitting to cro wn· the bright h ead

With mYrtle or flow'rs from the f resh, earthv bed;

Tis fitting to offer to Faunus a deer

Or a k id in the depthsofashadygrovenea r

Pa le death, with i mpartia l tread knocks at the door

Of the p:tuper's dre ar hut and the king 's ro ya l towe r.

0 favor'd friend Sestiu s life's very brief span

Forb i ds us to fo ll uw a far distant plan.

Now night and the sha des of dread Pluto's dark home

Arc c rowdin g aro und you and beckoning '·Come"

When once yo u have passed to eternity 's shore

You never may ru le over wine s uppers m ore. -M ARY E. GooomcH.

V etus Amicus in Novo Habit o.

"SI NG A SONG OF SIXPENCE."

De as se carmen cane

Fr um enti saccu lo Vig inti qu at u or me rul is Percoctis in cr usta.

T um cr u sto patefacto

Aves eanunt cum vi.

Er at ne delicatum

Convivium r egi?

Rex erat intra oec um , Regina erat in cell a Hie numerans arge ntum , Haec edens panim et mella

Ancil la er at in ho rto Suspenrlens vestitus

Cum descend it

Et n vo la t na sus.

THENORMALSCHOOLALUMNI.

(Continued from Page 9 .)

Ida Townsend- Platt '96 Granville N. D.

Lora Townsley-Porterfield, '99 ,Sidney , 111.

Alice Purinton, 'o3' (?]. ... ......... .... .. . Wilco x Clark Phillips, 'o5, teaching Yutan

Chas. Pierson, ' 88, " .. .Bostonia, Cal.

L. A. Quivney, '93, 11 •••••••••••••••• Co zad

Clara Quante-Eaker, ' 95 Impcrial

Carrie Ord-Raitt '96 Ri sin g City

C. H. Ratcliffe, 'o1, teaching, Grand Is land

ETa Ratcliffe, ' o4, tcaching.......... .. Pa xton

Robt. Ray , 'o6 11 •••• Eustis

J. E. Ray , 'o6, tea cbing Grafto n

C. E. Reynold s, '99, banker Rising City

Rhoda Reed, 'ol , [?]. York

Marguerite McCune-Richardson, •97 , Grand Forks. N.D.

]. M. merch't, Minn ea po li s

T. L. Richardson , 'o5, teacher .... ..... .Brock

Ella Hartley-Rinker '99 11 Ph") " · , , . 1 1ppmcs

Laura Reynolds-Manning, ' 98, Fruit a Co l.

H. H." Reimund, 'o6, teaching AIIi a ncc

Logan-Rivett, '81.. ....... .... ... Lincoln

Edwmna Rockwood-Ken nedy, '93 ...... .

E Worland Wyo leanor Rodgers '97 (?) · ·

J F • , · Au rora

· Rodabaugh, 'o4

M.A . ' 97, stockman .....

H. L. Sams, ' 96, banker " ,,

Ma rgaret Sears 'o4

Zell S ' • mg .... ... .. Ciark s a ears, ' o2, _ 11 •

E R S h - Rushv11le . . c 1eman ' o2 11

Edith Clark- Schell ; Petersburg • 89 Ashland, Ore

Ma non Sh a llenberger ' !::14 . . • , mason , Ely Nev

LIZZie Sch a ffer, '91, co. supt D . W S ······ avid Cy.

W. . Im, o5, t eachina B kl C o····· er ey ahf

Millicent Sl a hy, 'ol, •· ... .... .. ....... McCook

Lillian Smith, '9'7, (?) Kas. Cy. Mo.

W. E. Schuman, oo att 'y N thPJ , ' or atte

Ha rnett Sm1th, o4, teaching S 0 h o. rna a

W. S. Stoddard, 'o4 nt uni Col H . ' · ··· astmg s

Grace Wilbur Squire s, '79 ............... 0maha

La urene Ste ve n, 'o 4, at uni Kas L · aw rence

Alta Strong, 'o5, teaching ......... .. ... . .. .Peru

Belle Strong, ' o5 , (?) . 11

Ru th St ro ng, ' o6 , (?) ::.. 11

Es th er T erry, 'o o, te a ehin g

Ma ud e Te ag arden , (? ) ..... ...... \\'ny n c, K ns.

Je nni e Berkl e y-Terry , '9l. .. ...... . Alc x nn chi a

Robt. Th om so n, 'o 3, t en chin g H. n nd ol ph

Sa ra Th om as, '9 7, i'\o 1·lh P latte

L.A. Timm e rm an, "9 0, ? F t. !'lain , N. Y.

Sad ie S mith-Tra il , '95 Lin co lu

Oliv e Wilcox e n-Tt·uc , '85 .... ..... .. ... Fa irbury

Addie Trumbull , 'o 4, t eac hin g llildr·c th

RoseTynan,'o5,"...............Pet·u

Emma Vroom, '9o, C ni . Pal"l<, Col

Je ss ie VanC n mp - \ Vn l kc t·, 'ol ... .. .... Tam o t-a

Hann a I< o bert s -VanWinld c, '87 . ....... .Yo rk

Ja s. Veeder , '8 7, s hip'g c l'k l\[is so ul a i\l o ut .

Nellie Sheph e rd-Ve st, ' 9lL .... .Sioux C y. In.

C. \V . Ve st, '9 6, ? .. .. ...... ... .. ... " "

E dn a Wa lwo rth, 'o4·, tc ac hin g ..... Omn hn.

Martb aG oo deii-\Valt o n,' o2, Fa ll bro ok Cn l

De li a Klan s- Wa rd , '9l. f-'t Dn:.tgg , Ca l.

Gertrud e Wa rr en, '9 4-, tca c hin g Nc br Cy.

Homer Wa tt 98 tch Lo yd mini s ter Alt a Cnn

J. C. Wa tt , '9 9, fa nniog B ur mnh, Okl o.

Almeda Wa rd, ' u6, Tca chin g .... .. .. . St . Pa ul

J. S. We s t, '81 , lawycr .... .... . Will s ton, Okla

Vern a Whi stle r, 'o5 , tcac.:hing Lioc o ln

Eleanor Wheel e r, 'o 3, ? Sc huyler

P.M. Whitehead, '9 6, t'ching Go th e nburg

Gr ace Will, '9 9, teach in g ............ Br adshaw

Mary Wi lso n, 'o5 , " Overt on

Ethe l Willi a mson, 'o< .l- , tcachin g Aibi on

C. V. Willi ams, 'o 2, te a chin g N S N S Peru

Ha tti e Willi am s, 'o 6,? W oo d Riv er

Verle Will ia ms, ' o6 , te ac bing ...... .. ... Om a ha

Effie Zimmerman- Wi ll iams on 'o 4, Bcrth a nd Colorado

Georgi a Wi a rd , '96, tchg Chu la Vi sta Ca l.

J. F. Winte rs, '78 agent.. ..... ......... Lincoln

R. D. Winte rs, '83 merchant Lakep o rt Cal.

Henrietta Winquest,'oo, tchgSeattl e Wash

J oseph ine Winquest,'oo, " •· "

Adah Wo o d, 'o5, teachi ng ........ David City

Bernic e Wot t, '99 , "· Linc o ln

Julia \¥o rt, ' 93 , '' .. ''

Luell a Worick, 'o o, bookkeeper N. S. N. SPeru

Ali ce Wright, ' o6, tcaching .. ...... Lex ington

Neal J. Wyne, '96 , " .. Solom on vill e Ari z

Do ra Wyn e- Hessel tine, '83 Pe ru M ay York, 'o 4, teaehing Have lock

II

II

We h ave apprecia t ed t he ex chan ges in the pa s t, a nd it is with pleas u re th at we l oo k fo rw ard to them t hi s coming year.

Th e wo rld is old, ye t lik es to la ugh , Ne w jok es a rc hard to find; A whole new editor ial sta ff Can't tickle cvc1·y mind

So if you meet an an cient joke Dec ked ou t in mod er n g ui se, Don't fr ow n and say the thin g' s a fakeJust laugh- do n't be t oo wise . -Ex.

R unnin g a paper is like poking a lire. Ever yone can do it better than th e fellow ·with the poker.-Ex.

RE M -· E·MB E

Freshman-Irresponsible. Sophomo re-! rrepre s sible . J uni or- Irr esistab le. S en ior- Irrepr oac habl e. - Ex. ./o

Each d ay would find a better goal, Eac h work a truer place, If man wou ld meet m an soul to so ul In stea d of face to f ace. - Ex

If th e compa ny you keep d oes n ot help you to br a be tter per so n- change your com p any. - Ex.

THY THI S

Do a ll the work yo u can , L et the res t go, And be cheerfu l a ll the time.- Searson .

R: THE CORNER DRUG STORE

WH EN yo u need an ythi ng in the D1·ug or Schoo l Supply Line. Wealways car ry a complete lin e of Wat erman 's Id ea l and :\1 oo re 's Non-Leakable Fou n ta in Pens, Spal ding Athlet ic Goods , Eastma n 's Kodaks a nd Suppli es. Ou t· lin e of Sc h oo l s upplies will al ways be comp let e a nd our prices as lo w as is cons is tent with first-cl ass goods . O 9 · t · q, t tIs oue of Lll c Best lu t ills part or th e state and all ur rqscr tp ton epar men l'r escript.i ons a rc fi ll ed by men of ox pcrlencc and COME O.VCE AND YOU IV ILL COMB A GA

KIMBALL L ltUNDRY OF BEATRICE

J.D. McM ILLEN , A gent, P eru, Ne b raska B asket in front of P age's stor e. Collected fVI ond ay, delivered Friday. A ll YVork Guaranteed.

c. CHATELAIN'S JEWELRY STORE PERU, NEB RASK A

L augh ll ns F ounta in Pens, Watches, Clocks, Glassware, Ctiinawa re, Silverware, Confectio nery, Fruit. An ideal place to buy

IFyo

Co py ri ght 19 08 by H an Schaffner & Ma rx

u b.ig r oo my overcoat, box style, Wed hke to ha\"C you try OD o ne of these we sh ow h ere; it w ill s uit you exac tl y.

HART SCHAFFNER & MARX

made it for us; an d a lot of other fi ne overco at s, all of them sma rt in sty le an d a ll -woo l in fabric, and perfec tl y tailored. Th ere arc no other such clothes any. where else as these ; and if yo u g et o ne of o ur su its or ove rcoats this fa ll yo u may c onsider y ourself lucky. ''lou can't make any mi s take in buy in g Ha rt Schaffner & M arx cloth es

Thls s to re is the h omo or Bart Sch affn er & Jll arx cloth es.

We Solicit

Nor rna I Accounts of TheStu de n:ts

Dep osit yo ur t no tH:y with ll >' r t lt c semes ter or for the sc h oo l year [,nd pay your bill s by ch ecks. You thus h :t vc a pla ce of sa fety for yo u•· mon ey and yon ga in a va l uab le bu s in ess <.: XJH: ri e ncc in ca r ing fo r yo u•· acco un t.

CITIZE NS STA TE BANK

PERU, NEBRASKA

KA u-rz

The Nebra ska Ci ty Pho togra ph er.

NEB R ASK.A C IT Y, NEB R.

DR. L. A. FAIRCHID

OFFICE BAN I< 'PI !ONE NO. G3 H OME ' PHONE 35 OF FI CE CONSULTAT I ON FREE. I CARRY MY OWN DRUG S. CALLS ANSWERED NIGHT OR DAY.

SPECIAL TO STUDENTS

J. W. ROBB, THE OPTICIAN

will r efun d a ny No n nal stu d en t's car fare , who buys a pa ir of gl as s es at his office

OFFIC E WITH DR. HARRI S, Auburn Neb.

M. M. MACVEAN M. D.

NEBRASK.\ CITY, NEBR

Practice limited to Eye, Ear, No se and Throat.

Office over Nel so n's Shoe Store

Dr. H. S. G a n s o n

De ntist

Nebraska City Ne braska

For good things at the right prices. Examine· our·· stock of dry goods, furnishings, shoes, and grocer- . ies. It will pay you. · J.t · ·

WE CARRY a complete line of schuol supplies includlng the beat Fountain Pen on the murket. We have the largest stock of Pennants in tlJe town and take orders for classes or individualt-

We are going out of business. we have hundreds··of !-J fine .

Hart Schaffner and Marx s u i t s and overcoats to close out at actual factory cost. Our entire Clothing, Shoe, and Furnishing Stock must be sold during the next sixty days.

11l. $ .lJl < s ' ..

WHt;RGAS:

Ye for ce of ye maxim that YE CLOTHES DOTH NOT MAKE Y E AK is offset by ye plain , every-day fact th at Y .8 MAN DOTH MAKE Y8 CLOTHES [by choice of them]; a nd

WHt:;RGAS:

He who thinketh to bold King Winter in co nte mpt bp an unw a rrau teu de l ay in pro. c urin g wil1ter sha ll be shr i velled t--J:!IILI by .re De ce mb er blast; tbet·e!ore

That ye time to place TH L\ N K SGIVlNG orders h as arrived. It is ye part or pru. dence for one to fortify Lim self in good seaso n against ye judgement of his fellow men, the ruore so when be th ereby g·ain eth l.>odily comfort..

VOL Ill.

PERU , NEBRASKA , NOVEMBER, 1908.

WEB S TER IIA V Full·ha ck

FOOT BALL S QU A D, 1908

OREN LI NCOLN Right Tackl e

PI NK RENFRO , (CAPT .) Qua rter·back

II

Athletics as a School Auxiliary

BY SUPT GOE. N. MARTIN, N EBRA SKA CITY.

This seem s to be an age in w hich gregariou sn es s b as becnme rife in eve ry line ofhuman activity. Und er thi s co ndition, it is only natural th at the public s chool s sho uld sh ow mo re or l ess of t he influ ence of the prevalent s pirit of th e ti mes. As a result clubs of variou s s orts, "te am s" in many different function s, a nd s ocie ties of intermin a ble nomencla tures h ave been formed as aux iliarie s to s ch oo l wo rk . Few of these th at are favora bl y l oo ked upon by scho ol a uth ori t ie s, are w ith out good features Absolutely none of th em are fr ee from da nger to sch ool autho ri ty . E ach of th ese mu st, from its ve ry na turt: and exc use for being, be mo re or less a r efl ecti on of the ·id eas the person or pe rsons co ntrollin g or a ttemptin g the co ntrol of the sc hool. of th em too is necessa rily a contribu t or to the spirit of co mb at either ment al or ph ysical. Not o nly is this a reason for their ex isten ce · It is also the chief element of dange r.

It iR erron eously s uppo sed by many th at a thle tic team s a re perforce more aggressive a nd inclin ed to ca use trouble th an any of th e ot her for ms of sc h ool au xili aries. The na ture of the tra ining a nd proper co nt rol of such t eams w ill refute t he cl a im . In st ea d of fostering a s pirit of r ebelli on to a uth o rit y, properl y di sciplined at hletes recognize a uthority as th e so le hope of gaining their goal. Th e indiv idual members of a fo o tb a ll tea m or a b aske t ball team reco gniz e t hi s when the s tr on gest " all-round " m an is made ca pt a in.

T hey learn dex terity in t he use of the mu scles of the body. Th ey at on ce see th e necessity for cl ose ap plica ti on of th e s tud y of the game an d th e rules th at go vern it

They learn that bo th of th ese requi s it es are us eless without . co ol jud gement .

Th ey rea dily see th e res ul t of ch ea tin g or fo ul pl ay of a ny s ort . So mu ch 1..-n inin g of thi s so rt mu st cr ca tc th at poi se that we deno min a te ci v ili ty. But says an o pponent, " Thi s tra inin g ca n and sho uld be o bt a in ed thro th e o rdin ary ac ti vities of the scho ol s." Gra nted, but w hi ch of th ese ord ina ry ac tivitie s pr ese n ts one ha lf th ro ugh co ncrete lesso ns in or min d cultnre fo und on th e a thl e ti c fi e ld?

"Wh ere a man 's tr eas ure i s, there w ill his h ea rt be al so ." L oya lty to th e in s tituti on he represe nts is a c hi ef ch at·acte ri stic of the a thlet e. C hildren as well as men na tura ll y wish to sta nd for th at w hi ch m ee ts with ge neral accla im. Hen ce sch ool pa tri o ti sm m ea ns s ch o ol pu rifi cati on acco rdin g to the t dea ls ofinflu enti al pa trons and auth o riti es.

Athl et es acq uire a who l eso me f o_r the s impl e a nd hen ce vit al rul es of hy gtene. Thi s fac t is so potent as to he cle ar to the ve ri est t yro.

"But, '' says th e o bj ec to r, "at hl et ic · d oro us a nd oft- ga m es for girls arc tn ec t im es ha rmful. " Gran te d, in c ase of m ost b oys ' gam es but n owa d ays so h ea lthful a nd perfe ct ly rl eco.ro u_s ga m e!:> are pl ayl' d th at thi s obJ ec t iO n lS r elega ted to the mu sty ga rret s of the p_ast

It w ill be ob se rv ed th at at hl e tt cs IS me nti oned as bei ng u se ful o nly as an a u.1. . . Tb " ...-. ea ns th at pa rtici- xt tary ac tt vt ty. ts pa ti on in a thletic eve nt s mu st be possible 0 1 r th ho sh ow sati sfac tory n y 10r ose w sc hol as tic acco mpli s hm e nt .

Th e at hl etic ac tivities of a sch ool sho uld n ot be co nfinttd to a ny one of th e va riou s ro rm s r · d" t "One ma n' s food is ,, , 10r as tn te , ano th er' s poiso n ."

Th 1 ons of any s tu- e m os t tmp orta nt ess de nt' s life are th ose in cidentally taug ht. Mos t of th e set le ss on s, r ec it ed b eca u se so me one h as th oug ht them out a nd pl aced th em in a bo ok are for gotten. Th ose re main th at fordb le concrete illu s tratio n rend er in effaceabl e. Au x il ia ry ac tivi ties are ped agogica l beca us e th ey increas e th e

n umb er of chan ces to secure su ch pre sentation. Wherever lo ca l conditions a re no t pr oh ibitive wise guid a nce of the at hle tic act iv itie s of pup il s w ill be in fin i te ly pt·cfcr ab lc to a ll owing the plug ugli es a nd r iffra ff of th e commu nity to do so. Th is l ast w ill al ways re su lt if the t eac her fa il s to do hi s work in thi s particula r. Thi s argu ment alo ne is eno ugh to cause the most n1b id u nbe li eve r to pause a nd cons id er. Littl e ca n be done for the boy or gi rl u pon whom the lawl ess clement h as a firmer grip than th e sch oo l h as Th e sch ools mu st m eet an d fa i rly gr ap ple with new co nd itions. Ti me-ho n ore d cu stoms will be found to be ru ste d key s at leas t. Athletic nc ti v itic s for scho ols h ave come to stay

BERT E. SWENSON Center.

ReportofGames.

U nd er perfect fo otba ll conditions a nd in :1 fi erce w 'lm C th e Uni vers it y

defented the Normal s on Oct. 31. Although ou t\yeighed ten pounds to the m an the No rmals pl ayed a far better · game th an the sco r e, 8-0, wo uld indicate, gain in g as mu ch gro und as the ir beefy opponents , a nd outclassing them in many 1 departments of the game.

Tile 'k rub s' o nl y touc hd own came in the fir st 15 minutes of the game. Munson caugh t an ons ide k ic k. attemp t ed by Pen1, and r aced for a touchdown.

From thi s time on the ball s urged hack a nd forth ac ross the g ridiron a nd but for an unfortun ate bounding of the ball, upon one of Gi bson's spi r:tls , there would have bee n no fur ther sc o ri n g. Renfr o, with coo l beaded precisio n, w as waiting for the ball to roll o\·cr the line, \cvh en it took an errnt ic ho und an d he ca ugh t it on the lin e ancl was bo r ne bac k by a Nebraska playe r for a safety.

Gel wick was a gr·eat gro und gai n er and a perfect d emon up on d efence, breaking up m any plays befor e they were fairly starteel.

Helm s and D. Me dl ey pl ayed a good, hard game at ends. Through Med l ey the Normals wo rk ed a for wa rd pass for 20 y ard s. M cRenold s play ed a goo d ga m e, tea ring bole s through th e lin e, throu gh 'vhich the No rm al h ac ks made big gai n s. Swenson, the No,rm al ga int, pl ayed his usual s tellar game. In fa ct every man in the Nor mal lin e up pl ayed t he game to th e limit

Th e lin e up :

Uni Sc rub s. No rm al

Ch nuner .................. lc ................. D. Medley

Neff.... ....... .. ...... ...... lt .

Buol. .l g

Wa lco tt .................. c ....

Gel\vi ck

. .. .... .. .. ....Swenson Pi er ce rg z

Ang-e l. rt C a lb orn

L ofgre w re .. He lm s Frank ! h . Ste,vn rt

Gi bson rh . F. Medley

Fighe ... . ........

q b

cap

Renfro Mum son ....

Ray

On the same day as the Uni Scrubs ga me at Peru, the Peru scrubs were putting up a game fight at Neb ra s ka City. With three of their men out of th e g am e, pla ying sub on th e first team, they could ha rdl y ex pect to win, but never -the-less they stood a good chan ce of d oi ng so.

The princip al feature of the ga me w as the return of punts by McD owell of the Norma l. He handl ed every pun t with a nicety a nd pr ecision t hai. wo uld do cr etli t to an o ld ba nd at th e game .

The las t fond ho pe s of winning- th e mu ch

Th e n ex t touc nd own ca me by s ln:tigh l. ba rd foo tb a ll , 10 whi ch far gt·eatcr h ee l of the Bell ev ue team to ld.

After t hi s stage of th e ga me Per u t oo k a br ace a nd, Mago t· ge ttin g th e bn ll on a fumb le at th e 17 ya rd l in e. it w as cn ni c.:fl o ver in tht·ce d ow ns.

In t he first few minu tes nf the ha lf Re ll c vue fumhl c rl the hn ll on n punt Sw t•n son r ccn\ c-rc d the hal l a nd Rm as hc cl ove r fnt· rt L" uc h dow n.

L at c·r in the game Be ll c ntc.: \\' Od \e d th l' ball up to Pe ru 's 20 ya t·d li ne. wlwt·c T' ie t·-

'I"Ei\ OF 1907

coveted pen n ant have faded away int o the drea my di sta n ce and the No rm al h as learned bow ha rd it is to say ''It might h ave been." The No rm al we nt do wn in glorious , tho bi tte r d efeat. be fo re the g ro:: at Bellevue eleven on Nov. 14 But the bo ys certainly pl aye d in hard lu ck a nd arc s till deplo rin g th e un lu cky fluk e th at gave Bellev ue her first tou c hd ow n. Th e ball was, or rathe r see med to be do wn , when it slid o ut to a Bellevue pl ayer, who skated over the sn ow and ice for a to uchdow n.

!<O il kicked a cl iffic.: ttl t fi eld goa l. The.: l as t score ca me np on n hn d l'l nrl Re nfr o was for ced to fa ll oyer ow n goa l for a Fimtl sco re 18 -10

Every man on the tea m s teady, d e; m game, and the hc!=:t p os!<ible und er the co ndi tion s, w hi ch wet·<: Ye t·y <lis agn·ea bl e.

Stewa rt . t he plucky ha lfh ac k, w:t s hu rt a nd r etired fr nm the ga me g ivin g place to Keim

was n ot in the g:tm c hu L s hi vt-r in !-! 0 11 tlw li m:s n nrl thnt

hi s c hatt e rin g teeth w as hummin g t hi s so ng (t o the tnnc of "Gee but I \\"i sh I I lnd a (;i J")" ):

Cct· l wish I h ad two po int><

Like the ot hcr fe llow s h:tcl. lf :\1 i s!; Goshcu lwei on ly rai sed :\! r grn dc J'd l.Jccn so g l:td

On \\' cc! n cs dny ni g ht l ough t

To ha vc stayed at ho me 'S tead of rnmbling out tn my girl' s home. (;(·c I wi sh I h ad a grade

w as the pr op, tht· main stay of th e whole Peru team , but the new s paper·s te ll it much be tt e r· thnn we ca n.

From the Wor ld Hera ld

Swe n son. the ''B ig Sw crl c" "·ho plnyc cl pra ct ic all y th e entire game for Pe ru in his PMi tion at ce nter is to jo in the Corn hu s ker s quad next yea r, in whi ch he s hould he a tow er· of stren g th . He ......-ill be able to iudul gc in but one year at Linco ln , how ever·, s ince he h as n ea rly reach ed his limit at the Norma l, where he has plxycd three )'ca rs a nd a ha lf. He is sa id to be the best n at ural foo tball warr·ior in the st at e at prese n t.

Bellevue P eru

Mun ger , Jo hn so n ..... ! e ..... ... ..... . .. D. Medley

Carey ...... .. .... ....... ... .l t ... . .............. . C ol born

Primrose lg Kirsc h

Barry c S\ve n so n

Bonder so n rg Zink

Pierso n rt Lincoln

Ra cley re : M agor

Ma rvel capt qb ca pt Renfr o

Morter .lb Stewart, Keirn

Pbel ps rh Gehvick

Enficld . ........... ... ... ... f b .... . ...... .... .......... R ay

Helms was out of the game h aving a badly swo ll en ha nd that prevented him from pl ayin g.

Thi s game closes the season for the Norma l, and a lth ough the Norm al has won but one game, ye t we r egard the question

to be n ol wh ether we won or los t, bul h ow did we fig ht.

On Frida y, No \·. 20 tbc boys of th e nin th a nd te nth gr ades fr om the mod el hi gh sc h oo l met in a liv ely batt le on th e foot-ball fid el. The ni nt h gra de ca me off Yi cto ri ous \\'i th a sc ore of 10 to 6.

Scycra l boy s arc trying out fm· a place on the fir st tea m in basket-b al l. T he Normal h as so me excellent m ate ri al for a stro ng team an d, al tho s he h as lost the foo t-b a ll pcnn.an t, s he does not mean to take a back seat in all ot her a thletics .

It w as hop ed to h av e had anot her contribute d ar ticle on a th l etic s .fr om Geo. D. Ca rrington, County Superintendent of Nemaha Co ., who has a somewhat differe nt o pinion than th at entertained by Superintendent Martin, whose a rticle appears in t hi s iss ue. During the State Teac hers' Assodati on, Mr. Carrington consented to give the No rm a lite re a ders the bene fit of hi s views, but, owing to so many other pres sing duties, he was unable to find time to do so. Howe v er it is hoped th at we m ay he ar from him at a la ter date.

There are a g reat many who entertain p os iti ve views on at hl etics both pro a nd coo a nd it is a matter worthy of no little con s ideration to yo ung prin ci pals, who are going o ut into some of the best schoo ls of the state, to know the opi nion s ofleading educato rs as to the relative valu e to be pl a ced upon a th letics. So me B oa rd s of Education in the state h ave co mple tely ignored athletic organi zat;ons a nd h ave refused to permit such to h ave any place in the school. Should athle tics, then, be encouraged, if so, to what exte nt?

Notes From the Field.

Miss Elizabeth Ca rhart, ' 07, is doing excellent work at Ashland.

E. a rry B eck, '06, is very s uccessfu l as principal of the Filley school s.

Miss Sara Dunn , '08 , is teaching at York a nd taking work leading to a higher degree.

Miss Bertha Oleson,'07 , is the successfull principal of the Gretna high sch ool. She is d oing excell ent work at Gretna.

Eliz abeth Shafer '90, countv superi nte ndent of Butler co unty , excelknt work in the rural school s of their county.

Superintendent Ch as. Amm on, '07 , of Rock co unty held a rousing educati ona l at Ba ssett during the rece nt vacation.

Miss Zo l; Zinn , '08, is making a reco rd as a grammar grade t eache r at Howard. S up erintendent Cl ark says he is hi g hly please d wi th her wo rk·

Ethel F. Robb, '08, is assista nt pnnetpal of the Brock high SC' h oo l. Profess ors Searson and DelzelJ ,·isited. her ro om and announce her work first-c l ass

Miss Alice McC r acken '0 6 ·s t' • , , 1 res tn g th1s year She tauabt two very s ,... u ccessfu l years at Bancroft the two yca t·s just past, an d expects to enter sch oo l work again next fall.

Miss Ellis says, "T he cl ass of ' 06 is growing, " a nd no one can deny it . Numbers do not al ways mean greatness but they are elements of strength. So think its members.

Mr. C. Ray Gates, principal of the Nebraska City high school , proved himsel f a brill i ant and resourcefu l t oast master at the reunion of th e class of '07 in Lin co ln during the State 'l'eaC'hers'

Mr Wm Kn o ll,' 07 is very success ful as t ea ch er of sc ien ce in the O rd high sc h oo l.

Mi ss Mau d i\lo ll yneaux is now se rvin g her thir d yea r as primary te ac her in the No rth Platte pub li c s ch oo l s.

Superintend e nt B. E. Dill of Wi ld er expresse d him self as highly ple ased with the work of Miss Helen Cone, '0 8, as a prima ry t eache r.

J. Harold Willi ams, '0 8, is n ow the ve ry success ful principa l of the Chadr on hi gh sc h ool. Superinte nd ent E lli ot says W illi ams is a hustler.

Mi ss Eva Gil ber t, '0 7, is m alt in g an e nviable r ecord as primary te ac h er at Br ock One m embe r of the board de cl ar ed s he is worth $15 per mo nth more th an th ey are paying her.

Miss Bertha R ee d, Annabel Jo seph, a nd Bes si e Zinlc, a ll of l ast year 's cl ass , are t eac hin g at Os ceo l a. J ud gc Ca mpbell, secr etary of th e Osceo la board, sa ys th ey arc exc ellent t eache rs.

S uperintende nt J as. O'Connell, '94 of Loup City was one of th e pr om in e nt sc ho ol men of the Assoc iation. Sup e rinte nd e nt O'Connell was county s up et·in te ndent o fHitcbcock co unt y fo r a n umbe r of yea r s.

Miss Grace H aa g, '0 6, "1 e nt e red Park Coll ege, Pa rkvill e, Mi ssou ri , t hi s fa ll wh ere I will fini sh my cl ass ica l co ur s e, probab ly in two ye ar s. Next s umm er I wi ll tr ave l in Eur ope with mv fa th e r, a nd expect to bet back here in th e a utumu to take up the work aga in.

The re uni on dinner of the '06's was a very pleasant affai r to a ll. Betw een thirty-five and fo rty were present a nd many remarked that it seem ed so goo d to have th e cl ass together again. Pra ctically a ll the class o ffi cers we re present a nd these wi th the presence of Miss E lli s c ou ld n ot but ca ll up vi sions o fth os e"class meetings of 0t1C'r d :-> ,s."

Miss Clara Shires, '08, is ...-ery s ucce ssful in her work in the Lin co ln sc ho o ls.

Latest addit ion to cl ass of '95 -Pe rry Va li an t Mart in, born Ssptcm ber 25, 1908 Li ,·ermor e, C al iforn i a.

Mi ss Virgini a Byerly, '08, is c::t r ry in g on advanced wo rk in li te r at ure in Ct)On ect i on with her r egu lar schoo l w or k at Ne b raska C ity.

P rin cipa l August E ggenbe rge r, 'OS of W este m is cont inuin g th e work of fo rmer

Prin cipa l, Gcot·ge E. Lee, '06, wh o goes to Shick ley this year.

Prin c ipal Edwa rd Hoda pp , '08, is o rgnn i7.ing the Vc t·don schoo ls· on the t;gh t ba si s. His teachers are a ll co-operating with him to gi ve Ver don a fine syst em of sc h oo ls.

Mi ss Len a Ha llett, '08, was r ecent ly ob li ged to r es ign h er po s ition at Rul o on account of i ll h ealth. T he p eop le of Rulo were vet·y so rr y to h ave her resign as her wo rk was very su ccess ful.

P rin c ip al C. 0. Ol in e princip al of the Sho l es co n so lid ated sc hools was hi g hly complimented by the St at e Teachers' Associat io n, wh ich passe d a r es olution endors ing "t he pla n of conso lid at ion as at Sholes, Neb ra s ka."

L. A. Qoi vcy '93 who h as b een in busines s a num ber of years h as entered schoo l '''ork as su perin te ndent of the C ozard publi c schoo ls. He says my norma l trainin g st ays wi th m e. so I rio not feel at h ome a ny wh en else o ut si de the sc h oo lr oom.

Su p erint end ent H. M. Garrett of As hland snys Fred Zink, '08, is an enthu sias t in at hl etics a nd an exce lle nt teacher of scie nce.

Mari e '0 7, is w ill r cmembeiTdast hc na t ive Porto ".Ric an l ady who gr::td ua tc d from th is sc hool with high credi t. She is now teaching in Co uga s. P. R ., a nd she is a rran gi ng to send her yo un ger si sten: to Peru.

Miss May Linger, 08, is working at Per u for her advanced degree. She is an assistant in the dep ar tment of literature.

Mr. Ro bert R ay a nd Mrs. Phoebe She p pard-Ray, '06, n ow liYe at Eusti s where Mr. R ay is sup erintend e nt of sc h oo ls.

Superindent R. J. Barr of Grand I sland declare s t hat J\li ss H at tie Fi g ht , '08 , is a r ea l t eacher of En g li sh and that he is please d wi th h er se rvi ces

Sixty-fi,·e cov ers were l aid for th e 1907 r eu ni on, sixty- one for the cl ass of 1 908, and thirty-five for the class of '06 -a ll on the snm e eyeni ng at th e Li ndell Hotel.

Miss Rosa Bouton , '81 Professor of D omesti c Science at the St ate Univers ity, addressed tbc Women's Federated Club s in Omaha recent ly. She received mo st f avorabl e com ment.

Miss Estella Graham, ' 95 has r et urn ed to her home in Weatherford, Okl ah oma. She is not teac hing t hi s year While in s he at tended the Home Co ming in Br ow nY!Il e' her bir t h- pl ac e.

A le tter from Miss E. C. Morgan. R oches te r, N. Y., former preceptres s or Mt Vern on Ha ll , states that this estimabl e la dy is e njoying good health, a nd r eta in s her deep i nt erest in the N. S. N. S. She h as r ecen tly enjoye d a vi sit from Mis s F. M. Wrigh t, a former teacher at Pe r u, a nd d en r to many st udent s.

Th e fo ll o wing me mhers of th e cl assof' 07, attended the a nnn al re union dinner at the Lind e ll Hotel on the evening of November 5th:-Mr. a nd Mrs. C. F. White, L. J. Kno ll , Hert ha Ol eso n, Elizabeth Fearo n, Mae Bell e Kinniar, Anna C ogi ll, :Mary Jo h nson , I da John so n. Corta Potras, Don Young, Ch as. G. Ammon, Pe a rl Shaneyfelt, T heo la Linn , Elizabeth Ca rhart, Rena Ha ney, C. R. Gates, Mr. a nd Mr s. J. W. Searson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wooda r d, \V. G. Brooks. Lill ith W Rgge n er, Crcne

Kulp , Ula Waterhouse. G. E. Kn o ll, Flore nce Nye, Ad ah Lonneker, Flora Purinton, Maud e Sim, Edith Catchp ol e, B essie Dunham, Eu nice Munson, Miss Moore, Minni e McAdams, Willi am Noll , L. H. Hend er son, C. E. Benso n, Eva Gilbert, Marga r ete L amba rt , Gertrude C oo n, Rub y G. Cla rk, My rtle Krebs, Margaret Fe dd e, Gussie Kohler, Ann a Jam es, Macie Varner, Cyrus Phillips, A. J. Wickla nd , ]. C. M itc hell, Ozola Ha rm on, C. M. Penney, Hel en Dy-· sart, Alice McGavock, E. K. Hurst , Ca ni e Niedermeyer, Benj. Harrison, E. A. Linger, R. R. McGee, M. W. R ya n, Mrs. Be rt ha T aylor Ha ll strom, Il ah Ohl so n, E. L. Taylor.

fa ctor in the e du cat ional affa irs of our st ate.

Supt. Delze ll' s su bject w as "Boost, do n't Kn oc k ." Af te r pay i ng a t..J i butc of pra i se to his alma mater, he han dled hi s subj ect in such an op timi s ti c man n er :1s to make Peru proud of her r ep r esentative. Supt. Del zell is a Peru product of ea rli er days, when she w as not so well known ovc •· the state.

PROF.C.M.PE:-<NEY

Th e new President.

Banquet at State Teachers' Association.

When Supt. J. E. De lz ell. of Lexington , class of '93, arose before the vast a udi ence of banqueters, at the joint banquet of co lleges, the Peru vians - filling two large tables the entire length of th at great Auditorium - arose en masse and togethe r "vith nearly a hun dred Norma lites in t he gallery who were unable to procure ba nquet tickets, gave the No rm al yell , which made the walls shake . No one in the vast a udience doubted that Peru was a decided

Our N ew Constitution . ADOP1' EO NOV. 8, 1 008.

ART. I. ORG.-\NlZA'l'I0:-1.

This organiz a ti on sha ll be known as the P er u State No rm al Alu m ni Association.

ART. II. OOJgC'l'.

lts obj ect sha ll be to furth er the i nter est of it s Alm a Mater and its act i ve m embc J·s in their ch ose n pr ofess io n.

ART. Ill. 1'11E:\lDEHS

Th e m cmbe n: sha ll be known as act i ve and assoc iate.

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Sec. 1. Active me mb ers sha ll consts 0 th ose a lumni of the Peru State No nn:d who sha ll pay their y ea rl y du es ot fi fty cents.

Sec. 2. Acti ve me mbers, on ly, m ay v ote, bo ld offices or sec ure ass ista n ce of the a lumni teachers bureau.

Sec 3. Associate m embers s hall consist of all alumni of the Peru State Nonna l who do not qu al ify for act ive members hip.

ART. I V.

Th e office rs of th is asso ci at ion sltn ll co ns ist of a Pre s ident, Vice Pres i dent and Secr eta t·v, Treasurer d be 1·s of the · , an two 01 "' Executive C om mi ttec.

2. sha ll be an Executive Co mmittee whtch sha ll cons ist of five 01 embers: two to be chosen at the a nnu al meeting of the association, from the Alumn i who a re t eac hin g in the public schools of Nebraska, a nd th e oth er three m embers of t hi s c om -

mittcc sha ll be the President of t he Alumni Association , the Presiden t of the P eru State No rm al, a nd the Secretary-Trcas. of the As soc it aion.

V. Dl OF OFF ICE RS.

1. The Pres id e nt sha ll perform the usual duties pertaining to that office . He sh a ll hav e power to call me eting of th e exec uti ve c omm ittee and s hall preside at such m eet in gs.

2. The vice pre s id e nt sh all perform the d uti es of the presidcn t in hi s abse n ce or when so ordered by the president.

3. The sec r etary-tre asu rer sh aH be a re s id ent of Peru , a nd sh a ll have general oversig ht of a ll corresponden ce a nd finances of the assoc ia ti o n, und er the direction of th e execu tiv e co mmit tee. He sha ll rece ive all dues a nd pay o ut a ll money upon the orde r of th e exec uti ve committee. He sha ll also can·v on an d atten d to aH cor. r espondence rela ting to th e "Teachers Bur ea u" of the assoc ia ti on. He shall make an an nu al re port to the assoc iat ion at it s regu lar meeting during the associ at io n.

4. The exec uti ve committee sha ll compri se a cabinet in which sha ll be managed a ll t he details of finance and which sha ll origina te recommendations to the ann ual meetiu o- for the rrood of the associa ti on. 1:> 1:> The secret ary-t r eas urer sha H be executi ve officer and sha ll ac t under it s dire c ti o n.

5. Th e preside nt of the Peru Nor mal a nd the two elec ted m em bers of t he ex ec uti ve sha ll const itute an a uditin g com mittee whose dut y sha ll be to audit th e b ooks a nd the rec ords ot the secreta ry -treasu rer just before the an nu al meeting and make a report on th e sa 1!:!e to th e assoc ia tion.

6. Any member of the executive co mmitt ee sha ll h ave power to a ppoint any fell ow a lumnu s to ta ke hi s place at a ny call or r egu lar meeting of th e committee. Up on his fai l ure to make an appo intment the pre sident shall have power to mak e s uch appoi ntm en t.

ART. \'1. HOW

Thi s const itution m ay be am en ded at any regu lar meeting by a two thirds vote of members present

AWl'. \'U.

All meet in gs and places of meeting sba JI be determined by the execu ti ve committee.

Secretary's Report.

For the year ending Nov ember 8, 1908. R ead at bu siness meeting.

EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR.

Filing Case (Macy ) ·with card index $ Printing for th e year Stamps for letters sent ..................... .....

Help, assista nt during spring months ...

Phone a nd telegr ams

Socittits II

Pbilomathean

Philo has had exceptionally s trong program s the past mo nth. The programs have been not only en tert a inin g but also in s tructiv e. The Pbil om at hcans h aYc ta ken up the study of African sl avery, for general work, beginnining of slavery, co ntinuing to it s clo s e, a nd sho wi ng it s clo se connection w ith American hi st ory. Besides pap ers treati ng th e subject, there will be illu st rated scenes fr om n egro life. The program gi ven on Oct obe r 16 was of special interest to a ll a nd espec1ally to lovers of athl etics . Th e program was devoted to foot-ball pl aye r s. Excellent papers were given on the top ic s, "The Original Foot-ball," and '' Hi s tory of Foot-ball in Peru." Th e ''Sketch of Players a nd Coach ," was very much enj oyed by a ll who knew the players a nd coach. This p ape r told about Coach Sch erer's fo rm t- r work as a foot-ball man when he pl a yed with the famous Chicago Unive rs it y ekven. Thi s te am won a nation al reputatio n by defeating Michig a n' s unconquered team. For his excellent se r vice he w as given a h andsome blanket of maroon, th e Chicago University color. This program was given th e evening afte r the game wit h Doan e. It w as in ho nor of thi s ,ent th at a paper on the "Histo ry of Games with the Doane Fo o t-hall Team,'' wa s read. A large numbc·r of the Doane b all team w as present and one of th eir members favored t he society with a voca l solo. All lov ers of music who have h ea rd Miss Murphy s in g, know that Philo had a rare treat that evening in li steni ng to her solo. Mr. Kent Mitten, former pre s i-

dent of Philo , who b as returned to sc h oo l this year, play ed a co rn et solo w hi ch was a pprec iate d by a ll. Pcnrl Sy l vester, pl eased every o ne by the exce ll ent tation g iv en in her un ique and int c 1·cs tin g .ma nn er.

On October 22od the gc ncrnl work of "Negro Qu estio n R" was tn k en uP · Aft er a pi ano ductt by Mtss es Schi el' a nrl Ddze ll , Lena J ac k so n read a sho rt sl<c tcb of slave ry in a entertaining wny. Nema ha Clorl< gave a pap er on the "Home Life of t he Sla vcs in Afri ca." Sad ie J ones fav o rcd the soc ic tv w ith a voca l so lo. The paper on th e ,;M iddle P assage " by John so n tre ated of the tra nsp o rt atiO n of slaves from Africa to Am e ri ca. Dora And ru s ga ve a pap er on the "Intr oduct ion of Sl . A . , Miss Pah l gave an a very 111 mcn ca . excellent re a din g.

As the r eg ul ar custo m, on the evening of Oc tober 30t h, a very interest in g and tertaining Hallowc'C'n prog ram was gt ven. The ha ll was far too sma ll to acco mmod a te th e crowd th at a ttend ed. Th e s el ect ions of mu s ic bv th e la d ie s' Bone ·J t the occas ion Band were ver y fittmg o an d caused much mirth and laug ht e r. Th h M't s·s Stephenson e movmg pt c tures y · assiste d b ,.- Misses Mohrman and lVlcDe r- • :1 cntcrtil inin o-. met wns very umque anc b The "Hallowe'en of yc Old en Days". by Mi ss Cec ili a wehr .,.ave us a g limp se mt o 0 olden times

The work done bv "Dr. Zevinsil<y' ., t he H . -. 1 fine imit at ion y pn ohst was certaw y a f 1 . D · rr a ll t lt c my r.o t lC real hypontJ s t. un no G. • t f h , cntn.,. wetrd tc pe1· o rm an ce s of t e c'\i "" mu s ic fitting to the \\·.as pla yed by Eth el Williams. Th e sp ccm l · . b M 1'ss Ge rtrud e mu stc w as a pwno so lo Y Tyler. Thi s excellent prog ram was closed by a "Ghost Story '' told by J oy Morgan.

"All things come to hi m who wa its" -if be works pers istent ly and intelligently.

Inter-colle2"iate D ebates.

\\" ithin a s hort time aft er th is i ss ue of Till' Korrna lit c is the h ands of it s r·cgi s lrntio n for the preliminary debates will begi n. To wh o ar·c not acquainted wit h the: debating wo rk of the sc h oo l it might be explained that th ese debate s arc held to detcm1 in e who shn ll r cprcscn t the Na nn a! on the in tc r -co ll cgiatc debating tea ms. Th e se debate s are pur·ely compctit i,·e and thru them much llC\\' ta lent is brot to o ur attent ion. It is hoped that large numbers w ill take pan in th ese deb ates and thereby de ri\·e the benefit s to be h ad in th at way To r ep resent yo ur sc hool in an in terco ll egiate debn tc is bey o nd qu est ion the g re ates t honor th at sch oo l life offe rs. No t o nl y from the sta ndpoint of h ono r· is it to be d es ired, but the drill o btained there wi ll bet te r fit the particip nnt for th e duties be wi ll encou nter· in life, as a citize n, as a fncto r in soc iety a nd as an e ducator·. Peru h as :1. d efi nite contract for a deb at e wit.h the Misso uri \V a rrcu sb urg No rmal and h as also ma de a proposition to th e Kea rn ey Nor·mal of this state for a d oub le he a der. The d eba tin g co mmitt ee is in encc witu a nu mbc.r of ot hct· colleges and it is thot th at at least three in te r -co ll eg iate debate s will be sc h edu led Cicer on ian s! At he nians! Students of debate! IT er<' is a chance for som e croo d world ""' ., "'-

Cicero.

w. T. HA!WING T 0:-.1

On Octobe r 24 , afte r a mo st excellent address by Prof. C. V. Williams on the subjec t "O r ato r a nd Oratory" the q uestion-"Resolv ed th at governm e nt g uarantee of bank deposits is prac tic a ble " was debated. Th e question was affi rmed by; B. E. Swenso n. C. W. S mith a nd A. C. K uen-

ning . It was n egat i,·ed by; Edison Pettit, Lc \\'i s Coa le and Frank Adams . Ma ny exccllen t po ints were m ade on both s id es durin g t h..: ope n discuss ion following th e d ebn tc.

The meeti ng of l\o " embe t· 4 was ope ned hy a v ery npt add1·css by Pr ofl'essor F. M. Gregg on the subj ect . "So me hi sto ri c debntes." .-\fte r "·hielJ th e questio n- -" Rcsol vcd that the U. S. naYy sho uld be imm e diately st r engt he ned'' \\' as debated. G. E. Sa nd en: , \V. T. Harington aflirm ed the q•1e st ion Har ry Sa n de r s, C. K. Morse , and'J. D. fl.kMillen debated th e n ega ti,·c.

At henian

The .·\ lheninns haYc enjoYNI sume very in tc1·cs ting a nd l in;l y dd.Jates the pa st mo nth. Th e: m eet i ngs have bee n we ll attend ed a nd on the \\'h ole great enthusiasm h ns been shown.

Ur o Ot:t. 17 th e Cl ub met for th e fir st debate . Before the rli :;c u ss ion Mis s Julin \'a n Or·iel fay o rcrl us with a pi a no so lo. Th..:n lh t· "Resolved that th e \\' as hbu n nl is mme l" seful th an th e Piano ." Th e M Chitt en de n, Col so n and DaY icl son a ffinncd the question, while the ;\ l is!-.l'S Wa hlstrom, Turn er a nd Sccc h d cn it'd i t. Th e judges decided in favor of th e ne ga tive.

Th e ques ti on deb aLe d on Oct. 24 w as:th at Co untry Life is more Cooclul'ivc t.o Happiness than Ci ty Life. The speakers on the affi r·m a ti ve were the Misses Fr iday and O'Connor and on the negntiv e the Mi sses Ge rtrnrle Vaoor;cl a nd Best. Th e affirmative s id e won.

On acc't of ot h er so ci al gatherings the Cl ub h as not b een a ble to h ave their l as t two r eg ul ar m eet in gs.

The Athenian Debating Club is proud of th e fact that Mi ss Goshen h as consented to be the advis or. With her help and di rec ti on the society wi ll surely ha ve s uccess .

Jl$SOti ati o.ns 11

Y.W.C.A.

ElOrA DOYER

Mi ss Myra Withers, State Y. W. C. A. Secretary, will vi sit Peru Normal, November 27, to 29. Miss Withers is an ab le speaker; no girl can afford to miss o ne of her talks. To the l au ies of the town who have been app reciated visito rs on Su nd ay afternoons, we extend an in vitat i on to attend these meetings.

Misses Nelli e Dorsey, Charlottt: Hickman, Mi nnie Knudsen, P au line Aden, Minnie Sell and Emma Boyer were delegates to the Twenty-third Annual Convention of theY. W. C. A. held at Grand Island, October 23, to 25. These ·young l adies will r eport this m eeting in Philo Hall, November 22.

Th e large union meeting of t heY. W. C. A. a nd theY. M. C. A., on November 8 the first day of the week of prayer was dressed by Rev. Tingley ot Lincoln. The topic was Prayer. Th e attitude of th e heart was most emphasized.

"Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye, When only God is near."

l\OTES FROM GRAND ISLAND CONVENTION.

A hearty welcome was given the delegates by the Baptist College, the Grand Island Business Co ll ege, and the Grand I sland High School, a nd the citizens opehed wide their doors.

The ea rn est sp irit uni ver sally ma nifested was evidence that "Christ is not s imply an historic Chri s t, but a present Christ." The two-hundred delegates, r epr esenting twenty-four associations we re inspired by the presence of two of the national o fficers, Miss Simms, Secretary, and Miss Bernard, of the Publication Board.

Rura l associations have been formed

w hi ch, it is ho ped, wi ll be helpful to m:1ny young wo me n.

Th ere arc 23 000 ,000 wo men in the United State s, 5,000,000 of \\' h om earn the ir own livin g. Of thi s number 1299000 work in factories, 1 4-4,000 arc students. Th ese figures s how the fie ld fo t· A ssoc iati on wo rk

RE

S OLU'I'I Ol\S OF S\':\!PAT I IY.

Whereas, ou r H eaYen ly F:1ther· ha f', Ill

Hi s infinite wi s dom see n fil to rem on: fr om this life, the father of out· esteeme d co-wo rk ers Fern and Gi::tclYf' !<alston: Be it rcs o,l ved, that we, the member s of theY. W. C. A. of Peru St ate Nomwl, extend to them ou r svmpathy, and pr·ay that God m ay comfort th e m, and gi ve..: them strengt h to bea r th e ir burden in this hour of deepest sorro w.

Resol ved, that a copy of the se tions be fo r warded to the bcreaYed famll y, a copy be placed up on the re co rds o: this · · d b p 1-1't1 te d 111 the orgamza t1on, an a copy e p ape rs of Weeping Water· and of Per u. C ommi tt ee

MAuDE

ETII EL J OJ INSO:--: CHARLOTTE HICKi\IAN ELLEN

$ l\1. C. C. A.

AXNA SCHM I DT

A card was recei ved fn>m our advi!:'er, Miss La ll y. She sends her greetings <tnd be st wishes to the asso, :iatioo.

Abont t we nty members oft he associat i on drove to Juli a n, Oct . 25 to attend After th e !'erviees they were ve t·y .p l easnntly entertained at the Old Colonial Hou se by Miss Mary Lehi gh

Th e associat ion has begun the study of the Life of Christ, u sing F athe r Maas' text. This s tudy is a continuati on of last year' s work. The lesso n wi ll be su pp lem en ted hy re ports and specia l readin g.

Y.M. C.A.

M otto: L et t hi s mind be in you which w as in C hri st Jes us." P hil. 2:5.

FROC\ f A L AY

Our Y. M., any Y. M. sh ou ld sta nd for at least two thiu gs; fir s t, tur nin g men from que stion ab le path s to way s in ke epin g witb the t eac hin gs of ' 'th e man of Ga llil ee" a nd, se co nd, tra ining th ose felJo\Y S wh ose pr esen t cou r se is ri g ht, for mo re effect i vc Ch ris tian s ervice and more dec id ed Ch ri st ian le a dership in t he fu t ure. Of course it is in c umb en t up on the cabinet to plan for these lin es of work but it is up to yo u and me, as Jay me mbers, to fa ll in to lin e when a leade r ass um es comm a nd in rea din ess for the camp a ign.

Sec ret ary S imonds WI;te s; "The Bibl e s tudy mo vement open s th e way for reac hi ng more men than any other ph ase of our co ll ege wo rk I look over thi s state and find sp i1·ited yo un g men going thru co ll ege a nd ne ver entering the Bibl e cla sses or Sunday Schoo l or assoc iat ion m ee ting, s urel y this o ught not to be, and with y our co-op e ration I believe we ca n s ee hundred s of our Ne bra ska bo ys la nded for right things this yea r whom we ha ve n eve r been able to re ac h hefore." Thi s wo rd wu s to ao officer but are we ready for co-operati on with the officer when he sta rt s the campaign? Are we in earnest , Peru?

FR OM HERE AND TH E I< E.

Th e i nternationa l "Week of Praver" was opened by a joint m ee tin g of Y. M. an dY. W. C. A. Mu s ic was furnished hv a mi xed quartet cousi stiug of th e Mi sses

Bl a nken s hip a nd Messrs Gi lb ert a nd Ellenberg er a nd by Mr. Gordon Beck on his tr o mbone. Mr. Thomas Lang lead a nd did so in a ma nner both s triking and fo rceful.

The member s hip of the City Y. M. of Linco ln h as r ea ch ed the 1214 ma rk. You see, fellow s, it 's r eceiving the support of the best people wherever it is fo und.

How a.bout a ' pocke t te s tam e nt league ?' Do yo u carry a testament in y our pocket , a nd do you r ea d it e'·ery day? Would such a le ague be prac tical in Pe ru?

" Morn in g W atc h"- wonder if the " evenin g w atch" doesn't so metimes infringe upon tim e bel o nging to "morning watch."

Did yo u ever count up th e ma nly charact eris tics of the Christ? Do it a nd n ote the ones where yo u fa il to measure.

How a bou t a Peru represe nt a ti on at the In s titute of Bibl e S tud y to be held at Lincoln, Nov. 20-22?

" Choo s ing one 's co mp a ni on s" was a very fruitful topi c as handl ed by Mr. Ch a s. Knoll.

Tw o men who led helpful Y. M. meetings d urin g the mo nth; J. W. Ea st wood , and Lang.

Strong Y. M. men in athlet ics; Swe nson, J ennings , Linco ln , Stew a rt, G elw ick and ot h ers

The tr iangles of our cha r acters should be equi latera l.

Re an "Ass oc ia tion Men ."

Boost-don 't knock .

Thou w ilt keep him iu pe1·fect p ea ce wh ose mind is stayed on thee, becau se be trustetb in tuee.-Isaia.h 26:3.

THE NORMALITE

Peru , Nebr aska

A Monthly Magazine Published in the Interests of Education

Published by the State Normal School

Subscriptio n 50 cents per year. Single copy 10 cents

Advertising rates furnished on appli cation

Entered at the Postoffice at Peru, Nebraska, as secon d class matte r.

EDITORIAL STAFF

E. 0. BLACKSTONE, Editor-in-Chief. jULIA VA."' DRIEL, A ssociate Editor

J. E. MORGAN

Debati ng GRACB CoUNTRYMAN Religious

W. H. PATCHIN - Class

C. V. WILLIAMS Alumni

WEDSTER RAY Ath letic

CLAREY NEILSEN Military

] ESSEE HENDRICKS L ocal

ELLEJS WAHLSTROM Exchange

OTTO MuTz, Jr., Business Manager

C. W. KNoLL, Assistant Manager

LLOYD MELLOTT, Assistant Man ager

Editorial Board.

F. hl. Gregg

Cl yde Moore

Neva Best

Cleta Moran -

Otto :\lutz, Jr.

MISA Perrin ·

0. Lincoln

C. W. Knoll

Jas. A. Eastwood

EBen Wah lstrom

]. D. McMi Jl en

Glen D. Jenkins

Ennis Boyer

Anna Sch midt

E. A. Whitenack -

F acul ty

Senior Cla:;s Junior Class Trainers Cla.ss · Spphomore Class Freshman-Special Class Everett Society - Ph il o Society - :Vlili tary Athenian Society - Ciceroni an Society

Y. M.C A.

Y. W.C. A. N.C . A. Athletic Associ at ion

This number of the Norm a li te w ill be devoted particularly to school ath letics . It shall be the a im to devote each of th e su cceeding numbers to some other specia l phase of schoo l interest.

Th e Peru State Norma l certain ly man ife st ed an un us ual deg r ee of profess ional in terest by her representati on at Lhe St nte Te ac her s' this year. It is safe to say th at Per u h ad severa l l im es as many in act ual atte n dance, cou ntin g facul ty memh ers, s tud en ts, a nd al umni, ns any ot her sc h oo l in the state. I ndc erl, so g:-eat w as the de mand for scats al the banquet t ab le in th e lar ge audilo•·i um , that the hundred-e ig hty -fou l· al l otted to Peru were cn gag...:d three wecl•s before the m eeti ng of the tion. 1\1 ;111 Y Pen•vians were in not. being ; 1h le to sec ure pl at12s with the rest of the clclcgat ion. The assoc ia tion th ruout, f>:u·t icul ar ly in at ten dance, was a rou si ng succes s.

It w ill no doubt be int er est in g to many· r eade rs of the No rm ;1 li tc to know th:• t Pe ru weJI r ep re se n ted on th eN S. T. A. pr ogra m. The fo ll ow in g arc th e nam es of the mem hers of the facu l ty who we t·c 0 11 for di sc u ss ion of var ious 5u bjccts,-P t·cs. J. W. Crabtree, Da isy D. Net tl eton, Lo ui !'e Mea r s, E. L. Rouse, J. W. Searson, Herbert Brow ne ll, F. M. Gn gg and Elizab :!t h Crawford.

Other me mbers of fac ul ty wbo wct·c 111 atte nda nee,-

Profe sso r s, Dunc an so n, Beck , Delz e ll , Howie , Wh i te n ac k, Ovc.-IJOlt . Cor n ell, Sc herer, Hend rick s· Mis::.cs Clark , El lis, Goshen , Stoner 'Cu l bertso n, Vvo< rls, H os m er , Krebs Mutz.

A great many too k prominent part s in the Geo. D. Can in gto n, ] as. E. Dt·lzell, Geo. E. Mf'l 1·tin, C. L. H oppe r, Grace Hooper, w. A. Cl::u·k, Lulu E. Wirt, W. L. Evans, Miss Conw ay, F. E. Morrow, Mabel J ac k so n, Don ee G riffith, Florence E. Zink, T. J. OliY cr, Mi nni e Dav i s, Geo. N. Porte t·, C. Ray

Ga t es, a nd E. K. Hurst. The r eco r·d s show the follow in g ex· Peruvians to h ave

been pres id e nt of the Ne bra ska State

T eac h ers ' A ssoc i at ion,

]. M. McKenzie from 18 71 to 1875

S. R. Tho mp on 1879

Robt. Curry 1880

Gco. F. Fam h am ...... l 88 8

A. K. Goudy .............. l890

]. W. Cm btrcc 1 897

]. \V . Sea r so n ... . ........ 1905

Did you te ll the sp eake r wh o gave th at li tt le ta lk t hi s mornin g h ow mu ch hi s few wor·ds help ed yo u? He s purred you on to gr eate r effort, fir ed you with new ambition a nd in sp ired yo u to new ide a ls. And did you tell him so?

Your teac her spoke the word th at gayc you new co urage, new hope a nd n ew fa ith. Your gratitude was great. And did you tell him so?

Yo ur la ndl a dy did you a kindness , a little thou g htfuln ess made more preciou s because h er time is so fully occup ied. You appreciated her kindne ss And did yo u tell her so ?

Did it eve r occu r to yo u that those who so un se lfi s hl y g ive to us, hun ge r for a word of appreciation , a little exp re ss im; of grat itud e no w a nd then? Did you c\·er stop to t hink h ow mu ch less of the proverbial vale of tea rs a nd ho w m uc h more of a go ld en va le of ha ppincss this old \YOrld wou ld b eco me if we were not se lfi sh with o ur of prai se and g ra titudc? Begin n ow a nd sec h ow it works.

In so fa t· as it is pos s ib le, \Ve would lik e to h ave CYc ry a lumnu s let th e no rmal a nd other friends kn ow somet hin g of hi s or her wo rk by droppi ng a lm e to us. We de s ire to devote li·o m two to three pages in eac h iss ue to Al umni no tes , if po ss ible . Un le ss yo u are cli s li ked ge nera ll y and h ave had no fri e nd s in s choo l, some one will be gl ad to h ea r somet hin g of your s uccess a nd experiences. Should y our mo de sty pre vent,

we will promise to tell no one th at you se nt the copy, and no one could th en be so base as to a ccu se you of aspiring too Yigorou s ly for popularity and noto riety. Alth o we can n ot pro mise, for l ack of sp ace, to print any thing and e very thing, yet we hope that t he st udent s of the Peru State No rmal a re doing sufficie ntl y credit a ble work that it w ill be worth knowing or h earing about by others.

There is a sto ry told of au o ld Quake r who met a man with mo st dis ag ree ab le fa ce ancl mann ers leay ing the town where be h ad l iv ed fo : so me time. The Quaker gr ee ted him kindly a nd as ked where he wa s go in g, to which the s ourfaced st ranger rep lied that he wa s le1n·in g th e town and g-o in g to a neighb o ring village to live. ''A nd ," sa id he, "I was never gladder to leave a place. The people are the worst I h ave cve t· see n. Th e re isn't a s ingle kind one amo ng th em all. Do you know anyt.h in g a bout th e pe o ple in , " mentionin g the pl ac e to which he wa s going. 'Yon will find them ju st like tho se you h ave left, fri e nd . ju st like those you 'have left," quiet ly re turn ed the old Quaker.

Some tim e l ate r th e Quaker met a nother man. He lik ewise gree t ed him kindly a nd asked where he \Y as go ing. Th e pl easantface d tm. vcler replied th at he was go in g to --,m e nti o nin g the name of th e sa me tow n to w hi ch th e fir st man wn s bound. •·Yes.'' sn id h e. "c ir c um s t::tnccs force me to lcnv c my fo rmer home an d l am very so rr y to go I ha,-e nev er found kind er pe op le than tho se I am ju st leav in g. " '· Yo n w ill find the s ejus t the sa me, fri e nd, ju st the s ame" quietly re pli ed th e old Qnak ct".

Th ere was no li tt le philosoph y in the Qua lcet·'s remark s. Now h ere is the Ia "- o" action and rea ction more ma rked th an in o ur social interc ourse with our fe llo w men. Be a goo d fri en d a nd you will hav e goo d fri e nd s. Wh a tever of b ea ut y, or

p urity or tr uth we gi ve the wo rl d, in the sa me meas ure do we find them. "Then give to the wo rld the best you ha ve And the best w ill com e b ack to yo u. "

Are yo u o ne of th ose people who ta l< e eve ry thi ng to th emse l ves? Well , well! O ne wo uld ne ve r h ave imagi ned yo u to h ave been so self centere d. Th at' s what it is, fri end, pure sel fi s hn es s. Wh en yo u ta ke th at attit ude yo u are as sumi ng t hat yo u a re t he on ly per son wo rth no tic in g or r t! mark ing about. All th e suggestions th at are give n in cl a ss , a ll t he ki nd cri ticis ms ma de in a general wa y, - do n't as su me th at they we re a ll inte nti ona ll y a imed at you pers ona ll y. T he re are ot h ers .

A man once had what he consi de red a great afflic tion. H is ea rs pr o trud ed fr om hi s bea d in most unbec omin g way. Becau se this m an was no t bi g enough to ri se ab o>e p etty a ftl ict ions be becam e exceedingly self ce ntered, mor ose and pessimis tical. He ima gi ned th at hi s tr ivial n::isfo rtu ne occupied the t houg hts of every li ving morta l. One d ay he was go in g d own th e stree t a nd was incen se d, after h aving passed a cr ow d of b oys, to h ear one of the m sh out , "Oh look at h is ears! Aren' t th ey whopper s?"

He turned, bent on giv in g the b oy a s ou nd thrashing wh en to hi s grea t amazement an d ch agrin he lound the b oy s tota lly oblivious to his presence bu t gazin g in open m ou thed wonder at a do nk ey co min g down the stree t.

cli tio n, doul.>t les!'i we could name ma ny fac to r s, ea ch of wh ich play s s ome pnrt in b rin gi ng about imp aired VISIOn. Tim e an d s pace fo rb id a ge neral disc u ss ion of these ca u ses b ut we may sugg es t one i mpo rtant remedy w hi ch m ay pr u\' C Yalua bl e, in so me me as ur e, in rem ov i ng the cause a nd imp rov in g sig ht . In the pr in tin g of thi s p age pe rh aps o ne- tent h of sp ace is co ve red wi th bl ac k lctt ct·s while nine-tenths r ema in as a w hi le ba ckg ro un d. So me d eg r ee of li g ht is ne ccss ar.y in o rd er to recognize au o bj ec t: the eye 1s. lo recei ve th e of light tb C' object In th e pr ocess of re a din g th ls page the cha rac te rs arc l.>l ac l< and they a bso rb 'the r ay s of li gh t. H ence·, ins te a cl d . . h · t he 1·cn c ct 1nn 1rect 1mage on t e r et m a, of li ght from the w hi te s ur fa ce which SUI'· de I'C t rounds the chara ct ers, fa ll s upon 1 · · · · ;v hcrc the ma s ur roun din g th e po s1t10 n ' i mage !>ho ul d h ave been f orme d. This fi . · 'fi ant mat te r m ay at rs t, s ee m an 111S1gm c but on a m ore crit ic al co nsid erati on we fi nd a pr oblem far-reac hin g in it s s co pe 1 t' n lf the and dcm andmg a pr oper so u 10 · bla ck le tte rs abso rb a ll r ay s of li g ht we mu st reeogn izc th em by rcco gmz in g h h h fi ld 1 off At t hi s w ere t e w n e H: e ave s · . h d . ea d)' to sa y,

pom t, p er ap s, th e r ea er 1s r · k ·rr · · · ·t as br oa d 1t rn a es no dHJe r ence, 1t JS JU S as it is long. Wit hh o ld yo ur d eci sion unt il the pro blem is fa irl y b efo re yo u. In the fi rst pl ace, the diffe re nt parts of hat in o ur bo dies are no urishe d, s om ew ' . . of the pa rt s. prop or tiO n to the ex erc1se

Don't take every thin g to yo urselve s. In nin e cases out of te n you are cl a imin g the honor which rightfu lly belongs to the donk ey.

J1.

Preservation of the Eyes.

BY PR OF. H. B. D UNCA NSON.

A careful co mp ila ti on of data sh ows that an alarming per ce nt of o ur popul ati on is suffering from defe cti ve s ight. If we we re to inq uire into the cau se of t hi s co n-

nr I l rts of the re tJne are s tl mu at mg ot 1er pa · 1 ere the Im- na mstcad of th at portion w 1 age sho ul d fa ll a nd by th e l::. ab itual al of thi s proce ss we are ca ll ing mto · 1 ;v bich bas act iOn t tat po rti on of t he eye ' n ot hin g to do with t he fo n:n ation of the image. Fu rt her mo re, th at po r -t: i on of th t: r et in a which s hould be br oug ht in to action rema in s passive; th e whole pr oc ess viol ates th e p riu ci pl es of li ght as app li ed to the sense of sig ht

In th e sec ond pl ace, by direct tug the

e ye s on a da rk fie ld t.h e pupil of the eye e nl a rge s in o rd er to a dmit mo re light: on th e ot her ha nd, if the eyes be directed t oward a li g ht fi eld the p upil s will dimini sh in St7.C . In t he effo rt to r ecogni ze th e da rk lette rs the pu Fil of the eye bec om es ab no rma iiy l arge , an d, as a r es ult , the eye receives an exces siv e a mount of light. The very fac t that the o bj ec t is bl ack ca ll s for an e xpans ion of t he eye in orde r to di scern clea rl y the d eta il s and the amo unt of li ght recei ve d, in thi s c ase, is far more tbnn it \v ou ld be if the ot her one -t ent h we re also m ad e whit e; for und er suc h conditions the eye wou ld con trac t iu k eep in g with th e exccss i ve iigh t.

'vV e wo uld suggest , as a remedy for the foregoi ng difficulties, that we w age a refo rm a tion in ou r met hod s of pr in ting . In ox·dcr to sa ve the eyes we must change ou r method s. Th ere are a num ber of r easo ns why we sho uld have m os t of our p1 inti ng in white l etters on black pape r. Th e raw m ate ri al for th e ma nufact ure of whi te p ape r is be in g ra p idl y depl ete d. White p aper can be us ed but o nc e and when we co ns id er the lar ge amoun t u sed dn il y it s uggests an econom ic probl em of Yast pt·opo rtions. On th e ot her h and, bl ac k paper can be u sed r epeated ly a nd thu s save milli ons of do ll ars a nnua ll y in t hi s country alone But, ev en if th e black p:-1per we re to co st million s of du ll ars more than the white, the financial con si de r at ion would s ink in to in sig ni ficance as compa r ed wi th t lw pre s cr va tion of !<igh t. From th e .standpoint of hy g ieni c connition s we are r eady to ad te such r efo rm met h ods in prin tin g as will giv e us greatest relie f. The tim e is coming, and is no t very dista ut, when the lar ge r par t of prin ted ma tter wi ll be in w hi te or li g ht colored le tters upon bl ac k or dark colored paper. We h ave given g re at atte nti on to th e ma tter of seat in g the pupil s in o ur pub li c s chools with their faces turn ed fr om the li g ht in order to save the ir eyes and at th e sa me ti me pl ace before them a m in o r, in the

form of a s now-w hit e p age, to reflect the li ght i nto the eyes wi th all i ts in te nsity. Who can recall with what satisfactio n he h as read the li nes on a cl ean blac k board? If we cou ld supp ly these conditions for the ch il dren in sc h oo l no amount of money cou ld m eas ure the va l ue an d th e ve ry process of r ead in g migh t ha ve a pl eas u re which wou ld a dd pleas ure to th at w hi ch is r end.

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S. P. Q. R. II

The First Snowfall.

BY :.IEl\[[lERS OF THE SECOND Y EAR LA'l'IN CLASS.

Prima nix ann i n octe A. D. XI Kal. Nov. Vt ' nit. Amo vid ere pulchr nm, candida m nivem. E st mollis et pu lc hra se d frigid a. Arbores cand idas faci t.

Nix ex septen trion e veni t et i mplet caehun cum pulchri s, ca ndidis r eb u s. Agros co m plet et fac it eos ea ndid o s. O ppidu m omne est cancl iclum.

E'l'l·l EL MED LE Y.

Prima nix a nni ve nit nocte A. D. X Ka l. Nov., ct est grata mei.

A rb orcs tt om n es re s s unt cand id ae, et pu lchrior es autem nix est non a lta ct non fri g idn.

Amo videre ni vem, pul c hram ct mo ll em, t ecte nt em a rb or es , frumentum, et omnes r es. n. McCLUN.

Nocte A. D. Xl Ka l. Nov ni x pulchra, cand ida ye nit et cr am lae ta vid ere i d. Omn cs vidc re ar bores ama nt cum ventu s nive ex scptent rion e ven it. Ea erat ni x prima an ni totiu s, autcm era tn on al tiss im a. Aestas ab cst et ni x ven it.

Par s s unt Jae ti , pars maest i. A mas ne nivem? Amo earn. Lib eri a mant ni vem quod habent ludu m bonum

Rl'TH BRO'W:-l' E T.L

II

Sen ior Not es.

.MISS A. M. DI TTMER, Decide now to o rder at least <JOe copy of " The Peruvian."

Mr. J enkin s a nd Mr. Swenso n we nt to Stella , Nebr. a fter th e meet ing at Li nco ln. The trip was a st or my on e, but the y r eached Stell a abo ut 3_:::S O Satu r day mo rning. Saturday afternoon , the orato r a nd athlete and two other boys acc o mpli sh ed t he Herculean tas k of s huckin g for ty bu s hels of corn, al toget h er. Th e proceeds of the afternoon 's work w ill probab ly be gi,·en to some ch arit y fund.

The first steps toward the publi s hin g of t he Sen ior An nu al we re taken when the class met to elect the st aA'. Owing to the long li st of officers to be elected a nd to other a pp ointme nt s for the evening on ly a few offi ces we re fi lled , as foll ows: editor in chief, Glenn D. Je nki ns; a ssocia te editors, Julia Van Dri el, A. Ma ry Dittmer; bus ine ss man ager, C. W. S mith; man ager s, C, W. Knoll , I ra Cartney. Swenson was elected l ater as alumn i editor.

The Ha llo wt'en pa rty by the bo)'S for the g irl s of our class wa s a dec id ed success. The boys appeared, wearing k nee t rousers, blou se waists and lar ge ties. Each one performed his stu nt, nnd s uch inn ocent amusements as jumping rope nnrl playing horse were ind ulged in. Fortunes were told for notlling, and ever yo ne seemed satisfied. Th e cider press in th e co rnfield furnished the cide r which we drank from tin cups. Ask Mr. Best if it was good. The doug hnu ts brought t ears to the eyes of more t han one Senio r as he thought of the kind m ot her u se d to make. After the evenino-'s enterta inment w as 0 O\er, ou r boys gave a rare mus ica l treat in the form of a sere nad e to the fair ma id s at

th e do rmi to ry. Th ey also Club Hou se, a nd the h omes Crabtree and Pr ofe ss or Beck.

vi si te d th e of Pn:si rlen t

Ask Mr. lll acks tonc how he mn de the acq ua int an ce of a young l ady from Auburn w hil e cn r outc for Peru f1 ·om Li n co ln.

Thes is d ays arc fast approac hing; Choo se yo ur subject ere too late . Yo u mu st work to ga in th e ,· icto r y; Le a rn to labo r, not to wa it.

A Iar o-e nnmbc r of Scn i o1·s nt tc nd cd th e m eet in g at Li nco ln Thi s sh ows the ri ght sp iri t toward th e pr ofession a nd is of great va lu e to th ose who att end, as it brin gs th em in clo se r with educato rs a nd e duc a ti o nal wo rk 111 th e state

Sophomore

. HUT II li i< O\Vl' ELI4·

Mi ss Gladys Ral sto n was ca l led to Weepi ng Water, Nove mb er 2, on acco un t of the de at h o fh cr father .

I\ca dv a ll of the left We dn es da y m orn in g for their hom es, ::tnd from t heir faces as the y retur ned Mo nd ay n ig ht we ca n n ot do ubt but that th ey a ll enj oye d th emselves.

On th e eve nin g of the thirty fin;t of October, in othe r wo rd s Ha ll owe'en, scvt·nt y five So phom o re s wended th eir way by tw os and th rees toward the "l owe r r egions " of th e librnrv. Th ey we 1·c h · · tl e buddmo- w en C(Ut te a dista n ce fr om 1 "' w ith the spect rnl 5ig ht of ghos ts and ·t ·h {1 · · ·de On the WI " es 1tt10 g a bout 1n s1 · ste ps two ghostly fi gu r es cscortccl th em into th e dimlv l i..,.htcd ha ll whei·e afte r re. 1 · • "' d ·n as to n- movm g t 1c1r wrap s t he y aaze 1 · h t · "' · Witch es IS m en at t hea· s urr o undw gs. in bl ack flowin g aow ns Aitted hi t her and thith er in the d iffe r ent roo m s. Bobbing ap pl es hun g fr om th e cei lin g, corn sho cks fi ll ed corners an d ju ck-o -la ntern s leered at them a ddin g to the wierd effect.

In anot her r oo m u se d for se rv111 g the

cl ass ..:olors in go ld and wh i te formed a beautifu l can opy over a ll and in each window he re also as before was a grinning ogre. Fort unes were told in severa l mysterious ways, a nd va riou s appropriate ga mes we re played.

A wond erfu l gypsy te nt which had been cl ose d before th en o pened a nd each r ece i ved their fortu ne in a name which was to be read by the li g ht of a jack-o- lan tern.

The r efreshmen ts were th en served and the he alth of the lead in g cand id ates drunk wit h much gu sto.

Suddt:n ly the lights were turned l ow a nd in a sep ulchral to ne our honored professor a nd class-adv i so r related a my sterious gh ost story whic h almos t li te r ally m ade our hair stand on end

We were then warned that the witching hour oft\ve lve was nt h and, so a ll made h aste to reach th eir respective homes before that hour arr i ved.

Junior Items !'\EVA llEST.

Juni ors are sorry to learn th at Miss Hendricks and Mi ss Wachtel are upon the sick li s t.

The J un iors returned to their places after vacation a ll sh owing a disposition to cntc!· upon their wo rk w ith added zeal.

On the evening of Oct Gber 3 1, the Juni on; gat h ered in P hil o and Everett halls to have a so <.:ial time The Hallowe'en sp irit was at it s height and and ghosts were much in evidence.

Philo ha ll was dccora ted in the ] unior class co l ors, cherry red and white The light s were shaded by jack-o'-lanterns of ingenious des igns. At the four gypsy camps one co uld l earn the unquestionable t ruth conceming the past, present, and fut ur e. Palmistry played a g reat part in the entertain m ent.

U nder the luri d li ghts in Everett ha ll

was the Witches Caldron presided ove r by fonr witche s. The crowning event of the c\·cning's entertainment was the ghost sce ne from Hamlet given by Mr. Kucning and i\1r. Dorsey.

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S. & F. Cl ass.

OY PERRI N.

We must not yield to diffi cu lti es, but strive ha rcl er to o\·ercome th em. -R obe rt E. L ee.

Friday morning of last week, in keeping \Yith a suggestion m ad e by Pres. Crabtree, the class assembled in r oo m E. 1., for a conference with Miss Culbertson, the cla ss adv iser. Mis s Culbertson gave a very he lpful talk, which was very much app reciate d by the class.

We were so rr y to hear that Miss Anna Fi s her, a member of the c la ss, was injured while playing a game at the juni or party, hallowt:'eu night We hope th accid ent will nnt prove to be serious.

It is hoped that nil members of the S. & F. class will r es pond when a ca ll is made by th e for a m eet ing. Th e aim of the cla ss is to b eco me better a cqu ain ted anclto he lp ea ch other to m ake this yt:ar pleas a nt and profitable.

Many members of t he class s pent their vacation at their h omes and t hey have returned, l ooking as if they had e nj oyed themselves.

Trainer Briefs

HA'f'l'IE M. YATE S

Most of the trainers spent th e ir vacation at home a nd h ad a very enj oyab le time.

Miss Eleanor Witte was called home on account of the d eath of an a unt. The cla ss extends its sympath_y to Miss Witte.

Our class colors arc c anary and light bl ue

Miss L eta Starry of Brownville, is a recent a dditi on to the trainers cl ass .

The class ha ll ow'e n party was held in the '' Engine Rouse" w hich was l ighted a nd ap propri atel y d eco r ated for the occasi on The games and a mu se ment s were many a nd varied. The first thing o ne did was to find out the person, w hose nam e was pinned on her back as she entered t he r oom. Other a mu sement s were m aking speeches , bobbing for a pples, an d guessing the titles of books, which me mbers of the cl ass represe nted Our class president, Mr. Fairchild, was given t he privilege of invi ting a friend so be with him M r. Wear, wh ose presence added much to the pleas ures of the evening. At 9:30 refres hm ent s were se r ved, co nsisting of cider, g in ger ca kes, n uts a nd a pple!'.

Resolutions.

Inasmuch as it h as plea sed our lovi ng heavenly Father in his wisdom , to se nd bereavement to esteemed members of our organization s, we, the cl asses of 1909 and 1911, do pass the following resolutions:

Resolved-That we extend to our cl assmates, Misses Fern and Gladys Ralsto n. a nd to t he other m embe rs of th e fa mil y, our sincere sy mpa thy to their great sorrow.

Weeping Water, a nd of Peru; and al so to our s chool publication s.

Committee, Cl ass of 1909

G.COUTRY:\JAN

J. H. VANDHI£L

A. T. HOLTZF. .S

M. c. ELLIS

H. BURKEY

Committee, Cl ass of 1911

R. DnowKELL

0. MuTz

T.L.CAHTNEY

Resolved-That we recogn ize m the life and tragic death of the man thus s uddenly taken away , a no ble exa mple of faithfulness in the performance of duty; not o nl y to th e co mmunity bu t to hi s Master as well. He was honored in livin g and dying, and bas now the re ward of a ll diligent and loyal service

Resolved- That copies of these re solutions be sent to the local papers of

Thanksgiving.

We thank Th ee. Yea , In tho oven tone or th ose who arc ,:; l ad or tho goods they own. d

We thank Thee Y ea, that Thou h ast And b lessed us more tho.1.n tho com mon b or ·

We tha nk Thee, part with the h ea rt' s In te n tion

But most, lot us own , with tho llp' sco n vontlon.

''We thank Thee. " J-o rd ! what a sol fis h pray or·

Thanks !-whil o a beggar' s breast Is bar e?

Thanks that our own !ull ! cast Is spre ad W hil e anothe r creature Is l ac ldn,:; br oad?

Thank s that our fuil·fod bl ood run s warm?

While a sta. n·ollng baby breasts tho storm?

Tlmnksg l vlng! Tho word Is:\ Want."

From the of Uavo" to tho ·Douse U ntil I s hare my uttermost c ru st · W ILh sinner or s aint, with ja il ed or just, 1 wil l n ot cl amor to God and ra ise l\ly complacent C;yes-an d call It pr:d s o.

Why , wh at am I, t hat Tho u gl vost IL ftla st worst and Which Th ou ha st not s hared with ThY le ast?

I look at tho wo rld and I sec tho ylo ld For all !rom f orest an d mine and flold, Aud becau se I have seized a sh are. s hall I Cry out Tllanltsgl vlug-a nd OII IY cry ?

'J'J • d l )w OW Ht nlcs? Nay ! or thoug h I am cJOY 0 • 1 T ho taste of the bu11 gorl ng want. Aud th oug 1 l\ly limbs arc who le, I can re el tho cra cl< Ot the bloody bones On the torturo-rn.c)c.

I h n. vc l ooked In the pit and b avo not ro ared, nut I know the s hrink or tho so ul It sc:u·ed.

YPs, yes; I am even as you-o f th ose Who c an not. or will n ot, h eal th ose woes. l am wh at T :tm , but I will not bo At one with the s mu g -lipped Pb al'isoo Who prai ses God tor his earthly gain, While 1\llsory stares throug h the windOW pane. -Edmund Vance Cooke.

(This poem bas a tr ue rin g to every so ul th at fe els Tbank sgtvm g sho uld be se rvice and help , not mere words.)

II J:ocaland

Miss] co ni c Te nn ant is in the Lakeland sch oo ls thi s yea L

0. W.Jam cso fth e ' 08 c la ss ha s been electe d pr in ci pa l of th e sc ho ol!' at S pringview , Ne br

Oct ob er 15, Va n K irk Max ey s pen ds the ent ir e afte rno on co un t in g the divi sions in th e com po und eye of a gr as s ho p pe r.

Mi ss McK inl ey, teac her in th e Arm o ur sc h oo ls, h as been vi sit in g her sister of the So ph omo re Class for the las t few cl ays.

Mi ss Blanche La wr en ce , of P ayso n, Ill. , siste r of Mrs. H. W. Cul be rt so n, a new s tu de nt in th e bu s in ess d epa rtment of t he No rm a l.

As the Tylers were prepa rin g to ret urn to Pe ru a ft er the v aca ti on, Va rr o mo urnfu ll y c on firl es to hi s sist ers. "Its aw ful tough leav in g a ll you lov e behind yo u ."

Miss Ma ude Po1·ter, sup erin te n de nt of Du n dy county, is Yi s itin g at the ho me of Pro f. Gr egg , a nd is al so ins pectin g th e wo rk in vari ous d epartm e nt s of the No rma l.

Mi ss P et r os hek ta lk s to her fa th er abo ut ma rri ag e durin g th e ho lida ys Fa th e r: "I a d,·ise yo u to let ma rria ge alo ne , it is an un wise co urse ." Mi ss Pdroshelc "I t hi nk it s Bes t. "

i\·1iss Glen Sheeley of Beaver C it y a nd Mi ss Sarah He rrin gton of Elm \\ ood were do ,vn for the foot ba ll ga me between th e University and No rm a l. Th ey rep ort their s ch o ol wo rk as go ing ni cely.

On e of th e mo st interes tin g fea tures of the Sta te A ss ocia ti on w as Pr o f. Gregg 's ro o min g hou se on th e so uth sid e of 0 S t. a nd be twee n 11th a nd 12th St s. Hi s rat es we re fr om 80 cent s up . He co uld s carcely acco mm odate all th e visitin g gues ts.

Oct 26. Ye llin g an d in cha pel al mo st eq uals a po litica l co nv enti on in length a nd d ur atio n.

Nov. 10 J ames Ea s twoo d appe ars in ch apel a nd ca uses a se nsa ti o n. Hi s ha ir is c lip ped sho rt a nd hi s si de burns are a lmost in vi!'ib le.

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Nov. 2. Great di s tu rb ance in cha pel S we nson and Blac ks ton e go to s le ep in ch apel. Have n't r eco vered fr om the Ha ll o we 'e n party.

Octobe r 10 Profess or Dun ca ns on trea ts hi s Bo t any Cl as s to hon ey. Ma ny we re suspicious; t hey w ere afr a id it co nt a ined "m ic1·o hes .' '

Dea n E. W. Dav is of the state uni ve rsity spe nt a day in ins pectin g the matb ama tic s depart me nt of the S tate No rm a l. He was hi ghly plea se d wi th th e wo1·k as he fo und i t.

\V bi le in Lin co ln C. B. Mo ore sat up un ti l 2 a. m. waiting for a frie nd . He didn 't info rm the fr ie nd where he could be f ound . S om e say he was o ut at Uni ve rs it y Place s ittin g in a Mr. Smith 's pa rl o r.

Th e clas ses of '0 9, ' (1 8, ' 07 , a nd ' 06 we re repr ese n te d at th e S tat e Tea cher s' Associa ti on by abo ut tw o hundred and tw e nty fiv e peop le. This is a rem a rk a bl y go od sh ow in g, and qui te an im pro vement on pre vious reco rd s.

l.: cv. Wel don of t he Ba ptist Church ga ve a fa1·cwell ta lk to th e fac ulty a nd s tud ents at the chapel No v. 3. Re v. We ld on h as b een th e p asto r of th e Ba ptist church for th e las t t hree y ea rs and in th at time h as not o nly built up the or -· aioiz a ti on but h as b een in s trumen tal in 0 hou sin g it in a s pl endid new church building. In the fac ult y and stud ent body he numbers hi s by th escore wh oregret very much to ser l1im leave. He g oes to Lin c oln to take up p ostgrad u ate wo rk in hi s ch osen profess io n.

Miss Wilhelmine Beckord, who h as be en traveling in Ge rm any f or several months, b as returned to finish her work at the No rmal.

Nov 9. Stude nt s a ll returning. I ra Cartney goes down at 4:30 to meet the 6:10 tra in . He was prob a bl y lo oking for an "Express" package.

Professo r Sear so n confidentially informs his Macbeth Cl ass th at hi s picture took a prize at a baby show many years ago He d idn't say which pri ze.

The No rmal enrollm ent thirty years ago was 1 50. The present a nnual enro llment, including bo th the regular sch ool ye ar and the summer school, is about 1 500.

A flag thirty five feet l ong, which was pres en ted to the No rm al four years ago by the State Legisl at ure, was one of the chief decora ti ons at the union b anquet at Lincoln, during t he State Teachers' Assor.:iation. -

Miss Anna Fisher met with quite an ac cident at t he Junior Hallowe'en party. While playing so me game , another girl ra_n against her, striki ng her in the eye wt th great force The injured member has been very painful bu t is improving nice ly.

Miss Mara L ou Furguson of Joliet, Ill. formerl y a membe r of the Normal faculty a nd w ho h as been a guest of Miss Stoner for the p ast few d ays returned to her home las t week going via Lin coln where s he visited the State Te ac hers Ass ociation.

Some time since, Rev. Weldon gave up his place in the pulpit to Professo r Delzell who gave a very vivid discription of the three hills of Athe ns as he saw them on his recent trip. He especia ll y mentioned hi s visit to Mars Hill where the Apo stle Pa ul gave his famous sermo n on "The Unknown God" and spo l<e of it s s urroundings and natural advantages as a place for public speak ing

Miss Gos hen. 'Mr S chott n ame so me recent inventions that tend to m altc man in dolcnt.' Mr. J aco b Sch ott . 'Th e r·id ing cultivator .'

B. Marcellu s (a t Sta te Teacher s Assoc iatio n) . "Fe ll ows I must ba vc a s ha vc."

C. 0. Olin e. "Say, you can get a fine one at the Lin dell Ca fe.''

Glen J enlt in s, Otto Mutz, Richard Co le, Bert Swenson and Je ss H enc1 6cks vi s it the asy lum while in Lin co ln One of the inmates informs them "all the foo ls arc not in here yet.''

A n ew twenty h orse power gaso lin e e ngine b as been purchased for the pumping pl a nt. The ma n h as been se nt to se t it up a nd it is h oped that it will be r·eady for u se in a few days.

C. B. :\!loore a tten ded th c rcl·eption gi ve n the teachers by t he Governo r. Be visited the ba ll ro om a nd the ro om where re fre shments were se ncd but di d n ot se e the Governor. He says that he left hi s card • h owever.

So me fo ur wee],s aao four you ng la di es 0 from Mt. Verno n in their wanderings over the pict uresque bill s s urroundin g Per u stumb led upo n au app le orcha rd Th e fru it appeared so tempting and was so .delicious th at th ey approp r iated li ke a bu shel, s towing t he ga me away 111 vario us parts of their cl othi n g. as th e sleeves of th eir coats etc. A few days later they returned to the orc h ard, this time prov ided with a more co nv e ni ent mode of tran s portat ion but gr ea tly to the ir s urpri se the owner was in the orchard so they co mbin ed th e conte nt s of th eir pocket b oo ks and purchased a pede of th e fr.ui t. One of the yo un g la di es tried to co n vw ce the ow ner that it was too gr eat a burden for th em to carry so far and t hat it was hi s duty to del i ve r the frui t. Stra nge to say he co uldn 't be co nv inced.

Faculty Notes:

Prof. C. V. \Villi :un s' dep[lrtmcnt of Biol ogical Sc ien ce h as b ee n e nri ched bY one hund1·ed do ll ars ' worth of cqui t;m ent. Pr of. C. V. Willi ams is a s pecia li st in plant p hy siology.

Prof. F. M. Gregg ga,·c an ill ustrated lec ture ou " Th e Beaut ifyin g and Imp roYin g of the Sc h oo l and Grou n ds," for the ben efit of tho se intc i·cs t cd at State Te ac h ers ' Assoc iation .

The Ge og r ap hy wo rk , which h as bee n conducted so su ccessfu ll y for the las t fuv years by Pr of. N. A. Bengtson now of th e State U ni ,·crs it y is bein g d one by Miss L. Mca 1·s in a Ycry profi cie nt way.

Th e Glee C lu b, und er the dire c tion of Pr of. Hou se. is at work on a mu sica l progi·a m to be r endered some tim e in December So me s plendid t hin gs nrc in co nt empl atio n for the <:lub, among them a tour of a wee k o ut over the statt: in the s prino-o·

Prof. H. Brow ne ll g:we a , -c ry in teresting Qnd able di sc ussion at State T eac h ers ' Assoc iat ion on ··The report of the Commi ss ion on Acc redited Sc h oo ls and Co lleges of th e No 1·th C ent ral Assoc iatio n of Co ll eges and Seco nd ary Schools , Ma rch , 1908.' '

J\t the Ne mah a Cou n ty Sunday Schoo l Conv e nti on hel d at Br ock, Nov. 11 -1 2, P1·of. Delzel l wn s on the program for gn:ct ing s fr om the Pcru-B1·ow nvill e di st i·ict, I-'1 ·of Rouse s poke on "Teac hers' Tr a inin g" a nd Mrs. Cr aw fo rd on th e "Art of Teachin g. " Prof. Searso n was prese nt with s ix members of hi s Sunday Schoo l Cl ass a nd to hi s cla ss w as awa rded a s plendid m ap fo r h av in g the lar ges t re prese n tation of an ad ult cl ass at th e convent ion. The co nventi on is sa id to h ave been altoget her the b es t one y et held in Nemaha County. Prof. Gregg was reelected pres ident a nd Prof. Rou se was vir!'-rrcs irlcnt of the nssncintion.

Th e work in t he phy s ic s and che mi s try depnrtmcnt s is progr essing n icely under P1·ofs. Browne ll and H end ricks, the physics cla ss numb e rin g oy er a hundred a nd fifty. To fac ilitate this work the o ld geogr aphy and geo l ogy lob by is be in g turned i nt o a ph ys ics l abo ratory and fitted up ''"it h gas and wa ter.

an enrichment to thi s sc h oo l and also for him sel f, Prof. Duncan son brought q ui te a few ma rin e forms b ac k ·with him from his trip th is l ast summe r. Prof. Duncan so n ,-isi ted nearly the who le Pa cific coast, but got most of hi s sp ecim ens at the Santa Catalin a Isles, wh ich are some di st ance ou t in th e Pacifi c Ocea n, and a re ow ned by a IJa\·igati on compan y. Prof D unc ·an::;o n also h ad, when he sta rted lwme, ab out twenty po unris of kelp , but at one of his s top s he put the k el p o ut to dry, a nd ::1 cow ate it for the sa lt it co nt: •incd. Th e forms th at Pro f. Duncan son wns able to get h ome , are very int erestin g-. and the w riter is s ure th at Prof. Dunc:mson would be deli gh ted to sh ow them to an yo ne in te r es ted.

The hou se -bui l diug and ho me-ma kin g still co n tin ue do min a nt a mon g the m emhcrs of the fa cu l ty. Profess or Corne ll 's n ew h ome on the co rner of 8 th a nd Nebrss ka s treets is a bout comp leted :1nd is 11 ow occ upi ed by the pr ofesso r a nd hi s fa mi l y. Professor Rou se 's new hou se ju:<t west of St an ley hill , is being rapid ly enc losecl , a nd wi ll be completed during th e cou r se of t he w int er. Professor Wilis aho ut to let the contrac t for a hou se on hi s newly acq uired pr operty on th e co rn er of 5th a nd Was hin gto n str ee ts, a nd Professo r Overh olt is s pt:ndin g hi s even i ngs workin g o ut plans for a r es idence 011 hi s l ots ju st n o1·th of P 1·o fe ss or Browne ll 's home. It is even in timated tb at Professo'r H end ri cks d oes not co nfine his pl a nin g st ri c tl y to m at t ers professional, w hil e Pro f. Hous e ha s not secured n lot, but n cve t·-t he-l ess is be tt er su ppli c rl

with hou ses than any ot lt e member of th e facul ty

Th e Bi olog ic al Semin ar h as r esume d its wo rk for th e yea r, gi vin g bi- we ekl) program s. It is the p ur po se of t hi s orga ni zatio n to co n side r problems now engagin g the a ttention of scie nti sts wo rk ing on the· borde rl an ds of u nexpl ored ar eas of biological know ledge. On Nove mh er 8 Prof. Dunca n so n occ upied the evening w it h br ai n stu d ies w hi ch he ill ustr at ed with l antern views a nd on Novem ber 22 Pro f. Willi ams r ea d a paper on "Th e Ways of An ts," a nd I ra Ca rt ney t ook up' some h ealth pr oblems. The depa rtm en t of Ph ysiology gi ves th e progr am on December 7.

II military II

"Fa ll in! li ne u p!" is th e fa mili ar co mmand we h ea r in the gy mn as ium eve ry Tu es day and T hursday at 4:3 0 a nd the boys ru sh eagerl y forward to exec u te the co m mand

About th i rty ca dets come out for th e d rill; the gr eater number of these are new men bu t th ey h ave sta rted in with ze st and s piri t that mea ns go od r es ul ts. Unde r the excellent co mm and of Commanda nt Beck these fell ows h ave bee n changed from a very awk ward sq uad to one that m ay we ll bi d defia nce to Uncle Sam 's reg ula rs. Of co urse last year's ca d et s are doin g the same efficient work w hich h ave char ac teri zed t heir wo rk in the pas t.

Th ere have been too many different things to attra ct the atte ntion of the y oung men al l fa ll , res ulting in rather small a tten dance at drill , bu t as t he weath er becomes co lder and football pr actice is over o ur rank wi ll s wel l. There is s ufficient ma terial in sc hool to or ganize tw o full compan ies.

Commanda nt Beck info rmed us at th e last d rill th at our work has prog res se d so

far nud we ll that o fl iccrs wil l lu: de ct ed 111 n fut ure, \ve w ill th en he fu ll y o 1·g; 1nizcd, rea dy to do hc tt c1- wn d> <-" \T l" be fore, a nd it is s afe to pr·c: dict th:1t '1 profi table , plea sa nt and su ccc:s!-'ful yeru- is hefore u c.;. A few of us h a\"C nl1·cn tly h<·g 11n tn dr ea m of our : mn unl c· n cn mpm <: nL next spr ing, the clim ax of ou 1· wodc Soc< me out, hoy!', : 11Hl h elp us l: lljny "n il th (' g oo d

We wou ld like to k now "'" hy l\1Tiss

Cou ntt·yman mak es so m any m yst er ious t ri ps to love rs' lnnc.

W hen a you ng man is in love he is apt to pro mi se a gi rl anyt hi ng she w an ts, l ittle kn ow ing wh at a hig contract he h as u nd ert aken.

" On ly fo ols are ce rt ai n, To mm y: men hes it ate ."

''A re you s ure, un cle?"

"Yes, my b oy; ce rta in of i t."

Pro f. -" Decli'ne ae t as ."

wi se

Sleepy pup il-' ' Ae tas, a e-ta t-is, ae-a e- I t ot ter. I tumb le, I fa ll. "

Pro f.-" Yes-I tu mble a nd you fal l. "

"?

Customer.-"W hat are eggs no w ·

Cler k.- " Th ey are eggs."

Cu sto me r. -" Giad to kn ow it The last time I b ot them th ey were ch ic ken s."

.)it.

Ove rh ea rd at Y. M. c. A. r eception.

W ee li ttle Juni or.-"Do you lil{e cod-fi sh brtl:s, Mr.

M r. Jon es ( pee ri ng dow n).- "! ,.r ea lly don't kn ow . I n eve r atte nd ed on e.

II

II

We h:n ·e r eceived severa l n ew and old exc hang es but are a lw ay s glad to we lcome more.

Am ong o ur exc ha nges \\"t" are gla d to number '' 'fh <." Me ss en g er" ft·om th e st ate nomwl sch oo l of Be llin g ham \V a "hin gton. Th ey ap pea r to be very e nth usi ast ic in foo t ba ll , sh own by the numb er of ga m es p l:lyed a nd won hy them.

A h az e on th e horiz0n.

The i nfin ite te nd er " ky, Th e ri pe , ri ch ti nt of the co rn fie lcl , And the \v il cl geese sa ilin g h y.

A ncl all o ver upla nd and d own land , The cha rm of th e- go ld en r od; So me ca ll it Aut umn, U th ct·s ca ll it Go d.

A you ng s tud ent pr eac h er who has in his co ngreg at ion fifty women and o ne man has di s covcrecl why th ere will be no mart·iage a nd g ivin g in ma rriage in H eavc n.-T he \V {·sle_n tn

Sp ots m ay be se en on some of t he Fres hies where the gree n is wea rin g o ff

So fat· 11cie nti s ts know no th i ng of el ect ri ci ty except w hat it will do. They do not kn ow wh ether it is a fluid , liquid , ga s, mere ene rgy or so me thin g el se .

Co uld lin sta ture reach the pol e, Or grasp cr ea ti on in my span, I'd st ill be measured by my s oul ; The mi nd 's th e sta ture of th e man.

E, ervboclv was readv to have the ir h ead s ;ca d hi s head is red n lrea clv

Sd t:revercn ce , se lf-knowled ge, se lf-c ontrol

Th ese t hree a lon e le ad life to sov ereign powe r.

The Wesleya n i!l very g oo d a nd n ewsy, b ut there is a te nd en cy w ith it to bec ome m ore of a ne ws pap er t han a literary maga ?. i m··

Casey at th e Ba t.

S in ce t hi s is the a n umb er of th e Norma li t.: , the fo ll o wing p oe m might not he ina pp ro priate, altho not in b ase ba ll se a so n. The Pat hfinder , from which it wa s taken a few yea rs ago. made the foll o win g co mm e nt, "Ma ny r ea ders will be plea sed to s ec Casey at the Bat, e ve n if it is an o ld acq ua intan ce . It is on e of the gem s of our li tera ture, s pa rklin g wi th the s pirit of the b ase ba ll di amo nd a nd c hock full of hum an natur e. Tt is one of th e best pi eces to sp ea k in ex isten ce ."

It loo ked ex tn·mcly rocky for the Mu ch·il le nine that day ; The s core s to wd four to si x, wit h just an in ning le ft to piny: ::> n when C oo neY di ed at fi rs t, a nd Bu rrows did th e sam e, A ;m ll nr wren th e fea tu res of the pn trons of the

A straggling few got up to go , leaving the re st . With that hope which springs eternal wtthm the human breast, For they thought if only Casey could get one whack, at that Th ey'd put up even money, with Casey at the bat.

But Flynn preceded Casey, and likewise so did Blake, And the form er was a pudding, and the l atter was a fake; So on that s tricken multitude a deathlike s ilence sat, For there seemed but little chance of Casey's getting to the bat

But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all, And the much-despised Bl akey tore the cover off the ball; And w hen the dust had lifted, and they saw what h ad occ urred, There was Blakey safe an second, and Flynn a-hugging third!

Then from the gladdened multitude went up a joyous yell, It bounded from the mountain-top, and rattl ed in the dell , It struck upon the hillside, and rebounded on the fl at; For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the b at.

There was ease in Casey's manner as he steppe d int o hi s place, There was pride in Casey's bearing and a smile on Casey's face; And when, resp onding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat.

Ten thou sand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt, Five thousand tongues applauded when he w iped them on his sh irt; Then, while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip, Defiance gleamed in Casey 's eye, a sneer curled Cas ey's lip.

And now the leather-covered sphere c ame hurtling through the air, And Casey stood a -watching it in haughty grandeur there; Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded aped; 'That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one," the umpire said.

From the benches, black w ith people, there went up a muf:Bed r oar , Like the beating of the storm-waves on a stern and distant shore; "Kill him! kill the umpire!" shouted some one on the stand, And it's likely they'd have killed him had not Casey raised his hand.

smile charity great Casey's visage shone; He stifled the n s1IIg tumul t; he bade the game go on· He signaled to the pitch er, and once more the flew But Casey still ignored it; and the umpire said, "Strike tw;."

" Fraud!" cried the maddened thousands, and the echo answered, "Fraud!" But o ne scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed· They saw his face grow stern and cold, they saw his muscles And they knew that Casey woul d n't let the ball go by again. '

The sneer is gone from Caaey'a lip, his teeth are clenched with bate · He pounds with cruel vengeance his bat upon the plate; ' And now the pitcher hold,s the ba ll , and now he lets it go, And now the a ir is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright, The band is playing and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhe re men are laughmg, and somewhere ch ildren shout· But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has struck out. '

REMEMBER: THE CORNER DRUG STORE

HEN you n eed an yth in g in the Dru g or Sch oo l Supply Line. Wealways car ry a comp lete lin e of \Vatcrmnn's I dea l a nd Non-Leakable Fountain Pens , Spaldi ng At hletic Goods, Eastma n 's Kodaks a nd Su pplie s. Out· lin e of Schoo l s upplies will a lw ays be co mpl ete an d o ur prices as low is con siste nt wi th fir st -class goods . 0 ;-n • _.. Ts on ll or th e nest In this part or tho state n.ud a ll ur J- ro3crtp<ton .1/opar•men, Prcscr lprlonsnrofi ll cd by mon or ox porl eucc and abili ty

COME ONCE .4.ND YOU II'ILL COM B AGAIN. FOE< WE II' ILL TRB .tl T YOU RIGHT BURRIS BRUG Feru,

KIMBALL LAUNDRY OF BEATRICE

J, D. McMILLEN, Agent, Peru, Nebraska

Basket in front of Page's store. Collected Monday, delivered Friday. All Work Gu ara nteed.

J. C. CHATELAINtS JEWELRY STORE PERU, NEBRASKA

Laughlins Fountain Wa.tchcs, Chinaware, Silverware, Confection ery, Fruit. An ideal place to buy

CRILEY

The

Photographer AUBURN, NEBRASKA

Dr. H. G. H a r r is Dentist

Over Cline' s Drug Store Auburn, Nebr.

Nemaha County Bank

Auburn, Nebraska

We ap preciate yo ur busines s. We rde r yo u to o ur reliable patron s for r efe rences

:\. \1. EK1;1.Es G. E. Com:>:GTOK, President. Cashier

WM TYNON, MI SS EI..I ZARETEI TYNOK, Vice President. Asst. C as hier

L. L. EELLS DENTIST

We st Side of CourtSquare SOUTH AUBURN, NEBR

Patronize the Normalite' s Advertisers. They are true to the Norm tlite.

Copyright I 908 by Hart Sch alfne r & Marx

IF you like a big roomy overcoat, box style, we 'd l ike to ha\·e you tr y 0 n one of these we s how here; it wi ll suit you exa ctly.

HART SCHAFFNER & MARX

m ade it for us; a nd a lo t of other fineovercoats, all of them sm a rt in s tyle an d all-woo l in fabric, and perfectly tai l ored The re are no other s uch cl ot hes any: where else as these; and if yo u get o ne of our suits or overcoats this fa ll you may consider yourself lucky. You can 't make any mistake in buy ing Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes.

This store is the hom e of Hart Sch aff ner & 1\Tarx CIQtbos.

SAM GOLDBERG

CITY,

We Solicit Accounts of The Normal Students -

Depos it yo ur mo ney with us for th.: se m es ter or for the sc h oo l yea r a nd pay your bi ll s by check s. You thu s h ave a pl ace of sa fety for yo ur mon ey a nd you ga in a \' a lu ab le businc·:<s expe rien ce in caring for yo ur ac c0 unt.

CITIZENS STATE BANK

PERU, NEBRASKA

KAUTZ

The Nebraska C ity Photographer.

NEBRASKA CITY , DR. L. A.

OFFICE O VE.., BANK 'P HONE NO. 63 HOME ' PH ON E 05

OFFICE C ON SULTATI ON F REE. I CARR Y MY OWN DRU GS. CA LLS AN SWERED NIGHT OR DAY.

SPEC IAL TO STUDENTS

J. W. ROBB, THE OPTICIAN

wil l refu nd anv No rm al st ud e nt's car fare. wh rJ a p ai t· of at hi s oflic e.

OFFIC E WITH DR. HAR RIS, Auburn Neb.

M. M. MACVEAN fH. D. NEBRASK<\ CITY, NEBR

Practice limited to Eye, Ear, No se. and Throat.

Office over Nelson's Shoe Store

Dr. H. S. G an s o n Dentist

Nebraska City Nebraska

Barnes Drug Cotnpany

At this season of tbe ye ar when we are reminded to h ave a thankful spirit we wish to extended to s tudents and faculty our he arty appreciation of their p at rona ge which contributed in no -s mall degree to our success of the past year, and to solic-it a of your patronage in s uch measure that at the close of another we sha ll ha\·e ample cansc for greater th a nksgiving , rem ember in g a lw ays th at we s hall try to merit such patronage by bon<' st e fficient serv ice.

""""""" THE PENNANT STORE, PERU, NEBRASKA

CHRISTMAS IS IN SIGHT

Oolytwo short w e>ok ;, untll C hrl::.tmns. 'T'ahc tinH' bythc rorPlork nnd bP::;In tht • C'On::-iclrrallon of thr qnc :.tlou. X\ OW : O ur e:o- t< ·n;,h·e Jlllrchnsl ' >' of and s li ver •tnd c ry st.:l ls an rl a rt wn res in auticipat ion of h oliday g ir t nct•ds :lr<' r ead y for your This !:!tore h ns uc,·er co nlfLl ncd :Lliuc:r or mon• va ri ucli)Jo: hlhit lou m· on·m·l'd more advan ta):(ous pun·hnslng to It s CnnH· r- urly und >;t'!' tlH' co ll ccti ou at. It full t•st. :tud bc:.t. liJ alto onr st.o ro youJ· h cuu quart l' r::. wh en ln A uburu.

AUBURN MUSIC & JEWELRY COMPANY

T. L. DAVIESt Manager Jlry. Dept. SO. AUBURNt NEBR. . euH H0biB!AY ST0E.K

Of .Towo lry. Dh\mond s. \Vatch os Plclwrd Chinn. C ut Cll:l;.s. St ,,rllng S IJ\·e r. <'tc., Is the most con1p h •te In t ho ci ty. aucl we will be ,-o.ry !r hUI to sh ow H to you Retnembor wo r o8r<'s<>ut things :..s th l)y aro. n, nd thr> p1·ico by tho trtH' vnhl\l ur tho >L rt ic le. ur ho liday arc new aud appropJ•IaiA' audIt will bo an E'li'>Y nmttor for e ll hc 1· tb<' youu g or tb o old to st'IC'ct th e ir gifts. :'llako your sol cc tio n S. H. A Vn V & ee., sl\uburn. Nebraska

ChriRtm as "''ill soon be here, nnd the question now is. "What \Yill we give our friends ". That question will be ver_y easy to d ec ide when you see t 1w la rge lint- of I haYe in sto ck for you to pi<:k fr-om. Our lin e or AQT GOODS, CALENDARS, GIFT BOOKS, Lc .\. THER GOODS, FOUNTAIN PENS. TOILET

can not be beat. During December I will g h·e all l' e rn students a special 10 percent discount. Com fl one. come a ll to Young's Book Store, and see the best line of Xmas goods in the state.

M. E. G 0 0 D

For good things at the right prices. Examine our stock of dry goods, furnishings, shoes, and groceries. It will pay you.

M. E. G 0 0 D, Peru, Nebraska

YOUR XMAS WANTS

Jlare been anticipated by the se lect ion of an unus Lml stock of J cwe liT.'WaLclles;-6Taruund s, Cut Gla!; s, Pi ckard ,ortment of Hterling ::lilver aud:Piate in t he ve ry n ewes t creations from tbe Eastern )1aker s. You will find iL a plea sure to spend a portiuo of vour time at my store wblle in the c ity.

E. C. E R N S T E N E Jeweler aod Optician Nebraska City, Nebraska Orand Hotel Blk.

DECEMBER 1908

NORMAL NUMBER

A Merry Christmas And a Happy New year

We wish to take this means of thanking you students for patronage received.

Our Aim Shall Always Be

To keep the best assortment of good things to wear

After

all it's

a Question of Quality

Our line has been selected in accordance with the above, Price Also Considered

The Peru State Norm al S chool is as old as the s tate of Ne brask a Old as State. ha ving been established by th e fir st s tate legislaturt'. Before the meetin g of the first legi s lature in 18 67 the in s ti tut ion w as known as th e Meth o di st Se min ary at Pe ru. Thi s semina ry was first located at ·Pa wnee City a nd ca lled the N em aha Va lley Seminary org ani zed in 18 63. It was moved to Peru in the winter of1 8 66. The fir st princip al

tre ss Mrs. McKenz ie. Do ctor]. F. Nf' a l, Ma jor William Daily and Re v. Bir am Burch Peru Seminary. d es erve th e honor of loca ting the Methodi st ·Seminary at Peru. The present campu s was donated to th e scho ol by Dr. Nea l, l< e v. Burch and Mrs. McKenzie. The fir st t erm of the semin a ry w as ta ught in a saloon building on ma in s treet. It was an inst a nce w here th e sa loon ga ve way to educ a tion . Peru has DeTer s ince that tim e had a s aloon. J'he new building on the bill was in process of construction, the pe ople of the community donating cottonw oo d lumber, s tone a nd labor.

The re w as a tuition c harge of $5, a sePrincipal Chops Wood. mest e r. Amon g the nam es on the old register nre: James Barne s, Jennie Ca rter ] ohn Dund a s, Alie<: Dail y, Tilfo rd Du s tin, Ca lvin Hutchinson, W. E. Majors. a nd William Winters. Th ere wa s an at tend a nce of forty includin g the prim ary cl a :s s. The Principal of t he scho ol cut mo st of the wood that was used. On c old da ys he was forced to ask so me of t he large boys to help him. After mo vin g int o th e new building it was nece ssary to occa sio nally hire some man a d ay or so to s aw and split wood.

Thc1·e w as gr eat need of a bell as ma ny stud e nts b oa rd ed at

The School Bell. fa rm houses a mil e or Prayer Meeting more from the building The girls of the sc hool equ al to an y em ergency a rranged a chicken s upp er. People a ttended from fifty mil es north, we st and s outh, ea ch p ayin g the 25 cents fee. En ough was ra ised for purchas ing th e large bell th at is still in p os session of th e scho ol. It has from t hat da te in 1866 to the present time continued to g ive the warnin g to retire at

9:30 o' cl ol!k p. m. m ev t:ry sc h oo l day. The pr aye r m ee ting was or gani zed in 1 866 to m eet eve ry Tu esda y eve ning . In the early nin eties th e chan ge was m ade to th e n oo n day praye r meeti ng of th e prc:;ent t im e.

T he M eth od ist

University or Normal-W hich?

Con fe 1·en ce re fu se d to t ak e any financia l spons i bi lity fo r r <:>the n ew se min ary so it was d eci rle d to offe r the ins ti t ution to the state for a un ive rsity or a Sta te No rm al Sc h oo l. Th e princ ipal and Major Dail y wa n ted it to be u se d a:; a St ate No rmal w hil e Colonel M;;,jors preferred to use it as th e State Uni vc rsi tv.

Major Da il y an d Co l onel Majors elected to th is fi rst legislat ure.

It looked for aw hil e as if the U niver !'i ty mi gh tbe locate d at Puu Stau Normal Established 1867. P eru h ut there we re th o!'e wbn pr efe rred Lin co ln as t h c prope r locat ion. Ro n. A. B. Fu ll er of was r es ponsible for the comp romtse arrangement with Col. M ajors bv which th e Univen:ity was l ocated at coln an d the St ate No r ma 1 at Peru Fo r many years the state sc h oo l exce lJed in a ll at h letic events be in g in • n m ore th tck ly settled p ortion of the st ate and having the larger attendance.

The first bo ard of ed u cation was co mpo sed of:-S tirlin g p.

First Board and Maj ors, Da nid C. Co le, First Term W ill iam Dai ly, ]. P.

Th e fir st gra du atin g cl a ss , that of 18 70 was com p ose d of

D r. G eo E. H owa rd and Mrs. J oy.

Pro f. Geo r ge E. Ji oward no w at the State Un i ve rsity a nd Mr s. A nn a Moo r head J oy who lives in Pe ru . Th ese tw o gr acl u ntes h ave ce r tainl y honored the ir Al ma M a te L Dr. H owa rd is one of the m os t em in e nt ed u cators in th e world h av in g wri tten boo ks a nd a rticl es th at h ave bee n p rint ed in ma ny different lan guages. Miss Moo rh ea d, now M n:. J oy was a ve ry su ccl:ss ful t eac her for seve ral yea rs. Afte r m an i age her t im e a nd attenti on was g iven to th e hom e. Wh at co uld be more to an y o ne s cr ed it than to sav wh at h as b een sa id abo ut Mrs. J oy: ,-,She b as give n to the sta te so ns and daug ht ers of th e hi gh es t type of A me ri can Ci tize n sh ip ."

In 1 869 th e leg isla tu re made an appro-

F irst A ppr opr iatio ns. pri a ti on of $10000 . It m ay seen bu t that am o unt m ea nt m ore f or that cl ay th an $25 00 00, me ans at the presen t t im e. The seco nd a ppro pri a tion reached $3 000 0 w hi ch w as l of a mi ll on the taxa ble pr operty of th e state.

Princip al M cK enzi e ha vin g been elec ted as th e fi rst st at e

Dr. A. D. William s, Gen eral M or g an· supe rinten de nt of Public instr uc tion

Neal, A. B. Full er, Ja mes Sweet and S. D. Be als. An enr o llment of65 pupil s was most encouragin g but none of th em wanted what was call ed Norma l trainin g. They prefe rred to t ake •>n ly the ot her work. The p rincipal ther efore manage d to give a ll h is su ggest ion !: regarding teach ing an d m anage ment in connection wit h ot her s ubjects. Th e p rincipal besides cutting m ost of the w oo d that was use d was his ow n ja ni t or.

it w as nec ess ary to el ect a n ew p rin c ip a l. It is n ot surpri si ng that the b oa rd wou ld ha ve serio us difficult y in fi lli ng th e pl ac e. Dr. A. D. Williams the fi rst o ne ch os e n, th ough endo rsed by the yo un g and emine nt e du cat or Dr. Ha rri s, w as not eq ual to th e e mergency and Gene ral Mo r gan was ca ll e d. Gen eral Morg an w as a scholar and a ge ntl em an. Th e sch ool pro sp ered under hi s a dmin istr ation, g ain ing in b oth pres ti ge a nd attend ance. Gen era l Mo rgan became reco gnize d durin g hi s few ye ars at Pe ru but bas s inc e in va ri ou s capacities, especiall y

in the Indian Serv ice , gai ne d even m<Jn: t b an na ti ona! di s tin ct ion

Aft lT Ge m·ra l .:\1m-ga n c1mc Pr i nc i pal

Pr of . w. P ri ncipal N ichols Fr<' enHl.n , \\' ho fo unJ it J'Y to r·<·sign. One of 1 he mcmkTs of t he fnc ul ty P1·of. W. E. IHH\' p1·esirlen t of a W ns hin gton St ate No nn :d Wrls made act in g princi pa l. He wi th the a ct iv e co -operatio n of Col. in 187-1- sec ured the p assngc of a law in the n·qi ri ng eac h st ud ent to p ay a m at ri c ul n ti on fee of liv e do ll ars th e s :1mc to he ust·d fn r buil d in g a l ibrnr y. Th at nccounts f01· Per u's h av ing nne of the lH r gcst a nci best libra ri es ofa n_v St r1tc No rm ;d ::lc h oo l in the Unit ed Stato •s Th e bo ard el ec te d Pco f. Nichols ns th e next pr incip al who remained o nly a sho rt tim e, th e s choo l being in constant t nrm oil during th e tim e.

The n ext s clc ct i Ci n wn.s th at of Pn .> f. S. H. Th om ps on of P rtn S. R. T ho mpson. t he Agric ul tuml at Lin -

co ln He w as eh:ctcd on th e r eco m mc n rlation of the sta te su per i nte n de nt. In mnny he w as as eH1cic nt as General !\1 or gan. At any rn.t c the sch ool ha d n f<'w yt•:trs of remar kab le pr osper ity unde r w i!ic gui da m ·e.

In 18 7::1 Miss E li za Mor gn n beca me prc-

Eliza C. Mo rga n Preccptress.

ce ptress at M t. Vernon Hal l. M:tny st uden ts of the ea dy u ays consi rle r· th at Mi ss

Mor ga n '!:l twent y fi ve ye:1rs in char ge nf th.:- gi rl s h as m ea nt mon :o to t hi s in st it uti<•n tha n th e work of any t \VO prin ci:'a ls m· th an that of a ny nthc t· t ea ch er . She wa s a woman of me di um hei ght, ra ther sp are, light and ac tive in her move me n ts, of a p leasa nt c ou n te nance, a ffable and cour teo us tow ard st ude nts, al ways deep ly in ter es ted in the ir welfar e. She wa s accomp lish ed in a ll th e fin er wom anly yir tucs . Her i nfluen ce w as mo st wh oleso me w it h not o nl y tl te gi rl s in th e dorm ito ry

but wi th o th er gi rl s a nd \Yith yo ung men an d we m ay, sa y with the ent ire. fa culty. The g irls we nt to h er as they n ·oul rl go to t he ir ow n mot hc 1· for symp athy a nd advi ce Miss Mo r gan gave up h er work here ten yea rs ago a nd h as s in ce li\" ed in :\ew Yo rk Ci ty. Pro f. ch.e uzie s ,1ys : '' \\'ha t ;a gat h eri ng time that will be wh t·n : dl t he cka r on t·s wh o have wa lk ed

Pr of J. M. M cKmzie's Tribute to M iss M or gan. with her th e hills of Peru, sha ll meet to wa lk for ever with her the go l de n hill s of Glor y" th at statement is an a ttempt to expre ss the wa t·m th of h ea rt of t hou sands of students to wanl s the si ncere cult ured litt le wo man who m ea nt so mu ch to th eir li ves.

Thet·e are many connected with th e s ch oo l of the Han B. E. B. Ke nnedy ear Eer da ys who deserve special mention. Th c1·e j ,; on e, however , Dr . B. E. B. Ken ned y, for twent y-five years preside nt of the boa rd of educat ion , who bad a tre men do us i nflu ence not o nl y in sha ping the affairs of the s ch ool ou ts ide bu t also an e xcepti ona ll y strong i nfluen ce on the ius id e a ffa irs of t he school and on the stude nts . He visited the school often and ca me in cl os e touch wi th students a nd facul ty He is a very o ld man an d li ves in Om a ha It w ill be of i nter est to the s tud e nt s of to d ay to have s om ethi ng fu rther l at er on about oth er go od men and women who had pa rt in b uildi ng so well th is excell ent St ate No rmal Schoo l.

There is e nough in th e hi st ory of th is sch oo l for a Prof. McKen zie's History lar ge vo l ume of va luable

rna t erial fo r the student of educatio n, b ut it canqot be give n in an article. A h is tory h as bee n w ri tten by the first p ri ncipal fr om which th is s ke tch h as b een condensed Eve ry s tude nt w ill want the complete hist ory whe n pub li shed. It rl eals w ith the s ch ool from territ o ri al

day s to the present time. It di sc u sses many pedagogic al qu est ions incident a ll y in a mo st inter esti ng mann er.

The g ro wth of the schoo l may be seen by co m pa ri ng the sizes Gro w th of S:hool of the gra du a ting cl asses as: Class of 1 870, 2; cl a!'s of 18 75 , 4; class of 1 88 0, 7; cl a ss of 188 5, 11; cl ass of 1890 , 16, cl a!' s of 1 895, 39. cla ss of 1900, 29, cla ss of 1905, 57; cla ss of 1906, 88; cla ss of 1 90 7, 149; cl ass of 1908, 142; cla ss of 1 909,172. It will be o bserved t.h at in five years the gr ad uating class h as incre ased fr om 57 to 172

The gradu ate of les s than a decade ago on returning n ow Changes in a Decade sees in pl ace of th e old $ 4,000 h ea tiRg plant a fi ne new $2 5,000 pl ant fitted with up-t-o -date beating fac ili ties He also finds chapel held not as a fe w yea rs a go in a ro om in th e main build in g, but in a fine new ch a pel building, also pro vidin g ro om for a finely equipped gy mn asi um. He se es the t wo scien ce departments r emo ved from ro oms Bt and B3 in the main building to science ha ll with more th an doubl e th e s pace previ ously occupied for science. He sees the library housed in a commodious new building in stea d of the old frame build ing w here o nly twenty-five or thirty stud en ts co uld work to advantage at a time. He sees the new self-bo a rdin g sch eme a nd th e new dome s tic science department, the new departm ent of agricult ure , the more b ea utiful campu s, an d a hundred fine new dwellings in Peru. He sees members of the fac u ley secure in their position s, not transients, as fo rmerly , but owning their homes a nd owning propert y, being now a r eal part of the community life

.JI.

Professor Corn ell is an associate in the depa r tment of m athe matic s. In a dditi on to bis wo rk as a t eacher he is the leader of our band. A recent ch apel hour made de-

Ji ghtful by se veral b an d numb ers , the inter est exh ib ited by the s tu de nt s 111 Professo r C orne ll' s cl as ses , go to sh ow that th e State Boa rd of Edu c at ion s ecu red a prize p ackage wh en he was secu r ed for our faculty .

Profes sor Ho use, of the Un iv t:rsity

of Ne br aska, h ::ts the t·ank of Asso.: iatc· Professo r iu the Dcpn rtment of Scco nd a n• Educntion. H(' lws cha;·ge of the YO;:;! mu s ic nnd tea ch es elective in Engli sh. l"r nfcsso r I-Iou >c hr:s s ptc ia li zcd a lin gu i st :o nd brings :1 w c: tl th of Sl·h ola rsh ip to hi s po s iti on. He is keep in g the mu sica l up tot h·· ,-c ry hi gh ·tanda t·d at tained b_v Profl·,;:;;., J· .·\ll rr, nnd b...hi s quiet efficien cy is w inning mt en viaul-c pln cc in t he h ea rts of the studt•nt s.

The Reverie of an Alumnus.

C. RAY <; .\TEs, '07

It w as one of tho se drcan· day !> that C-'luse:; a pc·rso n to grow t·eminis cent. The dl"izzling ru in pntten·d upon the pa v eme nt and the fltm os phere bore tha t char actc t; s. ti c hnzc of a gloomy day. The re wa s no >'ign of li fe u pon the st 1·ec.:t. In si Jc, the h:tsc bun1er gavl· o ut a 1·ed glow that to ld :.1 til le of c omfn t·t :tnd luxury. of happi ness :tnd joy, of e0ntcn tmcnt and p rosperity. The cloc k u po n the bookcase was the o nl y inv a:: ion up on th e quietude of the room.

The al u mnus reclin ed in hi s big easy chnir, 11 book h eld ligh tly in one ha nd , hi s fe<'t up on the fend er. Hi s t:)"l'S wa ndered ft om th<' p1·in t<'d p age. e1 nd he seeme d intently st• tdyin g th e gl ow in g coa ls w ithin the stove. So metime he snt thus. the n putt i ng his b oo k his eyes wandered to the wa ll whe re bung hi s co ll ege penm in ls and the sco re rof r elit.:::; of the co ll c·ge l ife- of which he had once b ee n a par t. Rec<tllin g the va ri ous ineidents co nn ec ted with hi s schoo l caT·<'cr he prese ntly dropped into a qu il't slee p. lulled by the mu sic of tht: clock.

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On ce ag[-l in he w as tr avel in g b es ide the Mi ssn uri ri ver on the littl e three-c ar p assenger train , whic h the Burlin gt on runs to accom mod ate the publi c, a nd incident-

ly to ass ist in s wellin g i ts a nnual di v ide nd Th e s un w as s hining brightly u pon t he riycr bathin g it in an e ffulgence of sca rlet a nd go ld . On the left the bluffs r m·c to com ma udin g heights. The train wns n ear in g Peru. He h ea rd the st ation ca ll ed and with o th er occ u pa n ts of th e ca r pn·pn to lea \ c th e

On the platfo rm he was met by a commi ttee ofY. M. C. A. fe llows, who piloted him up the hill thru th e vill age to the ch apel on the campus. Here anot her co mmi ttee too k him in charge and before nature had clot hed her se lf in her ha bilimcn ts of gl oo m, the yo ung m an h ad fo und a r oo m, where he wou ld li o ld for th during th e year.

Wh at a con tr a!'t with his well furni s hed ro om at home He began an in vest igati on of i ts corners and rec ess es. It was a so uth- east room on the sec ond fl oo r. In it were three window s, two on the south, one on the ea st. In one corner wa s th e hed wh ere be n nrl hi s roomm ate would come to ga in repose. Th e bed st ea d wa s of wood , a nd pa int ed white. Upon it was a matress, a quilt , an d two pillows minus the s lip s. Th e landlady had informed him he mu st furnish hi s ow n linen , com forte r s, and towel s. In an oth er co rner stoo d th e dre sser containing three l arge draw ers an d a fairly good mirror. Bet ween the two so uth wind ows was th e st ud y ta ble covered with a white o ilcl ot h. Th e closet, wh ere be mio-ht hid e 0 hi s soil ed la undry and k eep hi s cl o thing fr om sig ht , and where he might hide himself wh en abo ut to be r ep r oved for m akin g too much noise , st ood in anothes corner ne ar the door. Tw o chairs, one a r oc ke r, a wood sto ve, w ith no pipe , but fill ed w ith hair combin gs (s aid to ha ve been left by the girls occupying the ro om during the s ummer sch oo l ), a nd a ricke ty wash sta nd with bowl a nd pitcher completed th e a ll otment of " furniture." He distinctly re memb ered the three work s of ar t( ?) which adorned the w all s of the

r oom. One was a framed photograph of fo ur people, two men and two women; the man a nd wo m an in the " sl'l ndw ic h" part of the picture ho ldi ng eac h others h and s, and loo king as tho' they h ad just been ma rri ed. He lea rned l atc t· thi s w as the case. On another wall was a pict ure of a girl feed in g so m et hi ng whi ch r e!'t: mbl cd do,es. The other was a part of an arh·crti s emcnt of ra diato rs ancl a heating system, w hich he afterwnrd h ea rtily wished was in full opera tion within the builcling . A rag carpet was on the flo o r, and he wa s tha nkfu l tha t the wa ll p ape r w as of a color not ca lcul ated to give one t he ' 'b lu es." Tired, lone so me, with hi mse lf a nd thin gs in ge neral he wondet·ccl wh v be ever came to such a hole. . At seve n o'clock in the mo rning , he wa s called to brcakfl'tst. As be e ntered the dinning r oo m be ob se rved two lo ng tables abo ut which wcrc sea ted twenty- two boys a nd g irl s. Only th ose who had been in scho ol the yea r before had tba wed o ut s uffici entl y to conve r se . Th ese few talked of football p rospects , of the probable merits oftbe li te rary soci rt ie s. and of debating, but the a ll absorb ing question was w hen wou ld Glenn Bea umon t arr ive. It was '·Monte", "Monte" a ll t he time.

The strangers as th ey ate th ei r toast fried potat oes, and eggs, a nd si pped thei; coffee or ciste rn water, wondered who this all important personage could be

Br eakfas t over, a ll went to th e ch ape l to register, where each ne ''' st udent would pa rt with fi ve doll ars fo r hi s m atriculation fe e, an d a ll would ma ke th e t hree dollars text book deposit . All new st udents were solicited to jo in o ne of the literary societies Each society was r epresent ed as co n ta inin g the brainest st udents, the prettiest gi rls , as rend ering the best programs , and as having the b es t all aro und goo d time .

Our friend and hi s r oo mm ate r et urned to their room , and, the ir b agg age h avin g been delivered. proceeded to tr ans form

"t he barn" int o a '·de n." Tlw wo rk s of art we re du ly am! nppt·op l·ia tc ly lab l· lcd. Po ste rs were fasl e nrd to the walls and ce il in g. and pict ures scnt tere cl about in an a rti s ti c ; and co nveni (·ul manner·. and a scn rf wn s s pread over the stud y table. Afte1· a fe\\ hot11·s work th e al mos t bat ·c a nd uninvi t in g t·oom wus chang ed in to a comfortab le appa r tmenl.

Di nnC' r wa s ser v rrl at 12:30 in onlc t· to nllo w eve ry one a c han ce to attend the no o n-d ay praycrmecting . The i cc was considcrnblly th inner than at bt·eakfast, and a word was n ow nnd then vcn turc..:d to the st ra ngns. T his meal co nsist ed nf meat, po tatoes , and ot her vegetables bread and butter, a dish of sauce, a piece of choco l ate pic. which th e boys so lrl to one an ot hct· at 5 ce n ts per, and tea or co ffee. Supper was Sl'rvcd :1t ti o'clock and co nsisted us ua ll y of co ld meat ot· canned fi sh, frit:d p ot at oes. bread aud b utt e r, sauce, fruit, and e ith er t<·a or cofli.:c This s umptu o us fare co ntinu ed with occas i ona l vari at ions thru out th e Sunday dinn ers were usua ll y more or less elab orate . It was customary , he r t:ca ll cd, to invite a f1·icnd to di n ner once in a wh ile.

He could not forg et 1:hi s fir st day at Peru It wa s at thi s ti me that he met L-IER, hrr of t he raven tres s es nnd black eyes, h er wi th whom he wn s to gr ow so well ac qu a int e d, her who was to hc co m e-B ut the year pa ssed on. The g reat nnnu al game of footba ll with Doane was about to be sta 1·ted. The air was cri sp, the sun s ho ne bt·ightly on Normal fi e ld. Th e n at ur al a mp i th eat rc swa rm ed with happy st udents wavin g the ir pale hl ue and white pennants and gi ving old "Hoora h" with a ll their might. How his hc n rt thrill ed as he st oo d the re with t he fa it hful mega ph one club prepared to che er un til the v ery woods res o unded with th e echo. How be a ut ifu l the pl ace seemed to h im th at d ay as the Per u co l ors sail ed out over the fi eld fr om the top s of th e oak tt-ces on the opposite bank. The l eaves had

clw u g-cd from gr ee n to gr:-ty an d reel n nd hJ"Own and y el low :1 nd wer e fa llin g fr om the tr ees with eve t·y bt ·eeze. Wh at Pe ru vian co ulrl he lp bcin _g proud of t hi s pict ure in nat ure?

Th l.' uu mh L· t· of the lect ure co u rse cam<.' on the n'ext Thu r sday l ven ing. He d c:e idc.: d he w ou ld as k HER to go . She roo m ed :tt Mt. Ve rn o n. He r cc nll c:d th e diffic ul ty he e xperi en ced wri t in g hi s "co mp" To hi s s urp rise he foun d ".\ [o nt c", with whom he had n ow b ecome quite we ll _glad to c ar ry hi s note to the Hall. lli s hea rt b eat an xiously HS he opened her an swe r. She wou ld be pl eased to go wi th him. Mon te w as aga in c-o ns ul tc c.l, a nd in fo rmed him bow to o bt ai n the fa ir o ne at th e Ha ll. Th e even in g en m e. At th e a ppoin te d ho ur he w alked int o the par lot·. later kn ow n to him as the ·•spoo n-holde r", an d bravely kn oc kc rl at the prccc ptrcss' d oor As thi s l::uly came out, he sta mm ered the nnmc of hi s co mpani on for th e eve nin g, and sa nk to the se ttee to ::nv a it her a pp ea ran ce. No r w as thi s an eve nt he should eve r forget.

The basket ba ll se :t so n ca rn e a nd his lllind wa nd ered o ver the e xci ti ng cl ass a nd i nt er -co ll egiate g am es playe d on the sp ac ious fl oo r of the g urnn a sium. Th e pt·elimin a,-y debat es were held in Fe bruary He rem em be red them di s tin c tl y for it was hi s fir st att-:-m pt at d eba tin g. He w as su rpri sed at the su cce ss ful m an ner in whi ch he han dle d hi s ar gu me nt an d be recall ed ho\v hi s f ace Bu s hed as hi s d ass a ro se to g iv e th e ir y ell as he a dv an ce d to tbe fi'Ont of the chapel st age to sp ea k.

Hi s mind be ca me blurred now with th e rapidl y pass in g eYcn ts He kn ew he had s tudied bard, had ta ken in the many en te rta inments of t he sc h oo l, bad part icipated in the c oll eg e activiti es to the full est. He th o't of the fr e qu ent wa lk s he had taken wi th .HER durin g th e ev en in g libr a ry ho urs, when th e precep tress her s tud y in g. No r co uld he for get the pi cni cs,

the trip to the c oa l min e, nor an y of the ot her exc ursions they had ma de. Th e y ea r drew swiftl y to a cl ose. Th e fr ag ran ce of sp rin g bad an exh ili ara tin g effect u po n him. He had n eve r seen a more bea ut i ful pi cture tha n Peru no w presen le d in her new ga rments of green. The woo d s, the hill s, a nd th e vall eys furnish ed places for num ero us wa lk s, a nd gave him in s pir a ti on to s tud y. Th e sto rm y ses sion of th e pa rli ament a ry law p ol iti cal co nve nti on hnd p asse d. The ope n sessions of the lit er ;t ry soc ieties were ove r, and commen ce ment mo rnin g da wn ed cl ear and bri g ht . He wa s impressed w ith th e message of th e orator a nd t he spi rit of t he occasion. Th e ho ur of p .:u·ting had com eat o nc e th e sw ee te st a nd the sadd es t hour of his ca r ee r. Part ings seem easy until we try th em. Th e tears ca me to his eyes, as be cl aspe d hi s fri e nds' ha nd s in s ilent goo d- bye. Wor ds a re few up on su ch o ccasion s. He rn u st sa y farewell to liER. How h ad b ee n th e ir yea r to gethe r. He wo nc1 ere d h ow it had hap pened. Wh at stra nge th o' ts fill ed hi s so ul. She had p romi se d to w rit e to him the s umm er; he had pro m ise d to vi sit h er at he r hom e. Th ey w ere at t he statio n. '!' he t hree-ca r p <tsse ng er tra in w as o nce more filled wi th ha pp y, ye t sa d, Peruvian s. The eng in eer opened t he thr o tle ge nt l y, th e st eB m pas!'ed thru th e cy li nd er , the tra in mo ve d qui e tl y away.

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The dri zzlin g ra in sti ll pa tt ered upon th e pa vement. Th e fire st ill burned with a stea dy glo w. Th e clock s till ticked upon the b oo kcas e. But now the electric lig ht wa s buruing brig htl y in the cozy ro om. He still s at in the easy chair befo re th e fire, but now behind it he sa w a fo rm ben d in g ove r him. He t urn ed his he ad. It was s he of the raven t res ses, and bl ac k ey es. As he stra ighteq ed up a nd rub b ed his eye s, she sa id quietly , "Co me, d ea r, supper is read y."

II

t b ¢ Jll umni II

Our New Officers.

SUPERINTENDEN T C. M. PENNEY, PRESIDENT

C. M. Penney , '07, pre s id e nt of our Association is Sup't of the Oakland city schools. Supt. Penney is a Ne brask a product , a native of Boone County. Before en tering the Normal for graduation hi s most important school po siti on was S upt. of Public Schoo ls of Boone County. Supt . Penney n ow ra nk s with the foremo st scho ol men of th e state;:. He is the only man _of our Executive Co mmitte not (at the hme of a 01·ng t ) . o o press ma rned.

the Peru faculty , h as st udi ed at Han·ard Co ll ege , U niYcr si ty of Chi cago, a nd U nive rs ity of M inn esota. fhe wa s a tc:achetof geograph y in t he Mi nu cso t:• S tale 0lo rmal for a num be r of yea rs.

The piclure will appear later.

PHOFE SSO R W. !:".DE L ZE Ll-. S EC.-TREA S. W. N. Delze ll gr a du ate d in 1 904-bcga n teaching in Unadill a. Has been Pr in of Dunb ar scho ol s, s uperin te nd ent at Syracuse, assistant edit or of th e Neb r as ka T eac her. In th e fall o f190 6 he was se lected by State S uperint e nd ent McBrien for the departm e nt of com merce of the No rma l. Prev ious to hi s entering the Sta tc Nor mal Sc ho ol he too k a th or oug h course in comm e rce . He spent the s ummer of 1908 in Europe.

PROF. LO UISE W. :\fEARS, V ICE PRESIDENT

L ouise W. Me a rs, t eac her of ge ography, State Norma l S chool al umna '95 post graduate, 1900. Since grad uati on Miss Mears has b een twice a me mber of

SUPERINTENDENT EUGENE HOWE, TR UST EE. Eugene H owP , of the class of '9 7, be- · gan hi s very s ucce ssful career in Nemaha City. Every s chool event in that littl e ci ty date s before and after How e -that 's bow

ca lled to Hubb le So ful :\l r. !lowe ot th at pbcc t lwt th e S up "t. up on OL'i ng as J.:ccl to r ec omm cn tl a s t1·ong m:1n fu1 · s up"t [tt Excte1·, n :cnmmc nd cd h im I l i,.; n ex t pro nwti on w as to the supc.:rin tl·ndciiC_v of th t 0 1·d scho ols. He lws so a i·ou ,.;NI school s pi rit in this plan: t!wt tl 1c citi zen ,; wi ll yotc.: for :1. $4(1,0 00 -b on d t" build a ucw hig·h school ln.1 ild i ng.

SUPER!i':T EN D E:-<T J. A. \YO ODAHD, TR US TEE

Jo hn A. Wo o rla r n, of 1 907, ,.-vas elected Su p' t of the H i'! ,•cl ock Sc hools in th e year of gra d uat ion. Thi s l as t yea r he was co mplm en te d by a un a min ous re-electi on at a dec id ed i <l<: J"C::J Se of Sa lary. P ri or to hi s e nt er in g the Nor mal he w as a s tu de nt of the State Un iv ers ity . P rin, of A urora H. S. and County Su p' t of Ham il to n C oun ty. Sup't Woo d ar d ra nk s w ith o ur forem os t sch ool men of the state.

Miss My r tl e Gel wick, '08, is making an e xcell cn t su ccess as te a ch er of scien ce in t he T ec u mseh high s ch oo l.

Sa rah Z. Snyd L·r. ·o7, w ill co m p lct e th e co ur se at t he state un iY crsity t hi s ye a r.

Mi ss Be rt It a Oles on, '07, is do in g ex cellent wo rk pr inc i pa l of the Gre tn a hi gh sch oo l.

Ma rg :< I"t·t Fc.: c! rlc , 'OS, is m ak in g a very st ri ki n.:.! su t·ces ::. as a te acher at B enson , he r hO I II L".

1\l i ss l.kn ha h: e<: d, ·os. of Os ceo la v is ited friend ,; at tlH.: Ko rma l on F ri day fo llo win g- Th mtl<sg iv i11 g.

The \iis sc s !\Inhel and Bl a nch Ba il or, '0 8. 11rc makin g- ex cell ent reco rd s in th ei r wo rk at the State Un iY ers ity.

Miss Grac e Her. ·y, '0 8, h as orga ni zed a success fu l kindcrg al'ten a nd prim ary depa rt men t in the Oa kl and sc ho ols .

Mi ss Ru th Te mp lin , '0 5, is ve ry s uccessful in her wod, as p rin ci pa l of the Sy racu se h ig h sch oo l u nde r Su pt E. E. La ckey, '04.

Su pt . A. L. Cavi ness ·of Fai rb ury sen ds in a g ood re po rt of t he work of B UI·rell e J. .R ai n s, '08 , as p rin c ip al of a wa rd sch oo l in Fa ir b ur y.

Th e Omaha hi gh sch oo l p ape r c omme nds hi g hl y th e wo rk of Mi ss Ula Waterhou se, ' 07, as te ac her of th e kinderga rten nt Co l umbu, _

i\-1r . .J. A. H an n a, 'OR of the Auburn hi gh sc ho ol has c re:<ten a )2Teat deal of inin inte r- high sch oo l debating in thi s secti on of the sta te.

Prin. E. K. Hurst, '0 7, of Fa lls Cit y is entitl ed to p ri ze for ha vin g in hi s high schoo l one of the new siest , b rig htest, a nd b est e di tied hi gh school pa pe rs in th e state.

Prin . C. R ay Gates , ' 07 , of the Ne b ras ka Ci ty hi gh sc h oo l made an excel! en t address on "P ubli c Sc h oo l At hl e tic s" at th e Oto e Co unt y t ea cher s associa tion at Dunbar, Dece mber 5.

Prin . J. E. Gibn ey, '08, is very s uccess ful in his work at Suth erl a nd.

Mi ss Emma Morell 's, '9 9, ad dr ess is 3 34 N. 13th S t. Linc oln. Nebr.

Miss Pe a rl Wag ey, ' 07 , is t eac hin g a second successful year at Ca mb ri dge th is year.

Miss Ethel H um mel, ' 07 , is very successful as princi pal of th e Bancroft high s ch ool.

Miss Juli aN. McQu inc b, '08, h as brok en all records as a successful primary t eac her in the Cook scho ols.

Miss My rtle A. Mc Cr ay, '0 8, is t eac hin g un de r S upt Cav in ess of Fair bury a nd is p rovin g ve ry stro ng in her wo rk .

Miss Hilda M iller, '08, is r ep o rt ed as bein g unu sua lly stro ng as teache r of sc ien ce in Dav id Ci ty und er S upt . W. A. J ul ia n.

Sup t. R. C. K ing of Otoe Co u nty says Carrie Hus to n, '08 , is t eaching the Isl and Sch ool the b est it h as b een ta ug ht for year s.

Prin. Inez A. Hawkins, '07, h as pr ov en excellent bo th as a teacher and as a desciplinarian in her work as p rin cip al of t he Fairfield schools .

Snpt L. J. Kn oll, ' 07, is o rga ni zin g the work at Blue Spri ngs with the same vi m w ith wh ich be u sed to pu sh co ll ege enterprises when a stu de nt

Miss Bessie F o11ter, '0 8, of Bl ancha rd , la., is proving th e sa me live pr ogress ive worker in Bla nch a rd th at she w as in th e State No rm al Sch oo l her e.

Mi ss Ad a C. Nelson, '99, c ounty Supt. of Bu rt county was one of the pri ncip al speakers at the u nion ba n quet at th e State Teach ers Assoc iation.

G. C. Williams, '06, is en ro ll ed for in absentia grad u ate work w hi ch he is car ry in g on in connection with h is reg ular work as teacher of science in the All iance hi gh school.

Cla rk P hilli ps, '05, is tak i ng ach·n n ccd work at the State U ni ,·crs ity thi s ycaL

Miss Vctta L oy, '06, has left the leaching profess ion and is n ow at \ Vy mor c, Neb r.

Miss Ha ttie Picka r d. '03, is enjoy in g her work as gra mm ar gr ade teac her in t he Oma ha sch oo ls.

Mi ss Ada Hu ssc ll Gi bson, '99, char ge of th e eng lis h d epa t·lmcnt in Seward hi gh sc h oo l. h as the

Miss E li za be th Ma ll a li c u, '05, is in g her wo rk as prim ary tcnc hcr K earn ey p ub lic ss h oo ls. e nj oyin th e

Miss Carol in e Ma rri ot t, '06 , is one of Su pt. C. F. Lehr' s, ' 94 valunblc assistan ts in the Wak efield sc h oo l s.

C. A. O tra do v cc , ' 06, wish es to inform th e bache lors of th e Al umni thru the No t·ma lit e th ey wi ll do be t te r teac hin g if th ey w ill get ma rri ed.

L. R. Hi ll , '08, the wo rthy successo r . of B rcr . '0 7 's m ec tin cr wtth enJam tn , 1. o the sa me crood su ccess at th e B rid ge p ort 0 sch ools as did hi s p redecesso r.

Miss E li za beth Sh affe r, '9 1, co n nty S upt. of Bu tier co unt y bas do ne m uc h t awa rd ma kin g the ilu tier co u nty sc hools ra nk among th e b es t in the gt ate .

Sup t. L. W. Ryan, '07, says t hat the lar ge new sch oo l bui ld in g at Greely is the b es t sch ool bu ild ing in the stat e. Mr. an kn ows f or he is Su pt. of the ct ty sc h oo ls.

Miss Krebs, ' 07 . acce p ted a p ositi on as prin cipa l of the Scot ia s ch ools, a nd is s ho w in g th e men of th at pa rt of the co un ty h ow a lady ca n m anage a sys t em of sc h oo ls successfully.

J os. L. H icks, ' 05, is farmi ng n car Farna m, Ne b r. Mr. Hi cks at te nd ed th e Alumn i at Lin co ln th is yea r. He say s that he is mu ch int er ested in Pe ru as mu ch as if be we re a real pe d agog u e.

!\1iss lim a '06, is year s r es t nt h ome. Miss Ethel '0 4·, is one of Brown vi lle 's te a chers.

t ak in g a Kennedy, su ccess ful

Miss Grace Timm e rm a n-G oYe , '0 1, in her r eg ist r at ion card gave her occupation as " ca t·c of hu sba nd ," a nd her add ress as Edgar, Nebr.

Miss Edna Beach, '0 8, is repo rted by Princip al George E. L ee, '06, of Sch icldey as b ei ng one of the s tr on gest kin de r ga r te n tea c hers in tha t part of th e ttate.

Bl an che Bai lor, 'OS, has tak en up th e wo d< of prep::u- in g as a train ed nm ·se. She is e nj oy ing h(-r po rfe ss ional st udies in th e h osp iud at Ko ck Sprin gs, Colo.

Matie Mac hin, '07, of Sa n Ju au, Po no Rico is r ece iv in g $ 80 per mo nth as a m1.tin: Porto Rica n t eac he r, a nd is ofTei·ccl n pr omo ti on to a p rin cip alsh ip at$ t OO per month.

Miss Minnie Eli za b et h Hen dryx, '89, is te ac hin g in grades in the Omaha school. Miss Hendr yx is m ee ting ""ith the same s uccess th at she ba s a lw a)s h ad she graduated.

S upt E. A. Hildbrand, '0 1, says he is ru n nin g a full fl edg<'d "teach e r' s nur se ry" for the Omaha sclwo ls. So s uccessful are th e t eache t·s who work with Supt. Hil dbrand th at their fame extends into the metrop o li s of o m· s ta te. th ey are ca ll ed to this large r fie ld of Ia bo r.

The stud y of parli a mentary law is proving to be a attractive to Higl;l Schocl b oys a nd girls a nd one that gives th em a discipline a ffo rd ed by no other school subj ec t. Amo ng high s chool principals who are ta kin g a dvautags of thi s educat ional leve r a re C line, '07, of Sidney, Hurst, '07, of Falls City, Lee , '06, of Shick ley, Guy Williams , '06 , of Alliance, Ca rl s on, '08, of Wood La ke, a nd Wooda rd , '07 , of Havelock .

Mi ss Minnie McAdams, ' 06, is meeting with splendid success as a High Schoo l teacher at Wins id e. She is in her second y ea r there

P. M. Whiteh ea d, Sup t. of schools at Gothenburg, Neb r, re mains unmarried, bu t asse r ts as he did on the day of gra dua tion th at he is "perfect ly willing " wheneve r she i s.

Sup t. J. E. Ray , ' 06, of Grafton h as compl etely tnm sfo n ue d the Gr afton sc ho ols during his stay there. He has o rganized ath letics on th e right basis, increased th e librar y, put in excellent la borato ry appa r at us, a nd organized the scho o ls on th e basis of the s tate co ur se ·of study.

E. E. Lack ey, ' 04 , as Supt ., Mi ss Ruth Templin, ' 05, t eacher of the hi gh sch oo l, Miss Ed i th Montgomery, '05, primary t eac her, with the re st of the force, as forme r stud en ts of Pe ru, with one exception , will accoun t for the success of the Syracuse s chools

Julius Gi lbert, '06, the man . to whom the Everett soci ety owes not a little of its present prosperity a nd success, is supe rintend ent of the New man's Grove sc ho ols. He has the hon or of being the first Nebra s ka school man to take up a nd successfully operat e a sc ho ol savin gs bank

F. A. Bo ose, '08, is princip al of the schoo ls of £an Marcial, N. M. and is makin g an impress ion on th e great s outhwest. He will tah part in the Holliday m ee ting of the Territ o ri al Teach ers ' Association . We a re pro mi s ed an art icl e from his pen for an ea rly number of th e Normalite.

Gov. elec t honored the Normal w hen he appointed ')upt. C. B. Manu el of St. Paul to the s uperintendency of th e Kearney Industri al Schoo l. Mr Manuel was one of the strong students at Peru in th e early 80's. He was an enthusiastic Everett and at one time it s pre s id ent

\\ Witb£1assts II

Senior Notes .

A MARY DITTMER

Mr. C. B. Moo n, class p res ide n t, w as gu es t of ho nor of t he cl ass of '08 at th ei r ba nq uet in Lin coln du rin g Ass ociati on Week.

Miss F ra nce of Syracu se visi ted with It er si s ter Helen at the Hall for a few da ys recently.

The seco nd quart er has beg un a nd Se nio rs h ave taken up new cl ass es in the Mo del Seho u l.

P reside nt Crabt ree b as s et aside Wednesd ay of e.ach wee k as a day when iors m ay ca ll at th e office and ta lk ov er th eir t he se11 .

Pl a ce , La bora to ry.

Ca rt"n ey, "A re thos e M ict·ococci in yo ur bas ket?"

Prof. Duncanson, "N o."

Car tn ey, "Cy st a ph o :- ae ?"

Pro f. D., "No ."

Car tney, "Sa ceromi sae Cerivi s ae? "

Pro f. D. , ''N o."

Car tney , '' Di 11 afor ma s po ranicci millin olle o rgani sms?"

Pro f. D. , "N o. "

Ca r tn ey, '· Will you pl ease te11 me wh at t hey are?"

Pr of. D., "Sw eet pot a to es ."

The Seni or Annual S taff b as be en elec ted as fo llo w s: Ed i to r-in -c hief, G. D. J enk in s; a ssociat es , Julia Van D ri el, A. Ma ry Dittm er; bu si ness man age r, C. W. Sm i th; assistan ts , C. W. Kn o ll, I. F. Cartn ey; Eve rett, M il dred Spe ncer; Philo m at hean, M ildred Po r te r; reliJ!i ous , Dora And ru s; boy s' at hl etics, J ess e Harri s; g irls ' at hlet ics, Ora Andrews; ar t, Ethel Willi ams; ca rto o ni s t, May Frank; p ho tog rap her, R. B. Be de ll ; sen ior photos, R. B. Si ms; mu sic, Le na Larimer; al um n i. B. E. Swen son ; asso ci

ate G er t rud e Va n Dricl ; sc niot· cl ac:s , Ea rl lo we r cl ass es, Go r mley; deba ti ng , E lm er Seel ey; cl ubs, I da F oge lst ra m; mili tar y, A.]. Hi ll ; soc ial affn ir s, Louise Sege lk e; funn y man, Cheste r Kau p; a ssista nt s, He len Fr a nce, Guy Eyc t·so lc. .:1-

Junior I te rn s.

C.-1- RL f' S CTT OTT.

Mr s. K ir sc hn er of Arm ou r, Ne br ., vi si ted wi th her sister Mi ss Fern Si mp so n from Nov. 28 to D ec. G.

Many of the cla ss, th at cou lrl mnk eg ood ra ilroad co nn ec tion s. we nt home to ea t turkey on Th ank sg ivin g Day

Miss siste r a nd bt·othet·-in -l a w, Mr . and Mrs. Ern st ofG ra f, Nebr., vi s ited wit h her on Tu es d ay and VVe dn cs d ay Dec . 1 a nd 2.

The cla ss spirit n ea rly r eache d the hi rr h standard that it h ad l ast yeat·, as is 0 sho wn by the o ver fl ow of ent hu si as m each mo rnin g in ch a pel.

UESO LUTIO NS OF SYllfPA TIIY

Si nce it has been thewishofo UJ· h ea v en ly F at her to s end arief a.nd be re ave m en t to 0 the family of our cl ass m ate, we, the clas s of 1910, do pa ss the fo ll owing r eso l utions:

Since the-a ll wi se Fathet· h as see n fit to re mo ve from this eat·th , th e belove d b t·ot her of o ur friend and te, !VI i ss Myrt le O verto n, be i t, th et-c fo rc ; Reso lved , tha t W f> the mem be rs of th e Junior class of th e State No rmal at Pent, ext end to Miss Mvrt le O vc •·t on o ur s incere sy mpalhy in her time of gt·ic f, a ni! co m mend her for con sol ation to Hi m, wh o do eth all th ings w el l. Be it fur the r

Re so lved th at a co py of the se t-csol utions be se nt to Mi ss Myr tl e Ove r to n, a ml be publ ished in th e Norm alit e.

0H EN L ll'\COLN

ALIC E L1 N'£Z

Nr::v A M. BE sT.

Sophomore News.

CECILIA \\" El-IRS.

Miss Katie Westpha l w as ta ken sick recent ly and o bli ged to g ive up her sch oo l work for t he remainder of the yea r.

Mr. D. , in geomet ry class, -" What is a polygon called wh ich h as four s id es?"

A b ri ght studcut, - "Wh y, i t's a quadrup ed. "

Th e Physics Lab or atory h as been un dergoi ng a chan ge and the s tud e nt s h ave di scon tiu ued La bora tory wo rk for a few days.

M em bcrs of la st years fre she man cl ass w ill be in tereste d to learn t hat t he pres ide nt of that class, E lm on Sutp h in, !s at th e pre s ent time a st ud ent in the Portland Bible Sc h oo l, Portland, Oreg on. He sends greetings to his class, and reports hi mself as ple ase d with the wo rk t here

Mi ss Clnrk surpri se d her Ceasar class the day h cfo re Thanksgiving by treating them to candy. They a ll enjoyed eating the candy and giving sho rt orig in al senten ces relat i ve to the occHsio n. One boy as ked, "Amantne puell ae crustulum?'' A young lady responded, "Pueri int elleg unt. "

Mr. E. P. Schrier vas absent seve ral cla ys fmm hi s classes and a committee was se nt to inve st igate. They found him propped up in a bi g chair, hol ding one side of his face which h ad grown to twice it s natural size When asked what th e t rouble was, he groa ned out, "Oh, it 's o nly-only u wisdom tooth ." .>&

Special and Freshman.

MRS. MI NNA PERHIN.

The c la ss gave a Th anksg iving party, Wednesday even ing, Nov. 25. Phil o Ha ll had been dec orated in the cluss co lors, a nd white, and a sho rt pr ogram wa!' g iv en nftcr w hi ch th e even ing was

spent m playing old fashioned games. One in te resting feature was two persons bl in dfolded fe ed in g each other cr acker crumbs. At 9:±5 r efreshme n ts consisting of orange icc and wafers were served.

Miss Peter s oq h as b een suffering with a st i ff neck. We hope she will not be afflicted long in this mann er as it is inconvenient as well as painful.

Pof:t ca rd collect i ng can be made very intere s ting in many ways. One way is to se lect a certain su bjcet and then collect all the card s b ea r1n g on that subject. Some subjects a re h ere s uggested: Sceni c (many divis ions of the s ubject , as water, lan d, m oun tains , e tc.); Artistic, (paintings, sc ulpture , etc .); Foreign (ca r ds of many countries). Th ere are many more su bjects w hi ch cll.n be n sed profitably .\V orlds Chronicle.

P ROF. R. D. OVEHHOLT, REGIS'l'RAR

Prof. Overholt 1s a gr aduate of Toron to univers ity , a nd in th is state has held the posi ti ons of pdn ci pal of high sc h oo l at Auburn, Neb r aska City and As hl and, and s upe rintende nt at Ash land and Minden. Be was elc<:ted to the Normal l ast sp rin g.

A Busy Leader.

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E,•crett Soci ety

Philornat ht! an Soc iety

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Athlet ic Assoc iat ion

In a few cases the No r ma li tc h as fail ed to reac h som e of our subsc ri bl-rS. We hope that in eve ry case the p rut i es mi ssed will notify u s.

Pres id ent Cra bt ree 's va ried e xp er ie nc e, rang in g fro m dist ri ct sc h oo l teacher to Pr es ident of th e St a te No rm al Sc h oo l, b as giv en hi m a t ru e educat io na l b as is for the d ev elo pmen t of hi s p ower s as a le ader. His keen in sight in to men a nd a ffa ir s, his shrewd for esight, his broad sy mp athy and hi s Abe Li nco ln hon e sty, c om bine w it h a wo nd e rful power of ini tia t ive to sta mp hi m a pos iti ve, co nst ruct iv e cd ueati omd leade r. As st ate hi gh sc hool ins pect o r, he di d more th an any ot her one ma n to unify Nebraska pub li c sc h oo l educa ti on. As treas u re r of th e Na ti onal Ed u ca ti onal Associa ti on, he exe r ted an uplif tin g- in fl ue nc e in sh ap in g the po li ci es of th at great m·ga ni zation. He was one of the fi rst educ ato rs of th e state to dr aw the cl enr li ne of d ema rc ation betw een th e duti es of Sll pe rintc n dcnt an d th ose of pt·incipa l of t he hi gh sch ool. His crus ade for be tt er sp elli ng , toge th er wi th the Ro ll of f-I ono 1· spe lling co nte s ts, ma rk a pr og r ess iv e ep o ch in Ne.br as ka e du ca ti o na l deve lo pment. He w as one of the fo rem os t edu ca tors of the tate to a dvo ca te higher salaries base d on e xp er t se rvi ce a nd higher qu al ifi cati on s. He wa s in th e fr ont rank of th os e who a dvocated th e of. ju ni or No rma ls, a dd itio nnl st ale no rmal sc h oo ls, n or mal tr ain ing in high sebools, a nd th e sta te rec og ni tion of th e work of private a nd de no mi nntional and co ll eges . He is t he father nf th e dormitory id ea in the U ui t cd S ta te". the orig ina tor of t he pl an to a Rnc belor of Edu cat i on to stu c{enl:s of fo ur years a ca cll·mic in !<tt" ucti nn in addi ti on to th eir r eg ul ar p t·ofes sional tn.J inin g, and at pres ent !:<pon so 1- of a n:ttio nn l appr o pl'i ali on b ill to gi ve nat ional aid fo r ins tru c ti on in elem ent anv ag ri cnlt ure.

B esid es a ll th is, he wri tes le ad in g Arti <; les fnr the edu ca tional pr ess a nd ts the au thor of seve ra l ex ccll en t tc x tboolcs.

We bcli c,·e th at the highest fun ct ion of any sc h oo l pub li cation is to bec o me n promine nt building fac tor in th e in st it ution of whi ch it is a pa rt \ Vc do n ot think it s hould be ma de au a d,·e rti siug m ed ium nei ther do we bc li eYe it sh ou ld be a funn y paper nor a l oca l new s-pa per in the st rict se nse of t he w ord We do be li e vc, ho we ve r, th at it sho uld be a publica ti on a ll th ose qu a liti es th at go to make up a good, clean, s picy sc h oo l paper a nd at t he same t im e gi ve to outside rea de rs so me kn ow ledge of the sc hool a nd i ts Yatious depa r tmcn ts. Therefore it sha ll be _th e purp ose of the "N o rm a litc" to aid in fut·the rin g the influen ce and int t- r cscs of the Peru No rm al Sc h oo l. Hence the ed i tor w ill feel it hi s du ty, ami r csc t·ves the ri g ht at a ll tim es , to re fu se to pu bl ish an yth in g that w ould in a ny w ay hn ve a tende n cy to, re fl ec t upon the good name of the sc h oo l. We beli eve th at by so doi ng we arc n ot o nl y b enefit in g ours dv cs and every one co nn ecte d with the sc ho ol, but a ll ot her yo un g p eop le, wh o wish to furth er theit· edueativn in one of th e st rongest St:-1te No nn al Sch oo ls in the \\'CS t.

New Members of the Faculty.

We a rc happy to be a ble to prese nt on thi s a nd prcceed i ng pages , cut s of a pa rt of th e recent additions to the fac ul ty. T he fem in in e por-t ion of fac ulty add iti on s we h ope to pre s ent n ext mo nth.

Professor C. V. Wi lli ams declined s ome fl attering indu cements in public sc h oo l wo rk in Iow a to a ccept a pla ce in the Biol og ica l de par tment he re t hi s year. By the care ful plannin g of hi s cl ass te ac hin g, t he m as tery he h as of hi s subje C'ts, and th e ent hu si as m he ma nifests, he is ma ltin g an envi a ble reco1 ·d as a teac her, an d full y just ifi es th e co n fidence the Nor mal h as in

in v itin g her ow n :tlumn i to k ee p full the r an ks of her facu l ty.

Professo r Hcnd rici< s is a w ell known alumnu s of the cla ss of '06. Hi s sympathet ic acq u aintance wi th the sc h oo l a nd its spirit , hi s unco mmo nl y success ful public sc hool experience a nd a th o ro scho lars hip,

in pa rt a ccoun ts for the popu la rit y and influence he h as a lready att ai ned as teachc1· of che mi stry in the Sta te Norma l.

II tocal and

MARY GOODRICH

Mi ss Ameli a Wehrs spent Th a nl,sgiviug in Fremont.

Mi ss Tillie Bower s, of Tecumseh, visited friends in Peru r ecentl y.

Miss Elva Ru lon spent Thanksgiving at her hom e in Table Rock .

C. M. Peony, of Oa kl and, was a Thanksgiving vis it or in Peru.

Miss Stell a Clark spent Thanksgiving in Aub urn wi th Miss Fa nni e Kleckner.

Miss Augusta Eisenman spe nt Thank sgivi ng at her home in Nebraska City.

Mi ss Anna Fisher spent Frid ay anci Saturday of Thanksgiving week at Omaha.

Miss Carolyn n Hullh orst went to Nebraska City r ecently to do some s hopp ing.

The father of Mr. Harry Joh nson was elected a member of the legislature last November.

The Misses Clare Ellis and Lott ie Koup spent Thanksgiving wi th friends at Brownville.

Professo r Wh i tenack r ecently o rd ere d some new so ng books for the use of the Ger man club.

Misses Rachel Wi ttwe r and Dora Kaffenberger spent Thanksgiving at Miss Wi ttwe r's home in Salem

The Misses Iva and May Glascow, both mem hers of the cl ass of '08 , spent their Th a nk sgiv ing vacation in Peru. The former is teaching at Bruning a nd the latter at W e!'tern.

Miss Stella Cooke went to Lincoln to see her brother , Harold Cooke, win the Thanksgiv ing football victory for the University . She was a guest at the home of Pro fe ssor Bruno.

Third yea r German ha s J-c ccntly been cha nged from a four to a fi ve hour j ect.

Mr s. Wil so n, s tate orga nizer for the P. E. 0., was a guest of Mrs. J. W. S<.:an.;un recently .

Professor De lze ll dclive1·cd an acldn:ss at the Tea cher s' Associat ion nt Dunba1·, Dece m ber 5.

Fred Ha ll ett, princip al of the St. Pau l High Sc hoo l, spent Than k sg i Yin g at hi s h 0me near Peru.

M r.] S. Shafer, of Ne mcha, recently visi te d his siste r s, the MisSl"S Pan n ie and Len a Shafer. in Peru.

Miss E ll a Coleman h as g iven up hc 1· work in the No rmal , and re t ut·nerl to her dutie s in th e Lincoln public schoo ls.

The gymnasium fl oo r, which had dccHyed ove r the steam p ip es, has been rcpHi t·cd a nd pl aced in class co nd il ion.

Harold]. William s '08, princip:d of the Chadron high sc hool, <tnd his mot he1·, were Th anksg i ving vis i to rs in Peru.

::\1essrs Ste rling and Den ni s M u tz were guests oftb cir sister and br ot h e1·. in Peru, during a part of Th a nk sg iving wee k.

The St ate Bible I nstitute was h eld 111 Linc o ln , November 21 anrl 22. A. J. Hill r epresented the Pe ru Not·m : t! at the meeting.

Miss Lena Hallet t, who has been :t t hom e for ab·>ut a m on th on acco unt of sic kne ss , returned to her work at Rulo nfter Th a nksgiving.

Miss Reba Ever sole '08 spent Thanl< sgiv i ng in Pet·u as a gue st of her bt·ot her, Guy Eversele. Miss Everso le teac h es in her home sc h ool at Elk Creek.

Mr and Mrs. E rn st, of Tecum se h, came to Peru to attend th e entertainment gi v en by the Elma B. Sm ith company . They were gu ests of Mi ss Reese, a siste r of Mrs. Ernst .

Mis s Lo1·ctta A. Burke, ofLexington, is a n ew Norma l s tud e nt

Miss Els ie P ete r so n spe nt Thank sgiv in g at hc1· ho me iu Omaha.

Miss Bert ha Re:cd '08, who teaches in Osceola, spent Thanl, sg ivin g with her sister in Peru.

Mi sses Mary and Len ora Murphy, of O' Ne ill, nrc rece nt a ddition s to th cN c>rm al st udent b ody.

Miss Joy C. Har t of Ge n eva came d own Th anksgiv in g to vi sit her cousi n Mi ss Mildred Por ter.

E. R. Gross ' 08 , principal of the Exeter High Sc h oo l, spe nt ThanksgiYing with fri e nd s in Pe ru .

Pri n. \V. E. Evans of Auburn is enro lled at t he No rmal for a d,·anced wo rk leadin g towa rd s a d egree.

Mi ss Acl cne S im '08, who is t eac hing th is year at 1-Ian·ard, spent the Thank sg iving va cation at h er h ome in Pe ru.

Mi ss Be rth a Jon es, who teac h es near Auburn, r ecent ly spe nt Saturday a nd Sund ay in Peru as a o-uest of her si s ter, Mi ss 0 Ali ce Jon es .

Miss Virginia B ye rl y '08, who is teac hi ng in the En g li sh d cpa t· tmcnt of t he NebJ as ka City Hi gh Sc h oo l, s pent Th a nksg iving in Pe ru.

Miss Wi lh e lmi na Bec ko rd h as te mpora ri ly gi ven up her wo d' at the Norma l, h avin )! b ee n ca ll ed ho me on acco unt of the illne ss 0f hc1- mother.

Miss Bess ie Bedell '0 6, who is teach in g in the p rim ary depal"tmcnt of the Benson sc h oo ls, spe nt the Than kl::gi vin g vacation at her ho me in Peru.

Miss Rub y Cl a rk of '07 , who made a !<plendid n·cord as a t eac her and w as later manager of the Ne bras ka Te ac hers' Bn1 ·e:1tt, sp ent a few d ays r ecent ly at Peru l oo J, in g afte r bu s in ess in terests and her sis tc·t·. Miss Ste ll a Cla1·k.

Mi ss Carrie Hu s ton '08 was a visito r in Peru on Th a nk sgi ving d ay .

Mi ss Bbnche Frerichs, a fo rm er student her e. is t eaching at Newman's Grove thi s ycnr.

Mr s. C. Barnes vi!"ited with her dau ghters Misses Edna a nd May a few da ys recently.

Miss Vera Snyder s pent Th a nk sgi ving with he r un c le J ohn Stroble a nd fam il y in Brownv ille.

Mi ss Nad in e C owell , wh o t eaches uear Brow nvill e, spe nt Thanksgiving at her h ome in Pe ru.

Mi ss Alice Yode r, of Fall s Ci ty, r ecently spen t severa 1 days in Pe ru as the gu es t of Mi ss Myrtle Yo cam

Miss El s ie Simmo ns h as been ob li ged to giYe up h er wo rk in the Normal on account of po or health.

J. A. Hanna ' 08, wh o is teac hing in Anburn, made a sho rt vis it in Peru in the earl y pa rt of Decemb er.

Miss Ma rie D oug las of Plattsm out h spe nt Th a nk sgiv in g with her sis ter, Miss Vesta Douglas, in Peru.

Pr ac ticall y a ll of the s tudents sp ent Th a nk sg i vi ng in Peru as there was no vacation as ide from th e day it se lf.

Miss Ruth Peters has been oblige d to give up her wo rk at the Nor mal , on acco u nt of th e serious illne ss of her m ot he r.

The sta te boiler in s pector mad e a p ro fes!;io nal trip to Peru recently. He repor te d the boile t·s in t he engine r oo m in fin e co ndition

Th e se n timent iu fav or of a national appropriation for ag ri c ultural ed uca ti on has grow n until t he passage of such a b ill is lik ely to be dema nd e d, if n ot at the coming sh or t sess ion of the legi slat ure, ce r tainl y at the long se!'s ion fo ll owing. Pres id e nt C rab t ree: is r egarded as the fa th er of thi s mo ve ment

Miss Mayme Giltner, of Madison, is one of the new students at the Normal.

Mr . Varro Tyler went home l as t Frida y eveni ng a nd s pent a co uple of e njoy a bl e d ays with par ents a nd friends.

Miss Lura Hendrick s, on account ot i ll health, h as been o bli ged to leave sch oo l and return to her home in Pawnee City.

Miss Alice Howell , head of the dep a rtm en t of elocution at th e State Uni ve rs it y, gave a rec-ita l in Music and Express ion ball on the evening of December 8, under the aus pice s of the Dr ama tic Cl ub.

The La tin Club had planned to have an ad dr ess by Professo r Hou se on ''The Deve l opment and Deriva ti on of the English L anguage" on the eve nin g of Novemb er 14, but on account of the entertainment in the chapel on th at eye ning, his address was postponed indefinitely .

Professo r Wolfe, of th e Lincoln Bu siness College, was a guest of Professo r Gregg for several d ays Thanksgiving week. He spent the day, Friday of th at week, inspecting the work of the various dep artments of the No rm aL He a nd Profes so r Gr egg we re formerally co-l ab orers on the faculty oftbe Wayne No r mal st Wayne,

Professor Whitenack and Miss Eisenm an, of the dep a rtment of moder n lan guages , have or gan ized a Ge rman Club for th e be n efit of the s tudents of that department. All s tuden ts that ha ve had German or a re now ta king the s ubj ect a re eligib le for membership. It is needle ss to say that it is a s trong organ iz a ti on under such leader ship.

At the meeting of the Dramatic Club on November 23, scenes we re presented fr om "As You Like It" and "Othell o." The club has 115 members, provin g that th e Norm al students are mnch intereste d in thi s line of work. The organiz ation for this semester bas Mr. Mitton for pre sident, Mi ss Gabus -vice presid ent, Mi ss Bradbury secretary, and Mr. Best treas urer.

1'he hol id ay vacat inn wi ll cx l cncl fr om Decemb er 23 to, a nd in c lu ding J anuary 4·.

Misses Lois a nd Ada Snyd er 's fat her· came down to vi s it th em the fir st of the mo nth.

Mi sses Ora Andrew s, Lura Lamb et h, and L eola France s pent Th a nbgiving at their hom es in Syr ac u se

Mil"s Elva La rr ow of Nebras ka City w as in Peru vi s itin g her fri end Miss Ruth Strong durin g ea rl y d ays of December .

Earl Meyer r ece n tly went to Fa ll s City where he refer eed the b aske t ba ll ga me between Auburn a nd Falls City Hi gh Schools,

The stu de nts in Professor Searso n' s Sund ay sc ho ol cl ass of the Bapti st C hurch recently entert ained the youn g men of Profe:::sor Del zell' s class.

Miss Flora Purint on ' 07 s pent Th a nl<sgivin g with her sister, Miss Gertrude Purinton , in Peru. Miss Purinton is principal of the hi crh sc h oo l at Ta ble Ro ck, a nd is 0 doin g splendid wo rk.

The Latin Club has t ake n up in det ai l th e s tudy of the hi story of Roman ture Th e club was or ga n ize d, during the la tter pa rt of Octobe r, as a Ro man sta te, the officers r eprese ntin g the triumvirate. Each of the cl a sses in elect ive L atin is re pr esen ted in tht: t riumvir ate: the Hor ace cl ass by Miss Go rmle y, the Verg il cl ass by "Miss Lively , and the Cic ero cl ass by Mi ss Rals ton. All st ud en ts who a re ta king e1 ective Latin, an d tho se who h ave r ead Cicero, are eligible as memb ers of th e club. The wo rk is of es pecia l value to st ud e nt s who ex p ec t to b ecome t eac hers of Latin.

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Faculty Notes .

Prof. H. C. Hou se was in Linco l n, December 2 to complete so me of hi s access ory examinations for hi s Doc tor 's d egr ee. Ev identl y his time was not entirely o ccupi ed with examinations, ho we ver , for ou hi s re-

tu rn he gnn: n \'c ry enthusiast ic account of tbe ba ll game between the Carlisle Indi ans <1 nd the State Un iv ers i ty.

Mr s. Wh ite n ack w as ca ll ed to the home of her pare nts in l\Jichigan ow in g to th e s eriou s illn ess of het· mother.

Miss Wil so n of Ne brask a C ity s pent Thanksgiving d n.y visiting her sisten; Mt·s. Crabtree a nd Mrs. Del zell.

Mr. a nd Mrs. Wolfe of Lin coln were l'i sitin g friends at Pen• at T hn.n k s!.!i vin ..,. ·r· o 11n r \•1 \V olle is one of the Facul ty of th <' Lin co ln Du si n css Coll ege. \\'hil c here M t· n.nd J\ lrs. \Vo lfe visited the Xo rnht l. We certa inl y enj oy h aving members of othc t· fn.c ul tics vi sit our· sc hool.

At the Jo hn so n Cou n ty F:umct·s' In stit\Jle held at the Co ur t Hou se, Tc:eumseh, Decl·mhct· 1 ·4. '08. Professor Gt·egg in the aft em oo n of Ft·idav spo ke on "A <Yr icu 1-.-. tum for the l<untl Sch oo ls," a nd in the eve nin g h e, also, gave an illu stntted lcctupon "Lnnd sca pc a nd Sc h oo l Gardenm g.

Mr. and .Vlr s. Vn n Middlesworth ofU nivcn• ity Plncc wet·e at Peru at Th a nk sgivin g Tim e visit in g their daughter Miss Van Mirlrllc swo t·th, who is a tra inin g teac her in the mode l schoo l. Mr. and Mr s. Van Mi ddlesworth al so visi ted Mo un t Vernon Hall. Mrs. Van Mi dd les worth he ld Mrs. Bedell's p os ition at the Hall whlie M r. No rt on was President of the s I I c 1 00, abo ut fom·tcen yea rs ago

Mi ss Sto ner and Mrs . B ed ell en te rtaincd the Mou nt Ve rnonitc s, Thanksoivinrr b 1::1 t er n oo n. Hom e m ade ca nd y was ser ve d, a nd th ere was as m any as fifteen differe nt kink s of can dy . This par ty was unique , n that, whi le the diffe rent kind s of ca nd y, was be in g serve d, the one that had m ade th at kind ar ose a nd gave the recipe, while the others wrote it in -so u venit· boo k s. The r oo ms we re cleverly decorated and , every o ne e nj oyed herself immen sel y.

Mr and Mrs. \' an Middlesworth, ofUnin:rsi ty Pl ace , spe nt Tb an k sgi \·in g in Pent with their daug h te r.

hl r. 1\ l athcs,. Pr es id ent at Bellingham Normal of the State of Washington was at Peru \\'hile here he gave an illu st r ated lectu re on the of Wa s hin gton. He al so gaYc an interestin g ta lk the next morning nt chapel. We a re int erested in the Bellingham No rm al, be..:a u se Mrs. Nettleton w as one of t he F ac ult y there last yea •·. when she had a leave of abse nc e fr om the No r ma l at Pem.

Miss La ll y and Miss Schl ee after a two mo nths' voyage in Europe, h as returned, and ha\·e taken up their work in the Model Scnool. They were tw o of the fi,·e hundr ed tcache t·s from the United States, who were sent abroad by the Nat ion al Civic Fe dera ti on to s tudy the sc h oo l so fEur ope About five years ago there were five hundred En glish teac hers sen t over here to st ud y our sc h oo ls. Suc h an exc hange of vis it s of these t eac hers w as road e possible through the co urt esy , gene ro s ity, a nd public s pit;t of A lfred Mosely, Esq .. Banker a nd Phi l antropist of Lond o n. It was hi s wi sh to m eet every one of the American teac her s, a nd so a ll t he American Yi s iting teach ers we re most deli gh tfull y en t erta ined by Mr . A lfred Mosely anr1 hi s famil y at their old English country hou se , ne ar Lo ndon. Th<· five hundred Engli sh teac hers an d the sc h oo l aut ho ritie s d id all in thei r power to make the .'\mcricans' trip pl easan t an d profitab le. The Engli sh teachers were d esir ous that th e Ame ric an tea chers s ee so mething of Eng li sh home-life, and accordinO'lv the te ac h ers were tre ated to a 1::1r ou nd of riinncrs , tea s, a nd r ecept ion s. The receptions, given to the t eac h ers by Amb assa dor and Mrs. Whitelaw Re id, was an es p ecia lly enj oyab le occassion. The vi s it in g teachers can n e,·er fo r ge t the marked co urtesy s hown them by the Engli sh people. Th e cou nt ries visited were Engla nd , Irela nd, Scotla nd, Wales, and

F ra nce. School systems of Engl a nd a nd Sc otla nd were studi ed. Be side vis it in g sch oo ls the party enjoyed many excursions to place s of hi sto ric and literary interest. Miss La ll y a nd Mi ss Sch lee gave especial a ttention to sch oo ls for the tra ini ng of teachers, and vi si ted El eincot ary , Second a ry, Tru ant , a nd Even in a b Schools. Th ey traveled wi th Sara Vore T ay lor, a teach er of Engli sh in the S outh Omaha Hi gh Sch oo ls. Their vi sit while in Pa ri s was m ade very enj oyab le by Mr. and Mrs . Henry E ames of Lin co l n, who are no w makin g their hom e in Pa ri s.

The Un i. of M inn esota h as conducted s ome rat her u niq ue Su mm er Schools , attractive to students who des ire to s pend the summer out of do ors. A seas id e laboratory was mainta in ed for some six on the Isl and of Van C otn·er, oppostte Cape Fl at tery. Thi s place w as chosen primarily for its giant vari e ti es of kel p, a lth ough the und evelo ped in teri or of Cou ver Isla nd is pa rti cu la rl y attractive to th e geol ogist and botanist. L as t s umm er the Minneso ta Un i ver si ty al so conducte d a School of Forest ry in I tas ca State Pa rk at the sou rc e o fth M" . . e "' ISS!SS tp · pt. Mtss Mears, h as been a student at both of th ese Schools Summer.

We quote the fo llo w in g from the initial number of Th e Trinity News Letter, a weekly paper pubrished by Trinity M E Church, Linc o ln, Ne br · "W hil e p fi · · ·· ro essor J. L. McBrien b as charae of the 1 t b ec u re course supplem e nt of thi s number, th e mantle of h as fa ll en up on o ur genial brotb e.r , the Hon. W. D. R edmo nd , the 'H enry Watterso n of o ur church.' " -The Pastor. Al so th is: "On Thursd ay even in g the yo u ng men of the Baraca Class held a combine d bu s in ess an d social meeting at the home of th eir teacher W. D. Redmond." We co ngratulate the brethren of trinit y on h av ing in their membership one so genia l, ge nu ine and capable as o ur l ate r egis trar, W. D. Redmond.

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The Eve n :tt Li tt" rary Soc.: icty blest with a ble enterta in er s. Th e p t·ogr amsofthelast tw o months hnve been hi g hly apprec iate d, th e ball be in g fi ll ed to ove rfl ow in g every eve nin g.

T he so cial of Nove m be r 27 gi ven in the Gymnasium afte t· a sp len did Tha nk sg iv in g pr og ram wa s a d ec id ed s ucce ::;s. On Wedn esday mo rnin g aftc1· Ch apel me mb e rs of Everett we re gi ve n in v it at ion s which sencd as ent ra nc e qu a li ficat i ons int o thc Gym. The Gymn as ium wns ap p rop t·iate ly dec orate d with the Bla ck a nd 0.-a n gc. The favors wc:re as novel as th ey we re pleasing. They were in the for m of a twopage b ooklet of yell ow card bo a rd with the back s of bl ac k "E's" These boo kl ets conta in ed se ven top ics of co nversa ti on for w hi ch dates \v ere to be made. The chats lasted for five mi nutes , at the e nd of ,vh ich time a bell was rnn g and one minute \Yas a ll owed for finding th e n ex t pa r dner·. A !th o the topic was not in th e boo kl ets every one ta lk ed a nd wo n de r ed about the curtain w hich secl uded oue come t· of th e Gy m. When , after the a 11 otted tim e of th e l ast t opic h ad exp i red , the girls we re sen t behind t hi s c·urtnin <.:n t·iosi ty ran hi gh . And th e girls d id no t any mo re of t hi s quality th an th e young men. The you ng men were gi ve n numbers and sent in squnds of h:n to mark th ei r r espective numbers on the t oe of the sh oe of two y oun g l adies. In thi s uniqu e way the groups for supper 'vYe re o bt a in e d. The r efr eshm en ts con si-s ted of doughnuts, cocoa, pick les and a ppl es Every one pron o unc ed this function a d eci d ed success, th e b est thing of the seaso n.

An excell en t program was given Frid ay , December 4. The specia l s ubject f or the evenin g was "Artists" The paper on R ap h ael by Mr. Keirn presented thi s a rtist

in su ch a m nn n er as to better acqua i nt the hearers wi th t hi s great master. Miss \Vh i tfi<:lcl re ndered a pia no in an c xccc cli ng ly pleasing ma n ne r. Th e ta lk on " Arti sts" by i\l[r. Sm it h w as an in sp ir ation to a ll. Foll ow in g thi s wa s a pian o so lo by Miss Best. Mr. H arr is then o-ayeb a Ye 1·_v adeq u ate de sc ri ption of Mic ha el An ge lo. Th is was fo ll owed by a ta lk on ' 'Schoo lr oo m Art" by Mr Patc hin Th e duct by Misses F1·eiday and Hou stin was app 1·cc iat cd by :111. The pr ogra m cl os ed with a ta lk by Mi ss Ln lly on ··Some Pictures I H ave See n". E \·eret t is to be congrat u lated up on b eing fav or ed with th is iotet·cst in g tal k by Miss La ll y who h as ju st r ece ntly r etu rn ed from Europe where she sa w many of th e m aste rpi eces.

.:J. Philoma thean

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Th e past month h as bee n one of k ee nest enj oyment and li ke wi se of ed u cat i ona l va lue to eye ry P hil omat h ea n. The h ea J·ty co-ope r at i on of it s member s, the r eady r espo n se whe n ca ll ed up on to take part in th e prog rams, a nd t he a bili ty shown in so do in g mar ks the li te rary as well as th e pr ogress i ve spiri t of th at soc iety. The s tudy of "Slave ry" is progress in g a nd eYe1.Y meetin g is al so ma rk ed with ot he1· ente rt a ini ng and iu s truct i\·e fea tures.

The prog 1·am of Novembe r 12 was esp ec ial! y d evoted to "Slav ery in Colon ial Day s." Aft er a pian o so lo by Miss Ba lance a nd a 1·eading by Mi ss Wehrs, Mr. La n phere gave au in tere s ting ta lk on ''\V as hin gton a nd his Slaves.'' Thi s was fo l.lowed by a vocal sol o, re nd e red by Williams , and a rea ding h ear til y e nJ Oye d by a ll, given by Miss Do uglas. The d os in g numb er wa s a piano so lo by Miss j ack s on.

Novem ber 20, Philo p ortrayed by a r ea l n eg ro li fe. Thi s was gi ven 1n Music a nd Expressio n ha ll to wh ich the F< tc ult y of the Co ll ege was especi:tll_v 10_

vited. The progra m wa !' ns follows:rAnT I. Pia no Solo ...................... :.\Ii ss Strayer

Selection hlale Qua r tet

Kcgro Humor

Rcading i\l iss Frank

Pi ano So lo ...... . .... . ............ i\l iss De lz ell

Vocal So lo Miss La mbeth

Negro Hum or Selection i\lale Quartet

PART 11 C ake \\" a lk:

Readi ng i\1iss Pah l

Pi ano So lo ........................ :\li ss Schick

Se lect ion, M an dolin and Guitar, Tri o-·i\Iiss St r ong and i\lcssrs Ka up and EYcrso lc.

Specialty i\l isses Frank and Wehrs. Solo Miss Segelke. Se lection Octettc.

Th e earnest endea \·or on the pa rt of tho se on t he prog ram to m ake t hi s m in Rt rel ente rt a ini ng and re a li s tic was app r ec iated by a ll atte ndin g a nd P hil o is prou d of i ts !' UCCCSS.

'1 he Th a nk sgiv i ng P1·ogr am, 19. wa s fun ny. inter es ting a nd u niq ue and the ca u se of mnny dre a ms in which tu ri<e y, cranbe rry sa u ce , a nd pump k in pie pl aye d an in teresti ng pa rt. In te r esting tn lks a nd r eadings were ab ly re nd ere d. Pr 0 fcs so r Ho u se fa Yor cd us with a voca l so lo, a nd Th a nk sgivin g read i ngs from R il ey. Th ose h av in g heard Professo r House kn ow the pleasu t·e expe ri enced by P hi lo in thi s rare tr ea t. Another spec ial feature was a sc ene from the "Co urt sh ip of M iles St andish ." Thi s last was pronoun ced by a ll as a decid ed success a nd was n ot o nl y e nt e rt a inin g but left a b ea utifu l and refi nin g in flue nce.

The spec ial to pi c on "Sla\·er y" for Dece mber 4 " The Effect of Slave ry up on the Co n stitu tio n" by Mi ss Wah lst ro m. The ot her numb ers con s ist in g of mu sic an d r ead in gs were also h eart il y enjoye d.

On p 1;day eve nin g D ece m bcr 11, Phi lo gave a bask et ball pro gram in honor of tbc vi s itiHg teams from the Au burn High Sc h oo l. Both Auburn teams we re defeated in tbe ga mes th at fo ll owed, al th ough they pla yed we ll

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J oh n A. Han na, a member of l ast debating squad , i!; cond uct i ng the debat in g w ork in the Aubu rn hi gh schoo l.

Earl M. Cline, pr i ncipa l of t bc Sidney schools , bas led his debat i ng- teams to victo ry in a se ri es of in te 1·-hig-h sc h oo l debates. He was a member of the sq 11ad of 1906- 1 907.

The deba t ing co mm ittee is work i ng on th e quest ions for the preliminary clchatcs and perhaps before The Nor ma litc lc::tvcs the pre ss they will be complete d. Th e q ues t io ns, t oget her w it h the n am es of th ose who have r egister ed wiJJ be pu blis hed in th e n ex t iss u e.

Cicu o nian

W. 1'. HARRI!I:GTO :\

The Ci ce r on ian d ebatin g cl uh is boo ming as never befo r e. The club isplano i ng to have their annual ope ning i mmedi a te ly after the ho liday vacation. This ope n scssion will take th e form of a mock trial and will be both en ter tain i ng and i nstruct i ve.

The Cicero ni an s have added a new feature to their week ly meetings w hi ch it is to be h oped may beco me a p erma n en t on e. They h ave decided to have a disc uss ion at each meeti ng on so me eve nt of cu rrent interest by so me mem her of t he society. Thi s adrls much to the va lu e of t he meetin gs.

A yery inte r esting discuss ion was held Decembe r 12 on the ques ti on, "Reso lv ed that three fo u rt hs of a jury sho uld be made competent to r end er a verd ict in a ll criminal cases." Alle n H ill , Haro ld Humphreys and Burton Ba r nes affirmed th e question. It was very ably de ni ed by Edison Pettit, Otto Mutz and J. E. Morgan. An intensely interesting ope n di s-

cussion fo ll owe d the debate and no one left the ha ll with out h :n :ng a gn·:tler fc o:I ing of respect for AnH:r ican inst ituti 11 ns and Lhc ju ry ,:ystc m .:!-

Athen ia n ELLEK

Th e At henian Dc lHtt in g c lu b met r egul a rl y every S..tturday en ni ng cluring the past month. It s members h ip is c ons ta n tly

On Novcmbc1· 14 the questio n, "Re so l ved tlwt the mot to. In God \\'c Tru st, sho uld be rem ovc cl fn> m 01 1r coi n s," w:ts di sc us s c·d. The affi t·mat i vc· was cl i!icuss cd hy :vlnr ic Kr um b:tch and Cli o Clark. i\1i ss Spe n ce r a nd Miss Ha u so u rlchn tcJ the n egati ve.

Th e qucs t io n-··Re!'o! vcrlthat a low t ariff is prc fcra u le to our p n.:sl." n t h igh t:J ri IT,' I was deba t ed on ovcmbcr 21. Elizab et h

M oodv and Frances Lnckcy the Helen France and Grnce Lnwren cc took the Aftc t· the d ebate i\-l iss Goshe n, our socity :Hh·iso1· gav e a very in s pir in <; tal k on the pn 1clica! value of de bat in g.

Nove mb er 28, th e qu es ti on ·•Res ol ve d thnt Mongolia n im rnign1ton into this C<•uo t ry shou ld be p roh ihi tc n" was affirmed by Cora C hi ttende n nnd Haze l Giffo ,·<l ; a nd deni ed by E ll en Wa hl stro m and Nc:l lie Dav iso n

Am ong ni l th e deb ates we h ave h acl , none h ave bee n so excit in g 8!' the one hel d oo Dece mb er 5, on the su bjec t, "Resol ve d th at the Am erican wn mnn sho uld be e nfranch ise <.l ." It wa.s affi r me d by l<cna Turn er and Mi ra Daviso n; and de ni ed by Mar ga ret Scec k and M au de Hen clc l·so n. After the debate an ope n di sc ussion was h el d, anu a lt ho many of th e m em bers w ere abse nt on acco unt of the stor m, the disc u ssion was ve ry ent hu si ast ic and inte r est in g, n early ever yo ne prese nt sp ca. lcin g ou so me ph ase of the qu es ti on.

II Jfsscciations II

Y. W.C. A.

The Yi ::; il of ou1· St:1.te S ecre tary, i\f i ss l\fyrn. · \ \'i tbt:n', wa s :111 in sp i1·ation to st r on,!_!c r n nd more c ffici cn t work. A 11 i 11 fo nn a! 1·cception w:1. s giY<:n her in Monn t Vcn 1o n M.o nd ay aftcn1oon (,·om th 1·cc to fiyc.thirtv. Nfa nv from th e !'chool, lad ies of the faculty, and o th ers intc,·cstc d in associ a tion work were present Wither s, by h er frank, charming manne,·, ma de all at ease in her pre s en ce ;1dded anoth er oftc1·· n oo n tn our list of pleasn nt memori es of Peru.

Porty-!ic\·cn of o ur a !isociation g irl s h ave pl ed ged to sys tematic giying. We need to be ju st as de finite and m ethodical in o ur givi ng to the extension of Go d' s kin g dom, as we are in other lines of \VOrk. Th ere is an advantage in givi ng the mite r egul a r! y, ra th cr t han spasmo dicall y."Do not scttk· with missions at your hack-d oo r, set tle with them in your offic e. "

WHAT SAY YOU?

Can you l oo k an ho ne st man or • pure wom an st ra ight in the eye?

Can you be hirrlt -mi odcd an d happy in • b the drud ge ries of life?

Ca n you be ha ppy al one?

Can you look out on the wo rlrl a nd sec nnythi ng but do ll ars and cents?

Ca n you l oo k up to the sky at night and beyond the stars? - The Wesleya n. .;).

N. C. C. A.

R ev. Fa ther Feeney of Auburn ce lebrated Ma ss at Mrs. Jack' s residence, Saturday morning, Nove mb er 28.

Th e Ass o ciation_is glad .• to have Elea nor Lall y, the ir ad vis er, wit h them aga in Miss Lally's ea r nest effort to

mak e each pa rt of the work of the Association in te rc st ing and pr o fi tab le is an ins pirati on to n il.

\\' c welc o me se,·eral new me mb ers to our Assoc ia ti on and in vi te all students of the Catholic fa ith to join us.

On Saturday t:vcning , Dece mb er 5, the N.C. C. A. gave a r ecept i on for Mi ss Elennor La ll y. A few mu sica l n um bers and sc,·e,·al readings we re given, after wh ich icc-c ream and wafers were sen·ed. The evening \\·as spe nt in social conversati o n, and eve ry o ne enjoyed a plea sa nt tim e. .Jl.

Y. M- C. A.

l\1 otto: " Le t this mind be in you, which wa s al so in Ch r ist Je sus ."- Phil. 2:5.

NEWS AND NOT ES.

\:. M. C. A. not Y. M. and put the empha sis on th e ''C.' '

R ead and think over tlw me ssage from Profes sor Delze ll.

A rcl!u lar period for regular study of the Bib le.

Peru had her delegate at the Bibl e Confe r ence at Lincoln. A.]. Hill was the fo rtunat e man cho se n to r epresent u s.

Subjects of a ftero oon meetings for mo nth :-" The Dangers of College Life" by J en ki ns, "Bible S tud y" by A. ]. Hill, "Cascade Conference" by President Smith, and "The Ma king of a Christian " hy Trea su rer Burl<ey.

l\!ESSAGE FHOM PROFESSOn DELZELL: 11 1'1:fE CHR I STIAN ARTI ST."

" An artist is anyone who does his work for the love of the doing. " Dr. Powers.

The student who works at hi s tasks for the l ove of the work is an artist

Art is in the do ing not in the thing to be do ne

Do you attend the services of the Sabbath because you feel yo u must for du ty 's

sake? Did y0 u a cc ept Christ j ust to k eep from being lo st? Do you do ri g ht for the fear of punishm ent or in h ope of re ward? If so yo u are better off than he wh o d oes not do these things for any m ot iv e; but n ot so well o ff as he who docs th ese t hings for the l ove of the doing; for he 1s an a rti st whil e you are a serv itor.

"And on ly the :\!laster shaJI pr aise us, And only the Master sha ll blame , And no one shaJI wo rk for money

And no one shaH work for fame

But each for the love of the doi ng

An d each in his sepa rate sp here

ShaJI do the thing that he lo ves to , For the God of thin gs a:; they are."

-K I PLl='G.

Wh at?- Y. M. C. A_ Stag Soc ia l.

When?-Saturd ay, Decem ber 5, 8 p.m.

Where? - Normal Gym nas ium

Wby?- For fun , for r ea l " Assoc iati o n."

Ho w?- One of the be st ye t.

II

II

The secon d te am celeb r ated " Turkey Day" by going dow n to defeat befo re the sturdy pigski n h oo ters fro m Nebraska

Ci ty high sc hool. Thi s came as a s urpri se to a ll , for the seco nd tea. m appea red to be a pr etty fierce aggregation , and were exp ec ting to w ipe the s late wi th the high schoo l t eam. However , l ac k of t eam wo rk was the team's grea te st weakness, a nd they l ost the game 9-0. Individu a ll y the te am played a gr eat game . Li ne-up: Porter - le Mel ay, Magor

Gilmore -. lt

Colb o rn McCormick -·----······-.lg Forsythe. Leonard

Swagger-

Bos\vorth

Anderson.-

Miller ..

Aldrich

Gilrnore.

Bone rh

ennings

S kinn er

owell

,.Mago r, Forsyth e McMillen -·-·-········£b

Teanksgiving evening the Athletic Association gave the ir a nnua l reception to the football team. It conceded by a ll to

be the be st footba ll iu the history of the sc ho o l. Prof. Wh it en ack gave - a sho rt review of the bi sto 1·y of athlet ic s in the sc hool. Swenson sp oke upo n tb c be nefit of Athletics to the co llege stude nt. Each m ember of the tea m wa s hu mo J·ously repre se nt ed by di ffc1·en·t person s. This pr ove d to be ve ry amu sing to those wh o kn ow th e Afte r a vcJ-y pleasa nt socia l time r cfrc.:s h rnc n ts were sc n•ed. Upon the winking " of the light s the m ee tin g adj ou rn ed.

Miss Es te ll a Evans of De Wi tt, I owa, spe nt Fdd ay , December Hi visi ting ntrious d epa rtmen ts of the No rmal , p ar ticularl y the Phy s ic al Culture depa rtmentMi ss Evans is an apphcant for the pos iti on of A ss is tant Physica I di r ecto r and whil e here expressed her se lf ns being hi g hly ple ased with th e co ndi tio ns e xi sting in thi s department. A g re at many of those wh o met her w ere well i mpressed with her appearance.

ALLIANCE , Nebr ., 1 1, 1 7, ' 08. - DIRECTOR OF PHY SI CAL TRA I NING --, Ne br.-DEAR Srn--In vi ew of th e fact th at m any of our hi gh sc h oo ls a nd colleges ha ve of Ia te yea rs adde d phys ical tra inin g to th eir curricu la, a nd s inc e because of t hi s, it h as ass umed an i mport ance hitbe J-tO '.l n lmow o in thi s state, it h as bec o me apparent to a ll th at this branch of our educatio n sho uld be recogni zed in the fo rm ation of a d epartment in our state ass ocia ti on wh ic h sha ll be d evo ted to the i nte r ests of te a chers of ph ys ical training_

Shou ld the co ns ensus of op ini on j us tify the ap plication to the execut iv e com mi ttee , we hope to have yo ur co-ope r ation in making this a su ccess.

Th e exec uti ve comm i ttee me ets Ja nu aJ-y 5. A r eply befor e that date wi ll a id in ins urin g the earl y attention of that commi ttee.

Very truly you rs, G. H. WILLIAMS.

CH R ISTMAS IS NEARLY HERE

An cl a J!rCu.t many an: s till und c cidl' d wlmt to buy their fri en ds. A" m an 1\o<lak nr Gamera would mal;c a n ice pres •n t. We hav e them at !rom Sl.OO to SS.OO

C': lt'h. \ \"(' h:l\"C' t·cceh ·cd an <'lC'I!anL line or S lh·er Sou ve n ir Spoons of The St l\te ;>;m·mal at from r.oc tn ;:::J, f>O e ac h. State :'\ o rmal pe n nant s 35c to SI.::.S. \Vatc rwau's I dcu.l a nd :'\o n -lt•al;ab lc Fnnntal11 p ('ns .::::>.:tO and c:tcll. Fully gua r anteed. \\' ,, an' also sht)\\'lll:! a \'Cry comp lett• lin e or I l orn and Aliga to r T oil et sets lln nd llll r ro rs

tJ nt ( :l:ts s. ll a11<l l':L!n tt·d :w<l lla, ll:wd c hlua Late co py ri g ht and leath er bound books. l\lu slc l<nl ls an d :-<atc:lwls. t; ho i•·" Box Candy. etc. We in,·uc ou to ex am ine our stock. We w ill p lease In a sso t·m en t. a ll(! Pl"l t.:c

BURRIS BRUG Peru, Nebr.

KI MB A LL LAUNDRY OF BEATRICE

j. D. McMILLEN, Agent, Peru, Nebraska

Bas ket in front of Page's store. Collected Monday, delivered Friday. A ll Wo rk Gu ara n teed.

PATRONIZE THE NORMALITE

Christmas Shopping

At Wesse I' s you will find very satisfactory. Everythin g In Dry Goods

Wessel's Sons

Ci ty Panti - I

tori um Laundry ca ll ed f or Mon d ay a ft ernoo n. Ladies' an d Gents' cl o thing to be pressed and c lc am:d be ca ll ed for at reque st dur-

mgtheweek.

JEWELRY STORE

NEBRASKA

Laughlins Fountain Pens, Watches, Clocks,Jewdry,Glassware, Chinaware, Silverware, Confectionery, Fruit. An ideal place to buy. Reduction in H oliday Goo ds.

We apprec iate you r bus in e8s. We r efer you to CI Ur re liabl e pat rons for refe rence s.

M. ENGLES, G. E. ComNcTo:-; , President Cashi er

TYNO N, MISS ELI ZABETH TYNON, Vice Presid ent. Asst Cashier.

Patronize the Normalite's Advertisers. They are true to the Norm :tlite.

NEBRASKA

HOLIDAY

: tt:n:m:m t 4 *'*

GOOD S

If you have n ot see n th e fin e l in e car ri ed i11 o ur stoc k. we in v it e

yo u to come a nd see it n ow We h aYe n't a ll there is in C hri s tmas Goods, but we believe yo u w ill find man y that will ple ase you at very r easo na ble prices.

O nl y two short weeks u ntil C hri s tmas. 1'a ke ti me by tloe !OrPl oc k an d the cons ideration of th e gl!t ques ti on NOW! Our purchm:cs or jew t'lry a nd sliver aud c rystals and ar t wa r es lu au tlc l patlo u or h nllday giCL lll'L·ds ;u·o; •·oady fo r yo ur ch ooslnli. Thi s Store h as neve r contained a fluor or rnu rr v ar i cd ex hi iJit lou or ufl'er ed more ao vantagous to its cu stomn rs. Como and see tlw co llection at it fu ll es t an <l best. 1\lal\e ou r storo your h e:adfJU a rte r, wh en i 11 A nlJurn

AUBURN MUSIC & J EWELRY COMPA NY T. L. DAVIES, Manager Jlry. Dept. SO. AUBURN, NEBR

0U N H0biE>AY ST0€K

Of Je welry, Diamo nd s, Watc h es P icka rd Ch in lt C ut Glass !::lte rlln g Sil vet·. et c. , Is th e mo st complete Ia tho ci t}, ao d we will IJO very g lad to s bow it to yon. R eme mber we re presen t. t hin gs as th ey ar e, an<l r e:.ulate the· prl r:e by tb o true val no of Lir e article. Our holiday g-oods are n ow a nd appropri ate and it wil l l)e an matte r rm· eithe r tho youn g or th e o ld te select th e ir girts. !\lal!C yo ur selection " arl y.

Christm as will s oon be here , and the question no w jg, "What will we give our fri e nd s" That q will be ve ry easy to decide when you see the 1a rge l in t> of Christmas g ifts I h ave in stock for yo u to pick from . Ou r lin e of ART GOODS, CALENDARS, GIFT BOOKS, LEATHER GOODS, FOUNTAIN PENS, TOILET ARTICLES can not be beat. During De ce mber I will g ive a ll P eru sliudents a special lO percent dis count . Come one, come all to Young 's book Store, a nd see the b est line of Xmas goods in the sta te.

Copyright 1908 by Hart Schaffner & Marx

IF you like a big roomy overcoat, box style , we'd like to have you try on one of these we: ·show here; it will suit you exactly.

HART SCHAFFNER & MARX made it for us; and a lot of other fine overcoats , all of them smart in style and all-wool in fabric, and perfectly tai lort·d

There are no other such clothes anywhere else as thes e; and if you get one of our suits or overcoats thiR fall you may consider yourself lucky. You can't make any mistake in buying Hart Scllatfner & hlarx clothes.

This store Is t-he homo or UarL Scb;t fl'ncr & .Marx clothes.

SAM GOLDBERG

1'\EBRASKA CITY,

We Solicit Accounts of The NormalStudents

Deposit your money w'ith us for the semester or for the school yea r and pay your bill s by checks . You thus have a place of sa fety for yo ur money and you ga in n ya]uable business experience in caring fo1· your account.

CITIZENS STATE BANK PERU, NEBRASKA KAUTZ

The Nebraska City Photographer.

NEBRASKA CITY, NEBR.

DR. L. A. FAIRCHILD

OFFICE OVER BANK 'PHONE NO. 63 HOME 'PHONE 35

OFFlCE CONSULTATION FREE. I CARRY MY OWN DRUGS. CALLS ANSWERED NlGHT OR DAY.

SPECIAL TO STUDENTS

J. W. ROBB, THE OPTICIAN will refund any Normal student's car fare, who buys a pair of glasses at hi s office.

OFFICE WITH DR. 11ARRIS, Auburn Neb.

M. MACVEAN M. D. NEBRASK.\ CITY, NEBR. Practice limited to Eye, Ear, Nose. and Throat.

Office over Nelson's Shoe Store

Dr. H.S. Ganson Denffst Nebraska City "Nebraska

M. E. G 0 0 D r

For good things at the right prices. Examine our stock of dry goods, furnishings, shoes, and groceries. It will pay you.

M. . E. G 0 0 D, Peru, Nebraska

YOUR XMAS WANTS

Have been anticipaLerl by the selection of an unu sua l stock of Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, Out Glass, Pickal'd China, and a complet.e assortment or Sterling Silver in tlle very newest creatio ns frow the Eastern Makers. You will find It a pleasure t.o a po1·Lion of vour time at my store wh1le lo the city.

E. C. E R N S T E N E Jeweler and Optician Nebraska City, Nebraska Grand Hotel Bll<.

GEl A PAIR OF TtiE 1909 ST ¥L E :

HOMEYER'S SHOE S'fORE

CITV

Fresh Fruit or Groceries or any= thing in School Supplies come - --to the A venue Store. Vv7 e want your trade. RICE I=> It G E, Peru, Nebr.r t r

-THE; JANUARY, 1909

OLD PERU

To HANDLE FIRST I

Of nlt uot mere merchandise, but goods that are full value received and satisfaction guaranteed Doltnr for doltar, for the purchaser.

TO LABEL THINGS

for what they are, Plainly and Frattkty.

TO BE CAl\T:QID

invariably regarding our goods.

TO RECOGNIZE

no "good enough" and strive to make every ''Best" better even though it costs us a dollar or so additionol to put it in.

TO BE HONEST

in Methods, Courteous itt Treatment. Fair t'o Atl.

trank n.

Gettts' Furnishittgs and Mitlittery

PERU.'

When with t.hl!' o ld st ub pen [' m th 1·ough

No more 10 !t it. ti t< · pu•·u tha t ldl l s, I'm coru ln g clo>1vn t oOltl Pe ru 'J'o !J o mo .•• mo o ;; the b'tll s.

Wh e re I!lacs sc:cnt th e hrea t.h or

Where squirre l,; fri sk a bo ut tho l aw tt, Anfi ·I cu.n h <31L t' the \vil d ul rd:; si ng In p horn s,fr ee or d a wu.

\Vhe ro s cl'\' C<.: h-o w lbc ot.s :\ltd tnt·tle do\'C COtJS. And roa n pur-;uPs hi .-i v eu.t.:. t· ful "'!Ly ; \Vlt ere 110 Ott\{ Ull s h l" s kill W!t.l.JIH>L>Ztl

Aud h ll l iiVlLl'U ui t; ht U.> d day.

Whnre th <' re lH oc acn an cl f ull de li ght,

A nd li tt le no ise :•11d :>o li tlcs ;

Wh ere on e LOU. Il al wll.ys l' l':,• at Hi gh t

An d w ake to bl ess the m ot·olng R!X

P.ERU.

If I cou ld paint o. pictur e. And pa lut it with C<•lors tru e.

I w ou ld sp e nd my t!mo in WtJ :·k s ub lhuo Pa in t ing Old Pe ru.

I wo uld p:Liu t th os •i hiH s Hn d , ·:tlh•ys Tho so fit) lci s wlt·h th tHI: s!H:!U\·l-.S

Tho w ith his swish ••ucl sw ir l, Th osll h cautlf u lau tumn lc :.n•cs

Tho se onlis oc 1·htl fo r est, i\l on are hs ul ages p a,.t. h il l -;. t lw sP r 'lc ks >t :H1 r illsThose 1 hl\t las &.

Wo m ix ou r lmrt.h •.l' :.:o l ot·<.

A 11 d t•:d I o ur ))I>.) Ill lug ,:OoJ<l:

O ut I ho <'• >d ••\> nv t• wl Lh "I W !t.l"t O( Jo,·o

Makes co lors uo i:n: u1

l:l e ha s tal;t•n thl' r arllst C1.1lors.

'l'h u !lO u s cr bl ut•

Aad pain ted a p l<:t ure In na t. v. ru ca.! I that. plet lll'l!,

A. L. IIIXIIY

' r' • S ILAS DA R TON

II 0 ld II

BY PROF. C. F. llECK.

About the middle of Jul y 1 804, Lewis and Clark camped in the vicinity of Peru, but m ade no mention of the place further than to say, "fn th e prairies or ga lde s. we saw wild timothy, l am bsqu arter, cucldebe rri es, a nd on the edge of th e riv er, su mmer gr apes, plums, an d goose berries... .. We camped on the north side of th e i sland, a little above Nishnabotna, having made nin e miles." While the vegetation just menti oned which grows so luxuri en tly in and aro und Peru, is not, in it self, conclusiv e th at the camp was ma de in thi s particular spot, the a dd ed fact that it was "a little above th e Nish nab ot n a," m akes it mo re than prob a ble that such is the case. From the top of "Joy's Hill," the mouth of thi s s tre am can be seen on the o th er side of th e river

In 1855 a cross of cedar wood was discov ered on the ba nk ofthe Mts so uri deep ly se t in th e bluffs a bout two miles below the prese nt site of Pe ru . U pon it was a neatly carven in sc ription in French,

OURIAN

DIED, APRI L, 1812

In May 1858 a grave was discovered a bout 60 feet from the cross, a coffin had been mad e by splitting a l og and burning a hollow in each ha lf

Whether this grave held the rem a in s of one of Lewis and Cl a rk's explorers who had died on their return, a trader, missi on ary, or scoot, is not known . The rea der may co njecture as his fancy dictates.

The first settlement in Peru precinct was made in 18 55 by A. Medely, a blacksmith. His daughter was the first white girl born here. The name atill aurvi ves and may be found on the rolls of the Normal school today Not until the follow-

in g year, 185 6, was Peru st a rted. The first house was bui lt on th e s it e now occup ied by S. Va nce, the present ow n er who is, an d has bee n for many ye ars en ga g ed in the ge nera l merchandise bus in ess. A sawm ill was s oon busy in g<"tting out· lum ber for the sett lers, who were beginning to c ome in rapidly. A g1·istmi ll w as soon added to the sawmi ll. a nd two of t he necessities of life were prod uced in s uffi c ient qu a ntiti es to supply the imme dia te dem a nds

Alth o th e inh abi tants of the littl e settlem en t we re far fr om th eir friends and rel atives and were shut o ff f rom the pleasures a nd comfo rt s wh ich t hey left be hind ; bravin g th e pe ri ls and storms of the fr o nti er; Yet pa triotism which eve r flows in the he a 1 rt s of t rue 'citezens burned brigh tl y. So on fo urth of July 1 856 it was decided to ce leb r ate

To be sure th e asse mbl age w as not lar ge , b ut who cnn que s tion the i ntensit y of th eir patrioti s m! Many who a tten ded th at first celebration in Pe ru , came across th e river from Missou ri on the fe rryb oa t, which was one of th e lead in g enterprises at that time, a nd not only d id the Missou ri ans supp ly the greater nu mber of th ose in atte nd ance, but th ey al so furnished the orator of the d ay, a Trumbull , cou nt y superintendent of schoo ls for o ne of the co unti es of that sta te.

The years passed rapidly, a nd soon the mutt erings of wa r were h ear d on every hand. In April1861 th e 'guns were fired that were h ea rd aro und the world.' Me e tings we.re held everywhere. On the 27 th of Ap ril one was held in Peru, a nd when the ca ll for volunteers w as ma de , among the ho s ts th at res p on ded and w ent forth to fight an d if need b e, die for their country, man y of the sturdy settl ers of Pe ru were fo u nd . Amo ng tho s t! volunteers Peru w ho survived the hardships and d ange rs of that fearful strife, and a re still li v ing in P er u, enjoying the fruits there of are: Col. T. J. Majors, W. E. Majors, F. L. Prouty and Frank Medley.

It m aybe of interest to thercade r softhe Normaliteto know that Per u w as a "station " of the ''Underground" ra ilro ad that l ed fr om the so uth to the north uri ng the war. The wr it er is r el i ab ly infor med th at the in which Old Peter Cary (a character th at eve ry stude nt of ol u Per u for the past 25 or more yea rs kn ow s) recently li ved. wa s the home of the •·st at ion m aste r ." The principal bu si ness of thi s "r a il way co." wa s to assi st sl aves in gettin g away from their so uthern m aste rs. Tr avel on thi s lin e -...... as durin g the night time o nly. During the day the passengers "laid l ow" b ei ng hid by the m anagers and employes of the ro ad, fe-d, provid ed with clo t hing, conducted to the next station, and in cl ue cour se of t im e rea chin g sa fety in the No r th.

M 1:1rtin Stowe ll li ve d in the hou se r eferred to above, a nd wh ic h s till stand s on the east of the st r ee t l ea din g to the depot. It is thou g ht be published th e first pap et· in Pe ru. He was a strong union ma n, and t hi n ki ng he co uld do more to put down the rebe ll io n by fighting than hy writing, he acc01·d in gly e'n li sted in the 5th Iowa cava l ry. Du rin g the fearful battl es ar ound Ft. Henry, hi s gallant colo nel an d other office rs wPre k ill ed. The leade rship fell upon ftowe ll While bravely fig h ting at the head of his command he was killed. The members of the G. A. R. of Peru ha ve Ho ug ht to honor and perpetuate his mem ory by n am ing their p ost Martin Stowe ll Post No. 302.

Among th e early pi on eers, i. e. , those who li ved here before the war, who a re s till li ving h ere, at·e- Dr. ]. F. Ne:·d, who h as r etired from the practice of m edici n e, Hon. T. ]. Mnjot·s, who h as serve d hi s county, state and na t ion in numerou s capacities a nd is at present servi ng as state se nator fr om this di s trict; D. C. Co le, who h as tak en great interes t in •whateve r pe r tain s to the public we lfare , serving as member of the board of educ a tion for th e No rm al sch ool, an d in numerous

places of public tru s t; W. E. Majors, J. C. \V ync:, Frank Med ley and J. H. F. Scott, the old re li able bl a cksmith.

Before the d ays of ra ilroads, rive r boats were num erous, carrying merch a ndi se an d governm ent s upplies up the river, r et urning with gra in a nd stock. Peru b ad a st ea mboat lan ding, just a s hort di s tance fr om whe re th e depot n•>w stands . The ol d ri ver b as mad e many changes s ince tho se d ays , an d at the pre se nt time no landing could be made within two mil es of the former one. But tr avel and freighting by b oat and stage came to an end as f ar as Per u was concerned in 1 875. For duri ng that year the p eaceful stilln ess of th e quie t o ld town was disturbed for the first ti me by the shrill wh i st le of a r ai lroad l ocomotive , and ever s in ce that time tra ins h av e pulled into and out of Peru wit h more or less regularity.

Wi th the ra ilro ad came busin ess. Bu s in ess and popul a tion ha ve grown, a nd while ndther bas ma de the same pro gr ess here as in some other locali ties, yet it h as b ee n steady a nd h ea lthy. lm proveme nt s, b oth public and private arc of a permanent na ture, an d with the b eautifu l n atu ral s uri'ou ndings , good society, strong church es, it is a lt og et her a pleasant place to li ve

Reminiscences.

DY MRS. W. A. JOY.

P eop le are al ways interes ted in the beginn in gs of things, so I sha ll dea l with i ncid<'nts nod expe riences c onneetc d with t hi s now g re at !'chool. Such progress as so me of you w ill be slow to be li eve cou ld be mad e wi t hin one sh ort li fetime, has been t!:acle In 1 867, wh at many of you knew as the old dormitor.v, held a ll t here wer e of reeitn tion rooms, rooms for students from a di stance, and two families, one of w hi ch kept all the boarders, whil e the ot her did all the t t<achin g. And we

we re n ot crowded. e ither . To make it more neighborly, our doors were closed w ith qnil ts hun g up to dr op o\·er th e ope nin g. It was fu n to se e Johnnie Me-

cl oors , being- m ade hind of Urr ,. rl ft·lt, and not we ll p ut on. Au rl :ts 1 think of it n ow, l 'm quite !'urc it w:ts n't impr o ved by our g-oing up throug-h Lhc belfry and

MRS. W. A. JOY, CLASS OF 1870.

Kenzie, the n five or s ix yea rs old get out ofhumo rat ha ving to stop to turn the latch. when we got re al doors. Our ro of much better th an our

out on the roof th at '?'!e might get a be t te r vi ew of the world.

But th e way t he water ca me throu gh th at roof ),ept us all rus tling a.

rnin, ann in one PI tho!'e interesting tim es I horrowerl a di,; h f1·om :\l•·s. Burch, the lady who ],\-pt hoarder,.:, and took it to an empty upper r oom, to plac e unrlcr a drip rlircctly on-r my he el, and forgot it to the no sma ll incon\·cnien ce uf t>.lt·s. Burch.

Bnt all thi,.: is of min or con,.:equence as compared with our cla,.: s work, which was certain ly e(jual to any methou s th en in u,; c, and even now mnny of us u ld fa s hioneel people wuuiJu't our orills in spe lling. mental arithml'lic and g1·ammar for what an:- termerl bt·oader accomp li :dtm<:nts of the present time.

1 certainly never heard a senior use two negatives where o ne wa s enou gh in tho:::e by-gone days.

The Prof. being especially fond of mathematics, requin·u us to g et a t; o,)el unrlerstanding of hi ghe r arithmetic, Davies' Bourdon (a higher algebra ). and Davies ' Legendre, (geometry and trigonometry). But I think that anyone who cares to do so can find our course of study a nd compare with the present course.

But I don 't invite comparison of appar-

atu s. I'm afraid wouldn't find an:thing to compare

One time we were reci t ing in physics, i1 1 n sma 11 ro om by Mrs Me Kenzie for a ki t chen during ' 'ncntion. In con s ideringthe amount of efTurt r eq uired for a day',; wo rk, some of us thought it too high . wh en Profc.:sso r, in th e abse nce of a rn achi ne for te st in g. picked up a part 'of a bag of meal, a nd soon calculated the height t" which that must be raised and number of times it could be li fted in a set time. C ol. Majors toOK ho ld and at the end of tht: time was puffing. When Prr>f. as ked hi m what he thought, "Why," he said, "l think it could be done, but don 't care t <J wear myself out doing it."

\Ve gave ente rtainment s once or twice a term. charging a sma ll admission, an d u se d the money to buy microscopes fut· our botany clas s, nnd we horro\ved a tekscop e from one of the Pettit bo ys for tronomy.

But those old reminiscences a re doubtless of more interest to myself than to tht majority of those who read the Norm alit e.

A VIEW OF THE CAMPUS

A Page from a Mt. Vernon Girl's Life.

BY L ENA FREIDAY.

Given in Everett, Friday, December 11.

A s tudent sat with countena nce !!rim

And s tudied with a ll her might, For lessons were piled up miles io And at ten o ut goes the lig ht.

In fev eri sh haste she s tudies on Trying in vain to think, And to a dd to the general co ntu s ion of thin gs Th e lights gave their warning blink.

A fre n zy n ow seized th e throbbi ng brain

At thought of les sons not done, And she pl a inly saw on the morrow's mo rn

She must ris e ere the radiant s un

On her pill ow the weary student tossed Dream ing of days on the farm, When s eem ing o nly a s hort half-our, She h ears that unwelcome al a rm

Dismayed again by lingering light s She dresses in general clamor

But says when d one I'll have s ome time To "cram" for that "test" in Grammar.

The t erresti al world began to fade, While pondering over the noun

A.nd she wishe d the buildings got their light

From the power plant of tlie t ow n.

The arden t ring of the breakfa st belJ, Brought forth the impetu ous "Oh Stung "! Then time for th at daily plan to w rite

She s earched for fro m the time it rung.

But suddenly she th inks of cha pel

And says " Where there's will there's a way",

So th e re to th e tunc "Lead Kind ly Light" She writes out the plan for the day.

From cl ass to class she h as tily goes

But p ecks at h er th eo ry of light

And l ea rn s of l\1 i ss Gos lH•n th at toes aren't u se d

In t.hc complic ate d pro cess of sig ht

E\' cnin g was on and s he h app ily th oug ht

Of two day:; fro m the wo rk she b ate d,

When a gent le tap to ld her in th e parl ors bel ow

A young man sat and wa i ted

Her fur and a b at and mufT

Sb c was h ast il y accumu l at in g

Wh en in cam e a b un ch of jo lly g irl s

To te ll a ll a bout th e sk ating

Ove r the ir glo ri ous trip o ut and their lo ng walk b ac k,

T hey se emed to be m uch elate d,

And she quite fo r got the parlo rs be l ow , Where a yo un g man weari ly waited.

After prel iminary moves

She hu rri dly the st ai r

But minutes bad see med li ke hours to hi m

And she found iliru in g re at d es pair.

Everetts musical pro gram was on for the nigh t, She gave Wallenboupt's "Whispe r ing Wind ."

But the i ss uing soun d fr om those rattling keys

Recall ed a to rn a do to m ind

These lines I have e nde avor ed to w rite

To show to the world in what haste

A Mt Vernon girl goes thru tbe school, Without any time to waste

Work th ou for pleasure; p ai nt or s ing or carve, The thing thou lovest, tho ' the body st arve. Who works for glory miuea oft the goal; Who works for money carv es hi s very soul. Work thou for work's s ake, then , and lt may be That these thin gs shall be added u nto thee - x;enyon Cox

II Jllumni II

Lois C. Hills, is teaching in the high sc hool at Broken Bow.

Annabel J osep h, is s ucce eding admimbly as te a cher of th e fifth gr ade at O sceo la,

Pr in..:ip al Bi c kn ell of Ogallala declares Gr ac e Hu ff, '08 , is one of his strongest teacher s.

Mi ss Sarah He rrin gton, ' 08 , is d oi ng ver y s ucce ss ful work in th e Elmwood high sc ho o l.

Miss M agcl a kne C. Gu e<:k , '06, is no w the preccptres s and matron of theW. U. C. of Le Mars, I a.

Pea rl Ha nn a, '08 , a nd Rena H aney , '07 , are making sp le ndid re cords as te ache rs in th e Valley sc h oo l s.

Mi ss Ber th a Reed, '0 8, s pen t t he ho lida ys at her home in Pe ru. She is a seccessfu l teacher at Osceola.

Superintendent Flo yd W. Ga il a nd wife, both of the class of '07, are s uccessful in the ir work in the Exeter sch ool s.

Miss Emma E. Hanthorn. ' 06 , h as charge of the department of mathem a tic s in the Hi gh school.

Lyla V. French, '0 8. is reported by Supe rintend ent Pa tter son to be very s ucces sful in her work at Scott Bluffs.

Miss Ethel Be rry , '07 very strong in her work in Oakland. Superintendent Abbott co mme nd s her work in high est terms.

J. D. Graves, 80, n ow a pro min en t lawye r in Peru has won many friends by his sta un ch advo ca cy of the principl es of county o pti on and prohibition.

Dr G. E. How a rd, '70, now profe sso r of insti t ution al hi sto ry in th e State Unive rs it y is prominently me nti oned for Ch a ncellor of that i ns titution to succeed Dr. Andrews.

Miss Edith M. Ca tchp o le, ' 07, s uccess ful as a teac her in the schoo ls.

1s yer y Oxford

Mi ss Ell a M. Rebuke , ' 07 , is a very s uccessful high school teac her at Springfield, Nebraska.

Juli a M. Wort, '9 3, is n ow th e h ead of th e department of histo ry in the Lin co ln hi gh sc hool.

Ch a rle s J. Pierson, '88, is n ow a prominent me mb er of the board of education at Auburn, Nebraska

Mi ss Aida G ra y, '06, is te achin g at A rlington . Principal Hadsell speaks nry highl y of her work.

Grace D. Culbertson, '94, is well kn ow n o ne of the most successful teac hers of g rammer in the sta te

Supe rintendent C. S. Jo ne s, '93, of Cl ar ks h as a well organized sy stem 0f sch oo ls doing good work.

Jo hn Winters, '78, has b een for thirt y yea rs the Nebraska representative of the American Book Company.

Miss Alma Hosac, '90, is th e profe sso r of German in the Kearney State No rma School. She is very strong in her work

Prin cip al L. H. Hend erson , ' 07, of Odell, likes his wo rk very much He say s be has an exc<"llent opportunity to do first class wo rk.

Miss Ka th eryn He pp erlin, '0 7, of Be al tri ce is one of the e xcell ent prim a ry t eachers of that place. Sup erin te ndent Bodwell says she is doing good work.

Miss Rosa Bouton, '8 1, h as won nati ona ll a ura ls as the resu lt of her excell ent re search es in domes ti c sc ien ce in connect:on w ith th e State Uni\·ersity.

J. T. McKinnon, '83, after a nnmber of years of succe ss ful service as su perin te ndent of the Exter s cho ols, is now travelin g of o ut Lincoln in th e interests of a nurse ry c om p any.

::\1iss Fay '07, was a :Norma l visitor before the h'lliday s.

Su?erintende nt C. F. L eh r, '94, is sup e ri ntendent of the Wa kefield schools.

Mis s Arlene 8im '08, who teaches at

Miss Flora Grego r y, '01, is v<:ry s tr ong in her primary work at Bancr oft

Miss Elsie Fisher, '08 , is ma ldng a s uccess as teacher in the Omaha schools.

Miss Bessie M. Dunbar, '0 7, is \'cry s nc. Harvard, spent the holiday s at her home ccs s ful in her wad{ as teac h er in the Oxin Peru. f ord schools.

Miss Theola Linn, '07, is pursuing advanced studies at the state tmiversity this year.

Miss Gertrude H an ks '06, who teaches at Arlington, was a visitor at th e Norma l just before vacation.

Edith Van Middl esw or th '94 ba s shown herself a valuable addition to the training school faculty of Peru.

Henry W. Wortman '94 Prin. of the Suvanton School, ha s a daughter in schoo l. She li ke her father is doing s trong school work .

With Jennie McDowell, '06, priUi ar y, Lorena Lewis, '06, grammar, and E. R. Burkey, superintendent, insnres Tobias a s uccessful schoo l.

Th e friends of Judge Lett on '79 of the supreme court regret that the new constitutional, prevents his becoming the next supreme jud ge. This is due to the rotation.

Jud ge William C. Parriott, '96 is making the same success as coun ty judge of Nemaha county, as he did a few years ago as county superinten d ent of the same county.

Mrs. Edna E. Mutton Sharp '01, reports that while her school is small, she enjoys her work to the fulle st degree. (Married Rev. David Sharp, summer 1908. Home Panama.)

Miss Von Gordon '09 who graduates this mid-year has accepted a position in the Si dney high sc ho o l. Her co-workers will be Prin. Earl Cline '07 and David Carlson '08 and Miss Eggenberger 05.

Principal A. 0. E gge n berge r. ' 08 , is doing exce ll ent work as principa l of the Western Schoo l s.

Superintenrlc::ntJarncs E. Dc!%ell, '93, of L ex in gton is completin g hi s twelfth vca r as superindent of th e sc hools.

George E. Knoll, '07, is teaching in the Ac adamy at Crete a nd carrying advance d work in Doane Coll ege . He will graduate at the state University next year.

Principal Charles C. Berkey, '08 of H ardy ha s made a star r eco rd as a teacher of geometry, to say nothing of hi s general success as a principal.

Superintendent D. W. H aye s of Alliance, recently appointed by Governor Sheldon as a member of the Sta te Board of Education, says his Peru teachers are a ll making a s uc cess.

Mr. E. 0. Garrett, '95, bas resumed his busi ness relationships with the American Book Co . Mr. Garrett was defeated by o nly a small ma rgin for the office of lieutenant governor.

Miss Elva E. Rulon, '96, is doing her usual earnest and enthu siastic work, as Librarian. Her special tr a ining in this line especially equips her for th is important work. She is ably assisted by Miss Mollie Tynan , '98.

Earl] Myer, '09 who graduates at midyear has accepted a position as principal of ward school at Fairbury, under Supt. Caviness president of the etate teachers' association. Supt. Caviness says that, the Peru graduates of last year's class are making strong teachers.

M iss \Vinnifrcd Du st in , ' 05, is teaching in int crm ed iut e at Beatrice

Flora Gregory, '01 , has kind erga rten wo rk at Bancroft this year.

\Villa Acl am !', '06, is do in g strong work 'in Wahoo . h e: o ld borne tow n.

Mont Ch ase, '96 , o ne of Lin co ln 's b es t la wyers. is a l oya l s upport er of thi s Alma l\Ia tc r.

Lillian Ba nfo rd, '9 7, 1s one of the st ron ges t te achers in the St a te Deaf a nd Dumb In st itute.

Miss Rub y Clark , '07, a ssocinte edito r of the Neb r aska Te ac her, w as a welcome vi s itor to th e No rm al in November.

Grace Berry, '09, is demon s trate ing wha t a t eache r w ith just the No rmal tra ining can do in the prim a ry gr ades in the Oakland sc h ools.

W. G. Br ooks a yea r ago mad e a name fo r him s elf as bein g ma ster of the Pl a tt smouth hi gh s t·hoo l. Th e bo ys have ad ded t he word "b es t" befo re master.

Ethel f-.!obb, ' 08 says the Bro ck bo ar d. "h as our hi gh sc ho ol in exce ll ent co nditi o n. We want teachers like h er an d ou r favo rite primat·y teacher Miss Gi lbert, '07.

Alma E. Ehl ers, '04, h as ch ar ge of the mathematics of the Yo rk hi gh s chool. She gave a ta lk to the hi gh sc ho ol st udents on her through Europe this s ummer

Supt. P. A Adams , '05, of Oxfo rd is -co nt inui ng h is e xcc·ll e nt work as s upe rintendent. He has br oug ht the Ox ford sc ho ols up to a pl ac e in th e fir st rank of the scho ols of the sta te.

S upt . Barr of Grand Is land says the strengt h of the ir english co urse in the hi gh school l arge ly du e to their strong English teacher Mi ss Bertha Bloomin g dal e, da ss of '89. This is the s eventh year for Miss Bl oom in gda le at Gra nd Isl and.

Mabel L. Br i dges, '02, i !:t on e of Lincolo' s s trong normalite teach ers.

Ord voted $400 00 b onds fo r a high schoo l buildin g r ecently. This is du e to E. Ho we 's pu s h, aud ene rgy. On the bond the vote st ood for and 112 against. G ood for Howe.

G-eorge M cM ichael, General Sec of the Ha s tiug s Y. M. C. A. is an a lumnu s of 1 895. To hi s Normal train ing he h as added a Uui. course , a nd hi s caree r refl ects h ono r u pon the "C lass of 1 89 5' '.

Dr. Ja s. H. Hays, k now n in the early 90' s as ''Jim '' h as au excell ent position m Cass City, Mich. Hi s good w ife is of v alua ble help to him Sh e wa s k nown to the same crowd as Anna McCo y, 9<1 afte rward one of N ebraska' s mo st su ccessfu l Prim a ry t ea ch ers.

Si las R. Barton, pre se nt state audito r and a uthor of our sc ho ol po e m, was shaking ha nd s with Pe ru friends -at the meetin g of th e Sc h oo lma s ters Clnb in Linco!n. Th e a lumni o f' Per u are pl ease d that M r. Bar to n h as r ece ived such a d eserve d prom otion at the b an ds of th e p eo ple of the s tate.

Professo r \V. N. Delzell , '94 , sec ret a ry of the Alum ni A ssocia tion, is keeping a permanent re co rd of the wo rk of eac h of the Alumni . The permanent filir:g cases pmchased a nd in sta lled no w make it poss ible for any o::e to ge t completl' informatinn concerning any a lum nus who fill s out th e informa t ion filin g cards prompt l y.

Harry Hutchin so n '02 and S. E. J ewell '02 v isited th e No rmal a nd e njoyed a ch a pel h our r ecently. Doth expressed them se lves a little ho mes ick as t hey went about th e ca mpus and buildin gs try in g to revisit o ld no oks a nd c las sr oo ms of the old er d ays. Mr. Hutchin so n la cks one year of co mpl et ing th e course for Civil Engineerin g at the State Univer s it y which be will finish next y ear Mr. Jewell is "pra cti cing Agriculture" and is prospering -as a farm er nt Che s ter.

Mi ss E liz ab eth Tynan, '9 5, is Ass ' t. Cas hi er of t he Ne maha C o. Ba nk , Auburn, Ne br

Mr s. Lorena B eebe, '07, is me nti oned by Supt . Da vi dson of Omaha as o ne of his be st t ea ch ers.

Miss W ill a Ada ms, '06 , is t each ing thi s yea r at Ceresc o. She was m eet in g fr ie nd s as us ual at th e S ta te Te a ch er s' As so ci ation .

S upt. C. E. Ben so n, ' 07 , of Ne lso n is prov in g himself an excell ent di sc iplinarian and s up e rvi so r. Hie w ork at Nels on is a pro nounced su cc ess

M iss Anni e Cogill, ' 07, is se rvin g her s eco nd year as te a cher in th e Lincoln Sch ool. Miss All en, her principal, co mmended her wo rk very highly.

Cha s. Anmon '08 County Supt. of R ock County, has his county asso ciation organi zed, into an effective orga nization Every te a cher is taking Reading Circle Wo rk.

Princip al L. R. Hill, '08 , of Bridgeport now find s himself the fortunate princip al of the co unty seat s chools of Morrill county since t he new co unty was orga nize d. Thi s will enlarge the Bridgeport s chools and increase their importance

Mi ss Effie Abb o tt , '" 95 a nd ' 02" s pent her Chri s tmas vac a ti on at home in Pe ru. Sh e bas th e prim ary depar tment at Co lumbu s. Much of he r va ca ti on tim e was devo ted to w heelin g h er n eph ew, the yo un g so n of Mrs . Ho pe Ab bo tt-Do rl and'07.

Miss Jenni e R. Fo ddi s, th e fir st K ind ergarten t eac her in o ur sch ool, 18 90, is no w the Ass 't. Supt. of S ch oo ls at Evans ville, Indi ana. Sin ce le aving Pe ru , Mi ss Fa ddi s has s tudied at the best Univ ers ities , su ch as Ch icago, C ornell and Columbi a. S he h as fi lled excellent po sitions in W isc o ns in, New York a nd Sou thern No rm al Schools.

Mi ss Be rth a Bloom ingd ale, 89 , rtow in th e Gra nd Island hi gh s ch o ol is one of the m os t successful Eng li sh teac hers in t he stat e.

Mi ss L ou i se Mears a nd moth er spen t t he X ma s holidays in Excel sior Sp rin g s, Mo., wh ere so me famous min eral spr ing s a re located.

Miss Ma bel Pe ck '08 has resign ed her posi ti on as teac he r of Norm al Tra ini ng wo rk at C en tr al City to ac ce pt a p os i tio n in th e Au bu rn h ig h school as te a ch er of En g li sh.

Mi ss R uby A. Cl ar k, ' 07, has re ce ntly r esigned her w ork wi th th e Neb raska Teac her to compl ete he r c ou r se at th e S tate Uni vers ity. Mi ss Clark is a t eache r of unu sual a bilit y a nd

Mr. C. W. B uc kl ey , '0 2, of Yor k 1s pr oprietor of the Yo rk Bu s in ess Co ll ege, a nd is prospering in h is bu s ine ss life as be did in hi s schoo l life Hi s br ot her Winton is asso ci ated w ith him and the y a re fa st dem ons trating the ir succes s.

Geo . D. Carrin gton Jr. , ' 03 , h as r es ig nt!d hi s positi on as co unty s upe ri nten dent of Nemaha Co unty to tak e the sta te age ncy for a Law Co rre spo ndence S cho o l. Prin . W. L. Ev ans of the Anti och Sch ool at A uburn was app o inted to t!l ucc ee d Mr Ca rriugt o n.

M! ss lim a Ke nne dy a nd Mr. Ca rl Bick el we re m arried on th e ev enin g of Ja nu ary the s ixth at the hom e of t he brid e's p arents , Mr . a nd Mr s. G. L. Ken ne dy , fiv e miles so uth east of Peru Aft er the c erem ony, Mr. Mrs. Bick el dr ove to Auburn where th ey t oo k t he tra in for tbe i'r futur e hom e, Pa lisad e, Co l. The bride is a well kno wn a lumnus of th e Pe ru norm al be ing a me mb er of the cl as s of ' 06. She was a very s uccesl!ful te ac her in the Kim bal s ch o ols for a numb er of ye ars. The gro om, a nephew of Mr s. Nettleton , is a pros perous cattleman fo rmerly of K imball. Nebr .-Peru Po int er.

Senior Items·

.\. :\IA RY DITTM E R.

Mi ss Had se ll h as acce pt ed a p os iti on as a tea cher in the Be atri ce s ch oo ls.

R. B. S im s is teac hin g in the T ec um se h hi gh s ::hool. He is professo r of ma thematics, and is e nthu s ia stic ove1· hi s wo rk.

Poole' s Index is in con st ant dc mnnd a lm os t every ho ur of the day , an evid e nce of the:: face th at the work on tll cscs wags merrily on.

Mi ss Clare McDc rm ctt has b ee n forced to g ive up her s choo l work as a Senior due to tht: death of her mot h er Th e sy mpathy of the cl as s goes out to Mi ss McDermett in her bereavement.

Earl M eyer of the s enior cl ass go es to Fairbury ne xt week to take a po s ition in one of the wa rd s choo l s. We have qu ite a colony of success ful Peruvian s tea c hin g in Fairbury, and Earl adds anoth er to the force

A good ly number of s eniors have r egistered for th e prelimin ary de bate s. We a re glad to see cl ass m ates takin g an ac tive int erest in thi s ph ase of s ch oo l li fe, as it is a broadening i nfluence in the career of the student .

The Annual sta ff is a bu sy delega ti on now. The se co ld d ay s and slipp e ry wa lk s add to the funny man's store of info rm atio n; eac h edit or ro ams ar o und in da yli ght and darkn ess see king what or whom be may devour for the Annual o rganism.

St ud ents w ill be int er ested to know that Je ss H arri s, who had a limb fra c tured in a runaway at Fa ll s City durin g the holida y s, is nicely. A ca rd fr om h im st a tes t hat he is re a ding seve ral books and hopes to be up so on. We w ill we lco me hi m on hi s retu rn , as he is a jo ll y factor in the li fe of th e clas s.

En te r the sto ry c on test for the s emor annu al NOW. Some o ne wi ll get t he prize. It may be you.

C. B. l\I o ore a nd Gl enn Jenkin s we nt to Fa ll s City just after s cb oo l re-opened to sec Je ss Ha rri s, "'·ho w as la id up at tha t plac e fo r re pair s.

A few of th e se niors wll o do n ot ex pect to be in scho ol ne xt sem es ter , r ea d their theses befo re the theor y cl ass on Dece mb er 18. Th ose g iv en were ' 'Th e Et hi cal Influenc e of Li te ra ture" !d ell a S tr a yer ; "Ph ys ica l Cul t ure in the L owe r Gra de s" l\l arcia Kend ri c k; "R ead in g in the Prim ar y Grad es ," l\la bel Had sel l; "Age ncies for th e Mo ral Uplift of th e Yo un g" , Cl a ra Fate; "Pre paring for Ci tizens hip of our Forei gn-born Children," Ruth Dav is.

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Junior I terns·

C. P. SC HO TT

Li ste n! s tudents , and you w ill hear

That wP are e nte ri ng upon a New Ye ar You can wo rk and s ch em e as bard as you ma y,

But it 's al wa ys 'gr ind, g rind, tbe livel ong d ay .'

M iss Gu st afson w as ca ll ed to her home owin g to th e dea th of h er fat he r.

A few of the stude n ts were forced to di scont i nue school for a few day s. o win g to sore eyes .

F. D. Hu g hes has rec o vered fr om his r ecent illnes s, a nd we a re glad to sc:.e him ab o ut again.

We, the Juni or cl a ss, take pl easu re in wi s hing o nr sis ter classes gr ea t su ccess in the ir wo rk during the comin g yea r.

We felt g rea tl y com p li men te d wh en we "ve re info rmed tha t our cl ass had a g rea ter perce nt prese nt at th e fir st session of ch a pel in 1909 th an ano o ther cl ass in sch oo l. Thi s sp ea ks rather welJ fo r- us, ta kin g into con s iderati on the size of t he rl ass ,

As Ch ri stmas was drawing ncar, the cl ass wished to show their Joye and respect towards ou r class a<.lvise r, Miss E llis . A m eeting was h el d during h er a bsen ce and each member of the class voted to contri bute a small amount to\Yard getti ng a pr esent . A commit t ee was appointed to selec t the gift and they decided to get a chafing dish, wh i ch was i mmediat ely accepted by the cl ass . On the aftern oon j ust before t he hol idays a r egiment of J uniors was mu s tered together, and mar che d to th e cl ub h ouse, which th ey t ook by s torm. T hey demanded an uncon ditional surrende r. Miss Ellis accep ted th e con d iti ons w hi ch were as fol l ows: that she accept this present as a token of fri en dship sh ow n her by t he dass of 191 0. T hi s bein g d one they ma r ched away in tr iu mph.

RESOLUT ION S OF SY:UPATHY

Whereas it has been the wish of o ur H eavenly Father to to send grief and bereavement to the family ot our clas s mate, we , t he cl ass of 19 10 do pass the fo 11 owi ng resol utions:

Since the All wise Fathe r bas seen fi t to rem ove from this earth t he beloved fathe r of our fri end a nd class m ate, Miss Mabel Gustafso n, be it therefore

Resol ve d, t ha t we, th e members of th e J unior class of t he State Normal at Per u exten d to Miss Ma bl e Gustafso n our cere sympathy in her ti me of g rief and commend her fo r consol ation to H im who doeth all things well . And be it

Reso l ved, that a copy of t hese r eso lutions be sent to Miss Mable Gus t afson a nd be publ ished in the Norma lite.

C omm ittee

ARNOLD KUENN I NG

E LLA ScHNEIDER

YERA J. HAEFFLlN

Sophom o re Ne ws.

CECELIA WEHR!'.

Mr. Pink Renfro visited in Seward OYe r Sunday, December 29, '08.

Th e: fo ll owing memb ers of ou r clnss ha..-e ente red t he prel i minary debates: J oy gan, C. J. Sk i nner, Ar thur Gel wick, Burton Bar n es, Ray Poo l anJ Ge o. Gowan.

The fo ll owing re so lution is pending in the Sophomore cla ss fo r the new yea r '09: We, the boys of the cl ass of '1 1, firm ly r esolve to wear no ·'side bur ns" until we ha\·e h ccomc full fle d ge d se ni ors, a nd we , the gi rl s, r eso l ve n ever to wc:u a stoclt i ng cap u nt il we have dignified se ni ors ,

A ll the Sophomorc s spe nt their v acat ion at their homc8 or visi t in g f riend s. Fro m t hei r brigh t faces we know th at each an t: enj o yed h is vac a tio n in the t:-ue Chr istm as spirit . A few membe rs of the class were un ab le to ret ur n beca u se they b ega n t each ing after the h ol i days . Those who ha ve come bac k have ta ke n up their wo rk with the same earnestness th at characte rized the m du r ing the old yea r.

Pr of. an d Mr s. Gregg en tertain erl the Sophs in Everett h all from 8 to 1 0:30 p. m., Janua ry 9. The ball was decor ate d wi th o ur cl ass colo rs, white a nd go ld, and also with pl ants and pe n na nt s. The re was a contes t to sec who cou ld guess the gre a test nu mbe r of articles f rom u dv ert ismc n ts which were pinn ed upon the wal ls. The fo ll owing program was ren de red: Music . .. .. . ... .. .. ......... ..... .......... . .. . ... Ethel i\J e el ley Reading , Ceceli a Web rs Tbots fo r the New Yea r . .. ..... . .. ... ... .Joy Morgan Read i ng . C. ]. Skinn e rAdd ress th t he Sophomores Prof. G re gg Read ing - Ad die C oa le Seve r al games fo ll owed the pr o gra m, aft er wh ich orange i ce and wa fers we re served.

T rai nex Briefs.

:U. YAT ES

Miss Burke, of Lexington is now e nrolled as a trainer.

Th e Trai ners' Christmas g ift to Mrs. Cra wford \Yas a berry spoon.

Ou r class color s, in pe nn ants , will be di sp l ayed on sp ecia l occasior.ts

Mi ss C ar mi e Lamm was the o nl y nonres id e nt m em ber of the cl ass who spen t vaca t ion in Pe ru.

The train e rs report a yery enjoyable va _ cation, and mo st of them a rc to be found in their accustomed pbces.

Miss El sie A ll ee h as left sc ho ol to r esi de on her cl a im near Mint ar e, Nebr. The class is sorry to part with Mi ss Allee. '

The Trainers enjoyed hearing Miss Lally tell of he r vi s it to Engl and and of the s chools th e re. We should be glad to l1 ea r more from her soo n.

Special and Freshman.

l\!INA PEHRIN.

H ap py New Year!

"Oh , lay tbe burden of care aside; Laugh idle doubt away, And let a blesse d gues t abide Within yo ur hea rt to day. Its portal s, ba rred by Sorrow's b ands , With eager welcome ope, For on the thresho ld waiting stand s The New Year's her ald, Hope."

Mr . Kell y, who has been a bsent for some time, has returned.

Miss Babcock ·was called home on a ccount of the illn es s of her mo th er and will not return thi s year.

Miss O'Brien , who was detained at home on account of the illness of her parents has again joined the class.

Miss Eliz abe th Way is in her place aga in after an illness of several weeks.

Th e members of the cla ss ha ve returned a fter a v aca tion of two wee k s, each ente ring up on hi s wo rk wi th a spirit that means success

The Dramatic Club.

The Dramatic Cl ub h as be en e nd eavorin g to bring about an in cr eased i nte re st in Shakespearean pl ays by re pr o ducing selected sce nes before t he members of the club . At the Dece mber m eeti n g, howev er, th ere was a ch an ge from the usual gram an d the club were favored wi th some excellent readings by Mi ss Howell of th e Depa rtment of Ot·al Expression at the University.

The lead ing fc a t)Jre of the evening's enter ta i nmen t was a reading fr om the play "Thf' Li on a nd th e Mouse" which has been so popu l arly rece ived. So well did Miss Howell h ol d her a udi e nce that enthu si asm gradunlly increased until the closing climax was reache d. At tim es yo :1 would lose sig ht of Mi ss Howell in you r keen vi sual izat ion of the scen es !'he presented a nd w hen s he bad conclnde d you hardly kn ew whether yo u wished to go to Wa s hingt on with Mr. Ryder or stay in New York with Shirley.

For a bri ef tim e th ere was silence, follo wed by hearty applause.

For the next few minutes she was r epeated ly called ba ck fo t· short rea din gs until she was comp elled to pl ead for time.

After her final reading s he expressed the highe st satisfaction wi th the reception accord ed her and later sta ted that ours was the most enth us iastic a udi ence she ever had.

We would a ll be glad to ba,·e her come again and hope the time will not be lo ng in coming when th e club can arrange for her s econd appearance.

Per u, Ne bra ska

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Io a few cases th e No rmalite has fa il ed to re ac h som e of o nr s ubsc r ibers. \Ve hop e th at in e very case the parti es m isse d w ill noti fy us.

This iss ue of the No rm a li te is d evo ted pHrtic ul a rl y to "O IJ Per u" the home of on e of K eb rask a's Sta te Ko ,·mals. No s tude nt w ho h as ev er a tte nded th e and who b as ev er go tt en in to t he real spirit of th is i nstitut io n, ca n eve r for get t he alm os t un ex ce ll ed bc: a uty of lan<.l s cap c of which Peru can so b o:1st. ·wit h h er bill s cove red with a lar ge vnri c ty of tr ee s, with the bro ad Miss o uri w indi ng h er way 'ne at h the s had ow of th e Io wa bluffs in the n ca r di st an ce, with the d eep blue h aze that fi lls her va ll ey. she prese nt s a na tur al sce nery that only the p oe t ca n we ll describ e.

As id e fr om her n at ural s cene r y, she has a hi story that dat es as far ba ck AS that of a ny ot h er town in the sta te

Many of her ol de st citizens deli g ht in te ll · i ng of th e pa rt s he has h ad in the hi story of Ne bra ska, an interest ing a c-:-o unt of which w ill be f ou nd on an oth er pa ge.

Be s ide s her most inte restin g hi sto ry and natural sce n ery, she o ffe rs a lm os t unexce ll ed res ourC'es fo r the st udy of na tur al g eo gra ph y, geol ogy , a nd bi o logy .

It may be sa id th at as ide fr om h er st ron g fa culty a nd excell e nt cq n ipment, the sc h oo l o wes mu ch of h er wond erfu l d evelo pme nt to th es e na tur al fa dli tie s. C on s ideri ng a ll thi s it is n ot to be w onde red at that "O ld P eru '' sho ul d in s pire an ex -s tuden t and an other fri e nd of the to pen th e bea utiful p oems, which are g iv en on the fi r st page of thi s nu mbe r.

One can not n ::a lize the full tr·utb a nd be a uty e xpress ed in th ese poe ms unl e ss he vi sit th e pla ce th at gave the a ut hors the ir in spira ti on.

It b as been said th at sch oo l li fe is co nduc ive to se lfi sh nes s. It is argued that one is so situ at ed in his desi1·c for ti on a] advance ment , th at he mu st expend ever y effo rt, in his d esire to exce l, to suc h an ex tent in fa ct as to s hu t o ut an y oppo rtunity for un selfi sh impu lses .

A b lot up on ou r educ at ional i ncentives ..

if this be tlt c case Plnto sa ys, "A goo d is that which gives to the body a nd to the so ul a ll the beauty a nd a ll the rerfcction of which they are capable." Amb ition for sc h olastic pre-eminence is lauc.l ab lc, but if in ou r desire to reac h s uch a goa l we stifle the inner pro mptin gs of an un sel fish, he lpin g h eart , we thw art the true purp ose of educat ion. Th e man who stud ies books ra ther than hi s fe llow men rlcgcnera t es in to a sou ll ess encyc lo pedi a of hi s store offac ts may he ca ll cd,-a mau in the world a nd yet no part of it . Th e l ove for our fell ow men, that h uman sympat hy that ca n d1·aw the ma ntle of c htll·ity ove r the fa ult s Hnd follies of others, t!Je word of encouragc ment,-th c se are the th in gs we need to cu ltivate and we need to awa it no go lden oppor tu ni ty On every ha nd, if our h ea rt is 1·ight, "'·e find oppo rtunity to do and to g ive tho se thin gs that make li fe \Yorth living. No li fe is more replete with opportun iti es to gi ve vent to our good imp ulses than schoo l li fe. Let us not p ass by t he jewel in our sear-ch for the bauble.

It was said of the ancient Gr eeks that "Wher ever the Greek went h <; n:ma in ed a G reek." lt has b ee n frequently noticed by Nebras ka educ ators that wherever the Peru grad u ate goes he is ent hu siast ically Joyal to P eru . He is an e nthu siast in his "vork. He attends teachers m ee tin gs , and takes pride in being a professio nal leader He is wi llin g to devote hi s en tire time to his work. He ha s the true profes si ona l

That 1s ·what he gets 1n Old Peru. In fact, that is a ll O ld Peru ca n do for him. Eve ry stude nt who comes to O ld Pe ru for business and who m asters his wo rk carries away with h1m th at deathte ss spitit of profe ss ional ent hu si asm which stamps him as worthy iu h1 s wodc The g raduates ofPel'U are not cl an ni sh. They are mixers and the ir sp iri t h as permeated the whole s tate

At a m ee ting of the Preside n ts of state no rmal school s 1n the l\lissi ssippi an d Missouri va lleys l ast May it was decided on r ecom ti on of President C1·abtr ee thctt the normal course be planned so as fin a ll y to cover four years of work in stead of two as at present and that the Degree of Bachelor of Educ atio n be confe rred on t ho se who complete the full four :Years' course. It wa s also agt·eed that each state sh ou l d, as soon as p ossi ble, require th r ee yea rs of preparation for work in the gr ad ed schools a nd that the complete four years courst should be required of those who teac h in the hi gh sch oo ls. Already Ne w Jersey, Wisconsin, I owa, Indiana, and Illinois ha ,.e formally adopted the plan suggested a nd practic a lly every west of t he mount a ins has made arrangements to com ply with this plan.

In t he hurry and r ush of coll ege life, there is a te mp tation to be in every OJ'· ga niz at ion a nd to p art icip ate in a ll act1Yities of h ealth ful student life. Most s tn · dents could easily be co nnected with ull the organizat i ons they now adhere to with much less wear and fri ction. Several suggest ions are here given wh ich, if foll owed, will bri ng a bou t r est and in creased pow er with no les s of wor k, but with the worry element e liminated:

1. Doone thing at a tim e without reference to the great number of other th in gs pil ed up before yo u.

2. Do each tas k so well whi le at it that it will be rem em be red wi th in creasing deli ght

3. Cultivate the h ab it of uninterrupted 1·est. Rest witho ut wor ry. Wa lk and breathe the fr es h ai r of God's out-ofdoors, sleep , then ris e to greate r thin gs.

4. Spend uo t1me wo rrying over wbat can n ot be yout·s.

Miss Floren ce Stephenson h as s ecu red a positi on in the schoo ls at McCook.

Mi ss Helga von Gord on ha s been elected to a sple ndid p osition in the Sid ney higll

The Misses I va and May Gl asgo w, b ot h m embers of the cla ss of ' 08, spent th e ho lid ays in Peru.

Mi ss Juli a Spee r, of Seward, was detained at home for a few days after v aca tion by the marriage of he r sister.

Miss Meda Hein eman, a memb er of la st year ·s training class, vis ited with friends in Peru just before the holid ay vacati o n.

Miss Augus ta Eisenman a nd her sis ter, of Ne bra s ka City, spen t a d ay or tw o of the holiday vacation with Mrs. Nett le ton in Per u.

On accoun t of the funeral of Miss Sh erm an , aunt of Profe ssor Hou s e, sc h ool wa s cl ose d afte r three o'clo ck on the afternoo n of Dece mber 16

Miss Bla nche L awre nce h as given up her work at the Norm al and return ed to her home at Pay so n, Til., on account of th e i lln ess of her fa ther.

Mi ss Jessie McDermett, a former Peru st ud ent w ho is teaching near Humboldt, wa s a g uest of her sis ter, Miss Cl are McDerm e tt, in Peru , just before the holid ay s.

E. J. Bodwell , s uperintendent the Beatri ce s chools, a nd cha irman of the State Board of Insp ecto rs of Normal scho ols, w as a vis itor in Peru, Decembe r 15 a nd 16

An in ven t ory of the libr ary book s was begun a few d ays bef ore vacation a nd wa s comp leted before schoo l r e-opened on Janu a ry 5. The library co nt a in s about 23,000 volum es , the lar gest collection of any profe ssional li brary in the state.

Miss Mabel Bowen hn s ;H.:cc pled a pos iti on as primary t eacher in lhe Fait·b u ry sc h oo ls.

W. H. Pa tchin wn s r ece ntl y confi ned to hi s room for a few d ays by an a tt ac k of th e gri p.

Miss Edna S nell was re ce ntl y cn ll ed to her ho me at Omaha by t he ser·ious illn ess of her fat h er.

On account of the serious illn ess of her siste r, Miss Charlo t te Hi c kman bas n ot yet re t urned to her work at the Nor mal s in ce ,·acation.

Ir a Crook, a former No rm al s tuc'l c nt who is teach i ng n ca r Salem , was a Peru vi s it or Decembe r 19. He was acco m pa nied by three of hi s pupil s.

Mrs. B. F. Jon es g ave a pa rty for her dau g ht e r, Mi ss May Jon es, during th e ho lid ays, a nd a nnouncccl her engage m ent to Mr. D orsey Majors. Mi ss Jon es wa s a Norma l student l as t year.

Miss Bess ie Frost was recently ca lled hom e on acco unt of the deat h of her fa ther, a nd is n ot exp ected to re turn. Mi ss Fro st was a n ew stu de nt who bad entered the Normal s in ce vacation.

Th e German Club cel ebrated Christ m as on the eveni ng of December 17, in th e Gy mn asium. An interestin g an d app r opri ate progra m w as given , a ft er which , Cl'\me gam es an d then refre s hments

There was also a prett y lit tle Chris tm as tr ee , up on which was a German card fo r each member ot the Cl ub.

The followin g stt1 dents h ave en 1·o l1 ed in the N ormal since the holidays: L eo na rd Leroy Hutchin so n, of W il cox; J es se Emm er t, Sale m; Emil Soukup , Milli gan; Rudolph Ren n eker, Beaver City; Bessie Frost , S tew a rt; Emm a Rollwa gen, Thedford; George F. Blackstone, P il ge r; Fa nny Sl oey, Belved ere; Carl Weinert, Fa ll s City; Edga r Sc ho ll , Fall s Ci ty; and Miss R utte r, Courtl a nd i

Miss R ach el \\'i ttwe .- , of Salem, was unab le to r et urn to he1· work at the No rm al afte r the ho li days, on a cc ount of th e d eat h of her fa Lh eL

Mi ss El sie Simmons , w ho r ecen tl y ga ve up hc1· wor k at th e No rm al on accou nt of poo r h ea lt h, was in Per u a d ay or two ju st after the h ol id ays

A. L. C ave n ess , s up e rin tende nt of the Fa ir b ur y sr.: h ools, and pr es i de nt of th e State T eac h ers' Assoc iat ion , \\"as a visit or at tbe No n na l Dl'ccrnber 1 6, and add r essed the st ude n ts at ch:lpel.

.JI.

Nor mal Promo!ers' Club.

\Vhil e Old Pe1·u ex t en ds her in flue n ce a br o:1 d, every st u den t reali zes that her influ ence mu st ulti mate lY res t u po n a so un d b as is of indi vid ua I pr ofic ie nc y an d sou nd m ora l an d pr ofess ion al id ea ls .. To t ha t en d. a band of ent hu si ast ic a mo ng the stud e nts met a nd or ga n ize d a No rm al Pm mo tcrs ' C lub Th e o bj ec t of the c lub is to ma int ai n the h ig h es t i de:-t ls of co ndu ct a nd sc holars hip in sc h oo l and the hig h es t professi ona l i dea ls o,·er t he state T he me m be rsh:p of the club is li mit ed to twen ty- five st u dents at prese nt . New mem be rs are admi tted on ly by un animo us vo te. Op en meet ings of th e club w ill be he ld three or fo ur tim es a y ear to whi ch g t1 cs ts will be in vi ted fr om am ong th ose st u cle o ts not mem be 1·s. Th e or ga ni zation is n ot sec ret, no r in the sli gh tes t d eg ree clan ni sh. It s l ong ro ll of hon ora ry me mbers h ea ded by the name of Dr. G eo r ge E. Howa rd of th e state university, a nd by that of Pr e!:i id e nt Cra btree as " Hon ora ry C hief Pr om ote r" su ffi ci e ntly guarant ee th e organ iz a ti on a nd it s mo ti ve s.

Concert.

MA"R Y A. G OOD RIC H.

On Friday e vening, Decemb er 16, the combined department s of mu sic,

by Mr. Cl emens gaYe a C• >nce rt jn t he Ch apel which p roYe <l to be a ver y pl eas a nt s urprise to th ose in atten da n ce . Th e program w as va ri ed, in te r est in g, en _ terta inin g a nd in s tructi \e- fo ur qu a li ties wh ose h appy bl e ndin g is so often lacking in an en te r tai nm ent of th is sort .

Possib ly t he feat ure of the ey enin g "·as the cho ru s of o ne hundr ed a nd voices. nnd er the direction of Pr of. H. C. Ho u se, wh o had so car efull y tra in ed th e un\Y ic ldy or ga ni zat ion th at t he di fficu lt n umbers were pr od uced in almos t per fec t rh vt hm and expressio n. Or ch..:s t ral pa r ts pl ayed by Miss hlur phy, at the pian o, a nd the Br ass Qu artette.

Pro f. Mo vius, a lth ough h and icapped by a se v ere co ld, impressed hi s h ea rers by hi s m do- nifi ce nt b ass vo ice a nd the s pirit wi th "" w hi ch he sang the opemt ic selections. Th e rendition of th e Ar ia f ro m i\lozart "s "D o oJu ao" ' '·as exce pti on ally fine

Th e pia no d uet by Mi sses Beck and La rim er, a nd th e so prano so lo b_v Miss Blank ens hi p showed t he of seri ous stu dy by stud ent s t ak in g ot he r wo r k. T he nu mbers were pmd u ced in a fini shed mu sicia nl y style.

Th e L adies ' Octet te \v as a h appy co m bin at ion of s miling fa ces, pretty gowns and pleasa nt vo ices, which we re bl e nd ed m os t beautifully in the e ffecti ve so ng "In T!.e Gl oa min g"

T wo num bers by the Brass Qua rte tte, c omposed of Mess 1·s, Mitt on, McA da ms , Bec k an d Pr of. Co rn e ll bro ugh t for th a h ea r ty en co re wh ich was r es p onded to by ' 'Th e Ru ss ian Natwnal An them ".

To th ose who r ea lize wh at a r ea l Co lle ge Glee Club is, and who appr eciate genui ne c oll ege s in g ing fr om a gro up of we ll tra in ed me n, t he se lectio ns gi ve n by th at or ga nization were in dee d a treat The en se mble was perfect , th e ha <mony well ba llmce d, and t he st yle of s in ging on a pa r wi th th at of an y club in th e co untry

All of the pi ano a cc o mp at1ime nts were

pl ayed by Mi ss Murphy who se wot·k ba s brou g ht fo rth many flattering co mpliments.

Followi ng is th e program:

P ART I.

Pr aise Ye the Fathe r · Gounod Chorus

Star of Descending Nig ht Leslie Ch orus

Pian o Du et- "The Drago n Fighter" Hoffman

Miss B<'ck, Mis s Larimer

L ady Bird C owe n Chorus

Aria-"She Alone Charmeth My Sadness From the Queen of Sheba Goun od Mr. Mov ius

Pilgrim Chorus From I Lomba rdi Cho r us Ve rd i

PART II.

The W in ds Are All Hushed On the Sea

Glee Club

Srpra no Solo-"A Gypsy Maid en, I'' Mies Blankenship March "Militaire"

Priest's March from "Magic Flute " Brass Quartette Blow, Bl ow, Thou Winter Wind s J ean

Aria From Don Juan

Until the Dawn Mr . M ovius In the Glo aming

-Wilder - Buck

Pa rltcr

Schubert Moza rt -Sargeant Burleigh Mozart

Park s Harri so n

Ladies' Octet te Bridal Chorus From the Rose Maiden Chorus C owe n .;!.

Miss Murphy's

The choice program r endere d on the evening of De c. 9 by the pi ano a nd v oice pupils of Mi ss Sydney M urphy was enjoyed by a very appreciative audience wh ich fi ll ed Music a nd Ex pression Hall.

Th e list of pian o numbers, w hile widely varied in style an d difficulty of execution, showe d careful selection a nd were witho ut exception well wi thin t he powers of th e yo ung soloists. In general the pi eces we re re ndered with smoot hn ess and precision. The play ing of M aster Cl a rence Howie was s pecially enjoyed, f or people al ways admire a re al b oy who exh ibits

zea l in the m aste ry of th is exac tin g instrument. Miss Larim e r, al so, Rcot·crl a n otable success in her pl:tying of En ge l ma n n's difficult a nd el aborate Hun ga t·ian Hhapsody.

Four so l os cons ti tuted the v ocn l d epa r tment of the en te rt a inm ent. Miss Jon es sang "Hushecn" in a voice r est ri cte d in vo lu me but of s we et qu ality. Miss De lzell' s " Carm cn a" sho wed enth us ia sm and dr am at ic lire. ''Good Bye, Sweet D ay", Kate Vannah 's bea ut iful l:y ri t:, was well sung in th e contralt o key by Miss Lamb eth. Miss Blankenship ga i ned new la urel s by her sp i rited r enditio n of Pa r lcer's "A Gyps:y Ma i de n, I''. A ll act:ompan imen ts were pl a:yed by Mi ss :\iurphy.

A prog ram of such unifo rm me rit mu st co ns ti tute a pract ica l te st im o nial to the cffec ient work Miss Mu rp hy is do in g in th e dep a rtm e nt to wh i ch she gi ves her lab ors . We gi ve the pr ogm m below:

Trio - "Dre ss Parad e" - Kell er

Cla rence How ie, Catherine Shellh o rn,E v a. Dillon

Sopra no so lo ''Husheen '' Needham

Spin nin g So ng

Mau.d j oncs

Eva Dill on

A May Day ·C atherine She ll horn

Papill on Roses

Cl ar ence Howie

Sopr ano Solo "C ar mena"

Ellcmreich

Ra th b urn

Thome

Winnie Del zell Wilson

Lilly of the Valley M azurka

Bla nc he Snider

Sydney Smi tb

Ta rantelle in a Mi nor Den nee

Virgini a Hansen

Contralto Solo "Go od bye Sweet Day " Vannah

Gay Butterflies

Lura L ambeth

Pansy McKenney

Chant du Voyageur

Harold Humph reys

Polacca Brill a nte

Hazel Beck

L. Gregh

Pader ewski

Bohm

Hunga rian R hap sody - Engelmann

Lena Larim er

Soprano So lo "A Gyp sy Maiden, 1" Par ke r

Adalyn Bl anken ship

Duet The Dragon Fighter Ho ffmann

Misses Beck and Larimer

Faculty Notes.

Professor Cornell's parents Christmas vacation with him. spent

Mrs. Nettleton was unable to meet her classes for days during December, on account of illness.

Mrs. Nettleton gave a reading at the Nemaha County Teachers' Association at Auburn on Saturday, December 12.

Miss Clark was unable to meet her classes for two or three days in the early part of December, on account

Miss Lally and Miss Christian attended the Iowa State Teachers' Association at Des Moines during the Christmas vacation.

The Faculty is expecting a new member to be added to their number soon. It will be a person for the Agricultural Department. In the next issue we will be able to announce the name of the new member.

Miss ClJ\rk went to Lincoln the first week of school after vacation. She is a member of the Committee of Latin for High-Schools. This committee was called to-gether at this time, in Lincoln thus causing Miss Clark to go to Lincoln,

The Ninth Grade presented Professor House a pure ebony, sterling silver mounted baton as a token of remembrance. Professor House is very much pleased with his handsome and useful gift. Credit must be given to the members of Ninth Grade for their good taste.

During vacation Prof. Rouse paid Plattsmouth a visit, and while there addressed the State Epworth League Assembly. He also gave an address at the reception of their new Christian minister. Of course Professor Rouse enjoyed this visit very much, having been Superintendent of the Public Schools there, before he

came here, so to him it was like our going home is to us.

Miss Rulon was to her home near Table Rock, a few days before vacation, by the illness of her mother.

At the request of Superintendent E. J. Bodwell, Miss Lally will go to Beatrice to address the teachers of that city on February 8.

Professors Beck, Brownell, and Rouse attended the Schoolmasters' Club at Lincoln the first week of school after vacation. It so happened that the Arithmetic Committee from the State Teachers' Association, of which committee Professor Rouse is a member, met at the same time, thus making it very convenient for Professor Rouse.

Professor Overholt met with an accident that might have been very serious, but thanks to Providence it was not. The Professor was chopping wood near a clothesline, and caught the ax and caused it to be tossed against Professor's fore· head, an edge of the ax cutting quite an ugly gash. No very great harm resulted, and the wound is nearly well, now. In .such accidents we must thank Providence that they are no worse.

Professor Gregg, Jan. 17, went to Chicago to attend the Chicago University the rest of this year. Mrs. Gregg with the childreit went to make a visit at her old home in Ohio. Indeed, we are all sorry to part company with Professor Gregg and family even for a short time, but we realize that they will return at the beginning of summer school, and Prof. Gregg again will take up his duties in our midst. We all are very much in sympathy with Professor Gregg, and wish him very successful in his under taking.

II Philomathean.

MI SS L. A:\IEL!A \VEHRS

The ever increas in g in terec;t of Philo, is not abating. Not o nl y are an no uncem ents, r egarding it, made in chapel, but one al so he ars the num be rs of i ts pr ogr ams repeate d with enthusiastic iute rcst in the lobbi es a nd ha ll s, or on the camp us.

Our Special D ay programs are certain ly wc.,rthy of spec ial me nti o n, for they not only help to shed the atmos phere of the d ay upon ev ery member, but are unique to sa y th e l east , and b espeak of originality on the p ar t of th e mem hers.

The pro gram just b efo re Christmas, December 19 ., was one of the se, being especially to Christmas, an n Wtl S the ca use of ma ny dreams of old Saint Nick , candies , nuts, and t oys , such as would h ave satisfied th e wildest dreams of a ny, when littl e " ta ds . "The su m tota l is , sa id program gave us a '' go hom e' ' spiri t fo r, " breathes there a m an w ith a s oul so dead" who does not want to be hom e on Chri s tma s? Th e program rendered was as follow s:-

Piano Duet Misses Sc hi ck and Delzell Rea ding Miss I sabe lle Ga bus Christmas in Different Co u ntr ies •...... .Miss Mildred Porter

Vocal Solo

Everett.

NEVA UEST.

The eightee n th of December ,..,-ill l ong be r emembe r ed by all En:rctts a nd c\·c ry one else who s aw the pl ay, "Cool Collegian s." Thi s play wa s as goo d as nny C\"C I" give n in the State No rm al Sc h oo l by the dent s. E ,·er yonc p1·esc n t wa s c:tcccd i ngly plca sed with the w ay in which this play was pre sen ted.

Th e pr ogra m, "An Even in g with In ventors" given on Jn nu ary 8, th e fi1·st F ri day afte r t he ho lid ays, wn s in s truct i vc as well as e nt ert a ini ng. Th e cotton gin , se wing machine, stea m boat , ir on cl ad ships, and th e telephone were a bl y

Lira Lambeth Chris tm as in Olden Days

Piano Solo

Etbe l Dot y

M iss Sylvester

Vocal Due t Mi sses Gormley and Hyatt Kindergarten Morning C ircl e

Mabel Bowen le ade r C ornet Solo

Ke nt Mitton The Ki nd ergarte n Morning Circle was especially enjoye d, s in ce it brought to our m inds chi ldre n and the ir joys on the gl adsome Ch ristmas day. Thi s circle consisted of twelve Philos arrayed in the at ti re of little children , Miss Bowen acting as teacher. It was really funny, every one enjoying the he artiest of laug hs w hich onstrates the fac t t hat the j oys of ch il dhood are ever new , even whe n acte d o ut by Pbilomatheans.

On F1 id ay , Jan ua ry 15, the program was te rm ed "An Int ernat iona l P t·og ra m." Ind eed, the pro gr am was rig htl y nam ed Everett enjoyed as nu·e a tr ca t as if persons f ro m va dous cou ntri<:s had vi s ited th eir ha ll. The music of the eve nin g consiste d of a pi ano duet by the Missc!'l Barnes and Cl arke w hich wa s ve ry wclJ rend e red. Mi ss W hitfi c ld enterta in ed h er a udi a ncc with a pleasi ng pi ano so l o. The nati o nality so n gs were v ery mu..:h ed. They gave an id ea b oth concerning the music a nd lan g ua ge of the p eop le. Th e Bo he mi an so ng "Kd e Dom ov Me ij ?" by Miss Ulive Pe trashek an d Swed ish song ' 'LungVilar Sjon " by Mi ss Ida Fogelstro m were ve ry pl eas in gly and a bl y rendered Mi ss DaraheeJooes gave a r ead ing "T hat Old Swee th ea rt of Mine." As with a ll h er · production s, thi s was t he be st possib le. The Ger man r ea din g "Gehmclen" hy Miss Nelli e Bengtson was muc h en joyed bot h b eca u se of the pl ea s in g mann er in wh iC'h it was present ed and because many Eve re tts understand the Ge rman l auguage. Miss Lilli an U. Sto n er favnred the Soc iety by giv in g a Span ish reading "J ,a Ve n gangn de C rom we ll ;" which she tran slate d. This r ea din g gave a cl ea r id ea of the character of th e Span ish li terat ure as we ll as the b ea uti ful sm oot hn ess of the l anguage . Equally as enjoyab le ar.d in st ru c tive we re tbereadings, "Prin se sse n p aa Acrten"Danish-by Victor Trucl{in a nd "L e Chant Des Matel ot" - French- by Mi ss; Eunice Ferguson .

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Prelim inary Debating-

Th ose who have registered for the prelimin ary debates arc \Yorking h ard on their respe ctive questions. Th e subjec ts wiLh the speakers an d their home add ,·csses a rc as foll ows:

Monday eve nin g. Fe bru ary 8, 19 09 Reso h ·ed th at sta te wide pt·o hibiti on is prefern ble to co unt y opt; on as a m eans of chcc l<in g int em pe r ence Affirmative-Cora Cbittendon, Co zad; I de lla Straye r, Seward; E lm et· Scdy. Ne lso n; Ol ga Ger eke, Sewa r d; C. B. Moore, Oak dale. Negativs-C. W. Smith, L au ra}; L. \V. Dirk s, John so n; T hos. G. L ang, Lit c hfi eld; Ada O 'Co nner, Fremont;

Tue sday even in g, February 9, 19 09. R esolv ed th at the Nebraska primary l aw h as disclosed a s uffici ent numb er of defects to just ify its repeal. Affirmati veLucile Wehrs, Milford ; Margaret Seeck, Campb ell ; Oren Lincoln , Lincoln ; H. K. Mitten, Panama; Webster R ay, Bladen. Negative-B. E. Swe nson, S hicld ey;C. K. Mor se. Nebra ska City; W. E. Burrell, Peru; Ge rtrud e VanDriel, Malmo

Wednesday eve ning, February 10 , 1 909 . Resolved, that there sh ould be n at ional l egis la t ion to prevent specu l at ion in future s a nd options. Affirmative- Vesta Livel y, Fall s City; Otto Mutz, Ain swo rt h; Bl anc he Worley, We s tern ; E. 0. Blacks tone , Pilger. Negative-Varro Tyl er , Auburn; Ray Pool, Rising C ity; A. T. Holtzen, Da ve np o rt; Julia H. VanDrie l, Ma lmo

Thursd ay evening, February 11, 1909. R eso l ved, that Postmaster-genera l Meyer's pl an for establishment of postal savin gs ba nk s should be enacted into l aw. Affim a tive-May me Giltner, Battl e Cre ek; C. J. Skinne r, Auburn; Clio D. Wonder, Blue Springs; Edison Pett it, Peru; Geo. Gowin, Omaha. Negati ve-Rolla Fosnot, D avenport; C. P. S chott, Shick l ey ; Eth el

Ro bin so n, Daw son; J. D. McMillen, Missouri.

Friday evening, Febru ary 12 , 1 909. Resolv ed that a l aw s ho u ld sho uld be pas s ed bv the Ne bra s ka leaisl a tnre guar antee in g eo bank dcp osi tors lo ss. Affi rm ati ve C. \V. K null, c,·ete; Ma bel Gnstafso n, Ainsworth; A. J. Hill, Silver Creek: Glen n D. Je nkin s, Ste ll a. Negat i ve-\V. L. Best, Dakota City; Helen, Fr a nce, Sy r ac u se ; Eunice Ferguso n, Ne brask a Cit y; J. A. Eastwood, Peru.

Sat u rday en ning , February 13, 1 909. R.e sol vcd that the di s pute between capita l and labo r in the railr oad business sh ou ld be set tled hy boards of arbitration wi th compulsory powers. Affirmative-H . M. Be rk ey, Davenport; E li zabet h Moody, An sley; Burton Ba rn es, Col o rado; Fern Ralstron, Peru; W. T. Ha rrin gto n, Peru. C. Kuen nin g, Cook; J. J. Byrne, Sc hu yler; Ne ll ie Davison, Auburn; J. E. Morgan, Upla nd.

Th e number is much la rger than e ve r before w hi ch is indic ative of the in creased enthu si as m in t he debating w ork. The not·mal will hold at least three in ter-co lle giate debate s this yea r. There is s uffi cie nt ta lent in th e ab ove li st to win a ll of these. Deb ate r s, let 's get bu sy, a nd do it now! ' Now, writ te n backward spell s wo n.' .;!.

Athenian·

ELL EI'\ WAHLSTROM.

The members of the Athenean d ebating club a re go in g int o the work wit h ren ewed vigor a nd increas ed effort, si nce the qu estions for the prelimin aries h ave b ee n ass igned. Those who have r egis tered for th e preliminary debates ca nn ot affo rd to mi ss the excell eut training received in the debating society

The fo llowing ha ve b een deba ted in the club recently; ''Resol ved that self government in normal schools is des irab le; " Resol ved that we arejust ified in t eaching the fab le of ' Santa Claus ' to Ch il dre n."

II Hssoc i ati ns II

"Let us wa lk softly, friend, For strange paths lie before us, all untrod; The New Yea r, spotless from the hand of God, Is mine and thine, 0 fri e nd!

Let L ove walk with us, friend."

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Y. W. C. A.

ENNIS BOYER.

On one Friday afternoon of each month; a period bas been reserved by President Crabtree, as "Y. W. C. A. Hour." At this time, all young women are free that they may enjoy the good things in store for them, as gi ven by the ladi es of the faculty. The first meeting, led by Mrs. Crabtree, was most helpful. In her charming manner she discussed the responsibilities of Host and Hostess. Vocal so l os rendered by Mesdames Hussong and Brownell were another attra ti ve feature. The latter part of the 'Hour' was spent in a soc ial way; while this gat he ring was most imformal • it was thoroughly enjoyed by a ll.

One of the spec ial m ee tings of the year wa s that held Sunday, December 20. A heart to heart talk was given by Miss Esther Cl ark on "Thoughts at Chritmastime, a nd what Christmas means to us." About one hundred gi rl s were pres ent.

New curtains, pictures, a nd pennants combin ed to give the Re st Room a homelike appeareance. Weary girls enjoy dropping in for a few minutes. Helpful r eadi ng ma tter may always be found on the table.

The rec eipts of the ca lendar sale and bazaar amounted to al most fifty dollars. In our effort to attain nobility of ch a racter l et us not unde;;estimate the va lu t: ' of simple goodness. Just to be good, just to keep life pure from the deg radin g, to make it con st antly helpful in li ttle ways,

to t ho se touch ed by it, to ],ccp the spi rit aways sweet ' a nd to a ,·oid pL'tty anger a nd irri tability, is au id ea l, as no ble as it is difficult. $

Y. M. C. A.

MoTTo: "Let this mind be in you , \\'hich was al so in Cbristjc s us."-Phil. 2:5

NEViS AND X OTES

"Where is your Bible?"

Now for the state convention at Hastings for four da ys, Feb r uary 1 8-2 1.

Bl ackstone made a good sugges t ion when be gave us a meeting on the life of a Bible character, "Pau l. "

Preside nt Smit h is al ways alert for good me ssa ges that may be had from vi sitin g talent. Am o ng suc h to come before the Y. M. C. A. were Tbos. Darna ll . State Attorney for the Anti-sa l oo n Leagu e, and H arrv G. Knowles and C. M. Rideno u rthe evangelists .

R ay Sim, who recently was called to teach mathematics in the Tecumseh high schoo l, gave us s good Bible reading base d on the fifteenth chapter of J o bn, just before Chri s tmas More Bib le l ess theory, is a goo d thing for our Y. M. C. A.

All will be pl eased to l earn of Secreta ry Simond's words ; "Was gl ad to get Pasnot's good report. It' s the best in t he history of Peru in a good m any years." It certainly suggests Per u' s present s tatu s' a lon g lines of Y. M. C. A. work.

"Is he an acti ve Y. M. C. A. '\vorl<er?' a question recently as ked by a t'ity su perinte nden t conce rning a young man who was app ly in g f or a position in hi s sc h ools. Fe ll ows, it even pays from a bus ine!'s s tandpoin t to be a Y. M. C. A m ember

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On the ni g ht of Dec. 1 th e Normal basket ball teams two oyerwbelm i ng victor ies over the boys and girls fr om Auburn High. This we ho ld to be prophe ti c of a gra nd success for the No rm al in t hat dep a rtment of at hl et ics. Bot h the Auburn boys and the Auburn gi rl s we re hop el essly out cl asse d by o ur fast goa l to ssers. The Norma l b oys gave a fin e ex ibit ion of fast pl ay in g a nd su perb teamwork, li teral ly taking the Auburn boys off th eir feet by the rapidity of their pl aying. Schott Meyer threw goa ls al most at will, a nd the "Big Swede'' a dd ed many po int s to tb e grand tota l of the Normal, whil e Beck a nd L ee ke pt th e ba ll at the other end of the field, th e Auburn forwards sel dom h aving a chance to try for goal. The final sco re was 93-5. Lin e up. All en r £.• ...........•.. 1\ leyer York .l i Schott Stoddard c Swenso n M a rt in r g Beck Yochum .lg . L ee (ca pt) Kno ll-- referee

The No rm al girls sho wed them sel ves as proficient as the boys. Th ei r opponent!' stood s imply no cha nce again st them , w hil e the No rm al threw basket s a lm ost as r egu l arly as clo ck work. The fin al score53-10 The line u p.

Aub urn

Normal M cElhaney f Phillips Gum .. ........................ f Hefhlin, France Gi llil and l c Van Drjel, Andrews Hanna 2 c.Andrews, Blankens hip Stout ................... ... .. .g .................. Wi tt (Capt.) Adamson .. ........ ....... .. g . K ennedy, Spi ll ne r Hanna- -referee

A se cond double h eader was played with Auburn the n ext week at Auburn, which r es ulted in victo ry for th e Norma ls by a l arge m argin. The Au b urn teams were a complete walk away for the No rm al, a lthough they were at a disadvant age on account of the si ze of the cour t. F in al s core b oys' game 76 to 7. Girl s' ga me 35 to 17 .

On J an uary 7 company E's Nati ona l gua rd basket b all team of Shenandoa h, Ia., was fo r ced to acknowledge the supe rio ri ty of the Norn1al t e:tm. They claim not to ha \·e bee n d efea t ed on their home fl oor since 1895. The No rm al team was at a di sadv a ntage on account of the sl oping fl oo r, n eve r-the-less th ey the lea d a nd held it thruout the game. The Normal bad the adva nt age of the down- bill court in the first ha lf, and She nandoa h not able to sec ure a fi eld goa l. Sc ore at th e end of the fir st ha lf 1 6-4. ln th e ne xt ha lf th e So ldiers h ad the adYa n tage of the down-bill floo r but were un able to ove rcome the lea d of the No rm a l. When the time was al mos t up an d only 3 po int s difference t he Nor mal secured two b aske ts ma king the fin al sco re 33 to 28. Meyer an d Schott did fine field work a nd goal throwin g, Sc hott do ing star work at free goal tossing. Al tho Swenson's o ppon ent was taller than h e, he got the kno c k-o ff wi th but few excep tions. Beck a nd L ee did fast work in breaking up the pl ays of She nand oa h. Line up Norrual Shenandoah Scbott .L. F MacAnv ille R. F .. Everett S\venson C...... Bo hn Lee (Cap t.) L. G Cast le Beck R. G Jo bnson Outsi de the famo us Muscatine hun ch, the Normal h as the di s tincti on of being the only team that h as been ab le to de fea t t hem s ince 1 895. Th ey h ave defeate d the Omaha Y. M. C. A. twice this year a nd l ast year defea ted theN. N. C. Thi s victory sp eaks for itself a nd places th e Peru basket-ba ll t ea m a mon g the very foremost teams of t hi s sec tion.

On the eve nin g of Frid ay , J anua ry 15, what p ro ba bly the biggest crowd ever assembled in th e gy mn asium, witn esse d the defeat of the facult y by the seniors in a h otly contested ga me of b ase ba ll . Sc ore 8 to 9. The second No rm al team also defeated Nebraska City at b aske t ba ll.

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Why tak e military drill; are the b enefi ts derived S'.lfficient to repay the time required? At first that this qu es tion will probably be answered in the n egat ive; a fter furth er consideration, in the afFi rma ti ve.

Few, who have had no tr ai ning, as drill or something of like nature, me ab'e to execute a given immediately upon hearing the command. Visit a Peas a nt University at the beginning of a term and note the awkward movements of the young men, lined up in the gymnasium ready for an hour's work. Such clum !:'ines s and awkwardness! Come back fourt ee n weeks la ter, at the close of the term and presto, what a ciiffen·nce! Each stu: dent has almost rerfect control of his mu scles. They work gracefully anci harmonious ly, with perfect ease, seemingly without effort. Military drill a•·com plishes the same end.

Imagine yourself standing upon a street large city, watching the hurrymg multitude pass by. Here comes a young man. Tanned face; rough and hard hands ; his step somewhat slow but firm, yet dragging; his s houlders slightly stooped and rounded te lling a t f s ory o hard labor. Every movement bespeaks strength; a farmer Yonder th · , ano er youth. Neither tanned nor sun-burned· his head high and back straight-the sult only of continued and strenuous effort; he plants his heel hard and dull upon the cement walk. He tries to move gracefully but the result is unnatura l. A husiness-man. But look, another man in the throng ! A different carriage entirely! His movement arc easy, firm ; free, natural; graceful, determined; becoming, poised, and self-possessed. A soldier from the fort.

The success of every movement of the company depends upon each individual do-

ing his utm os t. If one mnn makes a mistake it is felt thruout tht· en tin: line. Thus the wo rk of the compnnv rt' sts with the individual. A r aw wi ll so011 fccl the resp ons ibility resting 11pon him and quently rise to th e occnsio>n

Th e mind is also dn·t'lopcd. The mind must grasp the situat ion ht·fnre a c<•mmand c an be executed correctly; the mind becomes the pilot, as it wcre. the whole being In diHi c ult movement it mu:;t worl< quick ly an d ac curatc:ly .

But space forb ids gn ing on. to enumerate the benefits of dril l; control of the mu s des; a g-ood carriage; development ofinuividua l re spo nsi bility, and l ust but not l eas t, ment al di c plin :. .zl.

On e's Purest Blood-Where is it?

It is not in the lun gs nor the v eins that go from them, nor is it to be found in any of th e arteries. There are so me popular misconc(·ptions about this as there are about some other questions in Physiology. For instance , What is the mo st imp o rt ant di gestive organ? What is the ] ocnt i on of the heart? Where is one's stomach? Whnt are the three primary of the skin? Answers to these and 295 othc:r questions used in the state examinations in Phy sio logy, may be found in a 100page booldet recently compiled hy Prof. {7regg of the Peru Normal. These books are now on sale at The Barnes Drug Store at 20 cents per copy

The few educators of the state, wh o have sought to abolish athletics in the high schools, hope to create a sensation and pose as h eroes in a lost cause, because no sensible person believes that their efforts will be attended with any lasting success. -The Orange and Bl ack.

.;f.

"If ye seek the meaning of life, read·'.

Three N ew {\i e rn hers of the Fa culty.

Chri st i, •n h eg: tn he r '.YO rk in the P tTu No rm al in the of 'OS. A::; i de from the exce l lent rccor rl ,- he ha s alrc au y m ad e h ere. h er pr ev i ous r eco n1 sh •>ws ht•r to be a Hdd i tio n to the trainin g sc h oo l

She gr ad u ate cl fr om th e fo.t r yea r cou r se of the I owa Sta te No rma l, whc·re she af ttT wa rd s as an assista nt in the tr:•ini ng d<'pn rtment anr:l one yea r as ge m:ra l sccn: ta ry of th e Y. W.

:1\IA B EL A. CHRI ST I AN

C. A. She ser ved as princi pa l of th e hi gh sch oo l in Way ne , Neb r.

Mi ss A lli ng ham begn n her schoo l caree r in th e publ ic sc h oo ls of Ka n sas . She gra du at ed fro m th e Sta te Co ll t·ge at Ma nh a tt an in 1 904 , a nd aftt·r war ds taught in the Ma nhatt nn ci ty sc h oo l s, and la ter in th e State Co l lt·ge pn·p <tra tn ry de partme nt . S he bega !1 h er do m ,·stic 8c ien cc wo rk in the G irl s' Ind u stria l

Sc h oo l of Bel oit Ka n sas, and later in the a gricul t ural sch oo l at C hil ucco, o :Jaho-

GRACE A LL ING HA M.

rn a. Her Wo rk is pr ov i ng ve ry sa ti sfa ctory in deed.

Miss Va n M iddl eswo rth of the tr ain in g :1 \ 'A K M IU VLESWOHTH.

department is an o th er ex am pl e of the excellent prod u ct of " Ol d Pe ru 's" No r ma l, h avi ng grad ua ted in '94. H er ea rli er du catio n was in the State No rm al at Geneseo , New Y or k. She now holds an A. B. deg ree from th e Ne braska Wesleya n Un ive rs ity in wh ich in stitution she se r ve d as su perinten de nt of the t rai nin g sch ool p ri or to h er election to Peru.

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EDUC ATI ON P AYS.

Salary a ve r age, edu cate d man ..

$ 1,000 per year

Life ti me of 40 years wo rk ...... 40 ,00 0 W ages aver age. day labor er l. 50 p er d ay 30 0 d ays ea ch yea r at $ 1. 50 .. ... .. ......... .

50. 00 per y ea r

Life ti me of 40 yea r s' wo rk 18 000

$4 0 ,0 00-$18 ,0 0 0= $2 2 ,0 00 the val ue of an ed ucat io n. T we lve years sch oo l of 180 d ays each eq ual 2, 1 60 d ays. $22, 0 00 d ivid ed by 2,1 60 eq ual $1 0.0 0, cas h va lu e of eac h day at s ch ool. -L eMar sJou rn al ..;!.

OF LATI N.

All are dea d who wr cte it ;

All are d ea d spo ke i t;

All w ill d ie w ho l earn it ; .

Blesse d d eath , th ey earn i t. - Bell ingham Mess enge r.

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Prof. Whi tenack ( in Germ am )-" Wh at is th e rule for fe mi n in es in th e s ingu la r."

Stude nt-" Th ey ge t ma rried ."

REMEMBER.

wh at we giv e, bu t wh at we sh are For the gift wit h ou t a gi ve r is bar e; W ho gi ves him self w ith hi s al ms fee ds thr ee-

H im self, his hu ngerin g neig hbor a nd me." -Ex.

AN UP-TO ·DA 1'E CII I LD.

Twink le, twi nk le litt le sta r, Now I k now j ust what yo u are.

I no l onge r wo n de r wh at

Yo u are made of, twin ldin g sp ot!

For, s in ce Man's en orm o us br ai n

Has pr od uced th ae ro pl an e, Fat her of ten skims th e a ir ,

For the cream of kn ow led ge ther e.

He b as spec im ens of Ma r s,

Ju piter , a nrl les se r star s; W hi le n ot long ago he soa red

And the Polar sta r exp l ore d.

Bro th er with hi s lat est pat te rn,

Gyroseo ped the ri ngs of Sat urn.

Mo th er da rli ng, eve ry year

Su mm ers in a different s ph ere

So you are no m yst ery

To a lit tle child lik e m e,

For I kno w ju st what you are.

Twinkl e, tw inkle , littl e sta r. - Ex.

ARE YO U LO YAL?

L oyalty is th e qua li ty of bein g tr ue to th e per so n or i nst ituti on th at e mp l oys y ou , or to th e that you h ave expres sed or es pou se d. An i nstitution ca nnot ha rb or di sl oyalty an d l ive. No matter h ow severe the blow w ill be to c ut ou t the di sloya l eleme nt , to re t ain it is wo rse. In many di sloya lty is o ne of the m ea n es t of vices.- Ex. .;!.

Mo t he r-(to so n ju st home from coll ege) -"J oh n, brin g me a pi ece of 'Y ood. "

So n-" Ma ' am? "

Father- (g ra du ate of Ya le) - "T ra nsp ose fr om th e re cumbent co ll ection ofc ombu sti ve m ateri al up on th e thres hold of thi s e di fice, t he curt a iled exc r ese nce of a defunct tree

.;J.

Thi s o ught to be a gr eat ba se ba ll year - it ha s t wo nine s of its o wn.

Miss E lli s ( in hist ory cla ss) - "W hen wa s the r c\ iy al of lea rnin g?"

Studc nt-''B cfo re th (' l ast ex a min ati on ."

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The local co lumn is as imp o rt a nt, and sh ou ld be made as interes ting to th e ge ne ral rea der as any o th er department of a p ape r.

A NOHl\lAL S CHO OL AT::IIOSPHERE.

Th e progress ive No rm al School must h ave a Norm al Sch oo l a tmo s ph ere, an d it mu st in s till into its st udents the high ideal of living for others. Much of its be st '\Y Or k, therefore will not be found in its course of study, bul will be in its soc ial environment , in i ts literary and musical org a ni zation s, in its Chri st ian Ass oci ati ons and Temperance Unions, in its purely religious orga ni za ti o ns, in a ll that m akes a man or woman a fit model for the rapidly-developing youth of our country.- The Millersvillian. I -" I I ,• l t ... )

l>ISCOVERIE S.

She was a student of Vassar, While he was a Princeton man, And during the Newpor t se a son They gathered a coat of tan, Which cau s ed unlimited wonder . Knocker crie d, "What a disgrace!" For each of the pair were sunburned On oppos ite sides of the face.-Life.

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'Tis not th e costly g ift bestowed Th at cheers the aching heart, It is the kindly sympathy, It is love' s magic art. And blessed shall thy memory be Though naught thou hast to give, But kindly words and l oving smile s, And lo, thy soul shalllive .-Ex

A yo un g a nd foolish ma id en ma rried a Dutchm an, thinking she would b ecome a Dutchess

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What Think You?

"What m akes us see that men know their fa ults b ette r th an we im agi ne, is th at th ey are never wrong when they spea k of their cond uct; the sa me self-l o't"e th at us ually blinds them enlightens them, and gives them such true views as to make them suppress or di sg ui>'e the sm a llest thing th at might be cen s ured.''

"The calm or disturba nce of our mind doe s n ot depe nd so much on wh at we regard as the more imp or ta nt things of life , as in a judicious or injudici ous a rrangeme nt of the little things of· dail y occ urrence."

"The coldnes s of woman is a balance a nd burden they ad d to their beauty."

.Jf.

"Young wom en who do not want to a ppear flirts and old men who do not want to appear ridicu l ous should not talk of l ove as a matter wherein th ey can h ave a ny interest."

·•Women o ften thin k th ey love when they do not lo ve. The bu s iness of a love affair, the emotion of mind th at s entimen t induce s, the natural b ias towards the plea sure of being loved, the difficulty of refu s ing, persuades th em th at they ha ve real passion when they ha ve but flirtation."

"Self-love takes care to prevent him whom we fl atter from being him who most fl a tters us."

"It is far easier to know men than to know man. "

"One never finds in m an g ood or evil in -Selected

When you want yo ur vo lu mes of the No rma lite bo und, bring them to the office of Th e Poin ter and a good , plai n, but very subs tancial binding w ill be put on th em for a very r eas o nab le pri c e. Come in a nd see a sa mple of the wo rk.

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GENTLEMEN-We: can order you a ta il or made s uit that will · please you in e very way. M. E. G 0 0 D, Peru, Nebraska

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A new year and while we appreciate the patronage of the stud e nt s during the past year, we hope to m erit a lar ge r patronage for 1909. Please remember that we what you need; that it is f or sale at ri g ht prices; and that the quality is always the best

VOL. Ill. P ERU, NEBRASKA, FE BRU A RY, J909. N O.5

EarlyHistoryofat

By Geo. N. Po r ter, fo r me r ly Professo r of Eng lish at

t he l 'eru

Sta te Normal

As I r ecall now it was in D ece mbt: r 1 899 th at I ca lle d so me oft h t> b oys toget her to di sc u ss the ad visa bi li ty of op t> ni ng pon de n ce with th e State No rm al Sc h oo l at Em po ri a, Kan sas l oo ki ng to an a rr ange ment for an in te r co ll egi ate d ebate. T hey \>vere h eart il y in favo r of suc h act ion and, after co ns ul ta ti on with Dr. Beatt ie w ho was pr es id e nt th en, I wr ote to Ka nsas ·qutlinin g the pr opositi on. I th in k o th er pe rs on s d id so me of the correspo ndin g but I do n ot reca ll n ow who th ey were. At any r ate ru les governin g the proposed con tes t we re ag r eed to and ed by aut hori ze d per so ns oft he tw o institu ti ons. Th e qu est ion ag reed upon was th at " Th e U ni ted States Ow n, Oper ate , and cu nt ro l an ist hmi an cana l" .

We held o ur pre limin ary debates ju st as yo u do n ow , excep t th at we ha d com pa r:lt i ve ly few co n testa n ts Amo ng t he leaders in the boys d eb at in g soc iety we re W. T. St eveso n, F. J. Mu nd ay , W. W. Buc kl ey B. F. Stone, W. E. Sher man. The first three of th e abov e n am ed we re ch ose n to re prese nt Nebras ka a nd we nt to wo rk on th e quest ion as above sta t ed . I th i nk we h ad the n egat i ve While ou r boys wo rked hard and ha ndl ed mate r ia l very well ye t they l acke d the fini sh in p ub lic spea ki ng w hi ch the l ate r t ea ms sh owed. Th ere

we re many e rrors in gr amma r and ma ny unfin ish ed se nt en ces- co m mo n fa u lts of unexpe ri en ced sp ea k er when try i ng to • spea k exte m po ran eo usly or from notes . On the ot her h an d K ansas sent up a tea m composed of men mu ch ol de r th.an o ur b oys a nd traine d also in orato ry an d publi c spea kin g. It is n eedless to say we lost, bu t it was a goo d th i ng . As we were p assin g out of the ch apel after the debatt>, a m embe r of tb t> fac ul ty was h eard to express shame and deep hum il i at ion felt because of the poor sh owin g o ur boys made. I too k the r emar k as a reflection u pon the co ach and r esol ved that 't h ere wou ld be no cause for any suc h c ri ticism in the future. After the d espair of de feat "had given way I we nt to wo rk pl ann i ng for a not her The above mentioned de h ate was h el c'l abo ut the mid dle of Ap ril , 1900 .

Le t me pa u se just here to d esc r ibe some of the sce n es in cha pel on th e evening of th e debate.

For se veral day s I h ad b een urging the st ud ents to co me out to the debate, (pay their 25 cent s inc id en ta lly to defr ay ex pe o ses, ) pri ma ri ly to give h ope an d co ur age to o ur b oys We b ad several mas!' m eetings for two or three days before the occas ion to lea rn some yel ls and son gs . It was at th is t ime th at the goo d

o ld No rm al "Hoo-rah, H oo -r ah, hoo -rah rah, No rm al Norma l Ne-b r as-k a" came into be in g. For so me ha lf h our before the debate began thi s o ld yell rent the air and along with ot hers a lm os t r aised the old eh a pel ronf.

I think it was on this occa!' ion thnt we !'ang the present Nor mal song whi ch I had ;- r epare d for a glee club. I am not s ureaboutt hi s. Ifitw as notat this debate it was at the one held a year l ater with Misso uri. Some people who were present at • the debate were very much sh ocked at our undignified and noi!'y behavior a nd wo nd ered what we were l·oming to . We had enth u siasm a nd th at was I; one thing we w anted.

Aft er sch oo l opened up Sept. 1 900, we began to talk about a debate with \Varrensbury or Kirk sv ill e, Mo. We accordingly wr0te to these sch oo ls and Kirksville accepted the prop osi tion. We did not get on we ll in ou r a rra ngement of d etai ls and consequentl y th e b oys of the sch oo l as ked me to make a t ri p to Kir1 1 svi ll e for the purp ose of sm oothin g o ut the wrink les. I went the latte r part of Ja nuary 1 901 a nd was able to complete th e arrangements. Thi s ga ve us two debates and we we re dete rmiued to win both and thus relieve the sti ng of th e defeat of the year before.

The preliminary debates w ere held as usua l but we b ad many more contes t ants the g irl s sh ow in g great enthus iasm: Th ey had orga ni zed a deba tina society 1 think just pr evious to this, 0 although '' i m ay be mistai<en here. At any r ate there were severa l g irl s in the prelimin a ri es and one of them won a pl ace. Th e six peop le ch osen to make up the squads were as follow s: For Kansas, Jo hn D. Brady, N. A. Bengtson, C. W. Bu ck ley; for Mi sso uri. W. T. Davis, Miss Ha tti e Fink, W. W. Buckley.

The qu estio n heba ted with Kansas was the trust question and the question debated with Miss ou ri was the d anger to the

gon:rnment from the co ncenlrntion of w ea lth int o the hand s of th e few. Th e two wcnl to wod< with ear n estness. E,·cr·y picccofmateria l avn i lah lc w as obt ai n ed and st udi ed ca r efully. The sq uad s met wit h me for dir ection o nce or twice a w eek bes ides info rmal co nfere nc es wh en nny nc:w rn a tc ri al was di scove r ed. I think I never sa w people w ork harder than the abo , ·c named st udents. After a ll thi s mate ri al h ad bee n digested as best we could, we ou tlin ed the wh ole qu est i on in a l ogica l mnnncr and divid ed it into t h1-cc partg, each member of the t ea m taJ,ing the par·t thH t fe ll to him. I remember some were n ot satisfied wi th the po in ts assigned and I h ad some li ttle di ffic ult y in sh ow in g them th at this wa s a un itl·d effort, n ot an in dividua l one.

Th ere was no hesitation on the part of spea l<e r wh en the time to deb ate came, and b ot h team s wo n. Kansas w as ovenvhc l mcd. At least two of th e judges who were Kansas men to ld me af te r the debate they cou ld n ot fi nd even a s li gh t excuse for vo ting for K ansas. ·

MissoU!·i was surp ri sed a nd di sa pp ointed bcca u !'c they fe lt deeply the righteoun ess of their cause.

Th ere w as grea ter enthus ias m than ever ove r these annual c ontests and. now that we had won, everyb ody was h appy. I heard no expression of h um ili ation becau!'e of the showing our debaters m ade.

We went to work for 1 90 2 deter min ed to ho ld what we b ad gained a nd w ere sue· cessfu l in both cont es ts with Kansas and Missour i. The detai ls of the co nte st need n ot be state d. The question with · Mi sso uri was on the popular el ect ion of U. S. Senators a nd we had the a ffirm at ive.

Mi ssou ri h ad se nt thi s questio n al ong •with two others h op in g we would not choose it on account of its venerable age. We thought there w as an advantage bere a nd took i t. I do not remembe r the tion debated with Kansas.

The sp eake rs I tl1ink were as follows;

Juliu s Gilbert, C. W. Buckley , F. ]. l'd unday , C. \'. \ \'i ll iarn s, \V \V Ray, Jo hn D. IJr·ndy

We we re n ot in 1 903. Si nce we h ad won tw o years in people we r·e beg i nn ing to feel we were im·inc ible. I hnd war n ed the s tude n ts against thi s overco n fide n ce but it n eeded dcfeat to lwing us to ourseh·cs.

The th is ycn r w ere as Gi lbert , Suva, Misso u ri, Miss Alli so n, Dick De Yo un g. Fr·cd

Some of the students at ho rne were s ittin g up wait in g for r epo rts fro m Ka n sas where we were h old i ng th is debate, but got not hing b ecause I did n ot feel like spe ndi ng mon ey teleg r aph in g defeat.

Th is d ebate was the on ly debate in w hich I ever s aid au ght again st th e j udges We wo n t hi s debate fa irl y but two ve ry pa rtisan judges vo ted for the side of the quest i on they heli e ved in . Ka n sas peoplC adm it te d we sho uld h ave wo n. It t oo k the full y a m in ute to rea lize th at the cha irm an h ad they wo n. N'ot a yelf no r de mon stra t io n of any -\vas made fo r full y a mi nu te a fte r the dec isi on had b ee n announced

In 1'9'04 we laTea b ette r. Jo hn S uva h ad swo rn ve n gea n ce on m nrle es p ec ial effor t to w in a pl ace on the a nd th en as ked. to' be pitted aga in st Ka nsas. _The fee ling was ri fe everywhe re t hat · we mu st wi n back our lau r els Th e inte res t was in th e sc h oo l and t ow n.

The debate with Kansas t hi s ti me was on the iLba nd on me nt of t he Monroe Doc tri ne and we h ad the affirma ti ve.

The speake rs were as fo ll ows: Geo r·gc F oster, J oh n Su va.

Wh en the debate was ove r an d the gave the decis ion in ou r favo r • th e demons tr a ti on of enth usiasm las t ed for 15 or 20 minu tes.

The Mi sso ur i team composed of Brader son, Da vi s and Reinc h l ost th is yea r but made a gall ant fig ht aga i nst a stro ng team and handi.:ap on quest i on.

In 1 605 Kansas and Missouri bot h broke off debating relat ions a nd we h ad to m ake new arrangements. vVa rrensbu rg. :\1 o. was take n on as was also Doane Co ll ege at Cret e. Donne co ll ege just a few w ee ks befo re th e co n test w as to -:orne cancelled the ar ra n ge ment beca use of a fancied g ri e,·ance and we h ad but one dehate-tbat w!t h Warre ns burg wh ic h we los t after a very excit i ng contest .

The we re: Geo. Foster, W. T. Dav is, H. J. Br acle 1·son.

Eac h ga \ 'C a good a cco unt of himself but the ju dges co ul d n ot see it o ur w ay. l twas o ne of the most stubborn ly co nte sted debates I have ever lis t ened to.

To su m u p: Pe nt h ad five de b ates \vit h

Ka n sas and won three; wit h Kirksvi ll e and won two .

The fir- st debate with War ren sburg was held the year I h:ft Peru and I do not know how yo u stand with this schoo l n ow.

C ice ronian.

J. E. MORGAN.

Neve r befo re has debating b een ca r ried on to suc h excell ent effort and wi th such glot·ious r esu l ts as h as cha r acter ized it in the No rm al t hi s yea r. Never befo re has the inter est bee n more k een and the prospect of ult i mate success more bright th an at the prese nt ti me. Yet the battle is but begun and the w ork th at is done by the squa ds th e next few weeks w ill do mu ch to 'de t erm in e o ur success or fa il ure as far as in te r co ll eg iate work is concern ed. Th e greate r numberofou r debates arel os t or won before the spea kers appear on the pl atfo rm . It is the in tense effort that is put fort h in t he pr epara t io n t hat counts and it is th is effor t th at gives th e great es t be nefit to the deb ate r as well as hi s co ll tge. It is th is effort in pr epa r ation th at gi ves him the confidence so esse ntial to hi s success. It is thi s effo rt th at gi ves h im certai n ty of vic tory which w in s batt les

before they are fought. Debaters, then Jet us hrre re so lve t hat th ese s ucce ss fu l prel imin ar ies sha ll be but the beg inning of an era of unp ara lldecl prosperty in deb ate .

The prel iminary debat es we re car ried out nearly as s ch ed uled in th e last number of t he Normalitt. and the sc he dule will the rc::fore not be rep r inted in this i ssue The fo ll owing were given pl aces on the interco ll egi ate sq uad: ( The list is arranned alpbabetica ll y. ) E. 0. Bl acks tone , J. A. Eastwood, :\'la yme Gi l tner, A ll en Hi ll , C. W. Knoll, H. K. Mitten , Joy E. .Morgan, C. B. Moore , C. K. Mor se, Ferr. Rah lston, Elmer Seely, C. W. Smith, Va rro Tyler, Ju l ia H. VanDri el, Lucile Wehrs, and Clio D. Wonder. These speakers will later be divided into s quad s to meet opposing teams from th e following schoo l s: a gi rl s and a boy s t ea m from the Kearney Norma l, a team fr om the Missouri Warrenbu rg Normal. a nd a team from the Kansas Normal. The judges in these debates , Miss W oo ds, Mr. Overholt, and Mr. Will i ams, used the foll owi ng sta n dard of g radi ng, which was p rescribed by t he debating committee in mak in g up their decision:

ARG U MENT.

1. Wise select ion of point s.

2. Log ica l arrangeme nt of points.

3. Clear statment a nd proof of

4. Convinci ng power 60 ENGLISH. including

1. Pronounciati o n.

2. Grammar.

3. Diction l5 DFLIVERY, including

1. Voice

2. Ab an do nment

3. Diction

NEMAHA CLARK

Athenian w as perhaps be tter repre-

st·nted on the pr eli minary dcbnte s than ever bLfore . Ove r ha lf the gi rl s who took pa rt on the deb a tes we 1·c Anhcnian s. Bcsi d ts our pn•sident, Corn Ch itt e nd o n, we were we ll re pre sented by l\ Targaret Seec k, Gc1·trude \' a nD,·iel. Mayme Gil tne1·, Et h el Rob in so n, nnd .1'\c lli e Dav id so n. He len Fr an ce on acco unt of the g ir ls ba s ket ba ll tour a nd E ll en Wah ls tr om on account of an acc id ent while she w as up hol ding th e the hono rs of the se ni or class in a game of ind oo r ba se ba ll wen.' un a ble to appear as sr hedu le d. The me mber s of th e soc ie ty jo in in congratu lat in g th ose who t oo k pa rt in their exc ellent effort a nd worthy

The soc iety at a rc cl' nt meet i ng el ected the fo ll owing officers for the s pring se mester : Le na FreiJ ay , pres ident ; I sabell e Gnbns, vice p1·cs ident ; Mildred Spence ,·, Sec.; Nemaha Cla rk Normalitc report e r; Carri e

With this excell e nt corps of o fficer s ,the club hope s to be ab le to do more wo rk than ever be fore and to s upp o rt l oyall y th o!=e of its numbe r ·who wor king ' on the i ntercollegiate te a ms. ·

II

tbJll umn-i II

Mi ss Lou ise Me ars '95, addressed the Menta l Cu l ture Club of Auburn at the:r annua l reception. Her subj ec t w as , "A Ramb le Thr o ugh Ita ly."

. In be half of th is year 's Peru vi an let it be under stood th at a ll the meri ts of Peruvi ans Sen{or Annua ls wi ll be retain ed a nd new ide as and suggest ions incorpo ra ted with the idea of ma ki ng th is re sume of· the schoo l absol utely indi s pen s ible to every wide- awake al umnus lf you wish to h ave a me ans of often visiting de ar o I Peru be sure to put thi s year's Per u vi a in your library and yo u w ill be happy. The Peni vian, Vol. 2, is not ori ly a book for the se nior class of '09, but for e\ery department in · the Peru Normal. The

b es t wo rkm an are bl·i ng sec ured to publish it the best lit erary co n tributions at the No rm al wiJI find vo ice in it. The b es t views of a JI co n di ti ons, a nd dc:p a rtm tc n ts. of choru:::es, li tera rie s, and a ll sc h oo l fu n ct i ons ·w ill be displayed wi t hin i ts con i·s. In short it is Pe ru, in a n ut s hell. A ll wi shing to su bscribe shou ld se nd th e ir to the Busin ess hlann gc r, C. \V. Smit h. Price $1.50

Or. Dexter D. Ashley, '90 of Ne w York City, one of the co un t ry' s best o rth oped ic sugeo ns and nn to the gr eat Vie nn a s ur geo n. Loren z, r et urned to his A lm a Ma ter and ga ve an exce ll ent c hap(• ) addres s a ft er wn ich the No m1 al Pr o moter s' C lub him an exce ll e nt ba nqu et with toasts in the Departme nt of Domestic Dr. As hl ey for ma ll y acce pted honorary mem bers hi p in th e club. Dr As hl ey spe nt much time in s haki ng han ds with old friends and re newing ar'qu a int ences with the old lan d ma rks in co nn ec ti on with hi s school days he re in Peru. Al so a pa rt of the tim e was spent in ma kin g him self acquainted wit h ma ny ch;mges th at h ave ta ken plo ce si n ce he l ast vis it ed the Nor ma l. Dr .. Ashley w as org nniz er of th e militia of the ::;tate no rma l, r eceivin g hi s comm ii' sion from Go v. Th aye 1·; the Dr. has the di s tinction of l •eing fl ml·mher of tl 1e first foot-ba ll tea m n t Pe ru Among th e clas s mate s who gr ad uated with D r. Ash ley in 1 89 0: Atto rne y J ohn E. Gi lm o re of H ay Spring s, Neb r. famili ar ily kn o wn to hi s sch oolmat es as "Jc:ff. " Dr. G. H. Gilmore a su ccessful pbysi cum, lVlu rrary , Nebr. who was al so known in sc h oo l days dS "Tub e. " Miss Al ma H os ie, professo r of LFttin at Kearnt'y , Nebr .; Theo. A. Leger , of L ous ivill e Kentu cky; Mr s. J ennie Mardis Cladt, Peru, Nebr as ka; Rev. He n ery Me nke, C hi cago, Ill. ; S upt. Fred Mo rr ow, S upt of the Fule.-ton Nebra ska City

Att o rn ey Frank B. Nt'al. a pr o-

min en t la wyer of city. Id ah o; Mrs. Ord Dun can so n wife of Profes so r Dunc a nsu n Peru , Ne b.; Mr s. Ne llie Mo ren Schn erdcr, L oga n, Kan sas; Miss Ma rcia Badcoc k, lllli, C. St. Fa irbury, Ne b. ; Miss K ate M. Bloumingdale, Juli an, Ne b.; Niss E mm a A. Vr oo m of 1 630 Humb oldt, De nver , Colo. a teac her in the De nver p ublic sc h oo l, Mi ::;s H ope Ho rn by of Win s ide, Neb. and Dr. L yn n Timmerm an, a promin e nt at Fort Pla in s, New Yo rk Dr. As hley often vi s its Dr. Timmerman a nd t hat Dr . T immerman is o ne of t he b est den tist, in New Yo rk sta te . Dr. A sh ley's a ddre ss is 346 Lex i ngto n Ave New York s tate.

C. \V Buc kl ey, '02, pre s id ent of the York Busi n ess and No rm al Colleg e, rt'ports an attenrla nc e of ove r 250 students this yt-a r. Thi s lar ge a tte nd ance in th e th ird year of e xi stence of th e is very unu s ual a nd speaks we ll of the exec utive abi lit y of C. \V. Bu ckley a nd his bro ther, W. W. Bucldcy , ' 01 , who is s uperintending the · tatio n of s tuden ts. Pres. Bu ckley rece ntly gave a ba nqu et to fo rm er Peru s tudents n ow in atte nd a nce at York.

Mr s. Grace Po rter Miller, '90, Seward, Neb. and h er ·hrother Mr. Geor ge Porter, '92, of Fairmont were in Peru the first of the mo ntl :. Th l'Y we re ca lled to the be d side of th eir siste r Gertrude of th e pres ent sen ior cl ass who was taken very sick with the infl ammatory rheumati sm. They w ere compe ll ed to take the ir sis ter to her home in Fn irmont.

Mi ss Ar.l a M. Ba hner, '08 , who has b ee n te aching thi s year at Coulee Ci ty , Wa s.h., repo rt s th nt the West is .a ll right , and is in her pra ises of th e W est and the schools of the West ; also she reports that the Washin gton people t hink th at the Nebra ska teac hers are nm ong t he best, espec ia ll y the "Pale b lu.e aud white brand .

· Miss Gussie Koehler, '07, of H a;;tings is registered for advanced v;ork in the I': ormal.

Supt. C. F. Wh i te, '07, i;; do i ng exce ll e nt work in grading a nd reorgan izin g the Tr en ton sc h oo ls.

Miss Josephine Tynan '9 7, h as b ee n r ecent ly elected to a po s ition in the Oma ha ctty schoo ls.

Miss Agnes Aks·amit, '0 7, n ow tcnc hin g at Prc<gue has r egi ste red for in abse ntia work f0r her adva n ced dcgn:c.

Prof. W. N. Delzell. lect ured heforc th e Sy r acuse high schoo l on February 13 on " Adva ntage s of a Hi ghe r Education".

Supt. P. A. Adams, '05. is pro Yin g unu sua ll y success ful i:1 maintain i ng a standard course ol norma l t!""aining in the Oxfo rd hi gh schoo l.

Prin . E. K. Hur st, '07, of Fall s City hi gh schao l recently unde r went an operatio n for appendicitisand is gett ing al ong as we ll as cou ld be expected .

S up t. C. E. Benson, ' 07, of :-.lelson h as announced that he will not be a candidate for reelectio n as he desires to enter the uni\'ersity this com in g year.

We are in r eceipt of th e a nn ounce ment that Miss Virginia Grace Ga rrett came to th; home of Mr. and . Mrs. E. 0. Ga rrett on Jan. 1 5t h to gladde n and bri g ht en it. Congratulations E. 0.

Charles \V ciga nd, 'C6, is a ttendi ng the state polytechnic at Pullm a n, Idaha. Mr. We iga nd is makin g the sa me success in his wor k in Engineering liS he did as a stude nt of the State Norma l.

We are pleased to sta te that Miss Blanche Bailor, '08, is takin g tr a ining as a nurse in the State H osp i ta l at R oc k Springs. We are also happy to an no unc e that Miss Mabel Bailor, '08, was married r ecent ly to Henry Werni mo nt of Ohiowa. Congratulations and best wish es.

:\ l is;; 1om: 'OG. 1s m aJ,ing :111 excel lcnt rcconl :ts a pt·im:u·y t<·rH.:hct· at I\odork.

Abi 11cyn o n. '07. of Loup City i;; r eported as doing (·xccllt-nt work in the high schoo l at thnt place.

Su pt. \V. T. D: t\·i s. 'OG, of Tkrt\'C I' C it y r eports 56 non-resirlcnt stufk nt s in his hi gh sd10o l as a ,·csull of the fr ee hi gh attenda n ce l: tw.

Miss Ethl·l Bl ake. '06, was r ecent ly elected pr in l:ip:.t l of the hi gh !'c h ord to :\I iss Be!'sic Z ink who 1·esign ed on ac count of h er hc<tlth.

J< ep r escntat. iv c Gr i Hin of Bun Co, on a recent Yi s it, sa id Miss c,·acc 13crry. '08. is making a !'pl<:ndid su ccess as a pl'imary a nd kindcrg :11· te n teac hc1· at Ua ldand.

Mr. A. L. 1 312 Q. St. Lincolit, 1\:ch., '0 , h 8s been doing wo1·k n t thl: state unive1·sity t he pAst semcs lc1· and expects to teach the l ast sc m1 :s ter of the year.

Ear l Me ye r, '09, wh o fi ni shed hi s course at the close of the last wns elec ted princ i pal of the ward sc h oo l at Fairbury. Mr. Meye r is making a success as a p edagogue.

Frank '0 6, h as not o nl y ach i eved pr<,mi n cn ce as an in ter-stntc debate r at the U niv er sity but he has r ecent ly been elec ted treasurer of th e Un iv er·sity Debating Association

Dr. Verne V. Vance one of Peru's su ccessfu ll physicians and DL Ashley '9 0, exchan ged . pleasant remine see riee s of the d ays wh en Dr. As h ley was a teae he1· of Dr. Vance in the Pr actice Department.

Supt. C. F. Wh ite '07 , says th at his wo rk is especia ll y pleasing. He ha s an extra strong corps of assista nt s, h as an cxcellen t board of educat i on . A mem bc r of the Trento n b oard says that Trenton h as an exce ll ent Super i ntendent as well as good sc h oo l.

E. K. Hu•·st. princip al of Fa ll City hi gh sc h oo l whil e re turning with hi s g irl ket ball tea m fr om th e Pe ru ga me t<•ok sick wi th ap p en di c iti s on the tr ain So se ri ous w as th e case that an op erat ion wa s p re fo rmed th e fo ll o win g d ay. Th e last repo rt s sta te th at i\Jr. Hurst is do in g we ll. Hi s fri e nd s h op e for imm ed iate rec oYer y.

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Class of J 892.

It is s ometime s of in te r es t to fo ll ow a cl ass wh o has b ee n ou t in the wo rld for a num be1· of as will be sho wn by an a rticl e of a lumni noti ce of 1 89 0 has ma de rem a rk able reco rd. Th e cl ass of 1 89 2, though one of the s mall er classes ha s ma de a rem a rkable rec o rd . A ll tn e la di es of the c lass ha \'e found th em hu s band s with but o ne s ingle exce pti on. a nd to the writc1·'s kn o wled ge th ey have been r emark a bl e fo rtun a te in their Mrs. Hatti e H. Defo e is ha pp il y sit unted at Te cum se h. Mrs, Pl oy E. Hut c hin so nK illi a n' s hu s band is one of the mo st prominent merch a nt s in No rf o lk , N ebra ska. Her so n, wh o is now four years old is pla nn i ng to attend th e St ate No rm al, will gr a duat e in the degre e co urse in 192 2 on th e 3 0th anniversa ry of his mo ther' s g radu a ti o n. Mrs. Bar b ara Ma jors D avenp or t, th e wife of William D ave np o rt , of the cl ass of 18 94, is livin g ha ppi ly at her home so uth of Pe ru. Her hu s band is running a st oc k and dair y fa rm, a nd th ey ha ve b ee n bless ed with two childre n, a boy and a g irl. The father say s that t he boy will mal<e Pe ru one of th e be st qua r terb ac ks it ha s ev er see n. Mrs . J essie B. and husband are living in their ho me ne ar Auburn Mr. is a s uccess fu l contra ctor Mrs. Ma ude Phillips-Ki ng marr ied J. J. Kin g of th e cl as s of 18 95. Their ho me is at Kea rn ey, Neb r., wh ere Mr Kin g is carry in g on an effec tiv e re al es tat e bu s iness. Miss Jessie F. Ho wa rd, whose

home is at Adam .s, Neb r ., reports that s he alone rema in s to t t:" ll story of how a wo mai1 ca n s upp o rt her se lf. Jose ph Gillilan is an assist ant treasu re r of Ne maha Co un ty . He is ma rri ed, a nd h as a so n a ttend in g sch oo l. Cha rl es F. Nea l li ves at Denv er, Colorad o, in R lar ge a nd b ea utiful home in the sig ht of Pi kes Pe ak, a nd Geo r ge Po rter h as b een mention ed as a su ccess ful implem e nt merch an t at Fa irmo nt. Nebras k a.

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Senior Notes.

A.M. DITT MER

Th eses were r ea d in Theor y class, Jan na ry 29. Th e fo ll o wing s ubj ects were di sc usse d; Th e Improv ement of Co untry Sc h oo ls, O Ji,·e E gg lesto n: Nat ure a nd Influ en ce of Scholas tici sm, Ge rtrude Watso n; Li te ra ture as a F actor in Hel ga Von Go rd o n; Effec ts of on Ment al Te mperament, Mo or e.

E duca ti on, M ea t Di et Cl y de B.

Mr. S earso n met the Theo ry cl ass Febru ary 4, in th e ab se nc e of Mr. Crabtr ee

H ay S im s, who is t eachin g in th e Tecum se h high s ch oo l, vis ited at home S at urd ay a nd S un day, Febru ary 6, a nd 7. He is very mu ch please d with hi s po!:ition

Mi ss Do ra Zook w as ca ll ed home Thursday by th e news of th e s udd en dea th of her fR ther. The class ex te nd s its s incere sy mp a th y to Mi ss Zoo k in this hour of gri ef a nd s ep a ration.

Th e "funn y" dep a rtm ent pro mi ses to be a gra nn featu re of th e annu aL If yo u wa nt to see your self as ot hers see yo u or h ea r wh at others h av e to sa y abo ut yo u, purch a"se a copy of"The Peruvian , Vol. 2".

Se ni or !' ob se rved " Cl ass Day" Ja nu ary 22, by marchin g int o ch apel. Af te r songs and yells fr om the sta g e, the cl ass march-

ed to their seats, a nd the Senior male quartette furnish ed appropriate music, th e songs ha ving been comqoscd by member s of the class. The various organizations and c la !?ses of the sc h oo l wac repre se nted by a row of little folk s with dangl ing feet, s itting on a rai l fence. Each one made his little bow a nd speech after receiving some gi ft from the Scn iot·s repre se nted by Mr. Swe nso n. The music for the march w as furni s hed by the Sen ior orchestra, of which we are justly

Miss Helen Jo hn so n went to !::>tclla, Nebr. with Miss Iona Shick, February 5, to spend Saturday and !::>unday at Mi ss Shick's hom e.

At a recent meeting of the cla ss, Miss Winnie Delzell was elected as secretary to fill the vacancy made by Miss McDermet's withdrawal from sc hool. Ou r treasurer, Mr. J esse Hendricks h as also gone home, and his place will be filled soo n, so that the ove r flowing coffe rs of the da ss may be well guarded. .;).

Sophomore News.

CECILIA \VEHI<S.

Pro f. Gregg, our class adviso r, left fo r Chicago, J an 12, '09, where he wi ll attefld the Chicago Univers i ty. It was with many regret s that the clas saw Pr o f. Gregg leave, for he was always r eady a nti willing to help us in whatever we might undertake. His bright, ways a:Jways made t he class fo r get the ir ow n troubles. Th e cl ass wi s hes Prof. Gregg the best success pos s ible in his work there. Prof. Hou se h as b ee n appointe d class advisor during Prof. Gregg's absence. The cl ass is please d with the appointment.

Miss Ola Crook recently spent a few days at her home, Sa lem, Neb r.

"AFTER THOUGHTS OF OUR SOPHOMOHE BOY."

rsn 't it pleasant, 0 brother mine ,

ln th ese glad days of yout h-

When phrsi cs and lessons arc thro ugh,

And good old Cacs<H is trans l nted too,

And we go cal l inp- , me nnrl yuu,

On the J unior g irl s of old Peru?

Me ami a Junior nn Sund:ctys fnit· , With the su nli g ht s hinin g e\"e t·ywh ct·e

With the noi se of the d en d lea Ye s blow n

After us in the pathway l one ,

As we laugh a nd chat und walk al ong J?own tht·ou gh "Lovet·s' L:tn<:".

lt n ow comes back on Mondays drear, Though I li sten now to Pt·ofessors dear How d ow n in the o ld gy .nn asium t·oom

As the Sophomores yelled for the Senior team,

We h ad to yc:I fur the Jun ior cl a!'s

And-Oh , be laug hed at by o ur cl ass

.

And Mount Ve rnon Ha ll sti ll ech oes with mi rth

Th at m ade our brave heart s s ink

Unti l we h ea rd al ong· the hall

That well kn own trip, tap, tap, Then thr oug h the h eavy ha ll door passed Out with our Juni or girl s.

And ' then, alas! one Sunday fair, We tr od the path of hill s so dear, So dear to us, Uh - not to day, Fot· our Junior 0, where. arc th ey?

With so me jo ll y boys from their old ho me town,

Tht·y and ou r Junio r girls .

Trainer Briefs.

HATT I" M. YATES.

We can now boast of ha ving two young gent leme n in ou r class. Emil So nkup of Mil ligan joined our ranks dtlring th e hoJi -. d ays.

Miss Laura Lars on compl eted her worl' this mid-y ea r and has gone to her home.

Mis s Ste ll a Cook has gone to the Fairbury schoo ls as p ri mary teac her.

Ou 1· chlss h as tn l;t·n up "The J\ f cthod of the 1\ ccitat ion'' f, "· st udy We find it Yc r·y

We are glad to we lco me Misses Sl oe\· a nd Belle Di ck erso n as members of fo r· we h:1 \· e s een m any of the ou r class. su ccess fu ll y carried ou t by l\lr s. Cr awf01·d ::wd our· ot h er te achers.

J\:Ii s!'cs H ar m on. Mc .-\u liflc and Ku e nning wh o were !'pecials ln!'t !'emcster , have regi ste r·cd tr·a in ers. Other· ne w mcmher s arc Loui!'c Scl igman n. 1\ lor·!'c Bluff!'; ?vlilcl rcd N ile s, Crete; .r-.11i ss Yu nk ai n, Do l·ch e:-: t er.

The g id s of the tra i ne r cla ss met in the gy m nasium Wedne sd ay even in g, Febru:uy 3, a nd enjoyed c ga me of indoor b:1 se ba ll. Eigh tee n g id s of the cl a!'s s how ed m uch ent hu s iasm over the ga me so co mm en ced pr act ic ing at on ce. The nin e best players will be ch o!'cn w hen a cha ll en ge is accepted. Miss Witt, wh o is in terested in at hlet ic of a ll kin ds will make a st rong memb er· of our ni ne. \Ve n1·e greatful to Mr. Z ink for ump iri ng the game and corr ec tinr,r ou r many mi!'t ak es. \ Ve l16pe ,... soon to be a bl e to cha ll e nge an d to acce pt a c,ha ll en gc :l ny in sc h oo l.

Speci al and

:\1 RS. :\II:-;A I'EHRIN.

The cl ass met f ast Frid ay to elect o ft_o fi ll v aca nci es n.1adc by t_h e m em' lea ving Th e fo ll ow wg we re

We ar, presi de nt ; Mr. Medley, vice presid e nt ; Miss Cl ara •·· {,, .: • I Cro o k, treas ure1·.

fv.lj ss Bu.c kin g.ham ahsen t fr om cl asses last Monday on accq unt of illn ess

Mi ss Mab le Pe terson, Miss J os ie l<isk an'djohn Dor. sey h ave jo ined th e sopho•more cl ass. We are so'rr.y to lo se th ese peopl e, but gl ad to !mow th ey a 1·e th at they are th at much ne are r the goal for w hi ch th ey are workin g. •

Mr. Harold Hump hreys, form er cl ass pres id ent, h as le ft sc h oo l.

Mi ss Grace Stuckey h as been enjoying n vi s it fr om h er sis ter, who h as bee n in Peru since last Wedn es day .

Latin Club.

Y ESTA Y. LIV E LY

Jan. 1 909, Pr of. Hou se gave a mo st i nterest ing a nd i nst ructi\·e lecture on Philol og y to the L at in Cl ub a nd all la nguage s tud e nt s. - Hi s s ubj ect was, "O rigi ns of the En glish Language with Specia l l< efe r ence to th e Ln t in Element:" He ga\·e so clea rl y the differen ce bet wee n deri \·atiY e or borro\\·ed words, a nd cogna te, or related words, sh ow in g h ow cl ose ly rel ate d o ur lan gu::tge is to ot he rs Tho it wa s s im ple it sh owe d thoro know lege a nd scholars hi p on the su bjec t. Everyone pre se nt th oro ughl y enjoyed it an d appreciated it hi gh l y. We hop e we ma y in th e futur e h ave "a li ke privi lege aga in

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The cadet co mp any is n ow fully or gani zed At the first dri ll of this se me ster Commandant Beck a ppointed the fo llow· ing officer:-:: ca pt a in , Ru ssell Stuart; fir st lieutenant, Ore n Lin co ln ; seco nd li eu te nan t, Victo r Trukken ; first se r ge ant, H arry Sande r s; sec o nd se rg eant, Clarey Nielsen; t hi rd sergean t a nd quarte rm as ter, Archie H oste rm an; fourth se r geant, Henr y Nielsen; fif th sergeant, Burton Barnes; fir st corpo ra l, Warr en Burrell e; second corporal, Ru sselle Wh i tfie ld; third corpo ral, Dale Whitfield ; fo urth corporal, Guy Zieg ler.

Unde r the lea dership of this efficient co rp s of office rs, ass iste d by Comm a nd a nt Bec k, th e company is ma kin g r ap id improvement s: Our co mm andant declares o ur s is the best co mpan y, in r espect to pr og ress, in the hi sto ry of e he sc h oo l, t akio a into conside r at ion th e comparative ly I:> sh ort tim e we h ave been d rillin g.

Ju st watch for the ''stu n ts" ·we are planning for o ur program this se me ste r! "

Dn u 't kn ock-bo o st.

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EDITORIAL STAFF

jUL IA H. VA:-:DR IEL, '09 E di to r-in -C hi ef.

A. J. H iLL '09 - A !<sociatc Ed i to r

NEVA BEST '10 - Socie ti es

J. E. MORGAN ' 11

De bat i ng

GRACE COUNTRYMAN '09 - Re li gious

W. H. P ATCB tr-< ' 06 - Class

C. V. WILLI AMS '02

W EDSTER RAY '1 0

CLAR EY NE ILSEN '10

Al um ni

Athle ti c

M ilit ary

M AllY A. Goo DRICH '09 L oca l

EL LEN WABLSTROlii ' 09 Exc hange

OTTO MuTz, Jr. , '11 Bus in ess Manager

c. vY . KNO LL , ' 10 Assista nt Manage r

G. H. L AKPBERE, '10 Assista nt Ma n age r

Editorial Bo.;.ro_

F. M. Gr egg

Clyde M0ore '09

Neva Best '10

Cleta :vlora n '09

Otto Mutz, J r. '11

M in a Perrin

0. Li nco ln ·10

C. W. Knoll '09

j as . A. Eas t wood '09

E ll en Wahlstrom ' 09 -

J .D. M cM illen '10 -

Glen D. J enkin s '09

Enn is Boye r '09 -

Ann a Sc hm idt '09

E. A. Whitenack -

Facu lty

S en ior

Junior Class

Tra iners Class

- So ph omore Class

Fr esh man-S pec ial Class

- Eve r ettSoc iety

Phil omat hea n Soc iety

-Mili ta ry

Ath enian Socie ty

-Cice ro nian Society

Y. M.C. A.

Y.W .C. A.

N.C C. A.

A th let ic Assoc ia ti on

In a few cases th e No rm a li te h as fa il ed to r each so me of o nr su b sc ri bt r s. We h ope that in every c ase the pa rties mi sse d w ill uotify us.

''' Ti s enoug h to s mil e

Wh en li f<> flo ws along like a song; But the m an t hat's wo rth w hil e Is the man wh o cn n s mil e Wh en eve ry thin g goes d ea d w rong."

"Do goo d d ee d s, not dr ea m th em da y lon g." The one wh o acco mpli sh es thin gs is th e d oe r, not tb e drea me r. Dt·ca ms are th e ph a nt as ies of a mbi tion, b ut they arc n (J t th e esse nc e of r ea l su ccess. On e m ay w Hste hi s tim e in idl y dr ea ming of what be wish es he mi ght do , in st ea d of sett in g out to do th e th in gs th at wi ll br in g him n ea r er the coveted goa l. On e d ocs n ot a tt ain excell ence through m erely long in g for it , nor dr <>a min g of wh at he wo uld do if be were gr ea t; nor may he depe nd up on n at ural a bility to ca rry him through. Su ccess is ac hiev ed only through ba rd work a ud co nsta nt a ppli ca ti on.

It h as b ee n said of th e Am e ri c Rn peo ple th at th ey arc in he ro wo rship. H ars h as th at sta tem e nt may it is to be fea red th at th e ru sh and hurry of th is la nd of th e red w hit e a nd b lu e oft en st ea ls th ose mo ments whi ch, it spe nt in hero wo rship, m akes better a nd no bl er men a nd women.

Th ose w ho att endP.d Ch apel exerci ses on Fe b ru a ry tw e lfth, will ha rdl y ag ree th at the ab ov e acc u sa ti on ca n be asc rib ed to th e State No rm a l, for on th at d ay o ur hero Abr aham Lin coln w as reme mb ered in a way w hi ch. ce rt a inly tou c hed the h ea rt s of every li stener a nd bid fa ir to do ju s ti ce to th e honor of th e gr ea t em anc i pat o r.

It is fittin g a nd right th at the N orm al Ca de ts sho ul d have had char ge of thi s pr ogram a nd Pe ru is p ro ud t ha t h er cad ets s hould se t s uch a goo d e xa m pie 111 he ro 'vvo r sbi p.

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Jl. t b I t i c s II

Thi::. month ha s been one l ong series of tr iumph s in ba sk et ba ll. Bo th the boys anq g irl s team s h ave ac hi eved gr ea t victor ies. Th e boys pil ed up the big sco re of 91 -5 wit h Hu mbo ld t. Up to thi s t im e the b.oys h ad not met a te am that was worthy of thci t· mettle, but on the ir trip they m et and con qu ered o pp one nt s whom it m ay we ll be co ns idered an honor to ha ve d efca t ed.

The firs t nig ht the boy s m et ' Vc slcya n in a ve ry close and hat·d fo ught batt le. Th e b oys pl ayed a gre at game and won th e by a sco re of 26 - 24. L ee and Sc h ott were s tars : L ee doi ng fin e wor k in gua rdin g th e fast forwards and Sc ho t:t throwing thirt ee n out of se ven teen fr ee . ,,. throw s.

The n ext night the l• oys pl a yed Cotner a nd add ed ano th er vitco ry to their long li s t. Het·e the boys put up a fast ga me a nd ran up a sco re of 25- 1 3. The Peru tea m b y. th ese vict ories v irtu a ll y c in ched the cha mpi ons hi p a nd in s ure us th at the ba s ket ba ll pe nnant sha ll wa ve ove r the Norm a l.

Next t•> go down in d efea t before ou r b oys w as th e team fr om Tabor, Io wa, who went back ho me sad der and wi se r, with a vis ion of sh ort end of a 40tv19 score dancing before th e ir mind 's eye. This was a fa st a nd interes tin g ga me an d the vi sit in g t ea m m ade it interest in g for the No rm nls at a few stages of the g um e. Alth ough they did n ot s eem to be a ble to t hr ow basket s. th e boys fr om I owa were fast in fi e ld wo rk a nd h ad rema rkab-ly goo d team wor k. Be ck pla yed a gt·ea t ga me at gun rd , to ss in g several goals and doing so me fine wor k at guard in g anrl p ass in g th e ba ll. L ee was o ut of th e game out hi s pl ace was fill ed by Gcl wick who sh owed him self a ve ry good s ub s tithrew a gr eat many baskets

and Sc ho tt did stell ar work at free goa l t oss in g. The lin e- up w as : TABOR PERU

H u me forward Schott Barbour fo rw ard Steven s- '\Vrightman Ai st hor ge center Swense n Co l by (Capt.) guard B eck Campbell gua rd Gelwick

Th e g irl s aho have m et with mo st exce ll e nt s uccess. In th e gam\! with Fall s Ci ty hi gh s choo l, at Fa ll s Cit y, th ey we re deby a o f25 to 1 6, but when th '! Fa ll s City team came down to the home fl oo r the gir ls demon st ra ted their su peri o ri ty and v in dicated th eir de feat by de feating Fa ll s City so badly in th e first half th at they refu se d to pl ay the ot her half, as kin g th at l ines sho uld be u se d. Sin ce t hi s was n ot in th e co ntract, thi s requ est was not gra nt ed, and with a g reat dea l of stor m u nd bluff Falls C ity wal ked o ff the fl oo r.

The g irl s' trip was a verit a ble triumphal marc h. Their fir st victo ry was at E lmwood where they easi ly defeated the hi gh sc h oo l te am by a score of 86 to 1 6. This ga me gave th em ze st for the con fli ct a nd th e n ex t ni ght th ey won fr om Cotner in a ho tl y contested ga me, the sco re being 26 to 2-!- F lu sh ed with succe ss the y b ore do wn upon Wesleya n and won th eir la st but not least victory h ere with a 36 to 26.

On the night of Febru ary 17 , the N'ormal boys· ba s ket ba ll suffered there first defeat, but we have every r easo n to be proud . of s uch a defeat. The Oregon team has pla yed some of the very best team s in the union, a nd o ut of fiftyfiv e ga mes h ave o nl y m et fi ve defe ats.

On thi s night th e gy na s ium was fi lled w ith s pec t ato rs and a ll agreed that it was the fas test g ame in the of b as k et ba ll the y ever see n. The norma l b oys put up th e fight of their li ves , a nd th ey made the whirlwi nd pl ayers fr om th e west wo rk fo r <:\·ery point they got· J' he Orego n bunch had gr eate r powers of e ndurance . and thus h ad decided ly th e a dv a nt age in the ga me.

Lee played a g re at ga me at guard and the l ow sco re is due in a g-reat m eas ure to his guarding and breaking up pHsses, hi s ma n being ab le to score only one goa l.

S.:hott did some lin e work at free tliro IYS tossing five out of a poss ible six. Swenson had the shade the best of his man on the knock-nff. Beck put up a field game and sec urecl two hasket s for thcNoJ·mal. Wrightsm:tn played a good, steady game nt forward. In fact the buys dem onst r ated that the Norma l has a te am of five sta:-s. Th e line-up, OR EGO :>IS

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Teats forward Scilot t Shaw forward \\"righ tsman ::vt o rton centcr

Shaw ...................... .. ...guard ... .................. Beck

Fenton ........................ guard., .......... Lcc (Capt.)

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E verett

Fourth Annua l Con,t< st program of th e Litera ry Society was given Friday e\·eniryg, J anuary. 29, 1 909 in the chape l. '!'he c'rowd was large in of the ine)ement weather, buf those who attendP? we re amply rtpajd for • the sto rm ,·ari ed of thi?. kept the l as i: m 0 ment. Each number ,\,as a nd well r ecei ved. Th e program as fo ll ows: ,.:, :· :· ····:Lena

On_g111a l Essay Gertrutle Van Oriel R d • ea 111g ·i··········.............. :.. ...... Edna Bar n<'s .........::::::: .. . ...... :. cior'tlon Beck

Oration ..... . ...•.. :: . ....... ,..'.. .... ::..... .-.r••:VaTro 1\yle r

Piano Duet .............. Mary Ellen bcrge.F, Haro ld Hu.mpbreys

Symposium

"A Woman's Reason \\'hy a' ·woman Sh o uld Vote" Len a Frieday "A Bachel o r's Reason Why Women Should not Vote" ........... W. H. Patchin

Vocal Solo Adalyn Blanl<enship

Japanese Drill

The Everett officers for the seco nd semester were el ecte d February 6, 1 909, as

fo ll ow: A. J. IIill , l\ Iil dred Spencer; vi ce pres: Rollo Fo,.;n_o t. tlT:l S.: C:an ie llan sn n. n:co nlin;.; corresponding secrTta 1·y. :\. •l\J :1 ry Di tmc1·; __ I1·a F. Ca,·tnev. :-.:cvn B est: cr itic, W. I-( Pat c hin.

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P h.ilomathean

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The interest of Phil o fo1· th e pnst mo nths wa s <·spec ially ccnte•·ed the ope n s ession pn>gram or Fourth A_nnual gi,·cn in Chnpe l. on Jnnnnry 30. And ifintcn: st h(:lp,.; make r es ul ts , C\TJ'Y Philonwthe nn must han: h:HI n l ib crn l :tnd abu nd ant supply. fo1· the nhoyc m(:nti o ncd pr ogram was one of th.c best and weightiest e\·er g iv en by a society 111 th.c Pe:u Nor ma l. But often tlwt the program committee . was ever chee ,·ed on by the ki ndly f:t ce , ready n nd e.xcell cnt advice, of thci 1· :Hh·i sor, Prof. who rea ll y seemed to b(: t· vcrywhcre at the sa me time, to sl'ly nothing of th t· sy mpath?' of a ll brother nnd si ste 1· >vho were th e ir silent "r ootc1·s" the ahoYe m entioned success cannot be wonde r ed at The program r endered w ·ns as follows: Piano, Eight Hands Brilliantc Mosz· kowslii

Reading. A without a Co untry, E.E. Hale l\liss :\1ay Frank Solo, Tell Me My He a rt, Sir Henry Bishop l\ li ss Segelke

Oration, The Second ' Emancipation

Cornet So l o, C. \V. !.::noll

The Mighty Dee p, H. K. l\Tut to n Or ig in al Essa)•, Farm Life · · Miss Amelia Wchrs

Quintette, When the Littl e Ones Say Goodnight, J. A. Pasko Misses Selge lk e, Dezcl l; Lambert , Kennedy, W illi ams . . The History of Trade Uniounism in ' United States for the past twenty years shows a genera l te ndency d c' trimen tal t.o the best in te res t oft he .count r y.

· C. u, Moore

The History of unionism in United St,ates for the l.ast twenty years show.s a. gen-

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era! tcnd c nc\· co n sc n·:tti,·c of the b est in te r ests of o ur co un t ry. J. E. )f orga n Pant o min t: '"R oc k of i\1 isscs T vl c t·. !{u th nro wn c ll. L eo la France, Fern Hr <> \\:11, Kc rni se 13 ro wn, :\l nr gu c rit e iVI ohrnw n. Fann\· Kle cl<ner, Ceciln \\"c:hr s, Ora P ea t"!

B ut the bcfo r<:: ment i on ed progra m did n ot wipe o ut or oY er sh adow the other r eg ul ar prJ gntm s. Th e sp ec p cc iaf top ic for Janu ary 15, w as •· Bo ol<er T. \ V:t>' hi ngton and hi s siiCJ ols." This wa s ably discus sed by Mi >'s Al ta The other numbers were and re acl in gs gi Ye n in the usu al entet·t ain i ng m anner. The spe c· ial topics di sc u ssed on J<tnuat·y 22 wet·e: "The Neg ro of To day" , by .-\.C. l'ucnnin g; "Prominent 1egt·oes of Ame ri cn", by Miss Cl ark; and :·Negro Fi cti on•· by Mr. Eb ert. The se were al te rn at t·d w ith r eadi ngs and music. for Philo wa n ts entertainment ns wel l as thought su bjects, and w ith th e num ber who p oss es s <tbility al ong that lin e, the soc ie ty is always t-cceiving rare h eat>'.

The program of Februat·y 5. was ma de especia ll y unique by a pa nt o min e •· Elixir of Life" in which a ll Ph il o saw :1 11 o ld

wom an of >'CYent\·-fiye turn into a crying ch ild . by pa rtaking of th e won d erfu l ··Elixir of Lift:". This was ren dered with credit. nr.t o nl y to those tak in g part, but to Ph il o.

This meet in g wns of espt:c ial int erest. it was th e eveni ng for the el ect ion of office rs for the new seme s ter. Tho se elec ted were as fullows:-pre si dent. Mr. Camphe:-11; ,·i ce pres icl e nt, Mr. Kuenning; r ecordi ng Amelia

L 'e o:a Fran ce; treasurer, Nlr Zink: Messrs EYersole, Moore, and La mphe t·e,

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M.C.

A.

Hastings Convention, February 1 8-2 l.

''F oo d. exerci se and a ir , Bible. work an d prayer."'

__ There an d many more ' 'good with bad ,than there nre had boys.

OBSEJn"E.

Pe ru No rmal Y M. C. A. Young men in student body Infer:Stro n g.

L ea ders durin g th e mont h; Fos not, B es t, I. Ca rtne y. T op ics; J ose ph , Me dium of Spi ritu al Exp r ess ion , and Ado lescen ce.

Delega t es to H ast in gs; l< owan, La nph er e, C. Sc hott, Moo re, Mo ult on a nd R. Wh itfi e ld.

"O ne hun dred fifty th ousa nd boys in th e ir te ens are in the asso ci a tion memb ership. "

"Be tt er put a stro ng fen ce abo nt th e top of th e cl iff (o f te mp tat ion) than an am b ul an ce in t he va ll ey (of d ow nfa iJ). "

" Four hundred fifty th ou sa nd mem hers of the Asso ciati on Mo ve ment in th e Uni ted Sta te s a nd Canada ."

Y. W.C. A.

HELP FUL FEAT URES OF THE PAST liO XTH' S WORK.

Jan. 10.-Miss Mears told us of th e co nditi on of th e Al as kan Indian as s he saw it , a nd of th e grea t fi eld open for se rv ice in th at country.

Ja n. 24. -Mi ss Mur phy co nd uc te d a spec ial s ong serv ice.

Jan 31 .-M is s Christi an, a per so nal ffiend of Mis s Pa ddock , Secretary in China , e xpla ined the scope of th e Y. W. C. A. wo rk in th e eastern co untrie s.

THI NK ON T HESE THI !I:GS.

Do not fret.

Go d n eve r s tret ches the lin e of our dut y be yo nd the m easu re of o ur st re n gt h. .

Th e grace of th e flowers, th e joy of .th e bird s, the free do m of the wind ·the waves, s hould be o urs. .

" Le t not hing dis tur b tht>e, Nothing affright thee; All th in gs are pass ing , God never cha nget h.''

RESO L UTIONS OF

Wher ea s, our Fat her in ?i s in fi ni te wisdo m, b as seen fi t to ca ll to he r hea ven ly

hom e. the mo th er of our e!'tecmerl · cow or kers. Clai re and J es sie l\ J cDc n m:t; Be ir reso h ·ed , th ar we, the memb ers of theY . \V . C. A. of Peru State Normal. extend to them our deepe,;t !'y mp at hy in thi s th eir hn ur of be r ea vemen t, n ncl pray th at eve n so gr eat a l oss mn y be O\'<' rr ulecl fo r goo d, by Hi m "who doc th a ll t ili n gs we ll ".

Be it fu rt her rcsol\' ed, thn t a copy of th ese re so lu tions be for warded to the ber ea ved fami ly. a copy pln ce d up on the r eco rd s of o ur or ga ni zat ion. nnd a copy be p rin te d in Th e Norma litc. Co m mittee

MA UDE M. H ENDEHSO:-<

GRACE H ALLETT

Cuo D. Wo:-<DER

U ESO L UT I OXS.

Inas mu ch as o ur H eavt" nl y Fa th er in Hi s in fi ni te wi sdo m h as ea lh:! d fr om hi s ea rth ly hom e, th e bro th er of our frien d and co - wo r ke r, Miss Da rl e Taylo r, we th e mem be rs of the Y. W. C. A. p ass the fo ll ow in g reso luti ons:

Heso lved, Th at we exte nd to o ur fri end, Miss Da rl e T ay lor, and to th e ot her me mb er s of th e family, our sy m pa th y in th eir so rr ow.

Re s olved, Th at we recog ni z in g in our Fa th er an eve r -p r ese nt he lp, do co mm e nd . th em to Hi m for con solat ion.

Resolve d, T hat a copy of th ese 1·eso luti ons be se nt to th e papers of Belv id er e, of a nd to Th e No rm alit c. Co mmitt ee

MYRTLE H IETT

1 SABELLE GAB US

On A ANDR EWS. .;l-

N. C. C. A.

In a dditi on to the usual for m of e xe r cises on Ja n. 24 ., Mi ss El ea no1· La lly ga ve an e nt e rt a inin g a ccount of h er recent vis it to o ld church es in En gla nd .

Mi ss Ha tti e Fi ght of Gra nd Isla nd send s

gn·etin g-s lo t he n:<:<oc i: ni on. l\Ji !'s Fi g ht w ns pn:!' ickn t la :< t y ea r. nn d !' he will he r em e mhen cl a,: a f:r ith ful wo rk er· 1n the intrr·es ts of th is o rg :rni z·rti o n.

S nn da y, Feb. 7 . .\li :-:s Ju lia \'an Oriel r.t·n d nn i nt er·esting repo rt before th e associat ion. Her sn hjl·ct wa s Th e Life of Ca rd ina l 1'\ewrn nn.

R. A. S irn wn s in Pe ru , 6.

l\li ss Agne s \'an Dr·icl, of !\I a lm o, is a new 111 l' lllh cr of the Juni or cla ss

Mis s l'l'trn s hek spcn t a fl'W dan; 1n I owa dur in g the first of the mo nt h.

Arthur ro;: li ma sp e nt S atur·d ny and S unday be tw ee n s em es ters at hi s home at Di-1 ws on.

JVJ iss Mi xe r, m odel primar y the Fr·cmo nt 1'\o n11al , ,·isit ::: d No rmal , Ja nu ary 18.

tcn ehe1· at th e Pe ru

Mi ss Dan·cl l T ay lor wa s rec e nt ly cn ll e cl to her· ho me at. Be lv edere on a cco un t of the d ea th of her br o ther.

Mi ss Ruth Da ,·is has s ecu r·cd a po si ti on in the Ue atri ce sch oo ls, a nd we nt to th at place Ja nu ary 29 to beg in her work.

Mi ss Vivia n A. Youn g, of Wood La l,c , Ncbr c nr·o lled at the be o- innint.r of the sec• b o nd s eme ster in the Junior clas s of -t he Norma l.

Ste ll a Coo ke went to Fairbury , 21 to acc e pt a po s it i on as tencher in the pri ma r-y dep ar· tm e nt of the schools of th at ci ty .

Mis s Mabel Crape nh o ft left sc h oo l Ja nuary 19, on accoun t of ill h ea lth. Her mother came to Peru to a ccomp any h er to her h ome at S urpri se.

Dr. T. L. Bol ton, Pr ofess or of Psy <; h ol ogy at the U ui ven>ity of Nebras ka, lcct tlrcd bef or e the in Eng li sh a nd pRy<; hology at the Norma l, l?eb ru ar y 3.

M iss B ess ie Zink '08 was a Peru ,·isi tor F eb ruary 1.

E. r.;: '07 n cc ompanied the Falls City ba sket ball g irl s to Pe ru , Fe bruary 5.

:\li ;:s Yi s it e c'l for a few da ys at her home ncn r Ta blc Ro ck ju st befo re the end of t)l e fi rst s cmrs teL

l\Ji ss Le ah l\lcElh i ney, of Lexing ton, is a new me mber of the Junior cla ss , h av i ng c nt e rcc'l at the beg innin g of the pre;;ent se· me ste r.

l\ 1 iss Cl are Elli s. a member of the Sen ior cla !'s , gi,·cn up her work at the Normal to attend D oa ne co ll ege , her paren ts ha Yin g rece ntly mo Yed to Crete.

l\li :::s S ara Edic , of Humb o ld t, h as been s ecu r·cd as an a ssis ta nt in t he business d epnr tme nt of the No rm al, and e ntered upon her duti es at th e beg inning of the s emeste r.

The Dra m atic Cl ub g ave scenes fro m Haml et at i ts me e ting Fel.Jru ary 2. A s pe c ial fea ture of th e prog ra m wa s the "Mad Sc ene " which was given by Mrs. Nett le to n.

M i!'s Grace Col s on is not in s choc l t hi s . C 1 h om pletecl her SC! mcste r. Mtss oson asc . f wo rl\ at th e N orma l, with the excrptron o her the ::. is. and will return next summer to finish that.

. Miss Dor a Zook was ca ll ed to h er home at Aub u rn by th e death of her E. Z oo k, Fe bruary 1. Mr Z ook wa s oncd by eat in g canne d sa lm on , a nd liS de at h was ve ry s ud de n.

Miss Et hel Kite, a me mb er of the Juni or I d F d Bol t! of Ho \\' C were uni te d .c as s, an · rc • in marr iage 20. Kit e grn duat ed fr om th e Aub urn hi gh sch oo l in '05, h as tau g ht sc h oo l in Ne maha co unt y for the three y ear s. Ur . Bo h\ h as ch Mgc of n hn nh va rc , tl)\' nt Howe, he nn l h\-s br\M w\\\ h ome.

Mi ss M ur phy r ecen tl y spe nt a fe w d ays at her ho me in Lin co ln

J. A. H ar ri s is expecte d to wo rk at th e No rm al so me mo nth.

r es um e hi s tim e t hi s

H. K. M itt on sp e nt se veral d ays in O maha ju st before th e fir st se m es t er fin al exa min a ti ons.

Th e p osi ti on w hi ch Pr ofesso r Gr egg held on th e No rm a lit e staff h as bee n taken by Professo r Sear so n.

M iss My rtl e Yocam was ca ll ed to her bo rn e Fa ll s Ci ty r ece ntly on a ccou nt of th e illn ess of h er mo th e r. She w as ab le to return in a few d ays to her sc h oo l \vo rk, her m ot her 's co nditi on h av in g- impr oved very m'uc h.

Th e Ge rm an Club elect ed o ffi ce rs for the seco nd se m es ter, after th e r eg ul ar program on Fe bru ary 5. Miss Ei se man w as; ch os en pre s id e nt Mr. Ho lzen v ic e p res ide nt, Professo r Sh e rer sec r eta ry, Miss Ame lia We hr s treas urer, a nd Mi ss Shi ck p iani st.

Dr . Dex ter D. As hl ey of N-.: w Yo rk CitY a fo rm er gr ad uate of Pe ru a nd at an Orth o pedi c s urgeo n of much di s tincti on, ad d res sed the No rm al s tu de n ts 1 n th e ch apel at 11 :20 on Fe bt·u ary 2. At th e cl ose of th e a ddr ess Dr. As hl ey was pr esent ed w ith the degree of of Edu c ati on by P re si de nt Crab tr ee. and later was gi ve n a r ece ption and ba nquet by th e No rm al Prom oters' C lub

The Dr ama ti c Clu b el ec ted o fficer s for the s econd se m este r Ja nu ary 26 . Va rro T yler was ch ose n presi dent , Mi ss i{uth Mo·>re vi ce p re sid e nt , M iss Ell en Wa hlstr om sec retary, a nd Haro ld St e ph ens treas urer. Durin g t he pa st s eme s ter th e clu b has b ee n g iyin g scen es from Sha kesp ea r e, e ntirel y, but pl ans are bein g m ade for tak in g up wo rk of a li g ht er du r in g th e p rest" nt Th e pr ogram for Feb ru ary w ill be a far ce en ti tled " Th e Ge ntle Jury ".

Vesta Do uglas hns gi,·e n up her wor k at the on a cco u nt of poo r h ea lth.

Miss R ose An der so n h as ncc<"p Le rl a pos ition in th e So uth O ma ha sc h oo b. and he ga n her wo rk at th e of th e secon d !'C m estcr.

Miss lddl a Stra y er, who hl·r ""VOr k at th e No rm al l as t semeste r. w as gi ':e n a r ece ption by th e ::lc' wn rk club just before she re turn ed to hct· home at Se wa rd .

Miss A li ce Jon es r ecen tl y we nt home to s pend SH tur day and S un day n nd w hil e th ct·e ::t no th ct· mem be r of th e.: fa mil y was t aKe n sick with di p htheri a, a nd Miss Jon es h ns n ot bee n a h ie to re turn to her wo rk at th e Nor ma l.

Faculty Notes.

Mis s Sid n ey Mu rp hy comes to us fr om Lin co ln , o ri g inall y. grrtclu ated from the U ni\' ers it y Sl: h oo l uf so, while nt Lin co ln !< he w as very pro mi mn t in cho ir wo rk She ta ught pi ano for three y ea rs at th e Fr an klin Ac n de my, and

ca ni ed w it h her from there a hi gh r cco mmo nd a t eache r. She ca me to us t hi s year, a nd n ot hin g n eed be sa id of th e m ost exce ll ent work she is rl o in g her e, for tho se that at a ll are acqua int ed with her r ea li ze h er wort h full y.

Mi ss Nelli e Sc hk e gaye an a ddress befCi re th e Ne m aha Cou nty T eac hers' m eet in g Aub urn, Fcbrua 1·y 1 3, on th e Sc h oo ls of Ge rm an y.

·woods. Professo rs Willi a ms and Qye rhol t were un a nim ous ly cho sen by the Deb a tin g Co mmitt ee to act as judges on Prelimina ry Debat es

Not o nly h as there b ee n a ge ntl ema n adde d to o ur F ac ul ty, but we ha Ye also a new memb er in th e fo rm of a da ugh ter to Professo r and Mrs. Rou se.

Mi ss Elea no1· La ll y ga ve an add r ess before the B ea trice City teach er s, Mo nd ay even in g. February, 8. on Meth o ds of Wo rk in Sc ho ols of Engla nd

P 1·ofesso r I)e l ze ll de li ve r ed An a ddress before th <> Syrac u se hi gh sc ho ol a nd patmeetin g ·: Thursd ay, F P. bru ary 11. Hi s w as Pr ope r Sc h oo l Eut hu sias m.

Pr.oft·ssor Scheer is ce rt ain ly to be hi g hly co mm e nd ed for th e o fb<•th gi rl s' a nd b oys' excell e nt c oac hin g wo rk commended hi g hly by out s id ers_, :vvh o see the t ea ms play.

Professo r Duncanson atten ded the a nnu al mee t in g of the Ne bras ka Ac a dem y of Sc ien ce at L in co ln , Feb ru ary 12 and 13.

Pr ofess 11r a ddressed th e Ne maha Co unty Farmers' In s titute, Wedne sd ay, 17 on Agriculture in Publi c Sc ho ols.

Professo r Ch as. R. Weeks, superintendent of sch oo ls of Fa irmont , b ega n hi s wo rk here, Feb. 1 6. He h as been ve ry su ccessful in public scho ol work an rl is ve ry hi g hl y r ecom mend ed by state farm ex p er ts a nd s tate b oa rd of ag ri c ultu re He is a grad u ate of Uni ve rs ity an d a Specia li st in Agriculture. He _w ill mo ve into th e fine , new Millste ad prope rty.

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The Pores of Your Sk:in.

If they shou ld be sto pped up wo uld it brin gs on s udd en th? Th e Esquimaux ne ver ba th e a nd · yet are a h ar dy race One sho uld bathe·, of course . but why?

You r s tomach is not yo ur most. importa nt di ges tive o rgan. one is? It is n ot s tri c tly tr-..:e that 'i'olunt a ry. muscles are und er the co ntrol of th e wi ll and in voluntary on es not. There a re jndeed t en distin ct differences between· th ose t wo of mu scles. For informati on on these po int s a nd answe rs to 200 state exa min ati on on _PhysioJogy, consult the li tt le book let on sa le at the Barnes Dru g Store. Twe nt y cen ts a copy.

The COR NER DRUG STORE-:-when you ne ed an y thi ng in th e school s uppl y lin e. . . . . . . . A comp lete lin e of Wat erm a n's Id ea l.a nd Moo r e' s N on·L eakab le fo untain pws . Bo th fully gua r anteed. Agency for Spaid· ing 's Ath let ic goo ds. Eastm an 's Kodaks a nd Supplies.

Burris Drug £ompany,

KIMBALL · LAUNDRY OF BEATRICE

J. D. MtMILLEN, Agent, Peru, Nebra ska

Basket in front of Page's store. Collected Monday, delivered Friday A/1 Work Guara nte ed.

Do you appreciate the fact that you can buy, the Chickering, Ivers & Pond, Vase, Starr and Richmond pianos right at your very door at about the same price you will be as}red for the oridinary kind.

Watch · Maker and Jeweler

Everybody is invited to look at my · stock of watches clocks and jewelry of all Kinds. Musical instruments spect 1cles, silverware.

Watches repaired promptly and warranted NEBRASKA CITY, NEBR.

DR. L. A. FAIRCHILD

OFFICE OVER BANK 'PHONE NO. 63

HOME ' PHONE 85

OF FICE CONSULTATION FREE. I CARRY MY OWN DRUGS. CALLS ANSWERED NIGHT OR DAY.

SPECIAL TO STUDENTS

J. W. ROBB, THE OPTICIAN

w ill re fund any Not·mal stu de nt' s ca r fare, who bu ys a pa ir of glasses at hi s office.

OFFICE WITH DR. HARRIS, Auburn Neb.

Thi s SpPinS

\V e are sh ow in g the fin est lin e of LADlES ' ta ilor ma de s uits, LADIES , a nd coats eve r brought to t hi Hci ty. \V e a ll siz'es, co lors a nd pri ces.

O ur sp rin g liu e of LtWIES ' waists, muslin ho sier y, co t·set s, are n ow in.

AlsotheMostBeautifulLine

of !'prin g dre ss g ood ::; in s ilks wool an d cotton . ,. Elt>ga nt lin e of white good s. E mbr o idel'i es , s ui tab le for graduating dres ses. La rgest lin t> ItE:'w · ca rp etfnp;s a nd Rugs iwsoutheaste rn ·. Ne bras ka. Be s ure a nd gh'e us a call.

I Being spent by Peru vic ns

To represent the State Normal in all its departments. To all the Alumni of the school with good tidings. To establish high ideats for the student J?ody.

ON SATURDAY APRIL 3

We wilt huve diRpltlY our .uti d nu· trimmed buts. We cordially invite you . to be present.'

SPRING CLOTHES

Just a ship111e1lt · of swell attd uobl'Y ttew .s.toodR.

. ' !:;ilv.er hl'Unll c•oll'ars '1'\\'IJ for. ·2;; •Gimbel and Re;l\'Cr I.Jmntl hats $1:00 t.o Huciue .:::3oiliMhirtl'i to Xul::\ngl jJ.wl DntdJORa l!H t,o .'-iR. F I "" Sunllowf!lr and $2

II Witb II

Senior Notes

A. MAI<Y D ITTMER.

Sen io rs arc a ll so bu sy th at th ere is sca rcel y :=111 y t im e for n ews.

M r. Moo re atte nd ed th eY M. C. A. co nventi on at Ha s tin gs, F eb ru ary 1 8-22. He is a me mb et· of our No t·m al qnar te t w hi ch appea red on th e pr og t·am dnr ing th e c onven ti o n.

Th e s ub sc ri pt ion li st fot· Th e Pe ruvi an, Vo l. II , pt·o mi ses to excee d the fi ve hundred mat·k, w hi ch we had antic ip ate d. Ove r fo ur hun ch·ed ca rd s h ave been by st ud en ts, n ow in sc ho ol, and or·ders are co min g in fr om al um r.i

Sorro w ha s laid its ha nd up on m em bers of o ur cl ass. vV i th in the p ast few wee ks de ath h as cl ai li ttle Jo hn Ho ut z Ea stw ood, our "Se ni or baby ".

Hi s de a th was s udclo:n and a s ho ck to a ll. Op al MPyer , a yo un g er sister of Ea rl · Me ye r died at Omaha after on ly a few d ay 's illn ess. S he is grea tly mi sse d in th e Mo d el Sc h oo l, whe re she made her pre sence felt by h er s unn y di sposi tion a nd her fa ithful ness in sc h ool wo rk. Death also claimed you n ge r c hild of Mr . Ha rrin gto n. Th e sy m pathy of th e cl ass go es o ut to tho se b ereaved , a nd wt cv mmend them to the who al one can he al s uch wo und s whe re hum an effo rt s a nd sy mpathi es avail not.

A ll p h• >tos fo r th e An nu al h av e b ee n ta ken a nd cuts are bdn g ma de as rapid ly as the engr ave rs ca n turn them ou t. Mate rial is comi ng in, and will go to the press as soo n as po ssibl e.

Pro f. B ec k taug ht the Theor y cl ass Febru ary 26, Pr es id ent Cr abtree being abse nt on th at day. Th e peri od w as profitab ly s pent in di sc u ssion whic h wl'\s practic al and a ppli cab le to teache r s.

Je ss Harris, who had re turn ed to schoo l a nd w as walkin g abo ut on c rutch es, h ad th e mi s fortun e to s lip on the library ste ps a nd fel l, brea ki ng th e limb agai n ·whi ch w as br ol;en before. Thi s n ecc:ssitated hi s rem ova l to hi s h ome n ea r S hub e rt. We miss Jess, a nd hops he m ay rec ove r in tim e to complete his co u rs e wit h us

Th eses we re g iv e Thur sd ay morning, Mch. 11, as foll ow s; Th e Pl a ce of Oral J?xpression in th e Cu r ric ulum, Kat herine H an ks; The Prim ary Sch ool as an Agency in Ch ar ac ter Bui ld in g, Ag ne s Bl ank; Th e Qua lifi cat ions of a Te ac he r, Hdna Ha dl ey; Th e Effc:ct of the Mon as t er ies up on Mode rn Ed u ca ti on, Ch ester Kaup; The Influence of Wom an on Public Educati on, Marg ar et Davi s. .J!-

Junior I te rns.

C. P. SCHO TT.

We are al wa ys glad to r ece ive new me mb ers in to ou r rank s. Many oew st udents h ave cas t th eir lot with th e Juni or s.

Great doings! Ju nior s bad their pi c tures taken in "ha lv rs".

Varro Ty !Pr w as out of sc h oo l a few d ays . Cau se u nknown.

Th e "Up ri s ing Sev e n'' were h ono r ed by h av in g Prof. Delzell as a visitor dnring Chapel.

After a short ill ness , which o nl y proYcd to be an e nlarged tooth, L. F. Garey h as again r esumed hi s sc h oo l work.

Th e Ju nio rs again cove red themselves with glory , when they de fea t ed the "All Stars" in a game of B as ket Bal l. It was a good "c lea n" game a nd much exc i tement preva il ed thru the co nt est.

Many of the me mbers of th e cl ass sai d "o uch!" wh en the class du es were lev ied. But upon r eceivrng a r eport from th e treasurer they h ave pr actically a ll paid up It takes t he Ju niors to h and le th e "velve t".

Ouch! T he Ju nior gi rl s were defe a tcrl by the Sen ior-s in a ga me of B as l<et Ba ll. Grea t cre di t is due to the Se ni or s. Hurra h! The Juni or girls r edeemed th e mse l ves wh en they defe a ted th e Sopho m ore Ba se Ball Team and as usual n:ceived the "Rag, .

Although so r:y to have her ta ken fr om o ur class ro ll , we wish Miss Blanche Co llin s success in her new lin e of work. She accepted a po s iti on in her broth er 's sch oo l and at last repor t she was doing mo re th an ju s ti ce to her posit io n. Her brother is we ll known to m os t of u s, a nd expect s to come back nex t year. .JI.

Sophomore Class

C EC ELIA WEHRS.

Mr. Cbas Mou lton was elec ted o ne of the Y. M. C. A. delega,tes to attend the convention at H ast ings , Nebr. He left Feb . 18 and re tu rned Feb. 2 1.

There b as been a great de al of spirit ex-

hi h it ed in - tit<: c las s ga m es during th e pnst mo nth. in whi ch the Sop homo re s did thei r pan with en:di t. On Feb 17 the Sop homore boys sh owed them se lves to he the ch ampion s at ind oo r b ase b: dl, wi nnin g th e pe nnant for thi s year. Fe b. 24- the gir-l s pl nyccl th e Fr es hme n and Spec ials nt ind oor b aseba ll and the sco re \-vas 16 to 8 in fa, -o ,-of the sop homore gi rl s. On Mnr. 5, the Sop homon· g irl s cr osse d ha ts wi th the Jun ior g ir-ls. Th er·c w as g r·cat exci tcm l· nt dur i ng the game nnd at the cl ose the sco re was a ti c. An o th er i nn in g w as pl aye d an d though our girls playe d well the s co re sto od 9 to 10 in frt vor of the J uni or·s. A g re at d ea l of credit is to be giv en t he b oys of the class, especia ll y to Mr. St ua r·t who, with t he ot her s, never fai led to g iv e us their hel p. Th e ir chee rs and r oo tin g ce rt ai nly ins pi r ed th e gi rl s to do the ir b est a nd k eep the sc ore of the Juni ors as l ow as po ss i ble. .;J.

Special-F reshman Class.

:'olH S. i\IIN ,\ PERRI N.

Mi ss Minn ie Appl egate h as entered t hi s cla ss

Miss Agn es O'Brien is sufferi ng with n fe lon on hc t- thurn b.

Anxi ety ne ver yet successfully b ridged a ny ch asm.-Buffin i.

L esl ie Ma ll ox h as b ee n sergea n ta t-arm s, to 6 11 v acancy.

Mi ss Cu l be rt son m ade a busine ss t rip to Auburn, Frid ay a fte rn oo n

Mr. Spaffo rd a nd Mr. E. S utphi n h ave become me mb ers of t he class.

Miss Be ll e Di ckerso n h as b ee n ca ll ed ho me on acco unt of the illness of her m othe1·.

Th e g ame of i ridoo r b aseb all pl aye d by th e Spec ia ls a nd Sopho mor es was enjoyed by eve ry o ne .

"Trainer Briefs".

II ATTIE :\l. Y .\TE::;.

Mi ss \Yil co x is n ow tcnc hing n cn •· Hu mbuld t.

Th e lVl isses Snodg ra ss sp cn t 7. at hom e. uncl ay,

Mi ss A nn a Co wcl cnjuye rl a sh nr·t \·i:::. it fr om he•· sister of Un ad ill a.

Mi ss Oli ve •· has been o ut of sc ho ol for so me t im e on :•c co unt ofsici<n css.

' Mi ss I-Jo ll c mb c :tk a fo nncr Tra in c •· IS now te a ching in Thay er Co un ty

Miss Cld a :vl o •·: tn r cc cmly enjoyc rl n ,·is it fr om h e: •· mot he 1· and br o th e r.

Mi ss Daisy B•·an cn of Sp ring fi eld, brasl<a. r ece ntly e nr o ll c.: d ns a Tr ainer.

Mi ss Ca rol.' nn Hul lh orst has left sc h oo l to he lp c are for ht·r fath er, wh o is , ·c•:_v ill.

\Vc an: soo n to lwv c n se ri es of ta lks bv Miss R ul o n, co nc erni ng books su ita bk fo x· sc ho ol li bra ric s.

M iss cs Ger-t ru d<' Sno dgras s and J os cphin e L. c ffcnl ink, spe nt s ome t im e at home ca ring fo1· mcm bc1·s of the fa mil y wh o were ill.

We expect to ha ve a nu mb er of meetin g s, durin g the n ext few week s. for th e purpo se of di s cu ss in g to pics re l at in g to the st udy of Geogra phy. Everett.

NEV ,\ BE S T.

Cnd er the n ew co rp s of office rs for the second se m es ter Eve r et t is ho ldin g to th e steady, s tra ig ht com·se which she fo ll owed last se me s te r. Th e clos in g of the past s emester s howed Eve r ett to he st r onge r and m ore capab le than ever he f11re in her h istory. With thi s reco rd ba ck of her Everett ha s tak en upon h ersel f the re spons ibiliti es of s eve ral i mprove m ents. Definit e

steps a ,. c b ee n ta ken towa rds in co rpo r:n in g th e so ci e ty . Al so a new pian o h as been p urch ase d. Thi s pi a no , a Schiller in mn ke. is a credit not o nlr to th e so ciety hut also to tbe scho ol and a so urce of plc as urc to a ll lo vers of mu sic.

Th e pr ogrn m 0f Febru ary 26 , 1 909 was ,·cry goo d. It w as of the' nature of a G,·orge Was hin g ton affa i r. Ge orge W as hin gt on and Mi stress Ma rth a, i mpe r so nated lw Gert rud e Van Driel and Miss sa t up on tbe pla tfo rm. Th eir dign ifie d and se rene presence seem ed to a dd rc a to the special day numbers on the prllg rnm whi ch we re as Life at i\J o unt Ve rnon, i\ li ss Carri e Han sen: The B oy h oo d of Wa shingt on. Mr . Fo sn o t; Cn>ss in g th e Delew ar c. Mr . S eely. The mu sical numb ers co nsi s ted of a pi ano so lo whi ch w as very pleas in gly re ndered by Bu tts. a vocal sol o by Mis s Neva Bes t, and an ably rendered ba ri to ne solo by t\11·. Fairc hi ld. Th e o ri g inal pia no se· lcct ions by Mr. Hum p hrey s were, as w ith <Il l hi s se lec ti ons, very ple asin g.

On Mar ch 5. 1 909 th e fo ll ow in g excellc nt pr ogr am was g i,·cn:

Piano Solo Mi ss Hazel Beck Rr ad ing Mr. Skin ne r \'o cal So lo :\1r Harold Stevens Rca ding l\li ss Cardwell Ta bl eau , "The Latest Out" Miss Le na l\1. Freid a y, :\1r. S. J. Ellenber ge r The re por t of the critic, Mr. P atchin , given at the end of each program is o ne of the bright and much enj oyed features of the evening' s e ntert a inm ent.

M :J Ch is said concerning the program of the evening while lit tle or not hin g is sa id co ncerning the business sess ions whic h are the real fiber and life of any orga ni zation. The mcrn h ers who r emain fo r these meetin gs sh own gre at deal of enthu si as m and re al intere st for the g oo d of th e so ci e ty . If you want to h elp push for yo ur s oc ie ty and get a de s ire to boo st for Ev e rett s tay for the busi n ess meetings and help trans· act the bu s in ess !

Philomathaen.

L. AllfELIA WEHHS.

The new officers of Phil o for the seco nd semester a re du ly in sta ll ed, a nd t hin gs are running as smoot hl y as if there had b ee n no ch an ge of office r s. M r. Campbell, the new presid e nt, a me mb er of the Juni or cl ass, is not on ly prov i ng him se lf a credit to Philo, but also to hi s cl ass , by the cl ear br ain and s tead y ha nd with whic h he is g uidin g Philo on wa rd to s uo.:cess

Th e s uccess of a soc iety depends lar ge ly up on the progr am co mmitt ee The pre sent comm itt ee do es not see m to ma ke muc h noi se as to the ir ex ista nce, but wh en the pr og r ams are rendered, it is then that Philo fully r ea li zes, "who arc th e men behind the g un s" .

Th e Program of Febru a ry 1 9, was g iven up princip a ll y to the ne wly elected oHicer s, who ir. turn addressed the soc iety , a nd s ho wed pl ainly the conscientious s pmt po ssessed by each. The preside nt 's a ddre ss was espec ia ll y inte re s ting and sh ow ed by its conten ts the genu in e int erest and ent husiasm of the. giver. Miss Olga Ge r eke gave a r ead in g, w hi ch wa s h ea rtily enj oye d by a ll. Besid es this there was mu sic a nd other phases of ente rt a inm ent.

The s peci al fe a ture of the month h owever, h as been centere d aro und th e Bo ys ' and G irl s' Programs. The g irl s' being given February 26, that by the b oys , Maro.:h 5. Both were a decided success, an d the g irl s and boys in turn, h ave just cau se to be proud of their effo rts. The girls program was opened with a Piano Sol o, giv,en by Miss Wonder, follow ed by a T alk on the Influence of the Life of Jo an of Arc, by Miss Ameli a Wehrs. Miss Kaup then ga ve an in teres ting r ea din g, "The Curio sity of a Woman", this was ·foll owed by a vocal solo by Mi ss St r aw n. Iren e Tyler th en re ad an excellent paper on Representative Woman. Th e soc iety was tben treated to a song by the Quintette.

Th e Program was conc ludccl wi th n Parcc in Mu sic c, ''The O ld i\ laids' T ea Par ty''. This w<ls cs pc ci: dl y gn nrl , not o nly un ique in i tsel f. but was certai nly render ed with cred i t.

The boys prog r am was opene d by a vocal so lo by Mr. Ga rcy. Pro f. H end r·i cks th t·n an excelle nt ta ll< o n, ''W h at Ph il o h as done for me''. Ne xt was music by the Se ni or, Tri o, a ta lk by Mr. Mo r ga n and Music by Reed' s Orchestra. Thi was fo ll owed by the Fancy Cha ir Balanc in g, by Mess r s. Moor·e a nd Eve r so le. Mr. Mitto n then gave a cornet so lo, a nd Mr . Ebert a r ea din g, "T he Emanc ip ation ' of Ma n". Th e m ee tin g clo s ed with a so ng by The Double Quar t ette, an d on bt·in g cnchored, they ve ry gr ac io usly sang "Good ni g ht , la di es"

Oh ! P hil o is al i\·e. ju st come and see for y 0 tu!'eJf.

II Jlsscciations II

"To be a C hri s ti an is not to be an imitator of the hi st or:ic Chri s t, bu t by the Holy S piri t to have Chri st re pr oduced in us."

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Y. w. c. A.

ENN IS DO YE R.

Th e fo ll ow in g o Hic crs we re re cently elected for the ye ar; Mary Ellenber ger, presid e nt ; Ba rb ara Cardwell , vice pre s ident; Ch a rlotte Hi cl{m a n, recordin g secre t ary; Ne11i e Bengston, co rres p ond in g secre tary; I sa belle Gab u s,

"TheY. W. C. A. H our."

Janu a ry 29, Miss Est he r Cl a rk a ddres s ed the assoc ia tion on "Th e Art of C on ve rsa ti on"

Fe bruary 26 , Mrs. Nettleton sp oke on "A Young Wom a n' s Responsibility f or Social Sta nd a rd s ". The young ladies of

th eN . C. C. A. unitin g \\'ith made th is an unu sun ll y i nsp ir ing n H·eting

"TheY. \V C. A. Ho ur' ' fe ll owsh ip , ·hr <>arl n ess of ,·i:::ion. nn rl n ess of pu r pose.

"B e a wo man! On to duty! H nise t he wo.-ld fr om all tha t's low ; Pi a c..: aga in in SDeia l he a \'1.:11 \' irtu e's fa ir nnd radiant how.

Lend influ en ce to ench <:tl'o rt

Thal will 1·aise n nr na t un.·, hum an . Be n ot Fas hi on's gild <:d lady nc \\'Be a brave, wh o l..:-so ulccl, true wo mnn!" ..:l-

N.C. C. A.

SCID 1111T.

On e \·cn in g, Fe hnwry 20 , th e o ffi ce 1·s o fth e N.C. C. A. e nt e 1·ta in cd the m emb ers of the at the home of Mrs . J ac k. Th e w as e nj o yably sp en t in eo n,·er s;tti nn and in th e pla.yin g of game s. The1·e \va s c. s lt o1·t mus ica l pt·ogram, after \\'hich t·efn·shm cnts \\' ere sc n·ed. The evening pa sse d qu ic kly and plea santly. \V e hope s uc h gat hc t·ings m:1y be fre quen t.

Su nda y, February 28, an exce ll ent ,·eport wa s r ea d bcfot·e the ass oci at ion uy Mi ss Mci':ama ra. Her s ubj ect was Le nt.

Rev. Fa ther Feen ey wi ll c el ebrate M ass at Mrs. J ac k' s r esidence, Sat ut·d ay mo nJin g, M:uch 20.

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Sta te Y. M. C. A.

C onvention.

C. D. MOORE.

The most striking ch a racterist ic of the v arious No rma l ot·ga niz a ti ons is th e prog re ss evidenced in 'every p oss ibl e "vay The You·ng Mens Chri st ian A ssoc iati on is no excep ti on to this ru le and as a m atter of fa ct sta nds we ll towa rd the top. It is tbe purp ose of the A ssoc i at ion to meet , the de mand s of pr og re ss in th e truest sen se of the word by bringing to the orga niza tion the work in gs of the Ass o eiati vn at la rge.

This m o!;t commendnh le theor y wa recent ly put in to pract ice by sending six rc pn·scntatin• m en to the State Coll\·e ntion whi ch wa s held at H as tings, Fe b. 1822. Tho se rep rc cnt ing- the Association were \'i cc -presid ent l\l o ulton, Reco rdi ng ec rctary l<u sscl \\' hitficld , and tbe No rmal :\l aic Qua r tet co nsist ing of M ess r s. L anph t ee. Ro ,v an, Moore a nd Scho tt. Sin ce th e r et urn of th e delegates two Su nda y afte rn oo n meet in gs have been gi,·en to r epo r ts from the Coll\·ention. Th e clc k gntes repo rt the convent ion to h n ,.c been except ionul in furni s hing "u sable " su ggest io ns a ncl in sp ir a ti on th at sh all be ca n it·d to oth ers for th eir in s piration a nd m ore effici e nt Chris t ian ser vi ce nn cl gro w th. The l oca l Assoc ia ti on bas alr ca dv felt the fr es h imp et us brought home ln· the rlel eaa t es a nd fee l t hat the - 0 rc presc n ti x·cs ha ye i nd ee d been inspired in "C hris ti an Assoc i atio n ''.

NOTE S.

A contest is on w ith t he Y. M. C. A. for th e greates t pe rcent age inc t·ease in membet·ship durin g th e remainder of t he y ea r.

Edi to r Ha ck er spo ke to us March 14 on "Ma ni festat io ns of the Sp i rit".

Th e comm ittee upon mem bership conte st , consi s ting of C. Schott, Kaup, Je nkin s, Keirn , Garve r a nd Bailey is out for bus in ess .

Delega tes to th e Ca sca de Co nve ntion are under di scus sio n. Tbe pm spect us pro mise s a gre at confere nce and it is a m atte r worthy m ost ea rne st consid erati on on the part of a ny one w ho can po ssib ly ar range to go.

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II

WEBSTER RAY.

The P er u bo ys b as k et ba ll team h as fix J edits clutche s so firm ly upon the mu ch coveted trophy, called a pennant , that

th ey nJHy be sa id to it cinc h ed Centr al City Coll ege fe ll an cagy pr ey to lhc No rm al t ea m. Th ey we re ou tc lass..: d and defeate d by a sco re of 6-69. Th e ga me uf th e seaso n and t he l ast of a long se ri es ofvictories wa s v1 ith C otne r. Her e th e No rmal b oys cl osed the se as on with a gra nd fl o uri s h. Every pb ye r wn s in th e game fr om w hi s tl e to w hi s t! <:, g iv ing a fin e exhib iti on of fast fi e ld a nd t ea m work , sh ow in g just wh at a pennantwinning t eam co.uld do in the lin e of adva ncin g the s phere a nd hu stling it thru th e h oo p. The fin al sco re was 23 - 62, w hi ch clearly awards the pennant to the Normal team. Th e li ne up.

Co tner

Pe ru Sidd ons .! f. Sc h ott l\1cC o ll ougb rf. Wri g ht sma n, !{ en fro Osp eowa ll e Swc n so n Po m in ter rg Be ck W illm ot .. lg . L ee, capt.

We a ll h ave a feeli ng o ft ·egret th at the season of b as ket ba ll is ove r, for we h av e a t eam this year that ce rt a inl y is th e fastest bunch th at the No t·mal ever put ou t. Th is yea r wi ll be looke d back up on in aft er years as a bann er yea r for basket ba ll.

Th e class seri es of ba sket ball is n ow in full swi ng. In a f ast game the Se ni or girl s defeated the Juni or g irl s, a nd in their mind' s eye th ey already h ave the pe nnant.

Th e b oys' games h ave not yet started b ut eac h cl ass boasts th e pennant - winn in g team, an d we are s ure oJ so me very f as t interest in g cl ass con t ests. The Sopomo re boys proved to be th e b es t ind o or ba::::eba ll te a m, a nd so ha ve been awa r ded th e tr ophy. The Juni or g irl s se cured th e pe nna nt in the b ase ba ll contests by defe a tin g the Sophomo r es in a spectacular game, in which sk ill a nd knowl ed ge of th e ga me was shown by some of th e g irls whic h wo ul d be to t he cre di t of man y of a devote e of the sport.

Th e in te n:st in th e ind oor ga me s, wit h

th e ;tppr o:tc h of will he turn_ cd to the 1'\ationa l ga tn e. Al n .:[tdy mn ny \v i ngs at·e being wod<e cl o ut, ; tnd the bi g mit i:-. be in g u sed daily in th e gym . The pro spec t is very Sc hott, Stevens, nnd Gar ry lin ed up to do the slab wo t·k and tht· kinky one" th at th ey llu ow a t·c some th ing fierce. :\il:A cl ams h ;ts <-lectcd capta in and ll elms ma nag c t· and we arc assut·ecl f rom thi s Llwl IJ ase ba ll at th e No r·mal wi ll be a a nd that they w iII c:.t p tu n: t h t· ch ::tm pi ons hi p.

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An in te r- society ch: hat c is b eing a rr anged be tw ee n th e A thcni:tn a nd the Ci ce roncan cl ub s. Thi s is a re vi ,·:tl of a ft·aem ·e of soc iety l ife w hi ch wH s gi ven co ns id erab le imp ot·tan cc in th e Nv rm al until l ast

It is h ope d th a L the id<. n wi ll be en co ura ged s in ce it much int er·es t to the debating w0 rk oft he sc h oo l.

It w as the pt·i vi lege a nd pl ens ut·e of tl:e ed it or of th is dep a rtm e nt to li ste n to the int er- hi gh sc h oo l dcb :--t te be twe en the Auburn and Ne br aska Cit y hi gh sc h oo ls.

Th e que s ti on di sc u sse d wn s th e r eg ul ar hi gh s choo l question on indu s tria l ar bitr dt ion s. Bo th tea ms sh owe d exce lle nt coac hing , a nd had good arguments.

Th e A ubtun team won the deba te. Th e co ac hs of both team s, Jo hn A. H an na of Auburn and C. Ray Gni.es of Ne bt·as ka City , are gt·aduates of the t'\orma l a nd were on tb e No t·m a li n te r co ll egia te teams while in sc ho ol. Gates d eba t ed aga in st Kan sa s in 1 906. Ha nn a deb ate d aga inst Mi sso uri in 190 8. The Auburn team is doing es pe cia ll y goo d w or k, h aving won over a number of the surrou ndin g hi gh sc h oo ls of this district

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L. NEl\l i\HA CLARKE

Miss es Miuni e Sa il, Minnie Knudsen,

a nd Su ;; ie :\l nt hi s \\"lTC n'<.Tr.tly into th e socit:l v.

The s oc i <:lv w ill h..: l'< prc;:<' ll tcd in the ,]l-ba tl' hl·t,, ·ecn t he p• iv : lle s quad of Non11ulites anrl the Auburn Alu mni s which \\'ill take in :\u lwn1, Mar. 18 th. h_v i\1 iss :'\ e lli c Da Yi dHm.

Th e soc iety h as lost nne of i ts mo st wo rth y mcmbcn; !\ l is ;; Co ra C hi tte nd e n. who w ent to I3r oc k, :\l a l'. l >=t tn U1k e up the wo rk in the gn11 11 1Tl<1 r d<·p; •• ·tm cnt. The b est wi s he s of the s oc iety go \\'i th her for h er success, in her ne\\' field of 1\'0J'k.

Scadet a nd go ld ha 1·e been adopted as A th enia n soc iety co lo1·s

Cic eronea n. \\' T. 11.\ IH:-.GT O I'.

Feb 20. The qu es tion discussed was: Reso l ved that the Legis lature of Col ifomia is not ju st i fied in exclurli ng J apanese c hild re n fr om Amc•·il·::t n Sl: ho ols. It was affirmed by Me ss 1·s. Kir s h. Pe ttit a nd Harr i ngto n; and den ied by Messrs GO \\'en, Skinner and Cole.

The qn estion ' rli scussccl i\Iar 6 was: Reso lv ed th at U nit ed State s Se nato rs sh ould be elec ted by a direct vote of the p eop le. This was affir m ed by A. Hi ll and Warren E. Bun-e ll, and deni ed by Lew is Cole and W. T. H anington. Th e deci s ion of the judges was for the negcttive

The Cice ron ea n Debating C lub is enjoyin g a sea son of growt h. both in in terest and membe1·s. The and goodwi ll show n is ve ry grat ify in g to th ose who are int'e1·ested in the we lfa re of th e Soci e ty.

A bill h as passed both the hou ses of the legislatu re by a pranically un a nim ous vote making hi gh schoo l fraternities illegal. This will m ee t the a pproval of nearlv a ll who h ave the occasi on to s tud y th e effec t of suc h organization s.

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Supt. E. K Berk ey, '0 . of To bi as has arrn nged to co nt inu e hi s s tudie s in the sta le uniY cJ·sity next y c:u·.

Supt. E. E. Lackey, ' 0-l-, of tiJe Syracuse sc h no b r ece ntlY re elected by the B ua rd of Ed ucat ion nt that plnce

:\!i ss l(annow 'OS and l\.li ss l:k nh a Rn ngc "07 are ve ry successfu l 111 their· work in the Ya lp a•·niso

Th e el as::; of '0 .._ nrc a rranging a class reun i on on co mm c.: JH:c mc nt. Presi de nt Ol i ne says the pt·ospect s are for a large atte ncln n cc .

Yamcr an d Li lli th Waggcm·r. of th e class of 1 907, ha ,-e reg istered for in abs e nti a wo rk lca diug to tiJe B. E. Deg r ee .

upt C. !\1. Penny of Oa kl and w ill at tend the state un i,·ersity th is com in g year. l\1 .-. Penny h as been a decided s ucces,.; at Oak l and.

Prin. Ea rl C li ne, '07, of Sidney is certainly provi ng a champio n deb a ting c oac h. He ha s o ne of the stro n ges t te a ms in w cste n1 N eb r as k a.

l\1is s Anna E hl ers of York, who accompan ied P•·ofessor De l ze ll 's party on the Europea n tour l ast s ummer , ha s ar ranged to attend the co min g s umm er sc h oo L

The Class of ' 06 wi ll hold a re union in Pe ru , Commencemen t Da y. The reuni on w ill take the fo rm of a 'fare1ve ll to Miss E lli s before lea ving f or a tour of E urope w ith a l arge pcirty.

Professo r a nd Mrs. Searso n h ave a lr eady e xte n ded an invi tation tu tb e Cla ss of '07 for a Commenc eme nt D ay r eun i on.

The r eunion w ill ta ke the form of an inf or mal recept ion to Governor Sha llenberger who is to gi ve the comme n ce ment ad. dre ss.

Miss Al ice Gip so n, '08 , of Hch ron is reported as vct·y s ucce ss fu l in he r wo rk th ere .

Mi ss L ena Ha ll et , '08, has in he alt h so as to be able to res um e hc1· wo rk at H.u lo.

J essie McAnd r e\vs '05 h as had a su ccessful year of sc h oo l work as Nor mal tm i oi ng teacher in th e Ne ligh Hi gh Sc h oo l.

Supt Gail of Exeter says Ed Gr os!;, ' 08, h as made a ve t·y mark ed s uccess as pr incipa l of the Exeter sc hoo ls thi s year.

G eo rge R. Foste r and Frank Re in sc h of the class of '06 are n ow recog ni zed amo ng the fo r emost lead ers in de b ate at the u niversity

Supt. Myrtle Krebs of Scot ia a nd Supt. M. W. Rya n of Gre eley h ave beco me r ecogn ized leaders of Re::t din g Ci rcle wo rk 111 th eir county.

Maud Boy d has an exce ll ent p osi ti on as teacher at Alamosa, Co lor ado , yet she says none is so goo d and tru e as the pa le wh it e a nd bl ue.

Prof. Lo ui se Mears of N. S. N. S. fac ul ty spent Mar. 16 in Lin(:ol n co n fe rrin O' with 0 th e State Su pt conce rnin g the Cou r se of St ud y in Geography.

Ex-Supt Geo. D. Carrin gto n '05 of Nemaha cou n ty, has en te red the empl oy of the Hammond and Step hens Co mp a ny of Fremont, with Illino is as h is fi el d.

Supt. Fl oyd Gai l, '07, of Exete r h as a rran ge d to continu e h is s tu di es at the comin g summer sc h oo l. He is dete rmin ed to h ave the Bachelor of Ed u catio n Deg r ee.

· Supt George McG re w of Sil ver Cro::ek bas b een unanimously r e-e lecte d at Sil ver Creek at an i nc r ease crf wage s. We wo ul d advi se a ll bache lors ot t he Alum ni t ha t a ll auch flattering i nc r ease s in sa lary im poses the dut y upon the rec ipie nt of such sa lary that he shou ld suppo rt a hom e a nd a no ther individual.

Su pt E. E. L nckcy of h ns ))cc n un a nim ously ..:ho!-'<:11 for the t hird yea r·.

Th e Syracuse schools lw \'C pro sp ere d undcr lhe m anngemc nt of Supl. L<tckC\'.

Fcddc, '07 , and Be clc ll '0 6 of th e Benso n sc ho o ls r ecen tly sp ent so me ti ml· visi ting fri ends at Peru. 'I h cv WL·rc pre sen t at the \V: ts hin gton Birt hday r ecep tion at the Dorm i to r·y.

Miss Ad a J. Bah ner· '07 wt·itcs fro m Coul<: e Citv, \V as h. t h:1t !" he ha s h ad a plem:ant years work in the We st , and th at s he fee ls th at the re is a fu t ur e fo r No rmal tra in ed t eache rs tb ct·e.

Mi!"s Virginia B yc t-ly, '0 8, no w of Eng lish in Nebras ka Ci ty Hig h Schoo l, is te s tin g the st ate course of s tudy in En gli sh pro p ose d at the ln!" t m t·ctin g nf the State T eac h er's As so cia tio n. She s pe aks highly of the co ar se as tr ie d so fa r.

S upt . F. D. Br oo hs '07 wr it es fr om Gene see , I da h o, th at he is pr osp eri ng there in th at low n of 1 ,500 in h ad it a nt s in t he f ert il e Pa louse va ll ey. The sc ho0l bas a l ibr ary of 1 ,3 75 vo l um es e xc lu si ve of gove rnm e nt r epor ts, wit h more to be or·dcrecl soo n. Th e b oa rd of e el u ca tion is very liberal ir:t the pu t-c h ase of referen ce boo ks an d ot her eq uip me nt. He m et Sup t. W. R .. Siders of Pocate ll o, also an cx - Ne brashan, at the I Claho Sta te T eac her s' a ss oc i atio n at Boise.

Evelyn Van Wic ld e '08 is to be one of Mi ss par ty for a tJ·ip th ro ugh Eu rope thi s S um me r. Mi ss E ll is's par ty will trave l u nd er the aus pi ces of th e U ni ve rsity of Travel of B os to n. Se v era l of th e Al umni are a lready pla nn ing for 'th is t t·ip as it gi ves n ot only o pleas u re t ri p but th ey are gi ve n prac ti ca ll y a Se m ester cr-e di t in th e b es t sch oo ls a nd co ll eges in t hi 3 cou nt ry. Th e fo ll ow in g of the Alu mni too k this sa me trip l as t Snmm e;: W. N. Delzell '94

J?e rn , Ann a Ehlers ' 05 Yo rk , J. E. G ibn ey , 08, Suthe rl a nd , J. Haro ld W iJii am s ' 08 Cha dr on.

Lim:o ln county tcnchcrs met at Nonh Pl<1lte, Fe b ruat·y 20 to only two subjects, anti At·ithmetic: . Dr. F. II. Hnll was ><eeut-c:d to lcnrl in the discusof:Hithnll:tic:. :t nd :\1:1Jide :\lol yn c:n ux 'OG to the ::tch·ant ;•gcs of the \\'ani meth od of tea ch ing n·rtding.

A loc: Il Bl ue Spt·i ngs neWSJW p <' r comm ends L. J. r--:nt>l l '07 highly _ for ot-g: • ni z ing abi l ity nnrl di"cipline su1 ting thnt a se mi-self gn\"<·t·nmcnt plnn i>: in u><c in t h<: high S('hoo l wh ich is working out in fine and generating in the >:tUdl·nt high l·r m ora l ntmnsphere and :111 i ndividu : Il re s pons i bility fur the schoo l.

Re\-. A. W. CIHrk, pre,;irlent of the Ch i ldr en's Home S: l\·inr- I n,t i tute at Omn ha fi l kd the pu 'pit in the Bapti><l Churc h nt Pe nt n·t·cn tl_v. This inst itu tion h as rescued O\"C t' <WOO home less ch i ldre n fro m povet·ty Hn<l et·i mc n nd fou nd · h nnlls for t.hc snme thn) ugl10 ut and NdJr nsl<a. Hev. Cla rk is ab ly as,-isted hy hi s nn hlt: wife· M r>:. An na T aggart the class of 18 79.

The boar d of Educatio n at Have l ock re-dectl·d Su pt. J. A. \Vond:-11·d '07 and has inc t·eased hi s sa lary to $ t ,3fi0. Th is ma k es a n et i ncrease in the »f the super in te:1de nt at H ave l ocl; of $-1-50 in t hr ee yem·s. whic h ind icates no t on ly th nt HaYe l ock is grow in g \' t' ry ntpid l y, but th at the bo:1rd of ed u cation h as appreciate d effic ien t. un se l fis h sen• i ce.

Th e New man Gr ove boa t·d (If ccl u crttion. to teac h th rift a nd eco nom y, esta blish ed ; sav in gs b ank in th e.> pu bl ic !'c h oo ls. Th e fit·st depos it s we re m ade Octobe t· 12 l ast in the sum of $32.68, and on Jan unry 12 th ere was on depos it $2G6.3fi. Of t hi s amou nt $264.50 h as been i nvested in sc h oo l dist 1·ict and co un ty war r ants, drawing seven pe r cent interest. Pri u. J. Gi lbert '06 is the m ov in g sp iri t in t he i nnovation.

l\1iss \ \' il ma Cline, assistant 1n the department of expression. ga,·e a n•c i tal in and Expression Hnll on the e,·ening of 24.-. l\Ji ss Cl i ne graduated fn)m tkpa rtment of expression of the Per·u Normal in 1907, and has si nce been studyi ng in the Col umbia School of Oratory.

Co unty Supe r inte n dent writes thnt the pupi ls of Gretna publ ic ;;chools ca rri erl Away ahout $2 000 in prc111iums at the.> Nationa l Corn Show in Omnhn The look first place in the town school exhibit open to Nebrask a. Pr in A. E. Hi l debra nd '01 and his pupi ls n re enth us iast ic and do cons i derable agricu lture work in co n nection· \Y i th their work as is sho wn by the two hundred entries of small grai n at the corn s how. In the ,·ic in it y of Gretn a is an enterprisi ng peop le who are wi ll i ng to take hold a nd m okc the w ork a success. .;;.

A nu mb er of Pe ru peo p le attended the hi gh sc hool debate held at Neb r aska City on the c\·en in g of Ma rch 5. The for dd)a te was: Resn l ved, That the Un i ted StAtes gover n me nt sho ul d own, operate. and contro l a ll ra ilr oads in the Un i ted States u se d by the genct·a l public. The affirmat i n: was arg u ed by students from · Douglns, Syracuse, Lorton , and Palmyra, and the n egat i ve hy ;:tudcnts from Berlin, Dun bar, Nebraska City. and Talm'age Dunba r w on first pl ace. Pa l myra second, and Ta l mage th ird Superintendent Ma rti n, of Ham burg, I owa, Pr ofessor H ouse, of Pe ru , and Superintendent Evans, of A ub urn, were th e ju dges. Those prese nt fro m Pe ru. bes i des Pr ofesso r House , were Mis;:es Kat h erine Woo ds, Ada Peebl es, Lau ra Easte r, Grare Du nl ap, Anna Bredeho ft, and Eun ice F erguson

Fir m ness-Lt h as two meanings; referri ng tn yo u rself it means decision; to yo ur neighbor, obstinacy.

Heard in the Schoolroom.

'•Of w hat u !'e is the p ou ch to the mar supial an im al? "

Pupil-C a n't sir. Tea ch er-Co rr ect.

"To hide i tse lf in , when pursued ." T cnehe r -::\n mc the t

Teacher-W h at d ete rmine s the cou r se of a nd Ca,·a licr·." a r·ivcr?

Pupil- A ri ver is determined to flow the way the lan d sl opes .

"W h at is the Pres id e nt 's c abinet?"

"A large d esk in wh ich the Pre idc n t keeps importa nt p ape r s."

"What is an em ba ssa dor?"

"A k in d offis h found in the No r th Sea."

Teacher- Wh o were the Hu g uen ots.

Pupil- A colony of p eop le led by Sir Victer Hugo.

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Teacher-What octul_)at ion did Columbus 's fat he r fo ll ow?

Pupil -He was a ha ir

Tt' ncht-r-W h at ma de yo u t hink that?

Pupil-Why, the book says he was a w ool combe r.

"Desc ribe the great Central plain , joh nniP.."

"It mu st be a mighty d ange r ous pl ace to li ve in, with the h ill s tumb lin g ar oun d. "

"W hy do you sny that, Jo hnni e?"

"T he Geograp hy says the pl a in s are continuou s ro llin g bi ll s."

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"Thomas, what is the c hi ef product of the pine tree? "

Thomas- '' Pine apples."

''\V hn l is mt·nnt hy ncl v al rwe m nuly? "

T h c cl u t y '> f a fa i t h f11l fa l h c r to hi s fa m ily in th e y<•at· of o ur L or·d

" Describe th e c ircula tion of tin· bl ood."

"It passt·s fn>m th<: t·ight au ricle to the ri g ht vent ri cle, thenc e to the l ungs wher·e it is pn rificd; then to the le ft a uricl e a nd to the left ve nrrick, a ft er whid1 it passes thru th e wh ole sys tem , do wn one leg and up the ot he r.

Pupi l-Ple ase , s 11·, \ovhat does g- o- 1-d s pell? "

To mmy. you o ug ht to kn ow that. (Take s ho ld of w atc h elwi n.) Of wh at is thi s m ade?

Tom my-p r om pt ly-Bra s s!

"J o hnni e, can you gi ve t he name of the cape made fam ous thru the di s cov e ry of go ld in Al as k a?"

john nie.-)l'o 'm .

Te ac bcr.-Corr ect .

Mary co m es to sc h oo l wi th ch eek sca rred.

Teac her-Wh a t' s th e m atte r wit h yo ur ch ee k, Mary?

Mary -Th e o lrl h en st r uck m ..:.

T eac her-Struck you? Struck yo u with what ?

Ma r y-With h er face.

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night h an.• fot· us in these bet ter tim es.'

I hdieve is the key to an unders tanding of huma n hi sto ry We nrc pro ne to jurl gc the i dea ls in church, state and socil ' ly. No mat tc r in what age of the wo drl" s by ou r twentieth ce nt ury i deals , a nd are thu s l ed to criticise and condcq1 n. A ll t hi s is m an i fest ly sha ll ow fal;.e, and unscho l arly.

\\" c h a\'c n ot lN 11·ned the first a ndf m ost esse nti al that hi story ca n teach-the va lue u fdwri t_v, a cha rit y w hi ch can Jy mpath ize with cver _v ea rnes t, who le!<ouled end eav or in and countv and in wh n te,·er form it h as ap pe ared. Thi s s ymp a thy will not weak ly confuse the ete rn al la ws of ri g ht anrl wron g, bu t will e n" ble us to detect the goo d in act i ons, in.s tituti ons and th eo:-ies, which at first though t s ee m ed essent ially evil.

Unless o ur studv of hi sto ry us to en te r ta in a' more kin rl ly , t olerant spirit towa rd ma ny a form of th0ught a ga i nst whi ch. it b e, we h.ad bee n mo re or Jess prej udiced, uri l ess its gives us a most h opdul out l ook n pnn hum an des tin y, and it will g iY e us th e powe r to see good in great hi st u ri c m o,·emcnt, th ere ou r s tu dy lw s been in vain.

H ow e\·ents ot h erw i se mean ingless and uninter est in g, will aga in leap in to viv id li fe if the s turlent w ill b ut p ut him self in h is fe 11 ow cr eatu re's pl ace.-see wit h the ir eycs,judgc by the ir i dea ls, a nd understand wit h their hearts. Many an in st itut io n, a m ode of th ought, n ot at a ll fitted to twe nti eth ce nt ur y. Cond iti o ns, hn s, n c:: ,·ertheless, been in hi gh nccord with t ht• an d needs of some o th er nn cl earlic1· time. Such in st itutions n nrl m od es of though ts came into ex isten ce in r espo n se to the deeply rooted necess it y of th e t im e. a nd good , earnest honest men a nd women th r ow themselves, h ea rt nncl so ul , in to suc h moyement.

m ust tr y to l ea rn to judge men and m !' tit uti ons by the use the y h ad in th e day in which tbe.r belon ged , n ot by the u sc they t

It is o ur c hi ef business to lea rn what brought onr fe11ow-beings of an other day to that pn rtic ul ar pas s-to th at way o

th inkin g- no t to w c;fld y a nd se l f-r igh teous ly con de mn w ha t we do n ot c om pr ehe nd.

He who bes t und erstands the hum i'l n

an d in the n-11 11 : <)f Sp t: 11. to )';: t hi -; tL' w found Ctlllll try. T he da y,; ol (;l "O I").!l" II [ w cr..: nL·xt sh •>wn by lo ut· l' ut·it :t ns on tht·ir w .ty to cill tt ..: n, th · tn en carrying h ea rt a nd mind a nd who re ar!::; men and gun s, th e wo·n n. Bi ;)lcs. :5an· The wo men a ri ght, int erprets mo re ttca rl y corr ec tl y the dct: ds of the p as t, and wi ll be best ab le to ca rry on the world 's work t oday 'Ti s, after a ll , th e old s tnr·y of sy m pat h y. :\t. c.

Mt. Vernon Day.

On Feb. 22nd many s tud e nt s were seen bu sily hurr y in g around, t ry i ng to ge t le sso ns o ut of the w ay ; a nd espe r:ial ly w as th is th e case with the g irl s at Nlt Vernon l:i a ll.

F or sev era l days th ere had b een an under-cu rre nt of exc it eme nt a nd w hi spered co ns ul tations in a ll so r ts of ou t-o l-t h eway pl aces. Gi rl s we re s ee n ca rr y in g qu ee r look in g bund les int o the ha ll , and t ry i ng tu look ve ry my s te rious ab out i t.

As even ing ap pi"Oac hed, on thi s memorable d ay, th ere was a gr ea t st ir at th e ba ll for we re n ot the g irl s th at ni ght to e nt er ta in the ent ire sc h oo l a nd many of the ci ti zcn s of Peru.

Alt ho ugh the weat her w as not at it s b est, th e gu ests bega n to a rriv e cu rly, and \\ Cre hy Miss Sto n er a nd a numbe r of the young ladi es.

Th e gues ts were fir st sh ow n into th e l arge d itJi ng -h a ll , wher e, at three b oot hs, refresh ments. con sis tin g of co coa a nd wa fer s, were ser ved by yo ung ladies in co l onial costume

The dini ng- ha ll s erve d also as an en te rtainmen t ha :J and here was spe nt a pleasa nt half bo u r. Th e en terta inm e r. t was in t he for m of a se ries of liv in g pic tur es , fr amed by an i mm en se frame. Befo re these we re presente d, a brief int ro du ct ion wtt s gi ven , th at the a udi en ce might en te r in to the sp irit of the eve ni n g. The fi rst scene repre se nte d th e l and in g of Co l umbus who 1 s urr ou nd ed by I nd ian s, kn el t,

Ki ng'' wa s s un ;; at thi s ti .n:. :-! e xt wc r..: g iv en a num be r· o:·sccn cs ug g cst i ng i rw id cnts 111 \\" as hin gto n"s l ife; C::..:" r gc an .) th <: T· e c,·•

"Wa s hin gto n a ..; a Surv cyu r·, " a Hl th e U..: l l· w:trc"'. \\'n shit g ton . w ith i\ l artha his \\ :fc, nn:t before us, to th e tun c of a we d march. d:t ys wen: ma ri e st i ll tlt on: t-ea l by a sce ne rcpr cse nti 11 g th · min:rct.

'' iVI nk in g the to th e ftrst

ver se •,f '·A rn o: r ic a ·' s 11 ng hy a chu ru s.

' "\Va ..; hi ng to n as a Pr e;; icl cnt" bt·uu ght th e life of W as hi ng to n to o clos e; and •· i\H Yl·t·non Be ll s '' wn s s un g w hil e was view crl the va cant cha it· rlt·a pcd in bl ac k nnd cr o wn ed with a l:tun·l wt·cnl h.

A ,;c ri es of ,.;c encs from the Civil \V nr we re n ex t gin·n; the fi r,.; l '' The Sa le of Sin v cs ". " Tc ntiu g To-nig ht ,'' w as th e name gi ve n t he n ext see m ·. Two s ul cl icrs l oy as lee p in a te nt bc f()r ..; which b um e cl It camp fire A qua rt et sa ng, "T o.: ntin g T oni ght." durin ).! this scene. "Bro.:a kin g- th e Ft::ttet·s" wa s n ex t g iven , and t hi s clo s ed w ith th e l as t ve r se of"America ".

No t sa tis fi ed tu us in the da ys of '6 3, th e "Cha rge of Sa n Juan Hill" w as g iven , amid m uc h applau s e, an d the pictu res en de d wit h the app e ar ance of lhe '' Go dd ess of Libc t·ty" \iv bil c the e ntire audien ce sang "C o lu mb ia" ."

Mi ss :5 toner then ga ve a sho rt ta lk in w hi ch s he i nvi te d a ll to make an in specti on of th e ha ll and to feel at liber ty to ente r a ll r oo ms w hi ch were open. The gu es ts then wa n dered ab out where ever. th ey ple ased, a nd , as th ey made the circuit of tb e ha ll s a ·: d r oo m s, met ma ny colo ni al dam es r ea cl y to do the hon or s.

The pa rl or a nd mu sic ro om we re f urni shed to re prese nt th ese r oo ms at Washin gto n 's Mt . Ve rn on hom e.

So me of th e t·oo m c: nn eac h fl oo t· wt'rc open , an d, on thl: tltirJ floo r w as an ln d i:t n ro o111 co nw inin g- e\·cry In di;} n relic

E:tc h floor was deco rated in :<o m <· w ay, the !'c..:o nd fl oo r re presc'ntin g a co lonia l ha ll.

O ur·ing th e e\·cni ng-, full y fi ve hun dred enjoye d the h os pita lit y of th e lad ies of M t Vc- nwn and a ll ,·o t ed t he eve ning a gt·c:t t S li CC('S!"'.

1/ [ocaland

] l'SS Hend ri cks h as gi ,·cn up h is wor·k at th e or mal, an d i:; t e<Jc hin g- at Gra l.

A. L. Gas h, of Aubur n, rece nt ly cn me d ow n fr·o m th e U ni ver si ty to vi sit fr i..: od :; in Pe ru.

M ess r s. Han n:t and St oddn r·d, of Aubu rn , in Pe r u, Ft: bru ary 20 do in g libnu y wod ;:.

Su pe ri nte nd ent £, ·ans :tn d Pr o fl·ssor Stnd da rd , of Auburn . a t te n de rl the ba sket ball ga me at Pc t·u. Fe bruary 17 .

Mr Ste d in g Mu tz, a fo rm er Peru st udent, r ece ntly visi ted hi s siste r, Nl a mi e Mut z, nnd hi s br o th et·, Mr Otto M u tz.

Dr . A. B. 'W in shi p, erl it or of the New En gla nd Ed u ca tional Jo urn a l, prono un ces Pr cs id en t Cr ab tr ee 's new spe ll er th e b es t of it s ki nd eYet· pub lish ed

Th e i of;}nt so n of Mr. cmcl Mrs J. A. E as tw oo d di ed Fe bt·uary 17 ft·om sp iu al men e ngi ti s, anr] was taken to Liberty fo r bur ia l. Th e sy mp at hy of cl ass mat es a nd fr iend s is ex te nd ed to Mr . a nd Mrs. Ea stw oo d in th e ir so rro w.

M ess r s. P oo le, Re nfro, Li uccln, Mo rri s, a nd Bu rre ll at ten de d th e Na tion al Gu ard in sp ec tion wh ich t oo k place at Ne br as ka Ci ty r ece ntl y. Tw o of th ese ge nt lemen are o ffic ers of the Gum·d, Mr. Re nfro being a co rp o ral , a nd Mr. Mo rri s a seco nd lie utenant

E. 0. Bl a ck sto ne r esign ed his po sit i on as Edito r-in Chief of the N orm a li te on acco un t of other d uti es w hich r eq uire hi s tim e. Mr Bl a ck sto n e' s effo r ts fo r t he su ccess of t he sc h oo l p aper h ave pr ove d Ycry eff.,c ti ,·e, and the b oa rd r eg rets hi s r es ig- na ti on. Mi ss Jul ia \an Oriel, wlw h as b ee n ::tssista nt edi tor, wa s electe d to l\l r. Bl ac kston e, and A. J. Hill w as elected assista n t. U nder the m anage me nt , the success of th e No rmali te is ins ured fur t he rema in de r of the yea r.

Fifteen mem be rs of th e Neb r as ka legislature ca me do wn from Lin co ln on Frid ay eYe nin g F eb ruary 1 2, to insped the Stat e Norm al bu ildin gs and grounds at Pe ru Aft er havin g s upp er at Mo unt Vern on ha ll , a to ur of bu il ding s a nd gro und s was mad e. E ac h building, togethe r with its s uf!pl jes an cl equ ipmen ts , was care fu ll y insp ec ted, and later th e co mmi ttee at tend ed the b as ke t-b a ll g ame be tween P eru a nd T abo r. Seve ral of th e \·isitors were ob liged to lr ay e ea rl y Sat ur day m or nin g; ot her s re m ai ned and ad dresse d the student at th e mo rn,ing co n vocation. Th e Nor mal ba nd , the boys' glee C'l ub, and the g irl s' oc tctt e furn ished mu sic for th e occasion. Th ose in at te n danc e fro m t he legisl at ure were: se nate co mmit tee-Se nat ors Bodin so n of K ea rn ey, Maj ors of Pe ru a nd Gam ill of Fro nti l' r; s en ate comm tt tee on pu bl ic lan ds buildings - Se nators Ra nd a ll of Madis on , a od Th o mp so n of Bu rt; house c ommitt ee on no rm als a nd uniYersi ty-Re prese n ta tives Dr. Case of Frontie r, Henry of Holt, H os pods ky , of Salin e, Ke ll y of Furn as, Hector of Ne mah a, Gri ffi n of Bur t, a nd Ch a se of Box Butt e; house co mmi ttee on la nd s and b uil d in g s-Represe nt ati ves Lcdigh of Oto e, Ke ll y of Furn as , H ospo ds ky of Sali ne, Ea s tm an of Kt·aus of So uth

Om ah a, a nd Gri ffi n of Burt. Th e Honora ble Fr ed Hec to r, r ep r esent a ti ,·e fr om Ne ma ha, a nd Se nator T.]. Majors acted as gu id es a nd h os ts .

The s pring vaca tion begin s April 1 a nd e xt e nds to April 6.

Mr . Frank Risk, of Ba ttle Cre e k, Nc b. r ece ntly vi s it ed wi th friend s in Pe ru .

Gl en Jenkin s and Ira Cartn.ey spe nt Sunda y, Febru a ry 28 at Mr. Je nkin s' home n ea r Stdla

Mi ss Co ra Chittenden has l(ft .t he No rmal to acce pt a po sition in the public sc ho ol at Br o ck. .

R. H. G ibh er so n, of Weeping Wa tc r, a form er student at Co llege, is a recent a dditi on to the S eni or cl ass.

An interestin g fe a ture of the m eet ing of th e G erm an Club held Febru ary 25 was a spe11 i ng ma tc h co ndu cte d by Mi ss Sto ner.

Th e Sou th ea ste rn Nebr as ka Educ a ti ona) Ass ocia ti on will meet at Bea tri ce, March 31 to April 2, inclu s ive An int e res ting pr ogram h as b ee n .plann ed, a nd Presid ent To bin is anticip a ting a goo d a ttend an ce ,

Mr. W. E. Love, of Ceda r lowa. was a Pe ru Yis it or Ma t·c h 5.

Mi ss Grace C ount r yma n we nt to Pa l· myr a, Feb ru ary 20 to attend the w eddi ng of her br ot her.

Mi gs L yd ia of C onc ord, Nc b ., h ils b eco me a mem ber of the Se ni or cl ass s in ce the b eg in nin g of the s em es ter.

Mi ss Nly rtl e Hi et t ha s gi ve n up her wo t·k at th e No r ma l to ttcce pt a sp!t:ndid p os iti on in th e t hird gr ade of the Whi tt ier sc h oo l at Lin co ln

Mr s. L. B. Sh ar p, :. md li t tl e so n, E lm o. of Lib er ty, spen t days du r in!! the lat te r part of Feb ru ar y, as the gu est of her da ught.ct:, Mi ss C at he rin e Shar p, in Pe ru.

L, E. Mu mfo rd, fo rmer prin cip al of th e hi gh sch oo l a nd at pr es ent r ep rese nt at i ve of G inn & Co mp any. visit ed th e No rm a l. Ma rch 11 a nd a ddresse d th e s tude nt s at th e mo rnin g c onv oca ti r.: n

Th e CORN ER DRUG STOR E-w hen yo u nr cd an yt hi ng in t.he sc ho ol s upply line . . . . . . . . A comp lete line of Wa t erm an 's Ide al and M oo re's .Kon- Le aka bl e fo unt a in pen s. fully guar antee d. Ag ency for Sp a lding 's At hle tic goods Eas tm an 's Kodaks a nd Sup pli es

Nebraska City

We ap prec iate y our bu s in ess. We refer yo u to o ur re li a bl e pa t,r ons fo r r efe rences ,

A.M ENG L ES, G. B COVI NGTO N, · Cas hi er

WM. TYNON, MI SS ELIZAB E'PH 1.' YN ON Vice Pres ide nt. Cas hi e r.

.. Nebraska City, Nebraska

ASTEPAHEAD

INQUALITY-a step behind in pric e that's the guiding rule in this shop.

IN SUITS-Smart as a whip-trim as a w hip--trim as a West Point Cadet, at from ten to twenty - five dollars.

IN FURNISHINGS---Every form and fabric that fashion puts on the back.

IN HATS--- They ' ll " crown " you with distinction.

And speaking of steps, are you putting your best foot forward? You will be if you wear "B rig hton " Flat Clasp garters Flat as a quarter--a quarter a pair.

WHY NOT

BUY YOUR SPRING OUTFIT · UF GILMORE ARMSTRO NG & CO.

THE BIG STORE WEST Of COURT HOUSE.

The new in jewelry for the spring and summer of 1909 are now in stock. Your visit of inspection will be one of p1easure and my stock wi11 reveal all the new ideas, at prices that will make your selection a p1easure. I will enjny ) ,n,r visit when you are in Nebraska City.

E. C. E R N S T E N E . J .:wder, R.:g;ister.:d Optician

Nebraska City, Nebra s ka

DR. L. A. FAIRCHILD

OF FI CE OVE R BANK 'PHONE NO. 63 HOME 'PHONE 35

OFFICE CONSULTATION FREE. I CARRY MY OWN DRUGS. CALLS ANSWERED NIGHT OR DAY.

SPECIAL TO STUDENTS J. W. ROBB, THE OPTICIAN

will re fund any Normal student's car fa re, wh o buys a pa ir of glasses at his office.

OFFICE WITH DR. HARRIS , Aaburo Neb.

KIMBALL LAUNDRY OF BEATRICE

' j. D. McMILLEN, Agent, Peru, Nebraska Basket in front of Page's store •.Collected Monday, delivered Friday All Work Guaranteed.

APRIL, 1909

MUSICAL NUMBER .

A $150,000 Advertising Campaign ·

Last month the Royal Tail ors of Chic ago a nd New York ran in Co lli ers Weekly and the Sat urday Evening Post the lar ges t c os tlie st magazine advert isement ever published by an Ame rican Clothes Maker. The s pace that this single ad vertisement occupied in these tw o m ediu ms alo ne cost $9642 for one week's insertion. Yet the l<oyal Campaign bas only begun . We urge no one to buy Royal Tailoring so lely because of this advertising. The point for you to con side r is-that no sane clothes maker would dare to h aza rd the fortune this advertising involves, unless he had an unusualline-a remarkable line of t ai lo ring to stand behind it.

They have an unu sual li ne, an ALL PURE WUOL line backed by fiv e exclusiYe selling features offered by no other Tailors in America. THERE are only two tailoring lines, ROYAL TAILORING and the others.

We do not mean to slight any comp e ting h ouse but we know tl!at none possesses the SKILL, though it may have the WILL to tailor garments level with theirs in style, shape and poise .

musicaiatnormal

The Ban d Co nc er t.

As n eYc t· b efore in th e hi ::;ton· of th e se b oo l ( and by t hi s \\'e m ea n no cli,.:pa t·age ment of the wo l'i.: uf fornte t· ye; 11·,.:) t il t•

Band ha s fl o ut- i >c' hcd und er t il <.: lt•acl t· t·,.:hi p of Pro f. Cl at'c B. Cos·ncll. Co mi ng to us with a supe t'l:> r·ecot·d as d it·ec tor of oth<.:r and more fam o us ot·ganiz at ions Pr o f.

Corn e ll entered with up on tltc wo rk ing out of hi gh pbn s. Th e n et n ·sul t be in g ev id en ced on th <; cycn i ng of M:H·ch 2 -1by a pr og ram rem a t·ka bl e fm· ba lun cc of parts , widene ss of t·epert o it·e. and sm oot hn ess a nd sp irit of ex ec ·u tion. Th e presidi ng ge niu s of the eve nin g pt·oved him ,.:c lf n ot o nl y a gr ace fu l and m ag neti c eond u cto t·, but a sc hola rl y mu sician of ch oice id ea ls a nd bro ad int e lli ge nc e.

When a ll numbc t·s were so goo d it is difficult to se le ct any fo t· sp ec ial co mm ent, ye t tb e La r go of Ha nd el a ml the He m lrl

Overture spec ia ll y to inte re st th e musicians present whi le the de sc t·ipti ve pie ce of Buc al oss i a nd the ever popu l ar St ars an d of Sous a were pr ese n te d with such das h an d ferv or th at the ct·owd n•s ponded with v ast e nthu si as m.

Of the vocal contributions, it sho uld be sa id that Miss Murphy sang de li g htfull y her exact in g numb er from Ch am in a de a nd re spo nrl ed with a tast e ful en co t·e; Pr of. Hou se 's so l os were we ll r ece i ve d; a nd the Glee C lub sco r ed it s u sua l hit.

One wi,.:he s th at a pr og r am of such unif!>rm me ri t a nd of su ch th orough enjoyablem·><!' mi g ht have bee n· li stened to by all o ur s tud e nts :1 nrl a ll the cit i ze ns of P et·u The nu dit: n ce w as of o nl y fa ir propo rtions. a nd by i ts a pprec iation ra th er t han bv nu mber the keen pri cie Penn·ia ns fee l in o u: ma gn ifice nt BA nd

Th e pr og ram.

P·ART ONE

:\l r11·ch, Battery Park Thayer

Qyert ure, ... ... ......... Or ph eus Offenbach Selec tio n, :\terry \Yi dow Le!Jar

So l o, S umm e r. Ch a. mu1ade l\l iss Syd ney :\') urphy

Larf! O B ande l

Sex tette fr·om Luci a Do niz etti

PI\RT TWO

l\1arc h of the Gua rd Geibel Glee Cl ub

Ove rt ure ... Zampa Hero ld

Wa l tz, Fli rtat ion Stec k So lo. The Bedeu in Love So ng .. .... .. ... .. .. Pins uti

Mr. Ho u se

De sc ri ptive, Huut ing Sc cne Buca./ossi Band and Glee Clu b

M arch, Stars and Str ipes Fo re ve r So usa .;!-

The Normal Glee Club.

I' LEANQI( LALLY.

The Ne bra ska State No rm al Glee Club. · ut1rler the directi on of Dr . H omer C. House, gave r ece ntly in the No rmal cha pel n pr og r am w hi ch for the b ea uty a orl vAriety of its se leCl: i on s, a nd for its a rtistic r en d er in g h as se l dom been eq un ll ecl.

Th e No rm al is fortunate in h av in g on it s facu l ty a mu s ic an of su ch high ra nk as Dr. Bo th as directo r and as teno r soJoist his work is Th at th e young men of the Glee C lub h ad been train ed in a mu sicia nl y ma nn er was re· ve aled by their pl t.'as in g qu a lit y of to n e• th ei r prompt att ac l<, anrl thei r in s t:an t r esponse to the bato n of th e cnnrluetor. Th ey were r eca ll ed again anrl

The so ng by Duclle) Bu ck e nti tled ··on the Sea '' was th e m ost amh tt ious sel eB: iun gi ven by the c lub Th e vo lum e and puri ty of tone, as well as fine ciTcB:s in sh ad ing re nd ered thi s a stm ng numbe r. Th e of s ong s give n ear ly in th e pro· gr am IS al so deserving of spec ial menti on· Th e of the s ingers to in terpret cnntr astmg composition ''vas he re admirably the so ng " lt W as a Dream" bemg an emoti onal ly 1 ic , wh ile '' Th e W M 11 ,,. . . ater

1 IS d de sc nptiVe se leB:io n.

Th e pre sented a fine appearance in full eve nmg dress. Th e No 1 • • . rm a IS JUSt ly proud of tbt s Gl ee Club w hi ch ma y be faco mpared with Any s imil ar orgamzat!On in the co untry.

One tbt: mo st at tract i ve numb ers of the eve mng was !!lven by the M I Q tett e. ., a e oar-

Th eir voices bl e nd ed so beautifully a nd the parts were so well ba lanced that h . t e1r smg mg gave ge nuin e ple as ure.

The Glee Club w as a bly ass iste d b _ I .·. y sev era mus1c1 a ns of Pe ru Mrs H C · · ome r · Iiou se sang in a very charming th e wa ltz so ng by H er beautifu l l yric sopran o vmce was much a dm ired and , she was r eceived e nthu sias tically.

M r. C. B. Co rn e ll 's ren de ring of the Toreador Song was very a rtisti c, and as is usual when he plays he was h ea rtily encored

Miss Lena Larimer s how ed except io nal ability bo th as an accom pa nist a nd solois t. Miss La rim er played a bri lli ant piano number with s pirit an d fine technique. The program follo ws:

PAI<T I

Ove r the Hill s at Ea rl y ;\ l or n f'l ub :1. It was a Dr c:nm : b The \\':nc:r C' Iub Pian o Solo, The \\'i tchc:s· Oancc: i\l iss La rimer Tenor So lo, a Co uld 1: b. In :::.pu in i\1 1'. H ouse

On the Sen . ................. ...... .. . ........ . ............. Cluh The \\'ind s arc a ll Hu sh ed ............ Male Quartet P.-\ RT II.

i\Iarch, Onwnrd! ('J ub Soprano Solo :\1 agnet ic Waltz ........ ;\ Ir s. Hou se Ballads a. Eu l:t li e: b. The Tro ubad o ur Club Tromb o ne So lo, Toread or Song M r. ( ' orne ll The Flag without a Stain C lub

Miss Murphy's Spring Recital.

On Mond::ty eve nin g. Marc h 29 , the pupil s of Miss Syd ney Murp hy gave the ir first pub li c recit al in the Ch ape l. That th e wo dt of Miss Murphy is app 1·ccia t ed was th or ough ly demo nstr ated by the e xce pti ona lly Ja ,·ge ::t udi ence which gr eete d th<· pct·formcr s. And the cl ose n tt ent ion and ev ide n ces of high app r ecia tion through o ut the l t- n gt hy program were ind ee d co mplim entary to Mi ss Murphy and her pupil s.

It wi ll be impo ss ible to e numerat e e ac h of th e ninet ee n num be rs of the pr og ram but spec ial ment i on must be made of the work of little Ev a Dillon a nd Cl ar ence Howie at the pi an o. The se younger m embers sh ow except ional ta lent a nd rendered their so lo s with an ease and g 1·ace which wou ld have done credit to much older pi a ni s ts . The vocal duet hy Miss Blanken s hip anrl Mr. Hal s ton w as very pleasi ng a nd called forth pr olo nged appl ause.

The l adies octette m ade the stro ngest impression with a b ea utiful wa l tz so ng by Lamothe. Th ey were repeated ly recalled a nd res ponded in their usual del ightful man ne r.

It is ind ee d gr atifyi ng to nL te th e pr ogress and de velopment th at has bee n made in the Piano and Vo ice dep a rtme nt an d th e success of th e recit al was due not alone to the un tiriug effo rt s of the te a cher

but al so to the close applicnt ion of the pu pils wh o rend ered cadt num be r fr om memory. Fo ll o win g is the pt·ogntm:

Piano Duct, Span ish Dnn ccs ::\ os. 1 nnd 3

Pnnsy 1\ l cKcnncy, \'i rginia ll nn sc n

Pi ano So lo, Th e Wa ys id e Brook .... . .. .... .... .. E,·n Dill on

So prano Solo a Dn!l'ocl il s are ll crc

b My

cal tre at at o ur o nn al in Peru. r. I< obe rt \\ St e ,·en s, head of the p ia no depa t·tment of the U ni \' ers ity C onser, ·atory of Mu ic at Linc o ln , g£\\'e us a piano r ec ita l in th e chapel. Th e concert grn nd pia no r ece ntly purcha se d w as much used, and muc h adm i re d for i t& beauty anrl richness of tone qua li ty.

Aess ie La mm

Pian o So lo, Rid e of the Storm \ \'itches Blanc he Sn id er

So prano So lo, R Ha ppy .. ....... .. ... .. .... .

b Oh Fair. Oh Sweet , Oh Holy .\ la ude jones

Piano So lo, Bubblin g- Sp ring

Clar en ce ll o wic

Bao;;s Solo, a Th e :\ lo nnr ch of the \\ oo ds

b The i\•li g ht y P eep ' ad Scho tt

Vo cal Du ct , :\ly Boat is waiting- here fo r Th ee \Vinni e Delzd l, Lura La mbeth

Pi ano So lo, Va lse Arab es que Pansy ;\ lcKe nn ey

Contra l to So lo, a Spirit pr in g-

b Sh oogy Sh oo

Lura Lamb eth

Voc al Duct, 1 Fee l Th y An ge l Sp irit ... ....... ..

Adaly Bla nk ens hi p, Floyd Ral s ton

Piano So lo. Seco nd !'l'l azut·ka

Harold Hump h rey s

StJpra no So lo, a S un bea ms ......................... .

b When the H earl is You ng. W in nie Uclz ell

Tenor So lo, a Noo n and N ight

b Slave So ng .................. ........ ..

Floyd Ralsto n

Pia no Solo, II I ·were a Bird ........ ; ... .......... ..

Lena Larime r

Soprano Solo, a l\•lay 1\'l or nin g ....... .... ...... . ..

b L ove at Springt im e

Ad alyn Bla nken s hip

Th e Breeze uf the Nigh t, Wal tz

L ad ies Octette

P ian o Du e t, Operatic Fanta sia ................ . .. Mi ss Miss Murphy

Mr. Steve ns' Recital.

SY DNEY MURPHY.

On t he ev e ning of March 1 9th , l ove rs of ar ti st ic piano pl ay in g were gi ve n a musi-

l' hc pr ogrR m give n showe d \' a ri e ty a nd tnstc in Arra n geme nt hlr. Stt:vens w as at hi s b est a nd pro, ed him self master of th e i ns trum e nt in his we ll finished t ec hnique. H is si mpli c ity nnd ease of ma nn t> r nl ikc with hi s pow er a nd music al feelin g \\·ere app re ciate d. Hi s ope nin g num be r, the liith Rhap so dy by Lisz t, kn o wn asth e ")p anish Rh apsody w as brilli a nt a nd diffi c ult , b ut played with the s tyle a nd dAsh it n t"ede d.

l\ 1r. St t"v c ns e nj oyt> d playing the fi r st mo vement of th e Cho pin Sonata, the a lleg-ro , and he d id hi s best w ork in this nu mber. Th e so n atas of Chopin are not so widt>ly kn own as so me of his li ghte r work s, o win g to th eir lengt h and difficulty. We were glad Mr. Stevens ga ve us so me thing r ea ll y worth while. His next tw o n u m bcrs were in a li g hter Yein a nd espec ia lly well lik ed. ThP. va l11 e by Rube nste in sh owed the spiri t of caprice an d g ai ety a nd m ade a pleasin g i mpr essio n w ith it s catc hy r yt hm .

Th P song without words by Sain t-Saens wa s a b ea uti ful melody played w ith a velvety touch a nd deep s in g ing tone. The trill for the ri g ht hand was even ly a nd b ea ut ifull y exec u ted The )R.st nqmb er w as a chara c teristic pi ece "Shepherd's Barn Dan ce' ' by a mo dern composer a nd made a happy closing of the progra m. Mr. Stevens wo n hi s a udience fr om th e fi r st an d co nvin ced us of his ge nuine musi ca l a lili ty , ra nking him among o ur best Am e ri ca n pi an is ts.

Mr. Co rn e ll is dese rvin g of th an k-s for mak ing it pos s ibl e for ou r students to h ea r Mr . Stevens a nd for giving us an e\'e nin g of r ea l pleasure to be re memb ered.

Model School Musical Pw gram.

All fri e nd s of the N ot·malite kn ow whnt is be ing at the norm al in the depa rtm t• tt t of music. but f.:w fu ll y r ea li ze th e r ap id adv :an cement th at ha s been m ade in th e tn• ·dd sc h oo l, un de r the s upl·t·visioo of .Mi,s La lly, a ss is ted by s eniors ass igne d to t eac h mu si c.

Near t he clo:-e of th e first quarter of the st:co nrl se mes tt:r in !'tead of the n::gu lHr aftern oo n conf<Tl·nces the c hil rlren of the eig ht grades before t he se nior nnd tra in er cl ass.:s rt:nd e ring a pr o gra m wh ich "-as a s ur p ri -.:e and delig ht. which dem·.>nstrated wh:tt ca n be don e by a p rop. er mt x ture of pa tit: n ce, sk ill a nd tffort .

Th e primary g ra des , taught by Misses Ora Andrews ; onrl ld :t exec u ted beautifu l mo ti on songs: songs fr·om Mo th er Go o· 1 M G 1y t rs. av n ot· a nd by R ob e rt Louis Steven so n. The li tt le fo lk s _alway s pk·asc. a nd thei r part of the e xeretses is on l_v a fo r et a ste of whctt ma \' be expected of th em in tht: fu t ure . . Th · e_ 10 te gr ades, un der the teachmg of Miss Ma mi e Barn ha rdt a nd Messrs. C G B· k d · · tc :'I n Fra nk Ke tm gave s om e exerci ' . · se!i preparRtory to pa rt s in gtng, a nd r eode d . 1 . re 10 a p eas mg ma nner so me Cano n R d s, oun s a nd two·part so ngs.

Mi ss es w· · 0 1 11 tnnte e zt: a nd L ouise Segclke charge of the gra mmar gra des. Owmg to th e gr en ter rn a t urity of the' chilciren, it was to be ex pected th at th ese gra d es would do we ll in th eir pa rt of th e program, b ut th ey went beyond the hi ghest e xpectations of th e ir int er es t ed a uditors, re nd ering th e fo ll ow ing s t:l ect ions:

The Happy l\1 ill er ........... ...... ................ . Vea zie

Three pa rt s ong, boys and girls a Boatm a n' s Seren a de H andel b San ta Luc ia ....... .. .... ( .Vcapn lita n Boat Song) Gir ls Uho..us

ier 's Cho rus (From Fa u st) Go un od

Boys Cho rus

Spri ng Song

Boys and Girls Ubo ru s

Gen e rou s gre eted the n·nciit ion of th e !'e \·er; tl nu mhn s, :t nrl the pupils hnd to to t·e pt: a tt·d en co re:<.

Un c: t hin g that :tdrl<:d mu ch to th e occ a;.iun w< tS th t: of the p upi ls , n nd thcit· easy a nd pnfc ct co nu·ol by th ei r d ir cct o!·. Sp :t cc fo rbid s pt•rs ona l me nti o n, sufli ce it to s; ty a ll did we ll, and it is hoped t hat th e fut llt'C h ::ts in Stllre man y

II

FrEJnk

II

Th e in tc t·-co lk giat c cleltnt in g t ea ms are wurking h ard on their resp ec ti ve.: questi on s. Thl' dat e for· the Kearn ey d ebate wi ll be ;,bout· Apr·il 23rd. The Mi!'so ut·i dclmtc wi ll come late t·, in t\l ay.

\•Vorcl h <.ts t·cachc rl th e wri ter· th at at a r ecent in t l' J·-cla !'s debate in the Univ e rsit y th e Fresh man rleba ters defeated the Se ntO r s. The Frc.:shm ;tn t ea m is to be co ng ra tu late d upon th e it· exce ll ent e ffort. Th e i dea debating is a good onc an d woui J be we ll wo rth a tri al in the Norma l.

Cicero

Th e Ci ce ro ni an Debating C lub h ave dcctc cl officers f or the sp t·ing te rm as fo ll ows: pres id ent, Edi so n Pet ti t; \i ce-president, Oren Linc o ln; sec ret a ry. A. C. Kuennin g; tt easur er, W. E. B urn ll e; sm·gl'nntnt-arros, J. W. Kirsch G ui d c·d by these officers th e soc ie ty is uss ured a pr ospe rous ad mini s tt·a ti on

At a recent m eeting th e cl ub held a very in teres tin g de bat e on the su bject ; " Re so lved that the gove rnm t: nt shou ld ow n a nd ope rate th e l<ailw a:ys:" Th e spea l<.: rs on ea ch si de were as foll ow s:-a ili rmat i ve. J. D. Mc Millen , Wa rren E. f\urrelle, C. J. S kinn er, a nd J. A. Ea st wood; neg a tive, Fred Ebert, W. T. Harrin g ton, J ames B. Dennis, and Web ste •· Ra y. Bo th sides of

th e ques ti on were well m ai n ta in ed, m<tny cxc t'il e nt po int s bein g a dv an cc ci Afte r th e (kbl'lte th e qu es ti c, n w ns disc u ssed Yery ab ly by n111 ny o ther membe rs of the club

Th e fo ll o wing qu l·stion is be in g stud ied at p;-cscnt : ' "R eso lved th at the pub li c muni c ipal utili ties , water, light street ntilw:.y s. and t f'lcp ho nl·s sh o uld be municip::dl y ow ned a nd opera ted ." Thi s questi on is cl o se ly t·clatt'd to t he one _ju st is nr o us ing mu ch i ntt'rcst L ate in Ma rch th e At hl ni an c lu h invit ed the Cicc ro nirtn s to a gt·:md r ecP pti on in their lwll. A venintct·cstin gprog ram w asgi,•en al ter which refres hm en ts were se n·eci Everybody pre se nt e njoy ed a ,- c ry pleas ant c:n·ning.

Athenian Societ y.

L NE:\IAHA CLAR KE.

Th e g irl s of th e Ath e ni an soc ictv entertain ed the me mhtTs of th e Cic .roni an suciet_v March 20 th Th e evening was s pent in liste ning to an o ld fash io ned country sc h oo l pr og ram.

!VI arc h '27 the qu es tion - 'Res o lved that the co lle ge bred man as a cl ass h ave hi g her me ntal a ttl'tinm e nts than self-educa ted me n, " w as very ab ly discussed by Neva Hcs t a nd Mi ldred Spe nc er c.n th e affi rm ati,·c a nd Ca rrie Ham;on a nd Blanche McCi un on the n egat ive.

Miss Ne ll ie Da Yis on o ne of the Atheni a ns m os t wo rthy memb er s, w as elected to fill a v aca ncy, in the primary department at She took up th e work Ma rch 31st.

ty , for it is then she can tell of the r esu lt s of her earnest en d ea vor a nd the pleasure of her m ee tings.

!\larch 19, St P at rick s Day w as duly celeb rat ed with pomp a nd ceremon y in Philo Hall. Th e Phil om at h ea ns in one bnrly took a t rip ac ross th e seas to th at E merald Isle, wh ere St. Patrick w as a mi!' sinn ary so ma ny, ma ny yea rs a go . So me of the Iri sh wit , for \:vhi ch we a ll admire th e Irish p eo ple, was a ls o di splaye d, an d eve t·y one we nt home wearing in im;-a g in ation a lea f of sh a mroc k or humming tht" song "0 t ake me back to Irela nd."

Ma rch !?6 , there w as a jo int mee tin g of Philo and En•rett in Music a nd Expressi on Ha ll , which was highl y entertained by Prof. Duncanson, who ga \·e a Stereoptic an Lecture on "Y e ll ow sto ne Pa rle " Thi s wa s n ot o nly entertaining it wRs a lso highly in:-tru c ti ve , as every thing is whi ch Prof. Dunc a ;, so n ha s to give was celebr ated by a lm os t every Phi loma th ea n in hi s o wn "sweet hom e," this being the Fnd ay which was included in th e sp rtng v acation, a nd thou gh '' th ey a ll Joye Philo, they l ove their own bo rne n1ore ."

On Apri l 9, a musical prog ram was given , which was certainly pro of th at Phi lo h as exce lent musica l ta le nt . Thi s was one of th e best pr og ra ms of th e yea r, eve ry number sh ow in g tale nt a nd prepar atio n.

Re s id es the effo rt put forth on the program s, the societ y is also impro v in g its ha ll . A n ew des k a nd cha ir h av e been purch ased, and a new d oo r, which will be u sed as an entrance d oo r h as been ma de in the south e nd of the ha ll

Philomathean.

L. Al\IELIA

Greetings to you, R eader of the Norma lit e. Philo is g letd to see you r ea ding So ciety p age "ga in . The co mi ng out of the Norm a lit e is o ne of for the soc ie-

E verett.

!I:EVA BEST.

It is with pl eas ure th at members of Everett learn th at the present m embe rs hip of the society is do ubl e that of a year prev i· ous . Here at the cl ose of th e first half of

the second se m es ter th e me mb ers at·c loo king forw a rd to cl os in g thi !" year w ith the bes t recorrl in th e hi s tory of Eve r ett

Th e St. Pa tri ck 's prog r am giv en on Ma rch 19 sh owe d much th ot on the pa rt of the program co mmittee.

Un March 26, Pr o fe s!'or Duncan so n ki ndly en te rt a in ed me mbers of Everett a nd her si!"ter soc ie ty, Ph il om at h ca n, in a joi nt m ee tin g in Mus ic a nd ha ll by a s tereopti ra n lec·ture on ' 'Y ell ows tone Park. "

Mo st Ev ere tt s spe nt th e Frirl ay nf A rr il 2, at home. which was the Frid ay rl csti ned to be incl uded in th e Spring vncation. After spend in g five enjoyable d ays at h ome -o r w ith fri e nd s m em he rs of Ev erett r eturn ed to.be g reet ed by the fo ll owing excell ent pr og ram gi ve n Apri l 9 :-

Burlesque

ln Davs of Yore Rea din g ...... ....................... ...... Miss Lintz So lo Mr. Fra nk Ellenberger Readtng Miss Edn a Rarnes '' somet hing " M S d' .. .... ... .... .. , r. ar tu s Elle n berger Voca l Solo Mr.

Th e "Burle s que" r ep r esent ed th e musica l asse ts to a country dance the pi a no a nd bon es accompa nio g th e vi o li ns pl a yed by Mr. Nielso n and Mr. Evans. "Doctor Carte r's M ot her ," th e r ead i ng by Mi ss Li nt z, was ex.:ee din g ly well rend ered· a nd a pprec ia ted by eve ry per so n prese nt Th e society is ever p1 eased wh en ·Miss Barn es consents to give a r eadi ng and t hi s number was as exce ll e nt as are a ll her r eadi ngs . Th e voca l :so lo by Mr. Elle n berge r was very muc h e njoyed. Thi s was th'e on ly mu sical number as the voca l solo by Mr. Maxey did not m ate ri a li ze Be ing u nprepared to gi ve a mu sica l numb er :vir. Maxcy favo red·those pr ese nt with a very inte resti ng talk on "C hildh oo rl Reme mb e rances." "Something" by Mr. E ll en berge r con sisted of a demo n st r at i on of throwing t he voice. After ca rr ying on a tion in wh ich Mr. E ll enberger asked th e questions which were seemingly an swe red

by t hrow ing the voice to part or th e r oo m the man who did the tnl kin g was i ntrodut' cd to the a ud ience

E:1e h progra m is a fe: tlu rc of e njo yme nt nn rl is lool<cd fon vn rd to with <1 g t·cat d en ) of nntici pn tion, \\' hile e\'c ry effort put f'un lt to pr og ram the "s t::t r numb er" of the seaso n.

I! With II

Sen io r Notes.

A. ;\ lAin· OJTTJI!EI<

At a t·ecc nt m eet i ng th e sen ior c ln ss vot<:d to we3 t' caps a nd go wn s on Co mme nc e ment daY.

vV e fee l do ub ly fo rt unnte tn h l'lv in g !'ec ured Gove t·n or Sh:d) cn her ger for o ur cl a!'s or l'tt or :t ft er h ea rin g Pr es i de nt Cra btre e 's tribute to h im in d :a pel rece nt l y.

Th eses ha\·e been gi ve n eve rv morn in g for seve red we e l<s hc for e the cl ass in Th corv. The pn pc rs ha \ 'C h ec n very goorl a ncl h <1ve sh ow n much prepar ation c1 nd th ought . are be in g r ap i rl ly elect ed n ow to fi ll goorl S:'l l ::tries are hi gh. a nd th e rl ema nrl f or tra in ed e fli r. ient tcn ch ers is bein g m et those who go o ut fr om thi s school. Seve ral membe rs of o ur cl ass h ave secured excell ent posit ions as ci ty super int e ndents and principal s.

Th e At;mu al h as go ne to the printer s. Th e edi to r-in -chief, Mr Jenl; in s, re port s t ha t work w ill be begun at on ce. Th ey spe l'lk favo ra bl y cif th e co nt e nt s of the book Th e pr oof sh ee ts wi ll be her e soo n, and then th e th ree e dit ors wi ll de fo unrl in the An nu al o flke w ith we t t owels a roun d th e ir at ta cking the vol uminous m ate ri al ·w hi ch mu st be co rrected. If you wish to own a copy of the book w hich wi ll mak e the nati onal fame of our No rma l wo rld- w id e, sign a ca rd for an order

for ·•T itl· Per u ,·iA n, \ o l. II' '. Not more th an c•n c hundr ed c.:np ic s wi ll be Sll ld tn ode i nd i,·idu: tl ot·der at on ce, as th e supp ly is lin1 itcd

Th l· banquet g iv en Ma rch 26, w< LS certa inly a from e,·ery st< tn clpoint. Aflct· th e in nt-r 111 :1 11 h :td bet·n s uJ.> plit·d, th e min d and fa ncy w<:re sti mul at<·d by a li::tst of and Aow of so ul h c.: ti uin g the occ a ,: ion. T he J un iors arc r oy al cntc niin ers :t nd o ur on ly r eg r et is tlwt gat he rin gsof tlw two cla!?ses ca nnot oc.:ct tt' more.: ofte n.

Th e Junior-Se nior B an quet.

Un 1\ lar ch 26 the Ju nio rs were give n a v acat i on but i n,.:tc ad of go ing for a "l ar k" in th e w oo ds as the wot·d suggt•,:ts, thcv apiJea n·d to be bu si t" r th an ever fot· th at e\ ·enin g was gi ve n the Ju ni o rS.: ni m· Banqu e t, the mo st im portant social C:"vent of th e Juni or yea r and one l oo k<.·d fo rward to by th e Sen iors after th e arri va l of a n eat invit ation.

At 8 o'c l oc k the clas ses m et a nd we re esco rt ed to the gym n as ium wh ich h ad b een comp lete ly transfo m1 ed by the co lors int o a b ea utiful ba nque t ha ll li gh ted by h und t·eds of ca ndl es and el ectnc li gh ts a rran ge d in d es ign s a nd appear in g as hu ge purpl e a nd red tuli ps.

The ba nq uet s upper , a nd dainty pt·eceded the fo ll ow in g Yery en te rtainin g toas ts

O ur To-d a ys a nd Yes te rd ay ........ .. ... ....

.. .... . - · President Crabtr ee

B<'h in d fne Scenes in Co ll ege Life C. G. Beck Bac h elot·s.. .

...... .... ... Miss Ame li a Wehrs lfl Were K in g Mi ss L ena M. Freida y Unter d en L ind en . C. B. :VI o :> re Puffs .. .'....

M.iss E lli s Woman , the Bt>t te r Half of Man ........... :.... : .... ..

Pro fessor C. F. Bec k

The wi t of th e v ery gr acious t oas tmu ster Var ro Tyler was enjoyed by all and th e gu ests dep arted feel ing th at a de li g htfu l eve nin g h ad b ee n spent.

Special Freshman Class.

l\11(5. l\II NA PERH I N. of Hy a nni s vis it ed hi s sis ter

Grace St ucky r ece ntl y.

Grace Culber tso n spe nt her vacation, wit h rel a tiv es in Omah a.

Be ll e Dicker so u. was ca lled to her ho me n ear Juli a n. on acco unt of the dea th of her fat her.

Charles We ar of Ve rdun, sp ent a d ay of l ast w ee k wit h his brot her a nd siste r, jo hn a nd J ennie Wea r.

Emma Lim g ruher \': ho has J-.een takin g specia l wo rk in method s bas accepted a po s ition at Ala dd in, Wyomi n g.

Th e me mb ers of the class e njoyed a very pl easa nt s leigh ride Th e o nl y regret was th at tht' sn ow did n ot last lo nge r. .JI.

LatinClub.

On Marc h 27 , under th e a uspices of the La tin Club , Miss Es ther A. Cl a rk gave an illu st r ated lec ture on her trip to Ro me to th e La tin a nd Hi s to ry cl asses and ot her s. Her a udienc e saw. in pa rt , th e scenes abo ut th e "three Romes ," and h eard a goo dl y po rtion of th eir hi sto ry . Thru it a ll we ft'lt the pre stige of s tudy a nd the per so na lity of the trave ler and afte r wa rd felt more k ee nl y mean:ng of the old say in g "Rome w as not built in a day ."

Alth o ugh the fountain of fr om wh ich \\'C mi g ht drini< a nd th ere by express ou r de s ire to r evis it Rom e. in thi s manner. · · t e we felt was not t except 10 p1c ur • th e des ire and perhaps in th e future m any . . h of the s tudents w ill fulfil Miss Cl a rk s WIS and visit Rome.

Little li nes of La tin Li ttle words to sca n, Makes a mig hty Vi rgil, And a cr azy man

THE.NO·RMALITE

Pe ru, Ne braska ,,____

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Published by the State Normal School

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EDITORIAL STAFF

jULI A l'I. VAKD IIIEL, '09 Edito r-in -Chief.

A. J. HILL ·oo - Af<sociate Editor

NEVA BesT '1 0 - Societ ies

]. E. MOWGAN ' 11

GRACE Cou:'\TIInr A:-o '09

Debaci ng

Re l igious

W. A. PATCicll =" '06 - Class

C. V. WILLI AMS '02

WEDSTER RAY' } ()

Alumn i

At h letic

CLAREY NE JLSF.:-1 '10 Mi li tary

M AR Y A. Gooo nicH '09

E LL EN WABLSTWOM '09

L oca l

Exchan ge

OTTO MuTZ, Jr ., ' 11 Bus in ess Ma n age r

C. W. KNoLl-. '10 Ass ista nt Ma n age r

G. H. Ell E, ' 10 Assistant Man ager

Editorial Board.

]. W. Sea rson

Clyde M0o re '09

C. P. Sch ott

Cleta Moran '09

Otto Mutz,Jr '11

Mina Pe rrin

0. Li n coln '1 0

C. \V. Kno ll '09

] as. A. Eastwoo d '09

E ll en Wah lst r om '09

]. D. McM illen '10 ·

Glen D. Jenk in s '09

Mrs. .M ina Pe rri n

Anna Schmidt '09

E. A. Whitenack -

F ac ul ty

Se ni or Cl a!'s

Ju nior Cl ass

Tra in ers Class

• So ph omore Cl ass

Ft:es bm a n- Sp ecial Cl ass

Eve rett Socie ty Ph il om at h ean Society

· M ili ta ry

Ath e ni an Soc iety

· Cicero ni an Society

Y. M.C. A:

Y. W. C ..-\.

N. C C. A.

Athl et ic Associ ation

In th is issue of the No rm a 1ite appea r th e accounts of so mt" of the mu s ical trea ts we h ave enjoyed thi s s pring . We are justl y proud of t he mu sical wo rk of o ur s ch ool.

Tt is ou r g oo d fo rtune to hnn· a co r ps nf in st r uctors und er \\'h ose gu idance g oo d mu sic is s ur e to clev•·lnp. wondt..r. th c·n, th: tt wit h _our l'X · ce ll ent corps of instructor s, music suc h as we h earrl Ht th e ,·ari ous r ec i ta ls ;.rnd co ncert sho we r! res ult. Ar-c we not mo>'t a rlrnirn hl _v si tuatcrl to app r·ecinte a ll that b<·st in mu s ic? Where d ocs Nntnrc her c hildr en her gr; tn rl est mu ,. ic in ri che r fulln ess than at old Pe r u? Ma n h as imitated Na tur e's mu sic, but n ever h as he eq un ll ed it

Th ough <J ll f\.·el the subl im i ty of Nat ure. ns we sec it a ll Hbo ut us. not :!II of us h nve the po w c·r to express tlwt fee li ng in wo r ds bea u ti ful as Miss Est her Cln rk. w ho , \v lwn ns l( ed "\V h at is mus ic?' ' ga ve for ;1 n swe r the fo ll ow in g quat ra in of h l?r own co m po !- ing:

"W ht·n first God's vo ice spake l ig ht fr-o m out the vo i d.

A ll won der- th r il !t:<l, the li st en ing s il ence h ea r d;

In rapt ure !'a ng the you ng wo rl d ove rj oyed, An d eart h st ill ech oes th at di v in e wo rd ."

Lnng may the mu sic of Per u, bo th human a nd d ivin e:, e nr a pture her peop le!

It is cer ta inl y gr at ifyi ng to noti ce h ow Ne bras l<a is wa king up to th e n ee ds :tnd th e ea11 of e du cat ion . We are espec ia lly pl eased over the a pprop r ia ti on m ade by the for th e n ew Admini s tr at ion B ui ld ing. Wi th th e im prov ed eq uipment th e goo d work of o ur sc h oo l \viii go on wi th s ti11 gr ea ter res ults.

Fort un at e th e sl ate th at ma ltes its expe nditures in es tablishin g in s tituti ons for th e uplifting of ln.tnre citi zens, ra tb er th an in ma in pe ni ten tari cs a nd like ins tituti on s. ·wh en our p eo pl e wa ke up to th e fac t th at wi th in cr ea!"ed e nu catio n pr ope rl y direct ed, th e neeil for in s tit utio ns for the co rrecti on of crimin als will (li sH p· p ear , th en will our expe nditures in t he educa ti onal line be ad eq uate to the n ee d.

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N.C. C. A.

A:->:-> .\ SC ID !I OT.

Rn•. Fntht·r· Fe<'n ey of A ub urn celeb r atC' rl Ma:-:-; al Mrs. J nc k' s r es idence Sat urrl<t y mor·nin g. !\ l ar-c h 27 .

An ap pro pr·inte Ea ste r pro gr·a m h as h ec n by the me mb ers of th e as!'oc iat ion, w hi ch will he g iYen in t he r est r oo m, Ens ter· S ttn ciay en·r.in g.

.-\n in te r e:;;ti ng report un How the C hur·c h l<cgn r ds Ma ry th e Mo th er of Chri st, w as r end be fore the assoc iat ion by M i:;;s Lo r etta Bur ke, Su nday mor ni ng, Ma rch 2 .

Th e rn cm ber·s of th e assoc ia ti on haYe made n rr- angm t." n ts to a tt e nd !\!l ass at Julian, Easte r· S unda y.

Y.W.C.A.

)fR S. l\!I NA PE RRI N.

"Slow ly I h av e le a rn ed

Not to hurry

No t to won y, And also slo wly lea rned

\Vhil e I am here

Not to fea r All is in Go d 's ha nd ."

Th e de legates to the Ca sc a de Co nferen ce arc !w in g di sc u sse d. It is a qu es ti on in ""hi ch eve ry girl s sho uld be int ere sted for it m ea ns mu ch to any oa e to at tend thi s co nferen ce, not o nly because of th e in s pira ti on r ece ived from the sp ea kers and t ea cht'n; hut fr om th e as soci a ti on wi th girl s fr·o m o th er c olle ges.

Th e soc ial co mmitt ee of the Y. W. C. A. ente rt fl in ed the girls and new ca bin et memb er·s, in Phil o ha ll, Saturd ay eve nin g. March 1 3. After th e info rm al inst a ll ation of officer s, the t·emainder of the ev ening w as spe nt soc ia ll y.

OF SY MP AT HY.

In as mu ch as o ur He a nnl y F at he rin His infinite wi sdom h as cal led from her ea rthly hom e, th e m ot her of o ur fri end a nd coworker. Mi ss Edna Rin cker:

B .: it r eso lv ed, th at we, the mem be rs of th eY. \V. C. A. of the Peru St ate No rm Al. exte nd to her our d ee pes t sy mp a th y in t hi s ho ur of b c:rea\ eme nt . and co mm end her for co n so la tion to Him "w ho d oe th a ll t hin gs well ."

Be it furth er r esolved , that a copy of th est: r e!<o luti ons he fonva r de d to o ur ber eave d friend , a co py pla ced u po n the r eco rd s of or ga ni za ti on, a nd a co py be p rint ed in " The Norm al i te."

Co mmittee

Bo LAR M. S NIDE R ETH EL Do-r Y GER TRU DE M. Rom NSON

.JI.

Y.M.C. A.

Th e Y. M. C. A. has had o ne full month und er the a dmini s trat ion of it s new o fficers which were elected ea rl y in Ma rcil. Have yo u met them ?

Cha rl es Mo ulton , o ur new presid ent, li ves at \t k in so n when at h ome. Thi s is th e fifth yea r of his members hi p in t bc: Presbyteri an c hurch , and hi s third yea r in th e Pe ru Y. M. C. A. He was i ts vi ce pre side nt in 1 908-'09. He is a Bibl e St udent , a Sund ay Sch oo l teache r, has b ee n treas urer of Atkin so n Ch rist ian Ende a vo r, a nd is now tr eas urer of Peru, B. Y. P.

U. He ha s a tt ended the Y. M _C. A. st ate co nventi on at H as tin gs a nd th e Y. M. C.

A. pr es id e nts ' conferen ce at Ce ntral C it y. He is a .m em her of the cl ass of ' 11.

Ro ll a Fo snot is vice pres id ent Hi s hom e is in Davenp 0 rt . Mem be r of M. E. church fi ve year s, e x-treas ur er R. nd ex -vice presid tn t of E pworth Le ag ue at Da venpo rt . Attendcd di s tri ct leag ue conventi on ' 07 Bibl e st ude n t, S und ay Sc h oo l tea ch er. Corres po ndin g sec r etar y Y. M. C. A. '0 8- '09. Memb er cl ass '10

Da le: Whitfi<:ld, r ecording sec r etary. H ome, P<:ru. Me mber of M. E. c hurch se ven y ears; of Y. M. C. A. l wo one ha lf yeacs. Memher of the cl£J ss of ' 10 Clarey !\ iebo n, concspond in g scc n: tary. Home , l..:. lc:vcn year s mc ml,cr of Luth e rn churc,h, Y. M. C. A. thn·e yf'ars. l:'c n•o nal vVnrk Committee of Y. M. C. A. ' 07-'0 8. 1-'n·s ident Young Pe o ple s' Society of Lut h crn Church at My s tcd, Tre asu rer of L nit t' tl Young Peop les' So ciety of and I owa '09·'09. Atte nded five conventi ons ofUnitcd Young People s' Society. J\ f l·mber class, '10.

C. P. Schott, treasurer . Hom e, Peru. Attended state coryvcnti0n Y. M. C. A. at H astings '09. Cha ir man Specia l Members hip Comm i ttee '09 Th e dynnmic man ofth ecabin et. Member cl ass of ' 10.

Moulton is car; ry in g on so me correspondence rel a tive to s ecu rin g a man for some men' s meet in gs in Peru Here 's hop i ng be su cceeds.

II

II

WEBST ER RAY.

Basket ball clos ed at the Normal with so me very fa st a nd intere sting contests in which a s pirit of cl ass rivalry played an import a nt part and a dded zest to the contests. First the ''a ll juni or" boy s .t ea m defeated the ' 'all sta rs" of the No rm al in a hard fought battle broug ht cl ass spi rit .to a gr eat height. Then the Juni or a nd Sop homore b oys met in a cl as hing co nfli ct a nd by a very na rrow m argin the Sophi es won. Score 1 4- 1 3. Th e ne:xt night the ch ampio ns hip game was played with the Seniors, in w hi ch sp ec tacular playin g figured lar ge l y. The fast work of the S op h 's forwards proved t oo much for the Seniors an d they were by a s core of 17-13

The girls t ea m closed the seaso n by defeat in g Wesely n. The Weselyn girls p ut

up a goo d plu c ky ga me a nd arc lo be I . I . th e ..,.. . m e, a )- co mmend ed for t l eu· p ay u 1g d . . tl , t were not th oug h under con 1tl ons ld I k f ··cticenndthc t he: best, o wtn g to ac · o pr ,t . '1'1 • .;c·•..:o n h ns nhsc n cc of the ir cap ta u 1. 1<: · • · . bc cn a successfu l one an d we h ;.n·e f ch·•mpwn r easo n to fe el pr o ud o o ut· two ' teams. ·I ·na out on Th e hal l !'quad arc wot " ·'"' a :1 • hst the at hleti c field ni g htl y. nne: n rc ' ff ·e · st·• nt in g int o fonn. 'J he pit c htn g ' f a u tl og uc o throw mg cvc t·vthtng tn the c 1 Jbs I "t1Uil curve s from th e sp itb a ll to t 1 e are up" out. Sc h ott, St eve n s, a nd G.erry , lr t1 htl e c:-- pee ted to do the !' lab wor' "' ·i na he r ece l\ er n ey a nd McAdan1s \'\'lll do t that . . d I with the ill g m1t. an t 1e Jn ss it hlll g c thcv mal<e to seco nd at·e so me a ni. . . a re C< cu i. Th e big Swede a nd M1tt on ho ld s I I k Helm!' d ates for t 1c mttHl sac·. Parhi s o ld po sition at the seco nd bog· for 0 ut riott and Sa nders nrc try t ng' both 'I l G . r)' are wh 1 e Bcclc an : u . these Jil<e ly ca n didates for third. vho t fi e • ' th ere are a h os t o ut for the ou of th ose see m to be we ll able to ta ke care this g a rd ens, and we arc cn n fident from .. ucc ., ,. out! o ok that the seaso n will be a · thi s seaFo ll ow in g is th e sc h ed uel for s on: -

A'l' PEHU

April 17, Neb r aska C ity Eagles " 24 , Amity Co ll ege, Io wa; " 30, Cot ner

May 7, W eselyn 1 5, Bellevue 27, Ta rkio 29, Tabo r

A\VAY FROM HO:\IE

April 22, Nebra ska City

May 10, Be ll e vu e 11 , W eselyn 12, Cotne t· " 13,Ta bor · of co l-

The wi n ners of the easte rn circu tt I of wi th the leges 1a ve a se n es g ames weste.-n c ircui t.

II [ocal and

:\fAin· A. GOOO IH C II.

Miss Gr act· Peck h ns hee n elected to ., p o,. i tion in t he at :\tkin .o n.

i\ll i ss Ve rn a Rorlgers rec C' ntly electcrl to a po s iti on in the gr:t dcs at t\lerna.

Mr. Frank Rein sc h. a student of the State Un i ve r sity, w as a P eru ,·i s itor Apri l 7.

Mis s Ora l Forsyt he fell in the gym n asium recentl y, a nd ha s a broken fo rearm as a result.

R. R. Sp a ffo rd '08. teacher .of science at Mind en, vi ::: i ted in Peru a few days b efore vacation.

Miss E mm a Fergus on and Miss Ada O'Cnnn o t· bnYe b ee n e le cte d to po s ition s in th e sc ho ols.

Dr . L ove land of the First Me thod i st Epi scopa l c hur ch at Oma ha w ill pr eac h th e h acca laut·ca te ser mon this year.

Miss J ea nn ette Sub let te was recent ly to a position ns t eac her of matheat Beave r C it y for n ex t

Mildred Ande t·son h as m·ce pted a position in th e grades ofthe E lli ot sc hool at Linc o ln, a nd began h er vork there 12.

E. M. Cline, pri n cipa l of th e Sidney higli scho ol a ncl a fo rm er star deb ate r of the Norma l, h as ju st b ee n t·e-el ected at an t ilcreased sa lary.

M .-. Mumford, who has char ge of the Norma l bui ldings a nd cA mpus , ha s had a force of men bu sy cl ea nin g a nd impr ov in g the campu s dm·ing th e p as t few d ays.

The B oa rd of Educ a tion of Yo rk r ece ntly info r med Miss M ay Frank of her election as director of th e kinder ga t·ten in th e s<' h oo ls city Mi ss Fra nk was assist ant in the kinderga rt en before com ing to Peru.

Elmer Seeley w ill bt· principa l of the Ke nner hi gh sc h oo l n e:tt yea r.

i\J i ss Alice Sim vi si ted her brot her 1< A. Sim at Tecu ms eh durir.g vacatio n.

;vr. G. Jon es , of Salem. v isited his d aug hter , l\li ss Sad ie .J on es, in Peru r ece ntly.

up e rintendent Geo. E. Martin , of Nebr aska Ci ty, was a Peru vis it or Marc h 30.

l\ lr \\ al te r Nu tt, ofCu rti s, ba s ente red the No rm al, and wi ll take a bu s iness cour se

A. J. Wic kl and w il l st a; at Greenwood n ext yea r as Supe rint en den t, at an inct·e:t>ei sa la ry.

·l\ ti ss Murphy g ave a sho rt piano recital in chapel March 12 in o rder to s how the students what an excellent i!l s trument new chapel piano i ::..

R. V. Cl a rke, of F! a r\1a rd , who gave s uch an excell e nt a ddre ss in chapel just h efo t·e th e s prin g vacation, h as been re-elected at a sa lary of$Hi00.

Th e Mi ;::ses Anna Anderson a nd Ge rtntde Purint on visited with th eir siste r s, Miss Mary Ande r so n '08 a nd M is s Flora Purinton '07, at Tab!e R ock durin g vacation

Superintendent J. C. Mitchell b as b ee n reel ected at Friend with an increase in sal· a ry. Superintend e nt Mitchell is makin g a great reput a ti on as an edu ca tor in th at pa rt of the state.

Mi ss Louis e Sege lk e h as been electe d as te ac her of th e eig hth gra de at Crete for th e com in a yea r a nd Miss Pau line Kube· ch ek h as ,..,been as second grade teachet· at th e sa me pl ace.

Mi ss Clarke gave an illn st r ated lec ture on Rome in Music a nd Exp r ession Ha ll on the eve nin a of Ma rch 19 The pictures b Mis!::' Cla rk sh ows in t hi s lect ure are exce lle nt, and the lectu re itself is b ot h enterta inin g a nd e duc a ti ve

Ira Ca rtney will tea ch at L ou p City F oster ·os was a Peru visito 1· n ext y ea r. March 29.

Myrtle Ki ln1er wil l teach 111 the g rad<: s at T ec um se h next year

Beulah Snyd er has be en el ec ted to a position in the gra cic s at !<i s ing Ci ty.

Winnie Delzel l will teach ' in the seco nd grade at Do ug las, Wyoming , n ex t yea r.

Th e Nebraska Ornothologist A"sociation wi ll meet at Peru so me time thi s spring.

Mr. Lynn McAu liffe, of St. Mary , visited his sist e r, Miss Gertrude, in Peru re cently.

Mabe l Peter so n went to her ho me at St. Mar y's, March 17 to attend the marr iage of her sister.

Glen J enkin s, cdi tl•r in chief ol the Peruvia n, has been elected prin ci pa l of tht' Central City high sc hool. •

Mr. Blackstone a tte nded to the pub li cntion of the March number of th e Norma lite during the illnes s of Miss Va nDriel.

Jo sep h Kell y went to hi s ho me near Tecumseh just before vacation to h t:lp with the spring fa rm i ng. He doe s not expect to return th is year.

Bert Swenson has elected to a po sition in the high sehoo l at Hol dre ge. He will have charge of the ath letics and wi ll teach mathematics also.

Mi ss Ri nker, who was called to her home at Craw ford ju st before vacat ion on account of the death of her mother: will n ot return for the remaindet of the year.

Superinte ndent L.]. Knoll, of the Bl ue Springs schools, addressed th e Norma l students at tht: convocation hour a few days be fore v acati on. He took as h is subject "The Financia l Wo1·tb of an E.ducation ." Mr. Knoll is remembe r ed as a member of the class of '07 and o ne of the interstate d eba ters in form er ye a rs.

]. A. Eastwood has bcl·n cll' c tcrl pr in cipal ol th e Ste ll a sc hools fo ,- n ext ye:11·.

J as. Byrne wa s ca l led from his wod' at the No rm al, April 7 by the death of a brother.

Mi ss Mi ldred N il es w as absent from s ch oo l se veral during Ma1-ch on ac.:co u nt o fi ll ne ss.

Nellie Dor sey h as accepted a pos ition 111 the eig hth gr ade at H aveloc k, and began her w or k there April 5.

Miss Ch i tte nden, Ea d Meyer, and J ess Hcndrici< s :ue some of the Se ni ors who a rc t eac hing at present, wh o ca me to Peru for t he banquet giveu by the Junion;;, Ma rch 26.

Cl are McDerme t t. wh o was obliged to gi ve up her work at the at tl1e on Hccount of the deat h of her motht' r. h as rcturneu for the w ork of the las t

Profe s!'O r one of the of the school of mu :; ic. enterta i ned t he stu cl e nts of th e Norma l atco n vocation, Marc h 1 9, with s t: vcrcd excellent se ]('c ti ons on the pi an o.

The post graduate s 01·ga nized as a cl ass March 1 6, with W. H. Pa tch in president. The class is composed of eight memb ers: Misses Grace Cou n tr y men , Augusta Ei sen m ann, He lga von Gorcion, May Lin ger, and Gert ru de Watson , and Mess1·s. Hendricks, Patc hi n. and W illiams.

An agricultura l d ub h as h ee n u rganized un der the managem e nt of Pr ofesso r Weeks. Mr. Zink was elec ted pre side n t, Mr. Maxcy vice president, Mr. Stewart sec r etary, and Miss · treasurer. The club alr eady h as abo ut one h undred members, and plans a re being made for making the organizat i on a very he l pfu l on e.

Clnrn Kohll'r· spent ,·n.cation with l\liss Gcr·trudc ;'\!c.-\nliffc . at the l atter's o n1 e n.l St. i:vl nry.

l\krle Evnns, of the Junior clnss. ,.,.c:1tion Sund;ty with J. A. Harri · at :-'huht·•·t. ;\ I .-. !ln.ni s is ge lling nlo ng ni c<:ly int e nd s to return to Peru to nttt· nd summc 1· sc h oo l.

C W. Knoll been <'lccted s up erint e ndent of th e sc ho ols at [)JlH: Sp rin gs for nt·xt vear. Alsn l\li ss L<'nn l\lcCulloug h will he p•·incipn l of the high sc h oo l. i\li ss Hc kn Pt-rtn cc will tcnc h mat hem at ics, a nd J'vl iss te ll a Sp illn ..:r wi ll teach Ge rm::lll at that place.

F ac ult y Notes. i\ )t·s. C1·a gn Ye a \:cry exccJl cn t ta lk on Venice to t lt c Br·o wning cl ass, just befo•·e Sp rin g va<.:ation. ·

Rc,·crcncl J. E. Do me r. clnssma te fifteen yca •·s ago nt Ada, Oh io, of Professo r Gr·eggs. h as n ::g istcrcd in thl· Se ni or Class.

Ovcrhold t h as let the contrnct to M r. Co n kl e for· th e co ns truction of a fine. ne w. mo dern re s id en ce, just west of Pr-o fesso r Ro u se's n ew res idence,

Ro u se is n ow spen ding hi sSatur days an d S un days do in g S und ay sc h oo l wo.-1;: in t hi s di s tr ict. He is tak in g PI'Otcss or G r·<'gg 's pl ae..: in th is very important \Y Or k.

Profe sso r· Hou se nnd the Lad ies ' Octettc took qu i te a len gt: hy t our recent ly. They sa ng at Hol drege a nd m a_ny o th er i mpo rtant in the Sta t e. Th e No rm al h as a r·i g ht to be pr oud of t hi s oc te tte , a nd un de r· Professor Hou se's efficient leade rs hi p we ha"e no fear for th e ir succe ss. T hi s same Octettc a nd the Glee Club h ave h ad gr eat su ccess th is :year and h ave many engage m en ts ah ea d no doub t. On Ap r. 20 they w ill gi ve an e ntertainm ent at City.

Professor De l zell was elected a m emhe r of the Nebraska School l\lasters' Club at their last m ee ting in Lincoln.

During the district Teachers' Associatiou!i, i\liss Schlee m ade qu i te a lengthy tour, includ i ng Br idgeport, Beat r ice and Oma h a. She ga ,·e important on eac h progra m.

Profcssur Reck ga , .e t he add r ess of welcome at the jo lli fication ove r ou r new builcling. He ga ye some ve ry interesting fi g ures in r ega rd to be tterment HS to educat i ona l ndvautages.

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Jllumn i II

Eliza beth is enrolled iu the ranks of th e Lin co ln sc hoo ls.

Snra L. Thomas, '97, is still in the rank s in the sch oo ls of She rm an co unt v.

Lucy '0 1, is at prese nt a stud ent in Leland Sta nford Uni versity.

Cora F. \Vade , '07, is prosperin g in her work as prima ry teacher at Alexa ndr ia.

G. A. Me l.\1 ich ae l. '95, is at presEnt general sec r etary of theY. M. C. A. at H nst!ngs.

Gladys Majors, '07, is prosperi ng in her p ro fess ion as t eac her in the Endicott sc h oo ls.

C. A. Otrodovec '06 goes to Platte Cent er next year as p ri ncipa l at a ni ce incr ease in sa lar y.

Lu lu Pasco, ' 05 is a mcmb;l r of the Jo hnso n co rp s of t eac hers, t hi s year, as in termediate teAc her

Charles C. Danforth '98 is do ing post· gr ad ua te work in the University of Chicago thi s Year.

R aney Med ley '02 h as been elected aga in at Ulysses fm· the coming year as Science and Lat in te ache r at a nice mcrense ill sa lary

Wi nifrerl E. Neff ' 02 ehargt• of n ''ranch'' sc h oo l at Ir on Mountain Wyo ming

Fra nk Stockton '01 is a me mber of the fac ulty the Agricultural Co llege of New Mexico.

Susan W. N nrton '94 is at pre!;ent a me mb er of th e faculty of the State No rmal Sc h ool at Superior, Wiseooson.

Cyrus G. Phill i ps 'u7 is a stn ckn t at Nebrasl<a State Univ er sity thi s .vea r.

Al exn ndn R. Pee ry '86, a ·merchant at Auburn ha s neY er l os t hi s in ter est in th e No rm al a nd i ts doings.

Ch as E Mc V ay. '02 , familiarly kn o wn as ''Nig htin gal e" in hi s old Nor mal days is n ow a s in g in g ev an ge li st. Hi s pe rm a nent ad dress is Ha rdy.

h as ju st r eceived a la rge s upply of He rb a rium pape r. T hi s pa pe r is of an e xtra g oo d qua lity. Is esp ec ia ll y proc-ess ed. Wi ll not curl up an d is the kind specifi ed by Profe;;s nr Duncan so n.

We al so h an dle a co mpl ete lin e of Spal din g's Base Ball an d Ten ni s Goods.

Eastman's Kodaks and Supplies a nd every thing that is needin the Sc hool Supply line.

£ORnER DRU6 SCORE, Burris Drug

Nemaha County Bank Auburn, Nebraska

We at>preciate your bus in es s. We refer you to our r el iable paLroos !or refere nces ,

A.M ENGLES, G. B CODINGTON, Pres id e nt Cas hi er

WM. TY N ON, MISS ELIZABE'l'H 'l'YNON Vice President. As:lL. Cashier.

KIMBALL

The Nebraska City Photo grapher NEBR.IlSI(./1 C ITY, NEB. Dr. H. S. Ganson Dentist Nebraska City, Nebraska

LAUNDRY OF BEATRICE

J. D. McMILLEN, Agent, Peru, Nebraska Basket in front of Page's store. Collected Monday, delivered Friday All Wo rk Gua ra nteed.

DON'T . LOOSE SIGHT

Rah, Rah, Rahl

Hart, Schaffner & Marx

Make the clothes we sell-make them with the smartness and style you want, and that we want you to have. You can wear them anywhere and look as you ought to look in them, and feel as you ought to feel. H. S. & M. clo.thes wear better, look better, keep in order better than others. They are beyond criticism.

NEW HATS, NECKWEAR-SHOES IN GREEN, TAN AND OXBLOOD.

West Side Court House, South Auburn, Nebr.

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Get In The Habit

--or trad in g at--

THE; BIG

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DR. L. A. FAIRCHILD

OFFICE OVER BANK ' PHONE NO. 68

H OM E! 'PHO NE 85

OFFIC E CONSULTATION F RE!i: I

CARRY MY OWN DRUGS. CALLS

ANSWER ED NIGHT OR DAY •.

SPECIAL TO STUDENTS

J. \V. ROBB, THE OPTICIAN will r efund any Normal s tud ent's car fare, who buys a pair of glasses at his office.

OFFICE WITH DR. HAB.RIS, Aabarn Neb.

CRILEY

The Photographer AUBURN, NEBR. , 6. €.

Successor to

We Solicit Accounts of The Nor rna I Stu dents

De pos it your money wit h us for the semester or for the school year and pay yo ur bills by checks. You thus have-a pl a ce of safety for your money and you g ain a valuable business experience in caring for your account.

CITIZENS STATE BANK PERU, NEBRASKA

MAY, 1909

Have. You Se.e.n 0ur Straw Hats

We have a very fine line of Snap Sailors and Panamas, itt price from $ t 50 to $7.50

Plenty of Work straws nt from t5c to 75c Dress straws at $1.00.

Our Spring Shirts are the fine st we have yet had and must be seen to be appreciated. The popular prices of $1.00 and $1.50 still rule.

Something doing for the Royal Tailors ?

Thank you!

Are you on?

CbtBast

The season opened April 17, p.t Peru, and the National game began earnest, the lusty Normals crossed bats with the Nebraska City Boosters and handed them the short end of the score. Peru work ed a ll three of the pitchers and they gave promise of being a valuable pitching staff. A game was played at Nebraska ci'ty, and it:l a long, hard game .. : Nebras ka qity . took the game · 2-1. The City had up especially for the Norn:cals, and 'altho . who pitched the first six, and Sch9tt, who pitChed <the rest of rthe 12 Innings,. pitched great ball the te was broken and Nebraska Cty won.

•A'mty College, Ia., playe d at Peru, April 24, and were presented with a handsome shutout, five runs. while Peru •managed to secure Gerry ' and Schott did the slab work for the Normals and held the Iowans without a hit. Following is the score bY innings:

The first game of the college series was played April 30. Altho the weather was stinging cold, yet the game was very interesting and exciting to <the · half frozen spectators. Schott pitched for Peru, and altho the cold was unfavorable, held the Cotner bunch to eight hits and ·struck out

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eight _ men, while the Norm-als secured l:i bits off deli¥ery' The boys gave fine support iii' additlon :to their gdod hitting, and the error -column <'was Cotn er scor.e·d :first iri the third and held the lead until the sixth, when by a:.bat<tirlg rally Peru secured t'bur runs, whLch mad·e the score 3·5 Cotner soored In tlie setenth and· tied the score in tlie eighth• The ninth ended w.irth the" score l the ' sal:n.ElIn two men were easily retired', wh en· Cotner . planted a lone hit over the bank , which: availed nothing for the next man hit an easy one to ·the pitcher. The tenth ·· was the big inning. for Peru. Swensen got a bit, was put out on attempted steal; Schott got a life at first on an error, stole second, was advanced to third on Hel·ms' secrifice, and was brought home by a resounding bingle over the fi e lders by McAdams, his third hit of the game. Peru line·up l\ll!cA9ams, c. Gelwick, c. f. Garey, r. f. McDowell, 1. f. Parriott, s s. Beck, 3rd , b. :. SwenSen , 1st b. Schott, p. Helms, 2nd b. Cotner. Shogoll, I. f. Parmeter, P L. Ogden, c. H. Murpby ji 3r b Znd h. R. Murp.hy, 1st t>. IlL Ogden, c. B'. Ogde n, c. Miles, s. s.

<::c o re ty i nn in gs:

C'ctr. er 0 0 1 0 l l 1 1 0 ·U-5

Per u 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 I- Ii

The fast me tho ds of Wesl eya n u ni vers ity def ea ted the Peru 7, 1909. The gr eat f eat ure of the game was th e gre at pi t ching of F.a r tbi n g, the left·ban ded wonde r, w ho ke!)'t th e ped ago gu es at his mercy tbr o t; ghout the game, strikin g out 17 rr: cn, an d a ll owi ng L"'ll t cne hi t. Ger ry pi tche d a go od gam e, an d with t he support te hi nd him whic h the bo ys hav e put up in other gam es, wou ld ha ve h ei d th e :.\I ethc dists to a sh u t-ou t. Th e s uppo rt, howe ver, was rag ged, an d e rro rs we re made when th ey .n:: eant run s. McAdams bad his b and hurt a nd did n-o t ca tch. 1\JcDow ell too k his pl ace an d proved to be an c !d band at the game.

Pe ru.

Gelw ick, c. f.

:.\'LcAd ams. r. f.

Gar ey, p.

l\fcDow ell , c.

Be ck, 3r d b.

St epl:ens, 1. !.

Swensen, 1st b.

Parri ott, s. s.

Helm s, 2nd b. ty i nni ngs:

Peru

'Vesl ey a n.

Rou se y. 3 rd b. Ha ll, 1st b.

St rin gfellow, r. i.

F art hin g, c.

earn , c. f. L ehma n, 2nd b.

S wan, s. Campbell, 1. f. Co l e, c.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 W es l eyan . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-4

Th e next day the boys reve rse d th eJr sty le of pl ay alto ge the r and took an easy on e fro m the Auburn professional s. Stephens pit ch ed great ba ll. holdi ng the h ired bun ch to four hits, and t he boys shook o ff th e ir hoodoo of •t he d ay befo re an d got back to th e ir rig ht method of fiel din g and hittin g. Schott pitch ed th e l as t three innings and held th e h ired st rik ers to th ree hits Score, 8-3

Good base. ball w eather pr eva led on the trip and the boys had a go od time a nd pl ay ed g ood , r es p ec table ball. Al thou gh

the tr ip st r lpp (;d P er u of a ll hope or t he pe n nant, s till she h <{s had an fa st Lu nc·h of pl aye r s, an d I·ut for the element of l ucie th at seemed to IJ c agaim ;t t hem mig ht h a\'e th e fl ag In clen :. n hard ,[ t: ugbt innin gs D oa ne wo n from th e 3-2 . Stephens di shed out the for th e 1'\or ma l an d on ly t hree safe en os were n:adc o rr of hi m. while he r:r:ade te n T ige rs bi te the du st. I.O: r'l'ors le t in the \\' inn ing run Sco re by i nnin gs : P er u . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 De ane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

In wi:1 d whir h made a low sro re or playing imipOssib le, the W es le ya n t cys defe at ed Per·u. Sc ho tt pitch ed goo d tell fer the N orm als but his s up port was ragge d. The in\'incible Farthing was on th e n1ll er fo r the :.\I ethodists a nd the toys we re to co nn ect for safe on es 1\T cDo wc iJ d'id some s tar batt ing. hi tti ng - r: Eouth paw t wo s in gles an d one b cn::e run. T he s co re was 1J to 6.

In a pi-tchers' battl e, in which bo th r. itc b·e rs had f as t su prc·r t. Cotner rook ene from th e Nor mals. Garey he ld Cotner to thr ee s afti es, .:w hile Pe ru co nn ected fo r fi ve. Gelwiclc a cce pted a ve rY dif ficu lt cha nce in g oo d shap e. Score by innin gs :

Pe ru . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Co tn e 1· .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x-1

The toys fnished the tr ip in g ood fo rm , trea tin g TaL or coll ege to a s hut- out and b ea tin g the City' s f as t bu nch of pro fessiona l ath l ete s. Scho tt pi tc hed at Tab or z nd be!d the I owa l a, ds to a sca nt three hi t s, wh ile the b oys landed bar d on the s pit- ball a rti st th at held the sl ab fo r Tai2.9J Score 5- 0.

Cn a mu ddy fie ld the bo ys def eated Ne· br aska Ci y Bo ost er s. Stephens did not let the se mi -D rof ess ionals h ave a thin g, aru:l l ;:ept the g ame safe for the N ol'mals at a ll stage s. Score 5-4

/! Witb1_1_

Seni or No t es

A. ::'I Inry Dit tme r.

Th1 < l·•ss lu Thc;or y m eets now at 7:30 a. ll !. i 11 < nlt•r to ge as many theses as I • d1 Ih·c r d before U1 e clos in g d ays of S< hcol.

On 1· l- i xty Se niors ha\·e secu red poslticns :.s tcnrhC' rs £01· th e co ming yea r. .\ 1:1111a l pre of c o1ues in eve ry da y. and t d i to rs arc k ep t r ea ding and C0 1l t.tling it.

Scnic ,. Day was duly obse n·ed at Burri s' d1ug sto re wh n th e s oda founta in open ed en :\Jonday. Th e PI'<>fits, w.hich amounted to about twc h ·c dolJan;, was gh ·en to th e Pcn iG r tlnss This is to be an annua l a(fai1". an d de monstrates only in a sma lJ manu r ::'li r. B urri s' l arge h ea rt and the fpi rit of a Loos te r.

l\ Jr. A. J. Hill or •tbe Se ni or cl ass , n .& C:c a 1 Il•Df.ll.; ll re n •ts 11 o ts Pe ll d the s umn.o r in E urop e wi tll 1\l iss EIJ is' part y. T il ls is a gr eat. opportuni ty a nd we . f ee l th at he will u sc il to th e t e3 l a d\·antage .

Qui' radu at es are in de mand in sl ates as we ll as o ut· own, whch s evrt en cc d by •t he f act tha t Chester Kaup of th e Se nior cla ss, has b een el ecte d to th e pos i tion cf teacher of mathemat i cs in the High sc hool at Morri s on , 111.

J\ 1r. G. D. Je nkin s made a busin ess t rip to Lin co ln l\Ionday, ?.lay 3, ;·e turni!l g

Tu es d ay e vening.

.JI. I tems

n .Jr\tf. Pt·e ithiy. ' -·

Co nun drum: Why is it cfan ge rou s for We b Ra)ii to re main ou-t of d oors during an el ect ri c s torm? .

Ans Because ri s in g h ot air attracts li g htnin g.

l\Jay 3, 7: 00 p. m.---Ev er ett prog ram committ e hold th e ir m et ing as usual in E3 .

Fcrty-f.\•e rrinutes l ate r :\!iss Ditt mer end :\Jr. Tyl er hold a joint comm itt ee n: ecti ng in E3 .

:\f ay 5, Rt:ssel \\'llitf.eld gives a long !!nd e nli gh te ning discussion -to the Zoo logy class on the adavtati o ns of the cow for ::.e lf

Th e J un io rs in some r es pects look bapr Y. l ut there seems to be an underl ying currc r.t of sa dn ess, w.h i ch, wh en vi e wed bY nn o utsld t!l". appears to be wi hho ut cause, for tl:ey see at cnce that the class is well r .? pres cn ted in a ll d epar tments of school, as lhc l:ase ball te am takes from o ur ranl{S ct: r vr esi u ent Gordon Becl;., b e3 ides RoY

L re . George· Steph e ns, Glenn Parriott, Le wi s Garey an{i Ca rl Schott The famou s K ea rn e y-Peru d ebate also called one fr om o t:r numbers. l\I iss Giltner, to Kea rne y. where, acrord ing to r epo rts, she acqu it te d ht!rse lf in a manner that mak es t:s fee l proud that she is a Junior. So il Is hard for others to appreciate thiS sa dn ess wh i ch may but be e xplaine d bY c:.ucting the words uf one of the Juniors her se l f; who, when round looldng lon ely a nd forlorn in Dil.J be rry h ollow, r eplied, when asl;.e d the cause of her g ri ef: "On, it ma k es me sad when. I think that iD cue E·hort w eek the pleas ant tim es of the J unio r year must en d to ret u rn no more ." \Ve r eg 1·et to s av that number of ou r cla ss will not be among the ' 10 gra udu ates for some -=-le-av in g the state · · ... :J .:. · 1 ) r. ' 1 ·• the and others have sec ur ed posit ions for 0 '- ?• :' 'I ..: CO':}in 7 ye ar. Mi ss Darl e T ay lor has been e,le ct·e·d - to · ·a as teac her in the J r r, • Pen der, 1\l iss Emma Christ- Q • teUJiE;> n ,, tu a, as t eache r m the grades at , and Gl enn a McKin n Py w ill her pare nts in Jun e to li:gbert, \\'yarning, whe re they i ntc nd -to •< ·ma in for a year

.JI.

\\' hereas, Re so lu ti on s. Jt God in His infinite wisdom

and mer cy ha s s ee n fit to se nd sorrow to ou r frie nq and cl assma te, Edna Rin cker, r • Be it r esol vel} , that we, of the cl ass or 1910; of the Ne bras ka State Np rm al Sch ool·, exte nd to her a nd the berea ve d familY:, our d eepes t in th is. h er -t im e of so rr ow, a nd th at we -co mlru!nd her for s tre ngth an d co ns ola tion to , the c are of o ur _!lll wise F:athe r in :aea ve n. , · ·. 1

R esol ved, Th at; a cop y of th ese re soht· to ln s lle · se nt : tQ Mifs$ also. publ is hed in the l'{orm:aute a nd .sn re a.d upon the min11te.s or. th e ; C.om_mittee , or.

, I :V, E. Tyler,

Soph o more News.

- C ec ilia We hr s

.Our s oph omo re ye ar Is nearly e nd ed and there are ma ny t hin gs ., to w hich we _ ·may al ways l ook ba_ck wit_h pleaswe ,and a!! Sopho mores of th e cl ass ' 11.

Our boy s' bas ket ball t eam carr ie d off a ll the honors in th e c la ss games, a nd lik ew ise th e boys' ind oo r b ase ba ll tea tU won over th e oth er classes: These i g ame.s gave to us th e c ham pions hip penn ant of which we ar-e indeed pr ou d. . 1

Th ough we are o nl y eigh ty stro n g, no cl ass can e qual o urs in brave ry a nd E:P.· t hu s iasm and if a nyon e s hould doubt t hi s, l et th em turn their ey es to the sta nd-pip e :wher.e w ill be seen the w onde rful -.. ' 11" w bi ch ou r bo ys placed ther e. 'I ·, ;On the mo rpin g. of A pril '28th, th e Sophomo r.es cele 'brateQ. t.beir , cla ss · :t:he ch apel was in the ir cla!3S c olQrs !i!ld P;e nn a.n:ts an d t plants. Afte r iJJ d.; s in g ipg the cl a.s.s son gs sa nd ye lls, s quads re prese nted s ta te Ins titutions- th e; ·State · U ui vers jty, the K ea rn ey State No rm a l, t he . Wa Yll e S tate Norm al and the. 'Fe rn S ta te Normal. t he 1lrei_ng i!l r ca ps 1and of the colo rs of th e '• r es p ectiv e came out and in s ome unique' w ay theJ

a ll to we red our tw o giant S op homor es . who affo rd ed gr eat amu seme nt for all.

When our sc h oo l y ea r o pe ns n ex t fa ll

a ll we as k is th at o ur gold an d whit e will al ways be uph e ld as l oya ll y as it has b een thi s ye ar with the same pride.

So. we 'll s in g to Pe ru's d ear old N orm al

A nd we' l l' si ng to t he Sophomor es , to o,

To th e fl ag that we w av e we are l oy al ,

To the w hi te a nd golden hu e.

Like sh iDs th at tr aver se the. o1·ean

The of each of us go,

So we' ll r each (or th e h igh es t id ea ls

Th at to us our Nor ma l ca_n s ho w. " .;1- '

S !leclal_ an d F reshme n.

. Mr s. M !na Pe r rin . .

l\'li ss Bessie Lon rum le ft .f-o r her at . Gering, !?.aturd l;l Y. A pril . 24,_. Sh e )'till not re turt1 to

Carm en Jon es spent a f ew da ys at her home .ln. Sh..ube r;t, Neb r aska , r e.c!'lntfY

Mi ss Fann y Sloey spen t_ Saturday, April 24, sho ppin g at N eb raska Clty, at All·

bu rn , S unday_ May 9. -.. .: ·

Some of t p. e Sp eclal-F res hmen b oys ·h ave o rdered gr ee n suits a nd gr een. sh oes , c

Mi ss •..: ulb !') rtson made a trip to Neb ras ka C ity, May 1.

Li t tle san.",

Li t tl e bit s of s nuff

M(!.ke th.e Sp e c!al-F re shmen

Th i nk th e y' re ju st the stu-ff.

.Jio

Tr ai ner Br iefs. Hattie. M. ;yat !')s. - ·· .

Mj ss L illi e Ku e uning W\l!.S c all ed h om e a nd w ill not be tabl 91 :t o to s choo l this · , l. ( t

o.f:<mr class ba·1e s chools tor ne xt ye ar. Mi ss (:owel w-ill teac ll ne ar U l).adllla; , Miss Ne llle Gle aso n n ea r and Anna Brede hoft n ear

Berli J}.

We are expec tin g to c ommen ce II: l!l)ois CQlH'Se of stu dy soon. , !. , l li.

Th e c las s Agricult Jre, acco mpanied by :\!r·. "" eei{S, we nt to t"e coal mine May l a nd 'S !l e nt th e d ay st 1d y in g rn in es an d plant s.

Th e Class will have a pi cnic May 14. Th e fa c ulty wi ll be o ur guests.

l\Ji ss Ada P eebles wi ll have charge ot on e of the r ooms in the Juni : ta school ne xl ye ar .

De ath has tal{ en away the fa ber of o ur fo rm e 1· c l:l ss m ate, 1\l is s Ca rlynn e Hull· h or s t. Th e cl ass sympat hi zes with Miss H ulll10 rst in her l oss.

II

II

Th e two sis ter norll.lJ1l l school s met in joint de bate fo r the first time on the eve nin g of Ap ril 23. H. K. l\Tiotten , C.

Peru was re prese n ted by K. Morse and C. ·w. Sm.ith. Th e que st ion conce rnin g comm iss ion munic ir> al gove rnm ent was deb ate d. f .c n·•C, ccilllfusi.an rega!r{'in g sides cau sed th e Pent t ea m to worl{ on the n egati ve cf th e qu es tion until the eve ning b efore the deiJ ate, when it was discovered .t hat th ey were to deba,te the aff irm a tive. One who h ?. d not ·lmow'u of Ut e forc ed .chan ge in s id es co uld n eve r h ave told th at such a ch an ge had ta ken pl ace, so e xceptionally we ll did the boys speak Practicall y a ll who h eard th em decl ared that th ey w.a n th e de bate witho ut qu es tion, a lth o no jud ges were em :r> lo ye d. Professor J. W. Searson i-s to be' con gratulated on h av in g coac hed the terum on such a broad basi s that th ey co uld deb ate one s id e practically as we ll as the othe r.

ITh e Peru Normal girl s' d ebating t ea m:· a.cccrrpa ni ed by their co ach, · Profess-or Searson, went to K earn ey Ap ril th e thir· tietb, whe re th ey m et the K earney Normal g irl s in an in tense ly int erest in g and we ll conteste d deb a,te on th e question: "Reso l ved, that c ities of Ne bras ka h avi ng. a popul a tion of 1 ,0 00 or ove r, should adoP.t the of wu:?.!9!.Pal gov· K ea rn ey d·efen.ded · tlhe question .w i:tll re markabie sld li by de bating it

on an exceedingly. b roa d a11d gener al b as is wh il e the Pe ru girls in opposing it , brought their arg um e nts to bear di rectly upon •the cities of Neb ra s lia, w hich set forth tile fundamenta l feature of the question in a very e ffect i ve manner.

arr-an ged as fo ll ows : Th e team we re 1\Iayme 'Gil tne r, fir st sp eaker; Fern Ra lston , s econd speaker; Ame l ia Wehrs, third speaker; Clio 'iVond e r, al te rn•ate. ·

The No rm al te am we re ro'yally r ecb i ve d an d entertaine d during th e ir stay in :xear- · n ey, and speak ve ry high ly of the friendlY fee li ng ex istin g be tw een the sister Norm al sc ho ol s. .;t.

D ebati ng S ociety Open Se ssio n.

Th e Ciceron i an and gave a j oint open session program oil' the· evening of May 1. Th e pr ogram consisted of a sess ion .of a moc:k court; over which Judge Clifford Hendricks presid ed wi-th gr eat· gra-vity. A ll en J. H ill w.as on tria l on a charge of h av in g s tol en two la-rge bottles of 98 pe r ce nt al coho l from ·the ·bi o· l ogical l ab r atory The prosecuting attorn eys were Miss 'Wil ma Cl i ne and Joy E. Morgan. Th e defe nd a nt 's attorneys were Miss Lena Fre id ay and Edison P ettit: Th ere was s trong ev idence on both sides a nd the attorneys for each side m a:de -verY a bl e and earn est pl eas, ma kin g evi· dence on e ith er si de seem so st rong •that th e ju ry · were unable to .agr ee upon a verdi c t. H.awever, 1\'i"r. Dun can so n cla ims · that no alcoh'O l h as b een •missed, so Mr. H ill is allow ed to go fr ee.

C icero ni an.s.

Th e members of Cicero e nte rtained Ath enians on the evening of April the After a s hor;t progr am, consisting of an addr ess of we l come by Ed ison P ett it, a reading by A. J. Hill, a sho rt deba te, a?d. an , :by · Prof j, , 's ear,son, afiter whi ch num e rous gam es· wer'e pl a yed . La ter

in the eve ni ng, by a un ique method or dr aw ing, pa rtne rs were s ec ured. Th en came th e r efr es hme nts , wh i ch c on s isted of ic e cre am a nd cookie s.

Athenian Soci ety.

L. Ne maha Cl ar ke.

Ma rch 21s t, the .A th e nians we re mo st de li gb tfu l ly en-tertain ed , by tbie Ci ce ronians in th e ir hall. An unusu a ll y pl easa nt evenin g was spent in t he e njoyme nt of games. El abora te were served In pnop er style by thr ee of th e yo ung ge ntl emen, wh<· we re attired in servin g cos tum e s.

Th e qu es tion: "R es ol ve d, t hat for eign immigrat ion s hou ld b·3 pro hibit ed from the Unite d States," was very ably discu sse d at a r ecent m ee ting and- many excell ent points we re br o ught out. Th e qu esti on was aff irm ed by Minni e Sa11 a nd Enni s Boye r a nd de ni ed by Minnie Knud se n and Mina Perrin.

Nebraska vs. Missouri.

C. V. W illi ams.

On th e evening of May 14th, Warren sburg , Mo., Stat e Normal and Pe ru S tatn Normal d ebat in g te ams, met in a migh ty conf:lict of d ebate and a rgume ntation at Pe ru Norma l ch apel an d Nebr k as a won .hon ors at tt he hand s of each judge , the d ecisio n be ing un an im o us in favor of braska

Wa rrens burg was a bl y re prese nt ed in each de bater of he·r team and Pe ru 's s uc· cess l ay not in weakness of o ppon en t s, bu-t tJhe in vincible stre n gth of her representatives.

T he qu es tion for debate was : "Re s olv e d, That dis putes b etw een capital a nd la bor in th e r ailroad bu s in ess hould be setlt led by boards of ar.bitration with compulsorY powers."

Pe ru affirm ed, t ei ng rC!Hesc nt ed by c. W. Knoll , ' 09, .J oy Mor ga n, ,. , and C. B. Moo r e, '09 , an d \ Va r re n sbu rg de ni ed , bein g r ep r ese n te d by .Juliu s Oppe nh e im er, G. H. 1\ Io be r, a nd C. N. A ll en. Th e co nte st was a batt le r oya l, as th is is th e f;flh an nu al de bate l:: e tw ee n th ese sc hool s ancl it wa s a qu estio n of pl ay ing off the ·tie. Pe ru is winn er an d the ·sc ore stan ds ;:: to 2 in favo r of Per u.

In ge nera l, l\ 1i sso uri 's arg um ent was anti ci pated ty Ne bras ka be fore ba nd and th is !) l ac ed Mi ssouri 's men in a hard pl ace. Knoll eve ned fo r Neb raska and hi s sp eec h d es troyed his oppon e nt following , as he cxmld not m ee t the pre mi ses a nd a1·gu.ment of Kno ll a nd es t ab li sh him se lf. Mr Morg an follow ed f or Ne bras k a, an d be gave as cl ea r c ut an d co nv in ci ng a cons titurt ionnl def€n se of the propo s ition as wo uld do credit to a ny uni ve rsity re pr ese ntati ve or judi cial expe rt. Fr om Missou ri 's att if ud e towa rd Moo r e, it w as ev id e nt th at th ey had !licked him ou•t as tl he easy man. But .t h Ey were s adly di s appoint e d, for eve ry tim e th ey inte rrup t€d M1oor e th ey s implY s tirred him up an d conc e ntrate d his fi re on themselves mo re se verely. Th ey did a ll in th e ir powe r to d estroy his argume nt, but in st ead, th ey a ided ca us e of their oppo n e!lJts . At th e cl ose of the r eg ular s pe ec h es it was clea r that Neb r as ka was w inner, b:Jt in the re butt al sp eec he s Mi sso uri was co mpletely s wampe d and th e unani mHy of th e judges' d ec ision was a nti ci pate d lo y a ll

Neb raska' s ev id e nce show ing n ecess ity for compulsory arbitration, c onsti•t utional· ity of plan a nd fin a li ty of se ttlem en t in su ch di s putes was co n vi ncing a nd n ever se ri ous ly in d ange r at any time in the co nt es t.

Missouri is, a nd ever h as be en, a w orthy fo e, bu t this y ear N ebraska was repre se nt· ed by men of broad expe ri e nce in public

speaking and coa<hed along had complct<' question.

In cl osi n g. who had be<> n )!J H'H of tru e nn d t;l":lRJl or both si d t:>s or t he

h•t ug all r ('go Jv c to follow up the goo d wor lc of 0 11 r t t>n m n nd ne xt year sho w :\I i s!'o u ri sh o wn ns Hhc hns b ee n

R ab, for d ebat ing nn d the ·or mnl.

Phi l oma the a n.

L. Am el ia \Ye brs.

Alth ou gh th e nd of th e ye ar is drawin g ne ar, a nd all th e st ud en ts see m to hav e mo re to do th an two co uld comio r tab ly handl e, ye t Phi lo is not n eg l ec ted by her "e ,·er fnl lh fu ls." Her pro gr ams are as full a nd In ter es ti ng as e\·et-. and eve ry t ru u P bll o matb e an is ever l ov in g P hilo more.

Aprll 15 "A Co u n lJ· y Sc h oo l Program" was give n, and the SU CC'C !;; S with w hi ch It was ca rri ed o ut is w ort hy of praise ty a ll \\ bo h ea rd i t. It re pt·ese nte d a co untr y sc hool on a F rid ay aft e rn o on Songs, re cita ti'O ns a nd di al og ues were re nd ered a nd g iv en in a ma nn er th at sh owe d speci al pr epa ra tion a nd though t. Th.ere was also a de bate, the qu e st ion be ing, "R es olved. tbat the dog is more usef ul than th e ca t." a nd was a rgu ed an d hen ce d ec id ed by Guy Ev er so le an d Mr. Ga ry, 1\ll>i ss M cC ullou gh and 1\'li ss Wilk e.

S in ce Philo is a tr ue pa tron to all pro· pr ess iv.e e nt e rvri ses of the sc h oo l, •th e m ee tin g of April 23 was po st pon ed on account of th e K earn e y-P eru debat e, nor was anyon e di sap pointed for having d one so after h av in g th e rar e tr eat of that evening . April 30, th e Phi lo r ece ived a ki nd invitation by the si ster s ociety, Th e Everet ts, to att e nd th e May day prog ram in th e gymnasi um, which was tru ly e nj oyed by e veryon e, 4afte r which both s ocie ti es as-

se mbled in :\lusic and Expr ess ion Ha ll ro partake of the Art program by Philo, which wa.s as follows:

:'.lus lc :Uiss Augu sta McGrew

Raph ae l . . . . . .

. . i\I ay Barnes

The Li tt le Dulr hman Do ra Andre ws \ -oca l Solo ll lr Ge o. Campbe ll

Th e :\Inkin g of a Book Prof. He ndricks

T he I m.vrcss ionist

ln ,:;t n:m e ntnl Du et l\1 us ic

Grace P eck Schick & Del zt;ll

l\Ii ss Ba lan ce

Shaw :\l e morin l llli ss Spilln er :\ I us ic Miss Van Oriel

R ead in g : llliss Ceceli a Wehrs

Th e pr ogram was a d ecided su ccess, an d es pe cially so \\-llen you will h ea r that it e nd €d with a ste r eopticon lec ture on a rt by Philo's fai thf ul and able advisor, Pror.

Del ze ll.

1\l ay 7 w as de voted especlall to Prof.

De l ze ll , si nce it was a "Wit and Humor Progr am, " Those knowing the natural wLt an d humor of that gentleman will not wc nd er w.hy Phi lo wou ld devote one evening to such a s ubj ect. The prog ram needs no comment ; It will speak for its e lf , viz:

1\Iusic Violin Quartette

\\"hat is Fun R ev. Domer

Music . .

... Sc hick & Delzell

R ea ding 1\Iiss Thompson

J es t a nd Jolly . . . . . . . . Mr. Kue nnin g

l\I u sic Miss Phillip s

Re ading

. O pal Ri ce

Is Fun Hu man or Divine, Claire 1\:LcDe rmott

S.bo rt Mu sic R ecit al . . . . Mr. L ongfe llo w

Th e l ast program for Philo .t hi s year will be a pl ay giv en in chap el, e ntitl e d, "Th e L ady of Ly on s." Com e and see it ; yo u can',t be di sappoi nted.

As Philo loolrs b aclr over the past year she do es so w ith pride for it has truly b een a y ear of success, bo th in tell ectua l an d social. Her m embe rs are to be co mme nd ed for th e w ay in which they kep t th e ba ll of litera ry spir it ro llin g, and no wond er, for her ad vis or, Pro f. Del zell has

b ee n a guiding light and en co urage m ent to eve ry m embe r.

Everett Notes.

Great cre di t is ce r ta inly du e to the s ple ndid work of the program com mi ttees of t his year. Th ey h ave sh own r ema rkabl e ability in th-eir c hoi ce of Th e success of any · prog ram is due to the co mmit tee's l abor. It is the prog ram comm it· tee th at does bhe r ea l liter ary w.or k of the socie ty, and it is i:he co mmitte e's e ffort that causes su ccess for the society.

The May Pol e dan ce, g iv en April 30 , in th e Gymnasium, was a d ec id ed su ccess. T be e xerci.S€s w-E>re ,_. e ll attende d. Th gr eat su ccess was due to Miss Pe trashek 's fin e managem-e nt. In thi s, as in other thin gs she has und enta ke n. she .has proved her a bility. It was indee d a ple asing s ight to w atch the girls k eep ing st ep to the mu s· ic of the band as they wo und thP. bl ack and ora ng-e about the May pol e. Th E' girls taking part were Mis s Virginia Han· sen, May qu een, and Mi ss es B es t, Fo ge l· B arn es , Mosely, Ed ward·s, J on es , B ec k, K aff-enb er ge:·, Arden, Kernen Zook, L.in tz

lot is booed tJhat the society w ill it a point to give the Mray po le d ance every ye ar her eaf.f.e r. ·_.

This year· th e Everetts · w ill not have a play for their 'op en as has b een th e custom, but w ill endeavor to give a progr am, w hlicb r epresen!t.s the different of wo rk accoomplish ed t hroughout the yea r.

I am glad to th i nk J. am not bound to ma ke the wo rld go right, Bu t o nly to di scover and .tp do , Wi th ch eerful h ea rt, work that Go d ap· po mts.

I w ill trust in Him, That He can bold His ow n; and I wi ll take Hi s will, above the work He sendeth me

To be my cbiefest good The glory is n ot in the t ask,

II · R sso ci at i cns II

N.C C. A.

Th e mem be rs of the assoc i ation dr ove to .Juli an Easter Su nd ay nw rn in g <to atte nd ma ss .

On Sat urd ay e\'e nin g, Ap r il 17 , the so · cia! comm i ttee ente 1·ta in ed the me mb ers of asso r Jatio n at the rest r oom. Games we re pl ayed, re fJ'6s hm en ts se rv ed a nd a ll e njcye d a ge neral goo d tim e for an hour or more. hop es th at the n-ext socia l m Ee t_in g will not be fa r di stant.

'l'be g irl s of the ass o ciation h el d a .very su ccess f ul ca nd y sa le in the J.obby of the c hap el, Apr' ! 30. Tile s uppl y ca ndY was ex h aus ted long before the pur ch ase rs were s atisfi';!rl. Home made ca nrl y is a!· wa ys in de m1 •n d at t he P eru Norm a l.

V. W. C. A.

"Cne t Y cne the sands are flowing;

On e t:y UJit! the mome n ts fa ll , Som e are coming, s om e are go in g, i · Do not str ive to grasp them a ll.

On e by ot• e thy du ties wait th ee; Let tl• Y who le st re ngth go to eac h, Let no fu J·ther dre ams el rute th ee, L ea rn thou ffrs t w hat these can te ac h."

The Sunrise pray er· m et in g held Sund ay , April 11, 1,9 09, was well atte nd ed. Mr Fos· not was l ea der.

Easter serv i ces we 1·e· he ld in Music an d Expression Hall , at 2:1 5 p. m. Prof. He rbe rt Brown-e ll a nd Mi ss Chri SJt ian weN the speakers.

"Y. \V. C. A. Hour."

April 23, Miss Grace Culb ertson gave u,n on t)le ".EXiquett e of L&tter Wt·i ting."

Mi ss Rulon was call ed to bom-e m Tab le Rock on account of th e illness of her m-other, Mrs. Da v id son. Word e31me to UH Wednesday that Mrs . Dav idson was

call ed to her tc mn l home ea rly that mornIn g. Th e a ss ociatio n gi rl s ex te nd to :\!Iss RuJon th eir hc nr trclt sy mp ath y.

II Our II

Ger m an Cl ub

Y. M. C. A.

S ec retary Si m ond s has ag nin b ee n w it h us. a ud W•' nrc now doi ng thin gs tbn.t we w t;: re n ot do in g l:c fo re he ca me.

A new duty the Y. :'11. C. A. is ta kin g 1 pon it se lf is in •·ece i\"ln g a nd lew st uo ents co min g for the .:cb co l. A sp cial co nw1it t ee :bat wa r k in char ge

a ss ist in g su rnm f' r will

A jo f11t me lin g of th e Y. \V. c. A. a nd th e Y. !VT C. • A. led by Pres id ent C rab tree, closes the wot·k of thi s eve nt f ul year

Th e larg es t •men' s dele ga tion ever se nt froni Pe ru wi ll a Lte nd the Ca s ca de confet·en ce this c om in g Jun e. Am ong t hose in will be C. P. S ' tt B E C rl O , •.

Sw enso n, Clar ey Niel se n, i\ Ty rl e Ev ans, \V. S. Coolt, Ra ;y P oo l, a nd F. G. Poo l. Chas. Moulton, C. Vv. Sm it h a nd Ro ll a Fo s not are also seriously co ns id e ring th e matter of attend ill g. ' Vit h an in sp irin g prog ram before th em, trot to speak of the ir touch with the gre at per E'onaliti es 1to be there, nor of th e g1·and € ur of the na tu ral s ce nery abo ut cascad e, our boys have much to l ook forward to. \Ve •ha ve mu ch to anticipa te from th em upo u the ir r e:t u rn n ex t fa ll.

Th e Y. M. C. A. h as bad many sp l en did thin gs b rou g ht ·before ·it in t he pam few we eks. Chancellor Dav id son of the Wes· le yan U ni ve rs it y gave us a talk lon g to be r eme mb ere d, and Secre tar y B ail ey of St. Jo s eph, Mo., in his dra, ma tic presentati on of gospe l truth set us all to :thinkin g a nd he lp ed many of us to make tJhe d ecis· .ion. -Bot h his ·ta 1k · to th e young men in th e afternoon on "Committed for Life ," and hi s ad dress before the union se r vice at th e' Ba ptist ch ur ch in -the eve ning on "Man ly Men" l ef t a la-s tin g· iiDipressio n u pon th ose · who h €a rd 'him.

Tbe Ge rm an club has enjoyed so me fine pro grams durin g the past months. The club h as tee n di\·ided in to four sec tion s, l' ncer t he abl e directi on of the ir cha ir· men. 1\ri !>s es Goodri ch, von Gordon, We hrs n.u d Sc hi c k. A s pl e ndid program on Schil· I€ r w as g iv en May 6. Arran gemen ts h ave t cE.' n u:.a de to h a.•ve Fassler of th e 'niv ersity give an illu str ated l ure en Tthe Fath e rland some time soon.

Thi s w ill no do ubt be a rare treat and we cons id er_cu rse h·es e spe cia ll y favored to be a tl e to have Prof. Fa ss ler with us. Aside from thi s program. an open sesion play hns te en a rrange d.

L atin C lub.

Th e Latin club ha s followe d t he t rlum· virate plan th is yea r. 1\'fiss Gormly accept ed a -pos it ion at Omaha, l eaving a pla ce vaca nt on the trium vi rate but Miss l"ern Ra ston wa s ee cted to fill this vacan· cy. The oth er two triumvirs are Miss Canfi e ld a nd Miss Vesta Lively. The club has car efull y -s t udied th e Lat in w ri ters from the founding of Rom e to its fall, 476

A. D. , Although the cl ub is not la r ge, the wort' ba s bee n car efull y don e, and mu ch g c'O d b as been de ri ved from this ca ref ul It s eems to be an exrum pl e of that say in g, "Although few in numbe rs, mighty In qualirty." Hav ing s tudi ed throughout bhe y ear, a nd h av ing not met togethe r sociallY, the club h as decid ed to meet t oge ther at lVI'i ss· Cla rk's r ooms 'fo r an all round g c<J d time before school is out. Gre at good comes from these club s a nd ev eryon e in the school s hould be co nnected wi th at least ·one.

The Dramati c Club.

The Dramatic club was or gani ze d last fall and n ow has over one hu?dr ed e nt hu si astic members. Th e work of bhe fir st sem est er w.as the in terpre tation of scen es from Shakespeare.. A st ud y of the modern drama was then taken up Besides the ex ce ll ent work done in the club , two pl ays have been !>resented in publi c. The first was a li ttle Iri sh classic, "The Land of Heart's D esire," and .the l ast was a modern play, "The Am e ri can Citizen ." The club has fi ll ed a long fe lt wa nt in the Normal, a nd the futur e work w ill be watched wi th much intete s t, si n ce it h as ac hi eve d su ch a s uccess In the first year of its ex istence.

Normal A gric ultural Society.

T he reason for organizing this soc ie ty, In a sc hool already well s uppli ed with stud e nt organizations, can best be sh own by qu oti ng the preamble to the con stit-1tion:

" We, <the stud ents , faculty, an d farmers of the Nebras ka State Normal , firm ly believing that agriculture is the foundation of all weal th in this state, that the principl es of agriculture are most wo rthy of careful s tud y, th at th e present method of teachi ug it co uld be imp rove d, and that clo se co-op e ration will give the qui ck es t and su re st •means of su ccess fully s prea ding agricultural knowledge throughout th is glorious country of ours, do hereby ad?pt this const itution for the purpose of uniting ours el ves in a cl ose friend s hip that we may mo re e ffe ctua ll y promote the s tudy of ag ciculture in the school s an d on the farm s of the m iddl e west."

Presi d ent, Ern es t Zink; \'i ce pr es id ent, ·vanKirk l\Iax e y; sec re tary, Pa ulin e Ston ecypher; •treas ur e r, Rus se ll S te wart.

Any one who be lieves in the vr in cipl es set fol\ th in tbe pre amble and cons t itution is eligible to ele ction as m embers.

All meetin gs are .ope n to all WJ ho care to come. Th e society meets on Monday eve ning, e very two weeks-alternately with 1 he Biological Seminar.

T he officers fo r this semeste r are:

Th e Art Ex hibit

The Fortnightly Art c lu b h P. Id it s annual ar t exhibit in Mus ic a nd F.:xp1·ess io n Hall. Ap ril 26. 27 and 28. Mu ch inter es t was shown an d r ece i pts were good.

It bas he en the purpose of t hi s organiza· ti cn to br ing to the Normal sclH1 ol ea ch year a coll ectio n of the wo rld' s h es t worlts of art in victure an d sc ulp t ur e. Th e l ov ers of the worlt of the ol d •maste rs or ·n of m<Jdern arti sts found mu ch to en JOY I this di sp l ay of beautifu l ca rbon s, water co loi-s , e ngravings and photograv Pres. The El son co., Bo st on, prepared th e f'ollection a nd ca n be hi g hlY commende d.

Th e unu su al number of famou s, ol d ca· thedrals in th e exh ib it was of es p ec ial in· ter est to the me mb ers of the c lub , as the stud y of arch ite ctur e been their work durin g the past year.

Tbe pictures wP.re car P.fully and systemati ca ll y hung in th e ha ll , and by ai d of the e xce ll e nt ca ta lo gue sent out by the c mnp an y, the i ncli v idual wa s en ab led, as be for e, to s tudy n.nd e njoy the pic· ture!; for him se lf. Aside from this means of se lf-study , thP. club mad e special effo rt to as si st in s tudy a nd apprec ia tion bY meam: of these e xce ll e nt l ectures: Greelt Scul pture a nd Arch itectu r e, Mrs. J. W. Crabtr e e; Mis<' e llan_eo us Archite ctur e, Mi ss E lli s; High Re naissance, Mrs. Dun cans on; French Lands cape Art, Miss Ke ll y; The English Schoo l, Miss Mears; Pictures Suit· ab le fo r tbe School Room. Miss M utz. Aside from these very inst ru ctive lectures , a pleasant vart of th e progr am was t_h e mus ic re nd e red hY tbe following: Mt ss M SP.E isenmiano N ormal Quartette, 1ss ' M. s ge lke, Misll Kenned y, . JS I' Lamb eth, Miss Mu·rph y, Mt-ss Lanme i, · House, Prof. Cornell , Miss Lally, MlSS McKinney, Mrs . Hou se.

Peru. N ebras ka

A Mo nthly Ma g a:in e Published in tbe Iot c::rats of Edu=t ion

Publi s hed by th e Stat e Norm al School

50 cen ts per year Sin gle c opy 10 cents

Advert ising ra t es fu rni s hed on appli c ati on

F.nt.or ed nL th u l'o-; to nt ce nt :-\o ·1Jr 11.s ko. os s•· ·uroll du ,,; moll h·r

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The Home s of Eng la nd. Eleanor Lally

Fn;\'ln d is distincth-e ly a country of homf-s, state ly, historical palaces and cas· ti es and pretty little vine-cla d hou ses, ot whit o Ann Hathaway's cottage is a type.

The Am e ri ca n te aohNs who visit f) d Eng \aun u nri P:- the dire cti on of the National CiYr Fe rl era Uon were excee dingly forltl' natr In 'h·•t th ey we re gue sts in so ma ny of Engl fi nd's cluuun.i ng hom e::.

A fter a day spe nt in vis iting sch oo ls we found the afte rnoon tea a de li ghtfull y r estrul rreak in the day 's wo rk It is <then that th e student comes home from his c la sses. the cl erk from hi s offi ce, if possib le. a nd the famil y gathers before the ope n fire fo r a cosy, sociable half ho ur, whil e t ea a nd cakes are serve d.

\\'e spent a memora ble a fte rnoon In October with a pa rty of teachers from Canada. Japan and the United S tates, at West L od ge, the coun t ry home of Alfre d l\Iosel y, Esq., ban l;:er and philan-throp ist of L <J ndon. Th e hou se is st tuated on an estat e vf two hundred acres, and it is very old. We we re s ho wn a yew tr ee in the gard en 'vhere Qu ee n Eliz abeth is said to have r ested duriu g a journ ey Th e garden adjoining th is house is very beautiful. Th ese fine , old En g lish garde ns, with i vy· co Yered wa ll s a nd beautifully la id walks a nd flow er be ds, h ave mad e the pictur e book s of our ch ildhoo d come tru e.

Th e warm welcome we rece ived and t he en te t'ta i nment pr ovided for us by the chat,ming host ess a nd d au g hters of the hou se made this vis it a most de li ghtful ex· pe ri en ce

Thr ou g.h the courtesy of John D R ayson , Es q. , a promin e nt ci ti zen of South am pto n, we were pe rmi tte d to >i sit a most inte res ting bous e that is not open to tourists Thi s is the bou se wher e, as Oli ver Wende ll H-o l mes sa id, "dear Dr. Watts wrote

those bl ess ed hy m ns of his." We walked in the '1\'on"d e rfu lly ' peaLefui old. In whi ch th e g co d man p ra ye d a nd san g.

Thelnaibstaircase f,i. thiSh(,useIsof'

oak a nd ve ry b.:a utlful. Our a tt t:!n tlo n wa s ca ll ed to th e ta ct th at it is- e:mctl y lik e th e s tairway i 11 th e Lon gfe llow hou se In Cambri d ge, Ma :> sach u sett s, eve n to th e old clock on the fir st la nd in g.

Wh il e mo toring ,th rou gh a p a.rt of Engla nd '." e ., _we re im pr ebse d by tli e ne atn e-ss of ..vill ages throu g:h wbi ch . we pas se d. L aw ns an d hed ges were ex cee din gly we ll ke pt door ya rd s were swept scrupulously.

On th is trip we had a g limp se of th e h om,e_. 9f the Pe nJ?, s st an din g among i ts ances tral trees.

hq.p:1e of Jo hn Har vard 's mo th er w as o ut w hil e were in S tratford .a nd the h ome of Wesl ey in Lond on.

Shak es pear e 's bi r thp lace a nd An n Ha thaway 's ?ottage are s hrin es th at a re vis ited by each ye ar .

Wi ndsor Cas tl e Is on e of the hi stori cal hom es of En g li sh r oy al ty . Here th e kin g and qu ee n e ntert ai n r oya l and here are fa mo us Va n Dy ke por traits of tJhe St uarts. Qu een 'V i cto ria l oved Winds or a nd mu ch of. her time there

At rear of the bou se in wh ich· we li ve d 1n. Lon don was an al ley called· r in gten Mews-, an d l!-bove the stables , in the home . o1 an hos tl er, r evea:l e_d the s am e sw eet home li fe th at we ob se r ve d. in mor e favo red hom es. · Th ro ugh the W.i n dows w.itb th eir.· little lYilite · aiil d iYy vines, a nd bl oomin g : geran i wms, we cou ld see the bu sy .hou sewi ll'e w ho a'Ppeared to . w ork che erfull y a nd oonte nte dl y ·in 'h er ·three humble· ro oms·: The f air hai red li t tl e on es w ho alwa ys • came to th e se w indo ws to wave a weko ni e or a far ewell ' to th eir· fa th er made a fin e· pic-

home rem-inded us cf the home of the by Chn.r les Dic li:-

e: ns In "T he Cr icket on the Hea rth."

Wh e th er it te cot or ha ll. th e "gl ad-

e- orre looks of ho u se ho ld Ion··· m ee t in th e ['n gliEh hom e.

" Th e f ree , fa !r hom es of En gla ll d!

Lo ng, l,on g, In ht!t 9f

. May he art s of nat i ve proof he reared

An d gr ee n be tl.1e

An d br i&ht th e fl ow ery so d, Where fi rst th e c hil d's glad s rirl t . loves rts co u ntry a nd God!"

II [ocaland

Mi ss E ll e iJ \ \' a hl strom w fll teach in : tho grades at Wa h oo next yea r.

Profe ssor P o;te r, t each er of Eng li sh at ijb e Nor mal, w-ho · tJ,coo mp a nied the b oys• deba tin g te am f rom " bb at pla ce, e nterta in ed the No rmal s tu dEints here at con v·ocat ion on 'the April 23, , . tu re The ai r of cle an liness; the a trbos- ;with seve ral s olos a nd · a ·shor t a ddress. of chee r a'nd pe r vading ·: tb.is 1 ·-Pr of es s or Po rt er ,\ras fo rme rly a teacher ' in ', .·

Mi ss Helen Jo hns on bas be t:! n tlected to 'a posit io n in the Sta n to n sc h0 ols.

Mi ss Lotti e Ko up of the Jun)or class.,w iil t ea ch at Lo ui sv ill e next year.

Mi ss Ca rl e t-t a Fl a clc w.as ab se nt from· school for a w ee k r ece ntly on acco un t of i ll ne ss,

Miss Eleanor Carp e nter h as b te n ed to 'a vos l tlo n in th e A !lfance schoo lS.

'II: e Nc rrra l M'a,l e Quar te tt e we nt to Ne ma ha rece ntl y, w.he re they 'fu rni shed a nu mber of fe r the I. 0. · 0. F. lodge· of t !l'at pl ace. I

\V : H. Patch.in , w ho b as been t eachi ng Ame ri can hi st ory. a nd do in g .p os t work at th e No r ma l thi s year ,b as r ecei ve d hi s d eg ree and left Ap ril 29 for Seatt l e, " Wa'sb inirto n, where IJle exp ec ts to en gage In e du ca ti onai work .

the Pe ru nn d hi s fr ie nds b. ere were very gl ad to s e him ag ai n.

T he s tud nts or th e ::-; orrnn l ob se rv ed l\fotb e rs' d ay . S und n:r. :\ lay 9. by we aring wh ite c arn a ti ons. Pos tnl c ar ds to be m ail ed to the ir m oth ers, we re dis tri bu te d among th e stude nt s on Friday mo rn ing prece di ng :'\ !o th ers' d ny The poe m, and Per u," which wns p ri nted on tbe ca rd s, mad e them esp ec ia ll y appr op riate fo r th e oc casio n.

E. J. Simo nd s, s tate s tud e nt s ec re ta ry or the Y ..l\1 C. A. , and E. T. Ba il ey, re· Jl gl ous wo rk dir ec tor or St Josep h. s pe nt Ap ril 25 , In Pe ru l\lr. Ba il ey a d· th e Y. J\ 1. C. A. S und ay a Cte i'noon an d he ld n uni on servi ce nt th e Bap· t.l st c hur ch In the eve nin g.

Th e la dl es oc te tt e ga ve conce rt s at Sbu.be rt, Bro wn v ill e a nd Brock .durin g th e t}r st we ek In M ay . D r. Hou se ac c om.Pan led th e c lub

Ex-State Su pe ri nte nd e nt vV. K. F ow ler the. bod y at c onvo cation M ay 7. He also ta lk ed to t.qe Se nior anc.I l'raln ln g clas.ses durin g . th e. 7 :4 5 pe rlo4 on th e bus in ess of the teac hing profess ion.

A rec ep ti on was given to Dr. Darre ll, ne wly ele cted of the Ba pti st f:?nturda y May 8, in the chur ch parl o rs. Pre sid e nt Crabtree ma.c.Ie tt ll e princip al a ddre ss of th e eve ning, comJng Re v. Da rre ll to Pe ru ..

J. A. Ha rri s vi s ited fri e nds in Pe ru rece ntl y. M'r. Lls wal-king wit lho \lt • crut ches a nd with onl y a ve ry s Ught Hrcw..

C. H. Pool e, pf City ,· a Pe ru s tud e nt, sp e nt se veral here- rt;r cently with his bro.th e r, Ra y- Poole: , M-rs. Yo cam, of · a f ew days in ter, Miss :tv. lE IS ·:M'eg<lli1lene Fall s City-, . rece ntly Pe ru with · her dau.gh· l'

C'ra ft ,; of Tecu mseh. visited her· sister,, Miss Schl ee , Jn Pe ru 1'ece ntly.

M iss Mn.-y Frei b urgbaus we nt to her home at S ab etha , K as ., May 6, to attend t he we dd ing or her sister.

:\lr. C. B. will be s up e rin te ndent or th e schools at Os ceola next year

Resolutions of Sympathy

our Father In His Infinite wls· dom hM s een fi t to ca ll to her he avenl y home, th e mother of f'Ur est ee med libra rIan. :Mi ss Rul on, w e, th e s tudents of the Peru Sta te No rmal, pass. th e following reso luti ons:

R eso lved, that we Pxte nd to our fri end, 1\ll ss Rulo n, our s incAre s ymp athy in her so rrow .

R esolved t bn t we comme nd her to o ut Father for consola tion

Re so lved. th at a copy of these resolu· tions be sen t. to Miss Rulon, the papers of T.abl e Ro ck a nd the Nor'llAJit.e C. G. M<mlton. Julia H. VanDriel. .... ,_ M a.ry G. Elle nb e rger.

Death of ·Mfa Murphy.

Th e dc l' pf st< t sohO-w · preva iled ··at the' No rmal.when it ,.\\las learned tliat ' M'tss Sydney··M u'r phy , in s tructorl'in the depat;tment of mu.fli c, 'had. passed a,way a( Methodist ho spit al in On:i!!lha ,on. May aft er an illness of.only 1 The wor,d ca me as a ;j hock for it was Mis s \ I: <1

Memorial exercises were help in the Normal chnpcl \Yedne sday wot;J:c in all dep a rtments ce ased during the .hour for the funeral.. The an'd Christi an and . Mrs . Dun caneou., .as. represl'nt a tivcs of the sc hool attend«! t he funeraLnt Unoola·, Thursday. , ,.,

Miss- came to the as an instructor in the ' music Qepar.tment in 1908, and in the year she h-a s been , with '• us has won a pl ace ia the heart of nery

student. In the death of Mi!<s Mu r phy we fee l the loss of a personal fri end . To the bereaved fami ly we extend ou r sympathy.

II Rlumni II

Addie Trum bu ll ' 04 is on e of Hil areth's mo st progressive teachers.

Ma ry Em erson '78 giv es her a ddress as Cook. She is an active a nd pmgre ssi ve a lumnu s.

Samuel B S nyd er '99 is in the emp loy of th e C. B. & Q. R. R. and is loca ted at Io wa Po in t, Kans.

- Eva G; . No r ton '03 IS one of Oma h a's b est primary teache r s. Her add r ess is 4114 Cumin g St ., Omah a.

·"Ell a Shellhorn- Weaver '87 tha t! she is giv i ng exce ll e nt sa ti sfact i on in h er sc h ool ofon·e at C onco rdi a, Ka ns.

E. W. Marcellus '05 is a s turlt:nt at thi s Hi s add r ess is 2023 Orrington Ave ., Evanston, -111.

Gr ace Hooper ' 01 is one of Ne lso n' s l?troug high sc h oo l teacher s. She ha s th e departl!lent of History and Literature. '

Maude T eaga 1·den ' 05 is Gen'l Ag 't for a publishing house of Phi ladelphia. Her address is 4902 Ba ltimore Ave. Ph ila .. Pa.

Clyde F ill ey '99 is one of Hi e be!<t city superintendents in the sta te and Alhion is fortunate in r etain ing him at head of the ir scho o ls.

:

.:Emi l R. Schiemann ' 02 ha s been r ee lectat Oakdale as s up en inte ndent of for the coming yea r. A nice pro· well .

C. E. Reynolds '99 act i ve, a banker at Rising City, w ri tes tba t whi le hi s work bas taken him out of th e te ac hin g pr ofer>sion he ·st ill has a wa rm s pot in his . J1c1a rt for th e dear-o ld No rmal. . ··f !·

Eleanor H. R odgt·rs '!17 1,; s til l in th .: pr ofessio n and n1 nks as on e of lh<: No rma l' s m ost SUClT SS ful U.: 11 Ch t: I'S.

J. Ha rold \\'il li:1ms '0 8 from Chadr on tha t 1'\onhwc st has 16 Pe ru vi ans thi s )'t.:<lr "A littl<: leavc n ct h the who le l ump.''

Kate Co lli ns ' 95. P1·i n cipal of th<: G1·:•mm ar Sch ools of M(mrov ia, Cal i f. writ.-f< that while so fa r away s he o ft en t. h inl<s or a nd lon gs to visit her Alma

C. Ray Gates '07 prin cipa l of the Nebr as l\a City hi gh sc hool src':ed a hi t bY t akin g his civic cla ss to Lin coln -during th e sess ion of L11 e fo r a f ew pr acti ca l l ess on s. J;Ie is u0w runnin g a se ri es of inter -c lass ha1> e> hnll g am es whi ch are f oste ri ng w)"lol es om e class s pi r it.

Th os. W. Blackb urn ·'78 in fi lli ng ,·;ut his 1 909 Al umn i.c11 rd gAve th e roster of th e d ass of'7 8. T. W. Blackb'urn , Omah a; Nelle i Ha rm on, L as h er; A lic e Em e rson, Stu ll , Re dland s, C al if.; John L. \IVinter, Lin co l n. He adds: i..

A mo, Amas, Amant l sho ul d say mo re But I can't

Alumnu s once and yet My Normal lore I for gt:t

Beyond Amas, Ama nt , 1 should say more Bu t I can't.

IIELLEN WAHLSTROM

M ost·people nev er s to p to turn on the high p owe r a nd l oo k on th r oug h a man's reputation in to hi s inner cha r acter.-Ex

•· Some b oo ks are to be tas ted, othe rs to be ' sw allowed and so me few to be chewed . , an d digest e d.-Bac on.

En.Ty colll'gc sho uld at least he a s hoes and no cuffs . Th ere are men on t he gcn tkm n. n. He should kn ow h ow to ea t, how tr ca tTy him se lf. nnd how to bcha\'e i11 !'o..: i tt\' But l oo k· aro und nnd see if the re :trc not plenty of st udents wh o !'n ow h nw to do nom: of th c!"c thingswi th tr n us ct·s. rlirty

cam pu s who are ignorant en ough not to raise th e ir hats wh en meeting a ?! acquajntance wh o is \Yith a wom a n, a nd ot h ers who ftr e vulgar · eno ugh to sh ow themse lv es with a toothpick in thei r rnouth .Ex.

DayWi ll ·oun be h ere We lta1;' e laid io a compleLe st ock of C hoi ce Books , in pue u t:>, eLl' ., in tine le ath er Al:< o a oice se lectJ iuo o t' popular and late ropy ri )! hL b11o l's a li fnt tu (iQc to $ L. 50 each. Wealso l ta,·c a ve ry l ine of StJerl i nl! S ih er N. s. N. S. Spoons. G<tl rl 'lin ed ho wl:; ;\'t 50c LO $ :.U 5 S ill·er S. :r S. Pins in F' la!! an cl Dinurnncl s hap e" aL car lt L eat her Watch Fol.J s with 'i ll·e r N S. N. ::>. c lt ann :){)c each. Peu na rr tsan d Pill ow T ops ou r line is t he: best tltaL we ha\'e h ad. 'l'lt c plea ure of is and t.he pri ces mor e rea ·ona ble th an e 1;' er. We buy our Penn anls aucl Pt ll nw dirPCL from the m<u1uf acLur ers in New Yurk a nd our pric es anrl t:tyl<'s cn n 'L he beat in Lh i" lin e.

CORijzER DRtlij ·SCORE, Billrris Drug

Nemaha County Bank · Auburn , Nebraska

We ap pr ec iat,e you r bu s in ess. We refer ynu to o ur reliab le paLroo fo r refe ren ces,

A l\T. 'ENGLES. G R C'!O DI NGTON , Preside nt Casl'ller

WM T YK ON. MISS ELIZ A BETH 1.' YNON Vice Pr es ide nt. Asst. C<t,s hi e r.

'KAUTZ

Th e Nebraska City f.'ho t ograp her ' . . . .N'EBR.!lSK.!l CITY, NEB.

D r. H. S. G an s o n Dentist ,Nebraska City, Nebraska

KIMBALL LAUNDRY OF BEATRICE

_ ,. .;_. J•. D. McMILLEN, A gent, P eru, Nebraska . •.Collected Monday; Friday A ll Work Guaranteed.

DON 'T LOOSE SIGH T OF

Th o ftLCt th at we arc the only firm In so uth Nebras lm es t.a bll sb ed2i yeo.rs wit hout a sl nj!le e han ge l'ir hu s lnt• s s. We are n.l ways h cn.dqtmrters for Pianos. Org>tns. PIIL!J>Ond s. Wu.r.ches and J cwe lr·y. : Wo :LI :;o make a s pt:clrLI ty of fin e w atch re.p:tlrlng tLnd· Engr a,·thg. . .. .S . H. 1\..VJGV & €.·0. , Au bur»n.

Being spent by Peruvians

To represent the State Normal in a!t its de· partments. To reach all the Alumni of the school with good tidings. To establish high idea 1s for the student body.

in NebPaska·

Our Jine of pianos is complete. We se11 nothing but the best, on terms to su it the purchaser. We carry about 20 different makes ' or pianos including Kimba11 ·

A. B Chase Poo!e Clar idon Ludw ig White Corl Whitney Haddorff Hi11ze

A. B. Chase pla}'er piano, Cecilian piayer piauo9 Kimball piano player

Sheet Mu s ic at Wholesale Prices

When in the city do n 9 t fail to give us a call

We have a Suit For You ...

Not for ma ny seas ons h as there been show n such a co mpr eh ensi ve r ange of n ew colors and attracti ve patterns as md y be seen in the n ew Spring Ga rments EYery indi vidu al taste in style, co lor, mat e ri al or pric e m ay be perfectly sat is fi ed. To full y r ea li ze the truth of thi s st at eme nt yo u mu st visit t hi s stor e, exa min e ou r clothes, note fit our price s. O ur lin e co nsists of the best garments made, by the for emos t clothes a rti sts of New York, Detr o it and C hi cago.

HirshWickwireClothing

are a ll band made a nd will compare with the best ta ilor m ade, and at a savinl'!" of $10 in price. The materi als a nd ta il oring are strictly high cl ass fr om th e ve;y sm a lles t deta il of li ning or fini sh to th eir styli sh cut a nd handsomt: a ppea rance · You can't po ss ibly sec ure an e qual for :.my of our ga rm en ts wi th out pa ying mu ch more for it. give us a chan ce to sho w. $7.5oto$35.oo . Spec ial Sale Me n' s' Cravenettes. Bt1y the ·Boy's ·Clothin g during thi s Sale a nd save m oney. WE ARE RIGHT ON MEN'S SPRING HATS 7 ·. 2/J.

"Rig ht " means a lot of thin gsqu'ality , sty le , good l ooks that l ast, durabilty, service. The Cl othes we sell , are as good as cl othe s can be. They are right in eve ry th ing in cludin g price . You get so me thing sides "right cl oth es " here-right treatment , absolute satisf act ion.

DR. L. A. FAIRCHILD

OFFICE OVER BANK 'PHONE NO. 68

HOME 'PHONE 85

OFFICE CONSULTATION FREIL. I

CARRY MY OWN DRUGS. CALLS

ANSWS:RED NIGHT OR DAY.

SPBCIAL TO STUDENTS

J. W. ROBB, THE OPTICIAN

will refund any Nom1al s tuclcnt's car fare, wh o buys a pair of glaase s at his office.

OPFICE WITH DR. HA..IlRIS, Auburn Neb.

CRILEY

The Photographer

NEBR.

6. E.

Successor to

We Solicit Atcounts of The Normal Students

Deposit your money with us (or the semester or for the school year and pay yo ur bills by checks. You thus have a place of safety for your money and you gain a valuable business experience in caring for your ac:count .

CITIZENS STATE BANK

PER.U, NEBRASKA

]. C. CHATELAIN'S JEWELRY STORE

NEBRASKA

Laugbllns Fountain Pens., Wa.tcbe•, Clocks, Jewelry, Glusware, Cblnaware, Silverware, Confectionery, Fruit. An ideal pla.ce to buy.

L. EELLS

West Side of CourtHouse Squat'e SOUTH AUBURN, NEBR

BLOOMINGDALE

Phone 486. Over lllnndel son 's Department Storo

For real nobby stuff itt footwear, see our line. We can please you iu both quality and price.

E. GOOD, Peru, Nebr.

TELEPHONE NO. 73

Base Ball and Tennis Goods

are now in demand and we have a complete line of both at prices that will please you.

Anything you need in Athletic Goods, you will find at our store.

ot wbat to give tor commencement gifts is near at band and my iitt selectious are more complete than ever in tbe newest ideas in Jewelry and Novelties, right up to the minute in style, priced to make your purchase a pleasure to you. 1 wm enjoy your visit ot inspection and you w111 enjoy tbe complete stock or new pieces I am showing for commencement girts . It it's new, I have it. E. C. ERNSTENE,

Nebraska City, Nebraska

Jeweler Time Inspector C. B. & Q. R. R. Registered Optician