F. N. MARTIN. E verything in Gents F urni'shil)gs and Millinery
No t o nl y is Mr. Ro use a prominent scho ol man, but be is also an -orator of no me an re pu te . He receives many ca ll s to condu ct institutes du r ing the summe r months r and deli>ers as many grarlu ting ad dresses each sp rin g as time will permi t.
Phiiomathean Open Session
T hursd ay nigh t,_the Philomathean Soci ety presented the Amazons , a. farci al rolllance in tb_ree ac t s.
The ca st .was as follows:Barri n gton, Yisco unt Litterly .•, Russell J Gal fred; Ea rl of Tweenwaves - r-Ei mer Christenson Andre', Count De Gri val.. Harryjohnson
Rev. Roger Minchin .... Warren Chase Fitton, a ga mekeepe r: C. Hutchinson
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PROF E. L. ROU SE
P ro fe.ss ot> fi. L. Rouse. .
Three - ye.ars ago, w hen Mis s Go shen was ca ll ed to b ea d of tbe p syc hol ogy depa •·tm ent, a· pf'rso n Was n eeded · to ta ke h er pl ace as h ea d of th e Model Sch ool Dep artment. At thi s tim e a mode l hi gh sc h oo l of t wo g rad es was a dded to the-gramma1·. course .. made t he po s iti ot1 a -ru uch more .res P.on sible on e. The in hi s ,-..•i sdo m, indu ced Prof E. 1.. J< ou se , then s upe t·intend t: nt of the Plat tsm outh sch oo ls, to co in'e to Pe r·u a nd tak e the h ead of t hi s de partment Mr Rou se is a Neb ra ska sc h oo l man b jY- -hirth... Hi s .ear l_y life · wa s <I - :'..
spem on the pla in s of the western p,art 'Of the There he got a br oade n ed of life wh ich served him 'in hi s Ia te•· voca ti o u.
As h ead of t hi s department of the Norma l,. Mr. Rouse h as wo o a place iu the .h earts of th e st ud e nts , unt il g reat numbers go to h im for ta tio n and ad vice. He di sp iays muc h foresig ht a nd 'p atie n ce in hi s work Through his untiring effort and' unbounde d inter est and e nthu si· asm he h as bu ilt up a mode l sc ho ol department s econd to n one in the W-e st. The seniors, especia ll y, a ppret'i ate a man of Mr Rouse's ca libre in thi s dep ar tment.
Yo u at t, a se r >ant.. Fred Ebert Orts, a po a cher.. Warren Bu rrell e Mi;i am, Ma rchion ess of Castle- · JorH iui :: A. .Bru ner ·
Her dau gh te rs · -
Lady Noelene Belturb et Le na Jac-ksdn '
Lady Wi lh e lmi na Belturbet
Genevieve Fo rd
Lady Tborua si ri Belturbet.. Opa l Rice
"Sea;gent" S buter Essie Teich
The pl ay was a catchy piece, full of humor from start to finish. Mabel Ma rchi oness of Castlejord an, a gr eat admirer of physical strength and she and h er hu sba nd were greatly disappointPd because they were de nied a son. Their three daughters were educated as boys, but their feminine na tu re asserted i tself when Cupid entered on the sce n e. The "course of true lo ve does not run sm o oth " a nd Lord Litterly found th at a girl ba s some
poweri :: herbandwheosbe " slap sa The. Fre.shan Cl ass - CI TIZENS STAT E BANK felJ o w. "
The Freshrn an class h as been an Lena Jack so n, as LRdy Noeline unu sua ll y s tr ong one thi s ycrtr The Old Bank and Russel Johnson, Lord Litterly , metjn a most roma ntic mann er and this meeting as a romance should. Elmer Chri.sten• on', Lord Tween wayes, cert a inly "m a de hi story" with hi s sudd en att a ck of cramps Lady Tho masio was a dear little tomb oy and no o ne could have filled her part bert.e r than Opal Rice who alm ost dro ve " Tweeny" distrac ted by her provoking beha vi or daring his prop osa l. Gene vieve Ford w as th e lady Wilhelmina , rather effem in a te on .acco unt of "ha v.ing had measles so Ia te in life. " She timidly tries to r econcile her with her 1over, Mon sieur De Grival. Harry Johnson a typi· cal Fnnehm an, who alw a ys s aid the wro ng wo rd and made matters w orse by his frantic effort:• at explanation
T he other characters wert' an<tii wiiTbe some time before Normal Chapel will •tage such a ·Spicy litrle play.
alth o ugh sma ller now than at the heg ir.nin g of the ye a r. The offic e rs a re .,.
Pre sid ent, k Ell en berg er. Vi ce Pre s id e nt ; 'Arthur Longfellow Secretary, Ches ter Darrow. , Treasurer , Henry Schott.
Bxpre.a·sion Recital. ·T'b e Fre s hman Class· ow es its On account ofthe rush of wo rk in s ucce ss thi s yea r \o .its a dviser, Prof. getti ng o ut th e first is sue of the Cornell , who 1s i nde ed an ide al cl as s Normal Dai ly, no mention wa s made a dvi s er. ,. of t he splendid recital The cl a'ss has "··enj oy ed s everal Mo nd ay evening by · so cial ev ents duri ng the ye ar a ll of Ba rnes Miss g av e which have be en s uccesses At the of the st ory, "Ca pt a in cl ose of the year th e Freshmen can Ja nu ary" by La ura E. Ri chards 'in a tr.uly:sa y.that th ey have enjoyed th e plea si ng a nd natural ma nner The work under their re s pec tiv e teachers Ch ara<! ters cl early presented c and they as S.opbm:ores \ and the beau ti ful atmo sph ere of the nelcl: year th ey· w JU'•·<be :for · story pr ese rv ed t hro ugh out..- th.e :w orfi once more·: · ,.,_.t r eading. The Sol o, ·" Dadd y" sung by Mrs. H. C. Ro us e in her cl ear, sympat heti c voice, a dded grea tly to Mr.- '!"l rs e xt e nd a the impr essi nne ss of the cordi al i ":Yj ta tion to student s vi sitin g friend s, a nd Miss Re.ce. l ve.a Gift: to tb e of Pe ru to th ....- r ecepti on· in th e
A beautiful co py of the pa inting by d ay , May 30·, at 8:30. W. L. T aylo r, ent itl ed' Hark, Ha rk , the Lark,'' was presented to M iss Effie M. AlJstin yester day by th e training department ,. as a toke.n of appreciation fo r her u ntiri ng wo rk as accompanist du ring the presentation of the Christmas Oper· etta
Pr of. C. B. C ornell a nd fa mily sp ent Sat ur day in Linc o ln w ith Pr of. Co rn ell' s p are nt s.
Mr s. F. J. Bo hl , of H owe , w as in Pe ru , on Tu esd ay visit in g her Sister Florence Ki te, of the ·senibr Cl ass.· '
Sh o es for men
Sh:Oes for women
New lot of P umps an.d Oxfo rd s ju st rece ived. · At the P hone
·-Yes·: the,- :roa ke a ni ce presen-t· for-gra du a tion or for frie,nds. All o rders p romptly de livered - .;
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THE NORMAL DA IL Y
Pu bl is h ed d ur ing co mm enc em e nt we e k.
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Edi to rs
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S. \V. H ac ker & Co., P ubli sh ers
Toci ay we ba nd in o ur bo ok s and a ct ive classwo r·k cease s for th e yea r.
And what a y ea r it h as been ! N ev er before di d our s ch oo l e xcel ! in a ll lin es, as it has done thi s ye a r. fn deh a tin g. a thletics , cl as sw o rk, li te rary wo rk. o rganizat ionnl ac tivities of a ll kind s, a nd ge n era l e nthu siasm , tpi s h as , indeed, been a ba nner yea r.
Many members of t he faculty say th at never b efo re h ave the students a ttended so strict ly to busin ess as this year, a nd never has the work been of b etter qu al ity . S tudents, let us pau se a moment and th a nk these whole-so ul ed men and wome11 who are devoting their li ves to edu ca tionat O ld Per.u.. who h ave giyen th eir b est . t!tfo rt s for us this year. W,e sometimes thinlc we are conferring a favor upon our te ac h ers by condescending to a tt c nd hi s or her class. .Bu t. this is not so, an d if we will but· stop to thinlc, we mu st admit that if "w:e have given away the best we had, the best has come back to
McDow e. II with Arnc.ric an Le.aaue.
Ward McDowell of the senior cla ss, our star second-base man and heavy batter b as re ce ntly received fl at te rin-g r c:.s<?g ni tion in base,hall_ wo rld . On Wednesday be received .a (ro m the manager of the Clevd?nd ''Na ps'' of th e American League., offe ring him . a as center-fielder; be is requested to report at ·Cleveland as soon as possibl.:, if he accepts. b as accept ed and wi ll leave June 1st. McDowell's b att ing re cor d as a h eavy s lu gge r h as won him this recognition in the big ci rcle s of the national ga m e. His friends on a ll sides are congr a tul ating him.
Commencement Week
DRAY arid ;TRANSFER
Proaram.
Thu rsday morning in the gymnasium occ ured a ve ry interes ting fe atu re of the Commencement program. The kin derga rt en chi ldren gave an open sess ion '(:Onsistiog of, songs and games such they play every day in the kinder g arten
The ones who s ang were Rowena Beck and Helen Gregg, Mary and Lucile Harragin, Herbert Brownell - and Gwen dolyn a nd Mildred Barnes.
Tbe H oo p Drilt the So ld ier Boy Drill and the 1.la} Pole are deserving of es peci al mention. Mrs. Shambaugh bad charge of the fo r mer.
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• The games seemed to please eve ry one, especial ly ·'The Lad s a nd Lasift.'S and "The Muffin Man."
The entire program was prepared under the direct super.vision of Miss Ho smer,· wbo deserves ma oy thanks for the artistic way ' in wh ich the cliildren performed t_heir_pa rts. __
Mrs. J. H. Card will of Omah a is spendfrlg Co mm e ncement week m Peru witli ller 'daoghter, Barbara', of the sen ior class.
M arg ret Jon es, sister of Sadyt: Jones, is visiting this ... :
Miss Len a a gr ad uate of the No rm al '09 who b as work this year in tbe conserva tory of musk at the Ne braska ·. State Uni,·ersity, was in Peru
f The fine presse d brick to be us<'d in the con s truction of t he new a dmini s tra ti on building nnw being_L
d cliv ered to the No rmalcb a mpu s.. Prof F. Gregg delivered -the co mm enceri:J ent a dd r ess to the Sen ior ._ Cl ass of the No rth Lo op high s.choo l la); t eveni ng.
F1 M. Berk ey, princip at of the"high sc hool at Ve rd on is s pe nding the ea rl y pa rt of co mmencement week in
Pr of. ·E L. House deli vered ·the -: om rncnceme nt a ddn ss of tbe -D a wson h tg h sc hoo l las t cvcoihg, and deli vers tbe addr t&S at thi s even ing.
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is t6 gC't th at• li tt le r cmcmb 1·an cefor yo ur friend. We have a fine of co mm e nc e-.. · ment goods, a nd yo u w ill have 11 0 diffi c ult y iu findi'n g wh aL yo u wa nt. W r;- up-'to'-da't e cold cJrinl<s at our fountain. Co'm e in an d' tr y one We • • 1 ; wis h to ca ll parti c ular
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VOLUME II
OR.MAL DAlbY
f'ERU, NEBRASKA , MAY 30, 1910
NUM8BR 4
F. N. MARTIN. Everything in Furnishings and Millinery
com ing gen e ration. All ou r homes, libraries art treas ures in1titution s, heirl oom •, we give up by will or l'lgains t will we pass over as t he gr eat legacy from this generation to the next.
THE GREATER LEGACY.
But 1 am not so much intere1ted to-day in the a mount of property we p ass to the next as I am in the kind of gen eration to whom we pass the p ro perty. O ur gr eatest legacy is the r ace itself. Every 30 odd years we turn over a r ace of one a nd a half billion people l.- to co mp ose the generation who shall possese the earth. One and a half billion babes, mothers have in their a rm s, t eachers ha ve in the schools, society b as in its high wa y s, to be m ade 'princes in the l and.'
NOT PHOOUC IN G OUR KIND,
One of the m ost serious fa cts in America is our original settlers are failing to pro duce their kind. We are not gr owing our own stock to populate Americ a. The native Americans have become unproducti ve. It is a tragic thing wb<>n the scripture is no l onger true "His •eed is in him self a fter his kind." For eleven milli on years or more nature has giv en y ou e ach an
Dr. Rouse Preaches Great, Sermon
At ele ven o'clock Sunday morning in the chapel Dr. Frederick T. Rouse preach e r) the baccalaureate sermon :
Dr . Rouse is a deep thinker and a man of gr eat personality, and the sermon was a mine of ri ch thou g ht
Following is a brief a bstr ac t of hi s ta lk, w hich was peculiarly fitting to the occasion:
Text, "Instead of the fa th ers shall be the children whom thou will
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make princes in a ll th e eart h. Subject, "Humanity's L egac'y.'' A human generation las ts but a little over 30 years. Three times in a century the first part of this text comes true. "Instead of the t atbers shall be th e ir children. In 30 ye ars the immen se wealth of this generation, $400,00 0 ,0 00 ,0 00 , will be pa ssed to o ther ha nds All o ur farms. rail r oa d s, stocks , boud s parks, ro a ds, treasures, city prop· erty will be tran sferre d to t he
unbroken li ne of ancestors who have come to maturity and produced thei r kind, for you , aurl if you, thro imm or ality, selfishness, over intellectualism or unhealthy custom s fail to transmit your heritage, it is tra gic. God rejects your kind and substitutes the prolific people whom he loves or he would not m a_ke them. The country is to be popul ated tho the first sett lers fail. As Jesus said to tht ph a risees, God can of these stones (immigrants) raise up s eed unto Abr a ham.
At Cooper'_s Pharmacy for PENNANTS, COLD DRINKS and SOc CANDY FOR 29.:- TODAY ONLY
DR. FREDER I CK T ROUSB, OF OM.AaA
SEED UNTO ABRA H AM.
Lo ok at the proces si on of imm igra n ts a nd th eir children, ·our herit o rs Not to Jo hn A.ld eu, but to H ans Han so n and hi s associa t es w ill go a large pa rt of thi s heri ta ge.
1 s peak to th ose to d aJ who w ill ha ve a ba nd in sha pin g fo r i ts i nhe ri ta nce a nd d estin y thi s com in g generati on who before the co me t g ets over ha lf i ts co urse wi ll ba ve full p ossessio n.
H ow sha ll we ma ke t his gener ation "princes in a ll the earth?''
T he re are t hree po int s of co ntac t. Th is generatio n has with t he co m ing one, the psy chologi cal poin t and moment when it ca n pr ojec t in to it the qua lities w hi ch it needs fo r i ts dest iny m ightie r th an ours. These I will ca ll the home, the sc h oo l and the str eet.
THE HOME.
I· Ou.r first d ut y to the co min g generation is in the hom e. Th e pa r rot who t hink s more of ge ttin g a fortune fo r his children th an prepa r ing for their fo rtu ne has go-t the cart before the hor se as has the m(lther who ques mo re for clot he!} fo r her children than chil dren for the clq t heJ>. · - · ·
THE SCHOOL.
If we can not raise o ur own chll d ren- we can train the chil dre n· of othtrs. How high the callin g I of thf' pathos and glory of .t he chilclless (;h rist who a-it t" _ _ • ec 1on ate, a t"over of c-hil:d.re.n and of his r Rce, deprived of borne familv • ,, parthe desideratum of his pe o ple , '' was C.Ut off fro m the l and of · tbe living ." Yet as a teacher,. an of youth , could "see hi s see d prol ong his- a nd the p leasu re of. the L'"YI""d could prosper at hi s ha nds ." He stands to day. He ta kes a child a nd sets him in the m-idst , an Am erican c hild , a fo reign ch·ifd, a-nd say s, to this nation. h ere is y our glo ry a nd yo ur destiny. T he sch ool is th e na tional digestor. It is fo r you to pr ojec t into this army of 20 ,00 0 ,000 c hildren not information merely b ut those ele ment s of amb ition, ri gh t eo us ne ss, inspira tion char ac t er that ma ke humanity. You for m o ur s tandin g
ar my of 500,00 0 our gre atest defence.
"A bo ve a ll na ti ons is hu ma ni ty ." It Is for you to tea ch o ur c hil dren the great lesso ns of huma ni ty. Fo r yo u abio lut e i ntegr i ty of ch ara cter is esse nti a l. Chil dren w ill rea rl you t hr o ugh a nd t hrough.
III. Th e last grea t point of co ntact wi th th e com in g· gene r at ion is on th e h igh way. By "h ig h way, I m ea n not th e pu b li c thor oug h far e on ly but th e ma rt , th e play gr ou nd th e pl ay hou se , th e office-n il that re main s afte r th e home and sc h oo l h ave do ne the ir b est. He re eve ry man, eve ry wo m an is tn lo co pa renti s, a t eac her or a pa ren t. Here is where hu man i ty is saved or is los t.
J es us uttered the seve r es t ma lidi cti ons on th ose who ca u se to s tum ble one of th ese littl e ones. Th e hi ghw ay sho uld be made plai n, sa fe, e_very bill of offen ce should be leve led, ev ery va ll ey of d es tru c ti on re m oved , a nd th e w ay prepa red for th e co min g of the kin gdom of Go d, th e co ming gene ra ti on.
We sho uld ra th er di e than to p ut before o ur c hildren th e vi sion of the dru nke n mao, the pa inted wo ma n, the bru t al fi g hter, th e coa r se jes t, th e pro fa ne a nd vicious wo rd O ur str ee ts m.ust be as sa fe as pa rl ors and our pa rl o rs as sac r ed as o ur trmples. It will be yo ur d ut y as p ublic i ns truct ors not onl y to tra in th e yo un g wa rd in the sc h ool b ut. to a part as true ci t ize ns in so and- co nd itions th at yo ur wo rk in the sc h ool s sha ll not be viti ate d but by ev il co ntac t in th e gr ea t hi gh w ay s of life
Alumni Meeting T ovight
M. a nd E. Ha ll (o ld ch ape l ). Th e do ors open at 7:00 an d th e pr og ram s ta r ts at 7:30. Fr ie nd s a nd citizens Cordia lly .i nvited. Fo ll owe d by the p resident's reception in gy m nasi u m.
Pr of. F. M. Gt·egg w as in Linco ln from Tuesday t ill Frid ay of last Wee!< conducti ng a d rill in pa rliamentary l aw before tbe state in sti tute at Whi ch mo st of the sta tc officer s were pres(' at
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THE NO Rr\ \AL DAILY
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D. H. WEll ER
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Junio rs. "fun iurcs pr ior cs, rm lli sec un cli."
The juni or c la ss h as made a rema rk a bl e gr0 wth thi s ye ar a nd hns been o uc of th e m os t influenti al cla s ses in the int cre !" ts of the norma l. lt is the largest class in the sc ho ol , numb er in g ov e r· 1 80 membet·s. Profe sso r F. M. Gregg is th e cl ass adviser. During the pres e nt sch oo l ye ar the juni o rs h ave b ee n ably represe nted in the \·arious interest s of the sc h oo l. Upon th e g ridiron , of the bo ys who do nned th e mol es ldn s 8 of the 13 were juni ors and l oo kin g back a few months we can reme mber Captain Stewart who pl a yed at right ha lf, Gilmore the fullback, and Steven s, th e ri g ht- e nd pumpkin carrier. Gelwick the fe a rle ss ha lf back, Skinner the invincib le center a nd Barn es and Gowin as utility men at tackle and gua rd rendered valuable se rvice to the team.
In the ba s ket ball court 3 of the 5 men. were juniors. Stevens pla yed center, Gelwick forward and Gilmore at gu a rd. Likewi se three of the · girls team wer e jnniors; Mis s es Fo rsyt h e-,-Hank s, a nd Jennings. __ Upo n the diamond , 4 of the 9 are JUniors. Stevens occupies the box and bas se nt many a di fficult one ove r the pa n. C!emen ts is the first sac ker and has won di st inction among baseball fans while Gehvick and Ess ert have mad e many a s pecplay at center and right field. Of th e d ebat ing sq uad s 6 of the 9 a re juniors. Gowin and Morgan he lp ed to wrest the victory from K ea rney whil e Mis ses Mabel Banks a nd Marth a Giltner repr ese nted the juniors on the Kearney girls' be batin g sq u ad. Crook and S kinner represented th e juni or cla ss m the Mis s ou l'i debate. Th e pres id e nt of th e class, J oy E.
Morgan , bas won the mu ch c ov eted gold me dal o ffer ed by Supe r inte nd e nt C. B. Moore of Osceol a for th e best wo rk in deb a ting done in th e No rmal. As an o ffi cer be b as exercise d a fa irn ess that b as wo n e11teem fr om th e members of t he juni or cl ass a nd th e enti re s ch ool. He le aves ne xt year to go to Uni ver sit y Pl ace a!! principal of th e wa rd buildin g, but ha vin g a lready fi ni shed mo st of tbt wo rk req uir ed for gradua ti on w ill be a bl e to grad eate nex t yea r w ith th e class m w hich he h as spent hi s fo ur y ears of college life. Miss l{u th Brow nell is vice- presi dent an d b as bee n a Joyal junio r at a ll ti m es; L. W. of Jo hn son, tr eas urer a nd Ca rmie La mm , sec retary a re pro mi n ent wo rk ers in the lit erary soci eties.
Senior Class Pia y.
The senior cl ass play which wa s given in the c bapd hilt Saturd ay evening is u niversa lly conceded t'o be one of the m os t s uccessful drinna-tic events w hi ch has ever occ u rred in Peru , The pr pdtrc ti<:>n was a dramtizati on of c·harles Major 's nove l, "When Knightho od W'as In Flower" Th · w as comp.o sed of 60 c haracter s, all in gorg eou s me dtaeva l co stume. Mi ss Mildred B utle r in the role of Ma ry Tudor did mo re th an ju stice to he r r• t" .. put a IOn as the Norm a l" s most finish ed expressi on a nd dramatic student Her per so nality is irresistabl e a d h , n , s e took the part of the hero ine in a m anne r almost faultless. Mr . Alex Stoddard who too k the part of Brandon is also deser ving of spec ial mention for the skill d isp laye d in hi s work was al most profess iona l. Altho u gh the evening was wet a nd disagreeable there were over 1200 paid admissions-certa inly a record br eaking audience. Many were present from Auburn and Nebraska City and all were more th nn pleased with th e rendit i on of the drama.
Field Meet
Although a heavy rain fell on the day a nd night befo re the meet, a ve ry int eresting athletic contest was he ld on the muddy field Saturd ay mo rning. Despite the beavJ" track
• The c rownin l! or tho !' rhn,l l rJGeS day s Is her e. You will want to re lll c mb er
yo ur f ri en d in an approp ri ate manner Ilad yo u t. h ouK i tt how a watc h, cha in, or fob , a rin g, a br ace let or s utn e ot ltcr b it. of jew el ry wo ul d be appre<.; l atcd?
We are out s ome 'ba rgain bargain s' and will s ava y ou mon ey AL::>O, we guara n tee yo u ·atisfa <.; tlon. S terling Si l ve r Spo ons $1 00 No rmal l Oc
N. S. Sto re. N. S. Jewelry W e' ll Rl·pair lL
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Wh at is so ra re as a perfect dri nk at a s oda founta in ?
Yo u w ill n ot- can not appr eciate the force of thnt que stion until yo u h ave h ccn se r ved at our foun ta in. Let us pt·o v c: it to yo u.
BUR RIS DRUG CO MP AN Y
many of the record s of l as t y ea r' s meet were br oken Little a tt e nt ion wa s g iven in th e No rm al to tra ck work and of courae th e r eco rd s we re co mp ara tively po or. M ost a nT fir st cla ss high s ch oo l co uld beat nea rly ev ery rec o rd of Sa turda y 's e vents It is to be hoped thnt some ti me in the future Peru w ill pay more a ttention to athletics as pe rtaining to th e imli vidu a l.
Foll ow ing is a reco rd of e ve nt s i ; order, with winn ers of 1st, 2d a ud 3d pl aces, th e le tt er' s' standing for seni or, 'j' for juni or, ' so ' for so ph omore an d 'f' for fr eshm a n.
B oys 100 yd. das h-Neil sc: n s 1, Havelk aj 2. Hutc hi nso n,j 3, sec.
Girls 50 yd. d as h- P htlli ps s 1 Gilberts 2, 7 1 -5 sec.
Boys s hot put-Sto dd a rd s 1, Jennings s 2, Stevens j 3, 3 6ft 9% in
Boys 44 0 yd. run-Sto dd ard s 1. fl u tc hin son j 2 Krebs f 3 59 1-5 sec.
Girl s r unnin g broad jump-G ilbe rt 8 l, Phillips s 2, 9ft 11 in
Boys hi gh ju mp-Havelka i 1, G ilber t 9 2, Sto ddard s 3, 4ft. 7_in.
Bo ys 220 y d. d as h- Stodd a rd s 1, Wil so ns 2, Ha vclk aj 26 4-5 s ec.
Boys 880 yd. r un - Tyl er s 1, Jennin gs s 2, Hutch ins on j 3. 2' 2 2".
Girls .b as eball throw -Phi ll ips s 1, Gi lbe rt s 2, Nick els 3, 141 ft
Boys running hr oa d jump-S teve ns j 1, Sto dd a rd s 2, H av e llcaj 3.17 ft 3 in
Mile run -K reb s f 1, Jennin gs s 2, Beld en s 3, 5 m in. 24 sec.
F ac ul ty 100 yd . da sh - Leffie r 1, Hou se 2, W ee ks 3.
Pole va ult- Sto dd a rd s 1, Scho tt f 2 Havelkaj 3, 7ft. 8 in
Di sc us thro w -St o ddard j 1, Sha fer Ty ler s 3, 90ft 5 in
B oy s 88 0 rela y- j 1, s 2, f 3.
Ra nkin g by individu a ls was as follows: S to dd ard 1. 24%. points, Hnve lk a 2, 121;,1 po in ts, Je nn in gs 3, 9 %. po in ts . G irls eve nt s, Phillip s 1, 18 po in ts, Gilbe rt 2, 14 po ints, Ni ckel 3, 1 poi nt
Th ere we re, b es id es th P ab ove events, a fe w th at wo uld no t ra nk as co ll ege eve nt s, so are not me nti on ed . The senior cl f!ss wo n th e m ee t by a b ig marg in
F. N. MAR T IN . • m and Millinery Gents Furnishings Everything
transportat i on, and ci rcumstances overturn the financ ial systems of the \\' nrld.
Thus the individu al and society, in rl nstries, and comme r ce, comm uniti es and nations a re ever subject to the dawn and the twi lig h t, w11xing an d wa nin a a nd the inroming and o• the outgoing influences.
Succ ess eYeryw here an d in e very· thin &' depend ::- upon wh en you l aunch ,·our effo r t. man who shou lri siicle a vessel intu the ' '"'te rs at the of the eb b ticl e, would be kind of a foo l.
Rocke fe ll er and Carn egie, Ha rriman and- Hill cembi ned n e,·er saw the ti me th at they eou ld sell valenti nes on the Fourth of July. or ma ke baseba ll' a in No,·ember, or l·o(nball iu .11-:v!:!y& launc h the ir crafts at the rigbt turning of the tide :
Am e rica is a n ew world and Americ ans n ew p eo ple Nothing is as it was when th e graduates of tod ay took their sea ts in th e kindergarten, a few s·hort years ago.
DI<. A. E. WI NSH I P, OF BOSTON
A Great Commence ment.
The com men ceme nt exerci ses of th e la rgest cl ass evei!'' gra du a ting fr om the Peru State Norm al occ urred thi s \ ' Tuesd a y) mo rning in th e ch ape l at 9: 45. The p rogram, whic h fo ll o ws , was a mo st impressive on e. Th e grad uat es appeared in caps a nd g own s, and th e unifo 1·m appea ran ce • of the cl ass added to the i mpressiven ess of th e occas io n.
Pre lud e Concc t·t.. State No nn al 13 an d Piano So lo Efli e M. Au st in l nvocat ion : ···Rev. W. E. Darr ow
R ock of Ages
Qua rtette
TI'Omb one So lo Oi are B. Co r nell Co mm encement Address
Dr. A. B. Wins hi p
Se le ction Giee C lub
Pr cse n t ati on of Diplom as and Certificates
Hon. H. M. Child s, Pres. Bd. of Ed. Fo ll ow in g is an extract fr om Dr VVin s hi p's g-re at a ddress:
There is never steady gro wth anywhere in anyt hing. The trees re st· after fruitin g, fow ls molt, na ti o ns pr o duce gr eat men in groups, inventi ons r evo lu tio ni ze indu s tri es , grea t le a der s change the ent ire sc h eme of
If yo nr ed u cat ion has fi t ted you for th e life your fa thers a nd mot hers l iv ed, the n, for the industrial, c ommercia l, financial, political life of this c it y, state or oat\on, as it was twelve or six t een yea rs ago , yo n are a lready on th e she lf, a nd it is ha rdl y wo rth whil e to brush off the dust.
We may go farther a nd say th at if the edu cation, tra inin g a nd inspiration of the se sch ool years have s im ply fitted you for the activiti es and l ife of tod ay , the rust is already eat in g into the machinery.
A do ll ar wa tch wi ll run ab out as well for one year as a full jew el c hron ometer, but noth in g les s than a fu H tim e pi ece is good yesterdu y, today a nd forever.
So you r ed ueation wo uld do for a little w hile if it fitted you to do thi s, th at or th e other thing s peci fic a lly today, but if it has full j eweled your phy s ica l, men tal a nd moral life , the wo rld may ch ange indu s trially, socially , politically and the re w ill be no wear an d tear on the bearings even fifty or si xty years fr om tod ay.
The graduat in g. class thi s ye ar com;ists of 1 82 mem bers an d are as follow s:
Nellie Anderson Ake r Howard
Kathryn Allen, Tecurr\seh
Ethel Belle Armstrong Filley
L.ota Baer. Flrt.h
Ethel Florence Ballance, Plattsmouth
Rosa Belle Banks. Wausa
Mary Ophelia Barne s, Auburn
Edna Florence Barnes Auburn
Manie Barnhart, Louisville
C harles Cordo n Beck, Peru
Wllhdm;na Beckord Utlca
Janet Holland Beetlsor. Ashland
Eugene Belden. F ullej!On
Leora Myrtie &J,,,eft, Randolph
Mary Nen Best. Homer
Estl> er :::a.th Blankenship, Peru Belle Bolelack. Humboldt
W i!bur S. Bostder, Pe ru
Frances Fern Brown, Sprin rvfew
Mabel Agatha Bruner, Randolph EMaryd dBeu C Uer, Weeping Water rge wa< ampbell Osceola
Sarah Wti ght Canfield, Wilton CardwiU, Omaha
Lil!ian Agnes Carlson, Omabr
Av•s. Darleene Carse , Peru Lewis Coale, Bennett
Clarence Glen Colborn Hardy Roben Dill Cole, Peru '
Helen Roberta Coleman Auburn
Mary El!z.abeth Curry, Harvard
Myrtie F". Dalllng, Li ncol n
James Burton t>enn\s Peru
Ethel He/en Doty, Pliger
Ethel Gray Dunn , Lincoln
MYrtie Albirta Easley. S alem
Inez Eaton, Auro ra
Dorn Ekwall, Florence
Gertrude Cather:ine Ely, Oak
Jennie Belle Emery, Randolph
Esther Eugenta Evans. Seward
Ellz.abeth Everson, Alma
Emma Mary Falter Plattsmouth Leone Fields, Crete
Genevieve Kathryn Ford, Marsland
Rolla Thayer Fosnot, mavenpert
Leola Hannah France, Syracuse
Lena May Freiday, Rising City
Theo. A. Frye, C hester F · Garey, Beaver City
Bess1e Frnnce.o Valentine
Frances Amelle Gilbert j ohnson
Arthur Gilbert, j ohnsoO:
J lseph Goldstein, Dawson
Mariea Gratton , Western Charles Leonard Crimes. Diller
Mabel Gustafson, Ainsworth Johannah Haeffelln, West Point
An me Myrtle Hahn. Val entine
Frnnces Hale s. Table R ock
Car rie. Christine Hansen , Homer
C hnstma Dorathea Hansen, Plattsmouth
Crnce May Harman , Beatrice
Helen Gertrude Heacock Springfield
He ttie j osephine Hehnke, St. Edwards
Maude Henderson , Superior
C lara Edith Hendricks , Wahoo
Elizabeth Mullen Henderson Wahoo
Goldie Charlotte Hickman York
Ella Hill. Blair '
Fr:tnk D. Hughes, Filley
Lola Belle Hunter, Guide Rock
Allee Mary H unt, Fairbury
Lena Mary Jackson, Friend
Ralph Oliver j ackson, Upland
F rnnk Jennings, Peru
Harry Walter johnson, Oakland
Dornbee Glen Jones, Peru
Myrtle Louise Judd, Rising City
Viva juniata Kinney Blue Springs
Lela Florence Kite. Preu
Marie Helen Krumbach, Shelby
Arnold Christian Kuennlng. Cook
JCihn Wesley Lang, Corydon Indiana
Minnie Lansdown. Auburn '
Grnce Ma bel Lawrence, Brownville
Florence Irene Lee , Ne brnska City
O ren Ellsworth Lincoln Peru
Bessie Longfellow, Peru
E. W. Lown Wilcox
Frances Ella Lync h, Peru
Mary Louise Lyon, Glenwood. Iowa
Bern Ice Beula h Marker, Inavale
Susie Ellen M athis, Greenwood
Wa rd McDowell , Hardy
Leah El eanor Elizabet h McE ihlney,Lex lngton
Augusta McGrew, Auburn
Srella Blanche M cNare, Arnbla
Darlene Corey Merrick, Osceola
Zelia Hope Messenge r, F ai rbury
Missouri Monier, Lincoln
William Thomas Moore, De Witt
Flossie Dell Morris, Exete r
Venna Fredericka Mu eller. Omaha
Audubon Henry Neff. Rural Retreat. Va.
Clara Belva Nickel, W este rn
Frederick Clary Ne ilson, Dannebrog
Ge<:> rge Henry Neil son. Dannebrog
Harriet Elizabeth Nolte, Long Pine
Mary Novotny, Center Point
E. E. Odell, F arrnget. Iowa
Ste lla Opp, Papillion
Anna Leota P aine, Boise. Idaho
Nona May Palmer, Brndshaw
Ma bel Parker. Pender
C ella Parker, Wilsonville
Glenn Allen Pa rriott. P eru
Winnlfred P erkins, Mullen
Ed ison Pettit, P eru
Edith Luelle Phillips, Peru
Winona Orinda Proper. Nebr, CitY
Ge rtrude Louise Purinton, Wilcox
Theresa May Quade, David City
Esthe r E mma Raabe. Stanton
Lee Willard R edfern. Peru
Winifred Orville Reese, j ohnson
Opal Marie Ri ce. Sterling
Evelyn E. Richards, Beave r City
Edna Elizabeth Rincke r, Crawford
Edna Elizabeth Rin gswald, Peru
Mary Adelaide Robertso n, Peru
Gertrude May Robin son, Humboldt
Marlon G etaldln e Rosa Plattsmouth
Ellen Ada Scheidt, F ri end
Jacob Gebhart Schott. Peru
Adeli ne S chultz, T oll\as
CoraL. Schwenke r, Weste rn
Hattie May Schwenke r, Western
Harriet Davis Shackelton, B eat r ice
Eulalie Murrill Shaffer, Fairbury
Komh Stuckey Sham baugh, Omaha
C lyde Jewell Skinne r, Peru
Ada Snyder, Alma
John Burget Sloat, Harvard
Cora Smith, Murdock
Mabel Spafford. Ada ms
Ora Spencer. Wood River
Bessie May South, Nebr. City
Erm ina Bertha Spea r, Sewa rd
Mildred Spe ncer Dakota Ci ty
Lillian Oliver Stephen son, Falls City
Margare t Carley Stetter, Vale ntine
Alexande r J. Stoddard, Auburn
Minnie Belle Sublette , Neb. City
Mollie Sudik , Wahoo
Bula H. Swan, Fairmont
Pearl Adelle Sylvester, Surprise
De lia T artsc h, Plattsmouth
jennie Ruth Thompson, Fa lls City
Olive Thompson, Falls City
Victor Hugo T rukken, Peru
Rex Truman , Peru
Varro Eugene Tyler, Auburn
Ire ne Tyler, Auburn
I..Quese Angeline Upson, Odell
Arthur Monroe Vance, Lincoln
Agnes Cecelia VanDriel, Malmo
Inez Adel l Wachtel. Falls Ci ty
Nellie Stelle Wagner, Randolph
Pea rl Warwick. Oakdale
Daniel Harry Weber. Barnston
Cecelia Wehrs. Milford
Eula Dolores Wester, Panama
Will iam Russell Whitfield. Peru
Dale Brainard W hltfleld . Pe ru
Emma Elizabeth Wilkins, Hu bbard
Eve rett C. Wil son, Wahoo
Homer C. Wrights man, P eru
Edrar S. Wyckoff. Wil ber
Mary Arde lla Wynn , Rural Re trea t, Va.
VIvian AUce Young, Wood Lake
Mabel Irene Zen tz. David Ci ty
THE NORM AL DAILY
Publi shed durin g co mm en ce me nt week
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V. E. TY Lfm \ A. J. STOD i lA I WJ Edit o rs
D. H. WEBER B11 s ine ss :\lanagcr
S. W. H ac k er & Co l'11b l isht.•rs
Thi s is th e lasl i ssu..: of the No rmal
Dail y. \ Vc h ave h ad a gnt nd co mmencement we ek e veryt h ing h as tak en pl ace pr acl ico ll y as pl an ned In thi s li t tle p nper \\' C h a,·c tri ed to not only g i,·e you eac h clay's news, but al so. in a m cas u!" e. to give you so me thin g to c hr o ni cle the wPek 's event s so th at yo u mny ca rr y th em with you to your h omes.
se ni ors a•·c leavin g us a nd we s tud e nt s who arc left wi sh th em su ccess d ur ing the comin g yea r. M ay th ey a ll re turn to enj oy w ith Ui t he comme n ce mcnt week of 19 11.
Th e class of 1910 is th e seco nd cl ass to gra du ate from t he No rm al in cap s and go wns. The r eg ul ar pr ofessional course is h ut two yea rs in ad vance of t wel ve-grade hi gh sc hools an d hen ce mu st be cl asse d as a s econdary school. Caps a nd gown s a re co mm on ly s uppo se d to sy mboliz e a degree, a nd graduates of the Norm al no not ta ke de gr ees. In spite .'of these tec hni ca l objection s we feel th at the wea rin g. of th e caps a nd gow ns is ju s tifi ed . The No rm al rank s with the colleges of the state in all the activ iti es.
The sc h oo l prepares men a nd women for a most respo nsible p•ofe s sion and many sc holars wit h degrees from other in s titution s co me to Peru to finish th e ir professional training. As id e fr om th es e re aso ns it may be a dd ed that the cap s and gow ns l end a great int eres t to the commencement exerci ses and ca use the class to p rese nt a m os t d es ir ab le uniform appe ar a nce
Dr. Dexter As hl ey, Dr Timmerman, of the cla ss of 1 89 0 and bo th of N ew Y ork City are commenceme nt gu es t s. in Peru
P reside nt Crabt ree. ·
The fo llow ing is fn m the 19 10 vo lu mo of Who's Who in Ameri ca: Crab tree, James Willi am, Pn s.
St ate No rma l Sch.; b. Crabtr ee ( P. 0.), Scioto C o. , 0., Ap r. 18, 1865, S. Pete r a nd Sarah Cathe rin e ( Wi lli ams ), C.; Grad State No rmal Sch., Peru , Ne b 1 887 ; B. S. Bloo mfi eld
Sc ientifi c lo s t. , 1H90 ; s tudent s ummer Sch s. , Harvar cl U. a ncl U. of Ne br. (B. ti, M .A., U. of Neb. 190 8)
Traveled ab road, 1 90 7; m. Don na A. Wilson, ofNehi .as ka Ci ty, Ne b., July 6, 1899, T eache r co unt ry
1 88 2, 4, 8; S upt Sch s., Ashlan d, Ne b., 1 889-95 ; t eac her Mat h· ema tics, a nd s tud e nt U. of Ne b. 1 89 5, 1 H9 6; Prio. Beat ri ce (N eh.)
High Sc h ., 1 896 -7 ; S ta te hi gh Sch.
In s pr. for U. of Ne br. 18 97-1 904 ; Pr es Pe ru St ate Norm al Sc h., si nce 1904, P res Neb. Sta te Ass' o., 189 7- 8, P res Nebi: Sch Cl ub 1907 -8, Treas N. E. A. , 19 04; Nat. Co un ci l of Ed u. , .1.9 08 ; Mem. Nebr Aca d. Scien ce et c. l<ep u bl ica n, Cam pbdi te {Christian),,.,Roll of Honor Wo rd B crok-, 1 i8'99, The C rabtree_
lets, C ont ribu tio ns to N. E. A. pr oceed ings. Home, ka. · ..!
A g re at ho n or h as rece nt ly co me to M r. Cra bt ree. fo r trl of :a let ter fr om J. Y. Jo yne r, pr es id ent of the N. E. A. Bost on meetin g, in v it ing him to take pa rt on the gener al pr og ram. to be gi ven at B osto n, Jul y, 6 a nd 7th. He wi ll a ppea r on th e pro gram al crng w ith Presid ent L ove ll of Harva rd, a nd Presi de nt Wood r ow Wil so n of P rin ce t crn. Mr. Crabtr ee is to discnss the " The of t he Pub li c Sc h ools hy th e Laity. "
Alumni Reception.
7:00 -8:30 last nig ht m M. and E. Hall occur r ed the r ecep tion by the alumni to the senio rs of th e Peru State Norma L A gr eat many of the former membe rs of the school were present ao.d some of the o ld er ones were there. Seve r al t oasts were given and responded to by the alumni, atJd sen io n. The enthusiasm was general and a great ma ny
The crowni rrg !If Ll tC'
is al ttt u..,t, l!"t·n •. Y ilt! wi ll want t.n 1"\' ll tt• rn ltpr .yOit t' f ri end in an ap pm pri aLc ruarH•Cr II ad y ou tluo ugl1 L how a wat ch, cl; ait J. or ro lJ. a ri o g, a br acelet or sor nc ot,ll cr ll il, of j ewe lry would be a pp r cu ia tcd?
We are pu i.Lin g ou t; sto mc 'ba r gai n ba r ga in s' a rr cl wi ll s a,· u you ru on ev. A we g uar ao LeP: yo u ;:aL i ;;fa<:Lio ll
Silv ..: r Sp oo ns $1 00 Normal Pl at..: s 10..: N. ::;. N. S Jewe lry SLo rc W e' ll R t'pair lL
at O rLH r tfoan nt a in m c:ua l[ Odiity m m =
Fresh S tra wb erry Sun daes and Icc Crea m Sod as. Ola ck !<aspberry a nd I ce Crea m So das. Go·cen 's I cc Cr ea m :\ lw ;.1ys A ll o th er Fo untain Req uis ite s arc ser ve d in the b est of style.
BURRD§ DR UG CO Ml lP AN if
w. w. rruits
St ock ke pt fres h and up-t o-date. A ll or de r·s will pr o mpt atte nti on. Gi ve us ::t C; t!L Pbont 25 East Si d¢ ma in Str ¢¢t
tribut es we re pa id to o nr g re at alu mnu s, Pres id e nt Crab tre(·. One hun dr ed ei gh ty m ore men a nd w0men a' 1·e n ow a lu m ni of the No rm al, wh ic h raises the num be r to n ea rly fo urteen hundred.· Th e se niors feel afte r the reception last nig ht that it mean s som et hin g to b ecome al umni of Pe ru a nd felt so me thi ng of t he fellow s hip a nd s tr ong ties which bi nd the me mb ers toget he r.
Miss Ed ith Gam bl e of Frien-d 1s visiting with Ethel Ju st ice.
Ju dge W. C. Pa rri o tt of A uburn was in Per u, y este rday
Miss Helen Fran ce is the guest of h er sister, L eo la, thi s week.
Miss Mil dred Spe nc er of Dak ota Ci ty is vis it in g fri er. ds her e.
J. F. Win te rs of th e of 1890 is co mm e nce me nt wee k in Peru
Mi Rs Ad ah Ha nk s ot Aub ur n, Ne b ., is .spe ndin g c ommen ce m en t w ee k 1n Pe ru with friend s.
Mr . Be rt Swe n so n, the be lov ed "bi g Swed e' ' of the cl ass of 'OD. is visi tin g o ld ha unt s in Pe ru
Mrs. Judd daught er of J<i s in g Ci ty are here vi s itin g her daug ht c_r, Myrtle, of tb e se ni or cl ass.
Jud ge Let to n of Lin co ln who was an ea rly gra du ate of th e No r·mal is a co mm encement wee k gu est
C. M. Penney of the cl ass of '06 a nd fo rm er ly pres ident of the al um ni ass oc iation is spe n,d in g co mm enceme nt wee k with fr ie nd s in Pe ru
