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"rh.eLa:tes1; Normal College Nevvs NOVEMBER, 1902 CONTE.NTS PAGB FRONTISPIECE 28 THE PILGRIM'S MESSAGE 29 WORLD VIEWS OF THE GREAT EDUCATORS 30 THANKSGIVING PAST AND PRESE�T 33 A DRY TALK ON A DRY SUBJECT 35 OLD-TDIE BOOKS FOR BOYS 38 TWO PICTURES FROM CIIINESE LIFE 40 DEPARTMENTAL 41 OCTOBER SKIES 42 TRAINING SCIIOOL NOTES 43 GLEANINGS 44 THE LIBRARY 45 EDITORIAL 46 ALUMNI 47 ATHLETICS 49 LOCALS . SI S. C. A. 54 LYCEUM AND CLUBS SS FRATERNITIF.S 56 R1JI,ES GOVERNING PRELDHNARY DEBATF.S 56 DIRE.CTORY Literary Socletl�s LINCOLN CLUB President C. E. Crawford ATBJI:XEUM SOC�TY Vice-President - Geo. K. Wilson Secretary O. L. Judson President Isaiah Bowman POJI.TIA CLUB Vice-President - Nellie E. Smith Secretary l\Iargaret Dundass , President Emma J. Parmeter Treasurer - Chas. B. Jordan Vice-President Anna Dobbins Secretary Margaret McGillivray OLYMPIC SOCmTY Y. M. C. A, President - R. A. Smith President - C. E. Kellogg Vice-President Iva Bliss Vice-President R. C. Smith Secretary Jean McKay Corresponding Secretary Herry Rawdon CRESCENT SOCIE'l'Y Y. W. C. A. President Vinora Beal President - Jessie R. Doty Vice-President !lfarion Paton Vice-President Donna Stratton Secretary Frank Ackerman General Secretary Katherine Closz WE;BSTllR CLUB Churches of Yi:.,1llantl President J. M. Munson Vice-President 0. B. Winter Baptist· Corner Cross and Washington Sts., Rev. Secretary Robert C Smith .Mr. James Brown, pastor. ATHLllTIC ASSOCIATION Catholic-Corner Cross and Hamilton Sts., Rev. Father Frank Kennedy, pastor. President - W. B. Smith Congregational-Corner Adams end Emmet Sts., Vice-President Geo. "W ilson Rev. Mr. Arthur Beach, pastor. Secretary Edward Kinsler Treasurer Prof. Dimon H. Roberts Episcopal-Huron St., Rev. )Ir. William Gardam, Football )tanager Richard Smith rector. Baseball 1lanager :Newell Wallace Methodist-Corner Weshiniton and Ellis Sts., Rev. Basketball Manager C. B. Jordan Mr. Charles Allen, pastor. Track Team Manager - Frank Kmze M. I. A. A. Director Fred Scovell 1'• Presbyterian-Corner ,v ashington end Emmet Sts., Editor W. W. Morris Rev. Mr. Robert K. ,vharton, pastor. Normal College Nelvs Vol. 22 NOVE.MBE.R, 1902 No. 2 THE PILGRIM'S MESSAGE Ni.RE CRRROLL RT tl10U feeling sad af\d lof\ely ? A Hatq tqy �irtq witq SUII\II\er passed ? Do blea1'wi11ter's wif\ds appal tqee ? Do tqe storII\-cloUds gatqer fast ? Har1' T froII\ out tqe past a II\UI'II\Ur Bids tqee baf\isq all tqy fear, For a voice froII\ old New Ef\glaf\d Bringetq tqee T:ti.an1"sgiving cqeer. 'Tis tqe PilgriII\brings tqe II\essage Telling us of wa11t and cold, Wqic11 t11eir faitq in God above t11eII\ Conquered in tqose days of old, Of ttte sl)ip tqat brougqt ttteII\COII\fort .Hndtqat drove tqeir fear away, .Hfld of qearts tl)at swelled witl) praises On tqat first Tttan1"sgiving Day. Let us raise our l)earts and voices, Let us waft our praise above, Trusting tqat ttte angels also �J oif\ us ifl a flYII\n of love. Look:ing to t11e PilgriII\'s Fatqer Casting all our care away Since tqe PilgriII\'s voice dot11 bid us Holy 1"eep Tqan�sgiVif\g Day. World Views of the Grea.t Educators CII,\RLES O. HOYT, DEPART:lll{N'l' OF PEDAGOGY THERE are times in the life of every one In the beginning of the nineteenth century when he pauses in the midst of the the great thinkers and educators seemed to whirl of the ceaseless nctivity surrounding live in a life that was to them purely ideal. him, and seriously reflects upon what he is To them, and in their times, there was little then doing. At such a time, and in his own care for the real or the practical affairs of life. way, he looks from within out upon the With the wonderful changes wrought by the = world, interpreting it in terms of himself rkh century just closed, as we stand upon the his experiences and his hopes. A review of threshold of the new, there comes the growing all that has come to him in the past consti convictions that we are living in a world of tutes his world of reality. A striving toward reality, of work and of art. The nineteenth that world of the ideal, each element of which century has given to the world a wealth of is to be found in himself, leads to an unfold ideas and inventions, together with a desire for ing of the mysterious unseen, and to a revela a realization in forms contributing to material tion and activity of the new elements of life. happiness and comfort. The self-activity of In this way, and in these terms, man forms the world is aroused ; through work the ideal his Yiew of the world. \Ve may say he then is fa:,t becoming a reality. Once the world forms and perfects the inner harmony of his notions were concerned with the formulation world. of theories of life and nature-of what 011.f.tht Thus man shapes, in an eternal way, lo be. :i:\"ow weare busy with that which is , His destiny and fate, and every one is striving to realize what he And his restless, stridnl{, hoping spirit, Lifts up his fellow man. concei\'es as 01{glit to bein terms of that which is. In time this will be accomplished, but it There is a spiritual life of man that is most will be with strivings and with tumult and intimately blended with all of the impressions with toil. Then will come a new ideal as a of his existence. This finds an expression in result of all this. Every one, through actual every form of activity, is indicative of the true living in contact with the true, tte beautiful character of the man, ancl sen·es as a stimu and the good, will feel the inner strivings for lating element to the lh·es of other men for all something beyond. 'l'he momentary satisfac time. Feeling has come into his life, and ha-. tion in the present will create the desire for made other lives har1110111ous and beautiful. perfection in the foture. This has not been becau�e of the knowledge It must be apparent to the true student of of facts, or of men, but comes from the de education that in the world notions of a given velopment of the finer elements of the nature period, as formulated in the writings and ex as they blend into a perfect balance. One pressed in the lives of the great thinkers, are writer has called this mnn's spiritual educa to be found the elements that go to make up tion. It may be called his world Yiew, and the educational system of that period or age. comes to the indh;dual as he in thought and In ancient Greece we see the development feeling transcends to noble and pure thought ; of a soul conception, a striving for a freedom the striving after an ideal. from the dominion of nature, and a willing Great thinkers and educators have had such subjection to the bondage of an institution. views. These men, tluough thought and This was later realized in the church, an insti broad contact with the outer world of form, tution that formulated all religious doctrine, have reached a state of development akin to controlled all science and philosophy, fostered the spiritual model of Christ. all art, directed all education, and owned men 'fIIE NORMAL COLLEGE NEWS 31 body and soul. For over a thousand years son, but felt not that inner force that comes man fought a losing battle in endeavoring to into life, which hy the complete blending of assert his individuality, but with the Great all powers, unites all elements into a har Reformer the cause of truth and freedom was monious and beautiful character. won. There is a world of beauty and form that In modern times, since the awakening, marks the highest development of a people. great thinkers and educators have been trying The way to the attainment of a perfection in to teach their fellow man how to use this free this is indicated here and there by various dom. Now the problem is, not how to free needs that come to the consciousness of man. one's self from the institution, but how to One of these, and perhaps the greatest, may live the life of greatest individuality and free be expressed in a three-fold manner : \V hat dom in the institution. is man's relation to himself, to his fellow In the one case, the tremendous world man, and to his God? Any steps looking to thought found expression in such teachers as ward a solution of these questions may be Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Christ, the scholas- called a period of enlightenment. tic, and Luther. In the other case, thinkers 'rhe Sophists, in Greece, were the agencies like Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza. Kant and that brought about such an one. They did Hegel, and teachers of the type of a Com this by first teaching a method of leading man enius. Pestalozzi, Frocbel, or Herbart, have to discover for himself the relation he bears to felt keenly the spirit of the age. and in striv himself. Socrates, as a great teacher of men, ing to realize the present needs of their times, was the especial agency in this great mo\'e - have builded great characters, and stand as ment. His whole inner being was concerned types of men with great world views. They in teaching men to think-to discover them have each and all builded an inner world. The seh·es. He said that everything depends great universe of thought has affected them. upon correct thinking ; that with thinking Their inner striving after the unseen has comes action, with action comes manhood created a new world within them, and has re that character, in fact, is activity. It meant flected itself hack upon every human destiny. much for such a man to teach such a people The Greek, in his education and thought, lessons of this character, but- stands forth as a representative of mental All merit comes strength, with a well-rounded ham10nious From braving the unequal; world view. He was intellectual, none have All glory comes from daring to begin. ever surpassed him in the clearness and vigor Plato, his greatest pupil, fired by the en of thought; he was sp irituelle, as shown in the thusiasm of his master, looks beyond and free play of spirit ; he was optimistic, to above the •..v orld of things. and lives in a re him life was bright and happy ; free in his ex gion of the ideal. He stri\'es to pass from the pression, ::is shown in his act ; and socialistic, realm of things over into a communion with as seen in the institutions. He conceived the the Divine. Having found ham1ony with the spiritual world and expressed it in his art. At great Universal One, his whole life is con the foundation was truth and beauty. The cerned in fixing the relations of men and means for development was art and science. classes of men to each other, endeavoring to But perfection docs not come by thought harmonize all forces-natural, human and alone. One element is found wanting. The DiYine. This inner striving for perfection Saviour supplied this, and' in Christianity the builded for him a great world of beauty and series for true culture was complete. The form in ethics and art. ancients attempted to attain culture without Aristotle worked in a differentway, because Christianity, and failed. They pursued hap he was striving for other things. His was a piness and sought for truth by means of rea- different methodof thought. Fortunate birth 'l'HE NORi\IAL COLLEGE �F,WS and opportunity, inherited wealth and com schools. He explained the great principle of panionship of kings were all means that helped education to England, and formulated a prac· to make him the ''best educated man that tical system tor Sweden and the world. His ever lived." While his teacher began with world notion was a composite made up of ideas and endeavored to reach a perfect state three elements : 1. Religion-The child has which he would have man apply in his n soul, and education must fit it for eternity. every -day life, Aristotle would begin with 2. Nature-The child, in his process of de things. He collected, organized, system velopment, must be directed according to the atized and deduced great truths which he laws of nature. 3. Practical-Ameans must taught. The world saw and appreciated the be found to do all this. He was not original, true beauty of the happiness that comes to the but he exceeded all his predecessors in the individual in the exercise of activity as a depth of the feeling of bis inner striving to member of society. He was an artist in a wards the realization of his conception. Three positive way, because he incorpomted these hundred years must pass before the notion of great principles in a system of education that this man will impress itself upon the world, endured for centuries. While not religious, and in the meantime it is necessary for new he was a great organizer, and the Church has ideas to take permanent form in accord with a always felt and responded to the vigor of his new method. This must take place in the thought and the logic of his genius. realms of philosophy. Then "education ac While Plato may be called the great reli - cording to nature'' can come to the attention gious thinker and artist of the Renaissance, of the world in a new form and from a new Aristotle was its philosopher, giving methods source. to the Church then and now. It is not an easy matter to characterize an Education in the Middle Ages and down to educator such as Rousseau. The peculiar un - the dawn of the sixteenth century was con rest of society, and the contradictions of the trolled, directed and promulgated by the then prevalent system of thought, when placed Church alone. Theology had joined to itself side by side with his peculiar character and philosophy, science, and art, and had used extreme views, make for the student of educa them as a means for the explanation of its tion a problem hard to analyze. In order, dogma and creed. Man was taught to think therefore to form any kind of a notion of the in a fixed way that he might best serve strivings and the unrest, of the hopes and theology. Science and nature must be inter ideals of the author of the Emile, one would preted only as revealed to him. need to know something of his peculiar organ The firstgreat step was made when Bacon ism, as well as to understand his environment and Descartes-the one a Protestant and the of thought, and the fieldin which he exercised other a Jesuit-succeeded in divorcing phil • his activities. Of a sensuous and dallying osophy from theology, and in giving a method nature, he lived unrestrained in accordance of study different from the Aristotnlcan, which with it. There was no outward agency that had been employed so many centuries. Thus restrained passions, and nothing curbed native they founded modem philosophy. tendencies. When an outer stimulus came to At the same period Comenius founded him and impressed his susceptible organism, modern education, by the application of the it resolved itself easily and quickly int0 a na same principle to the common school. Born tural reaction. These acts sometimes stunned in ::\Ioravia, one hundred years after Colum the world, but tht:y were free. No man ever bus had discovered America, he had servedas lived a life of greater freedom. This consti a teacher in the schools, and as a rector and tutes his formath-e period. Then a change bishop in his C!rnrch. He was an educational comes, and he pnduces. Following quickly philosopher and author, and an organizer of upon this reaction the outer man seems to re------·--·------ THE NORMAL COLLEGE NEWS 33 fleet upon the inner spirit, and we discover for the individual feelings ar1d emotions, and evidence of something in the life of the man looked to nature for its accomplishment. reaching out to the unattainable. The rest Rousseau was its logical outcome. He thus lessness so characteristic of his early wander stands on the dividing line between the old ings, becomes a striving for a means to help and the new, and his world view shows others. He knows no life but a life of nature, elements of both. And yet, added to this, and from no other source can he look for a is the eternal truth of liberty and freedom means, in education. He points out a way, which has touched the hearts of his followers, it remains for others to findand follow. How and they have responded by word a:iddeed by well the world has learned the lesson that there teaching this great lesson. Philosophers, is an end in and through himself. Let a people poets, artists and statesmen have 1aught the become convinced of this, and a reaction against world, but Rousseau taught the teachers. extreme socialism will be followed by a move '''While born at Geneva, he thought at ment toward individualism. The Germanic Reformation and the Italian Paris and lived at Montmorency, and plagued Renaissance manifests this tendency. The and tortured himself everywhere. His body one stood for freedom of individual intelli he left at Ermononville, his head to Emile, gence, and appealed to reason as a means to his heart to Sophia, and to the world he be - the desired end. The other claimed freedom queathed the restlessness of his soul.'' Thanksgiving Past and Present VINOllA DEAL, '03 HEN the first Thanksgiving proclama authorities say that they brought oysters also, W tion was issued what had the Pilgrim which were the first ever seen by the white fathers to be thankful for ? Sickness and man. They were thus enabled to rejoice in a death had reduced their ranks to a mere hand ''peculiar manner. '' ful. They had planted twenty acres of corn As to the religious services held during this and five acres of barley and pease. The corn Thanksgiving week, authorities di1fer. Some had increased abundantly, the barley had been say that we have no record of religious a fair crop, but the pease had given little in obseryances whatever, but the general opinion return for the labor bestowed upon them. is that each morning was begun with devotional The wild animals of the forest were their meat, exercises. It is said that a drummer beating and nuts and wild fruit were their luxuries. his drnm called the people together for wor Yet what a Thanksgiving they had ! Pris ship in a block house which served both as a cilla Mullins, the belle of the colony, acting fort and meeting house. Gov. Bradford, as head cook, and assisted QY three women, Capt. �Iiles Standish, and Elder Brewster one servant, and a few young girls, prepared marched in the procession. a feast that lasted three days. About fifty The annual custom of holding a Thanks colonists and ninety Indians partook of this giving Day was not established at this time, great feast. Four men who were sent ''out but a day was frequently set apart for praise fowling'' brought home enough wild turkeys after some special deliverance. Thanksgiving and other fowls to last the entire week. Mas for the harvests finally established ;he custom sasoit and his Indians, although invited guests, of holding it in the autumn. After New Eng brought fine deer as their contribution. Some land had established it as a regular holiday, 34 Tim NORMAJ. COLLitcm Ni.-:\\'S other states adopted it, un'.il in 1863 it became taken conclusion. Journeys that would an annual national holiday . require several days of slow travel with great The first proclamatio1 issued Ly Gov . exposure in early days, can now be made in a Bradford was very simple, but gradually the few hours in a heated car. contents became more detailed, until in 1789, The mechanics of Thanksgiving have \V ashington issued the firstnational proclama indeed changed. The exchange of fireplaces, tion, which was long and elaborate. Since brick ovens and tallow candles for gas stO\·es then the proclamation itself has been more and electric lights makes a great difference in simple, but a gredt deal of red tape has the customs of the day. After all the menu become necessary to the issuing. After the is not so different as might be supposed. It proclamation is composed and dictated, the is said that at the firstThanksgiving the place first draft is copied, and the copy sent to the of honor was given to the '' turkeys stuffed state department. Then a specialist in pen with beechnuts and savory herbs. '' This manship eni-,rrosses the proclamation artistically together with the '' clam chowder, delicious on parchment. The parchment is sent back to stews, with dumplings of the flour of barley, the President to receive his signature, and is cakes of all descriptions, fruits of the forest, then taken again to the state department to be wild grapes, plums and nuts, " made a feast signed by the Secretary of State. Then the not unlike the Thanksgiving feasts of our own Great Seal of the state department is affixed. day. Neither have the amusements of the day The clerks then write copies of the proclama changed materially. Are the football games tion to the governors of the several states who and other modern practices so out of harmony iss11e proclamations of their own. Before this with old customs as some people think ? DH is done, however, the proclamation of the not the Pilgrim fathers and the Indiat:s President is published, and all the world knows '' practice arms" during their week of feast the day set apart for Thanksgiving. ing ? \Vere not the afternoons and e\'enings Less attention is paid to Thanksgiving Day of the early Thanksgiving days spent in play now than in the early New England days. ing-games ? Really then, what changes have Perhaps this may be attributed to the great been made ? 1\f any towns by providing • increase of holidays. Christmas, which comes special dinners for the poor people within their so near ThauksgiYing, aud is one of the two limits show the same spirit as was shown by most beautiful holidays of the present time, the Pilgrims when they invited the Indians to was not observed at all by the New England share their feast with them. Is not this the colonies, because they re,·olted against the spirit of its founders ? mad revels and customs of the old English If Thanksgiving Day is losing its character Christmas. Thanksgiving wa'i to them the istic as a home festival, it is for other reasons greatest holiday of the year. That was the than the loss of love in the American home. day when the families gathered together at the \Ve have no room forpessimists. \V hen God old homestead in the coun�ry. H\·eryone in looked at the world he had created with its the neighborhood knew who was going to be possibility for sin, he pronounced it very good. home for Thanksgiving. :\!any a bonnet re Is it ours to deny it ? Instead we will say, as mained untrimmed and many a dress unmade did President Roosevelt iu his recent proclama tion, •' The year that has just closed has been until the daughter, niece or cousin came from _ the city and brought the styles. one of peace and of overflovnng plenty. ed Some think the chan1;e in customs of Rarely has any people enjo_y _ greater pro� perity than we are now enJoymg. For tlus Thanksgiving Day is partially due to a change we render heartfelt and solemn thanks to the in climate. But according to the record of the Giver of good ; and we seek to praise Him not weather bureau there has been no general by words only, but by deeds, hy the way in change. The great increase in comforts of the which we do our duty to ourselves and to our present day would naturally lead to this mis- fellow-men. " A Dry Talk. on a. Dry Subject J. M. :MUNSON, '02 Illustrated by Ruth Upham, '02 T is generally sup tions have been trying for a long time to an I posed that math nihilate space, geometry has enough space left ematics was one of the to do a thriving business in during old age. first words turned out Still it gets restless at times and feels that of the factory. That there ought to be more to life than sauntering is oot so. Archeology about in space like a special legislative com - has revealed that the mittee. It feels that it is too confining to be word has both philol - tied down to celestial drudgery. It longs for ozy and histology. It expansion. So it leaves the children and is claimed by some to mother earth over in perihelion while it goes have biology also, but off for a few days' outing in positive infinity that is not proven sat- ;f .., ,·c. -�..... during the hot spell. This is a favorite re- isfactorily. Mathe-...:_· - _ . _ ma tics comes from a "-'-� ·=--:. -=· .. -�n •HFtrnrirs certain Greek word. -== -·-=----- I cannot express it here for want of symbols, but you can get a good conception of it as follows: First, place at convenient distances apart four or five sawbucks. Secondly, take a good start and jump over these, one at a time, in quick succession, emitting such gutturals as the concussions necessitate. That is the Greek for mathematics. This method will, of course, be sneered at in certain quarters, but that does not worry me. I know that my principles are sound pedagogically. First visualize the word and then vocalize it. I sort but not much is known of it. The mos hope this will be of value to progressive quitoes there are said to be highly cultured teachers of Greek, who feel that they ought to and are equipped with the most modern appli use the laboratory method in teaching that de ances. When it returns it is very much re· ceased language. It may also serve as a hint freshed and feels able to shingle the weak to those institutions of higher learning or spots in the roof of its premises, brace up a lot higher institutions of learning, as the case may of perpendiculars that have gotten tired of be, that are thinking of dropping Greek. If standing up for principle, fill the cellar with a you are crowded for time, why not correlate winter's supply of postulates before prices go Greek and hurdle racing or football ? Well, up, and get everything ready to take in room that is the pedigree of the word. ers. Be it said to the everlastingcredit of this Mathematics is a noble science and comes servant of the people that never has it been down to us in its present robust condition on polluted by a free pass 011 any of these trips. account of the exercise it has had in the past. Yes, mathematics is a very important science. Geometry is a branch of mathematics. It deals You needn't take my word for it. Herbert with space. Although the railway corpora- Spencer says the same thing. Possibly he 36 'f'IIE .NOR::IIAL COLLEGE NEWS said it before I did but it is of no use to quib III. To every action there is an opposite ble about dates. Among those who have cul and equal reaction. tivated the science is Sir Isaac Newton, de These are not capable of experimental ceased. When he had !l.Othing else to do he proof. If you don't believe them, nothing would go out and discover some new law. can be done for you. But, they are the He spent so much time at this that he didn't foundation of kinetics, and if you ever wish stand high in school like other boys. It is to be an expert kinetician, you must know not known who the other boys were. He sat them by heart. You can't tell when you may (alone) under an apple tree oP.e dayand rested be called lo give expert testimony. A mathe his head against it when suddenly an apple matician must expect to be yanked out of bed fell to the earth as apples are wont to do when any night and wait on a church committee one is too familiar with · he trunk of the tree. that wants him to figure out the depth of the From this he decided that the earth has a pull preacher, or the time required for the com on everything. This pull is called the law of pound interest on an ice cream social to re - gravitation. It is in force on Sunday as well deem the congregation-from any obligations as week days. It enforces itself with pertina implied or otherwise that may be extant. cious persistency. There are times when it Newton knew that the earth's orbit has eccen seems that a special session might be called to tricity and he extracted all he needed for pri repeal it temporarily without jeopardizing the vate use. He distributed the rest among his party. If you jump on the earth you may personal friends, and Elbert Httbbard, a young cause a jar in the whole family of planets. mathematician, who is making a success by You ask what that has to do with mathema manipulation of the personal equation, �ot the tics ? Everything. By means of Newton's share of the first born. discoveries we can throw out a coil of new There is a fourth law that might serve as an made hyperbola into space, haul in the ear th's amendment to the first law : attendant satellite, tell her age, fit her a new pair of nose glasses to prevent serious occulta� IV. Everybody in moving should pay his tions and predict with certainty when the new or her rent to prevent his or her being acted moon will come in by the rings on the horns. upon by some police force. Newton went to congress once to get some This is capable of experimental proof. A important laws enacted. They were originat former friend of mine discovered it while wan ed by Galileo, who discovered them with his dering carelessly in the more quiet part of the telescope. But, Galileo was a Populist, so city one eve with his thirty-six inch telescope. they are called Newton's I,aws, because he He kept the matter quiet for a time, but he is was chairman of the committee that drafted now tired of the honor and announces that if them. They are very useful '.aws and can be any one else can give satisfactory evidence of used by anyone for ordinary purposes with a priority of discovery, he is willing to rel in - little practice. With ordinary care they quish all claims. He is not using the honor should keep for a long time. Shorn of beauti much now' and it is only worry and expense ful rhetoric, they are as follows to live in a sumptuous glass house and watch to keep people from carrying it offju st for the I. Everybody at rest remains at rest and if sake of maintaining a reputation. in motion continues to move in a straight line, There was one fault in Newton's work that except when acted upon by some external un I must call attention to. He was not always balanced force. particular about proving that his discoveries II. Change of motion is proportional to the were true. There is that binomial theorem. force applied and takes place in the direction He said he was sure it was true. Somehow of the straight line in which the force acts. he could feel it in his bones that it would hold THE NOR:UAL COLLEGI.t NEWS 37 in all cases, but when questioned closely, he with the greatest difficulty. Still there are always had a lot of chores to do. But, it has those that contend that he should be thought been proven now and it is a good thing. Per of as a mathematician rather than as a poet. I haps he knew he could get a cheap man to am no critic but I would say,. however, that prove it some day when there wasn't much because a man is a mathematician and can going on. He never had time to get married figure up his bills and pay them it should not even. He had a girl and when they were out be. urged against him that he has nothing of thepoetin him. Newton had enemies because he could see things that no one else had seen before. Someone would always be on hand and claim he saw it first and then there would be no end to damage suits. Once he observed a moral principle called flux.ion, and as soon as he thought seriously of putting it on the market, a man named Liebnitz already bad a patent on it and claimed he saw it first. During the row the umpire suggested that they drop the matter in oblivion or some other deep place, and forget all about it. But Newton wouldn't. It was a great principle, and he would never consent to robbing the wheel of the universe of its hard earned axle grease. He was right. Is it not enough that we should be kept from slumber by the rythmic jingle of "Creole Bell" until midnight and be roused a one night, before ten o'clock. he started to study the heavens, and when she asked him what he was up to, he told her that he was observing Venus, his favorite, just then in her most charming phase. He had no girl after that. No, the path of the mathematician is not always the easy one. It has its singular points and we are too apt to tread on these cusps. But, while we must on, why neglect the conjugate points and osculating curves that form so much of the scenery ? When Newton had raised a binomial to the nth power for two months and had helped Ophiochus repair the false teeth of his chief attraction, the great little later by the savage complaint of the lawn rattlesnake, Serpens, his soul took wings and mower ? What if to these were added the rose high, and he wrote the lines so dear to snore of the hub of the universe as he turned every true American heart : over on his dextral side and flung a few worn - Twinkle, tmnkle, little star. out eons into the back yard ? How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high, * * * Like n diamond in the sky. Should girls study mathematics ? That is a It is said he got his soul down again only question about which I know not to trow. 38 THit :N'OR!\tAL COLLEGit NUWS There is nothing more pathetic than to see a opment of a logical mind, but it often fails tender girl down on her knees with curling because people persist in preserving their tongs, corkscrew, and grappling devices of all individuality. Individualism is a good thing kinds, with hands full of blisters, with patience but it is overdone. There is 110 use in wear that ruffies up, now down, extracting the 2wth ing a wig with a bald spot iti it just to preserve root of an imaginary. But if they wish to do individuality. it who will gainsay ? It was n woman that But I must hasten to close. I hope there first Old-Time Books For Boys I CHAXCED a few days since to take down school experience, be says : ''In my sixth from a shelf in my library a volume year I spelt my way, under the dame, through which I had not opened for many a day. 1t the Shorter Catechism, the Proverbs and the was Hugh l\liller's "My Schools and School Xcw 'l' estament.'' \V e haTe here the list of masters." published nearly fifty ) ears ago, a the regular school books used at that period book popular in its day, am! containing many in the primary- schools of Scotluucl. The same channing pages. It is essentially an auto books, with the addition of the ''Xcw Eng biography of the author, full of interesting land Primer," were t;Sed in the schools of anecdotes of the childhood and youth of a boy Massachusetts at the same time . of humble parentage in the parish of Cro .Mr. Miller goes on : "Hut all the while the marty, near the cast coast of Scotland. process of acquiring learning had been n dark I am afraid only a few of the young people one, which I slowly mastered, in humble con of to-day have ever heard the name of Hugh fidence in the a\\'ful wisdom of the school Miller, but t!1ey may, none the less, be glad to mistress, not knowing whither it tended ; know what books a Scottish lad, born in the when at once my mind awoke to the meaning second year of the last century, just a hun of the most delightful of all narratives, the dred years gone by, before books for children story of Joseph. \Vas there e\·er such a dis beg-an to be published, or school libraries be covery made before ! I actually found out for gan to be thought of, found so delightful that · myself that the art of reading 1s the art of he could read them over and over again, with finding stories ill books, and from that mo never an idea of the "culture epoch" or of ment reading became one of the most delight any other theory. ful of my amusements. I began by getting Hugh 1Iiller's first f01111ul instruction i11 into a corner on the dismissal of the school, the art of reading was recei,·ed in a '' Dame's and there conning over to myself the new School," the nature of which it is not neces found story of Joseph ; nor di "Action will remove the doubt that theory cannot solve."-The Philistine. Two Pictures From Chinese Life HBLBN ItLGIR, NINGPO, CHINA HE first picture was just such a one as I Chinese women ! As I heard their beseech - T had ofter seen in imagination when ing tones and saw them praying to this paint thinking of the work I hoped would be mine ed image with the same earnestness and desire in China. But I did not begin to realize what for help that has prompted you and me to go it all meant until the day I firstsaw the inside to a loving Father who always answers, tlten of a heathen temple. I realized as never before, the utter li opeless There were four of us who had landed in tz css of a heall1en religion. Heart-sickened, I China three days before, and one of the mis turned to leave, and groped my way out of the sionaries of the station was our guide. Eager temple, blinded by tears of pity for these who to see the new and strange things of this for know no better way. eign land, we had entered the temple-a long, The sorrow of it all would have seemed an low, barn-like structure, painted with many unbearable burden had I not this second pic colors, once gaudy, but now weather bt:dim ture to put over against it. med. In enclosures, like so many stalls in a Coming back to the mission "compound, " stable, sat and stood row after row of idols. we stepped into the school grounds of our Such horrible grinning images of wood ! Carved boarding school for Chinese girls. It was with great, bulging eyes, and deep slashes of indeed a relief to look into the faces of the red on the cheeks of the b'.ack idols, giving to young women here, expressing such happy each wooden face a horrid leer! If these were content, and to watch their loving ways with the expressions of the heallen notion of a god, each other. During their residence in this no wonder that their lives were spent in cring boarding school, they had been taught the ing fear. meaning of the Christ-life, and the knowledge Behind a partition of the temple we came of a Father who loves and cares, has delivered upon several women praying before one of the them from the bondage of fear of demons and idols. As it sat there, immovable, stolid, evil spirits, which still holds millions of their with these women before it, pouring out the countrywomen. sorrow of their hearts, imploring help in their And as I saw these Christian girls with the need, it no longer seemed to me merely a block joyousness of this supreme knowledge shining of carved wood, but a very guise of Satan, in their faces, and remembered in contrast the mocking and taunting theta with that wooden despairing looks and tones of the heathen grin. women I had just left, the unspeakable privi • An un-seeing, un-hearir.g idol usurping the lege of coming with the message of Light and place of the God of love. And such depths Love to these who sit in darkness seemed of despair depicted on the countenances of those more precious than ever before. ''Be artists at your profession instead of bunglers at the trade " 'I'mt NORMAL COLLltGJt NEWS 41 Departmental much light apparatus work is given, games are played, and two periods of Swedish are given per week. The little people have Ac tion Plays and rhythm work chiefly, it being considered unwise to require too definite work of them. These Action Plays are based upon Rebecca Stoneroad's book of that name. In connection with this reference,-other desirable boo�s to be named for the use of the teacher of Physical Training are :-Jessie Bancroft's two books on Public School Gym ''When the frost is on the pumpkin, nastics, with and without apparatus, Enc And the fodder 's in the shock." buskc's Progressive Day's Orders (Swedish), J. W. R. A. B. C. of Swedish Gymnastics, by Nissen, and any one of three desirable game books ; SUGGESTIONS ON THE TEACHING OF PHYSICAL Dr. E. H. Arno ld's, W. C. Shaeffer's, and TRAINING one published by the Alumni of the Boston The work in the Women's Gymnasium is Normal School of Gymnastics. Any and all being conducted on the following lines : gymnastic books can be obtained from the In the beginning classes, Swedish forms the Narragansett Machine Co. , Providence, R. I., basis of the course for the first few weeks, or the Freidenker Pub. Co., Milwaukee, that being the most effective work for the Wis. correction of postural defects, and the pro The teacher should realize the necessity of gression being so gradual, there is no danger books for reference and study, and should of over-strain. There is much discussion never feel that "anything will do. " When among physical educators, regarding the effi teachers make a special study of the subject, cacy of Swedish work, but the experience of and prepare lessons as carefully as in history several years proves that to produce certain or mathematics, the standing of Physical results, especially needed in beginning work, Training will rise above the '•lad' ' level and and also throughout the work with growrng have its rightful prominent place in education, children, no other system of work compares and we shall have strong boys and girls to with it. Its simplicity, its perfect safeness, grow into complete manhood and womanhood, each lesson correct from a psychological as who have not, as Matthews says, "stored well as a physiological point of view, gives their brains as full granaries, with not enough it a place no other system of physical training strength to turn the key." can fill, and makes a strong foundation on Two or three things, we, as physical edu which to build other and more varied work cators, should always bear in mind. The later in the course. In Physical Training 3, posture of the child should ever haveatte ntion the pupils in addition to work with wands and both in his sitting and standing habits, and as Indian clubs, arc paying especial attention to to how he holds himself while takingexercise. individual assigned work. In the more ad Too often pupils have arms and legs devel vanced classes, a vigorous review of Swedish oped at the expense of the trunk posture, is being given, before entering upon the va sadly hampering the work of the vital func - ried apparatus work of the Winter. tions. Then we must not forget while giving In our Training School, the work is varied this careful attention to corrective work, the in different grades, to meet special needs- need of the child nature for relaxation and 42 'I'IIE NORMAJ, COLUWE NEWS play. Indeed the period in life when play is rainfall ending with October was far above the I not needed never comes, and the time when average-above even the usual precipitation we no longer want it never slzould come. for the entire year,-nearly 40 inches. Few \ Let's Play . places in the stale had so much rain as the bills in and around Ypsilanti south of the Oh! the blessed and wise little children, Huron. What sensible things they say ! When they can't have the things they wish for, The atmospheric pressure has been a very They take others and cry, "Let's play" ! little below the normal, the temperature a little above,-51.8 degrees. Last year the October Oh! the blessed and wise little children, temperature was 51.6 degrees. The coldest What sensible things they say! day was the 28th, with a temperature of 37 And we might be as happy as they are, If we would be happy their way. degrees ; the warmest day, the 12th, 63.5 degrees. Only on five nights was there any What odds 'twixt not having and having, considerable frost. Not a flake of snow. When we have lived out our day ! '.rhe month \V as barren of important astro Let us borrow the chiL!rer 's watchword, nomical phenomena. The total eclipse of the The magical watchword, "Let's Play" ! II. H. J. moon on the 26th was an event of consid erable popular though little scientific interest. FANNIE Cmo:tVER BuRTo:r-.· In a lunar eclipse no telescope avails much ; the eye secs all there is of it. The astronomy class reported that the moon was faintly visi OCTOBER SKIES ble during the entire period of totality. This From the Department of Physical Science is usually true ; only in rare cases does the moon entirely disappear. Aratus, in his skies and weather-forecasts, known to all, if in no other way, at least Jupiter has been a brilliant object in the through the single line of his verse which St. south during the entire month, but has been Paul quotes, has brought together meteorology too low down and too distant for good vision. and astronomy so naturally that we may ven - The central belts have been well seen, but not ture to follow his example. the red spot, which has been slowly fading for The October just closec has been a fairly the past two years. The varying configura pleasant month. Frosts were light and late so tion of the satellites has been the main point that autumn flowers, even the more delicate of interest. Early in the month he ceased his sorts, were gathered in sheltered gardens retrograde motion and is now slowly advanc throughout the month. Perhaps on account ing. of the prevailing humidity the leaves ripened Saturn has been well seen east of Jupiter slowly and displayed their more brilliant hues but has been in still more unfavorable position for only a few days, though the delicate pur for observation, though the class has wade out ples, browns, and mahogany reds, the real the main features of this interesting planet. glory of our northern forests, were with us The other planets were not visible in the early during the entire month. We had much east evening. erly wind and consequent cloudiness and There has been a remarkable dearth of sun - threatening weather, making picnics and ex spots this autumn in which October has shared. peditions a matter of some hardiness. Perrine's comet was seen a number of times The total rainfall for tl:e month was 2.59 by the class. Sporadic meteors have been inches, as against our average October precipi rather frequent, and the class is awaiting tation .of 2.78 inches. Still the six months anxiously the November Leonids. THE NORMAL COLLEGE nws TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES children watching flight of birds, gathering KINDERGARTEN nuts, leaves and seeds, which have been used No vember in their work. NELLIE PILCHER Thankfulness for Home, Nature, School SECOND CRADK and Country. ''The harvest is in! The November nature study work in the The cellar and bin second grade has for its central thought, Are stored with the fruits of the earth; "protection," and "storage of food." A So let us be gay study is being made of the rabbit, and its hab On Thanksgiving Day, And keep it with feasting and mirth. its in regard to preparation for winter are compared with those of the squirrel. For all the good things Vegetables and grains are classified accord - The rich Autumn brings, ing to the part of the plant used for food For all that the harvest can show, Most thankful we'll be, root, stem, leaf and seed. and the classifica Dear Father, to Thee, tions are neatly recorded by the pupils in lit \V hose power and love made them grow." tle note books given them for that purpose. -Emilie Po ulsson. The iodine test for starch is used on the same vegetables and also on various foods that The underlying thought of this month is a the children bring from home, till they are continuation of the October thought which able to fill out two more lists headed "Foods was, "Nature's preparation and our prepara that contains starch ,'' and ''Foods that do not tion for Winter," presented under the follow contain starch.'' ing topics :- The work leads up to the Thanksgiving How we gather fruits, nuts, and vegetables Thought of "man's care for fruit and grain, and store them away for winter. gathering, harvesting.'' The farmer, and our dependence on him. Everything has worked together with God. Fall flowers. Thankfulness for God's protecting care. Birds flight, south. ''Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness. '' Falling leaves and their colors. ERMINDA AYER Bare twigs. EIGHTH GRADE Squirrel and his preparation for winter. Colder days ; fires. [The following compositions illustrate the Sheep, and our dependence on them. descriptive writing done by pupils of the Warmer clothing. eighth grade grammar classes, taught by Miss Further gathering in of harvest, leading to Donna Stratton.] thought of Thanksgiving. A GROUP OF TREES Story of Pilgrims and first Thanksgiving They are in the northeast corner of the Day. Normal campus, this group of trees, a grand Letters from our President about Thanks- mass of gold, shaded by dots of royal purple, giving Day. gleaming out against the evening sky. A rosy Going to grandmothers. hue, a delicate green, and a golden yellow Social gatherings. make these trees look like a mass of flames Thanksgiving not merely a feast day, but a not like flames which vanish in a moment in ''Thank-you-day.'' their anger, but gentle, dreamy flames which These topics are worked out by means of live for quite a while, a tender gleam against a songs, talks, pictures, stories, games, the gifts tender sky. Gentle, balmy breezes blow past and occupations. their leaves, only stopping to kiss each one Walks have been taken each week, by the noiselessly as they pass. A sky-ah ! who can 44 'l'Hii NORMAL COLLEGE NltWS describe it?-soft, delicate tints, beautiful, Most of them are now brown and leafless more beautiful than any other in the world, :.s but here and there is a dark, cone-shaped pine above and around causing the trees to stand or evergreen in whose thick green branches out as if proud of their gorgeousness and the sparrows will come to keep warm in the eager to show it. winter. There are also a few trees with their "It was a joy to watch the gleam brightly colored foilage left, in the peculiar Of tender sky and tinted leaf." manner of old Jack Frost, right beside a leaf less tree whose only memento of spring is a )1ADGR QUIGLEY solitary bird's nest in its branches. Here is THE TREES ON THE au old rugged tree with some of his leaves CAMPUS stiH left. Is he an old friend of Jack Frost? A long line of bare, brown trees borders the He is so old and gnarled that he almost looks Normal campus on the south ; a more broken capable of being J�ck's college chum. There line, with here and there a flash of orange or is another bright tree whose only duty seems red or yellow foliage stands by the walk in to be to lighten the monotony of the scene, front ; and a still more broken row by the but soon its leaves will be gone and then-the long, curved walk which leads up to the steps snow will come, and the combination of all of the main building of the Kormal College. the neutral colors, white and brown and gray, Scattered about between the rows, sparsely at with the gray -blue sky will be very pleasing the side and quite thickly in front, are other and will be significantof winter. 1 rees. t VIVIAN CASE J Gleanings "Discipline comes as the result of attention and interest, not attention and interest as a result of discipline. "-D. H. Roberts. "The true teacher will look for the steady, natu ral growth in the development of the child. "-A. I,ynch. "Let thoroughness he your standard. "-:\I . Wise. "Have confidence in humanity. :No one needs this more than the teachcr."-A. Lynch. "Forget your mistakes; build on what you know to be good an'1. the mistakes will take care of them selves." ''The mood of the teacher is reflected in the pupils."-A. E. Tuttle. ''Ha;,piness in toil con only come when it is in harmony with our soul. "-S. B. Laird. "\Vhat the schools need is that broad-souled per sons shall come into them and spread sunshine and hope."-L. H. Jor1es. THE NORMAL COLLEGE NEWS 45 The Library DR. Johnson's oft quoted dictum regarding and definition of words, while Worcester was two kinds of knowledge, comes often to quoted as authority for pronunciation. The mind as each year brings us better and larger latest edition of Webster (1900) known as bibliographical helps. In periodical literature, the International, combines the advantages of Poole's Index has been supplemented and both, and so great an authority as Murray says enriched by the Cumulative Index. In trade it is perhaps the best, all things considered, catalogues the English Reference list, has of single volume dictionaries. Worcester's long had an index of authors, but with the last edition was 1891, but a much enlarged current year the American Publishers Trade edition is now in preparation. list annual has taken a great stride ahead of The Century dictionary, 6 vol. is peculiarly its elder, in publishing as a separate volume of rich in the technical terms of sciences, arts, convenient size, an index of authors which trades and professions, and also in related gives also titles, place of publication and price encyclopedic matter, while the name of its of all American books in print, making refer editor, William Dwight Whitney, and of its ence to its companion, the unwieldly volume publisher, The Century Co. are sufficient of publisher's catalogues, rarely necessary. guarantee of its high standard of excellence. Latest of all comes a Guide to the study and The Standard dictionary, edited by Isaac use of reference books, by Alice B. Kroeger. K. Funk. and others, 1893, (last ed. 1901) librarian and director of the Library school, arrogates to itself in its title, a supremacy Drexel Institute, Philadelphia. In the two which its existence has not wholly proven, pages devoted to dictionaries, English and though it ranks as one of the four great American, Miss Kroeger has set forth their works in lexicography which America has positive and relative value with equal brevity produced. and justice, noting particularly the following : All of the works mentioned are in the Col The new English dictionary. edited by lege library. James A. H. Murray with the coop1::ration of ACCI!SSIONS the Philological society, is known also as the Publication of Societies. Oxford dictionary. The first part was pub Ilolt, Emily. Encyclopedia of etiquette. Byrn, E. W. Progress of invention in the 19 century. lished in 1888, and the fifth volume completes Larned, J. N. Literature of American history, a the letter K. Small sections of vol. 6 and bibliographical guide. vol. 7 have also been issued. It includes Old South leaflets, v. S not only English words now in general use, Fiske, John. New France and New England. but those in use during the past 700 years, Callahan, J. M. Diplomatic history of the Southern Confederacy. with their meaning, origin and history, ill us - "Veritas." German empire of to-day. trated by a large number of quotations from Dyer, Henry. Evolution of Industry. English writers. A large amount of material Barnard, Ilenry, ed. Barnard's Journal, v. 31. is already in hand for the remainder of the Hadley, A. T. Education of the American citizen. work, whose completion is hoped for within Corbin, John. An American at Oxford. Montgomery, H. H. Foreign missions. the next ten years. Stornmouth's Dictionary James, William. Varieties of English experiences. of the Eng"lish language, 1 vol., and Ogilvie's Baldwin, Mark. Development and evolution. Imperial dictionary, 4 vol., are next in impor Ladd, G. T. Philosophy of conduct. tance. Oppenheim, Nathan. Mental growth and control. America has produced four great diction - Loeb, Jacques. The Brain. Ribot, T. A. English psychology of to-day. aries-Webster, Worcester, The Century, and Longfellow, W. P. P. The column and arch essays. The Standard. Webster's was for many Hamerton, P. G. Imagination in landscape painting. Nield, Jonathan. Guide to the best hietorical novels years considered the authority for derivation and tales. 46 Tllrt NORJ\IAL COLL!tGR :NEWS THE NORMAL COLLEGE NEWS evidences that the common schools have grappled unsuccessfully with the tremendous P'ubllahed Monthly problem put before them. \V hen I use these ST ATE NORMAL COLLEGE industrial conflictsto illustrate the inadequacy of American schools, I am impugning, not Ypsilanti, Mich. the motives of the combatants, but their in Editor-In-Chief telligence, which such education as the coun CORA M. PAINE, '03 try supplies, has left seriously defective.'' He goes on to say that the schools have not fur Buslnesa Managers nished sufficient intelligence, nor cultivated ROBERT C. SMITH, '03 the reasoning powers of their pupils sufficiently ARTHUR O. ERICKSON. '03 to enable them to discover a successful method Associate Editors of suppressing the "barbarous vice of drunk ELISABETH K. WILSON, '03, Literary enness.'' and other vices and crimes, such as JESSE R. DOTY, '03, Local gambling and lynching ; that they have not A. MARION PRATT, '03, Departmental overcome the fondness for vulgar plays, the LOUISE PETIT, '02, Alumnl taste for bad books and for "yellow" news WILLARD T. BARBOUR, '03, Exchange papers, or the tendency to political corruption, W. MORRIS, '04, Athletics and to the acceptance of absurd delusions. \V e confess to no small degree of surprise to SDBSeRIP'Tl"N hear such charges brought against the com eollege Year, $1.00 Single eoptes • .15 mon schools by a man of the standing and in telligence of President Eliot. The majority of Rates for advertising furnished up0n npplkntion. Address nil orders for subscriptions. articles for publication, etc., to the people instructed in these schools, leave TUE NORMAL COLLEGE NFWS, \'1,;ilauli, :llich. them at the age of fourteen or fifteen years ; many of them leave even earlier. If the teachers of the common schools were Entered ns Second Class Malltr ntthe Postoffice, at Ypsilanti, ;11 ich. prepared to give instruction in the principles of ethics, of political science, of sociology Editoria.l and other kindred subjects, could children of ten, or twelve, or fourteen, profit by such in President Eliot, of Harvard, is rightly re struction to any great extent? Undoubtedly garded as one of the sanest educational think - many valuable practical lessons in ethics, and civics, and sociology may be taught, and ers, and one of the most forceful educational should be taught ; but beyond this, how much speakers and writers in this country. For an can be done in the ordinary school by the or ordinary person to call in question the cor dinary teacher? rectness of his course of argumentation, or By all means let schools and teachers be the fairness and justice of his conclusions, held to a just responsibility. We have no would seem dangerously near to the very lim - disposition to complain of reasonable criti cism, or to shield teachers from a just measure its of presumption, and might remind the of blame. The common schools are not per reader of the old story of the small dog "bay fect ; in some directions they are doing less ing the moon." He has recently delivered than they might do, than they ought to do. three important addresses upon educational But it will not mend matters to lay at their topics. It has not been our good fortune to doors the responsibility for all the vices and see foll reports of these addresses ; but from crimes which affiict society. Would it not be the abstracts published in several of the lead · well to make inquisition into the influence ing papers, their general character can be in· of the higher institutions of learning, on ferred with a good degree of confidence. the evils complained of; or even into the in In his Connecticut address, the only one fluence of the Churches and Sunday Schools with which we are now concerned, he ex· in the same direction? pressed in strong terms, his disappointment at The Christian Church has existed for nearly the results of the work of the common schools. twenty centuries. Is the Church to be held He is quoted as saying ''The industrial solely responsible for the continued existence wars, which so seriousl:i, diminish the pro of drunkenness and gambling, and all other ductiveness and prosperity of the country, arc social evils, and vices, and crimes? '86.-G. A. Dennison, superintendent of '00.-E. C. Hambleton is beginning his the Dundee public schools for the past seven third year as superintendent of the Galesburg years, is now assistant cashier of the bank at schools. He is well liked by students, teach - Milan, Mich. ers and patrons. '89.-Lexington Ne ws, June 27, 1902 : '00.-Miss Carlotta Dean was married at ''Mr. T. A. Conlon, an ex-superintendent of the home of her parents in Ypsilanti, Thurs schools and a very able man, addressed the day, October Z3, to Arthur J. ·waiters of De graduating class upon the subject of national troit. The newly-married couple will make patriotism and made an excellent impression their home in Detroit, where Mr. Walters is upon every hearer.'' in the employ of the American Express Com pany. The bride is a graduate of the Normal, '91.-Wm. H. King was married October and has many friends here who wish them a 2, to Miss Anna Rosencrantz of Coldwater. happy and prosperous future. '92.-::'v1 rs. A. \V . Woodburne, who will be '01.-Miss Mae \V atson is doing successful remembered as Miss Maud Lincoln, is doing work in the fourth and fifth grades at Peoria, missionary work in India. Ill. She sends best wishes for the success of '94.-Harlan Barrows is studying at Chicago the ::N'ORMALN"Ews and its alumnidepartment. University this year. '01.-Miss Mary Potter is teaching in Mi '98.-L. P. \V hitcomb, a former business lan. manager of the Nuws, sends a souvenir postal '01.-Miss Hazel Hale is assistant secretary from Harvard, where he is studying this year. in the Y. W. C. A. at Paterson, N. J. '99.-A. W. Cavanagh has charge of the '01.-Miss Helen Pretty is teaching third academic department in Col. Soules' Business grade in Detroit. College, at New Orleans, La. '01.-"'.\Iiss Josephine Kevins has returned '99.-Miss Lou Grace Grosvenor writes to Nashville, ).Iich., to teach Latin and Ger from Waterville, \V ash. : ''Tell the '-oR'.l!AL man in the high school. This is her second NEWS that I am enjoying the wild and wooly year there. west, am now owner of a typical cayuse which I ride every day (and which throws me nearly '02. -Miss Besse Edwards is teaching mathe - as often), have seen a coyotte, and expect to matics in the high school at Otsego , ::'v1 ich. 'take out a claim' almost any day." '02.-Phil Dennis says that he findsfoot '00.-Miss Frances Conrad is teaching Latin bail training of practical value in disciplining and German at Reed City. his school at the Soo. 48 THE NORMAL COLLEGE :N"EWS '99.-Miss Ethel Dunn was recently mar '00, '01, '02.-A number of Normalites are ried to Mr. Husted at her home in Traverse teaching in Traverse City this year. Mrs. City. Mr. and Mrs. Husted will make their Anna Cook has charge of the English depart future home in Alma, Michigan, where 1Ir. ment; Harry Dumbrill of the science depart Husted is engaged in business. ment; Miss Emma Woodman is supervisor of drawing, and Miss Harriet Wood is teaching '00.-Miss Florence Maxam, of Waterford, in the eighth grade. a former popular Normal student, recently died at her home of fever. '02.-Miss Florence Holmes is teaching in '01.-Supt. A. J. Dann is the new county the kindergarten at Coldwater, Mich. school examiner for Ionia county. '02, '99.-Miss Clara Gibbs, Miss Lida '02.-John A. Craig has charge of the ninth Crebbin and W. Sherman Lister, are teaching grade in the Saginaw high school, with 112 in Dundee this year. Miss Gibbs holds the enrolled. In the grades of the Saginaw position of preceptress, and Mr. Lister that schoools are :Miss Anna Dobbins, eighth ; of superintendent. Mr. Lister was business Miss Effie Carrol, sixth ; and Miss Gertrude manager of the N gws in '99. Sherman, first. '02.-Miss S. Agnes Mahn has charge of '02-i\Iiss Bertha E. Thompson is teaching the grammar grades at Dearborn, and assists third grade in the Minneapolis schools. Her in the high school. Miss Gail Davis teaches work is made pleasant by friendly help from the first grade at the same place. the experienced teachers there. She writes : "Dr. Gordan wants twenty teachers here now, '02.-Howard Slocum, now teaching at so if you know an} successful teachers Vernon, has taken unto himself a wife. who desire a position you might tell them about this. '' '02.-H. Z. Wilbur writes from Emporia, Kansas, that he is enjoying his work in the '02.--Encouraging reports come from Supt. training department of the State Normal Drouyer at Algonac. The enrollment is School. His work is entirely supervisory, it large ; $150 has been voted for library ; $120 being practically critic work in classes above for physical laboratory ; the chemical labora the training school and preparatory to the tory is to be connected with the city \V ater X ormal. The school there boasts of 2000 system. The course of study is to be revised students. and strengthened. To use Mr. Pattengill's phrase Drouyer has considerable ''ginger. '' '02.-Miss Lida Piatt writes from Ham mond, Ind. , that she has only about thirty '02.-Earl G. Fuller writes that he is well pupils in her grade, and finds her work very pleased with his position as principal of the pleasant. Ravenna public schools, with the help of two assistants he expects to graduate a large class '02.-Miss Jennie R. Smith writes that she from the tenth grade next spring. has a delightful grade of thirty pupils at Man - istique, Mich. '02.-James B. Melody was married August 12, 1902, to Miss Carrie Ward of Marine City. '02.-Miss Lillian Bignell and Miss Sara Mr. Melody is now principal of the high Woodruff are enjoying their work at Gales school at 1Iarine City, Mich., and is teaching burg. Miss Woodruffhas charge of the gram mathematics and science. A lyceum organ mar department, and Miss Bignell is principal ized in the school by Mr. Melody gives prom of the high school, where she has some mathe ise of good work. maticians that delight her heart. I / , I I ·I j Athletics D. B. U. , 0.-M. N. C., 32 made a large gain. Belland and Salsbury After meeting defeat at the hands of the D. carried the ball for 20 yards each. The U. S. team the Normals took a decided brace, Xormals were then given 10 yards on an off and as a resnlt defeated the Detroit Business side play. Belland carried the ball over. No University team on Oct 25, by a score of 32 to goal. Score, 15 to O. 0. The two teams were about equal in weight, Detroit kicked off toNormals, who fumbled, but the Normals outplayed the Detroit at every and Detroit fell on the ball. Detroit was point. Belland and Bates found no trouble in forced to punt, but ball was blocked. The going through Detroit's line for 10 to 20 yards' ball went over, but time was called before the gain, while Salsbury and Gilmore made good Normals lined up. plays around the ends. \V itmire showed up SECO) The ::',Ews takes great plensurc iu priulinl!' the followittl( l,INE -UP: nrtick, in n slightly nhridi;:cd form from the lust number of Normals D. ll. U. Pduration Katz ·····- -········ ...... Right Guard ···-···· -········Roberts 'l'he resignation of Supt. L. H. Jones from Bcrrv ...... Ri�ht 'rarkle ...... Lou�stqff Shig'iey..... _ -········ Right Ernl...... _ ...... Atk.mson the Cleveland schools, and his election as Holbrook ...... Left Cuarrl ...... Ross pre.:;ident of the State Normal College of G. Bates ········-...... Left Tackle ...... 'f ownseml Knight ...... Left End ·-· ...... !le�man ]\[ichigan, are two significant school changes Salsbury ...... Rigllt Half...... Spr,m�er that are of more than local interest. \V hat Gilmore ...... J,eft Half . \\ l1 son ,vitmirc ...... Quarkr Btck __ ..... Hammond has been accomplished chiefly through )f r. Belland ...... Full Rack ...... Regan Jones' agency at Cleveland cannot be put into F. Bates ...... Center ...... Jerome any brief statement. Mr. Jones, it is under :ITT. PI,lU\SAXT, 10-YPSir..AN'l'I, 0 stood, endorses the system thoroughly. Prob Although l\rt. Pleasant won the game, yet ably 110 other man could have been found to our men are not feeling discouraged for they give the plan a fairer trial thanSuperintendent did not play against a strictly N"onnal team. Jones. Thoroughly conversant with current Mt. Pleasant played one of her teachers, best moves in education ; he is a man of unu - Brown, a professional football player. Owing :mal executive ability ; he is scholarly and con to some misunderstanding he could not he servative ; he is a man of years of proved lead prevented from playing, hut it was evident ership among teachers. His own estimate of that our team would have won had it not been the success and promise of the CleYeland plan for Brown. He made nearly all the gains for should win for it most respectful consideration )It. Pleasant aud, in short, was their illl by school men and law makers. around star player, As it was, the g-ame .N"ol less significant is Mr. Jones' advent turned out to he a liardfought contest, for our among school men in Michigan. The Nor team put up a strong game. mal College at Ypsilanti is among the large �I t. Pleasant kicked offto Belland. who car Normal schools of the country. :'\feasured by ried the hall down the field. making n good the number of annual graduates and the length gain. Our team was held for downs, and Mt. and richness of the courses, and the personnel Pleasant advanced the ball lo within 5 yards of the faculty, the fine equipment in libraries of our goal line, when they were held for and laboratories, the college has few superiors downs. Our team carried the ball back 20 as nu institution for the training of teachers. yards, then they were held for clowns. Youngs .Mr. Jones has an initial training from the ran around the end for a touchdown. :\ft. Oswego Normal S�hool, years of connection Pleasant punted and heeled the ball but failed with the State )f ormal School of Indiana, and to kick goal. the City Training School at 1''Crre Haute, back Belland kicked off to :\It. Pleasant, who by of this new experience at Ypsilanti. His a series of plays advanced the ball about forty years of experience even in city school super vards. Failing to make 5 yards in three downs vision haYe fitted him admirably for the prob she attempted to punt, bnt the ball was block ems that are yet to confront him. /.!,"ducation ed. Our team carried the ball to the center freely congratulates :.\I ichigan upon the electiou of the field when time was called. of Mr. Jones, and bespeaks for him the con In the second half Belland kicked offto Mt. fidence he so abundantly deserves. Pleasant. During this hali Bates made n long end run , then the ball was fnmbled. Mt "An orator at one of the University unions Pleasant carried the ball over for a second bore off the palm of merit when he declared touchdown, but failed to kick goal. that "'l'he British lion, whether it is roaming Friday, X ov. 14, the afternoon classes in the deserts of India or climbing the forests of Physical Training I, will play the firstof a series Canada, will not dra,v in its horns or retire of games for the basket ball championship. into its shell. "-Ex. Locals Fred. \Vood has gone home on account of President L. II. Jones took part in a. teach illness. ers' institute at Evart, Oct. 17. Did you hear about the freshmen electing a Be on the lookout for items of interest and junior for their treasurer? report them at the NOR:\IAL Xnws office. The Atheneum Literary Society gave a Dr. Putnam delivered an address before the banquet, Saturday, Nov. 1. in honor of the Calhoun Teachers' Association, Saturday, new memhers. All report a pleasant time. Oct. 11. \\.·e are glad to welcome back Miss God E. E. Crook, '99, now Superintendent of dard after her several days of illness from Xew Baltimore schools, visited �formal tonsilitis. friends, Oct. 25 and 26. · It is quite amusing to an onlooker to see A reception was gf ren by the Congrega how shy the freshmen act when they are tional Church to Normal students, Oct. 24. A putting up their posters. plerisa 1t evenin� was spent. S. E. Crawford was delegated by the Clemens P. Steimle, '02, last year's busi Oratorical Board to represent the Normal at ness manager of the NoR::\IAL :K:i,;ws, called the meding of the State Oratorical Board, at on Xormal friends, Oct. 18. Lansing, Xov. 8. The 11isses Davis, Harriman, Feemster, Presid�nt Shultes, of the Xormal Alumni and Hurd are back again in the harness, after Association. after conferring with Secretary seYeral days spent in illness. Eunice T,ambie Hatch and Vice-President J S. T,athers, has appointed for members of The marriage is announced of Halsted H. the Executive Committee : Earl N. Rhodes, Seeley, of Ann Arbor, a former teacher in '98, Saginaw ; Harriet 11. Plunkett, '91, Ypsilanti schools, and :\liss Laurel :\fay Ypsilanti ; \Valter F. Lewis, '88, Port Huron. Harper, of Milford, a former Xormal student. President L. I-I. Jones and :vrissGene\'ieve The bulletin boards are means by which a Walton, librarian of the Xormal, gave talks a great amount of information may be gath before the State Library Association at De ered, if yott but take the time to inspect them. troit, on Oct. 25. A round-table was con The posters are especially attractive this year, ducted by :vl iss Phebe Parker, librarian of many of them being works of art. Some Sage library, \V est Bay City, formerly of very good advice, free of charge, and written Ypsilanti. She also spoke on organization, out in the proper style, has been posted on the and was elected vice-president of the associa south bulletin boards for the benefit of the tion. seniors. 52 THF. :N'ORMAI, COLLEGH ::·nnv s The Normal football team played the De It is reported that a certain Normal girl has troit Business University on Oct. 25. been traveling the old halls with one foot en Se\·eral Normalites heard Richard :\Iansfield cased in a slipper. The occasion is a sore in "Julius Cresar," at Detroit, Nov. 4. foot. Superintendent Ludwig and corps of teach Miss Marion Cameron, '98, spent a few ers from Union City schools, spent Friday, days recently with Ypsilanti friends. Miss Oct. 3, visiting the Training School. Cameron has been teaching in the Jackson schools until last fall, when she accepted a All the students who fi11ished tJ1eir work at positon in the kindergarten department of the the Normal, last year, have been located, and Detroit public schools. there is at present more calls for teachers than can he filled. In the Physics class. Mr. G.-What is gravitation? President Jones delivered lectures before the ::\Iiss L.-Gravitation is the attraction that ·wayne County Teachers' Association Nov. everbody has for anybody-I mean bodies of 6 and 7. President J om.:s has more calls to matter. lecture than he has time to fill. Mr. G.-I think either answer might be "The Brownies" were highly appreciated correct. by all who saw them. They looked so happy, 'rhe Southern Michigan Physical Educa and ,v ere on so friendly a mission that we tion Society held a meeting at the Barbour would be glad to welcome them again next gymnasium in Ann Arbor, Saturday, No..-. Hallowe'en. 1. Mrs. Burton, the Misses Clark, Bradley , A certain young gentleman of the Normal Hamlin and Katen, of the Normal, were pres was heard to remark, once upon a tim e, that ent. Papers were read by W. P. Bowen, of he didn't like girls until they were thirty years A1111 Arbor, and Miss Clough of Detroit. old. It is astonishing, though, what a few Officers elected for the ensuing year were as short weeks at the Nonnal will do toward follows : President, W. P. Bowen ; First molding the plastic minds of some. Really, Vice-President, Dr. Alice Snyder, of Ann the lad has been seen riding out with a girl Arbor ; Second \'ice-President, Mr. V. H. scarce out of her teens. Seiffert, of Detroit; Secretary, Mrs. Burton, of Ypsilanti ; Treasurer, M. P. Clough, of President Jones went to :\larquette to at Detroit. tend the meeting of the State Board of Educa tion, held Oct. 31. This visit gave him an For more than a week Miss Lynch, critic opportunity to inspect the N' orthern State teacher in the third grade of the Training J\:onnal School, and to be present at the dedi School, has been confined to her room by ill - cation of their new Science Hall. .A council ness, wl.ich is due, in a large measure, to meeting was held at which the heads of the nerve exhaustion. Miss Lynch spent the the three Normals were present. By virtue largest part of her summer vacation doing in of his position President Jones was chairman stitute work. Early in the fall term she had of the meeting. The Korthern Xonnal has an the misfortune to slip on the floor, and fall, enrollment of about one hundred and twenty spraiuing and severely injuring her right hand students at present. The Upper Peninsula and wrist. It is probable that worrying over Association was given a reception by the this misfortune helped to bring on the ner Korthern Xonnal, at wl1ich President Jones vous collapse which has followed. Miss was present. President Jones was enthusi Lynch is considered to be one of the best of astically received by the people of northern the Training School teachers, and her absence Michigan. is greatly missed from the corps. THE NORMAL COLLEGE NEWS 53 Miss P.-Charles river flows up from the Harry Rice, a Normal senior, and Miss ocean. Elgie \V oodman, of Elsie, Mich., were mar Miss Grace Macmillan, a Normal senior, is ried October 2. seriously ill with typhoid fever. Prof. Hoyt attended Huron county teachers' Prof. L--n to geometry class :-"We association November 7 and 8. He also con have the equation of a circus-Oh ! circle." ducted a teachers' institute at Kalamazoo, Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15. Miss Lulu Fehling, '99, now teaching in Kalamazoo, visited at Mrs. Gorton's Satur Rev. Robert K. Wharton addressed the day, November 8. faculty and students in chapel Wednesday, The pleasant face of Miss Berthena Marshall October 29, on the subject, "Studying for is seen occasionally by Ypsilanti friends. She Approval." The address was highly appre is a senior at the U. of M. ciated by all who heard it. The Seniors have elected J. M. }I unson The Girls' Club of St. Luke's church held president, Miss Florence Perkins secretary, a reception at the church house \V ednesday and Arthur Erickson treasurer. evening, October 29, for the students of Ypsilanti. The Normal was well represented, The Juniors have elected Miss Lena Bost and all who attended report a delightful time. wick secretary, and Charles Jordan treasurer. The president will be elected at a later meet The Normal Club of the University, com ing. posed of Normal School graduates has been The Normal Choir, under the leadership of reorganized with Francis Goodri-:h as pres - Prof. Pease, will render Spohr's "Last ident and Miss Angeline Wilson as secre - Judgment" in Detroit, Thursday, November tary. The club held its first meeting October 13. The chorus will consist of 150 voices, 24. The following are its members : -C. L. and will be assisted by Madame Berndt Young, '97; H. E. Rider, '94 ; Mrs. Rider, Mehaffey, soprano ; Mrs. Oscar J. Ehrgott, '94 ; Mrs. Carrie Hall Taylor, '96; Misses contralto; Oscar J. Ehrgott, baritone ; and Atkin and Bowden, '96; C. C. Clippenger, John O'Donnell, basso, and will be supported '99; Herbert Lull, '98; Fred P. Smith, '02 ; by the Adolph Hahn Festival Orchestra of Mr. Deverough, '02 ; Miss Lillian Cumming, thirty pieces. '02 ; Miss Anna Cowley, '99 ; Miss Emma Holbrook, '93; Miss Hattie Culver, '92 ; On the evening of October 23, the Training Miss Sherwood, '94 ; M. K. Edwards, '00; School faculty were "at home" to the present and John Reese, '00. college faculty and those who have previously been connected with the college. President Reception to President Jones Jones was the guest of honor. The reception Saturday evening, November the eighth, the rooms were made attractive with inviting di College faculty gave a reception in the Gym - vans, cozy corners, easy chairs, and oriental nasium, in honor of President Jones. Over rugs, the walls were hung with works of art, three hundred guests were present, including and profusely decorated with the autumnal friends from Ann Arbor and Detroit, and many beauties of October trees and flowers. The of our alumni from differentparts of the state. refreshment room was beautiful with smilax The Gymnasium was handsomely deco1ated. and yellow chrysanthemums, and was illu Southern smilax and other greens, against the minated with candelabra. During the evening west wall made a most appropriate background '\:Vhitmire's orchestra discoursed sweet music, for an electric fountain. Handsome hangings which added pleasure and charm to the occa and rugs gave richness to the general setting. sion. All pronounced it a very enjoyable and a stringed orchestra furnished delightful social event. music. The refreshment room in the south 54 THE NORl\JAI, COLLEGE NEWS half of the Gymnasium, was most artistically kins; Course II, H. E. Rice; Course III, arranged. The walls were white, covered with E. A. Mowry. These classes meet regu southern smilax, and the soft tints from the larly at 8 :45 every Sunday morning. Student sha SPAL'Dl'JV..G 'S 'Foot fJall Supplies BEAL New ATe unhersall:, used because anythinll'b Meal Ticket•, 21 meal• 86,00 W11tfall, Son & White, Propr's • Day boa.rd $5.00 per week BANQUE.TS and �UPPER.� a. Specialty " WOMAN'S EXCHANGE Occidental Block OPEN ALL NIOIIT PIION& H Home Baldnir, Catering and Orders for Supper• and Spreads a Specialty. Art. Paocy Goods and Toilet Preparations 11)1'9. ctanic Jlrott, fflnnaocr TBLBPBOml 216 15 and 17 South Wcuhinrton St. JI. A. W. Elliott YPSILANTI, MICH• •••Dealer In... STUDENTS • 1 • Buy Your Flowers Where WOOD, COAL, COKE oncl CHARCOAL You Can Have Them Fresh iJ7 Congrua St. Pnone '1:17·2 R. I hon a good supply at oil timu U, of .M. Plllo-.n llorm1.l Plllowa Charles F. '}t:lisses n. fr E. Simpson Krzysske State 'Phone 26 205 S. Washin�on BL HE..A1>QU!K'R'IZ11.S 7011. 'l'IILLINZ,'R.Y AND 7$1NCY GOODS 1840 190:I toe OONG ..... 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When you are buyin� presents, see what you can get at our store. �30 eongre!!lsSt. • • • YPSIL11JliTI, MleR • The STUDENTS' SCHARF TAG, HEADQUAI\.T EI\.S � FOR LABE:L � ADVltRTISJUlBN'l'S Beranek. � Arnet 5TUDEN'I '5 Fine Custom 'Iailors 1-lo matter wbat "gour wants wlll be pleaeed to abow you the are fn aroaJUJ or Sftfrts we can Largest Line of Domestic and please l!OU : : : : : : : Imported Woolen Goods in the City. Beall, Comstock. � Co. II II Over U, 8. E:a:preas Office � II 11·31 Huron Strttl, ,wct to PoJt Office The Did Rellable Rates $2.00 No. 165 FIRST NATIONAL BANK s�vuy Club YPSILANTI, MICHICAN 415 Perrin Street Capital S76,000.00 Strict� first-Class Board One Block East of Norma: Surplua and Undivided Profit• $85,000 J. c. DeMosh a. 8. Del'losb Jl?psilantt Savings lSank De MOSH & SON aorner aongress anb buron Sa HACK, LIVERY and FEE!D .STABLB • lt)petlantt, mtcbtgan No. 3 Congress St. Phone 84 Ypsilanti STUDENT S • • • • E. D. MA YBE,E, Don't forget the fa miliar old store, The Bazarette. We The Ba.zarette Phone 328-2R 416 Browe• St ADVERTISit.MaNTS IP IN DOUBT AS TO WHETHER FRANK ARMS� Home Bakery Your Eyes '·*' - Now in position to fw:nish you with the best of every• Are glvln1 you good .serTlce, aea thing in my line. . . • HEGLU ND 316 NORTH HURON STREET "'ne Graduate Optician and Refractionist Phone 128 Hing Lee H. FAIRCHILD PRO,-RfETOR 0,, CHINESE City Meat Market DliALER fN LAUNDRY SALT. FRESH AND SMOKED MEATS, POULTRY. GAME AND FISH «,pposlte Box Padory Sp ecial Attenti"on Given to Students' Trade. llll Pearl Street NO. 14 HURON ST. Dewey Cafe COME IN, FELLOWS I I. We are located opposite the Hawkins Regular Meals and Lunches on short order House, at the Old Stand. You are always welcome. Our place has long been the Open day and night 16 N. Washington Street Headquarters for Students • • • Phone 232 The finest Three-Chair Shop in the City. Shampooing and Hair Dressing a ANNIE E. CORBEIL, Prop. Specialty.·. Spreads and Catering Keusch & Shephard Stu�en ts' 1bea� quar ters �����cttoner)? fOR I The fine.st little dining room in town. I (© INI IrIE:CCT�OINI�� i Parties served on short notice. Oppo1it1 1J., Y., t:J. f;f. & ]. Waitinf f(.Dom I Flrat Cle.as Chefin char•• , I Fred Hixson Proprietor c�. ldaml and CGngms :.:d:::0 Te I J LB el & JGus Tu s 207 co�!��.�s�struet 80YCC, Tbe T�ilor' eor. W ashlnaton eongre••and Sts. Op Stairs HOMf Sl�UGHlf Rf D MfAl� " CALL AT � Phone 40 Ypsilanti JOHN VAN FOSSEN WALLAC[ & CLARK£'S Dll!J::N'TXBT, Officeover Demmore 's Qothin2 StOff Comer Co11rre11 and Washioilon �elcpbonc at 1louec NORMAL STUDENTS We shall endeavor to merit your patronage aa inthe past. DO YOU WANT TO RENT A PIANO? Are you about to purchase a Mndolin or Guitar? We he:"e 500 of them on selection. Monthl7 paymenu at no advance in price. For all Kinds of Rnn Rtbor LIDustc Training School Gymnasium r----,-�-,-,,,:--,-:,--,--�-,,,,,--,----,-c-c�-:-=-....,-,: "·�. -----=. I Main Rullding Starkweather Hall eonservatory PJVE eeURSES ARE eFPERED EXVEN�E,--� RRE M80£RqTB The regi,trution r,,e is !,.oo per term; S9.t10 per year. Board A Preparatory (second grad., Ypsilanti, Mich, Or to the Clerk of the Normal College. . , Students F,ountain Pens I can please you Medal awarded at State and National Conven- , tions, '98, for posing, lighting and grouping, W&.. Haaa•a Ideal, u.se to fl,00 I sell Amateurs' Sup Parker'• New .Jolntleaa, f:Z: to f4 Ypallaatl a11.cl othare. fl,00 plies, Kodaks, Plates, 411 Ouaraataad Paper, Cards and all Chemicals. Finis.bing A ,. � for the trade. I WA TER.HAN C. W. 1(.ogers & Co. 'BOOKS Df{U(i.S Photographer 1.1.8 Contru, .St. ______,______.... ____ �, ------...------. Fountain ·· 7V..ormal Pens and• Finest '/Jook � Stationery In the city Call and Examine