Western Michigan University Kalamazoo Normal Record (1910-1918) Western Michigan University Year 1910 The Kalamazoo Normal Record Vol. 1 No. 5 Western State Normal School This paper is posted at ScholarWorks at WMU. http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/kalamazoo normal record/26 The Kalamazoo Normal Record Published Monthly, Except July, August and September by The Faculty and Students of the Western State Normal School Kalamazoo, Michigan Entered as second-class matter October 31, 1910, at the post office at Kalamazoo, Michi?an, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Vol. 1 CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER, 1910 No. 5 Pa*e ALUMNI NOTES Katherine Newton 147, 149, 151, 181 EDUCATIONAL The Improvement of Rural Education, Professor Richard E. Dodge 153 Physical Training in the Training School, Mildred Davis 155 LITERARY Contributions by the Elementary School— Song of Thanksgiving and Welcome, (Words and Music by Third Grade) 157 The Biography of a Turkey, Pauline Beerstecher (Eighth Grade) 158 Contributions by the Faculty— Christmas Eve in the Good Old Times, Alice Marsh 158 Impressions of Texas, Kate I. Smith 161 Contributions by Students— The Vice-President's Special, Esta Feighner 1 162 Translation of Horace's Ode 14, Jennie S. Lane 165 EDITORIAL 166 NEWS ARTICLES Athletics 167 Review of Foot Ball Season, W H. Spaulding 168 Christmas in Song, Florence Marsh 169 The Galahad of the Market Place, Frank A. Manny 170 Assembly Notes, B. L. Jones 171 St. Cecelia's Day Program, Florence Marsh 174 NEWS NOTES 175, 176, 178, 180,184 The Book Shelf, Frank A. Manny 176 For the Editorial and Business Advertisement of the Kalamazoo Normal Record see page 166 ILLUSTRATIONS Champion Foot Ball Team of 1910 opposite page 169 Christmas Greeting, (Designed by Helena Rosecrants, Special Art Student) Frontispiece 146 THE KALAMAZOO NORMAL RECORD The Completeness of Our Facilities— OFFICERS Combined With Our E. J. Phelps, President M. J. Bigelow, Vice President Desire to Meet W. L. Otis, Vice President H. Den Bleyker, Cashier Every legitimate demand of depositors insures service L. M. Phelps, Ass't Cashier that is satisfactory, even to the smallest detail. DIRECTORS H. B. Osborne M. J. Bigelow We take pleasure in extending to our customers W. B. Milham every courtesy permissible under sound banking pro W. L. Otis H. H. Everard cedure. A. S. White J. Den Bleyker E. J. Phelps Accounts of individuals, firms and corporations are J. T. Upjohn E. B. Desenberg F. B. Lay invited. Our officers may be freely consulted at any time relative to banking matters. Kalamazoo National Bank In the Big Building Beautiful It takes quality to Boxes and Baskets carry the filled with Hershfield Label CHOCOLATES i—i AND BON B0NS Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes Manhattan Shirts for Holiday Trade Stetson Hats 1 > Meadimber's TTERSHFIELD'C Main and Rose XI 121-125 EAST MAIN STREET £^ THE KALAMAZOO NORMAL RECORD 147 Among the New Books we have published since January 1, 1910, we announce the following: Lucia's Stories of American Discoverers for Maxwell, Johnson and Barnum's Speaking Little Americans $0.40 and Writing, Book One .20 Otis's Mary of Plymouth .35 Otis's Ruth of Boston .35 Farmer's Nature Myths of Many Lands .45 Otis's Stephen of Philadelphia .35 Gillette's Vocational Education 1.00 Otis's Richard of Jamestown .35 Baldwin's Stories of the King .50 Otis's Peter of New Amsterdam .35 Metcalf and Rafter's Language Series, Book Otis's Calvert of Maryland .35 Gilmore's Birds Through the Year .50 One .40 Beebe's Picture Primer .25 Metcalf and Rafter's Language Series, Book The Healy System of Free Arm Movement Two .60 Writing, each _' .10 Garner's Introduction to Political Science 2.50 Golden Treasury Primer .32 Golden Treasury First Reader .32 Apgar's Ornamental Shrubs of the United Golden Treasury Second Reader .42 States 1.50 Davison's Health Lessons, Book One .35 Davison's Health Lessons, Book Two .60 School Boards and Teachers should correspond Cummings's Nature Study for Lower Grades .60 with us before selecting new text books in any Aiken's Melody Studies for Primary Grades. .15 branch of study. We are constantly adding to our Aiken's The Flower Queen .20 list, and you should know what we have to offer. AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY 521-531 Wabash Ave., Chicago NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO Alumni Notes Miss Ethel Underwood is teaching in 1905. the primary grades at Galesburg, her Mrs. Warren Carleton, formerly Miss home, this year. Vivian Simmons of this class, resides in Schenectady, New York where Mr. 1907. Carleton is employed by the General Miss Fern Abrams is teaching at Electric Co. Adams, Oregon. Miss Margaret Adriance was married 1906. last summer to Earl Shock and resides Miss Charlotte Brooks is director of at White Rock, Colorado. one of the kindergartens in Ironwood Miss Ella Grable has recently accept where she had been since graduation. ed a position in the public schools of Lynn L. Deal is teaching this year at Detroit. Stephenson, Michigan. Miss Addie Evans is teaching in the Mrs. W. J. Shay, formerly Miss Lili Cadillac schools this year. an Knapp of the class of 1906, resides Miss Ola Hart has taught at Sault at Willapa, Washington. Ste Marie since graduating in 1907. Mrs. Mabel Thorpe Jones is in her Miss Vera Lynch is now Mrs. Glenn third year at Attica, Indiana. Clark and resides at Wayland. Miss Marie Rasey is assistant prin Miss Mary Lynch is at her home in cipal of the High School at Lenark, Vandalia, keeping house for her father. 111. Miss Bertha Thorns who completed Miss Hazel Sevey is this year in the music course in the Normal is at charge of the music work at Stanton. tending .Drexel Conservatory in Chica Miss Luella Warner is acting as so go and teaching public school music ciety editor of the Battle Creek En near that city. quirer. 14S THE KALAMAZOO NORMAL RECORD 'AND GAS "AND GAS STOVES TOO' Direct to Yo\T STOVES TOO* ECISTERED Independent money saving Stove Buyers can save from $5.00 to $40.00 if they Buy direct from our factory We sell for Cash or on the Easy Factory Credit Terms Send for our free Catalogue No. 1006 or if Gas Stove is wanted Catalogue No. 1005 We make only one grade—the highest Kalamazoo StoveGompany Kalamazoo Radiant Hard Coal Kalamazoo Manufacturers Michigan Base Burning Double Heater Wear Fountain Bryant's Pens Stylish Shoes $2.50, $3.00 7 leading makes and $3.50 in our store The latest shapes combining elegance, comfort and service Headquarters for athletic shoes Your best choice here 80c to $10.00 Shoe Rest Repairing Room Done for Ladies Ihling Bros.-Everard Co. W. M. BRYANT Stationers 233-9 E. Main Street 113 MAIN STREET, WEST THE KALAMAZOO NORMAL RECORD 149 WE HAVE filled many large equipment orders for the MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENTS of the * WESTERN STATE NORMAL and the KALAMAZOO CITY SCHOOLS In doing so we have acquired a knowledge that should be valuable to committees having the establishment and equipment of such departments in view. We shall be glad to correspond with or interview such parties. Strangers visiting Kalamazoo will find our Store one of the sights of the City and will always be cordially welcomed. The Edwards & Chamberlin Hardware Company Alumni Notes Mrs. Charles Day, formerly Miss Zo- 1907 ra McLarty of the kindergarten class of Miss Mabel Warner is now Mrs. 1908, resides in Detroit. Floyd Vroman and resides at Flint. Miss AVilma Newman is teaclmg in Marion J. Sherwood has just recover Buford, North Dakota. ed from a serious illness of typhoid Miss Grace Norton has charge of the fever. He has been assisting for a few Van Buren County Normal at Hart weeks in the Normal Manual Training ford. department. Miss Edith Patterson has taught in Miss Stella Hayden is studying music Plainwell, her home, since graduating at the Drexel Conservatory of Music from the Normal. in Chicago and in June received the gold medal presented for theory work. Clyde W. Overholt is spending his second year at Caledonia as superin tendent. 1908. Mrs. Frank Smith, formerly Miss El Miss Ruth Putnam is teaching in sie Babcock of the class of 1908, resides Oshtemo. at Three Rivers. Miss Erina Scott has charge of music Miss Verna Kitzmiller is now Mrs. work at Provo, Utah. Frank Campbell and lives in Bishop, California. Earl Sortore is employed by the Miss Anna Marshall is spending the Monon route or the Chicago, Indiana winter in Albuquerque, New Mexico. polis and Louisville Railway Co. in Chicago. Miss Mary McBride is teaching in the "Bell School" near her home at Miss Lela Spaulding is teaching in Niles. Pasadena, California. 150 THE KALAMAZOO NORMAL RECORD EVERY During the fall and winter DAY unexpected vacancies occur F. A. Cowlbeck Co. in good Schools and Colleges. Many of them excellent positions, and we always at The Old Stand, 106 W. Main St. have a chance to fill them. In business 25 years. If not comfortably located write us. Do it now! Terms easy. THE HATS CAPS Albert Teachers' Agency CLOTHING 378 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MEN'S SHOES The Fisk Teachers' Agency Suite 815, 39 Jackson Blvd., Chicago Over 32,000 positions filled 28th year We always aim to have the new things first We have this year broken all previous records of the Agency. We are now seeking teachers for emergency vacancies and for next year. Write us if available at the present time or in the fall of 1911. Other offices: Boston, New York, Washing ton, Denver, Portland, Berkeley, Los Angeles.