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APRIL/, 1905

No. 3.

Mbat is a public School ?
Abstract of address of Dr. G. M. D. Eckels, delivered before the
Directors’ Association, January 14, 1905.

President Elliot, of Harvard University, in an address deliv­
ered about two years ago, declared the public school to be a
failure. He based his assertion upon the following statement of
conditions now existing in the United States :
1. There is jnore drunkenness in our country than ever
before.
2. Gambling is on the increase.
3. Lynchings are becoming more frequent.
4. There is more corruption in legislation and at the polls
than has ever existed before.
5. There is more light and unwholesome reading being
done than in any former period of our history.
6. There are more people running after popular delusions,
especially in the healing art, than at any former time.
These criticisms are based upon the doctrine that the chief
purpose of education is ethical, a position which no intelligent
educator would to-day care to dispute. Dr. Elliot is regarded as
one of the foremost educators of our country, and any statement
he would make concerning education should challenge our care­
ful consideration. The idea held by some persons that the school
is for knowledge, the home for morals, and the church for re­
ligion, is neither logical nor safe. The home is a divine institu­
tion, and must therefore teach religion to the children; and the
.school, being thé supplement of the home, must teach whatever
it is the duty of the home to teach. A godless school is as much
out of place as a godless home. Of coursé we must not teach
sectarian religion in the public school. President Elliot’s charges
are therefore deserving of our consideration. It is our business to
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to hold the school at least partially responsible for the unfavorable
moral conditions to which he has referred. That the State and
the nation in the future will lay greater stress upon the moral
outcome of the schools, must be foreseen by all those who regard
the public school as being established in the interest of popular
government. There are sources of demoralization in our country
to-day which, if not checked, will undoubtedly lead to revolution.
The public school must do all it can to remove these evils which
now threaten the very foundation of our free institutions. It
isn’t a question of whether or not the public school was originally
intended for the prevention and correction of the evils which
endanger the social and civic life of the State. I f the public
schools can be broadened in their sphere of usefulness so as to
have them take a deeper concern in the moral qualifications of
the citizens of the State, then it becomes the duty of the State to
so use them. The public school is the creature of the State and
it is right that it should be conducted for the highest public good.
The fact that the interests of the individual, as well as the interest
of the State, are involved in the ethical trend we give to education
in the public school, makes it all the more imperative that the
public schools should be placed on the highest possible moral
plane.
It is possibly impossible to define completely the public
school,- but a working definition is absolutely essential to the
wise conduct of these schools. First, let us turn our attention to
the negative aspect of this question and endeavor to answer the
question what the public school is not.
The public school is not a place where the poor are educated
at the expense of the rich. It is a place where the rich and the
poor are educated together; where the high and the low drink from
the same fountain of truth ; where friendships are born between
the humble and lofty in station. The rich need the public school
even more than the poor.
The public school is not a place where pupils are made
smart ; where they receive a training which will enable them to
take advantage of their more ignorant neighbors. The world
has too many smart people already. There is no need for the
public school if it is to be turned into a factory for the produc­
tion of men and women whose intellects are sharpened and whose
moral natures are dulled.

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The public school is not a place where busy mothers may
send their troublesome children in order to escape for a time the
annoyance of their mischief in the home. A school holiday is a
sad day for many a mother wearied with domestic cares. I do
not begrudge her the peace which comes to her household when
the children are packed off for the day to the public school. I
only object to any mothers of our land looking upon the public
school from the low standpoint of its affording the home tem­
porary relief from the pranks and destruction of the children who
belong to it. They should see in the school a higher purpose.
They should behold in it splendid opportunities for their sons and
daughters to obtain a good equipment for life.
The public school is not a place where bright pupils are dis­
covered and educated and dull pupils discovered and neglected.
There are too many teachers who cannot become interested in
backward pupils. The mark of a true teacher is that he is no
respecter of persons. He is interested in every pupil for the sake
of all.
Looking at this question from the positive side, we find
that there are at least four important demands which the public
schools must satisfy if they are to adequately serve the interests
for which they have been established.
First, we have the demand on the part of the State. The
State invests a large amount of money on these schools each year
and it has the right to claim something from them in return. It has
a right to claim of the public school that the youth of the Com­
monwealth shall be instructed in the duties and the rights of the
citizen and that they shall be trained to those virtues which will
lead them to the performance of such duties and a wholesome
respect for the rights of every other citizen. Justice must be in­
sisted on in the relations which exist between the teacher and
his pupils and the relations which exist between the pupils them­
selves. A teacher cannot afford to be unjust to his pupils and
he dare not allow them to be unjust among themselves.
Obedience is a cardinal virtue of the citizen. Absolute obe­
dience should be a law of the school. It is a mockery to freedom
to have the American flag floating over a disorderly school. The
pupil trained to obedience in the home and in the school will be
true to the laws of the Commonwealth and the nation when he
takes his place as a citizen.

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Loyalty is essential in a good citizen. Bribery is all too
common in our election districts and legislative halls. We for­
get that “ peace hath her victories as well as war.” Royalty to
the flag is as necessary when it floats over the election booth as
when its colors wave in the front of an armed foe. We need
more of the spirit which possessed our forefathers of the Revolu­
tion. When General Reed, of Pennsylvania, was approached
during the Revolution by the agents of the English Government
with the offer of fifty thousand dollars and high honors if he
would use his influence to restore peace between the colonies and
Great Britain, he replied : “ I am not worth purchasing, but such
as I am, the King of Great Britain is not rich enough to buy me.”
Children must be taught by parents and teachers that it is their duty
to be loyal to their school. The young man who is not loyal to
his school and his home cannot be trusted in his loyalty to the
State and the nation. It is a good sign when pupils are proud
of their school and jealous of its reputation.
Society has claims upon the public schools. The social life
of every community is being made richer or poorer every year by
the stream of human life which flows into it from out the school­
room door. What sort of people is society seeking for its im­
provement ?
The social life of every community needs the services of those
who are kind. Everywhere there is the cry for help. Too many
persons are like the priest and the Levite oftheparable, who, when
they see suffering, pass by on the other side. Society needs more
good Samaritans.
Society demands for its good more regard for the truth. If
there were as many liars in David’s time as there are in these
modern times we can almost excuse David for his impulsive
declaration that “ all men are liars.” The school must stamp out
falsehood from the ranks of its pupils. It must not tolerate a lie
in any shape or form. Untruthfulness lies at the basis of many
of the ills of social life. The falsifier is an enemy to himself and
the community.
Politeness is an important element in the make-up of every
true gentleman. In every public school true politeness should
be faithfully cultivated. The teacher himself should be an ex­
ample of refinement and good manners. Politeness has commer­
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his promotion much more rapid and his position much more se­
cure if he is careful of his address and his manner.
The business world has a right to demand of the public schools
that those who receive their education in them shall be qualified
for effective service in the marts of trade and commerce. The
business world is receiving into its ranks to-day those who come
from the desks of the public school rooms. It demands of the
public school that it shall insist upon accuracy of work. The
business man does not want to be bothered with the clerk or
salesman whose work is not reliable. He will not tolerate inac­
curacy or carelessness. He wants things done correctly and at
the proper time. A young man who had passed through college
paying his tuition by services rendered the college, the most im­
portant of his duties being the ringing of the chapel bell, was
asked by a friend what part of his college course he considered to
be of most advantage to him. He replied, “ the ringing of the
chapel bell every morning at a particular time.”
The business world wants only those who are industrious.
A good school is always a busy school. The child that does not
acquire habits of industry in the home and the school is poorly
fitted to take his place in the world of business. The school is
essentially a place for work and not for play . Play is incidental;
work is constant.
Confidence is the foundation of prosperity in the business
world. The future is always uncertain where confidence is lack­
ing in the men who conduct the business of the country. Re­
sponsibility is one of the highest tests of a safe and successful
business man. The school must do its share in the work of
developing the feeling of responsibility in those who come under
its influence as pupils. To hold pupils responsible for assigned
tasks is the very essence of discipline for life. The home study
table is essential if the home is to co-operate fully with the pub­
lic schools. The pupil who is held accountable for duties belong­
ing to the school room will think it no hardship later in life when
he is held responsible for duties assigned him by his employers.
The home life of to-day does not afford the pupil the same oppor­
tunity for the development of the feeling of responsibility that it
did in a former day. We must, therefore, expect more of the
school in this direction.
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ness are all looking toward the public school for protection and
support. Men, however, have other obligations than those which
belong to them as citizens, neighbors and men of business. Every
man is a citizen of two kingdoms. He cannot afford to succeed
in the lower and miss the higher kingdom. Every man is a plan
of God and has his place to fill in God’s economy. Preparation
for this higher kingdom is necessary just as it is necessary for
earthly success. Man’s relation to God is individual. Men are
not admitted to the kingdom of God by states or provinces. The
gate of the Eternal City must swing back for every individual
who enters it. The individual himself has, therefore, claims
upon the public school. The school has its share of responsi­
bility for the ideals which are born in the mind of the pupil as
he receives his training for life. Besides every boy in the school
room there sits another boy invisible except to the eye of fancy.
This ideal boy is different, from the real boy of to-day, but not so
different from the real boy of to-morrow. Daily the youth is
coming nearer his ideal of a former day, but, as he moves toward
it, it takes its flight and perches on a loftier peak of the great
mountain which every ambitious youth is struggling to ascend.
I f the ladder of life has a top which reaches beyond the
clouds and leans against the windows of heaven, so it has foun­
dations which rest upon the earth. The school with the home
and the Church must lay these foundations. “ Other foundation
can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
Every school must make the pupils familiar with the truth. This
nation of ours is a Christian nation and our civilization is a Chris­
tian civilization. Those who laid the foundations of our great
Republic were Christian in faith and their purpose was to build a
form of government whose pillars should rest on God’s eternal
truth. The spirit of the Eord must be upon the teacher, and
when it is, the vision of the pupil will be extended and his eye
even in the very morning of life will behold the “ shining way”
which leads to the city of the Great King.
JtZ?
He saw her skating- on the pond
And longed to speak, she was so nice !
But dared not till they did collide
And both fell down ; that broke the ice.
Houston Post.

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APRIL, 1905.

EMtorial.
The crusade that has been waging for the past few years,
but more especially during the last year, concerning teachers’
salaries, is beginning to bear fruit. In nearly all the large cities
this year’s scale of salaries shows a marked increase, and is due
largely to the united efforts of the teachers themselves. This
wave of reform, starting in the large educational centers, is
gradually moving outward to small towns and country districts;
though, wave-like, with diminished energy. This year sees the
minimum salary law in effect in Pennsylvania, and we of the
Keystone State shall not have to blush so deeply hereafter when
reading comparative salary statistics. Let the good work go on.
And still the discussion goes on as to whether teaching is a
profession. We know there is a philosophy, a science and an
art of teaching, and on what broader basis can any profession be
founded ? Without entering into an extended discussion of this
subject, we venture the following assertion :— that teaching is a
profession when based upon logical principles and conducted as a
rational art. Unfortunately too many teachers are not pro­
fessional, nor will this objection be obviated until entrance into
the ranks can be effected only after proper preparation. When
there shall be demanded of each teacher a high degree of scholas­
tic ability, not less than three years of professional training, when
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when they look upon it as a vocation and not as a stepping-stone
to some other work, when the salaries paid shall be sufficient to
attract the highest talent, then, perhaps, the noble work of
teaching may be regarded and universally recognized as a pro­
fession.
at

No man or woman can be said to be cultivated or educated
who has not acquired the reading habit. In our intercourse with
our fellowmeu we come into contact with few great minds, but
when we do, what a treat to hear them converse. In days of old
men travelled thousands of miles to hear the words which fell
from the lips of Solomon or Plato, or other great thinkers. But
this is no longer necessary, as the art of printing has brought
those people to us, and we no longer need to go to them. Since
we have the greatest thoughts of the greatest minds at our com­
mand, does it not seem a waste of time to spend so many valuable
hours in the company of little minds, and in the indulgence of
idle conversation? There is a place for light talk; it affords
recreation, stimulates certain mental activities, and develops
what Bacon calls ready wit. Employed judiciously, it results in
mental elasticity and pliability, and materially assists in expres­
sion, but can never produce the hardy, vigorous mental fibre es­
sential to intellectual strength and culture. I f we thoroughly
appreciated the trite saying that the mind grows by what it feeds
upon, we would no doubt spend less time in idle conversation, and
more in becoming acquainted with the great minds that are
offered to us almost without money and without price.
at

Teacher, where does your shadow, fall ; before you, behind
you, or under your feet ? We mean the shadow of irritability,
nervousness, or that general feeling of being “ out of sorts.” No
one has the right of projecting his bad feelings upon others, least
of all a teacher. And yet how many helpless children suffer
every day, merely because the teacher is out of sorts. We taught
in the same building with a young woman sòme years ago who
expected a letter every Tuesday and Friday from her lover. If
it failed to come, she took revenge on the poor children, and on
such days books, pencils and rulers flew around the school-room,
ahd her voice was pitched in seven sharps. She married. We

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congratulated the school and extended condolences to her hus­
band. She is merely representative of a large class of teachers,
who, while demanding self-restraint on the part of the pupils, fail
to set the correct example. They always remind us of Gold­
smith’s lines :
“ Well had the boding' tremblers learned to trace
The day’s disasters in his morning face.”

We are also reminded of the business man, who before going
to the office one morning had a quarrel with his wife, in which
he came out second best. Arriving at the office he immediately
administered a reprimand to the head clerk, who became angry
and found fault with his assistant, who in turn took it out on the
next man, and so on down to the office boy, who relieved his feel­
ings by kicking the inoffensive office cat. And that office was in a
turmoil all day, because a husband and wife had had a difference
of opinion. If you carry a shadow with you, keep it under your
feet, and do not project it on all within reach. This advice is
free, and comes from the depths of our heart and our new Morris
chair.
As most o.f the seven-months’ terms are now closed, this is a
good time to “ take stock,” to borrow a commercial phrase.
Fellow teacher, make an inventory of your professional equip­
ment and see how your assets compare with those of a year ago.
I f you have grown in academic knowledge, in patience, in skill,
in tact, in sympathy, in professional spirit, in general strength,
the balance ought to be a good one, and on the right side of the
ledger. I f you have suffered a loss, either resolve to more than
make good that loss, or else drop out of the ranks and give your
place to some one more worthy. A rigid self examination may
not be conducive to complacency but it should be beneficial.
Three conditions are possible,— a gain, a loss, or you may have
reached the “ dead line. ” If the last, it is time for you to do
some hard thinking.

In Eden, once, a rib became
A woman, so they say;
But now its ribbons that become
The woman of to-day.
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IFiormal motes.
The fourth floor debating club, after a brief but honorable
career, held their last meeting just before the close of the winter
term, and then adjourned sine die. The principal feature of this
meeting was a very sumptuous banquet.
&
The Y . M. C. A . and Y . W . C. A . sociable during the
winter term was a pleasing affair. A very excellent program
was rendered, the grave and the gay being well proportioned, and
the whole resulting in a large amount of small change being add­
ed to the coffers of these praiseworthy organizations.
The spring term opened April 3d under most flattering aus­
pices. The number of new students coming in is very large, and
when all shall have arrived who are expected, the number of
rooms in use will be unprecedented. Some of these will complete
the Junior year ; others further advanced, including some who
have been here before, will qualify for Senior next year. Many
are teachers with the spirit of professional advancement, whose
experience and maturity of thought make them a very pleasing
class to work with. The zeal with which all these are taking
hold shows that they intend these three months to count for much
in their educational career.
Thursday evening, March 2nd, all lovers of music were af­
forded a genuine treat, when Prof. Vieh and Miss Hamaker, of
Wilson college, gave a recital in Normal chapel before a large
audience of students and town people. Miss Hamaker has a
voice of exceptional compass, power and flexibility, all of which
were shown to advantage in the difficult classic numbers she
rendered. Prof. Vieh proved himself master of the piano, his
technique being beyond criticism, and his interpretation of Bach,
Liszt and others of equal rank awakening Universal admiration.
While it is a fact that only those professionally trained can appre­
ciate classic music, it is very helpful and stimulating to “ listen
up” to the work of a great artist along musical lines.
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The social life of the school moved along the even tenor of its
way during the winter term. The skating season continued much
longer than usual, which fact seemed to be appreciated by some
strikers and strikees. On account of the lecture Feb. 22nd, it
was necessary to postpone the regular Washington’s Birthday
sociable, and for the same reason the March sociable was carried
over. But these losses were more than made good by
The fid d le r Reception.

This new feature in the social life of the Normal was intro­
duced this year for the first time, and will no doubt be made a
permanent event. The reception was held Saturday evening,
March 18th, and was a marked success. The members of the
Middle year class were received in the parlors by the Faculty,
followed by the other students of the school. A ll were then
ushered into the Chapel, where an excellent program was rendered
by the Middlers. Besides a most valuable address by Dr. Eckels
on “ The Ideal Student,’’ the program presented some very novel
and entertaining features. The Faculty and Middlers then re­
paired to the dining hall where light refreshments were served.
The latter part of the evening was spent in a generally social
way, the pleasure of which was enhanced by the attendance o f
the full orchestra from town.

3facult£ motes.
Dr. Barton and Prof. Gordinier were among the many thous­
ands who witnessed the inauguration of President Roosevelt, leav­
ing Shippensburg Friday afternoon, March 3, and returning
Monday morning. As may be supposed, the trip was strenu­
ously interesting if not extremely restful.
Prof. Rife went to Philadelphia Jan. 24, to see E. H. South­
ern and Julia Marlowe in Hamlet. This trip was by no means
purely for pleasure, Prof. Rife feeling he could teach this master­
piece better after seeing it interpreted by two such famous artists.
Dr. and Mrs. Eckels, Miss Quigley and Miss Brenner attended
the concert given at Carlisle, March 1oth. The occasion was an un­
usual one for Carlisle, those taking part in the program being
musicians of national reputation.

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Several members of the Faculty indulged in a little recreation
March 8th, by going to Chambersburg to -witness “ Way Down
East. ’ ’
During January, Dr. Eckels attended educational rallies at
Highspire and Steelton, and made an address at each. A t Gettys­
burg he spoke before the County Directors’ Association.
Saturday, April i, Dr. Eckels went to Martinsburg, West
Virginia, to address the Berkeley County Teachers’ Association.
During the spring vacation those of the Faculty remaining
at the Normal were Dr. and Mrs. Eckels, Prof, and Mrs. Heiges
and Miss Hemphill. Miss Horton spent a few days visiting
friends in Harrisburg and Middletown. Miss Davie spent the
vacation in Atlantic City ; Miss1 Brenner in Baltimore; Miss
Wylie in Altoona ; Miss Crewe in Wilmington, Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
Dr. Barton spent a few days in Philadelphia, and then went
to McConnellsburg to address the County Directors’ Association
Friday afternoon, March 31.
In the evening he gave a lecture on Wireless Telegraphy.
Prof. Hughes attended the Methodist Conference at Berwick,
as a delegate from the Shippensburg M. E. church.
As a member of the Legislative Committee of Normal school
principals, Dr. Eckels, during the present session of the State
Legislature, has been looking after the interests of the Normal
schools of the State.
Sunday evening, March 19th, Prof. Gordinier spoke at the
Stony Point church, Franklin county.
Sunday evening, February 1.2th, Prof. Rife gave an address in
the Lutheran church at Chambersburg on “ Missions,” and by re­
quest repeated the address in the Lutheran church of Shippens­
burg, a few weeks later.
In February Dr. Barton attended the State Association of
School Directors at Harrisburg, as a delegate from Cumberland
County. Also the Cumberland School Directors’ Association at
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iKlew tleacbers.
The following teachers entered the Faculty of the C. V . S.
N. S. at the opening of the Spring Term : Miss Glenn Raymond,
of Brooklyn, N. Y . , Mr. Edward H. Reisner, of McConnelsburg,
Pa., Mr. G. Chas. Clever, of Shippensburg, Pa., Mr. Norman S.
Wolf, of Gettysburg, Pa., and Miss Helen S. Dykeman, of
Shippensburg, Pa.
Miss Raymond will take the place of Miss Harlow, as pre­
ceptress and teacher of reading and elocution. Miss Harlow
resigned her position because of ill health. She leaves the
school much respected by teachers and students and their best
wishes go with her for her speedy recovery to health and
strength. Miss Raymond is a graduate of the Emerson School
of Expression. She has had previous experience in Normal
School work, and comes very highly recommended for her new
duties.
Mr. Reisner is a graduate of the Cumberland Valley State
Normal School, class of 1901, and is now a student at Ursinus
College, Collegeville, Pa. By virtue of his advanced standing
in his class, he has been given leave of absence from the college
to teach during the Spring Term. Mr. Reisner has taught suc­
cessfully in the public schools and in select schools for teachers.
Mr. Clever attended Normal School several terms and'after­
wards attended Mercersburg College, where he prepared for en­
trance to Franklin and Marshall College. He graduated from this
college two years ago, and for the past two years has been in
charge of the township high school of Quincy, Pa., where he has
been very popular and successful.
Mr. W olf is a graduate of Pennsylvania College at Gettys­
burg and is now attending the Lutheran Seminary at that place.
He has obtained leave of absence from the Seminary to teach
during the Spring Term. Mr. W olf is a young man of fine at­
tainments and has had several years successful experience as a
teacher in the public schools.
Miss Helen S. Dykeman has been elected assistant librarian.
This addition to our Faculty force has become necessary because
of the increased use our students are making of the library and
reading room. Miss Dykeman is a graduate of the Cumberland
Valley State Normal School, class of ’98. She has since taken
advanced work in the Normal School and has taught very suc­
cessfully for several terms in the public schools.

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Hlumrti personals.
’77— Prof. S. H. Treher was elected, January 16th, to the
Principalship of the North St. Public school in Waynesboro, Pa.
Prof. Treher has of late years been residing in Shippensburg,
and the Herald wishes him great success in his present field of
labor.
’03— Miss Maude Fulcher is taking a course at the University
of West Virginia, Morgantown, in connection with her school
duties.
’00— Miss Elsie First is teaching in Perkiomen Seminary,
Pennsburg Pa.
’96— Miss Damaris Peters is teaching in the Schools of New
York City.
’97— Miss Frances Geiger has been elected to teach the
school near Shippensburg made vacant by the resignation of Prof.
Treher, who goes to Waynesboro.
’03— M. E. Smith is Principal of the school at Royalton,
Pa.
’00— H. B. Raffensperger, assistant principal of the schools
at Newport, has resigned to accept a government position in St.
Eouis as Meat Inspector.
’02— Mr. Chas. F. Noll, of the Junior class at State College,
has been selected as one of the orators at Commencement in
June.
’98— Mr. W . K . Rhodes, who graduated at Bucknell Uni­
versity a few years ago, is now traveling in the interests of the
University.
’97— Mr. J. S. Ausherman, is one of the debaters selected
from the Senior class at Bucknell University for the contest be­
tween Bucknell and Cornell.
Prof. C. E. Reber, who taught in the Normal last year, has
been elected to the principalship of the Waynesboro high school.
Prof. Reber is a graduate of Ursinus College and took a degree at
Harvard, where he spent a year. He has done two years’ resident
work at University of Pennsylvania. The Herald wishes him
great success in his new field of labor.

H o n . F . B . W i c k e r s h a m , ’84, M e m b e r o f t h e S t a t e L
f r o m D a u p h in C o u n t y .

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Mr. B. B. Wickersham graduated from the Cumberland
Valley State Normal School in 1884. After graduating he
taught in the public schools successfully for several years. He
then studied law and later was admitted to the Dauphin County
Bar. He is now serving his first term as a Republican member
of the House of Representatives at Harrisburg. The Herald ex­
tends congratulations to Mr. Wickersham on his rapid advance­
ment and offers best wishes for his future.

Ufoe iRormal Sutt&ai? Scbool.
While looking carefully after the physical, mental and moral
education of our students, the spiritual is by no means neglected.
To further Christian growth we have a Y . M. C. A ., Y . W . C. A .,
mid-week prayer-meeting conducted in turn by the male members
of the faculty, and a Sunday School. In the organization of the
latter, the young ladies are divided into two Classes taught by Dr.
Eckels and Prof. Rife. These classes use the Comprehensive
Quarterly, and devote a half hour to the study of the lesson. A t
the same hour Prof. Heiges meets a class of young men who are
studying Bosworth’s Life of Christ, according to the four gospels,
and Prof. Gordinier has also a class of young men who are mak­
ing a study of the life of Christ by Mark, as arranged by Murray.
After the study of the lesson all repair to the chapel for closing
exercises, conducted in turn by the above named teachers, and
consisting of music, prayer, etc.
The school also carries on a mission work. This is under
the Woman’s Union Missionary Society for Heathen lands which
has been in existence since i860. Miss Horton is in charge of
the work in our Sunday School. A collection is taken each Sun­
day and the amount thus raised is forwarded once a month to the
headquarters of the society at New York City. The money we
raise is for the support of a Girls’ Day school at Jhansi, India.
The cost of support for one year for this school is fifty dollars.
We began thè work in March, 1902. The first year about thirtyeight dollars was raised ; the second year about forty, and this
year we expect to easily raise the required fifty for the support of
this school. The matter is brought before the school once every
month by Miss Horton during the closing exercises.
The following is the paper read for January :

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Japan.
Japan is an island Empire situated east of Asia. It consists
of about four thousand islands. Of these only about four hundred
are inhabited. The largest of these is Hondo, and another large
one is Yezo. The capital is Tokio on the island of Hondo. The
islands cover an area of 161,000 square miles and the population
in 1900 was 43,072,000.
A Constitution was adopted in 1889, and Japan is now a
Constitutional Monarchy. This Constitution gives freedom of
speech and freedom of religious belief to the people. The
present ruler is Prince Mutsuiti, commonly called Prince Ito.
He is styled the Mikado and was born November 3, 1852, and
began his reign February 13, 1876. He is the 123rd Mikado.
Japan was opened to foreigners in 1854, and in i860 a
Japanese Embassy visited the United States, and the following year
embassies were sent to other foreign countries. When the new Con­
stitution was adopted they reorganized everything. They invited
educators from the United States to reorganize their school system.
French officers to remodel the army, British seamen to reorganize
the-navy, and Dutch engineers to make internal improvements.
The “ Missionary Linjc” in speaking of Japan says: “ The
government is selecting Christians to fill the posts of secretaries
and interpreters to those who go to other countries in diplomatic
service. A young Christian student of Tokio has lately been ap­
pointed to such a post asjthis. The explanation I have heard is
this, that Christians do not drink wine, and it is very important
that a servant of the country should know how to abstain, for if
he becomes intoxicated', he is in danger of revealing state secrets.
Whatever their reason, this government, not yet Christian, trusts
those individuals who are. East year in Yokohama one of the
candidates for the post of Mayor was a Christian and was elected
by an overwhelming majority because of his life and character.
“ A wonderful work is being done in the army and navy.
Christian clubs for men have been opened in all the important
military and naval stations, and there are confessed believers in
Christ in all ranks among the high officials, the subordinate
officers and the privates. A Christian chaplain sent by the Y .
M. C. A ., has gone to the front. The living gospel is permeat­
ing the very life of the nation, and the need now is not simply
for more Christians, though that is important, but of better
Christians.”

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Intellectually the people are the equals of any known race.
They are kindly in disposition, love music and flowers, take re­
sponsibility lightly, but are very brave. They are cheerful and
contented and very courteous. Stoddard in his lectures on Japan
relates a little incident that shows their extreme politeness to
Americans. It seems there is a duty in Japan on photographic
cameras. One of Stoddard’s party on landing at Yokohama was
called upon to pay the stipulated sum. “ I have no Japanese
money,” said he, ‘ ‘I must leave my camera and call again.
“ Not at all,” replied the official courteously, “ I will lend you the
money. Here it is.” “ But what security have you that I will
pay you,” said my friend. “ A h ,” replied the smiling official,
“ you are an American.”
The houses are built one story high without any cellars.
There are no tables, chairs or bedsteads. Thick wadded quilts
serve as mattresses and blankets. The food is served on little
stands about two feet high and eaten with chopsticks. Fish is
the only meat they have in their diet. This, with rice and vege­
tables, is their only food.
_
. . .
There are three religions, Shinto, Buddhism and Christianity.
Buddhism is the prevailing religion, and in most houses is a small
shelf called a God shelf on which is a shrine to Shinto or Buddha.
Christianity has made great advancement: In 1900 there were
723 Protestant missionaries, 570 native preachers, 416 churc es
with more than 42,000 members and 14 theological and other
schools.
.
The Woman’s Missionary Society has not been idle in Japan.
In Tokio, Yokohama and many other towns the work has been
carried on for a number of years, and day schools, Sunday schools,
hospitals and dispensaries have been organized, and there are
many native workers.
.A d a v . H orton .

jEntertainment Course.
The illustrated lecture, “ The Life-Saving Service,” by J. K.
Comerford, Jan. 25th, was novel, entertaining, and instructive.
Mr. Comerford appeared upon the platform in the uniform of an
officer of the life-guard, a pleasing change from the conventiona
black, and 'gave a most valuable description of this important,
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the life service was well illustrated by means of moving pictures,
and all present were able to get some idea of what a storm at sea
really means, and the sacrifices made by the brave men, who
after a few years are turned ofif by the government, without pension
or reward to support broken health and advancing years.
d*
The lecture by Rev. Francjs Clement Kelly the evening of
February 22, was indeed a treat to all who heard it. Mr. Kelly
possesses the physical requirements of a public speaker, a good
presence, excellent voice, and easy, graceful gestures. The sub­
ject, A Dream of Equality,” gave no clue in advance to the
line of reasoning, but was handled in an unique and masterful
manner. The “ Dream” is made possible by the application of
the Golden Rule as taught by the Man of Galilee ; and*the Golden
Rule becomes possible only through universal education gained
in the home, the church, and the school, the educational trinity,
touch education finding its best definition in the word discipline,
employed in its fullest sense. The lecture was inspiring and
thought-provoking, with just enough of a substratum of excellent
humor. The town and school are under obligations to Dr. Barton
for this opportunity to hear Mr. Kelly.
dt
Mr. Alkire, basso of the Mendelssohn Male Quartet, being
called home by the death of his father, the company was some­
what crippled at their appearance in Normal Chapel, Friday
evening, March 17. But while part singing was rendered impos­
sible, a very pleasing program was furnished, consisting of solos
by the other members of the quartet, and readings by Miss Mar­
guerite Smith. Each gentleman showed himself possessed of an
excellent voice, and the constant encores manifested the favor
with which each member was received. The work of Mr. Yarndley, cello soloist, won universal approval. Miss Marguerite
Smith easily holds her reputation as the leading child imperson­
ator before the public, and by her perfect delineations in these
roles called forth heartiest applause.
d*
We were disappointed in not having with us on Dec. 7th,
Ex-Governor Bob Taylor, of Tennessee. He had been engaged
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a full house had been sold. Owing to the fact that Mr. Taylor
did not receive notice of his engagement for Shippensburg, he of
course did not put in an appearance, and the large audience had
to be dismissed. Subsequent efforts to get a date with him have
thus far proved futile, and it is likely we shall not have him. If
such prove the case, some one else equally strong will be secured.
Verily the man who conducts an entertainment course does not
pass through the season on flowery beds of ease, as something
usually occurs to give him a jar or two.
As we go to press we are able to make note of the lecture
given by Dr. M. W. Chase, of Chicago, Friday evening, April
14th. The speaker took as his subject “ W h y; or the Problem
of Fife.”
Dr. Chase said that each human life represents the cradle, the
school, the workshop and the grave, and these present the ques­
tions Whence? What ? Why ? Whither? He merely touched
upon the Whence, refuting the theory of spontaneous generation,
and maintaining that all life springs from co-ordinated antecedent
life. Pleasure does not furnish the answer to the Why, but the
answer is found in the two ideas, service and affection. The
lecturer struck a strong blow at snobbery, and showed that per­
sonal worth and service are the true measure of greatness. He
then dwelt upon the fact that the 20th century demands the special­
ist. In emphasizing the part played in life by the affections, Dr.
Chase said the heart should be in everything, especially the
marriage covenant. A strong-contrast was made between true
and false affection, fraternity, including both equality and liberty
in the motto of France.
The speaker showed great judgment and delicacy in dealing
with the subject of race suicide. Dr. Chase is a man of sense,
humor and strong feeling, his lecture was meaty, yet full of good
humor, and was a good close to a very successful entertainment
course.
She— “ Oh, Henry, that cow seems to be coming awfully
fast!”
Henry—S ‘Er— Yes. I ’m afraid she has lost her calf, and—§?
She— “ Well, do something about it quick to make her see
that you are not i t !” — Chicago News.

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jflDetrical translations ot tbe preface an& Unvocation
of Dirgil’s Heneib.
Of arms I sing and the hero great,
Who first from T roy’s most wretched state,
A fugitive by fate oppressed,
To Italy came for promised rest.
That one much tossed on land and sea,
By force of gods and misery ;
Enduring much in war besides,
' T ill in his city he resides,
And household gods to Latium brings ;
From whence the noble Caesar springs,
The Alban fathers’ sacred home,
And honored walls of lofty Rome.
O Muse, to me the cause make known,
What quarrel, ungodlike, rent Jove’s throne ;
What fancied wrong roused Juno’s hate.
To drive Aeneas to such a fate,
And force a man of pious sign
In cares and troubles to repine.
Do angry hate and jealousy
Obtain in Olympian sovereignty ?
Do such base passions hold the helm,
And guide affairs in Jove’s proud realm ?
I vEi l a M c C u l l o u g h a n d E t h e l E d w a r d s .

Of arms and a hero I sing,
Who from Troy and her ruined towers,
Pursued by fate, his course did wing,
T o Italy and Lavinian shores.
Much was he tossed on land and sea,
By the cruel powers from above,
On account of Juno’s hostility,
Juno, the vengeful wife of Jove.
He suffered much in wretched war,
Till to his city new and home|g|<.
His favoring household gods he bore,
Whence Latin race and lofty Rome.

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In what were the deities opposed ?
W hy was it that proud Juno wills
That a man to piety disposed,

Should strive so long with grievous ills?
O Muse, to me the causes tell,
W hy this resentment and this hate,
Which in celestial minds do dwell,
And render wretched Jove’s high state?
Ja m e s B . E l d o n , J r .

Character Shetcb of Sir iRoger he Coverlet.
Took back upon the “ Age of Chivalry,’ ’ in Worcestershire,
England, and you will see an eccentric, gay, cheerful and hearty
knight, Sir Roger de Coverley.
He is a gentleman of ancient ancestry, who were full oi love
for peace, as .well as for military genius. When he was young, a
fine looking, well dressed gentleman, he lived in town. So great
was his fame, he became sheriff of the shire. His genteel ap­
pearance does not continue; he is ill-treated by a widow with
whom he has fallen in love. He now determines to live a
bachelor. He grows careless about himself and “ never dresses
afterward. He continues to wear a coat and doublet of the same
cut that was in vogue when his great crisis came upon him. ^He
is a gentleman very peculiar in his behavior, but his singularities
proceed from his good sense.” He contradicts the manners of
the world only as he thinks the world is in the wrong. However,
this creates him no enemies ; his being unconfined to modes and
fashions makes him all the readier and more capable of obliging
all that know him. Even in town he never fails to give a passer­
by a hearty good-morning. He js a great lover of mankind.
‘ ‘There is such a mirthful cast in his behavior that he is rather
loved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich. His servants look
happy. A ll the young women profess to love him, and the
young men delight in his company. ’ ’ When he comes home he
calls his servants by name and tells them of his visit.
Sir Roger felt himself a very important character. Though
with but a common education, he deemed himself capable to talk
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more about the heroes and kings buried there than had ever oc­
curred. In this visit he seemed to think “ his forefathers looked
wiser in their beards than he did without one.” Addison 'says :
“ The knight assured me, if I would recommend beards in one of
my papers, and endeavor to restore human faces to their ancient
dignity, that upon a month’s warning he would lead up fashion
himself in a pair of whiskers.”
“ There are some opinions,” says Sir Roger, “ in which one
should stand neuter,” yet at one time he believes that no such a
thing as witchcraft exists, while at another time he strongly in­
sists upon binding Moll White as a most desperate witch in the
court session. Thus we see his fickleness of mind. His maxim
is, “ Do as I say, not as I do.” In church he exercised great
pains in keeping his tenants awake, but did not scruple to enter
dreamland himself. He spoke of gypsies as thieves and called
the butler a fool once for being seduced by their enticements ; yet
out of curiosity the eccentric old knight had his fortune told by
these vagrants.
' No religious scruples prevented him from being a free user of
spirits and tobacco. He highly recommended Widow Trouby’s
water to Addison, saying, it produced such a pleasant effect and
was unequalled as a disinfective.
In his speech, he uses blunt expressions, yet his conversation
is agreeable. He says, “ a wise man is not always a good man.”
“ None but men of fine part ought to be hanged.” He shows
that some of the most polite are not the most virtuous.
He is highly patriotic ; he loves to talk of his native land, of
her victories and her power. He firmly declares : “ I never make
use of any waterman who has not given a leg or an arm to his
country !”
As a churchman, Sir Roger is lord of the whole parish. He
shirks no duties to make every one in the parish participants in
the Sunday worship. During church he exhibits many of his
striking eccentricities.
Full of charity, he keeps an open house on Christmas. Once
in this season he killed eight hogs and dealt them, together with
a pack of cards, to the poor of the parish. He loves to see men
happy.
He shows a forgiving spirit before his death in bequeathing
certain gifts to the long loved widow as a token of his love.

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“ He met his death in
her fatherless children.”
lev, ' a man full of piety,
leaves us the lesson. “ It
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seeking justice for a poor widow and
Thus passed away Sir Roger de Coverwisdom, humor, wit and satire. He
is not so much what we do as how we
Ga r r y C. M y e r s .

athletics.
The department of athletics has come to be recognized as an
important one in every educational institution in the land, and
the Shippensburg Normal is giving the matter due attention,
while at the same time trying to keep it where it belongs, as an
incidental and not a principal feature of education. As sanity con­
sists in seeing things in their true proportion, we shall endeavor to
be sane always in this feature of school life.

JBasftet » all.
The third basket ball game of the season was played Jan. 14,
with Chambersburg Academy, our boys winning easily by the
score of 35 to 9.

S teelton 27— N ormal 18.
The Normal team met the team from Steelton High school,
Jan. 21. The teams were equally matched and when the first
half closed the score stood 9 to 8, in favor of Normal. This lead
was increased until Steelton had nine points to gain with ten
minutes to play. A t this point our boys took a slump and allowed
their opponents to win out. Tine-up as follows :
Normal.
Steelton.
W atson................................ forw ard.................................Nebinger.
Berry . ...................................
“ . . . . . . . . .
Gaffney.
B itn er............................
c e n t e r .................................. Reed.
T in e ...................................... g u a r d ...............................Whitmoyer.
S h eeley........................ . .
“
............................... . Clausen.
Goals from field, Nebinger 4, Clausen 4, Whitmoyer 2, Reed
2, Gaffney 1, Bitner 3, Watson 1, Tine 1, Berry 2, Sheeley 1. Goals
from fouls, Normal 2, Steelton 1.

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N ormal 27— Millersville 18.
' On Saturday afternoon, January 29, a large crowd witnessed
a fast and exciting game with the Millersville Normal. For the
third successive game in two years our boys lowered the colors of
our sister Normal. Line up :
Millersville.
Normal.
M cG innis................... .... . . forward.............................. Watson.
G rebinger...............................
“
. . . . . . . . . Berry.
Ernst ....................................... center
. .. .......................Bitner.
Kurty . . . .................... ... . g u a r d .................................. Line.
Stonesifer...................
“
. ............................Sheeley.
Goals from field, McGinnis 2, Ernst 2, Grebinger 4, Kurty 1,
Berry 4, Bitner 3, Line 2, Sheeley 1, Watson 2. Goals from
fouls, Normal 3.
February 4, our boys went to Chambersburg and administered
a second defeat, the slippery condition of the floor making quick
work impossible ; score 13 to 9.
The n th of February brought us face to face with the Steelton
team on their own floor. After playing one of the hardest games
seen on the Steelton floor this season, our team lost by the score
of 21 to 30.
Our team journeyed to Millersville to play a game of basket
ball, but our rivals had not forgotten their foot ball tactics. In a
game in which our boys excelled in everything except pushing
and holding they were defeated by a score of 44 to 25. So our
sister Normal “ squared” accounts.
Company G, of Carlisle, was defeated on February 25 by the
Normal team in a one-sided contest, 48 to 5.
On the following Saturday Harrisburg high school became
our victims by the score of 58 to 6.

S usquehanna 13—-Normal 34.
The Normal boys closed a most successful season by the
victory won over the strong team from Susquehanna University.
The game was fast and clean from beginning to end, and showed
that both teams are made up of gentlemanly players. Line-up:
Susquehanna
Normal
Rinehart . . . ..................... forw ard........................
Watson.
W e a v e r ...................................
“ . . . . : ................. Berry.
Shaeffer . . . . . . . . . . center , . •
• • • - Bitner.
Stauffer . . . . . . . - . g u a r d ...................................... Craig.
Sunday . ..................................
‘‘
Sheeley.

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Goals from field : Weaver 3, Shaeffer, Sunday i:!;i Berry
6, Sheejey 5, Bitner 2, Watson 2, Craig 1. Goals from fouls,
Norm als, Susquehanna 3.
Below we give the games and scores for the season:
Date
Opponents Normal.
December 2-BGettysburg Preparatory . . . . 4 . . . • • 3 i
“
10— C. V . S. N. S. Alumni . . . . . 6 . . .
January 14— Chambersburg Academy . . . . 9 . ■ • ■
35
21— Steelton High School . . . . . 27 . . . . . 18 '
“
28— Millersville Normal .
. . . 18 . . . • • 27
February 4-BChambersburg Academy . • • • 9 **,• • • • 13
11— Steelton High School . . . . . 30 . . . . . 21
18— Millersville N orm al. . . . . ' . 44 . . . • • 25 y
“
25— Company G, of Carlisle . . . .
5 ' . . . .4 8
March
4— Harrisburg High School. . . . 6 . . . . .58
“
10— Susquehanna University . . . . 13 . . . • • 34
Total points . ................................

. . 171
J. S.

332
H

e ig e s

Coach.

H
JBase JSall.
The outlook for a good base ball season is encouraging ;
some promising material is developing and a great effort is
being made to have the coming season the best in the history of
the Normal.
The following schedule has been arranged for the spring term :
April 8— Mercersburg Academy, 2nd.
April 15— Open.
April 22— Harrisburg High School. *
April 24— Chambersburg Academy. *
April 29— Dickinson 2nd.
May 6— Dickinson 2nd. *
May 13— Open.
May 20— Mercersburg Academy,2nd. *
May 27-— Carlisle A . C. *
May 30— Open.
June 3— Millersville Normal.
June 10— Millersville Normal. *
June 17— Open.
June 24— Harrisburg A . A . *
* Home grounds.

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Waiting Xist.
Among the visitors to the Normal during the winter we note
the following : Miss Maria Dickson Alexander and Miss Mary
S. Sloan, McConnelsburg; Elda Gardner, Uriah ; Ruth A . Carbaugh, Mt. Holly Springs ; Bessie A . Bentz, Mt. Holly Springs;
Alda Fought, Mechanicsburg ; Araminta Manbeck, Lebanon ;
Helen Reinoehl, Lebanon; Mrs. Allen Shue, York ;' Mrs. H. C.
McClellan, Mifflintown; Margaret LeFevre and Pearl LeFevre,
Mooredale; Annie C. Eyster, Walnut Bottom ; Esther Sheaffer,
West Fairview ; Ethel Neyhard, Mechanicsburg ; Mary Gochnauer, Camp H ill; O. G. Baish, Altoona; E. R. Underwood,
Dixon, 111.; R. E. McPherson||j Oakville ; George E. Wineman,
Newburg ; Carl Cooper, Carlisle ; Loy Arnold, Harrisburg ; Ed.
Robb, Lebanon; E. L. Ludt, Mooredale; A . M. Gehman,
Green Spring ; H. S. Daniels, Harrisonville ; Elmer Trogler,
Mercersburg; Sharp Hemphill, O akville; James Dunlap, Newville; H. M. Riddlesberger and D. N. Benedict, Waynesboro;
D. A . Kimmel and I. A . Kimmel, Big Dam; A . J. Harbold,
Bermudian; J. L- Krall, H a ll; B. K . Lerew, New Kingston ; R.
A . Little, Two Taverns ; H. S. Smeltzer, Littlestown ; Leroy H.
Unger and O. H. Ebersole, Linglestown ; J. K. Hoffman, York
Springs; .George W . Kuhn and Z. N. Kuhn, Chambersburg ; K.
N. Taylor, Reedsville ; W . E. Gregg, Markleville ; R. Black,
Donnally M ills; J. Martin, McCohnellsburg; and Dr. S.
J. Hefflebower, President of Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg,
Pa.

flDarriages.
Badore— McClellan .— In Washington, D. C., Mr. J. A .
G. Badorf to Miss May McClellan, ’oo.
R obson— G il l il a n d .B-At Kalispell, Montana, Mr. Robert
Havelock Robson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, to Miss Mary
Meade Gilliland, ’97.
K nisley — Ruth .— A t Highspire, February 9, Edwin J.
Knisley to Ethel Alla Ruth, ’98.
Re n e k er — _Miller. — A t Mechanicsburg, April 4, Mr.
Walter Linden Reneker to Miss Donie Alda Miller, ’04.
R iee — Deardoref .— A t Arendtsville, March 28, by Rev. D.
T . Koser, Mr. Herman J. Rife to Miss Ellen Deardorff, ’99.

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©bituars.
William Creswell Hughes, ’94, died February 25, 1905. We
clip the following from the Shippensburg News, of March 3,
1905:

Death

of

W illiam Creswell H ughes .

On Saturday afternoon a telegram was received at this place
announcing the sad and startling death, in the railroad yards, at
Rutherford, on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, of
William C. Hughes, only son of Prof, and Mrs. J. W. Hughes,
of this place. Mr. Hughes has been in the employ of the com­
pany for the past 10 years, or since his graduation at the C. V .
State Normal School, in the class of 1894. A t the time of his
death it seems he was in the yard throwing switches. A train
was coming down the tracks, when it is supposed he tripped and
fell on the track. The engineer saw him and called, but although
he applied all his air, was too close to avert the accident; the
wheels passed over his body, crashing out his young life. He
was one of those active stirring young men, fond of the bustle and
excitement attending those in the railroad service. Although
fitted and prepared in every respect for office work, which the
company would gladly had him accept, he preferred the activities
and'exercise which offered outside. The deceased was born at
Everett, in Bedford county, November 15, 1876, and at death
was aged 27 years, 3 months and 10 days. He is survived by his
parents and one, only sister, Mrs. John Hughes, of Mannington,
West Va. Services were held at the home at 11 o’clock on Tues­
day morning, conducted by Rev. H . A . Straub, assisted by Rev.
W . A . McCarrell, D. D. A t one o’clock the body was taken to
the train and conveyed to Everett, their former home, where in­
terment was made in the beautiful cemetery of that place, by the
side of brothers and sisters gone before.
The following resolutions were adopted at a Faculty meeting
held February 27, 1905 :
W hereas , The hand of sudden death has been laid upon
Wm C.' Hughes, a graduate of the Cumberland Valley State
Normal School, and the only son of our co-worker, Prof. J. W .
Hughes, and
W hereas , The deceased during his life time manifested a
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credit upon this institution^ftherefore by us, the Faculty of the
Cumberland Valley State Normal School, be it
Resolved, That while we bow to the inscrutable designs of an
all wise Providence, we do hereby express our sorrow for the un­
timely death of one of our alumni.
That we tender to Prof. Hughes and family our most sincere
sympathy in their present bereavement, and
That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this
meeting and a copy of the same be sent to Prof. Hughes and
family.

Masbington Urtp.
The annual tour of the Senior class to Washington, D. C.,
will be made May 4, 5 and 6. Members of the Alumni desiring
to join the excursion should write Dr. Joseph F. Barton for full
particulars.
The following was the itinerary of last year’s excursion :
T hursday , May 5, 1904.— Leave Cumberland Valley Rail­
road station, Shippensburg, at 7.49 A. m ., sharp. Arrive Wash­
ington at 1.20 p. M., where special omnibuses will be in readiness
to convey party to the Capitol. Tour of the building will be
made under escort of special guides. Visit United States Senate
and House of the Representatives, then proceed to United States
Navy Yard. Dinner at Oxford Hotel, corner 14th street and
New York Avenue, at 6.00 p. m . Leave hotel at 7.30 p. m . for
Congressional library.
F riday , May 6, 1904.— Leave hotel at 9.00 A. m . for Cor­
coran Art Gallery, White House, and United States Treasury.
Luncheon at hotel at 12.00 noon. A t i .oop . m. take street cars
for Mt. Vernon Steamboat W harf; boat leaves at 1.45 p . m .
Dinner at hotel at 6.30 p . m .
Saturday , May 7, 1904,— Leave hotel at 8.30 A. m ., for
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Smithsonian Institution,
National Museum, and United States Fisheries building. Return
to the hotel for luncheon at 1.00 p . m . Take street cars at 2.30
p. M. for Pennsylvania Railroad station, corner Sixth and B
streets. Train leaves for Shippensburg at 3.30 p . m .

N otbs .— T he Washington Monument may be visited inde­
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beginning at 9.30 A. m ., and ending at 4.00
thirty persons on each trip.

p . m.

; will take

Six street car tickets are sold for twenty-five cents, good on
any line in the city.
The Congressional Library is open in the evening until 10
p . M.

A ll baggage should be tagged with owner’s name and home
address.

JZ?
jp. m . g . b .
The winter term has not been one of unusual growth or
special achievement in our Association work, yet it has been full
of earnest, quiet effort; a term which may in the clearer light of
the future, prove to have been a step in the working out of God’s
purpose among the young men of the school. With the opening
of the spring term the Christian life of the school requires additional
effort in bringing the new students into close relationship with
the old members of the Association. The true and deep Christian
life is very much influenced by spiritual environment; therefore,
the Association will put forth special effort to win every woman
of the school as an active member. Only when we shall have ac­
complished this, can we do the best and most successful work.
E m m a H a a r , President.

JZ?

!2. m. G. B.
The Y . M. C. A . of the Normal is progressing nicely. A ll
but one of the boys in the building are members of the Associ­
ation. The new boys that came in the winter term are taking up
the work with zeal, and the prospects for the future are bright.
The new members'of the cabinet have been elected for the com­
ing year ; Mr. Kimmel is President. The Mission Class, which
was begun this year for the first time, is a success ; we hold our
meetings at two o ’clock on Sunday afternoons in one of the boys’
rooms. The prospects for good work during the spring term are
very bright.
The members have already written a letter to the new boys
that are coming, thus making them feel that they are coming to
a place where they will meet friends. Being a friend to a brother
is the only way he can be led to Christ.
W. D o n M o r t o n , President.

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IRormal.
The progress of the Society is shown by the faithful work of
the members individually, as well as of the society as a whole.
Although Philo Society has the majority of the members of the
graduating class this year, Normal will take her place in that
respect next year. The patriotic spirit of the Society was evi­
denced by the following special program rendered Feb. 17th, in
commemoration of Washington and Lincoln :
Calling’ to order—President.
Reading of minutes of last meeting—Secretary.
Roll Call—Secretary.
Music—Glee Club.
Declamation—The American Flag—Mr. Unger.
Recitation—Mr. Thomas.
Anecdotes of WashingtonBMr. Meyers.
Oration—Mr. Starry.
Anecdotes of Lincoln—Mr. Geiss.
Short talk on Washington—Mr. Bender.
Music—Glee Club.
Recitation—Mr. Swartz.
Instrumental Solo—Mr. Baish.
Miscellaneous Business.
Gazette—Miss Haar.
Critic’s Remarks ; General Criticisms ; Song by Society, America.

The Society room was unusually well filled, many being
present who were not members of the Society. The interest in
the program was shown by the hearty applause and remarks
made by some of the visitors. Another proof of the patriotic
spirit was the decorations, consisting of pictures, bunting, flags,
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R u t h E l l i o t t , S e c re ta ry .

pbilomatbean.
The progress and success attained by Philo during the winter
term are very evident. The attendance is large and the interest
manifested steadily increasing. The Glee Club and Mandolin
Club, aided by the co-operation of the society, have proved to be
an indispensable feature of the program. During this term the
Curators have endeavored to select questions closely allied with
current events, hence the debates are, for the most part, enter­
taining and instructive. The increase in the number of lady de­
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society evening brings rest from the toils of the week, and at
the same time a few hoars of healthful and pleasant recreation
The individual members desire that the forces of Philo may be
greatly strengthened during the spring term. As a stimulus to
success even greater than that of the past, let us keep before us a
vivid picture of the Great Stone Face, which we as a society must
eventually become like unto. The officers for the ensuing weeks
as follows :— President, Mr. Lyter ; Vice President, Mr. Griffith ;
Secretary, Miss R obb; Critic, Miss H ocker; Curators,' Miss
Spong, Miss Fannie LeFevre, Mr. K irkpatrick; Doorkeeper,
Mr. Guyer.
N e i /l e R. R o b b , Secretary.

The poet was in great distress.
“ I f I cannot sell my poetry,” he lamented, “ how may I keep
the wolf from the door ?”
“ You might read your poetry to the animal,” delicately sug­
gested a friend.— Louisville Courier-Journal.

JinksB-When burglars were in your house the other night
did Mrs. Filkins look under the bed for a man ?
Filkins— Yes, and found one, too.
Jinks— One of the burglars ?
Filkins— No ; me !— Royal Magazine.

Ftipeck— “ My wife told me to buy her a good broom.”
Dealer^®Well, here’s one with a hickory handle— war­
ranted not to break.”
Fnpeck— “ Great S cott! Do you think my skull is made of
cast-iron ? ” — Chicago News.

wife.

“ I ’m quite taken with the new governess,” said Gay man’s
“ She certainly does darn beautiful.”
“ She is, indeed,” exclaimed Gay man, dreamily.

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poem s TKHortb IReaöinöXlbe 5Hou0e JSesibe Ube IRoab.
BY SAM WALTER BOSS.

There are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the place of their self-content;
There are souls like stars that dwell apart
In a fellowless firmament.
There are pioneer souls that blaze, their paths
Where the highways never ran,
But let me live by the side of the road,
And be a friend to man.
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
Where the race of men go by :
The men who are good, and the men who are bad,
As good and as bad as I.
I would not sit in the scorner’s seat
Nor hurl the cynic’s ban.
Let me live in a house by the side of the road,
And be a friend of man.
I see from my house by the side of the road,
By the side of the highway of life,
The men who press with the ardor of hope,
And the men who are faint with the strife.
But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears,
Both parts of an infinite plan ;
But live in my house by the side of the road,
And be a friend to man.
I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead,
And mountains of wearisome height,
That the road passes on through the long afternoon
And stretches away to the night.
But still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice,
And weep with the strangers that moan,
Nor live in my house by the side of the road
As a man that dwells alone.
Let me live in my house by the side of the road,
Where the race of men go by ;
They are good, they are bad, they are weak,
They are strong, wise, foolish : so am I.
Then, why should I sit in the scorner’s seat,
Or hurl the cynic’s ban ?
Let me live in a house by the side of the road, ?
And be a friend to man.

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Sin of ©mission.

BY MARGARET E. SANGgTER.

It isn’t the thing- you do, dear,
It’ s the thing you’ve left undone,
Which gives you a bit of heartache
At the setting of the sun.
The tender word forgotten,
The letter you did not write,
The flower yon might have sent, dear,
Are your haunting ghosts to-night.
The stone you might have lifted
Out of a brother’s way.
- The bit of heartsome counsel
You were hurried too much to say;
The loving touch of a hand, dear,
The gentle and winsome tone,
That you had no time nor thought for,
With troubles enough of your own.
The little acts of kindness; ’
So easily out of mind;
These chances to be angels
Which every mortal finds.
They come in night and silence,
Each chill, reproachful wraith,
When hope is faint and flagging,
And a blight has dropped on faith.
For life is all too short, dear,
And sorrow is all too great
To suffer our slow compassion,
That tarries until too late.
And it’s not the thing you do, dear,
It’s the thing you leave undone,
Which gives you the bit of heartache
At the setting of the sun.

mortb '¡Kflbile.
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

It is easy enough to be pleasant,
When life flows by like a song,
But the man worth while is one who will smile
When everything goes dead wrong ;
For the test of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with the years,
And the smile that is worth the praises of earth
Is the smile that shines through tears,

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It is easy enough to be prudent,
When nothing tempts you to stray,
When without or within no voice of sin
Is luring your soul away ;
But it’s only a negative virtue
Until it is tried by fire,
And the life that is worth the honor on earth
Is the one that resists desire.
By the cynic, the sad, the fallen,
Who had no strength for the strife,
The world’s highway is cumbered to-day,
They make up the sum of life.
But the virtue that conquers passion,
And the sorrow that hides in a smile,
It is these that are worth the homage on earth,
For we find them but once in a while.

JBooft iReviews.
Latin Composition fo r Secondary Schools. Part I. By B. L.
D ’ooge. Ginn & Co.
The fact that the average student is lamentably weak in
Latin Composition makes it imperative that a book such as the
above should find place in a well regulated course of study.
Part I of this series is based for vocabulary on Caesar’s Com­
mentaries, so defining its place in the course. The lessons are
arranged in logical order of development, and grammatical
sequence. Each consists of references to the leading Latin
grammars, idioms and phrases and material for translation.
Three lessons for oral translation are followed by one for written,
which plan has obvious advantages. The book as a whole ap­
pears to be well adapted to its purpose, and will be used in the
Shippensburg Normal during the spring term in Middle year
work.
The Most Popular College Songs. Hinds, Noble and Eldridge.
Since college songs are now sung by all classes of people,
north, south, east and west, a demand is created for a book, con­
taining not only the songs peculiarly applicable to college life,
but the “ old-timers,” the songs which have been popular for
years and always will be, such as “ Annie Laurie,” Juanita,”
“ Old Kentucky Home,'! “ Stars of the Summer N ight,”

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“ Swanee River,” and many others which may be said to consti­
tute American folk-lore, if a country so new may properly be
considered as having folk-lore.
The book is attractively gotten up, all scores of good size
and with no abridgement, and should find a place in every home
where any one can sing. Hinds, Noble and Eldridge are putting
out an attractive line of music for schools, and are prepared to
supply anything desired from kindergarten to university.

Ube Galenbar—1904*1905.

PALI, TERM.

Monday, September 5— Fall Term begins.
Thursday, November 24— Thanksgiving.
Friday, December 16— Fall Term closes.
WINTER TERM.

Monday, January 2— Winter Term opens.
Wednesday, February 22— Washington’s Birthday.
Friday, March 24— Winter Term closes.
SPR IN G TERM.

Monday, April 3— Spring Term opens.
Friday, April 28— Anniversary Normal Literary Society.
Friday, May 13— Reunion Philo Literary Society.
Friday, June 23— Model School Commencement.
Sunday, June 25— Baccalaureate Sermon.
Monday, June 26— Musical and Literary Entertainment.
Tuesday, June 27— Class Day and Alumni Reunion.
Wednesday, June 28— Commencement and Alumni Meeting.

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TEbe jfacultg.
G. M. D. ECKELS, A. M., Sc. D., Principal,
Psychology, Science and Art of Teaching.
JOS. P. BARTON, A. M., Sc. D.,
Science.
JAMES ELDON, A. M., P h . D.,
Mathematics.
J. W. HUGHES, A. M.,
German, French.
W. M. RIFE, A. B.,
Rhetoric, Literature, General History.
C. H. GORDINIER, A. M., M. PRD.,
Latin, Greek.
ETHEL MINA DAVIE,
Principal Model School.
AMY C. CREWE,
Assistant Principal Model School.
SARA BRENNER, (
Vocal and Instrumental Music.
.MAY DELLA COOK,
Assistant in Vocal and Instrumental Music.
M. IRENE HUBIOR,
Drawing, Penmanship.
J. S. HEIGES, A. B.,
Arithmetic, Geometry.
MABEL HARLOW,
Reading, Elocution.
MAUDE E. BALDWIN,
Director of Physical Training.
ADA V. HORTON, M. E.,
Stenography and Typewriting.
IDA B. QUIGLEY, M.
Librarian.

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