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Principal’s Letter to the Alumni..................................................

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Second Semester....................................................:JiL.....................
Summer Session...................... ,......... ......... ,*..................................
To Our Readers......................................................... .......................
Joy Giving Through Literature.............. .....;..... ....... ...................
Devices ior the Encouragement of Outside Reading..................
Magazines for the Junior High School.........................................
Literature for the Parent................ ........... ‘VfirH..... -....................
Books Every Child Should Know.....................................................
Literature in the Senior High School................................... 1........
Reading and Composition...................
Magazines in the Composition Class................... .........................
Play Acting an Aid to the Interpreting of Literature................
The Readers’ Club..................................................... ......¿..|p..:........
Journalism at C. V. S. N. S.............................................................
Normal Literary Society................. ........................-¿..'.-..i.................
Philo Literary Society............. ............... ......... ..... .........................
Girls Athletics.................................. ............................. ..................
Football Squad Dined.................. ................ .... ..-«iB B p L ............
Cupid’s Column...........................................
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Stork Column.......................
Obituary
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Adams County Alumni Banquet.....................................................
Franklin County Alumni Banquet...................................................
The Honorable J. G. Glessner Host................................................
Alumni Personals...............................
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JANUARY, 1925

No. 2

PRINCIPAL’S LETTER TO THE ALUMNI
Dear Friends:
The Administration Building has become strangely
quiet, for our student body has just left us for the Holi­
day Vacation.
However, when you read these lines,
Christmas and New Year Greetings will be matters of
memory and yet, though my greetings to you may be
somewhat belated, I want to wish all of you a happy and
successful New Year.
The past three months have been busy, and not entirely
uneventful ones with us. Though we did nothing spec­
tacular, unless winning the Eastern Pennsylvania football
championship might be so designated, we have found it
possible to complete the modernization of our heating
system in the Administration Building, the Gymnasium,
and the Infirmary.
The county alumni organizations in Dauphin, Cumber­
land, Adams, Franklin, and York Counties held large and
enjoyable reunions.
Those of Cumberland and York
Counties were especially noteworthy for numbers and en-

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thusiasm. When Professor W. M. Rife called the Cum­
berland countians to proceed to the dining room of the
Reformed Church of Carlisle, it was found that one
hundred and fifteen had obeyed his call. Thus was shat­
tered for all time the old superstition that the graduates
under the shadow of the school are not so enthusiastic
as those living at a greater distance, and we are assured
that Cumberland will break its own record next year.
The York Countians were the guests of that prince of
good f ellows, Honorable J. G. Glessner, ’85, at the Colonial
Hotel in York and had a rousing good time.
The first semester will close January 30. At this time
fifteen o f our students will receive their diplomas. As
nearly all of these are boarding students we shall be able
to admit a few new students at the beginning of the second
semester. Students who have finished their high school
course may find it advisable to enter at this time, thereby
losing no time in the completion of their professional
course. All who are interested should apply at once for
rooms.
Our summer session of nine weeks will open on June 15.
Last summer we offered more than fifty different courses
suited to the needs of all types of students. We shall
offer a still greater variety this year. Members of the
Alumni who are preparing for work as principals,
supervisors, or who wish to specialize in certain fields will
be interested in the opportunities open to them at the
summer session. We shall continue to give the work
required by those who expect to teach for the first time
or who wish to prepare for either a standard or a normal
school certificate. Students are now registering in large
numbers for the coming summer term.
It may be surprising to many of you to learn that regis­
trations for next fall are in full swing. We are planning
to add at least one hundred more strong students to our
fall term enrollment in the regular normal department.
We need your help in interesting the young people of your
neighborhood.
Won’t you speak to them personally?
Your recommendation of the old school will count more
than any other influence.
Finally, I know that we can count on your aid in the
campaign that we are making for adequate appropria­
tions from the legislature now in session to enable us to
carry out our plans for still greater service. We need
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modernizing our administration building and to make it
possible for us to secure the services of several additional
members of the faculty so that we may continue to do the
type of work that has given Shippensburg Normal its high
standing among educational institutions. Won’t you use
your influence with senators and representatives to secure
the needed funds for the work ? We know you will.
And don’t forget that a large number o f you are mem­
bers of classes that will hold their reunions on either
June 8 or 9. The roll is an impressive one and includes
the classes of ’75, ’85, '90, ’95, ’00, ’05, ’10, ’15, ’20, and ’23.
Some of you are already making definite arrangements for
your reunions. All should be doing so. We want all of
you here on commencement but the members of the above
named classes must be able to offer a gilt edged excuse
for failure to be here next June if they don’t want their
names recorded in our Black Book. Get ready now to
come. With all best wishes, I am
Fraternally yours,
EZRA LEHMAN, ’89.

SECOND SEMESTER
The second semester opens Monday, February 2.
Owing to the graduation of a number of students at the
close of the present semester, we will have room for about
thirty new students next term. Students who will be
graduated from high school in January, graduates who
were unable to enter last September, and all others who
wish to secure credit for a half year’s work are urged to
take advantage of the opportunity now open to them.
Send registration fee at once.
SUMMER SESSION
It may seem a far cry to the opening of the Summer
Session next June, but already registrations are pouring
in and indications are that the rooms in our dormitories
will be speedily engaged.
Last year we offered more than fifty courses and we
shall offer a still greater range of choice this year. The
following will be available for those who expect to teach
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may carry work amounting to twelve semester hours.
Rural School Management.
Teaching of Primary Reading.
Teaching of Reading in the Grades.
Teaching of Mathematics.
Arithmetic (a course in content).
Teaching of Geography.
Teaching of Social Science (History).
Teaching of Primary Subjects.
Children’s Literature and Story Telling.
Juvenile Literature.
Nature Study.
Rural Sociology.
Art (Drawing) (Two courses).
Industrial Arts.
Handwriting.
Music (Two courses).
Physical Education.
Hygiene and Nutrition.
For students who have been in attendance at least two
summer sessions or who wish to secure a State Standard
of a Normal Certificate, the following additional branches
will be offered:
Teaching of English.
English Fundamentals.
English Composition.
Oral Expression.
Music (Three courses).
History and Principles of Education.
Psychology of Childhood.
Elementary Course in Educational Measurements.
Principles of Geography.
French (Two courses).
Latin (Virgil or Horace).
Graduates of a Normal School or holders of State
Standard Certificates may select any of the above and in
addition may elect any of the following:
Educational Psychology.
Advanced Course in Educational Measurements.
Problems in School Supervision.
School Administration and Educational Problems.
Second or Third Year French.
Botany (two advanced courses).
Zoology (two advanced courses).
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American History (advanced course).
Social and Industrial History of England.
Solid Geometry.
College Algebra.
Advanced Composition.
Romantic Movement in Literature.
Other advanced courses will be offered if enough
students apply for them.
Teachers desiring to specialize in Primary work will find
a wide range of subjects from which to select their
courses.
Courses in High School subjects will be available for
teachers and mature students who have not completed
the required secondary work.
Students will receive free tuition if they have fifteen
high school credits or if they are teachers in service. The
tuition in the high school department is two dollars a
week. The necessary expenses will be a ten dollar regis­
tration term fee. This covers the cost of admission to
games, lectures, concerts, etc.
The charge for boarding, including furnished room,
laundry, light, and nurse’s services, when necessary, is
either $6.00 or $7.00 a week depending upon the location
of the room selected. Students when registering should
indicate whether a six or a seven dollar room is desired.
The cost of books will be approximately $6.00 for the
session. The entire expense will therefore range from
$70.00 for a six dollar room to $79.00 if a seven dollar room
is selected.
Students from a distance, unable to board at home will
be required to register as boarding students unless it is
possible for them to secure boarding with near relatives.
Special permission must be secured by all others who wish
to register as day students. As rooms will be assigned
in the order in which applications are received, students
will find it to their advantage to send registration fee at
the earliest date possible.
The April number of the Herald will contain a fuller
outline of the courses offered during the summer session.
TO OUR READERS
This issue of “ The Normal School Herald” is to be
devoted primarily to English Literature: Here we shall
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we are doing to encourage wider reading and a broader
interest in literature among our students. We deter­
mined upon a literature number o f the Herald after recent
comprehension tests confirmed opinions already formed
in our class rooms that the reading ability of many
students is below standard, and that work not only in
English but in all other branches as well was being re­
tarded by the speed and lack of understanding with which
numbers of students read. Our decision to discuss litera­
ture was strengthened by the difficulty which any English
teacher meets: many students lack the literary back­
ground which is so easy to give them that it is criminal
to deny them its advantages.
Literature has been a neglected subject. Why, it is
difficult to know. Perhaps the formality of our erstwhile
language methods so inbued us with the idea of English
as a thing to be hated and learned that we find difficulty
in accepting as useful the happy task of reading. But
we may well join Touchstone and Audrey in singing,
“ The gods give us jo y !” Literature is finally coming
into its own and we recognize it as the only certain path
to Good English. The child, or student, who reads, and
reads, and then reads some more comes to understand
the meaning of words and phrases; he finds correct forms
no longer a bug bear. He meets them so frequently in the
books he reads that they become firm friends; he not
only comprehends their significance on the printed page,
but he comes to use them in his everyday speech, and
because of this fact mathematics and geography cease
to be detestable jumbles which may not be admitted
to his understanding. He finds in them not only facinating material that is comprehensible to him, but he
discovers his own ability to convey his ideas concerning
these and other matters to his companions; moreover,
he finds that his supply of ideas has grown and their field
has broadened.
We have little to offer in this edition of the Herald that
may prove either instructive or inspirational; we only
wish to put before you some of our ideas and some of
the work that we are attempting in the hope that you
may be encouraged to tell us what we are failing to do
that you, in your present situation, feel is essential for
the necessary advancement of English standards.
MARION H. BLOOD

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JOY GIVING THROUGH LITERATURE
The purpose of education is to give happiness now, as
well as in the future. Why it is impossible for teachers
to realize that literature plays the largest part toward
accomplishing this end of any subject in our school cur­
riculum is an unanswered question. Perhaps the real
function is not understood. But before attempting to
give an idea of the function of literature, let us ask:
What is literature? It is a fine art and as such it ex­
presses itself in a language, having body and soul and
giving fundamental “ joy” .
The function of any subject must be known and evaluted
before we can accept it as usable for our school child.
Literature functions in two ways. First, as an illustrator
of factual material; second, as a moulder of ideals.
Before either of these two types can be approved they
must meet certain requirements for the child,— all
material must have in it the substance which is within
the individuals needs and interests.
By need, use is
meant. To conceive that a story project gives the child
an immediate need and use for numbers is not hard to
conceive. The creation of an interest in any material
is largely in the hand of the teacher. In order to have
the interest that is necessary to attract the attention long
enough to arouse an interest. The attraction of this at­
tention is dependent upon the teacher. The interest will
remain as long as there is an interest span which is
dependent upon the capacity of individual children. The
kindergarten child’s interest averages about two and
a half minutes. After that period it is impossible to
work to advantage. Interest is gone.
The literary material must also be within the child’s
experience and environment. How you resent having
your time wasted by being told of a competitive game
if the background to make it intelligible is left out! Just
so does our city child gain no value from the story of a
picnic to the woods if the necessary background is omitted,
as it is impossible for him to mentally picture this event.
Mental age or development must be constantly in the
mind of the teacher. If not, she will be unconsciously
choosing the literature which appeals to her, not the child.
Contact with literature is a form of living: (1) It
sometimes reproduces our own experiences. (2) It re­
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are put together in a new way,— material contains new
attitudes.
(3)
Literature aids in interpreting these
new experiences. It also aids in the interpretation of
subsequent experiences. If all our knowledge of Europe
was to be gained by actually seeing, how little most o f us
would know of Europe! If all our experiences were to
be personal, how little of living we would have! Litera­
ture gives us these added pleasures.
The child develops as primitive man developed. The
literature of primitive man parallels that which should
be given to the school child. When we give children
literature which comes under the classification of the
rhythmic period we are meeting the needs of a period
which parallels a stage of primitive man’s development.
The first literature given is through nursery rhymes.
This procedure follows the pedagogical law of teaching
from the known to the unknown. The supposition is
that if a child has had any literature it will be “ Mother
Goose” , and we will be teaching from the known to the
unknown. The jingles are given first purely for the
musical sense; there is practically no content in them.
(Example, “ Hot Cross Buns.” ) From these we go into
the rhymes with a story connected. The prose of this
period is realistic, giving the child an explanation of
actualities. The rhythm in these is evident in the re­
petitive and imitative sounds of animals. All of the
child’s actions are based on rhythm, and our aim is to
develop this sense. The work o f kindergarten and first
grade is largely taken up with this.
After the child has enough realistic experience to ap­
pease his immediate curiosity about his surroundings his
thoughts move to a world of make-believe, and to direct
his thinking we very carefully select folk fairy tales.
A diversion will be made at this time to warn against
moralizing to children at any time. It is an insult to
their intelligence to make the application for them. If
it is not possible for the child to interpret the given
material it falls short of one of the elements mentioned
above. It does not meet the needs and interests, or it
is not within his experience and environment, or it has
an improper classification as to mental age. The fault
rests with the teacher. Above all and at no time moralize.
The next period which follows this of the make-believe
world is the time when the child has a hero. Surely
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character that he is going to imitate to be as near the
ideally human as possible. Hero stories of the fourth,
fifth, and sixth grades make their appeal to the child
because of the physical bravery portrayed in the hero.
No appeal is made to a child because a character has
moral courage. There is no moral standard in the child’s
life at this time. He likes and needs directed thoughts
about persons capable of “ killing the most dreadful
dragon” with no other purpose than the pure desire to
excel in physical strength.
Our adolescent child tires of this hero: he is not stim­
ulated by the right idea. He needs before him a per­
sonage who rights a wrong for right’s sake. As the hero
develops, he takes the form of “ a brave knight fighting
for his lady” , and here is evidence of a simple love story
proceeding ideally to an end. Care should be taken in the
choice of love stories for our junior high school child.
They should contain no complexes and the plot should
not be heavy with sentiment. This period of romance is
delightful to the child, and he has need for this material.
Be frank and sincere in the direction of his reading and
the stories given him in telling. He should not be made
to feel that love stories are foolish or abnormal. Life
proceeds in this manner; guide him to accept it. The
teacher’s attitude will be his. Please note in choosing
stories for both the heroic and the romantic period that
myths as myths should not be given.
A myth is a
religion, not an art.
Many myths contain good hero
stories. In the adaptation of these stories care should
be given to eliminate the mythical portions.
Of course all these periods overlap, and the child’s
literature should be varied in type. It does not follow
that all hero stories are given in fifth grade, but it does
follow that hero stories have the preference in that grade.
Poetry follows through the entire life o f the child. It
is the rhythmic period made to suit the mental age of the
child. Because of the length of the poems more time can
be given to detailed effects than in prose. First poetry is
taught from the entirety to the part and very little “ part”
work is done. We no longer have a child who, memoriz­
ing, learns verse by verse, and we view with panic the
result which is “ a stalling period” between each and every
verse, due only to the fact that the child does not have a
good, clear perspective of the whole. We read to him
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listen for, reading the whole each time. In a work such
as “ Evangeline” where the whole is too long for this type
of work the story is told so a whole conception is before
the child. The details follow this.
Do you say, “ No access to material” ? All work in the
rhythmic period must be story telling, and throughout
the grades three-fourths of it should be story telling.
This does away with the lack of material problem.
An observation was made of a second grade teacher’s
story telling period. To imagine a period of this sort
which was not of a socializing value was impossible, but
there it was, purely a task: The children were put into
an uncomfortable physical position, and told to remain
so. Remember, if you please, literature is “ a joy giving
art” .
Material, aside from meeting appropriately the child’s
native and instinctive interests and tastes, the cultivation
and direction of these, the waking of new interests and
tastes, and the reconstruction of, by aid of the imagina­
tion, must contain certain technical elements. It must
start with action and progress with action, have living
characters whose actions result in natural normal ex­
periences; the English both from the structural and the
artistic side must be in good form.
Not only will a story period be of value from the
socializing view point but it is child training, character
building material,— not a cold proposition without the
elements of child appeal.
Judge Lindsey stated that the person who helps the
child understand and enjoy beautiful thoughts or melodies
is almost as great as the creator of the thoughts and
melodies; for he is a builder of ability, leaving behind
something fit to stand. This is the teacher’s chosen
service to the child.
KATHARINE ZERFOSS.
DEVICES FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF OUTSIDE
READING AND FOR THE UNDERSTANDING
AND APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE
Reading Club
An eighth grade reading club has been organized. The
purpose of the club is to encourage home reading of good
books and magazines. Any book or magazine from The

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Training School library is acceptable. This club meets
twice a month with the regular class officers presiding.
Oral book reports in story form are given by pupils. The
pupil aims to tell just enough of the story to make the
listeners want to read the book too. The teachers believe
that the reading club plan is a very good way to help the.
pupil to form a habit for spending part of his leisure
time in good reading.
Literature Through The Eye
The use of blue print photographs showing characters
and scenes in a number of selections has proved inter­
esting to the pupils. These prints may be obtained from
The Thompson Publishing Co., Syracuse, N. Y.
Memory Work
The keyword method of study is used to aid in memory
work. The selection (poem) is read silently and dis­
cussed by pupils. Key words are then chosen by the
pupils and placed on the black board by the teacher. The
selection is then read orally in unison a number of times.
After the first oral reading the pupils should aim to read
from the key words. However, the eyes should return
to the text when necessary to avoid faltering. When
the selection has been fairly well mastered the task
should be completed through silent study. In the key
word class method the rhyme of poetry is more fully
appreciated; the rhythm helps the pupil to memorize
quickly; and clear enunciation may be practiced during
the oral drill.
RUTH A. CUNNUAGHAN.

MAGAZINES FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
*The Youths’ Companion, *St. Nicholas, Field and
Stream, Country Life, The House Beautiful, The House
and Garden, The Scientific American, Popular Mechanics,
The Scholastic, The National Geographic, Asia, The
Independent, The Literary Digest, Current Events.
To be used occasionally— Harper’s Monthly, The Sat­
urday Evening Post, The Ladies Home Journal, The
American Magazine, Century.
*May be used throughout the Intermediate Grades.

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Occasional articles from the other magazines mentioned
will be found useful in the Intermediate Grades, and the
illustrations are most helpful.
LITERATURE FOR THE PARENT
At a recent meeting of our Parent-Teachers’ Associa­
tion, a father,— good fathers attend school meetings,
stated that one of the needs of public education is to
provide a section of the school library for suitable books
for parents. The statement of this simple, sane, sensible
and most reasonable request gave birth to a new interest
to teachers, librarians, and patrons of the school. Has
the millennium come, or have we been asleep, or just too
busy thinking of the children to consider the needs of the
parents ? Some of us thought parents were interested in
fiction, and some thought they didn’t read at all. The fact
is, we all read with greatest appreciation and purpose
those things in which we are most interested. Parents
also are teachers in fact, if not by profession, and why
should they not desire to know how to perform this most
important duty of the home in the most effective way ?
But what books should be placed upon this shelf? The
librarian says no such lists are available. Most of our
educational literature is of scientific and technical nature
requiring a type of studying that does not appeal to the
average parent nor anyone else unless definitely assigned
and specific rewards offered for its mastery. It seems
to us, however, that there is a field of educational
literature, probably not written especially for this pur­
pose, that would meet this need. There are books of
pedagogy, psychology, history of education, fiction
written for educational purposes, history, science, geog­
raphy, etc., all written in a popular style that would
render a very valuable service to parents if placed within
their reach.
Various departments of the Normal School are com­
bining their interests in producing a list of suitable books
for a parents’ section in our library. Look into suc­
ceeding issues of the “ Herald” for its publication.
W. P. HARLEY.

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BOOKS EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW BEFORE
ENTERING THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Alcott— Little Men, Little Women.
Barrie— Peter and Wendy.
Bennett— Master Skylark.
Browning— The Pied Piper of Hamlin and other ballsds»
Carroll—The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland,
Through the Looking Glass.
Cooper— The Last of the Mohicans.
Cox— The Brownie Books.
Craib— The Little Lame Prince, The Adventures of a
Brownie.
Defoe— Robinson Crusoe.
Dickens— The Christmas Carol.
Fabre— Insect Adventures.
Field— Wynken, Blynken, and Nod; The Gingham Dog
and the Calico Cat.
Goldsmith— Goody Two Shoes.
Greenway (Ed)— Mother Goose.
Hawes— The Dark Trigate.
Hawthorne— The Wonder Book, Tanglewood Tales.
Houseman— Stories from the Arabian Nights.
Irving— Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hol­
low.
Jacobs (Ed.)— Fables.
Kipling— The Jungle Book, Just-So Stories.
Kingsley— Water Babies, Westward Ho!
Lamb— Tales from Shakespeare.
Long—Joan o f Arc.
Lear—The Owl and the Pussy Cat.
Softing—The Story of Doctor Dolittle.
Longfellow— Selections.
Lowell— Selections.
Mosefield— Jim Davis.
Perroult— Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the
Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Jack and the Bean
Stalk.
Pyle— The King Arthur Stories, The Merry Adven­
tures of Robin Hood.
Scott— Lyrics, Ivanhoe.
Shakespeare— Lyrics.
Steveson— A Child’s Garden o f Verse, Treasure Island.

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Tablock and MacKaye— The Modern Readers’ Chaucer.
Tennyson— Lyrics.
Thackeray— The Ballad of Little Billee, The Rose and
the Ring.
Thorne-Thornson— East o’ the Sun and West o’ the
Moon.
Twain— Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer.
Van Dyke— The Story of the Other Wise Man.
Williston— Japanese Fairy Tales.
LITERATURE IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The High School Department has set for itself a high
goal in the matter of its English courses. The race is
a difficult one, the road is often rough, and the goal
seems to recede as we advance. Yet we believe it is
not altogether unattainable. Our aim may be briefly
expressed. We are trying to develop in our students
correct habits of written and spoken English, so that
they may make themselves understood in the world
which they are so soon to enter. For this, necessarily, a
good deal of technical and routine drill is required. We
are also trying to cultivate a love for the best things in
the vast realm of literature. The reading of good books
is our chief aid in endeavoring to attain both these ends.
Three courses in English are offered in the Secondary
Department— Rhetoric, Classics, and the History of
English and American Literature.
The third is a
general survey of the great periods in the development
of Literature, with particular attention to the outstand­
ing figures whose works have been most enduring. A
further report of the literature courses will follow this
article.
The course in Classics is primarily a reading course.
The selections have been chosen from those suggested
by the Board of College Entrance Requirements. This
list offers a wide choice and we have tried to pick those
which would be of most real interest to the student.
Our classes vary in age to such an extent that it is
practically impossible to find a book which interests
every one alike. Nor is it desirable that this should be
the case. Disagreement often leads into a lively discus­
sion, resulting in real literary criticism. It is inter­
esting to notice which selections have proved most pop-

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ular.
Shakespeare invariably makes his own appeal
and we have had real enthusiasm for “ The Merchant of
Venice” , “ Romeo and Juliet” , and“ Macbeth” .
With
somewhat uncertain feelings we presented Palmer’s
translation of the “ Odessey” to a large and somewhat
skeptical class. The results were illuminating: prac­
tically every one “ liked that book” ; written work came
in unconsciously couched in Homeric style; and one boy
begged to “ read it all over again.” Stevenson’s “ Travels
with a Donkey” won for itself many friends. “ A Tale
of Two Cities” met with almost unanimous approval.
High School boys and girls are far more chivalrous, far
more sensitive to the true spirit of romance than we
realize, and Sydney Carton’s sacrifice made a deep and
lasting impression on many minds. But tastes differ in
literature as in other things and must be catered to, to
a certain extent, even in the class room. The expression
of real personal opinion is encouraged. The teacher acts
as a guide merely, helping the traveler over difficult
places, and pointing out beauty spots as the journey
progresses.
Rhetoric, as the name implies, devotes a large part of
its time to the formalities of English expression— oral
and written. But reading is not neglected. Frequent
practice in silent reading is directed by the teacher; oral
reading is a regular and important part of the course;
and “ one book a month” is our slogan for “ outside
reading.”
This latter represents that recreational
reading which is a necessary part of any High School
course worthy of the name of “ Education” . One of the
first questions asked the new student is, “ what is your
favorite book ?” The answers vary from, “ I never read
a book” , to “ Oh, I don’t know. I like so many.” Then
a list of “ good books” is offered, affording an extremely
wide choice, and once a month each student makes a
report on the book he has read. These “ reports” follow
no set formula. They are usually a brief synopsis of
the story, followed by a comment, showing the personal
reaction. Books are recommended, rejected, accepted,
in informal class discussions. The teacher frequently
reads aloud a short story, a poem, or a portion of some
longer narrative. Story telling is another way of intro­
ducing literature.
Robin Hood’s Adventures, the
Arabian Nights’ Tales, the Greek Myths, the Arthurian
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lar in High School classes.
William Hazlitt said, “ The greatest pleasure in life is
that of reading, while we are young.” If this be true—
and who will deny it?— then let us not withhold that
pleasure from our young people. They may come to us,
feeling that reading is drudgery.
It is our part as
teachers to prove the contrary. It can be done, if we
ourselves are sufficiently interested. We can, at least,
open the door and reveal the treasures within. The ad­
venturous spirit will find them for himself.
“ Open,
Sesame.”
n a n c y McCr e a r y .
In teaching the History of English Literature we keep
two aims before us: (1) To arouse interest by making
past times real and dead writers live; (2) to direct
that interest so that it may become a true literary sense
and appreciation.
In the beginning of the course we were met with such
remarks as these:
“ I don’t like Shakespeare.
His
plays are all alike. Every one has a woods in it— ‘A Mid­
summer Night’s Dream’, ‘As You Like It’, ‘Macbeth’ ” .
“ What’s the use of studying about people who lived so
long ago? They’re dead.” “ I can’t get anything out of
this old poetry. Give me plain English.”
Our problem was to change these points of view. We
began by selecting outstanding works or writers that
seemed fairly representative of their times, and that
would serve as central figures about which contem­
porary works or writers might be grouped. We selected
Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden, Pope,
Johnson, Wordsworth, and Scott, Tennyson and George
Eliot. We studied Beowulf for all that it could give
us of old English manners, and customs; and with this
same object of creating atmosphere we studied the works
and lives of each of the authors mentioned. We had a
text book with readings (Pace’s English Literature)
but we used a large amount of supplementary material;
the book we found most helpful in drawing pictures of
the times was Boas and Hahn’s Social Backgrounds of
English Literature (Atlantic Monthly Press.) Whenever
pictures could be found they were brought before the
class; The question most frequently asked was “ What
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After establishing in our minds as vivid pictures as
possible we turned once more to the beginning of English
writing and attempted to group about our central figures
other figures of the time. Needless to say we gathered
our material as far as possible from the works rather
than from the lives of the authors. Moreover, we did
not confine ourselves to the writings most frequently
read in high school classes. We read “ The Pardoner’s
Tale” from Chaucer and supplemented that by reports
of other tales read from Tatlock and MacKaye’s “ The
Modern Reader’s Chaucer” ; “ Romeo and Juliet” was the
Shakespearian play selected; Pepys proved our favorite
writer of the late seventeenth century. Papers written
upon “ Seeing a Play in Shakespeare’s Time” and “ A Diary
Written in the Style of Samuel Pepys” showed how
vividly many students had visualized the scenes, and how
thoroughly they had caught the spirit of the times.
Five weeks of our term remains and all too little is
accomplished. At times our aims seem far out of reach,
but occasionally we have our words of encouragement.
One boy came to me after class with, “ Gee! I didn’t
know a street fight could be so exciting! And wasn’t old
Montague a hot one? I liked the way they talked, too.
Great stuff!
Has Shakespeare any more plays like
‘Romeo and Juliet’ ? If he has I want to read them.” A
few days ago I remarked in class, “ Certain critics have
said that Goldsmith is not a great poet, that our
emotions aroused by the homely things of which he
writes, make us over estimate his greatness.” Promptly
from the back of the room came the report, “ That’s not
true. He is great because he does write of homely
things as he does. ‘The Deserted Village’ is the real
thing. There isn’t a word in it that isn’t true and you
see what he’s writing about all the time you read.”
MARION H. BLOOD.
READING AND COMPOSITION
Thomdike-McCall Reading Forms were recently given
to a group of our normal school juniors for the purpose
of testing their efficiency in comprehending material
read. One hundred eighty-eight juniors took the tests.
The results showed the following distribution of
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53, seventh grade 16, sixth grade 18, fifth grade 7,
fourth grade 2. As may be seen the median fell at Eighth
Grade rather than Twelfth or above.
One test is
scarcely sufficient cause for alarm, yet these results plus
our class room experiences have made us pause and con­
sider. The outcome of our consideration has been the
introduction of remedial work in reading in our Junior
Composition Classes, which means, o f course that all
juniors are given the advantage of corrective work.
Two plans have been followed.
Students Required Readings
The percentage of recent reading tests would seem to
indicate that the average high school is requiring too
little reading apart from the study o f text books. To
meet the situation the juniors aré required to hand in to
their instructors in English monthly reading reports.
The data is written on prescribed forms found in a
Reading Report Book which the students are required to
purchase from the book room. The students reading
covers a wide range of literary material, such as:
Fiction, short stories, narrative and lyric poetry, drama,
essays, biography, orations and lectures.
THOMAS J. PENNINGTON.
Bi-weekly Tests
Twice weekly the students bring to class a text book
that is in general use. A page in that book is assigned,
with the direction that each student read the assign­
ment as rapidly as possible. Special instruction is given
that the eye should travel steadily forward to the end
o f the line, then back to the succeeding line,— that there
should be no wavering back and forth. The assignment
is made far enough in advance of the regular classwork
that the material read will be new. Ten plus and minus
questions referring to the matter read have been pre­
viously placed upon the blackboard; these the students
are instructed to answer from their reading. At a given
signal the students begin to read, and as they proceed
the teacher writes upon the blackboard the time at
intervals of five seconds— that is 5, 10, 15, etc. As each
student writes the answer to the last question he glances
at the blackboard and places upon his paper the last
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each student
the results.
at the end of
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teacher reads the answers to the questions;
checks his own paper and keeps a graph o f
A second comprehensive test will be given
the first semester in order to discover what
been made.

MAGAZINES IN THE COMPOSITION CLASS
There are, of course, two sources for composition
work; the direct and the indirect, or actual experience
and experience borrowed from books, conversations, or
lectures.
In our composition classes we draw more
frequently from the direct source, but we also feel the
necessity not only of offering our students every op­
portunity for the improvement of their reading
efficiency, but of giving them every possible chance for
broadening of their views through contact with the ideas
of more widely experienced men and women, and with
this thought in mind we direct our classes to various
books and magazines. The book report forms have been
mentioned elsewhere. We sometimes vary these by less
formal written reports, by class discussion, and by oral
reports. In our magazine reading we use these latter
methods. At least twice each month magazine assign­
ments are made. Sometimes the magazines are of the
story variety: The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s Maga­
zine, The Century Magazine, Scribner’s Magazine; some­
times they are of the current event type: ' The Literary
Digest, The Independent, Time, The New Republic, The
Living Age, The Review of Reviews, and a half dozen
others; a recent assignment offered a choice of The
Theatre Magazine, The Theatre Arts Monthly, The Geo­
graphic Magazine, Asia, The World American Review,
The New York Times Magazine Section, Travel, The
Nation. Sometimes a definite article is required, but
usually the students are permitted to let their pref­
erences guide them. Reports are sometimes written,
but they are more frequently oral. The student is re­
quested to give a brief abstract of the story or article to
which he adds his own “ reaction” . His “ reaction” may
be a statement of what he liked in the work and why he
liked it. It may be what he thought of the writer’s views.
Interesting class discussions often follow a report.
MARION H. BLOOD,

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PLAY ACTING AN AID TO THE INTERPRETING
OF LITERATURE
In a normal school, any extra-curricular activity that
uses up as much of the time and the energy of students
as the giving of a play does, must be justified on other
grounds than the amusement it affords, or the money
obtained from it. No play is successful if it merely
pleases the audience or swells the exchecquer of some
organization needing funds. If, however, the players
gain in power—be that power greater ease of manner
before an audience, more perfect voice control, or the
ability to better interpret literature— then the end, un­
doubtedly, justifies the means.
Probably the chief value of the work in dramatics to
the individual student is his gain in the ability to inter­
pret character in literature— to find real people in the
books and poems he reads. If the young actor is to
present a convincing character to his audience he must
be able to build up from the printed page a real flesh
and blood man. And he must do this from what the
character says and does. For in plays, remember, there
are no long descriptions of mental processes, of emotional
states. No dramatic coach, worthy of the name, will
present his own interpretation of a character to a player.
A hint may be given here— a suggestion there, but if
the character is to stand out as real, as life like, it must
be the player’s own conception of it. He must be able
to enter into the part imaginatively and emotionally; to
“ project” his conception of the part in such a way as to
reach the understanding and the feelings of his audience.
To do this, requires intelligent mental concentration—
careful study. Once let a student act the part of a real
man whom he has built up out of a few hundred words,
and always will the characters in his books walk out
from between their pages and talk to him.
EDNA ARNOLD.
THE READERS’ CLUB
“ Necessity is the mother of invention” is an old yet ever
true axiom and the students of the normal school have
been fortunate enough to see it demonstrated again in
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For a long time it had been a self-evident fact that the
students of Cumberland Valley State Normal School were
in dire need of some means of furnishing themselves with
the novels and good recreational literature which they
must all have to read in order that they should develop
well balanced literary minds. To meet this need a club
for the purpose of furnishing good recreational reading
has this year been established and is at this time a smooth
running organization.
It was due to the efforts of Miss Bragg, assistant libra­
rian, that the students of the school interested in this
current problem of recreational reading were called into
the chapel and the idea of forming a club of this nature
explained. At this the first meeting the officers of the
club consisting of General Chairman, Chairman Finance
Committee, Chairman Publicity Committee, and Chair­
man of Book Committee, were elected.
The fee for joining the club was fixed at fifty cents for
students and one dollar for faculty; each member of the
club was asked to act as a member of the Membership
Committee. At the present time there are about one
hundred and ten members in the club and there are nearly
eighty books in circulation among the club members.
Among the students in the club are found those whose
ages range from the first year in high school to the seniors
in the Junior High group, a range of from six to seven
years. A number of the faculty are also interested in the
project. Needless to say, there are some persons in the
group who have done little reading and it is the purpose
of the organization to place in their hands books of such
a nature that they will not only hold the interest of the
reader while reading the book but will give him a desire
to read more and better books. The problem that the
club faced at the outset was to procure with the limited
money that they had, books that would reach each age
of readers and yet hold the interest of the whole group
to such an extent that they would continue to be energetic
boosters of the organization in getting new members,
because it is only through new members that funds are
received with which to buy books. Although the organi­
zation is not yet a large one the time may come when
every student will make an effort to become a member
of the club.
The Readers’ Club has in a small way surmounted the
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it is our ideal to continue adding good books to the club
until we have one of the best recreational libraries to be
found anywhere.
EARL RYAN,
General Chairman.
JOURNALISM AT C. Y. S. N. S.
“ Campus Reflector”
One of the aims of the “ Campus Reflector” is to es­
tablish a bond between the Alumni and their Alma Mater.
They have tried to have an extensive and interesting
Alumni column, but they have failed to a certain extent.
The “ Reflector” is anxious that this part of the paper
grow, so it is requesting the Alumni to send them articles
for this column.
The ninth of February, the paper will celebrate its
second birthday and from the way things look it is bound
to celebrate many more for it is constantly growing. The
subscription list is once again as large as it was last year.
The increased numbers is largely due to the Alumni who
are taking an increased interest in the paper.
Special stress is being placed on the editorials this year,
so that they may be of vital interest to Cumberland Valley
State Normal School students. They are sometimes con­
structive criticisms of school activities; sometimes they
offer suggestions as to the instituting of new customs.
The paper has also been improved this year through
the use of cuts, a number of which appeared during
the past football season. One of the progressive aims of
the “ Campus Reflector” is “ Use more cuts” . The plan is
to print as many pictures as finances will permit, since
pictures add to the interest of a paper.
GENEVIEVE MITCHELL,
Editor-in-Chief.
Training School Newspaper
Even as Cumberland Valley State Normal School is the
first state normal school to publish a weekly newspaper,
so the Cumberland Valley State Normal Training School
will be the first state training school to publish a paper.
The paper will be a semi-annual publication, issued the
first of each semester. The first publication will come out
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NORMAL LITERARY SOCIETY
Normal Literary Society for the year of ’24 and ’25
has not only preserved her standards but has advanced
them. Her aim is not focused on the literary value ex­
clusively, but has taken a larger scope by striving to
assist individuals in different ways. Our programs con­
sist of essays, plays, orations, book reviews, topics of the
day, special features, musical numbers, and debates. The
type of debate has been improved through the work of
Phi Nu Delta. The debates are planned by this debating
fraternity and the questions, debators, and judges are
carefully chosen by the same organization.
The music consists of a great many instrumental
numbers although there are more vocal numbers rendered
on account of more training along this particular line.
The music is under the supervision of the Music Depart­
ment and is therefore of a high type.
JOHN N. SWAN, ’25, President.
PHILO LITERARY SOCIETY
The Philomathean Literary Society is making rapid
strides toward bigger and better society debates. De­
bating has been put on an equal basis with plays this
year— one debate under special supervision being given
in a month. Instead, however, of the debates being
under faculty supervision and a student committee ap­
pointed by the president of the society as the plays are,
the Phi Nu Delta Debating fraternity coaches them.
Interclass debates have been inaugurated. As a result,
the debates have been better organized and the methods
of delivery have been improved.
Philo is progressing musically as well as forensically.
She has a Girls’ Glee Club and a Boys’ Quartet which are
making names for themselves in musical circles in the
school. Philo’s orchestra this year, is also going to have
a prominent place in society programs. It has just been
lately organized but at this early date, it is not a pre­
sumption prophecy that it is going to be a success.
Entire musical programs have been innovations to the
usual society routine. The members of the society give
brief sketches of the lives o f the composers, as well as
presenting one of their works. This is an instructive as
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proval among the members of the society.
A considerable amount of new talent has been added
to Philo this year and the society has not been slow in
making use of it, entire programs being in charge of new
members.
Philo is certainly progressing this year and is holding
its motto,“ No excellence without labor” .
GIRLS’ ATHLETICS 1924.
The regular Athletic Season of 1924, opened with an
additional activity in the form of horseback riding. The
girls responded with much enthusiasm making the season
a great success. All are looking forward to the opening
of the Spring season.
The training in hockey this season was very much
broader technically and physically than heretofore. This
resulted in the development of some excellent stick-work
and a sound knowledge of the game as it is played in
England today. Four Senior-Junior games were played
on Eckel’s Field, the first one ending in a tie 4-4. The
fourth one was played on Thanksgiving morning in which
the Senior girls played their third victory over the
Juniors. All of the games were played in a close and fast
struggle with a display of good sportsmanship and spirit
at all times.
The hiking schedule for the Fall was especially well
attended, more than 100 girls responding to each roll call.
This was true even of the annual eleven mile hike to
Chambersburg. The special feature hikes composed of
early morning hikes, breakfast hikes, stunt hikes, the hare
and hound hike were popular features among the girls.
It was with regret that the hikers abandoned their Fall
schedule at the demand of Jack Frost. All are looking to
the Spring season with expectations.
The cycle squad this year was smaller than usual but
the few who did come out thoroughly enjoyed it and are
working for recruits, who will appreciate the value of
this invigorating sport, for the Spring season.
Thus with the addition of individual work done in
Tennis, ends our activities of the season just closed.
Although the official Winter season in basket ball
opened December 8, remarkable progress was made in this
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responded daily and have worked faithfully and enthu­
siastically.
The varsity squad has been chosen and
systematic training and practice have just begun. The
schedule is as follows :
With Gettysburg College at Gettysburg, January 17.
With Millersville Normal at Millersville, January 24.
With Gettysburg College at Shippensburg, January 31.
With Carlisle High School at Carlisle, February 7.
With Hagerstown High School at Shippensburg, Feb­
ruary 14.
With Carlisle High School at Shippensburg, February
21.
Open, February 28.
With Millersville Normal at Shippensburg, March 7.
The varsity squad is made up o f a group of girls whose
ability is of the type, along the various lines, to build a
fast and efficient team. We are expecting a successful
season.
Beside the varsity schedule we will run a first and
second team series and one deciding the class champion­
ship. The spirit and enthusiasm is running high in
basket ball and if the season continues as it has begun
it promises to be a very successful one.
E. VAN DUZER,
Director of Girls’ Athletics.
FOOTBALL SQUAD DINED
The School gave a turkey dinner with the “ fixins” and
various other appetizing dishes to the victorious football
squad on Thursday evening, December 18. The entire
squad responded to the call and paid tribute to the feast
that Miss McWilliams had prepared for them. After all
had confessed that their limits of fullness had been
reached, Dr. Lehman called upon Dr. Heiges, Professor
Grove, and Professor Gilbert to tell what they knew about
the team and football in general. Mr. Lackhove came
next and revealed some “ extra curricular” secrets. Mr.
Lightner, Coach of the Dickinson College football team
and Mr. Crowley of Carlisle were called upon. Coach
Eurich of the Shippensburg High School also responded
to the toast-master’s call. Captain Hockersmith spoke
for the team after which “ Bud” Bailey, “ Ed” Craig,
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who will finish their course at the close of the school year,
spoke of their regret at leaving.
Coach Bentz was the last speaker and he was greeted
with a rousing cheer as he rose. He spoke of the splendid
cooperation of the student body and the faculty and pre­
dicted a still more successful season in 1925.
Dr. Lehman then gave the regulars their varsity letter.
He called upon the reserve squad to come forward and
congratulated them on the splendid spirit they had shown;
they did not appear in the lime light during the season
but they made possible the success of the varsity team.
He then conferred the insignia of the reserve squad upon
them. Earlier in the day, during the assembly period,
gold footballs had been presented to the regulars and
silver ones to the reserves.
Everybody joined in singing “ Alma Mater” under the
leadership of Professor Slyter, and all voted the banquet
a fitting close to a most successful football season.

CUPID’S COLUMN
James-Bream. At St. Marys Church, Frederick, Md.,
September 27, 1924, Mr. Donald M. James to Miss Esta
Bream, ’17.
Funt-Hess. At Arendtsville, August 28, 1924, by Rev.
George Ely, Mr. George H. Funt, ’23, to Miss Sadie Grace
Hess. They reside in Camp Hill, R. 2, where Mr. Funt
is teaching.
Waltersdorff-Crapster. At Washington, D. C., Sep­
tember 13,1924, Mr. Maurice C. Waltersdorff, ’ l l , to Miss
Catherine Elizabeth Crapster. They reside at 71 E.
Wheeling St., Washington, Pa.
Zug-Jones. At Chambersburg, Pa., December 1, 1924,
Mr. George Zug to Miss Grace Jones, ’03. They reside
in Chambersburg, Pa.
Duncan-Bay. At McAlisterville, Pa., August 23, 1924,
Mr. W. Morgan Duncan, ’20, to Miss Bess Bay, ’22. They
reside in McAlisterville, Pa.

STORK COLUMN
Saunders. At Greensburg, Pa., October 23, 1924, to
Mr. and Mrs. William Saunders, a son, Billie Jack. Mrs

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Saunders was Gladys Wolf, *21.
Herberlig. At Newburg, November 14, 1924, to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Heberlig, a daughter. Mrs. Heberlig was
Ruth Shuman, ’22.
Means. At Newburg, Pa., November 14, 1924, to Mr.
and Mrs. Chalmers Means, a daughter. Mrs. Means was
Elizabeth McCune, ’15.
Gotwals. At Conshohocken, Pa., November 12, 1924,
to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon D. Gotwals a son, Vernon D., Jr.
Mrs. Gotwals was Helen Jones, '10.
Sinsabaugh. At 189 Laurel Ave., Irvington, N. J.,
October 30,1924, to Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Sinsabaugh, a son,
Arthur Reeder. Mrs. Sinsabaugh was Helen Reeder, ’09.
Hoffman. At Grove City, Pa., November 28, 1924, to
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hoffman, a son, Richard Ben. Mrs.
Hoffman was Anna U. Wenger, ’l l .
Brindle. At the Frederick Hospital Friday, June 27, to
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest W. Brindle, a son, Ernest Wright, Jr.
Mrs. Brindle was Ruth Friedley, ’15. They reside at
Adamstown, Md.
Smith. At 623 Schuylkill St., Harrisburg, Pa., Dec­
ember 8,1924, to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Smith, a son, John
LeRoy. Mrs. Smith was Esther E. Wilson, ’23.
Stover. At Shippensburg, Pa., November 27, 1924, to
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stover, a daughter, Janet Lucille.
Mrs. Stover was Eleanor Donnelly, ’18.
Means. At Middle Spring, December 24, to Mr. and
Mrs. James Q. Means, a son. Mr. Means was graduated
in the class of ’15.

OBITUARY
Jones
Mr. Blaine Jones, ’07, died September 21, 1924. We
learn that Mr. Jones was ill for more than two years
with tuberculosis.
He died at his home in Franklin
county. Mr. Jones taught in Kemerer, Wyoming for
several years.
Bachtel
B
n
I Bachtel, ’78, died October 27,1924. We take
the following from a Chambersburg paper:
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miles east of Hancock, on Monday, of general debility,
aged 72 years. He was a graduate of the State Normal
School at Shippensburg, of the class of ’78, and taught
school inWashington county for forty-eight years, includ­
ing last year. He was postmaster at Millstone for 15
years. He is survived by sons, Guy, of New Oxford, Pa.;
C. M., employed in the postoffice at Hagerstown and P. P.,
at home.
Eckels
Prof. William A. Eckels died October 30,1924.
Prof. Eckels died in Washington, D. C., where he had
been teaching. He was bom in New Kingstown, Pa., and
was graduated from Dickinson College in 1883. He was
engaged in educational work all his life and was a teacher
at the Normal several years ago.
ADAMS COUNTY ALUMNI BANQUET,
NOVEMBER 17, 1924.
The Adams County Alumni Association held their an­
nual Banquet Monday evening November 17, 1924, at
the Eagle Hotel, Gettysburg.
Mr. Charles Raffensperger presided, as the President,
Mr. Leslie Stock, was unable to be present during the be­
ginning of the meeting.
There were about fifty people present. The following
musical selections, given by the orchestra from Normal,
were greatly appreciated. Instrumental Quartet, Piano
Solo by Professor Green, French Horn Solo— Professor
Slyter, and Violin Solo— Professor Brunner. Dr. Lehman
gave us an inspiring talk after which we sang the Alma
Mater.
The remainder of the evening was spent in
dancing.
The following officers were elected for next year: Mr.
Wimbert Neely, ’22, President; Mr. Paul Wert, ’23, Vice
President; and Anna Kauffman, ’21, Secretary.
FRANKLIN COUNTY ALUMNI BANQUET,
NOVEMBER 17, 1924.
The annual Banquet of the Alumni of Shippensburg
State Normal School was held at seven o’clock in “ The

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Garden” of the Wallace Restaurant. Although the at­
tendance was not as big as was that of last year’s banquet,
nevertheless a great deal of enthusiasm and interest was
manifested.
After the dinner had been served, J. F. Faust, president
of the association introduced as toast-master for the
evening the Hon. D. Edward Long of the class of ’91. To
the genial “ Eddie” goes a large amount of the credit for
the success of the occasion. His witty introduction of
the various speakers was most interesting. He called on
the following persons, who responded with speeches:
Superintendent John L. Finafrock, Professor L. E. Smith,
representing the Normal School, Professor Simon Shearer
and Miss Ada Horton, also representing the old school,
Professor John D. Brooks, o f Wilson College, and Doctor
J. Adams Puffer, Director of the Beacon Boys’ Bureau,
Boston, Mass.
Reorganization of the association resulted in the elec­
tion of the following officers for the coming year: Presi­
dent, Frank M. Thornton, ’23; Vive-president, Oscar H.
Little, ’93; Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Helen Ausherman,
’18.
After the business meeting a dance was held.
The following persons were present: J. Adams Puffer,
(guest); L. E. Smith, ’02; S. S. Shearer, ’07; Ada V.
Horton, ’88; R. G. Mowery, ’06; John L. Finafrock (former
instructor); D. Edward Long, ’91; John D. Brooks, (ex­
student) ; W. Merle Gabler, ’24; W. H. Hess, (ex-student);
J. I. Freet, ’07; Oscar H. Little, ’93; Abram C. Stamy, ’12;
Ruth Hoke, ’19; Beulah Whitmore, T 8; L. Bemadine
Snader, ’18; Mary L. Witmer, T 3; Zelda Powell, ’20; Sara
C. Rider, ’24; Arlene L. Bouder, ’22; Bertha Sanders
Miller, ’04; Ruth Burkhart Long, 1 3 ; Helen S. Reisher,
24; Vada McCleary (ex-student); Estella R. Michaels,
22; Thelma E. Small, ’24; Bertha M. Rowe, ’24; Edith G.
Myers, (ex-student); Florence Sharp, ’01; J. F. Faust, ’l l ;
Mrs. J. F. Faust, (guest); Margaret McDowell, (exstudent); Pearl Baer, 1 8 ; Stella Witmer, 1 6 ; C. Gail
Walker, ’24; F. W. Shearer, ’21; Hazel Myers, (ex; F- M- Thornton, ’23; Jacob L. Brake, ’21; Esther
L. Stuff, ’23; Hope Ferguson, 1 7 ; Mae V. Huber, 1 9 ;
Helen Ausherman, 1 8 ; Clara Overcash, 1 8 ; Margaret
Walker 23; Mary E. Swisher, ’24; Mary Lehman, ’21;
Pearl Witmer, ’24; Eva Martin, ’23; Margaret Heefner,
(ex-student); Elizabeth Snider, ’24; Laura Hoch Austin,

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’18; John H. Austin, (guest); Kathryn N. Barnhart, ’22;
Rena E. Hawk, ’22; Leona B. Miller, ’22; Emma S. Eshelmann, ’19; Mary S. Gordon, ’23; Mary Zarger, (guest);
Myrtle Shipp, ’23; Sara R. Gordon, ’18; Bertha N.
Rahauser, ’16; Elizabeth McNeil Murray, ’15; Edith
Kauffman, '12.
HON. J. G. GLESSNER HOST TO
YORK COUNTY ALUMNI
The very best banquet ever held by the York County
Cumberland Valley State Normal School Alumni Asso­
ciation was held in the ballroom of the Colonial Hotel,
York, Pa., Wednesday evening, November twenty-sixth,
nineteen hundred twenty-four.
Hon. James G. Glessner, ’85, York, Pa., showed his in­
terest in Cumberland Valley State Normal School and his
love for his “ Alma Mater” by being host to the Associa­
tion.
During the evening Mrs. W. D. Brougher, Wellsville,
sang a solo entitled “ Sunshine and Rain” , Mr. Slyter with
three musicians from Normal rendered several instru­
mental selections, and H. M. Arnold lead in the singing of
songs and the Alma Mater.
Following the sumptuous repast John W. Baish, ’00, as
toast-master, very appropriately called upon the following
persons who responded in a pleasing way: Dr. Heiges,
'91; Mrs. Stewart, ’93; Miss Horton, ’88; and Prof.
Shearer, ’07; from Cumberland Valley State Normal
School; Prof. J. M. Ebbert, ’95; and Hon. James G.
Glessner, ’85; York, Pa.; and S. M. Stouffer, ’12, Hanover.
Having lost our President during the year by the death
of Professor Chas. Albright, Wm. Fishel acted as tem­
porary chairman during the business session. At this
time the following officers were elected: President, Wm.
Fishel, ’02; Vice President, S. M. Stouffer, ’12; Secretary,
Belle Irene Anthony, ’13; and Treasurer, H. M. Arnold,
’l l .
ALUMNI PERSONALS
’88. Miss Lacy Williams, of Newville, Pa., is teaching
at Doubling Gap, Pa.
’88. We think the members of the class of ’88 will be

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interested in seeing their old class song again. We feel
sure that some of us have forgotten it, so to help us
remember we herewith publish it in the Herald. We must
thank Alice Light Hoffeditz for furnishing the copy. She
is one of the few who kept it.
CLASS SONG ’88.
Where will be the Jolly seniors
Of the class of ’88,
When the ages have rolled onward
And our life day’s growing late?
We, who in these halls have striven
To prepare for work in life;
From our teachers, help was given
That will aid us in the strife.
O’er our Latin we have pondered
Till the victory we have w on;
Then we close our book in triumph
Crying, “ Caesar! It is done.”
English Classics was our pleasure;
There we learned of poets rare;
There have we culled many a treasure,
Thanks, to our instructor’s care.
Propositions were our horrors,
Angles, lines, and circles too.
Mental Science was just lovely;
(So considered, by a few.)
Oh the fun, in botanizing,
Searching fields for flowers bright;
Painting, music, elocution,
In these we also took delight.
But our class will soon be scattered
And its members forced to roam ;
Some upon the world of waters;
Some with strangers make their home;
Some may go from us for ever,
Longer here they may not stay;
May they reach a fairer region
Far away— Far away.
(Tune: Far Away.)
’90. Prof. M. H. Thomas is Assistant Superintendent
of the Harrisburg Schools. His address is 2214 Chestnut

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*91. Mr. John H. McAlister is working in the post
office department at Mechanicsburg. His address is 419
W. Main St.
’91. Mr. J. F. Deardorff was the Democratic nominee
for the position of Superintendent of Public Instruction in
the state of Kansas last fall. While he was not elected
he ran many thousands of votes ahead o f his ticket.
’92. Mr. A. A. Evans, of Carlisle, R. 8, is teaching at
Moordale, near Stone House.
’93. Mrs. Mabel Geiger Heckman was hostess to the
members of the Dickinson College Alumni Club at her
home 2116 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, Friday night, Novem­
ber 21.
’94. Dr. H. H. Shenk, State Archivist was the speaker
at the Keystone Library Association Convention at Cam­
bridge Springs, recently. He discussed the Pennsylvania
German in literature.
’95. Mrs. Minnie Mock Lachman and her husband will
spend the winter in Delray, Fla. They reside in Pitts­
burgh and expect to leave for Florida about December 27.
’95. The following letter from Mr. Hanlin speaks for
itself. We know the members of the class of ’95 will be
delighted to know that he is to be here for their reunion.
August 11, 1924.
The Principal of the Shippensburg State Normal School,
Shippensburg, Pa., U. S. A.
Dear Dr. Lehman:
Would you kindly inform the Secretary or President of
the Class of 1895, with whom we are no longer in touch,
that we will be home for the thirtieth reunion of the Class,
in 1925? We expect to arrive in the States for a fur­
lough, about the first of next May.
The contemplation of meeting with the members of the
Class of 1895 overjoys us.
Very respectfully yours.
C. H. HANLIN, ’95.
’96. Miss Lelia Logan, Carlisle, Pa., is teaching her
third year in Silver Spring township.
'97. Mr. J. F. Walker is teaching in Path Valley where
he has been for a number of years.
’99. Mrs. S. E. Lee (Blanche Souser) is living at
Bedford, R. 3, where her husband owns and conducts a
fruit farm.
’99. Mrs. P. G. Shuster, (Elizabeth McElhenny) takes
much interest in school affairs even though she is out of

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35

the state. In speaking of the Parent-Teachers’ Associa­
tion she says:
I have always taken an active interest in our ParentTeachers’ Association. We have been so successful in
raising money for special things for the school— new
piano, dental office, victrolas, movie machine, electric
stoves for the teachers, etc.
’99. Mrs. Mabel Eva Black, Altoona, R. 3, has been
away from normal a long time but she never loses her
interest in normal affairs. She keeps right up to date
by reading the Herald.
’00. Mr. J. C. Tressler is first assistant in English in
the high school at Newtown, New York City, and is also
the author of several text books. Mr. Tressler resides at
Elmhurst, N. Y.
’00. Mr. J. E. McCullough is already making plans for
the 25th reunion of his class next June. He is one of the
firm of McCullough-Whitfield Hardware Co., 910 Wood St.,
Wilkinsburg, Pa.
’01. Mrs. F. J. Thompson (Ethel Middlecoff) has
moved from Johnsonburg to New Castle where her
husband is a Railroad Superintendent. She writes that
the schools are very fine and the town has a population of
about 60,000. She encloses a picture of the new Benjamin
Franklin Junior High School. Her address is “ The
Guerrard” New Castle, Pa.
’01. Mrs. Virginia McQuiston Morris writes that she
never loses her interest in Shippensburg doings. She
lives at 1918 West St., Wilmington, Del., and is actively
interested in a charitable tubercular institution called
Hope Farm near Wilmington.
’02. Miss Laura Fulton, 551 Graham St., Carlisle, is
teaching near Carlisle.
’02. Miss Genifrede Walter is teaching in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
’04. Mr. Harry W. Evans, Newville, R. 1, is teaching
in Penn Township, Cumberland County.
’05. Miss Helen Eyster is teaching first and second
grades in Carlisle, Pa.
’05. Miss Lena Dunlap spent a few days with Shippensburg friends during the Thanksgiving season. She
is teaching her fifth year in the 8th grade of the Belleville
Schools of N. J. Her home is 43 Broad St., Newark, N. J.
She is looking forward to coming back to normal next
summer to her class reunion.

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’06. Miss Florence Barbour is teaching at Boiling
Springs.
'07. Mr. J. I. Freet who taught for a number of years
in Franklin county is now working for the Metropolitan
Insurance Company. He lives at 556 Nelson St., Chambersburg, Pa.
’07. Miss Desse Jones is teaching in Franklin County.
’08. _Mr. James G. Young is teaching fifth and sixth
grades in the Lincoln Building, Carlisle.
’08. Mr. C. F. Helt who has been out of the teaching
profession for some time has returned to it and is principal
of the Geistown school at Johnstown, Pa.
’09. Mrs. Helen Dimm was a visitor at Normal a short
time ago. She is matron in Connecticut Cottage at East
Northfield, Mass., where the Moody Bible School is located.
’09. Miss Grace Wilson, Carlisle R. 1, is teaching at
Carlisle Springs, Pa.
’09. Miss L. Blanche Benner formerly of Gettysburg,
is now in the English Department of the Junior High
School at Atlantic City, N. J. This high school is only
two years old. Miss Benner’s address is 603 Pacific Ave.
’09. Mrs. Mary Huston Knox is living in Topeka,
Kansas. Her address is 2020 West St. She would like
to know if there are any normal graduates in or near
Topeka. If any of our readers know of any normal people
there, please write to Mary so that she may get in touch
with them.
TO. Mrs. J. B. Harlacher (Blanche Myers) writes that
they have recently moved into their new home built from
Ladies Home Journal plans at Chevy Chase, Md., and like
it very much. They formerly lived at 1655 Crescent St.,
Washington, D. C.
’ l l . Miss Emma Vance is principal of the consolidated
school at Fort Loudon.
’l l . Mr. M. C. Waltersdorif who recently graduated
from Princeton University, N. J., is living now at 71 E.
Wheeling St., Washington, Pa. Mr. Waltersdorif was
assistant registrar at Mercersburg Academy from 1916
to 1921.
’l l . Mr. Harry McCleaf is teaching science in the high
school at Menheim, Pa. He lives at 622 Pearl St., Lan­
caster, Pa.
’l l . Mr. Ira Mummert is supervising principal of the
Roaring Springs Schools.
’l l . Mr. Aaron Coble is employed in a bank in Cham-

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bersburg, Pa.
’12. Mr. George Foreman is teaching a rural school in
Lebanon County.
’12. Mr. Abram C. Stamy is principal of the Saint
Thomas School.
’13. Mrs. Pearl Light Weiser has removed from Mercersburg to East Berlin, where her husband is engaged in
farming.
’15. We think the following letter from Mr. McCauslin
will be of interest to Herald readers:
Montverde, Florida,
Oct. 15, 1924.
Dr. Ezra Lehman,
Shippensburg, Pa.
Dear Sir:
I am in need of my Normal School Credits in order to
secure a Florida State Certificate. I should appreciate
if you would send me a copy of my credits.
I am serving as Dean of the Montverde School this year.
I am enjoying my work here very much. This is a
Private School in which each boy or girl has the oppor­
tunity of earning half of his or her tuition and board by
working on the school farm, shop or factories. The meals
are prepared by the girls, and we live together somewhat
like a large family. I shall send you one of our catalogues.
Yours very truly,
A. R. McCAUSLIN.
’16. Miss Jean Johnston is a student this year at the
Philadelphia School of Osteopathy.
’16. Mrs. Rhoda Garber Senft is teaching in York this
year. Her address is 2113 W. Market St., York.
’16. Mr. Harvey J. Becher is teaching biology in the
Kittanning High School. Mr. Becher was graduated from
Franklin and Marshall College last June.
’17. Mrs. G. A. Richie (Belle Orris) is now living at
5845 Catharine St., Philadelphia, Pa. Her husband is
pastor of the Second Church of the Brethren in Christ.
They formerly lived in Allentown.
’17. Miss Ruth McCurdy is teaching fifth grade at
Bryn Mawr.
’17. Mr. Jos. McDermond of Newville, R. 2, is teaching
State Road School in Lower Mifflin township, Cumberland
County.
’18. Mr. Jo Hays is teaching in the High School at
State College, Pa.

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’18. Mr. Chester Myers is connected with the United
Ice and Coal Company of Harrisburg, Pa.
’18. Mr. Benjamin Myers, Shippensburg, R. 6, is
teaching at Cleversburg, Pa.
’19. Miss Marguerite Howe is teaching English in the
New Kensington High School.
’19. Mr. Robert Craig, 1627 High St., Columbus, Ohio,
is attending Ohio State University.
’20. Miss Isabel McCurdy is teaching fourth grade at
Ashland, Lower Merion district, Montgomery County.
’20. Mr. Russell Eurich is teaching biology and chem­
istry and is also coach of boys athletics in the Shippens­
burg High School.
’20. Miss Anna Hoke, daughter of Mr. Hoke of “ Ship­
pensburg News” is teaching Latin and Geometry in Wash­
ington Township High School, Franklin County. Miss
Hoke graduated from Dickinson College after leaving
Normal.
'21. Mr. Garth Kelley of Bowmansdale is a student at
George Washington University, Washington, D. C.
’21. Miss Alice C. McLean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. S. McLean, of 78 West King Street, Shippensburg, a
student at Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass., was
chairman of the lighting arrangements for “ What’s in a
Name,” the annual Junior Show presented by the class
of 1926 at the College in the Chapin Auditorium.
The show was a modernized version of Shakespeare,
with, according to the Prologue, “ the essentials of the
Bard, with all left out that used to make him hard.”
’22. Miss Mary Funk is taking her college course at
Simmons College, Boston, Mass.
’23. Miss Lucy Cressler is teaching fourth grade in
Cynwyd, Lower Merion district, Montgomery County.
’23. Mr. George Funt is teaching at Camp Hill, Pa.
’23. Mr. Nesbit Straley is a ward principal in Greensburg. His address is 704 Highland Ave.
'24. Miss Katherine Newcomer is teaching Oak Grove
School, Monroe township, Cumberland county.
’24. Miss Mary Newcomer is teaching Green Hill
School, West Pennsboro township, Cumberland county.
’24. Miss Isabel McCullough is teaching Reiff’s School,
Monroe township, Cumberland county.

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ALMA MATER
In the dear old Cumberland Valley,
’Neath the glowing sky,
Proudly stands our Alma Mater
On the hill top high.
Chorus
Swell the chorus ever louder,
We’ll be true to you,
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater,
Dear old “ red and blue.”
Near the waving golden corn-fields,
Just beyond the town,
Tower the ivy covered buildings
As the sun goes down.
When we leave our Alma Mater
We will praise her name,
Ever live to raise the standard
Of her glorious fame.

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an ideal educational community;

no soloons, twelve churches.
T h e new course of study gives opportunity for spe­
cializing in Priamary, Kindergarten, Intermediate, Rural and
Junior H igh School.

A

three-year course is available to

those w ho wish to prepare for Junior or Senior High
School positions.
F R E E T U I T I O N to all students in regular Normal
Department.
Tuition in H igh Sch ool Department, $ 2 .0 0 per week.
Summer Term of nine weeks opens June 15.

Second Semester opens M onday, February 2, 1925.
Extension Courses in various supjects will be given
at different places in the Normal School District.

For Catalogue and other Information Address.

E Z R A LEHMAN, Ph. D.
P R IN C IP A L

S H IP P E N S B U R G , P A .