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, [R~~ders of the September and December DrALS, respecti'\Tely, will remember the
delightful reminiscences of the early days of
the Edinboro State Normal as told py Daniel

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B. Tho1Upsonof Brooklyn. Mr. Thompson,
From the northerly portion of the
is a son of Prof. James Thpmpson, the first school grounds (if, as I said qef,ore, J have
principal of the Notmal school, and was hiIU- ihepoints of the compasscorr~ct)t4e ~tumps
self a teacher in the school. The first of this of the felled trees haq not yet been removed,
particular article was published in the but notwithstanding the difficulti~s I organDecember DIAL.}
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ized a cricket Club arid we had many enjoyThe legislature made an appropriation
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of $5,000 for the purchase of a library,
scientific apparatus; etc., for the school,
and in 1861 my father went east to expend
it. After,his return he announced that he
would, deliver a lecture and give chemical and electrical
experiments. The
lecture
was delivered in the Model
School hall, which was filled ,to repletion. Father had a favorite hooby which
he loyed to ride and in less than fifteen
minutes after ,the scientific lecture 4ad com-

Our family attended ~he Presoyterian
church, of which Dominie Beebe was the
pastor, and I was the leader and tenor of
the' ,quartette choir, Lou~sa Reeder the
soprano, Sally Reeder the alto, Wm. Pitt
Clough the basso, and my elder sister played
the melodeon. We usually attended the
Friday evening prayer meetings and sat in
the same pew and led in the singing.r
Naturally we sang our respective parts but
after a time the dominie requested that,we

menced he had mounted it, andcourst;d away
for over an hour, during which the audiencelearned his views on "justification by
faith."
He was fin'ally
recalled to ' s<;ience
,
after hi,s courser was exhausted and the
lecture, save , for thecdigression, was pro,:
nounGed an eminent suctess.
.The
books which he p'l1rchasedfor the

should do as the rest of those who at,tended
the meetings, sing in unison, as the ,pa,rtV
singingdetractoo trom' the s?lemnityof;the
service~.
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O~ ordinary Sundays DotrJi~ie,;Beebe;
was clad in regulation bla~k,' 'but, when
communion was to 'be adq1i~istered; t~ere
was a chanr;e in his costu~e. ¥~ dj<\ ~ot.

hbrary were all standard works, but he was
severely criticise,dfor
including the produc-

don asurphce or a frown, but, so~~ ,years
before that-the regul3:tion evening ,dress of

tions of ,those classic English writers,
Smollett, Fielding ahd Sterne.
the schoolhimself
had nota
beenThe
,.laidgrounds
out andabout
he constituted

a gentleman of fashion 'had been ~; blu;e
coat...with bras~ buttons" whi,te vest and;"
trousers-and
the services. in such 'Costumehe c9nducted,
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landscape gardener. laid out walks and
planted thefit;st trees;oth'erthan tbe virgins

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ten) who loved to addressthe Almighty at
the prayermeetingsand wh~seprayerswere
prolix beyondcompare,b'!t'he could not be
suppres~ed. He had a great flow of language and he usedmany polysyllabic words
the meaning of which he knew not. On
one occasion he commencedhis invocation
to the Deity thus, "0 thou great and insig~ificant Lord God."
Paul Morphy, the brilliant meteorin the
'Chessworld, shot acrossthe skies in 1858,
and arouSedthr9ughout the whole country
an enthusiasmand desire to learn the game
which has been renewed today, after the
celebrity which has qeen given to it anew
by the splendid victories of the champiotts
Steinitz, Showalter, Chraousek, Pillsbury,
Lasker, and the tournamentsheld at Hastings, Nuremberg, New York, Berlin and
Vienna. I becamea devoteeof Caissawhen
I wa~ ten years old, and at seventeenwas
far better than the ordinary amateur.
Shortly after my advent in Edinboro, I went
one evening to the village drug store, kept
by Mr. Proudfit, and found him and the
village blacksmith, the champiom of. the
village players, absorbedlna game. At its
conclusionI was a~kedif I played.the game
and I answered In the affirmative. The
blacksmith lost the first game, after which
I su({gestedthat I wou,ld ({ive the oddsof a
rook. After a demur on the part of the
championthe second game proceeded. A
secondvictory was mine. Then I modestly
suggested that I thought I could give the
odds of the queen. "1;11take the odds, but
if you beat me, I'll never play anothergame
as long as I live," was the reply. After
this game was over the blacksmith swept
the board of the pieces,split the board over
,.his knee, (all of which were of his ownhome
manufacture), cast the fragments into the
stove, and the only antagonist I could find
thereafter was my father.
We were engagedin play oneafternoon
whenDominie Beebehappenedin upon us
and was shocked. He thought it was wick~d to indulge in so seriousa pastime.
During the session1,860and 1861 I dis-

coveredthat Louisa Reederplayedthe piano
well, and as I played the flute and she was
willing to play my accompanimentsI was
often found actthe house of my favorite
pupil of evenings, both of us discoursing
sweet(?)music, vocalandinstrumental. As
the end of the term approachedin the spring
of 1861,I invited Louisa to accompanyme
either on a certain Tuesday afternoon or a
w~ek later to visit Nan Thickstun, whQ
lived about twelve miles away. My father
went East to expend the $5,000appropriation madeby the le({islature, and my sisters
went to ourold home,Ithaca, N. Y., leavi~g
my stepmotherand myself to watch overthe
Lares and the Penates. On the morning 9f:
the eventful Tuesday(I was to have my first
buggy ri~e with one of tne other sex, aU
alone) I notified my stepmotherof what was
proposed. She tried to persuademe not to
go, saying that she would be so lonesome,
was afraid of burglars, etc. I requestedher
to get a neighbor, Miss Clute, to stay with
her. I feared to offend Louisa or to be misunderstoodby her, so I insisted that I must
go. I suppo~edthat the matter was settled
and spent the forenoon until dinner timeI
~ultivating the garden. At twelve I ca~e
In from my labors and ~ysteRmother, with
a smile on her face, showedme a note (I
have it yet) from Louisa, which read, "Yes,
Mrs. Thompson, I think a good boy should
stay at home with his mother, if she is
afraid of being alone." I said nothing, but,
rememberingour engagementwas in the
alternative, saw Louisa that afternoon and
she promised to go the following week.
The following week I said nothing but
sawedwood and hoed during ~he forenoon.
Fearing that when I returned in the wee
sma' hours I might find the houseclosed, I
took the ladderwhich was in the woodhou~e,
clear to the extremity of oqr lot, so that if
the houseshouldbe closed I might climb to
the roof of the woodhouseand thus get to
my room. I returned about two a, m.,
found myself locked out as I expected,
looked for my ladder and it was gone. I
succeededhoweverin getting into the house.

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The next morning I fo:und the ladder in the
woodhouse.
My stepmo,.1;herwo1:!ld not
speak t~ m~ until the te\tfrn of the ~est of
the famuy In September and the opening of
the school year.
Owing to the war and other causes the
numbers Qf scholars in attendance at the
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tives in Washington, D. C.
Between
December 1863 and April. 1867, during the
sessions ~f Congress I lived in W ashlngto~,
the remainder of the year my home was In
Pittsburg. 1 studied law privately in Washington with Hon. Clinton
Lloyd, of
Williamsport, Pa., then Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives, ~nd in Pittsburg

were not more than sixty on the roll. In with Hon. Robert B. Carnahan, then United
that month Le;e commenced his invasion of States District Attorney !for the Western
the North. It was doubtful, or at least so District of Pennsylvania. I was admitted
said the, :wiseacres of Erie county, whether to the bar at Pittsburg in November, 1866,
he would advance upon Philadelphia, Wash- George Shira,s, Jr., now one of the United
ington or Pittsburg.
One evening bells States Supreme Court Judges, being one of
rangs and bonfires burned, fiery orators my examiners. In March, 186'1,I resigned
harangued, and volunteers were called upon my position as clerk in the House of Repreto go to the defense of Pittsburg for three sentatives and commenced the practice of
months. Father was in the village center the profession of law in Pittsbur~.
In
where the excitement was and volunteered. March, 1868, I removed to Brooklyn, N, Y.,
He returned late and told the family what where I have since resided. I have been
he had done. There arose lamentations married and have two children, Kennedy
from all the household but one, and when Moorhead, 17 years of age, and Alberta, 15
father was asked if he must go, he said: years of age. In 1893 I was a candidate
"Well, either I must go, or Danni~ must."
for the Assemblyou the regular Democratie
After he had listened quietly to this for ticket in a hopel.essly Republican district,
many minutes Dannie said he would take his against Albert A. Wray, the Republican
father's place and the following day he left nominee, and in 1895, was candidate for the
Edinboro and has not seen it since, though Senate against the same gentleman. He at
desirous often again to visit the scenes of present holds down the seat.
his youth. The Home Guard, in number
Yours Very Trulv,
one hundred when they reached Pittsburg,
DANiE~B; THOMPSON.
were told that the shortest period of enlistH
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ment was SIX months, and that no volunh
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WI conc u e WI a s or s e co,
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my career since then. After the departure of Thi "
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the Home Guard for Erie county, which took
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December, 1863, when through the influence
of Hon. James K. Moorhead, Member of
Congress of Allegheny County, I was appointed a clerk of the House of Representa-

are high grade, Among the t11ostimport~nt
of these recently added publications are
"The American Historical Review," "The
Northwestern Monthly,." !'Leslie's Popular
Monthly,"
"Appleton's Popular' Science
Monthly" and the "Musiciano"
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MEETING OF EDINBORO STU"
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On r Thursday night, December 30th,
during Institute week, a grand reunion was
held in the large parlors of the Commercial
Hotel by the graduates and ex-students of
the Edinboro State Normal School that were
in attendante at the Crawford County Institute. The enthusiasm began on Thursday
afternoo~1 when Principal Flickingerfaced
the Institute and addressed the teachers.
He was not only met with hearty applause,
but some exuberant spirit had the audacity
to prQpose ','Three cheers for Edinboro."
~hce.y,were given with that "y~mf9r which
our students have always been noted. : The
va~taudienceentered heartily ,into the spirit
of the occasion.' This greeting start~d t1;1e
enthusiasm that was practically unbridl~d
w!ten the handshaking at the reunion began, 'At the close of the afternoon session
of the 'Institute., Superintendent Mixer, re,a,d
a~invitationto all graduates and ex7stud~nt~
a~4 friends of 'the school to meet i~ the

then sung, under the leadersllip of ~upt.
Houck, With Mrs. Curry '97 at the piano.
Professor A. J. Palm '71 was; then called
for and responded in a few well ~hosenwords
complimentary'to the school an~ to its management. Speeches were then (made in the
following order: Professor Peavy of our
faculty, Professors Coughlin and Ballentine,
Miss McCloskey, Professor Chamberlain,
Mrs. Downing '88, Miss Kingsley '82, Miss
S, L. Boyd; .and the spe~chmakingwasthen
concluded with a glowing sp~ec:hby Hon.
Henry M. Houck, our highly popular,Deputy
State Superintendent. AI~ ,the speeche$of
the evening were f~ll of good wishes and
hearty offers of aid, ana ,were especially
noteworthy for the rt;aspn,~hat this was the
first time for jears 'that there had been,held
a.really hai:moniou~ an~ e~t~usiastiGmeeting of all the01d students c;>f
~dinboro. ' ,
It was an' auspicio,us"eve~t and :Doctor
Houck ftilly 'appreciated it, and n;tade one
@fhis characteristic speec~es. His earnestness and zea:lcarried everyth~~g 1;)efo~ehim
and he raised the, enthusiasm and loyalty

parlqr~ of the Commercial Hotel aftex:tJte
evening's entertainment, where 'Principal
~lickinger with Ron; Henry Houck as his
gue!,?t"would receive all who might attend.
Wheu; the hour arrived for the meeting, o~e

for the old school to the highest point, and
when he called for" a unaniip,o:l;1s"aye,,~' in
support of the schoof, it was giy~n with a:
shout and without' one dissenting voice. "
Of the many persons pr~se1:J.t,
your cor-

h~ndred

respondents~cceededin:sec4ringt!tenames

fifty-one
met

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a~d to renew old acquaintanc:eship, and they
certainly suc:ceeded,and also in having a

Hoyt, J. G.Anderson" Nora Sh)~ldon '95,"
Springboroj Lena Lewis, Tryonvill~; Elmer

good tim~. The meeting was organized by
electing Miss Alice M. Bentley '83, chair~
man. The principal of the school then took
a position at one end of the roomwith'State
Superinteu;dent Houck on his left, but in
the Principal was assisted in receiving by Miss McCloskey, 'Lock 'Haven
Normal School, Prof. Ballentine of Clarion
State Normal, Prof. Coughlin of Wilkesbarre, ,and ProL Chamberlain of Cambridge
Springs. After the formal handshakes were
over; a brief address was made by 1he prin;.
which ~llweie welcomedand' the'
flourishing condition of the ,school waS set'
forth. Several familiar pieces of music were"

E. Ross '87, Tryonvillej Ne;llie Bryant '96,
Ricevillej Jennie Dennington, J.~.
Hart,
Ma.ySmith, Sugar Lakej Mi~s¥: EJlaMiles,
Henry Dowling, TroyCenterjA.
W.M;umf~rd, Harry Hendrick, I)aisy. ,HQ,~an '97,---ad~itio~
Chas. Maloney, D. J. nowling, rroyCenterj
Erma Maloney '97, Kate Thickstun ,'97,
Crossingvillej W.L. Davis~ Co~neaut, Ohioj
J. E. Brittain, Guy'sMills; J. E. W,Waite,
F. W. Perry, N,ewRichmond; Qrville L~wis,
Mosiertown; Lucy Benn '97, Troy Center;
'Della Curry '97, Sturgis; Je~ni~ ,McCurdy
'97, ,Gertrude Maloney '95,' Milly;~yham,
~illie North, Dena Snyder '97,9h:a~. Bowen,
WinslowR. Beedy '95, Berth~ Harter '97,

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Ida Frontz '95"Eva Ewing '96, E.. R.. Had. oodies a~e at rest the sugar solution passes
lock, Bessie Lining~r, A~ice B~i1gher, W.. D.. , by osmosis through the c~ll walls, reaching
Cramer, C.. A.. ',Stelle, CroSlJ'rngville; H.. G; '"' the vessels which cond~ct it to the midrib,
Fuller, JIarmonsburg; ,~~llie Hotchkiss '97; the petiol~, the stem, the branch, the trunk
Sad~eH'art, Rarry Gibson, F.. A...McKelvey,
to the roots.. 'In the roots and stem one
Lottie Lupher '96, H. L. Bowen, ,Linesville;' molecule 'of water is subtracte4 from the
Mary Goodrich; G;ertrude Goodrich, Jay W sugar solution and we have starch (C12H20
Snyder, Miss S. L. Boyd, Harrison Ells- 010). In this form it is stored up for the
wprth '96,:LuluWalton,
Linda McMiUen, future use of the plant. It is possessedwith
Beaver Center; Jas.D. Cbyle,BuddSh~r~ed;
H.. E. Griswold, Otis :1;)anper,J: L. S,pitIer,
J. H. Petti~" A. E. Altenburg, Alta A1teriburg, MayBelle Hickernell, Saegerto:wn;
Clayton P. Herringtop, C.. S. Bole ?96,Venango; JeromeCoc;>n,Hayfield; ldell Kingsley '82, Mr, and Mrs.. C. F.. Chamberlain '70,
Cambridge Springs; Mt.. atld Mrs; 0.. O.
Coon, Edna Phelp~,Rundells;Mrs.
Ida McCulloug~' 77, Springboro; Mrs. J. D.
Downing '88, Meadyille; Wm. B. Cole, Carrie
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The classesin physiologya,-re~nusuaUy
large. A number of students who passed
the subject during previous terms have
voluntarily taken up the work. Th~ sub;ect is being treated from a biological standpoint. The attention of the class at present
is being directed to energy. The conservation of energy wa,s taken up ~n a re~e~t
lesson and treated m the followmg manner:
The green color of leaves is due to
chlorophyll bodies. Insunlig4t these bodies
are very active,': They use the energy from
the sun in liberating the oxygen from the
carbon in the carbon dioxide (CO2) which
has entered the cells through the stomata
or openings on the upper and the under
sides of the leaf.. When the chlo~ophyll
body has twelve atoms of carbon (12C) it has
liberated twenty-four atoms of oxygen.
This latter of its own accord passesinto the
air. The cell keeps the twelve atoms of
carbon and adds to it eleven molecules of
water 11(H2O) and the result is sugar
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potential energy.
In the case of a food plant like the
potato we boil it and after mastication it is
digested, which means that it again becomes a sugar solution, and after reaching
the circulatory syste~ bveither of two ways,
it is carrieji, together ;with oxygen, to all
parts of the body, and as fast as the sugar
solution is needed if. pa,s~esinto the cells.
Now the animal cell has the power of separating the water .rrO;m,14e carbon in this,
sugar solution. The oxygen in the blood
rushes to the carbon and we have. carbon
dioxide. In this rushing together we get
power, energy to think, to act. As carbon
dioxide IS a gas it leaves the cell of its own
accord, goes back to the heart, thence to the
lungs, thence to the air. Just the amount
of energy expended by the chlorophyll bodies
in ,the liberation of the oxygen from the
carbon in the leaf is again manifested in
the animal cell by the oxidation of the carbon. All this is understood as only typical
and with various starch~sand sugars whose
chemical formulas differ;some slight variations would have to be made according. to
the kind of substance under consideration.
Of course this is merely an outline. Many
intermediate steps, some understood and
some not understood, must be omitted.i
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Principal Flickinger
and Professor
Peavy were in attendance two days at the
Crawford County Institute, and took part in
the program. They speak in a very flattering way of the successSupt. Mixer had this
year in managing his institute. The attendance was larf{er than ever, the instruction high grade and the interest and order
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Animals
B~ttles
Miscellaneous

,

BOYS. GIRLS.
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,

NO.5.
To what extent wer~ you interested in stories ?
What kind of stories did you like best?

[a]

FC?ndofstories

[b]

Kil1d preferred.
What children did
What older people did
True stories
:

ANSWERS.

stories
storIes

,

BOYS.
100

,

j

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,
i
,

'I
GIRLS.
1110

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,
:

:~.t

25.05
.45
.14.f¥1

[a]
[b]

Adventure,war,Indian,
M.lsce1laneous

.33
.30

.37

in pictures?

to

Landscape

Ghost

.85
.15

34

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Fairy

GIRLS.

!IS
33

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pictures

f

0,

work,

80
20

[a] Fond of pictures
{b] ~Y;~~~ei~~r:rm

personth

me

erwere

f
e

of

M

What

answered

t "
1ve

r~spec

To what extent

a

exdid.

ages of 11 and 12;

,

[b]

hun.;
H If

.11
were

people

fancy

;

[a]

possi-

0

reading,

ANSWERS.

The

.13
They

grown-up

,

,

many

i

standpo1nt

re

s u

eween

r

chil-

opc,
ne
bt
'
d
r eo
a1ne,

t
e

b

th

of

.20
.06

NO.3.
Were you as a child fond of musie?
If so, ~id you prefer vocal or instrumental.?
What instruments
did you like best?
ANSWERS.
BOYS.

Organ
Brassband
Miscellaneous.

co-workers

the

t

s

Seniors

the

th

stud

line

for

of

thi

the

from

"
,exper1ence-

f rom

a few

re pO r t sw~

these

Ch11d

the
as

what

study,

vocal
instrumental.

to

'
compar1ngresults,"thefollow1ng
report
of our
work
1S given,

ones relatin

the
a

well

"
w1sh

who

,

ego

d r ed

teachers

along

interests

bl

0

(1)

like

80
05

Boys-work,study,bieycle,hunting,etc.

Preferred
Preferred

to

amusements.

Intl!rest
declined:
with boys, between
With girls, between 10 and 11.

(b)

development,
,

etc

were

Fondofmusic
Notfondofit

,

.33

.30

bicycle, !tOny; playhelping parents, etc.

these

Some

(a)

her to determ1ne what subjects of study and
what

liking
(2)

Girls-house-work,

ideals,

ge

witch,

Thenewinterest.

1S

Y

to

adapting

'

c

for

GIRLS.

bail... horse:. tag,

woods

citing.

,I

a

old
to

Reasons

1n

BOYS.
02

Miscellaneous-ri~ing
ing in sand, fishing,

s

I

an

l'nvest1

t

t

1mpor

v
kn

out

ld

y

bo

f "

0

h

eserve

the

t

aec

d

'

Ch "ld
1
ten

1~t05
About3

to decline?

Dollsandplaying"house"...,

pull-away,
~r"

T

:

p1ac~?

b~~~a~~rS:~~~~~piayiiig.

h
eac

,
.10
.f¥1

best as a child?

commence

ANSW.ERS.
sug-

t4e

.12

NO.2.
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"
sources,form1ngdatatl1atareatleast

gestive

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.19

2t06.
it was remembered.3t04.

h

0

~

26

the
way
'()f supplementary
work
with
the
hildr
n in-the
form
of observations
ex peri(b)
C
e
,bered,variedfrom
ments
aqd
tests,
Periodical
reports
of this

make

k

-I

each,

Accid'ts,fallingintolake,gettingburned,etc
.16
Amusements, feeding robins, turning somersaults,fondlingkittens,etc
,.23
Familyreunions
,
~fs~~f:iieous~SPan.ki;'g
seeing.a.crn~y
.10

"

~

What is the earliest incident of your life of which YO';
have a distinct recollection?
How old were you then?
ANSWERS.
BOYS.
GIRLS.
Death or sickness, (generally of a relative).06
.20
Advent
Outings,

0

nd

b

ar,e

1S a de..

the
I tter
are
req u1 ' red
to
eo,
a
,a
PrJ.ctic
I ~' pp lication:s
of the
sub,ject
a
J'
not
onlv
iu.theirdaily
teaching,
but
also
in

I

on

gi:lS

there

reports

ob-

glven

NO.1.
(a)

lectures

a

basis,

of

attention

school

fth
0

espec-

subject

Weekly

e prmC1pa

Sen1 " rs

but

marked

Scho~l,

th
y

year,

received

,
Lmportant,

glven

entire

past

has

Model

,
th1S
,

assig~eda

and

class1fied

Throughout

~

each

serve

CHILDRBN'S

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[b}

Kinds
Mother

6.

EDINBORO

NORMAL

,

princi~lly

jingles

At

like

tion

NO.7.
did

you

aspire

to

when

y.ou

grew

up?

ANSWERS.
~

.Teacher

BOYS.

,

:.
,..",

MiscAllaneous-c--doc~nr\
ident

.19

:

b&nk,

king..

etc

:..

sailor,

soldier,

to

.09

did

you

value

most

highly

BOYS.

Clothes

colt,

and

pony,

cat,

ring,

coat,

sweater,

games;

the

things

you

letter:baby

Running

3.

Run~ing.highjump

4.

Ladles'
Ha1f-mi1eRun
P u tt
Gentlemen's Ing

5.

reports

of

About

20

d~unken
cent.

per

most

and

c!!nt.

men,
were

tionedby

boys

03
.7.
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.06

6

.04

8

most.

of

the

but

people,

robbers
certain

of

little

such

and
animals;

children,

bears,
bats,

on

as

crazy

this

sub-

tramps,

Miscellaneous

things

thunder

feared

and
p6ople,
10

feared

lightning.

10

5 p6r
cent.

per

were
~r

dark,

cent;

ccnt;rallroads
said
they

and pigs, mice

a

whippi~g,

W6re
nothing.

feared

15
8

w~re

your

ideas

fairies.

65

~xi!3tenc.eof

per

cent.

such

believe

rn

:5hosts

real

children

who
living

eyes,

were

and

long

hands

been

believe

the
and

to

holloy;

people,

tGthe

the

books

of

voices;

or

c"eatures

rn

little

white

girls

concerning

who

about

witches.

live

two
Many

feet
had

to

be

evidence

wee

oth~r

were

asked

and

preV"en
the

ts

fact

for

but

number

o~

chiluren

":

were
from

View

tive

full

by

the

~ame

best

course,

ductions

~~n

nished.

Our

evident

b.y

were

a

b~

rt

lmpo

f
ance

0

a

eac

which

this

can

one

all

be

er

important

approached..

s

of

data

be

the

a

many

subject

of

and

if

the

which

1
1

fide
at

'

sp?rts

an

d

shall

regularly
of

said

within

one

who

IS

school

or

Normal

b"y

School

power

any

any

as

to
the
sudden

the

Vance

y

each

of

faculty
h

00

the

of
I

s h a

may
of

any

11

the
h

ave

benecesthe

contest,

arise.

friend,

Bentle

sc

at
needfttl)

..

of

as

by
the

e

day

should

if

deem

changes

Bentley

tine~because,

like

t h

the

decided

more,

one
by

f

on

~

looked

yo'

emergency

Mr.

(or

whatever
rules,

irrepressible

accused

and:.

be

shall

one
It

hour,

held.

disputes

shan

(1)
(2)

f acu

make
abov,e

be
an

~ud.ges,

follows:

respecthe

Commencement

soCieties

e

y

re1a-

the
upon

events

and
Th

all

the

events.

shall

three

deem

forbid

from

with

and

and

l.

all

during

respective

,.-

take
change

d~cide

contest

they

to

or
to

or

place

or

t

to

together

said

the

1£

school,

add

coI;1tes!s

Our

in

child

3
3

time

the

the

shall

societies

child,

ways

5
5

be

the

or

of

faculty

in

to

sym-

little

-.-

ex-student

named,

points

chosen

sary

d

of

e

power,

or

societies

s1.

full

the

an

of

-

5

bona

the

of

y

facttlty

the

~choo

fur-

.
nowmg

life

de-

emphasize

k

'

inner

indicate

to

J

..;.

.
or

of

contest

in

literary

accurate

the

been
h

:the

to

from

has

t

pathizingwith

study

~~de

aim

no

3

5

societies

faculty

interests

comtnittee

time

enVironment,

that

5

society

student

absolute

above

in

.even
of

1

ineligible.

and

lit~rary

to

influenced

331

h
t

at

ent

the

be

Sixtk-All

..'
largely

0

regular

stu

events

week

that

section

1

5

d

Fiftk-The
of

and

same

a

of

said

the

small.

canvasse~

the

ay

school

facult

day
In

3

b~

must

the

beeR

shall

y

of

lack

c6mparativelv

1

5

membership.

A

of

being

this

-ny

.Winners

these,

e.

literary

in

d

the

wholl

same

them.
a

o.

literary f

d

respective-

have

have

any

them.

the

answered,

but

the

society,

shall

lit-

had
of

along

6urrecordmg

that

prior

discipline

..the
space

s

thother

competitors

value

questions

the t

.

of

or

.tive
Many

"..'

must

or

students

his

it

Few
heard

...'.

3

.
liv-

good

higb.
n6ver

1

dash

Fourlh-The

flowers,

3

m)...

obJects

demons

in

1

5

innings.

race...

one
k

of

under

not

white

3

year.

Fairieswere

be

five

competitors

SiX

them,descr.ibed

awful

inginthedark,orsomet:hinginha1)itingtheair.

thought

and

taught

in

woods;

1

5

.I

witeh6s

as

3

5

(2

3rd

5

mile)

race

several.

skeptical

haying

did
in

game,
yard

'7"L.
.t ,.t,;

most

Thqse
things

staring

the

bicycle
h 0 t

legged

enrolled

ghosts,

.
2nd

::::::::::::.::::::

ball

.

t

.eas

10.

creatures,

them.

as

of

es

Second-Said

concerning

of

.

members

cent;

C6nt;
by

number

throw

Three

ANSWBRS.

About

(one

Race

corftest
What

The

the

RftGUr.ATIONS.

toads,
gir~s]

per

per

mentioned

th

Ftrst-A11

being

sheep,[by

about

blcyc1erace

Hundred

12.

About.
men-

were

animals
horses,

bumbl~-bees,

NO.

and

of
dur-

1898.

with

jump.

gyp-

people.
snakes

other

tuTkey-gobb1ers,
spiders,

held

;
broad

Base

I
dogs,
sitting-henS, cows,

be

of

events

Vault

Relay

10.

varied

feared

peddlers,
afraid

week

the

Hammer

11.

:5irls

to

.

9:

feared

contest

Points

2.

.10

ANSWERS.
The

.

Philo)

1st

Pole

08

<J7

Mention

is,

or

each:

1.

NO.9..

it

ban-

number

vent

sus-

brother,etc

;

a.

prize

E

chicken,

beads,etc

Books
Miscellaneoii~fiowers:
Money

~

a

the largest

athletic

are

as

:~

ornaments,

penders,

of

win

Commencement

GIRLS.

T!;:t~~es:~i{,d:.cart;'moutii:oria"n;'etO::~

line

offering

(Potter

an

following

points

possession.

[animal]

in

mg

11

.41

Pe~

ideas

passed

.

Dolls

tle

held

'
season,

maid,

ANSWERS.

with

Ass?cia-

SchO61

Commencement

should

points

NO.8.

personal
a child?

d6ad
About

Alumni

the.LiterarySQciety

..

pre;s-

old

..;

"

Wpat

r

last
was

which

.06

hunter,

of

milliner,

sies,
40
per

the

ner

22

Carw\lter

ject.

the

Normal

.31

Store-keeper
\

.

'

.7'~

In

Farmer

of

Edinboro

GIRLS.

20

Engineer

PRIZE,

meeting

the

resolution

:

House-keeper

a

of

during

be

A~

~

BOYS. GIRLS.
:~

preferred:
Goose.

7

THE

ANSWERS!

What

DIAL.

Vance

Bedient,

sending

said,.

him

the

a

valen-

valentine

.

!

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THE EDINBORO

NORMAL TEAM VB.A,LLEGHENY COLLEGE.
.ted
The followmgaccount 9tthe b~sket ball
game be,twee~;th,eNQrmal~boys and the collegewas~rintedin theEdinboroIndependent:
The. Edi~boro basket ball team played
their first game with Allegheny College
Thursday night, reb, 3d, and 'won by a
score of 8to 6.

NORMAL

.d

t
comJ!Ose

0

ld
0

I
payers,

thf

h
ree

0

w

.

During this half Burge became exhausand dropped out. In the second half
Allegheny made one field go~lj Edinboro
one field and one foul goal, mak1ng the score.
8 to ? Fromt!te way AI~egheny play, they
are m the hab1t of playing football rather
than basket ball.
.
The team l1ned up as follows:

Turner
om

played m the m~tch games two yeats a~o.
The game was called at 8:30, to be
played in twenty minute halves, and was
very hotly contested for by both teams. At
the end of the first half the score stood 5 to

DIAL.

4.

The Edinboro team feel qqiteelated
Edinboro.
o.ver the victory, as the!eam is ~ade,qp en- Bentl~y
tirely of new players whlle Allegheny's team,
1S

I

Neyland

Position.
..Center...
R.

Forward..
R.

Back...;

Allegheny.
j Burg~
I ~n~hsh,
.".'.

Wllkrnson
Hale

~s
.1.. Fo~ward
.Borland
Firman
I.. Back
Ellsworth
The Edmboro team will play several
match games this season, notice of which
will be given later.

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THE EDINBORO

NORMAL

DIAL.

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A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT,
4.On W ednesdayeve~ng, December~9th,
Mlss,Margaret ~ade,"one of our 'p°pul~r
teachers, e.ntertame~ a few of her frIends m
the Reception ~oomsm North Hall. Among

turn, and the student led to see that costly
apparatus is not a necessity in teaching
these subjects. Every active, earnest teacher in our public .schools can introduce this
study without undue expense; and "no apparatus" need not be an excuse for neglect-

i

the number m attendance wer~ sever~l
young people who were spendmg theIr

ing to attempt some of this work.
...

I
.boro.

Christmas vacation at their homes in EdinMusic by Miss Tucker, Miss Vogel,
and Mr. Culbertson, 'added to the pleasure
of the{eveping.
Miss Sc4iliinger recited
sever~l') very interesting selections, amont{
which was a "Pennsylvania Du:tch" selection. This was given at the request of a
member of the faculty, whQ at that time
doubtless, was thinking of home. Progressive Anagrams was the game of the evening, Mrs. Peters winning the volume of
Burns given as a prIze.
A dainty lunch
was then served.
Among those in attendance f~om a

LECTURE BY DOCTOR JASTROW OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF PENN'A,
.
<?nSaturday evenmg, Jan. ~2d, ~o,ctor
Morr~s Ja~trow, Jr., of ~he Un~verslty of,
Penn :adeltvered a v~ry mtere,~tlng lect.ure'
to qul:e a ~a:~e ~udl~nce on Some F~r~t
Steps.m Clvlltzatlon.
.Doctor Jastrow ~s
an. On~ntal.~cholar .of hIgh repute a~d he ~s
edl~or-m-chle! of Gl.n~.& ?ompany s publtca.tlon~ on Onentalclvlltzatlon.
He ~rou~ht
wIth hIm from ~he museum of the UnIversIty
of PennsylvanIa, an alabaster tablet that
once belonged t~ a palac~ in ~inev~h.. It '

distance were Andrew Culbertson Charles
Wright, Arthur Miller and Clinto~ Wright.
The faculty and' their wives were also present. It was one of the mo&t enjoyable
events of the term.
..,.
...'
.Jastrdw

was covered wIth cuneIform mscnptlons
that were 2,500 years old. Another, a cl.ay
tablet, .was ~lmost 4,000 years old. .The mformatIon gIven w~s gre.atly apprecIated by
the thoughtful audIence m attendance. Dr.
has a pleasmg manner, and used"

THE METHODS CLASS.

clear and fo~cible diction.
The best evi.
of the mterest was the fact that the

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-.:I.~
i ...dence

.,

..dation

I

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At present th.e stud~nts
Ipthe
~ethods
Classes are studYIng
scIence.
TheIr atten-

audience
remained
to
after the close of the

tion is b~ing directe? tq:the best. methods
of teachmg the subJect.m order tha.t they
may be prepar~d to Qegm the teachmg. of
Na~ure S.tudy m the ~odel Schoo~ durIng
theIr Se~lorye.ar.
It IS also an excelle~t
preparation for those yount{ people whp wtll
teach in the public schools before graduation. About thirty experiments are being
performed every week before the class.
The element Hydrogen was the suDJect
of the first lesson. The fact that the oxi~
of Hydrogen under proper conditions
produces one of the hottest flames known,
was duly emphasized and illustrated in order
that the destructive effects of the oxidation
of alcohol in the system may be more fully
understood. .Oxygen, AmmonIa, Chlorine,
Bromine and Iodine have been taken up in

versity of Pennsylvania is to be commended
for its liberality in putting without charge
such high-grade lecturers before the schools
of the state. We certainly extend our heartiest thanks and hope we may be favored
with another of the same sort.
...
On Friday evening, the 18th, Miss
Schillin g er our teacher of elocution and
delsarte, gave an elocutionary entertainment in Mill Village.
She had a very respectable audience. Miss Schillinger is
very popular in this place as this is her
third entertainment.
;t.
Miss Sara A. McNeil, '96, is now completing her second term near Allegheny.
She is one of our successful teachers.

..'

ask qu~stio~s
lecture.
The

long
Uni-

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Th e Edinbo

THE EDINBORO
ro

N

orm

a1 Dial,

"/-.quotation
A quarterly paperdevoter1j'tothe In.terestof
young peqpleand to the causeof Educ!luon..
Published in the months of Febr1.1ary,June,
Septemberand December.
Entered at the Postofficeat Edinboro,Pa., as
second~class matter.
Subscri~tionprice,
2S cents
a year.
Alumn~ news anli items of interest are soli~te,d. Matter intended for publication should be in
the hands of tlje editor not later than the middle",

"

of the month preceding the one in which the
paper is issfed.
.Addre$s"lall
communicationsto
Elfinboro Normal Dial, Edinboro, POI.
,
THE interval that ha$ elapsed since the
issue of the December number of the DIAL
has been fraught with many pleasant
features of school life. In the first place,
the opening- of the present winter term, on
the 27th of December, was especially noteworthy, on account of the unusually large
increase il;1 the number of new students.
Last year the winter term enrolled 122
students; this year, at present writing, we
are not much short of 200, and a few more
are to come. A year ago last fall we. had
96 students; during the fall term of '97 we
had almost 150. Our Model School ha&also
an attendance of 75. These figures need no
comment. The intelJigent reader can draw
his own conclusions c<;>ncerningthe prosperous condition of our school. Of course, we
are all proud of this rapid and splendid
growth, and our hope is that it may not
only continue, but still get better.
We well know that our present prosperity is not due to anyone cause and at
this time we feel like setting forth some of
the reasons for it. First and foremost must
be placed the: broad and liberal policy of the
school,
which
has for .its
aim not
only high
scholarship
butultimate
high character.
If there i& a fundamental dogma in the
Edinboro State Normal School, it is that
"The only foundation upon which to build
life's superstructure, is that of a well developed chara~ter." As an evidence that
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a recent le.tter. from the f~ther of ?ne of our
young lad1~s 1S the best 1llustrat10n. The
is as follows:

"We are highlf

Pleased with
the evident pro gress she is
"

makrng rn her work, as well as by the ~rnd
treatment and watchful care she rece1ves
from all connected with the "school. I wish
to

thank yo~ for the interest
you take in
...
everythrng
pertarnrng
to the welfare
of the
students.
It makes one have confidence
in
"

the school. In short, that Edrnboro 1S a
safe and profitable school." This is the unsolicited testimony of a man who has no
personal acquintance with the faculty and
who has gathered his knowledge from intercourse not only with his own daughter ut
with other students.
Another reason for our success, and a
very important one, is the fact tlJat we have
a united constituency and pave the moral
support of our own community. A third
reason, and probably the most important of
all is the united sppport that the school is
now receiving from the alumni and exstudents. The influence from this source is
far reaching and we desire at this point to
thank aU such that have so faithfully aided
us; and in closing these remarks it is our
special wish that not only our own friends
of the past, but that all friends of education
may aid us still further in raising the standard morally and educationallj not only of
our own school but of the scho<;>ls
of northwestern Penn"ylvania. The DIAL invites
all such persons to contribute to its columns
and to suggest better' ~ethods to reach the
hif{hest ideals.
On Saturday evening, February 12, an
impromptu party was gotten up for the
younl!; men boarding in the hall, by Mrs.~
Flickinger.
wet;eattractive.
decorated
with flo.wers Her
atld parlors
were very
Numerous games were engaged in, such as
anagrams, crokinole, klondike, dominoes
and fortune telling.
The singing of college
sc;>ngsaround the piano was a pleasant
feature. Coffee, cake and sweetmeats were
served.
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the amateurs, and next, to many of
The most importa1}l event, at least m the players it was actually their first apthe minds of our stud~nts and ex-students, pearance before the footlights.
Lack of
was 'the dramatic entertainment given in space forbids any extended comments or critNormal hall on Friday evening, January 28, icism, and where all did so well it would
by the young Ladies' Shakespeare Club of seem invidious to pick out any special ones.
Normal School. This club was organ- However, we are impelled to eulog-ize someized last fall and has the following officers: what the manner in which the characters of
Honorary president, Alic~ Blyth~ Tucker; "Shylock, Portia, Bassanio, Gratiano~ Old
president, Ella Swaney; VIce presIdent, Lu- Gobbo and Launcelot Gobbo were presentcile MT.Hinman; se~retary, Sarah Harring;- ed. These young people seemed to lose
ton; treasurer, HattIe M. Stewart; dramatIc their personality and become thoroughly
dire'ctor, Edith Schillinger.
Before and imbued with the characters which they reduring the entertainment, Margaret Wade spective1y represented. Several of them
acted as prompter and Messrs. Marsh and showed natural histrionic ability and the
Mitchell acted as stage managers, and Miss dialogues were clearly and distinctly enunVogel ~s music director.
ciated, so that throughout the large auditConsiderable time was put upon the p.rep- orium every word was distinctly heard.
aration of the play and the successattaIned
The costumes were furnished by a well
was due to this fact. Miss Schillinger is known costumer of Philadelphia and were
especially to be commended for her efficient the same as were used by the young ladies'
work in drilling the young ladies. In fa~t dramatic club of Bryn Mawr College. They
she had the bulk of the work to' do and It were rich and becoming and in every rewas only through her industry arid skill that spectrepresentative of the gorgeoUsnessof the
successwas possible.
.wealthy
inhabitants of the fair city, Venice.
The drama chosen for presentatIon ~as In regard to the stage setting the young
the "Merchant of Venice," buto~ly the nIne players, contrary doubtless to their own
most important scenes were gIven. The wishes, were guilty of no anachronism in so
dram~t!s personae were as follows:
far as the era of Shakespeare was concernPurtia
Ella Swaney ed. In short, they had no scenes or scene
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M~~:IJ;~~~~: shifting and had to rely wholly on themThe Duke of Venice

.Hattie Stewart selves and the stag-egroupings to represent

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Salarino
Lorenzo

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Launcelot Gobbo,
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the time and place of eachscene. Aswould
May~e Wade be expected the trial scene was probably
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'.. .Evle. Gross 1ightfu1 music was rendered by the mandoSarahHarrrngton
f M
Nellie Spaulding
1m-guItar club, consIsting 0
lsses V o~e1

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and Messrs., Neyland,

SmIth

The solo by Miss Hinman

at

The management of the club in selecting this play fully realized the natural difficulty in the way of its successful presentation by young ladies, but they felt that even

the beginning of the entertainment was
well rendered,
,
..A~ter
the play t?e Shakespeare club and
ItS InvIted guests enJo~ed together a pa1a~-

moderate

able

success with

it would

be more

oyster supper

wIth

the usual condl-

meritorious than an eclat performance of amen ts m the large dining room of the school.
melodrama.
About eighty guests were present. The taThe entertainment was a veritable "first
bles had been arranged in the form of a star
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sp~are sui:abl~ to the pers~-l It .might be of her rendering of "The Second Mazurka"
sa1d at thts pomtthat these~quotations were by Godard.
quite appropriate.
ciousbivalves
conversation
While enjoying
ran riot and
themerlusTH1NGSWE SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW.

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riment reig-ned around
the festive board.
..en
lS~ e nel;"}nt en,ds t 0' t rea t th e
.precep
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cake.
The table was mcelv.' decorated W1th ever-'
tress' ta bl e t 0 wedd mg
greens and flowers. The repast closed Wlth
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What
MISSMaynard.. consIders the most
0f A Uld L ang Syne, w h'lCh was
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th
t
f
th
t
t
d
grac-eful
way
of descendIng from a cha1r.
sung WI- grea ervor as e gues s s 00.
around the (table with joined hands. I t was
Whether the notice found on the ,door
a fitting c1o1ing to an event that was not of No.. 14C, North Hall was intended for
obly creditable to the. Shakespeare club but Miss Hinman or Miss Jackson.
to the Edinboro. State Normal Sehool.
When the dwellers in: "Society Flat"
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think of issuing invitations for another
THE GAM~~~ 0 CERT.
ghost party.

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One of those artistic events which are
too seldom enjoyed in a small town was the
concert given ill Normal hall Monday evening, January 28th., by Mr. Ernest Gamble,
the famous basso profundo; assisted by Mr.
N. D. Hawkins, violinist, and Miss Sher-

What Mr. Wood thinks of Mr. Phillips
getting his pie.
Wqat Miss :Betts considers the requisite
amo1,1n,tof"beauty sleep."
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Who sent Miss G~rtrude Mead'svalen~
tines?'
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D
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wood, pianist.
..1sses
I!-V1S an
eas~ conS1uer
d
Mr. Gamble 1Sthe possessorof a vo1ceof
...cocoa
con uc1ve t 0 health .
remarkable depth, power and flex1bll1ty, all
.
of which qualities Were magnificently dis'Wh~ Mr; Max Lesl1e has not learned
played in the various selections given dur- to eat ol1ves ?
ing the evening. His rendering of Stuart's
What has become of the rabbit said to
"Bandolero.," and "Armourer's Song1' from have been caught at South Hall?
DeKoven's Robin Hood,provedhim a masWhy Mr. Bedient considers a reclining
ter of opetaticmusic, while "The Bonnie position best for breathing exercises?
Banks of Loch Lomond" and "Off to!Phila-.
How long Miss Brightman's jelly will
delphia"were sung with a sympathy and hold out.
finish !t?atwt;re .exq.uisite. ~h~ audience
How m~ny ways it is possible to prQshowed 1tSenthus1aStic appreC,lationof the nounce Miss Mawhinney's name.
Wh
M 1SSK e1so expect s t 0 be th e
singer by repeatedly.enencoring him. Perh
haps the most' beautiful number of the evenb
1. t ...apayer.
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T
N"
T
E ; c amp10n as~~
mg was" he 19hthas a housand yes.,".
M
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h
Whether
M1SS
Dexter
and
1SS W ater1 1
a rare
1tt e gem
gIven
m response
to t e..
,
final recall.
house think mud a g-oodsubstitute for snow.
Mr. N. D. Hawkins' violin solo, "Air
Would "e" added to Miss Strang's name
Varie"!by DeBeriot, completely captivated make her "Strange ?"
the audieI!,ceand in_reply to a hearty encore
Ther~ is a movement on foottoorganiz.e
he gave a charming arrangement of the a thirdfloor society, to be known as the
popular air "The Carnival ofVt:nice."
"Sitters-up," a sister society to the one on
Miss Sherwood made a most satisfac-nrst
floor. It is said that those most ecligi.:
tory accompanist. Her piano s,olos were bIe for office are the Qccupants of rooms 35C.
marked by a well developed techmque and and 34C.

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The
were'

ten

days

greatly

well

as

appreciated

tea.chers.

family

enjoyed

friends

in

a

New

about

Allegheny

Vogel

visite'd

,

The
rested

our

as

Margaret
old

Cpllege,

in

p\her
members
in Edlnboro.

of

the

faculty

of

erected
.'
lt

the

, hollday ...aSS1S
vacation

a fine
stage
f
l
h
oot 19 ts

ln

our chapel,
'
d
h
an
, ot ,er

.

wlth

The

beautiful

damask

background

and

greatly

our

parti~l
the

wlng
,
1
t
Culture,
the
pace
seam

0

0

N orma
,
ht

make

tt

.

c asses

en

t

ance,

All

has

that

the

tween'

.

Ph

ln

and

'

00,

yslca

our

the

lS a

is

t

a

b

can
'

will

be

of

long-talked-of

e

electric
and

d

Th
d

.,

eslr\.:.
to

hear

railway

Edinboro

ot
.':-tf!
er

for
thanks

her
the
t
s.

b,e-

via

Cam-

progr~ssinf{.
is under

roof

' over

eleven
mues
..
of track
ln and
about
11 .'
1 t d
d 't
Vl
e lS now
ln a comp
e e
con
1 lon.
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.ea
to
ln

.'

lmprovemen

The

splendid

school

this
the

arid

spring

trustees

to

third

floor

occupied

but

dation,
the

Supt.
be

floor

this

increased

extremely

the
T.

congratulated

William

of

institute

his

the
a

can

One

secure

will

of
only

upon is
he
of

our

Erie
upon

his

is
suc-

was

one

to

recently
the

Model

Doctor

Hervey

School

and

as-

.

further

will

feel

beautiful

be

increased

to

to

to
sure

will

summer

to

the
the

is

towns

improvements

add

quite

add

Edinboro

attractive

we

and

still

was
Edln- '

to

summer
h 0 t e1
th
d
e
lncrease
beauU . f u 1 C on-

e
d

~n
our

most

returning

team

in
make

boarders.

comfort

of

tpe

school

next

our

attendance

that

fall

thereby.

very
of

proud

its

of

our

victory

basket

over

ball

Allegheny

College.

the
remarkable Proarousing.
faculty

more

Weare

county,

the
these

railway

and

instructors.

morning

a visitor

still

of

and

&tudents

:-tf'.

was

i.t
The

whether

will

Th

environment:

one

,state

.:-tfi

not

Most

alre,ady

the

been

Lake
pleasant

our

accommo-

doubtful

Morrison

cessful
educational institute interest but
fessor

not

:-tf;

M.

neapttee
our

For
has

students

Hall.

our

furnishing

Dormitory.

prospective
in

of

b

prospects
aroused

of

this

,with

it is still

rooms

have

South

years

size

bright

necessity

of
of

'in

the

term,

the

number

all

increase

term

b y
ml ' d summer.
.
d
t
t
0 our
own
boating '
f aCl '1 lues
'.
on

classes.
The
school
trustees
for
these
and
'
.promlse

' ',

great

k .e

glad

Springs,
is now
rapid~y
power
house
in Meadville

and
Md

Clay..

Professor
The
r~cent

material

11 th

friends

Meadville

bridge
The

1

t '
R
compelled
e lC
oom

Athl
also

were
e

d

Margaret

M 0 d e 1 S c h 00 1 wor

th e

Miss

T~~
uu4er

:-tfi

of

l

th

.'
ti"ustees
plpes
ln

.1n

t ance

bet-

of

Miss

work
finely.

to

in

skill

Most.,

of 'paints

.

nev~r

the

assistants,

purchase

.a

calcimining

arge

her

Professor

im-

is needless

was

to

and

this

.

the
.oro
wlnter
cordlally
h
.,i

to

e

School

and
color
progressing

a fine

appearance

:-tf;

and
and

order,
of

It

done

lH
ll '
d et thtMa
'
S c h 1' ll lnger
'
Attherecentmeeungofthedlrectorsheldln
a)n,or
lSS
.
S pnngs,
b
bl
t
th
t 1
d
.CatPbrldge
the
announcement
.made
e a
e
0 use
a
arge
room
unng
that
cars
would
be
runmng ,

mlg

for

1

th

Model

v~sited

expressed

features

school.

modelling
Most
is

room.
t

our

the

W9rk;

syste~,

marked

accesSOries.

curtains

the

improved

the

condition~thanks

trustees

provldlng

the

Goshen

..:-tf;.
Dunng

that

Wade

quietly

the
He

at

part

Y.

he

observed

s:tudent.teachers.

portant

ter

Under

principal,

and

satisfaction

say

N.

exercises.

Goshen,

are

Miss"

Rochester,

Miss

that

and

Me~dville.

frie~d~,in

opening

method

enjoyed

haunts

of

the

great

Harrisburg,
Wade

the

classrooms

by

and
among

and

~er

the

students

Flickinger

BloQ~field

'visiting

\

vacation

ple~santvisit

Miss
by

by

Prin.cipal

respectiv~ly..
herself

escort
of ..~hristmas

in

.The
skulful,

,,:-tf;
glrls

.basket

coachlng

bal~
of.

Spauldlng,

are

learmng

the

game.

The

girls

the

boys,

"coach"

because
to

drill

they
them.

team

thelr
the
must
do

u,nder

c~pt~ln,.
lntncacles

be
not
It

t~e
M1SS

smarter
need

will

to
be

of
than
hire
remem-

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bered that the boys hired for two weeks,
Mr. Thompson, athletic tra¥1er at the Erie
Y. M. C, A. gymnasium, ,,'"
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Rev. George "?~wmg s class ,m shorthand and type-wrlt1ng a.re. makl~g good
progress and seemto ?e. enloymg thelr work.
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Professor Peavy made an innovation
recently in teaching mensura~ion.. Hep~ese~ted every membe~ of hlS class wlth
sclssors.a~ then requlred. them to cut .out
from caidboa~d the yarl0us geometrlcal
fig,ures, Judgmg from the know~edge acqulred by the students, t~e plan IS a. goo.d
one and from ~ pedagogl.cal standpoInt, It
seemsto be emInently pralseworthy,
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Charles Harvey, state setretary of the
school and college Y. M.. C. A., addressed
the young people of our school. This is
Mr.. Harvey's second visit. to Edinboro and
he found a number of friends to greet him.
We already see the good effects of his work
and hope to have the pleasure of meeting
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skillful management of Miss Mayhue, Miss
Stough and their numerous assistants still
maintains its good record. Our boarders
cannot complain of the wholesome and
nutritious food that is being served. Our
bread, cakes and pastry are simply unsurpassed. The recent treat given us by our
genial steward, of fresh onions and radishes,
was highly relished.

hearlng a senes of lectures by Professor
Peters, on methods of teaching elementary
science. Th{,y were all greatly interested
a,nd it is belie"ed that the good effects of
this work will manifest itself in next year's
Senior class.
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The classes m C~sar under Professor
~~ite are ~er.oically wrestling ~ith C~sar's
VIVld descrlptlons of~:e Helvetian War.

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The Christ1i1as exercises of the Model
School afforded a fitting close to a successful term. Miss Goshen the principal and her
assistants, the Misses Wade and Vogel and
Mr, Most, have every reason to be gratified
at their success. The presents exchilnf{ed
between the Senior class and the Model
School were especially appropriat~ and were
no doubt gr~atly appreciated. -r:he Senior

The Seniors are about completing
Halleck's Psychology 'under the Principal
and will soon take up the History of Education. They have been working this term

class. as a shght mark .o~ esteem presented
to MISS ~oshen a be~utlful banquet lamp,
and t~ MISSWade a slIver and crystal bonbon dlsh,
;t~

on, English Literat.ur~ an.d Rhetoric under
MISSTucker, and whlle t~ey re.po~ta great
deal?f work, they are .stlll e~joymg every
step m the work. She IS a skillful teacher.

The welcome at the opening of this
term arranged by the Potter Society was
ndt only elabOrate by more than usually
successful. There were several hundred

The se"eral dep:~tment meetings held
by the Y. W. C. T. U. have been greatly
.enjoyed.
;tE;
Miss Vogel, who has charge of our
Music Department, has greatly increased
the number of students over last year and
the good effects of her work are seen in the
greater interest that is being taken in this
important branch of study.
;tE;
On the evening of January 29th, Mr.

people i~.attendance: The f°r,mal part 6f
the exe~clses b.egan m :he Soclety Hall. at
7 :30 wlth an IntroductIon to the reception
co.mmittee, consisting of H. A. Neylafld,
Mae Jackson, Lucile Hinman and J. Dana
Blair.
The guests then adjourned to
Chapel Hall where an interesting program
was rendered con~isting of music, an address of welcome by Mr. Neyland, a recitation by Marcia Mead, papers by Mr. Mitchell
and Mr. Marsh and a recitation by Ray
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repr,ese~tatives ~f tlie d~:fferent school orgamzations. MIss McBr~e represented the
Philo Society, Evie Gr~ the Y. W. C. A;,
Luther Conroe the Y. M. C. A. and May
Smiley the Y. P. C. T. U. Miss Hinman
sang a fine solo. The chapel exercises were
then concluded by a pantomime, "The
Mistletoe Bough," which was gracefully
rendered.
;tf;
During January Professor Stoddard, of
Dixon" I,ll.,. and Miss H, Eleanor McClure,
elocutionist of Edinboro, gave an entertainment in Chapel Hall. Mr. Stoddard is a
pianist of fine ability and Miss McClure
sustained her well earned reputation,
~f;
Mrs. .Flickinger's "At Homes" to the
yo.ung ladies of the school during three
Saturdays .of February between the hours
of 3 and 5 were greatly enjoyed. Dainty
refreshments were served on each occasion.
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A merry sleighing party under the
guidant:e of Mr. Wilbur Billings drove over
to Venango on Saturday evening, February.
5th. They report a fine time. The following youn~ ladies were in the party: Misses
Tanner, Rood, Bumpus, Pratt, Pelton,
Bergstrom, Wilcox, Mead, Prath~r, Ladd,
L. Woodside, M. Woodside and Wright.
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Professor Peters has just completed a

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polishing machine-his
own ma~e-and
d
k'
T ' , it
,
,
~s n,°w m,goo wo~ m? order, ,hiS IS an
Indlspenslble ma,chme,ma a physlc~llaboratory~f, the apparat~s IS to ,be kept m proper
condition for e.xpenments m the class room.
Among the pieces recently remodeled are

and held seve~al ,meetin~s in. behalf of the
school organization. The attendance was
good and the interest aroused 'was encouraging ,to the Christian young people.
Miss Brooks has traveled extensively and is
a wo~an of fine culture and pleasant
address. '
;tf;
Professor and Mrs. C. H, Sears, former
J]1embersof the Edinboro faculty, are now
doing advanced pedagogical work at Cl~rk
University at Worcester, Mass. Professor
M. S. Kistler is also a student at this
famous institution.
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One of the jolliest sleighing parties of
the season was that o1;1ewhichleft Edinboro
Sa~~rday evenin~, February 19t~, as the
t":lhght was falhng, f~r th.e home of the
Misses Marsh, two Juniors In our school.
T~ey ?ad about ;en miles to drive and the
slelghmg
wasn t first-class, but from
accounts, the lack of snow did not rilar the
fun. The following young people were in
the pa:ty:
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Misses Nma Billings, Margaret Goodrich, ,Snow ~rsh,
Rachel Marsh, Grace
Caulkl~s, Rose Hanson, Mabel Hanson,
Bertha Most, ~dna Wade, Florence Borntrager, Kat~enne ~a,ley and Mess.rs, Burt
Boyl~n, Wilbur Bllhngs, John, Nicholson,
Archie Hanson, Leonard Twrtchell and
Edward Thomas.
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Professor Peters talked on Science. They
report a successful institute and splendid
treatment from the good people of that lace.
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~f;the gyroscope.

Miss Br oomal O f Che ne P n '
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for a few davs
, her friend Mi ss Goshen.

The classes in physics are now at work
upon electricity and show remarkable aptitude for the subject.
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Secretary of the Y. W. C. A. was with our
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champI0~ sa~er kraut eater In our school.
One of his friends reports that a tureen of
cold sauer kraut is merely a bagatelle to this
erudite epicurean. Professor Peters somet~mes assists just for company.

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te Cambhdge Spnngs to the R1vers1de
Hotel and enjoyed a splendid supper, which

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M1t~hell, Neyland, Tu(ner, Torry, Wood,
)Vol;J}lworth,Ta~ne,r, Freeman, M: C; Leslie,
J. C, ~esl~e~ ~th,
Jones, Strawbridge,
Pearson, ~4a,ff~,r,Leo and Hun1er..
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ordered for 1the .,young ladies" Shakespeare
D..' S S waneJ 0"71S St Udymg 1aw ln
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therefore :a t;e~ipro~ai, ,event.. Mine host,
Orton Smiley'97, is teaching the young
Baird, whose hospitable hotel is so well idra at Kearsar~e.
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Miss Cora 9utshall '96, is teaching at
for the YQung peopl~ the fQllowing elegant Reno, Pa, this ~int:er.
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chffe 97, the brIght young pnnc1pal.
M1,1llig;~,Soup
Clyde Leslie '91, has recently completed
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Fried Baltimore
Omelette
H hOysters
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0 a oesi
teacher in the schools ofPepn Line, Pa.
ChickenFricassee~9~u~~y Fashion
Mr. PeterWood~ard,post-graduate '97;
!' WatHesand Maple Sy rup 1Sthfe success u1 pnnc1pa
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Pickled Beets
Miss Ada Burroughs ,.'95,is a successful
Cold Boiled Ham'an'd\Co~he'd
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teacher in the boro:ugh school at Milesg-rove.
:':~~ast'Mutton
and Veal
Mr, Dana', B1ait;was best man at his
Horseradish
Tomato Catsup brother's wedding in Girard about the middle
Chili Sauce' i
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of January.
Hot Biscuit,
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Tea Jumbles
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Graham,a~~,P:lain.Bread
Mrs. H. E. Sm1th o! M~adv1lle, wrle. ofI.,
-the
county treasurer, has stlll a warm slde
Vanilla Ice Cream
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Dexter Jackson Prather Marcia Mead...
Profe~sor Add1son Wh1te 92, of Mlll
Davis, 'Maynard, 'Strang, H~rringto~ Cease: Village. visited the Model.School and several
Swaney, Mrs. Torry, Alice Mead, Graham, classes m the Normal dunng January.
Fenton, Ward, Waid, Wilson, Ladds, FosWe are proud to claim Dr. H. V. Hotchter, Bergstrom, Waterhouse, Stewart, Fos- kiss, Superintendent of Schools of Meadter, Vogel, Tucker, Schi1lin~er, McFate, ville, as one of our distinguishedalu mni.
Benner, Bumpus, Hinman and Tanner.
Miss Myrna Langley, a graduate of
The young men to whom credit is due Edinboro, is now teaching French and
for this pleasant event were the following:
fourth year Latin in the High School of
Messrs , Phillips, Blair, Bentle:>,:,Conroe, Youngstown, Ohio. She was a welc°1!1ee

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Meadville ate ei~hergra4uates or ex;.,students
of Edinbbro: J.. P. ~o1,1l~er,I:l J.. Hume~,
T :J:' Prather and!. p. Rob~rts.;" :
T'he other
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, day, Vanc~~onfidentially
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down his pantaloons for they did n()t'look
nice, and he supposed he had forgotten they
were up.
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.his ..,graduation; .~e has
writtensev:erlllquite
interesting books, and

George E. Freeman, a student h~re in
1879-80,is n~w pay cl~rk on the U.S. bat-'
t.leship\"Massachusetts.'~ This vessel, 6rle
of the strongest in our;n~vy is now lying In
Cuban waters, Mr. ~r,eeman is:a'brother,
of Mrs. John Torry
of ,'Edinboro; He has'
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been in the navy fpr tV{elve years. ' I
Principal Flic~inger received' a :finely,
engraved invitation from the trustees ~nd'
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faculties of the University oP Pennsylvania,:
to attend a lu)1ch~9n in the library building'
of that institutioq on the 22d of February', ;

we would suggest that he place sample
copie~ in our ~ibrary.
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United St~tes. He very reluctantly ~ent
his regrets.
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Meadville, who were educated at...E4inboro,
Among the "~dinborQ graduates "in Elkr:
are Mi~~e&Minnie Wilkinsot:l:, I4ell.,KiJ:1gs- .cqunty, who are now successfully teaching,
ley, Cat:rieDouglass~~l_~e
nentley ~nd are the following popular younrz;' people:
Virg~nia Affantranger.
Miss Myrtle Bi~hop '96, M1SSMary Ward
Principal Flickinger has recently en,. '97, Miss Grace Scrafford '93, Miss Mabel
gaged himself to attend the JeffersQncoun,. Scrafford '94, Harrison Ellsworth '96 and
ty Institute for December, '98. Supt. Telt;. Dea11 Swift '95. They are a]l a credit to
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rick '88, is d~termin.ed to ,have Edinboro
represented th1Syear 1f he d1d not last year,
Adapted.-Mr. Woodworth: "Hope you
have not hurt ~ourself.. Shall I, ~elp you
up 7" Mr. Leshe [skating on Conneauttee
Lake for the ~rst time]: "No, thanks, old
fellow, I'm! ~~lte comfortable and a lot safer
than b~fore,
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It 1S.ru:mor(.~ that the ,boys are org~n1czmg a fat man s clqJ>, ,wtth Mr. Cass1us
t B u P
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roper, V1ce
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N 1Ch 01son, toreasurer, .ny1 th ose thta. dr1nk
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Mr.'Church was a student at Edinboro during the early 60's a~d is full of ~easant
reri1ihist~ric:esof that period.
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ess Bur W ' .' t t '
ton Mershon'97, princip'!,l of the schools at
West Springfieid. Mr.. C. .D. Eldridge '94,
is substituting for hi~.
In th~ same school
Miss May Se~mour '?7,and M1ss Eiizabeth
Eagle'y, a '97 Junior, are..teqching.
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of thIs term:
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members of the
Oswego Training,School, Miss Clara Hazen,
looks back to Edmboro as her alma mater.
Mr. Chas. J. Reeder '90, and Miss Clara
RiGhardsonof Lowville,.N. Y., were married
January 5th. They are now living in Edinboro,
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TJ- ks, a we11 k nown phYS1, Dr. cJ.~aryLCL4n
,es
Clan of" {Boston,
Mass., and Dr, Sad1e Gaston
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of Ohl0 are honored graduates of old
,', Ed1nboro. ;
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Messrs.
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,Ph1lhps, and the M1ssesDav1s, G1lbert and
.liar
Graham..
The following noble Roman~ in ~outh
Hall are known as the first Tr1umv1rate:
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Ql1ery, Wh1ch o~e 1SC(E"ar 7
c ,Visitors from our school were in East
Springfield latel,y and,~h~y report that Lester Wa,t,erh.ous,e
95, prmc1pal of the,schools
thete;1s w1nn1ng golden laurels.
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cou~ty
1It supenntendent.
IS repor t ed th a t recentl y In thle c ass
G
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.verslty,
In ener~
IS ory w h en t:ne
quest Ion
was
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Al exander th e Grea.t 7" th at one 0f o..r
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Th
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a es ns th e queen 0f th e A mazons made
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Query: Wh lCh
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one of the Seniors was it?
.Miss Leona Langley '92, an.d Mr. Edgar
Blrchard,.,~ ex-student of Edlnboro, were
warrie? at the ~owe of Miss Langley, near
Cambndge Spnngs on Wednesday, Dec. 29,
by Reverend Grassie. Miss Langley is one
of the successful teachers of Bradford, Pa.,
while Mr. Birchard is a wen known teacher
in the Cambridge Springs High School.
This sc~ool year has been a very discouraging on~ to the teachers of Austin,
Potter Co.. T\1e schools were closed early
in the year on ~ccount of a large fire which
swept away a large part of the town. The
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Rev. George Dewing;,. our teacher of
Shorthand and Typewrlt1ng~ has now a
class of ten... They. are doing exc~llent
work and making rapid p;ogress. This department of our school wtll probably be enlarged during the spring term as there
seems to be a growing demand for this sort
f
truc t Ion.
.Song,"Red,WhiteandBlue"
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Mrs. Downing- '88 is the popular wife
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record for herself as a teacher at Branchville.
Mrs. Della Curry '97, is maintaining
her high reputation as a teacher at Sturgis.

LATE NORMAL NOTES.
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In the graduating class of Colgate Unl...
Hamtlton, N. Y., IS on~ of our
former popular young
. men, F. V. Emerson,
94,
Edlnboro.
It
IS reported that he ranks
h h. h 1
19 In lscass.
Weare glad to note the
successof oUr students In the various lnstlt
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'The return game of basket ball with~
Allegheny College will be played in ther
Athletic Hall of the Normal School on Friday evening, March 4. This promises to be
a,n exciting game.
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A committee of the Board of TrusteLs
is now seriously contemplating the erection
of a three-story wing to the North Hall in
order to double the .s~zeof our dining room
an~ to affo.rd. additional room for you~g
ladles. This Improvement, of course, ~tll
not be ma.de b.efore the summer vacatl?n,
althoug;h It wtll be .greatly needed dunng
the spnng term.
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a welcome VIsitor at the school one day last
week. Also Robert DIll of North East.

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Exer~ises commemt)rative of Washingtonon's birthday were held in the chapel on
the morning of the 22d. A brief program
was rendered, comprising the following
numbers:
Song, "Washington's Birthday"
.Schoo\
Recitation
Miss Schillinger
Lessonsfrom the Life of Washington... ..'...School
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America
School
.The Model School children had a half
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The.four students of Thiel College,
Greenvil1~, who refesed to pay an assessment for removing the debris of a building
tom down in a prank, have been suspended.

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