N ormal S chool H erald.
P u b l is h e d O cto ber , J a n u a r y , A p r il
S h ip p e n s b u r g , Pa .

Vox,. XI.

and

Ju l y

JANUARY, 1907

No.[2

Xlbe iFiew ¡l)ear.
Every day is a fresh beginning,
Every morn is the world made new ;
You who are weary of sorrow and sinning,
Here is a beautiful hope for you—
A hope for me and a hope for you.
All the past things are past and over,
The tasks are done and the tears are shed,
Yesterday’ s errors let yesterday cover;
Yesterday’s wounds which smarted and bled,
Are healed with the healing which night has shed.
Yesterday now is a part of forever,
Bound up in a sheaf which God holds tight,
With glad days and sad days, and bad daysiwhich never
Shall visit us more with their bloom and their blight,
The fullness of sunshine or sorrowful night.
Eet them go, since we cannot relieve them,
Cannot undo and cannot atone,
God in His mercy receive, forgive them 1
Only the new days are our own ;
To-day is ours, and to-day alone.
Here are skies all burnished brightly,.
Here is the spent earth all reborn,
Here are the tired limbs springing lightly
To face the sun and share with the morn
In the chrism of dew and the cool of dawn.
Every day is a fresh beginning 1
Eisten, my soul, to the glad refrain ;
And, spite old sorrow and older sinning,
And puzzles forcasted and possible pain,
Take heart with the day, and begin again.
— Susan Coolidge.

2

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

Ibumane Education.
Jambs L- Y oung, ’87.
F rien d s and Fellow E d u ca tion a l Workers :

“ I detect
More good than evil in humanity.
Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes,
And men grow better as the world grows old.”
Humane conditions and tendencies have materially changed
for the better since the first law in the world to prevent cruelty to
animals was enacted, some eighty years ago, through the heroic
manliness of Richard -Martin, an Irish member of the B ritish
Parliam ent.
Prior thereto the celebrated jurist and forensic
orator, Lord Erskine, who represented Portsmouth in the House
o f Commons from 1790 to 1806, had attempted to have such a law
■ enacted but backed down and out because he could not withstand
the discomfiting ridicule of his fellow members. But when that
Irish gentleman Richard Martin, or Dick Martin as his constit­
uents loved to call him, came into the House of Commons, from
Galway, off the western coast of Ireland, the two things for which
he was noted— his fondness fo r anim als and his ready, inclination to
fig h t anybody offering in su lt to h im self or others— determined that
he should succeed in that wherein Lord Erskine had failed. On
the day that he brought in his law for the protection of animals,
somebody immediately set up a cat-call, Richard Martin, who
was a man of brusk action rather than of polished oratory, forged
right out to the very front o f the House of Commons, and with
squared shoulder and blazing eye, took in every member in his
sweeping glance and significantly remarked, “ / would be very

much obliged fo r the name o f the gentlem an who has thus seen f i t to
in su lt his betters— the dumb anim als .” Th e effect of this remark
was as intense as the immediate silence which followed it was
deep and suggestive. It is needless for me to add that that
gentleman’s name was most naturally not forthcoming, and that
D ick Martin walked back to his seat midst cheers instead of jeers,
and that his measure became the law of Great Britain, and the
first of its kind in the world.
Since then kindred measures for the prevention of cruelty to
animals have spread all over the civilized world.
Th e fir s t one thereof in the United States— “ Th e American
Society for the Prevention o f Cruelty to Anim als” — was incor-

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

3

porated by the legislature of New York, April 10, 1866, through
the efforts of its founder and first president, Mr. Henry Bergh,
who secured much valuable information in London, on his way
home from Russia, from the Earl of Harrowby, then president oi
the^ English Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Anim als; and the second, ‘ ‘ The Massachusetts Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,” was incorporated March 23,
1868 ; and the third , ‘ ‘ The Pennsylvania Society for the Preven­
tion of Cruelty to Animals,” was incorporated April 4, 1868.
These three societies have been augmented by the birth and
outgrowth of similar ones until, according to the statistics of 1898,
they number 158 alone throughout the United States, and their
influence and that of their auxiliaries has been so beneficent that
you can now scarcely find a single state wherein cruelty of every
kind is not forbidden by law under stringent penalties.
But those most interested in thus interposing the strong,
deterrent hand of legalized protection and organized enforcement
have early recognized the importance of so awakening the general
intelligence and so quickening the public conscience that cruel
thoughtlessness in the treatment of our friends and helpers among
the speechless, and wanton indifference as to their rights, shall
gradually and eventually give way to universal sympathy and
kindness, and to that end they have been bending every energy.
Consequently, first, because o f the mighty power with which they
are clothed , and second, because the exercise thereof along hutnanltary lines is a vital part of true education, the aid of our public
schools has been invoked and their far reaching influence success­
fully set to work.
Already laws have been passed making humane education
compulsory in the public schools of California, Colorado, Idaho,
Maine, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Washington and Wyoming— Oklahoma having the latest
and best law. And because of the good results accomplished in
developing the humane idea and also in improving the conduct
and character of the pupils in all respects, as abundantly testified
to by school superintendents and teachers Band patent to all
thoughtful observers, it is evident that other states will soon
follow their leading.
This leads us up to that in which we are to-day most directly
interested and concerned and brings us face to face with the con-

4

THEJ NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

sideration of the law enacted by the Commonwealth of Pennsyl­
vania March 27, 1905, providing for a “ System of Humane
Education, to include kind treatment of birds and animals, in our
Public Schools.’ ’ Th e entire A c t reads as follow s:
“ Section 1. Be it enacted, & c., Th at a system o f humane
education, which shall include kind treatment of birds and ani­
mals, shall be included in the branches of study now required by
law to be taught in the common schools; such instruction to be.
given to all pupils, up to and including the fourth grade, of the
public schools of the Commonwealth, and to consist o f not more
than half an hour each week, during the whole term of the school.
Section 2. That no experiment upon any living creature, te
demonstrate in physiology, shall be permitted in any public
school of the State.
Section 3. The principal or teacher in every school shalL
certify, in each of his or her monthly reports to the school board,
that such instruction has been given in the school under his or
her control.
This law is worthy of your best thought and your best
enforcement, not only in the grades stipulated, but also in those
above and beyond as w ell , fir s t, because.it is the law, and second,
because it is more than that— because it is the embodiment in part
of the Gospel of the G R E A T T E A C H E R o f teachers,; , because it
means a Godward extension and application of the Golden Rule
to those creatures unto whom we are indebted beyond measure ;
because it reminds us anew in a forcible and practical way that
“ God sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, moves in
the animal, and wakes in the human.”
But lest you should be in doubt about the force and truth of
all this, or have some misgiving as to what is actually involved
therein, I want to avail myself, before passing on, of the support­
ing testimony of several competent witnesses who know that
whereof they speak.
1. President Roosevelt says, “ I f you are going to do any­
thing permanent for the average man you have got to begin
before he is a man. I f children are not brought up well they are
not merely a curse to themselves and their parents but they mean

the ru in o f the state in the fu tu re. ’ '
2. Mr. J. W . Cottrell, General Superintendent of the Detec­
tive Association of America, says, “ W ith twenty-five years e x ­
perience as an officer, very few criminals are found who have been

TH E NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

5

taught to love animals, and in searching for the cause of crime we
find that a lack of humane education is the principal cause.”
3. Mr. George T . Angell says, “ Out of nearly seven
thousand children carefully taught kindness to animals in a Scotch
public school, it has been found that not one has ever been
charged with a criminal offence in any court. Out of about two
thousand convicts in our prisons, questioned on the subject, only

twelve had any pet animal during childhood. ’ ’
4.

Mr. Henry Bergh says,

” H e (the child) should be

taught that knowledge is worthless if undirected by the benevolent
virtues; that there is no being so insignificant as to be unworthy
of his commiseration and protection, be it the worm which
crawls upon the ground, or the suffering orphan, widow or
stranger.”
5. Miss Frances Power Cobbe says, “ One thing I think
must be clear: till man has learnt to feel for all his sentient fellow
creatures, whether in human or in brutal form, of his own class
and sex and country, or o f another, he has not yet ascended the
first step towards civilization nor applied the first lesson from the
love of G o d .”
After following me intently, as you have, through the histor­
ical steps leading up to the enactment of Humane Education Law,
and after glancing at that law in its entirety and taking a firmer
hold upon its deeper meaning and intendment, I feel sure that
Longfellow best voices the burning question of your hearts of
hearts:
“ How can I leach your children gentleness,
And m ercy to the weak, and reverence

For life, which in its weakness or excess,
Is still a gleam of God’s omnipotence ? ”
and it is to the answering of that question that I now wish to
direct your attentive thought.
F irst. You must fill up the reservoir to overflowing with a
practical knowledge about the life and habits of birds and animals,
the care and treatment of domestic animals, their value to us as
friends and helpers, and of kindred subjects which enter into the
unfolding and development of the humane idea as it reaches out
in kindness, thoughtfulness, sympathy, compassion and the min­
imizing of suffering and the prevention o f cruelty.
Second. You must have a definite objective in all that you do,

6

t h e n o rm al , sc h o o l h e r a l d

and carefully p lan , as you do in the teaching of other subjects, how
to use aright and turn to the best account your constantly increas­
ing store of knowledge and information easily derived from fasci­
nating literature, inspiring song, interesting research, suggestive
incident and delightful every day observation.

Third. Above all things you m ust show to your pupils y ou r love
o f this subject and y ou r interest in it , and by the contagion o f you r
influence and exam ple prove that you earnestly feel that the greatest
need o f Am erica is more education o f the hum an heart, and you want
to enlist their help in supplying that need.
This three-fold portion of m y answer, thus given, as to the
H O W , is fundamentally important in that it applies more partic­
ularly and directly to the possible effectiveness of the teacher in
his teaching; but the remainder of my answer, necessarily given
at some length, is none the less important because it partakes of
the incidental and deals with the methods and materials which
must be called into action and put into immediate use in the
accomplishment of that which is noblest and best in the matter of
humane education.
Th e teacher who is fertile in resourcefulness and quick to
turn every golden opportunity into good account, will discover
countless ways of giving and imparting humane instruction, but
all these ways come within and are the outgrowth o f but four
distinct methods, with which you are all doubtless more or less
familiar: F irst, D I R E C T T E A C H I N G , as by special recitation, or
direct instruction through observation lessons, practical talks,
addresses or lectures directed and given by yourself or others
called into your service; second, I N D I R E C T T E A C H I N G ,
through the influence of environment, character, example, picture
or painting, or of the printed page in the every day newspaper or
magazine; third, I N C I D E N T A L T E A C H I N G , by occasional
opportune allusion, reference, deduction, comment or remark, as
“ A lw ays talk kindly to every dumb creature.” “ Nearly all
snakes are harmless and useful. ” “ Cruelty is a two-edged sword
which wounds both the receiver and the giver o f the blow .”
“ D on’t condemn the toad on account of his ugliness until you
have first estimated his value as an assistant gardener.” A nd
fourth, and self-evidently often the most opportune and effective
way, C O R R E L A T I V E T E A C H I N G , or that which may be done,

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HRRAED

7

for instance, in conjunction with writing, reading, nature study,
language work, composition, literature and other branches.
After you have led your boys and girls to put themselves
upon record that they themselves appreciate every act of thought­
ful care and generous kindness bestowed upon them by others
just as much as they dislike cruel neglect and abuse, it w ill be an
easy step and an easy matter to get them to understand and
appreciate that birds and animals are just like them in this respect
and that they have rights which ought to be recognized by every
boy and girl and just as sacredly protected and kept as those of
themselves and their own brother and sisters. A nd it is an
encouraging thought to start with that you can scarcely find a boy
or a girl in the school ranks who does not at least know that you
cannot speak kindly to or pet a dog or a cat or a horse without
the conscious recognition on the animal’s part, as well as theirs,
o f awakened pleasure and jo y and happiness. A nd if you can
ju st get hold of such little levers of the heart and hold them
steady, as you imperceptibly pull them open a little wider all the
while, you will hold the key of successful humane teaching within
your grasp. Such teaching in our schools, as that, will bring a
world of happiness into millions of human lives and insure the
passing on of the same in good measure unto others. There will
be a contagion about it too that will be in a measure inexplainable, just as there is in the every day passing of my office of a little
bit of a ragged dog owned by a great big genial hearted friend of
mine. Possibly he would be about the last kind of a dog which
you would naturally select for a companion, but I want to tell you
that there is something in the eloquent wag of that little d o g’s
tail, when I say, “ Hello, T e r r y !’’ to him, that cannot be
measured in the finest balance in the world. Maybe it is because
he has caught, through doglike instinct or sagacity, the very
thought appreciated so much by the poor German laborer who
was approached by a rich gentleman, who remarked: “ T h a t’s a
poor dog of yours, a very poor dog, but as my little boy has taken
a fancy to him I would like to buy him .”
“ Y aas,” replied the
German laborer, ‘ ‘ H e ish a very poor dog— a very poor dog. B u t
dere ish von leetle thing mit that dog vich I don’t want to sell—
/ don’t vant to sell de vag o f his ta il vhen I comes home at n ig h t.”
T h e philosophy of which lesson, when once rightly learned, and
truth of which, when rightly inculcated through humane instruc-

8

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

tion in the heart of every youth, will forever abolish and displace
the dangling tin pail distress sign with the hailing sign of univer­
sal comradeship and grateful, friendly appreciation.
But in order to make my answer, as to the H O W , still more
Specifically practical and helpful, permit me to briefly skeletonize
that which you can afterwards readily clothe with abundant flesh
and life and beauty.
Among your pictures in the school room have some copies of
the old masters, or the new ones for that matter, which stand for
some idea that has a humane educational v a lu e ; pictures which
by their very nature will become a part of the life and character
which is being built up by those who gaze upon them.
Am ong your mottoes let some such as these be found upon
the walls: “ A man’s charm is his kindness.”
“ Cruelty is the
meanest crime.” “ Kind words are the music of the world.”
“ Let us build up, and not pull down ; preserve, not destroy.”
Am ong the copies which you inscribe for writing, whether
you put them on the blackboard or upon paper, let there be some
Such occasional humane thought as th ese: ‘ ‘ Blessed are the
merciful for they shall obtain mercy. ” “ Be kind to the birds and
they will repay you in song and service.”
‘ ‘ Happiness will fill
the hearts of those who speak for those who cannot speak for
themselves.”
“ They serve God well who serve his creatures.”
A p ply the same rule to the selection of your memory gems,
and of your recitations for literary occasions, and your stories for
reproduction work and your subjects for composition work.
Some such subjects as these can be most helpfully used in your
composition or language work: “ Th e Kind of a Home a Dog
L ikes.”
“ Birds and their Babies.”
“ Interesting Anim als.”
“ Uses of Animals, the Horse, the Cow, the Sheep, the Bird, the
Bat, the Toad, the Earthworm.” “ Faithfulness in Anim als.”
“ Examples of Animal Intelligence.” “ Heroism in D ogs.”
“ Heroism in Cats.”
“ A cts of Kindness I have K nown.”
“ Cruelty to H orses: Check-rein, Blinders, D ocking.” “ W h y it
pays to treat Domestic Animals K in d ly.”
“ W hat can be done
Towards More Humane Transportation.”
Am ong your special days be sure to observe what is called
“ Bird D a y,” which the United'States Department of Agriculture
in its circular issued in July, 1896, recommends should be added
to the school calendar and suggests that it “ be devoted to instruct-

THE NORMAL SCHOOL, HERALD

9

in g the children in the value o f our native birds and the best
means of protecting them.”
Prof. C. A . Babcock, Superintendent
of Schools, Oil City, Pa., by whom ‘ ‘ Bird Day ” was originated
and first observed in May, 1894, says : ‘ ‘ The birds are necessary
to ns. Only by this means can the insects which injure, and if
not checked, destroy vegetation, be kept within bounds.” And
for this day as well as others generally throughout the school
year, I want to remind you, that you will find in Sarah J . E d d y’s
“ Songs of Happy L ife,” published by Silver, Burdett & Company,
much that will be exceedingly instructive and inspiring. ‘ ‘ A
song in the heart is worth more than a fact in the mind or a prin­
ciple in the intellect.” President George T . Angell, that grand
old man of eighty-three years, says : ‘ ‘ Just so soon and so far as
we pour into all our schools the songs, poems and literature of
mercy towards these lower creatures, just so soon and so far shall
we reach the roots not only of cruelty, but of crime.”
Another matter worthy of special emphasis in this connection
is th is : You cannot draw too largely upon striking incidents of
fidelity and heroism on the part of animals in your work of
humane instruction nor weave in too closely the merciful attitude
of jthe world’s greatest noblemen towards the helpless and the
speechless. Such incidents from their very nature win the
admiration of the world and command the attention of the record­
in g angel of heaven.

“ Whene’er a noble deed is wrought,
Whene’er is spoken a noble thought,
Our hearts, in glad surprise,
To higher levels rise. ”
It deepens our reverence for Abraham Lincoln when we hear
one of his fellow horseback travellers answering another’s query,
“ Where is Lincoln? ” by replying, 11 Oh, when I saw him last he
had caught two young birds which the wind had blown out of the
nest, and he was hunting for the nest, that he might put them
“back into i t .” ,
It changes our conception of those who are schooled in the
arts of war, and are called to lead their commands on to victory
at any cost, when we think of General David S. Stanley, of the
U . S. Arm y, as he was leading a force including two thousand
men, twenty-five hundred horses and a train of two hundred and
Efty heavily laden wagons across the plains, in the work of laying

10

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

out the route for a great railroad, suddenly giving the command
“ H A L T ! ” and after a moment’s thought, the further command
“ L E F T O B L I Q U E ! ” “ M A R C H ! ” in order that all might be
turned aside sufficiently to save the home of a mother bird which
he had just discovered upon the ground.
It makes one like Emperor Charles V seem more kingly to
hear him give the order when the army broke camp to leave his
own tent stand, because a swallow had built her nest there in the
meantime, saying, “ Let it stand. I can get another shelter, but
she cannot for this brood. She has trusted me for a home. I
will not fail her.”
It helps us to understand why God so marvelously clothed
Mr. Corliss, the famous engine builder o f Providence, with the
secret of inventive power, when, a short time before his death, we
see him stop the erection of a big L for additional machinery to
his manufactury because his foreman called his attention to a
mother robin on her nest of five blue eggs upon the rocky ledge o f
the as yet but partly broken foundation ground, and then kept on
paying his large force of pay-roll workmen their full wages for
doing practically nothing throughout the intervening weeks until
those five blue eggs are hatched and the little ones big enough to
take care of themselves.
Surely the greatest and the bravest and the noblest and the
strongest are the tenderest, and no class of boys or girls can think
on these things without discovering that their hearts in unmistak­
able measure do in glad surprise to higher levels rise.
Another means by which you, as teachers, can supplement
your own efforts and make the work o f humane education count
for something at once in the lives o f those entrusted to your school
care, is the formation o f Bands of Mercy. Th e plan is simple and
all that is necessary may be had for the mere asking by writing to
Mr. Geo. T . Angell, President of the Parent Band, No. 19 M ilk
Street, Boston, Mass. Children are fond o f having something to
do and they are the best kind of workers when interested in any
object. Th e signing and the living out under intelligent and
enthusiastic leadership of the Band of Mercy P le d ge: “ I will try
to be kind to all harmless living creatures, and try to protect them
from cruel usage ’ ’ means the development o f a future manhood
and womanhood conspicuous for kind feelings, brave hearts and
noble purposes. Already 68,747 Bands of Mercy have been thus

THE NORMAL SCHOOE HERALD

11

formed throughout the United States with a membership of
nearly three million. And the San Francisco C all in speaking of
them sa y s:
“ To-day the Jefferson School is one of the most orderly in
all the city. The children don’t fight as they used to ; they don’t
stone cats, or tie tin pails to the tails of dogs, or molest the sons
o f the Flowery Kingdom. A nd w hy? Because every school
child down that way, as soon as he is old enough to write his
name, is made a member of an army for the prevention of all the
old evils, and no blue-frocked brass-buttoned guardian o f the
peace could ever have done a tithe of the good that those children
have accomplished. For four years the principal has been organ­
izing the pupils of all the various classes into B A N D S of M E R C Y ,
and now every child seems proud of his enrollment. There are
about 350 members.’ ’
Are you put to or baffled for want of useable material ? W ell,
you needn’t be unless you want to b e ; for upon this subject
especially there are, as it were, “ Sermons in stones, books in
running brooks, and good in everything ” within the immediate
reach of your hands. Th e most recently compiled school readers
are rich with humane instruction materials. One o f the best sets
o f school readers which I have seen, in this respect, are the
Jones Readers, by Ginn & Company,— lately adopted by the
School Board o f Chicago on the recommendation of the American
Humane Association— which we are using in a supplementary
way in our lower grades in connection with the New Education
Readers, published by American Book Co. T h e three best
special books which I have recently personally examined from
cover to cover are “ Friends and Helpers,” published by Ginn &
Com pany; ‘ ‘ Our Birds and Their Nestlings, ’ ’ by American Book
Company; and “ Voices for the Speechless,” by Houghton,
Mifflin & Company. T o these add “ Wild Animals I H ave
K now n,” by Ernest Seton-Thompson, and that splendid little
book, o f which over three million copies have been published,
sold and distributed, entitled “ Black Beauty.” But there are
many others o f great value and excellence, the names, publishers
and prices of which are easily obtainable. ‘ ‘ Our Dumb Animals, ’ ’
an excellent monthly fifty cent per year paper, can be secured for
twenty-five cents by teachers through President George T . Angell,
No. 19 M ilk Street, Boston. A valuable 230 page copy of the
“ Aim s and Objects o f the Toronto Humane Society,” the best of
its kind published, can be secured for twenty-five cents at 103 Bay

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

12

Street, Toronto, Canada. Th e same sum mailed to the American
Humane Education Society, No. 19 M ilk Street, Boston, or to M.
L . Hall, No. 126 Ridge Street, Providence, R. I., or to Mrs. Mary
F . Lovell, Secretary of The American Humane Association,
Wyncote, Pa., w ill bring to your command a whole packet of
excellent leaflet aids and helps. Useful bulletins and helpful
booklets are published from time to time and issued free by the
State and United States Agricultural Departments which you can
easily get through your Congressman or Representatives. A little
more vigilant use of your eyes, and the enlisted ones of your boys
and girls, will enable you to glean from the daily newspaper and
the periodicals of the day and from the vast storehouse of general
literature the choicest, crispest, freshest, and most timely materials
in abundance upon this vital question with which you now have
to deal. And then last of all and best of all 1 want to direct your
attention to the great Vocal School of Nature ready with its open
door to unfold, in a thousand different ways, unto you and the
boys and girls under your care, through quiet, observant, loving
watchfulness the richest and rarest secrets of her waiting fields
and forests.

“ Knowledge never learned at schools
Of the wild beast’s morning chase,
Of the wild flower’s time and place,
The flight of fowl, and habitude
Of the tenant’ s of the wood ;
How the tortoise bears his shell;
How the woodchuck digs his cell
And the ground-mole makes his w ell;
How the robin feeds her young ;
How the oriole’s nest is hung ;
Where the whitest lilies blow ;
Where the freshest berries grow j •
Where the wood-nut trails its vine ;
Where the wood-grape’ s clusters shine ; .
Of the black wasp’s cunning way,
Mason of his walls of clay ;
And the architectural plans
Of the grey hornet artisans ! ”
But before concluding I want to add that possibly you may
have had some prejudice against this subject of humane education,
about which I have been speaking, because it is an additional one
to the many already demanding your thought and attention.

If

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

13

so, I answer, well, what if it is ? You wouldn’t think of closing
the door against additional friends if those friends be true. Y o u
wouldn’t think of withholding your bank book from additional
credits when those credits meant an acceptable increase in your
rainy day balance. Y o u wouldn’t think of surrounding yourself
with dark dungeon walls because each returning morn brings
with it into your life an additional glorious sunrise.
Possibly you may have thus far been ignoring this subject,
or only touching it lightly aud slightly, because you thought,
amidst so many things, you h ad n't tim e. I f so, I want to tell you
it’s as important as the most important, and you can’t stand any
longer upon such an old excuse, after what I have endeavored to
make plain unto you, because you have all the time there is, and
you always take time or make time to do the things you love.
A few months ago, Dr. Raimen was busily engaged in the
accident room of the Samaritan Hospital of Philadelphia, when in
walked little Alexander Wilson, of 3422 York Road, with his pet
spaniel Jesse in his arms, and appealingly asked “ won’t you
mend my dog’s leg ? H e was run over by a big wagon on the
Street.” Th e busy surgeon vainly tried to make the child under­
stand that it was not a veterinary hospital and he was not a veteri­
narian, but unable to withstand the child’s pleading he made the
little fellow happy and the little suffering dog comfortable by
skillfully and tenderly setting the fracture and doing up the
injured leg in splints.
When the operation was over Alexander searched every
pocket through and through and finally produced a five cent piece,
all his available wealth, and gravely offered it to Dr. Raimen as a
reward for his service. The surgeon’s eyes filled, as he thought
of the heart’s motive and measured the boy’s gratitude by the way
he hugged his crippled dog to his breast, and he told him to put
his money back again into his pocket. Th e little fellow insisted
however upon the surgeon accepting it, but finally obeyed the
request to put it back again in his pocket. But as soon as the
accident room door closed behind him the little fellow stooped
down and rolled the five cent piece through the crack under the
door into the surgeon’s room and hurried away with the glad cry,
“ It'sy o u r s, D octor! K eep i t ."
A nd I want to tell you that no
previous subject of Dr. Raimen’s suffered through diminished
attention on account of that little additional good Samaritan act

14
o f his.

THE NORMAL* SCHOOL HERALD
Neither will any previous subject of yours either.

And

i f you are faithful to this new trust thus committed unto you, the
unseen hands of the angels of mercy in the coming years will roll
under life’s closed doors rewards which shall outrank and out-'
shine all the world’s finest gold and most precious gems and pearls.

“ What wouldst thou be ?
A blessing to each one surrounding m e;
A chalice of dew to the weary heart,
A sunbeam of joy, bidding sorrow depart;
To the storm-tossed vessel, a beacon light,
A nightingale’s song in the darkest night,
A beckoning hand to a far-off goal,
An angel of love to each friendless soul-;:
SUCH WOULD I BE ;
Oh, that such happiness were for me.”

a XCeacber.
Charles Sumner once paid the following tribute to Justice
Story: “ Besides learning unsurpassed in his profession, he dis­
played other qualities not less important in the character of a
teacher— goodness, benevolence and a willingness to teach. Only
a good man can be a teacher, only a benevolent man, only a man
willing to teach. He was filled with a desire to teach.
He
sought to mingle bis mind with that of his pupil. H e held it a
blessed office to pour into the souls of the young, as into celestial
urns, the fruitful water of knowledge. He well knew that the
knowledge imparted is trivial compared with that awakening of
the soul under the influence of which the pupil himself becomes
a teacher. A ll of knowledge we can communicate, is finite; a
few pages, a few chapters, a few volumes, will embrace it. But
such an influence is of incalculable power; it is the breath of a
new life ; it is another soul. In Story, the spirit spake, not with
the voice of an earthly calling, but with the gentleness and selfforgetful earnestness of one who waspleading in behalf of justice,
of knowledge, of human happiness. H is well-loved pupils hung
upon his lips, and as they left his presence, confessed a more e x ­
alted reverence for virtue, a warmer love of knowledge for its own
sake.”

...THE...

N ormal S chool H erald.
P u b l is h e d Octo ber , Ja n u a r y , A pr il
S h ip p e n sb u r g , P a .

and

Ju l y .

Jo h n K . S t e w a r t . Editor.
J. E . N e w m a n , E x c h a n g e Editor.
A d a V . H orton , ’88, Personal Editor.
J. S. H e ig e s , ’91, Business Manager.
Subscription price 25 cents per year strictly in advance. Single copies ten cents
each.
Address all communications to T h e N o r m a l School H e r a l d , Shippensburg, Pa.
Alumni and former members of the school w ill favor us by sending any items that
they may think would be interesting for publication.
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office, Shippensburg, Pa.

JANUARY, 1907.

jE&itorial.
Every student should read as many good books as possible.
Bacon says, “ Reading makes a full m an.” It gives fullness o f
knowledge, of ideas and truths— it furnishes what has recently
been called a background of knowledge. It gives fullness of
speech and richness of vocabulary. Conversation may give ease
and grace of speech, but reading alone can furnish fullness and
richness.
This opens the important question as to what books one may
need to read to attain this end. Emerson’s three rules will help
answer this question:
1. “ Read no book under a year o ld.” This is in general
a”very wise rule.
W e should not be eager to read the latest
novel. W e should wait until a book can prove that it has the
right to exist.
2. “ Read only famous books.” Only those that have been
tried and approved and which are recognized as classics in their
departments. Life is too short to read poor books— it is hardly
long enough to read all the great and famous books.
Do you want to read poetry? Then read Homer, Dante,
Goethe and the leading English poets, Shakespeare, Milton, Pope,
Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Coleridge, Burns, Scott, the

!6

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

Brownings, Tennyson, Matthew Arnold, and our leading American
P° et Do you want to read history ? There is Hume, Gibbon, Grote,.
Macaulay, Carlyle, Freeman, Prescott and Bancroft.
Do you love fine essays? Y ou can read Addison, Steele,
Bacon, Carlyle, Macaulay and Emerson.
Do you want a knowledge of philosophy ?

There

are-

Bacon’s works, Hamilton’s Lectures, K an t’s Criticism and the
various books of McCosh.
Is your taste for science?

Darwin, Tyndall, H uxley, Fari-

day, Guyot and Dana will fill up all the time a layman can spare
for science.
Do you hanker for fiction ?

Scott, Goldsmith, Dickens,

Thackary, George Eliot, Charlotte Bronte, Hawthorne and V ic­
tor H ugo will furnish you the masterpieces of this department.
Do you love biography ? Be sure to read first of all Lock­
hart’s Life of Scott, Bod well’s Johnson and Moore’s Byron.
Do you desire art— criticism ? Y o u can spend the leisure of
years in studying John Ruskin’s books.
3.
“ Read only such books as you lik e.”

This would be a

dangerous rule for an uneducated person, but it is very wise one
for a person of culture. W e study what we imperatively need,
however much we dislike it. But we read, for recreation, for
personal profit, for development of mind and soul. A s a rule
Shakespeare is right “ No profit goes where is no pleasure ta’en,
in brief read, study what you must affect.”

A few years ago, under the leadership of Mr. Chas. N . Chad­
wick of Brooklyn, N . Y ., “ Mothers’ Associations” in the interests
o f the schools were formed in that city. These organizations have
been productive of great good. Th ey have discussed among other
subjects “ Contagious Diseases,” “ Dust in the School Room ,”
“ Cigarette Sm oking,” “ Reading Good Books,” “ Pictures for
the School Rooms,” and “ Value of Playgrounds.” T h ey have
not only discussed these subjects, but they have made recom­
mendations to the school authorities concerning them. These
associations have been formed in other portions of the country,
and wherever established they have been productive of great good.
Three-fourths of the public schools in Pennsylvania are taught by

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

17

ladies, and it seems inconsistent to make woman responsible for
so large a proportion of the teaching and at the same time deny
her any voice in the administration of the school. It is true, the
laws o f the state permit women to be placed on the school boards,
but so few are elected to this position that they are practically
voiceless in administering the schools. W hile the expediency of
electing women on the school boards of the state may be doubted,
there can be no doubt about the wisdom of securing their help in
an advisory way. T o do this effectively the mothers o f the
districts must be organized. Th ey should hold meetings to dis­
cuss educational problems and conditions, visit the schools by
committee, meet with the school boards for the purpose of making
recotnmendations, and send representatives to the local institutes
and also to the county institutes. In these and in other ways
they could make themselves very helpful to the schools.
j*
Teachers should cultivate the friendship of the home. It is
a mistake for the teacher to remain a stranger to the homes of the
district in which he teaches. T h e visitation of the homes by the
teacher is as necessary to his success in the school room as the
visitation of the pastor to the homes of his parishioners is necessary
to the success of the church. A teacher who becomes familiar
with his patrons and the homes from which the children come,
thereby adds greatly to his efficiency. A teacher to succeed must
have the parents with him in all his measures for the advancement
of his school. It will always be necessary for the teacher to make
the advances in this matter. Many parents are not accustomed to
entertain any one in the home excepting the pastor of the church
to which they belong, and sometimes they do not even do this.
I f .the teacher is to visit the homes in some cases he will be
obliged to forego the formality of an invitation. H e will, how­
ever, not be violating any rule of etiquette in making visits to
homes where he has not been formally invited. H e has the same
right to visit the home to discuss education with the parents as
the parents have to visit the school to observe and discuss with
the teacher the problems which concern the education of their
children. That the school would be greatly the gainer by these
visits no one can doubt. Wherever it has been tried it has added
much to the teacher’s strength 'and popularity.

18

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

The progress of our public schools demands a closer relation­
ship between the home and the school than that which exists at
the present time. Th e home and the school instead of combining
their interests more closely as the years come and go, have been
gradually allowing them to drift more widely apart. This is
detrimental to the success of the school and also in opposition to
the welfare of the home. The home has come to look upon the
school as an instrument of the state for the protection of the state
rather than an institution established for the advancement of the
home and the good of the children. Our civilization rests for its
ultimate foundation upon the home, and any system of public
education to be efficient, must receive the full support and
sympathy of the home. The active co-operation of the home in
the work of the school is needed to give to the school that highest
measure of success which has for its aim the development of a
sound morality in the children. While the intellectual life of the
school is largely under the direction and control of the teacher its
higher moral and spiritual life emanates in a large degree from the
home. Th e moral and spiritual life of the school can never rise
much higher than the average moral and spiritual life of the
homes from which the children come. In this sphere of school
life the apathy of the home is fatal to the school’s success.

T o secure a closer bond of friendship between the home and
the school, the homes of the school district in which the school is
located must be organized in the interest of the school. Individual
effort may accomplish something, but organized effort only can
accomplish all that is desirable and necessary for the highest and
best advancement o f the schools. The ladies of almost every
community have their clubs for social and civic purposes. W hy
not combine public education along with these other measures to
which they are giving their support. Th e schools need the com­
bined aid of the homes to make them as efficient as they should be.
So long as the best sentiment of the homes is not made available
for the good of the public schools, the schools will not make the
progress which they should make in order that they may best
serve the interests of higher civilization. Th e best sentiment of
the homes can only become effective through organization.
Organization gives publicity to thought and purpose. Th e evil

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERAL,D

19

influences of a community shun publicity and their destructive
power works under the cover of darkness. It is only when the
better elements of a community are organized for the prosecution
o f a compion purpose, that the opposition begins to tremble, and
to lose its power for evil.

The recent close o f the football season of 1906, permits a
summary of the effect of the new rules. Th e changes were
brought about by many protests against the danger and injuries
involved in the old methods in which beef and brute force were
the conquering elements.
When the changes were first tried the conservative element
in the game indulged in sarcasm as to making it a “ cissy gam e.”
After a season’s trial the agreement is practically unanimous that
it has improved the game in action, permitted a wider variety of
skill and given more scope to headwork. The game is by no means
free from injuries, but the proportion of serious casualties has
been vastly reduced, and the liveliness and interest of the game
have been enhanced in almost equal proportion.

Hi
formal motes.
W e were very sorry to learn o f the death of Miss Jean
Thom pson’s mother, of Duncannon, Pa. Miss Jean was a student
with us last year and was compelled to go home on account of the
illness o f her mother, who has since died. Th e H erald extends
its most sincere sympathy to Miss Thompson in her bereavement.
W e have also received word of the death o f Dr. J. F . Barton’s
mother on September 19. Dr. Barton was for many years head of
the Science Department at the Normal and resigned only last year
to go to Minneapolis, Minn., to take charge of a similar depart­
ment in Hamline University. The H erald extends its sympathy
to Dr. Barton.
F
|
A short time ago Dr. Eckels received a letter from Mr. John
f ' ^ gartua o f Porto R ico> stating that he was attending the
Insular Normal School o f Porto Rico, and that he was preparing
to teach there. Mr. Ygartua was a student with us for two years

THE} NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

20

and finished the Junior course. H e sends many kind wishes to
his Normal friends. His present address is Rio Piedras, Porto
Rico.
On October 26, Prof. A . E . W illis, of 981 6th avenue, New
York City, Physiognomist and Lecturer, gave a talk to the
students and faculty in the Normal chapel. H is subject was the
“ Human Face. ”§§ Dr. W illis has spent years in study of physiog­
nomy and his lecture was both entertaining and profitable. H e
gave a series of blackboard sketches showing how to read char­
acter from the face. A ll who heard him were very well pleased.
Dr. Eckels was among the invited guests to a Business M en’s
Meeting held at Wilson College on the evening of December 10.
T h e invitations were given by Dr. Reaser, President of Wilson
College, and the Trustees of the College. Dr. Eckels, owing to a
previous engagement, was unable to attend this meeting. The
meeting was very pleasant and successful and will no doubt serve
the purpose of bringing Wilson College into closer relations with
the business interests of Chambersburg and the Cumberland Valley.
Our Sunday School is looking forward with pleasure to a visit
from Miss Julia E . Hand, a missionary from India, who is home »
on furlough. Miss Hand expects to come to Normal on January
19, and will tell us of the work in India. Our Sunday School
supports a Girls’ Day School at Jhansi and we shall be glad to
hear about “ our school ” as we like to call it.
Prof. Geo. H . Eckels, Principal of West Jersey Academy,
Bridgeton, N . J ¡5- with his wife and little daughter, Elizabeth,
spent part of the holiday vacation at the Normal visiting his
father, Dr. G . M. D . Eckels. Miss Minnie G . Eckels, teacher o f
English in Clearfield H igh School, also visited Dr. and Mrs.
Eckels during the holidays.
Rev. Trostle, a Senior at Gettysburg Theological Seminary,
spent a half day at Normal, November 11, visiting some Adam s
county friends. Rev. Trostle preached at Marion, Franklin
county, November 10, and was on his way back to the seminary.
Th e contract for the new laundry has been given to Mr. A .
N . Brindle, of Carlisle.

The work on it has begun and w ill go

on as rapidly as the weather will permit.
One of the resolutions adopted at the Cumberland County

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

21

Teachers’ Institute this year was, that next year the alumni and
students o f the Shippensburg Normal School should, during the
week of institute, hold a meeting on Tuesday evening between 7
and 8 p. m., to arrange for a banquet on Thursday evening of the
same week after the entertainment. W e think this is a step in
the right direction. Shippensburg has a great number of graduates
and students teaching in Cumberland county and a regularly
organized branch o f Shippensburg alumni in the county would
add strength to the Alum ni Association and be a help to the
Normal. W e hope all graduates and students teaching in Cum­
berland county will help to make this scheme a success and that
every year hereafter a meeting o f the Cumberland County Branch
o f the Shippensburg Alumni will be a feature of the Cumberland
County Institute. Bedford, Bucks and York counties each has
an organized branch. W ill not some other counties follow the
examples of Cumberland, Bedford, York and Bucks and work for
a branch of the Shippensburg Alumni ?
Dr. Eckels was honored with an invitation to the James
Wilson Memorial services held recently in Christ Church, Phila­
delphia, Pa. James Wilson was buried at Edenton, N . C. The
place where he rendered his greatest service to his country, how­
ever, as a signer o f the Declaration of Independence and a delegate
to the convention which framed the Constitution of the United
States, was Philadelphia, and it seems eminently fitting that his
body should finally rest in the historical city where he made his
name famous.
Th e York County Branch o f the Shippensburg Alumni Asso­
ciation, met in room number 19, of the York H igh School build­
ing on Tuesday evening, November 27, 1906. Th e meeting was
well attended and enthusiastic. Remarks were made by a number
o f the graduates present. A ll attested their great love for and
their interest in the Shippensburg State Normal School. Dr.
Eckels was present and addressed those in attendance in a few
words o f encouragement and cheer. Mr. Chas. Albright, o f
Hanover, was elected President, and Miss Carrie Thoman, also o f
Hanover, was re-elected Secretary. This organization is one of
the most faithful among the branches of the Shippensburg Alumni.
I t has not failed to hold a meeting during the annual county
institute for a great number of years.

22

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL HERALD
The Y . W . C. A . State Convention will be held in. Altoona,

February 14-17, 1907. Our Association expects to send two
delegates. The State Convention has always been held in October
until this year, when it was thought best to change the time to
February, which will be the time of holding it hereafter.
Miss Ella E- Dale, of Ft. Eoudon, a member of the Middle
year class, who was taken to the Chambersburg hospital on
November 10, for an operation for appendicitis, has fully recovered
and returned to Normal at the opening of the winter term. Miss
Dale is a popular young lady and was greeted gladly by teachers
and students on her return to school.
W e clip the following from a recent Hagerstown, Md., paper:
“ Dean C. H . Gordinier, of Kee Mar College, received word this
morning from his alma mater, Valpariso University, Indiana,
from which he was graduated fifteen years ago, that the degree of
Ph. D. had just been conferred upon him. So now it is Dr.
Gordinier.”
Dr. Gordinier was for two years teacher of Latin and Greek
in the Normal School and resigned last year to go to Kee Mar
as Dean of the College. The H b r a l d staff and Normal friends
extend congratulations to the Doctor.

Blumni personals.
’74— Mrs. Maggie Bishop (Konhaus) never fails to renew
her subscription to the Normal School Herald as it runs out.
W e hope this may be an example to all our subscribers. T h e
Herald would be glad to have every member or the Alumni a sub­
scriber.
’75— Rev. J. D. W . Deavor is preaching at Burnham, Pa.
’75— Mr. D. Melvin Long has charge of a select school at
Hagerstown, Md. H is class held a reunion at Normal two years
ago at which he was present greeting old friends and classmates.
’76— Mrs. Kate Seidel (F o x ) made a short visit to Normal
in September.
>77— Mr. E . C. Chenoweth is teaching in Baltimore, Md.
H is address is 2223 St. Paul St.

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HF,RAT,T>

23

’78— Mrs. Laura Harvey (Shearer) is teaching in Waynes­
boro, Pa.
’79— Miss Nannie J. Adams has charge of Higher English
and Mathematics in the Friends’ Seminary, Brooklyn, N . Y . Her
address is 110-114 Schermerhorn St.
’80— Prof. John T . Bevan is Principal of the schools of Gridley, California.
’8r— Mr. J. L- Potteiger, 500 West Diamond St., Hazleton,
Pa., is in the insurance business.
’82-BMiss Anna S. Barron, of Waynesboro, visited Normal
recently. She is teaching near Waynesboro.
’83— Mr. Quinn T . Mickey, ofShippensburg, Pa., was elected
at the recent election as a member of the Legislature on the Re­
publican ticket. The Herald extends congratulations and wishes
Mr. M ickey success in his new duties.
’84— Mrs. Esta Woods (Watt) was a visitor to Normal dur­
ing the Fall Term. She expressed surprise and pleasure at the
many improvments since her class graduated.
’84— Hon. F. B. Wickersham, of Harrisburg, was reelected to
the Legislature at the last election of the Republican ticket. The
Herald is glad to know that the services of a Normal graduate
are appreciated to the extent of his being reelected to the Legisla­
ture.
’85— Mr. David E. Zeiter is teaching at Penbrook, Pa.
’85— Mr. Walter Webber is practicing law at Carlisle, Pa.
’86— Miss Mollie Laughlin has been practicing medicine for
a number of years at Hagerstown, Md. We are glad to see some
o f our ladies entering the medical profession and wish her abun­
dant success.
’86— Mr. J. T . Nace has charge o f the grammar school at
Hanover, Pa.
Mr. Nace never fails to speak a good word for
Normal as he has opportunity.
’87— Chester C. Bashore, Esq., of Carlisle, has just published
a book called “ Pennsylvania Common School L a w .” Th e Car­
lisle Daily Herald says of the book : “ Teachers, School Directors
and Parents: This is the most valuable and practical book ever pub­
lished to aid and direct those that are conscientiously working for
the betterment of the Common Schools of the State of Pennsyl­
vania.

24

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

I I ‘It is the first and only book published in the State of Penn­
sylvania that has a complete and accurate compilation of the A cts
o f Assembly and decisions o f the Courts on all the great questions
concerning the Common Schools.”
“ Every active, progressive and wide-awake Superintendent,
Principal, Teacher, School Director and Parent should have this
book in his library. ’ ’
Th e Herald heartily agrees with the above and hopes the book
may have the success, it deserves.
>87— The main article in this number of the Herald is an ad­
dress on “ Humane Education” by Hon. James 1 ». Young, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., delivered at the Teachers Local Institute, H igh
school Building, Mechanicsburg, Pa., November 24. No com­
ment of ours could add anything to it as the article commends
itself to all thoughtful readers. W e are always glad to have any­
thing worth publishing from any o f our graduates and hope that
others may respond.
>88— The Personal Editor received a letter recently from a
classmate, Dr. John J. Repp, in which he says that he is now a U.
S. Arm y Surgeon in the Arm y General Hospital, Washington, D.
C. Dr. Repp followed veterinary medicine for eight years and then
took up the study of medicine, graduating at the University of
Pennsylvania in 1905. H e spent one year in the Philadelphia
Hospital, but is now in the position above named. T h e doctor
is married and has four sons that we hope some day to see as stu­
dents at C. V . S. N . S.

W e are always glad to note the success

of our old friends.
’88— Miss Margaret I. Oberholtzer has been teaching for a
number of years at Yonkers, N . Y . W e are glad to know that
Shippensburg graduates are successful teachers not only in their
own state but in other states as well.
>88— W e met an old friend, Mr. J. H ays Morrow, at the
Franklin county institute this year, who is still in the profession.
H e teaches at Waynesboro, Pa.
» 8 9 — Mrs. Altse Shaeffer (Zerfoss) spent a few days at the
Normal last summer. This was the first time Mrs. Zerfoss had
been at Normal for a number of years. Her husband, Prof. Geo.
E . Zerfoss, who received a State Certificate from Shippensburg in
1901, is Principal of the Coudersport schools.

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

25

’go— Dr. Morris Bierly is practicing at Thurmont, Md.
’91— Miss Minnie G . Eckels has charge of the department o f
English in the Clearfield H igh School, Clearfield, Pa.
’g i — Th is number o f the Herald prints a missionary talk
given in Normal Chapel a short time ago by Rev Jam es M. Hoover,
who has spent seven years in Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. W e
hope our readers will be interested in reading the lecture as re­
ported by Mr. S. S. Shearer o f this year’s class.
’92— Supt. J. C . Wagner is serving his second term as Super­
intendent of the Carlisle schools.

Th e Herald congratulates Supt.

Wagner on his successful administration.
>9 3— j)r. H . F . Schroeder, formerly of Middletown, Pa., is
practicing medicine in Wisconsin.

His address is 17 r4 Main St.,

Marinet, W is. W e wish him continued success.
’93— Prof. C. E . Plasterer is Principal of the schools of Em ­
porium, Pa. Mr. Plasterer was formerly Principal at D u Bois
and resigned to go to Emporium last fall.
’ 94 » P r°f- Penrose W . M. Pressel, who was Principal at Orwigsburg for a number of years, has resigned to take the principal-8
ship o f the schools of Warren, Pa.
>94— p rof. Alburtis A . Miller is Principal of the schools o f
McKeesport, P a ., and we hear is getting along finely.
>95— Dr. Tom C. Park, of Fannettsburg, is a physician in the
Harrisburg hospital.
’95— Miss E lla S. Booth is teaching at McVeytown, Mifflin
€0.
>95— Rev. J. S. Decker has charge of a congregation at M t.
Pleasant, Iowa.
>95— Another of our graduates will be a member of the
Legislature, at Harrisburg, this winter. Mr. W . N . Decker, who
taugh t for a number of years in the schools of Macungie, Lehigh
county, was elected as a Representative.
Th e H erald sends
him many good wishes. W e are proud to say that we now have
three graduates in the House of Representatives.
>96— prof. E . M. Gress, who taught in the Normal during
last Spring term, is a student at Bucknell University, Lewisburg,
Pa. H e has taken up work along the line o f Physics, Railroad
Surveying, Chemistry and German. W e are glad to learn that he
is doing good work.

26

the; normal school he;rald

’96— W e learn that Mr. Frank B. Mitchell, formerly of New ­
port, Pa., is Auditor for the International Harvester Company, o f
Duluth, Minn. This company owns several mines each worth
$10,000,000. The H e r a i /d extends best wishes to Mr. Mitchell
in his position as auditor for the said company.
’96— Mr. J. Frank Peters is Assistant Advertising Manager
of the Atlantic City, N . J., “ Daily Press.”
’96— Miss Damaris Peters is teaching her second year in the
schools of New York City. Her present address is 56 E. 127 th S t.,
New York City.
’96— Mr. H . J. Kennedy, formerly o f Summit H ill, Pa., is
Principal of the Millsboro schools, Delaware county.
’96— Miss Leora Fickes is teaching in Scranton, Pa. She
makes her home with her sister, Mrs. Cora Fickes (Worthington),
’ 93 >at I 7°9 Mulberry St., Scranton, Pa.
’96— Mr. Howard F. Strine, a surgeon in the United States
N avy, is stationed at Newport, R. I.
’96— Mr. D. B. Peterson is teaching at Cameron, Cameron
county.
’96— A letter from Mr. S. J. Tee, at Nehawka, Neb., says he
has not been to Normal since he graduated, but expects to come
east near the close of the school year, and would like to visit Old
Normal. H e sends kindest regards to Dr. Eckels and old Normal
friends.
’96— Mr. J. E. Rhodes is practicing law at Clarksburg, West
Virginia. Mr. F. H. Rhodes, ’98, a brother, is also a lawyer at
the same place.
’96— Mr. J. S. W olff is a student at the Theological Seminary,
Auburn, N . Y .
’96— A letter from Mr. F . P. Starry, to Dr. Eckels, dated
October 17, and written from M exico City, contains the following
description, which we think will be of interest to our readers:
“ This is my second visit to the Republic of Mexico. I find it a
delightful country full of excellent opportunities for young men
of ability. I expect to visit all the important historical and com­
mercial centers before returning to the States. One of our antici­
pated pleasures is the ascension of Mt. Popocatapetl. Th e people
here are taking great interest in education and English is taught
in the high schools.

The remains of the ancient Astecs are still

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

27

in a state of good preservation. Th e ruins here are second to
those of E gypt and resemble them in many respects.”
’97— Mr. 0 . A . Pressel has resigned his position as Principal
o f the Warren H igh School, having been elected Teller in the
Citizens’ National Bank o f that place. W e wish him success in
his new field of work,
’97— Mr. J. E . Sheaffer has given up teaching and is now a
coal merchant in Northampton, Pa.
’97— Miss Huldah Devor, formerly of Spring Run, is at
present teaching in the schools o f Kenmar, North Dakota. She
likes the work there very much.
’97— Miss Elizabeth Reed is again teaching in Porto Rico.
Her address is 37 Calle Concordia, Ponce, Porto Rico. Quite a
number o f our graduates are teaching on this island, and all are
doing good work.
’97— Mr. H . C. Lowe is in the Pension Department with
headquarters at N evill Island, Pa.
’97— A letter from Mr. C. H . Risseir in September states that
he is looking forward to getting a degree from the University of
Chicago, and asking for a record of his work while at Normal.
Th e H e r a l d wishes him success in obtaining this degree.
’98— Miss Margaret M cAllister is also engaged in the schools
in Porto Rico. Her brother, Mr. John McAllister, ’93, is a Pres­
byterian minister there.
’98— Mr. F. R. Bushey is an Express A gent for the Reading
road in Harrisburg, Pa.
’98— Mr. H . W . Fitting has been compelled to give up teach­
ing on account of ill health and is now farming near Elizabethville.
I f Mr. Fitting is as successful a farmer as he was a teacher he will
certainly make it pay.
’98— Mr. G. Warren Martin, who spent some time on a ranch
in Montana, is now living in W est Fairview, Pa.
’ 99— Mrs. Mary Belle Fogelsanger (Shank) is living at 1133
Broad and Ellsworth Sts., Philadelphia, Pa., where her husband
has a drug store.
’99— Mr. John R. Fogelsanger is teaching at Sterling, 111.
’99— Miss Minnie Jones, o f Donnally Mills, is teaching at
Raton, New Mexico, and is meeting with success.
’ 99— Miss Sallie Miller, formerly of Dry Run, is teaching at
Philipsburg, Pa. Her address is Morrisdale Mines, Cambria Co.

28

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

’99— Dr. S. W . Swigart writes from Lewistown, Pa., “ I have
finished m y medical coarse and am registered in Illinois and
Pennsylvania and am now practicing medicine in Lewis town.
Please make change in the Alum ni list in next catalogue. M y
best wishes for the success o f C. V . S. N . S . ” Dr. Swigart’s
address is 24 Spruce St., Lewistown, Pa. W e hope many people
will come to him with their bodily ills for we know they will be
treated right.
’99— Mr. W . R. Welker has left teaching and is now employed
by the State as Forestry Inspector in Perry county.
’99— W e are glad to receive a letter from Dr. G uy L . Zim ­
merman, Lehmasters, P a ., enclosing a subscription to the H e r a l d ,
for which we thank him. W e think Dr. Zimmerman’s example
a very good one to follow.
’99— Mr. Jerome R. Miller is foreman in the Pennsylvania
shops at Reading. H is address is 1049 N . 4th St.
’99— Mr. H . F . Meredith is a clerk in the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad Company’s office at Harrisburg. His address
is Penbrook, Pa.
’00— Mrs. Myrtle Burke (Cramer) is living at 121 Maple
avenue, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Her husband, Prof. W . A .
Cramer, ’96, is Principal of the H igh School.
’00— Mrs. Gertrude Hassler (Nisley) is teaching this year
near Harrisburg.
’00— Mr. Jerry Zullinger, o f Orrstown, Pa., is an engineer on
the Pennsylvania railroad with headquarters at Osceola Mills.
’01— Miss Marne Wineman is teaching at Hummelstown this
year.
’01— Mr. Edward H . Reisner is a student at Yale College.
’01— Miss Nelle E . Park is teaching at Richmond Furnace.
Miss Park spent a few years in Philadelphia, recently, studying
art.
’02— Mr. Harry Gray is teaching in Waynesboro.
’02— Mr. E li G . Howard has left teaching and is a sten­
ographer in York, Pa.
’03— Miss Bena Marshall, of Fairfield, who taught near home
for two years, is teaching this year in the schools o f Gettysburg,
where she is having great success.
’03— Miss Bess Cunningham is teaching at Moores, Pa. She
taught last winter in Cumberland county.

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

29

’04— Mrs. Donie Miller (Reneker), formerly of Mechanicsburg, is living now at 2413 Oak avenue, Altoona, Pa.
’04— Miss Rebecca Klepper is Assistant Principal at Mifflinburg, Pa.
’04— Mr. R. G . Bressler is taking a course at Valparaiso
University, Valparaiso, Indiana.
’04— Mr. Ira H . Yohe is attending Schissler’s Business Col­
lege at Norristown, Pa.
’04— Mr. Sharp Hemphill is a student at Dickinson College
this year.
’05— Mr. George Lyter is teaching at Port Royal, Mifflin Co.
’05— Miss Linnie Cover is teaching at Mercersburg.
’05— Mr. George Line has resigned his school in Cumberland
county, having secured a position to teach in Johnstown. H is
address is 242 Union St., Johnstown, Pa.
’05— Miss E va Wier, of Waynesboro, who taught a school in
Antrim township, Franklin county, has resigned to enter Drexell
•Institute as a student.
’05— Mr. James Eldon also entered Drexell last fall as a
student.
’o5-||Miss Clara Johnson is teaching her second term in Car­
lisle. She has been quite successful in her work.
’05— Mr. Lewis S. Bortner writes from Farmingdale, N . J.,
enclosing a subscription to the Herald. H e is Principal of the
W est Farms Building, Farmingdale, N . J.
’05-—Miss Harriet Rhodes is teaching her second term at
Tinicum, Bucks county.
’05— Miss Jean Pearson, of York Springs, recently took a
course in bookkeeping and stenography at the Lancaster Business
College, graduating in eleven weeks. She is at present teaching
music and stenography in the schools of Patton, Pa.
’05— Mr. J. M. Uhler has left Franklin and Marshall College
to accept the principalship of the Grammar School at Conemaugh,
Pa.

I
This school is the open door of opportunity to worthy young
men and women who aspire to elevate themselves by assisting
others to rise. — Quarterly B u lletin .

30

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL HERALD

cupi&’s Column.
D awson — St eph en s . In Great Falls, Montana, Wednesday,
November 7, Mr. Hobart Elsworth Dawson, of Stockett, Mont.,
to*Miss Phaniah Brooks Stephens, ’02. Th ey will reside at
Stockett, Montana.
G eib — W h it e . A t Marysville, December first, Mr. Fremont
M. Geib to Miss Laura E . White, ’02. Their address is 303 Maple
A ve., Marysville, Pa.
Ma r tz — G raham . A t Newton Hamilton, Pa., November
14, Mr. William Edwin Martz to Miss Nell Coulter Graham.
Miss Graham was a student of the Normal two years ago. They
reside at Newton Hamilton, Pa.
B rougher — Cook . A t Carlisle, October 6, Mr. W. Dale
Brougher to Miss May Della Cook. Miss Cook was in charge of
the department of vocal music in the Normal for two years.
T h e y reside at York, Pa., where Mr. Brougher is in business.
WEAVER— S ip lin g e r . A t Boiling Springs, June 7, M r.
W illis A . Weaver, ’02, to Miss Annie Siplinger. Th ey live at
Boiling Springs, where Mr. Weaver is teaching.
H andshew — H utton . In New York City, November 16,
Mr. John Handshew, ’93, of Oakville, to Miss Daisy Hutton, of
Newville. T h ey reside at Oakville, Pa.
Morrow — L a n d is . A t Newville, October 17, by Rev. W .
J . Schaner, :Mr. J. Geary Morrow, of Landisburg, to Miss Mae
Landis, ’89, of Newville. They are at home in Landisburg, Pa.
S mith — B ryson . A t Harrisburg, Pa., by Rev. J. Richie
Smith, Mr. I. Lloyd Smith to Miss Bertha Bryson, ofWilmington,
Del. Mr. Smith is a brother of Mr. Portis Smith of our present
Senior class and was a student at Normal in 1901. He is em­
ployed as Bookkeeper by the Harrisburg Produce Co., and resides
115 South St., Harrisburg, Pa.

A rnold — B ald w in . On Tuesday, December 24, at Harris­
burg, Mr. William Calvin Arnold to Miss Edith Herr Baldwin.
Miss Baldwin was Art Teacher at the Normal for two years and
i s a sister of Miss Maud Baldwin, who is Physical Director of our
gymnasium. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold will be home after Januray 15
in Scranton, Pa.

W alters — Y o h e .

A t the home o f the bride, Shippensburg,

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

31

Pa., January 9, Mr. Brady R. Walters to Miss Anna M. Yohe, ’oo.
Mr. Walters was a student at the Normal several years ago. H e
is one of the firm o f G . F . Walters and Sons, o f Shippensburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Walters will reside in Shippensburg.

S h uck — B in k l e y .

A t Middleburg, December 25 , by Rev.

W . R. Burkholder, Mr. Albert C. Shuck to Miss Elsie F. Bink­
ley. Mr. Shuck was a student at Normal several years ago and
finished the Junior year. Since then he has graduated at Penn­
sylvania College, Gettysburg. H e is a brother of Mr. I. W .
Shuck who graduated at Normal last year.

B r e n iz e — D e h a v e n . A t Mowersville, October 25 , by R ev.
D. M. Oyer, Mr. John W. Brenize to Miss Eulu Dehaven. Mr.
Brenize spent several terms as a student at the Normal and is one
o f Franklin county’s teachers.
Z ie g l e r — GLESSNER. A t West Fairview, Pa., December 7,
at 8 p. m. Mr. Cristie Ziegler to Miss Margaret Glessner. Miss
Glessner was a student last year in the Normal.
in Penbrook, Pa.

T h ey will reside

S h o p s — Co m r e y . A t Steelton, Pa., July, Mr. Ira Shope to
Miss Phoebe Comrey, ’01. Mr. and Mrs. Shope will reside at
Union Deposit, Pa.
S h a d e — G l e im . On Thursday, June 14, at 10 o ’clock, at
Derry Street U . B. Parsonage, Harrisburg, by Rev. J. A . Eyter
Mr. Lee E. Shade to Miss Rebecca Jeam Gleim.
Shade reside on South 13th St., Harrisburg.

Mr. and Mrs.

P e if f e r — T r o s t l e . A t Waynesboro, Pa., December 25,
Mr. Elmer E . Peiffer, ’02, to Miss Cora Trostle, of Waynesboro!
Th ey will reside in Waynesboro.
W e a k l e y — M a r t i n . A t Philadelphia, December 23, Mr.
Frank Weakley to Miss Grace Martin. Mr. W eakley was a
student at Normal several years ago and finished the Junior course.
G r e e n — A y e r s . A t York, Pa., December 27, by Rev. A .
R. Ayers, father of the bride, Prof. Frank B. Green, ’97, to Miss
Em ily K . Ayers, ’98. Since graduating from Shippensburg Prof.
Green has graduated at Dickinson College, and is now Principal
o f the H igh School at Blossburg, Pa., where they will reside.
Prof. Green is a brother o f Prof. J. Kelso Green, Supt. of Cum­
berland county.

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

32

B ogner — R u m felt .

A t W hite Deer, Pa., Tuesday, Jan­

uary i, 1907, Mr. Isaac F . Bogner, ’02, to Miss Maude Elizabeth
Rumfelt.

B omberger — G r if f in . A t Hammond, Indiana, April 5,
Mr. Loudon L . Bomberger, ’94, a successful attorney of that
place, to Miss Ida Griffin, also of Hammond. W e learned of this
wedding only recently and for that reason it is published so long
after its occurrence.

Storft Column,
A t McConnellsburg, October, to Mr. and Mrs. James H .
Kendall, a son.

Mr. Kendall was a member of the class of ’oo.

Deer Creek, Illinois, August, to Mr. and Mrs. Eyster, a son.
Mrs. Eyster was Miss Cordilla Woods, ’92.
Hazlewood, Pa., to Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, a son.

Mrs.

Bishop was Miss Nellie Reicherd, ’95.
A t Montoursville, Pa., October 23, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E .
Klepper, a son. Mr. Klepper was a member of the class of ’00.
A t Shippensburg, Pa., November 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
Morrow, a daughter.

Mr. Morrow was a member of the class of ’87.

Brooklyn, N . Y ., August, to Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, a son.
Mrs. Fuller was Miss Elizabeth Hayes, ’00.
A t Loyalton, Pa., December 6, to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Helt,
a son. Mr. H elt is a member of our present Middler class.
A t Lansford, Pa., December 16, to Mr. and Mrs. E lm er
Kuntz, a daughter.

Mrs. Kuntz was Miss Mary Wierman, ’97.

Carlisle, Pa., December, to Mr. and Mrs.Chester C. Bashore,
a son.

Mr. Bashore was a member of the class o f ’87.

Ü8
Pat— “ Faith, Jamie, and aer you a mimber of the human
race ? ’ ’
Jamie— “ Sure, I dink so.”
Pat— “ Be m ighty kereful else y e ’ll be arrested fer false pre­
tense.”

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HRRAUD

33

Œbe Wallowe’en Sociable.
On Saturday evening, October 27, the annual Hallowe’en
social was held. Great preparations were made for this event by
the hard working committee, and the students heartily co-operated
in every way for its success.
Unique and pretty cards of invitation had been sent to every
student and member of the faculty, and when the much-looked-for
hour of eight arrived all were eager to participate in the festivities.
A s the guests were about to enter the sacred portals they were
confronted by two devils who piloted them through the gateway
on which was inscribed this appalling inscription, “ A ll hope
abandon ye who enter here.”
After all had safely entered, the first thing that attracted
attention, and which drew many words of commendation was the
elaborate decorations.
The dining-room was transformed into a veritable abode of
nymphs and fairies and was decorated with all the various articles
that are suggestive of the weird festival of Hallowe ’en. Numerous
corn shocks were placed around the columns and in the various
corners. Seventy-five jack-o-lanterns were set in the windows
and on the ledges on both sides o f the room. Some of these were
very grotesque, each representing the artistic skill of some student.
Sixteen ears of corn in the husk were suspended to each chandelier
and two great witches adorned the wall with their four cats whose
humped backs were expressive of utter dejection and sorrow.
After a series of sports which included a wheelbarrow, a
three-legged and an, ostrich race by the boys and a potato race
by the girls, Mother Goose and her family entertained most
charmingly, and then dancing was indulged in to the strains
of the sweet music of the mandolin. In the front part of the
room the tent o f the celebrated fortune tellers and palm experts
was located. This was a Mecca for all the lads and lasses who
desired to know something about the mysterious future.
Refreshments suitable to Hallowe’en were served consisting
of apples, butter scotch and a cake containing a fortuné. The
hour of eleven came , all too soon and the guests were loath to
depart, but after flashlight pictures of the Mother Goose family
and the Fortune Tellers were taken, all went to their rooms feeling
that they had spent one o f the most enjoyable evenings of their
Normal career.

34

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

Ubanftsgiving Dag.
After special devotional exercises in chapel in the morning,
for which the room had been tastefully decorated with flags, bunt­
ing and fruit, the students devoted the remainder of the forenoon,
some to recreation, others to study.
Th e clear sunshiny day was ideal for strolling, the crisp
atmosphere adding additional zest to the pleasure, and the corri­
dors were well emptied both morning and afternoon ; and many
o f the slow or negligent students experienced the regret of being
compelled to make up lost time by study while friends or room­
mates were getting physical energy from the pleasure out doors.
A ll were eager for the dinner hour and when the gong
sounded at 5.30, inviting to the dining room, few were tardy.
And what a feast awaited us ! Mr. Kirkpatrick and his cooks had
prepared everything that the season demands ! W hat fun for the
remainder while the unfortunate boy or teacher at the head of the
table carved the tu rkey! A nd what an air of home cheer as we
ate our nuts and candy ! W e all left the dining room with regret
— for its decorations as well as for the feast it had given us.
The evening entertainment began at 7 o ’clock promptly.
T h e committee in charge had cleverly concealed their plans and
we all were wondering what was to take place and were pleasantly
surprised and amused by the Contrary Literary Society, the music
and the recitations. These more formal exercises were followed
by dancing and the playing of gam es; and when the bell rang for
dismissal, though all were loath to stop the fun, we were well
satisfied with Thanksgiving Day, 1906.

a fllMssionars TTalft.
A n interesting talk on the subject of missionary work was
given us Nov. 28th by Rev. James Hoover, ’91, who is a mis­
sionary doing work in Borneo and surrounding archipelago. H e
spoke of the manner in which the natives and foreigners live and
placed particular stress on the importance of missionary work in
that barbarous district. H e gave us a vivid picture of a few of
the many peculiar ideas and customs of these people.

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL HERALD

35

There are many classes of different nations assembled there.
When they come to Borneo they bring with them all their material
things and insist on living according to their own customs and
religion, which is very vague.
Rev. Hoover spoke of the Chinese, which is the principal
foreign element. Th ey allow their children, male and female, to
dress alike until they are twelve years of age, after which time the
girl must confine herself to a building until she is married except
the 15th of the first month of each year. A t this time they have
a marriage parade. The young man does not call to see the lady
he wishes but he watches these marriage parades and follows the
lady he wishes to her home. Then he must call on a matchmaker
to plead his desire for her as his wife. Now he is confronted with
these difficulties : The tribes have about one hundred family names.
I f the family name of the young man and lady are the same he is
refused the girl as his bride. Th ey name the first six months the
the big animal months, as “ tiger” month; the last six months
the little animal months, as “ cat” month. I f the girl is born in
the cat month and the boy in the “ tiger” month he is not allowed to
have her as a wife. The girl must further be the oldest of the
daughters remaining at home, otherwise he must take the oldest
daughter or none. The young man must also have the head of an
enemy before he is allowed to marry. After all this another per­
son is employed to find a lucky day. It takes them three days for
the performance of the ceremony— the first day they have a feast;
the second, husband and twenty hired men pay the bride compli­
ments by means of the most sarcastic epithets imaginable; the
third day the bride sends for her husband who then goes to her
home.
I f a Chinaman does not have a son he adopts one who assumes
charge of the home after his death. The father buys his coffin
before his death, sometimes having it twelve years. This is kept
in the parlor as an ornament. After the father’s death they scat­
ter ashes in the coffin, put twelve coats on the corpse, and much
spirit paper. The coffin is now closed and placed behind the door
for a period of one dr two months, until they find a lucky day for
his burial. During this time a furnished toy house is placed by
his side in which the spirit resides. On the lucky day the body is
taken out and house burned to relieve the spirit.

Then they sing

36

THE NORMAL SCHOOL, HERALD

to keep the spirit moving. The band also plays such songs as,
“ The Campbells are Com ing,’ ’ “ There’ll Be a Hot Tim e in the
Old Town To-night. ’ ’ Now the funeral procession begins. Band
first, priest next, then the corpse borne by sixty-four men,
after this the hired mourners, then a company with food, and
lastly the beggars. After the burial they grab food and eat
greedily. Now they drive the spirit out of the house where the
deceased lived.
Th e people of Borneo are divided into three classes. T h e
chief of their tribe is the person who has the most heads of enemies.
The heads according to their idea represent the number of servants
in the next world.
Th ey have no means of recording time other than by groups o f
stars, planting their rice when certain groups of stars appear.
Rev. Hoover stated the difficulty they have to encounter in
order to understand these natives and to give them even an idea
of religion. They have no word in their vocabulary to express
“ cleanliness” , “ salvation” , etc. He says the civilized customs
have a wonderful influence upon them.
This gives one a rudimentary idea of the customs of those
classes and the necessity of missionary work in that country.
It is the missionary’s hope to see an enlightened nation in that
far away East and he thinks if the proper means are established
he may see his hope realized.
Reported by S. S. S h ear er , ’07.

Set yourself earnestly to see what you were made to do, and
then set yourself earnestly to do it, and the loftier your purpose
is, the more sure you will be to make the world richer with every
enrichment of yourself — P h illip s Brooks.

#
Neither President Roosevelt nor Vice-President Fairbanks
uses tobacco, a co-incidence which somewhat discredits the asser­
tion that smoking is becoming almost universal. It also suggests
that the social smoke is not absolutely essential to “ getting
along” in the world.— Youth's Companion.

THE NORMAL* SCHOOL* HERALD

37

Xecture Course.
During the Fall Term the first three of the six numbers of the
lecture and entertainment course were given in Normal Chapel.
On Friday evening, October 26, Montaville Flowers gave an in­
terpretive recital of “ The Merchant o f Venice.” , This was very
good. Mr. Flowers has a good voice, good stage presence and
portrayed the various characters in Shakespear’s famous comedy
in a highly creditable manner.
On November 22, the Cleveland I*adies’ Orchestra gave the
second number. Their concert was, most pleasing and was en­
joyed by a large and appreciative audience. Th e program that
the orchestra rendered was sufficiently varied to please the musi­
cal tastes o f all present, and every number was heartily encored.
On December 6, Dr. Edward Burton McDowell delivered his
illustrated lecture “ Panama in Picture and Prose. ’ ’ His slides
were clear and good ; his power of description was excellent and
his lecture proved highly instructive and entertaining.
I f we can judge by the three numbers already given we con­
fidently believe that the course this year is an exceptionally strong
one, and when we also consider the fact that this course is free to
the students, we can see how pleasant and profitable a part it
contributes to the Normal life.

jfall institutes.
During the fall Dr. Eckels appeared before the institutes
in Franklin, Dauphin, Adams, York, Perry and Cumberland
counties, in each of which he was received both heartily and
cordially.
Prof. Stewart visited the Bradford county institute in the
interest of Normal. H e made four addresses before the Fulton
County Institute and was on the program of the Franklin CountyInstitute on Thursday afternoon, in both of which his work was
thoroughly appreciated.

Mary— “ W hat is the best thing to tell a woman? ”
Charles— “ N othing.”

38

THE NORMAL* SCHOOL HERALD

Greeting.
The graduates of the Shippensburg State Normal School,
teaching and residing in Bucks county, met during institute week
and sent a letter of greeting to Dr. Eckels, wishing him and the
Normal School continued success and prosperity. T h e letter was
signed by the following persons :

A . I. U nderwood , ’05,
E lsie Mason , ’93,
B ess F. B e r r y , ’04,
A d elin e R exr o th , ’92,
M. E lsie L e a s , ’01,
M in a J. K rem er , ’00,
B e l l e S cott , ’06,
R osa E. S cott , ’94,
G race B. D eardoref , ’02,
John D. C oldsmith , ’01.
Am ong the honorary guests present were Miss Elsie Hortense
Eehner and Mr. Wm. Mason.

a n flnbian arro w .
Th e American Indians were wonderfully skillful carvers o f
stone, considering the degree of civilization which they had at­
tained. This is evident from the arrow-heads shot many years
ago by some brave, and picked up to-day in the fields or woods.
Long, slender, and fiat, these arrow-heads are almost perfect in
their symmetry, and their sharp point at one end with a barbed
wing at the other, made them formidable weapons of offense.
Indian boys were early taught to use the bow and arrow, first
in shooting at a mark, then at small game. Finally they became
so skilled in the art of shooting that their arrows rarely failed to
take effect, whether in procuring food or in killing enemies.
It was a peculiar way in which one of these arrow-heads was
lost and found. Red Feather, an ambitious and brave Indian,
whose father was chief of the tribe, was told by the wise men that
if he wished great wisdom in governing the tribe, when he should
become its chief, he could acquire this in just one way. I f he

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

39

would travel from his southern home far into the north, among
the hostile tribes of the lake country, there he would find one tribe
whose friendship had been proved by many years of good faith.
Its chief alone, knew the secret of poisoning a quartz stone arrow
that would kill immortal beings. The arrow made, and poisoned,
and safe in his possession, the Indian’s hardest task lay yet before
him. W ith it, he must travel to the west, and there on the highest
peak of the highest mountain, he must kill the evil spirit of the
mountains. Many young braves had tried this and failed, their
failure meaning their death. Red Feather, urged on by his father,
determined to make the attempt. In safety he reached his northern
friends, the Iroquois, and received an arrow from the old chief.
But with that accomplished his success ended; for shortly after
leaving this tribe, on his journey west, he lost the trail in the great
forest. After he had wandered about for days, he contracted an
incurable fever. Knowing he was dying he carved his name, a
feather, on the precious arrow and buried it there in the woods,
hoping that it would not be altogether lost.
I was spending the summer in New York in a very old dwel­
ling, surrounded by beautiful and spacious gardens containing
many venerable trees. One of the servants on the place, an old
Indian woman, had told me the legend of Red Feather and it in­
terested me so much that I wished to find the arrow. I therefore
determined to look for it. Thinking that the garden would be a
good place to begin my search, I dug up the ground around all
the old trees on the place, but no arrow appeared to reward my
efforts. A few days before leaving for home, however, while
walking through the woods near the grounds, I discovered a pe­
culiar looking mound which I decided to investigate. Being
rather deep in the woods, this mound had heretofore escaped my
notice. I now hoped that this mound would contain my long
sought for treasure. T o my delight, investigation revealed, in a
small deer-skin wallet, an arrow-head, and carved on its side a
feather. Surely this had belonged to the unfortunate Indian brave.
A s I, the first white person to look on this arrow-head, removed it
from its resting place after so many years had passed, a feeling of
sadness came over me. I felt sorry for the brave, persevering but
deluded warrior who perished in pursuit of an empty superstition.
J b a n C. R o bin so n , ’ 08.

40

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERAED

its 1Rint>re&’s Call.
A brooding partridge walked slowly off her nest in the tall
meadow-grass, gazed cautiously around, fluffed up her feathers,
took her daily dust-bath, and preened her glossy ruff. It was
July, the month of berries, and although she knew that the straw­
berries trailed through the grass not very far away, her motherlove prompted her to return and gaze anxiously at the fifteen
white and buff eggs carefully hidden from inquisitive and hostile
eyes. Th e eggs lay there undisturbed and a note of pride might
have been detected in the few soft peeps she gave as she hurried
towards the red, ju icy berries.
Her copper-colored feathers
gleamed in the sunshine ; she was happy.
A boy who was cutting grass in the meadow was happy too.
The Fourth of July had dawned gloriously bright and, as he had
but recently come home from school, he now experienced a sense
of freedom peculiarly in harmony with the spirit of the day. In
the exuberance of his jo y he gaily whistled and occasionally broke
into snatches of song. Th e noise of the mowing-machine so
alarmed the partridge, who was busily drumming on an old fence
rail, that she raced towards her nest and prepared to defend the
embryo lives in it at the cost of her own, if necessary.
The mowing-machine was driven back and forth, cutting
wide swaths of the tall grass. Th e boy, whose heart was filled
with the pure jo y o f living, still whistled and sang all unconscious
o f the alarm he was causing in the mother bird’s breast. Her
anxiety for the nest she had so faithfully hidden and guarded was
very great, but she heroically remained in the path of danger.
Th e boy drove the machine ruthlessly on and the lone occupant
o f the nest was struck by its keen knife. Am ong the rolling
swath and falling grass the boy noticed a little bunch o f brown
feathers. H e stopped his horse, quickly alighted from his seat
and tenderly picked up the little mangled body. A s he held it in
his hand and the anxious little mother heart ceased to beat, he
gave vent to his compassion in the words of the po et:—

“ O, what a panic’ s in thy breastie!”
His inventive brain began at once to devise some means for
saving the lives in the eggs. Th at very morning he had promised
his own old pet hen a nest of eggs and he was sure he could rely
upon her discretion and fidelity to rear this family of wild chickens.

41

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

Th e old hen having been placed on the warm eggs settled
down contentedly and before many days had passed her nest was
shared by fifteen balls of mottled down. Such wild little downy
lives they were, vigorous and quick on foot when but a day old.
Although in the daytim e she could not understand them, they
were the jo y of their foster-mother’s heart as they snuggled trust­
fully under her wings in the nest at night.
Bereft of their natural protector, the battle for existence,
although bravely fought, was lost by all but one.

From the

beginning that one had been the biggest and handsomest of the
brood. T h e boy, who took deep interest in the grouse family and
was grieved each time he discovered that another one was missing,
had selected this partridge as his favorite, because, he said, it so
closely resembled the poor mother whose life he had so unwittingly
taken.

It was very large and its ruff was a deep coppery red

mixed with glossy violet, green and gold.
Its devotion to its foster-mother was pathetic and singularly
enough she returned the affection with all the warmth of her
nature and showed no signs of an inclination to part from it as
usually hens desert their broods. Th e young partridge was not
contented, however, in the farm-yard with the other chickens; so
he and his foster-mother lived in the fields and nearby woods till
October. Previous to that time the slow-witted hen had perceived
signs of discontent on the part of the growing partridge; now
they were very pronounced and evident even to her slowly
divining sense.
Th e partridge which had learned to drum by instinct had one
day heard a flock of its kindred drumming in the woods. From that
time till it took its bold resolve to depart with those other
partridges its life had been an intense struggle between its sense
o f duty to its foster-mother and its natural longing for the wild
life.
One day just as the October sun was setting, when the long­
ing was great and the call of its kindred unusually insistent, it
obeyed its natural instincts and followed them into the wild.
I m o g e n s K id w e l l , ’ 07 .

School girls were created before mirrors and have been before
them ever since.— E x .

42

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

¡3. m. c.

h.

The Week of Prayer, which was held from Nov. 11 to N ov.
18, was one of great benefit to our Association. Th e members
manifested their interest in the work, both by their attendance at
the meetings and their willingness to serve in whatever capacity
they were able. Th e success of our meetings was partly due to
this fact.
However we do not claim the glory of our success. The
“ things o f good” which were accomplished were all done through
the power and assistance of the H oly Spirit, which was seen and
felt both in the conviction and conversion of the unsaved. Four
souls were converted to God and are now enjoying the blessedness
of a Christian life, hidden with Christ in God.
During this Week of Prayer many were brought to a greater
realization of the power and blessings of prayer, and to feel the
need of “ a closer walk with G o d .”
Th e season of spiritual refreshing which it was to all was only
the gratification of the desire :

“ Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drops ’round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.”
Its influence has been seen, not only in the lives of individual
members, but in the Bible Study, in the corridor prayer meetings
and in the regular weekly meeting of the Association.
A renewed inspiration for the work of the master has been
created which we hope will continue to dwell within us through­
out life.
Aside from the visible and definite results of this week o f com­
munion with God, we trust that much seed has been sown which
in due time will spring up and bear fruit to the honor and glory of
God.
Only eternity can tell the results of all our labors here below.

M yr tle Mayb e r r y , '07.
President.
¡M B -

Count that day lost
Whose low descending sun
Sees ’ mid our glorious ranks
No victory won.

—E x „

43

TH E NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

13. /id . a.

h

.

Although the outlook was not very favorable at the opening
of the Fall Term, yet at the close of the term the Association has
reasons to congratulate itself upon the work done. Nearly all the
boys joined the Association during the term, and ¡most of them
took an active interest in the meetings.
More than thirty boys enrolled for Bible study. T w o courses
were pursued, “ The Life of Christ” and “ Th e Life o f P au l.”
Th e Bible classes were well attended, and the interest maintained
in the regular meetings was very good.
During the W eek of Prayer, November n

to 18, meetings

were held in the Normal Society room every evening immediately
after supper. These meetings were led by Dr. Eckels, Dr. Eldon,
Profs. Hughes, Newman, Rife and Stewart. M ost of the boys at­
tended all of these meetings. A most excellent spirit pervaded the
meetings and the spiritual life of the boy s was greatly strengthened •
A t the close of the meetings it was decided to devote another week
to special prayer during the Winter Term.
U. D. R u m b a u g h , ’07.
Secretary.

a t $et of Sun.

If we sit down at set of sun
And count the things that we have done,
And counting, find
One self-denying act, one word
That eased the heart of him who heard,
One glance most kind,
That fell like sunshine where it went—
Then we may count this day well spent.
But if through all the live-long day
We’ve eased no heart by yea or n ay;
If through it all
We’ve done no thing that we can trace,
That brought the sunshine to a fa c e ;
No act most small,
That helped some soul, and nothing cost—
Then count that day as worse than lost.

44

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL HERALD

lPbilo.
W e are glad to be able to look back with, a feeling of gratifica­
tion on the work which we as a society have already accom­
plished. W e feel that the society has grown not only in
number but also in strength. Philo possesses talent which is
gradually developing, and which will undoubtedly result in still
more satisfactory work in the future.
The programs have been well planned by the curators, and also
show careful preparation on the part of the participants. Great
interest is manifested in the work, especially in the debates. The
members of the Glee Club have also worked willingly to keep up
the musical standard of the society.
W e wish the meetings o f our society not only to be entertain­
ing, but also instructive. A s work of this nature is essential to
one’s education as many members as possible should devote some
o f their time in working for its progress. During the remainder
of this school year we expect our hopes to be realized and that
Philo, will attain a greater degree of excellence than ever before.

G r ac e L. J oh n son , ’ 07 .
Secretary.

9
xrabat's Gbe Ulse.
What’s the use o’ folks a-frownin’
When the way’s a little rough ?
Frowns lay out the way for wrinkles—
You’ll be wrinkled soon enough.
What’ s the use?
What’s the use o’ folks a-sighin’ ?
It’s an awful waste o’ breath,
And a body can’t stand wastin’
What he needs so much in death.
What’s the use ?
What’ s the use o’ ever weepin’ ?
Might as well go ’long and smile.
Life, our longest, strongest sorrow,
Only lasts a little while.
What’s the use ?
—P

a u i,

L.

Dunbar.

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

45

athletics—Basket ©all.
Normal opened the season’s basket ball practice with the
necessity of developing a new team, only one of the men being
really experienced. In spite of this handicap the interest shown
by the fellows indicated from the first that the team would prove
strong before the end of the season and everybody felt encouraged
to work to duplicate the glorious record of last year’s team.
November we met the strong team from the State Forestry
Academy on our floor. Th e management was very apprehensive
concerning this game, as the Forestry team had all its experienced
players of last year, strengthened by the addition of several new
men who had entered the school during the year from other
schools where they had already made records for skill in the game.
Some of the Alumni strongly recommended canceling the game,
but this could not be considered, and it was played, resulting in
our defeat 30-15.
The lin e-u p:

Normal
Forestry
J5arly.............................................. F ...................................Evans, McNeal
Goodhart......................................... F................................................ Bietsch
...C................................................ Mulford
Morrison.........................
Harlacher........................................ G................................................... Elliot
Craig............................................... G.................................................Morton
Harrisburg A . A . vs. Normal in Gym.
Harrisburg A . A .

. . . . 22

N orm al.

. . .

17

In 1this game all the boys played with greater determination
than before and showed great improvement. Th e visitors, how­
ever, won after a severe struggle which was decidedly doubtful
until after injury to Cook.
The line-up:

Normal
Harrisburg A. A.
E arly.................................................. F ............................... •.............. Flinn
Goodhart.............................................F ..H S k£'........ ...................•..... Perry
Craig............................. ..................... C.................................. Decker, Hood
Harlacher............................ ............ .G. .SSBt. .r. ................... Householder
Cook, Starry..................... ................ G.................................................. Seal
Forestry Academy vs. Normal at Mt. Alto, December 8.
Forestry Academy . . . .

19

N o r m a l............................... 8

46

THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD

Encouraged by our defeat on our own floor, the Forestry team
was very sanguine as to its ability to defeat us badly at Mt. Alto,
bu t the determination of the Normal team to keep the score within
very reasonable limits resulted in something o f a surprise to them.
From a scientific standpoint this game is the best yet played.
Th e first half ended with the score 9-8 in favor of Forestry but in
the last few minutes of play our boys weakened and Forestry
forged ahead. Craig played star game for us and all accepted the
defeat as a virtual victory since it showed so great improvement
over some of the previous work of the team.
The line-up:

Normal.
Forestry
Goodhart............................................ F............................................. Bietsch
Early..!............................................. F ................................McNeal, Evans
Craig.................................................G ................................ Mulford, Evans
Harlacher.,.,;,,,.......... ...................... G................................
Elliot
Starry................................................ G............................................. Morton
Harrisburg H igh School vs. Normal in Gym, January xo.
Harrisburg H igh School . 37

N o rm a l.............................. 13

Though just back from vacation and with only two practices
in 1907, the team won this game easily though the visitors proved
themselves by no means weak. The play on both sides was un­
interesting to the spectators most of the time, though enlivened
occasionally by spurts. Early, Craig and Harlacher each did
splendid work in throwing goals during the game.

Shippensburg
Harrisburg
Goodhart, Cook.....................
F ................................................ Miller
Early...................
F.......................................... Wallower
-Craig.................. ..........................:. ••-C............ ....................................Geisel
Harlacher...........................................G...................................... Harrington
Starry:..;...........................................G.................................... Krull, Plum
Goals from field—Goodhart, 2 ; Craig, 4; Cook, 1; Early, 6 ; Har­
lacher, 4; Miller, 4; Geisel, 1. Goal from fouls—Early, 3i;: Miller, 3.
Fouls called—On Shippensburg, 8 ; on Harrisburg, 4.
Steelton H igh School vs. Normal in Gym, January 12.
Steelton H igh School . . .

21

N o rm a l.............................. 27

From whatever standpoint considered, this game was a fine
exhibition of basket ball. In just one and three-fourth minutes
after the referee’s whistle sounded, Shippensburg made her first

T TTTi) NORMAL, SCHOOL HERALD

47

goal and in one minute more Steelton scored. Both teams played
fiercely and the contest was full of interest. Steelton gave an
exhibition of team work seldom outrivalled and the game alter­
nated point by point, the first half ending 14-13 in favor o f Shippensburg. The second half was even more spectacular than the
first as both teams were thoroughly alert to the fact that struggle
was the only way to victory. No points were secured by either
unearned. I f this game be a criterion of what we may expect
from the team during the remainder of the season we shall have
brilliant exhibitions during the remainder of the games.
Th e line-up:

Normal
Steelton
Goodhart............................ .............. . F ................ ..............................Weaver
■R'.arlv
.................................. ,..F................ ........................ T. Gaffney
,..C............................................. Matthias
...G.............. ...............................Hocker
TrTa 1*1acVipr
............................
...G.............. .........................D. Gaffney
Matthias, 2 ; D. Gaffney,
Goals from field—Weaver, 1 ; Gaffney,
1; Goodhart, 1; Early, 2; Craig, 3 ; Harlacher, 5; Cook, 1. Foul goals—
T. Gaffney, 2 ; D. Gaffney, 1; Cook, 3. Fouls—Steelton, 4; Normal, 5.
Chambersburg Academy vs. Normal Second Team in Gym, Jan. 12.
Chambersburg Academy . . 2
Normal Second Team . . .4 2
The second team easily defeated the Academy team outplay­
ing them at all points.
second team.

This is the only game yet played by the

BH
tEwo Hngele.

Two angels guide
The path of man, both aged and yet young,
As angels are, ripening through endless years.
On one he leans ; some call her Memory,
And some Tradition; and her voice is sweet
With deep mysterious accords ; the other,
Floating above, holds down a lamp which streams
A light divine, and searching on the earth,
Compelling eyes and footsteps. Memory yields,
Yet clings with loving cheek, and shines anew,
Reflecting all the rays of that bright lamp
Our Angel Reason holds. We had not walked
But for Tradition. We walk evermore
To higher paths by brightening Reason’ s lamp.
M ^ G eorge EtioT.

48

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

poems.
fls Xite TKHortb Xiving.

Is life worth living'? Yes, so long
As there is wrong to right,
Wail of the weak against the strong,
Or tyranny to figh t;
Long as there lingers gloom to chase,
Or streaming tear to dry,
One kindred woe, one sorrowing face
That smiles as we draw nigh ;
Long as a tale of anguish swells
The heart, and lids grow wet,
And at the sound of Christmas bells
We pardon and forg et;
So long as faith with freedom reigns,
And loyal hope survives,
And gracious charity remains
To leaven lowly lives ;
While there is untrodden tract
For intellect or will,
And men are free to think and act,
Life is worth living still.
A

3 ust

lfred

A

u s t in .

Xlve LTbs Xife.

Just live thy life in full content.
Do all thy best with what is sent.
Thou but receivest what was meant.
Just live thy life.
Just live thy life. Be not in fear.
The strength of wrong shall disappear,
And right is ever drawing near.
Just live thy life.
Just live thy life. Seem what thou art;
Nor from simplicity depart;
And peace shall come upon thy heart.
Just live thy life.
—James Lenox Stockton, in Boston Transcript..

THE NORM AH SCHOOL HERALD

49

Exchanges.
In preparing the review of the past months’ exchanges the
editor has been much pleased with the great number of highly
instructive articles on many subjects, and desires to express his
appreciation of each paper examined. When we make our school
papers bright and worthy of being read the interest of alumni and
friends of the schools must grow— sufficient payment for the labor
bestowed.

j*
The Dickinsonian for October 3 and 10, contains an article on
Preparing a Debate,” which may be read by any student with
profit.

Th e sentiment expressed in the following quotation from an
editorial may well be applied to many a literary society:—
‘ ‘ It is high time that in an institution that owes its claim to
distinction primarily to the literary achievements o f its sons a
more general interest in literary matters was manifested. Nor is
this the only consideration, and perhaps not the greatest. We
owe it to ourselves as citizens of this great republic, living in such
an age, to take advantage of all opportunities for parliamentary
training. W e owe it to ourselves as the public men of to-morrow;
we owe it to those whom we are to lead and instruct to see to it
that our minds are properly trained for their great tasks, and
nothing so fits and prepares a man for public life like debating
and the other exercises of the literary societies.”

j*

points ftom an ironical pen.
Alw ays wait till the last moment to get excuses from the
office; it is well to do things in a hurry.
Reach the class room just after the door has been closed;
this shows your independence of spirit.
Never go supplied with pencils, paper, or paper-fasteners;
the teacher is always fully provided with these essentials.
D on’t let your studies interfere with your pleasure; study is
merely a side issue anyway.

50

THE NORMAL, SCHOOE HERAEP

Make the library a place for pleasant conversation; a well
modulated voice is conducive to silent study.
.
W ait till you see the book room crowded, then decide you
must buy something; the more the merrier, every time.
W alk heavily in the halls during study hour; otherwise the
hall teacher will be disappointed.
D on’t carry your keys, but have the office boy unlock your
doors; it is essential that he be given enough to do.
Alw ays make it a point at the table to talk as loud as possible;
a swelling discord is pleasing to the ear.
Do not take food from the dining room ; no man knoweth the
cost thereof.— E x .

*
Th e Mansfield Normal Quarterly contains a most interesting
article on the poetry of Sidney Danier. W e quote the closing
paragraph:
‘ ‘ Had he lived longer, we feel sure he would have added
mpch to our American literature. H alf complete, as his poetical
efforts are, they have the soul and influence that will endure.
‘ Once more has the South sent forth a slender son, seemingly a
^tripling, like David, who has, nevertheless, overcome in Philistia,
and lived to be crowned a king in Israel. ’ ”

j*
T h e Normal Vidette contains a carefully prepared article on
the Metric System and an argument in its support. Th e position
o f the author is absolutely unassailable when he claims ‘ ‘ that it
is the simplest and most convenient system of weights and
measures yet devised and that its introduction in the trades and
business and its consequent use among the people are progressing
entirely too slowly.”
From their close touch with the people the
Normal Schools can become a potent factor in educating them
concerning the benefits from the use of the decimal system of
weights and measures and we commend our contemporary for its
timely stand and suggestions.

j*
‘ ‘ T o the upright there ariseth light in darkness, but to the
wicked cometh trouble and detention.” — A!*:.

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

SI

The man who for the six or more years of his higher educa­
tion has faithfully cultivated the habit o f mastering to the best of
his ability the tasks set before him , is the man who w ill have a
mind well stored with facts and principles. But what is o f vastly
greater value to him, and to the world, he will have gained the
habit o f self-mastery, and the faculty of doing his best, in what­
ever the claims of life, business or professional, lay upon him.
H e will do the thing to be done, in the time when it is to be done.
A n d this ,is the true secret of a successful life.
*
*
*
That which determines the ultimate value of an education is
not the amount of knowledge— or its kind— but is the amount of
power. Knowledge is power only as its possessor knows how to
use it. Th e best educated man is the man who knows best what
is to be done, and how it is to be done, and so becomes the leader
and guide in every emergency .— From “ A n Education ” in October

A m ulet.

In this great day of fraternity we feel what is good for one
child is good for another; what is good for the rich is good for
the poor, and since there can be no discrimination, the less fortu­
nate child shall have the same advantages as the more favored, so
everybody must have a good teacher. H e must be a man who is
acceptable to the most intellectual, the most moral and the most
highly developed of our population, for they are the ones who
take the most interest in the education of their children, and who
have the power to enforce their views. It is this universal accept­
ance of the public school which proclaims in irresistible terms
that the inefficient teacher must go. Y ou cannot have a rich
state and what is more, a great great state without educated
people. No education can be had without teachers. The best
schools cannot be had without the best teachers. Th e best
teachers are trained teachers.— From N orm al School B u lletin .

o»
In all your striving, strive to develop the power of imagina­
tion. The mere daily practice of reinstating images of objects not
present to your senses is valuable; but the reading of a high grade
o f imaginative literature may be made more valuable.

It is food

52

THE NORMAL, SCHOOL, HERALD

to the imagination. Read descriptions of natural, social and
moral situations and try to picture them with your mind’s eye as
you read.— The N orm al Echoes.

j*
It is no exaggeration at all when it is stated that upon the
influence of school teachers, perhaps more than upon any other
factor in our economic life, depends the future of our magnificent
country, blest with an immense extent of territory, resources o f
unlimited varieties and of apparently inexhaustible quantities, and
with a government offering privileges and advantages unknown in
previous times. Upon their instruction and example depends, at
least in a majority of cases, the attitude which the children under
their charge take in relation to questions concerning themselves
and the public or private good. It has been said that the school
houses are the fortresses of our republic— in other words, within
our public schools should be formed the ideas which finally com­
bine to make good citizens, for the children of to-day must become
the men and women of the future. And the teacher who takes
no note of Arbor Day fails in his or her duty to the children and
to the State.— M r. George H . W irt , P rin . P a . Academ y Forestry ,

M ont A lto , P a .

Smile.

Smile, once in a while,
’Twill make your heart seem lighter,
Smile, once in a while,®*
’Twill make your pathway brighter,
Life’s a mirror, if we smile
Smiles come back to greet us ;
If we’re frowning all the while
Frowns forever meet us.
J*
Mr. Wood— Good morning Mr. Stone, how is Mrs. Stone
and all the little pebbles ?
Mr. Stone— Very well, thank you, how is Mrs. Wood and all
the little splinters?— Ladies Home Journal.

THE NORMAL* SCHOOL HERALD

53

f t a n m m (tome ©ut IRigbt.
Whatever is a cruel wrong,
Whatever is unjust,
The honest years that speed along
Will trample in the dust.
In restless youth I railed at Rate
With all my puny might,
But now I know if I but wait-f vgi
It all will come out right.
Though vice may don the judge’ s crown
And play the censor’s part,
And fact be cowed by Falsehood’s frown
And nature ruled by A r t ;
Though Labor toils through blinding tears
And idle wealth is might,
I know the honest, earnest years
Will bring it out all right.
Though poor and loveless creeds may pass
For pure religion’s gold,
Though ignorance may rule the man
While truth meets glances cold,
I know a law supreme, sublime,
Controls us with its might,
And in God’ s own appointed time—
It all will come out right.
— E l l a W h e b l e r W ilco x .

jt

meeds of ©xgaen.
Fifty girls will tell you that they are overworked when in
reality their nerves are starved to death because they do not have
enough oxygen. A great many confirmed invalids owe their con­
dition to chronic lack of oxygen. One cannot be handicapped in
any more serious way than to be obliged to work or sleep in stale
air. Few people know that oxygen is the best food the nerve
cells can have, says the Chicago News. Oxygen, rest, and proper
food, these are the arch enemies of neurasthenia.
A woman
ought to cultivate a habit of air hunger, which would make her
realize when her lungs are filled with exhausted, vitiated air as
quickly as she realizes the promptings of the stomach’s hunger.
Every man, woman, and child ought to have at least an hour’s
fresh air every day.

■

The most reliable Book Bindery in H arrisburg.

m

§
1

1

I
1

1

1
m
1

I1

SCHEFFER
THE PRINTER
Prints W edding Cards, Name Cards, Tags,
Envelopes, Paper, Stock Certificates, School Reports.
Statements, Billheads, etc., at short notice.

1
1

n
I
1
1

if

1

Book Binder ^ Stationer
Keep in stock and manufacture to order, Patent
Flexible Flat Opening Blank Books, Ledgers, D ay
Books, Financial Secretary’ s Ledger, etc.
Also
b in d s and re b in d s Magazines, Music, News­
papers, Old Books, Sunday School Libraries, Bibles
and Hymn Books.

SCHEFFER
PR IN TER. B O O K BIND ER. S T A T IO N E R

21 So u th 2nd St.

H A R RISBU RG , PA.

A

T

reb

is

know n

by

it s

F

r u it s

and

a

C ouuBg e

by

it s

A i/ u m n i .

PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE
Has representatives on the teaching force of Columbia, Prince'
ton, University of Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins—
not to mention smaller institutions.
The regular Classical and Scientific course of instruction are
offered— special attention being paid to Scientific work.

The his­

toric associations and the large number of visitors to the battle-field,
make the place more cosmopolitan, perhaps, than any town in the
State.

For further information,write to President S . G. Hefelbower.
Gettysburg, Pa.

PHOTOGRAPHS
taken by

T H E M I L L E RI 3S T1 U
wD
U IO
l v i
Shapley Block

Shippensburg, Pa.

We do Framing and
Enlarging ol all
ldnds : : : :

Special prices on
all work to students

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
John Howard Harris, Pres.

COLLEGE : Courses in Arts, Philosophy, Science, Chemistry,
Biology, Civil and Electrical Engineering, with Shopwork; Special
Courses to Teachers—Chair of Pedagogy.
WOMEN’ S COLLEGE comprising College, Institute, Art and
Music Courses. School of Music open to both sexes.
ACADEMY for young men and boys.
For Catalogue, etc., address
THE REGISTRAR
W illiam C. Gretzinger

a

b

--------------------- —

Dickinson

*
y.
A\

Lewlsburg, Pa.

FOUNDED 1783
124th year opened
September 12,
1906

D EPARTM EN TS:
•

I jI j I j U I

Classical, Scientific, Philosophical, Latin-Scientific
and Medical Preparatory Courses, each for four years

j

2. SCHOOL OF LAW 80
n„enfrythe“

inthe

For Catalogue and further information, address

GEO. EDWARD REED, Pres., Carlisle, Pa.
m m m w .

JOHN E. BO H ER,
Manufacturer
o f...
Furniture,

Shippensburg, Pa.

O. A . BARNES,

SH A V IN G S A L O O N
Only First-Class Work.
Special Attention to Normal Students.

School Pins, Jewelry, Silverware, Clocks, Watches, Etc.

T h e S H ip p e n s b tir g J e w e le r
WE ALSO MAKE A SPECIALTY OF SPECTACLES
REPAIRING PROftPTLY DONE AND GUARANTEED

II

Question Books
with Answer s
For both teachers and pupils
2 0 % discount to teachers
$1.50
Craig’s Common School Q. and A ....
1.50
Henry’ s High School Q. and A ..........
1.50
Sherrill’s Normal School Q. and A... .
1.00
Quizzism and Its K e y .........................
.80
Recent College Entrance Questions..
.50
Answ ers to sam e.......................
2.00
Civil Service Exams., with Q. and A.
1001 Quest, and A ns. Series
Eleven vols., 50 cents each
Arlth., Test Examples Arith., English Gram., Geog.,
U. S. Hist., Gen. Hist., Natural Philos., Physiology
and Hygiene, Botany, Reading and Orthography,
Theory and Practice o f Teaching.
HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGB
31 - 3 3 - 3 5 W . 15th S t.
New York City

t
/¡sc
w

Ü

IH. (5. iHacgletoab
SHIPPENSBURG’S
POPULAR
WHOLESALE
and RETAIL

FLORIST

t
■
Kp

t

E A G L E P E N C IL C O M P A N Y
377-379 B R O A D W AY , N E W YO RK
Manufacturers of the Largest Variety oi Styles of

B L A C K A N D CO LO R ED LEAD PEN CILS. PE N H O LD ERS,
R U B B E R E R A SE R S, S T E E L P E N S
for Schools and General Uses.

P E N C I L S F O R S K E T C H I N G A N D S H A D I N G — Nos. 314, 251, 239, 284,6773.
P E N C I L S F O R F R E E H A N D D R A W I N G A N D G E N E R A L U S E S IN
H I G H S C H O O L S A N D N O R M A L S C H O O L S — Standard in eight degrees.

TRYÓTHE EAGLE DIAG R APH P EN CIL.
W e recommend the following Nos. of E A G L E S T E E L P E N S :

Vertical 1, 2. 4, 5,

6,7, 8 ; Semi-Slant 71, 72, 73, 600, 610, 630, 680 ; Slant 120,170, 570,410.

C O L O R E D P E N C I L S I N 51 S H A D E S
E A G L E C O M P A S S A N D D I V I D E R No. 569 stands in a class all alone.
Send for samples.

Mention this Publication.

When in Shippensburg V isit the Two Big Stores

THE NEW HARDWARE STORE
• • • &nd • • •

THE BARGAIN ANNEX
The Largest and Best of Their Kind in Town

Q. F. W A L T E R S & SO N

Some N ew Things in Art
Blackboard Sketching by Whitney, Price 60c. Carbon Black India 'Ink, something entire­
ly new and as good as any on the market, Price 20c bottle. Bradley’s Soft Sketching
Pencils, Price $3.00tgross. B I Color Box, a long box containing 8 colora and bruah,
Price 30 cents.

See Our New Book of Kintergarten Stories
For TheQChildrens’ Hour by Bailey & Lewis, Price $1.50. We also have many
new materials for Primary and Intermediate Work. SEND FOR CATALOGS

MILTON BRADLEY CO.
L. L. N a ra m o re , M g r

1215 Arch Street

Philadelphia

“ T h e B usy C o r n e r ”
W I L L I A M £ . R E D D IG
D ry G o o d s» M illin e r y a n d L a d ies*
F u r n is h in g s
Headquarters For Ladies Millinery and Normal Pennants

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

GET THE BEST

GO T O

HOLLAND’S
FOR

C L O T H IN G
N E C K T IE S
COLLARS
ETC.

j£. H. IRefi & Brother
FRESH BREAD
and
FA N CY CAKES
A l w a y s on H a n d
R e c e n t ly E nlarged
WITH

2 5,000 N e w W o r d s
N e w G a z e tte e r o f th e W o r ld
with more than 23,000 titles, based on the
latest census returns.
N e w B io g ra p h ica l D ic tio n a r y
containing the names of oyer 10,000noted
persons, date of birth, death, etc.
Edited by TV. T. HARRIS, Ph.D., LL.D.,
UnitedStates Commissionerof Education.
2 3 8 0 Q u a rto P a g es
New Plates.

6000 Illustrations.

5“ §ro.
Dealers in

Htgf) Class s to v e s and Ranges
Roofing and 3 po«ting
A Full Line of Housefurnishing Goods

Rich Bindings.

Speeded in E very H o m e
A lso W ebster’s Collegiate Dictionary
1116 Pages.
1400 Illustrations. .
Regular Edition 7x10x256 inches. 3 bindings.
De Luxe Edition 6%z8%xl% in. Printed from
game plates, on bible paper. 2 beautiful bindings.
PR EEt “DictionaryWrinldes.” Illustratedpamphlets.

G. «3 C. M E R R IA M C O .,
P u b lish ers,

Wm. I\.

S p r in g fie ld , M a ss.

C. A . LA TJG H LEST
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
S O U V E N I R

P O S T

C A R D S

Out Door Pictures
a Specialty

S. Penn St.

Shippensburg, Pa.

§ J. J. STROMM

1

For Candies, Pruits, Cakes and
Lunch Goods.

^
^

The Newest, Freshest and Best.

West M a in Street

gj*

S H IP P E N S B U R G l |

M I » « !® « !® ™
B C K D lv S ’ D R U G

STO R E D

STUDENTS’ HEADQUARTERS FOR EVERYTHING IN THE

d r u g

l i n e :, f i n e : s t a t i o n e r y

,

and SODA W A T E R
SOUVENIR POST CARDS of School Buildings and Town Views
EAST MAIN STREET
. . .A T ...

A N G L E B R O S .,

Hargleroad & Hollar's
Can constantly be found
anything* in the...

...Headquarters for...

CONFECTIONS,

FRUITS,

AND CANDIES

FRESH ancLi6«^
SMOKED MEAT LINE
They have telephone connection and
deliver meat to any part of the town.
17 W . M a i n S t . ,

We lead in Groceries, Queensware
and Toys

h .

S

h ip p e n s b u r g

,

Pa .

C. Fry & Bro.,
BAKERS

6Vatzonize our ^Advertisers.

Fresh Bread, R olls, Rusk, Etc., Alw ays om
Hand. W agon Delivers Fresh
Bread Daily.

They fyelp tlie school.

172 W e s t M a in a nd 4 N o rth R a ilro a d S t r e e t
S H IP P E N S B U R G , PA.

J. L H0CKERSM1TH 4 SONS
D E A L E R S IN

C A N D IE S ,
CAKES
A N D F R U IT S
S H IP P E N S B U R G , P E N N A .

N. A R T E R
FASHIONABLE BARBER
In J. A. KELL Building
S. R. R. Street

Facial Massage a Specialty
Your Patronage Solicited

/

p*

%

W e a v e r & G ates.
TAILORING
READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING
SH O ES and EURNISHINGS
United States
Express Company
M. H. MORRIS, Agt.,
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

S. G. A . B R O W N , M. D .,
E y e , Ear,
Nose and Throat
Shippensburg, Pa.

J. S. O M W A K E ,
Attorney-at-Law,
Shippensburg, Pa.

Q. T . M IC K E Y ,
Attorney-at-Law ,

j . b r u c e M c C r e a r y , m .d .
Shippensburg, Pa.

Shippensburg, Pa.

STUDENTS!
# i,
I

.1

T

»

PATRONIZE OUR

ADVERTISERS

<£. V. 3. H . S . S c h o o l P i n s
at Deifyl’s, tfye Oeœefer
S te m
s.

FO R

s

H. TREHER, Editor.
J. C . FLEMING, Prop.

Commercial Printing a Specialty.

LOWNEY’S CHOCOLATES
and BON BONS
GO TO

SHIPPENSBURG, PA .
B e ll and C. V . Telephones.

ET T ER

Altick...
Drug Store

*Patvonize ou r cA dverfisezs.
T h ey fyelp tfye school.

FLEMING & FLEMING,
Proprietors,

Shippensburg, Pa.

S h ip f u m s im r g

For Fine Millinery Goods call on

C lt t o n it le
HOWARD L. MITTEN,

M iss M , o . W histler

The best family weekly newspaper
for the money, $1.00 per year.
Commercial printing attractively
done and up-to-date.

9 W. Main St.
SHIPPENSBURG, PA.

Ohas. L . Rnmmel, Sec.

J. C. Rummel, Pres.

Geo. W . Himes, Treas.

R U M M E L , H I M E S & C O .,

in c

.

P ants, W o r K in g Coats, O v e ra lls , S h ir t s .
S H IP P E N S B U R G , PENNA.

j. w. Mc P h e r s o n

& so n s
D R . j; D. B A SH O R E ,

D E A L E R S IN

...D E N T I S T ...
'«H ardw are , C u t le r y , P a i n t s a n d

O il s

Shippensburg, Pa.
SHIPPENSBURG, PA.

^ J u st Published

^

|

|

THE RECITATION
B y S a m o s i . H a m il to n , P h . D .,

fc :

Supt. o f Schools o f Allegheny Co., Pa.

3

V o i. V . i n L ip p in c o t t 's E d u c a t io n a l S e rie s

^

This volume will be of great assistance to young teachers in ¿ 3
the study of the practical phases of school work, and will also be
f c very helpful to older teachers who have not yet reached the point 3
of perfection.
gl
The author is sound in theory, simple in treatment, clear and ^
concise in presentation, brief and pointed in discussion, and
withal, practical and helpful.

^

Cloth, $ 1.25

^

S e n d F o r C atalogu e

i

J. B.

^

L ip p i n c o tt C o m p a n y
P H IL A D E L P H IA

%

^

^iujuiumiujujujuiuiuittiiuuuuuiujujuiuiujujui
J. BEATTIE BARBOUR

Funeral D irector
and Embalmer
Shippensburg, Pa.
Telephone Connection

J. A. SHARP,
Livery and Feed Stables
SHERM AN HOUSE,
SHIPPENSBURG, PA.

Good R ig s and Careful Drivers.

Orders

b j mail or wire w ill receive immediate at­
tention.

“ Postal Series Box Papers and Tablets *» S
« are the standard for excellence with care- e
I ful correspondents. O nr qualities are the 1
M standards always sought after.
s
W IL L IA M S P O R T P A P E R C O .
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.

The Central Printing and Publishing House
W . A . LAVERTY, General Manager

Books, Stationery, Periodicals, Printing and
Engraving, Artists’ Material
H A R R IS B U R G , PA.

3 2 9 Market Street

A
i

•

A M

A A

9

Yale men know and the N ew H aven Union
1 says: “ The question o f w hat in the w orld to
g iv e a fr ie n d is solved by

SONGS OF ALL THE COLLEGES
which is alike suitable for the collegian o f
the past, for the student of the present, and
for the boy (o r g ir l) with hopes: also for the
music-loving sister and a fellow s best girl.”
“ A ll the n e w songs, a ll the o l d songs,
.
and the songs popular a t a ll the colleges ;
a welcome g if t in any home any where.

$le5G—B O O K STORES. MUSIC D E A L E R S .— $1.60
H I N D S & N O B L E . P u b lis h e r s .

31-33-35 W . 15th St., New York City.
Schoolbooks o f a ll publishers a t one store

IF
A PRIMARY SCHOOL
A 6RAMMAR SCHOOL
DEPARTMENTAL WORK

in short ii you wish to secure a position in any line of educational work,
The Teachers’ Agency offers exceptional advantages.
During the past three years, the best public school vacancies, the best Normal school'
vacancies, and the best College vacancies, in Pennsylvania, were filled through this Agency
W e need teachers for the best positions in Pennsylvania and other States. Send for appli­
cation blank or call personally.

THE TEACH ERS’ AGENCY
R. L. M Y E R S & C O M P A N Y

101 M A R K E T S T .
DENVER

ATLANTA

H A R R IS B U R G , PA.
M IN N E A P O LIS

W A S H IN G T O N , D . C-