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No. 1.

“®c maorr Do ®ove.”
Several years ago the onward sweep of humanity and the
progress in all lines of human activity was demonstrated beyond
the peradventure of a doubt by an epoch marking sermon, de­
livered with great unction and persuasive power by our late la­
mented and highly respected brother, George Washington Johnsing, who took as his text, “ De worl’ do move.’*',?;
This trivial fact having been clearly and definitely settled,
it merely remains to look around us and see in what special lines
the world is moving. Our own little world, the educational,
naturally interests us first and we proceed to make a few obser­
vations. In order to do so effectively it is necessary to run out a
few headings and outline the work of education. Roughly we
may form the following groups :
1. Material equipment, as buildings, grounds, text-books,
and physical apparatus of all kinds.
2. The character of the teaching force; their scholastic
and professional preparation.
3. The character of the student body.
4. The personal relationship between teacher and student.
5., The course of study.
6. Forms of instruction, with special reference to the reci­
tation.
7. General government and discipline.
In the matter of buildings and grounds, the health and com­
fort of the student are secured as far as possible by due attention
to heating, lighting, ventilation, seating and general sanitation.
His aesthetic nature is respected and cultivated by large expendi­
tures for the most handsome building materials for exterior show,
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paintings and statuary, and that these beautiful buildings may be
placed in a proper setting, the grounds of our higher institutions
present examples of successful landscape gardening.
In the matter of books, rival publishing houses are con­
stantly presenting to us genuine works of art, from the primer
with handsome binding and beautiful color plates, to the elegant
and substantial volume for use in higher branches. But not only
in appearance, but also in subject matter have great strides been
made; many of the brainiest men and women in the educational
world spending years in the proper presentation of some given
subject. A ll this calls forth criticism of course, on the part oi
some who maintain that both teacher and pupil have become the
slave of the text-book, thus destroying, or at least minimizing in­
dividuality and personal research. But the great majority main­
tain that the best of books are none too good, as they are but
tools, and in the hands of the skilled workmen will be rightly used
and not abused. That this is an age of invention is nowhere
more clearly proven than in the number and character of physical
appliances for laboratory work. A ll these are characterized by
beauty as well as utility, and the student of to-day finds at his
command every contrivance to aid him in his search for knowl­
edge.
In considering the teaching force, we note that much younger
men are employed in college and university than a few gene­
rations ago and the white haired professor who has survived the
change, finds himself surrounded by youthful confreres. Higher
scholastic attainment is also demanded, as instanced in the fact
that most of our high schools are now demanding college grad­
uates for their teaching force, and right here we find weakness, as
many of these college men and women are entirely lacking in nor­
mal training and gain their experience and subsequent ability at
the expense of the school. Professional training, however, is con­
stantly receiving more attention, as shown by the thousands who
go out annually from our normal schools to join hands with the
smaller number graduating from the pedagogical department of
college and university.
In the character of the student body one does not detect so
marked a change, though it is safe to assume that they are better fed
and dressed, have a clearer conception of their duties and privi­
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As regards personal relationship between teacher and
student, we find a marked improvement. The old spirit of an­
tagonism, distrust and often hatred, has given way to one of co­
operation, confidence and mutual forbearance and respect. The
initiative in this change of attitude had to come from the teacher,
and the pupil was not slow to respond to the tone of sympathy,
encouragement and friendliness. As a result the teacher’s influ­
ence has increased many fold and while this brings with it a sense
of pleasure and satisfaction, it also implies greater responsibility
and the necessity of constantly bearing in mind the weight of ex­
ample. Of course there is much still to be desired, many still
maintaining the wrong attitude ; but he holds the right one who
with a kindly nature possesses the mental elasticity to put him­
self in the pupil’s place. No one should teach who does not
keep before his mind the title of Chas. Reade’s great masterpiece,
“ Put Yourself in His Place.”; >
The course of study of the 20th century school presents a
marked contrast to that of a few decades ago, both in quantity
and in content. Enrichment seems to have been the keynote,
and to effect this there has been added nature study, manual
training, music, sloyd, sewing and cooking, kindergarten and
various commercial features, as stenography, etc. The result is
what was to be expected. An outcry has arisen that enrichment
has resulted in the overcrowding of every grade from university to
elementary school, demanding more and more of the next lower
grade or school. Signs of reaction have for some time been appar­
ent and in some sections, notably New York city, simplification
in primary school work has been undertaken. A course of study
is always an inviting field for discussion, involving questions of
thoroughness, quality and quantity, home study, disciplinary,
aesthetic and utilitarian values of certain subjects and those ques­
tions eternally staring us in the face of what, how-much and why.
Another point to be noted in connection with courses of study is
their greater elasticity resulting from the wide adoption of elec­
tives.
While methods of instruction remain in certain phases as in
former years, there has been, generally speaking, a radical change
for the better in this important branch of school work. A few lead­
ing ideas or principles have been folio wed with more or less success.
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vidual and not the class should be made the unit of instruction.
The laboratory method in physical and mental science demon­
strates the theory advanced years ago by Comenius— “ Learn to do
by doing.” Much attention has been paid in recent years to ex­
pression on the part of the pupil, all tending to emphasize the
thought that the student and not the teacher should recite the
lesson. Many schools, however, especially of higher grade, may
still be found where the teacher insists on being the whole thing.
In considering the great multitude of methods, we note the fact
that the subject of reading has been made the target of most of
them. A strict adherence to truth would not allow one to say
that all are good. There can be no question as to there being a
rational method of instruction. Just what that method is has
been the cause of innumerable theses and theories, which in many
an instance has befogged the teacher who has endeavored to fol­
low one or more, and left the class in bewilderment and despair.
The subject of school management has received its share of
attention in the new education and the whole field of discipline
and punishment has been pretty well threshed over. The one
phase receiving most emphasis is no doubt self-government, and
many schemes have been proposed and tried to make the school
a self-governing body. These have varied from the simple to the
most complex and elaborate, the weight of the machinery in the
latter being the most potent cause of its inability to work smooth­
ly.
As in all plans and devices, success depends not so much
upon the plan as upon the execution of it. In other words, it is
the “ man behind the gun” that makes the method a success or a
failure. Not every teacher possesses executive ability and when
that is lacking most any good method will fail. Therefore, before
condemning any method too severely it is advisable to recognize
one’s own limitations along executive lines. The subject of cor­
poral punishment still calls for a division of the house and
probably always will. A greater effort to suit the punishment to
the offense, both in kind and degree, is one of the best signs of the
times.
And so the “ worl’ do move,” not only as noted in the above
particulars but. in others, among which might be noted closer and
more intelligent supervision, more adequate salaries, reserve funds
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agencies, the increasing number of summer schools, the increas­
ing attention to school athletics, too often, however, degenerating
into professionalism, and the recognition of prominent educators
in world-wide diplomacy. There is still much that is tentative
and empirical, but from this stage we hope eventually to pass to
that which is absolutely rational.

A n “ I I I ” F a t e .-^-Tony’s relatives were all in “ a bad
way” —his wife, his father-in-law, his mother-in-law, his brotherin-law, and his sister-in-law.
He looked pretty badly “ done up” after a visit home, and
Me Abrams, his boss, sought information.
> “ W hat’s the matter, Tony?” he asked;^‘you look sick.”
“ Me no sick,” he answered sadly, “ it’s me peop’ .”
“ Very bad?” asked McAbrams sympathetically.
Tony sadly shook his head.
“ The doc’ says,” he whimpered, “ if he don’t get bet’ in four
day— everybody go to H ell.” — Mary Morris.

A n A n t i -E x p a n s i o n i s t .— A Virginia mountaineer who had
strayed to Richmond on an excursion, and who, as his holiday
progressed, became rather hilarious, grew overconfident of his
own greatness.
“ Gentleman,” he said, “ I kin lick any man in Richmond.”
No one offered to dispute the assertion, and he tried again.
“ Gentlemen,’'’ he said, “ I kin lick any man in the whole
State ofV irginny.”
The words were hardly out of his mouth before a tall, sinewy
man from his own part of the State entered the game and gave
the boaster a good thrashing.
The mountaineer had a sense of humor. He slowly picked
himself up and faced the group to which he had boasted.
“ Gentlemen,” he said, “ I am now ready to acknowledge that
I kivvered too much territory in that last statement, ’ll-Baltimore
Sun.

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)£i>itoriaI.
As we are in a patriarchal frame of mind just at present we
will address ourselves in a fatherly sort of way to such of our
readers as are teaching for the first time. While certain phases oi
knowledge come only from experience, and while wisdom is
supposed to indicate gray hairs on the part of its possessor, yet
it is possible for those less mature to gain knowledge and wisdom
second hand; often just as good and generally much cheaper.
For one thing, dear young teacher, don’t teach all day and all
night too. Those who do so may expect a short professional
career.
Does something occur during the day to worry you?
Stay right in the school room if possible until you have decided
upon a plan of action, then lock it up till the next morning.
Your school room is your office; have regular office hours and
don’t carry away your business to think of all the evening and
dream about all night. If you do it means professional suicide,
and you cannot afford that the first year.
A state law, or better, federal, should be passed prohibiting
teachers talking shop, especially at the table, where their hearers
cannot escape. I f you must talk it, find a sympathetic teacher.
If he or she be not available, talk it to your mirror, first taking
care to smash the glass, which will then show you how agreeable
is a teacher who constantly insists on talking shop.

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It is a great question just what attitude you should assume
toward the family or community in which you find yourself. If
you shut yourself up in your room, you will be called exclusive
and not a bit social. I f you mingle a good deal in society, you
will waste many valuable hours, will lose a good deal of needful
sleep, and run the risk of being called a society teacher. It is
easier to drift toward either extreme than to hold a good balance
and keep in the middle course Your influence will increase by
mingling judiciously with your constituency and giving your
talents pro bono publico. Lead the unselfish life, but never forget
you owe certain duties to yourself.
You will naturally find that the subjects of management,
government, discipline and punishment will cause you most
thought and perhaps not a little worry. You will be judged
almost entirely by the order you maintain, and not by your
methods in imparting instruction. Every patron can tell you
how your school should be governed; few will be so bold as to
directly criticise your teaching. Don’t consider every offense as
against yourself; most of them are against the school and should
be treated from that viewpoint. Get that little fifteen cent classic
“ How to Maintain Order,” and read it carefully, and when
ordering that, order another at the same price “ The Art of Asking
Questions.”
Self examination is very beneficial. Don’t hesitate to change
a method if you find you are not successful in using it, but don’t
change very often. Common sense is your best ally and a good
question to ask yourself in reference to some line of conduct,
“ Is it according to common sense?” To be known as a teacher
of good judgment is one of the highest excellencies toward which
you should strive.
By all means read a good daily paper. I f we were on a
Board of Education we should hesitate to employ a man or
woman who did not read a daily paper. A.nd along the line of
reading, of course you must do some of a professional nature.
A t least one good school paper, adapted to your needs, and two
or three books. Then you will need to do something in the line
of fiction-^some masterpieces which have stood the test of time.
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time even though they are popular. During the winter make a
study of at least one poet. Keep up your Latin or German, if
you enjoy languages. History, biography and travel will de­
mand some of your time. Keep three or four books going at
once and you will find the change from one to another beneficial.
Don’t say you have no time. You have. We have been through
the.whole mill, have taught as many classes, as any of you are
teaching and as many grades, and know from experience there is
always time for reading when you are determined to read. Above
all read the Normal Herald and send us all the news you can.

XTo tbe Hlumni.
A ll members of the Alum ni should renew their subscription to
the Herald, thereby keeping in touch with their alma mater.
And when sending your subscriptions, send any information
you may have concerning any alumnus, thereby swelling the personal
column, and thus making the Herald more interesting to1all.

IRormal IRotes.
The new school year opened September 4th with a very
gratifying attendance. , The Senior and the Middler class surpass
in number those of last year, it being necessary to divide the
latter into three sections.
The progress of the school is marked by the purchase this
fall of three new pianos, one for the Model school, one for the
gymnasium and one for the musical department.
The new athletic field, acquired by the trustees last spring,
is being put into shape for future usefulness, and when completed
will be one of the best and most complete athletic grounds in the
state.
The second annual corn roast held by members of the Faculty,
September 13th, was a complete success. This year there was an
abundance of corn, it was roasted to the king’s taste, and the
side dishes were beyond the range of criticism.
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in attendance being larger than for some time past, while the
class of 1906 are taking hold of this department with a spirit that
augurs a good year’s work.
W. J. Miller, student secretary of the Y . M. C. A : of Penn­
sylvania, made the Normal a pleasant visit in the interest of our
association, during the first week of the term. Ifis conferences
with the officers of the Y . M. C. A . will undoubtedly result in
increased efficiency of association work.
The high grade of work done in the Music Department is
evidenced by the large number of students who are this year
availing themselves of the opportunity to become more proficient
in this valued accomplishment. Miss Brenner, in instrumental
work, and Miss Cook, this year in charge of the vocal, have each
a large number of pupils under her charge.
The joint méetings of the Y . M. C. A . and Y . W. C. A .
will hereafter be held on the second Sunday evening of each
month and will be conducted by the members of the Faculty
instead of by the students as heretofore.
The usual Faculty reception was held the first Saturday
evening of the term. A t these gatherings each student meets
each teacher, thus receiving a formal greeting to the school. A
very social atmosphere was noticeable and many pleasant ac­
quaintances were formed.
The joint reception given by the Y . M. C. A . and Y . W.
C. A . was held Saturday evening, Sept. 16, and was the swell
event thus far of the season. The members of the cabinets
received the Faculty and students in the parlors, and after some
time in pleasant conversation all repaired to the dining hall where
many compliments were heard upon the elaborate decorations of
green and white, and the dainty refections. Much praise is due
Miss Horton and the officers of the two societies, who worked
unsparingly to make the occasion a success. Some incipient
strikes were noticeable, while a few of last year seemed to have
survived the vacation and to be prospering finely.
. T he R u l in g P a s s io n .— “ Yes, I quarrelled with my wife
about nothing,/ ’
“ Why didn’t you make up ?”
“ I ’m going to. AH I ’m worried about now is the indem­
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“/IDS timpresBtons of teaching attbe Enb
of tbe first Mceft.”
[Feeling that it would be of interest to the readers of the
H e r a l d to know how some of the class of 1905, who had never

taught before, started in their work, the editor sent out several
letters asking each one for his or her impressions at the end of the
first week. The following have been received:]
Of all my experiences in life, the first week of teaching was
the most variable. The week was full of varying degrees of
hope and despair. It was chaos at first, but after a while affairs
assumed a more definite shape. “ Teaching,” says the working
man, “ is easy.” I wished many times during the first week that
I could shift the responsibility to someone else. The week over,
I drove home with various emotions, some of regret for mistakes
made, and some of satisfaction for work accomplished. But
what do pain and heavy labor amount to when you are teaching,
not for a big salary, but “ for love of the work?”
J a m e s B. E l d o n .

It was with an attempted assumption of dignity that I entered
my school room that first morning, perhaps an hour before the
opening period. Not long indeed was I given to meditate for
soon the sturdy urchins made their appearance. A fond mother
presents her son and daughter saying “ they are both so diffident;
Alta has the phthysics and Howard must sit with her, for they are
not to mingle with other children.” One by one they arrive
and now gather in groups, holding whispered conversations
about “ teacher.” The first day is soon over and the succeeding
ones “ tread upon each other’s heels—-so fast they follow.” The
work proves novel and interesting and it requires much will power
to control the facial muscles. Each day brings its duties, pleas­
ures and worries, while evening finds one busily planning the
morrow’s work. This is a work which indeed demands a large
portion of the teacher’s time. Yet how bountifully he is repaid
for it; not such a large salary perhaps—-but what a thrill of joy it
gives him to note the pupils advancement day by day.
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Some of the impressions I received up to the close of my first
week’s work, as a teacher in the public school, are by no means
faint. One is never aware of the many realities and difficulties
in life until he comes in contact with them. To encounter these
difficulties which may and will arise in this sea of life— the teach­
ing profession— one must be vigilant to avoid all difficulties
possible and try to remedy those which do arise.
Another thing that impressed me greatly was the comparison
of the results obtained from each individual class during the first
week. I found that the favorable results were overbalanced by
the unfavorable in some classes, both higher and lower. What
this difference is due to is hard to say at the present time, though
this failure is no discouragement to me, since it is the very be­
ginning of the term.
Indeed, teaching is a noble work and a very pleasant occu­
pation to follow, if rightly considered. It is the rearing and
training of future generations. In taking everything into con­
sideration we find there is nothing more dependent upon the
success of future generations than education, both morally and
physically.
Pa u l A . Sw a r t z .

As only a freshman in the great “ School of Experience,’ ’ I
realize that my impressions of its first few lessons are very vague
and difficult of analysis. Comparing the work with that of the
Preparatory school, I am surprised to find the course so
much harder and the rates of tuition so much more costly. The
most difficult branch of the curriculum, for me is,“ Disciplining,”
and the hardest problem I ’ve had to solve, “ What natural pun­
ishment should follow whispering?” This is but one of the puz­
zling problems which confront one daily in the lessons of this
special study. I find the actual teaching congenial and
thoroughly enjoy that part of the work. The tuition is payable
in monthly installments of time and strength and there are small
extra charges daily to be taken from one’s self-control and
patience fund. The knowledge one gains is exceedingly unique.
I learned yesterday that the “ Artistic” Ocean is situated at the
South polar regions and to-day that the feminine gender of the
word monk, is monkeys.
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.did opportunities it offers for self development in many directions
and because of its vital relation to life.
J e a n E- P e a r s o n .
j*

The close of the first week brings with it for the young
teacher, pleasures, disappointments and a fund of practical knowl­
edge of human nature.
Although, in the early part of the week, the prospects looked
black, a rift in the cloud revealed that the sun was trying (only
trying for first efforts are always crude) to shine by the close of
the week. Small improvements can be seen if you look through
a strong magnifying glass. Maybe a sturdy urchin, in his more
rational moments, will tread less heavily upon the floor. Perhaps
the usually incorrect examples will appear correct or the hated
memory gem will be appreciated at last. The end of the week
brings two little maids eager to demonstrate their knowledge of
housekeeping, begging to be allowed to sweep after school.
These were pleasures for the teacher because they represented real
effort on the part of the child.
The close of the week also brought with it some disappoint­
ments. What if some backward pupils did not get as much at­
tention as they deserved ? What if rules are broken times without
number ? What if the most promising pupil becomes ill and must
remain out of school indefinitely ? Does not the teacher reflect
upon herself as the cause of the former failures ? Is she not sad
because of the latter occurrence? The end of the week finds her
disappointed but still hopeful.
Friday evening finds the young teacher with quite a little
newly acquired practical knowledge. By this time she knows
that “ Young America” is a problem whose answer can not be
found in the back, as it is in the Durell and Robbins arithmetic,
but it must be solved by observing and attending (without their
knowledge) to every word and deed, both at study and at play.
The position of the teacher (in loco parentis) asserts itself
most forcibly by the end of the first week. Granting requests,
settling disputes, administering justice, all serve to increase the
burden of responsibility which rests upon the teacher’s shoulders.
We, who are teachers, have assumed this responsibility.
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everything which we do for the growth, intellectual, spiritual
and physical of those pupils who come under our care.
L e ila M c C u l l o c h , Newville, Pa.

It was with anxious reluctance that I entered upon the ac­
tive duties as principal of the Mercersburg schools, but it was
only on Monday evening, September 4th, at the close of my first
day’s school, that I was fully conscious of the weight of my respon­
sibilities. I found 300 pupils under my care. The first day was
the crucial point. The fate of my whole success, apparently,
rested upon the work of that day.
To tell you the lessons I learned in my first day’s experience
would be to write pages and then would some lessons be void of
expression. I find that what is most needed is strong will power,
refined by a tender heart. I feel that my future success will de­
pend upon the intensity and relation of these forces within my
own make-up. I have thus far learned that my best weapon is
kindness, commingled with the diluted essence of determination;
with it have I stormed more redoubts, taken more prisoners and
won more victories than by any other weapon.
To my glad surprise the first week has proven to me one of
the most pleasant of my life, aside from the barriers of opposition.
Delightful task, to rear the tender thought!
Anticipating a pleasant year of service to others and with
best wishes for the C. V . S. N. S., I am sincerely yours,
G a r r y C. M e y e r s .

H
H e W a n t e d T o K n o w .— A bishop in full robes of office,
with his gown reaching to his feet, was teaching a Sunday-school
class. A t the close he said he would be glad to answer any ques­
tions.
A little hand went up, and he asked : “ Well, my boy?’ ’
“ Can I ask?’ ’ said the boy.
“ Certainly” said the bishop,; “ what is it ?”
“ W ell,” asked the boy, “ is dem all you’ve got on, or do
you wear pants under dem ?” — Ladies' Home Journal.

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athletics.
The athletic association reorganized for the coming year with
the following officers:
President— C. C. Sheeley.
Vice President— James E. Cook.
Secretary— Melvin Baish.
Manager and Treasurer§-Prof. W . M. Rife.
According to the constitution the above officers together with
a representative from each class and the physical director of the
gymnasium constitute the athletic committee. The senior, middler and junior class are represented respectively by Messrs. Mc­
Laughlin, J. E. Cooke and Cowan.
After an interim of two years, foot-ball has been revived at
the Normal and daily practice is now in order. As in other
educational institutions, the consent of the parent is a pre-requi­
site to qualification for a position on the team. Prof. Rife is
general manager and will soon have a schedule ready. Mr. J. O.
Gray, our popular steward, and an old foot-ball player, will coach
the team, and under his efficient management we hope to secure
our share of scalps before the close of the season.

T he P r i d e o f R a c e .— A conductor on one of the Brooklyn
cars was collecting the fares before leaving the bridge, and as he
called out ‘ ‘Fares” to two Jews who were in front of me, one of
them held up a dollar bill, saying, “ Two shintlemen.” This
was too much for an Irishman across the car, and as he handed
the conductor his nickel he said, “ Wan sheeney. ” — Marion F .
McElhone.

H is A w f u l M i s t a k e . — “ Young man,” said her father, “ do
you smoke cigarettes ?”
“ I should say not !” declared the youth, hastily. “ I would
consider it disgraceful to be seen with one of those vile things in
my mouth. I think all cigarette smokers should be jailed. Why
do you ask, sir ?”
“ Thought perhaps you could let me have one, ” said the old
man, pointedly. “ I smoke ’em myself.” — The Cleveland Leader.

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alumni personals.
’oo— Miss Iva Baer has begun her first year as primary
teacher of Pleasant View school near Harrisburg. Miss Mame
Wineman, ’ o i , has charge of the Grammar school at the same place.
’96— Mr. E. M. Gress entered Juniata College, Huntingdon,
Pa., as a student. Mr. Gress has been teaching since leaving
Normal, but intends now to take a college course before engaging
in the work again.
’99— Mr. J. E. French has recently accepted a good position
with the .Westinghouse people of Pittsburg.
’00— Mr. J. W. Baish has recently accepted a position at
Mercersburg Academy.
’ 8y4—Mr. C. J. Walter is supervising principal of Paschalville
Combined School, Woodland Ave. and 70th -St., Philadelphia,
Pa.
’96— Mr. H. E. Hartz was graduated from the Law Depart­
ment of Michigan University at Ann Arbor, Michigan, last spring,
and will practice law in Washtenaw county, of which Ann Arbor
is the chief city and in the Supreme Court of the State.
’05— Mr. J. A . Ward has resigned his position as teacher in
South Middleton township, Cumberland county, to continue on
the Boiling Springs Trolley line, where he has been during the
summer.
’93— Dr. C. C. Ogle was one of the successful applicants for
State Certificate before the State Homeopathic Medical board last
June. He has been resident physician at Hahnemann Hospital,
Philadelphia, for some time. This year he expects to open an
office in Philadelphia and practice medicine there.
’98— Mr. Herman Fickes is taking a Theological course in
Princeton University.
’97^Miss Elizabeth Reed will teach again this year in the
schools of Ponce, Port Rico. Her address for the year will be
37 Calle Concordia, Ponce, P. R.
’02— Miss Effie Williams is teaching the primary school at
Glenside, Cheltenham District, Montgomery county.
’96— Mr. H. P. Troup is teaching in Dillsburg this year.
’02— Mr. Frank C. Myers entered Princeton University this
fall.
’01— Miss Phoebe Comrey will, teach in the A and B Primary
school at Highspire, Pa.

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’94— Mr. Robert B. Cunningham has been elected teacher in
the Boys’ Latin School, Baltimore, Md. He began his work in
September.
’96— We clip the following from the Valley Spirit, Chambersburg, Pa. :
Aug. 28.— Lieutenant Howard Strine, surgeon in the United
States navy and son of Mrs. Mary Strine, this place, has returned
to his home here for a few days alter an absence of two years and
a half, during which time he was a surgeon on the United States
gunboat, Helena, in China. Lieutenant Strine, after graduating
from the New York medical college, passed a creditable examina­
tion and entered the navy as a surgeon, being stationed for a time
in the New York navy yard. After a brief service at the navy
yard he was assigned to the Helena and sent to China where he
has since been. Dr. Strine left for Washington, but will return
here on an extended furlough.
’74— We clip the following personal item from the California
Normal’ Review :
Dr. W . T . Noss, brother of our principal, has been elected
as supervisor of music in the Charleroi, Pa., schools.
“ The Coming of Ruth,” by Dr. Wm. T . Noss, is a neat,
clean, instructive and pleasing cantata in which there is an e x­
ceedingly harmonious adjustment between the words and the
music. There are a number of thrilling incidents in the various
scenes, yet none of these incidents is either overdrawn in execu­
tion or underestimated in importance. The performance of this
cantata was given on two consecutive evenings in our Normal
Chapel recently. The fact that not a few of those who were
present the first evening returned the second evening is in itself
sufiicient evidence that the production is popular.
’02— Miss Jane Taughenbaugh, who has been teaching in
Adams county since her graduation, is teaching this year in the
schools of Morgantown, W . Va., a nine months’ term.
’02— Miss Grace B. Deardorf is teaching at Newportville,
Pa., in the Grammar grade.
>00— Mr. C. F. Noll, of Green Park, Pa., was one of the
Commencement orators at State College Commencement last
June.
’94— Mr. A . A . Miller, who has been principal of the West
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principalship of the Bridgeport schools in ,Fayette county. The
position pays $1,000 per year. We congratulate Mr. Miller on
his promotion, and wish him success.
’93— Mr. J. I*. McAllister, who has been a missionary in
Porto Rico for the last few years, was home during the
summer and was given a reception at the Presbyterian church,
Gettysburg, July 19.
' ’99— Miss Nellie Welker, State Secretary of the Y. W . C. A .,
at Battle Creek, Mich., spent a few weeks during the summer at
her home in Willow Hill, Pa.
’01— Mr. John D. Coldsmith has resigned his position in the
Franklin county schools for the principalship of the High School
at Chalfont, Bucks county.
’95— Miss Katherine Hykes has been elected substitute
teacher in the Harrisburg schools this year.
’98— Mr. W. K . Rhodes entered the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor this fall to take a course in Civil Engineering.
Mr. Rhodes graduated last year at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., and has since been traveling for that institution.
’86— The following is copied from an Ardmore paper :

Miss

S t a l e y W i l l I n t e r p r e t M u s ic a l C o m p o s e r s .

Miss Laura Staley, director of music in the schools of Lower
Merion township, Montgomery county, has consented to conduct
some informal afternoon gatherings, interpreting Lohengrin,
Die Walkure and Siegfried. A number of people socially promi­
nent,, have written the secretary of the Ardmore Centre, that
they will be glad to lend their houses for these functions. Miss
Staley is a graduate of the School of the Methods, o.f Boston, and
promises our musical element some instructive and enjoyable
afternoons.— Ardmore Chronicle.
’01— Mr. H. L- Burkholder is supervisor of music in the
schools of Newville, Pa.
’99— Mr. A . P. Watson has been elected principal of the
High School at Waynesboro this year.
’01— Mr. O. L. Underwood has resigned his principalship
of the schools of New Hope, P a., to go into the clothing business.
He will have charge of a store at Pen Argyl, Pa. His brother,
Mr. A . I. Underwood of the class of ’04, will succeed him in the
principalship at New Hope,

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’91— Prof. Geo. H. Eckels returns to Atlantic City this year
where he is principal pf the High School. Prof. Eckels, his wife
and little daughter spent part of the summer at the Normal.
’oo— Miss Cora B. Clever is attending Business College in
Carlisle.
’96— Mr. Frank Peters has been elected substitute teacher
in the Atlantic City schools.
’96— Mr. Robert S. Myers is a ward principal in the schools
of Johnstown.
,'J C -

Vbe Class ot 1905.
Miss Florence Beard is teaching at Du Bois, Pa.
Miss Ruth Blessley is teaching at Rheems, Lancaster county,
Pa.
Miss Ethel Edwards is teaching near her home, West
Bangor, Pa.
Mr. E. T . Bitner is teaching near Mt. Alto, Pa.
Miss Pearl Bitting is teaching in Newport, Pa.
Miss Leila McCulloch is teaching in the Intermediate school,
South Ward, Newville, Pa.
Miss Araminta Oberholser is teaching at Oakdale, South­
ampton township, Franklin county, Pa.
Miss Hazel Pearson is teaching at Patton, Pa.
Miss Jean Pearson is teaching in the Township High School,
at Harrison Valley, Potter county, Pa.
Miss Alma Gingrich is teaching a seven months’ term in
Derry township, Dauphin county.
Miss Blanche Plasterer is teaching at Sunny Hill, Franklin
county.
Mr. W . M. Logue is principal of the schools of Hopewell,
Bedford county.
Mr. W. D. Morton is principal of the Township High
school in Wells township, Fulton county.
Miss Nellie Foreman is teaching Pine Roda school, South­
ampton township, Cumberland county.
Miss Katie Coover is teaching at Thorne Grove school,
Southampton township, Cumberland county.
Miss Joice Gochnauer is teaching near Lees X Roads.

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Miss Kathryn Goshorn is attending Business College in Carlisle.
Mr. L. C. Cochlin is teaching in Franklin county.
Mr. Samuel Coover is teaching in Hopewell township, Cum­
berland county.
Mr. Wm. Bailey is attending Business College, Carlisle.
Miss Ethel Myers is teaching at Marion.
Miss Elizabeth Phillips is teaching in Lebanon.
Miss Nancy Wise is teaching in Hopewell township, Cum­
berland county.
Miss Nellie Robb is teaching in Lebanon.
Mr. Ira Sheaffer is teaming Mt. Pleasant school, Dickinson
township, Cumberland county.
Miss Bess Reese is teaching at Willow Hill, Franklin
county.
Miss Harriet Rhoades is teaching in Bucks county.
Miss Margaretta Bittinger is teaching near Shippensburg.
Miss Grace Eshenower is teaching at Oberlin, Dauphin
county. '
Miss Carrie Gillan is teaching the primary school at Ft.
Loudon.
Miss Grace Hixson is teaching Buffalo school near Crystal
Springs, Fulton county.
Miss Florence Hocker is teaching near Harrisburg.
Miss Edith Jackson is teaching in Allegheny county.
Miss Mary McCullough is teaching the primary school at
Lees X Roads, Cumberland county.
Miss Emily McKeever is teaching the Catasauqua primary
school.
Miss Elda Stambaugh is teaching at Port Norris, N. J.
Mr. Floyd Mowrey is teaching at Mt. Hope, Cumberland
county.
Miss Stella Jobe is teaching W ilt’s school in Adams county.
Miss Mary Strickhouser is teaching at Granite, 'Adams
county.
Miss Elizabeth Heyler is teaching Springdale school, York
county, Pa.
Miss Fannie LeFevre is teaching Beetem’s school in Cum­
berland county.
Mr. Ira W . Shuck is principal of the Saxton schools, Bed­
ford county.

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Miss Iva Grimm has fourth grade work in York, Pa.
Miss Helen Gray is teaching at Ross, Allegheny county.
Miss Emma Haar is teaching in Hanover.
Miss Flora Harbold is teaching near Bermudian.
Mr. E. E. Bender is teaching at Union Deposit.
Mr. S. B. Thomas is teaching at Waynesboro.
Miss Grace EeFevre is teaching at Buffalo, Washington
county, Pa.
Mr. W. S. Watson is teaching at Scotland, Pa.
'Miss Carrie Gochnauer is teaching near Camp Hill.
Miss Clara Johnson is teaching in Carlisle, Pa.
Miss Bertha Spong is teaching in Harrisburg.
Mr. J. H. McEaughlin is teaching at Highspire.
Mr. C. I. Barneris teaching at Newport.
Mr. James B. Eldon is teaching near Shippensburg.
Mr. George Eine is teaching at Paradise, Cumberland
county.
Mr. J. M. Uhler is principal of the Macungie schools.
Eehigh county.
Mr. Garry Myers is principal at Mercersburg, Franklin
county.
Mr. G. H. Whetstone is teaching at Mt. Holly Springs, Pa.
Miss Martha Jones is teaching in the Wiconisco primary
school.
Mr. Donald Henry is teaching in Hamden township, Cum­
berland county.
Mr. T . C. Griffith is teaching in Hamden township, Cum­
berland county.
Mr. Ralph Koons is teaching at Newville, Pa.
Mr. E- S. Bortner is teaching at Hanover.
Miss Linnie Cover is teaching near Greencastle.
Miss Helen Eyster is teaching in Penn township, Cumber­
land county.
Miss Mary Dinsmore is teaching in Warren township,
Franklin county.
Miss Ella ¡Stuart is teaching in Dickinson township, Cum­
berland county.
Miss Eva Weir is a substitute teacher in the Waynesboro
schools.
Mr. Rush Egolf is teaching at Mann’s Choice, Bedford county.

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Mr. P. A. Swartz is teaching in Jackson township, York
county.
Mr. G. H. Lyter is teaching in Liverpool township, Perry
county.
Mr. A . I. Underwood is principal at New Hope Pa.
Miss Lena Dunlap is teaching at Rossville, York county.
Miss Florence Arter is spending the winter at home.
Mr. L. C. Clemens will this year teach a school near his
home, Newton Hamilton.

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dlM sunDeretoot).
B Y H AR OLD M E LBO U R N E.

“ Oh, may I help you to alight ?’ ’
A youth it was who spoke.
The lady on the carriage-step
Said, “ Sir I do not smoke W

Cupl&’s Column.
Ludes— Davis. A t Lykens, Pa., Thursday, September 14,
1905, Dr. Joseph Casimir Ludes to Miss Martha J. Davis, ’95.
Mr. and Mrs. Ludes will reside at Lykens.
Starry— Abbott. A t Atlanta, Ga., June 28, Mr. Frank P.
Starry, ’96, to Miss Frances Abbott. Mr. Starry is in the em­
ploy of Dodd, Mead & Co. with headquarters at Atlanta, where
they will live.
Slichter— Bollinger. A t Culbertson, Pa., August 22, by Rev.
J. C. Coulson, Mr. Fdward F. Slichter, principal of the Keystone
Business College, Chambersburg, to Miss Edith A . Bollinger, ’97.
Mumper-l§Beegle. August 23, at Everett, Pa., Mr. John
A . Mumper to Miss Ora Esta Beegle, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Mum­
per will reside in Everett.
Lininger— Sellers. On Saturday, August 19, by Rev. R. SOyler, Mr. Henry M. Lininger to Miss Alcesta Sellers, ’96.
Crist-SDeardorff. August 25, at Newport, Pa., Mr. J. R.
Crist, ’02, to Miss May V . Deardorff.

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Gish— Ebersole. A t Conewagö,
Gish, ’oo, to Miss Anna M. Ebersole.

August, Mr. Jacob

K.

Tyler— Blair. A t Orrstown Pa., Tuesday, September 19,
Mr. E. A. Tyler to Miss Ella E. Blair, ’97.
Fleisher— Tressler. A t Newport, Pa., September 14, 1905,
Mr. Frank W. Fleisher to Emma Tressler, ’01. Mr. and Mrs.
Fleisher will reside in Newport, Mr. Fleisher being a telegraph
operator on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Newport.
Hutchinson— Roth. A t San Juan, Porto Rico, by Judge MacEeary, uncle of the groom, Mr. Harvey M. Hutchinson, Health
Attorney for San Juan, to Miss Anna Roth, ’97.
Kriebel— Kline. A t Orrstown, September 6, by Rev. J. O.
Reagle, Mr. Samuel C. Kriebel to Miss Minnie E. Kline, ’96.

X o c a ls .
We note that Mr. John C. Tritt, a former student of the
Normal, was married on September 7th, to Miss Verna C. Kitzmiller, of near Newville.
Mr. John A . Sowers, of Wenksville, Pa., was married A u ­
gust 31, to Miss E. Naomi Thoman, of Arendtsville, a former
student of C. V . S. N. S.
Mr. Carl Dunlap, of near Shippensburg, a former student of
the Normal, was married Thursday, September 21, to Miss Bess
Killian, also of Shippensburg.
M S'
A P l e a s a n t W i s h — “ Boss,” said the office-boy who had
lost six grandmothers and four uncles during the baseball season,
“ I ’d like to go to a funeral this afternoon.”
i i“ Perhaps,” said the ‘boss,’ “ but you won’t .”
“ I s’pose n o il But I ’d like to all the same.”
“ You won’t go to any more funerals the rest of this year.
D ’ye hear ? Whose funeral is it, anyhow ?”
“ Yours,” said the office-boy, and hastily got out.— Kenneth
F . Lockwood.

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© b itu a rs.
Carrie May Foose, ’02, died July 12, 1905.
Miss Carrie May Foose died at her home in Altoona, Pa.,
July 12, after only a day’s illness. Miss Foose was in her usual
health until about 4 p. m. when she complained of exhaustion and
from that time grew weaker until death came. No cause can be
found for her death, as she had never complained of heart failure.
During her short illness she never spoke. She was a very suc­
cessful primary teacher ever since her graduation in 1902 and in
her death the schools have lost one of their most efficient teachers.
The Herald extends its sympathy to the bereaved family and
friends.
Joseph W. Booz, ’99, died August 23, 1905.
Mr. Booz died at his home in Shippensburg after an illness
of several weeks of typhoid fever. He graduated from the Nor­
mal in ’99. He then taught for several years in the public
schools of Cumberland county. The past year he was employed
as a shipping clerk at Rutherford on the Philadelphia and Read­
ing Railroad near Harrisburg. He was elected to a school near
home for the coming year and left his position at Rutherford a
short time before the school was to open on account of ill health.
He did not deem it anything serious and expected to be able to
open his school when the time came, but shortly after returning
home he became seriously ill with typhoid and died in a little
over two weeks after coqiing home. The Herald wishes to ex­
tend its sympathy to the sorrowing father and mother and friends
of Mr. Booz.
Sylvester E. McSherry, ’02, died August 24, 1905.
On the day following the death of Mr. Booz, another of our
graduates, Mr. Sylvester E. McSherry, died at his home in York,
also of typhoid fever. Mr. McSherry was about 23 years old
and had been ill for about a month. For the past three years he
had been principal of the schools of Yoe, a small town near York.
He was very successful in his work here and for the coming year
had been elected principal of the North York schools, a position
paying a higher salary and with more responsibilities. His death
occurred just a week before the schools were to open. The
county has lost an efficient teacher. The Herald extends its sym­
pathy to his relatives and friends.

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John H. Parrett, ’98, died September 10, 1905.
Mr. Parrett met his death through an accident in the Cum­
berland Valley Railroad yards at Chambersburg. Mr. Parrett in
some way lost his balance arid fell on the track and before he
could scramble to safety was run over by three cars that he had
just cut loose from a train. The accident occurred on Saturday
night, the 9th, about 11 o’clock. He was taken at once to the
Chambersburg hospital, where everything possible was done for
him, but his injuries were so severe that he died on Sunday morn­
ing about ten o’clock, the 10th. Mr. Parrett graduated from the
Normal in ’98 and in a short time was employed on the Cumber­
land Valley Railroad as a passenger brakeman. This position he
filled for several years. In the spring of 1904 he quit the rail­
road service and became one of the representatives of the Scranton
Business school with headquarters at Reading. He lived in
Reading until the beginning of August of this year when he re­
entered the railroad service as freight brakeman. Saturday night
was the first time he had been called out and it was his last call.
The Herald mourns with the friends over the death of this prom­
ising young man.

Born.
To Supt. and Mrs. H. M. Roth in June, a daughter. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Roth are graduates of the Normal, Prof. Roth, ’89,
and Mrs. Roth, ’99.
To Prof, and Mrs. Elmer Kuntz in May, a daughter.
Kuntz was Miss Mary Wierman, ’97

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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
Was my dream, then, a shadowy lie?
Toil on, sad heart, courageously,
And thou shalt find thy dream to be
A truth and noonday light to thee.

Mrs.

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The following is a part of an article concerning Dr. G. M.
D. Eckels given in the Shippensburg News of Septembers, 1905 :
A N A P P R E C IA T IO N .

When we would analyze the character of any man, we are
much helped by a knowledge of the environment óf his youth.
Every man’s history bears the impress of this formative period of
life. To know the home of a man’s boyhood is to know some­
thing of the man himself. So students of the lives of great men
make pilgrimages to the boyhood homes of those whose traits of
character they wish better to understand and imagine the youth
of destiny in his early surroundings, the varied emotions that
came to him there, and the gradual development of a noble life.
There can be no doubt of the strong influence on character of
a man’s first glimpses of Nature and the world in which he lives.
I f we wish to sketch the character of any man, our first point of
observation is the place where the man was born and reared. We
must stand where the man himself stood and see the morning
sun as he saw it. We must stand at eventide and watch the
“ low descending sun” from the same spot from which he followed
its last lingering rays as it passed through the western gates.
The subject of our sketch was born and reared in country
homes in very beautiful parts of the fine old Cumberland Valley.
In the early days of his youth, the farm which his father had
bought for the home of the family, was partly surrounded by
woodland. The bang of the hunter’s gun and the sound of the
woodman’s axe were familiar to him. A ll the impressions of
farm life at its best were his, and one cannot fail to mark the
sturdiness-of character and the healthful ideals that had their be­
ginnings in the simple, yet beautiful surroundings of his boyhood
life. The character of the man with so pure a beginning has
been enriched by long and faithful service in the noble profession
of the teacher, so that he long ago became a powerful influence
for good in the world which he touches.
Devotion to the work that has fallen to his lot and quiet, but
unceasing labor, have distinguished his administration of the
affairs of the Normal school. That his labors have been rewarded
is shown by a comparison. When Dr. Eckels took charge of the
school in 1889 there were 190 pupils in attendance. The recent
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the teaching force has been increased from u to 21. This pros­
perity has been won and held in the face of numerous obstacles
and is a lasting memorial of the unselfish devotion of a faithful
man.
Successful heads of institutions may be genial and kindly.
They must be firm and true to conviction. Some are regarded
successful though they handle their pupils as so many parts of a
huge machine. It is rare that the necessary firmness and the very
desirable kindliness are found in so great degree as in Dr. Eckels.
His successful administration attests the former and the universal
love and esteem of students and alumni for their Principal is the
best evidence of the latter.
Dr. Eckels has the virtue of forbearance in an exceptional
degree. He is a lover of human kind and believes in it, being
slow to ascribe bad motives to any man.
Unlike some school men he does not limit his field of work
to the intellectual and physical development of his pupils. He
keeps the moral side of education constantly in the foreground,
and has in this way been able to make the school a telling force
in the fight against evil. His own Christian manliness is a great
inspiration to all with whom he deals.
Dr. Eckels is broad-minded, interested in all phases of life,
indulgent of others’ views and creeds, unassuming, sympathetic,
conscientious. Free from excessive ambition and content with
his lot, he has given the best of his strength to the work to which
he was called. No man could do more; few have done as much.

tribe Ua3ewell Count? tTeacbers’ Institute.
Prof. Chas. E. Reber.
The Tazewell County Teachers’ Institute was held in the
highschool building, Pekin, Illinois, June 5 to 9, 1905. A brief
description of this particular institute will serve to give the read­
ers of the Herald a fair notion of an Illinois teachers’ institute.
It is of interest to know the Illinois institutes were organized
the same year as those in Pennsylvania, 1854. They are in charge of
the County Superintendent, who is elected by popular vote at the
regular fall election for a term of four years. The last election
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respect to them personally, except to say that this particular
superintendent is an energetic and sincere school man.
A second point of general interest is with respect to the size
of the Illinois institutes, as compared with those in Pennsylvania. It
is well to remember that the average area of a county in Illinois
is slightly more than four-fifths as much as the Pennsylvania
county, and the population is about one-half as great. The num­
ber of teachers attending the institute would accordingly be slight­
ly more than one-half as many.
A third point to note is that the institutes may be held for
more than one week, according to the wishes of the superintend­
ent and the amount of funds at his disposal. Some countieshave
two weeks of institute in succession, and some have a week’s
session during the early spring and another session during the
summer vacation, while other counties have one week of institute
during the summer vacation. Attendance upon the sessions of
the institute is not compulsory, but a statement something like
the following will usually be found upon its announcem entsj‘A ll
teachers who expect to teach in this county are expected to be
present during the week.” Below is the program of the Taze­
well County Institute. Its plan will be of interest:

l Opening
9.30
( Exercises
9. SO
10.30
11.10
Recess
11.20
12.00
Noon
( General
1.30 ( Exercises
1,50
2.30
, Recess
2.40
3.20
4.00 Dismissal

Prof.
Reber.

Prof,
Moore.

Grammar

Botany
Arithmetic

( The Science
-j and A rt of
( Teaching.
3D
SS
SSMS ‘ 1 . r
Geography
-i
i H
i Talks to
HI Supt. and
j Language & ( Principals.
( Literature

Miss
Barrett.

Miss
Alexander.

( Primary

¡fj Work

j Primary
j Work
Music

The readers will notice that few instructors are employed
and that they are all employed for the entire week. Prof. Moore
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excellent work. Miss Barrett is supervisor of primary work in
the Lewiston schools, and her work ranks among the best it 1 has
been the writer’s privilege to observe. Miss Alexander is direct­
or of music in the Pekin schools and did work of a very high
order. During the period devoted to her she aimed to give the
teachers instruction in such music as they might advantageously
use in their schools. Words fail to express the writer’s appreci­
ation of her work in its fitness for institutes. When we remem­
ber that one-third of our teachers hold provisional - certificates,
have never had any professional training and are largely begin­
ners, we cannot too highly commend the plan of this institute
and the primary work of Miss Barrett. It was not the pop-gun
discussion of primary work from the institute platform, but her
lecture room was made a veritable work-shop. A ll her methods
were illustrated. Never before have we seen young teachers so
thoroughly interested.
Two-thirds of the time of the institute was devoted to this
sectional work. What we regard as true normal methods were
employed in presenting the branches to the teachers. There was
no attempt to make the work wholly academic, nor, on the other
hand, wholly professional ; in fact when one hundred and seven
teachers in a county under the shadow of a state normal -school
are holders of a provisional certificates, and only ninety-eight are
holders of Normal diplomas,We are not certain that the day for
academic instruction in our county institutes has yet passed.
Only two periods each day were devoted to lectures before the
entire institute. A feature that the teachers of Tazewell county
regard as desirable, but one that a Pennsylvania teacher is likely
to question, is the almost entire absence of the general public
from the sessions. The program announced that an examination
in methods would be given during the institute ; and on Satur­
day at the close of the institute, an examination in all branches.
This requirement, we found, applied to a minority of the teachers,
to beginners, to those whose certificates had expired, and to those
who had not measured up to the superintendent’s professional
standard.

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K. /ID. O f f ic e r s 1905 -1906.

W . J. Kimmel— President.
Dewey Unger— Vice-President.
H. E. Seville— Secretary.
R. E. Hauer— Treasurer.
Regular meeting at 6 o’clock every Sunday evening.
This is pre-eminently an age for young men. Never before
have there been such wonderful opportunities for mental attain­
ment and social culture. The achievements and advantages of
the nineteenth century come as a rich legacy to the twentieth,
and a brighter day is dawning for the young men of the land.
Never before have there been such systematic, far-reaching
efforts to Christianize these, the world’s rulers of the next gener­
ation. Foremost among these agencies has been the Young
Men’s Christian Association.
The systematic study of the Bible is one of the best ways
to get young men to do daily Bible study. East year we had
two classes; this.year we have made arrangements for the same
number, each one being conducted by a member of the Faculty.
Mission work has been conducted by some of our members
in the out-lying districts; we shall have two missionary classes
this year, and shall use as text-books, “ The New Era in the
Philippines,” and “ Japan and its Regeneration.” '
East year the association sent two delegates, Messrs. Seville
and Kimmel, to Northfield, Mass., to the 29th Annual Confer­
ence of the Student Association. The delegates had a pleasant
and profitable trip, receiving new inspiration and broader visions
of the work that lies before the association for the coming year.
W . J. K i m m e l .

H
M a r i e .— “ What time is it Estelle?"
E s t e l e e .— “ Eet me see : I t’s twenty minutes of ten.”
G e o r g e .— ‘ ‘Y o u ’re wrong— dead wrong. I t’s only a quarter
of nine.”
E s t e i .e e .— “ O h, yes ! that’s r ig h t! I forgot that my watch
was an hour fast and five minutes slow .” — J. C. Welsh.

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T H E N ORM AL SCHOOL H E R A L D

22. m With the brightest hopes we look forward to the work of the
Young Women’s Christian Association for the school year which
has just begun. The earnestness of spirit and the zeal exhibited
by the former members in the re-organization indicate that this
year the definite purpose of our association will be realized and
it will become one of the chief factors of our life here in the
school, a deep, strong undercurrent carrying us ever toward a
deeper and a closer relationship with our Master. Here we have
the opportunity of doing much active service for Christ and for
taking a stand openly for Him. Membership in the association
brings one into a closer bond of sympathy with one’s fellow
students, and is a source of helpfulness, thus forming a basis for
all other school work.
The work of the association has been favorably presented by
the Membership Committee, and without one exception the new
girls have become members. The other committees have been
actively at work in the past few weeks. The plan of systematic
giving has again been adopted, and already the Finance Com­
mittee brings a very encouraging report of the financial standing
of the association. We are planning to have at least two dele­
gates to the state convention of the Y . W. C. A ., which will be
held at Scranton in November. The State Secretary will visit us
once during the fall term. The devotional committee has given
much care to the selection of the topics for the weekly meetings
and has placed in the dormitory an attractive new bulletin board,
on which will be posted the name of the leader and the topic for
each meeting, and all announcements relative to the association.
An effort is being made by the national Y . W. C. A . to
make this the most splendid year it has ever known, for of all the
influences that in these days help build up a strong Christian
student, perhaps no force is more marked than that of the
Christian Association.
E m m a I*. S l o a n , Secretary.

iR orm al.
. This year promises to be a very successful one for the Nor­
mal Society, both in the number of new members and in the in­
terest manifested by all. Never before has every one had such

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a deep interest and well 'wishing for the society. The literary
and musical talent shown in the rendering of the program re­
flects credit on those who take part. A male quartette and an
orchestra are valuable additions. The debate is the chief part of
the program, but more interest should be shown in general
debate. Each night we are visited by a member of the Faculty
who frequently gives helpful suggestions.
B e s s I r w i n , Secretary.

pbllo.
Philo Literary Society opened this year with a fair attend­
ance of students. The seniors have already assumed the duties
of those who were foremost in the work of the society last year,
and each member is striving to hold Philo up to the standard.
The society possesses some excellent talent which is dis­
played in both the instrumental and vocal music, and in the
elocutionary work. The debates of Philo disclose the fact that
much oratorical ability is being cultivated.
The members of the society show much interest in the work as
it progresses. Each one seems to be inspired with enthusiasm and
responds promptly to whatever work may be assigned him.
Quite a number of new members have been taken in during the
recent meetings, and it can truthfully be said that Philo intends
making this a year of progress.
In conclusion let it be hoped that Philo Society will con­
tinue its good work in the future, and at a time not far distant,
stand triumphantly on the summit of that hill called ‘ ‘Excellence. ’ ’
C a r r i e S. M c N a u g h t o n , Secretary.

N o t W h a t S h e W a n t e d .— A teacher was instructing her
class of infants in the Sunday-school and was letting her children
finish her sentences to make sure they understood.
“ The idol had eyes,” she said, “ but it couldn’t — ”
“ See,” cried the children.
“ It had ears, but it couldn ’t—rilit
“ Hear,” said the class.
“ It had lips, but it couldn’t — ”
“ Speak,” said the children.
“ It had a nose, but it couldn’t - S ’
“ Wipe it !” shouted the little ones.

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