The Normal School Herald.
V o l , II.

Sta t e N orma H S chooe , S hippensburg , Pa ., Juey , 1898.

EDITORIAL.

The Normal School Herald.
Published July, October, January and April.
SHIPPENSBURG» PA.
E z r a L e h m a n , E d ito r.
H . M . R o t h , Business M anager.
A d a V . H o r t o n , Personal E d itor.

Address all communications to T h e

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S c h o o l H e r a l d , Shippensburg, Pa.

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sending any items that they may think would be interesting for
publication.
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Entered at the post-office at Shippensburg as second-class
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CONTENTS.
E ditorial,.,......................................................................
This May Concern Y o u ,..............................
Principal’s Greeting-, ............. ;....•........................ .
Gymnastic Entertainment, ...................
Model School Entertainment, ................................
Commencement of the Normal Bible Class, .......
The E x a m i n a t i o n s , ............ ...................
The Art Exhibit, ..........................................................
The Musicale and Eiterary Entertainment,......
Senior Reception,......... ................................— ..........
Sunday School Closing,..............................................
Baccalaureate Sermon,............... '.....v......... 11
Dr. Eckels’ Address to the Graduates,..................
Class Day Exercises,..... ............................... ..........
Reunion of Class of ’96, ..................
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I1,,. ’ “ “ ’89,.................. ............... ...........
Alumni Reunion,.............................................. ;..........
Commencement D a y ..............
Business Meeting of thé Alumni............................
In Memory of Jacob Henry Boyer, M. D., Class
of ’7 4 ,.....,..............
In Memory of Ella Rebecca Erdman, Class
of ’93,......... ...................................................... ...
In Memory of Lulu M a y ,......,,,.,
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In Memory of Prof. Hart Gilbert,............. ............
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The Honor List of ’98; ...................... ........................
The Regular Normal Course,.......,.....................
Marriages,.........................
P e r s o n a l s , .......................................
Locals......... ..............................................
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Histories of the Classés of ’78 and ’88,............... .
Where the Faculty Will Spend Their Vacation,

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N O TH ER year of school work has been
completed.
The N o r m a l S c h o o l
H e r a l d enters upon the third year of
its, ¡existence. The editors are glad to say that
the day of experiment has passed . The H e r a l d
has come to stay. I f increased patronage on
the part of advertisers and a larger subscription
list are indications of growth, the H e r a l d has
grown. We know that it has not yet reached
the full measure of its usefulness, and we prom­
ise that succeeding years will greatly enlarge
its sphere of work.
The N o r m a l S c h o o l H e r a l d is pre-emi­
nently a school paper, not an educational jour­
nal in the generally accepted sense of the term.
It is the purpose of the H e r a l d to keep the
Alumni and former pupils of the school in
touch with the institution with which they were
formerly associated. Each number of the H e r ­
a l d will contain much matter of interest to
those who are interested in the growth and
prosperity of the Shippensburg Normal School.
It is also the purpose of the H e r a l d to in­
form the general public as to the character and
importance of the work being done by the Nor­
mal Schools of the state. We are sorry to be
compelled to admit that there is much un­
founded prejudice against Normal Schools and
Normal School graduates in certain communi­
ties. Some of this prejudice is doubtless due
to self interest, but much more is due to igno­
rance of the true nature and mission of the Nor­
mal School. It is the purpose of the H e r a l d
to correct false impressions by telling a “ plain
unvarnished talejt* of the work done in our
Normal Schools.
W e thank all our friends who have so kindly
contributed to our success during the past
years. W e earnestly invite their continued eo-

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operation during the coming year. Trusting
that the school work and school life of all our
subscribers may be pleasant and profitable dur­
ing the coming year, we enter upon the third
year of our journalistic life.

PRINCIPAL'S GREETING.

T is again my happy privilege to greet
through its columns the readers of the
N o r m a l S c h o o l H e r a l d . The year
just closed adds another chapter of success to
the history of the Cumberland Valley State
Normal School. The more I examine into
THIS M AY CONCERN YOU.
the causes which bring success to the educa­
IT H this number of the H erald the tional institution’s of our Commonwealth, the
subscriptions of two-thirds, of our more clearly am I convinced that no institu­
subscribers expire. We trust that tion can attain a high degree of success with­
all will remain with us during the coming out
year,the active Sympathy and support of its
but we must ask as a special favor that all will graduates. I am glad to have this opportu­
fill out the enclosed subscription blank and nity to express my appreciation of the very
send it with 25 cents to Prof. Roth immediately earnest efforts put forth by the Alumni in sup­
upon receipt of this number of the H e r a l d .
port of their Alma Mater. In the rapid growth
Please attend to this at once, as you may which has attended the Shippensburg Normal
neglect it if it is postponed until another time. the sympathy and support of the graduates
Anxious as we are to retain all our subscribers have always been manifest. It will always be
fo r the comingyear, we shall discontinue sending my pride and ambition in the conduct of the
the Herald to any subscriber as soon as his sub­ school to merit your continued assistance. You
scription expires, unless renewal is made before will doubtless find many things in the man­
the publication o f the next number.
agement of the school which are not in pre­
This is not the rule usually adopted by jour­ cise accord with your own ideas. In these in­
nals, but inasmuch as the price of the H e r a l d stances you must have the virtue of patience,
is a nominal one and does not exceed the cost as, no doubt, in due time many of the things
of publication, we deem it unwise to take any which you have occasion to criticise will be
risks on unpaid subscriptions. Besides, we do changed to meet your approval.
not wish to be under the necessity of dunning
In asking your continued help I am appealing
our subscribers continually. We trust we may to a body of men and women who are as broad
be favored with an immediate renewal of your in charity as they are keen in criticism. I
subscription if you have not already renewed it. know your expectations will be met so long as
More than a thousand copies of this num­ there is a general upward and onward move of
ber of the H e r a l d will be sent to persons your Alma Mater. This upward movement
who are not now subscribers. Many of these must include a constant raising of the standard
are members of the Alumni. We should like of scholarship. In your efforts to advance
very much to have their names upon our sub­ your Alma Mater, you can do much to
scription list. Since the H e r a l d has been strengthen her by advising those who come
established, its subscription list has grown here to take plenty of time to finish their'
steadily, but we realize that there are many course thoroughly. A diploma may secure a
members of the Alumni who are not numbered position but it will not hold it unless there is
among our subscribers. We ask that all who solid worth in the person who holds the
receive a copy of this number will give it a diploma.
careful examination. I f pleased with it, we
That Normal School is surest of success
we trust that we may be favored with your whose graduates do the most intelligent and
subscription.
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the success of our graduates. Wherever they have regular exercise under the careful super-;
have gone they have honorably sustained vision of a trained. instructor. The entire pro­
the reputation of the Cumberland Valley State gram showed the most careful work on the
Normal School, and, in fact, in many instances part of teacher and pupils. One excellent
feature of the exhibition was that it brought
have gained a reputation for the school.
Let the keynote of the coming year be suc­ before the eyes of the public just such work as
cess by honest effort. Let the welfare of our is done in the classes from day to day.- That
Normal School have a firm place among the the pupils were all able to lead the drills shows
institutions we are under obligations to foster. that the work is practical as well as theoret­
By a united effort on the part of all who are ical. .
interested in the growth of the Shippensburg | The program included marches, school
Normal School there can be no doubt of its fencing, club swinging, wand drills, bell swing­
ing and fancy steps, each performance being
success.
We need your help in securing students. rendered by an entire class or section.
The opening march brought out all mem­
There has never been a time in the history of
Pennsylvania Normal Schools when greater bers of both classes and the effect was both
efforts were being put forth to secure patron­ bewildering and fascinating. A ll in-step, some
age than the present, and if we are to hold our forward, some backward, each in his proper
own in this field of active competition we must position, and all moving without the least
be energetic in presenting the merits of the jostle or confusion. The senior ladies, led by
Cumberland Valley State Normal School to Miss Dukehart, gave an excellent exhibition
those who expect to take a Normal School of Swedish gymnastics. This drill showed
plainly how well adapted the Swedish system
Course.
We fully expect to open the Ladies’ Dormi­ is for public school work. No violent exer­
tory during the coming year. This is admit­ tion, no tearing down by heavy work, but
tedly the finest Ladies’ Dormitory in the state. purely body exercises which bring into active
With the opening of this building we will be service the vital portions of the human make­
able to offer lady students a most beautiful, up. The performance reflects great skill on
cheerful and comfortable school home. I hope I the part of the performers and great credit
our friends will spread this information as upon the teacher.
The senior men next showed how to lunge,
widely as possible.
Wishing you health, happiness, honor, and defend and recover as brought out in the va­
rious attitudes of fencing. They all moved
success for the coming year, I remain,
like machinery well oiled, and deserved the
Sincerely your friend,
hearty applause given them.
G. M. D. E c k e l s .
The juniors, led by Mr. Yost, who carried
his ’99 shield, next took the floor amidst a
GYMNASTIC ENTERTAINM ENT.
hearty round of applause. The juniors were
June 4 th and 6 th.
not to be discounted by the more dignified
H E annual gymnastic exhibition at the seniors and their work was up to the high
Normal School took place on Saturday standard which marked every performance.
, One of the most entertaining performances
and Monday evenings. The increased
was the Pizzicati Chorus. The entire class
attendance of the parents and patrons of the
school attest the fact that the interest in gym­ joined in this, although prior to the public
nastic work is growing from year to year. performance the ladies and gentlemen had
Parents are realizing more and more what an never rendered the chorus together. The ex­
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and the result was most pleasing to all the
participants as well as the audience. To give
the performance without a hitch or break
speaks volumes for the training received by
these young ladies and gentlemen.
The junior ladies took part in March and
Reigen and filled the hearts of their fellow
classmates with pride by doing so well the work
assigned them in the friendly contest. The
seniors were somewhat surprised at the daring
of their under classmen but not permitting
themselves to be outdone this time they also
presented a standard bearer wearing the ’98
and were royally received by their fellow mates
and the audience.' They gave the wand drill
with ease, grace and finish that alone mark ex­
cellence in that line of work. The senior
ladies were charming in their fancy Steps and
ring manipulating and the performance was
frequently interrupted by outbursts of merited
applause.
The closing number was club swinging and
was given by senior men. It was a fitting
ending to the program. Every movement had
perfect rhythm and time. The men were in
the midst of encircling clubs on all sides but
there was no false move, no clash, no friction.
Generous applause awaited them at their finish
and they received it in their usual good natured,
dignified manner.
Each performance showed that attention
was paid to every detail and that it was not
“ how much but how well K that was worked
for. The standard of excellence attained, the
marked finish of each movement, and the
hearty co-operative spirit manifest between
teacher and pupil are glad signs for those who
are friends of physical training in the Normal
schools.
The above from the Shippensburg Chronicle
is so well written that it is scarcely necessary
for us to add any further comment. It may, howbe said that while all the entertainments
previously given Were excellent in character,
this one surpassed any other gymnastic enter­
tainment given in this place. It is difficult to
tell in what particular respects it was superior 11

to the others,■ but there was a finish and an ex­
actness about it that was specially noticeable.
The young men and women performed the dif­
ferent parts assigned them with a precision that
was indeed remarkable. Miss Clark has cer­
tainly succeeded in advancing her work to the
very front of gymnastic perfection.
MODEL SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
Friday, June 2 4 , 8 P. 1*1.

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school, the Model School Commence­
ment was held in the large chapel of the
school. The doors opened at 7.30 and the ex­
ercises began at 8.00, but long before that hour
the room was crowded to such an extent that
even standing room was at a premium. The
parents and friends of the young graduates
were out in full force.
The stage setting was very artistic, the wings
and back being covered with Nile green bor­
dered with wheat. The effect was exceedingly
pretty. The eight graduates occupied seats on
the stage, as did Misses McBride and Mather,
the Principal and Assistant Principal of the
Model. The following program was rendered:
PROGRAM.
PART I.
Chorus, ...“ Hail ! Thou Lovely Month of Roses,” __S chool.
Salutatory, ........................................... M ary I sabel S h ad e .
Oration,,
.......... A Spanish Trait, ........E dgar M cCulloch .
Class H istory,.,,..................................Hulda Ma y Gribble .
Declamation,............................ The Black Horse and His Rider,
Owen A ston S hryock .
f Violin, Owen A. Shryock
Music, Trio,...... .......... ».................Flute, Sam ’l . S. Shryock .
(. Piano, E. Pearl R eddig .
Essay, ....... Sketch of Hiawatha,....... My r tle B elle B u r k e .
Cla.0) Propkecy, ................................ John Crisw ell St in e .
Recitation,...The School-boy’s Apples, .. .Cora B e ll e Cl e v e r .
Valedictory. . . ................................ Sy d n ey Morris B oher .
Piano Soloy. . . ..... Grand Union Potpourri,......... B aumbach .
E th e l Middlecoff .

Presentation o f Diplomas.

We regret that space does not allow us to
speak of the individual numbers of the pro­
gram. In a general way we say that all the
young people performed their parts very cred­
itably indeed. There was not a single weak
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first, Miss McBride presented diplomas to the
following persons who have completed the
course of study prescribed in the Model S choo^
Myrtle Belle Burke, Cora Belle Clever, Huldah May Gribble, Mary Isabelle Shade, Syd­
ney Morris Boher,James Edgar McCullough,
Owen Aston Shryock, John Criswell Stine.
Miss McBride addressed the class as follows:
It is with strangely blended feelings of pleas­
ure and regret that We address you— perhaps
for the last time— as “ our girls and boys,’ ’
Pleasure, to see you as graduates with your
first milestone creditably reached; regret, that
you have passed beyond our immediate super­
vision .
For two years you have been ladylike and
gentlemanly, obedient and trustworthy girls
and boys under our deeply interested guidance
and instruction, and we trust that the future
may prove in your lives and characters that our
efforts in your behalf have not been in vain.
The future demands your choice of two
things— either that you ride in the Chariot of
Progress, or that you be chained to its wheels.
Which is your choice ? Our earnest desire is
to see you occupying prominent seats among
the most honorable travelers in the Chariot
and our advice to you now, is in accordance
with that of a year ago which you so wisely
followed. “ Make haste slowly,” bearing in
mind that healthy growth is gradual in men,
in nature and in governments, For instance,
the plant stimulated to an unnatural and hur­
ried maturity by the artificial' methods of the
greenhouse, or conservatory, is at best, a weak
and fragile thing; its flowers have not the true
fragrance of nature:;?: its fruits have not the
flavor; but out on the hillside, a tiny sprout
shoots upward from an acorn. It develops
slowly, absorbing strength and vigor from its
mother earth, and drinking in the divine elixir
of the winds and Sunshine until, at last, it
stands forth the sturdy monarch of the woodland ¿breathing with scorn the wrath of the
thousand fierce winds that howl and whistle
through its branches. In the latter case there
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former, the weakness that comes from lack of
it.
In considering the analogy as it applies to
man, it is safe to lay down the proposition, that
power or influence, to be permanent and re­
spected, must be attained by slow stages,
otherwise the cause and effect are too dispro­
portionate, the foundation lacking the strength
of years to support the heavy superstructure,
which the unthinking architect, fortune, places
upon i H
The annals of the past are full of illustra­
tions demonstrating that power is the corol­
lary of slow growth not only in men, but in
governments.
For example the strength of the British con­
stitution is the harvest of seeds sown in the
days of Magna Charta. It has grown with the
centuries, assimilating their experience, and
the wisdom of their statesmen and sages, until
it now stands as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar,
an adamantine wall against which the waves
of communistic agitation dash themselves in
vain.
France, on the contrary has been, a land of
many constitutions. Each has been torn up
before it fully took root to made way for others
deemed better by those who projected them.
Each change has brought its1 temporary reign
of anarchy, confusion and unbridled passion,
and assisted to make that great but unhappy
nation as shifting and unstable as the sandhills
of the Pacific coast.
All the great events which have marked the
eras of the world’s social, political and reli­
gious progress, have been blossoms of slow
growth.
In literature, science and art, all the master­
pieces, more enduring than brass or marble,
have been evolved from slow growth and have
had the elements of time in their composition.
Haste is the pernicious doctrine which has
filled the land with fraud, corruption and
political dishonesty. Our young people must
learn to labor and to wait.
To-night, you have passed through a cere­
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fully realize. I /say ceremony, for. what are
governments, churches, society, but ceremo­
nies? and without ceremony, there can be no
Civilization. The common observance of the
law, the obedience to rule, the love of parents
the honesty towards our fellow beings, grew
out of ceremony, which some affect to despise
because they do not understand its significance
or importance.
What then means this ceremony to you ? It
means primarily that you have successfully
completed the course of study in the Model
department of this institution. It means, if
you are ambitious enough to take advantage
of the opportunities afforded you, that you
have- at least been introduced to the boundess stores of human and divine knowledge, to
the delights of social intercourse, to a partici­
pation in the privileges of American citizen­
ship, to such practical skill in useful mechani­
cal and commercial business, and even the
higher walks of literature, science and art, as
will enable you to gain an hofiorable liveli­
hood by 3rour own personal exertions, and in
fine, to all the duties and privileges of edu­
cated Christian men and women, capable not
only of individual usefulness, S u t of adding,
each one of you, something to the stock of hu­
man happiness and subtracting something
from the sum of human misery.
Along then, whatever lines of life future
circumstances or natural inclinations may lead
you, learn to regard! the . thorough training of
the mind and large acquaintance with books
as a fit preparation for any business or pursuit,
ever remembering that substantial success must
be reached gradually and systematically, and
that it must be planted in honest,: steadfast
character, the only soil on which life comes to
its full earthly maturity, and when toils and
trials are over brings forth the perfect flower
in the Land beyond the clouds.
The second part of the program was as fol­
lows :
PROGRAM.
By-low Land,.............
Contest for thé Crown,

PART II.

.Fiv e L it t l e Girls .
.....B oys and Girls .

R e cita tio n — l.i u l e J iov’s L a m e n t,....... ............ P a u l M a r s h a l l .

PLAY—K ing R oughbeard

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Princess .

C a s t o f Chdracters.

King- Roughbeard,................... .............. ......Carter Hollar .

Father to the P r in c e s s * VA....i;.iii.>..............George S tew ar t .
Princess,;.......................................... .......Em ily Stutenroth .
Lady in Waiting-,............................... ........G race Cressler .
Gentlemen in Waiting,..... P aul Marshall , F red R eynolds .
A ct I.—Scene The Sitting-room of the Princess.,
A ct Il.^Sçene—Before the Palace of King Roughbeard.
A ct III.—Scene—Before King Roughbeard’s House.

Action Song—Fairy Circles ............ ............... ...............................
Recitation—A Change of Ambition,........................... Six B oys .
Recitation—In the Long Ago,...................... ...Jean R obinson.
PLAY—T he Public W orrier.
Cast o f Characters.
Godfrey Giblets, the Worrier,....... ........... .
John C. St in e .
Dr. Slicer, a Physician...................................Samuel Shryock .
Mr. Sooner, a Lawyer; ...................................Charles Bittn er .
Mr. Skipwell, a Cashier,..... ;.............................I ra Mellinger .
Mr. Leek, an Editor,..........................................Ow e n Shryock .
Mrs. Leek,,his w ife ,............................................ B ella Means .
Henrietta Gimp, a Maiden,................................ Pearl R eddig .
Delsarte Expression and Bugle S on g ,....................... .33 Girls .
Chorus—“ Voices of the Woods,” .... ................. .............. School.

Many of the performers in this part of the
prograMs had never appeared in public before,
but they rendered their parts with a readiness
that showed careful training. The entire au­
dience joined in pronouncing this entertain­
ment the best Model School Entertainment
ever given by the school. In point of interest
and careful training it compared very favorably
with any of the entertainments given during
the week. Too much credit cannot be given
MisseS McBride and Mather for its success.
Those who have ever had experience in public
sphool work know how exceedingly difficult it
is to train small children to speak clearly and
distinctly and to render their parts naturally,
upon occasions^ of this kind. We are justly
proud of the training department of our school,
and we may say, without egotism, that no other
Normal School in Pennsylvania surpasses our
own in the character of the work done in this
department, if, indeed, any other school equals
our own.
We were made tp say in the April H er ai .d
that the picture of 'Rev. I. N. Hays, former
principal of the school, which is found in the
school parlor, was presented by the class of ’ 77.
This is a mistake. The picture was presented
by the class of ’76.

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conduct according to the precepts of the Book
they had been studying.
H E Commencement Exercises of the Nor­
A pleasingfceviation from the established
mal Bible Class were held in the large order of exercises took place at this part of the
chapel on Sunday afternoon, June 26, program. Mr. Morris on behalf of the class
at 3 o ’clock.
presented a silver-backed hat brush, suitably
The stage was very prettily decorated with inscribed, and a fine opal pin to Prof. Roth.
palms and other potted plants. There was a He spoke of the pleasure the class had experi­
very fair attendance of the students of the school enced in the work, and asked Prof. Roth to
at these exercises. The class occupied posi­ accept these presents not as a reward for his
tions in the front part of the chapel. The fol­ labors, but as mementos of the regard and es­
lowing program was rendered :
teem of the class.
We append the names of the graduates:
PROGRAM.
Jessie M. Alexander, R. Maye Anthony,
March,...... ........... ....................................... .......................
Ella I. Baker, Amanda E. Bennett, Laura M.
Music,
.......;........... »•..........Quartette.
Misses Shearer and W e l k e r ,
Burger, Carrie B. Eppley, Jennie M. Groupe,
Messrs . R hodes and Morris.
Edna L- HaverstickSNettie E. Jacobs, A .
Scripture Wesson.............................................. .....................
Prayer,...................... .................... ....... Dr . G. M. D. E ck els .
Barbara Kob, Margaret McAllister, Cora E.
Music,........................................................ ............. ............ Curil.
McDowell, Laura E Peffer, M. Ella Shearer,
Misses B ak er and We l k e r .
Address to the Class,.................. ............ R e v . M. E. Sw artz .
Anna B. Smiley, Nellie Gelwix Welker, B. W.
Music........................................................................ ......Quartette.
Byers, Henry H. Crum, H. W . Fitting, G. R.
Messrs .-Rhodes , F it tin g , Pla n k and Morris.
Presentation of Diplomas,.........................Prof . H. M. R oth .
Gingrich, J. K. Gish, I. S. Hershey, J. W ill
M usic
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Kadel, Geo.. A . Leopold, J. Hayes Meredith,
Benediction................................... ..........
PhineasMorris, J. MervinPlank,W. K. Rhodes,
We. regret that it is not possible to make e x­ F. H. Rhodes, J. Walter Singmaster, D. H.
tended comment upon the numbers of the pro­ Snyder, W . F. Stitt, Jacob Tower Swartz, A .
gram, for all were well rendered. In his ad­
N. Ulrich, C. E. Yost.
dress to the class, Rev. M. E. Swartz spoke
eloquently upon the value of reading. He
THE EXAMINATIONS.
spoke of the masterpieces of literature with their
almost inexhaustible mines oi rich thought and
F you have ever been a student of a Normal
beauty. The Bible is the book of books. It
School you will understand what the above
contains the noblest epic and dramatic poetry
title means to a student. No theme con­
that has ever been written. Aside from its
nected with School work is quite so generally
priceless value as the Word of God, it is a book
that excels all others in thought and diction. discussed as the above. For months before
He congratulated the students upon the study the time set for the examinations chances pro
that they had made of this wonderful book and and con are discussed in every possible light.
expressed the hope that they would continue its It was not a pleasing announcement to the
study that its beauties might continue to be students or the faculty that the State Board
Examinations would begin on Monday, June
unfolded to them.
Prof. Roth, the teacher of the class, made an 13th. Never before were the examinations
appropriate address in conferring the diploma held quite so early at this school. There was
of the course upon the graduates. He dwelt nothing to do, however, but to make the best
upon the importance of the work of the teacher, preparation possible in the time at out com­
his influence upon those under his care and mand . It need not be said that hard and faith­
expressed the hope th|| all might square their ful work was done by all those who wished to
BIBLE CLASS COMMENCEMENT.

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n o rm al sch o o l h e r a l d

take the examinations. The preliminary ex­
aminations by. the faculty began on Wednesday,
June 8 and continued until Friday of the same
wepk. The results were announced to the
students on Saturday morning.
There was neither rest nor delay for those
students who had been fortunate enough to
pass the faculty test, for a number of the State
Board were here on Saturday morning ready
to begin work. Within a half hour after the
announcement of the result the students were
busily engaged in thMsecond ordeal. The
seniors were examined in the gymnasium, the
juniors in the large chapel and the sub-juniors
in the model school. The work continued all
day on Saturday and Monday. The State
Board went into executive session about 8
O’clock on Monday evening. It is needless to
say that there was but little study done by the
Students during the two hours that the Board
remained in session. The whereabouts of
Sampson’s or Schley’s fleets, and even the
brave deed of Hobson, were no longer themes
of conversation. The all absorbing question
was ‘ T wonder whether I ’ll pass.” It was
after ten o’clock when the electric bells rang,
and in legs: finie than it takes to tell it the
chapel was crowded with eager, anxious Nor­
mal students. The members of the Board
probably didn’t lose any time in coming into
the chape|g but to the stndents it seemed an
age before they appeared. The bravest hearted
of those present ventured to give them a cor­
dial greeting as they entered, but the majority
of the students preferred to await de velopements.
After the examiners were seated upon the ros­
trum, the member from the Department, A . D.
Glenn, Financial Clerk, who served in the ab­
sence of Deputy Superintendent Houck, made
a short address to the students and introduced
Dr. Eldon, Principal of the Central State Nor­
mal School, Df. Eldon proceeded to make
known the results of the examinations. The
members of the Scientific and Regular Normal
Course Classes had passed. Then followed
the announcement that the seniors had all
passed. This proved a very popular remark

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and the seniors responded with round after
round of applause, but when Dr. Eldon an­
nounced that all the juniors had passed the ap­
plause shook the building. The Doctor then
reacPChe names of the sub-juniors who had
passed. That this class did excellent work
was shown by the fact that but one member
failed to pass. Dr. Eckels then acted as mas­
ter of ceremonies and introduced the different
members ofi.the Board to the school in an ap­
propriate and happy manner. If these gentle­
men ever appear before the public they will
certainly not ask for more appreciative audiences
than the one that faced them upon this occasion.
The students were unanimous in their opinion
that this was just about “ the best State Board”
that had ever been here. When Dr. Eckels
rose to make a few remarks to the school, it
was; shown that the students had not shown
before what they could do in the line of ap­
plause. After congratulating the students up­
on the work they had done he turned to Mr.
Glenn, and told him on behalf of the school
and the faculty to express to Deputy Houck
their sympathy with him in his illness and the
hope that he would speedily be restored to
health. This statement met with a most en­
thusiastic response from the school. As the
hour was late the students were dismissed and
all returned to their rooms, tired but happy.
The members of the State Board were Mr.
A . D. Glenn of the Department, Dr. James
Eldon, Principal Central State Normal School,
Supt. J. B. Richey of New Brighton, Supt.
Whi. C. Estler, of Ashland, Supt. Clem Chest­
nut of Fulton County, Supt. Ira Shipman of
Sunbury, Supt. Henry S. Wertz ofBlair county,
Supt. B. F. Patterson of Pottsville, and Dr. G.
M. D. Eckels of Shippensburg Normal.
We are gratified to note the prosperity that
has attended State College. The catalogue for
the coming year is a model of its kind, giving
full and definite information in regard to all
departments of the work. We commend this
institution to our students who are thinking of
taking a college course.

T H E NORM AE SCHOOL H ER A LD .
THE A R T EXHIBIT.
nonday Evening, June 27, from 6 to 8 O’clock.

' T ' H E Art Exhibit was visited by hundreds
of those ‘ who attended the Commence­
ment exercises during the week, but it
was on Monday evening during the hours set
apart for this display, that the largest crowd
was present. The Exhibit was arranged in
the small chapel, and was composed of draw­
ings of nearly every design. The work of the
special students in art showed much skill and
proficiency. The original and geometrical de­
signs, the work of members of the regular
classes, showed thorough teaching. The clay
modeling showed that much advancement has
been made in this line of work. The Exhibit
reflected much credit upon Miss Lamb who
has completed her first year’s work in. this
department. She is an enthusiast in her work,
and the results of her labors are such as to win
for her the commendation of all connected
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quartette. The sketches by Miss Strite were
exceedingly we|l, rendered and showed careful
training. Miss Nevin’s recitation and the
Comedietta by Misses Smiley and Eichelberger and Mr. Graham were given with fine ef­
fect. So well was the program rendered »that
the only regret was that it was not longer, al­
though it was more than two hours in length.
Miss Lockwood is deserving of much credit
for the excellent showing of her pupils. No
greater praise need be given her than to say
that her work was up to the standard of the
the entertainments of other years. Miss Fitch’s
work in the department of elocution showed
how careful and thorough has been thé train­
ing she has given her pupils. She has already
established herself as a teacher in this school,
and she has reason to congratulate herself
upon the results of her first year’s work.
We append a program of the exercises.
PROGRAM.
Mixed Chorus—The King’s Champion,..... ...........G . A. Beazie.
Piano Solo—Polonaise,. ....................................... E m il Rhode.
L yde Holland W hisler .

Defense of Paul Clifford,

THE MUSICALE AND LITERARY EN­
TERTAINMENT.
Monday Evening, June 27th, 8 O’ clock.

DMISSION to the musicale and literary
entertainment was by ticket. So ex­
cellent has been the character of .these
entertainments in the paët that tickets Of ad­
mission were eagerly sought by those who at­
tend the entertainments at Normal. The au­
dience expected a fine treat, and they were not
disappointed, for the entertainment was fully
up to the high standard of those held during
the past years.
As usual, the program was both musical
and literary. While it is difficult to Select any
special numbers from a program that was uni­
formly excellent, special mention may be made
of Miss Mark’s and Miss Perdew’s solos, the
piano duet by Misses Eckels and Geiger, the
selections by the mandolin club, and the male
A

........Lyttbn.

Cle .m Gr a h a m .

( a. When Lo* e is Done,.......... ..................Holly .
Vocal Solo, -<
f b. Uncertaint3'‘, .......... ................... ..........P a rk er .
M artha Ma r k .

f The Runaway ,........ ................ ...................... Riley.
Sketches, A limitations of Youth,........ ........................ ..Field.
...... Gilmer.
1. Discipline,

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E dith S trite .

Selected,...... ......................... ........................... M andolin Club.
Male Quartette—Schneider’s Band,.................................Mason.
Messrs . F it tin g , P ar r et , Morris , F ox .

The Victor of Marengo,....................... ;...................... .
G. W ahren M ar tin . .

Life’s L u lla b y , ..... ............................................................¿^.Eane.
A my»P erdew .

Piano Duet—Sakoniala,....-..... .................................. Fr. Bendel.
Misses E ckels and G e ig er .

Vocal Solo—Sing on,..
E v a Du k e .

Widow Keswick’s R even ge, ................... ...........Stockton.
E leanor N e v in .

Selected,. . . .
............ M andolin Club .
Comedietta—A Picked-Up Dinner,..................................Hanlon.
Mr. John Thompson-s^GLEM Graham .
Mrs. John Thompson—E th El Sm iley .
Biddy—C o r a E ich elberger .

Ladies’ Chorus—Good Night,................... ......... ...'...
Obligato—Miss Du k e .

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T H E NORM AL SCHOOL H ERALD .
SENIOR RECEPTION.

briefly called to mind the struggles of the class
during their junior year. He spoke of the
H E Seniorl reception held on Saturday opportunities opening to the class and closed
evening, June 25th, proved to be a very with the words, “ We are proud o f you. We
enjoyable occasion. A t the ringing of expect great things of you. Don’t disappoint
the gong at 8 o’clock the Seniors marched
us.”
from the chapel to the dining room, where a
Rev. Hays, the son of a former Principal of
rich repast was spread. After a brieffinvoca- the institution, and himself an old alumnus
tion by Dr. Eckels, we fell to and soon the old next entertained the class with the reminis­
dining room resounded with the merry mur­ cences of former days. He kept them laugh­
mur of voices. The tables were loaded with ing for some time as he recounted the trials of
the delicacies usual to such an occasion, and a PrincipaFs son.
the smilax and carnations, tastefully arranged,
Dr. Eckels next spoke to the class in quiet,
rendered the tables still more attractive. After earnest words. One of the members of the
the substantiate had been consumed and the class was heard to remark later oh in the even­
cake and Cream had had time to disappear, Dr. ing, I tell you for good solid talk, the Doc­
Eckels inaugurated the literary desert by a tor is hard to get around.” He counseled
few appropriate remarks and then called upon them wisely and well and his words, we feel
the class president, Mr. H. Elsworth Fox, sure, will öfter recur to the minds of those who
who responded for the class in a very pleasing heard him.
manner. Mr. Snyder and Mr. Fitting did not
Miss Lockwood was next introduced and
Seem to enjoy the remarks quite so heartily as gave us her offering to the evening’s amuse­
the remainder of the audience. The class ment the musical part of the program, the en­
orator, Mr. H. W . Fitting, was then called tire assembly, joined heartily in ‘ 1 Auld Lang
upon, and in brief words pledged the class to Syne” and several college airs after which the
continued loyalty to Alma Mater and himself class joined in singing their class song, a pro­
to the matrimonial state which he'so auspi­ duction by Miss Ayres of much more than or­
ciously has entered.
dinary merit. This closed the Senior recep­
Vice Principal Dr. Barton was next called tion and we adjourned to the chapel to take
upon. The Doctor gave the class good advice the exercise necessary to aid much abused di­
to pursue in going from the institution and his gestion .
words, coming from one whom the students
knew to be thoroughly interested in each one
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLOSING.
and greatly desirous of their welfare, made a
deep impression upon all who heard.
U N D A Y morning, June 26, the members
Prof. Eckels was next introduced and in
of the various Sunday School classes as­
happy manner reviewed the trials and triumphs
sembled in the large chapel at the ring­
of the felass in the work of the Latin depart­ ing of the morning bell. Representatives of the
ment. When in touching words he spoke of different classes were seated upon the stage.
the sad fate of Orgetorix the class was deeply Miss Perdew and Messrs. Parret and Zentz sang
moved.
solos.
Misses Drabenstadt, Gray, Lerch,
Miss Fitch in earnest words, said God speed Shearer and Walker recited, and Messrs’. Billow,
to the class, after which Miss Clark was called Crum and Fitting read papers. A t the con­
upon who pledged the class in the wine of the clusion of the exercises Dr. Eckels spoke a few
occasion, which happened to be lemonade, and parting words to the students. The exetcises
wished them long life and happiness.
were concluded with the repetition of the Lord ’s
Prof. Drum was next called upon, who Prayer by the school.

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T H E NQRM AE SCHOOL H ERALD .
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“ Finally— whatsoever things are true, whatso­
ever things are honest|S whatsoever things are
just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely , whatsoever things are of good
report, if there be any virtue, if there be any
praise, think on these things.'?JB-phil. 4:33$^'
The highest glory of man is the power of
thoughti, David;,¿in th il Psalm speaks of the
glory of the stars, but there is something more
glorious and that is the star at the little end of
thé telescope— that living, thinking, immortalai
being looking through at the stars and making
note and calculation of things that God has
made. “ What is man that Thou art mindful
of him,” the Psalmist cries, and he answers
the query in the same breath, ‘ ‘ Thou hast made
him a little lower than the angels, and hast
crowned him with glory and honor. Thou
madest him to have dominion over the works
of Thy hands, Thou hast put all things under
his feet, all sheep and oxen, yea, and-the beasts
of the field, the fowl of the air, and the fish of
the sea and whatsoever passeth through the
paths of the sea.” Now, that which gives us
this supremacy, that which places man above
the brute creation and allies him with the
Creator himself, is the power of thought. Man,
what a creature thou art! “ Thou palace of
sight and sound,” cries.one, “ carrying in thy
sense the nights and mornings, the Summers
and Winters, carrying in thy brain the geome­
try of the city of God, in thy heart all the bow­
ers of love, and all the realms of right and
wrong.” Truly, If of all the wonderful things
that God has made, man himself the wonderer,
is the most wonderful. ’ ’

U N D A Y afternoon the weather was very
warm, but fortunately as evening drew
on a pleasant breeze arose. The large
chapel was filled long before the time set for
the opening of the'services. The ministers of
the town and the Principal of the school occu­
pied seats upon the rostrum. The class of ’98
were seated on the right hand side of the chapel.
The exercises began with the singing of the
long meter doxology by the audience, after
which Rev. W . A . McCarrell of the Pres­
byterian church delivered a short, but impres­
sive prayer. A choir of seventy-five voices
then sang the anthem, “ Praise Y e The Lord,”
Rev. Geo. C. Henry of the Memorial Lutheran
church read the scripture lesson of the evening
which was found in Psalms 8 and Philippians
4. A quartette consisting of Misses Mark and
Perdew and Messrs. W. K. Rhodes and Gettel
sang “ Father Keep Us In Thy Care.” Rev.
A . R. Ayres of the U. B. church then offered
a fervent prayer. He invoked the blessing of
God upon the young men and women who are
about to go forth to do battle with the world.
A quartette “ I am a Pilgrim, I am a Stranger”
was sung by Misses Attick and Mark, Messrs.
H. C. Fox and Morris.
Dr. Eckels then introduced Rev. C. C. Hays
of Johnstown. Rev. Hays is a graduate of the
Normal, class of ’77, and the son of a former
Principal. In beginning his address he ex­
pressed his pleasure at being able to be present
upon this occasion to speak to the young men
and women of his Alma Mater. Many of the
friends of Rev. Hays were present, and if they
i*i -jyyViq
As nations become civilized, as men rise in
had high expectations as to the sermon that he
would deliver, he did not disappoint them, for the social scale, they invariably become thought­
never has a finer sermon been delivered before ful, become seekers after knowledge. The.
a graduating class at Normal. Not only was savage in his degradation is more than any­
the sermon appropriate as to matter, but it was thing distinguished for the fact that he has no
delivered in an eloquent and forcible manner great thoughts nor high ambitions. When Sir
that carried conviction with it. We are glad John Lubbock had fed the chief in the South
to be able to append a considerable portion of I Sea islands he began to ask him questions, but
within ten minutes the chief was sound asleep,
the sermon.
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by saying, “ Ideas make me so sleepy.” And ways was, and it isn’t likely that his soul has
it must be admitted that there are people even grown any different either. That old Egyptian
in civilized lands who are still affected the same mummy is a solemn suggestion as to how
way by an idea. It wearies and exhausts them character will stamp itself and perpetuate itself
and;: they -wonder how anybody can possibly not only upon the face but upon the soul. Day
enjoy thinking. There is a library in Boston by day as we live we are making for ourselves
in which are certain books labeled on their the bed upon which we shall at last lie down,
backs ‘ ‘ S u c c e d a n e u m T h e y are among the Setting up for ourselves the enduring tabernacle
first to attract the attention of the visitor but to which we shall forever inhabit, and shaping
his surprise when he takes one of them down the soul’s destiny.
there is nothing in them. In fact they are not
Of what infinite importance it is, therefore,
books at all but blocks of wood in shape like a that we should regulate and direct our thoughts
book, and they are labeled Succedaneum to and keep before us high ideals. “ Whatsoever
indicate that they stand in the place of another , thing’s are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and
and simply fill up an- unoccupied place in the of good report, if there be any virtue, any
midst of books of sterling value. And there praise, ’ ’ this is the thinking my text commends.
are men and women in the world who might I “ Think on these things. ” The great problem
appropriately be. named Succedaneum. H u­ of life is to make a judicious selection out of
man in form, but blocks of wood, gilded but­ the mass of thoughts which seek to engage our!
terflies, filling up a vacant place in society, attention.
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having no lofty ambition in their souls and no
great end to accomplish.
“ Those things which ye have both learned
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and received and heard and seen in me D O ,”
Thought determines character and charac­ Paul says, “ and the God of peace shall be with
ter determines destiny. God’s way of saying you.” Blessed is the teacher or leader of men
it is this : “ He that is unjust let him be unjust who says that who can point to himself as an
still, and he that is filthy let him be filthy still, example of what he commends to others. And
and he that is righteous let him be righteous Paul dared to say it. His life was one of which
still, and he that is holy let him be holy still.”
he was not ashamed. But the point I wish to
Down in Egypt, in the Boulak museum at Cairo, bring to your notice now is this. It is not
they have, the mummy of Rameses II. the enough to think, however noble and uplifting
Pharaoh who persecuted the Isrealites. After our thoughts may be. We must act. Pious
3000 years the face of the mummy is well pre­ meditation,; however so pious it might have
served, and in that face we have a fair idea of been, would never have lifted a world out of
the face of the living king as described in E x ­ ruin. Thinking, if it be high and heavenly,
odus. There is an air of sovereign majesty must result in doing. Paul exemplified in his
about it which one cannot help noticing. We life the religion that filled his heart. The im­
say to ourselves as we look at it, “ He is just pulses of his great soul sent him out over moun­
the man to have kept those poor people carry­ tains and seas, through difficulties and dangers
ing brick and digging clay until they groaned which to most men would have been overwhelm­
under their burdens, « One of the German ex­ ing to do the great work to which he was as­
plorers who saw the mummy unrolled at once sured the Lord had appointed him. And if we
wrote this description S ‘The expression of the study the lives of those who have done any
features is that of à man of decided, almost great thing for God, whose lives are memorable
tyrannical character,” And everybody who for their goodness and nobleness, we will find
looks upon it says the same. There he is, after that some great overmastering passion filled
3000 years, the same old oppressor that he al­ their souls. So it was with that heroic nurse

T H E NORM AE SCHOOL H ERALD .
who followed the line of battle and prepared
hot drinks for dying men, and who when asked
by the colonel who told her to build those fires
made answer, “ God Almighty, sir,” and went
on with her task as though there had been no
interruption.
So it was with Livingstone,
whose great heart bled in pity for a continent
and who was found dead upon his knees, with
the ink scarcely dry upon these words which
revealed the fire and purpose of his life, “ God
bless all men who in any way help to heal this
open sore of the world.” So it was with the
immortal Miltonf, who in his loneliness and
blindness had his thoughts ever, upon the good
and true and beautiful, and who could say in
dying, “ I am not one of those who have dis­
graced beauty and sentiment by deformity of
conduct, nor the maxims of a freeman by the
'actions of a slave, but by the grace of God I
have kept my soul unsullied.^5 So it was with
John Bunyan, the Bedford tinker, who though
he spent the best years of his life in prison was
walking the while in glad freedom and building
for himself a palace beautiful, whose sweet
thoughts of God and heaven have made the
way easier for all the burdened souls who have
come after. So it was with him of whom the
poet has sung so beautifully,
“ This was the bravest warrior
That ever buckled sword,
This the most gifted poet
That ever breathed a word;
And never earth’s philosopher
Traced with his golden pen
On the deathless page truth half so: sage
As he wrote down for men.”

God gave Moses a vision of a liberated race,
and he went forth to lead his people out of
bondage. So more than all it was with Him
who left His starry throne and came to redeem
a world of lost men. The Lord on high was
not content to love us and pity us, but He set
out to save us. That which filled His heart
directed His effort, and “ He made himself of
no reputation but took upon Him the form of
a servant and was made in the likeness of men
and being found in fashion as a man He. hum­
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even the death of the cross.” Grand thought
that, the thought of redemption, but grander
I still REDEM PTION. Grand that God so
j loved the world that He sent His Son, but
I grander still that Jesus could say at last,
‘ ‘Father, I have finished the work Thou gavest
me to do.” In him we have our highest ex­
ample, from Him we get our noblest thoughts,
by Him we have been taught how to think and
also how to turn thought and feeling into ac­
tion.
And, therefore,•Muy closing word to you,
dear friends, is th is: If God puts a great thought
and a good thought into your heart, or a good
«thought even though it be not so very great,
A C T upon it. MThose things which ye have
both learned and received and heard and seen,
DO.” I f you are to meet the expectation of
your friends and fulfill the mission God has for
you, thinking must now resolve itself into ac­
tion. Your books have served you well but if
you are going to live in your books, the world
will only know you as a book-worm. Be not
content to sit and philosophize and sigh, but
get some noble thought in your heart, let some
high purpose fill your soul, and then go out to
put it into execution. Say “ this thing can be
done and by the grace of God I ’ll do it.” “ For­
getting the things that are behind and reaching
forth to the things that are before, press toward
the mark for the prize.
As you go forward to your life’s work, may
the Lord lead you, may your hearts be full of
His love, may your wills be responsive to His
touch, may high hopes and aspirations fill your
souls— may it be said of you as it was said of
John Keats, “ his face was the face of one who
had seen a vision.”
“ Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things
are lovely, whatsoever things are of good re­
port, if there be any virtue, if there be any
praise, think of these things.” Those things
which ye have both learned and received and
heard and seen, DO— and the God of peace
shall be with you.

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A t the conclusion of the sermon the choir
sang Kipling’s «Recessional,** Miss; Lockwood taking the solo. This was rendered
with remarkably fine, effect. Seldom has a
piece of music been sung with ihore expres­
sion. Indeed, no lover of sacred music could
fail to note that the singing was specially fine
upon this occasion. The audience joined yin
singing “ America, ” after which the benedic­
tion was pronounced by Rev. Swartz, of the
M. E. church.
DR. ECKELS' ADDRESS T O THE
GRADUATES.
O LLOW IN G the custom established last
year, Dr. Eckels delivered his address
to the graduates on Monday forenoon,
June 27th. The graduates occupied seats
the front, part of the chapel, while their friends
and the students of the school sat in the rear.
We have the pleasure of publishing the ad­
dress entire,; and commend it to our readers as
an earnest., thoughtful and logical presenta­
tion of a subject of vital interest to all teach­
ers. The theme chosen by Dr. Eckels,® The
Teacher as a Citizen” is particularly appro­
priate at this-time. The Doctor spoke with a
force and earnestness that must have impressed
the students who were permitted to be under
his advice and counsel for perhaps the last
time. Doubtless the occasion was an inspira­
tion in itself, for the Doctor’s words of farewell
and counsel were most impressively delivered.

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The Teacher as a Citizen.

We live under the best form of government
in the world. The perfection of government
is free government. There can be no higher
form of government consistent with the best
interests of the governed. ‘ ‘ That form of
government is best which is best administered”
is a maxim often quoted, but seldom believed
in America, The excellency of a theory of
government depends upon the advantages it
offers to a people and not upon the fact of their
accepting these advantages. It may be ad­

mitted that our government in recent years
has not been administered as well as it might
have been, and yet that does not prove that
our form of government is not the best in
existence.
That form of government is best which
when properly administered gives to the in­
dividual the best conditions from the govern­
mental standpoint, for his individual develop­
ment.- In earlier times the individual was
supposed to exist for the state. Aristotle de­
clared that ‘ ‘ the state should be before the in­
dividual.” The individual was not supposed
to have any rights of himself. Those he en­
joyed were his only by virtue of his citizen­
ship. In our form of government we have the
principle recognized that men are born with
rights and it is thé office of the state to guar­
antee these rights to all its citizens. The in ­
in
dividual must come before the state. The in­
dividual exists for himself, his fellow man and
his God, and not primarily for the state. That
free government is the best government for the
United States is fully established by the re­
markable prosperity of the nation since its be­
ginning. No other nation in the world has
had such wonderful growth and development
during the past hundred years. I f we look for
material advancement our search is rewarded
by the most marvelous exhibition of pro­
gress ever witnessed in the history of the world.
There has likewise been extraordinary ad­
vancement in the intelligence of the people.
Illiteracy has been diminishing until in some
of the states it has almost entirely disappeared.
The facilities for higher education have been
multiplying and improving until it is no longer
necessary for a young man to cross the Atlantic
to finish his education. The technical schools
have made tremendous advancement. The
Normal Schools, the Public Schools, the Col­
leges, the Seminaries and Academies have all
kept pace with this rapid forward movement.
It has been asserted by some that in moral
strength the nation has been weakening. This
statement demands more proof than its support­
ers appear to be able to bring forth. It may

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be that we cannot boast of any marked im­ danger was visible to the most alert patriot.
provement in the character of our people, but In this fancied security we folded our tents on
there are many evidences at hand to show that liberty’s:;battlefield and resumed the struggle
we are not deteriorating in this respect. This with fourfold energy for material prosperity;
government of ours came from the hands of That our efforts have borne the fruit of their
sturdy and true men. The struggle for liberty purpose cannot be denied. No other nation in
had developed a patriotism in the hearts of the the history of the world has developed so many
American people which made American soil an millionaires in so short a time as the United
unwelcome and ancongenial place for any but States. These American fortunes have dazzled
those who were thoroughly wedded to the high­ the eyes of the dwellers in the royal palaces in
est principles of free government. The young the Old World. Dukes, counts and lords have
republic was in the hands of those whose patri­ sought to unite European royalty with Ameri­
otism had been kindled by the camp fire, and can wealth by marital vows, thus declaring to
whose love of country was born of gieat sacri­ the world that princely wealth and princely
fice of blood and treasure. That the first fifty title hold equal rank in modern civilization.
years of free government should have been Whilst the accumulation of these colossal for­
characterized by sturdy honesty on the part of tunes is regarded by many persons as evidence
those who administered it was to be expected. of decay in the republic it may be questioned
The people were in no mood to look on com­ whether after all they are not in the main
placently and see their dearest rights and inter­ blessings to humanity. Many of the great be­
ests jeopardized by those who were honored nevolent enterprises of modern times would
have been impossibilities but for the dedication
with their keeping.
The liberties of our people are inseparable of much of this wealth to the establishment of
from the union of the states. The sentiment institutions for the help of suffering humanity
uttered by Daniel Webster almost seventy and for the enlightenment of the masses. That
years ago, on the floor of the United States Sen­ this nation shall in the future forget the prin­
ciples upon which our government was founded
ate, “ Liberty and Union,-Snow and forever,—
one and inseparable, ’ ’ is yet “ dear to every true is not indicated by any events occurring in the
American heart. ’ ’ The Civil War settled finally history of the present.
There never was a time when the privileges
the question of a dissolution of the states. A t
Appomattox it was determined by the “ stern of American citizenship were greater than they
arbitrament” of war that this country could are now. There never was a time when the
have but one flag, "and that flag the glorious opportunities for young men to forge to the
stars and stripes. Having settled for all time front were more numerous than they are to­
the question of the Union, our duty henceforth day. There never was a time when education
must be to preserve our liberties under this came as near to the masses as it comes to-day.
union. A ll feeling for the safety of the Union There never was a time when true merit was
having vanished from the hearts of the Ameri­ more highly appreciated than it is to-day.
can people, it is but natural that this feeling of There never was a time when human nature
safety for the Union should make us less watch­ responded more quickly to the pleadings of
ful in securing for ourselves the rights and priv­ human suffering than it does to-day. There never
ileges guaranteed to us by the charter of our was a time when the influence and power of
liberties. This withdrawal of the American woman was more gratefully recognized by the
people from the watch towers of liberty is due American people than to-day. The sun never
to the feeling of security which is sure to come shown upon a freer, happier, more prosperous
when the foe is vanquished. With the Union nation than the American nation of to-day.
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its dark form above the horizon and the peo­
ple are anxiously watching to see if it is des­
tined to grow larger or to remain long, but it
is a war for humanity and for the lifting of the
yoke of oppression from the necks of the peo­
ple who have done nothing to deserve such
cruel treatment as they are receiving at the
hands of the Spanish. There can be no doubt
as to the outcome of this struggle between the
United States and Spain. God instead of be­
ing “ on the side of the heaviest battalions,”
is always on the side of Justice and the best in­
terests of humanity. For centuries Cuba has
been the victim of Spanish cruelty and treach­
ery:. For years her voice has rung out to the
ciyilzed nations pleading for help. The United
States could no longer resist this appeal and
from: the North and the South, from the East
and from the West there came a loud declara­
tion for war.
This land of the;, free and the home of the
brave is our land. This great land stretching
from ocean to ocean and from the lakes to the
Gulf is the heritage of the freest,, happiest, and
most contented people in the world. Having
come into this vast possession, the problem
for the American people to solve is how to
transmit this vast inheritance unimpaired to
future generations. Among the agencies es­
tablished for the perpetuity of our union and
the preservation of our liberty none is more
potent than the public school. Edmund Burke
declared that ‘ ‘ education is the cheap defense
of nations,” and he might have said the chief
defense. Washington uttered a great truth
when he said that
Security of the country
rested upon the virtue and intelligence of its
people.” The free school system is the chief
corner stone of our republic. Popular educa­
tion is the only secure basis for popular liberty.
According to Mahomet ‘ 1 the ink of the scholar
and the blood of the martyr are equal.”
Free government will never cease to be an
experiment. Each generation must try the
experiment for itself. Each new generation
must launch the ship of state for itself. A ll the
present generation can do when it loosens its

hold upon the reins of government is to stand
on the shore and bid those who launch the new
ship God-speed, and point to its own success
in free government as evidence of its possibil­
ity. There never will come a time when the
people can say that free government is safe be­
yond all peradventure from destruction. The
strength of free government is not so much in
its form as it is in thè people who support
it. For a nation steeped in ignorance and in
immorality a republic would be the weakest
form of government that could be established.
But for an intelligent and virtuous people no
other form is worthy of them.
It would seem then that if our free govern­
ment is to remain, there must be attention
given to the agencies which are potent in sup­
porting the Republic. We have already learn­
ed that a necessary agent of free government
is the public school. The wisdom of the peo­
ple will, therefore, always be manifest in giv­
ing to these schools theif :highest efficiency. A
saying which is as true as trite is |Ì as the
teacher so is the school.” Thè teacher is
therefore in a sense the school. You cannot
have a good school with a poor teacher, and
you cannot have a poor school with a good
teacher.
Every public school teacher in the land has
a three-fold duty to perform. First, it is his
duty to train the child in those things which
will help him to make a living, and which will
assist him in matérial success. Second, it is
his duty to train him to become a true and
loyal subject of the Republic, a noble Amer­
ican citizen. Third, to train him to behold
God in the universe which he has made and to
commune with him as with a friend. It is the
second of these duties of the teacher that my
theme requires me to discuss. The teacher in
his relation to the welfare of the state and the
nation is the thought I desire to bring specific­
ally to your attention.
Every man is responsible for his opportuni­
ties. I f a man follows a calling in life which
brings him into intimate relations with many
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The teacher’s calling enables him to touch
tnanj7 lives at a very impressionable period of
their existence. The question of his fitness
for so responsible a place is a very serious and
important one. Evidently the commission he
holds should be a guarantee that he is able to
teach more than the few elementary branches
which enter into his struggle for material ex­
istence.
What then are the qualifications of a teacher
who trains for citizenship ? In the first place
he should be an unswerving patriot. His own
soul must be filled with devotion and loyalty
to America and to American institutions. Deep
down in his heart of hearts there must be a
fervent and abiding love for the stars and stripes,
the emblem of Liberty and Union. The teacher
must be thoroughly imbued with the spirit of
American institutions. His ideal citizen must
be a man of broad and liberal ideas, a man of
strict integrity in public and private affairs, a
God-fearing man who loves his neighbor as
himself.
The teacher must feel that his position is one
of great responsibility. The fact that the com­
pensation is meager does not lighten the degree
of responsibility. I f the duties of the teacher
were performed gratis the personal responsibil* ity of the teacher for the faithful performance
of his duties would not be lessened an iota.
This must not be construed into an argument
in favor of low salaries for teachers. Consid­
ering the grave resposibility of the teacher’s
calling, and the wide preparation necessary to
fit him to do his work scientifically, his salary
is usually much too low, but when a teacher
once makes a contract to teach a school for a
certain salary, the amount of that salary has
nothing whatever to do with the amount of his
responsibility. The teacher’s opportunity to
imbue his pupils with a lofty patriotism is prob­
ably not surpassed by that of any other single
individual who comes into intimate relations
with them.
The teacher to be a proper guide of youth
in its relation to citizenship must be a man of
strict integrity. One of the crying evils of the

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times is infidelity to public trusts,— a seeming
lack of honor in the management of public
affairs, The foundation for honest citizenship
mnst be laid in the school and the home. I f
our nation is to be respected at home or abroad,
its public officials must be men who would
scorn a dishonest act, and whose lives are free
from the very suspicion of corruption. In these
modern days it is sometimes hard to distinguish
the really honest men in public life. With
some the cry of honesty in public life is but
the Shibboleth, by which they hope to climb
into public place and feast at the public ban­
quet. The demagogue has found the field of
American statesmanship a very fruitful one in
which to ply his vocation. In the name of
honesty he seeks to outstrip his competitors
and at the end of the race to grasp everything
for himself that he promised to save for the
state. The demagogue is the most eager in­
vestigator to be found in a legislative body, al­
ways willing and anxious to serve on investi­
gating committees, and always sure to finish
up the investigation with a confused report and
a large bill of expenses for services not ren­
dered. It is the duty of teachers to train up
the youth of the land to a feeling of abomina­
tion for these pretended patriots. The elements
of honesty can never be wanting in the true
type off American citizenship.
The teacher must in asense be non-partisan.
He cannot become embroiled in the thick of
political contests as a leader of a party, with­
out to some extent diminishing his influence
as a teacher. A teacher has a perfect right to
his own convictions on party issues and it is
his duty to support the party which most nearly
represents his views on party questions, but at
the same time he cannot well afford to engage
in platform discussions of purely party issues,
particularly where the highest principle in­
volved is the question as to which party shall
secure the offices. Neither can he well afford
to stand on the street corners and in public
places airing his views before a motley crowd;
of listeners.
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political views as the judge on the hench or
the minister in the pulpit. The teacher must
embody in his own life the feelings and prin­
ciples he would instill into his pupils.. As his
ideal of the true citizen is a man of independ­
ent thought and action, relying upon his own
Ijudginent .for the determining of all questions
which come before him for decision, his judg­
ment of men and measures must be his own
judgment and not an opinion which he has
slavishly gleaned from the field of another’s
thought. It will not do to say that because
nine-tenths of the school children of to-day
will, when they come to maturity, follow im­
plicitly the judgment of the other one-tenth,
that, therefore, it is a waste o f time to train all
the children with a view to independence of
thought. I f they are not so trained, the onetenth will diminish to one-hundredth and the
unthinking nine-tenths will increase to ninetynine hundredths. I f the teacher will but do
his duty, the proportion of self-reliant j inde­
pendent voters will increase from generation
to generation until those politicians, whose
success depends upon having the opportunity
to think for those whom they lead, shall be
left with so few followers that they will be
obliged to change their methods of leading men,
or else drop politics as a business. In order,
however, that the teacher may have the power
to develop the pupil into an individual with in­
dependence of thought, the teacher must not
be a mere trimmer and time server himself.
That the teacher may be a man of independ­
ence of thought and action, it is not necessary
that he should be a churl, a selfish unman­
ageable person, who never works willingly in
any movement which is not of his own crea­
tion. Neither is it necessary that he should
be domineering in manner, driving the plow­
share of his stubborn will through every enter­
prise with which he is linked, and treating
with indifference the plans of his associates.
On the contrary the teacher who succeeds in
lifting his pupils up to hiSown plane of thought
and feeling, must he diplomatic. It is a pain­
ful fact that many teachers well :qualified in

other respects fail for lack of tact. The suc­
cess of the teacher is dependent upon his abil­
ity to lift his pupils up towards a general ideal
he has formed. The teacher’s ideal is valu­
able in proportion as he approximates its real­
ization. The teacher’s tact in dealing with
his pupils does not exhaust the field of diplo­
macy for him as a citizen. To have the influ­
ence necessary for him to train his pupils to­
ward noble citizenship, the teacher’s worth as
a citizen must be recognized in the commu­
nity.
The confidence of the patrons in the loyalty®
and statesmanlike qualifications of the teacher
will have great weight in securing the admira­
tion and confidence of the pupils in his wis­
dom and worth as a citizen. To be decided in
his political views without estranging those
of his patrons who disagree with him will re­
quire a large measure of good common sense.
The man who can successfully develop a
type of citizens after his own ideal, who can
discharge his own duties as a citizen of his
state and nation without fear or favor and
at the same time hold the confidence and re­
spect of the community in general, need not
hesitate to try his powers of diplomacy in a
much wider field.
In his capacity as a teacher of coming citi- *
zens what should the teacher know ?
First, he should have a knowledge of the
history of free government. America is some­
times referred to as being without a past. The
Constitution is regarded as a new and original
document. Gladstone remarked, that “ as the
British Constitution is the most subtle organi|m which has proceeded from progressive his­
tory, so the American Constitution is the most
wonderful work ever struck off at a given time
by the brain and purpose of man.” While
there are many features in our Constitution
which are new and original, it must ever be borne
in mind that the Constitution rests mainly upon
principles which are very old indeed. “ It
looks back to the colonies and the motherland
for its sources and explanations.”
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found to be an adaptation of principles found
generations ago on the continent of Europe
Stevens in his work on the. Source of the
Constitution of the United States,” says, “ Our
institutions are essentially Teutonic, and the
channels through which the ancient influences
have made themselves felt in the Constitution,
are conceded to be predominantly colonial and
English. The historian of institutions thus
held in common by the mother country and
our own, can never treat Great Britain as he
might properly treat a. land of alien peoples.
That old land which is the home of our lan­
guage, and which holds the dust of most of
our forefathers, can never be wholly foreign
soil. And.this is well,— for Surely mankind
is the better for whatever binds together these
two great kindred nations in the love of lib­
erty.” The people of the United States at the
time of the adoption of the Constitution were
very much opposed to the rule of kings. They
had suffered severely at the hands of George
III., and they would not willingly have sub­
mitted to a monarchical form of government.
The executive who is to preside over this new
world must have tio; life tenure, nor must he
hold his position by any royalty of blood. The
royalty demanded for the Presidency of this
New Republic must be the royalty of Ameri­
can citizenship. And yet whilst the author­
ity of the President must be well defined, it
must be strong enough to give an effective
administration in times of peace or war.
Those who wrote our Constitution profited
by all the examples of the past. Griffis says,
‘‘ they looked well into the mirror of Dutch
history. From the Dutch system they bor­
rowed the idea of a written Constitution, a
Senate or States general, the Hague or District
of Columbia, the Supreme Court, local Selfgovernment from the town and county to the
government of governments at Washington,
the Common School System, freedom of. re­
ligion and of the press.” James Madison in
1822 wrote, ‘ ‘The example of Holland proved
that a toleration of sects dissenting from the
established sect was safe and even useful. We

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are teaching the world that governments do
better without kings and nobles than with
them. The merit will be doubled by the other
lesson; that religion flourishes in greatei||purity without than with the aid of government. ’ ’
The greatest defect in the Dutch Constitu­
tion was in allowing the Stadtholder too
much unregulated authority. The people had
but little power over him. He persistently re­
fused to be governed by action of the States
General. There was no power anywhere to
restrain him. During the war cif the Revolu­
tion the States General ordered the Dutch
fleet to unite with the French to assist the
Americans. The carrying out of this order
was interferred with by the Stadtholder; and
the Dutch fleet failed to appear. This action
of the Stadtholder was ,allo wed to pass because
there was no constitutional power to impeach
him.
The wisdom of our fathers in forming the
Constitution thus becomes apparent when we
see how carefully they studied the past in order
that the difficulties which had disturbed the
peace and progress of other nations might be
averted in our own. When we fully under­
stand how carefully, the rights of the people
and the security of the Republic are guarded
by the Constitution, our admiration for the
foundersiof the Republic is kindled anew, our
patriotism is increased, and our hopes for the
future of the Republic become more secure.
That this knowledge should be a possession of
every teacher no one who understands and
loves his country will deny.
In the second place every teacher should
have a complete knowledge of the fundamental
principles of our government. He should not
only know the causes which produced the
Constitution of our land, but he should thor­
oughly understand the meaning of the Consti­
tution. In the study the spirit more than the
letter must be comprehended. Some one has
said that the cause of revolutions in republics
is due to the fact that the people change whilst
their constitutions remain unchanged.
If
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gressive people that will command the respect great men and the grandeur of their achieve­
o f the people for all time without liberal con­ ments have no parallel in the contemporaneous
struction. Even Jefferson in the early history history of any other people.
of the nation found that the most important
In the fifth place the teacher should be fa­
act of his administration demanded the exer­ miliar with the machinery of government. It
cise of authority not clearly granted by the is too true that the masses of the people are
letter of the Constitution but evidently con­ ignorant of the duties of the most common
veyed by its spirit. A t least no American to­ office holder. Scores of men stand around
day would think of charging Jefferson with our election places ignorant of the legal meth­
having violated his oath in signing the treaty od of organizing an election board. The
for the “ Louisiana Purchase.” In order that teacher who is alive to his responsibility as a
American citizens may universally become fa­ citizen will not fail to instruct the pupils in­
miliar with the fundamental law of our coun­ trusted to his care in the art of government.
try, it must form a part of the instruction in Every pupil who goes out from the public
our public schools and it must be taught by schools should understand the duties belonging
those who clearly understand its letter and to the various offices necessary to carry on the
spirit.
local government of his township and county.
In the third place the teacher should be able
In the sixth place he should have a knowl­
to compare our own government with the lead- edge of the principles of the political parties
ing governments of the Old World. It is not seeking to be entrusted with the management
generally known that the President^ of the of state and national government. In these
United States has more power delegated to him modern times party platforms are often con­
in his office than is allowed the Queen of Eng­ structed for a different purpose than that of
land in the exercise of her authority. A care­ setting forth the principles for which the party
ful comparison of the two governments, how­ is contending. This condition makes the study
ever, will fully confirm the statement. We of party principles somewhat useless, because
cannot enter into a close study with other gov­ the platform is no indication of what the actions
ernments with a view of comparing them with of the party will be when it comes into power.
our own without emerging from the task with But no party can carry on this deception indefi­
a more profound faith in the great wisdom of nitely. Lincoln truthfully said that ‘ ‘you can
our forefathers who laid the foundation for the fool part of the people part of the time, and
unparallelled success of our country in a con­ some of the people all of the time, but you can
stitution which challenges the admiration of not fool all of the people all of the time.” It
fhe wisest European statesmen.
is not true as Barnum said that ‘ ‘the American
In the fourth place the teacher should be fa­ peoplej||ike to be humbugged.” In all free
miliar with the lives of the great men whom governments there will necessarily be great is­
our country has produced. He should be ac­ sues confronting the people for their decision
quainted with the great statesmen, the great at their state and national elections. And these
writers, the great inventors, the great philan­ issues to be decided in the interests of the people
thropists, the great soldiers of America. In must be clearly understood by the masses. So
no other country in the world can such an ar­ long as politicians can delude the voter by tak­
ray of great men be found living during the ing advantage of his lack of knowledge of the
nineteenth century as in America. I f it be issues involved in the contest they will do so.
true that a nation’s greatness is the greatness But when the voter comes to understand the
o f her great men, then we have undoubted underlying principles of a political contest, he
right to claim to be the greatest of the great will no longer remain a tool in the hands of the
nations of the world. The number of our designing politician, but he will be able to cast

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his ballot intelligently as every freeman should solely with a view to promote the highest in­
do. There are two classes of voters who are terests of the whole people. That the teacher
regularly deceived in the casting of their ballots; is an important factor in the future determina­
those who do not understand the real issues in­ tion of these important political issues will
volved in political campaigns, and those who readily be admitted by all who have given
are led to believe that there are no real issues thought to the teacher’s relation to higher and
dividing the great parties. Both these classes better citizenship for the American people.
are the victims of ignorance and they represent The teacher occupies a position of command­
too large a number of those who áre called upon ing influence in determining the course of free
annually to assist in deciding the great ques­ government. With the advance in teachers’
tions confronting the voters of the Common­ qualifications which has been made in recent
wealth. The intelligent voter áuffers equally years and the greater advance which is sure to
with the ignorant one from the evil results of come in the immediate future, there must
unintelligent voting. The interests of every come a strong demand for a class of teachers
citizen are rendered correspondingly more se­ who are prepared to train up the youth of our
cure as the proportion of ignorant to intelligent land for loyal, virtuous and intelligent citizen­
voters is lessened. Of this one thing we may | ship. Anticipating this demand and being
be sure, that whether we recognize them or not deeply interested in the highest possible use­
great issues will be present in every state and fulness of every member of the class of ’98, I
national election for the consideration of the have brought before you on this occasion the
voter. And the interests of the country de­ thought of your relation as a teacher to the
mand that these issues should be decided by welfare of your state and nation. Y ou have
undertaken a profession which carries with it
voters capable of understanding them.
Among the problems at the present time grave responsibilities. To stand within the
awaiting the solution of the voter, we would fortresses of the nation’s power and guard its
mention only those which are most important life against the perils of ignorance, prejudice,
to the general welfare. The currency ques­ and corruption is a position of great honor and
tion is an important one and it is destined to of wonderful importance to the welfare and
remain an issue until a solution is reached success of our glorious country.
Lastly a teacher should be a close student of
which will be satisfactory to the American
public. The question of tariff and revenue current, history. There is a realism in the his­
has always been a great issue in national poli­ tory of the present which does not seem to be­
tics and will probably remain one for many long to the history of former years. The story
years to come. The question of foreign immi­ of Manila will not easily vanish from the mind
gration needs the thoughtful consideration of of the boy who is a careful reader of the daily
every American voter. The relation of labor news. The hero of Cardenas is a much more
to capital is a burning question and probably vivid picture in the mind of the American
always will be. The ownership of telegraph, youth than the most illustrious hero of ancient
telephone, traveling and transportation lines times. The Hawaian question is better Under­
cannot well be eliminated from the list of gov­ stood to-day by the careful reader of current
ernmental problems. The question of inter­ history than it will be by the student who in
nal improvements is a problem of great subsequent years studies it from published vol­
concern to the nation. The great questions umes of history. Not only should the teacher
affecting public education and morals must al­ keep himself posted On the current history of
ways demand the serious consideration of his own country; but he should make himself
every true American citizen. These questions acquainted with the leading historical events of
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be familiar with the general trend of events in
England, Germany, France, Italy, Russia,
Spain, and the leading countries of the Orient.
To come into possession of this knowledge
means that the teacher must be a reader of
newspapers, magazines, and official publica. tions as well as of books. Every teacher
should be a careful reader of a good daily
paper, and he should give attention to the
local newspapers of the district in which he is
teaching. He should select for himself two or
three of the best magazines published and read
them thoughtfully. Too much of the newspaper
reading is desultory. This is undoubtedly
better than no reading but not nearly so profit­
able as thoughtful reading. In addition to the
valuable knowledge which the teacher gleans
from newspapers and magazines his patriotism
will thereby oft-times be keyed to a higher
pitch and his admiration for Americans and
American institutions will be lifted to a loftier
height.
I have now called your attention to what a
teacher must be and know in order that he may
be qualified to train the youth of the Common­
wealth for citizenship. Evidently your most
important duty as a citizen is to train the chil­
dren of the state for citizenship. You occupy
a vantage ground over the ordinary citizen in
this respect which makes your position one of
grave responsibility. There is only one other
thing which is as glorious as dying for one’s
country, and that is living for it. As you en­
ter your school rooms at the opening of the
coming school year and look into the faces of
the children who have met you for the first
time as their teacher, may there go up from
your souls a silent prayer to the God of all
grace for a blessing that will give you power to
lift up the youth entrusted to your care to no­
ble heights of patriotism and loyalty. May
every member of the class of ’98 become a bea­
con light of patriotism shedding around his
pathway the light of a life consecrated to liberty,
love and truth.
“ Great God, we thank thee for this home,
This bounteous birthland of the free,

Where wanderers from afar may come
And breathe the air of liberty.
Still may her flowers untrampled spring,
Her harvests wave, her cities riselfg
And yet, till timelshall fold her wing,
Remain Earth’s loveliest Paradise.’f e i

In a few days you will leave these halls which
have for so many weeks and months re-echoed
with the sound of your gay footsteps and the
cheerful music of your merry voices. You en­
ter the list of competitors for the garlands of
life’s success and may you all win is the prayer
that goes up from the heart of your Principal
as he stands and waits to see you start for the
goal. We are largely responsible for the devel­
opment of our own opportunities as well as o f
our strength. Success has too often crowned
the man jyho seemingly at the outstart was
hindered by lack of favorable opportunity, to
lead us to believe that opportunity is the gift
of the gods. Opportunity and power are apt
to crown the brow of the same hero. A few;
weeks ago the news was flashed from Manila
to Washington that the American fleet under
command of Admiral Dewey had won a great
victory in the harbor of this distant Spanish
city, and immediately with loud huzzas the
eager multitudes declared the hero of the hour
a child of fortune. They little thought that in.
doing so they were doing this naval chieftain
a great injustice. ’Tis true Dewey waited un­
til near the sunset of life for the opportunity
to write his name among the naval heroes o f
the world, but while he waited he labored. p T n
time of peace he prepared for w arS|| He has
always been a close student of naval science
and he has made a careful study .of the geog­
raphy of the leading harbors of the world.
He was selected as the commandant of the
Asiatic Squadron because of his expertness in
the science of naval warfare, the government
at Washington realizing that in the event of a
war with Spain, Manila would become an im­
portant strategic point. Dewey is therefore
not a lucky creature of fortuitous circumstances
but a real hero born of honest and strenuous
effort, combined with true and manly courage,

T H E NORM AL SCHOOL H ERALD .
a typical hero of the highest and best civiliza­
tion the world has ever known.
Members of the class of ’98: Your work as
students in this institution will soon come to
an end. You will soon close the last chapter
of your student life to enter upon the work for
which you have been so earnestly preparing.
Remember that you are members of a great and
free Commonwealth, children of a nation de­
voted to liberty and popular government. Act
your parts well in the struggle of life so that
your influence may be for the strengthening of
the great country under whose banner you
march as you go forth into life’s battle. May
God bless you and give you victory is the prayer
o f him who speaks to you on this occasion.
May the earnest efforts which you have put
forth to reach the honors of your coming grad­
uation be followed by still more earnest efforts
as you engage in the broader field of profes­
sional life. When your life’s work is ended,
may success be written at the end of its last
chapter. May your labors reflect honor upon
your Alma Mater, your Commonwealth and
your cdun try, and bring glory to God whose love
and mercy have crowned us with the bless­
ings of liberty.
CLASS DAY.
Tuesday, June 2 8 , 10 A. M.

A IN began to fall on Monday night and
all hoped that it might continue at least
long enough to cool the atmosphere,
but the Weather Bureau wasn’t able to bring
the desired change about. The sun shone from
a clear sky with remarkable intensity. A l­
though the heat was oppressive the audience
was almost as large as ever; too large, in fact,
for the comfort of those who came to attend the
exercises. To the music of Foltz’s orchestra
of Chambersburg, the class of ’98 entered and
took their places upon the rostrum. One pe­
culiar fact impressed those who have been reg­
ular attendants upon the commencement exer­
cises at Normal, the prevailing color was black,
for the dark suits of the gentlemen were more
in evidence than the fluffy white of the sweet

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girl graduates. There are fifty-four gentlemen
and forty-four ladies in the class of ’98. Not
for many years have the gentlemen outnum­
bered the ladies in the graduating class of the
Shippensburg Normal and we are willing to
predict that it will be many years before the
same will be true again.
H. Ellsworth Fox, of Linglestown, delivered
the President ^Address. Mr. Fox spoke in an
eloquent manner and held the close attention of
his hearers.
We append his address.
Ladies and Gentlemen: Almost 2000 years
ago there stood upon the banks of the Rubicon
a man with knit brows and fiery eye. The
shadows of evening were gathering about him,
the setting sun had tinted the Alps with purple
and gold, flowers, the fairest of the fair in sunny
Italy, wafted their fragrance around him, sul­
lenly the dark stream rolled to the sea. He
glanced at the waving flowers, the mountains,
the stream, the setting sun, and exclaimed
“ The die is cast.’ ’ ; ;
Yes, “ the die is cast.” Swiftly the receding
days have glided into the dim past, whence
comes the proud echo of classes that have come
and gone, ever extending to you a royal wel­
come during the last quarter of a century.
And. so for ’98 I am led to s a y :
Welcome, welcome again,
W e welcome thee back, kind friendjggl
Welcome thee back again.

One of the most noticeable features of the
present day is its keen, relentless, critical spirit.
The force of the competent critic has every­
where shown its power and influence. From a
small and feeble beginning it has extended its
usefulness to every calling in life.
' Perhaps ages ago this little whirlpool started
in the field of education and has swept on down
through the generations, until to-day it encir­
cles the world in its iron grasp. It has trans­
formed commercial and manufacturing indus­
tries, reduced agriculture to a science, robbed
the pages of literature of many of its brightest,
purest gems and changed the profession of
teacher to the great art of teaching.

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Another noticeable feature of the present day
is the energy and determination with which
young men and women go forth to the battle
of life. True success never was and never will
be won without it. Many an enterprising and
ambitious young man’s name is recorded on the
pages of oblivion because he lacked the deter­
mination to make instead of waiting for oppor­
tunities. What the world wants is determined
men, men through whom that spirit runs still
and deep and strong, men whose personality is
not lost by coming in contact with others.
Yearly, countless numbers who have made thor­
ough preparation for their life work go forth
from our institutions of learning. Of these,
some choose the humbler walks of life, where
temptation and competition are least, others the
crowded byways of the metropolis.
As they speed o’er the railways toward the
great city, full o*f energy and determination,
they see its thousand lights twinkle and flash
in the darkness, hear the hum of its activities
and are eager for the contest.
They plunge into its business affairs but heed
not the criticism of worthy competitors and in
a few brief years they vanish and are forgotten.
Not the one alone, but a combination of the
two has marked the progress of the world.
The ever widening gulf between the different
nations may be traced to these agencies.
When the crown of Castile and Aragon de­
cided to spread her faith in unknown lands,
Spain was the mistress of the world. Nations
and continents were divided at her bidding when
the fleet of the gallant sailor touched the balmy
shores of San Salvador. How vastly different
to-day! E relong the; last Spanish gun will
boom its parting signal from Morro Castle
over the seas in the Western Hemisphere, arid
proud, haughty Spain can wend her way in
ignominious defeat and disgrace back to the
land whence she came more than four cen­
turies ago.
Every great progressive nation should profit
by noble criticism. Every true teacher should
advance by joining it with energy and deter­
mination.

Before closing, we wish to say a few words
to those who have so ably guided us in the
past. For our esteemed principal, Dr. Eckels,
we will join with you in saying that his work,
his attainments, his character and life Speak
more forcibly than anything we could hope to
say. We can only repay the earnest advice
and care of him who is one of Pennsylvania’s
leading instructors by becoming successful in
the calling where he is an ideal. To Professor
Lehman, our enthusiastic literature teacher, we
believe in the language of himself that “ I f there
are brighter crowns for some than for others in
the hereafter, they will be given to those who
have sacrificed time and health for the benefit
of mankind,” for his earnest work shall spar­
kle in his crown, the admiration of ’98 in the
class of ’98. Then again we are sorry to part
from one of those whose influence extends so
far and wide. Earnest, broad-minded, noble
criticism makes good teachers, good teachers
make great nations and great nations rule the
world. We shall ever be grateful for the in­
struction and kindness of Miss McBride and in
after years when the battle of lifeisragitlg, our
admiration will wing its way back to her, not
because she attempted what others never did,
but because she has done nobly and, best what
others have done' well. To Dr. Barton, the
students’ friend, whose jovial disposition and
kindness have lightened for us many a dark
hour, ’98 sincerely hopes that the coming years
as the years that have passed may twine for him
Nature’s brightest garlands in a wreath of hap­
piness and success. For the earnest, ardent
efforts of all our instructors we can dedicate
nothing grander than the words of Longfellow
when he said:
|||||Thu:s alone, can we attain
To thu^e turrets where the eye,
Sees the world as one vast plain
And ong'hpundless reach of sky.”

To the coming class we extend a royal
greeting. As you proceed in the work which
we now lay down, may your highest aims be
accomplished, your greatest hopes realized and

T H E NORM AL SCHOOL H ERALD .
may your efforts at Normal adorn the closing
century with the brightest crown of all.
Classmates: We are assembled for almost
the last time. Pleasant indeed has been our
association during the past year. But we now
stand beyond the mile stone where our several
pathways must divide. As we go forth to our
mission in life let us remember that there are
those who are anxiously waiting for us to make
it known and in the oncoming flood of years
to Alma Mater and the world we shall make it
known.
For this we are fortunate indeed to stand
where the roads divide on the Appian Way of
Life at the immediate verge of the 20th century
with its infinite possibilities and its boundless
prospects. Standing here while the past and
future rise before us let us make that last
resolve to go “ Onward and Upward.’ ’ The
way may be steep and hard, but He who has
doffed the sea with His isles and the desert with
fountains and shade will light our pathway .
As the years drift silently by, none but the
Master mind can tell what joys and opportuni­
ties are lost in the shadows of the unchangeable
past, and if Fate decrees that here below we
shall not meet again save on the wings of re­
membrance, we hope to meet beyond the dark
blue sky when the class roll shall be the nations
of the world and the leader our Saviour himself.
The class orator, H. W. Fitting, of Endersj
Pa., delivered his oration. He chose for his
theme the classmotto, “ Onward and Upward.”
He spoke eloquently of the onward movement
in the world. Nature is working out the
thoughts of God and there is continued advance­
ment and progress. To retrograde is to die.
It is the duty of all to join in whatever elevates
and benefits mankind. He also dwelt upon
the importance of directing one’s life in accord­
ance with the teachings that Christ has given
to the world.
Mr. Fitting is a young man of pleasing pres­
ence and a forcible and impressive speaker.
The class history was read by Clem Graham,
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and rather startling facts about the class. The
aggregate weight of the class is six and onehalf tons.. The tallest member is six feet, two
and one-half inches in height, the smallest, five
feet, two inches. He spoke of the remarkable
record of the class in foot-ball, gave a biogra­
phy of the class officers, and spoke of the Wash­
ington trip by members of thè class. The his­
tory was well written and held the close atten­
tion of the audience.
Miss Laura Peffefl'of Carlisle, recited the
class poem in a clear and distinct manner.
W e publish the poem in full
CLASS POEM.
How swiftly time has passed away
Since last year’s class were seated here 1
But now has dawned another day,
Which we shall for all time revere.
W e thank our God that he has cared
For ils all throughout this year,
And that he all our lives has spared
To see this day we hold so dear.
.At first it Seemed we could not stay
From the homes we had so lately .left,
And nothing- here our friends could say
Could make our minds of home bereft.
And when the sun had gone, and night
Threw her solemn stillness round us all,
How the thought of home our hearts would
. smitëi;'::..
And how thé'silent, tears would fall.
But those days soon were past and gone
And brighter days came tfgus all ;
Days as bright as the cloudless dawn,
They too have gone beyond recall.
W e had so many pleasant days,
How very pleasant— no words can tell ;
’Twas then our voices rpSjgiln praise
Toward the school we love so well.
How often we will ponder o’er
These happy days, when we grow old,
How we will wish that just once more
Our dear classmates we might behold.
For to-day our paths divide,
What lies before us we can’t tell.
May we be- true whate’er betidejSU
To Him who ruleth all things well.

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T H E NORM AL SCHOOL H ERALD .
W e have striven to leave behind us
A name that shall naught but honor bring
To our Alma Mater; and we trust
She may ever prosper iii every thing.

Yes we will labor bn and on,
‘Onward and Upward ” our watchword be,
Never faltering till duty’s done
And the shining goal our visions sye, ■ i

Oh, how we wish that we could see
What the future has in store ;
But then perhaps, if this, could be
W e would be no happier than before.

And although many miles divide us,
W e will still be one in heart,
Aim ing for one common purpose
Ror which from to-day we start.

Dear teachers, shall we e’er forgét
Your earnest, faithful, loving toil?
Your work shall live, go onward yet
Even after you’re slumbering ’neath the'';,
ÿ t's o il.

But now we must all say farewell;
How sad it seems that we should say
The bitterest word the tongue can tell
A t this, our graduating day.

Y ou ’ve trained us for the world to come
A s well as for our duty here.
Your efforts surely will bring to some
A successful and illustrious career.'
You’ve been our helping friends each day,
Our year’s success has come through.you.
Grant God’s richest blessings may
Rail on ap. the work you do.
Oh classmates dear, the world is yours
With its courage, hope and health,
Within your grasp all nature pours
Tempting stores of boundless wealth.
Ror you the future is a dream,
T h e past is but a memory dear;
Before you, endless pleasures gleam
Behind you all is bright and clear.
W e have only begun our work
In the battle of life here below,
No duty however we’ll try to Shirk,
But conquer every trying' foe.; ..
So as the years may: come and go
And each his task strives to fulfil
M ay Rortune on us her smile bestow
And. fame and honor our hearts instil® ‘ ;
Thffib areiour hopes, may they prove true
Is our most ardent wish to-day ;
May the sky for us always be blue
And rosés bloom on our pathway.
But b a stili, vain heart, thou know’st full
well'
That to every life must come spine cross.
Thou shouldst hot murmur nor rebel
When thè heights can’t be reached without
some loss.

And when our work here is&fpmplete
And we gather round God’sJBhrone above,
There once more may we all meet
Where all is^oy and peace and love.

Miss Barbara Kob, of Falmouth, read the
class prophecy.
Miss. Kob presented her
prophecy in a unique way. She had it writ­
ten upon pieces of paper cut and colored to
represent oak leaves. Each leaf contained the
record of the future life of some member of
the class. The audience was given to under­
stand that the world will not suffer for lack of
musicians, teachers, doctors, lawyers, and even
Presidents of the United States as long as the
class of ’98 lives and fills its allotted sphere in
the world.
H. C. Fox, of Penbrook, made the class
presentations. This part of the exercises is of
special interest to all the students and acquaint­
ances of the graduates. Many of the presents
dealt with some foible of the one to whom
they were given. Many of the presentations
evoked much laughter and applause. Among
the articles given were base-ball bats, doll ba­
bies, military outfits, ponies, and medicines for
sleeplessness.
The class song composed by Miss Emily
Ayres of Shippensburg was then sung by the
entire class. We publish the song.
CLASS SONG.
Rare w ell; no other word we know,
So full o f .love, so full of woe.
It is the saddesf that the heart
Can to loved friend or scene impart.

T H E NORM AE SCHOOL H ERALD .
The days have come and quickly gone,
Our happy school life here is done.
W e enter now a world of strife
To battle with the cares of life.
C h o r u s — Farewell; farewell; no word we know,

So full of love, so full of woe,
It is the saddest, that the heart
Can to; loved friend or scene impart.
Though sad to part from friend so dear,
W e would not longer linger here.
W e would not stay, nor longer wait,
W e’er proud to be of ’98.
W e will not stop nor lag behind,
But “ Onward, Upward” ever climb,
Until we’ve reached the highest round
To Alma Mater brought renown.

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seemed to remove as if by magic the few years
that have intervened since they left us and to
call back the days when they were with us as
students.
We append the program :
PROGRAM.
Music,...... ..... ....................... ............................... Orchestra
President’s Address,................................................. 33. M. Gress
Ma y e S heets
Recitation, ..................................................
Recitation?
............... ..... ..... ....... AAii.,J. S. W olff
Music, .......
.
.
v;•••••••
OECHESTRA
Glass History,...................................................... J. I. Martin
1
BHHHÜI
j Mis se S:Roq$'to t) H ess
Mixed Quartette,...............i
_
* M essrs . W olff and Donnelly
Class Song1.
Music, ....¿....i.A;..... :...:..............,......................... Orchestra

REUNION OF THE CLASS OF ’ 89.

Ch o r u s.

So as we pass from school life here
Upon life’s journey bright or drear,
May God’s rich blessing on each one
Descend as rays of setting sun.
Farewell to those we leave behind,
Farewell to the Class of ’99,
Our teachers, friends and classmates too
W e bid you all a last adieu.
Chorus.

REUNION OF CLASS OF ’96.
Tuesday Afternoon, June 28th, 2 O’clock.

H E R E were one hundred and twenty
members in the class of ’96. Of these,
seventy-eight assembled at Normal to
take part in the class reunion. This is
largest number that has ever assembled at a
class reunion. The class of ’96 has reason to
feel proud of its excellent showing. We are
sorry that space does not permit the publica­
tion of an extended account of the different
numbers of the program. Those who knew
the members of the class of ’96 expected much
of them, and they were not disappointed. Es­
pecially fine was the singing and the reciting.
A t the conclusion of the exercises the gentle­
men of the class gathered around the school
fountain, which was secured largely through
the efforts of this class, and gave their class
yells. The sounds of their familiar voices

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M EETIN G of the class of ’89 was
called on Wednesday of Commence­
ment week. The object of the meet­
ing was to make arrangements for the tenyear reunion of next year. A committee con­
sisting of Misses Kyner, Unger and Walters,
and Profs. Lehman and Roth was appointed to
prepare a program and make suitable arrange­
ments for the proper observance of the tenth
anniversary of the class. Correspondence will
be opened with the different members of the
class during the year, and it is hoped by the
committee that all will respond and begin to
make arrangements to be present upon the oc­
casion of the reunion. The class of ’89 takes
pardonable pride in its record, and it purposes
the
to hold exercises next year that will eclipse
anything of the kind heretofore attempted at
the Normal School.

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ALUMNI REUNION.
Tuesday, June 2 8 , 8 P. M.

OR a number of years past the alumni ex­
ercises were held on Wednesday after­
noon when everybody was surfeited with
speeches, recitations and music. It can scarcely
be wondered that the attendance at these meet­
ings was not what the Alumni desired. The
Executive Committee of ’98 wisely determined

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T H E NORM AL SCHOOL H ER A LD .

who have suffered from the heat of the warm
June days.
To the music of the orchestra the march in­
to the chapel was begun. The faculty came
first, followed by the Trustees, the graduates
in the Regular Normal Course, the class of .’98
and the candidates for second diplomas. The
class of ’98 occupied the chairs upon the ros­
trum while the faculty and trustees flanked
them on either side of the chapel. The class
presented a fine appearance as they marched
up the aisle for the last time as a body, the 98
of ’98.
Rev. Geo. C. Henry of the Memorial Luth­
eran Church made the opening prayer. He in­
voked divine guidance upon the members of
the class, who were now about to separate, and
prayed that they might ever stand in the light
of God’s truth and be guided by His precepts.
The orchestra rendered a selection after which
Mr. J. W ill Kadel of Chambersburg gave his
oration “ A Life, not a Living” . Life means
more than dollars and cents. Parents are
PROGRAM.
anxious to educate their children so as to make
M u s i c , c : * . ... i................... Orchestra
a living in the world, forgetful that there are
President’s Address,................................ D r . John W alter , ’86
Oration,....... ............................iL'Si.L.......... ....M abel G-eiger , ’93
higher duties which demand their attention.
Recitation,................... .t....................................E dith WERTsj ’91
Success lies in living a useful life, not in se­
History of Class of ’88*.................... M rs. A lice B arnhill , ’88
Instrumental Duet,..:........Mrs. Dieh l , ’81, Miss S hryock , ’97
curing
dollars and cents. Mr. Kadel spoke in
Recitation,
......................... Ma y e S heets , ’96
a clear and forcible manner, The next number
Music,
......................................Orchestra
History of Class of ’7 8,...................... M rs . S allie H. Otto , ’78
was a declamation “ Masters of the Situation”
Wocal Sol0,...i........i....................................N ettie B ae R oop, ’96
by G. Herman Fickes of Mt. Rock. The
Paper, ............................................ ♦.............M rs. A . E. M etz , ’87
VocalSoio,...V.&$..y................................M aggie M cEbhaire , ’84
speaker entered thoroughly into the spirit of
Recitation,
.............................. Bertha B. H erring , ’91
his recitation and delivered it in a pleasing
Music*..... *r.-.*
.......................................Orchestra
mannerA Ladies’ Chorus of twenty voices rendered
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
the “ Ave Maria” of Veazie with fine effect,
their voices blending beautifully.
June 29, 9 a. m.
Jacob Tower Swartz, of Newville, chose ‘ ‘The
H E graduates and their friends had every Living Dead” as the subject of his oration.
reason to fear that the weather of Wednes­ He spoke of the great men who have died, but
day would be a repetition of that of Tues­ who yet live to influence the thought and ac­
day, but fortunately the thermometer took tion
a of the world. Posterity assigns immortal­
drop of several degrees during Tuesday night, ity to those who have made the world better
and by Wednesday morning a cool and invig­ and happier. Luther and Washington were
orating breeze had sprung up. How much named as examples of the living dead.
In her essay on “ Uncrowned Heroes,” Miss
this added to the comfort of those who assem­
bled in the chapel, will be recognized by those Katharine McElheney, of Concord, dealt with

to change the time of the Alumni meeting to
Tuesday evening. The result was that a large
■ crowd assembled to hear the exercises. It is
not possible for us to comment upon the differ­
ent numbers of the program. It will suffice to
■ say that all performed their parts well and the
audience paid them the very best of compli­
ments, that of close attention. It is but fair'to
sayjg; however; that the paper read tby Mrs.
Metz was of more than usual excellence, and
that Miss McElhaire caught the audience with
her so lo |l‘Barbara Freitchie” and was enthusi­
astically encored. Miss Herring was compelled
to respond to two encores before she was per­
mitted to retire from the stage. More extended
mention will be made elsewhere of the carefully
prepared histories of the classes of ’78 and ’88.
W e feel that we but voice the sentiment of the
Alumni when we say that special thanks are
due to the Executive Committee for the excel­
lent program it prepared for this occasion. We
give the program below:

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T H E NORM AE SCH O O L H ERALD .
the heroism of Lieutenant Hobson and his asso­
ciates. These men were crowned as heroes,
and they-' deserve their laurels, but there are
many uncrowned heroes among the men and
women who do their duty silently in the sphere
where their life work lies. These are none the
less heroes because they do not live in the pub­
lic eye.
Mr. John G. Benedict, of Mont Alto, gave
the well known declamation from Lippard,
“ The Unknown Speaker.” His voice rang
clear and distinct in the fine oratorical portions
of the selection.
After music by the orchestra, Mr. Geo. A .
Leopold, of Strodes Mills, spoke of the math­
ematics of nature. The Creator has not made
this world in a haphazard fashion. It is fash­
ioned with remarkable symmetry. Every por­
tion of creation, from the blade of grass to the
gigantic animal is formed and molded in ac­
cordance with a mathematical formula. The
lover of nature should recognize the mathe­
matics of the universe.
¡ f 'T i n r s Vacation’’ was the subject of a reci­
tation by Miss Florence Crilly, of Fort Loudon.
The pathos and humor of this selection were
well brought out by the reciter.
Mr. John W . Shive, of Halifax, delivered his
declamation, ‘ ‘The Heroism of Horatio Nel­
son” in a pleasing style.
Mr. Walter K. Rhodes, of Fair play, sang a
solo, “ Life is One Grand Sweet Song,” with
much expression. Mr. Rhodes possesses a rich
musical voice.
‘ ‘America’s Poet Laureate” was the theme
of Miss Louise K. Britton, of Upper Strasburg.
The young lady dealt with the poems of Bret
Harte, Hay, Reilly, Stoddard, Steadman and
Aldrich, but she awarded the Laureateship to
Frank Stanton, the poet of the South, whose
verses are national rather thansectional, and who
may justly be styled the poet of the present war.
J. Hayes Meredith, of Sandy llill; spoke of
the “ Gray Haired Century.’ m He recalled the
wonderful improvement in morals and material
affairs which the present century has witnessed,
He gave an excellent summary of what has

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been accomplished and dealt with some of the
problems of the 20th century.
T he' orchestra rendered a selection, after
which Mr. Phineas Moms, of McFord, gave a
humorous recitation in first-class style. He
carried the audience with him in thought as he
told of “ Horace Greely’s Ride.”
Mr. W. F. Stitt, of .Neely ton, had selected
“ The Grand Old Man” as the subject of his
oration. As the title suggests, it was a review
of the life of England’s great statesman, Glad­
stone. Mr. Stitt drew many lessons from the
life and public services of this great man .
“ The Second T rial” was the subject of a
recitation by Miss Cora Eichelberger, of Hopewell. It was not an easy thing for the reciter
to bring out the various tones of the child’s
voice as required by the selection, but she did
it in an excellent manner. Few recitations
were given quite so well as this one.
Mr. B. C. Lamberson of Hustontown deliv­
ered a patriotic declamation “ Our National
Flag” . The speaker entered thoroughly into
the spirit of his recitation.
The next number was a duet, “ Come May
with all Thy Flowers, ” by Misses Martha Mark
of Millersburg and Ethel Ruth of Highspire.
The young ladies sang well.
Mr. Jasper Alexander o f’Bloserville spoke of
the “ Palmetto and the Pine” . He contrasted
the North and the South throughout the earlier
years of the Republic. He dwelt upon the
evil effects of the Civil War, but the year ’98
witnesses a re-united Nation, the North and the
South have joined forces against a common foe
in defence of a common flag. The war with
Spain is worth more than all the blood and
treasure that it has cost, or may cost, since it
has given us a re-united nation. The oration
was delivered in an eloquent manner.
Music by the orchestra came next upon the
program, after which an Essay “ Let There Be
Light’ was read by Miss Mary Bomberger of
Shippensburg, The young lady gave an ac­
count of the creation as it was before the divine
fiat ‘ ‘Let there be Light” was issued. The es­
say was well written.
K it

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Mr. John E. Weakley of Barnitz gave a Se­
lection from the pen of James G. Blaine “ The
Permanence of Grant’s Fame” . The nature
of the recitation was such as to give Mr. Weak
ley an opportunity to display his ability as a
reciter to advantage.
“ Deacon Tubman’s New Yehr” was the
subject of a recitation by Miss Nettie Jacobs of
East Berlin. The,recitation was of a decidedly
humorous character and the young lady gave
it in excellenfesfyle.
A quartette “ ’Tis Morn” by Messrs. Fitting,
H. C. Fox,Morris and Parret was next rendereci.
The gentlemen sang in their usual pleasing
styldflfi
Mr. Robert Cline of Orrstown gave, his de­
clamation',“ ‘The Mother’s Vision” with fine
elocutionary effect. Much was expected of
Mr. Cline and he did not disappoint his friends.
Miss Elizabeth F. Jones of Wiconisco read
an essay “ Books versus Cooks’¿t The young
lady plead for the educated woman who has
not neglected the duties of her home, because
of her superior educational advantage!;;; Miss
Jones is deserving of special commendation for
the clear and distinct tone in which she read
her essay.
The last oration on the program was delivered
by Mr. Frank Lehman of Chambersburg. The
speaker chose for his subject “ The First Sac­
rifice” and dwelt upon the heroic death of
Worth Bagley at Cardenas. The oration was
well written and gave the story of Bagley’s life
from the time he left his home until his body
was borne to the grave at Raleigh, the first sac­
rifice of the war. The delivery was energetic
and impressive.
A Mixed Chorus “ On Life’s Journey” was
rendered by thirty-three voices.
The orchestra played “ Am ericaForever” in
fine style, and the audience gave an enthusiastic
response to the patriotic sentiment of the selec­
tion.
Dr. Eckels then called upon the members of
the class of ’98 to rise and conferred the diplo­
ma of the Elementary Course upon them. The
degree of Bachelor of Science was conferred

upon M. Linnaeus Drum, class of ’96, in recog­
nition of the completion of the course of study
required for this degree. Mr. Drum is the third
member of the Alumni to receive this honor.
The degree of Bachelor of Elementary Didac­
tics was conferred upon the following persons
who had completed the Regular Normal Course:
Minnie Gertrude Eckels, ’91, Frances Loretta
Geiger, ’97, Mary Wierman, ’97, Kerwin W.
Altland, ’97, Joseph T . Baker, ’97, Nathaniel
Ort Eckels, ’97, Chas. M. Means, ’96- Chas.
I I . Shull, ’97.
The degree of Master of Elements was con­
ferred upon ninety-two persons who have taught
successfully for two years since their graduation.
Dr. Eckels congratulated these persons upon
this evidence of successful work in the public
schools of the state, and remarked that no part
of the Commencement exercises gave him more
pleasure than the conferring of this degree Up­
on them. It is an emphatic answer to the claim
that is sometimes made, that Normal school
graduates do not teach after their gradua­
tion .
The Doctor then extended the thanks of the
school to all who had contributed to make the
past year one of the most successful years in the
history of the school. He invited their contin­
ued co-operation in the future growth and de­
velopment of the school.
Rev. A. R. Ayres pronounced the benediction
and the Commencement Exercises of ’98 were
ended.
BUSINESS MEETING OF THE ALUMNI.
Wednesday Afternoon, 2.30.

H E Business Meeting of the Alumni was
held in the Model School at the abovementioned time. There was a fair at­
tendance of the members, but it must be said
that the attendance at these business meetings
is not what it ought to be. This was not the
case this year only, but it has been the case for
a number of years past. The business meet­
ing of the Alumni may not be the most inter-

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esting of the exercises of the week, but is one
of the most important, and we are lorry to
note that so many members of the Association
absent themselves from it. The Alumni A s­
sociation has contributed much to the material
growth and prosperity of the school, but if it
would make itself felt throughout the state as
a body,'more attention must be paid to the de­
tails of its work. This is plain language, but
we feel it is rendered necessary, and we trust
that next year may witness an attendance of at
least two or three hundred members at this
business meeting, instead of the fifty or sixty
who- usually attend.
Dr. Walter, the president, was unavoidably
absent from the meeting, being a delegate to
the Altoona convention then in session. In
the absence of the Vice-President, Dr. Barton
called the meeting to order. Prof. Ezra Leh­
man, ’ 89, was elected President pro tern. The
class of ’98 was admitted as a body and wel­
comed in a brief speech by the presiding offi­
cer. A suitable response was made by one of
the members of the class. The committee on
Obituary reported resolutions on the death of
Dr. J. H. Boyer, ’74. The report was adopted
and ordered spread upon the minutes of the
Association and published in the Normal School
Herald. Prof. Geo. H. Eckels, ’91, Miss Ida
B. Quigley, ’77 and Miss Flo W a lt e r s ,89,
were appointed a committee to draft resolutions
upon the death of those members who have died
since the meeting of the first obituary committee.
The report of this committee was ordered to be
published in the Normal School Herald. Dr.
Barton reported the arrangements that had been
made for the Alumni ball. He also gave the
treasurer’s report which showed that the treas­
ury is in a good condition.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Pres. Prof. J. C .'Wagnerjig?:,./
principal Newport schools; Vice President, Prof,
J. S. Heiges, Dillsburg; Secretary, Miss Mabel
Geiger, ’93, Shippensburg; Treasurer, Dr. J.
F. Barton,.’74, Shippensburg; Executive Com­
mittee, Mrs". J. J. Gettel, ’75, and Miss Mary
Raum, ’91. On motion the meeting adjourned.

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IN MEMORIAM.
JACOB HENRY BOYER, M. D., ’74.
W h er e a s , The great Creator of Mankind

and Ruler of the Universe has seen fit in his
wisdom to call from this stage of action our
beloved friend and associate, Jacob Henry
Boyer, M. D., who was a graduate of the C.
V. S. N. S., of the pioneer class ( ’74S and
whose qualities of mind and heart endeared
him to all with whom he came in contact; and
W h ereas , A s teacher, physician and citi­
zen he exemplified those traits o f character
which make men beloved and respected by their
fellows, therefore be it

Resolved, That in the death of Jacob Henry
Boj'er the Cumberland Valley State Normal
School has lost a firm friend and loyal supporter
whose love for his Alma Mater was only equalled
by his devotion to her interests and his deep
concern for her welfare. That graduating from
this Normal School in the first class, he did
nothing during his brief term as teacher except
that which reflected credit upon the institution
which gave him his credentials, and was an
honor alike to himself and the school which he
loved so well.
Resolved, That in his death the medical pro­
fession has lost a valued and faithful member.
Truly conscientious and able, but modest, he
was a physician to whom the afflicted could go
with the utmost confidence and rely upon his
skill and attention to duty.
Resolved, That as citizen and man he will be
missed in the community in which he lived.
It was as a private citizen and friend that Dr.
Boyer’s chief traits of character shone most
brightly. He was public spirited, intelligent
and firm in his convictions. His opinion and
advice in matters of public and private interest
were frequently and eagerly sought by those
who knew him best. He was a firm and loyal
friend, but never given to flattery. There was
no hypocrisy in his make-up. Always strong
and positive in his likes and dislikes, you could
depend upon him in any emergency. But he
has passed away. His memory alone remains

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Resolved, That these Resolutions be inscribed
upon the minutes of this meeting of the Alumni
Association of the C. V . S. N. S., that they be
published in the newspapers of the county and
that a copy of the same be sent to the family of
the deceased.
S . B. S h e a r e r ,
I'Ti.LMORE M a u s t ,
Jo s e p h

F. B a r t o n ,
■ Committee,: \

E L E A R. ERDM AN.

God in His divine providence
has removed by death Ella R. Erdman, of Macungie, Pa.’ class of ’93, who has faithfully
performed the duties of a teacher since her grad­
uation, and as we, the Alumni Association of
the Cumberland Valley State Normal School,
desire to express the sense of our great loss,
therefore be it
Resolved, That in the death of Miss Erdman
the Association has lost a most valued member
and one who has reflected honor upon the school,
that the community in which she lived has suf­
fered a great loss, and that froin. the Christian
world has been withdrawn one of its most active
workers and most beautiful lives.
Resolved, That we extend to the bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy in their deep
affliction.
Resolved, That these resolutions be recorded
in the minutes of the Association and published
in the July number of the N o r m a l S c h o o l
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Committee.
L U L U M AY.

On Thursday evening, July 7th, the sad news
reached Shippensburg by telegram that Lulu
May, of Everett, Pa., had gone to her last rest.
The message brought sorrow to many hearts at
Normal. A t the opening of the Spring Term
Lulu returned to school from her home feeling
somewhat indisposed, but paid little heed to

her ailment until, by the advice of her physician,
she went back to her home, expecting to enter
Normal again as soon as she had fully recovered.
Instead of getting better, however, she grad­
ually grew worse despite the efforts of the best
medical skill and the most careful and tender
nurses.
Lulu was a very bright girl and had a. most
lovely disposition. She was exceedingly pop­
ular,: as she well deserved to be, with both
teachers and students. She was dearly beloved
in the family circle, and her death casts a shadow
in her home, which time will be slow to lift.
PROE. H A R T G ILB ER T.

Prof. Hart Gilbert, who about ten years ago
occupied the chair of Latin in the Shippensburg
Normal, and who had many friends in this town,
died in Gettysburg on Monday, May 9, in the
fifty-third year of his age. He had been in illhealth for several months, and on this account
resigned his position as editor of the Gettys­
burg Star and Sentinel a few weeks ago. He
was unmarried and made his home with his
sister.
Prof. Gilbert resigned his position at the
Normal to take the office of Collector of Inter­
nal Revenue under President Harrison and held
it until the middle of the Cleveland administra­
tion.— Shippensburg Chronicle.
Upon learning of the death of Prof. Gilbert,
Dr. Eckels appointed a committee of the fac­
ulty to draw up suitable resolutions. We ap­
pend the report of this committee.
W h e r e a s , It has pleased God in His infinite
wisdom, to remove from our midst Prof. Hart
Gilbert of Gettysburg, who held the Chair of
Latin and Greek in this institution from ’86 to
’90, therefore,'be it
Resolved, That in the death of Prof. Gilbert
this community has lost one who adorned the
teaching profession, who by his enthusiasm and
earnestness won the friendship and esteem of
all who came in contact with him, and who
exemplified by his example the beauty of Chris­
tian life and character.

T H E NORM AL SCHOOL H ERALD .
Resolved, That these resolutions be recorded
on the minutes of the faculty and be published
in the N o r m a l S c h o o l H e r a l d .
E zra L e h m a n ,

M. R o t h ,
C. E. B a r t o n ,
Committee.

H.

ALUMNI RECEPTION.
DECIDED change was made this year
in the method of conducting the eve­
ning entertainment.
For a number of years past the Alumni sup­
per has not been well patronized by the mem­
bers of the Alumni. This year it was decided
to dispense with the regular Alumni supper,
and instead provide a room where suitable re­
freshments could be secured. The seats were
removed from the large chapel and the floor
prepared for dancing. A t 8.30 the faculty re­
ceived the Alumni, the students, andi* their
friends in the parlor. Several hundred persons
attended this reception. After the reception
dancing was begun, and continued for several
hours. Those who did not engage in dancing
found pleasure in renewing old acquaintances
and forming new ones. Altogether, the eve­
ning was a most pleasant one, and those who
attended were loud in their praises of the man­
agement for making the changes above men­
tioned. A t a late hour the bells rang and the
students and their friends retired to their rooms
to get a few hours of needed rest.
The forenoon trains were crowded with stu­
dents and their friends. By Thursday evening
the last goodbyes had been said, silence reigned
in the corridors, which but a few hours before
had re-echoed with the sound of cheerful
voices, the building was deserted. The twentyfifth Commencement had passed into history.

S

A number of volumes will be added to the
school library in the near future. It is grati­
fying to note that our students are readers.
Many of them have read some of the best En­
glish classics during the past year.

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THE HONOR LIST OF '98.
Y resolution of the faculty it was deter­
mined to give public recognition to
those members of the Senior class whose
average for the year was at least 90 per cent.,
in studies and teaching in the Model School,
and whose deportment was satisfactory to the
faculty. The following is the Honor List of
the Class of ’98.
Laura Burger, Mary Bomberger, Louise
Britton, Elizabeth McElhenney, Katharine
McElhenney, Mae Miller, Laura Peffer, Edith
Strite, Jasper Alexander, J. G. Benedict, H.
H. Crum, H. W . Fitting, G. H. Fickes, H.
C. Fox, H. E. Fox, Raymond Gettell, C. M.
Graham H J . W. Kadel, B. C. Lamberson,
Frank Lehman, R. W . Cline, G. A . Leopold,
J. H. Meredith, Phineas Morris, W. H. Ranck,
W . K . Rhodes, J. W . Shive, F. H. Smith, W.
K . Stouffer, J. T . Swartz, J. E- Weakley. '

B

t h e ’ REGULAR

NORMAL COURSE.

X C E L L E N T work was done during the
past year by the students in the regular
Normal Course. A number of former
students returned to the school to take up this
work, eight of whom were graduated at the
recent Commencement, We congratulate these
students upon their completion of this course.
It augurs well for the future of the institution
that so many of our graduates are determined
to continue their studies beyond the Elementary
Course. The state is becoming crowded with
Normal School graduates, and it is fortunate
for the common schools that such is the
case. But this condition imposes new duties
upon the graduate who would be truly success­
ful. The extra year’s course carries with it so
much that is helpful in broadening the attain­
ments of the teacher, that we feel it our duty
to urge upon all our graduates who can possi­
bly arrange to do so, to take this advanced
course. Boards of directors are learning to
recognize the difference between the diploma

E

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T H E NORM AL SCHOOL H E R A L D .

The work of putting the class“rooms and dor­
mitories into shape for next year’s work has
already begun, and by the opening of the Fall
Term all will be in good condition.
Mr. J. Burr Reddig, Jr., has returned from
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, to his home in
Shippensburg. Mr. Reddig is a member of the
class of ’99 in the Mechanical Engineering
Course^ We learn that Lehigh has had an e x­
ceptionally prosperous year.
Dr. Henry T . Spangler, president of Ursinus
College, was a welcome visitor to our school
during the Commencement Season. Dr. Span­
gler has been very successful in the presidency
of Ursinus. As noted elsewhere, three^pf our
boys were graduated from this institution at its
recent Commencement.
Two graduates from this institution, A . C.
Logan, ’89, and Robert Smith, ’94Jwere grad­
uated from Dickinson College at its recent Com­
mencement. Quite a number of our graduates
are in attendance at Dickinson. Under Dr.
Reed’s management that college has grown
steadily.
The H e r a l d begs leave to acknowledge the
receipt of an invitation to attend the Commence­
ment exercises of the Maeungie schools. Our
friend, W . N. Decker, '95, is Principal of these
schools. The class o f ’98 was the first class
ever graduated from the Maeungie schools.
We congratulate our friend Decker upon his
successful work.
Among; the members of the .class o f ’98 who
have secured good positions for the, following
year, we note Murray Luther Dick who will
teach the Pleasant Grove school, in Silver
Spring township, Cumberland county. J. W ill
Kadel and J. T . Swartz will teach in the schools
of Hampden township, Cumberland county. J.
G. Benedict has been appointed principal of the
Mt. Vernon schools at a salary of $42.50 per
month. Misses Jones and Driscoll will teach
a nine months’ term in the schools of Wiconisco,
Dauphin county. H. H . Crum will teach a
ten months’ term at $45 per month in New Jer­

sey. Clem Graham will teach in West Pennsboro township, Cumberland county.
HISTORIES OF THE CLASSES OF '78
AND '88.
E had expected to be able to present to
our readers a summary of the excel­
lent histories of the classes of ’78 and
’88 prepared and read by Mrs. Sallie Otto and
Mrs, Alice Barnhill' respectively, but we find
that our space is too limited in this number of
the H e r a l d . But we will follow a plan which
will we believe be more satisfactory to all con­
cerned. Instead we shall publish these histories
entire in the October and January numbers of the
H e r a l d . W e will thus be able to do justice
to these histories which were prepared with un­
usual care and at the same time present in a
permanent form the history of the two classes
to the different members of the classes and their
friends. We therefore ask all to await the pub­
lication of the histories in the aforesaid numbers
of the H e r a l d .

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WHERE THE FACULTY WILL SPEND
THEIR VACATIONS.
R. ECK ELS will remain at the school the
greater portion of the summer, looking
after the interests of the school. No
Normal School Principal in the state has been
so faithful to his work as has been Dr. Eckels.
For twelve months in the year he has kept
steadily at his post, with the result that no
other Normal School in the state shows the
ame proportionate increased attendance in
recent years that is Shown by our own school.
Dr. Barton, after returning from the Alumni
Tour through New York to the Niagara Falls,
will go to his home in MinneapolisjfMinn. It
is probable that he will take a trip to the
Pacific Coast during the season.

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Prof. Hughes is never satisfied unless he is
at work. He will conduct his annual summer
school at Loysburg, Bedford county.

T H K NORM AL SCHOOL H ERALD ;
Miss Clark has returned to her home in
Omaha, where she will spend the vacation
season with her family after being absent for
two years.
Prof. George H. Eckels will spend his vaca­
tion at the Normal.
Prof. Barton will spend the greater portion
of the summer at his home in Crystal Springs,
where he will spend much of his time in fish­
ing, etc. For pastime he will probably teach
a term of school later in the season.
Misses McBride and Mather will spend their
vacation at their homes in Geneseo, N. Y .
Miss Lamb will remain at her home in
Brockport, N. Y .
Miss Fitch has returned to her home in A th­
ens, Pa., where she will spend the summer.
Danville, Pa., will be the home of Miss
Coulter during the vacation season.

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Miss Lockwood has returned to her home at
Burlington, Vt.
Miss Quigley will spend the greater portion
of her vacation at her home in Shippensburg.
ProiB Drum will divide his time between
Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia.
. Miss Horton will remain at the Normal un­
til August ist, after that time she will prob­
ably be found in New Cumberland.
Prof. Roth has returned to his home in
Adams county. He will make frequent trips
back to Normal to look after matters pertain­
ing to the book room and other things in
which he is interested.
Prof. Lehman will join Prof. Barton in Ful­
ton county for a ten days’ fishing trip. Later
in the season he will probably join a party of
fr-iends who will camp along the New Jersey
sea coast.

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JACOB F. HOSFELD,

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SHIPPENSBURG, PA.

One Door West of Opera Bouse.

JOHN E. BOHER, Manufacturer of Furniture,
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Dickinson
College

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116 th. Year

Five full four year courses: Class­
ical. Eatin-Scientific, Greek-Scien­
tific and Modern Eanguage, Medcal Preparatory course, Medical
and Law electives allowed in Sen­
ior and Junior years. Particular
attention to Oratory under the
President. Completely equipped
Gymnasium with Athletic Field.
Many prizes. All "building’s heated
by steam. Eadies admitted on
equal terms.. Expenses very rea­
sonable. Fall term opens Sept. 16.

Course two years. Graduates re­
ceive the degree of EE. B. Four
professors and ten lecturers, em­
bracing1 in the list some of the
leading- Jurists and Eawyers of the
country. Instruction largely by
daily recitation, accompanied by
discussions. Unsurpassed Court
privileges. Terms lower than in
any other first-class school in the
country. Fall term opens October
7th. For all information, address
W m . T rickett , EE. D., Dean of
the Eaw School.

Dickinson
Preparatory School
Does only college preparatory
work. Only experienced teachers
employed. Building commodious,
well equipped and heated by steam.
College libraries, Reading Room,
Gymnasium, Athletic field access­
ible to all students. Open to both
sexes. Terms very reasonable.
Fall term opens September 16th.
For catalogues of College and Pre­
paratory School and further in­
formation, address1

Geo. Edward Reed, LL. D., Pres.,
CARLISLE, PA.

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WILLIAM E. REDDIG,
N. W . Cor. M ain and R ailroad Sts., Shippensburg, Pa.

J. D’ Robinson,
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United States Express Go.

G r o c e r ie s

Order a ll Express b y tb e “ States.”
E u ll particu lars a t Office.

.... and Provisions,

S. A. ANGLE, Agt.

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DE.E.S.BEERY,

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Large stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Carpets,
Etc. Ladies’ , Misses’ and Children’s Coats,
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

Prices the lowest.

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SHIPPENSBURG, PA.

SHIPPENSBURGlPI

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F. Guerney Etter

JOHN C. WAGNER,

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NOTARY PUBI/IC, and Editor and Proprietor of

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Groceries, F ru*fs and G ar*dies,
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RUBBER HAND STAMPS
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This is; the store to buy your SH IR TS. We
sell good qualities at a fair price—from SO cents
up— with separate collars. Send us, mail orders. '
Everything in Men’s Hats and Neckwear.

SHAPE, Tbe Hatter,
C H AM B ERSB U RG , P A . *

With Name and address and Self-inking Pad, 50 cents, or selfinking Stamp—any wording—Ink, Etc., ready for use, 50c, 75c,
$1.00 and $1.25. Fifty cent font o f Bobber Type, 3 Alphabets,
Ink, Pad and Holder, for 25c, or the 25c kind for 15c. Stencils,
Steel Stamps, Seals, Ink, Pads, Etc., at equally low prices'. All
work guaranteed: Call on on or address,

GEORGE H. LEWIS,

513 & 515 North S t., H arrsburg, Pa.

Q. T . IWICKEY,
A tto F n e y w a tH iia u a ,
S H IP P E N S B U R G , PH .

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D A V ID W. C O T T B R B L ,
"'(Successor tbiCotterel & Frary.)

B o o k se lle r a n d S tatio n er,
Office Supplies, Typew riter Supplies, L etter Copying

Books, W hiting B ine Stationery.

B R A N K B O O K S .— Bärgest S tock in Central Pennsylvania.

15 South Market Square, HARRISBURG, PA.

Books, Stationery, Periodicals,
Printing and Engraving,
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W . A. LAVERTV, Supt.

Pennsylvania State Pencil Tablets
High School Pencil Tablets, Pennsylvania State School Papers, No. 10 School
Pens, Pennsylvania State Composition Books.
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M A D E FO R AND SOED O N L Y B Y

R o b e rts
Whole||ip.ers and
Makers of all Kindsiof
C O LLE G E a n d s c h o o l s t a t i o n
Prices and Samples Cheerfully
Furnished.

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You do not want a caricature that you are ashamed to show, but a flattering likeness that
will be a pleasure to you and your friends. Prices greatly reduced. Have you seen my
new picture, the Carbonette ?

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A . B. R O G E R S ,

(FORMERLY BISHOP’S.)

P H O TO G R A P H ER .

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ATHLETIC
OUTFITTERS
Official Outfitters to the leading- Colleges, Ath­
letic Clubs and Preparatory Schools
throughout the country

Every requisite for the game:
SW EATERS
N O SE M A S K S
U N IFORM S
SHOES
A BD O M EN P R O TE C TO R S
SHIN GUARDS

[or 1897.
ETC.

Managers will do well to write for samples and special rates before purchasing.

The SDaldiflg Official Foot Ball I B B 1 S

Y 4 L®> P r in c e t o n , PENNSYLVANIA, h a r v a r d ,
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packed, and sealed im separate box with brass mflator. Price, $5 .0 0 .
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SvTO nn# m vaiCi I 1 r °i0t Bali a " id' ,or l897 Edited by W alter Camp. Contains the OFFICIAL
PLAYING RULES. Articles on How to Develop a Team, and other subjects, the season’s records, and portraits o f all the leading teams and players of the country. All newsdealers or by mail, postpaid, 10c.
Catalogue of Fall and Winter Sports Free.

A. G. SPALDING
Mew York.

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Removed

from the old stand to new and
better quarters. The Studio
that I Have now. opened is
the Finest and most Modern
in the Valley. Having introduced all the latest improvements
and processes in Photography, the finish, style and artistic ex­
cellence of my work under thèse new conditions is certainly
superior to any in this section.

Cabinet Photographs

9 9 cts.
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For a few weeks only I will make One Dozen Cabinet Photographs for 99 cents, n
up-to-date style and finish.
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Cabinet Photographs 4

99

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A DOZEN.

Moll’s New Photo. Studio,

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Opera House Building, Shippensburg, Pa.
Crayon and Pastel Portraits at away-down Prices, Picture Frames
o f every style. Work done for amateurs.

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WflL H- GHEVEPEYEH & CO., .
Booksellers, Stationers, Importers,
M a n u fa ctu re rs o f ...

.W I N D O W S H A D E S .

817 flarket Street,

Philadelphia, Penna.

W . H. SHOEMAKER, Salesman, Carlisle, Pa.

The Hawisbapg Paper Co., Litd.,
114 Soath Seeoftd Street.

Stationery, Blank Books, Carbon Paper,
Typemriter pibbons, Etc.
HAPPISBURG, PA.

®I\c Heeldg fiu tatio n al ^ctns
A T $ 1 .0 0 A Y E A R ,

DR. A L B E R T N. R AU B, Editor,
Is the cheapest educational weekly published.
In clubs of 4 to 10 at 75 cents a year. In clubs of 10 or more at 60 cents a year. Samples sent
free to all who desire them.
The Educational News one year and Helps in the Use of Good English, or Hints and Helps in
English Grammar, for $1.50.
Helps in the Use of Good English, published at $1.00, is a book helpful to every one who desires to
write English correctly. It treats of Syllabication, Capital Letters, Spelling, Punctuation, Syntax,
Letter W riting and the proper use of words.
Hints and Helps in English Grammar, $1.00, is a key to the sentences for parsing and analysis in
the grammars of Reed & Kellogg, Swinton, Harvey and Raub. Address,

E D U C A T IO N A L N E W S CO.,
B o x 1258.

P H IL A D E L P H IA , PA.