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Better English Number

Cumberland Valley State Normal School
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
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Editorial _______ _____ J L _____________ >
What Are You Doing fo r Better English? ______________________ :

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Announcement _________ __________ ._____________________;________

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What One Small High School Did fo r Better E n g lis h ________ ___6
The C o n flic t___________ _____ ____________________________________ 8
Better English in the Rural S c h o o l____________________________ _
Better English S o n g ___________________

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Appropriate Slogans to Use During Better Speech W e e k _______ _ 11
Better American Voices _________________________________________ . 11
Better Speech Y e l l s ____!______________________________
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Better High School P la y s __________________________________ _____ 15
List o f Suitable Plays fo r High S ch o o ls__________________________20
Varied Verses o f Various V e r s io n s ___ .__________________________ 22
Scattered Suggestions fo r Posters _________________.______________ 22
A Pledge fo r C h ild re n _______ __________'_________________________ 23
Principal’s Letter to the Alumni J M t _____________^ _____________ 23
Meetings o f County and City Alumni A ssocia tion s_______________ 25
The New Normal Course in Operation _||___________________ _____ 26
New Teachers at Normal _________ -_■____________________________ 28
Reunions of the Classes o f 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1 9 1 1 _____________28
Deaths _______ _______________________________________,______________ 29
Weddings _________________________________________________________ 29
Births, ________ :__________________________________________________ 30
Alumni P erso n a ls______________________________
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Normal Literary S o c ie t y _____ ____________________________
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Philomathean Literary S o c ie t y ____________________________________ 34
Normal Glee C lu b ____________________________
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Philo Glee Club ___________ .U___ .________________________________34
Y. M. C. A. - - ® W _____________________ - _______________________ 35
Y. W . C. A . _____ „ ____________ __________________________________ 35
Press C l u b ______ -.i______________________________________________ 36
The Students’ L e a g u e ___________________ .____ __________________ 36
Orchestra ______________________
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Girls’ Athletic A s s o c ia tio n _________________ :________ ____________38
Girls’ Choral Society ________________
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Sock and Buskin Club _L-_______________ c-.__________________ ______ 38
Day Student Boys’ A ssocia tion __________ :_______ ___ __■______ ____ 39
Day Student Girls’ Association _._________________ ;_______________ 39
Alma Mater ___________
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Vol. XXV .

OCTOBER, 1920.

No. 1.

EDITORIAL
In this issue o f THE HERALD we attempt to strike a new note
significant o f the almost revolutionary changes that have overtaken
us in education in the past few years. W e believe in the Normal
School and its magnificent possibilities fo r development, and in its
prerogative to be a real factor in the life o f the communities thru
which its influence extends. W e have sincerely felt that THE
HERALD, the official organ o f the school, has not fulfilled its high
mission as we should like it to do but now conditions have made it
possible to change the policy of the paper so as to include a type
o f material which we hope will be genuinely serviceable to the hun­
dreds o f teachers who make up the great majority o f our readers.
It is our ambition not only to make the paper a suitable vehicle of
the school news in which many o f our teachers are interested, but
an eloquent mouthpiece o f new thought in educational problems, and
a medium fo r the inter-change of helpful, constructive ideas on the
most worth while ways o f teaching.
We know o f no school journal that has so adequately met the
needs o f teachers as the unassming little magazine called TEACH­
ING, published by the State Normal School at Emporia, Kansas.
It has not only been a remarkable factor in contributing to the
prestige o f its own school, but it has been able to function in a
unique way in the teaching o f thousands o f men and women all over
the land. In a modest way we are attempting to function in the
teaching o f our readers. W e are animated by the ideal o f service
to you, but you can be just as serviceable to us. Will you help us ?

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W e should appreciate an expression o f your ideas o f the things a
good school journal ought to include. Don’ t hesitate to tell us the
things you know your fellow teachers would like to have discussed.
W e shall appreciate your suggestions. Beginning with the next is­
sue, a Round Table will be instituted and we invite all our readers
to be contributors. Bring us your problems. I f we are unable to
help you solve them, perhaps we can direct you to some one who
W ILL be of assistance. Perhaps from your experience you have
evolved some new devices which you have found superior to time
worn ones. Share them with your fellows. We shall be glad to
publish them.
Each issue of THE HERALD will aim to function in some spe­
cific way; We have devoted this issue to Better Speech, and to an
exposition o f the plans fo r our campaign in Better Speech and sug­
gestions which you may find valuable in a similar campaign. In
the near future we hope to have numbers devoted to the problems
o f Science, to the specific problems o f the Rural School, to the work
o f the Training School, to the problems peculiar to the small school
in the small town,— in short, to any phase or department, o f work
Which you and we feel will be distinctly serviceable to those who
read our columns. I f you like our plan and this initial number, tell
OTHERS! I f not, tell US!

WHAT ABE YOU DOING FOR BETTER ENGLISH?
Far as the farthest praises sweep,
Where mountain wastes the sense appall,
Where beams the radiant Western fall,
One duty lies on old and young—
With filial piety to guard
As on its greenest nature sward,
The glory o f the English tongue.
That ample spe'ech, that subtle speech!
A pt fo r the need o f all and each;
Strong to endure, yet prompt to bend
Wherever human feelings tend.
So keep it pure; expand its powers;
And through the maze o f civil life,
In letters, commerce or in strife,
Forget not it is yours and ours.
In these lines Lord Houghton, a good friend o f the American
people, bespoke our aid in upholding the dignity and character o f
our mutual language. Mark Twain spoke more truly than he seemed
to speak when he declared that “ the English language is ‘the King’s
English’ no longer; it has gone into the hands o f a company and a
m ajority o f the stock is on our side o f the Atlantic.” American

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English has acquired American characteristics, stamped with the
unique and inimitable impress o f the American people; it has be­
come a part o f our American life! Stately, mobile and beautiful is
this language o f our democracy but how sadly distorted and abused!
It ought to be the compelling first duty o f every teacher to impress
upon the youth o f our land, the fa ct that the worthy use o f the
language is a matter o f patriotic pride, and that all o f us must co­
operate to maintain its inherent stateliness and distinction.
In the last two or three years we have beheld a slowly awak­
ening consciousness on the part o f many agencies to the fact that
something salutary must be done to beget some sort o f speech con­
sciousness among the young people in our schools. Last year, fo r
the first time, in many schools in the land, in response to an appeal
sent out by the National Council o f the Teachers o f English, a con­
certed drive fo r better American speech was made during the first
week in November. Previous to that time, similar drives on a
smaller scale were begun successfully in a number o f schools, but
the first united effort was made last year. This year the first week
o f November ( 1-8) has been officially designated as the time fo r the
specific campaign fo r better English.
W e expect to make the hardest drive fo r better English in
this school that we have ever attempted and although we can only
anticipate as far as results are concerned, we wish to make you
cognizant o f our plans in the hope that you will join us in this na­
tional campaign. I f you can not form ulate-your plans fo r the first
week in November then by all means have it later but do enter into
the spirit of this awakening to the need o f a finer, better spoken,
better written language than we have ever possessed.
Committees o f the Faculty from every department of the school
are to be suplemented by -student committees. The art department
is cooperating splendidly in making suggestive posters and a prize
of$5.00 is to be awarded the designer o f the best poster. In each
room a particular slogan, of the type suggested elsewhere in this
article, will be used. Contests o f various kinds, spelling, pronuncia­
tion, story telling, extempore speaking, essay and debating will be
used by individual teachers. The survivors of - the class room spell­
ing matches will pit themselves against each other in a final spell­
ing match. A pronunciation contest open to all the school will be
'held in one evening. The words will be written on a roll o f adding
machine paper and thrown on a screen by means of a moving pic­
ture machine or reflectograph. Two essay contests open to two
groups, Junior-Seniors, and Freshman-Sophomore groups will stimu­
late thought on “ Why I Should Use Good E nglish?” A prize o f
$5.00 to the respective winners o f these contests will be given. W e
shall use as school, songs several very attractive parodies o f popular
melodies, and Yes! even some school yells! One o f our teachers is

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particularly skillful in writing parodies o f well known rhymes and
shore poems and we are making use o f these. The public speaking
classes are planning and constructing the pageant fo r the close o f
the week and the Sock and Buskin Club, through several appointed
committees, will take charge of the staging and costuming. A tag
day, during which we shall use one type o f tags, probably bearing
the inscription “ Use your speech fo r service” will be observed. The
culprit, when detected will be obliged to wear a tag with his error
written on it and special detectives will watch fo r the offenders.
The trials o f the offenders fo r breaking the Laws o f Good English
will be held later in the week in the English classes'. Known de­
tectives selected from the classes will work on unknown days and
unknown detectives will work on announced days. In some classes
pupils will respond to the roll call with appropriate quotations and
drills on homonyms and synonyms will mark the beginning o f the
class work.
Business men o f note will give chapel talks on the need o f bet­
ter business English. We shall have a bonfire at the conclusion o f
the pagent and bury Bad English.
Puerile and spectacular, you say! Perhaps, hut these devices
stimulate and impress the adolescent mind as no amount o f drill
and formula will do. W e are striving to impress our students with
the fa ct that our language is an illustrious heritage, a precious pos­
session to be handed down fa r better than we found it, one language
fo one country and one flag!

ANNOUNCEMENT!
In order to stimulate interest in this campaign we are offering
a prize of five dollars to the student in any school who submits the
best essay on the subject, “ W hy I Should Use Good English.” The
follow ing conditions will obtain,-|S|™

1.

Not more than one essay my be submitted from any -school.

2. Essays must be 500 words in length and not more than 800
words.
8. Contestants must be entered in seventh grade or any grade
above.
4. All essays must he entered not later than Dec. 15, 1920.
The staff of THE HERALD will act as judges and the an­
nouncement o f the prize winner will be made in the next issue.

WHAT ONE SMALL HIGH SCHOOL DID FOR BETTER ENGLISH
Several years ago, while the war was in progress and the spirit
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English classes there should be a conflict waged against incorrect
expressions.
In order to locate our enemies it was necessary first o f all to
plan a campaign. Each o f the English classes was divided into two
groups. Each group chose a captain who sought to keep the pupils
o f his side alert in finding such enemies as “ had went,” “ ain’t,” “he
don’t,” “ the girl, she” and many others which were found entrench­
ed in the pupils o f the opposite side. Every pupil was armed, not
with sword and gun, but with notebook and pencil. Every error
a® well as the name or initials o f the pupil who made it, was tabu­
lated.
This campaign lasted two weeks. No attack upon field o f bat­
tle was ever made with greater zeal than that which was displayed
by these contestants, fo r you see each side was endeavoring to locate
the greatest number o f enemies. The spirit of conquest rose to
such height that one day during the noon hour, one o f our boys,
who committed crime upon crime against Correct Expression, sought
refuge from his opponents by locking himself in the Directors
Room. But even there he was besieged through the key hole.
On the day preceding the final round-up o f forces, I announced
to my classes that on the following afternoon which was Friday,
each pupil should have the errors, which were tabulated in his
notebook, written upon separate slips o f paper, with the pupils
names attached.
I supplied myself with a sheet o f pins and on Friday afternoon
when the hour o f two-thirty arrived, the total o f errors was reported
by the Senior captain o f each side and then the fun began. Every
pupil tagged every one o f his opponents with every incorrect ex­
pression he had uttered during those two weeks, either in the school
room or on the play ground. I wish you might have seen some o f
our worst offenders who were literally plastered, back and front. I
laugh even now as I think o f one o f the boys who was not as good
a sport as the others, when viewing his elaborate decorations, he
with lower lip much projected exclaimed, “ Tain’t fair, so it ain’t.”
Immediately two more tags were pinned to his trousers, one on each
leg, fo r his coat was covered. When the tagging was done and the
pupils had finished reading one another up the back, they were ask­
ed to untag, each one keeping the tags he took off.
On Monday these were brought to class and discussed. Dis­
putes as to whether certain expressions really were incorrect or not
were settled. Our worst enemies were placed upon the blackboard.
A fter that our aim was to vanquish the foe. During recitations
whenever one o f these errors was corrected by a classmate, a small
dot was placed upon that particular error on the board but when
the individual corrected his own error a large dot was placed upon it.
Thus we sought to kill these enemies o f correct expression. “ Did
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were dead when school dosed that year, but many o f them were
very badly wounded.
That effort wais worth while fo r through it those boys and girls
became consdous o f their errors. And when speech consciousness is
secured the first victory7 fo r Better English ‘h as been won,
M YRTLE M AYBERRY.

THE CONFLICT
(W ith apologies to Eugene Field).
I AM and I A IN ’T with CAN and KIN
Sat side by side and fought with vim.
F or years and years the fight was on,
But neither had yet the conflict won.
’Till in every school a week was observed,
T o improve our language, both sentence and word.
And now, I am very glad to relate,
That KIN disappeared and we lost I A IN ’T.
E. E. C.
I W ILL if I CAN and I CAN if I WILL.
These are the terms I would like to instil
In the mind and heart o f each girl and boy,
Who is striving so hard in speech to employ
Better English at school, at home, and at play.
And I really believe it is going to pay
To work and to strive and to say with a will
I W ILL if I CAN and I CAN if I WILL.
E. E. C.

BETTER ENGLISH IN THE RURAL SCHOOL
Not long ago a distinguished Englishman, who had travelled
widely in America, remarked that English was apparently the only
language never spoken in the United States. He continued, “ I find
that the Bostonian manages, after a fashion, to understand the New
Yorker or even the Californian, since all speak the universal lan­
guage— slang— but none o f them presumes to understand the speech
o f the man and woman from the rural sections, whose speech is a
jumble o f localisms, decayed and forgotten slang and mispronounciations o f words never apprehended by those Who use them.”
This characterization of the speech 0f our rural districts, is, o f
course, unfair fo r there are many men and women fa r removed from
the centers o f population who speak the speech o f Shakespeare and
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ately, however, there is too much truth in the charge that the
speech o f many otherwise excellent men and women is a hodge­
podge o f solecisms and other defects.
The writer has had opportunity to study at first hand the lan­
guage o f our rural communities. As a country boy he attended the
ungraded one room school and later taught in the same type o f
school. From this experience he is led to the conclusion that the
speech situation of the average rural community may be considered
under the follow ing heads:
Poverty o f vocabulary,
Misuse o f common words,
Mispronunication o f many ordinary words,
Use o f ungrammatical forms.
It is o f course impossible to determine definitely the vocabulary
o f a fam ily no member o f which has gone beyond the rural school,
but experiments show that the working vocabulary o f the boy and
the girl brought up under such conditions is not likely to exceed
500 words. I f we deduct from this list the occupational and house­
hold terms the literary remainder is likely to be about 300, as
against the 750 or 800 o f the urban boy o r girl.
A natural result o f this poverty o f speech is the misuse o f many
words. “ Quite” is made to do duty fo r “ almost” , “ slightly” , “ large”
and “ small” ; “ nice” assumes the duties o f “ pleasant” , “ enjoyable”
“ proper” , “ good” , “ healthy” , “ beautiful” , etc.
Colloquialisms, headed by “ aint” , which, like many a human
nondescript, is a Jack o f all trades doing many things without doing
anything well, abound in every rural section. I f to these colloqui­
alisms we join the glaringly incorrect pronunciations o f many
simple words we have a condition that may indeed cause the stout­
est hearted teacher to dispair in his crusade fo r better English.
But the worst is still to come:— the constant violation o f t he
canons o f grammar and rhetoric. Plural subjects are paired with
singular verbs; case, especially in the use o f pronouns, is absolute­
ly disregarded and me, him, her and us exchange places with I, he,
she and we, and you’uns and_we’uns are not required to apologize
for appearing in the best society.
This, then, is the .situation in practically every rural school
What can the teacher do to secure even reasonably correct English
expression ? ^ Clearly the teaching o f technical English Grammar
will be o f little i f any value, since it is not a question primarily o f
knowledge but o f habit. Here as elsewhere there can be no such
thing as a generalized habit. W e must form specific habits o f
speech such as “ It is I, he, she, they” ; “ He has gone, has seen” ,
etc. But it is not enough to set definite speech habits as a desir­
able goal before .students. W e must make correct English expres­
sion a thing to be desired,— to be sought after. This is the hardest
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to regard correct speech as affected and effeminate. The teacher
must overcome this prejudice first by using correct but live, vital,
idiomatic English herself— such English as Stevenson used— such
English as is found in stories in the best magazines. She must be
able to make her own speech so attractive that her pupils will de­
sire unconsciously to emulate her. This, however, is but the first,
though necessary, step in a campaign fo r better English. The pupil
must bo made conscious of speech defects. Games o f various kinds,
contests, such as those described by Miss Mayberry in this number
o f THE HERALD, must, have a place in the school. Incorrect ex­
pressions may be designated as “ Rascals” that ought to be shut up
in jail. Then let the pupils be policemen or hunters fo r these “ ras­
cals,” who are constantly slipping into the speech o f the pupils.
They must be hunted down and captured and put into a prison,
drawn on the school black board. The person making the arrest
must be able to tell in whose speech the culprit was found. Twice
a day there is a round-up o f the culprits and if it is found that a
large number o f them were caught in the speech o f John Smith the
teacher will probably remark that these rogues must think “ that
John is rather easy going”— the temptation to say “ easy” can hard­
ly be resisted. These and other similar devices will be found help­
ful in the good speech crusade in the rural schools.
The purist will object that such methods are puerile and childish,
but the writer’s experience convinces him that the use of any meth­
od that will make the pupil conscious o f his errors, and at the same
time lead him to desire to improve his speech, is to be regarded
with approval.
EZRA LEHMAN.

BETTER ENGLISH SONG
Tune— Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, etc.
1.

W e are working day by day
W e must guard whate’er we say
For we owe it to our dear old Mother Tongue.
She must never ruined be
By such things as “ Kin I see
Them nice little kodac pictures that you bru n g?”

Chorus:—
Hark, work, work fo r Better English
Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, too
Let us speak what we do know
And to those around us show
That we’re working hard fo r Better English Speech.

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Better English, let us eheer,
Better English, may we hear,
Each one strive correct expression to attain.
You are not to say “ had came,”
I f you do, ’twill be a shame,
And our Better English Week will be in vain.
M YRTLE MAYBERRY.

APPROPRIATE SLOGANS TO USE DURING THE BETTER
SPEECH WEEK
ENLIST IN THE AM ERICAN SPEEH ARM Y!
GOOD ENGLISH IS A GOOD TONIC, USE IT!
USE GOOD ENGLISH. THERE’S A REASON!
SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH AND YOUR ENGLISH W ILL SPEAK
FOR YOU.
BE AN AM ERICAN AND SPEAK CORRECT ENGLISH.
A FREE COUNTRY! A POW ERFUL LANGUAGE!
A UNITED NATION FOR ENUNCIATION!
UNITED IN SPEECH!
USE YOUR SPEECH FOR SERVICE.

BETTER AMERICAN VOICES
Life is an adventure entirely worthy of the superlative.

It must

have no shabby modesty of purpose. Modesty -in this respect be
comes laziness. It is the prerogative o f each o f us to strive to de­
velop the most beautiful body, the most accomplished mind, the
most reverent spirit, the most ideal relations with our fellow ’men.
Then why not the finest voice, most beautifully attuned and modulat­
ed,— a fit medium fo r the expression of the finest and best within
u s? The human voice is the most exquisitely built and finely modu­
lated instrument in the world,— and the most abused!
“ A good voice has charm in speech and song, often times o f
itself enchaining attention,” It is the chief medium o f expression
capable o f conveying all shades o f thought with exquisite delicacy,’
whether it be in conversation, reading aloud or speaking more form ­
ally. While a good voice is not indispensable, it is a decided asset.
How often have our nerves and sensibilities been harrowed by a
voice that, while it may have been endeavoring to express the most
beautiful sentiments in the world, seemed an unworthy vehicle be­
cause it was harsh and disagreeable, nasal or throaty, hoarse or
weak. A good voice is not altogether a freak o f nature. It is
very largely a matter o f continued practice and labor.
We Americans have been charged with possessing and using the
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matter o f national reproach. We have been so engrossed in our
material achievments in shouting the price o f pork from New York
to Chicago over the telephone that we have failed to note that the
modern man’s voice has become squeaky and thin. We have gone
with such speed on so many o f our unworthy modern errands that
we have failed to hear the increasingly raucous note o f the voices
in which we proclaim our errands and our achievments. Have you
ever noted that the lovely speech and voice o f little children are
often quite spoiled during the first few years in school? There is
a general prevalence o f the “ public school voice,” and the voices o f
both teachers and pupils are noticeably shrill, unpleasant, and harsh.
Have you ever asked yourself, “ What kind o f voice have I ? ” Is it
throaty, hollow, or breathy? Is it too high pitched or too low ? I f
it be disagreeable or harsh, can anything be done to remedy P ?
Certainly, something can be done fo r it.
Just as we have gymnastics to strengthen the back or develop
the chest, so there are gymnastics that will strengthen the voice.
But,just as in all gymnastics, there must be systematic and continu­
ed practice before results will follow. We do not sufficiently under­
stand and appreciate what this means. We realize it in a singer’s
voice but we do not appreciate the fact that patient training is in­
dispensable to the speaker’s voice. Not all o f us aspire to the pub­
lic platform, but is that any reason why we should not possess well
trained, pleasant speaking voices, fit mediums fo r the expression o f
our every day thoughts and emotions? Ask yourself, “ Am I mak­
ing the best use o f my v o ice ?” In other words, “ What bad habits
o f speech do I possess and how is it possible to form better
habits in their stead?” Perhaps you have years o f bad habits
to overcome, but by persistency and practice o f some very simple
vocal gymnastics, the new habit becomes easier and easier until
what was at first a conscious painful effort becomes a new habit. It
is entirely possible to form new habits o f speech which will become
as much a part o f your individuality as the old, faulty ones.
It is unnecessary to treat in any detailed Way the anatomy and
physiology o f the vocal organs. W e all know the process o f voice
production,— how the column o f air coming from the lungs through
the trachea is arrested in the larynx by the vocal cords and convert­
ed into sound by the vibration o f these same cords. Various posi­
tions of the throat and mouth cavity convert this sound into vowels
and by means o f sundry other modifications and interruptions o f the
teeth, tongue, lips, and palate, the consonants are formed. The
various combinations o f these vowels and consonants form our spok­
en language.
All bur scientists tell us that man’s vitality is measured by his
lung capacity. There are more faulty habits o f speech due to im­
perfect breath control and an inadequate breath supply than to any
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produce a tone, we must have breath coming from the lungs and to
produce a strong tone we must have a sufficient volume o f air. To
produce a sustained tone, we must have a sufficient quantity o f air
stored in the lungs. In ordinary breathing, when we are conversing,
we inhale and exhale slowly and regularly a constant stream o f air
going to and from the lungs. In speaking, however, we inhale
quickly and exhale slowly, converting the exhalations into sound.
We must learn to perform these functions properly. How often we
hear speakers gasp fo r breath at the beginning o f a sentence and
perhaps very audibly breathe out a supply o f air at the end. Or
they inhale with a loud gasp at the beginning o f a sentence as tho
they had just come up from the surface o f the water, swallow the
sentence, as it were, and bang out the first few sentences loud
enough to split the rafters, and then subside in another gasp. They
get out o f breath and run down like a clock that needs winding.
This suggests the need o f breath quantity and breath control.
First, let us consider quantity. There are three different types
o f breathing employed. The clavicular or collar bone method o f
breathing, necessitated sometimes by disease, always by tight lacing,
is as had for the voice as it is fo r the health. To use only the up­
per part o f the conical shaped chest requires frequent respiration.
By this method we get the smallest supply o f air at the greatest
expense o f strength. Furthermore this tends to create an effort to
control the breath in the throat. It tends to make the breath come
m spurts and this causes a wheezy tone. The affection commonly
known as clergyman’s sore throat is due to this type o f breathing
because o f the strained position o f the vocal cords.
The second method extends the lower and floating ribs side­
ways, It only fills the middle portion o f the lungs and should be
employed only in conjunction with the abdominal or diaphragmatic
breathing. The diaphragm contracts and moves downward while at
the same time the abdominal muscles expand the lower part o f the
chest laterally and thus a larger space fo r the air to enter is creat­
ed. The muscles that control respiration are partly voluntary and
partly involuntary, but by a little conscious attention we can learn
to use them^ properly. By standing erect and placing the hands
above the hips and pressing firmly, you can soon discover whether
you are using the muscles you should be bringing into play. Think
about filling the lower part o f the lungs and the rib breathing will
take care o f itself. Watch yourself when standing or reclining.
Furthermore, we often have occasion to control the voice with
the action o f the diaphragm, and if we are breathing properly we
have a reserve supply o f air ready fo r the emergency. The lungs
m ay be said to occupy the one end o f the machinery o f voice pro­
duction and the mouth the other. Now it is obvious that if we de­
sire to get a full pure tone we must open the mouth and let the
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tion and more formal speech. “ We cramp the throat muscles and
swallow the sound. We mumble. W e send the sound wholly
part­
ly through the nose.' W e roll the tongue around and obstruct the
sound. W e close the jaw and bite o f the sound. We close the lips
and sputter.” A pure tone is one that comes from the vocal cords
unvaried and unobstructed. I f you are inclined to do any o f these
things, you ought to practice some simple breathing and breath
control exercises. Inhale quickly and exhale slowly, using the diphraghm. Repeat several times. Inhale quickly and exhale slowly,
vocalizing the sound of O as tho dislodging something from the
throat. In
the same manner vocalize the sounds o f AW -OH -AW .
Cultivate a muscular consciousness by breathing deeply and making
sure that the diaphragm is working, when lying on the back or
walking. Cultivate a muscular control by breathing 'deeply, and
counting 10-20-30-etc., as long as the breath supply will hold out.
Take a deep breath and read as many lines of Southey’s “ Cataract
o f Lodore” as you can without exhalation. Do not overdo in the
matter of such exercises. Five minutes at a time is plenty, but if
you find any o f these exercises helps your particular fault, keep at
it until you have secured results.
The most flagrant fault o f our American speech is our miser­
able enunciation. The test o f any person’s speech is not only to be
heard but to make the hearer wish to hear. Loudness alone will
merely serve to accentuate poor enunciation. I f there is a lisp, learn
to get control o f the tip o f the tongue, and keep it from contact
with the upper teeth in giving S sounds. I f the tongue is too large
for the mouth or if the lower jaw protudes, or if you habitually
bite words off, or whistle the S sounds, practice correcting it and
keep at it until the fault is overcome. Some of the old time worn
exercises in alliterative combinations in B, P, S, T, D, etc., still re­
tain all their old virtue, if they are properly and consistently used.
As there is a range in which one can sing so there is a range
in which one can speak most easily and effectively fo r the greatest
length of time. Many o f our American people have accustomed
themselves to speaking in the highest or lowest note o f the key
range rather than in the medium range. Variety o f tone, ease, and
strength depend on using the middle or average pitch o f the voice
and having a common point above or below which the voice is allowed
to play. It is a good thing to find the key o f your voice by using a
musical instrument and trying different notes, rolling out the voice
as if speaking to it, talking, if you please, as if coming from the
diaphragm. Watch yourself in conversation and do not allow the
voice to rise to a high, constrained pitch. I f our American teach­
ers could only realize what the average school room voice sounds
like to an outsider, they would vow to will their voices down and
keep them down.
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sounds and confuse others. This is dependent on the size o f the
room and the acoustic properties. This key, or overtone, the ex­
perienced speaker soon learns to detect and it would be well if all
our teachers felt it incumbent upon them to learn the key o f the
room in which they teach and to adjust the modulations o f the voice
accordingly. We might rid ourselves o f some o f the high pitched,
raucous, strained speech, unpleasant alike to speaker and hearers^
A good voice should be clear, full, deep, resonant, well modulat­
ed, sympathetic and durable. A voice should be a fit medium fo r
the expression o f all shades o f thought and feeling, a divine instru­
ment, played upon more delicately than a harpH-many stringed and
changeful. “ Capable o f sounds as sweet and penetrating
as the
echoes lingering about the soul long after their lips have ceased
speaking to us,— some voices will echo on forever.”
M. M ARGARET STROH.

BETTER SPEECH YELLS
BETTER SPEECH
IS IN THE REACH
OF ALL. OF EACH.
BETTER SPEECH! BETTER SPEECH!
BETTER SPEECH!
W E NEED BETTER ENGLISH.
W H ERE?
EVERYW HERE!
WHO NEEDS BETTER ENGLISH?
EVERYBODY!
ENGLISH W EEK ! ENGLISH W EEK! ENGLISH W EEK!
LET US A LL W ORK AND PREACH
FOR BETTER SPEECH! BETTER SPEECH!
BETTER SPEECH!

BETTER HIGH SCHOOL PLAYS
From so many o f our teachers have come requests fo r informa­
concerning the selecting and staging o f high school plays, fo r
in the many things that go to make up a successful presenta­
o f a play, that I have felt some specific information with refer­
to sources o f material might be o f service.
Many o f our teachers have been unwittingly forced into the
position of dramatic directors without having had the advantage o f
any technical training. Consequently it is not surprising that they
are often much diseonecrted when face to face with staging a high

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school play, with little or no knowledge o f plays, scenery, make up,
publishing houses fo r plays, and a dozen other things that the dram­
atic coach ought to know. It will be the purpose o f this article to
furnish some very general information which from my observations
Choice o f the Play
“ What kind o f play shall I choose?” is the first question the
teacher must answer. Most amateur coaches make the mistake of
choosing too pretentious plays. Let your choice be a simple play.
Students o f the adolescent stage have neither the experience with
life nor the technical dramatic ability which are the first reqiusites
fo r the protrayal o f strong human emotions. You will sometimes
'have difficulty with your students in convincing them o f the wisdom
o f this fo r they long fo r the melodramatic and the cheaply sensa­
tional. It is often really fa r better to have an evening o f two or
three one-act plays than to attempt anything fa r beyond the ability
o f the students to interpret. There are so many one-act plays, both
humorous and dramatic— offered now, that one has a wide field of
choice.
Next, the play ought to have some literary value. The lines of
these plays, rehearsed so many times, will repeat themselves in the
students’ minds for years. It is a significant and unforgettable ex­
perience in the students’ lives. Make it worth while from a literary
standpoint.
Do not Choose a play until you are sure that the group o f
people with whom you have to work are capable o f interpreting the
parts o f the play. If your choice has fallen on “ As You Like It,”
fo r example, have you a girl who can adequately portray the charm­
ing and versatile Rosalind, is there a boy who can -successfully im­
personate the unique and charming Jacques, and who among them
can conceive the character o f the inimitable Touchstone? Classic
plays are highly recommended and one o f the most delightful is the
old “ Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The staging is not difficult, the
large and varied cast gives opportunity to many types o f ability
and the play itself opens up a wide field fo r study -not only in
character interpretation, but in costume, manners, historical settings.
AH the work attendant upon the preparation o f a play o f this kind
can be splendidly correlated with the work in English, History, dra­
matic art and even physical training.
Rehearsals
In this phase o f work we ¡have the great task o f all play pro­
duction. There are certain general suggestions which are almost
obvious. The first consideration is promptness and regularity o f at­
tendance from all members o f the cast. A student who is consist­
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cast. There is nothing more annoying than to find'a player absent
just at a critical point in the rehearsal or being forced to keep the
entire cast waiting until the tardy one makes his appearance. The
first two or three rehearsals should be largely devoted to the move­
ments o f characters on the stagfe, to the manner o f exits and en­
trances, where they rise, sit, and walk across the stage. Some di­
rectors find it advantageous to indicate all such directions in their
manuscripts before beginning rehearsals. I usually like to acquaint
myself with the relative abilities o f my cast, the limitations o f the
stage, etc., before I lay down very many stage directions. The play
books contain such prolific stage directions now that amateurs should
¡have less difficulty in working out plans than formerly. Do not fo l­
low blindly book directions, however, unless you have entirely adequate stage^ facilities. Usually one finds it advantageous to modify
these directions considerably in accordance with the limitations of
staging, characters and scenic appurtenances.
The next consideration concerns the memorizing o f the lines and
interpretation o f the characters. Little by little as rehearsals pro­
ceed the pupil should build up the character he | attempting to
portray; He must learn to think and act in terms o f the character
ne is living. Seek to impress him with the fact that while he is on the
stage he is that particular character. His own personal feeling
self-consciousness, embarrassment over unexpected situations must not
exist or be thought of. He has lost his own identity. While he is
on the stage the audience does not exist.
The director should be particularly careful that every character
can be distinctly heard in all parts o f the room. Never allow amateurs to play with their backs turned to the audience nor even with
the profile turned too fa r toward the back o f the stage. Only
an artist can do that. I find it an excellent rule to have amateur
players play down stage as fa r as they consistently can. They
nearly always show a tendency to play too fa r toward the rear of
the stage, a thing fatal to a good impression. Do not hurry the
rehearsals but take time enough fo r the students to work out an in­
dividual interpretation o f character, aided by your suggestions. But
do not allow any servile imitation o f your own conception o f the
character There must be a certain amount o f individual interpreta­
tion or the performance will give unmistakable evidence o f being
amateunsh The last few rehearsals ought to have a certain snap

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be on the dot. In order to do this students must have memorized
wieir lines a® speedily as possible.
Now how much time is necessary fo r the preparation o f the
Play? Not less than three weeks and usually not more than six
fon will get better results by intensive work fo r a short time than
by allowing the time to extend.

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Scenery

Many schools have no adequate scenery for staging plays. For­
tunately there has been a very marked modern reaction toward the
very simple in stage settings and the lack of proper staging facili­
ties is not so serious a problem as it first appears. The simple
back grounds of branches and limbs of trees in full leaf, affected by
the Ben Greet and Coburn players are most effective. Simple denim
or dyed yellow muslin curtains may be used where necessary. For
indoor performances a set of single folding screens covered with a
suitable material are practicable and effective. These screens may
be converted into almost any interior scene by simply changing the
position. Changes of furniture, a simple but effective light, suggest
quite adequately the changes in scenery. Keep the arrangement of
furniture simple and avoid crowding the stage. Avoid anachron­
isms; do not allow a school pennant to hang over the door in a
scene from Hamlet. Do not use a heavily upholstered chair to sug­
gest a garden seat. Try to have everything as pleasing and har­
monious in general color scheme as possible. Avoid such colors as
red, pink, or a very vivid blue fo r back grounds.
Costumes
The costume problem is a serious one with many schools. There
are several very good costume houses, the addresses o f which I am
adding below. But if you are obliged to make the costumes, as
■many schools are, the planning seems an added burden. Bui.- one
has an advantage here because cheap material is just as effectiveas
rich material under footlights; seams are not important and finish
o f details quite unnecessary. Fit the period o f the play as far as
possible with a suitable costume but graceful, flowing lines are far
more important than a slavish adherence to historical accuracy.
Plan colors carefully so that groups of people playing together ap­
pear in harmonizing colors. Cheap materials are now available in
as many colors as the more expensive ones so that there is no reas­
on why harmony may not be observed. “ Costumes and Scenery for
Amateurs” by Constance D’Arcy Mackay, published by Henry Holt
& Co., is an especially valuable book for the amateur who has had
little or no experience o f this kind.
Make-up
The fact that artificial light must be used and that the great
majority of the audience are some distance from the stage makes
the use of make-up necessary. If the characters are youthful and
the personal appearance o f the player resembles the character little
make-up is necessary. The art o f make-up is one o f the most badly
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expect to be fam iliar with all the professional devices for make-up
but there are a few simple directions that must be observed if the
makeup is to be in any degree natural. It is not possible in an
article o f so limited scope to enlarge upon the details but a few
general observations may be helpful.
The face should first be covered with a good theatrical cold
cream carefully distributed. It should be then carefully mopped off
with a piece of soft cheese-cloth but not rubbed. Next a flesh- grease
paint should be applied and carefully rubbed in and distributed even­
ly. I f the character needs a heavy make-up, a darker grease paint
■should be applied on top o f the first layer. If it Ik a character
make-up requiring lines, add the lines next but avoid making heavy
broad lines Study characters o f the, type in real life before you at­
tempt to place the lines. There are liners in different colors, sold
for that purpose, but the amateur may use a pointed stick— an or­
ange wood stick will serve— dipped in black grease paint. The brows
should next be darkened and properly arched1 but not too heavily or
you will succeed in giving a villainous aspect to the character. Draw
a fine line on both upper and lower eye lids to accentuate the lash­
es. Aplly the rouge next— high on the cheek bones if the character
be an extremely youthful one, lower if it be an older person. Next
redden the mouth but be careful not to distribute the paint over the
whole mouth or the latter will look very large. Lastly apply a coat
o f powder.
W igs and beards present a real difficulty to the' inexperienced.
I f possible avoid them but if you must use a beard, crepe hair ap­
plied to the face with spirit gum is better than anything else. Bearin mind that only a very little is necessary to create the impression
that the character possesses a most luxuriant mustache or beard. It
is usually quite satisfactory to powder the hair if the aspect o f age
be necessary. Use a good talcum and distribute it carefully.
The following list of make-up supplies can be obtained from the
house whose address is noted below, and will be entirely adequate
for all amateur purposes.
One box theatrical cold cream
One box dry rouge
One box flesh powder
One box tan powder fo r sunburn or character
One tube each o f flesh, tan and darker grease paint
Liners in black, gray, carmine and white
One bottle spirit gum
Crepe hair in light, gray and dark.
This list includes all the really necessary things and yet it will
go far toward solving that difficult make-up problem.
M. M ARGARET STROH.

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LIST OF PLAYS SUITABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
The list of plays is not intended to be complete in any sense
but merely suggestive of several different types of plays suitable
for amateur production. The publishing houses listed below are
alw ays glad to send new catalogs on request. Two or three partic­
ularly helpful books are listed and some of the more reputable cos­
tume houses. This problem of High School plays is a tremendously
big one and in it we may find pupil activity that is decidedly worth
while. To present the simple fundamental truths of human endeav­
or and experience in an adequate and entertaining manner gives op­
portunities fo r self-expression obtainable in no other way.
Plays That Run For An Entire Evening
Acts
"Why Smith Left Home— Farce------?!§—-— — 3
Barbara Frietchie— Play---------------- B — ---------- 4
Green Stockings1—¡Comedy------------------------------- 3
3
The Man
on the Box—.ComedyThe Lion
and the Mouse— P lay------------ 3
The Man
from Mexico— Farce-------------- 3
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary— Comedy----- 3
The Three o f Us— Play---------- - - - - - --------------3
Bought and Paid For— Play-------- :------------- -—
4
Stop Thief— Farce------------------------------------------- 3
It Pays to Advertise— Farce— ----------------------- 3
Officer 666— Farce------------------------------3
Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh—Comedy-------- B -------- 3
Peg-iO’-My-Heart — Oafmedy---------------------------- 3

Doctor Love:—Farce----------- .— --------- - — ------

3

Silver Shield— C om edy--------- ------------------------- 3
A Pair o f Spectacles— Play----------------------------- 3
Hazel Kirke— Drama-------------------------.-------------- 4
Esmeralda — Drama----------------------3
The Private Secretary— Farce Comedy------------- 3
Contrary Mary—
----------3
The A rt o f Being Bored— Comedy------------------- 3
H urry! Hurry! Hurry!— Farce-----------------3
Lady Windemere’s Fail— Comedy----------- .-1 — 4
Held by the Enemy— Military Drama-------------- 5
Secret Service— Military Drama— .---------------- 4
The Superior Miss Pellender— Comedy----------- 3
Peaceful Valley— Comedy--------------------- --M :— - 3
Miss Hibbs— Comedy Drama-------------------------- 4
Charley’s Aunt— Farce Comedy (Ms. o n ly )— - 3
The Doctor in Spite o f Himself— Farce----------- 3
The Rivals— Drama------- B * ----------------------—
5

Males Females
5
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11
10
10
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5
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8
4
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Acts
bne Stoops to Conquer— Comedy______________ 5
Ingomar — Drama________ i t - . ^ __________ __5
Love and Geography— Comedy________________ 3
Charley’s Aunt—Farce Comedy(Ms. only)____ 3
The Old Peabody Pew—P lay________________
3

Males Females
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One-Act Plays
Spreading the News—Farce_______________________
7
3
Gonfedterates — Drama____R ______________________ / 4
4
4
4
The R ift in the Lute— P l a y j i . _______ ^ ___________
The Head of Rimalus—F a r c e .® ______________________
3
3
Our Aunt from California— Farce___ __________________0
6
45
Op-o’ -Me-Thumb — Play______________________
Compromising Martha—Comedy_____________________
4
3
Waterloo — Play_._.._____________________
34
Admiral Peters—Comedy__ ¿ S --_________________
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A Matrimonial Venture— Farce____________________
Rooms to Let—Farce_____________________ _ ___
3
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The Woman Intervenes—P lay______________________
3
4
The Lone Police—P lay________________________________ 4
q
2
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A Marriage Proposal— Comedy._____________________
Miss Maria—Comqdly_____________________
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Mrs. Flynn’s Lodgers—Farce___________________
45
45
The Mouse-Trap— Farce_____^______________
Reference Books
How to Produce Amateur Plays— Barrett Clark ($1.50).
Making-Up— M. Witmark & Sons, 144 W. 37th St., New York ($1.25).
Best house for make-up supplies— M. Stein Cosmetic House, New
York City.
Publishing Houses
Eldridge Entertainment House— Franklin, Ohio.
Dick and Fitzgerald— 10 Ann St., New York City
Dramatic Publishing Co., 542 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
Samuel French & Co.— 28 W. 38th St., New York City.
Walter H. Baker, 5 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass.
Perm Publishing Co., 923 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Boston Drama League, 10 1 Tremont St., (Room 705), Boston, Mass.
Drama League o f America, 737 Marquette Building, Chicago, III.
Costume Houses
Waas & Son, 226 N. 8th S t , Philadelphia, Pa.
Van Horn & Co., Philadelphia.

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VARIED VERSES OF VARIOUS VERSIONS
B stands
E stands
T stands
To teach
E stands
R is fo r

fo r Better or best, if you will,
fo r English in which we want skill.
fo r Time, it takes that you see,
to each child the use o f To Be.
fo r Elegance fo r whieh we aspire,
Right which all can acquire.

E is fo r English which we hope to possess,
N is fo r nobody who dares strive fo r less,1
G is for Good the praise we would seek,
Li is fo r Labor fo r all and fo r each,
I is fo r Idiom,— how often we say,
Such every day things in an incorrect way!
v is the Haven we are striving to reach,
By this Week devoted to the improvement o f Speech.
E. E. C.

SCATTERED SUGGESTIONS FOR POSTERS
Sir Good Speech rescues the Queen of Good English from the
castle where she was imprisoned by the dragons o f “ Aint” and
“ Gointer.”
A boy out walking is confronted by a sign post bearing the
inscription “ Stop-Think-Speak” !
Fight to Win— A Knight armed with a shield of Good English
is fighting a monstrous black dragon called “ Slang.”
A small boy carrying a suit case bearing the inscription “ Good
English” is walking over a floor laid in diamond shaped blocks,
each bearing the name of some bad English expression.
A fight waged by the defenders o f an old battlement against
the invading hosts o f the demons o f Bad English.
Uncle Sam stands at the door o f America and keeps out un­
desirables in the persons of poor English phrases of different types.
The well known Dutch Cleanser woman is chasing Bad English
and the poster bears the inscription “ Keep your English Clean.”
Where do we need better English? Below paste pictures of
factories, oflices, homes, stores, etc.
Who needs better English? Below paste pictures of workers,
merchants, doctors, lawyers, nurses, mechanics, etc.
There are many excellent suggestions fo r posters fo r the ele­
mentary grades in last years’ Popular Educators and in Miss
Bolenius’s new book “ Everyday English.” A little thought and or­
iginality can convert many well known advertisements into suitable
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A PLEDGE FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Howard L. Willett and circulated by the Ameri­
can Speech Committee o f the Chicago Woman’s Club.
I love the United States o f America. I love my country’s flag;
I love my country’s language. I promise:
1. That I will not dishonor my country’s speech by leaving off
the last syllables o f words.
2. That I will say a good American ‘yes’’ or “ no” in place o f
an Indian grunt “ um-hum” and “ nup-um” or a foreign “ ya” or
“yeh” and “ nope.”
3. That I will do my best to improve American speech by
avoiding loud, rough tones, by enunciating distinctly, and by speak­
ing pleasantly.
4. That I will learn to articulate correctly as many words as
possible during the year.

PRINCIPAL’S LETTER TO THE ALUMNI
Dear Friends:
We have gone over the top once more. When the new course
course o f study, with its advanced requirements fo r admission, was
adopted we naturally feared that it would cause a material falling
off in our attendance, fo r a time at least. W e aré all very much
gratified to note that our attendance showed an increase over that
of last year when the students had registered for the first semester.
While the increase over last year’s attendance is but seven per
cent, it is a good healthy growth. We have become accustomed to
breaking attendance records. Last fall broke all fall term records
up to that time. Our spring term attendance was 150 in advance of
any previous term and our summer session almost doubled the at­
tendance of the previous year. And now once more we are able to
announce that another record has been broken.
We anticipated a considerable falling off in the Junior Class
from the attendance o f last fall. W e felt that the requirement o f fifteen
high school credits fo r admission would naturally debar a num­
ber of students who¿; in previous years, had been able to take up the
junior year’s work. Then too, we knew that so great was the de­
mand for teachers that superintendents were glad to license all high
school graduates who could be induced to teach. W e were conse­
quently pleased to note that while there was a slight falling off in
attendance in the Junior Class, that class numbers only fifteen less than
last year’s class. The enrollment in the secondary, or high school
department, was surprisingly large. As long as many students do
not have the opportunity o f attending first grade high schools, so
long it will be advisable fo r the Normal school to maintain the
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Another gratifying feature is the large enrollment o f boys.
From present appearances we shall equal, or even surpass, the.large
enrollment of last year. All who are interested in the progress of
this school will be pleased to note the attendance o f men. If our
school System is to be as efficient as it ought to be we must have
both men and women in the ranks.
W e wish to thank the members o f the Student Council and the
cabinet o f the Y. W. C. A. fo r their interest in the new students.
Every new boarding girl received a letter from a member o f the
Student Council or the cabinet o f the Y. W. C. A. welcoming her to
school and giving her needed information about the school. Tags
had been furnished the new girls fo r their baggage and in this way
the older students were able to identify them on the train and make
their acquaintance before they arrived at Normal.
During the summer needed repairs were made in and about the
buildings. Painters had been busy and the buildings presented an
attractive appearance.
Unfortunately, the Campus resembles a
battle field, with its line o f trenches in which steam pipes are being
placed to take the place of those that were worn out through twen­
ty-five years service. In the near future these marks will be oblit­
erated and the Campus will once more be the beautiful school ground
that it usually is.
The new teachers were on hand and work began on Tuesday
afternoon with the assignment of recitations. Mention is made else­
where of the new teachers who have come to us, We have every
reason to believe that we have an unusually strong body o f teach­
ers and that the' school year will be the most successful in the his­
tory o f the Institution. We have begun to ask what we shall do to
accommodate the boarding students who will apply fo r rooms in the
spring. Fortunately we already have a list of property owners who
desire to secure roomers. In this way we hope to accommodate the
very large body o f students who will come to us in the spring.
I assume that you are familiar with the new course o f study.
It is worth while fo r us to recognize the fact that the work at
Normal has been put on a collegiate basis. The school year is di­
vided into two semesters and the recitations are one hour in length.
Under this arrangement students who are graduated from Normal
will be able to secure two years credit if they wish to enter college.
In the not distant future two additional years will be added to
the Normal School course and all the Normal schools in Pennsyl­
vania will be made Teachers’ Colleges, with the power to grant de­
grees. Undoubtedly, the two years course will be maintained for
years to come, as the demand fo r teachers in the grades will be so
great that the two year course will be continued in order to meet
the pressing need for teachers.
As noted elsewhere, the NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD will In­
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voted to the discussion o f some big public school problem. The
editors, Misses Stroh, Clever and Mayberry, are anxious to make
THE HERALD not only a news journal, conveying its message to
the students and alumni, but a helpful public school journal. It
will be their aim to discuss problems that every teacher must face
in the school room. I feel sure that this change in policy will meet
your approval, as we want the journal to be worth while from every
point o f view, and we bespeak your active co-operation in making
it still more effective. As we enter upon a new era in every line
o f endeavor, let us unite in making the Cumberland Valley Normal
School stand fo r still more in the big field o f education. W e invite
your aid and co-operation in helping us realize the ideals that lie
just ahead o f us.
Fraternally yours,
Ezra Lehman, ’89,

MEETINGS OF COUNTY AND CITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS
November and December are the months during which most o f
our county and city Alumni Associations hold their annual banquets
and reunions. These months are usually selected so as to fit in
with the county institutes.
We are more than usually anxious this year that our Alumni
Associations be thoroughly organized, not only fo r social but for
practical business reasons as well. The Legislature that meets in
January will be called upon to pass upon a far-reaching plan fo r
the betterment o f the schools o f the State. The campaign inaugu­
rated by Dr. Finegan and his associates should appeal to every
graduate o f the school. Not only does it carry with it much the
largest appropriation fo r school work in the history o f the State,
but it seeks to make material changes in the school code that will
be o f the greatest benefit to the schools. Every teacher in the Com­
monwealth is personally interested in the campaign fo r higher sal­
aries,— salaries that will place teaching on a par with other pro­
fessions. The time has come when we must no longer lose our able,
well qualified teachers to other professions or callings because o f
the meager salaries paid to teachers.
Since the proposed changes in school legislation will be of vital
importance not only to the teacher but to the general public as well,
our graduates should make themselves felt in no uncertain way.
Women have now been given all the privileges o f citizenship. What
better use can they make o f their newly acquired rights than to
assert themselves in a legislation in which everyone is interested?
Teachers in the past have kept in the back ground and have not
made themselves felt as positive forces when school legislation was
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thoroughly organized and prepared to endorse the wise plans o f Dr.
Finegan and Governor Sproul and at the same time to oppose any
vicious or mischievous bills1 that may be introduced into the legisla­
ture.
Let us get together then, and have the best Alumni meetings
that we have ever had. Let us sit down wherever possible to a
luncheon or banquet and discuss the problems in Which we are so
vitally interested. W e must work together if these matters are to
be successful. If every reader o f THE HERALD will make himself
or herself a committee o f one to see to it that the Alumni o f his
county and city are thoroughly organized and that they have good
meetings this fall we need not fear fo r the results.
W e have lost our able organizer, Dr. S.Z. Shope, from Harris­
burg, but we have a firm belief that our active, energetic Dauphin
County Alumni will arrange a big meeting. Certainly Franklin,
Cumberland, Adiams, York, Fulton, Perry, Huntingdon and Bedford
will not be behind in this important year. We know we shall have
a good report from the Pittsburgh and Westmoreland County Asso­
ciations.
But we must get together at once. I f an organization has al­
ready been effected don’t fail to assure the president that you are
desirous of having a very successful meeting. I f your county or
district is unorganized don’t fail to help effect a vigorous organiza­
tion. The School will do everything in its power to help along with
these organizations. Call on us at any time. W e want to help you
realize the possibilities! open to these Associations in every possible
way.

THE NEW NORMAL COURSE IN OPERATION
When School opened on September 6th, members o f the Faculty
and the student body faced a curriculum materially different from
any that they had ever taught or studied. N ot only has the work
in the regular Normal Department been made o f college grade, with
fifteen units required fo r admission, but the type o f the work has
been materially changed.
Among the many commendable features of the new course none
will stand out more strongly than the stress given to professional work.
The new curriculum recognizes that teaching is a profession based
on principles as definite as those on which law and medicine are
based. The training school is naturally the center around which
this course revolves, but the formal studies are not neglected. Under
the new course it is necessary fo r a student to have a mastery of
English in advance o f that required in many colleges. The wisdom
o f this requirement is apparent, as the ability to use the mother
tongue correctly should be a primary requirement of all teachers.
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than the under classmen. It was necessary fo r the form er to
make choice of the group in which they wished to teach and to
modify their courses materially to meet the new curriculum.
The
work taken by the Seniors this year is really a combination of the
old and the new course. A thorough drill in arithmetic is required
but the emphasis is placed on the teaching o f mathematics. Phys­
ics has been made an elective subject and the study of technical
grammar is not required. The course in public speaking will be
given but it, too, will be modified to meet the requirements o f the
new course.
The following electives are being offered this semester: Horace;
third year French; agriculture; college zoology; Elizabethan liter­
ature; European history and advanced algebra. Next semester the
emphasis will be laid on professional subjects as electives and anew
course will be offered in American history and in college botany.
No group will probably attract more attention than the one
that is dealing with Rural Education. Our School is supervising
the work o f four one-room country schools.
The students, under
Miss Kieffer’s direction, visit these schools every day and teach two
hours in them. A Ford sedan has been secured to convey the stu­
dents and Miss Kieffer to and from the schools. It is a mistake to
assume that the purpose o f this department is to train teachers for
one room country schools only. While our plan is to make the work
of the one-room country school very much better than it has ever
been, by showing the possibilities open to the teachers in such
schools, the ultimate aim is to train men and women fo r service in
the consolidated rural schools. Too often the consolidated school is
merely a town or city school transferred to the country. It is our
aim to show that a new curriculum, new methods and a new type
of organization are necessary fo r effective work in these schools.
This field offers almost unlimited possibilities to the ambitions,
earnest student and should appeal strongly to the young man or
woman who has been brought up in the country.
The third group, made up o f the Junior High School students,
is much the largest o f the groups. It is our purpose to prepare
young men and women fo r work as teachers in the Junior and even
the Senior High Schools. A special study is being made o f the
Junior High School problem. By next year we expect to have a
well organized Junior High School available fo r all students.
The
present year is one of transition and while the branches now taught
in the 7 8 and 9th grades of the Training School are those requir­
ed in the Junior High School, we have not been able to effect a de­
finite High School organization. This will be a problem to be work­
ed out during the year.
The Intermediate group is making a special study o f the prob­
lems o f the pre-adolescent period. This is a field that has not been
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€ii who are in this group may rightly regard themselves as explor­
ers in new territory.
The Kindergarten-Primary group are discussing the problems
that pertain to the early school life o f the children. In the not
distant future a regular kindergarten will be introduced into the
School. In the meantime the basement o f the Training School will
foe equipped with the material necessary fo r this course.
Naturally, the new course of study involves much more expense
in its operation than the old. A t present all the Normal Schools
aTe much handicapped by lack of funds, but we believe that the
next Legislature will follow the lead of Superintendent Fineganand
Governor Sproul in providing adequate funds fo r the Normal schools
I f salaries are raised to a minimum of $1200.00 a year, with a prop­
er bonus to those who take up the Rural work, we may look forward
to the most successful years in our history.

NEW TEACHERS AT NORMAL
As announced in the July HERALD, Prof. Seth Grove, o f the
class of 1910, a graduate o f Ursinus College and a post graduate
at Columbia University, has come to the Normal to take charge of
the Department o f Mathematics and to serve as coach o f boys’ ath­
letics. Miss Kieffer has also begun her work as Supervisor of
Rural Education, and Miss Ethel V. Danielson and Miss Elizabeth
McWilliams have taken charge o f the Departments of Health Edu­
cation and Cookery and Chemistry, respectively. All o f these new
teachers are doing fine work in their departments.
When school opened it was found that because of the increased
registration an additional ,teacher would be needed. Fortunately
the school was able to secure Miss Alice Nason, of Roaring Spring,
Pennsylvania, as assistant in the department o f Physical Education
and Mathematics. Miss Nason is a graduate o f Goucher College
and spent a year in special study at Columbia University. She is
well equipped fo r her work and we believe that she will make a
fine record as a teacher. On the whole, our Faculty this year is
the strongest, because of experience and scholastic and professional
training, that we have ever had at Normal.

REUNIONS OF THE CLASSES OF 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911
Alumni Day
readers, but we
most successful
year in advance
all the members

next June will seem a far cry to most o f our
can not forget that the classes that have had the
reunions in recent years began work practically a
o f Alumni Day. It takes time to get in touch with
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mittee or committees in charge o f the affair. (Just in passing we
should like to remark that the best committee to work up a reunion
is a committee o f one. The president of the class or some live
member appointed by him is more likely to be successful than is à
larger committee, with divided responsibilities). W e are pleased to
note that the class o f 1911, through its president, Mr. Howard G.
Niesley, has already begun work on its coming reunion. The class
of ’91 was a large, energetic body and ought to give a good account
of itself at its thirtieth reunion. The members o f 1901 will doubt­
less soon be in the field to look after all details o f their big meet­
ing.
THE HERALD will be very glad to publish any letters or
notices that the committee or president o f any of these classes may
care to have published. We want all o f you to look forward to the
home-coming next June.

DEATHS
TREHER— Samuel Henry Treher, ’77, died Sept. 23, after a brief
illness.
REILLY— Lyde J- Reilly, ’74, passed away, Sept. 27, 1920.

WEDDINGS
CHRISTIAN— PATTERSON. William Christian o f Carlisle, and
Margaret Patterson, a form er student, were married March 29,1920,
They have their home in Carlisle.
O’KEEFE— McFADDEN. The wedding o f Miss Vernonica A.
McFadden, !18, and Joseph O’Keefe took place June 30 in the Church
of the Immaculate Conception, Allentown, Pa.
CRAWFORD— HUBLEY. The marriage o f Margaret E. Hubley, ’l l , o f Shippensburg, and Wm. F. Crawford o f Altoona, was
solemnized in Carlisle, Sept. 8. Rev. Jas. E. Skillington, pastor o f
the Methodist Episcopal Church, officiated. They will reside at New­
port News, Va.
NELSON— REISNER. Russell Nelson, ’ 10, and Wilhelmina.
Reisner, ’04, were married at the home o f the bride in McConnellsburg, Pa., Saturday afternoon, Sept. 4. The ceremony was perform ­
ed by the Rev. Wm. J. Lowe, pastor o f the Federated Church, as­
sisted by Rev. W. Y. Grove. They will make their home at Saint
James School, Maryland, where Mr. Nelson is a member o f the
faculty.
BURKHOLDER— KNAUFF.

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trim township, Franklin county, Pa., and Bruce Burkholder, Shady
Grove, Franklin county, Pa., were married at the Reformed parson­
age» Greencastle, Pa., Tuesday evening, Sept. 7, by the Rev. L. V.
Hetrick.
PREISLER— GARBER. Olive Garber, ’19, became the bride of
Kenneth Preisler, ’18, at the home o f the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Garber, New Bloomfield, Aug. 17. They will reside at
Yoe, York county.
GRIGSBY— GARRETT. Anna Marie Garrett o f Waynesboro,
P a , and Marion W. Grigsby, o f Park Ridge, 111., were married at
the home o f the bride Sept. 15, by the Rev. J. Marshall Rutherford,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The couple will reside in Chi­
cago.
MURRAY— COOKE. A t Selinsgrove, Pa., by the Rev. J. D.
Lindsay, Lindley Murray and Ida Laura Cooke, ’17, were married
July 28, 1920. They are living in Shippensburg.
A LEXAN D ER— LIGHT. Minerva S. Light, a form er student,
and Irvin S. Alexander were married in Baltimore by the Rev. W.
Qway. They will make their home in Carlisle.
STARRY— POWICK. David Ralph Starry, ’06, and Mary Ella
Powick were married at Pen Argyl, Pa., September 30, 1920. They
will make their home at 207 W. 6th St., Plainfield, N. J.
HICKMAN— FLEISHER. Kathryn L. Fleisher, ’97, and Freder-'
ick Hickman wore married Sept. 20, in Newport, Pa., at the bride’s
home by the Rev. L. Stoy Spangler.
EMBICH— OLSEN. Sept. 9, Lieut. Jno. Reigle Embieh and
Myrtle Olsen were married at Chinook, Washington. Mr. Embieh
took his college preparatory training at C. V. S. N. S.

BIRTHS
LEFEVER— Sept. 20. Robert Spangler Lefever came to live
with Mr. and Mrs. Guile W. Lefever. The parents were both mem­
bers o f the class o f 1917.
MEANS— Aug. 30. A daughter Marie Louise was born to Mr.
and Mrs. James Q. Means. Mr. Means graduated with the class of
1915.
HOFFMAN— Aug. 23. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hoffman announce
the birth o f a daughter La Vinia, Jane. Mrs. Hoffman was Anna
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ALUMNI PERSONALS
’91. Prof. C. A. Deardorff, who went west twenty-seven years,
ago, is making a success o f life in every respect. For nineteen
years he was Superintendent of Schools in three different towns in
Osage County, Kansas. He is' now serving his fourth term as
County Superintendent and is a candidate to succeed himself. He is,
also interested in farming, being the owner o f several hundred acres
o f land. Supt. Deardorff writes that he has a wife and three child­
ren, two o f whom are in college. THE HERALD extends congratu­
lations on his success, and best wishes. His address is Lyndon*
Kansas.
’96. E. M. G ressS-By the way.it is Dr. Gress since last June
when he received his degree o f Doctor o f Philosophy from the Uni­
versity o f Pittsburgh,— has been honored by being made State Bot­
anist. Dr. Gress made a splendid record as a teacher o f botany in
the Schenley Park High School in Pittsburgh. During the vacation
season the State realized that it needed just such a man as Dr.
Gress to take charge of the big work in which it is engaged.
Dr. Gress and his fam ily will move in the near future to Harris­
burg.
’97. Elizabeth Reed writes that she has had her home at Ponce,
Porto Rico, for the past nineteen years o f which six years were
spent in public school work and now s'he is doing missionary work.
’02. Elizabeth McCune McClelland’s address is Stonleigh Court,.
46th and Walnut streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
’04. Vera P. Speck writes that she has received an appointment
as a teacher for the Federal Board o f Vocational Education at a
salary o f $1800 per year.
’05. Gary C. Myers is at the head o f the Dept, o f Tests and’
and Measurements at the Cleveland, Ohio, Normal School.
’06. S. Duey Unger’s address is 810 N. 16th
burg, Pa. He is in the Railway Mail Service.

street,

Harris­

’07. Florence Clippinger has left the teaching profession fo r
missionary work. She is Field Secretary fo r the Womans Mission­
ary Association o f the U. B. Church with headquarters at Dayton*
Ohio.
'09. Marion Charlton is attending the N. o f Kansas College, at
Lawrence, Kan.
’09. Edith Lichtenwalner is teaching first grade
wood, N. J.

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’10. Mrs. L. F. Doyle (M ary Hoffman) is living at 198 Allies
Street, Akron, Ohio.
’10.

Laura Daugherty Aiggins lives at Artesia, Ariz.

’10. Annabel Snyder and her sister Rae, ’17, have gone to
Lancaster, Wisconsin, to teach in the public schools.
’13.

Mary Camp is registered at the University o f Pennsylvania.

’13. Flo Geyer is teaching Caesar, Cicero and English at Hali­
fax, Pa., at a salary of $135 per month.
’13.

Ralph Lischy’s address is 1701 Master Street, Philadelphia,

Pa.
’15. May McClelland McDonald’s address is changed
.Brownsville, Pa.

to South

’15. D. Edgar Grove is instructor in Physical Training in the
Schools o f Bath, N. J.
’16. Clyde L. Barnhart has broken into big company in baseball.
F or the past year he has been in the services o f the Pittsburgh Na­
tional League. He was farmed out during the summer to one o f
the minor leagues, where he made so fine a record as a third baseman that he will be called in by the Pittsburgh Club and will wear
a Pittsburgh uniform next season.
’16. Kathleen Holtz is teaching at Roanoke at an increase in
salary o f $65 per month over last year.
’17.

Levi F. Gilbert is a student at F. & M., Lancaster, Pa.

’18.

Olive F. Lodge is teaching a grade school at Mt. Union, Pa.

’18.

E. Donnelly is a teacher in the Greensburg, Pa., schools.

’18.
schools.

Ruth Harling

has accepted

a position in the Altoona

’18. Xenia Miller is taking work at the University at Rochest­
er, N. Y.
’18.

Sarah M. Smith has a school at Camden, N. J., this year.

’18. Mary Swartz, Mary Graham and Margaretta Stimmel are
all teaching in the Port Royal schools.
’18. Romadne Nell is teacher o f 8th grade at Ambridge,
a t $130 per monfh.
’19.

Elizabeth Fisher is teaching Elkwood Primary.

’20.

Pearl Beistle is at a suburb o f Greensburg, Pa.

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20. Loretto and Zita Mellon teach in Hammond, N. J., at $1100
each per year.
’20.

Harry Coleman is teaching in Halifax High School.

’20. Norman Eberly has been elected principal o f the elementary schools, Mt. Union at $140 per month.
’20. Chas. C. Taylor has entered Franklin and Marshall Co.1lege
as a student.

N O RM AL L I T E R A R Y S O C IE T Y

The spirit o f enthusiasm in Normal Society is especially praise
worthy this year. This is shown by the splendid attendance and
earnest co-operation o f every member.
The order, too, has been
almost perfect. Neither the critic nor visiting teacher has had occassion to give anything but the highest praise fo r Normals’ order.
This, we think, is due to the exceptionally fine programmes that
have been given. Special attention should be given several o f the
— may I gay best?— numbers.
One o f these is the music.
Normal Society has always been
noted for her good music, but she has excelled herself this year, in
the vocal music, which was exceptionally well given and showed her
familiarity with good music.
Another feature that we enjoy so much are the book reports
They are always looked forward to with much anticipation. One
exceptionally good one, “ Looking Backwards,” needs special com­
ment. It was given, in a very artistic way and held the earnest at­
tention o f the entire society.
The dances, which we give, are very charming and convey much
jo y and pleasure to the Society. The little English Country Dance
given lately, took all o f us back to the years gone by and we saw
the English Country Folk as they really are.
Our orations, too, show much consideration and concentrated
thought on the part o f the speakers.
Another feature, which brings much help and pleasure to the
Society and shows its ingenuity, is the splendid debates which it
has given. Our last debate, Resolved: That every Citizen should
p v e allegiance to some organized party, was one which was very
interesting and exciting. The debaters deserve special credit fo r the
splendid way in which they took hold o f the question. The judges
decided unaimously in favor o f the negative.
Ous Society has been increased by thirty-five new members.
Some o f these are already taking active parts in our programmes.'
SARA LOUISE KRABER, ’22, Secretary.

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PH IL O M A T H E A N L I T E R A R Y S O C IE T Y

W hat does the Philomathean Literary Society stand fo r ? Only
the best- It has always played an important part, in the life o f the
school and this year we are undertaking greater things than ever
before. Our aim is to give practical ideas that may be
carried out in any ordinary elementary school. The meetings each
week are o f a musical and literary nature and much interest is
manifest in them. The debates are on issues o f the day and are an
important part o f our work. The general debate is always good.
Come to visit us! W e are glad to see the old and welcome the new
at Philo.

N O R M A L S O C IE T Y G LEE CLUB

The Normal Society Glee Club has a vital part in the Normal
Society. It seeks to create interest and enthusiasm in each mem­
ber o f the Society. The selection by the Glee Club is rendered at
the beginning o f the program and it seems to awaken each member
to the fa ct that he is a part o f the Society. Thus all members
give their loyal support and best attention throughout. It also puts
v ig or into those who have part on the program to give their best
renditions.
The members o f the Glee Club, as well as the other members
o f the Society, are benefited. W e have grown from twenty-seven
members to forty-three, a consideration which undoubtedly adds
volume to our selections. W e have weekly practice which gives us
•an opportunity not only to learn but to appreciate good music.
Each one can also feel that he is doing something fo r his Society
which is a pleasure to us all.
The following selections have been given: On Parade— Harvey
Worthington Loomis, Beyond the Spanish Main— E. W . Johns, and
Robin Redbreast— E. W . Johns.
A N N A KAU FFM AN , Secretary.

PH IL O G LEE CLUB

The Glee Club o f Philo Society is one o f the important phases
o f our Literary Society. It functions in our Society and indirectly
in the Normal School. It’s aim is to render good music and to
render it in such a manner as to help to develop an appreciation of
music in those who do not possess that characteristic.
W e have about forty in our Glee Club. W e do have a shortage
o f boys and so we welcome boys as well as girls among those who
expect to come to Shippensburg Normal and join Philo.
REIDA LONGANECKER.

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Y. M. C. A.

The year o f 1920-21 fo r the Y. M. C. A. was opened by a meet­
ing in the Normal Society room, September 12, at which time
Charles Raffensperger, our president, gave an address, stating the
purpose and aim o f the Y. M. C. A. and welcomed th e new boys into
the organization.
Our second weekly meeting was held Sunday evening, Septem­
ber 19. A t this time Messrs. Moore and Dibert gave a report o f
the Silver Bay Conference, which they attended last summer from
June 25 to July 5.
The last Sunday evening of each month a joint meeting o f the
Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. is held in the chapel.
A reception, commonly known as “ The Dog Party,” was held in
the gymnasium Friday evening, September 24, after the adjourn­
ment o f the literary societies. This is the meeting at which the
new boys become socially affiliated with the Y. M. C. A. and become
better acquainted with the old boys. All enjoyed themselves, both
recreationally and intellectually. Each o f the men o f the faculty
delivered a helpful address. Dr. Fisher, Principal o f the Bloomsburg State Normal School, also spoke to the boys concerning the
work o f the organization and the new educational program as
adopted by the State Department. Refreshments followed.
A new feature in the work o f the Y. M. C. A. is the introduc­
tion o f Bible Study. This class meets every Sunday afternoon dur­
ing quiet periods fo r the purpose o f studying certain portions o f
scripture that are applicable to everyday life. Much interest is
manifested in these meetings.
The cabinet has put out folders to inform the boys o f the topics
to be discussed during the ensuing year, also to offer helpful sug­
gestions to the new boys.
The cabinet members feel that there is a great work ahead o f
the organization and hope through the grace of God, to accomplish
much good fo r His Kingdom.
J. R. MOORE, ’22, Recording Secretary.

Y. W. C. A.

Once again there is a new year begun at “ old C. V.” and more
firmily than ever has the yearly foundation o f the Y. W. been laid.
It is the aim and ambition o f the present cabinet to enlist more re­
cruits this year than ever before fo r the advancement o f this great
world-wide organization. Every school should thus do its bit and we
are determined as students o f Cumberland Valley Normal to do ours.
Through the courtesy o f our enthusiastic principal, Dr. Lehman,
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room, when completely equipped, will afford a reading and rest room
fo r each and every girl in the school. The Y. W. treasury has
tastily furnished the room fo r this function.
On the 18th o f September the Y. W., aided by the Y. M. gave
its annual reception to the new students. The purpose was to “ getacquainted.” Everyone voted that it was a successful evening of
fun, entertainment and very adequate refreshments.
SARA HESS, Secretary.

P R E S S CLUB

The Press Club o f Normal aims to bring the life o f the school
before the Alumni and the patrons o f the counties here represented
It also helps to advertise the school. The Club is very educational
to the students who belong to it. Frequently successful newspaper
men address us as to just how to write notes that will interest the
people and just what sort o f news the people desire. This teaches
the student what constitutes good newspaper, writing. W e also have
literary programs which give variety and life to the Club. The
members of the Club who take part in these programs learn leader­
ship which is needed greatly in the teaching profession.
With our worthy advisor, Professor Stewart and enthusiastic
officers and many members we hope to realize the aims o f a suc­
cessful Press Club better than ever before.
RENA H AW K ’22.
T H E S T U D E N T S ’ LEAGU E

The Students’ League takes “ no steps backward.” It is rapidly
advancing along the lines that every well organized government should
advance.
Pennsylvania is being awakened to a new era in education.
Courses are being entirely changed or re-arranged to conform with
the new standards, which are being set forth. These new standards
are accompanied by greater opportunities and by greater responsi­
bilities. The Normal School is expected to prepare its students to
meet these opportunities and responsibilities in the best manner
possible.
Here the Girls’ League functions. Two years ago the Girls’
League was in its infancy. Then it was necessary that members of
the faculty, who were instrumental in form ing the League, should
use their influence and guide the League over rough places. Now it
is maintaining a new position all its own. More and more it is
becoming a real, true student organization with a live work to do.
W e uphold old Normal, we support our Literary Societies. With
this same spirit the girls are standing by the Student Council. And

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37

what will be the results of this attitude? The girls will develop
stronger characters. They will become more selfreliant and feel
that they have a ¡greater responsibility. Each girl has her part in
the government o f the dormitories a number o f times during the
school year. During this time she feels herself accountable fo r the
order on her particular corridor.
Does not all this give training fo r the new work, which the
girls, as teachers, will have to perform under our new system o f
education ? Surely this development will be worth while to every
girl during her life as student and later as leader in the community
into which she goes. Besides this training will be beneficial to the
girl as citizen and in her new position as woman voteer.
Then there is the social life. The Girls’ League has “ pep” just
like the Athletic Association and all the other really worth-while or­
ganizations. On Saturday evening, October second, the Girls’ League
gave a party, a party where all the girls “ got together and had a
jolly, good time.” Oh, yes, the Freshmen wore green, but that was
the only means o f distinguishing Freshies from Seniors, There
were shadow movies, a minstrel show, a pig-tal quartet and think
o f it!
a view o f a students’ stomach.” The faculty was not fo r ­
gotten aud had to perform some novel stunts. A party is not a
party without “ eats” and the girls were well taken care o f in that
direction.
Thus the work o f the League ig progressing with a sincere
spirit manifesting itself fo r the uplift o f Normal and student gov­
ernment.
HELEN DRAIS, Secretary.

ORCHESTRA

Our Orchestra has been increased somewhat this term in com­
parison with previous years. The addition o f two more cornets and
violins has augumented the volume o f the orchestra to a great ex­
tent. Every Tuesday and Thursday evenings we have practice when
all the members show their loyalty by being present.
Thursday evening, September twenty-nine, we organized and the
following officers were elected with Miss Adams musical director:
President— Leslie Stock
Vice President— Herbert Sealover
Secry-Treas— Clair M. Neeley
Each morning music is rendered in connection with the chapel
exercises and a march is played when the students march out o f the
-chapel.
W e are rapidly progressing with our practice fo r A rbor Day
when we shall have special music.
The amount o f enthusiasm exhibited so early in the year is en­
couraging and stimulating. W e hope fo r its continuation.

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THE NORMAL SCHOOL HERALD
T H E G IR L S ’ A T H L E T IC A S SO CIA TIO N

The purpose o f the G. A. A. is to develop a spirit of sportmanship so that when the girls get out, they can take defeat o r victory
in the right manner. This good sportmanship has been shown in.
the rivalry between the classes in the different sports.
The spirit o f the Association is shown by the number o f new
members that have been received into the Association, the number
o f students who received their numerals and letters, and the new
girls who are working in every way to get enough points to join.
They are doing this by hiking, and going out fo r hockey this season.
W e have enthusiatic leaders in Miss Danielson and Miss Nason.
The girls are very much interested in hockey and the majority
are coming out fo r practice. The large number trying out fo r theteams will necessitate close observation when the teams are picked.
The social phase o f the Association is. shown by a party which
it gave to all the girls and the lady members o f the faculty. The
heads o f the different sports gave short talks to develop enthusiasm
in the girls fo r that particular sport. Various kinds o f stunts were
performed by the different classes. Refreshments which everybody
enjoyed concluded the program.
A LTA W ILLIAMSON, ’21, Secretary.

G IR L S ’ CH O RA L SO C IE TY

Although the Girls’ Choral Society was organized just last year
it has already made itself felt in the school. Ten new members
were elected this year, making a total o f twenty-four.
The purpose o f this Club is to stimulate and increase an appre­
ciation o f good music, and to raise the musical standard o f the
school.
The Club meets weekly under the direction of Miss Adams. It
renders suitable selections on all the special occasions o f the school.

9 0 C K AND BUSKIN CLUB

The Sock and Buskin Club is beginning its work this year with
renewed enegy. The efforts- o f the Club are being directed with a
view to the work its members will have to do after leaving school.
A s teachers the members o f this Club may be called upon to direct
pageants or plays and to take part in other form s o f public enter­
tainment. It is the purpose and aim o f the Dramatic Club to give
a preparation fo r this kind o f work.
Miss Stroh is planning to have the Club give a pageant in Bet­
ter English Week to arouse the students to a realization o f the

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39

benefits to be derived from such a campaign. This pageant is also
aimed to give impetus to the movement fo r better speech.
Committees are being selected to direct plays fo r the two Liter­
ary Societies and to arrange fo r tryouts fo r the annual Thanksgiv­
ing play.
Altogether the Sock and Bn skin Club is looking forward to a
year full of success and pleasurable experience.
HELEN DRAIS, Secretary.

T H E D AY S T U D E N T B O Y S ’ A S S O C IA T IO N

The aim o f this .association is to train each day .student boy in
'habits o f self control. A s we attain this aim we accomplish several
desirable things, namely, higher ideals substitute lower ones, the
question o f order in and about the building is diminished in size,
and every boy accures better social, habits. The question o f self
conduct and control is one which can not by any means be over
looked. Only he who can control himself can control others, there­
fore, he who is preparing himself fo r so responsible a position as a
moulder o f our future nation and generations must be well trained
and have absolute control over himself. Since the primary aim o f
this institution is to prepare efficient teachers we must encourage
the development o f those qualities upon which the success o f teach­
ing hangs.
We have a very strong body o f officers fo r this year and are
going to make this the most successful year in the history o f the
association. We are doing something worth while.
REESE E. BERT, Secretary.

D AY S T U D E N T G IR L S ’ A S S O C IA T IO N

The Day Student Girls’ Association was organized Sept. 15,1920,
with the following officers: President, Rosa Barnhart; vice presid­
ent, Eleanor Adams; secretary, Lilly Fogelsanger. The aim o f the
association is tw o-fold: first, to promote a fèeling o f friendship
among the day student girls; second, to keep their rooms in good
order. This can not be done by the officers alone, but every girl
must cooperate. With this cooperation in view we are looking fo r ­
ward to a successful year.
LILY FOGELSANGER, Secretary.

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