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Th e Choice of a School.................... . 1 Commencement.......................... ........ 21
:Principal’s Letter to the A lu m n i.. ■... 8 D r. Lehm an’s Address to the GradUates
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Model School Com m encem ent. . . . 5
Commencement W eek at Norm al... 6 Norm al Notes........ . . . . ! . . 3 2
Reunion of-the Class of 1895..,J.v.lrs|i 35
Closing Exercises of the S u n d a y.
School.....................................:........ '1 Baseball Season of 1915..................... 36
Baccalaureate Services. . . . . . - . ; 3 -8 A lu m n i Personals.................................. 39
Prof. Snyder’s Address................. <■,. 10 Cupid’s Colum n . . . . . . . . . . ; 4 3
Commencement Becital................... '.. 11 Stork Col umn. . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Class D a y ..........r.................... .......... 12 O bituary.............;............... ............. 45
A lu m n i Meeting........................,....... /13 T h e Press C lu b ..................................... 46
A lu m n i P la y......................................... 18

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No. 4.

THE CHOICE OF A SCHOOL
“ Where shall I go to school?” All over the country
thousands of young people are discussing this question with
parents, teachers and friends. The boy or girl from the coun­
try schools asks “ Shall I return to school this year, and go
over the same work that I studied last year and the year
before?” This is a vital question, especially if the student
asking it has reached the age of sixteen or seventeen. The
answer will have much to do with the boy’s or girl’s future
career. For what incentive is there to the student to take
up work that has been rehearsed time and again until its
repetition has become a monotonous regrinding of uninter­
esting things? Boys and girls have a right to ask that they
be given a chance to make the time spent in school count in
helping them to fit themselves for the work that lies ahead
of them. They have come to realize that they must have a
good education if they are to get on in the world and they
realize, too, that they are not getting what they ought from
the schools when the work there is not new and interesting.
Young people have come to realize more quickly than
their parents that boys and girls who do not have at least
the equivalent of a first grade high school education will be
seriously handicapped all through life. Every avenue to

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professional life will be closed, and many opportunities will
be denied them unless they are equipped with a high school
education or its equivalent.
But perhaps a first grade high school is not near at
hand. Shall the student from the ungraded school, or even
from the second or third grade high school give up and drop
out of school? The State Normal School offers the oppor­
tunity needed by such students. Its course is so arranged
as to fit in with the work that the students have previously
done, for the pupil from the country school is fitted to take
up the work of the first year of Normal School. He needs
a bigger view of the subjects than he has been able to get, a
chance to begin the study of a foreign language, of a new
science, etc. He needs, too, the training that comes from
meeting other boys and girls from distant counties and
states, even from other countries. He needs, also, the
training that comes from contact with teachers who have
had wide experience and who are specialists in their de­
partments.
The graduates of the second and third grade high
schools find that the Normal School is suited to their needs.
It gives them credit for the work that they have done satis­
factorily in the high schools, thereby shortening the time
that must be spent in school.
To the student who has completed the work in a high
school of the first gradet the Normal School offers a splen­
did opportunity to continue school work. In the first place,
it means the opportunity to complete the Normal School
course in two years; the added chance to make those two
years count for a similar period in college; for it is now
possible for graduates of the Normal School to enter the
junior class in college.
So, to every student the Normal School offers the de­
sired chance to continue his education. To those who are
17 or more years of age and who wish to prepare for teach­
ing it offers free tuition. On the completion of his course
the student is fitted for advanced standing in college, en­
trance to technical schools, for a business career; in short,
for life’s work. If teaching has appealed to him he is fitted
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for advancement, in a profession that has just come to its
own in public regard.
The Shippensburg Normal School offers the following
special advantages to students :
Low Cost. In spite of the increased cost of living this
school has not raised its rates. Four dollars a week pay3
for board, furnished room with heat, light and laundry.
The cost for the entire school year is $165.
The Advantages of a Home School. We cannot accom­
modate more than four hundred boarding students. This
makes it possible for the members of the faculty to know
all the students personally and to act as advisers to them.
The school is thus like a large family.
Small Classes. Our classes are limited to thirty-five or
forty students, thus making it possible for the teacher to
call upon students frequently and to keep a record of their
work. In this way the lecture method is avoided to the ad­
vantage of the students.
A Local Option Town. For thirty years there has not
been a licensed saloon in Shippensburg or vicinity. On the
other hand there are thirteen flourishing churches in the
town. Parents will appreciate what this means in selecting
a school home for their children.
Beautiful and Healthful Location. Our location is un­
surpassed for beauty and healthfulness. All that nature
can do for a school has been done for this institution.
For these reasons we invite all young people and their
parents to consider the opportunities open to them at this
school.
PRINCIPAL’S LETTER TO THE ALUMNI
My Dear friends:
It was very gratifying that so many of you were able
to attend the Alumni Day exercises. More than seven hun­
dred of you were in line in the Alumni parade. Though this
number did not equal the turnout of last year, is was scarce­
ly to be expected that the record breaking crowd that as­
sembled to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the gradu­
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But the enthusiasm of those who did come was most
marked. Everybody seemed to have a good time and the
»only quarrel the Principal has with you is that he wasn’t
able to meet and talk with all of you.
There are a few things that seem deserving of special
mention. The first of these was the reunion of the ten year
classes. Elsewhere special mention is made of the reunion
of the class of 1895. They certainly had a fine time and im­
pressed every one with their loyalty to their Alma Mater.
The class of 1905 was present in gratifying numbers. They
made themselves felt as a positive force in the Alumni
circles. To them we say “ Come back in increasing numbers
at each reunion, for the doors of the school are ever ajar to
you.” The class of 1913 came back and testified its de­
votion to the old school by making a present, a fine Victrola,
to the Model School.
Another feature was the appointment of a committee
with power to select an Alumni pin or badge so that every
member of the Alumni may be as easily recognized by his or
her fellows as are memhers of a secret society by their fel­
low members. This committee will adopt a pin not later
than the holidays and will arrange for its manufacture and
sale, so that by next Commencement the Cumberland Val­
ley Normal School pin will be seen everywhere.
A third feature to which I wish to make special refer­
ence was the adoption of the report of the “ Committee on
the Athletic ¡Field.” The proposal o f this committee to
raise funds among the Alumni for resurfacing and regrad­
ing the athletic field, the erection of a fence around it, etc.,
meets our earnest approval. But what is still more import­
ant is the proviso that this field shall be known as “ Eckels
Field,” as a memorial to the work of Dr. Eckels. Certainly
the Alumni can do nothing that will meet with a more en­
thusiastic response than to commemorate the life and work
of the man who was for more than twenty years connected
with the school as teacher and principal. I trust that when
the appeal is made to the different Alumni Associations to
subscribe to this fund there will be a gratifying response.
It is very pleasing to be able to report that the condi­
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prospects for the future are bright, but we need the active^
support of every member of the Alumni to enable us to ad­
vance still further toward the realization of the ideals that
we have in view. It has been a great pleasure to me to help*
many of our Alumni into positions of trust and responsi­
bility. We hope to be able to do still more along these lines,,
for it is by constantly working together that we shall realize;
the highest ideals possible of attainment.
I am,
Fraternally yours,
EZRA LEHMAN, '89.
MODEL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
The School year in the Model School closed with grad­
uating exercises and a little play called ’’The Bravest Boy
in Bunker Hill,” given under the direction of Miss Stroh,.
the elocution teacher. There was an enrollment of over one
hundred and eighty with a graduating class of eighteen.
The class roll was as follows:
Charles Alleman
Jane Allen
Arthur Commerer
Dorothy Clever
John DeHaven
Sara Cope
Richard Horton
Mary Duncan
Charles Maclay
Mary McCaleb
Byron Neff
Marjorie McCune
Clarence Rhine
Hope Neff
Richard Welsh
Susie Shive
Sydney Zullinger
Ruth Sprecher
The Class History was given by Jane Allen, the presen­
tation by Dorothy Clever, Mary Duncan, Sara Cope and
Hope Neff. The class memorial was presented by Mary Mc­
Caleb. Other members of the class took part in the play.
The pupils of the Model School are happy and enthusiasitc in their new quarters and take this opportunity to
thank the Trustees and Principal, Dr. Lehman, for untiring
effort in securing so splendid a building and equipment for
the work of the practice school.
The exhibit this year consisted principally of hand
work, boudoir caps, aprons, bags of all descriptions and
raffia and reed baskets.

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COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT NORMAL
The Commencement exercises opened very pleasantly
on Saturday evening with the banquet tendered to the Sen­
ior Class by the Trustees and Faculty of the school. The
dining room was most tastefully decorated with the class
colors and the pennants of the class of 1915 were in evidence
everywhere. A fountain around which masses of flowers
had been banked, played in the center of the room. Prompt­
ly at 8 o’clock Dr. Lehman and Mrs. Stewart led the way to
the dining room. The table in front of the room had been
reserved for the faculty and trustees. The students occu­
pied the side tables. Miss Eppley and her assistants had
prepared a fine menu and for two hours the attention of
the banqueters was devoted to it. Then came the speeches.
Dr. Lehman, acting as toastmaster, introduced Mr. Edgar
Grove, President of the Senior Class, who spoke on the toast
“ The Class of 1915.” He spoke of the memories of the days
that were now past and assured the faculty that the class
would carry away the pleasantest of recollections. Mr. Roy
Mathias, of Burnt Cabins, the class orator, was introduced
as one who glories in the name of “ Matty.” Mr. Mathias
spoke in a witty vein of his expériences at Normal and
turned the tables on a few members of the faculty by re­
ferring to possible futures in store for them. Dr. Lehman
introduced Mr. W. A. Nickles, class of ’76, and a member
of the Board of Trustees, as one who had been devoted to
the best interests of the school in the nearly forty years that
have passed since his graduation. Mr. Nickles dwelt on the
pleasure arising from occasions of this kind and urged the
graduates of the school to manifest their loyalty to their
Alma Mater by working hard for its continued advancement.
He also dwelt upon the possibilities open to the Normal
School as a power in the social and intellectual woild.
The Toastmaster then remarked that it was not fair
that men should continue to monopolize the speaking and
introduced Miss Mary Harris as a native of Allentown, the
place where pretzels and a dark brown liquid refreshment
predominated. Miss Harris responded very happily, taking
io r her theme the class motto “ ad summum vitamus”— “we

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live for the highest.” She urged the class to live up to the
standard they had set before themselves. Prof. Snyder was
next introduced as the man who had put the Shippensburg
Normal School upon the athletic map of the world. Prof.
Snyder took for his theme “ Friends,” and dwelt upon the
significance of friendship and its place in the student world.
He pointed out that the friendship that existed between the
faculty and the student body would not be severed by the
separation that was about to take place.
Dr. Lehman in introducing the last speaker said he re­
gretfully announced that it would be her last appearance
as a member of the faculty. He spoke of the manner in
which Miss Wise had endeared herself to the faculty and
student body by her cheery disposition and the spirit of
helpfulness that had always characterized her. He suggest­
ed that if Miss Wise was specially interested in any one con­
nected with the army, he trusted that it would be one who
sought to relieve pain and suffering rather than to inflict it
even if such relief should lead to a dentist chair. Miss Wise
in responding, spoke of the associations that she had formed
at the Normal during the nine years she had been connected
with the school. She expressed the wish that the greatest
prosperity might attend her Alma Mater and said that her
love would always go out to the old school.
At the conclusion of Miss Wise’s address all rose and
joined in singing “ Alma Mater” and one of the most pleasant
features of Commencement Week was at an end.

CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday morning, June 20, was one of the most beautiful
mornings of the year. The boarding students met at 8:45
in the chapel for the concluding exercises of the Sunday
School. After music by the choir led by Miss Jones, Prof.
Heiges read the Sunday School lesson for the day. Miss
Byers and Miss Griffiths sang “ Face to Face,” with much
expression. Prof. Stewart then spoke briefly on the value
o f biblical study, emphasizing its literary, ethical and spir­
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say a few words. Dr. Lehman responded by calling the at­
tention of the young men and women to the galaxy of bibli­
cal characters who were worthy of imitation by every young
man and woman who would be truly great in life. Prof.
Heiges spoke a few words in farewell, thanking the mem­
bers of the Sunday School for their loyal cooperation in
helping him and the other teachers to carry on the work of
the Sunday School. After singing “ The Sands of Time Are
Sinking, The Dawn of Heaven Breaks,” the meeting was.
concluded with prayer by Prof. Heiges.

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BACCALAUREATE SERVICES
Nearly all the churches of the town joined in the Bac­
calaureate services on Sunday evening, June 20. The chapel
was beautifully decorated with floral offerings. Promptly at
the appointed hour the class in cap and gown marched intothe building singing “ Integer Vitae.” The appearance o f
the large class and the earnestness with which they sang
made a most favorable impression upon the large audience
assembled. Following the class came the Principal and Rev.
J. B. Baker, of Gettysburg, and the ministers of the town
and vicinity, all of whom occupied seats on the rostrum.
The exercises began with the invocation by Dr. S. A. Martin,
of Easton, former Principal of the School, after which the
congregation joined in singing the Doxology. Rev. J. D.
Lindsay, pastor of the Presbyterian church, then read the
scripture lesson after which the choir sang “Praise the Lord,
O, Jerusalem.” Rev. Frank Fry, of Grace Reformed church,
delivered a fervent prayer' invoking the blessing of God on
the young men and women who were about to go out into
the world to take their places in the active affairs of life.
The Baccalaureate sermon was delivered by Rev. J. B .
Baker, of St. James Lutheran church, Gettysburg. His text
was First Thessalonians, 5: 21 “ Hold fast that which is
good.” After explaining the meaning of the Greek word
that signified “ hold fast” as meaning that which holds back
or binds or regulates, he urged the young people to hold fast
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must be done by men and women strong in body and mind.
It is especially important that those who pursue intellectual
pursuits shall not neglect the body. The farmer needs give
little attention to physical exercise, but the teacher must
lteep himself strong, for the trying work that he is called
upon to do.
A second thing to hold fast to is the power of concen­
tration. Intellectual dissipation is almost as injurious as
physical dissipation. We need to keep the composure of
solitude in a crowd, to be able to isolate ourselves from the
world so as to put ourselves in touch with the infinite.
A third matter that young people should hold fast to is
their individuality. God made you all different from one
another. The explanation of China’s intellectual stagna­
tion is that the Chinese endeavored to reproduce the past in
every individual. Young people must think for themselves,
not merely repeat what they have heard from others. There
are 100,000 plants in the world but only 5,000 of them are
available for man or beast. There is plenty of room for the
Burbanks and the Edisons of the future.
Hold fast also to your friendship with nature. Bums,
Wordsworth, Byron, Tennyson, Longfellow, and Whittier
sing to you of the glory of God as manifested in His crea­
tion. “ The earth is full of the goodness of God; the heavens
declare the glory of God.” Go out into nature and com­
mune with her.
Keep fast hold of your optimism. There are some
people who are going roung the world with Gray’s “ Elegy”
written all over their faces, who talk hard times in the midst
of plenty. They are the cynics, the Ishmaelites, who are
bitter against the world because they have met with some
disappointment in life. Don’t lose your smile. Change the
“ d” in “ disappointment” to an “ h” and you have “ his ap­
pointment.” .
Lastly, hold fast to the religion of your fathers. Until
those who advocate giving up religion and God can show
that that which they would substitute is better, no young
person should abandon that which has been proved and tried.
Be original in the things that deal with man, but remember
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ceived $500 a night for his attacks on the Bible, but when
he came to die he had to seek a Presbyterian hospital for he
would have looked in vain for a hospital founded by infidels.
You will find life full of mysteries but that need not concern
us for we do not understand the simplest things in regard to
our physical being. You need inspiration and help that
comes only from God in your work when you deal with the
impressionable minds of children.
The speaker closed with an eloquent appeal to the
young men and women to hold fast to the great things that
make for nobility of life and character.
The sermon was a most impressive one and carried with
it force and power born of deep conviction on the part
of the speaker. It will no doubt exert a lasting influence
upon all who heard it and especially upon the young men and
women of the graduating class.
A solo was sung by Miss Jones, during which
the collection was taken.
The money received will
be devoted to the children of the Model School who need
clothing and shoes during the winter months. The congre­
gation then joined in singing hymn 147 after which
the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Dr. S. S. Wylie.
The congregation remained seated while the senior class
filed out to the music of the recessional hymn.

PROF. SNYDER’S ADDRESS TO THE SENIOR CLASS
Monday morning, promptly at ten o’clock the senior
class assembled in the chapel to listen to the farewell ad­
dress of Prof. Snyder, one of the deans of the class. Prof.
Snyder’s address was one fraught with good counsel. His
subject “What have you in store for the world?” suggests
the personal question involved in his remarks. He showed
the young people that there are splendid opportunities
awaiting them if they only utilize the chances that are open
on every hand.
The address was a call to every member of the class to
do the work that the world has a right to expect of young
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Prof. Snyder spoke feelingly of his friendship for the mem*
bers of the class and their kindness to him and said that no
matter where he might be in the world he should always
look backward to his associations with the class of 1915 with
the greatest pleasure.
Dr. Lehman thanked Prof. Snyder for his address to
the class and expressed the regret that he felt in announcing
the withdrawal of Prof. Snyder from the school to take a
position in one of the high schools of Philadelphia. He re*
alized the opportunities open to Prof. Snyder in the larger
field and wished him success in his new field of labor.
£83
At 4 p.m. Miss Huber entertained in the art room. The
exhibition of the work of the sewing class and the drawing
classes was only less striking than that of last year because
the public has come to know what it may expect of Miss
Huber’s classes. All the work was of a very high order.
The exhibit of the work done by Mr. Van Why’s classes
was unusually good and showed that the time of the young
men had been very profitably spent in their efforts to master
the craftsmanship of hand work.
Miss Huber and Mrs. Lehman poured tea and cherry
sherbet was served.
£8C8»3

COMMENCEMENT RECITAL
The chapel was filled long before the hour for beginning
the musical recital on Monday evening. It was necessary to
open the gallery to accommodate the visitors.
The following program was rendered:
PART I
1— 2 pianos, 8 hands “ Hungary” ....................... Carl Koelling
Anna Garrett
Nita Waltman
Caroline Sparraw
Nellie Rice
•2— “ Happy Days” ........ .......... ........... ..................... Strelezki
Evelyn Bogar
3— (a) “ Butterfly” 1
Greig
(b) “ To Spring” '*J v .......... '*v '
Ethel Powell

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4— “Magic Fire Scene” .................... ..........................Wagner
Margaret Hykes

5 “May Time” .......... ................ .............................. Speaks
Grace Workman
43— “Etude, D flat Major” , .................. ........................... Liszt
Marjorie Beattie
PART II
1— “May Morning” ........ ............. ....................... .. ¿ t . . Denza
Lena Markward
2— “ Gondoliera” . . ■ , . . . . . . . ; . .... ............................ Liszt
Liberty McClelland
5— (a) “ Mavoumeen” . .■. . . .,vj ^ g . . . .......................Lang
(b) “ Such a Lil Trouble” .................... ................. Speaks
Oral La Londe
4— Duo (a) “ If I Were a Bird” ...................... ..
Henselt
(b) “ Prelude” .................................... Rachmaninoff
Nannie Williams
Mildred Jarrett
5 - “ Could I” .....................................................................
Edna Spath
45— “Polka de la Rhine” ................ ................................... Raff
Rhea Squires
Space does not permit an account of the individual per­
formances. It is sufficient to say that every part on the
program was well rendered and reflected much credit on
Misses Jones, Matthews and Wise whose departments were
represented by the performers.
The class of 1913 held its banquet on Monday evening
after the Recital in the Reddig building. There was a large
representation of the class and a fine program was rendered
consisting of reminiscent addresses. The banquet was pre­
pared and served by Caterer Etter and was up to the very
best imaginable.
CLASS DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 22
All the Normal population looked anxiously at the.
weather as soon as they awoke on Tuesday morning, for
there had been showers during the night and the sky was
overcast. Wet weather would spoil the plans at Normal. It
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was not very encouraging. The sky was very gray and
cloudy. But preparations for Class Day went bravely onr
and by nine o’clock the sky began to clear. Alumni and
friends of the graduates began to arrive in large numbers,
and soon the building was filled with an eager, handshakingthrong making new acquaintances and renewing old ones.
Promptly at 9:45 the Updegrove orchestra of Harris­
burg, began playing a lively march, to the strains of which
the Class of ’ 15 in cap and gown came marching down the
campus to the platform that had been erected.
It was useless to try to provide seats for those who came
for the throng crowded around the space reserved for aud­
itors until even standing room was not to be had.
The first number on the program was the President’»
Address, “ Educational Value of Play,” after which the fol­
lowing program was rendered:
Oration— “ After This, What?” ...................... Roy J. MathiasClass H istory.........................................
Margaret Lerew
Mantle Oration......................................
Harold G. Evans
Response...................... ................................. Ray B. Hess, ’ Iff
Class W ill............................................................Hazel Powell
Class Song composed by Grace Workman and sung by Class
M u sic...................... I ....... . . . . I .............................. Orchestra.
Rose Oration— “ Educational Value of Nature Study” ........
Rankin Frehn
It is not possible to dwell on the individual numbers, but
it must be said that all were well written and well delivered.
Some of the facts presented by the different speakers were
enough to convince even the most captious critic that the
•class of 1915 was destined to do great things in the world-

ALUMNI MEETING
The kitchen department under Miss Eppley’s manage­
ment, handled big crowds very satisfactorily. Alumni and
friends of the graduates were welcomed to the dining room
where they feasted on the good things provided.
With the afternoon came the real rush. The trains un­
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the Normal School grounds. Following the custom of last
year placards had been placed upon the trees on the campus
indicating where the different classes were to assemble.
Committees were in session from one till two o’clock ar­
ranging their reports.
Promptly at eight o’clock Prof. Snyder of the faculty,
assisted by Dr. S. Z. Shope, ’89, of Harrisburg, marshalled
the different classes for the Alumni procession. The pro­
cession was not quite so large as was last year’s for fortieth
anniversaries do not come every year. But the participants
were even more enthusiastic than were those who took part
in last year’s procession. A conservative estimate is that
there were 700 in line, and they made a fine looking proces­
sion.
Perhaps the division that called forth most applause
was the squad of children of the Alumni who brought up the
rear, carrying a banner inscribed “ Alumni Sprouts” . The
procession swept around the campus then circled around
•the flag pole where the graduates, young and old sang
“ Alma Mater” in fine style.
Next came the speaking. In the absence of Supt. J. H.
Reber, of Waynesboro, who was unable to be present because
■of the death of his mother, Vice Pres. Prof. R. G. Mowery, of
Quincy, presided. He made a brief but effective address,
after which he introduced Principal Ezra Lehman, ’89, who
was warmly greeted by the audience. Dr. Lehman said:
Fellow Members of the Alumni:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This afternoon commemorates the home-coming of the
sons and daughters of Old Normal. Your Foster Mother
has arrayed herself in her choicest robes to show you she
rejoices in your presence here. Last year she welcomed
more than a thousand of you when you came back to cele­
brate the fortieth birthday of her oldest child, the class of
1874. Today on her behalf I welcome you back to the old
school; to the class rooms that echoed with your voices in
the years agone, to the halls where your footsteps resound­
ed. In thus welcoming you, I do not feel that I am speaking
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■and who does not— it is not a pile of brick and mortar, but a
living personality, compounded of the hopes, the fears, the
desires, the aspirations of faculties and trustees past and
present, of the student body stretching over more than two
score years. Yes, Mother of men and women, who have gone
forth from your sheltering walls carrying with them the les­
sons that they have learned from you, we hail you today, as
real, loving and loved.
My fellow Alumni, your presence here today attests
your interest in and your love for your Alma Mater. One
year ago on behalf of the Faculty and Trustees, we made an
appeal to you to help to build up our attendance so that we
might occupy the position in the educational world that be­
longed to us. Today we thank you for your response to that
appeal. Under your direction students have come to us from
remote parts of the state and from other states, while the
counties near at hand have responded with a greatly increas­
ed attendance. As a result we are able to report an increase
of 53 per cent, in attendance over that of last year.
Our
advanced enrollment is the largest in the history of the
school and we are looking forward confidently to the greatest
year in our history.
Then, too, we have advanced materially ; at last we
have a Model School building unsurpassed by any similar
building anywhere in the state; we shall have a new bio­
logical laboratory ready by September for which we shall
not yield the palm to any similar institution. The old Ad­
ministration building has been refurnished and repainted—
and during the next year we expect to carry on still further
material improvements of the school property.
While we rejoice in the evidence of progress, we are
doubly grateful that it has been possible to bring it to pass
without adding to the expenses of the student body. B n
spite of the increased cost of living that has led almost every
other Normal School in Pennsylvania to increase its rates,
the Trustees and the Principal of this school have deter­
mined to continue the present rates, so that if possible, no
boy or girl, however humble or poor, may be denied the
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But, my friends, I am aware that important as a large
attendance and material equipment are, they are not the
most important element in the school. Unless an institution
stands for a high ideal in scholarship and character, it is a
failure. We have tried to merit your confidence and that of
the educational world here as in other matters. T believe
that our faculty have been men and women who have the
vision that the true teacher must have: and that they have
realized their opportunities and their responsibilities.
I
confidently believe that the young men and women who will
leave these halls tomorrow are worthy of the school that we
love. I appreciate more than I can tell the words of kindnessand encouragement that you have uttered from time to time.
I also desire to thank the school officials, Superintendents
and Principals who, though not bound to us by the ties o f
school brotherhood have so actively supported our labors.
During the next year it shall be more and more our en­
deavor to bring the work of the school to the people of this
great community, to have men and women of our faculty go
out to educational gatherings to bring the message of the
departments that they represent. We shall aim to respond to
calls for assistance that may come to us. We also stand
ready to help all educational authorities to secure skilled
teachers and we invite them to call upon us when they need
efficient men and women. So the work of the school must go
on— we dare not stand still. We call upon you one and all to
help realize every advanced ideal to which we have pledged
our efforts.
Two years ago we announced that we would not be sat­
isfied until this school stood “ second to none” in the Com­
monwealth: I cannot judge whether we have succeeded;
even you my friends might be accused of partiality if you
sat in judgment, so it is to the educational public that we
must make our appeal for judgment. We do not shrink the
appeal, for if we are to have the confidence of the public they
must be satisfied that our work is well done.
A few years ago I sat in the great Stadium at Cam­
bridge. A contest between the sons of Harvard and those
from another great university was in progress. It was close»
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aced the goal of Harvard. Suddenly while all were hushed in
breathless expectancy some one began to sing “ Fair Har­
vard”— instantly every head was uncovered in that great
section and five thousand voices took up the song. It was.
an appeal to the men wearing the colors of Harvard on the
'white lined arena to do their best. It was a reminder to
them that the hopes of the great university were centered
on them and nobly did they respond; they turned the tide
and plucked victory from seeming defeat.
May not the sons and daughters of the Old Cumberland
Valley Normal raise the strains of Alma Mater in every oc­
casion when they assemble and may not they, too, feel new
love for the old school so that with bared head and upraised
hand they can say “ 0 Alma Mater, I rejoice that I have a
right to use that name? 1 pledge my assistance, my devo­
tion, my love to you.”
Prof. W. N. Decker, ’95, of Altoona, was called upon
and recounted the glorious achievements of the class of '95.
He congratulated the school on its splendid growth and the
■evidence of material prosperity that greeted the beholder.
He pledged the loyalty of his classmates to thir Alma Mater.
Prof. J. H. Uhler, ’05, of Conemaugh, came next. Prof.
Uhler proved himself an effective speaker. He was witty
and self-possessed and caught his audience from the start.
He too, spoke of the pride that the graduates felt in the re­
markable advance that the school was making.
Dr. S. Z. Shope, ’89’ was called upon to speak and re­
sponded in fine style. Dr. Shope has a reputation as an
after-dinner speaker and he sustained his reputation on this
occasion. He paid a high tribute to the administration of
his classmate, Dr. Lehman, and predicted still greater things
for the school.
Prof. S. B. Heiges, Principal of the Normal School from
’82 to ’86, had been invited to a seat on the platform and was
now called upon to address the audience. Though ProfI
Heiges is almost 80 years of age he has more vigor than
many a man of 50. He gave a brief account of the school
as it was in by-gone days and told of his own experiences
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This brought the speaking to a close. The business
meeting came next. The committee on the athletic field
recommended that the Alumni raise a fund to provide for a
cinder track on the athletic field, the erection of a fence
around the field and other important changes. If this prop­
osition wins the approval of the Board of Trustees the field
will be known as “ Eckels Field” and will be a memorial to
the late Dr. G. M. D. Eckels for twenty years principal of the
Normal School. The report of the committee was enthusias­
tically received, and it was arranged that subscriptions
should be taken at the different Alumni meetings during the
next year. A number of subscriptions were received at the
close of the meeting.
The question of an Alumni School Pin was next consid­
ered and a committee was appointed on motion of M. A .
Hess, ’08, to select a suitable pin and to arrange for its man­
ufacture. The motion was adopted and the following Pin
Committee appointed: M. A. Hess, ’08, chairman; Dr. S. Z.
Shope, ’89; Harriet A. Wylie, ’93; Mr. Ernest Fuss, ’ 13; Mr.
Q. T. Mickey, ’83. This committee will meet during the year
and adopt a pin that will be recognized everywhere as the
badge of the Cumberland Valley State Normal School.
The report of the nominating committee was then called
for. Mr. I. N. Huntzberger, chairman, recommended the
election of the following officers: Pres., Prof. W. A. McCune,
’06; V. Pres., Prof. E. M. Gress, ’96; Secretary, Ida B.
Quigley, ’77; and Treasurer, Q. T. Mickey, ’83. These of­
ficers were elected by acclamation. The meeting then ad­
journed and every one hastened to the Athletic Field to see
the game of base ball between the Normal team and the
P. R . R . Y . M. C. A., of Harrisburg. The game was a
good one. It was excedingly close and well played. The
Harrisburg team won by a score of 4-3, though Normal
would have won had it not been for costly errors in the
ninth inning.
While these events were in progress at the Normal
School the class of ’95 was holding its banquet in the Reddig
building. There was a large attendance of the class; in
fact forty members of the class were in attendance during
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husbands and invited guests swelled the banquet to seventy.
Caterer Etter provided a fine menu for the occasion. Dr.
and Mrs. Lehman and Miss Horton were invited guests. It
need not be said that the class had a fine time and enjoyed
every minute of the hours devoted to the banquet. Speeches
were made, songs were sung, and the class history read by
Mr. I. W. Huntzberger. The class had so enjoyable a time
that it was unanimously resolved to have another reunion
in five years.
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ALUMNI PLAY
The Step Singing interspersed with music by the or­
chestra was greatly enjoyed by the audience. It came to an
end all too soon when at 7 :45 it was necessary for the or­
chestra to go indoors to play during the assembling of the
crowd that had gathered to witness the annual play. Prompt­
ly at 8 o’clock the curtain rose on the first act of “ Esmer­
alda.” The house was crowded, as every seat in the lower
part of the house had been sold and even the gallery had a
number of spectators in it.
The cast of the play is given below:
CAST
Mr. Elbert Rogers............................ A North Carolina farmer
Mr. Bruce Berry
Mrs. Lydia Ann Rogers........................ ..................... His wife
Miss Ruth Duke
Miss Esmeralda Rogers......................................His daughter
Miss M. Margaret Stroh
Dave H a r d y ..................................A young North Carolinian
Mr. Lee Hale
Mr. Estabrook.............................. %.............. A man of leisure
Mr. Chas. Diven
Mr. Jack Desmond...................... An American artist in Paris
Mr. Paul Charles
Miss Nora Desmond............................................... -His sister
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Miss Kate Desmond..................................................His sister
Miss Ruth Shover
“ Marquis” De Montessin......................A French adventurer
Mr. Hubert Snoke
«George D rew .. . 4%.... ....... ............... An American speculator
Mr. Ellis Packer
S o p h ie .............. ................... ........................................ A maid
Miss Mildred Freidinger
SYNOPSIS
ACT
ACT
ACT
ACT

I— Interior of Rogers’ farm house in North Carolina.
II— Desmond’s studio in Paris.
III— A room in Rogers’ house in Paris during a ball.
IV— Same as Act ID

The play was one of the best ever given at Normal and re­
flects the greatest credit on Miss Stroh of the faculty who
had charge of the production. As a character sketch the
play deserves high rank, since it represents the growth and
development o f “ Esmeralda” , the young country girl from
North Carolina. It traces her career through a season in
Paris where her mother tried to make her forget her country
lover and marry a French adventurer masquerading as a
Marquis. Miss Stroh was a charming “ Esmeralda,” naive
and simple in the opening act but womanly and enchanting
in the last interview with her designing and ambitious
mother.
Mr. Bruce Berry was an admirable North Carolina far­
mer and Miss Ruth Duke filled the bill very acceptably as his
wife. The other characters were well chosen and played
their parts to the satisfaction of the audience.
The Executive Committee of the Alumni Association
presented Miss Stroh with a beautiful bouquet of carna­
tions and sweet peas as a token of appreciation for the work
that she had done..
The Alumni ball followed and for almost two hours the
floor was occupied by the dancers. “ Home, Sweet Home”
came all too soon but it was necessary to secure a few hours
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COMMENCEMENT
Wednesday was an ideal day for Commencement. In
fact if the day had been made to order it couldn’t have been
better. The sun shone bright and clear and the air was de­
lightfully cool for a late June day. The audience assembled
promptly and at 9:30 the class of 1915 came marching up
the chapel aisle for the last time. The graduates took their
places upon the stage and those who were condidates for the
second diploma occcupied a section reserved for them on the
left hand side of the chapel. After a selection by the or­
chestra, Rev. H. W. Snyder, of the Lutheran church of Shippensburg, made the opening prayer. He prayed that the
blessing of God might rest on the young men and women who
were to go out to take up the important work of life. He
also prayed that the school from which they were about te
be graduated might realize in still larger measure its oppor­
tunities for service to the young who were being instructed
within its walls,
Alfred McCauslin, of Biglerville delivered his oration
“ In the Wake of War.” He dwelt on the awful devastation
brought about by the war which was shaking the entire
continent and expressed the wish that the time might
speedily come when the prophecy of Isaiah might be re­
alized.
Marion Deihl, of Shippensburg, a first honor pupil, cam©
next with a reading from Henry the VIII. “ The Trial
Scene” and “ Catherine’s Farewell.” Miss Deihl gave a good,
interpretation of the wronged wife and queen in her appeal
from the justice of man to that of heaven.
The Girls’ Chorus then sang “ O Lovely Night,” after
which Miss Freidly read her essay “Woman— A Civic Build­
er.” Miss Freidly made a plea for a larger field of usefulness
for woman and spoke with a force and eloquence bom o f
sincere belief.
After music by the orchestra Dr. Lehman delivered hisaddress to the graduates. His theme was “ What the State
Expects of a Normal School Graduate.” He spoke as fol­
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Members of the Graduating Class,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
A year ago it was my privilege to speak from this plat­
form on the place that the Normal School holds in a system
o f public school education. At that time I tried to show that
the state had a right to expect certain things of the Normal
School. Today I shall try to set forth as clearly as I can
what the State has a right to expect of the young men and
women who are being graduated from its normal schools.
I f I had consulted my own preference, I should have had an­
other speak to you today; for I feel my limitations in this
hour as I stand before these young men and women for the
last time. I would that some one more eloquent than I
whose vision of life has been wider—who has delved deeper
into the mystery of life—were here to speak to them today,
but a sense of responsibility prompts me to waive my limita­
tions and speak the thoughts that are struggling for utter­
ance. It may be the hour, the occasion, and the opportunity
may give weight to the thought I would like to leave with
these young people as my parting message to them.
You, my friends, are facing life with all its possibilities
.and responsibilities. You go forth today happy in the pos­
session of a diploma that certifies that you have labored
faithfully and successfully in the work of the Normal School.
The credentials that you carry with you will give you cer­
tain privileges, but they will not bring you success. That
must be of your own making, and you must not fault the
men and women with whom you come in contact if they de­
mand tangible proof that you are qualified for the positions
to which you aspire.
Let me remind you that no part of the public school
system has been more fiercely assailed than the Normal
Schools. Their organization was attacked by those who be­
lieved that teachers were born, not made, that there could be
no such thing as a Science of Education. Scarcely less an­
tagonistic were these school men who believed that only by
the “ trial and error” method could a teacher be developed.
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their work: that it was necessary for Trustees and Princi­
pals of Normal Schools to appear as suppliants before legis­
lative committees and go away year after year with the
pitiful dole to carry on their work. Slowly the Normal
School won its place, Superintendents and Principals came
to understand that he who would teach another must be
taught himself, must learn to know the mind of the child,
must test under proper direction the theories and methods
.seeking a place in the educational realm. They came to un­
derstand that the theory of the training school was right
and that if it failed in its work it was because the work was
not adapted to the needs of the community. As a result of
this understanding, the Normal Schools,the Superintendents
and the Principals of schools are working together, exchang­
ing opinions and the work of the Normal Schools has been
advanced greatly. Then, too, the public, especially Boards
o f Directors, are coming to understand that a college educa­
tion, unless it has been supplemented by professional train­
ing in Pedagogy and practice in teaching is a very inade­
quate preparation for teaching. I congratulate you, memebrs of the class of 1915, that you will go out into commun­
ities that will recognize the value of the training you have
received— communities that recognize the advisability —
even the necessity of having efficiently trained men and wo­
men in all schools. It only remains for you to show that
your work at this school has been well done.
If I may be permitted to formulate the demands of the
public— of the state, I will say that the first requirement
that will be made of you is: A thorough academic training.
The successful man or woman today is he or she who
lias had a thorough training. It matters not whether we
are farmers, lawyers, merchants, physicians, ministers,
Toankers, or teachers: we must have a thorough mastery of
"the subjects that enter into our daily life. The common
school branches lie at the basis of successful work in every
department of life. You must have mastered these if you
are going to succeed. I rejoice that the Normal School
Course of Study requires in its Junior and Senior years a
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lacks the ability to solve the problems of arithmetic that rise;
in daily life or to write clear, concise, cogent English sen­
tences should be permitted to go into the school room as a.
teacher.
But in this day the public has a right to demand that
men and women who wish to teach shall know more than,
they are expected to teach. I have a right to ask that the
teachers of my children shall know and appreciate the great
literature of the world; that they shall have been inspired,
by the message of Shakespeare, of Milton, of Carlyle, of
Browning, of Emerson and of Tennyson. My young friends
you must know these, but you must also know physical
science, so that you may understand the world about you
and the material forces that are at work everywhere in the
universe. You must know biological science that you may
understand your own body and the principles of life, that
you may keep yourself clean and pure and strong. You
must also know the language and literature of the ancient
world— of the modern world— so you may better appreciate:
your own. The public has a right to ask, that, living as you
do in an agricultural community you shall know and appre­
ciate the principles that are basic in agricultural life, so that
you may teach boys and girls to utilize the splendid oppor­
tunities open to them. I am glad that you are all able to go
out into the world with a Clear idea of the place of agricul­
ture in a course of education. You have been given a course;
in the history of ancient and modem nations that you might
understand that modern institutions have their roots deep iu
the past and as citizens of this great nation you may teach
the blessings of peace and the calamities of war. Oppor­
tunities in advanced Mathematics, in Art and in Music have
also been given you. The state has the right to ask that you.
shall prove that its bounty to you has been worthily be­
stowed, that you have mastered the subjects of the fouryear course of this school, so that you can not only teach
them to others, but that they will be a constant stimulus to
you to continue your studies either in college or university,
or, if denied these opportunities, that you will continue to
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These things, then, the state has a right to expect you
to know thoroughly, but you must know more than these.
It is not enough that you know what to teach, you must
know how to teach. In short, your professional training
must be as thorough in your profession as is the physician’s
in his. It is not enough today that he who would try to cure
us of physical ills, shall spend four, even five, years in mas­
tering the facts of physiology and hygiene and therapeutics,
but he must test the application of these in the hospitals
before he is permitted to practice medicine for himself, in
like manner those who are graduated in great technical
schools are required to put time in training work under
proper direction before they are given positions of responsi­
bility. You, too, have been required to test educational the­
ories in the training school. You have studied the problem
of the country school— and I trust that your study has con­
vinced you that the country is as promising a field of en­
deavor as the town. Never before was the country with its
social, educational and religious problems so much in the
public eye as it is now. The educational work of the town
and the city is well organized. The country, on the other
hand, offers a splendid field to those of you my friends, who
are willing to work hard, to give your best thought to the
problems that must be solved if the country districts are to
flourish and grow as they ought— as they must. Here is a
chance for original work— a chance to win laurels that are
denied to those who seek the town. I can wish you nothing
better than that you be given an opportunity to go to the
¡cross roads country school— and there recognize the oppor­
tunities open to you. I realize today that the training re­
ceived as a teacher in the ungraded school has been of
greater value to me than that secured anywhere else. Yes,
the State has a right to expect that you who have been
trained in question of Standardization and Consolidation of
Schools, that you understand the problems of organization
that every district must face. You must know the history
o f education — for it is nothing less than the story of the
effort of man to realize an ideal through the harmony of
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ent in terms of the past.
You must know children
if you would teach successfully: know how the mind o f
the child acts, how it develops. You must know and un­
derstand the efforts of men and women from Socrates to
Montessori to adapt teaching and methods to the needs of
the child. You must be able to appraise every new method
in teaching. You must not reject it absolutely, nor yet fol­
low it blindly. You must be able to recognize truth no mat­
ter in what garb it appears.
The State has a right to expect that as a result of your
professional training you will continue to be students of the
best that shall be written and spoken by those who are
leaders in the educational army; and still more important—
that you will weigh and test content and method in the work
you are called upon to do.
The third claim that the state may rightly make of you
who are this day graduated from this school is that you
shall have a high moral standard. I rejoice that the great
business world has openly arrayed itself on the side of mor­
ality. I look hopefully forward to the future since corpora­
tion after corporation announces that it will employ only
young men who are total abstainers from intoxicants. I hail
it as a most favorable sign that employers are requiring
tests that will eliminate the morally unfit. Certainly the
state must require that every teacher who enters a school
room shall be temperate, honest and morally clean, but it
must demand still more. Those who are graduated from the
Normal Schools must be pure in thought as well as in overt
act. No man or woman whose imagination is prurient, who
delights in obscene jest or story ought to be graduated from
a Normal School. “ Out o f the fullness of the heart the
mouth speaketh.” A fountain cannot bring forth sweet and
bitter water.” Young man and young woman I counsel you.
shun impurity in thought, as well as in act, read books that
uplift, that hold high ideals before you: be temperate in all
things, in speech and in dress as well as in deed. I believe
that you are morally pure, honest and temperate. If I
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palsied and the arm withered of any man or woman who
would knowingly sign credentials giving the morally unfit
the privilege of contaminating pure minded children.
And now as a last thing I counsel you to give your best
effort to your work. Love your work, find in it the oppor­
tunity to open the door of hope to children who need the
counsel of a friendly adviser. Do not regard your work
simply as a stepping stone to something better. Remember
that you are about to enter a profession second only in im­
portance to the ministry.
Consecrate youreslves to
your tasks: be messengers of joy and hope to those that
sit in darkness: realize that it is yours to recognize the
one talent as well as the ten talents. To you, young women,
I wish to speak especially at this hour. It will be yours to
teach children who will never know advanced schools and
opportunities. All the inspiration, the hopes, the ideals that
many boys and girls will carry into manhood and woman­
hood must be furnished by you. , The glory of womanhood
has been her willingness to serve, to give herself with the
giving. I know no finer tribute than the love and affection
which little children feel and manifest for a noble woman
who is their teacher. Or if it is your privilege to instruct the
boys and girls who are thronging our high schools, show
them by example what it means to be a noble woman—
worthy of imitation by girls— worthy of the chivalry that
every adolescent boy is ready to give to the womanly
teacher. I endorse the utterance of a great educator when
he said “ I am looking for women as instructors in my school
who are so great, so good, so noble that they become the
counselors, the elder sisters of our boys and girls— main­
taining their dignity while associating freely with their pu­
pils,because they wear the stamp of divine true womanhood”
— God give us such women! To that position you may all
aspire— it is greater than scholarship— or other academic
distinctions. Young women, I want you to think of teaching
as a life work. No one will pay higher tribute to woman as
wife and mother than will I, but I wish publicly to say that
I rejoice that the old ideal that marriagewasanecessarypart
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tunate— even disgraceful, is rapidly passing away— and in
its place is coming the saner—more fortunate judgment that
it is every woman’s right to live her own life— to realize her
own ideals. These she must not— cannot surrender without
disgrace. She may come to know that her ideals can be
better attained by joining her life with that of a man whose
purpose and endeavors are as high as her own, but only un­
der such conditions has she a moral right to give up the re­
alization of her own ideals—to surrender herself to the
guidance of another.
Young women, be faithful to your own ideals. When
the prince comes to ask you to share his kingdom be sure
that he is royal and no pretender. His own life must be his
sign royal! his ideals must be as high as your own! his
character as clean and spotless as yours,— no whining apolo­
getic pretender asking you to overlook the follies of youth.
In that day though your heart may plead for him let your
intellect detect the spurious from the true: be true to your
ideal and live your life until the real prince comes. If he
tarries, live as women of your training should live— true to
your ideals.
And now, young men and women of the class of 1915.
I congratulate you upon the completion of the four-years
course in this school. You have toiled within these walls or
in those of high schools to gain the prize that is now within
your grasp. You are about to receive your commission to go
forth to teach the children of the state and nation; to pre­
pare them for life’s work; for the responsibilities of citizen­
ship.
You have doubtless thought of the privileges conferred
upon you by this diploma. Have you thought as well of the
responsibilities you assume ? To be a teacher in all that the
name implies: to walk in the footsteps of our Great E x­
amples the teacher of teachers, Christ. I adjure you today
in the words of the church “ Sursum corda,” “ lift up your
hearts.
The world awaits your coming and if you are true
men and women it has places of responsibility and power
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of your worth in concrete form— in living a life worthy of
honor by all men and women.
You go forth with the best wishes of this faculty: you
now become sons and daughters of this old school. Its tra­
ditions become yours, every possession of it is now yours.
You are part of it and, in a still larger sense, it is part of you.
You carry with you our loving regard; we shall miss you
from the places you have so long filled; we shall listen in
vain for the sound of your voice in hall and class room.
Other faces and forms shall meet us where we have been ac­
customed to see yours. We shall not forget you, and we
shall listen for the sound of your names when the roll of
honor is read— when the prizes of life are awarded. And
when we learn that you have proved faithful under fire, that
you have bravely stood your ground in life’s conflict, we
shall feel a thrill of pleasure that will be worth more than
any material reward. Go,—but carry with you our hearts,
our hopes, our prayers.
Music by the choir under the leadership of Miss Jones
came next. Saint Saens’ “ Evening Wind’:’» and Tucker’s
“ Sweet Genevieve” were beautifully rendered.
Just at this point Mr. Jerry Trostle, of the class of ’ 13,
introduced a very pleasant feature not on the program. On
behalf of his class he presented a check to Dr. Lehman with
which a Victrola is to be purchased and presented to the
Model School. The Principal replied briefly accepting the
gift and thanking the class for its generosity,
The Degree of Master of Pedagogy was then conferred
upon Miss Ella Bradley and Mr. Ralph Beard after which
the following persons were called to the front and presented
with the certificate of the school in recognition of their com­
pletion of the four-year course:
Bard, Harriet Gail
Powell, Hazel E.
Beck, Elsie Elizabeth
Shive, Naomi M.
Brandt, Gertrude Elizabeth Smith, Grace E.
Byers, Grace Louise
Smith, Carrie May
Commer, Hilda Elizabeth
Squires, Rhea
Crouse, Lola Elizabeth
Steele, Katie Bess
Deihl, Marion A.
Troxel, Margaret E.

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Elicker, Laura M.
Whitmore, Nan Evaline
Fehr, Fanny M.
Williams, Nannie Leader
Felton, Edisto Melissa
Winterstein, Florence E.
Fiscel, Alma Margaret
Wolff, Bessie Ada
Fogelsanger, Mildred Reigle Workman, Grace D.
Friedly, Mary Ruth
Garrett, Anna Marie
Bernheisel, Newton C.
Geyer, Anna Flo
Coons, J. Campbell
Gibble, Mary Edith
Elicker, Russell R.
Hocker, Edna Frances
Evans, Harold G.
Hoffman, Alma Lee
Frehn, Harry Rankin
Hummel, Helen Nelda
Gamble, Thomas Stephen
Kepler, Ella S.
Gardner, Bryce S.
Kline, Mary E.
Geyer, Paul N.
Lerew, Margaret Alice
Glass, J. Lloyd
Lewis, Emily M.
Grove, Daniel Edgar
Lowry, Elva Ruth
Herting, P. Earle
McClellan, May Svensen
Hoke, Jacob LeRoy
McClelland, Liberty
Johnston, Samuel A.
McCullough, Martha F.
Lower, Edgar R.
McCune, Elizabeth H.
McCauslin, Alfred R.
McElroy, Bessie Enders
McVitty, Claire G.
McNeal, Elizabeth Lahrue Mathias, Roy John
Markward, Lena Ethel
Means, James Q.
Miller, Kathryn Elizabeth
Packer, E. Metz
Miller, Ruth Lillian
Park, O. Raymond
Miller, Anna Eleanor
Screiver, J. Claude
Monn, Ruth E.
Skelly, F. Clarke
Mumma, Grace Fisher
Stock, John L.
Second or Master Diplomas were then conferred upon
the following in recognition of two years successful teach­
ing:
Ausherman, Clara,’ 13
Anthony, Belle L ,’13
Allwine, Mary J .,’ 13
Allwine, Bessie, 13
Bentzel, M. Helen,’13
Baker, Alma P i,’13
Burgner, E va,’ 13

Myers, Bertha ., ’ 12
McKibbin, Mary T., ’ 13
Plough, Mary, ’13
Rahauser, Kathryn B., ’13
Reed, M. Pauline, ’ 13
Robinson, Jean, ’08
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Cover, Sylvia B., ’ 13
Cope, Mary M., ’ 13
Clapsaddle, Mary E., ’ 13
Clever, Leila T., ’13
Deardorff, Ruth E., ’ 13
Duke, Ruth K., ’ 10
Ehrhart, E. Grace, ’13
Grove, Helen Sue, ’ 13
Geyer, Anna Flo, ’ 13
Hollar, Rhea, ’09
Hade, Mary M., '13
Haldeman, Anna, ’13
Haldeman, Jane, ’ 13
Hassler, Naomi M., ’13
Hoch, Laura M., ’13
Hixon, Lulu, ’13
Johnston, Elsie G., ’13
Kauffman, Edith, ’12
Kerr, Lorma, ’ 13
Keck, Clara C., ’ 13
Keefer, Grace P., ’ 12
Kraber, Ivy E., ’ 13
Long, Ruth C., ’ 12
Logan, Mae C., ’ 13
Lingle, Irene M., ’ 13
Lehman, Orpha M., ’13
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Stratton, Nora C., ’13
Snyder, Tressie B., ’ 13
Small, Anna, ’ 13
Sheesley, Clara, '12
Sheaffer, Maude E., ’13
Shover, Ruth, ’ 13
Steele, Katie B., ’ 13
Smith, Grace E., ’13
Tschop, Pauline, ’13
Umberger, Mary, ’ 13
Watts, Ethel R., ’ 13
Witmer, Estella B., ’ 13
Albert, Chester, ’ 13
Brubaker, C. L., ’ 13
Brenneman, Oren W., ’ 13
Diven, Chas. A., ’13
Eichelberger, Percy S., ’ 13
Goodhart, Herman C., ’13
Hess, J. C., ’13
Hoch, Donald, ’12
Jones, John E., ’l l
King, Earl, ’ 13
Lischy, Ralph, ’13
McGee, Chas., ’ 13
Spahr, O. L., ’ 13
Stouffer, R. Raymond, ’13
Trostle, Jerry F., ’ 13
Weigle, C. Li, ’ 13

Dr. Lehman then expressed his gratification that so
large a body of Alumni had returned to the school for the
Comemncement exercises. He thanked the Alumni for their
interest in the school and asked that all continue to labor for
their Alma Mater. He also welcomed the parents and friends
o f the graduates and expressed the hope that their visit to
the Normal had been a pleasant and beneficial one.
The orchestra played another selection and Rev. Dr.
Sherrick, of the U. B. church pronounced the benediction.
The forty-second Commencement of the Cumberland Valley
State Normal School had passed into history.

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NORMAL NOTES
We regret to announce that Miss Helen Wise who has
been connected with the school as teacher and pupil for the
last nine years will sever her connection with the end of
this school year. Miss Wise was much beloved by the entire
faculty and student body and her departure from the school
will be received with regret by all who have been associated
with her during her stay at Normal. She was active in all
that pertained to the best interests of the School. Of a
cheery and helpful disposition herself, she imparted her
own optimism to those with whom she came in contact. The
best wishes of the faculty and student body go with her. Her
place will be filled by Miss Margaret Gates, who is well and
favorably known to many of our students. Miss Gates has
been a pupil of Miss Matthews for a numebr of years, and
during the past three years has been a student of Prof.
Mansfield, head of the Musical Department of Wilson Col­
lege. She is a splendid pianist and a young lady of fine
character. We predinct for her a successful year at Normal.
Prof. H. W. Snyder who for the past two years has been
at the head of the department of physical training, leaves
us to accept a similar position in one of the high schools of
Philadelphia. Prof. Snyder has been very successful as
atheletic director and coach of the basket ball and base ball
teams. He has worked faithfully to develop a good athletic
spirit in the school. As a result of his efforts we have
forged to the front in athletics. The best wishes of the
faculty and student body go with him to his new field of
labor. Though several persons are being considered for the
place, the selection of his successor has not yet been made.
Dr. Winfield H. Collins leaves us to enter the public
school field. Dr. Collins was a faithful instructor who was
devoted to his work and anxious to do his best for the stu­
dents with whom he came in contact. We wish him success
in whatever place he may finally fill. Prof. Earl W. Fanning,
of Hamilton, N. Y., has been selected as Dr. Collins’ suc­
cessor. Mr. Fanning comes to us with the highest endorse­
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impression upon those who met him when he visited the
school. President Bryan of Colgate University in a letter
to the Principal says: “ Prof. Fanning is one of the strongest
young men in the English department that Colgate Uni­
versity has ever graduated.” Prof. Fanning has been em­
ployed as instructor in Colgate University and has had
public school experience. We predict that he will be very
successful in his work at the Normal School. He will as­
sume the editorship of the Herald and the management of
the Press Club. He has had experience in work of this kind
and is anxious to advance still further the work that has al­
ready been done.
Prof. J. M. Lantz will leave our Commercial Depart­
ment to enter actively into business. Prof. Lantz is an ex­
perienced teacher and an earnest Christian gentleman, who
left a definite impress for good on our school. The best
wishes of all who know him will go with him into whatso­
ever field he may enter.
All the other members of the faculty will return to us.
Below will be found a brief record of the manner in which
they will spend their vacations:
Dr. Lehman will spend the entire period at the Normal
School but will be absent on short visits to places in our
Normal School district. He will deliver a number of ad­
dresses during the summer.
Prof. Heiges will have charge of the Summer School
and will not leave for a vacation until the end of July.
Miss Horton will spend the last two weeks of July in
Stoufferstown, near Chambersburg.
Misses Irene and Alice Huber, Miss Harris and Miss;
Corwin are teaching in the Summer School. Miss Corwin
expects to take a western trip during August. Profs
Stewart and LeVan are also engaged in Summer School
work and will defer their vacation until the close of the
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Miss Quigley has left for California where she will visit
the Panama Exposition and other points of interest
throughout the western states.
Miss Dykeman will spend part of her vacation at
Eaglesmere.
Miss Macy has gone to Woods’ Hole, Mass., where she
will work in the laboratory during the first six weeks of va­
cation. Miss Macy expects to receive her M. A. degree from
Syracuse University in the near future.
Miss Jones, after spending a few weeks at her home in
Scranton, will attend a summer session of one of the big
summer musical schools.
Miss Stroh is at her home in Sunbury resting prepara ­
tory to several weeks work in Chautauqua assemblies. Miss
Stroh has been very successful as a platform entertainer and
expects to take up this work before returning to school.
Mrs. Herr is attending the summer session of Teachers’
College, Columbia University, New York City.
Dr. Eldon will store up energy by lending a hand from
time to time on his farm, near Shippensburg.
Miss Wylie will spend the greater part of her vacation
at her home near Middle Spring. She will probably go to
Eaglesmere for a few weeks.
Miss Matthews will be at her home in Shippensburg for
a part of the vacation period. She will also visit friends in
Baltimore.
Prof. Stewart addressed the High School commence­
ment at Dillsburg in June. He also made the address at
the Fourth of July Celebration under the auspices of the
Civic Club in Shippensburg.
Dr. Lehman was in demand as a speaker at High school
commencements during the Spring term. He delivered his
address, “What Are You Going To Do With It?” at
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REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 1895
Mention has been made elsewhere of the Reunion of the
Class of 1895 but we feel that more than a passing mention
should be made of this meeting. Never before has so large
a percentage of a class assembled at its twentieth reunion.
More than fifty per cent, of the membership of the class was
present, and forty-two of them sat down to the banquet in
the evening and enjoyed not only the good things that the
caterer provided but the fine fellowship that marked the
class.
It is not an easy thing to bring a class together twenty
years after graduation, a class that is scattered over the en­
tire United States and even in foreign lands. Too much
praise cannot be given to the president of the class, Prof. W.
N. Decker, of Altoona. He was ably assisted by his class­
mates, Supt. H. H. Baish, of Altoona, Prof. I. W. Huntzberger, of Washington, D. C., Thomas Miller, of Allentown, and,
— but why try to mention individuals since a splendid gettogether-spirit seemed to characterize every member of the
class.
This class has set a high standard for all future classes.
What will the class of 1896 do? There are splendid men and
women in it. Is it possible for them to equal, if not to sur­
pass the record of 1895 ? The school will be only too willing
to help the class of 1896 make its record as successful as
was that of 1895.
We were about to close but we were reminded that
there is another class to be reckoned with and that is the
class of 1886 who are coming back next year to celebrate
mot twenty years— but thirty years. If the predictions of
our friends J. S. Moul, of Hanover, and John T. Nace, of the
same town, are realized we shall expect to see the biggest
gathering of thirty year Alumni that ever assembled at
the old school. Here’s to you, Brothers Moul and Nace, and
the rest of you ! May your fondest hopes be realized in a
great big, happy reunion next year J

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BASEBALL SEASON OF 1915
The baseball eason of 1915 was a splendid success in
every way. Eight games were won and but three lost and
they by close scores. Credit for this successful season
must be given in large measure to Prof. Snyder, coach o f
the team, to Capt. Grove, and to the splendid spirit and all
around work of the members of the team. Team work was.
pre-eminent and the result speaks for itself. Mellinger
proved himself to be one of the best pitchers in the schol­
astic ranks and no doubt will be heard from in a bigger way
within a few years. Frehn, playing his last year for Nor­
mal, was a tower of strength behind the bat and handled the
swift shoots of Mellinger’s in great style. Capt. Grove, at
first base, was one of the steadiest players on the team, both
at the bat and in the field, and with his graduation Normal
loses one of her best all-around athletes. Lehman was the
“ Baker” of the team and leads in long-distance swats. To­
gether with Wink, Lehman ranks as a peer in the outfield.
Gruver played good ball after being shifted to the outfield
from second base and gaining more confidence in himself.
Albert filled up a weak spot at second and steadied the whole
infield in addition to being a reliable hitter. Cocklin and Zinn
while a trifle erratic in the field often came through with a
long hit which would spell victory for the team. Hardy,,
and Nicholl, the substitutes, while not getting into many
games, show ability and should be able to make a place next,
year.
The second team played three games and won them all.
A number of this year’s second team have developed rapidly
and should be able to make competition keen for places on,
the 1916 Varsity. Some of these men are McElhare, Sponseller, Bulick, Palmer, Nicholl and Weaver. Coach Snyder
deserves credit for his faithful and conscientious work in de­
veloping men as well as coaching the Varsity. The first,
game of the season was played with Mercersburg Reserves,,
and they were defeated by a score of 10-9 after an uphill
fight. New Bloomfield, fresh from a victory over the Mer­
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history of the school, came next and likewise bit the dust.
Score 10-6.
Conway Hall won its fourth straight game when they
defeated us by a score of 8-7. Normal had three men on
base in the last inning when the last man was retired. The
Conway team is said to have been the best they ever had.
Two weeks later, however, we turned the tables on the team
from Carlisle and incidentally gave them their first defeat
of the season, breaking a run of six straight victories.
Score 4-2.
Baltimore City College defeated us by a score of 5-2.
This game we lost through poor head work on the bases,
several runs being thrown away.
Substitute pitchers were used against the Dickinson
College Reserves and they gave us a close game but again
Normal came out on top 10-9.
Rain prevented us from playing the next game with
Mercersburg. On the 29th of May the team journeyed to
Kutztown to play the Normal there. Here was another un­
defeated team with a record of eight straight wins. Against
Mellinger, however, they were helpless, 18 of them fanning
the atmosphere and when the smoke of battle cleared the
score stood 6-1 in favor of the C. V. S. N. S.
Coach Snyder thought he had secured two strong teams
for the next games in the Chambersburg Engineering Club
and the Littlestown Athletics but they proved no match for
the fast moving Normal boys and the scores run up were
17-0 and 25-2, respectively.
Again we found ourselves up against Kutztown and
Coach Snyder used Palmer for the first four innings. The
game was won in the second inning when Normal pounded
the ball for three hits mixed in with three bases on balls
and scored seven runs. Twelve runs were scored in the first
three innings. Kutztown scored seven runs in two innings
and Palmer was replaced by Mellinger, after which the scor­
ing stopped. Final score 14-7.
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ing Commencement Week and in a close exciting game gave
Normal their third defeat of the season. Score 4-3. Loose
fielding and careless work on the bases proved costly for
Normal. By outhitting the Harrisburg team Normal achiev­
ed the feat of outhitting every team in every game played
during the season.
Games.
CONWIAY
r. m 0.
Martin, 2b... .1 "1 1
Kemp, lb .,. . .1 0 10
Bessem’r, 3b.,1 0 1
Doty, c f.,___ 0 0 0
Gittinger, ss.,0 1 0
Broker, If.,... 1 1 3
Armstrong,c.,1 1 10
Gougler, r f.,. 2 2 0
Stokes, p .,. . . 1 2 2

Totals....... 8 8 27
Conway Hall ..
Shippensburg .

SHIPPENSBURG
a. e.
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
5 0

r. h. 0. a. e.
Lehman, r f .,. 0 2 2 0 0
Grove, lb .,... .1 0 10 0 0
Frehn, c., . . . 1 1 3 2 0
Zinn, 3b., . . .2 3 0 1 0
Cocklin, s s .,. . 0 1 1 0 0
W ink, c f ., . . . 2 2 0 0 1
0 3 4 2
G ruver 2b___0
B ern’h, If., . . 0 0 2 0 0
Mellinger, p..O 1 2 5 0
1 0 0 0
H a r d y ,.......... 1

7

T o t a l s .......... 7 12 23 12 3
3 0 2 0 2 0 0 X -- 8
0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 --7

0
. 1
. 0

At Shippensburg:—
CONW[AY
r. h. 0. a. e.
Martin, 2b., . .1 0 4 1 1
Kemp, lb .,.. .1 1 8 0 0
Bessem’r, ss., 0 2 2 1 1
Doty, c f.,___ 0 0 1 0 0
Gougler, r f., . 0 0 0 1 0
Broker, I f.,.. 0 1 0 0 0
Gittinger, 3b.,0 1 2 1 1
Armstrong,c.,0 0 7 1 0
Stokes, p.,1 . .0 0 0 5 1
Totals....... 2

5 24 10

4

Conway Hall .....................0
Shippensburg......................0

SHIPPENSBURG
r. h. o. a. e.
Lehman, rf., .1 2 2 0 1
Grove, lb., . .0 1 8 0 0
Frehn, c., .. .0 1 12 0 0
Zinn, 3b., .. .0 0 3 0 0
Cocklin, ss., ..0 2 0 1 0
Wink, cf., -'.i .1 2 1 0 0
Gruver, 2b., .1 1 1 2 2
Screiver, If,. .1 1 0 0 0
Mellinger, p. , o 1 0 3 0
Totals _____ 4 11 27 8 S
0 1 0 1 0 0 0
0—2
0 0 3 0 0 1 0 x— 4

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r.
Moyer, 2b., . .0
Santee, ss.,., .0
Cosd’n, lb., ..0
Upde’ve, c.,,. .1
Reitz, rf., . . .0
Berger, cf., ..0
Mau’k, 3b., . .0
Kun’an, If., ..0
Galt’er, p .,. ..0

NORMAL

S.
h.
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1

N.
0.
2
1
10
5
0
3
2
3
1

S.
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3
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0
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I

SHIPPENSBURG
r. h. o. a. e.
| Lehman, rf. , 2 2 0 0
1 Grove, lb., ,. .0 0 6 0
Frehn, c., .... .1 1 18 0
j Cocklin, 3b., .2 0 1 0
| Zinn, ss., .,. .0 1 0 0
| Wink, cf., ... .0 3 1 0
j Gruver, If., . .1 1 0 0
1 Mellinger, p.1 0 1 1 2
1 Nicholl, 2b., ..0 1 0 2

e.
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2

0
0
-«
JL
0
0
0
0
0
1

Totals . . . . ..6 11 27
0 1 1
1 1 1 0
1 0
0 0 0 0 0

4 2
1-- 6
0-- 1

KUTZTOWN S. N.s .
SHIPPENSBURG
r. h. o.
r. h. 0. a. e.
Moyer, 2b., . .1 3 3 3 0 | Lehman, If., .1 3 1
Berger, cf., . 1 1 0 0 0 1 Grove, lb., . .1 1 11
Man’k, 3b., . .1 0 4 3 2 Frehn, c., .,. .4 0 6
Upde’ve, c., ..0 0 5 2 0 1 Albert, 2b., ., .1 1 3
Miller, ss.,....0 0 2 4 2 1 Cocklin, ss.,.. .2 2 3
Santee, lb .,.M 1 8 0 0 Zinn, 3b.,. . . , .0 1 1
Mess’h, If., . .1 1 0 0 0 | Wink, cf., .. .1 1 1
Reity, rf., . ..0 0 1 0 0 | Gruver, If., I .1 0 1
Gable, p.,.. ..2 2 0 0 1 Palmer, p., . .2 0 0
Smith,rf., .,. .0 0 1 0 0 Mellinger, p. , 1 0 0

a. e.
0 0
0 0
1 0
2 1
4 1
2 1
0 0
0 1
1 1
3 0

Totals... . .1 5 27 11 5
Shippensburg N. S
•••..0
. .0
Keystone S. N. S. .

D

Totals...,. .7 8 24 12 5 1 Totals . . . . 14 9 27 13 .5
.0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0—■ 7
Kutztown .
Shippensburg ..
.1 7 4 0 1 1 0 0 x—■14
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ALUMNI PERSONALS
’85. Mrs. A. H. Caldwell who was Miss Betha Heiges,
is living at 1757 Columbia Road, Washington, D. C.
’95. Miss Ida J. Underwood will do departmenttal
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’95. We are indebted to Mr. I. W. Huntzberger for
many changes o f address in the new catalogue just out.
We should esteem it a great favor if all our Alumni would
notify us promptly of any change of address or occupation
so that we may keep the catalogue up-to-date.
’96. Mrs. Sara Hoy Williams, of 1 Clark Place, Utica,
N. Y., has been teaching in that place for the last seven
years since the death of her husband.
’96. Mr. L. M. Yohe is a clerk in the Accounting De­
partment of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co., Read­
ing Terminal. His address is 539 Derstine Ave., Lansdale,
Pa.
’96. Miss Damaris Peters, Osborn Hall, 426 East 26th
St., N. Y. City, has been teaching there for the past five
years.
’97. Miss Huldah E. Devor, who has been teaching in
Bowbells, N. D., has recently taken up a homestead of 160
acres near the town of Joplin, Montana. She expects to
visit San Francisco this summer after which she will come
to Pennsylvania, her old home, for a visit.
’97. We have a letter from Dr. J. 0. Brown, of East
Lynn, Mo., in which he reminds us that in the last Herald
his personal is not exactly correct. We quote directly from
his letter.
I graduated from the Dental Department of
the University and later from the Medical Department of
the Barnes University of St. Louis. We have quite a set­
tlement of Pennsylvania people south of Lynn.” We shall
be glad to welcome the son of Dr. Brown at Normal next
year.
98. Mrs. Robert Merton Howard (Melva Wierman)
will be in Sunderland, Mass., during the summer and in the
fall her address will be Park Apartments,’ Gregory Ave.,
Passaic, N. J.
’ 99. Miss Edna L. Haverstick lives at 248 Arch St.,
Sunbury, Pa.
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writes from East Berlin, Pa.:;fs‘I am living on a farm near
East Berlin, Pa. Taught six years in the public schools
after I graduated from Normal. Have a boy five years old
who promises fair to become a Normalite in the future.
Best wishes to Normal and her faithful workers.
’00. We take the following from a Tonkawa, Okla.,
paper: “ Miss Cora B. Clever, a Pennsylvania State Normal
graduate and a graduate of one of the largest commercial
schools in the east, is now serving her third year in this
institution. She is a bom teacher and stands near the head
of her craft in commercial education.”
'00. We take the following from a local paper: “ Her­
bert L. Creamer, a son of Mr. W. C. Creamer, of the Ridge
Road, has been quite successful as a teacher of the depart­
ment of sciences in the high school at Atlantic City, N. J.
He has again been elected to the post which he has filled for
the past three years and his salary has been materially in­
creased.”
’01. Misses Jennie and Clara Eldon have gone on a
western trip. They will be gone about two months and visit
the Exposition at San Francisco.
’02. Mr. James R. Foote is Supervising Principal of
the Keating township schools, McKean county. He has an
eight months term with a salary of $1000 per month. His
address is Smitheport, Pa.
’05. Dr. James B. Eldon is a practicing physician of
Osteopathy in Philadelphia. His address is 1722 N. 13th St.
’07. We have a letter from Mr. P. J. Wiebe, of Lordsburg, Calif., in which he says “ A year ago I received my B .
A . degree from Lordsburg College. Today I got myA. M.
from the above named college. June 16 I expect to get an­
other A. B. degree from Pomona College. I shall teach
German in Lordsburg College next year. Sorry I cannot be
with you on June 22. California is a beautiful place. I like
it better here than any place I have ever lived. Best wishes
to dear old Normal.”
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ment exercises of Lordsburg College for which we say
“ Thanks.”
’08. Mr. E. H. Auker is in Civil Service work with
headquarters at Lewistown, Pa.
’ 10. Mr. Russel Nelson is principal of the Grammar
School at Princeton, N. J.
’ l l . Mr. P. E. Parmer has been elected for the coming
year Principal of the Sykesville, Jefferson county, schools
at a salary of $100 per month. Mr. Parmer visited Normal
during the time state board was here and was examined in
Agriculture and had it added to his diploma.
’l l . Mr. Roy Kraber graduated from Temple College,
Phila., in June.
11’ Mis Ethel Zimmerman has been reelected to teach
sixth grade in the Ambler schools.
’ l l . Miss Elizabeth Wenger is a Sophomore at Findlay
College, Findlay, Ohio. She graduated some time ago in the
Business Course of that institution.
’ l l Mr. Frank Haiston who has been teaching and at­
tending school at Susquehanna University the past year has
been elected Principal of the Williamstown schools.
’ 12. Miss Winona Baker taught the past year at Asbury Park, N. J.
’12. Miss Edith Kauffman, of Greencastle, has gone
west for the summer. She will visit relatives in Chicago.
’12. Mr. Omar Hawbaker, of Greencastle, is attend­
ing the School of Pharmacy, Phila. His address is 145 N.
10th St.
’ 12. Miss Mary C. Disert was recently awarded a
scholarship at Wilson College for next year.
’ 12. Mr. Harry Foreman will be a Sophomore at Leb­
anon Valley College next year.
’ 13. Mr. Chas. Diven is a bookkeeper for Rummel,
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’ 13. Miss Katie Bess Steele taught thé Grammar
Grade in Middleburg, Snyder county, last year. She will
return the coming year.
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CUPID’S COLUMN
ALEXANDER — CONNER. Near McConnellsburg,
Pa., April 8, 1915, by Rev. R. E.' Peterman, Mr. Edgar Alvin
Alexander to Miss Flora Belle Correr. Miss Conner was a
former student of Normal. They reside at McConnellsburg,
Pa.
McCLEARY— SHORB. At Charlestown, W. Va., Mar.
17, 1915, by Rev. H. M. Moffet, Mr. Irvin Benedict McCleary
to Miss Susan Shorb, ’99.
SCHAEFFER— MYERS. At York Springs, Pa., by
Rev. L. M. Gardner, Mr. Earl H. Scheaffer, ’08, to Miss
Ruth Margaret Myers, ’07. They reside at Ridgway, Pa.,
where Mr. Scheaffer is engaged in the insurance business.
HOFFMAN— BRYNER. At Baltimore, Md., June 24,
1915, Mr. Thomas Hoffman, ’08, to Miss Mabel Marie Bryner. Their home is in York, Pa., where Mr. Hoffman is a
dentist.
BRECHBIEL— HOCH. Near Mercersburg, Pa., April
1, 1915, Mr. Charles A. Brechbiel to Miss Jennie Hoch, ’00.
They reside near Mercersburg, Pa.
KNOUSE— MARCH. At Abbottstown, Pa., Prof. Roy
D. Knouse, ’08, to Miss Rhea March. They will make their
home in Littlestown, Pa., where Prof. Knouse is Principal
of Schools.
SKELLEY— LEFEVRE. At Huntsdale, Pa., June 9,
1915, Mr. Wm. H. Skelly, ’ l l , to Miss Margaret Jane Le~
Fevre.
BARTCHATT— SHIVELY. At Fayetteville, June 23,
by Rev. Warren Kauffman, Mr. Walter Bartchatt, of Nanticoke, Pa., to Miss Naomi Shively, ’07. They will reside at
Troxelville, Pa,

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WARFEL— SHRINER. At Linglestown, Pa., by Rev.
Walter E. Burnett, Mr. John Ivar Warfel, to Miss Cathryn
Isabel Shriner, ’ 13. They reside at Johnstown, Pa., R. R. 2.
WHITON—WAGNER. At Minneapolis, Minn., Mr..
Walter Starr Whiton to Miss Blanche Wagner, ’93.
McCLEAF— GINGRICH. At. Palmyra, Pa., April 15,
1915, by Rev. E. 0. Burtner, Mr. Harry J. McCleaf, ’ l l , to.
Miss Sara Gingrich, of Palmyra. Mr. McCleaf is a teacher
in the schools of Ambler, Pa.
LYTLE— KILLIAN. At Waynesboro, Pa., June 30, by
Rev, A. A. Kelly, Mr. D. Bruce Lytle, to Miss Helen M,
Killian. Mr. Lytle was a junior at the Normal School last
year.

STORK COLUMN
MAGILL— At the Samaritan Hospital, Philadelphia,.
April 8, 1915, to Rev. and Mrs. Hugh R. Magill, a son. Mrs.
Magill was Miss Marion L. Flickinger, ’97. They reside at
Center, Pa.
ZIMMERMÄN— At Orrstown, Pa., November 13, 1914,
to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Zimmerman, a daughter. Mrs. Zim­
merman was Miss Clara Shriner,. ’07.
REILEY— At Bedford, Pa., April 10, 1915, to Mr. and
Mrs. Reiley, a son. Mrs. Reiley was Miss Edna Fulton, ’10.
FLEMING— At Philipsburg, N. J., February, 1915, to
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Fleming, a daughter. Mrs. Fleming was
Miss Harriet Harbison, ’07.
STROCK— At Mechanicsburg, Pa., April, 1915, to Mr.
and Mrs. Strock, a daughter. Mrs. Strock was Miss Rhoda
Enck, ’06.
MAIN— Near Shippensburg, Pa., April 24, to Mr. and
Mrs.. William Main, a daughter. Mrs, Main was Miss Mary
Kerr Hays, ’95.

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KANN— At Shippensburg, Pa., to Mr. and Mrs. Kann,
a daughter. Mrs. Kann was Miss Mary Fogelsanger, ’ l l .
GINGRICH— At Derry Church, Pa., February 4, 1915»
to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gingrich, a son. Mr. Gingrich was a
member of the class of ’09.
McCULLOUGH. At Shippensburg, Pa., July 1, 4915,
to Mr. and Mrs. Wm, McCullough, a son. Mrs. McCullough
was Miss Julia Hollar, ’08, and Mr. McCullough was a for­
mer student of Normal.
GINGRICH. At Palmyra, Pa., May 18, to Mr. and Mrs.
Irvin R. Gingrich, a son. Mr. Gingrich was a member of the
class of '08.
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OBITUARY
Mrs. Maggie Giesey Heathcote, ’91, died April 11, 1915.
We are distressed to learn of the death of Mrs. Heath­
cote and are sorry that we do not have any particulars to
publish in the Herald regarding her death.
Mrs. Mary Craig Colliflower, ’06, died June 20, 1915.
We clip the following from a Chambersburg paper:
After a prolonged illness from Bright’s disease, Mrs.
Mary Craig, wife of G. R. Colliflower, of Baltimore, died
yesterday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Donald 0.
Reed, Hagerstown, aged 28 years, 8 months and 12 days.
Mrs. Colliflower lived in Chambersburg the first few
years of her married life, removing with her husband to
Baltimore five years ago. She was a graduate of the Ship­
pensburg Normal School and taught school for several years
in Franklin county before her marriage. She was a young
woman of fine traits and had many friends in this sec­
tion. Mrs. Colliflower was a member of the Lutheran
church of Scotland, and is survived by her husband and
two children. Ralph Jr. and William. Her parents, Post­
master and Mrs. W. L. Craig, of Scotland, survive as do
these brothers and sisters: Mrs. Reed, of Hagerstown;
William, Kathleen, Harold E., Jennie, Robert and Hazel, all
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PRESS CLUB
We have come to the close of another year’s work and
with it comes the close of two year’s work in the Press
Club. Our last meeting has been held and in so far as the
Club is concerned our adieus have been made. It is with
some regret that the Senior members leave this work and
the best they could do has been to get others to take their
places in the work next year.
At a meeting of the Club the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, Gilbert H. Quickel, York, Pa.
Vice President, George Taylor Fitz, Waynesboro, Pa.
Secretary, Oral M. La Londe, Allentown, Pa.
Ass’t Secretary, Verna M. Myers, Newport, Pa.
Curator, Paul L. Brandt, Shippensburg, Pa.
Ass’t Curator, Ray B. Hess, Mt. Alto, Pa.
Reporter to the Principal, Harvey J. Becker, York, Pa.
Reporter to the Herald, Glen A. Lehman, Lashley, Pa.
We, the outgoing Seniors; know what this work means
and we shall give the Club our heartiest support. Are the
rest of you, Alumni, ready to aid them in their motto:—
“ For the Good of the School ?” The members who return
to continue the work may miss us sometimes but we shall
miss them far more than they shall miss us. The least we
can do, then, is to show our loyalty by working with them,
“ For the Good of the School.”
CARRIE M. SMITH, ’15.