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' Principal’s Letter tcf the Alumrii--^
Td Young People - — --------- —
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What the State Normal Aims to
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t>Summer School Announcement—,— 6
‘‘ New Teachers' at Normal-^.-------T_l:l
The Abolition o f Degrees in Nor­
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School News 1 ---------------------------- 11
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Y. W. C. A . ____-1 ........
* Normal Literary Society _— — 24
Philo Literary Society (no report
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Model".School - . — ____________ --2 5
Exchange Department ----------- ->26
Review o f Reviews Scho!arships__-26
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Cupid’s Column -A .----------------------27
Stork Column_____ _— '-.■fir— V— 28
Alumni P erso n a ls-------- r--------- ~ 2 8
Contributors to Eckels’ Memorial
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Farm Inventory -----------jjgTaj---------- 36
Pittsburgh Alumni Banquet—!'—- —38
Alma Mater --------------------- 1 ® — 39

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No. 3.

P R IN C IP A L ’S L E T T E R TO T H E ALU M NI
M y dear Fellow Alumni:
I find that writing a letter to you every quarter has become al­
most a fixed habit with me. You have been kind enough to manifest
interest in what I have had to say from time to time, and have thus
encouraged me to speak to you again about matters in which we
have a common interest.
In the first place, I know that you will be glad to hear that our
school continues to grow in number o f students. The spring term is
about to open, and though it is not possible fo r us to forecast with
absolute accuracy the attendance that we shall have, we know that
the enrollment will be the largest in the history o f the school. From
present indications we shall add at least 150 new students to our
present number during the spring term. This condition is o f course,
very gratifying to us, as it indicates that the young people are awake
to the opportunities open to them at a Normal school.
I am glad to be able to report that we have made marked ad-;
vances in material equipment. Our cold storage plant is now in
successful operation and we wonder how we were able to get along
f o r so many years without it. Twenty new rooms have been added
to our dormitory equipment. They have been equipped with new
furniture and everything about them is spick and span as it can be
made. During the summer we expect to have the chapel redecorated
and equipped with a more modem system o f electric lighting.
I am particularly gratified at the generosity manifested by the
Alumni in their contribution to the Eckels’ Memorial Field Fund. At

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this writing the amount. subscribed is approximately $750 and Prof.
Heiges is still receiving contributions. The Alumni Committee is
anxious to begin work on the field, but the late spring and the haevy
rains have interfered with their plans. As soon as the weather per­
mits the ground will be laid out so as to provide tennis court, runuing track, baseball and football grounds. The entire field will be
enclosed with a suitable fence.
During the past year We were able to assist a large number o f
our graduates to good positions. We hope to do still more along this
line during the coming year, and we take this opportunity o f saying
to all who desire better positions that we shall be glad to have you
write us a letter staling your wishes. The letter should indicate
plainly the kind o f work desired, the lowest salary that will be ac­
cepted, experience as a teacher and the names o f persons to whom a
superintendent, principal or board o f directors may write fo r Infor­
mation concerning your work. Superintendents and boards o f di­
rectors usually prefer to have us give the names o f possible appli­
cants, so that they may look up the matter for themselves. The
school, o f course, makes no charge for its services, but we are al­
ways willing to have postage enough sent to cover the actual amount
spent in writing letters.
We naturally receive more applications for grade positions than
fo r any other class. Occasionally we are asked to recommend a
high school principal or a subject teacher in high school, but usually
these positions are filled through teachers’ ageneies. You can help
along by notifying us promptly o f any vacancies that are likely to
occur in your town or district. We shall try to help some fellow
Alumnus get the position thus open.
Before closing I want to thank the graduates o f the school for
their continued support and encouragement. I have been privi­
leged to visit many parts o f the state, addressing educational meet­
ings, and High School Commencements. Everywhere I find that our
people are interested in everything that concerns the old school. We
are indebted to many o f you for students whom you have induced to
come to us. In this connection I ought to say that our enrollment
fo r the fall term has already begun, and indications point to contin­
ued growth in numbers and character o f students.
Our Board o f Trustees have opened negotiations looking to the
purchase o f the school by the state. More than half the state
normal schools have been taken over by the state and it is entirely
likely that our own school will become a state institution in the near
future. This will mean absolutely no change in the work o f the
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necessary for ns to change, and the relations existing between the
management o f the school and the Board o f Trustees could not he
more harmonious. The present trend is, however, toward state
ownership and the friends o f the school feel that it will be possible
to increase its usefulness still further by putting it entirely under
state control. For this reason it is quite possible that we shall 30m
the other normal schools that have become state institutions.
With very best wishes, I am,
Fraternally yours,
EZRA LEHMAN.
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T O YO U N G P E O P LE W HO DO N O T H A V E T H E O P P O R TU N ITY
O f G E T T IN G A GOOD HIGH SCH OOL ED U C A TIO N
Mv Young Friends:
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It is not necessary to talk to you about the desirability o f get­
ting a good education. There never was a time when its value was
so clearly recognised as now. P ick u p a newspaper and glance at
the advertisements and note how many require the equivalent o f a
high school education for even clerical positions. I f you wish to
enter any o f the technical schools, such as law, medicine^ pharmacy,
etc., you must have a good preliminary education. Young men and
women o f your own neighborhood can tell you how many places they
find closed to them because their preliminary education was made^ ^ I f you have been attending the country schools and have com­
pleted the work offered there, what do you purpose doing? Will you
drop out o f school and live to regret your action during the remain­
der o f your life? I f there is a high school near at hand you can
avail yourselves o f its opportunities and so prepare yourself for a vanced work. But if the high school is not easily accessible to you,
the Normal School, with its trained corps o f efficient teachers offers
you the chance to continue your education. The tuition is low
$1 50 per week. Do you realize how low that is. Academies and
colleges charge from $3.00 to $4.50 per week for the same course.
Then, too, you can save even the $1.50 per week if you are seven­
teen or more years o f age and expect to teach.
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Sometimes parents feel that they cannot afford to send their
children away to school because o f the expense for board and
l0dgiThis Normal School will continue to charge but $4.00 a week for
board, furnished room with heat, light and laundry included. This
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ods in the purchase o f supplies fo r during the past year the cost o f
many articles has risen from 25 to 100% .
Careful investigation made by the government has shown that
the cost o f boarding a boy or girl in the country is from $ 2.00 to
$2.50, while in the town it is from fifty cents to one dollar more.
What then does it actually cost the parent to send his child to the
Shippensburg Normal School? Subtract the actual cost o f keeping
the child at home from $4.00 and it will be found that the actual
expense incurred is from fifty cents to two dollars a week. So if the
boy and girl receives free tuition, the actual expense o f one year’s
schooling is from $20 to $80. Add to this the registration fee, cost
o f traveling, books, etc.,— omit nothing— and it will be found that
thé actual outlay required to keep a pupil in this school, over the
amount required to support him at home will vary from $35 to $100.
Is there any father who isn’t willing to pay that amount per year to
give his son or daughter a good education?

W H A T T H E SHIPPEN SBU RG NORM AL AIM S TO DO FOR
S TU D E N TS
Every school should have a definite aim in its instruction. The
•object o f West Point is to prepare young men fo r the army, a tech­
nical school aims to give its students the training necessary to mas­
tery o f the mechanic arts. In like manner a Normal School seeks to
train young men and women along the lines that will make them pro­
ficient teachers. It must give them thorough academic training in
the branches that they have not mastered; but they must know how
to teach these branches to others. They must know not only the
method but the principle that lies back o f the method. Consequently
they must study children, and they must understand psychology
with its explanation o f the laws that underlie the development o f the
mind. The student o f a normal school must also have opportunity
to do actual teaching under expert supervision.
We believe that
evèry State Normal School is doing splendid work along the lines
just indicated.
T|very Normal School has, or should have, a distinct policy o f
its own in its treatment o f questions that it believes to be just as
necessary to a successful life, as scholarship and technical train­
ing. The Shippensburg Normal School believes that it is part o f
the work o f a school to prepare its pupils for real life by looking
after their social life. The easiest policy fo r a school to pursue is
to forbid young men and women from associating together; give them
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is unnatural and short sighted. It is unnatural because it is differ­
ent from the life to which they have been accuseomed in their
homes— and very different from that into which they will soon
enter. It is short sighted because it does not give young men and
women training for the social duties that will soon meet them. Older
men and women realized how much such training would have availed
them. The teacher is the person above all others who should know
how to conduct himself or herself in a social gathering. Many a
strong teacher is a partial failure because his social nature has
never been developed and trained.
The Shippensburg Normal School believes in giving this social
training so that the boys and girls may not find themselves handi­
capped in this respect when they leave school. We believe that theschool should reproduce the conditions o f the home as nearly as pos­
sible; that there should be suitable opportunities fo r social meetings
under the oversight and direction o f members o f the faculty. Our
students are taught in this way to take their part in the social life
o f the school. Our graduates bear, frequent testimony as to the
value o f this training.
As a natural consequence o f our purpose to reproduce the home
life in the school, it follows that our teachers must'stand in a very
close personal relation to the students. They must act as advisors
and counsellors— and must know their pupils intimately. Our teach­
ers aim to come into the closest personal relations with all their
pupils.
To make possible these conditions a school must not be too
large to make it possible for teachers and pupils to know one another
personally. Experience leads us to believe that a school must not
number more than 500 pupils if this condition is to prevail. In
larger schools the individual is lost in the crowd with disastrous
results to all concerned.
A naturally corrollary to this is that classes must not number
more than 35 or 40 if the best work is to be done. In larger classes
the lecture method will be used with consequent loss o f personal
contact with the teacher.
These are the distinct policies for which we wish this institu­
tion to stand, and on which we appeal to the public fo r its patronage.
OKK8S
A FOURTEENTH CENTURY CONUNDRUM
I had a peach tree. The peach tree bore fruit, but it did not
bear peaches. What was the fruit on my peach tree ?
Ans.— A single peach.

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SUMMER SCH O O L A N N O U N C E M EN T
The Cumberland Valley State Normal School will open its SUM­
MER SESSION, Monday, July 3,1916. The first day will be devoted
to the enrolling o f students and the arranging o f classes. Recita­
tions will be begun on Tuesday. The school will continue in session
fo r six weeks, five days each week, closing August 11th.
The summer term idea should appeal to teachers employed in
the winter who desire to make a profitable use o f their summer vaca­
tion, by shortening their course or adding new subjects to the dip­
loma now held by them. When the surroundings assure comfort and
conveniences, making the school work pleasant and profitable as
they do at the Shippensburg Normal School, this Summer School
should be especially attractive.

The Summer School Especially Attractive
First.

To the teacher holding a provisional certificate who
wishes to prepare fo r the next higher grade certificate or eventually
to finish the Normal Course and become possessor o f a Normal dip­
loma, or to become a more efficient teacher without obtaining a
higher grade certificate.
Second. To the Normal graduates who desire to do the addi­
tional work necessary for the diploma o f the four-year course.
Th ird , To those persons who intend to take the examination
fo r the Permanent State Certificate. They can secure the review
needed as well as do anvaneed work.
Fourth. To the graduates o f the second and the third grade
high schools. They can thereby shorten their Normal Course by
working off branches not included in their high school work.
Fifth. To those teachers who expect to enter college, or secure
advance standing in college to the extent o f a year’s work.
Sixth. To those students in the regular Normal Course, who
may be deficient in one or more subjects and wish to enter the next
year’s work unconditioned.

Location
Shippensburg is located in the heart o f the beautiful and fertile
Cumberland Valley. It is forty-one miles from Harrisburg with
which it is connected by two railways, the Cumberland Valley and
the Philadelphia and Reading. It is connected with the towns to the
South by the Cumberland Valley and the Western Maryland Rail­
ways. Shippensburg is a town o f about five thousand people, re­
nowned for its churches and its prohibition.
The School buildings are situated on an eminence overlooking
Shippensburg giving a delightful view o f the surrounding country.
The mountains to the North and to the South add much beauty
to the scene. The Normal grounds, embracing a broad expanse o f
cumpus, much o f which is shaded, make outdoor life pleasant and
render this school a most delightful place for summer study.

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Recreation
The tennis courts, athletic field, and gymnasium are at the dis­
posal o f the Summer School students. The campus affords other
opportunities for recreation.
The beauty and picturesqueness o f the surrounding country,
the numerous sparkling creeks add much enjoyment to the number­
less interesting walks. A few moments stroll will .bring one in close
contact with nature.

Admission
Admittance to the course offered in the Summer School depends
not on any specific previous preparation nor upon examination. The
candidate must, however, satisfy the instructor that he is fitted to do
the work of the course which he desires to enter.

Strong Faculty
The instruction in the Summer Session is given by the heads of
the departments o f the Cumberland Valley State Normal, and others
o f equal teaching ability.

Organization
While the organization o f the work is favorable to rapid pro­
gress the ruling idea is thoroughness. Each course is to be entirely
practical and helpful, especially is this true o f such courses as that
o f Agriculture and Pedagogy. Students will be required to do the
same work and will be graded according to the same standards as in
the regular Normal work.

Library
The Library and Reading Room are open every day during the
Summer Session from 9 o’clock A. M. to 4 o’clock P. M. Being com­
pletely catalogued and indexed, the books on all subjects are easily
accessible. While the Library contains a large number o f books on
every subject it Is especially rich in pedagogical material.

Books and Supplies
All books and supplies can be procured at the Normal School
book room at usual prices. The books may be rented for a small
rental.

Credit
Any work done will be credited toward the regular Normal
Course, providing examinations are taken at the end o f the course.
Nearly all courses offered may be so completed as to be counted
toward credit in the Normal School.

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Boarding
Rooms in the building, completely furnished, and board will cost
$4 per week when two persons occupy a room or $4.50 fo r a single
room. Boarding alone by the day will cost 75 cents, by the meal 25
cents.

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Tuition and Fees
Before entering the classes, students must register at the
Dean’s offiee and pay their fees.
The fees are: registration $1; tuition for one course $5; fo r
two courses $10 ; for each additional course $2.50 up to four courses^
the limit permitted to any student. For each laboratory course
charges covering material actually used will be made in Chemistry,
Agriculture, etc. The entire term, therefore, need not cost more
than $40.
(A course consists o f one hour daily fo r the term.)

COURSES OF IN S TR U C TIO N
Each course o f instruction offered in the Summer Session repre­
sents twenty-five hours o f class room work.
Students are not permitted to register for more than four
courses.

Provision will be made for instruction in courses not included in
the following list, if sufficient number of students apply for same.
Tutors will be provided for pupils who may desire private in­
struction at seventy-five cents per hour.
Course I.

History
United States History — A rapid survey o f the colon­

ial period will be made, followed by a careful study o f “ The Birth o f
Our Nation,’’ “ The Growth o f a National Consciousness,” and “ The
Political and Industrial History o f the Republic.”
Course 2. (A ) Ancient and Mediaeval History— This course
includes the work done in the First Year o f the Regular Normal
Course. It makes a study o f the Oriental Nations— Greece, Rome,
and the Romano— Teutonic world, closing with the 16th century, or
(B ) English History — This course is given with the view o f get­
ting the student to understand the political and social development
o f the English people. (The work in any one o f these courses in
History will comprise careful text-book work, outside reading and
reports).

Mathematics
Course I. Arithmetic — The aim will be to make the work thor­
oughly practical, to understand the principles upon which the vari­
ous subjects are based, and to make the student acquainted with
the history o f Arithmetic, thereby developing greater interest in the
subject.
Course 2. Algebra— The work in this course will include a
rapid review o f factoring, fractions, and simple equations, and a
thorough study o£ radicals, quadratic equations, ratio and propor­
tion, and progression.

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Course 3. Plane Geometry— In this subject ns much as five
books will be covered as the members o f the class can comple
satisfactorily.

Course 1

Latin
Elementary

Latin— This

course will aim to. lay a
•cood foundation in pronunciation and in a quick recogni ion
fo ^ s “
give a g o o d knowledge o f the fundamental principles
o f Latin syntax.

Course 2.

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Caesar— Four books will be read, provided students

s re able to cover that amount. Whatever ground is covered will be
credited toward second-year Latm in the regular course.
Course Æ Cicero or Virgil— The class will have the choice as
to which one they wish to read. Students desiring the last three
orations o f Cicero or the last three books o f Virgil may select them,
whenT w i l l be credited toward the Latin o f the four-year course.

German
Course I.

First Year German— This course aims to give stu­

dents the ability to read and translate readily. Particular attention
wifi be given to the drill in pronunciation and grammar.
Course 2. Advanced German— In this course a thorough re­
view o f grammar wUl be given in connection with the classics read.
German classics o f a grade adapted to the students will be read.

English
Course I.

English Grammar— This course offers a careful re­

view o f the principles o f English Grammar, and their application.
The^method o f teaching will not be lost sight o f while presenting the

mateCourse 2.

Rhetoric and Composition— The principles o f com­
position and rhetoric wifi be thoroughly studied. A careful analysis
p f some o f the masterpieces o f literature and constant practice m
writing themes will give the student a knowledge o f the application
<)f ^ C o u re T s.^ E n g lis h Literature— This course requires the study
o f the History o f English Literature, supplemented by the reading
o f classics The object will be to develop m the student the power
literature » well « to know what aud how
to read to advantage.

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Course I. Physiology— This course is designed to give the
student a thorough review o f the function and structure o f the
principal organs o f the body, with special emphasis on sanitation
I n d hygiene. The text wifi be supplemented by laboratory demonstrationS;se ^

physjea| Geography— The work done will be based

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on some good text but will be supplemented by readings from other
text-books and sources. Field work will be done wherever possible
• B B
B I Chemi's try -T h e work done in Chemistry will be
similar to that done m the regular Normal course. Daily laboratory
work will be required.
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Course 5.

Agriculture I.

is vitalized and made interesting to

General Course.

Double Periods__

A course in the elements o f Agriculture as applied to the fanning
conditions m Pa. This course will embrace the following topics:
i>0ll— Dealing with its origin, types and properties,, with particular reterence to soil management so as to maintain its fertility; the
fertUizersP ^ W° m H

i S°US by manure> over-crop s, legumes and

Plant Life and Seeds— The uses that the plant makes o f the soil
d Pnrm Prin 6 ldf tlfleatlon> growth and propagation o f the same,
ra rm crops— A study and cultivation o f the commoner types,
weeds Identification and methods o f eradication.
Fruits— A study o f the commoner ones with reference to the
planting, care and marketing.
I . *r‘*rm Animals— A study o f the more common breeds; the types
their characteristics and uses. Special attention will be given to the
dairy industry, dealing with the principles in breeding fo r building up
a graded herd; the care and feeding o f cows for milk productionproducing and marketing sanitary milk and milk products: dairy
records: Babcock Test, etc.
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I . f arim Bil-ds— Special attention will be paid to Farm Poultry as a
bi-industry for the farm woman and girl; the essentials o f a poultry
House; the care, feeding and methods o f incubation.
Home and School G a rd e n -T h e selection o f simple but useful
garden seedsand plants and the sowing, planting and cultivating and
harvesting o f the same.
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Home and School Grounds’ Decoration— The principles o f mak­
ing the home and school grounds truly attractive by simple trees
shrubs, vines and flowers will also be considered.
The above topie|will be considered in the class room, theoreti­
cally and then the theories will be put into actual practice in the
gncultural Laboratory, on the School Farm and Garden. Observa­
tion .trips will also be taken to nearby farms.
Each student will have a garden in which he will plant and care
tor the commoner farm crops, vegetables, and flowers.
Discussion o f methods o f correlating Nature Study and Ele­
mentary Agriculture with other school work.
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A number o f lectures will be given in connection with this work.

Main Text-book— Warren.
Supplemntary reference books in the Library will be used.

Course I.

D RAW ING AND DOM ESTIC A R T
Drawing— The art course aims to train teachers to

teach drawing intelligently in a grade with or without the guidance
o f a supervisor. The subject will be made as practical as it is possi­
ble to make it.
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Course 2. Cooking— The aim is to teach the relation o f food to
the body; to give the principles of selection and preparation o f food
with a study o f the composition o f food, food values and combina­
tions o f kinds o f food, including the making o f menus with a view
to attractive, wholesome and nourishing meals at moderate cost.
In the laboratory or kitchen o f this department experience is
given the students in ways o f preparing food and in the common
processes o f cookery, as well as in serving o f meals. Careful at­
tention is given to personal habits in the kitchen. The cost o f ma­
terial is divided equally among the members o f the class.
Course 3. Sewing— In this department the aim is to give a
practical knowledge o f the various stitches and seams used in ar­
ticles made by hand, including at least one well made, nicely execut­
ed piece o f hand work. Articles such as dainty aprons, combing
jackets and dainty waists are usually selected; these show plain
hemming, hemstitching, rolled hems, and sewing on o f lace as wed
as insertion o f lace.
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Following the hand work the use o f the machine is taught m
the making o f simple garments. Cutting and fitting o f simple gar­
ments are taught in this connection and such articles as under gar­
ments, shirt-waist and skirt or a simple one-piece dress are made.
Lectures are given on dress as to economy, appropriate dressing,
good taste and judgment in selection o f materials, color and cut; on
styles suited to figures and on the care o f the wardrobe.

Music
Special M usic:— Private lessons on the piano may be taken at
the regular
1 lesson weekly with use o f piano, $ .75.
2 lessons weekly with use ,of piano, $1.50.

Course I.

Pedagogy
General Methods— Teaching is now recognized as

both a science and an art. As a science the teacher must know the
laws underlying the growth o f a child’s mind and the principles o f
mental development. Hence discussion in applied Psychology will
accompany the regular work in Pedagogy or the art o f teaching.
This course deals with the aim o f education, the process o f
teaching, the teaching plan, etc.

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I f time permits attention will be paid to a number o f systems o f
instruction such as the Montessori system, the Batavia system,
the Gary system^ etc. This course should be taken by all teachers
as it is o f the greatest practical value to all who wish to understand
the modern trend o f education.

Course 2.

Special Methods— (a ) Reading and Story Telling—

Superintendents and Principals agree that no branch in the common
school course is so poorly taught as reading. For this reason
special attention will be given to the most effective methods now in
use. These will be examined critically by the students. Practical
•tests will be made from time to time, so as to be able to estimate the
worth o f the various text-books used in reading classes, or
(b) Arithmetic and Languages— These subjects will be taken
up in the same manner as reading.
Classes o f children will be taught to serve as model lessons.
Course 3. Professional Reading— This course is intended for
those who desire to prepare for Permanent State Certificate. As
soon as the class is organized, the two books selected by the class
from Dr. Schaeffer’s list will be taken up for analysis and discussion.
The list as designated by Dr. Schaeffer fo r this year consists o f
Hamilton’s Recitation, Kemp’s History o f Education, White’s Ele­
ments o f Pedagogy, Bryan’s The Basis o f Practical Teaching, MeKeever’s Farm Boys and Girls, Coulter’s Practical Nature Study,
Allen’s Civies and Health, James’ Talk to Teachers, Bagley’s School
Discipline, Chubb’s Teaching o f English, Chancellor’s Our Schools,
Their Administration and Supervision, Brown and Coffman’s How to
Teach Arithmetic.
Course 4. Rural Sociology— The purpose o f this course is (1)
to familiarize the teacher'with the conditions as well as the needs
o f the rural community, ( 2) to study ways and means o f solving
these rural school problems. Beside the text-book used, outside
reading and papers will be asked for. Much material on all peda­
gogical subjects can be found in the School Library.
Course 5. History Of Education— In this course the aim is to
understand the significance o f the modem trend in education, as to
ideals,' methods and curricula. The educational systems o f the dif­
ferent peoples will be studied. Slides will be used to reinforce the
text-book work and outside readings.

S P E C IA L F EA TU R E S
Chautauqua
The Shippensburg Chautauqua will be in session from July 1218, seven days. Owing to the high grade o f talent which appears
on the Chautauqua platform it is o f decided educational advantage
to the Summer School students to have the opportunity o f attend­
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Lectures
Among the special features o f the Summer School will be a
course o f lectures, which will be free to all members o f the school.
These lectures will be delivered by prominent educators who have
had experience in all phases o f school work.
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NEW TE A C H E R S A T NORM AL
Four new teachers have joined the Normal school faculty fo r
the Spring Term. Miss Florence V. M. Corson, o f Williamsport, Pa.,
has been elected to teach English and Pedagogical branches. Miss
Corson is a graduate o f the Williamsport High School, the Albany
Normal College, Albany, N. Y., and George Washington University.
She has had successful experience in high school work and is very
well qualified for her work at Normal.
Prof. H. L. Burkholder, Principal o f Bloserville High School,
returns to Normal for his fourth term as teacher. Prof. Burkholder
is so well and favorably known as to need no introduction to Normal
School people. He has been one o f the most successful high school
teachers in ths vicinity, and his work at Normal in previous terms
has been o f a high grade; His principal work will be mathematics
and methods.
Mr. Maurice Low, o f Wallkill, N. Y., will be in charge o f Manual
Training. Mr'. Low is a graduate o f Walden High School and New
Paltz Normal School and Business College. He has also been a
student at Columbia University fo r two and one-half years. He has
a fine record as a teacher in New York and comes to us with the
highest endorsements.
The fourth teacher o f the group is Miss Elizabeth Clever, o f
Hagerstown, Md. Miss Clever is a daughter o f the Rev. Dr. Conrad
Clever, the well known Reformed minister. She is a graduate o f
the Hagerstown High School and Hood College. During the past
year she has taught in the Hagerstown High School. Miss Clever’s
record in college has been an exceptionally good one, and every­
thing indicates that she will be a successful teacher.

A B O L IT IO N OF DEG REES IN NORM AL SCHOOLS
The attention o f the Alumni is called to the fact that at the
meeting o f Normal School principals held November, 1915, it was de­
cided to repeal the rule granting the degrees o f Bachelor o f Peda­
gogy and Master o f Pedagogy by State Normal Schools. The re­
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As a result o f this action neither o f these degrees can be
granted by State Normal Schools after the coming Commencements.
The faculty o f this school have determined, however, to recog­
nize work done by graduate students by issuing a special certificate
to all such persons as complete the regular course o f reading and
pass an examination under the faculty. An outline o f this course
will be given in one o f the coming ssues o f The Herald.
A large number o f the Alumni have written to the principal about
having extra branches added to their diplomas. We encourage all
our graduates to take advantage o f this opportunity given every
year. A graduate may be examined in practically any branch. I f a
passing mark is made in it he will receive eredit fo r the work. The
branches o f the third and fourth year must be passed under the fa c ­
ulty and the State Board, those o f the first and second year need
n o t be taken under the State Board. The Faculty examination will
begin on Monday, June 19; the State Board on Thursday, June 22.
Persons wishing to add any subjects to their diplomas are urged to
write to the principal at once.
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SCH O O L NEW S
January 20— The school added to its equipment by the con­
struction o f new lockers fo r the day student girls.
The first meeting o f the Faculty Club was held. The subject
fo r discussion was “ The Rise o f the Early Drama,” with special
reference to “Everyman” and “ The Second Shepherd’s Play.” The
thought emphasized was that the drama o f England, like that o f
Greece, had its origin at the foot o f the altar.
January 21 In the afternoon, Dr. Lehman addressed the
Franklin County Director’s Association in Chambersbnrg on “ The
Business o f Being a Director.’ In the evening Prof. Heiges address­
ed the Newville Local Institute on the subject o f “ The Study Lesson.”^
January 22 Dr. Lehman addressed the local institute made up
o f Greene, Guilford, and Hamilton townships in Chambersburg.
Miss Harris went to Lancaster to take part in the local institute
held at that place. She spoke on “ Reading and Phonics” and on
“ Primary Arithmetic.” ,
The Normal Basketball team, playing on the home court, de­
feated the Forestry Academy team by the score o f 36-23. The vis­
itors, during the first part o f the game, promised to walk away with
it, displaying some very pretty pass work. They managed to main­
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second half the superior endurance o f our team displayed itself, and
We easily outplayed them. Part o f our strength was due to the re­
turn o f Barnhart to the school. The line-up o f the two teams fo l­
lows :
NORMAL
FORESTRY ACAD.
McElhare ______________________ F -------;------------- ------ Musser
Barnhart ______________________ F ---------- -----------— ----------- — Port
Mellinger
__________________ C — ---------------------------- Van Arsdall
Sleighter__________ ______ ____ G ----------- -—----- :— <
------ ------- Miller
Gruver________________________ G _____________________ *— Morton
Although the game was somewhat rough, the fouling was not in­
tentional, and our opponents impressed us as gentlemen and good
losers.
January 23— In the evening the Y. W. C. A. held a Candle Ser­
vice for the purpose o f receiving new members. About thirty joined
the association at this time.
January 24— Mr. J. P. Hileman, o f the Lancaster Machine and
Structural works, was a visitor at Normal, preparatory to bidding
on the new fire escapes for the Administration building.
January 25— Prof. Frank P. Graves, Head o f the School o f
Education, University o f Pennsylvania, gave in the afternoon an
illustrated lecture on “ The Rise o f the Universities.” He invested
this rather technical subject with popular interest by showing that
many, if not most, o f the school customs o f to-day are to be traced
to an origin in the early schools and universities.
In the evening Prof. Graves spoke again on “ Some Recent Ten­
dencies in Education.” He mentioned, among other things, the in­
troduction o f vocational training,the new necessity formoral training,
the new attention to the education o f the feeble-minded and o f those
defective in sense-perception. He spoke o f the great improvement in
educational method which has taken place within recent years, and
the approach to something like uniformity in statistical measure­
ments. He emphasized also the necessity for physiological education
— fo r education tending toward the proper care o f the body.
January 26— Prof. Graves delivered another and similar lecture
on “ The Growth o f the Public School System in the United States.”
January 27— The school was addressed at chapel time by Dr.
Warfield, president o f Wilson College, Chambersburg.
The Faculty Club met in the evening fo r the study o f Christo­
pher Marlowe. The play to which especial attention was given was
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was that Marlowe was a man o f wonderful genius— worthy fore­
runner o f Shakespeare.
January 28— Miss Maey addressed the local institute at Oak­
ville. Her subject was “ The Teaching o f Physiology.”
January 29— The Normal Basketball team was badly defeated
in their return game with Forestry Academy, the score being 47-7.
February 1— On this date occurred what was probably one o f
the fastest and best played games that has been seen on the floor o f
the Normal gymnasium since the foundation o f the school. It was
known long in advance that the game was to be one o f unusual in­
terest, and when the whistle blew the galleries were packed with
eager students. For the faculty had somehow managed to scrape up
a team, and had challenged the Seniors. The only comment neces­
sary is that the Seniors won. It was discovered that some o f the
faculty were not so long-winded as they were supposed to be.
February 2— Dr. Willis, now o f Reading, but formerly o f New
York, delivered a lecture at 3 :15 in the Normal chapel. The subject
o f the lecture was “ Physiognomy as Related to Character.’ Every­
body left feeling their heads fo r bumps.
February 5— The Normal scrubs were defeated by the Waynes­
boro High School at Waynesboro.
The Normal Basketball team defeated Steelton High School on
the Normal floor by the seore o f 34-18. The line-up follows:
STEELTON
NORMAL
Coleman ______________________F _________________ ____ McElhare
Dayhoff _________________ ,____F _______________________ Lambert
Breckenridge - _________________ C ------------------- -------------- Mellinger
Starasinic - *__________ - ____ G ------------------ ------ ----------- Gruver
Sueskenski____ ________________ G ------------------------------- — Sleighter
Substitutions— Wren for Dayhoff, Lindsay for Gruver, Cocklin
fo r Sleighter.
February 6— Miss Jones was a week-end visitor at her home in
Scranton.
Dr. Lehman addressed the Y. M. C. A. in Waynesboro. His
topic was “ The Things That Are Worth While.’’
February 7— Miss Gates, and Miss Harris attended the Jules
Falke violin recital held at Wilson College.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Why left fo r Carlisle, where Mr. Van Why
has secured a permanent position in the technical high school.
February 8— The first o f the interclass games was played be­
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February 10— There was no gas. In the evening the Faculty
Club met by candlelight. Everybody else went to bed early, leaving
ithe faculty quite without regulation.
February 11— The Normal Basketball team was defeated by the
Rloomsburg Normal team by the score o f 35-15. The game was
-played at Bloomsburg. The line-up follows:
BLOOMSBURG
NORMAL
S eidich ________________________ g B ------------ 1---------------Barnhart
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r<

Lambert

T u b b s-------------------------------------- G --------------------- --------------Hodgson — —
-------------------- Q ------------------------------Sleighter
February 12— Prof. Heiges represented the school at a meeting
o f the Cambria County Alumni Association held in Johnstown last
Friday evening. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and was well
attended by the graduates and friends o f the school from Cambria
county. Prof. Heiges spoke o f the past work o f the school, and out|gg
lined its future plans.
Miss Macy accompanied her aunt, Miss Austin, to Baltimore,
where she remained until the end o f the term, recuperating from
illness.
The Normal Basketball team was defeated by Lebanon \ alley
at Annville by the score o f 57-21. The line-up follow s:
LEBANON VALLEY
NORMAL
Fulford ................................. — - F ------------- — — — - Barnhart
Sw artz_______ ______ 1 -------------- F — .......... — -----------B
B
Sellzer---------------- ----------------------C -----------------------------------Lambert
M ackert_______________________ G .......................................... E
B
R u p p — — ___________________ G ------------------------------- — Gruver
Substitutions: Yeager fo r Fulford; Lindsay for McElhare.
In the evening a Valentine Social was given by the girls in the
court o f the girls’ dormitory to the boarding boys and the faculty.
Stunts and games were the order o f the evening. Among these were
the swimming match, which was viewed with safety by a large num­
ber o f interested and enthusiastic onlookers; the proposals, which
were rewarded by the young ladies with either hearts or mittens;
the spider’s web, by untangling which each o f the boys found his
valentine; the story-telling contest, which, as was appropriate to the
occasion, emphasized the untruthful— and last but not least, the
ubiquitous eats.
February 13— It was so cold on this night, that the live steam,
according to the statement o f Mr. Baker, superintendent o f Grounds
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■ February 14— No classes until after chapel on account o f the
frigidity.
Saint Valentine was again celebrated by a four-course dinner in
the evenmg. The fact was brought to light that St. Valentine’ s
birthday was also that o f Trouble. All the Alumni remember
Trouble.
February 15 The January Heralds came out at last.
body was agreeably surprised.

Every-,

February 16— Dr. Lehman addressed the Travel Club o f Bristol
on “ The Mission o f Shakespeare.”
February 16
fo r Philadelphia.

Dr. Lehman, accompanied by his son Paul, left

February 18— In the evening the Normal Basketball team de­
feated the Alpha Athletic Club o f Waynesboro. The line-up follow s:
ALPHA CLUB
NORMAL
Price
---------------- --------- F ---------- __------------------ _ McElhare
Noel ------------------------------------- F . . . --------------- Barnhart

Funk . . . . . . . . ----------- --------- — G . . . ___________ _______ _ Quiver
Substitutions: Cocklin fo r Sleigbter.
February 19 On this date occurred the annual reception tend­
ered to the junior class-by the trustees and members o f the faculty.
It was one o f the most successful ever given. Guests were arriving
all the afternoon, and when the time for the dancing came, the
gymnasium floor was packed. Both the gymnasium and the dinin«room were beautifully decorated. Miss Eppley and her corps o f
waiters looked after the comfort o f the diners and the members o f
the freshman and sophomore class did splendid work as waiters,
ih e reception committee consisted o f Mr. and Mrs. W. A Addams
and Mrs. McCreary, o f the trustees; Dr. and Mrs. Lehman, Miss
Irene Huber and Prof. LeVan, o f the faculty; and Mr. Levi Gilbert
and Miss Jennie Craig, president and secretary, respectively o f the
junior class. Flinders orchestra furnished the music. The reception
was under the charge o f a committee consisting o f Misses Irene
Huber and Wylie and Profs. LeVan and Heiges.
(From the editor’s notebook.— Big day. Junior reception. New
dresses have been coming through the post office fo r a week; even
the boys have been receiving mysterious packages. All explained
by the giddy gowns and prevalent dress suits at dance. Some
dance— eyes o f autos glaring through the frosty dusk, as they hast­
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mostly pink and green— all the perfumes o f Araby smote the astound­
ed nostril; laurel and roses fastened around the running track, with
banners tastefully interspersed. Argus-eyed committee barring onestep— some o f them don’t know the onestep from a cavalry charge.
Dining room— little tables, candles shaded by red and green— atmos­
phere o f culture and refinement in decorations. Eats high-class— :
everything over by eleven, except the talking about it. E-yah, I’m
sleepy.)
February 20— Dr. and Mrs. Lehman left fo r Detroit, Mich.,
where Dr. Lehman attended the sessions o f the National Education­
al Association.
February 21— The office installed a new typewriter.
February 23— The Juniors defeated the Sophomores in baskets
ball by the score o f 35 to 14.
February 26— Misses Irene and Alice Huber spent Saturday and
Sunday at their home in Harrisburg.
Dr. and Mrs. Lehman attended the banquet o f the Pittsburgh
Alumni Association. The banquet was well attended and was pre­
pared in the style that distinguishes everything the Pittsburgh A sso­
ciation does. The principal speakers were : Mr. J. L. McCaskey, ’ 77 ;
Rev. S. H. Piper, ’94, and Dr. Lehman.
The Normal Basketball team was defeated by the Millersville
team at Millersville by the score o f 31-17. The line-up follows :
MILLERSVILLE
NORMAL
Y ou ng_____ ____________________F ._____ «.*_________ :____Barnhart
H u ll______________ - _____ ______ F _____________________ MeElhare
Drumm _______ ._______________ C _______________________Mellinger
Swartz________ ______ _____ ;___G
------- -----------— :----------Gruver
Gladfelter_____ ■_---------=-W------- •G - - - - - - - --------------------- Sleighter
Substitution: McGinter for Young.
February 25— The Normal Basketball team was defeated by the
Steelton team by a score o f 52-17. Line-up follows : Dayhoff, Cole­
man, Breekenridge, Starasinic, and Wieschinski fo r Steelton; and
MeElhare, Barnhart, Mellinger, Gruver, and Sleighter fo r Normal.
Substitutions : Crowley for Coleman; Coeklin fo r Gruver.
February 27— Mr. W. A. Nickles addressed Prof. Stewart’s
Sunday School class.
Misses Irene and Alice Huber spent a day at their home in
Harrisburg.
Mrs. Herr was a visitor in Carlisle.
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extension work was discussed. Although no action was taken, it is
possible that this may be the beginning o f a policy that will mean
much to the school.
March 3— Prof. Campbell was a visitor at Irving College over
the week-end.
March 4— Prof. Heiges represented the Normal School at the
Educational meeting held in the Harrisburg Technical High School
This was a meeting o f all the educational forces o f central Penn­
sylvania.
The Bloomsburg-Shippensburg Basketball game was well at­
tended and those who came were rewarded with the best game that
has been played in the gymnasium this season. The game was o f
the nerve-racking kind, as the teams were evenly matched. Bloomsburg excelled in goal shooting from the floor but the Shippensburg
boys played a remarkably fast game. Barnhart was at his best, and
did splendid work for his team. The Normal boys forged ahead
early in the game but Bloomsburg trailed very closely behind, and at
times Shippensburg was but one point ahead. The game closed with
the score 31-26 in favor o f Shippensburg.
March 8— Dr. Lehman was one o f the judges in the Dickinson
— University o f Pittsburgh debate in Carlisle.
Dr. E. D. Warfield, president o f Wilson College, addressed the
prayer meeting held in the school chapel.
March 9— The Faculty Club held its meeting. The plays con­
sidered were “ The Merchant o f Venice” and “ As You Like It.’’
March 10— The inter-society debate was held in the school
chapel. The room was well filled with students and their friends.
The Normal School orchestra, under the leadership o f Miss Gates,
played several times during the evening. All agreed that the music
was well rendered, and that the performance o f the orchestra re­
flected much credit on Miss Gates. The question: “ Resolved: That
it would be advantageous to the people o f the United States to grant
within four years independence to the people o f the Philippine
Islands,’ ’ was well debated by Messrs. Gilbert, Slaybaugh, and Hess
on the affirmative fo r the Normal Literary Society and by Messrs.
Goyle, Quickel and Brandt fo r the negative representing the Philo
Literary Society. The judges decided in favor o f the affirmative,
and awarded the two prizes to Messrs. Hess and Coyle. The com­
bined Normal and Philo Glee Clubs rendered a selection during the
course o f the program.
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the Shippensburg Basketball team defeated the Millersville Normal
team on our own floor by the score o f 39-37. The line-up o f the
two teams was practically the same as in the game on the Millersville courts.
In the evening the last social o f the winter term was held m the
gymnasium and the school parlors.
March 17— The gymnastic entertainment was attended by a
large crowd. The program consisted o f varied types o f physical
exercise, involving folk dancing, drills, parallel bar work, boxing,
wrestling, and a basketball game. In the last named contest, the
senior girls won from the juniors.
March 18— The last basketball game o f the season was won by
the Normal boys by the decisive score o f 52-29. The reserve team
from the Carlisle Indian School played a good game, but after the
first few minutes the result was not in doubt. In the judgment or
many persons the Normal boys played better in this game than m
any other game o f the season. Barnhart did fine work, and Lambert
played a star game in his position. In fact, every member o f theteam gave a good account o f himself.
In the evening, Dr. and Mrs. Lehman gave a reception to the
Trustees, members o f the faculty and senior class.
_
March 20— Dr. Lehman addressed the Chambersburg High
School in the morning and spent the greater part o f the day in visit­
ing schools with Supt. Hess.
March 23— Examinations were concluded, and the students left
fo r their vacation.
Miss Harris was called away from school suddenly by the seri­
ous illness o f her sister in Newport, R. I., and Prof. LeVan by the
death o f his wife’s mother in Akron, Ohio.
March 24— The March meeting o f the board o f trustees was
held in the school parlors.
April 3— Everything was satisfactory about the opening o f the
Normal School, except the weather, but in spite o f the lowering skies
the school was soon filled with a group o f animated young people.
The advance guard o f new boarding students came first, and by
noon at least fifty had registered. The afternoon and evening trains
added to the group at the school until the enrollment was materially
larger than that o f any previous spring term.
The remainder o f the week was given mainly to the business of
organization and classification which the influx o f so many new stu­
dents necessitated.
April 6— The faculty club met in the evening.
study were Macbeth and Hamlet.

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Y . M. C. A.
Looking back over the works o f the Y. M. C. A. during the past
year^jl think we may truly say that we have done something. The
constitution has been revised and has made the students an active
part of the Association in government as, well as in the spiritual and
social benefits derived from it. Many o f the boys were engaged in
community work last fall and we hope this may be revived during
e spring. Our meetings have been made more interesting and the
percentage o f attendance has increased.
The administration o f the officers o f the past year has been suc­
cessful, but may the new officers improve the work now being done.
Every boy should see the necessity o f leading a life o f service, and
become an aetive member o f the Y. M. C. A. by interesting others in
a plan o f daily Bible reading and prayer, and also by seeing that
new students and some old ones are made comfortable and at home
among the hoys. The old officers retire with best wishes for the
success o f the Y. M. C. A. work during the coming year.
GEORGE T. FITZ, '16, Sec.

T H E Y . W. C. A.
With the spring o f the year, renewed hope, envigored growth,
®n Y . W. C. A. girls.
' The past term with
paign, its alive and vital
As a means in itself and
Spring Term, the Winter
sult.

its Valentine Social, its attendance cam­
Sabbath meetings has been a fruitful one
also to the end desired in the work o f the
Term slipped by with evident positive re­

Every new girl became aware o f the Y. W. C. A. girls immedi­
ately on arrival, this term, fo r adorning her room were miniature
placards bearing such greetings as “ Welcome! Welcome! The Y. W.
<1. A. Girls;’ or “ We want to be your friends. May we? The Y
W. C. A. Girls?.
• Later, on Friday evening, the new students realized the Y W C
A. girls were hustlers fo r they viewed and patronized as the former
sold ice cream cones and sandwiches. The sale proved a rapid one
and a stimulus to the “pocket book nerve” o f the Y. W C A treas
ary.
I ^ h e first Saturday night o f Spring Term, a reception was given
by the losing side o f the attendance campaign to the members o f
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paign has been carried on during the Winter Term, Vassar being
the name on one side, Wellesley the name o f another. Wellesley sup­
porters wore red bows whereas their opponents wore blue. Each week
accurate attendance was taken and at the close o f the term it was
found Vassar had lost.
But undaunted, however, the girls o f Vassar made ready fo r a
merry time. A unique program rather original as to make-up was
given. As an example o f the pleasure and evident amusement a f­
forded, let me cite one event o f the evening. About six girls whose
xeputation as singers is not such as to be highly prized in application
fo r a position even in the humble village choir, were assigned the
task o f composing songs to popular airs. At the appointed time,
these selections were called forward escorted to seats in the “ Row
o f Honor.’ A little speech as to the nature o f «the event, the unmis­
takable talent o f the musical geniuses present was made, centering
the attention o f the audience on the absurdity o f introducing these
folk as even partially musically inclined. Then to the horror o f the
participants they were requested to sing the song o f their own com­
position. Modesty weakened some voices but all rendered their se ­
lections some where in the region o f “ True Pitch.” The continued
and sincerely amusedly laughter was applause sufficient to comfort
the talented ones who were finally dismssed amid the approving com­
ments o f the assembled group.
Refreshments consisting o f lemonade, cakes and candy were
served and were enjoyed by all. So shortly before nine-thirty the
party disbanded, the bond o f friendship being strengthened between
the new and the old girls.
The spirit o f the girls during the term o f office o f the present
•cabinet officers was one o f general enthusiasm and readiness fo r
whole-hearted service. I f the term has been a successful one, it is
•due wholly to the hearty co-operation and staunch support o f the
girls.
The earnest desire o f the cabinet, so soon to surrender the
sword o f leadership, is for the continued success o f the organization.
May the growth be many sided and may the influence for good be
•stronger as the days and years go by.
M. CATHERINE SPARROW, ’16, Pres.
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She— Why wouldn’t it be economy fo r the school to serve the
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The opening o f the Spring Term finds each member o f Normal
as enthusiastic as ever that his society shall reach the top notch.
The programs rendered during the past term were very helpful
as well as entertaining. The program committee is always composed
o f efficient persons and with the assistance o f three members o f the
faculty excellent programs have been arranged for the society.
The attendance during the Winter Term was very good. N ot
one person has refused to take part when placed on the program.
Messrs. Levi Gilbert, Ray Hess and Floyd Slaubaugh were chos­
en by the society to represent Normal in the inter-society debate.
There ability as debaters and orators was plainly shown all through
the debate. The judges decided unanimously in favor o f Normal.
The prize fo r the best individual debate was given to Mr. Ray Hess.
We are always glad to have members o f the Alumni visit the
society, then they can judge for themselves the kind o f work we are
doing. Let each Senior do.his very best to raise the standard o f the
society. Underclassmen, you must strive hard to fill the place that
will soon be made vacant by the Seniors.
REMEMBER—
It isn’t the thing you do, dear,
It’s the thing you leave undone,
That gives you the bit, o f heart ache
At the setting o f the sun.
KATHARINE M. HOOP, ’17.
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April 15 — ----------- -----------------------,----------- Dickinson*
April 22 — ----------------------------------- _---- Conway Hall*
April 2 9 ----------------------- .__^____________ Conway Hall
May 6 ------------------ ... _________________ Mercersburg
May 1 3 -------------------------------------- ------- Mercersburg*®
May 20 —.---------------------------------------_---- Millersville
May 24 — §S------------------------------------------ Bloomsburg*
May 2 7 ------------ ;----------------------------------- ------ Vacant
May 3 0 --------------------------------------------Lebanon Valley*
June 3 _.----------------------------------------- New Bloomfield*
June 1 0 --------- --------------------------------------- Bloojnsburg
June 1 7 ------------------'------------------------------Millersville*
June 2 7 ----------- - — P. R. R. Y. M. C. A., Harrisburg:
•Home games.

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M ODEL SCH O O L
A very interesting program was rendered by the Model School
pupils in the presence o f Seniors and guests in the Model School
chapel Monday afternoon, March the twentieth.
The exercises consisted o f games, folk dances, pantomime and
dramatization. The children were well trained, and showed keen
enjoyment in everything that they did. The plaee and need o f
games and dances o f this kind in the work o f the grades was cer­
tainly clearly demonstrated. In these games and plays the child’s
instinct o f play may be utilized to give him training and practice
in mind and body o f a kind quite as necessary and essential to him
as the training less effectively received from books.
The program was given in the following order:
Pantomime (Old Kentucky Home)--------- ___ Ninth and Tenth Grades
____
First Grade
Ba-Ba-Black Sh eep --------------------________
First
Grade
Yankee Doodle —
— ?-----------------Bow-Wow-Wow, Whose Dog Art Thou? _______ ._____ Second Grade
I See You, I See Y o u ---------------------------- ____ __________Third Grade
__________ Fourth Grade
Shoemaker’s D a n ce---------------- — --------Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
_____________ Seventh Grade
Glow Worm Dance
______________ Eighth Grade
Reaping the Flax .
_Ninth and Tenth Grades
Moonlight SonataSeventh and Eighth Grades
Minuet —
The pantomime, which opened the program was one o f the most
effective and beautiful o f the numbers given. “ Old Kentucky
Home” was softly played while six white robed girls elasped hands,
bowed their heads or knelt, in keeping with the sentiment o f the old
song. The girls showed feeling and appreciation in their work
and much, credit is due Miss Jarrett fo r the success o f this number.
The games and folk dances given by the little children o f the
primary grades were perhaps most enjoyed by all, both by the audi­
ence and performers. Each number had some educational advant­
age in view, as well as enjoyment and fun for the little ones. BowWow, Wow, Whose Dog Art Thou?’’ and “ I See You’’ gave effective
training in the co-ordination o f the parts o f the body in its alterna­
tive stamping and clapping. “Ba-Ba-Black Sheep ’ and Yankee
Doodle” are splendid exercises to teach the very little ones concentration and attention.
The dances given by the older pupils aimed to cultivate grace
and to give training in rhythm and motion. The “ Glow Worm Dance”
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The minuet which closed the program was rendered by boys
and girls in Colonial costumes which seem to belong to the dignified
old dance,, and Washington himself could hardly have bowed, courtesied and gone through the intricate figures with more ease and
grace than some o f the seventh grade boys.
The music fo r the occasion was furnished by the Yictrola which
was presented to the Model School by the Class o f '13. The pupils
enjoy the Victrola daily but were especially pleased to be able to use
it in the Model School entertainment.
CHARLES MACLAY, Model School.
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EXC H A N G E D EP A R TM E N T
The Exchange Department wishes to acknowledge the receipt o f
the following papers since the last issue o f our paper:
Our College Times, Elizabeth College, The Susquehanna, The
Dickinsonian, Ursinus- Weekly College News, High School Gleaner,
Lykens, Pa., Normal Herald, Indiana, The Messenger, Normal Re­
view— California.
CORA FLOSSIE MACY.
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R E V IE W OF R E V IE W S S C H O LAR SH IP S
Free Scholarships will be awarded this summer, as has been
the. custom for some years, by the Review o f Reviews, for practical
work by college students during the summer months. These schol­
arships are not competitive and are unlimited in number.
Over 40Q students won such Scholarships last summer. They
are worth $250 to $1000 apiece. Full particulars may be obtained
from the Scholarship Department, Review o f Reviews, 24 Irvins
Place, Nek York City, N. Y.
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Clayton Eichelberger, '09, died January, 1916.
We clip the following account o f Mr. Eichelbergers death from
an Adams county paper:
Clayton Eichelberger, for the past eight years a teacher in the
public schools o f Adams county, died at four o’clock Monday after­
noon at the Mont Alto Sanatorium, from tuberculosis o f the lungs.
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Mr. Eichelberger was born in this county, a son o f Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Eichelberger. The father died about five years ago and
his mother died on November 12, the Friday preceding Institute
week. On account o f the funeral which was held the following
Tuesday Mr. Eichelberger was not able to be present at Institute
and during the week his condition .from tuberculosis became so
much worse that he was forced to give up his position as teacher
at Gardners.
A little over three weeks ago he was taken to Mont Alto but the
disease was too fa r advanced fo r a recovery to be effected and he
sank gradually, death finally, resulting on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Eichelberger was a graduate o f the Cumberland Valley
State Normal school at Shippensburg and had taught fo r eight years
in various schools o f the county, occupying positions at Mountain
View, Cranberry, Chestnut Hill, Wierman s Mill, and Gardners.
£80*6«

CU PID ’S COLUMN
FRANKLIN— WEST. At Orrstown, Pa., March 24, by Rev.
Greenhoe, Mr. David Franklin to Miss Ruth West. Miss West was a
former Normal student. They reside in Chambersburg.
RUSSELL—LUTZ. At the home o f the bride near Oak Grove,
March 28, by Rev. Frank S. Fry, Mr. David B. Russell to Miss
Evelyn Lutz. They will reside near Shippensburg, Pa. Miss Lutz
attended Normal last year.
SINGMASTER— ERDMAN. At Macungie, Pa., December 25,
1915, Mr. J. Walter Singmaster, ’99, to Miss Lulu Erdman. They
will.reside in Reading, Pa., where Mr. Singmaster is in business.
JACOBS— COOK. At 531 Russell Ave., Johnstown, Pa., Feb.
20, by Rev. Albert J. Cook, Mr. Daniel C. Jacobs to Miss Ruth Edna
Cook. Mr. Jacobs was a former teacher at Normal. They will re­
side at Mummashurg, Pa.
HOKE— UNVERZAGT. At Middle Spring, Pa., February 17,
by Rev. Mr. Crawford, Mr. I. A. Hoke, ’ 94, one o f the proprietors o f
“ The News” , Shippensburg, Pa., to Miss Edith Unverzagt. They
reside in Shippensburg.
FRANQUIST— ELLIOTT. At Raritan, N. J., Jan. 14,1916, Mr.
G. Edward Franquist to Miss Margaret Elliott, ’ 99. They live at
Baracoa, Cuba, where Mr. Franquist is manager o f a large coffee
plantation.

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SPANGLER— SLONAKER. At Gettysburg, Pa., Jan. 14, 1916,
Mr. Russell Spangler to Miss Alma Slonaker. Miss Slonaker was a
former student at the Normal.
WHITE— McCLEAP. At Fairfield, Pa., Dec. 2, 1915, Mr. Eston
White to Miss Blanche McCleaf. Miss McCleaf was a former stu­
dent at Normal.
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M cCLEAF. At Pottstown, Pa., January 3, to Prof, and Mrs.
H. J. McCleaf, a son. Prof. McCleaf was a member o f the class o f
’l l . He is now Supervising Principal o f the North Coventry High
School, Pottstown, Pa., and his address is 378 High St.
HUNT. At Lambertville, N. J., March 8, to Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Hunt, a son. Mrs. Hunt was Miss Winifred McClelland, ’ 08.
UNGER. At Pittsburg, Pa., February, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs.
S. D. Unger, a son. Mr. Unger graduated in the class o f ’06. He is
now living at Beaver, Pa., where he is employed as a railway mail
clerk.
BERRY. At Shippensburg, Pa., Saturday, April 8, to Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Berry, a daughter. Mr. Berry graduated in the class
o f ’06.
RUNKLE. At 1429 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pa., to Mr. and
Mrs. Runkle, a son. Mrs. Runkle was Miss Mary Hamilton, class
o f ’ 99.
GRIFFITHS. At Enola, Pa., October 16, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Griffiths, a daughter. Mr. Griffiths was graduated in the class
o f ’ 05.
HOFFMAN. At York, Pa., April 18, to Dr. and Mrs. Thomas
Hoffman, a son. Dr. Hoffman graduated in the class o f ’ 08.
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ALU M N I P ER SO NALS
’ 76. Mrs. Mollie Bessor (Shipe) is living'in Mechanicsburg,
Pa., where her husband is a retired minister.
’ 76. Miss Maggie T. Reichert is teaching in North Wales, Pa.,
where she has been for a number o f years.

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’77. Mrs. Elizabeth Atkins (Adair) writes from Philadelphia,
sending best wishes and wishing success to Normal.
’77 Dr. C. C. Hays, pastor o f the First Presbyterian church,
Johsntown, Pa., celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary o f his pas­
torate in that church on February 6-13, o f this year. The Herald
congratulates Dr. Hays on his long and successful ministry.
’ 79. Miss Nancy J. Adams is teaching mathematics in Friend’s
Seminary, New York City. She wishes success to Old Normal. Her
address is 112 Schermerhom St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
’ 83. Mr. John D. Minick writes from Mt. Aairy, N. C.: “ I am
no longer engaged in teaching and have not been fo r the past sixteen
years. It is a work that I always enjoyed, and for the love o f it I
have a private pupil now and then. Just now I am keeping in touch
with the work o f John and Ruth, my children o f nine and eight years.
Some day I hope I may be able to move with them to Shippensburg
and Lewisburg and give them the opportunities o f getting the best.
The only active connection I have with the work now is that I am a
member o f the school board o f our little city. We have just em­
ployed an architect to design and erect a high school building, which
we hope to have ready by the opening o f the fall term. With best
wishes, I am,
Sincerely yours,
J. D. MINICK.”
’ 85. Mr. J. Frank Epler, o f Lancaster, writes: “ I am not teach­
ing any more. I have marked June 27 and hope to be able to attend
the Alumni Reunion.”
’ 86. Miss Annie G. Kerr and her brother Rev. David W. Kerr
are living at Fayette, N, Y,. where Mr. Kerr is a minister,
’ 88. Mrs. Alice Light (Hoffeditz), Greencastle, Pa., has entered
her two daughters, Pearl and Sara, at Normal this spring term. We
are always glad to have with us children o f our old graduates.
’91. Mrs. Olive Hykes (Tompkins) is living in Greenwich,
Conn., where she is teaching. Her daughter Miss Vera is a senior
with us this year.
’92. Mr. F. M. Paul is in the employ o f the C. V. Railroad at
Greason, Pa. He sends best wishes to Normal.
’92. Miss Jessie M. Hann is living at Ridley Park, Pa.
presume she is teaching.

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’94. Rev. Mr. S. H. Piper is a Methodist minister at Pittsburg,
Pa. His address is 7135 Bennett St.
’96.

Miss Alice Shaifner is teaching at Curwensville, Pa.

’ 96.

Miss Maude Ernst is teaching in Patton, Pa.

’97, Mrs. Mary Gilliland (Leistner) writes from Vineland, N. J.
“ I am principal o f a two roomed school here. Have attended two
sessions o f the Ocean City Summer school, and will go again this
year to complete my permanent certificate in N. J. My daughter
may go to Shipp6nsburg when she is prepared. She is only nine
years old now. Best wishes for Normal.”
’ 98. Dr. J. W. Sjhive is Plant Physiologist at Rutgers College,
New Brunswick, N. J.
’ 97.

Mr. H. H. Kell is teaching at Petersburg, Pa.

’l l . Mrs. Phoebe Comrey (Shoop) is living at 129 Spring St.,
West Pittstown, Pa.
’ 01. Mr. J. E. Barrick is a practicing osteopathic physician at
Kirksville, Mo.
’ 02. Rev. M. E. Smith has moved from Newville to Williams-:
burg, Pa., where he is pastor o f the Lutheran church.
1^02. Mrs. Mabel McFarland (Richards) has moved from Saltsburg, Pa., to Canton, Ohio, where her husband is employed by the
Roller Bearing Co. Her address is 197 Wertz Ave.
’02. Miss Mabel K. Shryock, o f 529 W. First St., Long Beach,
Calif., writes that she would like to be at Normal for the big day in
June but the distance is too great.
’ 02. Mr. L. E. Greenawalt is teaching in Bedford county.
address is Everett, R. R. 7.
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His

Mr. I. F. Bogner is teaching at Speeeeville, Pa.

’ 04. Miss Florence Martin has not been teaching for five
years. She is living at Carlisle, Pa.
’04. We clip the following from a Shippensburg paper: Mr.
Yohe, a native o f town, a son o f John H. Yohe, is now holding a
very responsible position in which he is making good. On January
1st, he assumed the position o f Business Manager for the Hartford
Post, one o f the leading dailies o f that city, He finds his position
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The paper is backed by the biggest men, (financially), o f the city
and has bright prospects for the future. The Herald wishes to con­
gratulate Mr. Yohe on his success.
’04. Mr. C. N. Plum is in the employ o f the Du Pont Co., at
Gibbstown, N. J.
’05. Prof. A. I. Underwood who has been principal o f the
Washington, Pa., High School, has resigned his position to accept
a professorship in the Schenly High School, located in the Schenly
district, Pittsburg, Pa.
Prof. Underwood will teach mathematics in
his new position.
’ 06. Mr. H. C. Neagley is no longer teaching.
in the mercantile business in Fallsington, Pa.

He is engaged

’ 06. Mr. S. Duey Unger writes from Beaver, Pa., “ After grad­
uating from C. V. S. N. S. I taught a few years doing high school
work, then I entered the mail service. I am now employed by Uncle
Sam as a railway posatl clerk running between Pittsburg and Chi­
cago. I like the work very much and expect to make it my life pro­
fession. My address is now 296 3rd St., Beaver, Pa. We have a
little son 13 months old who is very promising to be a future student
at Normal. Hoping to be with you in June, I am,
Fraternally yours,
S. D. UNGER.”
’07. Prof. R. F. Arnold, principal o f the Boys’ High school
Reading, Pa.
’07. Mr. James E. Cook is employed as steward in the State
Hospital for the Insane at Evanston, Wyoming.
’ 08.

Dr. R. W. Pearson is now stationed at Fort Clark, Texas.

’ 09. Miss Marion Seabrook is a student at Columbia University.
’ 09. Miss Mary L. Snively is a student at Teachers’ College,
Columbia University this year.
’10. Mr. J. Seth Grove has recently been elected Editor in
Chief o f the Ursinus Weekly, Collegeville, Pa.
’10. Prof. James W. White was elected to the prineipalship of
Gaithersburg High School last fall and writes that he is very much
pleased with his new position.
’ 10. Miss Lillian Kendig has gone as a missionary to New
Mexico.
’l l . Prof. H. J. McCleaf is now supervising principal o f the
North Coventry Township High school at Pottstown, Pa., having gone
there last fall. He formerly taught at Ambler, where he had been
for several years. We are indebted to Mr. McCleaf for a number o f
“ personals” in this issue.

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C O NTR IBU TO RS T O M EM ORIAL FUND
It is gratifying to note the large number o f Alumni who have
already subscribed to the Eckels’ Memorial Fund. We trust that
all will respond in the near future.
Below is appended the names o f those who have subscribed:
Adair, Elizabeth Atkins
Bogner, I. F.
Barrick, J. E.
Ausherman, Clara
Billow, J. W.
Alexander, Jasper
Balsbaugh, E. M.
Anthony, Belle
Benedict, J. G.
Arnold, A. A.
Baish, Melvin E.
Albright, Chas. A.
Bard, Gail
Arnold, H. M.
Burkholder, L. A.
Altland, J. A.
Brandt, Gertrude
Altland, Kerwin
Benner, Mary E.
Ainsworth, J. K.
Biggs, Florence Kanaga
Albert, C. E.
Crouse, Lola
Atherton, George
Commerer, Hilda
Arnold, R. F.
Cool, Joseph
Appier, Grace Benner
Collins, A. J.
Adams, Nancy Jane
Clever, Leila
Brewbaker, Chalmers
Coffey, Frank
Bitner, E. T.
Clever, Ethel
Byers, Grace
Crunkleton, Dale
Benner, Mary
Comman, Anna
Boyer, Eva
Claps addle, Mary
Brinton, Caleb
Coulson, Alma
Brenneman, 0 . W.
Cook, E. J.
Burkholder, H. L.
Clippinger, Ruth
Boyd, Ardella
Cook, James W.
Beidle, Nellie
Cocklin, Mary Ickes
Barbour, Florence
Christopher, Mary
Baughman, Edna
Dukehart, Anna
Baer, Minerva
Deardorff, Ruth
Bender, Hulda
Deardorff, Isabelle
Biddle, Elsie
Duke, Ruth
Bortner, T. S.
Dohner, S. E.
Brown, Carrie
Drawbaugh, Nannie
Branyan, Elizabeth
Dunlap, James
Billow, M. 0 .
Dinterman, Salome
Beitzel, A. J,
Devenney, J. C.
Bevan, Tom
Dunkle, Margie
Baish, H. H.
Driscoll, Elizabeth
Brown, Clara
Detweiler, C. E.
Beck, Elsie
Donnelly, May
Bushey, Anna Deardorff
Doner, Emma
Barr, Martha L.

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Dohner, Rhoda
Diehl, Marian
Dubbs, John
Diehl, Anna Noftsker
Disert, Mary Crswell
Dohner, Nora Fisher
Eby, Mand
Essiek, Jeanette
Eckels, Ort
Elliott, Flora
Eves, Josephine
Eppley, G.
Evans, A. A.
Evans, H. W.
Ebbert, J. M.
Elieker, Laura
Elder, Gwendolyn
Evans, H. G.
Eby, Bertha
Epler, J. F.
Etter, Cora Miller
Eschenmann, Dorothy
Eldon, Lydia Bender
Etter, Helen Stongh
Ernst, Maud
Eldon, Jennie
Eldon, Clara B.
Friedley, Ruth
Frantz, Mary
Follmar, Edith
Fiscel, Alma
Foulk, Paul
Fulton, Laura
Failor, Minerva
Fulton, Maizie
Follmar, Anna
Fischei, W. G.
Ferguson, Bertha Spong
Fry, U. G.
Faust, Paul
Fohl, W. E.
Fleming, Frank
Fleming, Mary Wagner
Fahs, Bruce
Fluke, William
Fickes, G. Herman
Fenton, John E.

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Grove, Edgar
Gamble, Thomas
Geyer, Paul
Geyer, Flo
Gobreeht, Monroe
Green, J. K.
Goodhart, W. B.
Gracey, Mary
Graham, Frances
Gibble, Edith
Gracey, Reed
Gray, Alyee
Glessner, J. G.
Grimm, Ivy
Green, Frank
Garver, Ola Myers
Good, John
Grimm, Stella
Gardner, Mary •
Goodhart, Herman
Guyer, Roy
Gillan, Carrie
Greenawalt, Levi
Gates, Carrie Harris
Gise, J. H.
Gerhart, Cora
Grove, Helen
Groninger, Ruth
Hoke, Roy
Herting, Earl
Hull, Roy
Hoffman, Alma
Horn, Leila
Hetrick, John
Hoechst, Mary Hartman
Hassler, Naomi
Hays, J. P.
Haar, N. H.
Hays, Kent
Hoffheins, Percy
Hoffman, Thomas
Heiges, J. S.
Heiges, Susan Fickes
Himes, Ruth
Hain, Helen
Hoke, John
Harlacher, J. E.

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Haiston, Frank
Hersheyy Ed.
Horton, Ada
Hoch, Kate B.
Hoffeditz, Alice
Hafer, L. B.
Hollinger, Naomi Wingert
Hull, Mary E.
Hann, Jessie
Hetrick, EfiSe
Hess, Lester
Hale, Lee M.
Hess, Maurice
Huber, Alice
Herring, Elizabeth
Jordan, Florence
Jacobs, Ralph
Jacoby, Ralph
Kuhn, Samuel
Kauffman, Edith
Kepler, Ella
Knouse, Roy
Kraber, Ivy
Keeney, Martha
Kline, Mary
Karper, Grace
Kraber, Gertrude
Kraber, Roy
Kob, John
Keeney. Emma
Konhaus, Maggie Bishop
Kershaw, Ada M.
Kell, II. H.
Knupp, J. A.
Kerr, Annie G.
Kelly, Bertha
Kessler, Dr.
Kendall, Martha
Kissinger, W. H.
Kauffman, Nellie Geiger
Keasey, Miles
King, Earl
Little, Oscar
Long, D. Ed.
Lerew, Margaret
Line, George
Lower, Edgar

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Love, Helen
Lytle, Nellie
Longsdorff, Anna
Lentz, Rosa
Lutz, Clara
Lehman, Frank
Lisehey, Ralph
Lehman, Ezra
Lichtenwalner, Edith
Lichtenwalner, Viola
Leistner, Mary
Lewis, Emily
Mowery, Raymond
Miller, Ruth
McNeal, Elizabeth
McVitty, Claire
Miller, Eleanor
Martin, J. H.
Monn, Ruth
McCulloch, Martha
Mummert, Ira
Miller, Maude
Meckley, H. W.
Myers, Janet
Maust, Fillmore
Matthews, Robert
Martin, Cora
McCullough, Jane
Mumma, Grace
Messinger, George
Myers, Velva
Myers, Raymond
McCreary, S. U, G,
Metzgar, Almena
McSherry, Mamie
Martindell, E. W.
Myers, Mary
Morrow, William
Meetch, Mary Darlington
Mark, Martha
McCullough, J. E.
Myers, R. L.
McCullough, J. H.
McElhare, Margaret
Mickey, Q. T.
Matter, R. P.
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Martin, Florence
Mason, Elsie Peters
Mohler, Bertha
McClellan, A. S.
McKibben, Mary
Myers, R. S.
Means, James
McCnne, Elizabeth
Mathias, Roy
McCormick, Nannie E.
McClelland, Liberty Quigley
Neff, Ruth
Neron, Fanny
Nace, Laura Kraber
Nell, J. E.
Nickles, William
Nissley, Mabel
Noll, C. F.
Neagley, H. C.
Neagley, S. M.
Omwake, Frances Geiger
Omwake, J. S.
Omwake, George L.
Pefifer, Robert
Plough, Mary
Patterson, Annie
Perrein, W. J.
Plasterer, C. E.
Paul, F. M.
Peebles, Anna
Piper, H. S.
Pentz, Gwendolyn Downs
Powell, Hazel
Plum, C. N.
Pearson, Raymond
Peterson, D. B.
Quigley, Ida
Reber, J. H.
Reynolds, Walter
Rice, W. G.
Russel, Nettie
Rupley, Lucy
Rawhauser, A. C.
Rife, Clara
Rauch, Caroline
Reynolds, Flora Harbolt
Reichert, Margaret

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Raffensperger, C. I.
Roth, Ella Shearer
Railing, Verna W olf
Roth, H. M.
Roop, G. S.
Rice, C. S.
Rotz, Mary Trogler
Rexroth, Adaline
Stouffer, Ray
Smith, L. E.
Smith, Grace
Shank, Ray
Stock, John
Sterner, Ursula
Scott, Helen
Spangler, Clara
Scott, Rachel
Scott, Rosa
Sanders, J. F.
Sachs, Grace
Starry, Norman
Strohm, Celia Hefflebauer
Skelley, Clark
Scouller, Helen
Stamey, A. C.
Shover, Ruth
Shupp, Edna
Seitz, Mary
Stuart, Julia Lauman
Skelley, William
Speidel, J. G.
Senft, Edna
Swartz, Amy
Spahr, 0. L.
Shope, S. Z.
Stein, H. A.
Shutt, Beulah
Shutt, Ella
Sparrow, Caroline
Seip, Rebecca
Shearer, D. M.
Stouffer, S. M.
Shepp, L. M.
Slagle, Howard
Shipe, Molly Besser
Stoner, Edith Cole
Shaeflfer, H. E.

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Snider, Ella Wagner
Shuster, E. McElhenny
Shive, J. W.
Spangler, C. W.
Swartz, Zulu
Starry, Ralph
Shryoek, Mabel
Shipe, Rebecca
Smith, M. E.
Snider, Erma
Smith, Carrie M.
Shoop, Phoebe Comrey
Shaftner, Alice
Schaeffer, C. R.
Stuart, John
Stackhouse, Bell Scott
Thomas, Estella
Trostle, H. E.
Troup, Homer
Tompkins, Olive Hykes
Tschop, Pauline
Vantz, Emma
Venable, Clara Stamy
Unger, Mayme
Uhler, J. M.
Uhler, Naomi Dohner
Unger, S. Duey
Underwood, Ida
Woodal, Blanche
Walker, J. F.

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Whetstone, George
Wallace, Anna
Witmer, Mary
Whitcomb, Murray
Wilson, Grace
Walter, Genifrede
W olf, Ethel
Williams, Lacy
Waggoner, Agnes
Wolf, Maude
Williams, Nannie
Wiekersham, Frank
Wonders, Grace
Wolff, Bessie
Wickey, H. J.
Wolff, J. S.
Watson, R. J.
Weaver, A. L.
Wingert, Ruth
Williams, Sarah H.
Walker, Adaline Seibert
Walter, E. N.
Witherow, Martha
White, Carrie Davidson
Young, Effle
Youndt, Clara
Young, J. L.
Zug, Lila
Zinn, George A.
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T H E FARM IN V E N T O R Y
It has long been recognized by business men in all lines that
an annual inventory is indispensable. Considering the small amount
o f work involved, there is no record or account that may be kept
which gives more information concerning the business than does the
annual inventory.
Comparatively few farmers however take the trouble to make
an inventory o f their business and as a consequence the average
farmer may have rather erroneous ideas as to just what his busi­
ness standing is.
A careful inventory each year will show how much has been
made or lost during the year. A farmer may be spending money
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year. An inventory might show that this Increase in money is due
to a smaller amount invested in the business or that a less amount
o f produce remains unsold and that there has been an actual loss
fo r the year. Then there may be the farmer who is pressed some­
what by the need o f ready money, and so he feels his past year to
have been a failure. Yet an inventory may show a considerable gain
in the value o f stock or feed on hand or in the value o f the farm due
to improvements such as new buildings, new orchards or tile drains.
The amount o f cash on hand does not indicate to any farmer whether
or not he is making money unless other things are taken into con­
sideration and this the annual inventory will help to do.
The inventory will aid the owner in making estimates as to
which are the profitable features in his business. Many things which
a farmer should know about his business will be shown by the in­
ventory.
The time required to take the inventory on the average farm is
usually less than half a day. It is but to copy the items in a book
fo r future reference. The first time it is taken some extra time may
be required to arrange the items as desired.
In taking the inventory, go through each o f the farm buildings
and list all the equipment, feed supplies, etc., as well as the stock.
Bins o f grain may be measured and % o f the contents in cubic feet
may be taken as bushels. For ear corn § o f the number o f cubic feet
equals the number o f bushels o f corn. Hay in well settled stacks
and mows may be estimated at 500 cubic feet to the ton. Clover
and Alfalfa weigh less than grass usually, and small stacks require
a greater number o f cubic feet allowance per ton. Silage equals
about 40 lbs. to the cubic foot.
Of course it is very desirable for the farmer to supplement the
inventory by more detailed accounts as accurate record o f re­
ceipts and expenses or, better still, a complete set o f cost accounts
with each farm crop and kind o f stock kept.
It would seem that it is part o f the function o f a teacher in
rural schools to help himself; and an accurate knowledge o f his finan­
cial position is a primary step toward future progress. By teaching
the importance o f the annual inventory and the method o f making
the same to the pupils in school, the teacher may often awaken the
farming people o f the district to the desirability o f the annual in­
ventory as a measure o f farm success.
E. F. GRAHAM.
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Many a man has got freckles on his reputation by carrying home
molasses in a demijohn.
A knocker is all right on a door; but anywhere else, a nuisance.

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PITTSBURGH ALUMNI BANQUET
The Pittsburgh Alumni of the Cumberland Valley State Normal
School, held their annual meeting at the Fort Pitt Hotel, Saturday
evening, Feb. 26, 1916.
Everyone greatly enjoyed the banquet which was the principal
feature of the evening.
Mr. Edgar McCullough as toastmaster introduced the first speak­
er, Dr. Ezra Lehman. Dr. Lehman first delivered a special greeting
from Miss Horton, also a greeting from the entire school. He then
outlined the plans for future work of the school. His talk was brief
but inspiring, and it awakened in us a deeper interest in our Alma
Mater.
Mr. J. L. McCaskey, class of ’77, was the next speaker. Mr. McCaskey was instrumental in having the electric bell system installed
in "Old Normal.”
Rev. H. S. Piper, class of ’94, gave some personal reminiscences
o f Dr. Eckels. He reminded us of the wonderful interest Dr. Eckels
had in all the students, and of his great friendship and love for them.
He concluded with the following quotation:
“ Where there is light there is beauty;
Where there is beauty there is happiness;
Where there is happiness there is love;
Where there is love, there is The Divine.”
Mr. McCullough appointed a committee to solicit funds for the
Eckels’ Memorial Fund.
The Association then elected the following officers:
Pres., J. E. McCullough, ’00.
Vice Pres., A. I. Underwood, ’05.
Sec., Mary J. Johnston, ’10.
Those present: J. L. McCaskey, 77; Dr. and Mrs. Lehman, ’89;
Miss Mary E. Hull, ’89; Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Eckels, ’90; W. E. Fohl, ’91;
and two daughters; Rev. H. S. Piper, ’94; Miss Minnie Mock, ’95;
Mr. Mock; Mrs. Simmitt; J. H. McCullough, ’96, and wife; E. M.
Gress, ’96; Frances C. Patterson, ’97; G. Studley and wife, (Anna
Cook, ’98); Anna B. Smiley, ’98; W. L. Allen, ’99, and wife; J. E. Mc­
Cullough, ’00, and wife; R. B. Watson, ’00; G. E. Marks and wife,
(Mary Nickles, ’04); W. L. Reneker and wife, (Donie Miller, ’04); A.
I. Underwood; H. C. Robertson and wife, (Helen Gray, ’05); H. H.
McCullough, ’06, and wife; G. P. Horn and wife, (Marion Lowell, ’08);
Ralph P. Matter, ’09; Miss Mary J. Johnston, ’10; Miss Ella Bradley,
’ 12; Miss Ella Seibert, ’12; Miss Feme Lamberson, ’12; Miss Ramona
Musgrave, ’12; J. K. Ainsworth, ’14; Frank R. Markley.
Reported by Helen (Gray) Robertson.

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ALMA MATER
In the dear old Cumberland Valley
’Neath the glowing sky
Proudly stands our Alma Mater
On the hill togs high.
CHORUS:—
Swell the chorus ever louder
We’ll be true to you
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater
Dear old “ red and blue.’’
Near the waving golden corn-fields
Just beyond the town
Tower the ivy colored buildings
As the sun goes down.
When we leave our Alma Mater,
We will praise her name,
Ever live to raise the standard.
Of her glorious name.

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