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The
Vol. 1
Athletic
Association
Organized.
Fully
At the second mass meeting of the
students on October 13th the Athletic
Association was
fully.
organized.
Complete equipment for a foot ball
team has been ordered from the Spauld
ing house in Buffalo. The athletic as
sociation has warranted this expenditure
and it is understood that all expenses
are to be defrayed by popular sub
scription.
Some valuable time has been lost
but there is yet a good outlook for a
foot ball season of considerable in
terest.
Inter-class games will be
arranged, and it is hoped that much
enthusiasm may be called forth. Per
haps there is no more valuable aspect
of school athletics than this goodnatured rivalry between the classes.
It insures the participation of ^ large
number of the students and is free from
many of the abuses that seem inevitable
game scheduled u with the team of
the local high school. It is to be
played on Tuesday afternoon on the
Normal field. The Athletic Association
urges every student to be present and
to bring his ability to yell with him.
The line up will probably be as follows:
High School
E. S. N. S.
Leach................... R. T....................Kline
Obert....................R. G................. Skelton
Quick.................... R. E.................Skelton
Johnson. . ................ C.................. Colvin
Williams }..Q. B.
. .Deamer
Congdon
Rickenbrode. . . .L. G.......... Hollebreck
Welker................L. T.................... Doing
Urban................... L. E.................... Davis
Caulki'ns.........R. H. B.................. Sipps
Scott............... L. H. B..............Dundon
Rough.................... F. B..............Wheeler
The Corn Roast.
No cnstoih of the fall term has a
better standing among the students
than the annual corn roast. This
welcome event was held on Saturday
evening, September 30. Mr. Dundon,
the popular steward, was host on this
occasion and filled that role to the
satisfaction of all. The combination
of the nimble air of autumn, a
perfect night sky and a roaring fire—
well, all that human skill could add to
these glories was green corn. And
green corn there was in abundance.
The occasion was most pleasant in
other respects apart from the ever de
lightful aspect of “eats.” Songs,
yells and good talk rounded out the
evening. I( was such a froliO as
makes for a better EDINBORO SPIRIT.
SATURDAY, OCTOljER 14, 1011
The Point of View.
Rod
Montaville Flowers.
Welcome Extended Student Body.
are two accounts of
-nnr^T. rhr
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^
same event. One is written
.Therefim.^^-iveteomethe Middler. the other by a Junior The i ^J Lecture Course on Monday evenfaculty was held Saturday -^eningr
Birch Rod offers a liberal reward to the '
® ^ept. 17th, in the gymnasium. This
person who can detectthe authorship of Z
repu ation on the lecture platform. reception is given at the beginning of
either production.
No production of any kind in years has the fall term in order that the new
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caused the stir and comment in the students maybecome acquainted with
Number 1.
lyceum world which is created by Mr.
each other and with the members of the
On October seventh the members of Flower’s Hamlet. He has found in
faculty. The attendance this year was.
the Junior class, each provided with a —great drama a new and extremely unusually large, a number of thesmall bottle of milk and soda crackers,
message. He presents the essential alumni being present. They spoke of
gathered at the postoffice. From that
the art of a the increased attendance since they
place they were conducted, unde’ /
“aster, explains and interprets them, were students at Northwestern Statewatchful care of Miss Ayres ar
meets and answers the questions and Normal and they sincerely hoped this
Siddell, to Green Point wherbN,^|
difficulties, and drives home a moral
would continue. The older students
were all cautioned to keep well awav ^
He has took great care to introduce the new
from the water. The early hours
this great masterpiece perfectly students and soon each one began to■ the evening were spent in romping over clear, interesting and attractive for the feel as though he was among friends,
the green. At eight o’clock theywer£ masses—and provided an evening’s not strangers.
brought back to the school. The even ^ entertainment oVn intellectual and
Principal Baker spoke a few words of
ing was so pleasant that but three mem^
\,
welcome to all. He was pleased withi
bers of the class fell asleep befcrf
------------ the manner in whicheachonehadbeseven o’clock and several cried when i
An Assembly Room
gun his work and he hoped a strong;
was time to go home.
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‘school spirit” would be developed.
'' ""** ‘—i'■ -ar:^, ^ ‘
^ I I ^^-^iss Houser’s reading, “The Judgc
The Junior class held its first out>.g lo^g^forward to a beUe^^olTi^
H^^vlr
-
on October 7th.
The scene of the\ If any one thing
has stood in the way
hope at some future time she will re
elaborate festival
was the rollini of their enjoying the excellent hall
peat “My Symphony” for us
The
merg'd S
other numbers on the program were
men and ladies of
the class spent! the absence of a commons room. Such a
equally entertaining. They were as.
happy evening in
conversation, anjf new room is to occupy some space on
follows*
participated in sumptuous rerfeshmentu the first floor. It is to be a good place
Solo—Mr. Gleason
that had been prepared by a skille? for the after dinner song and the talk
Reading___Mrs. Walk.
caterer. Miss Ayres and Mr. SiddeH that ever appears when students come
Quartette—Miss Thomas Miss Pnwpir
who were the guests of the evening together.
Mr GlTason
declared the occasion most deli^htful|
The residents of Reeder Hall, through
Duet-Mi’ss Thomas, Mr. Gleason.
:
* the principal, presented a plea to the
Class Officers.
trustees for this privilege. The trustees
Out of heated campaigns, some voti readily assented and soon it is expected
The Open Shelf System,
selling and much political confusiou
rooms will be in comthe following class officers have coma mission. Just what they may come to
The Open Shelf System has beem
from chaos to lead the way for their
school can only recently adopted in our library, giving
respective henchmen.
i’® imagined. The Birch Rod anticigreater access to the twelve thousand
.
pates that the assembly room with its
Looks and the one hundred periodicals,;
Senior.
comfortable chairs and good reading
including newspapers.
President . ........................... V. A. Snapp vt^ill be one of the centers of interest
When the question of open shelves
Vice President..............Florence Russell about the old normal.
was brought up at the International
Secretary.
.Mabel
'___________
Congress of 1871 the chief objection
Treasurer................Claud Whiftenberger
Tennis
increased loss and
Editor of Vita.................... Cyrus Quick
'
mutilation of books that would be "sure
Assistant Editor. ...... .GlennieGrant
The tennis courts of the school are to follow, and here today lies the crux
Middle Year.
attracting a great deal of attention.
of the whole matter. If the losses are
More interest has been shown for tennis greater, what do we lose by them?
President ;,•••••••
this term than in the past years. The
There are two sides to this, the financial
Vice President. .. .Lillian Christenson indications are that the game ought to and the moral. The financial was
........................ ...Nina Swift become one of the popular sports of the formerly more considered than it is
Treasurer. . . ........................... John Scott school- Next fall there ought to be at „ow. for two resaons. First, it now apJunior.
least two good teams to represent the pears that the money losses are seldom
President.............................Paul Harvey ®eLpol in tennis contests.
great; second, bceause it is coming to
Vice President.. .Mildred Williamson
Secretary........................ .Ester Averill
Treasurer.................... .Silvan Hilliard
The class of 1911 has twenty members engaged, in teaching work in
Warren county.
B
th W
be recognized that a heavy moneyless
^
®
is less serious than the moral responsiAny remarks in the editorial column bility of fostering crime in a comin regard to subscribing to this paper munity.
apply to all persons. Don’t let the
The open shelf system aims to make
fact of your being a faculty member or ----------------- -------------------------------- -® trustee deter you from a real joy.
Continued on Page Fouv
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Page Two
THE 3IRCH ROD
THE
BIRCH ROD
A fortnightly newspaper edited by the students
of The Northwestern State Normal School, and
published at the printing shop of the Edinboro
Independent.
TERMS
The newspaper will be supplied for the school
year, (fifteen numbers for 1911-1912) for the sum of
fifty cents, or five cents the copy.
The paper is entered as second class mail matter
at the Postoffice at Edinboro.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editer-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Literary Editor
Athletic Editor
Exchange Editor
Alumni Editor
Class Editor
Manager
Publisher
THE
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F. L. La bounty
LEE H. ABBEY, ’12
LILLIAN CRISTENSON, ’13
CHA^ CAULKINS, ’12^
- MARIAN R. JUDD, ’13
- MARY A. AGNEW, ’13
CHAS. SCOTT, ’13
J, BLAINE WILLIAMS, ’13
EDINBOROINDEPENDENT
The Birch Rod.
The Birch Rod purposes to be a news
paper. In it it is hoped that the
students and their friends will find
something of a chronicle of the events
of the daily life in the Northwestern
State Normal School. In no sense will
it be a literary journal. There will be
no flourishes about it. What little it
has to say will be said simply and, we
hope, clearly.
The name seems appropriate for the
paper of a teachers’ training school.
In earlier times the schoolmaster’s
most vigorous ideas found expression
in the birch rod. When the teacher
was tremendously iri earnest and fp
^ not j»an«- to
' pres^2*°1fiimself by this traditional
' symbol of his dominion. So it is that
the amateur teachers, the students, at
Edinboro expect that the Birch Rod will
be public demonstrator of their genuine
ideas and emotions. This paper, then,
is the students’ paper. It will reflect
students’ thought. Nothing in it is to
ibe construed as the expression of the
faculty unless so designated. It ex
pects, in the main, to be at peace with
;all men. If occasion should arise,
however, the editors expect that their
work shall be worthy of the time
“honored sentiment embodied in the
- name of their publication.
The Alumni and the Birch Rod.
material for poets. From these notable
facts we infer that students should
have some peculiar method of vocali
zation. One quaint philosopher puts it
thus: “He that bloweth not his own
horn, his horn shall not be blown.""
So the editors of The Birch Rod urge
upon the students the need of new yells
and songs. Some things are best ex
pressed by a good student yell; there
is a sense of finish to a ‘ ‘gingery ’ ’ school
yell. Song on the other hand soothes
the soul, fosters spirit and makethglad
the heart of man. May we have manj?
new yells and songs.
'
The Editor.
Our Advertisers.
Those who have advertised in The
Birch Rod have been generous. They
have simply opened their pncket-books
and given the paper money, as the ad
vertising value of such a school paper
is not a matter of dollars and cents.
Of our readers we make the request that
they read the advertisements and make
a business of buying of those who have
supported us. When you buy say, “Mr.
Merchant, you gave us a lift on our
paper, I shall help your business all I
‘ If the students will do this
they will help make the prosperity of
their paper more certain.
A student editor of this paper will be
elected as soon as enough material has
Book Room Notes.
been presented to form the basis of an
Mr. Gleason, of the faculty, is in
accurate judgment of worth. Until that* charge of the book room for the current
time it has fallen to the lot of a mem year. He is ably assisted by Messrs.
ber of the faculty to direct the fortunes- Marsh and Snapp.
of The Birch Rod. It is to be understood
On account of the need of more room
that he does so with the distinct under- ^ -for the Model School, the book room
standing that he is not acting in the ; /“has been moved to Commercial Hall.
capacity of a member of the teaching ®f’tudents are requested to make a deposit
force. As editor he will play the role ^us ^ ^eir books at the beginning of each
of student, and. so have the righto^ term, for which they receive a receipt,
saying many things that woul(J-^j)6""(m- When books ate returned they receive
becoming to a faculty^^.'ember. In the deposit with
rental deducted,
other words the ^m^^pbrary editor i^/«^£f*urcha8es under 25c are not charged on
responsible to no^'ghe except the adver- books,
tisers and thei^ jjjterests.____________________
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(Seldom it is that only a small sum
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T f liilrtfW
and his neart’s desire. Such is the
case at Edinboro at this time. For
that sum any student, regardless of
family, political views, or church
afliiliation may become a subscriber to
The Birch Rod. Life without this
publicaton will be dull, stale and un
profitable indeed; with it life will know
a solace for every grief and a balm for
every wound.
Confidentally the manager says that
the supply of papers printed is limited.
Any student who wants to be sure of
the paper will do well to see that he
is enrolled at once or he may have to
suffer the shame of reading the paper
over his neighbor’s shoulder.
Chapel Singing.
Next to serving the students in the
Speaking of singing recalls Mr.
way of giving a transcript of student
Baker’s request that chapel singing be
life, the Birch Rod will endeavor to
made an event. Good rousing singing
^serve the Alumni. The pages of the
-Will—jneaJL-^evftiything that
paper -ate open ^tt-any^trtire-to those who suggests. All that detracts from the
■have attended school in Edinboro in
chapel songs is the occasional lack of
learlier years. We hope many of the
volume.
The school body is large
yAlumni wiU become regular subenough to make the old room ring.
«cribers. It would seem that a fort
We do it sometimes; let’s do it every
nightly publication need not be un
welcome to those who know the Edin time.
boro Normal school and care for her.
Our Enemies.
The receipt of fifty cents from any
We may naturally expect that The
alumnus will be convincing proof of Birch Rod will fall into the hands of
his abiding loyalty.
those who will not like it. We shall
endeavor to make the paper bad enough
Songs and Yells.
for these, our enemies, that they will
A cat fight conducted without sound take pleasure in marking its flaws.
Is a failure. Dogs in their misunder There is a very genuine delight in
standings make noises in order to insure quarrelling with the thing which we do
an audience. The yell of the Rebel not like. We hope to be able to make
•cavalry made battle interesting. The The Birch Rod unlikable enough to be
battle cry of antiquity at least made a source of joy even to its enemies.
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The best steel for the purpose is shaped
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these things well. Many of them are
sons and grandsons of former Meridan
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The stag handles are real stag, of
fast color, and so frmly put on that they
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enough to stand a lifetime of wear and
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- Evrry^erhlarrBrzmd Carving-Set; tcr^
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THE BIRCH ROD
Page Three
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Literary Societies.
The Philo Everett Literary Society.
This society was organized on August
22, 1864, by a few students. From
that time it prospered and is now one
of the best. It meets once a week in
Philo Hall, the purpose being to develop
literary talents. At the beginning of
this fall term, 1911, twenty members
were ready to begin their wo^k for the
year. But by their earnest efforts our
number has increased to thirty eight,
the majority of whom are Seniors.
And we hope within a short time to
increase our number to fifty. The
society is composed of good members
who are endeavoring to make it the
best. Our program which consists of
essays, orations, debates, recitations,
readings,
impromptu, speeches and
musical selections are interesting and
profitable. Our aim is to enable the
members to express their ideas before
nn audience.
The following is the program for
Oct. 14. ’ll:
Quotations from Lomellow.
Essay............. ................. Therese Spacht
Reading...........................Helen Loomis
■Continued Story Chapter II
............................... Minnie Pierson
Piano Duet. Misses Mills and Richardson
Select Reading..................Jennie Perry
Song by Society
Debate:—Resolved, that children
under fourteen years of age should be ..
Jffljj^]i^^ed_frorn_wrnjdj£g_iii factories.
Affirmative, Norris McQuiston, Silvan
Hilliard;
negative, Mont Hanna,
Vincent Hayes.
Impromptu........................... Harry Taylor
A cordial welcome is extended to all.
FLORA McDaniel, Sec.
Clionian Literary Society.
Motto: - Adorn the mind; colors, blue
und white. This society has twentyeight members at present. The specific
aim is to acquire readiness in public
speaking. The following is the program
for Oct. 23, ’ll:
Devotional Exercises............. Mr. Snapp
Roll call answered by quotations
from Booker T. Washington.
Oration on Noted Indian Chiefs
...................................... Mr. Harvey
Oornet Solo................. __.Mr. Howland
Debate;—Resolved, that the white
man has done more for the negro than
he has for the Indian. Affirmative,
' "Miss Martha Sayre, Miss Cora Durfee;
negative, Mr. Frank McEntire, Mr. Fay
Daley.
President................Mr. Frank McEntire
' Vice President.............. Miss Edith Cook
■Secretary....................... Miss Cora Durfee
Treasurer.................. Miss Martha Sayre
make it- belter than it has ever been
before.
The program for Saturday, October
14. is as follows:
Opening exercises.
Roll call answered by quotations
from the faculty.
Vocal Solo....................... Mary Crossman
Reading........................................AdalineKelley
Vocal Solo................................. Ora Kopf
Debate—Resolved, That
woman
suffrage should be adopted in the
United States.
Affirmative. Alice
Woods, Lillian Wiard;
negative,
Charles Kough, Forest Knapp.
Violin Solo.................................... GroverCongdon
Impromptu Speeches—Knight Smith,
Morley Leach.
for poung men embodp everpVocal Duet—Mrs. Etha Burdick, Nina
thing new thafs good.
Swift.
Piano Solo. ..................... Leah Crandall
Young Men Want
Snappp Shoes
Howard &, Foster
Shoes
Alumni Notes.
The officers of the General Alumni
Association as elected in the meeting
of last June were as follows:
President, Fred P. Stafford, 1893;
vice president, Ned H. Goodell, 1891;
secretary, Harry
L. Cooper, 1890;
treasurer. Miss Alice Hanson, 1895.
Victor Bigler, Ex. ’12, is engaged
with the State Highway Department.
He is at present located at Meadville.
The president of the Warren County
Alumni Association is Harry Weaver
of the class of 1911. At the last
some fifty members were present.
It is said that the Old Home V/eek of
last spring has done much to crystalize
Edinboro Spirit.
Several hundred
alumni registered as visitors during the
week; many were present who failed
to register.
Hereafter much more extended notes
from the Alumni are desired for The
Birch Rod.
Miss Nina McKrell
Is readg to supplg the
latest styles in
The first meeting of the Potter Literary
'.Sociey this term was held in Potter
Hall on September 18. There were only
thirteen members present, but the
society has grown very rapidly this
term and its present membership is
thirtyTCight. The Potter Society is the
■oldest society of the school, and has
always had the reputation of doing
:good work. Our aim this year is to
Rates $1.50 per dap. Restaurant in connection.
Centraiip iocated. Ail students welcome.
Open Evenings
A. H. HANSON
ing Store
The very latest styles are
seen first at this store.
Also the prices are the
lowest.
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THE ;;1RCH
Page Four
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Everyth!ne in
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OUR
BAKING BY
OWN
BAKER
F. F. WALKER
SELLS
Sealshipt
Opsters
And the Choicest of Meats
C. K. HENRY
Will mend any watch that is
mendable. He will also sell
ROD
The Open Shelf System.
Continued from Page One
the library the grand rendezvous of the
Normal for the teacher and the pupil.
This
cannot
be done
with
meagre collection of books, indiscrimi
nately selected, with an unsuitable
apartment.
The open shelf system arrangement
is easy and attractive. All books used
for reference are kept in open cases in
the central portion of the library
always free and accessible to any one.
The general catalogue _sf-the4tv5E»y~
is on cards, complete and always up to
date: author, subject and title are
arranged in alphabetic order. So the
student has an opportunity to study
classification of books and acquire
knowledge at the cases. The use of
a catalogue suggests the importance of
an index. All that class of books
whose titles are so general that they do
not suggest the nature of the contents,
require an index. This is true not
only of periodical literature but of
collections of essays on miscellaneous
subjects.
The intimate personal acquaintance
and natural influence of a teacher will
enable him to do what the public
librarian could not do, he may urge the
use of good books where the tendency is
toward worthless ones. He may direct
the student so that the freedom of the
cases shall not lead to the dissipating
The largest and finest equipped
clothing store between New
York and Chicago.
Young
Men’s
Clothes
that will guarantee your pres
ence at the 7:45 class.
How about the hat pin or
belt buckle for her Christmas?
Steadman’s
Dry Goods Store
Is readg to care for the most
"^acting student needs.
The Little White Store on
the corner is conducted bi;
Miss Proud
It is a good place for Edinboro Students.
bui
.at of reguib. and systematic
work.
The results of the open shelf system
are shown, after twelve years of etperience, by new discussion of tie
problem as to whether any shelves m
the libraries ought to be closed. Tie
policy of having no shelves open to
anybody is now dead, if it ever wis
alive. The policy of having sone
shelves open to all, and all shelves
open to some is generally adopted; tie
question of having all shelves free to
all is the only open question. It is
realized in these days that the handlipg
of many books is an important part of
polite education, and how to manage
it best is the problem. In the smaller
libraries the undergraduate is often
given free run of the whole collection,
except a few rarities and reserved books.
C. M. NEGUS.
rpHE BOSTON STORE
has been a factor in this
locality for more than a
quarter of a centurp, and it
has, through strict and con
scientious business princi
ples, grown to be the largest
department store in North
western Pennsplvania.
For the convenience of
out of town shoppers we
have provided manp innovatiors such as Bureau of In
formation,^ Rest Rooms in
basement- and ^n Mlerp,
and a Dining Room, which
was primarilp instituted for
the benefit of our out of
town customers, and which
has come to be the best res
taurant in or around Erie.
Copyriglit 1911
The House of KuppenhomoC
Chicaso
The latest fashion crea
tions from the most fa
mous clothes makers in
the world at attractivelp
low prices.
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Like our own, most school papers are
not organized during the first school
month. At this time we have received
only a few papers. We have on our
exchange table the following:
The Oberlin Review.
The School Journal (Public Schools
of Grove City.)
The Courier (College of Music, Cin
cinnati.)
“The Oberlin Review” is a college
newspaper, published weekly. All the
affairs of the academy, conservatory
and college are discussed. The pleasant
social life of Oberlin and the great
amount of work accomplished are very
noticeable.
Store
We are indeed glad to
merit the patronage of cus
tomers in towns adjacent to
Erie, and hope our out of
town friends will alwaps
look upon this as their home
store.
you
An Alarm Clock
Greater Erie’s Greater Store ^Boston
SEE OUR WINDOWS
Isaac Baker
& Son
We claim supremacp in
the merchandise line, as we
are alwaps on the alert that
no one undersells us or of
fers better selections than
we do.
We trust that pour pur
chases in this store are almdU§ entirejp satisfactorp^
If otherwise we would thank
pou to report the same so
that we map rectifp anp er
rors which might creep into
a business the size of this.
.
Erie Dry Goods Go.
and State Streets
ERIE, PA.
State St., Erie, Pa.
The
Vol. 1
Athletic
Association
Organized.
Fully
At the second mass meeting of the
students on October 13th the Athletic
Association was
fully.
organized.
Complete equipment for a foot ball
team has been ordered from the Spauld
ing house in Buffalo. The athletic as
sociation has warranted this expenditure
and it is understood that all expenses
are to be defrayed by popular sub
scription.
Some valuable time has been lost
but there is yet a good outlook for a
foot ball season of considerable in
terest.
Inter-class games will be
arranged, and it is hoped that much
enthusiasm may be called forth. Per
haps there is no more valuable aspect
of school athletics than this goodnatured rivalry between the classes.
It insures the participation of ^ large
number of the students and is free from
many of the abuses that seem inevitable
game scheduled u with the team of
the local high school. It is to be
played on Tuesday afternoon on the
Normal field. The Athletic Association
urges every student to be present and
to bring his ability to yell with him.
The line up will probably be as follows:
High School
E. S. N. S.
Leach................... R. T....................Kline
Obert....................R. G................. Skelton
Quick.................... R. E.................Skelton
Johnson. . ................ C.................. Colvin
Williams }..Q. B.
. .Deamer
Congdon
Rickenbrode. . . .L. G.......... Hollebreck
Welker................L. T.................... Doing
Urban................... L. E.................... Davis
Caulki'ns.........R. H. B.................. Sipps
Scott............... L. H. B..............Dundon
Rough.................... F. B..............Wheeler
The Corn Roast.
No cnstoih of the fall term has a
better standing among the students
than the annual corn roast. This
welcome event was held on Saturday
evening, September 30. Mr. Dundon,
the popular steward, was host on this
occasion and filled that role to the
satisfaction of all. The combination
of the nimble air of autumn, a
perfect night sky and a roaring fire—
well, all that human skill could add to
these glories was green corn. And
green corn there was in abundance.
The occasion was most pleasant in
other respects apart from the ever de
lightful aspect of “eats.” Songs,
yells and good talk rounded out the
evening. I( was such a froliO as
makes for a better EDINBORO SPIRIT.
SATURDAY, OCTOljER 14, 1011
The Point of View.
Rod
Montaville Flowers.
Welcome Extended Student Body.
are two accounts of
-nnr^T. rhr
- TV
,
^
same event. One is written
.Therefim.^^-iveteomethe Middler. the other by a Junior The i ^J Lecture Course on Monday evenfaculty was held Saturday -^eningr
Birch Rod offers a liberal reward to the '
® ^ept. 17th, in the gymnasium. This
person who can detectthe authorship of Z
repu ation on the lecture platform. reception is given at the beginning of
either production.
No production of any kind in years has the fall term in order that the new
*
caused the stir and comment in the students maybecome acquainted with
Number 1.
lyceum world which is created by Mr.
each other and with the members of the
On October seventh the members of Flower’s Hamlet. He has found in
faculty. The attendance this year was.
the Junior class, each provided with a —great drama a new and extremely unusually large, a number of thesmall bottle of milk and soda crackers,
message. He presents the essential alumni being present. They spoke of
gathered at the postoffice. From that
the art of a the increased attendance since they
place they were conducted, unde’ /
“aster, explains and interprets them, were students at Northwestern Statewatchful care of Miss Ayres ar
meets and answers the questions and Normal and they sincerely hoped this
Siddell, to Green Point wherbN,^|
difficulties, and drives home a moral
would continue. The older students
were all cautioned to keep well awav ^
He has took great care to introduce the new
from the water. The early hours
this great masterpiece perfectly students and soon each one began to■ the evening were spent in romping over clear, interesting and attractive for the feel as though he was among friends,
the green. At eight o’clock theywer£ masses—and provided an evening’s not strangers.
brought back to the school. The even ^ entertainment oVn intellectual and
Principal Baker spoke a few words of
ing was so pleasant that but three mem^
\,
welcome to all. He was pleased withi
bers of the class fell asleep befcrf
------------ the manner in whicheachonehadbeseven o’clock and several cried when i
An Assembly Room
gun his work and he hoped a strong;
was time to go home.
^
‘school spirit” would be developed.
'' ""** ‘—i'■ -ar:^, ^ ‘
^ I I ^^-^iss Houser’s reading, “The Judgc
The Junior class held its first out>.g lo^g^forward to a beUe^^olTi^
H^^vlr
-
on October 7th.
The scene of the\ If any one thing
has stood in the way
hope at some future time she will re
elaborate festival
was the rollini of their enjoying the excellent hall
peat “My Symphony” for us
The
merg'd S
other numbers on the program were
men and ladies of
the class spent! the absence of a commons room. Such a
equally entertaining. They were as.
happy evening in
conversation, anjf new room is to occupy some space on
follows*
participated in sumptuous rerfeshmentu the first floor. It is to be a good place
Solo—Mr. Gleason
that had been prepared by a skille? for the after dinner song and the talk
Reading___Mrs. Walk.
caterer. Miss Ayres and Mr. SiddeH that ever appears when students come
Quartette—Miss Thomas Miss Pnwpir
who were the guests of the evening together.
Mr GlTason
declared the occasion most deli^htful|
The residents of Reeder Hall, through
Duet-Mi’ss Thomas, Mr. Gleason.
:
* the principal, presented a plea to the
Class Officers.
trustees for this privilege. The trustees
Out of heated campaigns, some voti readily assented and soon it is expected
The Open Shelf System,
selling and much political confusiou
rooms will be in comthe following class officers have coma mission. Just what they may come to
The Open Shelf System has beem
from chaos to lead the way for their
school can only recently adopted in our library, giving
respective henchmen.
i’® imagined. The Birch Rod anticigreater access to the twelve thousand
.
pates that the assembly room with its
Looks and the one hundred periodicals,;
Senior.
comfortable chairs and good reading
including newspapers.
President . ........................... V. A. Snapp vt^ill be one of the centers of interest
When the question of open shelves
Vice President..............Florence Russell about the old normal.
was brought up at the International
Secretary.
.Mabel
'___________
Congress of 1871 the chief objection
Treasurer................Claud Whiftenberger
Tennis
increased loss and
Editor of Vita.................... Cyrus Quick
'
mutilation of books that would be "sure
Assistant Editor. ...... .GlennieGrant
The tennis courts of the school are to follow, and here today lies the crux
Middle Year.
attracting a great deal of attention.
of the whole matter. If the losses are
More interest has been shown for tennis greater, what do we lose by them?
President ;,•••••••
this term than in the past years. The
There are two sides to this, the financial
Vice President. .. .Lillian Christenson indications are that the game ought to and the moral. The financial was
........................ ...Nina Swift become one of the popular sports of the formerly more considered than it is
Treasurer. . . ........................... John Scott school- Next fall there ought to be at „ow. for two resaons. First, it now apJunior.
least two good teams to represent the pears that the money losses are seldom
President.............................Paul Harvey ®eLpol in tennis contests.
great; second, bceause it is coming to
Vice President.. .Mildred Williamson
Secretary........................ .Ester Averill
Treasurer.................... .Silvan Hilliard
The class of 1911 has twenty members engaged, in teaching work in
Warren county.
B
th W
be recognized that a heavy moneyless
^
®
is less serious than the moral responsiAny remarks in the editorial column bility of fostering crime in a comin regard to subscribing to this paper munity.
apply to all persons. Don’t let the
The open shelf system aims to make
fact of your being a faculty member or ----------------- -------------------------------- -® trustee deter you from a real joy.
Continued on Page Fouv
■ ■ ■. -f.
Page Two
THE 3IRCH ROD
THE
BIRCH ROD
A fortnightly newspaper edited by the students
of The Northwestern State Normal School, and
published at the printing shop of the Edinboro
Independent.
TERMS
The newspaper will be supplied for the school
year, (fifteen numbers for 1911-1912) for the sum of
fifty cents, or five cents the copy.
The paper is entered as second class mail matter
at the Postoffice at Edinboro.
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editer-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Literary Editor
Athletic Editor
Exchange Editor
Alumni Editor
Class Editor
Manager
Publisher
THE
-
F. L. La bounty
LEE H. ABBEY, ’12
LILLIAN CRISTENSON, ’13
CHA^ CAULKINS, ’12^
- MARIAN R. JUDD, ’13
- MARY A. AGNEW, ’13
CHAS. SCOTT, ’13
J, BLAINE WILLIAMS, ’13
EDINBOROINDEPENDENT
The Birch Rod.
The Birch Rod purposes to be a news
paper. In it it is hoped that the
students and their friends will find
something of a chronicle of the events
of the daily life in the Northwestern
State Normal School. In no sense will
it be a literary journal. There will be
no flourishes about it. What little it
has to say will be said simply and, we
hope, clearly.
The name seems appropriate for the
paper of a teachers’ training school.
In earlier times the schoolmaster’s
most vigorous ideas found expression
in the birch rod. When the teacher
was tremendously iri earnest and fp
^ not j»an«- to
' pres^2*°1fiimself by this traditional
' symbol of his dominion. So it is that
the amateur teachers, the students, at
Edinboro expect that the Birch Rod will
be public demonstrator of their genuine
ideas and emotions. This paper, then,
is the students’ paper. It will reflect
students’ thought. Nothing in it is to
ibe construed as the expression of the
faculty unless so designated. It ex
pects, in the main, to be at peace with
;all men. If occasion should arise,
however, the editors expect that their
work shall be worthy of the time
“honored sentiment embodied in the
- name of their publication.
The Alumni and the Birch Rod.
material for poets. From these notable
facts we infer that students should
have some peculiar method of vocali
zation. One quaint philosopher puts it
thus: “He that bloweth not his own
horn, his horn shall not be blown.""
So the editors of The Birch Rod urge
upon the students the need of new yells
and songs. Some things are best ex
pressed by a good student yell; there
is a sense of finish to a ‘ ‘gingery ’ ’ school
yell. Song on the other hand soothes
the soul, fosters spirit and makethglad
the heart of man. May we have manj?
new yells and songs.
'
The Editor.
Our Advertisers.
Those who have advertised in The
Birch Rod have been generous. They
have simply opened their pncket-books
and given the paper money, as the ad
vertising value of such a school paper
is not a matter of dollars and cents.
Of our readers we make the request that
they read the advertisements and make
a business of buying of those who have
supported us. When you buy say, “Mr.
Merchant, you gave us a lift on our
paper, I shall help your business all I
‘ If the students will do this
they will help make the prosperity of
their paper more certain.
A student editor of this paper will be
elected as soon as enough material has
Book Room Notes.
been presented to form the basis of an
Mr. Gleason, of the faculty, is in
accurate judgment of worth. Until that* charge of the book room for the current
time it has fallen to the lot of a mem year. He is ably assisted by Messrs.
ber of the faculty to direct the fortunes- Marsh and Snapp.
of The Birch Rod. It is to be understood
On account of the need of more room
that he does so with the distinct under- ^ -for the Model School, the book room
standing that he is not acting in the ; /“has been moved to Commercial Hall.
capacity of a member of the teaching ®f’tudents are requested to make a deposit
force. As editor he will play the role ^us ^ ^eir books at the beginning of each
of student, and. so have the righto^ term, for which they receive a receipt,
saying many things that woul(J-^j)6""(m- When books ate returned they receive
becoming to a faculty^^.'ember. In the deposit with
rental deducted,
other words the ^m^^pbrary editor i^/«^£f*urcha8es under 25c are not charged on
responsible to no^'ghe except the adver- books,
tisers and thei^ jjjterests.____________________
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and his neart’s desire. Such is the
case at Edinboro at this time. For
that sum any student, regardless of
family, political views, or church
afliiliation may become a subscriber to
The Birch Rod. Life without this
publicaton will be dull, stale and un
profitable indeed; with it life will know
a solace for every grief and a balm for
every wound.
Confidentally the manager says that
the supply of papers printed is limited.
Any student who wants to be sure of
the paper will do well to see that he
is enrolled at once or he may have to
suffer the shame of reading the paper
over his neighbor’s shoulder.
Chapel Singing.
Next to serving the students in the
Speaking of singing recalls Mr.
way of giving a transcript of student
Baker’s request that chapel singing be
life, the Birch Rod will endeavor to
made an event. Good rousing singing
^serve the Alumni. The pages of the
-Will—jneaJL-^evftiything that
paper -ate open ^tt-any^trtire-to those who suggests. All that detracts from the
■have attended school in Edinboro in
chapel songs is the occasional lack of
learlier years. We hope many of the
volume.
The school body is large
yAlumni wiU become regular subenough to make the old room ring.
«cribers. It would seem that a fort
We do it sometimes; let’s do it every
nightly publication need not be un
welcome to those who know the Edin time.
boro Normal school and care for her.
Our Enemies.
The receipt of fifty cents from any
We may naturally expect that The
alumnus will be convincing proof of Birch Rod will fall into the hands of
his abiding loyalty.
those who will not like it. We shall
endeavor to make the paper bad enough
Songs and Yells.
for these, our enemies, that they will
A cat fight conducted without sound take pleasure in marking its flaws.
Is a failure. Dogs in their misunder There is a very genuine delight in
standings make noises in order to insure quarrelling with the thing which we do
an audience. The yell of the Rebel not like. We hope to be able to make
•cavalry made battle interesting. The The Birch Rod unlikable enough to be
battle cry of antiquity at least made a source of joy even to its enemies.
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All Meridan Brand Carving Sets are
handsome. That is, their looks are in
keeping with their quality.
The best steel for the purpose is shaped
and tempered, forged and ground by
men whose life work has been to do
these things well. Many of them are
sons and grandsons of former Meridan
workmen.
The stag handles are real stag, of
fast color, and so frmly put on that they
can be removed only by prolonged boil
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purport to be, and the silver plate is thick
enough to stand a lifetime of wear and
take deep engravings.
- Evrry^erhlarrBrzmd Carving-Set; tcr^
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THE BIRCH ROD
Page Three
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Literary Societies.
The Philo Everett Literary Society.
This society was organized on August
22, 1864, by a few students. From
that time it prospered and is now one
of the best. It meets once a week in
Philo Hall, the purpose being to develop
literary talents. At the beginning of
this fall term, 1911, twenty members
were ready to begin their wo^k for the
year. But by their earnest efforts our
number has increased to thirty eight,
the majority of whom are Seniors.
And we hope within a short time to
increase our number to fifty. The
society is composed of good members
who are endeavoring to make it the
best. Our program which consists of
essays, orations, debates, recitations,
readings,
impromptu, speeches and
musical selections are interesting and
profitable. Our aim is to enable the
members to express their ideas before
nn audience.
The following is the program for
Oct. 14. ’ll:
Quotations from Lomellow.
Essay............. ................. Therese Spacht
Reading...........................Helen Loomis
■Continued Story Chapter II
............................... Minnie Pierson
Piano Duet. Misses Mills and Richardson
Select Reading..................Jennie Perry
Song by Society
Debate:—Resolved, that children
under fourteen years of age should be ..
Jffljj^]i^^ed_frorn_wrnjdj£g_iii factories.
Affirmative, Norris McQuiston, Silvan
Hilliard;
negative, Mont Hanna,
Vincent Hayes.
Impromptu........................... Harry Taylor
A cordial welcome is extended to all.
FLORA McDaniel, Sec.
Clionian Literary Society.
Motto: - Adorn the mind; colors, blue
und white. This society has twentyeight members at present. The specific
aim is to acquire readiness in public
speaking. The following is the program
for Oct. 23, ’ll:
Devotional Exercises............. Mr. Snapp
Roll call answered by quotations
from Booker T. Washington.
Oration on Noted Indian Chiefs
...................................... Mr. Harvey
Oornet Solo................. __.Mr. Howland
Debate;—Resolved, that the white
man has done more for the negro than
he has for the Indian. Affirmative,
' "Miss Martha Sayre, Miss Cora Durfee;
negative, Mr. Frank McEntire, Mr. Fay
Daley.
President................Mr. Frank McEntire
' Vice President.............. Miss Edith Cook
■Secretary....................... Miss Cora Durfee
Treasurer.................. Miss Martha Sayre
make it- belter than it has ever been
before.
The program for Saturday, October
14. is as follows:
Opening exercises.
Roll call answered by quotations
from the faculty.
Vocal Solo....................... Mary Crossman
Reading........................................AdalineKelley
Vocal Solo................................. Ora Kopf
Debate—Resolved, That
woman
suffrage should be adopted in the
United States.
Affirmative. Alice
Woods, Lillian Wiard;
negative,
Charles Kough, Forest Knapp.
Violin Solo.................................... GroverCongdon
Impromptu Speeches—Knight Smith,
Morley Leach.
for poung men embodp everpVocal Duet—Mrs. Etha Burdick, Nina
thing new thafs good.
Swift.
Piano Solo. ..................... Leah Crandall
Young Men Want
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Howard &, Foster
Shoes
Alumni Notes.
The officers of the General Alumni
Association as elected in the meeting
of last June were as follows:
President, Fred P. Stafford, 1893;
vice president, Ned H. Goodell, 1891;
secretary, Harry
L. Cooper, 1890;
treasurer. Miss Alice Hanson, 1895.
Victor Bigler, Ex. ’12, is engaged
with the State Highway Department.
He is at present located at Meadville.
The president of the Warren County
Alumni Association is Harry Weaver
of the class of 1911. At the last
some fifty members were present.
It is said that the Old Home V/eek of
last spring has done much to crystalize
Edinboro Spirit.
Several hundred
alumni registered as visitors during the
week; many were present who failed
to register.
Hereafter much more extended notes
from the Alumni are desired for The
Birch Rod.
Miss Nina McKrell
Is readg to supplg the
latest styles in
The first meeting of the Potter Literary
'.Sociey this term was held in Potter
Hall on September 18. There were only
thirteen members present, but the
society has grown very rapidly this
term and its present membership is
thirtyTCight. The Potter Society is the
■oldest society of the school, and has
always had the reputation of doing
:good work. Our aim this year is to
Rates $1.50 per dap. Restaurant in connection.
Centraiip iocated. Ail students welcome.
Open Evenings
A. H. HANSON
ing Store
The very latest styles are
seen first at this store.
Also the prices are the
lowest.
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From the small paper one^
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THE ;;1RCH
Page Four
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OWN
BAKER
F. F. WALKER
SELLS
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Opsters
And the Choicest of Meats
C. K. HENRY
Will mend any watch that is
mendable. He will also sell
ROD
The Open Shelf System.
Continued from Page One
the library the grand rendezvous of the
Normal for the teacher and the pupil.
This
cannot
be done
with
meagre collection of books, indiscrimi
nately selected, with an unsuitable
apartment.
The open shelf system arrangement
is easy and attractive. All books used
for reference are kept in open cases in
the central portion of the library
always free and accessible to any one.
The general catalogue _sf-the4tv5E»y~
is on cards, complete and always up to
date: author, subject and title are
arranged in alphabetic order. So the
student has an opportunity to study
classification of books and acquire
knowledge at the cases. The use of
a catalogue suggests the importance of
an index. All that class of books
whose titles are so general that they do
not suggest the nature of the contents,
require an index. This is true not
only of periodical literature but of
collections of essays on miscellaneous
subjects.
The intimate personal acquaintance
and natural influence of a teacher will
enable him to do what the public
librarian could not do, he may urge the
use of good books where the tendency is
toward worthless ones. He may direct
the student so that the freedom of the
cases shall not lead to the dissipating
The largest and finest equipped
clothing store between New
York and Chicago.
Young
Men’s
Clothes
that will guarantee your pres
ence at the 7:45 class.
How about the hat pin or
belt buckle for her Christmas?
Steadman’s
Dry Goods Store
Is readg to care for the most
"^acting student needs.
The Little White Store on
the corner is conducted bi;
Miss Proud
It is a good place for Edinboro Students.
bui
.at of reguib. and systematic
work.
The results of the open shelf system
are shown, after twelve years of etperience, by new discussion of tie
problem as to whether any shelves m
the libraries ought to be closed. Tie
policy of having no shelves open to
anybody is now dead, if it ever wis
alive. The policy of having sone
shelves open to all, and all shelves
open to some is generally adopted; tie
question of having all shelves free to
all is the only open question. It is
realized in these days that the handlipg
of many books is an important part of
polite education, and how to manage
it best is the problem. In the smaller
libraries the undergraduate is often
given free run of the whole collection,
except a few rarities and reserved books.
C. M. NEGUS.
rpHE BOSTON STORE
has been a factor in this
locality for more than a
quarter of a centurp, and it
has, through strict and con
scientious business princi
ples, grown to be the largest
department store in North
western Pennsplvania.
For the convenience of
out of town shoppers we
have provided manp innovatiors such as Bureau of In
formation,^ Rest Rooms in
basement- and ^n Mlerp,
and a Dining Room, which
was primarilp instituted for
the benefit of our out of
town customers, and which
has come to be the best res
taurant in or around Erie.
Copyriglit 1911
The House of KuppenhomoC
Chicaso
The latest fashion crea
tions from the most fa
mous clothes makers in
the world at attractivelp
low prices.
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Like our own, most school papers are
not organized during the first school
month. At this time we have received
only a few papers. We have on our
exchange table the following:
The Oberlin Review.
The School Journal (Public Schools
of Grove City.)
The Courier (College of Music, Cin
cinnati.)
“The Oberlin Review” is a college
newspaper, published weekly. All the
affairs of the academy, conservatory
and college are discussed. The pleasant
social life of Oberlin and the great
amount of work accomplished are very
noticeable.
Store
We are indeed glad to
merit the patronage of cus
tomers in towns adjacent to
Erie, and hope our out of
town friends will alwaps
look upon this as their home
store.
you
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We claim supremacp in
the merchandise line, as we
are alwaps on the alert that
no one undersells us or of
fers better selections than
we do.
We trust that pour pur
chases in this store are almdU§ entirejp satisfactorp^
If otherwise we would thank
pou to report the same so
that we map rectifp anp er
rors which might creep into
a business the size of this.
.
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Media of