Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-14
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
THE Summer Vacation-Class keunlons
Moetink Of the eAlumnt5LarEo Aueno-
commencement Exer-


Meetink Of the Aiumni7Larke Attend
ance-COmmencement Exer-
cises Tomorrow.
To-day the normal dons its annual
holiday attire, the recitations tor
the school year of 1890 closing
Yesterday. The students, imbued
with that sense of relief which generally
follows a long seige of hard study, this
morning were gathered in groups on the
green sward of the campus, converslng
with those who have been fellow students
and classmates, and to whom they are
about to say farewell for several months.
Little knots were gathered here and there
discussing their different plans fos
spending their vacation and what grand
times they expect to have before returning
to their labOrs next fall. The stately SEN
iors can easily he discerned by their grave
countenances, tinged with feeling of re-
gret, occasioned doubtless by the thought
of the pleasant stay they have had at the
normal, and of the stern realities of life as
they catch a glimpse of their rising dimly
before their imagination. The teachers
arc busy as bees, fitting hither and thith-
er among the crowd, bidding farewell to
those about departing, and welcoming
faces that have been absent from that in
stitution for many years, but who have
come to-day, many for the first time since
graduation, to visit their alma mater. The
number of strangers attendin. tho COM
mencement this year is exceedingly large.
Parents, friends and former students are
here by the scores and each newly arriving
car swells the number.
Contrary to the expectation, the class
day exercises, new feature at the Nor
NAL, were unavOidably postponed on &C.
count of conflicting with the meeting of
the alumni. Both were to he held in the
chapel this evening, but owing to the con-
tictins and partly to want of time to
prepare, the class exercises were taken
from the programme greatly to the regret
Of many.
This afternoon the alumni association
held their biennial meeting in the chapel.
w. ID. Weaver, esq, class Of 'GS, of Lam
caster, delivered the salutatory address.
lie was followed by Miss Elizabeth
Dickcy, class of &c, of Fairnount, W..
Va, with an essay on Perfect Woman
hood.'' This evening several classes
hold reunions. Tomorrow is commence
ment day proper, the exercises beginning
at $3.50 o'clock i'm the morning. Two ses-
.sions will be occupied in delivering the
4sations and in the reading Of essays. OF
the class, numbering 81, but IA are on the
programme as taking part in the exercises.
seven of this number are ladies, and the
remaining seven are gentlemen. A full
account will appear in to-morrow's paper.
Tn. trouble at Washington.
The trouble in Little Washington
which arose from the attempt of the bor'
ou.h authorities to set back the fences o
the property holders, is not over yet. Yes
ter,lay the borough supervisor, accom-
panied by Constable Brady, Of Colum
bia. and three men went TO the resi-
.iences of Milton and Joseph Shultz, Cyru
Shultz and Harry Sciple for the purpos
of removing their fences. They were met
however. by strong force of men and di
not attempt to do the work. This morn
ing the constable and nine Columbia me
again went to Washington for the purpos
of assisting in the removal of tn
fences. Their coming was not ui
expected, however, and when the
went to the houses they found lars
crawd Of men assembled, who were armc
with pistols, guns and clubs. and VIII
were determined to resist them. The 81
pervisor, constable and their men were asai
compelled to give up their plans Wor
was sent to Squire Frank, of Columbia
who came to Lancaster to take legal az
vice in the matter this afternoon. 1t
said that the men who resisted will be al
r.sted.