The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-20
The Normal School.

The second term of the school has
opened under the most favorable auspi-
ces, with a largely increased attendance,
general health among the students, an
excellent spirit of carnestness and indus
try pervading them, and over all the
most celebrating of Winter weather.
Nearly all the students of last term re-
turned and with them came so large u
number of new ones that the ENROLL
ment the very first week reached beyond
three hundred, while additional names
have been added to the roll almost eve
ry day since. The limit of comfortable
accommodation in the building is almost
reached, especially in the Normal De-
partment, which is now probably the
largest in the State.
There has been goodly addition to
the number in the Model School, some
thing unlocked for at this time of the
year. All anxiety in regard to suffi-
cient number of children in this depart
ment has disappeared. The admirable
character of the work done therein the
past term is becoming known. Next
Fall we predict that only those parents
who apply earliest will be able to obtain
admission and seats for their children.
On Tuesday of this week the board
of official visitors were present at the
school and inspected the various depart
ments. These visitors, State Superin
tendent Kiehle, Rev. DR.. Van Anda, of
Minneapolis, and Senator Mott, of Fari
bault, although present but one day,
made the most of their time, and saw
much of the work and spirit of the
school. The classes of the last period
were excused and ut half past twelve the
Normal and Preparatory Departments
in the chapel and listened
to admirable addresses from Senator
Mott and DIR. Van Anda, both of them
speakers Of unusual power. Sup't
ent Kiehle followed with some pleasant
eXcusing himself from making
4 speech at the time designated for the
close of the session, and promising TO
visit the school again before the end of
the term. The visit of these gentlemen
was highly enjoyed by teachers and stu
dents and the visitors themselves appear
ed to he favorably impressed with al
most every thing except the defective
means of ventilating the building. They
were particularly emphatic in praise of
work observed in the Model School, and
Senator Mott asked the privilege ofsend-
ing one of the teachers of the Asylum for
the Deaf and Dumb in his city to the
school for two or three days study of
some of the methods.
One week fcom this evening the Nor
NAL Literary Society and the Literary
Society of the High School will Jointly
conduct at Normal Hall. probably with
a due admixture of solemnity and fun.
a Mock Trial, which promises to be OF
interest.
Subscri ptions for substantially all the
periodicals coming to the Reading Room
the past year have been renewed, on
very favorable terms, and few new
ones are added; for example, the Chi
cago Journal, Cassell's Magazine Of Art'
and the Scientific american Supplement.
The interest of the students in the Read |
NC Room continues undated. Although |.
heavily burdened with studies, good
number find little time during the
work for looking over the papers, maya
Zines and reviews.
Professor Soaring gave one evening
asst week, at Vernon Center, his lecture
IN "Mohammed,' anu says he cannot !
recollect delivering it to more attent-
i've, thoughtful, and appreciative audi |
ence, in the entire course of nearly one
hundred presentations of the same. He
has accepted an invitation to give it at
St. Peter some Friday evening at an
carly day