The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-05
NoRMAE NOTES.
sAruRnAY- FehruarH 81.

SATURDAY. February %.
Miss Laura HoIdermsn, former
Normal student. was welcome visitor
among her old associates . few days
ago.
Prof. Sadler's class in physiology has
lately been treated 70 q view Of .
dissected cat. The meek-eyed creature
was regaled with q wholesome sc=nt of
chloroform. and theEeupon Iistlessiy re-
signed itself to its fate. But before the
task was half completed the gentle
feline became seriously annoyed at such
personal indignitIes and proceeded to
protest IN strong language. The ladies
accepted this grave situation with aston
lshing cOmposure, and each chair in the
room contributed its ample surface TO
the much needed ana speedily acquired
''standing room" The investigation
was satisfactory, however, and when
Prof. Sadler inspects the result he can
not but be we'll pleased.
Miss Georgia Davis, who was a men,
Der of our school last term, stopped for
a day or SO with her old friends on hef
way to Illinois.
Miss Blanche Stearns of Sedan. will
enroll next Monday as student in the
State Normal.
MIR. Short. tor several years janitor of
the Normal, has lately been graduated
from a medical college IN Chicago.
Should his efforts IN this new field of
labor prove - satisfactory as In that in
which he has been long tried at this
place, his life will certainly be very
happy one.
Miss Lucie Hiner has decided, on ac-
count of increasing i'll health. to aban-
don her school work, at least for few
years. She will probably visit the New
Orleans Exposition in week or SO aud
hopes TO recuperate under the "balmy
southern skies" We shall MISS our
associate, parucuiarlY in our Lyceum, as
she was probably the most accomplished
elocutionist among US But We hope
''our loss will be her gsin.''
By we'll known process called"Yibra-
tion," We managed to visit both the ANA
cinan and the Amassgsclan societies on
yesterday afternoon. At the former
Messrs. Cochrane and Stillman VS..
Tibbles and Sax engaged in
a debate. as the question
was not stated in public, We were
permitted 10 inter that the alternatives
sincerely believed It to be the duty and
the privilege of clergVmea to mingle in
politics, while the negatives were bitter
ly opposed to allowing our minister even
to look over the fence at the great pollt-
icsl complications OF our country One
of the negative declared that the most
supremely vulgar political address he
had ever heard. was delivered by q
preacher" In view of such powerful
argument it is not matter of wonder
that the negatives gained the day. In
the absence of the regular officer young
man whose nome is Curt served as sec
rotary, add another, whose
name is Coffmsn, was appointed
critic. Though evidently not accus
toned to this sort of work they scqult
ted themselves with credit to the society
This organization is improving AT the
"AmssagacIan" Messrs. Gauze and Ed
munds affirmed, and Messrs. Jensicl
and Elston denied that ''cspiisl punish
ment is unsuitable" This discussion
was far above the average. The decision
, favored the negative.
/ AT the Lyceum the largest audience O
the season was entertained with one o
our very best programs. The music wa
g furnished by the Normal Male Octette,
} which is attaining high proficiency an,
{ popularity under the direction
= of Prot. Alfred Charles Moss, an,
by the "Lyceum Mixed Quar-
e tett" which responded with evident re
t luctance 10 al encore Miss Irene Day
3 export read short poem in a clear, I'm
pressive voice, and Miss Nav Creighto
s favored US with an UNUSUAL
8 interesting defamation. Wher
these TWO young ladies re
ceived their drill we do not know, bu
they are certainly a credit to their il
: structOrs Miss Hattie Roberts an
Mr.. w. II Pritchard sang Duet,
which. after severe musical quarre
:. they INDUCED in the felicity of music
:, al make up" One of the most pith
= "Lyceum papers, of the year was rea
By Mr.. s. E Wilbur and Miss Ann
:. Vezie: please do that again. Mr.. Sol
:, ton and Miss Myers affirmed 9TH
our present method of pres
Dental elections should remain III
70 changed" while Messrs. Pollock an
e Davidson denied the proposition. Tn
> matter was most ably discussed, and tt
J. affi .matives carried off the palm of vi
:, tory But the most mastery Item @
the program was an essay on Beauty
81 Design" read by Mr.. Clarence Smit
10 From our point of view, it will cOmpa
n favorabiy with half the current essaI
\ on this question found in the leadin
p" magazines of the day. ICEBERG.