Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-13
Normal Notes.

The college seemed lovely Saturday.
Ask Chas. Hobart the price of milk.
Prof. Gaines thinks the weather
extremely warm for fat men.
What was the matter with some of
the normalites Thursday night?
Prof. Wolford has returned from
Neb. How is "the girl' Prot?
The foundation of Pres. STRIKERS
new house is nearly completed.
President Stryker says every rain
means twenty men enthusiastically
rains how many?
The Normal Institute conjunction
with the term of eight weeks opened
at the college Monday; eighty enrolled
Tuesday.
It is must likely we heard voices of
the gentler sex Friday and Saturday
nights. Come again ladies and we'll
treat you to peanuts.
Since Pref. Wright's return from
southeastern Kansas he is more than
satisfied with Barton Co. He reports
too much rain in the vicinity of Ft.
Scott.
Prof. Stevenson and r. F. Howard
are waiting for letters containing
something that will carry them east
ward. We are sorry for the boys but
can only say be patient.
There is a trife more beard and
the same amount of heavy weights in
the faculty for the short term. Some
of the barefaced boys do not set before
the teachers and new students this
term.
Prof. Hempy started to Winfield,
Cawley Co., Tuesday morning
Hempy goes there as first instructor
in the normrl, opening June II. Mr..
Hempy is a live, wideawake teacher,
and, though we miss him from our
ranks, yet we feel sure he will send
some sCawley Co. boys and girls
to the normal the coming year. M.
Hempy was the means OF bringing
light from Wilson Co. the past year.
COMMENCEMENT NIGHTS.
The hrst commencement of the c. N. c. closed
Friday night, the It'll Wednesday night the
crowded house. The stage was well decorated with
flowers that came from the good people of Great
give special mention to each one of the graduates
OF that class, but can say he saw letter writer from
asking for ba full report Of the
tho teachers spoke, heard their finals, and was
impressed with part of them that he asks for
copy OF some of their finals Teachers, show your
colors and give your essays to the public. After
the class spoke Pref Gaines rose end in his easy,
minutes, then his class rose and received parting
words from their teacher. Prof. Gaines Is ono of
the west, and if he Keeps on in the way he has be-
gun he will surely be one of our future orators.
The special science class was divided into two
sections, one speaking Thurday the other Friday
night. MI Chas Hobart, the only scientific gradn-
ate of this year. spoke with the section that spoke
large. but the second it much larger than that
and seats scarce and the air in the net
Each speaker did well and we trust will be stand
ing advertisement for the school. Mr.. D. R. Jones.
clerk, sent basket of flowers, a bouquet for each
speaker the flowers were presented to the class by
passed the flowers, while the professor handed out
few words of thanks to the people of Great Bend
year, and especially during commencement. The
professor is boy of few words. ana said he wanted
to get to marching at once He only spoke few
those words he managed ito taffy and fatter the
people of Great Bend on their kindness"
characteristic of him. Our president does not claim
to be fowery, but he is without doubt of the
many hard facts into as few words any one.
At the last reunion Friday night all seemed to be
running over with happiness and the only time
long faces were seen was when President Stryk9
began putting out the lights.
Friday morning the students took part of the
general exercises into their own hands, and rather
out did the faculty: After nearly all the school had
taken their places Miss Laughlin went to the piano
and began playing q march, when the boys, who
bad been out pretending to sing the evening before
filed in and took seats the west side of the room.
Then all was quiet till after the devotional exer-
eises when the serenadesrs called up and sang
John Browns Body. de not know why, but
when those boys had sung one paragraph the girls
caught on md sung another stanza. The girls are
slower than the beys, and that proves it.
After the singing some Of the students called
upon to make. speeches, each one responding with
few words. The faculty did not miss this part Of
the program. and each one had to face the music,
get up and say-or at least try to say-something
After this the students filed past the faculty and
shook the teachers = good by. should think that
faculty must be made Of good stuff else the MEM |
beers could not stand much shaking. But they
lived through it, and am told they even enjoyed /
it, and wished the same would be repeated next |
year by twice n many students In about one and
one,hah hour. the teachers managed - get few
students into the recitation rooms, but to say the
best the lessons we're poor that day.
saturday about fifteen Students vent Oh On the !