The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-12
NORMAL NOTES.

Mr.. Francis Walker, the noted solo
singer, who is to give recital at the
Normal school on Monday afternoon,
telegraphs that he will reach the city
about noon on Monday. He has an
European reputation: has studied the
best music in leading musical coun-
tries, and illustrates the same with
most charmingly rendered songs. His
aim is to cultivate taste for purer
and better music among the people at
large. Whether in singing or speak
ing he has charm that carries every
one with him and gives lasting in
spiration. The reports from Winona
are almost eXtravagant in his praise;
not only President Shepard and Miss
Smith, the musical director of the
Winona Normal, but Prof. Kirk
patrick who was visiting our Normal
on Thursday and Friday, described
the recital as the finest ever heard in
Winona. There will be large at
tendance Monday afternoon. Every
music-loving citizen should be present.
The time is from to 6 o'clock. The
place is the beautiful new assembly
room of the Normal. The price of adj
mission for citizens is % cents; for
students in the Normal and public
schools, Is cents. Tickets to be pur-
~, tho ho11
Miss Andrews has returned from
her visit to Scotland, and her appear
ance in the chapel Monday morning
was greeted with hearty applause.
She lis in fine health, and reports a
most enjoyable summer abroad. She
made study of the Edinburg educa-
tional system, and has some very in
teresting notes which are likely to be
embodied in an essay. Some of them
may appear editorially in the Manka-
tonidq, of which she resumes the
management.
The first meeting of the Normal
Literary Society was held last even
ing with good attendance of stu
dents. Much of the time was taken
up with the election of officers. The
Australian system of balloting was fol-
lowed, and was success. Much in
terest in the election was manifested.
By close vote Mr.. Philip J. McCor-
mick was elected President. The
other officers are, Mr.. Bert Russell,
Vice-President; Miss Alberta Acker-
man, Secretary; Mr.. Flygarl, Treas
urer. BY request, President Soaring
and Miss Andrews gave some sugges-
tions for the profitable management
of the society. Their remarks were
well received. With a new and eX-
cellent constitution and a general
good spirit in the members, the old
Literary" seems likely to be a source
of much interest and benefit the COM
ing year.
Minor improvements in the building
are all the time being made, painter
or carpenter seldom being absent.
The delay in the equipment of the
Chemical Laboratory is very annoying.
The slate table tops, ordered last
summer, were destroyed enroute in a
railway collision and the duplicates
ordered weeks ago but do not arrive.
OF their arrival this week they were
positively assured. There has been no
end of letters, wire and phone mes
sages, tracers, ETC., but as yet no
tables.
The kindergarten now has nearly
it's quota of children. The prospect
of free and safe transportation has ad-
ded several. Messrs Jensen & Perrin
are completing the new carriage and
all arrangements have been made for
regular trips within short time. To
secure the admission of the few adj
ditional children that can be received
applications must be made early. By
another year, when the real worth of
true kindergarten is understood in
your city, one room will surely not hold
all the children that will seek admis-
sion.
The visit of Prof. Kirkpatrick was
enjoyed by all and his pleasant re-
marks to the school at sthe chorus
period yesterday showed him to be
scholarly, earnest, genial and possessed
of all the qualities of a true teacher.