The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-13
Aiva Normal school Notes.


The training school like the normal de-
partment, is crowded to overflOwing.
Seats have been added twice and the limit
has about been reached. The enrolment
has reached 50. The classes are very
nicely under the practice teachers and the
wise supervision of Professor ebert c.
Clark. professor of pedagogy, and Princi-
pal Jesse Langley.
Principal Langley left Wednesday for
Perry to attend the encampment of the
National Guards, of which he is second
lieutenant of Company 7.
The departments of piano, guitar and
banjo under the efficient instruction Of
Miss Kathleen Murphy, though very much
crowded with applications, are doing ex-
cellent wor Eighty have applied for in
struction in piano. Thirty-seven are be-
ing taught by Miss Murphy and like
number by eleven student teachers. The
guitar class just organized by Miss Muir
ply numbers 30 members, while six are
taking instructions on the banjo.
The departments of violin and mando-
lin, under the efficient direction of Prof.
George Erickson are giving most excel
lent satisfaction. Fifteen students are
taking work on the mandolin and y on
the violin.
The grand total of all music students,
counting vocal, chorus, piano. guitar,
banjo, mandolin, violin and band num-
Der 423. Several are receiving instruction
in more than one subject. but there are
enough different pupils 10 base the pre-
dictiOn that there are more prospective
pedagogues taking this important branch
of soul culture than are found in any
other great normal school of the west
The modern language department is
now in possession of a complete set OF
the finest dictionaries available for the
use Of students.
All classes are doing coed work and
show a great deal of enthusiasm in their
studies. The Spanish class has been so
successful that the members Of the same
VIII be able TO read easy novels in Span
ish within the short period of a month.
President Ament has finished and
placed in the library a unique double
reading rack for holding in place maya
zines and newspapers taken by the in
stitution.
While at the meeting of the board of re-
gents President Ament secured a second
thousand-dollar library appropriation to
be expended within the next few weeks
for additional works Of reference for the
several departments.
BY the Christmas holidays convenient
shelving will encircie the walls Of the
library. and over 200 volumes will then
be ready for use.
Too much cannot be said of cur worthy
president ard regent, A. J. oss, in their
earnest. horest efforts 10 promote the
interests of the Northwestern.
The \. 7. y. football team VIII lock
horns during the encampment at Perry
with the A. & NJ. college team.
The first number Of the \. T. y. shows
much care in its editorial preparation
and typography. The pictures of The new
members Of the faculty grace its pages
The .ithograph cuts. executed by the
Wichita Engraving company. confer much
credit upon the skill of their worSnen.
Professors J. X. Jenkins and IT. c. Eel
low left Friday for Wichita 70 attend
the Friends yearly meeting for a few
days.
Miss DeCou. professor of rhetoric who
was fortunate enough to draw a claim
visited her future haven OF rest the first
of the past week. She found al OF the
buTaIo grass and sand plum bushes snx-
iouslv awaiting her coming, and the
leaves of the jack oaks ciapp-d their
hands for joy ut her approach.
The total enrolment now stands az ~
and "SdU there's more 10 follow.