Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-10
NORMAL NOTES.

Enrolment Wednesday noon was g.
Mrs. May Greenwood is a frequent
visitor at the Normal.
Miss Alice Moore of Wallace county
enrolled In the Normal Wednesday.
May Rhoades is out of the institute
this week. Mumps is the cause of her
absence.
Prof. McCroskey is teaching a class
in algebra. Fifteen are enrolled in
the class.
A quartette has been organized
composed of Misses Graves and Dor
man, Messrs. Curtis and Blakeley.
A few young ladies were absent
from Normal last Friday. 1t is re-
ported that they remained away to
sleep.
The class in physiology has been
drawing the various systems of the
human body this week. Excellent
work is being done along this line.
The alumni of the common schools
will hold reception for the class of
01 at the court room Tuesday night
of next week. A long and varied pro-
gram will be given.
The Normal chorus which meets
regularly at 5 o'clock every afternoon
is progressing in good shape. Prof.
McCrosky expects to have a strong
chorus by the last of the Normal.
p. III. Smith has made fine chart
of the circulatory system. He expects
to use the chart in his school work
this winter. This is the kind of work
that tells in school teaching.
Walter Wilson keeps a horse and
buggy in town. He bids fair to be-
come the most popular young man in
the institute. His horse and buggy
offers a rare opportunity to the young
ladies.
1. Il. Purcell, register in the land
Office, has rare Evolutionary ability.
He entertained the teachers last
Thursday night in most charming
style. His rendition of Casabianca is
unique.
The following teachers are reported
to have schools: Mrs. p. III. Smith
Eliza Countryman, Mrs. Greenwood,
Ida Swisher, Mrs. Stella Cox. Lillian
Richards, Mrs. Ida Pierson, +. Il.
Acre and Roy Blakeley.
The class in photography has been
spelling considerable during the past
week. The teachers are as rule good
spoilers but the practice list in the
course of study is composed of very
difficult words and necessitates hard
study.
The following have enrolled during
the past week: Hattie Drummond,
Arab Drummond, Edward Curtis,
Mathilda Neuenschwander, Georgia
Moore, Julia Rinker, Lu Weber, Alice
Tallman, Della Jones, +. b. Acre and
Alice Moore.
John Mcdonald. editor of the West
ern School Journal, was with US Tues
day. Mr.. Mcdonald is one of the old
est teachers in Kansas. His talk be-
fore the teachers was in his usual
humorous vein and filled with the
most useful hints to the teacher.
Some are born to honor, some
achieve honor and some have honor
thrust upon them. w. H. Swiggett
belong to the latter class. He is not
chairman of the social committee as
announced last week. Mr.. Roy Blake
ley has the honor of being at the head
of this committee. Mr.. Swiggett Wis
tied us last week and enrolled by force
of habit.
Mr. Mcdonald says he has no pa
thence with statements to the effect
that an education is not a necessity
for the successful boy. Mr.. Schwab,
he says, did world of harm by his
speech before a manual training
school in New York in which he urged
the boys to get into business at the
close of the sixth or seventh school
year. Success has no dollar brand
upon it," says Mr.. Mcdonald. at
consists In doing your plain duty in a
way satisfactory to yourself. The
most obscure person in the world may
achieve success