The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
Normal School Notes.

The Alya Farmers Institute has been
in session the past three days and the
work has been conducted under the au-
spices of the State Board OF Agriculture.
The attendance has not been as large as
desired but the sessions have been very
interesting.
The senior orations delivered this week
were by Mr.. John Thomas on The Curse
OF Strong Drink and by Miss Greta
Smith on Hypatia. Both orations were OF
unusual merit and were well delivered.
The first regular meeting of the German
Club will be held on Monday afternoon
from TO p. m. German games, reel
tations, questions and answers, and
German spelling match will be the lead
ing features of the program.
An art exhibit will be held in the art
room of the Normal on December 2-5, and
a handsome line of pictures has been
secured for that occasion. The admission
to the general public will be 10 cents and
to the students ten cents. The exhibit
will be in charge of Miss Johnson, the
teacher in the art department.
Prof Hickman entertained the members
of the ladies basket ball team with de-
lightful social at the residence OF Mrs.
Miller on Monday hight. Logomachy,
finch and other games were the order of
the evening until about $3.50, when Prof
Hickam announced there would be a
guessing contest, in which all were ex-
pected to take part. Portraits of we'll
known authors and prominent persons to-
gether with cuts Of few well known ads
were placed in various places in the room
and each one present was asked to make
out list of all those that could be rec
ognized and named with certainty. The
first prize, handsome copy of Lamb
Shakespeare, was awarded to Miss Luz
Gle Brown, who submitted the longest
and best list; the consolation prize, pair
of curling irons, was won by Miss kath-
crime Miller. The prizes were delivered
by Prof Lodge and Prof. Parson, who
We'd with each other in poetic effusion ap-
propriatc to the occasion.
At Ii o'clock the young people were in
vited out to the dining room to partake
Of an elegant luncheon which was served
by Mrs Miller, the hostess. At the con-
clusion Of the luncheon the young ladies
presented Prof. Hickam with an elegant
rocking chair as a token Of their esteem
and appreciation of his efforts in behalf
of the basket ball team. Among the
young ladies present were Misses Nina
Langley, Evelyn Traverse. Leoline
( Springer, Lucille Brown. Edith McGill,
/ Alice Wells, Nellie Virgins, Kate Miller,
/ Martha Billiard, Nina Marshall. Floy
/ Patton. Ethel Grove, Ethel Hilton, Nellie
/ Robinson, Eva Robinson, Philla Lopez.
/ Alpha Mahoney, Ora Grouse, Alma Rent
/ frow, Taylor and Alice CoKin.
The County Teachers Institute VIII be
/ held at Carmen on December oath, 18th
! and 2sth and a number of the teachers
I from the Northwestern Normal expect
/ to be in attendance. President 7. W.
: Conway has been invited 70 address the
/ teachers on that occasion.
The revival services held by the men,
/ bers of the Friends church are growing
! in interest and may continue over next
: week. The evening meetings are being
held in the Congregational church.
The Thanksgiving vacation at the Nor-
mai will begin next "Wednesday evening
and the regular exercises OF the school
/ will De suspended until the following
Monday
The management of the White House
Hotel changed this week and NJ. J. Il
Proctor. al experienced hotel man q
Okeene. now has charge OF it. Mr.. Proc
tor expects 10 make the house one of the
best in this part of the territory