The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-29
ALVA NORMAL SCHOOL

Aka, o. T., Nov 2S.-This has been a
busy week at the Northwestern Normal.
The regular exercises of the school were
suspended Wednesday for the Thanksgiv
ing vacation and regular work will not
be resumed until Monday. y large num-
Der of pupils availed themselves of the
opportunity to spend Thanksgiving at
home.
Prof. a. Fl. Hickam spent Thanksgiv-
ing in Kansas City and Witnessed the
annual football game between Kansas
and Missouri while In the city.
Upon the recommendation of Major
Ripley the Northwestern Normal band
has been made the regimental band Of
Oklahoma and a handsome set of new
instruments and uniforms were received
this week. The instruments which were
furnished by Lyon & Healy are triple
silver plated and gold mounted and con-
sist of thirty odd pieces The total equip
ment is valued at about 5000 Prof Franz
Colvin will be the leader or the new
Regimental band.
Senior orations were delivered last week
by Miss Helen Robertson, Miss Edith
Caffery.
The Junior Reading Circle at their
meeting last Friday night had for their
subject James Whitcomb Riley" and
the following interesting program was
given: Roll Call, with quotations; biogra-
ply Of James Whitcomb Riley, Miss Der.
tina Worthless; when the Frost Is on the
Pumpkin" by Miss Maude Drake; IAN
Old Sweetheart Of Mine by Mr.. Stanley
Spurrier; Farmer Whipple, Bachelor"
by Miss Nellie Watson; Down to the
Capital" by Miss Edna Kelly; Reading
by Prof. Parsons. Miss White acted as
critic for the occasion.
The first regular meeting of the Ger
man Literary society was held in the
commercial assembly room last Monday
and it proved to be of more than ordin-
airy INTEREST," The program for next meet
ing viii consist of the roll call with Ger
man Quotations. recitations by Miss Pat
terson, Miss Colyin, Miss Grant; school
journal by Vim. Erdman; German Games
and a German spelling match.
Union Thanksgiving services were held
Thursday in the Presby terrain church by
all the religious organizations in Alva.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. J. c.
Hodge of the Methodist church in an able
and very interesting manner. At the
close Of the services a collection was
taken up for the poor of the town.
The Horace X. Turner art exhibit will
be placed on display in the art room of
the normal building next Wednesday and
Will remain open until December 5. 1t
ha oh 10 of
the masterpieces of painting and art and
it is hoped that ali Will take advantage
of the opportunity.
At the last meeting Of the faculty it was
decided that the Northwestern normal
should make an educational exhibit at the
worlds fair and the work was placed in
the hands of Prof. A. X. Gridley.
The Northwestern normal is well repre-
sented on the program for the Territorial
Teachers associations next meeting at
Oklahoma City during the Christmas hol-
idays. Prof. A X. Hickam Will discuss
the Need Of Manual Training in High
Schools and Normal Schools" Prof g. d.
Knipe will discuss Methods in School
Management Prof John w. Wilkinson
will talk on Problems in High School
Curricula, Prof. II. T. Parsons will give
a reading and Miss Corrine Stevens will
furnish piano solo.
The Alva Normal foot ball team and the
Helena Giants crossed swords on the
gridiron at the Normal Arena Thursday
afternoon and nearly 800 rooters were
present to cheer the boys and 10 urge
them on to their best. The Alva Regi-
mental band boys made their first ap-
pearance on this occasion with their new
instruments and uniforms and dispensed
some of their best music for the inspira-
ton OF the knights OF the pigskin. The
Helena Giants outcassed the Alva boys
largely in weight. but the latter out
classed the former in skill ard speed and
showed the effects Of the good training
given them by Captain Langley and Pro-
fessor Lodge. The game was called at
5:l5 p. m, and the first half was warmly
but The Alva boys steadily
made gains On the Helena Giants and the
ball was kept in the latter's territory
nearly all the time. A. the close OF III
first half the score stoed Il 10 o in favor
az AKA During the last hale the fele-
ma boys made desperate efforts 70 retrieve
their lost fortunes. but the final score
stood = TO 0sin favor or AFva and as the
game ended. Alva was ready 10 make
another goal. The receipts o. ths game
were nearly ninety dollars After the
close of the same the members OF The
deafaated team we're treated TO an oyzter
supper at the Delnenice.
The lineup was as follows:
HELENA GIANTS AVA --E-.-r