The Greeley tribune., 1903-09-17
At THE NORMAL

Last Friday evening the Normal
school faculty gave its annual opening
reception to the students. This was
perhaps the most brilliant affair OF
the kind ever given III the sclool
hujldiug. All the teachers and wives
of the male members OF the faculty
we're IN the receiving line. After
the formal reception more informal
gathering was held, in which student
and teacher became muc1 better ac-
ouainted and also furnished oppoi-
tunity for the students TO become bet
ter acquainted with one another,
The reception was held in the up
per hall of the building, which for
the occasion was decorated with
palms and potted plants, heiehten-
ing the beautiful effect of the rich
and rare pottery located there. In
the course of the evening a short pro-
gram consisted of an address to the
students by President Snyder and an
other by Miss Louise Hannum, pre-
ceptress, singing by Miss Mary Ken
del and piano solos by Miss Bessie L.
Hilton.
Refreshments were served in the
new kindergarten room. which was
also handsomely decorated for the oc-
casion.
The last years eighth grade class
at the Normal school has presented
the room with a beautiful piece of
statuaIy, which has just arrived at
the school. This represents Mer-
curry, the winged footed messenger.
1t stands sixteen inches high and is
one OF the most artistic and delicate
pieces in the now large collection in
the school. The work is from the P.
z. Caproni firm of Boston.
Saturday night the money drawer
in the secretary's office of the Nor
NAL school was pried open but moth
ing secured, as the money had all
been placed in the safe The burg
lars had evidently used thin steel
bar in plying open the drawer, as
| there was mark of the bar on the
varnish and the screws that held the
sliding frame for the drawer were
pulled out of the wood. Nothing was
m lssed from the building and it could
not he discovered where the malau-
der had gained entrance.
I he State Normal begins the sea-
son of 1903 3l904 with IA larger attend
ance than ever in its history. Fri
day there were 625 students regis
! tered. making the attendance in the
Normal depaI tment fifteen per cent
larger than last year, which was a
record breaker
| DR.. Way. the director of the phys
zeal culture department at the State
| Normal. is quite young man, full
of enthusiasm and no doubt will
make success of this rev departure
in the State Normal curriculum. He
was graduated from the Hahnemann
medical college at Philadelphia and
has made physical culture special
SUuuy. He ODJeCl IS TO give q CnIlO
a thorough medical examination and
note all known and apparen. physical
and mental defects by the aid of in
struments spe ecially adapted for the
tests. then put the subject through
a course Of training until a point is
reached that is satisfactory to the
teachel. By this means incipient
I curvature of the spine can be over.
come, nervousesS can be alIayed,
tsiouching. stoop shouldered boys and
girls can be transformed into straight
and alert children. the result being
| beneficial mentally and physically.
This can be made one OF The most
important studies in the prepa rato,v
course and will BROADEN til. future
teachers sphere of action: for las the
| twig is bent so the tree will grow, ),
j and 1t is as essential for children to
grow straight, healthy and strong as
it is to cram their hrains with hook
| lore and other things. tor h.;l n is
the KEYNOTE to a child's d, y.lop.
ment.