The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24


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NoRTHwESTERN NORMAL
AVA Normal Jan. g.
MISS Elizabe,h etuIl Of the seaier class
delivered a very interesting oraticn at
the morning exercises of The Normal La &
Wednesday on The Emancipation of
Women
9Ae NerHal Debating club ct its next
4aseuhs viii have up for discussion the
aoilsasiisty or requiring an educational
auaiIhcaiien for voting. The afirmativ
Fit be ehsmpioned by Messrs. Hoar
scott and Mercer, and tho negative oy
1iessrs. Johnson. Carey and Muncie.
mrs. tandiver and her daughter of
wichita are visiting Prof. MARSHALL and
wife this week
Tho Junior Reading circle held their
regular meeting last Friday night am;
the following program was presented:
! Subject-William Cullen Bryant.
Sketch of Bryant's Life-Miss Clara Nc
| Klttrick.
Mandolin Duet-Misses Lola Melton and
!, Nina Hayes.
"Thanatopsis"-afiss Charlotte White.
Lines to a Water Fowl"-Miss Claudia
| Nourse
Death of the F1owers"-Miss Anna
Temple.
THE Battlefeldr-Mrs. A. C. Wilson.
| '.Sella"-Miss Edna Kelly.
TO the Fringed Gentians-Miss Nellie
| Watson
Mandolin duet.
Quotations
| The Hawthorne Musical club Of Boston
gave splendid entertainment at the
Normal hall last Saturday night to one of
the Sargest and most cultured audiences
ever brought together in Ava The pro-
gram consisted of mandolin and guitar
quartets, Swiss bell ringing, banjo and
xylophone solos, cornet and trombone du-
ets' trick yiolinist selections, organ
chimes. marimbaphone numbers and 9TH
er interesting selections. The music was
of unusual merit and every number was
given in q faultless manner The audi
ence showed their appreciation by their
frequent applause. The people of Alva
would gladly welcome the return of the
club at an early date.
The Normal committee on educational
exhibits for the Worlds Fair has decided
TO have special exhibits prepared by each
department of the Normal school. These
exhibits will present specimen recitations
of actual work done in the Normal at
some one of the regular class periods.
They will be shown in the Normal build
ing at the close of the present term and
few days later they will be forwarded
to ST. Louis to be placed in the Oklahoma
educational exhibit at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. Photographs of the
Normal building and the class rooms will
also form part of the exhibit.
Prof. Weaver issued call for meet
ling last Wednesday of all students who
are 6 feet high or over. The object of
the meeting was not stated, but it is sup
posed that the parties Were wanted as
specimens in the geological museum.
y small blaze occurred in Prof. Stevens
| laboratory last Thursday al . o'clock.
while chapel services were being held but
it was located promptly by President
Conway and extingushed so quickly by
him and a few assistants that none of
the students were aware that anything
of an unusual nature was taking place
in the building. His presence of mind and
caution, coupled with his skillful man
agement, prevented what might have been
in less thoughtful hands the cause of
serious panic among the students. In
some way a small lamp used fer heating
a hotbed in which plants were being
grown for class illustration ignited the
woodwork and started a small blaze.
which soon filed the laboratory and the
adjoining hail with smoke. The fire was,
time was the building in any serious dan
ger. AS soon as the city water company
puts in its new wafer plugs at the Nor
NAL the student fire and hose company
will be abunlantIy able to handle any
ordinary blaze that may occur. The fire
drills arranged for The students by the
president will also insure the safety of
the students in case of a confagration at
any time.
The work in physical culture has been
discontinued this term pending the ex-
pected order for the building and equip
ping of a gymnasium. On account of the
large size of the various classes 1t has
been found utterly impossible 10 carry on
the work in the regular recitation rooms
The Alva National bank has been reor-
ganized and reopened for business last
Thursday morning in stronger condition
than II ever was before and the former
depositors viii not lose cent but viii
be paid in full. The directors OF the new
organization are: Geo. Harboush, presi-
dent: j. II. Schaeffer. vice president; NJ
n F,Ikerson. cashier; Louis Miller. ". S
David. y. \. Springer. ]. d. Share. T. F.
Fennessey, ]. ". Perry. G. ID. Carter, IL
E Noble. Anton Share, c. c. Share, S. T.
Carico and s. 3. Share. directors. The
capital strength OF the shareholders per-
sonaily is over half { million and the in
fuence,and long successful business ex-
perience of these gentlemen insure the
pernanenee and soiidity OF the new or
gaaizat;on. and the Ava National is Now
one OF the strongest banks in the terri
,ory. More than $500 was deposited in
the bank on the day of its opening.
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