The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-20
OKLAHOMA COLLEGES,
Northwestern Normal.

Alva Normal. March 10.
Miss Mary Rafferty, delivered an inter
esting senior grafton on March 18th en-
| titled why March 18th or ST. Patrick
Day
The Normal baseball team will play
games at Harper, Kansas. on March25tf
and Goth. Return games will be played
at Alva on April 1st and I'd. Both teams
are practicing daily for the coming event
The Shakespeare club met last week al
SoS Seventh street and elected the follow
/ inf officers: President, Miss Maude
Drake; vice president. Miss Alice Colvin;
secretary. Miss Ethyl Grove; treasurer
Miss Nannette Chambers; sergeant-at-
arms, Miss Greta Smith The study of
/ Shakespeare's Tempest will be taken up
at the next meeting and roll call will be
! answered with quotations from Shake
| speare's Othello
Miss Johnson and Mrs Selway expect to
go to Oklahoma City Sunday to spend a
few days.
The annual Orient Occident contest took
place in the Normal assembly hall last
Friday night and was heard by a large
audience. Both sides were well orgau,zad
and took turns about in giving their 81
ciety yells and songs. The utmost good
feeling prevailed throughout and nothing
occurred TO mar the interest of the coca
sion. The program was as follows:
Flute Solo, Serenade. ATitl
College Orchestra
Debate-Resolved. That the United
States should not fortify the Isthmus 81
Panama. Affirmative: j. F. Epley. J. NJ.
Kelso. Negative: Wallace Wilmot, j. NJ
Rutledge.
Vocal Solos
(a) The Bandalero. Stuart
OBJ The Phantom Horseman. .Nevin
Lyman V. Rutledge
Claude L. Scott
Piano Solos-Rondo Brillante. ..... Weber
Pearl Buck
Ethel Grove
Decision of Judges
At mass meeting of the citizens IN
Alva on Thursday night the following cit
liens ticket was nominated: For mayor,
Fred Hardy; for city clerk. A. n. Devine:
for police judge. d. c. white: for treas
urer., T F. Fenessey: for city attorney
a. l.. McCuory; for city marshal, Kirt
Darby.
The Finch club met at the residence OF /
Mrs. A. r. Museller Friday evening and /
spent most enjoyable evening.
The Twentieth Century club met Thurs I
day evening at Mrs. 5. 3. Shares and a (
very interesting program was given at |
that time.
Miss Eleanor Hunter entertained a
number of Alvas society people at her
home on Tuesday evening She was very
ably assisted in this by Miss Della Hig-
gins. Every game Of interest was play !
I'd. among which might be mentioned
finch. whist, checkers. board Of trade
and dominos. The honors were carried
IF by Miss Lettie Cannon and Mr. Louis
An elegant luncheon was
served at The close which was enjoyed
by all.
Work on the new court house will begin
again within a few days. as all difficulties
lave been adjusted ard construction viii
low be pushed rapidly. A few days de-
ay. however may he occasicned by the
allure of the stone trimmings TO arrive
N time The reports sent out from Car
men that the building OF The court house
lad been stopped permanently are untrue
nd misleading.
The rapid development and advance OF ,
Viva is commented upon by ali who have
listed this place within the last month.
ince the first Of January almost one |
undred new residences have been erected I
nd still it is impossible 10 supply the de-
land for homes by the incoming resi- :
entS. \ steady tide OF immigration
Gems 10 have set this way from the {
orthern and eastern states Several new
usiness houses are contemplated among {
rhich might be mentioned that OF F. ".
iansford, who has arranged 70 erect = .
uiding 25x1Ho feet. two stories high. for 5
7e use % his hardware store
on account OF the non-arival II the
res the exercises ~ tree planting ana Z
hristening scheduled for FRIDAY had to =
e postponed unIi next wednesday. The 8
amainder of the exercises were given
: previously arranged. The program T
peRed with a song entitled Twenty {
title Ssppiings" by the members % the
riHlsry department The second number c
as a song By the preparatory depart
lent entitled -Arbor Day which vas =
'ilowed BY recitation given By Miss q
azsi Nix Of The same department The
OF the sub b class. III. e
aIph Crooks. then gave a very interest y
< talk on the Importance OF tree plant
<. Next followed in raid succession ;
tort addresses by Miss Mzbel France Of d