The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-07-07
JUNIOR NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES.

;. NO SESSIONS were nelQ dG Inc norma
Tuesday on account of the national holi
day.
Sup'ts Jas. O'Connell, Of Hitchcock
county, Flora B. Quick, of Red Willow
and G.. H. Pickett, Of Hayes, have beer
in attendance, this week.
Instructor G. M. Barr paid a visit tc
Lincoln and points in the eastern part
of the state at the BEGINNING of the
present week, and was caught away
from home by the washouts. He was
on duty, Tuesday morning, however.
Beginning on Monday next the chapel
exercises will be held at the former hour,
ten o'clock, instead of II 30, as has been
made necessary by the sessions of the
model school. 1t is believed that this
will prove more convenient to visitors as
well as more pleasing to the teachers
themselves.
Mr.. w. X. Fowler, former state super
intendent, and the originator of tn e
junior normal school idea, visited the
normal last Friday, during his s%ojourn
in McCook, and spoke happily to the
teachers in relation to their work. He
received an enthusiastic greeting, which
in a measure attested the regard in
which he is held.
Sup't Jas. O'Obnnell assumes a place
in the normal next week as an instruc-
tor. The model school work ceases, and in
its place classes will be formed in physi-
ology, bookkeeping, mental arithmetic,
and photography. School law will be
given instead of methods. This is a
most opportunity time to enter when
new work is being offered.
The music program Friday morning
of last week possessed rather more than
usual qualities of charm. Mr.. Miller
sang "The Friars of the Orders cay,
always popular to hear, while Miss Bes-
sic Peterson delightfully."- rendered a
piano number. Mr.. J. A. Gaarde was
down twice On the program, greatly to
the satisfaction..of the audience.
The next number in the entertain
ment course will be the concert by the
Slayton Jubilee singers. This occurs
Wednesday night of next week, July II.
The reservation of seats begins this
morning, and seats will be sold to-mor-
row. Tickets will be sold for the gallery,
also, but the number will be strictly
limited to its comfortable capacity. The
only way to be sure of admission, there
fore, is to buy in advance.
Rev. J.kJ. Loughran was present at
the assembly exercises, Thursday morn
ing, and delivered a most wholesome
and effective address to the teachers.
For the past three years he has been
rather closely observing the work of the
school, and he pointed out to the mem
bers some of the things they can do TO
avoid criticism. The enthusiasm with
which they greeted his closing words
indicated the good humor in which they
received his thought.
A most remarkable letter was received
at the normal school, this week, from the
superintendent of Gosper county, inquir-
ing for a teacher for a very particular
set of school directors. 1t was their de-
sire to employ a married man of middle
age" and the superintendent said that
he knew of no n whom he could recon-
mend. Despite the fact that there are
but n or two men in attendance the
McCook junior normal's answer was
promptly sent where such a teacher
could be procured.
A pleasing Fourth of July program,
somewhat quiet and dignified, was given
at the chapel hour Monday morning.
chorus singing of the national
songs, "America", 1.-THE Star Spargled
Banner, and 1.-THE Red, White and
Miss O'Sullivan read the Declare
ton of Independence, Mr.. Hooper gave
4 brief talk on how we came to have a
Fourth of July, Mr.. Thomas read sever
ii patriotic poems, and three members
If the music class, Misses Harmed, Long
Dougherty sang Sousa's inspiring
Stars and Stripes Forever.
Miss Nellie M. Schlee will conclude
Ter work to-day as a model schoolteach-
#, and tomorrow leave for Lincoln and I
Cecumseh. General regret is felt I
Lmong the teachers that this week e
marks the end of her connection with 8
he normal, because in every respect
Ter assistance has been inspiring and !
'aluable. The model school work has J
ever before had such hearty recogni- \
ion as it has had this summer, and this }
ondition is due quite as much to Miss J
pleasing personality as to the !
'ettered plan of work in vogue this !
ear. }
McCoOK j
elona Allen Hazel Beach ]