The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-31
VALLEY CRY NORMAL.

Smith Stimmel OF Casselton spoke to ;
the students in chapel "Wednesday or.
Personal "reminiscences Of Abraham !
LincolT. Mr.. Stimmel was a member
of President Lincoln's body guard
and knew the famous president |
throughout the war His stories OF
the life and characteristics Of Lincoln 1
were heartily appreciated by&all who I,
heard them, which was manifestef byi
the applause when the speaker fflil-
iShed. All feel that they know and
seem nearer to Lincoln since hearing
this speech by one who came into such
close contact with him. FE@l% Il
Chas. Faust, a member of the class
of 1904, now attending the university,
and several university friends visited |
the normal, Saturday. l%s",t... 1t ..5
Examinations began Thursday and
closed Saturday and the four lltiiiGredl
students with few exceptions, Fsare
spending their ten days vacation at
home. A few remain in town. Many
students have gone to take positions /
and many new faces will be seen iii the
building April 10, when the enrolment
for the spring term begins. The terml
which has closed has been a success
ful one in every respect. y t@stl
The members Of the champion gifisI
V. G. N. sbasketballteain are as follows q
Nellie Orange, Spiritwood, center. !
Ethel Stansbury, Finley, forward. i
Anna Holgate, Fargo, Guard. 't+f
Margaret Sherburne, Valley City,,
guard. - w. t2f*%a+'
/ ! LaVerne Hill, Valley City, guard.
Anna Cook. Valley City, forward
The drawing class is now studying
Gothic art. Miss Deem gave very
delightful talk Friday on Gothic Arciii-
! lecture which included description OF
ST. Patrick s. d. cathedral and Trinity,
=, church Of New York, both OF which are
types Of pure, gothic style.
Mrs. Herrick has taken measure
ments of the girls in. her physical cul-
ture classes this week and by coilpar-
ing them with measurements taken at
the close OF last term finds that the
chest expansions has greatly developed.
The note book work for the class this
term will consist of list OF exercises
suitable for use in the public schools.
| ilns$Work rs given Tor the benefit of#
those who leave school at the end of
| this term. II e 81
Miss West, the librarian, has finish
ed her record and finds that an aver
age Of 400 students make use OF the liz
lbrary every day. FE.5
Students were much disappointed to
learn that the closing number 81 the
Ilecture course, Maud Ballington
Booth s speech, can not be heard this
year as the speaker has been forced to-
leave the stage on account Of i'll health
| Father Sailer visited the classes ine
history of education, geology and La
itin on Tuesday. . n u.
| he model school basketball teams
Iplayed a very interesting game III the
Ir1ornial gymnasium Saturday after
Iiioofl. ss5 3tss
Professor Ripley spoke II On Geo
| graplly and the methods iii reaching the
subject, before the students iii chapel
March 81. He gave some 81 the 4 re.6
Iqulrenlents of the New Y orlx course OF
/ study and emphasized the mastery and
i not the sineniorizing Of the text book.
i Professor Ripley dealt with the sub
i Ject m a iilasterf,il way and the stu
i dents were glad to hear him.
Many students attended the lecture
4 given by State superintendent Stock
Il well at the high school Thursday even.
ing. The subject related to- the high
4 school work and the parents league
II The high school glee club sang.
Il Miss Deem gave a lecture OH Art
II IGenters before The "Wednesday club iii
Il Jamestown Tuesday AFTERNOONS. Her
IIclasses were taken by STUDENT substi-
Ltutes.
4 The class iii physics took the third
II OF d series Of trips Friday. The ex-
Il cursion was for the purpose Of study
ling the dynamo and other elcctfical ap-
H |pliances at the power house. The class
H was greatly interested III the workings
q of the street cars especially in how
Il they are started and stopped
/ he gelocution class IS now studying
A platform work Tile members will not
take examination, but will BE lllarke i
on their public work
j The second grammar class held 4