The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-11-28

assembly hall. Her talk was on the
religious life of the social settle
ments in Chicago.
Faculty and students are glad tC
hear that Mrs. Nibletet is at last re
covering from her severe attack Of
typhoid fever.
The fact that the telegraph and
telephone are again in operation i:
welcome news TO the students, for al
the present time it is the only sure
means of communication with the
outside world.
The little drama, Men, Maids and
Matchmakers," given under the di-
rection of Miss Thomas at the Nor.
NAL last Wednesday, was success.
fully played to large audience. The
following was the cast of characters:
Miss Holman, Miss Davidson, Mrs.
Warner. Mrs. Ramsey, Mr.. Ross
Mr.. Butcher, Judge Davidson, Mr..
Lauderdae. The proceeds, which
were quite satisfactory, have been
donated by the players to the Epis-
copal church.
Miss Gage, state secretary of the
Y. w. c. A., was to have visited the
Normal School last Saturday and
Sunday, but the flooded condition
of the railroad has indefinitely post
poned her visit.
The school library is again open
ed, as in former years, two evenings
in the week, for the upper classes in
the scnool. The privilege of using
the reading room in the evening is
limited to the senior and junior
classes.
Miss Catherine Lesh has been on
the sick list this week and unable to
attend school.
During the assembly period Fri
day and Monday Miss Myrtle Peck
and Miss Lena Landon gave some in
teresting talks on Y. w c. A. work
and the convention held at Belling.
ham last week
Last Thursday morning Miss Hunt
| gave a talk to the school. AS Miss
Hunt once had the honor of winning
a scholarship in art which enabled
her to study in Paris, she was able
! to give some interesting accounts of
her experience in national art schools
of Paris.
Last Tuesday afternoon Pundit
DR.. N. Krishna of Bombay, India
gave an interesting lecture on STU
dent Life and Educational Condi-
tons in India" DR.. Krishna is said
70 he graduate of the University
of Bombay and to have studied in
several of the leading European uni
versities. This is the first time d
native of India has ever lectured al
| no al nd oil w ~ al
tended felt we'll paid for their time
All are anticipating the pleasure
of the lecture on Representative
Government" to be given soor
be Senator La Toilette. The pro
gram given by the Lulu Tyler Gates
company was very successful and
very much appreciated and the enter.
tanment course as a whole is con
sidered even better than the one Sc
lected by the University of Wash
ington. The subscription on the
part of the students for the course
should be commended. Out Of
eighty-seven in the junior ant
fourth-year classes eightytwo tool
tickets. Two-thirds of all the ticket:
sold were bought by the students.
There are two literary societie:
in the school. The Crescent and the
Eclectic Both are divided into sec
lions Every Friday there is wha
is called a private, and the societies
take charge of the programs alter
nately, a section being responsible
for each program At the first pri
vate the Crescent society was ad
dressed by DR.. Harris. who talked
to them about Westminster Abbey
This talk took the place of the de
hate on spelling reform, which IA
been postponed until later date.
The music department has grown
so that It has been necessary to make
the addition of a new piano. Thu
school has always been successful il
electing highly accc -nplished teach
ers for this department, and so of
fnrs good advanta ges to tie students
The first period on Wednesday !
used by the school for singing. will
Miss Sahelwitz. instructor in music
} as director. The result OF thi
! hours work, together with The othe
work being done in the department
; is felt in the improved singing at tn,
opening exercises.
The library is the most importan
feature Of the school 1t is wei
supplied with carefully chosen lit
. erature, besides all the latest peri
odieals. There has been some re
cent additions in important period
! Gals and reference books. Mrs
Warner is busy making specia
reference list for the students. There
will be new and interesting addi
ton soon of picture cabinet, which
will include a rare collection of pic
lures. Mrs. Warner, who for hv'
years has been the school librarian
loses no opportunity to make al
possible additions to the library tina
will be advantageous to the students
The school has free access to the