The Globe-republican., 1907-06-27
NORMAL CLOSES.
Teachers institute Held the Closing
Exercises This Morning.

ENoTCtbeS MS WOTHIHSs
The closing exercises Of the Ford Coun.
ty Normal Institute we're held this morn
Ing at the third ward school house.
Much interest has been manifested by
teachers and Instructors alike during the
four weeks Of the institute and an en-
rollment Of binety-two Is shown on the
books. All the instructors have proven
successful and competanl and the teachers
have tried In many ways to chow their
appreciation. All the members Of the
institute, the instructors aud q number Of
visitors we're present this morning for tue
closing exercises and an excellent pro.
gram was given as follows:
PROGRAM
Song by the school.
Prayer.
Song by the school.
Reading Miss Dorothy Lohrding.
Vocal duet Misses Madge and
Luella Small.
Accompanied by Miss Lulu Sturm.
Reading Mrs. Goddard.
Song by the school.
Instrumental solo Miss Ruth Lillis.
Reading Of the "Normal Reflector"
The reading Of this paper caused con-
siderable merriment. The chief editor
Prof. Karl Miller, took great interest In
putting the paper together and bis work
10 this capacity deserves to be mentioned.
The paper starts with little verse
"Cheer up, cheer up, we're here again
With our funny. dope injector,
We come all bubbling Ger with Jokes:
The Institute Reflector"
and goes on to say:
1.-THE Reflector says Good Morning to
you today for the third time, 1t greets you
with few jokes and promises to put on
your face smile that won't come off,
and no extra charge. There remain In
this room, even now, the remnants Of
some Of the smiles that this paper pro-
duced year ago, but as they are getting
little overworked and pretty well worn
we think 1t our duty to work up few
new ones this morning.
"This paper is considered by oil true
Jsyhawkers the best normal, abnormal,
wise or otherwise paper on earth--or any
place else. 1t appears but once year
Prot. Smith says that Is often enough.
It is published at Woodburys command
for the amusement of Prof. Lyon and for
the moral uplift Of all Ford county teach.
ers and their friends, who are listening
intently to Its reading just now. Although
very young II has already acquired q
broad and well deserved reputation, and
its circulation has grown until this year
1t Is way ahead Of the GLoBE-REPUBLI
CAN and the Journal. Democrat 10 this as
In oil other respects-that is why they
both have reporters here go busy taking
notes. Both these papers have asked to
exchange with us but as we did not care
to be robbed we could not grant them
this favor.
"There are thirty.four reasons why
this paper 10 so successful. Omitting the
frst thirty we give you the last four:
!. Our editorial staff is selected each
one for bis special qualification; we need
only mention Bodyfelds name TO strike
you with the terrible truth Of this.
2 Our finances are 10 excellent con-
dition. Prof. woodbury., who up to the
present time, for political reasons haa
NOT permitted his name to be mentioned
in this connection. Il our chief hacker,
and Is this paper 10 published In this
room we save Office rent.
. We have the best subjects onywhich
to apply our Wit; we think II unnecessary
to enumerate the names Of the faculty
hers a. they are lodging already.
Who could desire better bunch on
which to spring q few old jokes, than we