The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-09
DENISON NORMAL IN SESSION
This Strong Educational Institution Opens With
Largely Increased Attendance.

The people of Denison and Craw-
ford county can we'll be proud of
what the Normal and Business College
has done. and is ready to do for the
youth of this vicinity. 1t will ever
be an honor to L. M. Shaw and his
associates who established the college
and put it in running order. Hun
dreds of boys and girls have been put
on the way to earning living by this
college right at home. The new term
has but just began and there is op-
portunity to enter any time.
At the head of the college is that
veteran educator. Prof. VanNess.
He is very thorough and the wonder
full success of the institution comes
from what he has done.
Mr.. j. j. Forney is the new prin-
cipal of the Commercial Department
and also will have charge of the short
hand typewriting. Mr.. Forney is a
graduate of the Central Kansas Bust
ness College where he completed the
commercial. shorthand and typewrit-
ing courses. His commercial work
was preceded by four years OF prep
aration in one of the best high schools
of Kansas.
Since his graduation he has added
to his proficiency by experience in
Office work. thus getting the practi-
cal side of his work and is able to
direct the students to those things
that are essential when they are get
ting the theory and principles. Mr..
Forney is shorthand writer and
operates the typewriters by the touch
system.
Besides his practical experience he
has had experience as teacher in
regular commercial college work,
and as teacher he has proved sue
cess.
Miss Lille Raine has returned from
her summer vacation in the west and
is ready to continue her work in the
music department.
1t is fortunate that it is within
the reach of so many to secure the in
struction from so we'll qualified and
proficient an instructor as Miss
Raine. After her first preparation
she spent nearly three years under
Prof. .Barrows at Simpson College.
This is what he says in commentator
of her work:
''Miss Lille Raine has been study
ing piano with me at Simpson Con-
servatory again this summer and
find that she has lost nothing during
the two years since she was here
last. She is young lady of eXcep
tional ability and hard and con
scientious worker. and plays the bes
grade of music with taste and 1udg,
ment.
The department of oratory and ply
steal culture is under the direction O
Miss Hazel Porter. Miss Porter is I
graduate of the Department of Ora
tory of Upper Iowa University and il
addition she took freshman, sopho
more, and junior English, with spe
cial instruction in literature and writ
ing of essays.
For the past year she has ha
charge of the physical culture in tn
department of oratory in Upper low
University. The many good indorse
ments and the position she has hel
give assurance that the best of il
struction can be had from her.
The services of Miss Minnie M
Davis have been secured as PreceI
tress and teacher of Latin and Ger
man. She is graduate of nes Moline
College and won high rank in he
, class. Her professors speak of he
6 in terms commentator that are yer
tlattering.
After finishing the course at De
, Moines she spent a year at the I'm
' versity of Chicago, carrying on pos
. graduate work Since that time sf
has been teaching and comes to u
q thoroughly prepared and experience
o for the work of the year The co
lege and those who may receive il
struction are fortunate in securing tt
services of this lady.