Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
KEARNEY NORMAL SCHOOL.
Shortage of Teachers I'm Nebraska
Made Known by Calls Upon school.

Shortage Of Teachers in Nebraska
Made Known by Calls Upon school.
Miss Anna v. Jennings. librarian at the
normal, attended the state Library asso-
citation at Beatrice last week. Miss Jen-
nings is an able and progressive worker
in library circles, and was elected presi-
dent Of the association for the coming
year.
President A. o. Thomas viii address the
District Bible School convention on the
evening Of October % at Eddyville upon
the subject, The Real Bible School,"
A letter has just been issued to all for
mer students announcing the state Teach
ers' association at Lincoln November 3,
4 and 8, and the joint banquet between
the Kearney Normal and the Fremont
Normal on Wednesday evening at the Lin
coin hotel. Many students are writing in
for plates and It is expected there will be
q large attendance. An interesting pro-
gram is being provided. The Kearney
Normal, with It's friends and former stu
dents, will have headquarters at the Lin
coin hotel.
hi class of 1910 wal entertained on
Friday evening at the home Of Prof. and
Mrs. o. w. Neale. After an enjoyable
social hour, games. music and reading,
dainty refreshments were served.
The classmates and friends of Miss Alice
winn and Mrs. Kathleen Cole Mckee will
be panied to learn OF the untimely death
Of these young women. Mrs. McKe was
married in September. Miss Winn was
teaching in the Kearney city schools and
died at the Kearney hospital, October IL.
Mrs. Langston. who teaches vocal music
in the city. visited the normal on wednes-
day and sang a group Of songs at chapel.
responding to an appreciative encore.
Preliminary work is being done for the
intercollegiate debates to be held during
the year. II is expected that a large num-
Der of students will avail themselves of
the opportunity to receive the drill in de-
batting afforded BY such occasions. The
debating societies. both among the young
women and the young men, are prosperous.
The German club held its first regular
meeting last Tuesday afternoon in the
normal chapel. The meetings occur on the
third Tuesday of, each month. After a
short business session, a very entertaining
program was rendered, consisting OF songs.
readings and stories in the German lam
guage and instrumental soaOa nAbout sixty
students enjoyed the progra9o This club
was organized the latter part Of last year
and as yet is in its infancy. The present
OUTLOOK Is IlH6 dIu II the ptdUS VI IT'S.
officers are carried out, the club will be
in fine working order by the qlpse of this
semester. It is the purpose of. this club
to encourage the use of the German lam
guage, and the use of h language is
therefore compulsory in all it's meetings.
Several new visible typewriters have been
added to the typewriting department. The
equipment in this department is in fine
condition. Prof. c.. A. Murch, principal
OF the commercial department. has an able
assistant in penmanship in Prof. John
Stryker, who is one Of Zaner's graduates
and is creating considerable enthusiasm
among the penmsnship students.
Miss Carrie Ludden OF the department
of biology was called home Thursday on
account OF the illness of her mother, She
expects to return early text week.
Mr.. H. w. Kendall, student secretary for
the Young Mems Christian association,
spent several days at the Normal last
week. Mr.. Kendall is taking the place
formerly held by Mr.. Everett J. slmonds,
who is now completing his education at
Yale. While Mr.. Kendall was in Kearney
the association held several profitable
meetings. Profs. Sutton, Muroh and Snod-
grass were elected a faculty advisory COM
mittee for the association.
At the last meeting of the city council
the contract was let for the erection of a
soldiers monument on Twenty-fifth street,
which fronts the Normal. This viii be
one of the most beautiful monuments in
the country and is a part Of the parking
scheme Of Twenty-fifth street, extending
from the Normal to Central avenue.
The foot ball game between the Normal
and Hastings college on Friday resulted )
to 0 in favor of Hastings.
The regular professional faculty meeting
will take place Monday evening at the res
idence OF the president. Prof. c. N. And
erson will read a paper on Some Promi-
nent Educators Connected with the Normal
School Movement in America" The study
this year is on the development OF the
Normal school idea in America.
The students OF the State Normal at
Rearney are well cared for in the way