Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-15
NEWS FROM KEARNEY NORMAL.
Catholic students in School Form
Organization.

students in SchODl Form
Organize tIOn.
Miss Lenore Fitzgerald Of the class OF
1910 was elected president Of the Federation
Of Catholic Students Clubs at Lincoln last
week. There are usually from forty to
sixty Catholic students in the school and
Miss Fitzgerald IL a very active worker
among them, as well as an able student.
DR.. Hammond. the newly appointed
pastor of the Methodist church in Kearney,
was a visitor at chapel Thursday morning
and gavo the students a pleasant greeting.
Wednesday morning at chapel Prof. c..
A.. Murch gave an entertaining discussion
of the "Slmms theory" The recent polar
explorations have awakened renewed inter-
est in the various theories which have been
advanced and exploded from time to time
ard many OF these old ideas have again
been discussed with interest.
Miss Alma Hosic of the German depart
rnent. accompanied by Misses Grace Hall.
Agnes Thornton, Ella Gum, Grace Morri-
son, Hattie Brown, Nellie Stephens, Ger
trude Fisher, Alice Marquisee and Elsie
Trimble, went to Hastings Friday to attend
the state convention of the Young Wo-
mans Christian association.
Thursday morning at chapel Miss Ger
trude Gardner gave an interesting descrip-
tion Of Saturdays Nebraska-Kansas foot
bal: game.
A new desk has been received for the
secretary Of the Young woman's Christian
association. Miss Grace Morrison. The
members Of the association greatly ap-
preciate this additional convenience.
Five former students Of the Kearney
voWv,..N 49, r,narF,d AZ aYaofna q. 1,,n
superlntendencies In the last election.
Among those who viii take their places
on January / are ]. T. Anderson, Harlan
county; Miss Jennie George. Nuekoll'
county, and Miss Carrie Munkres, Dawes
county.
DR.. w. A.. Clark spoke before the loca'
post OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
Wednesday evening.
The Beardsley system Of manual traiuinl
and domestic science has recently been IN
stalled in the observation and practic'
schools. These forms Of education are very
popular with the pupils.
The second shift Of seniors in the prac
tice schools takes place Monday. Residai
teaching all of the common school branches
the seniors teach music, physical culture
art, manual training and domestic science
At the State Teachers association Their,
was a large number OF Kearney student
who now hold prineipalships and superIn
tendencies in Nebraska schools. Nearly al
OF those who hold positions in Nebraska
were present and participated in the varl
Gus programs Of the association.
The Kearney-Fremont banquet was de
cidediy successful. The banquet hall o
the Lincoln hotel was well filled witt
representatives of the two schools. Tn
program included not Only some excellen
toasts, but many fine musical selections
Mrs. Grace Steadman and Miss Ediu
Lucille Robbins of Kearney, the Fremon
male quartet and Prof. Preston delighte,
the audience and all were encored. Beside
the regular program interesting addresse
were made by Henry Turner Bailey o
North Scituate. Mass, United States sena
tor f. ]. Burkett and William Jenning
Bryan.
The work OF the normal exhibited at tn
association consisted Of a fun line OF ar
and Industrial work. representing IN
foundation education in the normal prop "
supplemented by the application OF IN -
principles In the observation and practia
schools. The cooperative work in kinder
garten and primary schools was fully de
veloped by means OF photographs.