Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-20
PERU NoRHAL.
budget of General and Personal Hap
penip-s at the Institute.

BudEet OF General and Personal Hap
psnipEs at the Institute.
PERU, Neb, Dec. 1S.-tSpeciRl)-The
Young Women's Christian association he'd
a special china sale Wednesday 10 raise
money to carry on their work. The china
was Of the best quality, some pieces selling
for as high as $50.
Mr.. Lewis Carey of the senior class, was
called to home hoe ct Beaver City on Fri
Gay by a telegram saying that his mother,
who has been seriously 81 for some time,
was very much worse.
Hon. J. J. Tooley Of Anselmo. who was
recently appointed a member Of the Nor
mai board, is remembered by many as an
active educational worker and for many
years as treasurer Of the Nebraska State
Teachers association. is at present cashier
Of the bank at Anselrno.
Superintendent George Z. Martin Of Ne
braska city, who taught in the Peru sum
mer school last summer, has d thriving
Browning club OF thirry-ons members, who
meet once each week for the study Of
Brov uinE's poems.
AT d recent meeting Of the senior class
the member DECIDED To wear the reEuIa-
ton caps and gowns for commencement
This custom which has sprung up tn the
normal within recent years, has met with
general approval.
President J. W. Crabtree went TO Omaha
Tuesday as one OF a committee to meet
with the officials OF the Burlington rail
road and present a petition from the STU
dents and faculty and residents Of Peru
for a new depot Colonel J. T. Majors,
DR.. Vance and Messrs Bishop, Meek and
Martin accompanied him.
Prof. Overholt was in Omaha Wednesday
to attend a wedding in the family Of his
sister.
Mrs. Ruth Erfman, superintende nt-elect
Of Franklin county, who has been attending
the normal this month studying the best
methods Of work and instruction applica-
bic TO her work in rural schools, was called
TO her home at Hildrsth this week.
The debaters who have registered On the
preliminaries are working hard on their
respective questions, an excellent indication
that the intercollegiate debates Will be
successful.
The Normal Choral society directed by
DR.. House and assisted by well known
sOluists, gave a Christmas cantata. the
Nativity, Wednesday evening. The clut
is composed Of 200 carefully trained voices
and was assisted IN the cantata by Claude
P. Lewis OF Council Bluffs, baritone; Lii
lian Chase House, soprano; Ethel Williams
= contralt0, and Or. Homer c. House. tenor
This cantEta constituted one Of the grea.
musical programs Of the year. That tn,
large audience appreciated the work wa
evidenced by the prolonged applause afte
each number.
n The Normal German club met for It's an
nuaI Christmas session December Is in tn
III normal HNFnnn Eflra uvH-aaHa
was rendered in German. Refreshment
made IN imitation Of German luncheon b
residents Of Peru who spent their child
hood and youth in Germany made the meet
inE more really German. AS q conclusiu
10 the program the club presented apprO
pirate Christmas gifts to Miss Marie Kruu
Dough its president, and Prof. L. A. VIII
II mack, its adviser. as an appreciation q
IS their ardent work in carrying on the O,
e ganizarion.
IN The members Of the Gregg Parliamentar
le Law club elected the following officers q
their last meeting. c. Gorden Beck G
le Peru, president. Ward Mcdowell OF Hardy
wee president; Archie Dorsey OF Bradshaw
secretary John z. Sloat OF Western, time
Re keeper; Lee Radfern Of Peru. sergsant-at
10 AIMS.
r. Pref. Weeks Of the agricultural depart
ment in the normal was fortunate in bein
IL able to bring home from the National Cor
In exposition at Omaha an ear Of corn fror
the collection from which Mr.. Overstres
selected the worlds championship ten carr
1he ear WAS grown near Franklin, Ind, b
Jos r Overstreet and is nine inches lOnl
with twenty rows OF deep, weI-forme
" vhite kernels. and weighs seventeen ounces
The average sized ear would weigh bu
thirteen ounces. Prof. Weeks also brough
home with him a collection Of over go dfi
ferent varieties Of grains. Prof. Week
d has mounted these for the use Of his stu
= dents in the laboratory work in agricultur,
One Of the most unique and elaborst
Y receptions Of the school year was III
one given by the junior class 10 it's men
Is bers last Saturday evening Al an earl
10 hour the class assembled in the gymnas
"a ium and the fun began. A EeOEraph
game in the form Of a contest WIS q spe
cIal feature Of the program Two prize.
RI a first and secUnd prize were awarded /
= the two remembering the highest nun
Der o. names and home addresses OF m
zoe members Of the class. Miss Rut
D. Wortmsn Of Yutan received first priz.
u which was a large school pennaut an
: Miss Mabel Sherwood of South Oman
- received second prize In the form of
De class pennant. When the time for r,
~ treshments came The Two santa Clau
one from the south pole Lnd one from n
n. north pole. appeared aud after som
~ controversy passed out their present
~ which served as refreshments.
Or. H c. House preached AZ the Methl
~ dist church last sunday evening on II
IN subject. Reforms and Reformers." tt
5e sermon was addressed particularly
OK students and was very rcholarly ana II
"a structive.
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