Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-18
sTATE NORMAL sCHOO AT PERU
Literary Societies Developing strOns
Organizations.

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Organizations.
President ]. w. Crabtree has been APP
pointed by the university bureau OF travel
to conduct the examination Of students
who nave taken the European trip and
who have done the required work since
returning The State university and east
ern colleges accept the credits thus made.
Prof. H. b. Duncanson gave an excellent
illustrated talk on the Problems of Dis
ease Carriers Monday evening. He dis
oussed the mosquito as a disease carrier.
These talks will be given -semi-monthly
and are desired to awaken interest in the
philosophy of biological subjects.
Tuesday evening, October 10, the Normal
Agricultural society will hold a husking
bee in the gymnasium. Husking corn,
music, short addresses and refreshments
will be the order of the evening.
Miss Stella Graham, former head of the
department OF expression, is visiting friends
in Peru.
The Athenian Debating club met re-
Gently and organized. The following ID
a list Of the members, with their home
postoffice addresses: Belle BoleJack of
Humboldt, presidents Winifred Perkins of
Mullen, vice president; Lena Jackson OF
Friend, secretary-treasurer; Frances Gil
bert Of johnson, sergeant-at-arms; mem
bers, Mabel Bruner of Randolph, Anna
Daniel Of Peru, Martha Giltner Of Mad
ison, Jattle Hendricks Of Pawnee, Lii
Han Kiersaey Of Elmwood, Susie Mathis
Of Greenwood, Venus f. Muller of Peru
Mary Novotny OF Center Point, Celia Par.
ker Of Wilsonville, Eva Poellet of wesi
Point. Elizabeth schmauser of Seward
Ellen scheidt Of Friend, Mary Wright OF
Nebraska City, Isabelle Gabus Of Brock
Lena Freddy Of Rising City, Pauline Alder
Of Rising City. Although this organiza
ton is one Of the smallest in the normal
1t Is one Of the strongest organizations o.
the school.
The Everett Literary society gave a re
ception to it's members and invited guests
In the normal gymnasium Friday evening
After a short entertainment, consisting O
a play entitled Mother Goose, a gel
eral reception was held and refreshment
were served.
President II. II. Seely of Iowa Stat
Teachers college has presented the nor
mai with a. copy OF their senior annua
for 1909. This is further evidence of tn,
kindly feeling which has existed between
the Peru Normal n the Iowa Stat
Teachers college for several years.
Word comes to the normal from tn
State university that Prof. c. ". VIII
liams, who Is attending the university o.
a years leave of absence, will be able I
return to the normal and take up hi
work as professor in the biological de
partmeht. Mr.. Williams has been receive
: : as a candidate for masters degree, whic
was an honor quite unexpected.
l Arrangements have been made whereof
4 the Normal Glee club, which is bein
9 / trained hV nr II n IT.... II. ----
on the program Of the Nebraska stat
Teachers association. The Normal Gle
club is strong In its work this year, man
OF the members OF last year having r.
s turned to school.
e The first issue of the Normalite. III
. general student publication Of the norma
= is now in press. The editorial staff is a
e follows: Lena Freddy OF Rising City, ed
I to~r-in-chief; Arthur Gilbert Of johnson
Q associate editor; D. H. Weber of Barnes
ton, business manager; Cecilia wehrs {
o Milford, literary editor; Jattie Hendricks
OF Pawnee, religious editor; Frank EIler
y berger OF Peru, class editor; Clifford Her
e bricks Of Peru, alumni editor; Russo
a Stewart or Sterling, club editor; Franc
Willard Blake of Osceola, local editoi
Varro Tyler of Auburn, exchange editor.
The first number OF the normal lectuI
course was given Thursday evening. TT
y Roney's Boys Concert company gave
very excellent and high class concert
one of the largest audiences ever preser
at a normal lecture. The lecture cour.
y committe reports that a larger numbe
tickets have been sold this year than the
have ever been able to sell heretofor
h over 100 season tickets have been sold.
A grand debating rally was held in Il
. hormal Saturday evening.
The preliminaries will be held befot
Of Christmas this year instead of in Februal
as usual. This change in time will make
m possible to have a mid-year debate wi
he the Kearney norma On account OF Il
e. gold medal offered the best debater
I, c. b. Moore, superintendent OF Osceo
X city schools a much larger number a
". planning to register for the ~prelimlnarie
IL Allen j. Hill, a prominent member Of la
years graduating class and one OF Il
re strongest graduates at the normal, visit
IN Peru recently. Mr.. Hill travelled in Euro
fy during the summer and Is now a profess
In the Syracuse city schools.
Kearney Military Academy.
Mrs. w. F. Cody OF North Platte visit
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