Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-13
NEWS FROM Peru NoRMAL.
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Teachers.
Some very unique souvenirs Of the Peru
coal mine have been prepared and are now
available to Peru students. Each souvenir
contains a sample Of coal from the Peru
mine and a Christmas motto, and is put
up in a package ready to mail. Since the
Peru mine is the only coal mine in the
state these souvenirs are of great interest
and hundreds of them are being purchased
by the students and mailed to their friends
The mine is now being worked to its full
capacity and considerable coal is taken
therefrom daily.
The public school at Peru gave a box
social at the school house Friday evening
for the purpose OF raising funds to help
in building up the library.
Miss Anna Marmet, a we'll known mem
Der of the Junior class. was called to her
home at Humboldt recently on account Of
the illness OF her father.
Miss Parmalee, the state student secre-
tary of the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION, visited the normal this week. She
held conferences with the different com
mittees Of the association and helped them
plan their work for the remainder of the
year.
r. d. Overholt, the registrar, has ar
ranged to have the examinations held at
the normal to accommodate those wishing
o complete the examinations for their state
certificates.
A petition for a new passenger depot ct
Peru, signed by the business men Of the
town and by many OF the faculty and stu
dents of the normal, has been taken by a
committee representing the Commercial
club to Omaha and presented to Manager
Holdrege OF the Burlington road.
Those who knew Oakley James Of the
class Of 1905 are pleased to learn that Re
has left the teaching profession and will
enter the ministry. Mr.. James was a zeal
Gus worker in the Young Mems Christian
association while In school.
Miss Mamie MUTT, who has charge OF the
department Of art in the normal. has ar
ranged a Japanese art exhibit, which is
being given for the benefit OF all who are
interested in art.
Miss Ruth Erfman, county superintend-
ent-elect of Franklin county, gave an In
teresting address before the P~hilomathear
Literary society Friday evening on The
Value OF a Literary Society TO College
Students" Miss Erfman was at one time
a student of this school and a president
of the Philomathean society.
Students Of the normal follow with keer
interest the writings OF Or. Howard, pro
fessor OF institutional history at the Stat'
university. DR.. Howard was one Of thre'
graduated in the first class at the normal.
w. T. Moore of Dewitt, who for three
years pitched for the Doane base ball team
has registered in the senior class at thu
normal.
Al their last meeting the C~iceronian De
batting club invited the Athenian club q
attend their session. A very interesting 6e
49, -. h.l5 IN tka 0tnaaff0p afRaROlUAd
That the present system OF taxation i
adequate to the needs of the United States,
The speakers were as follows: Affirmative
George Gown OF Omaha, M. Albin Of Shu
bert and Audubon Neff of Rural Retreat
Va; negative, d. H. Weber OF Barneston
l. B. Barnes OF Peru and Sanford Clement
OF Elmwood.
The Junior class roll. giving the name
and home postoffice addresses of the men
bers of the Junior class. which was issue
as a means Of helping the members to &c
acquainted. shows that forty OF Nebraska
best counties are represented in the class.
The third number Of the normal lectur
course was given Monday evening by lie
, land Powers. He read Dickens favorit
work. David Copperfisld," impersonatin
the characters.
J Miss Rulon. head Of the normal library
gave a Nhlh 10 lne 1OunB NOmoH , NuIls
tian association at their meeting Friday G
the subject Books That Are Inspired Wat
5 a Message"
4 The national bureau OF education is NAL
ing a series OF Investigations Of self boar,
ing plans which have originated stint
President Crabtree started the Peru pla
: They viii include in their report a con
l pIete history and description OF the Pei
plan as at present supervised by Mi
Allingham. Miss Loomis, who was pr
: ceptress OF the Peru self boarding dorm
tory when II first started, Is now teachiT
4 domestic science in the Milwaukee norm
school.
e The friends OF Miss Ethel Medley.
Pre- minent member OF the Junior elias
o learned recently OF the death OF M
brother, Harold Earl, who was n the nav,
Mr.. Medley lived with his parents In Pc