Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
NOTES FROM PERU NORMAL.
Young Mems Christian Association
Elects Officers for the Year.

Young Mems Christian Association
Elects Officers for the Year.
The Young Mems Christian association of
the Peru Normal school elected officers at
recent meeting for the new association
year as follows: President, L. w. Dirks OF
johnson; vice president, Percy Stockdale
of Madison; treasurer, Archie Hosterman
Of Brownville; recording secretary, e. II.
Christianson Of Craig; corresponding sec
retary, Il. H. Chr1stianson of Craig; cor
responding secretary, Everett Heacock OF
Springfield; trustee for the Cascade fund,
Paul Stoehr. The committee chairman will
be appointed later. The outgoing officers
are as follows: President, Charles Mouten
Of Atkinson; vice president, Rolla Fosnot
Of Davenport; treasurer, Harry johnson of
Oakland; recording secretary, d. B. Whit
field of Peru; corresponding secretary,
Henry Nelson of Dannebrog; chairman
mission study committee, Joy f. Morgan
Bible study, Henry Nelson; prayer meet
ing. w. r. Whitfield; religious. John w.
Lang; social. L. w Dirks.
a large number of the present senior
class are planning to continue their work
in the university next year President Crab
tree always advises the graduates to con-
imperative demand for teachers and the
exceptional salaries offered to Peru grad
uates calls the majority OF them into edu-
eational work Immediately However, a
goodly number remain in Peru and take
special work for the Bachelor of Education
degree. Several university graduates from
other states are now taking advantage of
the professional opportunities offered in
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the eastern and New England states.
The Ciceronian Debating club had an in
teresting and profitable debate at its meet
ing Saturday evening on the question: RE
solved That the Present Primary Law Of
the State of Nebraska Should be Repealed -
The question was affirmed by Oren Lin
coin and Rudolph Havelka. Joseph Gold
stein and Russell johnson debated the mega
tive.
The students Of the normal are rejoIced
that Or, House, who was associate In the
English department under Prof. j. w.
searson, has been elected TO fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF the
latter. DR.. House took his degree from
the university two years ago and is con-
sidered one of the very best scholars on the
Peru faculty.
Prof, +. M. Gregg was in Fails City
Sunday, where he delivered two lectures
on Sunday school work He lectured in
the morning on the subject, '"rhe Twen-
tieh Century Sunday School," In the even
ing he talked on various phases OF Sun
day school work. Prof. Gregg is superin-
tendent OF the Nemaha County Sunday
School association and is one OF the fore
most men in the state in Sunday school
work.
Harold M. stephens, who attended the
Young Mems Christian association con-
vention at Lincoln short time ago, led
Junior devotion Wednesday morning He
gave short report on the convention.
An enthusiastic mission study class is
taking up the study Of China with Miss
Mabel Christian as leader. The class Is
composed Of Cora NJ. Howarth, Mrs. Lin
ME Snethen, Gertrude ely, Rolla L. Fos-
not, Zella Messenger, Mira NJ Dawson,
Clarey Nelson and JOY e. Morgan.
Prof. c. B. Cornell favored the students
with two solos at convocation Tuesday
morning. Prof. Cornell is a well trained
musician and an artist in the use OF the
trombone.
The meeting of Normal Agricultural
society, which was held Tuesday evening
was attended by a large number. The
program was as follows Vocal solo, Velma
King; reading Prof. Daisy d. NettIeton;
talk Business Mans Side of Agriculture {"
J. d. Graves; piano duet, Misses Clark and
Barnes; talk. Farmers Side OF AgricuI-
ture," Mr.. Harry Hutchinson. The talks
were full OF suggestions ana threw much
light on the problems OF agriculture The
students profit much from these talks OF
business men and farmers who are inter-
ested in scientific agriculture.
Perhaps the most Enthusiastically re-
eeived concert ever given In the Normal
auditorium was given by the Normal GIee
club Wednesday evening, assisted by Misses
Blankenship and Larimer and under the
direction OF DR. II, c. House. The club
was snoored 80 many times that the con-
cert lasted over two hours. an exceptional
length for college club concerts
The FOrtnightIy Art club OF Peru, whose
objects are 10 educate the students TO high
ideal In art 80 that they may decorate their
school rooms as teachers with a greater
degree OF taste and 70 furnish funds for
the decoration OF the Normal auditorium
have their annual art exhibit well under
way. The exhibit viii be held from April
TO q and the funds raised from the sx.