Gunnison news-champion., 1912-02-09
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IN the bright saeoalisht forussd .
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the say
Mrs wixssa had arrived frosa the
east on the msrnIns train and wss
tskea 10 the home a Ars. G. II Sslls,
whose ssess she was daring her stay
in the towa. la the sfteruooa she
visited the Normal school, calling
spoa the heads Of the diffesent de
psrtmsass, and ssinins 6rst-hsnd
informstion Of the school's eoadisioa.
Standing in the receiving line st
the receptioa in the evening we're
Prof C. A. HolIinsshesd, principal
of the school, sad Mr. H'lIissshesd,
Mrs Wilson, Judge Geo. HstheriRe-
toa, one of the Normal trsseses, sad
Mrs Hstheriaston; Miss Sara b
f,ssserly, county sspsrinteDdent Of
schools, 7. W. Grey, 9 member Of
the county school beard, ssd Nrs.
Gray.
The crowd fled by siHsly, sAak
ing hands with the distinguished
guest, sad receiving q cordial smile
Of greeting. Mrs WILSON 10 . most
agreeable hammered lady and has .
charm Of personality that explains
the popularity she hes attained W
the posisioa she holds.
There IVES Rssic spleadidly
pssasssd by Prof Hesry l.. Rishtsr,
head Of the art department Of the
school, ompsnisd by Miss lssbslle
BRAY; games for the children ON the
upper hoors, and refreshments de
lectably prepared by the domestic
science department. In the interims
the guests rambled over the build
ing and were shown through the
different departments.
The manual training section drew
the attention of many. There could
be seen samples of the skill in wood
work of the students, some of the
very best being the handiwork Of the
girls. Prof Bedford has charge Of
this work aud graciously gave his
time to explaining it's features to the
visitors
The department Of taxidermy.
under the capable supervision of
Prof johnson, was a center of
interest Here specimens of the bird
and animal life Of the Gunnison
region are skillfully mounted and
finished for exhibition in the school
museum. Many pieces from the
deft hands of Prof. johnson are now
stationed in the museum.
1t is a great misfortune that con-
ditions were encountered tina. com
PEELED a stoppage of work Of eXcava-
tion at the end of the building where
the gymnasium is located. The
room is practically useless for gym
nastic work. and gym is one of the
essentials of successful present day
school.
Mrs. Wilson kindly accorded a
representative Of News Champion an
interview, saying that the next thing
to be acquired by the Normal school
was a dormitory. She intimated
that il the Republican party swept
the state at the coming election this
addition would be a certainty, but
almost in the same breath admitted
that the last Democratic Legislature
had been very nice to her, and also
that the dormitory coul1 be secured
even from Legislature of opposite
political affiliatiOn to that Of her own.
Mrs. Wixon declared that her
heart was wrapped up in the future
success of the Gunnison Normal.
is there any reason, she was
asked why the Gunnison Normal
should not be patronized?"