The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-09-06
Western Norman

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Under the order of the new Board ,
the American flag. teaching Datrlo- |
tism to the echoIars. floats from the
Normal flafpole every school daV.
The State Normal at Hays opened
the Fall term on Tuesday with flying
colors, with the largest attendance
ever at a fall term. The students cal
led at the Office Of Principal Lewis,
and after hIs warm, sOcial welcome
every scholar felt at home and became
an admirer Other mem beFs OF the
Faculty greeted them. students greet
ed fellow students, the new members
of the Faculty introduced, and the OPP
eniDR dsv seem &c joyous ore 10 all,
forteIling a successful school year
The many admirers of Miss Bovee,
the mugic teacher, gladly welcomed
her return, she having gone bone last
gummer to the bedside Of sick moth
eF needing her care,
The friends of Miss Keller and Prof
Wooster were glad to see them back,
fearing the new law might leave them
by the wayside.
The Mt y Domestic Art teacher at
the State Normal, Miss Condit, srri-
we'd Saturday and has commenced her
Eork, taxing the place of Miss Arm
strorg, resigned. She is from FIRE.
dopia, taught in the City sebPo' at
Pittsbutg, frem there to the State
University of Montana, where eur
Board of Administrator captured her
for this school. She IL guaranteed as
splendid in her department and be
pleasing to her students and valued
fherdrer o. the Faculty. She lives at
the home OF Mrs. Henry Havemann
1 I'D attsRs the Lutheran eHqFeH: .
Miss APPEL, the rev t..A
er. who tax ee the place of Miss Mica
lea. was on hsnd at The opening OF the
school. and pleased all who met her
She is from Marion, KansaF, and
sracusfe. in that department, pr our
State University.
She will room at Mrs. DR.. Jol dan 8
and attend the Catholic church.
Prof. Spear of the Agricultural de-
partment was there, and former stu
dents in that building we're met with
glad hand. made to feel at home, as
if some one had just come in from the
home farm. And when the Athletic
inclined beard he was to help compete
with VanCleye-no more end nine or
End tother. but straight competition
in all athletics. they rejoiced.
The famiIv are living in the Lester
Fred Baffsmier cottege.
The old Faculty were there to also
greet the student. pleased to see 20
many extending, and seemed enthused
with the new order Of things and pros
pect Of q prosperous school year.
And all can rest assured they will
have the hearty support Of Governor
Hodges, the Administration Board
Presidents Butcher aId Waters ARD
the Normal Misunderstanding School at
PittsbuTg, to make the Western Kar-
sas State Normai-the Western Nor
NAL Training School at HayF, great
success, IL the Faculty and citizens
will do their fart to build it up
Miss Lynch of Phillips county is
back to her school work at the Norma
Miss Grace Copeland of the Smokey
neigbborheod has recovered from her
ChautaUqua sickness snd back to her
school work at the Normal.
Monday our streets we're sgain full
of Normal students. the Sunday eve
trains from each direction while autos
and carriages brought msny from the
country, and it was q hustling around
for lodging places.
| Secretary ID. II. Bowen Of the Edu-
cational Administration Bosrd was
here Tuesday visiting and inspecting
our State Normal school and Exp. sta
ton and much pleased with the work
being done, with the excellent atten-
dance at the opening day at the Nor
NAL and can make g favorable report
to the Board.
It was with regret that the Normal
students and many OF our citizens this
week heard that Miss Bessie Arm
strong had rendered her resignation
some time ago as Domestic Art teach
er at our State Normal and would net
be back to teach tn term. Her stu
dents learned rapidly and thorough.
while everybody who met her like her
and regret she is not coming back.
This week We add to our ssbscrip-
ton several former Normal students
who are teaching. CANT come back IN
I'll the spring term. but want to keep
posted on the school workings We
have had the 'patent inside hoase
send us 30 more papers each week.,
and We run up q new flag over our
Office 30 the students here who have
heard thunder given as may know the
old ''Free-Press' is still at the old
stand fighting for upbuildinR OF the