Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-11-28
NORMAL NOTES
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Owing to the fact that the old boil
er gave out suddenly, it was necessary
to install new one which delayed
the convening of school for two days
School has been running six days
week in order to make up lost time
The big gridiron contest Of the
season Will occur at the Fair Grounds
on Than giving nay when South
eastern W gmeet her inveterate foe
from Ada nd claim the Championship
among the Rormals for the season.
The hardest fought game Of the
season was with Dallas U. here last
Friday, when Southeastern defeated
the metropolitan aggregation by the
score of 10 to 0.
Floyd Hagood, who had his arm
broken in the last quarter of the Dali
las game. and who of course, is out
of the game for the rest Of the season,
IS reported doing we'll with his in
jury. The green bough" fracture was
set by DR.. Yeats, first aid being rem
dered on the field by Miss Helbach.
Several Ada men, including the
coach from East Central Normal, were
down to study Southeastern's tactics
during the Dallas game. looking to
the Thanksgiving game. but the
weatherwise Duranters kept some of
their sails from under the wind
Prof A. V. Hamilton, head Of the
Department OF Mathematics, has re-
turned from Antlers where he went
to address the County Teachers AS
sociation of Pushmataha county
While there he addressed the conven-
tion twice on PHASES of Rural School
Progress" He reports much interest
in the work of Southeastern by the
teachers, many of whom enrolled for
Correspondence courses.
President Gill of the Northeastern
Normal was a recent visitor at South
eastern.
The faculty and students turned out
in good numbers for the initial unm-
Der of the Lyceum Course, of which
President Murdaugh is one of the pro-
moters. Each year President Muir
dangh, President Morrison of the
Presbyterian College. and Superinten-
dent Echols, of the Public Schools,
have joined in effort to furnish the
citizens and the students with a ly-
ceum course, without which Durant
could not lay claim to patronizing the
arts, and literature
The physiography classes have
spent parts of two days in the field
under the direction of NJ. M. Wickham,
for the purpose of making field maps,
on study Of the formation OF conse-
quent river systems.
President r. A. Chesnus OF Caddo,
president of The Bryan County Teach
er's Association reports splendid pro-
sress in the organization and n the
work Of the teachers. The conven
ton was addressed by State Superin-
tendent Wilson. on his recent visit to
the Bryan County Fair
PROT. e. r. Robbins, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, officiated as
judge at the Bryan County Fair Of the
Grains and Stock. Prof Robbins
work met with eminent satisfaction
from every one connected with this
department of the exhibit, and many
favorable comments have been heard
c. b. Hale was at Southeastern last
week where he took moving pictures
featuring the various departments and
activities of the school, Among these
were: The student body on a campus
march the faculty, the Training
School, the football squad in action,
and the rooters' club.
Miss RoXye Dyer, of McClain county
has enrolled for the Winter term.
The Corner Drug Store is headquar-
ters for Grigsby's Live Syrup.