Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-28
PERU NORMAL SCHOOL.
Class of 1914 VIII Have Banquet in
Omaha.

a paper on the subject, Preparation OF
Teachers to Teach Hygiene in Country
Schools" before the national conference
on rural school teachers. which is now
meeting in Chicago.
The Festival chorus. which was re-
Gently organized, is unusually large this
year, in anticipation Of a great event
This year the program will be given
June 81 and will be, for the main, chorus
work, secular cantata by A. Goring
Thomas, entitled, The Swan and the
Skylark." The soloists have already
been selected. Evan Williams. the great
tenor. carries the leading part; Madge
Miller of New York is the contralto;
Madame Dorothea North of Chicago,
soprano; Edward Clark of Chicago. bari
tone, and Miss Rita Thomas, head OF the
music department. will. as be before, play
all the accompaniment.
The class OF 1914, which is the largest
ever graduated from the normal, Is plan
ming on having one Of It's members at a
special banquet in Omaha during the
state Teachers association in November.
Wayne state Normal school.
place, has donated his fine home and
three lots on Warren avenue to the uni
versity authorities. The property is
worth about $1,000.
International Secretary Heinzeman and
Bible Study Secretary Elliott of the
Young Mems Christian association were
chapel visitors Friday, the latter address,
ing the students. The local Young
Mems Christian association IL Offering
a strong course In bible study and many
men are enrolling.
The gymnasium is to be elongated
twenty-tour feet on the east end and the
seats extended the fun length of the
building This will give ample room
behind the goals and will make one of the
finest floors in the west. Work Is to be
begun at once and should be completed
by Thanksgiving day.
A University Choral society has been
organized with Miss Mary Smith of the
conservatory as president. symphony
orchestra is being formed in connection
with the society. Mr., Kerns of the con-
servatory faculty, who has had con-
siderable experience along this line in
Ohio and Indiana, will be the director.
It is planned to prepare one oratorio for
presentation Immediately before the
| Christmas vacation and another for a
May festival in the spring.
Johnson, the star guard of last year
winning basket ball team, has again reg
istered with the Coyotes Johnson is an
all-round athlete, having won a "W'
last year in foot ball, basket ball. base
ball and track. He will be sure of a
| place in the coyote back field, where his
speed and weight are needed and his re-
turn is assurance that with the excep-
! ton of Captain Keester. who was lost
| by graduation, last years goal tossing
quintet will remain Intact.
Coach Kline has a squad of twenty-five
| or thirty men out every night for foot
ball practice. Tho new men are show
| ing up well. but three of last years team
| are not able to play, either because OF
| injuries or heavy school work. This In
| cludes Fetz and Hudson. two Of the fast.
est men on the 1914 team. The first game
OF the season will be played with Belle.
vue on the home field next Friday after.
noon. This will be followed by games
with Cotner and Creighton, the latter
game being at Omaha Octiber "a.
| Tho treasurer's statement, recently
made public, shows a decided improve.
ment in the schools finances. In spite
of the fact that last year was a short
! crop year, and that some repairs and
1 improvements were absolutely necessary
| there was substantial gain i'm receipts
| over expenditures. The action OF the
recent conference at Fremont, where
$685. 600 was pledged. is another milestone
| Of progress. The present policy OF the
trustees and OF Vice Chancellor Schreck
engast is 10 keep all expenses at min
imum until the present debt Is entirely
eliminated.