The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-25

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The Normal School enrolment is al
ready larger than at the close of thu
first term last year. Late farm worl
has kept many students from entering
at the first of the term, however.
The football team is working hard
1t contains the most promising mater
ial in the history of the school. The
schedule is altogether the best anC
heaviest ever attempted by the institu
ton. Ottowa University, Haskell
Indians, Paramount and Lindsborg vii
visit Hays and the Normal School team
will make at least three trips out Of
town.
The basketball schedule is already
well under way.
Some of the new courses being
taught for the first time this fall are
Pageantry, Journalism, Leather Tool
ing, Design, and Rural Life and In
dustry.
General Assembly is held two morn.
ings per week, Tuesday and Thursday
at $50. On Tuesday general announce
ments are made and school business is
transacted, while on Thursday the
student officers have charge and a pro
gram of interest to students, faculty
and visitors is given. The townspeople
and out-of-town visitors are always
welcome to general assembly on both
days.
On Thursday morning of last week
the Hold" members of the faculty re
ceived the ''new" members and then
families in the Domestic Economy
rooms in the Industrial Building.
On Tuesday evening of this week the
faculty held a reception in the gymna
stun for the students.
Schools Must Hold Fire Drills.
The holding of monthly fire drills ir
every school, public or private, in the
state of Kansas is specifically required
by the laws of the state. Members OF
school boards failing to see that this
requirement is met are liable to arrest
and fine.
Thousands of American children
have lost their lives in school fires in
past years. No one knows when some
disaster of this sort may occur in one
of our Kansas schools.
When fire breaks out in school
building panic is almost sure to fol
low unless children have been trained
to meet the emergency. Doors and
passageways have become iammed.
Many are trampled on and crushed
while others are injured or killed by
jumping from upstairs windows. The
exits are blocked and helpless boys and
girls are burned alive.
The only way to prevent such disas-
ters is to see that all school buildings
are properly constructed and cared for,
and that the pupils are diligently train.
ed in the matter of getting out of the
building.
Every effort viii be made by state
fire marshall L. T. Hussey to see that
the fire-drill law is enforced this year
in every school in the state. tits hoped
that school boards and teachers viii
readily cooperate in the movement.
A league is planning nationwide
political organization, by which it hopes
to dictate the election or defeat of
every candidate for state national office
The plan outlined at the convention re-
Gently, viii be pnshed to completion
The organization will be made up OF
bible classes in every Sunday school,
where permission can be obtained OF
the pastor. The primary object OF
these bible classes will be to bring
about political revolution and defeat
all candidates for office who will not
subscribe to the political tenets of the
league. Rev. George Dove of Phila-
delphia, founder of the Billy Sunday
bible classes, expressed the belief that
Philadelphia would furnish sc, 900 mem
bers and Pennsylvania would come
forward with 200, 900. The creation of
political bible classes is to be worked
up with great enthusiasm throughout
the country. DR.. DOVE will map out
the details, and Billy Sunday will be
asked to make blanket appeal for
members. The members of Congress
and former governors who have afilia-
ted themselves with the Anti-Saloon
league, will direct the political cam
paigns for the election or defeat of
candidates, and have charge of the
legislative bureaus after election for
urging the passage or rejection of pro-
posed legislation. Beverly Tribune.
Fer Sale.
$40 acres of good, level land; every
foot of it can be titled, feet to water,
three acres of alfalfa. Price SO. per
acre cash, OF. viii trade for property.
The land Is located within nine miles Of
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