The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-29
MADISON NORMAL
ANNUAL AUTUMN FESTIVAL
NEWS AND NOTES.

The annual autumn festival will be
held October 20. This is one of the
great events of the school year. The
occasion is to be a holiday for all de-
partments. The program for the day
is in charge of Miss Madge futile,
supervisor of games and kindergarten
work i'm the Normal, assisted by Mrs.
Edith Beaumont, superintendent of
the training school, and county SUI
perintendent of schools, Mrs. Della
Sheridan Stearns. The day is given
to contests of various kinds, mainly,
contests in arithmetic and athletic
events. All the school children of the
county are invited to be present, to-
gether with their teachers, and par
ticipate in the contests and games.
The day is a holiday in all rural
schools in the county. Last year the
attendance was very large. Nearly
every school i'm the county was rep
resented. Features of the program
will be the address by Pres. j. w.
Heston of the Normal and readings
by Miss Daily of the expression de-
partment.
The contests last year were spirit
ed and the entire program was a
great success The outlook for this
years festival is very encouraging.
The program and general directions
for the teachers are prepared and
will be forwarded to the various
schools o
The complete program is as fol
lows:
9 a. m. Registration of contest
ants at gymnasium.
9:45 a. m. Assemble at audito-
rum.
10 a. m. Opening address, DR.. J..
w. Heston.
1890 a. m. Number contest.
10 m. Picnic lunch at gymnasium.
1870 D.. m. Athletic events.
A D.. m. Assemble at auditorium.
Normal orchestra. Alice Lorraine
DAILY. Music. Awarding of banner,
Mrs. Edith Beaumont.
This festival offers an excellent OPP
p~ortunity for the students OF the
Normal school to observe the prac-
tical workings OF the new systems of
plays and games, which are becoming
ouch an important part of the educa-
tion of today.
Football prospects are becoming
brighter every day. Several old play
ers have enrolled recently and are at
their old positions. George Simpson
at end and Hugh Simpson at quarter
will greatly strengthen the lineup.
The team goes to Mitchell to play the
fast Dakota Wesleyan team October
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with Sioux Falls college, Huron col
lege and Aberdeen Normal.
The faculty committee on exten
sion work is busy arranging the de
tails of the extension course to b'
offered by the Normal school to non
resident teachers. This course viii
provide a systematic training in ped
agogy and all subjects required for
first grade certificate. This will b.
a great help to employed teacher
who wish to prepare for the examina
ton for this grade of certificate.
The attendance is growing daily
For the school year it will probabl!
| reach the 400 mark, exclusive of tn
model school. Many departments arr
! crowded beyond all expectations. Th'
; classes in psychology, zoology and ag
l riculture have o%utgrown their Tegulal
class rooms and have been moved u
J larger quarters. The class in meth
DDS fills the largest class room in tn
institution to the limit of seatini
! capacity. The new building is great
ly needed and will be much appre
t ciated when completes.