The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-16
NORMAL SCHOOL ECHOES

Among visitors of the past week at
| the normal school were Miss Blanche
Louden of the Duluth normal school,
Jean Robertson Of Appleton, Mimi,
Eugenia r. Paine of Hallock, Irene
Kuster Of Chisholm, Philadelphia
Sharp; Robin Scott Walker, Lucille
and Miss Flaten of Hawley, and Olga
Lommen of Minneapolis. Visitors to
the normal are always welcome to
visit teachers, classes, or attend chap
ell exercises.
Song Recital.
r. Scott Walker, an advanced
graduate Of the school sang, a group
Of four songs during chapel hour the
first of the week. His songs were To
You, by Speaks; REQUIEM. music oy
Homer; Realization, by Speaks; and
From the Land of the Sky-blue Water
by Cadman. The selections were well
suited to Mr.. Walkers large, sympa-
thetic voice. Mr.. Walker performed
the Requiem. composed by Robert
Louis Stevenson and inscribed above
his grave on Veaea mountain In the
Samoan islands, a most poetic and
serious poem, with an appreciation
of its great meaning as well as he
sang the more lyrical, lighter To You,
and From the Land of the Sky-blue
Water.
= Basketball Mass Meeting.
The school was led by Mr.. Powers
and Mr.. johnson in songs and school
yells Wednesday noon in q mask
prepare for the opening Of the basket
ball season, the opening game or
which was scheduled for Saturday
evening, between the normal school
and the Fargo college boys. Carl
Walker and others engaged in selling
tickets during the week had excellent
success. The course tickets admit to
a series Of eight games.
Senior Annual on the Way.
The Praaceptor staff held several
meetings and have begun the work
Of publishing the second number OF
the schools senior annual. 1t will
be in shape the same as last years
book. The cover will be bronze. +
=. 'r Glass Pins. 49, IT,
The Seniors have ordered class pins
which, says Frank Void, are due to-
arrive about Jan. 20. The pin Is
of an attractive design, with the
school letters, M. N. S, on 1t and a
pretty pearl in the upper tip.
Owls to Initiate.
The normal school boys who belong
to the society of Owls will hold in
itiatory rites at the Weld home on
Monday afternoon and evening. Six
men will be initiated, supper will be
served between parts of the cere-
monies, and social hour will con-
clude the evening.
sehooIroom Club Organized.
The fifth and sixth grade pupils,
under the direction of Miss Sanders,
have formed a club. The purposes are
to instruct the members in discipline.
to plan social times, and to earn
money to add utility or decoration
to the school room.
Senior Party Planned.
A. large senior party Is planned Tor
Saturday evening, January 20, In the
gymnasium. The diversions will con-
sist of a program, dancing and re-
Gamma Neche Initiation and Annual
Party.
This afternoon the Gamma Ne
che sorority held luncheon party at
the grill room of the Comstock hotel,
following initiation Of Florence Quick.
Ella Daigle, and Jennie Anderson.
The grill room for the luncheon was
attractively decorated with pink and
white.
The sorority will hold their annual
mid winter party February 10 in the
school gymnasium. The party will be
Colonial, for which special decora-
lions will be in keeping with the ma
ture of the affair. A decorated We
randa, with trailing vines, and decor
alive birds will be part of the scheme.
Miss Hainer Succeeds Miss Osborne.
Miss Eleanor Osborne, who for sew
eral years had charge of one of the
rooms in the Elementary school and
resigned to be with her, mother at
Mankato, Mimi. was succeeded by
Miss Vivian Hainer of Eau Claire
j N~aS t. q n
the Stevens Point normal school and
the University of Wisconsin. She
taught in the training school of the
Chisholm high school and the Rich
land Centre training school, and at
Racine, Wis, from where she came
here.
Miss Mary Conant, who is secretary
OF the, teachers association Of this
section of the state, has Just Issued
several thousand copies of the pro-
gram which will call together hum
dreds of teachers of this section the
twenty fifty and twenty-sixth of jan
nary at the normal school. The gem
erai theme, Aspect OF Study will be
discussed under numerous sub-heads
! that promise to make the thought APP
ply very closely to problems OF teach
Ing. Many musical and other enter
taInfng numbers will be interpreted
! among the educational addresses.
Everything is being done TO make the
| meeting pleasant and profitable for
the teachers who will attend
Personal Items.
Miss Mea Sirjord went to Minneap-
oils for few days on business err
rands.
Prof. G. Al. Ballard went to Hawley
Friday to address a community club
there.
Walter Bolks, one of the boys of the
school, was, taken i'll during the holi-
DAYS and Was taken by his brother
| in-law, DR.. Stephen Visher. to Des
/ Moines, Iowa. 1t appears that Wall
| ter's condition is serious. His many
| friends in the school are trusting to
hear good news concerning his health
soon.
President Weld spent several days
| in st, Paul this week, representing.
along with other men, the agricultur-
lists OF this section.
Me-. Comstock Spoke of James ]. Hill.
On Friday morning s. g. Comstock
addressed the members Of the school
Of the life and work Of his friend Mr..