Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-05
STUDENT DRlaoCRACIn
C. 8. N. s. NevsLets.r

C. 8. N. 8. Nevs-Letter
Aside from Tie instruction and h
spiration Afforded in its class roems.
. schools biggest asset il its student
activities. The variety Of these -
tivities shows the scope Of the student
interests; their ideals reflect and in
turn make school standards; thsir vig-
or and initiative are Indicative II ths
virility Of the school life. The student
organization 10 . miniature republie:
It should train for democracy. u II .
field for unhampered self-expressieu,
FOR there u bat IN occasional ~word
from the wise. by way Of admonition,
advice, or direction. Il il . place
where the individual learns the inn
portant lesson Of acting rs part Of .
unit. and Of taking, likewise, his share
Of the responsibility which falls upon
the unit to which he belongs. Personal
initiative and group spirit are devel-
oped side BY side.
And II there il such gain from stu
dent organizations, Colombo State
Normal School il w6pderfully blest.
With the limited attendance Of . new
school, it has the activities Of IN old
er and larger institution. This re-
suits in an occasional overtaxinR Of
some students, perhaps; but. on the
whole, the condition is . wholesome
one. The latent powers Of each are
brought forth and developed. No ex-
isting society or club could be dispen-
sed with. Prominent among those or
CARNATIONS are the five literary clubs.
These fve literary societies hold
fovfk T., tho;~ ~,o ~;r,,u - .nooAs-- v~l..o.
on Friday afternoons, at three, thus
displacing. for the day, the subject
listed on the regular program. The
prime aim Of the five is the samc-to
gain for each member facility and
ease in public speaking, and to give to
each a working knowledge Of parlia-
mentary procedure. Music is not ne
elected, and the social side is becom-
ing prominent; but these, of course,
will always be subordinated to the
main aim. A single one of these pro-
grams represents considerable thought:
the committees arrange and post pro-
grams; the members designated la
Dor over their individual productions;
the English department passes upon
the completed product or suggests re-
vision; and last, but not least, Miss
Firebaugh hears rehearsals one, two,
and sometimes three times. With SO
much labor expended, the work should
be and is tremendously important.
The following sketch "a visit to
the C. S. N. S. literary societies" gives
the student viewpoint:
We have "Literary" at C. s. N. s.
every Friday afternoon from three
until four o'clock. If you wi-h to visit
each society in this hour, you have ex-
actly twelve minutes to spend with
everyone, for there are Ave of them
in our C. S. N. s. OF course, this
number includes the societies Of the
G. C. H. S., and, I am sure you wish
to see what they as well as the Normal
students are doing.
The first society to be "blessed" with
your presence is the Athenian-a Nor
NAL gathering Of girls. For the time
being. you think you are in Greece
Oh the Golden Age" You are listen
ing to the story Of Gods and Goddess
ses who tvere worshipcd SO long ago.
You arc deeply interested, but realiz-
ing that the twelve minutes allotted
to this group are gone, you regretfully
leave, for you are called elsewhere.
However, the memory Of Greece Is
still with you and will continue to be
for some time because the Athenians
believe in doing everything we'll.
The next room you enter seems to
belong to boys. Yes, you are correct.
All the boys Of the G. c. H. 8. are
gathered here. Their society is the
Avant. You are very quiet, for parlia-
mentary drill is going on, and you
must not disturb the practice. How
interested everyone isl Nothing slow
in here, nor do you see anyone disor-
derry. The motions are given, sec
onded, and then debated by affirma-
tive and negative speakers. Who will
win? You are sure that the negative
II gaining ground. but the affirmative