The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-17
MADISON NORMAL
PERSONAL AND NEWS ITEMS RE-
PORTED FROM STATE =
INSTITUTION.

+ The Student Teachers Profession
al club initiated the new student
teachers for the winter term on
Wednesday night last. all the special
supervisors being invited. The time
was spentsin a variety of games.
Light refreshments were served and
a general good time enjoyed by all.
The emergency hospital of the city
called on the Y. w. C. A. for an or
der of FLU" masks and pneumonia
packets. With the aid of the teach
ers and Miss McElmurry's depart
ment the hospital was fitted out.
Mrs. j. w. Heston has the hospital in
charge.
The Campfire girls under Miss
Faulhaber's direction are doing some
worthy work. They are proud of the
new charter which affiliates them
with the national organization.
Prof. Frederick Buechel, head of
the department of history and the So
cial sciences has been confined to his
home for the past 10 days with the
FLU" He hopes to be able to resume
his work next week.
The Elementary Boys Glee club is
doing good work under the direction
OF Prof. Kendrick, who expects to or
ganize an elementary school orches-
ira in the very near future.
The Y. w. c. A. held its opening
meeting of the year last Tuesday
night. After the devotional meeting
the girls enjoyed a taffy pull in the
domestic science department. The
meeting this week was largely devot-
ed to arranging a anvass for funds
for the suffering Armenians.
Prof. Lawrence will give a lantern
lecture to the training school chill
dren on Friday.
Regent Campbell was a visitor at
the Normal last week. Mr.. Campbell
gives careful and interested attention
TO the schools needs and wants on
these visits and he is hailed with
pleasure by students and faculty. !,
The Misses McKeon, Boyer, Faul-
haber and Mrs. Brady, of the train
ing department will take part in the
Lake county teachers program on
January 25.
The training school was favored at
its last assembly with a group of
songs by the Normal Girls Glee club,
Prof. Kendriek directing. :
Miss Eleanor Forman, one OF the
national secretaries of the Y. w. c..
A., will visit the Normal school next
week. She will hold a conference
with the cabinet on Monday at 4:45,
and with the advisory board at 1870.
On Tuesday she will speak at chapel
at 1890 and conduct the Y. w. C. A.
in the evening at 1880. All interest
ed in Y. w. C. A. work are cordially
invited.
The Professional club devoted the
January meeting to a study of con-
gressional bill No. S4987 introduced
by Hope Smith for federal assistance
in education. The bill contains many
interesting features among which are
more and better training for teach
ers, increased salaries and a national
department of education with a Sec
rotary at its head who shall have a
place in the presidents cabinet.
A bulletin on educational tests and
measurements from data gathered in
the training school has gone to press
and will be ready for distribution
soon.
The Normal school played the first
game of basketball of the season
with the local high school. The
game was full of pep" and the score
close.
The fifth and sixth grade boys are
getting very enthusiastic over their
basket ball and are putting up a stiff
game.