The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-25
NoRMAL SCHOOL NEWS NOTES

SASSS III Inc mastery or The Rock OF
Liberty which will be sung for Pill
grims' Day on Tuesday evening, Dec
ember 81. The number, in the chorus
has been largely increased by the
work of the captains of five.
The Normal School will be host
for great Homecoming on Thanks
giving Day. All alumni, former stu
dents and friends of the institution
will attend the football game between
Sterling College and the Tigers in the
aftrnoon and be served with a turkey
banquet in the evening. An interest
ing program has been prepared to fol
low the banquet.
Prof. C. E. Rarick has been work
ing on some consolidation projects
in Ford County during the past week.
Mrs. Maria A. Stevenson has been
engaged for a two-days teacher in
stitute in Great Bend, December 10
and IL. W. L. Bowersox is county
superintendent of Barton county.
The Normal School Commercial
Club was host at an all school mixer
last Friday night following the Baker
football game.
The Agriculture Department at the
Normal School. has added a herd of
thirty-seven Herefords to its equip
ment. Mr.. J. E. Rouse, head of the
Department of Agriculture, directs
the Normal farm of 1000 acres.
Prof. Floyd B. Lee, assisted by Mrs.
Maria A. Stevenson, gave educational
measurements through the grades of
the public school last week. The
measurements were made in Arith-
metic, Reading, Writing and Spell
ing.
DR.. C. F. West will go to Alton on
December 2 to speak before rural
life institute under the auspices of
the two churches and the high school
at Alton.
Miss Helen Wilson has been en-
gagged by the Lutheran Sunday School
to lead their music.
Prof. E. J. Montague, head of the
Commerce Department, is the new
superintendent of the Lutheran
Church.
DR.. Gerrit Snyder spoke before the
Normal Y. M. C. A. at its regular
meeting last Thursday morning.
The Y. W. C. A. had charge of the
assembly program at the Normal last
Friday morning, and gave very IN
teresting program. The Y. W. c. A.
sextette made its debut at that time.
The new student assembly officers
at the Normal School were installed
last Friday morning at Assembly
when Elmo Meade administered the
oath and surrendered the gavel. The
new officers are: James O'Brien,
chairman; Beatrice Rishel, first vice
chairman: Charlotte Bowlus, second
vice chairman; and Eva Hedges, sec
retary-treasurer.
Prof. Jules Pimienta and Prof.
Floyd B. Lee went to Russell, last
Wednesday, when Professor Pimienta
met his new Extension Class IN
French. Professor Pimienta is head
of the modern language department
at the Normal School and is stirring
up a great deal of interest in the
modern languages. His classes are
full.
Pres. W. A. Lewis went to Russell,
last Thursday evening, and spoke be-
fore the Bankers of Russell County
at their banquet. About seventy-f1ve
bank cashiers and directors were
present.
Gattling Gun Fogleman spoke be-
fore the. Normal School Commercial
Club while he was in town last Wed
nesday. Mr.. Fogleman is an expon-
ent of the Sheldon system of Sales
manship which Professor Montague is
teaching in his Commercial Depart
ment.
"Public Service" the bi-weekly
periodical published at the Normal
under the editorship of Prof. L. D.
Wooster, now has a mailing list Of
about 5000. "Public Service" car
RES the best methods and devices
which the Normal School is able to
give to almost half the teachers in
Kansas.
The Women's Federated Clubs OF
Kansas are organizing a vigorous
campaign for girls dormatories al
the state institutions. Everywhere
the housing facilities for students is
very unsatisfactory and the only solu-
ton seems to be in the building OF
dormatories.
The joy of owning an activity tick
ct is known by large number of cit
liens this year. Professor Lee say
that the holders of activity, ticket: