Evening star., 1921-12-18
WILSON NORMAL SCHOOL.

The copy for Normal News, the first
paper issued by the students. reached
the Central print shop Wednesday.
Qualifications Of the applicants for
positions on the editorial and busi-
ness STATS were considered by the
faculty, with the following appoint
ments resulting: Norma Kale. editor;
Alice Keliher and Thelma Fryer, as
sistant editors; Miss NJ. r. Parkman.
faculty adviser for the editorial stan;
Lucille ISeman, business manager;
Winifred Williams. bookkeeper; Mrs.
S. S. Alburtis, faculty adviser for the
business staff. The publication of the
paper is made possible through the
cooperation of the printing class at
Central High. The Normal students,
by rising vote, recently expressed
their appreciation of the interest that
Mr. Fenton, instructor in charge, has
taken in the paper.
The Glee Club. under the direction
Of Miss Randall. is rehearsing the
music for the play, "Why the Chimes
Rang to be given this week The
officers of the club are: President,
Pauline Bruner; vice president, Vesta
Pollock; secretary Elaine
Arnaud; librarian, Nancy Darlington.
A campaign in the interest of better
speech began Monday, with the junior
presented play entitled ''The Rescue
Of Jane" written by Miss Daisy
Moser, one of it's members. and later
in the week will give the well known
play, "Swallowing G's." The class has
been granted the privilege of tag
lish and have made list of common
mistakes that are to be avoided.
The first meeting of the Normal
CT CT lab hnld
day The membership. entirely of
junior students. presented parts of
high school science courses that could
be used for teaching children better
living. Those who were on the pro-
gram were the Misses Shewmaker,
Mcnamara. Larkin, Marks. Sylvester
and O'Brien.
At the invitation of Miss McKnew,
Miss Augusta Swami Of the Monroe
classes on the value Of nature study
in kindergarten training Thursday
afternoon 1t is the business of the
teacher to respond to the natural ten
dency of the child to the things of the
out f-doors, and to emphasize this
tions that she had been asked by the
children of her kindergarten that
would do credit to people of mature
years.
The children of the practice schools
have had an interesting week. The
kindergarten, first and second grades.
visited the toy departments of the
downtown stores in the early part
of the week, and had the real thrill
of telling Santa Claus what they
wanted. There was no hesitation as
to the amount he was asked for. and
there was no question in the minds
of the students who took the chill
dren as to their love for him.
A debate in 4B grade on the advan--
tages and disadvantages of both land
and water travel closed in fav0r OF
travel by water. Land transportation
was defended by Allen Tate. John
Small. Bernice Stevens and Nannette
Denbitz, while Katherine Tobias, Ken
meth Hodges, Maxwell Kallman and
Grace Hazard, from the judges point
of view, spoke more ably for water.
Under the leadership Of Miss Mar
guerite Atchison, senior class. safety
first was emphasized at assembly Fri
day morning by the practice depart
ment. James McDonough, Charles
Deming and John Small dramatized
Josephine Bloodgood and the second
grade gave a play entitled "a Marrow
Escape at the Cossing."
The daily classes in current events,
under the direction of Miss Whitney
and Miss Hummer, are following the
deliberations of the conference for
the limitation of armament with
great interest. The address of Mrs.
Lucia Ames Mead of Boston on the
subject was given to thoughtful
and questioning class of readers of