The Ward County independent., 1921-02-17
NORMAL SCHOOL NEWS ITEMS

NOkMAL SChOOL NEWS ITEMS
An intensely interesting talk on pre-
vailing conditions of eastern Asia IL
general and those affecting Korea ir
particular, was given Monday in As.
sembly by DR.. Avison, a medical mis-.
sionary of Korea.
The basket ball game played Thurs.
day evening in the Normal gymnas
ium between the Egeland high schoo
team and the Normal boys, resulted
in score of 81 to II in favor of the
Minot quint. Mr.. Dwight Perry, ar
alumnus of the Normal school is the
coach Of the Egeland team and accom-.
panied them to Minot. Mr.. Perry
has done some fine work with his
team, who have made splendid rec.
ord in their games against other high
schools.
In the last issue of The Elementary
School journal, published at Chicago,
there is an article by Acting Presi-
dent VIM. F. Clarke on Writing Vo-
cabularies. This report of an orig
inal investigation by Mr.. Clarke shows
the Ayres and other similar spelling
lists are incomplete and need supple.
menting SO that they may more ade-
quately represent the writing vocab-
ulary of the average adult.
Miss Huldah L. Winsted gave those
who attended Normal on Thursday the
great pleasure of hearing her read a
few of her own poems. The beauty
and music of these verses stirred the
hearts of her listeners. Even the spon-
taneous applause given could not re-
veal the extent to which Miss Win
sted's poems were appreciated and en-
joyed by the entire audience.
Patriotic Program
The children of the Model school
will give their annual patriotic pro-
gram before the assembled Normal
and Model schools on Monday morn
ing, Feb. 81, at 1O:l5 o'clock. The
program will be held in the Gymnas-
ium, where visitors will be welcome.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Selection-Normal School Orches-
ira.
Operetta-The Origin of Our Flag,
by the children of Grades l., 2, and 5.
(Songs between scenes: "Unfurl
the Flag" "Who Chopped the Cherry
Tree" Grades / and 81
Song-Good Luck to the New Born
Flag-Grades 4 and 5.
Flag Drill-Grade 3.
Recitations-Gettysburg Address
Alden Heitman; Brittania to America
-Orval Roam; School Boys Greed.
"reminiscences from the Life of Alb
raham Lincoln-Eighth Grade Boys.
Star Spangled Banner.
Sunday Music Hour
The Normal School will present the
Sunday afternoon Music Hour, next
Sunday, Feb. 20, under the direction
Of Mrs. Amy NJ. Simpson, Supervisor
of Music. A delightful and varied
program has been arranged, which
promises to be an excellent contribu-
tion to this community enterprise.
AS usual the concert will be held in
the High School Auditorium at 800
o'clock. The program follows:
Imperial Grand March -Giesman
Pilgrim Chorus Wagner
Normal School Orchestra
Moonlit Meadows -Cxfbulka
Normal School Glee Club
Violin Selected
Miss Veronica Wienecks
Love in Springtime- Arditti
The Chalet Girls Sunday--Ole Bull
Miss Martha Reishus II
Reading-The Lost Chord Van Dyke
Miss Dorothy Schroer
Bohemian Girl rl-Arr. by Varnard
Normal School Orchestra
Trio-Through the Years----Bond
Mrs. Amy Simpson, Cello
Mr.. George E. Mueller, Saxophone
Miss Emily Martin, Violin
The Lord is My Shepherd
Glee Club and Orchestra
Accompanist-Mis Edna Balerud.
Accompanist for the Glee Club-Miss
Ada Lantz.