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THE NORMAL ADVANCE27g>tubent pleasing*FAUN McKAMEYTHANKSGIVING day is the day set
apart for counting ones blessings. The
Normal Students have many blessings, and
they should not fail to count them, every one.In this Thanksgiving of 1913, they should
be thankful that they are students of the In¬
diana State Normal School, which is one of the
most up-to-date schools of its kind in the
country.They should consider as their second great
blessing the splendid unified school spirit which
is becoming more manifest every year. This
commendable enthusiasm shows itself on every
hand. One has only to drop into a class meet¬
ing, a yell meet, a Y. W. or a Y. M. C. A. as¬
sembly to satisfy himself that the students are
thoroughly imbued with the spirit of loyalty
to all of the organizations of their Alma Mater.
Their determination to keep this spirit alive,
again shows itself in the promptness with
which they pay their class dues and sign for
the Advance. Even the athletic solicitors are
chased by the students, who are impatient to
be the first to show an interest in the associa¬
tion and to give it their financial support. This
loyalty is no less evident at nine oclock every
morning when the students assemble in Nor¬
mal Hall for chapel exercises. The front seats
are in great demand, and it is with much re¬
gret that the young women take the back rows,
leaving those nearer the chapel platforms for
the men. This school spirit is a marvelous
thing, and the students shoidd rejoice in it.They should not forget the recent blessing
which came in the form of a change in the
system of grading. Their gratitude should go
out to the Faculty for removing temptation
from them and making it impossible for a P
to be changed to a P+. They should consider
an occasional F as a favor bestowed upon
them by a kind and considerate instructor
since failures are but stepping stones to suc¬
cess.Another boon is the bulletin board around
which the students may loaf and exchange in¬
teresting bits of college gossip. This is such
a source of enjoyment to all that they take ad¬
vantage of the privilege every morning, noon,
and night, besides holding confabs there at
the end of every fifty minute period. The stu¬
dents seem confident that no other form of
recreation could be more effectual in giving
them the strong, healthy body, the clear, active
brain, and the smiling face that are charac¬
teristics of the Normal student.Again, they should be grateful for the ir-
2esponsible Freshmen, the irrepressible
Sophomores, the irresistible Juniors, the
irreproachable Seniors, the suffragettes, fad¬
dists, live wires, boosters, stars, and even
occasional knockers, dead ones, and fans.Most of all should the I. S. N. students be
thankful for Thanksgiving Day itself, for it is
then that they can go home, enjoy a bountiful
feast, take a deep breath, and come back to
Normal.An able man shows his spirit by gentle words
and resolute actions: he is neither hot nor timid.
-^-Chesterfield. |
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Indiana State University Archives |
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