isa-normaladvance-1914-00027

Description:	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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Collection:	Indiana State University Archives

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