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THE NORMAL ADVANCE39W$t JSormat SbbanceDEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE INDIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOLEDITORIAL STAFB\Edwin J. Hemmer. Editor-in-ChiefCarl N. Miller. Associate EditorZelpha Burkett Literary EditorBernice Bodenhafer Society EditorMarjorie Cuppy Exchange EditorRaymond Rightsell Athletic EditorGladys Rippetoe Local EditorFaun McKamey Senior EditorSherman T. Sublette Sophomore EditorClare Goldman College Course EditorBUSINESS STAFF.Wm. L. Connor Business ManagerOscar Koch Advertising ManagerR W. Hyndman Circulation ManagerBOARD OF CONTROL.President W. W. Parsons, Ex-Officio.Prof. Arthur Cunningham, Chairman.Prof. Erle E. Clippinger.Ethel Ray, 16. . H. E. Stork, C. C, Secretary.Published Monthly from October to May, Inclusive.Terms, per year $0.75Single Copy 15June Annual 1.00Address all Communications to The Normal Advance,
Terre Haute, Indiana.Entered at the Postoffice of Terre Haute as second-class
Mail Matter.THANKSGIVING.TN a very few days we shall enter upon the
-■■ joys of that national holiday first set aside
by our Pilgrim Fathers for the purpose of
meditation and thanksgiving. In enumerating
on Thanksgiving Day the things for which you
should be thankful, try Addisons plan, Think
how much better your condition is than it
might be, and how much worse than yours is
the condition of some around you.To the eye of the pessimist, little good seems
to exist. Everything about him seems to be
going the downward path and all creation, as
it were, greased for the occasion. Through a
clouded vision, a faulty mind, and a cramped
personality he views the world and concludes
that all is bad. He sometimes finds his way
into the college halls to see what may be seen.
He it is who continually complains about lack
of school spirit, dullness of life, and failure ofall efforts. To many of us his complaints are
a guaranty that the fault lies within himself,
but frequently this conclusion does not remedy
the irreparable loss he may have caused to the
school.With radicalism excepted, we hope the term
optimist may ever be ascribed to us. We have
faith in old I. S. N. We have faith in the men
and women who make up the life of the insti¬
tution. The spirit of fair sportsmanship,
friendship, and loyalty to fellowmen, is mani¬
festing itself more than ever before. If we
view the situation through a glass unclouded
by prejudices, selfishness, indifference, we shall
see much that is good, much that is commend¬
able, much that is worth living for, and for
which we should be truly grateful.But the largest room in the world is the room
for improvement. The battle is not over, nor
the victory won. There are still such as are
not getting all that the school has to offer, and
which rightfully belongs to them, simply be¬
cause they do not enter into the life and spirit
of the work. Remember that what we. get out
of college life depends to a marked degree on
what we put into it. As a man soweth, so shall
he surely reap. If we put into our school life
carelessness and indifference, we may expect
to reap a reward appropriate to the seed sown.
But if we put our life into the institution, be¬
come a part and parcel of its organizations,
hold high the banner of loyalty, we may ex¬
pect to reap life and that more abundantly.So let us be heroes in the strife and show
what manner of stuff we are made of. We
may not be able to do much, but our spirit of
willingness to try will be honored. The wheel¬
barrow is not a particularly handsome vehi¬
cle, but it has at least plenty of push. Let
us lay our wishbones above the door, where
they rightfully belong and where they may
soon be forgotten, and not allow them to be¬
come substitutes for backbone. Let us go
shoulder to shoulder against the work and
make this the best school of the land. Then
will the pessimist retire by common consent.
Then may we all be truly grateful when we
enter upon Thanksgiving times. |
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