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THE NORMAL ADVANCE.33settled, when Miss Osenberg said that she wassure that it was her chair for she had held thechair many times, while Mr. Collins was rising.The Advance has an interesting letter fromGlen Scott, in which he says he is with the boysin spirit, if not in body. He is teaching atBorden, Indiana.For all information, regarding Street Fairshows, especially Snakeoid, apply to Mary Peterson. She is authority on the subject.Professor Rettger regrets the time spent inteaching Greek roots to farmers boys,1 since whenthey return home from College they dont evenknow a sassafras root.Professor Schlicher to Miss Pate.Please give the Latin for, we were.Miss Pate, thinking of the letter she had justreceived, amabamus.One Monday morning, some first term studentswere scrambling around in the Library, trying towork out a difficult reading lesson. The bellrang for the first recitation and one of the students hurriedly picked up a dictionary, supposing it was Currys reader.Arlo G. White, field agent of Bethany College,West Va., visited H. R. Malone recently. Hesaid that the Indiana State Normal School wasthe best school he had visited.Mr. Cushing has been making some liberaltranslations in the Latin Class of late. He translated the word, Ariovistus Aristotle.Professor Sandison in Methods Class.—Doyou not think it would be better to say, we willgo and read in Scot ?Cushing appeared in school on Monday morning, a few weeks ago, with a beautiful ( ?) budding mustache. During the week it came intofull bloom, but the following week it was gone.Its disappearance is due to the objections of hislady friend, but the little gem :Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,And waste its sweetness on the desert air,doesnt apply to his mustache.It may be interesting to some readers of theAdvance to know that another I. S. N. bachelorhas joined a social club, consisting of two members. The lucky man was A. E. Pearce, whomarried Miss Lena Schaefer, at Hope, Indiania,one of the most successful teachers of that place.Both Mr. and Mrs. Pearce are now teaching inShelburn, Indiana. In a letter to the editor ofThe Advance, Mr. Pearce adds as a postscript,I still want The Advance, of course.Not long ago Mr. Hessong was sitting in thePsychology class and he had a new suit of clotheswhich was nothing unusual. Miss Peterson wasvery profuse with compliments. Professor Stalkercalled the roll and as he came to Hessongs namean answer of, Thank you, good morning, cameforth.H. L. Morland, principal at Coal Bluff, wasvisiting Normal friends recently.Professor Higgins to student as he faltered before a quartic.—What is wrong? Student:—Nothing, only a case of homogeneity.John Hessong said before the election, thatthere were only two men in Terre Haute thatcould swear that he had lived here during thelast two years—Mr. Griffin and Mr. Cunningham.It must be explained that Miss Jackson rooms atMr. Griffins and Mr. Cunningham lives nextdoor.Morton Davidson is teaching at New Harmonythis year. Mr. Davidson will be remembered, ashaving furnished quite a number of cartoonswhich helped to make The Advance attractivelast year.Edgar Scherb, who is teaching near Cory, visited the Normal, November 8, and attended the E.I. S. N.—I. S. N. football game. Mr. Scherbplayed ball in excellent form with our team lastyear and will probably play professional ball nextyear.Ted:—How do you spell marriage, m-a-r-r-i-a-g-e?Ned:—Yes.Ted :—That looks to me like mirage.Ned:—Well, thats what it is in most cases?John L. Butsch, who has charge of the departments of Physics and Chemistry, and a few other |
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