isa-normaladvance-1903-00096

Description:	96THE NORMAL ADVANCE.class, is teaching near Carmelton, her home. She A Chicago woman has recently had a bill introwill be in school next term.Mr. E. N. Haskins, whom many will rememberas a very active member of the Junior class lastyear, is principal of the Monroe City High School.He writes that he is well pleased with The Advance.Freshie—Will you sign my card this morning,Professor ?Professor (amazed)—Sign your card!Freshie—Ye-e-s, sir, I finished the terms workyou gave us in Fridays assignment.Professor—Why, that was for Monday.By a recent ruling of the Athletic department,cracker jack has been debarred from the bill offare. Sunbeam, otherwise Mr. Mangel, is chiefmourner over this ruling.At a recent election in the choir the followingmembers were elected to serve for the remainderof the year: Sopranos—Misses Parks, Lockwood,Mitchell, Benedict, Skinner Altos—Misses Love,Kitch, Woody, Eastham and Hoberg Tenors—Messrs. Zekiel, Meier, Weathers, Fishback andSnyder Basses—Messrs. Crask, Hessing, Stopher, Miles and Wright.Miss Richards—Is electricity injurious ?Prof. Gillum—No, unless one is troubled withheart disease.Miss Richards—Well, I have heart disease.Prof. Gillum—Oh, electricity will not hurt thekind that you are troubled with.duced in the legislature asking that a tax, to beused for the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund belevied on Illinois bachelors.The assistant instructors for the spring termwill be, J. Ellsworth Ewers, Clyde Wagner, OrisP. Bellinger and Elmer E. Petty. Mr. Petty spentseveral days here recently. He is manager of theI. U. Glee Club which will make a tour throughsouthwestern Indiana during the spring vacation.A small blaze was noticed on the roof of the Y.M. C. A. House at 441 N. Fifth street last week.By the quick work of the fire department it wasextinguished before much damage was done. Atthe time nearly all the young men rooming therewere at school and it was fortunate that they escaped without loss.We are very sorry to report in this issue thedeath of one of our students, Miss Leora Anderson, who died here January 21, 1903. Miss Andersons home was at Poland, Clay County., Ind.She entered the State Normal last September andwas secretary of the Freshmen Class during thefall term. She was a very ambitious student, andpossessed a cheerful disposition which made hervery popular among her many friends. Her sudden death was due to a congestion of the brain.Her parents and relatives have the sincere sympathy of the entire faculty and student body intheir sad bcreavment,Society and Societies.YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.Much the same policy in the different lines ofwork is being followed this term as in the fallterm. The same courses in Bible study are offered and several of the entering students havebegun the first years work.With the beginning of this term, also, there isquite an increase in the already comparativelylarge number of members.At the last Cabinet meeting a nominating committee consisting of Messrs. F. W. Miles, E, C.Stopher and J. B. Hessong was appointed to makenominations for the various offices of the association for the coming year, which begins with thespring term. It w7as also decided at this meetingto give a social to the members of the Y. M. C. A.in the near future.The lecture given on January 24 by a formerJewish Rabbi on the Talmud, was well attendedand was very interesting and instructive.
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