isa-normaladvance-1903-00167-Jun

Description:	The Normal Advance,Vol. VIII.TEEEE HAUTE, IND., JUNE, 190SNo. 9Class of 1903.The utility of a class organization is to bemeasured by what the organization can accomplishin the way of progress progress in good fellowship, in unification, and in class development.Progress has been the lode star of the 03 organization since its perfecting on the 13th of September,1902, and the utility of the organization gradesnearly a hundred per cent. We feel that out ofthe union of our forces there has grown bonds ofsympathy and loyalty to our class that will last aslong as life. The spirit of naughty three, tempered with that of the Normal, has been sothoroughly infused that we are in truth all members of one body, but with individualities enoughto make our futures well worth watching.We will not dwell upon the details of the yearsaffairs. We put away our tendency to publishclass programs and the names of our officerswhen we discarded the mantle of our Sophomore3rear. Suffice to say that we have not needed toimpeach an officer for lack of enthusiasm, nor torebuke our program committee for lack of entertainment. From time to time some of the membershave been dead to the class and to the world onaccount of their practice, but they have all returned to life with very little change from theirformer youth and beauty. While they werelying in state, we held a merry wake and rejoicedat their resurrection. As a matter of course,Arthur Mayfield won the inter-class debate in thewinter term.With the opening of the spring term we pro-ceded to get busy, and carried off befittinglyour share of the honor in the presentation of theBohemian Girl. The same talent that was engaged in that production has been retained andstrengthened by the rest of the class to make therendering of Tennysons Foresters the greatestsuccess of the year. An enormous amount ofenergy has been expended to make our record oneamong the best, if not the best, of the State Normals brood of graduated classes, and we foreseesuccess to our efforts. We desire publicly toexpress our gratitude to Mr. Curry of the Faculty,and to Mr. Duenweg and Mrs. Adams of the city,for the great interest they have shown in ourpreparations, and for the aid they have given us.We feel that our friendships have been strengthened by our numerous rehearsals, and know thatour acquaintances have been made more nearlycomplete. There may be more and greater results,but they will not be so much in evidence until theboys have secured sufficiently remunerative positions.But now our organization as such, based upon aconstitution, is almost done but as such, basedupon friendship and regard, it will remain forever, another one of the many fair gems withwhich the State Normal has adorned her crown.And as we leave her halls, grown dear throughpleasant associations, we shall leave only theschool her spirit we shall ever retain and whenwe shall have become ennoblers of mankind, weshall draw upon the memories of this year for someof the richest lessons that we can bestow.
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Collection:	Indiana State University Archives

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