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THURSDAY, JULY 25. I! 1 2
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION
The Democratic elect ore of the
county of Box Itoitte are hereby rail
ed to meet In m:i convent ltn at the
county court house In the city of Al
Ranee, on Saturday, July f7th, lilt,
at 2 o'clock p. in , for the purpose of
electing seven delegates to the Dem
ocratic state convention, to be held
July 30th, 1912. the election of the
county central committee and t h e
transaction of any other business
which may properly come before the
convention.
This being an important gathering.
Tt Is urged that a large representa
tion be present from every precinct
In the county.
W. 8. RIDOK1.L, Chairman.
JOB L. WB8TOVBR, Secy.
Where are we at? In other words,
where are we located In Nebraska?
People of the east end of the state
commonly have mistaken Ideas as
to what part of Nebraska points
west of them are located in. In
the discussion of the capital renun
al question at the last session o
the legislature? tirgnd Island was
spoken of as being in the northwest
ern part of the state, whereupon one
member informed the august assemb
lage that Grand Island was In the
southeastern part of the state, which
statement Is true. On a bee line
Grand Island is nearly a hundred
miles southeast of the geographical
oenter. Iant Friday's World-Her
aid had a dispatch from Ansley, in
Custer county, teilmg of a good rain
there. The Omaha daily placed the
following head over the Rem: "West
Central Nebraska Gets a Good Soak
ing." As a matter of fact, on a
straight line drawn east and west
thru Ansley that town Is sixty miles
nearer the east end of the state
than the west.
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JUNIOR NORMAL
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NOTES
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This week closes the Alliance
State Junior Normal for this year.
The Herald congratulates Superinten
dent W. R. Fate and his corps of
able assistants, as well as the stu
tkUts, upon the success of the ses
sion of 1912.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
Mrs. W. R. Harper will return on
41 in the morning. She has been lu
Chicago for the past several days
purchasing the fall millinery stock
for Harper's Toggery.
Tom Spencer has purchased a new
automobile to take the place of the
one which he lost by fire a few days
ago.
Season tickets for the Alliance
Chautauqua on sale at Holsten's.
Don't forget that season ticket for
the Alliance Chautauqua. On sale
at Holsten's.
Chautauqua ticket for sale
Holsten's drug store.
a t
H. P Larson and family of Anti
och left Tuesday for Oregon, where
they will visit at the home of Mm.
Cora Mastrude. a former resident of
this part of the country. They will
apend the next ten or more weeks
visiting and sight seeing in Montana,
Oregon, Minnesota and other states.
Mr. larsen reitntly sold his ran-h
near Antioch and purchased property
in Tex; i. rfcera he will take hU
family ftt the t :id of their trip.
F. A. Brown, proprietor of the Crys
tal theater returned to Alliance from
Hot Springs, last week He has been
there for several weeks taking treat
ment for rheumatism.
A. Gregory wUl leave next Tues
day for Mont a Gorda. Florida, where
he will remain for about three weeks
During his absence. Mrs. Gregory
and children will visit with rrlends
and relatives In Iowa.
Jas Keeler went to Denr Mon
day to bring over another Overland
car.
Mrs. Cal Simpson left Tuesday for
Omaha, going to that city for an op
oraUou on her eye
Roy Roweu who Uvea near Angara
left this weak for Auburn, where he
will apeud two or three months vis
iting his pareuta and other relatives.
Chspel Period Notes
On Thursday last Miss Nell Tssh
save a very dramatic ana vivia pre
sentation of the remorseful visions of
an Innkeeper; who, having murdered
a man for his money at a tsmeJ when
himself and his family were In dire
need, has since prospered tn a
worldly way, and Is now to pay fh
price of his crime tn mental torture.
amounting almost to insanity, which
he undergoes in secret. The piece
Is in the form of a soliloquy supposed
to be suggested by the occasion of
the anniversary of the murder.
Friday. Rev Jas. B. Brown was
present and gavte a short farewell ad
dress, being about to feave Alliance
for his vntlon. When he returns
the Junior Normal of 1-912 will be a
thing of the past, though its influ
ence! wHl. It is certain, be a very
present and wide-spread reality. Mr.
Hrown quoted the Rite William K.
Gladstone's standard which he set be
fore him to conform his life to. This
consisted of a series of resolutions
such as any man or wtlman worthy
of the name would rejoice to feel he
or she could keep Among tnose
were, "To make the life of God the
atmosphere of my soul", and, never
tn allow the element of revenge to
enter my life" (these may not be ver
batim). Jonathan Kd wards also had
a wet of rules which he was to read
once a week in order to make a deep
impression on his mind. We need on
ly to chance upon some of t h e
things we ourselves read, or it may
be wrote, but a few years ago, to
renltae how much sooner and more
completely we forget than would
seem possible. Some of his resolves
were: "To live with all my might,"
"To speak evil of no one, unless al
solutely necessary" 'It usually isn't
necessary. If we would stop and anal
yse our motives honestly), "To act
as I would if this were my last hour
on earth," "To ever bo seeking ob
jects of benevolence." "To be and
suffer only such things as shall re
dound to t he glory of God," "To
study the Scriptures that I may grow-
spiritually.'
Another visitor, a Mr. Wil
liams, followed, with a few re
marks. His advice to teachers
may he characterized in one
sentence. "'Don't talk too much."
This might he expanded again
into ' Don't say the kind of
things that maturer reflection
and a little more enlightment
must make you sorry for." He
also very wisely recommended
"A hearty laugh two or three
a day
Tuesday, Miss Jean Sullivan
talked to us, taking as her text
the very important subject, the
right teaching of "English."
The aim in this study should be
to teach the pupil to "think
rightly, and to talk and write
clearly, correctly and forcibly."
The teaching of English oaght
to be carried through every
branch of study and more em
phasis placed on it in this con
nection than is the rule at pres
ent. Monosyllabic answers
should be replaced by sentences.
Art for art's sake is being corn-
lulled to allow space to ap
plied" art. So must grammar
for giammar's sake give way to
applied grammar, and that for
everyday use as well as "meet.
ing nights and Sundays. ' Oral
composition is oftener needed
and should be more emphasized
than the written form. The
power of self-expression is the
objective of all studies; and the
first step to the acquirement of
a good thing is to realize its de
sirability. Remember that the
ideals you would ingraft must
often tight for their life against
home influences.
The alMjve meagre extracts
from Miss Sullivan's remarks
may serve to suggest that she
knows her business, though
they could not begin to indicate
the charming personality which
might safely lie trusted to gild
the pill even of an unpleasant
truth were she under the neces
sity at any tune of prescribing
such. The reader will observe
that the author of these notes
has not kissed the blarney stone.
Tuesday, State Superintend
ent Jas. E. Delzell was with us
this morning visiting the various
classrooms, and evideutly con
ductinir his official tour of in
spection, although, be it said, the chapel hout
I fervent applause from the male
o e ement).
In this laudable ambition she
will extract both example and
encouragement from the story
of Ruth," as told in holy writ.
(By the way, it might be noted
here, how diametrically opposite
are the pictures of what a
"mother-ln!aw" may be, pre
sented by the bible and that
commonly upheld by the comic
supplements).
However the teacher is to
practice the art of lovinflr, on
other jeople's children of the
smaller sort; and not to be in
loo great a hurry to be "res
cued" by the lamer varietv!
Neither is she to lavish all the
kindness of her tender heart, all
the endearment which she may
bestow, merely on the prettily
dressed, daintily washed and
combed darling from the "best"
homes (perhaps homes where
the mother is not ground down
by too much hard work for a
numerous family, with very lit
tle money at all, to a condition
of hopelessness and slavery, and
of a bondage to the things that
must be done, which allows
scant scope fsr a vision of the
things that might be done). She
is to care for the little ones in
whose lives love and beauty and
brightness and tender care are
very far from being anything
like a "drug on the market."
She is to remember the great
teacher, who spoke for a certain
shepherd leaving the ninety and
nine well fed, safely housed and
sheltered of the flock that he
might face hardship and diffi
culty in his desire to bring help
and comfort and new life to the
one that needed it most!
When Johnny or Mary, untidy,
........ . 4.1 i s a i
uniim active tio me mrennirs
eye) ragged perhaps, unwashed
it may be. enters the schoolroom.
he or she is to receive a welcome
from the teacher as warm every
bit as is accorded to the more
favored child. Furthermore,
teacher" is reminded that it is
not always the spoiled darling
of fortune (comparatively speak
ing) the hot house plants of
human life who are found to
weather best the storms and
hardships of a world where the
great majority are intensely oc
cupied with looking after num
her one, (it may be at the ex
pense of the other members).
Some of the greatest intellects
and the most dominant charac
ters of history have had but
rough beginnings.
In conclusion; if at the end of
the school year the teacher has
contrived to give some young
sters a vision of the larger
possibilities of life ("larger" is
the best sense) are a real grip
on the things worth while; the
time and effort spent will have
been gloriously repaid!
Present enrollment 140. The
largest in the state! Three
cheers and then some for Alli
ance Junior Normal. May she
live long and prosper despite of
grafting politicians! (The writer
never met any of that kind; but
it is certain they exist, as it is
rumored there is opposition to
the necessary legislative grant
for the continuance of the junior
normals )
And now we come to where
we have to speak that saddest of
all words to pass the lips of
friendsthe word " farewell."
Who was it wrote those tender
words voicing a love and affec
tion not merely selfish
"Fare thee well!
And if for ever fare thee well
Oh, then, farewell forever!"
Whoever wrote them or words
like them they truly express
the mind of the writer of these
notes (pardon the personal ref
erence) in bidding goodbye to
his readers, and to his fellow
students and instructors of the
Junior Normal of 1019,
The studies, the recitations,
the games in the gym, the sinn
ing, and the other features of
we shall not
Photo copyright. 1912, by American Press Association
W00DR0W WILSON.
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DOB OTOLBIT
v PERPETRATED BY WALT WDOUCALL v
THE STRIKE MOVEMENT. IN THE LOBSTER DISTRICT.
there is nothing official about
the Sujerintendent's genial man
ners which make a direct appeal
to the hearts of young and old
alike. In this respect there is
considerable resemblance to his
assistant in the state department.
Mr. R. L Elliott.
At the chapel hour Supt.
Delzell sioke briefly to the
students. (Everybody speak
briefly at the chapel hour on ac
count of lack of space or time
rather). In the absence of notes
the following embraces the it
of Mr. Delzell's remarks as far
as the writer's recollection
serves:
In the first place it behooves
every teacher of the feminine
persuasion (the men present
might be counted on the finders
of one hand) to cultivate a lov
ing disposition! (Silent but
soon forget them, shall we? Hm
anything seemed hard, irritat
ing, vexatious, at any time, in
any least degree ? It would take
an effort to remember anything
like that, wouldn't it? And the
effort wouldn't be worth while.
As R. L. Stevenson, beloved
of children and teachers, says,
"This world is so full of a num
ber of things. I'm sure we should
all be as happy as kings." (And
queens ? )
Wherefore, iu the wordsof our
childhood's "grace after meals,"
"For all that we have received
may the Lord make us truly
thankful" and by suhscrihing
to this we take our stand with
those to whom all things work
together for good on all our
dear friends may all possible
good be bestowed.
I have done-
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