The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922, October 29, 1914, Image 10

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    CHAORON NORMAL HEWS
Chadron, Ncbr., Oct 26 Hay
Uigelow has been elected manager
of the football team.
Eltnabeth Eaton spent Saturday
and Sunday at Hushvllle.
We not U p that several new stud
ents enrolled this week.
The fifth grade l using th mid
ine period on Friday for story tell
ing.
The class In English VII A Is now
taking up the study of Emerson's
essays.
Two new girls from (lorrion. Aug
UPta Hockman and Esther H. Jones,
were enrolled at the Norniul last
week.
ThP Normal hns three fairly good
tennis rourts; imi oiip or two. some
times all. arp in ue every a'lernoon.
Heat rice Schenek was absent from
her class In phonics on Thursday, on
account of slekneHS.
Wednesday afternoon thp seventh
and eighth grades of I hp model
school attended the Farmers' Instl-
tUtP.
The Mb, 6th, 7th and 8th grades
will begin work soon on Smart a can
tata. "King Heno's Daughter".
The records show that there are
thirty-one more pupils enrolled In
the Normal now than there were at
this time last year.
The daily circulation and use of
the library books Is thought to be
at least twlco as great as that of lust
year at this time.
Th orthography cIbhh held an old
fashioned spelling-bee hint Tuesday,
which was quite Interesting as well
as Instructive.
A new newspaper r.ick. with which
the library has recently been furn
ished, has Increased the use of the
dally and weekly papers.
The classes at the Normal were
dismissed Wednesday aMernoon In
order that the pupils and teachers
might attend the sessions oi the
Farmers' Institute. ' " '
At a fpeclal meeting of the settlors
Thursday, October 8. the. first and
third Tuesdays of each month were
chosen for the regular business
meetings of tho class.
Mrs. Smith, who was down from
Crawford on Wednesday, the 14th,
attended the Eastern Star banquet.
Tlsited with her daughter, Miss Mar
garet, at the dormitory.
Every student In the school should
be a committee of one to Interest the
whole community In school athlet
ics. Iet everybody know we have
a football team, and Ret them out
to the games.
Miss Drlseoll was unable to be
with the girls Wednesday evening.
as had been planned, but found it
TieceRsarv to postpone her talk on
Travel In Europe" until next Wed
nesday.
The fifth and sixth Rrades In pic
ture study have been studying "The
Shepherdess" by Henri Urolle. The
life of the painter Is Included in this
study.
The sixth grade on Friday debated
the relative merits of John Smith
and Columbus as historical charac
ters. TbiB served as a review, and
aroused the interest of the pupils.
Two-part work in muBic has been
started in Miss Delsell'a room. Miss
Copeland has charge of this music
and visited this room twice a ween
There has been no reorganization
of the (lerraan club this semester on
account of lack of room at the Nor
mal building. Per Verein Uerman-
ia will organise when the new wing
is completed.
The session of Farmers' Institute
was well attended by students of the
Normal. School was closed on Wed
nesday afternoon to enable the pu
pils to hear the lectures and see the
denionat rations.
Mr. Uigelow. president of the sen
lor class, appointed two members of
the class, beat rice Schenck and El
ma Sturdevant, to act in conjunction
with Mrs. McLean and Mr. I'hllpott
as a committee on the senior play
The eighth grade grammar class
have completed a picture study of
"The Shepherd's ilible". the past
week. The students enjoyed the
work, and displayed extraordinary
ability in Judging the artistic and
moral valueB of the picture.
At a special meeting of the senior
class Tuesday, the 12th, seats fur
chapel were drawn from the section
set aside for the use of this class. A
committee was appointed to select
the necessary committees for the
various class enterprises.
The students of the commercial
department are doing expert work In
typewriting and duplicating for in
structors in other departments. This
is a great convenience to instructors
as well as good practice for the stud
ents.
The seniors have been fortunate
enough to secure the first choice o
seats during the chapel period. The
class, numbering about twenty in all
occupy the middle rows on the north
side of the room.
Ila, May and Irene Conn, who had
Intended spending Saturday and Sun
day in Pine Kidge. had to postpone
their trip, owing to the fact that
their automobile, whicb was in
Chadron for repairs, was not yet
completed.
The little folks of the primary
room have finished a number of pa
per mats in weaving, and are now
doing raffia weaving on looms. lie-
sides this work, they have done tli
first step in water colors. It is
pleasing sight to see the little hands
at their busy work.
The library has rocoived a free
copy of Katrlna Trask's "In the Van
guard from the I". S. Department o
Education. This Play rwind a gold
medal from the 1'eace Association
and is being sent out with funds fur
nished by that organization to aid I
their peace campaign.
Mrs. E. I'. Wilson and Mitis l'aln
entertained the faculty Woman
Club at the home of Mrs. Wilson las
Saturday afternoon. As Udiial, th
ladies spent the afternoon at needle
work and in conversation. Some nov
el entertainment was furnished by
the hostesses, and dainty refresh
ruents were served.
The senior theory class ha
been observing reading in Mrs. Hub
tin's room. Monday the lesson wa
Mrs. Wiggs in the Cabbage Patch"
This Is the Man That Took the "S" Out of "Skiddoo"
Every member of our organization
helps to make each letter of our
motto a capital: "SATISFACTOKY
SEHVICE."
He also takes the "S" out of our
competitors' "Sour" customers, mak
ing them "Our" customers.
BYERS BROS
CO
Live Stock Commission
South Omaha, Nebraska
II. (3. KIDDOO
South Omaha Manager
Houses at: Chicago,
Kansas City,
St. Joseph
J. H. Fredinberg
and Co.
ASHBY, NEBRASKA
General Merchandise, Hard
ware and Lumber, a Com
plete Line of Building Ma
terial, Tanks and Windimlls,
Coal and Supplies.
THE FREDINBURG
HOTEL
First Class Meals, Clean
Comfortable Rooms
Modest Rates the Place
Where They All Stop
OUTH OMAHA
Great Live Stock Market of the West
Get Your Rig
AT THE
Checkered Front
Livery Barn
Auto Livery in Connection
Best of service given.
Clean and comfortable
feeding stable
Phone 64
Opposite City Hall
ANDY EAXtJFORI)
on Wednesday the lesson was the
dramatization of "Julius Caesar";
Thursday was given over to the stu
dy of poems; on Friday each pupil
gave an account of some current
event.
The girls' kensington club held
their regular meeting at the dormi
tory on Tuesday evening, October 13.
Entertainment In the form of read
ing and games was provided by the
committee appointed the previous
week. Kipling's "Wee Willie Win
kle" was read and enjoyed by all. A
perception contest, following tihs.
concluded the evening's program.
The trigonometry class have been
doing field work. The problem this
time consisted in finding the differ
ence in the elevation of the base of
the Normal and that of the old acad
emy building. James Culame. Ed
gar Wright and Orpha Carmean act
ed as linesmen, while Traverse Fos
ter, Frances Urewe and Klma Sturde
vant had charge of the transit, under
Miss 1'aine's direction.
The Alice Freeman Palmer society
held a special meeting Tuesday to
elect Olivers, and to vole new mem
bers into the society. The officers
elected for the semester are as fol
lows: ' Klma Scott, president; Mary
Wilson, vice president; Orpha Car
uiean. secretary-treasurer; Nina Tur
echek. sergeant-at-arnis. The foil-wins;
Kirls have Joined the society:
Uuth and Eliua S:uri!vant. Margar
et Smith, Vida Meizger. Florence
i lolliiib, lla Conn. KHie Grubb. Kuth
t'ockrell. Nellie Mornssey, Ethel Hy
ser, Helen Krajicek, lllanche Daniel,
Laura Johnston, Elizabeth Eaton,
Kllfii McMillan, and .May Conn.
Thirty-one Institute Spcuker
Thirty-one farmers' Institute spea
kers are working night and day In
South Omaha, the most central and conveniently lo
cated Live Stock Market west of the Missouri River,
is so situated as to make it possible for shippers in
this territory to avail themselves of the benefits of a
1 1
Large Live Stock Market
To secure the greatest net returns for his product
the shipper must have at his command the most
modern and improved facilities for the handling of
his stock when it arrives at the Market. The Man
agement of the South Omaha Market, in order to
place at the disposal of its patrons marketing equip
ment unequalled elsewhere, has, during the past few
years expended over one million dollars tor improve
ments, placing this market in the foreground in the
matter of stock handling facilities
1
With four large packing houses and the unlimited
demand for feeder cattle and sheep of all classes, the
prices obtained at South Omaha for all classes of live
stock, together with lowest possible cost for freight and marketing, make it
possible for the shipper to secure the greatest amount of net money for his
product at SOUTH OMAHA.
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outh Omaha
every part of the state and will con
tinue to do so until spriug. Keports
jfroni the October meetings show, 011
:he whole, an increased interest. The
i subjects of instruction range froai
demonstrations of hog cholera vac-
illation and home dressmaking to
invalid cookery. Infant feeding, and
the raising of crops and live stock.
Every live topic, in so far as possi
ble, which may profitably be discuss
ed is being provided for the men and
women of the farmers' institute
membership.
Entertained ut Dinner
(Written for last week)
Mrs. Harry tiantz entertained at a
nVlnrk linrtr Mnnduv .vunin.'
The guests enjoyed a delicious five-
The guests were MiHses ln rvr.,J
- - " m . ISUB-
nell. Eita Keane, Doris Young, Nel
lie O'Donnell. lnei Dell wood, May
Newberry, and Mesdames C H
Hersnruan. I. E. KnitfM u
hu' " "JUJ' Mrin-iuuo uc- 1 uriBurutill, H. fj. Klllgllt W T
course dinner, after which the even-; Si hlupp. 11. F. Thisle, Kalph Cox and
Ing was spent in doing fancy work. Hay Mark.