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on esIIm. Thoaa
croMin at PUtU
Bootb caa come to
RedOakoa tbeC
B. A Q., then to
Shenandoah
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Oak, tbirty-atTea
milae, tbaa to
Hhenindoih, aiaa
ten mllea, or to
Hilrcra from
Plattnmoatb, t
mtwn mile, tben
to fabeaaadoab on
tbe VV)nb, twenty-three
mile
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HUsourt Kirer at
Omaha, take tbe
W a b a r h K o a t i,
about fifty tail
If joa crof ri
CouociIUInffaUke
tbe Wabit'h Roale
only iboct fifty
mll-e ThoM com
tag from the eact,
via C B A O.
mt direct con
nectlon witb both
tnoruinr and evn
lus; train at Ked
Oak. Tho com
ing from tbe tocth
or tontbeaat tak
either tb II. A. S.
or Wabuh Kool
If this is No! Clearly Understood Write to President Crosn
CHLENDHR FOR 1891-2
Fall Term Opens August 25, 1891
First Winter Term Opens Norember 3, 1891
Second Wln'erTerm Open January 12, 1892
Bpriny Terra Opn March 22, 1852
Summer Tara Opena ilay 31, 1892
Yte can cmler at any timt and find Ktt suck classes as you may desire
A GOOD EDUCATION PAYS
From tbe Iowa Teacher.
We hve often urged the teacher of the State, especially the youncer class
Jlid thoie expecting to teach, to footer their means and attend some good school.
We bare In mind a young man, who, three year ago, was teaching In this State at
(25 per month. Alter hi Bchool closed he attended the spring and tummer term
at the Western Normal College at Shenandoah, and the next winter he taught at
$40 per month; attended the ume chool last pring and summer, taught this latt
winter at f &5 per month, aad will re-enter the same college this spring and sum
mer, and If he passes In his work, a position of 750 awaits him. Did It pay this
young man to Improve himself? It will pay you to Invest In what will make yoa:
a better teacher. It will help yoa to Influenoe and position. Careful estimate)
make It certain that the chance of promotion to place of trust and power among
men are almost two hundred times as great to an educated man as to an uneducated
one. Wna. M. Croan, the president and proprietor of the Western Normal College
at (Shenandoah, with commendable enterprise has established an employment
acescy, whereby he constantly secures better positions for all tudenU that attend
his school.
ldy teacher that receive but thirty or thirty-five dollar per month teaching,
are eftem gives places that command sixty dollars alter attending at his college, or
they study stusic aad sasite as much as kuadred dollar per month teaching.
Others study TelefjaphytSaorthaad, Typewritiaf, Art, Band and Orchestra Music,
to, aad always eeewr good posltioas at advanced prices. The Western Normal
OeUege is th largvat ha the country, and Is the best place in the country far
teachers to take serWw work. You can review any study desired. This hi
SJSSVSXSBCSV
A VISIT TO THE WESl'Eii.N Xu.niiL COLLEGE
roai the Iowa .Normal Monthly.
We, one of the Normal Monthly men, made a flying visit to Shenandoah dar
g the month of March. We went to visit the Western Normal College, located
at that place. Thk institution ha3 acquired a great popularity during the past
lew years, and we expected to find a large school pretty well equipped with
building and appliances, and a faculty of good teachers. But we met wkh a
kappy surprise; we found a school far surpassing our highest expectation. We
met with a most hearty welcome from President Croan and the faculty el
teachers. We were taken on a tour about the buildings, and found them to be
tasteful and commodious, and conveniently arranged. The principal building a
a handsome fonr-tory brick, presenting an Imposing appearance. Everything
aboat the building has an air of neatness, order and convenience. This building
contains tbe office and private rooms of President Croaa and several of the
teachers, the recitation room, library, telegraphy rooms and a large chapel
room. Beside this, there are two large three-story buildings containtnf the dor
mitories for students, and three large dining roetaa, which accommodate abot
400 ladles and gentlemen. In one dining room about 400 students ret meals for
$L75 per week; and over 300 get meals In the other dining rooms at tl.50 per
week. On Inquiring as to the difference la prioe we found that a certain class
preferred to pay $1.75 per week In order to have more of the extras and luxnrie.
The board, however, throughout is excellent and well adapted to Kudent life
The entire boarding department is under the management of Mrs. Croan, whom
we found to be a woman of fine business and executive ability pleasant social
qualities, and who make everything homelike for the students.
The Western Normal College and Shenandoah Commercial Institute is owned
and superintended bv Professor WL it. fNvn t n-Mt.t-An i .v xv ..
his business tact, executive and legislative qualities, and the peculiar facultv
possessed by few that of building up a large institution.
The members of the faculty are specialists In their respecUve departments
and the work In the class room is thorough and practical.
This is more than a normal echooL "Beside the department for Training of
Teachers there Is a good Commercial College, a well-equipped Musical Depart
ment. Departments of Painting, ;borthand, Type-Writing. Telegraphv and th
Colleriate Department, embracing the Sciences, Languages. Mathematics, Hlstorv
and all that go to make well-arranged courses of studv. There were from 700 to
1,000 students in theM different departments, from all parts of the West, and taet
are ef thez class of young men and oung women who go to school for busiaesE.
for ttudy, for a purpose. An air studiousn s? pervades the whole schoolr Hbb
dreds of tudents are going out from the Institution prepared for teaching and tir
various business pursuits. We came away with the firm conviction that Ibf
Western Normal College Is a successful aad well-ordered schooL
UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS
xae naptscoaentea success oi toe v estem .Normal College at Shenandoab, tuv
eWtheleWpef:Prof.Wm:M.&cntIs8lnplymarvelous. He has fnlly provet
himself to be a master among educators aad a leader among financiers, aad'enjoya
the respect and confidence of all who know him. When the Professor aasamed
control of that iastitBtion In 16S4 there were about sixty pupils in attendance, while
uw ksv mvusrai xcoua mr juvuu buw oi aoouvi.yvv ousy ana industrious
student and sockets after knowledge. His success is duo In great measore, oi
course, to printers' ink, but ke knows well how to utilize It In a profitable maantr
Success to btm.
Tbe than h from tbe Poo Ceunty Demur and we certainly appreciate tbe
compliment.
Tfct WttHs Fair.
Progre steady, though alow,
ftp beam made in tbe work of
Kipietiag arrangemeata for the
unbian Expoakiosi of 1893.
tbe $10,000,000 beiia, al
nady provided for, haa been
tftnd by the Chicago Ways and
afns Committee to be wholly
iBlAeqnate to oomplete the work
am e scale of greatness) comma
sfjfate with its importance, and
ihaisteat with the dignity and
tttstige of the United Statee.
Acterdingly it is expected that
tme lilty -second Uongreaa will
It appealed to farther aid, to
tie extent of at least $5,000,000.
The preliminary work of con
struction was begun on the Lake
Freot en January 27th; bat
tfcate is still some feeling in
fetor ef abandoning this site
ami eoneentratingthe whole in
Xaekson Park. The latter site
sas lately been undergoing the
aaages neoessary to buuding
ejkeretioBs. An important.con
tlVet waa signed February 18th,
efkweea the local directory and
1m contractors, relative to the
employment of labor in the
eecatructiea of the buildings.
Alien labor is excluded, but no
restriction is specially placed on
anion or non-union men The
eight-hour day is recognized.
The estimated cost of the build
ings alone is $10,000,000.
The appropriation for a gov
ernment exhibit has been re
duced from $350,000 to
$800,000. Various state appro
priations, ranging from $40,000
to $200,000, are under discus
sion or about to become available.
It is, however, worthy of note,
that while the Federal Elections
Bill (the Lodge "Force" Bill)
was pending, so Btrong was the
feeling aroused in many of the
States, that they threatened to
withhold appropriations, and to
stand aloof from the enterprise
altogether, if the bill were
passed. This was the case in
Alabama, Arkansas, West Vir
ginia, Indiana, and was even
attempted in Illinois. South
Dakota having failed to make
any appropriation, tbe progres
sive men of that State have
decided to make the matter a
private enterprise.
Foreign countries have been
formally invited to take Dart.
and already many of them nave
graciously accepted, t ranee has
been the first of European
countries to do so. On March
2oth the English Government
formally accepted the invitation,
and made the announcement
that a special Royal Commission
would be appointed. On the
same day the acceptance of Spain
was recorded; and the manu
facturers of Germany hare al
ready combined to impress upon
their Government the necessity
ef a representation at the Fair
worthy of the German Empire,
favorable word, too, has been
received from China and Japan.
The indications are that Russia
also will send a oomplete exhibit;
sV. although the Government
asm sot yet taken any action, a
mdieate of bankers and mer
emaats in St Petersburg haa op
to i date subscribed 2,600,000
fraoMa. From Mexioe, the Weal
ladies, and Central American
iHIss, eome similar gratifying
gsnraneea; The attitude ef
fknlj is still iniMbma Potv
sjbrr the ill seeling 4t to the
Luplasiummi to Hew Or.
ftna may prevent am eaVaal
tfsplay em her part
the dadioatioa isismsejlsa ef
SPeir, In eommeaworattoa ef
aotnal quadro-wntemary of
discovery ef America, will
U ateli from Tnetday, the lltk,
to rMay the 14U eay 1 Ueto
ber, 18W. They will inelmde a
grand military display, ft
proeesv
moth eivit and ind
sion illaetratiag all denertsnenta
of indaetry, ft grtmd dedication
balL and series ef tableaux ren-
reaentinar Usttorioal facts in the
life of Colembu.
Several very utorfjtisw smat
mrat of the Fair hate already
been anmomneed. Kama wUl nt
of greater interest than the rep
resentation oi one of the
battle ships. It will be erected
on piling on the lake shore at
Jacxson Park, and will present
the exact appearance of a fall
sized modern battle ship, with
all the fittings. A museum of
history is proposed, illustrating
the whole subject of the discov
ery and colonization of North
America, from the Norse dis
covery to the consolidation of
the Nation in 1T76. Mr. Stein
way of New York is endeavor
ing to make musie one of the
great features, by arranging to
have a continuous musical car
nival during the Fair, in which
the most prominent musicians
of the world will successively
assume the lead. The Board of
Army Officers proposes to snake
an exhibit illustrating all the
war resources of the country,
the methods of manufacture and
preparation, as well as every
thing in the line of field surgery
and medicine, and the means of
communication adapted to war
purposes, from flag tibials and
carrier pigeons to the latest
inventions in telegraphy and
telephony. Other interesting
features talked of are a Japanese
tea garden; and an exact repro
duction of the crner street in
Damascus, with mosque, praying
Mahometans, bazars, etc
The Woman's Building is to
cost $200,000. Thirteen de
signs by women were submitted,
that of Miss Sophia G. Hayden
takint? the $1,000 prize. The
second prize of $500 weat to
Miss Lois L. Howe; and the
third, of $250, was taken by
Miss Laura Hayes of Chica.o
The building will be in U- tcIe
of the Italian renaissance, with
the entrance its chief feature of
ornament.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII.
lately gave his apostolic bene
diction upon the World's Fair.
COMMENCEMENT
T'THl
WESTERN NORMAL COLLEGE
SHENANDOAH, PA6E COUNT, I0WL
1691
Th Grandest Succtss Ever Given In
History of the Western Normal.
tH
Five Hundred and Fifty-Four Graduates This
Year, the Normal Class Number
ing Seventy-Two.
Tbty
esmlrmo
smtmmmmmmmmni
etssUsea
The Large National Cemeteries.
The biggest of the eighty-two
national cemeteries are at Ander
son ville, Ga., with 18,702 dead;
Arlington, Va., with 16,860;
Chalmette, La., with 12,020;
Chattanooga, Tenm., with 1$,
023; Fredericksburg, Va., with
15,278; Jefferson Barracks,
Mo., with 11,847; Anttotaxe,
Md., with 12,139; Marietta, La.,
with 13,982; Nashville, Tenm
with 16,537; Salisbury, N. O,
with 12,132, and Vicksbmrg,
Miss., with 16,620. Of the
327,179 interred, 178,225 are
known and 148,954 unidenti
fied. About 9,800 of the entire
number are Confederates.
Washington Star.
The Shenandoah Nurseries,
the largest in the west Over
600 acrea. Wholesale and re
tail Immense stock of frail
small fruita, ornamental
and shrubs of every de
scription. Special attention
snven to rursusaiag snress xreei
and seeds ef erarykieU for tim
bar elassna. Write In regard to
smymmng yen need in our linn.
D. la, Iain. Pi en.,
homandoah. Page Oe-, Ian
Combe Printing Co.
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The Wonder of AH Western Schools.
Tbe Eifhtb Annual Commencement at the Western Normal SJeileio
monced proper with the entertainment by the King's Daughters la tbe
collofe Chapel, Friday evening, July 17. A great deal ef Unto aad expense bei
been spent in preparing for this. The entertainment was given exclusively by
ladles. "The Garden Party," The Pantomime," "Xexle Drill." Tbe OaatieS
Race," "bf other Goose Drill," were all admirably presested.
THI OLTMPIO SOCIETY
Gave earn ef their excellent program Saturday evening, July 1H
greetam with a large audleaon. Prefeesor Spelbrlag tad his full
present to enliven the occasion with their music The College Boom,
of forty pieces, played several delightful airs.
THE BACCALAUREATE.
An Immense crowd gathered in the new Chapel Sunday evening, Jaly It, SB
hear the Baccalaureate sermon preached by Rot. L. B. Wlckershanv risfenmi
Oldham and Spellbring had Immense choruses on the stage. Their mass was ei
the very best. Tbe great classes, as they filed in to take the alaoe antigmtsl them
filled tbe central part of tbe audience room. Rev. Wlckersbam novo appeared
better tbaa Jn this occasion, Ho is a general favorite. The faculty, i
the cboras slsssea oocnplon posltioas on the stage. The large i
packed to Its ntmoot capacity.
MUIIO GRADUATES.
Ob Mosjeny evening, JnlylO, eocurred the gradnatloa ef Sbo
Tbe sSnfo aad aaoitorlum worn baadsomely decorated for sbo
before tea ftewn the great ball was packed, and some time
time. Tho dam and dlfflcalty la gsialBg adnlsileo, Tbe
The dogroo was conferred by PreeldeBt Croan.
MUSIC CLASS, 1ML
Mary Bowman, Red Oak, Iowa. Nevada McMaalU,
margnomo m. ooyio, oaenaaa. mo.
Blanche Crocker, Shenandoah, Iowa.
Leafy Hlx, Newmarket, Iowa.
Wilma Lyman, CUrinda, Iowa.
Grace McCnllocb, Shenandoah, Iowa.
NORMAL OLASa
Tnosday efeebisj, Jaly ft, oecnrred the graduation ef the nerssal Csasn. Thle
is the aargostcmssgrainatlag la tan West ibis year, aad was ssoaisi d of seventy
following worn the representative shoona by sbo obsss to
Usher. Teknmah. Nob. F. A.SackoSL Mlddlo moor. Iowa.
D.LKlllon, Adams, Neb. A. Q. Morse, Sbtnsaenaa, Iowa,
Qootgm Tysna, Western, Nob. Eurana Cheney, Tan warn, Iowa.
CIXNTiriO CLAB&
rttasend tee gmdaatioo of twentyHwo mombors af She
I n was a granm asTair. Everything was ef an slsgaaS
f" . -" iiT v- v rn-r-p-nral. tbt slsss, lis
and tee gmdnatss could wish. Several hundred, could not gala
as on the others.
OIYIL ENOINEERING.
gffsmeatsd ttaisday afternoon. They worn
oltBS tbemselve with credit.
ALUMNI AND BANQUET.
was devoted exclusively to tbe fltUoge Alt
at tne nnditorinm Tbnrsdny evening as whloa Mr.n.nti
This was followed by the baaaaot ntabo Doinv
tn grand ' witnoeeod la 8nosmn4san. Meet ef fhe
Ion on rrUtw asm Bntnrday only to reSnrn Angnot nt.
of Meads. Everybody knrrabod fartboWs
neat year wUl be krely I
Nettle Morris, fthoasodeah, Iowa.
Miry Stevens, Elkbom, Win.
Ellen Sullivan, Hopbarm, Iowa.
Mary Tllton, Deep River, Iowa.
Mildred Zonor, Kosssat Bill, Nob.
neseeny e
gavaananamn
ntoasnmtwJeiaser
Tne wookwas
smal. Thaw
Tbe
vtofinf wiej
Attend a schooS with an
establishecL reputation. This
will be worth hundreds of
dollars to you in the long run.
The reputation of the
WESTERN
NORMAL
COLLEGE
meufficlent to secure Hs noool
gjonte ready emptoVmosi
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St. Josbph, Mai