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About Hesperian student / (Lincoln [Neb.]) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1876)
ZjiA t,mmmmiWMiiMi&!lJa 22 Editor's Chair. n cr out of the child which nature has given hhn to rear, to educate, that thus he might bless his race, or he spends his single tal ent, which thu good master has given him, that he ma' destroy his neighbor's liv?. One who possesses real strength and yet allows himself to be prejudiced against that which is noble and pure, simply be cause it is better than he himself can orig. inate, is like a precocious onion that sprouts in the cellar and grows lively for n while, yet soon reaches that degree of sappy softness that it is easily hilled by the first cojd snap, and in decaying releas es the most loathesome odors. Thus the real genius, genius that might have been worth much to the race, has on account of its own forwardness, been chilled or blast ed by an atmosphere unfavorable to it, yet one resulting from its own choice. The stream of reputation is a broad one and its real current is swift. Let no one who cannot swim delay those who can. Let those who can swim strike man fully for the swift current. Normal Notes. Relieving that the students of the Uni versity, and other readers of the Student, will be interested in the welfare of State Normal, we report a few 'tents which we gleaned from there a few days since. The school opened on September !lh. Villi a fair attendance, and l3 the subsequent in crease of numbers the enrollment is now about two hundred exclusive of the Model School. The nMcndancc represents a greater number of the counties of the State than ever before. Parties from every part of the State are beginning to realize the worth of the Normal Course, and, moreover, the attendance from our sister states, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and others, indicates the comparative value of our institution when placed in the scales with like institutions of other states. The course of study has been somewhnt changed, making it more practicable as a Teacher's training course than it has here tofore been. Prof. Thompson, in his la bors as Principal of the school, has dis played great ability as an educational worker, and infuses much of the spirit of earnest work into the pupils. Miss Morgan, Prof. Nicholson and Prof. Stone continue in theirold positions. The position iieretofore tilled by Miss Hurt, as teacher of Latin and Methods, is occupied by Miss Lydia Bell, formerly Prin. of the Preparatory Department. We are sorry to say that on account of sickness Miss Bell is unable to attend during the present term. Her duties are temporarily per formed by Miss Anna Brown, of Lincoln, a graduate of the class of '7G. The Board of Education has secured as Prin. of the Prep. Dept. the services of Miss Triplet!, a graduate of ihe West Vir ginia Normal School. Mibs Tripled has already made many friends, both in the the school and among the citizens. The Model School, established for the purpose of giving the student practical work in leaching, is well afended, and under Ihe guidance of Miss Dowden, of Lincoln, is a marked feature of the insti tution. The graduating class of this year numbers more than any former class. The Philomathean and Everett societies are doing good and harmonious work. The Library, though small, is a great help to the students. We trust further appropriations will soon give the school more capital in this line, for we know it will be well invested. The Reading Room contains most of the Slate papers and journals, together with some others donated by the faculty. Social as well as intellectual culture, re ceives due attention, and the Socials held on Ihe first Saturday evening of each month prove both interesting and benefit cial. We have a great love for the Nor mnl, the younger sister of the University" We trust its interests will be considered" by all lovers of education, that its inllu ence may continue to spread until its work fills all ihe schools of our state with thoroughly qualified teachers. J. P. v
