NORMAL.
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NORMAL.
That the Normal Department was undeserving of the charges brought against it by certain members of last winter's legislature, is becoming more apparent every day to those who have an opportunity of knowing.
Miss Lina Gano made a short visit to her alma mater September 14th. She will have charge of a department in the city schools of Leavenworth for the ensuing year.
The advantages of the normal department are evidently becoming apparent, also, to the public at large, especially teachers seeking to qualify themselves for high positions, for our halls are filled with normal students who come for the purpose of seeking instruction under Dr. Williams, than whom there is no better educator in the west. They evidently think that their time and money is well spent here, for they come back year after year until their course of study is completed and they in most cases bring others with them to share the advantages to be found here. Why, when they could graduate sooner, and hold a certificate after so doing, at some other institution.
The answer is only to be found in the fact that in the normal department of the University of Kansas they get more thorough instruction, and more of it, and better professional and theoretical training than elsewhere. If this were not so our halls would soon be emptied of normalites, and the "boys and girls" school lose some of its best students.
Apropos to the above, F. H. Clark,'83 is principal of the Emporia high school; J.D.McLaren, though not yet a graduate
is principal aud superintendent of the Soloman City schools; G. E. Rose,'83, is holding the same position in Armourdale; Clarence L. Smith, though not yet a graduate, is county superintendent of Wyandotte county; Miss Ella Kempthorn,'82, taught in the Beloit schools the past year; Miss Belle Parker taught in Abilene; A. S. Olin,'82, is suprintendent and principal of the Iola schools; Miss Ella Coltrane,'83, teaches in the Lawrence schools, Miss Minnie Marvin teaches in the Beloit schools; Miss Ella Keist is teaching in the Wellington schools; and so the list might be continued if we had time and space. All our graduates seem to be well provided for and to be doing well. May success attend them wherever they may be.
All new students entering the normal department will find it to their advantage to connect themselves with the normal literary society. This organization meets every Friday afternoon in room No.1. It is more adapted to the necessities of normal students than any other society in the University.
The exercises are similar to those in the other societies with the exception of class drill, to which particular attention is given.
In addition there will be a course of lectures by professors of the University, which will be in the future, as in the past one of the most attractive and instructive features of the society.
If the treasurer of the normal society chances to meet with this, he will find that the society, as well as himself, is aware that no record of its financial standing is to be had at present.