The Lyceum Society. Bend your head a little closer. Do you hear her dainty footsteps And the frou frou of her garments As she comes a little nearer, Still a little nearer? Surely

It is none but she. Spring!

The very name is enchanting and the little flowers beneath the sod murmur, "We're so glad," the little birds almost burst their throats in chorus of welcome, the little children run hither and thither in joyous delight in the sweet sunshine and the arrival of fragrant Spring. Her ability to make people happy encourages everyone to strive for the happiest, best, and noblest part of every day's work. Every member of Lyceum has risen to his opportunity and work has progressed.

On the evening of March sixteenth the Lyceum gave a reception in honor of Miss Martin, our orator, who goes to Wisconsin next month. The large crowd in attendance was received by the officers and delegates and was introduced to Miss Martin who met everybody with her usual pleasant smile. Hewett's served refreshments in the form of punch and wafers. Miss Stotler and Miss Hall favored us with vocal solos and Professor Butler's orchestra furnished delightful music the remainder of the evening. Many thanks are due Professor Butler and his workers for this pleasant feature of the evening. A number of the faculty encouraged us by their presence.

The other meetings have been pleasant and profitable. One of the best things was a contest in speaking extemporaneously. About eight speeches were made upon such subjects as "The Kansas Home," "The Kansas Girl," etc. Mr. Durham's was decided to be the best. We think these numbers aid in giving ease and elegance in talking.

The Philomathian Society.

This has been a prosperous month for the "Lovers of Wisdom," and we begin the new term with pleasing memories of the past and confidence in the future.

Friday evening, March 16, the Philos held a closed meeting in the old gymnasium. The early part of the evening was devoted to conversation-getting acquainted and re-acquainted. This excellent beginning was well continued till recess by music and readings and a series of pantomimes. After recess even the most dignified "Lovers of Wisdom" joined in the games that were started by their less dignified fellow-societers till the warning bell called them all to say good-bye to the host and hostess, Mr. Fisher and Miss Royer. Miss Bryan opened the program on the evening of March 23 with a violin solo. Miss Gardner then gave a finished rendering of "That Old Sweetheart of Mine," and responded to a hearty encore with "So Was I." The gentlemen of the Philo-Belle quartet covered themselves with glory though they came near being eclipsed by the cawing of the Jim Crows later in the evening. The judges for debate decided that the United States should establish a school for the training of individuals for diplomatic service. Two good essays were read-one, "Wendell Phillips," by Miss Souders, the other, "Longfellow, the Poet of the Night," by Miss Muninger. The program for March 30 consisted of several good musical numbers, the best debate of the year and a number of humorous readings. Herman Ellis gave a cutting from William Allen White's "Much Pomp and Several Circumstances," surprising even his friends by the power which he displayed in his interpretation of the characters. The other readings, all of them well rendered, were given by Messrs. Graves, Wooster, Carver and Lucas. Mr. Brobst's speech on the affirmative of the question, "Resolved, That

England has been benefited by her colonial possessions," did credit to his recent training in debate and made some of us hope that the Philomathian society may be known in the future as the society that debates.

The Belles-Lettres Society.

Although but three meetings were held during the last month, they were large and enthusiastic. The feature of the first meeting was the unveiling of the dramatic art prize, which was done by Mr. McConkey with a few well chosen remarks.

On March 30, the society enjoyed a special meeting in the old gymnasium. The room was filled at an early hour by a motley crowd of people clad in all sorts of fantastic costumes. After a pleasant social time and a grand march around the room, masks were removed and refreshments were served. A short program was given and much enjoyed by all. Among the numbers on the program were songs by Mr. Moser, Miss Francisco and Miss Crumley. The hit of the evening was a selection by the "Upside-down" quartet. Recitations were given by Mr. Harkness, Miss Hall and Miss Challender.

At the sound of the warning bells, the merry-makers dispersed, well pleased with the evening's entertainment.

The Literati Society.

The state of the society is more flourishing than at any other time during the year. Many strong members of years gone by have returned to give added strength to the new element. The programs of the past month have been of the very best, consisting of orations, essays, declamations, debates and music all furnished by students of the school. The debates, for which the society is noted, are growing in interest and the girls are doing their part in this work. Various quartets have appeared: the "Belles-Lettres" and the "Jim Crow" composed of young men, and the "Literati," of young ladies. The work of these young men has been good, nevertheless the reputation of the "Literati" surpasses that of both of the other quartets. Last Friday night a short program was given in honor of Edwin Markham. At recess many enthusiastic repetitions of the Literati yell were given. The society is mustering force for the June contest.

Athletics.

Six tennis courts are now full, one hundred and twenty students playing an hour each day. About two-thirds of this number are girls. There are boys' teams, girls' teams, and mixed teams. The players are just beginning to work in earnest and expect to do some really good playing in the tournament which is to be held here soon.

Basket ball promises to be the popular section this spring in spite of the vigorous protests of tennis enthusiasts who boldly declare that tennis is emphatically "the game"-the only game worthy of the consideration of a sane Normal student. There are six teams, four girls' and two boys'. The girls have gone right to work in a business-like way and have already played several match games-"in accordance with the rules of the game." Their practice games are played Tuesday afternoons and their match games Saturday mornings. The teams play for place on Saturday mornings, the preferred time being eleven o'clock. The teams winning Saturday have this time given them the next Saturday. The "Imps" have chosen red as their color and wear red imps; the "Crickets" have chosen rose as their color and wear rose buttons with black crickets; the "Goblins" have chosen gobelin blue as their color and wear gobelin blue ribbon stamped with a "whole string" of

grinning goblins; the "Sprites" have not chosen their color but this does not interfere with their playing in the least. The boys have just completed their permanent organization and so are unnamed and without colors. It is scarcely necessary to add that they "can play," notwithstanding.

A number of the battalion boys went home at the beginning of the term but new ones are coming in to take their places.

The afternoon physical training classes are so full and the work is so thoroughly enjoyed by all who take it that we feel like predicting happy times when the new gymnasium is completed. A true education cannot be obtained by sitting constantly over books and we are glad to see the Normal students waking up to this fact.

The golf section has been combined with the rowing section, some twelve or more joining the first day.

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A new constitution for the athletic association has been approved and submitted by the conference committee. provides for the union of the various sections already organized into one general association, the officers of which will be elected by the members at the annual meeting on the third Tuesday in May each year. The membership is to be composed of students, members of the faculty, and graduates who may desire to become life members; the life membership fee is placed at twenty-five dollars. The annual term fee, including admittance to all match games is placed at one dollar, the membership fee at twenty-five cents.

The general supervision of the affairs of the organization is entrusted to a board of directors composed of the managers of each athletic section, the president of the general association, a member of the faculty for each section, and the president of the State Normal School, who is president of the board of directors without vote. The president of the general association is vice president of the board of directors with vote. This gives the students a majority of voting members on the board.

Each section is under the direct supervision of an executive committee of three members, the manager of the section being chairman of the committee; each section also elects a captain, who directs the field work.

The expenditures are under the general supervision of the board of directors.

The constitution places the association in harmony with the best college athletic associations in the country by adopting practically the same general rules concerning membership in school, teams, match games, etc.

There is much enthusiasm over the proposed new organization and it is believed that the interest in field athletics will be greatly quickened under the new plan.

Prize Essays on School Hygiene.

At the meeting of the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational Association at Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1898, a committee of nine members, with Hon. W. T. Harris, Commissioner of Education, as chairman, was appointed to propose a plan for prosecuting a scientific inquiry for the determination of the factors involved in the proper seating, lighting, heating, and ventilating of school buildings. That committee made a preliminary report at the Columbus meeting of the department in February, 1899. The report was also presented to the National Council of Education at the Los Angeles meeting of the Association in July.

In accordance with the recommendations of the report, the Council appointed a committee consisting of A. R. Taylor, President State Normal School, Emporia, Kansas; W. T. Harris, United States Commissioner of Education, Washington,

D. C.; George P. Brown, editor School and Home, Bloomington, Illinois; W. F. King, President Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, and Aaron Gove, Superintendent City Schools, Denver, Colorado, to ask the Board of Directors of the general association for the sum of $1,200, to be offered to experts for prize essays on the subjects named, and, if the amount should be granted, to make formal propositions for the same.

The allowance was made and the committee offer the following prizes, subject to the conditions hereinafter named:

For the best essay submitted on each of the following topics: the seating, the lighting, the heating, and the ventilating of school buildings, $200.

For the second best essay submitted on each topic, $100.

Each essay shall be limited to ten thousand words and shall be submitted in printed or typewritten copy without signature, but with name of author enclosed with it in sealed envelope and addressed to the chairman of the committee at Emporia, Kansas. Three copies of each essay shall be submitted. They must be mailed not later than February 1, 1901. The essays and envelopes will be properly numbered for identification and the former forwarded to three experts to be hereafter appointed by this committee. Each expert will be ignorant of the appointment of the others and their combined judgment shall determine the award. Should no essay on any topic be found worthy of an award and publication, the committee reserve the right to withhold the same.

The committee reserve the exclusive right for the National Educational Association to copyright the prize essays and to publish the same for genera distribution.

The committee desire that each essay shall treat each topic independently and be complete in itself, no reference being made to statements contained in another essay. Generalities and speculations are not desired, neither are detailed technical formule and demonstrations. Each essay should present concisely and comprehensively the problem to be solved and the scientific principles involved; should discuss briefly the construction of the school building as related to the problem of sanitation in general and to the specific subject of the essay in particular; should describe in detail sufficient for the apprehension of the average teacher the conditions and mechanisms by which the best results may be obtained; should include fig ures and diagrams illustrating general plan and principles involved; should set forth methods and devices for detecting defects and suggest remedies for the same in buildings already constructed; should give references to a few buildings where the system has been adopted; and should be supplemented by a brief bibliography of standard authorities on the subject discussed and a short list of manufacturers of approved devices and supplies for carrying out the plans advocated by the author. The essay on ventilation should include full suggestions concerning the use of disinfectants.

Should the awards on two or more essays be made to the same person, he will be permitted to revise and unify the manuscript before publication by the committee. IRWIN SHEPARD, Secretary N E. A., Winona, Minnesota.

A. R. TAYLOR,
Chairman of Committee,
Emporia, Kansas.

THE little Filipino boy, Juan Guriendo, who was a mascot of the Twentieth Kansas in the Philippines, is in the Sedan public schools. He can already speak English fairly well, write his own name legibly and add figures. His teacher, Miss Effie Pleasant, is now teaching children of four distinct races of the human family. She has under her charge four negro children, two Indian children, this Malay boy and enough Caucasian children to make an enrollment of about sixty-five.

Manual Training in the Grades.
[COPYRIGHTED.]

[This series of eight articles will cover the work in the manual training in the grades and is designed to accompany the state text book in drawing. It is, so far as we know, the only complete course in manual training published and our readers will undoubtedly wish to preserve the whole series. It will be published in book form later. The first article appeared in the February number. Mr. Abbott will be pleased to correspond with teachers or others interested in the subject.]

Third Grade. The course is arranged for two fifteen minute periods per week. One in clay modeling and one in stick laying or paper folding.

The colors of the sticks are red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet. The colors of the papers are violet-red, red-violet, blue-violet, violet-blue, green-blue and blue-green.

The pupil will need a small board or piece of cardboard to protect the desk while he is drawing circles with his circle marker.

Instead of modeling in clay throughout the year, the lessons may be given in the fall and spring.

The numbers refer to the week and the letters to the lesson. (a) Consider analytically, comparatively and synthetically, oblate spheroid.

I (b) Make circle marker same as 10 (b) second grade.

2 (a) Model oblate spheroid using fingers entirely.

2 (6) Draw on the back of a four-inch light green square

6 (a) Model object like square plinth.

6 (6) Draw a series of one-inch equilateral triangles on back of red square, using one-half of the square for this purpose. Cut out.

7 (a) Model object like square plinth.

7 (6) Draw the same as in lesson 6 (b) on one-half of a light red square. Cut out. Arrange the two colors in borders. 8 (a) Model object like square plinth.

8 (6) Draw two four-inch equilateral triangles on back of violet-red square. Cut out.

9 (a) Consider circular plinth.

9 (6) Draw the development of a tetrahedron which may be put together and taken apart.

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13 (6) Arrange crescents cut in 12 (b) in design and in border.

14 (a) Model oblate spheroid and cut through axis.

14 (6) Draw on green square a four-inch equilateral triangle. Draw on a light green square a three-inch equilateral triangle. Arrange in design.

15 (a) Model object based on lesson 14 (a).

15 (6) Draw a development of a collapsizable triangular prism.

16 (a) Model object based on lesson 14 (a). 16 (b) Finish drawing of lesson 15 (b).

17(a) Consider oblate spheroid cut perpendicular to its

24 (6) Fold a red-violet square on its diameter. Fold again so as to make a square. Fold a third time so as to form an isosceles right-angled triangle, which fold must go to the intersection of the diameter folds. Draw a series of curves and cut out, thus forming four symmetrical figures. Arrange in design.

25 (a) Model two solid wheels.

25 (b) Fold a blue-violet square on diameter. Fold again to form a square. Draw a curved line and cut out. 26 (a) Model a vase form.

26 (b) Fold a violet-blue square as in lesson 24 (b). Draw design and cut out.

27 (a) Model a vase from blackboard drawing.

27 (b) Fold a green-blue square as in lesson 24 (b). Draw design and cut out.

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28 (a) Model four spheres, place in group. thumb, the inside of each making a four-petaled form. 28 (b Fold one-half of a green-blue square backward and Draw design and with one cut forward to make opposite folds. with scissors form a repeating unit. 29 (a) Roll in hand three stems and arrange in a trefoil.

MRS. PRESIDENT TAYLOR is visiting with her parents in Florida during March and April.

Prof. E. L. Payne lectured before the Harvey County Teachers' Association at Newton, on April 14.

PROF. J. N. WILKINSON delivered his stereopticon lecture on Paris at Erie on the evening of March 30.

PROF. W. C. STEVENSON is putting new life into the Emporia National Guards since they elected him captain.

MRS. C. A. BOYLE has just received an order from New York for a number of copies of the "Normal March."

Mrs. Hattie Piper Hudson, of the class of 1875, died at her home at Waukegan, Illinois, on January 27, 1900.

PROF. EDWARD ELIAS returned from Cambridge, Massachusetts late in February to resume his work in modern languages here. He completed the subjects required for the master's degree at Harvard and considers the time most profitably spent. Mrs. Elias joined him a fortnight later and they now reside at 1127 Market street.

'92. Ola Bowman is attending the University of Chicago. '98. Trine M. Hardy is spending the winter with her sister in Butte, Montana.

Normal Wins.

On Saturday, April 7, the Normal played her first game of the season, winning from the State Agricultural College by a score of 24 to 2. As the score indicates, the game was rather one sided, the visitors being outclassed in both fielding and hitting. The Normal played a fast game, considering the prac tice she has had, the batting being especially strong. Nineteen safe hits and six sacrifice was the record made. Only six fielding errors were marked up against the Normal. Up to the sixth inning the College had not scored but in this inning Evans was substituted for Culp in the box and on a safe hit and two errors the farmers scored two runs. This was their lucky inning for they failed to score again. In the ninth inning the grand stand was greatly amused when Jesse Green was given an opportunity to show his skill in the twirler's art. Nobody was disappointed except the three men who attempted to hit the ball. The work of Weaver behind the bat and of Peterson at short was brilliant. Reeves, a new man in school, showed himself to be a player of no mean ability. Culp's pitching was steady and effective.

This game gives promise of an interesting season and a winning team. A schedule of games has been arranged with several schools of the state. The next game will be played with

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the Haskell Indians.

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1018 Mechanics

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The two teams were lined up as given below:

NORMAL

Culp,

Evans,

Green, Weaver, Kline, Caldwell, Fisher, Peterson,

Assistant Teacher, Model Grammar,

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Rogers, Reeves, Parker.

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Assistant Teacher, English. Assistant Teacher, Latin and Pedagogics.

MAUD HAMILTON

1312 North State

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Assistant, Physics and Chemistry. Assistant Critic Teacher, Model Intermediate. JENNIE WHITBECK, B. P.

HATTIE COCHRAN E. E. SALSER

Assistant, Model Department.

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Manuscript Assistant, English. Assistant, Bookkeeping and Penmanship.

MISS LILLIAN DUDLEY, '82, in charge of Professor Elias' classes during his leave of absence, has proved a most successful and popular teacher. She ought to be teaching the modern languages in some good school or college all of the time.

'S6. Stella Myers is attending the University of Chicago, having some time since resigned her position in the Hutchinson high school.

Miss Laura Wickard, here in the late eighties and a popular kindergartner, will have charge of the kindergarten and primary classes in place of Miss Morgan during the summer term.

'95-6-8. Miss Mary McCreary has resigned her position in the city schools and accepted the position of business manager of the Emporia Gazette, in which position she is already winning high commendation.

'96. Maggie B. Collins has been appointed to a position in the Emporia city schools.

'97. Chas. S. Davis has accepted a position as proof reader on the Topeka Daily Capital.

'97. U. G. Sutton has entered the journalistic field as editor of the Grenola Greeting. We wish him abundant success.

'99. D. A. Baugher has been promoted to the chair of mathematics in the Hutchinson high school.

PROF. L. C. WOOSTER lectured before the Rice county teacher's association at Sterling on April 7.