Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Sequelle Yearbook (Clarion, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 116 of the 1910 volume:

Carlson Library b or7 SHE CLARION The (Class of 191D rordialli) rirriirntrs this issnr of Tlir (Clarion to 3(nlin 5allrutiur. - . W.. ' h. 11. nur Virr ' riiuipal and kind fvirnd. Greeting. Kind Readers:— The Senior Class of litKt, Clarion State Normal School, salutes vou! The tliree years of our course are at an end — years, the plannings, doings and hapi:enings of which cry out for expression in some form or other; and The Clarion is the result. In preparing this book, it has been our aim to chron- icle, in part, the events of these years, and to portray life as it is lived within these memorable walls. It is our idea that The Clarion should contain good, legiti- mate fun, as we see it in Normal life. So the effort has been made to show, impartially, without fear or favor, particular characteristics of our fellow-students in due proportion. If you think you have been handled rough- ly, we have to say Grin and bear it. It has been done with careful consideration, oftentimes to our personal discomfort, but with the hope that you may be bene- fited. At least, kindly accept it with all the good feeling with which it is given. To the Faculty, especially, do we extend many thanks for their invaluable assistance, both literary and finan- cial. For by their permission, this book includes the June issue of the Enterprise. And now we submit it to you, dear friend, for in- spection, hoping that you may derive pleasure from your arquainlance with The Clarion of Nineteeii-ten. Rditor-inChief. PrACULT X Faculty. J. (JICORGE BECHT, M. S., A. M.. Sc. ! .. Priiuipnl. (La fayette and Harvard.) I ' sychology and Pedagogy. JOHN DALLENTINE, A. M., V . D., Vice Principal. (Bucknell.) Latin and Greek. . LA.ln LOltE.VA GIVAX, M. E.. ( Ediiibaro.) History and Manual Arts. WILLIS YARULEY WELCH. L S., (Cornell and Buck- nell.) Science and Nature Study. J. W. P. WILKINSON, A. B., A. M., (Princeton.) Higher Mathematics. WALTER RAIMEE EGBERT, M. S., Ph. R., ( Millersvillp, Columbia, Illinois Wcsleyan I ' niv.) Higher English and Psychology. y . -MARGARET REUTTER, (Wilson College, Conserva- tory of Music.) Piano and A ' oice. Director of Music Department. MINNIE ISABEL LIGGETT, (Thomas Xormal Training School and Columbia.) Metl ' .ods of Teaching. Principal of .Model School MAKY llELFEXSTErX STO.VER, A. B.. (Trsinus and Columbia.) English Language and Public Speaking. ROBERT McCURDY STEELE, Ph. B., (Bucknell.) German and French. ANNA BARBARA LILLY, M. E„ (West Chester and New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics.) Director of Physical Training. MARGARET McCLOSKEY, (Cniversity of Indiana.) Geography and Physiology. RALPH L. LOOMIS, B. S., (Syracuse I ' niversity.) WILLIAM M. RIFE, A. M., (Ursinus.) CHARLOTTE BARTON, Ph. B., (Ml. Holyoke and Uni versity of Chicago.) LEDA ROSINA LIGGETT, (Froebel Training School Kindergarten. MARY EDITH WILSON, M. E., (Clarion.) Secretary to the Principal. L. ,1. ROHR. Instructor in Violin and Mandolin. LORA GOODROWE WELCH, (Rochester Athenaeum.) Laboratory Assistant. Clasi, Roll. Elda Wilson Altenius -Mary Edith Bfally J. Burton Beck Willard S. Bender William Best Dora Esther Boddorf Ernestine Rodenhorn Twila B. Bowman Franklin W. Boyer Jennie E. Braden S. Taylor Brown Iva Rachel Buzard Catherine Cochran Harold D. Cooper Mildred M. Cook Daisy Nell Crooks Chloe Cunimings Myra Elizabeth Curtis Chalmer C. Curtis Sarah A. Everhart Bertha L. Fitzgerald Estella Fitzsimmons Orville G. Gates Jessie Jeane George Frank A. Glenn Newton A. Goble Arthur Reid Gourley Emma Zoe Guthrie Ina F. Hazen Hazel Mae Heller James Hughes Kate A. Humphreys Frank L. Irey Margaret Elvira Johnston Dee Ethel Jones Dora Pearl Kahle Jennie Keck Viva Knaprenberger Anna Elizabeth Kyle Anna C. Lynain Howard H. Mack William H. Mayes Eugene J. Metz Mark T. Milnor George B. Miller Isabelle Mortland Kittie Avis Mowrey Elizabeth Bell Noble ' . Earl Park Lorena Edith Port Edith N. Price Lura Agnes Reed Letta M. Reid Charles E. Richards Leonore B. Rhodes Ora Mae Sanders Vera Freda Seig worth Mattie O. Shaffer Clarence E. Shoup Anna Kahle Sigworth Daisy Smith Sophia Frances Snyder Anna M. Stahlman p]leanor Stiles Blanche A. Stone Anna Blanche Summerville William Royd Summerville Iva M. Terwilliger Ellen Marie Thompson Mary Margaret Thompson Eva May Timlin J Rodman Tompkins W. Lester ri)(| graff Maud Weaver Helen Clara Whitmer Pearle Zell 10 Class Song. We stand for the last lime together, Hand in hand, face to face, heart to heart, A day may divide us forever. We ' ll sing one more song ere we part; As friends, when our school days are ending Stand closer to give one last cheer. So today, let our voices all blending Ring out our last song, loud and clear. Each rose is a vanishing pleasure Which memory holds in its fold. And lives iu our hearts as a treasure Jlore precious than jewels or gold; Long after its freshness has perished. Long after it color has flown. The rose for its fragrance is cherished To tell of the days that are gone. Here ' s a health to the hours departed; Farewell to our glad .Xormal years: Here ' s a health to the future light-hearted, We greet it with hope, not with fears. Once more, ' tis the last ere we sever. Every voice in the chorus ring free. Old Xormal, we ' ll love you forever; Here ' s a health. Alma Mater, to thee. 12 Farewell Commencement has come round again And sorry yet glad we stand. For we are the great class of nineteen-ten, And we ' ve been a happy band. Time was when these bright stars were Juniors green And we studied hard as we could; And that was the lime when the Faculty snid That we were bright and good. Sadly we say good-bye to the teachers. So patient and kind they ' ve been. Often we-ve been trying creatures. We ' re sorry now for every sin; And when into the world we gel an introduction. And walk in the great unknown We will remember their faithful instruction As the classes that before us have flown. Last year we were Jliddlers, one and all. We had no swelled heads like these do; Our cheery laugh rang through room and hall And we were ever good and true; And while we were Middlers we carved a name That always will shine and glow. And that was the time when the Faculty said Xo other class has done so. Now we leave forever this school so dear. And sadly we do it, too. For associations have grown so near. And here ' s where our knowledge grew; And we ' ll wonder as, working the long years through. Each at his own different task. What has become of our clas?niates true Since we parted with them at the last. — H. W. Senior Class On September 10, 1907, an event occurred al C. S. N. S., on account of which all persons connected with that institution have ever rejoiced. For on that day a band of distinguished-looking strangers, which the Sen- iors and Middlers soon discovered was the Class of IStin, first graced these noble halls of learning. After the usual amount of red tape had been un- wound, we were enrolled in that Normal School about which we had heard so much. In a few days a meeting of the strangers was called and we organized as the Junior Class of 1907. Class ofTicers were elected, and it was decided that black and gold should be the colors under which we would con- quer all things. Our first splendid triumph was at the Gymnasium Exhibition, where we reflected credit both on ourselves and the institution. Then in the spring of 1908 came a great event, long anticipated and long remembered — nineteen-ten ' s recep- .;on. It was a grani SJ33333 and proved that the Jun- iors could entertain with the best. At last State Hoard came. Oh!- If (he members of that Board could have looked beyond the bold faces we had assumed and read our thoughts, they would proba- bly have looked twice in a mirror to see what made them- Histury. selves so fierce. At last the day arrived on which the SEi ' .tence was to be pronounced upon us. As we sat in the Chapel, our hearts beating madly between hope and fear, the Jury with slow and solemn steps marched to the stage. Then the spokesman arose and told us that all had passed! At this announcement our joy was unbounded ar«l the applause that followed surprised even us. This marked the end of our first triumphant year at Clariort. On September 10, 1908, after a delightful vacation. We came back to continue the work at the Normal. The class was re-organized as the Middle Year Class and the followins oTicers elected: President. Harry Corbett; Vice President, William Mayes; Treasurer Mark Milnor; Corresponding Secretary, -Maude Weaver; Recording Secretary, Ellen Thompson. During the winter term the class basket ball games were played and the Class of l9lO was not ' found wanting We defeated the Juniors in both the girls and the boys ' games. In the games with the Seniors our girls were the victors but our boys lost. Then came the Middle Year reception which was an- other triumph for the class. The year passed quickly and again the State Board 10 put an end to all our feais bv tellint; us that wc had passed; and. as we tiled out of the Chapel, the dear old Black and Gold were the first colors to greet us from the tower of Seminary Hall. Vacation over once more, we came back September 14, 1909, to take up our duties as dignified Seniors. The class was reorganized and the following officers were elected: President, Villiam Mayes; Vice President, William Best; Treasurer, Taylor Brown; Secretaries, Ellen Thompson and Dee .Tones. On November 2.i. lOOl ' . the annual Senior Play was given. A Doll ' s House, by the Senior Star Troupe. was a decided success. In the class basket ball games this year the Senior hoys carried otT the honors, but the Senior girls lost to the Middlers. And now the Class of 1910, with mingled feelings of regret and joy, must say farewell. With joy, because we feel our work has been well done, for the Class of 1910 has maintained a higher record in every department of the school than any former class. With regret because of those we leave behind to struggle along without us: for the other classes have succeeded in catching the spirit of the Class of 1910, and have bettered themselves ' in many ways. Then, too, the improvement in the fac- ulty during nineteen-ten ' s sojourn here is quite remarka- ble. But, sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish. we must leave them all now, and t hey must stand alone. ' Ji iiF-. ' i. f In After Years. Vou ask if 1 know liow my friends and former class- mates are faring tliese days. Indeed I do; and being in a reminiscent mood, 1 sliall tell you about some of them. You see, after ten years of patient waiting — ever since I left the dear old XoriUil anl went West to live — 1 have at last secured a permanent position with the Clarion Vaudeville and Stock Company. I have to say, Monsieur, the automobile waits; but I feel certain it is the first step toward success — I always knew I was des- tined for the stage! There are several of our friends in this company. It is staged and managed by Mr. J. Rurton Beck; Iva Ter- williger is the leading lady and the way she glares at the leading man (Newton Goble) is just grand. Mr. Beyer and Mr. Dender have a very clever song and dance specialty; Blanche Sumnierville and Viva Knappenber- ger make charming little dancing girls, although we had always hoped they would be missionaries. When I learned that I had secured the position, I hurried across the country from Oklahoma to Clarion. As our train stopped at one of the little western stations I saw a girl and a man come dashing up on horseback. The girl called to the station agent, Is there any mail for us to-day? At once I recDgnized my old friend, Kate Humphreys. She, whose dark Si)anish beauty might have enhanced the gorgeous drawing room of some rich, inlluential man, had gone back to the plains, to the life .she loved and to the boy who had waited so long. We stopped for seven hours at St. Louis and soine one suggested that we attend the great Ringling Broth- ers ' Circus. I gladly assented; so live of our party went to the show. Prior to the actual performance riiere was a parade around the ring, and to my astonisTiment and delight I noticed several familiar faces. My friend. Bill Mayes, led the band playing his cor- net, and Harold Cooper, who never outgrew his enjoy- ment of a circus, was beating the drum. 1 was very much surprised to see Daisy Crooks ™d Anna Kyle, both of whom were quiet, studious girls at school, sit- ting in a chariot dressed in fluffy pink skirts and span- gles. In the wagon which contained many venomous serpents sat little Dora Boddorf with two of the deadly snakes coiled about her — and she , perhaps, had been the most unobtrusive of our class. Later, as we emerged from the main tent, we noticed a side tent which bore the sign, Hurry up! See the wonderful living skeleton! Only ten cents! We thought we would like to see this great prodigy, so we were about to buy tickets when I heard a familiar voice, and there on the platform, shouting with all his might and main, was Mr. Summerville — (he had contemplated be- ing a minister, so he made quite an excellent barker. ) lie shoolv hands with me and we chatted awhile and then I went into the tent — and lo! the wonderful livin,? skeleton was our slender friend, Mr. Shoup. After i ' had tallied to him for a few minutes 1 left the tent and met Bill Mayes outside. He said that he and Elvira had been with the show for several seasons and that they spent their winters in a charming little flat in the city. He also told me that Elvira ' s friend, Eleanor Stiles, had charge of a large kindergarten in St. Louis, and that she was loved by all the little ones thfl. e, as She had been while teaching in the Model School at the Normal. So Eleanor had attained the highest honor, that of being loved by little children! When I alighted from the train at Pittsburg, I saw a familiar-looking, golden-haired girl and soon discovered tliat it was my dear old chum, Cad Cochran. When she saw me, she gave that grand old giggle of hers and then we did have a jolly talk. She was Jlrs. Merle Haskell now and she accompanied her husband, who was now playing base ball on the Pittsburg team, on all his trips — she who simply detested the sport when we were at the Normal. She told me that they spent their between-seasons in Clarion, and I afterwards learned that their little home was the most beautifully furnished house in town. Vou see, l.e was also in the furniture business. . I also lean.ed from Cad that Ellen and Dr. I!ob were very happily s.tuated in Pittsburg. Gene Metz, a pi ' ominent young lawyer, was a frequent visitor at the Richards home. Of course, as always, Ellen considered him only a friend but Gene has never given up hope. On the P. S. C. electric express running between Summerville and Clarion, i was delighted to meet Tom- my Tompk:ns, who was now tlie millionaire president of the road. He told me that his old friend, George .Miller, was now the Reverend Mr. Miller and that gentle Mrs. Jliller, who had once been Jess George, was a very zeal- ous missionary worker. Also, that Lorena Port had Just published a book of poems entitled School Days and that it had taken first prize that year at the Chicago Fair. Looking out of the window I saw a large, comforta- ble-looking mansion in front of which was a huge pla- card, Bachelor Girls ' Home. Tommy said several of our classmates were spending a very happy life there. Just then the train stopped at Strattonville and 1 saw a large crowd collected in a corner of the depot. 1 asked the president of the road what it meant and he said, Oh, that is Miss Anna Stahlman. the noted ' Clar- ion County Suffragette, and seme of her followers. As ' ■ jPi W the train pulled out 1 heard Miss Stalilman slirioUing Votes, votes, votes for women! and I noticed Miss Price, Miss Stone, Miss Daisy Smith, Miss Shaffer, Miss Noble, Miss Pike and Miss lluzen in the grou]) around her. Tommy bought a Clarion Bugle from a newsboy passing thru the train and he told nie that Miss Anna Lynam, who proved so efficient on the editoria ' staff of the Senior ' s number of the Enterprise in 1910, was the editor-in-chief of this widely circulating paper. Just before we reached ttie station we jiassed a large building which my friend said was a new dancing acad- emy conducted by Mr. Orville Gates. I smiled at that, for I remembered a certain party at which Mr. Gates was the only one who did not dance. Tommy then said that just the day before, the President of the United States had passed through Clar- ion on liis wedding tour. Long ago, I had been a friend of President Mark Milnor and was about to ask whom he married, when the train stopped at the Clarion depot and 1 hurried to get off. Just then a charming young women came toward us and I recognized Mildred Cook. She looked at Tommy sternly, saying: Oh, do hurry, Rod- man, you know we ' re dining out tonight and you ' re late now! — and then I knew she was Mildred Cook no longer. . linndsome automobile was just passing and Mil- dred said that Mr. and Mrs. Prank Shirley were return- ing from the Opera House where Mrs. Shirley, (whose first name was Maude) had sung in II Trovatore. Oh, here ' s the porter from the Normal! exclaimed Mildred, and turning around I saw Dill P.cst in tlie pur- ple livery of the Normal. Dill had accepted the position just to be near Hattie. So 1 left Mildreu and Tommy and went up to the Normal. First I went to that former haunt of mine, the Prin- cipal ' s ofTice, where I found Ir. James Hughes and his wife, Jennie, busy with some school papers. I was hav- ing a nice talk with them when the Steward came in and I learned that Taylor Brown had been Steward and his wife, Jessie, matron for several years. After Taylor withdrew ,Mrs. Hughes told me. conndentially, that for a long time they had noticed a shortage in their supplies and they were afraid that Mr. Brown was implicated in some way. That ' s right, I thought, Taylor always did have a pretty good appetite. Another surprise awaited me at Navarre Hall for there in Miss Givan ' s sitting room sat Dee Jones, look- ing over a hymn book. She arose and welcomed me in a dignified manner— the old hajjpy, irrepressible Dee was gone and this new. reserved, stern-looking woman had taken her place. In a deep, solemn voice Miss Jones told me that her friend. Pearl Zell, had just been married the day before, for the fourth time. lib After 1 left Miss Jones, I met a Kay young girl in Hit ' hall who asked me if I knew whether Miss Jones ever did have a real romance. I replied that 1 did not know, but ah, I can never forget that romance of Dee ' s. Just at the last moment when she thought she had Karl for sure, he olopod with En actress and she never really got over the shock. Poor Miss Jones! Across the street from the Normal I saw a small, unprotcntlons building on the door of which I saw the word Chaperons. That sounded pretty interesting so 1 went in and there found Emma Cuthrie and Helen Wlutnicr. They told me that tlie v chaperoned crowds of the Normal students on llieir moonlight picnics and marshmallow toasts and such tilings. I sighed as I thought how hai)py we would have been could we have procured such persons when we went to school. We wouldn ' t have been encampassed or suspended or expelled so many times if we had. Just then I heard the old town clock strike the hour so 1 knew it must be time to go down to the theatre where soon I would inspire the vast audience with m.f noble sentence, Monsieur, the car waits! 31 Class Athletics. The Class of I ' .lld lias brcn a large lactor in (lie ath- letics of the Clarion State Normal ever since the class has bciMi in existence. Especially this last year l ' .)i)9 ' Ui. the class has been practically the making of tlie fool ball ami basket ball teams, and the present base ball team has in its number, three of the Class of IfllO. the iUustrious basket ball team of C. S. X. S. tliis year contained four Seniors, namely: Mack, who was captain, .Mayes, Melz and Cooper. Mayes captained the tool ball team, besides having seven oilier Seniors on the ' varsity: Hughes, Glenn, Miller, Summerville, Metz, Mack, lirown and Best. Let us now turn to the athletics of the year by the Seniors alone. We did not put a football team in the field, but came out strongly with a basket ball team. .Mack, as captain, led us to a grand victory over the Jun- iors by an overwhelming score of 4G to Vj. The other members of the team were, Mayes and Cooper forwards, Metz center. Brown and Gourley guards. The above game was surely a great struggle. The Juniors, exulting in their victory over the Middlers, were In the jirinie of condition for the struggle and the Seniors knew it. Nev- ertheless, we waded right in and emerged victors with the above score. It started like a whfrlwind with Mack and Cooper as forwards, Metz center, and Mayes and Brown In guard positions. From the toss up and the sound of the referee ' s whistle, we were on the alert for every opportunity and snatched the ball from the boys of 1912 in such a way that the crowd seemed to appreciate the team work and the fast work of our men. The Senior girls also did good work during the bas- ket ball seafon. ' I ' he season opened with a game on Thanksgiving Day between the Normal team and the . lumni. This was a successful day for the Normal team, the score being 31 — 6 in favor of the Normal. The lineup was as follows: Misses .Mortland and Kribbs forwards, Terwilliger center, Curtis and Sanders guards. In this team Misses .Mortland, Terwilliger, Curtis and Sanders were members of the Class of 1910. No more public games were played until the class games in which the girls of 1910 showed skill by their excellent playing. The girls on tlie team were Misses Kverhart and Mortland forwards, Terwilliger center, Curtis, captain, and Sanders guard, and the subs were Misses Keck forward, Guthrie center and Shaffer guard. We are represented in base ball fcv tiiree members of the Senior class. They are Mayes, Hughes and Brown. Bill Mayes is playing a sensational game in left field and is batting with a vengeance. Shorty Hughes is filling up the center field position In a creditable manner and his batting is a very valuable asset to the team, es- pecially with men on bases. Brown is playing third I);ise ;iii(l liolils iho iiosilioii of cainuiii ol ;hp varsll.v. Thii is his iliird year as a nunibtr of the itam. Tlie Class of 1910 can truly be proud of the great in- terest taken in athletics by its members, and of the spir- it in which they enter into the contests, and we are sure- ly Jusiilied in saylns thai our class has done as much, if not more, than any class in the history of C. S. X. S. to uplift the athletic standard and promote the work for the glory of the school.. Basket Ball Team. Manager, R. M. Steele. Team I ' oi iiioii Howard .Mack, Captain forward William H. Mayes Eugene Metz, Turner Beatty Guy ' Jarson Harold Cooper Points Scored. c. s. X. s c. s. X. s c. s. X. s c. s. X. s c. s. X. s c. s. X. s c. s. X. s c. s. -N. s c. s. X. s c s. X s c. s - s forward 72 center :•! ' ' SAuard 1 ' guard 1. forw ard and guard U SCHEDULE. .48 Alumni ..2S .22 Kingsville A. A .. 9 .11 Sligo A. A ..21 .31 Knox A. A ..19 .17 Brookville High . ' . . . ..26 .23 Slippery Rock Xormal .21 .21 Sliiipery Rock Xormal .19 .22 Xew Bethlehem High . .1, 4 .4.5 Ford City High . .27 .20 Xi w I ' ethlehem High . ..18 .31 Yanigans 2!)1 Total 2? ' 35 36 Senior Class Play. One of the most important events of the Senior year, next to Commencement, is the Thanksgiving Plaj-, which has come to be regarded as one of the most attractive features of the school year. The number of visiting Alumni and friends this year was much larger tlian ever before, and the informal re- unions of classes and students were occasions of more than ordinary delight. The play of this year was The Doll ' s House, one of Ibsen ' s Society Plays. Following the lighter forms of the drama presented in previous years, this play re- quired a very skillful and artistic rendering in (jrder to hold the attention of the audience. The effective presen- tation of the play was manifest by the intense interest of the crowded house throughout the evening. As a prelude Miss Mona Corlett played a piano solo, and Miss Helen Whitnier gave an excellent rendit ' cn ol The Petted Puppy. Between the first and second acts the Senior Quartet, Messrs. Mayes, Brown, Hughes and Miller, sang rntil the Dawn , and between the second and third acts Miss Maude Weaver sang Pierrot in her pleasing manner. THE DOLL ' S HOUSE. Characters. Torvald Helnier — an ambitious business man, I ' -ugene Metz. :;.s Nora Helmer — his wife, the do ' l, Letta Reid. Dr. Rank — an intimate friend of the Helmcrs, Newton Coble. Mrs. Linden — a school friend of Nora ' s Ellen Thompson Nils Krogstad — a rival of Helmer ' s in the ban) ' .Mark Milno.-. Anna — child ' s nurse, Dee Jones. Ellen — maid, Catherine Cochn.n Ivor, Emmy and Bob — flelmers ' children. Meredith Langham, Clarence Von der Heyde. Stage Setting. — Scene, Helmer ' s sitting, room. Time Present day. Christmastide. ACT I.— Synopsis. Nora returns from shopping — her husband chides her mi ' dly for being a spendthrift — a friend of Nora ' s, Mrs. Linden, arrives in town searching for work — Helmer promises her a position in the bank — Krogstad, a cruel, hard-hearted man from whom Nora thoughtlessly borr..w- ed money without consulting her hufband, arrives and dis- closes to Mrs. Helmer some startling technicalities in Jaw — Nora ' s plans for a joyous Christmas are bi ' .ghted by the th:ught of what might happen should Krogstai reveal her se ret to her husband or to the world. ACT II— Synjp=i5. Nora, witli great trepidation, continues he- prepa.- ation lor ( hristmas and the ball — she tries to persua-le Torva:d to allow Krogstad to retain his position in the bank that ho may keei her secret— Dr. Rank, a frequent visitor at tlie Hclnier s home, reveals to Nora his low for her — Krogstad informs Nora of his de ' urinination to tell her husband all — Nora ' s nerves give way — She and Airs. Linden plan to thwart Krogstad ' s evil purpose- Nora becomes half-crazed in her efforts to pipvent Tor vald from opening the letter box which contaiiiF the let- ter revealing her secret ACT III.— Synopsis. Mrs. Linden marries Krogstad so that she may in- duce him to save Nora ' s repututicn — Torvald and Nora return from the ball — Nora is wild with anxiety, she re- solves to take her own life — Dr. Rank takes his last leave of Helmer ' s home — As Nora is about to depart from her home lorever she is prevented by Torvald who de- mands an explanation of the whole affair -He is cold and unsympathetic; she, for the hrst time, sees his real character — a letter arrives telling the H.= imer ' s iney are freed from the debt — Helmer wishes Nora to forget all anii live as before — She cannot forget his selfish lieart- lessness and resolves to work out for herself a plan of conduct in keeping with her newly awakened ideas. Every part of the play was well sustained. The highest i)raise was accorded to Jliss Letta Keid who, as Nora Hclnier. played the loading part. Miss Roid dis- 40 played unusual dramatic power and great versatility in her portrayal of a most dillicult role. Her manner was pleasing and graceful, one almost forgot that it was not a icality, so thoroughly did she adapt herself to the changing conditions. Mr. Eugene .Metz very successfully carried tiie part of, Torvald Hel nar. Hs was apt in his intoriireraiiotl and sustained himself admirably throughout the play in all its critical and climactic situations. Miss Ellen Thompson as Mrs. Linden wa ' i a most excellent impersonation. The part oi Nils Kro, ' ;slad, the hard-hearted business man, by Mark Milnor, and of I r. Rank, the consumptive, by Mr. Newton Goble, «ero both effectively given. Miss Dee Jones as Anna, the nurse, and Miss Catherine Cochran, as Ellen, the maid, were well taken, both entering into the spirit of the play. The scene of the children, Ivor, Emmy and I ' -ob. repre- sented by Meredith Langham and Clarence Von der Heyde, in their play with Nora, called forth the nio-st spontaneous applause. The stage setting, the costumes and all the acces- sories were well appointed and gave added interest to the presentation. The class owes much to Miss Stoner. the director. To her great credit is due for the high character of the presentation. .-_ 3 ' w ' ■ .., -;,- •? In Memoriam. Isabelle Morlland—Died April 10. 1910. Our birtli is but a sleep and a forgetting; The soul that rises with us, our life ' s star Hath had elsewhere its setting And Cometh from afar; Not in entire forgetfulness. And not in utter nakedness. But trailing clouds of glory do -ve come From God who is our home. Class Characteristics. lOUlii Altfimis-- ! would Ihis wore over, I am tiled. .Mary Iteaity- A sinooili and liai)i(y mind, ijentle lliouKlits and ealm desires. lirnestine Uodenliorn — Tlie stillness and f; ' ;ivity of lliy y until the world liath noted. Twila liowman — A maiden with a pleasant face, an ' . ever of a comely grace. Jennie Uraden — One never bold in siiirit but I ' aith- fnl to duty. Iva r.uzard — Sweetest nut sometimes has sourest rind. Dora Hoddorf — A gem of purest ray serene. William I ' .est — In character, in manners, in style, in all thin.!;s simplicity. Franklin Fioy er — .Much study is a great weariness lo the flesh. Taylor Drown — Who doth ambition shun, and loves to live in the sun. Burton Beck — A very .gentle man. and Faith, of a nood conscience. Williard Bender — Marry, he trots hard with a maid. Catherine Cochran — One witli a smiling face, and a heart not wholly proof gainst Cupid ' s darts. Mildred Cook — From wiience does that gracefulness come? Daisy Crooks — Through i)erseverance she wins the ■14 goal. Chloe Cumn.ings — Often heard to sing The Ilnnio- land. Oh, the Homeland, the land of the FBKIO born. Myra Curtis— A strong and virtuous girl, loved by all. Chalmer Curtis — 1 had such a strange dream in ICthics class. Harold Cooper — Little, yet mighty — in basket ball. Sara Kverhart — She is a girl, whom we recall As one of the leaders of basket ball. She played not for glory. She played not for fame. But just to enhance The Class ' good name. Bertha Fitzgerald — Dark haired and dark eyed. One in whom we may confide. ' Estclla Fiizsimnions— The glass of fashion and the mould of form. .Newton Coble— I am he that is so love-shakod. Orville Gates — .Veatness is next to godliness. A. U. Ciourley — A voice ever gentle, soft and low. Frank . . Clenn— My vaulting ambition hath o ' er- Icaped itself, and fallen at the feet of another. .Tcssie C;eorge-- ' .Mirth i)ersonified. lOmiiia (Juthrie — Full of frolicsome mirth and fun. K;iic Humphreys — Don ' t cry, little girl, don ' t cry. u- LJ ! I ■ -y:- r ' r ' If ' . r- - W ■ ' -x Hazel Heller — A quiet and modest little maid. James Hughes — Peihaps he ' ll grow. Dee Jones — Tell me not in mournful numbers, Love is but an empty dream. Anna Kyle — In truth, she keepeth well the rules. Viva Knappenberger — She stoops to conquer. Dora Kahle — The silent member of our class. Jennie Keck — Heady to do with her might what her hands find to do. Frank lrey-- Still our wonder grew, whence all this knowledge came. Elvira Johnston — Thine eyes are depths of thought where glints of sunlight start and gleam. Inn Hazen — Her work has been noble — tlie teach- ing of children. Anna C. Lynam — O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into everlasting dew. Kittie Mowery — Thou living ray of intellectual fire, ' Mark T. Alilnor — 1 love not two, I love not three, I love but one, and that is me. William Mayes — The football line he goes right thru. He ' s always happy, ' tis confessed. Even in Welch ' s Physics test — His tenor voice exceeds the rest. lOugene Melz — A generous man, with a rambling tongue. Ccorge f! .Miller — Learning ' s gilded crown sitteth 4{i heavily ui-on mo. Howard .Mack — Our man of basket ball fame. Elizabeth . oble — Her mind is one of keenness; Her actions those of thought. Her life is one of beauty For it shone where ' er she taught. Lorena Port — The poetic genius of the class. Earl Park— Kor every why he had a ' wherefore. ' Edith Price — Her voice is but the shadow of a sound. Letta Reid — Though she is not tall or stately, yet she ' s an attractive maid. Leonore Rhoades — Our sincere and trustworthy friend. Charles Richards — Slow and steady wins the race. Lura Reed — And she lived happy ever after. Anna Stahlman — A noble girl, nobly planned, born to comfort and command. Preda Seigworth — Our living? Rlanche Summerville — Her cheeks are like the ro- ses newly born; the blushes come and go and thus adorn. W. R. Summerville — Oh, it is excellent to have n giant ' s strength. Blanche Stone — A modest little maid with eyes so (lark and bright. Anna Sigworth — Impulsive, aggressive, always ready to meet the !-tr;inger. Helen Wliitmer — ■Kat and lair, and ever smiling. A i)icture thai is most beguiling. I ' i::rl Zcll- if my heart would but stand still. 1 could ripple as a rill. Rubs and Crindi. Assoc ir.t on of Bluffers. I ' rosidt nt — Freda Seigworth. Vice President — Eu.gene Metz. Secretary — Ora Sanders. Ireasurer — Mark Milnor. Good Advice. Oni- day the weary Seniors Dragged slowly into class. They didn ' t have their lessons. They meant to get thru by braso. IJut Professor Steele, he noted lOvery singls lad and lass. And read by guilty countenances That some c;:arge must come to pass. They blundered thru their IJutoh Tiil he said it was too much; He wrung his hands in agony for a wliile Till his face was lighted with a smile. ■Tve got an inspiration. he said, Thut ' s very good, I ' d put into effect just now, ir 1 only rould. I ' .ut in your rooms this evening lieiore you study Dutch, .lust lake a little Ginger, — It will help you very much. lOleanor Stiles — Her hair is like the sun. And wlien she walks at night — The little birds come out to sing — For they think it is daylight. Ora Sanders— Oh. those tell-tale eyes. Daisy Smith — Fate has tri ' ?d to conceal her by nam- ing her Smith Iva Terwilliger — There is a pleasure in the pathless woods; there is society where none intrudes. JFay ' limlin— She was the sweet marjoram of the salad, or rather, the herb of grace. Mary Thompson — The one worth while is the one that can smile when everything goes dead wrong. i:Uen Tliompson— O, for the touch of a vanished hand. Redman Tompkins— In peace there ' s nothing so be- coming a man as modest stillness and humility. Lester Updegraff — Would that my tongue could ut- ter tlie thoughts that arise in me. Maude We.iver — Whene ' er we think of Normal Our thoughts are linked with thee; Again we hear the songs you sang So full of melody. Clarence Shoup — The spirit of melancholy sits brooding on his pale thin features. Mattie Shaffer— I was a wandering child; I did not love my room. Frances Snyder — A sweet, attractive kind of grace. I ' rof. Ballentine (in Virgil) — Mildred Cook, what does pelle mean? Mildred: — Dry up! One day Mildred Kribbs looked over the Gates and saw a Heeter. S. T. [5ro«n, in discussing the Heynoldsville-Clarion foot ball game said: Gee, 1 had a dandy chance to make a touchdown onoe, but someone got in my way. Bill Mayes, translating Virgil: — And they climbed upon the horse and all rode. The Navarre Hall foot ball team made good last fall, winning every game they played. There was a member of the class of nine Who stood quite high in a Middler ' s mind. There grew a feeling between these two Entirely foreign to most of you. The days of the term approached an end; Each seemed to each as an only friend, And the parting one, 1 here would state. Had left his heart with a would-be mate. But when she came back in ten to dwell She found another whom she loved well; Vet she quite often is heard to sigh Ich leibe einander, must I decide? [ I have loved you long, I loved you last. And you are a member of my class; The time is here and we soon must part. To which of these shall I give my heart? Elizabeth Noble: — You are late at morning, noon and night. For excuse you have nothing to say; So take our advice and hurry a mite. Lest you be late on Judgment Day. Eleanor Stiles (translating German: — Hedwig to Tell) — I perceive you falling from the precipice into a liv- ing death. Professor Welch (in Physics): — Miss Keck, why do you sometimes cast a long shadow and sometimes a short one? History of Ed. Student: — Philanthropin was a i op- ular educator of the 17th century. Dr. Becht: — That will do. Let us have another chapter on Mr. Philanthroi)in. Normal School Beatitudes. Blessed Is the bell for it saves many an honest soul from flunking. Blessed is the ginger, for a dose insures a good Ger- man lesson. Blessed are the lilulTers, for tliey sliall surely be- come honor students. lilessed are the ponies, for without them wo coiildn ' l read T.atin. OverworVc. ' I he melancholy days have come, The saddest of the year; We look in vain for brighter things Tliat. maybe, will us cheer. We have to study day and night Wiijiout an intermission; We act as if we really had To work off some ambition. We ' re getting thin and nervous like. We cannot sleep at night; And when the moon is beaming bright. And everything looks gay and light, Tis then at Physics we must work. For Daddy says to never shirk. It seems our troubles all come in one. We never have a bit of fun, I ' nless it Is a pillow tight Without Miss Givan getting sight. C). yes we are a wretched lot! Never was knowledge more dearly bought. But maybe when our spirits are flown Tliey ' ll tliink of us lying all alone. And throw some leaves upon our grave Saying, llesl in Peace, O, Senior Slave. Mary Thompson says the most sensible movement she ever heard of is the one on foot at tlie present time concerning the preservation of Forest. Dr. Recht:— Mr. Mack, do you not like going to school? Howard: — Xo sir; but, oli, you ( ' umming(s). A Song of the Heart. (Tune — Boston Burglars. ) There are girls at Clarion Normal, Girls that we love well; And if ever we get back again Along with them we ' ll dwell. If ever we get back again All skipping we will shun; Adieu to all marshmallows. For we do not care for some. Gome, all you fools on campus. Pray keep your tempers sweet! And if ever you go skipping. Don ' t go skippnig down South Street; For if you do, you ' re sure to rue. And in lime you ' ll come like we A-serving many lonesome days Away from Doctor B — . —Sung by Mutt and Jeff. Marching Thru Virgil. Bring the good old pony boys, Well Hot another line; We are our teachers ' only joys, And we are doing fine. Tomorrow we will gallop and surprise him some. And he ' ll think after all we are not so dumb. But alas! when the morrow came. And each read off his horse. Prof. Ballentine said some scathing words, That filled them with remorse. In the Physical Training Exhibition, the Senior Class Song was the most entertaining and amusing fea- ture of the evening. — Clarion Democrat. We owe much of the success of our publication to the excellent design work of our class artist. Miss I ' earle Zell. The designing of the book is her original work in which she has displayed unusuall talent. We take this means of thanking Miss Zell for her contribu- tions to the Clarion. C. S. N. S. 1910. .Now think of nil the classes Which before us have fled; lUit in the march of numbers There ' s none with us can tread. We ' re the flower of the present And the jewel of the past And stars of lustre will arise From this same Senior Class. We are st.Tnding at the present Where the other classes stood, nut none of all the other grads Have ever been so good. In Junior we were troubled O ' er many a little care; r.iit in Middle we grew strong — Learned to endure and to bear. As Seniors we have learned To succeed as we go, And made the greatest progress The school can ever know. We pased through the Junior As a bird in the air And worried through Middle With greater despair. IJut now in the SaniDr The year has seemed long, And the diflicult tasks Have made us grow strong. Xow at the wide threshold Of this Normal we stand Just ready to step out Intj all pMrt-, of the land. 3) hera la our p irtin? We will now bid adieu To our kind Alma Maler, So lie!i)ful and true. THE END 8 17 2 f f 3 9363 00151 7173 Spec. Col. qLD 1017 .C88 191C Spe«r VCSC Col. CSC pub — Frac ' . ' G -High tn s rirk -lllustre : - s — Pa Gen ' ' ist — Rare book