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Kent State Normal College The winds whispered it to the dandelion and tall grasses, and they in turn told it to the twigs and branches of the oak. The oak whispered it to the maple and chestnut; and they, as though in anger, rustled their leaves as though sound- ing the signal for the gathering together and preparation of all their forces for a mighty battle. The wind carried upon its bosom an angry sea of protest, now blowing gently as if trying to soothe Normal Hill, now howling and shrieking as though in sympathy. The oak, pine, chestnut, dandelion and honeysuckle vine bent and swayed as the storm launched with all its fury, on a tossing, restless sea. All night long, this wooded hilltop continued to sob and moan aloud that man would dare to interrupt its sleep of a thousand years. But whether it was the wind or by the will of a Higher Power, someway, somehow, when the sun had kissed the dawn to rosy hue, it found this forest primeval, with all the dignity and stateliness of her former glory, ready to bend to the will of man, and ready to off er herself as a sacrifice upon the altar of education that the teachers of the state of Ohio might progress. Thus, today, we see four yellow brick buildings, peeping from beneath the treetops crowning Normal Hill. Instead of the path worn hard by the settlers ' cattle, is a curving driveway, up which the merry chug-chug of the normal bus can be heard as it carries passengers to and fro. Today, K. S. N. is but a babe in its cradle of infancy. Tomorrow, her fame will be spread broadcast; and in future years, when her glory is on the brink of life ' s setting sun, I can see the mighty walls and dome of K. S. N. rise gradually above us, isolated from the rest of the world by the solitude of their surroundings, and standing out against the evening sky as solemn as a vision of antiquity. Slowly the setting sun turns the vast river of leaves of the oaks and elms into a glittering pavement. Through the ruined dome of K. S. N. College, it flings the ruddy glow of a conflagration, tinging it with that soft vermilion blush which only the western sun can bestow upon these buildings of the past. In that golden twilight, the harsh outlines of its walls grow soft and mellow until the many scars inflicted there by time and man are all concealed; and glittering in the saffron west, the dear old K. S. N. looks like a vast mount of gold in which the glory of a golden past lies entombed. K. M. Shafer.
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1916 Chestnut-Burr The Lure of Kent State Normal On a hill-top crowned with gigantic oaks and pines is located Kent State Normal College. Picture, if you can, in the days of the Indians and the hunter, this forest primeval. Here the chipmunk and the squirrel chattered saucily back and forth. There the bird found a home. The dandelion, in return for the freedom which it received, gave a coverlet of gold to the hillside. The honeysuckle vine wound its way from tree to tree, and its blossoms filled the air with their sweet perfume. The bees were free to drink of its sweetness as they chose. The brook as it rushed along seemed happy with it all, and as it coursed over the roughened ledges, it furnished tranquil music to the scene. Its liquid quenched the parched throat of the deer. The hunter sipped of its nectar as the daffodils sip of the dew. The rain came down and covered it all with as many and as beautiful dia- monds as this forest could hold. Diamonds, glittering, sparkling in the sunlight, were the priceless studded jewels of the gold covered hillside. The tall grass and soft moss were their velvet background. The ancient oak trees stood like so many sentinels, guarding as it were, this treasure of nature. In winter, the naked branches of the oak were the strings of a harp through which the cold winter winds of the north rushed, and whispered notes, sweet and low. In summer, when soft breezes rustled through the green foliage of the chestnut and elm, sweet music, softer, clearer and more beautiful than ever played by human fingers, was heard. At dusk, when evening would gather the purple shadows of night about her, the concert of the hundred voices from a frog pond was added to nature ' s music. The brook, as if not to be outdone, rushed faster and swifter than before, laughing, dancing, playing and gurgling in its dash for freedom from prison walls, giving forth music, loud and clear. The buzzing bees flew home to rest; the humming bird called to its mate; the squirrels and chipmunks chattered back and forth over stolen nuts; the crow, after a day of pirating and plunder; and the fluttering butterfly, each and every one, came home as the child comes home to its mother for shelter at night. As Nature ' s children came home, the wind rustled and whispered through the tree tops; the brook sang and played; while the concert of the frogs in the distance, the song of the birds and the humming bees, furnished a grand triumphal entry march for each and every one. Above it all, the large oak sentinels stood like giants, quiet and solemn spectators, nodding and bending their green covered branches to and fro to the flower-kissed winds, as though scenting a voice of approval, and beckoning for the entry of more of Nature ' s offspring. Thus, day after day, and night after night, Normal Hill lived and slept. But alas, her peace of a thousand years was to be disturbed! When the next winds blew from the southland, they carried with them, news of the selection by the Ohio General Assembly of Normal Hill as a suitable site for the location of a Normal School. 8
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1916 ' ' Chestnut-Burr poarb of trustees Appointed by the Governor Edwin F. Moulton Warren John A. McDowell Ashland Peter W. Doyle Hudson S. D. Shankland Willoughby Hugo C. Koehler Alliance OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Edwin F. Moulton President John A. McDowell Secretary 10
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