San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Normal Year Book, ,IO Newman Club N carrying out the aims of the Newman Club, which is to giVe to its members the rich legacy Of the Roman Catholic Church in n111sic,literatu1e, science and art, which has been necessaiily crowgh 1- ed out of the over-burdened 'eurriculum 0f the l present, the club has had the following lectures: , HPhilosophy of History? Rev. J. McKinnon 0f ,Morgan Hill; hPlace of Imagination in Literaturef 1 Rev. J. Woods of Los Gates; ilCatholie Inheri- 1 tance in Science and Art? Rev. J. H. Whittle Of San Jose; llFunction of the Newman Club? Rev. J; Moore of Berkeley; liLife and Work of John HenryiNew111an, Rev. J. H. Lally of San Jose; Joan of Arc Rev. J. Tuohey Of San Francisco; Legal Status of Women in Ca1- ifornia Attorney D Burnett Of San Jose. , , a It is expected that the Club will have a club house 1n the vicin- ity of the N01111a1 campus before Very long. The officers of the Club are: President, Francis Dwyer; First Vice- President, Marie Reene; Second Vice- President, Gertrude Byrne; Secreta1V,Ma11y Ca11niehael;Treasurer, Ethel Richardson; Sargeant- at- Arms Mary Murray. , o o o 0 Young Women s Cbrlstlan Assoc1atlon HE meetings of the Y. W. C. A. have proven to be. i T delightful recreations and source of strength to the o , girls. Splendid meetings have been held in the li- W'brary Of the Training School, led by men and wo- . men from larger helds Of work, members of the Normal Faculty and girls of the Y. W. Miss Mary MCCreery, Studentsi Territorial Secretary, was with us for four days this year. Miss 'Wilbur, the National Secretary, was also with us and gave a helpful talk. Pleasure and good times have not been lacking, however, for many glorious times have been celebrated Assembly stunts,candx1 sales, a big enthusiastic Capitola banquet with Miss Schallenbergez, Miss Osgood, Miss Smith and others to talk, and Miss Dentons WWI ' , W M .E M kW . Mn 1 1 Japanese evening. San Jose Normal was well represented at the Capitola C011- ference. The ofhcers are: President, Gladys Kinney; Vice-Presi- dent, Margaret Marehant; Secretary, Anne Manhire;'Treasure11, Helen Denhart. I391

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N ormal Year Book, ,IO mm m M 27 HE Art Club, although one of the newest institu- tions of the NOrmal School, promises to take an important place in the not distant ftiture. It owes its beginning to the untiring zeal and enthusiasm. of Miss Celesta Hobson. Under her guidance, C3 early in January 3 number of earnest girls met and organized thissoeiety which stands for the highest appreciation of art in its various phases. Already in its brief existence Of two terms it has done good work in the study of American art. However, the social side as well as the serious is emphasized and the Club has had several de- lightful social functions, banquets and luncheons, and many more are being eagerly looked forward to. The Club has started a fund for the purchase of a Keith picture which it will present to the Student Body for the new Normal building. It also entertains high hopes of becoming allied with an Arts and Crafts Department in this school; Under the presidency of Miss Vinnie Hill the Club is prosper- ing admirably, and with enthusiasm in abundance the outlook for the future is very bright. The following complete the list of Of-- ficers: Vice-President, May Jorgensen; Secretary, Louise Scott; Treasurer, Viola Gandrup; Sargeant-at-arms, Mary De F1011. The following is the list Of honory members: Miss Vivian, Miss Kinney, Miss English, Miss Riebsam, Miss Royce, Miss Schureman, Dr. Schalienberger and Miss Ramer. E381

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Normal Year Book, ,IO THIS ISSUE 1000 COPIES. THE MONTH 4000 COPIES. CIRCULATION SOON 1200 PER WEEK Official Organ of the Student Body. .f Vol. III. Wednesday, May 4. r910. the Normal ElimPEi HYe' Good Old Times No. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. EVERY STUDENT A SUBSCRIBER. EVERY COPY READ State Normal School at San lose YEAR-BOOK IN JUNE TO. BE SPLENDID SOUVENIR Book WilfContain a Directory Of All Members Of Class. ' Will Be One of the Best School Magazines Ever Issued. Thc cnnnnittee in charge of the Year llook presented a sample copy to'the Senior ClaSs for in- spectinn last Friday, April 29. Of course every One was pleased, It easily untelasscs any souvenir hook ever published by the Normal and great credit is due those who have labored to make it the success it certainly is. The honk, bound in heavy brown leather. is free from :ttlver- tising that usually appears in such hooks. The pages are to be of heavy smooth texture while the smiling countenances of the charming young larlies will give the final artistic finish. In the back will he a directory of the members of the June class with their permanent home ad- dresses. - The hook will be 6x9 inches in size. and with the heavy. tri-cola oretl page plates aml it2 pages of straight matter will be of pro- portionate thickness. It is to be hand sewetl. deckletl edge on two sides and the cover will he il- luminetl by a gold leaf seal of the school. The Seniors feel that the hook is to he one of the greatest achievements ever accomplished by the June class. The price of the Year Book today is $3.00, but in two years from today its value will have doubled and as the years go by the Seniors will turn the treas- ured pages and look on the famil- iar scenes and faces with the same loyal spirit that has always char- acterized this class. MRS. GEORGE GIVES TALK AT MILL'S COLLEGE The Environment of the Hindus Subject of Address. Mrs. George gave a talk Thurs- day at Mill's College in Oakland before the faculty students and friends. The Geographical Ene vironment of the Hindu, a sub- ject upon which she is especially well qualified to speak, was her topic, and Mrs. George gave one of her broad, interesting talks, meeting with mt'ich well deserved appreciation She also greatly enjoyed her day at the college and ' her meeting with its venerable founder. Mrs. Mills, who now at eighty-fonr years of age, is preSi- dent emeritus and still takes an active intereet in the school and . its eight hnnrled Alumni which she knows all by name Dr Car- son is now acting preSirlent. and 11118 school is preparing to drop' the seminary course and emerge a fnll-Hedged womanls college that wil rank with Smith vand VVellisley l l l l San jose State Normal School Basketball Team. Reading from left to right-Standing' Price, Furby tMgr l, Thomas, Marshman tCaptainl, Wood, Anderson Last Saturday the Normal lBoys' Basket Team, aecmnpan- ied by the manager, journeyed to Pacific Grove to play a return game with Pacific Grove l-ligh School. The team arriied in high spirits and spent the afternoon enjoying the sea breeze, in scal- ing the rocks at Lover's Ponit anil in gathering specimens of sea. life. Eight o'clock fonnd the bleach- ers of the court crowded with some three hundred enthusiastic rooters. Gold and Cardinal, the Pacific Grove colors. waved gor- geously over the crowd. while horns, bells and voices mingled in wiltl tnmnlt 0f cheers Prompt- ly at 8'I5. amid clamorons ap- plause, the S. N 9. team entered tthe court for a few minutes warming up. lollowed soon after by the Pacific Grove ball toss- ers. The gamelwas called at 8:30 aml amid the Glamorous cheers 0f the bleachers the ball shot tip into play Normal was the hrst to score. and kEpt in the lead. The game was stubbornly eon- tcstetl and for one time the ball was in play ten minutes before :1 goal was secured However. thrif the efficiency of the Normal guards the Pacific Grove men failed to score The game was remarkably fast considering the poor lights and the low ceiling At the tinal call for time S N S. possessed the long end of a 20 to 6 score The personal work and influence of the teamis mane SENIOR C SIXES AND SEVENS HOLD PICNIC Dr. Snyder Proves Himself An Expert In Camp Cook- ing. The Senior C sixes and Senior C sevens. nntler the leadership of Nell Lawson. Dr Snyder anl Miss Nicholson. had plannetl about two weeks ago that thei should have a picnic Xl'hat atl- tectives that wonrl best rlescrih: it? Well. we'll leave that m the selection of the reader who knoxn a-ntxthnig about these three ahoie hamed peuple punnd class a ntiniher oi mnt- siders were present. It H35 .1 goodly company Arrangements were made for a specnal car. The jolly company left at 0 llesicles the conn- nclock Saturday morning, The weather, of course. cleared up Itn such a brilliant class As the cars swayed arountl on the Los Gatos road the crowd commenc- ed singing, or a harmonic inmhle was emitted from the car's win- thix'sminai' he you could call it music, At any rate it was an expression of joyonsness. When the car came to the ter- minal all rnsherl out and made a wild dash for the foothills. Yesl creeks had to be crossed an-l there were no hridges Some :watlerl: we can't mention names ilest ton wonltl raise your eye- lbrows in horrors. others waited itlntll temporary bridges were con- structed Not long after the pa. 'ty had selected the spot that the: lshould make their base of opera- ,tions. the entire number set to Seated . Hale. S. N. S. BOYS WIN EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY Pacific Grove Again GoetP-own to Defeat to Tune of 20-6. Game is Grand Finish of a Most Successful Season. :iger, Furhy, was well shown by the marked improvement of the team. Brown of San Jose High refereed the game. The Normal line up waS' An- derson and Marshman, forwards; Pricel center, Hale and Thomas, guards. Pacific Grove, McMa- hon and jenkins, forwards. Goldsworthy, center; Norton and Coe, guards. This game marks the close of the season and now the men who have so ably upheld the yellow and white of S. N S have put away their suits and will burrow once more into the depths of learning until the sound of the- whistle awakens them at the opening of the next esason. We wish them as successful a season as they have just closed. wood--gatehring. lTrees were shorn of their decayed wood, others were felled and wood en- ough was finally secured to feed three raging bon-fires. Under the skillful charge of Dr. Snyder. who without question is an ex- pert. porter-house steak, toast. coffee and potatoes were brought to their richness of Havor. All sat down on the grass to enjoy a real picnic luncheon. The afternoon was spent in flower-gathering. wading. stroll- ing-well. enjoying Nature at her best in the Los Gatos foot- hills. The crowd left L05 Gates at 5 o'clock, most of them physical- ly fatigued yet spiritually re- freshed by the joyousness of knowing each other a little bet- ter. SHORTVSTORYV CLUB TO VISIT JOAQUIN MILLER. lReasonable Railroad Rates Have Been Obtained for Round Trip. The Day to be Spent in Hills - Visiting Poet. The Short Story Chili is eag- erly looking forward ti; Satur- day. May 7th, when together with friends aml members of the sehoql, it will make its annual pilgrimage to joaqutn Milleris home, The Heights, situated in the hills near Fruitvale. This will be a splendid oppnrttinity of seeing the noted California poet in his interestingy eniironment, and of hearing him recite his heatiful poems. Reduced rates have been ob. , tained and the party will leave San lose early in the morning, some returning tlie same evening and others staying ini variqus places about the hay, over Stin- day The day will he spent in the glorious hills Visiting: the po- et. and also in seeing other places of interest a most delightful time being anticipated The round- trip rate will he a dollar and a quarter and it Will be announced later at what time the train will leave. PR EPARATIONS FOR ROSE CARNIVAL. .Queen's Outfit Will Excel Any- thing Ever Seen in San jose. Both Normal Students and Train- ing School Pupils Show Much Interest Last Saturday Mr: tlcorge anti Mrs. Rousseau accompanied Miss Manhire. the Queen of the Rose Carnival, to San Francwcu for a final Fitting oi the gorgennx' robes now being designed and treatezl for her by the official costumers. From all reports the costumes will excel anything eVer seen in San lose. The costumers have promised to send the robes down- to San Jose on the i7th of May. The queen. of a beautiful 'brn- nette type, will make a stunning picture in her queenly gowns Miss Payne and Miss English have very graciously otTeretl the queen and her maids the use of their home as headquarters dur- ing the Carnival. The central lo- cation of which makes it very ac- ceptable to those who are to par- ticipate in the Carnival Enthusiasm concerning the Carnival is not only at i'high tide' in the Normal School. but also at the Training School, where the children are counting the days until they can do their share to make a splendid show- ling for the county of Santa Clarat i401