Illinois State Normal University - Index Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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'Ciba ilnbeg 2' ' l5llI.2lfll3ELl95xIl3ifw Simi? HILADELPHIANS are well pleased with the results of the past yearis Q, society work. Once more they feel that they are the formidable equals gf, 'Q' 3 of the Wrightonians, in intellectual, as well as in physical contest. . Again, they feel, looking back over the many evenings spent together ' X -' at society, that the great majority of the programs have been pleasing, interesting, and instructive. The presidents elected for the different terms were as follows: Mary Rickards, spring, James Fairchild, winter, and Roy Mize, fall. The spring term went along in its usual smooth and calm order. During the winter term, one of the most prominent features of our evenings was a debate. Since we are to be teachers, and are to come into closer touch with public life, we ought to be logical in our thinking and to have full possession of ourselves in public. Now, the successful debater is the person who can think on his feet and we, as teachers, to do our best work, must take advantage of those influences most conducive to this re- sult, consequently, we hope that this element of our programs so well begun will continue. Owing to bad weather, the Intersectional contest was poorly attended. The Lower Sections made a creditable showing, but Section C won easily. The fall term marked a new era in the struggle for supremacy between the two societies. The spirit of contest, heretofore confined to the intellectual side alone, was now even carried to the field of athletics. In consequence, many games were played during

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'Gbe llnbeg 23 the year, the results of which are, the Wrightonians--thanks to the young ladies-stand victorious in basket-ball, the Philadelphians in football. Our reveries are wont to take us back through the dimness of time to the fall of '92, Through the gray light of these intervening years familiar visions appear and disappear before my sight. Five successive times I see the picked champions of the orange and black leave camp and advance to the attack. Five successive times I see them return routed, with banner trailing in the dust. The sixth time they advance, noble warriors they are with determination stamped on every brow, afar off they meetg the fray begins Deep voices of wisdom long fill the air and above all, are softly wafted back sweet strains of music. The rhythmical voices steadily rise and fall and iinally subsideg the music subtly swells, long reverberates, and finally diminishes until it is no more, and all is silence. Plzilaclelphia, the champion of the day! The inter-society contest has been won. But look you, the enemy's ranks are forming. Two points are we ahead but two contests behind. Philadelphians, gaze full at your bannerfimlla excellentia est sine labord' and then cogitate, lonbomte, Uivzcite-plan, labor, conquer--for Philadelphia in the fall of '98 W. J. P. '-'-fili -?1iug-r53lf1J11--5f:iWi- xx1l1.u::i:a V 51 Tir 46 --ui 'in E x . XV iw ' 1 Ng F: , I I 2 Nr -.. r W in ' Q Wg X Q a, M Q - Qfff-santa-5.19721-sw. .- -Q 'viii -as 2-nixasxxgiosxgqx-nz--1-:gg -1.-111-1:20--ocgip' gjz- -mi: U ,nr-Bzxx ,Jn in--f0:r1Ix