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

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The Ind ex primarily established for teachers not formerly enrolled, it is largely attended by regular students who wish to take extra branches or make up deficiences, and by former students, now teaching, who may thus advance in their course. One of the most fortunate results is the increasing number of such people that are induced to press forward to graduation. It is never entirely safe to promise much with regard to the future. If the legislature deals as generously with us as now seems probable. the present snmmer will witness sub- stantial improvements in buildings and grounds, a large addition to our library, additional equipment of laboratories, of the department of art, and a variety of new appointments that will beautify our halls and class rooms. The department of music will be reinstated, and singing will occupy in the daily program the space that it merits. Other departments and additional instructors are planned. The prospects for a continued development are bright. Normal training for teachers is constantly growing in public favor. The heavy expenditure in building and equipping three new institutions may at times give the taxpayer pause, yet no burden is so cheerfully borne as the cost of the public schools. The normal school is essen- tial to their highest efficiency. The hundreds of devoted teachers from this institution are daily demonstrating the value of its work, and are the sure guaranty of its perpetuity. DAVID FELMLEY. Mr. Tompkins' cut could not be secured. thus he was left out. President in 1899-1900.

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The Index THE SENIOR EDITORIAL. i. T mm -fL'HE glorious twentieth century dawned upon the dear old Normal with as brilliant I W2 a class of Seniors within its walls as any that has been found there in the past, ' or any that will be welcomed in the future. lbvwwwmj President Felmley said last year at a banquet that this class was especially beloved by the faculty, and the delightful dinner at which we were recently entertained made us positive that the president was right, as he generally is. Our greatness is due to various causes, among others is the unity amid diversity that has characterized the class. This diversity has been strongly brought out in the class meetings, which far surpassed the Ciceronian Society in their opportunity for oratory and debate. The unity has been secured by our having for a leader a true Knight and our un- swerving devotion to XVright. Many and varied have been our experiences. The school has had three presidents dura ing our career, and as a result our class is made up of three distinct types of character. There are those of our number who go about with that self-suflicient air that says. I am a social force. Then we have the ones whose emotional side predominates, their favorite theme is the philosophy of love. The third class revel in the realm of intellect. They say with Bacon and Felmley, I have taken all knowledge to be my province. A certain lecturer gives an original version of an old passage. It used to be Open your mouth and the Lord will till it. He says, Fill your mouth and the Lord will open it. Now the Seniors of 1001 have gone through the lilling process. W'e each bought a copy of Rosen- kranz because we alwavs obey orders. and we were told to buy a book. We not only did