Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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16 THE NORMAL ADVANCE The Normal Advance DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE INDIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL EDITORIAL STAFF WM. L. CONNOR ' ---------------- Editor-in-Chief WALDO F. MITCHELL ------------- t - Associate Editor ERNEST L. WELBORN - - ------------ Literary Editor NELLIE HABERSTICH ------ . ----------- Society Editor JESSE WooD ..................... Athletic Editor W R' VALENTKNE 3 Local and Alumni Editors H ARRY Howxcx ............. CHLOE HOUGHTON ------------------- Senior Editor ............................. J unior Editor CLYDE SHAW ------------------- Sophomore Editor ........................... Freshman Editor HELEN Ross ----------------- College Course Editor BUSINESS STAFF WM. 0. WINKLEB ................. Business Manager MELVIN K. DAVIS -------------- Advertising Managers ADAM BOWLES ................ Circulation Manager BOARD OF CONTROL PRES. W. W. PARSONS, Ex-Omcio PROF. CHAS. M. CURRY, Chairman ARTHUR. CUNNINGHAM, WILL T. BARBRE, C. 0., Secretary WM. H. CAIN, '10 .............. '11 WM. UNVERFETH: 12 Published monthly from October to J une, inclusive. Tm ...................... $1.00 per Year Single Copies . . . .............. 10 Cents Commencement Number .................. 35 Cent Address all communications to THE NORMAL ADVANCE, Terre Haute, Ind. Upon change of address immediately notify TEE ADVANCE. All alumni, as well as undergraduates, are urged to hand in contri- butions. Entered at the Terre Haute post office as second class mail matter. Our editorial staff consists entirely of new members. While it will be for you, the reader, to pass judgment upon our work, we desire to say for ousselves that each one of us expects to put forth his best efforts. This first number is intended to fairly indicate what the ADVANCE will be this year. We bespeak the hearty- co- operation of the entire student body, the alumni, and the fa culty in making the ADVANCE a paper worthy of our School. I. 8.1V. UOLLEGE COURSE DOOMED? NO! The fact that the Governor called a meeting of college presidents of the state to discuss higher education in Indiana has excited the suspicion among a great many people, among Whom are a few students, that an attack is being made on the State institutions of higher i education. This is a mistake. The. meeting was unoiiicial, and was called by the Governor simply to secure authentic information on which to base his recommendations concerning a propriations to Indiana University, Purdue niversity, and Indiana State Normal by the next Legislature. To those who can read the iisigns of the timesli this meeting means the dawning of an era of intelligent co-operation of all educational forces in the State, with the result that great good will come to Indiana. iiAt the afternoon session of the meeting President Ellis 0f Vincennes introduced a reso- lution that neither Purdue 01' the State Normal should confer the degree of bachelor of arts. tIndianapolis Newsy. It was the above reso- lution which gave rise to a rumor, now widely circulated, that the next Legislature would do away with the College Course at I. S. N. This is an altogether fallacious notion, and unwar- ranted by any action taken at the meeting of Indiana college presidents at Indianapolis, Oc- tober 14th. During the course of the discus- sion of this resolution it became plain that I. S. N. was acting within the authority granted by its charter in oifering a College Course lead- ing to the A. B. degree. In fact, the charter re- quires that this institution prepare teachers for the common schools of the State; and, by the recent school legislation, high schools are made a part of the common school system, and a col- lege degree required of one of the teachers in each school. Manifestly then, I. S. N. must offer a college course. ' THE COLLEGE COURSE AT 1. s. N. HAS COME TO STAY, AND WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUATE MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE HIGHEST QUALIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL WORK. THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. The Athletic Association is worthy of the support of every student at I. S. N. The fact that the board of trustees considers an athletic field, and gymnasia for both men and women

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THE NORMAL ADVANCE 15 process hardens the wood, but does not protect it against dampness. However, this treatment has been tried in Massachusetts and found to be economical in spite of the fact that it takes from eight to ten days to complete it. In an experiment, two pieces of wood of the same kind, one of them Kyanized, were buried. After twenty years the Kyanized wood was found to be sound, While the other had rotted. There are many other ways of lengthening the life of timber While in use. By these pro- cesses the cheaper grades of timber that can- not be used for anything else can be profitably utilized for ties. This leaves the valuable hard woods for other uses. The aims of each of these processes are to keep out moisture, insects, to prevent fungus growth, and interior fermentation of the sap. But this is only one side of the question. If the supply of wood is to be unfailing, it must not only be used economically, but the forest supply must be kept up by intelligent cutting and planting of trees. The immediate need, though, is for less profligate use of cut timber. Report of the Auditing Committee for the Senior Class To the Auditing Committee: 'The following is a complete statement of the resources and expenditures of the Senior Class of the Indiana State Normal for the spring . term, 1909: RE SOURCE S Received of Harry E. Davis, former treasurer ......................... $42 00 Received of Otto Schoeppel, chairman Finance committee, Class dues ...... 773 30 $815 30 EXPENDITURES H. A. Kesler, for postage, drayage on caps and gowns ................... $1 00 W. M. FOX, for tickets, printing, base- ball, stamps ...................... 3 70 Will E. Edington, for subscription to . Normal Advance .................. 300 00 S. P. Katzenbach, Treas, for rent of opera house for senior entertainment 100 00 Mrs. G. W. Farris, Jun., for music, June 22, ,09 ....................... 2 00 ' Mrs. J . M..McAdam, for singing, J une 22, 109 ........................... 5 00 S. H. Clark, for reading at senior en- tertainment ....................... 75 00 W. H. Paige 85 Co., for piano rent. . .. 4 00 Otto Schoeppel, for stationary and pic- ture .............................. 1 75 Wm. F. Kamman, for draft payable to W. C. Kern 85 00., for rent 011 caps and gowns ....................... 135 00 $627 45 Balance paid to J . B. Wisley, Stu- dent Fund ....................... 187 85 $815 30 Respectfully submitted, WM. F. KAMMAN, Treas of Senior Class ,09. June 24, 1909. We, the undersigned, members of the audit- . ing committee, after carefully going over the accounts of the expenditures and resources of the Senior class for the spring of 1909, find that the above given report of Wm. F. Kam- man, treasurer for spring of 1909, is correct. tSignedy J OHN B. WISELY, OSCAR FARRIS, C. T. AMICK, MARY E. ROGERS. Auditing Committee.

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THE NORMAL ADVANCE 17 indispensable to the equipment of a normal school is evidence that athletics are an import- ant part of education. When a student tells a solicitor for the Athletic Association that he is not interested in athletics he discredits the judgment of the educational and business brains that make physical recreation possible for him while in school. Furthermore, he de- clares himself disinterested in the very thing that will occupy the most prominent place in the minds of his pupils whenever he becomes a teacher. He is doomed to a partial failurebes cause he can not expect to crush out or wisely control an interest that he can not understand. There is no doubt that the young man prepar- ing to teach should keep in sympathy with amateur sports and games. Evidently then, the question is, does the Athletic Association furnish the cheapest and the best means of ac- complishing this end? All sports and games must be subject to some interested, organized, authoritative control. The Athletic Associa- tion, an organization of students and teachers, furnishes this Control. Athletics must have financial support. This the association fur- nishes also, at a cost of $2 per term or $5 per year for each member. An admission of 25 cents is charged at games, but the members of the association enter on their membership tickets. No man can ttmake the ivarsity teami, unless he is a member of the association, and, if he plays on a class team he must join or pay the regular admission of a spectator. Of course the association furnishes all the athletic goods used, so the players are not at any expense eX- cept to gratify the desire, which many experi- I enced athletes have, of owning their own outfit. In View of the importance of athletics, in view . 0f the cost of athletics, in view of the fact that the association furnishes the cheapest means of securing amateur sports and games to both players and spectators, it is safe to conclude that the students of I. S. N. need the Athletic Association as much as it needs them. The editors feel that the field open to both students and alumni contributing to the col- umns of the ADVANCE will be enlarged by the addition of a department devoted to schools and pedagogy. They have arranged with alumni prominent and successful in school work to contribute to this department. The first article in the series appears in this number, and was written by Mr. Turner 0f the Illinois State Normal University. Mr. Turner was busi- ness manager of the ADVANCE in the early years of the paper, and is still loyal to it, and to I. S. N. However, the editors have not engaged all the material for the new department, so they will be pleased to receive articles along this line from both students and alumni who be- lieve their work is worth talking and writing about. - Students, we wish to call your attention to some of your down-town friends, the business men who advertise in the ADVANCE. Give them the preference in your trade whenever possible. They help to support your paper and your school. In turn, your business Will help them, - and they will show their appreciation by con- tinuing to treat your interests well. Items of Interest STATE'B'UPT. ROBT. J. ALEY VISITS I. S. N. At the invitation of Pres. Parsons, Dr. Aley addressed the students in Normal Hall, Wed- nesday, October 6. He pointed out how a good course of study might be either a task-master or a splendid servant. He then outlined his policy in regard to the common schools as he put it into the ttState Course of Study? He expressed his confidence in the school system as it exists, but said that he was glad that it was not, and never could be perfect. When-