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

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6 THE NORMALADVANCE Faculty Marriages Mr. E. E. Clippinger, assistant professor in the department of English, and Miss Laura Minturn, head of the department of music, were married in Cleveland at G :30 on the even- ing of September 9, by the Rev. Avery, pastor of the Episcopal Church, at the home of the bride7s sister, Mrs. George Presley. Mr. and BIYS. Clippinger spent their honeymoon Visit- ing relatives and friends in Detroit, Mich, and Mr. Clippingerk parents in Eau Claire, IVIieh. Mrs. Clippinger is not wholly lost to the teach- ing profession, as she has opened a studio at her home, 1501; South Center street. Mr. Charles Baldwin Bacon, head of the de- partment of reading and public speaking, was married in Denver, 0010., 011 September 12, t0 lVIiss Adalene Helen Gates, head designer for the thenver CO.77 and a' niece of John IV. Grates. Mrs. Bacon was born in the Middle IVest7 and received her advanced education at the University of lVIiehigan. Mr. and IVII'S. Bacon spent their honeymoon at Colorado Springs and Manitou; They are at home to their friends after November lst, at 739 South Sixth street, Terre Haute, Ind. OPPORTUNITY. Master of human destinies am I; Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait, Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovels and mart and palace, soon 01' late I knock unbidden, once at every gate! If feasting, rise; if Sleeping, wake before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death. But those Who doubt or hesitate, Condemned to failure, penury and woe, Seek me in vain and ceaselessly implore; I answer not, and I returneno more. eJohn J. Ingalls.

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THE NORMALADVANCE 5 New Faces Before Us Mr. Edington, the new mathematics teacher, is a graduate of both the Normal and the col- lege courses of this school. He was the first i person to graduate on this college course with mathematics as his major. He taught mathe- matics and physics for two years in the Brazil High School and seemed to have remarkable- suceess. He is teaching here this year during Mr. Baxteijs absence, and intends next year to enter some university to continue his prepara- tion as a mathematics teacher. Miss Bottsford graduated in 1905 from the Pottsdam State Normal at Pottsdam, N. Y., and later from the Crane Conservatory of Music at that place. Miss Bottsford was sue pervisor of music in the public schools for a time at Rahway, N. Y., for three years at Watertown, N. Y., and one year at Dubuque, Iowa. Miss Bottsford is now head of the de- . partment of music in this school. Mr. Wiggins is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. While there he emphasized his work on the track, at baseball and in the gymnasium. MI'. Wiggins has taught eleven years. In his early career in the East he acted as coach and physical director in the public. schools and in the'Y. M. C. A. For the last six years he has taught in the colleges of Iowa and Wisconsin. Mr. XViggins is now menis physical director in this school. Mr. VValdrip graduated from Indiana Uni- versity in 1901. He was a graduate student there in 1902. He attended I. S. N. in 1907. Mr. Waldrip has had charge of the history department in the Richmond High School for five years; he, held similar positions in smaller high schools of the state for the five or six years before. Mr. VValdrip was superintendent at Cambden, Ind., for three years. He is now leaching history at I. S. N. MEN ABE F0 UR. He who knows, and knows he knowse He is wiswfollow him. He who knows, and knows not he knowse He is asleepewake him. He who knows not, and knows not- he knows not,e He is a foolgshun him. He who knows not, and knows he knows none He is a Childeteach him. e-Ambz'cm Proverb.

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THE NORMALADVANCE '7 The Factory Acts FLORA SAUPERT One of the most difficult problems which the English Parliament has had to solve with- in the last century is the problem of factory legislation. Perhaps no greater evils exist in England than those which are found in the factories, workshops, mills, mines, collieries, etc. The working class of people7 especially the women and children, were in a deplorable condition before any laws concerning their welfare were enacted. Inhuinan treatment by the superintendents, long hours of labor, star- vation, diseases, and unsanitary conditions in the factories existed at that time. These sad and wretched conditions of the majority of the people aroused the sympathy of some of the great political leaders, statesmen, and philan- thropists. Some Of these men while in Parlia- ment made long speeches in behalf of the fac- tory hands and attempted to secure the passage of such measures that would better their con- dition. This was a very difficult task to per- form, because most of the representatives in Parliament were not chosen by the working people, but by the wealthy landlords, who took no interest in their prosperity. Of course the Reform Bill of 1832 partly removed this griev- y ance, but the agitation of the laboring people continued until some laws were passed to modi- fy their wretched condition. Even after the factory laws were passed it was hard for the inspectors to discover whether the laws were actually carried out, since too many allowances were made in the laws. This was not the only diEiculty that had to be encountered, but- there were many others. Such has been the social state of affairs in England within the last cen- tury, which has constantly occupied the atten- tion of Parliament and has caused great dis- satisfaction in England. Before discussing factory legislation in de- tail it is essential to have some knowledge of the origin of the factory system and the cir- cumstances preceding the establishment of fae- tory legislation. When England acquired colonial possessions, especially when she ob- tained a foothold in India, there was a great demand for English goods. Since the English people could not supply this demand and were anxious to secure all the trade they could pos- sibly obtain, ingenious men began to reflect upon different methods of overcoming this ditliculty. They saw clearly that in order to accomplish anything the domestic system must be abolished and that manufactures must be produced by means of machinery, so that the output of goods would be increased. Hand labor was entirely too slow. Labor-saving ma- chinery was the thing needed at this time. Everything was done to encourage inventions. Even societies in England offered rewards to any person who would invent a method of spinning by means of a machine. Finally a radical change came in 1764, when James Hargreaves, of Sandhill, near Blackburn, in- vented the spinning jenny, which carried six- teen or eighteen spindles manipulated by one workman7 whereas the old spinning wheel only had one spindle. Later Samuel Cromp- ton, of Bolton, invented the spinning mule. This rendered the old type of labor obsolete and inaugurated an entirely new era in this department of manufacture. The next step in the improvement of machinery, chiefly for weaving, was the invention of the power loom by Rev. Mr. Cartwright, a clergyman of the Church of England, which had important con- sequences for textile manufactures. Along with these lameliorations in the process of man- ufacturing was the invention of the steam en- gine by James Watt in 1784, which furnished an adequate power for propelling the newly in- vented machinery. Thus the most important