University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 188 of the 1914 volume:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES EXPONEffT JUNE 1914 TnE:E R3NEKr D UEDBrTHLOKOOf COITTBTTTS 57E8 it3n TABLEOP CIMEND Dedicdlion Staff Edilorld3 locally The Old (Mxl the New Alumni Deparknte Cteases Socidq OpgevnizaliorG Athlelio Jcohes Advertbemerib 172166 -DedicotiDn- lb the Lo5 Angeles ole MoniMiI School- - - -Our AlnnariQler ! as in the Gomlnq i|0ar3 she ■•• ■ lureolhes p-csh laurels round her iirouj,uje dedl hxHe this hookujilh • - ■ briqht hopes for her--- future ond hoppij menia ries €t tier past- The Summer Class -19I4- wr A35tBa5ine55l1qr:- Arl Editor..... As l Art Editor. AhjiDnl •••••_ Ekpeirlmenl5«. 3ocietii Junior Eddor- Organizalions. Likmny Editor. tbtetcEdiforv Jo3h EditiDr • A tJo bEdibr .DoroibyGgrtendJog Deein Betes; OmlGilljdte ' IdoiBindi.iii . viD(fr€d v9f70g .Tere33d fernDr) Cteridltel ybr .Ifazel VindeO ' .Qaroltx|t1cindinq ncrctoLLverxtt .naudHo lfeU. .AnnMittmore. taihr n-Chkf DcrdtxjCertetdinQ AsslSlaoi fditbr DeanBdfes Bosinessl bndQO- 0ml Qilbttc Ida ftd Helen Malhauscn DoreiThy HardinQ JTT ' Vini[r Wilhec) Teressn. Vernon Otpdrlr ' MnS newionlarner Hazel Vfnden SUMMER 1914 HE Summer Class of 1914, numbering four hundred and thirty-five, is the last class to graduate from the old Normal School building, which, for over thirty years has sent forth enthusiastic, competent teachers for the State of California. The Class of Summer ' 1 4 has tried earnestly to make this last year of our Alma Mater in the Old Home one of happiness, progress and success — a year worthy of its place in the history of our school. But as we bid farewell to the Past, we turn eagerly to welcome the Future, v rhich, for the Los Angeles State Normal School is bright beyond comparison. Under the supervision of two architects and a small army of work- men, the magnificent group of buildings has reached completion, and will be ready for occupancy next fall. We shall no longer climb flight after flight of stairs, for the New Normal School, as we all know, consists of a group of ten buildings, reminiscent of the low and attractive Lombardy type of architecture. An Administration building, with offices, class-rooms and an assembly hall to seat seventeen hundred people; a Library, with capacity for sixty thousand volumes and four hundred readers; a Manual Arts building hous- ing the Manual Art and Home Economic departments; a Science Hall, with laboratories — chemical, physical, physiological, horticultural — and a room for an out-of-door vivarium for nature study; the Fine Arts building with appropriate studios and halls for music and art; a fine Gymnasium with its characteristic accessories; a magnificent Training School, containing besides the usual class and practice teaching rooms, a gymnasium, cooking labora- tory, sewing room, music hall, manual training room, open air class rooms, etc.; the Manual Arts shops — carpenter shop, machine shop, foundry, etc. — a Kindergarten Training School building, planned to meet the special re- quirements of such a school; a Cafeteria building, with capacity for four hundred at tables, and with abundant provision for the preparation and serving of food; and last, but not least, an Athletic Field big enough for baseball, football, or any other modern athletics. Surely we have reason to be proud of, and to wish success and pros- perity, not only to the New Home, but to those who have had, and will have, in their hands its guidance and keeping. DEDICATION As this great change takes place in the history of our school, the Class of June 1914 glady dedicate this, their Annual, to the Los Angeles State Normal School, with bright hopes for her future, and happy memories of her past. THE EXPONENT The Exponent is the instrument through which the activities and life of the school are placed before the eyes of the Faculty, students and their friends. It is issued annually by the Summer Class and it is their aim to publish a book truly representative of Normal School life. The editors and staff of The Exponent have not only gained pleasure, but great benefit from their work on the school Annual; and hope sincerely that the class and school will have in their keeping a book of which they can be justly proud. Hampered both by time and financial means, we cannot express in words the appreciation we feel toward the class and school for their loyal support. The Art Department and the Art Editors, Miss Bind and Miss Withey, we can never repay for their splendid work and hearty co-operation. The Faculty also have co-operated with us to such an extent that we have been able to direct the best of our efforts to the publishing of our book. Mr. McCurda, our Faculty Advisor, has guided us safely through our small trials and tribulations, being frank and ever wise in his advice To Miss Henderson we express hearty appreciation for her support, for through her co-operation the business men of the city have contributed liberally to our book. Mr. Dooley, guardian angel of the Senior A office, and Alex. Mc- Gillwray deserve a page of honorable mention. To these, and to all those who have directly or indirectly aided us in our work, we express our sincere appreciation, and present to them this book — The Exponent of June 1914. BtfVLTZ Htrrief Dtjw Lxiy? rt tirxs Miller tlizabdb rioecord Jbnxs Cfwnberlair Charles Waddle t]rzabe:h fnrao Jbnovz thqnGaxkun RicbelRrcbdrdscr) Josephine Seamdo 5aroh ..fecobs lea V hept Car«te ., r Grace SryJer ri Ta ricQellan Afc Jnilkr HdzD Go55 KalbkenBeck. AAYtamrml DarboreiiQreemood EE.Okkr Ero.;., , „Jcr l bIber(t?G Qoekincjer Lucille Gruoetjald CbecrlesVbfe Aqv)e5Xnv:p 3azanoe Gaoqh r Hebo floilheujja; neir9 Eurbey Rider tbieStckler c3e Oscpod riofif (in i v K(X h zrett T5b?pb nd5oo Clar 5l ' i.! i ' ion Olive Di is ' rbftp-dcc n ll Helen I ' lackenz-ie fArrcjII u kzp Evcv Hamilton •  M M.JL NellKi 5allrvaD V MarjoneNdnDLiesep LoaJseTrRnKoey IvaMbier tsftxr Crdwfjrd Gbdys Becl ett rtte! Rerrhardt r o) Doaglai s Dcrd. Hclmea Gto ffrnJildv Doris Roacnibal Laura. r:n. iIB AnnaPBf-ooks fteel McCbre Wilbrrj kfcot n9fTie €.ollier tJK ow s i lue to T]|)lifi me lo ood it) all Q)ep 1 or W.j Jhs uc- HOWE MPCAI1DLeR_ ALTLrrMER b j i prw - --- •-■ ■ t ALUMNI SONG Tune: Funiculi, Funicula Come, sing a song of praise to Alma Mater Before we part — before we part. Come, join us, every loyal son and daughter. With all your heart — with all your heart! Within these halls we ' ll sing her praises loudly. With ringing cheer — with ringing cheer! Beyond these walls we still shall hail her proudly, That all may hear — that all may hear! CHORUS Alma Mater, here ' s success to you! Alma Mater, mother kind and true! We hail you now, and on your brow We place the crown that is your due. Hear us, mother, while we vow Our loyalty to you. Then here ' s success to those who follow after. When we have gone — when we have gone, To fill these halls with sounds of work and laughter As we have done — as v e have done. ' Tis their ' s to keep the altar ever burning With hopes most bright — with hopes most bright. That v e, sometimes, our glances backward turning. May see the light — may see the light. TIF iili I TMEOLD AHIHT1EM Thus times do shift, — each thing his turn does hold; New things succeed, as former things grow old. ■ — Robert Herrick. For every good we gain we must relinquish something that we prize; at every forward step we leave behind some cherished treasure we would gladly keep. Our creative aspirations, our purposeful energies, turn to the dawning future, the shining wonderland of hope; but our deepest affections often return to linger within the shadowy w alks of memory. Among such living memories, for some of us, there lives a notable day, a day overfilled with romance and human interest — moving day. in the busy metropolis, with its uneasy life, moving day is attended with little senti- ment, even for the young; in thousands of cases it is an unpleasant incident of no impressive significance. A hurried tour of inspection, with a bunch of keys, the buzz of the telephone, and the new home is chosen. A motor van backs up to the curb, swift, if not always gentle hands thrust the family possessions into the jaws of the waiting monster; a snort, a whiff of gasoline, a whirl of dust, and the old home is left behind. In an hour or two the moving is done, and in a day or two, forgotten. Not so in the rural community a few decades ago. Moving day, when it figured in the uneventful life of the children, was an experience never to be forgotten, an illuminated page in the book of life. Months ahead, perhaps, it was prepared for, and years afterward reviewed with unabated interest. No doubt it was the children who enjoyed its romance most. They tingled with excitement as the day approached; and when at last it dawned, they crept out of bed at a forbidden hour to scan the weather, lest an unkind chance had marked the day for rain. Laughter and tears — twin spirits — how they swept the child ' s heart that day. With what glowing tints did his fancy paint the new home he had not yet seen; its wondrous unexplored spaces, its mysterious secret nooks, all its unguessed surprises lurking just at the new day ' s further edge — and beyond! But — startling thought! Will there be the dear old sheltering tree, under whose shade he has romped and dreamed away the long bright afternoons? Ah, he must leave, too, the old barn with its half terrifying shadows lurking among the high rafters, and the fragrance of the hay loft which happy games have interwoven into the very tissue of life itself. To all of this, and much besides, good-bye! The child must needs steal out alone — not even Mother can help him now — and lean for one last moment against the playhouse tree. Years afterward he is no longer ashamed to confess that hidden by its friendly trunk he even kissed its rough bark in fond good-bye, and with fast over- flowing eyes. And later, when in the moving, when clinging precariously to some uncertain perch at the rear of the family wagon piled high with its carefully roped cargo, he watched the old house with its familiar gable, so like a kindly human face, as it receded in the distance, until at last it vanished forever behind the hill, the Child fought a grim battle with the fierce grief that choked him, that he might not disgrace himself forever in the eyes of his father and mother. Some such day is just breaking for us and our school — moving day! A brief summer siesta, and our Alma Mater will wake in a new home. Hereafter her story will be told in terms of old and new. Moving day will be a reck- oning day with her hereafter. What is the special interest, and what the fit- ting word for this our moving day? (And now approacheth one Mr. Practical Sense, of Commonplace Lane, w ho snorteth in this wise: Bosh! eke, fiddlesticks! Mere sentiment! Man has sufficient v ork on hand, without dilly-dallying with dreams and emotions, forsooth! ) Even so, Mr. P. S. ; but man desires life, more abundant life; and we have the word of a greater than thou art. Hard-headed Grubber, that life is largely woven out of dreams. But let us be business-like, if it please you, on moving day, and take in- ventory of our stock; what ■we shall leave behind, and what take with us. First, we shall pack up all our most cherished hopes; for these we shall need in our fine new home. However fond of the old, these we shall not leave behind. We are assorting and arranging our ideals; some, perchance, would seem rather antiquated among the brand new furnishings; some seem a little tarnished by disuse. Perhaps we shall wisely leave one or two gently to molder with much else we shall relinquish. So, too, with our memories. If any of them are merely sorrowful we shall seal them up in a small secure packet and bestow them in some secret corner of attic or basement to turn to dust and be forgotten. But if mingled with the sorrow, there should be some precious grain or two of wisdom which we cannot separate therefrom, we shall take that memory along, a sort of bitter tonic for some future day of w eariness or weakness. And, of course, we shall make sure to carry with us that large bundle of happy memories, tinged with that subdued coloring that tells us they are now but the shadows of reality. But here the words of the ancient Rabbi come to mind: Whatever is at all, is ever past recall; ' there is no first or last, no old or new. Our school will continue an unbroken existence. She is merely leaving, like the fabled nautilus, her outgrown shell by life ' s unresting sea. The new life will be greater than the old. It must be much greater or it will be less, if how opportunities are met determines greatness. We glory in our beautiful new home, our magnificent group of ten build- ings embodying every modern feature of architectural beauty and convenience; and we shall feel freer and more at ease on our splendid, room y campus. How the school has grown in recent years — ' tis an old tale, and often told. It need not be repeated here. But if we have attained our bigness, happily we have not yet filled up our possible measure of greatness. That story will be told by some one else some other day. To the forwarding of that day we will take with us all good things we have gained in the old home. Old home! as we bid you farewell we turn a wistful backward look upon many a familiar object about which cluster associations we would gladly cherish, but which will fade out of our experience as conscious memories. We cannot even revive them by any future visit to the spot. For the time will speedily come when, of this humbler temple not one stone shall be left upon another; we shall not find a single relic to revive these fading rem- iniscences, no tablet, no inscription. The familiar contour of the site itself shall vanish. And in time as traffic shall roar about this place the very recol- lections of the old school built among the orange trees on a suburban hilltop outside of a little city years ago will perish from among living men. The old order changeth, yielding place to new . And God fulfills Himself in many ways. In what ways that portion of divine purpose embodied in this school shall be fulfilled, what prophetic eye can discern as yet? Who among those who laid its foundation a third of a century ago had the vision to forsee its moving day ? Good-bye, old home! ' Ring out the old, ring in the new! Good-bye, with all your troops of eager Freshmen, your dignified groups of Seniors, your stately processions of serious-faced graduates, your echoes of the laughter of little children! The Great Leveler will soon sweep you into oblivion, but your image will long live in our hearts. To us you are more than faded brick and crumbling mortar. And just as in memory we revisit the old home of our childhood, not to inspect its material features so much as to catch a glimpse of Mother ' s smiling face within the doorway, or of Father ' s gray locks shining in the sunny weather, or to hearken to the soft patter of invisible feet long since inured to lifes rough travel, or straying amid the asphodel of the heavenly meadows, so in thought shall we return to you, climbing the old familiar steps as in days gone by. And now we set our faces toward the east, expecting the greater to- morrow. Debtors to the past, we resolve not to be also debtors to the future. Freely we have received, freely let us give. Our new home will possess that fine fitness that makes all things beautiful and great only if the spirit it shelters shall itself be great and beautiful. And thus, with a certain deep satisfaction as we glance backward over the path by which we have traveled hither, and a sort of prophetic elation of soul as we catch the glint of shining hilltops through the roseate mist that veils the way ahead, we feel that there never has been a fitter moment than just this moment for us to fall into marching step with all the forces that are moving on to subdue and occupy those heights — that we hopefully guess are fairer than any of our dreams. F. A. HOWE. M}mm The Alumni of the Los Angeles State Normal School greet you, Summer Class of 1914. Right heartily we welcome the largest gra duating class of any Normal School in the land. With your entry our number is increased to over four thousand five hundred. More and more we older members of the Alumni are av akening to the fact that these four thousand five hundred individuals should form a well organized body that will yield an effective power in behalf of our Alma Mater and of the general cause of education. This can not be done until we have a direct w ay of presenting matters of importance to our members. Let us hope that in the near future .ve shall have a paid secretary, one of w hose chief duties will be to keep a corrected list of the ever changing addresses of our members. Then, besides many cases of marked individual loyalty, we shall have a means of expressing the combined loyalty of thousands of individuals. This is not an appeal for loyalty. It is an appeal for a means of ex- pressing the loyalty that now exists plus that which will come from being in touch with the live educational problems of the day. The Alumni meets regularly every five years. The next regular meeting is scheduled for 1915. However, a special meeting is to be held shortly after school opens in the fall of 1914. Watch for this. It will be an oppor- tunity for we Alumni to see the new buildings in which our future members are to receive their training, also an opportunity to locate the delightful suite in the Administration Building which is to be reserved for Alumni and Stu- dent Activities. The Los Angeles State Normal School Alumni needs YOU! HELEN E. MATTHEWSON. :: 5!!!iiiSE ;. ' ir The shaclou3S opamangrouj loiiger as he passes over w OL green meadouj after ite TOLys op the setUng sun.« DBPARTntriTS DU?=1RTMEKn 4cadeniic-HTi 3?iQiial Kindergarten- nomc-BcoTX)Tnic3 McmuolArts— Special-Art ■ ' SpecldJ-Music GENCEAL-PROTD NAL The general professional is the most popular and best represented course in this institution. This is true on account of the great demand for teachers who are prepared to take charge of not only one grade or one subject, although the tendency is more and more in that direction, but to teach all subjects in more than one grade. The greater number of our Nor- mal graduates go out into the world to become, for the first year or so at least, rural school teachers. This means that their preparation must include training in all branches of study with this end in view. The rural school teacher must be a social factor in that community in which she works. She must not only teach the child the fundamentals, but must enter into the social affairs and become one of the people in this com- munity, for her position is looked upon as one of trust and honor, and what she does stands as an example for others. She is the head of the school, and in such a place the school is the chief center of interest. This is just what the general professional course aims to prepare the teacher for — giving her the advantages of special courses in the fundamentals, and also in pedagogy and child psychology. This department realizes that the teacher going out into the rural dis- trict or small town has a world of responsibility and power to do either great good or infinite harm. She must have health and vigor in addition to her other training, so the general professional course provides strength- ening physical exercises. Within the last year the course of study for students enter ing this de- partment has been changed so that, instead of being compelled to take everything which has heretofore been included in the regular general pro- fessional course, she is required to take only certain studies, and may major in the work in w hich she desires to specialize. This change was made on account of the tendency toward and demand for, specialization in all lines of work at the present time. The general professionals are in such a majority and are always ready to enter into all the school activities v ith such zest and enthusiasm that we cannot help but admire them. Naturally, most of the student body offices are filled by these energetic people, and they certainly fill their positions creditably. You all admire a people who are democratic and social. That is another reason for admiring the general professional people. Ever since this Normal School was founded, in I 882, its graduates have gone out into the world to help in the great v forks of education. They have filled many responsible positions and we are proud of them. Among their countless numbers we might mention Mrs. Kathleen S. Beck of the Geography department, and Miss Helen Matthewson, Assistant Supervisor of Practice Teaching, both of the Los Angeles State Normal School; Miss Johnson and Miss Jessie Lewis, Assistant Superintendents of Art in the Los Angeles City schools; Miss Mary Foy, a well known club woman of Los Angeles, who is working for the advancement of women; Mr. Richard P. Mitchell, County Superintendent of Schools in Orange county, and many others. You can talk about your colleges, your clubs and all the rest. But they can ' t compare with Normal or its democratic zest. 4GADO1IC.PIZ0rE3?l0NAL In September, 1912, thirty-five students registered at the Los Angeles State Normal School in the Academic-Professional course. It was not chance that led them to register as Academics, but rather an appreciation of the benefits to be derived from such a choice. The nature of the course is, as the name implies, preparatory for col- lege; entitling its graduates to two full years of college credit on the five-year course, while the General-Professional certificate gives but a year and a half. Both certificates entitle the holder to teach in any grammar school in the state. To those who do not intend to supplement their training with university work this seems rather immaterial, but everywhere the need of college training is being more and more realized. In nearly all cities and large towns the seventh and eighth grades are being taken away from the grammar school and combined with the ninth and even tenth grades into the intermediate high school. To teach in any of these schools requires special training. Besides the educational and cultural value of college training, there is an actual pecuniary value, even to the grade teacher, in most places, salaries usually being reckoned in direct proportion to training. Because of this, many of our state universities are making it extremely easy for the ambitious student to obtain a college education by offering several one-hour courses during the week, after the regular school hours; and by special seminary courses in sum- mer sessions. In this way teachers may follow up their college training and continue teaching at the same time. Many of the Academics this year are planning to obtain their college training in this manner. Keen to seize every opportunity, they have made the most of their time while at Normal School, and many of their classes have been recognized as banner classes in the school. They do not lack school and class spirit, either. In the school elections they have voted as a body, and voted well, as the results show. Good times — parties, picnics, group meetings, have been numerous and well attended. However, the all-import- ar.t factor in keeping them together during the Junior year was Miss Goet- zinger, the group teacher and advisor. Her personal interest and sympathy made her class room the gathering place for all manner of group activities, and the council chamber for all class and individual problems. This year the Academics have been merged with General-Professional groups and form the Senior 3 Group, with Mr. Root as advisor. This is the last class that will ever graduate from the Academic-Pro- fessional course, as the new method of election of studies allows any one in the General-Professional course to elect languages if he so desires. But that this class is taking an active part in school affairs is evidenced by the number of our people chosen for prominent work: Susie Young, President of Student Government. .Minnie Johnson, Vice-President of Student Government. Emily Neighbor, Secretary of Senior A Class. Genevieve Lannan, Treasurer of Senior A Class. Frances Gough, Assistant Treasurer of Senior A Class. Marcia Everett, Editor of The Outlook. Dean Bates, Business Manager of The Exponent. Dorothy Gerberding, Assistant Editor of The Exponent. KINDEPQAin l It is with a great deal of pleasure that the Kindergarten Club of the Los Angeles State Normal has an opportunity, for the first time, to contribute its share to the Exponent. It is true that our environment has been largely subterranean, but our interests have not been confined exclusively to these realms; on the contrary, our interests are one with the whole school. We are still in our infancy as a club, having been in existence not quite two years, but we are alive and active, actually doing things every day. You have seen us working in many capacities throughout the school. Our club president is likewise vice-president of the Senior A Class; we have a repre- sentative on the Exponent staff; one in the class play, several of our girls are members of the Glee, of the Society Efficiency and the Social Settle- ment Clubs. The Kindergarten Club has organized for the purpose of promoting sociability in the department and to increase and widen interest in the whole kindergarten movement. The kindergarten faculty and the Junior and Senior Classes constitute its membership. Our monthly meetings are varied in content. The first one of each year is for the purpose of electing class officers and of getting acquainted with the nevf girls. This year a department pin was given to the girl knowing the greatest number of names in the Junior C Class in a specified time. The officers for the year are: President Sarah White Vice-President Sarah Clements Secretary Iva Dell Murphy Treasurer Katherine Adkinson Our Hallowe ' en party, an annual affair given for the Alumni, was a great success. Even though many of the girls are now inactive in school work, they are kept active through their lasting interest in the club, and the various stunts performed at our parties. It is our aim to keep the interest of the girls after they graduate, and this is being evidenced by the large numbers that visit us frequently, both in our classes and at the monthly gatherings. At our Christmas party several of the girls told stories, and then a large tree was brought into the center of the room, which had been loaded with packages of curious shapes and sizes. Much merriment resulted as each girl took one package from the tree and opened it before all the assemblage. The climax of the vifhole year was our party in honor of Froebel s birth- day. This is always a long-looked-forward-to-occasion ' and it has come to be synonomous with Department Reunion. This year the gymnasium, dec- orated in yellow, green and white, and with the girls in white dresses, presented a most attractive appearance. Our guests, the Faculty and city teachers, participated in the grand march and song to Froebel and his flag, and then retired to observe the spring rythms. May-pole dance and groups of songs prepared by the girls. After several visits to the punch bowl and a short social hour, we adjourned to anticipate a similar occasion the following year with the Faculty and classes of 1915 and 1916. imCEC0N0MIC3 The Home Economics Department is one of the hardest departments in school to get into — and the hardest to get out of. (That is not good English, but expresses it.) It is hard to get into because from the very first there have been more applicants than could be handled, so that only a favored few have been admitted, the others being put on a waiting list until the school moves to the new building. It is hard to get out of for no one ever wants to stop, and as we carry a program of twenty-five hours it can hardly be reckoned as a snap course. However, we are not dull grinds and we do not wish to be thought of as such. The Home Economics people have about the best times of any students at Normal School, and as for school spirit, if you hear any one boosting Normal School, that person is almost sure to be a member of the Home Economics Department. The department is organized as an Association, affiliated with the Pacific Coast Home Economics Association, and is thereby known outside the school. We have done a great many things as a group. A luncheon on Home Economics Day netted us about fifty dollars, which we sent to the Richards Memorial Fund, to be used for research along our branch of work. This year we have given a series of luncheons to superintendents of local city and county schools. These luncheons were well attended and the guests were enthusiastic about our work here. The different classes have given exhibits of gowns and hats which rivaled Poiret (so the Herald said), although we only claim to have made fashionable dresses and hats for a very low cost; dresses so well made that they could not be duplicated for five times the cost of material and labor. Then we have luncheons, and display to our guests and members of the Faculty our ability to be hostesses either with or without maids, the whole cost of three meals for four people and a tea for twenty not to exceed three dollars. You might think that entertaining is so much a part of our work that we would not care for other social events. On the contrary, we have had picnics, candy pulls, dances, a children ' s Christmas party, and even a house party up in Arroyo Seco. We all knovir one another, largely through the in- fluence of the teachers, who help us in everything. Miss Palmer entertained the department with a tea this fall; since that time we have been like one large family where all work together for the good of the whole. Next year a secondary certificate will be granted upon completion of a third year ' s work. The course offered is so interesting that many of the girls are to return for it. The plans for the new course promise to be even more successful than the present, though the advanced course will depend on the elementary for its foundation. SPECIALART The Special Art Department of the Los Angeles State Normal School has steadily increased in size and strength since its formation. The third graduating Senior Art class feel that the department is fulfilling a great need and is destined to become one of the strongest factors in the new Normal School. The efficiency of the training given in this course, and its artistic value to the individual person, is attested by the growing number of students who are fitting themselves to serve as teachers of art in the grammar and high schools of our country, and by those who are already hclding responsible positions. The Art Department ' s aim is not merely to develop the technical skill and draftsmanship of the pupil, but to cultivate an intelligent appreciation for and sympathetic insight into the beautiful things of life. The work is made doubly interesting and inspiring by the splendid illustrations of paint- ings, architecture, sculpture and collections of textiles, Japanese prints, pottery and other fine examples. A glance into room N reveals the variety of work being done by the students in the different classes. Here the prospective art teacher has an opportunity to study outdoor sketching, oil painting, pose drawing, illustration, craft work, interior decoration, costume and designing under most competent teachers. An interesting class problem was the presentation in pantomime of Hans Christian Andersen ' s fairy tale, The Nightingale, given May 8th in As- sembly. The production of the play involved not only the dramatization, but was an art problem in the choice and arrangement of color combinations for scenery, costumes and lighting. The cast included the entire class, Edna Blumve taking the principal part of the Emperor of China. Cast (Reader, Walter B. Currier) , ,. v? ■.■ Marearet Sanders r- I L CJ Di Ladies in Wauins; -, .« j ic, , Lmperor or l_nina _ tdna blumve - t iVIaud Wilson Empress of China _ Sada House , Lou Simpson Cavalier Carol Caskey I Neleta Hain Spanish Cavalier _ Bernice Burns Pages [ Helen Howell Spanish Belle Winifred Withey Ruth Dressier Spanish Duenna Elizabeth Paine I Elizabeth Paine Court Preacher Gertrude Bond l Hester Lauman Kitchen Maid Rhea Cashman Court Ladies . Dorothy Medland Fisherman Helen Woodard ' Helen Price A strong feeling of unity exists between the members of the class, and a co-operation with school activities is shown by the frequent appearance of our posters in the halls. During the year several social gatherings, picnics and house parties have been enjoyed. 5PECIAL.MU3IC There has never been a time in which the aim of the people of our country has been more unanimously that of progress than the present; and it seems not too much to say that no other state (perhaps because it has more room for growth) has evidenced more progress than California. Particularly is this noticeable in the high standard of ideals in our school system. The energy and enthusiasm which characterizes the Los Angeles State Normal School is an example of these high ideals and is a result of the unity of pur- pose behind the workers in all departments. The Department of Music with its corps of able teachers, offers to all students of this school unusual opportunity in lines technical, artistic and cultural. In the broad study of the chorus, in the fine interpretation of the Glee Club, and in the helpful comradeship of the students of the Special Music Department, the spirit born by good eflfort rings true; and for the results of the whole, we have only to glance into the workshop of the insti- tution, the Training School. In the fall of 19!! a new course was added to our department, that of a special course in music for the training of departmental teachers. The adoption of this course was due largely through the effort of Mrs. Jennie Hagan Goodwin, to whose able leadership it owes its subsequent growth and present status. The raising of the standard of entrance requirements is at- tracting students of higher musicianship to the work. We have now over forty students in the department, and among our graduates are a number doing creditable woik as supervisors of music here and in nearby cities. The keynote of our department is sounded in the emphasis, not only upon musicianship, but on character and culture that will find expression in the civic and home lile of the community in which graduates work. The spirit of mutual helpfulness is felt in the preparation of programs for student activities, civic centers, hospitals and Parent-Teacher Associations. Each year the Special Music Department produces something in light opera, and this year the libretto for the production has been written by one of the Seniors of the department. The Pride of Tulare will be given late in June, and Seniors and Juniors are working hand in hand for its ultimate success. In the new home of the school the Department of Music will share a building with the Art Department, where there will be even greater oppor- tunity for growth and improvement. 1721GG MAWUAL.ART3 Rip! slam! bang! rattle, buz-z-z-z buz-z-z-z, scre-e-e-ech, bang! No, this is not the Fourth of July — just the merry music of the Manual Arts stu- dents hammering, sawing, planing, joining, cutting and scraping. The metal shop and the wood shop are the bass in this orchestra of industry, and elementary hand-work, with its rainbow hues and softly rustling paper work furnishes the treble. The accompaniment is the chatter and merry laughter of the jolly, happy-go-lucky young men and women themselves, with only an occasional jarring discord when some unfortunate member bruises his thumb or barks his knuckles. There are forty-four students in this combined orchestra, seventeen Juniors and twenty-seven Seniors, eleven of whom we proudly present as more or less Apollo-like young men — the highest ratio of men students in any department. The officers of the two groups are: Juniors President Lenore Judkins Vice-President Secretary Mildred Carlin Treasurer Ruby Bonnalie Seniors President Margaret Brickies Vice-President W. H. Hoist Secretary Kathleen Tyrrell Treasurer Dolly Stephens Several jolly social affairs have been enjoyed during the year, the most notable being a Hallowe ' en supper given in honor of the Juniors, and a St. Patrick ' s day party for the Seniors. The department includes much activity in many branches: Wood-shop, Mechanical drawing. Craft work, including book-binding, leather, metal and clay work, and elementary hand-work. The purpose of the department is to equip teachers to meet the rapidly growing demand for instruction in the Manual Arts — a demand so great that it is difficult to hold the students long enough to grant diplomas. So high has our standard been, that for seven years the County Board of Education has granted certificates to those special- izing in wood-shop and mechanical drawing. Now both elementary and secondary diplomas are given in the regular Manual Training course, and by the generous co-operation of the Art Department, in the Arts and Crafts course as well. Next year ' s program will be more than ever comprehensive. The disciples of Vulcan will have their inning, and be invited to display their skill at a well equipped forge and in a well appointed foundry under the direction of a com- petent instructor. We are to have a machine shop also, where all kinds of machine work will be taught in the most practical way. One of the finest of the new buildings and the lower floor of the Manual Arts building will house this department next year: and under the fostering care of the Manual Arts teachers and the efficient management of the head of the department, its future possibilities are unlimited. Naturally the growth and development of this department leads to vocational training, which will soon have its place here, assuring personal efficiency in practice as well as in theory. Teachers and students of the Manual Arts Department seek to embody the great spirit of John Ruskin, pioneer in this field, when he said: Fine art must always be produced by the subtlest of all machines, which is the human hand. No machine yet contrived, or hereafter con- trivable, will ever equal the fine machinery of the human fingers. Thoroughly perfect art is that which proceeds from the heart, which involves all the nobler emotions, associates these with the head, yet as inferior to the heart; and the hand, yet as inferior to the head; and thus brings out the whole man. L ' Envoy When the last lecture note-book is finished And the last lesson plan has gone in; When the last exam, we ' ve completed — Done our last folk-dance in the Gym We shall rest, and faith, we shall need it — Be at peace with our fellow men Till we land some one-room position And start up the old grind again. E. D. P. fflOBA.Cli55 l?atb Hendersoo TVesident rdh White ■VicePVeaident- Emili; TieiOhbor Genevieve Lonoao ireasiirer OLNLRAL PI?0rt55I0lsIAL f dr SbzmaD L illian Clabaudb Dorothy 3e H ranJbms FloPenceOnatr Blasamm TUldred Kbapp Hannah Lewg Ttebel Cannon Lenei Skrdc) Catvrine Puirx Maf ugnfe hocuard Tfar aret Axknson Margfelbcos Lala Chaffee Grace Slrioder Eslher Gcudy Ifelb SifDons rc) f -cVrcoo ' Mary TricK Gertrude H n ■V-i ' - f dizabeTbTiead FroDc«3 «4ar LordOx Harper ffeie Jboes (jracz Barnes Leona. Backer Marion Jbrdan Boelah Baasmao V, , Queafe FranKlio f ranees Gbti Oral Gilctte Tljiro Fall hden rt Birdie Coffin MekTiory Halm Geneva Glantz. AtXllSSDOO) mev n rtirjinret  T-ner Udle Mcbneb fileo MeeDao A(kkDeivi3 Jeaele Mabneg Alelirx Nstooorob MaryAidieJbTxs Dbnche Wlkj ' os Gladys Mondlecj v-m. Tbomltn Helen Herkle niriom Maxfield Jbbn Moist A nea Mcyes Ivd Wssbioi ) Mar9l ale9 Ldjtb MasKell Dcrtha Moskios Lillian ' McDonald Vinifr d Jcffrcs fclizabeTb Tai 1 Alice Croojicy ! Eldrcd G2op P4ri 3nD«1t , ' j t rian et fen tizter Alice Marfio tlfzabdb 3triclC Qae Gibsoo jMu 1 . Mariorj Banxiro Cora Bri a fl pes Mabocey Ztda PaHio R Lj02I Tert)p!z Melen Laonin Kcitbieen CbfTnell Maizie Forib ' rx Elbel fiaatboro tdifbHa lio Addpb ScboeKfer Gr toGray Marg Berfnaod LuraV ilcox Miijtterlle Kjer aard Hazel NeDDo liib Adony Buehb Shall Lena Rbaetxrooz Tlildred Iravis Anna. Dalen Mifbsfer ZTfxl .Abbey Clara Oowrwon l?uIx)Gilfe1fc JesaeCarreo Jessica Wscksteio W«. 5fewarf Stdta-SterKjoecaW Helen Driver Fern V ilcoy Lottie Ihchcuun l trporet Corkto Viokt Wxxl Tmnces Mr Irene. RcWmd Ftcrctk rt MozdOiKbrd Idtie Taney Dcrotbg Trench Grace kops rtazd flooer LydiflWillianjs Uxy Mc tlulltn Tier ctxe Coftisey E)ulabClork ACADEMIC.PR0FE55I0NAL feongie Miller Eroily Neic ixr W Chnstney 7hi1h l xrmf ■V •■ ' rVasicnCncrlbr) Dono% Qerbevtiirtfl Evdgri Davis ■ Maropr t Johnson Loure). l rxkiYesT Qei«VKve Lannan Stella, rb. ' sendpr Irene Boaldeo riii ' Vii ' ii n 06 ., i3o Mniroore Gharbtk lagl.T SE f ' ' -..T- - • ■ ' i KINDERGARTEN Dorotti?-) Cce.o Maixj Clarke Eubh Scbisler ■ fD jred Oxcles Olive ADe knxjuimzfbr) Tlonence Thresher Alice LfiitTn La eiiailicl2p!aa Majtwenfe NicWos. Ebic Maddux Benrace EdiTJoijds I a Marphg M.Misa ' : West MANUAL Afatelie Wbitc ; WgeuTgtBncltlcs Dephnr e Cptoo Sit n;llcr Dall9 5fepbeo6 Qtwerfeier Cioy Lee T ayc oudSca™ WiilE M eMabto Kaibfe tjTgn lI Leslie Qiricy eKieJ bb M 9 ISoDep E51ec %)bic50D 7. 5idnc9 MeGJees QJdd a (jsronfT WJJ— - W pw HOME jtefnd archgTsviok Gladys Searle GeoTQiaSfehbins Lois Colt r-iy ocnte Broucccr Los Belf GbH- ' ' Kacfer RblhSccff Rae i eele TGnessd-N rnoo Mor;- ' -y McClure oe Cb lsfr-oryp Elbe! Cote Bess McG rtc) Jeandle Armstnor Anxj Morrcll I alhcrine]h0?n5oll ' Tfei ' i ret ibixkrb . Fbrence Tiipt , fem CbrIC o roe Jones loubmpsco.. VolrvdV lbcy,.. hzsfer Uamao. . i?k: C hn n. 0i |p IdevBindvA LoaGCL« vrcnce., V|(cc Momaon. V- ) BerniceBcims v felferB (i rrrer Hden HowelJ Dorotf c) Medfand f iK-ibelb f?5j ' ne hzknVnCz THE TEACHER Should there be a heart so tender As a teacher of the youth, Guiding forth their waiting footsteps Higher in the paths of truth: Giving forth in fullest measure All the forces true to life; Thinking naught of menial service In preparing them for life? Looking forth into the future, Oh, how careful she should be! She must guide their waiting footsteps E ' en into eternity. Patient, loving, sympathetic — Leading them to things above — She must get right close beside them With her great big heart of love. Much depends upon the teacher As their confidence is won. Oft to many lonely children Second mother she ' ll become. Down into the heart ' s deep chambers She may be allowed to go. Touching there the very heart-strings, Their vibrations she may know. Every thought, desire, and motive Thus to her is open laid. As their hearts commune together Friendships true and firm are made, in the fitness of her wisdom High ideals she must show — Facing in each daily lesson Great men in the embryo. Men will rise to call her blessed. Women, too, her praise will sing. And her influence rise higher As in them she lives again. CORA A. ROSSITER. am msroKf Aren ' t you Don ' t be an old i? We ' re going to Clune ' s opening. coming with dig. These and many other similar phrases whizzed and whirred about me as the bunch tried to persuade me to go away from school early. But very sadly I shook my head. I had promised to write a Class History for the Exponent, and the Staff had said that my stuff must be in Wednesday morn- ing. It was now Tuesday afternoon and 1 had not contrived a single in- spiration. So again, very sadly, 1 shook my head, while 1 told the girls why I must stay and w ork. Finally they agreed to go and leave me in peace, but their parting shot w as a sweet reminder: Don ' t stay too late or Mr. Dooley will lock you in. The girls had been gone only a few minutes when Clang! Clang! Clang! Mr. Dooley rang the five o ' clock bell. 1 was almost frantic. What was I to do? As quickly as possible 1 gathered up my papers, but when I reached the door it was locked and Mr. Dooley had disappeared. I started to hunt for some way out, but every door was locked. 1 was the only person left in the whole building. Or so 1 had thought until, suddenly, on the Book Store landing I saw the queerest individual. Neither man nor woman, neither shape nor size; but a definite personage nevertheless. 1 tried to escape into Mr. Macurda ' s room, but it pursued me and demanded a reason for my presence. As quickly as 1 could 1 explained about the Class History. Let me see what you have written, It demanded. 1 — 1 — haven ' t anything, I stammered. 1 — 1 — d-don ' t know how to begin it. At this It acquired a more human appearance and became almost sympa- thetic. Let me help you, it said, and when 1 assented began: Of course you know that 1 am the School Ghost, and you may be sure that my retiring nature gives me a chance for much quiet observation. Year after year 1 watch the classes enter into and graduate fro m this school. Every class has certain characteristics which distinguish it from every other class. Long experience has so guided my judgment that I can foretell almost ac- curately when a class enters what it will do before it graduates. There is another being who attends this institution constantly, but whom you have never seen. It is my brother. School Spirit. Very often on registration day we compare notes and decide on the fate of the entering class. Then dur- ing the next two years we quietly watch the w ork of the class and check with our original estimates. We prophesied great things for the Class of June, 1914, and thus far they have tallied well w ith the high standard which we set for them. By seven o ' clock on September 16, 1912, the front campus was thronged with eager candidates for admission into the secrets of pedagogics. At nine o ' clock their numbers had almost reached the proportions of a young mob. The registration committee hardly knew what to do with so many applicants, but finally the last set of credentials was accepted and the Class of June, 1914, was on its way. All were very busy for a few weeks getting adjusted; then I noticed that you were very busy going to jolly-ups, picnics, group-meetings, and et cetera. ' i was very proud of the enthusiasm and spirit of the class, when in June, 1913, the time came to elect, for the coming year, officers of the Student Body and Student Government Associations. In all the thirty-one years of my experience there never vi as such an exciting election. Posters, petitions, parades, rallys and between-class-discussions all testified to the warmth of the contest. My brother. School Spirit, was especially pleased. He knew, as did I, that such enthusiasm promised well for the coming success of those organizations. We were pleased, also, with the final choice of Student Body officers: President Alice Morrison Vice-President May Chrisney Secretary Mild red Travis Treasurer Mary E. Frick Susie A. Young and Minnie Johnson as newly elected officers of the Student Government Association faced a difficult situation. Student Gov- ernment had just completed its first year successfully and it remained for these new officers to continue and strengthen its v fork. This they have done in an unobtrusive but thorough manner. Your Senior year was marked by three great epochs: the first day ' s teaching, the first day of the second term, and the day you met to organize, as the Senior A Class of June, 1914. Doctor Millspaugh told you that you were to be the largest class ever graduated from any Normal school in the United States. I was there to hear the applause which greeted this announce- ment, just as I was present at every other meeting of this great class. 1 enjoyed and approved of the selection of class officers, who were: President Ruth Henderson Vice-President Sarah White Secretary Emily Neighbor Treasurer Genevieve Lannan These young ladies, together with the Exponent Staff, have proved to be efficient workers. But what use to continue. Every action of your large class shows spirit and push. 1 wish that I might appear to the class to wish every member well in her career as a teacher, but that is not to be. How- ever, 1 shall go from this building. My career must end with you, because I fear there will be no place for me in the new building. Still talking, he disappeared. Luckily I found an open door and made my way home. Thinking over what the School Ghost had said, 1 decided to use his monologue for the history. You have heard it all. LADY URSULA Lady Ursula was the play chosen as the one to be presented by the Summer Class of 1914; staged under the direction of Miss Dora Holmes and given at the Gamut Club, June 1 8th. Lady Ursula is a bubbling comedy revealing a bit of life in the eighteenth century in England. A comedy in four acts, it virtually whirls with life, action and humor. There is not a dull moment in the entire per- formance; it is full of excitement and suspense. Frequently the audience must hold its breath, wondering what the outcome w ill be. SYNOPSIS Scene: Oak chamber. The Earl of Hassenden ' s house at Edgeware, near London, between four and five in the afternoon. Previous to the opening of the play Sir George Sylvester, after having killed his friend in a duel, has sworn to fight no more, to get no more into the society of women, and to admit no woman into his house. Lady Ursula, the mischievous and pretty belle of London, incited by Dorothy Fenton, schemes an entrance into Sir George ' s home by pretending a fit of faintness outside the door. Much to the chagrin of Ursula, Sir George has her sent to the porters lodge. Her brother, the Earl of Hassenden, who happens to be passing by, seeing the whole performance, is so angry that a quarrel ensues between the men which culmintes in a decision to fight a duel. The action of the play opens with the hasty arrival of Lady Ursula in the home of her brother, where she tells Dorothy the whole story. Both are greatly agitated, Dorothy fearing for her sweetheart, Ursula for her brother. In the course of the heated discussion between the girls. Lady Ursula conceives a plan. Her younger brother. Sir Walter Barrington, whom she is said to resemble, is in France at this time. She decides to disguise herself as this brother and thus make an entrance into Sylvester ' s house and there smooth out complications. In the second act we have an interesting and laughable meeting be- tween Sylvester and the supposed Sir Walter. There we find Ursula ex- erting all her skill and energy to retain her pose and gradually feeling her- self become entangled in her many tricks and inconsistencies. At the same time Sir George ' s suspicions are aroused. After an interesting exchange of subtleties and embarrassments Sylvester is ready for a reconciliation with the Earl of Hassenden. Ursula reluctantly consents to go with Sir George to witness the settlement of the quarrel. Sir George on returning from the dressing room, where he has gone to change his clothes, is very much dis- turbed to find that his guest has made her escape. While muttering a storm of imprecations on the silly puppy the servant appears with a lady ' s hand- kerchief. The act closes with Sylvester ' s suspicions verified. The third act finds us in Lord Hassenden ' s lodgings in London. The situations are most exciting and amusing. Lady Ursula is announced and ushered into the room by a lively group of men. She is much disturbed to find that her brother is not at home. tixcitement and hilarity follow, in the midst of which Sylvester enters. In the fourth act complications are smoothed out and the play ends with Lady Ursula and Sir George Sylvester showing a rather lively interest in each other. CAST OF CHARACTERS Earl of Hassenden Margaret Howard Sir George Sylvester Eugenie Buy ho Reverend Mr. Blimboe Geneva Glantz Mr. Dent Mary E. Frick Mr. Castleton Marguerite Nicholas Mr. Devereux Frances Gough Sii Robert Clifford Ruth Reece Quilton Edyth Allen Mills Lillian Pirie Mrs. Fenton Elizabeth St rick Dorothy Fenton Irene Peckham Lady Ursula Harrington Marguerite Morton COMMENCEMENT WEEK Sunday. June Twenty-first — Baccalaureate sermon at the Emmanual Presbyterian Church by the pastor. Rev. John Balcom Shaw. 1 uesday — Senior Party Dance at the Goldberg-Bosley assembly rooms. Wednesday — Class Day. Exercises at the new Normal School grounds, features of which are the Sweet-pea Chain, tree planting, presentation of class gifts and program in the nevi assembly. Thursday Afternoon — Faculty reception, gymnasium. Friday — Graduation Exercises at the Temple Auditorium. Procession from the school to the auditorium, address of the day by Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe of San Bernardino, and presentation of diplomas by Mr. Jesse F. Millspaugh. President. SENIOR B 1 r- uf UK ' I The illustrious class of S. ' 14 is not without its shadow. Yes, strange though it may seem, many far-sighted individuals have been able to discern a small black spot at the feet of its mighty and glorious attain- ._ ments. The shadow now is . ™ ' 7 H like one cast when the sun is _ W B nearly at its zenith. And so it is, for the glory of the class is now at its height and soon v rill commence to wane. As it sinks lower and lower it will Edith NL Merie BldOcberd finally reach the horizon, and 5rB feid0-)t Sr.BVicePes. ' en, fallmg from sight mto the golden west, it will have be- come a thing of the past. All this while, the tiny shadow has been expanding and increasing in size until many can see that, before the sun finally sets, it will be as large as the prodigious body which is preceding it. This shadow is nothing less than the erstwhile unheard of Winter ' I 4 Class. We will grant that, because of the overpowering glory of the Sum- mer ' 1 4 Class, any efforts towards renown on our part would have been futile. We have been patiently awaiting our little day of power, since we realize that the present predominating force will soon be but a picture on the tapestry of the ages. We, as a class, have no desire to move the world by our social attain- ments, or to become entangled in any way with the swiftness of modern civil- ization. Rather we desire to spend our few leisure hours in the companionship of books, to become teachers of no mean reputation, to shun the folly and caprice of society, to cause the living, thinking world to gaze with wonder and admiration upon us. This is merely our introduction to those of you who have not as yet had the pleasure of meeting us. We are confident that you will know us much better before a certain fair day in next December. Be expecting us as the first class to graduate from the new Normal School. Our present officers are: President Edith Hull Vice-President Marie Blanchard Secretary Fern Longwell Treasurer Bernice Sumner SPRING ' 15 Yes, we have a small class, but this fact affords us a splen- did opportunity to become bet- ter acquainted with each other and to co-operate almost as a large, congenial family would do. Our social activities of the past have been of an informal nature, and through them we have become better acquainted . ith Dr. Fernald and Miss Sul- livan. They have both entered into our fun with as much spirit rhrOierife HiOQpS AnmCocKmtr) as any individual in the class. 5rC PreSKTznt Vice-p-es dcnt Especially was this noticeable when we had the hard time party given us by our classmate, Maud Tettlebach. We were told to attire ourselves in the most ridiculous costumes conceivable. The effect was amus- ing and interesting, we assure you. For one enjoyable evening we imag- ined ourselves little children whose chief aim in life was to keep themselves well supplied with all-day suckers and to play drop the handkerchief. Every one likes a picnic. Our class is not an exception, and the day which we spent at Griffith Park was a never-to-be-forgotten one. To be sure we had a long tramp before we arrived at the cool, shady places, but then the picnic grounds when reached seemed all the cooler; and more interesting be- cause of that, and our long walk developed ravenous picnic appetites. As we were returning home, our love of the beauties of nature caused us to suffer a somewhat severe reprimand from the officer of the park, who stub- bornly refuses to allow individuals the privilege of picking the wild violets which grow along the roadside. However, when one has already picked the flowers and sees the officer rapidly approaching on horseback, surely there is no harm in concealing in one ' s hat, pocket, or blouse, the few posies v fhich one has had the opportunity of picking, and then in walking serenely on and minding one ' s ovk n business. Our efficient president of last term. Miss Leta Atkinson, also gave us a very delightful evening of entertainment at her home. Our spirit of good-will and fellowship is by no means confined to the members of our immediate group. It is our desire, as a class and as individ- uals, to do all that lies in our power to further the best interests of the school. Our group teacher is Mrs. Hunnewell. And we, as a whole, form the coming class of Winter, 14. In the meanw hile, remember that coming events cast their shadows before. ' HISTORY OF JUNIOR C CLASS A little boy was watching a group of men as they worked over a truck which was stuck in the mud. His repeated questions were, What is that for? and Why do you do that? The onlookers were more or less annoyed, but a workman said, That boy has promise. Watch him. Of such an inquiring mind is the Junior C Class of the State Normal. We find that education has yet many problems to solve and we are ever asking, like the boy observer, Why do you do that? and What is that for? The Normal workmen have recognized the investigating tendency of our class and have said, That child has promise. Watch it! Nane h ' art- 5 JrC Vice1?e . Amiee Lefibvre HISTORY OF THE JUNIOR B CLASS We, the Junior B Class of Winter, 1916, number exactly thirty-seven students. Most of us are taking the general professional course and are con- ducting ourselves in such a manner as to be a credit to our class, which goes to prove how true is the old saying — ' Tis quality and not quantity that counts. We feel especially proud in possessing for our group teacher Miss Pink- ney, one of the most amiable and helpful group teachers a body of students could wish for. Early in the term a meeting was held in room N, in which Amee Le Febre was elected President of the class; Winifred Howland, Vice-President, and Mary Hallmark, Secretary. During the first days of May a group meeting was held in room N for the purpose of planning the social doings we would indulge in during the term. We decided to give a Pound Party in the grounds of the new Normal School building. We met one afternoon, at three o ' clock, in front of the present Normal School, each girl previously supplying herself with a pound of something good to eat. We boarded a Colegrove car at the Fourth and Hill street depot, and soon found ourselves in the spacious grounds of the new Normal School. The buildings, numbering ten in all, are especially beautiful. Most of the rooms are exceptionally big and well fitted for the subjects which are to be taught in them. The Assembly Hall, in the Administration Building, is as large as a good sized theater. The Manual Arts department will have a building all its own, and the Cafeteria building will be a joy to us forever. If happy faces and light laughter bespeak anything, the Junior B ' s cer- tainly had a most delightful time at the Pound Party. We are now plan- ning a theater party, and if everything comes ofi as pleasantly as at our first social affair we shall be well satisfied. JMIOR.A. PI!DlDEnD ' ¥ou  ' 5fco]r -ArX AnmiJjnd 5 Mildred MaDser -T- IileenStesfford -S- idber BassetT -9- Cifcdc hbrnilton -l- Alice 5hato -s- Ealber Elcbdm -lo- Lousia 3fe mm -S- Helen Lord • e • -, ' .:ll i .i: ' I JUNIOR A CLASS During the summer vacation of 1913 the soothsayers of the Los Angeles State Normal School were busy interpreting auguries of various kinds. These auguries pointed to an event of unusual importance which would soon occur in the Normal School — an event which would shape the school ' s history. This proved to be nothing less than the entrance of the Class of Sum- mer, 1915. We entered — a mighty band, consisting of 489 general, 44 kindergarten, 23 art, 12 home economics, 1 1 manual arts, and 26 music students. This gave us, as Junior C ' s, a total of 605 members. That remarkable assembly of beauty, brawn and brain entered the Normal School for the first time on September 8, 1913. The beauty belonged to the girls, the brawn to the boys, and the brain to both. We believed then, and we believe still, that no class was ever gifted, or will ever be gifted, with more ability to accom- plish the tasks set before it, than ours. From the very outset we proved this by the manner in which Vfe grasped and overcame difficulties. That mighty army of Junior C ' s was made of true metal. We marched up the Normal stairs and into Dr. Millspaugh ' s office. Then, with credentials accepted, we boldly made an attack upon Miss Dunn ' s office. When our programs had been approved and our enrollments had been completed, we victoriously marched out again. Since then we have never failed to be loyal to our school, and we have tried in every way to raise its standard. We have worked diligently, and although we have met with a few trials and disappointments in the past, we know that these are but stepping stones to our future greatness and glory. We have excelled not only in our studies, but also in the various athletic sports, in the progress of our clubs and societies, and in the other social features of our Normal School life. Our boys have done excellent work on the basketball and baseball teams. Our girls have frequently presented very clever little sketches and plays be- fore the assembly. Our class must also be given credit for the improvement in the present form of student government, for it was upon the suggestion of one of our members that the council members were given places at the tables in the halls and library — a plan which has resulted in orderly conduct throughout the building. We are lacking in neither quality nor quantity. Our weight at present is about twenty-three tons, our height about 2200 feet. We have 812 eyes looking onward to the goal of success, and 812 hands willing to do the world ' s great work. Watch our class! We are destined to become great leaders of a very great work, for we are confident that honorable success will reward our upright lives and earnest endeavors. SOCltlY The Faculty Reception On October 22, 1913, the Faculty of Los Angeles State Normal School entertained the students at a delightful reception. Those who received the guests were Dr. and Mrs. Millspaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Shepherdson, .Miss Os- good, and Miss Dunn, other members of the Faculty assisting. A very en- joyable musical program was rendered. The most pleasing result of the occasion was the genial feeling of friendship and fellowship established be- tween the Faculty and students. The Cornerstone Dedication This most important event in the history of our new school took place November 18, 1913. The entire student body was assembled on the new school grounds, and witnessed the following impressive program: After an invocation by Dr. Healy of the University of Southern Cali- fornia, Dr. Millspaugh spoke of the aims and ideals of the school. The Alumni was represented by Frank A. Bouelle ' 93, who, in a brief address, gave us their good wishes. Miss May Chrisney, our vice-president, suggested to us the future of the completed school, with its improvements. An address on the History of the American Normal School and the Duty of the Teacher was given by Elwood P. Cubberley. After the rendering of The Foundation Ode by Dr. Howe, the Hon- orable Richard Melrose placed the stone in position. On it are the words: The Noblest Motive Is the Public Good. Student Body Jolly-Up The Student Body met together in the gymnasium, March 6, 1914, and enjoyed a most jolly afternoon. After some clever stunts, among them songs from the music department, dancing was the order of the day. Later in the evening tamales and coffee were served to a hungry and appre- ciative crowd. LA FIESTA For weeks before this event took place the students were encounter- ing mysterious signs in the halls, and notices on the board. Save April 24 for La Fiesta. Wonderful, gay, mysterious La Fiesta is coming. Every one was keyed up to a high pitch of expectation, nor were they dis- appointed. On the afternoon of April 24, the bridge was lined with booths, where one might obtain all-day suckers, ice cream, and other delectable dain- ties. Wandering up and down was a gypsy maiden crying her wares to an appreciative audience. Here, too, one might try one ' s fortune at the grab bag or have one ' s fate foretold by a Spanish beauty. Proceeding tc the gymnasium, strains of music met the ear, for here the Glee Club, Dr. Miller and the mysterious La Spanola were entertaining with delightful music. Later on in the afternoon and evening a dainty luncheon vvas served by charming Japanese maidens. Indeed, La Fiesta sustained all that had been boasted for it, and was a most successful entertainment. Senior Dance The Senior function of the Class of Summer ' 1 4 took the form of a party dance, given at the Goldberg-Bosley assembly rooms. The floor was divided off for dancing, 500, and other games, thus giving everyone an opportunity to enjoy himself as he would. The ball room was really very lovely, the natural beauty of the gold and white panels and mirrors, enhanced by palms and great vases of gladi- olas, while at one end the words June 1 9 1 4 were traced out in rose blos- soms. The evening opened with a cotillion, which was very brilliant and thor- oughly enjoyed. Modern music and dancing ensued in the ball room, while those who preferred cards and games found tables ready for them in the adjoining rooms. The dance was indeed a brilliant affair, both in point of attendance and enjoyment. The Picnic Eve n Mother Nature approved of the Normal School Faculty picnic, for all day long she smiled her sweetest. The early cars carried many eager pleasure-seekers to Eagle Rock Park — girls in middy blouses, girls in khaki suits — all with lunches and pleasant smiles, ready for a jolly day. Among the larks of the day were Mr. Hummel ' s bird trip. Miss Rosen- thal ' s attempt to paint the earth. Miss McClellan ' s attempt to explain the earth, and Dr. Shepardson ' s trip to the top of the earth. When lunch time arrived bags, baskets and boxes were produced and the fragrance of hot coffee, sandwiches and cake wrould have made an epi- cure hungry, and a stoic do the dignified stunt of rushing. As usual, there was lunch enough for a regiment. The Stunts (with a capital S) were like all Normal Stunts — Crisp, en- joyable and in great variety. Miss Dunn in her usual snappy style, pre- siding. Dusk was falling ere the last student was ready to leave the scene of the day ' s pleasures. All voted that the Faculty picnic was an event which would long be remembered as one of the most enjoyable ever experienced. Vaudeville Some folks say that Normal is dead — they were not at the vaudeville, for had they been they would have added that on the seventh of May, at least, there was a visible resurrection. On the aforesaid Wednesday afternoon an Exponent benefit was given in the Assembly under the direction of Dorothy Gerberding, ably assisted by Maud Haskell and Theresa Vernon. Posters were literally plastered on all available wall space of the building for several weeks previous, hinting at the nature of the stunts; and so attractive were they that over four hun- dred students were attracted to the Assembly by 3:15 on this auspicious day. The first number of the program was an overture by the Training School Orchestra, which furnished all the entre acte music. Then, in order of presentation came: Cooking on the Run Home Economics Seniors The Slim Princesses Goop Dance Kindergarten Seniors A Pair of Lunatics Cake Walk Owl Club a la Mode A Stunt Special Music Seniors Interpretive Dance Ellen Galpin and Romena Westcott Beauty Chorus Agnes Macpherson — Prima Donna. Miss Wardell — Aesthetic Dances. Miss Christian. The result of this festivity was successful in divers vi ' ays, but principally in adding the wherewithal in the Exponent treasury. GOOD-B YE It is June, and we ' re leaving our Normal. Leaving, and can never return To the haunts that are dear in the hearts of all, More dear than you d ever discern. There ' s the Gym, where we ' ve labored vvith dumbells .And clubs of the Indian kind. And have danced and done stunts we ' d never dare tell To the most of demure womankind. The Postoffice next deserves mention, Doing duty, full worthy, I ' m sure. In conspiring with Cupid, whom you never would think, Would help teachers so prim and demure. Then the bridge, where we ' ve eaten our luncheons, Interspersed with school gossip. Oh, my! Dear old bridge — what a fortress of refuge From the Council ' s most furious eye. The library can ' t be forgotten, Where, with Judd at your left elbow, ou calmly read on through a story you d gotten. Or teased everybody you ' d known. Chorus sure was a place of great learning But woe if you ever were caught Getting French or Math. I, when you ought to have sung In the way Mrs. G. thought you ought. Miss Dunn ' s oflfice, too, was a dear place (We rushed to make room for the rest). For so many need go there each morning The company was always the best. Then the history class of Miss Snyder, The place where the Rec ' s roam so free. [ oo freely, I guess, for in some unknown way. Those beings sure eluded me. The office of the Supervisors, Where you stood and waited a-while For all kinds of chance information And a glimpse of Miss Matthewson ' s smile. There are many beloved nooks and corners — We wish we could tell of them all. But our inspiration now fails us — There is far too much noise in the hall! -L. LITCEAC p R ® j S- ■Jt HE Youngest Teacher sighed. Her cherished plans in regard to the Semper FideHs Club had, each and every one, failed. The eight girls that constituted the club had undertaken each project with youthful enthusiasm and energy, but the results were far from satisfactory. When the club gave a Christmas tree entertainment to some poor children of the slums, they were repaid by hav- ing every hat pin, purse and set of furs stolen. When they gave a cantata for the Orphans ' Home the net profits amounted to exactly twenty cents. Thus the air castles of the Youngest Teacher had fallen about her ears. The new project ■was to take a Christmas dinner to some poor family of the slums. Each girl was to bring some article of food which she con- sidered requisite to a Christmas dinner. The Youngest Teacher had empha- sized the fact that the foods must be substantial, nutritious and inexpensive. As a parting injunction to the girls she had added that no one should wear good clothes on the trip for, You must remember, she had told them, that it may be very dirty in the district where we will have to go. Also, we will not wish to attract attention while on the trip. Wear your old clothes, please! Little had she reckoned on the absolute faith of her girls! The night before Christmas a motley crew burst in upon the Youngest Teacher — her parting injunction had been carried out to the letter. Zella was attired in a faded-blue wool coat, much too small for her. Her red tam-o ' shanter had evidently seen many years of hard service. Fat little Bess wore a streaked brown dress at least four inches too short for her. The cotton gloves which covered Thelma ' s two slender hands were two sizes too large, and the rusty, black shoes which covered Dots lower extremities had the appearance of a late resurrection from the scrap heap. The Youngest Teacher gasped in dismay, but her sense of humor saved the day. In growing apprehension she quickly surveyed the bundles. A ten-pound sack of onions lay on the library table. The feet of a chicken protruded from a paper sack on the arm of the Morris chair. Bess grasped a huge sack of sweet potatoes in her chubby arms. Three huge bunches of celery adorned the mantle-piece. It might have been Vk ' orse, thought the Youngest Teacher to herself. At least there are no French bon-bons or lobster salads, The night was clear and cold. The girls shivered as they went from the heated library out into the cold, fresh air, but they were game and merely turned up the ragged collars of their coats. The directions given them were indefinite. They were to take the car to Fortieth street, walk four blocks east and then turn to their right and walk five more blocks. Zella, the oldest of the girls, felt the responsibility of the expedition and clasping her bundle of celery firmly in her arms she started up to the front end of the car to ask the motorman to please let them off at Fortieth street. However, as she walked boldly through the inside section of the car a sharp curve caused her to lose her balance and in a twinkling of an eye Zella and celery were precipitated into the lap of a very thin and very austere lady, much to the amazement of both. Zella extricated herself with difficulty — the celery being very long and heavy and the motion of the car very swing-like. The remainder of the ride proved uneventful. The girls wriggled nervously in their seats, conscious of their ragged attire and of the stares of their fellow-passengers. They longed for the termination of their jour- ney. Each planned the little speeches they would say, the comforting words they would speak to the tearful, grateful mother and the hungry, clinging children. Fortieth street at last! The conductor announced it in sonorous tones. Bundles were gathered up hastily and the merry, excited crowd alighted. Zella, in passing the conductor, brushed him with the tops of her celery, which caused him to sneeze with unexpected violence. The roar, so close to Zella ' s ear, startled the child so that she missed the step and sprawled in a most undignified manner in the dust. She was unhurt, however, thanks to the softness of the celery. The darkness of the night was intense. A slight fog settled over the landscape, through which the street lamps twinkled faintly. The directions were faithfully followed, but 907 East Fortieth street was evidently no- where to be found. At last the Youngest Teacher, in despair, entered a tiny store to in- quire, Do you know of a Mrs. Millet that lives anywhere near here? she queried of the fat, wheezy proprietor ' You bet I do. She lives right up there on the hill. Yes ' m, you ' ll find her up there. He waved his arm vaguely to the right. A gleam of hope shone in the Youngest Teacher ' s eyes. And is she very poor? she asked. Poor! Well, I guess not! the proprietor snorted in disdain. She ' s worth a cool million ' er so, but she ' s mighty close. She don ' t spend no onnecessary money. No, mam! I guess it ' s the wrong party, gasped the Youngest Teacher. We were directed to 907 East Fortieth street, to a Mrs. Millet. I — The store-keeper interrupted her. East Fortieth Street, you say. Wall now this ain ' t East Fortieth; East Fortieth is over there. He pointed to a small cluster of lights in the distance. It ' s only about ten blocks from here. Ten blocks! The eight fairly screamed it in their dismay. The bundles seemed to have increased in both size and weight and the idea of carrying them ten more blocks seemed unendurable. Are there any boys around here that we could get to help carry these bundles over there? queried the Youngest Teacher in a tone that plainly bespoke her exhaustion. Why yes, my son an ' his friend are upstairs. I ' ll see what they kin do. The storekeeper waddled off and a few minutes later two stalwart young men entered the store. The very sight of their broad shoulders caused a sigh of relief among the members of the club. The tallest of the guides picked up a heavy suit case and the chicken while the short, fat one grasped the huge sack of sweet potatoes and the celery. Only two blocks remained to be traversed when, without warning, the sweet potatoes burst their paper prison and fell to the ground with a most disheartening thud. Each one picked up as many as he or she could carry and the trip was resumed, marked, however, by a trail of sweet potatoes. Once Bess, in making a wild dive for an onion that threatened to escape from her sack, struck Dot ' s sugar bag with her elbow. Now it happened that Bess had pinned up a long rip in her sleeve with an innocent little pin and when her elbow struck the sugar sack, said pin cut a gash in the paper and a fine stream of pure white sugar poured forth. Dot, however, with great presence of mind, tied two clean handkerchiefs together and bandaged the wounded sack. Once again the journey was resumed. It was nearly ten o ' clock when number 907 appeared in view. There was a hurried consultation as to the mode of procedure. The Youngest Teacher was to explain the mission and the girls, one by one, were to present their offering. In answer to the knock, the door was opened by a tall, gaunt woman, clad in a very dirty dress partially covered with a still dirtier apron. Her unkempt hair stood out at all angles from her small head and formed an un- even halo against the light from the room within. Well, she inquired in a raspy voice, what is it? She surveyed the group of ragged children and the huge bundles in undisguised astonishment. We thought we would like to give you a nice Christmas dinner. We — 1 — 1 heard that it would probably be needed for the family. Pardon me — The Youngest Teacher faltered and began again. Not but what we thought you had plenty, but we thought these things might come in handy. Well, 1 ain ' t the boss of the house here. She ' s sick, I ' ve been helpin ' her a bit. Wait a minute an ' I ' ll ask Mrs. Millet about it. You stand right there! She turned and went into a small adjoining room. A few minutes later she returned and said to the angry awaiting group on the tiny porch: I guess you kin leave em here. There ain ' t noun to eat them things. She, jerking her thumb in the direction of the adjoining room, can ' t eat nothin ' and the kids is took in by some of the neighbors. The onion.s will keep for a long time, piped up Bess. So 11 the sw eet potatoes, added Hazel. The rest remained tongue- tied in silent anger and chagrin. The table and chairs were soon loaded with the various sized and shaped bundles and the members of the Semper Fidelis Club with their Teacher and two guides filed quickly out of the dirty, dingy house. The door closed after them with a decided bang. It is perhaps needless to add that the Semper Fidelis Club never bothered itself with any further philantropic schemes. Its talents, evidently, did not lie in that direction. WILDA M. CARPENTER. QUI? %fu Miixh A new truth is a truth, an old error is an error, though Clodpate won ' t allow either. When are we wise? When we are learning from everything, and every one, and in every circumstance of life. Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn. It would seem that attitude is the main thing that is involved in The Open Mind. We know vvfhat is meant by attitude but it is difficult to define it or to comprehend it exactly. In influencing others we are not successful until we have influenced their attitudes. Success or failure is caused more by mental attitude than by mental capacity. We should cultivate power and willingness to appro- priate any truth which may be presented, whether or not it is in harmony with our present beliefs. A fact is a fact whether we like it or not. Education comes first through seeing, listening, hearing, and later through shrewd thinking, and eloquent speaking. One of our wise men who has said, The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Today, through the medium of pur many books, we have the privilege of garnering into the storehouses of our minds all the intellectual treasures of the good and great of the past. That we may get a grasp of the present, everything and everybody in the world is telling us something, yet only those who listen hear the still small voice of truth. Should not these things come into our lives, be transmuted into our expression, and be given out for the thinking and acting of future genera- tions? However, in quest of knowledge, no one arrives at once, but by gradual process. Scientific knowledge is gained little by little. By observa- tion, and experimentation, men gradually began to discover certain truths. Growth in knowledge is slow, and requires perseverance. Processes are long. Crises are short. Did not Edison work twelve years to give us the incan- descent light? If the mind is open, there is ever dissatisfaction with present attainment, and a reaching out for more knowledge. The more of truth one gains, the greater the expectancy of new and hitherto undiscovered truths. The value of our experience in the discovery of truth depends upon what has been called the personal attitude sustained during the experience. If our minds are open we shall usually possess a definiteness of aim which cannot be obscured or blurred; and a concentration of energy which steadily reacts in increase of power. 1 he open mind is the only condition of all progress. What was good enough for Father is not good enough for this generation nor for the next. We are in a remarkable period in human history. Can we say that it is characterized by restlessness and many far-reaching changes? There are changing opinions about Politics, Science, Religion, and Education; and much that relates to social life is changing. One thing that does not change is truth. Eternal and foundation truths are simple. The workings out of truths, how- ever, are often complex because of our lack of ability to adjust their applica- tion to present conditions. A snowflake may have a great number of geo- metric designs, but they are so blended together that they have a geometric center. The gods sell anything and to everybody at a fair price, says Emerson, and he might have added that they give nothing away. Nothing is given but our native capacity. Everything else we must pay for if v e go forward. If we possess the power of making some new discovery of the workings out of truths in their relations to present conditions, or ot perceiving why and how some beneficial work is to be done, and have the energy to go to work in the doing of it, we are progressive workers. We should constantly keep the mind open to new impressions. An idea will come like a flash, but its realization is the result of deep meditation and patient labor. We must apply our knowledge and mental power to the solving of present, practical problems, to the pondering of new needs and ways of meeting them. Can we not learn to do old tasks in new and interesting ways? When a conception of truth is formed, an attempt to carry it out should at once be made; for the conception becomes clearer with the effort to realize it. Strike while the iron is hot. ' When the mind is glowing with ideas — that is the time to work; the mind is malleable. This world is a good one, still we can improve it, and in improving it we need pluck, patience, and perseverance. Reiteration is the time element in both truth and error; it does not make the truth a particle more certain, nor does it in the least detract from the falsity of the error. Truth is easily corrupted by enemies, traditions, and sophistry. Truth has always had to face opposition and displace error and prejudice. One who proclaims a truth need not be conversant with all error. A pilot was once asked if he knew all the rocks in the channel. He replied that he did not know all the rocks, but he was certain that he knew the chapnel. Let light in; its very presence will dispel darkness. Truth like the sun, submits to be obscured, but like the sun, only for a time. Let us make friends. Discussions with our fellows is an ordeal in which our sound views are confirmed and our traditional and spurious once are destroyed. The question which next presents itself is, What is the function ot scholarship? The function of scholarship is to lay hold of and present facts and relate them in terms of humanity. We are in need of exact informa- tion and not abstract theorizing. Scholarship should be given a large place; it should be appreciated and cultivated but not idolized. Scholarship is no proof against error. What is needed is scientific observation. Let us accept gratefully what truth scholarship has to offer, and have courage to refuse its errors. Truth is truth no matter through what agency it comes; and it is some- times as comfortable in homely language as in fine speech. Yet the law of the eternal fitness of things applies here as well as in all other things. The deeper the truth the more need of dignified expression which will stand the test of time. It is truth rather than man that lives and conquers and triumphs. We are nothing save as vessels and that which is of value to those about us is the overflow. When we possess truth, we are in a position to analyze theory for then only can we accurately discriminate between the various elements of which each and every theory is made up. Only when we have made the idea a reality by the medium of action can we discuss it. Some few days ago an educator in England said, War is a thing of the past. We would like to sak him, Since when? If we are to be efficient, we must not only feel and will powerfully, but we must see things exactly as they are. This is a good time to act, if we know what to do. We must have high ideals in the possibility of the realization of which we have boundless confidence and hope Having found the habit of seeing things as they are, we should be wise in our recognition and selection of means; and skillful in adapting and using them foi the highest ends. Let us possess facts, not let them possess us. Then only, facts fall into order, disclose connections and reveal truth. Then they awaken enthusiasm and arouse to action. The best preparation for opportunity, and for all important tasks, is that attitude towards life which habitually secures from it the truth behind the facts. The world stands in need of persons who can see things as they are, persons who have spiritual insight, imaginative force, and creative energy — persons who can set in motion the deeper current and thought and action for the betterment of existing conditions. 1 think it was Swedenborg who said, It is no proof of a man ' s understanding to be able to affirm vsrhatever he pleases, but to be able to discern that what is true is true, what is false is false, this is the mark of character, of intelligence. We are prone to be attracted more by spectacular display than by demonstration of reason. Let us beware of the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason. It is only our reason that takes note of the man who does constructive work. How many persons know who builds a big building? We all notice a man who sets it on fire. The open mind is a condition of proving truth when it is presented and we should educate ourselves for a deeper grasp of principles and a larger grasp of conditions. The open mind is an evidence of all true education. Matters brought before us deir.and our investigation rather than our declamation, and patient analys.s in preference to obstinate dogmatism. The examination of evidence, sifting of facts, drawing of inferences, and forming of judgments develop oui faculties of logical thinking. The open mind tempers our criticism. Engrossed by the one desire to condemn a contrary view, our judgment becomes warped and we do in- justice to ourselves while we unconsciously misrepresent the position of our opponent. The most exquisitt folly is made of wisdom spun too fine. The open mind ?(ives us more poise and patience in our work. Time and patience will change the mulberry leaf to satin. There is a whole, even if during a great deal of the time %ve can see only fragments. Keeping this in mind, let us quietly get understanding, seek wisdom, and use intelligently the best means pt hand to secure the highest ends. We are in hot haste to set the world right in a moment. ; nd to order all affairs; the Lord has the leisure of conscious power and unerring wisdom. It will be well for us to learn to work, to labor cheerfully, and to wait. We are going out as teachers, if we would instruct the young, we must keep their minds open and free by the light of truth instead of enslaving them by dogmatism, remembering that what we are, we each, not voluntarily, but involuntarily. Only the truth that is influencing our own lives is going to in- fluence the lives of others. Truth must be vitalized by a person. One of the things which gives the Bible a perennial freshness is the fact that God is giving us His truths, has not given them to us abstractly, but has embodied them in the lives of men and women. We must take up our subjects and put our present life into them. We should put the stamp of our individuality on what we know and our students will think in terms which we give our subjects. The truth we give is formative of character, otherwise of what use is it? Truth may be denied, but conduct cannot be gainsaid. Having the open mind, we shall add to our resources and be able to present to each and all motives powerful enough to influence the wills of our students in the right directions. We shall present such powerful motives as will dwarf all other considerations and will induce our students to do the work that is legitimate, individual, and vital. But whatever we secure in way of power to do thi?, we pay for in preliminary preparation. THE SCHOOL TEACHER ON THE FRONTIER Late one afternoon, about the middle of December, Miss Carlson walked briskly along the trail from the school to John McDonald ' s small home. When she was approaching the house she noticed an occasional large feathery snowflake wafted downward in the still air. Had these few flakes strayed away from their fellows, or was the Storm King coming to make a visit? The door opened; Mrs. McDonald stood smiling to welcome the tired teacher. Seven of the ten children had gathered around the open-front box heater, which they had piled full of small two-foot birch logs. The fire roared up the chimney, and the blaze brightened the room. Ah, you children know what kind of wood makes the prettiest fire, do you not? said Miss Carlson. ' Yes, they replied, and it gives such a good light by which we can practice our pieces. In a moment all seven had assisted Miss Carlson into the only really comfortable chair in the meagerly furnished house. In the rear of the room two girls could be seen busily arranging the supper on the dimly lighted table. Mr. McDonald came in, and in his sober, trustee- like fashion asked concerning the progress of the school children in general, and that of his own in particular. As the supper was announced Jack, the tall, broad-shouldered, lank, loosely-hung-together, eldest son of the family, shambled in from his work at the barn. Although this family had been living here in this remote, lonely spot for years before there were any other settlers, and sometimes did not see a paper or a magazine for months at a time, Mrs. McDonald, a kindly, gentle woman, possessed of surprising intelligence, endeavored to keep the chil- dren interested in, and enthusiastic, about their simple surroundings. At the supper table Jack told of the large timber wolf he had seen in the brush where he was cutting cordwood. The younger children, however, had not even noticed a coyote or a jack rabbit for days, so engrossed were they with their preparations for the entertainment. It was the first one that had ever been given in this remote region. Re- cently a number of settlers had come here, and although their financial re- sources were very limited, they had built a tolerably comfortable school house. Luxuries, however, had not been provided. There were neither maps nor books; there was not even a chair in which the teacher could sit. Being twenty miles from a railroad, and farther from a village, the children did not have the required text books when school opened in October. Thirty-three people were obliged to use the few books Miss Carlson had in her trunk when she came here from the Normal School. Early in No- vember, this alert and enthusiastic little teacher, with the children, planned a Christmas concert. If it does not storm and the roads are good, said they, we can make twenty-five dollars! We will send word to every one within thirty miles. As the children sang their songs and told of their dialogues at home the younger set became deeply interested. A number of them asked the teacher if she would train them in the evenings and allow them to assist in giving the program. It would take weeks, perhaps two months, to get any book of plays from the nearest city, so Miss Carlson was obliged to draft out a farce, in which there were parts that could be played by these people, the majority of whom had never even seen anything acted on a stage. Jack McDonald suggested that some music would enliven the program. An or- chestra was organized, the instrumentation of which was a tin whistle, three Jew ' s-harps, two mouth organs, an auto-harp, and a cheap, harsh-sounding violin. The owners of these respective instruments each played different tunes and there wasn ' t a sheet of music in the country side. On the whole Jack played more, and better tunes than any of the others. It was arranged that the others learn to play some of the ones that Jack rendered most ar- tistically (?). As they were finishing supper Jack asked Miss Carlson to help him play Annie Laurie before the others came, as he was not sure of the tune in one part. The little teacher had found favor in his eyes and he was ever alert for an opportunity of having a few words with her. They had been working but a moment when the sound of sleigh bells told them that the others had arrived for the practice. The bells do not jingle as merrily tonight, observed Miss Carlson. I wonder if the atmosphere is heavy? The young people came trooping in, shook the large flakes of snow out of their fur coats, and in less than an hour the farce had been successfully rehearsed. The music, however, pre- sented more difficulties. Hamish, the tin whistler, was the only fellow who saved the day for the rather discouraged school teacher. Toward the close of the evening. Jack seemed to require some special assistance from Miss Carlson, and as the clock struck nine, cleverly maneuvered to be near enough to her to preclude any other fellow ' s asking to drive her home. You see Jack had a team of fiery young horses, a rather more than ordinarily well made jumper that he had built himself, and he played the violin. These facts gave him more boldness than some of the other fellows had in paying attention to the interesting young lady teacher. In a few moments they were flying over the prairie. The snow was failing fast and a breeze was blowing. Hamish does take a lively interest in that tin whistle of his, remarked Miss Carlson. He will surely be obliged to respond to an encore. I asked Joe and Ted to come tomorrow night, said Jack, eagerly. We will make the mouth organs and violin go better before Monday. Jack, we are off the trail, said Miss Carlson, or else the road seems more bumpy than usual. Whoa, Dick! Will you hold the horses, please? He was out of the jumper in an instant but made a fruitless search for the trail. It is only three-quarters of a mile from our place to Johnston ' s trail through the bush; we ought to be there now, ventured Jack, anxiously. They drove on, each endeavoring to sight either the trail or the woods. The snow was falling faster and the wind increasing in velocity. Are we lost. Jack? asked the teacher. No, no! We have just gone off of the trail; we will get on it again directly, replied Jack, with some uncertainty in his voice. They traveled on, and on. At last Jack owned that he did not know where they were, and suggested that they turn around and go back to his father s. They turned and went on again. Both by this time were beginning to suffer a little from the inclemency of the weather. Here is the trail, cried Jack, very much relieved; now we shall soon be home. The snow was whirling in the faces of the young horses. They had not yet learned to go east when the wind was blowing from every other direction. After traveling more slowly for some time they entered the woods. Guess we vere going toward Johnston ' s when we found the trail, said Jack, as if he felt some surprise. In a few moments 1 shall have you home safely. Hope you are not taking cold. 1 was just beginning to wish there never had been any orchestra. The joy of feeling that they were near their destination considerably lessened the intensity of the cold. The horses stopped. In front of them there was brush-wood instead of the trail. Jack stood up, looked ahead, sat down convulsively grasping Miss Carlson ' s arm. We have follov fed a chopper ' s trail into this bush instead of Johnston ' s trail, through it, exclaimed he. Then we are lost, are we. Jack? ' inquired the teacher, anxiously. Perhaps we shall arrive at the house of your friend, the timber wolf, in time for breakfast. ' 1 am not worrying about the timber wolf, replied Jack, but we must find shelter from this storm. The brush-wood struck the legs of the young horses. One sprang for- ward. Crash! The other sprang. Crash! The ends were off both whifflle- trees . In an instant Jack was at the horses ' heads, preventing additional breakage. He unhitched the horses, turned the jumper in the opposite direction, fumbled in his pockets for string, and soon had the horses hitched again. They had gone but a few yards when, snap, went the strings. The outer traces were gain on the snow. 1 havent another foot of cord, said Jac k, hopelessly. Father always has said that when a fellow got fooling with a fiddle he lost his wits. Miss Carlson had pulled her neck scarf from under her coat collar and fortunately found another in her pocket. These Jack used in tieing the traces back. They slipped off the whiffletrees several times. Miss Carlson suggested tieing another kind of knot. Jack stood between her and the horses while this was being done. They came to the outer edge of the woods. Jack, is the cold making you sleepy? inquired the teacher. We must talk and keep ourselves alive or we will freeze. ' My tongue is tied, he answered, but it seems to me that this situ- ation speaks for itself. I cannot tell you how anxious I am for your safety. Just think hovf those children have worked for the concert! How disappointed they will be if we get lost and frozen! said Miss Carlson, fran tically endeavoring to keep up a conversation. Here is another trail, exclaimed Jack. Surely this one will take us to Johnston ' s. Though neither had had courage to remark it, both had noticed the horses becoming fatigued. They were walking very slowly in the deep snow and blinding storm. Jack, do talk; we must avoid stupor in this frosty air, pleaded Miss Carlson. Think how disappointed the people will be if there is no violin in the orchestra and 1 am not there to direct! If 1 ever get you out of this storm I won ' t care much what happens afterwards, he answered. We vk ill sing the Doxology with more fervor on Sunday at any rate, said Miss Carlson. Perhaps you will play it on the violin. The fiddle would make good kindling wood to warm us up if we had it here this minute, replied Jack, in disgust. The horses were almost exhausted and the teacher and Jack were stiff and numb with the cold. 1 see Johnston s barn, cried Jack. 1 see it, too, said Miss Carlson, eagerly. 1 shall see you into the house and then put my horses in the barn. 1 hey need an hour s rest and some feed, said Jack. You will come into the house and get warmed and remain until morn- ing, gasped Miss Carlson. No, no! said Jack. I ' ll look after these horses. if I am cold I ' ll warm mv hands and feet on old Bob. Johnston bought him from father last spring. 1 must go home at daybreak; mother will be frantic. Miss Carlson, he went on, I ' ve been trying to say something to you for a long time. Well, never mind tonight, interrupted Miss Carlson. Words are scarce and hard to find in this storm. What you have to say will keep till warmer weather. No, it won ' t! said Jack, anxiously. You have been so jolly, good natured about this awful ride. You are the pluckiest girl 1 know. Here is the house, interrupted the teacher. Come in and get warm. Miss Carlson, I want you to promise me something, said Jack, nerv- ously. Promises, like good pie crust, are easily broken, she replied. But I know you can keep one, he insisted, earnestly. I cannot be responsible for a promise made in this cold air. Jack, she said. it would be a brittle affair. Miss Carlson, the boys will kill me if they ever hear of this. Do promise me you won ' t tell any one that 1 kept you out all night in this ter- rible storm. M. E. C. B. Mother, why? Because. Because why? Huh? Because it isn ' t good for httle boys stomachs. Why isn ' t it good for li ' l boys stomachs? ' Tommy, run away, dear, and play now; I am busy. Awh, gee! ' and Tommy hurled his cap forcibly on the floor. Why, Tommy, shame on you; pick up your hat! Tommy started indifferently out of the room. Tommy! Come back here! What do you want, anyway? I want you to pick up your cap. Tommy planked his feet staunchly on the carpet and sidled them a couple of inches apart. The doorbell was punched vehemently by someone and rang without intermission until Tommy s mother responded. Tommy had jumped to an- swer, but Stay where you are! had warned him not to move. Ken Tommy cum out an ' draw me on my sled? Tommy recognized the voice of Leah Beth and began to bite his nails. Now, Tommys mother was tired — and busy. The rosy voice of Leah Beth suggested temporary relief from a delicate situation. Tommy, if you will pick up your cap you may go play with Leah. Tommy rushed toward the door, giving his cap a secret snatch. Clutch- ing Leah ' s mittened hand, they both tumbled down the steps into the snow- bank. Tommy, where ' s your cap? called his mother, sharply. Awh, I ' ve got it, flared Tommy, as he sat wee Leah soundly on the sled. Tommy ' s mother sighed as she turned to her work. Now and then she looked out of the window at her son. He had grown bold of late. She could no longer discipline him by a single command as formerly. He re- volted at everything she said to him. He consciously tantalized and tested her until she was frantic. She saw her authority dwindle. He shrunk from her kisses, and if she started to button his coat he jerked away, giving her a scandalous kick. She would wave him good-bye every morning as he left for school. She listened to his spelling every night. That was one thing she was grateful for; Tommy stood at the head of his class in spelling. Tommy was barbarian in his instincts. She gave him a tool chest and he practiced driving nails into the window sills. She gave him a popgun and he spent two days scaring everybody that went by, then he smashed it and whittled the stock all over the kitchen floor. Just now his voice was sounding in her ears commanding Leah Beth to pull him. She had had her turn. It was his now. Leah Beth was going to remonstrate but any selfish thought she may have had was scared into obedient action to Tommy ' s claim upon her. Leah Beth trudged along until she came to a little slope where she started to run. She couldn ' t keep ahead of the sled. It struck her foot and she tumbled headlong. Tommy ' s mother started instinctively to the rescue but when she arrived at the door she paused as she saw her son picking up wee, crying Leah. Oh, don ' t be a baby. he told her, tieing her loosened bonnet and brushing the snow from her cloak. Get on the sled. I ' ll pull you now. Girls don ' t know how to do anything. Tommy raced up the hill, turning at intervals to make a roguish grimace at the laughing little girl on the sled. There is a spark of chivalry, interpreted his mother and she cher- ished the idea for a new appeal. By MARION TURNER. Kindergarten. Being a Not-So-Scientific Treatise on a Very Popular Subject Naturally, having been diplomaized by the Normal, the next step in my pedagogical career was the annexation of a job — beg pardon, in the profes- sion there is no such thing; they are always positions. It was the logical thing for me to do — from an economic as well as an educational standpoint — so I got busy. And now, with the true spirit of the teacher bidding me speak, I feel called to tell you of my adventures, that you may profit thereby and not err in word or action when that glad (?) day shall come when you take your credentials under your arm and fare forth, as did I, to do battle with the august school board of Harmony Flat or Saugus Siding, West Puente or Lorba Yinda. First you will have to hear of a position that is vacant, since it is considered bad social form to forcibly grab a place that is already occupied, kicking the present incumbent out into the cold. There are several methods of hearing of openings — a favorite method being to place one ear to the earth ' s surface and listen closely for vibrations. Another method highly endorsed by many of the initiated is close personal observation of the school system — looking about for openings, they call it, and in case this method is adopted I would suggest that the natural strength of the eye be aided with a powerful microscope. There are various other vays in which you may be acquainted of positions-in-waiting, and by some one of these you will learn that the trustees of So-and-So School are looking for a new teacher. V ou will then and there highly resolve to go out and corral that position forthwith. And right there is where you will begin to need some counsel and advice. For probably forty-four or forty-five (if there were forty-six in your class) Normal graduates, not to mention a dozen or two of miscellaneous appli- cants, are thinking the same thing at the same time about the same position, and as this will be a case of survival of the fittest, you MUST be prepared. The equipment for your expedition for capturing this rare specimen alive should include a few diplomas- — their impressive appearance may help along, and at any rate they will not count against you — a package of salt such as is used in capturing game by the caudal method, a school directory and an unabridged map of the locality you are to invade, a camp stool to sit on while you await the verdict of the board concerning your election, a case of smelling salts to revive you when you hear it, a pair of stout alpine boots — since you frequently are called upon to overcome large portions of the ruggedly artistic landscape in going from one trustee to another, and last, if you chance to be of the masculine gender, and of course the majority of my readers are, I would suggest a half dozen perfectos in an upper vest pocket, for trustees have been known to use the weed, even in California. With all this equipment in your vanity case, you have boarded the train and traveled toward your destination. Having gone by rail as far as the train can take you in the direction of your goal, you alight at South Squeedunk and begin your search for the school board members of district No. 179. You consult your school directory — for the eleventh time — and read there that Samuel Smith is the clerk of the board and that his post- office address is South Squeed unk. You then approach the combination general store which carries a postoffice as a side line, and having oiled the wheels of memory in the storekeeper by a purchase from the fly-specked candy counter, you seek information as to the exact location of the Smith home, together with any interesting bits of Smith personals the storekeeper may see fit to contribute. Then with a mind broadened by the knowledge you have just received you start for Brother Smith ' s. There, dear reader, I vvfill leave you in this article, for Vkfhat you and Samuel may say when you meet is no one else affair, and from this point 1 will relate my own ex- periences, making but little comment thereupon, and leaving you to draw your own inferences and conclusions from my story. In my case Mr. Smith was a large man with a loud voice and an ag- gressive personality that was much in evidence. He was very positive in his statements and 1 had talked with him but a few minutes when 1 saw that to make any progress with him 1 must revise that famous message of the old Roman general, making it read, 1 came, 1 saw, 1 concurred. Ac- cordingly, I agreed with as much of what he said as was possible and prom- ised to think over his other statements with a view to changing my opinions to fit his. He felt his own importance very keenly and when at length 1 edged toward the door he told me the school board would consider me at its next meeting. From the tone of voice with which he mentioned that meeting one would have thought that it was a convention of the D. A. R., or anyhow a special session of Congress. He directed me to the other trustees and after a cosy three-mile walk I arrived at the home of Dr. A. B. Jones, president of the board. The doctor was out when 1 arrived, so 1 had to wait for some time before he returned, during which time his small daughter entertained me with a de- tailed account of the shortcomings of the last teacher, which 1 judged the child was reciting from memory, having heard it, no doubt, from her parents. When 1 had stated the case to the doctor he balanced his eyeglasses on his nose and skeptically remarked; Well, I don ' t know. You see we want a teacher that we can be sure is quite well educated, and, er — refined. Yes, some one that is refined. So much depends on that. The welfare of our children Well, Dr. Jones, I broke in, with sugary tones, if you ' re looking for a refined teacher, I think that 1 ought to answer. Refined? Why 1 was granulated from the Normal just last month! When the M. D. had recovered from this burst of brilHance sufficiently to speak, he said: And then, too, you see we need some one with consid- erable experience. Now you, 1 fancy, have had no teaching experience. Doctor, I replied in tones intended to convey my sorrow for his ig- norance and a hint of reproach, you are wrong there — grievously in error. So far from having no experience, 1 may say that I have had a whole year s experience under the eyes of the Training School critical teachers, ' which anyone will agree is fully equivalent to three years elsewhere. Ah, no ex- perience, indeed! Why I have evidence of it right here! See this, point- ing to a long scar above my starboard ear. That marks an experience with one critic, and this missing tooth But at this point Mr. A. B. Jones, M.D., answered the phone and learned that he was urgently needed at the bedside of a patient. So away he went, calling back to me that though he hardly felt that 1 was capable of filling the position, 1 might leave my application. So 1 departed w ith a somewhat chastened air for the third member of the board — a mere splinter, so far as influence went, as 1 afterwards learned. His name was Schirmermeyer, and he was, according to Mrs. Dr. Jones, a German by extraction, but after 1 had heard him talk for a few minutes 1 felt that he was no mere extract, but the genuine article, 99.75 ' v pure. It was evening by the time I reached the Schirmermeyer front door, and Mrs. Schirmermeyer, upon learning my mission, hastened to light the parlor lamp, seat me in the best plush chair, start the pianola, and go to call Mr. Schir- mermeyer. He came after a minute, and as the glow of the lamp light struck him it was reflected from his bald head in a sort of halo effect. Or at any rate it was reflected — perhaps the halo idea was largely imaginative on my part, since Mr. Schirmermeyer ' s support would probably mean my election. Firmly convinced of this, I felt that it was up to me to impress Herr Schirmermeyer favorably, and 1 watched my opportunity. He was a rancher and I gathered from his remarks that he raised beets, and that these beets represented, largely, his interest in life. Therefore, I resolved quickly, 1, too, vk ould be interested in beets. Now as a matter of fact I had never before given the general subject beets much considera- tion; in fact, 1 doubt whether 1 could have distinguished between sugar ones and dead ones. But now 1 listened with rapt interest to an exposi- tion of the relative value of various varieties of the species and soon 1 was asking all sorts of intimate questions about the beet family, taking care not to expose my utter ignorance of the subject, but rather posing as the en- thusiastic amateur beet culturist who thirsted for advice from such an ex- perienced expert as Mr. Schirmermeyer. And joy! The subtle flattery of this attitude worked! Yes, under the glow of my interest Mr. Schirinermeyer warmed to his subject, and to me, in a way that made my heart glad, and 1 had visions of the course in agriculture that 1 would introduce in my school surely it was mine now that I was sure of my host ' s support as a thank offering to a most beneficent Providence. And even when 1 discovered that 1 had but fifteen minutes to make the three miles to the station to catch the evening train, 1 had some difficulty in breaking away, and as I sprinted station-ward Herr Schirmermeyer ' s parting words rang in my pounding ear drums: Und ven you pegin deaching in der schule, ve vill dry some of dose new kind you vas schpeaking aboud, not? As the new kind 1 had spoken of were the product of my imagina- tion I foresaw the necessity of some dodging in the future — but that would be in the future and might take care of itself. The train was late, for which 1 gave thanks, considering the fact that had it been on time 1 would have missed it, and as we rolled along toward the city 1 lay back on the cushions basking in a sense of a duty well done. So, gentle reader, endeth my tale — and now that 1 have related to you how to do it, go ye forth and gather in the positions. What? Oh, about the school? Well, no, 1 hardly think so. This was three weeks ago and 1 haven t heard from Smith or Jones, so it ' s scarcely probable. E. D. PHILLIPS. TO A MOCKINGBIRD Dear little bird in coat of gray, Oh, how you sing the live-long day. Oh, how you warble, trill and soar, I love your music more and more. I heard your voice ere break of day. Twittering, trembling, wild and gay. Sweet was the melody so clear. And 1 am sure your mate was near. I hear you now, your cheery song Fills me with vonder, makes me long, Dear little bird, for a heart so free, Or, but to sing so merrily. DOROTHY HARDING. mm -momm msFii iQDE Mr. Peeler was a matchless and untiring rider — not of that common quadruped known as the horse — but of that fictitious animal which so often makes fools of men — the Hobby. To be sure, the color and character of the steed varied as the scenery viewed from a train window, but not so the energy of its rider. With relentless fury he rode each new idea — much to the amusement of the neighbors, but to the horror and qualms of his faithful spouse. On this specifid evening he had entered with a ponderous volume tucked securely under his left arm. Absently divesting himself of overcoat and hat, he picked up the book from the table where he had carefully laid it, and began to read eagerly. When dinner was served he moved it to one side, still reading intently. His wife, accustomed to his various moods, sank wearily into her chair and helped the children and herself from the steaming dishes. Having con- cluded the chapter, Mr. Peeler carefully marked the place with a bit of paper and turned his attention to more material objects. He was a man of few v ords save in time of argument. Argument was as essential to one of his nature as the air which he breathed. His wife eyed him anxiously. Is the meat too tough? she queried. Nope, was the brief reply. Is your tooth bothering again, Fred? 1 told you you ' d better go in and see Dr. Watson. Nope (this time in a more terse tone of voice). Mrs. Peeler turned her attention once more to her supper. Glancing up she saw with surprise and misgiving that her better half had seemingly made no inroads on the plateful of food before him, yet she was sure that he had been chewing steadily. Fred, don ' t you feel well? she asked, anxiously. Mr. Peeler, putting down his knife and fork, peered over his spectacles at his wife. Jane, for pity ' s sake, can t a body eat in peace? he demanded, angrily. Can ' t yuh see I ' m trying ter Fletcherize? Do yuh have ter be told iverything? His wife breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, yes, yes, excuse me, dear. 1 only wondered — The meal progressed in silence. The children, grow- ing drowsy, were packed off to bed, and still their faddist father chewed and chewed, as if his jaws were run by some strange, relentless machine. An hour later found Mr. Peeler, stocking feet on the fender of the stove, once more buried in his book. His plate was almost untouched. A slight frown appeared between his shaggy eyebrows. At nine o ' clock he rose with a yawn, put the book carefully on the stand, and retired. A week passed. Mr. Peeler was still in the throes of his latest hobby. One evening as he was digesting mentally his latest source of information he chanced on a paragraph which began as follows: This so-called hunger in the morning is only habit-hunger: Not only are three meals a day entirely too much for the ordinary human being, but decidedly dangerous. Quite so, quite so, murmured the reader and forthwith made a new resolution. The next morning he pushed aside his customary bacon and eggs, hot toast and coffee, and between sips of pure cold water (nature ' s drink), fell once more to reading. The first hour passed well. The second went more slowly. By the end of the third hour there was a distinct feeling ofttimes described as gnawing, in Mr. Peelers inner regions. He drank a glass of water at a gulp and returned to work. The moments seemed to go on leaden wings. His eyes sought the clock. Only one hour more until lunch. Twelve o ' clock boomed at last. Scrambling into coat and hat the starved man rushed to the lunch counter, only to suddenly remember that he was to eat but a small sandwich or two and a few nuts. it took, however, the entire noon hour to accomplish this and Mr. Peeler returned to his work a wiser and still hungry man. At the end of the second week spots of darkness began floating be- fore the sharp eyes of the advocate of Fletcher. His hand trembled, his back felt cold and his jaws ached as an ulcerated tooth. Suddenly, quite without warning, he toppled over, scaring his associates half out of their senses. Tenderly they picked him up and calling a taxi, carried him home to the ministering care of his faithful spouse. When the doctor arrived on the scene of action he found his patient bolstered with numerous pillows, shawls and hot water bags, with his thor- oughly alarmed wife patting his hands and face. Well, well, Fred, what ' s the matter? The doctor ' s tones were ter- ribly cheerful for a sick room. The Advocate only weakly shook his griz- zly head, extending a limp hand, that the medicine man might take his pulse. Dr. Menthal stepped back with a slight twinkle in his eye. What have you been eating? he demanded in a tone which boded no good for Mr. Peeler. The sick man explained painstakingly. With a twitching of the lips the doctor drew out his prescription pad, scribbled a few words and was gone. What ' d he say, Jane? the patient asked, anxiously, reaching for the paper. ' What ' d he say? Without a word Mrs. Peeler gave him the slip and left the room. Across the blank was written: All you need is a good square meal. From the direction of the kitchen came the welcome sound of rattling pots and pans, with the merry hum of a tea kettle. l ' ' «, Wc • av« • strict- statutes dtuJ - most • bmng • latus • - - ' Geoop: ]bi) Ctub . .Outcbor Club Uormal Outlook . . Hcujotati Club socwcted tudertfe . .Y.IU.CA. 5tuclcnt Govcramertt , . . Owl Club 3tbri Teller5 . . Social Scttlccnertt 3oc Cj cleoci .... Glee CUib wt5 and tc Tcttnl5 Club f « M Laurr ar) AS. BO. Alice Mom ' son Y b) Chnsoeq Vice. ' R-estdenf Mildred Travi3 Secrel rc) The Associated Student Body Organization was established three years ago when the need of such an organization in this school could no longer be denied by anyone acquainted with the existing conditions. The aim has been to harmonize the various activities of the school and to create an interest and cultivate a spirit among the students which will make pos- sible the great achievements of which such an organization is capable. . This year the members of the Student Body number about twelve hun- dred. That alone is wonderful. But to see the majority of that number gathered together in the auditorium at the assembly hour, and to realize that the progress towards the desired goal, although seemingly so very slow, is really very, very, sure, is indeed enough to inspire great things. The officers of the organization are elected in June from the Junior Class, to hold office for one year. One fact which shows the advance made in the spirit of the organization is the growing interest and excitement which attends these elections. Last June, after the most enthusiastic campaign of any kind ever held in the history of the school, the following officers for the next year were elected: President Alice Morrison Vice-President May Chrisney Treasurer Mary Frick Secretary Mildred Travis Every member of the Student Body knows the wonderfully high quality of the service which each and all of these officers have rendered. It is not, then, necessary that we here enumerate the long list of deeds that they have accomplished so successfully, nor praise them individually. We could not begin to do it, and besides, it is not what we write here for others to read that will be remembered. It is what they have done for us which we can never forget nor cease being grateful for. The Book Exchange The Book Exchange is an establishment where books may be rented or sold. This is not an arrangement by which to make money. Its purpose is to afford the students convenience. It is conducted by a manager and an assistant manager, elected by the Executive Committee. The Student Body takes this opportunity to publicly thank the following for their ever kind and able services in these capacities: Lottie Reickwein, Miss Bertha Wegerer, Miss Ruth Henderson and Miss Louise Hoover. The Elxecutive Committee The Executive Committee of the Student Body is composed of two members of the Faculty appointed by Dr. Millspaugh, and two members from each group in the school, elected by the groups. These members are elected or appointed at the beginning of the year to serve for the entire year. It is their duty to attend the weekly meetings regularly and to keep their respective groups fully informed concerning all business transacted by the committee. Miss Morrison has acted as presiding officer, and the suc- cess which the committee has had this year is due very largely to her, to Miss Frick and to Miss Travis. Miss Morrison has been enthusiastic and earnest in her endeavor to make the organization mean a great deal to the Student Body, and although she realizes that much remains yet to be ac- complished, she feels that a good start has been made and prophesies won- derful things for next year. Miss Frick, with her ever-ready suggestions and knowledge of financial matters, has indeed been a part of the meetings which could not have been dispensed with. Miss Travis had charge of the ' minutes, ' but where she shone was in her knowledge of Parliamentary Law and her willingness in making motions. As every group and department of the school is represented in this committee, it has general oversight of all student activities, the book store, candy store, and Outlook, come under its supervision, as well as all student entertainments. The disposal of the Friday morning assemblies, which priv- ilege was granted the Student Body by the Faculty this year, is also con- trolled by this body. At this hour the students may meet and have business meetings or enjoy such entertainment as has been arranged for. it has been the endeavor of the committee to provide various kinds of entertainments at these assemblies. Some days home talent is enjoyed, while at other times outside talent is provided. Candy Store The Candy Store is the latest of the Student Body activities. The idea is said to have started after it had become known that the officers of the Student Body and the Student Government Committee had invested in several boxes of Hersheys at their own expense and for their own con- venience. The idea immediately spread until the Executive Committee formally passed a motion providing f or a regular store. Dorothy Gerber- ding was appointed manager. Later she resigned and Margaret Menardi was appointed in her place. It is almost needless to say that under such capable management the business has flourished. STUDENT GOVERNMENT The Association is composed of the students of the State Normal School and exists for the control of matters of gen- eral student government. All students of the school are sub- ject to the operation of its con- stitution, and are members of the Association. The purpose of this Associ- ation is to control the manage- ment of all matters concerning the conduct of students in their school life that are strictly aca- demic, or are not reserved to the jurisdiction of the Faculty. The officers of the Association are the President and Vice-President. They serve for one year. Prt.5. li nnie Johnson Vice. R-e-s. The executive pov er is in the council, vi hich consists of the President, the Vice-President, and one member from each group. The President and Vice-President are elected from the Junior A Class, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June. Voting for these elections is by primary election and according to the Australian ballot system, and is in charge of a special committee appointed by the President. It requires a plurality of votes cast to effect the election of any officer. Petitions for nomination must be signed by twenty-five members of the Association. A primary election is held at least three school days before any election, and must be advertised for a v feek. The three members receiving the largest number of votes become candidates. The President and Vice-President are elected by ballot by the Association and the remaining council members by ballot by the group which they represent. The President and Vice-President take office at the opening of the fall term after their election. Council members take office at the beginning of the term following their election. The Council meets for the purpose of discussing problems of school conduct, and for the purpose of formulating rules. The year has had many difficulties to overcome and questions to solve and has been a liberal education for the leaders and those who have as- sisted them in their work. We all feel that this organization has become a permanent student ac- tivity and will continue to grow to be an efficient body for the good of the school and its students. We can only dream of what its future may be, but its well wishers can only hope it may become a perfect expression of the growing ability of students to govern themselves. Our school paper has had a varied and eventful life and at the present time its appearance and organization are entirely different from that of the first issues. Born in 1910. under the thoughtful care of Miss Miller, the first issue of the Normal Outlook appeared February 3, 1911, and since that time has grown to be a fixed part of our school life. It was described as A semi-monthly journal published by the students and devoted to liter- ary and pedagogical work, together with the general news of the Los An- geles State Normal School. With a staff of sixteen the first issues of the paper were remarkable for their wonderful expression of class patriotism and school spirit, a feeling which comparatively few of the following papers have had. With the organization of the Student Body in 1912, the journal became a newspaper, and has continued in this general form ever since. The making of these changes is a process to be commended, not frowned upon, for it is this spirit of progressiveness, this realization of the need for better things which has led not only to an improved school paper, but also contributed largely to the success and ability of the members of this institution. A school paper should be the expression of the ideals, spirit and prob- lems of the school. In other words, it should be The official organ of the Student Body. Any institution with as many departments as this Normal School supports, needs something to bring the students in the various courses together. So the second duty of the school paper may be called that of socialization. The third problem of this paper is to bring pleasure and give information to the reader, who should be able to find within its pages that which he wishes to know about school affairs. The pleasure that comes from reading a live, well organized, newsy paper can not otherwise be ob- tained. The editors of the Normal Outlook have kept these three duties constantly in mind and have done their best to make the paper of interest to the Student Body as a whole. The paper as it now appears is a live semi-monthly production, which, although only of four pages, is filled with school news and other items of general information and interest. So much for the past and present! What will be the future of the Outlook ? For this, as well as for every other school activity, the coming years seem exceedingly bright. What words can be more fitting to describe the sphere of influence of our paper in the new school than those of Dr. Millspaugh, who in writing an article for the first Outlook, said: So let the Outlook ' not merely observe and chronicle events animated by a truly democratic spirit, let it become the organ of conservative school senti- ment to the end that the great student body may have its fitting part in holding high the standards of the Normal School that is, and in the up- building of the greater Normal School that is to be. [HEQIF ilL, EJnTDEQEJrOl f ErLiyd The Social EfTiciency Club. 1 he members of the club would give many shekels to have a picture of your mental image as you read that name, and to know what it recalls. Perhaps you were one of those poor little stranger Junior C ' s, lost in this labyrinth of a building, and a girl with a yellow ribbon, by a friendly smile and a bit of information, made you think that perhaps Normal School would be nice after all — something you had hitherto doubted. Perhaps an S. E. C. member took your place in the en- rollment line and let you get a little lunch and a new lease of patience. Or perhaps, and this is what the club would like to know, you came to Normal School and found no friend, no one with whom you could exchange a word or a smile, no one to help you when you needed help. If the club could only know what that name meant to every student in this school, it would know whether or not it was making the most of its abundant opportunities, whether or not it was fulfilling the expectations of Miss Keppie and the girls of 1911, when they met a long felt need by its organization, whether or not it is proving itself efficient. However, it seems impossible for you, the students of the school, to say what the club means to you. The next best thing is for the club mem- bers to tell you what the club means to them. Know your fellow students. That is the first and most important meaning. Following this and growing logically out of it is the second: Help your fellow students. Did you ever think what it would mean if every student in this school knew every other student; not just a bowing ac- quaintance, but a real, live friendship? Don ' t you think this school would be a joyous place to work and play in? That is what the S. E. C ' s think, and what they are working to accomplish. Meet them half way. And what does friendship mean? Many wonderful things, but most of all. serv- ice, never counting the cost. That is what the S. E. C ' s seek to give; not only at the opening of school, but all through the year. Then there is the third meaning: Good times. No one in school has jollier events than the Social Efficiency Club. Proof: The afternoon tea given by Miss Keppie during Christmas vacation, and the monthly luncheon when some members of the Faculty are always invited, that they may know the club, and the club members may have the privilege of knowing them. An all-day picnic luncheon is being planned when the club will go down to play with the ants in Santa Monica Canyon. The year is almost over and many of the club members will graduate. They are looking for girls to take their places — girls who are socially ef- ficient. If you are chosen will you not enter the work with enthusiasm? And if you should not be chosen will you not help just the same? Next year in the new building is going to be a busy year. The Geography Club has the distinction of being the oldest club in the Normal School, a fact of which we are all justly proud. With clubs as well as with lessons, you get out of them that which you put into them. The success of an organization depends entirely on its members, who must be awake, interested, enthusiastic, ready and anxious to serve. The past year, although it has not been the brightest in the history of the club, has, nevertheless, proved very worth while to those who have taken an interest in it. This year, more than ever before, only interested people were wanted and invited to join us in our various trips and lectures. It is a well known fact that we are so busy as to forget to look at the things about us, and only half see the objects farther away. Taking it for granted that many of our members knew but little about their ow n st.ite, and that all might live and learn, we made California the chief topic of dis- cussion and study for the year. At our first meeting Miss Hamilton told us of the joys of tramping, and showed us how much we could learn from a personal acquaintance with Nature. As a result, about two weeks after this meeting, under the chaperonage of Miss McClellan and Miss Baugh, we spent a delightful Sat- urday in studying the land formations along the coast adjacent to Point Firmin. This trip was followed by several others, including tramps into the mountains, canyons and open fields. Our speakers, for the most part, have made some feature of California the basis for their talks, although a couple of the best lectures were descrip- tions of foreign countries and customs. Consequently, we feel that although the Geography Club has remained more quiet this year than is its wont, it has been alive and w orking, success- ful in an unostentatious ■way. Next year, imbued with the new spirit which a new home inspires, we prophesy that the Geography Club will take its place as one of the leading organizations of the school. With every facility for the successful career of the club close at hand, work of more vital and permanent good must needs be accomplished. Among the many organizations of the Normal School is one not so well known, perhaps, as many others, but a flourishing one nevertheless. It is the Newman Club, founded four years ago by Rev. Thomas Conaty, D.D., of the diocese of Los Angeles and Monterey. The object of the Newman Club is to promote a feeling of good fellowship among its members, to de- velop a social intercourse among students of the school and to encourage and foster a true literary spirit. The club meets each Tuesday at the noon hour. One meeting a month is devoted entirely to social intercourse; another to literary work, including readings and discussions of the life and essays of Cardinal John Newman, whose name the club bears. Still another meeting is devoted to the planning of various entertainments and social affairs. On the last Tuesday of each month a business meeting is held, at which all affairs of interest to the club are discussed, names of new members proposed, and arrangements made for initiations. From time to time distinguished speakers are invited to address the club on subjects of general interest. The annual formal reception to the Faculty of the school will be ten- dered by the Newman Club during the latter part of the present term. It is the aim of the Newman Club to realize in its membership the highest ideals of womanhood, to establish exalted standards of social ef- ficiency, and through loyalty to these aims to inspire its members to exert an influence, not only in the Normal School environment, but also in the broader fields into which their activities may lead them. THE OWL CLUB Onward, the Owl Brigade! Is there an Owl dismayed? Gallant and unafraid, Whoo! Whoo! they thundered! Dare they our hearts defy? Dare they our souls deny? Tis ours to ask or die. Onward, right on we fly Despite the Twelve Hundred! Fair ones to right of us, Fair ones to left of us. Old maids in front of us. Cackling and giggling! Submerged and outnumbered. Courageous, but out of breath, Resist we their spell! Into the face of Death Into the mouth of — Well, Maybe we ' ve blundered! Have you ever gone on any hikes with the Outdoor Club? No? Well, you have missed half your life. And since you are leaving these old halls forever, you won ' t have another chance to go; but never mind, I ' ll tell you something of what we have been doing. It was organized last fall with Sallie Riley as President and leader, and a jolly good one she has made, too. Its purpose was to have a per- fectly glorious and healthy good time, and incidentally to relieve our weary brains of the grewsome effects of too much Psychology, History, Pedagogy and mischievous youngsters. And let me tell you, we shed every worry on the front steps of the old Normal as at 3:15 we started on our trips. The first outing was a swim at Bimini. and some of the girls actually learned to swim two strokes in two hours. Well, that was so much fun that they went again and accomplished feats equally marvelous. Then some who didn ' t have any particular ambitions in the mermaid line voted for a boating party; and so a boating party it was at Westlake. Such a glorious time as we did have! When the shades of night were fall- ing fast, we hied ourselves to the picnic grounds, built a fire and roasted vienies, apples, and marshmallows. After that followed trips to different places. On one of these occa- sions we didn ' t know where we were going, but finally ended up in Millard ' s Canyon. It was decidedly dark in that canyon, with only the light of an occasional star to eat by. But those eats tasted good in spite of the fact that three-fourths of the crovv d had brought bananas. However, Miss Gor- don ' s tan shoes v ill testify to the end of their days that we also had two cans of sardines in oil. Then later there was a hike to Elysian Park on a drizzly afternoon, for which only five of us were game. In spite of the rain, big, fat, juicy wienies sizzled over the outdoor fire, and when made into sandwiches tasted mighty fine to the five wet hikers. The next time yfe went to Elysian Park it was a glorious afternoon, and from the top of the highest hill we watched the sun set over the shining strip of ocean. Besides these outdoor affairs we have had two parties in the gym- nasium. One a regular gym party, and the other a circus with a real live clown and all of her accessories. Next year we are going on some sort of a trip the very first week of school, and you tell those friends of yours v rho will be little, homesick Junior C ' s, to be sure and come along and get acquainted. t e  • • • V ' tJV There is always an unique satisfaction in searching out the beginning of things. It will, therefore, be of interest to seek for the roots of the Young Women ' s Christian Association here in the Normal School, since, in a meas- ure, its growth is indicative of the development of other phases of Normal School acivity. This much we know of the Association in those days when the school was growing up, in spite of the fact that there are no musty archives into which one may delve to discover the intimate workings of that first Y. W. C. A. No doubt the desire for a distinctly Christian organization had been growing, however, for in 1 894 a little association was started as a branch of the city organization. There were thirty or forty members then, and one or two committees, but a general secretary on the landing was unknown, and the weekly meetings were no more than informal gatherings during the noon hour. As the student body has grown, the Association has grown likewise, until there is now an approximate membership of three hundred, with a third of this number serving on committees. These committees represent almost every line of activity in which girls are interested or, in which they mav have reason to become interested after leaving school. This increase in size has made necessary a cabinet of students, who have charge of the va- rious departments, an advisory board composed of certain members of the Association and Faculty, who have a general oversight of Association affairs, with a general secretary who is in close touch with every detail of the work. Once a week, open meetings are held, which give opportunity for self-ex- pression and student leadership as well as for hearing men and women who speak with authority on subjects which are of vital interest to students of this day. That the Association is meeting a real need is evidenced by the word which comes from girls who have gone out from the school. Sometimes it is an expression of gratitude for the inspiration gained, sometimes of regret for opportunities missed, but always it is to the effect that the equipment furnished by Association service is valuable and necessary to the teacher. It is this fact which has been responsible for the establishment of Bible and Mission study classes, the social service department, and other avenues of service along which the Association is moving. While the old and the new Associations have so little in common in outward appearance, we of today acknowledge our debt of gratitude to those other girls who laid the foundations upon which we build. We recog- nize a bond of fellowship with them in the vision which they must have had of an Association that would give a world-w ide outlook to every girl it should touch, that would stand four-square for all the high ideals for which this school stands, and whose great endeavor should be, Non ministravi, sed ministrari. The Social Settlement Club, although it has only been organized since last fall, is already among the most active organizations of the school. There is much done in a quiet way of the work that counts — that unselfish making of lives, barren and lustreless, somewhat more worth living. The idea of the club originated in the minds of a number of students of the Psychology and Child Study classes, girls who acted as effectively as they thought, and soon there grew up a society eager for work, with Miss Sayer as the first President. A great many different lines of work have since been followed. Boxes of flowers have been taken to the County Hospital, stories told to fifty chil- dren at the Maud Boothe Orphans ' Home, sewing classes conducted, and a house court taken charge of under the supervision of the city Housing Com- mission. Christmas week was a gala season for all departments of the work. The Maud Boothe children were taken en masse to the toy stores by a num- ber of Normal girls both in and out of the club with regard to membership, but altogether in the work for interest. Lunch was eaten at a cafeteria, where tables were reserved, and a few toys made the children the happiest in the world. Christmas night on High street the court was jammed with men, women and children, who had crowded in from the surrounding neigh- borhood to see the wonderful spectacle of a Christmas tree set up in all its glory in the sand in the open court. The presents were furnished by holi- day-spirited Normal girls, who would have been more than repaid by the sight of so many dark-skinned, happy faces. In this same house court lived, not long ago, a white woman with four children, struggling to keep her little family pure in the midst of crime com- mitted in their sight. Miss Fischer, of the Inspection Staff, whose clear vision in these problems has been a constant inspiration to the girls, said with re- gard to the family: 1 wish some one would move them to the suburbs and give them their chance. And with the help of another club they were given their chance. A house was rented in the beautiful, green hill district, and the mother with her brood were moved away from the squalor and miserj ' of the court. Their future is very bright indeed. The Juvenile Court is sending the mother some children to board, who, with her own boys and girls, this spring filled the vases at home with wild flowers from the hills. They have started a garden under their helpers ' instructions, and in many ways their chance has come. The small corps of story tellers who devote their Sunday afternoons to the work, ask no other pay than the love which the children bestow in return for the tales of Robin Hood, knights, and fairies, so indescribably wonderful to their hungry, imaginative minds. Three matrons to fifty chil- dren are sadly few to fill the demand for the fascinating stories the children crave. So the girls have stepped in, and gladly helped to fill the empty space where dozens of mothers should have been. Besides all these successful ventures there have been the three boys clothed and fed and part of the time housed by our Psychology corps, when it was said that Miss Sullivan and Dr. Fernald were having as good a time as their visitors. The girls in the club do not by any means consider that they are running a charity institution. They are getting quite as much, if not more, Among the sweetest experiences in hospital, court. in return for what they have given. the girls ' lives are these countless visits to hospital, court, and orphans ' home, where gratitude and devotion are gifts from those who are often the most capable of human love. Helping others to help themselves. Not v rhat v e give but what we share, for bare. These are principles which have made erations, time-worn, but sweet with wear. the gift without the giver is the Vk ' orld brighter for gen- l i RBI ■■tai imtma ■•■■ ■■1 ■ ■■ M 1 u Id (f ' BftLj les jJ pj s V l r(i7«M« I B SmSSS tfiSSSiSJil Oh, let us go to the Land o ' Dreams, Where nothing half so delightful seems As following after the fairy dreams That pass so softly by. And as we ' re wandering slowly thru The land that is neither old nor new, We see the pictures our fancies drew For us in the days gone by. We think of the dreams that are always dear, That we keep on dreaming year by year. Till by and by we begin to fear That they never will come true. Those are wondrous dreams that never come true. Somehow you believe them — and love them, too For real things aren ' t half so real to you As the dreams that never come true. DOROTHY THICKETT. GICLSGLLLCUJB We are thirty-five girls full of joy and of life Who not long ago caused great trouble and strife; To give all attention and thought to our song Was too much to ask and, in fact, was very wrong. ' Twas then that Miss Blewett began to perceive Why our singing resembled a recitative; To chatter and giggle determined were we, We must get acquainted, our continual plea. An idea, as quick as a flash, to her came. The result of which we will endeavor to frame; Once a month in Room S, this jolly bunch meet. Forgetting all troubles we laugh, talk, and eat. Sometimes we have guests distinguished and jolly; Sometimes we take trips by foot and by trolley. Oh, it works! for at practice we never waste time. Come, hear us, and prove the truth of my rhyme. Doubtless you have already heard us, for we take part in most school activities. We began this year by singing at the Laying of the Cornerstone of our new buildings, and we expect to close our year ' s work by singing at the graduation exercises of the June class. Outsiders know us, too, for our club, church, and other organization concerts. At present we are looking forward with eagerness to a good time in Arroyo Seco at the invitation of Dr. Miller and his wife. With such friends, with Miss Blewett for our director, and Margaret Sanders for our President, we are the happiest songsters in Los Angeles. STORZ Do come and see them kids — did you ever? For once in their Hfe they are not raising the dickens. Ma Perkins threw the dishrag on the sink and peeked around the door. And Johnny ' s not a-hitting a single one, Aunt Jane likewise gazed around. And Almira Jane ain ' t a-scratchin ' Susie. My, what are those kids a-doin ' , actin ' up like live actors? Gee, I most hate to break the peace but I ' ll have to start a-makin ' John set his mind to go to the store fer me. Johnnie — come aw ay here immediately. Then as an after thought, if you don ' t I ' ll knock you a-flyin ' . This broke in most rudely on the actin ' . Aw, cut it, 1 won ' t do — gee, I forgot. You betcha King Arthur wouldn ' t have acted that way, ' three-year- old Tom piped up. Shame on yuh — forgettin ' ain ' t you — vvfhat did you jest tell us? A great struggle — Well, awright, I ' m a-comin ' , maw. Law sakes, well, did you ever; he ' s a-comin ' straight away. Say, Johnnie, what ' s in yuh, comin ' right away? Aw, nuthin ' , jest some stories a loidy was tellin ' about. What chu mean — stories, 1 won ' t have them a-tellin ' you stories. You ' ve got enough foolishness in yer head now. Gee, maw, them ain ' t the kind I mean. Stories about swell men. Gee, they ' re so nice. They do the kindest things. You jest ought hear about them. Well, when they make yuh behave, I ' m willin ' . After dinner, maybe you ' ll tell us about them. Then the kid ' ll go to sleep without raisin ' the house. That evening after the nightly dinner was over and the family calming, instead of rushing away to the picture show or running the streets, the fam- ily gathered in the parlor and sat around with the stiffness of unaccus- tomed ceremony. But slowly under the inspiring story as created by little Johnnie, the careworn look vanished from the tired faces of the mother and father. The younger children were entranced and bedtime came all too soon. Another one, another one, they begged. To their surprise five min- utes more was granted. Story telling became the regular evening entertainment thereafter. The high ideals of the Arthurian Court, of the Robin Hood fables, and the world ' s best literature found its way into the most humble home and accomplished the end for which the Story Tellers ' League was established. The League consists of two chapters, one meeting on Monday, the other on Wednesday. The chapter meeting on Wednesday tells stories to the members for practice and to acquire knov fledge of stories for future use. The one meeting on Monday the members tell stories to the children of the Training School. The officers of the Story Tellers ' League for 1914 are: WEDNESDAY CHAPTER President, Therene Weckel. Vice-President, Mrs. Lucy Jack. Secretary, Robert Eads. Faculty adviser. Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, MONDAY CHAPTER President, Marjorie Obear. Vice-President, Mrs. Alice Dunn. Secretary, Gladys Bennett. ARPAND Q FDOUB ' ■:Sw LoJ3 Colt ' Tfeadent f42il)e Robb Sec -Treas Etoris Rjsen Vice fresvdent Carol Ca3ke9 Three years ago this spring the Arts and Crafts Club was organized for the purpose of coming in closer touch with one another, and those work- ing along the same lines outside the school. It was organized chiefly through the enthusiasm and interest of Miss Richardson and Miss Hazen, who had been members of the club of the same name at Teachers ' College, Columbia University. At first the club included only members of and the Faculty of the Art and Manual Arts de- partments. .Miss Hazen was elected President and continued in that office until the present year. At the beginning of this year the club invited the Music and Home Economics departments to become members, and ' w as reorganized with Miss Lois Colt of the Home Economics department as President, Miss Ros- enthal of the .Art Faculty Vice-President, and Miss Nelle Robb of the Man- ual Arts, Secretary-Treasurer. With the co-operation of the four depart- ments the club has widened its scope, and many profitable meetings as well as jolly social times have been enjoyed. The first meeting of the year was held early in November. There was a delightful program given by the Music department, which was followed by a short business meeting and several short talks by various members of the Faculty. Supper, served by the Home Economics girls, was followed by a dance in the gym. The next meeting, at which Superintendent Francis of the city schools spoke on Specialized Education, was held in the kinder- garten rooms and was followed by a tea. One of the most interesting meet- ings was one at which Mrs. Mary Gridley lectured on Oriental Rugs. Mr. Minassian brought a number of rugs, most exquisite in color and texture. The club was also fortunate in being able to hear Miss La Veta Crump, secretary of the Los Angeles Arts and Crafts Club, of which Mr. Douglas Donaldson is president, tell of the work and plans of that club. Some of the meetings have been of a purely social nature. The last was to have been held at Echo Park, but rain interfered, so supper was served in the Home Economics rooms and was followed by dancing and a general good time in the gym. The last meeting of the year was in the form of an exhibition of the work of the Faculty of the Art department and was held in the studio. We had an opportunity to see Miss Hazen ' s and Miss Pinkney ' s wonderful water colors. Miss Brooks ' monotypes and oil sketches. Miss Gire ' s charcoal water colors. Miss Crawford ' s lovely block prints, and last but not least, Miss Rosenthal ' s delightful illustrations and oils. Every one was welcome at the exhibition and studio tea, and all had a most delightful time. WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE The New LibreuTr The American Library Association will hold its annual meeting this year in Washington, from May 25th to May 30th. This news item interests us very definitely in two ways. In the first place, Miss Van Deusen, assist- ant librarian, is on her way to Washington, as a delegate. In the second place an exhibit, prepared by Miss Fargo, will be on display at the public library in Washington. The exhibit consists of a photographic plan of the new Normal School grounds showing all the buildings; a blue print plan of grounds and buildings; a souvenir of the laying of the cornerstone; a Normal school catalog containing an outline of the library methods course, given under the direction of Miss Fargo; two bibliographies (student work), and an outline of the classification of the child study and manual training books. This classification has been specially adapted and worked out by Miss Fargo and Miss Va n Deusen and is in use in the Normal School library. It is expected that eventually the exhibit will be on display at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Our new library is to occupy a separate building in the new Normal School group. Every Normal School student knows how welcome a delight- fully planned reading room will be; a reading room with seating capacity for all. Besides this reading room there will be a children ' s room on the same floor. The stack room will hold fifty thousand volumes. There will also be a librarian ' s room, a special reception room, class rooms and a magazine room. This somewhat abbreviated catalog of hopes so soon to be realized cannot possibly give you any idea of Miss Fargo ' s plans for equipment. Equipment is a word so full of meaning for librarians. They know better than any one else can possibly know that it is the keynote to speed and comfort. Speed and comfort are two forceful factors for efficiency, and in this modern day, though efficiency is a term much abused at the hands of its most ardent friends, it stands for success. TERESA M. CURTIS. ASSEMBLY ADDRESSES For the Year 1913-1914 The students of the Normal School are especially fortunate in being able to hear — in Monday morning assemblies — men and ■women of renown from various parts of the United States. These addresses, lectures and recitals have been a source both of pleas- ure and of valuable information; and the opportunity of hearing them is greatly appreciated by the students of the school. We greatly regret that we cannot print a synopsis of each and every one, but space permits only an outline, which is as follows: Sept. 1 — President Millspaugh. Opening address to the school. Sept. 22 — Dr. E. A. Healy. Sept. 29 — Helen Matthewson. A Trip Through England and Scotland. Oct. 6 — Dr. Maximilian Grossman. The Exceptional Child. Oct. i 3 — Rev E. Stanton Hodgin. Socrates. Oct. 20 — Leila N. Blomfield. New Zealand. Oct. 27 — Dr. Jas. A. B. Scherer. How the World Is Changing. Nov. 3 — F. E. Woodley. The California State Legislature. Nov. 10 — Senator John D. Works. United States Senate. Nov. 1 7 — Dr. Jas. A. Blaisdell. The Gospel of Teaching. Dec. I — Mr. Frederick Preston Search. Violoncello Recital. Dec. 8 — Dr. Dana W. Bartlett. The Growth of a New Democracy. Dec. 31 — President Millspaugh. Opening Address to the School. Jan. I 2 — Miss Nellie Huntington Gere. Underlying Principles of Art. Jan. 26 Dr. Henry H. Carhart. A Trip Through South Africa. Feb. 2 — Mr. F. E. Older. Agricultural Teaching in the United States. Feb. 5-6 — Mr. Charles J. Woodbury. Ralph Waldo Emerson and The Concord School of Philosophy. Feb. I 2 — Rev. Charles Edward Locke. Abraham Lincoln. Feb. 23 — W. P. Locke of Chen Chow, China. The Chinese Revolution. March 2 — J. W. Foley. Poems of Childhood. March 9 — Rev. D. F. Fox. Four Things Must a Man Do to Make His Calling True: Think Without Confusion Clearly, Love His Fellow Men Sincerely, Act From Honest Motives Purely, Trust in God and Heaven Securely. March 11- March 16- March 23- April 1 April 13 April 20 April 21 April 27 May 4- May 1 1- May 18- May 25- June 1 June 8 June 10- -Booker T. Washington. The Tuskogee School and Its Work. -Rev. Eddy. -Dr. James E. Russell, Dean of Teachers College. ' Social Ethics. -President Millspaugh. Opening Address to the School. -W. P. Flynn. ' Good Health and Its Attainment. -Laurie D. Cox. City Building. -Dr. J. C. Merriam. Evolution. -Mrs. Fred Wood. ' The Orient. -Supt. J. H. Francis. The Development of Public Schools in Los Angeles. -Edward Burwick. The World Peace Movement. ' -Rabbi Isadore Myers. ' Zangwills The War God. -Dr. L. Lucky. The Los Angeles Childrens Hospital. -Chaplain Orville J. Nave. Memorial Day Address. -C. J. Fox. Conservation of National Resources. -Dean Henry L. Southwick, Emerson College of Oratory. Pat- rick Henry. ATtlLtTO It is a well known fact that Normal School students are the busiest people that are — being here with a purpose and a definite aim — and working with concentrated effort toward this goal. This, together with lack of accommodations and equipment, has been of some hindrance to athletics in the old Normal School buildings. But next year will see Normal School athletics making up for lost time. With both outdoor and indoor gymnasiums, with a hockey field, with sev- eral tennis and basket ball courts, all at their disposal; and a live, inter- ested and capable instructor and coach, who has already proved herself invaluable, there is no reason why girls ' athletics should not flourish. As with the girls, the boys, also, will have a large and well equipped athletic field, and also that which is of greater importance — a coach — regu- lar, interested, and competent. BOYS ' BASEBALL This year has marked the beginning of a good baseball team. After having been very successful with basket ball the boys organized, electing Pine captain and Samis manager. Out of six games played we won three and lost three. This can be put down as remarkable, considering that but a few of the boys had much experience in the game. We were further handicapped by not having our own grounds to practice and play on, but by the good co-operation and generosity of the various city playground managers we managed to get along. Next year we will be at the new location and will have everything our own way. Furthermore, we are expecting many new students to register next fall who have had a considerable amount of diamond experience. Swaim has been doing the work behind the bat to good advantage. Pine and Samis alternate at pitching and shortstop. Adams has been hold- ing down first base, while Compton and Hixon have been taking care of second and third bases. Ball, Caukins and Whytoch play in the outfield and have been catching all the fly balls that came into their respective ter- ritories. GIRLS ' GYMNASIUM To be precise, we are taking courses that bear the following labels: Gym. I, Gym. 11, V, VI, and Vll. Gym. I takes in practically all the work which was formerly included in courses 1, 11, ill and IV. It is a five-hour course and is strictly professional, in that no work is given which does not bear directly on the physical education which is necessary for the grammar school teacher to understand and to direct. Gym. V is a two-hour course in Indian club work and folk dancing, while Gym. VII is a popular two-hour class in aesthetic and folk dancing under the direction of Miss Jacobs. Gym. VI is a course in playground work which is always given in the summer term. Formerly it was only a two-hour class, but this year it comes every day. The work is very practical and includes discussions on modern playground movements and methods, as well as instruction in all the games and dances which a playground director should know. Opportunity is also given for directing some of the games. This course is of great value and benefit to all who take it. 1 he newest course in our physical work is Gym. 11, which was insti- tuted last term for the first time. It is a course in Swedish and heavy appa- ratus work arc) follows directly on the work given in Gym. 1. It is differ- ent from Gym. 1 in that it is work given to develop the powers of the teacher, physical and mental work which she will probably never present to the children. This is also a five-hour course and coming as it has this term, at the seventh period, the members of the class call it the dessert, because it is at the end and is the best part of the day ' s work. Some of the special work includes work on the horse (all kinds of mounts and dismounts), balance beam work, exercises on the boom, stall bars and ladders, rope climbing, and jumping. Of course this is given by degrees; one exercise strengthens the muscles needed for the next, and so on. Miss Grunewald has done much to make this the most popular as well as the most beneficial course of all, and the good w hich the girls have gained from it shows that they need some work which is not entirely professional. BOYS ' BASKET BALL For a long time the Los Angeles State Normal School has been unable to boast of a good basket ball team. The past season has been a howling success. Last fall a large number of boys entered having great records to their credit, which they achieved during their high school days, some mem- bers of the team having had college experience, besides wearing the colors of local and out-of-town athletic clubs. During the early part of the season competition was so strong that the members of the team had to be shifted from their positions and others tried. This alone was the cause of our only defeat out of eight games played. We started off the season by journeying out to Glendale, where we were looked upon as jokes before the game. They were evidently judging from the past as the results were in favor of the Normal boys. They could not swallow the defeat, thinking it a fluke, but they were again trounced on our own court by an overwhelming score. We next took the Burbank Ath- letic Club to count, and the following week journeyed out to Occidental Col- lege and took the Oxy Outlaws to camp. Having been thus far success- ful, w e thought we were then able to take on Coach Haslet ' s Poly High five. We played them on their own court and gave them a good beating. Our next game was with L. A. on our own court. Our only real defeat was chalked against us, losing the game by one point. This was due to the fact that one of our star forwards was taken out of the game the last half in order to give another player a chance. L. A. gave us a return game later in the season and the score was overwhelmingly in favor of the Normal boys. Samis, the Burbank high school star, held down a regular berth at for- ward. His ability as a goal shooter gave the team a good many points, be- sides helping the team play by his ability to work the ball dow n the field to the goal. Arthur Record, the former U. S. C. and L. A. A. C. star, played a great fielding game at center and forward. His long suit was to dig a ball out and work it toward the goal. Pine, the Orange Athletic Club star and captain of the team, played good ball at either center, forward or guard. His ability as an all round player filled in gaps at various times. Whytock at guard was the only man on the team who had had but little experience. But hard practice and confidence in his ov n ability soon developed him into a finished product of the game. MacClure, a former Glendale high school player and manager of the team, played good ball at forward. Castor, former U. S. C. and Whittier Athletic Club man, played a star game at guard, although he was unable to participate in but few games on account of playing football at U. S. C. Swaim, a former Burbank high school star, played a consistent game at forward. He, too, played but a few games, because of a bad injury to his hand. The motive and the ideal of the team has been to play clean ball, and to boost the school. We were handicapped somewhat by not being able to practice as much as we should on account of gymnasium classes and school work. But as athletic sports are a side issue, we are well satisfied with the result and hope that we may have the support and co-operation of the whole Normal School next year at our new location. JUST-SO JINGLES Registration Half an inch, half an inch, half an inch onward. Last in the waiting line — number 500. His not to argue why — his but to wait and sigh While those ahead of him learned how they ' d blundered. Programs irregular — precedent shaken; Programs with liberties ne ' er to be taken. What tho ' the hour grew late — what tho ' no lunch he ate This was enrollment day — so must he calmly wait. Half an inch, half an inch, snails-paced they onward Into the Gray Room — into the Presence. Charged was the atmosphere — dread silence waited here. Grim clouds of battle smoke where the Preceptress spoke. Of all his species, sole masculinity — Within, consternation; outside, equanimity; Facing with dread the foe, waiting the worst to know. Hark to the verdict! Lo! Program accepted. Go! Concerning Electives Which shall it be, oh which shall it be? 1 looked at John and John looked at me. ' Twas the first day of school — and half after three; We waited our turn with the secretaree. At last spake up John, and thusly spake he: Well, it ' s History Methods or dear Music ill. Or Reading and Phonics in Room 43; Or even a course in Psychologee. So choose from among ' em, old top — E. D. P. Out of these four, oh which shall it be? The Encore There came a stude to Normal hall Even as you and 1 ; He came from the region uncut and tall — Even as you — not 1. They handed him English; they handed him Psy. And they handed him Music — but oh, for why? For he wasn ' t wise to this exercise; Do, mee, sol, mee, do. Any more than you or I. They made him invest in a song-book or tv o (Second-hand, from you and 1) Then warble the ditties — sol, re, me, loo, loo. Even as you or 1. They translated pot-hooks — they drilled on technique. But he caught not their drift — to him it was Greek. Hence he encored the course four times in a row — Won T. D. as his grade — and they then let him go. Even as you and I. NOTICE: The Josh Editors will not appear in libel suits resulting from the following pages. Oh, they ' re libel to do anything. Self -Control We have decided, after weighty consultation, not to make a Roman holiday of the Owl Club after what they did to us in their Road Show. Our recovery is slow but perceptible. At the Candy Shop Customer: Whatcha got? The Girl Behind the Counter: Oh, there ' s lot to chews from. Only Three Grains of Com, Mother Junior C: ' Who are those haggard and melancholy creatures hang- ing around the Josh Box? Senior A: The Josh Editors, little one. When we run out of jokes we pun on the Faculty names. Rathah clevah, ye knov . Nothing like being resourceful. Too Much Learning, Etc. Miss Backer (draping herself over the library table) : An I wisht at I were dead! Miss Beamer: Why so? Why so? Semi-reclining One: Oh, Irn bored of education. Annual Re-Appearance Each year we are surfeited with the Teacher and Little Boy type of joke. Madam, 1 hasten to assure you — it is no joke. But we strive to please, so you may find a few tucked away in these pages to appease our clamoring constituents. Heard at the U. S. C. Glee Concert Oh, you U. S. C. Glee! How about the second from the end? They ' re real little missionaries to come and brighten our uneventful existence. Sit still, my little heart! Miss fell for the wan and melancholy Physique. In fact, all the girls look discontented now. Mr. Blake Smith is one lil soloist. One of the girls remembered him as a boy. Ah, these fond little mem- ories — these fond little memories! Poor Miss Dunn ' s kitty. We always loved the Maid of Mandalay. E ' en now Miss is on the way. Sweet and sympathetic little interpretation of that infamous old lyric, Get Out and Get Under. 1 can assure you there was not a dry eye in the house. My Ownest Own If Miss Gerberding addresses you as Oh, Kid, you may know you are among the chosen few. What melodious voice is that issuing from Room i ' the dawn? Door closed — ' Tis Mr. Older chanting: The friendly cow, all red and white, 1 love her with all my heart. She gives me cream (testing 16.1 butter fat) with all her might To eat with apple tart. In Mr. Howe ' s English XXIX — Use Short Words Literary aspirants should religiously eschew polysyllable orthography. The philosophical substructure of this principle is ineluctable. Excessively attenuated verbal symbols inevitably induce unnecessary complexity and con- sequently exaggerate the obfuscation of the mentality of the peruser. Con- versely, expressions which are reduced to the furthermost minimum of sim- plification and compactness, besides contributing realistic versimilitude, con- stitute a much less onerous handicap to the reader ' s perspicacity. — Ex. Why the spasm of mirth, Miss Miltmore; why the unseemly joy? She has just found two jokes of doubtful youth and humor in the Josh Box. The Last Word From Gay Paree We see by the Chic Parisien that ears are to be worn this season. Therefore we pause to make special note of Misses Morgan and Kelley each airing a pair of pink flaps in the halls. In the Libe Mr. Potter (hurriedly) : 1 want the life of Julius Caesar! Miss McClure: Sorry, but Brutus is before you. By Direct Wire of Associated Press Monday, May 4, as the eighth period drowsed itself to a close the in- stitution was thrown into commotion and consternation by the sounds of Lohengrin ' s Wedding March coming from the Assembly Hall. Some thought it was Mr. Root rehearsing — others, Mr. Samis. But no! We regret to inform our patrons that the mystery is yet unsolved. Anyone giving a sat- isfactorj ' answer will receive a delightful summer outing (expenses paid) to Santa Ana or Burbank. Problem in Mathematics Mr. Driscol (in Math. 1): Who can determine the locus of the black beauty spot worn by Miss Rives? He Must Have Mary Frick (enthusiastically) : Oh, four of us girls had the grandest time; we took a tramp through the mountains. Dean Bates (wanly) : Did the tramp have a good time? Today ' s the First of May Those who had the pleasure of witnessing the flawless May Day pro- gram in the Gym. will never forget it. Well, neither will the performers — to say nothing of Miss Jacobs. We wonder if Mr. Whitlock ever chanced upon that aged but apt little adage: Faint heart never etc., etc. Their Natural Environment The Exponent Staff holds forth in the musty Zoological gardens of Room 1. To the right of them lies the couchant Gila monster; to the left we have the docile though adhesive snail; fore crawls the tractable garter snake (caged nevertheless) ; aft reclines the toothless turtle in the waterless pond; while over all floats the Araby odor of brain preservative. Is ' t not a pleasant place to roam, av akening sweet fancies to conjure with? Any information on the California Swallow please turn in to Mr. Rosen- thal — he collects ' em He can also give a sweet little rending of that tune- ful pathos: Swallow, Sister, Swallow. On Second Thought Stephanie Valle: 1 think handsome men are dreadfully insipid. Mr. Pine: So do — that is — I — er, well. Oh Romamce! Miss Trench wants to go to the front to nurse the soldiers. Of course she has had no experience, but that ' s a detail. Think of all the comfort and cheer she could bring to the dear boys. If a body see a body Thinking on a quiz, If a body help a body Is that the teacher ' s biz? — Ex. Si Says I treed a woodchuck under a haystack and shot him with the barn shovel. The first time 1 hit him 1 missed him. The next time 1 hit him where I missed him before. Cru-el, Cru-el! Mr. Hummel (assigning special topics) : Miss Armstrong, 1 wish you would take smallpox. Neither Fitting or Suitable He: Do you refuse my suit? She: Why, of course I do. 1 couldn ' t wear it if it fit me. Her rosy cheeks are pressed to mine. Her gleaming hair lies on my shoulder, Her arms are clasped about my neck. And yet my arms do not enfold her. Her throbbing heart beats loud and fast, Her wistful eyes are gently pleading. Her blushing lips are pursed to kiss. And yet my lips are all unheeding. 1 coldly loose her clinging arms. And roughly from my side 1 shove her. It ' s amateur theatricals. And 1 must play the tyrant lover. — Brunoian (Brown University.) If Susie ' s Young, is F. E. Older? Teachers They may laugh, They may snicker At teachers if they will, But the fact remains. They need the teachers stil Ford Motor Car Company, Detroit, Mi ' h. Dear Sirs: In reply to your inquiry as to why I purchased a Ford car, 1 give the following reasons: First — The price. The agent here being a particular friend of mine and under obligations to me, let me have the car at about one-third orf. Second — Style of body. During the most of my life 1 have ridden in a buggy and the Ford appealed to me because it bears a greater resem- blance to a buggy than to an auto. Then again, when I am bumping over the roads, 1 feel right at home because it reminds me of a milk wagon 1 used to drive for my father. Many an argument we had about that wagon, too, but later father gave in and had springs put on. Third — The appearance. The people in this part of the country go in very little for style, and had I purchased a fine looking car of advanced design, the chances are they would have gained the impre. ' ssion that 1 was stuck up. With this machine a great many people never know but what I mi-.de it myself. Fourth — The engine. A great many cars have motors you can hardly hear at all; rank nonsense. With my car, if I should be struck by a train at a crossing, I have a chance to collect damages, because I can prove that neither I, nor anyone else, within a block of me, heard the locomotive whistle. Fifth — Easy cranking. I have seen owners of other cars turn and turn without getting a spark, while with my machine I never have to crank more than twenty minutes before it starts. Sixth — Magneto generated electric lights. This is indeed the acme of perfection in automobile lighting. The ingenuity exercised in causing the lights to automatically subside when the car is in motion, thereby compell- ing slow and careful driving, is to be commended. Furthermore, should you, through the dim haze, discover any obstruction, you can, with luck and quick, dexterous work, etop the machine and at once you will find the ob- stacle bathed in a flood of light, where it may be analyzed and studied with due deliberation. Yes, indeed, 1 think the Ford a great car; and if I were to have one made to order, the only improvement 1 would insist upon would be a smaller hood, a narrower seat to discourage, if possible the present deplorable cus- tom of Ford drivers to lounge luxuriously about in the cushions, and force them to sit erect; the elevation of the body another foot, and the substitu- tion of solid wooden tires in place of the pneumatic, which would obviate all tire troubles with no noticeable decrease in the riding qualities of the car as now constructed. Yours very truly, HEZA BOOB. Flowers of Every Sort The florist that furnished the flowers for the largest class ever graduated from a Normal School, June, 1914 F. LICHTENBERG, FLORIST Main 4732 F 2407 324 West Sixth Street :: :: Los Angeles, Cat. Taking Notes Miss G., explaining how to take notes, and for an illustration she said: When an important point is reached put down notes like a musician. Ambiguous Mr. Hummel: I will bring my anatomy to school in a few days; I loaned it some time ago. The Standard Teachers ' Agency Telephones: A 4531. Broadway 4060 of America is the ' T ' E.ACHERS will do well to register in an FISK AGENCY •■• agency whose reliability is above question, whose reputation for honorable dealing is established, and which has the universal con- Mary L. CoddingtOn jy, fidence of school authorities. The extent and Ralph W. Coddington SCS volume of our business is much greater than ■ 4? Dniiola ; RiiildiniJ that of any other agency. Our terms to teach- J4J UOUgiaS BUUaing . reasonable. Send for Agency Los Angeles, Cal. circular and Registration Forms free. PARASOLS What is more suitable for a graduating gift? Our line is complete. All the new styles and colors. PRICES SURE TO PLEASE mm SaO SoSaaADWAr Janitor ' s Careful Search Members of one of the sectional school boards were discussing a gen- tleman recently suggested to fill a vacancy, and one of them objected that the fellow was well nigh illiterate, and really would be out of place in such a body. Whereupon one of the others present said he never heard that ob- jection uttered with regard to Philadelphia school directors, that he was re- minded of the case of a janitor in a western school house who gave up his job because he felt that the teachers had deliberately slurred his sense of honesty. On being pressed for an explanation, the janitor said: Well, I never found even so much as a pencil on the floor when 1 was sweeping out that 1 didn ' t give it to the principal. Nothing had ever been lost. Sometimes the children, when they missed a lunch box or book, they v fould make a note of it on the blackboard, so 1 could look out for it, and, by gum, I always found what was missing. About two weeks ago, however, 1 read on the blackboard: Find the least common multiple. ' Not even a ' please, ' either. Well, I hunted high and low, but couldn ' t see it. 1 felt pretty bad about it, for it was my first miss. But 1 got mad when a couple of days later 1 read on the board: ' Find the common divisor, ' and I resigned. 1 couldn ' t find it, and 1 didn ' t care to stand for the blame of having swept it out. — Philadelphia Times. REMEMBER If the Schools Use It, We Supply It THE JONES BOOK STORE 226-228 West First Street Los Angeles, California A. E. SHEPHERD, PFES. a c. TOMLissos. V. p . ' D tkeas. C. H. ANDREW. SECY Goode Series Maps The Goode Series Maps Have Just been issued and are Considered to be the Finest Series of School Maps on the Market Ask us About Them Rand McNally Co. Belford, McNaliy Co., Agents 455 S. Olive Street :: Los Angeles, Cal. That Base Game of Ball Dick: I wish the rain would stop. ' Harold: It won ' t hurt the diamond. Dick: But think how it will swell the cracks in the fence. — Ex. He (making his debut in society) : I missed you at the dance last night. She: Yes, thank goodness; you hit everybody else. — Ex. But If— Miss Baugh: But if the husband is married — GET YOUR GRADUATION GIFTS AT SING FAT CO., Inc. ORIENTAL EMPORIUM. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 613-615 S. Broadway 614-16 S. Hill St. Two Entrances, One Block Long Los Angeles, California WALTER E. SMITH CO. 212-14-16-18 South Spring St. For Picnic and Camping Sup- plies, SMITH ' S IS THE PLACE Sandwiches Made to Order CAKES, PIES, ROLLS, COOKIES Our Own Baking. Finest ingredients procurable used in the making Fancy Baskets of Fresh Meats Temptingly Packed to Your Order Confections A Box of Smith ' s Own Make Chocolates will find a ready welcome. The superior quality appeals. :: :: -: Price 50 cents CALIFORNIA GROCERY STORE Los Angeles, California More Hash Lives of Seniors all remind us, We can strive to do our best, And departing leave behind us Note-books that will help the rest. His head was rather thick. But he wasn ' t all a fool. He knew the ox might kick. So he stood behind the mule. Stand Back, Boys; Women and Children First! Miss Stewart, Miss Virden and Miss Dalen, assisted by two hundred or more Senior As will deliver a series of Stoddard lectures (highly illus- trated) within the next two years. We find that our lives have been heretofore a hollow mockery, an empty shell, without these soul-thrilling, culture-satisfying lectures. Sounds almost like her. doesn ' t it, girls? If It ' s a Photograph, We Make It — Van Dyke Studio ARTISTIC FRAMING, BROMIDES, PASTELS, WATER COLORS, Etc. 539 ' :; S. Broadway Main 3762, F 2531 Los Angeles Kotera Company Steel and Copper Plate Engravers Commencement Invitations and Programs Wedding Invitations Announcements Calling and Business Cards Christmas and New Year Greeting Cards New and Up-to-Date Designs in Social Stationery 132 ' South Spring St. Los Angeles, Cal. THIRD FLOOR An Irish Wish May the Saints protect ye, And sorrow neglect ye. And bad luck to the one That doesn ' t respect ye. The top of the mornin ' To all that belong to ye. And long life to yourself. That ' s the end of my song to ye. — Ex. Mildred Travis in Hist, of Ed.: Avicenna had a good education in- asmuch as his father was a tax collector. FOSGATE REES Home of Pure Candies, Fancy French Pastry, Cakes, Etc. 449 SOUTH BROADWAY MUSIC — Music— MUSIC All Normal Students are Cordially Invited to Remember the REAL MUSIC HEADQUARTERS Everything for the Teacher and the Student R. W. HEFFELFINGER 446-448 BROADWAY Sheet Music Dept. Geo. J. Birkel Co. Wemted in Room 47, Student Body Headquarters Absolute Necessities: Luxuries Desired: Looking glass One broom Sofa pillows One dust-rag Two rocking chairs One rug, or more Cook stove Two automobiles Hot and cold water Bell hops Desk phones Chafing dish One-half dozen lackeys One extra locker key What Would Happen If— . S. A. Y. (Susie) lost her monkey? 2. Emily lost her curls? 3. Dorothy Gerberding lost her vest or pants pockets? 4. Ruth lost her voice? 5. Alice got a complimentary ticket to Clune ' s? 6. Dean Bates got an add, or got the mumps? 7. Oral returned May Prick ' s waste-basket? 8. Genevieve found 10c roiling down Broadway? (She ' d go crazy.) 9. May C. lost her dimples? 10. Mildred Travis was timid? 1 I. Minnie Johnson lost Miss Snyder? 12. Sarah White forgot to smile? I 3. Maud Haskell cracked a joke? 14. The mail train from Oskaloosa was wrecked? Ask L. L. L. ) 1 5. Mary Frick forgot to run the school. DELTA PRINTING CO. - GOOD PRINTING 519 DELTA BUILDING 426 S. Spring Street A-5710 Los Angeles, CaL DURAND STEEL LOCKERS An Absolutely Perfect Metal Wardrobe Locker For Banks, Offices, Stores, Factories, Railroad Shops, Schools, Hospitals, Apartment House s, Country Clubs and Gymnasiums. In a great variety of perforations and sizes, also METAL SHELVING Lockers are Fire, Burglar, Dust and Vermin Proof. Full Line of Samples. RECENT INSTALLATIONS Huntington Park Union High School; Midwick Country Club, Ramona Acres; The New Polytechnic High School, Pasadena; Santa Barbara High School; New Examiner Building; Santa Fe Railroad Shops, Re- dondo Junction; Standard Oil Co., El Segundo; Union Tool Co., Tor- rance; The New Merchants National Bank; The New Los Angeles State Normal School; Inglewood Union High School; The New Armory, Exposition. BOWEN METAL FURNITURE COMPANY 1109 Story Building Sunset Main 531 Los Angeles, Cal. In Miss Miller ' s English V Ulgy went into the woods, Ulgy met a bear. The bear was bulgy, The bulge was Ulgy. Atlantic Monthly please copy. Oh, Tissue Paper, How Tearible! The Editor-in-Chief ' s favorite expletive is Land! How soul-satis- fying in times of great emotion. Tufts - Lyon Arms Co. Vacation Goods Outing Goods Camp Outfits Fishing Tackle Kodaks Send for Our Illustrated Catalogue 428 S. Spring St. Los Angeles GO TO C. F. WEBER CO. For the Best in School Furniture, Church and Theatre Seating See our Opera Chairs in the New Normal Auditorium. Prompt Service and All Goods Guaranteed 512 SO. BROADWAY Phones: F 1847, Main 3867 LOS ANGELES, CAL. Now Don ' t Get Personal! First Student: I hear Mr. Caukin is fond of dancing. Second Student: Yes, he says it makes him graceful. First Stude: 1 dont think he dances very much, do you? A Nautical Beast Teacher: Johnny Jones, what is a dromedary? Little J. J. : Please, teacher, a dromedary is a two-masted camel. —Ex. In Private Interview Dr. Waddle: Sometimes, Hoist, you appear real manly and other times you are quite effeminate. How do you account for it? Hoist: its hereditary, 1 suppose. One-half of my ancestors were masculine and the other half feminine. Trefousse— French Gloves tor Summer! NEW gloves in mode and tan — the glove colorings just now preferred in Paris. In white, velvety, smooth- fitting — new gloves of Trefousse French kid. The long gloves, as well — in Summery shades. The J. W. ROBINSON CO, Broadway and Third WE SPECIALIZE IN Class Pins Calling Cards Rings Dance Programs Cups Stationery Medals Trophies Commencement Invitations Makers of the Normal Seal Pins and Rings LET US SPECIALIZE FOR YOU The T. V. Allen Company 723 West Seventh Street Los Angeles, California The Very Thing He: Most of the railroad accidents in this country happen on the rear coach. She: Why on earth don ' t they take off the rear coach? — Ex. Boynton-Esterly Teachers Agency Has Helped Your Alumni C. C. BOYNTON. A. L. HALL. E. C. BOYNTON. Lot Angeles Manigen Eitablished 18S8 517 Brockman Building, Seventh and Grand, Los Angeles, Cal. Telephone A 1840 Entrance 520 N. 7th St. Broadway 1919 Prompt Service Efficient Workmanship Courteous Attention Moderate Prices Characterize OUR STORE PEASE BROS. FURNITURE CO. 640-46 South Hill Street Los Angeles, Cal. T ' wo sparrows for a rice grain Had a riot. The cat was arbitrator. All is quiet. Weil, Slightly A distinguished society leader of New York, lately returned from a motor trip through France, said that her most delightful experience was hearing the French pheasants singing the Mayonnaise. — Ex. Home Economic Recipe Potato Peeling Pie Take eleven intelligent potatoes of Irish descent and separate the yolks from the whites. Peel. Throw away the potatoes, but save the shucks. Wash according to taste. After confusing them with butter, put in a scalloped dish and simmer twelve hours over a slow steam radiator. Eat cautiously. If you do not like the looks of this casserole you can cover with whipped cream and serve in a dark room. — Ex. CASS-SMURR-DAMEREL CO. 412-414 S. Broadway Dealers in HARDWARE, KITCHEN FURNISHINGS, STOVES AND KITCHEN RANGES, REFRIGERATORS AND HOT AIR FURNACES Tel. Home 10501 Los Angeles, Cal. Sunset Main 339 (( i Official Photographer for the ' Exponent ' i Portraits That Please WITZEL HOME F 2448 811 South Hill Street Ground Floor Studio CHRISTOPHER ' S Fork-Dipped Chocolates Dainty and Delicious Represent the Acme of the Confectioner ' s Art Thirty Varieties Novelties in California Fruit, Nut and Cream Centers 551 South Broadway Los Angeles, California Faculty Conundrums A hard berry. A famous peach. A well known catsup. What did Johnnie do with his little horn? A weekly magazine. An express company. A product of the bees and Miss Snyder ' s favorite word. What do the college boys do at a football game? What do ducks do? (Euphonious.) A famous prize fighter. An experienced sailor. .An indispensable servant of the railroad service. What the automobile does when it gets stuck in the mud. Whose ancestor wrestled with the angel? What a man gets when he doesnt pay his bills. A famous general of the Civil War. Tango Tea! Room G! Seats free! Let ' s go see The Tan Goatee! COMMERCIAL TEACHERS WANTED There is less competition in Commercial than in any other line of teaching. Your Commercial course will cost less, in time and money, than any other, and produce more. Commercial teachers are often advanced to principalships. When you are not teaching, business will beckon you and success await you if you have a Com- mercial training. Special Summer Course. Day anH evening, all year. Send for Normal Announcement. The Oldest. Largest and Most Helpful l . j i ■ iriJMB Connected with Heald ' s in 12 Cities Commercial School Corporation Zi J SS j in the Southwest Xc , i y FRANK D. SMITH, SUPT. QUIEN EST? A listenin ' , a listenin ' . An ' not a thing to do. A listenin ' to Billiken (?) So I ' ll write a line to you. 1 am fatigued, slow increments, List ' nin ' to Billiken A talkin ' ' bout the kids. It hones ' makes me grow a grin. He ' s got a spot on top his head, ' At ' s gettin ' ruther thin. So young a man to lose his hair — It really is a sin. I ' m goin ' to take a election up T ' buy some Danderine, Er a toupee, I dunno which. An ' med ' cine so he won ' t be so lean. His ears are big, his nose is thin. He talks so awful fas ' . It makes me wonder bout how long His engine ' s goin ' las ' . Some day I ' m goin ' to wind the key The other way aroun ' . I wonder if he ' ll stop a squeakin ' Or make a different sound. Oh, he is such a funny man, But he wouldn ' t be so bad. If he ' d only quit a braggin ' ' Bout the kids (that aren ' t so bad). Teacher: What figure of speech is ' 1 love my teacher ' ? Johnny: Sarcasm. Why are your teeth like verbs? Because they are regular, irregular, and defective. Oh, girls, won ' t you share this little treat just once with us on the bridge some Friday roon? Invitation extended to the Faculty. COAPMAN ALLES Printers of Exponent 438 Wall Street, Third Floor Phones: Home A 2361 Sunset Main 365T KODAK FINISHING THE DENVER STORE Developing any size roll film, 10 cents. Printing 2 ' ox4 ' 4, 3c; 3 ' +x4 ' 4, 3c; 3 ' ix5 ' A, 4c. Post Cards, 4c. :: 706 SO. HILL STREET In Staff Meeting Miss Harding: Why not have mustard for our class flower? ' Miss Gerberding: Oh, that would be too much mustard. What is a quorum? Ask a Senior A. Waiting I stood and stood and stood in line, And then I stood some more; I stood and stood and stood in line. And then Miss Dunn — closed the door. GUNN SECTIONAL BOOK CASES For the Study, Library and Office We carry a Complete Stock in all Woods and Finishes. Call and let us show you the many advan- tages of the Gunn Case. W. E. Pierce Desk Co. 732 South Spring Street Los Angeles :: California The Style Shop Always First to Show the Smartest Styles Tailored Suit , Gowns for all Occasions, Coats and Wraps Millinery Gloves Veils d lforA: TK« Stvle SKop Los Ai 9elas No Flowers Time: When the tired business man goes home. Place: At the juncture of Sixth and Broadway. Principals: Dorothy Gerberding and Ruth Henderson. Ruth: Look out for those machines! You ' ll get run over. Dorothy: No such luck! Ruth: If we both passed on they could never get a Senior A quorum to decide what kind of ffowers to send to grace our tombs. Dorothy: If they did get a quorum, they couldn ' t decide what kind of flowers to send, anyway. manufacturrng refracting Kryptoc Bifocals Glass Eyes 424 South Broaitway 202-3 BROADWAY CENTRAL BLDG. Tel. F 4146 l,os Angeles, Cal. OPENING A NEW BOOT SHOP FOR MEN AND WOMEN A store based on a new idea of shoe merchandising- the idea of giv- ing men and women a value in shoes at $3, $4 and $5 which never has been equaled in Los Angeles. The Stock is New— A careful selection made from the stocks of lead- ing eastern manufacturers. You will find here the latest creations of the shoe world, and priced absolutely right. We request your visit —an inspection will bring you the new idea of this new store. $3 , f=t $5 NICKLE Nm NICKLE 620 South Broadway Swaim : Are you going to the Senior A play? Junior C Girl: No, but I will if you want me to. ' Swaim: Oh, never mind; I ' m going to ask someone else. JOE RITTIGSTEIN - Gold and Silversmith Diamond Setting, Complicated Watch Repairing, Jewell y Made to Order 500 SO. BROADWAY Phone Heme F 5095 LOS ANGELES WHAT! YOU NEVER HAD A GOOD PICTURE? No! Well, then find 247 South Broadway and try us. A yard of photos for 25c. Five different positions. We make postals, also cabinet. OPEN SUNDAYS POSTAL PHOTO COMPANY Precocious One Miss Virden (teaching Lit.): Harold, v Harold: A young chicken. hat IS a triar.- Miss Fernald A streak of blue, Bumps into you; You cuss, you do. But she has flew. If Dr. Waddles, can Billy Root? On and Off Stage This is not the first time that the Los Angeles public will have the pleas- ure of a theatrical performance by Mr. Eugene Beigho. The friends of this promising young actor have secured tickets months in advance of the rush. He will appear under the role of leading man in The Adventure of Lady Ursula. Los Angeles Record and Appeal to Reason please copy. Under Obligations A: Slow, isn ' t it? B: Yes, very. A: Let ' s go home. B: ' 1 can ' t; I ' m the host. — Ex. 1 write and paint, in doggerel. Though all the muses shriek and yell, 1 go serenely on my way. Not caring a whit what folks say. Did you ever see a peanut stand on a corner? No, but 1 saw a ball room in a hotel. Mitchell Studio 619 SOUTH BROADWAY WE THANK YOU for patronizing our Slamp Photo Department ' Small favorethankfully received, larger ones in proportion. We can save you money on all sizes and styles. We will make them right or make them over. Helpful Notes for Child Study and Psychology The rational rather than the romantic view of marriage is the one most in favor with young people of the twentieth century, said Dr. H. Lucas Wentworth, a well known eugenics expert, in an address in Cleveland. The rational view will make for happier marriages, and this rational view is beautifully illustrated in twro questions — a little dialogue — running thus: Will you always love me? Will you always be loveable? — Ex. A goat ate all our other jokes And then began to run, i cannot stop, he softly said. I am so full of fun. — Ex. Treco Compliments of NEWCOMB ' S CORSET SHOP 623 South Broadway ■ „.rrV or CAUFORNl UBRAM - - • ,„p.«.... Form LC,_50,«-9, ' 60(B3610s4).U4 UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES LIBRARY