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SUMMER SCHOOL NUMBER 1lENTUCf(Y

ARCHIVES

Publbhtd OI·Montbly by fatef." as ",copd~lass mailer December 18, 1916, at the Post Office at Bowling CrttD, Kentucky, undu an Act of AUgU5t 24, 1912. II Tbe W el t ern Kentucky St a l e Normal School

Vol. 2.

SPECIAL TALENT FOR THE SUMMER SCHOOL

FIRST WEEK- JUNE 19-21

NANC Y LEi:: FIlA YSER.

J\lIS8 Frayser, the matchless story·t eller, wlll render a full week's work. ~lIss ~~ ruyser bus a national reputation. Her analysis of t be fu nction of the story Is practical and inspirationaL

BOWLING GREEN, KY., APRIL, 1918.

The Western Ken­tucky State Normal's

Greater Summer School and War Emergency Course

JUNE 17-JULY 26, 1918

All Members of the Normal Faculty Will Be Retained for the Summer School

THE FOYER BEAUTIFUl •.

No.3.

THIRD WEEK- JULY 1-5

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

HERE IS A GREAT M USICAL TREAT. THI S FAMOUS

ORCHESTRA H AS BEE:\, IIERE BEFORE, IX OUR MAY

MUS ICI\I~ F ESTrvA LS. AT THI S T DIE THEY WILL PLAY

FO R US OF l\IORNIXGS AT THE CHAPEL HOUR AND IN

THE fo;VE1\IXG AT TW ILIGHT HOUR, AND WILL ASSIST

1:-.' T il E GREAT PATH IOTIC CE LEBRATION T O BE HELD

Ox T IH~ HEIGHTS J UI .. Y HH , AKD AT OU R VESPER SERV­

ICES 0",- THE I~OLLOWING SUNDAY EVENING.

THIS SE RIES Ol~ MUS ICALS WILL DE FREE TO ALL

WHO AilE REGTSTE HE D IN THE SU:\IMER SC HOOL. COME

AND ENJ OY Till S GR8AT )IUS!CAI .. THEAT WITH US.

WI!Y NOT?

SECOND WEEK--JUNE 24-28 The Glorious Fourth Celebrated FOURTH WEEK- JULY 8-13

GEORGE H. TAPY,

Professor ot Ps ychology and Education, Wabash College. Dr. Tapy has ha d a long experIence In education as a t eacher,

county superintendent, college professor, and lecturer In the Insl!tulc8 of sCI'eral sta te6. In unIv ersities a nd in colleges

By Great Patriotic Convocation

One or the greatest programs el'er giren on Norma ! Height ~

wi!) be held on th e F ourth of July. Some ot the wodd's mO~1

<llsliuguls hed leader~ a nd s peakers will appear upen the pro

gram. :-'Iuslc will be furnI sh ed by the Indianapolis SymlJhony

Orch estr:!.. It Is ex pect ed t11 at the greatest gathering Ih:!! e r er

conl'cued on Xorma\ Heights will attend thi s program.

Are You Preparing filr the May or June Examination?

The \\'e~tern Kormal will offer courses duri ng the SIIl'ing

Term begInning on April 9th, which are planned to ser\'e the

double pUrj)ose or preparing the student for the eX3!nln3l1on

and at the same time to achle\' e a definite amount ot work. W. H. SUGG,

" 'hlc;h \\' 111 :l PI'\ Y toward gradUation from tbe institution ~U l )<'rIlll~llo!~ llt uf th e Schoolll or LaCenter. J~y.- A ~ pcake r and popular In!« ilule lecturer

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J UDSQ:-I JENI(JNS. Superin tendent Judson J en ki ns, of Dawso!! SI)rings, will

deliver two or three addr esses. 1\11'. J enkins is un eminently successful s uperintendent and will bring to u s out of his expe,'i· cncc some splendid help.

FIFTH WEEK- JULY 15-19 CANN I NG.

This will be ca nning week. The course in canning will be even more s igni ficant than it was last year, owing to the COIl­tinuation of the war. As happened last year. we expect a large a ttendance from oye r t he State. The work wi!! be di,'coled by 0\1" Hom e Economics Dellltrtment. The special talent will in· clude ]"cprescnlath'cs from the Nationa l League ofWomau's

NORMAL HEIGHTS

VESPER SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND CITIZENS Vesper services will be hel,] in the Open Ail' Auditorium

on Norma l H eights, June 2:'l rd. ::!Qth . Ju ly 7th and 14th a t ·1 ()'dock. The programs of these Sunday afternoon meetings will cons ist of music, solos, quar tettes, etc" and selections of a r e­ligious and patriotic nature by the Indianapolis Symphony Or­chestra . Th e addresses will be d elh'ered by s peakers of national reputatioll .

TO THOSE DESIRING TEACHERS It is requested that sUIlerintendent6 and H'ustees desiring to

arrange for the employment of teachers fo r work dUl'ing the ensuing season make appoint ments to meet applicants at t he K. E. A. h eadquarter s of the \Vestern Xormal. A committee wili be present at all hours to a SSis t in the arrangement of t hese conferences.

Special Primary Courses to be Offered by Miss Louise Dietz

This course is so planned that both rural teacherH allli those who are planning to teach in cities or towns may get s ug· gestions that can be directly carried into the school room.

The term ;'P l'imar'Y" as here used inclUdes n r st, second, th ird, and fourth grades.

1. Primary Methods. 1. The management of a cla ss room in relation to t ra in-

Summer School Number.

SALLIE'S ROC K.

All of these subjects arc presented in relation to content suo­jects, a s li teratu re, histon -, and geography.

In order to illustTate certain points. classes or children will be used.

.\ Class in S upervi sion. !\leans of helping teachers in relation to primary school ll!'oblelu~. a s organization, t h e course of study, teaching m ethods.

Establish Credits ID the State Normal High School StI.lde nts. "\Ve undertake to gh'e reasonable

e,'edit for all work done in the high schools or schools of equal rank. Bring ,,-ith you your grade cards, Of statements signed b!. YOul' snpe rintendent or other officials . Bring your note

ing in citizenship, including a pra ctica l course in ch' i c~ books . herbarinm s. e tc. Full credit will be given for work above for young children.

the four·year high school course on presentation of properly 'I'h is course will be planned [or those t eachers who have signed credits.

FREE TUITION Only te~chcrs or persons who desire to prepare for teaching

will he e ligihle to appointt:,ent for f ree tuition, hu t any eHgible per.,ons from Kentucky o r elsewhere may be admitted to rhe school upon the payment of t uition fees .

li: ligibl e applic:lIlts [or fre ~ in sU'uctlon holding diplomas, state ccrtiflel(es, c()u nt~· certific:ltes of graduation from high SChools or common school~ llIay be appointed without exam· ination. There is plenty of f ree tu ition in the Western Normal district for all eligible persons d esi ring tuition. Persons who h ave not already received scholarships and who expect to enter t he State l\'onnal should file their applications for free tuition with the count y superintendent.

WOMEN SHOULD TRAIN FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

Owing to t he fa ct that so lUany of our young men llave bee n called to the fron t t here is an unusual demand for princi­pals of graded and h igh schools. Of neceSSity these places must be filled largely by women. The Summer T erm offers an unusuai opportunity for some additional preparation for thIs very impor­tant duty. The following courses will he lp you to prepare. These courses will be Dilen to both young men and women. (1) Numerous classes in secondary s ubjects, (2 ) SuperviSion.

THE I~DIA~APOLI S SY:MPHOXY ORCHE STRA, of which the celebra t ed conductor, :\11'. Alexander Erllestinoff, is director (3 ) Educational m easurements.

Service, ~~xtension Departn,lCllt of the Unh'ersity of Kentucky, classes of ch ildren of varyiug ability, who must be didded into the State Council of Defense. and others. g roups. SUggestions for study and independent work for th ese

LEONARD AND GERTRUDE. The week will he closed with groups will be given. a play ]Jresente(] hy students of the Summcr School and the children of t h e Summer Train iug School. T h is Illay is hased on the qua in t little educational novel written long ago by Pesw.lozzi , and is eminently a]Jpropriate fo r t his occasiou.

SIXTH WEEK-JULY 22-26 Interesting FilctS.

In Sellt ember. 1917 . Dr. \Vinship travel lcd in cOll nectioll wilh

lectu r e engagements 8.000 miles. From October 1. In!! .. to

October 1, 1917. he tra"eled 65.000 n:i1e8.

From September 25. 1~16, to Septembel' 2G . 1917, hc lec­tured in 27 univerSities and colleges : 30 state normal schools : 2-1 county instilli t es; 41 c ity teachers' associations, clubs, et al: 5 s ta te associ:lliolls find on several special occasion s.

III the year \Jr W in shi)l travelled in every sta te in the Union except Florida, 11aine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

THE OLD '\IILL ON THE BARREl\'

2 . .\Iethods of Teaching English .

In this is included beginning reatling. oral and s ilent for [our grades; plans for language lessons, spelling, and writing.

:'lOSS LOUISE DIET:;:.

:\l i 8~ Dietz will be here during the second and thi rd week". She is one of the greatest Critic 'reachers in the country. i\lIss Dietz will offe r soJ:!c special primary cou rses which are staled in fu ll elsewhere.

(4 ) !\lethods in high school subjects. ( 5) Round tables on the problems of the executh-e. (6) Laboratol'y courses for making appal'atus. (7) Courses on buying fo r and equipping laboratories, showing

just what is needed and where and how to get it

Noted Speakers Bring Message of the War to the Western Normal.

!\Iany s peake rs of international importance have beell heard at the " ' este rn Normal during th e past te rm. Among them were the fo llowing : Lieutenant Paul PerigOI'd, o[ th e Fl'eliCh Army; l\lajor Rohert Massie, of the Canadian Artillery; Hon. William Howard Taft, Judge A. 'Yo Frost, Dr. Lyman Powell , Dr. Ernest A hbott, Dr. Sydney Gulic k, Dr, E. Y. l\lullins.

DR. ALBERT E. WINSHIP. Dr. \Vinship, editor of the Journal o[ Education, wlH he with

us throughout the week. H e is the most widely known educator, e ducational publisher, and lecturer in the U nited States, or toe world for that mutter.

Summer School Number. !!EStERlY K£N1U""" '~·n"." NORMAL HEIGHTS un! U""cnSnv

INFORM~TION 3

.GENERAL That Tired T eacher- TWILIGHT HOURS PURPOSES OF THE

SUMMER SCHOOL The Visiting Student Kumerous lectures and lIIusicals will be given a t twilight

e ithcI' on tho Ilorch of New Vanmeter Hall. 01' In llark at the Many teachers. aftc!' the wony and work of the SChool,reom r ear Of lhe lllliiding,

thl'ough a nine ur t en months' tenn, want to got away in to a T he 110rch, grnnd in its nrchitectu ral design , Is a veritaule r estful ellvil'onment, for a few weeks of the Slimmer, where Ollell air alllph itheatre and tho hills and ,'alleys beyond , aCCOIll , t hey can recuperate and at t he same tillle do some 811ec[al work panted uy a gorgeous sun set, pl"Oduce a combi ned effect rarely to keep t h emseh-es abreast of lIle Jlrofession, The institution witnessed ehlewh ere, In the midst of this we will ha" e inspi ra , does not want Idlers, bnt the tired teacher who r ecreates and tionai [eelUres :U1d splendid musicals. who carries with his recreation one or two subjects In regular At on e side of Fort I'al'k an ol1tdoor stage has been built. It Is Intended To Meet The

Needs 01 The Following classes or who only attends sOllie s ilecial lectures, obsen 'es. H ere plllYs will be presented, and In the park itself we will ha" e

Rural Teacher, In man)' instances the rural schools do not open until after August first, This g[ves the rural teacher 1\1\

vi sits, "'nd catches a new insph'ation, a new spirit, is in nowise idling. Such teache r's nwke most d esi rable students and are choosing work IlIOst wisely. Th e State Normal orrers the uest l)(Jssible opportunity to the "Ured l eache ]":'

WORK- CREDITS opportunity to attend lhe summer term, The academic and pro,

The student will be allowed but three credi t s for work taken feas iona i work offered will ma ke IlOssibl e fOI' such teachers n in t he Summer Te rm unless more III absolutely necessa ry for flc hoiars hill and training that will go n long way to assure a

graduation at the c nd o[ the Summor TOl'llI. High school sub,

musiCllls and games-restful, he lpful. educational. el!Joyable, in, s pi ratlonal,

ATHLETICS AthletiC activi ties for the s ummer will consist of the Collow,

ing: la wn t eu nis, baseball. volley ua ll. indoor baseball, captain hall, folk danCing. and other games.

Th ere nrc ~e \en line tennis cOll r ts :lI"ailahle fOI" 1I11 students who desire to use them. The ne ts nnd rackets 1\1'0 all furniShed

s uccessful year's work following, jects have a credit value of a half unit, College su ujects ha,'e by the school free. Tenni s tournnmellts will he arrallged for Grad e Teachers, The su mmer school furnishes an oPllortun· the "alue of halt semester credit. A normal scbool c redit is both men and women.

tty for rest, rec reation, academic and professiona l work, There will be o pportunities to obsene illustrnth'e teaching and actual teaching In the T rain ing School and to hear numerous lectures I1nd ml1sic, giving the desired professional tOllch. inspiration a nd culture, and all of this cOllles practically free.

Sec "That T [red T eacher- T he Visiting Student."

High School T eachers. SI)eelal a cademic and professional work is provided for high school t each ers. The laboratories arc open to sllch teachers. Instruction will be given 011 the construction of a llimratus and t he problems of purchasing and equl plling laboralOrles,

P rincipals, Note eSI)eclally th e course olTered by lIlr. Burton o n School Supervi sion lind the course In tes t s and measure, ments uy Dean Klnnamnn. Many phases of the professional and academic work in tho elementa ry, [ntermedlate and high school cou rses will be eSI)ecla lly h eillfu!.

Tea::..ne rs of Special Subj ects. There will be classes for special work In Agriculture, Chemistry. Physics, Home I~Con'

omlcs, Publi c School 1\1uslc, and Drawing.

Hig h School Stude nts. If you are lacking a. credit or two In YO\11' high IIchool course, or wish to forge ahead, wri tc to u s. \\lork will be offer ed [n all o[ the high school departmen ts and Of se,'era l grades In each. Barring conlilcts we will be a ble to offer you about anything tha t you desire.

Regu lar Course Students. Students desiring to work orr credits on their regular courses may do so. Sec "Credits," and write us about your needs,

War Work, 'r hese courses wll! h.e continued during the war. There will be classes In conve rsational l~ rench.

See "War, \Vork Courses: '

Visiting Students, See " That T ired T eacher-The Vlsitlug StUdent,"

BOWLING GREEN AND OUTINGS

Bowling Green merits Its nickname, the "Park City:' for few places in Kentucky arc more ad"antageousl~' located or more att raCth 'e, Th e pBOllle of th e city take pride in Its park, like a l)pearance, and have added to Its beauty by planting trees, shrubbery, and flowers. One could tr ul y say that in summer one cannot see the city "for looking a t the trees,"

In t he ce nter of Its business section Is the small Central Park, a resting place for ti red shOI)perS, where the d elights of the country call be expcrienced under the " ery shadow of the buildings, Reservoir Park. OCCUI)ring the large knob OPl)Oslte Normal Heights, Is a bit o f wild n ature right at the edge of t he city. T rees and shrubs sre numerous, A pergola (urnlshes an

l N AXD ABO UT BEAUTIFUL BOWLING CREE:~.

allowed for each s ubject taken except In suujec t s that COl'er hut halt of the work in (he regular' term. In those In stances a

attract ive Illace for Il[cnlcs, There are tennis courts and beaut.!, I If ]a credit will be gh'en. Stu de nt s attcnding twenty,eight of

ful drlveways-e\"erythlng to make one enjoy oneselF on a hot the lect ures Offered and turning into the office well'\I'riUell re. 9u mm\1r day. t

1)01' s o[ them wil l be allowed n terlll,c redit. T hose merely Ncar tile city rUIlS t he blue llig Barren River, not the largest vis iting classes und making no report· will rcceil'e no credit.

strenm In the State, but a r il'al of the prettiest. There are More or less c redi t will be given for a ll work underta ke n serio numbers of excellent bathing places. Any s ummer day findS t he onsl), river a lh'e with bathers. Since the Barrell Is na"igable, oppor, tun [tles arc numerous for excursions on moto r boats or o n the regular rh'e r steamers. One of the most sacred o( the Normal's traditions Is t h e excllrsion down thi s 1)lctl1 resque st ream to Il ls, to r[c, romantic Sallle 's Hock. This tlxcurHlon has been to mallY a s tudent tbe beg in ning of all appreciation Cor t h e grcat llatunli beauties of our State.

T hree m iles southeast of Normal Heights Is one of the won, de rs of t h e neighborhood, Lost Rh'er. It flows for a bout two hundred yards in a gorge sixty,five feet deep and disappears In an interesting cavern . Parties arc often taken by the teach, ers o r geography to this bea utiful place.

Leading out from t he city are elel'en ]likes , offering every OI) I)or tunity for "hik es." Th e unique building of t h e Cou ntry Club lies two miles nOl'th; Glen Lilly, It delightful watering place, two miies northeast; Beech Bend P~lrk, four miles nort h ; Drake's Creek, five miles cast; 'Vhite Stone Quarr y. six miles west ; C lagett and CO"lngton's great strawuer ry farlll. on e mile east; and. everywhere, on every hillto]l t he re are forts buil t by the Confedera tes under General Albert Sidney J ohnston.

E very yellr ProfeSIlOI' Cunningham personally con ducts SC I' ,

e ral trips to some of the noted farm s In Wurren Cou nty and to the U, S, Experiment Station ncar Itusselll'ille. These trips are made in automobiles and cost only a small' sum,

,,'hile the em llhasls In the Normal is on class,r oom work, the re Is an effort made at all t imes to Ind uce students to appre, clate the beauty of the out-of-doors, It is for this r eason (hat excursion s are e ncOl1 ruged and e,' en I)lan ned hy the sch ool.

THE TRAINING SCHOOL The T raining School fOl' the s ummer term is ananged espe,

cia lly fOI' grade teachers of our cll)" and graded schools. Pl1n ' cipals who ha ve the d irection of the wOl'k in such SChools will find their work provided [or. Student's will be permitted to ob, serve the class work of the children In the Training School. Bes ides this the te!lcher in charge will gi"e illustrnt[ve lessons wilh (he children. Students will ollsen'e and t a ke notcs and latel' a gellerfli diSCUSSion will Ull held with I'eganl to the sub, ject· matter, methods , and aims or th e work presented. The Jllustrativc t eaching will be ha lOed In ]lnrt upon the elementary. il1lermedi:r.te. and UIIPCI' grades of the T raining School. Special teacllers will gll' e iIluBtrath'e lessons In basketry. I)aller cut , ting. clay molding, drawing. and dramatization.

The teachers of the Training School will hold numerous con, fe rences a nd rOUlld ' !.nhles wi t h t he stude nts on the varloll~ pmh· lems or (h e grnde teachers.

Credit wi1l be gil'en for all Or this 1I"0rk

Books for Soldiers. )Iiss !;'Iorence Ragland. Chairman of the "Books for Soldiers"

Committee. has secured m'er eight hundred volumes from the students of the Western l\"ormal and the people of Bowling CI·N.' II . T hese books will he ~(> lI t to thc Cam]) Zilch~ry Tarlor IIbrnry.

Jndoor baseball for both men and women will be arranged for, aud also uaseball for mcn only. All e(lu ll)lllent such as bats. ball s, and ca tcher's equil)lnent , is furnished by the school frc c,

Fine opportunities will ue gi~'en those who desire to play volley ball, and ca ptain ball, ilnd folk daneillg.

A cOlll lletent Instl"Uctor will be in charge of 1111 these games,

ALUMNI ISSUE An Alumni IBsue of ),'ormnl lieights will he pubU8hed d uring

the Hummer. This issue will he COlllprchcnsil'e and will give all :l."uilllble data concerning graduates of t.he in stitution.

Spring Term Opens. Th e Spring Term of the Normal oj)ened April !Jtll with a sur,

prisingly large student, body in attendance. )Iany new courses, sever:tI or whiCh relate directly to war service, are being taught during this term.

PR ,\C'J"ICF: WOBI, 0.-"': Tfll'; C.·\~II'US.

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Courses Of Study A. ELEM E NT A RY.

B.

1. Illustrative Tcachlng.-In this a lesson wll\ be given to the child ren of the primary grades. Teachers will

observe and take notes on the lesson and this will be followed by a genera l discussion of the purposes, meth· ods, etc.

Mattie Hatcher. Mary Browning. Louise Dietz.

2. Primary Methods- G.lass Work and Lectures.

3. Basketry and Paper Cutting.

Mallie Hatcher. Louise Dietz.

i\Jiunlc Bourland.

4. Method In Reading for the Primary Grades. A. C. Burton.

5. The Story In the Primary Grades. Nancy Lee Frayser.

6. Dramatization in the Primary Grades. Mary Brown ing.

7. Clay Modeling. (a) Illustrative Lessons .

lIIinnle Bourland. (b) Inst ruction for Summer SchOOl Students.

Alice E. VanHouten . 8. Language Methods in thc P ri mary Grades.

INTERM ED IAT E.

1. Illustrative Teaching.

;\1. A. Leiper.

MaUle Hatcher. Sue MUier Procter. Sara h Ella Jel'fries. l,ouise Dietz.

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NORMAL HEIGHTS Summer School Number.

Be Offered In The Summer Term outside the school. SpeCia l lectures will be given on SCience with demonstrations of wireless te legraphy; theoretical rural problems. and I)ractlcal work In the wire sys tem of telegraphy Including The Rural T eaChers' Club.-Durlng the Summer School arrangements of Instruments . batteries. etc.; a shldy or the the Rural TeaChers' Club wlJl hold regular weekly meet. gasollne cnglne, both theoretical and practical with the use or lngs. Round table discussions on problems of interest modcrn s tationary engine for illus t ration. with a pplication of to the rural and village teachers will be glyen. Such transmission Of gas power as applied to the tractor, motor truck

and automobile. espe<:ially to Its application to the two types of airships. The theoretical and practical work of the modern t elephone with Its connection. In addition the subjects of the e lectricity and gasoline engine In speeding UI) farm production nnd economizing Carm labor will be discussed. Prof. 'V. J .

problems as the rural theatre. country mUSiC. rural health and sanitation will be taken up. Out of town speakers who have made n. special study of r ural lire will speak at some of the meetings.

Crall: and G. V. Page teaching.

D. HIGH SCHOOL. 3. War Se rvice Course in Descript ive Astronomy.- Tbls

course Is s uited alike to the Interest of those who expect to enter 1. There will be a number of classes organized for those the aviation corps a nd those who 'expect to do any general war

who wisb to pursue regular Illgh 8cl1001 work with the sel·vice. T he course will Include to some extont tbe use of a thought or ha\' ing it credited In tbe home high schooL text and to a great extent tho lise of the heavens themselves.

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Academic \\"ork preparing teachers to teach high school subjects.

:Method in Physics and Chemistry Including the making of appamtus anti equipping a laboratory.

W. J. Craig.

~Iethod In EngJlsh . M. A. Leiper.

i\let hod In History. A. 1\1. Stickles.

Method in Geograllny. R. P. Green.

Method in Geometry. J . It. Alexander.

i\l ethod ill Latin . F. C. Grise.

SuperviSion. A. C. Burton.

Measurements and Tests. A. J. Kinnaman.

This makes a de llghtrul cou rse for those who are Simply lovers of the grand and the beaut iful. The class should he a la rge one.

4. War Em ergency Courses in Geog raphy.-

Cours ~ L (Credit will be allowed for Geography 2 of the Regular Normal Course.) Economic and Political Geography or Europe as geographic backg round of the Great War. It will consist of a brief survey ot the mineral, agricultural and forest resources of the leading Europenn Countries. There will also be II brief consideration of "the new map of Europe."

Course 11. A SI)eclal Course- Consen'n lion ot Natural Re­sources In United States. It consists of a survey o f our r eo sources, their explOitation, methods of consen'aUon ot minerals, waters, lands a nd Corests of the country with consideration ot how best to mobellze these resources in a national crisis.

Course III. American History and its Geographic Environ· ment.-Thls will be a study or the Important geographic factors in American lllatory. It will be based on Semille's book or the a hove title.

KOTE.-Courses I and II will be credited for full term·s work in the completion or any course for certification.

R. P. Green.

;,. W ar Course in Home Economics.-For those who wish to hetter unde rs tand the Food Situation at the present time and carry hack to t he ir communities practical lessons In Food Conservation. which el·ery housewife can use. t\\"o special war courses in Home Economics will be offered.

Course I.-Since the world's available lIleat supply Is not ~nff!clcnt to lIlect the demanus of the United States and our Allies. this cou rse will be devoted enUrely to the preparation In c lass of dishes which lIlay be used as suhstitutes for meat.

Course 11.- \\'111 deal with the conservntlon of wheat, sugar and fats. Tn this class wheat s ubstitutes, sugar substitutes nnd butter substitutes will be used in making all pastry, cakes, breads. salads and desserts.

Students taking ·War Course 1 will be given credit Cor Do· mesUc Science 2, and those laki ng War Course II will be given credit Cor Domestic Science 3.

Classes hI Red Cross sewing will be organized and due credit giyen for Domestic Arts work.

Commencement Dates

Friday c\'enlng, Juue 7th. Recital by School or l'.luslc. Sunday eyenlng. June 91h. Baccalaureate Sermon. Monday evening. June 10th. Commencement exercises ot grad·

uating Class of thO Schoel of MusiC. 'Wednesday, June 12th. the entire day gil'en ovor to the Alumni

Association. RIVER SCE:>1ES ~EAR BOWLl:\'G GREEN. Thursday, June 13th at 10 o'clock the Annual Commencement

address. Arrangements are being made to bring to the Normal for this occaslen a sileaker ot Inter­lIational importance.

2. Inte rmediate Method s.

3. H and work

4. Clay Modeling and Pottery.

5. Method In Reading.

6. Met'hod in Ceegraphy.

7. Method in Language.

8. Storyte lling.

9. Dramallzation.

10. Home Economics.

Sa rah Ella J effries. Alethea Gra\·es. Louise Dietz.

~lInnle 1I0urland.

Alice E. VanH outen.

A. C. Burton.

H. P. Green .

M. A. Leiper.

Nancy Lee F rayser.

Sue Miller Procter. Sarah IWa J effries.

Ola E. Johnston.

E. REGULAR NORMAL SCHOOL COURS ES.

The academic and professional work of the regular normal courses will be oft'ered under the eame conditions as In oth er terms. The following list will Indicate the subjects and phases of th e suhjects offered.

Agrlculture 1,\, 8. 5, 6; Algebra 2. 3, 4 ; Applied Mathe· matlcs; Arithmetic 2 ; Calculus ; Chemistry 3; Civ ics 2; Draw· ing I . 2; English. 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 1&; French-Conl'ersaUonal. 3. 5; General Observation; Ceogrnphy 2; Historical, Pbyslcal, Method In Ceography; Geometry 2,3 ; German 2; Crammar 2, 3; HOllie Econemics 2, 3, 5. 9, 11, 12; American History 2; English History 2; Grecian H istory; H istory of Education; Current Events and Method In H . S. History; the Governments ef th9 leading natiens in the present war; American History Crom. Roosevelt to Wilson; England (rom Alfred to the Tudors; Latin 2.3,5. &; Latin Method; Library Economy; Method In Heading; Music 1, 2. 3 ; Nature Study; Pedago!,')' 2; Penrnansilip 1, 2; P hysics L 2; Physiology 2; Physical Training; Psychology 1, 2; Head ing 2; Story Telling; S panish, Trigenometry; Theory and Practice.

(The children of t he Training School some time within the F. J UN IOR COLLEG E. term will render II play. This will give opporlulIlty for the Bllmmer school students to soe the workillg out of a prod uction of t his kind with the children. It will he under tbe direction of :\lIss Alethea Graves ).

C. SPEC IAL COURSES FOR RURAL T EAC HE RS.

I. Many classes will be organized III the commOIl brunches. ThCQry and Practice. elc .. or slleclal interest to the rural teaeherll .

2. Rural Sociology.- T he course is arranged eSllecilllly for rural teachers. It deals with rural preblems, such liS health, sanitation, Industry. social life. general knowl· edge. rural beauty and moral civic question"!. A survey of Western Kentucky will reve,.11 to the rural teaChers the great possibilities for IIllllft work hoth insid e and

Students desiring to do credit work for the freShman and sonholl1ore years In college should write stating their desires. Cla sses will be orgnnlzed to meet their demands.

War Emergency Course These courses will be open to all-to those who are to tight

in the trenches and for those who help win tbe war while yet at home. There Is something in t hese courses for everybody. hena t;lem carefully.

I. Conversational French.-Thls has been a popular course all year lind will be open for beginners in the Summer T erlll.

2. War Service Course in Physies.-A course o llen to all stu· dents Ukely to be engaged in war service. No previous training in PhYSics Is necessary. The course will cover the fero or radio

The real flag of a democracy cannot bo seen with the physical eye. It is spiritual. it is invis ible. it is a l'!tallzed human per· sonality. I am not discounting a sacred approach to and appre· clutlon for the material flag- the emblem of libe rty-that unfurls Its sacred fold s bofore us. but I am emllhaslzlng that t he roots ot pure and undefiled patriotis llI run dee p Into the la ws of s pirit, Into personal conduct. The visible America n ling may be float· Ing beCore us out In the Ollen world. whJle it is down In t be Invisible world of our own soul. Our deeds aro mirrors in wbich we should sec the flag. Can we see til e flag in our deeds?

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THE FORT.

NORMAL HEIGHTS

NORMAL HEIGHTS :-.10 morc beautiful site ror a grclt school was ever cbosen

tban Korllla l H eights. Lifted hIgh above the surrounding COUll' try. the gl'cat hill stands as a bellcon liJ;hL '1'0 t he natural beauty of the campus there ha s becn added the rare skill of the iaud!lca pc lIl'ch itect. Ererywil cre there are walks and dril'es, shrubs 11lld !lowers. troles 11nd grn$S plot s, ,,-hich add to th e beauty of the hill.

While the lowlands are sweltcrlng under the hot July sun, Normal Heights offers a cool r et rcat. for every breeze fans the hll1top. 8\'cn as a place to SI)end the sumlnel', exclusIve of the great school's activities, no more Ideal spot could be round. While siulng in the class room one can hear the call of birds and smell the perfume of blossomi ng wild flower s. To the stu· dent of t he s ummer school orten comes his first distinct call to the wild. because of the natural benutles of the far·fam ed Nor· mnl Heights.

Clay Modeling and Pottery Acting on the belie f that DrawIng 11nd Handwork are two

Qf the most InlJ)ortant features contributlng toward the devel· olHnent of the child, the work for the s ummer term In the De·

Little romains or the old fort to lOll of the mighty stronghold that on ce commanded t he hilI. A rew great houlders piled u p to fuce t he sunset-autl na ture's record Is ended, there ther IItand-loncly, g ray. old sentinels, watching again and again the rosy h ue of day ]Jaic iUlO t wili ght; even as those few lou ely olu llIe ll In gray seem ever to SCC UIlCW the rosy g low of their hopes fade Into the ]mllor of failuTe and despair. Imrtment or Drawing and Penmnnshi p ha s been specially ar­

Hair a r:mged for the mallY gl'ade t eachers, who will enter at th is Just so brief Is the record In the pagcs of history. dozen lines of printer's ink. a rew dim Jlictures In the mind of season. an old lioldler-and there, too, the story e nds. A new and altl'acth'c su bject. which is being offered for

'Ve are told tha t on Sel)tember IS, ISGl. Brigadier·Gell eral the first time. is that of Potlery, ThiS will include clay model­Simoll llollvar lluckner, under ol'(lel's from General Albert SId· ling in Its most elementary forms with a gradnal develOllme nt ney Joh nston, entered llowling Green with a force or some four into potter~·. The de partment ha~ becn fully equipped with (III t housand men. O n t he 28th of Octoher, Ceneral Johnston tool, lqHo·date kiln and a ll other :lllllnl'ntus necessary for 11 saUs· command of the nnny, which nnmbered at t hat time about twenty factory carrying on of this course. thousand. Under the direction of these generals, the foniflca- The s uccessful work of el'ery stndent in the class will be lions which were begun whIc h 1I"0n for Bowling Green t h e name IIred, thlls fixing it in I)ermanent form. P Ollery pIeces wlll be of " The Gi braltar of theWes\." Of the engineer who 1)lanned ilnlshed frec in glaze. In connection with the course there wm the fort we know nothing but the name-~oyetle. be lectures in clay modellIng and Ilottery, and lessons iIlustrat ·

Through the cold, dreary months of winter the soldiers toiled ing thei r adal)tation to the different grades . Another important

OPE:-'<·AIR CANXING ON TH I~ "HEIGH T S."

i---<>h(>!'e. e ndeavor ing to make t hei r I)oslt!oll Impregnable, and theIr feature will be the collection of loenl clay and using It In tho h old (trill on Kentucky soli. But a s thoy elltered upon the new \'arlous J)rOeeSSes to which It lends Itself. T his will tie tho year they snw the hard-won security slil)lIl ng from their power· course up with e\"ery rural dist rict In the Slate, since this clay less hands, After the fall of Fort I iou ry, when the attack on abounds in all sections. The main aim of the cOUl"lle this lillln­~'o rt Donelson was seen to bc Ine\'ltable. the want of soldiers Iller Is to make t his wor k thorough ly applicable in all schools. made \lIItenable the l)Osition at Bowling Creen. and necessitated The use of plaster In lIIaking pillSler Clls ts will be s hown. Its evacuation. So, literally burning their brldgcs behilld them. 'fhe dally work o[ this course wilt OCCUI)Y two consecU\iI'e. hours, t he COllfederatos I'etreated, the la ~t' tl'oOI)S withdrawing as the A fee or one dollal' will be charged. shells frolll t h e Federa l gUliS, stationed a cross the r i \'er, burst over the town-~'ehru a !T \4, 1862.

Later, t he fort waH completed and occupied by the Federals under t he command of Benjamin Harrison, t heu colonel of the Sevent'y-(tfth Indiana infant ry; aud as a Federal stronghold llo re t he naille of Fort L ytle,

Drawing Supervision In drawIng supervision, the time will be divid ed Into thrce

1)al'tS: wOl'k with the children In the \'arious grades. lectures on work s uitable for each grade, and lectures on IJlcturcs and

Cold and harsh seem these facts as !he rough gray stones .. b IT d I I pIcture smdy. Pellmanshll) 1 and _ will e 0 ere as usua, II of the fort , as pitifully inadequate to express this !i\'ing llage l)enmanShil' 2, part of the lime will be Sl)ent in obsel'l"ing work of history as Is t he crumbling wall to eXI)reSS the might and In the graDes. l)Ower of the one·time stTonghold. But as lIature has sent forth cUnglng I' ines. so IIlUst we with 0\11' Imagination, garland these stern facts with life and meaning. 'Ve must picture t h e fort In all Ita oid·time grandeu r alld peOI)le It with the meu In gray, c I'er toUlng for the cause neares t· to t hclr hearlS; we must see

Blackboard Sketching In r esponse to the man}' calls for blaCk boa rd sketching. 1\ their faces, glowing with hope. alld courage, and faith; we must

course In this work will be otfer('d for the summer term. Th e feel their sufl'erlng~ and joys. theil' loves and hates. theh' pas-aim of t he course is to enable teachers to make rough. (lu ick, sloue and des ires, and. at last, the blackness of their despaIr, as,

III 10llg gray lines, they leave behllld the work into which has e ntered a I)[\rt of their very lives. OUI' h earts must beat fast

but fairly accurate sketches to aSSist" in making their regula l' t each ing work more effeeUI'e. T he work will consist of l)erSllec·

map, and lI-ose drawings (lnd many other featllres. agahl with the quick stel' of the victorious a rmy In blue, as It. too. th·e. climbs this fortified hill, and eXI)erienee their thrill of tr iumph as they name It as their own.

All thiS we mllst re-live, ;Hld e\'ell then we will not ha ve Music In The Summer Time

caught Its deepest meaning. Th e years huve softened the hol,l 1\11 the regula r courses wll! bc olTered during the S\lmlllel' face of t he forlress; t he mnslc of Inany IHI))))Y "oices has d rivcn term 111111 s pecial care will be cxe\'c l"cd for those students who a way t he thunderous echo of the gUlls; Hlld pcace broods over d e~l l' e to do teachers ' work. Bes\(le~ the regular conservntOI'}' the ground once darkly shadowed by the wings of war. ;:io lessons the courses in Public School :\Iusic are olIered. If s uffl· must we, In our imagining. sce gray COUt merged with Illue: clCllt studenls arc in attendance the course in SUI)enislon o~ feel hate, love, joy, ~orrow. hOlle. des lml r, defeat and I'\ctury public school Illusic w ill be offered a lRo. For an outline of al! mi ngled In one great 10\'e and unity liS wc bow our head~ In courses sec regular catalog 1917·1918, A s pecial feature In the r everence before Old Glol'r waving far above this scenc of cil' il s t rife.

Only then can we read aright the h istory of the old fort.

Summer School Number.

A S PLE:\'OID KILN. Wlll burn your clay products made in class. As a result you can

carry them home fo r future use,

summer schOOl will be commu nity singing. M r. Strah m Is 1)lan­n!ng to have the school orchest.ra largely augmented by regular lIluslelan~ and to givc twO dally concerts for about two or three wecks , and one of the concertS to be devoted most ly to sInging. If the wea l.hc l' pertuits all cOllccrts are to he held In t h e o])en all'. These commun ity cuncerts have jusl lately taken hold or mallY schools and communities. T he \\'. K. S. N. S .. which Is always up·to·da te. will try this novelty this summer and we trust tha~ al! students wlll heartily Join III the concert s, espeCially the slngil)g, T he faculty of the SChool of !lIusic will gIve frequent recitals and it will be assIsted by the adl'aneed students In In­st rume ntal and \'oca l II1I1SIC.

The Western Normal Is In The War The Western :\'orlllal is In the war ! Ele vcn years ago, the Western Kentucky Stal"e No r ma l School

came into e xistence, It \I'(IS creatcd t ha t t h e chil dren of Ken· tucky might be beltcr taught, a nd that ther e shOu ld , throul>h t hat process. evoh'e a bette!' cltlzenshill. T he , Veelorn Normnl measured to its function with credit. "'hel'_ It wa ll six years ol,l. It had grown to be fifth iu I)olnt of numbers among th e teacher-training Institutions or the country. And so, when the ca ll "to nrms" was soumletl throughout' the nation, t he "'ester n NOflnal was l)Caeefully at work, preparing s ixteen hundred young men and women 1O carry the gosl)el of belter living to the ir Sc\'cI'al constitucncies,

Thc Western Normal Isn't traInIng that mallY student· t eaeh­CI'S today. Gri m·vlsaged W1U' has claimed h undreds ot them, flllIl t hey are scattered among the mll!ta ry IlUs t s fl'om t h e P raes i· dlo to the front-line trellclles of F rance- awa iti ng th ei r t urn to dIe If IIccessat·y t hnt tho ca use of Libert y may go marching on.

The "'estern i\:omml conceives that educa\lon Is fou nda­tional to all progress. It conceIves t ha t the cause of education Is today more urgent th1111 el'er before, In accordnnce with that' concept ion. nine or ten hUllllre tl s t udents are dlilgently at work Ilreparlng tbemseh'es for servlcc In the ran ks or education, t h at ]lrogress may not· cease III the land; but. the Western Normal cOllceh'cs that the immediate dUI}' of America Is to W!II thc war­tha.t the immediatc duty of every American lust ltut!on Is to contribute its utmost of sen-Ice to t hat e nd. T hat side or the story of the \Vestel'n Normal is eloquen tly to ld by t h e service flag which hangs In the rotunda_ This fl a g was raised It. 1I10nth uSo. A stal' was placed upon It' for every s tudent en cam petl in the bll'ouacs of I~!be l'ty, of whom definite record cou ld be oh-­tallied. The flag does not tell the fu ll story. Twenty hal'e en. listed s ince it was hung there, a nd it is thought that a com. l)lete ealll'ass wOllld s holl' that 110 less than fil'e h u ndred stu. dents Hre assisting directly and act ively In making t he wor ld safe for dClllocmcy.

The " 'estern Norma.l Is In the war, Its President 19 chair. llIan of the Spcakers' Burenu or Ihe State Council of Defense, and Is directing a publicity campaign with characterIs tic enthusIasm nnd effect. T he members of t. he facul t y and o[flee forco a r c lending t heir funds un(1 service to t he wa r. Its students a r c found ill all u[ the brallch cs or service. One o[ Its graduntes lIies daily among the s hells which scream in the skies ot fo~rance,

There arc captains, li eutenants, sergeants and privates galore­It's a glorious record.

The "'estern !\'ol'lnal Is In the war!

OUT F'nOM TIH~ I(lLK. BASKET RY AND SO;\IE BAS KET MAKERS.

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Summer School Number.

Rural Life Conference The second Rural Life Con fercnce held undcr the auspices

of t h e Western KOl'llJal School from Febrnary 19th to February 12nd was o ll e or t h e IlIOSt successful and eflecth-e gatherings e ver h eld in Ihe interest of e ducutlon and patriotism In the State. The Conference beglln Its session with the addre~s or Lieutenant" Paul Perigord. who broug ht to his auditol·s the mes· sage ot the function of America In the prcsent war. Lient. P erl· gord h as s pellt t hree yea rs In t he trenches of France. ami has been I)romoted from t he r:lIIk of prlvnte on the baSis of personal hravery and skill. It was one of the most inspiring addresses ever heard.

The delJartmental sections of the Conference held dally meetings and ga\·e serious conside ration to the varions aSllectS of education in t he S tate. Spclal thought was given the prob· lems whic h confront the rural schools. Th e county llUperill· tendents he ld dally sessions and it Is though t that their work and Iiolle les were vitall~ed and unified by the discussions of tho moetings. Supt. J. F.. Lane. of Ballard County. acted as Pres ident. and ?lliss Effie Sadler, of Grayson County. as Secr·e· tan'.

On Wednesday evening PreSident Frank ?lleVey of the Unl· verslty of Kentucky. and Pres ide nt '1'. J. Coates of the Eastern

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CLA Y PRODUCTS A~D i.\'SEC'r COLLECTIO~.

Normal War Service Soci~ty This society has been OI·ganl 1.ed f 01" the purpose or enlis t ing

the active support of eyCl·y member of the faeu!ty and student·

body of t he " 'ester n 1\"ormal. In behalf of such patriotic mIte r·

prior to lea\· ing thtl Unh·er·slty. He Is one of the strongest and most popular edUClltors in the State, and hi s return will be warmly welcomed.

Norma], delivered addresses. President" McVey, who allpeared prises as may be llrescnled to them thro:.rgh the sanctlou of the l or the first l ime in this section. mado a llrofound inJllresslou government. The immediate 11IITlIOSe is to assist in the jlromo·

Miss Iva Scott ha s been glren a leave of absence and Is at present in the service of t he govel"llment at I"ort Sam Hou ston, Texas. !\Iiss Scott's WOrk Is that of director of IrrOlragnnda In the conservation of foot.!.

upon aU who h eard him, a nd the gcneml feeling Is that new liOn or the sale of Thr"ift and Wa r Saving StU!!I ps. T he memberll Miss Gabrielle Hohinson has been r·c -a ssoclate d with t he lite and \' itallty have been Infused into the policy and operation or the :\'orma l Society In\·ested during the first month of Its ex· Department o f H istory. Miss Hobinson had been given a leave of t h o University. Istcnce. $2';i43.25 in s tamps. The officers are: J. R. Alexander, [or a year·s study in the University of Chicago, but, owing to

S ple ndid demonstmtions showing the change of attitude T'1·esident; :i\I iss Florence Schneider, Secrct"ary, and Miss Sue the delJartul"e of :'ollss Acker, her services were r equired at the which the war h as introduced In the conuuct of the kitchen Howard. Assistant Secretary. Prof. J. R. Alexander h as heen beginning of t he Mid· winter Term . wcre presented by the School of Domestic Economy_ The nppointed to orga. nize the various communities Of t he section u se of wnr reCipes was il emonstrated fu lly for t h e benefit or those who are interested in con servation and t h rift. A good roads · exhi bit was staged under the direCtion of Engineer Smith or the S ta t e Department.

and severa l aCIiI-e auu patl·iotlc soclelies havc been fonned. Th e War Sen·iee Chornl Socletr. under t he leader ship Of !'o llss Sally n odes and Mrs. 1\"ell Travelstead, has furnis hed music for these meetings.

1\11·. Gonion Wilson, artor spending sel'e ral months in the graduate school or the Unlvcr sity of Indiana. has remrned to the Normal and is now associated with t he English starr.

i\liss OJa Johnston has heen assigned the d irectorship of the School of Domestic Scie nce during the a bsence of Miss Scott. :'oliss J ohnston Is a graduate of the Western Normal a nd has had several courses in the University of Chicago.

!\II'_ A. L. Crabb. arter having studied in the graduate de· Imrtment of Columbia University during the Ilasl e ight months, Is aga in connected with the depanlilent of ~~dUclltlon.

Miss Mal"y !'o1(:Xalllill"a, whose work in the Ge neral Review Course has been so slItisfactory during previOUS yellr9, will con· tinue as instructor In that worl! during the Spr ing Ter m.

Miss Vesa :'oioore is aSs istant in l he depa rtment ot Home £couomics .

i\liss E mma Downey Is assisting in the Department of His· tory.

!\Iiss :'olary :'olark ~ is 11\ charge of Sll,-eral courses In the Dc· lrartment of Geography.

!\If. Guy BobertSOll has been re·employed to gh'e cour.>ie __ in Penmanshi p dUI·lng t he :llId-Winter and Spring Terms.

THREE :'oIEM13ERS OF THE PHYSICS DEPAHTME:\'T AT WOR K] I\" THI': LABORATORY. Mr. Hroner Porter Is working in t h e DelJartmeut of Mathe· matics in the capacity of student·assistant.

The raising of the \\'estern Normal Service Flag was held OIl Friday morning. The Ilag contai ns a sta r for each or the several hu ndred students of tho Nor mal. who are now fighting to make the world safe ror d emocracy . In the aflel"llooll a IHLgeant, "Democracy Triumphant,' · an el)ltome of t h e war, \I'HS presented by the child ren of the Demons tration School. In th o e ve ning Gov e rnor A. O. S t anley IntrOduced t h e chief IIpeakCI· o f lIle Con ferelH:e. former President ·Wllliam Howard Taft. whose s peech sounded th e note of responslhllity and pri\·llegc which be long to the American people In bringing the wal· to "l.

successful outcome. Fully four thousand I)coille sought admls· s ion to the audilorium on this occnslon.

So s uccessful was the worit or the Conference that t here Is lillie doubt but t hat it will be made an annual feature ot the Western Normal. The outloo k for ed ucation in Kentllcky, judg· ing rrom the Con ference, is hrlghter than ever before. The I)er sonnei of the county su perintendents Is unusually st rong. Tho new ones are entering upon their duties with a determlna· tlon to lire 1111 to the pos!llbllltles of the office that has been gl"en them.

K. E. A. Headquarters

'rhe headquarters of the Western Kent ucky Stat e Xormal School wlil be. a s last yea r. at th e Watterson Hotel. The meet · Ing of th l! association opens on Weduesdr,y. April 24th and continues through Sa turday, th e 28th. A la rge numher of stu· de nts and members of the fac ulty will altenu. It Ii; hOlled that the old student s who attend tho ASSOCiation win come to the h eadquarter s of the Normal and regil;lol·. A committee will be on ha nd at all hours to give assistance of any kind. At these h eadquarters the s piri t of good fe llowship will abound. COllie and renew your acqua intanceship with the student· body a nd with the facu lty.

The Cherry Club "Get Together" On Friday c,·cuing. the 27th. at 5 o·c lock, thel·e wil l he held

in the auditorium o[ the See lbach Ilotel th e a nnual convocation of tho Cherry clan. Thi s meeting will be gi~-en under the aus · plees or the Cherry Chlb. and the program. which will be thoroughly informal. will consist o[ g reetings and that fin e quali ty of spontanei ty which Characterizes the West· e rn Normal. Invitations are extended to all former stu· ue nts of the institution to meet at i ll is time. He rre.ill· ments will be seryed and selections of inspiring lllusic will be rende red. There will be no expense Involyed_ Th is get· together meeting has been substituted for the banquet which has been held In previous years.

FACULTY CHANGES The Cherry Club "Get -Together." i\!iss i\:attye Reid and lion. I\at ll. Sewell. oue of Kentucky's Attention is called 10 the announcement elsewhero in this

lending citizen s. were united In marriage Oil ii'ebruary Hlh. Miss ISSIIC to the l"eCelltlon whl C; h t h e Cherry Club Is plnnning for Reid was for a number of r en rs (each or of English In the Nor·mal F'riday evening, April 2Uth. at t he Seelbach Hotel. It Is hoped and through her s plendid work as teacher and her unselfish de· that every fOl"lllOr and present student o f the Normal, who Is In \·otlon to the high ideals of the Western KormaJ. s he has con· Louisville on tpat date, will a ttend. tributed a Ilermanent influence to the life o[ \\'esteln Kentuck y. .--"---------------

Miss Margaret Acker a nti ?II •.. Grover Cleveland :\Iorrls were marrie tl F ebruary 9th. ?lIss Acker had served the Xorma] as member of t he History sta rr si nce I!HZ. Her work In this ca lla· cilr was entirely creditable hoth to llerself and the In stitution. :"Ilr. :'olon·is, who owns alld ollerates a large ranch neal· Griffith. ColoMdo, spent several years In the Kormal prior to mOI·lng west.

Mr. It. P . Grccn, II'ho Is spending the yeal· 191 7·18 in Chi· cago. will return to his work In thc Normal at the open ing or th e Sum mel· T erm. :'olr. Green will receive t h e :'01. A. degree

IlEADY FOn 'l' IH; AI\.\'UAL EX CURSJOl\".

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NORMAL SERVICE FLAG There has been placed permanently in the toyer or the Ad·

ministration Dullding the Service Flag of the Western No rmal SchooL UPOIl this flag has been placed a star for each student of whom detlnilD records have been obtained. From time to time stars will be added to t his flag z'cp l" csenting the various students who nrc called or volunteer for sen ice. This !lag indicates the largest prOI)Ortionaic enlistment of any institution of wblch datil have been secured .

FRISBIE HALL Frisbie Hall, the home for tile young \\'OmCll of the NormaL

is a th r ee-story brick building. It has hot and cold baths, steam heat, electric lights and attractive parlors.

The rooms arc graded according to location and size, aud range in IJr ice from three dollars to fou r dollars and fifty cents to each occupant pcr month. Mcals in the school 's boarding home afe $2.50 per week, and in private families $2.75 to $3.50 per week. So good hoard and an excelleatly furnish ed room can be obtained for from thirteen dollars to fo urteen and fifteen dollars per mouth .

The management of the instituUon recommends that parent s place their girls in this H all, unless they ha\'e special or personal rea son s for having them board elsewher e. P rot and Mrs. Dur­ton take a deep iuterest in all young girls under tbeir care, and the P resident and fac ulty recommend the Hall above all other places for young girls going away from home the first time . The atmosphere is one ot CUlture, refinement and pro. tection. and the hostess and host stand as nearly as possible in the place of parents.

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The Kentucky Council of Defense The K entucky CounCil of Defense, which was organized by

Governor A. O. Stanley immediately following tbe e ntrance of the United States into the world· war. is a patriotic organization that has wor ked without compensation and without funds to finance its effor ts. Kot an individual connectcd with the work

NORMAL HEIGHTS Summer School Number.

THE DINING ROOi\[ TN CABEL HALL.

CONGREGATIONAL SINGING BOARD.

As tar as we know, there is not another city in tbe South Not only will congr cgationa l siuging be a feature of the that offers its 2,000 non-resident students as cheap a rate of

chapel hour dUring the Summer Term, but several periods will boarding as Bowling Creen. be set aside each week for mass singing. The war is teaching Good Table Board, $2.50 Per Week.- Excellently furn ished America the spiritual and aesthetic va lue which lies in song, rooms, 75 cents to $1.25 per week. Good board and well-furnished and the 'Vestern Normal, under the able guidance of Prof. F. J. rooms for $3.25 to $3 .75 per wee] •. StTahm, "Irs. Nell Gooch Travelstead and Misses E linor Beach Private Board fOI" Students. 'Ve are glad to announce and Sally Rodes, is materially contributing toward this national that you can get excellent private board, in good families, e\'ery-asset. thing furnished, for $4.25 to $4.75 per week.

Sclf-Boarding.- Students who deSire may rellt" rooms or cot· tages and do seU·hoarding. A good number of men and women are doing this. 'rheir enUre expense for boarding usnally does not amount to more than $8 or $10 per mouth.

FEES AND EXPENSES How much will it cost? T hat depends on the taste and habits

ot the indh·ldual. Appointees receive freo tuition. Those not being appointees ..... . AppOintees pay an incidental fee of ... The above entitles the student to attend all lectures, en.

tertainments, musicals, plays and games free, and ad· mits to a free lise of the athletic grounds and the ::.thlctle SU P1Jllcs, ir.cludJn;; ter.nis nets and raclwts, and ro r base ball suits.

Those taking any of the following courses will pay In part for the material used :

Home Economics 1, Science and Arts .................... _._ ............. . Home Economics H ome Economics

1 (Science only) 1 (Arts only) ............ ...... _._ ....... .

Economics 2, Science and Arts ......... .

$6.00 1.50

TRAINING SCHG OL GAilIES. Homc Ilome Economics 2 (Science ouly) .. _ .... ............. ...... . _ ............. .. .

2.00 1.25 1.00 2.00 2.00

.75 2.00 2.00

.75 1.25

Children of first grade playing Soldie r Doyon the lawn. Frequent and hearty use Is made of gymnastic games and the old folk dances in ~llthe gradcs.

Of the Council has received a cent for the services rendered. Many people have made liberal and heavy spiritual and material contributions to Its work. It has, up to this time, been unable to do all of the work tha t should have been done on account of not having sufficient fiuances. It has, how(>\"er, made a noble contribution to the winning of the war. Tn addition to t h e vast amount of effective work it has done in the way of cO'operating with and aiding in a specific and defin ite way the different wa r efforts, it has prosecuted an acti"e campaign of public senti· ment with a view of enlisting everything spiritual and mate)'ial into the war. Under ita auspices more than one hundred pa· triotic meetings and war confercnces have been held in t:\C Commonwealth. Two hundred or more speakers ha\'e volun· teered tlleir speaking services. their time aad their tranaporta. tion expenses. About nine h undred diffefent persons have spoken either In their own communities or in communities outside of their own county. Tho Kentucky Couacil of Defense has been a strong inl!uence in making the spoken word an instrument o f victory.

The Gene ral Assembly of Kentucky. which has just closet! a \'ery successfu l sessiun, recognized the importance of having a State organization connected with the l\'ational Council of Defense that would mobilize and make available the effo rts of t he whole people for the prosecution of the war. and appro· priated $50,000 annually for the SUll POrt of the Kentuck y Coun · cil uf Defense. The apllrOIH'intion i"as recommended hy the Gov e rnor or the Commonwealth and was earnestly s UPllOrted by Ihe Kentucky Counci l of Defense and the c itizenship of the State. The allprOIlI 'iatiun was made pr~ctically without any opposition. Under thc law mal<ing the appropriation tbe COUll ' eil will be under the control or a hoa rd of nine members. al" IJOlnleu by the Governor of the COllltuullwealtb.

The Governor has expressed his purpose 10 appoint th e bonnl within a few days. and as soon as this is done the work of perfecting a State organization reaching el'ery home will he begun !t will be the purpose of the orga nization to co·operat(· with all war effurt s and organizations and to use an(] work wilh any pall'iotie organl7.ation already in e xistence.

CALENDAR 1918-1919

S pring Term opens Tuesday, April 9, 1918.

Summcz' Term opens Monday, J une 17, 1918.

Fall Term opens Tuesday, September 10, 1918.

Winter Term opcns, Monday, NO\'ember 18, 1918. !\lid-winter Term opens Tuesday, January 28, 1919.

Home E conomics 2 (Ar ts only) .. ..... __ ..... .. .... .. 1101110

Home Home Ilome

E:conomic~ :.:. Science and Arts ... .. . _ ............... . Economics :J (Science only) EconomiCS 3 (Arts only ) __ ... ........... . .... .......... .. . Economics 5 (needle work) ... _._._....... ..... .. ..... ........ .

' ·Iome Economics 9, Home Eeonomics 11 .... _ .... .......... No tee HOllie Economics 12 ...... ..... ..... .. _ .. .... ...... .. _._ ......... . Agl"iculture 1 __ ._... .... .... . _____ ........... .... .......... . Pbysics Chemistry Canning Course ... .. .. _ ..... ... _ .. Basketry ... _ .. _ ... ... ............. ... .. . . Clay Modeling- Actual cost or material.

.50

.50

.50 1.00 1.50 1.00

Tbe State Council of Defense Is depending upon the IJeople ot K entUcky, who have always expressed in thei r conduct pa. trlotlc Initiative, fearlessness and sacrifice, to, give earnest and self·sacrificlng support to the efforts ot the State Council or Detense to enlist every spiritual and material asset In tIle grea t Commonwealth of Kentucky into the figbt for world-wld{' free 110m. HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT DID IT.