| Article | Article Summary | |
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| Go to C. C. Shockey's | Offers candy and fruit. |
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| The Philomathean Society | Meets every Saturday evening at 7. |
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| The Alpha Society | Meets every Saturday evening at 7; open meeting every three weeks which all may attend. |
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| Normal School directory | Directors, officers, faculty, and staff of the school; calendar for 1878-1879. |
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| Clay | Essay on Henry Clay. |
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| Memories | Relationship of memory to salvation. |
| Article | Article Summary | |
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| Familiar quotations | Contest challenges readers to name authors of quotations. |
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| Contribution for "Students' Offering" | We must remember the past. |
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| The old Normal | Anticipates memories of going to school at the Normal School. |
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| Records | The importance of records: of the nation, of ourselves, and in the hand of God. |
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| Returning home | Allows one to analyze the powerful forces that shaped us. |
| Article | Article Summary | |
|---|---|---|
| Rome O. Benton | An account of the suicide of former student Rome O. Benton in the Normal School building. |
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| The practice classes | School is divided into classes so that students may practice teaching. |
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| Concentrated effort | Believes effort must precede success. | |
| Faults | Faults may be overcome. |
| Article | Article Summary | |
|---|---|---|
| The Students' Offering | Roster of staff. |
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| The term has opened | 152 have enrolled; board reduced to $3 per week to meet competition from boarding houses in town. |
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| Since our last issue | Professor Gilchrist lectures on chemistry and Professor Bartlett lectures on the atmosphere. |
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| Working power and inspiring power | Professor Gilchrist outlines his observations on successful teachers. |
| Article | Article Summary | |
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| Galileo | Essay on Galileo. |
| Article | Article Summary | |
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| Questions and answers | Professor Wright answers questions. |
| Article | Article Summary | |
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| Mrs. Jennings | Visits son Daniel. | |
| Kate Nevile | Left for home in Ackley and will teach winter school. | |
| Col. and Mrs. Pattee | Spent holidays in Janesville and Grundy Center. | |
| Nellie M. Getchell and Grace Winne | Visit friends at the Normal over Thanksgiving. | |
| The Misses Cook | Receive visit from mother. | |
| L. E. Churchill | Teaching in Marshall County. | |
| Mary Flagler | Teaching in Tipton. | |
| John W. Thompson | Teaching at Conway. | |
| Zitilla Talbot | Teaching in Brooklyn. | |
| E. T. Moyer | Will teach in Butler County. | |
| Florence Nichols, Nett Duncan, and Eva Donahue | Teaching in Clear Lake. | |
| Mattie Goodwin | Leaves school after death of relative. | |
| Mrs. Parsons | Spends holidays with friends in Waverly. | |
| W. H. Harwood | Teaching in Grove Hill. | |
| Frank Parsons | Visits Mrs. Parsons over holidays. | |
| And now the girls | Observation on turn-down collars. | |
| Addie Harpham | Will teach winter school. | |
| E. Andrews | Teaching near Marshalltown. | |
| George Washington Penman | Is principal at Rock Rapids. | |
| On account of the mud | Winter has been difficult. |
| Article | Article Summary | |
|---|---|---|
| The members of the faculty | Attended ISTA meeting in Marshalltown; Principal Gilchrist visits the normal school in Kirksville. |
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| Mary L. Chapman | Teaching in Osage. | |
| The prayer meetings | Quite a number have been converted. |
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| The girls on the third floor | Humorous observation on spilling water. |
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| Ye Local | Visits Grinnell schools. |
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| A Normalite | Comments on poor quality of food. |
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| The students enjoyed a social | Highlights of the entertainment. |
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| The Sunday School | Prospering under management of new superintendent Addie Gillespie. |
| Article | Article Summary | |
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| Photographs | Offers photographic services. |
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| This paper | Offers printing services. | |
| Wise & Bryant | Offers books and other school supplies. |
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| E. L. Andrews | Offers groceries. |
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| The reason why | Offers dry goods and clothing |
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| E. W. Babcock | Offers dry goods and clothing. |
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| Go to the new photograph gallery | Offers photographic services. |
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| J. Wyth | Offers tailor services. |
