Students' Offering — February 1, 1879

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