Students' Offering — May 1, 1879

Page	Title	Summary	Scan
1	Rewards	Earthly and heavenly rewards.
1	Object lessons	Teaching from real things.
2	Maxmillian and Carlotta	The story of the Emperor and Empress of Mexico.
2	The Students' Offering	Staff changes: Edgar Anderson succeeds Albert Grundy; Maude Gilchrist is teaching in Osage; Carrie Cox becomes one of the literary editors.
3	Professor Gilchrist	Seeking donations of elms and hard maples for planting on campus, especially along the lane leading to the building.
3	Why we study	Making use of our intellectual powers.
3	The new bulletin board	Philomatheans have new board.
3	The Normal Monthly	William Benham is back at the Normal School after the Cascade board decided to run a less expensive school.
4	The Students' Offering	Staff of the paper.
4	The last number	Last issue of this term will feature Commencement.
4	Spring term	Comments on new students.
4	The entertainment	End-of-term social event includes presentation of the play "Bread upon the Waters", orations, recitation, music, and a dinner.
4	Our state normal schools	Excerpts from Principal Gilchrist's address after his return from visiting other normal schools.
4	Advantages of method	Every teacher has his own method.
5	Primary teaching	Advice to teachers.
5	Debt	Role of debt in society.
6	Joe Hubbard	Teaching near Grundy Center.
6	Hannah Buchanan	Teaching near LaMoille.
6	Tillie Talbot and Lonnie Stevenson	Teaching near Brooklyn.
6	Professor Gilchrist took charge	Professor Gilchrist ran institute in Northwood; Professor Hull taught institute in New Hampton.
6	The lightning-rod man	Has been on campus.
6	One characteristic	Normal Sunday service attended by all students.
6	You can tell the seniors	Have fuzz on their upper lips.
6	Why is it that the boys	Play baseball in front of school.
6	The Y. M. C. A.	Held meeting on campus.
6	Mail matters	Steward distributes mail after first supper bell.
6	The members of the botany class	Flower beds nipped by frost.
6	The Sunday School	About fifty students attend under superintendent Mary Ballantyne.
6	John Knox	Teaching at Spring Grove.
7	Alice Holland	Visits friends on campus.
7	M. Walker	Visits Miss Ensign.
7	Clara Ensign	Will teach near home.
7	Sunday School	Meets every Sunday at 4PM.
7	Philomathean Society	Meets every Saturday at 7PM.
7	Alpha Society	Meets every Saturday at 7PM.
7	Normal School directory	Roster of directors, officers, and faculty of school; calendar for 1878-1879.
7	The winter term	Visitors witness public examinations at end of term.
7	Several of the students	Some stay at school between terms for study and fun.
7	The exuberant Bs	Have photo taken.
7	At the last recitation	Carrie Flint presents Miss Ensign with class photo.
7	Prof. Hull left immediately	Meets family in Chicago and escorts them home to Cedar Falls.
7	W. W. Pattee	Visits his father the Steward.
7	Addie Gillespie	Gives up studies on account of poor health.
7	Ella Pierson	Summoned home on account of her mother's poor health.
7	Rev. C. Townsend	Gave pleasant Sabbath talk.
7	May Merrin	Will teach Model School.
7	Mary Chapman	Promoted to higher room in Osage.
7	Maude Gilchrist	Takes sudden vacancy in Osage.
7	Waverly	Four visit Mrs. Parsons.
7	Professor Wright	Receives book of Bryant's poetry presented by Eliza Rawstern on behalf of second year class.
8	B. Thorpe's Cash Store	Offers novelties.
8	Ahead of all competition	Offers clothing.
8	All parties wishing	Offers musical instruction.
8	This paper	Offers printing services.
8	Wise & Bryant	Offers books and sundries.
8	The reason why	Offers clothing and dry goods.
8	E. L. Andrews	Offers groceries.