Students' Offering — May 1, 1880

Page	Title	Summary	Scan
1	Crumbling towers	Life is a process of decay and death.
1	Sir Walter Scott	Strengths of poet's work.
2	Window glass	The process of making glass.
3	The regular installation of officers	Vina Warr succeeds Eliza Rawstern as Alpha president; music, essays, and debate follow installation.
3	Spring	A poem to welcome spring.
3	Poetry: its mission	The purposes of poetry.
4	The Students' Offering	Staff roster.
4	Language study	Practices in different countries.
5	True order of study	The development of the mental faculties.
5	Discipline	Different kinds of discipline aid in development.
6	Some with a look of scorn	Simplified spelling deserves close examination.
6	Our steward and his wife	Employees present armchair to Mr. and Mrs. Pattee.
6	The General History class	Present easy chair to Miss Ensign.
6	Since our last issue	Bertha Fehleisen replaces Lillie Speer as personal editor of TSO.
6	Our worthy Principal	First year didactics class presents Principal Gilchrist with statuettes.
6	Hurrah for Blaine!	Civil government classes study politics with mock caucuses; nominate James G. Blaine for President.
6	The Crescent Coterie	Gave first open meeting; presented complete works of Shakespeare to Miss McLagan.
6	The other evening	Principal Gilchrist and the Normal School boys planted about one hundred trees on campus.
6	Examinations	Candidates for graduation will be examined.
6	Commencement Week	Schedule of events.
6	Miss Cascaden	Obliged to return home on account of health.
6	On Sunday afternoon	Storm blows chimney off Central Hall, chimneys from laundry, and windmill; damage is $50-$60.
6	Following are the officers	Roster of Philomathean officers.
6	Our literary editor	Libbie Perkins receives a visit from her brother.
6	Ada Coates	Has had to quit work and go to Colorado for her health.
6	Normal campus	Will have new fence; grove will be thinned and trimmed.
6	Mr. Martz	Sends up full head of steam.
6	Emma Maxfield	Obliged to leave studies and go home.
7	Alpha Society	Meets every Saturday evening.
7	Normal School directory	List of directors, faculty, and staff of the school.
7	10 cent novelty store	Offers new goods every week.
7	Ella S. Carr	Teaching in Independence.
7	Lou Jennings	Marries Mr. Rieb.
7	May Davis	Teaching in Mason City; visits campus.
7	Mr. Daly	Returns to school; then leaves to marry.
7	Mr. Moyer	Returns to school.
7	Alice McManus	Has been teaching in Charles City; ill health forces resignation.
7	W. H. Harwood	Has been forced to give up teaching because of ill health.
7	Alzina Helms	Principal in Spirit Lake.
7	Philomathean	Meets every Saturday at 7PM.
7	Spring term	Opens with fifty new students.
7	Professors Gilchrist and Hull	Doing institute work in New Hampton.
7	Mary D. Carr	Teaching in La Porte City.
7	Ella McNean	Goes home because of eye problems.
7	Jennie Macy	Teaching in Northwood.
7	Misses Anna Jones and Emma Branson	Miss Jones is home in Fairfield; Miss Branson is teaching in Marshall County.
7	Miss Anna McGovern	Now Fourth Year student; spent vacation teaching institute in Osage.
7	Carrie Flint	Miss Flint visits campus; Miss Ballantyne accompanies her home for a visit.
8	G. K. Gilchrist	Photo services.
8	Ahead of all competition	Offers clothing and shoes.
8	Time wasted	Offers dry goods.
8	Stop at Anton Sartori's	Druggist and bookseller.
8	Wise & Bryant	Druggists and booksellers.
8	Hazlett & Moyer	Offers clothing and shoes.
8	Miss McMillan	Offers millinery.
8	Pierce	Offers clothing and shoes.
8	Go to Foster's	Barber services.
8	A. R. Begun	Dental service.