Students' Offering — December 1, 1880

Page	Title	Summary	Scan
1	Beauty in nature	The beauties of the day and night.
1	Self-possession	Should seek to exercise cool judgment and profound wisdom.
1	Mistakes	Should learn from mistakes.
2	Language	The object and use of language.
2	History	The meaning and uses of history.
3	The Acropolis	A vision of ancient Greece.
3	Immortality	We must believe without knowing.
4	As we issue the present number	Attendance has been good; about forty students have left to take a teaching position; Professor Gilchrist has more requests for teachers than he can fill.
4	It is just to our contributors	Asks indulgence for errors in last issue.
4	The "Offering"	In good financial condition.
4	Our library is now arranged	Books are catalogued and classified; most subjects represented; parlor converted into a reading room; Miss Armstrong is librarian; library rules are strict.
4	The Students' Offering	Roster of staff.
4	Wonders of the molecule	Principal Gilchrist describes the molecule.
5	Origin of English words	Professor Wright talks about the languages used to create English vocabulary.
5	Outline of the systems of teaching geography	Transcription of blackboard outlines of Professor Gilchrist's pedagogical lecture.
6	Ladies have always been accused of vanity	Men paid more attention to their clothes than did women for Thanksgiving holiday.
6	Having now disposed of the Presidential election	Can turn attention to Christmas.
6	Addie V. Gillespie	Health improving; teaching near home.
6	Ada B. Coates	Teaching in Black Hawk County at good salary.
6	M. M. Dietz	Principal at Sand Springs.
6	Alzina Helms	Principal at Spirit Lake.
6	Capitola Williams	Marries.
6	Professor Gilchrist carries on quite a teachers agency	Receives many requests for teachers.
6	Miss Maude Gilchrist	Now studying at Wellesley College.
6	Miss M. A. Ross	Lectures on kindergarten.
6	Mr. W. H. Harwood and Miss Jennie Macy	Married by Principal Gilchrist at Davis House on Thanksgiving evening.
6	Ed A. Anderson and Ed. C. Bellows	Mr. Anderson is principal at Albia; Mr. Bellows is principal at Parkersburg.
6	School exercises	Believes physical activity can benefit learning.