Students' Offering — December 1, 1881

Page	Title	Summary	Scan
1	India	Essay.
2	Men of the Mayflower	Essay.
3	Normal cheerfulness	Has always found cheerfulness at the Normal School.
3	Skilled teachers	Outlines skills needed by good teachers.
4	A retrospective glance	Enrollment is at record level; students making plans for next term; literary society work prospering but could be even better.
4	The Students' Offering	Roster of staff.
4	Force	Professor Gilchrist presents essay on physics.
5	It is reported	Humorous note that Mrs. Gilchrist will give her husband a new handkerchief if he will refrain from using it in connection with experiments using sulphuric acid.
5	Bookkeeping	Professor Hull outlines books needed in double entry bookkeeping.
6	D. B. Greigg	Attending college in Illinois.
6	B. F. Langdon	Auditor in Storm Lake.
6	Societies	Philos meet every Saturday at 7PM; Alphas meet every Saturday evening.
6	Esther Carpenter	Leaves school because of poor health.
6	A. T. Jones	Goes out to teach in hopes that his health will be improved.
6	Charles Williams and Nellie Getchell	Married December 4, 1881.
6	A. H. Van Scey and Maggie H. Roberts	Married recently.
6	We also hear	Sarah Pierce married Mr. Vaughn.
6	Fannie Overman	Married Mr. Williams.
6	Florence Long	Teaching in Homer.
6	Jessie E. Fitch	Attending the University of Nebraska.
6	Emily Gosden	Teaching in Butler County.
6	Mary D. Carr	Engaged at institute in Toledo.
6	Luella Pollock	Teaching in Ida Grove.
6	Mary Coddington Rowen	Returns from Colorado to live in Janesville.
6	F. Fiester	Superintendent of penmanship in Clinton.
6	The marriage	Dora M. Howard married T. M. Brown.
6	Ella Rich	Teaching near Janesville.
6	Libbie Perkins	Visits friends at Normal.
6	School has lately been visited	Former students visit.
6	Laura Greene	Finds initial opposition to, but later success with her methods of teaching.
6	Thanksgiving came and went	Description of Thanksgiving meal and entertainment.
6	Y. M. C. A. lecture course	Will consist of five lectures and one elocutionary entertainment.
6	A new library catalogue	Each student will receive a list of all books in the library; it will be arranged by subject, shelf number, and author.
6	Consummate ingenuity	Students in Chapel building find way to communicate with students in main building.
6	Over fifty teachers	Have left school to go out to teach during the term.
6	Mrs. Hunt	Lectures on temperance; advises future teachers to preach temperance scientifically.
6	Professor Hull	Delivers new program card to Philomatheans.