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MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY,■ DECEMBER 8, 1920
NO. 9
INTRAL NORMAL PRESENTS COLORFUL PAGEANT SATURDAY EVENING
'THE PILGRIMS"
SATURDAY EVENING
BEAUTIFUL  TABLEAUX,  FOLK
DANCING,   PANTOMIME,   AND
PROCESSIONAL     EFFECTS
WILL    GIVE    CHARACTERISTIC     ATMOSPHERE TO COL-
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PAGEANT
NORMAL CONCERT ARTISTS WHO   ARE GIVING PROGRAMS IN NEARBY TOWNS
EX-SERVICE MEN
HAVE FROLIC
CLUB HAS  ITS  FIRST    MEETING
AND    IS    ENTERTAINED    BY
PROFESSOR AND MRS.
TROUTMAN
NORMAL CONCERT GROUP ENTERTAIN
Twenty-six ex-service men and one
ex-service woman, all members of
the Ex-service Men's Club recently
organized at Central Normal, gathered at the home of Professor and
Mrs. Troutman last Thursday evening for an evening's jollification,
and when they left, voted their host
and hostess  splendid  entertainers.
After registration of names and
the outfits to which they belonged,
in World War days, the guests of
the evening were introduced to a
series of seven events. These were
in the nature of contests, with a
prize awarded the winner of the
most points, when the final count
was made.
Some of the contests were sources
of great   amusement.    One  was   an
apple-eating contest; another, a bowling alley game; another, a game to
see who could spear the most peanuts  against  time;   another,   a  contest  in which  two  teams   contested
in blowing a celluloid ball across a
table.   One event ,was "building the
deck"   in a   complicated , sequence.
Parchesi was also played.    Comrade
Alderton was pronounced winner of
the first prize, winning the trophy,
a box of chocolates,    with    sixteen!
points.    The  consolation prize    was!
awarded to Commander Koopman.    (
Refreshments were  served to the
ex-service men.    "Freckles," Professor Troutman's  intelligent pet  dog,
contributed his share to the entertainment by going up stairs and getting his master's slippers and by "going to school."    After refreshments,
the guests had a jolly social time.
"Brief" speeches were made by the
winners of the    prizes.    The    next
meeting  of  the  Club  will  be  held
soon after the opening of the Winter Term.
The Central Normal Concert Artists, consisting of G. Davis Brillhart, pianist; Agnes Hansen Campbell, violin; J. Harold Powers, cello;
Ethelyn Craw, soprano; and Miss
Elsie Smith, violin, are giving concerts in the nearby towns of Shepherd, Weidman, Clare, and Coleman.
They are also planning to give an
occasional week-end party during
the Winter Term.
FIFTEEN GRADUATES
THIS TERM
DEAN   EFFINGER,   OF   THE   UNIVERSITY,    WILL    GIVE    THE
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
ALMA COLLEGE
FURNISHES SPEAKER
PROFESSOR    PEARCE    PRESENTS
SWEATERS TO FOOTBALLERS,
IN   CHAPEL.    MISS  CRAW
SINGS
PRESIDENT TO ENTERTAJN
President Warriner has invited the
football squad and the men of the
faculty to have supper with him in
the Normal Cafeteria, Wednesday
evening, December 8, at six o'clock.]
"We cannot apply the tests of
persecution as did the martyrs of
the Reformation in the evaluation
of ourselves; we must apply the
tests of popularity," said Prof. Roy
W. Hamilton, of Alma College, in a
very instructive address in Chapel
last Friday morning. Professor
Hamilton talked on evaluation. He
pointed out how the men of the
Renaissance evaluated themselves
and of the changes today in the
tests of evaluation.
Professor Pearce made a very inspiring talk when he presented the
football sweaters to those entitled
to receive them. The entire football team with the exception of one
or two, led by Coach Simmons, filed
upon the stage and received the
cheers of students and faculty for
their spirited battles of. the season.
Those who received "C" sweaters
were Messrs. Alldread, Bodary, Lodewyk, John Beddow, Leikert, and Calkins.
Miss Ethelyn CraW, of the department of 4music, sang two solos which
her audience appreciated very much.
NORMAL ALUMNA TO PUT ON
"THE ROSE MAIDEN."
Miss Ethel Street, an alumna of
Central Normal, and now teaching
music in Shepherd, plans to put on
in that place Cowen's "The Rose
Maiden." The solo parts will be
taken by Miss Louise Parkhill, Mr.
John Benford, and Mr. J. Harold
Powers.
When Thursday morning, December
16, has passed, Central Normal will
have again contributed to the teaching profession her quota of efficient
teachers. This time the number of
students who will be granted credentials will be fifteen—seven on
the Life Certificate Course, one on
the Agriculture and Allied Sciences
Course, four on the Limited Certificate Course, one on the Elementary
Rural Certificate Course, and two on
the One-Year Advanced Rural Certificate Course.
The commencement exercises will
occur at 9:15 A. M. Classes will be
suspended from nine to eleven, and
will continue from eleven o'clock
Thursday up to eleven o'clock on
Friday, closing at that hour for the
Christmas ' Holidays. The Winter
Term will open Monday, January 3.
Dean J. R. Effinger, of the University  of  Michigan, will deliver    the
commencement  address.
Following is a list of the students
who  will  graduate  this term:
LIFE CERTIFICATE COURSE
Beddow,  Frederick Alanson
Crane, Violet  May
Kline, Clarence P.
Lefler, Bertha Mae
Litchfield, Verna E.
Mayne, Marguerite Helena
Wheelock, Maryette Ellen
AGRICULTURE    &    ALLIED    SCIENCES
Burkett, Wm. Jennings
LIMITED CERTIFICATE COURSE
Borgerson, Florence Martha
Hall, Mita Lucile
Nelson, Ruth Lola
Seaton, Nellie Mae
ELEMENTARY    RURAL    CERTIFI-
.    CATE
Eberspeaker,  Clara E.
ONE-YEAR ADVANCED RURAL
CERTIFICATE
Galer,  Mildred Inez
Smith,  Lena Emma
Final preparations have been made
by the  Pageant  Committee  for the
presentation in Normal  Gymnasium,
Saturday   evening,   December  11,   of    „
the    big    colorful    and    spectacular
pageant,  "The   Pilgrims,"     arranged
and  directed by  Mr.  Miller,  of the
department of English.    The participants in the    pageant    have    been
busy with rehearsals and in getting
together costumes for the event.    A
list of those scheduled for parts in
the production shows    that    over  a
hundred persons,    students,   faculty,
and Training School    children    will
participate  in  the  pageant  for  the
observance of the Pilgrim tercentenary.
Beautiful and artistic Pilgrim post-
ters appeared on the Campus Friday.
They were made by Miss Bargey's
Class   in  Drawing   and  depict  some
Ex-service men form perma- of the scenes. that will ocmT in tha
pageant Saturday evening when
costumes, scenery, and dialogue will
transport the audience back three
hundred years to the time when the
Pilgrim Fathers- fled from England
to Holland to escape persecution,
and came finally to this land to
worship as they chose.
Tickets for the occasion are in the
hands of Professor Billings. It is
found necessary to charge a small
admission to defray the expenses of
costuming the participants. The
price of the ticket is twenty-five
cents. Because of the seating capacity of the Gymnasium, only a
limited number of tickets can be
sold. Students are asked to purchase them early. They may be had
at Govers, the General Office, or at
the Normal Gymnasium. Participants in the pageant also have them
for sale.
njent organization
Ex-service men of Central Normal
have formed a permanent organization, and have great hopes for the
future of the Club, for they feel
that the members making up the
new organization 'are representative
of the best student material in
school. They propqse to take an
active interest in the affairs of the
Normal and have incorporated this
idea in the preamble of their constitution.
The preamble reads: "We associate ourselves together to promote
the best interests of the school and
to maintain and foster the spirit of
good fellowship among the ex-service
men."
The officers elected to administer
the affairs of the Club are: Commander, G. R. Koopman; Vice Commander, Harold Paulson; Adjutant,
Miss Lou Bargey; Finance Officer,
Ralph McDonald. The members of
the new organization address one
another by the title of "comrade."
MOTHERS'   CLUB   OF   SHEPHERD
VISITS   NORMAL
MUSIC  DEPARTMENT WILL  GIVE
PARTS   OF THE "MESSIAH"
Members of the Mothers' Club, of
Shepherd,  at the invitation of Miss
Ronan,  were  the  guests  of  Central
Normal  last    .Thursday.    The members came up on the morning motor
and remained all day.    Much of the
time of their visit    was    spent  in
visiting    the    various    buildings of
the   Normal.     At   noon   they   dined
in  the  Normal  Lunch  Room.    The
"Faculty Dames" and the unmarried
women members of the faculty were
invited to  dine with    the    visitors.
After luncheon,    the Club    listened
to an  address by Dr. Rowe, of the
department of psychology  and  education.
DINNER  IN  HONOR  OF  PROFESSOR AND  MRS. BILLINGS
Part I of the "Messiah," the grand
old Christmas oratorio, will be given
in Normal Auditorium Sunday evening, December 12, by the Normal
Chorus and Orchestra. The last
number on the* program will be the
well known "Halleujah Chorus." In
addition to the selections from the
"Messiah," several Christmas carols
will be sung by the Chorus and
audience. The solo parts will be
taken by Miss Craw, of the department of music, Mr. W. J. Cooper,
Mr. John Benford and Mr. Charles
Vowles.
A considerable amount of enthusiasm was aroused at the first rehearsal last week. There was a
large number preesnt, more than 90,
besides the members of the Orchestra.
We were very much pleased to
welcome Ex-president Grawn, of C,
M. N. S., as a visitor to our school
last week.
Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Rowe and. Miss
Woldt were the host and hostesses, at
a six o'clock dinner last Thursday
evening to a number of the faculty
who were teaching at Central Normal when Professor Billings became
one of the instructors of the school.
The dinner was given in honor of
. Professor and Mrs. Billings. About
j twenty-four guests were present.
DINNER IN HONOR OF FACULTY
MEMBER WHO RESIGNS
Professor and Mrs. Billings and
several friends were the guests of
Miss Ronan and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
A. Miller at a dinner party givien
last Saturday evening. Those present were Mr. and Mrs* Joe Carey,
Mr. and Mrs. John Benford, Mrs.
Fred Vowles, Miss Bernice Tompkins, Mrs. Lamb and Professor and
Mrs. Billings.
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