1920-10-12; Central Normal Life

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who make good.
CENTRAL NORMAL LIFE':
We make teachers
who make good.
[VOL.  2
MT.   PLEASANT,   MICHIGAN,   TUESDAY,    OCTOBER   12,   1920.
NO.  1
ENROLLMENT FIGURES SHOW TWENTY-TWO PER CENT INCREASE
ENROLMENT GAIN
PROMISES TEACHERS
| OUT-OF-TOWN   STUDENTS    STILL
ENROLLING.FOR FALL TERM
UP-STATE       TEACHERS       OVER-, WUVTRAtT     GfnfroiYTTT 1?
WHELM    FERRIS     INSTITUTE    j  * WlJSAJjJj    fcUiJliDUIll-
Three hundred    seventy    students
[were  enrolled   at  the    Normal    by
Tuesday noon of last week.   .This is
an increase of fifty    students    over
(the  total of  320  enrolled  last  year
upon   the   same   date.     All   courses
share in the increase except the six
weeks    student's.    Only    thirteen of
the   short    term     students   are   enrolled this  fall,  as  against  twenty-
five  last fall.    This is as it  should
I be, as this six weeks fall course is
[only  temporary,   and  will    probably
[be eliminated next fall,  all  courses
[thereafter   being   for   one,   two,   or
[four years.
Eliminating the six weeks stu-
lents, in comparison with last year
ft appears that this year at noon,
Dn October 5th, there were 357 one,
Itwo, and four-year students en-
jrollcd, as against two hundred nine-
|ty-five last year at the same time,
[an increase of 21 per cent in the attendance of the regular students.
[Judging from .last year'a figures,
[from fifteen to twenty more stu-
I dents were enrolled during the fall,
[bringing the fall's total up to about
[three hundred eighty-five.
Last summer nine hundred sixty-
tnine students were enrolled as
Laj£ainstji(^gnJiun<jn*4 six^thejBEe;
^vious summer, an increase of two
| hundred nine, or 27% per cent.
STUDENTS IN BIG
MUSICAL REVUE
Central Michigan Normal and local
[high school    students    are    getting
[much pleasure    practicing   for   the
[various roles in the big musical re-
[vue "Maid O' the Movies," which is
[to be staged here at the Broadway
(Theatre, Monday  and    Tuesday eye-
[nings, October 18  and 19, sponsored
by. the Tourist Club.
The production is being    directed
Iby B. H. Underhill, of Chicago.   The
[revue is made up of eight scenes or
■choruses and two short skits.    Both
[the .cast and the choruses are made
liup of local    people.    The    revue is
[really a musical comedy.    The audi-
lence is allowed a peep into a mo-
[tion    picture    studio   at  the    time
i/hen a reel is under process of being made; sees a motion picture director wrestling with his many problems; is    transported to the    orient
witness an elaborate and fantastical Arabian ballet;  hears  a soothing Japanese    melody;    shares    the
complicated love affairs of Willough-
iy; and finally is introduced to many
picturesque costumes in parade at a
Fashionable seaside    resort.    Rounding out the series of dazzling scenes
Is  a trip  to Holland    and    Greece.
Throughout the    performance are a
lumber of catchy musical numbers,
fhe revue is strictly of a profession-
character, staged,   entirely    with
lateur talent.    The Tourist    Club
planning to use the proceeds from
he production  as the  nucleus of a
aspital   fund.
[Those who will carry the character
lies are Nelle Copley, of Saginaw;
porge    Middlesworth, of Weidman;
ent   figure  in   class     and    varsity
lletics.    During the past year, she
been    teaching    at    Columbia,
|fei-|,ee. she comes .to take charge of
ysical education    for the   women
|C. M. N. S.
liss Ethel G.  Carey,    who is the
instructor in English, is a^gjad-
te of the Harbor    Springs   ^High
lool and of Alma College, and has
J  a post-graduate  course   at '-.Co-
1   (Continued on page three)   V
Fighting desperately to make just
one touchdown to save themselves
from being goose-egged and failing
in that, Ferris Institute players saw
a disheartening score of 80 piled
u.y against them in the first football game of the season played on
Normal Field last Saturday afternoon. Central Normal scored practically  at will.
In the first quarter Ferris seemed
almost a match for the up-state
teachers, but after a touchdown by
the Normalites, weakened and lost
their aggressivness. Coach Simmon's
well-ordered machine completely
outclassed their opponents in science, dash, and endurance. The visitors did not seem to be able to
withstand offensive operations, form
adequate defense, nor prevent long
sprints down the field by the teachers. So well did Central Normal's
grid;,roners come up to the expectation's of Coach Shnmons, that the
game appeared a co'ossal joke. Lack
of space prevents a detailed account
of the gpme, but this much can be
said of the Normalites who scuffed
up the turf on Saturday. "They
plp.vnd like an e1 even-veteran team
and showed splendid co-ordination."
With their abi.lity demonstrated,
the severe schedule before them,
does not seem  half  so severe.
The next game will be with Ypsi
fc^>^pi«Iariti,ui_»^Sfvt^-f<lfvy-: ..morning-
Members of the team will witness
the game between the Aggies and
Michigan at Ann Arbor in the afternoon.
October 16—Ypsi Normal at Ypsi.
October 23—Olivet College at Olivet.
October 30—Ferris Institute at Big
Rapids.
November 6—M A. C. Freshmen at
Mt. Pleasant.
November 13—Hillsdale College at
Hillsdale.
November 20—Hope College at Holland.
CLASS  IN  NATURE  STUDY
Coach  Siimmons
STUDENTS   ENJOY   FIRST DANCING PARTY OF SEASON
Miss Woldt's class in Nature Study
T. C. have been taking some very
interesting field trips of late. One
of the members of the class recently found a new variety of Plantin,
characterized by a branched flower
stem. Arrangements are now being
made to send the specimen to M.
A. C.
„*.S!tucle»)t& nrul^%«nlty,a_»*?d „ -duxnav
spent a delightful evening dancing
in the Gymnasium Saturday. This
was the first party of the season
under the auspices of the Social
Committee and was well attended.
Excellent dance music was furnished
by Messrs. Robinson, Oswald, and
Sage. Patronesses for the occasion
were Superintendent and Mrs. Ganiard, Professor and Mrs. Billings,
Miss Emmons, Miss Philip, and Mr.
Russell. A demonstration dance
was given by Miss Sherwin, of the
department of physical education,
and  Mr. Nelson Mosher.
NEW  COACH MAKES  EXCELLENT
RECORD IN ATHLETICS
Coach Joseph Franklin Simmons
Central Normal's new instructor in
physical education has had a most
remarkable range of experience in
his six years at Carthage, 111., and
two years in the Army. While at
Carthage, he was actively engaged
in athletics for six years, and won
twelve varsity letters, a record
equaled by few and surpassed by
none. The saying, "You can't keep
a good man down" seems to have
held true in Mr. Simmons' case, for,
after enlisting in the Marines in
1917, he immediately took up ath-
'etic work and was actively engaged
in that kind of work throughout
his service. While stationed in the
Hawii'an Islands, he represented the
Marines in the A. A. U. track meet.
From Honolulu, Mr. Simmons was
pent to the First Officers' Training
Camp for Marines, at'Quantico, Va.,
and was commissioned there in 1918.
After being commissioned, Lieut.
Simmons was stationed at Santo
Domingo City, as personal aide on
the staff of the Military Governor
of the  Province of Santo Domingo.
While in Santo Domingo, he organized the natives and Marines into a baseball club, and played a
regular series of games. Before the
war, baseball was a .little known
game in Santo Domingo, but before
Lieut. Simmons had worked long
?wTth**the *n!tffiesT~th*ey came*'tx? know
and like the game as well as most
Americans.
During the 1919-20 season, Mr.
Simmons was Athletic Director in a
Wisconsin high school, and guided
his teams to the front rank in the
state. His football team was the
runner-up for championship in the
state meet; his track team won
second in the state meet; and his
baseball team was the champion
of Northwestern Wisconsin, winning
every  game  played.
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THE NEW FACULTY MEMBERS ARE
HEARTILY WELCOMED INTO NORMAL FAMILY
New members of the Faculty of
Central Normal have already found
a warm welcome in the big family
here and no longer feel like strangers in the city. All come well recommended to take up their work
among us and to help us in making
Central    Normal    an    ever-growing
school.    A  short  introduction    may
not  come  amiss  at  this time.
Miss Lou  M.  Bargey,  of the  art
department, who comes here after
several very successful years at the
Geneseo, N. Y. State Normal, is a
graduate of the West Winfield, N.
Y. High School, and of the Ilion,
N. Y. Teachers' Training School. After completing her course at Ilion,
Miss Bargey graduated from Syracuse University, and since then has
taken considerab'e post-graduate
work at Columbia. During the war,
Miss Bargey spent thirteen months
in service over-seas, six and a half
months being spent as a nurse in a
British emergency hospital in London, and the remainder of the time
as a canteen worker with the doughboys in France.
Mr. G. Davis Brillhart, our ne,w
pianist, graduated from high school
in Burban, Ind. After two years at
the University of Indiana, Mr. Brillhart went to the Indianapo'is Conservatory of Music, and graduated
from there two years later. Mr.
Brillhart had the privilege of studying piano .under Allen Spencer before beginning a year's concert work,
much of which was spent with the
famous Indian singer; Princess Red-
feather. For the past five years Mr.
Brillhart has .been at the Colorado
State Normal, with the exception of
two years spent in the Army as' a
musician.
J. Franklin Simmons, the coach
who is going to pilot Central Nor
mal athletic teams to many a victory, is a graduate of the academic
and collegiate department of Carthage College in Illinois. Immediately after graduation in 1917, Mr.
Simmons enlisted in the Marines and
Students at the Central Michigan .
Normal School and townspeople will
again have the opportunity to see
and listen to high •class talent in
musie, lectures, and entertainment
as evidenced in the excellent program submitted by the committee
to the patronizers of the lecture
course at the Normal. The first
number on the program is billed
for October 14. On the evening of
that date Noah Beilharz, who is
said to be one of the most popular
readers and impersonaters in America, will entertain. Mr. Beilharz
comes to the Normal after a most
successful summer in chautauqua
work.
On November 9, the Vivien Play-
ern, who played 180 consecutive
nights in New York City at the
Astor Theater, will present "Fine
Feathers."
Dr. Ng Poon Chew, the oriental
Mark Twain, will appear November
23, and give his lectiure on "The
Birth of a Nation." Dr. Chew is a
brilliant Chinese editor whose home
is in San Francisco. The committee '
has tried to get Dr. Chew to come to
Mt. Pleasant for several seasons and
a-h_j at ^i_5te^_ucce(:dsd^Mr^tj|n^7^is^-
January 25, the Little Symphony
Orchestra will appear on,the stage
in Normal Auditorium, and on February 17, the Orpheus Four, official
organization of the Orpheus Club
of Los Angeles and winner of the
International grand prize of $3,000
at the Panama-Pacific exposition.
March 10, Charles Crawford Gorst,       *.
noted  bird man,  will  he here,  andr'""'^
following    him, on    March 16vj _Jr.
Russell   H.   Conwell,  who   is? known
far and wide for his faanoils lecture,
"Acres  of  Diamonds."      /
The last number on the course is
Charles Edward RusselL The date
for his appearance before Mt. Pleasant audiences has not been settled.
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STUDENT-FACULTY
FORMAL RECEPTION
New students at Central Normal
had an opportunity Friday evening
to get acquainted with, faculty members at the annual formal reception
given by the president and faculty
to the student body. The affair
took place in the corridor and in
the Library. To music furnished by
local musicians, the new students
passed down the reception line and
into the Library where refreshing
punch was served.
President and Mrs. Warriner headed the receiving line which consisted of new members of the faculty.
After an interesting get-acqu.ainted
csfflie, those attending the reception
listened to some excellent solos by
Mrs. Walter Horn, Mr. John Benford,
•and Mr. G. Davis Brillhart. Hall
and Library were beautifully decorated in reds and greens.
G.  Davis Brillhart
was commissioned in 1918. Since
leaving the Army, he coached a large
Wisconsin high, school in a very remarkable  string of victories.
Katherine I.  Sherwin is  a graduate of Northfield,    Mass.,    Seminary
in 1915  and of Columbia University
in  1919.    Throughout her    work at
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Dr. E. C. Rowe, of the department
of psyche! ogy and education -
ly began the two _,*"'
in Indnynduai Pst*
to give this year
Saginaw.
.   C. M. N. has;    •
tive, in keep!*' %  '
alumni and,
ble for tf
this work:
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appointed
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