THE
Normal College Echo —
ALBANY, N. Y., SEPTEMBER, 1895. No, 2.
Vor, IV.
CONTENTS.
Lrrerary. Pace. | Our Socrerrs ~- continued
Visions of Night... : Quintillian.
‘Two Albany Artists. = Adelphoi
Advice. 4 | Crass oF *96.... ae
Nature Study. 4 | Quiexsinver Reapine Crrcie.
Resolutions. 5 | NorMat Praver Meerine
Beplenber 4, sty 5) Avetenor Banguer -.
Eprroxiat Nores. . 6 | Wuereanours or Our Oxp Frrznps .
Eprroriats. Personals. - 10
‘That Class Pin. . 7 | Ecuons x0
To the Class of '95 7 | De Avumets.... a
ube tne. Class a0 97 7 | Hucu Scuoo. Nore: u
Wuere tHe Facunty Summerep . 8 | Epucartonat Norss .. n
‘Our Soctertes, Contuce Norss.... i
Delta Omega ... 8 | Amonc Our Excnancss n
Phi Delta... 8 | Reviews. bi
VISIONS OF NIGHT.
In the silence of night as I listen,
While the stars keep their watch overhead,
And the moon, like a pale golden crescent,
Its beams through the darkness doth shed,
Thear in the stillness around me
‘The voices of those that I love;
I see, through the dim mystic shadows,
Their forms by the light from above.
‘And as the pale moon like a sea bird,
Sails farther and farther from sight,
Leaving naught but a mantle of darkness,
In place of its vanishing light,
Then the forms and the voices seem nearer,
And sweet are the words that they say,
Bringing peace to a heart, sad and weary,
Shedding light all along its dark way.
‘And as the red dawn in the eastward
The birth of the day doth proclaim,
And the birds in their nests chirp and twitter,
And the sun doth the stars put to shame;
‘Then the forms and the voices grow dimmer,
And vanish at last in the light,
Then I rise to the day’s occupation
Made glad by the visions of night.
M. R. SPICER.
TWO ALBANY ARTISTS.
By Maraarer 8. Mooney.
§ every city should have a just pride in those
of its citizens who achieve greatness in
any line of endeavor, so Albany delights in the
name and fame of Erastus H. Palmer, the sculp-
tor, and in that of his son, Walter Launt Palmer,
the painter. It is not the purpose of this paper
to discuss the lives of these two eminent men
from any standpoint except that of their aims
and achievement in their respective arts.
‘As long ago as 1855 Palmer the sculptor wrote
a paper on “The Philosophy of the. Ideal,”
setting forth therein his views on beauty, sensi-
bility to the influence of beauty, and the mission
of the sculptor’s art. He considers that the
principle which we call beauty exists in the
highest perfection in the human form, but that
“the structure, the forms, the rich and harmoni-
ous colors, and the graceful and elegant motions
of the body are wrought upon by the existence
and supreme control over them of an immortal
soul. All that belongs to the soul expresses
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itself through the body and imprints itself
upon the’body. It is this intangible, spiritual
beauty which the artist perceives and the per-
ception of which distinguishes him from the
ordinary man. Added to this acute sensibility
to the influence of beauty the artist must be able
to impress upon inanimate matter, clay usually,
or canvas, the forms of beauty, manifesting the
existence of mind. Mr. Palmer gives us the
key-note to his own aims and methods when he
says: “The mission of the sculptor’s art is not
to imitate forms merely, but through them to reach
the purest and best in our own nature. And no
work in sculpture, however well wrought out
physically, results in excellence, unless it rests
upon and is inspired’ by the dignity of a moral
or intellectual intention.”
It will be seen from the above statement that
Mr. Palmer intended to portray the ideal con-
cept formed in his own mind by contemplation
of the beauty of nature and the power of the
creative imagination, whatever subject he might
choose ; and he has exercised his powers upon
widely different subjects. He classifies the sub-
jects of sculpture under the head of the Imagina-
tive, the Illustrative Ideal, and the Historical in-
cluding portraiture. He has shown his powers of
expressing thought in all these departments of his
art. His statue of Robert R. Livingston, first
Chancellor of the State of New York, now stand-
ing in the Court of Appeals chamber of the capi-
tol, exhibits Mr. Palmer’s ability as a master of
portraiture.
The Albany Law Journal of March 1, 1884,
says of Palmer’s statue of Chancellor Living-
ston: “His bronze statue, the noblest portrait
in the United States, has been placed between
the south windows in the chamber of the Court
of Appeals. It is a duplicate of that in the
capitol at Washington, which puts to shame those
staring white marbles by which it is surrounded.
This statue furnishes a reason why judges should
wear robes—the man thus looks so much better
in statuary.” In the treatment of this subject
Mr. Palmer was true to his ideals, judging from
the following: “The beholder feels that he is
looking into a living face, back of which is a
grand soul, full of beauty and power. The dig-
nified poise of the body, draped in the chancel-
lor’s robes and surmounted by such a head,
commands not simply attention, but respect
and reverence.” JI recall very distinctly the
first time I looked at the statue of Livingston.
What a grand looking man he must have been if
this face and figure represent him truly ! was the
first thought; then came the desire to know more
about his history, personal and political, to de-
termine whether he deserved to be commemo-
rated in bronze. But to know the sculptor
through his works, and to realize the scope of
his genius, one should see the statue called the
“Angel at the Sepulchre” in the Albany Rural
Cemetery. I shall not attempt to describe it,
but the impression, first, last and always, made
on my mind by it is summed up in two lines by
Whittier, beginning the poem, The Mantle of St,
John de Matha:
“A strong and mighty Angel
Calm, terrible and bright.”
This work belongs to the purely imaginative
which Palmer places first in the scale, “ because
it is the result of the most elevated mental effort
in the artist.” The material of this statue is
pure white marble. In the vestibule of St.
Peter’s church in this city, are a number of Pal-
mer’s choicest pieces of sculpture; one portrait
bust of a child is especially pleasing. A beautiful
piece in low relief is called “Faith.” It repre-
sents a woman standing before a cross in the atti-
tude of one who has conquered sorrow and suf-
fering, in the only way they can truly be con-
quered, by perfect faith in Him who tries His
chosen ones by affliction. ‘The spiritual beauty
of this face seems to come from the soul; and
gazing upon it one forgets that it is marble.
Many of Palmer's works belong to the class
designated as Ideal. He says in the paper before
referred to, ‘‘ All the world of men furnishes
ideas for the comparatively few artists—history,
poetry, mythology, and, in short, every depart-
ment of letters, furnishes ideas for the chisel and
the pencil.” His bas-reliefs of “Night” and
“Morning,” are examples of ideal subjects. In
each we have the head and shoulders of the
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winged goddess seen above a bank of clouds
and each with a single attribute; “Night” has a
crescent moon in the background and “ Morn-
ing” a torch over her head. This simplicity of
treatment seems to enhance the charm of these
mythological compositions. A short time ago a
friend brought me a photograph of a portrait
bust of alittle girl, telling me that the original was
a little playmate of Mr. Palmer when they were
both children, and that the famous sculptor had
executed it from memory, to please himself with
the recollection of childish happiness, as he had
never seen her since childhood.
The face is so attractive, particularly in the
expression of the mouth, we may be sure the
marbel embodies the cherished memory of a real
child modified by the ideal of all that is fair and
lovely in childhood, for we believe that Mr,
Palmer has been true to the principles of his art,
so clearly expressed by him forty years ago.
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In trying to account for a man’s genius it is
not often that it is conceded to be an inherit-
ance, but it seems safe to conclude that Mr.
Walter Launt Palmer, the painter, the son of
Mr. Erastus H. Palmer, the sculptor, must have
inherited his father’s artistic temperament at
least, and perhaps his power of artistic expres-
sion, although he has chosen a different medium.
His merits as an artist of originality and close
observation have been recognized for a long
time. One of the critics writes of his win-
ning prizes in the art exhibition early in his ca-
reer, and says that year after year, his work
shows a gain both in power and perception. He
began his art studies under Frederick E. Church,
and continued them under Carolus Durann, in
Paris, during 1873, '74, '76 and ’77. Up to
about 1881 his work was mainly in the line of
“interiors,” but about that time he gave it up,
owing to trouble with his eyes. He went to
Venice that year, and finding out-door life there
adapted to him he began to transfer its pictur-
esque beauties to canvas, and upon his Venetian
pictures his fame as an artist will probably rest;
for nothing more charming and elusive, the real
and the ideal so blended as to be indistinguish-
able, can be imagined than Venice recalled by Mr.
Palmer's paintings.
Albanians have enjoyed a fine collection of his
pictures, exhibited at Annesley’s, and among
them his Venetian scenes are not likely to be
forgotten.
Very recently Mr. Palmer has put upon can-
vas some of the home winter scenes that have
been familiar to him all his life. About two
miles from the city of Albany, following the Dela-
ware turnpike, the traveller, turning the crest of
a wooded hill, sees spread out before him a deep
valley, through which winds a stream of spark-
ing water called by our Dutch forefathers the
Norman’s Kill. Long before the Dutch settled
here, the Indians had given a more musical name
to the spot, the Vale of Tawasentha, which
Longfellow has described in his introduction to
the Song of Hiawatha, as follows:
“In the Vale of Tawasentha,
In the green and silent valleys
By the pleasant water courses
Dwelt the singer, Nawadaha.
Round about the Indian village
Spread the meadows and the cornfields
And beyond them stood the forest,
Stood the groves of singing pine trees
Green in summer, white in winter,
Ever sighing, ever singing.
And the pleasant water courses,
You could trace them through the valleys
By the rushing in the spring time,
By the alders in the summer,
By the white fog in the autumn,
By the black line in the winter.
And beside them dwelt the singer
In the Vale of Tawasentha,
In the green and silent valley.”
Mr. Palmer has painted a scene in the lovely
valley, choosing for his theme a day in mid-win-
ter when every tree and shrub was snow-bur-
dened and the cold gleam of the sun struggling
vainly with clouds and winds threw a feeble
light over the landscape. The contrast between
the summer glory of the same spot and its wintry
desolation is very striking and perhaps a little
disappointing, but, no doubt the beauty of the
picture will impress itself on the mind by becom-
ing familiar with it, noting the details and study-
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ing the artist’s method of treating such a subject.
For my own part, I would be glad to have one of
Mr, Palmer's pictures where I could see it every
day, and if I could have my choice, it would be
one of the Venetian scenes representing an ideal
sailboat on an ideal sea running through an ideal
atmosphere, colored with “a light that never
shone on sea or land, the purple light of love.”
These two very imperfect sketches of the works
of two eminent artists are written with the sole
purpose of inspiring those who read them to go
and see these sculptures and paintings for them-
selves.
Noré.— This article was written to illustrate the use
of local history subjects for literary work in schools.
ADVICE.
Welcome to the many strangers !
We are glad that you have come,
And we hope that you will shortly
Feel among us quite at home.
Take the counsel that we give you,
You will find it for your good;
You will never be in trouble
If you heed it as you should.
Always come to chapel promptly,
Do not speak after the bell;
Silence, too, while in the hallways
You will find is also well.
Make your landlady boil water,
Do not take your walks at night,
Any Normal girl who’s brainy
Cannot fail to think this right.
In the park when you go strolling,
Do not walk upon the grass.
Please remember that on Mondays,
One fifteen, we have Glee Class.
When you dig deep into Baldwin,
Sad your visages will be;
It is only by real brainwork
‘That you pass Psychology.
Often use the State Library,
Ride around on the Belt line,
‘These are Normal institutions,
You will surely think them fine,
Don’t forget your own home county,
Frequently they ask its name.
We must beg you for your safety,
Do not call your work here “tame.”
When you've written your first note-book,
‘Then will vanish many dreams;
Do not brand as unimportant,
“« Daily educational themes.”
Sketches are not sheets of nonsense,
You'll know better by and by,
Think “development” is easy?
Oh, of course— suppose you try!
Note-books should be started early,
(Correct style, a fountain pen),
‘This will save a deal of trouble
At the last end of the “ten.”
Don’t loose courage, keep on working,
You'll get through it, we all did (2)
But don’t thin‘c that in old note-books
‘There is much of “ methods” hid.
When for Christmas you go homeward,
Do not linger overtime,
Consequences that would follow.
Can’t be told in idle rhyme.
At the term’s end sign for mileage,
And by that time you'll have learned
‘That the State won’t give a penny ~
If your books are not returned.
One more item make a note of,
Help the Ecuo tosuccess,
Information gladly furnished —
“ ar1”— at recess.
Our advice is queerly jumbled,
Rhythm sometimes strangely sticks;
But our spirit is most friendly.
Yours,
L. Louisa ARTHUR,
“8, N.C. ’96.”
NATURE STUDY.
‘© the untrained observer, the works of nature
are like a sealed book; but, “To him who
in the love of nature holds communion with her
visible forms, she speaks a various language,” a
language not burdened with inflections or idioms,
but remarkable alike for simplicity as well as
grandeur.
And yet how few of us are naturalists.
ambition (for which Americans are said to be
celebrated) to acquire fame or fortune, we seem
to forget that the human race is not an isolated
form of life, but one of an infinite number of
ways in which this mysterious something mani-
fests itself. We do not stop to think that each
plant by the roadside is a member of this great
In our
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brotherhood with its name and family stamped
on its face just as plainly as are those of human
beings.
As a magnet constantly used needs often to be
recharged to retain its strength, so we who are
constantly being drawn upon need often to be
alone with nature and to draw from her lessons
which she is ever ready to unfold. No true
lover of nature was ever found in a reformatory
institution, nor are pupils who enjoy botany and
zoology often punished for misbehavior.
But some will say that this is idealistic, that
such ideas are suited only to poets. It is not so.
There is in every nature more or less of the
esthetic which needs only a little development to
make it manifest itself. We are becoming too
practical and business-like as a people. Let the
rough uncultured person go alone into the forest
and talk to the elements in the same arbitrary
tone in which he addresses men, and nature will
mock his uncouth ways.
He who has learned to commune with nature
has found a never failing source of culture and
delight. He has found the fabled fountain for
which Ponce De Leon sought so industriously
but in vain.
Let us hope that when rapid transit shall have
abridged distance so that people who are em-
ployed in the city can live in the country a
greater part of the year, and when those who
live there already shall have been taught to love
and study nature, we shall have a more beautiful
country as well as a people more harmoniously
developed.
LEWIS M. DOUGAN.
RESOLUTIONS.
E regret that these resolutions were received
too late for the June issue,
‘Wurnas, It has seemed best in the infinite wisdom
of our Heavenly Father to separate us for a time from
our beloved friend and sister, Alice Evanelle R. Duck-
worth; and
Wuereas, This parting has caused the deepest sor-
row among us because of the loveliness of her character
and of her faithfulness in duty, whereby she has won
our love and admiration; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members of the Delta Omega
Society of the State Normal College, feeling our great
loss, do hereby express and record our sincere grief in
her death,
Resolved, That we extend to the bereaved family our
heartfelt sympathy, knowing that he who has taken the
loved one will send his Comforter to those so sorely
afflicted.
Resolved, That these resolutions be published, that a
copy of the same be sent to the family and that they be
entered upon the minutes of the Society.
AureLiA Hype.
Karnerine Tooney.
ANNA J. Roprson.
HE Class of ’95, so often bereft within the past
year, has now suffered one of the keenest thrusts
that death could make in the loss of our classmate,
Alice Evanelle R, Duckworth, who is taken from us
and from the deserved honors that awaited her, on the
very threshold of Commencement day.
Uniting all the traits of a beautiful character with the
highest intellectual gifts, Miss Duckworth won to her-
self in tenderest friendship both classmates and
pupils and her memory will be hallowed by all.
With the deepest sense of bereavement we make this
record of our personal sorrow and of our sympathy
with loved ones at home; while we rejoice for ourselves
and for them in the blessed assurance of that better and
eternal life which she has inherited.
Mary J. NewMan.
Jessie Nims.
Eprrn Houtay.
SEPTEMBER 4, 1895.
ACATION’S idle weeks are past;
Long dreamy days are ours no more.
We know that play time cannot last;
But yet we sigh to find it o'er.
What have we to replace the fun,
The gay delights that summer brought,
Now that the work’s once more begun
And Normal doors again we've sought?
Though home and friends are left behind
There are familiar faces here;
There’s something in our work we find
That makes the place seem strangely dear.
And though homesick on opening day
‘We still are gay as we unpack,
Because so many people say:
“Tam so glad to see you back!”
Tales
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95, the Ecuo extends its best wishes on attain-
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As stated in another column of the Ecuo, the
entering class numbers 165 members. Certainly
this is an agreeable surprise. We have cause to
be proud of our college that can command an
ever increasing class at entrance.
Ws are always pleased to have our old gradu-
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jar scenes and
cinating one, yet a glimpse of fami
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For obvious reasons we have changed our
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Some of the students, when they heard Prof.
Bartlett had gone, were hoping we might get
some “crank” as a just punishment to the college
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for his loss, but their hopes were sadly blasted
when Prof. Richardson arrived. A more genial
man one might go a day’s journey and hardly find.
Already the students who have been fortunate
enough to be under his instruction have found
him to be a fine scholar, an enthusiastic teacher,
and a warm friend. Coming here a complete
stranger he has won his way into our hearts in
the three weeks he has been with us. We wel-
come Professor Richardson to our college, and
wish him all success in his work.
Ir was certainly a great surprise to us all to
learn on our arrival at college that Prof. Bartlett,
was not to guide our trembling foot-steps and
prattling tongues through the labyrinth of methods
in the Greek verb, Latin gerund, and supine.
While we deeply regretted that he could not be
with us this year, yet we were pleased to learn of
his promotion, That he will make as great a suc-
cess, while principal of the Auburn High School
as he made here in the position of Professor
of Ancient Languages goes without saying.
That his efforts in behalf of education, may
be as highly appreciated in Auburn as they
have in the State Normal College, Albany, is the
sincere desire of the Ecuo, voicing the sentiments
of the college.
to the college, he may expect a hearty reception,
When his duties permit of a visit
TO THE CLASS OF
HILE you were saying your parting words
to us last June at your last reception,
little did we realize what it, would be to come
back again in September, and, as we passed
through the halls, be reminded that you had in-
deed gone by missing your familiar faces. Your
loss was more fully appreciated at our first
chapel exercises when, in looking at seats so ably
filled by ’95’s members, we find ’9x or ’97 there
instead. Then the great number of new faces
with names as new as their faces appalled us.
795, we miss you!
filled.
an envied name, a spirit of loyalty to your Alma
"95.
Your place cannot easily be
You left us the legacy of a good name,
Mater, a devotion to your calling which it is our
privilege to uphold.
We wish you every measure of success in your
chosen life-work., May your cares be few, your
pleasures many.
TO THE CLASS OF ‘97.
OU are new to the college —very new, Hay-
ing been lost for the seventy-first time in
trying to get out of the building by room 30s,
you have now fathomed the mystery.
The first two weeks were spent in wondering
what you came here for. Not having to learn
four pages of history, nor to commit to memory
several verses in literature, was a strange sensa-
tion. Then to think of having to learn how to
teach Primary number! Surely there was some
mistake somewhere. Either you had mistaken
the name of the institution to which your parents
had sent you, or your instructors underrated
your ability.
By the end of the third week it began to dawn
upon you “where you were at,” and why.
But enough of this. The class of ’97, we
tender you our heartiest welcome, We are
pleased with your numbers, but more with your
faces. As we become better acquainted with
you, we shall show you that your best friends in
this world are—the class of ’96.
THAT COLLEGE PIN.
HERE is it? Please ask some one who
knows. The Ecuo is not among the en-
lightened number.
Well, to relieve your minds let us inform you
that there is no pin. Never was one. Never
will be (may be). You naturally ask what was
all that talk about in the May Ecuo, closing with
“Further mention will be made of it in the June
Echo.” Did you look for the “further mention ”
in the June Ecuo? So did we.
But, alas! before the June issue came the pin
was a thing of the past. It was presented for
acceptance in the early part of June, and was re-
jected.
Further mention will be made of it in the
August Ecuo of 1975. In the meantime wait!
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WHERE THE FACULTY SUMMERED.
De MILNE and family were at Bethlehem,
N. H.
Prof. A. N. Husted and Miss Husted spent the
yacation in Europe.
Prof. W. V. Jones spent the main part of the
vacation among the Catskills, and he attended the
Y. P. S. C. E. convention at Boston.
Prof. E. W. Wetmore and family were, as
usual, at their summer home at Fisher’s Island.
Prof. Belding divided the time between Canada
Lake and Asbury Park,
Miss Kate Stoneman was at her home at Lake-
wood, N. Y.
Miss McClelland spent the vacation at Balls-
ton Spa, N. Y.
Mrs. Mooney spent the entire vacation at
Watertown, N. Y.
Dr. Hannahs was at her home in Denver,
Col., and there attended the Teachers’ conven-
tion.
Miss Bishop remained the principal part of the
summer at her home in New Haven, Conn.
Prof. White taught for one month in the Sum-
mer School at Round Lake, and the remainder
of the vacation was at the seashore and among
the Adirondacks.
Miss Russell spent the summer at Massena, on
the St. Lawrence river.
Miss Pierce was traveling during the vacation
and visited Miss Bishop at New Haven.
Miss Isdell spent the summer up in the St.
Lawrence region.
Miss Sewall taught for one month at Round
Lake and was at her home in Albany the rest of
the season.
HOW'S THIS?
HERE are in attendance students who were
formerly at the following universities and
colleges.
Colgate University.
Cornell University.
Smith College.
Hobart College.
University of Kansas.
Drew College.
Alfred University.
Syracuse University.
Bryn Mawr College.
Oberlin College.
Wellesley College.
Vassar College.
OUR SOCIETIES.
HE DELTA OMEGA Society held their
first meeting of the year, Friday, Sept. 13,
with their new officers as follows:
President cccngeeevens ..A. Blanche Willard,
Vice-President. ..Mary C. N, Deane.
Rec. Secretary. .+++Florence E. Williams,
Cor. Secretary. ...+.+++.Zinnia P, Wood.
Treasurers... -Estelle Hunter.
Whe { Josephine Burlingham.
Mpc Faeia tel Clara McClintock.
Critic... seeveeeeMay E. Chace,
Tue Par Deira Frarernity at their regu-
lar quarterly election, Friday evening, Sept. 20,
elected their regular officers as follows :
President... Lewis R. Herzog.
Vice-president. ...Leon J. Cook.
Secretaryeviveceees .....W. B, Sprague.
Financial Secretary.. ... Eugene Woodard.
TreQsur er ovecvecas F. Sponable.
Marshall .. Lewis M. Dougan.
Inner guard. -Lewis K. Rockefeller.
Outer guard... .D. S. Carpenter.
Chaplain... -W. J. Millar.
Hitless eve seeeeeee sooo Wm, F. Long,
‘Tus QuintiLiian Society met Friday, Sept.
13) with the following officers in the chair :
President. ..0.+. ce seceeeeeeeesAnna Wallace,
Vice-President . .Grace Shaler.
Secretary vee Jessie Gray.
Treasurer vevevecese -M. Ironsides.
Senior Editor « . Jessie Trimble.
Junior Editor. .M. Lade.
Crile. ooo RB nuseebedn en Anna Carroll.
ADELPHOI, at present, have as officers :
President..-.++ «++++E. Van Hoesen.
Vice-President » ..H. De Voe.
Secretary... C. N. Terwilliger.
Treasurer . .J- Putnam.
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COLLEGE ECHO 9
CLASS OF ’96.
The class of ’96 held their first meeting Sept.
11, and elected their officers for this year, the
president was elected by a unanimous vote.
DEG ope apectee W. J. Millar.
Vice-President . -Mary C. N. Deane.
Secretary 8 Elizabeth Sutliffe.
Treasurer Eugene Woodard.
THE QUICKSILVER CIRCLE,
This is the fifth year of the life of the Quick-
silver, and Mrs, Mooney has directed the work
in a most admirable manner. The work arranged
for this quarter is to be on Grecian mythology.
‘The new officers elected at the first meeting
were ‘s follows
. Miss Heard.
-Mary L. Cook.
. Arrieta Snyder.
sse.+++Estelle Bradshaw.
President ...
Vice-President
Treasurers...
Secretary vsecreeee
NORMAL PRAYER MEETING.
The Normal Prayer Meeting Society held its
first meeting for this year Sept. 8. There was a
large attendance and a great deal of interest was
manifested.
It is hoped that this interest will be maintained
during the whole year. ‘The officers are as
follows :
President oaoqaen geese = . Arrietta Snyder.
Vice-President .....+..+.+.-Zinnia P. Wood,
Treasurer sseevees Helen E, Pratt.
Secretary » : ...Elizabeth Newman.
Pianist ..... wee eeeee ...-»Ruth Forrest.
Wilbur Sprague.
Precentor ..+++ Beonien
ADELPHOI'S BANQUET.
Although on the evening of June 20, the ladies
of the Quintillian gave a most pleasing entertain-
ment in the Chapel; the gentlemen of the Adel-
phoi had another and even more pleasing enter-
tainment later in the evening.
This was in the shape of a banquet at the Ken-
more. A number of toasts, with Mr. Hunt as
toastmaster, musical and literary selections were
given, and the evening (?) passed most pleasantly.
THE WHEREABOUTS OF OUR OLD
FRIENDS.
N” IAN BECKWITH, teaching at Wassaic, N. Y.;
Fred. W. Brown, White Plains, N. Y.; Sarah E
Hawley, Corinth, N. Y.; Joy A. Reed, Greenwich, N.
Y.; Harriet W. Burton, Woodside, N. Y.; Jane Gilles-
pie, Hollis, N. Y.; L. Edith Holliday, Canaseraga, N.
Y.; Anna E. Husted, State Normal College; Hattie L.
Joslin, Whitehall, N. Y.; Josephine Keeney, Stillwater,
N. Y.; Charlotte E. Lansing, St. Agnes School; H. P.
Orchard, employed in the Custom House New York
city; Hazlett J. Risk, teaching at Susquehanna, Penn.;
Anna J. Robeson, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; Lena Sipley,
Evergreen, L. L; Julia M. Smith, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.;
Anna I, Thompson, Canandaigua, N. Y.: Katherine
Toohey, St. Mary's, Penn.; Marie Van Arsdale, New
York city; Jennie A. Wiley, Greenbush, N. Y.; Minnie
E, Waite, Norwich, N. Y.; Margaret Aitken, Atlanta,
Ga.; Carrie C. Balcom, Tarrytown, N. Y.; Maude N.
Beaudry, New Rochelle, N. Y.; Edna A. Bliss, War-
ren, Ohio; Sara F. Briggs, Lawrence Station, N. Y.;
Roberta M. Cochrane, Hudson, N. Y.; Louise M.
Coughtry, Jamaica, N. Y.; Elizabeth W. Courtney,
Newburgh, N. Y.; Ella M. De Witt, Johnstown, N. Y.;
Caroline Dunn, Shelter Island, N. Y.; Nellie S..Fish,
Warren, Ohio; Charlotte N. Howe, New York city;
‘Anna Hourigan, Glenville, N. Y.; Mary E. Hull, Ever-
green, L. 1; Aurelia Hyde, State Normal College;
Mervin Losey, Nassau, N. Y.; Margaret A. King,
Cairo, N. Y.; Mary L. Marsh, Coxsackie, N. Y.;
Agnes McCullough, Newburgh, N. Y.; Mary F.
Meagher, Croton Falls, N. Y.; May Miller, Utica, N
Y.; Mary J. Newman, White Plains, N. Y.; Jessie
Nims, Warren, Ohio; Cora B. Partridge, Manhasset,
N. Y.; Margaret E, Stevens, New Scotland, N. Y.;
Agnes Stow, Ballston, N. Y.; Augusta Williams,
Woodside, N. Y.; Ella M. Brigham, Troy, N. Y.;
Mary BE. Durkee, White Plains, N. Y.; W. H. Good,
Bath-on-Hudson, N. Y.; Rose M. Hamill, Utica, N.
Y.; Wm. A. McConnell, Rondout, N. Y.; Martha S.
Putnam, Pittsfield, Mass.; Katherine Romeyn, Kings-
ton, N. Y.; Mabel Overton, Long Island City; Florence
Van Duzer, Newburgh, N. Y.; Lodiski Williams,
White Plains, N. Y.; Alice M. Waldron, Rockaway
Beach, N. Y.; Jennie L. Arrison, N. Tonawanda, N.
Y.; Emma H. Charles, New Rochelle, N. Y.; Lillian
Foster, Castleton, N. Y.; Mary K. Pease, New
Rochelle, N. Y.; Grace Foster, Hollis, N. Y.; Bessie
M. Pulis, Troy, N. Y.
Io THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO.
PERSONALS.
Mss CADY called Sept. 6.
Mrs. Mann was at College Sept. rr.
Mr. Blessing, ’95, was with us Sept. 6.
Miss Brigham, ’93, visited College Sept. 6.
Miss Aitken, ’95, was in Albany Sept. 9-14.
Miss Alice Jones is teaching in Newcastle, Ky.
Miss Balcom,’95, visited Miss Boughton Sept. 11-16,
Miss Martin, ’95, visited the Kindergarten Sept. ro.
Miss Marietta Boughton, of Troy, called at College
Sept. 9.
Dr, Milne was at Hoosick Falls at an Institute, Friday,
Sept. 13.
James McTeague, our janitor, spent the summer in
Treland.
Mrs. D. A. Butts, of Denver, Col., visited Miss Deane,
96, Sept. 16.
Miss Stow, ’95, visited her sister, Miss Edith Stow,
. Sept. 13-16.
Prof. Sanford, of the Albany High School,
chapel Sept. 13.
Mr. Risk, president of the class of ’9s, was a welcome
visitor Sept. 6-7.
Mr. Rockefeller is once more among us after his ill-
ness of last spring.
Miss Raynor, who was a member of the class of ’96,
is teaching this year.
Miss Lansing, ’95, a teacher in St. Agnes School, was
at College Sept. 16.
Mrs. Charles, ’95, and Miss Foster, ’95, visited the
Kindergarten Sept. rr.
Miss Van Arsdale,’95, visited Misses Breakinridge
and Lyons Sept. 11-13.
Supt. Jas. K. Gatchell, ’93, of West Troy, called at
College Sept. 6, also Sept. 12.
Mrs, Collier, of Clinton, N. Y.,
her daughter, Miss Collier, ’97
Miss Ralph, 97, who left College last spring on ac-
count of illness, has returned.
Mr, Geo, Hanna, of Rochester, visited his sister, Miss
Jennie Hanna, ’96, Sept. 6-9.
Misses Sutherland and Sea, both of ’95, visited
the Kindergarten Sept. rr.
Rev. W. M. Brundage, of this city, was a visitor in the
Model Department Sept. 16.
Mr. C. A. Van Auken, who is teaching this year at
Selkirk, was at College Sept. 7.
Miss Eckert will not return to College this year owing
to severe trouble with her eyes.
Mr. Spicer, a member of the Ecuo staff in ’94, called
at the office Sept. 6. He is teaching at Riverhead, L. I.
Mrs. Reamer and daughter, from Waterloo, N. Y.,
spent the week of Sept. 16 with Miss Arrietta Snyder,
"96.
was at
spent Sept. 17 with
Miss Goodhue, of Newark, who left College last Feb-
ruary on account of illness, has returned to complete
her course.
Mr, Gage, who was a member of the Ecrio staff last
year and also president of the class of ’96, is attending
Union College.
Prof. Bothwell, of School No. 14, and Prof. Rockwell,
of School No. 11, and Prof. Benjamin, '60, of School
No. 2, visited College Sept. 12.
Miss Alice Bates, who was a member of the Ecuo
staff last year, is teaching near Schenectady, so will not
return to College this fall.
Miss Chrissey, ’96, returned to College a few days
late, remaining at home to attend her sister’s wedding.
Mr. Moore, ’96, because of a serious accident which
befell him while playing tennis during vacation, is
unable to return to College this fall.
ECHOES.
\\/ ELCOME back !
“ Keep off the grass.
Very large Glee Class.
How do you like teaching ?
163 new students this year! !
Sunburn is beginning to wear off.
Did you have a pleasant vacation?
We like that college pin we haven’t got,
Don’t forget the Normal Prayer Meeting.
Newburgh is well represented at the S. N. C.
How much have you written in your note books?
We offer our hand in friendly grasp to the new stu-
dents.
How many specimens did you bring back for “ Bug-
ology?”
We are glad to see so many college graduates among
us.
‘An unusually large attendance at the Model School
this year.
Now’s the time to éa/é about organizing a foot ball
team, young men!
It shows that we are progressing to add three new
members of the Faculty this year.
Dr. Milne was elected president of the New York
State Teacher’s Association last July for next year.
When we assembled in Chapel on our opening day,
we found one of our Faculty missing. We soon learned
that Prof. Bartlett would not be with us this year. He
has accepted the position of Principal of the Auburn
High School We are sorry to lose Prof. Bartlett, not
only those who were members of his classes, but many
to whom he was a faithful friend. All wish great suc-
cess in his new work.
While missing Prof. Bartlett we are very glad to wel-
come in his place Prof, Richardson, from Palmyra, N. Y,
THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO. 11
Prof. Richardson was formerly a student in Cam-
bridge, and also Prof. of Greek and Latin in Trinity
College. Lately he has been rector of Zion Episcopal
Church of Palmyra. He has already found many
friends here. We wish him also great success and are
glad to welcome him as a member of the Faculty of the
8, N.C.
My doctrine is to lay aside
Contention, and be satisfied;
Jest do your best, and praise or blame
‘That follows, that counts just the same.
T’ve allus noticed great success
Is mixed with troubles, more or less,
And its the man who does the best
That gits more kicks than all the rest.
James Wurrcoms RILEY.
DE ALUMNIS.
. Elizabeth Gibson visited College Sept. 6. She is
teaching in the public schools of Los Angeles,
Cal.
°74. Mrs. Sarah Van Auken Davidson and son were at
College Sept. 19.
"0, Mrs. Florence Snyder Nelson has returned to
College.
6
86. Miss Louie Coleman, ’86, Lavonne J. Cushman,
88, and Margaret M. Ruland, ’90, have accepted
positions to teach at New Rochelle,
’87. A. E. Barnes, who graduated at Union College in
"95, is teaching at Palatine Bridge, N. Y.
°89. To Mrs. Arene Wise Corwin, of Riverhead, N. Y.,
was recently born a daughter.
‘90. Miss Annabel Sherman, ’90, andMiss Cochrane are
to teach this year at Flushing, N. Y.
Richard Van Bensekon, of Union ‘94, called at
College Sept. 19. He is in the second year of
the Albany Medical College.
‘or. Miss Helen Randall was killed Aug. 10 by the
cars at Oneida, N. Y. We extend our hearty
sympathy to the bereaved friends.
‘92. Geo. P. Allen and Leon J. Cook have returned to
College to repeat the classical course.
‘93. A reception was given to Prof. Coburn at Kinder-
hook, N. Y. last spring. He had taught at that
place for the past two years and is now to leave
to the regret of his many friends.
To Mrs, Maria Henry Dawson was born, not long
since, a son.
J. K. Gatchell was appointed Superintendent of
the Public Schools of West Troy last month.
C. A. Woodard is to teach this year at Oyster Bay,
N.Y,
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
N R. VAN HOESEN, who was prevented from
AVL graduating last June on account of illness, has
returned to complete his course.
Mr. Hunt, a member of the High School last year,
called Sept. 5.
Mr. Moak, ’95, is to attend the Albany Medical Col-
lege this Fall.
Mr. George W. Humphreys expects to enter Yale
College this Fall.
We appreciate the ’95 clock and are continually
reminded of our old schoolmates as we hear its pleas-
ant tick.
A large number of the class of '95 have entered the
College this year, three of them having taken the Kin-
dergarten course,
Our High School has an unusually large attendance
this year, and the work starts out in a promising way.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
\ E CLIP the following from the School Bulletin’s
pages on the revision of school law: pages 10,
‘A new holiday is added, Lincoln’s birthday,
(Chap. 603.)
The 13th annual meeting of the State Council of Vil-
lage and City School Superintendents will meet at New-
burgh, October 16 to 18. President Montfort intends
to arrange on the last day for an excursion to West
Point, The commissioners meet at Oswego, Sept. 24-26,
35, 135:
Feb. 12.
Switzerland, whose schools are world-famous, has es-
tablished a system of “heat holidays,” by which schools
are dismissed whenever the temperature reaches a cer-
tain point. Educators there believe that better results
can be obtained in the end by relieving pupils of work
on the hottest days.
‘The governor of Maryland has senta circular letter to
the governors of other States, suggesting that on “ Flag
Day,” June 14, contributions should be made by school
children and others to the fund forthe erection of a suit-
able monument over the remains of Francis Scott Key,
author of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
‘Teachers bear the same relation to the mental appetite
that cooks do to the physical. Burned potatoes, raw
roasts and half cooked pastry are no more nauseating to
the physical appetite than burned mathematics, raw
grammar and half cooked history are to the mental appe-
tite. We need better mental cooks in our school rooms.
Our public schools should be the nurseries of pure
Americanism. Here should be taught—aye, to the exclu-
sion, if need be, of other studies now occupying atten-
tion—Ameérican History, the principles of our form of
12 THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO.
government as laid down in our Constitution and bills
of rights, the practical duties of citizenship, and the need
of their actual performance.
The first coining of money is attributed to Pheldon,
king of Argos, in the year 893 B.C. Coined money
was first used in Western Europe twenty-nine years be-
fore the opening of the Christian era. Gold was first
coined in England in the eleventh century, and the first
round coins were not made until one hundred years
later.
Music has been a part of the regular course in the
Minneapolis public schools for the last twenty years,
and to-day there are very few among the 30,000 pupils
who do not know something of music. Simple songs
are given to the smallest children, one song being made
up of the scale, which is thoroughly learned. By the
third grade rote-singing is dropped and the pupils begin
to learn by note—from charts containing some 200 ex-
ercises. In the second year accent is taken up. Each
new step is developed from knowledge already gained.
When books are taken up, syllables are used to aid the
pupils. Tests in theory are given four times each year.
During the session of the U. E. A. at Denver, the re-
presentatives of the following twenty-two educational
journals held several very pleasant meetings which re-
Sulted in the preliminary organization of the Educational
Press Association of America.
Paper. Postoffice.
American Teacher..........0660060 vee Boston, Mass
American School Board Journal......Milwaukee, Wis.
Colorado School Journal....... . Denver, Colo.
. New York, N. Y.
..Boston, Mass.
Dubuque, Iowa,
-Oak Park, Ill,
-Lansing, Mich.
Educational Review.
Education :
Iowa Normal Monthly.
Intelligence.......
Michigan Moderator...
New York School Journal. New York, N. ¥.
New England Journal of Education. ...Boston, Mass,
Northwestern Journal of Education......Lincoln, Neb.
Ohio Educational Monthly. -Columbus, Ohio,
Primary Education. ... ...Boston, Mass.
Popular Educator. ....Boston, Mass.
Public School Journal. -Bloomington, Ill.
Primary School. . New York, N. Y.
Pennsylvania School Journal. . Lancaster, Pa.
School Bulletin. -Syracuse, N. Y.
School Education Minneapolis, Minn.
School Review. -Hamilton, N. Y.
Teachers’ Institute... New York, N. Y.
Texas School Journal. Dallas, Texas.
Western School Journal. Topeka, Kansas.
Copies of some of these journals may be seen on our
Exchange Table.
COLLEGE NOTES
‘HE endowment of Smith College consists of $800,000.
in buildings and money.
The University of Pennsylvania is about to adopt the
dormitory system after having existed 4 years with-
out it.
Prof. Mark W. Harrington, who was recently dis-
missed from his position of Chief of the U. S. Weather
Bureau, has been chosen for the presidency of the Uni-
versity of Washington, at Seattle.
The State Normal College at Florence, Alabama,
which opened in 1873 with 50 from Florence, entered
this year 344, mostly mature persons and teachers, from
all parts of Alabama and other States.
“College” no longer a nick-name: Any university
institutions which are not carrying on a college depart-
ment, but which have the name college in their present
title are required to surrender their charters.
The State superintendent is now Charles R. Skinner,
LL. D. Colgate University did it. Among the honor-
ary degrees conferred by Union college, were LL. D.
upon Alice Freeman Palmer, formerly president of
Wellesley college, and also upon her husband, Professor
George Herbert Palmer, of Harvard college, and upon
Professor Root, of Hamilton college.
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
V E WELCOME the “Pacific Wave to our ex-
change table. Its cover is neatly decorated with
an ocean scene and views of the University of Wash-
ington, All of its articles are very interesting and
readable.
Speaking of long hair we might mention the fact that
a down-town barber whom we accosted for an “ad,”
said that University boys never patronize a barber.
They shave (?) themselves and never cut their hair.
Every spring they lay their heads on a car track and let
the car take it off, then cultivate another crop for the
next foot-ball season.
Papers devoted to the interests of teachers and pupils
are especially appreciated by us. The School Record,
which contains in its September number Dr, E. E.
White’s excellent lecture on ‘ Moral Instruction,”
Dr. H. Blankenhorn’s address upon “ Points We Con-
sider in Selecting a Teacher,” is among this number.
and
“What are the last teeth that come?” asked a teacher
of her class in physiology.
“False teeth, replied a boy who had just
waked up on the back seat.
mum,”
Society is inspiring; hard study is strengthening; but
occasional solitary reflecting is the balance wheel of
character.
7)
THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO. 13
‘The wind is whispering through the trees,
It murmurs soft and low;
It seems as though it said to me,
Say, how did you get through ?
In kindergartening, a little knowledge is a dangerous
thing. ‘‘A woman wrote to me,” said Miss Angeline
Brook, not long ago, “asking if she might visit my
school. I replied that we were always glad to have vis-
itors. She came the next day,and while I was showing
her around, said: ‘I am much interested, because I in-
tend to start a kindergarten myself next month.’ T
asked, ‘ Where have you been trained for the work ?’
“«“T expect to get my training here to-day.’
"T suggested that my teachers had studied two
years.
“«* Well,’ she said, ‘the lady who had the school I
mean to take, told me she never had but one lesson, and
that she never used that.’”
Do kittens that have been mauled and teased in their
infancy become maultese cats in their advanced age?
We paws fora reply.
Scene, word-analysis class; word, epidermis; pupil,
very like his definition: “Zi means through; dermis
means skin; Epidermis, one who skins through.”
Small boy: “ Say, pa, was Rome founded by Romeo?”
Father: “No, my son; it was Juliet who was found
dead by Romeo.”
What is the difference between a fixed star and a
comet? One is a sun and the other a “darter.”
We take great pleasure in perusing the pages of the
Indian Advocate, a paper edited by the Albany Indian
Association, and devoted entirely to the interests of the
Red Man,
Among our exchanges are the ZZ Monitor de la
Fiducacion Comun of Buenos Ayres, The Stranger of
North Bridgton, Me., and The Monthly Visitor of
Haverhill, Mass.
‘The following is a bit of advice given by the Zduca-
tional Gazette: Teachers, lend your books if you must;
give away your second suit of clothes if you find any
fellow teacher who needs it more; share your dinner
with a hungry friend at any time; but do draw the line
at your educational journal. Own ¢hat in its entirety,
and do not share it. Keep it always at your own elbow,
until the new month comes, and then place the old one
on file towards the beautiful volume you will have when
the year is ended. Tell all your friends to do the same
way.
“Tammany and Dr. Parkhurst,” by Lydia A. Fitch;
and “The Girl Who Triumphed,” by F. A. Reynolds,
are interesting articles which appear in the September
number of The Rockies Magazine,
REVIEWS.
“ Blements of Pedagogics,” by J. N. Patrick, treats of the ele
mentary principles of pedagogies and their application to practical
work.
‘The object of the book is not so much to speculate in psycho-
logical problems as to present the laws governing mental growth,
and how the principles of pedagogics can be applied to. school
work.
‘The matter is simply and concisely stated, and io such a manner
as to secure the interest of any thoughtful reader.
he book will be of special interest to teachers and educators.
©. W. Bardeen, publisher, Syracuse, N. Y..
“ Phe Sentence Method of Reading,” prepared by Farnham and
published by C. W. Bardeen, Syracuse, N. Y., is a record of the
inciples underlying the experiments instituted in the schools of
N. Y.to test the practicability of making the sent-
is of reading; and of the plans adopted as a result of
these experiments.
The book will be found helpful to teachers, and of interest to
others investigating along this line.
The asth Annual School Journal, New York & Chicago, contains
68 pages, and. is most handsomely. and” profusely ‘ilustrated,
“Course of Study and Correlation in Elementary Education,”
have been made the subject of a symposium Supt. C. B, Gilbert,
of St. Paul, presents a most suggestive plan of correlation; Prof,
Edward F. Buchner, of Yale University, treats the school curricu-
Jum in general; Dr. Frank McMurry, dean of the Buffalo Univer-
sity School of Pedagogy, brings a strong argument in favor of
literature and history as the central line of work in schools; Prof.
Bliss, of the New York University, treats concentration from the
experimental standpoint; Prof. H. #. Brown, of the University of
California, contributes valuable notes on the correlation of studies;
and Prot,'My V. O'Shea, of the State Normal School at, Mankato,
Minn., explains the meaning of correlation and concentration.
Hesides this, the theories of Dorpfeld and Gol, Parker on coucen:
tration are presented. An article that will create great stir in edu-
tational circles is that by Prof, Levi Seeley, of the State Normal
School at Trenton, N. J., on * Religion in the Common Schools.”
‘Another most interesting feature of the School Journal Annual
is a symposium on the National Educational Association. Mr. Zal-
mon Richards, the first president of the N, EK, A., is the author of.
the principal article, giving the object, history, aida summary of
the work of the organization. Dr. Harris contributes an article on
“The Main Function of the N. x “The Reports of the
Committee of Ten,” and ‘* Committee of Fifteen,” are also quite
fully explained,
There is also.a sketch given of the work of Prof. W. Rein, of the
University of Jena; a list of the pedagogical books of the year, an
article on A’ School Museum ‘as an ducational Laboratory,”
Programs for elementary and high schools, etc. ‘The School Jour-
hal, is published weekly at §2.50 a year,
Outlines of Psychology,’ is published by C. W. Bardeen, Syra-
cuse, N. Y.., and written by Henry G. Williams.
The work'is arranged to serve as a guide to students of Psychol-
ogy. Although it is not intended as a treatise on the subject, it
gives definitions and principles, and the facts of the science are
Glearly stated in their relations to each other, with suggestions for
further investigations.
Tt contains a systematic arrangement of questions and answers,
which is of great value to teachers and students.
A large space is given to the following subjects: “The History
of Education; “The New Pedagogies;” “How To Observe
Children.”
A list of works on Psychology and kindred topics has been pre-
pared, and includes the following: A full list of reference books,
Books'on the History of Education, American Education, Educa:
tion Abroad, Pedagogy, Biographies of noted educators, works on
Psychology, and periodicals which deal with the subject.
her and Parent is a book published by C. W. Bardeen,
Syracuse, N.Y , and written by Chas. Northend.
Init are discussed the object and importance of common schools,
the qualifications necessary to a successful teacher, and how she may
accomplish best results in school.
One chapter is devoted to each subject taught in the common
schools, Its value is discussed, and suggestions and methods for
teaching it given.
‘The book also treats of the duty of parents in procuring compe
tent teachers and judicious supervision as well as their relations
and duty to the teacher.
‘This book will be received with interest by all connected with, or
interested in, the common schools.
‘The trial of Superintendent Massey, of Virginia, ended July 27,
with a verdict acquitting Mr. Massey and the American Book Com*
pany of the charges of fraud and bribery, made by the Pilot Pub-
ishing Company,
14 THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO.
“ Elementary Greek Education,” by Frederick H. Lane, is pub-
lished by C. W. Bardeen, Syracuse, N. Tt contains much
valuable information, which is obtained from sources not accessible
to the average readér, He takes up the " Heroic Education; ”
“State Education;” “State Education at Sparta,” and “ State
Education at Athens.”
‘The author has written the book especially for the use of
teachers, and it will be found a very valuable addition to the
teacher’s library.
©. W. Bardeen, of Syracuse, publishes “A Working Manual on
American History,” written by Wm. H. Ma
‘The idea of the author is that " History is the connected growth
of ideas and institutions, and that as such it should be studied and
taught.”
In accordance with this idea is given an outline of events iva
logical order so that, with the aid of the references given, the rela
tion of each event to those preceding it and to those following it
may be traced.
Excellent material for original investigation is furnished in a list
of documents which begin with the colonial period. Suggestions
are also given as to how these documents should be studied.
‘The stiidents are led all through the work to see the true Felation
between cause and effect, and those teachers who desire that their
pupils shall enter the spirit of the work will find a valuable aid in
this book.
Lippincott's Magazine for September, 1895, opens with a com-
plete novel, ‘A Case in Equity,” by Francs Lynde, Following
this Chas. Stuart Pratt relates ina very interesting way the history
of “Napoleon” and the Regent Diamond, Susie M. Best contri-
butes a touching pocm, Phantasmagoria, ‘The next is a fascinating
story," How the La Rue Stakes were Lost,” by Chas. Newton
Hood, This is followed by an article on the work of " Moliere,”
by Ellen (Duvall, and Calyin Dill Wilson gives a great deal of
information on Crabbing.” The next is a‘ Couplet,”” rie
Blake Morgan. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in her highly entertaining
way, writes on The Literary Woman at the Picnic.” We next
noti¢e a beautiful poem, "The Hidden Life,” by Clarence Hawks.
‘The next is an interesting tale, “ Hidden Mists,” by Julien Gordon,
Edward Fuller has a sharp’article on the “Decadent Drama,”
which is followed by “ The Weaver,” Roberts. In
Wie nici: olowns “te Gioia ome menutan” Gd eed
y Elizabeth Ferguson Seat, and Lawrence describes "The Rise
and Progress of Clubs." Helen Fraser Lovett in ‘A. Mute
lion” gives a revised version of a classic fairy tale, and in con-
clusion the latest books are mentioned and described.
‘The September number of the North American Review presents
a table of contents wide in range and most authoritatively treated.
‘The opening article is by the Right Rev. Wm Croswell Doane,
Bishop of Albany, who forcibly illustrates Why Women do not
Want the Ballot." Admiral P. H. Colomb, of the Royal Navy,
dee ihe yoiten ths Ducuel™ ule in Ckon a
cences of Prof, Huxley,” Sir William H. Flower throws a charm-
ing light upon the private life of the great scientist, “' The Christian.
Endeavor Movement,” js prominently brought before the public by
the Rev. Francis E. Clarke, D. D., the President of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor, and in a thoughtful paper entitled
“Trend of National Progress,” Prof. R. H. Thurston, of Cornell
University, asserts that the tendency of our own nation'is toward a
future of large and well distributed wealth, culture and content.
Henry Farquhar, Assistant Statistician of the Agricultural Depart:
ment) writes interestingly of ‘* Crop Conditions and Prospects,
Max O’Rell very wittily gives his opinion of “ The Petty Tyrants
of America,” and Bdward W. Blytien, Liberian Minister to the
Gourt of St James, eloquently dwellf upon," The African Pro-
blem.” ‘The Hon. James H. Hekels, Comptrolier of the Currency,
writes hopefully of “ Our Reviving Business,” while in “A Brush
with the Bannocks” Major-General Nelson A. Miles, a
favors the Regéew with a chapter from the advance sheets of his
book “From New England to the Golden Gate,” soon to be pub-
lished by The Werner Company, of Chicago.’ The ninth instal-
ment of the “ Personal History of the Second Empire,” by Albert
D. Vandam, deals with the “Intrigue aud Corruption” of that
eventful period. The Situation in Cuba” is described by Senor
Don Segundo Alvarez, late Mayor of Havana, who, of course,
views affairs from a governmental standpoint. important
Contribution to the political literature of the day is that on "The
Outlook for Ireland,” by the Right Hon. the Earl of Crewe (Lord
Houghton), late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under. the recent
Liberal party. Other topics admirably considered are: "St.
Anthony's Bread,” by Charles Robinson; “Then and Now,” by
Edward P. Jackson, and "" Country Roads and Trolleys,” by John
Gilmer Speed.
Among the " topics of the times” reviewed in the editorial de-
partment of the September Review of Reviews the recent conven-
tion of the Catholic Total Abstinence, Union in New York city,
a's abolition of private saloons, the Atlanta Exposition, the
dedication of the miliaty park a¢ Chickamauga, the Noriiseld
Conference, the New Puritanism’’ in politics, the massacres in
China, the extent of the Liberal reverse in Great Britain, and the
Cuban revolution receive extended treatment.
It also contains the following articles: Mr, BV. Smalley dis-
cusses the problem of deep water communication between the
Great Lakes and the Atlantic, ‘The important function of wind as
a motive power is brought out by Frank Waldo.
A brief account of the developments in electrical power trans-
mission with which the name of Nikola Tesla is associated, is also
given,
Mr. Arthur Vaughn Abbott, C. , contributes an illustrated
article on "Industrial Niagara,” describing the remarkable enter
brige of the Cataract Construction Company at the falls
‘The Careless Construction and Willful Destruction of Build
ings” is the title of an article by Louis Windmiller,
D. McCarc, in the Canadian Magazine, laments in
tuneful verse the revelations of the scientist with his
microscope. His song is of the microbe. We will
sing the first two and last two stanzas:
Oh leave me, Science, let me sleep
And turn my face unto the wall;
V’ve nothing now to guard or keep,
You've left me bankrupt, taken all.
My breakfast waits, I dare not look;
You've spread o'er all your spawn and fry
I can’t dislodge by hook or crook,—
There's nothing left me but to die.
Took and long for vanished faith;
It won't return —you stand between,
And cover with your scum and skaith,
My beef and bacon, dry and green.
You're omnipresent, that’s enough —
Have lien and mortgage, interest high,
On puffy paste, and pastry puff,
On lemon tart, and pumpkin pie.
* * * * * *
We thought, Ah well! what matter how
We thought or felt, in part or whole,
Since Right or Wrong or Conscience now,
Is but some microbe in the soul! —
We thought that strain from viol or lute,
Were spirit notes of higher things.
Alas! t'was but some gay galoot,
That kicked and hopped among the strings.
We thought a spirit dwelt in song,
And joy behind a maiden’s laugh,—
That God mayhap touched poet’s tongue,
More than the soulless phonograph.
Oh leave me, Science! let me sleep
And turn my face unto the wall,
I’ve nothing now to guard or keep;—
You've left me bankrupt, taken all!
What is mind? No matter.
What is matter? Never mind.
What is the nature of the soul? That is immaterial.
!
THE NORMAL COLLEGE ECHO. 15
Mr. SwinsurnE contributes to the Wineteenth Century
some spirited verses on Cromwell’s statue. The grant
for the statue was refused on June 17, and three days
later Mr. Swinburne indited this poem of eight verses.
The following two verses will give our readers the note
of the poem:
There needs no witness graven on stone or steel
For one whose work bids fame bow down and kneel;
Our man of men, whose time-commanding name
Speaks England, and proclaims her commonweal.
The enthroned republic from her kinglier throne
Spake, and her speech was Cromwell’s. Earth has known
No lordlier presence. How should Cromwell stand
By kinglets and by queenlings hewn in stone?
In the Leisure Hour there are four pleasant little
stanzas by Elsa D’Esterre Keeling, which are an agree-
able contrast to most of the verse written nowadays:
Spring came to me, in childhood, long ago,
And said, “ Pick violets; they're at thy feet.”
And I fill’d all my pinafore, and O,
They smelt most sweet!
Next, Summer came, in girlhood, long ago,
And said, “Pick roses, they are everywhere.”
EAnd I made garlands out of them, and O,
They were most fair!
{Then Autumn came, in womanhood, you know,
And said, ‘The apples garner; it is late.”
And I filled wagons with their load, and O,
My store was great!
Last, Winter comes; for Eld has brought its snow,
‘And says, “ Sit quiet, shelter’d from the storm.”
And I sit in my easy chair, and O,
The hearth how warm!
Readings from the Old English Dramatists, By Cather-
ine Mary Reignolds- Winslow. Two vols., r2mo.
Pp. 699. Boston: Lee & Shepard. $3.50.
This work would by no means satisfy a close student of English
literature, but it may be commended to the general reader inter-
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is just now being paid. Mrs. Winslow gives a large number of
selected scenes from typical dramatic productions from the time of
the fifteenth century masques and miracle plays to Sheridan’s
“School for Scandal,” with comments upon authors, scenes and
characters. John Heywood, Lyly, Marlowe, Jonson, Beaumont
and Fletcher, Massinger, Farquhar ‘and Goldsmith are among the
authors studied. ‘The two volumes, therefore, offer an intelligible
survey of the development.of the English drama throughout the
most important portion of its history. Much of the material has
been used in lectures before student audiences. The publishers
have given the work an appropriate appearance.
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