Normal Commencement

Tbe program for commencement Week at the Normal i as follows: Fridaï, June 19. First concert of ('onscrvatory oí Music, - " - 7:30p. m. BdndayJ June 21 Meeting of Christian Associatiou, 3:00 p. m. Baccalaureate Addreaa, - 7 :30 p. ru. MONDAY, Jr.VE 22. Junior Class-Day Exercises, - 2:30 p. m. Seeond concert of Conservatory of Music, - - - 7:30p. m. Tuesdav, Jdne 23. Closing exercises of Training School, 9:30 a. m. Senior Class-Day Exercises, - 2:30p. m. Meeting of Alumni. Oration by W. C. Hewitt. '8ï, Supt. of Schools, Three Rivers, -Uien., - 7:30 p. m. Wbdnxsday, Jamt 24. Commencement Exercises, - 9:30 a. m, All the foregoing exereises will be held in the Normal school hall. The alumni of the Normal school are invited to a commencement dinner, and can procure tickets on commencement day in Room Xo. 2. The dinner will lie served in Room No. ." at the close ui the exrrcises. Prlce Of tickets, 50 cents. Just ponder fever tliis a littlc and see il it not trae: "One of the first questions asked by people who think of coming to ia town to live is, What kind of schools do you have? If the schools are mot good, people will go to other places. Thlfl is me ol the canses ol abandoned farms. People are leavtag' the country towns in aearch of lietter schools. Paréate do not take the interest In schools they should. Very few of the párente ever vlait the school, The teacher, seeiog thlg lack of interest, does not do the work she otharwiee would. The puplls also think it does not matter whether they leam or not and so the school does not amount to mueh. Tlie párente l.-iy 'the Wame on the teacher when ■they are more to lilame themselves. Let paronts awake to the advantages f ïrequeintly visiting the sehoolroom and take an Interest in the work done and. we will have better schools, better towns. fewer deeerted farms and lese grumbling all around."' Some farmers may possibly, get raad at the ljit of good, sound, coinnion sense that folloWB, luit they onght not to do so: '-If farmers would devote more of their time to tarmtng and less to talking politica and crying hard times, raise tlie graln they feed and more, produce first-elass producís and hunt up a good market, there would be less crying of hard times and that farming doesn't pay. Some farmera think that they can buy their corn cheaper than they could raise it that : does not pny to feed graln to eows ■n uiake butter in winter, that a load of manure made from straw is just as good nsono made from grain, and yet their manure is thrown out at a window to remain through the winter and no absorbent used to save the liquid., Such men may drive a silver plated liarness and top bujtgy to town four days in the week with no particular buisness only to hear the news and pet a drink of tanglefoot. With them farming does not pay. Eternal vigilance and elbow grease, with a good nprinkling of brains, is very essential to make tarmlng pay, or in f act any other occupation."