April-Prof. H. I. Tryon, New Rochelle. You will find their respective addresses upon the front page. In order to make this a success it is absolutely necessary that any and all alumni living in the surrounding states should act with your representative. I will quote from a letter of Mr. Crane, as that seems to express the idea exactly: "Anybody or girl, man or woman who lives or boards around in New England, will hear something to his or her advantage by sending his or her name and address to the undersigned, providing he or she graduated from or attended the P. N. S. during his or her past life. JEROME A. CRANE, 50 Washington St., Boston, Mass. "I understand that during March I shall virtually be your editor. I shall have the whip hand. I shall say my say and if perchance, my writings savor of sarsaparilla and other spring medicines, you will have to bear p under it." There should be a certain local pride in ali thus "around" to see that their editor is properly cared for. Please consider this an individual appeal. I also anex an editorial by "Father" Wagner that is to the point. Our Associate Editors. Our readers will notice that by action of the Alumni Association at its regular meeting held in Potsdam last June, the editorial staff of this Magazine has been greatly enlarged. In addition to the betterment of the Magazine the authors of this new movement had two objects in view, first to relieve the editors-in-chief of some of the burden resting upon them and, second, to have an official representative of the Magazine in every section of the country. The scheme contemplates that our associate editors shall incur no responsibility and assume no bur den during the entire year, other than to prepare for the one issue of the Magazine at such time as shall be most agreeable. Should our associates see fit to invite certain of their friends to co-operate with them, and we hope they may, in the discussion of any subject, we should look for a series of short articles in each number of unusual interest. The scheme we have outlined may fail, but this we know, that of all our alumni none are more loyal or more capable than those who have been chosen to aid us in making the Normal Magazine this year brighter and in every way better than ever before. Remember. That if you have changed your address you must notify Miss Norris at once. That we want our usual Christmas letters for our Christmas greeting-some early I know-but we want them on time and a lot of them. Do not delay them. That our advertisers should be patronized by all of our readers. They are loyal to us, let us reciprocate. That you are a part of this Magazine. Keep us informed as to where you are, what you are doing, who is with you, where Mary and John are, and any other news in our line. Send us anything you consider of interest to the alumni. John F. Quigley. Those of the elders who knew John in the happy days of youth will be pleased to read of the delightful reception given him recently, as told by the New York Star: "A delightful event took place at St. Mary's Lyceum Friday night. It took the form of a reception to Mr. John F. Quigley, Principal of School No. 1. "Mr. Quigley has just returned from a visit to the 'ould country' and the occasion was taken advantage of to honor the country so dear to all its sons and daughters and at the same time to show to Mr. Quigley how greatly he is admired by his hosts of friends in Long Island City and vicinity. "Mr. Quigley is one of the leading members of St. Mary's Glee Club and its musical director. "When a certain part of the program was reached Mr. John Delany took the floor and made an admirable speech. He paid an eloquent tribute to Mr. Quigley and as he spoke he drew aside the drapery around a picture of the gentleman which was standing on a table and a beautiful solid silver loving cup was displayed to the astonished eyes of Mr. Quigley. In the most happy manner Mr. Delany formally presented the splendid token of regard to Mr. Quigley. The recipient of the handsome gift was completely overcome and he could scarcely voice his thanks to his friends. The cup is suitably engraved and is a fine specimen of the silversmith's art." Our Future. The following excerpts from letters of some of our Associate Editors will give you an idea of what there is in store for us: My Dear Mr. Cubley: 50 Washington St., Boston, Mass. I am in receipt of your letter asking me to choose a month during the coming school year, in which I will print, write or indite, or cause to be printed, written or indited, a goodly share of the literature which appears in The Normal Magazine. I plead guilty to the inference that I have been remiss in my duties and agree to expiate my crime by inflicting upon the readers of your usually interesting publication several pages of alleged wisdom for the month of March, Fraternally, JEROME A. CRANE. 1013 Green St., San Francisco, Cal. My Dear Mr. Cubley: The plan decided upon at the Alumni business meeting seems to me to be an excellent one. Mr. Wagner's suggestion that the "Associate Editors need feel no responsibility except for the one month" contains a world of sarcasm, well deserved, for how many of us have ever felt concerned in the slightest degree, as to the work a few faithful ones are doing, and have been doing, for years. I have recently had delightful visits with Mr. Burt and Mr. Scruton, as they were returning to the Philippines, and I feel more in touch with the dear old Normal, after having personally seen two of its representatives. I am hoping to be in Potsdam next June, but hardly dare make any plans as yet, for fear of a disappointment. Very cordially, My Dear Mr. Cubley: EDITH LOUISE O'BRIEN. Spelman Seminary, Atlanta, Ga. Although I greatly fear that I may make a failure of my part in the Southern number of the Magazine, still there are those in this vicinity from whom I think many would be interested to hear. I shall gladly undertake the work for any month you may suggest excepting Nov. or May. Very sincerely yours, Dear Friend: EDITH V. BRILL, New Rochelle, N. Y. Yours at hand and your request taken into consideration. I will do what I can to help you out with the March number of the Magazine. Very truly, Lemuel-Paw, what is a talking machine made of? Father-Well, the first one was made out of a rib.-Chicago News. Dear Cubley: The Technical School, Cincinnati, O. I think likely I should take the January issue. but I realize it is somewhat of a task to make the issue following "Xmas number" a big success. I shall immediately write Miss Curtis for names of people who reside in this vicinity and begin work. Everything is moving in "Tech", even to its principal. I have been exceptionally busy of late, with "official work", all kinds from the safe launching of a foot ball team to the persuading of a committee of ten University Professors to think as I did, after once having voted down my proposition. I will do my best to help you in the Magazine work. Fraternally yours, Village Items. Prof. Simpson, who so long held down the principalship of No. 8, has taken up his duties as principal at West Carthage. Prof. Roberts of Syracuse University is his successor. Potsdam now has its steamboat ramble among the islands. Hiram H. Swift has placed upon the river a launch so that one can have a three mile excursion among the thousand islands of Potsdam and all for 25 cents. The School of Technology opened this year with a freshman class of about thirty. The institution is prospering and the graduates are exceptionally fortunate in their locations, some of them having already attained prominence in their line of work. Our friend, Editor Swan, seems to be well adapted for his new task. It is generally supposed you cannot make much out of a school teacher but a school teacher, but Fred appears to have other "makeable" qualities in him. His shop appears to be busy and his paper is"Well, pretty good for Tupper Lake." |