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THE RIMROCK ECHO Page Five President's Corner The Montana Education Associa- tion is here for its first meeting in our new building. It is very appro- priate that our own Mr. Abbott is president of the association for this meeting. The keynote of the convention as stated by him is \The School and Life.\ As we look back on the develop- ment of education we find some funny things. At Oxford, not so long ago, gentlemen were reminded that they were expected to wear dark coats in chapel—or be counted absent. Also for examinations, can- didates must wear dark coats and white ties. The regulations imposed upon students indicated that the stu- dents were supposed to have no practical sense at all. They were in school, not in life. The modern shift is toward a un- ion of school and life—or rather a conscious attempt to make school what it has always been, a part of life. Each individual, under our system, lives in three ages—the home age of play, the school age of play and work, and the earning age of work. Modern philosophy insists that these ages should dovetail together, that they should all be a part of the same thing—life. The walls of sepa- ration between these ages are, like the Great Wall of China, slowly disintegrating. Let us hasten the process. Miss Nourse Will Give Eurythmic Exhibition On Friday morning at 9 o'clock, in room 310, nine girls will appear in an eurhythmic exhibition, under the supervision of Miss Ruth Nourse, for the benefit of the music section of the M. E. A. Those participating are Pauline Cross, Marilyn Duell, Alice Enevoldsen, Joyce Loucks, Clara Pust, Helen Swan, Geraldine Swanson, Ada Thompson, and Ruth Toothaker. Eurhythmics is a kind of dancing based on musical patterns and used in the study of musical rhythm and phrasing. HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS In high school, when you re- ceived your first letter or award for participation in the extra- curricular activities, you imme- diately had it sewed on a sweater so that all the world might see and envy. A very commendable spirit—you had earned your let- ter. But now you are through with high school. Here at E. M. S. N. S. no one particularly cares if you were a four-stripe man in dear old Podunk. You have be- come a part of an institution of higher education; therefore, the awards and letters to wear here are the ones you earn here. 'Dis- card your high school letter and apply the patience and industry which helped you to earn it to active participation in the activ- ities of E. M. S. N. S. Under the supervision of Mr. Bjor- gum, nine N. Y. A. students of E. M. S. N. S. are constructing a 9x12 addition on the south side of the men's present locker room. This addition is to be used only for show- ers and is being built because the original shower system has proven inadequate. The new room is to have a venti- lator and a skylight, thus insuring healthful conditions. It is to have eight showers while the old had only four. The drainage system will also be a great improvement as both the new four-inch and the old two-inch drains are to be utilized. The work is being hastened in the hope of completing it this week. The following students have taken part in the work: Lamers, Toohey, Holmes, Saunders, Patterson, Olson, Smith, Stiffler, and Wagner. Stuber Keeps the Keys Keys! Keys! Keys! 600 keys, in fact, are necessary to help us into and out of the Eastern Montana State Normal School. When the reporter interviewed Mr. Stuber she had the idea that he probably packed around a ring of keys similar to that carried by the warden of a jail. She found that even though he didn't carry around all of the 600 keys, he had charge of them. In fact, Mr. Stuber only car- ries two keys which will let him into any door in the building except the new door near the boys' show- ers. \You don't think this is a very modern building, do you?\ Mr. Stu- ber remarked. Then he went on to tell the reporter how the keys are kept track of. There are three drawers of files in which the keys are arranged on panels. In all, there are 16 panels, and each panel has 11 hooks. Orig- inally, each hook carried three keys —so figure it out. There are 528 keys in all on the panels. Keys for outside doors which are kept on a ring bring the total to 600. Keys for the ventilator, bulletin board, files, switchboard, lights, panic bolts and the fire alarm are all carried around by Mr. Stuber. Whenever a key is taken from a hook it is replaced by a tag on which is the name of the person who took the key and the number of the key. The arrangement of each panel is kept track of in a reference book carried by Mr. Stuber. In fact, the reporter decided that almost every- thing is carried by Mr. Stuber. Locks used are of two types. The mortise, or big key type used on closets and unimportant doors, and the cylinder locks on all the main doors. Every cylinder has a differ-, ent number and key, and each key carries a number. After all, a key is rather impor- tant to our everyday modern life. For instance, what would the Em- pire State building do without that useful bit of metal? . . . But why go into that! A compliment is like perfume, to be inhaled, not swallowed. • Former Student Has Interesting Position \Peanuts popcorn, candy, chew- ing gum and pop!\ is the tune to which Charles Fellows teaches his pupils. \Heave! ho! and down it comes!\ and the teacher, pupils and school move on to the next town, never staying one place long enough to get tired of it. \Popcorn five cents a bag! Three times three is six. Right this way, folks, for your bag of popcorn. Fresh buttered pop- corn right this way, only a nickel, five cents! Now, children, we will study our history. Johnny, who dis- covered America? Five cents buys you a lovely bag of popcorn! Right over here, folks! Columbus is right, ,..Tohnny. Dick, what year did Co- lumbus discover America? Delicious fresh buttered popcorn right here for only five pennies, one nickel. yes, ma'am, one bag? Five cents, please. Yes sir, two bags with lots of butter. That will be 1492, sir, oh—er, I mean ten cents. Yes sir, thank you, sir.\ About like this run the daily com- ments of Charles Fellows, who at- tended E. M. S. N. S. last year, as he carries on his duties as teacher to the six children accompanying the Polack Brothers Circus. He teaches the children during the day and has charge of the popcorn stand during the evening performance. He will accompany the circus on their travels this winter and will likely encounter many interesting and ed- ucating experiences. Man or Mouse The seven offices of the Senior Class are filled by six men and one woman. It seems that the men rate pretty high, considering the way they are outnumbered by the fairer sex in this school. The lone girl, Esther Epperson, has the position of secretary and treasurer. The women are proud of the fact that they had courage enough to elect at least one who could represent the point of view of the under-rated majority. Does tra- dition hold that the majority rules in the school? The roster of senior officers would dictate the answer, \No!\ INITIATE NINE GIRLS Monday night, October 26, at a special meeting of the W. A. A., nine first year girls were initiated and admitted to full membership, after having earned two points in sport. Most of the girls won the points by two five-mile hikes under the management of a W. A. A. member. Those who were initiated are: Delight Bruce, Rapelje; Genevieve Brunkhorst, Columbus; Beatrice Hall, Baker; Helen Balich, Klein; Phyllis Lumley, Red Lodge; Anna Nordahl, Wheat Basin; Evelyn Ten- delon, Livingston; and Mary Maxon and Eleanor Tenney, Billings. Under the supervision of Miss Marjorie Stevenson of the Normal School, 41 student nurses from St. Vincent Hospital are taking a course in gymnastics, games, and folk danc- ing. They meet every Monday night at 7 o'clock. Throckmorton Speaks Introducing myself, the honorable Throckmarton, world famous gossip monger, closet rummager, keyhole artist, eavesdropper, and most de- spised commentator. Libel suits be referred to my attorney, John B. Shyster, on Wednesdays and Fridays between one and four ante merid- ian. The professor that said, \Most mothers send their daughters to col- lege to get married, anyway, so why pass them\ isn't teaching in a nor- mal school, I bet. When the N. Y. A. boys dig a ditch and fill it up without using it, I am reminded of Devil's Island, where the prisoners carry pails of water from one side of the island and empty them on the other side. Attention, Oscar's tumblers! Insur- ance rates on professional tumblers are higher than rates on aviators. Which reminds me that the de- pression has popularized a new type of insurance—against twins. Pegasus scratched his neck Stamped his hoof and with An indignant, ill-humored kick, Snorted, \I'm a myth.\ The present campaign has so filled the air with mud and printer's ink that a respectable gangster can't even make the first page. Mr. Stuber need not be surprised if he receives a petition from the senior boys asking him to arrange the schedule so more freshman girls are in senior class. Notre Dame had its William Shake- speare—which is literature and old fashioned—and we have our Betsy Ross—which is patriotic and—judg- ing from the peopre's tolerance of corrupt politics—old fashioned, too. If Miss Nourse were asked what letter came after Q she would un- doubtedly say \Ah.\ If a few students that are monop- olizing Mr. Abbott's old tests were to share them with the rest of the students in the class I wonder how Mr. Abbott would put a whole class of perfect scores on a grade curve. Who would be the \A\ students? Shunk Addresses Club Mr. Shunk spoke at the initial meeting of the Garden Club, Octo- ber 8, using for his subject \Annual Weed Grasses.\ The meeting was held in Room 304 of the Normal building. Mr. Shunk has been spon- sor of the Garden Club for several years. The freshman girl who complained that this school is more like high school than college hasn't yet felt the sting of Mr. Shunk's tests or Miss Nourse's \F's.\ N. Y. A. BOYS BUILD NEW SHOWER ROOM
