Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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Bremen and Cologne tln the May number of the Spectator was begun Il series of articles by the author of the following on a tour through Germany. These articles will be continued in the Spectator throughout the yenr.- Edj N Monday, July 13, 1903, we arrived at Bremerhafen after having been on the water for eleven days. When we entered the harbor the tide was out and this left the water too shallow for the steamer to come up to the dock. A tender soon came, and to this the mail, passengers, and baggage were transferred. The weather was very damp and disagreeable, and, to make things worse, it began to rain. The people, with a few excep- tions, myself one of them, soon went below in the cabin and stayed there until we drew near the pier. The boat was moored, the gang-plank thrown out, and then came the rush to set foot on solid land. After landing we went into the custom house and there had the ,suit-case examined. This took but a few minutes, as the in- spector simply put his hand among the clothes and then placed his trade-mark on the side. One must truly blush for shame at our own methods of inspection when he compares them with those of European nations. I recall one instance in particular when we went to Innsbruck, where the Austrian officer placed his lable of inspection upon my case before he had seen what was in it. But I must continue my journey. After the inspection had been completed we went to the waiting room and had a light lunch. At 11:30 the train left, and after two hours riding we reached the city of Bremen. The scenery thoughout the journey was interestingg on both sides we saw Holstein cattle grazing, the gardens were flourishing and peat beds were being worked. Upon our arrival we at once started for a hotel and had dinner. ln the afternoon we took a cab, and, after riding around for two hours, saw many of the places of interest and marked the location of others which we wished to examine more carefully. 2 THE SPECTATOR One of the interesting places was, as you might expect, the Rathskeller. This famous cellar contains wine from the year 1620, and much more wine of later times. As customary, the visitor takes a glass, be he thirsty or not, simply to say he has drunk there. After wandering about the place for a short time we started to see more of the town. On our walk we saw the Rolands Monu- ment, erected in remembrance of the faithful friend of Charlemagne, and which dates back 300 years. The thing, however, which appealed most to me was the Dom or cathedral. This building was began in 1105 but was not completed until several centuries after. ln it is one of the most remarkable rooms in existence, the Bleikeller or lead cellar, which I visited. Four hundred and eighty years ago, while working on the roof, a carpenter fell to the ground and was killed, and soon after buried in a cellar near by. Ten years later, workmen, while digging over his grave, brought his body to light and it was noticed that he had simply dried out, his skin being like leather. The cathe- dral was at that time being extended over this spot, and it was decided that a room should be built here. Other bodies were placed here, and the same results were noticed, and at present we Hnd about eight bodies in this room. A cat and several birds in like condition are also here, but notwithstanding this we rind no obnoxious odors. After we had examined the cellar we walked about the church and then returned to the hotel. That afternoon we started for Hanover, and arrived there about six o'clock. I was at the time laid up with a cold, and did not go out that evening. The next morn- ing we rode about the city for an hour, and then returned to the hotel. The city has few beautiful features except its location, but near it we find Hameln on the Weser, famed for the story so marvelously told by Browning, and, to make it appear truer than fiction, we here find the Rat- catcher's l-louse. At 2 o'clock we started for Biedenkopf and, after chang- ing cars twice and a four-hours' ride, arrived at our destin- ation. Biedenkopf is but a village, and one would not ex- pect t0 See many Hne buildings 3 but in the surrounding for- THE SPECTATOR 3 ests we Hnd many beautiful shady and moss-covered walks. Throughout these forests, the dead twigs and branches are gathered by the peasants, and thus a walk through them is a real pleasure, for we hnd no underbrush in which to entangle ourselves. Pine cones, which vary in length from four to six inches, are used to make Hre, and thus every part of the tree is used. The object of our visit to this village was chiefly to see friends and rest ourselves for what was to come. This place, however, is of interest to some of us, as it is the birthplace of many of the early citizens of Johns- town. After remaining here a week we started for Cologne. On our trip to that city we passed through fourteen tunnels and also saw how the German forests were planted. On one hill we saw young trees, or rather bushes, about two feet high 5 on the next hill, the trees were about five or six feet in height. As I passed the various hills I noted the growth until I came to the tree in its natural state. Finally, after a ride of about six hours, we arrived at Cologne and, after leaving our luggage at a hotel, went out to see part of the town. Of all the cities on the Rhine, Cologne is the wealthiest and most renowned. lt has played quite a role even in Ro- man history. Here Trajan received the summons to assume the imperial purple. Here Vitellus and Silvanus were proclaimed emperors, and here the latter was murdered by one of his cohorts. Here also, in the camp of Germanicus, was born Agripplna, the mother of Nero, and she, retaining an affection for her birthplace, sent here in after years a colony of Roman veterans, and gave it her name, Colonia Agrippina, whence comes the modern name, Cologne. Having but a short time to see the place, we at once engaged a cab and viewed the principal buildings and thor- oughfares. The city contains many old and unique build- ings, two of which I noticed dated from 1557 and 1601. Another house, however, was of greater interest to me, for two stone horse heads appeared at the upper windows. Long ago, as the legend goes, the wife of a young nobleman became ill and fell into a trance which resembled death. She was buried, and on the night of her interment a monk went to her tomb to secure a precious ring which she wore, l 4 THE SPECTATOR -? 77.7 fr .YY 41--,f As he bent over the corpse to draw the ring from her finger, he saw her slowly rise. Terror-stricken he fled, and she slowly made her way to her home and knocked loudly at the door. The mourning knight was aroused from his sleep by the appearance of his frightened servants, who said his wiie wished admittance. He gazed at them in wonder and said that he would rather believe that his horses were graz- ing out of the attic windows than believe their idle tale. No sooner had he uttered these words than he heard a heavy tramping of hoofs along the stairs overhead, and, thus convinced, rushed to the door and at once bid his wife enter. To commemorate this event he had stone heads carved and placed them at the windows, through which his steeds looked when his newly risen wife was waiting at the door for readmittance to his house and heart. They remain there to-day. The main feature of our drive was, as you might sup- pose, the cathedral, the second highest in the world and the most beautiful and imposing piece of gothic architec- ture ever built. We were inside only afew minutes and saw little of the interior. Over the three front entrances we Gnd representations of various saints and bishops, and above these rise the two great spires. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1248 and the work contin- ued till 1437. From that time the progress of the construc- tion stopped until 1827, when the restoration began. On Sept. 4, 1842, the foundation stone for its continuation was laid, and twenty-one years later the interior was finished. In 1880 the building was entirely completed, and the inaug- uration took place on the 15th and 16th of October, when the last stone was placed in its position amid impressive ceremonies, in the presence of old Emperor William and nearly all the princes of Germany. Its towers reach an altitude of 511 feet. The nave is 145 feet from Hoof to roof. lt is impossible to gaze on certain parts of either the interior or exterior of this stupendous structure without feeling well-nigh crushed by the overpowering realization of the sublime. After seeing the cathedral we went to the ho- tel and secured a good ship, turning out early the next morning, as we wished to take a trip up the Rhine with a steamer which was to leave at 8:15. G. S., 'o5'. THE SPECTATOR Man an? Nature O'er the things of earth in nature Man has somewhat of controlg Year by year his mighty armies New undreamed-of powers enroll. Wind and water, nature's weapons, To his hand have been inclinedg E'en the swift and mystic lightning By his skill has been connned. And the evanescent sunbeam, Goal of every infant's dream, Thru the force of man's persistence, Makes to tlow a living stream That transforms the barren desert: Stately trees in splendor rise, Underneath whose shadows nestle Oases of Paradise. But 'tis not without contention That man thus extends his way: Shattered armies, battered outworks, Mark the progress of the fray. For old nature's powers titanic, On this curious mundane sphere, Wage with man unceasing warfare For the sole dominion here. And the vantage first with nature, Passing slowly unto man, Turning quickly back to nature, ln the end is lost to man. Likewise in domains celestial Are man's sturdiest efforts vaing Tho he smile or tho he grumble, Down will come the fresh'ning rain Or perhaps the feath'ry snowflakes Thru the cold and frosty air Uninvited drop upon him, Clothe him in a mantle fair. Not he alone by heaven is shrouded ln a robe of ,qlist'ning whiteg Deep down under earth's warm cov'ring All the flowers lie hid from sight. Here they pass the dreary winter, Snugly 'neath the frozen sodg Hear their low sweet voices murm'ring, Man, abide the will of God. M. 6 THE SPECTATOR The Quiet Life' By BLANCHE sr. CLAIR. lGraduatlon Essay. 1904, HE WORLD is slowly returning to a state of sim- plicity. We see this tendency in our homes, where the furniture is of the simplest sort-no longer profusely engraved or gaudily upholstered. But this evolu- tion from the complex to the simple is slow in thoughts and actions, and the world is still in a complex state. We may wonder when we hear the expression old as Niathusalah why the old patriarch lived to a greater age than the man of to-day. The reason is clear when we review the lives of the two. The former lived a simple life near to Nature, the latter lives a complex life away from Nature. ln this commercial and scientihc age, man's duties and needs have increased with his resources. Indeed it would seem that man must live an extremely active life in order to keep up with civili- zation. The daily duties are so numerous and so exact- ing that a man scarcely has time to eat or sleep. The night is consumed in business or social affairs. Meals are quickly eaten, often at the business desk, in order that no time may be lost or taken from work. lndeed it is a rare business man who can rind time to become acquainted with his family. A constant strug- gle for luxuries and privileges is going on. Men are being urged on by their ambitions and inclinations. They strive to obtain the luxuries of life. Their homes and lives are the result of their strenuous efforts. Our worthy President, Mr. Roosevelt, advocates a strenuous life. By strenuous life he no doubt means something noble and heroic-the life of a valiant Rough Rider. By weakling we may assume that he means people whose characters are weak and contemptible. Some men have been detailed by nature as Rough Riders, but the mass of us are destined to a life not strenuous but devoted to the quiet earning of our bread and the per- formance of our social duties. ln the history of civili- zation have not the greatest effects been produced by men whose lives have been quiet and simple? Say all THE SPECTATOR 7 you possibly can in favor of ambition and gain. Then think of the characters in history, past and current, that you admire, the characters that are looked to as you long to be regarded. Were these not all simple, plain, contented people? Would you rather go down in history as Demosthenes, St. Paul, Dante, Emerson, Whittier, or as Napoleon, Rothschild, Rockefeller, Morgan, or Rhodes? What afnnity to the Rough Rider have the leaders of social reform, literature, and religion? All of men's agitations for greater justice and more light have been movements toward a simpler life. What is the quiet life? may be asked just as the Romans inquired, What is truth? By a quiet life we do not mean a retiring from active life, but rather to find our sphere of usefulness and devote our energy to doing well what we have to do. Just as one need not exhaust a spring to quench his thirst, so we need not know everything to live. lt is not to waste life but to make it bear fruit. Nlodern life is so full of opportunity for activity that unless we are constantly on the watch, we are almost certain to dissipate our energy upon matters of only passing importance. He who would simplify his life must look at this life in the long run and decide what is worth while and essential. Simplicity is a state of mind. A man is simple when his chief care is the wish to be what he ought to be, that is, honestly and naturally human when he aspires to quiet living. That means when he aspires to fulfil the highest human destiny. The simplicity of olden times in manners, arts, and ideas still -keeps its incomparable value only because it achieved the setting forth in high relief of certain essential sentiments and certain permanent truths. The question arises, Is the world growing too compli- cated? lf we would follow all the avenues of thought and action which open before us, it certainly would be, but 'if we conine ourselves within reasonable bounds to that which we can do well, we can solve some of the complex problems of this life. No person can hope to solve them all. First be of your own country, city, home, and workshopg then, if you can, set out from 8 THE SPECTATOR this to go beyond. That is the plain and natural order. Most people try to think of and do too many things at one and the same time. The result of so strange a confusion of duties is that many people employ their time in all sorts of affairs except those in which they have a right to demand it. Each is occupied with some- thing else than what concerns him. That is what com- plicates life. Existing civilization with its feverish haste, the multitudes of sensations which it imparts to us, the emotions which it continually excites, and the rehne- ments of pleasure which it procures, has had a fatal influence on our nervous systems. Life, such as it has become, excites the sensibilities, strains the nerves to the utmost, and breaks down energy. Our food helps to produce this result. Rich food and strong drink are everywhere in demand. An artificial life has been devel- oped. The large cities have absorbed the most genuine intelligence and energy of all nations. Simplicity is a matter'of education. Where do we find the lack of simplicity more in evidence than among the uneducated? Wastefulness, extravagance, and vulgar show are usually marks ,of the uneducated person. This education for simplicity must begin in childhood. Let us strive to concentrate our time and energy to the matter which demands our attention for the moment, not worrying ourselves about the mistakes which we have already made or contemplating tooi seriously what difhculties we shall meet in the future. lf we would serve our generation well we must reserve our powers and not burn our candles at both ends. l would not advocate indolence, but there are times when the body requires rest and it should have it. You will work much better after it. There is a limit to all things and over- work finally ends in stupefaction. Professor - What three words seem easiest for this school to speak P Pupil- 1 don't know. Professor - You've hit it exactly. - Ex. THE SPECTATOR 9 A Triumphant Dafh QREAT EXCITENIENT was rife in the little town of Walden. The Independents, an athletic club of the place, had challenged the High School to a field meet to decide which was the champion of the city. The High School had accepted the challenge, and the business men of the city had put up prizes for every event, as well as a cup for the winner of the meet. Among the members of the High School was a ju- nior, Charles Larston by name, whose greatest ambition was to obtain a place on the basketball team, but, as his parents were poor and he was unable to train in a gymnasium, he was unable to obtain the desired place. One of the events of the meet was a mile race. Now, as Charles was long-winded, he resolved to enter the race in the hope of winning the prize of five dollars which would enable him to enter the gym for a year. He trained faithfully until the day of the meet, which found him in fine condition. When the afternoon of the race arrived Walden was a blaze of color, the purple and white of the Independents mingling with the gold and blue of the High School. Claresnote park, where the meet was to be held, was thronged with spectators. In the judge's stand were the mayor of the town and sev- eral prominent business men, while other patrons of the meet sat in the grand stand. As the meet was declared open, the air rang with the cheers of the opposing sides. The opening events were pulled off in rapid succession, the winner of each event earning three points for his side, the second man two, and the third, one. High School won the hammer- throw, the hundred-yard dash, and the pole-vault. The Independents won the high jump, the shot-put and the fence-vault, and when the time came for the two-mile bicycle race they were five points in the lead. In this race the High School men set such a terrific pace that the Independents were outclassed and High School won Hrst and second places, thus lowering the lead of the Independents to one point. 10 TIHE SPECTATOR The High School boys were in despair, for the last event was the mile race, in which Chevers and Cules were entered for the Independents and Brooks and Lars- ton for the High School. Chevers was expected to win, Brooks to take second place, and Cules third, while Larston was regarded as an outsider with no running qualities. Charles was not discouraged, for he knew Chevers' and Brooks' style of runningg if they followed it in this race, he was confident of winning. When the time came for the start and the men fell into position, their broad backs gleaming in the sun and every muscle quivering as if longing to burst from the skin, it was a sight to thrill the nerves and send the blood rushing through the veins of every lover of strength and sport. The start was magnificentg the men sprang forward as if shot from a gun. Chevers led, Brooks was second, Cules third, and Larston fourth. Round! round! they go, the race remaining the same until the quarter is reached, where Brooks takes the lead only to lose it again at the half. The long strain is beginning to tell on the leaders, and their breath comes in quick, short one-eighth pants. As the last quarter is reached Larston passes Cules and is rapidly gaining on the leaders. Now Brooks has dropped behind, and Larston soon overtakes and passes him. But Chevers is still running, going at the terrible pace that he has kept since the start. Only of a mile yet to go, and Larston gains steadily, inch by inch, so that Chevers soon hears his steady tramp, tramp, behind him. As he hears it he quickens his pace and shoots forward at a terrific pace, but in vain. He cannnot shake off Larston, and as the stretch is reached they are neck-and-neck. The strain is terrible, their heads seem burstingg their hearts beat- ing like trip-hammers. Now the line is only a few yards distant, a few more bounds, and all will be over. Lars- ton, with one supreme effort, shoots forward and wins the race in the phenomenal time of four minutes and thirty seconds. Brooks comes in third, and, as he falls across the line, he and Charles Larston are lifted to the shoulders of a crowd of cheering High School boys and borne to their dressing rooms, J. R. M., ex-'o5. i THE SPECTATOR li An Ocean Wave Hotter than Arizona.. H Dl lNlNlORTALlS EST. How happy the world seemed to the young man, who, after weeks of search for employment, at last succeeded in obtaining a position as assistant clerk. Oh! Madame, how can I ever repay you for your kindness. It gives me life and hope, and I shall be your most devoted slave. Command me, and all shall be accomplished. He hnished so dramatically that the stout proprietress stepped back with a startled look. Hal l-la! At last l have met the youth who doth rival my own son. You shall receive your board and a dollar each week, with a chance for a raise. Will that suit you P Would that suit him? It would suit him like an enterprising tailor. What did wages matter to him? Why, the very privilege of staying in Atlantic City all summer was as great as a musquito's bite in August. Philip, you may take this dress-suit case up to room No. 13, on the first floor. Yes mum, he answered eagerly. With a bound he grasped the grip and made for the stairs. But not without a mishap, for in his haste he stepped upon the landlady's understandings. After a few high notes like the music of a freight whistle, she accepted the ever- ready apologies of her new pilot. Once again he started on his fatal trip for the narrow stairway which led over the clerk's desk in the ofhce. Having progressed as far up the stairs as to be directly over the desk, he was met by another stout lady coming down. But lo to him, in order to make room for her to pass, he, with a graceful swing, brought the rickety suit-case on the outside of the railing. The sudden stop was too much, for the handle came off and the suit-case dropped with the speed of a watermelon down a negro's throat. It struck the busy clerk square on the back of his neck and rammed his face in a bowl of red ink. Such a blood- I2 THE SPECTATOR curdling yell as he and the landlady let out when she noticed the red stream flowing from the former's face, was too much for the stout lady on the stairs. She fainted and her 276 pounds of avordupois came bouncing down and struck the beautiful cabinet containing the madam's dainty bric-a-brac with a terrible crash. This was not all, for excited men rushed in from the outside, women fainted, children screamed, and the whole house was in an uproar. Finally, however, a trio of the dare- devil type noticed the heroic experience of the anarchist on the stairs and at once made a wild rush towards him, but a voice weird and commanding stopped their impetuous ascent. Hold! it cried, the first man to put a foot on yonder stair will be destroyed by a power greater than Xocpignusf' And he' looked every word of it, for he remembered the heir in Chester Devonde's masterpiece The Deadman's Skull, who was so brave and daring. A new fear seized the excited throng, for in the hand of the young Bluebeard was a small vial-like bottle Qwhich happened to be the smelling salts of the tainted giantessj, and naturally the rumor started that it con- tained hipothoratic glycerine. He was quick to learn this and to take advantage of it. Holding the bottle aloft, he threatened to hurl it to the floor if anyone molested him as he made his way to the street. It is needless to say that his feet nearly melted the bricks in the sidewalk, for he made the speed of a fanatic bumblebee, and boarded the first freight for Joyful. Moral: A seashore job is like an empty house- nichts drinen. THE OLD SCOUT. A Disappointed Crowd 66 I D LIKE to find out who the rogues were, said Will Graham to his friend, George Woods, as they stood viewing the ruins of the handsome,little building they had lately built for the fall hunting season. Some of the boys of the vicinity had erected a camp, in which they had stored nuts and Other Pf0ViS- THE SPECTATOR 13 ions for the season. A stove, cooking utensils, and var- ious other articles also made up their equipment for the week's outing during hunting season. . This shack, as they called it, had been suddenly burned down and all their equipment stolen. It was a great disappointment to the boys, for they had taken much care in erecting the building, and were very en- thusiastic over the coming vacation, which they were to spend in it. The cabin had been built in a small clearing in a thick wood. The clearing was located along a hill- side and was perfectly level. It was supposed to have been early associated with the Indians, and for this reason the boys looked upon it with peculiar interest and even reverence. Autumn had now arrived, making the place very beautiful. The fallen leaves had made a soft carpet over the ground, and the surrounding woods were lighted with the brilliant, frost-dyed leaves that graced the surround- ing landscape. Standing on the clearing, one could look all over the valley, which shone brown from the dead leaves which still clung to the trees. lt is here beside the ruins of their camp that we find the boys talking over their calamity. l'd like to know who did it, said Will, though we could hardly do anything with them. Well, I intend to make it my business to End out, said George. We'll see then whether we can't fix matters with them. After a few more remarks they parted for the night. The next day they again returned to the clearing and talked the matter over, deciding that the cabin must have been burned by Bull Carey, a boy whom George had whipped for teasing a small girl. While they were discussing the situation, George noticed that the fresh clay embankment at the upper end of the clearing had been disturbed. lt looked as if a half dozen persons had lately clambered over the bank into the woods. Upon further examination George noticed a deep, even cut in the clay. This settled it. The cut had been made by the stove, which the culprits had 14 THE SPECTATOR dragged over the bank. With a dash George leaped up the hillside, followed by the others. The underbrush was slightly disturbed, and here and there could be seen marks on the ground where the thieves had evidently rested with their plunder. After the boys had gone a short distance they found that the trail led to the mouth of an old coal mine, and going into the mine a short distance they found that the tracks suddenly disappeared. The outfit must be here somewhere, said Will, and with this they began to make their way into the mine. They soon reached a side room, and going into it a short distance' they saw the stove, cooking utensils, etc., neatly hidden. ,They had at least recovered the stolen property. They next decided to get the fellcizvs and carry the articles back to camp. ' That afternoon George saw Bull loahng in front of a store in the village. I thought you was out campin', he remarked to George. No, but we have everything ready to go as soon as the hunting season opens, said George. Have you? said Bull, with a grin that told George he was guilty. George decided to watch him. That night, seeing Bull and one of his gang, as they were called, going down the street, he followed them and overheard the following conversation. Nlack, them soft guys don't know a thing about it yit. l seen George to-day and he was blowin' about the good time they was goin' to have in the camp. Wull, let's go out to the mine to-night and have a time on them, said Mack with a grin. Yes, we'll git something to drink and you fetch your deck of cards and we'll have what ye call a blow- out. George waited to hear no more, but returned home and told Will what he had heard. The boys began to study up some plan to prevent the celebration. l'll tell you what we'll do, said 'Will. We'll get all the fellows to-night and go out to the mines. Each fellow will get a white sheet and put it over him, and we'll go in and see the fun. THE ISPECTATOR 15 George looked up the rest of the boys to whom he communicated their plans. Each boy was to go to the mines alone so as to attract no attention, and all were to be there at 7 o'clock. They all arrived at the appointed time, each creep- ing into his respective corner to await the arrival of Bull's gang. It was not long till they arrived, shout- ing and singing. One fellow fumbled around in his pocket for a match with which to light a torch. This was a signal for the boys to spring from their places and surround them. lt was a ghastly sight to Bull's gang to see the white forms standing in the dim rays of the light shed by the match, which was suddenly dropped by the scared culprits. George demanded in a hollow voice that they carry the stolen goods back to camp, threatening to hang Bull if he refused. Bull, although he hadn't recognized the ghosts, refused. At this moment one of the boys threw a rope over Bull's head and started toward the mouth of the mine. When Bull felt himself being dragged along by the ghost he thought it best to give up. Lemme go, he cried, and l'll take 'em back. The ghosts lighted a torch, and the gang be- gan to carry their hidden plunder at the direction of the mysterious forms in white. When about half way to the clearing they recovered their senses and attempted to run, but the boys were around them, and in the shuf- fle that ensued they pelted Bull and his gang so severely that they were more than willing to take up their load again, carrying it to the site of the burned hunting camp. ' When this was done the ghosts conveyed the grumbling culprits to a small run at the foot of the hill, in which they tumbled the gang one by one, with the warning never to disturb a hunting party's camp again. The next day George and his fellow campers began to rebuild the camp. They had recovered the stolen supplies and were satisfied that Bull and his fellow-evildoers would not repeat their former offense. They went to work with unabatecl zeal, and a few days saw another camp in the clearing, where the boys did not fail to spend a delightful hunting season. R. G., 'o6. 16 THE SPECTATOR The Hand qf the Weak CA TRUE STORYD. WHAT Monte-Carlo is to France, that Baden-Baden is to Ger- many, though in not so marked a degree, for French blood is not so content with ordinary recreation as is the German. Not many years ago there lived in the hills just outside the city of Baden a simple peasant by the name of Heinrich von Peisen. With his wife and little girl, Gertrude, he occupied a small milk farm, the produce of which he sold in Baden and Rastatt. With this income he could doubtless have lived pleasantly had the farm not been mortgaged. As it was, however, he was barely able to pay interest on the debt by his and his wife's combined efforts. Thus Gertrude, being brought, up so economically, had from her first recollection saved all the pennies given to her or earned by running errands, until at the age of eight she had in her possession exactly one German dollar. One Saturday, to her great delight, she was allowed to accompany her father to town with his load of vegetables. Her father was unusually silent and did not respond to her conversation, but sat gloomily holding the lines. Little Gertrude noticed this and it troubled her, so that she asked, What is the matter, father?, My child, said he, 1 am troubled because we can no longer live on our farm, but must move away. The crops this year have been a failure, and we must go. Gertrude's heart swelled with sympathy and sorrow, and she restrained her tears with effort. Then she remembered her dollar, and she thought at first of giving it to him, but on a later impulse resolved to buy him'a gift to cheer him. They were now in the city, and Heinrich pulled up in front of a mansion and went around behind it with samples of his wares. Now, thought Gertrude, while he is gone I will go into one of these pretty stores and buy him a gift. She started down the nar- row street looking everywhere for something to please her father, until she was attracted by a peculiar sight. ln a large room paved with tiles and beautifully frescoed she saw men and women sitting around high tables. They all had scoops in their hands and were moving back and forwards piles of money, most of it gold. Gertrude was so fascinated that at last she went up to a table to see more closely what they were doing. No one paid any atten- tion to her as she approached, but continued shoving the money back and forth, while a man in the center spun a big wheel and cried, Fifty up and tive around. When the wheel stopped he would cry either You win or You lose. How simple, thought THE SPECTATOR 17 Gertrude, l will put my dollar in and get a lot of money back. She placed her dollar on a queer figure and watched her dollar dis- appear with the rest. But when no dollar returned she began to cry. The wheel spun again. There was a ring of a bell, and before she knew what had happened the man had shoved a big pile of money before her. Take it, said heg you have won it. So surprised was she that she did not see her father rush in until he had her in his arms. Child, put it back, he cried. But, father, said she, Uthe man said it was mine. Her father gath- ered her up in his arms, his eyes strangely wet, and together they left the place, while the banker cried, You wing hfty up and Eve around. F. R. W., 'o5. A Moonlit Stream I Like the stars of heaven beaming, Through the distant shadows gleaming, Shines the stream, Where beneath the ivy creeping, And the ferns and grasses sleeping, And the graceful willows weeping, Shone the gleam Cf the stream, Deeply hidden in the vistas of my dream. ll Bright the golden moon was shining, On the watery sheet reclining, In my dreamy Silvery throats of light were singing, Airy voices high were ringing, Wreaths and garlands forms were bringing, By the gleam Of the stream, Nlaking night's divinest visions what they seem. lll And to-night the moonlit shadows, And the golden colored meadows, Seem the dream, While the music and the dances And the airy forms and glances Make aught else dissembled trances, Ee'n the beam On the stream, Which reflects the liquid image of my theme. i-'o5. I8 THE SPECTATOR -M he 'irligb Sc bool Spectator. TTJOYISINSTOWN, PA., SEPTEMBER, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 40 CENTS. PER COPY, 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-in-Chief, WILLIAM HOFFMAN, 'o5. Associate Editors. FRED G. SMITH. '05- GEORGE STAMMLER. '05, NIERLE KFHORNER. '05, ETHEL PINDER. 'o5. CLARA SUPPES. '05. KATHARINE ENDSLEY. 'o5. GEORGE WEAVER. '05, Chief Business Manager, JAS. K. BOYD. JR., 'o5. Associate Business Managers, ' KINTER KOONTZ, 'o5, RAYMOND GOOD, '05, RALPH BOLSINGER, 'o5, ROBERT ENTWISLE, '06, FRANK MARDIS, '06, LANGDON MARX. 'o6. EDWARD HOERLE. 'o5. Class Reporters. DOUGLASS STOREY, '07, RIGHTER LONGSHORE. 'o7. THE SPECTATOR is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postofhce, Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter, In order to Insure publication in the current Issue, all MSS. must be handed in to the editor not later than the 1th of each month. Dre Editor's Viewf With this month's issue The Spectator be- gins its seventh volume. The staff desires the hearty co-operation of everybody in its endeav- ors to make The Spectator a paper of the Y school, by the school, and for the school. The Spectator solicits essays, poems, and short stories from the students. All contributions, from Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, will receive like consideration. The paper, as in the past, is intended to represent the school, and shall be the voice and reflec- tor of their opinions and ideas. Those having an idea or THE SPECTATOR 19 suggestion to submit, or a piece of literary work to offer, should have no hesitancy in doing so. The only crite- rion of judgment in accepting or rejecting the same, shall be honesty of purpose and fair dealing on the part of the author. lk 10' il' Sk Ill Some time last year there arose consideroble agita- tion for a carpet for the High School library. This, it seems to us, is at present the most needed improvement about the building. The value of a carpet for the library is greater than is generally appreciated. If there is any place in the school where there should be quiet and per- fect order, the library is the place. As it is now, there are periods when the library becomes crowded, and, as more walking about is necessary there than in the study hall or recitation rooms, there is often a constant din from walking over the uncovered floor. This flood of noise encourages louder conversation than is necessary and leads to general disorder, which it has been the con- stant effort of the teachers to stop. Restrictions have been placed on those using the library, allowing them to read only certain books there. The solution is a carpet for the library. lf the library has once been carpeted, it will be the wonder that we did not recognize the need of it before, and if the test of sacriicing any one conve- nience about the building were to arise, the carpet would be one of the last to go. HF Pk BF 4' il Mr. Smedley's absence from the High School has been noticed perhaps more than is usual with missing members of the faculty. His wide interest in all phases of school work had closely associated him with all mem- bers of the High School. ln view of this the circum- stances of his dismissal impress us with more than ordi- nary regret. The Spectator extends to him the highest regards of the school, in the hope that in the near future it may be our good fortune to again secure his services on the faculty. ' Three other members of last year's faculty who are not with us this year, are Nlr. Cleaver, Miss MacAdams, 20 THE SPECTATOR and Miss Darlington. The two latter made no application this year, while Nlr. Cleaver has accepted the principal- ship of the Swarthmore school, near Philadelphia. To the new members of the faculty we extend our best wishes, and hope that their relations with us shall prove as pleas- ant and prohtable as those of their predecessors. lk Il 41 uk li The sentiment favoring a longer morning session in the High School seems to be almost universal. An ar- rangement suggested by Nlr. Long would extend the morning session until noon, and, by beginning the session a halt hour or so earlier, would make four periods in the morning. This would give us an afternoon session of only two periods, and permit of early dismissal. lt would bring the actual school hours closer together by shorten- ing the dinner hour and would allow of more time likely to be studiously employed out of school hours. This, as Nlr. Long says, is the general plan adopted in the high schools of our larger cities, and its continued practice seems more and more to commend it to those who will not reject a good idea because it is new - at least new in Johnstown. IF JF Fl' 4' Ill lt has been found advisable, for several reasons, to begin Vol. Vll of The Spectator in new dress. A heav- ier and more suitable cover paper and a better quality of inside paper have been adopted. It will also be noticed that the cover pages of this issue contain no ads, as pre- viously. These changes have been made in accordance with the general sentiment of improvement that should characterize High School enterprise. ' The change from antique to a more expensive enam- eled paper will enable us, in the near future, to display many half-tone cuts, both in the literary department and in the advertising columns, that were previously excluded. The clean cover pages also, rather than detracting from the value of the paper as an advertising medium, will add to its attractiveness and, consequently, secure for it wider patronage. We believe that the growth of the school from year to year, and the increased support offered us THE- SPECTATOR 2K from outside sources, will enable us to continue improve- ment now, as in the past, and in giving increased satis- faction to both readers and advertisers. JY Pk PF Pk ik A tile of The Spectator for several years will shortly be placed in the library. At present we are unable to obtain a complete file of every issue of more than two years back. Through the changes made in The Specta- tor's rooms, and for other reasons, no complete list of papers has been kept for our own use. T Copies of The Spectator for the following months are missing: September, 13991 November, IQOI, Septem- ber, January, February, IQOO, and October, 1902. If any- one in school has any of these numbers, we shall be glad to receive them at loc per copy. PF Pk Pls PF lk It is a peculiar fact that when the time for the lower classes to enter the senior societies arrives it is found that the numbers desiring to enter each society are so noticeably out of proportion. Last year the numbers that entered the Emerson Society far exceeded those entering the T. K. E., and the same condition had prevailed in previous years. This year it has been thought necessary to compel an equal division of the new members, this because it was found that those joining this year had de- cided almost as a body to enter the Emerson Society. While it is doubtful whether the new members can be com- pelled to sign the constitution ofa society which they do not wish to join, it is certainly true that there should be a change either of sentiment or method. There seems to be no explainable reason why a difference of popularity should exist, unless it is that the one society has the start and those whose turn it is to join this year would rather join in with the general swin, than think out an independent reason for their selection of either. Perhaps even the names ofthe societies have something to do with it. T. K. E. looks rather exclusive, at least not openly suggestive, while Em- erson bears with it on its face the full import of the socie- ty's meaning. Perhaps if a plainer name were substituted for T. K. E. a change in the attitude of newcomers to that society would be noticed. 22 TLHE SPECTATOR X Literary Society . V' If' xx' . rig -i YN Ngtef N Jn 5 S- 'li EPTEMBER ands Us back x ,gf ggf,-cpl!! . . d - gf to school with our mln s XX and bodies thoroughly rested N tt and refreshed by the recreation . to afforded them during vacation. Still, amid many difhcult tasks, , ,, affix we stop now and then to for- get the weariness of work by . I the accomplishment of some- thing delightful in a literary way. Our literary sphere is our societies. While attend- ing them we come in contact with the writings of men who say many things in such a way that they suggest to us other thoughts that are not even expressed by them. We, consequently, being brought in contact with literary works, should, during the coming term, look forward to our society periods as holidays denoting a friendly sign of survival of a love of letters amongst a people too busy to give to letters the consideration due them. However, even though the time for literary work is limited, let us hope that we will derive much beneht as well as pleasure from the coming meetings. Interesting programs will be made consisting one week of miscella- neous literary numbers, such as orations, original and se- lected, essays, declamations, and talks, alternating with a program made up principally, if not entirely, of a debate. Then, too, do we not recall those very animated inter- society debates in which so much enthusiasm was aroused? We trust these programs will not be discon- trnued. With the gradual increase in the student-body the faculty deems it necessary to divide the school into hve societies. The two senior societies, the T. K. E. and the Emerson, will have their membership slightly increased by thirty Sophomores who, since they have the last SAC-Elifau- THE SPECTATOR 23 period vacant on Friday afternoons, will be given permis- sion to join either of the older societies. The remainder of the Sophomores will have a society of their own, meeting the last period Friday afternoon in the auditorium. Owing to the large class of Freshmen, the first-year class will also he divided into two societies, which will -meet the last period Wednesday morning, one division in the audi- torium, the other in the study hall, alternately. All of the above societies met for organization, the T. K. E. and Emerson Friday, Sept. 16th, the Sophornores and Freshmen on the following Wednesday morning and Fri- day respectively. The programs for Sept. 23d, in the senior societies, are : ' For the T. K. E.: Declamations ..... . . . 4E3th3EfnffrlEUd5lCY aye -ea Essay ...... .... Nl arion Benford Original Oration . .... Frank Haron Selected Oration . . . . Ralph Butler Ti lk -.-..-...' A I Thomas Caddy I S iAnnie Liebold For the Emerson: Declamations .....,. . . Ezxigr Essay ....... . , . Linda Briber Original Oration . . . . Dean Ashton Selected Oration . . . . . . Raymond Good T lk ..................... James B0Yd 3 S il-ielen Brubaker Members of the T. K. E. and Emerson societies, let us take up the first of the term's literary work with re- newed zest and vigor so that the year's results will be good in the true sense of the word. E. P. 'o5. Banquet to Prof. Smedley N Wednesday evening, July 16th, Prof. Smedley, our former universally esteemed teacher, whose absence from the faculty is so generally regretted this year, was entertained hy the hoys of the '05 class at the Crystal Cafe. All present responded to toasts, Donald Lindsey acting as toastmaster. During the evening Nlr. Smedley gave a pleasing heart-to-heart talk to the boys, who, at the conclusion, presented him with a gold-filled match safe inscribed with the numerals of 1905. 'IQ im- l 1 l M II im lm H 10 --1 ln- T-I G I l l i 5632226 ,Ag Exchanger E H E SPECTATOR de- sires to extend its best wishes to the many publi- cations on its exchange list. Nlay each new staff meet tb . V V . . I with pleasant success in its new undertakings. J B 15 til? S The exchange editor for 1904-1905 hopes to see the following two-fold result ac- complished dy means of the exchange column: that the Spectator will help improve other editions by giving friendly criticisms, and that the Spectator will itself be improved by carefully receiving and considering critical comments found in other issues. This surely is the whole motive of any exchange column. lt should be pleasant, important, and instructive, and may every editor honored with this work perform his duty with this in mind. But the way to accomplish this result is to criticize in a friendly way, constantly considering the old proverb of extending aid. There should never be an occasion to doubt the sincerity of any exchange editor. The Spec- tator intends to be strict and rigid, but certainly not offensive. We expect to criticize freely, but only for what we consider your good, and we hope to receive the same treatment in return. We have many faults- omissions and commissions-but we cherish the thought that through your suggestions we may remedy them, and trust that something in this column may prove a benefit to you. A paper should be criticized along all lines, literary, editorial, and general business makeup, not necessarily, however, criticisms of dislike. An exchange editor should make it his business to comment on the cover, paper, printing, style, arrangement, cuts, cartoons, and i , :TA f QQ? X x 'e'.,,,g,,,....- ' THE SPECTATOR 25 ads, as well as literary matter, for these are the essen- tials of a first-class publication. In the commencement number, Nlay 1904, of the Ryan Clarion we are pleased to see a cut of the new Union High School building at Appleton, Wisconsin. This excellent building is now being erected to replace the old one, which was completely destroyed by fire during the latter part of last term. We learn in their editorials that this building will in every way exceed the old one. It is needless to say that we are glad to hear of this, and we trust that the near future will Hnd the members of this school occupying their new quarters. After a careful review of the June number of the High School Review, Shamokin, Pa., we are prepared to give our highest praise to the editors and business man- agers of last year's staff, many of whom have now grad- uated. Nlay this year's staff prove as great a success as its predecessor. The commencement number of the Red and White has a plain but attractive cover page. Nor were we at all disappointed upon glancing over the contents that lay beneath that page. The Pingry Record continues to he the same neat and pleasing little sheet. lt appears to be very substan- tial. No. 9 of Volume Xl is a worthy representation of its general makeup. The Red and Black has quite a complete commence- ment number for June, IQO4. The graduation number of the Tripod has a very clever cover. The June number of the Somerville High School Radiator is perhaps the finest school paper that the new exchange editor has yet received. The highest commen- dation of this issue of the Radiator that we can now offer is to say that in our hasty review of the ex- changes received during vacation we have been unable to End a more pleasing and entertaining journal. The Radiator is certainly a fine example of what school pub- lications can accomplish, but, of course, the smaller schools cannot expect to rival the Latin and English 26 THE SPECTATOR schools at Somerville, Nlassachusets, with such an ex- tensive directory as published in the June Radiator. The following is a list of the June numbers-all of worthy mention-that reached us during the summer vacation: The Berkelydian, Blue and White, Courant, Dickinsonian, Hall Boy, High School Journal, High School Review, High School Life, Journal, Leavitt Ange- lus, Maryland Collegian, Mission, Premier, Pingry Rec- ord, Radiator, Red and Black, Red and White, Skir- misher, Thielensian, Tripod, and White and Blue. ln this, the first exchange editorial in Volume Vll of the Spectator, the new editor has only commended his valued exchanges at hand from last term. Not because of the newness of his line of work did the editor fail to condemn anything of his dislikes, but because many of the old editors, all of whom deserve much praise for their -noble efforts, have left our schools. Besides, the commencement number of nearly every paper is far above the general average. But, new editors, let us strive to bring our Hrst issues up to where our predeces- sors left off, and continue advancing as we go along. New business managers, do likewise. With greetings to all our old exchanges, the High School Spectator insures every publication that is not yet on its list a warm place among its many exchanges. We expect to review you all, and want you to look over us. And may all the criticisms found hereafter in this column, whether they please or dicplease you, be re- ceived with that spirit which makes the exchange column invaluable and indispensable, for that is the spirit that should govern this work. ' F. S. 'o5. The Lecture Course HE HIGH SCHOOL library now contains over 1200 volumes. At the time the school was transferred from Somerset street to the present building there were in the library only 200 volumes. This increase has been due to the success that has attended the excellent lecture courses offered by the High School to the people of Johnstown, who so widely appreciate and patronize them THE SPECTATOR 27 year by year. Last winter, however, there was a slight falling off in the receipts cleared for the library, due probably to a lack of effort on the part of the students. Despite this, however, there were added to the library last year, aside from periodicals and newspapers paid for, Wright's Russia Ctwo volumesj, Russia and the Russians, Jenkin's Colonial and Federal History of Pennsylvania fthree volumesj, and Crown Master- pieces of Literature ften volumesj. The Star Course for this winter promises to add a large number of volumes to the library. It offers fea- tures of unusual interest to the Johnstown public. The course will be opened by the Campanari Vocal and Instrumental Concert Company on Thursday evening, Oct. 27tilQ Dr. S. Parkes Cadman will follow on Thurs- day, Nov. 3d, with his lecture on The Puritans in England and America, Friday, Nov. 18th, we will have with us for the second time, Dr. Robert Stuart Macar- thur on India, the Mysterious and Magnincentf' fol- lowing Dr. Macarthur, on Friday, Dec. gth, Durno, the magician, and company will give their high-class entertainmentg which will be followed on Monday, Dec. Igth, by Leland T. Powers, impersonator, whose hearty reception in Johnstown on two previous occasions pre- cludes all necessity for recommendation. Perhaps the most vitally interesting number of the course will be the lecture on Russia-Japan, the Destiny of the Far East, by Frank R. Roberson, to be delivered on Friday, Jan. 20th. By a little extra effort we may be able to greet Mr. Roberson with an audience rivaling that which welcomed Booker T. Washington in the High School two years ago. The course will be concluded on Tuesday, Feb. 2ISt, by the concert of the Jean De Backer Festi- val Orchestra. The new Spectator constitution provides for eight additional members of the staff- four editors and four business managers. This provision should serve to arouse more general interest in Spec- tator work. Four new members have already been elected to the staff, from the Emerson Society, George Weaver as editor, and Ray- mond Good as business manager, were elected, and from the T. K. E. Clara Suppes and Katharine Endsley, editors, and Robert Ent- wisle, business manager. One of the editors was elected to Hll the vacancy caused by Roy Cunningham's absence from school this year. 28 THE SPECTATOR High School Happeningf -i HE STUDENT-BODY, especially the three upper classes, notice Mr. Smedley's absence from the platform with the greatest regret. Mr. Smedley's resig- nation was the result of the school board's refusal to increase his salary. A petition signed by most of the students was presented to this body, but it came to naught, thus we lost one of our most valuable and esteemed teachers. His conduct was most gentlemanly and his influence was always felt, be it on the street or in the class-roomg in the societies, he was ever a source of information, to whom we always appealedg in the athletic meetings his suggestions were always valued and his presence was a great factor in the maintenance of order, in the library we received that which we were seeking, either directly by having the book placed in our hands or indirectly by a suggestion which he made, on the train, when we were going to participate in a foot- ball or basketball game or in a track meet, then did he help us in the studies which we had neglected. Many are the examples which show the extra time and work he bestowed upon us. Let us not forget these deeds of generosity and kindness, fellow-students, and whenever it is possible then let us show that we appreciate them. Other teachers whose absence was noted were Miss Darlington, Miss McAdams, and Mr. Cleaver. The former two failed to put in their applications, while Mr. Cleaver resigned, having been elected principal of the high school at Swarthmore, a suburb of Philadelphia. This year we notice Eve new teachers: Miss Edna K. Fearl, the Latin'teacherg Miss Mabel E. Mulock, Eng- lish teacher, Miss Jean MacAlhaney, drawing teacher, Miss Eda Wieskotten, assistant history teacher, and Mr. John D. Stark, teacher of sciences. With Miss Mulock and Mr. Stark we were not acquainted, but the other three have been residents of Johnstown at previous times. During the vacation, Miss Walter and Miss Krebs took up some extra studies at Cornell, Miss Wieskotten THE SPECTATOR 29 spent a year at U. of P., and Professor Long taught at the county seat. On Friday, September 9th, a constitution was drawn up for the Spectator. This work was given to a com- mittee of four, and after the school session they went to work at their task. The constitution was at the Hrst meeting presented to the literary societies, and necessary action taken. This task was given to a similar com- mittee last year, but through neglect the work was never Hnished. The Spectator staff feels grieved and injured over the fact that the Spectator room was taken and no other given in return. The staff should have a room so that the papers can be distributed and all material belonging to the paper kept there. As matters now stand, we must always find a vacant room when we wish to hold a meeting. This takes much time which could be used otherwise. The editors and managers devote much time to the paper and do so willingly, and for this work, although we receive little credit, we should at least receive some recognition. The paper stands for the school, and the school should have a room to accumulate literary matter which is to represent it. Now will you be Good, Smith? The new question which has come before the stu- dents and which has been the cause of many discussions is, Can you graduate on sixty demerits? Nlany pupils have failed to report this year. Some have secured positions and do not wish to leave them, while others, for various reasons, have not been able to attend. Some persons heard the sound of a smack on the avenue a few days ago. It sounded as if it were Good. English teacher: What is a fatalist F Good: A list of twenty-tive demeritsf' At a meeting of the Emerson Society on Friday, the resignations of William Hoffman and James Boyd, chief edi- 30 THE SPECTATOR tor and chief business manager, respectively, of the Spec- tator, were tendered and accepted. Ashcom in camp: It gets late early these days. Emily W. Bauer, a former member of the Spectator staff and of the '05 class, sends her good wishes to the school from Keyport, N. J. The school seems to favor the idea of making the school session from 8 a. m. to I p. m. Friday evening, Sept. 16, the senior class attended a hay party on a farm near Scalp Level. A corn-roast and sandwiches were en- joyed by the party, who spent a very pleasant evening. G. s., 'o5. New Text Bookf This year has seen an unusually large increase of new school text-books. Over tive hundred books have been added to our list for school use. Of these there are a number of additional copies of old books, a number of revised editions, and a number of new edi- tions. Of the new books there are 50 copies of Pancoast's Intro- duction to English Literature, one of the hnest literatures pub- lished, and 36 Laboratory Manuals of Inorganic Chemistry. There are 96 copies of Myers' Revised Ancient History,'I 108 copies of Bennett's Revised Latin Grammar, go copies of the Revised Solid Geometry, I2 additional chemistry text-books, and 240 copies of Wood SL Emerson's Rhetoric. The latter will be used as a text-book this year by both the Junior B and A Classes. I Will Attend School The following of last spring's High School graduates will at- tend school at other places this winter: Frank Krieger, University of Pennsylvania, Herbert Dibert, Rensselaer Technical Institute, Troy, N. Y., Ephraim Alwine and Curtis Rinebolt, Pratt Institute, N. Y., Harry Hager, Michigan University, Robert Hoerle and Earl Sorber, Dickinson Law School, Francis Schramm, Jefferson Med- ical, Phila., Robert Sagerson, Medico Chi, Phila., Mary Lowman, Indiana Normal, Frieda Brixner, Wilson College, Ada Wertz, Vassar, Anna Vinton, Wells, Aurora, N. Y., Vivian Hohmann, Hollins Institute, Nona Swank, Gunston Musical School, Wash- ington, D. C., Frieda Schubert, Oberlin, Oberlin, O. Two of the members of the '03 class, Horace Reichard and Robert Schryock, will begin school this year, the former going to Cornell and the latter to Michigan. THE SPECTATOR 31 Athleticf H L grlcg, ,J Ra GHE YEAR 1898 witnessed the formal in- ' troduction and establishment upon a firm basis of clean, manly athletics as a part of our High School work. Each successive year lik lil has added something to their growth and per- fection, thereby opening to the student-body a - , , f if is El l l 1' IW U' wider held of athletic possibilities. j Y fini I My ,,,,, ll I These opportunities it is the student's privilege to utilize and enjoy, to squander and depreciate, according as his own judgment may dictate. No one, however, without act- ual participation in athletic events, can derive from the High School course all the benehts and advantages which it is calculated to af- ford. Therefore, let every member ofthe school, whether boy or girl, senior or fresh- E man, lend his or her support to the effort 'fKe - being made to place our athletics upon the highest possible plane. New students-and old ones also-we regret to say-often soliloquize upon their athletic obligations somewhat as follows: l'm no football player: baseball is my particular line. Why should l patronize and support the football team? Will that in- crease my proficiency in baseball? No, Mr. Baseball, but it will elevate you in the esteem of your fellows, and evince your consid- eration for their feelings and inclinations. We ask, Are you not a member of the school? Does not any victory attained by the school reflect honor upon you as a member? ls not the support afforded this baseball team by the football contingent an encourage- ment and stimulus to better work? No, Mr. Baseball, you cannot dispense with the support of the school and have a successful base- ball teamg no less can the football team reach the acme of its capabilities if dependent solely on the football clique for support. Unity, then, is the keystone upon which our athletics must rest. Having discussed at considerable length the necessity of unity in athletics, the Spectator further advises the conscientious support of the Athletic Association as the efficacious method looking to- wards the attainment of the desired unity. Since this association is the source from which all athletic projects emanate, obviously the school's hrst duty is the preservation of its integrity. Thanks to the untiring efforts of Mr. Smedley, our Athletic Association has 32 THE SPECTATOR entered upon a prosperous era and is fully able to -perform all func- tions and duties incumbent upon it. It is true, we 110 longer have Mr. Smedley to guide and direct our athletic policy, still, if we adhere steadfastly to his notion of an ideal association, namely, a body composed of all the boys in the school, existing for their ben- efit, governed by them, and given their ablest support, we need fear no diminution of athletic enthusiasm. Mr. Smedley has placed before us an ideal, if we fail to realize it the failure will be due, not to any defect in the theory, but to inertia on our part. Let us not put Mr. Stark, Mr. Smedley's successor in the association, under tl1e necessity of soliciting our interest in and attention to athletic projects. Let us rather make of him a confidant-a kind of senior member-to whom we may look for advice and direction, but not depend upon him to furnish initiative and motive power. Football now offers an excellent opportunity for the exhaustive surplus enthusiasm accumulated during the vacation, and also for the carrying out of the Spectator's advice. A single glance about the premises, or a moment's attention to the conversation of the stu- dents, is all that is required to prove that the High School, for one, rejects the judgment of the Sage of East Aurora to the effect that Football bears tl1e same relation to physical culture as a bull- hght does to agriculture. At any rate, whether Mr. Hubberd be right or wrong in his conclusion, football claims undivided attention in the athletic sphere. Candidates for the team under the direction of Captain Lindsey and Mr. Kerr, have been hard at work for the past sev- eral weeks. Of these candidates but four are experienced men. These are: Koontz fquarter-backb, Ashcom ftacklel, and D. Lind- sey Cendj of the lQO3 team, and Stammler Cendj of 1902 team. One other, Cooper Ccenter, 19035. is still in school, and will proba- bly appear on the checkerboard again in a few days. New candi- dates include Replogle, Jones, Suppes, Nokes, Mitchell, J. Lindsey, Rothstein, Entwisle, Cunningham, Burrell, Ashton, Mardis, Long- shore, Kunkle, and McGinnis. A team picked from the candidates will average about 135 pounds, considerably lighter than the teams of the past several years. Nevertheless, Manager Koontz and Captain Lindsey are con- fident of developing a light, fast team, capable of maintaining the reputation of the school and holding its own against all teams of its class and weight. A practice game has been played with a team composed of alumni. This resulted, o-o. Another game with the same team will be played in the near future. Beyond this, Manager Koontz THE SPECTATOR 33 has made no statement, though he is busy booking games, and hopes soon to complete his schedule. The question of grounds has not been definitely decided upon, but in all probability the games will be played at Westmont. lf the Point is thrown open to football, a part of the games may be played on that field. But, wherever played, it is the sincere hope of the Spectator that they will be royally patronized by both stu- dents and citizens. Nl. K. H., 'o5. Prof. Hugo Renz, of the Obere Realschule, Basel, Switzer- land, was a visitor to High School, Nlonday. At the Westmont grounds, Saturday, High School played their nrst game of the football season and defeated the South Fork High School by the score of 22 to o. Johnstown scored four touch- downs and kicked two goals. QParticulars in next issuej. She - Will you ever stop smoking P He- Yes, when l'm dead. She - Don't be too sure of that. ' 7 ' - E - Nl -r Y - lf MIIIGYS Clothing Vilma, Ever happened upon some one wearing a suit or over- coat of nearly or precisely the same pattern as your own? No need to fear this awkward contingency if you pin your faith to Miller's Clothes. Theyire uncommon in pattern, but have everything in common with the pro- ductions of the crack custom tailors - - - - Millers, Main sr. AREgYQllgQN ,E FRANK G. HGERLE Printer at Publisher A Y ,, W7 . H 211 Franklin St., Second Floor Telephone 801 JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. I 34 THE SPECTATOR W. STOREY. PROFESSIONAL H- ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Room 2 Dlbert Building THOS' R. S- e.i..2.m2'ef.:i5.. Suppes Building' Dlbert'Buildlng ARRY B. MAINHART, '8 , H ATTORNEY-AT-ww? FKANK 'X..N2.'35lJia-L.w Room 206 Swank Building. Bang Building DAN L. PARSONS. J WALLACE PAUL. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ' LAWYER, Bank Building. Suppes Building K - NEW SENATE HOTEL. JOHN MALEY, Propr. COMMERCIAL 232 - 238 Bedford Street KEYSTONE CANDY CO.. GEO. PANAGOTACOS, Pl'0pr'., All imaginable Confectlons. CHAS H. STATLER. REAL ESTATE AND 505 Main Street. INSURANCE, H R SS G ONEST TAILORING , Is the kind we turn out. Every garment we make ls guaranteed for one solid year. Our garments are made by journeymen tailors. Every garment has the Union label, which insures you from sweat-shop work. People wonder why we are able to sell them such fine woolens for 315. Our woolens are direct from our own mills. You don't pay any middleman's profits here. We cut off at least 30 per cent. ln this way, and our customers eap the Benefit All Coats turned out by us are tried on twice before they are finished. In this way we can guarantee you a perfect fit. Suits and Overcoats cut to your own personal measure, and cut to fit ...,............ 5.00 We have more goods to select from than any ten ordinary tallors and every- thing is guaranteed all wool. Don't pay S25 or Sao any more, come here and we will show you the same goods at seven to eight dollars cheaper. Your money cheerfully refunded on any unsatisfactory purchase. 'ii ln TROUSERS, our line surpasses anything you ever saw. Striped Worsteds seem to be the proper thing. Step in and look them over. Prices 84.00, 35.00, and 86.00. Samples are free for the asking. lasgow Woolen Mills Co. 65 Stores - World's Largest Tailors, 517 Main St., next door to Kline's. Open Saturday evening nntil xo o'clock. I Room 302 Lincoln Building THE SPECTATOR 35 QREAL Ll FE l N SLlRyAlNyC EQ TheBde11fw1Vluwa1Life Self-Paying in case of accident or disease pro- ' ducing total disability. 1i Brand new idea of a Conservative Company, established quarter of a century. 1l Yearly income during life .... Write for booklet. Wi J. W. T. DAVIS, General Agent, 4oo-401 The Lincoln, JOHNSTOWN, Pa. . Local Phone 153 ,....,.,... .... B ell Phono 312 THE OLD P R I-I B R , RELIABLE H Up-to-Date Music House STEINWAXUX SONS, CUNOVLER, Lias'l'ER, CROWN. SCHILLIER, MASCDN xt HAMLIN WIESTNER, VOUGH, SCHOFFER, AND TEN O1'HlER MAKES PORCH BROS. No. 242 Franklin Street Full line of Lowney Medicines, Toilet Ar- and Funlce Candies D R U G S ticles, and Perfumery Try Our Soda Cor. Franklin and Haynes Sts. South 5ide 36 THE SPECTATOR Cambria fBusiness College we Liierary Insiiiuie Complete courses and thorough instruction in allfthe branches of a hrst-class business college and academy. Special courses in French and German. Students enrolled at any time. DAY AND EVENING SESSIONS W. j. f.9VlcCARTY ...... .....,....'Prrsidcn1 Your Wert Suii 1. MARX Opposife Swerchanis Hoiel TAKE A TONIC Thnt's what you ought to do- n good, sensible tonic that will sharpen your appetite and put new go in your nerves and muscles. Come to-day and be- gin taking it right away - you'll find just what your system needs right here ..., KREDEL 8 FARRELL 'DRUGGISTS 1:4 Clinton St., Johnstown The Food of Childhood Decides whether one is to grow up well nourished and healthy or weak and sickly. It's jus! as easy lo be one as Ihe other. You run no risk when you l-my your mllk and Ice cream from jrohnsio'-wn Sanitary fDairy CHARLES YOUNG 'Ph. G. Prescription Droggist Dibert Building, next Tribune Office f- i Company JOHNSTOWN, PA. Both Phones Good until Oct. 15, '04 GUN2f??QAjZcALF Wh .d f Y P h . Frtiiehlfslslellmfll 5 PER CENT' irlle swell cgilsnfff Ad and receive . . Full are here . . . Ask to see W Guwgrrggvgtr We aught 55 Hoerr 507 Main Street CORRECT FOOTWEAR TI-IE SPECTATOR 37 Pfi1IlS1fl'Udll1'!1 Jlflunzher cy' theiluierliizgflali'B1tsz'l!I:5Si79n1ctic'c' u4SSOCldlZ'0ll SCHOOL OF SI-IORTHAND Busmess COLEGE SCHOOL OF TYPEWRITING NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL lf you desire El good paying position, make yourself perfectly competent to hold one, and you'll get il. The demand for bookkeepers and slenogra- phers is greater than the supply. Students enrolled at amy time. School open the year round s. H. ISENBERG, Ph. D. --ef--effe mf - - - f+- President A. TIETZEL 512525 Qf 321564 203 LINCOLN BLDG. DR. I. W. VAN VALZAH Tentisf - Swank Housefurnishinq Co. Block Ne:Ir Main :Ind Clinton Sts. City Phone 1270 CROWN ANI: BRIDGE WORK C1 Specialty ZIMMERMAQWS LIVERY Cor. Clinfon and Locusi Sis. :r EUGENE ZIMMERMAN, 'Proprielor BOARDING AND SALE STABLE Telephones - - Tell 31 - - jghnstgfwn 155 FRED. MILLER Artistic Hair Cutting Hne Shaving 404 FRANKLIN ST. C. T. WILLIAMS Dealer in Fanqi Groceries AW 'Produce Cor. Market and Vine Sts. Phone 502 38 THE SPECTATOR The Uses of the Kodak Snap shots out of doors, time exposures indoors, and flashlights at night,all come within the scope of the ts operation is so Kodak simple that a boy r-fr W 1 or girl can operate it, yet its scope is so unlim- ited that it is employed in every science, in every pro- fession, in every branch of business. It gives rest to the busy mind by turning it into channels new. We can sell you a Kodak to suit your pocketbook. Chal. L. Berry The South Side Dfgggist Rothstein 86 Lippman Bros. M. ROTHSTEIN Successor ewelers Bargains in Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Etc. Always the lowest prices on all goods we carry Wedding Presents Foot-Ball Supplies 529 MAIN STREET New Location BUT RMSW-Wnf , New Building Same ,Old High Quality New Goods :z AND LOW PRICES HENDERSON FURNITURE QQ, WKW-VY-WYRXZV-R1SIo. 611 Main Street JOHNSTOWN siness School M. ELLA MARSH, Principal Shorthand, Typewriting Q Bookkeeping No. 527 1: 2: MAIN STREET QQPEEQE Steam Laundry 606 FRANKLIN ST. Only First-Class Work Done Domestic and high gloss nnisli L . I . F O U S T Proprietor THE SPECTATOR 39 FISHER 81 CO. Whiskies A N D I M P O R T E D LIQUORS, CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDIES 147 Clinton and 609 Main Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. Telephone No. 115 :ri- Bottlers and proprietors Pri- vate Stock, Conemaugh Club Belmont Club, Monongahela Rye, Fisher St Co. XXXX, Fisher 8: Co. XXX, Old Cab- inet 1816, Old Favorite Pure R Y E W H I S K I E S All liquors are guaranteed. Liquors for medical purposes a specialty. Our stock is the largest and second to none in all departments. All mail or- ders filled with care and promptness When You Buy Woolf E Reynolds Clothes We You see what's what V and new ln the way of fashions, and have a chance to make comparisons and select what is most becoming ll This ls somewhat different to buying from a roll of cloth in a tailor's shop. Come and con- vince yourself, we'II give you just what you want, save you a lot of time and fully one-half of your clothes money. Bear in mlnd we're fully prepared to fit the hard to tit and without extra charge WOOLF gl REYNOLDS Clncorporatedl Clothiers to Those Who Know I S 3914 I s2t:f.f.:...S... Sultslm' ,POPULAR We show the sort that all the young fellows have- got to have if they want to be . . RIGHT IN IT Come in, we'll post you as to what's what John Thomas 81 Sons Schwartz Bros. The Low Price Leaders The Biggest Bargains to be found in Johnstown are al- ways found at Schwartz'. Low pirlces are a strong point with us. ere's an idea of the big values now: Boys' School Suits A manufacturefs surplus stock of Single and Double-breasted Suits, short and long Norfolk Sults, Etc., sizes 4 to I7 years, regularly worth from 52.50 to 56, on sale now at, the suit, 31.10. 51.48. SI-98. 32-48v 52-69. 82-98 Ladies' Covert Coats Ladies' and Misses' Covert and Loose Coats in the New Fall Styles, Including the new loose box-pleated backs, regularly sold at 51.50 to Sw, on sale now at 84.98 and 85.98 each 40 THE SPECTATOR IQO4 High School Lecture 1905 Course Three Lectures, Two Concerts, Two Entertainments Thursday, Oct. 27 .....,....... CONCERT The Campanari Company Slgnor Campanuri. Baritone Miss Dorothy Hoyle, Viollniste Mme. Ruby Cutter Savage, Soprano Mr. Ward Stephens, Pianist Thursday, November 3d .......... LECTURE The Puritan in England and America Dr. S. Parkes Cadman One of the tlnest pieces of oratory extant- New York 'Tribune Friday, November 18th ........... LECTURE India, the Mysterious and Magnificent Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur A magnihcent exhibition of enthusiasm, patriotism. and' scholarly elo- quence.- The Pennsylvania Chautauquan Friday, December oth ....... ' . ENTERTAINMENT Durno, The Mysterious and Company A jolly company of fun makers Monday, December 19th . . . '. . .IMPERSONATIONS Leland T. Powers Third Appearance ln High School Course Friday, January zoth .... ILLUSTRATED LECTURE Russia - Japan: The Destiny of the Far East Frank R. Roberson Two hundred photographic' reproductions Tuesday, February zxst .... . . . . . .CONCERT ' The Jean De Backer Festival Orchestra tThirty memhers, selected from the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestraj Miss Clara E. McLain, Alto Course Tickets 31.505 can be obtained from High School pupils, or at Young's Drug Store .vi F 'Y 'Hi - I-.l1U'f..'. 'I3FiSfME!?f f'!!IEwY1?E XQnivJ :W:LL59'U 'IIDLZUJ 'GRY' Vhf W '1 7sai'ti1EJ'I4Zt 'clblii-,-fs Q FT.-ii, ,.W,f'.e6::i: EIZTYY-','l-YZAHIEP ',,v.!-iii 'i .11E!T1?1 .Bi 5'-'n'H!'.1:9 '+1iE4!li'Eli!Hp'S 5251121 1 ILZFSF 11'32115'l '.5'S'SW-Yi1..VSiC5E53'2d TIRE. SYECTATOR SWR K!Y ?i1114:?:V lla. 7-FAN! 'wi ,L Fifa- FLW, 1',1 'kESE 1i!'sIffSIn.n . ' imTl3FP.EC'L Q14 QEFIIHX be ileligb School Spectator. 'Uz'res dc'!Iul'I'1-f eundofy VOL. VH. HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSTOWN, PA. NO. 2. l l 'W A Discussion of Terms: Purpose and Motive By M. A. Moi-IN. N the study of the various books required for college entrance, a confused idea seems to be prevalent among the students of the High School. To rind a clear and accurate deiinition of these terms, purpose and motive, when used in connection with liter- ary criticism, is a task by no means easy. Rhetoricians and writers employ these terms with a lack of discrimination most confusing to the reader, altho clearly distinguished in the minds of the writers. One writer dehnes purpose as the reason for a novelis existenceg motive, as the im- mediate cause of its appearance in the world of letters. Motive, from its derivation, signifies the moving force. It is, then, the underlying thought that incites the action, rather than the immediate cause, as stated in the above definition. This immediate cause falls more naturally under the head of occasion, which may well be considered the pur- pose or motive of the writer and not of the book. The purpose, as I construe it, is simply the motive reproduced, varied, and elaborated. Thus, purpose may 2 THE SPECTATOR be dehned in a general way as an object to be kept in view or subserved in any operation or course of action. According to this deiinition it may apply to the aim of a novel as well as its immediate cause. ln the former sense it is used in connection with novels of purpose, which usually aim to bring out some reform or desirable qual- ity. True novels of purpose are very rare, since in most novels the interest of the reader is centred not so much in the existence of abuses as in the fate or fortune of the characters. Nlrs. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is a very striking example of novels of purpose. Mrs. Stowe never loses sight of the purpose, to make slavery hateful in the eyes of the American people, and so bring about its abo- lition. This purpose is most successfully carried out by emphasizing the motive, which, surely, is the intense de- sire to free the wronged and suffering race. The motive is subjective, while the purpose is objective. A student often confuses the purpose of a novel with the purpose of the writer. The author's purpose is the reason why he gives expression to the prevailing idea in the form of a written production. For instance, the purpose of a novel might be a desire to make the world better, whereas, the motive of the author, merely a desire to win reputation or make money. For exam- ple the cause of the writing of Rasselas, its author's motive, was Dr. .Iohnson's urgent need of funds to pay the funeral expenses of his mother, but the purpose of the book is to set forth the everlasting pursuit of happi- ness in material prosperity, and its vanity and endless disappointment. From the standpoint of the writer, set- ting aside the desire of fame and wealth, the purpose of a novel ought be two-fold: in the Hrst place, to repre- sent life truly,- and in the second place to produce a work of art. The first purpose, then, has regard to subject-matter, the second, to the form of the work. Since no one book can represent life in all its manifold and complex phases and relations, therefore each particu- lar novel must have an individual purpose, which repre- sents some particular phase or phases, some special re- lation or relations of life, Take for example Unleav- THE SPECTATOR 3 ened Bread, which has its purpose expressed in the true representation of a type of selnshness and blind conceit, which is characterized by Selma, who deserves to live as an awful example to the rest of mankind. To illustrate by example the difference between pur- pose and motive, let us consider Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Shakespeare's Julius Cxsarf' The motive of The Ancient Mariner is certainly an animal motive, which is the prevailing idea and works itself out in the purpose, expressed in the moral of the slayer of the Albatross by the medium of love felt toward living things. Both the motive and purpose may be variously expressed, but the general thought is always the same. ln the play of Julius C:rsar the motive is ambi- tion, whereas the purpose may be to portray Cmsar as he appeared to the conspirators, or Shakespeare might have merely meant to have the ghost of Caesar exist, as it actually does in the last part of the play, rather than the live Cwsar. For the Cmsar of the play is not in harmony with the Cmsar of history, and it is only with the purpose in view that we can understand why Shakes- peare painted such a character of Caesar. Looking over the history of literature, and observing that the books which live, from the histories of Thucy- dides to the novels of the present day, are those which treat of life, the conclusion is inevitable that if life is not a worthy theme for genius and for art, then the best which has been written in the world may die and the world lose nothing. To represent life truly, and to pro- duce a work of art- just in so far as one of these pur- poses overbalances the other in any novel, so far does the work fall short of excellenceg and just as soon as they are harmoniously blended in the unity of the plot, the work approaches an excellency as wide and comprehensive as may be found in the realm of litera- ture. Miss Walter: Who was king of England in 1600? Wasn't it Queen Elizabeth? 4 I 'run spncraroiz The Way qf the Man By KATHARINE M. ENosLEY, 1905. ANY YEARS AGO a minstrel played through the land and won all the folks by his music. He was gallant and handsome. He wandered from house to house. Everywhere he was welcome. The instrument on which he played had six strings, three of which were broken. Nobody knew why, but it was whispered that one day in a it of reckless anger he had crashed his hand upon the strings and broken three of them. These, try as he would, he could never mend. Yet, even with this deficiency, his music was wondrous. His songs were piercingly sweet and radiant with the joy of living, though accompanied by a strange, broken sadness which struck a tender chord in the hearts of all his hearers, who understood. ll ill ll A lover knew the story, and one evening in the moonlight he told it to his sweetheart, and half laughing- ly and half tenderly compared her to the lute: so sweet and so gay was the music of her life, yet so delicately constructed, and then he said the things all lovers say. The days and months went by in sorrow and in joy. Nlost often, indeed, it is sunshine in the land of love, but sometimes clouds come and darken the sky. But they soon pass away with the showers, and all that is left is our image of a delicate rainbow, painted on the clouds, for love is still present even in a storm of dis- content. But a time came in the life of the lovers when the clouds rose black and threatening, when the musician- lover unconsciously crashed his hand upon the strings of love roughly, carelessly, and they broke, forever. She raised her head and smiled in the face of the world-for women can do that-and the delicately stringed instrument of her life gave out a song, pierc- ingly sweet and radiant with the gladness of living, but to the ear of the poet, filled with sadness of a broken heart. And the man never realized what he had done. THE SPECTATOQR 5 'Pre Spirit of Poetry By ADA o. wER'rz. CGiadua!l0n Oratlon, IQO4., And everywhere the broad and bounteous earth Should bear a double growth of those rare souls, Poets, whose thoughts enriceh the blood of the world, Said Tennyson's Lady Psyche, prophesying of the won- ders which the Princess and her school would bring to pass and revealing at the same time the nobility of their ambition and the youthfulness, the unripened state of their understanding. Rare indeed are such souls as Homer, Shakespeare, and Nliltong so rare that only part of mankind may receive the refreshing tonic of their thoughts and so spontaneous that the Princess could no more hope to add a star to the heavens than to create, by any system of education, a soul such as these. But, as we know, in the course of her life, an opportunity humbler than the one for which she had worked, but nevertheless sublime, was granted to the Princess. Few of us may hope to have the genius to stir the depths of men's souls, but all alike may seek the Spirit which sees the sun rise with thankfulness, which sends us to our daily duty with singing heart, and which keeps our souls open to Truth and Love, the spirit of Poetry. This Spirit need be hindered by no outward condi- tion of life. lt may be found in the cabin or in the castle, the carpenter may be inspired by it as well as the architect, a picture may be its expression or a loaf of bread. We hear and talk much in this last century about The Poetry of Common Things, as if poetry existed in things and not in the souls of men. Robert Burns never meant to show us the beauty in the peas- ant's mattocks and his hoes, his porridge and his cheese, but he wished us to realize that loving sympathy and tender feelings, the very essence of poetry, could be found side by side with toil and hardship. Not in nature but in man is all the beauty and the worth he sees, says Emerson. The greatest damper to the Poetic Spirit is the haste and complexity of our lives. lmpelled by our ambitions, 6 THE SPEICTATOR we rush forward to the hour of achievement, forgetting that each day is a day unto itself. Reflection proves to us that the moments which stood highest in anticipation were often only the sunflowers among the roses, that our characters are made not in times of great excitement or stimulated enjoyment, but in the calm hours of oft- repeated duties. The spirit which you put into your work grows great by the very act. The good, the beau- tiful self which you express in your daily action shall be returned to you a better and yet more beautiful being. The solutions of the hard problems of her simple life always came to the good Dolly Winthrop, you know, when she was ministering to her sick neighbors. The closer life is to Nature the more poetic it may be. Mistake me not. I do not mean that man must go out into the country, among the trees and birds and flowers, ere he can attain this spirit. Nature is there and she is everywhere. She reveals herself in the great slums of the city, in the barren wastes of the desert, in the mighty avalanche and in the tiny seed, in the peal of thunder and the fall of a stone. But, although she holds man by his hand and guides his footsteps, he knows her not. The thousand superncial cares about which he fus- ses, frets, and fumes give evidence of his failure to rea- lize that her immutable laws work on to their own un- questionable ends in utter disregard of his feeble applause or petty opposition. The Poetic Spirit is complete Faith. To be in harmony with the world, man must be in harmony with his work. Know then thyself and be guided by thy knowledge. Find your peculiar place in the universe and hold it. If your talents are those of a farmer, then sow your seeds and sing, be content to ex- press yourself in growing plants and ripened fruits. Let the Shoemaker put his individuality into his shoes, the seamstress into her dresses, the writer into his books, and the singer into his songs. No occupation is so lowly that it can hide a great soul. Without the rarest of her poets the world would yet survive. Their works should serve but to remind us that we have poetic souls of our own. ,He is greater than the greatest poem who exhibits to men a life per- THE SPECTATOR 7 vaded with the Spirit of Poetry, for he is alike an ever- present inspiration to himself and his fellow-man. We believe with Tennyson that the thoughts of the rare poets thicken the blood of the world, but we are thank- ful for the sake of mankind, that not to them alone but to all, in some measure, was given the perception of the limitles Beauty, the all-enduring Goodness of Life. Recent Additions to Our Library Observed by one of the editors while ransacklng the shelves for something on the Elizabethan drama. A Sane Lunatic . . ...... . . Tow Head ..... A Wise Woman . . Anna in Scarlet .... With Edged Tools. . . Red Rock ........ A Soulless Singer ..... A Part of the Property . . . Rudiments of Chemistry . The Enchanted Typewriter . . An Cwalkingj Encyclopedia . . Some Ghosts I Have Met . . . . . . Love in Old Clothes . . . Friend of Caesar. . Hell fer Sartin . . Reflections of a Married Man . . Where Angels Fear to Tread . . .' A Lady of Quality ,..... Little Jack Horner. ..... A School for Saints ...... A Butterfly Book ......... A Son of Old Harry ..... . . He Fell in Love with His Wife' ..... '. A Lost Manuscript ............ Handbook of Legendary and Mythological . . . . . .Harry Storey . : George F. Stammler . . . .Ella C. Walter . . . . Anna M. Risch . . Herbert R. Jaques . .... Rotfhbstein . . . W. F. Long .......Porch . .John D. Stark . . . Linda Briber . . Martha A. Mohn Goldie Mardis - - ' - Helen Brubaker Edna K. Fearl . . Ralph Butler Cat senior corn-roastb Entire Sophomore Class . . The Demerit System . . . . Simon D. Elrick . The Principal's Office . . . .Mabel E. Mulock . . Merle Uackj Horner .,.....J.H.S. . . . . .Matilda Krebs . . . .Ralph Bolsinger . . . .Charles Me ers . The Niebelungen isjied Art . . Jean MacAlhaney Cooper Captains of lndustry .................. Mme,- Red Head ..... .... Three Germanies . Weaver . . . Eda H. Weiskotten Freidrich CHerrJ Schmidt - - George CGermanyD Stammler Conrad CDutchJ Suppes Improbable Tales ................ The Two Storeys WORLDLY WISDOM. Who linger on time's ample page In search of insults, insults hndg Who weigh the chaff in proper gage , Are owners of the golden mind. 8 THE SPECTATOR The Use qf Color in Illustration By LINDA BRIBER. 'og HE ATTRACTIVENESS of magazine literature has undoubtedly increased within the last few years by the prevalent use of illustrations. Today, anyone casu- ally glancing at a l-larper's of twenty-Eve year ago would probably lay it aside unread, not because of any lack of interest in the articles, but on account of the always looked-for illustrations. Thru long familiarity with the idea that illustrations always accompany any magazine stories, we have come to depend upon them even more than upon the titles to attract our notice and attention, and have already gone so far as to judge the literary standard of the monthly by them. The illustra- tion art has vastly improved since 1877, when Harper's was published, and still greater improvements are being made. During the last few years an entirely new phase has been introduced by the use of color. The good monthlies, at Hrst slow to bring about the new custom, now contain some color in every number. Whether this will eventually supercede pictures in wash and crayon is a question which time only can determine. When classed, there are four principal mediums used to-day for colored illustrating-heavy rich color, grays and tints, pastel, and crayon. By professionals each is used for a certain type of illustrating-that is, each is used to produce the best results. You see, therefore, that one medium can express one class or state of things better than it can another. A landscape was painted as follows in one of this year's magazines: A bleached tan coloring was used to illustrate the desert, which spread over quite a large area, meeting the deep or hot blue coloring of the sky. A large bare rock was in the background, which empha- sized the lack of everything green and living. No touch of green, nor any other color that gives a cool, refresh- ing impression, was visible. ln the distance were two travelers, one of whom was pleading with outstretched arms for deliverance. Looking at this painted region, THE SPECTATOR 9 one could not help but get the feeling of intense heat, barrenness, and of drought. And no other medium but this deep rich color can give this reality to landscape illustrations, the only type of illustrating in which it is wholly and most frequently used. Color for personal illustrations has not attained per- fectiong the nearest to it used are the delicate tints and soft grays. l can give a good example by picturing to you one of Elizabeth Shipman Green's children, for of children she is very fond, and in her illustrations of them lies chiefly her art. A little school girl seated at a desk is pictured in a soft gray. The hair, the face, and the little hands are left in this medium, the dress alone being colored, and that only by rich, delicate tints. The slate- pencil, which is held in the child's right hand as if writ- ing, has its customary red, white, and blue stripes, washed in with the same rich tint. The whole sketch has that dear, sweet, graceful, childish air which is only saved or rather gained by the soft, delicate medium used. Christy's characters owe their widespread fame to this same medium. ln fact, it is the only one that is used by professionals, and only artists that cannot ex- press life and motion thus, resort to color, which they daub on thick and heavy, producing a very cheap ap- pearance. When color is used in illustrations of people, we often find that the lines of the drawing are good, but the faces lack expression. lt is really the shadows on the face that make it expressive, and as yet illustrators have not succeeded with these as well in color as in black and white. Of course pastel is now greatly used, and may surpass the tints in the near future. As for crayon, it also is too young in the school of mediums to be criti- cised. So, at the present time, we gladly welcome colored landscape pictures, but prefer that in personal illustrations black and white be retained. Dailey Qhaving looked thru a telescope at Jupiterj- Nlethinks I seed a ghost. X0 THE SPECTATOR beflkligb Sc bool Spcctat r. JOHNSTOWN, PA., OCTOBER, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 40 CENTS. PER COPY, 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-ln-Chief, FRED. G. SMITH, 1905. Associate Editor. NIERLE K. HORNER, IQOS. Exchange Editor, ETHEL PINDER. 1905. Athletic Editor, Society Editor, GEO. F. STAMMLER, 1905. CLARA SUPPES. 1905. School News Editor, General News Editor, NEWTON D. SWANK, I907. CHARLES MARTIN, 1905. Literary Editors, GEORGE WEAVER. 1905, KATHARINE ENDSLEY, 1905. MAURICE ROTHSTEIN, 1905. Chief Business Manager, RALPH W. BOLSINGER, 1905. Associate Business Manager, LANGDON MARX, IQO6. Assistant Business Managers, EDWARD HOERLE, 1905, RAYMOND GOOD, 1905, FRANK MARDIS. 1906, HARVEY MITCHELL, 1906, ROY REESE, 1905, HARRY W. STOREY, 1905, CLARENCE HURREL, 1908, HUGH ANSTEAD, 1907. THE SPECTATOR ls published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postofnce, Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mztil matter, In order to Insure publication in the current issue, all MSS. must be handed in to the editor not later than the 1th of each month. 'Pre Editor's Viewf T IS WITH REGRET that we announce the resigna- tion of William Hoffman as Editor-in-chief and James Boyd as Chief Business Manager of the Spectator Staff. These gentlemen have earned the highest Commendation which the Spectator staff can bestow, by faithfully de- voting, indeed S21CriHcing, a large part of their time to THE SPECTATOR 11 this work. lt is not at all exaggeration to say that since their election to the staff their presence has been most prominently felt, both in the amount of work accom- plished and in the ease and excellency with which they performed their respective duties. The staff, represent- ing the sentiment of the school, takes this opportunity of thanking Nlr. Hoffman and Mr. Boyd for their valuable services rendered to the student-body, whose confidence in their ability has been most pleasantly rewarded. ill ll' 1' HI' Ill With this issue the Spectator Staff begins its work under the direction of the new ofhcers. The policy of the paper, however, will remain practically the same, and the new ofhcers will endeavor to emulate the worthy ef- forts of their predecessors. Vires acquirit eundo is our motto. ln order to live up to it, the staff needs the co-operation of the student-body. Every member of our school should consider it his duty to lend both his liter- ary and financial aid. Consider that this is High School's only medium of representation to the outside world. This fact surely demands your attentiong for beyond a doubt High School deserves to be represented by a suc- cessful journal. Co-operation is the entire secret and absolute essential, theretore let your interest be thus manifested. Ill 'F ll' 4' if The High School Lecture Course this year promises to outclass all other series of entertainments given in our school. Needless to say, the lecture course has hereto- fore always proved a success, by pleasing and instruct- ing its patrons. The financial success of the course de- pends upon the attitude the pupils take toward it. We are pleased to note an increase of interest in this quarter, and the present outlook is very promising. Reports to date show that the guaranteed amount is nearly reached. By October 27th, the date of the Campanari entertain- ment, the management expects to be able to report that the hnancial conditions are secure. High School presents on this date the highest priced attraction that has yet appeared in our auditorium, and this fact, together with the reputation of the company, ought to warrant a very 12 THE SPECTATOR successful beginning. Let every person in High School contribute his help to this cause. Ill HF Ik Ill ll' The much agitated earlier school hour system for High School has finally reached an issue, in the form of a petition. The sentiment of the school-students and faculty seem to favor, in fact encourage, this idea. Ear- lier school hours would not change the length of study periods at all, but would provide for the six regular recita- tions of the usual length, with, however, just a half hour for dinner. Beginning at eight, it would thus allow the school to close at one, giving the pupils and teachers the benedt of the greater part of the afternoon. To these persons it would prove invaluable for several reasons. It would give the pupil more time to prepare his lessons, and the teacher more time to correct manuscripts and arrange work for classroom. lt would eliminate the wasted time at noon, and thus relieve the teachers ot the unpleasant task of keeping order at that hour. ln every way the plan seems to be a great improvement over the present system, and, if the pupils and faculty are willing and desirous of trying the new system, noth- ing ought to hinder immediate action. Put not off till tomorrow what you can do to-day. If Ill ll PF li School Spirit is a topic long since worn threadbare, but, judging from results, one that will bare to be unrav- elled completely, before any indications of it begin to appear. ln the first place, what is School Spirit? For the benefit of any who may consider this an element too subtle and intangible for their own satisfactory elucida- tion, the Spectator ventures to deine School Spirit as an active manifestation of School Pride. In the next place, in what manner ought School Spirit to display itself? Above all things not in rowdyism. Proper conduct in the classroom and about the school building, attention and interest in chapel, and seemly behavior in society, are far more indicative of spirit than the destruction of furniture or the adoption of classroom as a stage for comic opera, this energy should have vent on the ath- letic Held, if not in the game itself, at least in urging it THE SPECTATOR 13 forward. Athletics now bring us 'to another phase of School Spirit. High School has an athletic association which desires not only the dues of every boy in the school - although these are entirely essential - but his presence at its meetingsg a lecture course worthy of his attendanceg and last, but not least, a schedule of football games demanding his encouragement. Not until the tap of the chairman's gavel finds every boy in the school pres- ent at association meetingg the appearance of the speaker 3 the auditorium crowdedg and the toot of the whistle, the entire school-faculty includedfwill the personnel of High School have come to a realization of the true character of School Spirit. ill ,lf il' III ll The Spectator desires to thank the several members of the class of IQO4 for their graduation essays and orations. They are fine examples, in thought and style, for us younger classmen to follow. Ii fl' lk ak ll For Miss Nlohn's article, in this issue, we are indeed very grateful. We trust that other members of the faculty will likewise contribute to our publication. if 41 JF ll' if A senior girl has drawn us the several cuts displayed in this issue, while another member of the same class designed the cover page. 4' ll' 41 IK If The Spectator Staff feels hurt at the treatment which it has received at the hands of the school management. At the beginning of the term the members were forced to va- cate their room on the third floorg then, as it was abso- lutely necessary that they have a place to store their files, as an experiment they were given the closet adjoining room O, with permission to hold meetings and put up the ex- changes in the latter place. The experiment has proved a failure. Hardly had the staff begun work on last month's exchanges when the broom brigade appeared to sweep and dust. The staff could not move its materials - had no place to which they might move them 3 the sweepers could not, or at least would not waitg the exchanges had to go out. Consequently the staff Hnished itsrwork, choked with dust and resentment. Such treatment the staff considers an outrage. The Spectator merits better treatment and must have it, or its survival will be but a matter of time. 14 THE SPECTATOR iz, I J ui. lllr. ill , 'll' t 1' 'falilf V l ll, will ll li l READ AS WE RAN. HIS column, having its beginning in this issue, is respectfully dedicated to the readers of the Specta- tor. The editor, assuming that he is acquainted with the lives of most of his readers, knowing the pleasure and value of keeping up to date with the current events of the hour, and believing that perhaps some of his readers might neglect- perchance by oversight-to keep in touch with the present recording history, has conceived the idea of merely suggesting, in this column, the things of inter- est pertaining to local and foreign happenings that are ac- cumulating day by day. But do not misunderstand us, kind reader, we are simply going to hint at the things which we think you should know-serious and humor- ous, trivial and important. We expect, if you find any- thing new here, that you will acquaint yourself with the particulars elsewhere. Our object, therefore, in start- ing this new column, is merely to make it a reminder, to stir you up, as it were. its existence will depend on how you take it and on what you think of it. May it be hoped that you will find something in it of interest. The news of the death of Senator George F. Hoar was received with sorrow throughout the entire country. Coming from Massachusetts as a member of the United States Senate, holding that honorable position for a num- ber of consecutive years until death called him away, be- ing a worthy orator, advocating his own individual ideas, standing alone as an independent rather than a partisan, and always commanding the respect and admiration of the members of that great law-making body of this country, THE SPECTATOR 15 Senator Hoar indeed reminds one of the eloquent author of the True Grandeur of Nations -the successor of Daniel Webster. Nlr. Hoar died just on the eve of the presidential campaign of 1904. Strange it is to recall that at this time we are losing many men distinguished in the political circles of this country. Since the announcement of Senator Hoar's death, we are again confronted by the news of the death of another prominent man, Postmaster- General Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsin. Bishop Potter's Subway Tavern is certainly arousing much talk, perhaps more than the bishop wished. We note that the Episcopalian convention at Boston refused to take action on the subject, when a motion to present a resolution denouncing the action of Bishop Potter was brought up, it was declared out of order. The International Peace Union met in Pittsburg dur- ing the week of October 9th. Did you notice what hap- pened? Let us hope that the world in general will soon take up this work with determination never to give up until Hnal success has been achieved. This success shall be worth the combined and most strenuous efforts of every individual. Devote your time to this cause rather than cramming your brain with the contra- dictory reports from the Far East. Of course, be up to date with all news, but weigh the virtues of the day with larger scales. The question of the day now is: Who will be Pres- ident ? Have you heard of the latest social monomania? One Harry Lehr, known as the pet of New York's Four Hundred, recently gave a dog party. What next? Have you been careful of what you drink, citizens of Johnstown? Francis P. Nlurphy was in our city the other day. Did he tell you the water was bad to drink? Well, it certainly is. Beware, too much care cannot be taken, but, of course, fish stories are common in Johns- town nowadays. The old soldiers have just been here. Autumn is here. Are you aware of the fact? We leave summer, the summer leaves us, but the beau- tiful autumn leaves are here. Have you read a remedy for the abominable trusts 16 THE SPECTATOR in any of the political platforms of this campaign ? There is one. Watch that party grow. The trusts have few friends among the working class nowadays. The auto race for the Vanderbilt cup was, as a rule, certainly not marked by any very serious accidents. One hurt, one killed, that's all. Society will never feel the loss. Suburban building seems to hold the top rung in the construction market. Many beautiful and commodious homes have been builtd or are in the course of construc- tion in and about, Johnstown. The city proper is quite active. We may some day have a very neat city. Let us hope it will be soon. But wait, generous citizens of Johnstown, you may some day have a depot, a court- house, and a federal building. Wait, I say. Did you see the pumpkin? England is again exerting her Christiarzzkdng influence. This time she has invaded Thibet with sword and musket. Surprise! lt is seriously talked that Johnstown is to have a park. Please remember, a park. Here's luck to the success of Roxbury. Did you attend the horse races or the baseball game ?-You naughty boy. Ten for that. Vesuvius and Pelee, that once dealt death from their craters, were recently active again. Black clouds and balls of tire were emitted after slight intervals of rest. October 6th was the anniversary of the organization of the Mormon church, and thousands of its followers crowded the great auditorium in Salt Lake City to hear the opening address by President Joseph F. Smith. The latest campaign issue: Will Market street, in front of the High School, ever be paved? Question, Mr. President. Goob-bye, October, you've been dear to us. Come again. Do not bet on the coming fall election in High School. It's a risky business. If you have any money that is bothering you, kindly turn it over to the A. A. The arrangement for this election is now in the hands of a committee, consisting of the boy members of the American History class. William Hoffman has been elected chairman and James Boyd secretary of the com- mittee. THE SPE:CTAT,OR I7 i Al- Yi,i', ' X,l c es 4?-?-A ff- oczr-:TY 3 Qi-i 'Wil ' 5 ' li . e eee. e 5 J i z- f HE WORK of the senior societies this year has been very poor. The programs seem to drag. This is anything but a good beginning. There have been per- sons on the program this year who answer unpre- pared when called upon. Last year unprepared was very rare without excused This year it is a common occurrence. On one of the programs in a senior society there were three out of seven unprepared. This fact is very discouraging. No literary society can do prontable work with such conduct. Vigorous steps should be taken immediately to prevent its further con- tinuance. ' Another fact that demands our criticism is the read- ing of debates. It is to the pupil's interest, if he wishes to defeat his opponent-and surely that should be his motive-to deliver his debate without even the use of notes. To the interest of his listeners, whom he should always try to please and instruct, it is an invaluable aid and indispensable to success. When a person reads a debate it really isn't a debate at all, but merely some facts jotted down on paper. Of course we all cannot be oratorsg that is not expected, but faithful individual work is expected and required. We realize that there are some of our number who become extremely nervous while reciting. We do not censure you for that, although we might add that practice will remedy it to a great ex- 18 THE S,PECTATOR tent. However, the general cause is lack of preparation and interestg and that is a thing which we must all overcome, or our Friday afternoon sessions will be wasted. Presiding officers who are dignified and capable, add much to the general atmosphere of a society. When the president cannot or does not try to keep good order, the program is poor, for the reason that attention is wanting, and that is certainly not very inspiring to the person performing. Guard against this. At the next election of officers do not vote for the one whom you admire most, but vote for the one who has the most executive ability. lf you follow this rule you will soon notice an improve- ment in your society. The spirit of a few members of the sophomore class toward literary society work is questionable. Nlr. Long was compelled to make the threat that, unless these members change their attitude in regard to joining the senior societies, the school would either have to abandon separate organizations and take up literary work as a body or have class recitations the last period on Friday. Most of the pupils of High School prefer to listen to a good literary program in separate societies rather than recite a lesson, for it is not only a change from the routine work, but is interesting and pleasing as well. However, if these sophomores are as anxious and deter- mined to do good work as they are to enter the society of their choice, they will certainly make valuable addi- tions to any society. But -our advice to those sopho- mores is: Exercise this determination along nobler lines, and success is bound to follow. Teacher of American History: Who is the chair- man of the Democratic Campaign Committee ?- D. R.: Joe Cannon. Same teacher: What person was prominent in the war of lndependence of the Netherlands? Same pupil: Joan of Arc. Same teacher: What do the chairmans of the political parties do? , Now laugh! THE SPEfCTA'l OR I9 Athletics GEORGE F. STAMMLER. FTER three weeks of practice under the supervision of Coach Kerr and Captain Lindsey, the football team played its Hrst game with the South Fork Y. Nl. C. A. team, Sept. 24th, on the Westmont grounds, and through superior playing, although it was not what it should have been, de- feated the coal-town aggregation by the score of 22-O. High School received the ball at the kickoff and rushed it up the Held at a terrific rate, making gains of 20 and 30 yards around the ends and making the line bucks so fierce that the ball was forced over the goal-line in a short time. When the game was again started, the team seemed to have lost much of the vim which characterized its playing in the be- ginning, and the second touchdown required much more time. The third and last touchdown of the first half was made by Cooper, who, assisted by Koontz, carried several men for quite a distance and over the goal-line. The first two touchdowns were made by C. Replogleg Captain Lind- sey and Ashcom were good ground gainers. During the second half the substitutes were given a trial, and the work of many was quite creditable. During this half many fum- bles were made at critical moments. Had it not been for this, the team would have scored more than the one touch- down, which was made by Koontz after a long run. This game revealed one thing: the lack of interest which the students seem to have in athletics. If the boys cannot come out to practice and try for the team, they should be on the ground when a game is to be played, and cheer their team to victory. The representation of the student-body was so small that we cannot feel proud of the spiritof the students, that is, the students as a whole. There are of course those who attend every game and do all in their power to bring others, but it is unfortunate that these students compose so small a percentage of the school. When the next game is played let us show our school pa- triotism by responding in a body and helping the team both in encouragement and in a financial way. On Oct. ISt the team went to Saltsburg to play the 20 THE SPECTATOR strong Kiski team of that place. The team was greatly weakened through the absence of Cooper, which 'necessi- tated the shifting of Suppes to tackle, and the substitution of McGinnis at guard. The team, however, played a nice, steady game, and, although defeated by the score of 29-o, it was not disgraced, for Kiski is out of our class in both weight and science. The ball was kicked to High School, and, as a stiff wind was blowing, D. Lindsey misjudged the ball. Ashcom and H. Replogle at once made a dive for it, but before either had secured a good hold it was snatched from between them by a Kiski man who went over the line for a touchdown. The time, however, must have been longer than the timekeeper stated, three and one-half sec- onds for the fifty-tive-yard run. One can readily see this for himself, for if a sprinter canmake one hundred yards in ten seconds in a running suit, how can a man encased in football armour-plate run one-half that distance in one-third of the time. After Kiski had made her Hrst six points High School kicked off to them, and only after twelve minutes of hard playing did they succeed in pushing their man over the goal line. At this time High School made a fine last ditch Hght, for with the ball in Kiski's possession and six inches to gain, they were thrown back for a loss of three yards while at- tempting an end run. But on the next play the ball was given to the fullback, whose weight, assisted by that of the others, brought him over. High School then received the kickoff, and, after advancing the ball for a number of times, lost it on downs. After this Kiski made another touchdown, the last of the Hrst half. Two more were se- cured in the second half. On Oct. 8th the team again went to Saltsburg, this time to play the town team of that place. The game re- suited 0-o. High School, however, had the better of the argument, the ball being almost entirely in their opponents' territory. One of the features of the game was a forty-yard run by C. Replogle. He ran well, but when tackled on the three-yard line he dropped the ball, which was captured by one of the Saltsburg players. The High School team, when it had the ball, played hard, but, when it was lost on a fumble, seemed to lose some enthusi- THE SPECTATOR 21 asm and did not hold their opponents for downs. Through this, Saltsburg was able to advance the ball until their goal line was out of danger. On Oct. 15th no game was played, as the date was cancelled by the manager of the Indiana Normal team. The schedule for the remainder of the season follows : Oct. zzd, Saltsburg at Johnstown. Oct. 29th, Apollo or Hollidaysburg at Apollo or Holli- daysburg. Nov. 7th, Kiski at Johnstown. Nov. 12th, East Liberty Academy at Johnstown. Nov. Igth, Bellwood at Bellwood. Nov. 24th, Quakers at Johnstown. Miss Emma Riale, of the senior class, was absent from school during the first week of October, being con- Hned to her home with a slight attack of tonsilitis. Miss Annie Liebold, of the same class, is compelled to miss considerable school, due to trouble with her eyes. Harry W. Storey, Douglass Storey, and Fred G. Smith, together with Andrew Kerr, our football coach, accompanied the football team to Saltsburg. The Kiski- minetas boys again showed our fellows a royal time. John Lindsey, of 1906, is again troubled with a bad knee. It is to the interest of the football team, as well as in sympathy for Mr. Lindsey, that we hope his trouble will not last very long. Kiski beat the Quakers of Johnstown 24-o. We are not much better, are we? But watch out for Thanksgiving. Looks good to me. Rilla Wilson is absent from school on account of sickness. Up to this time about 550 course tickets have been sold. Work faster. October 27th will soon be here. Frank Hoerle, JO7, missed the first month of school on accouut of illness, but has now resumed his studies. 22 THE SPECTATOR The Exchange Column AVE our numerous F ig' ,l , exchanges of last ,' ,I if term ever heard that old I X proverb, Procrastination l ', i 'i A, is the thief of time? 1,!lNJg ' lf so, l hope that they f,.,QiL-PE, will understand what I am --,rn - i , Spectator is in receipt of f p c , very few exchanges for ' it it , September. Although we ' realize the difficulties at- tendant upon the publication of the first issue, namely lack of experience among the editors and failure of the student-body to lend aid, both hnanciaily and in a liter- ary way, nevertheless if some schools are able to get their first issue out on time, why cannot all'? We sin- cerely regret that so many staffs have delayed the pub- lication of their Hrst number. A paper should come out about the middle of each month, if it be a monthly, or the middle of the week, if it be a weekly. When a paper fails to come before the gaze of the critical public at a set time, or when it misses a publication now and then, it loses much of its force as a news medium and thus reflects on the spirit of the school in general. Bear in mind, editors of the many staffs, it is un- wise to put off the evil day in any occupation, the editing of a school paper not excepted. We can but acknowledge the receipt of The Mir- ror, The Iris, The Herald, and The Daily Echo. - The Herald contains, besides several well devel- oped short stories, a cleverly written poem entitled The Brook, from which we quote: f ,Q l , 1 ,LlA,,,Z ju trying to dixve home, the K 1 It is like ourselves at the dawn of life When our future is unknowng When the sunlit ripples may be a laugh And the shadowy waves a groan. THE SPECTATOR 23 The merit of The Daily Echo is rather question- able from a literary standpoint. However, if we consider that a new staff is appointed for each school day, thus giving more persons an opportunity to practice journal- ism, we will probably have to admit that it has some real merits. Why not, members of the Shortridge High School, concentrate that activity which is so apparent a characteristic of your school on a monthly, or even a weekly publication? I am sure the result would be more elevating. The Mirror abounds in pleasing department cuts. A few short stories, however, would not be amiss. A most attractive cover is one of the many inviting features of The Iris. Moreover, after leafing through its pages one discovers that not all its attractiveness is on the cover. A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men. - Ex. I had a dream the other night When everything was still, I dreamt that each subscriber Came up and paid his bill. - Ex. Before the Spectator goes to press it wishes to ac- knowledge the following numbers that have just been re- ceived: The Cherry and White, The M. P. S., and The Dickinsonian -all delightful acquaintances of previous school terms. Our one word of approbation is, Better late than never. What Happenf in High School 'EHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Athletic Asso- ciation is composed this year of the following mem- bers: John D. Stark, Faculty representative to A. A., Andrew Kerr, football coach, Donald Lindsey, president of A. A., captain of football team, and manager of basketball team, Fred Smith, vice-president of A. A., Kinter Koontz, secretary of A. A., and manager of foot- ball team, James Boyd, treasurer of A. A., Merle Hor- 24 THE SPECTATOR ner, manager of baseball team, and Ralph Bolsinger, manager of track team. The association is at present without a baseball, track team, or basketball captain. Earl Sorber, of 1904, who succeeded David Crouse as captain of the baseball team last year, when the latter quit school, has now graduated. The same is true of Harry Hager of 1904, captain of basketball team, while the track team of 1904 neglected electing a captain. lt might be added here that the executive committee is at present realizing considerable difficulty in raising funds. Any help along this line, by suggestions or contributions, will be gratefully received by any of the members. The Spectator Staff met October 3d and elected the following ofhcers: Fred Smith, 1905, Editor-in-chief, Merle Horner, 1905, Associate Editorg Ralph Bolsinger, 1905, Chief Business Manager, and Langdon Marx, 1906, Associate Business Manager. The following ofhcers have been elected by the sen- ior class to serve this term: George Weaver, president, Merle Horner, vice-president, Annie Risch, treasurer, and Ella Bauers, secretary. An error in algebra? Teacher: Emil, go to the board and work the twenty-oneth problem. Did you ever see our guard play? He certainly is a butter in. Nice work, Rothstein. lt is whispered that during the noon hour certain freshmen have worn duck suits. ls it true? The following persons have left school since the be- ginning of the term: Matilda Utecht, '05, removed from city. Rhea Zimmerman, ,O7, ill health. Arthur Friedman, '08, removed from city. Sue Zipf, '08, no reason given. Myrtle Strayer, '08, no reason given. Ada Baumbaugh, '08, no reason given. Edna Kistler, '05, private instruction in painting. The total enrollment of High School at present is 315, of whom 129 are boys and 186 girls. THE SPECTATOR 25 Flll' fL Md ,T'ltA- a,?dEL'Sil1 CZTTQZZ DRUGS il5elfLi'f3 Peilfmefl QQeflY,THONleA5 Try Our Soda Cor. Franklin and Haynes Sts. South Side Ar I-Ioran's Book Store Maiiimt Poor-BALL fSee the une of CORRES- Hsooics GOODS l PRETTY PONDENCE5 BOOKS PENNANTSg PIOTURESCI PAPER l BOOKS MEGA- l Jus' 'ecewe ' Th v L i at! AL' ',f'f,fi eS' 50055, PHONES Fffgrgidfgfde y .il Sill.. 13215 lilifsrfireiiliibfif TABORD INN LIBRARY NATI-lAN'S FA LL VALUES learned - and others are learnin Constant offerings of seasonable merchandise at the lowest prices at which any offer goods of equal quality, are the means we use to gain and retain customers. Day in and day out we offer such match- less attractions that thousands have g-that there's ---2+ EN'0 Place Like E7NCrzihrzn's for 'Ualuen FRANK C. HGERLE Printer no Publisher 211 Franklin St., Second Floor Telephone 801 JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. 26 THE SPECTATOR' PROFESSIONAL THOS. J. ITELL, X H W. STOREY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, , ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Suppes Building. Room 2 Dibert Building. HARRY B. MAINHARTL, '89, T R S. SLAT. E. MURPHIY. ATTORNEY-AT- Aw, - - TTORNEYS-AT- AW, Room 206 Swank Building. 1 Dlbert Building. FKANK P. MARTIN, L , J WALLACE EAUL. ATTORNEv-AT- AW, - AWYER, Bank Building. Suppes Building. I I C O M M E R C I A L KEYSTONE CANDY CO., T NEW SENATE HOTEL, Geo. PANAGOTACOS, Propr., JOHN MALEY, Propr. 505 Main Street. - All imaginable Confections. 232 - 238 Bedford Street. l I 1 1 l I 1 l I PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Complete T H E Is the new line of Men and Wo- men's Clothing now showing at . I the Big Store. The new nobby ff t I th , , , e ec S n e Brings to mmd the time for the housewife to be Fall and Wz'ntef garments includes all the shades of brown so prevalent in the style showing for the season of 19o4-05. All the new mannish cloths have been made up into ladies' gar- ments. and tne S hlowing includes every grade from the cheap to the very finest tailored garments ln all shades and color combina- tions we have ever handled. Prices for both men's and women's suits are from TEN T O THIRTY DOLLARS. 'Penn 'Tmjic C0. Johnstown's Greatest Store removing the summer's dust and dirt, and re- placing the worn out Fumitufe ui' Carpets We carry a very com- plete 'stock at prices that will startle you, and save you money. Flzbk Er E7VIcCZ0skg1 Next to Municipal Building THE SPECTATOR 27 ' 7 ' ver e 'our e QLSQQYl3,11'S E Sm? 'f Ever happened upon some one wearing a suit or over- coat of nearly or precisely the same pattern as your own? No need to fear this awkward contingency if you pin your faith to Miller's Clothes. They're uncommon in pattern, but have everything in common with the pro- ductions of the crack custom tailors - Y f'-' Y f f-fe Miller's, Main St. 53455 Keifriklliilil General Merchandise 630 Franklin Street Telephone 859 l THE L.21T.uvlPDkEGgzAvE, I3-140 ar t t., ' showing exclsisive pig? ductions in Millinery American Plan- V '52 per Day and Art Goods. Our aim is . . always to lead. Our show- wlth pnvate bam' Super Day rooms are filled with the new- L est and best. Meet your friends pl L, CARPENTER in our waiting-room- they are Johnstown, Pu. Proprietor always here' E , THE OLD , RELIABLE Up-to-Date Music House STEINWAY .91 SONS, CONOVER, LESTER, CROWN. SCHILLER, MASON at HAMLIN WESTNER, VOUGH, SCHOFFER, AND TEN OTHER MAKES PIORCH BROS- No. 242 Franklin Street 28 THE SPECTATOR Cambria Business College will Liierary Irzsiiiafe Complete courses and thorough instruction in all the branches of a hrst-class business college and academy. Special courses in French and German. Students enrolled at any time. DAY AND EVENING SESSIONS W. I. WCCARTY .......,............ :President Your Wert Hat 1. MARX P O O RM A N ' S Creatlndian Best in the World for Coughs. Colds, Hoarseness, Asthma. Croup, Whuaping Cough, and all diseases of the throat and lungs, Prlce 25c. Prepared by KREDEL EFARRELL Opposite gllerchanfs Hoiel St. Johnstown The Food of Childhood Decides whether one is to grow up well nourished and healthy or weak and sickly. It's just as easy to be on: as ihe alher. You run no risk when you buy CHARLES YOUNG 'Ph. G. Prescription Druggist your milk and ice cream from Dibert Building, next Tribune Ofhce fohnsiofwn Sanitary Tairy ? 3 Company JOHNSTOWN, 'PA. Both Phones Sloppy Weather Shoes 507 Mah' Sf' For thai young man who has no time for rubbers in sloppy weather, we have the sloppy weather shoe. Gun Metal Calf, Hobo Last, button or lace, sizes 5 ro xo. Price ............. .... 0 507 HWCL-'Naaghf 63 Hoerr MAIN STREET CORRECT FOOTWEAR V THE SPECTATOR 29 fgfisylvanzo i7lfIernl1er if the luternationgiy '?IlS1'llL1.iLtP7'dCfl.L'3 dissociation ROWE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SHORTHANIJ BUSINESS COLEGE SCHOOL OF TYPEWRlTING NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL COLLEGE PREPARATORV ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL If you desire a good paying position, make yourself perfeclly competent to hold one, and you'll get it. The demand for bookkeepers :Ind stenogm- phers is greater than the supply. Students enrolled at any time. School open the year round S. H. ISENBERG, Ph. D. iw' rf ' ff f fri' r 'A' President DR. I. W. VAN VALZAH cleacfzer pofy giiiisie fDenfi-sf 203 LINCOLN BLDG. I 1 -4 U Swank Housefurnishing Co. Block Near Main and Clinton Sts. City Phone 1279 CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK a Specialty ZI1VI1VIER1VIAN'S LIVERY Cor. Clinion and Locus! Sis, :: EUGENE ZIMMERMAN, 'Proprteior BOARDING AND SALE STABLE Telephones - - CBeII 31 - - johnsfofwn 155 FRED. MILLER aqrtistic Hair Cutting Hne Shaving 404 FRANKLIN ST. C. T. WILLIAMS Dealer in Fanci Groceries we ?roduce Cor. Market and Vine Sis. Phone 502 30 THE SPECTATOR X904 HIGH SCHOOL LECTURE COURSE 1,905 Three Lectures .... Two Concerts .... Two Entertainments Thu rsday, Oct 27th ..... CONCERT The Campanari Company Slgnor Campanurl, Baritoneg Mme. Ru- by Cutter Savage, Sopranog Miss Dor- othy Hoyle, Vloilnlsteg Mr. Ward Ste- vens, Pianist. Thursday, Nov. gd. . . . .LECTURE The Puritan in England and America Dr. S. Parkes Cadman One of the fir-est pieces of oratory ex- tant.- New York Tribune. Friday, Nov. 18th . .... LECTURE India, the Mysterious and Magnificent Dr. Robt. Stuart MacArthur A magnificent exhibition of enthusiasm, fi-atriotlsm. and scholarly eloquence.- he Pennsylvania Chaulauquan. Friday, Dec. 9th .... ENTERTWINMENT Durno, The Mysterious and Company A jolly company of fun makers Monday. Dec. xgth . . IMPERSONATIONS Leland T. Powers Third appearance in High School Course Friday, Jan. 20, ILLUSTRATED LECTURE Russia -Japan: The Destiny of the Far East Frank R. Roberson Two hundred photographic reproductions Tuesday,Feh. zxst .... . . CONCERT The Jean De Backer Festival Orchestra CThlriy members, selecteclfrom the Pltts- burg Symphony Orchestral Miss Clara E. McLain, Alto Course Tickets, ,S 1 . 50 Can be obtained from the High School pupils, or at Young's Drug Store IHE.1?QFi'?Y, me Livery Stables NOT IN THE TRUST . ......... GEO. J. DELL, Manager For Commencements ai S For Dances For Weddings . FOI' FLIUCFHIS Finest Wedding Cab in the City We Line All Cabs . . Telephone 680 THE SPECTATOR 31 The Uses of the Kodak Snap shots out of doors, time exposures indoors, and flashlights at night,all come within th? scope of the ts operation is so Kodak simple that a boy 1..- : H W or girl can operate it, yet its scope is so unlim- ited that it is employed in every science, in every pro- fession, in every branch of business. It gives rest to the busy mind by turning it into channels new. We can sell you a Kodak to suit your pocketbook. Chai. L. Berry The South Side Druggist Rothstein 86 Lippman Bros. M. ROTHSTEIN Successor ewelers Bargains in Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Etc. Always the lowest prices on all goods we carry Wedding Presents Foot-Ball Supplies Guns and Ammunition 529 MAIN STREET . E T as eeee-em-as 1 Q New Location U New Building Same Old High Quality New Goods 2: AND LOW PRICES HENDERSON FURNITURE Co. No. 611 Main Street JOHNSTOWN usiness School M. ELLA MARSH, Principal Shorthand, Typewriting Bookkeeping No.527 zz z: MAIN STREET ?A?f-LCQEQ E Steam Laundry 606 FRANKLIN ST. Only First-Class Work Done Domestic and high gloss nnish L . I . F O U S T Proprietor 32 THE SPECTATOR FISHER CSI CO. WHOLESALE FINE OLD W eases AND IMPORTED LIQUORS. CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDIES 147 Clinton and 609 Main Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. -Y-' W' - . . Telephone No. 115 7 LL' Bottlers and proprietors Prl- vate Stock. Conemaugh Club Belmont Club. Monon :iliela Rye, Fisher BL Co. Jffxxx. Fisher 8: Co. XXX, Old Cab- lnet 1876, Old Favorite Pure R Y E W H I S K I E S All liquors are guaranteed. Liquors for medical purposes a specialty. Our stock is the largest and second to none in all departments. All mail or- ders filled with care and promptness OUR 5125352 Top Coats At this prlce we are showing , with more style and quality than in any S15 lines of former years. The clothes - coverts and vlcu- nas of dark, medium, and light effects, distinctly smart in cut and got up wlth the square, shapely shoulders that are so popular with the fashionable dressers. The tailoring is of an uncommonly high character. 11 Don't miss seeing our Top Coats. Woolf E Reynolds tlncorporatedhr Y V ,WT Clothiers to Those Who Know 1 S ag k I 3i.1'.?ilf.f'lf.....t.d Suitslm' POPULAR We show the sort that all the young fellows have- got to have if they want to be . . RIGHT IN IT Come in, we'll post you as to what's what John Thomas 81 Sons Schwartz Bros. The Nloney-Saving Store Wherever you turn in the Low-Price Store, bargains confront you. Buy- ing, as we do, in immense lots, and paying cash invariably, we are ena- bled to sell at a great reduction. Children's Coats Lot of 416 salemen's samples of Children's tall and winter-welghi coats. Everything in the line of Kersey, Zibeline, and other materials and makes. You will find in lhe lot nothing that is worth under 53.98 to Sx2.5o. Now being disposed of, for choice of lot, 51.98, 52.98, 53.98, 54.98 and 55.98. Covert Coats at Cost We have received 218 Ladies' and Misses' Loose Covert Coats, tourist effect, 56.5o and 58.98 values, now at 53.98 and 54.98. Owing to lack of space we cannot detail on many offers. ome in and see SCHWARTZ BROS. for yourself. i 1 R N w N w 1 N 54B56i !:u.l'FF?fwG2SEM'-.i2ifZ1!ZlJffH:3v: , -.HTYW z ::5','3'L'E1 iE75.i'?Jli' ln'2lfVlLi L' Iibbd' .QIAH RED ll?-ki9' 'Y.Zi3x lVl 1,7-.5 . -V :.- :xr-rwa-1f,3,g4Swg-' '- ' 1 Mg. 2-mf Q 375: WTS ff 4- J' hw 3Q'Erb'.-if--116 . Arm ,-'. ,f- V. ' - '.'i1 fTT1 '3fJ ,iff H' , ,N ,v . -, ,. vm . . 1 wg be Spectats r Movember 1904 1 fe, ' - 22- -' - -- , Wy Wm , --- M- ' we '..4f.?'1.-fi? 5 . wi f 5,15 -'I' , .w-,QJF ' B' X Zvi! 1 ' r- ' 4 i K3 ' .gK 2 X - F f - , 1-. . 'g .NNW A W Y kg? . :f' 'I Y I 'I Rf' - TSR,,.r 'I ,J-. , .5 . .L VJ: A 'P '- in 4: 'T . 15'- .f ' J 5 . - -, My 5. 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F 1 g .' '41, , 1-.A I nk- :...w f3,,,,l1g 'Y- zgl. ,ww W, Hag ,453 553- V, 'PJ ,- . -' . N 'f H. J. x ge? +V: 1- txl' ' 1 7i'.j-6515 , gf- 44. waist K- , - 3-1 -' SL-3 ' if P35 .. ' .Z v ,ggQ,q . .,, 4 Q i .-, ' fnfi., - is '73 z ' -2:5 H 5 , figgriif ' 15 i 'ff7 W3 qf5:1 f1V'.'r,. ' ff' 1. A -1 ' '- V' . 1 ,'l 'ff 'L dp wg:-ig 51: P' Ki- . - . 1 I H ev V bg'-5.5221 .1 L gg ga L A Pfif 'idly if -3 43,7 A1 ,,,--.- 1, U ,.V ,. al X , , H HL, ,.., 'jl ,.:', .- , --.2 .1 f ' 1 k 4 -- WS ' A .. ,RET . -1 V .1 ' N ' . 14 1 ' 5... .fri 1 2' 1'--. .- - ' . , - - - 'Q A , i - be 'ileligh School Spectator. 'U1'f6S acquini! eundo. ' ' VOL. VH. HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSTOWN, PA. NO. I T ' Thankfgiving We have approached the eve of another Thanksgiving Day. The original New England custom of giving thanks has maintained a steady growth until to-day it is observed in nearly every state in the union. In most places Thanks- giving is looked upon as a day of rest and feasting, during which the characteristics of the first New England observ- ance are imitated, but in which, unfortunately, the spirit of the early day seems to be given very little consideration. When the Pilgrim fathers, on the shores of wild New England, gave thanks to a bounteous Providence for the blessings of Held and forest which by their sturdy toil were made to yield a hundred-fold, they set an example for the world that well deserves emulation. The Pilgrims had ar- rived in a strange and barren land in the heart of a terrible winter. Here they faced storm and starvation and the fury of the elements where the hand of labor had never graced the forms of Nature's primitive ruggedness. Many of them perished in the struggle for existence under such adverse circumstancesg for it was with naked hands and against the stormslof winter that they were left to gain a sustenance from a frozen land. But they met the spring with renewed courage. And with the integrity of un- shackled freemen at whose disposal are placed the free gifts of Nature's opportunities, and her summer sunshine, THE SPECTATOR 2 . they converted the wildernesses into fertile fields and reared their sturdy homes against the New England sky. And it was when the toil and labor of the summer had come to an end, when the earth had been delved, the for- ests hewn, and the harvests reaped, that the Pilgrims stopped in the contemplation of their efforts and gave thanks to a Divine Providence that made their triumphs and successes possible. To us Thanksgiving should mean more than a mere observance of the formalities of the first New England Thanksgiving Day. Time has lent a hallowed lustre to the humble yet plenteous fare of the Pilgrim table, spread in thankfulness for the fruits of the summer's toil and in the happy contemplation of well-earned security from the hard- ships of a coming winter, and we do well when we turn back the eye to the life and spirit of those first pioneers of the American wilderness. From their struggles and tri- umphs we may learn that Nature is indeed kind and that Providence is ever bounteous in her gifts to the sons of meng and that where Nature herself is free and man may apply his labor to her limitless storehouse, she will respond to his touch as by magic, and yield to him a competence and an abundance of the products of life. And if to-day there be want and suffering on the part of many who toilg if there be bitterness and sorrow instead of thank- fulness in the hearts of many who suffer the pangs of povertyg it is not because of any defect in the ordina- tions of Providence and Nature's opulence, but it is be- cause Nature's streams have been polluted and turned into false channels, and because her blessings have been denied those to whom they are due and have been ap- propriated and wasted by those who have gained control of the natural heritage of the world. As we give thanks on this anniversary of the day, let us remember that its meaning is as pure and potent here to-day as it was over two hundred years ago on the shores of the Atlantic, and let us trust that the mistakes of men, which have tended to obscure its true apprecia- tion, will rapidly disappear with the advanced understand- ing of Nature's laws and their relation to the sum and total of human happiness. - 'o5. THE SPECTATOR 3 'Pre Industrial Tendency pf Twentieth Century Literature By MERLE K. HORNER. 'o5. Nlan's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet. HE PRODUCTIONS of every age or epoch of liter- ature have embodied in themselves something of the spirit of their own age, or some previous age, just sufhciently removed to stand out in bold relief, apprecia- ble and appreciated. Some tenet of religion, political is- sue, or popular institution has been the fountainhead of their existence, around which they have spread their rich and varied mosaics and erected a monument fairly indic- ative of its worthiness or popularity. Thus romance, with its attendant clang of arms and flash of gorgeous cannon, followed proudly in the wake of chivalry, beauti- fying and ennobling that institution, while basking in the rich glow of its radiated brilliancy. Now the knights and the romancers who sang their deeds have mingled their dust, still, literature runs in much the same course. This difference, however, is no- ticeable: where formerly rare and distant objects were sought as emblems of beauty, what is common, ordinary, near at hand, is now employed, poetized, and rendered beautiful. As a result, subjective creation has very gen- erally given place to objective and of this objective crea- tion honest labor is the predominant theme. This industrial tendency is no mere fortuity or chance, but the natural and legitimate outgrowth of an age of material progress, foremost in the development of which seem to have been-those wonderful mechanical in- ventions of the last century, and that ever-increasing strife between capital and labor. Whether or not these influences are responsible for this industrial trend, it is impossible to decide, but, taking into account the fact that one has revolutionized the whole science of labor, the other has baffled legislation, religion, and presented for the judgment of mankind the proposition that revolu- 4 THE SPECTATOR tion is the Hnal solution of all evolution, the assumption that they are so, at least to a considerable degree, seems entirely reasonable. At any rate, come the motive power from what source it may, twentieth century literature weaves its intricate labyrinth about the workshop, molds its charac- ters from the sturdy laborer or his capitalist employer, entangling and unraveling the plot against a background of sulphurous smoke, amid the clamor of whirring machin- ery and shrieking steam-whistles. ln working out the plot various combinations are in- troduced, but in every instance, no matter what the line of development, the hero, like the early King of England, is The man who can. For example, in Merwin and Webster's novel Calumet K, Charlie Bannon is the man who can. Backed by limited capital, he engages unlimited capital in a death struggle and finally comes out victorious. Ability, then, to do or make others do, is the attribute which distinguishes one individual from another in the industrial sphere. This distinction is one of the basic principles upon which the entire labor problem hinges, a fact which it is the purpose of modern writers to demonstrate, to teach the dignity of labor, thereby making it lovely in the eyes of the workmang to impress upon the minds of the peo- ple, by the portrayal of capital and labor in constant contention, the fact that the labor issue is a vital and in- sistent one, deserving and demanding their careful consid- eration. , Moreover, so wholly is the attention of the people of to-day centered upon industry, so interwoven with indus- try are all other -matters, that an author, even if he so chose, might ind it difncult to avoid touching, incident- ally at least, upon labor. Therefore he takes materialshaped to his hand and as a conseqence his productions, fol- lowing the line of least resistance, stride along in the retinue of the moving spirit of the age, owing their pop- ularity to the congeniality of that spirit with the people and tending to make it still more congenial. THE SPECTATOR 5 The Skeleton Hand URING the hot season of the year Caesar and his nobles spent the time in their summer villas far from the death-laden atmosphere of Rome. As the cli- mate has not improved since that time travellers usually avoid visiting there during the summer months. The night was still and deadly vapors rose from the crowded districts as two venturesome Americans entered a gloomy looking inn of this ancient city. The apartment given them for the night, though well furnished, had an air of decay which seemed rather the result of disuse than of constant service. ln spite of the warmth of the evening, as they en- tered the room the younger of the two travelers shivered and then laughed nervously. His glance was instantly attracted to the opposite wall on which hung two dark heavy curtains. He regarded them uneasily from time to time till his companion, noticing Iris peculiar interest in the dark draperies, walked over and drew them aside. He disclosed a small door secured by a curious lock which must surely require a key of no common kind to open. It closed tightly and did not tremble when he attempted to force it. Altho both were tired the younger could not sleep. Several times he started, imagining he heard or saw something. He tried to convince himself that he was only feverish from the unhealthy atmosphere. But, no, something was coming from the direction of the cur- tains. He had heard a key grate in the lock of the door and had heard it swing open. The thing was slowly moving toward him. He felt it ready to touch him, but could not stir to waken his companion Just as a bony hand grasped his throat, with a convulsive movement his companion started up. The grasp on his throat relaxed and the awful thing retreated to the door. When they heard the key again grate in the lock the travellers arose and roused the landlord. No one would go near the room that night, but a servant gave them the information that there had been a fight in that room a long time before, when an unknown guest had been strangled. Since that time the room had seldom 1- 6 THE SPECTATOR been used, and when it was its occupant had always been found dead with significant finger prints on his throat. In the morning the door was broken down by the Americans, who were bent on Ending the ghost. On the floor of a large closet into which the door opened lay the bones of a man and on a shelf a skeleton hand holding the key to the door. The bones were buried and the key was kept by the travellers. Since that time the ghost has not been seen, but no one who knows the story can be persuaded to enter the room at night. Ground Armf ay MARY R. Lowivmn. Waledictory Oratlon, 1904.3 CENTURY AGO, Condorcet, the eminent French- man, said: When the people become more en- lightened and resume the right of disposing for them- selves of their blood and their treasure, they will learn by degrees to regard war as the most dreadful of all calamities, the most terrible of all crimes. lt is reason- able to think that in a hundred years people would be- come more enlightened. But is war now regarded as the most terrible of all calamities? It can not be. Were it so regarded, we would surely try to avert war. On the contrary, we often hail the news of a war with joy, for we think only of the glorious deeds that will be done and of the increase in the market for beef and wheat. In the last decade there has been almost continual fight- ing in different parts of the world. When we stop to consider how utterly unreasonable, foolish, terrible, it is for nations to rise against each other, in order to settle some trifling dispute, we are almost led to believe that man is retrograding instead of progressing in civilization. From an ethical point of view, war cannot possibly be justihed. The divine command is given, Thou shalt not kill. In the face of this, great armies march out onto the battlefield, a signal is given, and each side strives to kill as many of the enemy as possible. Often THE SPECTATOR 7 each succeeds so well that at the end of the conflict one- Hfth of the soldiers lie dead. And what good does all this slaughter do? ln many cases, after several such terrible contests, the affair is settled, with the parties in precisely the same positions as before it began. Perhaps in no other way is barbarism so greatly manifested in our civilization as in war. We loathe the savage who kills and eats his enemy. Our soldiers kill their enemies and let them lie on the battlefield. We should not criticize the savage too severelyg for his crime is not much worse than the soldiers'. War is and always has been expensive. Not only the equipping and Htting up of armies and navies, but also the maintaining and preserving of them, have deplet- ed the treasuries of many nations. In many lands this is the origin of a staggering national debt. The few cents stamp tax put on cigars, medicine, and documents during the Spanish-American war did not amount to much to us individually, but the whole amount, many -millions of dollars, raised throughout the United States during that time, would have endowed many colleges, established free libraries, or relieved the condition of the poor in many cities. Instead of making war upon the Boers in South Africa, England could well have spent its millions in feeding the starving natives of India. Moreover, the effects of war are quite costly. The survivors are justly entitled to a pension, which is a constant tax upon the people. The cost in human life is more astounding. When a ruler engages in a war, he also puts a very heavy burden upon his subjects in that a great deal of money is necessary to carry it on suc- cessfully, and a great loss of human life is entailed. If some great lasting good were the result of such a cost, the evil might be excused. But how many wars have produced really benehcial results? Very few, in- deed. ln most cases, the difhculties might have been settled by resorting to arbitration. You may say, l-low about Alexander, Caesar, Hannibal, Charlemagne, Napol- eon? If any lasting services were rendered humanity by these men, they were not those of adding to their lands vast territory, but they were those services that 8 THE SPECTATOR make for social progress and for education. lt is true, they removed mountains, but before many years had passed the mountains were back at their ancient sites. Someone exclaims, Just think of the deeds of her- oism and courage exhibited in war. There are many instances of courage and mercy to illuminate the melan- choly pages of strife. These virtues are emanations from the glorious light of peace. Cannot they be just as well displayed in a lplague, a fire, or a shipwreck? Yet, in order to show this spirit in man, do we welcome and ad- vocate a plague, a Ere, or a shipwreck? Sir Philip Syd- ney's gift of a cup of water to a dying soldier on the Held of Zutphen, it is true, is the ideal of unselhshness and love. But in times of peace can we not give a help- ing hand or a cup of cold water to some suffering per- son, that will be as unselhsh a deed as Sir Philip Syd- ney's ? It is true, no doubt, that the courage which a soldier displays in facing the foe is useful to him in later life, but is the effect on the people who gloat over the pic- tures at home a good one? What were the scenes in London on the arrival of news of a victory over the Boers? Were they manifestations of a national charac- ter ennobled by heroic effortg or carnivals of which, if shame could penetrate a music hall, the music halls themselves might have been ashamed? War has a bad influence over nations as well as in- dividuals. Turkey is scarcely ever at peace with all the powers, and what sort of a nation is she? She is the type of intense desire for revenge, hate, jealousy. It is quite reasonable to assume that the continuous wars are in great part the cause of this spirit. But, let us not despair. There is a bright prospect that nations will give over this terrible crime, and ground arms. As we look about, the prophecies of the men of peace seem to be in the first stages of fulfillment. Many Englishmen objected to the Boer war. Not every Amer- ican, by any means, hailed with joy the news of the outbreak of the war with Spain. Certainly no previous war ever evoked' so little public interest as the present Eastern one. The general feeling is of regret that a war THE SPECTATOR 9 is being waged without any apparent necessity for it. Perhaps the day is not far distant when men will .cease wasting all their strength and energies in creating des- truction and engines of destruction. Then will be fulnlled the prophecy Isaiah gave two thousand years ago: And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. The High School Lecture Course LTHOUGH the High School Lecture Course started out this year, Hrst, with the highest class musical entertainment that has yet been given in our auditorium, and second, with perhaps the most entertaining lecture that our patrons have yet heard in our school, the Hnan- cial condition is considerably impaired, due to the lack of sufncient audiences to pay for these high-priced entertain- ments. Just as the Spectator goes to press our third number will be given. We are not, on that account, prepared to testify as to the merits of Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur's lecture on India, the Mysterious and Mag- niticent, but we have sufhcient testimony at hand to warrant an extraordinary exhibition of masterly and scholarly eloquence. We trust that, in view of this, a large audience will greet Dr. MacArthur on this occasion. We have four numbers remaining after the MacAr- thur lecture. On December 9th, Durno, the Mysterious, and Company, will visit us with an entertainment that consists of magic, illusions, comedy, music, imitations and ventriloquism. Come out and see a jolly company of fun makers, laugh, as never before, and all your sorrows and troubles will be, for a time, forgotten. Again for the third time, on December 19th, Leland T. Powers, comes to the High School. It is needless to speak of what Mr. Powers has done and can do. We think it is sufficient to announce his return. On January 20th, Frank R. Roberson will deliver his illustrated lecture Russia - Japan: The Destiny of the Far East. This lecture, besides being illustrated, 10 THE SPECTATOR ought to attract special attention. A more vital subject at present could hardly be had. Our concluding number will be given on February 21st, The Jean DeBacker Festival Orchestra, consisting of thirty members selected from the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra, together with Miss Clara E. McLain, soloist, and conducted by Charles Martin, of Johnstown, will entertain on that date. The music-lovers of our city will doubtless be pleased with this announcement, because, aside from the reputation held by these artists, there is a personal attraction, Miss McLain being a former resi- dent of this city and Mr. Martin a present one. We have been requested by many to print the pro- gram of the Companari Company in the Spectator. For some reason their programs did not arrive in time, and consequently the concert was given without them. The following is the program, including numbers responded to encores, as delivered October 27th: 1 Sonata, op. 45, for violin and piano .... . .Grieg Miss HOYLE and MR. STEPHENS fa Chanson Provencale .... lb Dell 'Acqua 2 Nightingale Song ...... . . . Nevin MME. SAVAGE ia Ziegeunerweisen .... . . Sarasate 3 b Romanza for G String . . . . . .Pryor MISS HOYLE ia Gloria Te ....... Buccia Pecci 4 b Torreador Song ............. Bizet SIGNOR CAMPANARI 5 fa Lieder Ohne Worte ...... Mendelssohn b Morto Perpetua ..... . . Gottschalk MR. STEPHENS 6 ia Thou art My All ..... . . Tipton ,b Serenade .......... . . . Seffeli SIGNOR CAMPANARI ia Deluge ......... Saint Saens 7 b La Dansatrice ..... . . .Severn MISS HOYLE 8 ia Valse from Romeo and Juliet . . . Gounod b Spring Song ........ . . .Mrs. Beach MME. CUTTER SAVAGE o Largo al Factotum' ....... Barber of Seville SIGNOR CAMPANARI . IO Duet, Crucitixus ............ Faure SIGNOR CAMPANARI and MME. SAVAGE t THE SPECTATOR I1 To Lecture on Burnf ,. 1 T lS with pleasure that the Spectator announces a lecture by John Z. White of Chicago in the High School auditorium dur- ing the week of De- cember Igth. The exact date of his lecture here has not yet been decid- ed, b u t arrangements will be made to secure him one night of the above week. The lec- ture will be given un- der the auspices of the T. K. E. and Emerson Literary Societies for 1 the benent of the Spec- tator. -101111 Z- White- The subject of the lecture will be, Robert Burns-Poet-Nlan-Reform- er, a subject which he has presented before literary lyceums and societies in most of the larger cities of the United States. This lecture, with that on Carlyle and The French Revolution, has been warmly wel- comed wherever Nlr. White has appeared. Nlr. White is a disciple of the late Henry George and has gained a national reputation as an orator and debater in the presentation of his economic subjects, some of which will be delivered on the occasion of his present visit. The same may be said of his literary subjects, and the Spectator feels certain that Nlr. White's appearance in the High School will insure one of the most pleasing and instructive lectures of the winter. Miss W.: Cpointing to a vacant seatj ls that pupil here ? 12 THE SPECTATOR be igb School Spectator. S: A 1904. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 40 CENTS. PER COPY. 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-ln-Chief. FRED. G. SMITH, 1905. Associate Editor. MERLE K. HORNER, 1905. Exchange Editor, ETHEL PINDER. 1905. Athletic Edltor, Society Editor, GEO. F. STAMMLER, 1905. CLARA SUPPES, 1905. School News Editor, General News Editor, NEWTON D. SWANK, 1907. CHARLES MARTIN, 1905. Literary Editors, GEORGE WEAVER, 1905, KATHARINE ENDSLEY. 1905. MAURICE ROTHSTEIN. 1905. Chlef Business Manager, RALPH W. BOLSINGER, 1905. Associate Business Manager, LANGDON MARX, 1906. Assistant Business Managers, EDWARD HOERLE, 1905, RAYMOND GOOD, 1905, FRANK MARDIS, 1906, HARVEY MITCHELL, 1906, ROY REESE, 1905, HARRY W. STOREY, 1905, CLARENCE HURREL, 1908, HUGH ANSTEAD, 1901. THE SPECTATOR ls published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postoftice, Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mall matter, In order to Insure publication ln the current Issue, all MSS. must be handed in to the editor not later than the 7th of each month. OR the past tive years Andrew Kerr has been coach- ing our High School football team with inexhaustible energy and unlimited enthusiasm. He has been entirely alone with the team during these years. Striving with at first a dozen or more green football boys, he has each year succeeded in turning out a football team that by the end of the season had piled up records of which many high schools could well be proud. The Johnstown High School student-body, however, never realized this. Mr. Kerr was, THE SPECTATOR 13 with his squad, entirely alone in his workg and, with a few outside exceptions, was entirely alone in spirit. As in pre- vious.years, this autumn witnessed no school interest for the football team. But on Nov. 12th, when our boys gained the High School Football Championship of Western Pennsylvania by defeating Pittsburg High School-then, and then only, did our students realize the merits of our team. Quite an enthusiastic body turned out to celebrate. School spirit had really began. There was not a happier nor more enthusiastic man than Mr. Kerrg and in a short address before the demon- stration he declared that the greatest thing connected with that victory was that it was the Hrst manifestation of proper school spirit. Such spirit alone can win games, such spirit only can build successful high schools. What are the students to do on Thanksgiving Day? Every individual in High School, girl as well as boy, must be out to cheer our men to victory. You do not realize what it means. lt is hardly possible for us to win without every student's support. We have a light team, but a fast one. We have the best coach possible for our pur- pose. We have his good free will: his matchless enthu- siasm. Go talk to him and get some of it. We'll win if you are there, if not, then there's a question. It does not mean so much to us, as a school, to win that game, it means far more to have the proper, united, ener- getic school spirit, and with that spirit we must win. Nothing can stop us! 1 ll Ik lk Sk Dr. S. Parkes Cadman's lecture in our High School was certainly one of that rare kind that demands after- thought. The lecturer himself is an entertaining speaker, possessing rare abilities of an easy orator. His subject, which would appear on the surface to be rather dry, was worked up into a most inspiring talk, concerning The Puritan in England and America. He spoke of the power- ful, noble deeds of the Puritan, as contrasted with his meek, pessimistic nature. He showed the vast influence that this man of religion, at times being forced into the crime of war, had played in advancing human liberty into this world. He scoffed a Napoleon and lauded a Cromwell. The cause of Puritanism, he said, was higher than false power and 14 THE SPECTATOR deeper than selnsh devotion. They leveled thrones of vaunted monarchs and elevated homes of common men. Their spirit was mighty, was common, was truthful. It was the essence which inspired men to nobler ideals of lib- erty and righteousnessg the results of which are plainly vis- ible in American and British freedom to-day. But may that spirit continue in its march through time, and pierce the un- known future with that determination which characterized their former efforts. HF Ill if ill ll Whatever the reason may be-lack of respect for the Spectator, ignorance, or carelessness--the English found on the manuscripts handed to the editor of the Spectator is most abominable. The majority of these compositions -there are exceptions of course - are not only destitute of all unity and coherence, but are poor in thought, characterized by grammatical errors and such miserable spelling and penmanship as to necessitate re- writing beforc submission to the printer. Such clerical work is not the business of the editor-in-chief, and in future will not be performed by him. This criticism is intended particularly for the assistant editors, but may be taken by any contributor to the Spectator. Literary contributions from the whole school are solicited, but anyone who takes enough interest in the Spectator to contribute is also ex- pected to have sufncient pride in himself and his school to present his material in such a form as may evidence the fact that he has graduated from the kindergarten. This sloppiness Qpardon the expression, but no other will do the matter justicej we think is due not to ina- bility nor contempt for the Spectator, but to carelessness, pure and simple. You, assistant editors, can do better, we have your regular English work as evidence. Perhaps you do good class work in order to get the marks, or because none other will be acceptedg you owe your best efforts to the Spectator, and henceforth must devote them to it, for all inferior productions shall be impartially rejected. All is meant in kindness, but, whether taken kindly or otherwise, the editor-in-chief has taken his ground and will maintain it. 41 il' Sl' Il' Il' We are realizing quite embarrassing financial difnculties with the publication of our paper this fall. The merchants THE SPECTATOR 15 of our city are doing less advertising now than at any time during the year. Since it is our ideal to vastly improve this paper, and that, of course, resting entirely upon Hnancial success, we are at present very doubtful whether this shall soon be realized. However, John Z. White, of Chicago, has very kindly consented to speak in our auditorium during his visit to Johnstown, which will occur before the holidays. Mr. White will speak under the auspices of the Emerson and T. K. E. literary socities, and the pecuniary benefits will be devoted to the Spectator. Nlr. White scarcely needs any introduction. He is widely known, particularly in political and economic circles, as a writer, debater, and orator. He is earnest and ener- getic in his manner of speaking, and makes all subjects in- teresting. Beside this known merit, the announcement of Nlr.White's subject ought to attract additional interest. He is going to talk to us on Robert Burns-Poet, Man, and Reformer. A large audience ought to greet Nlr. White on this occasion, for the orator and his subject surely warrant lt. ll Sl Pl' il' Il Again our reviews were all given at once. Several days before Thanksgiving we were compelled to take all our examinations, which might have been given on previous days. In former years this was regulated for the pupil's benefit, and we see no reason whatever for this unnecessary confliction. We trust that a better arrangement will soon be substituted. l The High School Election 'GHE ELECTION in High School for president of the United States and for the entire state and county ticket, proved a pleasing and instructive innovation in our school work this fall. The election was held under the auspices of the senior history class, the boys of that class acting as a committee on arrangements. As with all great national elections the spell-binders of the various political parties were there in force. On Friday evening, November 4th, the largest and most en- i6 THE SPECTATOR thusiastic mass-meeting ever held in the High School, met in the auditorium. The speakers of the occasion were George Weaver, Ralph Bolsinger, Harry Storey, Thomas Nokes, Fred Smith, Langdon Marx and Merle Horner. The chairman of the meeting was William Hoff- man, and the honorary vice-presidents were George Wea- ver, Merle Horner, George Stammler, Fred Smith, and Norman Kiefer. - This meeting, aside from the unlimited enthusiasm displayed by the student-body, was particularly marked by the fact that the Democratic candidate had no adher- ent at all, but that the result lay, as one speaker said, between a full dinner pail of industrial corruption or a full dinner pail of natural freedom. The advocates of Jeffersonian Democracy were changed into radical Social- ists, and the question was Roosevelt or Debs. The orators of Republicanism hurled anathemas against'the Democratic candidate, and declared that Teddy would be a good fighter in case of war. Their chief argument for their candidate was, that the present prosperity was good enough for us, and stand pat for the full dinner pail was emphasized with enthusiasm. The Socialist orators took a more serious stand. They declared that their candidate should receive the unaminous support of all those present, because his plat- form would abolish war as against the necessity of hav- ing a good Hghterg also that it would reform the present corrupt organization of society. They eulogized Debs, as the apostle of freedom, the martyr of American labor, and declared the advent of his principles was inevitable. After the demonstration Friday evening, interest in the election Tuesday assumed marked proportions. The committee on arrangements met Monday and elected members of the election board. They were James Boyd and Merle Horner, inspectorsg George Weaver and Fred Smith, commissioners, Kinter Koontz, George Stammler, Ralph Bolsinger and Charles Martin, overseersg and Wm. Hoffman, judge of election. The physical labora- tory on the third floor was converted into a polling place and all Tuesday forenoon the election officers were busy THE SPECTATOR 17 registering voters, the only qualihcation being member- ship in High School, which permitted woman suffrage and made no age limitation. In the afternoon the count 'of ballots was made with the following result: Rep. Dem. Pro. Soc. Cl3SSOfIQO5...IO...6...I ...35 Classof19o6...19...3 ...r ...14 Class Class 0fIQ07...45...I2,..3 ...iz 62 0fIQO8... ...IO...9...2I Wasting Time in High School? ES! DECIDEDLY SO. In what way? ln our lit- erary societies. We have Eve of them, which apparently from names-Emerson, T. K. E., Appolonian, Webster, and Whittier-are all doing energetic and pro- gressive work, but to the dishonor of these names, it is indeed the opposite. Think of seeking the beautiful in a careless, indifferent organization, or of finding an Emerson in a body of similar members. Beneiicial liter- ary society work can never be done in such meetings. lt is also true that we have more people performing now than before. We have reduced the membership in our senior societies in order to improve them. Have we suc- ceeded? Surely not. There is something else the trouble, and that trouble lies wholly with the pupils. The entire question of improvement rests with each individual member. The members alone can make this work the most valuable in High School, or they can make it a most miserable farce of wasted time. To do- the former is to get down to energetic workg to do the latter is to continue in the present manner. Surely there is no person in our school of so dead a character as to prefer the latter. The question therefore is, What shall be done first? Refuse to permit people to say unprepared, Select better subjects, put more energy and enthusiasm into your manner of delivery. Insist upon better order. Dispense with all rowdyism. And your societies will at once show marked improvement. Ambitious individual work is the whole secretg and the place to get,this is in yourself. I8 THE SPECTATOR Our Football Team HROUGH the most devoted and strenuous work of Andrew Kerr, and the diligent practice of the foot- ball squad, backed by an unusually enthusiastic crowd of our school boys and girls, the Johnstown High School football eleven succeeded in gaining a decisive victory over the Pittsburg High School team on Nov. 12th, and thereby claims the High School football championship of Western Pennsylvania. Our team, as a result of Mr. Kerr's enthusiastic coaching, has managed to work up quite a remarkable record since the last report in our paper. From Oct. 22d to Nov. 12th we played Hve games, in which we scored III points to our opponents' IIQ and these opponents consisted of the Saltsburg town team, the Portage town team, the Kiskiminetas Reserves, and the Pittsburg High School. The students of our school are so enthusiastic over this remarkable three weeks' record that we feel sure, if our team is in the best condition and the Polnt grounds are reasonably fast, that nothing-not even twenty-two pounds to a man-can stop us from defeating the Quaker team on Thanksgiving Day by a decided score. We must win! Enthusiasm, determination, and co-operation are bound to bring success. We cannot lose unless someone fails to do his duty. But every individual in High School will be there to cheer and help along. We're coming out in full force to win. And we shall not stop cheering until victory is ours. That time is Nov. 24, 1904. We have the team, we have the coachg we have the public behind them, we have the spirit. Help along. On Nov. Ilth High School won its greatest game of the season, and perhaps the greatest game in the history of our football team, when we defeated the Pittsburg High School by the score 18-0. The game was played on the Point in this city, and the grounds were in the Hnest pos- sible condition. Lieut. Paul Bunker, the West Point and All-American star, who was referee, spoke of the fine con- dition of our tleld, and said after the game that our eleven is the fastest light High School team he had ever seen. Our men certainly played great football, and easily de- THE SPECTATOR 19 feated the former champions of Western Pennsylvania, before a crowd of about 1,ooo spectators. To mention the best individual player at that game would be quite impossible, because every man deserves special mention. Each person played with all that was in him, and, as a result, proved that there was a great deal in our football team of which we can be proud. The game started by Johnstown kicking off to Pittsburg, who, by successful line-bucks, advanced the ball to the middle of the field, where our men secured it on downs. After several hard plays we made first down, but were soon forced to punt. Pittsburg got the ball on their own 15- yard line. Here we held them for second down, and they punted to the center of the field. Then we settled down to hard, earnest football, and, through the fast, thought- ful work of Koontz, H. Replogle, Ashcom, C. Replogle, and D. Lindsey, managed to carry the ball to Pittsburg's goal, where Ashcom was sent over for the Hrst score. H. Rep- logle kicked a fine goal. These few minutes of playing, when our boys brought the ball from the center of the field to Pittsburg's goal, was perhaps the Hnest and fastest bit of real football that our team has yet played. ' After the second kickoff Johnstown was held for downs, and Pittsburg succeeded in advancing the ball to our I0-yard line, where we managed to hold them for their third down. This was the only time in the game that our goal was in danger, and, had we several seconds longer to play in that Hrst half, we would doubtless have secured another score, so fast were we gaining ground and so near to Pittsburg's goal did we carry the ball from our Io-yard line. The Grst half thus ended Johnstown 6, Pittsburg o. We received the kickoff in the second half, and carried the ball to our 40-yard line before being stopped. Here, however, we were held for downs, but regained the ball immediately in the same way. By energetic playing on the part of our men the ball was carried, principally by J. Lindsey, Ashcom, and the two halfbacks, to our opponents' zo-yard line, and here Cooper, who had been quite ill for several days past, was put in and was given the ball. He plunged for lo. Pittsburg was penalized 5. H. Replogle ran the end for a small gain, and J. Lindsey 20 THE SPECTATOR carried the ball over, but we were penalized for an off-side play and sent back 5 yards. Again Lindsey carried the ball and made up the distance, and by a pretty piece of headwork the quarterback had his team plunge Ashcom for the second touchdown. D. Lindsey kicked for posi- tion. H. Replogle made a fine catch and a still finer goal. We kicked off to Pittsburg's 30-yard lineg here they punted on their first down. Koontz carried the ball to the middle of the field. From there we rapidly gained the 55 yards by steady co-operative playing. J. Lindsey scored the touchdown, and H. Replogle kicked his third surpris- ing goal. Stammler, Suppes, and Rothstein played elegant games on the defensive. Kieffer put up a remarkably good game at guard, considering he was out of his regular posi- tion. And Nokes surprised them all by tearing through Pittsburg and making several tackles, he used his head well on several occasions. . The following is the lineup: johnstown 18 ' 'Position Pittsburg 0 Stammler ...... left end ..... Woodside Suppes, Cooper . . .left tackle .... Dowling Kieffer, Suppes . . .left guard .... Woods Nokes ........ center ...... Updegraff Rothstein . . . . . right guard . . . Patterson Ashcom . . . . .right tackle . . .W. Johns J. Lindsey . . . .right end .... Ament Koontz .... . .quarterback . . . D. Johns Ccapt.J H. Replogle ..... left halfback. . . Pfeffer C. Replogle ..... right halfback . .Griffith, McDonald D. Lindsey Ccapt.7 . .fullback ..... Price Cn Oct. 22d we opened the football playing at the Point, the Hrst game of football played there in years. About 1,200 people were present, and Mayor Pendry hon- ored the occasion by kicking the ball into the field. We had as our opponents the Saltsburg town team, who had played us a o-0 game two weeks before. High School showed a vast improvement and ran up a score of 38-0 on their opponents. Saltsburg claimed that they were considerably weakened by the absence of several regular men, but High Schoolalso put several reserves in the sec- ond half. The lineup was as follows: johnstown 38 Position Saltsburg o Kieffer, Jones .... left end ..... Snow Cooper ....... left tackle .... Fryer THE SPECTATOR 21 Suppes, Longshore . . lcft.guard .... Barker Nokes ........ center ...... Leane Rothstein, McGinnis . right guard . . . Getty Ashcom ....... right tackle . . .Irwin J. Lindsey, Kunkle . right end .... Smith Koontz ....... quarterback . . .Stilt H. Replogle, Martin .left halfback. . . Johnson Pierce Hill when our team C. Replogle, J. L'dsey right halfback . . D. Lindsey Qcapt.J .fullback ..... Our next game was played Oct. 29th, went to Portage to play the town team. They were large men and had a very poor Held, but H. Replogle managed to score a touchdown and kick a goal in the first half. How- ever, in the second, when the time was just up, Portage succeeded in pushing the pigskin over our line, and tied the score by kicking a difficult goal. 6-6 was the score. We were not at all satisfied with this game. On all dis- putes we were given unfair decisions, especially on ques- tions of downs. Their field was not marked off, and on that account disputes arose quite frequently. We brought these men to our city the following Thurs- day with the determination to show our superiority, which we were convinced existed. The same teams met Nov. 3, and the result was an overwhelming victory for us. H. Replogle, C. Replogle, Cooper, Ashcom, Crouse, D. Lind- sey, and Koontz each scored a touchdown, H. Replogle kicked three goals and D. Lindsey one. The score was: J. H. S. 39, Portage o. The following was the lineup: johnslown 39 J. Lindsey, Jones . Cooper ...... Suppes, Kunkle . . Nokes ....... Rothstein, Smith . Ashcom, Suppes . . Kieffer, Longshore . Koontz ...... H. Replogle, Crouse. C. Replogle, Martin D. Lindsey Ccapt.J Posdzbn Portage 0 left end ..... Fitzharris - left tackle .... J. Smith left guard .... Mulson center ...... B. Smith right guard . . . Blowers A right tackle . . . Dugan right end .... Nycon quarterback left halfback. . . A. Yeckley right halfback . . Clark fullback . . . Walters . . . W. Yeckley On Nlonday, Nov. 7th, High School played the Kiski- minetas Reserves, and after a hard struggle succeeded in winning the game by the score IO-5. This was a clean, fast exhibition of High School and Academy football. We had Hne visitors, who came to wing and we found no easy 22 THE SPECTATOR proposition in them. The result of the game was in doubt until the last minute of play, and this alone would make it exceedingly interesting, but in addition you saw two fast teams equally matched struggling hard for supremacy with- out one needless dispute. Would space permit, we might perhaps tell of a more strenuous game than the Pittsburg one. Both teams were very strong on the defensive, and J. H. S. once held their opponents on the one-foot line, and then punted in back of their own goal, and an elegant punt at that. Kiski R's deserve great credit. A noted footballist of town declared that it was the first real foot- ball game he had seen since leaving college, never since that time had he seen such a hard-fought contest. H. Replogle and Ashcom scored Johnstown's two touchdowns, while Cunningham scored one for Kiski. The lineup was as follows: johnstown IO Kieffer . . . . Cooper . . . . Suppes . . . . Nokes . . . . Rothstein . Ashcom . . J. Lindsey Koontz . . H. Replogle C. Replogle ..... D. Lindsey Ccapt.J . Position left end . . . left tackle . . left guard . . center . . . right guard . right tackle . right end . . quarterback . left halfback right halfback fullback . . . Kiski R. 5 ' Lamberton Wagner Corbett Andrews Osborne Hayward Caughey P. Cunningham S. Cunningham Larimer Graham Following that game, on the 12th, we played P. H. S., and on Thanksgiving we will play the Quakers. There is only one reason why we may not win, but Shadow has assured us of a dry field. Come out, everyone, and yell! Do your individual duties, and, though the field be covered with ice, the spirit cannot slip. We must win! The following pupils have left school since the last issue of the Spectator: Thomas Dunford '08-reason not given. Maud Lohr 'o7-clerkship. Alice Sell '08-? Jennie Ambrose '08-Rowe College. George Kimmel '08-reason not given. Myrtle Strayer '08-reason not given. Rose Wilt 'o7-P Freda Wehn '05-P ?? THE SPECTATOR 23 The Exchange Column UHE POEMS Morn- j i ing and Dream of Children add much to the general delightful- T ness of the Ogontz Mo- saic. Some one has said I' I' I X I f , -fit X Poets are both born and fzkguxf 'tt , T L-i ,-ss. l , Mfg madeg if this be true, .- -J. X , jj why don't more students 1 X . , cultivate the Muses? ' i T Asan essayist there is a promising future be- fore the writer of Success in The Red and Black. We recommend The Radiator along with the above mentioned journals as a model for all school papers. All football enthusiasts will be especially interested in The Mercury for November. It contains A History of Football. The appropriateness of your department cuts, Mercury, deserve special mention. lt is a regrettable fact that The Kiskiminetan and The Dickinsonian have no standard of literary material other than a record of school happenings. The Spectator recognizes the cleverness, the invent- iveness, and the originality of The Mission. We await with interest the naming, developing, and concluding of The Contest Story begun in October. School enthusiasm is one of the many commendable features of The Oracle. The military training of the students at Nazareth Hall and at Bordentown Military Institute is shown in their definite and systematic arrangement of The Hall Boy and The Skirmisher, respectively. As persons are often judged by their general appear- ence, so it is with school journals. Therefore, editors of 24 THE -SPBCTATOR The Shawnee Arrow, do you not see the imperative need of department cuts and other artistic touches as beautiders to your otherwise excellent paper? The short stories in The Cherry and White are most interestingly sketched. Thes is particularly creditable. lt is with great surprise that we find both The Echo and The Premier considering an exchange column non- essential. Your department called Grinds certainly shows ingenuousness, High School Recorder. The Student seems to be confronted by that trouble- some minus quantity, namely short stories. For good literary material and nicety of arrangement go to High School Review. The profuseness of the Athletic Editor's record is certainly not very evident from your October number, members of the Nlanchester College, then, too, we miss your exchange notes. Arouse the respective editors to their duty ! The general make-up of The Helios for October is nigh ideal: the paper, printing, style, cuts, advertising, but particularly the broad margins, lend greatly to its perfection. lt would be an advantage, Blue and White, for each one to see his own fault, but this seldom if ever occurs. Consequently the exchange editor appreciates your criti- cism. But why such a punctual paper as The White and Blue should be so sore at four simple words, better late than never, is a mystery. Read as We Ran OOD DAY, do you feel just ordinary ? ls Nov. welcome? Just think how happy we shall be. Aha, Nov. 24th! Poor deluded Turkey. Will he again feast on and on, and on himself be feasted P THE SPECTATOR 25 Perhaps the journey of the fly to his happy hunting ground has had something to do with the increase of railway receipts. Boom! War in the Eastg conhrmation from the Japs is still lacking concerning Kuropatkin's new tactics. Perhaps the Russian general is rush in north for a touchdown. Crying babes are an awful bother, Nlr. Czar. Russia scorns the idea of peace! That Slocum report may have been slow in coming, but it covered the ground all the more thoroughly. From the agility with which steel common moves around, it looks as though it were livestock. The dog and poultry show will soon engage our attention. Who will compose the turkey's dirge on Thanks- giving? On Nov. 9th a new bank was opened in Johnstown: The Union National. The fact that an additional bank was thought necessary speaks well for the growth and industry of our city. . A new progressive cabinet, succeeding the ministry which recently resigned with the King's consent, has just been installed in Portugal. How long will it last? The Interstate Commerce Commission seems to have a full hand. Charges to the effect that this trust and that trust are demoralizing business by reduced rates, seems to be consuming all the commission's time. Trust strife will soon be rife, and trusts will cease to exist. When ? Peace in Panama has caused the U. S. to decide to keep marines there. The situation in the isthmus, so they say, demands the presence of soldiers as the result of disgruntled elements in the Baby Republic. Panama, like the Philippines, has the colic. History students will no doubt be interested in the display of the map of the canal route, at present on exhibition in Johnstown. Mexico has sent an expedition into the mountains to investigate the reported existence of a colony of cliff dwellers. No doubt the red 'men are being civilized just as the Philippinos. A crew of Mexican Indians was recently apprehended for counterfeiting cliff dweller relics. Moral suasion is being used on an extensive round table. 26 THE SPECTATOR The opening of the New York Subway marks another notable advance in rapid transit circles. If Johnstown had a new depot we might also have a system of rapid transit. Johnstown was lately visited by the tire hend. A somewhat spectacular Hre was witnessed by many, in the burning of the Cobaugh block. The latest step in the apportionment of Africa among the European powers is the conhrmation by Great Britain and Spain of the French seizure of control of Nlorocco. lt is but a century since the pirates of the Barbary States dictated terms to the commerce of the world and enforced tribute until U. S. broke their power. Now the whole claim has been forged and the independent Bar- bary States exist no more. There is nothing like being a world power. The tobacco trust being allowed to consolidate - as all good gentle trusts should--will now proceed to smoke up. A match, please. The other day a plate glass com- bine was formed in Pittsburg. Trusted again. We wish one and all a happy Thanksgiving, and now - good-bye. High School Happeningf Committees have been appointed by the Emerson and T. K. E. literary societies to act jointly on the matter of holding an entertainment or lecture for the benefit of the Spectator. On Nov. 11th the entire school met in the auditorium to organize rooting squads for the Pittsburg-High School football game. On Thursday morning, the 10th, we were agreeably surprised by the presence of Mr. Cleaver, our former in- structor in Latin, upon the rostrum. He gave a short, pointed addressg visited the various class-rooms, and saw High School defeat Pittsburg High School at football before his departure. THE SPECTATOR 27 ln connection with chapel exercises Tuesday morning, Nov. 15th, Prof. Willis, of New York, gave an interest- ing lecture on Physiognomy in Relation to Character. Rev. E. O. Miller, of Washington, D. C., gave a talk on the Harmful Effects of Cigarettes one morning this month. Several members of the school who were recently sus- pended because of an excessive number of demerits, have been reinstated. American literature student: I have read Irving's Autobiography of Franklin. Lindsey Cfootball captainy, discussing Macbeth: Macduff goes in, in the second half, to take Banquo's place. The Freshmen lately elected the following ofhcersz Maurice Rothstein, president, Robert Davies, vice-presi- dent: Russell Birke, secretaryg Earl Cunningham, treas- urer. The Athletic Association appreciates very highly the donation of hve dollars from Anderson H. Walters, one of our highly respected alumni. This gift came when most needed. We extend our hearty thanks to Mr. Walters. Prof. Edwin M. Hartman, of F. Sz M. College, paid a visit and made a short address to our school this month. Frank'Aaron has been out of school for some time on account of an attack of appendicitis. The Spectator ex- tends to him the sympathy of the school. It is with sincere regret that we announce the death of Miss Ada McGuire, of the Class of 1894. She is the sec- ond of that class to pass away, Miss Edith Cohen having preceded her. We regret to announce the death of G. W. Wray, father of our former highly esteemed English teacher. We extend our sympathy to Miss Wray. 28 THE SPECTATOR ' The most efncient and deilghtful O I M preparation for keeping the Skin Soft and Smooth. Cures Chapped Lips, Face and Hands. removes Sunburn, Tan, Etc. Excellent to - use after shaving. Price xo Cents P'e a'edby GEO. W. THOMAS Cor. Franklin and Haynes Sts. :: Johnstown, Penna. l-i-i-i South Side -- -+-1-i- Ar I-Ioran's Book Store M..r.?45....t FOOT-BALL N See the line of CORRES- A BOOKS l :raises BOSSEKS PENNANTS PAPER 5 A just received MEGA, . ' Th V LA ts trhle latest Rocks PHONES l Ffigngidgpde I .Xe Silt.. S2225 ls1.5...2F.y.PJ32fa. 'fW TABORD INN LIBRARY VALUES we daily quote week in, week out, from year's beginning to '-1-L-l- to its end? ..... N7 S l-low is it possible for us to give the B E C A U S E We buy for cash-cash only, and therefore we can and do sell for cash lili- at a closer margin of profit than any ....,1L.li. . other store - none excepted . . FRANK C. HOERLE Printer w ublisher f ee VZH ?Y W 211 Franklin St., Second Floor Telephone 8oz JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. -ri-in spear.-xrorz . 29 PROFESSIONAL ! E , THOS. J. lTELL, l H W. STOREY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Suppes Building. Room 2 Dibert Building. E. ., Y .. . I . ,. HARRY B. MAlNHAR1L, '89, R S. 8zAT. E. MURPHIY, ATTORNEY-AT- Aw, ' TToRNEYs-A'r- AW, Room 206 Swank Bullding. Dibert Building. g, i E l ---g.E.-+iE-w - FKANK MARTIN, L J WALLACE EAUL. TTORNEY-AT- Aw, - AWYER, Bank Building. Suppes Building. l Q I I 1 l C O M M E R C I A L KEYSTONE CANDY CO., NEW SENATE HOTEL, Geo. PANAGOTACOS, Propr., JOHN MALEY, Propr. 505 Main Street. Home-made Candies Made to Order 232 - 238 Bedford Street. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Ulfewesl 'Books by all the popular authors at all times, in the new Book Department in the Kaylor Building. New copy- righted works at 51118, the regular Sz 50 and 51.25 books. Hohkiay Wwellzks ln fancy inkstands, oftice fixtures, gift books, calendars, pictures, etc., etc. Fcmqf Szfczzfzbneqf In plain and omamented boxes, all sizes. the new shades and styles. Amon them the popular AUTOCRAT EINEN, which sells at 5oc. 'Penn Trajic C0. Johnstown's Greatest Store 2f'1?z?f0MQf.-565U Brings to mind the time for the housewife to be removing the summer's dust and dirt, and re- placing the worn out iC?f77Z?f?i?-?l1Q?f1??EV We carry a very com- plete stock at prices that will startle you, and save you money. E442 9310710-fke1f Next to Municipal Building 30 THE SPECTATOR , 7 . Yeung MSDS Clfmng DRESS AND ADDRESS are the twin attributes that will carry you farthest in the race for life's priz-es. The name Miller marks the supreme achievement of-latter-day tailoringg we sell goods produced especially for us under our instructions, and we sell them at a moderate price . .... . MILL E R' S 'LIOf91lyLDl.ffsrffm Cloths? 1 V YYY? -7177 7 2.72 if wivx. H. SIVllTyH at Eno. Contractors, Builders, Lumber Dealers MILL WORK AND HARD WOOD FINISH A SPECIALTY . S d B. O. R. R. Cor H2ICc:i10r2,tovN??l!ealgphonegL772 Johnstown! Penna' THE Only Eve weeks till Christmas, and gpm Hotel u PED can XV E American Plan ' ' ' S2 Per Day Are preparing to show you the With private bath, S3 per Day Guest and most choice line of '- Christmas Novelties P. L. CARPENTER . ' J h . D ' f h Johnstown, Pa. t Proprietor EMS, niginho Igrgskeiuggirgei THE OLD ' , RELIABLE Up-to-Date Music House STEINWAY at SONS, CONOVER, LEsrER, CROWN. SCHILLER, MASON at HAMLIN 'VOUGH, SCHAFFER, AND TEN OTHER MAKES Porzci-1 Enos. No. 242 Franklin Street THE SPECTATOR 31 The Same Ola' Sorgi Gff fffe Habff Go to NlcNaught 51 Hoerr's and see for yourself all the new leathers and all the new lasts for young men who want somelhing different to that the other fellow wears. 507 allen-?NCaughf 5 Hoerr MAIN STREET CORRECT FOOTWEAR The Brofwns 522 Not Mr. Brown nor his family, but SWELL BROWN SUITS. Come and see fhem. I. MARX Opposife Sllerchanfs Hofel POORMAN'S Best in the World for Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Asthma, Croup, Whonping' Cough, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Prlce 25c. Prepared by KREDEI. E6 FARRELL CDRUGGISTS II4 Clinton St., Johnstown The Food of Childhood Decides whether one is to grow up well nourished and healthy or weak and sickly. It's jus! as easy fo be on: as fhe aiher. You run no risk when you buy your milk and ice cream from fohnsforwn Sanifary fDairy f W1 Company ' Both Phones CHARLES YOUNG 'Ph. G. Prescription Druggist Dibert Building, next Tribune Office JOHNSTOWN, CPA. Q URNO A The Wysferious AND COMPANY A Jolly Company of Funmakers Friday, CDec. 9, '04 HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM 32 THE SPECTATOR p rch 1 the Great Atl ntic , To procure goods of highest grade h yo ase them a a 1 llll-1 v1 nd Pacifc Tea Store Teas and Coffee, Spice and Extracts Baking Powder, Grocery Specialties and Elgin Butter 'i Trading Stamps given purchasers A. 8a P. 222 Franklin St. WM. SCHRADER Formerly Schrader Sc Schmidt Florist Cut Flowers 2: Floral Designs 337 Main Street Cambria Theatre Bldg. I - I I I Tea Company WM. B. WATERS 85 BRO. Books Stationery, Pictures and Artists' Supplies DECKER CO. Grocers A Full Line of Staple and Fancy Groceries Fresh Fish, Fresh Oysters 722 Franklin Street i ESTABLISHED S2 YEARS Monday, December 19th LELAND T. POWERS IMPERSONATIONS High School Auditorium Victor Talking Ma- chines - T h e HOHMANN BROS. gelei Prize Winners. Everything 2 Music Nl 0 s t Complete Stock of Sheet Music in the city 528 MAIN STREET 00 SOHMER Pianos, Best in the World Hohmann Bros. THE SPECTATOR 33 GET EVERYTHING IN HIS LINE, AT Hannanls 1: Drug Store Huyler's Confections Received Fresh Weekly G. HOFFMAN ar SON WM, A ZIPF l in Staple and Fancy VUCGIIGS Confectioner Corner Main and Adam Streets ' 544 Washington St. Clty Phone No. 186 HAYS W. MATTERN FANCY GRoCER1Es Only the Best Goods Sold and All Guaranteed 2l4 FRANKLIN STREET 1: PHONEINJVFGE 34 THE SPECTATOR Ezjgggl-rngyz Mnzber of the Inierrzatiorzal 'Bz1sz'nessf7Jractz'ce .flssociatznn ROWE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND BUSINESS COLEGE SCHOOL OF TYPEWRITING NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL If you desire a good paying position, make yourself perfectly competent to hold one, and you'll get it. The demand for bookkeepers and stenogra- phers is greater than the supply. Students enrolled at any time. School open the year round S. H. ISE BERG, Ph. D. - ff V -ffff ff W- W'-'f -f--4 President A. TIETZEL ileechefj of gllrzsiq 203 LINCO L BLDG. DR. I. W. VAN VALZAH 'Dentist Swank Housefurnishing Co. Block Near Main and Clinton Sts. City Phone 1279 CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK a Specialty ZI1VI1VIER1VIAN'S LIVERY Cor. Clinton and Locusi Sts. :: EUGENE ZIMMERMAN, CP:-opriefor BOARDING AND SALE STABLE Telephones - - CBeII 31 - - jahnstatwn 155 FRED MILLER C. T. WILLIAMS . . . . D 1 ' aqrtzstzc Hazr Cutting F gag m 1 Em? Shaving anci rocerzes wiv CProa'uce Cor. Market and Vine Sts. 404 FRANKLIN ST. Phone 502 THE SPECTATOR 35 New Location BUT - ee 0 New Building Same Old High Quality New Goods 2: AND LOW PRICES I-IQNDEQSON Fl113NITl.JREgQ, No. 611 Main Street IOHNSTOWN usiness School M. ELLA MARSH, Principal Shorthand, Typewriting Bookkeeping No. 527 :z 2: MAIN STREET The Uses of the Kodak Snap shots out of doors, time exposures indoors, and flashlights at night,all come within the scope of the ts operation is so Kodak simple that a boy f 4' Y w if or girl can operate it, yet its scope is so unlim- ited that it is employed in every science, in every pro- fession, in every branch of business. It gives rest to the busy mind by turning it into channels new. We can sell you a Kodak to suit your pocketbook. Chal. L. Berry The South Side Druggist Steam Laundry 606 FRANKLIN ST. Only First-Class Work Done Domestic and high gloss fIIllSIl L . J . F o U s T Proprietor Rothstein 86 Lippman Bros. M. ROTHSTEIN Successor - LEADING ewelers Bargains in Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Etc. Always the lowest prices on all goods we carry ' Wedding Presents Foot-Ball Supplies Guns and Ammunition 529 MAIN STREET 36 THE SPECTATOR FISHER at Co. WHOLESALE FINE OLD WQISKIGS A N D I M P O R T E D LIQUORS, CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDIES 147 Clinton and 609 Nlain Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. ffl Telephone No. x75 Bottlers and proprietors Prl- vate Stock, Conemaugh Club Belmont Club. Monon ahela Rye, Fisher Sz Co. fxxx, Flsher8c Co. XXX, Old Cah- lnet x8-16, Old Favorite Pure R Y E W H I S K I E S All liquors are guaranteed. Liquors for medical purposes a specialty. Our stock is the largest and second to none in all departments. All mall or- ders filled wlth care and promptness And the Next Qeyltfialeefl But the man wlth the Aquaproof smart rain-proof coat laughed a merry laugh. He did not care how hard it rained, for water could not touch him, and, besides, he knew that even lf it did rain his raln-coat was ready for even- ing wear to the theatre or any other place where people want to look well. These raln-coats are made from absolutely rainproof cloth in attractive mixtures and solid colors. They are cut in the long full back style, with broad, concave shoulders and snug-fitting' collars. From S10 UP '? ull YVQOI17 E Reynolds K CT gfJQ0.QQgtQ T T Best Clothes Store in Town Boys, Have You Seen the Flafrfmly It's the latest hat fad of the day. Comes in brown and black. Tl Stop in when up town. We will show you many other popu- lar styles, at 51-50, 52, 352-50, 33 Agents for Youman's Schwartz Bros. The Low-Price Leaders BARGAINS IN F A L L Wearables. - Stylish gar- ments for fall wear are here now,at prices which mean a big saving to you. Here are a few instances: Ladies' and Misses' Walking Shirts, - 31.99 up to 753.98 Children's Coats, - 98c up to 88.98 Ladies' Plush and Cloth Capes, 98C up to 59.98 SS Hats Ladies' Tourist Coats, - 86.98 up to 312.95 L d' s' Winter Underwear, John Thomas 3 'E HC upto we Me 's Winter Underwear, Ol Sons n 48c up to 98c '--lu.,.-.-,rrn-':'- iff., ' .', 'rr'7.r1 - ' , ,,f,e::,- , N Qllllgz- White- .QEELIQ Will deliver a lecture in the High School Auditorium, during ., the week beginning I ---- ' W1'-f-l- SUBJECT '- -1-1-? 'i--' Robert Burns-Poet iigiyjggfoaiviea Mr. White is recognized as one of the most forceful lecturers on the platform Mr. White would interest anyone. His sincerity, his enthusi- asm, his vocabulary, are all charming.-Rev. J. A. Rondthaler, pastor of the Normal Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Ill. Mr. White's lecture under the auspices of Ruskin College, Oct. roth, was greatly enjoyed by the faculty and students and was highly complimented by the most scholarly citizens of Glen Ellyn, whose views on economics differ radically from Mr. White's on many points. -Prof. George McA. Miller, President Ruskin College, Glen Ellyn, lll. The address which Mr. John Z. White gave before the Fellow- ship Club of Irwin, was most interesting and instructive and was re- ceived with great favor and enthusiasm by all present. Mr. White is certainly well informed and one of the most entertaining speakers it has been my pleasure to hear upon any subject.- Frank B. Pease, President Fellowship Club of Berwyn Baptist Church, Chicago, Ill. During his recent visit to Milwaukee, John Z. White spoke be- fore the students of the Milwaukee State Normal School on the sub- ject of Single Tax. He proved himself an interesting and entertaining sseaker, and his hour with us was very much enjoyed.-Charles Mc- enny, President State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis. l Our members were greatly pleased with Mr.'White. He has a plain, direct and forceful method of holding, instructing and entertain- ing his hearers. I would place him among the first of the many good speakers my club has had the pleasure of hearing during the past ten years of the public lecture courses.- George Blumenstock, President of the Self Educational Club, Chicago, lll. Lecture for the Beneht of the Spectator. Prices: Students, ISC, General Admission, 25c. lliF.ilF9'T'7 'ZFi.'r2.NilB+ H'!..ip,. : '.1!i,-'-'- 'hliifkh 'i'lQJ1'fA!E'1-I n. 4ilS?.E.'i'u.'-1v'I,QSd.1li.ir1x. ' 1? S-IBF' ' lnmuwmlisinf -'fm THE :mlm .:1.f W ., .--'I rl u l 1 KQWFW 'fcsqmryaisp 429 ' , L94 1 -- F W PECTATUBL NX - 1 'GQ' H N . ' - ' 4 I ' - ' 1 , 11 y , is . ', ' P b' h 'lu' ff Y Q! ,. K- .. 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N04 .T- Christmas A wealth of fond and hallowed memory clings , Around that day two thousand years ago Whereon, from out a manger rude and low, The clarion note of future ages rings And to mankind a sacred message brings, Of peace and love: an end of all our woeg Which wakes within the dormant breast a And fervently each heart in cadence sings. Alas! that in the human mind can dwell A thought so base as ever to forget The d ay the heathen sun in darkness set, While on the ear the merry Christmas bell, With single chime of unrestrained regret, Peals forth in glee, a wild triumphant swell. glow, M. H.,'o5 2 THE SPECTATOR The Spirit of Christmaf But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light 'His reign of peace upon the earth began. HAT PEACEFUL NIGHT is now buried under the great heap of nineteen hundred and four long years of slow recording time, during which the world has slow- ly but steadily advanced. The progress of the world's civilization has matured only under peaceful environment. But, though this influence has succeeded in forcing its way through the ages and has been steadily augmen- ted in its march, yet it has also been continually ham- pered by that brute force which exists in man and man- ifests itself in the form of human wars. The great thinkers of the world, representing ,all kinds of people, religion, and literature, have throughout all ages sung of the ideal world in which the sound of the war drum and its call of human sacritice should no longer be heard. Yet during all these years of poetry, literature, and phil- osophy, colored by the fundamental laws of love, peace, and happiness, there has been a continual strife, at dif- ferent times and at different parts of the world, between great classes of men bound in so-called nations of har- mony. That reign of peace upon the earth has sure- ly never been realized, and the twentieth century of Christian civilization has dawned with apparently no as- surance of an immediate relief. Men to-day, as in the ages gone by, knowing the grand doctrines of eternal peace, professing to be followers of Christian ideals, plunge headlong, with brutal intent, into detestable, ma- lignant, and bloodthirsty wars. This has been the pre- vailing spirit of the great masses of the inhabitants of the civilized world, since, when as Milton says, His reign of peace upon the earth begang and such an ideal spirit has only been kept sacred through the inces- sant and undying efforts of the world's benefactors. We have now approached the Christmas of 1904. lt has been the custom of the people of the Christian nations to celebrate that day by exchanging gifts as a THE SPECTATOR 3 token of friendship and love. That custom in this world of greed must be shamefully abused. How can a man truly celebrate Christmas in harmony and love, even with his friends and family, when he is surrounded by the millions of suffering beings blindly struggling in the mire of poverty and ignorance? How can one practice unselfish fellowship in an atmosphere that is filled with the foul odor of getting something for nothing? This is the master force that is to-day governing our whole social, economic, and political life. lt is this force that creates the two great antagonistic classes of Labor and Capital, and nourishes universal disorder, corruption, and misery. Inequality of natural freedom, rights, and opportunities of men, is the great war-god of the twenti- eth century. Under such environment the reign of peace can never be instituted, neither can we hope to justly celebrate the birthday of Him who devoted his whole life to the work of purifying and elevating social conditions, when we ourselves carelessly and willfully permit society to be leveled to the lowest depths of poverty and ruin, ruled by the monstrous powers, invested in the so-named captains of industry. When we attempt to commemorate the Christmas of 1904, let us consider it in its true meaning and spirit, and study the practical lessons of peace and love. Let us take our hrst steps to immediately destroy the totter- ing powers of bigoted commercialism. Let us cherish in holy remembrance the doctrines urged by the greatest poets, philosophers, and thinkers of all ages, and insti- tute a practical, free, united government, based on the common law of giving every man an opportunity to en- joy his just inheritance, to which belong liberty, educa- tion, and a comfortable, pleasant life. This is the true spirit of Christmas, and only under such conditions can the poet's song be realized. His reign of peace upon the earth began. George Weaver, a member of the Spectator staff, has been absent from school during the month of Decem- ber, due to outside employment. 4 THE SPECTATOR Gang a-Gley T IS CHRISTMAS EVE. A bright fire burns in the open grate. At first the room seems to be unoccu- pied, but a sudden blaze reveals a young man sitting at a table with his head buried in his arms. Suddenly he arises and begins pacing the floor with hurried steps. lt may be the Hrelight that makes his face look white and drawn, but-no!- his eyes are burningg his hands are clenched, he mutters to himself, a footstep in the street below causes him to tremble like an aspen leaf, a coal falling int the grate sends him crouching to the dark- est corner of the room, he watches in fascinated horror two balls of Ere glowing in a dark corner of the room, and bursts forth into peals of wild laughter when nearer approach reveals his faithful dog Shep. What is he? Drunkard? Lunatic? Murderer? None of these. infinitely worse, he tells himself, I am all of them and a thief besides! One year ago, on Christmas eve, Bob Cavalin sat in a luxurious home in a far eastern city, the only son of a wealthy banker. He had every advantage of culture, wealth, and unimpeachable ancestry. Beloved of men, courted and flattered by women, he yet remained un- spoiled. A year before he had entered his father's bank and was already spoken of as a rising young business man. Don't see how l could get along without you, my boy, his father had said to him more than once. Bob was thinking of this now as he sat waiting for his father and cursing for the fiftieth time the unlucky accident that made him a prisoner for a month. Dear old dad! he thought remorsefully, even on Christmas eve, he can't get away. lt's almost six now. Surely he'll be here soon. Just then the door-bell rang. There was a whis- pered colloquy in the hall. His father had come home and-on a stretcher. Heart failure induced by bank failure. A week later the mother followed. Horses, yachts, houses, land, everything went. But one legacy remained-a spotless name. Everybody was paid to the last penny. THE SPECTATOR 5 On New Year's eve, Bob Cavalin, refusing his uncle's offers of help, resisting the pleading of Grace Cavalin, his uncle's adopted daughter, eluding his friends, took' the midnight express for the west, not knowing where he was going, and caring still less. Two days later he alighted at a little lndiana town with a single hve-dollar gold piece in his pocket. Sheer luck led him into the bank of one of his father's boy- hood friends. By a series of lucky accidents he rose in less than a year from a humble clerk to the cashier. Then the tempter came. lt was a glittering speculation and seemed perfectly safe. He borrowed thousands- without the bank's consent. On this evening he had expected to be speeding back to uncle and Grace. Only last night he was lying awake picturing their surprise and joy at seeing him and their pride in his success. Success! A day after to- morrow they would read in blazing headlines in the little country newspaper Qwhich Grace had subscribed for ever since the day it referred to him as 9' Our Talented Young Townsmanuj Robert Cavalin, Thief. His uncle's heart would break and Grace would make haste to get rid of a disgraced name. Cairns, most likely, would be the lucky fellow. Once he had hoped-but no matter, he would not be alive to see it. I will my 'quietus' make, grimly. Ulf I can not live as a Cav- alin should, probablyl can die like one. lf the family has frayed out to such as I, it were better ended. Groping his way to the mantel, he took down something that glittered in the firelight. Hastily donning coat and cap he ran down the steps, followed by Shep. He started for the river, but the rumble of the cars on the farther side of the city seemed to draw him in that direction. He moved off blindly. Presently he be- came conscious of a voice muttering Take the train! Take the train! He stopped and perceived that he was nearing the station and that it was his own voice that was ringing in his ears. A train eastward bound was pulling in at the station, the very train he would have taken had his venture been successful. 6 THE SPECTATOR Yes, with' a reckles laugh, I will take the train, or rather the train shall take me. Here the dog at his feet whined piteously. But first, old fellow, I will end your misery. There's but one shot and you shall have it. The other death is good enough for a thief. He cocked the revol- ver, but before he could pull the trigger the engine whis- tled. lnvoluntarily glancing that way, he saw a sight that made him drop the weapon and dash full speed for the track. From the shadow of some little sheds on his right, the figure of a woman detatched itself to squat down in front of the moving engine, He saw the light of the engine flash up on her, heard the engineer's excla- mation of horror, the grinding of the brakes on the frosty rails, felt a weight on his arms and knew nothing more. lt was broad daylight when he opened his eyes. He was in bed in his own room. Had he had a curious nightmare? What caused this queer feeling in his head? His glance fell on the mantel. The revolver was gone. lt was all true then. He, Bob Cavalin, the last of a proud race, had betrayed his employer, dishonored his father's name, and, worst of all, played the coward. Only Providence had saved him from eternal damnation. At this juncture the door opened and his employer hurried in. Obeying a sudden impulse, Bob rose to a sitting posture, and, with hand upraised to silence the old man, poured forth the whole miserable story, making no excuse, asking no mercy. Then, faint from exhaus- tion, he closed his eyes and waited for the worst. My boy, a warm hand grasped Bob's and there was a tremor in his voice, once l stood where you stand now. Gladly will I pay to your noble father's son the debt of gratitude l owe the man who was merciful to a brother gang a-gley. Besides 'twas my daughter, delirious with fever, you rescued last night. Take the blessing of your father's friend and go home to spend New Year's Day with your uncle and-Grace. This last with a twinkle in his eye. Bob went. THE SPECTATOR 7 His Christmaf Present ERNEST NASH, a prominent young business man of a small New York town, was married several years ago, only a few weeks before Christmas. A couple more devoted to each could not be found, nothing was too arduous for one to do for the benefit of the other, and neither would hurt the other's feelings for the world. For her first Christmas present to her husband, after her marriage Mrs. Nash resolved to give him something that he would appreciate, not a present bought at a store for a few cents, but something made with much labor and not a little expense, by her own willing though inexperienced hands. As the result, on that happy Christ- mas morning Ernest was the recipient of a magnihcent dressing-gown made of pink and white flannel, trimmed with lace-edged ruffles and further adorned with' feather stitching and eight yards of broad ribbon. Of course the astonished Ernest expressed much ad- miration and gratitude for the present. False tongue must hide what false heart doth know. He had never seen a garment to compare with it. But he sedulously refused to make use of the gift, notwithstanding, and, when asked why, replied that it was far too good for ordinary wear, though it was just the thing, if one happened to be convalescent from a severe attack of ill- ness. Hence the precious raiment was carefully and snugly laid away. Two months later, Ernest, while in his ofhce, received a letter which was delayed fully a week in the mails, requesting his presence at the reunion of his class at college. He looked at the given date and realized that if he wished to attend he must be prepared to go in an hour. He decided to.go, especially since he had some business to transact in the town, where he must make connections the next day. So he immediately telephoned his wife to pack his suit-case and have it sent to the depot within the hour, all of which was done. Ernest arrived that night at his hotel, tired and sleepy, having sent word meanwhile to the firm of Hull 8 THE SPECTATOR 8: Co., a representative of which he wished to see early the next morning. Having nothing special to occupy his time, he immediately went to his room, intending to go to bed. Upon opening his suit-case, the first thing to attract his attention was the beautiful but despised Christmas present. As there was no substitute, he donned the masterpiece of haberdashery and posed btfore the mirror, after taking a hearty laugh at his p--or wife's expense, he said to himself, 'l believe l'll join a first-class circus as the star freak of nature. His con- victions were about correct-he was bald-headed and wore a heavy red mustache, and when he tied the broad pink ribbon in a bow under his broad, square chin and pressed the wrinkles out of his ruffles, a sight of him was a sure guarantee of convulsions. He prayed that the hotel would not take Hre during the night and also that no one would have the opportunity of seeing him in his gorgeous raiment. He was just about to go to his slumbers when a rap came at the door. Forgetting him- self, he opened the door and behold! there, in open- mouthed amazement and with trembling limbs, stood the representative with whom he was to transact his busi- ness and on whom he was so anxious to,make a good impression. When the visitor overcame his inclination to run away and recovered his senses, he exclaimed: So you are the worthy and capable man suggested to under- take the accomplishment of our plans, which require a business-like person, and not a frivolous fool. We will have absolutely nothing to do with you, you most effem- inate creature. Ernest attempted an explanation, but the stranger closed the door with a slam and was gone. Our hero sat down to collect his thoughts, and while thus occupied did not see a burglar climb over the Hre- escape and through the window which Ernest had opened to admit a fresh draft to assist him put his feverish brain in working order. After the burglar had viewed him a while, he dropped his revolver and bull's-eye lantern and nearly fainted away from fright, but he quickly recov- ered, picked up his revolver and pointed it at his discon- solate opponent, while he exclaimed: l'll rid this planet of one menace-no, I won't either, l wouldn't disgrace THE SPECTATOR 9 myself, after a little hesitation, I came here to ap- propriate what valuables you may possess, but be hanged if I'Il condescend to rob an idiot. Then he vanished as quickly as he had come. Another terrible bump at the door! But Ernest con- cluded that he would not open it under any circumstan- ces, then the third visitor, who proved to be the land- lord coming to investigate the cause of all the rumpus, yelled: Open the door, and be mighty quick about it, or l'll break it open -vrhich he had to do. When convinced that a tragedy had not been enacted and that the most ridiculous looking monster he ever laid eyes on was no other than his guest, he proceeded to give Ernest his compliments in glowing terms and concluded by commanding him to straightway depart from his hostelry forever. This Ernest emphatically refused to do, and it hnally became necessary to expel his kind host from the room before peace could be re-established. When his last visitor had banished, he swore by Jupiter that he would continue to wear that gown if all the elements and man united, objected. He then went to bed without further interruption and in his dreams told his wife all over again how he appreciated her Christ- mas present. Early next day Ernest shook the dust of that town from his feet and journeyed to his alma mater. That night he attended the festivites and greatly enjoyed him- self, until thoughts of sleep made him melancholy. After some deliberation he decided that no one knew or would know of that contemptible piece of apparel, hence he would wear it. This he did, after carefully securing the door and windows. Suddenly a skeleton key unlocked the door, a score of his former classmates, having got next, rushed into the room, laid hold on him and car- ried him bodily to the street, where a torchlight proces- sion awaited his appearance. His friendly assailants compelled him to parade the town for an hour amid much merriment, after which he was ushered back to his apartments in no gentle manner and released only after his precious garment had been torn to shreds which were carried off by the students as souvenirs. 10 :THE SPECTATOR lt is needless to say that Ernest by this time was glad to be rid of the article, but still determined that his wife should not know of the misfortune of which it had been the cause. He took the next train home, thankful that his life was spared. Certainly his wife greatly la- mented his forgetfulness when told by him that the won- derful work of her genius was left under the pillow at one of the university rooms, but said she would make him another like it some day when time permitted. N. K., 'o5. A'Law of Gold 'ilT WAS on a cold, dreary December evening that Edgar Bracebridge, a prominent banker of New York, walked briskly down Broadway toward the rail- road depoti where his' wife and daughter eagerly awaited his arrival. They intended to spend the following day, Christmas, at their grandfather's farm, several miles out from the city. While passing a dark alley that led from the street, he felt a slight tug at his coat, and heard a thin, piping voice begging for help. Looking down, he saw a little street waif peering anxiously up into his face and stretching forth an expectant hand. He was ragged, dirty, and cold, the very picture of misery. Mr. Brace- bridge stopped, touched with pity, but, remembering his waiting wife and daughter, turned to go. Upon glancing at his watch and finding that he had a half hour before train-time, he turned, faced the boy, and asked him his name. He received no answer. Stooping, he perceived that the boy was sobbing. Filled with pity at the forlorn appearance of the little wretch, Nlr. Bracebridge gathered him up in his arms and attempted to soothe him. He drew from the boy a sad tale of suffering and misery. At last, thrust- ing some money into the dirty little hands, Nlr. Brace- bridge hurried on to the station. He had gone hardly a block, when a shrill whistle sounded through the air. The train ! He reached for THE SPECTATOR 'll his watch. It was gone. Instantly he started for the scene of his encounter with the street urchin. The place was deserted. Realizing the hopelessness of any attempt to locate the thief, he continued his hurried journey to the depot. After Mr. Bracebridge's departure the little waif turned and ran at the top of his speed in the opposite direction. Darting in and out several alleys, he finally came to a section of the slums inhabited by the poorest and most degraded class of people in the city. He entered a long, low building and ascended a rickety flight of stairs. At the top he flung open the door to a bare, uncarpeted room, which contained only two old chairs and a small rusty stove. The room had one occupant, a middle-aged man, with a grim, hardened expression on his coutenance, an expression characteristic of crime. He sat near the stove smoking an old corncob pipe that had evidently seen much service. When the boy entered, timidly and nervously, the old man arose and greeted him harshly. Wot luck? he inquired. The boy produced the money and the watch, whereupon the elder rogue demanded, What did yer do wid de chain P The boy replied that he had been unable to secure it. At this, his questioner flew into a passion, and beat the little pickpocket until he himself was exhausted. He then lay down upon the floor and went to sleep, leaving the hungry and aching waif to care for himself. 1 Ill il ll lt was exactly one year later that a certain boy was arrested for stealing. He was brought before one of the city aldermen, who was none other than Edgar Brace- bridge, and that gentleman instantly recognized the young thief as the boy whom he had met on Christmas eve the year previous. Upon close examination the boy con- fessed, told Mr. Bracebridge where to find his watch, and added that his story of suffering and misery, though told to work on the sympathy of his hearer, was no fabrication. Taking pity on the oppressed and misguided little waif, Mr. Bracebridge suspended sentence, and the next day, Christmas, the Bracebridge home echoed with the joyous laughter of two Children, instead of one. D, S, S. A., '06, 12 ' THE SPECTATOR The Fatal Spring 'HN 1770 there lived in the valley Glen Locky a Scotch- man named Arthur MacDonald. On the opposite side of the valley lived James NlcDunn. Between these two families an old feud existed of which the following tradition is told. Ill li lk it In 1570 Wallace MacDonald and Bruce McDunn were, one day, standing at a spring on the MacDonald estate, discussing their ancestral titles. This spring was noted in the neighborhood for the purity of its water, and the people came often to drink of it. NlcDunn and MacDonald were soon in a heated argument, over the rights of Robert Bruce to govern Scotland, and before long they quarreled. Both stepped to the ,spring to drink, and MacDonald, being first, threw a handful of mud into it after he had drank. The spring bubbled and boiled, and in a few days went dry. MacDonald was angry because of his loss, and consulted an. old witch, whose reputation throughout that country was wide- spread, in order to find out what was the cause of this strange occurrence. The witch refused to go into detail, but told him to spread a piece of white linen over the spot where the spring had formerly been and sleep be- side it that night. MacDonald, who was very scrupu- lous, followed the advice. About the middle of the night a white form arose from the spring and in an ill-tem- pered mood rebuked him for his insolent conduct and told him that the spirit of the spring had been insulted by him and meant to punish him by flowing one-half the year on NlcDunn's estate. The spirit also told him that the spring would some day prove fatal to one of Niac- Donald's descendants. wh Fl' ll' 3 Arthur MacDonald found one day, as he was walk- ing over the estate, a place which was not fenced in by NlcDunn or himself. l-le immediately, perhaps because of the old rivalry which still existed between the families, THE SPECTATOR 13 fenced it into his own estate, The next day he received a message from McDunn, which ordered him to withdraw his claim to the land. MacDonald indignantly refused to do this, and a lawsuit followed. MacDonald, in looking over some old papers, hap- pened to End an old deed for the piece of land in ques- tion. But the deed was never valid, for there was a disputed claim on the land at that time. Still MacDon- ald deemed this evidence sufncient. But the day pre- vious to the trial, while passing the historic spring, he ac- cidently dropped the deed nearby. On the following day the case was tried in court, over which presided an old English judge who had pre- viously had unfriendly relations with MacDonald. He was much chagrined to find that he had lost the deed. In court he maliciously accused McDunn of stealing it. The decision was handed down against MacDonald, and accordingly McDunn came into possession of the land. One day after McDunn had taken possession of his new land the two rivals met. MacDonald, who became enraged at seeing his enemy enjoy the rights which he considered his own, slapped McDunn in the face. Mc- Dunn immediately challenged him to a duel. They ar- ranged to tight it on McDunn's estates, exactly one month from that time. They were to fight with pistols and neither of them was to have seconds or attendants. At the appointed time and place MacDonald awaited his foe with the most bitter contempt. He had resolved to kill McDunn at the Hrst shot. He paced up and down impatiently awaiting his most bitter enemy. At last Mc- Dunn arrived, and before long the duel ensued, in which McDunn fell seriously wounded. MacDonald immediately notified the McDunn family, according to the agreement. He then proceeded to leave the estates of his conquered enemyg but first stopped to drink at the clear crystal spring. He stooped, took a deep draught of the spark- ling water, and rose to go. Hardly had he taken a step, before he sank to the earth and died. Thus the prophecy of the spirit of the Fatal Spring was fulfilled, but the reason for MacDonald's sudden death was never known. l THE SPECTATOR Skatin' on the Pond When the evenin' lamps is lighted, And the sun has sunk to rest, And the icy winds o' winter Blow from out the distant westg Then I don my coat and muffler And I leave my firelit home, Skates on shoulder, fingers tinglin , Thru the snowy streets I roam, 7 Lookin' for my sturdy comrades Who their coats has likewise donn'd, And despite the cold are goin' Down a-skatin' on the pond. With a whoop and then a tiger They, from out the slammin' gates, Come a-singin' and a-shoutin' And a-clangin' o' their skates. There we huddles all together In the dark and narrow street, Tel we hears the welcome patter O' a tardy comrade's feet. It's pell-mell down the winding lane Of the quaint old town Lemond, Thru the thick and tangled willows, Down a-skatin' on the pond. All my troubles don't seem nothin' Onc't I gits into the street, And I feels the wind a-blowin' And the snow beneath my feet, I 'est up and shakes out all the kinks From my legs what's long and lank, And in less'n half a minute l'm a-slidin' down the bank. Oh! the ice, it seems a wizard, And the willows is his wand, Drawin' me, like I-Iamlin's children, Down a-skatin' on the pond. Oh! the pure delight of livin' When the ice creaks 'neath your feet, As vou sweep in mazy circles Up and down the crystal sheet! Til-EE SPECTATOR How your blades flash in the moonlight That is still but pale and dim, As like a trim kingfishin-bird ' O'er the glassy ice you skim! You're clean plum glad you left stale books, Upon which the master fawned And come right off a-hookeyin', Down a-skatin' on the pond. And you jest can't keep from yellin, When your shadder 'gins to show, As the moon rides pale an' silv'ry 'Bove the murky clouds below. And you fool-like chase that shadder, Tho you know your effort's .vain, But somethin' inside's urgin' So's you somehow can't refrain. Onc't you've passed the bare brown willows, That the frost's robbed o' their frond, You are sure a transformed bein' While a-skatin' on the pond. 1 Ill 41 But now those skatin' days is gone, When the girls vied with the boys ln doin' stunts an' gran'stan' work, And rippin' up a noise. l sit beside the cozy tire, And l quick pulls off my shoes, So's to git a little comfort While a-readin' o' the news. Where's the children, Jane? I axes, And she'll generally respond, In a voice that's low and gentle, Down a-skatin' on the pond. But their old dad's heart is with them As he thinks of days of yore When he too was in heaven Onc't he got outside the door. My young blood leaped upon its course, The sharp winds fanned my face, Like the warm and fragrant zephyrs Followin' fair spring apace. . Then my heart was free from fetters An' my soul'd slipped every bond, I was off beyond recallin', . Down a-skatin' on the pond. M. H. '05 i6 THE SPECTATOR 'Pre Downfall qf a Bully By MAURICE ROTHSTEIN, IQD8 ARL WHITNEY was a lad of sixteen summers. He was tall, broad-shouldered, and his face wore a light tan from outdoor sports. At the time of my writ- ing he was seated in the large sitting-room of his uncle's home at Hayton's Comers, where he had gone to live after the death of his father, which had occurred a few months before this story opens. James Whitney, or Uncle Jim, as Carl called him, was one of those grand old gentlemen of southern birth. He was the wealthiest man in his district, and was known for his many deeds of charity. After his brother's death he had adopted Carl into his own family, and had made arrangements for him to continue his studies at the district school. So, shortly after breakfast, the hostler announced that the horse and buggy were waiting at the door. The ride to the school-house, which was a mile and a half distant from Whitney's, was an enjoyable one to Carl, who laughed heartily at the many comical expres- sions of laziness that Jerry, the hostler, flung at the old mare. When they arrived at the school'house Carl alighted from the buggy and entered the building, which was a small frame structure. At the door he was met by the master, who greeted him very cordially and ushered him into the school-room. As they entered the room, a se- ries of noisy whispers, referring to Carl, could be dis- tinctly heardg but when the master wrapped for order, all was subdued, and postponed until intermission, when this subject, the new scholar, was taken up again with renewed vigor. The weeks flew swiftly by, during which time Carl made many friends, among them Roger Wilton, a very studious little lame boy. He had warned Carl to beware of Terrible Bill Kenton, the bully of the school, who, until Carl's appearance, had been Roger's chief tormentor. The first real snow-storm came directly after Thanks- THE SPECTATOR 17 giving, and from then until it melted in Nlarch snow-ball fights were as frequent as the daily studies. Carl usu- ally led one side, and Bill the other, and on several occasions the battle had ended with the two lads on the verge of blows. Christmas was near at hand, and the exercises, which were to mark the close of school for the holidays, had been faithfully practiced by the pupils. So, on the afternoon of' December zzd, the country folk for miles around drove to the school-house for the annual Re- cit'n Day. if Y! 4' ll The program had been carried out to the letter, and preparations were now made for the king of country school games, A spelldownf' After the teams had been picked, the master started the ball a-rolling with the word hatchet. Back and forth flew the words, which were gradually thinning the ranks of the opposing teams, until there remained but three boys, Carl and Rodger on one side, and Bill Kenton on the other. Industrious? called the master, addressing Bill. I-n-d-u-s-t-r-e-0-u-s, promptly replied Bill, but the word went to Roger, who spelled it correctly. Try as he would, the master could not retire either Carl or Roger, and amid a wild burst of applause, the two boys sought their seats together. As the pupils Bled out of the building Terrible Bill placed himself directly- in front of Roger, and with one hand upon the lad's shoulder he thundered, You little crippled-up villain, why did you spell that word ? As Roger made no answer, he raised his clenched fist to strike him, but the blow did not fall, for in an instant heflay stretched on the ground at the feet of Carl' 'Whit- ney. Half dazed from the blow, he staggeredijto his feet, and, with an lawful oath of revenge bn some future clay The Bully of District School No. I6 to'ok'himself off like' a whippedcur. The essays' on Baconnhave1been sugge5ted'as a good cure for Carlylt-i's bu'rns, 18 THE SPECTATORI Hannibal Eternal enmity to Rome! thus swore The son of Hamilcar upon the altar stone, Ere he forsook the Carthaginian shore To face impending war, To spurn the conquerer and defend his own, To face the lust of bold, imperial Rome, For freedom and for home, Eternal enmity alike for aye Nlay strong men swear and hold For tyranny and arrogance and greed, For vaunting power, irresponsive sway, For dreams of world dominion, fraught of old With fell destruction, murder-reeking deedg For tyranny abroad and dearth at home, That yield the sceptered despot and the slave, The blood-stained dungeon and the gilded dome The lord's proud equipage, the pauper's grave. Eternal enmity from sky to sky Renew, O men, toward oppression's ban - Defiance hurl to all that may deny The sacred vantage of the rights of man. W. H. 'o5. Ssalc Namreg Noon HIS CLASS was organized when it was organized. Most of its history is found in the Hrst chapter which, unfortunately, has never been written. The bus- iness of each meeting is generally conceded to be our own business. We have a name, too. Some say there is nothing in a name, but there is about as much in our name as in any other name-like ours. Our member- ship is not very large, but it is as large as we want it. Please learn what we now relate when we tell it. We suggest that ou-r -doors are open when they are not shut. -' ' Please notice that you are welcome to all we tell you about our history, for we tell it to suit ourselves. We ask no questions of applicants wishing to join us, for THE SPECTATOR 19 they butt in without giving us a chance. We don't use common service or anything else common, except our common sense. We are the inspiration of the school, one of its active organizations. Very lately we have be- come more useful by the addition of a new member who butted in. He has always been regarded as an active organization and is so noted that he is counted as three- thly in our class. Maybe you don't understand our history, but that is all the same to us, for it is for our edification alone. Looking over our list, with joyful surprise and ex- pectancy, we, the chosen few, are elated by our worthinessg for Firstly, or onethlyg we have a valued and respected professor who holds the chiefseat in the gig. He re- signed a professorship in the Ssalc Ligrev Noon to accept our valuable offer. He is known to have written a soul-inspiring sonnet, all of the NL S. S. of which has been lost except this beautiful fragment Eating his Christmas Pie. Secondly, or twothly is the celebrated artist who so worthily illustrated Anna in Scarlet, one of our new books in the library. She manages the class and sees to opening and shutting the doors. She takes her time to everything, informs us as to our marks and demerits, and helps herself and us if she has time. Thirdly, or threethly, we notice our new member. He has already proved his capabilities by assisting the pro- fessor to his feet. Since he has entered we have found a Storey quite as remarkable as the lost sonnet, but as yet we have no copy-right or wrong. The original is as much as can be used at present by the class. Fourthly, or nextly after threethly, we have a carpen- ter, at least our professor said that she once made a crib, but as it has been destroyed it cannot be re- garded as a source for our history. Fifthly, or twothly after threethly, and sixthly, or threethly after twothly, we could tell of curiosities as great as those already mentioned. Their' history, how- ever, with the rest of our list, can be found in the an- cient chronicles which will be written in the future. 20 THE SPECTATOR In closing, we hope that the imprints we have left on the leaves of books will be engraven by fairy hands upon the tablets of influence, and that the picture of our professor will be hung in the hall of fame. THE INITIATED. Mr. Replogle'.r Banquet LEON REPLOGLE, brother of Roy '03 and Her- o bert '06, who has always been actively interested in the athletics of our school, tendered a banquet to the members of our football squad and a few friends at the Crystal Cafe on Monday evening, November 28th. The happy affair was presented in celebration of High School's remarkable victory over the Quakers on Thanks- giving Day. There were twenty-five members present, beside the genial host, and every one enjoyed himself to his fullest capacity. The tables were neatly adorned with High School's pale blue and black, and with white chrysanthemums. Toasts were happily responded to throughout the evening, indeed, nothing was spared to make the banquet a total success of splendor and merri- ment. The school takes this opportunity to thank Nlr. Rep- logle for his most kind and generous interest bestowed in our welfare, for not only has Nlr. Replogle showed his generous spirit in the above act, but he has also contrib- uted financial aid to the Athletic Association. Several other prominent business men of our city have done like- wise, but for some unknown reason they desire to have their names withheld from publication. To these men, as to Nlr. Replogle, we desire to show our appreciationg but can only do so in this humble way of saying-thank you. Dr. Theodore B. Noss, of California Normal, addressed the High School during chapel exercises, on the morning of Dec. 19th. THE SPECTATOR 21 Society Note.r NDER the auspices of the Emerson and T. K. E. So- cieties Johh Z. White will lecture in the High School auditorium during the week beginning Dec. 19th, the proceeds of the lecture to go to the Spectator, Now, if each member of these societies considers it his duty to buy a ticket, it will help swell the proceeds considerably, it will also show proper society spirit. Because only the Emerson and T. K. E. societies are mentioned, the members of the other societies must not feel slighted. They are con- sidered just as important and their patronage is expected to be just as great. The names of the T. K. E. and Emerson societies are specihed merely because they are the two sen- ior societies under the direction of which the Spectator is published. Within the past month most of the societies have been much improved. The presiding ofhcers have shown more dignity as well as more capability for their positions. This is always the Hrst step toward improving a society. The teachers in charge of the Freshmen and Sophomore socie- ties are very well pleased with the work, which has been earnest and painstaking, the interest in their work is also commendable. The teacher in charge of the T. K. E. So- ciety is also very much pleased with the work done there. It has, as a rule, been very well prepared and deliveredg furthermore, the members are showing a great deal of soci- ety interest. The members of this society are now planning for their Open Meeting, which will be held, as customary, on February zzd. The work of the Emerson Society has not been so pleasing. Whether' this falling off is the result of their hav- ing been criticised too harshly and unjustly, or whether it has been due merely to lack of interest or is the result of poor order, remains to be seen. A society with such mate- rial as the Emerson Society has, should not fall behind. Emersonians, brace up! Find wherein your trouble lies, and adjust it quickly as possible. Live up to your name and former record. ' C. S. 22 THE SPECTKTOR be igb School Spectator. JOENSTOWN, PA., DECEMBER, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 40 CENTS. PER COPY, 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-in-Chief, FRED. G. SMITH, 1905. Associate Editor. MERLE K. HORNER, 1905. Exchange Editor, ETHEL PINDER, 19o5. Athletic Edltor, Society Edltor, GEO. F. STAMMLER, 1905. CLARA SUPPES, XQOS. School News Editor, General News Editor, NEWTON D: SWANK, 1901. CHARLES MARTIN, 1905. Literary Editors, GEORGE WEAVER, 1905, KATHARINE ENDSLEY. x9o5. MAURICE ROTHSTEIN, 1905. Chief Business Manager, RALPH W. BOLSINGER. xgog. Associate Business Manager, LANGDON MARX, 1906. Assistant Business Managers, EDWARD HOERLE, 1905, RAYMOND GOOD, 1905, FRANK MARDIS. xqo6, HARVEY MITCHELL, 1906, ROY REESE, IQO5, HARRY W. STOREY, 1905, CLARENCE HURREL, 1908, HUGH ANSTEAD, IQO7. THE SPECTATOR is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postofnce. Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mall matter. In order to Insure publication ln the current issue, all MSS. must be handed in to the editor not later than the 7th of each month. NOTHER YEAR has gone the way of its predeces- sors. Again Christmas, that day of many hallowed associations, is approaching, and with it another season- able treat, namely mid-winter vacation. This will come as a welcome recess to both teachers and pupils, and will enable them to recuperate from any ill effects which four months of hard though pleasant study may have had upon them. It is the hope of the Spectator that this THE sPzc1'A'roR za vacation may be a season of unmitigated pleasure, wherefore it advises the laying aside of all school work and making outdoor sports the business of the hour. Follow this advice, teachers and.pupils, and return to your respective tasks January 3d refreshed, reinvigor- ated, and better prepared for the hardest lap of the course. ll Sl' li 1' ill lt is evident that the bound volumes of the Spectator recently placed in our library are being in almost constant use and demand. Please handle these books more care- fully, and do not remove them from the library unless by special permission from the librarian or a member of the Spectator staff. It was after no little expense that the staff succeeded in securing these, and it is because of this fact that the staff prizes them more highly than most readers evidently do. Kindly remember this and act accordingly, for it is not only in the staff that we make this request, but also of our school, which we believe to be a tion devoted to the best interests of the of Johnstown. Ill ll' Ill Ill interest of the in the interest lasting institu- boys and girls li 'Unfavorable criticism has reached the editor concern- ing the policy of this paper in regard to contributions. It is needless to say that our predecessors, who edited this sheet, established a standard which literary contri- butions were compelled to reach before publication, and that the present staff merely emulated their example by adopting a similar standard this year. We think that we have acted justly and wisely in doing so, and End no reason whatever for criticisms on that score, especially from such sources as they came. lt has been said by some people that even the recommendation of the faculty would not guarantee the publicafion of a contribution if the staff objected. Kind readers, this is true only under one condition, and that condition is that the article, in the opin- ion of the staff, has not reached the required standard, otherwise we would be only too glad to publish it, for it is a lamentable fact that the members of this year's staff of the Johnstown High School Spectator are com- 24 THE SPECTATOR pelled to disagreeably coax in order to obtain most of their outside material. The Spectator should be the paper of every individual in High School as much as it is the paper of the staff, and such unfavorable circum- stances as those mentioned above should not stand as obstacles to the efforts of those intimately concerned, who are endeavoring to promote the best interests of the Johnstown High School. 1 if IF 1 4 The fact that eight of the ten members of the edi- torial staff of the Spectator are seniors is no reason why the Spectator should become the distinctive instru- ment of that class, why it should become a knocking- sheet devoted to slams against the faculty, the school board, the superintendent, or the school govern- ment, but, inasmuch as the Spectator was begun and is continued for the purpose of affording a medium for the expression of the sentiments of the school, and inasmuch as the matter in question would have been of interest to the whole school, we, the senior class, do not hesitate to file a complaint through its columns. Let it be under- stood, however, that we do it with all respect and due consideration of the fact that pupils and teachers do not see through the same eyes. We are not knockersg we do not like the demerit system, we do not consider the regulations of our school beyond reproach. But we do not presume to criticise: such criticism lies be- yond our province. We do feel, however, that we have been discriminated against in the matter of a Christmas celebration. We have been refused permission to hold the customary presentation of gifts to the faculty and under classes. We do not know that the faculty are afraid to trust the class of I9o5g but their summary re- fusal of so simple a request points strongly in that direc- tion. We made a similar request at Halloween, but, owing to the ban under which the conduct of last year's senior class had placed such amusements, had consider- able trouble in securing the required permission. It was finally obtained, however, and the result, we think, and some of the faculty said at the time, proved the trust- worthiness of the class. In view of this, and in view of THE SPECTATOR 25 the fact that to our knowledge we have done nothing since to betray that trust, we do not understand the seeming wariness on the part of the faculty about grant- ing this privilege to the senior class. We are not trying to run the school 5 we are not planning any revenge because denied the usual Christmas celebrationg hut we do think that we have been inconsiderately checked in our efforts to enjoy ourselves and afford a little amuse- ment for the remainder of the school. i High School Happeningf UGH ANSTEAD and Quince Jones, to whom 25 proved a fatal number, have returned to school after two weeks' vacation. Frank Aaron, who had an operation for appendicitis performed, is back in school again. The treasurer of the Athletic Association has warned the delinquents to duff up. At the regular monthly meeting of the association Quince Jones was elected man- ager of basketball and Charles Martin of hockey. At the same meeting it was decided to secure sweaters for the foot- ball team. The freshmen have been trying to agree on class col- ors, but have not succeeded, that is, not as yit. During the month a student from the Washington High School has been enrolled. - The teachers insist upon our presents the week be- fore Christmas. The Hunter's Farewell, by Nlandelssohn, is becom- ing exceedingly popular. Horner Qupon hearing D. Lindsey's deep, sonorous voicej exclaimed: When tunes were invented, music became a lost art. Miss Walter: There are two or three boys in this 26 THE SPECTATOR class who will have to be demerited - and Harry Storey you're one, and David Rothstein you're the other two. Miss Krebs Qin zoologyjz What small animal makes the ocean ooze ? Miss Krebs again: Does the liver aid indigestion ? Koontz, having failed to catch the last part of a line of poetry exactly, repeats: Will you marry me, Miss Mu- lock ? Miss Mulock: Yes, Mr. Koontz. McGinnis fat football practicej: Hurry up! It's get- ting so dark you can't hear the signals. Nice work, High School, on Thanksgiving. rg - 0 !!! Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all l Exchanger 'HT IS especially opportune, Red and Black, Philadelphia, Pa., to read such a charming story as A Scene at Valley Forge, for it recalls to us that a little over one hun- dred and twenty-tive years ago an American hero was in that valley spending his Christmas holidays, not amid the usual festivities of Yuletide, but amid great sufferings and hardships. The Red and Black, Reading, Pa., always leads one in- to regions abounding in literary merit. The Spy is ex- ceptionally well sketched. V A clever parody on Excelsior adds much to the charm of The Thielensian, Greensburg, Pa. We wish you success in your new undertaking, Wil- merding School of Industrial Arts. Will you permit a criticism to be brought to your distin- guished shrine, High School Oracle, Burlingame, Kansas? If so, The Spectator wishes to applaud your ingeniousness, which is particularly noticeable in your exchange column. THE SPECTATOR 27 The Spectator, from Louisville, Ky., contains a very fascinating Tragedy. When one reads The Mystery of Malden Hall in The Monitor, New Castle, Pa., he must feel the power of the alchemist's elixirs. Your new dress, Mission, San Francisco, Cal., is certainly chic. Is it a Parisian creation ? The November Polymnian, Newark, N. J., has a very weird story called An Apparitionf' ' Those who are interested in Parsifal should read the entertaining sketch on The Story of Parsifalf' in the November Premier, Fall River, Mass. A real Thanksgiving atmosphere envelopes one, as the pithy and appropriate narratives in the November High School Life, Melrose, Mass., are read. The Golden Calf, in High School Review, Shamo- kin, Pa., is very romantic. It rather startles The Spectator to Hnd that such an ex- cellent monthly journal as The X-Ray should make a firm resolve to publish only four numbers this term, namely Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and Commencement. Surely, members of the West Bay City High School, you are capable of doing what other high schools do. Was it Murder or Suicide? the continued story in the M. P. S., Bethlehem, Pa., shows a careful portrayal of character. Do you not think it would be a wise plan, Berkelydian, to have a separate exchange column instead of mixing your criticisms among ephemeral anecdotes ? One of the most alluring and exciting stories that we have read this term is The Revenge of Signora, in The Archive, Philadelphia, Pa. A Western Tale in The Radiator, Somerville, Mass., is a vigorous story of western life. Yankee Joe is a fine, keen character, and his achievement is well worth reading. 28 THE SPEC:TATOR Our Coach HE CREDIT for the record of our I 904 football team belongs almost exclusively to Andrew Kerr, our coach. -Indeed, it might truly be said that this per- son has been responsible for the greater part of the history of our football team. He has been coaching us tive years, and our records during that time bear evi- dence of this fact. A Largely through Mr. Kerr's- efforts, the right sort of athletics has gained a prominent and important part in our school work. Especially during Awbgfyxfkkl this season h a s athletics justly shown its healthy in- fluence, and we consider that this has been due to the work of Mr. Kerr. We, therefore, take this occasion to say these few words concerning him who has deemed our cause sufh- cient to contribute his willing and devoted aid. Mr. Kerr sacrificed much of his time to our football team, and this is the reason why it developedvso surprisingly. lt is certain a 'large portion of credit is due the individual players, but itkwas only through the energetic personality of our coach that the boys were persuaded, at the gloomy beginning, to regularly attend practice and work diligently while there. We speak of a gloomy beginning because it was a question at hrst whether or not we could muster a team at all. We had but five old players and scarcely fifteen candidates. We feel justihed, because of that, to speak of honor in our light, inexperienced team defeating Pittsburg High School C18- ol, andthe Quakers C15-ob, and we are only too glad to assign this credit to the man who deserves it, our enthusiastic coach. We take pleasure at this time.to say a few words of what Mr. Kerr has done in the athletic held before he joined us. He spent six years at Carlisle, two in Dickinson prep., and four in the college. During three years of this time he played on the varsity baseball team, and was also leader of the football rooting squad for THE SPECTATOR Team Football Our 30 THE SPECTATOR the same length of time. He attended football practice regularly and was trained under such men as Brooke, Bull, Wharton, Boyle, Stauffner CU. of PJ, Hickock, McCormick, Hall CYaleJ, Warner CCornellJ. Nlr. Kerr still holds the standing high jump record at Dickinson C4'-7 Jg and he ran roo yards, whileout of training, in ro 1-5 seconds. In his senior year he took first athletic scholarship prize, open to men standing highest in school work, thus, although spending much time on the athletic field, he also established a rec- ord in his studies. ' Nlr. Kerr is at present teaching the Market street third gram- mer grade of our public schools, which is practically., High,School preparatory. It has always, been the fond hope of many of our students to see Nlr. Kerr among our faculty, and we trust that this will soon be realized. - J ' Athletics ,t . OVEMBER 24th marked the close of the most. successful .ln football season in the history of the Johnstown Higli' Schooi. We think this was the most successful season particularlybecause of our decisive victories over the Pittsburg High School and over the Quakers of Johnstown. The season began with a gloomy outt- look because there were only tive experienced players in the whole school. Indeed, most of the candidates had little or no knowledge of the game at all, but, nevertheless, Kerr succeeded in producing from such material the fastest and most successful team that ever represented our school on the gridiron. The team was, as usual,1a very light one, averaging in the neighborhood of 140 pounds, but to make up for this deficiency, our boys managed, through-their most devoted and diligent efforts, to obtain such perfect teariu'-work that they were not only able to cope with teams weighing 25 pounds to a man heavier, but also to defeat them. As the season advanced, the improvement of the team did likewise, and especially in the last two games did that help-along spirit prominently manifest itself. The formations of our team were like clockwork, so systematic and so timely did each man play his own position. This spirit, which was a result of Andrew Kerr's enthusiastic and devoted coaching, was the entire cause of our success, and we trust that next year's team, with James Cooper '06 as captain, will not only emulate that spirit, but succeed in excelling it. Thanksgiving Day in Johnstown began with bright indications, but before 9 o'c1ock it started to drizzle and continued for about three hours. This rain considerably lessened our chances for win- THE SPECTATOR 31 ning, and kept away a large number of people who would have at- tended had the weather been fair. The field, however, was in a better condition than first expected. lt was soft, but not muddyg in fact it was sufhciently hard to enable end runs, which High School used to a good advantage. The air was exceedingly damp and disagreeable, but still not sufhciently so to dampen the spirit of the two thousand energetic spectators who witnessed the contest. At 2:30 the teams lined up, and the Quakers, having won the toss, decided to receive the kick-off. They got the ball on their twenty-five yard line and were immediately held for downs and compelled to kick. Koontz got the ball, and after advancing it a short distance was downed. High School then by line bucks and end runs advanced the ball to the seven-yard line, and from there Koontz carried it over for the Hrst touchdown. The wind was blowing across the field, and H. Replogle failed in his attempt to kick a goal. High School again kicked off, and the Quakers, after advancing the ball a short distance, were held for downs. Our men then duplicated their previous performance, and Ashcom was sent over for the second touchdown. H. Replogle again failed to kick a goal, being hindered by a strong wind, which was present the greater part of the afternoon. We then received the ball on the third kick-off, and after advancing it a short distance time was called out. ' The second half was fought harder than the first, the ball being for the greater part of the time near the center of the held. The Quakers kicked off, and H. Replogle, assisted by D. Lindsey, carried the ball for a good gain. High School then began the rapid playing which characterized our team throughout the game, until the thirty-yard line was reached, when we lost'the ball on a fum- ble. But we immediately regained it in a like manner. We then worked the ball to the ten-yard line. Here J. Lindsey skirted the end and would have scored had he not been hindered by the goal post. However, on the next play Ashcom scored the last five points of the game. H. Replogle again failed to kick a goal. The Quak- ers kicked off on the last line-up. We carried the ball a short dis- tance, when we were compelled to punt, with a strong wind against us. Our opponents tried a line buck again, but were held on the spot. They then punted with the wind. Again High School ad- vanced the ball at a great rate, and succeeded in reaching the Quaker's thirty-hve-yard line, where they lost the ball. Our oppon- ents, after an unsuccessful attempt to gain ground, tried a punt, which failed, but A. Baumer picked the ball up and ran around our right end, which forced him out of bounds. He continued in his run, followed by Koontz and H. Replogle, and was tackled just as he crossed the goal line, when the game ended. His run netted 32 THE SPECQTATOR nothing, however, because he ran out of bounds, but this was the only time during the game that our goal was in any way endan- gered. Thus the game ended: Johnstown High School 15, Quakers o. lt can be justly said that the best work on the offensive for High School was done by the whole team and likewise the best work on the defensive was also done by the whole team. Every man played his position to perfection, and every man was in every play. The ground gaining. which was done particularly by Cooper, H. Replogle, Ashcom, C. Replogle, and J. Lindsey carrying the ball, was made possible only by the assistance of every man on our team. Koontz deserves great praise for his most excellent work at quarterbaek, and particularly for his remarkable head work at critical moments. Nokes, Suppes, Rothstein, Cooper and Ashcom, and surprised every one by at every linebuck attempt. ends, each played extraordi- almost every attempt of the on the line, played remarkable games, effectually holding the Quaker team J. Lindsey, Stammler, and Keiffer, at nary games and succeeded in spoiling opponents to try to gain ground in this way, and especially on trick plays, which, without exception, failed. H. and C. Replogle at halfbacks nlled their positions remarkably well, and Captain D. Lindsey, at fullback, played his usual masterly game, and deserves our highest commendation for his team. Perhaps the most striking feature of the game was, nrst, that our men were able to wade right through the Quaker line for gains at almost every attempt, in fact, quite as much ground was gained in this way as around the ends, and, second, that we were able to stop similar attempts by them. The teams lined up as follows: Hzgh School 15. Position Stammler, Kieffer . left end . . Cooper ..,... left tackle Suppes ...... left guard . Nokes ...... center . . . Rothstein ..... right guard Ashcom ..... right tackle J. Lindsey .... right end . Koontz ...... quarterback left halfback . right halfback . fullback .... H. Replogle . . . C. Replogle . . . D. Lindsey Ccapt.D Qduakers 0. Humpton Klink Fox Hecker Waring E. Baumer Bradstreet O'Connell, Cullers Simon A. Baumer Eldridge Ccapt.J Having completed our season with that game, the Spectator now takes great pleasure in publishing the record of our football team, during the season just closed, and we think that this record amply speaks for itself. THE SPECTATOR 33 High School 22 .... South Fork Y. M. C. A. o High School o .... At Kiskiminetas .... 29 High School o .... At Saltsburg ...... o High School 38 .... Saltsburg .... . o High School 6 .... At Portage ....,.. 6 High School 39 .... Portage ........ o High School I0 .... Kiskiminetas Reserves . 5 High School 18 .... Pittsburg High School . o High School IS .... Quakers ........ o High School's total Q Opponents' total 40 Won 6. lost 1, tied zg percentage .857 The close of the football season marks the opening of our basketball season. Many of the participants of the game have been practicing for some time and are now in good condition. The Y. M. C. A. has given the High School boys who belong to that insti- tution an opportunity to practice team work by giving them the floor certain afternoons every week. But, as many of the students do not belong to the Y. M. C. A., it is hoped that the armory will be secured so that all may at least try for the team. We have such available men as D. Lindsey, J. Lindsey, H. Replogle, Ashcom, Nokes, Hoerle, Seigh, Storey, Butler, and Koontz. With this ma- terial, in addition to others who may come out, we should be able to develop a good team. This year hockey has been introduced into High School athlet- ics, and it is hoped that the game will meet with success. The school has many good skaters, and if they will only practice the game together the school can put a creditable team into the Held. Read as We Ran URING our Christmas vacation would be an excellent time to freshen up on events which are happening each day in this world of action. Observe ! Santa Claus will have a sooty time getting down some of our chimneys. Don't you think? If the weather keeps up - well, we are in the sweet buy and buy season anyhow. Will Arthur fall before Jan. 1, 1925? The plumber and the coal baron might now decide between them who will be our next mayor. They seem to be controlling things just now. 34 THE SPECTATOR lt is evident by the display made in the holiday show windows in Johnstown that our merchants are all doing prosperous business. To think they really moved the post-office at last! Perhaps some day we'll get our federal building. Help along. What do you know about the present issue concerning lotteries? The removal of the police power in Macedonia from the hands of the Turks has been ineffectual in checking the annual Christmas dis- orders. Of course the world must have something startling. Economy tirst. That is just it. Washington reports the ques- tion of the hour, in government circles, to be whether revenues shall be increased or expenses reduced. The latter, if you please. This is Shaw's Christmas gift. The year IQO4 has been a year of disaster. The record of casual- ties is quite a lengthy one. Let us hope that this closing month of 1904 will mark the end of such horrible records. Good luck to Father Time and 1905. Seven consecutive times. Too much Diaz. lt appears to have become a chronic with our Mexican neighbors. Oh Popcorn! Notice: Sir Edward Clarke has re-christened us Usona. Why not spell it backward? We flatly refuse to accept that title. Money in it, Sir Edward, if you come and invent new names for some of our breakfast foods. Some one very, very fond tif arithmetic ha- mide the rather start- ling announcement that this 5ear's corn crop. if all were devoted to one purpose, would be sufficient to pay the national debt. The fifty-eighth congress assembled at the capitol in Washing- ton on' Monday, Dec. 5th, for its Hnal season of legislative activity. Although many previous short sessions have been conspicuous for a marked disinclination on the part of retiring congressmen to become in- terested in matters which could not be brought to a speedy solution, there is little doubt that the daily record of this session commands un- usual attention- Know your government as you know yourself. War news again. The Japs are still shooing the Russians out of Manchuria. Poor Russia will now loose heart. Our Jap visi- tor, Prince Fushimi, declares that he will introduce the Ameritan foot- ball game in Japan. Russia wants a parlianrentg they say it must come. To what, pray? According to reports, Port Arthur is again getting lead. The Japs seem to prefer the inst -llment plan in tak- ing Stoessel's fortress. That Baltic fleet seems to be getting there slowly. Perhaps the slower, the better. lsn't it soon time to ring off? THE SPECTATOR 35 Did you read President Roosevelt's message to congress? It's a long one, isn't it? Perhaps it is only a coincidence that the Servian cabinet has re- signed after the king failed to negotiate an eight-million-dollar loan. He should have applied to frenzied finance to be shown how. There are three distinct treaties of interest in diplomatic circles. An Italian-American treaty and the Anglo-Swiss treaty are already in force, while it is announced that the terms of an Anglo-American treaty have been agreed upon. Spain is also anxious to make a treaty with U. S. Between telephone troubles, railroad improvements, civic clubs, and juvenile courts, Johnstown is divided. Interest sways from one to the other. The local movement of colored colonization, which was approved by Booker T. Washington as sound judgment, promises to take on a national character. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all. Au revoir till 1905. Our New Teacher 'HEN WE resume our studies on January 3, 1905, we will tind a new member among our faculty. O. E. Mason, of Galion, Ohio, has been elected assistant to Mr. Elrick, Super- visor of the Commercial Department, and will take up his work on January gd, the beginning of the rifth school month. Mr. Mason comes here highly recommended. He is a graduate of Mt. Union College, Alliance, Ohio, and has taught two years in that institu- tion. He has also taught one year in the public schools of Ohio, and is at present Supervisor of the Commercial Department of the Gallon High School. We extend to Mr. Mason a cordial welcome. Vivian Hohmann ,O4, Olive Otto '03, Ada Wertz '04, Anna Vinton ,O4, Francis Schramm '04, and Freda Brixner also paid us a visit during their Christmas vacation. Miss Gertrude W. Wray, our former English teacher, visited the High School during the week of December 19th. The best thing out - an aching tooth. - bbc. 36 THE SPECTATOR BOX CANDIES PERFUNIES Flnest Line in City The most delicate odors ALSO A FINE LINE OF BOX STATIONERY QEQ.uhTuQMAs D R U G G I S T Corner Franklin and Haynes Streets Ar I-Ioran's Book Store Maritim E?53B51L Saftzsesave of Cassie-NCEIBOSSEKS T MEi5ii'tSNEs i Ffigigidfgpde Tf'feVSfZmLi1iiilf'tK ETSSEZIQIAPSSLWW TABARDTINNA-LIBRARY 12,53 f'BJL?E,ldS ho? V7iS'T'y'. df? NATH A N' S The Store thatllndersells All Others The store that offers such tempting values day in and day out, from the year's beginning to its end, surely merits your trade. Watch our newspaper ads NATI-lAN'S, The Always Busy Store Male Fixings lffllll-fill And other days, too for Holidays No. 525 Main Street M I L E R, S . p p our oy an s l our Second Floor and be convinced that THE SPECTATOR 37 Order your Suit or Over- coat now, and get an extra pair 554 Trousers Free . . if? 39 6513515525 SALE STARTS SATURDAY, DECEMBETIWTETYI-TTWO Suits or Overcoats made 'O you' Own personal measure, made to fit and please-over five hundred patterns to se- lect from, with -in EXTRA PA R S4 TROUSERS ABSO- LU l'ELY FREE, guaranteed for one solid year .... THE GLASGOW WOOLEN MILLS CO. Johnstown Store, 517 Nlztin St ........ Next Door to Kline's THE SMALLEST CHILD IN .IOHNSTOWN THE Who can lisp the name of Updegrave, recognizes the fact that it is the only place to buy toys, for they know what childr- n love in that line and buy accord- lngly. OUR TOYS ARE EXCLUSIVE NoT MANY OF ANY ONE KIND but the selection is so great that you can- not help buying, even though you 'ust come to'take 1 ee at T I d. VJ! it japital Hotel American Plan . . . S2 per Day With private bath, S3 per Day P. L. CARPENTER Johnstown, Pa. Proprietor what we say is correct. When you are tired you can rest in one of the easy rockers in our waiting room. E. L. 81 T. UPDEGRAVE. 138-no Market Street. 1 FRANK C. HOERLE Printer ot Publisher 4 ' 5 - - 1u:tmnEMiv.wi9 'wmn' 215 Franklin St.. Second Floor Telephone 801 JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. PORCH BROS. i'E'SE1,?BLt2H Up-to-Date Music House STEINWAY st SONS, CONOVER, LESTER, EVERETT, CROWN. SCHILLER, MASON at HAmL1N, VouGH, SCHAFFER, AND TEN OTHER MAKES PORCH BROS. No. 242 Franklin Street Holiday EN'0veZ1fz2.v 38 THE SPECTATOR PROFESSIONAL THOS. J. ITELL, . i H W. STOREY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. I D - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Suppes Building. Room 2 Dibert Building. HARRY E R S. 8LAT. E. NIURPHIY. - T- . 1 ' TT NE '- - , Room 206 Swank Building. OR YS ATDi1gg-It Building, .... - .. -.,. .,,,, i A ,YW V Y ,W W WY 7777, H-,Y FKANK MARTIN. L J WALLACE PAUL. 'I'TORNEY-AT- AW, - LAWYER, Bank Building- Suppes Building. - H - C O M M E R C I A L KEYSTONE CANDY CO.. A FRESH LOT OF Geo. PANAGOTOCOS, Propr., . l S05 Main street. Christmas Candies Home-made Candies Made to Order , , , , MADE DAILY - H i PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS WHY NOT SELECT A by all the popular authors at all times. in the new Book Department - -YW' V in the Kaylor Building-. New copy- righted works at 51.08, the regular S1 5o and 51.25 books. F ine C lmfr or igdlllllfltlf :Rug FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT? ln fancy inkstands. ofhce ixtures, gift books, calendars, pictures. etc.. etc. Fcmqf S zfcztzbnefjf In plain and ornamented boxes, all sizes. the new shades and styles. Amon them the popular AUTOCRAT LINEN. which sells at gcc. 'Penn Tmjic Co. ..lohnstown's Greatest Store They will be more appreciated than less useful articles. We have a line of time articles just for Christmas . . . FW 51 QWCCWQ Carpets at Fum1'z'ura 407 Main Street THE SPECTATOR 39 'DON'T WORRY! Came fo US! Over what to buy father, mother, sister or brother for Xmas-COME TO US, we have it. Cavalier Boots for dad, Fur-trimmed Romeos Call colorsb for mother, and everything that is made in fine shoes for brother or sister. 507 Wcgfaughf C3 Hoerr MAIN STREET CORRECT FOOTWEAR Your Christmas Presents Such as Ties, Hosiery, Collars, Shirts. Umbrellas, Hzus, Etc., mav be found at I. MARX POORlVIAN'S Creatlndian Best In the World for Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Asthma. Croup, WhoJpingC ugh, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Price 2512. Prepared by KREDEL E3 FARRELL Opposife Sllerchanfs Hofel 'DRUGGISTS Main Street II4 Clinton St., Johnstown The Food of Childhood Decides whether one is to grow up well nourished and healthy or weak and sickly. l!'s jus! as easy to be on: as the ofher. You run no risk when you buy your milk and ice cream from jrohnsfofwn Sanitary Dairy ef: A- Company 1 A A Both Phones Your cdttention For a Slloment When making up your list of gifts, remember that we are headquarters for Inexpensive and dainty gifts. CHARLES YOUNG The Leading Dmggist Have you seen our line of Fine Candies? WM. H. SIVIQTH 81 BRO. Contractors, Builders, Lumber Dealers MILL WORK AND HARD WOOD FINISH A SPECIALTY C .H'fk Sr tt JB. O.R.R. 0' 3z.:i3..,.rIft.i2',,r..,..:2,. Johnstown, Penna- 40 THE SPECTATOR Y'0CLll'6 00 S 0 l SS fa SSW EI1 0 IT'S EASY Tp gd by ll ,lil - 1-1 purchase them at the Great Atlantic and Pacihc Tea Store Teas and Coffee, Spice and Extracts Baking Powder, Grocery Specialties and Elgin Butter Trading Stamps given purchasers A. 8a P. 222 Franklin St. Tea Company WM. SCHRADER WM, B, WATERS Formerly Schrader SL Schmidt 81: Florist Mistletoe 2: as Holly 337 Main Street Cambria Theatre Bldg. Books Stationery, Pictures and Artists' Supplies DECKER 85 CO. y Grocers A Full Line of Staple and Fancy Groceries Fresh Fish, Fresh Oysters 722 Franklin Street Monday, December 19th LELAND T. POWERS IMPERSONATIONS High School Auditorium HOHMANN BROS. M- ESTABLISHED S2 YEARS Victor Talking Ma- chines - T h e easel' Prize Winners. Everythingellflusic Most Complete Stock of Sheet Music in the city 528 MAIN STREET 00 SOHMER Pianos, Best inthe World Hohmann Bros. THE SPECTATOR 41 When you were engaged: po, sale IIIEXIJUNG mmf nzczivzu A aux ui 61 t , , - HHNNHNS onus X r Huw anew nuns -t Ynun wire naw nzcnvi Num I A Box or runs: 'lllll nzuciuus cnurzcrinnsz REPENT- AND mn. YOUR onnzns. AT suonr mr:nvAi.s, ro 9 YV- F-e F RE DERICK The Largest Wholesale and Retail Music Dealer between New York and Chicago. Largest Stock of Pianos in Johnstown. 225 Franklin Street :: Suppes Building. WM. H, COOK ....... ......... M ANAGER G. HOFFMAN 8: SON DR- 5- A- HALL ' O STEOPATH Denier? In Staple :ind F:1ncy G ' Graduate and Post Graduate of American ro e S School of Osteopathy S44 Main Street City Phone 160 Corner Main and Adam Streets City Phone No. 186 42 THE SPECTATOR f'enny1lvanz'a Jlffember qjlthe Qfernatzgglf 'Bus1'1zesL'Prartz'ee Jlssociatzblz ROWE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND BUSINESS COLEGE SCHOOL OF TYPEWRITING NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL lf you desire a good paying position, make yourself perfectly competent to hold one, and you'll get it. The demand for bookkeepers :Ind stenogra- phers is greater than the supply. Students enrolled at any lime. School open the year round S. H. ISENBERG, Ph. D. 'ffm' ' Y' ' ' O' f W Prrsidenf DR. W. ff: VAN VALZAH 'Teacher Qfygllusiq ' Tenfi-Sf Swank Housefurnishlng Co. Block Near Main and Clinton Sts. 203 LINCOL BLDG. City Phone U79 CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK :I Specially ZI1VIlVIER1VIAN'S LlVERY BOARDING AND SALE STABLE Telephones - - 'Bell 31 - - johnsiofwn 155 FRED MTU-ER C. T. WILLIAMS aqrtisfic Hair Cutting l F Dag in I Hne Shaving I ZYICSL f0C6T'leS 74 IN Produce l C r. Market and Vive Sis. 404 FRANKLIN ST. Phone soz l l l THE SPECTATOR 43 New Location BUT' D NWT 'W , New Building Same Old High Qualxty New Goods zz AND LOW PRICES HENDERSON FURNITURE Co. 1H4T'S ALP You Save Money, and are Sure of the Latest and Best at the . . . Johnstown Book Store TI-IAT'S ALL No. 611 Main Street Steam Laundry 606 FRANKLIN ST. Only First-Class Work Done Domestic and high gloss finish L . J . F o U s T Proprietor The Uses of the Kodak Snap shots out of doors, time exposures indoors, and flashlights at night, all come within the scope of the ts operation is so Kodak simple that a boy 1 D A or girl can operate it, yet its scope is so unlim- ited that it is employed in every science, in every pro- fession, in every branch of business. lt gives rest to the busy mind by turning it into channels new. We can sell you a Kodak to suit your pocketbook. Chal. L. Berry The SOUtl'1 Dfuggist DIAMONDS Watches, Chains l Rings, Pins Clocks Silverware Cut Glass, China Umbrellas Canes A complete line of the above goods, and Prices Always Right Rothstein 86 - Lippman Bros. The most reliable and largest Jewelry House between Phila- delphia and Pittsburg. 529 MAIN STREET 44 THE SPECTATOR FISHER 81 CG. WHOLESALE FINE OLD Wyhr skies A N D I M P O R T E D LIQUORS. CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDIES 147 Clinton and 609 Main Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. Telephone No. x15 Y- ' Bottlers and proprietors Prl- vate Stock, Conemaugh Club Belmont Club. Monongqthela Rye, Fisher 8: Co. XXXX, Fisher8L Co. XXX. Old t .ab- lnet 1816, Old Favorite Pure R Y E W H I S K I E S All liquors are guaranteed. Liquors for medical purposes a specialty, Our stock ls the largest and second to none ln all departments. All mall or- ders tilled with care and promptness lVlen's Neat Suits Worth Seeing The buttons don't come off The lining don't rip They hold their shape They ht like custom clothes These are some of the pleasant things we hear about our clothes. lf you are not a judge of clothing, then this will be a safe store in which to select that new suit Men's Suits S17 to S25 No matter how much you pay here, you are hound to get your money's worth. Ev rything wo.th wearing. Ready-to-wear garments for matt or boy. Woolf E Reynolds Clncorporatedl Clothiers to those who know Raincoats Raincoats We have a splendid line of Raincoztts. This garment has become very popular. T he length is long, the style unquestioned. J u s t what you want we are showing in all the new colors, at SIZ 515 S18 John Thomas 81 Sons SCHWARTZ BROS. The Low'Price Leaders Holiday Bargains In Winter Wearables Totheholidzty shoppers ofJ hnstown the Schwartz Bros. store offers manv extraordinary saving cltantw s ln sea- sonabte, sensible gifts Our stocks of handsome, stylish garments for winter wear rtre larger by fur than :mv other store in the city. and the prices are the lowest of any you have ever seen for such excl llent goods. A visit to our Low-Price Store dur- ing this joyful gift-giving' season will be of great economical benetit to you f f - Y '- Schwartz Bros. The Low-Price Leaders , .- 3551-1-1141-- ig-.,'. . , ,, U V-Q---1. , hx I 4 . ..L,--, -4-2'if?'--:-mf- ' M I3 .- 15, --'- ' . 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E . -J: 'A ,azf ,V . lf sr-'E ' 'F Sobnstown iliigb school A Q Sanuarg zz 190 F-S. ,. W -ng. . . t f. - - pf' - Y f 'ff , ,- 3 . - - f 1 1,. N L Q., wg- rf-w 1. 'il' F' At: .gk 'fi'- lx' ' .-AL 14 ,. .- ffl -if 5 , -'LE t. .fl , ,i..'f.' CONTENTS Phoebe Pyncheon .... The Curing of Conceit . . Educational Meeting . . A Winter Ramble . . Editorial ....... The Russian Revolt . X. Exchanges ...... Athletics ..... . . High School Happenings . . Read as We Ran .... Advertisements . . Page I 3 4 5 8 II I3 I5 16 18 I9 be ilaligh School Epcctatot. 'U1'res acqu1'rz't eundof' VOL. Vll. HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSTOWN, PA. NO. 5. Phoebe Pyncheon A Character Sketch from Hawthorne's House of Seven Gables. HOEBE PYNCHEON was a rare combination of all the attributes essential to the make-up of a real living girl of New England. Uninfluenced to any degree by the culture or teachings of conventionality, she ap- peared to the world, not in any disguise of cultured af- fection aswas the case with Judge Pyncheon, nor ham- pered by any tenets of aristocracy as was old Hepzibahg but as a natural, spontaneous human being whose happi- ness seemed to emanate from that very nature of which she formed so harmonious and congenial a component. And yet, Phoebe could not be said ever to offend against conventionality. Simple and uncultured, she was, not- withstanding, governed by a naive dignity and propriety far superior to any merely mechanical observance of form: elements ofa bearing adaptable to any society and in- congruous to none. Added to this power of adapting herself to her en- vironments, Phoebe possessed a certain grace, a certain sweetness of disposition which gave color and beauty to her surroundings and created for her a distinct atmos- phere. lt would be impossible to select the precise ele- ments of Phoebe's nature which contributed to the forma- tion of her individual sphere, but, analyzing as far as is possible with so abstract and intangible a theme, we may mention the two already given -gracefulness and sweet- ness of disposition-and, in addition, beauty, sympathy, and affection. , Now, as to beauty - was Phoebe Pyncheon really beautiful? Judged by the 'Greek and Roman standards of beauty, she could scarce have carried off the palm, nevertheless she had a beauty -or perhaps prettiness were the better word - of another kind which fully com- 2 THE SPECTATOR pensated any lack of that mere physical beauty of face and form. Her prettiness was of health and character. On her face sympathy and kindliness of heart, affection and modesty, were reflected to such an advantage as to make a pretty and attractive if not actually beautiful picture. The sympathy and affection discernible upon Phoebe's countenance, if we are to estimate them by the readiness with which they were extended to the forlorn, morbid and unpleasant old Hepzibah, and to the peevish and al- most imbecile Clifford - though undoubtedly of the heart -had their seat no deeper, apparently, than the skin through which they shone as through transparent glass, making common cause with the other traits of character there pictured in giving to Phoebe that indetinable beauty - the beauty of expression. But, lest we convey the impression that Phoebe was some sort of superior being posing as a catalog of virtues and feminine graces, we must say a word concerning her ordinary actions and pursuits, and, inasmuch as they throw light upon her character, we may do so with per- fect propriety. Utterly devoid of that false pride which made life a burden to Hepzibah, Phoebe plunged fearlessly into the work to be done about the House of Seven Gables, and soon proved herself a skillful little worker, both as a saleswoman and as a housekeeper, in which two neces- sary occupations she at once superseded the clumsy and bungling Hepzibah to the enhancement of the cash-drawer and the order within the gloomy old mansion. She also cultivated and made to bloom the old-fashioned flowers which Holgrave had given into her charge. On these heirlooms Phoebe lavished all her love of nature, and not without reason. For, with the exception of Holgrave's garden vegetables and the slight glimpse of animal nature which the Pyncheon fowls afforded -if indeed the stilted aristocratical bearing of these heredity lords of the Pyn- cheon fowldom could be called natural- these ancient flowers were her all. And a worthy purpose they served: excluding from the young and blithesome girl the morbid- ness and gloom which seemed to pervade the old decay- THE SPECTATOR 3 ing house, keeping her the same natural, spontaneous creature who burst in so unexpectedly upon Hepzibah's seclusion on the evening of that individual's first unhap- py day in the shop. 'Pre Curing qf Conceit By KATHARINE ENDSLEY. 66 AY, FELLOWS, I want you to look at this. I told you that fellow, Jones, didn't know what he was doing when he turned down my story. Why, my future career is made - and Ned Evens waved a copy of NIunsey's above his head in glee. I-Ie was a good fellow with just a little too much conceit in his literary ability, a feature of his character which sometimes thoroughly disgusted his friends. Both Al Wilson and Joe Davis groaned, for they knew that the Munsey's acceptance of Ned's story would be the crowning point of his conceit, and indeed thus it proved. For months and months this was Ned's only theme of conversation. One day Ned ran breathlessly into .loe's room with a dainty, perfumed note in his hand. Read that, old man, if you want to hear something great. The note read as follows: My Dear Mr. Evans. lt has been with unspeakable pleasure that I have read your wonderful story in Munsey's, and, as I am a collector of great author's signatures, I humbly ask that you may be so kind as to send me yours. Hoping I may be so fortunate, I remain Yours very sincerely, Juliet Dale. At every line the grin on Joe's broad face widened, until, at the end of the note, he broke into a hearty laugh. Well, what are you going to do about it? Going to do, man, do you think l'll let a chance like that go by? Nay, nay, not for this boyg l'll not only send her my autograph but l'll cheer her up with a let- ter. I tell you what, it makes a fellow feel good to be 4 THE SPECTATOR great. Joe laughed and said something about envying his position. His letter was off, and exactly three days later he received a replyg and such a reply-a modest request for the author's picture and enthusiastic thanks for the letter with various veiled hints to hear from Ned again. Many letters were exchanged, and soon it became the talk of the college. In her last letter Nliss Dale had con- sented to send her picture in the early mail the next morning. Eagerly did Ned await the time, he burst into Joe's and Al's room a hundred times and promised to show it to them as soon as it arrived. After the first class Ned rushed frantically to his room, and, seeing a package lying on the bed, snatched it up and ran to the boys' room. With trembling Hngers he opened it and saw -the grinning faces of Joe and Al. IF ll' IF 41 lt was a hard lesson, but a very effective one -for the fellows never heard of My story in Nlunsey's or Juliet Dale again. n Educational Meeting HE FACULTY and students of the High School are planning an interesting program for a public meet- ing to be held in the auditorium on Friday evening, Feb- ruary '1oth. Dr. J. H. Penniman, Dean of the College, University of Pennsylvania, will make an address on The High School. Dr. Penniman has a wide acquan- tance with educational problems, and is a pleasing speak- er. There will probably be short addresses by other ed- ucators. The program will contain selections of music to be rendered by the students. ' The object of the meeting is to interest all the people of Johnstown, but especially the parents of High School students in secondary education. Invitations will be sent to the parents and friends of the students, to the teachers in the grades, and to other teachers of this section of the state. Alumni of the University of Pennsylvania residing ' THE SPECTATOR 5 in the city and graduates of the High School will also be in attendance. I The University has placed a free scholarship in our High School, which makes it possible for four of our boys to attend its college department any given year on a free scholarship basis. So far this scholarship has been lifted only once-by J. Nlilton Ashton, '02, who is now a sophomore. c lt is our desire that a large audience will be present at this meeting. A Winter Ramble 'IHOT long ago l took a trip to a familiar spot in the Laurel Hill Nlountains. l had often been there be- fore in the summer, but never during the winter. With the neighboring country l was well acquainted, but in the new garb of winter it appeared almost like a new region, in some places emphasizing the beauty of familiar land- marks, and in other places distracting from the beauty. lf one would fully appreciate the changes wrought by nature from season to season, he should visit some well known spot away from the city, where nature is free, and where he has not visited for several monthsg for, even though we may live in sight of forests and rivers which we see from day to day, we do not appreciate the wide effects of the seasons on the landscape and onthe life about us, in any way so much as to view the complete transformation that takes place from summer to winter, and to note the full results of the changes that have been gradually taking place. At our homes we see only the changes that take place from day to day, and their steady pace makes us almost unconscious of the great evolu- tions that are constantly transpiring in nature's world. The region I. visited was completely covered with a heavy snow. A brook flowed down a densely wooded valley, from which extend two high mountain ridges. Near the source of the stream was a large clearing. Above this the brook again extended into the woods, where it reached its source at a large spring at the head 6 THE SPECTATOR of the valley. On the banks of the brook were a large number of silvery birch trees, and farther back the ridge was lined with oak and hemlock trees, beneath which grew a dense mass of laurel bushes. A narrow' path fol- lowed the brook upward, finding its way among-the thickly foliaged saplings and switches which grew at the side, and leading over fallen logs and moss-covered tun- nels on the water bank. The brook could be seen spark- ling beneath, dashing over protruding rocks here, and ly- ing in silence at the foot of a precipice there, reflecting at all angles some shade of the green foliage above. On up the valley the path led until it Hnally entered the clearing in which, years ago, had stood an old sawmill. It was up this path by the brook that l made my recent trip, and what changes the winter had wrought! Hardly a spot seemed familiar. The dry, rocky path was there no more-there was snow on the ground now. 1 could tell the direction of the path only by the vistas be- tween the trees and by the even whiteness of the snow over it, for the snow was slightly broken by the grass and twigs in other places. The trees and bushes, shorn of their foliage, gave the familiar old passageways a strange appearance. The long, blank ridge of the moun- tain now stood plainly outlined against the winter sky. Only the great mass of green was perceivable before, but now one could see between the barren trees and sap- lings in every direction. The brook below seemed to make a different sound. It did not look the same. l looked for the gloomy, grotto-like places along the bank, but in vain. The heavy canopy that once overshadowed the dark, moss-covered rocks at the brookside had long since fallen away. On the ice-bound brook shone the clear, white glow of the sky, while the once dingy rock now shone with a deep covering of crystal snow. The clearing was no longer white with the summer daisy, but lay white and silent with the shroud of winter unbroken by the red and green of the growing meadow. The spring by the hillside seemed almost buried beneath the snow and ice that had formed around it. Everything seemed changed and new and, indeed, everything was so. But the change did not rob the woodland of its charm. THE SPECTATOR 7 Summer's glory had flown, but the beauty of winter was now there. And the beauty of the winter is not less than that of the summer. The differences between winter and summer truly indicate only a perfect balancing up of the good things of the seasons, in beauty as well as in com- mon usefulness. Winter is regarded as the dead season of the year. Spring we associate with youthfulness and joy, autumn with sombreness and reflection. Summer is the high tide of life, and winter old age and death. Yet each of the seasons has its own peculiar charm. Housed up, as we are in cities, and amid artificial surroundings, we often fail to appreciate these things. The two weeks' vacation spent among the lakes and forests in August gives us one side of nature, but not all, for there are flowers in the winter which, in their own way, are as beautiful as those of summer. As Bliss Carmen says: The white flower of the foam is on the sea, The golden marshes and the tawny dunes Are gleaming white with snow and flushed with rose Where the pure wintry sunlight falls. And so with all these familiar landmarks about the brooks and trees in the mountains. The summer's foliage and blossoms have passed away, but there still remain, among objects of apparent barrenness, manifestations of the high- est and fullest beauty. The T. K. E. Society will again celebrate its anni- versary meeting on Feb. 22d. The following members have been elected to perform: Charles Kunkle, annivers- ary orationg Robert Gipe, political orationg Faye Fearl and Katharine Endsley, declamationsg Elizabeth Swank, essay, Emma Riale, T. K. E. essay, and George Stamm- ler, T. K. E. oration. The following committees have been appointed to take charge of the meeting: the Executive Committee- Langdon Nlarx, Clara Suppes, Herbert Replogle, Annie Liebold, and Frank Aarong and the Music Committee-Edward Hoerle, Clara Thomas, and Thomas Caddy. During the month the following persons have been elected to the Spectator staff: Merle Horner, Charles Nlartin, Norman Kieffer, George Stammler, Ethel Pinder, Clara Thomas, Robert Gipe, Eben Edwards, Nlaurice Rothstein, Clarence Hurrel, Roy Reese, Frank Dailey, Elmer Hoffman, Righter Longshore, Langdon Nlarx, Frank Mardis, Harvey Nlitchell, and Robert Entwisle. 8 THE SPECTATOR be 'ilsligb Sc bool Spectator. JOHNSTOWN, PA., JANUARY, 1905. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 49 CENTS. PER COPY, 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-In-Chief. FRED. G. SMITH, 1905. Associate Editor. MERLE K. HORNER, 1905. Exchange Editor, ETHEL PINDER, 1905. Athletic Editor, Society Editor, GEO. F. STAMMLER, 1905. CLARA SUPPES, 1905. School News Editor, General News Editor, NEWTON D. SWANK, 1907. CHARLES MARTIN, 1905. Literary Editors, GEORGE WEAVER, 1905, KATHARINE ENDSLEY, 1905. MAURICE ROTHSTEIN, 1905. Chief Business Manager, RALPH W. BOLSINGER, IQ05. Associate Business Manager, LANGDON MARX, 1906. Assistant Business Managers, EDWARD HOERLE, 19:15, RAYMOND GOOD, IQ05, FRANK MARDIS, 1906, HARVEY MITCHELL, 1906. ROY REESE. 1905, HARRY W. STOREY, I905, CLARENCE HURREL, IQO8, HUGH ANSTEAD, IQO7. THE SPECTATOR is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postoffice, Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter. In order to insure publication in the current issue, all MSS. must be handed in to the editor not later than the 1th of each month. HIS ISSUE of the Spectator concludes the work of the present staff. According to our constitution, members are elected semi-annually by the respective lit- erary societies, except the chief editor and chief busi- nesss manager, who hold ofhce during one school term. Many of the old members were re-elected, several changes, however, were appropriately made in favor of '06 members, who we trust will take an active part in THE SPECTATOR 9 this work. The class of 1906 should be more interested in the editorial department of this paper than they have been, for the time will soon come when this work will devolve upon them. The staff elected has not yet organ- ized, so that nothing new has been definitely arranged. Aside from a few changes in the editorship of the regular school columns, we know of nothing that will materially affect the general make-up of our publication. We hope, however, that the new business staff will be more fortu- nate in its endeavors, adding that we appreciate the cir- cumstances under which the old business staff labored. The spirit with which these members conducted their work is highly commendable, and we are grateful to them for their services. To the retiring editors we wish to say the same. lk 4' ill all At the executive meeting of the Athletic Association, the captain of the basketball team handed in a very encouraging report concerning the prospective ability of his team. Indications are, that if basketball receives the proper support of the school, the team will be able to make a record equal to that established by our IQO4 foot- ball teani. One game has already been played in which High School easily demonstrated its superior knowledge of the game, and several important dates have been booked. Since we have secured the armory in which to practice and play our games, nothing ought now to hinder us from putting a Hrst-class team on the gymnasium floor. All that is needed is your patronage, and we are convinced that if the spirit of our football spectators is still alive, High School will have a very successful bas- betball season. HF ll' HI' wk We scarcely know what has happened the business houses of Johnstown. From all outward appearances they seem to be rapidly increasing in up-to-date methods and business-like enterprise. Johnstown business appears to be growing rapidly, yet advertisement has taken a slump. We feel convinced that the sentiment expressed by a prominent merchant, that success in business is due quite as much to the right sort of advertisement as to I0 1 THE SPECTATOR the business ability of the man concerned, is absolutely true. We need not discuss here what the right sort of advertisement is, for a glance at our paper will readily con- vince that periodical advertisement is included in this fold, because a majority of the most successful business houses of Johnstown are with us, and of course that is all that concerns us at present. Becides this recognition from the people of our own city, we have recently received favor- able letters from outside concerns, which, if space per- mitted, we would be pleased to publish. Such an adver- tisement is to be found in our paper this month, and we expect before this volume concludes to have fully demon- strated to the people of Johnstown that advertisement in the Spectator is seed sown in fertile ground. These people should also remember that advertisement, is essen- tial to the maintainance of our paper, and that our paper is an essential institution of our school. ak lk Ill if Our longed-for, long-awaited gymnasium has not yet come. Let us, however, continue to hope and in the meantime take advantage of the gymnasium privileges whic'i we do possess. lt is true that our present gym in the basement is rather small, too small in fact, for bas- ketball, indoor baseball, and some other sports in which we shouldllike to engage, still, even with its many in- conveniences and limitations, it is a great improvement upon none at all. Moreover, our apparatus-and we have considerable - is good, and if properly and system- atically employed may afford not only amusement but physical benedt as well. And it is this proper use of the gymnasium which the Spectator wishes to urge upon all members of the school. Mr. Meyer and Mr. Mason have agreed to give gymnastic direction to the boys, and Miss Krebs and Miss Weiskotten to the girls. These parties are willing to devote considerable time and atten- tion to this work, and are desirous of having large classes avail themselves of their proffered instruction. Let the pupils comply with their wishes and show these teachers the respect and consideration due them. THE SPECTATOR ii 'Dre Russian Revolt GHE FLAME of Russian liberty has at last burst forth. It has been smothered and crushed for centuries, but it has not perished. Nor will it die until the throne of Russian tyranny has been leveled to the ground, and the vaunting brilliance of imperial autocracy has been forever hurled to the dust. It may not triumph to-day. It may not triumph to-morrow. But it has entered the field of open conflict, and the forces of centuries of oppression and misery are urging it on. All the powers of diplomacy and statesmanship cannot allay its course. The line of irrepressible revolt has been drawn by the shedding of innocent blood. And the bigotry, the cruelty, and the tyranny of an enthroned despotism has sounded the note of its own dissolution by its overt defiance of the rights of those who go to make up the life and blood of the Russian nation. The tide of progress cannot be checked by the sword, the cannon, nor the dungeon cell. It may be delayed, but the current behind it moves steadily onward and but gains increased strength with the barriers of conservatism and greed. This lesson has been learned and relearned by every nation of history. But Greed heeds neither the laws of God nor the laws of man. It thrives on the curses and the anomolies of the ages. It stops at no crime. At its behest men have perished in the flames, or rotted in the mire of the dungeon floor, women and child- ren have been slaughtered while praying for mercy, and nations have been bound down to centuries of servitude more galling than death itself. Yet Greed is a subtle power. It clothes its hideousness in the raiments of religion and justice and with complaisant insolence it gives mock lip observance to the creeds and formalities of human right- eousness. And it has maintained its unchallenged power in the Russian empire only by the hypocrisy and cant which have ever been its greatest weapon. Religious bigotry and superstition have been the enslavers of Rus- siag and bigotry and superstition are but the hand-maidens of greed. 12 THE SPECTATOR The present revolt in Russia marks the beginning of a new era for her people. The murder of two thousand men, women, and children before the palace square Sun- day, has placed tyranny in its true light. The Tolstoys, Gorkis and Kropotkins had long since torn the veil of pre- tense from the professions of Russian government, but the instance of Sunday has driven that lesson home to the hearts .of her people with a force greater than all the teachings of the ages could have done. The masses of the empire will no longer pray for their rights, they will demand them. They no longer seek reformg but revolution. The cry goes up for vengeance, and sooner or later the debt will be paid. And the payment may be fraught with terror and dest1'uction. But delay will only aggravate the evil. As our own land was cursed by the great compromisers who delayed the struggle between free government and the growing evil of slavery, so would be the Russian peasants to brook delay in the struggle they are to-day facing. Innocent blood will flow in Russia be- fore despotism can be overthrown. And innocent blood flowed in the American civil war. The crimes of the fathers can never be remanded, yet the debt must be paid. The result may appall the world, but tyranny must go. Macaulay was wrong when he said that liberty at times grovels on the ground, and, like the serpent, hisses and stings. It is despotism that hisses and stings. lt is despotism's dying struggle that rends the earth in terror. And continued lease of power only strengthens its grip upon the throats of the nations. To-day the heart of every lover of democracy throughout the world goes out to the patriots of Russia who are making ready to throw off the bands of cringing servitude and to blot, out forever the records of a despotism of which the pris- ons of Northern Siberia and the atrocities against Polish freedom have become symbols in every quarter of the civilized globe. 4 Nlr. Nlason, who was recently elected a member of the faculty by the school board, arrived on January 3d, and took up his work in the commercial department. THE SPECTATOR 13 Exchanger HE SPECTATOR extends to all exchanges the most hearty desire that the ensuing year may be bright, happy and prosperous. The holiday publications at hand are especially fine in their many never tiresome theme of Christmas, and with their new covers, some of which are carried out most tastefully in black and white, others in delicate color work. This daintiness, together with the literary material, make these papers works of art in every respect. Time does not permit The Spectator to mention all that are worthy, but the above general description is to let all our exchanges know that we appreciate as well as seek the beautiful. The following, however, we wish to speak of in detail: The Spectator congratulates Carroll Echo, Waukesha, Wis., on its choice Christmas story, it literally teems with festiveness. The Christmas poem in The High School Journal does not carry out the theory that in an industrial age poets are a minus quantity. To The Index, Topeka, Indiana, The Spectator would suggest a few cuts, whether they be foolish or sensible, it would add much to the attractiveness of your different departments. The several illustrations accompanying Florida Fish- ing are certainly a delightful innovation in school jour- nals, Mercury, Nlilwaukee, Wis. The Veteran's Dog in The Tripod, Boston Mass., offers diversion to every one who is fond of a weird and ghastly story. The Revenge of the Spirit, a story of Indian life, in The Orange and Black, Spokane Washington, is so intensely exciting that when one has Hnished reading it he yearns for more. 14 THE SPECTATOR The College Standard greatly lacks interesting ma- terial. lt reminds one more of a Sunday school leaflet than A Monthly Devoted to Education. Jack Fleetwind, in The High School Journal, Wilkes-Barre, Penna., is a clever and original story. Great excitement is caused by the unflinching courage of the hero. The insight into human nature shown in the Ro- mance of a Nun in The White and Blue, Jenkinstown, Penna., gives that story a rare charm. A bright and engaging story is A Debt of Honor in the Nlasten Park Chronicle, Buffalo, New York. lt deals with an heroic and self-sacrihcing nature of a little street urchin., We realize you are in the embryo stage, High School Gazette, Clearfield, Penna., but this would not be so evi- dent if you would eliminate that uninteresting material about the different classes, thus affording room in which you might put the essay which deserves honorable mention, then too, stories would enliven your journal considerably. The Development of Banking in The Red and White, Elizabeth N. J., is most entertainingly sketched. An essay on such an important subject demands the at- tention of all. After Nlany Years, in The Red and Black, Salt Lake High School, is a simple and sympathetic story, yet in its simplicity it touches on the sorrows of home life. Sweetest and tenderest of all the stories so far re- -ceived, in the editor's opinion, is the one called The Resignation, in The Wallace World, Nashville Tenn. Theorem: You love your girl. Hypothesis: She is all the world to you. To prove: That she loves you. Proof: All the world loves a lover. LShakesperej -She loves you. Q. E. D. - Ex. THE SPECTATOR 15 Athleticf OR THE past month, in fact since the close of the football season, athletics have been in a dormant state. Hockey, which was this year brought before the A. A., and was received with considerable enthusiasm, has not made much progress. The game, although excit- ing and benencial, does not appear to hold the interest of the students. This is not wholly the fault of the students, however. The weather has been against them and has tended to dampen their spirits. Twice, the ice, after holding until the evening before the scheduled date, failed at the last moment and disappointed both players and spectators. With suitable weather, however, High School still hopes to put a hockey team in the field, still hopes to arouse the flagging interest and give this sport a fair trial at least. I For basketball we cannot offer so good an excuse. The lack of games to date is not due to inertia on the part of the players, or want of interest on the part of the school, but to the negligence of the ofhcials. The armory has been secured, thus giving all interested a chance to try for the team. On Jan. 13th the basketball team journeyed to Scalp Level and went up against the strong aggregation of that place. A crowd of rooters, endowed with the proper kind of High School' spirit, accompanied them and aided mater- ially in carrying off the victory. Over-confidence on the part of the Scalp Hve weighed against them and made our victory easier. The game was somewhat rough- er than might have been desiredg still the men had the proper spirit and deserve our commendation. The score, 24-16, gives only an approximate estimate of the relative merits of the two teams. We, however, are more than satished to let it stand as it is, without further detail. The men who represented High School in this game were cool and steady at all stages of the game, their team work was very effective, showing the advantages of constant and systematic practice. The game gave promise of a fast and enduring team for IQO5. 16 TI-TE SPECTATOR At the end of the first half the' result was still in doubt. The heat of the Scalp team because their op- ponents had the lead, overcame their prudence. They gave up team work and attempted to shoot baskets at long range. Naturally, such play was ineffective. When the ball approached High School's basket a man of the light blue and black was always there to defend it. Estep, the most dangerous man on the Scalp tive, was played off his feet by Barnett. ' Lindsey brothers, Hoerle, and Rep were all there with the goods. Any individual playing - and th-ere was some excellent- was far outshone by the exceptional teamwork of the High School boys. As Scalp has defeated many teams in this vicinity, High School has a perfect right to feel proud of this, her first victory of the season. Good luck and a good team generally ,go hand in hand. Following is the lineup of the two teams: Scalp Level Position High School Dowen .... Centre .... J. Lindsey Estep ..... Forward . . . Hoerle Fyock .... Forward . . .Replogle H. Veil .... Guard .... Barnett E. Veil .... Guard .... D. Lindsey High School Happeningf EGRGE WEAVER, president of the senior class, has stopped school and is now employed by the Johns- town Democrat We are sorry to see Weaver go, especially in his senior year. Our best wishes for his success are with him. At a recent meeting of the class of 1907, the follow- ing ofhcers were elected: Righter Longshore, president: El- mer Smith, vice-presidentg Nlary Vinton, secretary, and Thomas Pinder, treasurer. This meeting was the first held this year by the Sophomores, who preferred to do without class meetings rather than to pay a fine of one dollar, which was levied upon the class because the Jun- THE SPECTATOR 17 ior A class numerals were formed on school property. This fine was, however, paid, and as a result the Junior A's were allowed to assemble in class meeting. Donald Lindsey was elected captain of this season's basketball team. Captain Lindsey and Manager Jones have been practicing their men in the armory, and they report favorable results. On the evening of January 11th, a sleighing party made up principally of seniors and chaperoned by Miss Weiskotten and Mr. Mason, drove to the Mountain House at Scalp Level, where a chicken and waffle supper await- ed them. The affair was a success, the principle feature of merriment being a gentle upset in a snow-drift. On the evening of Jan. 13th a small crowd of root- ers accompanied our basketball team to Scalp Level, where High School defeated the strong team of that place by the score of 24 to 16. On Jan. 16th the members of the class of 1906 held a sleighing party, taking supper at Donges lnn, Davids- ville. Miss Mohn and Miss Krebs accompanied the party. ' The Spectator wishes to thank Messrs. Hinds, Noble and Eldridge, 31-35 West 15th St., New York City, for a copy of The Most Popular College Songs. This book, which does credit to its publishers, will be found in our library, where every one may have an opportunity to see it. Mr. Meyer in class room: If you can't do it by inspection, multiply it out by long division. Reese: Why is a goat nearly ? Rothstein: Give it up. Reese: Because it is all ' butt'. On January Ioth the class of 1907 adopted brown and white as their class colors. Mr. Meyer in algebra: Put the fifty-fifth problem on the bed. Is it true that Suppes became embarassed at Davids- ville ? 18 THE SPECTATOR Teacher: Distinguish between unfortunate an d misfortunatef' Freshman: A man is unfortunate, but a woman is misfortunatef' Mr. Mason, hearing the bell of a milk wagon: I guess I cannot read you this problem, there goes the bell. High' School teacher, requested to indulge in a game with which he was unacquainted, responded: I don't know the game, but l'll just set down and you can learn me. xRead af We 'Ran WBSERVATION is three-fourths of lifeg the other fourth is life itself. Take heed while you may. Shakespeare being dead-he died long ago+ he cannot be blamed for the fact that Marie Corelli is pro- tecting his reputation. Poor William. lt has been suggested that Congress retire to the Banks of the Wabash while discussing the river and harbor program. Good suggestion. It appears that if Kipling were to write a real poem on Fuzzy-NIuzzler, it would be well received. Three U. S. Senators have been indicated on crimi- nal charges during the past year. lt looks as if the stat- us of the Senatorial honor needs to be elevated a few notches. The war news is all one color-black for Russia. The fall of Port Arthur has come at last. Its defense has been heroic in the extreme. Valor, determination and ingenuity have been displayed by defense and attack. The final surrender came with scarcely less honor to the beseiged than to the beseigers. Who can guess the ulti- mate effects of this episode in the world's history? The drama being enacted in the far East bids fair to be THE SPECTATOR 19 lengthy, yet Russia with her internal disorders, although pushing the war as far as is possible, has begun to talk peace. Japan is now hurling businesslike laconics, show- ing with what vim she intends to trounce Russia. When the talking begins, peace is in sight. Governor Pennypacker in his biennial message to the state legislature touches with facile pen on some of the evils of the commonwealth which need correction and for which he makes recommendationsg then he spoils the effect of sound common sense by rambling off and railing at the newspapers, and Hnally jumps into the fire by advocating the enactment of a law to further curb their liberties. This is an excellent example of subserviency to corrupt politics. Poor old Pennsylvania, your road is a long one without a turn. A certain Mr. Dame of Massachusetts wants money to build a gigantic airship. It doesn't need a Lawson to warn off investors. Stocks will go up. A few days ago, Spain signed a treaty with U. S. No doubt she wishes she had signed that treaty some years ago. Advocates of local option in taxation contend that it should be supported in order to grow in favor. We cer- tainly need reforms in this line. The supply of governors in Colorado is liable to ex- ceed the demand. Colorado is displaying a Missouri de- sire to be shown. 4 l l 1 1 1 1 Re nsse I aer 2 6432, Pol ytech n ncaa., wawgfcgg, or I n stltute, we Troy, N.Y. Local examinations provided for. Send for a. Catalogue. THE SPECTATOR Ca!! QHgm'11 Geo. W. Tlwmzzs, C1D7'Z lggl1YZ' Pwsrrzjvtzbrzs Camfzllv C0mp0undc'd Cor. Fmfzkfin and Hfgvncs Simffs 1 w K - ffl! Your Book Store. 'Pncz go cents. - THE SPECTATOR 21 S E Order your Suit or Over- S cozit now! and get an extra -111,1 A 1 'O 12 pair 35 1 rousers Free . . SALE STARTS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1oTH ' m d to o r o n ' Suits or Overcoats ,,g',,'i,,,,, y,,,2,,uY., made to hr and please-over tive hundred patterns to se- lect from, with nn EXTRA PAIR S5 TROUSERS ABSO- LUTELY FREE, guaranteed for one solid year . . . . THE GLASGOW WOOLEN MILLS CO. Johnstown Store, 517 Main St ........ Next Door to Kline's THE OLD PORCH BROS. REUABLEH Up-to-Date Music 'House STEINWAY at SONS, CONOVER, LESTER, EVERETT, CROWN. SCHILLER, MASON at HAMLIN, VOUGH, SCHAFEER, AND TEN OTHER MAKES PORCH BROS. No. 242 Franklin Street ONT'S for your glasses A DO NOT Wei? Siu? . 'T' . i'T'lT T'i'? ? . we Ftsifs DO NOT ?Ii3'.yv?.?'f'aifeS0W2eP.,i'5'?i,?'e 3252, 51:3 lygldt tglt th fy D0 use soup on your glasses. Rather use am- monia or alcohol ..... .... ..... D0 forget thxt we devote our entire time to the scientitic examination of the eye and the fur- nishing of glasses exclusively ....... ........ ' D. L. BUFFINGTON, Refractionist Park Building 141 Franklin Street fem fDe 'Becker Femivczl Ofcheszfm fDeZe Cluzrzged from Tuesday Even- ing, Feb. 21, 1905, to Jlfforzdey Even- ing, Feb. 27, 1905. High School C-A'z1d1'zfo1f1'11111 TlTT 22 THE SPECTATOR PROFESSIONAL Trios. J. ITELL, l ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, . Suppes Building. l H W. STOREY. ' ATTORNEY'AT-LAW, Room 2 Dibert Building. HARRY i3+T14iglg-21115215113-lkllsfio. y R S. srAT. E. MURPHIY. - - . ' ' TT RNEYS- - , Room zoo Swank Building. O A-rDilQx Building, - ss. use LCLSKLL A -L - l ly- my Wy my E FKANK QHMARTIN. L A J WALLACE PAUL, ORNEY-AT- AW, 1 LAWyEp' Bank Building. 5 Suppes Building. 1 1 1 I I I C O M M E R C I A L KEYSTONE CANDY CO.. GEO. PANAGOTOCOS, Propr.. .505 Main Street. Home-made Candles Made to Order PATRONIZE OUR Ovefcocziy Of the very newest and best of materials. in the nobby styles so much desired by young men attend- ing school, are those that ure being sold at the Big Store ata discount of Onefozmflz Off Regzzlaf Prices ln the Ladies' Suit and Cloak depart- ment we have also made the some regular January discount on every garment. Your choice during the great sale now on, at a straight cut of T7,0t37'l.lfj1-fI'L'd s Per Cent. SHOWING includes the many pretty styles of the year in Misses' sizes in all the desirable shades and trim- mings. An excellent opportunity is , afforded you to secure a Hue school suit for next term. at :Penn Tmfjic Co. .Iohnstown's Greatest Store YOU ARE HELPING US WHEN YOU ADVERTISERS T We hafve struck our prices 'with an are. You may nofw buy clothing from us af a great reduction .al .MARX Opposite gllerchanfs Hoiel Main Street POORMAN'S GfZ2.f1t'ldi2.f'l Best in the World for Coughs, Colds, Honrseness, Asthma. Croup, Whoaping Cough, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Price 25c. Prepared by KREDEL E5 FARRELL 'DRUGGISTS x14 Clinton St., Johnstown THE SPECTATOR 23 S O M E Are await- SPECIAL ing you in Fine Stationery, Framed Pictures, Fancy Goods fi -1 H 'ef 1 ETC., ETC., AT if ,ef ,,,, fn W ,ff--M: HORAN'S BOOK STORE, 545 MAIN STREET We have the Finest Line of VALENTINES ever shown in the city :a E Q. -1 -1 as 25970 -h'D5 'I 3?-GQ,-5 Lejffz S5551 I 3?'9m ESS? 4 11, GJUJ5'-C aging O5h5.'i:U E 2:0 K4 .-3 ... S550 ,DKQIE 43'-D QNZ 45992 O O O O20 Occ ob O QQ D O QQ 0 O D Qi O D M O D 'Qld O O ai O 225, D O M D O D O D O Ee, O O D O O O O M O 0 O M D O M D O 6X O M D O M D O fre, E 0 D 0 K thing you buy .......... The Food of Childhood Charles Young, Ph. G. D 'd h h I t I I USCLZIT Iloiilfifeflnini 2651111 Cpregcrfpfgggv or weak and sickly If' just as f b fh IH . ' Yon? run no risk when youo biify your milk and ice cream from ? Sanitaf f Dairy Tiber! LBlcIg., next' Tribune Office ' ' ' ompany jrohnstofwn, Ta. Both Phones Contractors, Builders, Lumber Dealers MILL WORK AND HARD WOOD FINISH A SPECIALTY C .Hik S1 'dB. O.R.R. 0' Ji,h'i.'24,,w??'i ,,h,n5l,,, J Ohnstown, Penna. 24 THE SPECTATOR 0 5 7 The Greatest Ever McNAUGHT 8a I-IOERR ig. Red Tag Shoe Sale WM. SCHRADER WM, Formerly Schrader 81. Schmidt Florist Floral Designs zz Cut Flowers 337 Main Street Cambria Theatre Bldg. B. WATERS 85 BRO. Books Stationery, Pictures and Artists' Supplies The ladies' and children's exclusive store DECKER 81: CO. Grocers has many bargains for thrifty shoppers. One lot of Eiderdown Dressing Sacques at half price-55.1 ones for Sz, 253 ones for 51.50, Sz ones for SEI, and 591.25 ones for 63 cents. We have one lot of Remnants in all col- ors of Mercerized Madras, in shirtwaist I th Si for cz A Full Line of Staple and Fancy Groceries eng S, r.qo 75 . One lot of Madras, 65C a yard, for gnc a yard, good for shirtwaisl suits. Ladies' and Childrens' Furs greatly re- O I f I ft duced. nya ew e . One lot of Ladies' Waists at'less than cost, at Fresh Fish, Fresh Oysters E. L. 81 722 Franklin Street T. UPDEGRAVE'S 138-no Market Street I-Ioi-IMANN BRos. Everything e Music 528 MAIN STREET SOHIVIER Pianos, Best in the World Victor Talking Ma- chines - T h e Prize Winners. M o s t Complete Stock of Sheet Music in the city O 9 Hohmann Bros. THE SPECTATOR 25 - Every Teacher and Student Should Hear K E L L 0 Gm wjj , Y. M. C. A. Course, Saturday, Feb. nth MATINEE AND EVENING Tl Moving Pictures of Birds and Nature. 1l Kellogg is the greatest bird Warbler on the continent. He is chiefly an educator, teaching people to think, to see, to hear and feel for themselves .Al .al .99 FRANK C. HOERLE Printer at Publisher A as e E ee 2x5 Franklin St., Second Floor Telephone Sox JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. YV - - ELET? E QEIQQK largest- stoclrrg PIANOS7 inijohnstown - Chickering, McPhail, Strich 81 Zeldler, Gabler, Kimball, Hawes Brothers. Schubert, Hobart M. Ca- ble, and other reliable makes-225 Franklin St., Suppes Bldg. Used pianos from S125 to 8200. Used organs from EIS to 359. H. COOK ..... T. . , . .... MANAGER 1 lil 1 A, AKERS 81 CO, DR. S. A. HALL . OSTEOPATH F S Graduate and Post Graduate of American 'Wi School of Osteopathy No. .nm MAIN STREET 544 Main Street Phones: Iiggs lziitance mv City Phone 160 26 THE SPECTATOR Ifiezzwzyloafzitzffilffinrlyer of tlIeiinter11atz'fyq1A'BjIs1'rzes.L7-'ractz'ce a4ssocmt1'oo Rowe COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SI-IORTHAND BUSINESS COLLEGE SCHOOL OF TYPEWRITING NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL LULLEGE PREPARATORY ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL If you desire a good paying position, make yourself perfectly competent to hold one, and yotI'll get it. The demand for bookkeepers :Ind stenogra- . phers is greater than the supply. Students enrolled at any time. School open the year round S. H. ISENBERG, Ph. D. Y f H ' ' ' ' President A. TIETZEL fleacher of Wusic 203 LINCOLN BLDG. DR. J. W. VAN VALZAH Tentist Swnnk Housefurnishing Co. Block Near Main and Clinton Sts. City Phone 1279 CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK a Specialty ZI1VIIVIER1VIAN'S LIVERY Cor. Clinton and Locust Sis. :: EUGENE ZIMMERMAN, CProprieiar BOARDING AND SALE STABLE Telephones - - Qell 31 - - johnstofwn 155 FRED MILLER o4rtistic Hair Cuffing Hne Shaving 404 FRANKLIN ST. C. T. WILLIAMS Dealer in Fanci Groceries PFW Produce - Cor. Market and Vine Sts. Phone 502 THE SPECTATOR 27 . BUT e New Location 0 New Building Same Old High Quality New Goods :: AND LOW PRICES HENDERSON FURNITURE Co. Lindsey Hospital FOR SICK WATCHES, CLOCKS JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, Etc. If you have any of the above articles in your house or office that need repairing, and will let us know by posl:1lcz1rd,plmne, or otherwise, we will cull for them, put them in first-class condition and return them to you at small cost. Address C. A. LINDSEY, City Phone 483 B 340 Washington Sl. I - No. 611 Main Street ?A-Lf-LQE Steam Laundry 606 FRANKLIN ST. Only First-Class Work Done Domestic and high gloss finish W. S. FOUST Proprietor I - The Uses of the Kodak Snap shots out of doors, time exposures indoors, and flashlights at night,all come within this scope of the ts operation is so Kodak simple that si boy f-V ' Y ' or girl can operate it, yet its scope is so unlim- ited that it is employed in every science, in every pro- fession, in every branch of business. It gives rest to the busy mind by turning it into channels new. We can sell you a Kodak to suit your pocketbook. Chai. L. Berry The South Side Dfuggist KLINE'S Big Clearance Sale Now going on in every department. Don't miss it, you're invited 519 - 521 Main Street 28 THE SPECTATOR FISHER at Co. Whiskies A N D l M P O R T E D LIQUORS, CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDIES I47 Clinton and 609 Main Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. ef- 7.1 Telephone No. x75 Bottlers and proprietors Pri- vate Stock, Conemaugh Club Belmont Club, Monon,q:uhela Rye, Fisher 81 Co. XXXX, Fisher 8: Co. XXX, Old Cab- inet x8v6, Old Favorite Pure R Y E W H l S K I E S To The Point No matter what others may tell you about Reduced Prices on 'winter clothing, it is a positive fact that, whatever you may wish to buy for yourself or boys, can be found here for Less Money than in any other store' in Johnstown. We're going to sell every dollar's worth of winter clothing within the next sixty days .... Enough said ....... 'U W f C Re nolds All liquors are guaranteed. Liquors for A N y medical purposes a specialty. Our - T' stock is the largest and second to Umorporatedl none ina ldepartments. All mailor- - 77 ders tilled with care and promptness U Clothlers to those Whoklnow QQIUCOMS. Raincoats We have a splendid line of Raincoats. This garment has become very popular. T he length is long, the style unquestioned. J u s t what you want we are showing in all the new colors, at S12 S15 S18 John Thomas SCHWARTZ BROS. The Low-Price Leaders 7,7 EARGAIN In Winter Wearables HE PRICES ON ALL stocks of Stylish, Up- to-Date WINTER GARNIENTS have been REDUCED TO LESS THAN HALF their regular selling prices. With fully three months of cold weather still to come, this is a bargain opportunity no thoughtful shopper can afford to over- look fn- 1 f 81 Sons Schwartz Bros I g, W I some .3 Ln -::. , ,s ,tv .Y, ,- I., .Y W JJ , I . . ff. .il -xi T. .nk '-1 4 4. . 1 . 3- . 4 'L , w , fi ,ig --'- fi ., Q FA , if IL f .Y1 5, K L. . 'r'- . ,QL ,l 7, I, ,N . nrr 'I ' W 'If --5 wr' ' my . T 1- 1 ' I rv- . . X is .1 2' . 1 ff .F BC AF r '- - a. g i . -l J .lr 1 ' w ' ' N I LE A ' .A L, 4 is 1- ,fi ' - 'f' f IN Q .Ae f . b-5 Qm in .. ,V . , 54. ', . ,faq 51 fi., v,: ,x '5 Q ' mx -TH.. A .w N, P . , -r -xg, , V 4: 4. , .AL :Q X ' LW ' va-Y ' . 44 1 ,,lv'Y hr. . .. ,' u Q- H qkazsa A - ' ,X . 1, wiv If . '12 42 ' 1 ,- . , .5 ' .1 , ri ' , . M ' --A ', ,, , J ,,-. . hrs' 54.1 T. ' F , - ' , 61.1 V' ' - f , X, J' 3' -41' , ',45QQ4 . Y. 'A . m.. , ', ' ka. '.4,..r',,,' ., , 17. I 3 2.-Aj' .-g,,..v. .4V..a Aki, 1 f ' A 1 sf. I , 'r '. 115 ,... ,- L , lwfRww1'T ' Znw!j5L fag. N , L P 1 . M.-4 1. v :' ri fi , , ,mi J 12 1 'LU Gi Q' I 1 33 QE .QF r iii . , . - ,xum :.,vf.. w M-1' '- T ' Ebe Spectator Sobnstown 'ifligb School. Jfebruarg :: 1905 W ,i. ., - Ee. . C 0 N T E N T S Page First on the Scene. . . . 1 A Three-Fold Division . . 5 Why? ........ . 7 The Book Bazaar . . . 9 Society Notes ......... . I0 Cut of High School Building . . . n Editorial. H ........... . I2 Exchanges ....... . 18 High School Happenings . . . zo ln the Forest ...... . 23 Advertisements . . . 23 D6 1Digb School Spectator. KHUIVVES afquirit eu1zdo. VOL. Vll. HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSTOWN, PA. NO. 6. l i l WF First on the Scene RANK NORTON, a jolly young fellow, sat in his ofhce, and for want of a better occupation ruminated upon his embarrasing circumstances. It is true a doctOr's certificate hung on the wall, and Frank was, a physician by professiong but he had no practiceg had no money, and, still worse, had no immediate prospects of getting either. Alone in the world, and confronted by a gloomy future and a still gloomier present, the poor doctoi' sat meditating, seriously endeavoring to evolve some scheme for securing a meal. His brain seemed to be confused by the strangeness and incongruity of his circumstances. Never before had he known want: never had he been at a loss to know where his next meal was to come from. Quite the reverse: son of a Wall-street broker, he had been reared in luxuryg had been sent to college, where he had displayed such exceptional ability in the surgical department that a brilliant future was prophesied for himg had taken his degree, had opened an ofhce and estab- lished himself comfortably, ready to begin his life's work. Then came the crash. Stocks dropped suddenly, and D. R. Norton, a millionaire yesterday, is a beggar to-day. The shock proved too much for the weakened constitution of the aged broker. Two months after the crash he went 2 THE SPECTATOR to his final rest, followed a week later by his life-partner. This sudden reversal of fortune's wheel necessitated certain changes in the young doctor's plans, but he re- solved to make the best of what looked to him like a bad proposition. He was determined to succeed, and immediately set about securing a practice. This he found a more difficult task than he had anticipated. True, he had scores of friends and numberless acquaintances, but they seemed never to get sick, or, at any rate, never to require his services, which amounted to the same thing. Even a stubborn persistence, of which Frank had not believed himself capable, failed to build up the wished- for and necessary practice. Three weary and unremunerative months had gone and with them Frank's last cent. He now sat in his of- fice hungry and dejected, taxing his weary brain to pro- vide the means for bodily nourishment Hunger soon got the better of patience, and Frank sprang to his feet de- termined to stroll down street in hope of being invited to dinner by one of his numerous friends. He put on his hat and opened the door, but then a sensation of cheap- ness took possession of him. He hesitated, but the cravings of the inner man overcame his manly scruples. He threw open the door, wreathed his face in smiles, and sauntered down the main thoroughfare of the town. Smiles and friendly greetings he met on all sides, but to his deep chagrin no invitation to dinner. Angry, hungry, and disgusted, too honorable to steal, too proud to beg, borrow, or even make known to his friends his impera- tiye need of money, Dr. Frank Norton was literally at his wit's end. Just as he was about to start back to his ofnce, he heard a toot and a buzzing behind him. Turning, he saw Nliss Bessie Walton drawing her Manton up to the curb. Step in and have a spin, doctor, called the fair chauf- feur. It did not take Frank long to accept. Nor was it the first time he had moved with alacrity at Miss Wal- ton's commands. His hunger, his anger, his dejection, were all gone in a moment. Again he was the good na- tured, jovial Frank Norton. THE SPECTATOR 3 Away they darted down the turnpike at an exhilara- ting rate of speed, Miss Walton piloting the ponderous machine among the numerous vehicles with which the way was thronged, with such skill and conhdence as to elicit unstinted praise from the doctor. I am on my way to meet papa, explained MiSS Walton as the crowded streets were left behind, and l couldn't help picking you up back thereg you looked so gloomy and despondent. My dear lady, I fear you have only given me fur- ther cause for despondencyf' replied Frank, very seri- ously but really delighted. Pray explain, cried the young lady commisera- tively. You know your father despises me and cannot en- dure my presence, answered the doctor, laughing. ls that all? said the fair helmsman, roguishly, and soon they were again chatting gaily, all thoughts of any unpleasantness at the meeting banished by the pleas- ure of the moment. There comes father now, suddenly exclaimed the daughter of Mine-owner Walton, as an automobile swung around the base of a distant hill. She at once shut off the power of her own machine and settled back in her seat toawait the arrival of the approaching car. But the speed at which the distant automobile was coming up again brought her bolt upright in her seat. Oh, there must be something wrong! Just look at that car! Papa never lets his man drive at that speed ! Called from a momentary ht of abstraction by Miss Walton's exclamations, Norton immediately foresaw a ca- tastrophe. In the center of the road was a huge boulder, to avoid which the approaching machine must describe a sharp curve, a very dangerous maneuver to execute at high speed, and rendered still -more precarious at this point of the road by the presence of a precipitous em- bankment on either side. Norton stood up, shouted, and waved his hat at the rapidly approaching car. lts occupants evidently heard him, but their only answer was a series of warning blasts from the horn. Apparently something had gone wrong 4 THE SPECTATOR with the brakes. The chauffeur saw the rock, he care- fully guided his machine to the right in order to make the turn, but the forward motion was too strongg the car refused to obey her helm, a moment it hung on the edge of the embankment, then toppled over on. the rocks below. With a cry of alarm, Norton sprang down the bank, closely followed by the trembling but resolute Bessie. Examination found Nlr. Walton still livingg the chauffeur was dead. . You must help me now, commanded Norton of the trembling girl, all his professional instincts aroused by the task before him. She Controlled her emotions with an effort. and assist- ed him to reduce his divested shirt to bandages. Soon a broken collar-bone and arm were bandaged, and the two Samaritans had come to the real difficulty: how to get the maimed broker up the embankment. After a little tour of exploration Norton found that by going west along the embankment a short distance it was possible to as- cend by a series of natural steps. Quickly they bore the suffering father to the turnpike. Miss Walton drove her car to the spot, and the injured man was got on board. We must hurry, called Norton to Bessie as he took his place in the car beside the unconscious man. Niiss Walton was nervous and excited, herhand trembled on the lever, but she made a record run back to town, notwithstanding. , 4 Arrived at his ofhce, Dr. Norton secured his medical case and then accompanied Nliss Walton and her father to the Walton home. Under Norton's skillful treatment Mr. Walton soon recovered consciousness and was made comfortable. Leaving his patient in charge of a hastily summoned specialist, Norton repaired to the dining room, where he enjoyed a long delayed dinner. After a time Nlr. Walton 'was again able to be out, and one day, as he strolled into a director's meeting, he was heard to remark to a friend: Strange, but I can't get even a social hour with that son-in-law of mine, Doc. Norton, he'S always busy. THE SPECTATOR 5 A Three-Fold Division ONlE ONE has aptly divided the people of the world into light-radiators, light-reflectors, and light-absorb- ers. The respective numbers in these classes increase somewhat after the manner of a geometrical progression. Unfortunate as it is, the last class predominates in our High School, and unless some remedy be found it will grow in numbers. Something is radically wrong. Nlust ignorance be named for the cause, or indifference or laziness? These are all despicable qualities and ought never be found in the Johnstown High School. ' The light-radiators among students are as rare as radium and much more desirable and useful. Their very presence evolves a brightness in the class-room, and they are an antidote for many of the trials and hardships to which a teacher is heir. The light-reflectors depend upon their teachers and fellow-students for their light. They borrow it as the moon does hers, but they cannot give out the genial warmth of true sunshineg their brightness is a negative one, which works from the outside in and not from the inside out. When the day is bright, and when 'their work is easy, they are full of enthusiasmg but let things go a little wrong and work be a little longer and more difficult than usual, they at once discover that their dolls are stuffed with sawdust and they decide either to fail or depend on someone else for assistance. Like matches they must come in contact with something stimulating before they can shine. Sad experience has made the High School teachers too well acquainted with the countenance of the light-ab- sorber, this grasping soul who will take every iota of help and suggestion which one has to give and even cry for more. ' No little snow-shoveler is ever more persistent in running after his pennies than sucha person is in de- manding the sympathy and help which he claims as his due. He gets all he can from others and entirely forgets the precepts of his moral philosophy concerning the duty J 6 THE SPECTATOR of reciprocity. By the use of the masculine pronoun, I do not wish to infer that the boys constitute this class, as the girls too are prominent members. Many of our pupils are proving exceptions to, the statement that youth is Sanguine, hopeful, and spirited. However, it is not my desire that we have in our High School a number of Hstudious sticks who believe it is their duty to hammer, hammer, hammer on the hard, high road of knowledge all day long and into the wee small hours of the night, and never to wander in refreshing little by-paths and shady lanes where rest and beauty may be found. They repress every joyful feeling as if it were a sin, and become bores, painfully learned, perhaps UQ, and dreary old people before their time. There is no sadder sight than an old young person who has got beyond the age of strings and things and childish joys, who cannot take a joke, and who is un- able even to enjoy joy and sunshine. Nay, rather let the Johnstown High School be a school of jolly girls and boys, full of enthusiasm and genuine school spirit. His- tory, mathematics, science, and language are necessary, but they are a poor substitute for an enthusiastic, con- scientious, and self-relying nature endowed with a happy and joyous spirit. Pupils may learn to solve an equation, to read from a bit of stone the story of a buried age, to memorize important dates in history, to study Burke's speech on the conciliation, to translate folios of Latin, or to enjoy a drama with Lessingg but if they can do no more than this, their sphere of life will not be a broad and generous one. The High School is by no means the alpha and omega of their education, they will learn many hard and practical lessons when they have gone out from these walls. But in consequence of the sure foundation laid here, their future work must be better. It requires no effort to be a light-absorber, it requires but little effort to be a light-reflector, but it needs an immense deal to become a light-radiator: to shine on every day in the class-room, and especially when called upon to take part in literary societies, to shed light on the disagreeable and hard things till they sparkle with beauty, to cast rays of brightness into every corner of school life, and be like a candle which gives light to all that are about. M. A. M. THE SPECTATOR Why? Why lilts the lark at break of morn? Why bows the budding tree? Why blooms the gnarled black hawthorn? Why heaves the sounding sea? Why tinkles yonder rippling rill? Why babbles yonder brook? Why stands serene yon distant hill? Why rails the restless rook? Why brattles yonder waterfall? Why glooms yon winding burn? Why echoes faint the cuckoo's call? Why stalks the stately hern? Why starts the deer from grassy glade? Why blows the gentle breeze? Why leaps the black bass in the shade? Why buzz the humming bees? Why swings the ape from pendent bough Why greens the evergreen? Why murmurs autumn's chilly sough? Why whiten polars lean? Why sinks the badger deep his well? Why molds the ant his dome? Why seeks the snake the covert dell? Why hides the hawk her home? Why drills the prairie-dog his cell? Why glides the weasel slim? Why coils the snail within his shell? Why smokes the mountain's brim? Why weeps the willow in the fen? Why drops the pine her cones? Why coos the stock-dove from the glen? Why rise the drear sand-dunes? Why drums the partridge from his log? Why twines the myrtle vine? Why croaks the frog in distant bog? Why clings the eglantine? Why burn Sahara's golden sands? Why loom Andean spires? Why stretch the lonely pampas lands? Why glow Chimera's Gres? ? 8 THE SPECTATOR Why whirls the deadly maelstrom round? Why roll Atlantic's waves? Why vibrate all the clouds with sound? Why murmur Fingal's caves? Why float the clouds athwart the sky? Why foams dread Cyclop's surf? Why sway the prairie grasses dry? Why teems fair France's turf? Why tow'rs ag'd Atlas to the stars? Why darkens Mammoth Cave? Why burn Himal'ya's livid scars? Why rolls the tidal wave? Why drips the rain from icy twig? Why drop the snowflakes down? Why twits the wren on leafy sprig? Why trill the thrushes brown? Why shoots the yellow crocus-bloom? Why opes the red, red rose? Why runs the stream in silent gloom? Why ends morn man's repose? Above. within the inhnite, Beyond our,pow'r to scan, A Power, unheard, unseen, and yet Supreme, rules mortal many And o'er his humble home holds sway. Nor bird, nor beast, nor flow'r, Nor dark of night, nor light of day, Nor e'en a sunny hour, But is an emblem manifest Of that dread God above, Exists alone, at His behest, In token of His love. He, only, is the author of All things that mortals please, He, singly, is the treasure-trove Of all that was or is. Holly Noble, ex-'05, art student at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, has sent several contributions to the bazaar, among which are two charcoal sketches, an illuminated card, and an original design of a bazaar poster. The Spectator sends her the thanks of the school. THE SPECTATOR 9 'Tire Book Bazaar UR BAZAAR, which was held on Saturday evening, Feb. 18th, in the G. A. R. hall, was a total suc- cess, both financially and socially. Between six and seven hundred people visited the bazaar, and the hall, which was completely rilled, rang throughout with a jolly spirit. No booth was left unpatronized, and at only one were unpurchased articles remaining at the closing hour, so completely did the managers succeed in selling their goods. The total amount realized was not reported before our paper went to press, but an approximate estimate is that S125 will be realized. The entire proceeds will be turned over to the management of the Spectator, which, although bothered with a small debt, is desirous of pub- lishing several good issues before the present school term expires. Many of the boys and girls of the High School worked diligently during the whole day preparing for the evening bazaar. The booths were tastefully decorated in various colors, and the display was an inviting sight. On the hrst floor were a half dozen booths, all of which were very attractive, especially the popcorn, candy, and flower booths, and also the Sketch Book and Vanity Fair, which occupied the center of the hall. Besides these booths, several smaller counters were on the hrst floor, and also Mid-Summer Night's Dream, the tent of the mysterious fortune-teller. The Way-Side Inn and the House of Fulfillment occupied the basement, which was decorated with Japanese lanterns. On the second floor the minstrel show was given, this alone at- tracted about four hundred people. A Much credit is due to the individuals who devoted their outside time to this bazaar, because every detail which tended to attract the people's interest was properly executed. Socially, the entertainment was quite as suc- cessful as Hnancially. No one who visited the affair went away disappointed, and every one deposited his fullest amount to the cause. Our patrons were pleased, and we were more than glad to see this. We were for- I0 THE SPECTATOR tunate in every respect, and as a student-body we are thankful to our many outside friends, who contributed largely to the success of the Book Bazaar. Society Notef 'GHE work in both the T. K. E. and the Emerson lit- erary societies has been somewhat irregular during the last month. lt had been arranged to have a debate in each of these societies on January 20th. In the T. K. E. Society the debate was given on this date, but was not delivered in the Emerson until the gd of February because of the lack of material for the afhrmative side. The question debated was Resolved, That the represen- tation in the Southern States should be reduced in pro- portion to the voters. In the Emerson, William Bur- graff upheld the afhrmative, and Dean Ashton, Raymond Good, Margaret Crouse, and David Rothstein the nega- tive, while in the T. K. E., Robert Gipe and Roy Gal- breath spoke for the afhrmative, and Langdon Marx and William Grove for the negative. An inter-society debate will probably soon be arranged for on this subject. The Emerson Society elected thefollowing members to perform on its open meeting program: Anna Risch, Ella Bauers, and Emma Sheeler, declamationsg Linda Bri- ber, Emerson Essay, Fred Smith, political orationg Ralph Bolsinger, salutatory orationg Merle Horner, orationg Daniel Jones and Helen Ferguson, piano solos, Kinter Koontz and Lucy Moses, piano duet, and Maude Boyer, vocal solo. The T. K. E. open meeting program will be given as published in the January issue, with the following addi- tional numbers: Vocal solo, Mary Nixon, violin solo, Roy Galbreathg piano duet, Freda Haller and Clara B. Thomas. This meeting will be held on the evening of February 22d in the auditorium, and a large audience is expected to be present on this occasion, the sixth anni- versary of the T, K. E. Literary Society, DNKTIIVIH 'IOOHDS HDIH NMOLSNHOI' THE SPECTATOR ii 1,1 ,fri , I-WL Ml! .gr if 'fi F 4. rf. 1. 17 :Q M3 L, k .Q 2 P ,Q 3225! .Sig 5 .n UE X M , X , ff! ,A Sw- '--: , 1- H..-mg, I. .. H, fila ' W? aj . 4-4 x Yi my ,4 3, ink .I .w . ,EN vw 'Zhi , , 3 R 12 THE SPECTATOR beuilsligb Scboolipectat r. JOHNSTOWN, PA., FEBRUARY, 1905. SUBSCRIPTION PRIICE 40 CENTS. PER COPY. 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-ln-Chief, FRED. G. SMITH, IQO5. Assoclate Editor. MERLE K. HORNER. 1001. Exchange Editor, Sociew Editor' ROBERT E, GIPE' 1905- CLARA B. THOMAS 1906. Athletic Editor' General News Edltor, WILLIAM GROVE, 1906. CHARLES E. MARTIN. roos- Lnerary Editors, School News Editors, GEO. F. STAMMLER. 1905. NORMAN KIEFFER-10051 EBEN EDWARDS' ,QOL CLARENCE HURREL, 1908. Art Editor, ANNIE M. RISCH. 1905. Chlef Business Manager, RALPH W. BOLSINGER. 1995. Associate Business Manager, LANGDON MARX. 1996. Assistant Business Managers. FRANK MARDIS, 1906. ROY REESE, 1905. HARVEY MITCHELL, 1906. EDWARD HOERLE, 1905. FRANK DAILEY, 1905. RIGHTER LONGSHORE, 1901. ELMER HOFFMAN, 1907. MAURICE ROTHSTEIN, 1908. THE SPECTATOR ls published monthly durlng the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR. High School Bulldlng, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postoffice. Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mall matter. In order to Insure publlcatlon ln the current lssue, all MSS. must be handed ln to the edltor not later than the gd of each month. HE BIRTHDAY of Abraham Lincoln was celebrated, to some extent, throughout our whole country. With some people, however, it passed unnoticed, but to the great mass of Americans, who are striving to promote higher ideals in human living, it was commemorated with much satisfaction and enthusiasm. To those citizens, February 12th means much. It not only recalls the hor- ror and tumult which the great liberator combated against, but it also recalls those sterling principles which he THE SPECTATOR 13 struggled to maintain and promote. lt is especially Ht- ting that those universal truths should be remembered to- day, for not only are they applicable to American politics but to European as well, and in particular to the Rus- sian question. To study the thoughts of Lincoln and compare them with the state of affairs that exists to-day under the czar's tyrannical rule, is to bring the Russian cause nearer home and exchange that sympathy which naturally exists in all true American hearts for the slaves of the northern clime. Nlost governments, said Lincoln, have been based on the denial of equal rights of men, and to-day we rind the workingmen of Russia endeavoring to destroy that sort of government and establish one like ours, which began by afhrming those rights. What, then, should the people of Lincoln's land do for the cause of Tolstoi, of Gopon, and of Gorky? Why should its senate refuse to adjourn out of respect and reverence for the great human cause of those martyrs who sacrificed their lives only a few weeks ago? Would it not be more Htting for the children of the heroes of '76 and '61 to read aloud, in the schoolhouses and public meetings, Lincoln's answer to an invitation to attend a celebration of Jeffer- son's birthday, and to post that message upon the very doors of the monarch's:winter palace ? Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it. All honor to Jefferson -to the man who, in the concrete pressure of a struggle for national independence by a single people, had the cool- ness, forecast, and capacity to introduce into a merely revolutionary document an abstract truth, applicable to all men at all times, and so to embalm it there that to-day, and in all coming days, it shall be a rebuke and a stumb- ling block to the very harbingers of reappearing tyranny and oppression. if il' ll' . lk The school was surprised one morning recently to hear of the resignation of Prof. Mason. We had scarcely had time enough to become fully acquainted with Nlr, Mason, when he suddenly left our school. During his short stay we found him to be a jovial, energetic young 14 THE SPECTATOR man, interested entirely in the welfare of our institution, and it is with regret that the pupils lose him as their in- structor. The best wishes- of the school are with him. To our new teacher, Prof. C. R. Montgomery, we extend a cordial welcome, and hope he will Hnd his work among us a pleasant task. I Ili 'lf ll' Harmony is the keystone of any system of educa- tion. A feeling of sociability and good fellowship toward instructors and fellow-schoolmates on the part of the students, toward students and their parents on the part of the teachers, can do much towards lubricating the numerous cogs liable to friction and can bring the school of to-day a little nearer, at least, to the ideal condition. Strong in their belief in the virtue of and necessity for harmony and co-operation in the management of any school, and anxious to introduce the perquisites of suc- cess into High School work, our faculty, with the aid of the students, conducted a very successful educational meeting on the evening of Feb. Ioth. Josiah H. Penni- man, dean of the college at the University of Pennsyl- vania, delivered a short, pointed address on the subject, What a High School should be. Nlr. Penniman elab- orated upon the impossibility of establishing an ideal school, but at the same time urged upon parent, teach- er, and pupil, the imperative need of co-operation and united effort in order to improve and to elevate to a higher plane the modern high school. Immediately after Nlr. Penniman's interesting talk all present at the meeting proceeded to put in practice the speaker's theory of sociability and good-fellowship by re- maining for the informal social which was held in the different rooms and hallways of the High School building. Refreshments served by the young ladies of the senior class tended to increase the flow of conversation and jol- lity and to put all on a more familiar footing with one another. Considering the purpose of the meeting-to establish good-fellowship - and considering the great stride made along this course by the meeting, it is speaking but modestly to pronounce it a complete success. THE SPECTATOR 15 The Bazaar held in G. A. R. hall, Feb. 18th, under High School auspices and for the benefit of the Spectator, was a success in every respect, and the Spectator takes this opportunity to extend its hearty thanks to all who in any way lent their aid to it, whether by work, pat- ronage, or contribution. The lion's share of the credit of course belongs to the girls and to the minstrels, but justice compels us to commend also the student-body, the business men of our city, and the many friends of High School for the generous manner in which they responded to our request for contributions and patronage. Athletica' CHE great indoor sport, basketball, still occupies the time and attention of many in the school. The sport bids fair to be very popular in the city this year, and the High School team is working hard to make it so. The games have been well attended, but, as in almost every other branch of athletics, the school has not been properly represented. The girls, especially, have been missed, although a dozen or so cheered at the last game. Manager Jones has resigned and Assistant Manager Thomas Nokes, '06, has been elected to succeed him. High School opened the season in Johnstown on Jan- uary 21st, at the armory, with the St. Columba team. Individual playing and strong team work simply took the St. Columba boys off their feet. The basket shooting of High School was' accurate and sure. ln the second half the subs were given a chance to display their powers, and held their opponents down, to the satisfaction of all. The score was 55 to o. The teams lined up as follows : St. Columba Positron Hzgh School Dolan forward Allendifer, Hoerle Feally forward Jones, Replogle Shields center Nokes, J. Lindsey King guard Ashcom, Barnett Cassidy, Burns guard D. Lindsey, Seigh 16 , THE SPECTATOR On Tuesday, Jan. 24th, the crack Scalp Level ive came to Johnstown to play a return game and show that their only defeat this year was a mistake. They were much heavier and used rough tactics, but again team- work and fast play triumphed over their long dribbling and long shots. Estep, the dangerous man on Scalp, was simply played off his feet by Barnett and retired at the end of the Hrst half. Replogle and Hoerle were like a pair of eels, and the Scalp guards could not keep them covered. The Lindsey brothers played the game of their lives. Their brotherly passing was more than Scalp could stop. High School can feel justly proud of this victory because, out of fourteen games with the best teams in this section, Scalp Level has suffered only two defeats and those at the hands of High School. The score was 24 to 16. The teams lined up as follows: Scalp Level Position Estep, Lambert forward E. Veil forward Dowen center Fyock guard H. Veil, Louther guard High School Replogle Hoerle J. Lindsey Barnett CCapt.j D. Lindsey On Saturday, 28th, the High School team journeyed to Kiski and played the second team of that place. This team is claimed by the Kiski boys to be fully as good as last year's first team. After a hard game, which was rough in spots, the Kiski friends won 20 to 19. The teams took turns at throwing baskets, and at the end of the Hrst half the score was 7 to 7. The second half end- ed I5 to 15, and the captains agreed to play five min- utes extra. With about ten seconds to play Kiski secured one point on a foul, and the game. Replogle, the fast forward, was unable to play on account of studies, and this seriously handicapped H. S. Kiski, as usual, treated our boys fine, and we hope to show them a like time when they come to Johnstown on March 3. The lineup was as follows: ' Kzskz' Position Hrgh School , Graham forward Hoerle Herbert forward Barnett Corbett center J. Lindsey Hacha, Caughery guard Ashcom Urling guard D. Lindsey THE SIPECTATOR 17 On Saturday night, Feb. 4, the team lined up against the strong Pittsburg High School team. Basketball is the strong point of the Smoky City boys, and a defeat for High School could not have been regarded as a dis- grace. However, the excellent team work and fast play- ing won H. S. a hard earned victory. This game was probably the best game ever seen in Johnstown. It was fast from start to Hnish, with hardly any roughness whatever. Captain Henning was Pittsburg's particular star. He made all their points. Each member of the H. S. team acquitted himself creditably. The game was well attended, the faculty and school being there in large num- bers. The girls made the hall ring with their cheers. This is the kind of spirit the school is looking for. We had fine visitors and hope to arrange further friendly games with them. The score was IS to 9, and the line- up was as follows: Pittsburg Position Hzgh School Van Gorder forward Replogle Fellabaum forward Hoerle Nendorfer center J. Lindsey Henning guard Barnett Worrel guard D. Lindsey The basketball team this year is the best that High School has ever turned out. lt is steadily conquering every one it meets. The last victim was the Quakers, champions of Indiana Normal, who succumbed at the ar- mory Saturday, Feb. 11th, to the tune of 55 to 12. The Normal boys were not in the game at any stage. The team work and fast playinggof High School simply be- wildered them. They were much heavier than our boys, and the crowd simply howled with delight when our 120- pound forwards got the ball away from some big I6O- pound guard. Jones played forward in Replogle's place and Hlled his position to perfection. The guards played fine games, keeping their opponents from scoring and and getting three or four baskets themselves. J. Lindsey was there as usual and played a brilliant game at center. Hoerle played a big guard to a finish. The preliminary was another good game from High School's standpoint. The scrub team played an aggrega- I8 THE SPECTATOR tion of Y. M. C. 'A. players called the Crescents and defeated them 30 to 19. Theteams were evenly matched, but the scrubs were handicapped by the absence of their regular foward, Jones, who played on the first team. The team work and passing pulled a victory out for the scrubs, however. The lineup for the games was: Qyakers Position Hzlgh School Martin forward Jones Getty forward Hoerle Elkin center J. Lindsey Smith guard Barnett Lewis, Dorr guard D. Lindsey Cfesqents Positzbn f. H. S. Reserves Bracken forward Rothstein, Nokes Davis forward Allendifer A Wesner center James Kent guard Ashcom Plotkin, Louther guard Replogle, Nokes Negotiations are on now between Manager Nokes and the management of the Butler High School team for a game or games for the High School championship of Western Pennsylvania. Each team has beaten Pittsburg H. S., the former champions who held the honor for three years and both are conhdent of winning. lt is likely that a game may be played on a neutral floor at Pittsburg. Exchanger E are pleased to observe that the falling off, which is so common after a special number, is not so noticeable in the January numbers of our ex- changes. Onepis not disappointed by the material in The Mis- sion, after beholding its attractive cover. The different columns of the Tripod are well written but could be better arranged. The athletic.column might be placed farther towards the rear of the paper. Ti-IE SPECTATOR 19 The Maryland Collegian is an example of a worthy school paper. His Mother is a touching little story. The poem, The Gates of Gold, adds much to the literary merit of The Nlonitor. - The Kiskiminetan lacks material in every department except athletics. It reminds one too much of a score-card. William Tell, in The Standard, is an interesting narrative. The Oracle is full of. clever short stories. You read nothing but the best of interesting stories and well written editorials in The Skirmisher. To The Red and White we would say that an ex- change column means more than a mere acknowledgment of papers received. You can surely End something to commend or to censure in your exchanges. We are pleased to say, however, that your paper is excellent in every other respect. A few short stories would improve The Hanovarian. The cover design of The Red and Black is well drawn, although some persons may object to it because of the pipe in the young man's mouth. On the whole, The Red and Black is among the best papers we have received this month. The High School Life has neglected its exchange col- umn, otherwise it is well written. The printing in the January number of the Shawnee Arrow is very bad, and the appearance of the paper in general could be improved. The literary material, how- ever, is good. We Hnd no exchange column in the January number of the Masten Park Chronicle. The Relay Race, in High School Review, is in- teresting. The Clarion contains some very interesting stories, but an essay occasionally would improve the paper. 20 THE SPECTATOR The essay Originality, in The Spectator of Gale- na, Kansas, shows that the author is practicing what he preaches. U The Index is full of good, interesting reading material. The Leavitt Angelus is a neat and attractive paper. High School Happeningf N EXCEPTIONALLY large number of pupils have stopped school since the holidays. The missing ones are: Margaret White and Minnie Custer, '06g Mar- garet Devereaux and Grace Samuel, '07, Stella Fuge, Leo Cavanaugh, and Thomas Dunford, '08. Rilla Wilson, '08, Jessie Young, 08, Rhea Zimmerman, '07, and Thomas Nokes, '06, have resumed their studies after several weeks absence on account of sickness. Earl Geisel, of Dale Borough, was enrolled as one of our number recently. O. E. Mason, instructor in the commercial depart- ment, resigned his position in our school to take an ad- vanced course in one of the eastern colleges. We are sorry to see Mr. Mason leave us, for, altho he was with us but a short time, we found him to be a jolly good fellow as well as an interesting instructor. Our school wishes him success. Many favorable comments have been heard on the last number of our lecture course, Russia-Japan. We had a good audience, but there were many vacant seats. On March 6th the Jean DeBacker Festival Orchestra of Pittsburg will give its concert in our auditorium. This is the concluding number of our course, and we expect to have a crowded house that night. Prof. Charles Martin, of this city, will conduct the concert, and Miss Clara E. McLain, a former Johnstowner, will be the soloist. Our basketball team has been playing exceptionally well. Since the last athletic report, our boys played . THE SPECTATOR 21 two remarkable games, defeating Pittsburg High School on Feb. 4 by a score of I5 to 9, and the Quakers of Indiana Normal on Feb. 11th by 55 to 12. The second team also played a good game on the 11th, defeating the Crescents of the local Y. M. C. A. by the score of 30 to 19. Mr. Kerr has had his men on the armory floor every evening, and the results are plainly visible by the fast team work which our live has been recently exhibiting. At the regular election of the Athletic Association on Feb. 7th, the following officers were elected to serve the next half year: Thomas Nokes, president: Charles Kun- kle, vice-president: James Cooper, treasurer, Thomas Nokes, football manager: Charles Martin, baseball man- ager, David Rothstein, .gymnasium manager. President Lindsey appointed the following as a com- mittee to arrange the requirements for obtaining the Ath- letic J. H. S.: Profs. Kerr and Stark, Kinter Koontz, Charles Martin, Thomas Nokes, and Ralph Bolsinger. Teacher of American History: Recite on the Kan- sas-Nebraska Bill. Student fto neighborj: I think he must have been the mother-in-law of Tracy, the bandit. Why not credit the demerit officer with about a doz- en of them when he is tardy in bringing the list to chapel Monday morning? F. D. fin Physicsj: ls a cat's fur wool ? Reese Cin American Historyj: I do not know the first topic, but I can write on the 'Know-Nothing Par- ty . Teacher: Is that a personal inference? The students of the High School held a bazaar on Feb. 18th for the beneht of the Spectator. The affair was in charge of the girls, and to them, in particular, the staff of the Spectator extends its hearty thanks. The educational meeting held by the faculty on Feb. 1oth was well attended. 22 THE SPECTATOR On February 14th, Prof. C. R1 Montgomery, of Leroy, Pa., arrived in Johnstown and was elected by the school board to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Prof. Mason. The next morning Prof. Montgomery appeared in our auditorium to take up his new work as assistant to Prof. Elrick in the Commercial Department. Mr. Montgomery will also teach the class in arithmetic. The Spectator desires to thank the Johnstown Trib- une for the use of their half-tone cut of our basketball team, which appears as a supplement to this issue. On Feb. 22d the T. K. E. Society will celebrate its anniversary. Every one is cordially invited to attend. The Emerson Society will hold its anniversary meeting on April I4th, and likewise extends an invitation to one and all. History student fdiscussing the battle of Fredericks- burgyz After Burnside had been repulsed nat the center, Lee led the left bower. Encouraged by the exceptionally brilliant record which our basketball team is making, and wishing to arouse in- terest in the next sport in the catalog - baseball - the manager of that branch of High School athletics called a meeting of the candidates on February 23d. At this meeting the various prospects of having a good base- ball team were discussed, and also the schedule possibil- ities. -No definite action, however, was taken. Professor Cspeaking of atomic weights in chemistryj: Let us take arsenic, for instance. Overheard at the bazaar: Wouldn't this G. A. R. you ? 1 THE SPECTATOR In the Foreft 'Translation from Storm'S lmmensee. The wind is still on mountain-side, At rest in slumber mild, The green boughs droop, and neath Calm sits a little childg She sits amid the perfumed thyme, She breathes the fragrance rare, And blue flies humming drowsily Flit through the pulseless air. Deep silence reigns in forest aisleg No life her eye meets thereg The sunbeams pierce the woodland And crown her dusky hair. The cuckoo calls in the distance. A thought breaks my serene: The golden eyes of the maiden Are those of the forest queen. their arch gloom 1- QA! Your Book Stare. 'Pr-15050 cents. 24 THE SPECTATOR Geo. W. 7hornas, CDruggist . Prescrqbtions Carfjulbl Compounaled Cor. Franklin and Haynes Streets , Calle-Again CONCERT Finest of the Season fean i7e'Backer Concert Company Uvhss Clara E. 67VIcLain, Soloist ' Last number in High School Course High School .Auditorium Jldarch 6, 1905 ff and Insurance :Premiums Can 'Be Insured So that they are made good in case you should become totalbf and permanentbf disabled Inf ' accident or disease, such as blindness, deafness, insanigz, loss of limbs, parabfsis, cancer, etc. Send for free booklet. j. W. T. fDa'vis, General oigent, 400-401 The Lincoln. Phones: 'Bell 312 Local 753 Ulffail This To-day CCouponj. THE SPECTATOR 25 Nl OST of our customers have bought their Carpets here year after year. Why? Just try us for one Carpet or rug, and you, too, will KNOW vwhy. G E I S ESE 133Et3'EAil?E'?E PG RC H B RO s - 242 Franklin St. STEINWAY 81 SONS EVERETT MASON 81 HAMLIN CONOVER -- - And many other high grades Entire Building 242 Franklin St, ONT'S for your glasses DO vrenr. sheep- or- irnoroperly . Iitted glnsses DO NOT EISZ.3355153135iQW'Q?FiiS?L,F'5.i'.i 2L,.- X5 D0 use .soup in yarn' glasses. Rather use am- . moma or a so io .............. DO NOT 22l55Iif5l'1'xXV,EiSSE3Le 32ulhZ Sl'5 Sll'Ziii.?fL'l? nishing of glasses exclusively ....... . . . , , . . . D. L. BUFFINGTON, Refractionist Park Building . 141 l-rnnklm Street Rensselaer goffL..0,,PoIytechnicM'fQ Wm 001 Institute, Q'W4f0' Troy N Y 0 , I I Local examinations provided for. Send for n. Catalogue. 26 THE SPECTATOR PROFESSIONAL THOS. J. ITELL, N H W. STOREY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 1 - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Suppes Building. l Room 2 Dibert Building. HARRY MAINHARTL, '89, R S. SLAT. E. MURPHYL T'l'ORNEY-AT- AW, ' TTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Room 206 Swank Building. i Dibert Buildiii. FKANK MARTIN, L J WALLACE EAUL, TTORNEY-AT- AW, ' AWYER, Bunk Building. l Suppes Building 1 - I C O M M E R C I A L KEYSTONE CANDY. CO.. GEO. PANAGOTOCOS, Pl'0pl'., 505 Main Street. Home-made Candies Made to Order PATRONIZE OUR PLEASE MENTION the SPECTATOR when you ADVERTISERS Sharp Reductions in SWEATERS The following prices represent n wide variety of choice, both in quality, weight or color, and any selec- tion from the list will he gk! both satisfactory and k E protituble. 5 HEAVY SWEATERS, F turtle neck in black, blue, ' vt red or Fancy effects, reg- X rj ulztrly sold at Sr, reduced X N zz to Q45 Those that sold U at 1,50 now reduced to s m 98c. . Fine quality of WHITE X SWEATERS. closely I JONNSTOWNS G woven, with turtle neck, that sold at 953 and 52.50, now 52. F AN CY M I X E D SWEATERS, with turtle neck, and the kind that we have been selling nt S3, now reduced to S I .87 SECOND FLOOR NEW . Spring Hats Our stock is about ready for your inspection. All the Latest Shapes and Colors ....... nt . MARX -Q l-..-ll-11 Opposife f?Merchanfs Hofel Main Street PO ORM AN 'S Creaflndian Best in the World for Coughs, Colds, Honrseness, Asthma. Crnup, Whonwping Cough, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Price 2542. Prepared by KREDEL EGFARRELL LDRUGGISTS xx4 Clinton St., Johnstown THE SPECTATOR 27 SPCECITAE ,iw 1155515121 Fine Stationery, Framed Pictures eeeiigf, ,,t, 3 Fancy GOOCIS 2 'f,,u, i HORAN'S BOOK STORE, 545 IVIAIN STREET QUIQQQQQIETENDEAOUB QW3PO U1U3UtS3l9 IN THE STORE REDUCED .. IN P ICE. L F YELLOW TICKETS- THEY MEAN LOW PRIEEK :?R::-I-HE NATHAN'S Always Busy Store Spggfalgqffenffgn Charles Young, Ph. G. Straw tSIT'e1r'rCz2 E55 CPffSCf'fPffQgL ErI:iEIEErl5cTuitgor-Socials, P rtie 9'0f2f1Sf0'wf1 Sanita'Lq?fifN Tiberf cBldg., nezf Tribune Office Company 'T fohnsfoqvn, Ta. Both Phones YYNLH illltl 5151304 Contractors, Builders, Lumber Dealers MILL WORK AND HARD WOOD FINISH A SPECIALTY C H3Z'i,'L'L.?v5??eT2Sh'3l5352 M' J0hnSt0Wn, Perma. 28 THE SPECTATOR 507 IWCNAUGHTNHOERR 507 Main St. Main St. 53.59 507 IWCNAUGHTNHOERR 507 Main St. l-CORRECT FOOTWEAR '- Main St. HARRY H. BENFORD WM, B, WATERS Independent 85 BRO. Insurance aqgent Books 145 FRANKLIN STREET Opposite City Park Johnstown, Pa. Stationery, Pictures and Artists' Suppiies DECKER 85 CO. Grocers A Full Line of Staple and Fancy Groceries Fresh Fish, Fresh Oysters 722 Franklin Street E. L. 8: T. z 2 UPDEGRAVES White Sale Will he the event of this mon1h's business. Our show of White Goods will he the finest in the history of this store. For dainty goods call on ..... . . . . E. L. 8: T. UPDEGRAVE 138-no Market Street H01-IMANN BRos. - ESTABLISHED S2 YEARS 49 ' Prize Winners. Everything Q Music 528 MAIN STRE Victor Talking Nia- chines - T h e Ni o s t Complete Stock of Sheet Music in the city ET O9 SOHMER Pianos, Best in the World Hohmann Bros. THE SPECTATOR 29 Globe-Wernieke ookcases GREEFFS 352253 219 255533 . FRANK C. HOERLE Printer no Publisher S as S ee K e 215 Franklin St., Second Floor Telephone 8oz JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. W. F. FREDERICK The largest stock of PIANOS in Johnstown- Chickering, McPhail, Strich 81 Zeidler, Gabler, Kimball, Hawes Brothers, Schubert, Hobart M. Ca- ble, and other reliable makes-225 Franklin St., Suppes Bldg. Used pianos from 5125 to 8200. Used organs from EIS to 7550. wWif5moEfFfFf . . , .... MRREEE DR. S. A. HALL, Post Graduate and Phy lclan ln Charge City Phone 160 I-Iall Osteopathic lnijrnjgf Second Floor Fend Building :: 544 Main Street, Johnstown, Pa. DR. GERTRUDE OLIVER DR. FLORENCE COFFLAND Graduates of the American School of Osteopathy 30 THE SPECTATOR Pgnngyyzvqgim Jltgfgvff of the Vlnggaftional 'Busgefsffragice vissociation ROWE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SHORTHANIJ BUSINESS COLLEGE SCHOOL OF TVPEWRITING NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL If you desire a good paying position, make yourself perfectly competent to hold one, and you'll get it. The demand for bookkeepers and stenogra- phers is greater than the supply. Students enrolled at any time. School open the year 'round S. H. ISENBERG, Ph. D. - -' - President DR. W. AQTQETZEL VAN VALZAH Faster Of gyfkfif 'Dentist Y' 77 W W W Swank Housefurnlshlng Co. Block zoa LINCOLN BLDG. Nea' gtg ,5',Q'cj1nS'L'QQ'f,'1 sts' CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK a Specialty ZIMMERMASVS LIVERY Cor. Clinton and Locust Sts. :: EUGENE ZIMMERMAN, 'Proprietor BOARDING AND SALE STABLE Telephones - - 'Bell 31 - - johnstofwn 155 FRED MILLER C. T. WILLIAMS Dealer in aqrtistic Hair Cutting Hne Shaving wx Prod ce Q 11 Fanci Groceries Cor. Market and Vine Sts. 404 FRANKLIN ST. P11002 502 THE SPECTATOR 31 UST received a Large Stock of Grand Rapids Furniture. Within a limited time All must be sold HENDERSON FURNITURE Co. Lindsey Hospital FOR SICK WATCHES, CLOCKS 1 EWELRY, SILVERWARE, Etc. If you have any of the above articles in your house or oliice that need repairing, and will let us know hy postal card. phone, or otherwise, we will cull for them, put them in first-class condition and return them to you at small cost. Address C. A. LINDSEY. City Phone 483 B 540 Washington St. No. 611 Main Street EE' All Steam Laundry 606 FRANKLIN ST. Only First-Class Work Done Domestic and high gloss finish W . S . F O U S T Proprietor The Uses of the Kodak Snap shots out of doors, time exposures indoors, and flashlights at night, all come within the Scope of the ts operation is so Kodak simple that a boy ff. ' or girl can operate it, yet its scope is so unlim- ited that it is employed in every science, in every pro- fession, in every branch of business. It gives rest to the busy mind by turning it into channels new. We can sell you a Kodak to suit your pocketbook. Chai. L. Berry The SOUH1 Side Dfgggigt High School GIRLS Your personal appear- ance counts for much. Don't neglect it. 1l There's a right way and a wrong way to dress. We know the right way-we'll show you. Just now we would ask you to in- spect the new spring styles in Peter Thomp- son suits for girls,sizes 14 to 18 years., Pretty new neckwear a n d belts are also ready. KLINE'S THE QUALITY STORE 32 THE SPECTATOR FISHER at Co. Whiskies A N D I M P O R T E D LIQUORS. CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDIES 147 Clinton and 609 Nlain Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. il?-ll Telephone No. 115 Y Y Bottiers and proprietors Pri- vate Stock. Conemaugh Club Belmont Club, Monong-:thela Rye, Fisher 8: Co. XXXX. Fisher 8: Co. XXX, Old Cab- inet 1816, Old Favorite Pure R Y E W H l S K l E S All liquors are guaranteed. Liquors for medical purposes n specialty. Our stock is the largest and second to none innll departments. All mail or- ders filled with care and promptness l Three- a NEQSQLEHQ is all you need. That'll buy the best pair of odd pants in the store . . The need of an 'extra pair of trousers is obvious. Coat and vest in excellent condition, too good to lay asideg a pair of odd parfts completes the suit and you are good until spring. New cloths and late fashloning make these trousers superior at anv price Selling at 51.98 for 153 and 83.50 Trousers 52.98 for 84 and 34.50 Trousers 53.98 for 555 and 36.00 Trousers Woolf E Reynolds I Clncorptnatedj :Y 1 il Clothiers to those who know Young lVlen's Clothing We have an exclusjve department devoted to Young Men's Cloth- ing: distinct styles In best do- mestic and foreign fabrics. Ev- ery suit built by expert tailors. whose business is making cloth- ing for the young man. Coats are large this spring, well built shoulders and close-httinp col- lars. Pants come either peg or conservative style. Single and double-breasted 23325, 57,90 to 3,515 John Thomas Cgl Sons Women's Wearables Priced Low Look through every other store In Johnstown--examine their goods and prices--then come here and let us show you where we can save money for you on stylish, fashion- able wearables. We want you to compare our goods and prices with those of other stores: we have confidence that the values we offer are superior to any which you can find elsewhere, and we know that our good judgment will bring you here every time. Schwartz Bros. The Low-Price Leaders 1 ' 'nf' '. .L-3 .J .I E sg 1- E W0 f .Q-7 A-.5 ,' L, x - Z ..,,' vo. H A 1 L 1, 1 .I C fl i. 'n 1' 1. -.w -, 1' ' A : ' Jr S , -CJ' ' .ug-if J. 9 Y.. - -1 . A 7. 1-.... ' sinus- ' ,Z 'M .L , .- 4 , f 1 Q' A v ' w .L I -'- . V A , , A. ff' ff 1 ,- x ,Q-,. -uv . P. K. 1 L 4 31 r 'V- I' .3-S. I ' ff. ' 1 -..xl Sy' E4,w J' -1 '- ' :4 . A , Q ,-r f' . A . f ' .' 'g -' . I 5, Q--n 1: ff' . 7.7 L- 3 ' ,, fi, 1,41 ' . . 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QF, J 1. , v ' , rf 1 - ' :J 1 the Spectator Sobnstovon 'ifligb School llbarch 1: 19058 CONTENTS Page A Harmless Marauder . . . . 1 An Italian Vender ...... . . 4 When Zeus Rules the Earth . . . . 5 Among the Literary Societies . . . . 7 Editorial . . ...... . . . 8 News of Interest to High School . . . , I2 High School Happenings .... . . I3 Athletics ........ . . IS Exchanges . . . . 18 Advertisements . . . . zo be Ibigb School Spectator. 'Uires arquirit eundof' VOL. VII. HIGH SCHOOL, JOHNSTOWN, PA. NO. 7. I I I W , A Harmless Marauder HE NIGHT was slipping awayg the silvery beams of the crescent moon that rode above the hills were tripping the light fantastic upon the walls and floor of Frank Claymore's room, when that. young gentleman suddenly awoke. The arena of his thoughts shifted so violently from the dream-world into that of reality that he sat bolt-upright in bed, atingle with excitement. At what, he did not exactly know, but the atmosphere seemed charged with a mysterious presence of evil, vague and undetinable-and yet, was there not a sound upon the midnight air ? Frank had been dreaming--not the light, airy dream of the day, but the sickening, ghoulish dream of the night that so often comes to him who has allowed him- self to do what he calls justice to the evening repast, and could not be satisied that he was indeed awake, un- til he had demonstrated the fact by experiment. Yes, be- yond a doubt, he was awake, his hearing was not at fault, the stillness of the night was not unbroken. It was a warm summer night, and the doors from the different rooms into the hall had been left open that the air might circulate the more freely. Now, from the oppo- 2 THE SPECTATOR site end of the hall, seemingly from the room of his pa- rents, came a series of sniffs and low snorts, as if some prowling marauder had stumbleduupon rich prey and were making a reconnoisance preparatory to a banquet royal. With his feverish dreams and a 'newspaper account of the wreck of a show-train some tive miles down the rail- road as a background upon which to work, Frank was not long in reaching a conclusion. The tiger, he ejaculated in a low tone, then was silent. The vague terror that had possessed him when he first awoke now gave way to this specific fear, or rather apprehension, not for self, but for the safety of his pa- rents. He knew there were no weapons about the house, still he must do something. He was excited and could not think clearly. The cold sweat started on his fore- head. He tried to scream, but terror held him dumb. He sat still and trembled. The terrifying sounds contin- ued and, to his excited imagination, seemed ever to in- crease. Unable to bear the suspense longer, Frank, al- most unconscious of what he did, climbed cautiously out of bed and into his shirt and trousers-he did not stop for his shoes-slipped noiselessly down the back stairs and out into the 'yard. I Once outside, the thought struck him to go for help. Off he started to the nearest neighbor's, some half a mile distant. The trees along the wayside cast dark shadows across his path. The light breeze fanned his heated face. Occasionally sharp stones in the dusty roadbed bruised his naked feet, but he was insensitle to all except his terror. He raced on till he reached the house. Stum- bling up the steps, he rang the bell, then, as the tink- ling sound echoed through the silent house, he sank faint and exhausted upon the doorstep. Imagine Mr. Clinton's surprise ywhen, light in hand, he opened the door and beheld a white-faced, half-clad boy lying as if dead, prostrate at his feet. Hastily set- ting the lamp down, he carried his neighbor's son-he had now recognized the boy-to a couch, and ran to the kitchen for water. He dashed the cold water into the ashen face, and ina few moments Frank opened his eyes THE SPECTATOR 3 and stared confusedly around him. Soon his brain began to clear, and in a few words he told his tale. Greatly alarmed at the threatened peril of his neigh- bors, Mr. Clinton lost no time in securing weapons and setting out for the Claymore home. Frank was fully re- covered from his exhaustion and in a great measure from his excitement, so the pair quickly covered the distance. The front door stood open as Frank had left it on going out, ingress then was no barrier to their advance. Lighting the torch which they had brought with them, they entered the lower hall, passed quietly along it, and ascended the stairs. As they passed outrfrom the stair- way into the upper hall, a sound fell upon their ears. They hesitated only a moment, then, gripping their weapons, advanced warily towards Nlr. Claymore's room, Frank bearing the torch above his head. The critical moment had come. With fingers on triggers and nerves taut, they step thru the door and behold-Nlr. and Mrs. Claymore sleeping peacefully side by side. The intru- ders glanced about the room, there was no marauder there, and to all appearances none had been there. They looked at the sleepers, Frank shot a signihcant glance at Nlr. Clinton, and that gentleman nodded comprehensively. Without disturbing the dreamers, who slumbered on all unconscious of their danger, a very sheepish-looking couple, feeling as if they had suddenly collided with some substance rather harder than eiderdown, sneaked from the room-one to his bed, the other to his home. Frank had made a mistake: he had allowed his im- agination to weave a tragedy from a bad dream and a newspaper articleg he had rushed off at dead of night and roused Nlr. Clinton from his sleep, not to rescue a neigh- bor from peril, but me1'ely to hear him snore. His col- league in this little drama, however, made a still more grievous error: he told 2, woman about it. Of course Mrs. Clinton promised not to tell, but then she saw Nlrs. Courtland in the backyard next morning, just across the fence and- well, she wouldn't tell anyone - So the episode was the property of the neighbor- hood, and Frank and Mr. Clinton the guys. These two heroes, however, laughed with the rest, and thus the is 4 THE SPECTATOR time wore on. Perfume exposed to the air loses its fra- grance, and so it was with this little farce. Robbed of its pungency by the lapse of time, unresented by its ac- tors, it passed and was forgotten, and, except when raked up by one of the victims himself, continues to rest in peace and seclusion amid the chaos of bygone incidents. An Italian Vender A Class Room sketch by ' JENNIE BURNS, IQO8. HE PUSH-CART, creaking and groaning with its load of fruit and peanuts, was rolled against the curbing, and with a sigh o-f relief the owner began arranging his stock, which had been misplaced by jolting over the rough streets. The ebony hair and mustache, the glittering black eyes from which could flash the heat of passion or the light of love, and the swarthy complexion, showed the vender was a son of Sunny ltaly. Ugh, he mut- tered, as he drew his great coat closer about him, 'tis a cold, de vara cold, no such a nasty weader in de pretty ltaly, dera warma alla de time, beautiful sun, beautiful sky, beautiful bay, dis a bada countree but plenta de mon hera. An urchin sidled nearer and attempted to snatch a peanut. Instantly the black orbs lighted up with the heat of passion and the trembling street arab fled precipitately from the garbled mixture of italian and English hurled at him by the owner of the cart. Dat is de one bada fault here in dees countree, everybody want to beat poor Italian man. When Hrst l came here my brother Pedro he tella me keepa close to policeman, he keepa you from being a robbed. So I take my stand on' corner where policeman stand. Pretty soon he walk up and say, ' How you dog' me no understand what means. Den he taka a bigga de Hne orange. Me tella him its Eva de cents, he tella me no mon. He eata my Hne orange. Pretty soon he come again and taka de peanuts, a bigga de lotg me aska again for de mon, he tella me 1 no keep quiet 1 getta put in de wagon. Free Tl-IE SPECTATOR 5 , . nf . WWW f.G.-.,,a-s or four times he coma, and when I get ready to go a home me finda de big policeman have eata up all my prolit. Next day I go a where no police was, boy make ball out of white stuff what falla from sky, dees Ameri- cans call him snow, we no hava him in Italy, an hita me in de neck. I run after him, and big gang de rush out from house and steala everything I have on my stand. Pedro he tell me I should no run and leave stand but I canna help when get a hit with ball. Next day I go wherea another policeman stand. He justa like the odder one, taka everything I have and say he locka me up if lask for mon. Me think policeman worse than boys because you can beata de boys when you catch dem, an the policeman beata you after he taka your fruit. Just then a customer approached, and the soliloquy ended. There was enough, however, to show the vender did not admire the actions of the law. ' When Zeus Ruled the Earth LTHO centuries have blotted out the original race of the Greeks, altho decades have wiped every wor- shiper of her religion off the face of the earth, yet there remains an irresistible love and desire to know about their gods, their land, and themselves. For there is a charm in the very name of ancient Greece, and a wonderful fas- cination in every page of her history. With something of a sense of awe we read of their beautiful country, of their high and perfect ideals of beauty, and we look back to the time of Pericles with wonder not unmixed with deep admiration. We emulate her in many ways, and we must acknowledge her our mistress, for Greece stands alone in some lines of perfection. We must consider the very element of this wonder- ful nation-their country, or properly speaking, their environment. The land was surely God's own -a perfect place, Hlled always with sunshine and the fra- grance of flowers, the air, soft and warm, the moun- 6 THE SPECTATOR tains, tall, majestic, and awe-inspiring. In all the land there was not a mountain, plain,.or river, a fountain, grove, or wood, that was not hallowed by some mytho- logical connection. There was naught in all the land to inspire anything but love for the beautiful. Their gods and goddesses were creations of the mind-idealized. Each symbolized perfection in some one thing, as, for in- stance, Venus' represented perfection of form in woman, Apollo in man, Minerva represented the height of learn- ing and wisdom. And the people in their worship con- sciously or unconsciously copied these qualities. At the height of her power Greece was composed of two important divisions, each representing perfection in one particular held. Sparta, in the southwest, had achieved the highest point of physical development ever before or since attained, Athens, in the northeast, had realized the most wonderful mental growth the world has ever seen at any one time. Here, within one country, perfection in worldly things had been achieved-but the soul lay sleeping. What a shame it seems that this people should decline just when Christianity had been introduced, and thus miss the cul- mination of human life. With physical and mental com- pleteness, they lacked all spiritual development. Perhaps it was not for one people to be perfect, else the Greeks might have attained even that, for, having gone thus far-had it been willed-they could surely have accom- plished anything. What a nation it would have been! ln time it would have guided the world! And to-day Greece might be at the head of the nations, her sons the leaders of civilization. But, she lacked that one quality-Christianity- which is necessary for the growth of any nation or the welfare of any life, and she is, as a result, practically an unimportant country, full of political quarrels and dissat- isfactiong her sons and daughters are no longer perfect models in physical and mental development, there are no more Demosthenes or Aristotles or Pericles, and the name of Greece, which once signified culture, intelligence, and beauty, is to-day known only because of yesterday. THE SPECTATOR 7 Among the Literary Societief ORE interest has been developed in the Emerson and T. K. E. societies lately, which has been man- ifested not only in more careful preparation but also in the honest endeavor to raise the standard of the work higher at each meeting. Quite an interesting Southern program was given in the T. K. E. Society on the 3d of March. Each number dealt with some phase of literary work in the South. Several poems, selected from the best modern poets, were delivered, and orations, both from the works of modern orators and those of the early part of the past century. On the same day the Emersonians enjoyed what of late is almost a novelty in that society-impromptu speeches. Altho formerly impromptu speeches were quite common, and altho they proved very successful, they have been somewhat neglected this year. Nevertheless it is hoped that now they will have a place in the foreground on all the programs of both the societies, Resolved, That the Statehood Bill should be passed, was the subject debated in the Emerson Society on Feb. 24th. Kinter Koontz and Sallie Stroup defended the af- firmative side, and Helen Ferguson, Todd Cochran, and Elmira Confer, the negative. The decision was given in favor of the latter. On account of the absence of so many of the speakers the debate in the T. K. E. Society on March Ioth was postponed and the meeting was given over to business. , The T. K. E. Society deserves the hearty congratu- lations of all for their excellent open meeting held on Feb. 22d. This was the seventh anniversary, and it was indeed a highly successful one. The school is eagerly looking forward to the Emerson open meeting on the 14th of April and anticipates an equally good meeting. - In history: Sherman's men were hard on cotton- gin while devastating the south. 8 Tl-IE SPECTATOR be 'ileligb School Spectator. JOHNSTOWN, PA., MARCH, 1905. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 40 CENTS. PER COPY, 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-in-chief, FRED. G. s1vn'rH, mag. Associate Editor. MERLE K. HORNER. zoos. Exchange Editor, Society Editor' ROBERT E- GIPE' 1906. CLARA B. THOMAS 1906. Athletic Editor. General News Editor, wlLLlAM GROVE' 1906. CHARLES E. MARTIN, 1995. Literary Editors' School News Editors, GEO. F. STAMMLER' Igos. NORMAN KIEFFER. 1005. EBEN EDWARDS, wo.. CLARENCE HURREL- 1908- Art Editor. ANNIE M. RISCH, 1905. Chief Business Manager, RALPH W. BOLSINGER, IQO5. Associate Business Manager, LANGDON MARX, 1906. Assistant Business Managers, FRANK MARDIS, 1906. ROY REESE, 1905. HARVEY MITCHELL, 1906. EDWARD HOERLE, 1905. FRANK DAILEY, 1995. RIGHTER LONGSHORE, IQO7- ELMER HOFFMAN, 1907. MAURICE ROTHSTEIN, 1908. THE SPECTATOR is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR, High School Building, Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postoftice, Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter, In order to insure publication ln the current issue, all MSS. must be handed in to the editor not later than the gd of each month. N DEFIANCE of the overwhelming defeat of the Rus- sian army at Nlukden and Tie Pass, the czar's gov- ernment seems determined that the war shall continue to the bitter end, until the Japanese resources are exhausted. However feeble this threat may at present seem - since the refusal of the French Hnanciers to supply the repeated requests for loans to the Nluscovite government - it shows, nevertheless, the attitude of the Russian nobility in this mad struggle for territorial acquisition and proves beyond THE SPECTATOR 9 all question that the sacrihce of human life is no consid- eration at all to these brutal demagogues. When we consider then the assassination of the late Duke Sergius, the man who apparently was the leader of the war party, we fail indeed to consider his murder in the light that President Roosevelt did, and we feel safe in saying that Mr. Baker, who was threatened with expulsion in the house for voicing his adverse view on the question, rep- resented more truly the feeling of the American people than did the president. Had Nlr. Roosevelt expressed the honest opinion of America, he would have used his af- fectionate words in behalf of those Russian martyrs who perished on the streets of St. Petersburg or those soldiers who are blindly sacrihcing their lives in Nlanchuria. The universal cry is for peace, and the news of it is anxiously awaited by the people of the world. ll ll' ll Ill We trust that the pupils of our school will avail themselves of the excellent opportunity in the field of short story and essay writing which the staff has encour- aged by its recent contest, which will be open until April 20, 1905. We heartily encourage every effort along this line, not only for the good of the paper, but also for the good of the individual. Time spent on literary work, whether reading or writing, is time never wasted, but the happiest person is he who produces something worth while from his own pen. Many of the members of our school have never realized this, because they have never earnestly tried. Manuscripts produced in class-rooms are considered bores by the students, and hence the results are encouraging. With voluntary work the result is en- tirely different, and it is for that reason that we urge every member of High School to contribute to this con- test. There is an equal chance for all to win. Three prizes will be given, but of course all participants cannot expect to win one of these, however, all efforts along this line will be fully repaid by the individual benefit re- ceived, and hence in no possible consideration can anyone fail. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Do not fail to grasp the opportunity and prove that your self-depreciated ability is higher than imagined. 10 THE SPECTATOR This contest has been opened principally to obtain good contributions for the commencement number of the Spectator which the staff expects to elaborate on. We are going to make a strong effort to produce an issue which will truly represent the Johnstown High School. This issue must therefore- in our consideration - be an extraordinary publication. We have excellent literary material in our school, but apparently it seems to be dor- mant. But we hope to awaken it by means of this short story and essay contest, the requirements of which are very ordinary and simple, and are to be found published in this issue. W if I Sl With the advent of spring, basketball naturally comes to an end. We are sorry to see the Hnish of this sea- son, because we have at present the most successful bas- ketball team that has yet represented our school. Several dates still remain on our schedule, and the Spectator is therefore unable to publish the final summary in this is- sue. The most important game remains unplayed. On March 23d the Butler High School, who, like ourselves, defeated the Pittsburg High School, and who claim the high school championship of 'Western Pennsylvania, will play our team at the armory. It is needless to say that this will be a hard fought game, and we hope to see a large crowd present to cheer our boys to victory. This game will in all probability end the season. Baseball and track athlet- ics have already been discussed before the association, and the prospects for these sports, and especially for base- ball, are encouraging. Manager Nlartin, of the baseball team, has handed in a schedule which appears elsewhere in this paper. The games already arranged for give promise to be good. High School has taken large steps in this sport this year, and we hope that successful re- sults will follow. wr ' ar 4- A- Before the next Spectator comes forward we will have had a short but doubtless enjoyable vacation. The an- nual city teachers' institute will take place during the week of April gd and will hold its meetings in the High THE SPECTATOR II School auditorium. This vacation for the pupils comes at a very opprtune time, because, should there be any over- worked or delinquent pupils, this week will be a very appropriate time to catch up. But whatever occupies your attention during this time we trust will be both profitable and enjoyable, and that when we convene again as a school we will be better fitted to end up our term's work. ll' ll 4' Ill Our school term is slowly but steadily drawing to a close, and work, particularly for the seniors, is both end- ing and beginning. A few more weeks and the seniors will have closed the work of our regular four years' course, but theses, commencement orations, and class-day programs yet remain to be prepared before the senior, happily or regretfully as the case may be, can with truth voice the biblical phrase It is finished. Theses subjects have been submitted by a faculty committee. Choice of subject on the part of student has been allowed, however, and upon faculty approval such subject may be substituted for the one assigned. The subjects as chosen by the faculty are various and appro- priate. Care has been taken to provide questions of peculiar interest and pertinency and of such a nature as to make apposite themes for public discussion. This has been done in order to relieve those elected to serve on the commencement program of the necessity of preparing an additional paper. The subjects as posted cover pretty fully the fields of history, politics, science, philosophy, art, and literature. It is to be hoped that all theses will be completed before institute vacation, and will be of such a quality as may stand as a monument and epitome of the ability of the retiring class. lk ll ll lk March 6th marked the conclusion of our lecture course. The Jean DeBacker Concert Orchestra, which terminated a season of very pleasing lecture and concert numbers, was greeted by not only one of the largest houses, but one of the most cultured as well. Before the appearance I2 THE SPECTATOR of the concert orchestra, the success of our course was in doubt, but since its performance the finances have taken a better turn, and we are glad to say that we have realized about 5160 over and above expenses. Our season, just closed, altho not one of the best, may be considered to have fared pretty well. We are sure that it pleased, at any rate, and had it been prop- erly patronized we would have been enabled to make a library addition somewhat in excess of our present gain. The faculty is unable to present a completed and item- ized account of the nnances, but can only give a rough estimate of the result because of a few delinquents. The gross receipts are in the neighborhood of 51,400 or fI,425, while the total expenditures will amount to about 51,250 or 51,265. Although any degree of success is better than failure, the proceeds of the lecture course of 1904-5 have fallen far below those of previous courses, there being but one course which bore less fruit finan- cially, namely that of last year. Notwithstanding, the pleasant and entertaining numbers of this course will no doubt have a happy effect on those in the future. News gf Interest to High School WW March 17th and 18th the Triangle Club of Prince- ton University presented The Pretenders, a comic opera written by undergraduates, in the Nixon Theatre, Pittsburg. The interesting feature of this enter- tainment is that the whole production Qwriting the play, staging it, arranging the costumes and sceneryj is the work of the undergraduates of the university, and all the parts in the cast, from the leading lady to the bal- let and chorus girls, were Hlled by young men who are members of the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes. Charles E. Nlartin, 1905, entertained the boys of the Senior Class and a few friends at his home on Jackson street, Thursday evening, Nlarch gth. THE SPECTATOR 13 The Old Boys of Indiana Normal defeated the Kiskiminetas Springs School at basketball on the latter's floor, March 4, by the score of IQ to 15. The report concerning the wreck of the Butler High School basketball team is apparently false, because Nlan- ager Nokes has since received a definite date with that team. They will come on Nlarch 23d and play the High School championship game of Western Pennsylvania. Harry Hager, '04, who has been attending school at the University of Michigan, has recently been called home to take charge of his father's business. His father was compelled to go south on account of poor health. High School Happeningf HE open meeting of the T. K. E. Literary Society, held on Washington's birthday, was well attended. Their program was both pleasing and instructive from start to finish, although the Indian was the subject of all the speeches, they did not become monotonous. The decorations were attractive. Let us hope that the Emer- son program, April 14th, will be equally successful. The largest audience of the year was present to hear the concert rendered by the Jean DeBacker Festival Or- chestra, March 6th, and our patrons did not go away disappointed. This was the concluding number of the course. Although this year's proceeds of the lecture course were not large, still we have gained enough to add a few new books to our library. The annual city institute begins April gd, and con-- tinues for a week. The meetings will be held in the High School building. A vacation at this time will be gratefully received. Hazel Ruff, Fannie Kuntz, Nlyrtle Baldwin, Leo Daley and Stuart Ferner '08, Fannie Cameron and Hazel Weisgarver '07, have also stopped school within the last few weeks. 14 THE SPECTATOR The Misses Kline and Alwine, who have been taking a post-graduate course in the Commercial Department, quit school lately to accept positions. Hugh Anstead, who has been sick for several months, is still unable to attend school. High School is indebted to Earl Ogle '03 and T. K. Saylor for the pictures of the University of Michigan which now adorn our library. John Linton has recently been enrolled as a member of 'o8. Mr. Linton formerly resided in DuBois, Pa. Our Eve is still maintaining its phenomenal rec- ord. Quakers of Indiana 12, J. H. S. 553 Kiski Reserves 13, J. H. S. 79, North Braddock 12, J. H. S. 59. Keep it up, High School! There should be no question about giving this team the privilege of wearing our numerals. The present outlook for a baseball team, able to sustain the high standard set by the football and basket- ball teams, is very promising. The fellows cannot wait till the snow is off the ground. The manager has already partially completed his schedule. The seniors received their class pins several weeks ago and are well pleased with them. A chemistry student, wishing to dissolve silver in acid, discovered that he lacked the necessary dime, whereupon he asked the professor if ten copper pennies would not do. Eben Callahan, '08, fractured his right arm recently, while exercising in our gymnasium. The Freshman Class will organize a basketball team this season. Nlaurice Rothstein was elected manager. Little Willie- Say, Pa. Father-Well, what P Little Willie- Why does the man in the band run the trombone down his throat? Father- l suppose it is because he has a taste for music. - Ex. Q THE SPECTATOR 15 Athleticf :BASKETBALL continues to attract a great deal of at- tention in the school. The regular team played no games from Feb. 11th till March gd, but the players did not remain altogether inactive. During this interval the annual class games for the championship of the High School were played. Last year's champions, '06, again came off with flying colors. The final result of the contest was decided in the first game, when '06 gained a victory over her most formidable rival, '07, by a score of 18 to 15. In the other games of the series '06 beat '08 24 to 35 '07 beat '08, 34 to 91 and '08 defeated '05 by a score of 25 to 8. Following is the lineup of the teams: '06 '07 Jones ...... forward .... Smith Replogle ..... forward .... Reese Elder, Mitchell . .center .... J. Lindsey Ashcom ..... guard .... Seigh Nokes ...... guard .... Hoerle 08 05 Allendifer .... forward .... Weaver Moses, Woodward forward .... D. Rothstein James ...... center .... D. Lindsay M. Rothstein . .guard .... Butler Horner, Zipf . . .guard .... Storey On Friday evening, March 3d, the Kiskiminetas Re- serves came here to play a return game and were com- pletely outclassed. The overwhelming victory of 79 to I3 plainly shows High SchooI's superiority. The Kiski boys tried to work the tactics which defeated High School in the first game, but they had no effect whatever. Bar- nett's dribbling was a noticeable feature of the game. Replogle was the star at throwing baskets, having suc- ceeded in throwing fifteen Held baskets. Considering that the Kiski team had not been defeated up to that time, High School can justly claim a great victory. The Salts- burg boys are desirous of playing a third game on a neu- tral floor to decide the tie, but,,considering the great difference of scores and that Kiski's -victory was decided I6 THE SPECTATOR by a foul after the score was tie at the end of the second half, High School feels justified in claiming the superior team. A preliminary game was played on the same evening between the High School Reserves and the Imperials of the local Y. Nl. C. A. The game was closely contested, and the result was in doubt till the last, the Reserves winning out by the score of II to Io. Following is the line-up and summary of both games: High Selzool 'Position ' Kiski 'Reserves H. Replogle . .forward . . Herbert Hoerle ..... forward . . Graham J. Lindsey . . . center . . . Watson, Corbett Barnett ..... guard . . . Urling, Watson D. Lindsey, capt. guard . . . Hacha, capt. Summary: Baskets from Held- H. Replogle 15, Hoerle 9, Barnett 9, J. Lindsey 2, D. Lindsey 2, Herbert 3, Graham I, Watson 2. Baskets from fouls- D. Lindsey 5, Herbert 1. H. S. Reserves Positzbn Imperials Jones . . . . .forward. . .Kent Rothstein .... forward. . . Davis James .... '. . center . . . Wesner C. Replogle . . . guard . . .Bracken Nokes ...... guard . . . Plotkin Summary: Baskets from field -Rothstein 2, Jones 1, James 1, Nokes 1, Kent 3, Davis 1, Plotkin 1. Baskets from fouls - Nokes 1. The game between North Braddock H. S. and Johns- town H. S. was the basketball attraction at the armory Saturday, March 11th. Braddock started out very well, but they could not long keep up with the swift pace which High School set for them. The game ended with the score 59 to I2 in Johnstown's favor. High School as usual put up a Hne game. The passing was brilliant and completely dumbfounded the boys from Braddock. Otherwise the game was devoid of noticeable features. The line-up and summary: N. Braddock H. S. Positzbn johnstown H. S. Rose. . . . . . .forward. . . Replogle Bowers . . . . .forward. . . Hoerle THE SPECTATOR 17 McDivitt ..... center . . . J. Lindsey Campbell .... guard . . .Barnett Owens, James. . guard . . . D. Lindsey Baskets from held- Hoerle I2, Replogle 8, J. Lindsey 2, D. Lindsey 4, Barnett 3, Rose 2, McDivitt 1, Bowers 2. Baskets from fouls - D. Lindsey 1, Bowers 2. High School spirit has been waning the last few weeks. For a number of games at the first part of the season, the representation of the school was fairly good. But at the last few games the attendance has fallen off so that the team is now in debt. A few faithful rooters still come to the games. The whole school seems proud of the time record that our basketball team is making this year, but a small portion of it patronizes our games. The team cannot look for much support from outsiders, the support must come from within the school. The management feels that the team has been unduly slighted by the student-body, but hopes that during the next few games this latent spirit will be aroused and that the team will end up its brilliant and otherwise successful season without a debt attached to it. BASEBALL SCHEDULE. April IS . . . All Stars ...... At Point April 21 . . . Babcocks ...... At Point April 29. . . Somerset A. C .... At Somerset May 2 . . . Pittsburg High School At Pittsburg May 6 . . . Cresson ....... At Cresson May I3 . . . Kiski Reserves . . . At Saltsburg May zo . . . Stoyestown ..... At Stoyestown Manager Martin expects to add a few more dates to this schedule, particularly home games. He has already about twenty-tive candidates, who will soon be asked to report for practice under Mr. Kerr. Merle Horner was recently elected captain for the coming season. 18 '1 ,HE SPECTATOR E x c h a n g e .r , LTHOUGH the edito- ' 'n r W ' als in our exchanges 1' 'I -11 are ll ll 'tt ' J, genera y we wrx en, , I U, I 3 -.--L we Hnd very few on topics ,, , Q EE. H of universal interest. Our 'ZKFU 5' ,S I contemporary editors seem f'-Qil-133' ' i X to consider that school hap- -I fjjx . penings alone are to be dis- :, gy , 1 ' l ' fy cussed on the editorial page. p - ' V ' ln this active world events . 1 ' V are continually taking place which, besides affecting the present generation, bid well to influence posterity. The discussion of such questions would add greatly to the in- terest and influence of our papers. We are sorry to notice that so many exchanges have either neglected or omitted their exchange columns in the February numbers. It should not be forgotten that the exchange column deserves space and attention. The Mercury is neatly put up. The Catching of a Burglar is a clever little story. . The Signiricances of a Picture, in the Carroll Echo, is well written, but those little ads should not be at the bottom of the pages. To the Spectator, Louisville, we would say that we do not wish to make jokes a noticeable feature of our paper. The ,Radiator is as well written and as neatly ar- ranged as any publication we have found. New Jersey State Signal has a pretty cover, and is good inside. The Polymnian should not have advertisements in the literary matter. THE SPECTATOR 19 The White Terror, in the Red and Black, is worth reading. The Advance, Salem, Mass., is an example of a good paper. One Ends much information in Current Topics. The cover design is also good. The Hall Boy is well written, but would be more at- tractive if larger. ln The Premier one tinds a great deal of solid mate- rial, which is very well written. The whole paper is the result of diligent preparation on the part of the ed- itors. The Hanovarian could be better arranged. Keep your advertisements out of the reading material, for this de- tracts from the appearance, if not from the interest, of the whole paper. Though we cannot ,criticise the stories in The Blue and White, it would improve the paper if you had more variety, and not have all the stories of the same class. We wish to congratulate the staff of The High School Journal, Wilkesbarre, Pa., on its January-February number. The Skirmisher is in keeping with its usual standard. ln Red and Black, the essay, The Educational Val- ue of Reading, is especially well written. Who objects, in The Tattler, is a humorous little story and deserves praise. The Red and Black, Central Manual Training School, Philadelphia, is a very neat and well arranged paper. THE SPECTATOR Rensselaer 2 Fjggfolytechnlctfzf, e,,qfZ,0p Institute, we Troy, N.Y. Looalexnminations provided for. Send for u. Catalogue. W - LA! Your Book Store. 'Price 50 nuts, - THE SPECTATOR 21 IT IS THE THING biJ5.'.'. 'Z CALL ON US FOR EZ3e,flii?2i,1i?f3f'fe? .IfF?.'ef7'id?f' 5132251 .ifggefooe TTT- .. ' ISQQQMHS iifgolcgcz Union National Bank Ffaiiftisi. This Space Reserved EVERY DAY The papers fell us of men who are Ljzzcxpefimlv Disabled jbr LU? Self-Puzymg Life lnszmmce lIS'SIlZd lg 1 Tha Fziffflfy' 67VI1zzfz1a! Lge if Plz1'!izdcQ1vlz11z R015 your snlmy and I'7ZSlll'tl7lf6 premizzms in case of perl11i111ff1'ziiz1m' total zfISclbf67l2t37lll Semi for Hee booklet. j. W. T. fDizw's, General fflgeuf, 400'4OI TIM Lifzfolu. Phones .' 'Bell 312 Loml 7 5 3 22 THE SPECTATOR PROFESSIONAL ,,,,,,7 , ,K Y ,WSH , WW THOS. J. ITELL, H W. STOREY, - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Suppes Building. Room 2 Diberl Building HARRY B. MAINHART, '89, R S. 81 T. E. MURPHY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, - ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Room zoo Swank Building. 1 Dibert Building FKANK P. MARTIN, J WALLACE PAUL. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, - Lftwven, Bank Building. Suppes Building, H 1 C O M M E R C I A L KEYSTONE CANDY CO.. GEO. PANAGOTOCOS, Propr., sos Main Street- Read ' our advertisements Home-made Candies Made to Order and then PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS 551-98 PORCH BRQS YOUNG MEN'S SHOES Regularly sold at 52.50 Were we to charge the 52.50 price you would be compelled to pay in an exclusive shop, the quality of these shoes could be no better. X Well made of Box Calf. Velour Calf, and Vici Kid: some with light soles. others with henv- ier soles. For wear, comfort, and style, shoes like these were never sold for less than 52.50. Our price, while they last, only STOWNS JHN We have your size XV- ,. 1 ' o I- IA 0 P- X E I Z N IE I O if you hurry. Steinway 8z Sons Mason 8: Hamlin Everet, Conover and many other high grades J ya'- ENTIRE BUILDING No. 142 Franklin PORCH BROS. THE SPECTATOR 23 And get your BASEBALL GOODS at BALL. HoRAN's EEEE Enookwsrog 545 Main -Street C - f f THE GEATEST LINE EVER u SEE THE BINGO BATS The time approaches when :ull . winter apparel will be cast nsideg in which case every young man will want n New, Nobby Spring Suit. We - have them. We invite you to come and see them. I. MARX POORMAN'S Gfedflndfdn Best in the World for Coughs, Colds, Honrseness, Asthma, Croup, Whoaping Cough, and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Prlce 25c. Prepared by KREDEL E3 FARRELL Opposite gllerchants Hotel LDRUGGIFTS Main Street 114 Clinton St., Johnstown Special Attention Given to :ill orders of ICE- CREAM, WATER ICES and SHERBETS for Socials, Parties and Banquets Y fahnsiofwn Sanitary Tairy - Company Both Phones Charles Young, Ph. G. Trescriptigg, 'Druggist Qibert Tldgu next Tribune Office jrohnstofwn, 'Pa. atronize 0 u r a4a vertisers DR. A. T. JARRETT SURGEON DENTIST Second Floor Swank: Building Cor. Main and Bedford Sh-nets 24 THE SPECTATOR SAY, BOYS! 555iEA1:?iE?AlH3ZSD?12ESiQZ,Li Blucher Pat. Colt Skin Blucher: Box Calf. . . I - and - - Button Pat. Colt Skin Bunonl Gun-Metal Calf: I I I I 507 gi!-IQIQEET 1VIcNAUGI-IT is I-IOERR HARRY H. BENFORD WM, B, WATERS Independent Insurance Agent Lo'w:st Rates in the City 8a BRO. Books Stationery, Pictures l45 FRANKLIN STREET Opposite City Park Johnstown, Pa. and Artists' Supplies DECKER 85 CO. Grocers E.L.8cT. 1: UPDEGRAVE'S The Ever Popular Store Are receiving daily, Spring Goods. A Full Line of Staple and Fancy Groceries All the novelties which please the YOUNG LADIES. Look forward to our Millinery Opening, it will be the Event of the Season, Fresh Fish, Fresh Oysters 722 Franklin Street E. L. 8: T. UPDEGRAVE 138-no Market Street I-IOHMANN BROS. Everything e Music 528 MAIN STREET SOHMER Pianos, Best in the World Victor Talking Ma- chines - Th e Prize Winners. Nl 0 s t Complete Stock of Sheet Music in the city O 0 Hohmann Bros. THE SPECTATOR 25 GRE.ER'S gasses 219 sssssrd Globe-Wernieke A lQQ3iiai3ieiaEet l,,, ' i t FRANK C. HOERLE Printer ntl' Publisher 2:5 Franklin St., Seeond Floor Telephone 8oz JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. You cannot make a mistake in buying the CHICKERING Plano. You should see it, and you will then agree with us. lt is artistic and durable: it is built on the right principle. Twenty other makes to select from, namely: Stricii 81 Zeidler, Gabler, Mathu- shek, Mc Phail, Frederick, Haines Bros., Price 81 Teeple. and oth- ers. PRICES RANGING FROM S150 TO SI,500. y W. F. FREDERICK SLL'Q E,2,,,,'2H'5I2lSG WMlVH.C6OKi.iiY. ffl . . MMIAGEH ONT'S for your glasses DO wear cheap or improperly fitted glasses DO wear your glasses when they are bent. We are always glad to straighten them for you DO use soap on your glasses. Rather use am- monia or alcohol .............. DO forget that we devote our entire time to the scientific examination of the eye and the fur- nishing of glasses exclusively ....... ....... . D. L. BUFFINGTGN, Refractionist Park Building . I4I Franklin Street 26 THE SPECTATOR fgznqvlfvania Jlffember of tIziVInter'nat1'ongl nBuffrIefL'Practz'ce gflgsociatioq ROWE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND BUSINESS COLLEGE SCHOOL OF TYPEWRITING NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL lf you deslre a good paying posltlon, make yourself perfectly competent to hold one, and you'll get lt. The demand for bookkeepers and stenogra- phers ls greater than the supply. Students enrolled at any tlme. School open the year round S. H. ISENBERG, Ph. D. --f- --f f' 7-4H -- --E President DR. . W. 513ETZEL VAN VLLZAH Ykacfzer of QQSQ Tenfist Swank Housefurnishlng Co. Block Studio at Near Main and Clinton Sts. PORCH BROS., 242 Franklin St. Clty Phone 1279 CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK a Specialty EUGENE ZIMMERMAN LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLES 222 d 224 L good St t , Phonggz Bell x63iTli:hI1stownrf:5 2' Johnstown! Pa' . THE SPECTATOR 27 HENDERSON EFIRHTUEE Q9 No. 611 Main Street UST received a Large Stock of Grand Rapids Furniture. All must be sold within a limited time ei: FRED MILLER e-Hrtistic Hair' Cutting Hne Shaving Sterilized tools. Sanitary precautio to insure cleanliness 404 FRANKLIN ST. C. T. WILLIAMS Dealer in Farrell Groceries te' Produce Cor. Market and Vine Sts. Phone 502 The Uses of the Kodak i KLINE'S Snap shots out of doors, New Dress Goods time exposures indoors, and flashlights at night all come . within the scope, of the qritigf-Made its operation is so gifs Kodak simple that a boy , , , A or girl can operate Sfltf'f'UJ8ZSf Sl1lfS it, yet its scope is so unlim- and ited that it is employed in ' , every science, in every pro- Separate WdlSfS fession, in every branch of in business. Alt gives rest to , the busy mind by turning it .EICIIISFUC into c mannels new. We can sell you a Kodak to suit Models your pocketbook. Now Ready Chai. L. Berry The South Side Dfggrgrisf Your inspection invited 1 .i 2B Tl-IE SPECTATOR FISHER at Co. Whiskies A N D I M P O R T E D LIQUORS, CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDIES 147 Clinton and 609 Main Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. I. . -. . Telephone No. 175 Bottlers and proprietors Pri- vate Stock, Conemaugh Club Belmont Club. Monongahela Rye, Fisher St Co. XXXX. Fisher St Co. XXX. Old Cab- lnet18-16, Old Favorite Pure R Y E W H I S K I E S All liquors are guaranteed. Liquors for medical purposes a specialty. Our stock is the largest and second to none inztll departments. All mailor- ders hlled with care and promptness l Manhattan Top Coats 51810030-.GQ - 5519 310.00 312.50 815.00 Love at first sight was never more spontaneous than the man- ner in which the Manhattan Top Coats have been received. ln- stantly in favor with the well- dressers because of the swell ap- pearance they give the wearer. The new shades are particularly pleasing and very nobby. Dis- tlnctive features of the Manhat- tan are the broad,concave shoul- ders and the close-fitting collars. Ask for Manhattan Top Coats, Woolf E Reynolds flncorporatedj I Y Y V Clothiers to those who know HAT Goodness The true test of Hut Goodness is not in the price, but in style, com- fort, and service. You mav pay a large price and still be dissat- lshed, but no better proof can be had of hat goodness than is found in our Osborne 52 hat. Our Guyer 53.50 hat, and Fernmont S3 hat are leaders at their price. but the high-water mark of excel- lence is found in our Youman 55 hat. Be in style: you can easily do so by wearing one of our latest style hats. S2 Agood pair of College- ' style Corduroy Pants, with belt straps, hip straps, and cuff bottoms, for a short time only. Regular 354.50 values. for only 52.98. John Thomas Cgl Sons Schwartz Bros., The Low-Price Leaders Nlatchless Values Ladies' Spring Materials THE largest assortment of sty- lish. up-to-date Spring Gar- ments for women that has ever been brought to this city is here now, at lower prices than have ever before been quoted on such excellent goods as these. There are so many startling chances for money-saving in our offerings that you owe It to yourself to look into these bargains before selecting your new spring outfit elsewhere. Schwartz Bros. The Low-Price Leaders vf--5. .- .ix . - AH V 'iff-F'.t-N '- , ' fe.-rgw f i1. ,,. 4. V. - 552- ? y1.N1,g,.-.iq 1. .. 5' 5' gf? ,.- wifi . - .iff-gf'-'fv-N .H x e - .1 'L 'Q A : - , Z- ,Aries 1- Jigrihi-ff-L Qi? f-513 . . Q., g y' ,. I V ....z 123 5.15-'15-2.' I- 1.. 'fj,s-f'---fi 'HL. :. - .?Gm,irEf1'!:: -1,9-1 f'g,.f+f'3- fi, 'v-1..+1.2x.v.- ' - fgbv.-f V... f 1. ff. gf- '. 'K- gil- ,. -Q, 12. 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His collection included everything, from a tin ice- cream spoon he had stolen from a Paris cafe, to a suit of rusty armor he had bought in Madrid. Of course he had a story to tell about most of the things in his collection, but the story which interested me most was the one connected with a thin needle-like stiletto which he got -almost through his heart-the first night he slept, or rather spent, in Naples. Here is the story as he told it: lt was my Hrst visit to that city, and l was forced to depend on others for my information. l had been told that the San Carlo Hotel was the best one for Ameri- cans, and accordingly 'asked for accommodations at that place. They informed me that they had no room, but l was not in a mood to be turned away. So l insisted that l must stop at the San Carlo, and would make the hest of any accommodations they would give me. The clerk hesitated, and then i'epeated that all the apartments were occupied, except -he did not go any farther, but l quickly said Except what? The clerk answered, They are all occupied but one, and you would not want that. l supposed itwas a small room, or poorly furnished, but l insisted that it would do, for l was detei'mined to stay at that hotel. Signor, said the clerk, it would be better if l did not tell you, but you force me to tell. Thei'e is one apartment in the hotel which is unoccupied, but, Signor, it is haunted, no one has slept there for a year, for no one who sleeps their ever wakes again. ln the morning we End him-dead. The only clue the police can find is a tiny red mark over the heart-and that's why you would not want to sleep there. This little story interested me exceeding- 2 THE SPECTATOR ly-a real Spook story, and a chance to investigate it. The opportunity was too good to let slip, so I engaged the apartments in spite of the entreaties of both clerk and proprietor, and had my suit case taken to the room. It was a richly furnished apartment on the second floor, with noth- ing about it to indicate the grewsome history I had been told was connected with it. I spent some time examining the furniture, curtains, bed, walls, and especially the fast- ening on the door, but could Hnd nothing amiss. However, Idid not intend to sleep, for I wanted to solve the ghost mystery if there was any. Now, you know as well as I that there is no such thing as a ghost, and I reasoned that if harm came to me it must be through something more tangible than a spook. But I did not intend that harm should come in any form, so I decided not to occupy the bed, but to Hx the covering as thoughl were in bed and hide under it. When lhad all my arrange- ments completed I extinguished the light and took my place under the bed. I determined to stay awake all night if necessary. I had nxed a comfortable place to lie under the bed, and was as comfortable, and possibly more comfortable considering the circumstances, than if I had been in bed. The time passed slowly, and it seemed ages between the times I heard the palace clock mark the hours. Ten, eleven, twelve came and went, and Ibegan to think that my precautions had been unnecessary. Imust have been dozing, for I startled as the clock tolled the hour of two. There was nothing particularly startling about the tolling of the clock, so I lay still, and I believe I was dozing again, when I felt a draught of cold air. Where this could come froml could not imagine, for the windows and door were locked. But as I lay there listening I felt, rather than heard, something moving stealthily over the velvet carpet. It came in my direction, and finally reached the bed. Now was the time to act. I threw out both arms and clasped them about the intruder, and for about two minutes there was a miscellaneous comminglement of arms, legs, and Italian oaths such as I never want to experience again. Of course the hotel people were on the alert for any trouble in my room, and soon the door was burst open by the pro- prietor, and he entered armed with a pistol, followed by THE SPECTATOR 3 servants carrying lights, and by the guests who had been awakened. By this time l had got the best of my assailant and taken from him this slender stiletto, which l kept as a mememto. Upon examination this man proved to be one of the servants, who, until then, had been regarded as a sort of harmless idiot, but from that time became a raving maniac. Well, l had found the assassin, but that was not enough. Why was he an assassin? Why did he select the occupants of this particular room for his victims? ln- quiry revealed some strange facts. The Hrst information l could get about him was that he had come there about a year previous, as the servant of an Italian nobleman. The nobleman and his servant occupied the apartments which later acquired the reputation of being haunted. There seemed to be nothing remarkable about either servant or master, but one night the nobleman disappeared. He re- tired to his room early, leaving the servant down-stairs. When the servant came to his master's room to see if he had retired, he found the door open and the room unoccu- pied. Nor was anything ever heard of the nobleman again. The police could rind no clue, but my private opinion is that he was lured from the hotel by a decoy message and drowned in the bay. But, at any rate, the servant never seemed the same afterward. He said he had no home, and was accordingly employged by the hotel, but seemed so simple-minded that he was never intrusted with very im- portant duties. He seemed to miss his master greatly, and used to go to the apartment formerly occupied by him and Hx the bed and arrange the furniture as though he expected him to return. Affairs went along thus for about a month, and the proprietor rented the apartments to another. The following morning the occupant was found dead. Thus it happened that every guest who slept in the room never woke again. And the only explanation seems to be that an insane servant was guarding a bed for his master who would never return. ' And if you don't believe the story, said my friend, there's the stiletto with which the servant stabbed his victims. 4 THE SPECTATOR 'Ure Successful Message NE evening, not many years ago, there stood a young cowboy with his pony on the desert plains of New Nlexico. On all sides for miles about him stretched the seemingly endless plains. No being was in sight. These moments would seem solitary to one accustomed to city life, nevertheless to the ranchman this is a happy time. But this young man was not a true ranchman, he despised his position, he was disgusted with life, and what was still more distressing, he could see no immediate betterment. Coming from the east, where he had learned telegraphy, he had brought his sister and widowed mother to New Nlexico. Here he had been disappointed at finding his promised posi- tion Hlled by another, because, owing to severe washouts, he had been delayed on the road and had arrived too late. Being pressed by pecuniary difficulties, Philip Blake, the disappointed telegrapher, was compelled to adopt the cowboy's togs and become a ranchman. Thus we find him sadly meditating over his misfortunes. -ln this condition he was startled by the cries of a woman in peril. Turning about, he saw two people strug- gling on horseback and approaching him at a swift speed. Suddenly the animal was stopped, and, turning, darted away in a different direction. Recognizing a woman strug- gling for release, Blake sprang to his saddle and directed his pony toward them. The apparent outlaw turned and, see- ing his pursuer steadily gaining upon him, urged his horse violently forward. Noticing this, the young ranchman spurred his pony forward and went dashing on in mad pur- suit. The race was furious. The woman's screams added to the horror of the situation. Blake was close behind and about to overtake them when the man turned in his saddle and, still holding firmly to his prize, pointed his pistol at his pursuer. The shot, piercing the pony's side, caused its pace to slacken, but Blake grabbed his revolver and spurred his pony on to its former speed. The woman screamed more terribly at the boldness of her captor. Blake dared not shoot, for he endangered the woman's life. He was now again upon his opponent, who turned once more and THE SPECTATOR S shot. The bullet pierced Blake's leg, but the pony kept up and he was soon at his opponent's side. He seized the bridle of the horse with a powerful, determined grip, and caused its pace to be slackened. Blake now faced his'an- tagonist, a Mexican. He saw also the face of the young girl who was being carried away by this heartless man. The pony was weakening from the effects of another shot, but Blake still held the horse's reign and had almost gained a standstill when the pony reeled about and dropped. ln order to save himself, Blake released his hold on the horse of the Mexican, who dashed away in triumph. The woman had fainted by this time, and Blake could do noth- ing. He dared not shoot and endanger the life of the per- son he had tried to save. Disgusted and beaten, Blake stood still and hopelessly saw the bandit disappear in the distance. Discouraged, Blake looked about him. There lay his faithful pony, dead at his feet, and he was miles away from any one who might save the young girl from the Mexican's hands. All at once a happy thought struck him. The tel- egraph line was not far off, and he could send a message to the next village, in which direction the Mexican was headed. He tried to hurry, but just then felt the wound in his leg, with desperate efforts he made his way over the plaing at length he reached the telegraph poles. Here another dis- couragement faced him. He must climb the pole to reach the wires. The task was severe, the pains from his wound were sickening, but Blake courageously stuck to his task and at length reached the top of the pole. Cutting the wires, he sent a message into the town, but he did not know whether it was received or not, for he had only the crude means of connecting and disconnecting the current by placing the wires together, he had no sounder and could receive no answer. After sending the message several times, growing weak and sick from loss of blood, he descended the pole and wait- ed the news of the outcome, which he heard several days later as he lay in bed nursing his wound. , His message was received in the village, and im- mediately a band of cowboys were on the plains in search of the Mexican kidnapper, with his prize. The rescuers succeeded in running him down and saving the young lady, who proved to be the daughter of a wealthy ranchman, whom the Mexican tried to capture and hold for a ransom. 6 THE SPECTATOR 'Dre Vision qf Sir Launfal lTH DRAMATIC troupes touring the country, playing Parzival, Wagner's masterpiece, and demanding the attention of all classes of people because of the antique and beautiful tradition upon which the poem is founded, it is not strange that we Americans should glance through our annals of American literature in search of a poem with similar tradition, and, Ending it in Lowell's Vision of Sir Launfal, try to appreciate it in its most minute detail. The tradition is founded on search for The Holy Grail, which was brought by Joseph of Arimathea into England and kept in his family for many years. But as chastity and purity of heart were requisites for holding this beautiful Grail carved out of one great sapphire, it disappeared from the home of Joseph of Arimathea, for one of his descend- ants had broken the vow. From this time it was considered the duty of every knight to go in quest of the Grail. Low- ell, however, substituted charity, or brotherly love, for chastity and purity of heart. Lowell's classic consists of two parts, each part accom- panied by preludes which, although not in a strict sense con- nected with the theme proper, are most charming rhapso- dies, which serve to introduce the parts in no ordinary way, and indirectly to presage the spirit of each part. The tone of the poem throughout is extremely original, differing from other poems in that the beauty lies in the most perfect versifying of the author, while in other poems we are captivated by the mere musical tone. Notwithstand- ing this, however, the following lines, The little bird sits at his door in the sun, A-tilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives, are indeed lyrical. Then too this line: As Sir Launfal made morn through the darksome gate shows a lack of lyrical melody, however there is no discord. But to coun- teract this and any other existing defect, there are the most gorgeons descriptions throughout. THE SPECTATOR 7 The first prelude is especially rich in beautiful pictures, two in particular deserve especial mention. The first is an organist strumming forth beautiful melodies, fancifully let- ting his fingers wander as they list. This leads up to a depreciation of worldly gains, striven for with a whole soul's tasking and it tells us, 'Tis only God may be had for the asking. Then follows the description of a June day, the high tide of the year. There is no price set on the lavish summer And June may be had by the poorest comer. Just as this is the high tide of the year, iand all nature is warmed with the new wine of the year, so Sir Launfal, a youth, feeling the onrushing tide of life, re- membered the keeping of his vow. And he begins the search for the Holy Grail. Well spurred and armed, glit- tering in his new coat of mail, beautifal to look upon, but with pride and haughtiness deep seated in his heart, he leaves his castle, but as soon as he crosses his own thresh- old fre comes in Contact with the sufferings of the world, and here he is betrayed. The sufferer he met was the leper, his charity was a piece of gold, it was a stone for bread. The leper could not use it. Sir Launfal, at the outset, had broken the vow of charity, a quality essential to the finding, even to the searching, for the Grail. This entailed long years of vain wanderings. But Sir Launfal thus comes into contact with the world, and with human suffering, and he becomes more sympathetic and his eyes are opened. He is no longer the narrow- minded, haughty youth who would toss a piece of gold in scorn to a wretched and helpless leper-he looks deeper and sees within a soul like His in whose image we are. As soon as he realizes the imperative need of charity and love for his brother-man, all that is real and true in life returns to him. At his own gate, years after, an old bent man, worn out and frail, he has learned his lesson-that charity is of the heart and is from God, based on that greatest com- mandment, Love thy neighbor as thyself. Forgetful of the Holy Grail, but full of this great love for all helpless, weak mankind, he again meets a leper, and shares with B THE SPECTATOR him his crust of course brown bread, and water from a wooden bowl. Then, indeed, he is madeto realize that inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these, ye have done it unto Me, for the leper glorihed, stands before him. ' Shining and tall, and fair and straight As the pillar that stood by the Beautiful Gate, Himself the gate by which man can Enter the temple of God in Man. Only a vision, but a vision that made Sir Launfal turn back to his castle, and live his life, to his fellow man, not to himself. Only a vision, but a vision that leads us to see that the law of life is love, to man, to beast, to bird, to all created things. Surely all America must needs pay tribute to Lowell, who has so sweetly told us the story of life. E. G. P. 05. The Violinist LENOR WATSUN was very young when she went to see her hrst matinee, accompanied by one of the most charming and popular girls of the small town in which they lived. Helen Cartwright was very much interested in a young fellow who played in the orchestra at the theatre, and she always sat in the very front row so that she could talk to him without attracting much attention. When she intro- duced Elenor to the musician the was Hrst violinistj, she thought he would accept the introduction as a matter of form, but she could not help seeing that more than a glance passed between them and that the pink color came into the younger girl's face. Elenor enjoyed the matinee immensely. She felt her heart throb, altho the musicians poured forth only ordinary music, such as had never appealed to her before. Her young chaperon stared blankly at the performers, but was think- ing of the violinist and the way he had looked at the flzild she had brought to the theatre. THE SPECTATOR 9 Finally the curtain went down for the last time and the girls prepared to leave the theatre. The violinist looked at Elenor, whopluslred, smiled, and left the house. Helen had said .very little during the performance, and after seeing the glanCes,,,that were given Elenor she became angry and told her the violinist was horrid and everything else that wasn't nice. M N Never in all his travels as a musican had James Harring- ton seen a face that had so impressed him. He could not get her from his mind, and half an hour after the matinee he might have been found in his hotel, with his thoughts on a little girl in her teens, who had certainly won his heart with her smiles and innocent glances. He tried to forget her and think of his trip abroad, but he felt she would forget him by the time he returned, then, again, she might he surrounded by an army of admirers, against whom he could not hope to prevail. ln two days he sailed for England and elsewhere to com- plete his musical education. He was to be absent for six or perhaps eight years, and never to hear of her during his absence. With no thought save of Elenor Watson, he sail- ed from America. Constantly that name and the bright face were before James Harrington. He played to her alone, no matter if he had hundreds for an audience. Beautiful debutantes in boxes dropped flowers from their hair and gorgeous gowins, but never an encouraging smile or look did the young women get. The houses wildly applauded his music wherever he played, and many social festivities would have been given for him, but the violinist always declined. He often played to an imaginary Elenor on a stool at his feet, and then he would put his much loved instrument aside and think of the time coming. for him to return to his home. lt seemed to him much longer than it really was. At last the longed for time approached. ln a few months he would return to America and-to Elenor Watson. During the intervening time James Harrington worked very hard but without spirit., At last the day set for sailing arrived and he embarked. As he traveled home- ward he was thinking he would not End a little girl in 10 THE SPECTATOR his friend Elenor, but a young woman who had probably not given him a thought all these years. Nlany papers in America heralded his return, and upon landing a reception was tendered him by a wealthy old man in New York, who had taken a great interest in him and his studies. He met many people, but unfortunately for him he could not remember names well. A tall, dark-haired girl very much impressed him, and he watched her continuallyg at the same time trying to remember her name. He must speak to her after he had played for the guests. Not for the past eight years had he seen so beautiful a girl, but he tried hard to keep in mind that he had sailed to America to see Elenor Watson. He played to the dark-eyed vision of pink in the far- thest end of the room as he had played to Elenor for the last eight years. When he had Hnished he could not but notice the little pink gloved hands meeting each other in gentle applause several seconds after the rest were quiet. Every one in turn expressed welcome and appreciation of the player's skill by taking him by the hand. Last of all he grasped the little pink gloved hand. He bowed his thanks, not meet- ing her look, for he feared he was allowing himself to for- get Elenor, whom he really loved, and whom he had sail- ed' back to Amerira to tell of his love. He could not re- member the name of the girl before him and was just about to ask, when she said: Nlr. Harrington, l understand you are going to Flint tomorrow. Do you expect to re- main there long? Yes, lam going there tomorrow morning, but for how longl cannot tellg it depends upon whether l End my friends or not. ' , l live in Flint, remarked the girl rather shylyg won't you come to tea with mother and me Thursday afternoon? Nlother will be delighted to have youg she has heard so much about you. e Thank you so muchg it is very kind of you, and l shall be exceedingly pleased, Miss- A Watson, Nlr. Harrington, Elenor Watson. . '06 THE SPECTATOR U Society Notes HE most interesting meeting of the month was the mock trial held in the auditorium March 24th. The mem- bers .of all the societies of the school were the guests of the Emerson Society, and they heartily enjoyed every feature of the trial. The defendant, Florence Schoenfelt, was ac- cused of killing grasshoppers. She was ably defended by her attorney, Charles Martin. Norman Kieiter was judge of the court, David Rothstein the prosecuting attorney, Harry Storey clerk, Ralph Bolsiuger sheriff, Kinter Koontz tipstaff. The court was opened by Judge Kieffer, and the indictment was read. The prisoner, dressed in deep mourn- ing, was then brought in handcuffed by the sheriff, and she entered a plea of not guilty. The jury was chosen and sworn in. Witnesses were then called to give testimony. The trial continued until about 4 o'clock, when the jury retired. As they were only absent a few minutes, it was reported they had been unlawfully influenced, but it was not satisfactorily proven. The defendant was given twelve months fa calendarj. On March 17th, the question, Resolved, That the United States Senators should be elected by direct popular vote, was debated in the T. K. E. Society. The afnrma- tive speakers were Thomas Caddy, Mary Kreuger, and Emma Rodgersg the negative, Herbert Replogle, Clara Suppes, and Mary Quinn. The judges decided unanimous- ly in favor of the affirmative side, but, as it was thought the question was not discussed as fully as it deserved to be, another debate on this same subject was arranged for ata later date. ln the Emerson Society a debate was delivered on March Ioth. The afnrmative was upheld by Daniel Jones and Dean Ashton, and the negative by John Lindsay and David Reese. The subject debated was: Resolved, That war is a hindrance to civilization. The negative won. Some interesting programs have been posted for several weeks following vacation, and those who are to take part should be prepared to make these programs the best yet given this year. 12 THE SPECTATOR be Hgh M001 frmfafoi JOHNSTOWN, PA., APRIL, 1905. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE A0 CENTS. PER COPY, 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-in-Chief. FRED. G. SMITH, 1qo5, Associate Editor. MERLE K. HORNER. mos. Exchange Editor, Society Editor, ROBERT E. GIpEY 1906, CLARA B. THOMAS 1906. Athletic Editor, General News Editor, WILLIAM GROVE. 1906. CHARLES E- MARTIN, 1905- Litemry Editors' School News Editors, GEO, F. STAMMLER. 1905. NORMAN KIEFFER- H105- EBEN EDWARDS, YQO7. CLARENCE HURREL. Igo8. Art Editor. ANNIE M. RISCH. zgog. Chief Business Manager, RALPH W. BOLSINGER, 1905. Associate Business Manager, LANGDON MARX. 1go6. Assistant Business Managers, FRANK MARDIS. 1906. ROY REESE. 1oo5. HARVEY MITCHELL, 1906. EDWARD HOERLE,V1oo5. FRANK DAlLEY, 19:15. RIGHTER LONGSHORE. mov. ' ELMER HOFFMAN, mov. MAURICE ROTHSTEIN, 1908. THE SPECTATOR ls published monthly during the school term. Aiiress all communications to The SPECTATOR, High School Building. Johnstown, Pa. Entered at th: Postoftice. Johnstown. Pa., as second-cllss mail matter. In order to Insure publication in the current Issue, all MSS. must be handed in to the e,lilor not later than the gd of each month. EFFERSON'S BIRTHDAY occurred on the 13th of this month. One of the notable features ofthe day was the application of the Edward Bellamy idea in the use of the telephone, whereby the members in attendance at the an- nual Jsfferson dinner in Chicago were enabled to listen to the speakers at the dinner held in New York City, and vice versa. Alton Brooks Parker played the prominent part in the celebration at the New York dinner, and William Jennings Bryan delivered the principal address in Chicago. THE SPECTATOR 13 Jefferson's birthday recalls to mind the most serious of the questions that can confront the people of a republic. That our government was framed a republic and not a monarchy is due more largely to the efforts of Jefferson than to those of any other one man. For, had the Hamil- tonian idea triumphed over that of Jefferson, we should have remained from the beginning a pitiable adjunct to England, patterned after the toadyism and follies of her nobility, and hampered in development by the conven- tionalities and traditions of her ostentatious social castes. And evidently such an outcome had not been adverse to the sympathies of a certain class of Americans today. Jeffersonian simplicity is but another name for Jeffer- sonian vulgarity, remarked Bishop Potter recently, and he is not alone in his antagonism of the Jeffersonian idea as manifested in the early history of the republic or in that of the present day. No man in history has had more loyal friends and no more cordial haters than has Thomas Jeffer- son, and as he and his ideas were rejected by the conser- vative tory classes of old, it is not surprising that they should find slow access into some quarters today. Yet we believe that the opposition offered to the Jeffer- sonian ideal has only strengthened his influence as a man. Lukewarm platitudes that find ready acceptance every- where are of little consequence anywhere. Jefferson's ideal was one of vitality, it was an ideal of human rights, and as such the combined resources of tyranny and fraud have ever been hurled against its acceptance. lt is an ideal that burns as vitally and that enters the arena of pub- lic discussion today as potently as when its keynote was first sounded in the Declaration of Independence, and on its future depends the hope of democratic government. For the gravest hours that shall ever confront the history of our Republic will be those in which the American people shall cease to remember the ideals of Jefferson. PK ll 4' all Again the world is confronted by an impending crisis. This time in the South Seas, where two formidable naval forces are arranging for human slaughter. Once more the world must witness bloodshed and await the news of the un- certain results of such conflicts. But in this day of advanced 14 THE SPECTATOR military employment, the anxiety among the onlookers is the same as in the days of old. Two great classes at present await with eagerness the result of a commercial strife which offers no betterment for human society, and which is waged only at the dictates of greed. The first class, the privileged, those who by their roguery have gained ascendency over the masses, constitute the small but powerful portion of the spectators, and the second class, the commons, from whose rank come the men who will he sacrificed in the seas, constitute the great mass of people that awaits the news. To the former this battle means a great development of naval tactics. lt means a test of the newest and latest de- vices of human slaughterg a test of the best guns and the strongest armor plate, a developement of the best means to be employed by commercialism, in its mad endeavor, and a solution of the forces to be employed in future wars. Such incidents as these attract the warriors of the world, and excite the military mind. It is this reason alone that causes the governing class of the world to center its mind on the manoeuvers in the Far East. It is this mad, selhsh desire for gain that attracts the intense interest of the rul- ing few. But the anxiety and agitation which exists among the poor class is prompted by a higher motive than selhsh gains. lt is promoted by that spirit of fraternalism which sympa- thizes with the gunners and men whose lives are endanger- ed in the conflict and with their families at home who are depending upon their support. lt is with this spirit that the great mass of the world's people await the news of the outcome of the impending battle. lt is for peace that they cry, and not for naval advancementg and until all the people of the world feel this pulse beat within them, the universe cannot expect improvement along the nobler and higher ideals of living. lil-1 He: When will there be but twenty-five letters in the alphabet? She: l give it up. He: When U and I are one. -Ex. THE SPECTATOR I5 Athleticf Xi HE Basketball season is now at an fffgl- Fffil end,'and outdoor sports are again fly! 2 attracting the attention of the boys. Z ,l The candidates for the track team and fl: baseball team are practicing hard every day under' the direction of Coach Kerr. mfr' Baseball is receiving more attention f mmf ll this year than ever before, and the iiwl, ll prospects are that a fast team will be ii. ,Mi-'ill' ll developed. Quite a lot of games have fl been arranged for with the teams of T nearby schools, and we expect to be fl able to make a creditable showing. Wk ii' We also expect to have a creditable l relay team, perhaps in the Dickinson - l meet, and to have an all-around track 422 l team that would show up well in a l dual meet with Kiski. l Since the last issue of the Specta- 9 , p ...a Niia., tor, two games of basketball have been played, one by the regular team and another by the re- serves. The team was also scheduled to play North Braddock H.S. a return game, but the Braddock boys disappointed us by failing to make the necessary arrange- ments. On Thursday night, Nlarch Qth, the High School Re- serves defeated the local Y. Nl. C. A. team on their own floor. The Reserves were expecting a defeat, but by fast playing and good team work they managed to pull out a victory. The result of the game was quite a sur- prise to the crowd that was present, as the floor was much smaller than the armory. The final score was: H. S. Reserves 21, Y. Nl. C. A. 16. The lineups and summary are as follows: H. S. Rusfrwx Y. M. C. A. Jones ...... forward. . . Kent Alendifer . . . forward. . . Plotkins-Davis James ..... center . . .Wesner C. Replogle. . .guard . . .Bracken Nokes ..... guard . . .Ferner 16 , THE SPECTATOR Baskets from Held-Alendifer 4, Jones 3, James, Davis I, Bracken 4, Kent 3. Baskets from fouls-Nokes I. On March 23d High School lost the game to Butler for the High School Championship of Western Pennsyl- vania. The largest crowd of the season vias present, and a perfect pandemonium reigned during the whole game. The local boys were somewhat nervous and missed sev- eral opportunities. The visitors were here to win and put up a line game. Altogether it was the hardest, rough- est, and fastest game played this season. The hrst half ended gto 2 in our favor. The teams took turns at throwing baskets, and when the second half ended the score stood I3 to I2 in Butler's favor. lt was certainly no disgrace to be beaten, but it shows the ups and downs ofa team. Butler loses only one man next year, and so does Johnstown, so when we play them again, we expect to do better. The lineups and summary follow: Builer H. S. jolmsfown H. S. Baker .... forward. . , Replogle Forsythe . . forward. . .Hoerle McGeary . . center . . .J. Lindsey Klingensmith guard . . .Barnett Gearner. . .guard . . .D Lindsey Baskets from Held-D. Lindsey 2, Hoerle 2, NlcGeary 1, Baker 2, Gearner 1, Klingensmith 1. Baskets from fouls-D. Lindsey 1, Replogle 3, and NlcGeary 3. The basketball: team has closed a very successful season. The High School championship was lost by one point, but as this is the Hrst year in basketball it is to be expected that next year we will be more successful. Manager 'Nokes heartily thanks the school and all who have attended the games for the support they have given the team. All expenses have been paid and there is a small balance remaining. This is the first year that basket- ball has paid for itself. During the season, we have won seven and lost but two games. Both the games which were lost were lost by a single.point. The school is justly proud of its team and has nothing but praises for the boys and their coach who devoted their time and en- ergy in bringing basketball forward to the front rank in High School athletics. booked, THE SPECTATOR 17 The following is the Hnal report, as submitted by Nlanager Nokes, of all the games played during the clos- l ing season of O4-'o5: High School .... 24 CAU Scalp Level. . . . 16 High School .... 55 St. Columba . . . . . . . o High School .... 28 Scalp Level ........ I4 High School .... IQ CAO Kiskiminetas Rererves 20 High School .,.. 55 Quakers of Indiana Normal IW2 High School ..,. 70 Kiskiminetas Reserves . . . I3 High School .... so North Braddock H. S .... 13 High School .... IS Pittsburg H. S ..... . 9 High School .... I2 Butler H. S. ....... I3 High School's Total 346 Opponent's Total . rio Won 7, Lost 2. At a recent meeting of the basketball team Herbert Replogle '05 was elected captain for next year. Charles Nlartin, manager of the baseball team, reports that he has been disapointed with a few games which he had some of the managers of outside teams having cancelled their engagements, but he is now corresponding with several scholastic teams with which he expects to arrange games. Bellefonte Academy, Juniata College and Steuben- ville H. S., Braddock H. S., St. Francis College, Pittsburg Dentals, Pittsburg Hickory Club, and Somerset are among the list. The following is the schedule to date: All Stars . . . At Westmont . . . . . April I7 Babcocks . . . . . At Westmont April 21 Flood City .... . . . At Westmont April 25 Nloxham ..... . . . At Westmont April 28 Pittsburg H. S. . . . . At Pittsburg. May 2 Kiski. Reserves ..... At Saltsburg. Nlay zo Stoyestfiwn ....... At Stoyestown Nlay 27 Indiana Normal Reserves . At Indiana . . June IO High School Happeningf INCE we have had a week for recuperation, let us perform our duties with renewed vigor as the school year of IQOS rapidly expires. The seventh annual institute, conducted in the High School Auditorium during the week beginning April 3rd, proved a marked success. The attendance was better than 18 THE SPECTATOR that of any previous year, the lectures given were highly irrter'esting and instructive. Among the speakers were: Dr. Fess, Chicago, whose subject was history, Nlr. Greene, West Chester Normal, who gave some excellent talks on literature, and Nlr. NlcNlurray, who made the methods of education his theme. On Tuesday and Thursday, eve- ning sessions were held, to which the general public was especially invited. We lament to note that so few high school students were present. The annual open meeting of the Emerson Literary Society will be held Friday, April 14th. The Spectator is assured that a fine program will be rendered, and the re- quest has been made that we extend a cordial invitation to the student-body and their friends. A crowd of the senior boys enjoyed the liberal hos- pitality of their classmate, George Stammler, several weeks ago, at an informal party held at his home on Locust street. Athletics are still booming in High School, the fel- lows are constantly training for baseball, track, and other Held events. Let us use every effort to live up to the high standards we have previously set. Boys! lt is possible that the new city administration will not prohibit catching on the street, facing the school, if the privilege is not abused. Look up your vaccination certincates, if you do not wish to be scratched. During institute week some creditable work was ex- hibited in the drawing room, representing our commercial, drawing and science departments. From the proceeds of this year's lecture course we have been enabled to add approximately Hfty books to our library, raising the number to nearly I,300. With the ex- ception of Woodro Wilson's American History of Eve vol- umes, the new books pertain to the English department. The Spectator wishes, on behalf of the school, to give the Hon. E. E. Hohmann a vote of thanks for the two Hne volumes of Pennsylvania at Gettysburg of which he has been the donor to the school. High School has never given instruction in astronomy for the reason that it is greatly handicapped by the want THE SPECTATOR I9 of a telescope. Astronomy is a very benehcial branch, hence we pray that by next year the school-board or some sympathetic person will supply our need. Sarah Melvin '08, who has been out for a month on account of an attact of pneumonia, returned to school after vacationg Mildred Adams '08 is still absent on account of appendicitis. William Burggrat '05 has given up school to Hll a position in Cambria. Horace Woodward '08, Clarence Hurrel '08, Chalmer Barnhart '07, and Nettie Ripple '07, have stopped within the last month. Exchangef 4 URING the last half F l f j 1 k D year our exchange , J X lrsthasgrown considerably, ' , ' 1 but some irregularity , ll, I , among our old acquaint- ,.- 5, X I CE ances has been noticed. 'I 'fu 'T f l We wish to review all our .Q ',, lll If I , . I7 ,.,I, xx,-, 1 excianges every month, u iv,- .2'4,,, and, although we can not -1' ' l Y X ' ff speak of you all in each is- ' W f ES ' sue, no paper is disregarded without the editor's obser- vance. The Mission for last month contains several interesting literary articles, and its cover is artistic. A few short stories would add much to the literary merit of The Index. We are pleased to welcome the Student, Coraopolis, as a new exchange. lt is a very interesting publication, and has surely made a good beginning. The stories in The Grab Mar are entertaining. The Masten Park Chronicle has neglected its exchange column. You have also mingled advertisements with read- ing material, which should be guarded against if possible. Good short stories would add to the interest of your paper. 20 THE SPECTATOR SODA! SODA.' SODA! TRY OUR -- T- '-- ICE CREAM SODA FlNEST lN Cl'l'Y.l GE O. W THOMAS, 'Druggisf Corner Franklin and Haynes Streets Rensselaer '26 4S0PoIytechnlc ?9f?4'f4f, ewewggf or lI1S'tl1IU1Z6, we Troy, N.Y. Local examinations provided for. Send for a. Catalogue Hall Osteopathic Infirmary, DR. S. A. HALL Post Graduate and Physician in Charge DR. FLORENCE COFFLAND DR. GERTRUDE OLIVER Graduates of the American School of Osteopathy Largest and Oldest Osteopathic College in the World DR. A. T. STILL, Founder of the Science President of the College i.i - 544 Wain Street c City ,Phone 160 f JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. 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THE SPECTATOR 23 LATTEMANN OXFORDS The indications are that the Oxford sea- one Black son 1905 will be the longest in years- or consequently the very best of materials T you will find most economic-then buy '. an THE LATTEMANNH Price 507 SAIQIQIEET McNAUGI-ITWQ I-IOERR POORlVIAN'S Greaflndian Best in the World for Conghs, Colds, Honrseness, Asthma. Croup, WlmJpingC- ugh,:1nd all diseases of the throat and lungs. Prlce 25c. Prepared by WM. B. WATERS 8s BRO. Books KREDEL E6 Stationery, Pictures CDRUGGISTS and Artists' Supplies rm Clinton St., Johnstown DECKER 85 CO. Grocers A Full Line of Staple and Fancy ,Groceries Fresh Fish, Fresh Oysters 722 Franklin Street E. L. 81 T. : : UPDEGRAVEYS 158- 140 Market Street Exclusive styles in Easter Hats and Neckwear are ex- hibited this week at this enterprising store. taster Novelfies are here in all styles. E. L. 8z T. UPDEGRAVE WM. 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We can sell you a Kodak to suit your pocketbook. Chai. L. Berry The SOUIIII Side Dfugfgist C. T. WILLIAMS Dealer in Fanqi Groceries N Produce Cor. Market and Vine Sts. Phone 502 KLINE'S Your Nefw Easter Suit, jacket, Skirt, Waist, Hat, Neckfwear, Belt, Etc., is here ready for you. KLINE'S Ladies' Msses and ChiIdren's Outfitters. 28 THE SPECTATOI? FISHER 81 CO. Whislcies A N D Il M P O R T E D LIQUORS. CALIFORNI-A WINES AN-D BRAND-IES r47 Clinton and 609 Main Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENN!-X.. Telephone No. 1175 Bottlrrs and proprietors Pri- vate Stock. Conemaugh Club' Belmont Club. Monongahela Rye, Hsher 8: Co. XXXX, Fisher8eCo..XXX, Old 4 lab- i'net xBv6,0lcl Favorite Pure R Y E W H I S K I E S All liquors are guaranteed. liquors for medical purposes a specialty. Our stock is the largest and second to none in all departments. 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All the nobby ef- fects in fancy cheviots and the new plaids. 3557-KO to til: Are the figures we are asking for suits like your older brothers are wearing. Each has the same per- fection of fit and exclusive style requisites. Come in and select your Com- mencement Suit. JOHN THOMAS 81 SONS The Homeu Store Schwartz Bros., The Low-Price Leaders Startling Values in Spring Wearables for Women THE LOW-PRICE STORES tremendous buying and sell- ing powers have enabled us to gather together the grandest as- sortments of Ladies' Readv-to- Wear Garments ever brought to Johnstown. The same advant- ages enable us to quote far lower prices than at y other store in the city, and your new spring wear- ables will cost a great deal less here than elsewhere, as 2 com- parison of prices will show. Schwartz Bros. The Low-Price Leaders ' J V, -v-'gg 'f .' ' . ' ' V, - ' A -,.e.gg..-, 13q.--,'EE:g:,,.f,y- -'L 'V I 'I ' L5 Y ' srl'-' H 74:- ,lv-.z , . f '.'i1 ' 1 4-'fr -f . r . 5 - e . . .L J X N . . , r 'W , , . . J, zfffli, nv. -' x,:-.' .x .F -f. ' u 0 K J- L ,4!'+'sL'-ii ' ff . 34.520 'fiilh X .. . a 'Q AV Nx- fl, A TJHUE fIP3lEiLQTA'T HL 19CU QOMMENCEFXKQNT EN VME E WR- M , CONTENTS Cut of Graduating Class of 1905 . . . The May Wood Cboemj ...... Schiller ......... . . . ln the South Seas ..... The Christmas of 1777 .... The Beginning and the End . . Why Teachers Wed , ........ . The Flight of the-Flyer 5 ........ . Personality of the MOGSFHLNCWSDHDCY . . . . The Short Story as a Literary' Form . . . His Story .............. . That Which is Worth While . L. . . Dual Track and Field Meet. . . Hail the Conquering Heroes 't . Farewell to the Seniors .... Seniors' Farewell ...... Editorial .... School Notes ........ Exchanges ....... , ', . Humor from Our Exchanges . . Athletics ............ Reasons for Being Thankful . . Senior Alphabet ....... Statistics of Class of 1905 . . Advertisements ....... Page z 3 5 8 I 1 I 7 23 29 3 x 3 3 35 37 40 46 5o 5 1 52 55 60 62 64 67 68 70 71 Ebe Spectator Commencement 1Flumber flnaQ::::19O5 uating Ciass of 1905 Grad D6 ibigh School Spectator voflvifliilefi seH06IQEiE5y1l1, Noi .N in is 1 all ,linw as e if '54, 11 H, wr - M ' W x'.l Qywigif, 5' 9. p ii V Wf liht e. fi:z:,.'.P lmil Ll li, W e- i film T l ,ETL V- ' -ff fl' ,- ., :,, LTI TELITA Y The May Wood There is a glory in the woods of Nlay, , ln Spring's reviving flowers and the trees, And in the songbird's roundelay, That drives the mold of Winter's age away: There is a power in the living breeze, And in the singing waters and the ferns, And e'en the dew-lit lichens of the rocks, Hid deep among the woodland's secret walks, That lifts the heart where all creation burns, Responsive to the forest's bursting glow Of youth and beauty in their overflow. Where are the dead old woods of Winterls storms, That late stood lifeless, spiritless and drear, The dark and sodden ruins of the year? And whence the glory of these living forms, That thrust themselves into the breathing air, As if to End the throb of Being thereg , In their fresh ecstasy of youthfulness, Testing creation's truthfulness, Within the compass of their spirit given, Striving to pierce the pinnacles of heaven? Here each small pod along the water's side, Fraught with the effort of the universe, THE SPECTATOR Looks forth and struggles with the moving tide, While dancing flowers and brooks and birds rehearse The waking joy of life, and far and near The young buds quiver in the atmosphere, Luxuriant and full the spreading leaves Unfold their lurid tents against the sky, And myriad blossoms float upon the green, Portraying in the sun a might unseen From nature's heart that man himself receives, Where earth and sky are young and life is high. What beauty in the sunlight of the wood, That falls along the avenues of trees! With hues of light it hlls the emerald seas, With splendor clothes the forest's silent moody The oriole unfolds his velvet wings, His golden breast afire, while he sings Forever in the sunshine overhead. The modest violet feels the sunlight's beam, The cowslip reaches from its marshy bed, Resplendent at the margin of the stream, And higher up the watchful red bells glance, All radiantly arrayed in sprightly dance: Off deep among the labyrinths of green The honeysuckles toss in brightest sheen, Illumined in the glory of the sung O'er the broad branches spreads the smiling light Through the green leaves and on the woodland floor, Whose sombre vines and lowly cinque-foil run In checkered beauty on the shady site. The mold itself, and dry leaves scattered o'er, Like amber diamonds sparkle in the glow Of earth's celestial wakefulness below. Beyond, the vista at the wildwood's edge, Lights up in glory on the western sky, And in its path the ferns and glistening sedge Stretch to the rounded clearing, rising high And free, from out the crowded wood: Here too the monumental forest stood Ere shifted on by nature's changing mood, From this fair spot of verdant covered ground The forest margin laughs more freely round, Where the rich maple opes in crimson guise, Mixed with the fragrant crab, sun-flushed and rare, And floods of snow from the white hawthorne rise, Tossing a wealth of blossoms in the air, Making the scene of Spring's rich habitude More nobly fair within the peaceful wood. THE SPECTATOR 5 Schiller T SHOWS what a hold the poet Schiller must have upon the German people when there is no end to the praise bestowed on him. lt is with the greatest venera- tion that Germans on the 9th of Nlay of the present year celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the death of the immortal Schiller, for he is the first and great- est poet, the one with whom the youth of Germany early become acquainted, and for whom' the older people never lose their admiration. This veneration is due to his life as well as to his poetry, for he was a man of noble, pure, unselfish character, true and faithful, full of high ideals, and who directed much of his power to the ser- vice of the good and beautiful. I, no doubt, am very partial to Schiller and have the highest estimation of the man and his works. To my mind his rhythm has never been surpassed, and, to quote from some writer, his poetry by its wide circulation and its natural genuineness has nourished in the German people the most noble senti- ments-love for the fatherland, for freedom, for honor, for justice and truth, for friendship and fidelity. On November ro, 1759, Johann Christopher Fried- rich Schiller was born in the little town of Marbach in Wur- temburg. His parentage was very humble, his grandfather and great grandfather having been bakers, his father a lieu- tenant who gradually rose to be captain, and his mother a landlord's daughter-a pious and thoughtful woman who exercised a lasting influence upon her son. Schiller received his first formal instruction from Pastor Nloser, whom he immortalizes in Die Rauber. Later, when the family moved to Ludwigsburg, he attended a Latin school. From here he expected to enter a monastery, for which he had even passed all examinations, but he was compelled to go to a military academy, where he might prepare for the army, law, or medicine. At first he studied law, but dis- liked it heartily, and so he decided to enter the depart- ment of medicine. His love for literature became more intense and his knowledge of the classics was widened by extensive private reading. Luther's hymns appealed to him 6 THE SPECTATOR greatly, and he committed Klopstock's lVlessias. He was familiar with Shakespeare, but the author who influenced him most was Rousseau, the prominent leader of the Storm and Stress period of German literature, in whose writings the revolutionary principles are most abundant, most radical, and most effective. Originality and genius was his watchwordg but in many of his followers these principles degenerated to such an extent that they forgot the laws that regulated morals, they led miserable lives, and thus many a gifted man lost all poetic power in result of the same. In 1778 Schiller conceived the plot of the Rauber, a play which was printed at the poet's own expense and was produced at Nlannheim in 1782, when, in spite of its glaring faults, it attracted general attention. ln September of the same year he secretly left Stuttgart, to which place the Karlsakademie fso named because founded by Duke Karl Eugenej had been moved. His Hnancial embarrassment was relieved by an invitation from a certain wealthy woman to continue his literary work at an estate which she owned at Bauerbach. There, in peaceful retirement, he wrote Kalahund Lieh. The author enters upon the realm of history in which his later dramas were so successful, in the year 1784, when his Fiesco was first played in Nlannheim. In the same year the poet had the privilege of reading the first act of his Don Carlos to the Duke of Weimar, who was visiting in Nlannheim. The Duke, to show his appreciation, honored him with the title of Councillor to the Duke of Weimar. In June of this same year Schiller received a handsome letter-case, containing four portraits, a letter full of ad- miration for his writings, and one of his poems set to music. Schiller was never more touched than he was by this tribute of love and respect, and in consequence thereof he went to Leipzig to join his freinds and admirers. A longing for Korner's society led him to Dresden. Al- most two years were spent at Korner's county seat, where the poet worked industriously on his Don Carlos, which marks the transition from Schiller's youthful dramas to the five great dramas of his maturity. On Goethe's recommendation he was appointed pro- fessor of history in the University of Jena, where he be- THE SPECTATOR 7 gan his lectures in 1789. And it was in this year that he married Charlotte von Lengefeld. Enjoying his home to the fullest extent, he now worked with renewed zeal and energy. Besides his lecture he wrote the Geschichte des dreizig-jahrigen Kriegesf' Due to over-exertion, he contracted catarrhal fever, so he had to give up all work and go to Carlsbad, but, having little money, two friends came to his relief with an annuity for 5750 to be presented for three years. After a good mental rest Schiller turned his attention to philosophy, but in 1797 he wrote to Goethe: The poet is the only true man, and the best philosopher is only a caricature of him. ln the spring of 1797 Schiller purchased a garden and summer home in Jena, where he produced many of his charming ballads, namely, Der Taucher, Der Handschuhf' Der Gang nach dem Eisenhammerf' Schafers Klageliedf' Nachtgesang and Trost in Thranenf' Then, in 1800, he completed that most excellent lyric, Das Lied von der Glochef' For unity and effect l know of no Hner lyric. The writer's reflections of human life are arranged in beautiful pictures. While busy with these shorter poems Schiller produced his greatest drama, Wallenstein, and not until this appeared did Schiller become the favorite poet of the Ger- mans. Later he brought forth the much inferior drama, Maria Stuart, which, tho based on history, nevertheless is full of true poetic fancy. Schiller painted the two queens according to the sympathy he felt for the one and the hatred he felt for the other. ln his Jungfrau von Or- leans, history and free invention are woven together. The charm of this drama is in the religious inspiration of the heroine. He next vurote Die Braut von Messina, which is not a general favorite, but is the only drama based upon classical drama. ln the year 1804 appeared his famous William Tell. The subject and much of the material was received from Goethe, but Schiller's intense imagination has worked the subject, scenery, and strong sentiment into one excellent whole and beautiful harmony. This delighful drama became a bond between the representatives of Germanliberty. One reason for the strong hold it had upon the German people is 8 THE SPECTATOR that it appeared just two years before the battle of Jena, at a time when Germany was passing thru the darkest period of its history. Its influence in uniting the numer- ous states against Napoleon was of importance, and then again in the war of 1870 the central idea of the drama had no doubt much to do in leading the people to the strong union now embodied in the German Empire. At the time of Schiller's last visit to Berlin, great honor was shown him in that all his dramas were acted and received with acclamations of joy. ' A Schiller did not have a von before his name, and therefore could not move in court society. His wife pos- sessed this right by birth but lost it by marrying a man who did not belong to the nobility. ln 1802 the duke petitioned the emperor for Schiller's elevation to the rank of nobility. This honor being granted, Schiller appreciated it for his wife and children. Schiller, altho he lived only a little over forty-five years, had enjoyed the pleasure of loving and sympathetic friendship, and when at the summit of his fame, he had the satisfaction of knowing that, thru his own energy and perseverance, he had gained a high place in the world and had earned the love and veneration of the German nation and the world in general. On the 9th of May, 1805, just one hundred years ago, death ended the struggle which had been going on for some time between that noble spirit and discouraging disease. Goethe was much affected by the death of Schiller, and expressed his grief in these words: 1 lose a friend, and in him, half of my existence. There is no doubt in my mind that Schiller's work and influence will endure as long as language lasts. In the South Seas ONCE knew an old man who was the most jolly person I have yet had the pleasure to know. He was a great man for telling stories about traveling and adventure, particularly of the sea, but invariably he would conclude by emphasizing that the ancedotes were not biographical sketches. His wide knowledge of sea life and his complete THE SPECTATOR 9 vocabulary of sailors' slang led me to believe that he was at one time a seaman. One evening, before a small crowd, at the conclusion of a hair-raiser, I asked him if he had not been a sailor. It was rather a presumptuous question to ask because he had emphasized the statement that he had never seen the ocean. Apparently my friend was not delighted with the inquiry, so l soon dropped the discussion. Being curiously interested at his conduct upon this occasion, and thoroughly believing that it was well-nigh impossible to have such a fluent vocabulary of a sailor without being one at some time or another, I resolved to broach the matter again to him when I met him alone. Accordingly one day I asked him about it, with the following reply as near as I can recollect: My friend, I have lived many years in this commun- ity and have succeeded, I believe, in making many valuable acquaintances. I have tried-indeed, Ihave often forced myself-to be jolly in the extreme, for my past life has been one of recklessness and sorrow. I have feared this question, that you have asked meg in fact, I have dreaded it, for I feel too weak to combat against my inner soul, which beckons to reveal everything. But I would ask you to keep this secret, at least as long as I live. Yes, I was a sailor, a daring jolly tar, possessing a different name than that by which I am known in these parts. One day about forty years ago I was sailing in the south seas on a trading vessel, when the crew, of which Iwas a ringleader, decided to get rid of their bigoted, domineering captain. The crew was made up of a rough, hard-hearted element, and Ihave often wondered since that I remained so contented in their company as long as I did. But their captain was no better, and, without thinking, I was led into their bold schemes. It was agreed that the man on deck duty on the night decided by drawing lots was to throw the captain overboard. My night was drawn. At Hrst l considered it lightly, and fully intended to carry out our bad designs. I believe lreally considered it as a mere joke until the day set for the deed arrived. Then the crime only dawned upon me. 10 THE SPECTATOR I thought of all sorts of ways by which I might escape committing such a gross iniquity and still retain the good-will of the members of the crew, for they were men of revenge and considered blood no thicker than water. The evening arrived, and I had conceived no alternative. I dared not spare the captain, for I knew the consequences. Heavy darkness came on quickly. I paced the deck in dread. I imagined I could see the eyes of the crew upon me. I was sure they would watch me that night. Before I had time to console myself, I heard the cap- tain approaching as he went the usual rounds. The night was pitch dark. How goes it? inquired the captain, as he stared me in the eyes. All's well, I responded. He turned and was about to go back when I, mustering courage, jumped upon him and dragged him to the edge of the ship. Just then something seemed to repulse me. I knew not what to do. Captain, I said, I have been elected to kill you. Promise me to conceal yourself in this vessel and never in all your life disclose yourself to another member of this crew, and I will spare your life and help you to escape from their hands. But if you reveal yourself, your life, as well as mine, will be for- feited. He promised to do so and immediately hid himself' in the lower deck. As soon as I saw that he was well concealed, I returned and grabbed a plank that was lying, on the deck and threw it into the water. Immediately l gave the alarm that the captain had fallen overboard. The crew was soon at hand celebrating it in the most jovial manner. I was afraid of them, for I did not know whether they had seen what had occurred or not. To my satisfaction, however, I was soon convinced that they believed I had accomplished the deed, for I became' their captain, elected unanimously. I declined, for I saw immediately what the attitude of the real captain would be, if, after displacing him, I had become the command- ing ofhcerg but the crew insisted and Iwas forced to give in. The next evening, when I took food to the captain in secrecy, I informed him of the proceedings. He looked, THE SPECTATOR 11 I thought, a little doubtingly at me, but remained hiding, for I suppose he did not care to venture out for fear I had told the truth. At length the ship arrived at port. We landed im- mediately and announced the fate of our captain. All was going lovely when the lost captain, whom I had saved and cared for at the risk of my own life, realizing his safety, left the ship unbeknown to me, and sought to revenge himself against me by law, for he naturally thought that I had committed an injustice against him since I had received the captaincy and was now trying to have him escape for parts unknown to the crew. The news of his presence and action spread like wildhre. Hearing of my accusal and of the rewards for my arrest, I escaped, and, after wandering for years, arrived here a different man. - Since I have settled in your community, I have neither heard of the captain nor crew, but only hope for the good of all, that the captain never again ventured out on the high seas with that crew and that all traces of me have been lost from the hands of those men who deemed revenge sweeter than life itself. The Christmas d I777 N TI-IE ranks of the American patriots at Bunker Hill was Jack Brine, a young Londoner, who had lived in the colonies only about two years. Being disgusted by adversities at home, Jack had left his happy, loyal, British home as a runaway and vagabond. His kind, sensitive nature strongly protested against his stealing away from his'father and mother and sister, but he knew that if he should reveal his plans to them his journey would be molested. His despondency, and, above all, his attractions in the young, strenuous colonies, overruled, and Jack sadly sailed from England, April, 1773, with these consol- able thoughts of farewell:- The folks will surely know where I have gone, for how often, indeed, have I urged them to leave the monotony of the city lifefand grow up with the new, inspiring country of America. Then, again, 12 THE SPECTATOR sister May knew Bess Whorton and admired her quite as much as myself. But, oh! if my people were only going with me, how happy this day could be for me. Bessie Whorton had been an intimate friend of Jack's and had sailed for Philadelphia several years previous to his departure for that place. He had been greatly disappointed upon being unable to locate Bess there. But through sever- al acquaintances, which he made in the Quaker City, Jack's mind became occupied by the intense political struggle between his native land and the one in which he then lived. Realizing the injustices which the mother country forced upon her colonies, Jack became an ardent advocate of revolt, for that spirit had been bred in him. Accordingly he set out for Boston in the company of Samuel Adams after the ses- sion of the first Continental Congress. And thus we find him soon afterwards defending Adam's cause at Bunker Hill. After this event Jack, who, with several other Ameri- cans, had managed to escape capture by the victorious Brit- ishers, now joined Washington's army at Cambridge and remained with the colonial forces during the whole northern campaign, having quartered during the winter at Norris- town. It was during his stay here that Jack first met Bess Whorton, who lived not far from Washington's quarters. Here, for the Hrst time since his departure, he heard from his own home in London. His people, who had supposed his intentions, succeeded in locating the Whorton family and had made inquiries there for him. But, to Jack's utter dis- appointment, he also heard of his father's position in the British army. His father, who was Colonel Brine, had been forced into this war through his political standing, and was com- pelled in this way to leave his wife and daughter and en- danger himself in the chances of war. He was with Corn- wallis at first, but had been sent into the southern colonies. His son, Lieutenant Jack Brine, spent the winter of I777 in Washington's miserable quarters at Valley Forge. Jack was beginning to lose all hope in life. His cause was being lost, his father was against him in the great strife, and his mother and sister were sadly living at home alone. THE SPECTATOR 13 One day, just as Jack had received his first letter from his mother, he was sent for to immediately appear before Washington. The great, persevering general requested Lieutenant Brine to go into New York as a spy and obtain the movements of the British army. The trip was a dan- gerous one, but General Washington, whose attention to Brine had been particularly called by Samuel Adams, ap- preciated the ability of Jack and he entrusted him with this grave mission. Jack immediately prepared for his depar- ture, but before leaving he wrote his hrst letter to his mother, and then started on his dangerous errand. On his way through New Jersey, Jack stopped to see Bess for perhaps the last time. He well appreciated how uncertain life was in such circumstances. He was doubly grieved to hear that his father was supposed to be com- manding a camp of Britishers not far off. He dreaded to go down in almost certain death without seeing his father, to be reconciled to him. He spoke of his mother and sis- ter, and then sadly took his departure from Bess. Bess begged before he left that she might be permitted to inter- cede with his father, that Jack's journey might not be fatal. But Jack had strongly protested, tor he well knew that it meant destruction of his intrusted errand. Thus Lieuten- ant Jack Brine went into New York as a continental spy. Bess could not resist going to interview the ofncer who commanded the British camp not far off, and whom she sup- posed was Col. Brine, Jack's father. But, through a slight difference in the name, Bess had mistaken the name of Col. Brime for Brine. She was sure that if she could see this man, whom she thought was Jack's father, she could obtain protection for her lover on his perilous missiong and accord- ingly, after a week's hesittion, she at last gave way to her feeling and went to the camp. Col. Brime ? inquired an officer. Well, Captain P responded the rough voice of the colonel. '- A young lady wishes to see you, indeed she insists very strongly. We cannot drive her away. What shall we do ? Show her in, replied the commanderg she might hlave a secret to tellg besides, a lady can't harm any- t mg. I4 THE SPECTATOR In a few moments Miss Whorton was ushered in. Sit down, miss, roared the colonel. You look worried. What is the trouble now? Speak, can't you? If I can help you, I would be only too glad to do so. I-Ia! Ha! I have a daughter myself. I-Ier name is Nlayg she- Bess arose to her feet in surprise, because she had not thought that the man was Jack's father until he said May. You have a daughter May? Then it is really you, Col. Brine ? Why, to be sure it's me, retorted the old soldier. And you are the father of May and Jack? in- quired Bess. Nlay and Jack P said the colonel. Yes, of course, he continued. Does that seem strange to you ? Yes, colonel, answered Bess, it did seem strange to me. Indeed I scarcely knew you. You seemed so changed. You know you never wore that mustache when I knew you. What do you mean, girl? interrupted the colonel. I have worn it ever since you were a child, unless I'm ,greatly mistaken in your age. Why, colonel, you act so queer. Don't you re- member Bess Whorton, from London ? From London? Oh, yes, yes, yes. Bessie Whor- ton. Why, of course, yes. What is it, Bessie ? Colonel, I saw Jack a week ago. You saw Jack a week ago? exclaimed the excited colonel, just then the shrewd soldier caught himself, he had almost again disclosed his treachery. Oh, yes, yes, continue. But, colonel, you are a Britisher. Well, what of that? Jack's surely no rebel. No, indeed, colonel, he is not a rebel, but an Amer- ican patriot. ' Oh? said the commander, with a grin. Then -what brings you here P Colonel Brine, I believe Jack's father to be an hon- l THE SPECTATOR 15 est man, but I did not understand you at first. You are so unnatural. Young lady, do you not understand that a soldier in war must be unnatural. I Colonel, I believe in you now. I believe you are a man who admires truth and honor, a man who ever dares to do the right. I believe, Colonel Brine, that if you knew the whole story of Jack, that you would not take sides against him. I saw him last week afterl heard you were here. I told him of you. He was sad- hearted to think that his father was against him in war. He is on a dangerous mission, but a noble one. I am afraid he may never return. You can help him. He has gone into New York as a spy, sent by Washington from Valley Forge. I asked if I might not come to you and intercede. He begged me, above all things, not to do that. Colonel Brine, I have been in distress all of this time, for I wanted you to know that Jack was in danger, that he might be suffering terribly out in this cold, and that your own men might kill him. He may be lost This moment. Won't you help him? Won't you save his life ? Girl, what do you mean? Do you mean that I, a British ofhcer, should intercede for a rebel spy and help him on his ignominious journey ? Then you are not Colonel Brine, the father of Lieutenant Jack Brine, interrupted Bess. In horror she looked into the wicked eyes of the British ofhcer, and then exclaimed: Merciful heaven! I have betrayed Jack. Just at that moment an oficer hurried into the room. Colonel Brime, pardon my interruption, but we have just taken a rebel, whom I am convinced is a spy. We had a hard Hght to get him. He fought like a demon. Several of our men are killed, and he himself is seri- ously wounded. ' Bessie could not control herself any longer and fran- tically questioned: Where is he ? Stay here, woman, demanded the colonel. Captain, bring your prisoner here immediately. I think you have taken a valuable one, for the old colonel I6 THE SPECTATOR well knew that the British were about to move south and that such news to Washington would be harmful. Bessie thought a moment, and then grasped the con- dition of the situation. 1 must be calm, l must not be- tray him now, she thought. Just at that the staggering form of a wounded man entered between two guards. It was Jack. Bessie glanced at the colonel, who had his eyes Hxed on her, awaiting her betrayal, but she forced a sigh of relief. The prisoner fell to the floor, but Bessie did not change. The colonel was puzzled. He dismissed the guards and commenced to discuss the situa- tion with his captain. Bessie calmly walked to the wounded man to try to lend her assistance. Just then Jack slipped a paper into her hand and whispered, Bess, you are a brave girl. You did nobly. The British have gone south. Take this message to Washington. See that he gets it before Christmas. Don't recognize me. Act natural. I am not hurt very badly: I understand all. Jack, I have betrayed you. No, Bess, you have saved me. The girl hid the paper in her clothing and tried to relieve the suffering man. Colonel, she interrupted, this man will die, why don't you help him ? Let him die, roared the colonel in reply: what need you care? But I do care, he is a soldier like you, said Bess, and l demand that you make an effort to relieve him. The bigoted colonel became furious over Bessie's last words, and in a harsh voice replied: What, girl, you demand me to help him? Away with you, leave at once. Bessie, with a sad countenance, immediately complied with his order. She was glad to get away, and it was not long before she was started on her way to Valley Forge thru the cold winter of December. She arrived at Washington's camp on Christmas eve and delivered her message to the colonial commander him- self. It was a sad story for him to hear, but it bright- THE SPECTATOR 17 ened his Christmas, for he was anxiously awaiting the re-- turn of Lieutenant Brine. On the same evening, in the camp of the British, in New Jersey, where Jack lay suffering from bodily wounds and anxiety concerning Bess, he was greatly pleased to meet his father, who had returned from the south. It was a pleasant Christmas for both of them, for the father had at last found' his long lost rebel son. But in the camp at Valley Forge there was a sad girl, and in a home in London there were two sadder ones on that next morning, the Christmas of 1777. 'Pre Beginning an? the End 'IIT BEGAN suddenly and almost without cause. The particulars are somewhat as follow. Sir Arthur Cuthbert and Sir Henry DeBraux, two knights bound by the closest ties of friendship and asso- ciation, and famed throughout England for valor and hos- pitality, had agreed to hold a joint tournament, and were come together for that purpose at the castle of Cuthbert in northern Devonshire. The Hrst day of the tournament passed off splendidly.. Many a brave knight splintered lance for the honor of his escutcheon and his lady, and few and trifling were the injuries. The second day, unfortunately, was destined to end, or rather be brought abruptly to an end, far less pleas- antly than it began. Scarcely had the blare of the her- ald's trumpet died away in the distance and the contest been rightly joined when a strange knight appeared at the entrance of the lists. He was short, broad-shouldered and thick-necked, a typical Borgian, and was encased in armor of the Hnest Milan, inlaid with gold. His horse and capar- isons were in harmony. Immediately conjecture arose as to the identity of the stranger. From the manner in which he sat on his horse, Cuthbert was inclined to pronounce him a Frenchman, in all probability Bannerd, the hero Agincourt. DeBraux, on the other hand, held that he of 18 THE SPECTATOR the stocky build and inlaid armor could be none other than the far-famed Nlarvarole, the mirror of Tuscan knighthood. Now, it made no material difference who the stranger was, and, furthermore, the required information could without doubt have been obtained by inquiry of the knight him- self, still those two old friends, between whom a harsh word had never passed, chose to put aside reason and to jangle and finally quarrel about a matter which a simple question might well have settled. Before long the discussion grew heated. DeBraux accused Cuthbert of obstinacy, and declared Cuthbert's arguments groundless. tHe could not see the beam in his 'own eye.j Cuthbert returned the compliment. DeBraux became angry and indulged in a very unkind remark in regard to Cuthbert's personal appearance. Stung to the quick by this unkindness on the part of his dearest friend, and forgetting himself for the moment, Cuthbert blurted out a stinging rejoinder touching on DeBraux's swarthiness of feature, a subject upon which that gentleman was ex- tremely sensitive, whereupon DeBraux slapped him across the face and was immediately challenged to mortal combat. Lances were quickly retipped, helmets donned, steeds caparisoned, and in a few minutes the two knights ap- peared in the lists. The trumpeters were about to sound the blast for the second tourney of the day, but at a signal from Cuthbert they lowered their instruments, the eager horsemen reined in their spirited chargers and waited expectantly. DeBraux whispered a few words to the her- ald at his end of the lists, Cuthbert did likewise at the opposite end. Each man then took his position, while the heralds rode up and down before the spectators announcing a tilt between the two knights. All thought it a friendly trial-at-arms and eagerly awaited the signal for the charge. Finally it came, and the two knights swept down upon each other like opposing whirlwinds. Hardly had they left their stations when the spectators were astonished and not a little alarmed to see the lances of the two friends drop forward-unmistakable sign of mortal combat-and the two men brace themselves for the shock. They met in the middle of the lists, both lances were shivered on the bur- .nished crests, but neither horseman was unseated. Swords THE SPECTATOR 19 flew from their scabbards as if by magic, and they fell to fiercely. Soon the horsemen dismounted, and the fight went on with renewed vigor. Fiercer and fiercer it grew, thrust, parry, and thrust again, faster than the eye could follow. Finally, after a terrihc lunge by Cuthbert, DeBraux was seen to stagger and fall limply at the feet of his oppo- nent. Heralds and squires rushed upon the field and quickly unlaced DeBraux's armor. He, however, was al- ready beyond aid. The sword of his life-long friend had penetrated the armor where the helmet joins the corselet and had gone entirely thru the neck, severing the jugular and causing death almost instantaneously. Now that he had accomplished what a few minutes before had been his one desire, Cuthbert heartily wished the deed undone. All his fierce anger had subsided, and there remained only pity, love, and remorse. As this sturdy, war-worn knight, witness of almost daily bloodshed, looked upon his friend lying in the gore of his QCuthbert'sj shedding, his strength deserted him, tears sprang to those deep.-set eyes to which they had been strangers since child- hood, and he fell prone upon his face beside that silent friend and poured out his anguish and remorse in a flood of bitter tears. V Friends and yoemen tried to assuage the grief of the stricken Cuthbert, arguing that he had killed DeBraux in fair Hght, that DeBraux had struck him, that DeBraux had given the Hrst provocation. But all in vain. Cuthbert re- fused to be comforted. He seemed humbled and crushed. Not even a Herce declaration of eternal enmity to the house of Cuthbert on the part of Richard DeBraux, Sir Henry's brother, could arouse him from the torpor into which he had fallen. He sat on the ground as if dazed while the long list of horsemen filed from the lists and van: ished behind the high hedge which encircled the grounds. When the last mailed knight had disappeared amid the greenery, Cuthbert rose to his feet. For a moment he stood motionless, then with unseeing eyes traced his way among the groups of squires and men-at-arms, who in awed si- lence lingered about the otherwise deserted lists. He spoke to no one and no one ventured to address him. He pass- ed on. All eyes followed until the castle-gate shut him 20 THE SPECTATOR from view. This was his last appearance for more than a week, during which time a great change was wrought. Cuthbert at the time of the combat had been not exactly a young man, yet he had been robust and healthy, bright of eye and light of step. Now, however, the lustre had gone from his eye, the spring from his step, deep furrows lined his high, massive forhead, long since worn bald by the weight of his casqueg great dark circles surrounded those deep-set eyes, now listless, which once had glowed like heated coals, and Cuthbert, tho only in middle life, looked a man of seventy. Time brought no change for the better, and two months later Sir Arthur Cuthbert, the knight, heard and answered the Hnal call of the bugle. His bones were laid at rest in the crypt of the little chapel which adjoined the castle, but, alas, not the feud engendered on that fatal day. Three centuries were required to extinguish the flames of hatred therein enkindled, centuries of cruel strife and bloodshed. Let us, however, not dwell upon this gloomy period, but take up our narrative at the beginning of the end. are + , an an are Decimated by warfare and disease, the two families had dwindled away until a single representative of each survived, chivalry as an organized institution had disap- peared from England and the world, and yet this feud, born of a terrible dispute, still rankled with implacable bitterness. It is true that for more than a quarter of a century no conflict of any importance had taken place, but each of the two survivors kept a stealthy watch upon the movements of the other and stood ready at a mo- ment's notice to checkmate the slightest demonstration of hostility. Such was the character of the feelings which existed between the two young men of the hostile houses, when fortunately, or unfortuuately, just as you choose to regard it, a new element entered into the lives of both. It came in a very pleasing form. Nliss Adelaide Barton was not exactly beautiful, but that she was vivacious and charming was conceded by all. And as for Cuthbert and DeBraux, she was the THE SPECTATOR 21 one girl in all the land worthy of their homage. Natur- ally enough, under the circumstances, the heredity enmi- ty between the two bloods soon crystallized into open quarrel. What the immediate cause was no one knew. All did know, however, that, but for the intervention of Nliss Barton herself, the quarrel had proved fatal. lt happened in this way. Early one bright spring morning, Adelaide, as was her wont, went walking in the Helds. Dawn was just breaking in the eastg the birds were singing among the treesg the dew still lay heavy upon she succulent grass of the meadow lands, and all the earth was fragrant and smiling. Adelaide's spirit, like that of nature, was in a holiday mood, and she trip- ped along unmindful of whither her footsteps led. A large flint boulder brought her to a halt. She emerged sudden- ly from her pleasant day dreams and looked out upon the quiet sea which stretched away from her very feet in never-ending undulations. But even as her eye took in the placid waters a dazzling flash, as if a mirror or some burnished surface were moved in the sunlight, arrested her attention and drew it to the shore. A single glance showed her that a duel was in progress some Hfty yards down the coast. Adelaide hastened towards the combat- ants and was horror-stricken to recognize her two suitors, Cuthbert and DeBraux. A while she looked on in fas- cinated horror. Neither of the duelists was conscious of her presence. Like angry snakes their long 'French rapiers played about the heart, darting forward anon to sting, but ever falling short of the mark. At last, in re- sponse to a quick thrust, a little patch of crimson ap- peared on the bosom of Cuthbert's doublet, and the charm was broken. Without a thought of danger to herself, or to those whom she sought to save, Adelaide threw her- self between the two men and forced them apart with a strength born of terror. Taken entirely unawares, Cuth- bert and DeBraux could do nothing for a few moments but pant and stare at the apparition before them. By the time they began to comprehend, Adelaide was master of herself and the situation. With the swords of the two enemies beneath her arm, she opened upon those two strong men with a tire and impetuosity that soon brought 22 THE SPECTATOR both to her feet for forgiveness. Complete reconciliation was hardly to be expected: Adelaide did, however, elicit a promise from her two suitors never to measure swords again without her knowledge. A few weeks later came news of the approach of the Spanish Armada. Both young men hurried off to join the fleet. Both saw the two great captains, Drake and Haw- kins, calmly roll ten-pins while the Armada forged up the channel, and, like all England, awaited with eager impa- tience the approach of the gigantic armament. At last the signal to embark came. An hour passed and the fight was on. Few of the English vessels were lost, but among the number was that on which DeBraux was serv- ing. She was run down by a monster galley and sunk. The crew, however, was rescued by the Good Queen Bess, the boat on which Cuthbert fought. Thus by the irony of fate the two hereditary enemies were again thrown together. But this was to be the last time, for it was the hour of death. DeBraux had been wounded early in the Hght, and soon after the rescue had become unconscious. He revived after a time, however, and called for Cuthbert. When Cuthbert came, DeBraux fee- bly extended his hand and asked forgiveness. Cuthbert took the hand of the dying man within his own, and the reconciliation was complete. Slowly the light began to fade from the eye, the grasp on Cuthbert's hand tight- enedg a smile hovered on the half-parted lips, then they opened fully, the words We will not quarrel without Adelaide's knowledge, struggled forth, and the last of the DeBraux was no more. It is Sunday. The church bells are ringing. The air is thin and clear, and the sound floats like a solemn an- them across the green pasture fields and dies away amid the rustle of the ripening corn. lt is the hour of sacred worship, but two, at least, of the vicar's flock are absent from the fold. They stroll together, arm in arm, thru the churchyard, and halt before a newly-made grave. Ralph DeBraux, reads the inscription on the tombstone, killed in defense of his country and his queen. A tear mois- tens the cheek of the maiden, the bosom of the man heaves in anguish, and they pass on, instinctively draw- ing closer together as if to exclude the dread angel from their midst. M. K. H., '05, THE SPECTATOR 23 Why Teachers Wed IT WAS the opening day of school. Miss Murray stood ,awaiting the advent of her pupils. She was a new teacher - that is, new to the district, and she had not altogether relished the rousing cheer her appearance had elicited from the swarm of boys on the woodpile op- posite the school house. So it was with curiosity, not unmixed with a stronger feeling, she heard the sounding of the gong. There was nothing very awe-inspiring in the groups of quiet, orderly children who presently tiled into the room. They returned Miss Murray's salutations politely, handed her their admission cards, and sought convenient seats. Why, they are just ordinary children, thought Miss Murray. Probably those young rufnans on the wood- pile do not go to school. . At this point in her meditations, the girl became con- scious of an unusual commotion. Poor thing! it was well she did not know how usual that commotion would soon become. Just a few steps from her door, the principal had halted a group of boys and was inspecting their cards. And such a group! There were at least a dozen of them, and every last one was a barefoot boy with cheek of tan, although the latter would have to be taken on faith, the outer layer of Mother Earth being impene- trable to anything but radium rays. Neckties, coats, col- lars, and all other evidences of effete civilization were conspicuous by their absence. Tonsorial artists also seemed to be held in but slight esteem, although Miss Murray later discovered that one boy did carry a tin comb in his pocket and regarded it as a great treasure - because it jingled so nicely when dropped on the floor. Boy nature in all its wild, untrammeled freedom, thought Miss Murray amusedly. Very interesting in the abstract, but l'm devoutly thankful l don't teach an up- per grade. Even as she looked, the principal concluded his ex- 24 THE SPECTATOR amination and oh, horrors! approached her door with a deprecating smile and a bundle of grimy cards. ln another moment Huntrammeled boy-nature in the ag- gregate were shuffling into the rear seats. One, a short, fat boy, who semed to be slightly lame, paused at the window to take a lingering farewell look at freedom. Another, who had the face of a half- breed indian and the gay, festive air of a French dancing- master, in seating himself, managed to kick the lame boy's shins, toppling him into the lap of a grandfatherly looking lad with snow-white hair and a rubicund face, that is, it was ruddy in a few isolated spots, the prevail- ing color in no way differing from that of his companions. Grandfather at once showed a tendency to pugilism: but Miss Murray interfered, found, a vacant seat directly in front of her desk for the half-breed, and suggested another well forward on the opposite side of the room for the fat boy. The half-breed, with a smile that made Miss Murray herself feel pugilistic, at once pranced up the aisle, but the fat boy was inclined to resent the in- terference. I aint a-doin' nothin'. That bloke thinks he kin come out here and run us fellers. I aint a-standin' fer nothin' like that. I'll smash his mug? And he started up the aisle to fulnll his bloody purpose. Miss Murray's hand was small and white, but it fastened t-on the fat boy's arm like a vise. Before he knew what had hap- pened, he had sat down with more force than elegance. This summary treatment secured order for a short time. lt was fully ten minutes before the half-breed' pinned a beer advertisement on the minister's son, who sat in frontg or the fat boy managed to plant his muddy toes on the freshly ironed dress of the little girl across the aisle. Miss Murray took advantage of the lull to distribute books and writing utensils. Finally, after an hour's strenuous work, she had every one sitting straight in his seat with a book planted squarely beneath his nose. Grandfather had been well shaken, the half-breed had had his ears boxed, and the fat boy had a couple of red welts on his legs. The tired teacher dropped into her THE SPECTATOR 25 chair with a sigh of relief, and reached for the paper containing the names of her pupils, when a resounding knock, accompanied by Ho, teacher, some un's at the door, from the fat boy's direction, arrested her atten- tion. By the time that enterprising youngster had been enlightened as to the impropriety of dropping one's book and concentrating one's attention on the key-hole, the rap was repeated. A stout woman with a Jewish cast of countenance and a strong foreign accent proved to be the intruder. It transpired that she was just passing the school house and thought she would stop and tell the teacher to be sure to call her boy his full name, Simon Peter. Miss Murray professed herself entirely willing to comply with this modest request, and asked the lady to indicate her son so that no mistake might be made. The half-breed, who was just in the act of afnxing a paper wad to the nose of a Madonna that hung above the teacher's desk, dropped his wad and applied himself diligently to his task. A loud whisper, That's Pete's old woman, from the rear of the room, forestalled the lady in her in- troduction. When quiet reigned once more, Miss Murray again picked up the list to call the roll. At Hrst sight it looked like a roster of the prophets of old-Ezekiel Qthat was the fat boy's namej, Joshua, Jeremiah, Obadiah, David, Sam- uel, trailing off through Julius, Napoleon, George Wash- ington, Henry Clay, to Johnnie and Roy. The grand- fatherly boy was known as Roderick, while his older brother rejoiced in the cognomen of Josephus. The girl's names had not quite so extended a range. They affected, not the mighty and sonorous, but the graceful and flower- like. There was a sprinkling of Margarets, Mary Eliza- beths, I-lenriettas and Saras, but the Daisies, Lilies, Floss- ies and Roses predominated. There was even one dys- pecticflooking Arbutus. Recess came at last, and with it Ezekiel's mother. She wanted to inform that crazy old teacher that my child ain't no horse nor dog nuther. lf my Zeke needs a beating, gin him one, but if you let welts on him agin I'll smash your face. 26 THE SPECTATOR All this in the presence of Ezekiel, who was fairly dancing up and down at the prospect of a scrap, a species of amusement in which his soul delighted. A few words of explanation by Miss Murray convinced the visitor that she had been over-zealous. She apologized profusely to teacher, and turned the vials of her wrath on Zeke, He bore quite philosophically both the tor- rent of words and the avalanche of cuffs that together descended upon his ears. To Simon Peter and Henry Clay, who were hanging about the outer door hoping to catch a few faint echoes of battle, he delivered his con- fidential opinion that the old woman always was askeered of her shadder. The rest of the recess period passed off quietly enough, except that Josephus got a beating off'n the principal for sticking pins into Roderick's legs coming up the steps. Apropos which operation, the sufferer remarked to Zeke, who was disposed to grew facetious: lt's a poor hide that can't stand another tanning. I didn't yell like you done the last time the old woman gin it to you. Lessons proper now began. The physiology Cl21SS recited first. They had been carefully trained by the previous teacher, and all were Hrmly convinced that man was fearfully and wonderfully made. Mary Elizabeth averred that the human animal in his adult stage possessed forty-six grinders. Arbutus was sure that the alimentary canal is two miles long and connects Lake Erie with the Hudson River, while Simon Peter gave a thrilling account of the fearful effects of liquor upon Henry Hudson. After drinking six glasses of alcoholic liquor, a hole as big as your fist had appeared in the side of the illustrious explorer and refused to heal. Through this the doctors were able to watch the process of digestion, hence our knowledge of it. This statement brought Zeke to his feet in indig- nant protest: That hain't so! My pap's been a booze-hister for six years, and there hain't nary a sign of a hole in his ribs, and he drunk twelve glasses one time a feller gin him the dare. The physiology class wound up with a full and accu- THE SPECTATOR 27 rate explanation of how boys 'secure cigarettes given by Henry Clay. The afternoon session began auspiciously. Only six persons were tardyg all of them, boys. The excuses given were various, but four of them, stripped of indi- vidual trimmings, were the same. They had stopped to study natural history in a Held near by, and hadn't heard no bell ring. The precise nature of their investigations became evident a few min- utes later. Napoleon was delivering with great gusto: Now, my co-mates and brethern in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet to you Than that of painted pomp? when Henrietta interrupted the flow of his eloquence with a most unappreciative screech. The lad's lacerated feel- ings were somewhat soothed when he learned that not he, but a little green snake gliding gracefully across the floor, had given rise to such heartfelt and uncompliment- ary applause. Henrietta was not vociferous alone when it was discovered that the floor was literally swarming with grasshoppers and fishing worms, to say nothing of a few dignihed toads and a garter snake calculated to give a pleasing variety to the display. The tumult had barely subsided when Henry Clay and George Washington made their appearance. The sovereign of the school was dimly conscious of some change in Henry Clay, but time was flying, and, be- yond asking them to remain at recess to account for their tardiness, no notice was taken of the delinquents. They, however, were not born to blush unseen. A delicious fragrance soon began to permeate the air, and Miss Nlur- ray, glancing back, found the entire school diligently studying geography with their books in a peculiar posi- tion. She arrived on the scene in time to see Henry Clay abstract the last banana from his shirt-waist and- to collect the bananaskins. Neither Henry nor George Washington was anxious to, discuss the banana question. Zeke, who sat too far forward to share in the feast, and was bitter in conse- quence, volunteered the information: He stole 'em off'n a ginny. 28 THE SPECTATOR Didn't, nuther, growled Henry, waxing furious. Yes, he did, chimed in Josephus. When me and Zeke was a-gitting grass-a-a was a coming acrost the meader, I mean, we see him and Wash a-sneakin' them while the ginny was selling stuff to Wash's old woman. - Naw, teacher, they didn't. Zeke and Joe has got it in for me and are a-lyin' to git me a beating. I ain't done nothing but watch the ginny. Hen hooked the bananas, walled George. Bawl-baby! sniffed Henry. Run and tell all you know. Leastways I didn't steal them bananas. I was jist a-gitten even with that darned ginny. He took some cherries out'n my basket while I was up the tree last Saturday, and I told him I'd git even. Ain't no 'blamed ginny a-runnin' me. Miss Murray tried-but no amount of persuasion could induce those boys to believe that Henry Clay's ethics were not irreproachable. Simon Peter voiced the sentiments of his crowd. lf a feller treats me white, I'll treat him whiteg but if he tries to run me, he kin take what he gits. All things have an end, and the Hrst day of school was no exception. The last and crowning nightmare was the compositions. Yet hopeful of diverting those riotous imaginations into a legitimate channel, Miss Murray had told them the superstition concerning the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and asked them to write an im- aginary story concerning it. Of the twenty-tive boys' efforts, Roderick's was the only legible one. lt ran as follows: Me and Josey went out in a bote wun day. Their wuz a stik of dinamit in the bote. Joe pickt her up and she went of and blowed Joe up on top the rein- bo. He slid down and hooked the pot of golde. IF 11 ik il' Ill What slanderous creatures women are! thought the widower, as he walked down the steps of the Mur- ray residence about eleven o'clock that night. I know 'Sara never made that remark about 'warmed-over affec- tions'. s THE SPECTATOR 29 The Flight af the Flyer ID PUFFS OF SMOKE, escaping steam, and a his- sing, rumbling noise, Bessie pulled out of the railroad yards on her run across the state. The train was in charge of Conductor Wood Mason. The night was pitch- dark. The coming storm preceded by the rushing windg the dark, angry, approaching clouds, capped with the dart- ing lightning, the low muttering and anon the deep-toned thunder, coming nearer and nearer, completely encircled the itinerant. Suddenly, mid a downpour of rain, apparently without cause,' Bessie stopped with a jerky motion. Conductor Mason called from the rear vestibule: What's the matter ahead, Connelly, anything in sight up the valley ? Connelly started to investigate, but just as he reached the forward vestibule there was a sudden swaying ahead, a hiss of steam, and Bessie settled down to work in earnest. Minute by minute, second by second, she impetuously added momentum to her flight. Away she flew, straining every iron nerve, and with every car's length covered she gained in speed and swept on thru the thundering gale like mad. Anxiety was pictured on the countenance of every pas- senger. Some worried in silenceq Others with blanched faces stared and whispered to their fellow-passengers. All wondered what it meant. The experienced trainmen cast inquiring glances at one another as if to solve the unneces- sary flight. Many troubled faces were pressed fearfully to the sleet-beaten windows as Bessie sped past the roaring cataracts, the silvery rivulets, and the sleeping hamlets with her trainload of human freight. Tom must be letting her have her head, said Ma- son, as the train swerved around the long curve at Shady Creek. Hope he won't ditch us on a night like this, and Mason hurried forward. For the seventh consecutive time he consulted his watch and shuddered to think of how far they were ahead of schedule time. They had seven minutes to spare at Hover, and yet Bessie's speed never decreased a par- 30 THE SPECTATOR ticle. She shot through bridges, past slow-down signals at breakneck speed 5 in fact, no train ever travelled faster. The straggling lights of Woodrockton came into view and disappeared almost before it had dawned upon the train crew that they had run by a regular stop. Mason knew instinctively that something was wrong. Had the old conductor obeyed his Hrst impulse, he would have turned to the air brakes. Yet to have applied them with thetrain running at lightning speed would have been conducive to a catastrophe. He knew that the brakes would tear the train apart as sure as fate, and would perhaps bring worse disaster, than that which seemed imminent. His own safety prompted him, but he hesitated with his hand on the lever. Somehow he felt that a veteran like Tom Anthony would never run by a station unless there was some mighty urgent reason why he should do so. All this flashed through Mason's mind. Then he did the only safe and sane thing to do - signalled the engineer for brakes. Two blasts from the whistle told him that the man at the throttle understood, but still the train plunged on, apparently increasing in speed. ln the face of this diso- bedience it took Mason but a half second to decide his course of action. He rushed through the train, reached the forward vestibule, pulled open the door, and swung out from the steps. Just at this juncture the train passed into Deep Cut - less than four miles above the Lariston Steamboat Landing. While Mason waited for the clearing of the smoke the idea of throttle-mad engineers and runaways passed through his mind. It seemed an age before Mason got a good view of the cab. The light of the furnace gl-owed against the canvas which flapped between the tender and cab. Suddenly, a familiar face peered over the canvas, casting a hurried glance back through the storm. The truth flashed upon Mason in an instant. Pull the brakes, he shouted as he rushed through the smoker, brushing aside the thoroughly frightened pas- sengers who had crowded into the aisles. Immediately there was a roar and an exhaustive hiss of escaping steam which followed the severing of connections between train and engine. J! THE SPECTATOR 31 Connelly, seeing the necessity of quick action, had thrown back the coupling lever, freeing the monster from the train. Like a meteor, 'tBessie shot forward, crowding hard to leave the rails. Less than a hundred rods ahead was the Lariston Wharf and bumper. Bessie was racing furiously toward this goal. The rails were wet and greasy, but gradually the brakes took hold 5 in a short time the train was under com- plete control and rolled innocently over the switches into the upper yard of Lariston. Wet to the skin, Nlason clung to the guards of the for- ward platform, straining his eyes toward the monster ahead. Bessie kept to the rails and swept onward. Mason shut his eyes to think. But,they refused to remain closed. Peering ahead, he saw a flash of Ere at the end of the pier followed by a deafening crash, then a huge object rose in the air, turned over and disappeared. Bessie, at a speed of eighty miles an hour, had struck the bumper, rebound- ed, plunged overboard, and sunk a broken mass of machin- ery. As Nlason stepped from the platform onto the pier, an excited dispatcher handed him a telegram, which read: Arrest Engineer Brenhen. Anthony just reported, Brenhen boarded her, assaulted hreman, pulled out on time. Wire particulars. C. U. S. Nlorissy, agent, Border. Next day Hank Brenhen's mangled remains were taken from the harbor. He had driven Old Bessie on her last run g for, having been discharged on account of intem- perance, he had sought revenge and had found a watery grave instead. At any rate, Bessie had made a record - twenty-eight miles in twenty-one minutes - and it has never been beaten. C. E, M., '05 Personality gf the Modern Newfpaper VERY INDIVIDUAL has a personality characteristic to himself. Personality is the stamp of the man. If we hear a statement quoted, we at once think of the character 32 THE SPECTATOR of the man behind it, and consider the statement accordingly. If he'-is earnest and energetic, we think of what he has said, if he is weak, we thoughtlessly cast it aside. The literary characters of history - the persons who have always been quoted - possess self-made striking characters. lf we are told that Daniel Webster said something, we picture imme- diately his broad, strong features and know at once that it is worth our serious consideration. Personality determines qualityg and value depends thereon. With the newspaper or periodical it is precisely the same. The personality of a publication is wholly dependent on the man who edits it. The influence that a newspaper has over the lives of its readers is measured by the seriousness and ability of the ed- itor. The literary style and expression of his publication is a draft of his life. His editorials are colored by his individu- ality. lf his personality is strong his influence is vast. lf his influence is vast, he must be a widely known man of good, sound moral character. Are you acquainted with the editor of your newspaper? ls he a man of your community? Are you sure that if he says something it is worth your attention? The tendency of the modern newspaper is to expand beyond all reason. The ideal that is constantly before the average editor, nowadays, is to see how many pages larger his publication can be than the largest one. And that is ex- actly what kills the personality of the modern newspaper. The smaller newspapers have, indeed, that one virtue above the metropolitan issues. In smaller localities we have the opportunity of becoming acquainted with the editor, of seeing him in his field of work, and of studying him. The value of his editorials to us, then, rests on our estimate of his ability and sincerity. ln the earlier history of our country, when the towns were sparsely populated, the newspaper was a 'very limited sheet. lt required but one editor. The people knew the man. They understood his personality. He lived among them. He had to weigh his thoughts and guard his charac- ter. He dare not abuse a man falsely. He was compelled to be exact, precise. He had to be literary. Many a man, in truth, through this training, rose to prominence as a statesman in the earlier days of America. THE SPECTATOR 33 Gradually, however, as the population increased and the demand became more urgent, the American newspaper expanded. Help was required by the sole wielder of the pen. Small editions rapidly grew to large ones. But the literary value of the newspaper did not grow with it. On the other hand it was being retarded, for the personality of the newspaper was fast diminishing. To-day in some of the small cities we still have the old- fashioned, genuine editorials g for the man who writes them lives among us, and we know him as a fellow-citizen, ready to guard the rights of others. But the large modern news papers, which are most read, are those which lack the healthy influence of a helpful editor who works for the good of the public rather than private gain. ln such of the large publications, the talented young literary men, who write merely for a living, are entirely lost sight of. There, in- deed, newspaper personality does not exist. The ideal modern newspaper should have a personal- ity suthcient to prominently develop strong moral and intel- lectual characters of the men who edit the paper, and please, instruct, and elevate the public that reads it. When the daily publications of to-day accomplish these two results, they shall then have the honor of shaping the lives of the American people to a higher degree of intelligence and mor- ality - to the highest degree of national fame. 'Dre Short Story as a Literary Form S THE text floats backward and forward before my mind's eye, l see passing in endless review the thousands of country weeklies, the Sunday editions of the big city dailies, and the numerous ten-cent monthly maga- zines, all teeming with their short stories. On consulting Noah, not he of flood fame, but Web- ster of dictionary ronown, we find that he defines Liter- ary, in the sense in which it is here used, as meaning Versed in, or acquainted with, literature. Form, he says, is To give particular shape to, to mold or fashion into a certain state or condition. To derive by grammat- ical rules by adding the proper sufhxes and afhxesf' 34 THE SPECTATOR Come, let us be honest! Has any intelligent person ever accused the majority of short-story writers of being overburdened with literary form? As I recall the many hours, and l can truthfully say happy hours, spent in read- ing these short stories, l recollect the feeling of rapture that thrilled me when the hero grasped the literal form of the heroine to his manly bosom and carried out to the letter the aforesaid Webster's dehnition of form by 'suffixing his blonde mustache to her ruby lips and affix- ing thereto a long, endearing kiss, and while the author 'usually informs us this is his first and only love, yet, judging from the writer's description of the scene, the hero has also been trying to conform to the dehnition and is endeavoring to help the author keep within his bounds by showing that he is well Versed in, or acquainted with- 'form in its literal sense. Levity aside, we owe much of our advancement, in a literary way, to the short story. The modern printing press has made it possible to print good literature cheaply. The short story appeals to the masses, for as a rule it tells a story which arouses the sympathy of the humble and, might I not say, at times the illiterate. It creates in them a desire to read, and l believe it has given impe- tus to the movement for a higher education. l have dealt with what is commonly considered a short story. While it may not come up to all the re- quirements of literary form, does it not create a longing for literature among the many who would not be reached in any other way? I may be censurecl for treating this subject in a sar- castic manner, but if you read between the lines cannot you see my point? Should we criticise the literary form -of the short story? Does it not hold a place, and is it not performing yoeman service in creating a love for reading, and does this not tend to give higher ideals to the rea.ders ? I trust I have been able to get you to look thru more than one pair of glasses and that you will not conhne the short story writer within the bounds laid down by Web- ster. A GRADUATE OF 'O4. THE SPECTATOR 35 Hi.r Story N T'S disgusting, said Bradford, as he angrily crum- pled up some paper and threw it into a waste- basket. I wish I had never promised to write a story, but yet I would like to do it, or, rather? have it done. Bradford Colten had promised the editor of his school paper to write a story that evening. But after six at- tempts he began to despair. He had written love stories, athletic stories, and all kinds of stories, but none of them suited even his own taste. Thus he sat at his desk in not a very pleasant mood. Soon he heard a shrill whis- tle from the street. Looking out, he saw Will Graham, his chum, who asked him to take a walk. Why should l go for a walk ? inquired Brad. an- grily. Don't you remember the other evening you said we would go and see that cave out along the narrow- gauge this evening P Now, Brad. liked very much to take such trips, and, remembering his promise, he decided to go. l-le did not get out, however, until he had spilled the ink, upset the waste-basket, and thrown a book at the family cat, which had come in to pay him a visit. The sun was sinking in the west when the two boys reached the cavern, which was situated in a dark glen some distance from the railway. Now, Brad. had forgot- ten his ill success at story-writing and had become his own cheerful self againg but the gloomy, weird aspect of the mouth of the cavern in the diminishing light caused him to again remember it. I-le again became silent and gloomy. When his .friend went to explore a little brooklet which flowed some distance below, he allowed him to go alone. Brad. stood there a little while and then sat down in the mouth of the cavern. While sitting there the cavern suddenly became to him very large in- stead of being the small affair it really was, and he was exploring it for pastime. lt was afternoon to him instead of evening. As he wandered thru the passages of the cavern, he -came upon a group of men sitting around a Hre. Their 36 THE SPECTATOR dress was of past times. Their appearance was haggard and their hair disheveled. Brad. stood bewildered, watch- ing them. At last one of the Hgures, seeing him, pointed a long, bony finger at him, and, in tones which sounded as if from the grave, asked What seek ye? Then one of the figures, taller and more weird-looking than the rest, arose and, beckoning Brad. aside, said: I am Captain Kidd. If you promise never to tell anyone what you have seen, lwill give you gold enough to live on all your life. But, listen: you must find a certain man and give him a note which l shall give you. Brad. did not reply, but the ghost, disdaining his si- lence, started to lead him thru the cavern. Brad. mechan- ically followed. The ghost led him thru underground pass- ages, which seemed to breathe of death. But Brad. seemed to be accustomed to this. Water dripped from the sides to the floor, and their footsteps made sounds which re-echoed many times. The air seemed to be teemed with strange forms, which brushed noiselessly past hini. But he heard strange rumblings and all the time the ghost kept tell- ing him how strongly the treasure was guarded, and that no one could get it without his consent. Finally they came to a great door set in the stone. The ghost opened the door and, stepping back, beckoned Brad. to go in. Brad. hesi- tated, but the spook pushed him in and slammed the door. Brad. heard the springs snap, and knew that he was locked in the vault. Brad. had in his hand the torch which Kidd had given him to hold while he unlocked the door. He looked around and saw some great chests of gold. But, horrors, in the other corner lay a great pile of human bones. He cried for help, but in vain. He tried to back away from the clammy things, but, to his extreme anguish several skulls separated themselves from the others and started to follow him. Be- coming desperate, Brad. threw himself against the door, which gave away. Just at that point Brad. woke up and found himself roll- ing down the bank from the stone, on which he sat at the mouth of the cave. Looking up, he saw Will approaching from the creek. That evening he wrote a story, The Treasure Hunt, which was pronounced excellent by all. R. E. GIPE, 'o6. THE SPECTATOR 37 That Which is Worth While A GlRL'S FOOTBALL STORY 'EHE quarter-back and the half-back were both in love with the same girl, at least, they thought they were in love with her, which, in youth, is practically the same thing. Her Hrst name was Gladys, and she was a dear little thing, altho she did not know enough about football to discriminate between a fullback and a touchback. Still she religiously attended all the games - usually occupying a conspicuous place on top of a tally- ho-and, by dint of much eager instruction and a good deal of practical illustration, she had learned that when the ball went towards one end of the Held you were to cheer and wave your colors, but when it went towards the other, you were to keep still or yell Hold 'eml Hold 'em ! Way down deep in her heart she thought football was a dreadful bore and thought it awfully silly for big men to roll about on the ground like beasts and put forth their last ounce of energy in a stupid game. But as two of her adorers were the most prominent members of the team 'and could not excuse anyone for not knowing just as much about it as they did, she was dip- lomatic enough to conceal her private opinions of the game and make herself a veritable goddess in the eyes of both those silly men. I don't see how you can run so fast and dodge those men so easily! What would the team do without you, Nlr. Brown P she would say, biting her red lower lip, tilting her head, and looking up at the young giant with unconcealed admiration. And Brown would blush and stammer like a girl, and would vow that Gladys was the most appreciative girl he had ever known - so comforting to rind some one, at last, who could estimate you at your real worth. But what would he have thought had he seen the young lady, with the same look of guileless wonder and admiration, say to Black, the quarter-back: You're the smartest man I know, Nlr. Black. Why, it must take a wonderful brain to say all those funny numbers so quickly. You do handle the team 38 THE SPECTATOR so well ! Gladys thought this last remark showed an unlimited knowledge of the game Cshe had heard some- one use it in reference to Blackj and she repeated it fre- quently. And what did Black think, you ask? Well, he thought she was the dearest little thing - and all that. The rivalry between the two men was becoming in- tense. lt was no longer a laughing matter-for them. Surely, the decisive game of the season, Thanksgiving Day, would show whi:h had the preference, would pre- sent an opportunity for one to outdo the other and win the undivided favor of Gladys Green. Several nights before the game they both happened to call, and Gladys said: lf you don't win this game, I'll never forgive you, and, besides, l'll lose two pillows if you don't. She beamed impartially upon her gridiron heroes, and each man resolved then and there that if one man could win the game Gladys should not lose her wager. , But before the crucial day arrived the hopes of one, at least, had been blasted, Black, while at practice, had tallen, wrenching his knee, and, in spite of entreaties, prayers, and supplications, was forbidden to play, unless the sub was put out. ln that case there would be no alternative, and he would have to go in, knee or no knee. At three o'clock the ball was off down the field, and l am quite sure both fellows forgot entirely about any girl in the excitement that followed. At the end of the first half neither team had scored, and great was the en- thusiasm of Black. Still greater, however, was his cha- grin because he could not take part in this game of games. Just at this point I am not entirely sure that the little demon self did not get the better of himg in fact, I am sure that it did, and he hoped all sorts of dreadful things would happen to the sub. I-lis unkind thoughts were interrupted by the referee's whistle. The second half began badly for Brown's team. They slowly but steadily lost ground, now their opponents are on the ten-yard line! Ye gods, shall this thing be ? First down, no gain, second down, five yards to THE SPECTATOR 39 gaing third down -a crash, a crowd, a groan, but the white goal line remains uncrossed. A wild shout goes up from the crowd. Slowly the mass resolves itself into in- dividuals again. Time out, rings across the Held. One of Brown's warriors is stretched out unconscious upon the ground. With one twist Black frees himself of his sweater. A moment later he is on the Held, desperately fighting for his team's honor and reputation. He gives the sig- nals in a loud, clear voiceg catches the ball from center, passes it to Brown. With the speed of lightning he hurls himself into the play. The interference is slow in form- ing, but Brown is gaining. Black sees the interference broken, he throws himself on one man, blocks anotherg takes out the quarter-back as he approaches diagon- ally across the Held, and Brown is free. 0h! the joy of the moment! the wild enthusiasm of the crowd! Brown passes beneath the goal bar untackled. The goal is missed, but the game is won. The crowd goes mad with excitement. Brown! Brown l echoes the shout. A dozen eager hands grasp the sturdy half- back and bear him from the Held. Black shouts as eagerly as any. He is moved by no feeling of envy. He is bruised and lame, but his soul is wrapped in un- utterable peace. Suddenly he comes in sight of Nliss Green's coach and sees her throw Brown a bunch of violets and give him the whole praise. fPoor, ignorant maid! she did not know of the wheel within the wheel.j He passed on in silence, but his peace is disturbed. Black, old chap, comes the lusty voice of the coach, jarring rudely on Black's deep meditations, you don't look exactly like a man who has just won the greatest game of his life and incidentally the championship for his alma mater- cheer up!-What's the matter? Black looked dazed a moment, then his face sudden- ly relaxed into a smile of perfect contentment. After all, he said it is the championship that matters. K. Nl. E., 'o5. 40 THE SPECTATOR Dual Track an? Field Meet KISKIMINETAS VERSUS HIGH SCHOOL N SATURDAY, Nlay 13th, the ' Johnstown High School Athletic Asso- ciation held a dual ' track and field meet at Westmont between Kiskiminetas Academy and our school. The meet, which was a new undertaking for the A. A., proved suc- cessful in every way, even financially. So encouraging were the results, of this meet that an effort has been J4fVDRfLf,ffER, made to bring Pitts- burg High School here for the same purpose, because we are con- vinced that Nlr. Kerr has succeeded in developing a track team that will compare favorably with teams from any high school. The fact that we were able to compete so successfully with a preparatory school, which has the advantage over us in age, experience, and larger Held from which to select material, proves that our boys are up to and beyond the standard of high school athletics. The great bulk of the credit for the success of this new undertaking in our school is due to the efforts of Nlr. Kerr, who has for the past month been vigorously working his green material into shape. The boys have been very faithful to this work, and have succeeded, by the aid of the coach and manager, in giving an exhibition of high merit. That we should be defeated was a fore- gone conclusion. Even Coach Kerr himself told the boys that if High School scored 30 points he would be satis- 'meal spell -g 'H 'f 61 S0 THE SPECTATOR 42 THE SPECTATOR tied, and Nlr. Kerr never places their goal very low, as- it was, the Hnal score, according to the judges, was: Kiski 59, J. H. S. 37. The real score, however, was 57 to 39, but, owing to the fact that J. Lindsey knocked down the last hurdle in the 220-yard low hurdles after he had beaten his opponent, he was disqualihed and thereby the event was given to Dick of Kiski, with Reese, J. H. S., second. The meet opened with the loo-yard dash, which was- won by Replogle, J. H. S., in IO 4-5 seconds. Lewis, Kiski, was second, with McGregor, Kiski, and Barnett, J. H. S., also entered. The event was short but exciting. The second event, one mile run, was easily captured by D. Lindsey, J. H. S., who left Osborne, Kiski, far behind with second honor. Wolle, J. H. S., finished' strong as third, while Martin, Kiski, dropped out at the M-mile post. Time scored by D. Lindsey was 4:58. Things were looking extremely bright for .Johnstown when, to the great satisfaction of our rooters, J. Lindsey, after falling on his hands and knees, hnished the 2:20-5 yard low hurdle with a garrison Hnish, and seemingly captured Hrst place, but, having knocked down the last. THE SPECTATOR 43 hurdle, was disqualilied by the judges, who gave first place to Dick, Kiski, and second to Reese, J. H. S. Herbert, of Kiski, failed to get started. J. Lindsey tin- ished in 292 seconds. Although the third event seemed unjust, still we were ahead until the fourth event, the running high jump, when Kiski tied, their star, Jamison, easily defeat- ing Elder, J. H. S., who Hnished second. Bolsinger, J. H. S., outjumped Dick, Kiski, but failed to reach his for- mer record. Elder jumped 5 ft. 2 in., but could not jump 5 ft. 3 in., upon which Kiski won. The fifth event, the 2:20-yard dash, was a bad one for High School, McGregor and Lewis of Kiski scoring first and second, with Replogle and Barnett, J. H. S., third and fourth. Time was 24 seconds. Heywood, Kiski, won the sixth event, the shot-put, 38 ft. 2 in., while J. Lindsey, J. H. S., surprisingly put it 37 ft. 6 in. Elder, of J. H. S., held first place for a while with 37 ft. 4 in., which for a time seemed as if it would win. Porter, of Kiski, was fourth. First and second places in the seventh event, the- hammer-throw, were taken by Kumler and Fetter, of Kiski, the former throwing it 101 ft. 6 in., the latter 89 ft. 6 in. Aschom and Elder competed for High School. 44 THE SPECTATOR The next event, the 120-yard high hurdles, was won by Herbert, of Kiski, in IQ 2-5 seconds, with J. Lindsey second. Barnett, for J. H. S., was third, and Dick, Kis- ki, fourth. Kiski took both places in the broad jump, the ninth event, Wagoner taking tirst place, jumping IQ ft. 5 in., Herbert second, Elder third, and Ashcom fourth. The tenth event, the one-half mile run, was taken by Corbett, Kiski, who holds the inter-scholastic record forthe half mile in Western Pennsylvania, but he had no easy time of it, being closely pursued by D. Lindsey, who Hnished strong second. Harris, Kiski, and McGin- nis, J. H. S., were also entered. The time was 2 min. 9 4-5 sec. The one-fourth mile run, the eleventh event, was ours 5 Replogle, J. H. S., winning in 54 1-5 seconds, with Entwisle, J. H. S., second. Larimer came in third, while Hacha dropped out at the Ioo-yard line. This race was one of the most exciting and brilliant events. The four . THE SPECTATOR 45 runners dashed away at the start, each seemingly deter- mined to win. When the loo-yard line was reached the runners were tie. Here Replogle took the lead, strongly pursued by Larimer and Entwisle, who were struggling for second place, Hacha having at this stage dropped out. When about Hfty yards from the Hnish Entwisle left his man and scored second place not far behind Replogle. The twelfth and concluding event, the pole-vault, was a Htting climax. This event was, beyond a doubt, the most strongly contested one. Replogle, who had just won the quarter-mile run, did not enter from the start, but when Jamison and Lewis, Kiski, and Elder, of J. H. S., had vaulted about 8 feet, he entered and gave Jamison, the Kiski star, the worst proposition imaginable. Elder and Lewis were soon outclassed, but Jamison and Replo- gle battled it out, and when each man had successfully vaulted 9 ft. 4 in. the event was declared a tie in order that the Kiski fellows might reach their train in time. The remarkable feature of this event was that Replogle- had completely outdone his former records, having previ- ously vaulted scarcely 8 ft. 3 in. Thus ended the meet, Kiski scoring SQ points Q5 points having been given for Hrst place and 3for secondy and High School 37, according to the judge's decision. Every man on High School's team, with but one ex- ception, did better in the meet than at practice, and also- made Kiski, in several events, lower their own records. Replogle was the star for High School, as well as the star in the whole meet, having individually scored I4 points. J. Lindsey scored II Ccounting third eventj, D. Lindsey 8, Entwisle 3, and Elder 3, while the judges gave Reese 2 by depriving J. Lindsey of first place in the low hurdles. The best individual record for Kiski was 9 points for Jamison, with Herbert 8, Lewis 6, etc. Kiskiminetas. had 16 men entered, while High School had only II men. Considering everything, Coach Kerr, Manager Bolsinger, and Captain Replogle can well boast of their team, for it is indeed a worthy representation of the Johnstown High School athletics. X 46 THE SPECTATOR Hail the Conquering Heroef STORY BASED ON FACT ANG! Biff! Sailing gracefully, gracefully, away flew the ball into the atmosphere medium. Oh, the joys of baseball! Who knows what a grand old sport Baseball is! and that swat was certainly a clean one, four bases to the good and a dollar twenty-five gone to the land where they ne'er shovel snow. But where were the press agents to sound the sad fate of the Johnstown High School Baseball Team ? First were we sad, fearing they would not comeg Now sadder, that they come so unprovided. Yet he of the quill and pad came not, therefore it be- hooveth me to tell it thee. Some one surely smacked the leather. But, of all the sad tales-boohoo!-oh! we hate to tell thee. The first spasm occurred on Westmont-thou must incline to get there-that place where the wind whistles like-Sambo, we clon't know what to call it-well, when the windlet bloweth, it singeth, something like this : We're all going down to Washington To tight for the governor's daughter. Tho cast down with affliction, we must relate thusly the ponderous victory. When the ball was hit, the wind blew Herce, and, like a mighty waterspout, the Johns- town High School Baseball Team vanished, actually dis- appeared, a wandering band of minstrels could not have been egged in so short a time. For nine days and nine nights the ball team, water- boy, bat-carrier, and the seven loyal rooters fell thru chaos, that marvelous space between, they fell, they knew not whither. The shades of night were falling fast as thru a dark, smoky realm this powerful squad of Baseballists passed. 'Nlid ring of steel and claps of thunder they came to a dead halt-where ?-on a crust of cold storage fruit. From the Nebular Hypothesis, our venerable catcher, Noble Duff of Lindsey fame, he with the By Jo, deducted the conclusion that we had THE SPECTATOR 47 bumpt into the cold satellite of the earth. Duff was right, it was Brother Nloon. Just at this stage who cometh to meet us but our old college chump, the Man in the Moon. He gave us the glad mit and tackled Crappy, the much betroubled manager, for a game. Oh Ping Pong! Oh, yes, little Freddy, the water boy, can tell thee that the fame of our Baseball Team was far greater than terrestrial. At any rate the Moon Nlan knew about that last swat, far he yelled, loud and long, Horseshoesf' Listen to our tale of woe! We played. Nly! Such ball-playing! Great? Well, we should smile! The best Tri-Stater couldn't have done better. What do you think of this bunch? There was silent Charley K. out in left garden. BL1'Et6l',, and Steph held down center and right. Runt was at short, Mitch at second, and our Norman knight, Kief, at the initial bag. Michigan covered ground at third. Old Duff was receiving those wonderful, unsolvable spit-balls, jump-balls, and in-out-shoots of our Chesbro- like Jack, he of Christmaspie appetite. Alas! We had one difhculty that was a stunner. Cold! lt was so beastly cold, thou couldst see ribbons on the atmosphere. To insure safety, spectators-they were innumerable-wore full-dress suits of bearskin lined with ermine. They rooted in chunks, for fear.their breath would freeze. Thomas Jefferson Nokes, our chief rooter, lost forty-seven notes while singing the Blue and Black. Gosh! Cold! The Spalding had frozen ideas on it. The bats resembled icicles. Butter wanted to sell them for diamonds. And the baseball togs! I-lully Gee! All wool, a yard wide, and guaran- anteed not to shrink! Some were seal, some were lynx, some were marten or sable, while others were like hunks of beef. They were trimmed in white and green, and certainly were beauts. But the mits! They were the limit. They looked something like wash-boilers or tubs, round as hams, with a deep hole in the center. You were compelled to put hot mucilage on the mits after ev- ery inning. It was so cold everything stood still. Moo- ney, our bat-carrier, froze to the bench and we thawed 48 THE SPECTATOR him loose with a gentle charge of nitro-glycerine. Lit- tle Freddy laughed too hearty, and it took a mallet to close his mouth. Actually, it was so cold'thou couldst see thyself speak. Everything must have an end. The great game ad- vertised in 400 M. M., according to their code of record- ing time, was scheduled to begin promptly at 9:96 R. K. A spell before playing time we trotted out for prelimi- nary stunts. Then's when the jig commenced. Cap was batting. He smacked one intended for Butter in center, tausendmal! the ball went up but never came down. Here's where the Moon Man put us next. Hit them on the ice, and then your fellows can nab them as they dart up, as he shook the atmosphere by dropping his words in snowballs. However, it didn't take our guys long to get next, and then we eat things up as tho they were hot cakes. Play Ball, yelled a little wizened-face chap, and the game was on. For six innings there was nothing doing, due mostly to the strenuous rooting of T. J. N., Expressman Dai- ley, and Little Freddy. They hurled stop 'ems so often and ferociously that the other ducks became greatly agitated. lt was in the seventh, Duff, with a rabbit's foot in his pocket, hit for a homer. He really knocked the leather to Denver-fact, we received word about it land- ing yesterday. Next man up was quiet Michigan, who stood like the renowned Casey at the bat. He picked out a peach and tagged it for three bases, then Jack lost the ball in a passing cloud and both base-run- ners scored. Thusly it stood: J. H. S., 33 Moon Man's Team, o. The ninth inning bobbed up. We were still to the good. But---. Out of the snowmen on the bench stepped a youth with flowing locks who, with a sickening thud, smashed the ball and lost it. Our hearts were in our mouths. Two more freezers did the same identical ditto. Then Spit-ball Jack settled down and retired the side. Score: J. H. S. 35 M. M. T. 3. Runt singled in the tenth and almost got THE SPECTATOR 49 pulled for stealing second. Steph's Texas Leag- uer sent Runt to third. Kief singled and Runt trotted across the home-plate. Then we went out in one, two, three order. ln their half of the tenth something unheard of took place. Poor Butter! Shall l tell? Mr. Two Bits of the Moon Man's team hit a fly at Butter, and he, with a hungry, goatish appetite, ate the ball. Our Anvil Chorus drove it out of him with a sledge-hammer, but it was a useless waste of energy, Two Bits had tallied, Score: J. H. S. 42 M. M. T. 4. That beautiful eleventh! Michigan got a beaut of a bingle, then Mitch hit for one sack and we were sailing serenely. Here the bad Moon Pitcher lost his false teeth and our Norman Knight walked to Hrst on four bad ones. Hi-Le-Hi-Lo, the bases full, no one out, and old reliable Duff at the willow! Smack! Sh-! Another cyclone single and Rep scored, but--pshaw! We again went out in order. They came to bat. Jack fanned the first two and it looked like a cinch. Well, it was. In a close game there are any number of plays that are apt to have saved this day. Well, old warhorse Charley, sleeping in left, saved this day for yours truly. Cappy did things too numerous to mention on Charley's account. That same old stick-wielder, Two Bits, a regular Lajoie, connected with one and she took the ice like a sled. The hit looked like a Jim Dandy, but wise Charley pawed it with a remarkable one-hand catch which upset his anatomy, he twisted, juggled, and somersaulted, but he made the final out. Score: Johnstown High 5, Moon Man's 4. 'Mid gnashing of teeth and prolonged wailings, hoarse Horseshoe shouts, and deeptoned, revengeful knock- ing, we boarded a neighboring air-schooner and started for Market Strasse. The cable broke and our bunch awoke from their pipe-dream. Oh pshaw!-we won anyway. And now, if you don't believe our tale, ask T. J. N., Mooney, or Little Freddy, and they will tell you another. ONE OF THE BUNCH, 'o5. 50 THE SPECTATOR Farewell to the Seniors S EACH new year brings to all new sorrows and new joys, so the closing of the school term of 1904-5 brings to all of us a feeling of relief, but not unmixed with sadness. To the Seniors the end means most. As they leave with their longed-for diplomas, it brings to them a sense of work faithfully done. The class which will be graduated at the end of the present school term is larger than any class that has been graduated hitherto. This class is strong not only in num- bers but also in scholarship. It has furnished an example which we may well follow. It is not for us to compare them with the preceding classes, but it is our pleasure to pay them the tribute so well deserved from the under- graduates. Perhaps to the Juniors the departure of the Seniors brings the most serious thoughts. As we look back over the tranquil days passed in this school, we feel that the absence of the Seniors can bring only saddening thoughts. Our friendly associations shall long be remembered. The unfilled place will always remain vacant. Some will go out to face the world, to take up the real work of life, others will seek a higher education. Yet, Seniors, whatever you may do, wherever you may be, we ask that you will never forget your alma mater. Farewell is a word often spoken but readily forgot- ten, but when it marks the severance of so many close and friendly ties, it somehow sticks in the throat. Se- niors, we bid you not only Farewell, but also Good- bye, hoping all things good for you, whose work of life is just beginning, feeling that no honor which may come to you can be more than you deserve, and knowing that you leave behind in the annals of the Johnstown High School, and in the memories of your schoolmates, a record of which you may well be proud. Seniors, a last and affectionate Farewell, C. W. KUNKLE, 'o6. THE SPECTATOR 51 Seniors' Farewell T is with feelings of the most ambiguous character that the Seniors relinquish their books and prepare to take their Hnal departure from the scenes, as it were, of their childhood. lt is a pleasure to think that the goal towards which our pole-star has unswervingly pointed during the past four long years of work and play is Hnally reached, and that we have successfully accom- plished what for many years was probably the first real undertaking of life. But it is a pleasure not unmixed with sadness, for, tho the goal be reached and the tale complete, all is not resignation and contentment. A name- less longing Hlls the breasts of the retiring Seniors, it is a longing for something that is past and can return no more forever. A melancholy sadness seems to pervade the air in and about the familiar halls and class-rooms. lt is the sadness of farewell: farewell to scenes and lo- calities endeared by memory and long associationg fare- well to friends, companions, and teachers whom only a miracle of Providence can reunite. Still, we ought not to sorrow, for such is the way of life. Bliss in possession will not last, Remembered joys are never past, . Sang one poet, another added to this note of hope a stronger strain to soothe the pain of separation and regret: When time, who steals our years away, Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew. Then talk no more of future gloomy Our joys shall always lastg For hope shall brighten days to come, And memory gild the past! No, we ought not to sorrow, but we must, for such, too, is the way of life. A Still another poet has struck the chord to which our voices, half-sad, half-joyous, must per- force respond : -'Tis done--all words are idle- ' Words from me are vainer stillg But the thoughts we cannot bridle Force their way without the will. A SENIOR. 52 THE SPECTATOR be igb Scboolipectat r. JOHNSTOWN, PA., MAY, 1905. ' SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 40 CENTS. PER COPY, 5 CENTS EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF. Editor-ln-Chief, FRED. G. SMITH, 1905. Associate Edltor. MERLE K. HORNER. mos. Exchange Editor, Society Editor' ROBERT E. GIPE' moi CLARA B. THOMAS IQ06- Athletic Editor, General News Editor, WILLIAM GROVE, 1906. CHARLES E. MARTIN. 1905. Literary Editors' School News Editors, GEO. F. STAMMLER, 1905. NORMAN KIEFFER' 1005- EBEN EDWARDS. 1907. CLARENCE HURREL, x9o8. Art Editor, ANNIE M. RISCH, 1905. Chlef Business Manager, RALPH W. BOLSINGER. 1905. Associate Business Manager, LANGDON MARX. 1906. Assistant Business Managers, FRANK MARDIS. 1906. ROY REESE, 1905. HARVEY MITCHELL, 1906. EDWARD HOERLE, 1905, FRANK DAILEY, 1905. RIGHTER LONGSHORE, 1907. ELMER HOFFMAN, 1907. MAURICE ROTHSTEIN, 1908. THE SPECTATOR Is published monthly during the school term. Address all communications to THE SPECTATOR. High School Building. Johnstown, Pa. Entered at the Postoftice. Johnstown, Pa., as second-class mail matter, In order to insure publication in the current issue, all MSS. must be handed ln to the editor not later than the gd of each month. ITH this issue we conclude the seventh volume of the Spectator. As to the work of the staff this year, the editor can only say that, if any progress has been made, it has been due to the individual members of the staff, and a few, but worthy, outside contributors among our school. The Spectator has not received the proper attention from the student-body. This was plainly manifested by the recent Spectator short-story contest, THE SPECTATOR 53 which received only two entries. Besides this discourage- ment, the business managers have had a most unfavor- able administration. Every issue witnessed new adver- tisements among our columns, showing the efforts of our business staff, but with each number our old advertisers failed us, and we were in that way unable to increase our Hnances. The school, however, did respond most favorably at the Spectator bazaar, which placed our publi- cation on a solid Hnancial basis. Thus we conclude vol- ume seven. Whether we have advanced this year with our school journal or not remains a matter entirely with your judg- ment. We think we have at least maintained the high standard set by our predecessors and that we have issued each month a paper which ranks high among similar school publications, for the Radiator has given us the distincton of being one of the three exchanges - the best of which they could not name-which excels all other school publications on their exchange list. And the Radiator is, beyond a question, the most perfect monthly issued by any small school. Likewise we quote from the Nlay, 1905, Mercury, in which they say: The Johnstown, Pa., Spectator has from the very first been for us an example of a high-class journal. We have appreciated every number fully as they came to us, real- izing that in them were shown what a high school paper could be made by unceasing endeavor toward a fixed ideal. Turn then to our exchange column in this issue, and see what our exchange editor thinks of the Mer- cury, and form your opinion whether or not the Spec- tator should receive such unfavorable criticism in our school as it has been accustomed to receive. We take this opportunity to extend our hearty thanks to those who have helped us in this work, and we sin- cerely trust that the members of next year's staff will find the school ready to contribute toward the welfare of its publication, so that it will steadily grow until it has established the foremost position among its kind. Ill If lk Ill We have come to the end of another school term. During the nine months of the term of I904'S, no par- 54 THE SPECTATOR ticular change has taken place in our school, except the addition of an assistant instructor in the Commercial De- partment, which shows a large increase of pupils in this branch of our studies. But a general increase of the amount of work accomplished in the class-rooms is ap- parent, especially in the Senior mathematic, English liter- ature, and foreign language classes. Considering every- thing, this term has been the most successful in High School's career, Forty-two pupils will receive their grad- uation diplomas on the evening of June IST. The class of 1905 is by far the largest, and, considering the aver- age of the credit points received and the amount of work covered by this class, it is perhaps the most competent, that has yet been graduated from our school. We are sorry to see this class of pupils leave-indeed they, themselves, are sorry to leave - but we trust that their places will be competently filled by others. ll II' ill Ill Athletics in our school this year has been of the most beneficial kind. Not only did the boys participating in the game reap the benefit, but the school at large has profited materially by the right sort of sports. Athletics has engendered in our school such a spirit as is indispen- sable to any successful organization, and good results are apparent. Never before in the history of our school have so many young men participated in athletics as during this term. Almost twice as many candidates have ap- peared this year in the different branches, with perhaps the one exception of football, as in previous years. New sports have been added to our line, and the greatest suc- cess in these was track and field athletics. This is, in the writer's opinion, the truest scholastic sport. More men enter the game, and yet individualism is the prime feature. Accidents are rare occurrences in track athletics, and the sport is clean and invigorating. The prospects for next year's track team are very encouraging, and in all probability great success will be accomplished along this line. Ill li ill ll ll Considering the size and cost of this issue of the Spectator, the staff has decided to charge IO cents a copy THE SPECTATOR 55 for this number. Our subscribers, however, will be entitled to their regular number, but any extra copies will cost IO cents. We have nve new halftone cuts, and several new other cuts, beside a new cover design. This is the largest number that our school has yet issued, being twice as large as the largest previously published. We hope that Hnancial conditions next year will enable the staff to publish regularly similar editions. 'l ii F' A7 'A it ji 'gxixrs - :Za ' Scno OL ore HE MONTHLY quota of quitters is again large. The following have changed their vocations during April: Ethel Slater, who has removed from the city, and Margaret Crouse of '06, Helen Ferguson and John Linton of ,073 Elsie Miller, Mary Henderson, David Harris, and John Wil- son of 'o8. Mildred Adams '08 and Daniel Jones '07 have return- ed to school after several weeks' absence on account of sicknessg but Elmer Hoffman '07 is still unable to attend, he has had a mild attack of typhoid fever. Our baseball team was defeated at Pittsburg by the score of 9 to I, but nevertheless enjoyed the trip immensely, the boys believe that P. H. S. would have been easy pickin with a little more consistent practice. Our meet with Kiski, May 13th, was a success in more respects than having a good crowdg altho we were worsted, our showing exceeded all expectations and 56 THE SPECTATOR gave general satisfaction to the rooters. Several of the members who took part in the meet will be entitled to a J. H. S. At a recent meeting of the A. A. it was decided to give a few of our outside supporters the privilege of be- coming honorary members of the associationg a set of by- laws, regulating the wearing of the J. H. S. monogram, was also adopted. lt was learned at Pittsburg that their school board donates to high school athletics 81,000 per annum. lt would be well if the Johnstown School Board would fol- low this example. The seventh anniversary meeting of the Emerson Lit- erary Society, which was held April 14th, was well attended. An excellent program was rendered. The concert given by the State College Glee Club deserved a larger audience than was present. As a re- sult of the poor attendance, track team was unable this year to attend either the Philadelphia or Dickinson meets, as it did last year. The Junior banquet given in honor of the Seniors was one of the most successful entertainments ever given in High School. The affair was successfully carried out in every detail, and all the members present spentta most enjoyable evening. The banquet was a rare treat. The Spectator hopes that the practice of adding a few trees and flowers to the lawn each year will be con- tinued, so that in several years our campus will be a beauty spot. We were honored some time ago by a visit from Prof. Robb, principal of Altoona High School. He was favorably impressed by our institution and, no doubt, carried home some valuable pointers. ln the early part of the month forty new books were added to our libraryg the majority of these are treatises on mathematics, history, science, and English. THE SPECTATOR 57 Preparations for class-day are progressing nicely. The plan 'adopted involves the comic opera variety. No pains will be spared in making this occasion a success, the best ever, is expected. Class-day exercises will prob- ably occur Tuesday, May goth, the third grammar pupils will receive their Hcertincates of attainment Nlay 31st, and June Ist is the evening selected for commencement. The Class of 1905 is the largest that has been grad- uated from our school. The class is composed of 42 mem- bers, 26 girls and I6 boys. From present indications the succeeding class will not have so many members when it appears for diplomas, because at present it numbers only 44. It would be well for the under-classmen to notice that not a Senior was suspended this year on account of mis- conduct. The ,O7 tlag which was recently raised on the High School building was particularly noticed by the Seniors. It is not often that students make provisions to keep classes awake, as some are doing with alarm clocks. 9 Question: Does Nlr. Long appreciate the poets lines: Oh, sleep, it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole. We feel certain that, if our councilmen had to study while several garbage wagons were passing on Market street, that thoroughfare would soon be paved. Teacher: Name the qualifications of the president of the United States. ' Pupil: He must be a naturalized born citizen of the United States. A freshman's day and the next would get ! The following of the graduating numbers of credits sophistry : If day Christmas, is a list of the class with the scored by each every day were circus what an education we names of the members subjects of theses and pupil : 58 THE SPECTATOR Names Theses Credits Ella Carolyn Bauers-England in the Times of Shakespeare and Chaucer ............... 67 Ralph William Bolsinger-Civil Service in United States .... 70 James K. Boyd, Jr.-Sanitation ............. . . 63 Linda Wilhelmina Briber-Modern lllustrating . . . . . .72 Ralph Arthur Butler-The Physics of Light ..... . . .63 Almira Frances Confer-Nineteenth Century Poets .... . . . 61 Loretto Frances Day-Education of Women in Europe ..... 60 Katharine Mabel Endsley-Shakespeare and the Modern Stage .63 Mary Agnes Fearl-Some American Historians ......... 64 Frieda Amelia Goebert-The Niebelungenlied .......... 66 Edward Franklin Hoerle-The Process of Tanning . . . . 64 Merle Kopelin Horner-The Anglo-Saxon ...... - - 71 Ethel Louise Jones--The German Drama ........... 67 Norman Franklin Kieffer-Public Ownership . . ....... . 71 66 Rose Lape-Nature Study in the Elementary School ...... 63 Annie Sophia Liebold-Richelieu .....,.......... 67 Clinton Donald Lindsey-The Debt of Civilization to the Forty- niner ................ 77 Goldie Belle Mardis-The Child in Art ............. 68 Charles Eduard Martin-A Railroad Problemg State Control . . 70 Nora Edith Miller-America's Debt to Her Orators ....... 67 Lucy Estelle Moses-Discoveries, Inventions, Etc. Dreams that Kinter Kenneth Koontz-The Best Government for a Large Country ......... . ..... Came True ............... 67 Ethel Glendora Pinder-The Value of the Classics . . . . . 66 Lynn L. Porch-Gold and lts Production ...... . . . 60 Mary Norrine Price-German Lyrics ........ . . . 67 Mary Genevieve Quinn-Forestry in Pennsylvania . . . . .60 Roy Joseph Reese-Futility of War .............. 67 Emma Mabel Riale-Influence of Novels in Politics ....... 63 Anna Marie Risch-Colonization as a Remedy for City Poverty, 10 David Uda Rothstein-The impeachment of a Federal Judge . .60 Florence Frances Schoenfeld-The American Girl ........ 66 Jessie Myrtle Shomo-Educational Novels ........... 11 Frederick George Smith-The Struggle of Russian People with the Nobles ........ .... 7 1 George Fronheiser Stammler-The Government and the Indian, 73 Henry Wilson Storey, Jr.-American Triumverateg Clay, Web- ster, and Calhoun ........ 62 Sara Anna Stroup-Child Labor in Pennsylvania .... . . . 67 Clara Troemner Suppes-Shakespeare's Fools ......... 63 Katherine Irene Temple-Results of Arctic Explorations ..... 62 Frank Roderic Weaver-Utility of War ....., .... . . 73 Olive Verne Weaver-Lancaster Turnpike ...... . . . 67 Daisy May Young-Great Pennsylvanians .... . . . 65 Sara Florence Young-The Romans as Builders . . . .61 THE SPECTATOR 59 Class Day exercises were held on the evening of Nlay 29th. Considering the preparation, the affair was very successful. The Seniors will hold a class picnic on June 3d., and the Commencement Dance on June 7th, On May 26th the Faculty held a picnic in honor of the Senior Class. Although it rained, and would have apparently spoiled the fun, yet, arrangements were so completely made and so skillfully carried out, that the affair was a jolly success in every detail. It was origi- nally planned to spend the afternoon at Yoder Falls, but owing to rain, our special car returned to Valley Park, where we took shelter on the dancing floor and engaged in appropriate amusements. The rain did not last long and the gentlemen teachers were soon pitching, quoits, while the ladies engaged in boating. A dainty lunch was served later, and, after a jolly good time, the party boarded the Green and White for Johnstown. Nona Swank, Francis Schramm, and Robert Sagerson of '04 have arrived home from college to spend their va-- cation. At recent meetings of the Emerson and T. K. E. so- cieties, the following members were elected to the Spec- tator staff for the next term: Editors-Dean Ashton, Rhonwen Ferner, Daniel Jones, Todd Cochran, Robert Gipe, William Grove, Clara Thomas, and Thomas Nokesg. Business Managers-James Cooper, Frank Dailey, Rhigh- ter Longshore, Francis Wolle, Langdon Nlarx, Frank Mar- dis, and Harvey Nlitchell. Robert Gipe was elected editor-- in-chief, William Grove associate editor, Frank Mardis chief business manager, Harvey Mitchell associate busi- ness manager, and Rhonwen Ferner secretary for next. year's staff. Several very pleasant botany excursions and one or' two that were not so pleasant, were taken under the chaperonage of Miss Krebs during the last few weeks of school. 60 THE SPECTATOR Exchanger ., . ITH THIS issue we I 1, - ' close the exchange i' Ip column for this school 1 ' U' ' I 2-Xfm term. We wish to thank -D ' I - . -. our exchanges for their 1 .J JMX! I suggestions and criticisms, lv,:-jlL-ZJQVNQ' X which they have given us 4L,'f'f,3 fu 1 throughout the year, for Q--, '- 9' i t f f, we have endeavored to . Q - improve our paper along , ' ' lines suggested by them. We desire to congratulate the editors and business managers of the great majority of the publications we have received, for they are worthy products of the efforts of school boys and girls. Hoping to rind an issue of each of our old exchanges and the addition of some new ones on our table next September, we bid you a hearty farewell. The Orange and Black appears with a very attractive cover thls month. The story, The Little Chimney Sweep, is interesting and shows that the author has good descriptive powers. However, we see no reason why the exchange list should be published and the ex- change criticisms neglected. A paper as good as this one should have a better exchange column.' We welcome the second issue of the Clarksville Index as a new exchange. Your publication is well writ- ten, but more original work is desirable. The Carrol Echo is full of delightful stories. The literary matter in the Record, Wheeling, is very entertaining. The stories show great ability in the writ- ing of Hction. V The story Blue Ribbon, in the Polaris, has a great .lot of originality in it. THE SPECTATOR 61 The description of Paris in the Skirmisher is well' written and deserves much credit. . The literary matter in the Muhlenberg is especially well written, but a few short stories would add interest to your sheet. To look at the Mercury for something to criticize is a waste of time. The Mercury approaches the ideal school journal indefinitely near. The Hall Boy is a very interesting paper, the scien- tinc articles being well worth reading. The Kiskiminetan is improved somewhat, but could' be made more attractive by eliminating that newspaper style of arrangement and substituting something more be- coming to a school paper. g After all the preaching that has been done about mingling advertisements with literary matter, we still End the Polymnian employing that method. We are sure that your publication would be greatly improved by a reform along this line. The material in the stories of the Wilmerding Life is not used as well as it might be. The stories have good ideas in them, but they have been made mere sketches. A further development of these would make excellent stories. Larger type in the Advance, Salem, would be an improvement. The Leavitt Angelus for April is very well prepared. Jimmy PenHeld's Victory is interesting. The Carroll Echo is neat. The printer's advertise- ment at the bottom of the page, however, could well be eliminated. Comparison of Cold. - Positive, cold, comparative, cough, superlative, cotiin. Aspiration plus perspiration equal inspiration. ' 62 THE SPECTATOR Humor from Our Exchanges I noticed she was pretty, I thought she smiled at me, And after I had passed her I turned my head to see. A piece of banana peel My careless foot beguiledg 1 cracked the curbstone with my head, And then I knew she smiled. Youngibus boyibus kisse girlorum Fastibus sweetibus, wante someorum, Kisse so loudibus, wake old manorum, Boy get kickibus out the front doorum. A fishy old fisher named Fisher Fished a fish from the edge of a fissure, A cod, with a grin, Pulled the hsherman in - Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher. Sold again, wailed the second-hand picture. Well, l'll be hanged. Tramp: Kind lady, l'll saw all your wood if you'll gimme a meal. Kind Lady: But I don't use wood, I have a gas stove. Tramp: Well, then, kind lady, l'll turn the gas on for youse. Please, sir, pleaded the beggar, l'd like to get a square meal. I - Here, poor fellow, said Kloseman, here's a pen- ny for you. Oh, thank you, sir, but, pardon me, you haven't got a dyspepsia tablet about you, have you? I always suffer when I overeat. A yacht can stand on a tack in silence, but a man isn't built like a yacht. THE SPECTATOR 63 The Exchange editor may scratch on his pen Till the ends of his nngers are sore, But someone is sure to remark with a jest, Rats! How stale ! I've heard that before. Old Gent Cto beggar to whom he has given a nickeljz Now, my man, what shall you do with that coin? Well, I hardly know, guv'nor, whether to purchase an annuity or invest in railway stock. Which do you advise? There was a young lady from Lynn Who was so wonderfully thin When she essayed To drink lemonade She slipped through the straw and fell in. A youth went forth to serenade The lady he loved the best, And by her house at evening, When the sun had gone to rest, He warbled until daylight, And would have warbled more, But morning light disclosed the sign To Let upon the door. A jolly young chemist tough While mixing a compounded stuff Dropped a match in the vial And after a while They found his front teeth and a cuff. He- Don't you think l'd make a good football player? She- From what I know of you I'm afraid you would be disqualihed for holding. I wish, he said, you could make the pies Like mother used to bake. And I, said she, wish that you made The dough pa used to make. A young theologian named Fiddle Refused to accept his degree, Said he, 'Tis enough to be Fiddle Without being Fiddle, D. D. Do I bore you ? asked the mosquito politely, as he sent a half-inch shaft into the man's leg. Not at all, replied the man mashing him with a book, How do I strike you ? 64 THE SPECTATOR Athleticf L Efltgl HH i ' we HE CLOSE of the school year of 1 J 1904-5 brings to a Hnish the most , if successful year in athletics High School ,ff ' if has ever experienced. .More interest l lgj l and spirit was aroused in the school 'mii i'! 'f than heretofore, and this influenced the 1 WW friends of the school to lend their aid. J J Two of these friends, Anderson H. Walters, editor of the Tribune, and J. 2 Leon Replogle, of the Cambria Steel ,J Co., were elected honorary members ' of the Athletic Association. ' The graduation of Donald Lindsey, this spring, will be a great loss to school athletics. One of the foremost in his studies as in athletics, he was saefatfr- one of the most popular fellows in the school. For three years he played on the football team, this year as captain of the championship team. He was a star in the game, and it is hoped that he will make his mark as an end on some college team in the next few years. On the basketball team for his second year he played the greatest game of his life. The members elected him captain of a team declared by all to be the greatest in the history of the school. On the baseball field he looms up again as catcher of the team for the second year. On the track he is noted for his endur- ance. The school next year will keenly feel his loss, especially as a leader of athletics. This was the Hrst really successful season in foot- ball. A green team under the direction of Coach Kerr was developed into the fastest team that ever appeared on a gridiron in this vicinity. Lieut. Bunker, an old West Point half-back and a member on the All-American team for several years, remarked that the team was the fastest High School bunch he had ever seen. The team was light, averaging only 138 pounds, but they tackled their big opponents fiercely and carried off the W THE SPECTATQOR 65 honors in all but one game. The crowning achievements- were the defeat of the Pittsburg H. S. team, who held' the championship of Western Pennsylvania, and of the Quakers, High School's old rivals. The showing made by the football team aroused ther school to have a basketball team of equal merit. The result was that High School had the greatest basketball: team in her history. This team defeated every High School team they met except the champion Butler H. S. team. This game was hard fought and was lost by the close score of I3 to 12. The team work and fast playing attracted nearly every patron of athletics in town, with the result that the season was a success Hnancially. This was the Hrst time basket- ball paid for itself. A baseball team and track team were next agitated. The baseball manager secured dates for a number of games with nearby schools, and the candidates began practice as soon as the condition of the ground at West- mont would permit. The team consists of the following players: D. Lindsey c. and Ib., Kiefer c. and Ib., Mit- chell zb., Replogle gb., Seigh ss., Jones lf., C. Kunkle cf., Martin rf., Horner Ccaptainj ss. and p., J. Lindsey p., H. Kunkle p., and Franke p. The Hrst game was with the All-Stars, with Crouse, a former H. S. pitcher, on the rubber for the Stars. The game was called at the end of the fourth inning with the score I2 to 5 in High School's favor. The team next played the Babcocks, champions of the Amateur League of this city, and held them down to a score of 7 to 4. On Tuesday, Nlay zd, the team went down to Pitts- burg to play the crack Pittsburg H. S. team. Our boys' inability to hit Pitcher Henning safely, together with stage fright and errors in the field, lost the game for us by a score of 9 to 1. Training for the track team began early and a large number of candidates appeared on Westmont at Coach Kerr's call. H. Replogle is the only man who was on last year's relay team. Ashcom, sub on last year's team, is troubled with a slight sickness which bothers him con- 66 THE SPECTATOR siderably, but he is making a hard effort to get on the team. In the tryout for the relay team for the Kiski meet the following made the team: H. Replogle, Entwisle, Barnett, and D. Reese, with Ashcom as sub. The short distance runners are H. Replogle, Barnett, D. Reese, C. Replogle, Entwisle, Ashcom, Marx, Rothstein, Prosser, and McGinnis. The long distance men are D. Lindsey, Wolle, Nokes, and R. Reese. The hurdlers are J. Lindsey and Allendifer, Barnett. and D. Reese. The high jumpers are Qplsinger and Elder. The broad jumpers are Elder, !LBolsinger, H. Replogle and Ashcom. The shot-putters are Ashcom, H. Replogle, Elder, and J. Lindsey. The hammer-throwers are H. Replogle, Ashcom, and Elder. The pole-vaulters are H. Replogle and Elder. With this team High School does not expect to wing that would be almost impossible, considering conditions, but we do expect to make every event so interesting for Kiski that their team will have to work very hard for every point they make. Going Up Higher The following is a list of the Seniors who expect to continue their education in higher institutions next year, with the name of the college: James Boyd and Lynn Porch .......... Jefferson Medical Ralph Butler, Kinter Koontz, and George Stammler, Michigan School of Mines Ethel Finder ................... Childs Hospital Frank Weaver . . ........ Rensselaer Clara Suppes .... ....... W ells College Katharine Endsley ...... . . . Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson Florence Schoenfeld ........ ..... A llegheny College Goldie Mardis and Linda Briber . . ..... Pratt Institute Donald Lindsey ......... . . Lehigh, or U. of P. David Rothstein ......... ......... P rinceton Mary Quinn and Jessie Shomo .......... Indiana Normal Sara Stroup and Katherine Temple ..... West Chester Normal Lucy Moses .............. Washington Conservatmf THE SPECTATOR 67 Reasonf for Being Thankful URING the school term just closing, the members of High School have witnessed many pleasant occur- rences. The following is a list of some of the things for which we are thankful: That it took 25 of them to count out. That the School Board has not yet established a censorship over the Spectator. That Milton wrote only one Paradise Lost. That Latin is a dead language. That the Faculty at least voted the Republican ticket. That all reviews do not arrive the same hour. That Market street is to be paved in 1950. That Macaulay never makes mistakes. That our old friend Prof. Cleaver has not yet written that book. That White was neither MacArthur, Dolliver, Hobson, Fowler, nor Chas. Emory Smith. That astronomy will be studied in High School some day. That Browning wrote for the people of the future. That the judges of the Spectator story contest were over- worked. That High School had a baseball team. That the carpet in the library has proved so beneficial. That note books are required to gain an education. That the Quakers scored on Thanksgiving, 1903. That the School Board actually voted xo to 6 in favor of the Alumni Association. That the Johnstown Public Schools may have a ten-month session next year. That the Senior American history class had such an enjoyable visit to Gettysburg. That the Emerson Society did not talk about Indians. That neither the T. K. E. nor the Emerson won the inter- society debate That the stereopticon has proved to be an innovation in our school. ' That the Sophs at last succeeded. That Trig. is not studied in Freshman year. That mum's the word in American history. That the seniors are not known by their second names. That Vergil died when he did. That Waxv graduates from chemistry this year. That f'Bolly', shut up his Full Dinner Pail. That Germany got winded after the 22nd mile-post had been passed. THE SPECTATOR That Jack no longer Woos the Muse. That Lucy no longer does track stunts in the study hall. That there were 8 chickens in Nlamie's coop instead of 9. That the school White Wings do not report before 4:oo. That we have a campus. That all juries are not packed. That the 8:55 singing society still holds sessions. That all expressmen are not Dailey nor Mooney. And that Willie survived the alarm clock episode. Senior Alphabet tCompiled from data found in the officej AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. A is for Anna, both Leibold and Risch, As fluent of Deutsch as e'en Martha could wish. B is for Bauers, and also for Boyd, With Bolsinger, Briber, and Butler alloyed. C is for Confer, a snappy brunette, Addicted to cribbing and fond of a pet, D's not for darkness but for the light Day, A lass unassuming and modest alway. E is for Endsley, a maiden so chic That Peeps e'er will be her cognomen-nick. F is for Frank and also for Fearl, The former a Weaver, the latter a girl. G is for Goebert, ein Madelzen so suss Die Deutsch sprzclzt wze Engel im Paradies. H is for Horner and likewise for Hoerleg The latter an Edward, the former a Nlerle. I is for impertinence, to Seniors unknown, Tho they did once inquire: What made Graham Mohn ? J is for Jones , quite common, you say, Admired ne'er the less for her taut ensemble. K ' .I 77 IS for Koontz, the star quarterback, And also for Kieffer, left end on attack. L is for Lape, a demure miss, Dze dze Regierungen menmer fvergiss. Leibold, too, methinks, is spelled with an L Native to German, Student of Bill Tell. And also for Lindsey, sturdy old Duff, Athletic extremely, ready and rough. THE SPECTATOR M is for Miller, exemplary maid, ln movements leisurely, in manner staid. Ditto is Mardis, distinguished for art, With Risch and Briber in trio apart. Moses and Martin with M are begun, Music and socialsg baseball, thirty-one. N is for ml, or the English dawn, Measure of High School when Seniors are gone. O is for ofhce, dark retreat of that gens, Wise without teaching ab normis mpmis. P is for Pinder, I've heard her say uso? She is clever,,' awfully nice, don't you know? And also for Porch, a chemist audacious, Explosive-concocter, O my gracious! High School's garden still another sweet P knows, Indeed a Price -less treasure is our 'Mamie' Rose. Q is for Quinn, of the Emerald Isle, Sze sagt nicht gut: Wu galzts aI!ewhz'le. R is for Risch of previous mention, Una with Rothstein, a deuce 'gainst convention. Reese also belongs to this page of the tile, And sweet Emma, too, whom knockers can't Riale.l' S is for Schoenfeld, with dark sunset tresses, Who for an yO4 S an affection confesses. Storey, imp of all mischief, next falls into line, Followed by Suppes with eyebrows divine. Then in due order come Shomo and Stroup, With 'Germany' Stammler as part of the group. And lastly's a young fellow of excellent pith. Fate tried to conceal him by naming him 'Smith.' T is for Temple, a wee, sprightly maid, Who has for years the two-step essayed. U is for Union, the boast of '05, Riggle, Raggle, higgle haggle, eat 'em alive. V is for Veritas, our motto bright, The targe of the Seniors, the sword of the RightC?J. W is for Weaver, a wild 'Olive' branch, Frank, too, we mention, Republican stanch. 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V' X - 1 , 'ff i-'X r Fr' , ' 'A ' V W Q X,-iymiw , E' , I 5 h ,yr J . rl -Q 4 1 , 'llllx xrmflr lsr - I M 'F' XXKXR x il: .f ii if ffylll r ' Q II, l 'M ,M mf' if pniffnp COPYRIGHT X V l 1 nw fe '- lffwlllllllmlwfmw f IN GREAT DEMAND By those who love a rlch, creamy and de- licious refreshment. is our exquisitely flavored and tempting ICE CREAM. It ls not only good to the taste, but it is nourishing and acceptable to the invalid, the children. and grown people. We have lt in all flavors. LEWIS PORCI-I BROS. Steinway 8: Sons Mason Sr Hamlin Everet, Conover and many other high grades .al J' ENTIRE BUILDING No. 142 Franklin St. ,PORCH BRos. THE SPECTATOR 75 ON BOY'S Young Woman's Oxford LAST S 3.50 An Ideal Vacation Shoe. made of Russian calf, in Blucher style. 1l For the young woman who prefers black, we have the Gun Nletnl Calf Oxford. Either one SURE TO PLEASE 53.50 507 SQISEET MCNAUGI-IT in I-IOERR FRANK C. HOERLE Printer 190 Publisher zrg Franklin Street, Second Floor Telephone Box JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. . 3 E O M, E 8- va I! S FII L 3 2 'E 4 or nr Exim Qwgpvm QE EUDHS USSHHQ 015' the Sgpvegiiaicsaf mm? 156 OKTEEEEUHQD M mme 3554, waters 8 ZUBTGOYS GIF GBHQWMVS ZUEQQHQ 51501156 710 CQIMES IQQU? COD? THE SPECTATOR 77 35.00 A Full Set of Teeth Best Material and Fit Guaranteed. Dr. J. G. Logan, 540 MAIN STREET. A purchaser of Cravats ' demands Nobby, Up- to-Date Patterns and Material. Our line is made up of these re- quirements. I. MARX Opposite Werchanfs Hotel Main Street FOR C0.H1mSHCeU3Qt A nne stock of Bloom- ing Plants and Cut Flowers, at ..... EQALERS 51 El 415 MairLStreet. Charles Young, Ph. G. CI-Drescripfigg, Truggisf cDiberz' Bldg,, next Tribune Office Yohnstofwn, 'Pa. Cl-llCKERlNG Pianos You cannot make a mistake in buying the CHICKERING Piano. Y ld ' d 'll h ith . lt is lrtistlc ou shou see it,an you wi t en agreew us t and durableg it is built on the right principle. Twenty other makes to select from, namely: Strich SL Zeidler, Gabler, Mathu- shek, McPhail, Frederick, Haines Bros., Price 81 Teeple, and oth- ers. PRICES RANGING FROM S150 TO S1,500. W. F. FREDERICK SE.i E.i.r'iH'El?l.fiG WT. H.iEOOizi'fTffF,'. 'f. fFfffQ . 55.2.22 UNTS 1HXQL3l?1S??S DO wear cheap or improperly fitted glasses D0 wear your glasses when they are bent. We are always glad to straighten them for you D0 use soap on your glasses. Rather use am- monia or alcohol .............. DO forget that we devote our entire time to the scientific examination of the eye and the fur- nishing of glasses exclusively ....... ........ D. L. BUFFINGTON, Refractionist Park Building 141 Franklin Street 78 T1-IE SPECTATOR 'l . . . johnstofwn 4115: N, -' 3 2 v.,4,C:Q,39II? I l i Sanitargi Dairgg, 5 kb :im , 'JL itfflit Company s I tlIt l'ilIog r and E: it l fi wafer fm f ' ' Are the most delicious bev- X Fei X erages on the market. '7 'll BWW R fl , 1 ang giyee Espicialegtiglntignotlo N.,,.Ah' is or ers or ancy Orms. W 1,1 covvRIGl-IT Phones Zimmermarfs Livery EUGENi..if1Z1EERMAN if -:LEVERGOOD STREET BOARDING AND SALE STABLE Telephones-Bell: Stable 163, Residence 176. Local: Stable 155, Residence 860 Peiirzy1l'vanz'aft7lffenzbef of the Internatiofml 'Business 'Practice .Association ROWE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SHORTHANIJ BUSINESS COLLEGE SCHOOL OF TYPEWRITING NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL COLLEGE PREPARATORY ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL If you desire a good paying' position, make yourself perfectly competent to hold one, and yOu'll get it. The demand for bookkeepers and stenogra- phers is greater than the supply. Students enrolled at any time. School open the year round S. H. ISENBERG, Ph. D. W- President DR. I. W. QEELZEL VAN VALZAH 'Racher of Jlusic 'Dentist 7 V W WY A Swank Housefurnishlng Co. Block Studio at Near Main and Clinton Sts. PORCH BROS., 242 Franklin St. City Phone I279 CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK a Specialty THE SPECTATOR 79 HENDERSON FURNITURE Co. No. 611 Main Street CPictares All kinds, ranging in price from fifteen cents to ten dollars SEE FOR YOURSELF 5133312 EEVUU-ER o4rtistic Hair Cutting Fine Shaving Sterilizzd tools. Sanitary precaution ' to insure cleanliness 404 FRANKLIN ST. C. T. WILLIAMS Dealer in Fanci Groceries we Produce Cor. Market and Vine Sts. Phone 502 The Uses of FOR THE the Kodak Sweet Girl ESiaepefiigiirguindofiorgfifiiisfi Graduate flashlights at night,all come Within the scope of the ts operation is so Kodak simple that a boy i' ' 1: or girl can operate it, yet its scope is so unlim- ited that it is employed in every science, in every pro- fession, in every branch of business. lt gives rest to the busy mind by turning it into channels new. We can sell you a Kodak to suit your pocketbook. Chai. L. Berry The Smith Side Dfgggist Thin, clinging material for Gowns Fans - Glofoes ParasoIs, etc. for graduating presents KLINE'S - THE SPECTATOR FISHER 81 CO. WHOLESALE FINE OLD Whiskies A N D I M P O R T E D LIQUORS. CALIFORNIA WINES AND BRANDIES 147 Clinton and 609 Main Sts. JOHNSTOWN, PENNA. -L Telephone No. 115 f 1- ----1 Bottlers and proprietors Pri- vate Stock, Conemaugh Club Belmont Club. Monongithela Rye, Fisher 81 Co. XXXX. Fisher 81 Co. XXX. Old Cab- Qr the Hqpnd-tcgilofecrf Eeefma 'That makes our Clothing rank first Custom tailored-perfect ln tit and modish in effect. Deci- dedly the De-Luxe 'edition of Spring Clothing for Men. Grays predominating, with tans and fancy mixed cloths close rivals. Broad. concave shoulders and close-fitting col- lars, Come in to-day and look them over, you'lI not be dis- appointed. The 'very fines! jizbrics at inet 1876, Old Favorite Pure 310 fo N820 R Y E W H l S K I E S , W N I .U Q All liquors are guaranteed. Liquors for V 5 medical purposes a specialty. Our W'W T7'7' W ' ' 'h' stock his the largest and second to IIHCOFPOYMEKD SIS'lefIIISf1'5'f.IfZLTf'l.fa Qlliillilk Cl-Miers to those who know I 1 I- l Schwartz Bros., The Low-Price Leaders GIRLS AND s as - ------ S IVIIVIER 9 ' BEJYS AND Women s Stylish We are prepared with the very prettiest ettects in wearing apparel for both and all of them. Tl Ready-to-wear Suits in the new effects in all the desirable shades, in price ranges from ....S1otOS25 JOHN THOMAS 81 SONS The Home Store Summer Wearables THE NEWEST AND MOST FETCH- ing styles and fashions in women's summer wearables are here now in endless array. The assortments are larger than at any other store in the city. And the prices! Well, our reputation as The Low-Price Leaders means that you'll save money on every purchase . . . . . Schwartz Bros. The Low-Price Leaders W. vm.. -f '2 'E-Vw 'a' 1' 1f1lQ'- ,- ,V V-'f ' A M , . r 1' ' . 1 , . Q . n 1 P 1 'E . 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