Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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The Spectator 7 1 was both a great naval otiicer and a man of great forethought and engineering skill. He shows this in his many fine maga- zine articles. His three most important magazine articles ap- pear in Hampton's Magazine for January, February and March, 1910. In January he writes on the Panama Canal. In Feb- ruary he writes on Will the Panama Canal Be a Bad Business Venture ? In March he discusses the question of whether the' railroads will throttle the Panama Canal. In these three ar- ticles Admiral Evans maintains that the Panama Canal, the greatest engineering feat of America, must be made a free con- tribution to the industrial world. Once made a free canal, if controlled by public interest, it will be the regulator of rail- roads. The guarantee of cheaper rates, and the move to de- velop the marine as a faculty of commerce in peace and an auxiliary force to the navy in war, and last of all it will aid to further the cause of Universal Peace. The last great military leader of literary fame is Theodore Roosevelt. When Roosevelt was twenty-five years of age, he wrote his first book. At that time he was one of the fighters of the legislature of New York State. A few years later he be- came a ranchman, and wrote a book on his ranch life. In IQOO he wrote a book on the life and characteristics of Oliver Crom- well. When Roosevelt became Vice-President he wrote The Strenuous Life. While on his recent trip into the depths of the African forests he wrote many articles concerning the life and history of different animals. These articles are now pub- lished in book form. His latest speech of note was that delivered before the Uni- versity of Paris on April 22. His subject dealt with tlfe teach- ing of the young man and his duties of citizenship. It was pub lished throughout the whole world. I The works of these five great military writers are most in- teresting reading for both young and adult. Moltke's History of the Franco-Prussian War is one of the most interesting and instructive books I have ever read. It explains many great military expeditions in a way that the reader would think him- self he was in the war. Grant's Memoirs is another fine book, which describes many of the encounters in which Grant partici- pated. The works of Roosevelt most of us have read in the

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6 The Spectator Germany, in 1712, and died in 1786. F rederick's writings were mostly in French, because he hated the German language, and once said that it was the language for the peasants. Many of his writings, especially his Antimacliievel, had their origin in the rural tranquillity of Theinsburgh. Some of Frederick's writings appeared during his lifetime, but most of them appear- ed in Oeuvres Postumes in 1788-1789. The Academy of Ber- lin revised this edition and in 1846-1857 published it, with his private literature and correspondence, under 0euvres de Fred- erick le Grand in 31 Volumes. From 1745-1750 Frederick de- voted most of his time, with the greatest activity, to the domes- tic administration, to the improvement of the army, and at the same time 'to authorship. It was during this period of his life that he wrote, Memoirs pour servira L'Histoire de Branden- boroughf' his poem L'Art de la Guerref' and other works in prose and verse. 1 The earliest of our great military men .who became a suc- fcessful writer was Ulysses S. Grant. Grant's most famous writ- ings were his lVfemoirs.', His writings were like his character, they were the embodiment of directness. Wlien he sent his dis- patches in time of war, they Were written hastily and Without forethought, and often sent off without the change of a word. Such was the case with his terms with Lee, with his uncondi- tional surrender, his Letter to Buckingham and his cele- brated dispatch: I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes me all summer. just as memorable are his words which fol- lowed his acceptance, in 1868, of the nomination for the presi- dency, Let us have Peace. On his deathbed, when he was no longer able to speak, he wrote the following: I feel that we are on the eve of a new era, when there is to be great harmony between the Federals and Confederates. I can not stay to be a living witness to the correctness of this prophecy, but I feel it within me that it is to be so. The universally kind feeling expressed for me at a time when it was supposed that each day would prove my last, seems to me to be the beginning of the answer, 'Let us have Peacef Another great personage in military affairs who has be- come well known as a writer, is Robley Dunstan Evans, of the United States Navy. He was born in 1840. Admiral Evans

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8 ' The Spectator magazines. They show his ability as one of the greatest politi- cal leaders of the United States. 'I advise every young man, if he has a chance, to read one of the above or one of the others that I have mentioned in my article, it would be both interest- ing and educational to him. His Song By Margaret Walters ,I3 LI ! I hate it, I hate it. I hate this life. I hate the man that beats the drum. I hate everything about it. Takef me home. Please do. A small, black-haired child was huddled in a corner of the dressing room, sobbing, while a sweet-faced lady was pleading with him. Luigo, Luigo, just once. I know it is hard, dear, but you have to go on the stage tonight. You must sing. You will be my brave boy tonight, won't you P Two little arms were turned around her neck, a tear-stained face was raised to hers, and two big, brown eyes asked for for- giveness. I'm sorry, but you know I'm homesick. I want to go back to Italy. I want to be with my people. Listen! The noise! I am afraid tonight l Such big men are out there V' ' The boy again threw himself into the corner, with a sob that shook his frail little body. A Above the loud music of the orchestra could be heard the shouts and laughter of the rough miners. The theater was crowded with nearly everyone that lived in the western town. The crowd was becoming hilarious. A door, connecting the adjoining gambling den, opened. Buck, the terror of the town, came reeling out. i Muttering an oath, he called in a thick voice, K'Where is Red? I want him. I'll smash his face. I'll show him who I am, no more of his hot talk to me. As he caught sight of Red, he started towards him. Chairs were overturned. Screams were heard. Buck's leering face