Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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SPECTATOR 27 hours daily. Nowhere else in the country is such inhuman- ity permitted. Not long ago President Anderson of the Senate introduced a bill into the Senate raising the age limit for working children to 13 for 1914 and to 14 in 1915. The bill also provided that no child be employed who could not read and write. The bill was defeated and the children must suffer for a few more years. New express rates will go into effect on October 15th. The rates are lowered considerably on Interstate trade. The rules require all the companies to adopt uniform classification of matter, the first class of which consists of general merchandise, the second class of articles of food and drink. The reduction in the rates is due to the establishment of the parcel post system. From the appearance of affairs both parties are gaining financially. . . .mi r Father Craig-Glee, didn't 1 hear you slipping up stairs at 4 A. M. Glee-No! That was when I slipped down after crawl- ing halfway up. ' Three cheers for the Dannenbaums! They seem to be able to spring the new styles and get away with them. Pipe their hats.

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26 SPECTATOR Sz J. College in 1912. Last year Mr. Steele played end on the W. Sz J. team. Mr. Steele lives in Ruffdale. Mr. ,Victor A. Schmidt, teacher of Manual training, is a graduate of Bucknell in 1911. Mr. Schmidt has also been elected Athletic Director of the High School. He has had experience as a football player and coach, having played four years on the Bucknell team, of which during one year he was Captain. Last year he successfully coached the Du- bois High School team. judging from his past record, we think that he should have little trouble in turning out win- ning teams here. The Spectator and the Student Body welcome the new teachers and wish them a successful season. Current Events Probably the topic which creates the most interest to- day is the affair with Mexico. Since the United States has prohibited foreign nations from interfering with the affair of Mexico, the world at large looks to the United States to guarantee peace. The only logical course of action now is mediation. If thru the good offices of Ex-Governor Lind those who favor war can be persuaded to retire in favor of peace, we shall do the Mexican people a great service. Mex- ico does not want a substitution of one despotic ruler for another, but she needs the union of patriotic and fair-minded citizens in securing a Congress and Ministry which can dis- cuss such questions as land monopoly and which will act under, yet with, a President. Georgia still has child labor. While other states have been advancing the legislative standard of child labor, Geor- gia still has only the one law which was passed seven years ago and which even then was not up to the standard. In that state children at the age of ten years can work for eleven

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28 SPECTATOR The Great Quarrel Scene Come here, Osgar, I haf a crowbar to pickax mit you. Why, Adolf, haf I defended you in any manner? Yess-s-sl Der negst dime you talk abouid me behint my back I vant you to say id in front of my face. In front of dot face? Ach, a sefere benalty, aind id? ' Vedder id iss or issn'd id, I ask, do you detract vot you said abouid me ? A Don'd be so violence. You shoult forgiff und forget. I do. I forgiff you effery dime I forget myself. You haf lost my frientshipf' . Is dot so? Descripe id, bleasef' You are dodching der issue. Vot I vant to know iss :I Do I look like a hypocrite? No. You look more like a hippopotamusf' 'Be careless vot you say, Osgar. Men haf been killed for less dan dot. I don't care, Adolfg I voult nod vish to be a cheap' corpe. I hate you! I despice you l So do I. Since I haf been going mit you, I am ashamed. to be seen in my own combanyf' I voult radder be alone in a crowt dan by myself in your bresencef' To dot there is no answer becose dere is no question, of id. So I will make silence. I Vell, you vill be silence in vain. I refuce to listen. Vere are you going now ? To haf myseluf blintfoldetf' QAt this juncture friends interfered. Further trobule is expected, for both men are dangerousj Clarice-What is that man doing lying under the motor- car in that funny way? F. Woodward Mark-Why, can't you see he's picking daisies.