Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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an interview with the king who listened to her pleading and grant- ed her requests. Commanding an army of six thousand troops she led her men to victory after victory until at last, the boy king was crowned at Rheins, Joan of Arc was the peoples idol but envious and jealous generals plotted to prevent any further triumphs. Finally she was captured by the British who tried and con- demned her for heresy. She was taken to the market place at Rouen and surrounded by eighty thousand troops they burned her at the stake. Thus passed away one of the most interesting characters of history. Poor, ignorant, without the support of friends, opposed by leading generals and all those in authority; handicapped by being a woman she saved her country and left an example of noble sacrifice that will be an inspiration to all future ages. American Commercial Progress. By Edward Oliver. England during the nineteenth century held the commercial supremacy of the world. Her fleets reached every port and her manufactured articles were used in every country. The closing years of the last century saw a change come over the situation. America upon whom England drew for her raw material, and Germany were fast forging to the front. Although England has made substantial gain during this time, America has made such enormous gains that our annual exports today are worth $600,000,000 more than the value of the goods we are buying of her. The greatness of our foreign trade in the future can scarcely be estimated for our resourses are practically inexhaustible. One of the most remarkable things is our commercial invasion of foreign countries along lines for the production of which they are noted. We send cotton goods to Manchester, cutlery to Shef- field and most remarkable of all potatoes to Ireland. We find American locomotives running on American rails in Europe, Asia and Africa. Bread is baked in the most remote countries from flour made in Minneapolis. More than half of the electric motors in the United Kingdom are propelled by American-

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TRUE BLUE 24 trated all dark places, and a more gentle and benevolent influence prevailed. With the uplifting force of Christianity came a culture and freedom, a purity of heart which bears no comparison with the ancients in their purest days. Among the wTomen of Europe may be mentioned Joan of Arc, a marvel among women, on wrhose fair name no word of scandal ever fell; Charlott Corday who willingly faced death to rid her country of a monster, and Florence Nightengale, whose memory the suffering soldier in the camps of war may well bless. In America, woman’s place is on the same plane with the heroes of our country. Mrs. Hale says, “The United States is the land of modern chivalry, wThere the moral qualities of women are most highly valued and her station in life most fully acknowl- edged. That the sympathy and devotion of our Colonial woman helped to make this land “the land of the free and the home of the brave” all acknowledge.” As artists, lecturers, reformers, and philanthropists women have been shining lights, and in each department there are many whose names will never die, and in the temple of fame the names of women will dim the luster of the sun. Joan of Arc. By Gertrude Ryan. Of all historic women Joan of Arc stands alone from the fact she gained renown by feats of arms. She was a military heroine. Joan of Arc, known as the Maid of Orleans, was born in the early part of the fifteenth century when France was at war with almost the whole world. French armies had encountered so many reverses that all which nowT seemed necessary was a formal recogni- tion of the estates and the English king could take possession of the French throne. The fifteen year old son of the insane French king had assumed the crown but was recognized by the Southern part of France only. At this critical period our heroine, Joan of Arc, appeared in order to save her country. She claimed to have had visions of St. Michael the patron saint of the French army and that he told her of the great mission before her. With much difficulty she obtained

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TRUE BLUE 26 made motors. In 1890 practically no tin pinto was made in America. Today we control the markets of Wales, the former stronghold of the tin- plate industry. The greatest factor in determining supremacy in commerce is the coal supply. Here America has Ihe advantage for we have an area of 50,000 sq. miles while all of Europe has hut 11,000. We also have 200,000 sq. miles of lignite. Another thing favorable to our progress as compared with European countries is the absence of military duty. This combined with our splendid educational system gives us an advantage which will be no small factor in determining the contest for commercial supremacy. The Art of healing By Newton R. I noi.is. In recent years there has been a great falling away from old time reverence for the powers of the physician and advocates of new methods of treating diseases find numerous advocates no matter how extreme their theories are. A few years have seen the birth and rapid growth of the homeopathic school of medicine. Then comes osteopathy which is receiving wide attention and to many is the only method of treating bodily ills. Christian science and Doweyism have made rapid growth and are still rapidly gaining adherents. There are mud baths, hot- springs and knife cures and other cures to numerous to mention all with numerous adherents, What is the cause of all this? Does it lie in human credulity and a natural craving of the human mind after something new? Or have old methods proven to severe and are people convinced that nature is the true physician and all that is needed is to give nature a chance; that we have been filling our systems with in- jurious drugs instead of wisely letting natural forces affect the cures intended by the Creator. It is noticeable that more attention is being paid to the ques- tion of diet and pure foods. Whatever may be said for or against this modern tendency it certainly is a rebuke to older methods and it is to be hoped that it will result in a more rational and natural method of treating diseases.