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

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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.

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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 27 Class history bv Henry Johnson. It was a bright day in September of the years of ’97 when our fatuous class of about thirty-live entered the High School. With hearts that wore quaking but with a bold front we marched in. Some of us came to school at about eight o’clock that morning while others did not come until nearly nine but all were on time. We have since proved that a good habit once formed will remain. Some of the more timid ones dropped into the first vacant seat while others spying a friend quickly took a seat near them. The first day we were completely bewildered but at the end of the week we were as bold and conceited as some of the Seniors if not more so. We now started to battle with Algebra and Grammar but after the first month had passed about fifteen prefering the quietness of the eighth grade left our ranks. Those who were left worked harder than ever at those studies which now seem easy to us but sad to relate, many of us failed to obtain passing marks in them at the end of the year, so we were kindly requested to take them again. While Freshmen we were never hazed by the upper class men as they saw it was best for themselves to let us alone. Our first year passed uneventfully with the exception of the use of the rod upon some of us by our professor. But we will let these harrow- details sink into oblivion. At the beginning of the second year we made good resolutions but the majority of us failed to keep them. It was now that our intiueuce began to be felt as is always the way with Sophomore’s. Literary societies were organized this year of which we became members. But in this field we took no prominent place partly on account of our modesty but mostly because we were not allowed to. This year we chose our class colors and elected our officers. The colors chosen were blue and gold and there was considerable debate before they were finally adopted. But they were soon destined to be changed to green and white, which to us seemed more appropriate It was now that the girls became conspicious for their oratory and there was nothing left for us boys to do but to bear it patiently and give them what llittle encouragement we could. Our repre- sentative took first honors in the district declamatory contest and