Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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CORRESPONDENCE To the Editor of the Manual Training High School Annual : Since the Manual Training High School has now been ac- credited by the University of Wisconsin, it will certainly be of some interest to my former schoolmates to know a few facts re- garding this university. The University of Wisconsin probably owes its greatest suc- cess to the liberality of the state. Besides its regular yearly in- come, derived chiefly from taxation, it has always received large special appropriations from the state. This year the legislature voted $151,000 to the institution for the erection of several new buildings. A bill is now before the legislature which provides for a permanent annual state appropriation of $268,000 instead of the former yearly tax revenue. Next to the excellent faculty the library is the best part of the University. We have over 50,000 volumes and 12,000 pam- phlets. The State Historical Society ' s collection comprises over 100,000 volumes and 90,000 pamphlets. By next autumn these two libraries will be one and will occupy the spacious and beau- tiful new library building which is now rapidly nearing its com- pletion. Then the library will stand without a rival in the West. Certain studies in the University are required of all students. One year of English, one year of mathematics (three hours per week), and one year of science work is demanded from every- body no matter what course one may take. Certainly the various courses have their additional requirements for graduation. For instance, the English course requires two years of German, one year of French and one year of History. Of course English is generally chosen as the major subject in this course ; just as civics is generally selected as the major subject by students of the civic-historical course. Nor is the physical man forgotten. All able-bodied students must take gymnastics and military drill during their Freshman and Sophomore years. The country about Madison and the four lakes surrounding the city offers many opportunities for pleasant recreation. The University has erected a boat house for the use of the students, and, I need hardly add, the boats therein do not generally supply the wants of the student pleasure seekers and the summer girls.

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PHYSICIST, FINE I tell you that I am a Physicist, fine. I understand everything in my line, And many experiments in which I spatter Deal -with the various strange states of matter. Now I want you to know that I have the ability To put my great knowledge to startling utility; I ' ve made molecules flop with the greatest agility In finding the outcome of malleability; And it ' s certainly not beyond my sensibility To notice, minutely, impenetrability; Experiments I ' ve made, trying ductility, Also in testing a body ' s stability, In liquids and gases, compressibility, And in many magnets, permeability. I ' ve seen scores of objects which had elasticity And studied of current and static ' lectricity. Glass tubes and water revealed capillarity; Magnets and filings did make plane, polarity. Some objects I ' ve seen that possessed great porosity And fluids which Physicists say have viscosity. Now believe me, I tell you this is no monstrosity — A bullet I saw, with a comet ' s velocity. I ' ve seen electrification and polarization, Energy in process of transformation, The forming of crystals in crystallization; I know how to secure the right ventilation, And to cause condensation and vaporization. Oh! You probably think that I have no veracity, But an oversupply of most shocking audacity, And you say that I haven ' t the slightest capacity To digest these terms with such awful rapacity. Doubtless your views you have formed with dexterity; Certainly I am not such a great rarity, For when you ask me so pleasantly, What is infinity? In my answer, I show I ' ve not impeccability, So I think I had just better take in my wings And see what a longer experience brings, mcc, June, ' 99.

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The beautiful hills and the pleasant climate are indeed inviting to the foot tourists, and even now one may see many of the un- dergraduates start out Sunday mornings for a tramp through the country. In short, the University of Wisconsin offers many advantages and has but few failings. Certainly we find lazy students and uncultured ones, but for the most part the students are earnest workers. I sincerely hope that my fellow schoolmates at the Manual Training High School will take advantage of this institution of learning which has so recently been opened to them; they can now enter the University of Wisconsin without examination and the authorities here desire a large number of students from In- dianapolis. If you will pardon me for saying so, I may add that my reception here has been very satisfactory to myself, and cer- tainly very complimentary to the Manual Training High School. Yours respectfully, University of Wisconsin, May I, 1899. WILL CASTENHOLTZ. AMAr - To the Editor of the Annual : We had no idea of the special treat awaiting us in Amster- dam. I believe we were informed at the hotel of the Rembrandt collection, which owed its existence to the loan of Rembrandt pictures from the best art galleries of all Europe, not mentioning private collections. It was in honor of the coronation of Wilhel- mina that the public was afforded such a rare opportunity of see- ing at one time (and so, having the advantage of being able to compare them with each other) pictures which it would otherwise have taken months to reach, to say nothing of those unattainable because belonging to private collections.