Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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Domestic detente The youngest department at Iowa Wesleyan, yet one which shows signs of the greatest potential development, is the domestic science department. Installed in the summer of 1914, it has constantly grown and expanded Each year has witnessed improvements until now it ranks well with any college domestic science department in the state The apparatus is new, modern and up to date in every particular. The head of the department, Miss Kate Hull, is a graduate of the Iowa State Teachers College and is an expert in her line. She is extremely popular with the young ladies who have the privilege of studying under her, and draws many to her classes because of her personal magnetism.

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» lit t §c JHtgunberjStatxb THAT WHICH APPEARS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES WAS CONCEIVED IN ALL GOOD HUMOR, DEVELOPED IN JOKOSITY AND IS PUBLISHED WITH THE USUAL CHARITY TOWARD ALL AND MALICE TOWARD NONE. WE HAVE NOT EVEN AVENGED OURSELVES ON THE SENIOR CLASS FOR THEIR CONTINUED OUTRAGES, SCORNING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR PRESENT UNPROTECTED STATE, THOUGH WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT THEY MERIT CHASTISEMENT. WE HAVE DEALT KINDLY WITH THE SPECIAL CASES ABOUT THE CAMPUS AND HAVE BUT CASUALLY MENTIONED THE HASTINGS-FRYE AFFAIR, AND AKERSON’S NOT AT ALL; FOR THIS WE DESERVE COMMENDATION. IF WE HAVE NEGLECTED ANYONE WHO DISLIKES SUCH TREATMENT, WE ARE HONESTLY SORRY, AND OUR ADVICE IS, “SO LIVE THAT THE NEXT CROAKER STAFF WILL NOT OVERLOOK YOU.” IF WE HAVE RIDDEN YOU A LITTLE HARD, REMEMBER WHAT WE DID KNOW, THAT WE DIDN’T PUBLISH ; REFLECT THAT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN LONG SUFFERING AND THAT THIS IS OUR INNING, THEREFORE REJOICE, THAT WE HAVE BEEN SO MERCIFUL. LAST OF ALL BEFORE YOU BECOME EXCITED, REFLECT THAT PERHAPS WE DIDN’T MEAN IT, AFTER ALL.