Lincoln High School - Ahdawagam Yearbook (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 20 of the 1912 volume:

Normington Brothers THE LAUNDERERS Grand Rapids and Marshfield Nuf Sed MEMBERS OF THE STAFF Faculty Advisors—Miss Gaskell, Miss Stitzer, Miss Snyder Editor in Chief—Tbeodrick Bradford Associate Editors—Leonard Kinister, Myron Hill, Dorothy Brazeau Athletic Editor—Don Nat wick Exchange Editor—Neil Nash Delating Editor Warren Beadle Owl Editor Catherine Gibson Local Editors Mary Jones, Dorothy Brundage Business Managers Herbert Wolf, Walter Baruch Subscription Manager -George Mullen. CONTENTS Dedication Our Paper Locals “Lincoln Humbug” and Adawahgum The Value of Studing in the Fresh- man Year. The Old Story in a New Form Opening School Year Thoughts Alumni Corner Obituary Kruger Warner Co. “THE HOME OF BETTER CLOTHES” desire an opportunity to show the young men of Grand Rapids the proper Suits and Overcoats to wear this season. Suits from $7.50 to $30.00. overcoats $5.00 to $35. sweater coats, shoes, hats, shirts, neckwear and hosiery in fact everything for men and boys. See us if you want the best. Lest We Forget A Plea For Girls’ Gymnastics in Our Schools Course in Public Speaking Josh In The Forest Athletics The Picnic Sights From A Window IT IS NOT What you eat—but what you digest. Not what you read—but what you understand. Not what you earn —but WHAT YOU SAVE. Something to show for every effort spent. That is the one way— THE ONLY WAY TO SUCCESS. Start the Saving habit early in life and deposit your savings in the Wood County Natl. Bank GRAND RAPIDS. WISCONSIN Resources One and a Half Million YOUNG PEOPLE do not always realize how much a good bank can help them to learn proper business methods, without making a special study of the subject. We are always glad to talk over and advise with them regarding any subject which interests them, no matter how trivial, and would like to become personally acquainted with every student in the schools. Call and see us FIRST NATIONAL BANK Always Something New at Abel Poda_wiltz Co. “Outfitters for all Mankind DEDICATION him, our friend, who has been a source of inspiration to us at all times; to whose encouragement we owe more than can ever be repaid; whose tireless efforts for the bet- terment of the Lincoln High School can never be forgotten; to him, our superintend- ent, Mr. Charles W. Schwede, we, the student body, respectfully dedicate this paper. the adawahgum OUR PAPER A high school paper has long been the desire of many of the Lincoln High School students. Much discussion has been aroused as to whether such a paper would t o successful in our high school. After much thinking and planning on the part of several students, it was concluded that such a paper could be successful in the Lincoln High School under certain conditions. A monthly paper such as this cannot exist in our school without the co-operation of the entire school. Of course you will give us your entire co-operation, and that is as far as you go. Perhaps, if you are so inclined, you will also give us your subscription: but do you think that that is enough? The entire success of this paper rests upon the student Ixxly as a whole. Can one or two individuals run this jxiper successfully alone? Most assuredly not. In order to edit a paper we must have something to print. There is where the great difficulty lies. It is too much to ask a few students to furnish enough material for nine issues, each containing about eight thousand words of reading matter. We. the staff, must rely upon the efforts of the school for a great deal of our material. Here is where you can co-operate with ns. Do not wait for some memlxsr of the staff to come around and lx g you to favor our next issue with 'a little poem, or a short article upon school spirit, or some other complex subject, but write up an article on any subject,—a g� xl story, a poem, or a g xxl joke and leave it in the l x in the hall. You need not sign your name, but hand it in. You do not need great literary skill as you have perhaps already noticed from this article. If we do not print the first material that you hand in. do not lx come dis- couraged and quit, but try again; perhaps you will have better luck next time. The object of this paj r is not to get your seven- ty-five cent subscription nor the money of your ad vertisers. but it is to cultivate the talent of students along literary, business and artistic lines; and to stimulate a similar desire in others. Aside from this it will advertise our school in many towns with- in this state and without; will promote the schtxd spirit and will do wonders in bringing you and me and everyone else closer together in one big bond of friendship and comradeship, which will hist as long as the memory of our happy high school ex- periences. LOCALS Harrison Kruger of Cranmoor is attending the Lincoln High School this year. Herlx� rt Wolf of Random Lake is completing his high sch x� l course here. He also attended this school two years ago. Chester LeMay. Newton Bode and Mary Dickson of Rudolph are attending the Lincoln High School. Medora Pease, who was formerly a member of this high school, has moved to Waukesha. Earl Myers of Star Route is attending the Lincoln High school. Mildred Brooks. Catherine O’Brien. Hazel Taylor. Nathan Denis, Harold Hooper and Mark Hulwr are the new pupils from Xekoosa. Carl Zimmerman of Urlxina. 111., has enrolled here this year as a Junior. We think he will be a big addition to our school. Frank Splies of Seneca is attending the Lincoln High School. William Pschoer, Lawrence Brost. and Marie Stout of Batxxx.rk entered H. S. this year. Esther Noel. Delma Padgham. August Buehler. Esther Eichsteadt. Mamie Gahl and Arthur Kuhn are the new students who entered school this year from Port El wards. Rose Powers enrolled here this year as a senior from Mazomanie. Thomas Anderson and Joseph Grohoski of Junc- tion City are attending high schixil here this year. Catherine Gilison of Chicago returned to the I. P. Witter home to spend her Junior year at the Lin- coln. Regina Mueller returned from her Forrest ville home to attend H. S. here again this year. Hattie Barton. John Gaulke, Lillian Gisler. I ag- ny Jensen. Dorothy Lundlierg and Nini Moll from different rural districts have entered the Lincoln High school. T H E ADAWA II U U M “Lincoln Humbug and Adawahgum It i� now four or five yearn since the “Lincoln Humbug made its startling appearance in our High School, impressed itself upon the minds of many, and then sank into oblivion, perhaps forever. But possibly there are some still sitting in the Main Koom who remember its advent on a certain Fri- day aftemixm so long ago. Or. there may lie still others who have heard from their elders and letters of the commotion which the “Humbug aroused. But what was the Lincoln Humbug?” Why, bless you. the forerunner of the present most re- sjKH’ted newspaper. a document concocted from the genius and inspiration of “The Committee, bub- bling over with humor and replete with tales told out of school. It was full of witticisms, sarcasm, and profusely illustrated by a renowned artist. To he sure, it was n t quite so aristocratic as the present edition, never having f een through the form of “going to press; but then, the paper was of such large dimensions that, when it was lx� ing read l e- fore the school, even the people in the l ack row laughed at the illustrations delineated in gorgeous colors. The typical Lincoln High School l� oy was portrayed in all his glory,—a thin, meagre, saintly- looking youth, most precisely garbed, and so well combed that the numtier of hairs on the right side of the juirt exactly equaled the number of those on left. The typical High School athlete was there, too, beside an illustration of the charming charac- ter of the feminine Lincolnitcs. The Value of Studying in the Freshman Year the hardest, for so much depends upon our success or failure during this year. If, in the first year we form the habit of studying, we will find ourselves stronger and better able to do the work of the suc- ceeding years, for each year's work will lie harder and will require more application. If. by our hard work and honest endeavor we establish a reputation for ourselves while we are freshmen, we will have an incentive to work and a standard to live up to during the remainder of our high school course. Nothing is better than a g� xl reputation. “How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made” “Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your reputation: for it is better to be alone than in How many first things: impressions and ex- periences: joys, sorrows and triumphs come to us in our school days. We seem always to lie making mistakes Ijecause we are always doing everything for the first time. How important these errors seem, and of how much significance they really are. We usually make more mistakes in the freshman year of high school than we do in any other year of our school life. Everything is so different from what we-wereusedto; we are agreeably disappointed to find lifeless difficult than we had expected. There are so many interesting things to do liesides study- ing. But if we only realize it. this is just the year when it is nuist important that we should work Of the reading matter, much might lie said, but little ought to lx?. Most prominent of the articles was an interesting anecdote about the city superin- tendent of public schools, which was highly ima- ginative. Tales there were in profusion, some brief, tome long, but all—fairy tales. Jokes, too, galore, and very witty; in fact, so witty, especially those directed against the faculty, that some of the leaders of the journalistic movement were trans- ported to Siberia on charges of libel and high treason. In short, it was a newspaper that wits all comic section: but the tragic part about it was that the “Lincoln Humbug” never again made an appearance in public. Let it then be considered only as a humorous introduction to a more sensible newspaper, just as the farcical curtain-raiser serves as the introduction to the more serious drama. An attempt is being made to secure the one copy of the Humbug” now’ in existence, so that the genius of a former age may not be lost to mankind, though it is quite possible that the jokes, after all these years, may have become rather stale. Be that as it may, a search is being instigated in Chicago, whither it is believed the “Humbug” has flown, and little trouble is contemplated in effecting its re- capture, considering the small size of the town to w hich it has immigrated. Should the lost marvel, which ought to be considered as the eighth Wonder of the World, be recovered in the near future, some of its delicate witticisms will be inflicted upon the readers of the next installment of the Adawahgum. THE ADAWAHGUM bail company.” When we enter high school, graduation and diplomas seem centuries away. If some of us fail in a study or two, we do not consider it a serious matter, for we have three years in which to make up this work. But the next year is no easier to to study and about that time, with l ack studies and. perhaps, an idle habit or two. graduation is really centuries off. If the freshman does not understand his algebra, it will Ik very hard for the sophmore to understand geometry and almost im possible for the junior to do the problems in physics or chemistry: and if the freshman pupil does not loam to put a period at the end of the sentence, in his sophmore year he will find paragraph writing much harder lieeause he will have to stop then to learn what he should have mastered during the first year. Besides if the junior or senior wishes to enter into high school activities such as debating or orator)', he will find that he is hampered because of his first year failures. Our lives may be divided into three pericxls. pre parat ion. accomplishment and realization and the last two depend wholly upon the first. Student days therefore are the most important days of our lives. Lot us see that the first layer in this founda tion, the freshman year, is carefully laid so that it will be easy and safe to build upon. The Old Story in a New Form Is there anything that our High School is lacking? Perhaps we lack nothing in equipment, but there is something else just as vital that we do lack. We lack unity in the high school as a whole. Why is it? Because we do not get together as a school and take part in anything. Perhajis before this time we have not had many opportunities to get together in school activities, but now the opjx r tunity presents itself. This opportunity lies in the support we can give the footlxdl team by rooting. We never have had organized rooting and it is high time we did. What student wants to play football and have his efforts applauded in a faint, squeaky hip! hip! hooray? A footlxdl player appreciates having the whole school turnout and shout encouragement to him. It gives him an incentive to do great deeds ami have his team win that he may share in the honor of the victory. What we need is a yell master with plenty of energy, nerve, and go xl lung power. The senior class of 1912 left us a yell master, George Mullen. It is time George should assume his office and call a mass meeting. Every student who 1ms any ability what ever should write up yells or a good song and give them to the yell leader. Not only will the nx ting help the foot ball team, but it will improve school spirit. Just getting to- gether at mass meetings and games will help to make the school a unit instead of a collection of groups. What school is letter tlian our Lincoln High School? Are you willing to help sound her praisies by n oting at football games? Opening School Year Thoughts Back they have «une from farm, workshop and pleasure trij� s. Teachers are also Ixick fiom their short vacations in different parts of the state. The resident teachers have returned from trips where their vacations have ls en s|� ent. free from all thoughts of school work and duties. It is good to greet old acquaintances and renew old friendships among teachers and students of the year l efore. But many new faj es appear on the campus and in the halls. There are the usual number of pupils entering the high school from country and parochial schools. Then there are the new meml ers of the eighth grade, who are unfamiliar with the customs and rules of the schools. The faculty also lias Iieen changed to some extent. The students have made many guesses as to who is who among the new ar- rivals. “Will I have a study under that teacher?” is heard very often before the schedules have l een made out and the classes settled down to their work. It is to these, the new students and mem- bers of the faculty that we extend our most cordial welcome. We want you to enjoy all the pleasures that we have enjoyed, which are a part of high school life. We hope that you will soon feel, with us. a pride in the high school and that you, as far as your abilities permit, will work for its advancement and gtxxl name. We extend a cordial welcome to all newcomers. T H E ADAWAHGU M ALUMNI CORNER It is with a deep sense of appreciation that we accept your thoughtful invitation to join yon in your new endeavor. It hardly seems possible that jis long tig� ) as 1H74 the Grand Rapids High School be- gan turning out graduates and during the last thirty-eight years has started over five hundred students along the right road to success. It is with great pleasure that we express our interest in you and what you are doing in school for in the course of a few years you will lie one of us and High School days will l e no more. On Aug. BO, 1012 at the annual busin� ss meeting of the High School Alumni Association the follow- ing officers were elected. President Carl J. (Xlegard, '04. Vice President—Miss Della Winger. Oft. Secretary—Hyland Boorman. ’OH. Treasurer Roy Thornton, ’Oft. President Odegard makes the following appoint- ments for the coming year: Miss Florence Arpin, chairman social committee: Roy Thornton, chair- man finance committee. Each chairman may select three or more memliers for their committees. As chairman of the Press Committee. Mrs. John Cooley nee May Emmons. 'Hft, was appointed, and as chairman of the Entertainment Committee. Miss Alma Eggert ’Oft, was appointed. The following graduates of the Grand Rapids High School received their degrees from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin the past year: Horace Pal- metier '00. Win. Damon '07, Wm. Moyer '07 and Leo Nash '0H. The Grand Rapids High School will be represent- ed at the State University this fall by the following graduates: Dean Brunduge Oft, Lloyd Miller 0H. Percy Daly '08, Ryland Boorman '08. Louis Reichel '10. Clarence Christianson ’10. Arthur O’Day. Walter Wood, Laird Warner '00. George Hill '0ft, Wm. Kell� gg '11, George Arpin ’0� , Dan Arpin ’ll. Raymond Van Henkelon '10. Ed. Arpin T2. Reginald Mackinnon, Donald Johnson ’11. and Gla Fuller 12. Clarence Jackson OH. and Albert Nat wick '10 will enter Chicago University this fall. Miss Verna Lyon '10 is attending the Idaho State Normal at Lewiston this fall. Miss Bessie Farrish TO is attending the Stout Institute at Menominee. Grace Goggins 12 has entered Milwaukee Downer. Helen Taylor T2 enters Chicago University and Rena Philleo '08 goes to Milwaukee Normal. Katherine. '11 and Dorothy Steele T2 have enter- ed the La Sell Seminary for young women at Au- burndale. Mass. Ruth Richer T2 and Jesse Wolt T2 have entered the Stevens Point Normal. Anthony Looze '08 returns to Marquette Univer- sity to continue his study of medicine. Alumni Marrriages— Seth Jones ’00 to Fern Love '05, Sept. 18, lft!2 in Grand Rapids. OBITUARY Marvin Bancroft Hatch, who died at the Wales Sanatorium Oct. 1, 1912, was one of the graduating class of 1909 He entered the Lincoln High School as a Junior from the Merrill High School, and during his two years at Grand Rapids showed exceptional scholastic ability by graduating with high honors. He was one of the few directly respon- sible for the organization of the Alumni Association and served in the capacity of vice president in the year 1910-1911. As a particular friend he will be long remembered and greatly missed by all who knew him. Lest We Forget ■‘Here. Christine, how does it suit you now. and a tired, pale, little woman looked expectantly at her daughter. The girl held the dress up before her and inspected it critically. Suddenly she ex claimed! “Oh mother! I thought I told you that this lace wouldn't do. and yon have gone ahead and put it in just the same. Well, I just won’t wear it— that’s all. I’ll stay at home if I can’t have some thing like the other girls are wearing.” “But. Dearie, you can hardly tell the two samples apart, see. And this is twenty cents a yard cheaper. Oh yes, cheaper, cheaper!” cried the girl angrily, that’s what you always say. well, you don’t need to think I’m going to wear that cheap old lace and have the other girls talk about it. And she Hung the dress on the floor, and slammed the door sis she hurried from the room. With a long sigh the woman picked up the dress, brushed the dust from it. and laid it on the bed. Then she sat down wearied and folded her hands in her lap. Now and then she caught her breath as though in twin. After several minutes she arose and went slowly down stairs to get supper. An hour later Christine hurst into the house, her cheeks glowing, and her hair blowing about her face. “Oh. I’ve had such a glorious ride”, she said. Rob Covey t xik us clear out to Maple Dale and back in his car. Isn’t supper ready mother? I'm just simply starved,” and she sat down to the sup- per table with her father, a quiet, serious-faced man, and her little brother ami sister. We’ll have to have supper earlier tomorrow night.” she said to her mother who had come to the table after pouring the coffee, the exercises begin at seven forty-five and we girls must lie at the hall early. I’m going to dress tiefore supper.” Yes.” said her mother, a note of eagerness in her voice, “we’ll eat early and I’ll leave the dishes; that will give me time to dress after supper.” Dress!” Said Christine, surprised. “You’re not going are you?” • Vhy—yes. I thought I’d go,” her mother replied hesitatingly. The hall must look very pretty with all the flowers and things. I suppose I could get a seat if I did go a little late, couldn’t I?” She added anxiously. Idon’t believe I’d go if I were yon. mother,” said the girl. You haven’t anything fit to wear. How would you look with that old black silk, and Mrs. Wayne and Mrs. Childs and all those ladies dressed just simply gorgeous. And they’ll all come up on the stage to congratulate us after we get our diplomas.” Why. I could just slip out after the speaking was over,” her mother said. “I should like to see you up there with all the rest of them, and hear you speak your piece.” “Speak my piece! Mother! How often have 1 told you that I am to deliver the valedictory. We don’t speak pieces like they used to in the country where you went to school. And say” she added, as the thought struck her. can’t Charlie go down early in the morning and get that other lace? I simply must have it. Yes. I guess so,” said her mother weakly as she leaned l� ack in her chair. She had scarcely tastinl her supper and her face was drawn as with pain. When she had finished eating. Christine rose from the table saying: I’m going over to Nell’s: we’ve got to go down to the hall and practice after awhile.” She went up to her room, came down soon and went out. After the dishes were done Mrs. Stacy said: “Father, can you spare two dollars? Christine's dress doesn’t suit her and I’ll have to get some more trimming tomorrow. I guess. Her husband laid aside his paper and slowly drew from his pocket an old fashioned purse. He count- ed out a dollar, two quarters and five dimes. There,” he said grimly, handing the money to his wife, get it for her. I suppose she has to have as good as the rest, but it seems what’s the matter, mother!” he exclaimed as she sat down heavily in a chair. Aren’t you feeling well?” Oh yes.” she replied just a little pain here.” and as she held her hand to her side she continued, it’s been bothering me more lately, but I’ll lie all right in a few minutes.” She soon took the children and went up st drs to lied. Her husliand watched her uneasily as she left the room. Then, sighing he again took up his pui er. After some time Christine came home: as she entered the room she said: Where is mother?” She’s gone to bed,” replied her father. She isn't feeling well tonight. Yon get up and get breakfast in the morning anil let her sleep. She's T H E ADA W A H G U M jiwt worn out—been Bitting up nights Hewing for you and trying to do the other work I insides. I should think yon could help her more than you do,” he added rather sternly. “Why I’ve been busy every minute.” said the girl. •Ill have more time after this week aud then I 'll help her. good-night.” she added, and went up- stairs. The next day was a busy one for Mrs. Stacy. Breakfast was over and her father had gone to work when Christine came down stairs and sat down at the table. Her mother had kept her break- fast warm, and now as she brought it into her she said: “Charlie will he luick with that lace in a little while. Yon rip the other out. when you get through eating.” “Oh I wont have time, I had no idea it was so late” said Christine glancing at the clock. She hurried through her breakfast and as she went out of the door called to her mother: • We'll have to re- hearse this forenoon and jierhajis I shall stay for dinner with one of the girls, so don’t wait for me.” The next minute she was hurrying down the street to join a group of her friends who had stopped and were waiting for her. That evening Christine ate scarcely any supper. She was in a happy state of excitement, and with her sparkling eyes and added color looked very charming in the new dress, which at last met with her approval. But her mother, after helping Christine dress, had lain down on the lied. She was too tired to eat supper then, she said, and told the others not to wait for her. While they were still seated at the table a motor horn sounded several times. “Oh there's the crowd.” cried Christine jumping up. “they've stopped for me. Well. I’m ready. I guess, she sail as she started for the door. “Aren’t you going up to see you mother liefore yon go? asked her father reprovingly. Just then the horn sounded again impatienly and the girl said as she hurried out: “No I can't take time now, they’ll get tired waiting for me.” The hall. beautifully decorated, was filled with an eager crowd, and as the strains of the grand march were heard, and the members of the class walkcsl upon the stage and took their (daces, they were followed by the fond and admiring glanc- es of parents and friends. The exercises proceeded, and Christine, looking particularly dainty and sweet, delivered the vale- dictory in a way which won for her great applause. “Yes, that's the Stacy girl. Isn't she sweet?” “Such a pretty girl. ” These were some of the re- marks which might have been heard in the audience as she took her seat. As the applause died away Christine thought of her mother, with a slight feeling of uneaainets, but this was rapidly followed by one of relief that she in her shabby black silk was not among the elegantly dressed women: and she turned to the girl lieside her with a smile. She rode home with friends, and merry “good- nights” were exchanged as the car moved on. Then she turned toward the house and for the first time noticed lights down stairs and in her mother’s room. Quickly she hurried up the walk, an indescribable feeling of trouble and fear coming over her She opened the d x� r and stepped inside. Xo one was to lie seen but she heard low voices, and f(uiet- ly ascended the stair. Near the bed in her mother’s room were the children, crying weakly, and not half understanding as they gazed at their father bending over the bed. great tears dropping slowly from his eyes. The doctor, standing liehind him. turned as Christine entered. “Her heart” he said sympatheti- cally. “It mast have lieen had a long time.” The woman s eyes opened slowly and she saw the girl. “My.” she said feebly, while a pleased expres- sion came over her face, “but the hall looks pretty, and the Ho were are so sweet. I jast want to hear you speak your piece, dearie, ami then I 'll slip out and no one will see me. You look-saniee-in-your------ ’ Her voice ended in a whisper. She tried again to speak but her lips scarely moved. Her eyes clos- ed, opened and dosed again. She (aught her breath, gasped twice, and was still. THE A1)A W A H « U M A Plea For Girls’ Gymnastics in Our Schools One of the most pleasant and delightful sights today is a young girl, who is lithe ot figure, carrias herself erect vv'th shoulders back, chest out, and head up. But girls of this type are few, especial- ly among our high school girls, where study posi- tions are disregarded, and a drooping position is developed. What would be a better remedy for this than daily gymnastics? A plan for daily gymnastics could lie worked out well in our high school, for our gymnasium is splen didly equipped for this purpose. We have enough dumb bells and Indian clubs to furnish the largest class in our school. For the development of muscle we have traveling rings, ropes, swings and trapezes, all of which could be put to spendid use. The race track is another part of the gymnasuim which our girls could use to advantage. Girls as well as boys need track work , so this would serve the purpose very well The girls dressing rooms are all that could be asked for. We have a large number ot lockers in which the girls’ gymnasuim suits can be kept. A shower bath, which has both hot and cold water has recently been put in. At the present time the only instruction in gym- nastics during school hours is eighty minutes a week. Which is given to the eighth grade girls None of the high school girls receive instruction, nor have they an organized basket ball team though a few enthusiastic girls fight for the liberty of using the gymnasium once a week for practice A team from eacb class should be organized and fifteen minutes a day ought to be allowed for practice; the rest of the period should be used in drill work. The girls that take gymnastics in our school use their street costumes. Some of the girls wear shoes with high or French heels, which tire their feet dur- ing the drills and even cause their ankles to turn over so that they walk on the side of their shoes in stead of the bottom Another drawback in the street costume is the hobble skirt When taking gymnastics perfect freedom for the legs and feet should lie allowed. If gymnastics would be profit able, the street costume must be abandoned, and the gymnasium suit with tennis slippers worn dur ing the period of exercise It is best to have a woman instruct the girls in this branch. She should oe a woman who under- stands high school girls and knows how much oxer rise a girl is able to take without coming to harm The instructor should have a good character and a kindly disposition so that the girls would follow her example The girls of our high school that play basket ball are very enthusiastic, but they have no leader: therefore they cannot organize a basket l all team. They are all good players, s6 that we would have a strong team if the necessary time could be allowed. Games could be held with outsiders and the money obtained in this way could be given to the atheletic association. School spirit would be aroused among the students on a greater scale. There is also a moral side to the question. When the girls are taught how important it is that tho different parts of their bodies be allowed perfect freedom, they will Iks more desirous to clothe them selves more womanly than they do now. It will also help in developing character, and fit them for a noble womanhood. The condition of the future mothers of our coun try should be so important to us that everything possible should be done to better it. Surely gym- nastics for girls in the high school is one of the greatest steps in accomplishing this purpose. Course in Public Speaking A two years’ course in public shaking has lieen organized in our high school this year. This course is to be given in the Sophmore and Junior years, but this year Seniors are allowed to take up the work. At present all three classes are taking elementary work, which consists, of theme work, the study of sounds, word study and prepared talks before the class. The aim of this course is to train students to write and to deliver various forms of public addresses such as the oration, debates, toasts, after dinner speeches, addresses of welcome, and speeches of dedication. It isexpectod that aftersuch a course the student will lie able to express definat ly and effectively his own thoughts. The course will Ik of value to the delating team and to the literary societies liecause the delators will probably Ik chosen from the students taking this course. THE ADAWAHGUM JOSH Honest now. we believe this. One of the regular half backs on the football team was approached by a small boy. “Don’t you play on the first team? 'asked the boy. “No.” replied the modest warrior of the gridiron. “Aw, I shoud think you could play better than Walter Stamm. He tell� everybody he is playing full back on the first team”, replied the boy. We don't see how Mary Jones can ever expect to be rich because she simply can’t keep the Wolf from the door. English teacher to boy upon a platform. “Now, what is the greatest defect in your speaking? Boy, “My knees, I wish somebody would put a chip between them, so they would stop shaking . “1 should think that Theo Bradford wrould make a good poet.” “What makes you think that?” Why, because he is such a Long-fellow.” Mr. Sheafor in Senior English class. “The next time there is an address given from the stage. I want all you fellows who sit way l� ack or over on the Eighth grade side to see if you can hear distinctly. Miss Holmes, “What makes your arm so red?” Little Esther, “One of those young microorgan- isms bit it. Practical Chemistry. Here’s to little Johnnie. Alas! he is no more, For what he thought was H2 O. Was H2 S 04. Mr. Sheafor. “Before Foley can become a good public speaker, he must overcome his perpetual grin . Quoted from a Spring Green Senior. “I bought a second hand physics book and while looking thru it, I found a picture of a man with very staring eyes and this was written lieneath. Discovery of the wellknown method of looking a hole thru someone;—his greatest disciple of today being the noted Christina Catherine Lins.’ Miss Snyder in German class. “Now who can translate from German into English the sentence. ‘Huhner legen Eier’ . Carlton Stamm. “I know ‘The hens lay animals.’ Miss Snyder. “No. that isn’t right”. Little Carl Zimmerman raises his hand. “Teach- er? It’s the hens lay here.” Miss Holmes in Junior Domestic Science class. “Why do you speak of Limburger cheese as a brick cheese. Miss Eggert?” Cecile. “Because it’s a brick color”. In The Forest Far upon the tree-clad hildside Where the air instill and mild. Underneath the drooping branches Of a l eech tree, sits a child ’Hound her grows in sweet profusion Thyme; its fragrance fills the air. Flies, with wings all glistening, golden Pause or hover here and there. Silence falls o’er all the woodland Wisely does she seem to gaze Far off in its depths. Her brown hair Burnished by the sun’s bright rays. Sweetly far away the Cuckoo Sings a song. To me she seems Like some being more than mortal. Bright eyed elf or forest queen. A T LI Ij E TICS Grand Rapids 52—Tomahawk 7 On Saturdayi Oct. 5, Grand Rapids played their first home game and defeated Tomahawk by a score of 52 to 7. The game was called at 2:30, Grand Rapids re- ceived the kick. The hall was advanced about forty-five yards, and a forward pass was tried hut failed on the first down. Grand Rapids them tried straight foot hall until Hill crossed the line for a touch down. At the lieginning Tomahawk play- ed a strong game and was very good on the de- fensive. hut could not intercept the forward passes, which were worked repeatedly. Weeks made three touch downs on forward passes. Barrett one through the line, and Hill two. The goal was made four times out of eight, and a total of 52 points was scored. But Tomahawk got away for one touch down, which they should not have had. In fact the game was so easy that the team did not exert itself at all. or a much larger score would have l een run up. The second team was put in the last part of the last quarter, und they outplayed Tomahawk in every way and would have had a touch down in one more down if time had not been called. Our second team is certainly an honor to the school, and the practice they give the first team every night does much toward the making of the first team. They are as good a second team as any in the statejand could beat many of the smaller first teams. Grand Rapids 19—Stevens Point 0 The team played their first real game Sat unlay, Sept, 28. with the Stevens Point Normal at Stevens Point The team left at 8:45 in the morning on the Green Bay Western railroad and got to Stevens Point about 8:00 a m They were accom- panied by Mr Bauldauf. “Coach;0 Mr Burnell, referee and Mr Sheafor. Upon arrival they were rushed to the Arlington Hotel. They went out to the Normal and Fair Grounds during the morning and passed the ball around a little. After this practice they returned to the hotel where they had a fine dinner, in fact just the kind they all liked About 2:00 o’clock the team left the Arlington for the Normal where each had a rub down and put on his foot ball suit; then the whole team walk ed out to the fair grounds in a bunch. Stevens Point was quite surprised at the size of our team, and a number had the impudence to insinuate that we might have some “ringers.” The minute that the teams lined up. it was evident from the way our team went thru their signals, that we had the better coached team The game was called at three o’clock Stevens Point Norm d kicked off to us. and the ball was downed on the 85 yard line. Grand Rapids played a forward pass, which worked and would have been a touch down about a half a minute after the kick off, but it was called back by the umpire for being off side The game proper started then and it looked as though it would be quite even for a while; but liefore long it was evident that the Normal was greatly out classed. Although their team out weighed the High school about 15 pounds to the man. their line was ripped up by a series of plunges, which brought Grand Rapids up to the goal, and Ragan went through center for a touch down Grand Rapids then kicked off to Stevem Point and downed them on their 80 yard line The l� aU was carried up and down the field for a while, one team having it, and then the other; but it was gradually worked toward the Normal's goal, and in the second quarter Grand Rapids went through the center for a second touch down Stevens Point had the choice; so Grand Rapids kicked off to them Neither team scored in the third quarter, but in the forth. Weeks caught a pass and carried the ball about 80 yards, for a touch down Barrett was taken out in about the middle of the game with an injured leg und ankle and Nash took his place. Although the High school only tried part of their plays, the game ended 10-0 in their favor, which is a pretty goou score to run the first game and against a Normal team The team was well supported as almost the whole faculty and about nine subs were there Some of our most prominent citizens also went up in cars to see the game. High School Vs. Alumni 6 to 6 Although the High School did not heat the Alumni and the game ended K to «, they had the advantage from the very beginning It was a good game, although it was a little slow on account of the Alumni's lack of training The game proved that the High School has the best footltall material they have had for sometime, and with a few more weeks, training and the experience of playing a regular game, we expect to have one of the strongest teams in the history of the school The first night there THE A I) A W A H G U M were thirty-six men out, which is tne largest num- ber that ever got out for football in this school. This number has. of course, grown somewhat small er. but we still have more than two full teams out every night The line up were as follows: High School L. E Weeks L. T Welch L G Smith C Wendland H. (1 Mullen Moll It T Molke K. E Nat wick D. Q. Barrett It. H Nash L H Foley F Hill The line up of the team changed since the alumni gan great deal for the Alumni game Alumni Christiansen Van Huekelon Merriam Witt Gross Burg Burnell Natwick A. Kraus K. Johnson Kraus C. has been somewhat and strengthened a Why Girls should have Gymnastic Instruction Athletics has engaged the attention of men and boys from th very earliest of times References have been made to gymnastics in the llliad The Greeks entered into the Olympian games with eagerness. We learned in Ancient History that Spartan women as well as men had physical train ing If it were necessary that women and girls should have physical training then, it is still more necessary that girls today should have training, for they do not get the exercise that their grandmothers did many years ago They do not have to sweep, make butter, nor do other household work; so for this reason they need a substitute, and gvmnastic training can liest take the place of household ex ercise ' Gymnastic training is beneficial in two great wavs: First, because of the lienefit the body re- ceives Physical culture has a decided effect upon character. A girl who is engaged in gymnastics must be honest, • •Iiedient, punctual and must not think too much of herself. If she were a member of the tiasket ball team, she would have to be fair and square in all her dealings with oth r members. She must cheerfully obey the orders jf the instructor, (i he had made arrangements to play in a game at a certain time, and she were not there at the ap- I minted time, the game would start in spite of her abv-nce Then if a girl puts her mind and energy on plaving, she will forget all abont harself. The physical appearance is also improved Ease, grace of manner and a straight walking or standing imsition is obtained by gaining control of the body. Strength, endurance and self control are increased Through exercise the breathing power is developed, the appetite improved, digestion made stronger, and the accumulation of fat diminished. Many girls of today have weak, shakey nerves, which always ac- company soft muscles. This is true because they lack muscular development, and the best possible cure for weak nerves is a well developed muscular system Some girls are ignorant of the first principles of physiology and hygiene, and leave school with cer- tain defects, which are past remedying. A gym- nastic instructor should teach some of the very im- portant laws of hygiene and instruct the girls how- to care for themselves. The instructor could judge whether or not the girl was physically strong, and could tell her what exercises would be most suitable for her. The gymnastic instructor would see that the girls did not exercise beyond their strength, as this causes exhaustion and overstrain. Exercises of speed are among the best exercises to bring all members of the body into motion. They increase the work or movement of the heart, lungs and other organs But the special value of gym- nastics lies in the exercising of the shoulders, chest ana low-er limbs, which otherwise, probably, would not lie exercised at all Recreation and pleasure are obtained through gymnastics, and they are a relief from mental strain The mind is taken away from study and is rested: so tnat afterwards it is more fit for mental work. There are many reasons why an instructor for the girls should be hired: First, so as to have system- atic instruction and exercise: second, in order that puoiis should not be overtaxed and to see that hygienic rules bo observed. Third, to give assist- ance in case of accidents. The second principal reason for urging physical training is the benefit the school obtains. The pupils would lie trained in body as well as mind, and thus their mental ability would be increased, because if the body is stronger, then naturally the mind will be stronger. The athletic association would be helped in various ways, and school spirit would l)e encouraged by having the girls get to- gether to exercise Then if the school has stronger members, (who have become strong through en- durance and self reliance in gymnastics) the athletic association will also have stronger members, who will he more capable of winning victories for it. The school work will be better, and pupils w-ill take more interest in their studies Then last, the city itself would be benefited by having stronger citizens, mentally and physically, so that in later years, they would make a greater, larger city Therefore, I urge that an effort be made to give the girls of our High School an opportunity to have systematic gymnastic training, and in this way to combine physical aud mental education, in order to produce “sound minds in sound bodies.” T H E ADA WAHGUM THE PICNIC By The Garrulous Girl Had a High School picnic the otherday. You ought to have been there. Where did we have it? What a question! At (a) Wood near A. Hill of course. We had to cross two Brooks to get there and one was pretty deep. The question was could Bradford it? You should have seen him reach the Pshorr in two leaps as if such things were a Daly occur- ance. With the aid of a Staff even the Stout ones got across. What’s that you ask. was Lydia Abel? Sure ’Nuff. You know its been pretty hot these days and Golla how the scene Bums on that Hill. Just the same a few of the girls who had studied Botany wanted to go after Mullen leaves and really they must have gathered Tubs of it. Did we have a feed? Did we? You ought to have seen Hazel Eaton, her sixth banana. When some of the rest hadn't had a smell either. It just made Neil Nash his teeth in Rath. 'Thot for awhile we’d have to call the Beadle to lock him up. But he finally agreed to B. White al out it. though he will prol ably look glum for weeks to come. Say I wish you could have heard Harold (W) Hooper up when he saw something running iwtst him. He acted Stark mad. He yelled Wolf and soon the whole crowd lx gan to Howlitt and those who could, tried to Shinn up trees. Just then Everett Cool(e)y announced that it was only a Kuhn. Maybe we didn't guy Harold, but of course he had to grin and Barrett . Yes we had no end of a jolly good time and we’d love to go again soon. Perhaps we can't all go next time but Fred May. We have to work pretty hard you know. Going to read Tennyson’s Childe Harold next week. Say guess what! some of the girls in our class think its alxnit Babbie and they are crazy to begin. Isn’t that rich? Have to l eat it for school now. see yon later. Sights From A Window I am standing in a window—have been for some time and I was reading an interesting article on the structure of the ear. but I am now looking down upon the roof of the Janitor Department As I watch, a large tin of ashes ponderously swings into view, dumps its cargo, and then returns to the in- terior and out of view. The next thing I see is the bridge; I see someone coming thru it. I pay no more attention to the figure until a hand is laid on my shoulder, and to my surprise some one is sharing my observation with me. I also view the Witter building with a spark of pride Farther out on the landscape, I behold a man patiently working in his garden. He seems to be very hot—not angry—just hot Now I bear the cries of children, and just below me. a troop of Amundsens mount the toboggan and call it their ship, for they are about to start for the North Pole We watch them hoist anchor heave in the cables, run up the sails, and with a shout they are off We hear th � m trying to sing, “Near- er my God to Thee” and we form the idea that they are about to share the fate of the Titanic and her passengers, but in a trice they are off for they have carpenters on board and a little pile of ashes does not conquer them Once more we hear a sh ut and lo! and behold, they have discovered, what—that they are late and that the teacher has bad to come and call them from their Dlay A delivery boy comes into view and as quickly disappears, and now Mr. Kell has urged me to take my seat. William Burt. 1910. THE DALY DRUG JEWELRY CO. 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