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

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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.

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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.”

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