Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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THE MILESTONE. 23 fections of this system, there will be a perfect one. When we are able to know, at the approach of night, who has has started on a trip up the briny stream where all defeated candidates go, then will it be universal throughout the world.

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THE MILESTONE. 22 what. To remedy the first evil no one but the officers of election and those engaged in voting are allowed within one hundred feet of the voting booth. There is no way of telling how a man voted, except by his word of honor, and that from a man who has accepted a bribe certainly is not worth much. Thus is the second evil done away with. Besides doing away with these things to a great degree, this system offers many advantages. The names of the candidates are all on one ballot, and the cross-mark must he placed after the choice of the voter. In this way he must consider each candidate separately for whom he wishes to vote, and must display intelligence in casting his ballot. Here is shown the need of education, as a voter must at least know how to read. Another great advantage is that the voter is entirely alone. He is handed a ballot by an officer as he enters the booth, and must fill it out without a suggestion from anyone. As “engineering’ is not allowed at the polls, it is evident that the campaign speeches will have more effect with the populace. More care will he taken in the campaign, as it will have to be one of education. One criticism of this system is that too much time is consumed by the voter in casting his ballot, and by the judges in counting them. The chief cause for slowness in the last elections was the unfamiliarity with the new mode. The question of counting the votes every hour is being agitated. When the ingenuity of man has overcome these imper-

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The Touchstone. Centuries ago there lived a king who was very fond of gold. Although his coffers were full, he was always wishing for more. At last Bacchus granted his wish which was that everything he touched would become gold. How delighted he was as he walked through the castle to see everything he touched change instantly into gold. His little daughter t ame running to meet him. How horrified he became when upon taking her in his arms she was immediately transformed into a golden image. He hurried at once to the god imploring him to remove the golden touch. This was done, and the king was happy once more in the possession of his living child. The ancient (Ireeks believed that somewhere in their country was a buried stone having the power of changing into gold anything with which it came in contact. Diligently they searched through many generations, but the wonderful stone remains a hidden treasure unto this day. What is the touchstone of to-day? Has not America solved the problem by establishing her free school? Our fair Columbia realized that education is a safeguard