Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1899 volume:

•‘ASTRONOMICALLY INCLINED STAR-GAZERS. Norfolk : High : School, Published by THE SENIOR CLASS 1899. « $$ « � $ $ | The Milestone. Editor in Chief, - WM. DARLINGTON Associate Editor, WINNIE JEFFRIES Editor Wit and Humor Department, ANNA Law Business Manager, ANNIE MCBRIDE Assistant Business Manager, - ERNEST BRIDGE GREETING. The ’99 edition of The Milestone extends a cordial greeting to its readers. That each year’s Seniors should publish a yearly book, seems to us a commendable plan, and so we have written and publish this, our volume of The Milestone. We have endeavored to make each department better and more interesting than ever before, and have added several new and attractive features. We extend our thanks to those who have helped 11s to make this book a success; to our Teachers and Superintendent for their valuable suggestions and criticisms; to the other Classes for their contributions; to the Board of Education and Alumni for their warm co-openUion; to the Business Men for their liberal patronage of our advertising columns, and to the Public for its generous number of subscribers. Again Commencement week has come and gone and all the Classes of’99 have received their diplomas, made their courtesies to the public, stepped down and out, and are no more. Among this vast host of Classes that now exist only in history, are we. We hope this little book will be kindly received by the Public as a souvenir of our work as a Class. It will always be a memento to us of happy, joyous, useful school-days. « $ « fc a HMt « Current Topics. In the school room during the last year, many little incidents, amusing, entertaining, perplexing, embarrassing, occurred, which we Seniors shall always remember and recall with a great deal ot pleasure. And outside the school room, mighty events have shaped themselves, and have been met and managed for the better or worse of mankind. A very few of these memorable events of international importance, which occurred during our Senior year, we herewith present: The Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha closed October 31. It had been open every day since June 1, and was visited by over two million persons. The splendid resources of the great Mississippi Basin and the West were better presented than ever before. The Fair was a success financially, and every other way. The Peace Treaty between Spain and the United States was signed by the five American, and five Spanish, Commissioners in Paris, December 10. These Commissioners were appointed by their respective governments in accordance with the provisions of the peace protocol which the two governments had agreed upon August 12. General Calixio Garcia, one of the bravest of the Cubans, died in Washington, D. C., December 12. Senator Justin Smith Morril, of Vermont, died at Washington, December 28. in his 89th year. He had served continuously in the Senate for over thirty-two years, ( THE MILESTONE. the longest period of Senatorial service on record, and prior to entering the Senate he had served twelve years in the House. His record was absolutely spotless. On January i, the final evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish soldiers occurred at noon, and the stars and stripes were raised over the Palace, Morro Castle, Cabanas, and other public places, and the government transferred to the United States. Impressive and touching ceremonies took place iu the throne room of the Palace between retiring General Castellanos and the American and Cuban Generals, attended by their respective staffs and soldiers. Major General Brooks was placed in command. February 4. The Filipinos attacked the Americans in a line extending from Calvocan to Santa Mesa, killing and wounding over 250 men, several of whom were from Nebraska. The Filipino loss was several thousand. Several engagements, more or less severe, have occurred since. As we close this record, the Filipino insurgents have not yet been fully subdued. February 6. The Spanish-American Peace Treaty was passed in the Senate by a majority of three over the two-thirds vote required. February 16. M. Felix Faure, President of France, died at 10 P. M., after three hours illness. Appoplexy was the cause. M. Kmilie Loub-?t was elected two days later to succeed him. March 17. The Queen Regent of Spain signed the Peace Treaty. The war with Spain officially ended April 11. Ratifications were formally exchanged at Washington, and the President issued a proclamation announcing the conclusion of peace. As war was declared April 21, 1898, this makes its official length ten days less than a year. High School Calendar. Sept. 5, 1898. School opens. We view the new Principal and the bashful (?) Freshmen. “ 7 4 4 Seniors have their first class meeting and elect officers. “ 12, ii Soldiers of Co. L come home. “ 28, 4 4 Freshmen have a hay rack ride. Oct. io, t 4 Seats changed the first time. “ 14, 4 4 Seniors publish the “High School Bieeze.” “ 21, 4 4 Norfolk Public School’s excursion to the Trans-Mississippi Exposition. “ 24, 44 Dr. Taylor of Yankton visits school and examines the eyes of the High School pupils. Nov. i, 44 High School attended the funeral of Mrs. Salter, President of the Alumni Association. “ 4, 44 Seats changed again. “ 16, 44 Astronomy class met at the home of Agnes Thompson to study the stars. “ 18, 4 4 Senior class decided to publish a Milestone. “ 21, 44 Athletic Association organized. President, G. H. Whaley. Vice President, Guy Alexander. Secretary, Otlio Johnson. Treasurer, Norris Huse. “ 24, 44 Thanksgiving holiday. 8 THE MILESTONE. Dec. 5, “ First Senior Orations read. 4 4 6, “ Rooster fight between two Senior girls. 4 ( 7, “ “I see no occasion for merriment.” 4 4 23. “ Closing Kxercises. Musical Program. 4 4 24, “ to January 8, 1899. Vacation. Jan. 3, i899- Ernest Brilge entertained the Senior class. 4 4 23 “ Physical Culture introduced. 44 25, “ Several Junior boys were locked in the labratory by Seniors. 4 4 26, “ ‘‘Sweet girl graduates with their golden hair all hanging down their backs.” Feb. I, “ Reading of Second Orations by Seniors. 4 4 2, “ Parallelobiped discovered. 4 4 8, “ Seniors elect new class officers. 4 4 II, “ Climax of cold weather. Thermometer registers 40 degrees below zero. 4 4 17, “ Seniors receive their class pins. 4 4 i7, “ Sophtnore Class party at the home of Elizabeth Sharpless. 4 4 i7, “ ‘‘Pat” gets his face blown up. 4 4 18, “ Astronomy class met at the home of Ernest Bridge to study the stars. 4 4 21, “ Wesleyan Male Quartet gave a concert. Athletic Association received part of proceeds. 4 4 22, “ Washington’s Birthday; holiday in the afternoon. 44 28, “ Fire in the High School Building. Mar. i.3, “ Sophomore young lady tumbled from her seat. (t i7, “ Much greenness among the Juniors. 11 26, “ Prof. O’Connor taken sick. THE MILESTONE. 9 Local Declamatory Contest. Clyde Hayes wins first medal. Maud Tannehill wins second medal. to April 9. Vacation. Winifred Jeffries entertained the Senior Class. Prof. O’Connor passes crisis in his illness safely. District Declamatoiy contest. Clyde Hayes wins first medal in humorous class. Debate between representatives of six North Nebraska High Schools. William Darlington represents Norfolk. Prof. Whaley takes Supt. O’Connor’s place for a month, and Mr. Barnes takes Prof. Whaley’s place in the High School. Prof. O’Conner much better. Lottie Kuhl entertained the Junior Class. First Anniversary of Dewey’s Victory at Manila. Graduation gowns begin to be interesting. Freshmen’s party at G. A. R. Hall. Final examinations begin. Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. J. J. Parker at First Congregational Church. The beginning of the end. Memorial Day. Junior Day. Commencement of the Class of ’99, at M. E. Church. Alumni reception at the home of Miss McClary. FINIS. Our Class Organization In our Sophomore year we organized ourselves into a political body tor the transaction of class business. A Preamble and Constitution of ten articles, were adopted. One amendment was afterward made. The time ot holding regular meetings was fixed on the first and third Wednesdays of each school month, and we never failed to hold them. Special meetings were called whenever business interests required it. Officers were elected semi-annually. A record of the proceedings of each meeting was made by the secretary, and we now have the entire record of all onr meetings. In the perfect business method of this organization lies the secret of a large share of our success. There were often exciting debates and lively discussions, of course, and order was sometimes lost sight of; but never revolution or disruption. Proceedings were always carried on according to the Constitution and parlimentary rules. In these meetings we have acquired a useful experience, and they will be pleasantly remembered. Class Motto. Different Paths, One Purpose. Class Colors. Pale Bine and Canary Yellow. THE MILESTONE. 11 Class Flower. The Rose. Class Yell. O My! O My! O Yes! O Yes! We’re Class of ’99 of the N. H. S. Here we are. Give us room. Razzle, Dazzle, Zippity Boom!!! The High School’s Piano. We take this opportunity of congratulating our immediate predecessers, the Class of ’98, on succeeding in the laudable enterprise of purchasing a Piano for the High School. Having listened to its beautiful tones during the past year, we can truthfully say we appreciate the gift. We thank the Class of ’98. We also thank the Public for the share it bore in the expense, and all others who contributed to the success of the movement. May the Piano always be a joy to the High School, and its donors held in grateful remembrance and esteem. 4 CLASS OF ’99 Twas in '95, the season was autumn, The fields were arrayed in rich purple and gold; The dead leaves were falling, the bob-whites were calling, Said the south winging swallows, “the year’s growiug old!” SALUTATORY. The Ideal Country. FRANK ADF.LBERT MASTERS. Ladies and Gentlemen, Teachers and Fellow Pupils: We have assembled this evening in this formal and recognized mode of dismissal, for a final leave taking. It is a period in our lives toward which we have looked forward, recognizing its importance to us. Whether it will be of a greater import than a mere social function, will rest with each of us as individuals. We can continue in the work of improvement, or we can fold our hands and in a few years lose all we have won. We hold that man’s highest obligation is to be of use to his fellow men, and this is the work for which we have in part prepared ourselves during our years of school life. Nowhere can a man be of greater use to his fellow men than in the sphere of government, which control’s men’s liberties, their freedom, their education, their character and to some degree their destinies. As reviewed through a 1« THE MILESTONE. political eye, a country’s or a nation’s standing in the hub of the world of today, is judged by its ruling or controling power, its government, just as a man is judged by his morals, his ideas, his character, his individual self-ruling power. Political organization of some sort has existed in every period of human history. Man by nature desires to associate with his fellows. He is not so constituted as to overcome the forces of nature or bear the strain of his sorrows without aid and consolation from other men. From the time that man began to associate with man, the stronger has trespassed upon the rights of the weaker. Hence the necessity of law which gives equal protection to the rights of all. Law is useless unless supported by a government able to enforce it. Government, then, is that organized means or power by which a nation protects the rights of its citizens and perpetuates its own existence. Men have always subjected themselves to the leadei-ship of other men. These leaders, as they came into power, established governments according to their own ideas. They were not always good men, hence their governments were not always good. They sacrificed the rights of the people to their own private ends. The people striving for deliverance espoused the cause of rival leaders, which led to constant warfare. In order that a nation may be happy and prosperous, it must have good government. But good government is comparatively a modern institution. Let us briefly review some of the governments of the ancient nations. The powerful Asiatic nations of antiquity were governed by caste and slavery. Monarchial power was absolute. Privileged classes were allowed to prey upon less THE MILESTONE. 17 privileged, and the people were ground down by burdensome and unjust taxation. Judah was a theocracy. Her rulers were responsible to God alone. Having no tangible responsibility for their actions her kings ruled for their own aggrandizement and neglected the needs of the people. In Greece we find the first government in which the principle of liberty had a part. Athens, under the Peri-clean Republic became the foremost state of her time. Yet this Republic was founded upon an institution of slavery. A wise and patriotic statesman, such as Pericles, could not always be kept at the helm. Factional discord and political corruption grew to be common and the government became a tool in the hands of designing politicians. Rome gave to the world its grandest lesson of practical politics. Realizing that the different nations of the empire could not be governed by the laws of any one, there grew up that magnificent Roman jurisprudence that has ever been the admiration of the world. Her government was the grandest political system up to her time. She failed because she did not solve the problem of a representative government for a people scattered over a wide geographical area. Among the nations of today, in which these conditions are found, may be mentioned the United States, France, England, Switzerland and the Central American Republics. Of these, our own government stands out as being the most nearly ideal. Among the improvements that might benefit our government are that it should own and control all the large corporations and municipal franchises, create an educational standard for citizenship and enact and enforce more restrictive immigration laws. 18 THE MILESTONE. An ideal government must be one for the people, one that protects and educates its citizens, that keeps church and state separate, and that is founded upon principles of civilization. It must be one for the best interest of all of the people. Men filling the offices must be educated, moral, and have the courage of their convictions. Governors must be responsible to the governed, and corruption speedily punished. Higher education will lead men to a greater respect for Christian principles. Individual rights will be respected. Wrong will be quickly and vigorously suppressed. Trusts and monopolies will be restricted. Our influence for good in humanity’s name will not be confined to our own borders. The people of mouarchial countries will be led to realize that the purest democracy is the only just government. Just as a boisterous youth thrills an older man, the hapless millions of other lands already imbued with the spirit of liberty, will arise, throw off the thraldom of unholy despotism, and, under the glorious banner of freedom and political equality, will march forward toward higher ideals and grander achievements. God said: “I am tired of kings, I suffer them no more; For to my ears each morning brings The outrage of the poor Think you, I made this ball A field of havoc aud war, Where tyrants small Shall harry the weak and poor?” These then, are the problems which confront us, and in introducing to you the Class of ’99, we pledge you to meet them bravely, honestly and thoughtfully. Ladies and gentlemen, I take pleasure in introducing to you the Class of ’99. School doors were unlocked; vacation was over; A jangling of bells invaded our ears. Children rushed down the streets and scrambled for seats— Once again there was school with its laughter and tears! Launched, but Whither Bound. AGNES MAY THOMPSON. “We are ever wishing, wishing— Wishing we were far at sea— We are ever hoping, hoping— Hoping that the wind will shift That success will crown our ventures, That the morning fog may lift.” We, the Class of ’99, have been anticipating the time when, having finished onr happy school days, we shall realize onr hopes and wishes and find as much pleasure in realization as in anticipation. This sea upon which we are about to launch our barks, is the boundless ocean of life. Our past has been for the purpose of gaining knowledge to aid us in the spring-time of this new life. Our pleasures together have been many; but, as we are about to unfurl our sails to the breeze, one by one we will glide out into the deep. Behind us lie the scenes and memories of earlier days, each with its store of learning gained. Before us stretches the new’ horizon with 20 THE MILESTONE. its untried fields and possibilities. With our minds alert and eager to grasp all before us in our separate paths, we steer ahead with one fixed purpose in view. Mindful of the difficulties of this voyage, the obscure fogs and treacherous tides, let us bravely battle against the tempest. The current and wind will not always be in our favor; opposing winds, contrary tides and direful storms must be encountered. We shall find that the twelve barks which glided out of the harbor together have, owing to their environments, been driven into different paths widely separated. One may, like Columbus, land upon an unknown shore, bringing to the world, not the gold and silver of a new continent, but treasures from the realm of science, which, to our modern world, are of inestimable value. Another may not be contented to roam our little world, but with eyes fixed upon the stars, will eagerly and anxiously wait for some invention which will make it possible to communicate with, or even visit the unknown beings. While our astronomer is dreaming he is awakened by the paddle of oars and at his side appears a friend who has not thus musingly dreamed, but has attained by the aid of the wireless telegraph an undreamed of possibility. All do not seek the intricate paths of science; but, rising upon the waves and striving for his ideal, each seeks the distant fields of music, art or literature. “Every song that has been sung Was before it took a voice, Waiting since the world was young, For the poet of its choice.” “Each act contains the life Each work of art the world, And all the planet-laws Are in each dew drop pearled. ” THE MILESTONE. 21 Some lonely wanderer upon the sea will breathe forth to the enchanted world the song which is buried in his heart. Another with an artist genius will transform the canvas into the beautiful gold which lights the western horizon and the azure blue of the peaceful sea. Some one by the magic influence of the pen like Harriet Beecher Stowe will thrill the hearts and influence the minds of the people. Be it in the field of music, art or literature, let each hold in mind the words of our motto:— “Different Path , One Purpose.” To accomplish the most good in the world and to have a beneficent influence upon our co-laborers in this world’s toils and struggles, are our purposes. “Brave barks! Id light, in darkness too! Through winds and tides one compass guides— To that and your own selves be true. But O, blithe breeze! and O. great seas Though ne’er that earliest parting past, On your wide plain they join again Together lead them home at last. One port methought alike they sought— One purpose hold where’er they fare O, bounding breeze, O, rushing seas, Ai last, at last, unite them there.” Thus it was we begun our young days of High School After long years of arduous toil in the Grades. Our number was small; a score’d include all Our brave boys and bright-eyed, smiling, neat, gentle maids. Education Necessary for Success. EDWARD GEORGE HYDE. Nothing great or good can ever be accomplished without labor. Action is the law of life. Inaction is the symbol of death, if not death itself. In man, education means action; and well directed action means success. There are tribes of savages so low in mental development that they have no desire to add to their stock of information. Their brains have never yet been sufficiently aroused to enable them to think. Without thought, they are satisfied with their condition. China illustrates the condition of a people without progressive education. They still cling to the teachings of Confucius and desire no reforms. Idleness leads to poverty and often to crime. Emerson says: “Who does not work, begs or steals.” The annual cost of the apprehension, detention and conviction of criminals throughout the United States may be set down at five hundred million dollars. Idleness and THE MILESTONE. 2:i ignorance often cause strikes and riots. Idleness also means indifference to the rights of others and loss of self respect. Education not only secures the means of subsist-rnce, but effectually takes away the inducements of idleness and vice. But education does not necessarily mean book-lore. It means knowledge along some certain line or lines of work. If you would have success you must have knowledge; and the greater the field of work you are engaged in, the more knowledge is necessary for success. Washington and Lincoln, Edison, Astor and Field, Vanderbilt and Gould, were men who never received a collegiate education. Yet they were educated along theii several lines, which education was gained by hard work. Ruskin says: “If you want knowledge you must toil for it; if food you must toil for it; if pleasure you must toil for it; toil is law.” These men spent their energies along their several lines of work and succeeded in making their lives successful. But riches are of no benefit to a man without a cultured mind. True happiness depends upon the beneficent use of wealth, directed by the educated and cultured mind. Capitalists the world over, give preference to the skilled and educated laborer, even though at an increased compensation; because an uneducated or unskilled laborer will waste more in machinery and material than the difference in wages, and therefore is the more expensive of the two. Educated laborers seeing their advantage are less liable to engage in strikes and riots. A man to be successful must be able to withstand competition. Education will the better fit him for this struggle. For the man or company of men having the most knowledge of the subject in hand will be sure to triumph in the end. 24 THE MILESTONE. ____ Great leaders have always been self directed. Behind every great success may be found a strong personality developed by education. The great achievements of the world are due to the progressive spirit of the few. Emerson says: “Every institution is but the length and shadow of one man.’’ The doctor must have an education, medical and surgical, in order that he may be eminent in his profession. A clergyman must have a broad and classical education. The attorney must be an orator as well as versed in all that pertains to law. Diplomats must be educated; for in many serious questions we depend upon them tor decisions. Therefore, rulers and people are under an oblligation to God and man to educate the young in order that they may become good men and women. A man who fails to do this is an enemy to his country. Luther says: “It is a Divine command from God that children be brought up to His praise and word.” The father who permits his son to roam the streets of a city and become acquainted with low, vulgar and vicious habits which may in time lead to the penitentiary, is an accomplice in the crime of his son. He might have prevented all this with the exercise of paternal authority and by educating his son to higher ideas. The education we have already given the people creates the necessity of giving them more. What has been done has awakened new and unparalleled energies These forces are not mechanical which expend their activity and subside to rest, but they are spiritual forces endued with an indistinguishable principle of life and progression. Education must be universal in order that we may be a successful nation. It is well when the wise discover new truths, but how much better to widely diffuse the truths THE MILESTONE. 25 already discovered. Every addition to knowledge is an addition to human power. And while the philosophers are discovering new truths millions may be propogated among the people. Diffusion then, rather than discovery, is the duty of our nation. Each one of us with a fitting education is capable of adding something to the sum of human happiness or of subtracting something from the sum of human misery. Many great souls among them there are who may become instruments of turning the coarse of nations as rivers of waters are turned. The whole land must be watered by streams of knowledge. It is not enough to have here and there a beautiful fountain playing in palace gardens, but let it come like the abundant moisture of the clouds upon the thirsty earth. The man who does not obtain, or who does not help others to obtain an education is false to the first duties of American citizenship. In this country education is a duty. Liberty rests on the intelligence of the people. Qualification of voters should be as great as the qualification of governors, and come first in the natural order. How can we expect the fabric of our government to stand if vicious materials are daily wrought into its frame work? Education and knowledge, the power to think and enjoy the thoughts of others, have long since transformed a cottage into a palace. In the earliest history of man this impulse began to make noble all who bowed to it. It has ornamented whatever it has touched, and what it has always done it will always do. It displaces nothing of life’s good, but many of its evils. It destroys idleness. It plucks the charm from vice. It quenches the thirst for riches. It brings us nearer to all times and nations and binds us by tender ties to a noble living and a noble death. We believed that our path would be pleasant and smooth, Our heads we held dauntless and high bove the cloud— It is useless to try the real fact to deny— As engaging young Freshmen we felt rather proud. Great Gold Discoveries. LELIA WINIFRED THOMAS. What kind of history is more romantic, full of adventure aud achievement than the history of the search for, and discovery of gold? Its pages have but little comedy written upon them, for they are narratives of disappointed human strivings and wrecks of human hopes. The heroine in the story is a bewitching will-o-the-wisp and wherever she tarries in her flight, a flock of adventurers is ever ready to follow, regardless of dangers to be encountered. The followers are stalwart, brawny men whose only luggage is a pick over the shoulder and a pan strapped to the back. Russia held the foremost place as a producer of gold in the first part of the present century. But little was known of these Russian mines at that time, for they were owned by the government and worked by convicts and political exiles, their products being used to support the royal household at St. Petersburg. In the Western World, gold was first discovered in California in the last of the forties, just at a time when the world was ready for a progressive movement in the way of colonization; for the means of transportation were greatly THE MILESTONE. 27 improved by the advent of the locomotive and steamboat. The discovery in California was purely accidental, and is accredited to a Yankee who was engaged in constructing a mill-race. As soon as the discovery was reported, the news rapidly spread and thousands from all quarters of the globe flocked thither. Rivers lined with gold! Mountains of gold! Gold to be had for the picking up! This migration of fortune-seekers soon peopled the wilderness and banished the quiet days which Mexican ranchers look back to with regret. Among the late arrivals to these gold fields was a young Englishman named Hargraves from Australia. He met with only moderate success in accumulating this precious metal but observed the resemblance of the land to some that he had traversed in Australia. Becoming convinced that there was gold also there, he returned to prove his theory. He related it to some of his friends but was laughed at and told that the gold craze had affected his mental equilibrium. In 1851, however, in New South Wales, he mined the first of the millions of dollars worth of gold that was to be taken from the future mines of Australia. This almost unknown land in the Pacific now shared the golden glories that had before belonged to California In 1874, gold was discovered in the Black Hills, and a greater gold fever was experienced than formerly, by the discoveries in either California or Australia. The greater part of these gold-fields were in the Sioux Indian reservations, and the incursion of prospectors caused the Indians to take to the war-path. The Indians met the government troops in a memorable struggle at Little-Big Horn and here Custer and so many of his Command were massacred. As soon as the United States government could arrange for the opening of this territory, thousands of adventurers 28 THE MILESTONE. rushed into these regions, lured on by tales of untold wealth. The mining camps of Lead, Deadwood, and Custer Cities sprang into existence. In 1877, over a million and a half dollars were taken from these new mines. Scarcely had the Black Hills excitement died out when gold was discovered in South Africa by a trader named Tom McLaughlin who was traveling across the plains of the De Kapp river in Transvaal. These plains are covered with boulders in fantastic shapes and their weird appearance caused the natives to name them the Devil’s Counter. McLaughlin picked up in these regions some bright crystals which proved to be gold quartz. This was the beginning of the boom in South Africa. Its whole history has been a series of surprises to scientists as well as to prospectors. In the heart of South Africa, formerly regarded as uninhabitable, sprang up in 1886 the city of Johannesburg, the industrial centre of South Africa. When in 1867 Alaska was purchased from Russia by the efforts of Secretary of State Seward, the general cry was that the purchase was a waste of money and that the territory would never be anything but a barren, frozen land. This land that was commonly known as Seward’s Folly, is now proving to be one of the richest possessions of the United States. The most pathetic part in the history of gold discover-eries relates to the fate of the men who first discovered the gold. Seldom have any become rich, and most ot them died in abject poverty. Joseph Ladue is an exception to the rule. He is now one of the wealthiest men of the Klondike. Yet many of the original prospectors of the Klondike gold-fields have returned home with scarcely enough money to pay their expenses, and others have returned with gold, but wrecked physically because of hardships endured in a country where the winter lasts ten months of the year. “Quid non mortalia peetora cogis, Anri sacra fames. Sophomores we became; we then got to work; Our lessons were learned with most scrupulous care; We speut no time in napping, in boasting, or scrapping— The rewards, thus, of industry fell to our share. The Value of Music. EVA MIHILLS. It is surprising to note what extensive use was made of music by primitive races. Wild tribes find music a great stimulus to work. The narratives of explorers abound in allusions to this function of music. Collingwood, in describing one of his trips says; “The boatmen as usual enlivened the way with their songs, some of which were wild and musical. They all joined in the chorus, keeping time with their paddles. The song was cheerful and inspiring and seemed to help them along.” Grant preferred his boatmen to sing for it made them pull better. Thus in all parts of the world, and at all times, the value of music as an aid and stimulus to work has been abundantly attested. The usefulness of musical signals in war suggested itself at a very early date, and to the present day musical war-signals have always been considered not only useful but absolutely necessary. The Spartans, the most warlike of all the Greeks, were remarkable for their devotion to music. In the Bible there are frequent references to the encouragement given to warriors by music; as for instance, THE MILESTONE. 30 in Chronicles, where the victory over Jeroboam is attributed to the encouragement derived from the sounding of the trumpet by the priests. It would be superfluous to add anything concerning the miracles of patriotic and fanatic valor wrought by such modern tunes as the “Marseillaise” or “Die Wacht am Rhein.” Another important function of music is the religious. It is significant that music receives much more attention in the Bible than any other art. We find the Hebrews singing triumphal songs on the banks of the Red Sea, after their deliverance from the Egyptians. The Prophetess Miriam led a procession of women chanting in chorus— “Sing ye to the Lord for He hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. ” Music is the most powerful of all emotional safety-valves, and this function alone entitles it to the claim of being one of the most useful things in the world. St. Augustine confessed that it was the chants of the Monks at Milau that converted him to Christianity. Even the austere Calvin admitted that “music possesses a mysterious power of moving the heart;” and he said that “of all gifts with which the Creator has blessed man to serve him as a recreation and comfort, music may be regarded as the first, or at least one of the most elevated.” That Luther ranked music next to theology is well known, and in language more forcible than elegant he declares that those who do not love song are “blockheads who ought to be treated to the bawling of donkey, the barking of dogs and the squealing of pigs,” which is about as strong as the declaration of Shakespeare, that he who loves not music is “fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.” Music is also a potent moral agency. No boy who loves music will ever torture animals or be a rowdy in THE MILESTONE. 31 school or college. Music is an antidote to vulgarity and crime. In our own social life is there a single important function at which music is not recognize:! as a useful ally? We have it at all of our weddings and funerals, in the nursery, in school and church, in the parks, at picnics, at political meetings and processions—above all, at home, where it does so much to cheer and enliven the unoccupied leisure hours. Can one imagine anything more valuable than an art capable of giving so much innocent pleasure to millions— from the lowest savages to the men of greater genius? In the realms of literature, Homer, Dante, Goethe, and Shakespeare are accredited with having left a priceless legacy to the world. Bache, Chapin and Wagner are no less noted in the realms of musical genius. How, then, can the utility of music be questioned for a moment? Art in any form would hardly be regarded as an absolute essential to life, but its importance can not be overestimated. “Is not the life more than meat and the body than raiment?” Life does not mean mere existence, but the enjoyment of such noble and elevating pleasures as music affords. Music can noble hints impart; Engender fury, kindle love; With unsuspected eloquence can move, And manage all the man with secret art.” Our record as Juniors exceeded by far The most fond expectations of Sophomore year. We made teachers happy (other classes them snappy), Twas acknowledged by all we wanted a peer. Dark Days and Stormy Weather. LAURA DURLAND. There are many days at sea which are “cold, and dark, and dreary’’—days of cloud and fog, or wind and storm. Sometimes entire voyages are made without a glimpse of the sun. The sky, to which the sailor looks for guidance, is blotted out, and he sails merely by reckoning. The sea without the sky would be a trackless waste; the sea arched by the sky, is a glorious highway from continent to continent. In like manner, the life of man is a pathless waste without the light of heaven. As the earth depends Upon the sun for its light and heat, so does the soul of man depend on the love and guidance of God. Just as the sun has enriched the earth in a thousand fruitful years, so has God passed into the life of man and fitted it for various duties. There are days, however, in the life of every man, when no sun shines, and no light falls upon his path, and he seems wrapped in darkness as in a starless night. In these days, when deep and despairing pessimism is in the THE MILESTONE. 33 air, one needs to raise himself above the surrounding atmosphere and re-enforce himself from time to time by noting that the greatest men in the history of the world have been those that had faith, hope, and moral courage. In such times these lives are as beacon lights at night when the stars are invisible. When there is no shining of the sun, the ship sails as fast and as definitely on her course, as if the skies were blue over her. Conditions are not ours to arrange, neither is it our duty to yield to them. In all seasons or moods we are to do our work with unflinching courage; we are bound to make our path regardless of the weather. Engraved upon the tablets of our memory should repose the thought that depression and despair are mere strangers to healthy and vigorous manhood. They are the result of intellectual, spiritual, or physical exhaustion. Sometimes au ocean steamer plows its way through the fog, which is very dense upon the deck where the passengers are standing, but where the sailor stands, up higher, he can see the blue sky overhead, in patches, and stars every now and then, or the sun shining, and still the captain wisely throws the lead if they are approaching shore. So we sail on this strange sea of ours; now and then climbing, we get above the fog and see the blue sky, and the stars, and the sun; and still it is wise to throw the lead, and rationally grope our way. When one has seen a grand view from the top of a mountain, he does not question the existence of the landscape because, on entering an adjacent valley, he no longer sees it. Hope is such a bright word! How can there be disappointment when hope is strong? Says the Persian pro- 34 THE MILESTONE. verb: “He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.” Disappointment can never get the better of us as long as we make the best of it and look for the silver lining of the cloud. Is it not true, that after a season of despondency, when the light breaks through again, it seems all the more penetrating, just as the sun seems brighter after a cold, rainy day? The universe is not against us; it is for us. Life is not unfriendly. In the exact degree in which we make ourselves its pupils, does it teach, nurture and develop us. We act as if we were alone in the world, fighting a solitary battle against an invisible foe. As a matter of fact, there is no unseen foe and our only battle is with ourselves. The interruption of our plans is often their fulfillment. What seems to be a final loss is often a supreme gain. Many a man looks backward and thanks God for the events in his life, which once looked disastrous, but which disclose the beauty of noble opportunity. In such a world as ours, courage is the only safety; the coward is lost. The same power that made the sea made the weather. It is our part to sail courageously and unhesitatingly onward in the blackest night or in the dreariest day, remembering that, “Our fate is but the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary.’’ S'. When garlanded May passed the scepter to June— In accordance with custom’s time-honored sway— The Seniors were roasted and Eighth Graders toasted, On our own famous, glorious, grand Junior Day. Beauty in Nature. WILLIAM MEREDITH DARLINGTON. Who is so deeply absorbed in work, in daily strife with the mighty world, that he has not the time to observe and enjoy the various forms of natural beauty with which he has been so bounteousjy surrounded? You may confine yourself within the limits of a city, the walls of a house, a garret or cellar; but you are not separated from nature. Nature is so infinitely great that the largest city is only a speck, the most massive building a geometrical point. Throw up the blind: the sunlight floods the room! Strike away the mantle of indifference: the beauty of nature will fill your soul! Flowers spring up everywhere. By the dusty wayside, on the barren waste, in the humid swamps, are dandelions, roses, mallow. How many wild flowers bloom in a season here in our very midst, from the first shy violet of April to the latest lingering asters of November! The horizon cannot bound them; the stars cannot number them; the rainbow cannot display their colors. THE MILESTONE. 36 And yet we are not more favorably supplied with flowers than others are. But how is the man of the great city to be benefitted by flowers? Let him come out among them. If you would sail the ocean wave, you must go out upon the ocean. The glory of the plains is their luxurient covering of grasses. But yellow fields of grain and sturdy maize stand today where yesterday the graceful antelope bounded; and soon furrows of the plow will extend from ocean to ocean. Perhaps the change is better; graueries and pantries will be filled; yet I inwardly rebel against it. I can appreciate narrow, close cut lawns, but give me the broad, open prairies! The tree, ever an emblem of beauty, in large numbers becomes a forest. In summer, clothed in magnificent robes of green; in autumn, gorgeously attired in a thousand splendid tints, in winter, bare, except the evergreens; but always noble. The oak stately; the elm graceful; the pine erect. But the cruel ax annually destroys thousands of acres of timber, and devastating fires, due to criminal negligence, destroy many more, and comparatively nothing is being done to re-forest these vast tracts. Nature makes her fruits especially attractive—apples rosy cheeked; oranges perfect spheres of gold; grapes in clusters of royal purple; berries scarlet—every one tastefully shaped and colored. External beauty consists in symmetry of form and harmony of color. All nature is beautiful. Nature creates nothing useless. Everything which at first thought seems merely ornamental, has some definite task to perform, and it performs that task. THE MILESTONE. :n The gorgeous colors, the sweet odors, the ambrosial nectars of flowers attract insects to assist in the cross-fertilization of the plants. The wind-fertilized flowers, the catkins, lack these characteristics and bloom early in the spring before insects appear. Every green leaf is an organ of respiration and digestion, and a purifier of carbon-laden air. The ray of sunlight which makes the rainbow, and the waters glow, and the dew-drops sparkle, is the same that cheers the earth with its warmth, and causes the little germ to spring into a plant, and every bud to burst into leaf and blossom. The hardness of the diamond makes it the most valuable polishing substance known. The awful sublimity of the storm cloud appalls us; we are awed at the thought of destruction and our utter helplessness. Otherwise the mighty, struggling, rolling masses of cloud of indescribable moulds and colors, the vivid lightnings, the reverberating thunders, the bellowing winds, would fill us with ravishing ecstasy. A Raphael or an Angelo cannot touch the blind man’s soul; a Beethoven or Mendelssohn the deaf cannot know; a Vergil or a Shakespeare is meaningless to the illiterate; all are spurned by the starving and shelterless. A single tree with its flower and leaf, touched by the fingers of the wind, with the lesson of its life and growth, its fruit and shelter, can satisfy all. Man goes to nature for his originals, and his attempts at improvements are dismal failures; he only mars and destroys. Nature does not sin, for this reason she is beautiful. Hence moral, more than physical means must be employed in the production of beauty. Let us strive to be noble, industrious, pure—the story of our lives will be told in our forms and features. At last were we Seniors. Ah! coreted place! How many had fallen since battling begun! The enemy’s shell so fast and thick fell— Only twelve to wear crowns when the victory was won! Patriotic Women. ANNIE VAIL McBRIDE. Much is said concerning the patriotism of men, but comparatively little concerning the patriotism of women. Women, though they were able, would not be permitted to join the army, take up arms, and go to the front in defense of their glorious land. Yet they do serve their country in many other ways. Does it not require patriotism for a woman willingly to bid her husband or son leave home to offer his life for his country? Does she not send him cheerful letters and little home comforts, with never a word concerning her own sacrifices and hard lot at home? Would there be so many patriotic men were it nut for the influence of the patient mother at home who trains the boy to be a good and law-abiding citizen and to love and honor his country? How many women, even though they had no friends or relatives in the army, joined patriotic leagues and worked day in and day out for the comforts of the suffering soldiers. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, how many women offered themselves as nurses for the wounded THE MILESTONE. and fever stricken soldiers? Did they do less for their country than the men who enlisted and fought in the front ranks? It was a patriotic woman who originated an endless chain, the proceeds of which were for the purpose of furnishing ice for our brave boys marching under a tropical sun against the foe, or lying on couches of suffering in camp, field or hospital, after the battle was over? From the very beginning of our country’s history the names of patriotic women have been enrolled high upon the scroll of fame. The wives of the Pilgrim fathers were no less eager and zealous for civil and religious freedom than the men themselves. The wife of Washington, a famous Virginia belle, moved by the same noble impulses as the commander-in-chief of the continental army, left the luxuries of her southern home, visited the sick and cheered the soldiers during that memorable winter in camp at Valley Forge. That cheerful little fighter, Molly Stark, without a thought of danger, joined her husband in the midst of the fight, and by the example of her daring inspired the troops with new vigor. It was patriotism and the love of humanity which inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to write that greatest novel of modern times, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which arroused the people of the North to an awakened sense of the horrors of slavery and which sounded like a bugle to battle, starting a crusade no less valiant than that of the Maid of Orleans, when she invoked her countrymen to rise and drive out the invader from the fair lands of France. The legend of Barbara Frietchie may be only a legend, but 40 THE MILESTONE. it shows the sentiment which was so wide-spread during the civil war, the love and devotion to the flag of the Union. No less patriotic in the cause for which their husbands fought, were the women of the South; and were the story of their self-denial and patriotic loyalty recorded it would fill a volume. In the late war we have many instances of patriotic women. Helen Gould gave a hundred thousand dollars to the government. The Relief Association, of which she was a leading member, gave thousands of dollars more to furnish the soldiers at the front with various comforts. When peace was declared this association worked day and night furnishing accommodations for the sick and wounded soldiers. Not all have the wealth of Helen Gould, or the genius of Mrs. Stowe, but from the hearts of millions of our women have gone forth the strong, cheering voice of loyalty, the the same keen desire for the loved ones to prove, even at the risk of wounds, and sickness, and death, their loyalty to the dear flag, under whose folds our homes have been so blessed with Freedom’s choicest gifts. Whose silver stars and blue field and red stripes have stood for the nobility of mothers, wives and daughters, as well as for that of fathers, husbands and sons. A flag to love and praise, and, if needful, to suffer or die for; because it represents the institutions of the government of a land where woman is loved and honored for her purity and nobility of character; where she is Queen of the home, as the only monarch to whom homage is paid in this broad land. And so long as we live up to the high ideal thus set for us, so long and no longer, may we hope to maintain THE MILESTONE. 41 that proudest of all proud titles, and most gracious of all names—An American Woman. The maid who binds her warrior’s sash, With smiles that well her pain dissembles, The while beneath her drooping lash One starry tear drop bangs and trembles, Though Heaven alone records the tear, And Fame shall never know the story, Her heart has shed a drop as dear As e’er bedewed the field of glory. The wife who girds her husband ’s sword, Mid little ones who weep or wonder, And barely speaks the cheering word, What though her heart be reut asunder, Doomed nightly in her dreams to hear The bolts of death around him rattle, Has shed as sacred blood as e’er Was poured upon the field of battle! The mother who conceals her grief While to her breast her son she presses, Then breathes a few words and brief Kissing the patriot brow she blesses, With no one but her secret God To know the pain that weighs upon her, Sheds holy blood as e’er the sod Received on Freedom’s field of honor. Through four years of sunshine not unmixed with storm, Together we’ve tramped the laborious way; Our paths here divide, the great world is wide— Alone o’er its tields each must uow go for aye! Penalty of Greatness. EDNA MARGARET STAFFORD. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them, but however acquired greatness is subject to heavy penalties. One of the greatest penalties, and one which is universally attached to greatness, is the absolute surrender and sacrifice of privacy. All the belongings of a person occupying a prominent position are made public property. His home and its furnishings, his gardens and stables, are laid open to the gaze ol the world. The personal appearance of his wife and children, their habits, employments, accomplishments, and manner of living and entertaining, are minutely described. He cannot visit his grandmother, or buy a rattle for his infant child, without some “enterprising correspondent” making note of it. His favorite article of food, his hours of sleep, and the manner in which he puts on his clothes, are described and preserved in mighty volumes for the curiosity of posterity. Even death brings him no priv- THE MILESTONE. 43 acy. His ashes are not safe from a thorough raking over. Witness the “Hyron scandal” of a few years ago. In politics not merely the great, but also the aspirants tor greatness must pay the penalty of exposure to public gaze. It is more burdensome here than elsewhere, because less regard is had for the truth and more malignity is manifested. The nomination of a man as a candidate for public office is the signal for venomous assault. His private affairs are rudely pried into and he is credited with much he never possessed or dreamed of possessing. It matters little that his record is clear, his honor, integrity and purity of life, irreproachable. If evil can not be said with truth it will be said without regard for the truth. ‘‘Anything to beat the opposite candidate” is the motto of political campaigners. Foul epithets and slander are their stock in trade. His enemies drag the family skeleton from the closet and parade it with added hideousness. They investigate his whole private life and business, misrepresent his deeds, distort his motives and pervert his language. They search his pedigree and charge him with all the sins of his ancestors and relatives. They ridicule his peculiarities of manner and dress as if they were matters of great moment. Few of the greatest men this country has produced have ever held the highest honors within the gift of the people. When a man becomes so great a statesman that he begins to be pre-eminent above his contemporaries, they immediately become jealous of him. ‘They at once begin an organized attack upon him; actuated by the belief, that in order to succeed themselves, he must be sacrificed. They form combinations among themselves, and bring out rival aspirants in every part of the country. Thus they with- 4 44 THE MILESTONE. draw support that otherwise he might receive. In the words of the politician, they “pool” against him and prevent his further success. Again, the motives of great men are often unappreciated and misconstrued. For the reason that being ahead of their time, their advanced theories are not pioperly understood. Their ideas are held up to scorn and ridicule, and it is charged that these are advocated, not for public good, but for private gain. A man becomes great on account of things accomplished. Being of high attainments and advanced ideas, his conceptions are ahead of the times in which he lives. Having accomplished much he is looked upon as having the ability to do more. The people look to him to accomplish deeds beyond the power of any human mind. When he fails, as fail he must, he becomes a disappointment to his friends, and his enemies seize the opportunity to overthrow him. His friends forsake him. The good he has been able to accomplish is underestimated. History alone will at last do him justice. Probably another century of civilization will be necessary before public sentiment will hold the private affairs of prominent persons sacred, and also regard ridicule, epithets and slander as illegitimate and disgraceful in politics. Until then, those who rise above mediocrity, or who seek to serve their country, must suffer these undeserved aspersions. % Others will quickly take the |K sition we leave, Others turn up the soil, sow seed, harvests reap. It need not seem strange; all things must needs change— Just a few tears at parting are all we shall weep. The Peace Manifesto. JULIA WINIFRED JEFFERIES. The Peace Manifesto was an appeal sent out by the Czar of Russia, in August, 1898, to the military powers of Europe, aiming to reduce their military establishments to a more peaceful and economic condition. Practically the manifesto was a request to the civilized nations of the world to send representatives to a great conference which should consider the question of the military systems of the world. As showing the need of this appeal, it may be stated, that the five great military powers of Europe, Austria, Germany, France, Italy and Russia together have 10,500,000 trained soldiers and might easily, in case of need, call out 17,000,000. The annual cost of maintaining these large forces amounts to over 1,000,000,000 dollars. The military systems of the continental powers of Europe differ in detail but in general are quite similar. In Germany service in the army is compulsory. Men enter at the age of 20 or 21 and are in active service for three years; then they 4H THK MILESTONE. euter the reserve for tour years, which requires them to drill only occasionally. Thus, if necessary, all able-bodied male citizens may be called upon to go to the front at short notice. About ten times as much is spent annually on military preparations as is spent on education. The sincerity of Russia is doubted by some and the charge of craftiness laid at her feet; and although the young Czar is thought to be sincere in his purpose and to mean well, it is thought by many that he was influenced by his ministers, who know the best thing for Russia would be ten years of peace. Russia needs the money spent on her army for the benefit of the country ; but if her neighbors go armed, she thinks it necessary for her to do the same. She needs peace to complete the Siberian and Manchurian railroads, to carry her influence through Persia so as to place Western Afghanistan and the most convenient approach to India at her command. Russia has been a close observer of the material progress of the United States since the close of the civil war. A book, entitled “The Future War,” is said to have brought many great facts before the mind of the Czar. The author states that war harmonized with the manners and morals of early society but modern culture has made all men brothers and no one nation can make war with another without seriously injuring itself. Military disarmament would lessen the military spirit of the people and create a sentiment proinotive of the arts and appliances of peace. More attention would be given to education; the people would be taxed less heavily; industry would increase; and men in the prime of life would not be called away from business to serve in the THK MILESTONE. 47 army. Some say, discipline, sense of order, precision, alertness, and respect to authority are cultivated by military training. Then why dispense with it? Moreover, great armaments do not tend to promote war but to check it, for when has Europe known so long a period of freedom from ruinous wars as since the national armaments have been so complete? The Czar of Russia and the Kaiser of Germany considered the great ruin it would cause, if the five great powers would engage in war; and they reasoned that the United States would gain greatly by Europe’s loss. While Europe was doing so much for her destruction, America would secure forever the markets of the world. At the present time, Europe offers no good comparison to the commercial and industrial advance of the United States, whose wealth is greater and increasing faster than that of any other nation. The main cause is the absence of militarism. The great cost of war makes taxes exorbitant, causing a financial drain upon the people. This remedy has been suggested—that the countries of Europe proportionately reduce their armies. Germany, who has more than 500,000 soldiers, might reduce hers to about 250,000, and France, who has a few thousand less than Germany, might reduce hers in the same proportion. Count Tolstoi says, that “the easiest and surest way to universal disarmament is by individuals refusing to take part in military service.” But can the individuals refuse? I11 the absolute monarchies of Europe they dare not. The Doukhobors, the most peaceable people in Russia, refused on conscientious grounds to partake in military service; and recently, while Russia was professing a desire for THE MILESTONE. peace, these people, as secretly as possible, were being tormented and ruined and many were banished. Should the delegates from all the nations bring about a general disarmament, then the evils we have depicted would cease. Arbitration, as a method of settling great international questions, would be adopted and a peaceful solution of all vexed questions would follow. Many great questions arising between nations have been settled by this means within the last few years. This has already resulted in a great saving of blood and treasure. Speed the day of international arbitration! Then indeed will universal peace prevail. “O Peace! thou source and soul of social life, Beneath whose calm inspiring influence, Science his views enlarges. Art refines, And swelling Commerce opens all her ports; Blessed be the man divine, who gives us thee. But remembrances fond of the past will remain, Of discussions, orations, rhetoricals—fine— Hard “exams,” Latin lore, sweet praise, bitter score, In the annals of Class of ninety and nine. The American. ERNEST BRIDGE. “The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast. The woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed.” “And a heary night hung dark The bills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark. Ou the wild New England shore. ” Our Pilgrim Fathers, being restricted in regard to their religious freedom in England, decided to leave. They went to Holland, but even there they were not free, and after a year the little band set sail for America. It would be useless to tell of their hardships, not only in reaching America, but in living here. Other colonists came to America, but these people who had made so great sacrifices for religious liberty, were the mainstay of all. Then different colonies were formed. They were under the tyrannical rule of England, were treated as low subordinates, and unjustly taxed. All these things aroused indignation and a longing for independence. But it was a 4 THE MILESTONE. 50 difficult matter for them to form themselves into a common body and act as one. They had to act in the greater part in secrecy regarding the revolutionary movements against England. Notwithstanding all these and many other obstacles, their patriotic speakers and leaders brought to a focus their spirit of revolution. A war was fought and won by the colonists. At the close of the war, they organized a republic and Washington was chosen president. Organizing a republic in that time was a risky undertaking. To be sure, Greece and Rome had both been republics in name, but a true republic had never before this existed. Not long after, the United States had trouble with Tripoli. Succeeding that was the war of 1812. Scott played havoc in Mexico with Santa Ana and his allies. Soon followed that terrible civil war. This war alone cost the country some five hundred thousand lives and Jleft a debt of nearly three billion dollars. By this time free schools were established tlnoughout the greater part of the country, especially in the North. Trade and commerce were picking up and peace was gradually installed between the North and South. On the whole, there was general prosperity throughout the country. Thus far the country as a nation, not the citizen as an individual, has been dealt with. But the citizens make the nation. One comprised of ignorant and degenerate people is not worthy of the name. On the contrary, a nation of intelligent men, with Christian principles for a foundation, is a blessing to the world. Although the American is not the greatest scientist, or the greatest philosopher, or the greatest writer, yet he is a versatile genius. Call to mind Benjamin Franklin, statesman and inventor; General Grant, one of the world’s greatest military generals; Kx-postmaster-General John Wana-maker, one of the world’s greatest merchants, Rufus Choate, THE MILESTONE. 51 lawyer, orator and statesman; Oliver Wendall Holmes, physician, poet and novelist; Bryant, Longfellow, Whittier and Lowell. Such men have won 11s the admiration and respect of the world. Note the advance of science, with its many practical inventions and discoveries, since the beginning of this present century. Has America hud her share in this? What is the outcome ot Robert Fulton’s achievements? Of Whitney’s cotton-gin ? How much is the world indebted to Morse for his telegraph? What has Edison done with his electricity ? In these days of rapid advancement, every invention, but the one of to-day, belongs to yesterday. There is a new discovery—namely liquid air. Think of locomotives made of aluminum and run by liquid air; the liquid air being made on the engine as it travels; and of our war-ships doing away with the vast amount of coal used. Liquid air can also be used as a great explosive. One of our own countrymen, Mr. C. E. Tripler, of New York City, has brought it nearest to perfection. Let us turn to our late war with Spain. This war, as a naval war, particularly, was one of the greatest ever known. It was begun and carried on for the sake of humanity. Though intended only for Cuba, at its origin, it has ended in depriving Spain, not only of her West India possessions, but also of her Philippines. Financially it has so far been a heavy expense to the nation, but it has helped greatly in giving us prestige abroad and teaching the world a lesson of humanity. Poor Spain! Her excellent fleet has been entirely, destroyed. Her defeat has been total, almost annihilating her once haughty pride. Internal revolutions and civil strife are reported and her condition at home is very critical. What a contrast ! Spain, with the country at large in such turmoil, has a great per cent of people who can neither read nor write. The United States, with her free public schools, general prosperity and stability of government is now entering on a new era of material prosperity. The names Hartley, Mygatt, their owners may change, Our memories will zealously treasure them yet. High, ideal womanhood, all that’s noble and good— Dear teachers, our friends, these we cannot forget! Race Distinction in the South. ANNA GERTRUDE LAW. The most recent attempts in literature to throw some light upon the race problem in the South, have brought forth numerous eulogies in “The Black Man’s Burden” and “The White Man’s Burden;” but still the question remains far from solution. And now that a similar and more urgent problem is demanding our attention abroad, we may well consider the race problem as it exists here in ou very midst, pending the determination of our newly acquired responsibilities. The first requisite, therefore, must be an exposition of the facts as they exist, notwithstanding a possible clash with our traditional ideas of equality, justice and liberty. We little realize how momentous is the race problem, until suddenly shocked by some new instance of rioting or lynching. Then we instinctively ask, Is justice forsaken ? Is the right of franchise annulled? Are citizens to be condemned without trial ? Are they to be executed, not by the stern decree of justice, but by the baser passions of a furious mob ? THE MILESTONE. 53 Upoll second thought, however, laying sentiment aside, we must allow that the provocation to such deeds of lawlessness is unendurable. Let those clamoring for justice remember that the remedy for this deplorable condition must come, if at all, from within. A worse violation of constitutional rights would be enacted, were the federal government to interfere. The doctrine of federal non-interference in state affairs is a fundamental principle of the constitution. If it is possible to improve the situation by legislation, it must be done by the people of the South. If legislation continues to be ineffective and useless, one other factor remains which demands consideration and respect— the inexorable law of social evolution. Let us consider for a moment the social status of the southern negro. His position is one of absolute subordination. The white man rules as supremely as he did in the days of slavery. He absolutely refuses to receive him on terms of social equality and will not allow him to exercise his political rights. At every political crisis the cry is, “ This is the white man’s question,” and the negro is compelled to stand back and not interfere. At the conclusion of the civil war the negro was raised to a position of equality with the white man, in the sight of the law, and admitted to full political rights; but to this day throughout the South the position of the man in whose veins flows negro blood, is unalterably fixed at birth. He may make himself a man of trust and honor, capable of holding any position in life, but the marks of his birth condemn him and keep him at the foot of the ladder. Many earnest and educated people are so impressed with the gravity of the situation that they seriously advocate the deportation of the colored race back to their original home in Africa, as the only effective solution. THE MILESTONE f 4 This, in all probability, would prove unsatisfactory; as the agricultural and industrial interests of the south cannot dispense with the negro’s services. Even during the recent race riots, when the negroes fearing for their safety, fled to the woods, messengers were sent to their hiding places urging them to return and again resume their labors at the cotton compresses and the shipping wharves. The negroes must be retained if only for their economic value. Other suggested remedies, when ciitically considered, seem no nearer the possibiliry of realization. This, to be sure, seems to be a sad condition of affairs. The optimist, the believer in the world’s best good, will shudder at the very thought of it. But let him remember the words of the Psalmist, “My ways are not thy ways, saith the Lord.” Let us give due credit to humanistic feelings of sympathy and charity toward our black brethern, if we are powerless to change what seems to be the stern decree of fate. Our great statesman may declare that all men are created free and equal, but it does not change the inexorable law that the Anglo-Saxon is destined to rule—not with a tyrant’s hand, but as the originator and promotor of all the most worthy ideas of liberty, religion, and government that the race has evolved. •,« VALEDICTORY. It is with mingled feelings of sorrow and joy that I stand before you tonight to break the bonds that have held together the class of’99. Sorrow, because with the breaking of these bonds our school days are forever brought to a close; joy, because after years of strife our efforts have been crowned with success. And now, as we leave behind our THE MILESTONE. 55 pleasant school days and go forth to the more arduous duties of life, we desire to extend our thanks to the friends of the community for the interest they have shown in our work and for the opportunities they have put within our grasp. Members ot the Board of Education: To you we wish to extend our gratitude for the efforts which you have made in our bahalf. We are proud to have been members of the Norfolk High school and we wish to congratulate you upon the high degree of efficiency to which you have brought it. We hope in future years to make our lives such that they will be an honor to you as well as to ourselves. Superintendent and Teachers: Words cannot express our sincere appreciation for the faithful manner in which you have labored with us in the past few years. Your lives have been to us a bright example and lasting inspiration; and now in parting we can only say that, if that great teacher, Experience, is as kind to us as you have been, our success in life is assured. Classmates: Tonight is one of the greatest importance to each of us. For the past four years we have struggled faithfully together, with common interest and seeking a common goal. Now these common bonds must be severed and each must go his separate way. We have spent many pleasant hours together; and, although our hopes for the future make us all happy tonight, yet this joy is not unmixed with a feeling of sadness at the breaking of our old connections. And now, with the best of wishes, I bid you farewell, and in whatever walk of life you may choose, may you attain the greatest success in all your future efforts. Now farewell to thee. High School, our dear Alma Mater, May Dot one of us wayward e'er cause you a sigh; Win we honor and fame, it will be to your name. Dear classmates, dear schoolmates—God bless you! Good-bye! 4 Address of Superintendent. Young Ladies and Gentlemen of the Graduating Class: This night marks a period in your lives. During the past twelve years it has been your aim, to reach this highest point. You are here then, noble examples of what may be obtained by persistence, application and wise direction. But your present position has not been attained except through many sacrifices. And the persons who have made the greatest sacrifices for you are your parents. For years the father has deprived himself of the help of his son; the mother has known but little of the assistance or companionship of the daughter; and both have planned and toiled and looked forward with loving anticipation to this moment. There are others who have made sacrifices in your behalf: they are the citizens of the State and community who, through their bioad conception of what the future of our country should be, have made it possible by voice, by vote, and by purse to provide such equipment and instruction as have enabled you, to this degree, to accomplish your purpose. The debt you owe therefore, to your parents, and to society is not one to be lightly discharged; it is not an obligation that money may satisfy; neither does it end with the day, or the year, but with life itself. And your parents, your friends, and society will follow the future career of each of you in affectionate expectation of the fulfillment of the cherished hopes they now entertain for you. Your course in the Norfolk High School concludes with these exercises. How well the work has been done each must answer for himself. The grades and per cents registered in the records of the school mav suggest many THE MILESTONE. facts to the enquirer into your school history; but the message which eacli of you will bear to the world; the manner in which you will grapple its problems; the zeal, the persistency and the truth you may exercise in delivering that message and solving these problems when you enter upon life’s activities, will attest how much of real worth you have plucked from the opportunity of your high school course. One thing should be made clear; and that is that your education is by no means finished. It has not, I regret to say, instructed ladies in the arts of sewing and baking; nor has it taught gentlemen how to shove the plane, fashion a fabric at the forge, or direct the plow; but it is hoped that it has so cultivated the minds and hearts of all, that these, as well as other arts and professions, may be comprehended and mastered the more intelligently and solidly. Our country needs good, stout hearted men and women; men and women rooted to truth and fearless in right; our pulpits need broad minded consecrated ministers; our courts honest and learned lawyers; our homes, in sickness, sympathetic and skilled physicians; our schools scholarly, trained and progressive teachers; our shops expert artisans; our fertile prairies skilled husbandmen; and in each of these callings there is ample opportunity for the display of the most distinguished talents, all are equally honorable; and each will shed luster on the person who fulfills its requirements. Are you prepared to respond to our country’s needs? If so, henceforth, the closest study, the most earnest application of your talents, the most thorough preparation will be demanded of you, if you covet success. There is a high, honorable and illustrious niche in this life’s temple for each of you; but you must prove your worthiness ere you shall be permitted to occupy it. Trusting in God, and exercising the noble faculties He has given you, that mosc cherished of all gifts—a virtuous, happy and successful life, shall be your portion. Felicitation. The Board of Education salutes the Milestone of 1899, and to the retiring Senior Class whose youthful enthusiasm has filled its pages with serious logic and genial humor, we bid an affectionate farewell. You are the eleventh Senior Class to leave the Norfolk High school, and your future course will be watched with considerable interest by the members of the Board of Education, upon whom has rested the responsibility of providing you with good instructors, and other facilities for getting an education. If any have failed to profit by these aids the fault is theirs. The labor of digging and delving after the knowledge contained in the text books must be done by the student. In this he must work and develop alone. Sincerely hoping that the life work upon which you will each soon enter may be along pleasant lines, and crowned with success, we subscribe ourselves, Yours truly, The Board of Education. BOARD OF EDUCATION H. G. BRUEGGEMANN. G. A. LUIKART. J. C. AID. FRESHMAN (’LASS. Freshman Class Poem. MARSHALL LEAVITT. Since our members all have gathered Into one substantial class, Which has always led the others, And which none can e’er surpass— Each year we’ve been advancing, Each day striving to ascend, Working ever toward one purpose— Toward oue great and noble eud. On one beautiful May evening— Not so very loug ago— A large crowd of lads and lasses Had a party—“Doncher know? ’-Where they landed altogether —And they really were not few— And organized that noble class, The Class of 1902. They some officers elected (Chosen we suppose for spite) Who midst stormy revolutions, Which have happened day and night, E’er have kept their great heads cool, As only students do Who are members of the class Of nineteen hundred-two. When our school days all are over, When these happy days have flown, And we have reaped the harvest Which here in school we’ve sown; When our journey here is ended, When with desk and book we’re through May we have been a credit To the class of 1902. THE MILESTONE. 66 Class of 1902: English division, Klva Masters, Anna Evans, Nate Owen. Howard Deering, Olga Grauel, Anna McNeil, Agnes Stafford, Nellie Hyde, Francis Viele, Agnes Kennedy, Susie Leedom. Latin division, Lydia Seigler, John Reed, Alletta Stewart, Florence Parker, May Somers, Clara Rudat, Jennie Mills, Bertha Pilger, Arthur Overton, Marshall Leavitt, Will Oxnatn, Guy Alexander, Gussie Burns. Sophomore Class Poem. MI NO MONKERY. You have met us all before That's not hard; We re but a score, Not more. Of our deeds—There’s many a page; Teachers see our firm courage And rage. But our boys—of this vast host Only four have we to boast— If we may. John’s our Bridge—by the way— And our Ernest is too gay Strange to say. There’s the Davises—it will do When I say they’re but a few Only two. Tho’ there’s one who’s tor) Frank, The other—By George is a crank Very rank. In our girls is quality, Also—as you soon will see— Quantity. See so silent sweet sixteen, Hidden maids -so be keen. Find each queen. Of these, never Doughty doubt, If you do—then look out, We’re all about. Though we play with a Ball, Do we cry with a squall? Not at all. 70 THE MILESTONE. True we haye a Mi no’ gold, Small but rich- so we’re told In our class. While beside the common thing Place our Lulu, who's a King Tbo’ a lass. Yes we’re Sharp—less would not Hurt our class—not a jot. ’Tis our lot To be bright and have health. Then our Litchfield—that is wealth For our class. The St. Lawrence Hows along With a current deep and strong In this song. And this Saint—you will find— Often leaves us behind In deportment. On her banks our Mills you’ll find; There our knowledge she does grind, In its kiud. ’Tis the best that can be found On the Litchfield—on our ground, W’here it grows. There’s a paradox in one, For this girl is Dick’s son— Tis a pun. We hare Mary in our class, She’s a bright, sunshiny lass 1 confess. No better, Nor-a shyer, poet Is than Shelley—and you know it, So you show it. Shakespeare praised us—don t say no Juliet (and her Romeo), Miss Roqua. We have John and (mark it) Luke— In the gospels, who rebuke When we’re wrong. You'll soon find that our heart Is all right on our part— We Ste(a)ll a Luikart. THE MILESTONE. 71 Scarlet and white bedeck the way Of our class so bright and gay. As we go; While carnations strewn around Seem to cover the very ground For our feet. Where e’re these colors dear are found, There you’ll find, I’ll be bound, Students true. Hut the class of 1901 You will see has just begun To shine forth. Razzle! Dazzle! bum! bum!! bum!!! Does not mean that we are bum. There’s not one That can beat us. For Our motto, “Omues vincit labor, ” No one ignores Bright Sophomores! Class OF 1901: English division, Mary Covert, Nora Dixon, Lulu King, Hattie McKim, Ada Ogden, Julia Requa, Elizabeth Sharpless, George Davis, Eva Mills, Frank Davis, Effie Ball, Nora Shelley, Ethel Doughty, Stella Luikart. Latin division, John Bridge, Edna Lawrence, Mino McNeely, Ernest Jefferies, Winifred Litchfield. Junior Class Poem. MAUDE E. TANNEHILL. When the leaves were turning golden And the flowers had ceased to bloom, Then the pupils commenced crowding In the Norfolk High-school room. Quietly we took our places, And we formed a silent mass, As the Seniors whispered ’round us, See the freshest Freshmen class. Oh! the time did pass so slowly, In those first few weeks of strife; Then our shyness dropped from round us, And we commenced enjoying life. We heeded not the Seniors’ teasing, Hut the Juniors’ taunting cries Made our very heart-beats quicken And our angry passions rise. But our good forgiving natures, Soon would make our anger cool, And before the year was ended We were loved by all the school. Then once more in mild September, Gathered once again we here, To take up the life of Sophomores In our second high school year. Lessons found we hard and many, But we bravely weut to work; Though of mischief there was plenty, We did not our duty shirk. THE MILESTONE. Nobly, gay and jolly Juniors, By these names we now are known. We are reaping richest harvests From the kindness we have sown. In the year of nineteen hundred, When the flowers commence to bloom, When our brief farewells are spokeu, We will leave this high-school room. Out into this world we’ll hasten, To take our share of joy and pain, And should our kind deeds be remembered, We will not have lived in vain. Class of 1900: English division, Maude Tannehill. Charlotte Knhl, Hetnan Walker, Jennie Dolan, Myrtle Templin, Winnie Owen, Maud Dingnian. Latin division, Clyde Patterson, Clyde Hayes, Otelia Pilger, Etta Hodg-etts, Lota Blakely, Norris Hu.se, Nellie Morrow, Alice Cole, Gae Stanton, Otho Johnson. MISS VVIN'NIE E. HARTLEY. MI S MYRTIC’E E. MYGATT. HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS Roll of Norfolk Teachers SUPT., I). C. O’CONNOR. HIGH SCHOOL. Gbo. H. Whaley, Hitfh School. Myrtice Mygatt, Winnie E Hartley, Assistants. Harriet C. Wood, Eighth Grade. Valley Gar linger, Seventh Grade. Lucy Bruner, Seventh Grade. Louise Mathewson, Sixth Grade Clemmie Morrison, Sixth Grade. GRANT. John B. Barnes, Jr.. Fifth Grade. Gertrude Watson, Fourth (irade. Lydia B. Pheasant, Third Grade. Lizzie Rees, Second Grade. Alice Johnson, First (irade. Ellen O’Connor, Preliminary. LINCOLN. Eva Nye, Fifth Grade. Kate Stafford, Fourth Grade. Hattie Allbery, Third Grade. Ruth Matrau, Second Grade. Gracia Kidder, First (irade. Bessie Kidder, Second Preliminary. R. Vii.le Mason, First Preliminary. WASHINGTON. Alta Slawson, Fifth and Fourth Grades. Eva Toler, Third and Second Grades. Nettie Nelson. First Grade. Lucy Williams, Preliminary. EDGEWATER. C. Johanna Hagey. Edith McClary and Mamie Matrau, Supply. gqo )H.)s rio. rao T ao miwH.ivax ■■■■ LINCOLN SCHOOL BUILDING. ■■I An Incident. ANNA G. LAW. “Good-bye, Good-bye, my dear old college home, Good-bye, Good-bye, I leave thee far to roam. The notes of this popular old college song rang out upon the midnight air as a group of merry students pushed across the campus. All examinations were over, that dreaded yet much longed for day—commencement—had passed away, and now they were taking their last leave of the old college. At the head of the group were two of the most popular young people in the college. Handsome Richard Daggett, usually dubbed Dickey, and little brown-liaired, brown-eyed, Janet Foster. Many were the scrapes out of which they had helped each other during the last two years, and now these two friends were soon to separate, neither knowing when they should meet again. He—one of those fortunate beings born under a lucky star—to pursue his way through life as best suited himself; she, less fortunate, to make her own way through the world. On this, their last night in college, both seemed more merry than ever, and with their crowd of not unwilling followers, were mischievously serenading all from the dean to the janitor’s wife. At length, with a final song, the little group scattered, some going to their rooms to catch a little sleep, others to pack their baggage before leaving on the early morning train. The next day the two friends sepa- 92 THE MILESTONE. rated. One night five years later a tall young fellow, stalwart and handsome, stepped onto the platform of a little wayside station. The train sped on in the darkness leaving the solitary passenger pacing the platform. There was a frown on his face and he was musing to himself: “Well this is beastly luck. Eleven o’clock at night and no train until two.’’ Suddenly his face lit tip with a smile as if a happy thought had occurred to him. Peering into the darkness he saw a watchman approaching. Walking quickly over to that bine-coated individual, he asked him a question. The watchman, smiling at his impetuosity, answered. “Well, do you know of a young lady by the name of Janet Foster?” Know the sweetest girl in Wabash? I rather think I do. Her home is just down beyond the tracks.” The young man paced the platform a few moments then returned. “Say, would you mind showing me where she lives?” “Not at all.” They walked down the track for a short distance and there stood a row of tiny cottages. “It’s the first one,” explained the watchman. “Well, then, you wait here and I’ll look around a little.” He passed through the gate and up the walk. The house was dark except for a faint glimmer in an upstairs window. Stepping beneath the window the young man began to sing softly, “Good-bye, Giiodbye, my dear old college home, Good-bye, Good-h p, I Lave thee far to roam. ” Almost immediately the window was thrown open and a voice called out in an undertone, “Is that you Dicky,” and then again on being answered in the affirmative, “I’ll be down in a minute.” The watchman, a silent observer of the scene, turned away with rather a broad smile on his face. Presently a light appeared in one of the lower rooms; THE MILESTONE. the door was opened and on the threshold stood Janet Foster, her face wreathed in smiles of welcome. What a meeting that wras! Many were the college pranks that were recalled to mind and heartily laughed over. A dainty little lunch was spread and Dick declared he had never enjoyed anything more in his life. Suddenly the shrill whistle of an engine sounded over the hills warning them that the hour of separation was near. Then came the moment of departure. A close hand-clasp, good-bye, and his stalwart form passed down the path and away and she was left standing alone in the darkness. Something sparkled for a moment on her cheek and then fell, but perhaps it was only one of the rain-drops that were just beginning to fall. This occurred seventeen years ago. They haven’t met since. VS WIT AND HUMOR. Anna I.aw, Editor. MISCELLANEOUS. THE KINDERGARTEN. Ernest Bridge. Eva Miiiills. MATRIMONIAL CLUB. Frank Masters. Leu a Thomas. Edna Stafford. Anna Law. THE GREAT “i AMS.” Annie McBride. Agnes Thompson. William Darlington. Laura Di rland. THE KICKERS. Edward Hyde. Winnie Jefferies. A high school teacher recently announced to one of the Senior boys that she didn’t think he could wear the same dresses today that he wore when six weeks old. This is a cruel world. The other day a Freshman made the statement, on returning to his seat, that he was going to a region where silence was unknown. Freshman (eating pie with his fingers): I know ’taint good manners but it’s mighty good taste. One of the Senior members made the announcement not long ago to the civics class that there was more silver in a nickle than a dime. 16 to i without a doubt. It has been suggested that some of the young ladies of the Freshman class court Marshall (Leavitt) one of their members. QUOTATIONS. Mr. W.: “Nature hath framed strange, strange fellows in her time.'' Miss H.: “Oh, sir! I must not tell my age. They say women and music should never be dated. Miss Mygatt: “Her air, her manner, all who saw admired. Eva M.: “Short but sweet. ” Laura D.: Tall and most divinely fair. Edna S.: “She’s spoken for. William D.: “And still they gazed and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. Frank M.: A little curly-headed, good-for-nothing, and mis- chief-making monkey from bis birth. Agnes T.: “Thy voice is a celestial melody. Ed. H.: “Greater men than I may have liyed, but I doubt it. Lelia T.: “Not a young, giddy, thoughtless person. Annie McB.: “Lovely, fresh and green. Annie L.: “For Satau finds some mischief still for idle hands to do. Ernest B.. “Who let me loose? Winnie J.: “Be to her virtues very kind, Be to her faults a little blind. Principle: “ What’s the commotion down here about?” Junior: “It’s so dark I can’t see.” W THE MILESTONE. Freshmen: Of few days and many sorrows. Seniors: Children of light. Senior girls (with a sigh): “We cannot all be Masters.” Benevolent Philanthropist: “Here, Pat, is a nice fat pig for your Christmas dinner.” Pat: “Thank yez, sir. It’s just like yez, sir.” “Now, my hearties,” said a Spanish captain, “youv’e a tough battle before you. Fight like heroes ’till your powder’s gone, then run. I’m a little lame and I’ll start now.” He: “What if I were one of those husbands who grumble when they have to drink cold coffee?” She: “I’d make it hot for you.” As her words im- plied more than one meaning, he remained silent. What makes Seniors dignified? Hard digging. A committee, preparing a musical program to be given the High school, approached one of the boys and asked what he would do for them? He replied that he couldn’t play anything well, but if they wanted to put him on the program, he’d play “hooky” on that afternoon. Leaf from Master’s diary, May 18, 1899:—Got up; ate a hurried breakfast; went to see a game of “ball;” went home; late to dinner; pie all gone; called; hurried supper; called for—and went to a “ball;” got home early but my father—confound it—thinking I was in bed had locked me out; a fine “ball” anyhow. Teacher: “When was the telegraph invented ?” Senior: “In 16—something, and the first message sent was the news of the nomination of Grant for president.” It may be so, but I dunno. Prof. Whaley sang a solo because the rest wouldn’t sing. Told us later he’d give us something worse (?)— physical culture. Little Senior (in astronomy class): “Big bodies don’t cool as fast as little bodies in comparison with size.” THE MILESTONE. � 7 Big Senior: “Oh, Pshaw! I guess I get cold as quick as you do.’’ Teacher (in physics class): “The Juniors cleaned up yesterday and I can’t find anything.’ “A Touching Appeal.” (Note: This article is published on account of its beautiful pathos. It is said to have won for its author a prize of $10,000, offered for the best appeal poem to delinquent newspaper subscribers to pay up.) “Lives of poor men oft remind us Honest men won’t sland no chance. The more we work there grow behind us Bigger patches on our pants. On ou� - pants, once new and glossy, Now are stripes of different hue; All because subscribers linger Aud don't pay us what is due. Then let us be up and doing; Send in your mite however small, Or when the snow of winter strikes us We shall have no pants at all. A few days ago two of the dignified Senior girls were sitting in an up-stairs window throwing kisses to a small boy seated upon the walk below. That youthful individual did not seem to appreciate the honors being bestowed upon him, for rising and drawing himself up to his lull height, he said disdainfully: “Dogonyon, quit that now, will you,’’ and walked away. “ Sambo, did you ever see the Catskill mountains?’’ “No sah. Iv’e seen ’em kill mice, do.’’ A bachelor having advertised for a wife to share his lot, was asked what size his lot was. By a recent display of their authority, the principal and one of his associates certainly constitute a pair of suspenders. A member of the Junior class recently read a paper on “etiquette” before the school. It’s too bad the Junior class ! 8 THE MILESTONE. as a whole would not profit by this paper and improve their sadly deficient manners, especially while the Seniors give their class yell. wanted! More pie.—A member of the Physic class. Five back seats for members of the Senior class who each have one hundred in deportment.—The Principal. A Sophomore.—Frank Masters. More select readings on the rhetorical programs.—All of ns. More tooth-picks to chew.—Agnes T. A rag to chew. Also knowledge.—The Juniors. Our pictures taken.—Norfolk Teachers. Promotion cards.—Certain Sophs and Freshies. A longer vacation. — By a few. All future classes to be strong as that of ’!� ! . -N. H. S. The elimination of the bird whistle from the school-room.— Norfolk Teachers. Teachers to look the other way while we whistle.—Occupants of back seats. Ponies. Deliver to us on or before September 1.—The Juniors. Our theses returned from the office less mutilated.—The Seniors. It has been discovered by certain bright Seniors that a sure preventative of being caught whispering is to raise your hand as if to ask a question. A teacher will never look your way they. All straight angles are equal, was a theorem a member of this class once tried to demonstrate. A case of “not angles but angles,” we suppose. “Rats! Ernest. Look here!” is the way the Latin teacher addressed a boy in the Vergil class who was talking too much and in danger of proving his point. She was sitting in the corner with her lover, holding her little neice upon her lap. All at once the guests in the next room heard a child’s voice exclaim “Kiss me too. Aunt Gertie.” Quick as a flash came the reply, “Maudie, darling, you should say, ‘kiss me twice.’ ‘Kiss me two’ is not grammar.” The Statistician’s Report ot the Class of 99. WHO Bridge.......i Darlington ... Durland...... Hyde ........ Jefferies ... ........ Masters...... McBride...... Mi hills..... Stafford..... Thomas....... Thompson_____ REFUTATION LIES IN DESIRES TO Being good natured The back seat...... Writing poems...... Its grave.......... Being good..... ■Valor............. Size............... Hustling the others Keeping still...... Length ............ Blunders........... Smiling............ Talk all the time... Become famous..... Be happy.......... Get a soft snap... Master music...... Be a ‘ nd Mrs. Howe Attend the ball... Be admired........ Grow.............. Become Mrs........ Have fun.......... Dress handsomely.. WOULD SUCCEED AS Auctioneer...... Track walker...... Sweetheart........ Parson............ Nurse girl ....... School ma'am...... Sunday sch'l teacher Society belle..... Foot ball player — Policeman......... Artificial flower — Mother-in-law..... PLAYS ESPECIALLY WELL. .lokes ........... On a sulky plow .... The sewing machine Hooky............. On a comb......... On old tin cans... The horse fiddle.... Old stove-pipes On the lawn mower Cow bells......... A dog whistle.... When studying----- USUAL EXCLAMATION. Sakes alive!...... Perhaps........... Land's sakes!..... See here, kid!.... Oh. W’y!.......... For Prat's sake!-- Say! Huh, huh!.... O, Bats!.......... Is that so!....... Oh! Well, look here Well! Let’s see... Oh mv! . ■ ill . • • • Glass Dictionary. Deportment: Shows how much mischief the other foliows ha 1 mebody else spoils his in a front seat. BackSeat: A place arranged for somebody with weak eyes, while someoocu ei.e , Front Seat: A place where only honest people sit. Junior' rper!oTtlToT� 9vefrTSn“0rant and unlearned but thinks himself the wisest man on earth. Rhetorical Something painful both to producer and consumer, but a necessity. Owl� media: Something to put into chairs to boost little tones. . . , Sophomore! A town that Ix.astB inhabitants like me can have no lack of societ} . Freshman: A child of tender years, rather green and hard. . arlW _( h. Teacher: A person that always happens round when one is studying h.s hardest. STUDIES WE HAVE TAKEN IN THE HIGH SCHOOL YEAH. ALL THE CLASS. ENGLISH DIVISION. LATIN DIVISION. Freshman Algebra English Composition Physical Geography Book-keeping r General History Latin Lessons Sophomore Algebra Rhetoric General History Zoology Geology Caeser—4 books Junior Algebra, 2 mos. .. Plane Geometry, 7.. Am. Literature Chemistry Geology English History Cicero—6 orations.. Botany Senior Plane Geom., 4 mos. Solid Geo in., 5 mos.. -5 • • • % Eng. Literature, 44 ('ivies, 4i mos Physics Botany .. , , Astronomy ergil -L books I he Latin division took Botany also. OUR INSTRUCTORS. YEAR. SU P EKIN’TEN DENT. PRINCIPAL. ASST PRINCIPAL. ASST. PRINCIPAL. Freshman Sophomore ... Junior Senior W i. Dean W. J. Dean D. C. O’Connor D. C. O’Connor Chas. G. Steele Sara L. Garret Sara L.-Garret Geo. H. 'Vhaley Katherine Vr Lauger Winnie E. Hartley Winnie E. Hartley Winnie E. Hartley Myrtice Mygatt Myrtice Mygatt Myrtice Mygatt The following address was made by a Senior to the members of the high school when her mind was first filled with the disgraces of monthly seat-changing being heaped upon us and her soul was thirsting for vengeance. Her voice is now silent. Time heals all wounds: Friends, I come not here to talk You kuow well the story of our seats We have seats! The bright sun rises to his course And lights a row of empty seats! He sets and his last beams fall on a vacant seat. Not such as, polished and upholstered in leather. The teacher leaves to superintendent and school directors, Hut hard, ungainly seats. Seats for a band of noble students, learned scholars, Seniors, versed in some dozen unknowu languages, Strong in some hundred theories. Only honorable in that one back seat. This very day, a noble Senior, my neighbor— There she sits—was disgraced, disgraced like a freshie, By one who wore the badge of authority Because forsooth she whispered low’ unto her neighbor And grinned one little griu at sight of something very funny. Be we Seniors, and suffer such dishonor.'' Seuiors, and blot out not that mark? Such shames are common. I have known deeper wrongs. THE MILESTONE. 102 L. that speak to ye, T had a brother once, a gracious boy Full of gentleness, of calmest cheek, of sweet and quiet joy. There was a look of mischief on his face Which teachers find belongs to boys. He left my side, the summer bloom on tanned face, A smile parting his innocent lips. lu one short hour that pretty, harmless smile was gone. 1 saw the seat, that horrid seat, And thou I cried for vengeance. Rouse ye Seniors! Rouse ye Freshmen! Have ye back seats? Look in the coming month to see them changed. And if ye dare call for justice Be answered with—“Next month, perbap. Yet we are Seniors. Why in that elder day to be Senior was greater than a Prof. And once again Hear me ye walls that echo to the tread of Clydes, Once again I say our seats must not be changed! “A Freshmau’s Recollections” of a certain Memorable day in the high school. NORRIS HUSE AND MARSHALL LEAVITT. Xote:—The (lav referred to occurred about December i, when seats were changed in accordance with the regular custom observed throughout the year. .Some pupils became a little disorderly, and the classes were dismissed separately, the Sophomores being the last to go. Once amid my studies dreary, as 1 pondered weak and weary, O’er some hard, unsolved problem, With a thought of many more; As I sat there gently snoring, with dreams my mind exploring, There came a voice of some one roaring: “Sophomore.Classes—two. three, four!’’ Only this and nothing more. Ah! Distinctly 1 remember, it was in the bleak December, And each separate, noisy member, Scraped his feet upon the Hoor. THE MILESTONE. 108 Then I heard their boisterous laughter, which reminded me soon after, That each one of them was daft, sir. Only this, and nothing more. Soon again my thoughts were broken, as thecreakingdoor swung open Hearing to me token Of this selfsame Sophomore-In disgust I asked another, “Shall we never, my dear brother, Be rid of this great bother, Of this giggling Sophomore?” And he answered, “Nevermore. ” Later, as I sat napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some oue gently rapping, Rapping on the rostrum floor. “If it pleases this convention, I would like to have attention, Must I make especial mention To one lone Sophomore? ’’ Quoth the Soph’more, “Nevermore.” “In evolving education; in this mental cultivation, We must resist temptation, To disobey—and more. I have tried by all contriving to keep whispering from thriving; It has grown against my striving, But now must cease this roar, Not only for the present, but for evermore! After one month’s elapsation, the time for an alteration In each one’s school-room station, Has come around once more. ” At this, some consternation arose in one location Which may have been the station Of a certain Sophomore, Only this, and nothing more. One, possessed of not much leanness, knew not why with such harsh keenness, She should suffer for the meanness Of another Sophomore. And when I left them without sighing, some of the weaker ones were crying. While some for liberty were trying, Which they gained—at half past four. 104 THE MILESTONE. Various Interesting Items Concerning the Glass of ’99. WHY WE CAME TO THE N. H. S. The answers on this point are very clear. Masters came to have a good time “but wishes he hadn’t;” Edna Stafford “to wear off the green;” Lelia “on account ot' her health,” and Darlington because “’twas the only place he could get in.” Agnes T. frankly admits that she “came to see Frank,” and Bridge “to make the rest of us work hard so he could enter the university.” Anna Law came because “her papa asked her if she wouldn’t,” and McBride because “she had weak eyes and could hold down a back seat.” Eva, “don’t know,” and Laura came “out of charity to the high school,” but Ed Hyde “can’t figure out why he did come,” and neither can the rest, unless it was to smile out loud all the time. OUR GENERAL APPEARANCE. Our complexions are rather complex. They vary from the color of molasses taffy to peaches and cream. One member of the class tells us (privately, of course) that hers is artificial, and another proudly asserts that hers is “rosy on a chocolate background.” One of the boys got dreadfully tanned while feeding his papa’s “little pig,” and the others are more or less freckled. One girl is a trifle too dark, and two or three lack color, but not one member of the class will admit having a homely face. OUR FEET. Herein we exceed in size as well as beauty. Our shoes range in number from three to twelve, the latcer number of course belonging to Frank. Frank can't help it though. We tell him if he didn’t go to so many “Balls” he wouldn’t be so flat footed. It always spreads one’s feet to take exercise. Probably that explains why Edna’s are so small. She travels on a pass. Frank doesn't. Neither do the rest of us with one or two exceptions, and the exceptions didn’t THE MILESTONE. 105 receive theirs in time to do any good. The rest of us wear from ordinary to very extraordinary sizes. OUR FIGURES. Of these we are especially proud. We have a variety. Louise is “rather sawed off ' Eva’s “statuesque,” and Annie McB’s “slender and sparse.” Anna L. “never was troubled with one” and Thompson’s is “fat and sassy.” We refrain from submitting the rest to the public lest it think us conceited. OUR POLITICS AND RELIGION. We have republicans not a few, a pop, a gold democrat, a prohibitionist and an regular 16 to oner. William is the pop, Winnie “can’t name the combination,” and Lelia admits that her opinions are “changeable.” Ernest is “anything to be contrary,” and Ed is either an “anarchist” or “he doesn’t know.” We have anything from a Baptist to a Christian Scientist. One fellow says his mother is a Methodist and his father is an—engineer. He can’t decide what he himself is. One or two haven’t been converted yet. WHAT WE THINK OF OURSELVES. One member informs us that “we might ask and see” but out ol sympathy for his parents who brought him up in the way he should go, we withhold his name; another says he is a “fine fellow.” Several others consider themselves “hot stuff,” “immense” and hard to beat,” and one young lady calmly says that “she feels competent to fill any position in life.” Let us add right here that not only the members of the class hold these opinions, but also the up-to-date public—except the Juniors and it is said that it takes a good many more than a few years to perfect kings in that hardest of all hardy acquired virtues—magnanimity, so there is still hope that the Juniors will see the error of their ways and repent. When asked as a class what they thought of themselves the Juniors replied: “There’s is no other like ns,” to which we all most thankfully said amen. The THE MILESTONE. 1(M) Freshmen didn’t have any opinion of themselves and the Sophomores were too modest to give theirs. High School Commandments. And the Prof, spake these words, saying, I am that honorable person who has brought ye out of the land of ignorance and made ye most noble Seniors. I. Thou shalt go to no other than the Norfolk High School. II. Thou shalt not make unto thyself any “under estimate” of thy teacher, neither those that love thee, nor those that despise thee on account of thy meanness; for thy teachers are jealous teachers, visiting the iniquity of thy wickedness upon thee even unto the third and fourth school year. III. Thou shalt not consider the monthly examination as vain; for he shall be marked zero who holdeth that work as vain. IV. Remember the Sabbath day to be not lazy. Six days thou shalt labor and get thy lessons, but the seventh day is the day to hustle; in it thou shalt wright thy Senior orations, prepare for the rhetorical program, and labor hard on Thk Milestone. For in six days the board built many school buildings, made many rules and considered many things, but the seventh day after great deliberation they decided that on this day pupils should hustle not a few. V. Honor the school board and the professor, that thou mayest receive many good things from them and that thy days may be long within the walls which they have given thee. VI. Thou shalt not play “hooky.” VII. Thou shalt not ride a pony in Vergil. VIII. Thou shalt not give thy class yell while the Seniors are giving theirs. IX. Thou shalt not whisper until the teacher’s back is turned. X. Thou shalt not covet the honors of the Senior, nor his oration, nor his good looks, nor his wisdom, nor his best girl, nor anything that is the Seniors. And now may these words abide with you and be to you a guide as you become most noble Seniors. Amen. Lost. Motion to adjourn somewhere in Senior class meeting. Should be returned to the president. Fight per cent off my deportment. Finder please return to L. T., care of this office. The attempt to equal the work of last year s Juniors, by the Class of 1900. Our way across the Rhine on Caeser's bridge.—Sophomore Latin Class. A little more clapping at Rhetoricals.—All of us. Most of our sleep for two months while working on orations. —Seniors. . The best of the argument in a few discussions. Civics Teacher. Our rest every six weeks, cramming and worrying on account of examinations. —All of us. The “connection between his last idea and the next one.— Physics Tracher. My beautiful complexion.—Statue of Minerva. His terrors for the Seniors —Vergil. The Will of the Class of ’99. The Class of’99 on leaving the N. H. S. desiie to so dispose of their property that when they are gone no disputes may arise as to where the’ said property belongs. Therefore, know all men by these presents, that we, the members of the Class of 99, in the City of Norfolk, County of Madison, and State of Nebraska, being in sound bodily health and disposing 108 THE MILESTONE. mind and memory, do make and publish this our last will aud testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us heretofore made. First. We appoint the high school teachers to be sole executors of this, our last will, directing said executors to pay all legacies named out of our property. Second. We bequeath to the beloved Freshmen full lease on the bookcase and the books belonging thereto, and the right to make all the racket they desire, this right having been hitherto somewhat restricted by those in authority. We also bequeath to them the piano on the condition that each member of theclasspractice at least one hour a day. If they do not perform the above named duty, the piauo shajl go to the incoming Freshmen class without condition. Third. We bequeath t the Junior class theright to give their class yell as often as they see fit, hoping that in time they will learn better manners than they have formerly shown. We also bequeath to them our old seats and books, and the monopoly on the register with the privilege of regulating the temperature to suit themselves, provided that it shall not exceed 212 degrees or fall below 82 degrees, this with the understanding that they in turn on leaving bequeath the same monopoly to the class next in rank, and also fhe right to try to roast the classes below them, now that the class of '99 is gone. Fourth. We bequeath to the Sophomores, a class well beloved by us on account of their good behavior, the seats now occupied by the Juniors, and all the honors they cau get. Honors should be placed where honors are due. We alro extend to them our good wishes and hope when they become Juniors they will set the class of 1900 a good example, such an example as the class of 99 has set. Fifth. We bequeath our beloved teachers to the present Junior, Sophomore and Freshmen classes and the incoming Freshmen classes; and the high school room and recitation rooms with all furniture and apparatus, we bequeath to the classes and teachers jointly, where they may enjoy themselves to the fullest extent, subject to such rules and regulations as the Board of Education may prescribe. Iu witness whereof we hereby set our hand and seal, this 25th day of May, A. D., 1899. Class or 99. [SEAL] The above instrument was subscribed by the class of’99 in the presence of each of us, aud was at the same time declared to be the last will and testament, and we at their request sign our names hereto as attending witnesses. Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary. Statue ok Minerva. THE MILESTONE. 1 )I Class Song. WM. DAK LI NOTON. Sung by Class of’99, Junior Day, June 1, 1898. Auld Lang Syne. Oh Seniors, dears, we re not in tears To know your lime has come; We are not sad but we are glad, You’ve always been so bum. We’ll fill that place with better grace Than you, or those before; So you must go, don’t be too slow, Over there you see the door. You Sophomores must ply your oars To more yourselves up stream; You think you’re some, but the time has come To wake you from your dream. Of numbers great you always prate, And give quality no thought; Hut after all please just recall, You’re the class of naught plus naught. Sweet Freshmen too, a word to you, You're little girls and boys; Throughout the year that you’ve been here You've made nothing but noise. The years that come you ’ll study some And do the work required; For if you play your time away You surely will be fired. On Junior Day the Juniors say Things wise and otherwise; Somethiugs may cut you deeply, but They’ll open up your eyes. With all our might we strive for right, We can ’t endure the wrong. And now to you we bid adieu And end our little song. Tune, Alumni Roll Call All Alumni whose addresses are not given in the list below reside in Norfolk, Nebr. Class of '89. Class of 'ft.'i. Fredrick W. Leavitt, Andover, Mass. Lillian Gerecke-Hope, 1842 North 18th St., Omaha, Nebr. Ethel I). Keid. 74 Woodland Ave., Lexington. Kv. Edith Hays-Salter, born February 18, 187J, died October •'ll. 189 . Ida Batte-Whitehead, Beatrice, Nebr. CLASS OF '90. Faith Winifred Cobb, 1111 2nd Ave., Cedar Rapids, la. Lvda Bella Pheasant. Emma Joanna Ha gey. Ruth Matrau. Lucy Williams. Stella Isabella Chestnutwood. Frances Margaret Johnson. Florence Neilson-McGinnis, War-nerville, Nebr. Margaret Mae Morrow. Glynn M. Scofield, 150 Nassau S New York City. N. Y. Lynn M. Scofield, lb High S Albany, N. Y. Alie I. Johnson. CLASS OF '91. Clara McBride-Reynolds. Lloyd Cobb, l orn May 28.1874. di October 18 1891. Class of '92. Class of '94. ., I Roy Read, Essexville, Mich. Helen Gros ve n o r-M a t h e w son, Wakefield, Nebr. Valma Valentine Light. . Edward G. Wilkinson. Lisle Wilkinson, 1304 L St , Lincoln, Nebr. Viola Jennings-Cameron. Schuv-ler. Nebr. Philip H. Stevens, Grinnel, la. Hattie Mather. Charles It. Hays, Mt. Vernon, la. Alfred N. Gerecke. Esther Nichol, Willowdale, Nebr. Edgar H. Gerecke, Stanton, Nebr. Jeannette Nelson. Charles H. Chilson, Randolph, Nebr. Jane Bawden-Seymour, 2442 T St., Lincoln, Nebr. Ruth Olne.v. Pcari Mackey, St inton. Nebr. John B. Barnes, Jr. Fred F. Teal. I). M., 44)2 Bee Building, Omaha, Nebr Class of '95. Will Bovee. Marie Miller. Ernest Klipphahn, Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. Hattie Allbery. Mamie Matrau. Maud Ransom, Neola. la. Class of '96. : Arthur O. Hazen. Guy W Barnes, 24b West 17th St., Lincoln, Neb. Floyd Freeland, Bakersfield, Cal. THE MILESTONE. Ill Lelia A. Higgins, Central City, S. Dak. Ralph L. Braasch. Nannie Renay, Craig, Nebr. Ora Sturgeon-Beels, Orand Island, Nebr. Edith McClary. Minnie I Norton. Class of '07. Sydney Robertson, Room 21 Montgomery Block, 204 South 11th St.. Lincoln, Nebr. Edith Mendenhall. Myrtle Weber, Fullerton, Cal. Pearl Reese, Battle Creek Roy Carter, 1128, 4th St., S. E. Minneapolis, Minn. Pearl Kethledge, Harry Mendenhall. Jessie Westervelt, Meadow Grove, Nebr. Pearl Widaman. Susie R Thompson, 11.10South .‘list St., Omaha. Nebr. Ruth Daniel, 1120 Wertland St., Charlottesville, Va. Class of 'oh. Fannie A. Norton. Herbert S. Daniel, 1120 Wertland St., Charlottesville, Va. i Lilian M. Luikart. Edith C. Morrow-j A. Kimball Barnes, 240 West 17th St., Lincoln, Neb. Charles A. Madsen. M. Gertrude Braasch. Walter H. Pilger. Magdalene Seigler. Corl D. Jenkins. ’ C. Lena Mills. Edna !. Jones, Creighton, Nebr. Nellie V. Dingman. R. Carroll Powers, 123.r L St., Lincoln, Nebr. Mabel F. Collamer. Cora L. Wigton. Nina E. Walker. l£6itb 1ba£6 5altei Class of ’80. Bo in, Jfcbruarp 18, IS73. E� ict , ©ctobcr 31, 1898. ....Go to.... The Durland Trust Co. 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One dollar will buy better groceries and more of them at THOMPSON’S (ASH GROCERY than any other store in town. TRY IT. IsUDWIG KOENIGSTEIN, -TEACHER OF | Artistic Picino Playing. Methods of Best Authorities Including Mason’s Touch and Technic. SPECIALTIES: Phrasing and Interpretation, from beginning to advanced. Harmony as an aid to piano playing, thinking, and memorizing music, the soul of music, emotional element, style, expression and analysis. “Technic a means, not an end.” C,. S. Pi RKE.R, --DENT ST . ♦ ■ ♦ Cro wn ecr d Qndse XkAorVc. ♦ ■ ♦ MAST BLOCK. KARO BROS. UHLE, the Grocer, Has Just Received an Invoice of Meats, Saus e, fish, Game. California fruits.... Oranges and Lemons. Our Shop is the Neatest in the city. All Stocks New, Fresh aud Clean. A ▼ G. B. SALTER AlsBERT DEGNER, SON. DEALER IN HARDWARE and STOVES.. ..COAL.. Norfolk Ave., Norfolk, Nebraska. TELEPHONE 54. ooooooo Patronize BAUM BROS. and get the best and the most for your money at all times. 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