University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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9. T II R remarked to himself. l'onr Harold. l was beginning to think he was real clever. and then he Heps. Just 100k at them now! In a few minutesmoh. well! I am clever enough to know when to get out. THE SCHOOL SEAL. ilk' PHILIP B. SHARPE, '24. When Portland University hegan the school year in September. 1921, the school was without a seal. However, a few of the students considered that a seal was necessary to the welfare of Portland University. and discussed the matter with Dean Cunningham. Hi5 approval having been obtained. Philip R. Sharpe was appointed a committee of one tn obtain such a seal. After two mtmths nf cerrespomlenee with the artists and designers of The Metal Arth- Company of Rochester. New York. an appropriate design was submitted. The Dean and the faculty approved this design and the matter was passed on to the student body who were also in favor of it. The date of acceptance was; January 131h. Have you ever stopped to consider just what the design on the seal sig- nihes? The center contains a book. a quill, and a torch. The open book signifies Knowledge. and incidentally Powerefor Khowlet'lge is Power. The quill signifies the Bookkeeping. Accounting and Secretarial sciences. while the torch stands for Progress. Remember this and think at it the next time you see your seal. And when you receive your diploma bearing a gold sticker in the lower teit-hand comer. let it mean more to you than just a fancy decorationeit is the em- hlem of your school! P U TI A N- SHE GOT IT ALL. THOUGH! A poet dictated one of his poems to an inexperienced stenographer and this is what she handed him: In the church the bride was stande ing on her head. The orange blooms in her heart: and in her spirit were a dozen sweet perfumes. Down the aisle the groom came walking on his hand. There was a ring in his ear? The organ music made him think; his soul must sing through an alley. Sweet with flowers the band is on the march blowing bugies with their noses. They inhate the scent, the arch and the fiagstcnes in the Huor. Echo forth the happy day. Then the groom cuts of? her heart. One small tress to wear forever. Cam you correct her copy? A school papers 3. good invention, The staff gets all the fame, The printer all the money. And the Editor all the blame. EFFICIENCY. Efficiency! What does it mean? In these days of keen competition we hear everybody talking of ethciency lmt did you ever stop to think just what it nmans? Very briefly, it means do- i'ng the thing at hand in the best. the easiest. and the quickest way possible. In every walk of life the person who is must efheient wins. The student who plans his work. lays it out ahead and let; nothing- interfere with this pro- gram. is the one who is usually near the- heatl uf the class. The one who does his Studying when he has nothing else to tlo. works harder and doesn't accom- plish as much as the other. Take the business man, where is he today without efficiency? His com- petitors slowly crowd him out of busi-

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THE PUTIAN 7 comment I think that the switch I stepped on told them that we were coming. If we do a little investigat- ing we shall have a real surprise? So the two young men again went up- stairs. I am sure I have at last got the dope. Morgan remarked. tlDo as I tell you and you will see. The two went into :1 bedroom and crouched in the comer. At Morgatfs sugges- tion not even a whisper passed between them. They had been there Fifty min- utes when the buzz of a radio set he- gan. Clitic felt Morgan's hand tighten over his wrist and they both waited, nerves tense. They did not have to wait long. In a, eouple of minutes they heard a door open and someone entered the room. As soon as they were satished that the newcomer was alone they both Switched on their lights and made a hinge at the startled man. Before the stranger could make even the slightest noise he was knocked Hat and a hand clamped over his mouth. He was bound and gagged and then theyr investigated the situation. The left half of the hreplaee was open, Showing where he had made his en- trance. The whole fireplace was on a cleverly constructed turn-tahle and was c.lperated by springs. They looked into the opening and were astounded at what they saw. A separate room, not geeessible from any other place was upon the opposite side of the fireplace and it was equipped with a very power tul radio set. The entire works, even to the antenna. was'all in the room, but what attracted their attention the most was the laboratory equipment in the room. There were shelves of many chemicals. test tubes, burners, and many kinds of instruments and par- aphernalia which neither boy could de+ time. What thee. began Cliff, but hesitated: one look at Morgan settled the matter. The latter had .a handful of twenty dollar billaebut they were printed on one side only. Morgan was happy. He had at last found his share of adventure. At Cliff's house the next forenoon the two had to tell the whole story over For the benefit of Clith mother and Sister. They asked many ques- tions and Harold let his chum answer most of them. but when they asked the reason for their going upstairs and waiting. Cliff turned to Harold and said. l'I have been thinking about that myself. just what gave you the tip P There was one thing that struck me strange, and that was the idea of that step signal switch, he replied. iiI also got thinking about that music and won- dering just how it happened to come from upstairs. A radio set was the only answer. and I remembered that I noticed a small room under the secret room. As the house had no unsightly bulge on it, I assumed that thEre was another room on the second Hoot. So I guessed. and came out on the lucky end. I felt all the time that the ghost reputation of the house was upheld to cover up some criminal ace tionrjust what I did not know at the time. but you see that look was with us. We made a good haul. The money we make on this proposition will pay our expenses in college this tear. lll wish I had been there, June told Morgan. The latter said that he would have appreciated her presence. After a few minutes of trying to get in a few words, Cliff was wise enough to withdraw. As he left the room he

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THE PUVIAN g ness by their more up-to-date methods. XYalk into a store, if there is 110 one right on the spot to wait on you. what tin you do? Do you wait until some- one shows up? Perhaps 50. but more likely you walk nut and go to another store to make yt-mr purchase. If the Salesmen had been efhcient in that Store they would have hecn on the lookout for customers and would have been ready to serve you the moment you entered. iliake another branch of business. the accounting department. A few years ago the :iierchant had as little as; pos- sible to do with hnokkeeping. He mayr have had a smail memorandum book in which he jotted down what he COuld re- member of the dayis transactions. That method got by because his ex- penses were small and he could get ennugh for his merchandise to cover the transactions which he forgot. To day things have changed. The mer- chant must have accurate information concerning his sales, purchases, and ex- penses. He must know what each arn tide costs him, and what he sells it for, in order to make it pay its proportion- ate RilEITE 0f the overhead or expenses. H one article is priced too low and is not making its share of the overhead, that is the article which will sail in preference to the one which is perhaps too high. and Slowly the profits de- crease. If allowed to continue the husiness is bankrupt. These leaks must be corrected if the husiiiese is to he snuml. In order to correct them an efficient system must he installed. in case of sickness which doctor is called? The one whom we think is the must eFFIcienti Again, I say. the man who is must el'hcient wins. it. W. 1-1 LINT. MISTAKES IN PUNCTUATION. A tourist writing from Switzerland said: The distance was too great for a donkey to travel therefore I did not attempt itU A local newspaper contained this statement: hWe have just built a. schoolhouse for girls four stories high.n A woman wrote: hi wish to seli my piano for I am going to Europe in a rosewood case with carved legs. A clergyman wrote: A young woman died yesterday while I was preaching in the street in a state of beastly intoxication'j Another minister wrote: uI well re- member when I was riding across the prairie with my beloved Wife who has long since gene to heaven in a buggy. A request was handed into the pulpit as follows: WA man going to sea his wife desires the prayers of the congre- gation for his safety. JUST A POEM. It was many years ago, When the woods were dark and tlrcar: The men put powder in their guns, And went to hunt the deer. But now that things have changed about, Upon a diHerent plain The clears put powder on their face And go to hunt the man. THE KAISER. Of all the faces we have seen in our newspapers and other current lite ratttre within the past few years, that of Wil- liam l'IOhenznllern, the former Kais-ci' of Germany, is the most familiar. During lhe war the greater part of the pictures showed him in uniform. with his imperial moustache twisted nu the ends: and turned up at a very