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

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lll T H E forbidding angle. Gradually. how- cvcrl his hgure has lost its military hearing. and the moustache droops I'm'lomly. Today. as one glances at the pictures of the world-tametl leader who wrought such destruction but a short time ago. one does not set: the. harsh. impassive face of the man who. though somewhat like Napoleon, so far exceeded him in wanton cruelty and injustice that comparison goes no farther than 21 similarity of ambition: it is the face of a broken old man whose crafty eyes seem to be peering out from under his bushy eyebrows malevolently, both hating and tearing the powers that have brought-him to such degradation. h-A pitiful picture 1 some say. Pitiv ful! Does he deserve pity? Does he: even realize the meaning of the word? Certainly he never indulged in that emotion himself. Did he give even a thought to the sorrow he was causing. except as it promoted his interests? One who committed so many crimes against humanity and the world does not deserve the pity of even the most humble, H ILDA DthJ '25. If you have a bit of news Send it in; Or a joke that w. amuse Send it in; A story that is true A suggestion thatls new We want to hear from youh Send it in. Never mind about the style. It the news is worth the while It may help or cause a smile SEND IT IN. EIGHT SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN. Christopher Columbus sold wool in Genoa in 1439: the output of his fatheris weaving plant. Napoleon Bonaparte was at one time a book salesman. PUVIAX Ulysses S. Grant sold real estate before he went into the army. Henry Clay sold corn and flour. and thus earned the sobriquet llThe Mill- boy of the Slashes. John Jacob Astor laid the foundation of his fortune by selling pianos and flutes. T hornets A Edison began his career as; a newsboy 0n the Grand Trunk Railway. J33; Gould at the age of Fifteen was a clerk in a tin shop. Phil. D. Armour sold groceries 0n commission before he went into the meat packing business. Breathes there a man with soul 50 dead, W'ho never to himself hath said, This load of books is as light as lead? If such there lives. g0. mark him good. He might be worsc.wf course he could! But to 115 he only is a dude. Vthn after a day's work is o'er And from the calendar he tore A sheet; and to himself hath said: Thi-t is the life-it is NOT dead! To me it is my tife. my bread. 0E such a man we shall not speak W'e're sure he'd nt-vcw: make a sheikh So let us close PHILIP Bi SHARPE. '24. SUCCESS-A MATTER .OF ABILITY, CONFIDENCE AND LOYALTY. What is the real meaning of success .7 Most people would say- that success is what you accomplish in your chosen line of work. But is that the very best tlehnition? Is it what you have accom- plished or the way in which you accom- Iished it? Let us apply success to something we all are interested is-our school paper. for instance. lVe are about to issue

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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

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THE PUYJAN 11 the first number of the thian and we all want to see this he a success. ltYhen a paper is issued for the First time everyone is ready to criticise. Of course we expect sozne criticism but we donlt want too much. so it is up to the school to eo-operate and make this paper he a success. Llo-operation is one of the leading steps to success. You all know the saying. h Two heads are better than one In a way that is co-operationi In the business world CtJAOperatiOn means the getting,r together of certain people and the carrying on of an enterprise without any friction. This is what we are going to do to help bring about the success of the paper. We have an Editorial Board. upon whom rests the largest responsibility. but it is not up to these people alone. lix-eryone must do his share. We do not doubt that the Board has the ability to work it out alone. if it must. but do you think it is fair to them or to the paper for us to dsit back and take it easy? Of course it isn't. We must help in all ways we scan. We must eo-operate with them. Give them suggestions. tell them how they can improve a certain article-theyr will thank you for it, although you may think. What good are my ideas? They have a personality of their own. what would they want of mine ?'i Donlt feel this way. Give them your personality. You have confidence in those people and you are loyal to them. I mean by loyal'l that you will back them up in everything they do. Hut it takes more than ability. con- hdenee. and loyalty. Co-operation. s ystem. and efficiency. are also required in making a school paper a success. 0f co-t'ipemtion l have written. hut what of SYSTEM? Not a very large Word, but has much to do with succees. Where system is lacking there is no ' sueeess-just failure can be the result. 50 let us combine our eFforts and co- operate and make our school paper one that will always he remembered as having heen a great success. Speaking about system reminds me of a story I read in the newspaper a short time ago. A superintendent of a certain coal mine in New Mexico couldn't keep his rent accounts straight because the employees moved from place to place without giving due notice to the company. Finally, as a last re. sort. he posted this notice: iuly the 13 Notis to all them imployed. Anney person or persons that moves into a l-louse Without My Consent shall he put Out Without anney Cemmony. Dam it i Must and Will have some sistom. Signed..........Supt. The above is a good example oi one man's idea of system. LAURETTA M. NIELSON, Q4. MICHAEL COLLINS. Perhaps the greatest of Irish patriots was the late Michael Collins, who was born in Ireland in the year 135m. When lrelandis relations with England were severed in 1916, he returnd to his native land from London, where he had been employed. Soon he became ft trusted ofheer and was always a menace to the English forces. I-leeause he was such a danger to the Iiritish. a heavy price was offered for his capture. Dublin. his home. was in the hands of the British at that time. and it was an extremely dangerous place for him to be found. One night