University of Wisconsin Superior - Gitche Gumee Yearbook (Superior, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 134 of the 1910 volume:

PLATES AND ETCHINGS MY MAN DEL ENGRAVING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, AND SERVICE ENGRAVING COMPANY, SUPERIOR TYPOGRAPHY AND BINDING ISY SI LVER-TO NS BERG COMPANY, SUPERIOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREENFIELD, SUPERIOR J. L. JOHNSON SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT AND SCHOOL ORATOR GITCHE GUMEE A STUDENT ANNUAL OF THE SUPERIOR STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TEN 051 G A 41 io V_)c kSlJc TO OUR PRESIDENT AND FACULTY WE DEDICATE THE GITCHE GUMEE OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TEN Breck-a co=ex, co-ex, co-ex! Breck-a co-ex, co-ex, co-ex! Ho-up, Ho-up! Tara ba-lou, Tara ba-lou! Superior State Normal School! REGENT C. H. CROWN HART G I T C II E 0 u n E E An Idyll of the Sanctum (Prize Poem) In the office of the Gitchk, In the sanctum of the Gumee, Sat the editors and artists Round the table, sadly sighing. Round and round, in circles di ,y.y, Went their heads, as high beside them lowered lofty piles of stories. Poems, locals, paintings, pictures. Handed in by many students. In a corner, lone and weary. Head in hands, sat Klliott Donalds. Mistily before him floated Vague and shadowy forms and faces Of the students of the past years, Long departed from the Normal. Still his mind passed back—far backward Till before him Indian faces Gleamed and glanced from out the forest— Forms of Indians once dwelling On the campus of the Normal. Suddenly he felt a presence, Felt a light touch on his shoulder. Heard a voice of music whispering, Sighing. ‘‘I am Hiawatha, 1, the leader of the people Who have passed before your vision. You have called me; you have brought me From the regions of the West Wind, From the grounds of Happy Hunting.” Then, in tones of reminiscence, Hiawatha spoke in this wise: Where stand now these halls of learning, Once, ’mid forests tall and stately, Waving trees of pine and poplar. Lived my people in their wigwams. On the grasses soft and yielding, On the green hill over yonder, Danced the youths and maids together. Here, ’neatli fragrant boughs widespreading, Were the lovers’ trysting-placcs. From my wigwam door I taught them, Taught my people truth and wisdom, Taught the art of picture-writing. Faithfully I told the legends. The traditions of the fathers. Still in names of lakes and rivers Live the legends of my people, Live the stories of the red men; Never will they be forgotten. Though another race of people Dwells beside the Rig Sea Water, Are the customs of the Indians AH discarded, all forgotten. Cast aside for newer methods? Very quickly Donalds told him That, with changes, still the customs Of the Indians we arc following. Then, as proof, he showed the Normal, Took the ancient Hiawatha Up and down the Normal building, Hade him look and bade him listen To the things presented to him. In the hallway dodged they students, Dodged they many fleeing figures. Why these youths and maidens fleeing? What their tidings of importance, That with solemn countenances Haste they like the Indian runners With the fleetness of the rabbit, With the fleetness of Wabasso?” In one sentence I will answer, Full of meaning—they are Seniors.” As he spoke, a whisper floated Downward from an upper stairway, From a youth to maid below him. Floated downward like the sea gull, Meet me at the radiator. 'Through a widely open doorway, Saw they many flying figures, Whirling, shifting, flying swiftly. Now advancing, now retreating. Slightly changed,” said Hiawatha. Greatly marveled Hiawatha At the wonderful improvements In the art of picture-writing. In the methods of instruction. I'ACE TEN Then they passed out on the campus. Saw a heap of bricks lie, scattered All in orderly confusion. Then he heard how Regent Crownhart, Long conferring with McCaskill, Planned a splendid dormitory, With a floor so smooth and waxy, Unexcelled for playing games on. Then he looked beyond the campus. Saw a broad field, level, grassless. Saw some youths at work upon it Playing ball, and rooting wildly; Also saw the court for tennis, Wisely planned by Regent Crownhart, Planned for comfort of the students, For their happiness and welfare. Saw he all the Indian customs, Though with changes, followed closely. Then, in accents full of music, Spake the chieftain Hiawatha In a voice like zephyrs sighing, Rising softly, faintly dying: “From the shores of Gitchc Gurnee Gone my people, gone the red men. Better far the Indian customs With these modern innovations. Yet the purpose of my visit Is to warn you, is to tell you— Let this be your future striving: Less of work and more of pleasure, Less of books and more of nature. More of flowers, and birds, and sunsets. More of hunting and of fishing. Fine the fishing in the Brule, Full of sahwa, maskenozha. 'Pell this to your worthy chieftain. To your President McCaskill, And he'll grant you a vacation, Grant you frequent short vacations. Thus relaxing Senior faces, Thus rejoicing all the students. Now 1 leave you; I must journey Far beyond man’s habitation, To the Islands of the Blessed, 'l o the regions of the home wind.” “Here! get busy!” angry shouted Many voices, strangely distant. Flliott turned and saw each member Of the staff hurl copy at him, Till in whiteness deep and heavy He was covered, he was buried. Let us leave him now, fair reader, Leave him to his sad reflections. Minnie Lois Bergh. 1VHBN I)II 0 DIED Oh, woeful day! oh, heart-harrowing time! when all eyes arc tear-bedewed and all cheeks flushed with sorrow over the romantic death of the beautiful Carthaginian queen, Dido, slain by her own fair hand! Oh, vc Gods of High Olympus, must it be so? Avert this great calamity. Turn away your anger. Sparc us from this great trial. Miserere! A GrIEKSTRICKBN VlRCll.lTB. April 25, 11:40 a.m. OVEKHGARI) BY A PRACTICE TEACHER Johnm—“Say, did you hear that our teacher, Miss Henderson, isn't coming back next year?” Charlie—“What is she going to do?” Johnny—“They say she is going to resign and be a Jim teacher.” WAS THE ANSWER APROPOS? Time—noon. Place—Hotel Doonan. Occasion—Miss Lowry is asked by her hostess what she will have. Miss Ixiwry (absently)—“Oh—ah—1 believe I will have some silver.” G I T C II E G U ft E E PAGE EI.KVEN 0 I T C H E 0 U n E E VI AND I (Prize Story) OME in, 'l imey. Fine night, ain’t it ? ’ It was Patsy Moran, the commissary clerk of the camp, who invited me, the timekeeper of the gang, to come into his car out of a very wet and windy night. Don’t get the idea that his car was a Pullman, or anything like that. It was a sleeping-room, dry goods store, oflicc, sitting-room, and grocery store, if you take the arrangement of the interior in order, from the hunk built in one end to the pile of potatoes in the other. From the outside you would call it only a twenty-eight foot box car with a few windows in it. 'Flic foreman and his assistants, with whom I shared another car, spoke only their native tongue in the evenings: and, as that was foreign to me, I sought an acquaintance with Patsy as soon as he struck camp. He was just such a man as you would sec any day. He wore a derby cocked on one side of his head, his black curls crowding out from under it. A scarlet necktie on a lavender shirt, a bright blue serge suit, and patent leather shoes finished out his city make-up. Around camp, though, any old thing was good enough if he could work in a little color somewhere, just a red llanncl shirt or a pair of green socks—anything, he used to say, to show he wasn’t on the bum. 1 stopped a moment on the top round of the ladder for one more breath of fresh, damp air before going in where the cigarette smoke was so dense as to make the lights dim. “What arc you doing, Patsy? aren’t you ever going to get through driving nails? He stood back to get the effect of the sugar sack curtains he had just strung up in the window. Right again! I can’t stand windows without some kind of cover. What was that last commissary clerk like, anyhow? I’ve been taking down hammock hooks and busting tip easy chairs ever since I struck, three weeks ago. Now that 1 got my counter in and the kitchen fixed up, I can fix myself up a bit. No wonder that last guv got fired. He had his magazines and dime novels laying around all over, but 1 couldn't find his daily report sheets nowhere. Moran was nothing if not businesslike. I he first week he spent putting up shelves in the kitchen and a nail or hook for everything hangable. The dining cars got the next week; and now, at the end of the third week, his car had every box, crate, and keg labeled, a counter for his book-keeping, and shelves for the dry goods and tobacco he kept on sale for the men. So now, to-night, lie was engaged in putting PACE TWELVE on the trimmings, ns he called them. Pictures of actresses from the magazines were tacked on to the wall, and curtains put in the windows. “What do you think of my girls there? he asked, nodding at the magazine cuts. “Pretty flossy, all right. The hoes will begin to think there is a married man in camp.” “Married nothing!—not me.” “Were you ever married, Pat? “No. Didn’t I ever tell you?” I told him no, and then waited for one of those stories that had made the evenings of the past few weeks from seven o’clock till early morning pass like a few minutes. Patsy was a man, who, though only thirty years old, had traveled over more of this country than most people do in a lifetime, and had had more experiences than most people want. He had probably, in all that time, not spent fifty dollars in railway fares, and less than that in board bills. He was what he called a “bo”—what you would call a tramp. You would say lie stole his transportation and living—he would sav he just naturally beat it. “Well,” he began, “1 am breaking all rules of a well-mannered gentleman of the road when I tell you this, because it is the truth. 'Pell all the stories about yourself you want, as long as they aren’t true, but keep your mouth shut about your real history, is a well known law among us. This is my true story, though.” He poured himself another cup of coffee, and rolled a cigarette. “My old man owned a restaurant in a fair-sized burg in Illinois. When I got out of the eighth grade, I used to work night shift, and he day. It wasn’t a very swell place, and nights used to be pretty quiet. A good many boes used to drop in to bum a lump and a flop, as they called it (a meal and a bed, in Knglish) ; and I used to treat them pretty good, just so they would tell me stories of the road and how to go at it to travel for weeks at a time on fifty cents capital. 1 got a good deal of information then that has come in handy since, I can tell you. “One night about ten-thirty a girl came in ami ordered a little meal. She was so pale and tired looking that I noticed it at once; but for all that her face had a sort of set look. You know what I mean—kind of a ‘handle at your own risk’ sort of look that made me only glance at her when I knew she wasn’t looking my way. Different fellows have different ways of judging girls, but I guess 1 had one that was pretty near my own. Now, milk toast and tea ain’t no meal for an actress any more than a hot bird and a cold bottle is the order of a tired, quiet little dry goods store clerk; so I judged by this girl’s order of toast and tea that 1 would mind my own business when she came up to the desk. Hut things weren’t to he that way. 1 saw her pick up her check, glance at it, and come towards my seat. She opened her purse, and her face went a little paler than it already was; then it turned red. “|—I haven’t a cent,” she stammered. “1—it must have been stolen at the store, and I had my whole week’s pay in my purse.” Then she burst out crying as if there weren’t no one within a hundred miles, only stopping now and then to say something like, 'Oh, Ix rd, this is one thing too much!' “Now you may think that I should have opened up the till and let her help herself; but that gag had been worked on me four times that week, and I was getting G I r c n E E E FACE THIRTEEN 3C G O tired of it. So I just kept still until she not over the spasm, and was going to begin a i T c H E G U N E E left her that night, I told her to come around at the same time next evening, and I would see if the police had gotten the four dollars and a half she lost. “Sure enough, next night 1 forked over the cash and faked up a detective story about how they got it, but wouldn’t tell who stole it. I asked her to go to a couple of shows with me, too. She wouldn’t hear of it at first, on account of not having any line dresses; hut I persuaded her that the lights were out in a theatre most of the time, so it wouldn’t matter. Now, there was no doubt about it, I was getting crazy over that girl. Me, who had never been able to think of the same girl twice in my life, and, if I do say it, I had made a little hit with her. too. Pat got up from his chair, rolled another cigarette, and took a cup of coffee. “Let’s see: where was 1? Oh, yes. She always said it was me that turned her luck. Maybe it was; 1 don’t know; but it sure turned. Within a month, her father died in a fit of delirium tremens, and a month later her mother died, too. It nearly busted that girl up in business for fair; but it was best for her the way it turned out. It seems that she had an old uncle who was worth so much that it affected his head—that is, if he hadn’t had a cent, they would have put him in the hat house sure; hut as long as he was worth some million he was eccentric. He had known all along that she was his niece, but wouldn’t see her for dust, oil account of her old man, his brother, being such an old rep. Well, when things left her an orphan, this old duck came to town, and, without letting on who he was, found out that a certain M iss Violet Matson might he found any Saturday night at shop closing time, on the way to, at, or on the way from the Double Kaglc Restaurant. As she comes in, he finds her out from the waiter. Up he walks, and says, in a tone that sounded like a bullfrog with a high soprano voice: “'You arc Miss Violet Matson? I am Mr. Hiram Matson, brother of your father, Jacob Matson, now in hell. I have no children, you have no parents; I want to take care of you. Will you come?’ bawling her out. Hut when she did get over it and looked up at me, I changed my mind so quick that it surprised me. “ ‘Don’t you care, miss,’ I says, 'don’t you mind at all. Y'our check ain’t a very heavy one, and I don’t think it will bust up the business. Just sit down and rest a while. Have a cup of coffee or something to steady you tip a bit. I’ll sec to-morrow if I can’t get that money hack for you. Sit right down here.’ And I pulled a chair up behind the desk. She obeyed like a lost kid, all the time crying like one, too. Little by little I got her talking, and as one thing led to another she told me her story. It was the same old one about her father was a booze fighter and her mother an invalid; and she. not being able to buy enough whisky for dad and medicine for ma, was starving herself. Well, by the time she was quieted and talking sense again, she was pretty willing to let me see her home, and I was pretty willing to take her. I never saw such a face before or since, 'Limey. Such eyes as that girl had, I didn’t think were possible for any one to have. Character, too, it showed in every line of her face—but so sorrowful on the whole. I can’t explain it; she was just different, that’s all. I decided that if that girl could only see a few square meals and one or two good times such as every girl has a right to have, that she would lx the finest looking girl in that town. When I I ACT FOURTHKX “Now, I have seen some surprised people in my life, but she put one over on them all. She looked at me, and then at him, and ditto again. “ ‘VVh—wha—what did you say?’ Then he repeats his little speech anain, every word the same; only adds that he kind of likes this burn and will move here if she takes him up—in fact, that he has already bought the Franklin place. “My heart went down ami hit me a rap on the soles of my boots at the thought, and hers, I suppose, went up about as far as it was possible. Of course, the outcome was that she ‘accepted with pleasure the kind invitation,' etc. She could hardly come down to the shop any more, but I had a standing invitation to go up there. My little ten plunks a week looked awful small to me. Hut she was just the same friend as ever—ami say, bo—looks? Why, there was nothing on God’s earth that old duck didn’t buy for her, and there was nothing along the line of silks and satins that she put on but what made her look a little more like some princess. Nothing around that part of the country could come within a hundred mile of looking anything like her. 1 never saw the town set talking like it was then, except once, and that once came about two years later. It seemed that Vi and I were going to smash that rule about the course of true love all to thunder. “It seems that the old duck was a collector of tapestries. He used to show me his and talk about them by the hour sometimes, and then begin over again. There was one he used to rave over, that he didn't have in his collection. It was owned by a German count, who was bringing it over personally, clear from Kuropc, to sell to him. “Sure enough, in about a month over comes the count, tapestry and all. He was a little jigger, about six feet two inches tall, and a moustache like a cloud of smoke reaching up to his eyes. He was all bows and medals, and pretty talk in broken Knglish, and silk hats. He was the one thing that shook up the town more than Violet’s great luck. Gosh! how they talked! “Of course, all his attentions in the line of five-pound boxes of candy and dozens of American Beauties turned my girl’s head some and made me look like a dirty deuce in a new deck; so I just kept away. I was (lead crazy in love with that girl, there is no doubt about that. So I throws up all hut one night in a week, ami on that one night I goes over ami listens to talk about how perfectly lovely the count was. I tried to turn the talk about myself once: “‘I’ve kind of lost my show with the fine lady, haven’t 1?' I says. I alwax’s called her line lady when I wanted to tease her. “ ‘Why, of course not, you silly. You are just the same old friend as ever. Did I show you the new bracelet the count gave me?’ With that I decided that my goose was cooked, and left the house about ten minutes later. “I buttoned up my coat, and ran home. Throwing some clothes in a bag. I went down to the restaurant and wrote a check in favor of my father for the seven hundred dollars I saved up in the hank for Vi and me. I left this with a note saying I wasn’t coming back and to tell my friends that 1 had gone to seek my fortune. Then I took about forty dollars out of the cash drawer, and left on the next train for San Francisco. From that time to this I have been on the hum—and now you have my story.” G I T C n E G U E E I’.ACE FIFTEEN G I T C H E G U n E E “And you never went back to her?” I asked quickly. He didn’t answer for a minute or two, and the look in his prematurely old face told me he was bringing hack memories that for years he had fought down. “Yes, 1 went hack once; but—1 don’t like this part. It was this way. Christmas nights have always been the hardest nights 1 have had on the road, because Christmas at home was always such a big time. The third Christmas I was away, I was in Minneapolis. 1 was working at a grocery store then, and had held the job down for a good while for me, having five dollars on ham! and a month’s wages of forty-five dollars coming. With this I bought myself a decent suit and a ticket for home. It seemed to take the train an everlasting time to make the trip, but at last I arrived there. I didn’t stop once after leaving the train till I got to the Franklin place. “ ‘Is Miss Matson at home?’ I asked the maid who answered the door. “ ‘Y'es, sir, but she is very ill and not receiving any one.’ “ ‘Tell her that Patrick Moran would like to see her.’ “ ‘Yes, sir, but—’ “ Tell her I want to sec her,’ I insisted, shoving a coin in her hand. “She came back in a minute, and showed me into V’inlet’s room. As I came in. she raised herself to a sitting position and stretched out her arms to me. Her eyes were wide and staring, and her face and neck Hushed red. ‘You have come back!’ she cried, ‘you have come back! I knew you would. They said you had gone forever, but you wouldn’t do that to little Vi, would you?’ She stroked my hand and petted it, then, crying softly, covered it with kisses. “‘This mustn’t be, sir,’ said one nurse; ‘it will kill her. The orders are that she must be very quiet. You had better go, sir.’ I started to get up and leave, but the poor, crazed girl clung to me. “‘Oh, Patsy, Patsy, be good to me! Don’t go, please! Stay by me! I’m afraid—afraid; please stay with me, Patsy.’ “I stayed until they got her to sleep. Then with the head nurse I left the room and asked what was the trouble. “‘Three years ago, as I get the story,’ she said, ‘Miss Matson had some great disappointment. There was a count in it, who turned out to he no count, and another who went away. From that time she was never really well. Then lately her uncle took sick, and caring for him occupied her mind somewhat. She simply lived for that uncle, and he for her. Day before yesterday, Christmas day it was, he died, and during the following night she broke down into this condition. She has been out of her head ever since, calling first for uncle, then for Patsy.’ About five o’clock, as the winter sun was setting and leaving what seemed to me a cold world colder, the nurse called me into the sick room. “ ‘Patsy, Patsy, aren’t you coming? I need you, Patsy.’ Her voice was weak and strained, and as I clasped her hand it was like fire with the raging fever. ‘Good night, Patsy. Will you come to me when I have gone? Good night.’ Patsy got up, opened the door of the car, and stood for a minute with the rail beating in on his face. He turned and looked at me with a queer expression. “So long, 'l imey! Come over again,” he said. 1 took the broad hint, and left him alone. J. G. PACE SIXTEEN PACLLTY 3d lifl NEW FACULTY MEMBERS Miss Amy Hronsky. This year a second primary department was installed, with Miss Amy Hronsky, of Chippewa Falls, as critic. Miss Hronsky, a young lady of exceptional teaching ability, is a graduate of the class of '01 of the Superior Normal and also a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Her fame in Chippewa Falls and in the Industrial High School of Duluth preceded her, and has been added to by her marked success in the Normal. M i s s Bronsky h as wo n t h c confidence of all the student teachers who h a v c worked under her, and we arc delighted to name her with members of our facultv. Miss Hbi.kn A. Him.. Upon the resignation of Miss Leona Pinkham, who has for some time past been associated with our school as secretary, the vacancy was filled by Miss Helen A. Hill, of Superior. M iss Hill is a graduate of the Superior Normal, and after having spent two years in follow- MISS AMY BKONSKY PACK SEVENTHBN 0 I T C P E 0 U fl E E M FACULTY inn profession of teaching took a course in stenography. After a year’s experience in an office in this city, Miss Hill received, through the civil service, the appointment at La Crosse Normal. When the vacancy occurred in Superior, she was transferred from La Crosse. M iss Hill, in her short period with us, has won the affection of both faculty and students. Mr. A. C. Dkneen. At the head of the manual training department, which was installed this year, we have a very able instructor in the person of Mr. A. C. Dcnccn. Mr. Dcnccn is a graduate of the River Falls Normal School, and has met with marked success in positions held previous to accepting the position in our Normal. Among these positions are schools mr. a. c. dknkkn jn Hudson, Kau Claire, Mcnasha, evening school in free hand drawing at Poppenhausen Institute, College Point, L. 1., and design work in Prang Summer School at St. Johnsvillc, New York. Preparation for this work in manual training was received in summer sessions of Stout Institute, 1908-09, and in New York, where Mr. Dcnccn took the special general art course in the Pratt Art School, as well as the normal art and manual training course. His success in this department, as well as his success in athletics, has made him a popular member of the faculty. Miss Blanche Herzog. The first door to the right as you come in at the main entrance. Y'cs; that is it. It? Why, the new children’s library—surely you have visited it. No? Well, then, do so. You will sec one of the most valuable assets of our training department. There arc few institutions of society to-day that are more vital in the life of a citizen than the public library. Given a sound knowledge of library science, and a man or woman has a basis and opportunity for learning and culture that is only limited by the length of his life. It would completely stifle the old cry of “if 1 had only had the chance.” But how surprisingly few there are who know how to use it—properly. miss blanche herzoo I'ACB NINETEEN G I T C II E G U n E E To many it is but a place wherein one may find the latest books of fiction and an opportunity to scan, superficially, the contemporary periodical literature. Then there arc others who know something of its value, but whose code of social ethics does not include the ethics of the library—quietness of manner, care for public property, restoring of reference and other books to their proper place in the stacks in an orderly and correct position, in short, a fine sense of regard for the rights and welfare of others. To teach these and to furnish material, pictorial and reading, for the model department, arc the important uses of this library. The accomplishment of these aims depends entirely upon the efficiency of the person in charge, and we are particularly fortunate in having secured the service of Miss Blanche Herzog in the work. These are her qualifications: She is a graduate of Superior high and normal schools; has taught in the public schools of the city; was assistant in both the Superior and La Crosse public libraries; and she has made good in this her first year with us. A Visit to a German Gymnasium A. I). WHEALDON Before one can visit schools in Berlin, a permit from the Prussian minister of education must be obtained. This is to be had for the asking, and the asking must be done through the United States embassy. The red tape attached thereto consumes from two to four weeks, depending on—nobody seems to know what. Translated, mine reads as follows: Mr. A. D. Wlicaldon, professor in the State Normal School of Superior, Wisconsin, wishes to inspect middle schools and higher institutions of learning in Berlin and Cliarlottenlnirg. His presence during school hours is permitted in so far as it does not interfere with the work, and it is also permitted to give him such information as lie may desire for his purposes. Berlin, the 10th of February, 1909. Koepke. Royal Prussian Minister of Education. Armed with this important document, and accompanied by a friend, who was also trying to learn something of the workings of these far-famed German schools, 1 started for my first visit to a German “gymnasium.” How often in “History of Ed. and “Science of Ed.” and various forms of “Pcd.” 1 had heard of this same “gymnasium,” and now 1 was to he permitted to see it in operation. The school selected for this visit was in the northeast, or Jewish, quarter of the city, a section seldom visited by Americans in their sight-seeing tours. We experienced some difficulty in finding it. because of its location in the center of a large block surrounded on all sides by solid rows of the five-story flats so characteristic of Berlin, the entrance being a double-doored passageway through one of the flats. The grounds were commodious and well kept. A reasonable portion was given to play and games, other parts being used for flowers, shrubbery, and trees. Outdoor exercise is an essential part of German school life, and ample provision is always made PAGE TWENTY for it in well arranged play grounds. This outdoor part of the school program is under as complete control of the teachers as is the work in the school-room. The building was a large, three-story brick structure, of simple yet pleasing architecture. Inside, it was not so pleasing. The halls were narrow and dark. The walls were of plain plaster, without tinting or decoration. The school furniture was old-style, uncomfortable, unhygienic, and unattractive. On the whole, the school-room presented a rather gloomy appearance as compared with the grounds. It should be said, however, that this is one of the oldest school buildings, and does not at all typify the schools of Berlin. Modern buildings arc the equal of the best city buildings of our own country, with the possible exception of school furniture. Here, 1 think, we lead them. The first person to be consulted concerning a proposed visit is the janitor, who always has an office just inside the main entrance. He is the source of information, and in him is vested much authority over visitors. Contrary to custom, we found, on this occasion, he was “not in.” So we asked a boy whom we found in the hall to conduct us to the principal, or, as he is called in German, the “rector.” This he did most politely, finding the worthy rector not in his office but in a recitation room consulting with one of his teachers. The rector appeared a man of some seventy-five years of age, short and fat, with long gray hair and whiskers. Nun, was wollrn Sir? he demanded in a voice of unmistakable authority. We presented our permits, and, contrary to our expectations, lie seemed much pleased with our wishing to visit his school. He said it was seldom an American visited his school, and asked us to express to him freely our opinions of the work as we saw it. He took us back to his office, where our overcoats found an honored place in his private Gar dr robe. He then consulted a record book on his desk, ami found our names written there. It seems that, when a permit is issued, all schools included therein arc notified of the same, and a record is kept by each principal in this “visitors’ ” book. He consulted his daily program, and gave us the recitations then in progress. We selected for our first visit a geometry class. He conducted us to the recitation room, and without ceremony opened the door. As we entered, all pupils arose and assumed a strict military “attention.” and remained so, motionless as the statues on Sieges Alice, until the command of Sitzrn!” from the rector. A most delightful spirit of respect ar.d obedience was everywhere manifested by the boys—no laughing, whispering, or “monkey shines,” such as too often greet the visitor in an American school. We were formally introduced to the teacher, and, saying he would return for us at the close of the recitation period, the rector left us. 'I'lic teacher was a man about forty-five years of age, of good appearance. He had excellent control of himself and pupils. 'The boys, as he told us, were from thirteen to fifteen years of age. They were enthusiastic in their work, but not in the least boisterous. All reciting and moving about the room were done carefuly and quickly. In fact, the boys actually ran to and from the hoard, yet without commotion. The room possessed only one blackboard, some three feet wide by four feet long. Only one boy was sent to the board at a time. 'rile first part of the recitation consisted of a review of the previous day’s proposition. Without any figure save that which they carried in their minds, the boys talked of the relations of lines and angles, which showed good memory and clear insight into the proposition. They had evidently worked hard and mastered well the task set them G I T C [I E G U fl E E PACE TWENTY-OS’E the previous day. The second part of the recitation was the development of the new g i T C n E G U n E E fourteen years old, excepting several young men probably from twenty-five to thirty. These were Jewish young men, who, as the teacher told us, were expecting to come to America, and were learning the language before they left home, so that they might have less difficulty in securing employment. The first part of the recitation consisted of a drill in English articulation. 'The teacher gave short sentences and called on individual pupils to repeat after him. The teacher pronounced the words with ease and accuracy, and set an excellent example for the boys to imitate. They did well. The second part consisted of reading at sight from an elementary school history of England. The teacher asked questions in English concerning that which was read, requiring answers also in English. German was minimized. The whole recitation was practical work in plain English, and not a theorizing about English in German. Not once during the whole recitation was a point of English grammar or syntax raised. We talked with some of the boys after the recitation, and it seemed to me that the results amply justified the method. On inquiry we found that the teacher had prepared himself for the work by three years’ study in England. He possessed a freedom in the use of English almost equal to that with which he spoke German. His familiarity with English manners, customs, and institutions also aided him much in teaching. Our time did not permit further visits that morning, so we returned to the rector’s office for our coats. He was greatly pleased when we told him how we had enjoyed our visit to his school and complimented him on the good work being done by his teachers. He said that before we went we must eat and drink with him. There on his desk he had sandwiches and wine, and insisted that we do him the honor of partaking. We ate his sandwiches, and, as he proposed the toasts, we drank to the health of his wife and our wives, his school and our schools, Germany and America. As we left his office, he took us, one by his right hand, the other by his left, and said: “We part as friends!” and we parted. work. One boy was sent to the board, and under the direction of the teacher the figure was drawn. Then, by what appeared to me as skillful work on the part of the teacher, the relations to be expressed in the new proposition were developed. The boys had no text-books, but kept all new material in note books, which became to them a text. The recitation was entirely free from the scolding or harshness so often imputed to German teachers. On the contrary, a most sympathetic relation between teacher and pupil was manifested at all times. At the close of the period the rector came for us and took us to sec the boys on the play ground, as there was then a fifteen-minute recess. This intermission was largely for the purpose of allowing the hoys and teachers to cat ztcri c Friilistiick. The first breakfast in a German home consists of rolls and coffee, and is eaten early. Every person—business man, teacher, or student—takes his second breakfast along in his pocket. It is eaten somewhere about ten o’clock, at whatever time and place the person desires. It is not at all rare to sec people walking along the street or riding in a street car, eating a “second breakfast.” Our next visit was to a recitation in English. The teacher was a young man, and appeared somewhat nervous because of our presence. The bovs were from twelve to PACE TWENTY-TWO I ACE TWENTY-THREE 5H MAN 0 I T C n E G U n E E FRESHMAN NOTES The class of 1913 is, as every one knows, the most intellectual and progressive class in the history of any normal in the state of Wisconsin. As for our class officer. Miss Gcarv, we arc at a loss for words in telling of all she has done for us. At the beginning of the fall term we held a class meeting and organized with the following officers: President—John Omernik. Vice President—Margaret Shevlin. Secretary—Pda Roth. In this wonderful class of 1913, athletics stand out pre-eminently. The Freshman basketball team was organized with James Perrin as captain. Under the guidance of Mana- joiin omkkxik gcr Roland Rogers the team did some excellent work, and the class is very proud of the players. Nornullli rfs iron l� A.lRf nun. PAGE TWENTY-FIVE 1 he Prof, review class in grammar were study- ing conjunctions. A Oorieo'i M r. P h c 1 a n (illustrating the connecting of two sentences) — “ I went to the circus, and—” Prof. H. (interrupting) —“And saw sonic monkeys, s o m c elephants, s o m c tigers, some alligators—yes, continue, Mr. Phelan.” Mr. P.—“But I did not sec John.” Prof. H.—“Guess you did not look in the right cage.” lippant re shmen The girls’ indoor baseball team was an exceptionally good one, and the class can say, without hesitation, that this team was the best ever in the Normal. April 30 the class held its annual picnic, and, judging from the tired but contented appearance of the members, even those who did not attend knew that all had enjoyed a day which would not soon be forgotten. At the beginning of the second semester, the midyear election was held, resulting as follows: Stanley May, president; Joseph Dictrick, vice president; Daniel Dcnccn, secretary. STANI.KY MAY SOME “DON’TS” FOR THE FRESH IES Don’t talk so much—talking is the Juniors’ only accomplishment. Don’t get caught in the halls—it might result in hurt feelings. Don’t be bashful—leave that for some of the Normal boys. Don’t recite in class—let the teacher practice making zeros. Don’t try to be funny—you don’t know how. Don’t pretend you know anything—you can’t bluff a Superior faculty. PACK TWBNTY-SIX G I T C H E G U n E E SOPHOMORE NOTES CII.BS UROWN The members of the class of 1012 have, under the guidance of Professor Gillette, grown far more grave and thoughtful than they have been in former years, although we, as well as others, regard it as an impossible feat for any one to he of more credit to the school than this class has been in the last two years. Noting the truth in “united we stand, divided we fall,” we, shortly after the beginning of the fall term, held an election of officers, resulting as follows: Do T«. LL. I’ C.i- TWl: TY-lilCIIT Our last year’s sleigh-ride remained was called to arrange for a ride. Unfortunately for the ride, the weather man refused to listen to our plans, and we have had spring weather ever since. On March 15 a meeting was called at which we elected our members of the Gitciib Gum hi- staff. Those appointed were George Lang, Ted Shchan, and Evans Phelan. President—Alice Scheidcckcr. Vice President—Evans Phelan. Secretary-Treasurer—Charles Ransicr. Later on we gave a party at the “Country Club,” and, as we had so few young men in the class, were delighted to invite those from other classes. We all survived Christmas vacation, as it was rather short, and were somewhat surprised. a few days after coming back, when called upon for a new election of class officers. The second election resulted as follows: President—Giles Brown. Vice President—Esther Johnson. Sccrctary-Treasu rer—Freeman Halverson. Upon the resignation of Mr. Halverson a few weeks later, Miss Edna Davidson was elected to fill the vacancy, fresh in our minds, and in February a meeting In theory class one of the students definal a football as a “prolate sphe- roid.” A f e w 1 a y s later, in a OJTJJ WHO? test of the c o o k i n g class. Miss G. asked for the constituents of an egg, and was surprised and puzzled to find this answer: “An egg is a prolate spheroid laid by a hen.” 0 I T C n E G U fl E E Mow doth the busy B. improve each twilight hour? JUNIOR NOTES G I T C P E G U n 0 E CLASS OFFICERS. First semester—Rufus Scoon, president; Roberta Pollock, vice president; Jennie Currie, secretary-treasurer. Second semester—Otto Zieman, president; Mary Rooney, vice president; Burdette Clark, secretary-treasurer. Of course, everybody knows that the Seniors arc grand and glorious; but, people, think of what a glory will shine and hover about the heads that occupy the same place next year. rufus scoox orro zieman PACE THIRTY-ONE G I T C H E G U n E E It seems, jmining from the various parties, that the Juniors have taken a great part in the social affairs of the school, and this is no small item. The Juniors arc “pushers, every one. If you want to hear something exciting, stop at the door of Mr. Roycc’s room some day. There arc three kinds of people in the world—the “pushers,” the go-betweens,” and the “laggers.” 1 here is not a “laggcr” nor a “go-between” among us; we are all “pushers” from start to finish. Now it is up to us. We have been good Juniors; let u s b c e v e n better Seniors. Now, all together— U-rah-rah, Juniors! U-rah-rah, Juniors! U-rah-rah. Juniors! Student to Z.— You look hungry. Haven’t you had anything to eat to-day?” Z.—“No; we have cooking class to-niglu ” There was a young fellow named Fuller; They say he was quite a wirepuller. He made such a hit, He thought he was it— This popular fellow named Fuller. If you wish to become a good buyer, And more knowledge of it to acquire, 'l ake advanced observation With variation. From our friend and teacher, Mrs. Squire. C«| v rt — EicwArt.Yc Boys TK,S 'Sw 'JOWV Tc I res. McC. (in assembly)—“Where arc the Juniors to meet for their picture?” Ziernan (president of class)—“Down below” —then as an afterthought—“at the entrance.” IW(n. THIRTY--TWO OH, YOU SENIORS! Why arc all those people standing at the library door? They seem to see a joke.” “ 1 bey do see a joke. They arc looking at the Senior class.” Oh! Well, why is the Senior class in there? Can’t they get out?” “No, they arc locked in.” “Why?” Bccaufc they were acting wild in the assembly room. This was a good, safe place to put them. Didn't you see them file out?” “Oh, yes, that mosquito parade. And they seemed so harmless, too! What is that fcov leaning over the banister for? And there’s another one by the radiator. Aren’t they feeling well?” Sure, they’re feeling fine. Don’t you see the girls with them? The banister and the radiator arc popular trysting places for the Seniors.” Gracious! There is a girl over there having a fit.” “Oh, no. She is only a Senior rehearsing the story she is to tell to the primary. She is famous for her gestures.” What is that girl tearing that hunch of paper in half for?” She’s a Senior, and has to hand in a thirty-page essay for sociology, so she reduces the size of the pages.” And what is that group over there doing?” That? Oh, that would be a good illustration for the song, ‘Nobody I-oves a Fat Man,’ wouldn’t it? Those arc some of the Senior girls showing their interest in psychology and primary methods. It’s a system of theirs, and they say it works. Q I I C II E E E PACE THIRTY-TIIREH 3 G O Mi Q I T C P £ G U £ SENIOR NOTES Karly last fall the Senior class effected an organization. The officers elected were: President, John L. Johnson; vice president, Elliott Donalds; secretary and treasurer, .Marion Lighthody. These officers were elected for the first semester; hut, when the time came for re-election, the class found the work had been so satisfactory that a unanimous re-election was the result. '1 he Seniors of this year have been leading spirits along all lines. As students we have shown ourselves able to compete with any previous class. In oratory, we have a member of whom we can well he proud. In the preliminary oratorical contests, two of our members won places, our president. Jack Johnson, winning first place, while Minnie Bcrgh took third place. Our class spirit is wonderful to behold, and it ought to be a worthy example for all those who follow. 'I'he Seniors of this year have found nothing too hard for them to do and nothing too hard to carry out if once begun. In social events we have certainly been leaders. As Juniors we gave a Junior-Senior which was a huge success. Before school adjourned for the Christmas vacation we gave a party in the gym. When, at the close of the first semester, a number of our class left to seek renown in wider fields, wc gave them a farewell party which showed that the class of 10 stood together and was ready to do so till the end. IWCI: TIIIKTY-FOUR In athletics, also, we have had our shining lights. Our president, as captain of the basketball team, has been an object of admiration for all the school. At all the games this year the Seniors were there in full force, cheering the boys on to victory and taking defeat (the few times it came) with heroism. Now we arc making preparations for graduation. A committee has been appointed to arrange for class day exercises. We expect these to rank far ahead of any which have yet been given. The June graduates now have a committee at work selecting a play to he given at graduation time. We expect this to be exceptionally fine, as we have excellent material to select from. As a whole, the class of '10 boasts a record which can be surpassed by none. We wish to thank President McCaskill and the members of the faculty for their hearty co-operation with us in everything we have attempted. Seniors! Seniors! 1910! Graduation comes again. We will heat them all this time. Seniors! Seniors! get in line! Junior—“Mow would you like to be Pierpont Morgan? B. B. Player—“Huh! I’d rather be Coach Pcnecn.” G I T C n E G U tt E E m (i I T C w £ G U n £ C Seniors JOHN L. JOHNSON JUNE. GERMAN. By this face. This seeming rote of justice, did he win The hearts of a that he did angle for. ELMS N. CALKF JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. lie wise to-day: 'tis madness to defer. KLLIOTT DONALDS JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. I.ove is blind: why docs he wear glassest MARY HENNKSSY AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Whatever others say or do, must l e good. MARIK DAVIDSON JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. The magic of the melody that held me over-long. Until my heartstrings quivered in an echo of her song. MARY KKAOUGH JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Go get a sweetheart that is worth your while, Go get a colleen with an Irish smile. FACE TIIIIITV-SIX Seniors CELIA AKIN JUN'B. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. ‘lie wisely wordly, but not worldly wise.’ SARAH CROSS JUNK. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. ”Here’s to you. the fairest, lie sweetest, and the rarest— 7 he only one whose many charms made me forget the rest.”—K. S. RHEA KEAOUGH A UG U ST. KIN DERG A RT E N. ise from the top of her head up. SELMA POLZON J UN E. El.KM ENTARY. senior in loots as well as actions. NETTIE McFARLIN AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. fie famous then by wisdom. KATE O’HARE AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. But though fain would write a rhyme. I fear am too simple. I know I could not find the time To go beyond her dimple. 6 I T C II E G U n E i FACE THIRTY-SEVEN Seniors a i T C H E G U fi E t NKLLIE WILCOX JUNK. LATIN. lie praised her queenly beauty; am! later on he hinted It the vastness of her intellect, with compliments unstinted.” GLADYS SIMPSON JUNK. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. It is never quite possible to get at a woman's way. for it is invariably the other way.” GUNDA GUNDERSON JANUARY. GERMAN. One touch of the summer girl makes the male-world glad. ADELAIDE BURROUGHS JUNE. KINDERGARTEN. I chatter, chatter, as I go. And go on forever.” HAITI E BATES JUNE: ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Busy as a bee. but without wings to carry her from place to place.” MINNIE BERGH AUGUST. LATIN. “Let those teach others who themselves excel. And censure others who have written well.” I’AGE THIRTY-EIGHT Seniors JULE MARTIN JUNE. ENGLISH SCIKNTIFIC. And smile once again. As often did when looked in the eyes of the little COf uettC.” VIOLET HANNIFIN JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. As good he out of the world as out of fashion.” LEONORE PUFF JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Trust not too much in your good looks” META RAETTIC JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. “Type of the wise who sour hut never roam.” LENORA BAUER JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. ”Herself alone, none other, she resembles.” EFFIE SWEEZEY JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. A noble and attractive every-day bearing comes of goodness, of sincerity, and of refinement. G I T C If E G U n E I Seniors ELLEN LATCH ER AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Moth-sty never foils to win Rood will GRACE HALL JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. “I am a woman; When I think, I must sf eak.” ANNA BRATT 1 have heard of the lady, and good words went with her name. LILLIAN NORMAN JUNE. LATIN. “Has anybody here seen Billy? lias anybody seen her smile? CORA ZAISER. JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. “She understands the magic of silence.” ETHEL THOMPSON AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. “Woman has this in common with the Deity, that her ways are past finding out. PAGE FORTY Seniors LYMA McMANUS august, kindergarten. Happy am I, from carr I fire; Why can't the rest of you he like mef” LULU YATES JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Sincere. hospitable, and kind.” ELEANOR PATTEN JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. The dusk teas in her eyes. And the dawn teas in her hair.” PYRL HURST JANUARY Don’t ask me why! My name is Because.” ANNA PODRUCH JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. By devoting my time to study I avoid the irksomeness of this life.” MARION LIGHTBODY JUNE. LATIN AND GERMAN. I just can’t make my eyes behave— Two bad brown eyes. am their slave.” 0 I T C H E 0 U n E E I’age forty-one Seniors G I T C H E G « d E E JENNIE RAMSTEAO JUNK. LATIN. “Good no!urc and good sense must ever join.'' AGNES EMERSON NOVEMBER. LATIN. Generally speaking, a woman is—generally speaking. AGNES CURRIE JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. A Xorma ife. indeed, in whom there is no guile.” OLGA FYLPA JUNE. KINDERGARTEN. Perhaps in the next world women ici l he more valued than they are here.” MARGUERITE COLWELL JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. I am not only witty myself, hut the cause of it in others.” LULU STUBBS JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. There is no such thing as forgetting.” PACK FORTY-TWO Seniors kva McCarthy JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. 7 love you truly. truly, dear. —Spenser. ISABEL McIVER JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Her gentle wit she plies To teach them truth.” G I T C H E G U n E E MAUDE GREENE J U N E. KIN I) KRGARTEN. (life us some musie; music, moody food of them that trade in love. VERA SCHULTZ JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. We're from the Sormal, and yell we must.” MILDRED CUMMINGS JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Good nature, music, and grit, all combined.” INA VAN KIRK JUNE. LATIN. “A silent creature, thoughtful, grave, sin-cere. Seniors G I T C II E G II n E E LILLIAN P. LUNI) AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. She is lovely. she is witty; what more wo tilt! you have ” ZELLA TREMBLATT N O'V EM B ER. GERMAN. “ They say she is quiet.” LILLIAN BERG JUNE. LATIN. She tahrth most tie light in music instruments MAUDE COBB JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIKIC. ) es, I know I hatl a stand-in. hut it didn’t do any good.” LILA SULLIVAN AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. She cannot conceal her virtues. MARION PINK AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. There is only one Marion; hut. if she had been twins, the one would have died laughing at the other. I‘AGE FORTY-FOUR Seniors MARION BEI jL JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. If woman makes all the trouble in life, it’s woman that makes life worth the trouble.” ANNAL LENNON JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. We prize the books, ami they prize them most who are themselves wise.” LAURA EIDE JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. She's the only one in her class; There’s no one she can't surpass. FRANCES TIBBETS JUNE. ELEMENTARY. To her task addressed her earnest care. MARIE MARQUETTE APRIL. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. lie careful, young man; she’s fooling you.” SOPHIA JOHNSON JANUARY. GERMAN. Short but m eet.” Q I T C H E G II n E E PAGE FORTY-FIVE n o-i iu Seniors 0 1 T C H E 0 u FLORENCE ZACHAU JUNE. KINDERGARTEN. She sceketh diligently after knowledge- GRACE AKIN AUGUST. GERMAN. The one certain thing about a woman is her uncertainty.” MARIE TEIGEN AUGUST. ELEMENTARY. Many are esteemed more than they imagine.” MARIE HANKS JUNE. ELEMENTARY. Far may you search e’er you will find One so generous, fair, and kind.” NELLIE JORDON J U N E. ELEM ENTARY. IV hat e’er she undertook. She did perform.” ROSE BECKER APRIL. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Sincerity, the first of virtues.” LI RBI E HOLZBERG APRIL. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. E’en her failings lean toward virtue’s side.” PHOEBE ARNETT APRIL. ELEMENTARY. creature not too bright or good For human nature’s daily food.” MABEL HUSH AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. She does little kindnesses Which most leave undone.” CHRISTINE PEDERSON JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. IVhat heights ice know not of. PEARL BLANDING JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Fm too busy to worry.” AMANDA OYAAS JUNE. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Oh. the emptiness of words. ALI A BANKER. AUGUST. ELEMENTARY. Everything she undertook proved to be a vast success.” EMMA RANDBY AUGUST. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Oh. that smile that won’t come off! HARRIET ERICH SEN APRIL. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. She is wise who doth talk but little.” DANA ANDERSON JANUARY. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. She delights in all things wliic l are novel.” HELEN MONGER NOVEMBER. LATIN. “Eigensinn. dein Same is Weib. ROBERTA POLLOCK JANUARY. ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC. Of course, clothes don’t make the woman, hut they make all of her except her hands and face daring working hours, and that is a pretty considerable area of the human animal. KATHARINE McRAE love you truly, truly, dear. —Spenser. PAGE FORTY-SIN ALUMNI NOTES ALUMNI OFFICERS. President—Blanche Wolford, ’98. Vice President—Miss Bessie St. John, ’05. Toastmaster—William St. John, ‘07. Editors—Jennie Hogan. ’09; E. M. Conley, 01. Secretary-Treas.—Mrs. Merton H. Giffin, 00. E. A. Snow is practicing law in Boise, Idaho. Nancy Bond, 1909, is attending Smith College. Robert E. Kennedy, 1903, is practicing law in Superior. James R. Murphy, 1903, is studying law at Madison. Marie McCarthy, 1909. has been teaching in Chetek this year. David H. Clough. 1900. is a progressive contractor of Duluth, Minn. miss Blanche woLKORD Mabel Nixon, 1905, is an assistant in the high school at Silverton, Oregon. Mary E. Murphy, 1909, is pursuing a course at the University of Wisconsin. Frank Conley, 1907, is city sales agent for the North Land Coal Company, this city. G. Curtis Pauling, 1905, is the junior member of Harper Pauling, real estate and insurance, Superior. PAGE FORTV-SKVHX 0 I T C H E G U tt E E YVc heard that Myra Wiley made a great success in putting on the High School play in Chetck, where she teaches. Charles J. Anderson reports that he is greatly enjoying his work as principal of the high school at Prescott in this state. Griffith Wray, 1901, who since graduation has been prominent in theatrical circles, is now in Honolulu with his company. Dclanccy S. Webb, 1904, is connected with the New York Superior Investment Company, real estate, insurance, and loans. Frank T. McNally, 1904, is district manager for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company; headquarters, Duluth, Minn. Fred Ek, 1906, last year’s president of the Alumni, and Alumni editor of the 1909 Gitche Gumee, is a student at Lawrence College this year. Dorothea Shchan, Susan McQueen, Jennie Hogan, and Anna Larsen, all of 1909, have been teaching this year in Wausau, where their work seems to have been appreciated. Stephen H. Ford, 1901, since graduation has been connected with the department of education in the Philippines. He is now a high school principal of one of the island schools. Paul H. Ncystrom, who has recently completed a course in the Wisconsin “U,” is now stationed at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as a district manager for the department of correspondence. Benjamin J. Hagberg, 1901, gave the government a few years of service in the Philippine Islands, and for the past year has been a normal school instructor at Rio Piedras, Porto Rico. J. A. Cadigan, who was with us last year, writes from the University of Wisconsin: “Many thanks indeed for your kindly remembrance. 1 had thought that you Nor-malites had forgotten all about me and had relegated me to the void of oblivion. I feel confident that you will have an ‘edition dc luxe this year. Wishing you the best of good fortune and success in your enterprise.” A kindly greeting from William R. Cott, 1909, now teaching in Chippewa Falls, says: “I wish to thank our old school from the bottom of my heart. (Mr. Gilbert at some time, probably, has said the scat of affection docs not lie there. Don’t believe it. Even he may have changed his opinion since!) for being the means by which I made many warm, helpful, inspiring friends. Let the old school continue its good work. Rumor says it is.” Katharine Lenroot, 1909, who has been spending the year in Washington, writes: “I think of the dear old Normal very often, and wish that you all, faculty and students, might adjourn to Washington for a little while, and enjoy with me its many charms. In this lovely spring season, especially, it far surpasses any other city I have ever seen, and many claim that it is the most beautiful in the world. With its wide, clean streets, lined with shade trees, its squares and parks full of flowering shrubs and early spring flowers, and its many imposing government buildings gleaming white through the green, it seems a fitting home for the government of our nation.” Prepare early for the annual Alumni banquet, and let every member—be there! PACE FORTY-EIGHT G I T C P E G U n E E STAFF ELLIOTT DONALDS, Editor-in-C h iff JESSIE WILCOX, Associate Editor ENOCH FULLER, Business Manager Senior Editor..... Junior Editor...... Sophomore Editor. Freshman Editor.. Preparatory Editor Artists Advisory Artist.............. Alumni Editors............... Exchange Editor............. (HrIs’ Athletic Editor...... Hoys ’ Athletic Editor...... Local Editors................ Assistant Hnxiness Managers Advisory Editor............. ___LILLIAN NON MAN ...ATM A LIE DIF FOE .....EVANS I’ll ELAN ___JANE FAN FLECK .....VIOLET 8PBCBT OLIFE SMITH MILDRED HELMS KATE OHARE EVANS PHELAN MYRA SAX BY MISS ESTHER LOWRY MR. E. M. CONI.EY MISS JENNIE UOGAN ...DANA ANDERSON ...DANA ANDERSON ...ROBERT Gregory MARIE CUDDY .... )TED SHEHAN S JOSEPH DIET RICK |GEORGE LANGE ....i. D. s. OILLETT INTER-CLASS DEBATES One of the very few things that we students would like to add in the Normal is a system of class debating. We argue that debates arc good, for several reasons, a few of which we shall attempt to state. First, such a system develops school spirit. In a debate where two or three members of one class arc battling with their wits and tongues against representatives of another, who in that class is not aroused to enthusiasm? The individual in the audience listens, first, with respect to the speaker, then with conviction, as he is fired by the truth of the arguments. Next, he thinks, “Well, our class is not so bad, after all.” From this narrow, centered class feeling, he comes to have the belief that a school where things worth while arc done is worthy of something deeper than a mere surface loyalty. Secondly, no one, least of all the speaker himself, doubts that this work on a public platform has done him good. The timid ones who think. “Oh, I never could do it!” if asked to speak, arc surprised and delighted to find that they really have some ability, after all. No one ever knows what lie can do until he tries. PAGE FIFTY The argumentative form of writing and speaking develops a logical mind, through the necessity and use of consecutive thinking. The need for a good presence on the platform develops self-poise. The person who is speaking with the intention of convincing the audience of certain thoughts and proofs advanced by him is exercising self-control in many ways. He requires it to keep his presence of mind; for there arc opposing arguments to he refuted. The best possible way to advance and to refute arguments is the way of careful speaking. This leads to a careful choice of words and idioms. Some people may say that these things may be gained through our rhetorical and library reading classes. It is, however, generally conceded that a debate combines the benefits of an essay, a recitation, an oration, and a book review, the forms generally used in those classes; for the preparation for a debate embraces reading, composition, with these it gives the added benefits already mentioned. As we attend school to gain an education, and as knowledge is a part of an of presentation, viewing it from two opposite sides and comparing them as to their relative strength and truth, is no very small part of the value of debates. So MR. GILLETT’S BRANCH OF ATHLETICS Until two years ago tennis was next to basketball in rank of popularity. Everybody played. Professor and student shared equally the benefits, pleasures, and fatigue. A thriving tennis association swelled the number of school societies. But something happened that was disastrous for tennis. An inconsiderate person moved a house on to the tennis court. As the lots were not school property, nothing could be done However, President McCaskill, with his characteristic good judgment and foresightedness, has now insured the game against any more such interruptions. A cinder court in the southwest corner of the campus has been provided, which is now G I T C H E a u ft E E careful attenion to form and delivery. Besides education, that acquired by learning the subject debated upon, and the method wc end with a plea that to us of the Normal be given a chance to gain such benefits for ourselves. about it. receiving the finishing touches under the personal supervision of Mr. McCaskill and Mr. Gillctt. I'AGB FIFTY-ONB TZ U-3 (U CONCERNING ATHLETICS Q I T C B E G U Athletics in school is decried by many, who argue that a chosen few arc benefited, while the major part of the student body is neglected. If students derive benefit from playing on a first team only, there is a good basis for this stand; but, if a fellow not on a first team may be helped physically, mentally, or morally by a good half-hour of scrimmaging on the gridiron, a half of fast basketball in our spacious gym, or a few innings of invigorating baseball on the diamond, we believe that athletics should be given its just due. Our president and faculty, wishing to curb any tendency toward the development of a few to the exclusion of all others, and hoping also to foster enthusiasm in sports and games, arranged for a series of basketball inter-class games. These games proved a great success. Every fellow in school was given an opportunity to share the advantages offered bv properly conducted basketball. The girls, too. found pleasant diversion. Vying with each other in the volume of musical - fo� nsTractiona Me feZ Tor- utterances, they made their rooting (which necessitates increased respiration and consequently a greater flow of blood through the body) a feature. With these results in view, docs any one question the wisdom of athletics in schools ? We hope that next year it will be possible to carry inter-class games to other branches of athletics. THE STORY COMPETITION The first place in the story contest was awarded to Mr. John Gilbert; second place, Miss Athalic Diffor. In the poem contest, Miss Minnie Bergh received first place; Miss Ina Van Kirk, second place. The judges were Miss Geary, Miss Schlegel, and Professor Hembdt. Have you ever seen our circus performer? When getting his suit ease down from the sixty-foot water tank in Cumberland, he outrivaled any Ringling man we ever saw. His version of the affair, though told in a foreign sounding language, was easily understood. Poor Mickey! I AGE FIFTY-TWO SPEECHES IN ASSEMBLY During the course of the school year the students have been well entertained by some very interesting talks in the assembly. PROFESSOR WHEALDON. Early in the year, Professor A. D. Wheal don gave two talks on his European trip. He told of the various routes they journeyed over, the places visited, and the best methods of securing good treatment abroad. These talks were instructive as well as entertaining, and we arc more anxious than ever to visit the old world. SENATOR GAYLORD. Perhaps one of the best political talks we have had this year was the one given by the Honorable Winfield Gaylord, of Milwaukee. Mr. Gaylord is the only socialistic member of the state senate. He gave us his opinion or view of socialism; and, although not many members of our school arc strong Socialists, all now know Mr. Gaylord to be a good talker. We as teachers are always interested in hearing both sides of the story. 0 I T C it E 0 u E E PROFESSOR DEUTCHER. Professor Charles H. Dcutchcr, of Warrensberg, Missouri, gave us a very interesting talk recently. He told us of the differences between their normal and ours; the main difference being the number of boys. He told some entertaining anecdotes about our president and Professor Merrill, both of whom attended normal under Professor Detacher's guidance. We were delighted with Professor Dcutchcr, and sincerely hope to have the pleasure of hearing him some time again. REVEREND DOCTOR FRICK. On April 20, Reverend Doctor Frick, of the English Lutheran Church, of Milwaukee, addressed the school in a few well-chosen words on the plasticity of the soul. His talk was for the teachers of the future, and his advice to the students was the kind of advice we are all anxious to receive, to aid us in the work we must do later. We shall be pleased to hear Reverend Doctor Frick again. PRESIDENT VAN HISE. President C. R. Van Hisc of the University of Wisconsin, while here to attend a banquet given by the Wisconsin University Alumni Association, March 18, spoke to the students of the Normal and local high schools in the Blaine assembly. His subject was the “Conservation of National Resources,” a subject in which all students of to-day arc greatly interested. It was a great pleasure to hear Mr. Van Hisc, and a PAGE FIFTY-THREE G I T C n E G U n n E privilege vc do not often have the opportunity of enjoying. A number of the University alumni, as well .as the majority of the students from normal and high schools, took advantage of this opportunity DOCTOR LUTHER H. GULICK. The kindergarten and primary students were especially fortunate this year in hearing some excellent talks on play and story telling. I)r. Luther H. Gulick, of New York city, gave a talk, in the Blaine assembly, on “Plays and Games.” Doctor Gulick needs no introduction to those interested in this subject. The lecture was well attended, and much benefit derived therefrom by students preparing to teach. MISS STBLI.A WOOD. We were greatly indebted to the Twin Ports committee of the I. K. W. for inviting Miss Wood to visit the Twin Ports. Miss Stella Wood is superintendent of the kindergartens of Minneapolis, and one cannot imagine a kindergarten being other than a most enjoyable place with such a superintendent. The Normal students were entertained with story telling, for which Miss Wood is so well known. Every student in the Normal was delighted with the stories and the story teller. At the Blaine High School, Miss Wood delivered a lecture on “Nature Study for Kindergarten and Primary Grades,” and in Duluth, her lecture on “Plays and Games” was given. Both of these lectures were well attended by students of the Normal, who were strong in their praise of the lecturer. It is our earnest desire that Miss Wood will again visit us and tell us more of the kindergarten. VIOLIN SOLOS BY MR. LANCE. Musical entertainments in the school this year have been few, hut the numbers given have been well appreciated by the students. Mr. George Lange, ’ll, appeared one morning with his violin and gave us the following numbers: Grand March (“Tannhneuser”).................................................Wagner “Melodies of Love”.......................................................Eilenberg “Legende”........................:.....................................IVicnimiski “Last Hope”........................................................... Goltsclinlk The selections themselves are beautiful, and Mr. Lange played with that expression which makes one say without hesitation that the violin truly speaks. Our only regret is that Mr. Lange has appeared hut once. We arc anxious for another treat of this kind. KATHERINE JEWELL EVERTS. On March 19 we were entertained by Miss Katherine Jewell Everts, of Boston, Massachusetts. Miss Everts is the author of The Speaking Voice,” and is a well known reader. We were indeed delighted to hear her in the selection, “My Lady’s Ring,” written for her by Miss Alice Brown. She gave also two acts from “Jocelyn Leigh,” an adaptation of “To Have and To Hold.” The readings were greatly enjoyed by all who heard Miss Everts, and we sincerely hope to have the privilege of hearing her again. I ACE FIFTY-FOUR D C. W U SOCIAL COMMITTEE 0 I T C II E G of-hand performances, Mr. Kelly of the Freshman class gave a rare treat with his songs, and some Juniors presented in thrilling shadow pantomime the tragedy of Bluebeard. The program was concluded by the young men of the school singing, with embellishments, “Johnny Schmoker,” after which a social hour was indulged in. On December 22 occurred the Christmas party in the gymnasium. The features were the imposing Christmas tree, which was shorn of its precious fruit by Santa Claus (Professor Royce) and his assistants, some lively reindeer, Christmas. readings and Christmas music. The mid-year elections resulted in the re-election of the Senior and faculty members, the new members being Miss Brooks and Mr. Zieman of the Junior class. Mr. Danielson and Miss MeGraw of the Sophomore class, Mr. Perrin and Miss Alida Banks of the Freshman class, and Misses Wedge and Johnson of the Preparatory class. Owing to lack of funds, the committee was unable to accomplish anything spectacular. Their efforts were limited to a supper for the basketball boys from the River Falls Normal School and the home teams, and a reception to the Cumberland basketball team. Some young ladies of the school kindly donated their services in presenting, for the benefit of the social committee, the play “Cranford,” an especially artistic adaptation of Mrs. Gaskcll’s dainty, quaint little story. The cast included: Miss Matilda Jenkyns. Mildred Ross; Miss Pole, Constance Currie; Mrs. Jamieson, Harriet Krichscn; Miss Betty Barker, Marie Davidson; Mrs. Forrester, Nettie MeFarlin; Mrs. FilzAdams. Elizabeth Monger; Mary Smith, Gunda Gunderson; Martha. Sophie Johnson; Peter, Stanley May. The play was enthusiastically received, and the social committee wishes to thank the young ladies for the time and work they put upon it, and for the handsome sum of money realized for tire social committee. 'I'hc committc hopes that opportunity and weather will permit the arranging, in the near future, an enjoyable picnic for the school in some one of the many beautiful places in the neighborhood. The duty of the social committee is to arrange for, and manage, proper social enjoyment for the school, help students find boarding places, visit sick ones, and assist, as far as it is able, those needing and desiring assistance such as the committee can render. The elections in September gave the following members to the committee: Miss Geary, chairman; Miss Lowry, Miss Gunn, and Mr. Gilbert, of the faculty; Miss Colwell and Mr. Farrell, of the Senior class; Miss Chadwick and Mr. Fuller, representing the Junior class; Miss Moylan and Mr. Phelan, the Sophomores; Miss Mildred Gunderson and Mr. Daly, the Freshman class; and Miss Wedge and Mr. Daly, the Preparatory class. To their efforts the school owed the pleasure of the informal get-acquainted reception in the domestic science department early in September. At the reception of October 7, in the gymnasium, each class was represented in a varied program. A double quartette of Senior young ladies rendered some delightful vocal music. Evans Phelan demonstrated his skill with his exceedingly clever slcight- l AC.K FIFTY-SIX The Choral Club has done some exceptionally good work this year, and has given musical numbers at most of the various entertainments that have been given at the Normal School during the year. A semi-chorus made up of six Choral Club girls gave one charming little song, “The Dixie Kid,” at the reception given to the new students, just after the opening of school. The Choral Club has appeared on several of the various rhetorical programs. At Christmas time they gave two musical numbers, “Holy Night” and A Christmas Fanfare.” Miss Esther Cronk also sang a solo at this time. At the oratorical contest the following musical selections were given: Piano solo.................................................Miss Marion Lightbody Vocal solo..................................................Miss Marie Davidson “Kerry Dance”........................................................Choral Club We have a number of boys in the school, and we usually claim them as belonging to the Choral Club. They give very attractive and pleasing selcc- tions. The ones that seemed to take especially well were these CCWBacjBpIs Bg two, “Johnny Schmokcr” and “The Tinkers’ Chorus” from ©07 Robin Hood,” which were given at the county convention that I A was held here this winter. The Choral Club is also preparing some attractive things for the declamatory contest. The commencement music is very fine this year. Mrs. Merry is putting forth her best efforts to make this music the best that has been given on such an occasion. The following program has been prepared for commencement day: Choral Club, “Pilgrims’ Chorus” from “Tannharuser” (Wagner), with orchestra; semi-chorus, (1) When the Swallow Sings” (Meycr-Helmund-Lynes), (2) My Shadow” (Hadley-Lynes); vocal solo, Mrs. R. C. Buck; violin solo, Valborg Gunderson; semi-chorus, “Doris” (Nevin), with violin and clarinet obligato. To the helpfulness of Mrs. Merry the Choral Club owes its progress. Enough thanks cannot be given to her, for her faithfulness and inspiration that she has given the various members of the club during this past year. Mr. Ehlman is teaching physics and chemistry in an endowed high school at Youngstown, O. t PAGE FIFTY-EIGIIT QRATARY ORATORICAL CONTEST The preliminary oratorical contest, from which a representative of our Normal is sent to the state contest, was held January 14 in the Normal assembly hall. The program was as follows: Instrumental Solo—“Prelude” (Chopin .............Marion Lightbody Oration—“Conservation of Our National Resources”... .Lillian Lund Oration—“The Era of Preventive Philanthropy”.......Minnie Bergh Oration—“The Signs of the Times.” Pearl Blaxihng Vocal Solo—“Florian’s Song” (Godard)..............Marie Davidson Oration—“The South.” J. L. Johnson Oration—“The Little Twentieth Century Slave”.................Agnes Akin Chorus—“Kerry Dance (Alolloy- Lynes....................Choral Club Decision of judges. Judges—Mr. VV. B. Kellogg, Mr. H. S. Butler, Mrs. F. F. McCausland. 'The places were awarded as follows: third, Minnie Bergh; second, Agnes Akin; first, J. L. Johnson. The contest was an excellent one, the orations were strong and original, and the musical selections were thoroughly enjoyed by the listeners. Q I T C H E 0 u n E I: INTER-NORMAL CONTEST The trip to Oshkosh was very interesting. Our orator, J. L. Johnson, accompanied by Coach Deneen, the basketball team, and several enthusiasts, left Superior Wednesday, March 23. A number of Normalises were at the station to wish success to both orator and team, and, thanks to the girls, we could count about a do .cn boxes of fudge to our credit. The trip down was a pleasant one. With the exception of the “Twins’ ” rest being disturbed by “Dutch’s” violent cough, all was well, and we arrived safely in i age fifty-nine G I T C H E G U .'I E E Oshkosh at 6:15 a.m. Wc were greeted by Professor Small and a number of students of the Oshkosh Normal School. A number of Superiorites attended the morning assembly and felt quite at home when they gave, among other yells, our own “Brccka.” Wc undoubtedly helped a little more strenuously with that than with any of the others. Thursday evening wc attended the basketball game. I he first half was excellent, but, owing to the long trip and the great difference in “gyms,” Oshkosh outscored us in the second half. Wc girls consoled each other by saying, “Our boys looked the nicest, any way.” Friday afternoon wc attended the mass meeting at the opera house. President Keith, of Oshkosh, presided, and gave us a very interesting talk. Each delegation was called upon for a speech, and Mr. Dcnccn spoke for us. His talk was just a little bit better than any of the others, and resulted in the awakening of the Superior delegation. We were well entertained by various quartettes of the local normal and with music by the Platteville band. I think no one who attended the evening session will forget the beauty of the opera house that night. Oshkosh occupied the entire balcony, and, with so many pretty girls and enthusiastic boys waving the white and gold, the balcony presented quite a picture. The visiting schools were grouped below, Superior being assigned the front. As we took our places, wc were greeted by some alumni of the Superior Normal School, who aided us in our cheering. 'Flu contest was one of the best ever held in the state. No one was sure that he could name the winner, and each delegation hoped breathlessly that its representative would be named. After the contest a reception was held in the normal gymnasium, which had been beautifully decorated in the colors of the eight normals of Wisconsin. “Good time” is not the expression to use in telling of the fun. We left Saturday morning—tired, yes, very tired, but satisfied that we had enjoyed a trip wc would not soon forget. SCHOOL CALENDAR BEING EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF MR. SKYGACK. OK MARS. Aug. jo, igag.—This afternoon I looked in at a building they call the Superior Normal. I saw a lot of earth beings rushing around. They were putting their names down in a book they call a register, handing a woman some money, getting a lot of objects they call books, and then disappearing with perfectly happy looks on their faces. Sr fit. 6.—This was the day they call Labor Day. I found no earth beings at the Normal. I can easily account for this, because early this morning I saw parties of Normalitcs, carrying baskets, leave their homes for picnic grounds, parks, etc. Srfif. 7.—To-day a great many of the earth beings they call Seniors began what they call practice teaching. This evening 1 visited some of their rooms, and in nearly all I found the inhabitants weeping and wailing and feeling bad. 1 could find no reason for this, unless it was the little white pieces of paper they held in their hands. Oct. 12.—This evening I visited the room they called the gym. There was a great crowd of people there, and they were all having a good time. Soon two earth beings named Polly and Rufus came out and made believe they were other beings named Bluebeard, Fatima, and others. YVe sang and danced, and had a nice time. Nov. i.—This afternoon, on a large field, a great many earth beings assembled to watch twenty-two other earth beings in a terrific combat they call football. Eleven of these players were working for the Normal, and the other eleven for a school they call the Blaine. The contest was fast and furious, but in the end the Blaine won by the narrow margin of one point, though they were outplayed in every respect by the abnormal beings. I was not pleased with the result, as 1 am strong for the Normal. Nov. 5.—To-day, several Seniors received sheepskins. I don’t know what these are, but I hope they arc something nice. G I T C n E G U n E E 1 « PAGE SIXTY-ONE 0 1 T C H E G U rt E E Nov. 24.—To-day I leave for Mars, as all will be quiet around here for a few days. Most of the earth beings have gone to their own homes, to eat turkey, they say. Dec. 22.—-To-day we had a Christmas tree in the gym. I like Christmas trees, as there were very many nice things on this one. There was some stuff they call mistletoe hung up in different places. I don’t understand what it means, hut many queer actions took place beneath it. One in particular caused much mcrri(y)mcnt. Jon. 5, igio.—This afternoon 1 slipped into a room they call Miss Rowland’s. There an earth being named Julc was giving a concert on a little organ. This was enjoyed immensely until interrupted by a stern-looking earth being called a critic. Jon. 14.—In the Normal assembly room to-night a great number of earth beings spoke upon a platfrom. They said it was an oratorical contest. The one who made the greatest impression with me won first place. He was a fellow named Johnson. Jon. 21.—To-night the Seniors had a party in the gym. They danced, and we all had a nice time. Jon. 22.—To-night the Normalises distinguished themselves very much indeed. They won a game called basketball from a set of earth beings called Duluth Centrals. This means a great deal, since they arc hated rivals of the city in which I am now situated. Feb. 15.—A wild blizzard raged all day to-day, and the few earth beings brave enough to venture out were rewarded by the announcement that school would be dismissed. So they went on their way rejoicing. Mar. 1.—Hurrah! This is an extra message back to Mars, but I am so happy I can’t control my feelings. The Normal defeated the Blaine to-night in a basketball game, 18 to 16. Shouts of “Brccka co-ex!” sound through my cars. I can say no more. Mar. 2.—As I hoped, we had a celebration, to-day, of last night’s great event. The enthusiasm would do one’s heart good to sec. Mar. IQ.—This evening I came up to the Normal to hear a strange earth being, named Miss Everts, speak. Apr. 2S.—To-night the earth beings called post-graduates gave a play called “Cranford.” It was very funny, and I enjoyed it very much. Apr. 2 —This afternoon I went into the Gitche office and saw the staff there working their heads off. On the table was a beautiful bunch of tulips. The staff was very enthusiastic over them, and said that Miss Eaton, the earth being who presides over the library, sent them in. They thank her most heartily, as the flowers help them on wonderfully in their work. June 1.—I am very sorry that I must return to Mars so sgon; but I have heard it whispered about that on June 17 all the earth beings now around the Normal will leave, and it would be too lonesome for me without them. I like these people, as they arc a caY.oh D«-j$ very jolly bunch. Wiij soom Miss Pinkham, who resigned her position as stenographer, is in the city. PAGE SIXTV-TWO A CLASS IN GERMAN Gulen Morgen. Fraulein Schlegel..” Gulen Morgen, alle. Miss S.—“Well, what is our lesson for to-day?” Hazel—“I think it’s the strong declension.” E.—“No, it’s about masculine nouns. Miss S.—“Doesn’t any one know what the lesson is about?” Milly—“It’s about the declension of the masculine noun in the strong declension.” Miss S.—“That’s it exactly. Any one who had looked at the lesson should know that. Milly, you may decline Sohn. M. [intent on making good impression]— Ycs’m: das Sohn, der Sohn” Miss S.—“Next.” Esther— Das Sohn” Miss S.—“Next.” Minnie— Die Solin. Miss S.—'“Next.” Helen— Der Sohn, des Sohnes, dem Sohne, den Sohn.” Miss S.—“That is right. Now in the plural.” Helen— Die Sohn—cr—1 mean die Soline, der Sohne. dem Soline— Miss S.—'“Next.” Helen— Den Sohnen, die Soline.” Miss S.—“Why didn’t you say that at first?” Helen—“Well, I meant it.” Miss S.—“Oh! was I expected to know that? Hazel, decline Hut.” H.— leh kann nicht. Miss S.—“Next, Opal, decline it.” Opal [remaining seated]—“I can’t.” Miss S.—“Stand and decline Hut, Opal.” Opal—“I can’t.” Miss S.—“Stand, any way. Remain standing.” Miss S.—“Even, decline Hut.” E.—“I can’t.” Miss S.—'“Next.” Inga— leh kann niclil.” Miss S.—“Next.” Connie—“I can not.” Miss S.—“Can any one decline Hutf [Silence.] Very well—you may all sec me after school. What poems did you learn last year?” Minnie—“ ‘Die Lorelei’ and one other the name of which I do not know.” Miss Si—“Very well. Loretta, you may recite 'Die Lorelei.’ ” Loretta— Ich tee is s nit wassolles bedeuten.” T C fl E G U fl E E PACK SIXTY THREE n tu tu Q I T C II f: G U Miss S.—“What in the world arc you saying? What kind of a thing is tvassollcs Can’t you separate your words? Say ich.” Loretta— Ik.” Miss S.—“You’re not saying it. Say it way down in your throat.” Loretta— Ichlili Miss S.—“There, that’s better, but you needn’t hold it so long. Continue, and separate your words.” Loretta— Ich tteiss niclil tens soli cs brdcutcn. Das icli lih h so I ran rig bin; Ein Marc hen atts alien Zeilen Das koimnt mir niclil nns deni Sinn. Gong!!! Miss S.—“All right now, and don't let it komtn’-aus deni Sinn’ that you all have to come up here to-night.” 7 JJ J Zs o9 r eocene? scAoo o Mc fenc cr aeje of J y PAGE SIXTY-FOUR FOOTBALL SQUAD � 0 I T C n E G U n E f: The year that is just closing has been one of the most successful along athletic lines that our school has ever known. This success has been due to a number of important factors. In the first place, the school is to be congratulated upon being able to secure a man like Professor A. C. Dcnccn to coach our athletic teams. Top Row—Gregory, Captain .f. Johnson, Van Vi.kck. .Second Rote—President McCaskii.l, I NDhKIIII.I., SCOON, ( I.AKKK, I’ltoPKSSOK GILBERT. ('ruler—PROFESSOR A. t ’. DkNEKX, Coach. Third Rote—Susans, Sheiian, Ziemax. Bottom Rote—McQueen, I)ai.v, Campbell. PACE SIXTY-SIX Secondly, Professor E. M. Gilbert and Professor A. I). Whealdon arc to be thanked for the interest which they have manifested in the team and in Kitting the best teams to play with that could possibly he secured. Thirdly, the faculty and the student body have given loyal support—the sort which makes the athlete feel that he is working for the school as much as for his own development. And, last but not least, our success has been due to the fact that the fellows themselves have shown the right spirit and gone into the various contests in a sportsmanlike manner. G I T C II E 0 u I’ACB SIXTY-SKVBK C OJ 0-1 0 I T C II E 0 U ft E E FOOTBALL At the opening of the football season the Normal’s chance of having a football team looked a little slim. There was plenty of football material for a first team, but not enough for a second team; and, besides this misfortune, the material that was available had no knowledge of football. However, this did not dishearten the fellows at all, and they went into practice with a determination to put out a winning football team. Games were immediately arranged, and on the second of October the Normal football team, the first in seven years, journeyed to Cloquet, where they met the Cloquet High School. The game was practically a tryout, but was a good one for the first of the season. It ended in a tie—Normal 6, Cloquet 6—with the ball in the Normal’s possession on Cloquet’s one-yard line. This game encouraged the players, and some hard practising was done the following week. On Saturday, October 9, the team again lined up against a strong proposition in the form of the Nelson Dewey, of the Hast End. Dope was against the Normal, but the football fans were met with a surprise. The Dewey played the better ball the first half, which resulted in a score of 6 to 0 in their favor. However, our hoys came back strong in the second half, and played the Dewey off their feet. About the middle of this half, Currie, the Normal’s fullback, was sent over for a touchdown, and Clarke kicked the goal from a very difficult position. This tied the score, and from this on the game was a punting contest. When time was called, the score was still a tic—Normal 6, Dewey 6. On the following Saturday the Normal team journeyed to St. Cloud, where they met the fast Normal team of that city. The St. Cloud boys far outclassed us in speed and weight, averaging twenty-five pounds to the man heavier than we did. The boys hHd them down to a ll-to-0 score the first half, but in the second half, by the use of the shoestring forward pass, the St. Cloud boys ran their total up to 44 points. Blaine Game. The following Saturday the Normal lined up against their old rivals, the Blaine High School. This was the game of the season, and was consequently fought bitterly by both sides. The Blaine started out in a whirlwind fashion, and for a few minutes things looked dubious for the Normal. After about ten minutes of play, Bengston, the speedy little Blaine halfback, went over the line for a touchdown. Bradley tried to kick a goal, but failed, making the score. Blaine 5, Normal 0. The Blaine then kicked off to the Normal, who by forward passes and outside kicks got the ball within twenty yards of the Blaine goal. Here “Scotty” McQueen received the ball for an end run, and, with Johnson, Currie, Clarke, and Zieman forming great interference, “Scotty” went over for a touchdown. Clarke kicked the goal, making the score. Normal 6, Blaine 5. A minute later the half ended, with the Normal one point to the good. PAGE SIXTY-EIGHT The Normal opened the second half by kicking off to the Blaine. About the middle of the half, R. Bradley tried a drop kick for the Blaine, which resulted in a failure, the ball going back to the middle of the field. After a series of gains, the Blaine again got within kicking distance of the Normal goal, and this time Bradley placed a pretty drop kick between the goal posts in the last minute of play. The game ended with the score 8 to 6 in the Blaine’s favor. This game ended the Normal football season, which, considering the fact that Coach Dcnccn had only green material from which to develop a team, was a success. Next year we arc looking for great things, and we hope to be able to arrange games with Duluth and a number of teams which we were unable to meet this year. The prospects for a championship football team arc very good. Jack Johnson is the only man that will be lost by graduation, and, with all the rest of this year’s aggregation and the new material. Coach Denecn ought to have a fast team. What we will need next fall is to have more of the fellows turn out, so that we can have two teams. This year the Nelson Dewey did not have enough for a second team, and after the Normal-Dewey game we were greatly helped by having them to practice against. But next year let's all turn out and make the season a decided success, and have two teams of G I T C n e G U n E E our own. 'Die following is the line-up of the Normal team for the season: Left end...............Clarke, Underhill Left tackle................Scoon, Krause Left guard.................Bisdale, Cole Center...........................Omernik Right guard............Daly, G. Johnson Right tackle....Zieman, Calef, Gregory Right end.......Shehan, Zieman, Gregory Quarterback...................Campbell Left half...................J. Johnson Fullback........................Currie Right half.....................McQueen Coach............................A. C. Denecn Faculty manager..........E. M. Gilbert Student manager.........Howard Farrell THE TEAM, 1910 Did you ever hear of the S. N. S., My choice of Wisconsin’s eight Where they’re famed for their athletics, Where the teams are up to date? Their football men arc of the best, Their baseball hurlcrs, too; And in their handball tournament 'They’ll show you what to do. But in basketball—keep wide your eyes, For they surely have the tint, And in the last great year of playing They’ve had a champion quint. Long may they be remembered— Those braves of nineteen-ten; They showed their skill to every team That came in reach of them. And then, when things were saddest, And all the spirits low, One mighty cheer from off the right Would make those players dig and fight, And if the way were rocky, And the incline long and steep. Then they would somehow get there, And get there with both feet. So, when you hear of the S. N. S., My choice of Wisconsin’s eight, Remember the team of nineteen-ten. That battled hard with fate. PAGE SIXTY-NINE 0 I T C fl E G U n E E BASKETBALL After the close of our football season we had two weeks’ rest from athletics, and then basketball was started, the first practice being Monday, November 8. That the basketball season was to be a success, was seen from the start. There were four of last year’s first team back, namely, Johnson, McQueen, Currie, and Gregory, as well as Daly, Underhill, and Susans of the second team. Then Scoon, who played center on the Normal ’08 team, and Clarke, Shchan, Van Ylcck, Zieman, and Campbell, of the High School, were on hand. With this squad, Coach Dcnccn started practice, and on the 16th of December the Normal played Northland Academy, of Ashland, at the Normal gymnasium. The game, being the first of the season, was a try-out, but nevertheless the Normal easily defeated the Chequamegon boys by a score of 57 to 24. No more basketball was played until after the Christmas vacation. On the 14th of January, the Normal played its next game. This time its opponents were the Duluth Central High School, and those who saw the game say it was one of the best of the season. The team worked well together, the star performers being Captain Johnson and Zieman, the Normal guards, and Captain Larry Hoyle and Harris of Duluth. Johnson put up an excellent game against the Duluth captain. This was the first important game in the inter-city championship, and when the whistle blew the score stood, Normal 28, Duluth 22. On the following Saturday the Normal took its first trip out of town, and journeyed to River Falls, where they added another victory by defeating the River Falls Normal by a score of 45 to 24. Captain Johnson was out of the game, but McQueen and Daly, who took his place, both did good work. On Friday, January 28, the Normal team went to Cumberland, where they played the fast Cumberland High School quint. Here they also carried off the honors, winning by a score of 44 to 25. On February 5 the Normal met the Nelson Dewey, of Fast End, at the Normal gymnasium. The game was witnessed by a large crowd of enthusiastic fans, who cheered both teams lustily. At the end of the first half the Deweyites looked like sure winners, the score being in their favor; but the Normal came back strong in the second half. The Normal soon got the lead, and the game ended with the score 24 to 16 in the Normal’s favor. Scoon, Underhill, and Clarke were the Normal stars, while Conley and Jordon did most of the Dewey work. On February 12, the Normal team went to Ashland, where they played a return game with the Northland Academy. Scoon and Johnson were both out of the game this time. The Normal added another victory by defeating the Northland bunch by a score of 35 to 25. PAGE SEVENTY On February 19 the Cumberland High School were defeated in their return game at the Normal gymnasium by a score of 50 to 27. The Normal team outclassed Cumberland in every respect, although the Cumberland boys were a fast aggregation. The Blaine Game. On February 22, the Normal and the Blaine again met on the field of battle, and this time it was in basketball. The game was played in the Blaine gymnasium, and both teams were in the pink of condition. The Normalitcs were slated for defeat, as they had won from the Dewey by a store of 24 to 16, while the Blaine had defeated the Dewey 45 to 12. However, Coach Deneen had put the boys through some strenuous practice, and had clearly mapped out the Normal’s plan of action. 'Flu Normal game was a defensive one from start to finish, and Captain Johnson and Zieman had it all their own way against the speedy Blaine forwards. The game was the fastest played in Superior during the entire season. The Normals were the first to score, Clarke throwing a free throw soon after the game started. Captain Johnson then made a pretty field goal, after which Clarke added three more free throws, while Jim Bradley during the first half only secured two free throws. The first half ended 6 to 2 in the Normal’s favor. In the second half both teams loosened up, and consequently there was more scoring. Scoon added two field goals, Underhill one, and Clarke threw two field goals and two free throws, which in all ran the Normal’s total up to 18 points. While this was going on, the Blaine boys were also doing some basket shooting. Holman threw a field basket, as did also W. Clark and Jim Bradley, while R. Bradley made two field baskets and four free throws, making the Blaine’s total 16 points. The Blaine came back with a rush in the second half, and often tied the score, only to have the Normal again take the lead. This was the first time in a number of years that the Normal has won in the Blaine gymnasium. Fenton and Dcighton, of Duluth, were the officials, and gave satisfaction to both teams. On February 28, the River Falls Normal team came to Superior for a return game, and incidentally for another defeat. The two teams spent an enjoyable hour before the game in partaking of a repast served in the domestic science department by Miss Gunn and the social committee. Mr. McCaskill acted as toastmaster, and some excellent toasts were given b various members of the faculty and the teams. Following the dinner, the two teams went to the gymnasium, where the game was played. In the first half, the Normal simply ran away with River Falls, the score being 32 to 14. In the second half, the River Falls boys took a decided brace, allowing the Normal to add only 16 points. The Superior stars were Underhill, Clarke, and Zieman, while Captain Manion and Junkman were the River Falls point getters. The game closed with the score 48 to 19 in favor of Superior. On March 5, the Normal met their first defeat, when they played the Dewey team at the East End “coop.” Although the game was fast and interesting, and the Normal’s team work was far superior to that of the Dewey, they were unable to zigzag around the projecting corners and rafters and connect with the baskets. The game ended with the Dewey in the lead, 30 to 23. 'Flic following week all the teams in this locality were out of town, hence the Normal had no game. Practice was let go, and the boys were a little out of condition, Q I T C II E G u ft E E PACE SEVENTV-ONE so that when they stacked up against the Blaine on March 18 they were not as well prepared as when they met in the Hlainc gymnasium. The game was fast from start to disadvantages to overcome, which will in a measure explain their defeat. The Oshkosh gymnasium is about twice as large as ours, and is one of the best in the state. The game was played under intercollegiate rules, which were entirely new to our boys. The Oshkosh fellows were all good players, Karl Whitcomb being their best man. Clarke and Underhill did the scoring for Superior. The game ended with a score of 28 to 13 in Oshkosh’s favor. This was the last game of the season, the one with Duluth being called off because the Duluth boys could not get the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. Following is about the line-up of the Normal team in the various games of the season: Left forwards—Underhill, Shehan, Campbell; right forwards—Clark, Van Vlcck; centers—Scoon, Daly, Gregory, Krause; left guards—Captain Johnson, Shehan, Daly, Krause; right guards—Zieman, McQueen, Susans. school. Jack” Johnson will probably be the man behind the bat, while Burdette Clarke will pitch. Campbell will undoubtedly play shortstop, while the basemen will be Susans, Underhill, Gregory, Shehan, and Van Vlcck. The outfield will be chosen from Brown, Daly, Currie, Thorpe, Hass, Gilbert, and Dan- ielson. A league of the Twin Ports schools has been formed, and is composed of Duluth Central, Blaine, Nelson Dewey, and the Superior Normal. A schedule has been prepared, which is as follows: May 4. Duluth Central vs. Normal, at Superior; Blaine vs. Dewev, at Superior. May 7. Nelson Dewey vs. Duluth, at Duluth; Normal vs. Blaine, at Superior. May n. Blaine vs. Duluth, at Duluth; Normal vs. Dewey, at Superior. May 14. Normal vs. Duluth, at Duluth; Blaine vs. Nelson Dewey, at Superior. 0 finish, the Blaine playing a defensive game in the first half, which closed with the score 11 to 10 in the Normal’s favor. In the second half the Normal's team work went to pieces, and the Blaine secured a lead which they kept up until the end of the game, which resulted in a score of 23 to 18. T C n E The final game of the season was for the state championship, and was played on March 24 at Oshkosh, with the Oshkosh Normal School. Our boys bad a number of For the first time in a number of years we have a baseball team. Mr. Deneen will also have charge of this; and, as he is an old professional ball player, we expect that a great team will be developed. There is some excellent material in the I’ACK SKVKN'TY-TWO Q I T C H E G U n E E May tS. Duluth vs. Dewey, nt Superior; Normal vs. Blaine, at Superior. May it. Duluth vs. Blaine, at Superior; Normal vs. Dewey, at Superior. On the whole, the Normal has had great success in athletics this year, and has taken a leading position among the schools at the head of the lakes. We have had a good football team, an excellent basketball team, and, from all appearances, we have a baseball team that will hold its own on the diamond. Next year we arc going “to do things.” .Mr. Dcncen will be with us, and, we hope, will give as valuable assistance as he has this year. Our success will not depend so much upon the coach and the team as upon the school. We need the cooperation of every student in helping us to make the Superior Normal the leading school in the state along athletic lines as well as any other line. So get on to the band wagon, and we’ll all take a ride. Be a pusher,” not one to be pushed ; he a “booster” and not a “knocker.” _ ____1 GIRLS’ ATHLETIC CLUB Mildred Cummings, President. Marv Rooney, Vice President. Celia Akin, Treasurer and Secretary. Anna Pooruch, Business Manager. The first game of basketball was between the girls of the first and second teams. The game was at all times interesting, the score being 25 to 14 in favor of the first team. The line-up was as follows: FIRST TEAM Mildred Cummings Edna Davidson.... Alice Schcidecker.. . Nell Berg.......... Dana Anderson Margaret Hudson.. Jane Van V'lcck.. . . Fortvarth. Jumping Centers. Si It’ Centers. C uarAs. Subs. SECOND TEAM Katharine Van Vlcck ......Mary Rooney .Katharine MeGraw .....Myrtle Bowser .......Jennie Currie .........Agnes Akin .........Ada Shaffer On March 10 the Junior-Senior girls defeated the Freshman-Sophomore girls by a score of 18 to 0. PAGE SEVENTY-FOUR The last same, March 24, was played between the Reds and the Blues. The Reds won by 4 points. The game was close and swift. The following played: REGS Fonvards. bi.ues Mildred Cummings.....................................................Edna Davidson Miss Du Mond.........................................................Trix Bcglingcr Centers. Mice Scheidcckcr.......................................•........Margaret Hudson Myrtle Bowser...........................................................Nell Berg G nurds Dana Anderson...................................................Katharine MeGraw I'.da Roth..........................................................Agnes Lynch girls’ second basketball team I’AGE SEVENTY-FIVE G I T C H E G U n E E dl ■ il LT r I ■ m In the fall of last year, .when the new addition to the Normal School was completed, a new department was opened—.� kindergarten training department for those who wish to specialize in kindergarten work. This year the first class of six Seniors will graduate from this course, holding diplomas which entitle them to teach in kindergarten or in the three primary grades. An enthusiastic and interested group of ten in the Junior class shows that the work is growing and that our hope for additional gain and growth for the Normal School from this new department will he realized in the near future. The department is in charge of Miss Caroline W. Harbour, who has kindergarten theory and hand work and general supervision, and Miss Jane Ward Robbins, who has charge of our large and flourishing kindergarten, in which practice work is offered for Seniors specializing in either primary or kindergarten. Miss Robbins also gives the training class courses in games, folk dances, and story work for kindergarten and primary grades. The work is well launched now, and we expect the Superior Normal kindergarten training department to take its place amongst the best of the training schools for such work in the state and elsewhere. MEMORIES Whenever I think of days gone by And the time when I was young, I remember the classes in Normal school, Where we hastened whenever the hell was rung; But of all the scenes that before me rise, As I think of the class room there, Dear Fraulein Schlegel’s German class Most fills me with despair. I remember yet, though my eyes arc dim, And my hair has long been gray, How with trembling voice we’d answer: I eh weiss nicht riel to-day.” ” Ja, (hi hist i miner duinin.” she’d say, Utul du tan nst liter niclit bleiben. Gdi ! vcrlass das Zimmer, ich sag’ dir. gelt'I Du musst drinr Aufgaben schreiben.” M. W. PACE SEVENTY-SIX MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT 0 I T C II n o u fi E E MANUAL TRAINING The old system of education had but one object—the accumulating of facts. The new education applies the old knowledge and creates new. Believing in this new system, the Superior State Normal School has established a new department of manual training. This department makes it possible for students of the Normal to obtain a practical as well as a cultural education, as manual work combines the training of the mind and hand. The possibilities of this subject in correlating school and home life justify its place in the curriculum. The possibilities for interesting the child in school work, and for increasing Ins respect for manual training, more than justify it. The course is divided into three parts, viz: primary hand work, for pupils in grades first to fourth, inclusive; tray and bench work in wood, for hoys of grades fifth to eighth, inclusive, work in wood, metal, and leather for students of the normal department. The primary hand work will he taught by the practice teachers. This work includes cardboard construction, raffia and reed work, clay modeling, and weaving. The tray and bench work in wood will be taught by student teachers and the manual training instructor. In the fifth grade, the knife is the central tool, and a series of models is presented as tool exercises. In the four upper grades, a variety of models is made, and one or more original problems completed. The work for normal students is largely primary hand work in paper cutting, cardboard construction, modeling, weaving, and basketry. Those wishing hammered metal, joinery, and furniture will have an opportunity to work out problems under the manual training instructor. The manual training shop is equipped with twenty benches, at an expense of seven hundred dollars, each fitted with a complete line of tools. It is expected that a new motor, a circular saw, and a lathe will be installed this summer, making a complete department. It is hoped that our Normal will put in a regular course in manual training for preparing students to teach this subject, as Oshkosh and Platteville have done. Numerous students are greatly interested in the work, and with Mr. Dcneen, our able instructor, as head of the department we should have no difficulty in making our manual training department the best in the state. ir 2T There is a young man of the Normal, With a manner most distant and formal; He sells things to us all. From a bench in the hall, This formal (?) young man of the Normal. We have a professor named Roycc. In whose classes to be, we rejoice. His adorable smile All our hearts beguile, This wonderful man we call Roycc. I� ACE SHVENTV-EIGHT BOYS COOKING CLASS 0 I T C II c 0 u fl E E BOYS’ COOKING CLASS “If it is bcncfici.nl for the girls to take manual training, why not give the boys a course in domestic science?” was asked. The question reached Miss Gunn, head of the department, and as a result the “hoys’ cooking class was organized. The first quarter found fourteen of our finest young men enrolled, while in the second quarter they numbered seventeen. The course consists of simple, practical menus for breakfasts, luncheons, and dinners. The young men are instructed in good, practical, wholesome home and camp cooking, not in the things which would convert them into second-class “French” clicfs. This class is attractive, not only because of its value to the enrolled members, but also because the head of the department is a splendid teacher, the boys arc all handsome, and the cooking has never been equaled. Among the first lessons of the course were: Breakfast.—Steamed apples with oatmeal, cream, sugar, bacon, eggs, toast, coffee. I.uncluon.—Cream of tomato soup, wafers, cscalloped potatoes, tea biscuit, jelly, gingerbread, tea. Dinner.—Cream of pea soup, wafers, broiled sirloin steak, creamed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, Parker House rolls, lemon pic, coffee. It sounds good, and from the contented expression on the face of each boy as he completed the lesson it must have tasted good. The class entertained the ladies at a picnic luncheon, menu as follows: minced ham sandwiches, cheese and olives, potato salad, dill pickles, jelly, devil’s food cake, grapes and apples, coffee. It is to be hoped that the course continues, the enrollment becomes larger in number, and that these picnic luncheons arc more numerous. “CONVIVIA TEMPESTIVA” Did you ever hear of a convivia temfestiva? The Latin classes of the school have united in giving a “timely lunch.” On May 3, 1910, the dining-room of the school was decorated with palms and statues, like a typical Roman court. Here the members of the Latin classes assembled at a very attractive banquet. The invitations were printed on little wax tablets in gilt, carrying out the old classical idea. This is how they read: CON VI VIA TEH VEST IV A MA)' .1, into COME Of course, to have the affair as entirely Roman as possible, the food complied with the ancient European times in Italy, as far as it could be planned. Many novelties in the line of eatables were introduced, and there is no doubt but that Virgil, C:csar, and Cicero would have enjoyed this affair as much as they did l� ACB EIGHTY their own bouquets, especially on account of the presence of the vinum at all courses. This is the menu: CUSTUS I.actual Ova Pisces CBN'A Pan is cl Case us Pore us Aqua Crescentes Radices Mulsum Asparagus O ivae I'in urn SHCUNDA MEKSA Mala Fructus Offae sofioratac Melli Nuccs A cina Fin urn The true Roman custom, ab ova ad malum, was followed in the courses. The place cards were little Roman scrolls tied with gold coni, and carried out the characteristic decorations. The times were even recognized as far as having “men servants and as many women servants.” All the old Roman customs that could be used were carried out. A number of amusements that the ancient Romans enjoyed were taken part in. President and Mrs. McCnskill and others were entertained as guests of honor. A great deal of thanks ought to be given to Miss FitzGerald for her kindness and helpful advice and assistance, that made this convivia temficstiva such a success. G I T C H E 0 u fl i; I: INSEPARABLES “Prexy” and order in the halls. Nell Wilcox and ? Helen Scoon ami “K. J. A.” Miss Geary and the boys. M iss FitzGerald and delinquents. Prof. Gillctt and his confidences. Stanley Currie and the girls. Vera Thorp and Hopperton. “Mikey” McQueen and his long hair. Oscar Danielson and the Sunday night train from the south. Kittyhell Sarazin and her rising inflection. Prof. Merrill and sugar beets. Prof. Hembdt and “next.” Athalic Diflfor and her “Junior department. Giles Hrown and 1720 John Avenue. Polly and George. Zieman and the big “I.” Lucille May and Duluth. “Mike” Daly and his cady. Adelaide Burrowes and motoring. Al Schcidcckcr—canoeing. Miss St. Clair and “Who’s umpiring this game ?” George Martin and his violin. Martha Stanbury and Chippewa Falls. Jennie and Wilfred Campbell. Stanley Currie and the grade team. Margaret Hare and her smile. “Kay” Van Vleck and her (bow). G. Gunderson and her basketball “star. Miss Bronsky and “beautiful eyes. Rufus Scoon and Spanish dancing. Calef and his amendments. Jessie Wilcox ami her purse. Meta Raettig and her “high marks. Elliott Donalds and speeches. Edna Davidson and Miss St. Clair. Margaret Hudson and Gym. Miss Cuddy and music. Zieman and his lady lovc( ?). I’AC'iE EIGHTY-ON E G I T C N E G U M E 1: ASHLAND CONVENTION The convention for teachers held at Ashland, Wisconsin, this year was voted, by those who attended, a most interesting meeting. Among the other excellent papers delivered at the convention was the one on “Play” by Miss Jane Robbins, of our Normal School. The paper, delivered a few days later in the assembly, was a most delightful one. It dealt with the value of the game in the home and school life of the child. Told in Miss Robbins’s winning way, the discussion proved to be a most interesting one. Superior people who heard her were loud in their praises; but the best of all was when a man from Ashland, visiting our Normal, said: “Miss Robbins simply took Ashland by storm.’’ Others who attended the convention from Superior were President V. E. McCaskill, Professors Ilcmhdt and Gilbert, Miss Schlegel. and Miss Lowry. Th Ex-Vice YVeftiAenl rf he North Wise on s w Tc c Ker’i Kssoc io EAU CLAIRE CONVENTION I lie N. W. T. convention held last October in Eau Claire was well attended by Superiorites. President McCaskill, Professors Gilbert and Rovee, and Miss Geary and Miss Bronskv, as well as several students, were present. The convention was a large one, and our Normal was well represented by members of the alumni. President V. E. McCaskill gave an excellent talk on “Agriculture in the High School.” Several other talks were along this line also, and we learned the value of the practical education in our schools. I’ACK hIGIITV-TWO Professor Royce took charge of the grammar and intermediate grade departments, and was voted, by all who attended, a very able and pleasing conductor. We thoroughly enjoyed his department, and felt quite at home when he gave his instructions from a “psychological view point.” At the election, Miss Geary was elected second vice president of the association. After the meeting adjourned on Friday, the Superior delegates and alumni held their reunion in one of the high school assembly rooms. Any one who thinks our Normal lacks spirit should have been present at that meeting. We had characteristic speeches from various members of the alumni, and the walls rang with Superior yells. It was decided to hold a Superior banquet next year at this meeting. We hope our Normal will be well represented at this banquet by faculty, alumni, and students. A KEY There’s the key that unlocks the gateway That leads to a garden fair; There's the key that opes the heart’s portals And shows all the treasures stored there. There arc keys, yes, many ami varied, That open the eyes of the mind, And reveal to the wisdom of mortals What wondrous things they may find. But one key I’ve not yet discovered, Though many I’ve tried to apply. 'Flic door is so dark and forbidding, With a keyhole that’s strange to my eye. ’Tis the path of the soul that I seek for. That beauteous, intangible thing Of which many sages have spoken. And of which our poets yet sing. So I ask of the maker of verses If he this great truth can unfold. He shakes his head, sadly sighing. And goes on with his rhyme as of old. 1 inquire of the clergyman saintly. Thinking surely lie’ll point me the way. His reply is, “Have faith,” and that straightly The darkness will break into day. But I feel an unsatisfied longing To know more than yet has been told. So, hoping I no one am wronging, I turn to find some other road. Next I visit the scientist clever. With his information at hand, And with eyebrows knit in endeavor This mystery to understand. With a doubtful expression lie hands me The ponderous key he has used. I grasp it, my heart beating wildly. And think, Now the mystery is solved.’’ I place the key in the opening. It fits—all! will it unlock? It almost turns—but I tremble. It fails! Oh, what a rude shock! Sick at heart and discouraged, I turn now. Bewildered, and sit down to muse. At last, sweet repose fills my spirit; My mind is no longer confused. I feel the great silence of nature, And it bears this message to me: “ ’Tis a marvelous Mind planned our future; He alone holds a skeleton key. “He, in His infinite knowledge. Has hidden the vision from sight, That mortals may have this to strive for, To urge them on into light.” I. M. V. K. 0 I T C II E a u n E E CAGE KIGIITY-TIIREK Q I T C V E 0 U n E E THE SENIOR CLASS PLAY Tlu Gitciib Gum HE regrets that it goes to print before the presentation of the class play, as it is unable to report in detail the success of the occasion. l or success it surely will le, even though the cast is late in getting at its work, having only three weeks in which to prepare. The Personnel of the cast, however, insures its being a brilliant dramatic event. Some of the rehearsals have been attended by members of the GlTCllB (iUMKE staff, and they speak from personal observation and are enthusiastic in their praises. The play selected is entitled “Uncle,” and is a modern society comedy abounding in dramatic situations, and giving each member of the cast opportunity to do fine work. Any one acquainted with Miss Hattie Hates knows she will handle the part of Sarah with tic Jr ire excellence which marks everything she does. Miss Lconore Duff as Tresinn loses her individuality in the petulant, capricious, jealous, hut charming, wife. Miss Sara Cross, as Miss Emily Parr, is delightful and. as always, more than adequate to meet the demands upon her. Mr. Kllis N. Calcf gives a most realistic rendition of Paul Beaumont, whose jealousy, fears of “uncle,” and attempts at evasion add to the fun of the occasion. Mr. Calcf interprets his role in a way that shows study, discrimination, and talent. Mr. Donalds, our Elliott,” is the suave, polished man of the world, ardent lover, and loyal friend to the life in his role of Peter l'letclicr. Uncle, as presented by Mr. Jack Johnson, will undoubtedly keep the audience in convulsions of merriment with his blustering ill-temper and ability for causing contretemps. Mr. Stanley Currie as the confectioner’s man looks and acts the part exactly, which adds to the mirth of the occasion. The Gitch e congratulates the Senior class in advance on what it knows will be the most successful class play ever given in the Normal. It always offers congratulations to the players upon their having Miss Geary, who is so ably and enthusiastically aiding them in the staging of this production. OUR NEW DORMITORY We shall indeed be justly proud of our new dormitory. T he architecture is a combination of the Colonial and Old English cottage styles, developed in tapestry brick with brown stone trimmings. The front entrance opens upon a large veranda facing Grand Avenue. The roof is supported by solid brown stone pillars, which give the building an air of classical simplicity. In the basement, besides a trunk and store room, there is a large, up-to-date laundry, with patent drying apparatus. The remainder of the space is filled by a well-equipped gymnasium and recreation room. The first floor is occupied by a dining-hall large enough to seat one hundred girls. In one end there is a large fireplace, with a cosy Colonial scat on either side. A parlor where the girls may receive guests and meet and talk, a reception room, and offices are in the front of the building. The preceptress’s room is also on this floor. On the second floor we find both single and double rooms, handsomely furnished with all conveniences for the accommodation of the occupants. There is also a completely equipped hospital, isolated from the rooms on the floor. The building has hot water heat and one of the best known ventilating systems. A complete color scheme iV now being worked out by a competent designer. A landscape artist will take charge of the grounds, completing the beauty of the place with shrubs, ivy, and Virginia creeper. The home life will be ideal, with the girls in charge of a preceptress who is both a companion and an advisor. They will he allowed the largest liberty consistent with good management. With this arrangement, it seems certain that the faculty’s aim “to surround the girls with an atmosphere that w ill tend to inspire the highest ideals along moral, educational, and cultural lines,’ will be accomplished. When did this happen? Oh, a long time ago—yes, before we ever thought he’d be a school orator. His baby sister was shouting lustily from the depths of the cradle. His mother said: “John, I wish you would rock the baby.” And he answered: I would Ik- glad to if I had the rocks.” G I T C n t G U n £ £ PACK EIGHTY-FIVE a i T C ii E fc iff (i Iff U n E E '( li. where, oh, where arc my exchanges gone? oh. where, oh. where can they be?” I he following exchanges are received: 77 c Badger. Messenger. I hr A ornui! Advance, The J un-i' r. The Big Brother, The Coney ('He. If is eon sin Engineer. THE song op our business manager. How dear to my heart is the cash of subscriptions. When the generous subscriber presents it to view: But the one who won’t pay—I refrain from description; For perhaps, gentle reader, the one may he you.—Ex. — Hugh looked at Genevieve— “Oh, what a pretty miss!” He stepped a little nearer, Then gently stole a (way).—Ex. Professor—“Fools ask questions which wise men cannot answer.” Freshie—“I guess that’s why I flunked in so many exams.”—Ex. Teacher— What is meant by suitors?” Pupil—“Suitors arc men.” Teacher—“Yes, but why arc they called suitors?” Pupil—“Because they were all trying to Suit her.”—Ex. Peacher— We call the Mississippi river the ‘Father of Waters.’ ” Pupil— Teacher, 1 should think it would be called the ‘Mother of Waters.’ It’s AZ jj Vsippi.”—Ex. I (jet up with the moon, Go to bed with the sun ; Karlv to bed, and vou M iss all the fun.—Ex. A cure for “fu . .y-mindedness” is to become bald as soon as possible. DID YOU EVER See the GiTCliii staff when they were not busy? Know Prof. M. to dismiss a class when the bell rang? Hear Prof. Gillette assign a thirty-page report ? See Pres. McC. do a “hold up” stunt in the halls? Notice the railing in the hall between one and one-thirty? See a student who never fails to get an excuse at the right time? Sec students come from Prof. Hembdt’s classes without smiling? Sec “Greg” when lie had his psychology lesson ? Hear the “Twins” tell about the Bijou in Oshkosh? Hear student teachers rave about practice work? Sec the Seniors try to be excused from appearing in assembly? Notice Jennie K. and Campbell ? CAGE KIGIITV-SIX SHALL WE? Of course, it is an understood thin that we think Superior has the best Normal in the state; hut there is, nevertheless, a chance for improvement. We are sadly lacking in literary organizations. “Rooting” at the athletic games is about the only practice our voices have had this year. Why not organize two or more literary and debating societies?—inter-class affairs, you know, with a little friendly rivalry to make them interesting. The debates would he of more real benefit to the students than the Thursday speeches of the Seniors, and more pleasure would he derived from them. We believe that, if the faculty would aid, by their sanction of such societies, the spirit of the students would he of the best, and that the practice in parliamentary law, public speaking, and debating would he excellent. Normalites, you can not he ready to teach a school if you can not appear at ease before that school. You, as a teacher, will he called upon to appear in public many times. Your ten-minute Thursday speech will not prepare you for such occasions. The majority of students like to hear speeches” given by fellow students, ami will say, “It was splendid; but, oh, I never could do it!” The student who can appear at ease on the platform is not the one w ho needs the practice. Those who need it are the ones who never could.” Declamations, orations, and debates, as well as extemporaneous speeches, will give this needed practice. Other schools have organizations of this kind, and why can not we have them? The man or woman of to-day must not only know a great deal but must In able to readily express that knowledge. The silent person is all right, and may even he ornamental to some schools, hut the person with lots of push—push that is well directed—is the one we want in our Normal. We arc not trying to write a sermon on this subject, though the text is a strong one; but to those who are interested wc wish success, and hope that no one will wait for another. To those who arc disinterested, we can only say, “Be one of the silent ones.” 0 I T C n I: G U fl E I; UP THE SCALE A major loved a girlie so, His tender heart was just like do. Oft in his auto he would say, “Thou art my only love and re. Oh, love, smile sometimes on mi; For thou art my stunning Normalitc, And I love thee near, I love thee fa. Thou art the idol of my sol. The maid then said, “You must ask pa.” The major cried, “Oh, la, la, la! And when her father he did see. It was shortly after ti. The father thought no match was finer, For the major once had been a miner. They married soon, and after that Together dwelt in the Broadway Mat. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. Our President is sometimes called Mac,' And he often goes down to his shack. Where he hunts and fishes And does what he wishes, 'Phis wonderful president, “Mac.” I'ACB EIGHTY-SEVEN’ John Omernik (in history)—“At this point the Richelieu river Hew into Lake Champlain.” Prof. G.—“Did it have wings?” Not long ago this conversation was overheard : Greg.—“What makes these chickens so tame r Young lady—“We carry them about in our arms.” “Hob”—“I’m coming up here to he tamed.” Prof. R. (in theory)—“Do you think a person ought to dance when teaching?” Miss I).—“No, not at the same time.” Mr. A. C. D.—“When arc these meetings held ?” Wise chap—“First meeting of July, unless it falls on Sunday.” Mr. Calcf (after stating liis opinion oil slavery)—“General Sherman holds that view also.” phelan’s prayer. Now I lay me down to sleep, We’re in the tail of Halley’s comet, If I should die before I wake. It’s from the gas that’s on it. May 18, IQ to. “Mush” Underhill (at dose of an autobiography he had written for library reading dass)—“I could not return to the senate, because I died Jan. 22.” Prof. Gillctt (in library reading dass)— “Miss Ferguson, why were you absent last Friday?” Kvelyn F.—“Oh, well—why, because I was not here.” Prof. G.—“A legitimate excuse.” We boast of a teacher called Smith, Full of calculus, trig., and arith; Fuel id’s disciple, Friend of multiple, He surely can make exams, stiff. Why did Prof. H. call one of the young ladies “Miss Campbell”? Tell us the joke. B. N.—“What nationality is Mr. Ca-lef ?” A. S.—“Well, on a Billings Park car he is a laplandcr.” The lord of the bunch is McCaskill, 'Pbc banc of each venturesome rascal; A jolly good fellow, Best I ever heard tell o’, Yet he docs not believe that the tasks kill. Mush says he gained (?) ten pounds at Ashland. PAC.F RIGHTY-EIGIIT THE BUSINESS COLLEGE THAT HAS WON AN ENVIABLE REPUTATION NATURALLY INSPIRES JEALOUSY TO THE PUBLIC: Success is always envied—by some. There is nothing that so rankles in the mind and heart of some people as the success of others. It is the last bitter drop of anguish that fills their cup of sorrow to overflowing. They brood over the thrift and prosperity of others until their envy turns to hatred, which in the mind is like a deep-seated cancer in the flesh, and they go on nursing their mental infirmity in silence. The people of Superior, Douglas County, the state of Wisconsin, and the whole Northwest arc perfectly conversant with the history, life struggles and hardships of the New Kra Business College. They knew it when it was an infant school, in the long ago. They know when it started. They knew it when the present management took it up, nursed it. worked with it night and day, and toiled on in the sweet hope that some day it would bring labor’s reward. They know how it has grown, how it has flourished. They know that for a long time it has been a marked credit to the state of Wisconsin, and Superior in particular. They know how it has taken its place in the great chain of American business colleges, forming in itself one of the links of the greatest system of business education that the world has produced today. They know that the hest people from all over the Northwest have sent to this school their sons and daughters. They know that scattered all over this broad land arc the finished students of this great seat of learning; men and women filling highest positions of trust and pay. They know that every statement made and every offer has been lived up to. They know that dealing with this school is like doing business with a bank. They know that it has the highest endorsement of bankers, business and professional men, educators and the clergy, at home and abroad. They know that it is a reputable, high-class, clean school, managed and conducted by clean men of the highest class. They know that they can entrust their sons and daughters in this school. They know that the highly moral atmosphere that permeates the association there is elevating, edifying and uplifting. They know that these are the chief reasons for the wonderful success of the NEW ERA BUSINESS COLLEGE SUPERIOR. WIS. Send for Free Catalogue PACE EIGIITY-KINB : I '••I On Graduation Day We would like to see you in appropriate dress—that will add to your outward appearance—give the impression that you know how to dress, also. THIS WILL IiE A SIMPLE MATTER IF YOU COME TO US. Here you can choose from a large stock of all the things that are nice and necessary for graduates—he helped in your selecting by clerks that arc graduates—fitted with garments that come from makers that are graduates. All this at prices that will leave enough cash to enjoy a well-earned vacation. TOWER CLOTHING CO. Tower and Thirteenth 1 ) PACK NINETY EXPERT DEVELOPING ANI) PRINTING EVERY DAY ENLARGEMENTS PROM KODAK FILMS CAMERAS and Photo Supplies COMMERCIAL. VI PHOTO Old Phone FLASHLIutIT HER 8 Board of Trade Priests’ Pfiarmacy 101)2 3o � er doe. Successors to Chas. H. Slocum — DRUGS - Stationery and Candy Real Estate Loans Insurance Harper Pauling First National Bank Bldg. E. A. Whitney Co. FURNITURE I) K A L E R S 282 VV. Fifth St., SUPERIOR HAST KM) Our GOODS and our PRICES arc right. Through this excellent publication of the Normal Students we wish to thank our patrons for the greatly increased trade during the past year. We cordially solicit a continuance of same. Respectfully yours, THE E. A. WHITNEY CO. PACK NINETY-ONE WATCH FOR THE City Popcorn Wagon Fresh, Creamy, Buttered Popcorn Every Day John Paiilow, Proprietor B. D. MERRELL Pharmacist Corner Becker and Fifth St. EAST END SERVICE ENGRAVING CO. ENGRAVINGS FOR ALL KINDS OF PRINTING Tclcgrniii Rtiilding. SUPERIOR LyriC Theatre All the latest and best Moving Pictures and Illustrated Song. Entire Change of Program Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. 280 West Fifth St., EAST END WANTED BY Maude Cobb—more practice teaching. Prof. Wheal don—more speed. Miss Schlegel—some one to take her hall charge. Coach Dcnecn—more real school spirit. Stanley Currie—a girl. E. N. C.—lemon pie. Mikcy” McQueen—a hair cut. Coach Denccn—assistant detective. Lila Sullivan—more candy. Marion Hell—some one to help carry her hat. Mildred Cummings — Some one to Chase” her. Alice Schcidccker—more manual training. Sara Crumpton—high top hoots and no more pumps—oh, slush! Miss St. Clair— Some One to Call Me Dearie.” [She said this herself.] Miss Emerson—“I can’t remember dates, to save my life.” Miss Blank— Bet your life, I can.” The Euclid Hotel East End...SUPERIOR, WIS. The best Family Motel in the city. FIRST-CLASS in every particular. PAGE NIN BTY-TWO EVERY LADY wants a Well Furnished Home, and there is no firm in the Northwest that can do it better or cheaper than we. Give us a chance. Turnbull-Cameron Dealer Co.'n,£,-i“ | 1221 to 27 Tower Avc. SUPERIOR SOMETHING To REMEMBER Vlu n you arc in need of medicines or sick room supplies or anything usually found in the stock of a first-class drug stoic, please remember that ice have the goods Sind HP HR Y THING is of the Inst fluidity. Special attention paid to the Compounding of Medicines; especially physicians’ prescriptions. Only experienced pharmacists are entrusted with this work. CAMERON’S PHARMACY “ The Prescription Store 1420 Tower Ave. Mr. H-m-t—“Yes, some people refuse John D.’s money because it is tainted. I wouldn’t mind any taint on money except the ’taint enough kind.” 'The business manager of the GlTCHE, when told of this, was heard to murmur: “Them’s my sentiments, too.” PAGE NIK l-TY-THRIili ZE ZDC ]DC one NEXT In importance to a good education is A Pretty and Comfortable Home Wc cosify homes—that’s part of our business; the other part is to make prices so low and terms so satisfactory that you will appreciate the great convenience and money-saving possibilities. Cash or on Monthly Payments Start Housekeeping right buying your Outfit here. 1507-9 Tower Avenue Opposite Superior Hotel WINKELS Furniture, Rugs, Curtains, Bedding, Stoves, Etc. =DDE=Zi □ f. t Ai ]□[ ]□[ ]□[ Miss Gunn—“You may choose what you desire to cook.” Marshall VV. —“Mush.” Miss R.—“What is the earth’s orbit?” Prep. Student—“It’s a path around the earth, and the sun goes through it.” [My! what brilliants the Preps. arc! Mr. H-m-t—“Most girls teach just one year, and then marry. Sometimes 'tis a consummation most devoutly to he wished.” Practice teacher (to Prep, class)— Is there any one present to-day who is not here ?” The “Dining Room Twins could not make any impression on the scales at Oshkosh. How about it. Mike? There is a good teacher of singing Who is blithe, gay, bright, and winning. She will make you sing Till you feel like a king. And laugh at the birds you are trimming. l� AOK N’INF.TV-FOI R r------------------ The Best AUTO OIL GASOLINE KEROSENE The Best Oil on Earth Excepting None Ask For The Northwestern Oil Grease Co.’s I,OCAL HOME PRODUCTS __________________J Talk not to me of ravages Of the apartment where Miss Gunn Gives all those boys some cabbages, And sauer-krnut is done. ( This soul-inspiring poem tens found on the fly leaf of E. Eidler's note hook.) Ted Shchan (translating in Eirgi J— “Three times I threw my arms around her.” Miss Kit .gcrald—“Continue, Mr. Shell; n. Teddy—“That’s as far as I got.” Prof. G. (in history)—“Who gained control of France after the French Revolution ?” History student—“John Quincy Adams.” [The professor looked dazed.] Mrs. M.—“What was wrong with Miss ----’s singing?” Critical student—“ She raised her do. TO THE LADIES VT are invited to inspect our 1 new lines of Gas Stoves and Ranges, which we are now placing in our sales rooms. We have Gas Stoves of all sizes and for any price. Superior Water, Light Power Co. 1510 TOWER AVENUE I AO I MNF.TY-riVh Scic 1‘honc 4717-)' C. E. COLE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Eyes Examined ami Treated Glasses Accurately Fitted OmcK Hoi ks 9 to II A. M., .1 to5 mid 7 to 9 I , m. 15-1617 Watkins Block - SUPERIOR Cor. Tower Ave. and Belknap Si. H.O. BLAGSTAD FRENCH DRY CLEANING AND TAILORING BEST SERVICE IN THE CITY ••• 1418 Tower Ave. SUPERIOR New Phone 4245-A Student (in arithmetic)—“I’m stuck on problem twenty-six.” Feacher—“I’m glad you like it.” Mr. Roycc—“Miss Ferguson, what birds have you seen this spring?” Miss F.—“I saw a red headed woodpecker.” (Class laughs.) Mr. M. (in geography)—“Miss Roberts. what can you tell me about Florence?” Florence R.—(Looks confused. You see she isn't telling.) Prof. H. (reading in literature class)— “Reading makctli a full man. Of course, other things do, too.” M iss M. (teaching the theory c as )— “Mr. Brown, will you tell me what these grooves in the brain arc called? Mr. B. (triumphantly)—“Convulsions.” Buy your house furnishings at M. May Furniture Co.’s Student in history—“When the English evacuated Boston, they went to Halifax.” Miss Sclilcgcl—“You see, you arc doing worse instead of poorer each day.” Calef, Rufus, Johnson, Brown, What you goin’ to do when the dormitory's in town? ? ? ? ? ? notice: £500 reward! For any person, dead or alive, who saw “Cranford” and did not feel bound by duty to donate a large sum of money to the social committee. Mr. Smith (in geometry)—“Miss Gruffer. what is the size of a point ?” Miss G.—“I don’t see the point.” Mr. S. (in geometry, describing a figure) —“Now, if this figure bad six sides, what would we call it?” Miss Thomas (looking about suddenly)— “A pen tangled triangle.” H. A. GEORGE SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN 1414 Tower Avenue •••+ Eyes fitted evenings, Wednesday and Saturday. House Phone, East 55 M, Old George Petterson TEACHER OF VIOLIN Office above Lee Larson’s store, Seventh St. and Tower Ave. New Phone 4843-Y. CAGE NINETY-SIX t c- f- f-1 t W -----FOR------ %■ I Good Things to Eat 5 i We are Positively Headquarters 5 0� With our two large country stores wc arc in a position to offer you Farm Products at the lowest price obtainable. Our Premium Creamery Hotter is unsurpassed in quality. Our price is always the lowest. Call, telephone or write; wc can always save you money. s The T.J. Anderson Grocery Co. | Cor. Sixth St. and TowerAve. Phones 4199 m Prof. M. (discussing thread)—“What do the letters O. N. T. signify on thread?” K. N. C.— Our new thread.” Martha Stone’s favorite song: I love mv red, white, and blue; but oh, you Brown!” A school-ma'am once caught the janitor in a falsehood, and thereupon asked him where he supposed he’d go if he told such stories. The janitor replied that, wherever he went, he expected he’d be making jails for the school teachers. Our jolly Giles, with the Marcel wave, Interested in theory, and time for to save, Because General Notions proceed too slow, Over to 1720 John Avenue he’ll go. We have a professor called Hcmbdt, Who has haunted the dreams I have dreamt, Who is wonderfully wise, And who catches us guys, And to fool him wc never attempt. inf im ihi - in FARM LANDS LOANS New York Superior Investment Co. 1807 BROADWAY SUPERIOR. N IS. In getting a Watch, get a good one, at the lowest possible price. H.JORGENSON 1124 Tower Ave. NEW BOOKS AND THEIR AUTHORS “How to Be a Success at Bluffing,” by Kittic MacRae. Mesmerism,” by Giles Brown. What Keeps Us Here,” by Otto Zic-man. How to Become a Comedian,” by E. N. Calcf. “A New Astronomy,” by Chester Hop-perton. The Anti-Fussing Movement in State Normals,” by Agnes Akin. Lecturer—in German,” by Roland Rogers. Apologies for Shortening Assembly,” by Professor J. Merrill. Why I Do Not Lend My Note Books,” by Eleanor Gates. Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?” by Maud Cobb. Six—Plus One—Makes Seven,” by Giles Brown. “The Way to Work Them,” by Jessie Wilcox. A Tip on the Jeffries Combat,” by N. G. Wilcox. PACE NINETY-EIGHT Fishing Tackle of Every Description at prices you expect to pay. Steel Rods SI to $5. Base Ball ---AND------ Tennis Goods A big line to draw from. Special Prices to Clubs.... PEASE HARDWARE CO. 1208 Tower Avc. Jollying n Detriment,” by Myra Saxhy. A Standing Joke,” by F. J. Roden. ‘'Seeming Wise,” by Leon Omernik. When I Enroll in the Dormitory,” by Mabel Halverson. Newspapers of To-day, by Lawrence Lc Clair. Asbestos Pillows as a Fad, by Evelyn Ferguson. My German Play, by Miss Schlcgel. Facing the Music,” by John L. Johnson. Abroad in the Athletic World,” by A. C. Dencen. Ill,I Ollliff •Mil'll-A (innnrii, nr„,jiflKf .I06J.X Sleryb Huilin rhnnl uiUuiti tjarrin Vrrgli Director tUcrijh's (Drrhrstra 41' Roth Bros. Co. fa All Kinds of Clothes for Summer Wear for Man, Woman, Boy or Girl, and the Little T ots, aged 1 to 6 years... Our assortments were never better—our fifteen well stocked departments represent fifteen complete stores, all under one roof and management, which ireans to you “better goods for the sonic money or the some goods for less money.” We invite you to inspect our store whether you wish to purchase or not. YOU ARE IVELCOA1E. ROTH BROS. CO. Lower and Broadway SUPERIOR TRUNKS TRAVELING BAGS SATCHELS VALISES SUIT CASES Only Complete Stock in the City. Superior Hardware Co. 1016-18 Tower Avenue Tctl Shchan says lie expects to get through in German. In fact, lie says lie is sure of it. You sec, lie sent Fraulcin Schlcgcl cin post card from Oshkosh. Clever, wasn’t it? Don’t you tell I told you. I love my work ; but O, you Bijou! I love my cross-cut; but O, you rip! I love my patent leathers; but (), you kids! I love my practice; hut (), you “crits.” I love my steady; but O, you oncc-in-a-whilc! I love the team; but (), you coach! I love a ninety; but (), you seventy-four-and-a-half! I love my dress suit; but (). you peg-tops! I love my money; but O, you ex-change! M iss Me Andrew (in history class)— “The senate refused the bill, saying it was too sudden.” Prof. G. (blushing)—“A good many good things have been refused on just those grounds.” Young Men Want Style You get it in the F. L. Suits for Spring and Summer, and you also get quality and comfort. The style in these smart suits shows for itself. The hidden points arc those that determine the continued stylishness and wear of the garment. Wc were never so prepared to please the Young Men as we arc this season. FLOAN LEVEROOS Superior St. Paul Duluth Chicago PACE ONE HUNDRED fr Your Spring Suit DRY CLEANED Let us clean up your light suit that you laid away last fall—and make it fit for wear again this spring. You will be surprised to sec what an improvement in its appearance our process will make. We will clean and freshen up both fabric and color, and will press the clothes so they fit right and hold their shape. Costs you little, and our service is handy. Give them to our driver. Yale Laundry IMioiic 4215 Brings our Wagon r? A CRITICAL MOMENT The red or the black ?” His uncertainty was almost feverish. “'The red or the black?” IS MONEY Let us help you invest your savings. Whether a large or small amount, we have opportunities always ready for an investor. Yes, it was an even chance; yet the stake was great. It was one of those crucial moments of human life when a short insight into the future means a vast deal. SUPERIOR Dutchess Investment HENRY W. GILBERT, Pres. It costs nothing to come and inquire. 901 Tower Avenue WISCONSIN He was young, and it seemed almost impossible that gaming had marked him for its own. Yet, there before him, the two colors stared him in the face. No one, to gaze into the clear-cut, handsome countenance, would have suspected for an instant that the spoil of chance had enthralled him. His father had been a church deacon, and on bis knees as a boy, by his mother's deathbed, lie bad promised her that lie would try to become a good man as lie grew older. He had gone to Sunday-school, and all his young life he had really wanted to follow the maxims lie had been taught. And yet here he was, with those two fatal colors before his eyes. Had he really sunk to such depths of infamy? Yet who can fore- PACE ONE HUNDRED AND ONE r------------------ Ph otographs Artiiitir ai Urnr lit Cifp DRYSDALE 1408 Tower Avo. L--------------J liuflii Jcwtr ftvemu -i v------------------------- cu ts. A. CHASE, 1‘rrxiilrnt Kitty, r. nrxTos, � • • jwrfrHi .. C.l.S.S, Co shirr •IOKI. S. OATHS. AimMonl Cosliirr Bcrnft of Commerce Capital $150,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits $150,000 Superior, Wis. $$$ 3 per cent. Interest paid on Certificates of Deposit and Savings Accounts. sec the result of exposing a fertile soil to the wind-borne seeds? Who knows hut that the whitest fleece may temporarily conceal the raging beast of prey beneath ? “The red or the black ?” And this young lad had been, only since he rose that morning, under the magic spell of chance. “'Phe black! Yes, yes, the hlack! It shall be the black!” He gasped the words with set teeth, .ns, snatching up the black necktie on his chiffonier, lie quickly encircled the white collar, slipped on his coat, and went forth to his day’s work. 'J'imc — 9 a.m. Place — dining car. Coach D.—“Goodness! 1 wish I had a spoon.” Gold Dust Mush—“Wait till you get to East End, coach.” We make a specialty of furnishing homes complete. M. May Furniture Co. PAGE ONE HUNDRED AND TWO rxxxxxxx: A BANK [=1 ACCOUNT with a Strong Bank will give you Prestige The Oldest and Strongest Bank In the City. Has resources of over $2,100,000.00 ...The... First National Bank SUPERIOR, WI8. “EIGENSINN The German play, “Eigcnsinn,” given by the German classes on the evening of June 7, was a huge success. Miss Schlcgcl, Miss Gocttsche, and the German students arc to be congratulated upon the way the players were trained and the program managed. Miss Schlcgcl was particularly fortunate in securing Miss Mary Bradshaw, contralto. '1'his entertainment is a good example of the practical use the German students make of their linguistic capabilities. Miss St. Clair’s work with the girls who danced the German folk dances was well received by the audience, which was very imperative in demands for a repetition. Mr. Roycc (to Miss 11. in theory doss, talking about the plasticity of the brain)— The brain is like dough. You knead the dough.” What kind of a stone does Giles like? Martha Stone. xxxxxxxxxxxxx: xxxxxxxxxa COMPLETE OUTFITTERS TO =---— Women and Children B3EEES2EI liO«OOOTOWt« AVI. riiimiilXiiiiiilXXiiiXHilI IF YOU NEED A Library Table or, in fact, any article of Furniture for Dining Room, Parlor or Den, give us a call Leraan-Midbust-Newell Go. Complete House Furnishers 11 th and Tower xxxxxxXiSi Cxxxxxxixxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx rACE ONE HUNDRED AND THREE Ice Cream Come in and try some of our wholesome lee Cream and Delicious Drinks. We have everything in Ices and Sherbets. Candies Take home a box of our homemade Chocolates, Wafers, Chips, Caramels, etc., fresh every day. PHONE US YOUR ICE CREAM ORDERS Elmer Olsen Co. Itotli PlioneH 1020 Tower Ave. c. w. AUST The Reliable Pioneer DRUGGIST Good Stock of Stationery 1204 Tower Ave. HOTEL 'B'ROA.'DWA.y Graduation Day IS A DAY the young lady or gentleman will look back upon in after years with fondest memories. YOU CAN help make the day one long to be remembered by a suitable graduation gift. OUR STORE is full of suitable gifts, each one carrying with it the spirit of the day ami occasion. C. A. Swanson Co. JElVELERS OP QUALITY 1202 Tower Ave. Miss F. (hurriedly entering shoe store and leaving bundle)—“I have decided that I can’t get shoes to suit me in town.” [Exit.) Salesman (opening bundle of tins)—“Is somebody going to be married ?” How did “E. J. A.” happen to be favored with a baseball pass? M. S.—“You’d better be careful, or you’ll get your name in the Gitche. M. B.—“Oh! I did worse things than Marguerite Colwell last year, and I didn’t get in.”—Ex. S. Currie (teaching geography)—“How many bushels of hay in a crop this year?” A beau in the parlor is worth two in the hair. PACE ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR Our New Store Is without any exception the best light store at the Head of the Lakes. Our goods are exclusive. Our prices are right. We cordially invite your inspection. FLUNKING SOCIETY Organized August 30, 1910. OFFICERS ( ??) President—Annal Lennon. Vice President—Nettie McFarlin. Secretary—E. J. Adams. Treasurer—Jessie Wilcox. Sergeant with Arms—(Name withheld.) Meetings held between recitation rooms after each test, and honors conferred by president. The campaign has been started for next year’s officers, with Miss Florence Bundc circulating nomination papers. Miss Emily Bond will also undoubtedly be a successful candidate for presidency. SICARD’S Cor.Tower nn l Fourteenth St. EXCLUSIVE IN Ladies’ Ready-to-wear Clothing Some love their country’s flag, Some love lemon pie, But my affection is expressed In my love for “Big I.”—Dutch. We furnish your home complete, on monthly payments. M. May Furniture Co. Professor Highbrow may have searched the encyclopedia to find hard names for some of the newer underwear brands. But “the harder the name, the better the material,” seems to be the rule. Besides “Athletic” Underwear, we also have the good old-fashioned styles in two-piece and union suits. Also all the fine visible articles a man wears outside of his underwear—from hats to shoes. THE COLUMBIA | Foot Note: Wear the Columbia .$. 1.50 Shoe PAGE ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE WM. O’CONNOR GROCER Wholesale and Retail Doth Phone 4244 12211223 Tower Ave. SUPERIOR. WlS. 4 Lindquist’s J4 Off GRADUATION off PHOTOS X L Wc will allow you a discount of 25 per cent, on any style you may choose. 1715 BROADWAY PREXY RULES THE DIAMOND Funny? Well, say! Weren’t you there? Well, then, you certainly missed it. You never heard of anything so funny in all your days! “Prexy” was out in several kinds of suit. 'Talk about looks!—oh, he had us all going, as far as that was concerned. And the wav he didn’t catch the ball would kill you. He waited till his man reached second, every time, and then picked up the ball which had been quietly rolling around at his feet, and gently tapped the man on second. It was great! Who was on third? Why, “Uncle Albert, of course. He can hit a ball clear across the field, and you should sec that home run he made. Best ever—sure! everybody says so! 'Flic short stop was the cutest thing ever in a baseball suit, but every time the ball came to his side of the diamond he hunted on the field for bugs. You know Mr. Gilbert teaches biology. Yes. lie’s the one we call “Eddie.” MOTHER GOOSE UP-TO-DATE Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake. baker’s man; Bake up some bread as fast as you can; Pat it and roll it and lav in a row. Always use Duluth Universal in making the dough. Join tlic great crowd of lire a 1 outers that use DOfl'T BE A GOOSE! Duluth Universal Flour Duluth Universal Milling Co. PACK ONE II US’l)REl) AMI) SIX Did it Ever Occur to You that every purchaser is an employer of labor and when you buy a sack of homemade Hour you arc helping to give employment to citizens of Superior? THEN. WHY NOT USE “Pride of Superior” Flour and “Wonder” Flour and be a booster for Superior? Every sack guaranteed. Duluth-Superior Milling Co. ROOFING AND CORNICE WORK Telephone 4314 1215 Tower Ave. Superior “Andy” was in the box. He was supposed to throw at the bat, of course; but lie doesn't like to be partial, so he had them all scared—even the people on the grand stand. Carl” was in the center field, and, say! lie is scrumptious at catching Hies, but at the bat lie approaches zero as a limit. We all raved over his playing. 'Flic “American Druggist Syndicate”— yes, Dudley,” we mean—played right field. All the girls stood on the side lines there. He’s a good player, he is. He ought to be on the city league team. The faculty was assisted by J. L. Johnson, R. L. Gregory, H. Farrell, and S. Currie, who played “minor” roles in the big game. No, sir; anybody who can enjoy a vaudeville after seeing that game ought to be sent to Mendota. Rest of all was that the Faculty and Seniors won—score “23” to 13—we guess. Regents—“Can you tell what the article was concerning the beast in ‘ Flic Jungle’?” Miss Van Kirk—“'Flic story of Mr. Roosevelt in South Africa. R. E. Brown Tonsorial Parlors 1719 Twelfth Street Children’s work—Shaving and HAIR CUTTING a Specialty - PACK ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN -fr f Send Your Clothing to US for Cleaning, Dyeing or Pressing The largest and the most up-to-date ! dyeing and cleaning establishment in the city. Goods called for and delivered. 1315 Tower Avc. Both Phones % - A t 4. WOHLK’S ART STORE 1123 Tower Avc. ------ TS Art Goods and Picture Framing TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN To Roden: My son. so live that when she passeth thy house she may smile and think untenable thoughts. To Gregory: Many arc the speeches of the conventional fusscc; yea, in my (note) books arc they written, and I know well what to expect. To Maud Cobb: She saith. Mow slippery is the floor, and how exquisitely divine is the music. 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Palace of Sweets The place for good eats.” 1719 Belknap St. PAGE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT State Normal School SUPERIOR Located in the Second City of the State ALL COURSES OPPORTUNITY FOR SPECIALIZING IN English Latin German Mathematics History Science KINDERGARTEN TRAINING DOMESTIC SCIENCE MANUAL TRAINING SUMMER SCHOOL New Dormitory for Girls V. E. McCaskill, Write for President Catalogue I'AGli ONI- It UN'l)R El) AND NIN1J TEMCO The Brand of Excellence Superior housewives are of one opinion regarding the merits of TH.YJCO. 'Ehe best is always the most economical. TEMCO is a Superior brand—both in quality and location. TEMCO is equal to any brand on the market, and every label carries the name of Superior. Join the TEMCO army, and secure the best for your money. ■ Em Mercantile Co. d� b SUPERIOR. WIS. I of GET YOUR CALLING CARDS FROM ’ THOS. ROEN. Printer HIGH GRADE KO AL GET THE Best Home-Made Candy at PAUL'S. 1421 Tower BUSINESS MANAGER’S SONG Other papers all remind us We can make our own sublime If the students only send us Contributions all the time. Don t you think my mustache becoming?” It may be coming, but it certainly hasn’t arrived yet.” —FOR— Low Degrees ALWAYS Bright and Clean FINCH FUEL CO. 914 Tower Ave. PACK ONE 11 UN OREO AND TEN m Bemis Bag Paper Co. Branch of Bemis Bro. Bag Co. PAP E R DEALERS Everything in Paper- Stand by Your Local Houses gP -------------------------------«£ Rogers - Ruger Lumber Co. SVPEDIOR, WIS. Oak, Cypress,White Pine, Basswood, Georgia Pine, White Cedar, Norway, Fir Turning Squares- everything in Lumber for Manual Training purposes, as well as 5,000,000 feet of Fir Timbers up to 82 feet in length. Free Delivery One board or a wagon load In another department of this hook you were told that the Superior Normal School was to have a baseball team, for the first time in several years. This team has shown up well on the diamond, under the good coaching of Professor Dcneen, and covered itself with glory in the last game of its schedule, when it defeated the strong Blaine High School team by the score of 10 to 8. Did you ever hear Dan sing, “Good Night, Girlie, and Remember Me ? It is one of the most pathetic things out, especially about the time Nan strikes up “Naughty Eyes.” Favorite expressions and questions of sonic of the Normalites: Editor—“Have you any more jokes?” Cuddy—“Oh, that’s the darling!” Roden—“Beat it!” R. L. G.—“Oh, pickles!” Calrf—“I wonder where my wife anti flctcher have gone?” PACK ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN M1US0C The Leading Music Store in the City Musical Instruments of All Kinds and Sheet Music Piano Tuning a Specialty Call and look over our lines. BAER COOLEY MUSIC CO. 1322 Tower Ave., SUPERIOR SI IK GOT 76. THOUGH. Mr. H.—“What docs exile mean?” Miss S.—“To banish.” Mr. H.— “Now, what docs imprison mean r Miss S.—“Shut up.”—Ex. Mr. G. (in history)— How long did the Thirty Years’ War last?” Bright( ?) Pupil—“I really can’t tell.” —Ex. Mr. C. (teaching history)—“What i the first thing that the king will need ?” Clever Bov—“A queen.” Mr. H. (in rhetoric)—“Now, after you have properly folded your papers, write your name and then ‘oration’—otherwise I may not know.” We show the largest line of rugs, draperies and furniture in the city. M. May Furniture Co. The Laundry for the One Who Cares SUPERIOR LAUNDRY CO. Superior, Wisconsin I’AGK ON K II UN OREO AND TWELVE C o h r Hopping toads and wiggling snakes, Or plant life green, Such as a bean, Are some of Mr. Gilbert’s baits. THIS MAGAZINE WAS PRINTED BY SILVER-TONSBERG CO. (Leading Typographers) 1714-1716 TWELFTH STREET SUPERIOR. WIS. PAGE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN 05 QA41 q D XIOUL 32 777 DATE DUE Jshapmor pr?' (Soilage