Wisconsin School for the Deaf - Tattler Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1932 volume:

Cbc Ijtcarlv (Tattler Edited and Composed by the Seniors The Wisconsin State School for the Deaf Delavan, Wisconsin Pm His hed hr the Sf htw Press OUR SUPERINTENDENT A. J. GLOVER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS EDITH MATTESON Reading MILDRED HURDIS Domestic Science GEORGE WOOD Carpentry FRANK B. PLEASANT Printing VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTORS GENEVA LLEWELLYN Art + CHARLES DUNN Manual Training PEARL HELMINIAK Sewing BACCALAUREATE SERVICE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 5. 19.12 AT 2:30 O’CLOCK SCRIPTURE READING PRAYER SONG---- “Gloria” . . Sang by Mrs. Vera Johannaen Interpreted by Marcella Hauser Leona Luopke Hertha Zola BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS . . . Rev. C. A. Townsend SONG------ Sion”.........................Mrs. Jane Beswick Interpreted by Lorraine Szablewski BENEDICTION + + COMMENCEMENT THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 9, 1932 AT 8 O’CLOCK SONG---- “The Swallows” . Sung by Mrs. Marion Williams Interpreted by Pauline Long INVOCATION SALUTATORY..............Alfred Mncrtz ADDRESS.......................A. J. Glover VALEDICTORY .... Sylvia Shadoski PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS SONG----- My Homeland” . . Sung by Mrs. Marion Williams Interpreted by Orrell Jensen Viola Hanson Helen Quilney BENEDICTION HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ROLL ORItELL H. JENSEN Phillip LAWRENCE P. HEACLE Thorpo HELEN A. QU1TNEY La Crone Alfred Mar rla Salutatorian Cabinet-making Senior Patrol Leader of Boy Scout Phoenix Literary Society Monitor Still water run derp. Sylvia Shadoski Valedictorian Art Dona eat ic Science Benuty (Culture Camp Fire Girla; Treasurer 30 Ariadna Literary Society; President '20, 30 To know hrr ia to love her.” Angu Begun Bane hall Boy Scout Phoenix Literary Society A light heart live long Orrell Jenien Art Domestic Science Beauty Culture Camp Fire Girls; Secretary 30 Ariadna Literary Society; President 31 Secretary of Senior Class Monitor 4,No one ever aid anything except nice thing about her. Lawrence Heagle Football 20. 30. '31 Baaeball Printing Art Phoenix Literary Society A steady, sober ort of a citixen. Helen Quitney Art Domestic Science Beauty Culture Camp Fire Girla; President 31 Ariadna Literary Society “Short but snappy. JOHN B. DAVIS Mndinon VIOLA L. HANSON Racine GERALD L. HESKK Tumah JOHN J. KUGLITSCH Drill van John Dtvii Football ’31 BuM.'balI Printing Art Phot-nix Literary Socit-ty A mask-----of trilled porpoir and of daring, To hide how little hr i caring. Viola Hamon Art Domestic Science Beauty Culture Comp Fire Girl Secretary 31 Arindnn Literary Society For ihr i a jolly good fellow. Gerald Hrirr Football '2(5 to '31 Co-cuptnin ’29 Banket bull '2.r� to 31 Printing Baseball Art Buy Scout Phoenix Literary Society verybody'i friend, nobody' enemy. MITCHELL ECH1KOVITZ Superior John Kugliiich Football '27 to '31 Complain '2‘J; CapUin Ml Hanked.all '27 to ’32; Captain '29 Sportsmanship at Indiana Tournament 29 Baseball Printing Boy Scout Phoonix Literary Society An athletic star who really didn't play to the grand stand. Mitchell Echikovits Football '23 to ‘31 Basketball '20 to 32 Cup tain Ml Baieball Printing Art Boy Scout Phoenix Literary Society President 31. '32 President of Senior Class Good fellowship, his guiding star. CIai Motto Clan Officer PICK YOUR PEAK AND CLIMB IT Prudent...................................................Mitchell EchikoriU Class Color Vico Proaident .... John Kuglttjich ORCIIII) and GREEN Secretary and Treasurer . . Orrell Jensen CU� . Flower SWEET PEA Clast Sponsor Mi® Mary Wllllama Tattler Advisor Mr . Laura Crosby VOCATIONAL CLASS ROLL JOHN W. GRADY lloricon Carpentry Shoo Rcparing Tree Surgery Boy Scout Phoenix Literary Society JOHN E. B1EDERMAN Jefferson Football Baseball Art Monitor Shoe Reparinjr Basketball Tree Surgery Phoenix Literary Society GEORGE SULLIVAN Oshkosh Art Carpentry Etching Printing Phoenix Literary Society SALUTATORY By Alfred Mwrli To the member of the Stole Board of Control, Superintendent, Teaeber . Clacimate and friends: The Class of '32 welcome you most cordially to these exercises. We appreciate deeply the interest you have shown in coming here to share with us this proud and happy hour. For many years we have looked forward eagerly to the time when we should appear upon this platform as graduates. That time has come at Inst, and while wc are glad that we have successfully completed this part of our education, our hearts arc heavy ut the thought of leaving these surroundings and friends. We arc the ixty-sccond class to graduate from thus school. A wc look back, it seems but a few years ago that we enrolled in the kindergarten. a restless, active group of boy and girls. Ench year there have been changes. Now and thon some of our classmate fell back into other classes or dropped from our school life entirely. The new pupils coming here from other schools were the links that repaired the broken chains. Our life here ha- been busy and nt all times very happy. Wc shall carry away with us ninny pleasant memories of the good times we have had together on the athletic field, in classes and on the campus. We are fortunate in being members of a school that is able to give its big family so many good things in life and education. A few months ago, at a class meeting, we chose the sweet pea for our class flower, as the sweet pea stands for ambition. Orchid and green are our doss colors. Orchid symbolizes power and nobility of purpose, while green stands for loyalty. The orchid urges us to seek and cling to the noblest things in life, while the green reminds us to be loyal to our Ideals. It also reminds us to be loyal to our school and it teachings. ••PICK YOUR F’EAK AND CLIMB IT. is our clnss motto. All through our school life we have been climbing upward toward this longed for gonl. The climbing so far has not been difficult. but we know that the rocks ahead are rugged and steep. At times we may feel discouraged, but we shall not give up. By doing our best day by day, patiently and with perseverance, we shall surely succeed in life as we have succeeded in school. Our great poet, Ixmg-fellow, hud the same thought when he said: We have not wing , we can not soar. But we have feet to scale nnd climb By slow decree . Some of the class have chosen Gallnudct College as the high peak of their desires, while the rest will be content to climb the smaller hills of ordinary life. The view may not be so dazzling but the un will shine just as brightly on the hill tops as it docs on the highest peak. In behalf of my classmates, let me tell you again how glad we are to have so many of our friend here to-night. The Class of 32 extend a hearty uelcomc to you all. VALEDICTORY By Sylvia Shadoski It has been customary in this school to have on«- of the senior class give a valedictory at the commencement exercise . This year this honor has com© to me. If we analyze the word valedictory we find that it breaks up into aU which means farewell and dicere which means to say. This is what I wish to do—to bid you farewell. Her© is the end of our journey; we have completed our school work, but our thought drift back to this school, to the true friends and to the pleasant memories we hove. Whatever success be ours, we owe a debt of gratitude to our dear Alma Mater which has provided us with this wonderful education. This class. I believe, has more pupils who have come up through the grades than any previous class. We now number eleven; only six of us have been here since our kindergarten day . Four have been here through high school and one has been here but a year. We all feel that this school is just like a home to us. As we have grown up here, wo have noticed so tunny improvement in our surroundings. Every year our dear school becomes more beautiful. Wc hop© that we. too. hav© grown and that we can justify these improvements by being good, useful citizens. To the Board of Control: To you, our first parting words are due. I wish to express the sincere thanks of my clast to you. who have don© much to make this school what it is. To our Superintendent: We wish to thank you for the many ways in which you have aided us ever sine© we first came here. We have learned tome of the most important lessons in life—promptness and obedience,—from you, whom we hav© always respect- ed as a father. We pray that God will reward you for all that you have done for us and hope that you may hav© many more years as Superintendent of this school. Farewell. To our schoolmates: We are passing out of school life into active citizenship today. Wc don’t know what message to leave with you. We shall never return here us students again, but the memory of our school days here will always be with u . Every year new faces will come, old ones will disappear. The class of 1932 extends best wishes for your future and we want to persuade all of you not to give up until you graduate. To our Teachers and Supervisors! We have spent many years studying here under you. Now that we arc about to leave, sonic of us would like to remain longer. However wc shall carry away with us plcaiu) t memories of you and the happy days wc have had together. For everything you have done, and for everything you are doing, we pray that you may be rewarded. Farewell to you. all. Parents and Friends: We appreciate your judgement in choosing this school for us. Wo understand the sacrifices you have made for us. We realize the lone-sornenesa of your early days without us at home and wc hope that we may be able to reward you for all this. Classmates: To you, my last words will be spoken. You know that we have been through sunshine and shadows together. Let’s seek the most important things in life as wo want our dear Alma Mater to be proud of us. Let’ not turn our backs on opportunities, but sieze them so that we can do greater things in the future. Again I wish to bid you farewell but not goodbye. WISCONSIN INDIANS By Aoru Begun At the time when Wisconsin wan being explored by the white men. there were probably ten thousand Indian living within the present boundaries of the state. These Indians belonged to several tribes which were divided by langunge into two great families, the A Igonkin and the Dakotan. The largest Indian family was the Algonkin. The Ojibwayn. now called the Chippewa.- , were the least savage of the family. They lived in the northern part of Wisconsin as far south ns the Black River and perhaps as far east n� the Wolf. The Mcnomoniea known as Wild Rice Haters, lived cast of them. They were fine people and they wore not warlike in disposition. They spent most of thoir time gathering wild rice which grows in murahes in northeastern Wisconsin. From Green Bay southward nlong the shore of Lake Michigan lived the Pottawntomies. They were the most active of the Algonkin tribe and were fine looking people. When Longfellow wrote his poem ‘'Hiawatha, he told about the traditions of this tribe but he used the land of the Chippowua or Ojibways on laike Suporior as the background for his story. The Sacs and Foxes, sometimes called the Snukirs «nd Outa-gnmies. were weak in numbers when the white people come. They were bold and war-like, however, and grew in importance until they drove the Winnebagoes out of the Fox Valley. The Mnxcoutin who lived near the place where Berlin U now and the Kickapoos, from the Kick-apoo Valley were small tribes, and bands of Huron . Illinois, Minmis and Otto was sometimes wandered through the state. The Oneidas, Stock-bridges, Brothertowns and Munsecs who now live in northeastern Wisconsin nre left from tribes which wore moved here from New York and Massachusetts in 1822 and later. The Dakota family lived chiefly to the west of the Mississippi and the others to the east. A branch of this family, the Winnebagoes, lived at the head of Green Bay and in the Valley of the Fox and Wisconsin Riven . The other Indians called them The Men of the Sea because it was believed that they had come from near the ocean. They were a savage looking people with high cheek bones, flnt noses and eyes set far npnrt. They were wild and cruel like their cous-� ins, the Sioux, who lived west of the Mississippi. Many people believe that most of the Wisconsin mound were built by the Winnebagoes. If this is true, they must have wandered from place to place all over the state. The homes of the Indians in Wisconsin were not alike, but all had to be built so that they could be moved easily. Often they were made of long poles tied together at the top and covered with animal's skins, mats made of rushes, or sheets made of birch bark. They were called wigwams, tepees, or sometimes lodges. The Ojibways built a house shaped like half of a hose-ball. The Winnebago hut was more like a sugar loaf and was covered with mats of woven rushes. By some tribes cabins large enough to hold several families were built. These were sometimes a hundred feet long, twenty-five feet wide and twenty feet high. Most of the houses were very unsanitary. The Indian men often had several wives, who had to obey their husbands. Usually the men wore Jolly, easy going shiftless fellows. The squaws were hard workers. They raised beans, melons, pumpkins and sunflowers and also pounded corn into coarse meal. They often made maple sugar and dried the grape and berries which they found in the forest. The Indinn men went hunting and fishing for food. In summer they found plenty of fruits and roots which could be eaten. Many Indians in Wisconsin gathered wild rice which grew in the marshes instead of raising corn. Dishes were made of shells, bark, and rude pottery. They could not he used on a fire, so the Indians invented a kind of rtreless-cookcr. They heated stones and put them into dishes partly filled with water. In this way the water was boiled and the meal was cooked. The Indians wore few clothes which were made of animal skins. The squaws sewed the skins together with needles of stone or bone. They embroidered their garments, especially the leggings and moccasins, with bead and porcupine quills. The men wore head-dresses of feathers and also painted themselves red, yellow and green. Each time n brave killed an enemy, he would put a new feather into his head-dress. The Indians made fire in two ways. Flint-like stones were struck together and the sparks fell on dry rotten wood called punk . If they had no flint, the Indians used to rub two pieces of dry cedar together with great speed until the friction gave sparks which started fire to the “punk . They used bows nnd arrows for war. The how was about three feet long. It was mnde of tough wood and the bow string was made of animal's skin. The arrows were mode of hard wood or cum , hud point of atone and were tip pod with feathers. When the arrow were used for war. the point wa� poisoned. The tomahawk wo often used for wur too. Other weapon were wnr clubs, knives, spears, lances, and shield®. In southern Wisconsin there are thousand of mounds shaped like animals They arc called effigy mounds. Very few effigy mounds are found outside of Wisconsin except in Ohio, lown and Illinois. These mounds are made in many different shnpes and sixes. A thunder-bird at Men- dota has a wing spread of over tix hundred feet. Near Huraboo, the only remaining man mound U kept in a small park. In parks ut Milwaukee, Waukesha, La Crosse, Devils l-ake. PeJavan Lake and at many plncr around .Madison, effigy mounds uro preserved and marked. At Aztalan, near Lake Mills, on the Crawfish Kivor there u an enclosure of about seventeen acre surrounded by a low wall. Many Indian relic hnvc been found there and these help u� to know more about the only real Americana. MAXWELL STREET By John Davis Of all the many interesting places Chicago offers. Maxwell Street, the Jewish district, impresses me us the most fascinating. This may he o queer idea, in view of the fact that I huve seen almost all of Chicago's scenic spot . But. for thrilling experiences nnd real entertainment, I maintain that there is no other place that can compare with Maxwell Street. The Ghetto is the place where most of the poor Jew in Chicago do their trading. It is located in the south-western part of the city near the wholesale fruit establishments, that now take the place of the famous old South Water Market, which was removed to make room for Wncker Drive, constructed to diminish traffic congestion in the business section. In July 1031 I wa a member of the great unemployed army, so decided to take advantage of my idle moments nnd ce Chicago. From descriptions of Maxwell Street by a Jew named •'Abie.’' with whom I once worked. 1 was fully convinced that no other place would hold more of my interest or furnish greater amusement consequently a visit to the Jewish district was readily decided upon. To wander in a strange place alone was not to my fancy, so I nuked Abie to be my guide. His ncceptunce was not only prompt, but indicated sincere willingness. Being strong of limb, we chose to walk to our destination, or maybe it was lack of corfore that prompted u� to do so. As we neared Maxwell Street, the pedestrian populace begun to thicken, thus making our progress slow. It was a hot sultry day; besides this, the motley crowd and the dust, stirred up from the street by the traffic, added much to our discomfort. Walking on. we began to meet several orthodox Jews, the last of the old race, holding dead cigarette stubs in their mouth . They still cling to the ancient custom of Palestine. Long wavy heard covered the front of their vests and they wore skull caps and slippers. Young fleshy giggling Jewish girls with soft, Inrgc eyes that were most appealing, were walking along holding the hands of their corpulent mothers; rugged little boys with dirty faces dashed in nnd out of the crowd -ihouting at the top of their voices; young men dapperly dressed, most of them in green suits, and straw hat tilted at a jaunty angle, exposing oily Jet black hair, walked along the street. The babbling of voices grew loader a we drew nearer our goal. When we turned from Hnlsted to Muxwell Street, we suddenly plunged into a strange world that made me speechless. Looking around dazed, I amused my Jewish friend. However, the pushing and shuffling of the moving throng behind me. woke me up to the realization that I was in Chicago, not in Alice' Wonderland. So on we must go. The first thing that caught my eye were the stand with colored awning along the curbs of the street on both sides, resembling either a enravnn of covered wagons crossing the western prairies or the pitched tents of a Nomad tribe in the Sahara Desert. Because of the positions of the tents on the street, no automobiles could traverse there. Down the middle part of the street was an open space, in which had been dumped broken empty packing boxes nnd rotten fruit which attracted myriad of flies. With eyes riveted on the merchandise we walked slowly by the tand . I aw strings of dried onions and salomi sausages draped around the vegetable stand affording rather a decorative air to the Ghetto. Great pile of fruit, polished nnd shiny, lay on the wooden plank alongside the vegetable stall . later on I noticed that a poorer quality lay in bock of thc c piles; nnd if the customer were a greenhorn, the salesman would quickly slip in poor fruit and place the good on top. Presently our uttention was attracted to a woman arguing with a dealer, insisting that she ought to have one more apple udded to the pile of apples on the scale because of a stiff breeie blowing; she claimed that it made the apples heavier than they really were. After a lengthy dispute she finally won by helping herself to an extra apple, then hurrying away. There were no ntnndnrd prices; the sale price was fixed to the mutual agreement of both dealer and buyer. It was quite annoying to have the merchants take hold of my arm and pull me to their merchandise. talking at the same time of the wonderful bargains they had to offer, but I grew accustomed to it and endeavored to get rid of the next dealer who approached me. by motioning that I was deaf. Much to my surprise hi began signing to me. The sign could be readily understood although they were rather crude. He was not the only one either who could converse with the deaf, for nearly all of the clerks, including women, were able to do so. By pulling my pockets inside out to indicate that I hud no money. 1 managed to evade the rest of them. Money talks, you know, but lack of it talks louder and more plainly. Suit of clothes were hanging above the crowd swinging in the breeze In front of a clothing store. On seeing them I was reminded of the swinging fans in Singapore, used to drive away flies. In many instances next to them were fish stores which gave the clothes a strong odor. Pity the poor buyer with a dull sense of smell! Pity more his friend who has a keen sense of smell! Great piles of fish from different waters were urranged to tempt the fish loving Jews: hut they also attracted flies, much to my disgust. IJttle hoys worming through the crowd with the merchandise which they were selling in their arms, needles, lemons and small articles, drew my attention. The whole family in this locality worked. I discovered. The dealers were mostly women, while their husbands were generally inside the houses or else aiding their wives. On the walk close to a building stood an old Jew grinding out horse radish by hand. Being fond of horse radish nnd aware of the fact that the Jews made u good brand, 1 bought a dime's worth nnd took the customary shed helping. All of a sudden burning tear poured down my cheeks us It was fiery hot. The tears blinded me, much to the amusement of those who saw me. The Maxwell Street horse-radish. I know now by my own experience, is the strongest of any hrund mnde. Shoes were purchased in the open; the customers at on top of empty packing boxr trying them on. Darns or hole in the heels or soles were no secret. Great loaves of twisted bread in different shade and sixes, generously covered with caraway seods, were piled high on bakery stands. Half a loaf could he bought. The dealer held the huge loaf on bis stomach to cut it in half, using a large knife with such expertness that it arrested my admiration. 1 am part Norwegian and a lover of Norwegian bread, hut I must confess that here I discovered that I like Jewish bread better. Every imaginable kind of goods was being sold on the street , even hardware. Pipes for «a!«-were rusty from open exposure to weather. The variety was so extensive that I sow pruticnlly no duplicates. Beginning to be foot weary our thoughts turned toward home, so we left the Orient behind for a modern world nnd a much needed hath. The strong odor of fish staved with me. as my clothes were saturated with it, for some time; hut I hod had too interesting a time to mind that. ! � is impossible in the number of word to which this essay is limited to tell but very little of whnt can be «cen in the Ghetto, hut in my feeble way I hope I have conveyed some idea of the place. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA By Mitchell Echikovit The Chinese have always believed thnt Chinn is the most civilized nation on earth and that it is the center of all the world. In 2-MS li. C. Shi-Hwang-ti, who was only thirteen yours old. claimed the throne of China and became emperor. He was small, but very ambitious, and he spent his life rebuilding the empire. He built a new capital and strove to improve the law and to enforce them. He also divided the country into thirty-six provinces in each of which three officers were directly responsible to him. China was troubled by the invasions of the fierce Tartar tribes from the North who wanted possession of her fertile lands. So in 214 B. C. the Emperor ordered the people to build an earthwork in northern China to keep those enemies out of the country. It has become the most famous wall in the world. The Chinese completed the wall in fifteen years. The builders were three hundred thousand troops of the Chinese prisoners of war and all the criminals in the country, including many dishonest officials. Many of them died from starvation, over-work, and heat from the sun. But it was one of the greatest of all engineering feats and should be considered one of the seven wonders” of the world. This most wonderful work was done by unskilled laborers. A brick or dressed granite shell was made and filled with earth. This was covered with n very hard coating of bricks in lime. They were of a much better quality than the brirks used in building today. The wall begins at Shankaikwan. which is on the southern point on the boundary between Manchuria and China, and winds into the mountains of western China. The highest point in the mountains, over which the wall has been built, is five thousand, two hundred twenty-five feet above sea level. The wull is about one thousand, five hundred miles long, fifteen to twenty-five feet thick and twenty to thirty feat high. In the wall there are more than twenty-five thousand square forts or watch towers which are placed from one hundred yards to one mile apart. If it had been built in the United States. It would extend from the city of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, to a point one hundred miles west of Topeka, Kansas. Many years after the Great Wall had been built, conditions changed. Northern tribes did not try to invade China again, but the Chinese began to look for other lands because the cities and farms of China were too crowded. In a few years millions of Chinese had moved over the wail into Manchuria and built their hornet there. Many Japanese, Russians and people from other nations have come to live there, too. The protection of the Great Wall really did not amount to much because China was conquered often by the huge racial movements of the Tartar hordes who also invaded Europe. The Chinese thought it was a protection because it did prevent small raid and really It must have seemed almost impregnable to small raiding groups. Only a man with much courage and with tremendous military power would dare to attack an obstacle, whose watch towers were so close together in the passes and not more than one mile apart in the for away wilds. Russia built railroads across Munchurin after she received permission from the government of China because she wan looking for a shorter route to the sea. Later Japan fought with her and took a part of that railroad. China has built railroads in Manchuria, too. There has been much trouble between China and Japan because of the Chinese bandits who were interfering with Jupun’s railroads. Last fall Japan sent troops into Manchuria. Several battle were fought and the Chinese troops went over the Great Wall again and again. They depended upon it for protection as it had once been an aid in keeping out invader . But airplanes flew over it and the pilots dropped bomb among people in the cities. The shell from cannon and high explosives destroyed parts of the wall so the Japanese could enter to fight the Chinese. The Great Wall is of little protection now a it is left unpatrolled in most place . The gate of the posses ure still closed ut night to protect the cities near them, but there are no soldiers or guard on the wall any more. Today many people in China believe that Shi-Hwang-ti’ rampart, built along the frontier like a monstrous dragon, protect Chinn from evil influences, but the Great Wall, crumbling as it is, may in time lose its power to do that. TEXAS RANGERS By Viola Hanion Way back In the thirties more than a century ago. Texas Ranger were just beginning to be heard of along the border of Texas and Mexico. They were just a band of hnrd-riding, adventure-seeking fellows craving excitement. They got what they were looking for. too, from their blood shedding tights with both Indians and Mexicans who were never friendly to one another. When the Indian question in the United States was finally settled, some of the tribes especially the Comnnrhes, one of fhe fiercest, had revenge overflowing in their veins because the white people were settling down and starting ranches on their hunting grounds. There was so much manslaughter taking place that Texas asked for volunteer fighters, and they were called her ranger . These men knew no fear, could ride a horse and shoot both rifle and pistol. They were skilled in the use of a lariat und kept cool in times of trouble and excitement. Some of the most famous men in charge of the companies were. Captain Ben Me Cullock, Sam Houston. Colonel Burleson und Captain Roberts. The duties of a ranger at this time were to hunt down Indian and Mexican trouble-makers and to keep them under control. If ever a fight were started, a ranger was there to stop it and to investigate the case. They were also sent out at the call of Communities to aid in bringing the Indian attacks to a stop. The C-onmnche war and the fights with the Apaches show us just what conditions things were in at this time. In the year of 1840 the Comanche had made an attack on a settlement then called Victoria. More than four hundred redskins battled with the few inhabitants of the settlement. They succeeded in holding the Indians off for a day and a night, but on the next day the Indians drove the few families of the settlement from their burning homes to a raft on the river. The Indians were embarking in their bouts to attack them when the rangers appeared and scattered the marauders. Another incident which also shows the bravery of the men at this time was when the rangers were culled to hunt down the Apache-, an Indian tribe that hn long ago been wiped out. At this time this tribe was under the leadership of a very old chief, Victorio. Not far from San Jose. Victorio settled hi camp among some boulders from which the whole country-side could be overlooked. Victorio sent a band of Indian to raid the town, lie did this several times and at last the settlors pursued the Indians. Two posses were sent out but they were both ambushed in o narrow defile and killed according to the clever plans of the chief. About 1880 the modern ranger force were beginning to be in existence. They were in some ways like the old ranger but they were more skilled in their work for they had to hunt down bandits, murderers and the like, besides watching the Indians. Dick Dublin was a desperate outluw. lie was in the jaws of the law one minute and gone another. A company of rangers under the command of James Gillette was always on the lookout for him. Dick was thought to he staying with his father. On Investigating one day they were told that he hudn't seen Dick since he left so the rangers rode away. They stopped nl the sound of a horse's hoofs and noticed a rider jump olT his mount nnd disappear around the house. They turned back and on nrriving at the cabin, they heard the voice of Dick. They were about to close in on the party when one of the men shouted a warning to Dick. Like a streak he was flying up a ravine and disappearing behind a sheltering boulder. The rangers soon sighted him and Jim took aim and shot at him for he thought he was reaching for his gun a he was running. The bullet, hitting him in the hip. travelled through his body to his shoulder. This was just once when the ranger were called upon to do their duty. In 1878 the first really organized companies began work. These rnngeis are naturally peace-ful and law-abiding. Even though a gun is not needed, one is ulways hanging in their holsters. The qualities preferred for a Texas ranger are: grit and ability to fight, resourcefulnes-and loyality to the State of Texas nnd to its ranger force. When u cowboy mukes an application for a position as ranger, he is examined by the commanding oflicor, mentally and physically. In add it ion to this he is given a horse; if he ran ride it properly, he is given a gun test. If he succeeds in hittiing the murk, he is told to get hm own horse, nnd firearms. Amunitiun is furnished free. If his mount should die or be killed in service, another is given to him. All rangers are given rations every day. The Texas rungcr of today nre one of the hardest fighting and cleanout organisations In the United States. These jolly fellow come flapping uluiijt on their liin mount with roch a carefree appearance. They are instructed to protect Jill property on their aide of the Rio Grande. The e rancor who roam about trying to keep order in the wilderness are Just plain Texas cowboys. who shoot and ride with the best. Texas is proud of the history of her rangers, these cleun-souled fellows, who hate anything that is against law and order. She knows that fewer robbers, cattle thieve and other outlawn will seek refuge there if she keeps these hard-riding, adventure-seeking fellows to guard her welfare. PEA CANNING IN WISCONSIN By Lawrence Heagle Wisconsin is tho leading state in the canning of pea and cans about fifty per cent of the entire pack of the United States. There are about one hundred and ten factories in Wisconsin. Six million cases of peas are packet! annually from seventy thousand acre of Wisconsin land. The seed pea are grown in the state. Instead of canning the pens when they nre at the eating ntnge they are allowed to ril eii and later threshed. These pen ure used for need the next year. The factory contracts with farmers for a certain number of acre of pea to fill the warehouse. There nre two different kind of peas: curly and lute. Karly peas are canned about the third and fourth week of June; late peas in July. Pens nre sown by a seeder or drill just like wheat, oats or other grams. It is not necessary to cultivate the growing peas. In fact they are planted so thick it is impossible to do so. A man is sent to Inspect the pea fields. He reports to the factory so it will be ready to can the peas at the proper time. The factory notifies the farmers when it is to start, its run and they begin cutting the pea . Mowers ure used to cut the Vines Just like they cut hay. Having been cut, the pea vines are put in a pile and then thrown on a wagon with a fork. As soon a the wagon Is filled with pen vines, it is token to a vining station. Several vining stations are placed in the surrounding country by the factory. The farmers save time in bringing pea vines to the vincr if it Is nearby; besides, the peas nre fresher. The vine' are thrown from the loaded wagon into the vincr. or green |M a thresher, with fork . The machine separate! the peas and vines. The peas run into wooden boxes. The vinca from which the |teas huve been separated go to a stuck or into a silo. The wet green vines form pen silage. This is used for feeding cattle and sheep. The silage that spoils in the stack is used for fertiliser. The boxes filled with peas nre brought to the cunning factory by trucks. In the factory the peas are cleaned by a machine and then run into a tank with water and salt in it. After their salt water bath the peas go to the uppermost part of the building where a large perforated cylinder, that revolve back and forth, separates them Into different site or grade . The cylinder has five sections each with different sixes of hole . Number one and two come first and the small, immature, and broken peas fall through them. The best, medium sixe pea fall through number three and four. The large, over mature pea go through the last section and are graded number five. Because they are the best grades, number three and four command the highest prices. The pea which have been separated by the cylinder are run on wide belts at which women sit and pick out the bad ones and any foreign articles. The good peas go through a large pipe leading to a cylinder cooker on the floor below. Sugar and salt are mixed with them. Women again inspect the pea at they come from the cylinder and pick out bad ones if any. The pea are then run into a filling machine at the bottom of the building which pours peas and water into tin cun . The cans go on a track to the scaling machine which caps and seals them. The cans nre then run into a cage or iron basket which is pushed into the steam cooker. After about forty-five minutes cooking, the cage with its cans is taken from the cooker and run into water so the can will cool. There are four different sixes of can : No. one, No. One and one-half. No. Two, which you usually see on the grocer shelf, and No. ten which weighs more than six pound . A grade number U stamped on the cap of each can. This prevents the different (trades of peas from becoming mixed. Defective can swell and leak. Swollen cans sometimes explode with a report like a gun, scattering their contents around. The bad cans must be discarded as thoir content spoil and become poisonous. Men who are working for the company that make the can inspect leaky cans carefully. The canning company is recompensed for defective cans. After the can huve been cooled, they are packed in paper cases by hand or by a packing machine. The cases are pilrd in block lot in a warehouse. A tag is placed on each lot to designate grade and variety. Con can be stored in the warehouse for everal years. When an order from a buyer comes, the cans are run through a labeling machine which puts on the label wanted. Having been labeled, cans are watched and the bad. leaky and swollen cons ore taken out; also the poorly labeled can arc run through the labeling machine again. The cases arc stenciled. The stenciling on the cases tells the kind, grade and brand of peas. After the cans have been labeled and inspected, they ure packed again in their cose . Then the case ore sealed by a machine and are taken to a frieght cor or a truck for delivery to the buyer. Millions of people buy canned peas as they are a common article of food now. They are used in restaurants, hotels, trains and ships besides in the home, and the canning of pea ha become one of the great industries of our state. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BOY SCOUT By Gerald H i r The Boy Scouts is an organization of boys in most nations of the world. It has won for itself praise by many different people. All boys between the ages of twelve and eighteen may join, if they want to. and have the opportunity for training in resourcefulness, self-control thrift and courage. These are important for good manhood and citizenship in any country. The first organization of this kind in the world was founded by Daniel Carter Beard in the United States in May, 1905. It was called “The Son of Daniel Boone—a Society of Ten-dcrfect and Boy Scouts.” The high officer had chosen as a title the name of a famous American pioneer, Daniel Boone. In 1910 the Wood Craft Indains decided to unite with “the Son of Daniel Boone to form a larger organization, called “the Boy Scouts of America. Meanwhile in 1908, Sir Robert Borden Powell had formed the Boy Scouts of England. He has done much to make the movement of interest to boy of all nations. The movement spread rapidly, through the world, until now there are Boy Scouts in fifty countries. In the United States alone there are about 700,000 Boy Scouts and in all other countries, there are about 900,000. In the summer of 1924 the Boy Scout's Jamboree in which 6,000 boy’s, representing thirty-two different nations took part was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. An American Troop won the World Scout Championship. Contest and games included camping, hiking, swimming, canoeing, life-saving and various forms of Scout Craft. Other School for the I eaf have branches. At the Wisconsin School for Deaf there Is an organization of Boy Scouts at present. Mr. Duncan Cameron formed the first Boy Scout Troop at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf in the year of 1924. The first year Mr. Cameron had a hard time arranging for mooting of the boys. Many young boys under twelve year old joined and learned the different rules, plana and the oath of the Scouts. Many of them gained knowledge through game and team work. That year in the spring time they had the first picnic at a place about three miles north of the State School on the Turtle Lake road. Some of the boys had learned to make fire without matches, making it by striking atones together. Mr. Cameron taught them to cook fish which some boys got from the creek; and how to cook other things, too. The boys had a good dinner. In the afternoon they played different games which taught them to be good sport and also taught them co-operation. The next year in May they had a camp. They used a two wheeled cart to carry the camping outfit. It was pulled west on the Janesville road about two miles. There they found a good place to camp and pitched their tent to prepare for the night. When darkness came, they all went to sleep. Some of them didn’t dNp very well because it was chilly and it rained a little. The next morning they woke up early and madr pancakes and fried bacon for breakfast. After that, some went (tithing, come studied nature, and some went for a hike. They learned a lot of different thing which were most interesting. In time for dinner, they met again and cooked dinner with Mr. Cameron’ help. Then they played games and had a good time until four o'clock when they came back to school with the cart. They reported an enjoyable camping trip. Now every year our Boy Scouts camp in rented cottages at some lake. In our school we have one troop consisting of four Patrols. They are the Eagle Patrol, the Pino Patrol, the Tiger Patrol and the Bear Patrol. There aro about the thirty-two Boy Scouts or eight boy in each patrol. Every year new members join the troop to lake the places of some scout who have gone. The new members promise to obey the Scout Laws and to be brothers to us. The purpose or aim of the Scout organization is to learn scout-craft. This includes life saving, tracking, signaling, cycling, nature study, swimming, rowing and other accomplishments. Much of this Scoutcraft is learned though games and teamwork. These nut only give ex- cellent physical exercise but also give a splendid opportunity for nature study. The boys must know the Scout's oath, which declares: “On my honor I will do my best— (1) To do my duty to God und my country, and to obey the Scout Law. (2) To help other people at all times. (8)To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.'' This Scout Law demands honor und loyalty to our parent and to our country, helpfulness toward each other, friendliness without snob-bishnesa, courtesy and kindness to animals and pooplo, obedience to Scout-master and officers, cheerfulness and trust worthiness. A Scout should be helpful to old people, and to be brave, clean, reverent and thrifty. The young Scouts should learn these laws so they can become good Boy Scouts. In order to become a second class Scout a boy must know certain thing about Scoutcraft. In order to be a first clam Scout n boy must know all scoutcraft. The Aim of the Boy Scout of America is to train boys for citizenship. One of the most important of the Boy Scout laws is the motto: “Be Prepared. If you are once a Scout, you will always remember to act like a Scout, 1 have been a Scout for six year and I have enjoyed this opportunity very much. THE SHENANDOAH COMMUNITY WORKERS By Orrell Jensen To a quiet little valley between the Blue Ridge und Shenandoah Mountains, long before the Revolutionary War broke out. came a little band of “Pennsylvania Dutch settlers. After a long hard struggle In getting across rugged mountains, these people drifted to what is now known a Shenandouh Alum Springs. On the rough hillside some adopted farming. Yearn of hard work, trying to get the land to yield n living, proved a failure. The soil on the hillsides was poor and the “bull pines constantly choked out their crop . Others worked at forges and ns carpenters, and fashioned quaint furniture patterned after that which their parent had. Almost three hundred year of ■trugfUng to keep the wolf from the door punned, and the descendant of these sturdy pioneers ■till lived in much the same way as their ancestor had. Several years ago a Philadelphia manufacturer who had known the place all his life and heard about the skill of their fore-father conceived a plan which he thought would help these people to help themselves. An old workshop wm remodeled and, under his management, plans were laid to make antique furniture, metal work and other kinds of hand craft. The wood which grew in abundance on the hillside would be used und the worker would share in the profits. The valley folk were very much interested in this community enterprise as they always had had a hard time finding work. Now they hnd the chance to use the skill of their mountaineer ancestors, not for the profit of a few men. but to help the entire community. Many of these mountaineers hnd furniture in their home which hnd been used in Colonial times and handed down from generation to gen- oration. Theue wore brought to the shops ami used ns models and these people are now busy all day Ionic at their benches. Desks and settles from colonial patterns, sturdy chairs with rush seats and guest room stands begin to take form. The chairs of a children's dining room set are modeled after Colonial chimney-corner chairs. A roomy silver chest is modeled from nn original old dough trough which did service in one of the neur by homes for many years. Hutch tables, sawbuck tables and spinning wheels are also made. Most of the work b done by hand nnd it takes skillful hands. The furniture seems to be better and stronger than the furniture we buy from factories and the finish and hand work makes it valuable. The craftsmen who hove been working at the forges are also very busy. They moke hond wrought fenders to be used in front of lire places, old fashioned hand-wrought andirons, like those in early American homes, and a lire tool which is a combination poker nnd tongs. The fireside was the most important corner in the colonial home and therefore many things were designed to furnish it. The hardware for all the furniture they make Is of hand-wrought iron and is also made in their own forgo. Nor have these people forgotten the children. For them they are making boxes of building blocks, animals on wheels like those they have seen in John Martin's Book. Heastie napkin rings, curtain clasps. Wild Flower, Bird and Animal puxxlo . nnd several new games. The two hundred thirty acre home of these Shenandoah Community Workers is also a bird sanctuary. Birds of forty varieties have made their homes in this valley because of the kindness of its people. People driving or walking through this valley have to shoo the bob-whites and grouse away like chickens because they arc so tame. Since these people are lovers of nature they have made lawn ornaments like squirrels, rabbits, frogs, dogs and cats. Made in nntura! colort they help to beautify lawns and gardens and to attract the attention of visitors. For the flower garden n great variety of bird and butterfly stakes is made, nnd also rustic stakes to mark the rows. A great variety of bird houses and feeding stands have also been made for bird) . These are nil painted In natural colors and are given a coat of waterproof lacquer which will stand the weather. This is the history of Bird Haven and a de� -cription of the work done there. Ah these people sell the things they hnvo made, they will use the money to improve their shops and their community. They hope to make a comfortable living by their hand-work, and have dertermined not to let machinery take the place of hand finishing. They are proud to send out the fruit of their handwork and ore eager to welcome visitors to their beautiful and happy valley. HUNTING IN WISCONSIN By John Kuflitteh Before the white people came to the State of Wisconsin, the Indians lived here. Their main food wan meat, which they obtained by hunting different kinds of animulx that they found in the forest. The Indian always killed only one deer or a bear, which met the need of his family. How wise and economical he was! But when the white people came to the Badger State, they didn't use such good judgement and killed an many animals as they could. The result wan the number of animals grew less and less. Now it is hard for hunters to find deer, bears, foxes, birds and other game. It is evident that the white men showed a lack of wisdom. A long time ago there was no limitation by law to the number of animals and bird that could be shot. Hunters killed n« many raccoons, muskrats, minks, deer, foxes and small animals, also birds, ns they wished to. They sold the fur to large companies, nnd received good money for them. They did not realize that In the future there would not be many animals left for the trade, nnd the hunters would have no pleasure without wild animals roaming our forests A few, however, were far sighted e-nough to see what would happen. Finally they succeeded in getting the Legislature to make laws limiting the number of animals and birds that could be killed. The Legislature passed many laws, such as; persons over sixteen must take out n license to hunt; a hunter is allowed to kill a limited number of animals and birds during a short period of time each year; and many minor laws exist. When one obtain a hunting him a nummary of the Wisconsin Game Law to read so he can know what he la permitted to do. However, some hunters break the laws and secretly kill deer, bean , birds and other gome. Often these are taxidermists, who sell the skins for high price . Occasionally they are arrested and brought to triul to be fined or sent to jail. Many years ago the farmers had trouble with wolve killing their sheep, horses, and cows after dark. The wolves howled around near the houses and the farmers were greatly disturbed. Sometime the children went to the woods to pick berries and were killed by wolves. Hunters reported that they often saw wolves killing deer, bears, and other animals. To atop this the state made a law stating that a bounty would he paid on each wolf killed. This aroused interest among the farmers. They began to hunt. Thousands of wolves were killed and t.he farmers were glad to get the money. Now wolves bring twenty dollars a head, but we find very few of them left. Almost every Saturday and Sundny during the hunting season I hnve gone hunting but have never seen a wolf uround here. Now I shall turn my attention to trapping. Many engage in trapping because it is a profitable basinet . Thousands of minks, muskrats, beavers, otters and other animals living in or near water have been trapped. I don’t enjoy trapping because it teem to me that it is being cruel to animals. Very often an animal caught in a trap by ita leg, makes ita escape before the hunter arrive . The bone becomes diseased and leaves the animal helpless. I had rather kill an animal outright with a gun. Boys in thl school have sometimes gone trapping down along Turtle Creek. A friend of mine once set about fifteen traps along the creek back of this school. Only one or two mukrats were caught in two week . This show the scarcity of animals a-round here. Most good sportsmen of Wisconsin like to hunt deer. It is, I am sure, great sport. I hope someday to have the opportunity to experience it. A long time ago hunter were allowed to kill both the female and male deer. They sometimes used dogs to follow the track of the deer. In this way they did not have to look for the deer themselves. Another way was to put boxes of salt near their cabins. Deer love to lick salt. The hunter would climb up a tree and wait for the deer to go up to the box of salt. Several deer were easily killed this way. The number of deer in Wisconsin grew very small, consequently laws wore made to prevent the extinction of deer. The laws prohibit the use of dogs and bait; a buck may be killed if it is over one year old; every two years there is a deer season lasting ten days; nnd each hunter may kill only one buck. After these law were passed, the hunters themselves had to look for the deer, which is not a very easy thing to do. A hunter ha to walk about fifteen or twenty miles in a day to get one deer. It is also dangerous sport as many hunters are killed by other men who are hunting. I have neglected to say that there t« a law requiring every hunter to wear a red cap so that he can easily be delected. It is my sincorest hope to go deer hunting sometime in spite of the danger. About thirty years ago fifteen or twenty of tho boys of this school went hunting with three or four teachers who had shot guns. Some of the boys carried long poles. They used these to poke the squirrels out of their nests in the trees so that the teacher were able to kill them very easily. Very few squirrels escaped. They hunted all afternoon and brought home a large number of squirrels . The boy had to clean them and the following day they had n feast. But now there are very few squirrels, and we boy are not allowed to go hunting. Hobbit hunting is good sport, especially to hoys around here. At present each individual is allowed to kill only five rabbits. Frequently on Saturdays and Sundays I hnve been rabbit hunting. There are not so many rabbits here either as there were many years ago. In the old days hunters often used a small ferret which is about the site of a rau He tied a long strong string to one of the ferret's hind legs and forced the animal into the rabbit’s hole. The rabbit being afraid of the ferret came out in a hurry. This made an easy shot for the rabhit hunter. Another way the hunter used was to cover one of the rabbit’s holes with a bag; then put the ferret into the other hole. At sight of the ferret, the rabbit by making an attempt to run out of the other holo ran into the bag and was trapped. At the present time nothing of this sort is allowed, for the law prohibits baiting, trapping and the use of ferret . The result is that the number of rabbits is gradually increasing. Before coming to a close I want to speak of bird hunt.ng which in some localities is considered an interesting sport. Although there is not very much of it in southern Wisconsin. Before coming to the close I want to speak of bird hunting which in some localities is considered an interesting sport, although there is not very much of it in southern Wisconsin. Duck hunting perhaps gives the greatest amount of pleasure. A number of years ago those engaged in this sport used decoy , which they hid in ambush, and waited for ducks to come. The ducks. thinking they were real, flew down expecting to tret a feast. This made it easy for the hunter to shoot them. It is hard to find duckii now because many pond have dried up. There are lawn to govern duck hunting, also. Pheasant hunting is another fascinating sport but in Wisconsin it is not allowed because there are very few left. Pheasants here are not afraid of people but stand still at their approach. They are gradually becoming more numerous in this state. Perhaps in a few years pheasant hunting will be allowed in Wisconsin. The wild game in certain localities of Wisconsin atill attract the hunter, but he should be very particular in heeding nil the laws which protpet animals so thut hunting will continue to be one of Wisconsin's favored sports. HULL HOUSE OF CHICAGO By Helen Quitncy In the heart of one of the foriegn centers of Chicago is a social settlement known ns Hull House. It was one of the first of its kind In America, and has become one of the most famous. Hull House U located on Halsted and Polk Streets. It now occupies space os large on that of n city block although when it wns started it consisted of only one building. This was remodeled many times until Hull House is to-day a large settlement consisting of several buildings. This American settlement was started by Miss Jane Addams. When she visited the poor districts of Chicago one day. she made up her mind that some day she would like to help the poor. Before this sho had always supposed that everyone lived in good and comfortable homes like her own. She never forgot the horrid little houses that she saw there, and thus began her desire to make these wretched people happier. When traveling in Kuropc. after she had gone through Rockford collogc. she visited Toynbee Hall in London. This was the first of many social settlements, where kind-hearted men and women voluntarily live in the city slums to nid and befriend the poor. This suggested a way of carrying out her dream. In 1889 with a friend. Mis Ellen Gates Starr, she began a search through the city of Chicago for a suitable place to try a similar experiment. Miss Addnms observed many houses that would be suitable places for her to carry out her plan of helping the poor, but only one of these impressed her. When she went back to look for it, she wns unable to find it. She searched in vain until Miss Starr told her that she had a place in view. Together they went to the place and Mis Addams found it to be the very one that she had in mind. This place was Hull House, an old mansion of early Chicago days, around which had grown up u foreign quarter. These two wo men partly furnished the house themselves with pictures, hooks, and furniture such ns they would have in their own homes. Mis Addams was always energetic and capable, sympathetic hut not sentimental, and gifted with the ability to grasp at once the problems of the poor. She soon won a place for herself and her institution in the life of the neighborhood. and it wns not long before Hull House was recognized a one of the lending social settlement in America. Her main object in starting Hull House was to provide a center for higher civic and social life, to institute and maintain educational enterprises ami to investigate and improve the condition of the poor in the industrial district of Chicago. To-day Hull House I the home of about fifty residents —most of them college men and women who defray their own expense and give part or all of their time to the activities of Hull House. A home-like spirit pervade the settlement, and Jane Addams beautiful personality radiate throughout, extending the same welcome to the distinguished visitor and the poor laborer. The building of the settlement contain dormitories, a gymnasium with baths, a restaurant, boys' club rooms, and a theatre where the people of the neighborhood give amateur play besides class room . A few year after Hull House wa- opened, the women of the settlement organized a club which they named The Jane Club in honor of Mis Addams. This was a co-operative boarding club and only women could join. The club had its own quarters which were mostly used for social gathering . For right months of the year, beginning in October, instruction in industrial work makes Mull Mouse a busy center where printing and book-binding, sewing and cooking, wood-working and metal-working, and spinning and weaving, are taught. There are also classes in geography. literature, music, and art. Dancing and gymnasium work offer wholesome recreation for the young people. During the summer months, the settlement aids in giving its people outings in the country. Similar social settlements, largely modeled after Hull House, have been founded in all of our large cities, where rultured men and women ore glad to share their advantage with their less fortunate neighbors. At the same time, by living in contact with people of other conditions and nationalities, they extend their own know-ledge and sympathies. Jane Addams has long been known as one of the foremost citizens, not only of Chicago, but of the United States as well. No helpful task is too great or too malj for her hand. She has been influential in securing the Juvenile Court for Chicago, and also child-labor, factory. and tenement house regulations. Several universities have honored Mias Addams with degrees. During its forty years as a social settlement. Mull House has become a wonderful success and has won a place in the hearts of many. No doubt It was appreciation of the work done by Mull Mouse that led an unknown author to write this beautiful poem. HULL HOUSE Through forty years you have withstood The city’s harsh, discordant mood. Reared high amid its savage stress Strong, sheltering wall of helpfulness, Challenged Its evil with your good. And. to the lawless and the rude. Widespread and welcoming have stood The portals of your friendliness Through forty year . And we. the nameless multitude Who shared, through forty years this mystic food, Life’s bread and wine of kindliness. Are come, in gratitude, to bless This Mouse of Human Brotherhood Through forty years! PET SAYINGS and HABITS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS and GRADUATES Mrs. Lowe: (briskly) “There is no royal road to grammar. Mr. Necsam: (rubbing hi hands together and puffing out his checks) “The youth of today----------.’’ Mrs. Crosby: (full of news) “Oh! Did you hear-----------?” Mrs. Mary Williams: “Now lets go on with today’s losson.’’ Mr. Gant: (putting hi forefinger to his head) “I think--------- Miss Matteson: “lt S Up to you. Lawrence Heaglei (with a puzzled expression when his school work is hnrd) “It'a Greek to me.” Mitchell Echikovits: “I bet you------- Johnny Kuglitsch: (listening to praise of his athletic skill and blushing) “We could have won but------------ Or roll: (in a huff) Stop it. Leave me alone. Viola: Oh—yeah! Helen Quitney: “Am I worry . I � k you? Alfred Maert.: (coming to life) “What’s that? Cerald Heser: (slyly tripping the girls between classes) Oh. excuse me! Sylvia Shadoski: (wearily) You make me tired. Angus: (shrugging hi shoulders) I don’t care. John Davis: “But-----------! OUR CLASS HISTORY l lt It tiffAl: Alfred Manti; John Kii«luxh. irr M llnrri MlrAdl Kehihuetlf. Oirrfl Jrmr-n lta k 'nr Teacher, Miu Mildred iah� ; Sylvia Shado.hi. Kulli Chfiiicnorii. Anna Marllnaon In the full of 1916 two peppy youngsters entered this school. Both had chubby faces wreathed with ringlets, one golden and the other black. These two were none other than John Kuglitsch and Mitchell Echikovitx. To make their lives more interesting Gerald entered the follow-ing fall and his auburn hair and freckles were always on deck when any fun was to be had. Wonderful pals these three have been through epidemics, mischief, sports, and hours in shop and school. In 1918 Sylvia came, but the flu epidemic of that year left her so weak that she had to return to her home for two years in order to become strong again. In the fall of 1919 two shy little folks. Orrell and Alfred joined our rank . As the years passed others entered our class and from time to time dropped out. In 1924 Angus came from tho La Crosse Day School, and in 1925 Lawrence came from Eau Claire. After Helen. Viola, and John Davis came in the years 1928, 1929, 1931, respectively our class was complete. As you will notice six of us have been comrades for at least twelve years and all but one have been here at least three yearn. Let us take a little time to recall Rome of the good times we have had and the pranks we have played. One day while we were in Miss Marcene Oaks’ class and were having action work, our teacher was suddenly called from the room after she had acted the sentence “Miss Oaks kissed a picture of a boy.” While she was gone one of the boys remarked that Miss Oaks was quite brave to do that before the class. Sylvia was not to be outdone, so she informed us that she could do as much. The boys asked her if she could kiss a horse, a dog, a snake. or a mouse and flnnlly one boy asked her if she could kiss one of her clnns mates. In each instance she nodded and Anally asked for volunteers. Gerald popped up and called her blulT and in u twinkling Sylvia showed her mettle. As little tots, Sylvia and Orrell considered it their duty to give all birds they found a decent burial. With other little girls they took turns in performing the funeral rites and many a bird was laid to rest among the flower beds. At last a beautiful meadow lark was found near one of the dining room windows. It was Orrel’s turn to place it in a box, but. on lifting it. she found it covered with worms so she dropped it screaming. They buried it near the hospital but, after the prayer, they vowed that they would bury no more birds. Strange as it nmv seem, they noticed no more dead birds on the campus after that. One winter day. after a snow storm, John opened the window of Miss Rossi’s room at recess, took n handful of snow, and placed it on Mitchell’s choir. After recess poor, innocent Mitchell took his seat but knew nothing of John’s joke until the snow began to melt. We suspect that there ore many other Interesting pranks the buys could tell us nbout if they would, but they are rather bashful. CALENDAR OF OUR LAST YEAR HERE September 9. Everyone U happy greeting old friend!, and making n«w one . The new boyr dormitory fc� completed and ready to welcome the class of 1941. September 10. Classes begin. Miss Austin is our new gymnasium teacher, and Mrs. Humphrey, our new matron. September 19. Our football season opened with o game with Evansville at the Springs. October II. The members of the two upper daises enjoyed a ride to Darien and an illustrated lecture on the Origin of the Bible by Dr. Sumner of the University of Wisconsin. October 30. Hallowe’en Masquerade Party. October 31. Homo Coming game on our new gridiron and the festivities of Home t'oining weekend. November S. 6. 7. W. T. A. Convention at Milwaukee. We enjoyed substituting for the teachers who went. November II. Armistice Duy Program nnd half holiday. November 20. Banquet served by the advanced cooking class in honor of our football squad. December 21. Santa Claus and his reindeer and dog tenm paid us a visit. December 23. Most of us left to -pend a two-week vacation at home. December 25. Boxes were distributed among those who stayed hen- and a party took place in the evening. January. No particular excitement except examinations. February 6. Our Boy Scouts were guests of the Dclavan Rotary Club at a banquet at the ’Coffee Kup. February 19—20. The Central States Tournament for School for the Deaf. March 2. Much excitement over the kidnapping of Charles I.indbcrg. Jr. March 17. Prince Majahara entertained us with a sleight of hand performance in the assembly hull. March 18. The joint meeting of the girls’ and boys literary societies. March 23. The older girls enjoyed an hour of tobogganing, taking advantage of one of the few good snow falls. April 9. We Seniors enjoyed a lovely banquet as quests of Mr. and Mrs. Bray. April 15. Poster Competition. John Davis, one of the seniors, won second place. April 29. 30. The big event of the year, our unnual Style Show and Gymnasium Exhibition. May 6. Arbor Day Program in the assembly hall, after which an ash tree was planted by the seniors. May 14. Senior Formal, a very pretty affair with punch and macaroons for refreshments and music furnished by an orchestra from the school for the blind. May 18, 19, 20. College Examinations. Oh! What fun! May 21. Joint Literary Society picnic at Re-denius’ woods. May 29. Chicken dinner at Clinton with the Seniors as guest of Mr. and Mrs. Kuglitsch. May 30. Annual Memorial Day Picnic and Play Day. June 2. Card party given Seniors by the High School Faculty. June 3. Junior-Senior picnic at Riverside Park at Jane ville. June 5. Baccalaureate Service. June 9. Commencement Program. June 10 and 11. Home Going Days. OUR UNDEFEATED TEAM OF 1931 luft I ri|1 1. SUncr: Kinber««r. Il � n: KmUt«k. C r� .. Mrfmwi Hiiuki Ecklbriu Stcettd � � .«.•: RtHoili), Kridc. TuivlUi OiiMlj l.iotrrnian Third rn%; frntrn. tOiuUm; I’ll ; IhuUky; Iht.liiiri F. J. NccMfll. Cmi T. K Buy. S� t . FOOT BALL The senior class is fortunate to have enjoyed during its last year one of the greatest athletic years in this school's history. The football tcum won six games und tied two, the first undefeated team since mustnehed player days in the dim past. We defeated Evansville and Woodstock and tied the Illinois School for Deaf who were champions in their conference. Five seniors took part in the football game . John Kuglit. rh. captain. alternate end and defensive halfback, was our scoring threat and managed to score in critical times of the game to win or tie—more noticeably in the N. W. Military Academy at I-ake Geneva and St Thomas of Rockford. 111. Mitchell Echikovitz handled the difficult position of quarterback which i a thankless task. Gerald Moser’ speed made him a good end in receiving passes, covering punts and in end plnys. Gerald weigh only one hundred twenty-eight pound and often played against much heavier oppo- nents. In the St. Thomas game he was outweighed one hundred pound by hi man. Both Kuglftxch and Heser have been strong backbones of our teams for five year . I-awronce Heagia played center and did his job well. John Davis, • new comer who has spent only one year nt W. S. D. played left guurd. The spirit of the team was perfect and it worked like a well oiled machine. The prospect of u good team this fall i bright as Mr. N’ocnum ha capable substitutes to fill the vacancies left by the departing grads. SCORES W. S. D. 25 W. S. D. 7 W. S. D. 11 W. S. D. 12 W. S. D. 24 W. S. D. 27 W. S. D. 0 W. S. D. 0 Evansville 7 Woodstock 0 St. Mary’s 0 N. W. Military Academy 0 Waukesha Industrial 12 Minnesota School for I eaf 0 Illinois School for Deaf 0 St. Thomas 6 BASKET BALL l.fli I � � jKimliiKb; IMman. Boldi: Echiluml ; Panel! � i Ska or � «■ r--� . einhMmi OfcMkby; N««aim, ' •« h; Oeinlriiij Arnold Tvf«nty ono games won und two lout! With breaks we could have won all hut Lady Luck L not olwayn with thr winner. The two defeat were at the hand of the Burlington. Wisconsin team and the .Michigan School for Deaf at the f'tnlial State- Kai-kethnll Tournament at Indianapolis. Indiana The failure to win the champion-hip cup at Indiana was u surprise and n blow to the team. Two senior were on the team. Mitchell Kchikovitr, captain and forward and John Kuglitach guard. The basketball ncore are a follow : w. s. 1). r� i Milwaukee Silenta tu w. s. 0. 15 Watewater College High 8 w. s. 1). 25 Durand High 23 w. s. D. 28 St. Thomas High 20 w. s. I). 21 Whitewater College High 14 w. s. I . 43 St. Mary’s High 13 w. s. D. 24 Beloit Vocational 22 W. 8. D. 39 Williams Bay High 11 w. s. D. 37 St. Thomas High 17 w. s. D. 18 Burlington High 23 w. s. I). 25 Beloit Vocational 0 w. s. D. 33 Milton College (2nd) 15 w. s. 1). 37 St. Mary’s High Hi w. s. I). 21 Kenosha Vocational 19 w. s. 1). 23 Dclavan High 10 W. 8. l . 20 Milwaukee Silent 9 W. 8. I . SO Kenosha Vocational 20 Central Stale Basketball Tournament w. s. D. 20 Illinois 19 W. 8. D. 30 Kentucky 25 W. 8. D. 13 Indiana 13 w. s. I). 11 Michigan 12 Mr. Robert O. Blair Mr. Blair, a wealthy Chicagoan, kindly furnished our teams with uniforms and equipment. Perhaps the new uniforms hod something to do with our successes because in the past the players bought their own uniforms or wore old patched Jerseys. The gifts were surely appreciated. CARICATURES OF THE CLASS ‘fORTWIEJ i------ Ah ui Brjun Angus dreams of how to get a million dollars in a hurry. Viola H Anton The reason why teachers get grey hairs when boy don't pay attention in classrooms. Gerald Heter Gerald wears out the neat of his trouser linotyping all afternoon. Mitchell Echikovits Mitchell is always found talking with wimmen. Helen Quitncy Helen can make on all day sucker disappear in live minutes. CARICATURES OF THE CLASS Lawrence Heagln The tcarhen are clod to Rot rid of Lawrence h ho scare the life out of thorn by hia sneezes. John Kuglitcch Johnny, our star, prefers hunting to uthlotic activities. Orrell Jensen Orrell U our Washington Correspondent. Alfred Mierti Alfred's aversion to low murks ha mode him Salu-tntorinn. Sylvia Shadotki Sylvia, our Vnlcdictorinn, would rather read than look at boy . John Davis. John has hU pencil on his cur ready to give valuable assistance on the Tattler. CLASS WILL r school day arc numbered and, before we paw to other sphere of life, we wish to draw up our last will and testament. We, the das of 1932, of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, town of Deluvan, Walworth County, State of Wisconsin. being of sound mind and memory do hereby bequeath our diverse gift and commendable qualities to the following: To Alden Kavn, Mitchell Rchikovitx ability as an orator. To Leona Lucpke, Violn Hanson's technique in hypnotism. To Edward Austin, the secret of John Kug-lilsch's permanent. To Leroy Kinherger, Alfred Maertx' tears and handkerchiefs. To Harry Lewis, Gerald Heser's skill and speed in basketball. To La June Dufenhorat, Orrell Jensen's imagination in Algebra. To Adeline Mnlrn, John Davis' taste for limburger cheese. To Kva Herman, Sylvia Shadoski's angelic way . To Gcrvase Hushor, Lawrenco Heagle’s beautiful hand writing. To Alice Fischer, Helen Quitney's audience. To William Mueller, Angus Bogun’s extravagant ways. Last but not least we bequeath to our beloved principal and teachers hopes for a class of prodegies in reading, writing and arithmetic, which we feel they richly deserve. CHARACTERISTICS Gradual . Appear. Hobby Ought to ba Fulur Angus good natured farming a roaring success lion tamer John D. bored art poet teaching grammar Mitchell innocent etching a good husband Don Juan Viola to be posing reading a second Greta Garbo teaching school Lawrence deep in thought figuring professor of math. a farmer Gerald romantic sports sensible s street cleaner Orrell angelic chewing gum married a toe dancer John K. bashful blushing a coach big game hunter Alfred M. dreamy invention a bachelor a store keeper Helen Q. domestic cooking a mere wife a fortune teller Sylvia S. harmless nature teacher Mrs. Jiggs HUMOR Gerald: I’m going to do somethin ; big and clean when 1 am out of school. John Kuglitschi “Yeah! wash elephants Mr . Lowe: “This In the third time you've looked on John's paper.” John: Yes, Mm. Lowe, hr doesn't write very plainly. Alfrad in Science Cla : “|� oxygen what we breathe daily? Mi Matte oni “Yes, Alfred. Alfred: And is nitrogen what wo breathe at night? Angus: Say, that dentist you -ent me t that was advertised as puinlevi wasn't. Mis Glenore: Hi- wasn't? Angus: No, I bit hi finger, and he yelled just like any other dentist. Not Missing a Thing Now, said Mias Mary, I want you all to write a composition. Don't write anything you’ve over heard of or seen before. Write just what's in you.” Here's what Aldcn Ravn wrote:— Inside of me there's a heart, a liver, two lungs and n stomach. Inside my stomach there's some potatoes, a steak, two pickles, u piece of bread and some strawberry short cake, etc., etc. A priest offered twenty-five cents to the boy who could tell him who was the greatest man in history. Christopher Columbus. answered the Italian boy. George Washington, answered the American Ind. St. Patrick, shouted the Jewish boy. The quarter is yours, said the priest, but why did you say St. Patrick?” Right down in rny heart 1 know it wan Moms, said the Jewish boy, but busim -s is business.” The best way to cure the itch for money is to scratch for it! Test—How do you get down from an elephant? Answer—You don't. Down grows on geeso. Mrs. Crosby: Where is St. Louis? Harry Lewis: At New York playing the Yankees. Appropriate Neme I hope they don't give my little boy any naughty nicknames in school? Ye , mi, they call me 'Corn'. flow dreadful! And why do they call you that? 'Cause in our class, you know, I'm always at the foot. Book Agent (to farmer) : You ought to buy on encyclopedia now that your son is going to college. Former: Not on your life. Let him walk. same as 1 did!' Fooling Papa Little Boy (calling father at office): “Hello, who is this? Father ( recognizing son's voict ): “The nmartext man in the world. Little Boy: Purdon me. I got the wrong number. It was Wiilie'a first ride in a railway train, and the succession of wonders reduced him to a state of continuous astonishment. The train rounded a slight bend and, with a shriek of ita whistle plunged into a tunnel. There were g sp of surprise from the corner where Willi was. Suddenly the train rushed into broad daylight again, and a small voice exclnimcd. It's tomorrow! Mrs. Low —Who i- that fidgety boy who can't sit still in his seat for two minutes? Mis Matteson—Oh that’s one of our last summer’s champion tree sitters. When History Repeat Itself Miss Mary—When was the revival of learning? Mitchell—Just before exams. Before Legislature Sylvia—What keeps us from falling off the earth when we are upside down? Mr. Nresara—The law of gravity of course. Sylvia—Well, how did folks stay on before the law was passed? Linguistic Miracle Mr . Nouveau Riche: He’s getting on so well at school. He's learning French and algebra. Now. Johnnie. say 'How d'ye do' in algebra to the Indy. MEMORANDUM 4