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

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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 .

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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.

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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-----------!