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

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

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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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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.