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

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1935 volume:

The Yearly Tattler Edited and Composed by the Juniors Wisconsin State School for the Deaf Delavan Tho School PrtJio State Board of Control .... JOHN J. HANNAN - ... KUtfcapn MRS. KATHARINE SULLIVAN • lUukauna GEO. B. HARRIS ...... Waubidvs A. W. BAYLEY. Secretary................Modinon Editorial Staff EDITOR - IN - CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR CLASSES - - ACTIVITIES - - ORGANIZATIONS • CLASS WILL -ATHLETICS - - HUMOR - - ART EDITOR - - Edith Dainmger - Leslie Anderson - Harry Lewis � Omar Schmidt Ambrose Pico Kathryn Jackson Ha met Morehouio - Alvin Doinlein - Isabel Schnur Lawrence La Favo. ‘35 N I N E TE EN THIRTY-FIVE % Foreword .... Mother Nature in all her glory spread out her wings to encircle the earth with tall imposing tree guarding the secret of the forest primeval. over which pervade an ethereal silence broken only by the sound made by her children. The forceful onrush of rapid —rapids that seek to break all the Impelling forces that ntrivc to hold them back, brings music to our ear . As we ga e upon this miraculous work of nature, let u pause and thnnk our Maker for giving us this beautiful place that we call Earth on which to live. Dedication • • • • To the first American who, with their fine invtinct of self-preservation. struggled to keep thin country for their own. Here they once lived amid the glories of nature's beauty and worshipped the Great spirit. To them, the (forerun-new) of our present people, w© dedicate this, our n In teen hundred and thirty-five Tattler”. N I N E T E E N TIIIRTY-FIV E Our Superintendent . . . . THE TATTLER Faculty Our High School Teachers DOHA LOWK High School Principal MARY WILLIAMS Composition F.DITH MATTESOK Reading JOHN GANT Grammar N I N E T E E N T H I K T Y - F 1 V E Our Vocational Instructors MARVIN ROOD Prinlinf SELMA KASTNKR Beauty � 'ult ure MILDRED HIJRDIS Domestic Science GEOROE WOOD Cm | -'ll try T II K T A T T L K R PEARL HELM IN UK Sewing Classes . . . . High School Graduates I'll tell you them nil by their name ns they pass by —Shakespeare HERTHA ZOI.A Milwaukee TV1 liiif nf Irkrnmr. tbr •ntHCMrred IWoV . Amt il ibr •crrnitj «( Itr ik. Because of her tireless energy nnd ambition, llertha won made Vnlrflii'torian of her class. Most of her spare lime is spent in icadinff. In fact, so absorbed Is she in her books that she takes them to the movies to read while reels arc being chanced. llertha U alxo vice-president of the class. PHOEBE HUGHES An tiro “Her « n r «a inr «nf� . « nllr an S low. � n thin in •rnMn. Phoebe, class secretary-treasurer, b painstaking, deliberate and energetic. Her Industry ho won for her the honor of being Salutator-inn. She has been active in the Literary Society and i also an expert seamstress. CHARLOTTE HALPERIN Milwaukee Whsi dnirn htll «e t� r� . i � « e r awir- ib� � long ftt ibirw hour Charlotte, in her one year here. ha.s acquired the reputation of be-Injc extremely talkative. However, she usually knows what she’s miking about nnd she’ll tell you just what she think . N IKBTE B N T H IRTY-FIV E LAWRENCE LA FAVE Oconto “I Ml HM rtf Airtr grntlr ufifi iktt mil n� « th ilrvil Mmwll mill Ijiwrence, better known among hi schoolmate a Taman, i president of the senior da , monitor of the bova and la Ari Editor of The 19.15 Tattler. He deftigned and etched the cut appear ng in «hi Issue. Lawn-nee will be greatly missed on the gridiron next fall. GEORGE HOFFMAN Appleton ••Ami ' rll� 'lt � w -r| Uillrt � ith n � nJ ltouk� . George is our handsome young Lothario und a dyed in the wool ithletc. He wan awarded the honor of having hi name engraved on the F. J. Xeesaro Sportsmannhip Trophy In 1994. ROBERT SCHNEIDER Kansaitville -ItniMirtanrr •• onr thins. sad l.r r� tlm'� MAlliri; km a ilrtiatr' a thar I •Mtir Quiet and dependable, Robert ha made a very' efficient monitor. The Boys’ Literary Society ha been hi� pet ambition. On one occasion. o absorbed did he become in hi narration that he iiuite forgot to •top talking. — 10— T II E T A T T L E R C ARM £1X0 Iil CHI AKA Milwaukee -To hr werry lH « l «'«nw you. f t m1 Of you wrre torn .o a worry hour Carmello, sometime called Mussolini . ranka high in baseball ami basketball. When not engaged in Imitating Charlie Chaplin, he trie hi hand at printing. Carmello has been a very well-liked monl.or this year. ESTHER WESKMAN Watertown “For 'I Jit 01. br wiU. you may iltjtiwl Hl’l, Am) if -he trotiT. dir woo l au toil onV Determined in her ways and most industrious, Es her ha held the position of monitor this year besides being president of the Girls' Literary Society. In sewing, she accomplishes much and does excellent work. N 1 N ET EEN THIRTY-Fl V E Vocational Graduates HARVEY BOLDT La Crosse Harvey, appropriately nicknamed ‘'Thumicrholdt”, was AU-Amcri-cun Basketball Center In :t!t and '34 and won several trophic . WILLARD .SHAKER Riley Willard, often called Dendoyc”, b an ull-round athlete. He wan chosen All-American Basketball Forward in Ml. HAROLD CROWELL Clayton Harold's best friend is his dictionary. He carries it wherever he Roe and you never see one without the other. Harold is the mascot of the Flyinjr Entries, his former Boy Scout I’ntrol. —12— T H E T A T T L E H Class of 1936 Tup Row: Onuir Schmidt. Isabel Schnur, Ambrose Pico. Kathryn Jack ton and Ledie Anderson. Second Row: Harold Lewis, Harriet Morehouse, Alvin Doinlein, Kdith Dcininger. This year th«- Junior ('las Hb hud the responsibility of editing THE TATTLER. How well we hove succooded is left to the judgment of our renders. If we have unfolded before you a pleasing and comprehensive story of the events of the pnat year, we shall feel that the time mid effort hove been well spent. CLASS OFFICERS Harold Lewi ...................... President Alvin Deinlcin .............. Vice-President Leslie Anderson ........ Secretory-treasurer —13— N I XE TEEN T HIKTY-KIVK BACCALAUREATE SERVICE Sunday afternoon, June 9, 1986 nt 2:30 o’clock SCRIPTURE READING Prayer SONG—“Thank God For a Garden Suns by .......................... Mr . U ormnl Jo no Interpreted by ........................... Pearl CJolT Paulino Long La Juno DufenhorM BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS—Rev. John R. Estes SONG—“I ve Done My Work” Sung by .......................... Mrs. H. P. McClellan Interpreted by Charlotte llalperin George lloffmnn Robert Schneider Benediction COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Tuesday Evening, June 11, 1985 at 8 o’clock SONG— The Swallows” Sung by ........ Interpreted by . Invocation SALUTATORY .................. ADDRESS.............................. VALEDICTORY ................. June Harvey Vi noun Long Phoebe Hughes ......Mr. F. L. Witter .. Hertha Zola Presentation of diplomas SONG—‘Tve Done My Work ' Sung by............................. Mr . H. P. Me Clellan Interpreted by .................... Charlotte llalperin George Hoffman Robert Schneider THE TATTLER SALUTATORY By Phoebe Hughe Member of the Board of Control, Superin tendent. Teacher , Classmates, Friend , one and all: In behalf of the claw of 1936 I want to extend to you a hearty welcome to the sixty-fifth commencement exercise of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. You have come from distant parts of the State to be with us tonight, and we appreciate your Interest in us. You are welcome guests in the truest sense of the word, since you have com« with a will to please us. By looking Into our happy fares you will rculixe that you have not come in vain. This class has not come up through the school a unit The first three members of our present class entered in the third grade when their parents learned of the advantages offered by this •rhool. Their classmates of those earlier years gradually dropped out; but five yean ago two little ladles came to recruit their ranks. As they entered high school, three young people from other school in the state came to complete this higher step in their education. And last of all, but nine short months ago. came a vivacious little mis? from Milwaukee, who. 1 nm nfraid. might have carried off some of our honors had � h� - rome earlier. Most of u come from the shores of l � ke Michigan but two of us call Northern Wisconsin our home. This winter, after lengthy consideration, we agreed upon our dais colors, gold and lavender; the gold signifies true worth, while the lavender reminds us of the sweetness and modesty of the (lower bearing the same name. Oar choice of a flower was the yellow rose which portrays nobility of thought. Our motto. Stand Fast expreoe the thought of my classmates that we shouldn’t let anything influence us after we have made a decision which ha been given earnest thought. May wc stand firmly by what our judgement tells us is right. We realize that this will not always be easy, as there will be many influences about us tending to shape our lives. We hope, however, that wc will never err by being too steadfast to our motto. What fun it would lx- to draw aside the curtain tonight to see what is in store for us! This being impossible, however, wc will work, fight on. and face the world bravely, striving to fulfill, to the best of our ability, the purpose God has willed for us. It U hard to believe that this is our last night in our Almn Mater and on this platform. How many and how varied have been our experience here! We used to think that thi night would be one of great rcjocing that little grievances, which then scented «o great, would be over. But now, as we look bnck, our heart seem full of the happy time , the golden links of friendship and the lavender of memory. Our love nnd welcome to you all. —15— N I N E T E E N THIRT Y - F1 V E VALEDICTORY By Hortha Zola Wo cnn hardly realize that the end of our school day has been reached. When I was small, I used to look up to the twelfth grade as if I had to climb n long ladder to get there and thought I would never arrive. Now that we are at the top we can look down to the bottom and it does not seem so far aa it once appeared. In this school wr have been trained to solve the problems presented us, to be self-reliant, and fair In our dealings with other . This training certainly has helped u� a gr«at deal and we hope it will aid us to become good citizens and successful in life. Since this school has been a wonderful place for us it U with sorrow that we realize we have to leave. But we shall take with us memories of our happy days here. Owing to present economic conditions it may be hard for us to find work but we must not lose faith nor hope but try hard to push forward to success. To Mr. Bray and you teachers wc wish to express our sincere gratitude for the useful courses you have provided for us and your patience and pesistence In seeing that wo followed them. We appreciate your advice and help, which have influenced us, and they will not he forgotten. It is hard to express in words how thankful we feel. To the Board of Control and the State of Wisconsin we wish to extend the thanks of the claw. We appreciate your providing appropriations to run the school and thus make It possible for us to come here and take advantage of the training the school offer . Parents and friends, this school. I know, is the best school for the deaf in Wisconsin because the teachers understand the deaf, and the sub jocts taught are so arranged that we are able to master them step by step I would like to have you help other deaf children by telling their parents to send them to the Wire on In School for the Deaf at Do'avan. For eighty-three your thin school has stood here on Institution hill. Many students have graduated Some work on farms; some in factories; some have become teachers here and in other state ; some have business of their own. In short the gn-nt Majority-have become useful and self-supporting citizens. Seventy■-Sevan student from this school have gone to Callaudet College in Washington 1). ( .. the only college for the deaf in the world, and thus have been able to enjoy tile advantages of higher learning. So you see you would be helping other deaf children by getting their parents to send them here My Schoolmate , we must say farewell to you us schoolmates, but not as friend for. though wo will be scattered over the ■tuto. we expect to meet you at reunions, picnics, and social gathering . For many year we have associated with you. and our many experience- can not be forgotten. We Khali miss you, and our sincere hope is that some day all of you will be able to graduate a we ore doing tonight. My classmate , some of you will go to higher institutions while the rest will endeavor to find work out in the world. If you ever are in despair remember our motto Stand Fust” and fight to overcome discouragement. My desire is to rr you successful and happy in life. My last word is to bid you all farewell. —16— THE TATTLER INDIAN WARFARE By Robert Schneider Ever nine© the white man has known anything about the Indian, he ban observed that Indian war have been numerous. The aim of the Indian neemed to be to Ret a tneny � cnlp� from Ida ©nemie im pofilhlo. There have been wars over hunting ground be.ween the difTercnt Indian rile aa they never remain-cd long In one region for they had lo live v here frame was plentiful. I often happened that when one til)� e -cttlcd a short d stance from another, war between he two frequently occurred. If one tribe hud boon beaten by another or had lost come of it' warrior in battle, then an attack to revenue be dead wn planned. Thi Indians often went to war agninnt the whites for the tamo reason. The story is told that an Indian, tn 'he fir-t white mon'i emtp in thi west, stole goblet and was hanged for that. This so affected the Indiana of the West that they always hated the whit© . The whites in their exploration of the far west to And new trapping ground hod to cro � the Plain'' to reach the western highland . One of the famous road through this region is the Oicgon Tr� 1. More than three hundred housand people pointed that wav to California ond .he Nntthwej . by ox-term, and at least twenty thourrnd met death ut the hand of the Indiana. It pi hr Indian custom to hold a council before going to war. The chief In hi feathered cap « od nt one aide of the e’rde of Indian warrior and delivered a fiery speech. Often the rnunw and children were not permitted .o remain near. The Indians put on their war puint and armed themnelvc with their best weapons. Mon of them wore war bonnet and carried lomahnwks, knives, and bows nnd arrow . A wnr dance was usually held before going to battle The Indian women, children nnd old men rII .-at In a large circle while the warrior danced intide around the war post which was a short tree with it hark removed. They struck it wt h the'r hatch©: until nothing wo left of it. On the plains Indians wen , to wnr on horse bock, bo , in the thick forests of the Hast it w� � necessary to take to foot. Smoke signal that could be seen nt least twelve mile were used on the prairies to convey message nnd lo worn o’her Indians of danger. Sometime swift Indian runner were a! o sent out with mri-•age . After battles were over, the Indiana usually carried home their dead and wounded. When they were brought in, the wailing of women begun and lasted through the period of mourning. The Indian played a great part in the Revolutionary War nnd in the colonial war . In the French and Indian War they were given fire water and fire arms to fight for the French who promised them bead nnd guns, if they brought in any Amorican captive , parents, although watching their children most closely, were often bereft of their little ones who, in some cones, were found in Indian camps years Inter. In the year immediately following the Civil War, companies of cavalrv were sent went of the Mississippi River to subdue the Indian who wire causing much trouble to ihc brave pioneer corning the plains. These men noted that the Indian mind wa like thn of u child in the body of «n adult, for Indian couldn’t be stopped from fighting. If there huppctied to be a lull in the struggle between the Indian and ;h« soldiers, the red men quicklv sent out war par-tic Into the camps of their nearby enemies. If an Indian had lost or couldn’t us , hi weapon, he would fight with fist, tooth, or nail an he though' it was cowardly to surrender. During the numcrou wars, some Indian chiefs become famous for their bravery. Other chief sought their aid and were proud to campaign wi h them. Thcv often held councils and made plan to attack wood cut'.«r or hands of cavalry In vn t numhi rs so they would be overwhelmed in n hort time. A story has bean told how thirty-two o!dier near Fort Phil Kearny entrenched themselves behind a screen of wagon-boxes nnd defeated Red Cloud’s Indian numbering about three thousand. Every time they came within close range, deadly work with the nrmy rifle was done, and It was said that bullets passed through one Indian into another. The Indian couldn't understand urh incewPPt nnd devastating a fire. It was in mid afternoon that thcv gave up a eleven hundred of their number lay in a mass in front of the wagon-boxes while only one of the whites had been killed and one injured. Thi story spread among the other Indiana and the two thousand that escaped death never fought white men again for they did not wish to have another bad medicine fight with vhe white men . Today almost all the Indian that are in the country live on reservations where they are being educated to give up their old time warfare, which ha become a thing of the past. —17— NINBTEEN THIRTY-FIVE BURIAL CUSTOM OF AMERICAN INDIANS By Carmello Di Chiara The Indian; venerated their dond and hold peculiar ritci und ccrotnoniw at their burial. It has been aid there were two hundred different lungiiug. - among the Indiana, which shown there were many different tribe- who •mint IMve halt more or U ;-- different burial ceremonies. The accounts of writer.-), who traveled among the Indian-, and what hM been (Uncovered in the burial tnounde of there people, hive u some idea of their corumomei;. Some of the Indian placed their dead on platform.- ju� t to prevent the bodies boing molested or eaten by wild animal or dog . Th. Slout put the IhxIIio on the branches of trees. Other tribe built small pyramid under which the chief lay with plenty oI upplh- . which the Indian thought he could use m hi Jour-noy to the Happy Hunting Grounds. When an Indian died, it wtu a frequent custom for tint medicine tuau to - et him in u sitting position in front of u poxt or tree m ho looked like a live man. In the Last of the Mohicans Cooper gives on account of the burial of Corn and Cnc s, two of the principal character of the story. The body of Uncos, arrayed in tho movt gorgeous ornament that the wealth of the tribe could furni h, was put in a sitting position while directly n front of him hi father sat and during the wholi coremony kept a -toady gnr.r at the countenance of hit ion So quiet and eadfaat was he thut one could hardly tell between the living ond the dond. A warrior renowned for his bravery ndvanced -lowly from tho crowd, composed of ••h« whole tril-v, and placing him -If before the dead I'ncnj spoke of bis bravery and achievement nnd th. orrow of tho tribe in losing him. Most of the lending men of tho tribe followed him und upbke their tribute to the departed. Young Itidinn women spoke of Cora and her virtues and their hope that she would be happy In the hereafter. They then joined in n haul to the dead after which the bodies were taken to their lost resting place. George Cntlin, who traveled extensively among the Indian . -peak of the burial ground of a Mamlrtn Tribe. When one of the tribe died, the body wtu wrapped tightly in fresh buffalo robe securely bound und placed on a raised platform. ope of Hundred in thi Indian cemetery, nnd toft there until in tho course of time tho platform decayed and rnmc tumbling down. The ikull of tho dec cared was then taken nnd preserved while the re t of tho bom are buried. The skull, with many others, wa placed in a large circle, twenty or thirty feet In diameter. All faced the middle. Fresh age was placed under the sJculi nnd renewed from time to time. While tho body wa on the platform relative of the dnerus-I :l como out to the grave yard nnd throwing themselves on the ground with theh faces in the dirt gave vent to their grief in loud cries und bowling, tearing their hair nnd cutting themselves with kttiVttt. After the -kull had been placed in the citric, the wife or mother of the dwcuwod would mine out und it down on the ground before it nnd peak to it in a pleasant tone of voice ns if the wan talking to n living person and wi.-died to make thing us pleasant for him ns h« could. In some tribes ut a funeral the Indian made a great noine, howling and rhoulinvr n loud n� they could. They did thi s that the spirit could escape from the dead body und go to tile Happy Hunting Ground where there wu,« nothing 10 do hut hunt. flnh. cal, dunce nnd ring, add play games. Tlu Grr.it Spirit was their God. There Is an account of a Crow Chief who died. The Indian of the tribe a mil.led around the body and cried for nt out five day . They killed the chieT three horse- and gathered plenty of food nnd mipplh for hi Ion;- trip to the Happy Hunting Ground . Every one put hi hands on the brad of tho deceased und mini how sorry be vv� . Then the body WO buried in a crpvjcc. HI mother, cut off her hnlr dose to her head to show her orrow. The Indians of the different tribe realiy ro-peefced their dead und mourned the departure of loved one . They differed from os only in their mean of showing their reaped und grief. The memory of noted person of the tribe wa cherished for a lone time and in some rase- accounts of tho feat nnd adventures of the departs! were told over and over again until they became Iq-gend . bike u they believed there was one God, the Maidtou, or Great Spirit, nnd n life in the hereof tor. —IS— THE TATTLER INDIAN HISTORY AND INDIAN RESERVATIONS OF WISCONSIN By George H oilman Mnny year ago there were probably ten thousand Indiana living within the prv� ent bound-trim of our state, Wisconsin. which wn being explored by the French people. Then: were several tribe and families in thia state which then belonged to these Indians. We. white people, usually classify a people depending on the lungu-age .poken. Those, who apeak English, Dutch or German are called Germanic and thox© who ►peak Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish are culled Scandinavian and the French, Spanish, ami Italians are called Latina. The families of the Indian aft clarified in the ■nine way u� Algonquin . Iroquois, and Dakotas. The tribes were divided in several divisions or family groups because often one separated from another on account of hunting or fishing. The Dakota lived chiefly to the west of the Mississippi and the others to the ea t. The Winneba-goc . n branch of the Dukotu . lived near the northern part of Green Fay and in the valley of the Fox und Wisconsin Rivers. The other Indians culled them. The Men of the Sea a it wn believed that they had come from near the wean. The Winnebago . have been known to the white people since 1634, when Nicolet, the French explorer, found them neur Green Hay. They are the earliest known Indian inhabitants of this itato and have probably been in Wis-con in for more than a thousand year . Now Green Fay, one of the oldest cities in this state, is only three hundred years old. The Algonquin , the biggot Indian family in Wisconsin, i the most intelligent, too. To this family have belonged many of the celebrated Indians of hintory such us King Philip, f'owhat-tan, Tammany. Pontiac. Tecumsoh und Black Hawk. The Ojibway . now called the Chippewa , were the least savage of thi-- family. They lived along the shore of Luke Superior and a far south a the Black River. In the northwest lived the quiet and genie Menominee , and they were called Wild Rice Eater . From south of Green Pay along the shore of Lake Michigan where the Pottowattoxnlc lived. Were the mor-t restless of the Algonquin-- tribe The San , lomctimo known a the Sauk and the FoXfc and also as the Outagamie , wer other important tribe- They were the only onei- that were unfriendly to the French explorer . Today wo learn about the early Indian in Wisconsin through legend and tradition from generation to generation IwcauM their history wn not recorded. If wo want to know much about the Indian ; their Ufc. manners, custom , belief and also historical places, wc mui-t go to the record of the French explorer and missionaries who first vi«u d them and traded with them, and alio lived among them. We all hava heard of Marquette. Louis Joliet. Nicolet, Father Alloucz and Kcnc Menard. We learned that Wiaconnin was once the home of three of the greatest Indian tribe . They were the Iroquois, the Sioux und the Algonquin . The Indian hud been reduced In number la-fore the white man came by famine, pestilence and many war . Wc know that the Indian tribe fought against other tribe , notion against nation, kinsman against kinsman n� their white brothers have done In the same way for a long time. Hut when the Indian hud war. it didn’t reduce their number as much us pcstib nee did. Hut naturally disease came from the war und in a settlement of savugc people who didn’t know much about mnitation. «n epidemic couldn’t be stopped so many died of small pox. typhoid fever a ml meads . If these diaeaxo kill people when they have the best medical care and sanitation, it is easy to imagine the great lon� e� of life among the Indians from diseases, especially contagious diseases. Nowaday the Wisconsin Indian Reservation are supported by the government of the United State through grant . Wisconsin really belonged to the Indian � o the United State should provide them thing that they need. Wisconsin has several Indian Reservations. They arc at Red Cliff, La Pointe, Lac Court Oreille, Lac Do Flambeau. Menominee, und Oneida. In Wisconsin, nt the present time, there are six reservations with a total of 337,624 acres of land where the Indian once owned all of the stnto. Imagine, he now own only about one per cent of the whole of Wisconsin. After the Black Hawk War in 1832. th - Indian wi n •• H to reservation in the Western states and also in Wisconsin. A mnll number of Indian have stayed on the laic Do Flambeau and the Lac Court Oreille reservations in the northern woods of Wisconsin. They make a living by sidling bend.-, basket and other trinket , und by going to fair , and exposition , and by guiding tourist on fishing und hunting trip . The percentage of Indian in the population of Wisconsin I small when we remember that three hundred years is a short time in the life of a race of people. —lU— N I X E T E E N TH1RTY-F1 V E THE INDIAN OF TODAY By Chnrlottn llnlpcrin The purpose of this OMoy is to present a picture of the Red Man as he is in the present era, and to show what jurat pro gres alone some lines hi race has made since the advent of the white man into his midst. Whether this progression has served thr Indian to his advantage or not renutinn to he seen. The fact that there an1 a many Indians in the United State , now. as there were in 1804, prove that Indian arc far frotn being a “vanishing n� cc’ anil (hut the introduction of various health and sanitation mnunirei has aided in preserving this race. The foundation of any civil is cd people is education, ami. over since the In dians have romc under the control of th government, th establishment of missions and then of Federal institution in Indian territories has boon the keystone of the program for thr Indians Two types of schools, Itoarding und duy. hove boen established, and modem methods of tesehing are employed. Facilities fur the initrue-tion of various vocational trade in th. .•• school make the outlook for the future generation) of Indian. considerably brighter. Vocational guidance and placement is given erjou- attention, an I n great many Indian upon graduation from these schools, puss directly from school into the economic world. Ktni-curi iculur n c t i v i t j e , whirh i� i«l in the development of good citizens, are also stre-wed In the hop , that the young r generation of Indium, may : eive their country in other ways beside breaking laws. What have the people of tin United State done to solve the problem of helping the Indinm eam their own living in our civilization? Tlir answer Is Very little”. The Indium who now earn their own living are mainly those who e way of eurning it wiu not dcvtroyod by the pre--sure of white clvilxation. Many of them, especial-ly in the Southwest, depend Inrgely upon the salos of their handwork as a means of tuiatonanco. Many of the Indian iribt have been com pelied to submit to one of the most demoralizing Influences to which any people could be subjected. The government hm destroyed their mean of subsistence, ami has moved them to restricted reservations when it fe« d« and clothe them at the expense of the taxpayers of the nntion. Thii seems to instill into thr Indian , a profound conviction that the government owes them a living, and. as a consequence, it relieves the men of all u ii c of personal responsibility. Time and time again, Indian leader have bogged the government to keep liquor away from their people. Tbunkenesa il ls caused a lot of trouble in Indian families and communities. This is only another instance in which the white man ha succeeded In lowering the standard of the Indian’s way of llviug, for liquor wa- introduced by the white people. Evidence u! u tends to show that vurioui. disrates with which the Indians are afflicted now were introduced by white people. Tuberculosis and smallpox, e.penally, have taken their toll of red meiiV live- and were brought to them by the whites. No immunity hai been built up u-guinsi tuberculosis, und iu a result, the death rate from this dlronw incroa’ « yearly. The government ha established sanitarium where patient . can l«e treat i] for thi. tdeknesa, In th olden time each tribe of Indians wa-force:) to protect it elf ngainst the encroachment of rival tribes. Therefore the tribe rcarod warrior und if an Indian boy achieved his ambition of becoming a great fighter, hi' name wa ro-knowned for getieratinmi to come T« da the only e.lmnce of Indian youth in war time is to be u buck private in the United Status' army. Many white refur - to have unylhing to do with Indians arc bad. The assertion, that Indians do not keep them«eivr-5 chan and arc diseased, is commonly made. People who investigate UNUnlly find that the l� n� i� of the t mu bio b that the Indians cannot afford tin clothe and living conditions that make for cleanliness Perhapi if the government had used different method of giving the Indian- an opportunity to earn their living, moral conditions would In better. In conclusion, let me my that the result of the impart of white civilization upon the Indians has been, that native Indian ambitions, initiative, und rrqionnibility have been largely destroyed. Indians have little chance for leadership in constructive channels, as community oontiment and public opinion among them huvo been Inrgely ••liminuted n an impelling moral force. Many ne-tivitien by the government in behalf of the Indians, although conducted with the best of in tenuous, hare tended to di rupt and to destroy rather than to strengthen and develop the life of the Indian of today. —20— T II E T A T T L K K THE MOHAWK BOY’S EDUCATION By Esther WW-mnnn Ilcfor© the white man rattled in A-mt-rica. the Indian , who m ,mcd ut will ull over the land, didn’t have u no to choo) to iri't an education n w do today. Wr attend school so wo can (coin how to make a living and to- happy uiuj helpful; but Mother Nature seemed to a to the Mohawk boy, ■nd “I tow you my gentle red children. You do not need to work; I will give you civerything you wml ’’ Mother Suture wu a very kind t -ocher, they thought. .uni (die taught them many thing . The Mohawk hoy n wr naftf ed to 4udy hi IttMtW about the beautiful true and (lower nnd remembered well cuirnu uni t l'hor. Ii'urned, TUl wui hecau - he loved them. 'The Three 8i tcn� . corn, (Uuxh, and bcun . which the Indian used a- food, he knew how to plant and cultivate. Mother Nature i • very kind to mo. hv thought to him elf, she I the h el pci of the Great Spirit.” There was no Sunday School for him to leurn about the Grout Stdrit. In fact, he didn’t know what Sunday meant; yet hi mother taught him to give thank for the many wonderful thing which he receiv'd. VV hav - a Thant -giving l)ny once a year, hut the Mohuwkj hud one ix time in that length of time, for they thought one wn� not enough. The need of being grateful wax impressed upon them very early in life dust u we are taught to thank God for our hlcmiinjt . the Indian children ware told to give thunk to the Great Spirit for their . A part of hi education, too. Wn to learn to run font, o that some day hr could carry itte -•age from one village to another. On thi jour ney the mmeager, not only took in the heuuti-ful Bight , hut had an opportunity to make the acquaintance of other tribe . Ono of the duties of thi Mohawk runner wa� to coll many tribe from the Five troquoi� Nation to attend a council. At thi meeting won the Mohawk boy with hi parent . While there, btudde Irnrnlng a grout deal, he enjoyed letting hi« old friend , watching the beautiful dunce presented by th Indian , and hearing fine tong . Perhnp a new sachem, in place of the one who had recently died, win to lie appointed. The boy learned what u � iohem’« duty was; heard oil nhout the good deeds the sachem hud done; of hi bravery his love of truth and honesty; how he with wisdom had guided tho peoplo; how kind he had hhray been to the old and the young, and how willing to help all in difficulty. The Mohawk boj would say tu himself as he listened. I Hhnll try to be braver and more thoughtful than I have ever been before, I •hall not forget wluit I have heard . It wu� hi desire to be n chief whctl he grew up. 1 not thi thi? wuy that studying the live of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington ami ••tiler great 'talesmen, affect u� ? itooks the Mohawk never read; however, (hey could record event by aiTnnging bend a certain way in belt of wampum. To remember what the different arrangement of the beud meant wo very difficult nnd took m great deal of practice. The message that were curried from place to place were on wampum belt . Athletics was not left out of their There were many games and portx. Foot race between men of the different tribe , trial of skill with bow and arrows, and gnnu j of bull for both old nnd young. The bail a a i mode ot wood nnd the bat which wax D ili hud a curved head. The javelin game wax '.he Mohawk' favorite. The javelin wu« a long • ick of maple or hickory sharpened at one end. It won thrown at a ring a it rolled on the ground. Some wore very skillful in playing this game which they thoroughly enjoyed. Learning to make ropes, tub und barrel out of bark, nnd arrow head of flint was also a pirn of th - Mohawk' education. In hi graceful canoe, which he made himself, he went to the places; where tho fish wore sure to be for he had learned where they wore, und hud achieved great okill in fishing. Hr knew, too. howto hunt bird , squirrels nnd other animal . The haunts and habltu of hi feathered friends und animals that ran wild in the forest ho knew from A to 7. During the gold winter month he and hi father wore obliged to hunt animal for food. With hi anowshoefe he could travel quite fast. He must be brave. Bravery was considered the mo t important thing for him to learn. If he muni gu hungry because he and hi father could not nccure enough food, it would not do for him to complain. It wo a disgruce for a Mohawk boy to bo cowardly and to whine. Numerous legends were told to him, many of which he knew perfectly. The one about the Pleiades he loved specially. Often when he would lie on the ground to study the earth, the sky. the beautiful moon und the atari , this legend would come to mind. It was us follows: Once the place in tlie haaven occupied by the Pleiades, the •even star together, waa empty. Then, down on the earth were raven little Indian boys, who were good friends und had many hnppv time together. After their fenst of com ami boon one of the children would stand on a mound nnd sing while —21— N 1 N E TEEN THIRTY- F I V E iho others danced. One night they made nn agreement to have a bigger feast than ufiunl. Each boy was to bring something. The plan which they mndo, their parent didn’t approve of. This made the children very end. However, one little boy took hi place on the mound and nan while the other arranged themselves around him and began to dance. A their disappointment left them, they grew lighter and lighter until they no longer touched the ground. Higher and higher they row till they reached thr very heaven , where they were changed into seven little star which formed the Pleiades. The palest Ktor of the seven i the little singer who became homesick for hi old p'ace on the So we cr that without lK oka an education was acquired by the Mohawk: enough to meet hi need as he roamed the forests. Though we have schools and books, let u� learn a lesson from the Indian boy and be more observing � o we can gain knowledge from what we see independent of our school and books. —22— T META T T L E R my CONCLUSION TO “THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS” By Lawrence La Favv The conclusion which J� m« Foni tnonf CflOjv.r has given us in hi Indian Util'. • no- Last of tt� � Mohicans” will and thwv lived happily over wf-l f : l.u ♦ In my opinion. tho ondliiR of this one i nl ogvther too tragic That my ronrlttrlon may he understood, It t uuilt Itece wry to briefly pi i • tit n few at thi loading episodic of the narrative. While England and Franco were lighting for lund wc-t of the Alleghenies, both the EngH h nnd the French huil to rtteMnbr the danger of hi foiyst liefore they could meet. The oidi'n related In The of the Mo him ns took place In 1757 between (he headwater of the Hudson and the adjacent lakes Fort William Henry, on the north i ho tv of bake George, was held by Munro. a Scotchman; while Fort Edward, at th« southern termination of ihe lfl p was in charge of Gtmernl Webb, an Englishman. Owlnr to a tumor that .Montcalm wiu moving toward Lake Chumplaln with a vast army. Munro sent an order lo Fort Kdwnrd. t-ome twenty mile distant, for speedy nnd powerful reinforce-menu. A- thi story opens, we And that a detachment of llfteen hundred men b slurting from Fori Kdwnrd to aid Munro. It h� followed by Fora nnd Alice Munro. on their wnv to join their father, under company of Major Heyward nnd guided by un Indian runner. Through the treachery of their guide Mngua, who i a Huron, they Ion- their way. Later they are led to a cuve by Hawkevn, n Scout, and hit Indian friend . Uocas and Chingach-g..ok. A bond of Huron i- directed thither by Mngua. While the friends are lleclng for help. Heyward and the girl are discovered nnd captured. Mngua Icadt them to the Huron camp and n«k« Corn, the older daughter, to become his wife in order to save tire live of the rest of the party. At her refusal preparation are made to burn them nt the stake. Ju«t in time to prevent thit. the Scout. Uncn and his fa ther, rhlngachgook. anive. Following a short buttb, we find only Magna of nil the enemy making hb escape. After spending the night in a block house, the patty rMurow It journey. Vi hlle going over the mountains, it unexpectedly meet Munro. Fori William Henry is soon under a siege and -'lortly surrender to Montcalm. iam Henry, the KhicUsh are obliged to p.i s through � narrow valley, where Megua with a great fore • of Huron attack th� m. A terrible ron- acre follow, v Fortutiutv’y Munro, Ilawk eye, L’nca ami Chingorhgook fall back to tho fort; by this they an raved. Cora, Alien and David Uwniui, a dnglng matter, a queer typo of individual, who httf. by chalice previously Iuined the party, nre recaptured by Magun. The next day M iruu . tiall-re closely .ought by Unc«. . and thi thcr three with him. After encountering many hardship-ind following numoroun blind troll , all of a udden tbvv run ncro- Gamut, from whom infornmtlon that the Ou ters Imvo been separated in obtained. At this, Heyward, who i deeply in love with Alice, dn r- an In- hy Gamut to the Huron rump In march of hii sweet heart, while tho other c«nt about, tinea is chining lined that H«lttd , cowardly Huron, he l� captured. That night he b con-detuned to die at the stake. After being : ouml front hand to fool, he it thrown into a ten , and left under guard. In the mi .tntime Hoy vurd, who U now. of course, •uppoaed to bo a medicine man. ha been fulled to euri n Huron ebb : r squaw. Disguising himself by donning a bear skin. HnwKeyo assists Heyward in rescuing Alt««-from the Huron camp. They are sure ful lit capturing Mngua and lyinw him up. With the aid of Gamut. Hnwkcyc free. Uucas; then iho three start for the Delaware camp do., by. Magun, who In the m aniline hns been -t free, follow them with a band of warrior . After consulting Tatttunend. tho groat Delaware chief, in regard to those concealed in hi� camp. Maquu cvpluin that they arc hi- prisoners and Inflate that they be returned to him. Again right then and then death at the sake is pronounced :or Unca . A hi shirt b torn otT. a tatoo on hi chest reveals tho fact that hf b long lost Delaware chief. But Mngua doe not lose out entirely; ho i allowed to take Corn, who was previously left at the camp by him when tc-parating the girls. According tn Indian custom he I given a certain length of time before they give him chase. After DnciJ is reinstated as u Delaware chief, he loads some of hi warrior n the chine. Even though lie succeed in forcing back the Huron . he doesn’t consider the victory complete —23— nineteen thirty-five m Mugua ba not been captured. At gome ♦lift-tnncc. by the entrance of u cave, he catches sight of Mm Mimarling with Coru. In gront hunt - Uncoil make for the cave, but hit upend i interfered with when he in shot by one of .Magua' Indian . As Uncos draw nearer, and os Magua turns to give fight. u Huron stabs Corn, killing her. In face of Ihb cold blooded cruel deed, from u ledge above Uncos dives upon Magua but misao him. As he is getting up u hie feet. Mujrtin strikes him with hi knife. Since I'ncos has already been shot, he is weak, M- Is easily overpowered. No mercy for Uncos in shown. Time after time Magua' knife 1 thrust into him before he foils dead. Magua, then .seeing Hnwkeyo appear, tries to jump a precipice only to fail short of his mark: however, he catches hold of a shrub on the very edge. A he hang there. Hnwkcye, taking a good aim, succeeds in hitting Magua, Who Jet.-' go i«mi fulls to destruction on the sharp rock hundreds of feet below. Com u buried with pomp and ceremony, and for Unca an elaborate burinl service is given n' be was a very highly honored Delaware chief. Thus ends the lift- of the Ijist of the Mohicans. Instead of ending with the death of the hero and the heroine. I would have it thui: At the entrance of the cave us Mugua turned like a cornered rat to fight, he lifted his rifle to tuke aim at Unca . who wa drawing near, when quirk as u flash Unco shot, striking the fire-nrm� from Magun'-i hands. A fierce struggle en- sued. For some time it seemed os if they were of equal strength. Repeatedly Magua tried to thrust his knife into his enemy, but each time Uncos escaped unharmed. in spite of all of Mugua' varied evil and cunning tricks. Unca noon had Magua In hi power. Magua, playing the part of a coward, whined and bogged for his life. The Huron , whom the Delaware h id captured. heard of this dns.ordly act. which they considered a disgrace, one of the worst atrocities an Indian could inflict upon himself; in fact, i was absolutely unforgivable. They Pegged that Mugua be handed over to them and promised to do justice to him by burning him nt he •toko. This request wa quickly granted and .hey remained true to their word. After returning to the Delaware village. Unca and Cora were engaged in a long curious talk, in which die sincerely and kindly Mucc-udod in gut.ing him to understand that he would never be happy with her: that it would be imporsible for her to continue roaming .he wild forests with him. The truth of this Unca knew full well. “I shall never marry.” h. emphatically declared: then gently added. Return, my fair one, to your home and people.” Uneas. Hawkeye and ( hingochgook stopped nt the Delaware village a few day . All in vain the Delaware tried to purauitde Unca to return to them. Out into the deep forest the three tried friends plunged, to mam about hither and thither ns they were wont to do in the past, a freedom they deeply cherished. T II E T A T T I. K K HOUSEKEEPING IN A TEPEE By Alice Fischer Housekeeping In a tepee varied in different tribe a some of the Indian wore more eJvillxod than other . But thrlr living quarter in general, w� i e ulong the Mime linen. The homes of the Northern Indian-ut the time I he white men appeared in America were made of arched branch anil then covered with skin or canvas, Other Northern Indian made tent by sticking several pole in the ground and bringing thi .op together forming a cone shape. They covered the stick with nmta made of gras and bark. Often nrvcrol faro-idea would live in one Inrge wigwam which wa divided or arranged o each fondly could occupy n otall. The families were supposed to he relatives uh .hey descended from one Woman, The home in the southern part of America wen- quite different from those of the Northern Indiana. They were constructed of s one or nilobe, which wa� made from sun-dried clay. The wigwam contained very little furniture. Skin or blanket erved un bed . Chnirs, tabic or ftovc were unknown to them hut when .hey ate or told legend , they would it with their leg crossed in u hor� v hac circle. The homes hod very little ventilation. Their home were very smoky and what we would call unclean but It wn� in an orderly fashion, although it wa very primitive. The Indiun had little pride about their home as they were hifiles and inconsiderate. Thi was one of the chief defect of the Indian nature. The rude utensil used in the red man’s tepee were usually made of chiseled stones, bone and wood. Having no silverware, they u ed their hands to eat with and the family all ate from one howl. A camp fire is what we would cull the heuting system of the American Indian. They started their fires by rubbing two stick together until sparks would appear. The Indians seldom built very large fires because they didn’t want their enemies to see the smoke. The red man’s regularity of securing food for thnir squaws and children is very interesting. The way in which they caught buffalos was called the “buffalo round”. The Indians would wait a fortnight before thev would do nny hunting or kilting and then a hunting party consisting of a few men, went out in group so that they could form a large circle, about six or seven mile in circumference. Then at a signal from the chief, all the hunters would charge at once, those nearest repeating the or- der on to those farthest away. Sometimes a many as fourteen hundred bi'ffalo would he killed. This would be their winter aupply of meat. The brave who had killed the most buffalo was the hero of the hour. The Northern red man such as .he Souix and Iroquoi , used to live upon the caribou which furnished .hem with meat for food, skins for clothing, blankets, and sinews for thread . They hunted other animals such as the bison und the bear and they netted ll h. The ntort important food , planted and ruled by our Indians were malar, pumpkin , melon , and tobacco. The tools they used in preparing the ground wore spade-like tool with foot rest for thrusting them into the ground and others were just simple digging sticks. Tin- more civilised Indian used took which wen- pointed with copper Mid bronxe. The Indian women also secured their food from wild lice, roo.� of different plnnt and wild fruit . The method which the Northern Indiuns used m ga:hexing wild rice wa� the pleasantest and easiest part of the harvest toil. On on appointed day all the canoes were carried to the shore nnd placed upon the water with prayer and of-faring . Each family took possession of the allotted nee field, and tied all of the grain in bundles of convenient size, allowing it to stand for a few day In the water. Then they oguin went buck to the lake. Two person were assigned to each canoe, one to paddle while the other gently drew the head of each bundle to ward him and gave it a few strokes with a rod. Thi caused the rice to fall into the bottom of the hoot. After they had gathered the rice grains, they let it stand in the sun to dry’- Then the hulling began. A round hole wa dug a-bout two feet deep and the same in diameter. The rice was heated over a fire place und emptied into thr hole while it wo still hot. Then n young Indian lad. having washed hb feet, put a clean pair of new moccasin on, and trod upon it until it was hulled. The woman then (mured it upon a robe and shook it until all the chaff wa removed. Then, too, berries of ull kind wore gathered and dried in the un. They were then stored in bag of kin for winter use. The wild cherries were pounded up. stone and all. and made into small cake und dried for use in soup . —2k— N 1N E T E E N THIRTV-FI V E In July and August the Indian Women dug with sharpened sticks, tcyxsinnn, a root thnt grow in handy soil. Teywinnu was a very star-chy food nnd had a very sweet taste. The wild sweet potato, a root of which the Indians were very fond wu found in bottom lands or river beds. An Indian housekeeper exerted herself much to secure a variety of appetizing dishes for her husband. To accomplish her end, she even took food from the field mouse and muskrat. She gathered wild bean ami roots of the wild lily from the nests of mice. The lily root was mod fur medicine. Wh'lc the Indians wen getting rice, they were on the look-out for other foods that grew in lakes and pond . A white bulb about, the size of an onion was often stored uway by the muskrat near the waterside. The Indians took it from the mu “krai and made stew of it. Before the white man came, the Indian wo men nnd men dressed alike, their clothing consisted of shirts and loggings of deerskin. But the tribes in the southwest wove cotton garment-? and made robes of plaited rabbits akin . It was ittyl'iih for the Indian to wear robes nnd blankets ami really beautiful patterns were developed. Even now some of these type of clothing persist in certain Indian tribes. The Indians, like all primitive races, were fond of personal adornment. They cut their clothing into fringe at the edges and often trimmed their garments with feather? or elk's teeth. On festive and war-like occasions, they painted both their faces and bodies. Some tribes tattooed themselves. Shell necklaces, ear rings and sometimes lip and nose jewelry were worn. The men uu well as the women were proud of their long black hair. The Indians usually arranged their hair In two long braids. You have perhaps been told that the indiun woman, a squaw, was the slave of her husband. This b not quite true. She had her work, and he had hi . It was his buxines to chase the game, sometimes many miles, and often when game wax scarce, he might be away for many days or even weeks. The women did the work about the tepee or hut, cultivated the ground, and made the clothe . In «hort. he did the work belonging to war and hunting while the women had to do with pcaci. When the clan or tribe was moving, the women carried most of the baggage, but the man had to be on guard for an enemy hidden behind a tree or u hill who might, ut any time, -end an arrow toward them, finishing their journey too suddenly. So we see that the Indian women were not so unfairly treated u i often pictured, and al though they present a picturesque appearance today, they do hot have n easy u life an their white sisters in the.’r modern homes with their efficient methods of housekeeping and labor-saving devices. But even with the present day living conditions, the worried face seem very different from the calm content shown by ;he Indian mother and housekeeper, seemingly satisfied w'ith her family and her nhodo. THE TAT T I. E R Activities Tb� Ariadna Literary Society Mmibcr of ihm organisation Have not hnd mi many meeting- a- we hud lost year, iHtraurr picui. now.i and liu k.'tltiill game. interfered. Meeting- wore hold twice a month until during thi bosket bull M'tuon. Since thot time we hnd meeting only oneo u mouth. Mias Nellie Geiger and Mltu Ida Huneon have booh our guardian lliii year. Wo hud two joint mooting with the lajy in the u«ncinbly hall. At one of th- two meeting.- Mr. Phoenix. the grand non at the man, who gave the land on which thin M-hool wm built, gave an interesting talk about hi trip to Java and A� iu. We learned many new fuels airnut how the people there live. Till year we have hud many good number on our program . Charlotte Unlperin told the mory of Evangeline . A play Hook Week wan ftl«o good and It encouraged the children to rend book . Phoebe Hughes told u« about ame fumou friendship between well known people in his lory. There wen many othci good number but the Christmas program was the host. I think. The last meeting to- held the twenty-seventh of last month. It was n little different from the other meeting . The junior put on the program. Alice Fischer gave a very good monologue, My Four Year of High School Here At the laxt meeting the following offiermi for the coming year were elected: Pauline t.ong. president; Murcetlu Huum-r, vice-president; Vinona Long, secretary? and Edith Deiningor, treasurer. Officer for the past )'t ur have been Esther Wesemnnn, president: Hortha Zola. vleo-prc -idnt; Ln June Dofenhoi t. secretary; and Pearl Golf, treasurer. The Phoenix Liltrsry Society Tin Phoenix Literary Society had iL- first meeting in the boys’ upper study September twenty-seventh. It wan called by the chairman Robert Schneider for he was the highent ranking officer. This year there have been forty-six members among which thirteen are new. They have hnd the largest attendance at the meeting thut they have ever hnd here. Mr. Gant took Mr. Rond’ place a an advisor. Mr. Rood i editor of the Wisconsin Timer mo he isn’t able to have charge of the meetings . Mr. Wfllinm worked with Mr. Gant The boy met eight times this year. The hoys have tried tin haul they could to make a suectsaful society. The officer for thi year have been Carmello Hi Chiura. president: Omar Schmidt, vice-president; Alvin Deinlein. secretary; and Harvey Boldt. treasurer. The boy did very well at the meetings. Out- standing number were Pegnsu , the Winged Horne by Omar Schmidt and an Interesting rtory entitled. The Trail of the Gold Skulls” by Harry Lewis. It seem that Robert Schneider hold the record for having held the boy attention. He had to he topped after having talked an hour uml u half on the life of Buffalo bill. On the seventeenth of May, Mr. Cutneron gave a very interesting Shake pearean reading entitled. The Taming of the Shrew”. Th® member of tla- girl ’ literary society were the guest of the boy nt till meeting. The general theme of all the meeting ha boon a rigid onherencc to the rule of Parliamentary Procedure. Committee annignmanU have frequently been made to furnish practise in individual initiative. For the first time in year , the variety wa in truth, the Hoy ' Literary Society as they have prepared all programs and carried out all other dutit by tbeittMlve . with little .- upcrvi ion. W. S. D. Boy Seoul Troop In the fall of 1934 Alvin Maids wn� elected the Senior Patrol Leader. Hurry Lewi , the ScouUrribe for two year . Omar Schmidt, the treasurer and Milton Krueger, the Quartermaster. The member voted to meet every Sunday at ton o’clock. Th little children who hud to tay in school during the Christmas vacation, were made happy by receiving fruit, candy, peanuts and toy from the Hoy Scout . In the second week of March the Fox Patrol under Patrol Leader Sharer won llic annual basketball tournament. The same patrol under the name leader won the volley ball tourney even nosing out the All-Star . GYM EXHIBITION The annual exhibition of the Physical Education Department was held on the evening of April uth and flth. All of the children in the school took part in some event and did their part well. Mr. Duncan Cameron and Mis Beatrice Richardson took chnrgc of the program both night?- The exhibition wn considered one of the best program thi school ha given. A large crowd attended though not so many a la� t year because of the cold, windy weather each night, each night. All during the evening the orchestra from the State School for the Blind, Janesville, furnished music. —27— N IN E T E F N THIRTY-FIVE Marianna Hamden Jean Hauser Genevieve Perhni Style Show The annual Style Show wan held ax part of the Kprinjr program on April 6th and tith. Mrs. Mildred Hurdis of the Home Economics Department and Mrs. Geneva Llewellyn of the Art Department were In charge of this part of the program. The importance of cotton materials in the school girl's wardrobe was emphasized this year both in the Kiddie Purnde and the Fashion Revue. All garment in the Kiddie Parade were made by the older girls. A number of garments featured handwork, several were remodeled. The white organdy graduation dresses worn by the five seniors were especially beautiful. Judges for the Style Show were Miss Nellie Passage. Miss Matteson and Miss Babcok. Prizes were awarded as follows: first to Genevieve Perhni for her excellent handwork and modeling, second to Vinonu Long for her excellent work in tie-dying, third to Marcella Hauror for the neat work of the tailored dress. For the number of garments made and the work done on children's clothes. Miss Esther W esc man and Miss Mary Soraski won awards. For general work, uwards were made to Phoebe Hughes, Alice Fischer and Eva Herman. The Prom The annual Junior Prom of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf was held on the evening of May fourth in the Assembly Hall from eight to twelve o'clock. The hall was decorated very attractively with strips of gold and lavender crepe paper. There was a large festoon hanging in the middle of the room and all of the light fixtures wore decorated with crepe paper. The west side tage was fixed os u living room with floor lumps, dark green rugs, over stuffed chairs and with a canopy of crepe pnpe over it. The east side stage won fixed as a fountain with water spraying from it. The students were gnyly attired and formats being worn by the girls. An orchestra from Milwaukee furnished the music throughout the evening and two girls from Clinton danced very attractively for us. Some women served punch. During the intermission, refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Much credit is due to the Student-faculty committee consisting of Mr. Moon1 os chairman. Mr. Boyce Williams, MIm Mason, Miss Dooley and the members of the Junior Clans. The party was Indeed a succeui in every way. —28— THE TATTLER Athletics FOOTBALL SEASON OF WIU Left End ... Left Tackle Cenltr ..... Klirht Guard Right End Full hack Halfback ... Quarterback Positions . .. Krueger. Lewi . Ferry ...... .........La Knvo Welngold, H. Boettcher ...... Ballade, M. Schmidt Hall. R. Boettcher Hanson, Sprague ................... pwiiiky .................. Dcinlcin ............. Sharer (e) ............ . . O. Schmidt .................... Kossnk Our football team which won one of the lightest in year did not hiov a suect-Wul sea-eon from the point of gnme won. But when consideration is made fur the much heavier and more experienced team tiini they met their showing WNt u good one. We mixed Elnlierger. Ravn, Boldt, Hoffman, Plea, Di Ohinra, Reuter and Barunh of lant year' team and were forced to IUI their place with light inexperienced hoys. Sharer, our captain, Deinlrin and O. Schmidt, all veterans, played pJ ndid game and were our chief ground gainer . Of the new men. Mollada and Kownk were outstanding. In our games the boys threatened o score many timer, hut good defense. by our opponents and fumbles poiled our chance . For 'he lint time in our history wr met three team from other School for the llenf in one senrott. tin October -ixth. the Minneoo’a School for the I iraf played here on what was known as HDadS Day . Our boys put up a splendid game but hod to bow 13 ?o 0 to a larger and better tram. The homecoming game was played with tho State School for the Deaf from Mich gnn and while our light teim mndc a great stand we lo t bv a clore I? to 0 score. On November second our team lost to the strong Illinois boys nt JockHonville in a heavy thunder and rnin •torin. On all three of the e game the weather was had. so that the turn-out was poor. BASKETBALL SEASON OF 19S4-3 Lineup Forward .................... Hallada, Wcingold Forward .... Sharer. K. Boettcher Center ................................. Osadsky Guard ................................. Dcinlein Guard ............. O. Schmidt, H. Boettcher Record of Game W S. f). 23 .. ............ Stoughton H. S. Ill V. S. I� . 19 _______ Whitewater City H. S. 20 W. S-D. 17 St. Catherine of Racine 12 W. S. D. 14 ............... Harvard H. S. 23 W. S. D. 19 ............... Delavan H. S. 20 W.S. D. 18 ............... Elkhorn H. S. 28 W.8. D. 25 ............. Elkhorn H. S. 21 W. S. D. 29 ............. Roedsburg H. S. 15 W. S. 1). 29.......Beloit Vocat ional School 20 W. S. D. 23 .............Milton College II 30 W. S. D. 19 ............... Delavan H. S. 39 W. S. D. 21 ...... Beloit Vocational School 24 W.8.D. 31 ............... Woodstock H. S. 32 W.S. I). 22..............Milton College II 17 W.S. D. 31 ................. Harvard H. S. 30 Tournament Score W.S. D. 20 ...................... Indiana 23 W. S. I). 35......................Missouri 28 W. S. D. 30................... Michigan 16 W.S I). 45 ................... Kentucky 19 W. S. D. 24 ..................... Illinois 2.8 Our baskctbnll team had n fairly successful season in spite of the low of Etnberger, Hoffman and Boldt from bust year' team. Our l a. ket -cer won eleven and lost nine out of twenty game played. There wore several games which wr won or los by a single point. Two overtime games were also played during the «rn on and we won both of them. The bov� «howed good team work especially In defensive play. Their Offensive was built largely around Sharer. Dein-Icin. O. Schmidt and Osudtky also hit the hoop at time hut were not w consistent a Sharer. Our team usually started off cautiously and got up top speed in the closing minutes of play. Deinlrin, Sharer, O. Schmidt and HaJIada won letters. Of � h« young players Welngnld. R. Boettcher. II. Boettcher and Firrv were the most promising and will be depended upon next year. Our hoys played the leading team in the different high school conferences around here and gave n good account of themselves winning a majority of their games. The eleventh annual tournament of the Central S ate Schools for the deaf was held at Indianapolis Feb 21-22-23 with Michigan. Kentucky. Indiana. Illinois. Missouri and Wisconsin taking part. Indiana won. winning five straight games. They were never seriously threatened except in their games with Wisconsin and Missouri. Each of these games were won by three points after hard struggles. Illinois was second. Wisconsin took third place with Michigan. Missouri and Kentucky following in the order named. Indiana. Illinois and Missouri presented stronger teams than in 1934. Wisconsin, with three of the big six that captured the championship last year, and several young boys was not so strong. How-over. they put up a good fight and with a little —29— N I N E T E E N TH1RTY-FI V E better luck might hnvo won nil their pmc-i. In- the chnraotcr-buildlng value of football it an aibllity to get the center tip off in ihclr game-i accepted foe .; that few mon Hhc to the height-. vi h Irulinnu nml Illinois was a Urge factor In of All-American recognition because few have their defeat. The ollirml placed O. Schmid v on !hc tenacity of purpose to carry them that fur; tho nil � tou moment team and Shnror on ihe t'cc nnd, that vnlunblo lesson of tenacity of purpos-ond team. Tho AII-American Hoiml placed Shut- Ir one of the furthe-st reaching which tho game or on the fourlh All-Amoricnn Team. can impart. DR. CLARENCE SPEARS COMMENTS ON HIS EXPERIENCES The first annual banquet of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf Athletic A r.nrialioit wio hold In the teachers’ dining room at the State school on the evening of April 27. ut 8 o’clock. Dr. C. W. Spcam, foothnll coach at tho University of Wisconsin, was the guest of honor. ---------- — Doc. Spcurs A splendid dinner was served to about forty guest . Following the dinner those awards wou-made to the boys qualified to receive them, by Supt. T K. Hrny: minor WV Jauu. Himton. Harold Weingold, and William Ko: ak, major John 0 nd ky and William llulladtt; two-year chevron (minor Ws ) Ambrose Pico and Lawrence L:: Faye; '.hroe-year chevron (major WV) Alvin Doinlcin and Omar Schmidt; four-year chevrons (major WV) Hnrvoy Holdt, Willard Sharer, and Georg Hoffman. Telit of Hit Experience! Following the awards, the guests adjourned ai the rsrumbly hall to hour he main speaker of the evening. Dr. Spears. The athletes and couches of the Dcluvan, Klkhorn and Whitewater high schools were nlt-o invited to hour the Wisconsin varsity coach speak. Dr. Spears gave a very interesting talk on his experience os n plover and coach, and he commented on many of the outstanding men whom he has hnndlcd. Ho stated in brief that GIRL’S ATHLETICS Tills year our rhoo) has included Red Crc Life Saving test as a part of thr athletic program for girls. All girls taking swimming wore given the opportunity to try for various tents. Thirty two girls passed the beginners, eighteen passed the swimmers teste. Hutton are to be awarded for the successful completion of both these test.-. Two older girl passed Junior Life Saving; and three, Marrella Hauser. Pauline Long, Hcrtha Zola, pu ed the Senior Life Saving tests. At the beginning of the - chool year all girl-in school were placed ott cither Red or Green team. Th c teams have been running on a po nt •ystem the whole -rhool season. Individual points ore awarded for maintaining n posture, for stunt achievement, and for the swimming teets. During ix Murcelln Haun-r Pauline Lon —30— THE TATTLBlt the fall inxon Hatball k'nmn wore scheduled weekly, and fifteen point were nwarded to tho winning team each work. During the winter season Volley Hull tenm made the points; and the pring season paints were ■cored on Soccer llano hall game . There are no firot team —all girl of different age play on the teams for their age groups, and every one piny in each game. Groat enthusiasm has been omnifont; the older girl come out to watch the younger one piny off their matches; and the younger one are hearty rooter for tho older girl ' game . At thin time (middle of May) the Red Team stand at 1261 points, the Green Team at 1250. Girls who were especially Interested elected dancing in the. fall. Those girls were responsible for the dance section of our Spring Program. In April member of the dance group were invited to give a demonstration at the University of Wisconsin to show thr method of approach to creating dances. At the end of the demonstration the girls repeated two of the dance numbers which they had given here for our Spring Program, JOKES Mis Multi-ion (to l.awrence whose eye nre gently closing! you can't stomp in this das . Lawrence; I know it. That's what I’ve been trying to do for the Inst half hour. Grandfather: Nowadays I never see u gill blush. In my d� y it was different. Granddaughter: Why Grnmpu! Whatever did you tell them?’ Mr. Gant: Name the different kinds of clause Charlottf : Adjective, adverbial, noun, and Santu Clauses. It wu tng day in Delavan and u small lx y wan going uround soiling hearts. He happened to stop at Mil HoimI's home. Hoy: Huy a heart? Mis HoKxi (working and cross bucau«u she was disturbed I No, thanks, I have already bought my meat for dinner. Willie was having trouble with Arithmetic. Teacher: How many do Daddy, Mother and baby make? Willie: Two and one to carry. Mis Mary: What is meant by the Spoils system ? Harvey Bold!: The “spoils system is when something in n tin con is left standing in it nfter it has been Opened. luiwrence: Do you believe It’s right to punnh someone for not doing anything?” Mr. Gant: Certainly not! Lawrence: That's fine. 1 didn't do my Grammar lost night. Mr Gant: Karl, what unimnls are most loved by men? Karl: Women.” Professor: Do you think paper can he ucod effectively? Student: I should ay 0! The bint report card I brought home kept tho family hot for u week. Min Mary: George, what part of school do you like best? George: Recess. Early to bed and early to rise Keeps your roommate from wearing your tics. Parent: My son Robert ha- o many original ideas-” Teacher: Vos, especially in Arithmetic. Mrs. Cronby: If you subtract 59 from 36. what's the difference? laiwrrnee: “Yeah, teacher, I think its a lottu baloney, too. A little boy with n vivid imagination presented the following assay on geese: Geese Is 0 low, heavy-set bird which is mostly meat and feather. . His head sits on one aide and hr -sits on the other. Geese can't sing much on account of dampness of the moistures. He nint got no between his-toeft and he's got a little balloon in hU -tonmeh to keep him from sinking. Some geese when they get big lu curls on their tails and is called ganders. Ganders don’t half to sit and hatch, but just eat and loaf and go swimmln'. If I was a geese I'd rather be a gander. Mr. Gant: Olive, why can fish breathe under water? Olive: Pecause they have big cars. Mr . Crosby: Carmello, use surrendered in a sentence. Carmello: The beautiful mountains nurrendercd the city. Silos: They ray Chicago is a regular bee hive. Enoch: Yes, I know; I got stung there. —31— N I N E T E E N THIKTV-F1 V E Frederick J. Neesam Sportsmanship Trophy The name of Alvin Dcinlein, of Milwaukee, hn been engraved on the 1985 panel of the Frederick James Neesam Sportsmanship Trophy. George Hoffman, of Appleton, was last year’s winner. While not one of our most brilliant players Alvin, who is n major letter winner, displayed consistently Rood sportsmanship and worked for the best interest of our teams at all times. In basketball he was a steadying’ influence ami time and again inspired the team to come from behind to win. We are pleased indeed to have Alvin finish his athletic career here by getting his name on the trophy. T II E T A T T L E R Features . . . . Class Will And Testament Let It Be Known To All: That we, the graduating class of 193$, students of thv Wisconsin State School for the Deaf, in the city of Dclavun. baifpfcof sound mind, do hereby, on this ninth day of June, in characteristics, habits, and abilities to our friends and foes, who we arc convinced will he benefited therefrom: Section I. We Bequeath us n claw: t. Our senior dignity and loyalty to dear old “W, S, I ‘ to our successors, the Juki or . 2. Our appreciation to our toucher for their untiring patience with us as we struggl'd for an education. :t. Our deep gratitude to Mr. Bra for|all he lull- done for us during our school lita-s. Section 11. As Individual We Bequeath: I. Charlotte liulpcrin: 1. To Mac Bennett my extraordinary gift for visiting in school. 2. To Edith Deininger, my dislike of hard study. I, Lawrence lot Fuvo: 1. To Stephen Valenick my smooth tongue. 2. To Earl Sprague, n� y day dreams. I. Ilrrthu Zola: 1. To Gladys Thistle, my promptness for meal . 2. To Leslie Anderson my lofty ambitions. I, Esther Wasetnan: 1. To Isabel Schnur. my steadfastness of purpose. 2. To Mary Ellen Whitlow my composure. I. Phorlrtt Hughes: 1. To Harriet Morehouse, my love of •owing. 2. To Pearl GofT, my fondne- for reading. I. Alice Fischer: 1. To I.urindn Allies, my ambition and stick-to-ii-ivo-ness. 2. To Marion Kinbenrer. my sweet dlsposi- I, George Hofftnun: 1. To William Mueller. n� y wuy with the women. 2. To Harry Lewis, my ucces.- in basket boll. I, Robert Schneider: 1. To Hamid Weingold. my success a printer. 2. To Omar Schmidt, my love of debate. I, Cnrmello Di Chiant: 1. To Jume Hmioon, my girl friend. 2. To Vila Adrian my solemn look. We do solrmnly declare that We publish and execute this will in the presence of witnesses, lawful and otherwiM . In witnc whereof we hereunto set our hand and seals this twelfth day of June, In the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-ike. (Signed) The Senior Class Witnesses: Harriet Morehouse Mrs. Laura Crosby. Class Propb«cy An interesting diary found among other possession of George Hoffman, who left for Mar •omr lime ago and has never returned, gives n brief account of the where about of his former cldMinute at the Wisconsin school for thl Deaf. Among the pages were found the following: January 15, 1955 Wishing to see iny old � chonl chums before leaving for Mar and making some inquiries to that end led to my flying out here to Hollywood, where I found Lawrence La Fare very' much absorbed in hb role of Tuntun. the Fearless, in u new picture of hb adventures in the unknown, luturence was not changed a great deal and has been so occupied with hb work that he knew nothing of our other classmate . March 25, 1955 Today while driving along a road in Southern Wisconsin, my attention was attracted by the familiar looking figure of a tall, slim man driving a tructor with a plow behind it. Slopping my ear nt the roadside and approaching the person, I found myself face to face with my old roommate, Robert Schneider, whose dreams of becoming n farmer had come true. From him 1 gleaned the information that Alice was living on a form not far distant, � her home was my next stop. On the lawn several children were playing hilariously ns 1 drove up. With a warm welcome. Alice invited me into the house which wore a not unpleasing air of homey dbonier. She seemed very much the same as the Alice of twenty years ago. It took us no time at all to get into a discussion of old times and of what hud become of our friends. From her I learned that Charlotte L In Europe, at present, picking up style notes for one of Chicago's exclusive dress shops. Charlotte ha seen much of the world and, when in Spain, paid a visit to the deaf Prince. September 20, 1955 Thinking there might be someone I knew N I N ET E E N TIT I R TY - FI V E there having long planned on paying a visit to the old ttlma mater, 1 drove to W. S. D. today. Although many chances and Improvements have been made, it Mcms much the same tm I remember it. 1 found Hertha frowning deeply over a pile of Algebra paper , which she Was correcting, and thinking, no doubt, “What blockheads some of these student are. That Esther is supervisor in the girls dormitory and that Phoebe is operating a beauty shop in Washington, D. C. I learned from Hertha. but no one seem to know what has become of Carmelk Di Chiora. Some say he is a bu-H.iill player while others tell me he in traveling with some show. October 15. 1955 Before leaving Washington today, 1 attended a circus. A small dark man. resembling Charlie Chaplin both in appearance and action, caught my attention. The last of my classmates had been found. There was no mistaking this fact. I will now continue the preparation for my trip with these last fond memories of my classmates to accompany me through whatever ud-ventures 1 may encounter. Calendar of Our Last year September 5—School opened 6—Gasses began 15—Welfare Committee Ihiuce October 5—Reception for Minnesota visitors 0—Dad's Day 13—The Wisconsin squads went to Madison to see the game between University of Wisconsin and University of South Dakota 25— Reception for Michigan visitors 27—Homecoming game Mirhigun 30—Hallowe'en Party November 1 2— W.T.A. Convention in Milwaukee Some of us substituted for tho-e teachers who went. On thoju- days the Wisconsin foot ball players started for Jacksonville, Illinois. 29— Thanksgiving Party December 21—Christmas vacation began. Mo d of us went homo to spend a Week with our pnrent . 25—Christmas Party January 1—New Year Party February 1—The High School teachers outer tained the High School pupils to a card party at the Castle Hall. 21-22-23- The Central States Tournament was held at Indiunapolis. 22—Washington Dance and Program March 22—Matinee Dance April 5-rt—Spring program and Style Show 12—The High School students enter-tallied the teachers at the card party at the teachers’ parlor. 17—Tho girls’ trip to Madison IV—Easter Vacation began. Most of us went home to spent live days with our parents. 2-1—Senior banquet 27—Dr. 8pears, the football coach of University of Wisconsin was Invited to u dinner in the teachers dining room. Our football and hosketbull player wore Invited, too. May 4—Junior Prom 15- DM7—College Examination 30— Decoration Day and Athletic Day June 1—Senior picnic 9—Baccalaureate Address 12-13—Home going Days Autographs