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Die Germanen zur Zeit des Tacitus Haydn............................................... The Aroused Giant of the Far East Editorial........................................... College Notes.................................... De Rebus Omnibus........................ Exchanges....................................... . Alumni............................................. . Locals............................................. . Campus and Classroom.................

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Die Germ&nen zur Zeit des Tacitus C. Dornfeld, ’10. Etliche Jahrhundcrte vor Christ! Geburt wurden die Germanen den Roemern bekannt, dem vornehmsten Volke zu dcr Zeit. Sie baten um Land, und da ihnen ihre Bitte nicht gewaehrt wurde, machten sic haeufig Einfaelle in das roemische Gebiet. Wegen dcr Tapferkeit und dcs starkcn Kocrperbaus der ncucn Bckanntcn herrschtc grosser Schrecken unter den Roemern. Die Kriegsmacht der Rocmer konnte die Germanen nicht zurueckschrecken; denn ein rocmisches Heer nach dem anderen wurde von ihnen geschlagen. Obwohl die Germanen furchtlos waren, scheuten sie doch das menschenreichc Gebiet der Roemer. Der Sieg verlockte sie nicht, auch nicht die Beute, noch die Genuesse des Suedens. Kein Barbarenhaufen wuerde so gesinnt sein. Auch konnten die Germanen nicht mit pluendernden Raeubern verglichen werden, sondern sic waren einzig und allein

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Land suchcnde Auswanderer. Inimer mehr und mehr leuchtete diese TatDen noch sache den Roemem ein. schlugen sic ihre Bitten jedesmal auf das entschiedenste ab, merktcn sie doch recht wohl, dass die Germanen Eigenschaften besassen, durch die sie sich zu einer hohen Kulturstufe emporschwingen konnten. Immer naeher lemten sie die Bewohner des Landes jenseits des Rheins kennen. Da konnte es dann auch nicht ausbleiben, dass sie ihre Sitten und Gewohnheiten beobachteten. Ein Bericht ueber das gemanische Volk von unschaetzbarem Werte ist uns bis auf den heutigen Tag erhalten geblieben. Tacitus, ein beruehmter roemischer Geschichtsschreiber, liefcrt eine auschauliche Beschreibung ueber den Zustand der Germanen im ersten Jahrhundert nach Christi Geburt in seiner “German­ ia,” die auch wohl ein Libellus aureus genannt wurde. Ich will nun kurz den Inhalt dieses Berichts wiedergeben. Nach der Germania bewohnten die

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Deutschen zu der Zeit das Land, wel­ ches von Gallien, Rhaetien und Panonien durch die Stroeme Rhein und Donau geschieden ist. Die Voelker und Koenige dieses Landes lernten die Roemer im Kriege kennen. Tacitus meint, dass die Germanen Ureimvohner seien und sich nicht durch Verbindung mit, anderen Voelkern vermischt haetten, Ueber die Benennung der verschiedenen Staemme und auch ueber die Entstehung des Volksnamens Germanen berichtet Tacitus Folgendes. Das Volk sang Liedcr, durch welche es die Erinnerufig vergangener Zeiten bewahrte. In diesen Gesaengen verehrte es einen erdgeborenen Gott Tuisto und scinen Sohn Mannus, als Gruender des Geschlechts. Mannus hatte drei Soehne. Nach den Namen dieser Soehne soil ten die Germanen, die dem Ocean zunaechst wohnten, Ingaevonen, die in der Mitte Herminonen, die uebrigen Istacvonen genannt worden sein. Nach an­ deren Goettern erhielten auch die Marscr, Gambrivier, Sueben und Vandalen ihre Namen. Der Stamm, welcher zuerst den Rhein ueberschritten und die Gallier verdraengt hatte, trug frueher allein den Namen Germanen. Der Name wurde dann auf die verwandten Volksstaemme uebertragen, um damit den Galliem Schrecken einzujagen. Mit der Zeit bedienten sich dann alle Staemme des neuen Namens. Nicht nur einen Stamm, sondem das gesamte Volk bezeichnete nun der Name Ger­ manen. , Im Kriege kaempften die Germanen in keilfoermigen Abteilungen mit Speeren, Frameen genannt, welche mit einer schmalen kurzen eisernen Spitze versehen waren. Die Krieger wurden von ihrer Familie und Verwandschaft in den Krieg begleitet. Durch ihren Zuruf

und ihr Geshrei triebcn Wciber und Kinder die Maenner zur Tapfcrkcit an. Die Frauen besonders brachtcn manche halbverlorcne Schlacht wieder ins Gleichgewicht durch ihr Flehen, indem sie hinwiesen auf die drohende GefangenDie Kaempfenden achtetcn schaft. auch auf iliren Rat und ihre Aussprueche, da sie die Frau als cin heiliges, die Zukunft ahnendes Wesen verchrten. Haeufig such ten sic den Ausgang eines ernsten Kricgcs zu erraten. Wenn sie mit einem Volkc im Streit lagen, so veranstalteten sie einem Zweikampf. Ein Gefangener und ein Auserwachlter aus ihr­ en Genossen mussten diesen Probekampf ausfechten. Der Sieg des einen oder des anderen wurde als Vorbeductung fuer die Entscheidungsschlacht angesehen. In der Schlaccht selbst gait es dem Fuersten fuer eine Schmach. sich an Tapferkcit uebertreffen zu lassen. Seinem Gefolge aber war es eine Schande, es dem Fuer­ sten an Tapferkeit nicht gleich zu tun. Zu einer fuer das ganze I.eben entehrenden Schande gereichte es dem Gefolge, wenn es den Fuersten ueberlebend, aus dem Kampfe wich. Gewappnet war dcr Germane zur Kriegszeit, aber auch zur Zeit dcs Friedens; denn bei keiner Angelegenlieit, einer oeft'entlichen oder eigenen, erschien er ohne Wehr und Waffen. Alle wichtigen Staatsgeschaefte wurden von der Gesamtheit erledigt. Man versammelte sich am Neumond oder Vollmond; man rcchnete die Zeit naemlich nicht nach Tagen sondem nach Naechten. Selten crschienen alle wehrhaften Maenner zur gebotenen Frist, sondern ctliche Tage verstrichen durch das saeumige Erscheinen einzelner. Sodann ergriff dcr Koenig, der Fuerst oder irgend ein Einflussreicher das Wort und gab seine Ansichten ueber eine wichtige


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Frage. Wenn sie den Zuhoerern missfielen, so gaben sie es zu erkennen durch lautes Murren, fanden sie aber Beifall, so schlugen sie die Frameen klirrend zusammen. Waffenklang war die ehrenvollste Art des Beifalls. Die Versammlung hielt auch Gericht uebcr Leben und Tod. Die Strafe bcstimmtc man je nach der Art des Verbrechens. Verraeter wurden crhaengt, Feiglinge, Fahnenfluechtige und unsittlichc Menschcn aber erlitten einen schrecklichercn Tod. Sie wurden naemlich in den Schlamm und Sumpf geworfen, mit Flechtwerk niedergedrucckt und so dem Erstickungstode preisgegeben. AVer im Gcricht we­ gen eines kleineren ATerbrechcns ueberwiesen wurde, den traf eine Busse an Pferden und Rindern. Dicse Busse musste teils dem Koenig, toils dem Geschaedigten oder seinen A^erwandten bczahlt werden. Die A^olksversammlung beanspruchte auch das Rccht, den Juengling fuer waffenfaehig zu erklaeren. Gcschah dieses, so ueberreichte ein Fuerst, der Abater oder der A'erwandte dem Juengling Schild und Framea zum Zeichen, dass er von dem Tage an dem Staate gehoerte. Waren die Staatsgcschacfte verrichtet, und war keine Gelegenheit zum Kriegen vorhanden, so brachte der Germane sei­ ne Zeit mit Jagd, oder im Muessiggang hin mit Schlafen, Essen und Trinken. In traeger Ruhe lag auch der tapferste und kriegslustigste Mann. Er kuemmerte sich nicht um die Bestellung des Ackers. Diese Arbeit war den Weibern, den Alten und Schwachen der Familie ueberlassen. Die Frauen waren beson­ ders bersorgt um die Wirtschaft und Pflege des Hauses. Das Haus der Germanen war hoechst einfach. Beim Bau desselben errichtete man es aus rauhem Holz und nahm kei-

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ne Ruccksicht auf die Form undgefaelliges Aussehen. Die Haeuser wurden nicht dicht aneinander gebaut, sondem jedes umgab ein freiher Raum. Der Germane verfertigte sich auch eine unterirdische Hoehle, als Zuflucht fuer den Winter und Aufbewahrungsort fuer die Feldfruechte. Auch Schaetze verbarg man in diesen Hoehlen, wenn der Feind ins Land Eel, wcil er nur das verheerte, was offcn da lag. Die Volkstracht war auch schlicht. Ein Mantel wurde allgemein getragen, dcr mit einer Spange odcr auch nur mit cinem Dorn am Hals zusammengehalten wurde. Die meiste Zeit entbehrten die Germancn auch dieses allgemein getragcnen Kleidungsstueck, besonders wenn sic am Herdfeucr sassen. Die Wohlhabenden unterschieden sich von den Uebrigen durch ein fest anliegendes Gewand, das so beschaffen war, dass cs die einzelnen Gliedmasscn erkennen liess, Die Staemme an den Ufern des Rheins erwarben sich auch Kleidung von den Fellen wilder Tiere. Weiter im Innern des Landes verbraemte man die Pelze mit Fellstuecken von seltenen Tieren. Die Frau kleidetc sich so einfach wie der Mann. Haeufig trug sie ein leinenes, acrmellosses Gewand, das mit einem Purpurstreifen geziert war. Die Ehe hatte hie den Germanen hohe Bedeutung. VieKveiberei durfte in der Regel nicht getrieben werden. Sehr selten fand sich eine Ausnahme, und dann nur bei einem Mann von hoher Stellung wegen der einflussreichen Verschwaegerungen. Beim Vermaehlen brachte nicht das Weib dem Mann eine Mitgift, sondern der Mann bot dem Weibe eine Gabe. Das Weib aber brachte ihrern Gatten ein WaffenDiese und aehnliche stueck mit.

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Gaben galten fucr einc gehcimnisvoile Weihe und die Schirmgoetter der Ehe. Die Germanen lebten keusch. Sie wurden durch kein luesternes Schauspiel und durch kein sinnreizendes Gastgelage verderbt. Ehebruch kam sclten vor. Das germanische Volk war sehr gcscllig und gastfreundlich. Jeder Mensch konnte bei dem Germanen Obdach finden. Er bewirtete den Fremden nach Vermoegen. Ging einem Wirt der Vorrat zu Ende, so begleitete er seinen Gast zu einem anderen gastlichen Haus. Beim Abschied gewaehrte der Germane seinem Gast, was er etwa begehrte.

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Tag und Naclit bei einem Gelage zuzubringen, war fuer keinen eine Schande. Der getrunkene Germane begnuegte sich nicht mit Scheltworten. Oft verleitete ihn auch der Harder zum Totschlag und Blutvergiessen. Das Getraenk wurdc aus Gerste oder Weizen bereitet; entfernt war es dem Wein aehnlich. Die Speisen waren einfach. Sie bestanden aus wildem Obst, frischcm Wildbret und saurer Milch. Es gaben keine Leckerbissen. Wie ein ernstes Geschaeft tricben die Germanen das Wuerfelspicl. Wenn sie alle . ihre Habe verspielt batten, setzten sie auf den letzten verzweifelten Wurf ihre Freiheit und Person. Wenn sie auch dann verloren, foregen sie willig m die Knechtschaft, denn sie glaubten, dadurch die Treue dem gegebenen \\ orte zu beweisen. Die Leichen bedeutender Maenner wurden stets verbrannt, mit ihnen auch ihre Waffen, mit etlichen das Strcitross. Beim Leichenbegaengnis pflegte man nicht eitlen Prunk. Ueber dem Grabe erhob sich ein Grabhuegel, aber niemals befand sich dort ein Denkmal. Ein

Grabmal verschmachten die Germanen als cine Last fucr die Toten. Dieses ist cine kurze Inhaltsangabe ^er beruehmten Germania. Freilich wjr(j aus manchcm klar, dass Eindruecke ej eincs vornehmen Rcisenden die Grundlage der Schrift sind. Dennoch ist der Bericht des Tacitus die Hauptquelle ueber den Zustand der alten Germanen. Der Wert der uebrigen Nachrichten wird nach der Germania geschactzt. —o— Haydn W. SCHALLUR, ’ll.

The life of Haydn, the “father of the symphony,” was one of perpetual struggle and perpetual difficulties. From his earliest childhood he was beset by ill fortune, which he succeeded in overcoming only by his indomitable spirit and cheerfulness. And his love to his art carried him triumphantly over all opposition, Franz Joseph Haydn was born in the year 1732 on the 31st of March. His home was a wretched cottage in the small town of Rohrau, Austria, and was twice swept away by a flood. Truly a humble home for such a genius! But it was a home of peace, quiet and enjoyment to Haydn, who always held it in ioving remembrance. His father was an honorable Cartwright, who was not without a spark of genius and even had ail car for mus;c. From him Haydn took bjs fjrst instructions in singing, accompanied by a harp. He had a loving and kind mother, who taught him obedicnee and cheerfulness, From her he also learned to keep himself neat and clean. But only for six short years was he to enjoy this quiet and peaceful life at home, In the year 1738 a somewhat distant


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relation, Johann Frankh, chor-regent at Hamburg, took charge of Haydn to in­ struct him in music. Haydn had a fine soprano voice as a child and sang in church choirs till his voice failed at the age of sixteen. Though living in better conditions as to food and drink, yet his life was not a cheerful and joyous one. He sorely missed his mother’s care and kindness, of which Frau Frankh was very sparing. He laughingly complained in later years that he looked and felt like “a little hedgehog.” Yet he was always grateful to his first instructor and Frau Frankh, which he showed by be­ queathing a hundred florins to Frankh’s daughter. After a year’s sojourn in Hamburg he was taken to Vienna by the kapellmeister of St. Stephen’s, George Reuter. Un­ der this teacher he studied, with a num­ ber of other boys, music, Latin, theology and other subjects of common educa­ tion. Although he received only two les­ sons in composition, he made the most of them and began even at that earlv age to compose variations to the songs performed in church. While the stu­ dents were taught well and thoroughly, they were very poorly fed. Some of them even tried to earn a few heller by playing at private entertainments, to still the cravings of their stomach with a little better food. But nothing could overcome Haydn’s cheerfulness, not even “perpetual fasting.” Unfortunately for him, Reuther took a strong dislike to him, and when, in 1749, his voice began to fail he was sent away to face the world, alone and penniless. After a night’s wandering and fasting in the streets of Vienna he was found by a kind but poor friend, who lodged him throughout the whole winter. Haydn’s mother begged him with tears

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to take orders in the church and quit thi slife. But he kept steadfastly to his one aim and object, music. Sufferings and privations could not discourage him. In the spring he received a loan of 150 florins from a kind merchant and was able to take his own lodgings. Here, in the garret of an old house, he com­ posed masses and other music, thereby earning a scanty living. At this time he made the acquaintance of an Italian poet, Mctastasio, and from him he got his first piano pupil. But although this drew a number of other pupils, his cir­ cumstances were still very wretched. While conducting a serenata for a rich man in the year 1757, Haydn and his musicians were heard by a comedian and musician, Kurz, who was so de­ lighted with the music (which was writ­ ten by Haydn) that he set Haydn the task of writing the music to his opera, “The Crooked Devil.” For this work Haydn received 25 ducats (about $55). In the winter of 1759 another acquaint­ ance of Haydn procured him the posi­ tion of kapellmeister to Franz von Morzin, a wealthy Bohemian. But the con­ dition attaching to Count Morzin’s serv­ ice, that he should not marry, proved too hard for Haydn. He lost his heart to one of his piano pupils, Maria Apollonia, and married her in the year 1760, thereby losing his position. He re­ gretted this marriage very much, as his wife proved to be a perfect Xantippe, and he was separated from her after twenty years of an unhappy union. While yet in the service of Count Morzin he became known to Prinz Paul Esterhazy and was taken into his service after being dismissed. In his position of vice-kapellmeister he was supposed to care for the instruments of the or­ chestra; was to have charge of the choir;


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was to compose at his master’s command, •and, in general, to behave as became an honorable man. Here again we have a proof of the peacefulness of Haydn’s character, as he conforms with the some­ what cranky ideas of the kapellmeister Werner, a veteran of thirty years’ service. Prince Paul only lived one year after Haydn’s appointment and was succeeded by his brother Nicolaus, “the Magnifi­ cent.” Nicolaus preferred the country to the city and built a palace near the Neu Siedler See. Just as it was finished in 1766 Weiner died, and Haydn was appointed kapellmeister, receiving a sal­ ary of $500. Now begin the years of rest and quiet for Haydn, of restful happiness, and of quiet labor, to which the musical world owes so much. This is the most fruit­ ful period of his life, these thirty years of labor under his Prince, whom he was determined not to leave. But he soon began to feel the loneliness and isolation of this country life in spite of his work and enjoyment. He longed for a friend who could understand him better than the nobles with whom he associated. During this time of service, which lasted till 1790, he composed 63 sym­ phonies, 40 quartetes, 28 sonatas and 17 trios. His music is never morbid or af­ fected, but simple, bright and jolly as his own character. He even inserts fun into his music, examples of which are his famous “Farewell Symphony,” where at certain passages the players extin­ guished their candles two by two and left, leaving Haydn alone in the room; also his “Surprise Symphony,” into which he inserted an unusually loud alarm of the drums. Shortly after his Prince’s death in 1790 he was invited to England and fol­

lowed the invitation in spite of the pro­ test of his numerous friends. He was joyfully welcomed wherever he came and people came in crowds to see and hear him. So, despite the numerous feuds which arose through his stay in England, his visit was a great success. On his way back he met with Beethoven, whom he urged to come and take lessons under him at Vienna. In the year 1794 Haydn again visited London with like sucess. On his return, in the year 1797, more famous than ever, he settled down. His first composition after his return was the Emperor’s song, “Gott erhalte Franz, den Kaiser.” After this he was moved by a friend to write an oratorio. The result was that masterpiece, “Crea­ tion.” While writing it he fell on his knees daily and prayed to God for suc­ cess. Next followed the two oratorios, “Seasons” and “Seven Words of Christ,” the last of which he ranks as one of his best works. At about this time his health began to fail and a report of his death was even circulated in France. Masses were sung for him in Paris and the people mourned him,—and Haydn “was much obliged to them” when he heard of it. On the 27th of March, 1808, he appeared for the last time in public, when the Society of Amateurs in Vienna gave the “Crea­ tion.” Haydn was moved to tears by this his grandest composition. As he left the hall, surrounded by his many friends, he turned and raised his hands towards the musicians, as if he were giv­ ing his benediction to them. Three days before his death he was carried to the piano and played the Emperor’s hymn three times; his farewell to music. On the 31st of May, 1809, he died. He was buried on Prince Esterhazy’s estate. May such a life as this prove to every-


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one that genius and sucess in life belong not only to the rich. And may it en­ courage everyone not to despair of reach­ ing a high aim on account of rank or poverty.

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only desire was to accomplish what his ancestors had accomplished, and no more. For their information concern­ ing geography the well-read natives of the interior depended upon some Chi­ The Aroused Giant of the Far East nese works published centuries ago, filled with millenium-old ideas and E. Birkholz, ’09. One of the greatest questions which marred with physical as well as political confronts the thinking people of to-day errors. Yet the Chinese would know is the Chinese question, or better known nothing about modern authorities con­ as “'Die Yellow Peril.” It is not my cerning his country or people. object to find a solution for this promNothing can picture in our minds lem or to give my own opinion on the better the degradation and superstition question, but I shall endeavor to eluci- in which the Chinese has been and part­ date the fact that China has been in a ly is still living than a few examples. dormant state until within a decade; One of these is foot binding. It is sup­ that China has not been thinking for­ posed to have originated in the follow­ wards, but backwards. I shall, fur­ ing manner: Some thousand years ago thermore, endeavor to explain who and a child of the fair sex was bom in Chi­ what have been the potent factors in na’s dyansty with club feet. In order bringing about the Yellow Dragon’s to give the feet a natural shape the inarousal. step was broken and the feet were The educational system of the Chi­ bound and then put in a cast iron shoe, nese Empire has been based almost sole­ in which state they remained until the ly upon a literature thousands of years child was twelve years of age. On the old. To this the philoso pliers resorted, removal of the shoes there appeared two instead of thinking for themselves; upon little feet of the nicest size and form this the theologians based their ortho­ ever seen by a Chinese. And ever since doxy. It was the doctor’s guide to no woman, unless she possess such feet, health and the druggist’s book of phar­ could belong to any society. The procmacy. Both the passionate and the im­ ess now begins when the child is four or patient repaired to it for relief. The five years old, continuing through years “weary and heavy laden” thought to of indescribable torture, until the foot find in it consolation. No Chinese was is crushed out of place. Ten per cent inclined to look ahead and think what o fthe victims die, and each case may be might become of his country, what his considered as a brutal murder. Think people might do in the future. The fu­ of it, 150,000,000 women suffering such ture was all indifferent to him. His torture generation after generation!


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Another example is their religion. Their religion consists of a degrading belief in spirits. The Chinese believe that each person has three souls or spir­ its, and that at death one of these spir­ its goes to the other world to be judged according to the deeds done in the body; another spirit tarics at the grave near the body; and the third spirit dwells in the ancestral tablet (a bit of wood about a foot long, two inches wide and a quar­ ter of an inch thick, upon which the name of the deceased is painted) hung up in the home or in the ancestral hall. In case the survivors do not perform the proper services at the grave and before the ancestral tablets, these spirits are supposed to bring plagues, diseases, drought and other punishments upon the family and the clan. Hence one uni­ versal form of religion in China, name­ ly, ancestral worship. Even' form of physical disease is attributed to some evil spirit in the body, and the prevailing form of medical practice is to strive to drive out this evil spirit by ear-splitting noises, by the administration of nauseat­ ing drugs, or by beating, cutting, bruis­ ing or burning the body. To this may be added the opium habit, gambling, the process of burning the scalp, and their uncleanliness, and then we may be able to form some faint idea of the moral degradation of China. The hygienic and scientific conditions of China are at the lowest stage of ex­ istence. No machinery has been intro­ duced, and little use has been made of

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animals. Fields r.re dug up by hand, and burdens are carried on the shoulders or on wheelbarrows. Multitudes of people live in mud huts on an income of two to four cents a day. Sewage and drain­ age systems are unknown. Some of the main streets of the most important cities are so narrow that when two carts meet one is lifted over the other. Foreign travelers and missionaries have, time and again, called attention to these facts. The war of China with Japan, resulting in the former’s defeat, the Boxer uprising of 1900, the result of the Russo-Japanese war have opened the Chinese’s eyes and brought about their humiliation. No doubt the Christian mis­ sionaries and their assistants were the most potent factor in bringing about a marked awakening. Considering the risk and self-sacrifice connected with the mis­ sionary work, it is marvelous with what energy, endurance, and perseverance the work has been carried on. The lower class are readily persuaded to accept Christianity. A Methodist missionary writes that at one revival meeting enough sins were confessed to sink an empire. And all confessors became Chris­ tians. Some of the most noted changes that have taken place in the last five years are the following: “All officials of the Empire who are to be chosen in the fu­ ture must (according to the roayl edict of 1901) be chosen from the ranks of those who have been trained in Western learning.”


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A decree has been issued from Pekin that parents shall not bind their daugh­ ters’ feet, and in order that this is strictly carried into effect all men whose wives or daughters have their feet bound are barred from all public offices must pay a heavy penalty. The throne has restricted and regulat­ ed the cultivation of popies, the importa­ tion of opium and the use of the same to such a degree that within ten years it will be abolished entirely. The cities and provinces have all been opened to mis­ sionaries and the Empress Dowager has issued a decree that the Christian Sab­ bath shall be observed by her 500,000,000 subjects. Moreover, China is now beginning to construct railroads and to open the larg­ est and finest coal and iron mines thus far known to man. A German expert investigated the coal and iron resources of China and pub­ lished a three-volume report of his inves­ tigation. In this he states that in the province of Shansi alone enough coal is

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deposited to supply the entire human race for several thousand years. The German government was so amazed at the report that a commission was sent to China in the same year to re-examine his data, and it fully verified his estimations. If we consider that the population of China is over 500,000,000, and that this entire population has until the present day been sustained by agriculture alone, we must say that it is a phenomenon un­ matched by any other nation on our globe. With the use of modern machin­ ery for manufacturing, by scientific agri­ culture, and the exploitation of the min­ eral resources, China can easily double her present production. That is to say that China is to be the foremost nation on the globe. Whether this will prove true, no one can tell, as we must expect reaction in China—such reaction as fol­ lows rapid advances in all other coun­ tries. But, whatever reaction may come, whatever reformation may take place, of one fact we can feel assured, namely, that China can never sink into her for­ e mer lethargy.


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Farewell! So must the newly-elected editorial staff in this issue address the departing editors, who have labored, yes, labored earnestly and faithfully in try­ ing to publish a paper that would win new honors for our institution and that would show our subscribers what our students can accomplish and how they are progressing in the acquisition of knowledge. How have they succeeded? Peruse the issues of the last volume and judge. We say that the Black and Red has under their management been raised to a standard heretofore never

equaled. Through their untiring efforts and through their assiduity theV succeeded in making improvement after improvement in the paper. From time to time they introduced novelties which broke the monotony that characterized some of the former volumes of the Black and Red. Yes, such zeal have they dis­ played in trying to make our college pa­ per a credit to our institution that we look to the future with a puzzled coun­ tenance, wondering whether we shall be able to equal them in their work. Yet, did they satisfy our patrons? We

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are glad to make the statement that the majority of the readers of the Black and Red were also its admirers during the last year. But did no one “knock” the paper while it was under the manage­ ment of our predecessors? How will­ ingly wc should like to answer in the negative! It seems that some persons must he continually denouncing our col­ lege paner. Be it good or not, they re­ main “knockers” of the Black and Red. In respect to these our course is deter­ mined by that of our predecessors, who flatly ignored them and did not let them­ selves be discouraged in their work. In undertaking the management of this volume of our college paper we feel that numerous difficulties may confront us in our work, and we also feel that we are obliged to take many responsibilities upon our shoulders, but we will not fal­ ter. The career of the last year’s staff gives us courage to meet all obstructions that may lie in the road to the coveted goal—success. But we shall need as­ sistance; therefore wc implore the fac­ ulty, alumni, and students of our insti­ tution to lend a helping hand, With their assistance we shall endeavor to maintain the old standard of the paper and try to make it worthy o four school. The Purpose of Arbor Day For a number of years the N. W. U. has set aside a special day as Arbor Day, because the official Arbor Day is rather late to be of practical value. This day should not only be made a day of pleas-

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urc, it should be of importance and value to us and posterity. Until a few dec­ ades ago the American forest fell a de­ fenseless victim to ruthless avarice. The supply of wood seemed inexhaustible, and entire forests were razed to the ground. No laws intervened and nothing was done to retrieve the loss. The results are serious and might become a great source of danger to us. Mountain slopes formerly covered with luxuriant vegeta­ tion, with the giants of the primeval forest, are now a naked mass of clay and boulders, which the heavy spring fresh­ ets annually wash down, destroying the fertility of the valleys below. The for­ ests at the headwaters of our streams l ave also been thinned out, resulting in the great spring floods of each year. Even a scarcity of lumber has made itself felt. Some of the rare and valuable woods can no longer be procured and manufacturers must use inferior substitutes. It is our duty to preserve the fertility of our valleys for future generations; to main­ tain the beauties of nature as found in the forest and to insure a plentiful suppi'.• of wood for years to come. This can only be accomplished by systematic work. The government leads a step in the right direction. It preserves all forests on government land, buys deforested, and therefore valueless, land at the headwaters of the streams and plants it anew with trees. The government trains foresters, who fight the forest fires and prevent illegal cutting of timber. But the government cannot help everywhere.

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Somebody else must help. Private per­ sons, but especially schools, can do much in this direction. If for several years one or a number of schools together plant trees and shrubs on some barren hillside, results and success will not be wanting long. Deportment in Class What is the object of attending a col­ lege? Certainly to acquire such an ed­ ucation as will render one fit to go out in the world and accomplish something. An essential factor in acquiring such an education is proper deportment in class.

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How about our department? Is it beyond improvement? It must be admit­ ted by all that some things in our class deportment should be improved. Take, for instance, punctuality. Some students have the idea that this is but an insignifi­ cant thing in class deportment. In this, however, they are mistaken; for, by ar­ riving late in recitations, much knowl­ edge is lost to them, and both their fel­ low students and the professor are dis­ turbed. Always make it a point to be punctual, no matter in what it is. A thing that might also be improved upon

is attentiveness in class. Remember, the more attention one pays in class, the less difficulties are encountered in preparing lessons. Thus much more can be ac­ complished. But, besides improving things, there are also things which ought to be done away with. Special mention should be made of prompting. There are some students who actually deem it their duty to prompt a classmate when he is recit­ ing. They do not realize that they are really taking their classmate for an ig­ norant fellow. Besides, prompting only does harm. Take such a student who is in the habit of relying on prompting. Does he take pains in preparing his les­ sons? On the contrary, when called upon to recite, his mind is bent on all possible means which might deliver him from unpleasant consequences. Now, this practice and others should be avoided, as they are not likely to enhance the honor of our college. Let us, therefore, rise to the full ap­ preciation of our responsibilities in class. In this manner only will we be enabled to attain a high standard of proficiency in class deportment—certainly a thing every student ought to take pride in.


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COLLEGE NOTES Banquet The annual banquet of the editorial staff of the Black and Red was held on the evening of March 27, in the private dining room of the N. W. U. refrectory, under the auspices of the new staff. The kind hostess, Mrs. Koeningcr, had pro­ vided for a most sumptuous repast, the table being laden with every edible mor­ tal could desire. The banquet room was elaborately decorated with carnations, black and red bunting and college pen­ nants. In accordance with the custom, E. Berg, the new editor-in-chief, was unan­ imously appointed toastmaster for the evening. He ably performed the duties of this responsible position and succeeded admirably well in suggesting subjects for interesting impromptu speeches, to which every one responded. S. Probst, the exeditor-in-chief, was first called upon to relate primal difficulties encountered in publishing the paper during the past year. To this be responded and depict­ ed the main difficulties in brief but in­ teresting terms. Paul Bergmann, busi­ ness manager during the past j'ear, then related the advantages and disadvantages in editing a college paper, and in, glow­ ing terms maintained that the advan­ tages, especially to the editor-in-chief and business manager, are far greater than the disadvantages. Mr. Schaller then expanded on the obstacles to be overcome by an editor, and read a letter of a young editor who found it extreme­ ly difficult to express his ideas clearly and distinctly. Henry Koch, editor of the exchange column during the past year, then related the benefits derived from a year’s work as critic, and inciden­ tally mentioned a few peculiar exercises

that should serve to keep the body of a person who follows a sedentary vocation in a healthy condition. The remaining editors spoke on subjects suggested by the toastmaster, every speaker succeeding in making the comic element predomi­ nant. Three rousing “Lebe Hochs” fol­ lowed every toast proposed by each speaker. Thus the evening was quickly and “quietly” spent in a most enjoyable manner, and only when the clock an­ nounced a late hour did the assembly disband. The following are the names of those who were present: Sigmund Probst. Paul Bergmann, Herbert Schallcr, Henry Koch, Ehrenfried Berg, Carl Dornfeld, Reinhard Ziesemer, Malcolm Whyte, Henry Schroeder, Arthur Wer­ ner, Fred Schweppe, and Paul Froehlke. Lyceum The last regular meeting of the Lyce­ um Literary Society was held on the 6th of March. L. Baganz, master of ceremonies, had arranged a fine pro­ gramme, which was rendered with com­ plete success. Henry Koch was ap­ pointed critic. The programme was as follows. 1. “Just Before the Battle, Mother,” Song by the Wauwatosa Quartet. 2. Die drei Indianer,” declamation by E. Kirst. 3. “The Spirit of the Age Adverse to War,” declamation by H. Schmidt. 4. Der fixe Lateiner,” declamation by J. Krubsaack. 5. When the Cows Come Home,” declamation by Ernest Birkholz. 6. “Monolog der Johanna,” declama­ tion by W. Reinemann.

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7. “Nebuchadnezzar,” declamation by Ed. Birkholz. 8. “Die Kindersmoerderin,” declama­ tion by P. Peters. 9. “Philip II und seine unuberwindliche Armada,” oration by Ph. Lehmann. 10. “Heimatlos, declamation by Wm. Lutz.

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President Roosevelt at Messina A few weeks ago our ex-president, Roosevelt, with his son Kermit, sailed from our country for Africa to hunt wild beasts in the wilds of the dark con­ tinent. We notice with pride that he is received with great honor by the in­ habitants and rulers of every town and country which he visits. This was espe­ cially the case in Messina. Roosevelt was very anxious to see the scene of the great earthquake, and to see what had been done to help the sufferers, there­ fore he decided to spend several hours at Messina. He was met there by the king of Italy, who thanked him in the name of his country for the great serv­ ices and gifts rendered by the United States to the earthquake sufferers. After a short conversation with the king, Roosevelt walked through the ruins of

Messina and was deeply impressed by He contemplated the imthe scene. provements with great interest and was greatly pleased when he noticed the splendid work of the American sailors, who had erected huts for the sufferers and helped them in numerous other ways. He received a great ovation not only from the inhabitants of the Ameri­ can district, but also from the inhabi­ tants of other districts of the ruined city. On his way back to the ship people crowded around him in great numbers, cheered him, kissed his hands, and ex­ pressed their thanks in many other ways. The people of the United States who contributed to the earthquake fund may rest assured that the sufferers appreciate their generous gifts, and that the United States are popular with them. Mr. Roosevelt departed from Messina amid the cheers of the inhabitants.


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questions of import to their college. The question for March was on limiting the number of distinguished positions in stu­ dent activities which should be held by a single student. We believe such a de­ partment would be worth trying for some of the bigger schools.

The Miami Student is another wellgot-up paper. The struggles of a young One of the very best publications that minister in eastern Kentucky with some mountain rowdies forms the basis of “A turned up at our table this month is Mountaineer Story.” It held our inter­ The Quarterly Tatler. The stories are est to the end. A history of journalism above the average. In “The Success of at Miami was very interesting to us. It the Quest” the main base of the plot is gives a history of the university’s college the familiar story of a man who, not be­ papers from 1S27 on. One of the pa­ ing able to recover a precious ring, ruth­ pers in the college days of our grand­ lessly destroys it, but the tale is given fathers seems to have devoted a page or in such a well-turned, easy style that it two to geometry problems. How would overbalances any lack of originality in it strike us to have our papers nowadays the plot. The dramatic scenes in “The expect their readers to inscribe squares Mill on the Floss” is a well-arranged in triangles and trisect lines? One de­ criticism, or rather a synopsis of some partment of The Student that seems nov­ interesting scenes in the book. It would el and useful to us is “Public Opinion.” be interesting, we fancy, to even one who In it the students give their opinions of has not read the book. The stories and

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The March issue of The Royal Pur­ ple (Whitewater, Wis.) contains an in­ teresting article on the history of some of our familiar fairy tales, such as Cinderella, Puss in Boots and Dick Whittington’s Cat. “A Spread’ is the story of a college prank where eight girls tried to eat a turkey after ten o’clock lights were out; but when they were caught at it nothing came of it save that they were sent to bed. The exchange editor suggests to another paper to have artistic headings for the various departments, *

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members. Already $3,000 has been subscribed by a Milwaukee business man who declined to have his name published. The Milwaukee men who have planned the soliciting campaign are: Chairman E. H. Wurster, Oscar Griebling, Dr. Fred John, John T. Lochner, Rev. Carl Gausewitz, Rev. August Bendler, O. T. Ernst, H. von Rohr, H. Ebert, Julius Dammann, and E. H. Karrer.


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In the afternoon of April 14 the first practice game in baseball took place. Immediately after the Easter holidays bating practice was begun. It is Captain Ziesemcr’s desire to develop a bunch of heavy hitters. That the members of last year’s team had not forgotten their skill with the stick was evinced in the game with the scrubs at the above date. AIthough the air was inclement and a drizzling rain prevailed throughout the game, a crowd of enthusiasts watched the play with the greatest of interest, During the game but few changes were made in the positions of the first team players, while players were constantly introduced in the second team on account of the large number of candidates. Philip Koehler and Arthur Berg tossed the ball for the regulars. Gerhardt Pieper and Ernst Gans assisted as pitchers for the scrubs. Evidently on account of the chilly condition of the weather the pitchers of both teams made but little effort

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to win the game on their own merits, Batting was heavy on both sides. Often the ball soared deep into the field. Leonard Zeisler, captain of the seconds, secured a home run in the fifth inning, The batting of Captain Ziesemer, Otto Koch and Koehler was spectacular. Henry Zeisler, our new first baseman, hit safe for a two bagger and also showed capability of holding the responsible position at first. The result of the game was a victory for the regulars by a score of 11 to 6. Since the pitchers did not do their best it is hard for the captain to decide at present who will fill the important position of the battery left vacant by onr one-armed wonder, P. Horn, of last year’s champions. This first game was sufficient proof that enthusiasm for baseball has not relaxed at N. W. U., and one ought not to entertain a doubt that this year’s team, consisting of good and reliable material, will uphold the splendid record of the last two years. It

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is hoped, however, that all students will support their team loyally, especially in rooting. If you are not a player, do your share with your lungs. The result will be that the championship pennant again wafts over our heads, provided that each one does his duty. Manager Probst has secured a number of games with colleges of renown. The schedule up to this time, barring subsequent changes, is as follows :

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LOCALS

—Gerhard Pieper, ’09, and his brother Paul, ’09, went to Wauwatosa on March 13 to visit their parents. —Justus Ruege, prep., went to his home at West Allis to attend the funeral of his brother Clarence on March 16. He returned on March 21. —Emanuel Finck, ’12, visited relatives at Oconomowoc on March 20.

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—Adalbert Schaller, Sem., called on his brother Herbert, ’09, and Winfried, ’ll, on his way to New Lisbon on March 13. —Miss Marie Scheurer of Fort Atkin­

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son visited friends at N. W. U. on March 20. —Mr. Aug. Wagner of Milwaukee paid Gotthold Schley, ’11, a visit on March 17. —Heinz Hartwig, ’10, was called upon by his sister Margaret on March 22. —Fred Motzkus, Sem., called on his brother Walter, ’10, on his way to Arlington. —Some time ago Mr. John Harmening of Lake Mills visited former New Ulm students at N. W. U. He also discused matters pertaining to a march


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out to Lake Mills with Captain Phil­ ip Koehler, —After an illness of five weeks, Louis Maas, *12, returned from his home at Markesan and resumed his studies. —Mr. Paul Schley, accompanied by his uncle, Mr. Robert Schley of Manito­ woc, paid his brother Gotthold, ’ll, a visit on March 31. —Herbert Daib, ’10, who was sub­ jected to an operation, is recovering rapidly. —Miss Anna Lutzke called on her brother Paul, prep., on March 27. —Charles Heidel, Charles Martin, Fred Zoll, George Schrocder, Otto Henkel, Louis Pautz and Edward Luckow, all members of the preparatory depart­ ment, walked to Clyman and back on March 28.

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—Prof, (in Physics): Set 240 gusts agoing. Gust N. smiles and schwitzes. —Somebody informs us that Pete as a “big stick” claims connections with Teddy R. —Prof, (during the goblet experiment) : Those glasses are not quite the same. Admiral: Ask Owl about the size of glasses, he knows everything about that. —Joe: Who wrote Homer? —Hechv: Why did the navy sail around the world? Schuft V or VI: Because they couldn’t go through it.


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—Moses: Doctor, why don’t you get a mediaeval dictionary? —The following was found in the B. & R. joke box: 2 Model Forms of Ad­ dress issued by the Post Office Dept., and this notice: George Kapanke, prep., was called upon by his cousins, -------------------- , on March 25. —H. S. girl (clutching at a student’s class pin): Why, you’ve got our pin! He: Yes, I have the gold, you’ve got the brass. (How did she take it up?) —Prof, (while translating Livy): Warum Hess Hannibal zuerst die weiblichen Elephanten hinueberfuchren? Mons II: Ladies first. —Red (half asleep, translates, Discipuli discendi cupidi sunt): Die Schueler sind cifrig wegzugehren. —Prof, (solving a problem): It that grammes ? Jitz: No, it’s Jaedecke. —Lift up! Look up! —Hans S.: Warum sagt man immer, “Mach die Tuere zu?” Die Bretter, die die Tuer bilden sind doch schon zusammen. Warum sagt man nicht, “Mach das' Loch zu?” —Prof.: Was heisst Hamilcar" H. S.: Schmalzgcsicht. —Indian (translating, Moi, jet les aime, I love them) : I am in love. Prof.: That may be the case, but the occasion docs not call for any confes­ sion. —Bow-wow is becoming a very profi­ cient wire puller (electric). —Did you hear Mr. Z. Bray" —So nun had ich endlich einen— And then somebody was all heels. Re­ minds us of the old maid’s: A man’s a man for a’ that. —Soaps: Aha! Otto is writing to a girl. Otto (indignantly) : No, I ain’t; I’m writing to my sister.

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—Easter Egg: Doctor, what is a stopped pipe, an open one? —Dr.: One plane, two planes, three planes-----Zebra (interrupting): Des Plaines. —Kaiser (reading): Sausage (Sauvage) fuchrte den Streich. —Die Uhr ist ein Gegenstand, worueber man sich freut, ist das eine richtige Erklaerung? —Joe: Um ein half eins, ja. —Punk: Zeis is going into the wagon­ making business; he discovered a “Hub.” —Lang: Ich mache den Vorschlag, dass Herr Dallmann eine deutsche Rede haelt. Dallman (nach Unterstuetzung des Yorschlags): Ja, ich stuerze aber da­ go gen. —At the recent editors’ banquet Heinie called down the house by his essay on “How to Gain Good Limbs.” Heinie made the statement that there were three chief ways of doing this: “First, lie supinely on your back and while in this position raise a bedstead with your feet, repeating this exercise about 360 times an hour for three or. four hours. If you find that the bed is too light paint is a darker color (loud ap­ plause). If the first experiment fails, try kicking at the table. It is pretty efficient. You will gradually succeed in driving away the other fellows and thereby get a greater share of the vic­ tuals. As a last resort practice hold­ ing somebody on your knees, though not for more than two or three hours at a time. This method is especially efficient in the dark. N. B.—We have authentic informa­ tion that Heinie tried the two first methods without success. Where did Heinie get that?

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Happenings on a July Morning................... From Denver to the Top of Pike’s Peak .. Tusker Hunting and Tusks........................... Editorial............................................................ College Notes.................................................... Alumni......................... ..................................... Northwestern Day................... ........................ Count von Bernsdorf’s Visit in Milwaukee Coastwise Trade ........................................... . Co-Education................................................... To Find Life on Mars.................................. Exchanges......................................................... Athletics............................................................ Locals................................................................ Campus and Classroom...............................

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Happenings on a July Morning Otto Hohenstein, '10. It was at the break of a July day. The sun had reached the top of the trees on a low ridge and was eagerly toying to lodge his beams in the small valley below. He could, however, as yet not interfere with the dusk of this country vale, for at a small distance from the foot of the ridge rose a high palisade of tamarack trees, whose ex­ current trunks with their interlocking branches were an impenetrable barrier to his darts. But slowly he rose, and as his first rays past the towering larch tops, he beheld, on a small elevation, a farm house, surrounded by trees. Near­ by stood the usual barns and sheds. North of the house lay a low meadow, bordered by some more tamaracks. As soon as the first rays stole across the live palisade, the robins, the orioles, the meadow-larks, the chickens, the cattle, and the dog were astir, and, with hard­ ly any resistance, acknowledged their new superior, the day. What else could they have done? The ridge and the line of tamaracks were taken. In the meantime the commander of this stronghold lay fast asleep in his cita-

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del, unaware of the near enemy, where, for the present, he was very safe; for his castle was strongly fortified, especially on the eastern side, which was most exposed to an attack. The center was filled with three rows of cedars, and behind them stood three further rows of pine, all dis­ playing their prickly weapons, as if to defy anybody. On the right of these stood a huge box-elder, while the left was held by a small orchard of apple, plum and cherry trees. How long will this wall hold out? Meanwhile the immense hordes of the irresistible conqueror swarmed through the little valley around the citadel, and some were even scaling the ridge bor­ dering the valley on the western side. In the meadow they found everybody asleep. All had relied on their double wall. But after they had been taken thus by surprise they all submitted. Surely, if ever their newly accepted sov­ ereign will be asked to abdicate, they will abandon him as readily as they ac­ cepted him; for such is always the case with fickle timeservers, who change their views as the ruler changes. There were the grasses, who all nodded approval as the morning rays, together with the morn ing breeze, swept over them. There

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also stood some sedges, but nothing was easier than to make them proselytes of the sun. And the willows on the bor­ der, seeing that all the others submitted, yielded likewise. In a somewhat remote corner of the meadow, close to the bordering tama­ rack, stood an interesting group, com­ prising a small tamarack tree, an elm, a milkweed, a jewel-weed, and a goldenrod. When the morning breeze found them and waked them with a sudden shaking, they were very much sur­ prised ; for it was not until the gold-clad officer of the sun pointed repeatedly to his innumerable followers, and asked them to acknowledge his lord, that they were able to speak. The elm, as the largest of them, gave the pledging words for all, while the others made a bow. No sooner had the wind and the rays left them than the jewel-weed began to ac­ cuse the elm tree, “Why did you tell the officer that we would relinquish the Queen Night and acknowledge his lord ? He will be very severe with us, I know he will.” “Yes,” said the milkweed, “I think it was cowardly of you that you said that. This new king has many favorites, and they will try to enrich themselves at our expense. Under our gentle queen we had nothing to fear like this; she pro­ tected all our rights. It any of his fa­ vorites ever comes to me, I will hang him up by his toes, as I’ve done with a few before this. I will not tolerate that they steal my—” “Peace,” interrupted the golden-rod; “this king will punish us if we resist him. I have heard others speak of an incident where he exterminated all the flowers of a large area for revolting. Far away there is a place where at pres­ ent no flowers grow at all, which origin­ ally is said to have abounded in plants.

But because these plants received only very little rain and the sun was usually rather scorching, they one morning told him that his rule was no longer wished for. If he wanted to do so, however, he could rule jointly with the night. The state of affairs would then be as they were every morning; they should have just enough light and not have to suf­ fer any more of drought, as the dew would substitute the rain. This enraged the sun very much, and that same day he let them all die of thirst. The same fate would befall us if we should protest. Furthermore, could we exist without his light? That he permits his favorites to eat our honey is very comprehensible; ev­ ery king has some and grants them special privileges. I’m always very glad when bees and butterflies come to me and take of my honey; for I know that they bring me some pollen from other flow­ ers. You also get the same benefit from them, friend milkweed. And I think it is very brutal of you to hang these bene­ factors by their toes, merely because they are the favorites of the sun and take a little of your nectar. I think our friend, the elm tree, has done very wise to ac­ knowledge this king. Besides, the elm tree ought to know best how to treat him, since he has stood here for three years.” “I think so too,” began the tamarack. “I’ve been the elm tree's companion these last two years; but I never saw such im­ pudent rogues as you two are. Why did you do homage to the sun, when he asked us? Why didn’t you protest a minute ago, jewel-weed, when that officer was still here? You call yourself, with the challenging name touch-me-not; but, in­ deed, I think this name is not so much characteristic of your bravery as of your cowardice—your weakness. The only rea­ son I can think of why you should op-


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pose the present superior, and at that in strong the wall seemed, he did not fal­ such a cowardly manner as to accuse the ter. In all his history there is recorded elm tree, is, that you are afraid the sun but one instance where the sun shrank might take away your jewels, that the back from his adopted plans. He finally, night put on your leaves.” also got over this wall. And as his rays These striking answers perfectly jus­ danced on the apex out of mere joy that tified the elm tree’s act. But the milk­ they were there, they spied a small gap weed and the touch-mc-not could not in one of the gates, through which they bear to have their character maculated silently wanted to enter the room next with such accusations; and the quarrel to the commander’s bedroom. continued, during which the jewel-weed Almost instantly the general awoke; indeed lost her jewels and the milk-weed he heard the cock crow his homage to caught a bee by the leg, while the golden- the sun and feared the most. In his be­ rod delighted several butterflies with wilderment he hurriedly dressed and nectar. The elm tree tried in vain to ap­ threw open the gate to see if the ene­ pease his friends. my were near. For exactly this oppor­ Some distance from this quarrelsome tunity the besiegers had been waiting, group stood a solitary plant, closely sur­ and they now poured in as fast as they rounded by grass, so that only the white could and took the commander prisoner. color of its flower could be seen twink­ Alas! His sentence was short and deci­ ling through the swinging stalks. Sil­ sive. He was to be no longer a com­ ver or showy lady’s slipper people call mander, but a common farmer. He it. Indeed, its flower resembles a slip­ cast one more look to his conqueror and per very much, and, to do justice to its then walked out. On his way he called purple trimmings, might well be called to his son, “Albert, get up! You must a princess’s slipper. Perhaps just as turn the grindstone this morning.” great a resemblance could be found be­ While his son was getting up, he got a tween this flower and a beautiful Ro­ scythe, took the blade from the cradle, man maiden who transgressed the law got some water, and, leaning against that no woman shall drink wine, and the grindstone, waited for Albert to who, while doing this, spilt some of the come. Albert soon came, put a block wine on her white bosom, for which of wood up for a seat, and began to turn. she was not onl)- banished from society, After about ten minutes, during which but must forever wear the crimson time his father often took the blade stain on her breast. She is ever mourn­ from the stone to see if it were sharp ing, with her dishevelled hair hanging enough, he asked, “Papa, why do you over the shoulders in four big curls. To get up so very early when you want to her it is immaterial whether night or cut grass? We haven’t even had break­ day rules. If some bees come to solace fast.'” her, she quietly accepts the kind favor “Because,” answered his father, “it is and will even requite it with some easier to cut with a scythe as long as the honey. But let the Roman maiden dew is still on the grass. The thin mourn in her solitude, and let the oth­ blades of the grass cling to it and are ers quarrel in the early morning, while thus cut off; if they are dry they will we return to the citadel. easily slip over, unless the scythe is very The sun rose steadily; no matter how sharp and is swung with great force.”


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Immediately after this the father dently they jumped a litle too late when pulled his thumb several times across my father walked this same path a while the edge and said, “That will do. You ago.” Presently a white spot on one may now do the chores, and when break­ of the swaths some yards ahead drew his attention. He forgot all his sym­ fast is ready, call me!” pathy for the crippled frogs and hurried­ Albert got his milk-pails and went to the barn, while his father put a whet­ ly went to the place and found—the Ro­ stone into his rear pocket, took the man maiden, severed from the bosom of scythe on his arm, and walked across her only friend, the earth. Her suffer­ the meadow to the corner near the ings of repentance in this solitude were tamarack trees; for that place was too ended. Albert picked the flower up and swampy to carry the horses and the ran back to his father to show him the mower. When Albert called him, an great wonder; for his great wish of sev­ hour later, he had cut many a swath, eral years had been to see a silver lady’s on which he looked with pleasure as he slipper. His father had in the meantime cov­ walked homeward over them. He was not done, however, and after a frugal ered the jug with a tuft of grass and meal he hurried back, before the sun had continued with his work, And might dry the dew. But before he left, when he heard his son come panting be­ he told Albert to bring him some water hind him, he made one more stroke and at nine o’clock. turned around. “O, papa,” cried Al­ Albert now finished his chores; he let bert, “see what I found I Didn’t you the cows and the colts into the pasture notice this white lady’s slipper as you cut and watched the colts taking their it off? It was lying near that stump.” morning trot along the fence. The His father took the flower and looked at squeeking and grunting of the pigs, it. “No, I didn’t see it,” he said. “This however, soon called him away. And is a very pretty flower; but it is becom­ soon after this his mother asked him to ing rather rare nowadays. When I work in the garden among the beans and came here twenty years ago, this was all tomatoes, where the weeds were trying wilderness; and in these tamarack to monopolize the ground. swamps I found them frequently. But At promptly nine o’clock Albert since that time the cows have always looked for a jug. He drew a bucketful been in there, and they seem to eat them. of cold water out of the stone-walled You want to take this home and show it well, filled the jug, and set out to the to mamma, and ask her to put it into a meadow. Here he found his father wip­ glass of water.” ing his forehead and waiting for the re­ Albert set off, but his father called freshing drink; for the sun was begin­ him back once more. With his last ning . to get warm, and he had been stroke he had cut off two other flowers. working hard, While his father “Here are some more flowers. Do you quenched his thirst and poured some want this milkweed and this touch-mewater over his bare arms, Albert walked not?” along the parallel swaths, watching the “No,” said Albert, “they don’t look frogs leap away before him, some with their legs halfway cut off, others with well beside this pretty one.” but three legs. And he thought, “EviAnd he set off again, inhaling the


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sweet odor of the orchid, as his chest rapidly filled and refilled itself. His father carefully cut the grass about the tamarack, the elm, and the golden-rod and continued to describe his semicircles through the grass.

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From Denver to the Top of PiKe's Peak Mountains have a peculiar fascination about them, whether we look up to their serene summits from below, or down from their lofty elevation on the spreading landscape at their base. Lifting their dreamy tops far up into the heavens, they seem to have a conscious majesty about them. Keeping ward and watch over the world below, they stand likc gigantic sentinels, solemn and silent, alike threatening and inviting. The desire to stand on these great outlooks is almost universal, and especiallv to him who sees them for the first time the invitation of the snow-capped peaks is irresistible. And now, since the mountains have become easily accessible, through the railroads, our mountain resorts are becoming more popular every year. In particular, Pike’s Peak, with the famous “Garden of the Gods” at its base, is the Mecca of a motley throng of tourists. Only a three hours’ ride from Denver, it is easily reached by train without any inconvenience. The trip from Denver alone is worth while taking. As the train winds around the mountains, the eye looks shudderingly into weird depths far below; now it measures the expanse of variously colored rock-masses, extending hundreds of feet upward, hard by the road-bed; again it catches fleeting glimpses of picturesque villages far beneath. It is no uncommon thing to see three and even seven lengths of apparcntly separate lengths of track of the

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same line, above and below you. Long vistas of light break through the pines, which crown the contiguous heights, and the snow-crowned peaks afar glisten like crystal. And we must not forget to mention the great abundance of gorgeous flowers, which, during the spring and summer, nature litters with lavish hand all over the landscape—far up the mountain sides, where the very rocks are stained with rich colors, and up and down the valleys, where even man’s importation, the alfalfa, turns the ranches into great, blue beds of blossoms, At the foot of Pike’s Peak, under the protection of the mighty mountain, nestie three cities—Colorado Springs, Colorado City and Manitou. They are typical tourists’ resorts, a fact which is brought forcibly to one’s attention when the hotel bill is presented at the end of one s stay* Here guides and accommoNations can be procured for the ascent of ^>1^e s Pea^* This has now, since the cog-wheel railway has been laid up to the summit, become an easy matter. However, by taking the cars much of the charm and satisfaction of the ascent is lost, and many prefer to entrust themselves to one of the sweet singers of the Rockies, to the “Rocky Mountain Canary,” otherwise known as the burro; and to climb the peak perched on the back of one of these rather skittish animals, by way of a very picturesque mountain road, which leads, with many twists and turns, gradtially to the top. The climb takes about seven hours and many are obliged to turn back when half way up. Especially people from the east are liable to fall victim to the so-called mountain sickness, a malady akin to seasickness, and are often brought down more dead than alive. Up to the timber-line one can ride, providing that

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the burro, which, like others of the mule family, occasionally gets a notion of his own, consents to go that far. Here, at the timber-line, the real hardships of the ascent begin. The air at this altitude is already very rare, and from summer the climber has come into winter weath­ er. The piercing wind has full play, owing to the absence of trees. Frequent rests are necessary; one can only pro­ ceed a short distance without stopping, and in many instances the exertion in the thin atmosphere causes the blood to spring from eyes, nose and ears. But the most strenuous part of the as­ cent is the passing of the so-called “Windy Point,” just before the top is reached. Here the wind—there is al­ ways wind on Pike’s Peak—owing to a peculiar formation of the rocks, rushes furiously down a steep incline, which one must scale in order to gain the sum­ mit. Slowly and painfully one toils up­ ward, gasping for breath and frequently slipping back again. At last this too is overcome, and the exhausted climber sees before him, a little higher up on the rounded cone of the summit, the sum­ mit building, where rest and refresh­ ments await him—for the little consid­ eration of from two to five dollars. If the day is fine, the tired traveler will be well rewarded, especially if he has come up during the night, which is not at all unusual, to see the sunrise. For, perhaps, no one view combines more of the sublime and beautiful than that from the top of Pike’s Peak at sun­ rise. The grandeur and vast extent of the view beggars description. Standing on the brow of this lofty precipice in the cold, gray light of early morning, you see to the north the main range of the Rockies, a successive line of peaks stretching for as far as the eye can see, white and ghostly in their robes

of virgin snow. To the south and west vast plains spread on and on till lost in hazy blueness, while in the east one has a beautiful panorama of Colorado Springs and Manitou, with Denver far in the distance. At length a golden streak begins to tinge the cast. It grows steadily brighter, until at last the farth­ est sky-piercing peak catches the glow and flames up over the snow fields be­ neath. Suddenly another flashes out be­ side it, and then another and another re­ ceive the same fiery baptism, till the whole range of giant summits stand bathed in a deep rose color against the background of blue sky. As one gazes on that majestic range of rose-colored mountains, that in the increasing light seem to melt and flow together, the senses grow bewildered; it seems as if God had thrown the robe of His glory over them. And when the fiery orb itself, which has wrought all this won­ drous beauty, rolls into view and floods the landscape with his radiance, sweet valleys, lakes nestling amid the hills and broad plains break on the astonished sight as it wanders entranced over a space nearly three hundred miles in circumference, crowded in every direction with beauty and sublimity. Catching the spirit of the scene, the spectator is apt to laugh and sing, as he rambles from point to point, lingering only when the final moment comes for a very last impression. But when broad daylight at last is there, things .look much more prosaic, and the enthusiastic tourist, who has braved all the perils of an ascent on foot, is painfully re­ minded of the bruises received in the at­ tempt, and usually ends by paying his fare and making his descent in peace and comfort, thanking mankind in gen­ eral that such useful things as mountain railways were ever invented.


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be crushed out of all human shape by the huge forefeet and knees of the ele­ phant. John, the oldest of the three, knew that not many years ago elephants were shot within easy distances of the cities of Cairo or Cape Town, but that their present habitation was virtually con­ fined to the tropics. They therefore, resolved to keep close to the Congo. By negroes who spoke the Swahili lan­ guage they were taken farther towards the interior of Africa. It was with a sense of keen pleasure and delightful anticipation that they there, on the out­ skirts of a vast forest, took possession of a rude hut, that was to serve as their best mansion. Another hut was built for unpacking and arranging guns, am­ munition, and provisions. They felt as if they had at last reached the “happy hunting grounds.” The chill air awoke them the next morning. With the native scouts they set out capturing some of the wild beasts of Africa, mostly tuskers, for the sport and for the profit. The negroes de­ pended largely on pitfalls for the catch­ ing of elephants. It seemed hard work for the boys to dig those huge pits. Henry and Fred thought that no beast would be fool enough to drop into such a prison. One day two elephants loomed from a cover and lumbered leisurely to a near­ by stream, one of them carrying such an enormous weight of ivory that he could, as it seemed, barely drag his tusks along. Other elephants followed and laid them­ selves in the stream. The lads and the negroes, who were just then digging a pit, crept with their rifles in hand slow­ ly nearer to the stream, facing the wind and the animals. Henry was first to fire and wounded a young bull. The mammoth leader of the herd followed


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by the wounded bull sprang out of the river and set off in the direction of the covered pit. The two beasts rushed on without any choice of path and fell to­ gether into the pit. Fred shot into the pit several times until no sound could be heard no more from the dark depth. Rejoicing altogether, they started out with saws and ropes for the pitfall. The two huge mammals lay still upon the floor with their tusks raised. Neither showed signs of life. Fred then jumped into the pit on top of the great tusker. The bull was up in a moment, and, be­ fore Fred was able to shoot, he was thrown down and the 3'oung bull was tramping the life out of him. There was no outcry, and the terror-stricken companions were sure that life ceased af­ ter the first push of the bull’s mighty forefoot. There was great excitement. The negroes urged the boys to rest after the dead body was pulled out again. But who could? First the elephants had to be killed and the honorable body buried. Then they retreated for a repast, as it was high noon by this time. It was a terrible experience for John and Henry. The boys’ intentions now were to quit hunting and leave Africa for home, but as their supply of ivory was not suffi­ cient to secure them a passage to Amer­ ica, they kept up hunting after two months of rest and mourning. After this John once shot an elephant in the shoulder, and then galloped along­ side him, for miles, over a well-tramped path—elephants, when going from one good feeding ground to another, usually follow one another in Indian file—and fired forty-two-ounce balls into the mon­ ster before he fell. The two friends never knew that ele­ phants could swim until they had fol­ lowed a number of elephants that had crossed a lake. In the longest swim the

animals were six hours without touching the bottom. After a rest on a sand bank they completed the swim in three more. No one was lost. The young men also crossed, and were directly after a great tusker. Instantly the infuriated ele­ phant turned, rushed at Henry, took him around the waist with his trunk, and dropped him off a cliff of twenty feet. The tusker then caught up the young man’s rifle, and twisting its barrel into a hard knot, escaped with an angry “Talloo-ee.” The other companions were glad to hide themselves in some high grass, wishing that the tusker would not smell nor see them. Their friend they found severely wounded at the foot of the cliff. Good care and treatment was given him in the rude little hut. Some weeks later, as John was chas­ ing elephants, he saw beyond him in a jagged glade, a herd with a noble tusker in front. He fired. The herd rushed away, leaving a bull dead. Suddenly a cow turned and rushed up to the path in which the young man stood, He fired, wounding her slightly, and retreated to­ ward the river; but she had seen him, and, demented with rage, tore along after the shaking young fellow, who threw himself upon the ground. His heart stood still with sheer fright. The animal rushed over him, leaving him safe, for the great hoofs had cleared him, and the tusks had missed him. But again the cow turned, seized him, and flung him headlong on a sand bank. She gored the ground with her tusks as he lay there, dreading each thrust; and six times she thrust at him with the ivory he had come so far to find; but only in the last attempt did she gore him, when, with a terrible pain in the side, he swooned. As he awoke, he found himself lying in the hut. The pain was still felt. The


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the ball trade. The fossil ivory which is found in Siberia and the arctic re­ gions is uncommonly hard and brittle. “I also own a factory in New York City. Other smaller factories are in Connecticut, Chicago, Cambridgeport, Mass., and Buffalo. I buy tusks mostly from a cow, they being of a convenient diameter for making billiard balls. Their value and also their number in­ creases year by year. Tusks in general are of all sizes, from a few ounces in weight to more than 180 pounds each. Ball tusks run from twelve to thirty pounds in weight, and are worth $5.50 a pound. It was probably well for me to have been an elephant hunter, as true ivory from every other kind of toothsubstance, and from every counterfeit, whether derived from tooth or bone, has to be distinguished. “The supply of ivory steadily de­ creases and is likely to become very dear. In trade it soon may be a thing of the past. The raw stuff for present American manufacture is now mostly procured at London and Antwerp sales. Every three months those two cities sell an average of one hundred tons of all grades.” I think we ought to realize how short a time it may take when the elephant will share the fate of the buffalo. If the tuskers of Africa do become extinct, what will be used to manufacture the billiard ball, and what is more important. the piano-key or other articles of ornament and utility?

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A day of solemn observance is near at hand. On the 30th of this month all public and not a few private buildings will be arrayed in mourning drapery for the dead—the brave soldiers who helped to uphold the union and liberty of this country during the Civil War and died for their cause. Again processions will be seen wandering to cemeteries, to do honors to the union soldiers with son& prayers, and addresses to the multitude. The few surviving veterans will be no­ ticed standing at the graves of their


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comrades, induced to shed tears by pa­ thetic reminiscences. It is well and good that these ceremonies are almost universally observed in our country. However, one must beware of idolizing. It is a day of memory only, as the name implies, and not of worship. For our college, Memorial Day has undergone a pleasant change in late years. It has become Northwestern Day. That is, in conjunction with due respect to the dead soldiers of the Civil War, a reunion of the alumni and friends of this institution occurs in this city. With the exception of last year, when our musical organization jour­ neyed to Milwaukee instead, Northwest­ ern Day has been celebrated for the past three years. Each time it had been the aim of the students to entertain their guests to the utmost. The alumni are entitled to a special regard for their re­ lentless energies in recent years, which have brought about perceptible progress in our institution. Friends we also must keep and gain, in order to maintain in­ terest for this college far and wide, so that our college may thrive in the fu­ ture. Let us then be well prepared on Northwestern Day to win the favor of the guests. To this end we should em­ ploy our various organizations. BaLseb&ll

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game. Every spring, as soon as the weather possibly permits, we see crowds of our young amateurs on the campus, tossing the ball about, and all quietly hoping some day to be rewarded with an official “N” as a sign of their profi­ ciency in handling the ball. But although the interest taken in baseball is very decided, there are still some among us who seem to believe that this sport is of no value whatever, but rather detrimental to the players as well as to the whole institution. Now, it cannot be denied that baseball, if over­ done, may be harmful, but we never­ theless believe that there is hardly an­ other game which can be played with greater advantage. It affords a most vigorous exercise which exerts every muscle in the body. We seldom find a player on the sick list; and if he ever be slightly indisposed, he will find the best cure to be an hour of solid prac­ tice on the diamond. Or, what is a better sign of good fellowship among the students than to see them all cheer their team during a game? Everyone feels that it is his team and the team that belongs to them all that is play­ ing. Therefore, let everyone make it his business to “boost” his baseball team as much as possible and help it win its games. You, however, whom it was thus far impossible to convert to a baseball enthusiast, cease being a “knocker,” who always sees the bad sides of the game and the mistakes of

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the players, and join in with the MU rah rah” boys that come out determined to see their team win. How Do. You Approach a Dif­ ficult TaaK? How do you approach a difficult task? Do you dread it, fear it, hesitate before it, try to go over it, or around it; or do you face it with boldness and deter­ mination, with the courage of the con­ queror? Do you approach it with the attitude of the victor, or of the van­ quished? Are you beaten before you strike a blow by your admission of weak­ ness and lack of confidence? Everything depends upon the attitude of mind with which you approach a dif­ ficult task. If you ore cowed before you begin it, if you start out with an admission of weakness, that you are not equal to the emergency, you are fore­ doomed to failure. But if you believe that you can conquer, if you face it with

the determination to succeed, success will be your reward in the end. Sometimes boys are puzzled in pre­ paring their studies. This is quite often the case in mathematics. Many simply glance at the problems, believing them to be too difficult, and lay the problems aside. Some even try a hand at one or two of them, but give up after the first few attempts and copy them from some­ body. The careless ones will hurry over them in an indifferent manner. Do you believe that these boys will some day make their mark in the world? Quite another type of men wil those boys be who work persistently at a problem and never give up until they have finished it. They know that the success which great and famous men have achieved is the re­ sult of years of persistent and conscien­ tious work. They are the ones who up­ hold the reputation of their schools. Therefore, be like them. Never give up until you have succeeded, for no dif­ ficulty is so great that it cannot be over­ come.

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plause with which each was received. It can only be ascribed to the skilful management of the different leaders and directors and to the diligent work of each individual member, however, that the undertaking thus proved to be successful beyond all expectations. The band, the orchestra, the choir, the quartette, the trio, each tried its very best to satisfy the severest critic as well as the most indulgent listener that might be present. The effect was according, every


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Under the able leadership of our di­ rector, Prof. Kuhn, who has been wielding the baton among us for several years, quite a high standard of music has been successfully attempted. We have played such pieces as Auber’s La Sirene or his Le Lac des Fees, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Massauet’s Last Dream of a Virgin, Thome’s Clair de Lune, Strauss’ Gipsy Baron or his Wiener Blut Valtz, Ivanovici’s Danube Waves and Kelar-Bela’s Lustispiel Overture, besides some lighter pieces by Losey, Chambers, v. Blon, Tobani and others. At present the membership of the orchestra comprises twenty-three men. The instrumentation is as follows: Alex Sitz (president), first violin. Carl Kluender, first violin. Wm. Limpert, first violin. M. Schumacher, first violin. A. Hanke, second violin. P. Pieper, second violin. G. Schroeder, second violin. O. Plath, second violin. R. Reinemann, secoud violin. Leo Zeisler (secretary and treasurer), cello. P. Pieper, cello. E. Reim, cello. W. Keibel. viola. C. Oerding, flute. j G. Schlei, clarinet. R. Bartz, clarinet. H. Pankow, oboe. W. Pankow, bassoon. A. Petermann (vice president) cornet. A. Zuberbier, cornet. W. Haas, trombone. F. Schwcppe, bass. C. Schroeder, bass. All of these will appear at their best at the concert given by the N. W. U. orchestra June 4th, 1909. Are you coming?

Notes on Our Cadets Since the beginning of April the Military Company of our school has drilled on the campus, It must be said the work of the cadets for the past year has been highly satisfactory. Up to date the manual of arms, bayonet exercises, setting up exercises, the extended order drills, and the squad, platoon and company movements have been explained an(j thoroughly drilled. At present preparations are being made for the raarch out to Lake Mills and for Northwestern Day. Five hours a week is devoted to strenuous drill. An invitation has been received for an excursion or march out to Lake Mills on May 19th. The treatment re­ ceived at Lake Mills (the company and band have been ertertained there be­ fore) has always been of hte highest or­ der, and judging from the elaborate preparations that are being made by the people of Lake Mills now, our com­ pany and band can look forward to a warm welcome. Since our Military Company has not enjoyed a march out for three years, the boys, who expect a pleasant stay at Lake Mills, are anx­ iously waiting for the bugle to give the signal to march. On Northwestern Day the cadets will take part in the “all-day” program. Preparations are being made to give a grand exhibition drill and a sham battle on that day. A band of Indians, about thirty in number, will oppose the boys in blue. They will be under the command of their shrewd and cunning Chief Geronimo. With this great leader at their head the Indians ought to be able to put up a stubborn fight against the onslaught of the regulars. Although the Military Company has many almost unsurmountable obstacles to overcome, football practice in fall,


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Along the northern boundary of the campus the sophomores planted a num­ ber of elms, which had been collected out of the neighboring woods the day before. One tree was also transplanted to a more suitable place, while some fourteen large box-elders along College avenue were cut down, hereafter to serve as fuel, and no longer as shade trees. As for the sen­ iors we can only class them as “gentle­ men of leisure,” for they did absolutely nothing on this day for their Alma Ma­ ter, with the exception of partaking of the delectable lunch which was served at 10:15 A. M. Tennis Better weather than at present is not desired by the tennis boys. The boys were greatly handicapped by inclement weather till the beginning of this month, but it seems as if they intend to make up for lost time. The five courts are al­ ways in constant use. More interest is taken in this game than ever before. In all about 40 boys take an active part in tennis. On May 7 the first game in doubles was played. Reim and Schaller played versus Hass and Kirst, the latter winning two out of three sets. Other games have been played since then. These games will continue till about the end of this month. Then will come the exciting times, for in the forepart of June the tournament will again be opened for the silver cup presented by Mr. R. Ernst. Malcolm White, the wanner of last year’s tournament, is in possession of it now. It is “up to” some

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musical numbers. The programme ran as follows: 1. Fruehlingslied ............................... Wauwatosa Quartette 2. Sorrow for the Dead.... S. Probst 3. Die halbe Flasche P. Eggert 4. Against flogging in the Navy O. Koch 5. Violin Solo........................ A. Sitz 6. In Gedanken (Dialogue) ............... C. Toepel and P. Peters 7. The American Indian.Henry Koch 8. Lord Ullen’s Daughter. .R. Bartz 9. Flute and Mandolin (Piano C. Dornfeld Solo) 10. Words of Farewell by President ................................. P. Bergmann

of the other boys to wrest it from him this year. Nearly all of the courts have been improved this spring and several new backstops erected. If the spirit shown at present toward this harmless sport be continued our boys will be able to challenge and compete with teams of other institutions. Lyceum The last programme of the Lyceum Literary society for this school was held on Saturday, May 1. A good pro­ gramme had been arranged by Ed Birkholz. Every number was greatly en­ joyed by those present, especially the ^

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ALUMNI Personals Alfonso Hoch, who was a member of the class of 1900, is in the employ of the Milwaukee Sentinel as compositor. He takes active interest in the affairs of the Northwestern University Club of Milwaukee. Otto Rather, member of the class of 1902, is practicing dentistry at Green Bay, Wis. He received his professional training at the Northwestern Univer­ sity Dental College of Chicago, 111. Again the Fellowship in German, which is annually awarded by the Uni­ versity of Wisconsin, has been given to a former student, Miss Adolfine Ernst. Miss Ernst is at present devot­ ing her time to study at the University of Leipzig, being the recipient of a

European traveling fellowship from the National Association of Collegiate Alumnae. F. P. Kilian, a former student, now active as engineer on a fire tug of the Milwaukee Fire Department, has in­ vented a life-saving appliance which has been favorably passed upon by ex­ perts. The invention consists of an au­ tomatic releasing tackle block for life­ boats, which, it is claimed, will rid the life-saving service of many hazards. Alumni-V ersammlung Am 22 Juni nachmittags um drei Uhr findet in der Aula die jahrliche Versammlung des Alumni-Vereins mit Beamtenwahl statt. Abends gibt es einen soz. “Smoker.” Joh. P. Koehler, Vorsitzer.


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and want them to count us as one of their interests. We want to gain new friends. We want them to see our, or rather, their instituion as it really is—a splendid monument to those who have so unselfishly contributed to its support. We want our friends to see what we need, to learn from personal observation what must be done to insure progress. We want parents to assure themselves that this is the place for their boy. The Northwestern Club, in planning this excursion, has no doubt had all these considerations in mind and will endeavor to make the gathering as rep­ resentative as possible of our churches and former students. The preparations, however, are not all on the other end. Northwestern will try to make its visitors feel at home and, with no designs on their personal liberty, will make them loath to part. To make it pleasant for its visitors will be its sole aim. With the consent and approval of the faculty the order for the day has been arranged in a manner that cannot but be of interest to the guests. Divine services will be held upon ar­ rival in the College Park. Memorial services, which will include short ad­ dresses by the president, Prof. Ernst, and Mr. Wurster, president of the Milwau­ kee Northwestern Club, will give us op­ portunity to observe the national holiday and will also serve to remember those who have so generously aided our insti-

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tution by providing notable endowments, Mrs. Fanny P. Lewis and the Rev. Theo. Jaeckel. The afternoon program is of less se­ rious nature. The 'varsity baseball team will play a game with the alumni The result cannot possibly be detrimen­ tal to our good humor, for Northwest­ ern must win; it cannot lose; whether fortune favor the youngest sons or whether it remain loyal and true to its old love, and crown the batle-scarred veterans of former victorious campaigns with the laurel wreath of victory—in both cases the trophies are hung in the sacred halls of the common Alma Mater. The crack of the bat will be instantly relieved by the crack of the rifle. The Military Company will ruthlessly exter­ minate a formidable band of guerillas which has been much in evidence of late. Our brave warriors, uniformed in Uncle Sam’s own blue, will not be satisfied with anything but a complete victory. The victory won, the dead, dying and the surviving, the victors and the van­ quished, as well as the war correspond­ ents and those who witnessed the car­ nage, will all be called to attack a sub­ stantial luncheon. May they put it to utter rout! During the day abundant opportunity will be offered to hear our musical or­ ganizations. In addition a special treat is in store for us by the courtesy of the A Capella chorus of Milwaukee, which has been induced by some influential members of the club to make the trip and help us make the day memorable.

The visitors will be taken in hand by guides and will be shown about, accord­ ing to their desire. All this speaks plainer than words how eager we are to welcome our prospective guests. We want everybody, not only from Milwau­ kee, but from anywhere, who is inter­ ested in Northwestern, or anybody who may become interested, to come to Wa­ tertown on Memorial Day. Count von Bernadorf’s Visit In MilwauKeo Of more than passing importance was the extended tour which the German ambassador to this country, Count von Bernsdorf ,took through the mid-western states the past month. Arousing inter­ est in the ideals which are so dear to the Teutonic race and binding the ties between the citizens of this country and those of the German Empire more close­ ly, were but the immediate results brought about by the visit. The enthu­ siastic reception given the ambassador by the people of Milwaukee culminated in a prodiguous banquet in the classic sa­ lon of the Hotel Pfister. Leading busi­ ness and professional men made the af­ fair exclusive in scope. Among those who were assigned scats of honor at the speakers’ table, besides the ambassador, were Governor Davidson, former Lieu­ tenant Governor Baench, Judge Carpen­ ter and President A. F. Ernst of our institution. Members of the North­ western University Club of Milwaukee who partook of the dinner were Presi­ dent E. A. Wurster, General Otto Folk,


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the autumn of last year one of these steamships made a journey of one thou­ sand and nine hundred miles in less than four days and nineteen hours. Freight is carried at a much cheaper rate on these steamers than on trains, as they make their rates independent of railroad companies. The result is that the steam­ ship lines do the greater bulk of busi­ ness. The Savannah Steamship Line, for instance, carries annually six hun­ dred thousand bales of cotton to New York or Boston. It is a surprising thing that there is such a small number of ac­ cidents, considering the dangerous places on our coast and the number of ships that are engaged in commerce on our coast. This is largely due to the fact that the United States has guarded its coasts better than any other nation. In addition to lightships, lighthouses and various kinds of buoys, the nation maintains a coastwise revenue-cutter pa­ trol which is of immense service. Al­ though our country has but a very few vessels that are still engaged in foreign trade and although it has given up most of its foreign trade to others, we have jealously guarded our domestic trade. As the laws of our land protect this oc­ cupation against all foreigners, coast­ wise trade has become a lucrative occu­ pation for Americans. At the close of the fiscal year 1907-8 the total docu­ mented merchant shipping comprised 25,425 vessels of 7,365,445 tons.

Coastwise Trade During the last three or four decades much has been heard about the extraor­ dinary achievements of the foreign trans­ atlantic steamers, but very little has been said about our great domestic commerce. From a maritime standpoint our do­ mestic merchant marine is the largest and best in the world. At the close of the Civil War the minds of men be­ gan to turn from thoughts of strife to the unification of the two belligerent sections by bands of commerce. This was shown by the fact that shortly after the war many steamships were con­ structed for trade between the northern and southern ports. Foreign compe­ tition had been eliminated by the Nav­ igation Act of 1817. This act prohib­ ited, under penalty of forfeiture, the transportation of goods from one port of the United States u> another in a vessel belonging wholly or in part to a subject of any foreign power. The result is that coastwise trade has been carried on to such an extent by Americans that our nation has been placed second in ton­ nage among the nations of the world. About one-third of the coastwise trade is carried on on the Great Lages. The greater part of the remainder is on the coasts and moves from New England all the way around to the states on the Pa­ Co-Educat! on cific coast. Some of these coastwise During the last few years coeduca­ steamships sail with great speed. In tion in our universities and colleges has


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been vehemently attacked. It has been said that it is a dire necessity that the evils of coeducation be abolished. There is no doubt that both young men and young women in coeducational colleges neglected their studies in order to en­ joy each other’s company and to attend balls and other social functions. In ad­ dition this association between young men and women is detrimental to the morals of the young people. But the question is, “How are these evils to be remedied?” It has been suggested that a separate university be created for women. This, however, would double the expense and would most likely not meet with the approval of the states. In addition to this, both sexes would not enjoy the same educational facilities be­ cause each would have its own faculty. Another has suggested, and this plan seems to me to be the best, that each university have separate buildings and campus, but that the same faculty teach in both. This, of course, would also in­ volve a good deal of expense, as new laboratories and small reference libraries would be duplicated, but the expense would not be as great as the expense in­ volved in the creation of a separate uni­ versity for women. Still, it would sep­ arate the two sexes and afford the same educational facilities to both sexes. If some wealthy and influential university would begin the changes, the other uni­

versities would undoubtedly, induced by the results of the experiment, follow its example. It is to be hoped that some­ thing will be done to remedy the co­ educational evils, if education is not to suffer in consequence. A change will undoubtedly soon be effected, as most of the heads of the universities have per­ ceived the coeducational evils. To Find Life on Mars It has long been a favorite theory with some astronomers that some planets are inhabited. Lately astronomers have attempted to prove that Mars is inhab­ ited. The attempt of Prof. Pickering of Harvard to signal Mars by gigantic mirrors is considered by some astrono­ mers to be interesting and worthy of a trial. But Dr. Archenbold of Treptow observatory thinks that this question may yet be definitely settled by direct ocular evidence. For this purpose he advocates the erection of a telescope about two hundred feet long and equipped with an apparatus for equaliz­ ing the atmospheric conditions within and without the tube. He says that al­ though living beings may not actually be seen through this telescope, people will at least detect evidences of habita­ tion with such an instrument. Dr. Archenbold estimates that the cost of such a telescope would be nearly $400,000.


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arrived. We were pleased to see the number of your graduates who have obtained positions under the British and the Chinese government. We had no idea that you had an enrollment of over 12,000 scholars. Many thanks for your kind criticism on our sketches. The Erskinian made an unusually good appearance this month. In the first place it is bound the most neatly of any paper we have gotten this month. The articles are strong and manly. “An Appeal for Home” is a plea for the vir­ tues of our forefathers, and an appeal for the women to keep out of business, politics and from the wiles of fashion. “A Plea for Football” is so well writ­ ten that it would cause an obdurate faculty some trouble to find a suitable reply. The Lesbian Herald for April con­ tains two articles on the “House of the ■

Seven Gables,” one on the use of mys­ tery and the other on the description in the story of the Pyncheuns. Although Hawthorne, in his abundance of de­ scription, is in direct contrast to the modem school of novelists, there is still a remarkable charm in his word pic­ tures. “The Awakening” is a clever tale of a man who overcame the temp­ tation of publishing a novel appealing to the passion of man by the love of a beautiful woman. The other stories and the editorials are all good. The ex­ change column does not come up to the other departments. We have been criticised several times for not making shorter and more criti­ cisms. We think, however, that four or five decent reviews are worth more than twenty-five remarks that so and so has a pretty cover or neat tyep. We would also remind our critics that one review takes about as much time as two pages of sentence comments.

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foul fly. Mainly on that account the other half of the batteries distinguished themselves. Many batters were sent to the bench enroute the high foul. For the first four innings neither side succeeded in scoring. In the fifth, how­ ever, the visitors, aided by a temporary weakening of our pitcher and an error, secured two runs. In the next inning our players pulled ofE a double play. With a man on third things again looked dangerous. Just then one of the visi­ tors beat up a high foul, which soared wide and far and required experienced handling. Captain Ziesemer secured the ball and clung to it, although he stumbled over the visitors’ bench. At once the ball returned to E. Berg at home plate, and there the runner from third expired. Again followed an in­ terval of scoreless suspense. Finally came the lucky eighth. Eickmann se­ cures first base on balls and steals sec­ ond. Through Frey’s sacrifice he ad-

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vances to third. E. Berg walks to first on a dead ball. Hoffman, our reliable batter, then makes an opportune single into center field. Eickmann and Berg score. Hoffman steals second and is called out by a rather close decision. The next two batters fail to reach first. The score was now a tie. The last in­ ning of play was left to decide. Lake Forest have their ins. The first man up secures a three-bagger. Next man bunts. Koehler, in trying to recover the ball, stumbles. The man on third scores. Then follows a single, bringing another man to third. At this stage of the game another beautiful double play was exe­ cuted by Ziesemer and H. Zeisler. Hurlbut bunts and is put out on first. The man on third runs home, but is put out by Ziesemer, aided by H. Zeisler’s timely return. In the final attempt no more scores could be made by our players. Al­ though defeated by Lake Forest, our team is still concerned in the champion­ ships of Wisconsin. Other particulars of the game may be obtained from the annexed line-up: LAKE FOREST. L. Scott, ss... Faunce, 3b ... R. Scott, lb.. Chiesmann, 2b Mather, c----Stone, rf......... Bradfield, cf.. Hurlbut, If... Schulte, p----Totals

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things looked lively around the bases. Failing to connect at the proper time, however, three of our men died on bases Neither team scored up to the fourth inning. In that inning our boys settled down and brought in the first tally. Again an inning of calm followed. But the sixth was the cri­ terion. After the visitors had also two runs to their credit, the locals came to bat, determined to make good. The re­ sult was that J. Davis was knocked out of the box. The details of this oppor­ tune batting rally are as follows: H. Zeisler gets first base on balls. P. Zeisler then connects for a two-bagger. The next batter, E. Berg, manipulates a successful bunt. Another bunt with like results follows by Hans. H. Zeis­ ler scores. Hoffmann now secures first base Anthen error brings onP. fielder’s Zeisler choice. home.Frey makes a sacrificehrinamrr • Zeisemer Mu? T f ,n Berg’ emer fails to reach first. Koch

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—Before the “Speisezettel”: Now, show them what for we get up there. —Prof.: There are two or three of you that have a Schmidt (English grammar). Klueny: Br-m-r has a “Schmidt.” Prof.: Well, make good use of it. Sequel. Prof.: Bring all the Schmidts you have along. Chorus: Should Br-m-r bring his along. —Director (giving emphasis marks for a song): Flieh (orthographically poor)—a large one.


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—Schuft T.: I’ve got a cold in my head. Spitz: The water on your brain must be freezing.

—D-c- (anxious to tell a story): Otto, did you ever hear this story? Otto: No; did you?

—Kapanke (at a baseball game): Vo­ gel, if you want to do something take your wings out of your pocket.

—Inspector (announcing) : The choir meets at twelve forty-five.

—Prof.: What is the highest animal among the vertebrates? Septimaner: The giraffe.

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—Prof.: Many Irish are named Pat, after St. Patrick. Stud: Why are so many named Mike? Steamer: Maybe that was St. Pat­ rick’s second name. —Otto (reading): Copyrighted by the older (Theodore) Eisman.

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—Owl (translating Greek): Die Mauer was 20 Fuss breit und 100 Fuss dick. —Don’t pass that hideous character around. —Prof.: Give me a sentence with the word captivated. Bones: I was captivated by the beauty of the girl. Prof.: I’m sure it couldn’t be the other way. —Anybody wishing to secure fresh eggs apply to Moses. A good stock is al­ ways at hand. Reduced prices. Call early. —SoaDs: Scht, da kommt der “Traeumer!” Reddy: Na, das ist auch schon drei “Haar Dick.”

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Schiller und Goethe: ein Dichterpaar John Milton........................................... Editorial.................................................. College Notes......................................... Athletics.................................................. Alumni __.................................................. Exchanges............................... ................ Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition___

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Schiller und Goethe: ein fuer Geschichte und die Kantische Phil­ Dichterpaar osophic begeistert, Faecher, von denen Goethe nichts wissen wollte. Schiller Henry Koch, ’09. Weimar wird mit Recht die Wiege der war Idealist, Goethe Realist. Schillers Charaktcre erweekten erst durch ihr klassischen deutsclien Literatur genannt. Handcln, Goethes schon durch ihr Sein Dort lebten Wieland, Herder, Schiller Interesse. Schiller war durch die Klarund Goethe. Besondcrs das Andenken heit seiner Gedanken jedem verstaendder beiden letzten wird unvergesslich lich, Goethe unr dem in seine Gedankenbleiben, Die Jahre, in denen Schiller welt Eingeweihten. Auch in ihren und Goethe hicr gemeinsam wandelten Kenntnissen land ein Gegensatz statt. und wirkten, und deren Andenken das Goethe besass die Mittel, sich eine vorheutige Weimar auf Schritt und Tritt treffliche Bildung anzueignen, hatte auch zeigt, bilden die Glanzzeit dieser Stadt. bedeutende Natur- und Kunststudien geDer Freundschaftsbund zwischen den macht und wandelte immer in den Kreibeiden grocssten Dichtern unseres sen anregender Gesellschaft. Schiller \ olkes sucht seinesgleichen in der dagegen war ein Deserteur, musste tagGcschichte. Und doch irrt man sehr, aus, tagein arbeiten, iim nur leben zu wenn man glaubt, dass dieser Bund ohne koennen, fuehrte ein zurueckgezogenes irgendwelche Zwistigkeiten und gegen- Li tera ten leben und war nur mit wenigen seitige Reibungen entstanden.sei. Wie bedeutenden Leuten in Beruehrung gekonnte es auch anders sein, da zwischen kommen. Nur das Bewusstsein einer den beiden Dichtern Gegensaetze be- gewaltigen Leistungsfaehigkeit hielt ihn standen, wie sie kaun grosser gedacht aufrecht. werden koennen. Alles dies hatte Schiller sehr lebhaft Goethe war von den Geisteswissen- empfunden und dennoch hegte er keinen schaften ausgeg-angtfn und hatte sich innigeren Wunscli als Goethe zu begegimmer mehr der Natur zugewandt nen. Er hatte nie gezvveifelt, dass er waehrend bei Schiller das gerade Gegen- sich ihn erringen wuerde. In den Briefteil der Fall war. Schiller hatte sich en an seinen Freund Koerner verriet er,


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wie lebhaft sich seine Gedanken mit Goethe beschaeftigten. Goethe war aus Italien zurueckgekehrt und musste unbedingt von Schiller Notiz nehmen. Dies­ es geschah auch im Lengefeldschen Iiause, wo Schillers Braut verweilte Iiier begegnete der Dichter des Goetz und des Werther, der das Wilde und Formlose der Sturm- und Drangzeit abgestreift hatte, den Dichter der Rauber. Wer konncte es Goethe verdenken, dass er bei dieser Begegnung verstimmt war, als er den Vertreter der ihm so widrigen Dichtung vor sich sah, dem das Volke zujubelte, waehrend er gehoft't hatte, das Volk mit sich zum Klassizismus zu erheben? So lehnte Goethe Schiller ab. Dieser aber war niedergeschlagen und konnte nur sclnverlich das Gefuehl der Tauschung bezwingen. Goethes Kuehle gegen ihn, der ihm doch so warmherzig seine Freundschaft anbot, erregte Widerwillen, der sich bald in Misstranen verwandclte. Er nanute ilin einen Egoisten. Fuer Schillers Ehrgefuchl konnte es nichts Peinlicheres geben. Er sollte so dicht neben Goethe leben, ihn als den groessten Dichter und Kritiker anerkennen und sich wie einen minderwaertigen behandelt schen. Hatte er denn nicht den Don Karlos geschaffen, in dem er sich schon vieler Goethischen Ansichten bedient hatte? Ausserlich foerderte Goethe aber doch Schiller. Er befuerwortete dessen Ernennung zum Professor in Jena. Schil­ ler musste ihm deshalb eine Dankvisitc abstatten. Wie pochte nicht Schillers Herz! Er wollte dem Dichter als Dich' ter begegnen, wurde aber bitter enttaeuscht. Goethe beschraenkte sein Gepraech auf die Jcnenser Professur und licss sich auf nichts anderes ein. Er sprach dem Zaghaften Mut zu und erwaehnte, dass die Stelle zu seinem

Glucke beitragcn werde, aber die grosse Kluft zwischen den beiden Herzen wollte sich nicht schliessen. Schiller erkannte, dass Goethe ihm fern bleiben werde. Schillers Groll machte sich Luft in seiner Recension von Goethes Egmont. Er bewies sachverstaendig, dass Goethe seinen Egmont vcrfehlt habe. Dieser las die Recension und merkte, dass seine Zcit vorueber war, dass eine juengere Gen­ eration an seine Stelle trete. Schiller fertigte er barsch ab: „Was die in Deut­ schland jestzt waltende politische Wcisheit anlangt, so mag er Rccht liaben. Was die Poesie anlangt, so weiss er ueberhaupt nichts davon.” Aber was Schiller als Dichter und Kritiker nicht glueckte, das gel an 0 ihm als Journalisten. Er ging mit dem Gc* danken uni, eine neue Zcitschrift heranszugeben; Die Horen, und suchte :tlle bedeutenden literarischen Persoenlichkeiten als Mitarbeiter zu gewinnen. Natuerlich musste Goethe beruccksichtight werden, denn ohne ihn war keine deutsche Zcitschrift ersten Ranges moeglich. So schrieb denn Schiller als Redakteur der Horen eine foermlichc Einladung an Goethe und das Unerwarteto geschah ; Goethe erklaerte sich bereit und sprach sogar die Hoffnung aus, bald muendlich darueber zu sprechen. Ein Zufall fuehrte die beiden Dichter in der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Jena zusammen, sie verliessen zur selben Zeit den Saal, gerieten in ein Gespraech ueber den eben gehoerten Vortrag, welches Goethe die Treppe zu Schillers Wohnung hinauflockte, und verabschiedeten sich erst nach langer Debattc. An diesem Abend erkannte Goethe, dass in Schiller der cine Mann in Deutschland sei, dcr ihm etwas zu geben habe, der sein ganzes kuenstlerisches Wesen erfassen konnte.


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Aber Schiller vvollte die angebrochene Verbindung nicht dcm Zufall ueberlassen. Kurz darauf schrieb er an Goethe den denkwuerdigen Brief, in dem er „mit freundschaftlicher Hand die Summe seiner Existenz zog.” Er gestand ihm die Bcwunderung, die er schon lange scinem Genius gczollt hatte. „Zu meinem Geburtstage, der mir diesc Woche erscheint,” antwortcte Goethe, „haette mir kein angenehmer Geschenk vverden koennen. Ich frcne mich, Ihncn gelegentlich zu entvvickeln, was mir Ihre Unterhaltung gewaehrt hat, wie ich auch von jenen Tagen an eine neue Epoche recline.” Schiller hatte sich angebotcn, Goethe schlug in die ihm dargebotene Rechte, und somit war der Bund geschlossen—„der schoenste und reinste, der je zwischen zwei grossen Maennern und Rivalen bestanden hat.” Elf Jahre lang bis zu Schillers Tod waehrte von jetzt ab der Freundschaftsbund zwischen den beiden groessten Dichtern unseres Volkes. Es war ein „ grosses Glueck fuer beide. Fuer Goethe war der weimarische Freundeskreis abgestorben, er huldigte nicht mehr den Ansichten seiner frueheren Freunde, sie konnten seine Abgcschlosaenheit nicht begreifen. Desto inniger schloss er sich an Schiller, der ihm fast alles ersetzte, was er verloren hatte. Schiller hingegen war so gewachsen und gereift, dass er sich ebenbuertig neben Goethe stellen durfte. Schillers Gewinn durch Goethe crstreckte sich weithin. Um Goethe nur naeher zu treten, hatte er sich mehr und mehr von der Kantischen Philosophic abgcwandt und sich die kuenstlerischen Idecn seines Rivalen angeeignet. Jetzt verliess er kaum Goethes Haus, ohne ein Koernlein Weisheit mitgenommen zu haben. Die Vereinigung war fuer ihn eine Epoche, der viele neue Werke ihren

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Ursprung verdankten, an denen Goethe Mitarbeiter war. Goethe erkannte die Macht Schillers und feuerte ihn deshaib zu angestrengter dichterischer Taetigkeit an, was auch nicht fehlschlug, denn ein ueberwaeltigender Strom von Dramen, Balladen, lyrischen und satirischen Gedichten floss jetzt aus dessen Feder. Schillers Stuecke entstanden vielfach so, dass Goethe den Gedanken hatte und er die Anregungen ausfuehrte. In Kleinigkerten half Goethe sogar mit, indem er Nebensaechliches ausstrich oder weitere Gedanken zusetzte. Schiller brauchte sich nun nicht um das Wohlwollen der fremden Buehnen zu kuemmern, um seinen Dramen den richtigcn Erfolg zu verschaffen, denn das Weimarische Theater unter Goethes Leitung stand ihm jetzt zur Verfuegung. Die ersten Proben der Schillerschen Dramen wurden in Goethes Hause abgehalten, dort wurde beraten, gefeilt und dann der Erfolg berechnet. An einem sachverstaendigen Kritiker fehlte e$ Schiller nun auch nicht Wcr konnte sich in Deutschland mit Goethe in der Kritik vcrgleichen? Dieser stand ihm bei der Bearbeitung des Wallenstein hilfreich zur Seite. Ja, er diktierte sogar dem Volke, was es von dem Stuecke zu halten habe. In dem Briefwechsel, aus dem man am deutlichsten ihre Freundschaft erkennen kann, zeigt es sich, wie unabiaessig Goethe an den Schillerschen Dnimcn mithalf, wie reichlich er ihn mit Tdcen versorgte und wie talentvoll er dessen Schoepfungen kritisierte. Schiller konnte wahrlich fuer den Einfluss Goethes dankbar sein. A.ber auch Goethe konnte einen Ein­ fluss von seiten Schillers verzeichnen. Er fand in Schiller einen Freund, der ihn fortwaehrend zu dichterischer und kritischer Arbeit aufmunterte. Schiller erfuellte ihn mit einer Arbeitslust, wie er


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sie seit seiner Rueckkehr aus Italien noch nicht verspuert hatte. Was er Schiller verdankte, kann nicht besser als in seinen eigenen Worten wiedergegeben werden; „ Haette es Schillern nicht am Manuskript zu den Horen und Musenalmanachen gefehlt, ich haette die Unterhaltungen der deutschen Ausgewanderten (Hermann und Dorothea) nicht geschrieben, den Cellini nicht uebersetzt, ich haette die saemtlichen Balladen und Lieder, wie sie die Musenalmanache geben, nicht verfasst, die Epigramme waeren, wenigstens damals, nicht gedruckt, die Xenien haetten nicht gesummt, die Elegien waeren im Verborgenen geblieben.” Besonders zu einer gemeinsamen Ar­ beit fuehrte diese literarische Geistesgemeinschaft und Maennerfreundschaft. Es waren die Xenien vom Jahre 1796. Schillers Horen hatten kuehle Aufnahme gefunden, sein Unternehmen war gescheitert. Goethe war im hoechsten Masse gereizt ueber die Art, wie man seine wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten, be­ sonders seine Beitraege zur Farbenlehre, beurteilte, denn man spottete ueber sie und gab ihm freundschaftlich zu verstehen, es sei doch besser, wenn er bei seinen Leisten bliebe. Deshalb beschlos sen beide, ein literarisches Strafgericht ueber ihre Fiinde zu halten. Dies sollte in der Form von Epigrammen geschehen. Xenien sollten sie heissen, also Gastgeschenke, Fuechsc mit brennenden Schwaenzen, wie sie einst Simson unter die Philister gesandt hatte. Sie sollten in dem Musenalmanache erscheinen, an ihrer Zahl fast tausend, und nahe an achtzig Personen sollten dem Zorn der beiden Raecher' auheimfallen. Es erschien den beiden Dichtern zu kleinlich, diese fuerchterliche Musterung nur auf die zu beschraenken, von denen

sie unmittelbar angcgriffen wurdcn. Dem Kampfe wurde die weiteste Ausdehnung gegebcn. Jcde literarische, philosophische und wissenschaftliche Verkehrtheit wurde auf’s schaerfste gegeisselt. Weder Freund noch Feind wurde geschont. Am aergstcn kam dcr Buchhaendler Nicolai weg, dem sich cin sehr grosser Schriftstcllerkreis zugesellt hatte, und der da bcdauert hatte, dass cine tiefe Ebbc in der literarischen Schatzkammer Deutscblands vorhanden sei, waehrend Schiller und Goethe geglaubt hatten, die deutsche Sprache zu einer Schoenkeit und Kraft entwickelt zu haben wie niemand zuvor. Wer die einzelnen Xenien verfasst hat, laesst sich nur schwer ermitteln, da die beidcn Dichter es sich vorbehieltcn, niemals ihr Eigentumsrccht an den einzel­ nen Epigrammen zu offenbaren. Goethe bezeichnete die Xenien von Schuler als die schaerferen und schlagendercn, seine eigenen als unschuldigc und geringe. Dieser Xeniensturm hatte die gewuenschte Wirkung. Er war wie cin luftreinigendes Gewitter. Goethes und Schillers Bund wurde uni so fester geknuepft. Sie hatten in einem guten Kampfe treu zusammengestanden. Die Herrschaft ueber die deutsche Literatur war gewonnen. Da der Sturm sich nun gelegt hatte, war es Schiller und Goethe klar, dass sie sich von jetzt an nur grosser und wuerdiger Leistungen beHeissigen muessten zur Beschaemung aller Gegner. Schiller begann seinen Wallenstein und Goethe dichtete Kermann und Dorothea. Doch allzubald sollte dieses gcmcinsame Leben und Arbeiten aufhoeren. Schiller arbeitete von Anfang an mit zerstoerter Gesundheit, er litt fortwaehrend an Brustkraempfen. Trotz seiner schweren Leiden entfaltete er seine groesste Schoepfungskraft. In elende


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the seventeenth century, who embarked upon the treacherous waters of classicism and learning and who established an impermeable stratum in English litera­ ture. Besides Mozart, Milton is perhaps the only instance in history where a child was deliberately bred and confidently self-educated to unmistakable greatness. He was of a family in which courage, moral ability and the love of art were present to whisper the most beautiful and eloquent words around his cradle. From early childhood he was filled with a lofty aspiration to achieve greatness for his country and establish an indestructible monument for the English language. This natural impulse he cultivated with a tenderness and affection that even had he been no genius would not have re­ mained without results. At the age of ten his father provided for him a private tutor; two years later he was sent to the University of Cambridge to be in­ structed in “polite literature.” Despite his weak eyes and physical afflictions, he often worked till midnight and later. He traversed the boundless fields of Greek and Latin literature, mastered French, Spanish, Syriac and Rabbinnical Hebrew and wrote Latin and Italian verse like an Italian and a Roman. In his primal attempts at poetry there is already reflected the advent of a gr.at poetical genius. His ideals, derived from the Scriptur.e were the highest man could possess, and ardently he strove to frame his life accordingly. Aware that poetry is but a vivid reflection of a poet’s soul, he was convinced that only he could write of lofty and sublime things who could in himself be a true poem. As a child he had been destined for the church. Becoming in more mature years ac­ quainted with the corruption and tyranny that had invaded that institution, he re-

coiled from his resolution and refused to become a clergyman from the same feelings he had wished it—a firm desire to act nobly. Though bitterly disap­ pointed, he by no means gave up his lofty purpose and stringent regulations. With renewed energy he cast himself upon his books, and when this fountain oi learning had been exhausted he sailed for the land of poetry and science. At Florence he met Galileo, the old phil­ osopher, too blind to study the face of the studious young Englishman who had come so far to greet him. His refined address and stateliness of manner won for him a flattering reception in the high­ est circles of learning. In the midst of his studies he surrendered his fond dreams of pleasure to share in his coun­ try’s civil struggle, a noble cause for which he can justly be termed a martyr. As a volunteer he appeared in the huemost ranks, courting danger everywhere. But never throughout his youth, in hi? studies or in his writings, in his acts or in his maxims did he lose sight of the resolution he had nursed from childhood, to develop and unfold within himself the ideal man. On his return from the continent Milton found his country in hopeless con­ fusion. Liberty was struggling against despotism, one sect was engaged with another in a deadly strife for supremacy, bloody war was tainting all the air. Freedom was being trampled upon and smothered beneath the monstruos apol­ ogy, the king can do no wrong. Indued in the armour of justice and integrity, Milton plunged into the midst of politi­ cal controversies. Striking right and left, he spared nobody that dared stand between him and freedom. He led his battalions to victory and disappeared in the moment of triumph. Against his mighty thunderbolts of fiery eloquence


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of nineteen he had already cut himself adrift from his age. Boldly the daring lad severed every bond that linked him with his predecessors, discarding their highest ideals as fantastic and unworthy. He delighted in offering his earliest works to the severest criticism; he would be judged by no standard save the high­ est. His masque and sonnets, in reality the touchstone of poetic taste, he threw off as mere exercises of his art. They are but faint hints of the immense power in reserve, like the flickers that run across the darkness of massed clouds, be­ hind which is gathered the whole armory of heaven, nubila sol imbres mix venti fulimna grando. He had set for him­ self an ideal towards which the labor of a whole lifetime was essential. At last when blindness had separated him forever from worldly light he put his vast powers of intellect to a final test upon which the success or failure of his devoted life depended. Like the mer­ chant man in the parable, he had sold all he had to buy that one priceless pearl. The consummation of a great literary genius, the strength and splendor of a profound imagination, the honest efforts of a noble soul that seemed vitalized by the breath of the eternal fructified in Paradise Lost, a production that has never since been equalled and that can never be surpassed by human skill. Not content with these poor mortals below, Milton scaled the heavens and ransacked the universe for characters. Man is seen through an immense telescope, and even then he appears a mere speck. Colossal figures fill his boundless space. The whole seems a stately march of vast pow­ ers in which he appeals only to the in­ finite and beautiful, a grand flight of his sublime music into the courts of Paradise. Its vast design and structure, its wealth of characterization, its rich-

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ness in moral insight and wisdom has made it the greatest epic achievement of man. He shows the great warring forces of good and evil contending in the uni­ verse for whom man provides the cen­ tral battle ground. Personal misfortune and sorrows, national disaster and woe are skillfully reflected in the universal tragedy and misery of the race. There is in Milton one thing greater than his art, and that is his character. From the cradle he had led a dedicated life. He was the pride of his father, and yet that paternal pride in no way injured his spirit. He was a youth of extraordinary beauty, yet that beauty was never desecrated or made the in­ strument or dishonor. He was never the betrayer, but always the defender of women, with the high vow of chivalry in his soul, with a passionate longing for purity in his own being that he might inspire it in others. He traveled in Europe for fifteen months, the object oi attention and admiration of famous men and gifted women, such as would have brought moral disaster to a nature less noble and less sure of its high end. Pro­ priety forced him to evade religious dis­ putes in Rome, but when the matter was forced upon him he spoke his thoughts with a fearless force that would have done honor to Luther. For twenty years he retarded the tide of his poetical genius to serve as an apostle of Freedom —a duty rewarded by blindness. Soli­ tary, defamed, the object of insult and

biting hatred, the blind, forsaken old man repeated in his own soul the spirit­ ual tragedy of his own race and came forth to conquer. It has been recently proposed to erect a marble memorial to the memory of Milton. We would, however, suggest a more fitting tribute—to erect him an everlasting tomb of recognition and ap­ preciation in our hearts and repeat the words the blind poet once uttered of Shakespeare: What needs my Milton for his honour’d bones, The labour of an age in piled stones, Or that his hallow’d reliques should be hid Under a stary pointing pyramid? Dear son of memory, great heir of fame, What need st thou such weak of witness of thy name? Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thyself a live-long monument; For whilst to th’ shame of slow endeav­ ouring art Thy easy numbers flow, and that each heart Hath from the leaves of thy unvalued book Those Delphic lines with deep impres­ sion took; Then thou our fancy of itself bereaving, Dost make us marble with too much con­ ceiving ; And so sepulcher’d in such pomp dost lie, That kings for such a tomb would wish to die.


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Ve. cation It is with pleasure that the student notices the approach of the summer va­ cation. After having studied diligently all year the mind of the student is in need of rest and recreation. The vaca­ tion will be spent in various ways. A great many will work to obtain the necessary funds to help them through the next school year. Others will make it a point to use the greater part of the summer for study; still others of a less serious nature will spend it with fishing, camping and other pleasures. Care

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studies, but do not use all of your vaca­ tion for study, as it will be more harm­ ful than beneficial. Therefore, be sure that you make the proper use of your vacation! The Boys in Blue Over forty years have elapsed since the terrible Civil War came to a close. The roar and thunder of cannon; the wild, desperate and impetuous charges; the roll of musketry; the repeated calls to assaults—all have almost been for­ gotten. But not the brave Boys in Blue who bled and died that we might have “Liberty and Union, now and for­ ever, one and inseparable!” Every year the beautiful ceremony of decorating the graves of these soldiers takes place in a great many of the larger cities and villages of the United States on May 30, Memorial Day. Every loyal and patriotic citizen lays business aside and pays a tribute to the memory of the gallant sons of the North, to whom we owe inestimable obligations. And rightly we do so. These brave warriors disdained no services which their country demanded. Willingly and without a murmur they departed from their home and ail that was dear to them to fight “that this Nation might live.” With a brave spirit they bore all hardships—such hardships as are beyond description. Yes, they were prepared to perform the last duty for their country —to die nobly! Laying their breast bare to shot and shell, they were slain in

battle on the field of honor. Fiercely the Boys in Blue fought and bravely they fell. And what have they accom­ plished? You all know. Once more the North and the South are united under one flag, Old Glory, the flag that has never known defeat. Again we are a great and mighty nation. All differ­ ences and bitterness between the once two hostile parties lie in oblivion. Truly, through the help of God, they have ac­ complished great things which shall never be forgotten by generations to come. What a noble example they have set us! May we always love Liberty and Union as they did, and let us resolve, come what may, ever to stand by the Stars and Stripes. Let us, when duty calls, emulate the bravery and perti­ nacity with which they fought, and let us also remember what Benjamin Har­ rison said: “The nation that cherishes the graves of its soldiers and assembles to honor them, is the nation that pre­ serves and enlarges national life.” A Few Suggestions While conducting some visitors through the college buildings on North­ western Day, one thing seemed to im­ press them more favorably than the artistically decorated rooms and our comfortable new dormitory. It was the college park. It is indeed one of the prettiest situations and surroundings that a school might wish for. The walks which gracefully wind their way to the


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buildings, the shrubbery on each side of them now in full bloom, the squirrels and birds playing in the trees, all offer a pleasant and inviting view to the eye of the looker on. But are the boys do­ ing all they can to preserve the park and the beauties of it? Just a few sugges­ tions: Could not our husky operators of the lawn mowers be more particular while cutting the grass? Would it not be a great improvement if the peanut shells and cigar stubs were deposited somewhere else than in the park? Could not the boys be a little more careful in throwing scraps of paper and the like out of the windows? The students must always bear in mind that the college park is their park, that when there is anything to criticize the student is the object of criticism. If these few sug­ gestions are accepted the student will feel still prouder of his home and park. One thing is to be, and ought to be, severely criticized, namely, that the grass-plot south of Prof. A. Kuhn’s resi­ dence has never been cut. It is an un­ usually unpleasant sight to see this hayheld marring the beauty of the lawns about the residences. Not until a rig­ orous Arbor Day process has been ap­ plied to this lot can we say that N. W. U. has ideal surroundings.

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the last number of the Black and Red, a brief sketch of his life may here fol­ low. Herbert Zutz was born at Nor­ folk, Neb., on September 5, 1888. Dur­ ing his childhood he had a severe attack of scarlet fever, which affected his heart and from which effect he suffered at different times in later years. In his tenth and his thirteenth year he had at­ tacks of inflammatory rheumatism, which kept him for some months in bed. Although he apparently enjoyed good health in subsequent years, his physi­ cians warned him not to do manual labor on account of the weakness of his heart. He continued his studies at the public schools until he was eighteen, when he begged his parents to allow him to take up the business course at the N. W. U. at Watertown. He entered our college at the beginning of the school year 1906 and became a member of the senior preparatory class. His sincerity and conscientiousness soon won for him the love and respect of every student. In his studies he never allowed his con­ venience to interfere with his work. About a year ago he had another attack of rheumatism, and it was not till some weeks after the close of our school that iie was able to return to his home. The rest under his paternal roof proved most favorable to him, and with renewed strength he returned to Watertown in the following September, expecting to complete his studies by the following June. But his wish was not the Lord’s will. While he was spending his Christ-

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mas vacation in the midst of his beloved ones at home, he was again attacked by rheumatism and was thus unable to return. He believed a few weeks of rest would benefit him and enable him to complete his course. But his temporal rest was only a foreboding of his eternal rest. Daily he was losing strength, and in March his condition became most critical. Yet he was constantly cherish­ ing the hope that warm weather would invigorate him anew. However, he be­ came weaker day by day, and on the night of May 11 his Saviour called him to enter his kingdom of peace. During

his sickness he never complained nor was he ever dissatisfied, but bore it all with a true Christian fortitude. His earthly remains were laid to rest in the Luther­ an cemetery at Norfolk, Neb. His pas­ tor, Rev. Nitt, conducted the funeral ceremony. Though our friend and fel­ low-student has been taken from our midst, we shall nevertheless cherish the memory of him, who was esteemed by us all. To his parents and to his broth­ ers and sisters, who are bowed down by grief by his early death, we extend our heartfelt sympathy.

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COLLEGE NOTES Four Students Radiy Injured in An Explosion On May 27, while Rudolph Lederer, ’10, Henry Schroeder, ’ll, Edwin Hertler, ’ll, and Edmund Reim, ’ll, were making preparations in our arsenal for the sham battle that was to take place on Decoration Day, four pounds of powder that had been placed on a table about which they were working exploded and turned the boys into living torches. Before other students could respond to their shrieks for help and extinguish the burning clothes, the victims were badlyburnt. Especially Henry Schroeder and Edwin Hertler suffered severe burns. Their face and arms and their breast were scorched. Rudolph Lederer and Edmund Reim were more fortunate.

They only had their face and arms burnt. Immediately after the accident the un­ fortunate boys were taken to the hos­ pital across the campus, where they were entrusted to the care of Dr. Nowack. At this time of writing Lederer, Reim and Herder are well on their wav to recovery. Schroeder is yet in a pre­ carious condition. Dr. Nowack, how­ ever, claims that none of the cases will prove fatal. The damage done by the accident to the arsenal, which is in the first story of our old dormitory, is slight. No fire was caused. The pressure, however, caused by the explosion forced the walls to give way, which can easily be re­ paired.


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the varsity boys. Despite the fact that the alumni team consisted of several “old stars” of former N. W. U. teams, they were defeated, yet, by the close score of 4 to 3. The baseball game was followed by a band concert, which served to enliven our guests. It must be said to the credit of the band and its director that the part they took in the programme was greatly appreciated by all who were present. Besides giving the concert, they were ready to play whenever an oppor­ tunity was offered. The last number of the programme for the day was an exhibition drill, given by our military company under the com­ mand of Captain Koehler. A heavy rain, however, interfered and induced the spectators to seek shelter, but the cadets, like true soldiers, remained at their posts and displayed their military proficiency. At 6.30 p. m. the visitors left. We hope that the impression they gained through their visit to our school may induce them again to celebrate Me­ morial day at Northwestern University when the opportunity is offered them. Orchestra Conce t on June 4th For the first time in the history of ir? existence our orchestra appeared before the public independently of the other musical organizations of our school, and irs debut was a success. The boys ren­ dered their selections with surpassing proficiency and skill. Especially notice­ able was the fine harmony and the per­ fect time and exactness that was observed in every number. That they did not disappoint the expectations of their ad­ mirers was evident from the prolonged applause they received after every num­ ber on the programme. Their success

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The N W U Vocal Quartette It is a difficult task to do justice to the N. W. U. Vocal Quartette in an article where brevity is demanded as the most essential part of an appreciative review. What shall be said? It is all a matter of history. The Vocal Quartette made its first appearance—very modestly and timidly —on the occasion of the band and or­ chestra concert on May 1, 1909. Having been together for but six weeks, the boys were an unknown quantity. They were glad enough to hold their own and to respond to an encore. Tempora mutantur! At their last appearance be­ fore a Watertown public on June 4, 1909, they were cheered to the echo were called to the footlights again and again, and the best musical critic of the city spoke of them as follows: “Special mention must be made, however, of the splendid singing of the male quartette composed of Prof. C. Bolle, L. Zeisler. C. Kluender and P. Zeisler.” How did they do it? It was work, of course, that did it. The intervening four years were, for them, years of pa­ tient labor, years, too, of a succession of triumphs well merited. Their motto was, “Onward and upward.” Enthusi­ astically seconded by his chosen band, Prof. C. Bolle, persistent, indefatigable, judicious, succeeded in making the quar­ tette in this brief space of time what it now is: the best of our good college organizations, the pride of the institu­ tion, the delight of the audiences that throng to hear the student organiza­ tions, the inspiration of the devout wor-


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In addition, the boys studied and sang songs by Nevin, Brahms, Abt and the best German song writers of the day, while special stress was laid on the study and interpretation of the old sacred and choral music of the church. The fewest changes, and the greatest strides onward and upward, are record­ ed in the last two school years. With rare judgment, Prof. Bolle had selected his material. Paul G. Zeisler, for three years one of the quartette, must be called the sweetest tenor “that ever soared into the regions of upper C” at Northwest­ ern; Carl Kluender, the incomparable second tenor, proved a veritable jewel in ensemble work, and Leo O. Zeisler, though but of one year’s experience, won rite hearts of the audience on his very first appearance with the “veterans.” Prof. Bolle, who has sung quartette music for above fifteen years, is a pastmaster in music, and it is needless to waste ink and space and energy in the vain attempt to do justice to him. We must, however, thank him for his ef­ forts, congratulate him on his success, as we must his co-workers. They have raised for themselves in our memory a monument proclaiming what has been done by tireless energy and unbounded enthusiasm, what can again be done. Bursting the narrow bounds of the or­ dinary college glee club, with its silly, trivial, or at best mediocre music, they roamed into the vast meadows of classic music, learned to know and enjoy the most beautiful flowers, gathered them into sweet, fragrant bouquets and pre­ sented them to enthusiastic and enrap­ tured audiences, as sweet and pure as they had found them in the meadows. They left us a grand example of effort ?veil directed. May the benefit they de­ rived from the intimate acquaintance

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could reap the harvest of his toilsome labor in advancing the military battalion to its present standard, without the ut­ most diffidence. During the sham bat­ tle platoon fought against platoon. The second platoon under command of Lieu­ tenant Arthur Ilanke was hidden from view by thicket and trees on a gently sloping hill which marked one border of the natural stadium. The volleys of fire caused consternation among the timid spectators at times. In the even­ ing the band assembled in the city park for an open air concert. The crowd that had gathered around the bandstand seemed to appreciate the music to the utmost, inferring from their frequent and loud applause. At the close of the concert, at 10 o’clock, taps were sounded. The next day, Thursday, the college boys had more time to devote to their kind hosts. The city’s beauty spots did not escape the eyes of the pedestrians. Many wandered to the glimmering Rock lake for a pleasant boat ride during the course of the day. Too soon did even­ ing approach and put an end to such delights. At 7 in the evening the com­ pany and band assembled for leave-tak­ ing. The whole city seemed to have turned out to bid the Rah, Rah boys farewell. The people of Lake Mills had made provisions for a comfortable return trip. About a dozen bandwagons greeted the boys in blue at the city lim­ its. The ride homeward was indeed very comfortable. Each member of both organizations spoke highly ot the reception that he had enjoyed from his hospitable host. Certain it is that the entertainments afforded by the two or­ ganizations are but a very moderate recompense to such hospitality. May the people of Lake Mills accept our most sincere thanks.


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The N. W. U, Chorus When the curtain rises at the annual concert given by N. W. U.’s musicians, the audience knows it is to hear a col­ lege concert which cannot find a parallel in the west. Of the different kinds of musical or­ ganizations that represent N. W. U. at the concert, there is one which has of late caused greater interest and attention than any of the others. This is the N. W. U. male chorus. When this body was organized in March, 1908, the student body felt dubious as to the outcome of this en­ tirely new society. “Would it last?” “Would the fellows stick?” It was with good reason that these questions were asked, for N. W. U. had had male choirs before, but through the lack of poor management the society disbanded alter a few months. Our last concert, however, assured the boys that it would be a loss to our school if the choir should Jie dropped. Under such able manage­ ment as that of the president, Mr. P. G. '/eisler, it is not to be feared that such will ever be the case. Some one might be under the impres­ sion that a choir at a boarding school labors under very few difficulties. On the contrary! Our choir underwent so many hardships that at one time the remark was often heard that it would he better to disband. This wTas due to some misunderstanding on the part of some members, and “big oaks from little acorns grow,” the little troubles gave

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birth to larger ones. But after the storm had blown over the damage done was but trivial, and the sun shone ail the brighter. Furthermore, the loss of Helwig, first tenor, and A. Paukow, second bass, was severely felt, but through the addition of new members and harder practice the choir soon rose to its old standard. We are happy that those troubles came in the beginning of the year, for since then no obstacle has hindered us on our way to success. Our choir made its debut? on Novem­ ber 10th when it sang before a critical audience in the N. W. U. chapel. Al­ though we had practiced but two months we were glad to hear the very few favor­ able comments by some of our most critical listeners. Since then the choir appeared on Washington’s birthday, at the annual concert and on Northwestern day. On June 13th the choir was in­ vited to attend the Saengerfest at Hustisford. Here, as well as at the concert, the choir was at its best. Success and enthusiasm sparkled in every eye as the mass choir of two hundred voices rose at the signal of Director W. Reim’s baton to sing Grell’s “Herr deine Gute reici r so weit.” Our sincere hope is that this first Saengerfest shall not be the last one. The present choir received its initial training from Prof. C. Bolle. That his direction was proficient in every respect is evident from the approval expressed in the “Sentinel” last June regarding the concert given in the “Alhambra at Milwaukee. But when Prof. Bolle un­ dertakes to direct an organization laurels will be added to fame. The band only

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The Northwestern Military Band The time is now near at hand when Northwestern’s “1909 band” will dis­ band, when the members will leave col­ lege to spend the summer vacation with friends and relatives, many to return again with renewed vigor to the ranks of the band and lead it on to more suc­ cess next year. But they will not all return. The graduates of ’09, we are sorry to say, will perhaps never join its ranks again, where they have served so many an hour with pleasure. As it always is of great interest to the friends and enthusiasts of North­ western, many of whom have won laur­ els playing with our band in their col­ lege days, to find a few notes on the col­ lege band, it is our purpose to inform our readers, admirers and detractors what Northwestern’s “1909 band” has accomplished and where it has appeared within the last few months. Apropos, we hope that it may not be said of our band its greatest fault is that it is heard too seldom. On February 12th (of the year 1909) the band made its first public appear­ ance when it greeted the Watertown patriots with rather excellent martial strains in honor of our martyred presi­ dent, Abraham Lincoln. When on February 22d at the rather early hour of 6 a. m. the students were called from the “land of nod,” they were not only aware that George Washing­ ton, the father of his country, was born on that day, but that Northwestern, the

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Ever since the weather was favorable the band has given open air concerts in the college bandstand on Sunday after­ noons to the great pleasure of the stu­ dents and professors. Thus our college band furnishes an excellent illustration of the possibilities of enthusiasm and persistence. When we remark this, however, it is not our purpose to boast, but to give the credit due to the members, and above all to their director, Prof. H. Frank, for their diligent practice and interest in the band during the whole year. And we think we cannot better illustrate our opinion respecting the band than by contrasting it with the opinions of our critics. Today the membership of the band comprises forty-three men. Among these are seven graduates, who will depart at the close of school. They are Adam Petermann, solo cornet; Ernst Birkholz, solo alto; Paul Peters, solo clarinet; Ed Birkholz, B flat cornet; Gerhard Pieper, tenor; Edwin Grunwald, solo trombone; W. P. Hass, solo trombone. All of these members have served the band with remarkable success and their “trophies of fame” will be hung up in the sacred halls of their Alma Mater. It is, how­ ever, the wish of the departing mem­ bers that Northwestern’s band will not rest secure on the laurels of 1909, but to win more in years to come. For if it is true that music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak, the “1909 band has not been quite successful. It has as yet some detractors who decry and ruin the engagements of the musical organizations. These may, we sincerely hope, some day be soothed by a better North­ western band. A happy success for the band—this is the wish of the departing members.

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they played loose and ragged through­ out the following innings. In the eighth inning Hoffmann retrieved his misdemeanor in bringing in P. Zeisler for the only score by a clean hit over second. Koehler had been Captain Ziesemer’s selection from his pitching staff. He was touched up for ten hits. At times, however, he showed up in his former style. In the seventh inning he twirled like a leaguer, striking out the first three men in succession. He had six strike outs to his credit, to his op­ ponent’s three. Following is the list of players with indications as to their work: MARQUETTE. AB R H PO A E 1 3 2 3 0 Omelia, ss ................5 Fitzgerald, 2b, Capt.5 0 0 5 3 0 4 11110 Jtssion, If.. 4 1 2 0 0 0 Abler, rf. .. 4 0 1 4 0 0 McGarty, c 3 0 0 11 1 0 Foley, lb... 3 0 0 0 3 1 Snyder, 3b., 4 2 3 3 0 0 Schaller, cf. 4 10 110 Klinke, p... Totals

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Charles Lemke, who received his B. A. degree in 1897, has resigned as in­ structor in German at the South Di­ vision High School of Milwaukee and is now studying at the University of Marburg, Germany, specializing in history. Willy F. Notz, member of the class of ’97, who has been a member of the faculty of Northwestern for a number of years, has been granted the degree of Ph. D. by the Board of Regents, Uni­ versity of Wisconsin. Hebrew and re­ lated oriental languages he chose as his major study.

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The Comenian always pleases us. None of the articles are ever flat, and the paper shows good work in every department. The May number was cer­ tainly up to the standard. The criti­ cism of Tolstoi’s great novel “Anna Karenina” is the most satisfactory book review we have come across in our ex­ changes. The writer brings out the ab­ sence of vulgarity in the novelist’s vivid depiction of real life. In the cited criti­ cism of William Dean Howells on the much misunderstood Tolstoi, the dif­ ference between Tolstoi and other mod­ ern realists is aptly stated: “I found no where in his work those base and cruel lies which cheat us into the belief that wrong may sometimes be right through passion, or genius, or heroism.” In “The Destiny of Creation” the writer uses parellels and quotations which, though all very apt, have been used so often before in impressing the same les­ son that they do not strike home with great force. “A Southern Romance” has too many dreadfully exciting inci­ dents crowded into it for one little short story. The editorial on stamp collecting

ascribes most wonderful benefits to the ardent collector, so wonderful ones in fact that with one or two more hobbies as instructive as this we should scarcely need any other school. The Spectator for May gave us an agreeable surprise. The “Roses” pleased us mightily. It is a well-written little tale of a bridal couple who gave away an enormous bunch of roses which had been given them by the fond old aunt, in order not to have to wear the com­ monly accepted label of all bridal pairs. The roses found their way to the old aunt and the comical explanations of­ fered after the honeymoon are cleverly described. “Concerning Cousins” is also very humorously written. Such articles tend to make a paper of more interest to the ordinary student and to put life into the paper. The Red and Blue for May disap­ pointed us. The story of “His First Fee” was decidedly improbable. We gain the impression that the doctor in the story practiced for months without a single fee, which is nearly impossible. The essay on Poe is well written, but the writer developed such a bad case of


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“furor biographicus” that it rather writer brings out the necessity of having spoiled it for us. Such statements as good ideas, if you wish to acquire a good Your athletic column “the author of the most beautiful lines, vocabulary. ever written,” and “the greatest Ameri­ though long is good and must prove can author and poet,” seem to us to be very satisfactory to the athletes of your too strongly put. While Poe was cer­ alumni. tainly a genius, he is ranked by few The Trinitarian for May came to our with Longfellow and Whittier. Your table with six stories in the literary de­ exchange criticisms seem just a little partment. While some are rather im­ too caustic and slashing to us. A little probable, they are all above the average. unreserved praise once in a while would The editorial on “College Spirit” is a bring up the tone of your column. strong plea for the real and important The Otterbein Aegis has no stories things of college life. Your exchange and only two articles. The one on department is well edited and the criti­ “Methods of Increasing One’s Vocabu­ cisms are helpful. Your whole paper lary” struck us especially useful. The has a very neat appearance. a

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beautiful lakes, Lake Union and Lake Washington. As some of the exposition buildings will afterwards be turned over to the university, it will also reap some benefits from this fair. The Ma­ chinery Hall will be transformed into an Engineering Building, the Fine Arts Palace will become the Chemistry De­ partment, and the Auditorium will be the Assembly Hall of the university. The purposes of this exposition are to show the great importance of the vast trade of the Pacific Ocean and the coun­ tries bordering on it and to exploit the potentialities and resources of the Yu­ kon and Alaska territories. Alaska will not only exhibit minerals, in which it is unusually rich, but also grains, fruits and vegetables by way of proof that it is a country of vast agricultural possi­ bilities and that the climate is not more severe than the climate of our northern states. This exposition will tend to show that Alaska is a place where a

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person can live as well and comfortably as in our own states. The doctrine that Seattle is the most promising and nat­ ural pathway for the extension of trade to the Orient and Alaska, which has been preached by some of our ablest men, will also be proved by this exposition. Athletic contests of every form will take place at the fair. The Yale, Harvard and Cornell rowing crews will compete with others in a regatta. Automobile contests will also take place. All of the railroads to Seattle pass through some of the finest scenery of our country, so that the trip is very enjoyable. Spec­ ial rates have been made on all railroads for this occasion. Everybody who has the opportunity should visit this exposi­ tion, which is most excellent from an educational standpoint, as he will un­ doubtedly be amply repaid for his time and expenses. Baseball in the Seventies To the Editor, “Black and Red,” Watertown, Wis. Dear Sir: In my possession is a Peck and Company’s New and Improved Pocket Baseball Score Book, No. 2. This copy was used by ^he “Silver Star B. B. club for the years 18/3 to 1876, N. W. Univ. In those years the college was not represented by one team, but had a num­ ber of organizations, viz.: “The Silver ocars,” the banner organization; then the “Columbians,” “Young Americas,” “Stars,” “White Stars” and “Golden

Ea« The city of Watertown was repre­ sented by the “Mechanics,” “Live Oaks” and “Watertown Clippers,” and there

also appeared the “Centennials” of the “College of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.” Every club at N. W. U. had its I and II baseball nine. In the year 1876 the baseball teams consisted of ten men for a while, the experiment of a right short­ stop had been made. I shall give the scores exactly as I find them, and 1 am sure that it will be a welcome contribution for all lovers of baseball, especially for the players of 36 years ago. I begin in the beginning, “games of 187.3,” and there take the game played on the 3rd of May between the I “Columbia” and the I “Silver Star” baseball nines, both of N. W. U., and the game, of course, played at Wa­ tertown. A scorer’s remark at the bot­ tom of the score informs us that the game “lasted from 2 o’clock, seven min­ utes P. M. to 6, two minutes P. M.” re that both beginning and end were P. M.) At the bottom of each sheet are the following explanatory remarks for the capital letter designations printed in the score book: “A for first base; B for second base; C for third base; H for home base; F for catch on the fly; D for catch on the bound; L for foul balls; K for struck out; R for run out between bases; MR for home run; LF, foul ball on the fly; LD, foul bal Ion the bound.” It is too bad that “putouts,” etc., were not chroniceld in those days, but there is one pleasing feature—to the players of those days—and that, too, is an omis­ sion, the error column is lacking. Now for the score:

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—Mr. Alfred Probst called or. his brother Sigmund, ’09, on May 29. —Mr. Otto Kollath visited his friend Arthur Werner, ’ll, on May 30. —The Misses Helen and Amanda Hanke paid their brother Arthur, ’ll, a visit on May 31.

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—Mr. Edward Beckmann, a former student at Northwestern University, called on friends on May 29. —Mr. F. Lutzke, accompanied by his son Herman, called on his son Paul, prep., on May 30.

—Mr. Carl Brandenburg called on his brother Herman, prep., on May 29.

—Mr. Charles Pautz of Rhinelander visited his son Louis, prep., on May 12.

—Miss Margaret Hartwig came to Watertown on May 28 to visit her brother Heinz, ’10.

—Reinhold Pankow, prep., went to his home on May 14 on account of sick­ ness.

—William Strcich, prep., and Hans Brand, prep., went to Horicon on May 19 to visit Mr. F. Brand.

—Herbert Koch, ’ll, paid his parents, residing in Columbus, a visit on May

—Louis Maas, Rupert Bartz, Erwin Quandt, Erwin Techmer, Emanuel Finck, members of the freshmen class, and William Beitz, prep., went to Hustisford on May 16.

—Curt Daib came to visit his brother Herbert, ’ll, on May 29.

—Messrs. Paul Zeisler, ’09, Henry and Leonard Zeisler, ’10, and Carl Kluender, ’ll, paid a rather expensive visit to Milwaukee on May 16. 5

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—Amo and Marie Toepel visited their brother Otto, ’12, and Carl Toepel, ’09, on May 28. —Miss Frances Glaeser paid her brother Martin, prep., a visit on May

30. —Mr. Herman Kionka, a former mem­ ber of the class of 1910, visited his friends at school on the 29 th and 30th of May. —Mr. Louis Krueger and his sister Henrietta called on John Walsh, prep., on May 30. —Carl Domfeld, ’10, left for Embarrass on June 3d to attend the wedding celebration of his brother Ernst to Gertrude Krubsack.

—Mr. F. Kutzke of Horicon called on Ernst, *09, and Edward, ’09, Birkholz on May 31. —Max Albrecht, prep., spent Saturday, May 29, with friends at Milwaukee. —Ernest Birkholz, ’09, and Martin Haase, ’ll, went to Concord to visit Rev. L. Brenner on May 23. —Winfried Schaller, ’ll, visited friends at Fort Atkinson on May 21. —On the evening of May 21 the seniors were given a farewell party by Dr. J. H. Ott and wife. A very pleasant time was reported. On the evening of June 9 they were entertained by Prof. A. Kuhn, when a like time was reported.


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—Annaliese mit dcm Speck “trum.” —Bora must be studying for a bachelor of arts-). He is said to have taken lessons in kitchen mechanics at Lake

Mills. —Von dort wurde die Universitaet verlegt nach— Class: Rostock. —Smally v after the sham battle was fought during a heavy rain) : Those fellows got beat first and then they got soaked too yet. —Moonshine gets stuck when translat­ ing “per arnica silentio lunae.” —Director to visitor who tries to play red “dry-goods box” without pump­ ing: That piano is an organ. —Visitor: How close you have the wood-shed ot the dormitory. Guide: Why, that’s our gymnasium. —Zebra: Es war gestern ein Erdbeben. Class: Ja, es hat den B-t- aus dem Belt geworfen. —B------ : He helped me found out, the private detective, who is a man­ ager, whom I pay.


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Important Features of our Young Men’s Clothes is they’re made by Ederheimer, Stein & Co., specialists in the manufacture of Young You’ll Men’s Clothing, find a big difference be­ tween them and others. Selling as fast as we get them in.

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Office 200 MAIN Phone 89-x Residence, 208 N. 5th 9t, Phone 273-x.

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Indian Clubs Dumb Bells Lawn Swings Hammocks Fishing Tackle Guns and Ammunition


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STO RE FOR Fresh Fruits Cookies and Candies

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Ben H.Rieck PROPRIETOR OF THE new East End BartxrSbop Gorder Block. Students! 5 Haircuts for $1.00 604 Main Street

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Ball, Tennis and Sporting Goods i and 3 Main Street. \\ •lertuwu. Wis.

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DIRECTORY Officers of the Various Organizations of N. W. U.

THE COLLEGE. President:-........ Vice President Secretary-.......

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The Discovery of the North Pole

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federates occupying the southern half and the Federals the northern half of the field. Already both organizations had mastcred the manual of arms and were progressing nicely under the able leadership 0f their captains, Robert Maxwell and jQhn Rjch, in learning the manifold commands of marching, Robert Maxwell, the captain of the southern troops, was a clear-eyed young man wh0 had formerly attended a military academy, while John Rich had been captain of a company in the Mexican war and had evoked from his superiors praises that were neither few nor meager. Both were officers of ability and sincerely patriotic, and possessed those singularly attractive qualities which inspired and held the love and confidence 0f their soldiers. Time and again these two companies went through their maneuvers on the campus, never crossing the boundary line, never speaking a word to each other. And as the news came in from the East, partisan feeling ran higher. They were now on the height of strained relations, and on one occasion a burly Confederate had grabbed a Union soldier and had thrown him heavily on the ground. But for the timely intervention 0f the two captains, a battle right then

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and there might have been the immedi­ ate result. Now the slightest reason would have sent them at each others’ From now on the bayonets throats. were seen glittering in the sunlight on every gun of both companies, and both carried plenty of ammunition in case of an emergency. The people of the city and the surrounding country felt great concern, as it was the wish of all that these two organizations, so closely bound by neighborly affections, should never meet on the field of battle. The course in drilling having been completed to some extent, the day for parting had come. A vast throng had gathered on the campus, filling the air with huzzas. Boundless enthusiasm pre­ vailed on both sections of the field, and in the midst of this wild excitement the band of the Union company suddenly played “Hail Columbia, Happy Land.” Then the answer came from the Confed­ erate band in the thrilling strains of “Dixie” and “Bonnie Blue Flag,” and a mighty chorus rose up from the south­ ern section: “Hurrah, hurrah, for southern rights, hurrah! “Hurrah for the bonnie blue flag that bears a single star!” With a great shout this was answered by the Federate: “The Union forever, hurrah, bovs, hurrah!” The last shouts had died away in the distance and both Federate and Confed­ erates were seen to march away. Now there was a determined look in every face and a fervid prayer on even' lip for those two companies who were now fast vanishing from sight. To inure his men to tent life Capt. Rich had pitched camp in a clearing in a forest which was situated north of the

city, while the southerners were camping some distance east of the city in a pine thicket. No visitors were allowed in both camps, and strict vigilance was kept. Sentinels were posted all along the line, with strict orders from their respective captains to shoot down any person who attempted to enter camp. The encampment of both companies was uneventful, until one day a strange­ ly appearing man was seen to approach the Confederate camp. He told one of the sentinels that he had something of importance for the captain. Accompa­ nied by a guard detail, he was taken to Robert Maxwell, and now he related that he had overheard a consultation of the Union officers. Among other things, he said, they had decided to break camp on the 4th of July and march to Nor­ ton, where the Union forces were con­ centrating. From here, he said, an ex­ pedition was about to be launched into their country. Consulting with his men, the young captain thought it of impor­ tance to his cause to prevent the Fed­ erate from carrying out their plans. Everything was put in readiness. The men were told to prepare for the com­ ing encounter; ammunition was distrib­ uted among the members of the com­ pany; rifles were cleaned and bayonets and knives were sharpened to a shaving edge. The night for the expedition had come, and after the company had fallen in, a careful inspection took place under the light of a burning torch, which was held by an orderly. Grasping his unsheathed sword in his hand, the captain stood before his troop­ ers and announced his plans. “The company -wall be deployed as skirmishers and will approach the en­ emy’s camp in a semi-circle. Just in ad-


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vance of our destination, the command halt will be given. You will then load, while Sergeant Jenkins and I reconNow, noitre. Await further orders. forward, march!” On they marched through grain fields clad in golden garb, over hills and through valleys, the bayonets glittering in the starlight. Then, “Company, halt! On, third squad, as skirmishers, march!” They were now approaching the forest in which the Northerners were camp­ ing. In a short time they w^re in tlv dark recesses of the woods, slov.lv and silently making their way through the dense underbrush. •»» “Company, halt! Company. 1 the command r<«-•_> out. There was mere than one pale face and more than one .., shell dropped by trembling hands, : knew they were on the brink of battle, and that this was to carry them through the first rudimentary course of a miliItary education. Accompanied by Ser­ geant Jenkins, Capt. Robert Maxwell now made his way to the front to make a preliminary examination of the ground. Me had a determined look i ( his countenance, and his limbs were not shaking. They found that the Fcdcrals had posted out no sentinels. Hereupon they went to the end of the forest near the clearing. Here, in the shadow of the woods, they looked upon a curious and impressive scene. The whole Union company, oblivious of all danger, was gathered about a large campfire. In their midst was Capt. John Rich, who, with hat off, was pouring into the ears and hearts of his soldier boys a torrent of patriotic eloquence. Every fiber in his body was quivering with emotion. It was an ap­ peal to loyalty, to determined effort, and to the endurance of every sacrifice. Sud-

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denly a sky rocket shot into the heavens with a great roar and, slowly arching downward, it burst with a loud report, scattering a myriad of bright hued stars above the Union camp. “Bovs,” said the old veteran, pointing up t0 those stars, “the stars you see above you arc vanishing one by one, but may God grant that the stars on our flag may never disappear, but stay forever. >> All was silent. But soon something was faintly heard in the distance. It was the sound of music. Yes, it was the city band playing the “Star Spangled Banner.” It was caught up by one Union soldier, then by others, and final­ ly a great and grand national hymn rolled over the captain, the sergeant, and the whole battle line like reverberating thunders on the evening air. Again all became silent. A breeze from the south rustled through the leaves, and strange cries of the night The captain of the could be heard. southerners was startled from the reverie * into which he had sunken, and with Sergeant Jenkins made his way back to his soldiers. “On third squad, assemble! To the rear, march!” The next morning both companies joined their respective forces in defense of their cause. In the course of the war Capt. Rich was killed while in the act of valiantly leading his company against the enemy. Capt. Maxwel attained a high rank in the army, and often, he was seen to lead his troops in to the midst of the fight and charge upon belching batteries and broken lines of infantry,

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Capture and Escape The state of Wisconsin has recently begun to publish the personal remini­ scences of participants in the Civil war. The first volume was written by Col. Vilas, and treats of the siege of Vicks­ burg. The second volume, intensely in­ teresting, contains the narrative of the capture and escape of Capt. Kellogg. Apart from the personal experience of the captain, it tells us much of the kind­ ness of the faithful negro sympathizers and of brutal inhumanity of the south­ erners. Capt. Kellogg commanded Company I in the Sixth Wisconsin regiment. On the morning of the 3d of May, 1864, the Army of the Potomac, in it the Iron Brigade, to which the Sixth Wisconsin was attached, confronted the Confeder­ ate army on the banks of the Rapidan. Capt. Kellogg was given orders to take his men on skirmish duty. This was a dangerous duty to perform, as one has the best opportunity in the world of getting wiped out with but slight chance of receiving military glory. The captain ordered his men behind trees and rocks and opened fire on the enemy’s line. Hearing the heavy firing, the Iron Brigade crossed the Rapidan and a bloody fight ensued. With the enemy both in the front and in the rear, the Iron Brigade soon wavered, and it was here that Capt. Kellogg was wound­ ed and beaten unconscious. When he again regained his senses he found wounded and dying all around, but no signs of either enemy. Not knowing which was east, west, north or south, he started in any direc­ tion. After traveling thus for some dis­ tance, wearied and sore, he at length found himself looking into the barrel of an enemy’s musket. He was a prisoner

and placed under guard. Here he found twelve hundred of his friends in misery. The prisoners were placed under a strong guard and marched to Lynch­ burg, where they were confined in an old warehouse. The room was filthy and fairly filled with prisoners. Only those who have experienced the horrors of a prisoner of war can imagine what is is to suffer thus. The rations were small and poor. The treatment was worse. They remained here only a short time, when they were put into freight cars and removed to Danville. Several at­ tempts were made to escape from the cars, but the fugitives were under a strong guard and never succeeded. In Danville the floors of the prison were covered with grease and dirt and the ceiling was covered with vermin. The rations con­ sisted of pea soup and corn bread, of which the very recollection was nauseating. The prisoners remained here but a few days, when they were again packed into freight cars and removed to Macon, Ga. Every change so far had been for the worse, but they had yet to learn the hor­ When the train rors of starvation. halted at Augusta a large crowd gath­ ered to see the show, among them a small lad with a basket o fsandwichcs. How the prisoners longed for the food! The lad flatly refused to sell to Yanks, so as not to draw the suspicion of the guards. When the train began to move the lad tossed the basket into the car. In the bottom of the basket was a note, which, as it came from a Union woman, caused them to bestow many thanks and blessings upon her. Upon their arrival at Macon they were ushered into a pris­ on yard where they found many old Libby prisoners, who had the appearance of skeletons. Think of it, a pint of corn meal to last you twenty-four hours!


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Something had to be done, and a plan was made to escape by tunneling. The process was necessarily slow, as it took them a month to dig ninety feet. What did they do with the dirt" Thanks to the friendly blacks, who knew fox whose good they were taking the dirt out in their carts so that the officials would have no suspicion. When the prisoners were well under way they were betrayed by one of their own number. Some men wept like children over their disap­ pointment. It was only a question of time. The result was certain death. Not long after another tunnel was be­ gun. This time it was kept a secret. Before they had progressed six feet the happy news came of another removal, the destination being Charleston. It was on the 4th day of July, 1864, a day which was never forgotten by the inmates of the prison. About twelve miles from Charleston a party of five, including our brave captain, leaped from a rapidly moving train. As good for­ tune would have it, they struck in a soft sand bank. It was dark and they were not observed. Finally the five fugitives concluded to travel cast toward the coast, where the}* expected to find a Union vessel. Through swamps and quagmires and sloughs they traveled until they unex­ pectedly came upon the enemy’s picket line and were forced to halt. The fugi­ tives hid in the swamp that day and at night succeeded in getting past the picket line. Starvation and imprisonment were behind them and liberty and the dear old home to the front. Their food was berries which they found in the woods. During their march that night they were startled by the baying of hounds, and the fugitives knew if once the hounds were on their track they would be captured again. A bayou was not far off, and

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they tried to baffle the hounds by cross­ ing it. But they were soon to learn that dogs can follow the scent on stagnant water as well as on land. The hounds soon came up with their masters and they were caught and taken to Charles­ ton. Here the rations were light, but good. Nevertheless a prison is a prison, and a prisoner of war is a prisoner of war. The air had no free circulation and the water was only fit for washing and culiHere another tunnel nary purposes, was projected, Capt. Kellogg being the leader. The soil, being sand, was easy to dig and they made rapid progress. The Union forces had charge of the coast, and the plan was to crawl through the tunnel and float down the river, which aws near. When all was in read­ iness for the escape Capt. Kellogg went ahead and broke a hole through the crust o fthe tunnel. He thrust out his head, but instead of being free he found that his eye was attracted by the sight of a shining gun barrel. He, however, got back safely to the prison yard. . The officials offered the prisoners suitable quarters in the city if they would not attempt to escape. This offer pleased them and no attempt was made to get away, The main object of this move was to place the prisoners under fire of their own guns, and thus force a cessa­ tion of the siege. The prisoners only cheered the more when they found that the Union men were besieging the city. Here, too, they received news from home under the flag of truce. It is impossible to describe the longing all felt for news from home, bad or good. In the latter part of August yellow fever made its appearance. This was dangerous, as all the prisoners were exposed. The Sisters of Charity, God bless them, provided for the sick. About the 1st of October the

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Confederates became anxious to rid the city of the prisoners, for fear the fever should spread and become a pestilence. The means of removal was common freight cars. Capt. Kellogg, with four other friends, formed a plan to escape. When the train was about twenty miles distant from Columbia, their destination, the party of five escaped from the rapid­ ly moving train unobserved. Capt. Kel­ logg had secured maps of Georgia and South Carolina and a pocket compass. With these means they could travel safe­ ly. The fugitives took a northwesterly direction toward Chattanooga, where Sherman’s lines were encamped. They traveled by night and by day sought the shelter of thick woods. Their clothes were ragged and they were with­ out hat or cap. Fortunately they came across friendly negroes, who aided them in evety way possible, especially in giv­ ing them food. Often they had to be satisfied with corn and sweet potatoes on plantations. Once only were they in real danger of being recaptured. It was on the fourth day of their march, when they heard bloodhounds not far off. As luck would have it they found- a stream of clear, running water. This they crossed and hid in thick brush. Before the pursuers reached the other side the Giver of all Good made them doubly safe by sending a smart rain, which kept the dogs from getting the scent. The happy party of five increased the distance between them and the prison by twenty to twenty-five miles nightly. Thus, through the help of negro sympathizers, and through the help of the Almighty, the five fugitives covered a distance of three hundred and fifty miles and reached the home guard, made up of southerners sympathizing with the north, and stationed forty miles from Sher­ man’s ilnes. The march was entirely

through Confederate country. The men of the home guard thought them a sight to behold. Starvation, nostalgia and dis­ ease had reduced these gallant Union soldiers to half naked savages. At the home guard they received clothing and gained information of how the war was proceeding. The next day they were taken to Sherman’s lines, and when they saw the stars and stripes some­ thing very much like tears gathered in the fugitives’ eyes. They explained who they were and related their experiences. Capt. Kellogg sent a message to his home and left soon after. If it had not been for the friendly blacks not one of the five would have seen his home and friends again. A. Hinz, ’ll.

Outdoor Life on the Farm In this twentieth century of hygienic ideas the value of outdoor life and a moderate amount of healthful, well di­ rected exercise is constantly being proved. This is especially true in regard to chil­ dren, and parents are beginning to real­ ize the wisdom of providing their sons and daughters with the proper facilities for a thorough, all-round development. The expense incident to such an under­ taking is a stumbling block before which many prudent parents hesitate, thinking they can not afford such an extra ex­ penditure as the circumstances might re­ quire. However, if the old adage that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” still holds true, it is far more advisable to invest a few dollars in some simple equipment for the little folks’ health and happiness than to be obliged to lay it out subsequently in doctor’s bills.


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yond lay the orchard of apple and pear trees. From the front of the house the land sloped gently to the pond below. On the opposite shore woods came to the water’s edge and the tiny island near the center of the lake was covered by a rank growth of shrubs and underbrush. Though the farm itself was naturally as ideal a spot for children as one could wish for, it was decided that it lacked several features which would prove ben­ eficial as well as delightful. Accord­ ingly the owner of the estate determined to add these improvements, one at a time, as he could afford it. Several years elapsed before everything was ar­ ranged satisfactorily, but this tended to increase the children’s interest and en­ joyment rather than otherwise, since each year brought with it some new feature to attract their attention. As the children were quite small when the family removed to their new home, the first things to be provided were dollshouses for the girls and a safe place where the two boys might sail their tiny ships or cast their lines to a school of imaginary fish. The pine grove near the house was chosen as the most suitable spot for the little girls’ playground, and there several snug little retreats were built of big packing boxes. Two large rope swings were hung from convenient tree limbs, and in a sheltered spot, a small, rough table was constructed with a low bench on either side to accommo­ date the little folks at the impromptu teaparties they so delighted in. A broad piazza, projecting over the water, was built across the end of the storage-house and made an admirable place for the boys. The grown folks also found it a pleasant spot in which to spend a sum­ mer evening. During the winter it made an excellent place for the children to put on and take off their skates or to rest a

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few minutes between the spirited races which often took place. During their second season on the farm the children were taught to swim and to handle a rowboat. By daily prac­ tice they acquired a great degree of pro­ ficiency in both. Up to this time the children had to be contented with only one rowboat, but now another rowboat and two canoes were purchased. To ac­ commodate this little fleet during the summer months .a small landing was built and a shelter of awning, large enough to protect the four boats in rainy weather, was erected at the water’s edge. In the autumn this temporary boathouse was taken down and stowed away with the boats in the old workshop close at hand. Only the upper story of this building The was devoted to storage purposes, lower floor was transformed into a splen­ did playroom for the children. One end of the room was marked off, equipped with barel hoops fastened to the walls at the proper distance from the floor and reserved for basketball games, in which the neighbors’ children were invited to participate on rainy days. In another corner were arranged two work-benches for the boys, with plenty of shelves and drawers to hold the odds and ends. The expanse of lawn near the house proper was put to good use, for there a tennis court and a croquet field were laid out. Close at hand, set just in the edge of the orchard, was the “cook shack,” as it was called. This was the same little building which had originally adjoined the old shop on the shore of the pond. It had been removed to the or-

chard, covered on the outside with heavy tarred paper and freshened up inside by means of a couple of coats of paint. A few simple furnishings were then sup­ plied, a small cupboard to contain dishes and supplies was built in one corner, a good oilstove was installed, and then the “cook shack” was complete. Within its walls the children were allowed to cook to their hearts’ content, and many a meal was prepared there by their own hands and eaten picnic fashion out of doors. With so many interests to keep them out in the open air, it was not surpris­ ing that before long the young people were coaxing their parents to allow them to sleep out of doors. The experiment was made and proved such a success that the parents joined the outdoor sleepers. They have slept outdoors every summer since, and nothing but very stormy weather ever drives the family to their indoor sleeping rooms during the warm months. The abundant good health and vitality which are the results of this out­ door sleeping have been ample returns from the small sum of money originally expended. Such a provision as this father made to secure a healthful recreation for his chil­ dren is only one of the many which are possible, even to parents who cannot af­ ford a large outlay of money. A few dollars can be made to go a long way towards keeping children happy, and if parents could be made to realize the great benefits to be derived from health­ ful recreation in the fresh air and sun­ shine there would be fewer nervous, puny children in this broad land of ours. Frederic Schweppe, ’ll.


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EDITORIAL The Aim of a Student A new school year has again begun. As usual, many young boys have entered —boys with little, if any, experience of the world. Naturally such persons are inclined to observe the conduct of the higher class members, which is generally far from being exemplary, and follow in their footsteps. They are misled into worshiping the so-called “ideal college sport,” and thereby disregard their main object at college. What, then, is our aim ? Afew suggestions as to this query

would serve to guide the young collegi­ ans who have so recently entered upon a new path in life. The duties of a student are manifold. Study time, for instance, should be used for the very purpose which the word im­ plies. This reminder is of paramount importance. Many students become in­ different and go into recitations prepared or unprepared, just as it may chance. Such persons are not only neglecting their main duty, but rob themselves also of the splendid opportunity for attaining the general education so enviously covet­ ed in our times,

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One should also strive to seek the wel­ fare of the institution. Our college can boast of having more organizations than any other college of its size. Support these organizations in being an active member or in assisting them financially, and you are again doing nothing less than your duty. Athletics stand a cyno­ sure at our college. Being a football or baseball player docs not necessitate negli­ gence in studying, although evil results have developed from overindulgence in sports. It is our duty to care for our health, as the saying goes, “Mens sana in corpore sano.” There is also time for recreation which may and should be em­ ployed in physical exercise. If students give both mind and body due regard, success will crown their efforts.

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the expense of other studies contained in the curriculum. To cap the climax, a relatively large fee is charged for the use of the piano for but three-quarters of an hour a day. Many a student may be prevented from taking lessons because his means do not permit it, or because it is against his principles to pay so high a fee. It is strange how much interest is taken in music in spite of all this, for it would indeed be a difficult task to find a school where more students arc interested in music.

"A Moral Question” In The St. Paul Daily Times, dated July 23, 1909, a question of morality is discussed. The editor begins with the gnevance that union workmen have against the college boys who arc employed as firemen and deckhands on steamers of the great lakes during the summer vacation. The complaint of the union men, he claims, brings up “a mor­ al question,” which involves the college workmen on the great lakes, but if his way of reasoning is correct then all col­ lege boys who work during vacation are involved in the same question. The editor gives his explanation in connection with the “open shop” of the Lake Carriers’ Association. In an “open shop” both union and non-union men are employed, but the Lake Carriers’ Asso­ ciation defines it differently. They hold their “open shop” to be one in which no union men can find em­ ployment. They require that every man that intends to go into their employ take an oath that he is not connected with any labor unions. This induced the union men to ask for a conference with the Lake Carriers’ Association, but they were not recognized, as the editor claims,


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nearly all of those college workmen on the great lakes had parents who were in comfortable circumstances and agle to support their boys at college without the money they obtained by working during vacation, and that those students mere­ ly worked “for the novelty, for a lark.” If we read the statistics of different schools and see what a large percentage of students work their way through col­ lege with the money they earn during vacation, we are very much inclined to doubt the authenticity of this statement. By all means it does not appear plaus­ ible that such students who need not work to obtain money in order to finish a college course should expose themselves to the hazards and hardships of a sail­ or’s life.

Notice Owing to the absence of our exchange editor, Malcolm Whyte, the exchange column is omitted in this issue. Mr. Whyte is making a tour through Europe and England.

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COLLEGE MOTES Prospects of Our Various Organizations With the first weeks of school most societies have again begun activities. The male chorus is at present trying out a large number of musically inclined students so that at present it numbers about fifty members. Even if not all aspirants should be accepted it would be a large increase over last year. The chorus was fortunate enough to get Prof, Kuhn’s consent to direct it so that

not only quantity, but also quality is as­ sured. The chorus elected the following officers: O. Hohenstein, president; C. Kluender, vice president; Louis Mahnkc, secretary and treasurer; Louis Maas, librarian. The Band did not loose very many members and there is enough new ma­ terial not only to fill vacancies, but also to have players for some new instru­ ments which the band intends to pur­ chase. Under the able direction of Prof. H, Frank, the president expects to

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bring the band to a high standard of efficiency. The new officers of the band are Adolph Zuberbier, president; I. Frey, vice-president; W. Limpert, sec­ retary and treasurer; A. Tacke, libra­ rian. The orchestra has not yet begun to practice, but it elected the following of­ ficers: W. Limpert, president; G. Sch­ ley, vice-president, and A. Hanke, sec­ retary and treasurer. The military company has already be­ gun drill under its new captain. A large number of members received their dismissal last year, but Capt. Hanke ex­ pects to bring the company up to the numerical standing of last year if not to increase it. The unfortunate explosion and the re­ sulting injuries to some members of the company should not cause any agitation igainst the company, or hinder anybody from joining. It was an accident, and an accident that can be avoided by hav­ ing the shells loaded instead of letting the quartermaster load them. The com­ pany is almost the only resource of recreation and exercise during the win­ ter—the gymn being in such a wretched condition that nobody cares to turn—so that this circumstance ought not keep anybody from recruiting.

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injuries were so serious that he was forced to remain at St. Mary’s hospi­ tal during the greater part of the vaca­ tion. The last few weeks he spent in the college sick ward under the careful attendance of his mother. Several days after school had begun he was able to start for home, escorted to the depot by the greater number of the Juniors, his classmates. We arc all sincerely thank­ ful that Lcdcrer, Hcrtlcr and Reim have been restored to our midst and ar­ dently hope and pray that Schroeder may also soon be with us again. We can in truth say that it was through the self-sacrificing labor and love of Dr. Nowack, but above all by the mercy of God, that we were granted the privilege of seeing our comrades thus far restored.

President Taft at Watertown On Sept. 17th, President Taft passed through Watertown on his great west­ ern journey. His train was scheduled to stop at the Junction, and here an im­ mense crowd had collected. Most of the N. W. W. professors and students were also present to see the pater pa­ triae. Even the college band had turned out in full force to do honor to the President. The band played as the President’s special rolled in. Hardly had the train came to a standstill when the President addressed the crowd, In a few words he expressed his pleasure at seeing so large an assembly come to greet him, remarking as to the large percent­ age of the fair sex present. Even as he • spoke the train pulled out. The cheers of the spectators lasted till the beaming face of President Taft had disappeared around a curve,


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Class Notes The election of class officers last June resulted as follows: ' Senior Class—Ehrenfried Berg, pres­ ident; Reinhardt Ziesemer, vice presi­ dent; Herbert Kirchner, secretary and treasurer. Junior Class—Arthur Werner, presi­ dent; Henry Schroeder, vice president; Arthur Berg, secretary and treasurer. Sophomore Class—Louis Mahnke, president; John Masch, vice-president; Walter Pankow, secretary and treasurer. Freshman Class—Ferdinand Meyer, president; William Hartwig, vice-presi­ dent; Emil Martin, secretary and treas­ urer. i

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As Henry Schroeder was forced to discontinue his studies for some time owing to injuries sustained by the ex­ plosion of last year, the Junior class elected Fred Schweppe to fill the va­ cancy.

Election of Board Members At the first meeting of the student body four new members of the N. W. U. Athletic Board were elected. They are: A. Berg and F. Schweppe for a term of two years; Ph. Lehmann and I. Frey for one year. Mr. E. Berg was elected president, F. Schweppe, secre­ tary, and Ph. Lehmann, treasurer.

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Encouraging was the smile that crept over the countenance of our football captain, Ehrenfried Berg, when he be­ held thirty doughty candidates on the gridiron Sept. 7. The most promising of the group were reserved for the col­ lege eleven. As only six members of last year’s team were present, Captain Berg had to be very discreet in filling the important positions left vacant. Es­ pecially do we notice the absence of our last year’s “slippery quarterback,” Paul Zeisler, and of our bulwark-center, Carl Schroeder. However, with the plentiful material at his disposal, Mr. Berg, with the assistance of Prof. Moussa, who may act as coach, expects to develop tolerable reimbursement for this loss. Husky Lewis Mahnke has been tried at center to advantage, and Herbert Koch, who has had a year’s experience with the scrubs, at the important position of quar­ terback. Koch has speed and dexterity to boast of and will, it is hoped, regulate the team to a nicety. Another valuable addition has been obtained in Otto King, a robust lad, who made his debut in football at St. John’s Military Academy. The other vacancies have been filled by

Walter Motzkus, left end; William Luekcl, right end, and Reinhold Bonewald, left tackle, all members of last year’s seconds. Possible auxiliaries are Herbert Kirchner, Louis Beto, and Louis Baganz. That this selection promises to be a whirlwind was evinced in the first scrimmage of the season on Sept. 18, when the regulars scored several touch­ downs on the scrubs in a few minutes of play. Special pains are taken in prac­ ticing the forward pass, as it is Captain Berg’s intention to manipulate that play to perfection. Manager Ziesemer de­ serves acknowledgement for his untir­ ing efforts in securing a schedule of re­ nown. Our anticipations are waxing high, and soon they will be put to the test, for on Oct. 2 our college eleven journeys to Lake Forest for the initial game of the season. The line-up will be as follows: .........Center Mahnke or Beto Right guard Reinemann .... , . Left guard Hanke............... Right tackle King................. .. Left tackle Bonewald......... .. Right end Luekel............... , Quarterback Koch or Luekel.


THE BLACK AND RED .. Fullback A. Berg .. Right half Eickmann > .Left half E. Berg----Our plucky second team, that is ready to withstand the knocks and blows of the regulars at all times, is doing snappy work. Its energetic leader, Captain Kirchner, has arranged the team of the following material: Center, Zibell; guards, Schweppe and Ruagc; tackles, Tackc and Masch; ends, Schlci and Moltman; quarterback, Klucnder; full­ back, Frey; left halfback, Baganz; right half back, Kirchner.

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The schedule: Oct. 2. Lake Forest at Lake Forest. Oct. 9. Ripon College at Ripon. Oct. 16. Beloit College at Beloit. Oct. 23. Wayland Academy vs. “Seconds,” at Watertown. Oct. 30. Open. Nov. 6. Lawrence College at Wa­ tertown. Nov. 13. Oshkosh Normals at Wa­ tertown. Nov. 20. Whitewater Normals at Watertown, Nov. 25. Carroll College at Watertown.

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THE BLACK AND RED —On Sept. 28 Miss Adolfine Ernst, a former student of our institution, re­ turned from Europe to her home at Watertown. She devoted a year to study at the University of Leipzig, being the recipient of a traveling schol­ arship. Besides, she also made a tour through Germany, France, Switzer­ From the last land, and England, named country she returned by way of Montreal. In London she paid

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her brother, Dr. Carl Ernst, a for­ mer student and professor of our col­ lege, a visit. At present Dr. Ernst is engaged at a large factory in Lon­ don. Miss Ernst was accompanied by her cousin, Fritz Ernst, from Charle­ roi, Belgium, who intends to make the study of English a specialty at our school. Miss Ernst continues her stud­ ies in German at Madison, having re­ ceived a fellowship in German for the ensuing year.

PE EEBOS ©MfOBUJS Discovery of the North Pole Universal attention has for the past decades, I would say centuries, been drawn to arctic explorations. Nations watched their own and foreign explor­ ers set out in search of the poles of this earth and admired the progress the plucky, nature-defying men made in their attempts. The North Pole has been discovered, even twice, by two dif­ ferent men, but both times to the honor of “Old Glory.” Arctic expeditions are by no means innovations of the past few centuries. We hear that as early as 325 B. C., the Greek, Pythcas, sailed northward, with intentions of finding amber and zinc mines. This is the first arctic expedition known to history. The aim of the first arctic expeditions was not the North Pole. They searched for the so-called Northwest Passage, a northerly water­ way to India, around northern Asia or North America. They even thought of finding it by sailing directly over the North Pole. The new sea-passage was to cut off sailing around the southern

points of the continent. These expe­ ditions started in the sixteenth century, hut none met with success. During the seventeenth century, people dropped the idea of finding this passage; in the nine­ teenth century, however, it was again taken up, not so much to find the North­ west Passage, but more or less to aid science. Various expeditions were equipped during this century. In the years 1818-1827, the English­ man, Sir John Franklin, undertook three arctic expeditions. Franklin never re­ turned from the last one of these. Re­ lief expeditions were organized *and sent in search of the lost explorers. After thirty-four years of almost fruitless search, a few skeletons and particles of clothing belonging to Franklin’s men were found. These relief expeditions served another purpose. In their searches for Franklin, they found that not only one, but three Northwest Passages ex­ isted. At the same time they found that all three of these were useless for com­ mercial purposes. All through the nine­ teenth century arctic explorations were made. Islands and bodies of water, up

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to that time unknown to the civilized by John R. Bradley, under guise of an world, were discovered. The most in­ arctic hunting trip, but completely teresting polar expeditions are the last equipped for a dash to the pole, sailed in the remodeled fishing yacht, Bradley, two. Without doubt, Commander Robert from Gloucester, Mass., July 2, 1907. E. Peary, of the United States navy, Late in August of the year they readied was one of the bravest, if not the brav­ the limits of navigation, in Smith Sound. est, of arctic explorers. Almost twenty About seven hundred miles from the years of his life were devoted entirely to pole, Cook established his headquarters, the accomplishment of the one great among the northern-most tribe of Es­ feat, the discovery of the North Pole. kimos. After preparing his equipment, In all he made no less than nine expe­ he started on a new route over Grinncll ditions. Putting full trust in reports, Land and northward along its western we find that on the 6th of April, 1909, coast out on the polar sea on his journey Peary stood on the top of this earth, northward. Early in the morning of where there is no latitude, and no di­ February 19, 1908, the main expedition rection—but one, south. His goal was embarked for the pole. Eleven men, reached; but wait! Peary was not the 103 of the mest obtainable dogs, draw­ first one to reach the pole. Dr. Fred­ ing eleven heavily-loaded sledges, left the erick A. Cook, a Brooklyn physician, a shores of Greenland and pushed west­ less experienced explorer than Peary, ward over the troublesome ice of Smith nailed the American flag to the pole on Sound. In the darkness of the long April 21, 1908, almost a year before night, after all but one supporting party Peary. As these men have not as yet had been sent back, the party reached shown their proofs to the world, not the edge of the Polar Sea at the south­ much can be said as to who was the first ern point of Heiberg Island, after hav­ to get to the “Big Nail” first. All we ing been exposed to a biting cold of 23 can do is to believe reports. Whoever degrees. Here the last supporting body may have been the first, the conduct of was sent back, the final dash was begun Mr. Pear}' was anything but praise­ on March 21st. Dr. Cook, with his two worthy when he heard that another man best men, Strichhook and Ahivclsh, and had been there before him. What gen­ twenty doys, began their last dash of tleman in Peary’s predicament would 460 miles across the moving sea of ice. have hurled messages of defiance at his On March 30th the last of solid land rival? However great Peary’s disap­ was sighted. Cook says: “We found pointment at Cook’s success may have ourselves beyond range of all life. Neith­ been, abuse of his rival only weakens his er the footprints of bears nor the blow­ contention and case. The American peo­ holes of seals were detected. Even the ple were and ever are for fair play, and microscopic creatures of the deep were they will ultimately give credit wherever no longer under us.” At length only it is due, as will the civilized world in one hundred miles separated Cook from this case. Nor will that haughty spirit his goal. Daily observations were pro­ often “born in camp and bred in war,” cured to fix the advancing stages. On evinced by Peary to a degree, help his April 21st they found they were in lati­ case. But let us proceed with our story. tude 89 degrees 59 minutes and 46 secCook’s expedition, quietly organized onds. The remaining 14" were made


THE BLACK AND RED without any impediments, the ice con­ stantly improved, as they came near the pole. Having reached their goal, they made preparations to stay for a double round of observations. The pole was reached—“What a cheerless spot to have aroused the ambition of man for so many years! An endless field of purple snows. No life. No land. No spot to relieve the monotony of frost. We were the only pulsating creatures in a dead world of ice.” This is what Dr. Cook found the coveted spot to be. After a two days’ stay at the pole, Cook and his allies left for the return trip. After the cold of early September stopped further progress, they established winter quarters in an underground den at Cape Sparbo. Here they lived on musk ox and bear until sunrise of 1909. On February 18tb they made a new start for Amootah and on April 15th they reached the Greenland shore. Here they were feceived by Harry Whitney, an arctic game hunter, and a party of Eskimos. No life was lost. All of Cook’s crew returned. After a favorable journey as far north as Cape Sheridan, Peary left his ship, the “Roosevelt,” • on February 15th of this years. His sledge journey began at once and reached Cape Columbia, via Grant Land, on March 1st. Thence forward his journey lay over ice of the polar sea to the pole, 420 miles away. Rapid and steady were his advances, in­ terrupted rather infrequently by “leads” of open water. Just as Cook had done, he sent back his supporting bodies one after another, till on April 6th, he stood at the pole with five companions—his negro bodyguard, Matt Hansen, and four Eskimos. Having taken observa« tions that proved his having reached the pole, he exclaimed: “The pole at last. The prize of three centuries, my dream

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and goal for twenty years, mine at last! I cannot realize it!” Soundings were made five miles from the pole. All the wire Peary had, 1,500 fathoms, did not find bottom. On the afternoon of April 7th, the return journey began. Sixteen days later they reached Cape Columbia, and on September 5th they reached the “Roosevelt” at Indian Harboi*. Here Peary was told of the death of Prof. Ross G. Harvin, of Cornell Uni­ versity, who had been drowned in a lead on April 10th, when returning in com­ mand of a supporting body. Both explorers, Peary and Cook, have interesting stories for the public, for hardships were not scarce during their bold dashes. Interesting is what they have to say as to curious atmospheric ef­ fects created in higher latitudes by dif­ fused light, which seems to come from all directions at once. “Mirages turner things topsy-turvy. Inverted mountain and queer objects ever rose and fell ir shrouds of mystery, but all of this was due to the atmospheric magic of the mid­ night sun.”—Cook. Peary, on being asked whether they rode on their sledges when making the dash, said “that one is happy when he can walk without pushing ahead the sledge or steadying it when they are on humpy ice. Very often they were com­ pelled to grip the rear end and thrust it ahead. It is like guiding a breaking plow drawn by oxen, You must always expect that any movement will wrench you off your feet.” This is especially difficult when they were caught in gales. These northern gales are feared by explorers. A biting wind blowing at the rate of fifty to sev­ enty miles an hour, beating snow into the faces of man and dog, not oniy causes the skin to crack, it also causes the so-called snow-blindness. Cook says


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his eyes were actually frozen shut. Another impediment to rapid march is ridge ice. This ice is not like that of a smoothly frozen stream; it more or less resembles a surface covered with sta­ lagmites. Here rapid progress in travel is impossible, because the sledges are so often capsized. Leads offer hardships. These leads or open streams in the ice compel the trav­ eler to halt and wait until they are again covered with ice. Think of wait­ ing three or four days in the icy desert for a lead to freeze. In one of these leads Prof. Marvin lost his life. George Burop, leader of Peary’s second support­ ing body, tells of the accident: “I shall never forget the night when our camp at Cape jBheridan was aroused by the moaning of what the superstitious Es­ kimos thought was the evil spirit. I rushed out to behold in the glittering moonlight the old and faithful KoodLook-Too. He hung his head and mut­ tered : ‘Marvin, he down dead; young ice.’ Instantly the truth flashed over me that Marvin had broken through the newly formed ice of a lead and drowned.” He had attempted to cross the lead, crawling on his stomach over the young ice, when suddenly he disap­ peared. Very often lack of provisions put ex­ plorers into serious predicaments. It has occurred that arctic travelers have eaten all their dogs to keep from starv­ ing, and wandered on on foot. Not enough at times, they killed some of their party to satisfy their starving body. Many, after all was gone, died of star­ vation. We may add a few things about the Eskimos. Cook tells us women are rath­ er scarce and that often marriageable men were forced to forgo the advantages of married life, because there were not

enough wives. He also tells how Eski­ mos bartered with his crew. One Es­ kimo received a pocket knife for a beau­ tiful foxskin, which was of little use to him. A woman had exchanged her fur pants, worth one hundred dollars, for a red handkerchief with which she would decorate her head and igloo (Eskimo’s hut) for years to come. Another had given her bearskin mitts for needles and conveyed the idea that she had the long end of the trade. Cook also tells us of “one fat youth, who with only a smile, displayed with glee two bright tin cups, one for himself and one for his pros­ pective bride. All of tin's glitter had been received in exchange for an ordi­ nary ivory horn worth about $90. Much more can be said of the habits of the Eskimos, but let it suffice to say that without law, literature or fixed cus­ toms these simple but intelligent people control their destinies with remarkable success. The two polar expeditions for the present give the world material to talk about and later, after both Peary and Cook have laid open their evidence, science will be aided. The discovery of the pole itself is of but little value to the world, but the observations made there iwll serve to enlarge the library of science. We Americans have the honor of having nailed to the pole the Stars and Stripes. FRED LOEPER, ’10.

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been little short of marvelous. His air­ trives to get out of range of even these ships arc of immense size, the Zeppelin guns in twenty seconds, and it can also I. and Zeppelin II. being 446 feet long continually change its course so that and being capable of covering a distance there is very little possibility of its being of thirty-five miles an hour. The most struck. If some gun were invented or marvelous thing about these airships, some means discovered by which the air­ however, is their dirigibility. They arc ship could be struck by the first shot, it under such wonderful control that the would only have to avoid Such places turning of figures of eight is very easily where these cannon are placed to avoid executed, and that perpendicular dives destruction, and still whole armies could be slaughtered by it. But will civiliza­ at great speed are common tricks. The airship will be useful in many tion tolerate such slaughtering of man­ wavs. In the near future it will cer- kind ? Many people say that our armies tainly he used for the transportation of and navies will disappear as soon as the passengers and perhaps of freight, hut aerial battleship makes its appearance, it will never carry the immense cargoes because they will be practically of no which ocean steamers carry, for the sim­ use and that aerial warfare will take the ple reason that water is 800 times heav­ place of war on land and sea. Others ier than air. For the same reason, how­ say that the appearance of the aerial bat­ ever, it is apparent that the airship will tleship will be the end of war, which travel with greater velocity and that it certainly is a consummation devoutly to will ultimately he much larger than our be wished. If this is not true, let us hope that the saying that every action present ocean steamers. VP It will, however, also be used in war­ has a reaction will also prove true in fare. It is possible to transform an air­ this case and that some means may be ship into an aerial warship, which will discovered of destroying this monster in make it much more destructive than our the form of an aerial battleship. It is modern battleship. It will be fitted out thought that in three or four years air­ with the rapid-firing guns specially made ships will be able to cross the Atlantic for this purpose. Several of these aerial in three days. As to size the most con­ battleships will be able to destroy a whole servative grant that airships of a quar­ fleet of battleships or annihilate a whole ter of a mile’s length will be built in a army without any immediate danger to few years. themselves, because our artillery is in­ adequate for the purpose of shooting at President Taft*s Journey objects directly above them. By means On Sept. 15th our President started of the guns in the airship whole regi­ ments of infantry and cavalry can be from Boston on his 12,759 mile journey. mercilessly shot down. Experts are try­ This is the longest tour of the United ing. to invent guns with which these States ever made by a President of the aerial battleships can be destroyed, but United States. This journey will take thus far very little success has been met him through thirty-four states and also with.^ So far the best of these r;; guns is a portion of Mexico. In the course of the Krupp gun, with which shots can this journey he will visit nearly all of be fired nearly perpendicularly into the the important cities of the country, which air. But by its speed the airship con- necessitates the delivering of many


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speeches at fairs, banquets, depots and many other places. He will spend two days at Seattle to see the Alaska-YukonPacific Exposition. Oct. 7th to Oct. 9th have been set aside by him for a visit to the natural wonders of Yoscmite National Park. He will also spend four days on his ranch in Texas to recuperate from his strenuous travels. After leav­ ing Texas his next stop will be at St. Louis, from where he will go to New Orleans on a Mississippi steamer. After spending a week in the southern states he will arrive in Washington Nov. 10th, having been on the road for fifty-six da)'S. The purpose of this tour is not pleasure and recreation, as can be seen by the schedule, but to get in touch with as many people of the different states as possible, which Mr. Taft considers to be a President’s duty. On this ac:ount the President puts himself to the inconvenience of stopping even at the smaller cities to give the inhabitants of the smaller cities and rural districts an opportunity to see and hear him. That the President is undoubtedly very pop­ ular with the citizens of the United States has been shown by the great ova­ tions and receptions which he has re­ ceived thus far. It is estimated that this tour will cost about $15,000. This will absorb the greater part of the $25,000 which Copgress has allowed the Presi­ dent for traveling expenses.

The Hudson Celebration Preparations are now being made in New York for a great celebration, which will be held from Sept. 25th till the second week of October, to celebrate the tercentenaiy of the discovery of the Hud­ son by Henry Hudson and the centen­

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ship by Fulton. Although the steam­ ship was invented in 1807, it was de­ cided to postpone its centennial celebra­ tion for two years and to combine it with the Hudson celebration, thereby making it one of the big celebrations of our country. The Dutch have sent over a ship for this occasion, which is the exact replica of Hudson’s “Half Moon,” in which he crossed the Atlantic. An­ other curiosity of the celebration will be a true reproduction of the century-old Clermont, the quaint ship constructed by Fulton. On Oct. 1st eighty vessels will participate in a cruise from New York City to Newburgh, which will be larg­ est international fleet ever seen. Fiftythree of these vessels will be American, the remainder will be sent by the Euro­ pean powers and the South American re­ publics.

Our Roll of Honor The following have paid their sub­ scriptions for the Black and Red since it’s last publication: Rev. O. Heidtke, Morton Grove 111. W. Keibel O. Toepel A. Pamperin M. Glaeser M. Wehausen J. Walsh H. Klingbiel M. Brockmann P. Kleinhammer L. Beto F. Born L. Maas E. Geske C. Kluender P. Monhardt L. Vogel

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—On Aug. 23 Mr. G. W. Roeber, ’76 paid a visit to former schoolmates liv­ ing at Watertown. He viewed with pleasure the many improvements that have been made at Northwestern Col­ lege since his time as a student. At present he is engaged as a wholesale druggist in Newark, N. J. —The following graduates of our school have registered as visitors during the summer months: The Rev. W. Sauer, ’02; Ernest Birkholz, ’09; Otto W. Koch, ’09; G. W. Roeber, ’76; Aug­ ust C. Bcndler, ’78; Philip H. Koeh­ ler, ’09; Edward Zell, ’08; Edwin Grunwald, ’09; Erwin E. Kowalkc, ’08; the Rev. W. Huth, ’81; the Rev. J. Pieper, ’02. —Ten members of the band, Adolf Zuberbier, ’10; Walter Wente, ’ll; Gotthold Schley, ’ll; Rupert Bartz, ’12; Arthur Tacke, ’12; Louis Mahnke, ’12; William Limpert, ’10; Louis Maas, ’12; Carl Kluender, ’ll, and Charles Baerwald, ’ll, went to Pardeeville to' play at a mission festi­ val on Sept. 5. —Arthur Werner, ’ll, paid his parents a visit at Milwaukee on Sept. 19. —Reinhardt Ziesemer, manager of Norhtwestern’s football team, went to Milwaukee on business on Sept. 12. On the same day he also took the op­ portunity to visit his parents at Ke­ nosha. —Mrs. F. Thrun visited her sons, Wal­ ter, ’12, and Gerhardt, ’13, on Sept. 16. —Miss Edna Werth of Menomonie called on friends at Northwestern on Sept. 23. —Rev. A. Schley called on his son Gott­ hold, ’ll, on Sept. 6.

—Mr. Henry Zeislcr, a former member of the class of 1910, paid his friends a short visit on Sept. 21. —Mr. Carl Brickmann, Sem., preached in St. Tolin’s Lutheran church on Sept. 19. —Charles Baerwald went to Juneau to visit bis parents on Sept. 11. —Rev. Theo. Fink and wife called on their son Emanuel, ’12, on Sept. 18. —Rupert Bartz, ’12, and Emanuel Fink attended the mission festival at Oconomowoc during their stay <\t that place from Sept. 18-19. —Walter Pankow, ’12, went to Water­ loo on Sept. 19 to visit his parents. He was accompanied by his cousin, Herman Pankow, ’12. —Mr. H. Zimmcrmann, accompanied by his daughter Laura, called on his son Martin, prep., on Sept. 2. —Edward Raascb, prep., went to Oconomowoc on Sept. 18 to visit his par­ ents. —Messrs. Edwin and Henry Schrocder of Milwaukee paid their brother Al­ fred, prep., a visit on Sept. 19. —Mr. H. Born of Oconomowoc called on his brother Fred, prep., on Sept. 22. —Mr. Carl Kluender, ’ll, called on his parents at Kenosha on Sept. 19. —Messrs. J. Harmcning of Lake Mills, S. Dain of Columbus, T. Schultz of Jefferson paid friends at N. W. U. a visit on Sept. 18. —Rev. F. C. Uetzmann of Gibson visit­ ed Paul Eggert, ’12, on Sept. 14. —The board of Northwestern Univer­ sity met on Sept. 8 and 14. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Starke of Den­ ver, Colo., called on their son Robert, ’ll, on Sept. 9.


THE BLACK AND RED —Rev. A. Bendler of Milwaukee called on his son August, prep., on Sept. 20. —Rev. A. C. Haase of Peshtigo visited his brother Martin, ’ll, on Sept. 20. —Rev. E. F. Dornfeld paid his son Carl, ’10, a visit on Sept. 14. —Rev. W. Huth and wife of Hustis­ ford called on their sons Harry, prep., and Raymond, ’12, on Sept. 9. —John Schliep of Manchester visited his friend Louis Vogl, prep., on Sept. 22. —In the early part of September Mr. Carl Schrocder, the star center of last year’s Northwestern football team, bade farewell to the sophomore class, of which he was a member, as he had decided to discontinue his studies. Re­ sponses were made by Louis Mahnke, president of the class; John Masch, vice president; Walter Pankow, sccre-

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tary and treasurer; August Pamperin We all wish and Paul Froehlke. him the best of success in his new call­ ing. —Miss M. Matthes of Hustisford called on Erwin Quandt, ’12, on Sept. 23. —Mr. Martin Ave-Lallemant of Schliesingerville, a former member of the class of 1912, called on his brother Ernst, prep., and former classmates on Sept. 18. —Mr. Oswald Hensel, Sem., is now teaching at our institution to fill the vacancy caused by the indefinite leave of absence granted Dr. Wente by the board of trustees. —Martin Glaeser, Otto Medenwald and Theodore Eggers went to Clyman on Sept. 19.


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Soph: Who’s that? The fellow with the specs? —“Man is made of dust, Dust settles; Are you a man? —Prof, (reading Hamlet) : “Season you admiration for awhile.” What does that mean? Pupil: Keep on your shirt. —Schimmel: Hello, Brown! How’s Megas? —Prof, (to Sexta): Ihr solltet cure Grammatik schriftlich geschrieben haben. —Prof.: It is very vulgar to use the pronoun “she” in case of a train. Sch—ppe: Especially when it’s a mail (male) train.


THE BLACK AND RED —Bones: My father has 160 acres of land on which the grain was stand­ ing so thick that he was compelled to rent 160 more in order to have room to set the shocks. —The following announcement was made in the dining hall: Kleinhammcr hat scinen Hammer vcrloren. Zuletzt wurde er in Krubsacks Zimmer gesehen. Dcr Finder wird gebeten, ihn dem Eigentucmer zu geben. —A: What is the proper length for ladies’ skirts? B: A little over two feet. —B—rt: I spoke to more girls to-day than all of last year. Remark: Young man, you must be

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very popular with the fair sex. I wonder how you succeed in gaining esteem. —On one of the beautiful evenings dur­ ing the last month Pa was discovered walking leisurely along the most pop­ ular street of the city with one of our fair coeds as his companion. Since that evening Pa is constantly greeted with the words, “Gack, Gack,” and egg feasts are since that time also a common occurrence in his room. —Prof. (To D—f—dt, who was em­ bracing B—rg during a recitation): Get your arm away from B—rg. D—f—dt: Oh, he don’t mind it.


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Send for free 28 page illustrated circu­ lar of Novelties for schools and cadets, including American Flags, Banners, Belt Buckles, Military Books, Brigade Rifles, Button Holders, Clothing Hangers, Fry­ ing Pan Clocks, Cravat Pins, Cuff But­ tons, Pennants, Hat Pins, Jerseys, Sweat­ ers, Tights, Fountain Pens, Trouser Stretchers, ’Varsitv Flags, Watch Fobs, etc. The Pettibone Bros. Manufacturing Co. Manufactures of Uniforms, Military and Secret Society Supplies, Cincinnati, 0.

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DIRECTORY Officers of the Various Organizations of N. W. U.

THE COLLEGE. President:......... Vice President. Secretary.........

Prof. A. F. Ernst Dr. J. H. Ott ■Dr. A. Hoermann

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America as Seen by Ludwig Fulda

PAG IS 169

Robert’s Victory.

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Editorial,

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College Notes..................................... .

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Senior “Sticks” vs. Junior “Sticks”

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Northmen in America.........................

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Autumnal Coloring.

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Watertown, Wis., November, 1909.

Number 6

LUTEMAMY America as Seen By Ludwig Fulda The great opportunities to pros­ perity that our country has been and is still giving to foreigners are no doubt the reason why we have always received an immense num­ ber of immigrants from Europe. That Europeans take interest in us and try to become more and more acquainted with us is proved by the close study they make of those who visit them. They even visit us and write about us. The way we have been represented by many of their writers does not do us jus­ tice. They have often criticised us severely and mostly overlooked what they might have praised. Of late the Europeans have, however, treated us better, They criticise us less and are even praising us. Such a person we find in Ludwig Fulda. Ludwig Fulda, a German poet and playwright, was in 1905 asked by the German Association of New York to lecture in America. During his short sojourn he saw a part of our country, about which he after­ wards wrote his book “Amerikanische Eindruecke.” In it he gives

an account of us, states what he thinks praiseworthy and what not. Since it is always well to know what is said about us, it will be worth while to recall at least a part of his account. No sooner had Ludwig Fulda en­ tered the mouth of the Hudson riv­ er than he beheld a harbor whose size is not excelled in all Europe. The traffic upon it has no equal. Vessels of almost all descriptions, but especially ferry-boats, can be seen going hither and thither. This is the harbor of New York, the American metropolis. The city of New York on the long but narrow Manhattan Island is divided into two quarters, the business quarter and the dewlling quarter. They have been connect­ ed with each other by a subway, but the avenues above ground, es­ pecially Broadway are nevertheless often overcrowded by the daily stream of people going to and from work. The streets crossing the av­ enues are often nearly deserted. The squares formed by the crossing of the streets are called blocks. They are the fundamental principle of the American city or town topography. Nearly all streets look exactly alike,

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and if a person wants to distinguish between them he can only do so by the number of the street, not by their individuality. The most prominent buildings are the sky-scrapers. They origin­ ated in America and combine the principle of a house and tower. In places where these monstrous build­ ings are in large numbers they make an overwhelming impression. If one walks between them in Broad­ way, it seems as though we were going between iwo steep cliffs, with the difference that the sky-scrapers have doors and windows. These giants have made New York the center of commerce. As yet there is little architectonic beauty in the style of the sky-scrapers, but there is a eteady progress in that line. The majority of the dwelling houses seem to be all built accord­ ing to the same model and try to avoid all difference at least in their outward appearance from the estab lished form, so that they give to the streets a still more monotonous im­ pression. One street, however, Fifth avenue, is notable for its fine buildings. It contains a number of public and private buildings, the public library, the cathedrale, some club buildings, and a number of pal­ aces of the four hundred. Fulda especially praises the sub­ way, the underground electric rail­ way with its four tracks leading from the north to the south end of Manhattan Island. The illumination of the city in the evening is such as not even to be seen in Berlin on the Kaiser’s birthday. The museums, libraries, and schools are also of the best. The Columbia University is even a rival of famous Harvard.

It is self-evident that New York also contains those darker sides of life that all modern large cities have, but to get out of those dirty and poorer parts of the city requires but a few minutes. The over-burdened citizen can, though he has only a few spare moments, breathe the fresh air of either sea, river, forest, hills, or parks. Among the parks Central Park with its natural advan­ tages of rugged ground excels even the Berliner Tiergarten. It has been said by some that if one k:»)»v4 cne American city he knows them all, but that is going a little too far. Of course so much is true that they are better distin­ guished by their location than by their individualities. This is still more the case if Washington and Boston are excluded. Washington is not due to any natural develop­ ment, but was founded for the pur­ pose of being the capital of the United States. Boston is more an English city, which follows but nat­ urally from its earlier history. One of .the greatest features in our country is the area that our cities occupy. The American city covers from five to eight times the area that the European city of the same population. Although Phila­ delphia has about two-thirds of a million less in population than Ber­ lin it covers more than five times the area. Chicago, whose popula­ tion is only approximately equiva­ lent to that of Berlin, occupies near­ ly times the area. The Americans usually say that they have the space and that it is the reason. That cannot be the real reason. This great feature of the American city has a better explanation. In Amer-


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ica nearly everybody, from the mil- not without reason proud of the nalionaire down to the common labor- tural parks. er, has his own house. To each The streets, however, often leave house there usually belongs a large much to wish for, especially the lawn and a garden. Thus one fam- drive-ways. In many towns and ily in America lives on a space on cities they are disfigured by numerwhich in Europe sometimes at least ous telephone poles. After a rain ten live. they are often so muddy in some In founding American cities, util- places that it is hard work to pull ity and not aesthetics was the oneself out of the mud if one gets in. prime consideration. Instead of In western cities, where the streets letting nature have its own charm- are not paved, Fulda found realms ing way. it has been destroyed by of mud, particularly in the small erecting factories, freight houses, towns. Even the paved streets are etc. on the very edge of a river or sometimes in a bad condition on aclake. In some cities a change is count of the large holes in the pavenow taking place in this respect, ment. The illumination of the Buffalo, Chicago, and Milwaukee streets excels that of Europe by far. have begun to establish public garTwo classes of people, very comdens on water fronts. It seems mon in the streets of European citthcrefore that Americans no longer ies, are always looked for in vain in always let utility be the dominant American streets, the beggar and factor. On the contrary Europe the soldier. There is no doubt seems of late to be unfortunately about their existence in America, drifting toward considering the but they seemed to be ashamed to points of utility. show themselves. In place of the The houses are often built of military men one can see in some wood, particularly in the smaller square of nearly every city huge towns. In general the dwelling cannons (mostly captured in the quarters have a neat and cheerful Spanish war) or some monument in character; all along the streets are commemoration of the fallen solshade-trees and about the houses diers of the Civil war. well-cared for lawns. The business It is doubtful whether one can quarters, however, often disgust talk of an American style of archius. The soot of bituminous coal tecture besides that of the skyhas in some cities, especially in scrapers, but nevertheless the cusPittsburg, turned handsome build- tom house in Indianapolis, the pubings to a dull color. Fine orna- lie library in Chicago, or the state mental structures often lose their ef- capitol in St. Paul cope with the feet on account of their surround- , best modern European architecture. ings. In general it may be said that the In one respect the Americans American cities still have to imhave from the very ebginning shown prove before they can contend with taste. They have hot-houses full of the best cities in Europe, exotic plants, zoological gardens, If Americans can learn from Eurand parks; they are especially and ope in architecture, Europeans can

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learn from America in providing ac­ commodation for travelers. As far as trains are concerned, the best American trains are better than the best European. He who takes ad­ vantage of what they furnish can make long journeys in ease. If any­ thing could be better yet, it is the sleeper. Here men and women are only separated from one another by curtains. The beds are arranged lengthwise in two rows, an upper and lower, along the sides of the car, with an aisle between them. The dressing has to be done in bed and in doing so one has to be careful or he is likely to bump his head. Otherwise train accommodations are such of which a passenger of the International Express in Europe does not even dream; there are rooms, parlor cars, dining cars, smoking cars, the toilet arrange­ ments, to which sometimes even be­ longs a bathroom, the choice of newspapers, magazines, and hooks. But not all trains run Pullman cars. Some have only one, and if this is occupied, you are forced to take the common passenger car. This does not contain different classes as in Europe. It ranks about between the second and third class on the European trains and contains none of the comforts of the Pullman. The seats along both sides are intended for two persons. They are so close together that there is no room to stretch out the feet. On some western lines these “herring boxes” are still sometimes heated with antediluvian iron stoves which in their immediate neighbor­ hood give forth the heat of the equator, but at distance of two or three yards no longer prevent freez-

ing. Praiseworthy and greatly to be recommended to the managers of European trains arc the washing ar­ rangements with their fresh soap and clean towels. Although the passenger service on the American railroads are in general better than in Europe, none of the American stations can com­ pare with those of Frankfort, Dres­ den, etc. The stations at the small­ er places in America are usually only “board sheds.” It is often hard to find out the best route between two cities on ac­ count of the different companies operating between them, This is unknown in Germany. Often the trains are late, but the Americans seem to be used to that and can wait for hours patiently. One thing that is never met with on American trains, but which can­ not be said of European trains, is impoliteness and boorish behavior. There are no special apartments Unaccomnecessary for women, panied women, even young and pretty ones, are free from every ob­ trusiveness and arc not even stared at. The comfort given to guests at the hotels excels in vital points that given in Europe. To every good room belongs a bathroom. The beds are wider than in European hotels. For regulating the heating one finds in the new buildings scales on the walls whose pointers need onjy to be pushed to the degree of the tem­ perature desired. In every room there is a telephone. The rooms are lighted by electricity. Even in the smaller towns the hotels are fair. One of the common mistakes in them, as in most of the American


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houses, is the overheating of the rooms. In general it may be said that the Americans are practical in large things, but not always in minor. If the streets which they have to walk lead direct to their destination, they stumble over the holes in the pave­ ment without complaint. As it was my intention only to summarize part of his account I shall proceed no further. Fulda him­ self thinks he has been rather op­ timistic in his account, but since I have mentioned both praise and criticism, I shall let the reader form his own opinion as to the merits of Ludwig Fulda as a critic. G. NEUMANN, ’u. Robert's Victory Robert had just graduated from His uncle Medford high school, offered him work as stenographer in the office of the Mould Lumber Co., which he willingly accepted. He was an orphan, and therefor had to work his own way through life. Being very ambitious he had work­ ed before and after school hours at odd jobs, and so managed to earn enough money to enable him to at­ tend high school. Robert’s inten­ tions were to work for a few years, and then enter college. Robert began work in his uncle’s office the day after commencement. He usually rose early, straightened and cleaned the office, and always was where he was needed most. Mr. Mould considered himself very for­ tunate in obtaining such an energet­ ic young man for stenographer. It was in the last days of July that Mr. Mould told Robert to preI

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pare himself for a trip into north­ ern Wisconsin. “There is/’ said Mr. Mould, “a large tract of timber which I intend to buy. A friend has drawn my attention to the fact that this timber land is to be had at a very reasonable price. I want you to explore the whole region thoroughly and then to come and report to me.” About a week later Robert board­ ed the train for the north, taking with him a rifle, a small tent and a few cooking utensils. After a short but pleasant ride through a beauti­ ful country dotted with forests and scenery, he got off at a small vil­ lage about forty miles distant from the timber land that his uncle in­ That night he tended to buy. Early the stayed in the village, next morning he started for the woods. After a strenuous march during which he shot a deer and some small game, he finally reached his destination. Robert set about his work at once. He plodded over a large territory that day and when evening came, pitched his tent and prepared a sup­ per from some of the game he had shot during his weary march. He slept in his tent that night. Daily he traveled about in the woods. From old foresters, whom he fre­ quently met, and from his own ob­ servations he found that the timber was of little value. After five days his work was done. Happy he started for home, glad to have been of some service to an uncle who had never been too kind to him. In the meantime a rival company had set a man by name of Strang after Robert’s uncle. (Strang had always been a friend of Mr. Mould.)


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Mr. Mould told Strang of the boy’s trip into the timberland. Strang was amused very much and he said: “What does the boy under­ stand about timber? I have been over this territory not long ago. It is a bargain. Upon Robert’s arrival at the of­ fice of his uncle he was introduced to Strang, with whom Mr. Mould had just spoken. Strang seemed to have something in his eye that made Robert feel nervous, which seemed to indicate something bad. He now related his experience, set forth in what condition he had found the timber, and also said that it was almost worthless. “Mr. Strang has lately been over this same territory,” Mr. Mould now said, “and he says it is just what I want, that it is a bargain. He has always been my trusted friend and therefore I believe him. “I also see,” he contined, “that you are an in­ competent young man and cannot be trusted. You have disappointed me grievously. You are dismissed, and since I see that Strang can fill your position much better, I have offered it to him. Robert left the office without say­ ing a word. All his hopes were shattered. His uncle had not be­ lieved him as* to the mission he so proudly had undertaken, which he had executed so carefully. He had lost his position to a person whom he instinctively felt to be dishonest. “I will start anew in life” thought Robert, “and show my uncle that I am not deserving of such treat­ ment. Robert being well known in Medford was soon at work again. Meanwhile Mr. Mould had bought the timber and Strang was his help-

er in Robert’s stead. Robert, how­ ever, was more to his uncle than he had ever expected. Thousands of little things that Strang didn’t seem to think of had always been done by Robert, thereby saving his em­ ployer money, time, and much trou­ ble. Strang on the other hand was careless at times, negligent, and not alert and wide-awake. How could he be different after a night of carousel ? It was just two weeks since Rob­ ert had been dismissed by his uncle. He had worked later than usual (it was now one o’clock at night) and was hurrying home in order to get as much sleep as possible before, the next morning. Just as he was pass­ ing his uncle’s office, his eye caught a faint light. He stopped suddenly and stealing to the window, looked into the room. At first he did not see anything, but as his eyes be­ came a little more accustomed to the darkness, he distinctly saw two men working at the lock of the big steel safe. Robert had seen enough. Noise­ lessly he walked back to the street, and then ran quickly to a mill two blocks distant, where he knew he should find three night watchmen. Hurriedly telling the men what he had seen, they started for Mr. Mould’s office, and got there none too soon. For hardly had they reached the office when the. burg­ lars emerged from the window. They were immediately pounced upon by the three men and Robert. The robbers fought desperately, but the resistance they offered was in vain. When the masks had been torn from their faces, Strang, secretary


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Two days later a message was and thief confronted the “boy” whom he had driven from his posi­ handed to Robert, which told him to come to his uncle’s office at once. tion in such a mean way. The thieves were searched, and Hardly had Robert entered the of­ valuable papers belonging to Mr. fice, when his uncle began to talk Mould were found in Strang’s pos­ of the wrong he had done Robert session. At their trial before court and asking his forgiveness. “Since the robbers confessed all. Strang you have shown that you are a had entered the office as stenogra­ hero,” said Mr. Mould, “I have de­ pher in order that lie might bring cided to send you to college if you about Mr. Mould’s ruin more easily, will accept my offer.” Robert was incidentally thereby enriching him­ almost overcome, so great was his self. Strang was sentenced to ten joy. Three weeks later Robert again years in the workhouse, his accom­ plice to five years.. boarded the train, not for the north Had the robbery succeeded, as as before, but this time for college. might easily have happened, it It is needless to say that Robert His would have cost Mr. Mould, the also had success at college, rich lumberman, nearly $125,000, a uncle never regretted that he had prize worth coveting of so unscrup­ sent him there, nor do I think that ulous a villian as was Strang. Robert did. Five years later there Robert had won his battle. He was a new firm in Medford, The had shown his uncle that he was sign over his uncle’s door now read: not guilty of such base lies as he "Mould & Henderson Lumber Co.” JOHN C. MASCH, ’12. had thought him to be.

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EMTOJRHAL Sincerity The human mind is constructed for telling the truth. This is its normal condition, and under the ex­ ercise of true living ajid true think­ ing the character becomes strong and robust. Wholeness and completeness come into the life from truth, from sincer­ ity; but the moment we attempt to twist the mind into expressing de­ ceit, it becomes abnormal and works all sorts of harm to the character.

I once read of a writer who ex­ changed his talent for cash in polit­ He had written ical campaigns, some of the best campaign docu­ ments for different political parties, but the lack of sincerity in bis char­ acter so discounted his personality and ability that he had no standing as a man. He was recognized as a very brilliant writer, but as a man totally without conviction. There is something in the mind itself which thrives upon sincerity and which protests against all that


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is false, against all sham. Nothing ever quite satisfies this longing but absolute truth. The mind quickly becomes sickly and weak when forced to express what is false. Liv­ ing a lie, turning life into a deceptive machine, is not only degrading and demoralizing, but it is always a con­ The strong, fession of weakness, balanced mind does not have to re­ sort to subterfuge. It can afford to be transparent and open, because it is conscience of strength and does not need to hide anything, Great minds are open to the light, with no dark corners. With them nothing is hidden or veiled. Everybody is afraid of the opaque mind, the mind that acts in the dark. Nobody trusts the man who is always cover­ ing his tracks. We all love a trans­ parent mind. A great many people go through life “bluffing.” They are always acting or posing. They show you only that part of themselves which they are willing you should see. In­ sincerity, saying what you do not believe or think, simply to gain some temporary end, or because you do not wish to offend, is not only weak, but also cowardly. When one knows that he is a liar, he always suspects that others will know it, and this takes the edge off his self-trust, so that he never quite respects or believes himself. He is afraid of being found out. He does not expect complete confidence, and this cripples not only his aggres­ siveness, but also his executive abiLity. There is something about hones­ ty of purpose, sincerity in our friendships, in our lives, in our vo­ cations, in our dealings with oth-

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ers, that compensates deficiencies or failures in other directions, and that gives mental stability and pub­ lic confidence, even though we have only one talent and fill a very humble station in life, In other words* it is human nature to detest the sneaking, cunning, deceptive qualities in others. Thoroughness in Studies Do your duty! It is the supreme obligation of every student to recog­ nize and act upon this central prin­ ciple. You owe it to your parents, to your country, and to yourself. Duty implies many things, but the writer would like to call special at­ tention to thoroughness in studies. To be thorough in one’s lessons is of the utmost importance and an abso­ lute necessity in the fulfillment of a student’s duty as regards his stud­ ies. At times it happens that students attend recitations with hazy and misty ideas and a conglomeration of thoughts about their studies, the result of taking but a cursory glance at the assigned lesson or not work­ ing diligently enough at them. Of course, this is only to the student’s detriment, as every slighted lesson, every half-finished task, and every slip-shod piece of work weakens the brain’s power for the next undertak­ ing. But on the contrary, every dif­ ficult lesson mastered and eveprthing done to the best of one’s abili­ ty, gives added power to the brain for the next difficult task or lesson. A student who comes into class with half a knowledge of his lessons will generally experience that it is the other half that would come in


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handy. If, on the other hand, his classmate appears ready to reply to every question and to face all things it is not because he possesses a dis­ tinguished mental superiority, but because he has long thought about his lessons. He has reflected and meditated over them. Make your life a reservoir of power from which you can constantly draw in case of any emergency in the battle of life. The best opportunities to do so pre­ sent themselves at college by down­ right hard work. If you fail to avail yourself of such opportunities, you cannot expect to do anything above the commonplace. Just as a man of today is successful in busi­ ness if he knows the one thing he is doing better than any other man does, so a student will meet with success at college and abroad if he is thorough in his studies. Remember, “non scholae, sed vitae discimus.” Therefore, culti­ vate thoroughness, for like a plant it will grow and in its own good sea­ son will bring forth flowers. Your diligence and thoroughness, your fearlessness in going to the root of a matter, and your willingness to take upon yourself great labor, will bear their legitimate fruit. Our Gymnasium As necessary and essential as it for a student to study and to devote himself with all diligence to his work in order to develop and strengthen his intellect, so is it also quite as necessary for him to develope a strong and healthy body, ca­ pable of supporting him in his la-

bors. To train the body as well as the mind must therefore be our aim. What is done in our institution for bodily exercise? There are the sports, football and tennis. Foot­ ball, the very essence of exercise, where every muscle and sinew of the body is trained, exercised and developed to the acme of perfec­ tion; tennis, a game, in which not only all muscles and tendons of the limbs are exercised, but in which the eye of the player also may de­ velop an alertness and quickness, which can not be acquired in any other out-of-door diversion. This is indeed wholesome and good enough exercise for anyone. But the enjoying of sports, games, and all other exercises in fresh air is re­ stricted and limited in winter by the inclemency of the weather, while physical culture as well as culture of the mind must be main­ tained at all times of the year. For this purpose our institution, like all other establishments of the same kind, needs a well furnished, wellventilated and well-heated gymnas­ ium. While all other modern im­ provements have found their way into our buildings, this one feature has been strangely neglected. For years the students have petitioned and hoped for the erection of this building. As it is not within our power to do anything towards ac­ quiring this addition to our other­ wise so perfect array of buildings, let us hope that those who have al­ ready left the institution and others in whose power it is to work in our cause will do their best to have our wish granted.


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in which all but the maimed can participate. Inhaling the fresh out­ door air strengthens the lungs. The muscles of the legs are strained and thus strengthened. In a natural walk the arms also get their share. It is to be regretted that taking long “hikes” is almost a thing of the past at our institution. In former years boys would walk twenty and thirty miles a day; some even walk­ ed forty-five. This latter feat has recently been accomplished by two seniors, Paul Monhardt and Fred Loeper. A few details of their trip may be given.


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On October 9th, at 11:45 a. m. these “hikers” left the college grounds, with a firm determination to walk to Milwaukee, unless some unforeseen incident or accident should baffle their plans. It was an ideal day for the purpose, low pressure, no sun to cause perspira­ tion, which, as everyone knows, weakens the body. One thing was against them, a strong southeast wind, but they were prepared for this. Tight-fitting clothes, jersies and leggings, offered but little resistence to the combined forces of Auster and Eurus. Their first aim was Oconomowoc. The small station, Ixonia, was pass­ ed without a stop and Oconomowoc was reached at 2:49 P- m- Thirteen miles of their journey were covered. Here they stopped for the first time, in order to refresh themselves. Four minutes were thus taken up and away they went. The next station, Gifford, was reached at 3:23 o’clock. Here they ate their luncheon con­ sisting of a piece of fruit cake which they had taken with them. It is por policy to eat much on a “hike,” it only impedes rapid progress. Af­ ter a seven minutes’ stop, they again were on the way. At Okauchee they spent two minutes to moisten their parched throats and left at 3:46. At Nashotah they stopped six minutes for a drink and left at 4:25. Nagawicka was passed at 4:38. Six minutes were again taken out at Hartland to indulge in a drink of aqua pura. Having left here at 5:07 with the happy thought that half their journey was done, they started out to set their next stake at Pewaukee. The village, lakeside, shot past them at 5:35!

Darkness now began to set in, and a dark night it was to be. Pewaukee’s grounds were under their feet at 6:15 and twenty-five miles were in the rear, Until now they had walked at the rate of a little more than four miles an hour. Here, for the first time, they sat down to rest for a few moments. Two soft drinks were done away with, a few cards dropped to friends, and away they went at 6:40, with twenty miles to make.- Thus fair they walked on the railroad, but on account of dark­ ness and danger on the track, in the night time they struck the Watertown plank road. At first walking was difficult, in spite of the good road, because through sitting the limbs had become stiffened; this however, was soon run off. Eagerly they marched on toward Brookfield, for there they were to partake of a substantial meal, for the first time When since 6:30 in the morning, they were about half way between Pewaukee and Brookfield, it began to rain, but what matter? It didn’t last, and the inviting lights of Mil­ waukee, reflected on the sky, beck­ oned them onward. A small flash­ light was of good service to the “hikers.” They could, by means of its light, find the better paths in the road. Well, Brookfield was reached at 8:20. Supper was served at 8140. This done away with, they at once started out to limber up at 9:10. Elm Grove was in their rear at 10:25. Occasional showers made it somewhat uncomfortable, and be­ sides a slow pace had to be taken, because a protruding nail in one of the boy’s shoes caused an irritation. At Wauwautosa the injured foot was examined and for the last time,


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the college grounds and along the interurban line passes into the hands of the college authorities. It has an area of 200 by 300 feet. At present it reminds our Nebraska friends of the wide spreading corn­ Resifields of their native state, dences for the professors are to be erected here by the synod, one ev­ ery year until all professors are ac­ comodated. The board is to be commended on not encroaching on the campus; for the large number of students now at school need every inch of the present campus for their recreation.

The appointments made for the officers of the military company are the following: Capt.—A. Hanke. ist Lieut.—W. Reinemann. 2d. Lieut.—L. Beto. ist. Serg.—L. Baganz. 2d Serg.—A. Hinz. 3d. Serg.—J. Masch. 4th Serg. and Quartermaster—P. Froehlke. 5th Serg. and Asst. Quartermaster —L. Koeninger. Color Bearer—P. Eggert. The corporals arc—A. Pamperin, Wm. Hartwig, E. Martin, A. Koclpin.

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During a recent recitation the Seniors at N. W. U. were ridiculed on account of their ability in athletics. This they could not let pass by unregarded. Determined to show that they possess mettle enough to win glory and honor as athletes, they organized a football team composed of such members of the class who knew no more about the game than the mule about Greek. In order to elect officers for the team a class meeting was called. “Shorty’ Lehmann was unanimously elected captain of the “Sticks.” Who could otherwise have been chosen with such a definite knowledge of the great college sport? “Shylock” Schoenecke, alias Stagg, was naturally elected to perform the duties of

a coach: for who in all the world knows more about football than “Shylock?” “Gruech”Oerding, a former Yale star, was chosen as “Shylock’s” assistant. After due consideration “Fitzpatrick” Seefeldt was named trainer. After the officers had been elected and after Captain “Shorty” had selected a formidable combination of players, the question arose, “where can a suitable opponent be found to meet these gallant warriors on the gridiron?” It was decided to challenge the Junior “Sticks,” if there were any. Therefore a notice was posted challenging the “Sticks” of the Junior class. The challenge was accepted by the worthy Juniors. Immediately a meeting was called by the president of their class for the purpose of composing a “Stick” football team.


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ser, le; “Joe” Krubsack, lh; “Doc” Heise, rh; “Shas” Baerwald, f; “Schimmel” Hinz, q. The Junior “Sticks” arrived on the field at 3:09 among the cheers of their followers. The Seniors ar­ rived two minutes later and also received a rousing reception. After a little “warming up” the teams lined up for the great contest. Capt. “Schimmel” won the toss and chose to defend the south goal. When the whistle was blown both teams were in readiness. By a mighty ef­ fort “Zisk” sent the ball soaring in­ to the waiting hands of the oppon­ ent’s center five yards away. After a short run he was brought to the ground by a fine tackle by “Pa” Mohnhardt. The teams lined up and the Juniors tried a long end. but “Vatting” Schroeder brokf through and got the half before h< could get started. On the next play “Joe” by dint of some great sprinting circled the end for forty yards, being brought down by Capt. Lehmann. On the next play the Juniors fumbled, Zuge recovered the ball, and ran half way to the goal line before being caught from behind by “Jim” Reim. As they were now within striking distance of the goal the Seniors resorted to their best plays. A triple pass to “Bates” brought the ball to the ten yard line. Here the ball was given to Zisk, the powerful fullback, but “Doc” Werner dropped him before he could make a gain. Schumacher then advanced the ball three yards. Now it was third down with seven yards to gain. It was up to Capt. Lehmann to use some head work and he did. He knew that if any­ one could make the necessary gain

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it was “Zuge.” So “Zuge” got the ball, and after knocking about sev­ en Juniors down landed it safely be­ hind the goal line. Then a mighty shout arose, and “Zuge” was the hero. Capt. Lehmann decided to let Zisk kick the goal and squarely did he land the ball between the bars. Score Seniors 6, Juniors o. The teams lined up for the sec­ ond kickoff, the Juniors kicking to the Seniors. “Jack” Haase kicked the ball to Capt. Lehmann, who re­ turned it three feet before he was tackled by “Spitz.” The game now became a punting duel. Capt. Hinz’s kicks were much longer than Zisk’s, often covering a distance of 18 yards. One kick needs special mention. Capt. Hinz dropped back for the kick with “Doc” Heise aside of him to protect him against the men who should break through the line. The ball was passed and Hinz drew back his foot and kicked, not the ball, but “Doc” Heise, and raised him about three feet off the ground. That worthy person was highly indiginant over the humilia­ tion he was subjected to and was about to quit the game, but was persuaded to remain when explana­ tions were made, and it might be said that he played a star game af­ ter that. Shortly after this the half ended. In the second half Billy Bounce received the ball on the kickoff and ran forty yards before he was downed by “Pimps” through a fly­ ing tackle. ‘ The Seniors failed to make the required distance in three downs, and the ball went to the Juniors. On the first down “Spitz” broke away for thirty yards on a tackle play, being downed by the

old standby “Pa” Mohnhardt, who played a stellar game for the Sen­ iors. On the next play the Juniors fumbled and Symmachus recovered the ball with a clear field before him. A second touchdown for the Seniors seemed inevitable. “Billy” Bounce,” however, seemed to get jealous of his own teammate and tackled him to the relief of the Jun­ iors, who had given up all hopes, be­ cause there was not one of their men within ten yards of Symma­ chus. A feature of the game was the running back of punts by Capt. At one time he ran Lehmann, though the ent.re Junior team be­ fore being downed. But this seam­ ed to take the wind out of him, for he took out time seven times (lur­ ing the last half, which shows that had not trained faithfully. During the latter part of the game the Jun­ iors seemed to have the best of it. “Laundry basket” Krubsack espec­ ially did fine work. The last half ended with the Juniors on the Sen­ ior’s io yard line. For further information on the game apply to the captains and caoches of the teams. Should an}rone wish to procure an explicit ex­ planation of the intricate formations used, they will gladly give particu­ lars. Northmen in America Although Columbus gets all the credit for discovering America, it is reasonably certain that the North­ men were in America long before 1492. The evidence for their voy­ ages is found in certain old docu­ ments called “sagas.” One of these


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sagas, usually termed the “Flatey Book,” gives a detailed account of the voyages to America, but gives a man named Biarni credit for discovering Vfnland, which is un­ doubtedly the present Nova Scotia. All the other sagas, however, agree that Lief, the son of Eric, discover­ ed Vinland. Therefore there is lit­ tle doubt that Lief Ericson discov­ ered Vinland as early as 1000. But a few years ago another proof was found that the Northmen were in America in the year 1362. This fresh proof is the discovery of a stone inscribed with Norse runes being about thirty inches thick. Its weight is a trifle over two hundred pounds. This stone was accidentall}" found about four miles north­ east of Kenningston, Minnesota by a farmer who was “grubbing out” trees. It was wedged in between two trees in such a way that the stone must have been there before the trees. Judging by the thick­ ness and size of the trees they must have been growing there at least forty years. Because he wa's not able to read the inscription the farmer deposited the stone in front of the granary to serve as a door­ step. A short time ago an expert runologist, having heard of this re­ markable stone, visited the place of discovery. He was able to trans­ late the inscription. The inscrip­ tion contains sixty-two words and tells of thirty Scandinavians who went westward on a journey of dis­ covery from Nova Scotia. They sailed up the St. Lawrence as far as possible, then, leaving the ship in charge of ten men, they journey­ ed westward as far as the central part of Minnesota. They pitched

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their camp one day’s journey from the stone. One day ten men were left in charge of the camp while the rest went fishing. When they re­ turned they found that those ten men had been murdered. This in­ scription is dated 1362. But may this not be a forgery ? As previous­ ly stated, the tree under whose roots the stone was found must have been at least forty years old. Therefore it could not have been placed there before the year 1858. But at this time there were no settlcmnts within a hundred miles of this place. If it is a forgery, an ex­ pert runologist must have penetrat­ ed to this wilderness and chiselled this stone. This runic inscription is written in the style which is pe­ culiar to the fourteenth century. The fourteenth century is nearly de­ void of runic inscriptions. Therefore it is quite improbable that anyone had mastered the runes of this century to such a degree. We may, therefor, be quite certain that there were Northmen in America long be­ fore Columbus and that they pene­ trated far into the interior of our country. Autumnal Coloring . .As each season in turn approach­ es, it develops its own peculiar beauties in landscape. Spring brings the buds and blossoms of awaken­ ing vegetation, summer its verdant green and an azure sky, winter the pure white snow. Autumn brings a variety of beautiful colors as its tribute, which it displays on the dying leaves of the trees and shrubs. Before our very doors this admir­ able artist has given us a specimen

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of his art, decking the trees of our college park in half the colors of the rainbow. His favorite tints were red, orange and yellow, but of each there were a multitude of intermediate shades and tints. The leaves of the soft maples were of a light yellow, with here and there a speck of the original light green and a thousand transitorial shades. The darker leaves of the oaks and elms were slower to fade, but where ever the wrong side of the leaf was visible, its dull leaden green formed an effective contrast to the light colors round about. The grandest colors of all were those of the hard maple; the protruding branches were tipped with dark red; from thence to the centre of each mass of foliage the tinge gradually changed to orange, gold, and finally merged into a rich yellow, which was however much darker than that of the soft maple. At different places the familiar brown of dead leaves was already to be seen, but not numerous enough to produce the idea of decay. Amid this splendor stand the gloomy evergreens in their nev­ er varying dark green and bluish green leafage, with a little fresh

green of last summer’s growth on the end of each branch. They remind one of a miser who is unwilling to discard an old, worn coat, We regret to say that a blighting frost has destroyed this beautiful picture, so that now the trees show only the bare limbs. M. S., ’io. Our Roll of Honor The following have paid their subscriptions for the Black and Red since its last publication : E. Reim C. Schweppe Mr. Paul G. Zeisler, Huron. So. Dakota Walter Zank Mr. Adam Petermann, Wauwatosa, Wis. W. Petri John Seefeldt August Manegold Mr. Arthur Hoehn, Southwick, Idaho, • Rev. J. Guse, Austin, Minn, F. Meyer NOTICE—N. W. U., Watertown, Wis., is the address of those where addresses are not given.

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Schraga acts also as purchasing agent for the National Fuel Co. and other allied concerns. After spending a number of weeks in California he will reside at 649 So. Grant Ave., Denver, Colo. The Rev. Mr. Paul Dowidat, who graduated in 1899, *ias been pastor of the St. John’s Lutheran church at Minneapolis for the last five years. The flock in his charge has multiplied in number to such extent that it has become necessary to pro­ vide larger quarters for the congre­ gation. Mr. Dowidat is also found­ er and editor of a parish paper syled the St. Johannis Bote. Joseph Gebhardt, a former stu­ dent, is proprietor of Milwaukee’s leading bakery. He supplies a most select trade with the finest confections and pastries. Ewald Macheel, who graduated from the academy in 1900, is in the employ of a large mercantile com­ pany in Minneapolis, Minn., as pri­ vate secretary.

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The results of the first games of the football season at Northwestern undoubtedly do not please the stud­ ents and admirers of the school. It is true that three times the colors of Northwestern have been lowered in defeat, but at the same time it can be said that a victory was won with every game. The team gain­ ed the admiration of the spectators on account of its pluck and spirit it showed in trying to overcome tre­ mendous odds. In the first game with Lake Forest we were beaten by the large score of 27 to 6, main­ ly due to the long runs of West, Lake Forest’s star quarterback. But that Northwestern never knows that it is beaten, could be seen in the last few minutes of play, when we got together and went down the field for a touchdown on straight playing. Part of the score too was probably due to our weak­ ness in handling punts. At Ripon we were beaten by 25 to o. Their halbacks seemed to be too fast for us and if they got past the ends, generally got away for

To mishandling of touchdowns, punts two of their touchdowns were again probably accountable. The treatment which we received at both Lake Forest and Ripon was excellent. At Beloit we felt we had a kick coming. We were beaten 10 to 3, but we were all convinced that on a neutral field and with impartial officials we could do more than re­ verse the score. On their 10 yard line we were deprived of our third down with which to gain 8 inches by a rank decision of the referee. We would have been reasonably sure of that touchdown. One of their scores was also directly attri­ buted to the referee, who allowed a forward pass, that did not go out five yards. We were penalized much more than they were, and with less cause. We were very greatly handicap­ ped in having all these three games which will be our hardest, on our op­ ponents’ fields. Our next game will be with Lawrence here on Novem­ ber 6th and we intend to show our


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On October 23 our plucky second team opened up the season on the home gridiron with a victory over the strong Way land Academy ag­ gregation from Beaver Dam. The game was interesting as well as ex­ citing, which may be ascertained from the score above. In the first half Frey, assisted by good team work, succeeded in crossing the vis­ itors’ goal for the first score. The half ended with the score standing 6 to o in our favor. In the second half the visiting team put up a game battle to stave off defeat. Open plays, such as forward passes or

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Mr. George Werner of Milwaukee was the guest of his brother Arthur, ’ii, on Oct. 17. On the same day both were pleasantly entertained at the home of Mr. F. Gamm, a board member of Northwestern University. Otto Toepel, ’12, enjoyed a ride on Mr. Ed. Volkmann’s auto to his home at Iron Ridge on Oct. 5. He returned the following day. Reinhold Fenske, prep., called on his parents at Hustisford on Oct. 10. Mr. L. Guetenberg paid his son Reinhold, ’13, a visit on Oct. 10. Mr. Herman Vogelpuhl of New Ulm, Minn, called on Arthur Blauert, ’10, and Walter Burk, ’12, on Oct. 19.

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Mr. Arthur Krushat of Rib Lake ed on his uncle Mr. F. Dornfeld at called on his friends Ferdinand Lebanon on Oct. io. The Rev. A. Spiering of New Meyer and William Lueckel, mem­ bers of the freshman class, on Oct. London visited his son Walter, ’13, on Oct. 15. 13* Martin Glaeser, prep., went to his Mr. Arthur Block visited his brother William, prep., on Oct. 14. home at Tomah on Oct. 15 to attend Carl Pape, prep., and William a church dedication. Louis Maas, ’12, went to Milwau­ Block, prep., went to their homes kee on Oct. 17 on business. at Fond du Lac on Oct. 9. Winfried Schaller, ’n, and Ed­ Rudolf Lederer, ’10, and Alfred Schroeder, prep., went to Milwau­ mund Reinn, ’11, went to Hustisford on Sept. 26 to call on friends. kee on Oct. 16. Otto Plath, ’10, and Victor Paul Lutzke, prep., visited his Schroeder, ’10, were guests of the parents at Beaver Dam on Oct. 9. The Mrs. Rev. A. Bendler paid Rev. F. Kammholz at Ixom'a from her son August, prep., a visit on Oct. 16 to 17. Mr. William Maas called on his Oct. 16. Paul Eggert, ’12, was present at brother Louis, ’12, on Oct. 1, while enrojte to Milwaukee where he is the wedding of his brother John at attending the medical school of Freedom on Oct. 6. Winfried Schaller, ’11, paid his Marquette University. Carl Dornfeld, ’10, went to Mil­ parents a visit at Wauwautosa on waukee on a short visit on Oct. 16. Oct. 9. Edmund Reinn, ’ll, was William Vogt, ’12, Raymond his associate. Huth, ’12, and Harry Huth, prep., Mr. Herbert Jenny, a former stu­ walked to Hustisford on Sept. 25. dent at our institution, is at present The Misses Bertha Kembe, Laura pursuing the study of piano, organ Kambe and Eva Dasenbrach, and and composition ;.t New Erv; «*ucl Mr. William Bass of Horicon visit­ Conservatory in Boston, and is also ed friends at N. W. U. on Oct. 17. taking several courses in English at William Schulze, prep., accom­ Harvard University. panied by Gerhard Thrun, ’13, call- §

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—Swabian voice! —Fresh pickles for sale in room 52. —Frsehman: (uebersetzend) Intus cram : Ich war “all in.” —Director: (in band practice) The temperature (tempo) of this march is quite different from that in the other march. —Z-bi-e: Don’t figure ahead of the clock! —T-bby: Joe, you don’t have to

hand in your laundry book to the faculty, do you? Joe (somewhat startled) : I don’t hope so. —Dr.: Etheldred was succeeded by Alfred. Sch-mm-1: And he’s living yet. —The books for this month treat of the Norma N. K. (onquest), by H. Koch, an interesting though somewhat lenghty subject. —B-ner (to Sm-llie): You would have to stand twice in the same place to make a shadow. —Prof: Rattlesnakes cannot kill pigs because they always bite in­ to the fat of the pig.

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Press: Could a rattlesnake kill Mr. Wendtland? —Di.: Wie lieisst das nachschleppende “n” auf griechisch ? Schueler: Nieffelkistikon. —Dr.: Das ist aber einwahrer “jaw-breaker.” —Z-bi-e (Uebersetzend) : Post cladem Cannensem; Nach dem Lager der Chinesen. —Prof.: Dem Nephaistos scheint es am meisten am Essen gelegen zu haben. Schw-ppe: Der musste auch sehr hart arbeiten. —Bones does not eat syrup lately; he claims it makes you grow homely. —Prof.: From where did the Kassites come? F. P.: From the other side of the river. —Prof, (returning corrected compo­ sitions) : Don’t use the word don’t in your compositions! —D-rnf-ld (lesend) Beschaeftigt man sich abends lebhaft mit einer geistigen Arbeit, so tauchen des Nach'ts, wenn der Schlaf flieht. Gedanken an “Sie” empor. —Prof.: Man geht in’s Kosthaus um sich Schlei: —zu essen. —It was a good thing that we had no spectators of the gentler sex

to witness the stick game be­ tween the Juniors and Seniors last Monday, for our sick room ward is not equipped with smell­ ing salts and the like to bring back to consciousness those that lose strength and color and the control of bodily and mental func­ tions. It was a painful scene to see the dear boys take leave of their classmates with tears in their eyes and say good-bye, prob­ ably for the last time. Most broken down was “Grandpa Baldy.” Two of the warriors seem­ ed extremely happy, namely, Shorty and Zick, due probably to the fact that they are seriously considering the marriage ques­ tion. The game itself was a bat­ tle in the full sense of the word. Again and again were the losers forced to punt! Some of the plays could not be comprehended by those who witnessed the game. The most complicated of all was one “worked out” by Schimmel, but everyone was in doubt wheth­ er he had a grudge against his halfback Doc or whether he really meant to kick the ball! The Sen­ iors won the game by one touch­ down, thereby claiming the title of being the “greater sticks.”


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SCHEMPF BROS. CO College and Class Pennants New Method Laundry THE BIG ■ CASH STORE

Made to order in special designs. Prices Quoted upon request.

DIETER & ULLRICH, Prop. 218 First Street

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HERTEL & HOFFMANN DAYLIGHT CLOTHING STORE 107-109 MAIN STREET

F. G. Keck & Co.

HERRO & SON Dealers in

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EBERLE’S DRUG STORE, 204 Main Street WATERTOWN’S BIG FURNITURE STORE 110-112 Main Street WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN

We Devote Our Entire Time to the Production of

GOOD PRINTING

FULLER & BELLMANN MOTOR COMPANY

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Cameras, Electrical Goods, Bicyles, Motor Boats, Automobiles

Cor. Second and Market Sts.

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J. SCHLUETER

DENTIST 313 Main Street

Watertown, Wisconsin

Chas. A. Gamm

W. D. SPROESSER & GO.

The Corner Druggist

Prescriptions a Specialty 101 Main St.

JEWELERS PIANOS AND 111 MAIN ST.

Give us a Call We’ll Try And Please You

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STUDENTS! 5 Haircuts for $1.00 604 Main Street Wisconsin

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SCHLUETER BROS. MERCHANT lOc. CIGAR and ARC 5c. CIGAR LEAD THEM ALL 105 Main Street

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Cloaks and Clothing A PRACTICAL STORE FOR

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President......... Vice PresidentSecretary......... President.................................Vice President and Treasurer2nd Vice President.................. Secretary................................... President......... Vice PresidentTreasurer........ . Secretary’.........

ALUMNI. Rev. W. Huth, *81, Hustisford, VVis. •Dr. J. H. Ott, ’86, Watertown, Wis. •Rev. Fr. Schumann, ’90, Sawyer,_Wis. Rev. Chr. Sauer, 77, Juneau, Wis.

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Luther und die Schule

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A Christmas Story.

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Christmas

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Editorial.

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College Notes

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Martin Luther.

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Athletics,

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Watertown, Wis., December, 1909.

Number 7

LHT1EAMY Cutler tutfc Me Seattle* (9iebc am (StaburtStage 35r. Martin Sutlers, Don $rof. %. ©djluetcr.)

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tern Ijaben felber uidjtS geleritet, uttb tuiffen nidjt Piel, iua§ ©trafe fei. Tod) Ijatic man nod) §offnung, bafe bie ©djulmcifter modjten barbei ba§ 33efte tun, bafe 3um tucnigften in bcr ©djule bie ftinbet cttua§ ©ute§ lerneten, unb 3ur ©otteSfurdjt angetuiefen tuiirben. 5Ibcr bie ^offnung ift and) au§. 3fde Golfer, fonberlid) bic ^uben, Ijalten iljre Slinbcr beffer 3m* ©djulcn, al§ bie Gbriften. Tarum fteljet e3 and) fo iibel mit ber Gtjriftenbeit. T e it n alle iljrc 9 r a f t unb 3ft a d) t ft e I) e t in ben SftadjFommen, unb fo bie in ber ^ u g e it b Perfaumet to e r b e n, f o g e I) e t e § dj r i ft I i* d) c n ® i r dj e n g I e i dj a I § e i it e m © a r t e n, ber Perfaumet tuirb im SriiI)Iin g." ilnb in ber 23or» rebe 3unt ®ated)i§mu§ ruft er au§: „Tarum bittc id) urn ©otte§ tuidcu eudj ade, meine liebett Jperreti unb 33riiber, fo ^farrljerren ober ^rebiger finb: tuodet end) eure§ 3Intte3 Pott ^cr3en atmebmen, end) erbarmen iiber euer 93oIf, ba§ end) bcfoblen ift, unb utt§ fjclfen, bett Slate* d)i§mu§ in bie Scute, fonberlid) in ba§ jungc 33oIF brittgen." — llnb nidjt Pergeblid) mabntc cr. fiberad tuurben jept ©djritte getan, urn bie xsugenb, Sfitabcit unb aftcibdjen, mit gutern ©djurunterridjt 3U Perforgett. Tie beften Slopfe tuurben midig gemadjt, an bcr Gr3itbung in ©tabt unb Sattb mit3uarbeiten. 9ftan fiug audb an, fiir geniigenbe 53cfoIbung ber Seljrer 3U forgen. Sutfjer mirFte aber nidjt nur barauf bin, bafe djriftridje ©cbulen entftanben, fonbern al§ ein ©eelforger Pon ©otteB ©naben luurbe cr niebt miibe, ben Sebrern mit fftat freiftig bei3uftel)en. greilid) fjQt er Fein pcibagogifdje§ ©pftem aufgeftedt, aber iiberad in feinen ©djriften finben tuic bie Portrefflidbften SSinFe.

SBiirben bicfc 91nleitungcu nur tiidjtig ftubiert unb Be^eraigt! Tie PerFeljrte ntondjifdje 51rt ber 3udjt tueift cr rib. „©aIomon ift ein renter Foniglidjer ©djufmcifter. Gr Pecbeut bcr Suflcnb nidjt, bei ben Seuten 3U fein ober froblid) 3U fein, tuie bic Sftoitdje ifjren ©djiilern; benn ba tuerben eitcl $oIaer nnb SHbpc bran§, tuic benn and) 9fnfclntu§ gefagt bat: Gin innger 9ftcufdj, fo cingcfpannt nnb Hon ben Seuten abge3ogcn, fei glcid) tuic cincn feinen jnngen 23autn, ber ftntdjt trogen Fomtte, in einen engen Topf pflanaen. Tenn alfo babeit bie 9ftoudjc if)re %'ngcnb gefaugen, tuic man 93ogcI in bic 23aner fepet, bafj fie bic Sente nid)t feben nod) tjoren mufeten, mit nictnanb rcbcit burften. G3 ift aber bcr ^ugeitb gcfabrlidj, alfo aHein 3U fein. Tarunt foil man inngc Scute laffctt Boren nnb feljcrt, nnb allerlci erfaljrcn; bod) baft fie 3itr Sud;t unb Gf)ren gcljaltcn tuerben." Hitter ben Scbrfadjern ift il)itt ein griitiblidjer llnterridjt in ©ottc§ 5Sort ba§ tuiditigftc. Ter &atcd)i§nut3 tuirb crfdirt unb gelernt, banebeu Siebcr au§ bent ©cfanglmd). $)auptfdd)Iidj foITcn aber bie Sliubcr 3m* ScOenSqucIIc bcr $ctligcn ©djrift flcifeig gefiiljrt tuerben. „93or adett Tingeu foiltc in ben (jofjen unb niebrigett ©djulcit bic furneijmfte unb gemcinftc Section fein bie $eilige ©djrift, unb bett iuttgen ftnaben ba§ GPangelium. — 3Bo aber bic Jpeilige ©djrift nidjt regiert, ba rate id) fiirtuabr nientanb, baft cr fein Slinb Iiintue. ©§ muf3 Perbcrbcit afle§, tua§ nidjt ©otte§ S&ort oljtic Untcrlaft treibet." (Staid) X, 340). Sfufjerbem forfeit bie altcn ©pradjen flcifjig ftubiert tuerben, einmal tueil man nur fo bie 53ibel im llrtert Perfteben !ann, unb bann tueil e§ fein bcffereS Sftittel gibt, ben ©eift 3U bilben, a!0 gerabe bie alien ©pradjen. Jgn ber Foft-


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tied through the crackling pinetrees. In the forest, resting be­ neath a sheltering tree, sat an old Indian, and in his arms lay a little Indian girl asleep. The name of the old Indian was Jossakeed, and as he now sat, with his head leaning against the trunk of the tree, his otherwise resolute features showed signs of grief and anxiety. Jossa­ keed had been a warrior of the once mighty tribe, the Yemassee, but now, alas, he had become a fugitive hiding in the forest. As this thought occurred to him, his face grew hard and his dark eyes glittered. And as for his little charge, whom we shall call Nene, she was Jossakeed’s foster-child. Her parents both had died when she was but a year old, leaving her in charge of Jossakeed. Nene was now seven years of age, cheerful and bright, a true bird of the forest. But while the child is thus quietly sleeping in the protecting arms of her guardian, let us leave the pair for a moment to see what had induced them to seek this stormy bed to-night. It was on the morning of the 24th day of December, 1790, when the little village of Algoma, inhabit­ ed by a tribe of the Yemassee, was attacked and burned by a large band of the Chickasaw Indians. The re­ sult was that nearly all of the vil­ lagers perished. Among the few that escaped was Jossakeed with the child, Nene. He had fought bravely to the end, but when he saw that all was lost and that his own wigwam was afire, he rushed ---- _ A Christmas Story. through the flames, caught the child By “CHIEF” ’ll. in his arms, and made one dash for The snow was falling heavily to the forest and escaped. All day long the ground and the northwinds rus- they wandered about. Nene had at

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last fallen asleep, and when night came, it found them seated under a large tree. The night was cold. Again and again Jossakeed arose, brushed the snow from little Nenc’s form, sat down again and waited, waited for morning. Poor Nene! Poor Jossa­ keed ! Poor suffering wanderers!— But the north winds saw them not, and the snowflakes heeded them not. Unceasingly the snow flurried down upon them, covering them up as with a pall. :|! “O come ye, come hither, to wor­ ship the Lord!”—thus we sing in a good old Christmas song, but it is a sad reality that not all who hear this joyous exhortation realty do come hither and join in worshipping the Lord. Robert Andre, who with his wife and little daughter Effy, has often sung these very words, has, howev­ er, as little Effy oftentimes lament­ ed, never yet received a Christmas guest. And yet also the Andres have found: there is never an ardent prayer offered but which will be granted; and one will receive a Christmas guest, sometimes when least expecting. Andre’s log cabin lay in the depth of the forest, in what is now known as the state of Ohio. Everything surrounding it, the wild underbrush and the huge trunks of the oak trees, strove toward heaven, and high ov­ erhead spread the tinkling air—the cabin alone remained crawling on the ground, and its rooms were dark. Until seven years ago Robert An­ dre had lived in his father’s house, in the old state of Virginia, then he

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married and emigrated to the wilds of the frontier. Since that time the Andres lived in the forest; they shared its joys and its sorrows, its difficulties and its felicities, its need and its abundance. Now and then there had been trouble in the neigh­ borhood between the white settlers and the Indians, but Andre had al­ ways been fortunate enough to keep on friendly terms with the Redmen. And once when a heavy rain had washed the little cabin from its foundation, they carried Effy to the nearby Indian village, Algoma, where she stayed in the wigwam of the kind-hearted Jossakeed, until the cabin was repaired. It was here that she first met little Nene, and the two soon became last friends. In the lowly room of the snowfrosted log cabin, stood a Christmas tree ablaze with light and bedecked Beneath it with sparkling tinsel, sat little Effy keeping company with a rag-doll and playing with her toys. “This is a sorry Christmas!” sighed Mrs. Andre. Again and again she ran to the door, tripped nervously from window to window,—but he did not come. He will “isn’t father coming? be too late for Santa Claus,” put in Effy. “God only knows,” answered her mother, speaking partly to herself, “not too late for Santa Claus, but he never stayed away this late be­ fore. All day I felt so uneasy. Come to bed now, Effy.” There was a noise at the door. “Thank God! Thank God!” But no,—it proved to be a large timber wolf, that could not find a bed in in the snow.

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And thus, instead of a cheerful family and a merry Christmas even­ ing, for which the innocent heart of the child had longed with joyous ex­ pectations, there was heartache and grief around the cabin fire-place that night. But, perhaps, this was only the messenger of some great joy which was about to overtake them. The night dragged on, hour after Outside the hour passed away, wind was howling, and the window­ sills were heavy with freshly fallen snow.

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bearskin, which was stretched out over the frozen ground. Then came the long and dreary hours of wait­ ing in the cold, cold snow. Jossakeed spoke very little, only, when the sound of a passing wolf or nightbird caught his ear, did he show any signs of being on the watch. Nene, however, was now wide awake and, partly to while away the tedious night and. partly also to keep from freezing, began to sing, carrolling forth in exquisite, childish voice, one of those simple and sweet little fancies of her race: “As the coonu-lalec looked forth from his leaf, He saw below him a Yemassee chief In his war-paint, all so grim. Sang boldly, then the coonu-latee: ‘I, too, will seek for mine enemy; And when the young moon grows dim, I’ll slip through the leaves, nor shake them,— And I’ll take off their scalps like him. ) >» No sooner, however, had the child concluded then a loud “hallo” was heard through the trees, and in an­ other moment a white man stood before our fugitives. Jossakeed knew him at once, it was Robert Andre. He had left the cabin in the afternoon to hunt the Christmas venison, wending his way through the tangled underbrush toward the But the terrible wild deer’s lick. Chickasaw were even then scouring the forest for Yemassee fugitives, and Andre was caught, bound hand and foot and carried to the camp. There he was fastened to a tree and left alone. But while the Indians were carousing in celebration of their recent victory, he managed to

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Christmas Christmas is again drawing nigh. Christmas of all seasons is the one that has inspired writers and poets. We shall try to show by a few quo­ tations from books and poems what idea these authors had about Christ­ mas and its observance. “I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time,” says Dickens in Christmas Carol, ‘when it has come round—apart from the vener­ ation due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that—as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time.” Sir Roger in Addison's essays says, “I have often thought it hap­ pens very well that Christmas should fall in the middle of winter. It is the most dead uncomfortable time of the year when the poor peo­ ple would suffer very much from their poverty and cold, if they had not their good cheer, warm fires and Christmas gambols to support them.” Thackeray draws a picture of na­ ture at Yule-tide. In his “Mahog­ any-tree’’ he writes, "Christmas is here; Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear Weather without, Sheltered about The mahogany-tree.” In “The Vision of Sir Launfal” Lowell shows us a castle hall at Yule-tide. “Within the hall are song and laughter,

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The cheeks of Christmas grow red and jolly, And sprouting in every corbel and rafter With lightsome green of ivory and holly; Through the deep gulf of the chim­ ney wide Wallows the Yule-logs roaring tide.” Alfred Dommet strives to show the real significance of Christmas by contrasting Christmas as it was and Christmas as it is since Christ was born. Then, “Within that province far away Went plodding home a weary boor; A streak of light before him lay, Fallen through a half-shut stable door Across his path. He pass’d—for naught Told what was going on within.” Now, “It is the calm and solemn night! A thousand bells ring out, and throw Their joyous peals abroad, and smite The darkness—charm’d and holy now.” “It was the winter wild,

While the heaven-born child All meanly wrapt in rude manger lies; Nature, in awe of him Had doffed her gaudy trim, With her great master so to sym­ pathize.” Thus Milton describes Christmas at Bethlehem in the “Hymn on the Nativity.” Alexander Pope in his “Messiah” expresses the same idea. “Hark! a glad voice the lonely des­ ert cheers; Prepare the way! a God, a God ap­ pears : A God, a God! the vocal hills reply. The rocks proclaim the approaching Deity. Lo, earth receives him, from the bending skies! Sink down, ye mountains, and, ye valleys rise; With heads declined, ye cedars hom­ age pay; Be smooth, ye rocks; ye rapid floods give way; The Saviour comes! by ancient bards foretold.” Truly we can say that this all is but a faint reflection of the angelic chorus, “Glory to God in the high­ est, and on earth peace, good will towards men.”


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Christmas in honor of Christ on Such customs are in this day? vogue throughout the world, and if these formalities are connected with the right Christian spirit, we are blessed. In wishing our patrons a Merry Christmas we hope that it may be a sign of mutual love and affection, for Christ came into this world be­ cause He loved us.

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Much progress is made in the world nowadays. No efforts to cor­ rect faults are spared. There is, however, among others, one thing to which people as yet have paid very little attention and that is a Jollying lot of “Latin Humbug.” The nomen­ clature of the pharinacopoelia, as Among the habits, which it is of botany and much of law, is com­ posed of Latin terms; and hence is easy for the college man to fall in­ entirely out-of-date. The result is, to is that of persistent and excessive especially in the case of botany, that jollying. It is a habit that grows knowledge of it is immensely more so on some of us, that it is hard for difficult to gain; and, in law and in us to talk seriously about anything. medicine, a vast amount of ignor­ The consequences of this are obvi­ ance is perpetuated, quackery is en­ ous. We soon get to excuse all of couraged, and a lot of humbug sup­ our foibles with a jolly. We treat ported. Why give all these differ­ our work as a more or less bad ent things and conceptions Latin joke, our athletics as a more or less names, when we could as well have good joke. We soon lose the facul­ them known by English terms? ty of being able to distinguish be­ Could not physicians write out their tween the important and the trivial prescriptions in the English lan­ in our daily routine, that is to say guage, so patients would know we are apt to regard nearly every­ what is given them? Why give thing as really of no great importplants such terrible long and awe­ ance. Probably the best way of inspiring—which is the case with il­ avoiding this is in the choice of your literate people—names? It’s non- friends. Pick out those among sence. How can a school-boy get your acquaintances, to whom you any lasting idea of botany, when his can confide your real thoughts on head is jammed full of long Latin the things which are uppermost in words, the meaning of which are a your mind. Of course we are not blank to him ?This not only holds expected not to see the humorous good in the case of botany, no, it side of things, but don’t let us de­ stands in the case of law and medi­ generate into common comedians cine as well. Let us hope that in for the amusment of the crowd.

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COLLIDE TOTES Luther's Birthday

The Band

As we as a nation celebrate with due ceremonies the birthday of Washington, so we, being Luther­ ans and for the most part Americans of German extraction, have good reasons for celebrating the birthday anniversary of the man who freed us from the spiritual tyranny of the Pope, of the man who made the German tongue what it is. That man is Dr. Martin Luther. For the last few years the tenth of November has been fittingly ob­ served at our institution. This year again the day was set aside for its observance. At ten o’clock the ser­ vices were opened by the singing of one of the Luther hymns by the audience. President Ernst then rendered up a prayer. The male chorus followed with a masterly ex­ ecution of “Christ Kyrie” by Duerrner. The speaker of the day, Dr. A. Hoermann, then addressed the as­ sembly. His oration is given in full in another section of this maga­ zine. The college quartette, Prof. Bolle, second bass, W. Pankow, first bass, C. Kluender, second ten­ or, O. Hohenstein, first tenor, next sang “Jehovah” by Kueckt, with ex­ cellent harmony which characterizes all N. W. U. quartettes. Another number, the Ambrosianischer Lobgesang, was rendered by the male chorus. The last number of the program was the old Lutheran battle hymn, “Ein fest Burg,” sung by the audi­ ence with a vim and spirit that “made the rafters ring.”

For the last few years our college has enjoyed the reputation of hav­ ing one of the best college bands in the northwest, but it is the ambi­ tion of its director and of every in­ dividual member of the band to have the best college band in the northwest at the close of the school year, and there is the greatest like­ lihood that this ambition will be crowned with success. Although several members were lost by grad­ uation and by discontinuation of studies last year, the vacant places have since then been filled satisfac­ torily. At the beginning of the present semester thirty-two mem­ bers reported for practice, but since then the number has been increased to forty-five members, making the band as large as it has ever been. Although football has retarded practice somewhat, the band dis­ plays a-proficiency which was never before reached so early in the school year. This extraordinary proficien­ cy is mainly due to the band’s able director, Prof. Frank, whose untir­ ing efforts are greatly appreciated by the band. During the football season practice was held only once a week, but hereafter two hours will be devoted to strenuous prac­ tice every week. Besides these regu­ lar practice hours bi-weekly “after­ beat” practice is conducted by the band’s energetic president, Mr. Zuberbier, for the benefit of those members who are in need of spe­ cial instruction, and the result is re­ markable. Kluender, who did not play with the band last year, but who is considered one of the best snare drummers Northwestern ever had, has again returned to the fold.


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Owing to the bad shape of some of the instruments, new instruments had to be purchased, while others had to be repaired. Two new altos and a trombone were purchased, and the soprano and alto saxaphones, which were indeed in bad shape, were sent in to the company for repairs. It had been the intention of the band to buy some more instruments and to have others repaired, but the band’s exchequer does not allow of It is to be such an expediture. hoped that some means may be found to carry out this plan before the concerts take place. The individual members are prac­ ticing diligently, as a great deal of interest has been aroused by the re­ report that a concert will again be given in Milwaukee next spring. We have, therefore, ever}'- reason to be­ lieve that the band’s record this year will surpass that of any other year.

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lowing the railroad tracks they reached the “Two-miler” before they seemed to have started. Here they took the road, which though more circuitous is far better for walking. A wagon loaded with beer-barels passed them and one tried to steal a ride, but a look from the drunken driver made him drop somewhat precipitously. As the walkers were still fresh, they did not mind mud and stones but stepp­ ed out briskly. When they arrived at Ixonia at 2145 p. m. refreshments were procured in the shape of a bit of Piper Heidsieck. On the road to Oconomowoc a sign reading, “Take your feet to the Milwaukee Shoe Store, Oconomowoc,’’ caused a good deal of mirth. The three de­ cided to let their feet take them there. As they neared Cooney it began to hail, but the “hikers” were cheered on by some urchins crying, “Look! Soldiers! Step! Step! Step!” Oconomowoc was reached at 4:10 p. m. and after some refreshments the march was resumed. From Cooney on our trio admired the au­ tomobiles flying along the well-kept road, but as yet with no pang of envy. Gifford, not lying in the road, was seen in the distance. Passing through a country rich in beautiful scenery, they reached Okauchee al 5:05 p. m. Here a super-officious person without being asked for his opinion informed them that they were too young, much to their sor­ row and surprise. As every vehicle which overtook them was crowded to the utmost capacity there was no choice but to keep on walking. Faint reminiscences from their phy­ sical-geography days cheered them, for they were passing through the

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They knocked at the door of a farm­ house, a night-cap appeared at an upper story window and informed them that they were still on the right trail for Brookfield. The lights of the Junction could be seen to­ wards the north. At a little ham­ let the road turned, and the three followed the road which seemed used most, But where was that fork of the road of which they had Would it never been informed? come? A cross-road without a sign of any kind caused some debate, but that could not be the fork so the best policy was to go straight ahead. miles to ZimA sign reading mermann dispelled all doubts, and finally the longed-for fork was The Blue Mound road reached. was taken, and not a one of the three but felt sorry for having done it. Up hill and down hill the soft and muddy road passed for many weary, weary miles through the densest woods. The marchers were tantalized by the lights of Milwau­ kee appearing as they reached the summit of a hill and disappearing again as they descended. At length the village of Blue Mound was reached: here refreshments were taken at a pump standing in front of a sample room. Following wellbeaten paths, the “hikers” reached the metropolis Pigsville, crossed the Grand av. viaduct, and hearing a street-car, made a dash at their top speed—it was at best a crawl—for Thirty-fifth and Wells st. They ar­ rived there at i a. m., having cov­ ered a distance of at least 45 miles in 11 hours, not even deducting the few minutes lost at every town. And here they stood shivering for a half an hour waiting for the car and


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chatting with a sergeant of the med­ ical corps of the Light Horse Squad­ ron, a former student of the N. W. U., whose name they did not even When the car came inquire for. they piled in, willing to let the car do the rest of the locomoting as long as it brought them home and into Morpheus’s arms.

In addition to this we must add a word of compliment to the Watertown Fire Department for their promptness. As soon as the blaze was noticed, the fire-fighters turned out in full force, thinking that some residence was burning, To their great satisfaction they found but the bonfire of the enthusiastic N. W. U. “rooters”.

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Last Open Air Concert

Great excitement prevailed among the students of N. W. U. when the date for the football game against Lawrence drew near, as that team was about the strongest on our schedule. N. W. U. had defeated the Appleton boys last year for the first time in football history. Would history repeat itself? To encourage and cheer our squad a big bon-fire illuminated the whole campus the evening previous to the game. At the same time speeches were made by the captain; E. Berg, by the manager, R. Ziese. mer, by some of the players, and al­ so by a few of our silver-tongued orators. This elicited great enthu­ siasm, for the college yells and songs were given with a roar. Ev­ eryone felt that the team was ready for Lawrence, no matter how songs were given with a roar. Ev­ eryone felt that the team was ready for Lawrence, no matter how strong that team was. The ‘German blood” that flows through the veins of our mighty warriors was up, and if the Lawrence boys came to Wa­ tertown, it was evident, that they would leave with no faint thought of a football game.

On Oct. 31st our band gave its last open-air concert for this year A numerous in the college park, crowd of students and even of townpeople, attracted by the melodious strains, collected to listen to the band. The band favored its audi­ ence with a large number of new and choice selections.

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On Nov. 27 the Vesuvius Club was reorganized. Undoubtedly all students will be pleased to hear that this club wishes to make its or­ ganization one of the leading ones at our college, Heretofore it has been customary to look upon the Vesuvius Club with indifference and disgust, and justly so, for the rooms were nearly always in great disor­ der. This year the old constitution has been declared void bv vote and a new one is being drawn up by a committee consisting of E. Berg, H. Kirchner, and the newly elected president, L. Mahnke. An entirely new force of officers has been elect­ ed with the following result: L. Mahnke, pres.: A. Hinz, vice pres.; G. Schley, sec., and A. Berg, treas. The two sergeants-at-arms are M. Eickmann and W. Reinemann. The T?

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rooms are to be redecorated and the faculty asked for new furniture. During recitations the rooms will be locked. “Rough-housing” will not be tolerated. An entertainment is to be given every Saturday evening for the amusement of the members of the club and a few invited friends. In short, the Vesuvius Club is to be­ come one of the most prominent clubs at N. W. U. Trustees Elect New Officers At the reorganization of the board of trustees of Northwestern the fol­ lowing officials were elected: President—Rev. Carl Gausewitz, Milwaukee. Vice President—Rev. Ernst Dornfcld, Milwaukee. Secretary—Rev. R. Machmueller, Manitowoc. Treasurer—Mr. Fred Gamm, Watertown.

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in jeber Weffe nabm bcr Saie gittemb mobr, tuie fie frnft be§ ©oframcnteB bcr Orbinotion baB ©rot in ben SeiB be§ §errn unb ben SBein in fein ©Tut bermanbelten. Unb toenn mtr nun auf biefe Saien Bitten, bie Setbeigeiten bcr .ftirdbe, benen immer tnicbcr borgeBalten murbe, mie fiinbig, tuie bcrbcrbt fie feien, menn tuir feben, mic fic im ^[ubetjabre 1500 gu £mnberttaufenbcn auf alien Sanbjtrafeen gen fRom girben, mit ffreu* 3en unb ftabnen, BcttcTnb unb Sfycicclcifon fingenb — maB Bot, maB firebintc ibnen benn biefe birdie? SBicB fic bin aitf bie Beilige ©d)rift? STBer b i e meifj bod) niditB bon cinem ftegfeucr, in bem nadi biefein ScBcn bie ormen ©eelen fdjtnadjten; b i c lucife bod) nidjtB bon bcr befferen Qeiligfeit bcr Wondic unb Siouncn; bi e mar ein mit ficben ©icgetn bcrfdiloffcncB ©udj, baB nur ber ©abft berfteTjen unb auBIegen Fonnte. SBieB fie bin auf ben ©eFrcugigten? 9Ibcr ibn, ben ftcifanb, fd)ilberte unb bvcbigtc man ia faft nur nod) alB ben ridjtenben ftcrrn, bcr mit ber Shite unb bem ©dimert auf bem StcgenBogen ftebt, unb mic bcrBIafgtc bod) feine Wartergcftalt bor bcr bimmlifdjcn Solicit, mit ber man feine Gutter, „unfere Tiebe ftrait", itmgaB unb maltc. Idem, mic bie Wadjt beB ©tattbaltcrB ©brifti auf cincm entfetjlidjen SiigcngemcBc Bcrubte, an bem man bon ^abrbunbert 311 ^abvbunbert fortgefbonnen battc, fo Fam and) fonft in bcr Scijre cine gotteBIdfterlidje Wenfdjcnfatjung 3ur anberen. SBaB bie STirdje forberte, mar Untertoerfung, Blinber ©eljorfam; feme ©eligFeit aBer foITtc cin jeber burdj gute SBerFe berbienen. Unb ba er bamit nimmer guftanbe Fam, ba er nie g e n u g tun Fonnte, fo mieB fie ibn bin auf ben ©djaj} ber uBerfdjuffigeu ©erbienfte CHjrifti unb ber Setltgen: auB ibm,ben ber 'fpapft bermaltete, fbenbete bie ®trd)e


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bod) tdjon feft: Ijoljer alg atteg, iiBer at* lent ttel)t bie ©djrift. 2Bie ein 23ergftrom fluten teine SBorte batjin, menu eg gait, bie SWadjt unb Shaft unb §errlidjfcit beg gottlidjcn SBorteg gu 4^ueifcMi: mie eg erfdjredt unb trdftet, fdjldgt unb tjeilt, Driest ttub Baut, augreiftt unb micber pflangt, bemiitigt nub erI)eBt. 3Ittcg faun bie ©eele cut* Bel)reit, nur ©otteg 2&ort nidjt, unb oljue biei'eg SBort ift iljr mit feincm Sing ge* Ijolfeu. Su nub mit iljnt aBcr tjat tie alIcg ©ut uBerfdjmdnglidj: griebe, 2?reu* be, Sidjt, SBaljrfjcit, SBeigljcit unb ©e* rcdjtigfeit. !gu alien ©ingeu mottte er icbennanu gem mcidjeu; bag SBort aBcr mottte unb utodjte er nidjt ucrlaffen, nod) berleugucu. 3?od) fjoffte er im ©tilleu, baft bag papftlidjc 9ted)t mit bietem 2Borte nidjt im 3BiberjBrud) ftelje. 3IBcr alg er eg bairn gu ttubicrcu Bcgauu, ba natjm er mit ©utjeften maljr, „mie idmnterlid) ©Ijrittug, b. I), bie SBaftrljeit" in ben ©e* frctalen „t>erfdlfdjt unb gefreugigt merbc," mie atteg in iljuen barauf aBgiele, bie Sftadjt beg ^apftcg gu crfjofjeu unb bie armeu ©cmiticn gu fuedjteu. 33ereitg raunic er eincm (vrcuube in§ 01)r, er argmdfjne, ber ^aftft fei Ber SSibcrdjrift ober ein 3fpoftel Don ifjm. Hub alg banu micber cine gegueritdjc ©djrift ertdjieu, in ber ber SftaBfi alg ber ®onig ber ®onigc fjiugeftcttt unb gepriefen mur* be, ba fjielt eg ilju nidjt longer, ba ent* tdjloft er fid), f,bic Softer ieit bcg> 3fnti* djrift" gu offenBarcn: „Sie Sett beg ©djmeigeng ift nergaugcu unb bie Sett gu rebeit ift gefommen." ©djlag auf ©djlag folgen mm bie uit* Befdjreiblid) groftartigen ^djrifteu, bie ber 95erBreuuuug ber 23annButte uumittelBar norangiitgen, ©djriftcn, bie rolIcnbem Sonuer, gudenben Sliften gfet* djen, burdj bie Sttadjt beg ^a^fttumg grett erleudjtet murbe.


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5)a ift, um mtr eine gu nennen, bie ©djrift an ben Slbel, in bee er fid) eine s4$ofaune $euidjo3 bon ($ott erbittet, benn fallen folleu fie enbtidj, bie bret Sflaueun, mit beneit fid) beu geiitb umgebeit bat. Cu meifj moljl: il;u feftc^ ©efiige [pottet jebeu sJJiad)t beu Cube, abeu f e i n e iJBaffe ifi eben nidjt Don biefer (Sube. Unb barum bredjen unb ftiiraeu biefe iRiefeumauern, aB mcireu fie cite! ©tuob unb papier. X.'ug nub £rug ift e3, meun man bebauptet, beu s43ap)t unb {eine £ua» bautcn bis biitab aunt „&lofteubolf" bilbeten beu gciftlkbcu, bie $anbmeuf3- unb Sltferleutc mitfamt ben giirften bilbeten ben meltlidjcu ©taub, nub iiber ber roeltlid)en (delimit ftcljc bie gciftlidje. SRein, aUc Cbuifteu fiitb burd) bie Saufe unb beu OMaubeu luabi'baft gciftlidjeu ©tanbes, SRitpriefter, mitmddjtig in alien Siugcu, ein Ituterfdjieb uuc in S3eaug auf ba§ Slmt. 8ug unb &rug ift c3, menu man lebrt, bafj beu ^apft nidjt iuuen tonne im ©laubeu, bafe cu bie ©djrift amiugen unb buingeit biiufe uadj feinenx SRutroillen. Hub bamit fdtlt and) bie britte SRauer: beu $apft fei iiber bem tonsil. Oft fdjoit mau Olont gerabe in beu lefc* ten Sabutjunbeuten Oeftig bcfeljbet moubeu, abeu ado jcnc ®dmpfe mauen $in» beufpiel, „33eild)eu unb Siofen," mie fdjon bie Beitgcuoffen eufauuten, Dergtidben mit biefem Stugriff. Cine ^urlebre ttadj beu anbeuen mitrbe al§ foldje entlarbt, Don eiuem feftgemur3elten 33raudj nadj bem anbeuen Ijortc man, ein mie greuIidjeu 9}?iubraud) eu fei, unb miu fonnen c§ mot)! Oeuftcben, menu ein ©egneu fdjliefjlid) bcim Slnblicf be£ in Suummer gefaUcnen itol3eit pcipftlidjen Setjugebdube§ flagcnb auBuuft: SMe 33udjer feiit erlogen, &ie je gefdjriebeu ftnb, $ie ^eiligen ban betuogen, S)ie Sebueu [ein alt blinb!

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The Exercise of Executive and Judicial Functions in our Synods Next in importance to the very object of the existence of a society is its form of government, the ma­ chinery with which the object of the society is to be attained. This is especially true in bodies quasi po­ litic, in which voluntary submission is the basis upon which obedience is enforced. A loosely formed gov­ ernment must of necessity produce loose results. The form of govern­ ment employed in the opera­ tion of a society will always carry with it certain tendencies, andthere-

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the abodes of servants with sep­ arate, distinct, well defined and non­ conflicting functions to perform. The two official functions in our synods which are always inter­ mingled and to a large extent lodged in one office, are the judicial and executive, the two functions more conflicting than any others. As a rule they are so intermingled as though the distinction did not exist. In most sases in the exercises of these two functions, one grows out of the other or is dependnet on the other; the duties of one office in its execution depends or may depend upon the result of the exercises of the duties of the other, or the exer­ cise of the functions of one office produces a result casting a duty upon the other office to carry into effect. In our synods the office of presi­ dent carries with it executive as well as judicial duties. In its judicial capacity it examines into the con­ duct of its members and reaches a certain conclusion; in its executive capacity it is called upon to give force and effect, to carry into execu­ tion, the result or judgment arrived at in its judicial capacity. Let us consider a strong case. A judge in a criminal court is also elected to the conflicting office of sheriff. A person is on trial before him without jury for homicide. As a judge he is to try him and come to a certain judgment, as a sheriff he is Jto carry that judgment into effect, possibly place the death cap on him. Would not, un^er such circum­ stances, the judge try the case with the scaffold continually in view. It would be utterly impossible for him to try the case with such delibera­

tion and judicious consideration as though he were not burdened with the executive duty. Upon reflection and cool consideration, is it not clear to us that in principle this very con­ dition exists in our synods? The president investigates the subject matter, finds a result, then calls in the executive functions and executes such result. It is said he must re­ port the matter to the synod for ap­ proval. He, however, at the time finding a difficulty, it is natural to protect himself first, and with the power at his disposal will place the accused at a disadvantage. It often developes into a battle, the president with all the power incident to his office on one side, and the occuscd with nothing but the facts of the case on the other. In a severe and close case the president as judicial, executive, and, by force of circum­ stances, prosecuting officer, possibly unconsciously, offers up all the power at the command of his executive office in a desperate ef­ fort to justify his judicial act, which he in his judgment conscientiously believes to be correct, and so pre­ vents its reversal. Should it be reversed it would not effect him in his judicial office, which it should, but his executive office. Such situations and condi­ tions constitute too severe temptattions for the frailties of human Let us not be nature to resist, soothed and led astray by the posi­ tion that our officers are Christians, but let us also remember that they are human and not place them in compromising and tempting posi­ tions by a crude form of government. The burden of the office of president under such an organization is too


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great for human nature to endure and too tempting for justice to survive. Jn addition to the foregoing it tends to centralize more power in the executive office. To all intents and purposes it lays judicial considera­ tion dormant and makes the execu­ tive office despotic. In some synods the attempt has been made to deprive the president somewhat of his power by dividing it among several other officers to­ gether with the president, who in an ex-officio capacity act as a com­ mittee with the executive officer at its head. This is done evidently to better secure the rights of parties and such matter under consideration and give them the co-operative judg­ ment of three additional synodical officers. At first glance it may ap­ pear to be an improvement, it being generally recognized that the judg­ ment of four is safer than that of one. However, by leaving, in fact, the judicial as well as the executive functions undivided in the same body and then constituting it of four, gives it greater force and vital­ ity in all directions. In addition to this it must be remembered that all four members are acting in an exofficio capacity and hold the princi­ pal offices in the synods, obligating one to the other and thereby, to a large extent, consolidating or hav­ ing a tcndancy to consolidate the four offices, elected for different pur­ poses. The president becomes the principal and the other members as­ sistants and not only no improve­ ment but another step in the direc­ tion of centralization is«unconsciously taken, and in its tendency has be­ come more dangerous.

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Note: The Iowa Synod has adopted a standing committee, hav­ ing charge of such matters. The officer filling the executive of­ fice should not be burdened with du­ ties nor be given authority or power not strictly executive in its nature; neither should he hold any other of­ fice, whether by election or in exofficio capacity. The practice very current in many synods is that the president is by virtue of his office or by election a member of various committees or boards; the idea evi­ dently being to constitute the execu­ tive office the center around which all other offices revolve, and so to constitute a connecting link between all the offices with the executive of­ fice as its apex. This arrangement is borrowed from commercial cor­ porations or associations, where the president is the supreme general manager and in all matters, unless expressly restricted, acts at his will and what he deems best, disre­ garding the judgment of others. In question of conscience, however, no person ought to be willing to give up nor confer such rights. Who should then exercise the ju­ dicial functions, if not the execu­ tive? In the early history of nations not governed by a despot, in whom all powers were supposed to be lodged, the inhabitants of the com­ munity assembled and passed upon disputes and charges. This trait is retained in most societies formed by laymen not versed in the science of government and jurisprudence. In Rome, by virtue of the Lex Val­ eria (B. C. 509) all criminal trials, that is those in which the subject matter involved questions of mala in se as well as mala prohipita, were


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held by the comitia, the legislative body. These trials soon became to be demoralized and and not con­ ducted by sane and considerate judgment, but by popular feeling, sympathy, prejudice and emotion­ alism. It became common for the accused at a trial to be dressed in black, carrying with him his wea­ pons wherewith he performed hero­ ic deeds in battle. Many would per­ mit their beards and hair to grow long, and at the trial, whether guilty or not, this became the safest meth od of receiving the verdict absolvo. It has always been characteristic of popular assemblies that their de­ cisions have been more the outcome of passion, prejudice and emotional­ ism than the result of a calm con­ siderate judgment. Consider for instance the trial of Horatius, and in the year 98 Manlis Aquillis. With the rise of Roman society, the Lex Calpurnia created the Questiones Perpetuae to exer­ cise the judicial functions of the government. Notwithstanding the fact that we may well presume that no intention­ al wrong doing in this regard moves any investigation in the assembled synods, it is still extremely unsafe for any such assembled body to at­ tempt to do justice and no person being acquainted with the trial of cases, and the effect of prejudice and emotionalism, would be ready to submit himself to be tried before such a body. In most instances cases are re­ ferred to a special committee es­ pecially appointed for the particular case in question, to investigate the subject matter and report to the as­ sembled body. This is in fact no

improvement. Men are selected in such committees who have already on the floor of the assembly given vent to their opinion in the premis­ es, one way or another. This appar­ ently is done to place the most con trasting opinions on the committee, on the one hand that a severe inves­ tigation may be made and on the other hand that such members of the committee may be convinced of the situation. It should, however, be borne in mind, that such mem­ bers have a mountain of prejudice to overcome before they obtain a sufficient equilibrium to give the matter their sane and considerate attention, and to be guided only by the facts and not by what Smith told Jones, and Jones told me, and there­ fore be convinced and believe. On the one side there is an opinion of sympathy and on the other side, a prejudice obtained in advance and before they were called upon to act in an official capacity. The battle of my opinion is right and yours is wrong, is to be fought, which same opinion ought to be formed after giving due consideration to the en­ tire situation. The honor of the party’s opinion expressed on the floor must be sustained, the subject matter or party under investigation is no longer the only subject to re­ ceive a cool, unbiased, unprejudiced and deliberate consideration and to be adjudged only by force of the facts of the case. No special committee should be selected to pass upon a case after the facts of the case are known to the party making the selection, whether by the entire assembly or the chairman, because in making the selection the asembly or the chair-


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man will be guided in making the selection by his opinion of the case. Cases conducted on the plans now in vogue, if not disposed of by the executive officers, must come at some time, partially or in its entire­ ty before the whole body, therefore unnecessarily often casting a re­ flection upon an innocent party. The principle ought to be that the wrongs or possible wrongs ought not to be made known to parties when it is not necessary. The Ro­ man Questiones Perpetuac, a standing committee, under certain restrictions, limitations and direc­ tions free from outside influence, and its members not holding other offices, would solve the problem. All rules and forms of govern­ ment of a synod, should be arranged with a view of their possible and probable effect upon the future of the society, the end to be desired, that the purpose of its existence may be rightly fulfilled. In our synods, questions of organization have received very little, if any, at­ tention : in early days when the bod­ ies were small, the question was not as important as it is today. Ques­ tions of doctrine and principle are undoubtedly of greater importance, but it should not be overlooked that questions of organization and practice react, and may become a most destructive agent. A forceful tributary to the con­ tinued inattention to such practical questions may well be looked for in the system of education employed in many of the colleges where only such branches receive proper care and attention which appear to be of immediate necessity in the study of theology.

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The first signs of the effect of a loose form of government are mis­ understandings, personalities, char­ ges of misconduct against officers and distasteful scenes become more frequent and rampant to be followed by animosities and disruptions. Of­ ficers may attempt to carry out their duties conscientiously, but no uni­ form system exists so that the busi ness may be transacted on a har monious basis. Felling and preju­ dice will become the great ruler; one will not understand the other; the principle, the doctrine, unity of doctrine will be the next to feel its effect, and we may well presume that the entire situation is a mere victim of a loose, crude and primi­ tive form of government. J. H. GEWEKE, Morton Grove, 111. Personal Notes Theodore Lange, member of the class of ’78, is president of the Louis Lange Publishing Company of St.» Louis, Mo., the largest independent publishing house of German litera­ ture in the States. Paul Bergmann, ’09, former man­ ager of the baseball team, has en­ tered the post-graduate department of the University of Wisconsin, tak­ ing up work in modern classics. Ewald Graff, who graduated in 1908, is a post-graduate student of the University of Chicago. He is working on a critical analysis of the German drama which is being pre­ sented on the modern stage of this country to-day. Henry Voje, who discontinued his studies in 1904, has decided to enter the forestry service in this


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country. He is attending the school 9?ad)toeife, bafj bic ©rf)toierigfeiten, mit of forestry affiliated with the Uni­ benen bic djriftlidje ©rijulc gu rfimpfen Ijat, versity of Colorado, of which facul­ fjcutc biefelBcn finb, mie gu CutljerS Beit, ty Hugo Winkenwerder, a former unb baft loir bcSljalB iin St'ampfe urn biefc student of our institution, is one of toidftigc ©acfje SutljerS 9(rgumente fcf)rmol)I Bertocrten lOnucu. the ranking members. Karl Koehler, ’03, who has been $rcifeS 21. ©cfjrobel bon ©t. $aul, bcr an associate to the editor of the fcit liiugcrer Brit ba§ 2(int bcS ©etrctfirS weekly edition of the Germania, the int SkrioaltuugSratc unfcrS ©cminarS Be* German newspaper with the largest flcibete, ftavb gu ©t. s43aut am 21. INoucmBcr circulation in this country, has been nub tourbe am folgcubcu sJJ?itttoocf) uittcr installed as pastor of the Lutheran grofjer 23ctciliguug oon nalj unb fern Bei* church of Kingston, Wis. gcfetU. Ukof. $. ©dialler Betciligtc lid) Bon Edgar Melzer, ’09, has been ap­ 9(mt3 toegett alS SBcrtrctcr beS ©ctuiuarS an pointed instructor of modern lan­ ber Slcidjenfcier. guage at the St. Olaf College, of ©eit bem 2S. DtloBcr tuoliuen ben 2?or* Northfield, Minn. He fills the va­ cancy caused by Prof. Ole Fell and, Iefungcu unb UcBttngcn ©. 58abtlc unb &. who graduated from Northwestern Diabbitt auS 23ielefclb Bci, bic feit 21nfang biefcS BaljreS in tTOmautec tocilcn unb auf in ’76. Prof. Felland hereafter will devote his entire time to the large tfjre bringcubeti 53itteu Ijiit Bon bcr Sallul* tat gugelaiicu tourben, Borlfiufig freilid), BiS library of the northern institution. Reinhold Breutzmann, ’05, is em­ 2Bcil)nad)tcu, alS £>ofpitanteu. £)Bioo()l ployed in the general offices of the Beibc fcit iljrer fruljeftcu ftugcub nirijtS leljn* O’Neill Oil and Paint Company of ■ lid)er tounfdjten, aI3 fid) bem ©tubium ber Milwaukee. For sometime he has Sljcologie toibmen gu tOuueu, tourben fie also served as secretary of the Mil­ bettnod) 6i§ jefet burdj Dliittrilofiglcit gc* waukee A Capella, chorus, which gtouugeu, eiucu auberu SBcruf gu ergreifen. has a membership of two hundred. Saljrelaug ftanbcu fie alS ©iafoncu im Mr. H. F. Zimowski, a former Stienfic bcS 9?agaretf)fiiftc§ gu 53iclcfclb, unb member of the class of 1903, has the aud) alS fie Bor G Bafjrcn uadj 9lmerifa position of athletic director at the fameu, fudjten unb iattbeu fie eitten aljn* Tennessee Military Institute. Mr. lidjeu SBirtuugSlreiS, unb gtoar in SOtouut Zimowski has played on several N. 91irt) Bci $l)ilnbclpl)ia, mo fic cine 91n* ftcnuug im bortigen SSaifcttljaufc crljiclten. W. U. football and baseball teams, and in the year 1902 he was captain (Sine cigcntlidjc ©tjmuafialBilbung Briugen fie nidjt mit, aBcr iljrc BiSljcrigeu S?ciftungen of the football team. IjaBcu fo feljr allc Srtoartuugen uBcrtroffen, bag toir lie toofjl id)on jcfjt alS ©Iieber ber britten Stlaffe anfcljen bfirfeu. Tins 6cm Seminar. S)en friifjern itfdjtilern fRauISdjmicberS, SBafjrenb ber ©taatSfonfereng ber ©e* bcr in SSJatertoion Bi§ gur ©efunba ber piaffe meinbefd)ullri)rer Bon ber SBiSconfinftjnobe ’08 angcfjOrte, gcreidjt eS gu grower ftreube, fjielt $rof. $. ©jailer einett Slortrag fiber gu Ijoren, bafj fid) USaul nun bod) entfdjlofien Sutlers ©tetlung in ber ftrage ber cfjriftlitfjen l)at, SEljeologie gu ftubicren; er ifl in ba§ Bugenbergieljung. Sr Befafjte fid) mit bem ©emiuar gu SJtount 21irt) eingetreten.


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Magazine for November makes a very neat appearance, “A Recollection” is a very good negro story. The dialect is not over-done and the tale is told in a very characteristic Your manner by the old darky, editorials are good. The article on the purpose of an exchange column is very much to the point. The val­ uelessness of the exchange column to the student reader, unless he reads the exchanges for himself, is pointed out. The essay on Micha­ el Angelo and the story “Ben Al­ ton’s Wish” are both good, though we must confess that we are tiring somewhat of reading a very fantas­ tic and startling tale only to find at the end that it was only a dream or a delusion. Your cover design and arrangement leaves little to be asked for. The Coyote (Sioux Falls College) for October is very interesting in several respects. In the matter of ar­ rangement in particular it seems to be just what a good paper should not be. The literary column is sep­ arated from the fiction column by a page of athletics. Each of the two departments contained only one ar­ ticle and it seems to us that it would

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ATHLETICS Lawrence 12, N. W. U. 0 On November 6 our football team met defeat at the hands of Coach Catlin’s warriors from Appleton, Having defeated Lawrence last year our boys went into the game hammer and thongs from the onset to

the finish in order to administer an­ other defeat to the defenders of the Blue and White. It was the game of the season. The south goal posts had been appropriately decorated for the occasion with bunting, the Black and Red verging into the Blue and White, indicative of the


THE BLACK AND RED friendly relations existing between The rooters these two colleges, were also well prepared with a number of yells and songs. Howev­ er, luck was against us. Most of the spectators agreed that the score should have been 6 to 6. That the referee had a certain degree of par­ tiality for Lawrence was ascertained in the first half, when we were prac­ tically robbed of a touchdown. While A. Berg was being pushed over the goal line, the referee blew his whistle and replaced the ball on the two yard line, stating that the play had been stopped; this, how­ ever, was not the case. Lawrence succeeded in getting one touch­ down in each half. In the second half many penalties were incurred on both sides, due to foozled for­ ward passes. Bauldauf, Lawrence’s quarterback, skirted round our right end, in the few minutes of play, evaded Lueckel, the safety, who was unable to tackle on account of a broken collar-bone, which injury he had sustained in the preceding play, and ran down the field for a touch­ down, after a brilliant run of fifty yards. Schneider. Bauldauf. and Dunham were stars for the Law­ rence eleven, while among our play­ ers, back line deserves special men­ tioning for their phenomenal work on the defense. The lineup was as follows: Lawrence. N. W. U. Schneider center Ziebell Voight right guard King Sampso right tackle Mahnke Bleecher right end Koch-Re inemann Campbell Hanke left guard Strathen left tackle Bonewald Hepburn left end Motzkus 4

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Carroll 14, N. W. U. 0 CARROLL 14,# N. W. U. o. On Thanksgiving day our foot­ ball squad accompanied by about a hundred rooters journeyed to Wau­ kesha for the last game of the sea­ son with Carroll college. Despite the the fact that our boys put up a game fight, the clever Carrollites succeed­ ed to administer a defeat to our team for the first time in the his­ tory of football at that college. The field was not in a fair condition, the ball often being covered by inches of mud, when fumbled. At most stages of the game straight footbal was used, as the much dreaded trick plays of the Carroll team failed to unravel to the best of advantage. In the first half Glover pushed Kluender, our quarterback, over our goal line for a safety. Then our boys worked the ball to the ten yard line but failed to gain any more ground within reach of goal. Carroll worked the ball down the field and after a few minutes Whitney shot through the line for a touchdown, which was converted into a goal. The half end­ ed with the score 8 to o in Carroll’s favor. In the second half Carroll was constantly in our territory, but could not score until Copps eluded our tacklers and ran fifty yards down the field for a touchdown. > Copps annexed a goal to his touch­ down. His sensational run and the playing of our back line and Motz-


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kus at end on the defense were the features of the game. The final score was 14 to o in favor of Carroll, by virtue of which victory the Carrollites secur­ ed the undisputed championship title of secondary colleges in Wis­ consin and Minnesota. Special men­ tion should be made of our rooters, who through the able management of Yellmaster Schely supported our team loyally with a great variety of enthusiastic yells and songs. The lineup: Carroll. N. W. U. Glover-Grebel right end Koch A. Fries right tackle Mahnke Spooner right guard Reinemann Upham center Ziebell

Peterson-Gilham left guard King J. Fries left tackle Bonewald McDonald left end Motzkus Copps (capt) quarter Kluender Whitney right half Eickmann Ward-Erickson left half E. Berg (capt) Porter full A. Berg At a meeting of the first team held on November 30, Arthur Berg, 11 our veteran fullback, was elected to succeed his broth­ er in leading the football team for the next season, Our hopes are that his career of captaincy will lead to success and not meet with misfortunes and obstacles, as have been experienced in the season which has just come to an end.

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had under the circumstances and argued that his veto of the bill would have caused a split in tjie party, which would endanger other good plans and improvements. It was his belief that it was the Presi­ dent’s duty as a representative of the people to co-operate with the men that had been elected to con­ gress by the people. If the men were bad, that was the fault of the people. All of his speeches were free from popular influence, as he re­ frained from reading the papers on his journey and also refused to talk politics with politicians. His assur­ ance that he intended to carry out the policies of Roosevelt was favor­ ably received throughout the coun­ try. His speeches proved also


THE BLACK AND RED that he was in favor of the ship-sub­ sidy plan and a Central Bank. Al­ though his views were not every­ where favorably accepted, they nev­ ertheless gave the people cause for reflection. Therefore this trip was without doubt instructive for Mr. Taft and also for the people who heard him speak. It is certain that the President’s popularity was in­ creased by his journey, which was clearly shown by the enthusiastic receptions lie received everywhere. His frankness and winning person­ ality, especially his famous smile, won for him the hearts of his audi­ ences, even in the South, the strong­ hold of the Democrats.

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Prof. W. H. Dau of the Concordia Theological Seminary at St. Louis, who has acquired great fame by his brochure entitled “The Logical and Historical Inaccuracies of the Plon. Bourke Cockran,” delivered the English address on Lutheranism in America.” This speaker expatiated mainly on the spreading of Luther­ anism in America. As a part of the musical entertainment Prof C. Rupprecht, known throughout Luther­ an circles as an organist of ability, favored the audience with several classical selections on the organ.. The songs of the “Lehrerchor” un­ der the directorship of Plans Biedermann, especially the “Dankgebet,” were greatly enjoyed by the audi­ ence. The direct object of this fes­ tival was to show that Lutheranism is by no means losing strength in our country, as is argued by some of its enemies, but that it is on the contrary steadily gaining strength. If one will but look at the statis­ tics, he will soon be convinced of this fact.

Celebrate Luther Day in New York City Probably the largest assemblage of Lutherans ever housed under one roof in this country was witnessed at the Dr. Martin Luther festival held at the Cooper Union Auditor­ ium in New York City. Delegations were present from Jersey City, Brooklyn and other neighboring cities to participate in the monster memorial. The address was deliv­ ered by Rev. Carl Gausewitz, ’79, of Milwaukee.


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Our Roll of Honor The following have paid their subscriptions for the Black and Red since its last publication: A. Zuberbier Rev. J. C. Siegler, Dakota, Minn. Mr. Schierenbeck, Luth. Sem., Wau­ watosa, Wis. E. Koehler O. R. King Clias. Baerwald W. Reinemann H. Heise J. Krubsack M. Cowalsky W. Voigt A. Hanke H. Brandt Rev. R. Buerger, Waukegan, 111. Rev. Adolf Sauer, St. Louis, Mich.

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LOCALS Mr. Carl Brandenburg of King­ ston visited his son Herman, prep., on Nov. 19. Albert Ziebell, ’13, and William Lueckel, ’13, went to Waterloo on a visit on Nov. 6. Henry Schneider, ’08, Sem., called on friends at Northwestern on Nov.

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our institution, and who is now a dealer in poodles at Algoma, visit­ ed us on Nov. 23. Carl Baerwald, *n, went to his home at Juneau on Nov. 27. Waldemar Petri, prep., called on relatives at Milwaukee Oct. 29-31. Mr. Emil Roloff of Appleton wit­ nessed the Lawrence-Northwestern football game at Watertown on Nov. 6. Louis Baganz, ’11, accepted a call as parochial school teacher for three months at Saline, Mich. William Huth, prep., spent Thanksgiving day with his parents at Milwaukee. Mr. Henry Keppler of Rhineland­ er paid his son Julius, prep., a visit on Nov. 20.


THE BLACK AND RED,1 Walter Gatzke, prep., visited his grandmother, Mrs. F. Rozanski at Racine on Nov. 25. Victor Schroeder, ’io, and Otto Plath, ’10, were guests of Rev. J. Gerike at Sheboygan on Nov. 6 and 7Carl Dornfeld, ’10, was a visitor at his parents’ home at Milwaukee on Nov. 25. Louis Maas, ’12, attended the wedding of a friend at Randolph on Oct. 28. Fred Hoppe, prep., called on his parents at Platteville on Nov .24. Fred Born, prep., visited his par­ ents at Oconomowoc Nov. 25. Otto Plath, ’io, and Victor Schroeder, ’10, were pleasantly en­ tertained at the home of Mrs. C. Plass of Watertown on Nov. 21. Mr. A. Cowalsky of Milwaukee called on his brother Max, prep., on Nov. 6. Martin Glaeser, prep., visited rel­ atives at Milwaukee on Nov. 25. Martin Haase, *n, and Reinhart Popp went to Fox Lake on Nov. 15

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to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. A. Zimmermaan. Winfried Schaller, ’11, was a vis­ itor a this home in Wauwatosa on Nov. 25. Frank Reier, ’12, called on Mr. John Harmening, a parochial school teacher at Lake Mills, on Nov. 10. Hans Bergemann, prep., paid his parents at Fond du Lac a visit Nov. 13-14Edwin Bruns, ’12, visited Mr. S. Dain at Columbus on Nov. 6. Leon Drowatzky, prep., called on friends at Milwaukee on Nov. 25. Adelbert Schaller, sem., called on his brother Winfried, *ii, Nov. 20. Emanuel Finck, ’12, spent Thanks­ giving day with his parents at Lake Mills. Rev. A. Keibel of Cedarburg call­ ed on his son Walter, ’13, on Nov. 10.

Paul Lutzke, prep., attended th< silver wedding of his parents at Beaver Dam on Nov. 16. Mr. Fred Lutzke called on his brother Paul, prep., on Nov. 25.

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—Honk Plonk! —Zzz! Boom! Bah! —Xmas vacation. —Dr.: Koch, this is the 17th of November! —Froehlke, thy name is woman! —Heard Nov. 1st: The greatest and only festivals at the time of Plenry I. were Christmas, East­ er,—and Hallow-e’en. —Director (in choir practice): What is that song yet? “The Bull­ frog and the—the—

Kl-ny: —the pool. —Shuft III.: What do you want with that string around your inkbottle? B-bby: String some one on. —Prof, (in U. S. Colonial History recitations to D-f-d) : Sit on the other side of your bench. D-f-d: I thought my charter runs for the whole bench. —Prof.: P-p, halt deinen Kopf nicht so, sonst werden alle deine Gedanken schief!


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—Prof.: What does “embonpoint —Di.: Well, Eickmann has not had Physical Geography with us. mean? Z-b-11: And he missed half his Hen kai Pa: Bay-window. life. —King: Dr., did a man by the name of Peter Salt discover salt­ —M-gas: These beans are schimpeter? melly! —Prof.: This is Satlpeter. —Gr-ssh-pp-r: New Year falls on G. Thrun: What’s his first name? the 25th this year. —F-tty F-lst-ff: Tr-chte is start­ —Where ignorance is bliss! In the ing to stop bucking now. Senior-Junior stick game a player —Dr.: What are the physical prop­ implored K-s— to sponge him a erties of nitrogen? head-guard and a nose-gear. As-nus: Oh, it looks quite in­ —Reddy: (to Toepel, who is work­ visible ! ing at the black-board) Put 32,2 —Sophomore: (translating Greek) below the whole schmier! Und es war eine Fuelle Weins in Prof.: Yes, Toepel, put it below den Doerfen. |A distinct smack­ the whole schmier! ing of lips becomes audible!) —Z-brae: We ought to keep the —Max: Z-b-ll„ I heard you were deaf and dumb football players out last night? here over Sunday and give them a Z-b-11: You don’t want to hear musical entertainment in chapel. everything you believe. —Prof.; State a physical change! —Br-e: You can’t play horses with K-tzen-gen II.: The changing of me! cabbage into sauerkraut. —Ha-se: (reading Plamlet) It is —A wonderful phenomenon has baked (backed) like a weasel. been developed by Zielisch in chemistry; he claims that the sim­ —M-nt-ufel: Does the smell of ni­ tric acid destroy the tissues of the ple application of saltpeter on nose? “carp” changes it to salmon. —Lueckel: I think it’s going to —Prof.: That great pope’s dates were—? snow tonight. Bobby: I thought they didn’t Meyers: Maybe there will be make dates at that time. snow on the ice before it freezes. —Dr.: Coffee is a mild form of dis­ —Kl-ny: We have a barn with one sipation. head of cattle in it. Joe: Not up here. —Short)": (reciting Chancer) A —What does the abbreviation K. Staggther was of Chicago also, a M. mean? better coache ther never was lonSchl-y: Knock me! ge y-go. Caesar s —Prof.: Welche Geachlechts sind —Z-bell: Who wrote Gallic Wars”? die Ziegen? Maennlichen Geschl- —W-r-ek: Auf Befehl des KronSchueler: prinzen von Schweden. echts. Prof: Dann sind wohl die Ziegen —Prof.: G-mm, you must not ana­ lyze Brandenburg’s face! alle Boecke geworden.


THE BLACK AND RED —Prof.: Doegler, what is a sphere ? Doegler: Well, it’s round both ways. —Prof.: Da Sch-n-ck das Datum vergessen hat, weiss man natuerlich nicht, ob das vor oder nach der Sintflut geschrieben worden ist. Dr.: From lieutenant on the of­ ficers are commissioned officers. Doc. W-rn-r: Br-e, have you your commission papers? —Muck: (As Prof, asked him for his preparation which he had handed in already.) Do you want my second edition?

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A Christmas Suggestion Don’t forget that- she can always use a box of fine writing paper. If you select from our splendid stock you’ll surely please her. 25c to §1.75. EBERLE’S DRUG STORE 204 Main St

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The Wheat Industry of the United States.

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Hunting Noble Game—A Report

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Watertown, Wis., January, 1910.

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L3ITEEAEY ty. The cultivation of wheat grad­ ually moved westward over Europe and it was not until the sixteenth The raising of wheat is one of the century that it was introduced into great industries of the United States. America in a very interesting way. According to tradition one of the Millions of acres arc devoted in its production, and thousands of people soldiers who came over with Cortez find employment in the various found a few grains in his rice. He kinds of work that are necessary sorted them and planted them. before it is made into (lour. Even From this planting the grain was after it is made into Hour, employ­ gradually introduced into the Span­ ment is furnished to many people ish settlements, and finally reached in transporting the flour from the United States, where it was one place to another. Before we quite extensively cultivated by the consider the industry as it is at French in the Mississippi Valley. If we consider the plant itself present, let us learn something about how it was carried on many and the method of its cultivation, we find that it is adapted to a great years ago. People who have tried to trace variety of climates. It is a hardy the cultivation of wheat back far plant, but requires proper condition enough in history to find a time of soil and moisture for successful when it was not grown by most civ­ cultivation. On account of these ilized nations, have been unable to peculiarities we find many varieties do so. The land of its origin is un­ both in the United States and in These varieties known, but most botanists believe other countries, that it had its home in Asia. Re­ may all be arranged into two class­ cords show that wheat was cultivat­ es, spring wheat and winter wheat. ed in China more than two thou­ Spring wheat includes all varieties sand years B. C. The mentioning that are sown in the spring and of wheat in the Old Testament mature the same season; winter and its culture by the ancient wheat is sown in the fall, and ma­ Egyptians, are proof of its antiqui- tures the following summer. There The

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is no distinct or inseparable barrier between spring and summer wheat, as either sort may be changed to the other by change of locality and proper care in cultivation. Winter wheat is grown in locali­ ties having a mild climate, where the fall is late and the winter not too cold, while the spring varieties are adapted to shorter season and colder climate of the states in the southern part of what is known as the “Whaet Belt” in the United States. The time for seeding whiter wheat varies with locality. Usually the farther south we go the earlier it is sown. In Illinois, Indiana, and other states where the conditions are similar, most of the crop is sown in September, and harvested in June and July. Spring wheat is sown as early in the season as the ground will permit and matures the latter part of July or early in August, except in the most north­ erly sections of the “Wheat Belt” where it is somewhat later. The germ is not injured by frost, so there is no danger from early sew­ ing, and an early start usually in­ sures a good yield, and excellent quality. Before the sowing, the ground must be well prepared. Plowing is the first work neces­ sary in the preparation of the land. As far as possible this is done in the fall, as wheat thrives best in compact soil, and also the seed needs to be in the soil as early as possible in the spring. After the ground has been plowed it is har­ rowed so as to make it quite smooth and to break up the large lumps of dirt. If the wheat is to be sown in the fall this is all that is necessary

to be done before sewing; but if the wheat is to be sown in the spring, the ground which has been compact during the winter must be loosened up before seeding. This loosening up of the soil is done by means of pulverizers or cultivators; after this the grain is sown. The grain is not sown by spread­ ing it broadcast with the hands as in olden times, but by means of seeders or drills. The seeders are from six to eleven feet in width, and are drawn by two, three, or some­ times even four horses, depending upon the width of the seeders. The drills are made in widths that vary like those of the seeders. The seed­ ers spread the seed broadcast, while the drill arranges it in rows, which gives it a very beautiful appearance while growing. The growth of the wheat plant from seed to maturity is one con­ stant series of chemical changes. The various food elements in the form of mineral matter, such as po­ tash, phospate, and lime, together with water and nitrogenous com­ pounds, are taken from the soil, while the carbon is obtained entire­ ly from the air. The leaf is the chemical laboratory where all of the various changes take place, and where the different compounds, in­ cluding starch, glutin, and oil are elaborated. The materials that are produced in the leaf are finally stored in the seed as nourishment for the future plant. Climatic con­ ditions, the nature of the ground, and the character of the seed are the main factors which determine the properties and individuality of the wheat. As we have been considering var-


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ious things concerning the wheat plant, let us now see to what ex­ tent the industry of wheat raising is carried on in various parts of our country. In the eastern and cen­ tral states, wheat is raised on small farms and in small fields. These fields range from five to one hun­ dred and sixty acres. In the great wheat producing area of the north­ west, however, everything pertain­ ing to the industry is on a large scale. As the wheat interests cen­ ter in this region, we can get the best idea of the industry by taking a view of one of the large wheat farms situated in the valley of the Red River of the North. This valley is as nearly level as it is possible for so large a tract to be. The country is treeless, except a few shrubs and small trees that grow along the banks of streams. The soil is fertile, and of unusual depth. The climate is cool and generally affords sufficient rainfall for the successful growing of crops. The valley, in short, is a wheat re­ gion as nearly ideal as one could expect to find anywhere. One of the largest farms in this valley is the celebrated Dalrymple farm. This farm, or ranch, as it may be called, is situated about twenty miles west of Fargo, North Dako­ ta, on the main line of the North­ ern Pacific railway. In good sea­ sons it has from twenty thousand to twenty-five thousand acres under cultivation. The farm is divided into sections, each of which has its set of buildings, including house, stables, and such other buildings as are necessary to store the machin­ ery in. There are several sets of buildings, and they are all connect­

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ed with the main office and with each other by telephone. Each section has a foreman who usually lives in the house on that section, and is responsible for the care of the property and work on his section. With the foreman are associated two or more hands who have permanent employment. The greater part of the force is employ­ ed during seeding and harvest times, because seeding and harvest­ ing must be done as quickly as pos­ sible. The cutting of the wheat is don*, by binders, or harvesters as they are often called. The harvester is quite a complex machine, and not easily described. Its parts are all so perfectly adjusted that it does its work with great precision. A large number of harvesters is nec­ essary on a large farm, as one ma­ chine can cut only about fifteen acres in a day. A harvester known as the header, is used in California. This machine cuts only the heads on the wheat and throws them into a large box, from which they are at once carried to a thresher attached to the harvester. By the use of this machine the wheat is cut only where the climate is such as to al­ low the wheat to dry before cutting without injury. The machines are very expensive, and require a team of twenty or more horses to operate them. In the regions where the headers are not used, the grain is shocked up and on many of the smaller farms is stacked when it is dry enough, but on the larger farms it is threshed out of shocks. When the grain is threshed, it is stored in granaries on the smaller farms, and on the larger farms in


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elevators. The average yield of wheat per acre is about fifteen bush­ els. So we see that on a farm like • the Dalrymple farm, many thou­ sands of bushels are raised, and that on such farms it would require very large elevators for storing the wheat. To avoid this difficulty, most of the wheat raised on these very large farms is sold when it is threshed, and is sent to the large cities, where it is then stored in large elevators having a capacity of from five hundred thousand to one million bushels. Another kind of important work that should be considered along with the industry of “wheat raising’’ is milling. The manufacture of flour and meal is as old as the hu­ man race. In the remote ages the process was very simple, and is still in use by savages. The grain was crushed between two stones, one being, stationary and the other moved by the hands of the worker. The machinery in the mills which were first built was quite simple. It consisted of a set of stones having their adjoining surfaces flattened and grooved and an endless belt to which buckets were attached for carrying the flour from the stones to a bin where it was placed in bags. As time went on, various and won­ derful improvements were made in the machinery necessary for suc­ cessful milling; so that the process of describing how flour is made at the present time is quite difficult. The first step is cleaning the wheat. Only pure and clean grain can produce good flour, and we must remember that as wheat comes from the thresher it contains

chaff, seeds of other plants, such as cockle, besides a great quantity of dirt and dust. All of these, and the defective berries of wheat as well, must be removed before grinding. The wheat is first passed over a series of screens through which a strong current or air passes. Each of. these screens is of a peculiar structure, and has its own particular work to do; one takes out the cockle, another the defective berries and other seeds. After sifting, the wheat goes to a circular iron box containing a number of rapidly re­ volving brushes, which thoroughly cleanse it from all dust, and com­ The wheat is plete the cleaning, now ready for grinding, and is stored in large bins in the mill. The largest flour mills in the world are located in Minneapolis. Some of them have an average daily capacity of forty-five thousand barrels of flour. This means a handling of one hundred and eighty thousand bushels of wheat, a quan­ tity that would load a freight train a mile and a half long. The number of bushels of wheat raised in North Dakota and Minne­ sota is enormous. The average of these states alone is about thirtyWheat is eight million bushels, raised to a large extent in many oth­ er states, but this country easily ranks first in the production of There is a great demand wheat. for our wheat and flour in Europe, especially the British Isle, and wheat and flour rank next to cot­ ton as exports from the United States. LOUIS MAAS, T2.


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It was on a bright Sunday morn­ ing that the Stanford Press had the following notice in its social col­ umns : “Miss Laura Spenlow is engaged to be married to Mr. Henry Steele.” Laura read the brief announce­ ment, then dropped the paper. “Why, that’s—that’s I,” she said unsteadily. The empty room re-echoed her She turned her head and voice. looked about the room in a bewild­ ered manner. Surely, this was her father’s library, here was the hearth before which she sat down, lightheartedly, to look through the pa­ per in the half-hour before it was time to dress for church. In her meditation she touched the arm of her chair. Yes, it was all real. Noth­ ing was altered except herself; and yet the earth seemed to shake be­ neath her. She was certainly Laura Spenlow, reading the Sunday paper before the fire-side in her father’s library—but she was not engaged to Plenry Steele, had never been en­ gaged to him, and now, she felt, would never be! Why, he might think that she was in some way re­ sponsible for this notice! What enemy had done this thing against her? Who had dared ? Her stupefaction gave place to anger. Plow could there be in the world any human being so cruel, so evil-minded, as to wish to hurt a young girl’s pride in such a mean way? She had never willingly hurt any one, and she did not know that anybody hated her. People usually seemed to like her. But the worst of the whole story

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was—yes, she might as well ack­ nowledge this now—the very worst of it was, that down in the most hid­ den corner of her heart, there had been the wish of some day seeing just this very same announcement on that page. The only thing that troubled her was that there was another person reading those same words, that meant so much to her. And she shrank from seeing the sacred fact, which she had not dared to formu­ late even in the sanctuary of her thoughts until now, stated so bold­ ly and barely in cold print. Oh, if it were only true, she medi- ' tated, it would be the most beautiful thing in the world! What would it harm, she thought, in pretending for five minutes that it was true? She had borne the bitterness. Why not snatch a brief joy from the heart of this half-hour of agony? But if it were true, his ring would be on her finger. She looked down at her left hand. It was a small, white hand, with delicate, little knuckles, but without rings, An artist had once told her, that her hands were too beautiful for any adornment. But that was nonsense —how could any hand, whatever, be beautiful enough to deserve his ring? No, that She shook her head. was not one of these things she would try to imagine. She would love the buying of fine linen and silk. All these things were charming to think of, but after all, they were but phantasms, dreams! They were not reality. The “real thing” was a gen­ tleman—six feet tall or more, broad in proportion, darkeyed, serious,

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forceful, slow to see a joke, but de­ lighted with the mildest jest, if it was perceived. He was slow in the laying of plans, but incredibly ten­ acious after once having made up his mind. And better even than all that, the “real thing” had an ardent, loyal heart that needed just her, and only her. Laura shook her head again. No, the sweetness of that sentiment was too poignant. She could not bear her own imaginings.— While Laura was thus pondering over the statement in the paper, some one else was musing upon the same words. “Well, well, I like that,” said Henry Steele, a rising young engineer, who was having a late breakfast in a hotel some fifty miles away, and reading the Sunday pa­ per of his home town. Vexation, not agony, was the emotion experienced b)' Mr. Steele. Such mistakes are awkward af­ fairs, he thought. At the first mo­ ment a man resents them as strong­ ly, though not so bitterly, as a wo­ man, but then the after effects are a prolonged annoyance and embar­ rassment. Contradiction does not kill such a report. Doubtless, he would be receiving congratulations people, who would see the notice in for a month from well-intentioned the paper, but would not know the reasons for it. Or from such peo­ ple, who would see and know both, but make believe of being ignorant of the latter, for the sake of seeing what an impression it would make on him. Then too, if the girl is a friend— and Henry had always liked Laura Spenlow immensely—one’s relations

with her would necessarily be a lit­ tle strained afterward. Fortunate­ ly there was no other girl who, see­ ing the announcement, could justify herself to feel slighted by it. But it was enough that one girl should be vexed by anything like that. And Laura was such a sensitive, little girl. It would be much harder for her than for him. In his imagination lie saw her stand before him with her large, truthful, blue eyes, softly rounded cheeks, and exquisite hair, piled rather loosely on the top of her proud, little head. And she was just as lovable as she looked, so every­ body said, and not at all dull. She had a reasonable number of ideas, and many fascinating ways of say­ ing and doing things. Any man who was engaged to her, would be a for­ tunate fellow, and could certainly feel proud. Mr. Steele glanced at the an­ nouncement again, and was sur­ prised to feel that his wrath against the unknown offender, who was re­ sponsible for this statement, had subsided. In the place of anger he suddenly experienced a peculiar, warm feeling, surely not a feeling of resentment. Then abruptly, putting the matter out of his mind, he de­ voted himself with vigor to his neg­ lected breakfast. But his thoughts soon returned to the matter. What if it were true, he also thought,—what then? Why, he would be the fortunate person himself! And why not? When he came to think of it, his ideal of a fu­ ture companion for life had always been like her. Why, thought he, be­ coming enthusiastic, she was one of the loveliest, little women in the


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world! He had always known it loo, only never before had he stopped to think about it. Now that his mind was on the subject, he saw that he had unconsciously alluded to Laura Spcnlow with a home—such a home as he had dreamed of, but had taken no steps to procure. And often, when he was tired, he had gone to her— never to any of the other girls, who were perhaps just as attractive, but in a different way. Yes, Laura had meant rest and peace to him. She was the woman to be in a man’s ideal home. Probably he had been in love with her all this while, but he had been too great a fool to find it out until this very morning. People often in­ timated that he was sometimes a little slow. Rut that did not mat­ ter, he saw a great light now, his way lav clearly before him. The only thing that nettled him, was that this announcement was not true. And, as a man of purpose, he quickly de­ cided to make it true if he could, and with as little delay as possible, to save them both the trouble of de­ nial. What a fool he had been, not to have thought of it before! A man who has to be notified by a society reporter, before he knew that he was in love, is a poor stick, and Mr. Steele felt a proper disgust for him­ self. He pulled out his watch and re­ flected thq,t he could take the noon train, and be home shortly after one o’clock, and have the whole matter settled, one way or the other, before six o’clock! Who said I’m slow? mused Mr. Steele. * * * * ********

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While this was taking place a third person was reading the an­ nouncement with great delight. Laura’s mother, with a mother’s in­ stinct for such matters, had for a long time noticed that her daughter entertained a more than friendly re­ gard toward Mr. Steele, and that he was “head over heels” in love with Laura. But she felt that he did not have the courage to propose to Laura. Therefore she had resorted to the little scheme, in order to make matters easier for him, and to impell him to ask for her daughter’s hand, for Laura’s mother was con­ vinced that the two young people were well suited for each other. * :Js * * * * * * * % When Mr. Steele arrived at his home, lie instantly telephoned to Laura, and made an appointment to see her that afternoon, After he had taken a hasty dinner, he imme­ diately got ready to make a call on the Spcnlow family. Laura attended church that fore­ noon, but was melancholy and inat­ tentive during service; she did not even take notice of her nearest At the dinner-table she friends. absentmindedly passed to her father the mustard, when he asked for the butter. Neither did she participate in the conversation, but assiduouslystudied her plate, as if the solution of the mystery was given there.— Suddenly the telephone bell rang. Of course Laura was the first one to answer it. What a change had taken place, when she returned? Her moodiness had disappeared; her eyes shone with suppressed merri­ ment; she was sparkling with wit and good humor.

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But after dinner Laura grew rest­ less. How slowly the minutes went by? Would it never be three o’clock? She tried to subdue her anxiety by playing some selections on the piano. but soon stopped in the mid­ dle of a piece. Again and again she stepped to the window. Would he never come? But no, he had said that he would come at three o’clock, and it was now only two. So the afternoon wore on until the time was almost there. Suddenly Laura thought of the paper. Where was it ? Oh yes, she had left it in the library. Thinking that it might be wanted in the course of the afternoon, she went to get it, and found the paper after a few moments search. Just then the door-bell rang, and Laura unconscious of the paper in her hand, rushed into the hall to open the door.— Mr. Steele had been up to this time, quite calm and collected. Now however, when he found himself confronted by Laura, flushed and prettier than ever, and—confound the luck—with the paper in her hand, all of his composure left him and he could not bring forth a word. Laura, on the other hand, who be­ fore his coming had been in a flut­ ter of excitement, now quietly re­ gained her equanimity, and invited Mr. .Steele to enter. “Ah—er—Miss Spenlow/’ began Mr. Steele, after they had entered the drawing-room, “I—I have come today—on a mission of rather a del­ icate,—ahem—embarrassing nature. I—I—you—I------ !” Mr. Steele was hopelessly lost. He, usually calm, who always did what he wanted, began to shake and stammer in her presence. He cursed himself in-

wardly, and at last in desperation burst out: “Dear Laura, you have most likely read the announcement, regarding an engagement existing between us, in the paper. Dearest Whom I so respect and Laura! honor—whom I so devotedly love! I have come to ask you if you—if you — -------- ?” But why stop to observe Mr. Steele in this most embarrassing po­ Why ruthlessly tear the sition ? curtain from that, which should be kept sacred? Let il suffice to tell that later on, when LauraV, mother unintentionally (?) dropped in upon the two young people, they were so absorbed with each other that neither of them noticed her, and she silently withdrew. But when the young couple came and asked for her blessing, there was a roguish twinkle in her eve, but which, of course, Laura and Henry never, in the fullness of their bliss, stopped to notice. And then too, what was it to them, who had put that para­ graph in the paper: for, even if it should have been done spitefully, the whole affair had nevertheless ended well. A. P., ’12.

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Deficiency Wanting Attention The alumni and students of N. W. U. have frequently deplored the fact that Northwestern has no col­ lege song whose words and melody have been composed by one of its alumni or students. It is true, we have no such college song and have so far tried to show the spirit at N. W. U. with such songs that have

been modeled after some famous ballad or popular song. Why not try to remedy this? There are a number of alumni and students of Northwestern who possess musical talent, and we are certain that they could easily succeed in composing a college song that would convey the spirit of the school if they would only try. Even those who are not talented in the composition of music may do much to help this

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cause along, if they try to induce those who are versed in music to compose a song instead of trying to show loyalty to their Alma Mater We by deploring the deficiency, hope that everyone will do his ut­ most in attempting to secure a col­ lege song for Northwestern. This subject is thoroughly dis­ cussed in an article under the alum­ ni department.

Our Curriculum Frequently we hear comment made on the number of recitations a student is required to attend at involved. When taking into con­ sideration the classroom work of students at American colleges there may be sufficient reason to call for an explanation. We are required to our college and the necessary work attend on the average thirty-five recitations per week, whereas stu­ dents at other colleges attend only one - half as many. Why this difference and what accounts for it? In the first place our college cannot be compared with an American in­ stitution as the ends in view and the systems of instruction involved are decidedly different. Our school is modeled after a German gymnas­ ium, Greek and Latin being an es­ sential part of the curriculum, and this course of instruction has been recognized by men of science the world over to be the best prepara­ tion for any learned profession. These studies supplemented by a rigid course in mathematics serve to develop the mind to the highest possible degree of efficiency. We strive to attain two ends: A good

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knowledge of English and German, and a general education. In order to cover this immense ground it is obvious that we must at one time carry more than three or four stud­ ies, as is the case at American col­ leges, and attend a proportionally large number of recitations each week. The demands made on the student in order to do efficient work are enormous, On the successful completion of this course you have received a training which qualifies you for entrance into any universi­ ty. This fact has been testified by the successful work of our gradu­ ates in this country as well as abroad. Consider the average American student, In the high school he already commences to specialize, and at college he contin­ ues his work in a like manner. It is true in those branches that he may be more proficient than one who has followed our course, but in other studies his knowledge amounts to practically nothing. This tends to make him one-sided, he cannot view a thing from different stand­ points, thus lessening his faculty of arriving at correct conclusions. We are well aware that this is the age of specializing, but, nevertheless, there is a certain amount of knowledge that is indispensable to a person desirious of seeing things in their real light. It may be argued, however, that it is impossible for a student to study languages, history, mathemat­ ics, science, and philosophy and be­ come well-versed in each. Examine the curriculum of a German gym­ nasium and the results achieved there, and all doubt will be removed. To accomplish all this necessitates thorough and conscientous work,

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Many students while pursuing their studies at college fail to see that an opportunity of refining their manners has been given them at the same time. In many respects un­ mannerly behavior is encouraged by the overwhelming desire to be­ come popuar among the boys, es­ pecially among one’s classmates. Usually, however, a lack of social intercourse is the reason for ignor­ ance of the rules of politeness. This reason may be considered an excuse to a certain extent. For if students live in one large community, as are Health the circumstances at our institution, we could hardly expect them to While at college a student’s mind possess courtly bearing. is under a strain, more or less. But But is there no way to overcome the mind is utterly dependent on this advantage? Is it absolutely the temperament and disposition of necessary to mingle in high society bodily organs. If, therefore, a stud­ in order to acquire good breeding? ent wishes to accomplish something Certainly a remedy may be found. he must be the possessor of health. One need only refer to the.respect Health is the foundation of one’s which students owe one another. To life. Lose health and you lose life; this end distinction should, and by own health and you have life. Of right ought to be made between the course, there are exceptions, but different classes, As classmates such are very few. A fellow who are entitled to the same .rights and intends to get the most help from respects, one should treat them ac- ' his body will make it a sure foundacordingly, in observing their rights tion, laid broad and deep. When and caring for their opinions in mat- colleges, therefore, make gymnasters of dispute. ium work compulsory, it is to be Of still greater importance is the recommended. It is deplorable respect which must be paid to the that our college is not in the posiupper classes. Higher classmen tion to follow in their footsteps. So


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Another, “Concentrate yourself to your work without letting any­ thing disturb you!” It was not without reason that the hermits, of olden times and the monks secludthemselves from all society to be able to concentrate themselves with greater success to their work and their devotion. There is no success possible when one divides his attention between one or more oth­ er things than the subject at hand. The mind, like all organs and mem­ bers of the body, can do only one thing at a time to do it well and it is necessary that perfect quiet is ob­ served in a room where studying is to be carried on. If we, besides the two things mentioned, observe the first of the injunctions in the proverb “Ora et Labora” with the required care, suc­ cess in each and study will not be wanting.

Nota Bene Subscribers of the Black and Red are earnestly requested to keep in mind the regulations of the post-of­ fice department regarding newspa­ pers, etc. Under the post-office rul­ ing subscribers are not allowed to be in arrears more than a year. A due slip in your paper will inform you when your subscription has ex­ pired. Please acknowledge the lit­ tle slip. The name of every sub­ scriber, without exception, will be expunged from the subscribers’ list if he fails to comply with this rule.

Notice The sketch of the life of Rev. Schroedel which was to be given in this issue will appear in the Febru­ ary number. The chronicler of the alumni, Prof. A. Kuhn, was ill and unable to work.

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COLLEGE TOTES Fooball Team is Honored On Dec. 19, 1909, the football squad was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. King. The team members present were, E. Berg, W. Motzkus, M. White, A. Berg, A. Hanke, W. Reinemann, H. Koch, K. Kluender, M. Eickmann, L. Mahnke, O. King, A. Ziebell, and R. Bonewald. The guests amused themselves listening to a graphophone and perusing annuals of var­ ious colleges, until the hostess an­ nounced supper.

A table groaning with good cheer greeted their eyes. A small Christ­ mas tree served as center piece and at each place was a football of pa­ per in the college colors. After­ wards the boys passed the time smoking and playing billiards and it was at a late hour when the guests left the hospitable mansion. When the squad left three rousing cheers were given for the King fami­ ly. The only thing that marred the pleasure of the evening was the fact that the athletic manager, Prof. Moussa, was prevented from being present, being seriously ill.

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source for taking exercise during And many the winter months, are those that need the exercise very much. When, therefore, the recruiting officers come for some more recruits, do not refuse at once, but consider it a moment. The following officers for the so­ ciety of the military company were elected for the rest of the school year: A. Hanke, Pres.; Wm. Beitz, Vice Pres.; L. Baganz, Secy.; J. Masch, Treas. In the last regular drill hour W. Schaller was appoint­ ed corporal.

Our Male Chorus Undoubtedly many people have formed resolutions for the ensu­ ing new year; for resolutions are of great help in accomplishing one’s duty and work. Of this expedient our chorus has made use. It first of all renewed its resolution of former years, to work hard. In addition it resolved on perfect harmony, both social and musical. To carry out this resolution the members must put full confidence in the officers and in the director of their organi­ zation. With these resolutions to incite them, the chorus can with ease and with pleasure accomplish the large amount of work that must be done this year. One of the first requirements of a chorus is quality; but very often quality cannot be achieved without quantity. As to the quantity of our chorus, it may be said that it has reached its standard of last year; as to its quality, however, we shall suspend judgment until we meet the N. W. U. chorus at our spring concerts.

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Kirchner, the secretary of the Sen­ ior class, begs all members to pay their fees promptly as the money is needed to meet the bills, If his wish is carried out, it will be pos­ sible to purchase other good reading material.

Without doubt some of our friends would like to know what reading material is to be found in our reading room. Great pains were taken to select only the best magazines, newspapers, and period­ icals. The magazines which are at present to be found in the reading Mrs. Anstedt Leaves a Be­ room are: The Nation, Literary quest to Northwestern Digest, Atlantic Monthly, Review of Reviews, McClure’s, Munsey’s, I11 her last will and testament Cosmopolitan, Everybody’s, Har­ Mrs. Johanna Anstedt of Milwau­ per’s Weekly, Collier’s, Ladies’ Home Journal, Saturday Evening kee bequeathed four hundred dol­ Post, Abendschule, World’s Work, lars to the endowment fund of our Daheim, Scribner’s and Youth’s institution, Mrs. Anstedt had Companion. In addition there are reached the advanced age of eighty the leading Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis daily and Sun­ years when she passed away last day newspapers of both the English fall. She was a faithful member of and the German languages, also sev­ the Grace Lutheran church of Mil­ eral foreign papers (The London waukee of which the Rev. Carl GauTimes, etc.) and all the Watertown sewitz, Jr. is pastor, Great intercity publications. All the college est was taken by her in charity exchanges and various religious and work. She ever lent a helping hand technical periodicals are also at the service of readers. In the near fu­ to the poor and disabled of the me­ ture several new magazines will be tropolis. She will be long remem­ added, including Hampton’s, which bered not alone by those who were magazine has purchased the copy­ right on Commander Peary’s story recipients of her philanthropy, but for the enviable sum of $25,000, one also by those who knew her noble on Music and Art, Woman’s Home and amiable character. Companion, Success, and perhaps others. Works of reference, old magazines, neatly bound, and works Fire Brigade of fiction are also awaiting perusal. To defray the expenses a monthly Of late several students have ad­ fee of ten cents is paid by the mem­ vocated the forming of a fire brig­ bers of the Reading Room Society, ade as they feel that it would be of and an admission fee of fifteen cents great service in case of a fire in our Even though the city is also charged. Considering the buildings. reading material at hand, the fees fire department is able to cope with are certainly not too large. Mr. the danger, a fire brigade could,


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Official N's Awarded The athletic board awarded but five N’s for work on the gridiron during the 1909 season. The players fortunate and deserving enough to gain the coveted prize were, W. Motzkus, H. Koch, O. King, A. Ziebell and R. Bonewald. , The students elected G. Schley, IX» manager of the 1910 football team. John Masch, ’i2, was elected assistant manager for the same season.

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After having received about $100,000 of the public’s money, 1 )r. Cook was finally prevailed upon to submit his arctic records to the University of Copenhagen for examination to authenticate his claim of having reached the North Pole. But great was the surprise and disap­ pointment of the public when the tribunal of his own choosing, which had previously honored him, an­ nounced to the expectant public that the material submitted was utterly devoid of proof that he had reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908 or at any other time. This clecision coupled with previous accusations and his mysterious disappearance convinced people that his claim was utterly unfounded and ridiculous. The press of his native country has. therefore, not hesitated to declare that his was a premeditated attempt to gain the publie’s money and has applied to him such ignominious epithets as irapostor, swindler, monster of duplicity, monumental “faker,” and other similar terms. The University of Copenhagen and the Danes in general regret this incident perhaps more than others because they were the first to give enthusiastic recognition to his claim and because they had conferred various honors on him. It is highly creditable, however, that they frankly admitted their error, which was prompted by pure kindness and courtesy, by giv­ ing an honest verdict. They should, therefore, not be less respected. Although several famous men, as for

instance, Admiral Schley, still be­ lieve in Dr. Cook, the majority of the people are convinced that he never reached the pole and that Commander Peary, whose records have substantiated his claim of having reached the North Pole, deserves the honor and remuneration connected with the achievement,

The Noble Prizes On December ioth, the anniversary of Dr. Alfred Nobel’s birth, Sweden’s famous engineer and chemist, the five Nobel prizes for the year 1909 were awarded. Madam Selma Lagerloeff, a Swedish authoress, received the prize lor literaturc. The prize for physics was divided between Prof. Ferdinand Braun of Strasburg and William Marconi. The prize for chemistry was given to Prof. Wilhelm Ostwald of Leipsig. Prof. Theodore Kocher of Berne was the winner of the prize for physiology and medicine. Barin d’Estournelles de Constant, a permanent member of the Hague Tribunal for France, and M. Beernaert, a former minister of state of Belgium, divided the prize for having produced the best contributions for universal peace among the nations of the world, The allotment of the last named prize is left entirety to the discretion of the Storthing or Norwegian Parliament; the other four prizes, however, are awarded by the University of Stockholm. The Nobel prizes, which are the bequest of Dr. AlfredAlfred Nobel and which en-


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title each recipient to the fine sum of Mr. Wm. P. Hass, Wauwatosa, about $40,000, are distributed an­ Wis. nually. It is a remarkable fact that H. Wernecke. women have several times won Mr. E. Beckmann, Milwaukee, some of these prizes, Madam La- Wis. gerloeff being the third woman to J. Masch. win one of the prizes. L. Koeninger. Wm. Beitz. Prof. E. Bliefernicht, New Ulm, Minn. Our Roll of Honor Rev. C. F. Buenger, Kenosha, The following have paid their Wis. Mr. R. Schoeneck, Enterprise, subscription for the Black and Red Wis. since its last publication: Mr. R. H. Ernst, Leipzig, Ger­ F. Eggcrt, Watertown, Wis. many. Rev. J. Dejung, Jr., Rhinelander, Mrs. J. Lloyd, Phillips, Blacks­ Wis. burg, Va. Rev. L. Kirsh, Tomahawk, Wis. Notice—N. W. U., Watertown, Rev. Ch. Sauer, Juneau, Wis. Wis., is the address of those where the addresses are not given. H. Ratzeburg.

THE ROYAL PURPLE for No­ article on how to play, how to win vember presents a neat appearance. and how to lose, is very good. Your Though there is not much material, editorials are good, but your ex­ The first change column is very scant, to say what there is, is good, installment on “Domestic Economy the least. One of the strongest papers that in the School” is good, but we should have been better pleased if come to our table is the MISSION The De­ you had printed the whole article HOUSE AEROLITH. in one number. Even though a four cember number proves to be no ex­ or five page article might seem rath­ ception. The departments are all er long, we believe it would be more well balanced. The German article effective so than to split it up in sev­ on what to read is good, even eral installments. It is hard enough though that subject has been a pet to keep the thread of a continued theme of college papers since time “Benefits Derived story in mind after a month be­ immemorial. tween, and it is of course much from Missions” is also very well harder to recall the thread of the thought out. Your editorials, how­ argument in an article. Your col­ ever, are your strong point. Those umn headed “Spectator,” with its on cheating and the New Year are

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pecially good. The dialect in a “Subject of Another Realm” and in “Matilda Jane’’ is not over-done. The ode to Virgil is one of the best poems we have seen among our exchanges. The other poems and stories all show an earnest endeav­ our on the part of your contributors not to let their paper degenerate in­ to a dumping place for old prize orations, debates and poems copied out of the current magazines. The LESBIAN HERALD con­ tains a well written article on the friendship of Wordsworth and Col­ eridge. The Christmas story, “The New and the Old” is also good, but the effect is sometimes spoiled by printing mistakes. The other de­ partments are not kept clearly sep­ arated. The exchange column is missing. THE SKIRMISHER for October is very bare. Though your motto is “Quality, not Quantity,” a little more of the latter would show off the former to a better advantage.

ALOMOT Our College Hymn To be sure, we have no college hymn, yet our heading is not in­ tended to be misleading. We are so near to its acquisition that we may be pardoned for anticipating. How or where the movement start­ ed which has as its object the endow­ ment of Northwestern with its own hymn, is difficult to ascertain, but that isn’t important. Suffice it to

say, that in some mysterious man­ ner suggestions were made at about the same time from various points of the compass, pointing out our lack of a proper medium to give vent to that patriotic spirit which seeks utterance in every student’s heart. We will not argue the" necessity of such an ode or hymn but we cannot express our views too strong­ ly as to its desirability. As surely as


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its of the compositions. To make the final selection, President Ernst will be asked to appoint a commit­ tee consisting of students, alumni and faculty members, who are to consider the preferences of the larger bodies and officially choose and designate our Alma Mater hymn. A word in regard to the character of such a hymn. It ought to be a seri­ ous, dignified expression of those sentiments of loyalty and affection which we entertain for our Alma Mater. As to form there can be no restriction, the more original the better, providing originality in form does not encroach too nearly upon the indefinite boundaries of prose. ' Neither are there restrictions as to the tone of the production, whether you are a strict classicist or a more independent romanticist will not be prejudicial to the merits of the child of your Muse. But if your genius refuses to bear even such slight bonds as are herein suggested, de­ prive us not, O friend, of the off­ spring of thy fancy. Do not let yourself be hampered by the notion that one tongue is more appropriate than another; in our cosmopolitan broadness we will try to enter into the spirit of any language, with one provision, that Hebrew odes must be accompanied by a metrical ver­ sion in English, German, or Latin. There’ll be room for everything. If you do not care to enter the lists with a Miltonic ode to your Alma Mater, perhaps in your lighter vein you will be able to kindle the im­ pressionable hearts of the student with a rollicking football song or the like. Nothing will go to waste, the grave and sober, as well as the

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light and airy, will be sure of a sympathetic reception. Perhaps you have been wonder­ ing how we’ll sing those songs, per­ haps you have flattered us by sup­ posing we had invented an elastic, adjustable melody which could be adapted to all the texts. Unfortun­ ately this is not the case. But even this obstacle is not insurmountable. For those lighter, humorous, ebulli­ tions, the author may use any popu­ lar melody or folksong, in fact it is desirable that they be written to conform to some such well known tune. As for the true hymn, which we are in search of, we would rather that the melody for it be original and our very own. There must be scores of us who are on speaking terms with more than one Muse and who will be able to create melo­ dious harmonies of tone as well as of word. Try hard to give us the music for your text, if not the com­ plete score, give us at least the melody and we’ll see that the prop­ er arrangement of it is made, If you find it impossible to do either, send us your text by all means and we’ll impress our musical friends into service. And now, when all is said, it only remains for you to show your good will. For the love of Northwest­ ern, do not fail us this time, consid­ er this a personal appeal to your loyalty, which it is. Tradition here relates of many inspired bards who drank deep at the Pierian Fount and were lavish in their gifts of glorious song. We hear of legendary heroes of the lyre, who hurled the trench­ ant shafts of satire, who told of mighty deeds of venturous college youths, who immortalized the “Old

Cemetery,” the “College Elm,” the “Two Miler,” and many less irre­ proachable student haunts in soul­ stirring lyrics.—Is this tradition but a myth?—We trust not’ and hope that these poets of yore and many another Undiscovered genius will sub­ mit to the cries of the Muse and earn Old Northwestern’s undying gratitude. AN ALUMNUS. We submit two contributions of interested alumni. The first also found inspiration for original music, He is an Alumnus of the early days. We beg the author of the second to complete his effort by adding a few stanzas; he is an Alumnus of the early ’90’s. He ac­ companied his text with a copy of the quaint, but captivating air of the Turkish national hymn. ALMA MATER I. Affection grows in every soil, In homes of ease and homes of toil; So let the love of home be found In him, who treads Northwestern’s ground For there a mother found us In truth and knowledge bound us, In all our days we’ll ever praise Our Old Northwestern! CHORUS— Northwestern, ha hah! Northwestern, rah, rah! Northwestern is all to me,—See, See? With grateful acclaim to our star that led. We cheerfully follow the Black and Red. Life’s partly real, partly dream, For instance, take ‘to make the team


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But that which would our youth redeem, Fair college-life, we all esteem And though we’ve been trans­ gressors, Yea, worked the dear profes­ sors We find at heart, it’s hard to part From Old Northwestern! . CHORUS— A good ship braves the storm’s hard cuff, So manhood fears not life, though rough; Still, threshing grain, light wind’s enough To winnow wheat from chaff and fluff. And may our life’s story On “yon day” tell of glory, Of prize-crowned yield from cul­ tured field Of Old Northwestern! CHORUS— Another version of the first stanza: Affection grows in every soil, In homes of ease and homes of toil; But once it centers in the smile Of Infant-Bliss, it takes this style:“What will we do with Willy? With Kate, or Frank, or Lilly?— For blessed end first thing we’ll send To Old Northwestern!” ALMA MATER II. Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! O Northwestern, hail to thee! Thou of science the true daughter And a mother dear to me! Tender age, but e’er if need be, Firm of mind and strong of heart, Thou of shapeless youth art mouldmg Men and women by thine art.

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Hunting Noble Game — A Report Dear Reader: Back in the seven­ ties we were much given to the sing­ ing of old: “My heart’s in the Highlands, a chasing.” But it was only in the present Cen­ tury we of the ’70’s began to put poetical sentiment more in murder­ ous practice; and—please note—this independently of Mr. Theodore Roosevelt’s chase after noble and ignoble game. You see, the good there is in the world, will not only “take,” but equally attempt to “set” a good example. We strenuously seek to remain free from dragging in the name of the above named fa­ mous “In-dark-Africa-hunter,” so he may not take notice and hurl his “nature-faking-boomerang” or what­ ever his weapon, at us. The object of our chase was to fill a longfelt want at Old North­ western. But when we came up with our game we did not feel it in our heart to kill our bird, nor would you. gentle reader, have done it. But mind you, we will not permit you to say we had had been on a ‘wild-goose-chase.” Far from it! But though we did not bag our game, we came away with a feeling of depest contentment. For we had —let it be said here, now and at once, in order to allay your suspense —seen a sight vouchsafed to few, we had seen in closest proximity a so-called Rara Avis. Supposing, however, that this species has not come to your particular ken, we will place before you a specimen. But the personalities of the “We,” I observe, have not been duly intro-

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duced. Pardon this, dear Reader, and you, companion of the memorablt expedition, Friend Julius Geweke. A board-member of N. W. U., and one, who has such heartfelt interest in our Alma Mater, and a love for her, let it be boldly pro­ claimed, equaled by that of but few others (may you succeed in all your good intentions toward our In­ stitution!), a seeming slight put on you, I will admit, was not quite the right thing. But a lawyer, you will understand that your name not be­ ing mentioned earlier was not in­ tended as a tort. Well then, we two on a fine Au­ tumn day in October last shook off what burdens we could and hied ourselves to the sylvan fields of Hinsdale, 111. There we inquired after the home of one Dr. D. K. Pearsons. For he is the Rara Avis of our chase. This kind of bird, though few and far between, is found all over the world in all cli­ mates. But the trouble is to find their roost and the difficulty to trap them. Shoot them, as we already told you, you could not desire; but only to see them is good for the pro­ verbial “Sore eyes.” The Rara Avis Species belongs to the Genus Donor Communis. This kind benefits its surrounding by the surrendering of its rich goldyellow plumage. In fact it may safely be said as a correct observa­ tion, “they die giving.” This fact has experienced a peculiar perver­ sion. Through mistaking cause and effect the ignorant have been led to the superstitious belief, that “giving they die.” And so the good example of this peculiar bird is turned into miserable fear, yea, dread. It cer-

tainly would be highly interesting and instructive to follow the habits of the Rara Avis class, but lack of space forbids. Now this particular Rara Avis, a fine male specimen, is, or rather was, a “Multi-millionaire.’’ In this case I wish to express due respect by writing the “Multi” with a capi­ tal letter. He has given away pro­ digious sums so prodigally that to call him a Rara Avis is to use the only properly descriptive phrase. But let us take you with us, so you may excuse us for speaking thus of a man still living. To be introduced into his house, and presence is certainly and liter­ ally the most simple thing in the world. We ring the bell, and after a few moments a neat but plain ap­ pearing servant opens and asks you to “step in” and ushers you on by “Step into the Library, please.” A few moments later there comes down the stairs and into the room man of elastic step and highly in­ tellectual face and most engaging manners. But seeing before you this man of fine face, firm step, erect body, quick motion and generally active bearing you need be told, that he will be ninety years this coming Spring lest you take him to be “quite an active person at 60 years.” But the remarkable part is not his appearance, but much rather his work. He works very hard; and this his work is what stamps him a Rara Avis. His work consists in giving away his riches. Take this statement literally. And his aim is to do this work intelligently, sys­ tematically and in the most telling


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colleges are our Country’s Hope.” (Note: Where the Doctor’s words are not exactly quoted it is but a matter of form through fault of memory; his thoughts are certain­ ly given correctly.) In the third place, he uses system in donating his twenty, or fifty or hundred thou­ sand, or more, dollar gifts, As a rule lie will only give endowments, to make the help a permanent one; or he will, for the same reason of permanence, erect dormitories, etc. Only in cases of extraordinary at­ tachment or distress, will he give cash sums outright. Generally he applies the principle of proportion, meaning that the recipient-to-be raise one-third, or one-half, or twothirds of the desired sum total, and upon completion of this condition, the Doctor pours in the balance of the unit of “oil and wine, needful for the healing.” This precaution, if we may call it by this name, he uses, since he gives much to “Out­ siders.” In such way are the Mil­ lions of Dr. Pearson’s by himself ap­ plied, or, if you will, by him spent. There are few states of our Union that have not a college or two that have not found assistance from this source. He inquired after and into our own institution and its endowments. It struck him forcibly, that we had built as early as 1864. He express­ ed regret over two things, one, that he could not accept an invitation to the hospitality of our own N. W. U. This inability he regretted all the more since Watertown har­ bors one of the Doctor’s fast friends —as he informed us himself—the banker, Mr. Woodard. But his ad­ vanced years preclude long jour-

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neys. The other thing he express­ ed regret over, was this, that he is “in debt! And, gentlemen, it is a terrible thing, to be in debt. Just think of it! This hour I owe”—he here mentioned a sum not far from half a Million—“and any time they, whom I owe, may come and say ‘We are ready,’ I must be ready al­ so to make good my promises to them.” It was a rare treat to observe the Doctor’s benign features when in the pantomime of a headache of the severest kind he described the pain it gives many “after the giving” to have given at all,—and then to see the smile that accompanied his words telling us how giving to him was a “blessed pleasure free from regrets.” We respectfully withdrew. But in his hands we left, by his special request, our cards with our address­ es on them. And no matter what else, in his heart, we knew, rested our dear N. W. U. just as the Doc­ tor’s impress is indelibly stamped on our hearts. We could not but in our hearts pray that God in His Grace would make dear and dearer and evermore dear to this man that blessed abode, for which the Sacri­ fice and Blood of Christ Jesus is the Endowment to us sinners; and that the good Doctor by the Atone­ ment of the Redeemer, who also “became poor, that we might grow rich” might enjoy the Refuge thus prepared, there to celebrate the eternal Thanksgiving-day, and no longer, as he said he would the now past Thanksgiving-day “sit all by myself and celebrate alone.” We left. But the felling engen­ dered by the sight of a Rara Avis

will remain. It is an enobling feel­ ing. You notice it, do you not? I know, I wish I could become such Oh, for the plumage and a bird, the wings! I’d circle around Old Northwestern and hover over Old Northwestern till the adage would become true. “Birds of a feather Flock together.” And how beloved I would be, cer­ tainly more than I can be without feathers. And I’d let you do the gunning and afterwards the report­ And I’d ing in Black and Red. surely let you catch me, full well knowing, that “A bird in hand is better than a hundred in the tree.” An Alumnus of the ’7o’s.

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Dr. George R. Ernst, ’88, who graduated from the medical depart­ ment of the University of Chicago in 1900, later continued his studies at well known European Universi­ ties. He was chosen to be a mem­ ber of that distinguished body of scholars, the Royal College of Sur­ geons of England and also made a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London. With the co­ operation of others he maintained a charity dispensary in the city of London for some time. After hav­ ing transferred his place of resi­ dence to Munich, Germany he de voted his time to research work ii internal medicine at the University of Munich. For two years he acted as an assistant to Dr. C. Spenger, the co-worker of the famous Dr. Rudolf Koch (Berlin) at Davos, Switzerland, where the largest re­ treat in the world for tuberculous persons is located. Dr. Ernst re­ cently returned to his mother-coun­ try after an absence of seven years and has opened a suite of offices in the Majestic Bldg., Milwaukee. He has become a member of the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Milwaukee and will conduct a free dispensary for tuber­ culous patients at the above insti­ tution with the assistance of the Milwaukee Association for the Care of the Sick. Arthur von Rohr, who attended the institution for a number of years, is associated with his father in the management of a retail and wholesale drug company in Wi­ nona, Minn. Oswald Oerding, ’02, who has been connected with the Milwaukee Free Press, has transferred his


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place of activity to the general of­ fices of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Attorney William Fleming of Oconomowoc, a former student of N. W. U., has announced his can­ didacy for the judgeship of the municipal court for the western district of Waukesha county. His friends wish him success. Mr. Eugene Eberle, academy 1876-1879, is now interested in a wholesale drug store in Texas. He was recently elected president of the National Pharmaceutical Asso­ His colleagues tendered ciation. him a banquet last month, when congratulations from Northwest­ ern were read. Dr. J. C. Krafft has been down with erysipelas, but is now recov­ ering. Dr. Charles Verges, ’04, upon graduating from a prominent med­ ical college of Chicago, has become a practitioner of medicine at Nor­ folk, Nebraska. At the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Pea Canners’ Associa­ tion, which met in Milwaukee the latter part of December, 1909, W. C. Leitsch, a former student was re-elected president, The honor was accorded Mr. Leitsch especial­ ly on account of the efforts he made in having the express tariffs of this state reduced to a great ex­ tent. For a number of years he has been practicing law at Colum­ bus, Wisconsin and has served as mayor of that city several terms.

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Deaths We regret to announce the death of Emil Sticmke, Prep, and Normal, ’88-’89. He was employed by the telephone company at Kenosha. While at work on the wires he came in contact with a live wire of the light plant and was instantly killed. He is survived by his wid­ ow, nee Pankow, and several chil­ dren. He was an active member of the church in Kenosha. The fun­ eral occurred in Watertown on De­ cember 20, Rev. Buenger officiat­ ing. Rev. John A. Petri, who attended Northwestern in the ’70’s, died on January 10 at his home at Allenton, Wis., where he had been pastor for the last nine years. After services in the Lutheran church at Allenton the body was taken to Watertown, Wis., where funeral services were held in the St. Mark’s church. The services at Watertown were attend­ ed by the professors and the stud­ ents of N. W. U. The Northwest­ ern quartet sang the song “Beati Mortui.” The remains of Rev. Petri were interred in St. Mark’s ceme­ tery at Watertown. Rev. Petri is survived by his wife and seven children, five girls and two boys. One of the boys, Waldemar, prep., is attending Northwestern.


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Gustav Gerdt, a student at Con­ cordia College at Springfield, Illi­ nois, and a former member of the class of ’ir, called on friends Jan. 4-6. Albert Ziebell, ’13, visited his par­ ents at Waterloo on Dec. 4. Mr. F. C. Michcels of Menomonie paid his nephew, Arnold Tyler, ’13, a visit on Dec. 15. The Rev. C. F. Bucngcr of Ken­ osha called on Reinhardt Zicscrncr, ’10, on Dec. 21. Arthur Berg, ’ 11, left for his home at Caledonia on Dec. 14. The following students of the Lutheran Seminary at Wauwatosa were visitors at our institution Dec. 17-18: Paul Horn, ’08, Philip Koehler ’09, William Haas, ’09, Ernest, ’09 and Edward Birkholz, '09, Edwin Grunewald, ’09, Alexan­ der Sitz, '09. Ewald Kirst, ’09, Ed­ win Sauer ’08, and Edward Zell, 08. Mr. Peter Masch of Theresa call­ ed on his son, John, ’12, Dec. 4-5. Mr. W. Lutz of Wonewoc was a visitor of his son, William, ’io, on Dec. 15. Miss Lydia Brandt and her sis­ ter Agnes paid their brother, Hans, prep., a visit on Dec. 21. Martin Haase, ’11, went to his home at Randolf on Dec. 15. The board of Northwestern Uni­ versity was in session on Jan. 4. Rev. PI. Woyhan, a former mem­ ber of the class of 1907, called on friends at Northwestern on Jan. 11. Dr. T. Abelmann, who attended N. W. U. for some time, paid sev­ eral friends at Northwestern a vis­ it on Jan. 8. Dr. Abelmann received his degree in medicine at the

University of Michigan last June and at present holds a lucrative po­ sition in a hospital at Detroit. He has made anaesthetics a specialty. Helmut Stern, prep., went to Oconomowoc on Jan. 6 to visit his cousin Mr. Herbert Voson. Fred Soli, prep., discontinued his studies at college on Dec. 21. Emanuel Finck, ’i2, and Rupert Bartz, ’12, left for their homes the week before the holiday recess on account of sickness. The Rev. A. Schlei of Montello celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver­ sary of his ministry in the Lutheran church on Dec. io. His son, Gott­ hold, ’ll, was present at the cere­ monies. Emil Martin, ’13, was obliged to discontinue his studies from Nov. 8 to Jan. 5, due to sickness. Mrs. Rev. W. Henkel called on her son, Otto, prep., on Dec. 7. Carl Kluender, *n, was a guest at the dedication of the Ev.-Luth. Friedens Kirche at Kenosha on Dec. 18. Martin Wehausen prep., was died to the sick bed of his mother t Liberty on Dec. 8. Prof. Moussa, who took sick with typhoid fever a few weeks before the Christmas vacation, is rapidly regaining his former strength, and it is expected that he will soon be able to take up his work again. At present Oswald Hensel, ’08, is teaching the classes of Prof. Mous­ sa. Prof. Kuhn too has been unable to take charge of his duties for a few days after vacation, owing to a slight atack of blood-poisoning, but at this time of writing he is again teaching his classes.


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Contribution to the Library Three additional volumes of Dr. Martin Luther’s work in the pre­ cious Weimar edition have been re-

Donor: ceived by our librarian. Mr. Oscar Griebling, ’78, of Milwau­ kee, who deserves well of the institution.

CAMPOS AMD CLASSMDDM li

Nasenleidend! Delicatestination! Nachteule! Lehmaenchen! Ne, numquam, neverrr! Sextaner: I’m pretty small for my size! Prof.: Doegler, from where does this tobacco stench come? Doegler: No, sir, I forgot my pipe today. Dr.: The Halley’s comet travels around the sun. K-ng: Dr., is there any way to stop it? Ut-ch: Er ritt auf einem weissen Schimmel. Prof.: Wodurch zeichnet Serbien sich aus? Bily B.: Durch seine Schweinerei! (Schweinewirtschaft) We wonder what struck Cholly D-rnf-ld in this sentence from Chan­ cer: “Lo, Cato, which that was so “wys a man!” Prof.: Hermes hatte kleine Fluegel an den Fuessen, das Abzeichen des Boten. Heise: Und Tris kam auf Roller­ skates ! A proverbial saying has been de­ veloped of late:

“If you come to N. W. U. next year, You’ll see a new gymnasium here.” Schiller studierte erst Kais-r: Theologie und nahm dann Medizin. What kind of horse-shoe is that? K-b-1: A mule-shoe! Heard at the Thanksgiving-day game: First Rooter: My, but that was rotten! Second Rooter: What? Your Thanksgiving Turkey? Owl: Baerwald hat in seiner Rede zu viel geschmeichclt (smiled) Kl-ny: A couple of poles will be married. Sch-mm-1: That’ll be a wooden marriage. Owl heads his list of the hundred best novels with, “When Knight­ hood Was in Flower-beds!” L-tzke: (Translating Latin) Er fuehrte die Gastfreundschaft durch die Schatzkammer. Bones: Can’t you see straight? You’d better go to an eye-dentist! Dr.: The magentic pole is up there at—? B-rw-ld: —at Greenwich. B-ck-eye: (Reading Hamlet) Was she a gentleman?


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Officers of the Various Organizations of N. W. IT. THE COLLEGE.

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Watertown, Wis., February, 1910.

Number 9

LJnTEEARY Notes sportives cTun europeen*] Quiconquc a visile unc ville balneairc de France s’est vu accoster par un petit mendiant implorant un sou. Les vetements cn lambeaux, la frimoussc have, du misereux, inspirent la pitie et Ton va a sa poche pour chercher lc sou convoite. Mais au meme instant accourent unc bande d’ autres jeunes vagabonds qui vos entourent, vous pousent, vous tirent par la mauche et exi­ gent la meme aubaine que leur con­ frere. Alors, pour en finir, on jette le petit sou au loin et le spectacle, change aussitot. Le bataillon se precipite sur la proie, poussaut, tirant„ frappaut, ecrasaut; e’est unc melee indescriptible. Hebien, instinctivement, je me suis rappele ce spectable la premiere fois que j’ai vu un jeu de football en, Amerique. Le sou s’est change en ballou, les petits deguenilles en beaux gars au torse robuste; mais la melee est restee pareille, acharnee et sauvage. Apres un examen, plus approfondi, la tactique du jeu se degage cependant et Ton s’apercoit que ce sport est plein de feintes, rempli de combinaisons intelligentes qui contribu-

ent enormement a la victoir. Cette tactique se rapproche fortement de celle du jeu de rugby tel qu’on le pratique en Angleterreet en France; mais aucum sport europcen ne peut en verite rivaliser avec le Footbal7 pour la rudesse. * * * A moins d ’etre cul-de-jatte, chacun fait du footing; c ’est un sport et un mogen de transport economique. Mais tout le monde ne marche pas avec la meme aisance, le meme sang-froid, la meme adresse. Parfois le footing devient un spectacle emouvant; j’en vis une preuve nouvelle pas plus tard qu, aux vacances dernieres durant mon sejour a Milwaukee. Quoique cette charmante cite ne soit pas extraordinairement populeute, l’animation qui y regne,—du moins daus le quartier commercial —est digne de nos plus grandes villes europeennes. Certains carefours sont au temps de midi aussi anmes que la place du Havre a Paris; et traveser l’enchevetrement d’antos de voitures, de tramways serait considere par nos parisiennes comme une sorte de course a l'abime, de marche a la mort.


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Hebien, les jennes footingwomen de Milwaukee abordent ce casse-cou avec un sang-froid tout americain. Avec une cranerie admirable, elles evoluent sous le nez des chevaux, devant le capot des automobiles, a la barbe des conducteurs de tram­ ways; et quand, instinctivement, on cherche au milien de ce chaos des lambeaux de chair, des debris d’etoffes et de plumes de la jenne femme ecrasee, on l’apercoit soudain, avec un soupir de soulagement, de l’antre cote de la rue, continuant son footing a obstacles. Nos jennes filles du vieux monde, ont peut etre une marche plus elegante, plus etudiee, elles n’ont pas cette aisance, cette assurance d’ allure des jennes americaines. Et e’est grand dommage, car si tout le monde marchait comme les jennes dames de Mil­ waukee, it n’y aurait plus besoin d’ edicter des lois de circulation, et Ton pourrait supprimer les passages a niveau. FRITZ ERNST.

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blteb aud) Obetamntetgau nid)t berftboitt. ducted the maritime part of the plot. 3utefct, in bet bodjften Wot, febrouren Me He was in close communication bebr&ngten ^orfberoobner, baft fie aOe with some naval officers who, aebn 3abre bie 2eiben§gefd)icbte Gbrifti though they served the new govern­ barftefleu roollten, ntenn fie don bent ment, were exceedingly dissatisfied btobenben S3etbetben errettet roihbeu. with it. Penn was a busy and zeal­ Unb fiebe ba, bie $eft rid)tigtc teine roeitere ous Jacobite, and, while professing $erl)emmg miter ber $orTbel)5lferuiig to consider even defensive war as an. ©eit' ber 3eit tft ba§ ergreifenbe sinful, he did everything in his *5)rama mit einigen 9Iu§nabnten tegeb power to bring a foreign army into ma&ig aufgcfubrt tuorben. So bie his native country. It was he who ©age! Ob tie glaubnriirbig iff ober nidjt, convinced King James that nothing but an armed insurrection could re­ fei bier nic^t entfdjieben. Chief 91ucb ift e§ niebt imfer fluted bon ber cover his lost kingdoms, teligiofeit Sebeutung bc§ OramaS ju among the conspirators was Rich­ rebett. ©efagt fei nur, bafj aflent 9ht= ard Graham, who had in James’ fdjeine itad), ba»$affion§fpielauf bie (Sin-- reign been Secretary of State. He roobner be§ OrteS einett guten (Sinflufj had furthermore received an Eng­ auSjuuben febeint, bettn tudre rcobl lish patent of nobility from James, febnrietig, einen anberen, fo biel befuebten which the English lords refused to Ort 311 finben, in bent e§ in ntoralifdier acknowledge.. He had the reputa­ unb fitt(id)er IBejiebuug fo gut beftellt ift, tion of being a man of courage and al§ bie§ in Oberammergau ber ftall ift. honor. He was in high favor with H. K. ’10. the Bourbon, at whose court he had spent a considerable part of his life, and had been entrusted by the The Attempt of the Jacobites to French Government with consider­ able sums of money for revolution­ Restore King James to the Throne ary purposes. of England In fact very few people thought At the time when King James II. that William would be able to hold was deposed from the throne of Eng­ his own against Louis and James: land, there were many people that there was hardly a statesman who entertained great hope that he did not wish to make himself safe would be restored to the English in a case of a restoration by stand­ throne. His partisans, therefore. ing well with both parties. Even made every effort to bring about an such statesmen as Marlborough insurrection to accomplish that pur­ and Russell corresponded with pose. James and Louis. The conspiracy affected all classes. While the heads of the faction Lord Clarendon, who had refused to were thus consulting in the capital, take the oath of allegiance, and the commoners among the Jacob­ Ailesbury were among the foremost ites were collecting arms and form­ Dartmouth was ing themselves into companies and of the traitors, one of the enemies of the sovereigns regiments. In Lancashire many gen­ that were in possession and con- tlemen had received commissions


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signed by James, called themselves colonels and captains and made out long lists of non-commissioned of­ ficers and privates. “The activities displayed by the Jacobites were immense. Jesuits and messengers constantly plied be­ tween the court of Louis and the nonjunng noblemen. What devices and strategems they resorted to, in trying to escape detection may be well seen in the fifth chapter of We read that “Henry Esmond.” Father Holt, a Jesuit priest, chap­ lain to Lord Castlcwood in King James’s reign was constantly arriv­ ing at and departing from the lord’s dwelling; at one time appearing in the habit of a rider with large boots and a feather in his hat; at another in a military coat, still at another time he appeared in a rustic’s Military men and smock frock, ecclesiasts, coming in all sorts of disguises, were constantly arriving and departing. Lord Castlewood, who was perhaps the most ardent Jacobite in the country, would be absent long and suddenly reappear and made use of a private entrance to the Hall. There was a window in the chaplain’s room made in such a manner that by pressing its base the whole framework of lead glass and iron stanchions descend­ ed into a cavity worked below, from which it could be drawn and restor­ ed to its usual place from without. From here the descent was easy down the wall to the path leading out to a gate of which nobody knew. It was highly necessary to have such a private entrance. For a guard had been placed in the vil­ lage and sentries had been posted near the main gate and these kept

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a sharp lookout on all persons pass­ ing in and out. Letters from Yorkshire and New­ castle gave accounts of large bod­ ies of people collecting for revolu­ tionary purposes. The most noted of the messengers who bore letters of treason, between Wales and Ire­ land, England and France were William Fuller and Crone. Fuller, who had been bred to the Roman Catholic religion, was page to Lady Melfort, the loviest woman in the train of the deposed Queen. After the Revolution he followed his mis­ tress to France and was employed more than once in delicate and peri­ lous commissions. In the spring of 1690 Mary of Modena sent him to­ gether with Crone with some high­ ly important dispatches to her cor­ respondents in London. After crossing the channel under cover of the night, they landed in Kent and, having separated, took different ways to London. Fuller’s mes­ sages written in invisible ink were detected, and he made a full confes­ sion. Crone, who like many sin­ cere Jacobites, were wretched plot­ ters, let himself be caught while he was in the act of drinking to the health of James in a tavern in Gracechurch street. The news of the capture of these two men caused much distress to all the sympathiz­ ers of James throughout London. Their spirits, however, rose when it became known that Crone had determined to betray nobody. While Crone was awaiting his trial, another agent was seized bearing letters from France to the party of James. Every day the government was be­ set by more dangers, and yet the


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conditions in Ireland made it neces­ sary that the King should leave the country, for James had landed and was getting control of the whole of Ireland. The King’s difficulties were in­ creased by the conduct of Shrews­ bury. The heavy responsibilities of Shrewsbury as secretary of state broke his spirit and impaired his health. This unhappy man was induced to commit treason. He of­ fered his services to James, and James accepted them. As proof of his sincerity, he turned over the of­ fice of secretary of state. On leav­ ing England William turned over the government to nine persons, among whom was Marlborough, Nottingham and Pembroke, and en­ treated them to. be “diligent and to be united. On the fourth of June William After four set out for Ireland, days he arrived at Chester and em­ barked on the eleventh of June and sailed across St. George’s Channel. After William had left, Crone was arraigned before court, and after some delay was convicted on the charge of high treason. The govern­ ment was, however, willing to spare him if he confessed in full. This he He gave important informadid. tion, such as was at that moment much needed. It had been arrang­ ed that the regiments of Scots, the Grays and the Dragoons, stationed at Newbury should declare for the King on a certain day, and the gent­ ry from that section march against Ginkel, commander of Dutch troops. But with the confession of Crone and the interception of other mes­ sengers the plans must have be­ come known to the loyal party. Gen-

eral Ginkel was down upon them and dispersed the Scots before they were quite ready to declare them­ selves for James. An invasion was hourly expected. A great French fleet appeared in the British Channel under command of the Count of Tourville. Tourville’s plan was to sweep the Eng­ lish fleet from the sea, intercept William’s return from Ireland and cover an invasion of England by James. He sailed so near the Brit­ ish coast that his vessels could be distinguished and counted (to the number of eighty )from Plymouth. From there lie proceeded northward along the shore. The queen ajid her Council gave the command of the British fleet, which lay at an­ chor in the Downs, to Toerington, who was joined by the Dutch squadron under Evertsen. [In England the partizans of James had great hopes of success.] The queen attended an important session of the council. Several no­ blemen who had been proved guilty of treason, among whom were Lord Clarendon and Lord Castlewood, were sentenced to be sent to the Tower. Lord Castlewood on the way to Newbury, heard of the mis­ fortune of the Scotch regiments and, fearing the Queen’s displeasure, fled to Ireland and joined James, where he was kindly received and placed at the head of a regiment. Soon news came that Touington was retreating before the enemy, had abandoned the Isle of Wight and was seeking the Straits of Dov­ er. Full of anxiety, Russell, with the queen’s advice, ordered Tourington to cease retreating and give Touington battle immediately.


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signments and hide their arms. Ev­ erywhere they were watched and insulted. Dryden gave vent to the popular feeling in his “Gallic In­ vasion.” Shrewsbury made amends for his treachery and pledged his purse and his sword to the queen. In this manner London and Eng­ land was in excitement for three days. But on the fourth there came a messenger from Ireland. And in­ stantly everything was changed. The city began to assume the ap­ pearance of a great festivity. Bells were ringing in the city. Banners were rippling in the breeze. Candles were set before the windows for il­ lumination. Men talked happily and gayly and shook hands with each other. It was indeed great news, such as to make every loyal Englishman's heart beat with joy. William had defeated James in the Battle of the Boyne. The plot had failed. England was saved from invasion and destruction. E. SCHOENIKE, ’io.

That Picture “Next station Dexter,” yelled the brakeman into the chair car of the Chicago Night Express, The train stopped at Dexter only long enough for the lone passenger to board. Bayard took the only unoccupied chair in the car, shook the snow from his great coat and prepared to go to sleep. His clothes did not hide his ath­ letic figure. His features were undoubtedly handsome. He had been captain of the champion football team of the University of Michigan.

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Last June he was graduated with honors. Three hours he slept. Then the absence of any motion whatever caused him to awake. “I wonder where we are,” thought he, “I sup­ pose we’re stuck in the snow. What a fool I was for not taking the train yesterday.” “Please tell me where we are,” came a voice from the next chair. “Why don’t they go ahead? Excuse my being— I am so anxious to get to Niles. My cousin is to be mar­ ried and I am to be his bridesmaid. I’m afraid we’re stuck in the snow.” Her voice had started him. He looked up. Before him he saw the original of a picture in his chum’s den. “Your cousin is Edwin Thomp­ son. I am to be his best man.” “Then you must be his chum, Howard Bayard. Edwin has told me so much about you that I feel that I need no introduction. I am so glad you are here.” “And you,” said he “are Helen Bates. I feel as though we were old friends. Edwin has told me so much about you. He has your pic­ ture in his room. He would not tell who it was. I tried all kinds of schemes, but failed to find out. Now I see that his cousin and the origin­ al of the picture are one and the same person. I’ll go out and see why they don’t go ahead.” He went out and returned in twenty minutes. “We’re stuck for twelve hours sure,” he told her. “It’ll be light enough in an hour, and I’ll get a team from a farmer. He can take us to Marshall. Then we can take the electric car to Niles. We’ll get there in time just the same. I’ve

been stuck here before. It’s a bad place. The dining car was left be­ hind. My mother packed enough provisions in my suit case for a couple of days against a case like this. We’ll just go at that, and af­ ter breakfast I’ll get the team.” Helen was willing to eat, for she had not eaten a morsel since noon the day before when she had left Cleveland. “I saw the Minnesota game,” she said. ’’Edwin showed me his room. I never even got a glance at you. I suppose he got rid of you some­ where? I’d just like to get even with him.” “Yes,” he answered. “I-Ie made me take care of another girl. That’s just like him. I see now why no one else could take care of her.” He did not regret it now that he had not taken the train yesterday. He showed Plelen a picture of her­ self, that he had purloined from Ed­ win. They talked while they ate. And when they had finished, it was light enough for him to find some farmer’s place. So he left the train. Suddenly he heard a whirring. Looking up he saw Edwin Thompson’s aeroplane, the Falchion, with Edwin himself at the helm coming towards the train. Edwin recognized his friend. “I say, Howard,’’ he called, “what are you here for?” “Why, hello, Thompson,” answer­ ed Bayard. ‘I shouldn’t be here ,if I could help it.” Thompson landed in a field near by and came over to the train. “You here alone?” he inquired. “The train did not come in time. They telegraphed that it was stuck in the snow near Marshall. The weather


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i So I thought I’d was favorable, come and get you. It isn’t any more trouble to fly over here than to de­ lay the wedding. You know that I could not get along without you and—” “And your cousin Helen,” com­ pleted Bayard. “I have enjoyed this train ride in her company. You take the valises and I’ll carry her over to the Falchion.” Bayard had not an easy task, for the snow was three feet deep. On a bare spot he stopped to rest. “You’re not afraid to ride in the Falchion ?” “No, not when you’re with me,” she answered. “You said you’d like to get even with Edwin,” she continued. “So do I. We’ll tell him we knew each other although we had only seen each oth­ er’s picture. We arc engaged; aren’t we?” ■

For an answer he gave her a kiss. Then he carried her to the Falchion. Edwin got the Falchion ready to start. “Go to the helm,.Howard,” he ordered. “I’ll sit in the rear with Helen.” “I prefer to sit with Howard,” said Helen quickly. “But you’re very intimate,” re­ turned Edwin with a twinkle in his eyes, ‘to call him by his first name after you have seen him only a few hours.” “Why mayn’t I call him Howard, now since we are engaged?’ she de­ manded. Edwin was too surprised to say much. That afternoon a happy couple was married at Niles. The brides­ maid and the best man formed an­ other not less happy couple. WALTER THRUN, ’12


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EDITORIAL Loyalty to Your Alma Mater Even as every true soldier is loyal to his country, so ought every stud­ ent be loyal to his college. There­ fore do not speak ill of the college to any person. Very often a stud­ ent thinks he has received bad treat­ ment at the hands of a professor and then deems it his duty to speak ill not only of the professor but of the whole school. Consider a mo­

ment before you do this. Is this not a mean, contemptible act? Tak­ en for granted that a professor did not give a student proper treatment, has he in this case the right to de­ fame the whole college, students and professors alike? Nothing is more detrimental to an institution. In the majority of cases the student and not the professor is in the wrong, but if it should be otherwise, the student ought to carry his bur-


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den patiently and quietly and the professor will without doubt make amends. Furthermore, no loyal student will inform other people of the faults and the so-called practical jokes of the students, because that tends to make other people mis­ judge the whole spirit of the school; for many people think that the stud­ ents at our college, being a religious institution, are, or at least ought to be, without many faults, forgetting that we arc also but human beings. If we do not want our school to de­ preciate in their opinion, we must Loyalty to the not be informers, athletic teams of the institution ought also to be observed by every student. As the athletic teams, be it the baseball or football team, rep­ resent our school, everyone ought to be proud of them and to appreciate the efforts of the individual team members. Go out and cheer them not only in their games but also in practice, for this is of more benefit to them than most students think. If, however, you think that you de­ serve the place of some other mem­ ber of the team, do not “knock” him and the team in general, for this is most mean and despicaVe. If you really deserve a place on the team it will certainly be given to you. Very often, however, as was the case not so very long ago, some students greatly overestimate their athletic ability, and they usually ap­ Ocply the hammer the most, casionally it has occurred that some one who had had a place on a team and who was superseded by a better man became unreasonably jealous and henceforth ‘knocked” the team, especially the man who succeeded

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him. Such a person may think that other persons sympathize with him and consider him a much injured character, but in reality every just person will have nothing but con­ tempt for him. If you see that there is a better person for your po­ sition, you ought to redouble your efforts and try to gain your compet­ itor’s ability. If, however, you find that you are unable to compete with him, show your loyalty by encour­ aging him, by pointing out his abil­ ities to others, and by becoming a loyal rooter of the team. Therefore, to be brief, every stud­ ent who believes that he has re­ ceived improper treatment should be most careful not to say anything which might be detrimental to the college, for his wrongs will certain­ ly be redressed; he should not in­ form every one of the misdoings of the students; and last, but not least, do not be a “knocker” of an athletic team but encourage the team, al­ though it be only a mediocre team, as you so nobly did in the last foot­ ball season, when it was seen that all the disloyal characters had disap­ peared and you stood by your team in every adversity without waver­ ing once. This is the true and loyal Northwestern spirit and let us try our utmost to retain this spirit. DIXI.

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ly happy and wide awake half the night to wake up disgusted with the very idea of doing any active work? But if we were to treat the question tion from a practical view-point we should probably find that the good or bad effect is generally to be at­ tributed to the quantity and quality of our sleep. It is generally pleaded by those who retire late that they can stand it, or that they could not sleep anyhow even if they did go to bed early. But the continued prac­ tice of late retiring, where early ris­ ing is necessary, is sure to have a depressing effect on the minds and an exciting effect on the nervous system, which may even bring on disease. It is true perhaps that, not being used to it, we might not sleep soundly on going to bed early for the first few nights. But it has been proved over and over again that it is easy for the normal man to form the habit of early retiring and sleep­ ing soundly, especially if he takes the necessary care not to excite him­ self beforehand.. The habit certain­ ly is one worthy getting into. Does it pay one for a few hours of enjoy­ ment late at night to spend a day or two of mental depression as a pen­ alty? Whatever your habit be though, get enough sleep. Give this passage from Shakespeare consider­ ation: “Sleep knits up the ravell’d sleave of care, it is the death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath, balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, chief nourisher in life’s feast.” Ventilate Your Rooms Mention has been frequently been made in these pages of the

strain which is imposed on the phy­ sique of every student who applies himself conscientiously to his work. To alleviate this strain, a certain amount of physical exercise must be taken. But this in itself is not enough; unless the lungs are prop­ erly supplied with pure and whole­ some air, the body invariably be­ comes weak and sickly. Therefore keep your windows well open, in the study-rooms as well as in the bedrooms. At night it is especially important to have fresh air, as this is the time when the work of reno­ vation is going on in the body, and nothing impedes this work so much as lack of raw material. It is better by far to have the chamber cool and even cold than hot and stuffy, A draft can generally be avoided by having a window open both at the top and at the bottom. One other important thing is to have the air moist. This can be easily done by keeping a water-pan behind the ra­ diator. The dry, hot air of our rooms is very unwholesome, as the membranes of the nasal passages become dry and cannot perform their work of cleaning the air of dust before it passes into the lungs. Therefore again, keep the air in your rooms clean and wholesome!

Special Notice The attention of all who are be­ hindhand one year or more in pay­ ing their subscription for the Black and Red is called to the fact that this is the last issue which will be sent to them, If a due slip is enclosed in pour paper you had better wake up and see to it immediately


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that your name be obliterated from the “deadheads’ ” list, or else miss the paper hereafter. It is the constant effort of the editors to make Black and Red interesting both to old and new students, but as yet the support, with the exception of the student body and a number of loyal alumni, is rather slim. Do you retain a spark of your college spirit? Do you wish to see the Black and Red maintain its place in the vanguard of college papers? If your answer to these questions is affirmative, it is your duty to pay your subscription.

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On Jan. 21st the first of a series of lectures under the auspices of the Junior class was held in our chapel. A. S. Cooley, Ph. D., at one time connected with Harvard College and for many years traveling in the in­ terest of the American Archeologic­ al Society, delivered a lecture on Rome. Dr. Cooley was intimately acquainted with his subject, having spent some time in the Eternal City. His lecture was illustrated by pic­ tures taken personally. Dr. Cooley dwelt mainly on ancient Rome, showing many stereopticon views of the ruins, the old temples, the ampitheater, statues which though maim­ ed and marred by centuries surpass anything produced since. Pictures of the King and Queen of Italy, who did so much for the sufferers of the Messina disaster, and of St. Peter’s in Rome were also shown. The lec­ turer concluded with a number of


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new buildings just completed or still in course of construction, which will add materially to the beauty of Rome. Rev. M. Sprengling, who graduat­ ed from our institution in 1894 and who has spent the last year or so in Italy, Egypt, Syria, and Palestine in research work, being a member of the American School of Oriental Re­ search, has also consented to favor his Alma Mater with a lecture on Palestine. His lecture is to be il­ lustrated with stcrcopticon views, the pictures for which he took him­ self. The lecture, however, will be of special interest to students and friends of the institution, seeing that Rev. Sprengling is a graduate of our college. The date set for the lec­ ture, though subject to change, is Feb. 25th. Dr. George Ernst, ’88, recently re­ turned from England after a seven years’ absence spent in studying medicine at well-known European Universities, has also been asked to deliver a lecture on hygiene. Feb. 12th. the anniversary of Lin­ coln’s birthday, was celebrated in a fitting way. As it would seem im­ proper to celebrate the memory of a man so eminently active and stud­ ious by idling away the time, it was deemed proper to have the usual six recitations on that day. Alas! poor Abraham, had but your birthday fallen in some other month. The Reference Room It has often been said that our li­ brary is so crowded with books— 8200 volumes—that we can hardly wind about between the book

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shelves. Of course nobody can then sit down there to study, It was to fill this need, and to imitate in a diminutive style the Reading Room of the State Historical Li­ brary at Madison, that our reference room was instituted. Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other books of reference that could be spared from the library were placed in a room furnished (fitted out) by the St. Mark’s Congregation. A large num­ ber of books have lately been added. Among others, Webster’s New In­ ternational, King’s English, Schenkl German-Greek Dictionary, Weber-Baldamus Weltgeschichte, Uni­ versal Cyclopaedia and Atlas, New and Complete Self-Pronouncing En­ cyclopedia, Hill’s Practical Refer­ ence Library. Will Make Directory of Former Students The Northwestern University Club of Milwaukee has decided to compile a directory of all former students of our institution. The en­ terprise has the endorsement of members of our faculty who appre­ ciate the value of the acquisition of such data. Mr. Otto T. Ernst, who graduated in 1902, has been placed in charge of the work. Under his direction the gathering of the ad­ dresses and the occupations of the old boys has already progressed considerably. Unlooked for was the relatively large representation of former students found in the cit­ ies of Chicago, New York, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cleveland, St. Paul, Minneapolis and other cities of prominence. In order to bring the


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work to an early conclusion Mr. O. T. Ernst, who resides at 251 17th street, Milwaukee, requests that the new addresses and also the occupa­ tions of all those former students be sent to him who have changed their place of residence since attending college. To obviate extraordinary expense and labor it is urged that the information desired be sent to the compiler at once.

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of Jan. that the Lyceum opened up the season. The societies, however, promise to make up by the excel­ lence of their programs for the short time during which they can furnish programs for the benefit of their members and the amusement and edification of their visitors. Mr. C. Dornfeld had arranged the following program: Piano Duet....C. Dornfeld and ................................... V. Schroeder Address by the President—What is the True Aim of a Literary Society and How Can it be Reached Wm. Lutz You Cannot Conquer America.. .........................................P. Eggert The Song of the Camp.... R. Bartz The Rival Drummers (Humorous) .....................................J. Krubsack A Selection from Comus V. Schroeder Die Teilung dcr Erde ........ F. Reier The Survivors of Bunker Hill... ...D. Plath Piano Solo C. Dornfeld The Dutchman’s Serenade .........................................F. Loeper A. Werner was appointed critic for the evening. The Philomathian followed with a program on the next Saturday. Mr. A. Werner was Master-of-Ceremonies and Mr. W. Reinemann crit­ ic. The program arranged for that meeting was as follows: Piano Solo. .. G. Schley The Heritage .E. Berg Die Fahne der Einundsechziger.. ......................................H. Pankow Washington’s Birthday. .. .E. Finck I’s Gwine Down South to Die.... •........................... Vocal Quartette Hohenstein, Kluender, W. Pan­ kow, Frey


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Does Praying Help? Several years ago there lived a man on the shores of Lake Winne­ bago, between Oshkosh and Neenah, whom we shall call John Nu­ gent. He was an honest, industri­ ous farmer and made his living, with the help of his faithful wife, by raising garden vegetables and sell­ ing them in the cities near by. As it was too far to drive to market, he carried produce thence in a small sailboat. One bright Saturday morning in August Nugent and his family, con­ sisting of his wife and two small boys, decided to go over to the east side of the lake in the sailboat and get some blackberries, As there was a fair wind and no signs of a storm, they expected to have a good time and to get some berries too. They arrived on the opposite shore about ten o’clock, moored their boat, and immediately went in search of the berries. Nugent and his wife found that the berries were even thicker than they had expected to find them. They went to work with a will to fill their pails. Even the two small boys did their share of the picking and by noon all the pails were filled to overflowing. Having succeeded so well, they were all light of heart and thoroughly enjoyed their picnic dinner under the shade of a lofty elm. With song and laughter the early hours of the afternoon sped swiftly by until a cloud, passing ov­ er the sun, cast a chill upon their spirits. The man hurried down to the shore and saw that a storm was gathering in the southwest. He

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went back and told his wife that they had better start for home at once, and not try to fill the basket in which they had brought their din­ ner. The pails were quickly car­ ried down to the shore and stowed away in the bow of the boat, and they hastily set sail for home. Al­ though they had Hurried as much as possible, the first gusts of wind from the oncoming storm were sweeping across the lake as they left the shore. The boat was not a large one, but it was strongly built and Nugent thought that it would withstand the storm if he could only keep it from capsizing. So he reefed his sail and put his whole attention to steering the boat. Several squalls passed near the boat, but none came close enough to do any harm. The home shore was already in sight, and Nu­ gent was encouraging his family to keep up their spirits, when another squall, much larger than any of the foregoing ones, hit the broad side of the boat. The boat was too frail to withstand such treatment and went down. As the water got into the stern end first that end went down quick­ er and all the ballast slid to the back end, leaving the bow above water. When the man came to the surface, he found that the larger boy was still clinging to the boat and that his wife was trying to get the other child near the boat. He immediately tried to get the child himself, but before he got to it, it went down for the last time. The woman fainted when she saw her child disappear forever, and her husband had all he could do to keep her from going down too.

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Seeing that it was useless to leave play. Nugent shouted with all his the boat and try to get to shore, the might for help and waved his arms father lashed the boy to the bow­ frantically in the air, but the chil­ sprit, and he and his wife hung on dren failed to comprehend his des­ to the boat as best they could. Hour perate situation. From time to after hour passed and still they time they would stop in their play clung desperately to the boat. It and watch him wonderingly, and was of no use to shout for help, for then they would proceed with their the people on shore could not hear games again. Seeing that it was of them. Even if a boat had been no use to exert himself in trying to somewhere near them, the occu­ make the children understand pants could not have heard the cries his condition, he ceased with his ef­ of distress above the raging storm. forts to attract their attention and It seemed as if they would have to turned his eyes once more to the wide expanse of water. give up and go down. But the man did not give up all At last he saw a little speck on hope. All night long he prayed for the water off towards the south. He strength, so that they might be able watched it a little while and noticed to hang on to the boat until morn­ that it grew larger. After gazing ing. He thought that some one at it for awhile, he saw that it was a would be sure to see their plight as boat coming in their direction. It soon as it would be light. The wo­ proved to be an excursion steamer man prayed that they might be going up the lake to Necnah. He saved without losing their last child. now tried to attract the attention of The time seemed to pass faster, the pleasure-seekers and finally spent in prayer, than it did when thought that he had succeeded. The they stopped to think of their hope­ boat swerved from its .course and less condition. By degrees the came directly towards the swamped storm abated and the night wore it­ sailboat. For a few minutes it kept self away. this course, then it turned and Finally a new day dawned and steamed away to the north without the sun rose bright and clear out of anyone having noticed the people the waters in the east. This inspir­ in danger so near them. ed the shipwrecked family with new Now the man gave up all hope of hope. Soon they heard the music of being rescued. If his family was to church bells coming from the little be saved, he must do it himself. hamlets scattered along the shore. There was no time to be lost, for The man thought there would not his wife’s strength was failing fast be many boats out on that part of and he would not last much longer the lake, seeing that it was Sunday, himself. He thought of swimming so he decided to watch the shore to shore and getting help for the closely and try to attract the atten­ others, but he was afraid he could tion of the first person he saw. not reach shore with his remaining A short time after the bells had strength and then all would be lost. ceased ringing some children came Then a new thought came into his down to the shore of the lake to mind. If he could but remove the


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Just because those children did not understand the man’s shouting or because the people on the steamer did not happen to see the foundered boat, we cannot say that they pray­ ed in vain. Again, when the man prayed for more strength so that he might remove the ballast, his pray­ ers were answered. At this advanced stage of civiliza­ tion people expect too much for too little. Many people think that if they pray once and their prayer is not answered by a miracle that pray­ ing does no good; others think that their time is too valuable in this world to be wasted in prayer. God may not see fit to answer your pray­ er just the way you wish it, but he surely will do what is best for you in the end. HERMAN L. MARQUARDT, Academy, ’o£

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Alumni News Items Erwin Bittner, who discontinued his studies at our institution in 1904, recently passed the examination for a registered pharmacist conducted by the state board of examiners. He has been in the employ of the Goetz Drug Company, corner 27th street and Grand avenue, Milwaukee, and is now manager of a drug store in Racine. Dr. Henry Amerland of the class of ’84 is practicing medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Address, corner California and Chippewa Avenue. Rev. Adolf Haase of Peshtigo, Wis. has accepted a call to the Trin­ ity Lutheran church of St. Paul, Minn., the principal Lutheran church in that city and will succeed Rev. A. Schroedel, who was presi­ dent of the Minnesota Synod at the time of his death. Rev. Haase was selected secretary of the Joint Syn-

ods of Wis., Mich, and Minn, at the last election. He has also served as financial agent for Northwestern for a short time. Hugo Winkemverder, who gradu­ ated from the school of commerce in ’97, has resigned from the faculty of Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo., and has accepted an assistant professorship at the Uni­ versity of Washington, Forestry de­ partment. At the last annual ses­ sion of the National Educational As­ sociation at Denver he read a paper on the conservation of forests, tak­ ing Forester Pinchot’s place on the program, who was unable to attend. Address: University Station, Uni­ versity of Washington, Seattle, Wash. Jacob Koenigstein, member of the class of ’95, is practicing law at Norfolk, Nebraska. Louis Schumacher, one of the.first graduates of the normal school, has left the field of pedagogics and will devote his attention to business problems. He has entered the em­ ploy of one of Milwaukee’s most prominent mercantile establish­ ments. Otto Treide, ’09, is engaged as instructor of Latin, Modern History and Physiography at the Rock River Military Academy. During the next summer vacation he in­ tends to take a post-graduate course in Literature at the Chicago Univer­ sity.


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The baseball season is as yet some months distant, but our base­ ball manager has nevertheless been busy with this year’s schedule. Ne­ gotiations for games with all of the principal colleges of Wisconsin have been opened and from all indi­ cations a good schedule is assured. Two games will most likely be play­ ed with Ripon, Lawrence and Carroll Colleges respectively. The Ri­ pon games have already been agreed upon, while the result of the negotiations with Lawrence and Carroll is still uncertain. In addi­ tion to these games Marquette, Whitewater Normals and Milton College are on the manager’s list. A game with Notre Dame may also be arranged, as Notre Dame will ex­ tend its this year’s trip into Wis­ consin. As yet no dates have been definitely fixed, as the season is too far ahead. The complete schedule will be published in the April num­ ber of the Black and Red.

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participate in intercollegiate basket­ ball, the sport has a number of en­ thusiastic followers among the stud­ ents of the school. The sport was abolished a few years ago as far as outside games are concerned, and it is not probable that action will be taken by the students to be permit­ ted to play other colleges again. Games have been played between class teams and several more are scheduled to be played in the near future. Every class is aspiring to w i n the championship, which arouses great interest in the games. To decide the champion­ ship a series of three games must be played by every class with each op­ posing team. So far two series have been played, the Seniors being vic­ torious over the Juniors and the Sophomores over the Freshmen. The Sophomores seem to have the best chance to win the champion­ ship, for their team consists mainly of veterans from Luther College, New Ulm. The Seniors, however, are practicing diligently and they will perhaps bring a number of their over-confident friends to realize that energetic work is generally crowned with success.


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ID IS M3SBHJS ©MSOBPS All the forecasts that he makes are published and sold to the people. Among the many sciences that The sale of these forecasts is based have blinded the views of the people on the ignorance of the people. As for ages past, there is none which long as the common people are kept has deceived the people more than from knowing how to read a United that of foretelling the weather. States weather map, so long will However simple it may seem to us, Hicks remain a superhuman being it has undergone its changes in evo- in the eyes of the uneducated. Teach ultion, as everything else has done. the people how to read a weather The past course of the weather is map, Hick’s almanac will be useless, known, as is everything that has and his name a thing of the past. gone by and been observed in its Next to Hicks’, but of greater im­ passing. The present can be easily portance, are the popular forecasts. found by a little observation. But, These are based on observations, the future course of the weather is averages, and theories. How or the questionable part. There seems where they originated is quite a dif­ to be a great mist between the ficult question to answer. We only weather of the future and that of know they have been handed down the present, and the man who can for many years, and each nation has penetrate this cloud and forecast some of its own. If we were to the weather is held in awe and rev­ enumerate all the popular forecasts, erence by the people. There is but it would require a whole volume, so one way to forecast weather with I am only gong to give a few to il­ good results, and that is on a scien­ tific basis. This is done by our gov­ lustrate some cases. Flies gather­ ernment. Other methods may be ing on the screens, it will rain be­ classed as follows: The Rev. Dr. Ira fore long. Fog going up, will rain Hicks method and popular forecast­ in a day or so. Rain before seven quit before eleven. Ducks flying ing. south, sign of colder weather. Cold However obscure the secret of foretelling the weather may be, it is will the winter be, for the fur on made very simple by one. Rev. Dr. the fox is heavy, etc. These undoubtedly have been ob­ Hicks of St. Louis, a man whose served many times and thus been power rules the heavenly bodies. He can put two planets in conjunction framed into proverbs. They, how­ at will; have their face over a given ever, need not be true, for they are based only on circumstances, and section at a given time. In all his not on principles. I suppose there forecasting, he is very careful to are nearly as many of these fore­ cover as large an area as possible, casts as there are people, and each for instance the Mississippi valley person has some of his own which and all states east of the Alleghany are always true. mountains, or west of the Rockies, Since these forecasts are made for etc. Weather Forecasting

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is an easy matter to locate the high and low pressure areas, which are always circular in shape. Here is where the forecaster applies his knowledge. By long and patient observation, he noticed the wind al­ ways blows from a high to a lowpressure area, and brings with it the climate of the country from which it came. He noticed that the gen­ eral direction of these areas was from west to east, making a bend southwards in the Mississippi Val­ ley, and then leaving the United States through New England, giv­ ing that country a variety of weath­ er. The daily rate of travel is no­ ticed and in short everything to the minutest detail is recorded. By ap­ plying a few known laws the weath­ er can be forecast for a day, with great accuracy. These forecasts are published by the United States and may be had for the asking, provid­ ing you place it in a public place. The other, called almanac-predic­ tion of the weather, is based on nothing but averages. Everyone knows that March is frequented with a great many rain storms. Well, then, is it very hard to use a number of big words and write out a prediction for the • month of March? What if you should miss it by a few days? The people wit­ nessing the storm would think of you as a sage and exclaim, “He only missed it by two days.” The almanac is only a scientific piece of work to the uneducated. An educated person could make an al­ manac for himself, based on aver­ ages, Some people believe the almanac is based on the action of the moon, especially the German farm­ er has his opinion, and woe to his


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potato crop if he does not plant them in the right time of. the moon. We in America, do not plant our vegetables according to the moon, so the action of that planet has nothing to do with our growing season. The almanac simply shows the different changes of the moon, and when they occur, together with the eclipses of the planets. But, in tak­ ing a general view of weather fore­ casting, we find the government system is the only one that is at all accurate and reliable. L. M., T2

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The Nobel prize for literature for the year 1909 was won by a Luth­ eran woman, Selma Lagerloeff, a daughter of Sweden. She is now a trifle over fifty years old, universal­ ly loved and honored in Sweden. As a girl Miss Lagerhoeff had been haunted by the music of the ancient sagas of her country. For years she tried to shape its fancies into form but published nothing until the Swedish woman’s journal “Idum" offered a prize for the best story submitted. She submitted a manuscript “Gosta Berling’s Saga” that won the prize and made her fa­ mous. For twenty years her unique literary work has puzzled critics. Now they have decided that its uniqueness lies in its superiority, and the Nobel prize has confirmed their verdict.—The United Lutheran. At the opening of the year the movement for International Peace

was materially advanced by the de­ cision to publish a magazine to teach and preach the principle of In­ ternational Peace. The new maga­ zine, which is to be published by Ginn and Company of New York, in the interest of “World Peace” will have as its chief editor Mr. Louis P. Lochner, a staunch young Lutheran closely related to and descended from a prominent Lutheran minis­ terial family in the west, lie is an honor graduate of the University of Wisconsin and was one of the rep­ resentatives of the educational side of the International Peace Move­ ment at the last Hague Conference. The movement has an endowment fund of $1,000,000 and, even if it does not secure the disarmament of the nations it is destined to accom­ plish much in cultivating interna­ tional communication and mutual consideration.—The Lutheran. Another Rhodes scholar has come out of the Western Lutheran church. The first was a Milwaukee­ an, Richard F. Scholz, now profes­ sor of ancient history, University of California. This one is proud to call St. Olaf College, Northfield, Joseph Minn., his Alma Mater. Tetlie, the Rhodes scholar, is twen­ ty-one years old, the son of the Rev. Paul Tetlie of Canton, S. D. He pos­ sesses the peculiar qualifications necessary for this honor. He was a star pitcher on the college base­ ball team, and he was a star scholar too—had an average of 94.48 for four years and took both a Fresh­ man scholarship and the 1909 Henry Nelso Talla scholarship. He will go Henceforth to Oxford next fall, the rank of St. Olaf College is set­ tled beyond dispute, for the scholar-


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ship was awarded by unanimous consent of all the university and col­ lege presidents of Minnesota. The only question that remains unset­ tled is what will these Rhodes men and others who rise to honor and de­ grees do for their church and their Faith. While we await the out­ come hopefully, we can congratu­ late St. Olaf on this signal victory in the field of scholarship.—The Lu­ theran. From New Haven, Conn., comes the news of honors for a Lutheran clergyman and scholar, Dr. Albert T. Clay of Pennsylvania University, who was a Madison visitor last year, preaching in the English Luth­ eran church and lecturing in Univer­ sity Hall. He was exceptionally well received in the city. Until his resignation recently he was lecturer on Semitic Archaeology at Pennsyl­ vania and assistant curator of the Babylonian section of the Free Museum of Science and Art. Dr. Clay was recommended by Prof. G. H. W J.ohns of Cambridge, England and is the first incumbent of this new chair—the Wm. Laffan Profes­ sorship of Assyriology and Babylon­ ian literature. It was established by a New Year’s gift of $100,000 from J. Pierpont Morgan.—“Daily Cardinal,” University of Wisconsin. Clippings forwarded to the Editor by Ralph Owen, ’05, M. A., Madi­ son.

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purposes. In 1890, when he was seventy years of age, Dr. Pearsons began his work of generosity and has kept it up ever since, giving away thousands of dollars annually. Fie is, however, very methodical in giving away his money as he takes the greatest care to make his dona­ tions for such purposes where they will have the most beneficial results. For that reason colleges, especially the smaller colleges, have been the chief beneficiaries of his donaations, Beloit College alone having received $600,000 from the Doctor. Fortyseven colleges in twenty-four states have been the recipients of his do­ nations. He takes great pleasure in watching those colleges which he has helped financially grow and is most happy when he .perceives that thousands of people derive immense benefits from his bounty. In fact he knows no purpose in life, but to give to those who deserve and need financial help. Although he is al­ ready ninety years old he expects to live ten years more and will not stop donating till he dies. It is the Doc­ tor’s intention to regulate his gifts in such a way that everything will be spent when he dies. Although he is very generous when his money can create benefic­ ial results he is, nevertheless, said never to have spent a dollar foolish­ ly. He never goes nor has gone to a theatre, opera, or ball game, in fact he gained his prodigious wealth by the greatest economy and parsi­ mony. If all the men in our coun­ try who have had the same wealth as Dr. Pearsons would follow his footsteps, a great deal of good would surely be done.


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The following have paid their sub­ scription for the Black and Red since its last publication: Mr. Louis Baganz, Saline, Mich. P. Lehmann. W. Lueckel. O. Plath. G. Schlei. C. Martin. H. Kirchner. O. Kehrberg. V. Schroeder. L. Pautz. E. Fink. H. Rosin. H. Pankow. W. Gutzke. Rev. H. Meyer, Goodhue, Minn. Wm. Lutz. Geo. Kapanke. A. Press. Geo. Schroeder. R. Starke. Hugo Pankow. R. Popp. J. Pamperin. C. Hudel.

The ELLSWORTH STUDENT for January gives us a very neat lit­ tle article on the local option ques­ tion. We think, however, that the writer has overlooked one of the more important phases of the ques­ tion, that is the alternatives to local option. Nearly every one will ad­ mit that the people have the right of regulating or abolishing the li­ quor traffic. But what should the

Rev.. W. C. Heidtke, Red Granite, Wis. E. Techmer. W. Thrun. W. Burk. A. Blauert. W. F. Parsch. Mr. Paul Peters, Wauwatosa, Wis. Rev. M. Plass, Mauston, Wis. Mr. H. Yandry, Avalon, Wis. J. Ruege. H. Palmbach. Mr. Henry C. Nitz, New Uhn, Minn. Rev. H. Wojahn, Waukesha, Wis. Mr. H. F. Zimowski, Sweetwater, Tenn. Rev. F. Brenner, Grafton, Neb. Rev. O. Keller, Bowdle, S. Dak. W. Spiering. Mr. C. Brickmann, Wauwatosa, Wis. Mr. E. Saper, Wauwatosa, Wis. Miss Ida Kuehl, Neenah, Wis. Rev. J. H. Abelmann, Zeeland, N. Dakota. NOTICE:—N. W. U., Watertown, Wis., is the address of those where the addresses are not given.

territorial unit be, the city, the coun­ try or the state? We should have liked to have had this view of the question developed, especially as county option is finding so many ad­ vocates throughout the country. While the literary department is not very strong, the editorial and the news department easily brings your paper up to the standard.


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provement in point of neatness and artistic taste in most of the ex­ changes during the past few months. The Christmas stories are good, but the editorials are the strong point. We are too timid to pass an opinion on the poetry, for we realize how much harder it is to please a reader with a poem than a story, also how much harder it is to be original. The OTTERBEIN AEGIS for January is another of our stronger exchanges. “The Progress of the Years” we think presents the pro­ gress of the world from a rather ma­ terialistic view-point, but is well de­ veloped. “In 1930” is very natur­ ally written. Your exchange col­ umn is rather bare or at least is con­ ducted along different lines from what are generally followed. With the MILTON COLLEGE REVIEW for January we are not as satisfied as with some of the We do above mentioned papers, not think that literary meeting pro­ grams should form the major por­ tion of any college paper. However, the rest of the paper is very newsy, the alumni column especially must be interesting to those for whom the paper is really gotten out.

LOCALS Arnold Tyler, ’13, and Alfred Hinz, ’ii, discontinued their studies at college on Jan. 31 and Feb. 5 re­ spectively. Mr. Paul Fenske, a former mem­ ber of the academy, called on his brother, Reinhold, prep., on Feb. 8.

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Some more lively contests are ex­ pected to come off in the near fu­ ture. Mr. Alexander Zuehlke, a student at Marquette Unviersity, was a vis­ itor of G. Schlei, *n, on Jan. 22. Prof. H. Moussa, who had been ill for some time, has again recov­ ered and taken up his work. Oswald Hensel, who had taken charge of Prof. Moussa’s classes, has resumed his studies at the Lutheran Semin­ ary at Wauwatosa. A number of students attended the reading of Miss Nina Hall of Appleton in the First Methodist Church on Feb. 3. She gave a suc­ cessful and dramatic recital from the “Dawn of a Tomorrow.” Mr. Paul Braemer, a former mem­ ber of the class of 1911, and now bookkeeper for the Milwaukee Coke and Gas Co., visited friends at Northwestern on Jan. 21. Mr. Frank F. Loew, pianist of the Cosmopolitan Conservatory of Mu­ sic at Chicago, called on Gotthold Schlei, ’ll, on Feb. 2. Mr. Loew has the intention to give a music re­ cital at Watertown in the near fu­ ture. Albert Ziebell, ’13 was at his home in Waterloo on Jan. 29. Adolf Zuberbeir, ’10, and William Limpert, ’10, were in Milwaukee on business, Jan. 21. Martin Eickmann, a member of the business department, has accept­ ed a position as assistant bookkeep­ er in the National Bank at Gregory, South Dakota. Galley No. FIFTEEN. Mrs. M. Louersdorf of Chicago, a grandmother to Waldemar Petri, prep., was buried at Watertown on Jan. 30.

Mr. Herman Marquardt, a gradu­ ate of the academy, is now at Bon­ ner’s Ferry, Idaho, where he is be­ ing employed by the Spokane Inter­ national Railway Company. Emanuel Finck, ’12, and Rupert Bartz, ’12, were on a visit to friends and relatives at Nashotah on Feb. 6. Carl Brickmann, Sem., paid Paul Monhardt, ’10, a visit, while enroute to Jefferson on Jan. 8. Alfred Schroeder, prep., visited his parents at Milwaukee on Feb. 6. Herbert Koch, ’ll, was at his home in Columbus on Feb. 5. Mr. John Pamperin called on his son, John, prep., on the occasion of the burial of the Rev. John Petri. The Rev. G. E. Bergemann of Fond du Lac visited his son Hans, prep., on Jan. 7. Walter Pankow, ’12, was a guest at the wedding of his sister, Sarah, at Waterloo on Feb. 7. The Rev. W. Uffenbeck of Por­ tage called on his son Carl, prep., on Jan. 18. Edward Luckow, prep., was at Waterloo on Jan. 7 to attend the wedding of his sister Louise. R. Ziesemer, ’10, C. Kluender, ’ll, and G. Schlei, ’n, were pleasantly entertained at the home of Mr. W. Bethke, a former student, on the evening of Feb. 3. In the course of the evening Mr. Bethke gave some fine renditions of music on the piano. Messrs. John Harmening of Lake Mills, Fred Loebel of Waukesha, and Siegfried Duin of Columbus at­ tended the teachers’ conference at Watertown. At the same time they availed themselves of the opportuni­ ty to visit old friends at our institu­ tion.


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K-hrb-rg: Schwarze suppe. P-mps II. (translating) : Multae res discipulis discendae sunt.) Viele Sachen sind den Schuelern unangenehm. Prof.: Wie hiessen die Feste, die zu Ehren des Bacchus gefeiert wurden ? Pa (awakening suddenly) : Weihnachten und Ostern. Prof.: Was nicht weiss ist, ist schwarz. Ist der Satz recht? Nein, es gibt auch Brown: “braun.” Prof.: In what sense must we understand “merry” here? M-ck: As “Swift.” Wer keine “license” hat Prof.: —? T-bby : —ist nicht verheiratet. Prof.: Was sind Pflanzstaedte? Thrun II. :Nurseries. Prof.: Gib mir einen Wunschsatz! V-hs: Ich wuensche dir eine froehliche Weinacht. Prof.: Und ich wuensche dir mehr Verstand. Dr.: By the way, what is a silo ? Thrun: A device for preserving water. Pa (assigning the floor to a speak­ er in Vesuvius meeting) : Lehmann hat den Boden. Prof, (in history): Hier ist ein Abschnitt ueber “Tilly.” (Zisk becomes attentive and curious). Prof.

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INDEX Wann und wie soften wir lesen.

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The Jesuits in North America.............

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The Industrial Revolution in England.

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Our Debt to John Locke

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Prince Ito.

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The Call of ’10.

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Editorial

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College Notes....

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Alumni.

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The Flood in Paris

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Exchanges

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Watertown, Wis., March, 1910.

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JDorum uni unc foUcit iwir Icfcn? Son 'Prcifibcnt 5f. 5. G r it ft. 3>ic berebrlicbe JRcbnftion biefeg 33Tatteg bat midi crfudjt, cine Siftc Doit bcitjcitigcit 53itd)crn 3ufammeii3uftetfeu, bie, abgcicbcu Don ben erbaulidjeu ttitb ben cigcuUidjcn fd)iiluiiffenfd)aftlid)cn Bdjriftcn, jcbcr Qebilbetc mcitter Wcimutg nad) gelefeu babeit foflte. @g ift bag moI)I Deraulafet bttrd) bie beFannte Siftc beg ^rdfibenten Cdiot Don ber UniDerfitdt ^arDarb, bie ja and) nittcr ung befannt ift. Wan bat mob! bag ©cfiUjt gebabt, bafe jette Bufantntenftetfung fiir uttg nidjt redjt baffe, toeil fie mattdjcg entbaft, mag meitiger tnertDoII erfdjeint, mtb anbereg auggelaffen ift, bag mir bod) nid)t entbebren Fbnncn. $;dj bin nun bcrcit, auf ben SBuufd) ciit3ugeben, ntufs aber 3tncierlei DoraiigfdjicFen. ©rftrid) cine foTdjc Sifte bat immer et* mag ©ubjcFtiDcg unb Fann begbalb auf atfgemcine ©iltigFcit Feincn dnforud) madjett. Seittt fie mirb 3tt Diel Don bem bcfoitberit ©efdjmacF beg 23erfafferg unb Don feitter Scbengfiibntng bceinflufet, alg bafe matt Fjoffen biirfte, etmag su liefern, ba§ attgemeitt befriebigte. £jd) befdjrdm Fe mid) alfo barauf, bag an3ufiibren, mag mir, befonberg in meiner $iugenb» 3eit, Dor3iigli^ mertboll getnorben ift.

(sobattit Fommt eg barauf an, toamt unb mie matt bie embfobletten SBerFe lieft, unb begbalb modjte id) eintge 28ortc iiber bag Sefen felbft DoraugfdjicFeit. Bmtddjft brdngt fic^ bie grage auf: $ft eg bettn iiberbaupt in unferer fo gcfd)dftigen 3cit notmenbig unb nii%Iid) Die! 93ild)er 3tt Iefett? ©enugen ttid)t 3eitungen unb Beitfd^riften, bie bod) fo Dieleg bringen unb ung ehtigermafeen auf bem Saufenben erbalten? ^ierauf modjte idj antmorten, ba& man ja moljl bentsutage nidjt gan3 obne bag Sefen Don £agegblattern unb SBodjenfd>riften fertig merben Fanm aber im gan3eit bat eine foldje SeFtiire menig ober Feincn bleibenben SSert unb Fann bag Sefen guter 23iid)er nimmermebr audb nur teiltueife erfefcen. Oegenteil, burdj Dieleg Seitunggrefen merben bie Wenfdjen oberfladjlidj, 3erftreuen fidj iiber bie Waf3en, unb Derfdjmenben ibce Beit unb ®raft an gan3 Doriibergebenbe'i ©rfdjeinungen unb Shagen, bie nadj gana Fur3er Beit Dergeffen finb, obne mefent* lidjc (sburen 3U bintetfaffen. Slufjerbem ift bag Sefen guter 23iidjer a b f fl­ int notmenbig, meil man fid) nur fo bag ermerben Fann, mag man eine aUgemeine Mbung nennt. Bfriiber gemann man biefe auf ben boberen ©djulen unb Unib?rfitdten, auf


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benen cine mcitgeljenbe ®enntni§ ber Sitteraturen, fperied ber griedjifdjen, ber romifd)en unb ber beutfdjen, ermorBeu ttmrbe, nid)t burd) ben Unterridjt adein, fonbern t)auptfad)Iid) burd) reid)Iid)e ^ribatlcFtiire. SBie menig Iefen aBer I)eut3utage aud) unfere ©odegefdjiiler bon ben Beften griedjifdjen, romifdjen unb beutfdjen ©djriftftedern? Unb mie biele fiub e§ moBt bie footer bie Siiden iljrer S3ilbung auBfiiden? 23on ben ^auptmerFen aBer anberer 9tationen, unter unferen SBerljaltniffen aBgefeljen bon englifdjen 23iid)ern, erfaljren fie grofoteutcilS gar nidjt§, aufocr atlenfallS ben &iteln unb Fu^eu SlngaBett iiBcr ben ^nljatt. (Sine allgemeine 23ilbung erBalten fie alfo and) auf ben BoBeren ©djulen nidjt, fonbern nur bie gciBigFeit unb, menn§ gut geBt, ben 2IntrieB, fid) eine fiidjtige allgemeine 23ilbung 3U ermerBcn. Unb meil ba§ in ben meiften fallen uuterlaffen mirb, fo erleBen mir oft bie Bcfdjamenbe £atfad)e, baft Scan­ ner, bie nidjt ©elegenBeit Batten, BoBete ©djulen 3U Befudjen, bie aBer ftreBfam maren unb bide gute 23iidjer lafen, fid) bid geBilbeter aeigen al§ mandjer auf fein SDi^Iom ftol3e ©rabuierte eine§ Col­ lege, ber nidjt§ meiter fiir feine S3ilbung getan Bat. Sefen, bid Sefeu ift alfo notmenbig, menu man ein mirFIidj geBilbe­ ter Sftann fein mill. Unb man Fann aud) bid Iefen, menn man nur ernftlidj mid. greilidj ba§ 23erufBftubium ift bie £auj)tfadje, unb iBm geBort be§BaIB audj bie meifte unb Beftc Seit. STBer menu man nur feine 3eit geBorig einteift, menu man IjauSBalte* rifdj bamit umgeBt, fo BleiBt aucB fiir adgemeine SeFtiire moBI taglidj ein ©tiinbdjcn iiBrig. SBie bide 3eit oergeuben bie meiften dtfenfdjen mit nufelofer, unfrudjtBarer ©efedigfeit, mit allerlei ©piden, moBI gar mit bem 3eit rauBenben $artenf£iel, mit aderlei SieB-

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3Jtan lefe tegelmafctg unb bu Beftimmter ©fine ^iinftlidjfeit unb Orbitung toirb nid)t bicl toerben. ©afier fommen bie meifteu SDleufrfjen Bet alien guten SSorfafieu bod) fo toeing 311m £e« fen unb gefien e» oft gan3 auf. $at man fid) aBer erft einmal an cine Beftimmtc Scit getoofint, fo toirb ba§ Sefen Balb 311m SBcbiirfniS toic ba§ (Sffeit ober @d)Iafen. Unb man ermiibe fid) and) nidjt, fonbern Bore auf, foBalb Unluft fid) cinfteKt. fiat baun ba§ Sefen feinen reefiten Shtfcen mefir. greilid) barf man ba§ nid)t im SInfaug tun, bemt boc bem 93eginn fiat ber 9ftenfdj toie 311m 2(rBeitcn iiBerfiaufit fo 3um Sefeu toenig 9teigung. Oa mufe man bie Sragficit iifiertoinben, bie ja ber grofie §emmfdjufi fiir alle§ ©ute iff. (Sortfefiung folgt.)

The Jesuits in North America The nature of the Indian always has been inclined towards war with one tribe or another. In the seven­ teenth century the Iroquois tribe was considered the most atrocious. This tribe consisted of five nations, the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas. The Iroquois repeatedly attacked the Hurons, a nation which was detested and ceaselessty persecuted with the most painful tortures by them. The Hurons, however, possessed a trifle more of humanity, and it was this nation that received a beneficial in­ fluence from the Jesuits, who had come from France to carry on mis­ sionary work among the different tribes of Indians in New France, as the lower part of Canada about

Lake Huron was then called. The most important missions of the Jesuits were those of the Algonquins, the Iroquois, and the Hurons. The Jesuits were usually such per­ sons who professed to have re­ ceived a summoning from God, by means of either an inward voice or a nocturnal vision, a phenomenon undoubtedly due to their high re­ ligious enthusiasm. Although they worked with relentless zeal in con­ verting Indians to Catholicism and practiced self-abnegation to the ut­ most, yet their work did not always bear signs of immediate success. Their first mission soon proved the difficulty and danger of the under­ taking. About the year 1632 Le Jcunc, a monk in the convent at Dieppe, well versed in the teachings of Loy­ ola, the founder of the Jesuit order, received the information that he New was to depart for the World. He left with De Noue and a lay brother named Gilbert. Upon their arrival they made their abode in the two hovels built by their predecesors before the English had frustrated their first attempts near the St. Charles. Le Jeune at once mingled with the Indians in the neighborhood, the Algonquin tribe, in order to learn their language. When teaching an Indian in broken words and pantomime, he would give him tobacco to make him more The coming of winter attentive. put his endurance to a severe test. The humble mission-house of Notre Dame could not shelter him from the piercing cold. His ink froze and his fingers were benumbed when he attempted to translate the Pater Noster into Algonquin. However,


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the Algonquin Indians were wan­ gared water, and at the same time dering hordes whose interests were dipped a finger in it. Placing the taken up with hunting, and there­ moistened finger on the child’s face, fore paid little heed to the mission­ he would utter the sacramental ary work. Lc Jeune finally aban­ words, thus secretly baptizing the doned the Algonquin mission and infant against the will of its parents. reverted to a larger nation, the Hur- Devices of this nature were permis­ ons at Quebec, who he hoped would sible for the “greater glory of God,” serve as a basis of indefinite con­ a dictum which betrays one of the quests. Here difficulties also con­ main principles of the Jesuits. fronted him. One may be tempted to ask for Le Jeune had to cope with toil, the motives which caused the Jes­ hardship, famine, filth, sickness, sol­ uits to lead a life of privation and itude and insult. But always aware toil as a missionary in Canada. Ex­ of the important object, that of lay­ amples are various. As a typical ing the foundations of French do­ instance may be taken the life of minion, Le Jeune withstood all Joseph Marie Chaumonot. This per­ these obstacles. The Huron mis­ son was the son of a vine-dresser. sion had chiefly been intrusted to The greater part of his boyhood three missionaries, Brebeuf, Daniel, was spent in Chatillon on the Seine and Davost. After having learned with his uncle, a priest, who awak­ the Huron tongue Brebeuf described ened his religious susceptibilities. Heaven and Hell with images suit­ One of his companions encouraged ed to the Indians’ comprehension him to steal money, about the value and presented them a large belt of of a dollar, from his uncle and to go wampum to induce them to cherish Beaune, a town of Burgundy, for his advice. Meanwhile war was the purpose of studying music. The This act, which constantly being waged with the deed was done. Iroquois. Captives were usually seems to have been a petty fault of burned to death, and whenever this boyish levity, determined his future Being without pecuniary took place, the missionaries were career. very active in their efforts to con­ aid at Beaune, and ashamed of the vert and baptize the prisoners. In theft he had committed, he decided baptizing the Jesuit was not very not to go home, but to undertake scrupulous. While a pestilence was a pilgrimage to Rome. On the way raging in all its fury, Father Pierre he was forced to beg from door to At length he reached An­ Pijart was busily engaged in mak­ door. ing angels of Indian infants, since cona, tattered and penniless, and the baptism was sufficient to insure visited the Holy House of Loretto them a transfer from a prospective to implore the succor of the Virgin Hell to an assured Paradise. The Mary.- As he journeyed on, he met Indians considered the baptism a an old burgher, who took pity on cause of death and distrusted the him and employed him as a Here he became missionaries. In this extremity servant. Father Pierre Pijart would pretend known to a Jesuit, who perceived to make the child drink a little su­ his acquirements and employed him

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as teacher of a low class in one of the Jesuit schools. At the age of twenty-one he was admitted to the Jesuit novitiate. He chanced to read a copy of the Relation, a periodical containing particulars of the Canadian mission. Upon his request he was sent to Canada to share the glorious toils with the other missionaries. The devotees of the Jesuit order surrendered themselves to their cause with incredible zeal and enthusiasm. Marie de l’lncarnation, the Superior of the convent at Q'uebec, was especially possessed of this religious hypnotism from early youth. At the desire of her parents she had married in her eighteenth year. The marriage was not happy. She spent most of her time in churches, communing with Christ and the angels. After her husband died, at the end of two years of married life, she gave her infant son to the charge of her sister and abandoned herself to solitude and meditation. While giving up heart and soul to her pious inclination, she heard a miraculous voice in a trance, that of Christ, promising to become her spouse. In her state of religious excitement she felt the presence of her divine spouse and would address him as an earthly lover: “O my Love! when shall I embrace you? Have you no pity on me in the torments that I suffer ? Alas! Alas! my Love, my Beauty, my Life! instead of healing my pain, you take pleasure in it. Come, let me embrace you and die in your sacred arms!” She lapsed into a state of dejection, clad herself in mean attire, nursed sick beggars, and lived in perfect self-denial. Finally she enter-

ed a nunnery, joining the Ursulines of Tours. The tears of her son, who cried for his mother, could not pre. vent her from taking this step. Several years had passed, and signs from heaven in dreams and inward voices had disclosed her future vocation to her, a life among the In­ dians. Her zeal and fervor grew intense, and she finally embarked with several other Ursulines for Canada. After this digression on the superstition of the Jesuits, let us return to the work of the missionaries. After the Iiuorns had received the benefit of their labors for some time, the Jesuit priests attempted to settle a mission among the ferocious Iro' quois. But this savage tribe met them with terrible cruelty, and it was rightly called the scourge of the infant church. In wandering from village to village missionaries could expect to be pounced upon at any moment by a detachment of the Iroquois tribe. At one time an eminent Jesuit, Jogues, two laymen, and several Hurons were attacked and soon found themselves in the clutches of a group of Iroquois. Jogues and the two laymen were treated with appalling inhumanity. Several of the captors sprang upon them, tore away their finger-nails with their teeth, disfigured1 their fingers by gnawing at them, and beat them to senselessness with war-clubs, With lacerated hands and bodies co­ vered with bruises, the prisoners were forced to stagger along to the camp of the Iroquois, miles and miles away. There they were daily tormented with firebrands, caressed in the term of the Indians. Jogues finally effected his escape. As he


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passed from town to town, he had occasion to give absolution to Chris­ tian captives and to convert and baptize the heathen, without heed­ ing the bodily injuries which he had sustained, He owed his escape mainly to Dutch traders who assist­ ed him to return to his native land with their vessel. The deadly war between the Iro­ quois and Hurons which had been raging for years was at one time brought to a close through the in­ fluence of the Jesuits. The mission­ aries had taught the Hurons to treat their prisoners with less sever­ ity and in one instance even induced them to set their captives free. This fact brought about peace for a short time; but then the old hostility broke out anew with still greater fury—plainly indicating the Indians’ insatiable desire for bloody deeds. The Huron tribe was speedily be­ ing exterminated by the blood-thirs­ ty and malicious Iroquois. During these days of woe and terror the missions were thriving, as the Hur­ ons came to the priests for support The mission of and consolation. La Conception, or Ossossane, was the most successful, having a church and one or more resident Jesuits. The Iroquois, however, were foiling the Jesuits in the first fruits of their success. They succeeded in reduc­ ing the number of the Hurons to such an extent that they ceased to be a nation. Many of the missionar­ ies fell into the hands of the ene­ mies and suffered a slow death un­ der excruciating tortures which are too horrible for description. Jean de Brebeuf, the founder of the Huron mission, its truest hero, was among the martyrs.

Although the Jesuit missionaries had devoted great sincerity and re­ markable endurance to their work, their success was not very encour­ aging. ’Tis true that the Indian was approaching humanity in his actions under the care of his spirit­ ual guides. Yet this favorable in­ fluence was but transitory, for, when left to himself, the Indian relapsed into dire savageness. The all im­ portant purpose of the Indian mis­ sions, to secure the Indians as al­ lies, was lost for France. In fact the ultimate result of the missionary work was a total failure. Thackery expressed his view on the Jesuits and their policy in the following words: “The Jesuits are the artfullest, the wisest, the most toilsome and dexterous plot-builders in the world—there always comes a day when the roused public indignation kicks their flimsy edifice down, and sends its cowardly enemies aflying.”

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tion, a surplus of advantages over disadvantages will in the course of time be noticed. • It always takes the people a long time before they can adapt themselves to innova­ tions and conceive the benefits they reap from them or the benefits they posterity may reap from them. Of­ ten the welfare of a nation is de­ pendent upon some change brought about by the production of man or by some hidden cause, although the majority of the people may at first suffer under a new system in regulating affairs. This is evident in the history of England. A sudden and violent revolution in her indus­ try made her the foremost and mightiest nation of the world, but it brought a large number of her people, who had to go through the transition, distress. Up to the year 1770 agriculture was the mainstay of England. Man­ ufactures were indeed carried on, but only on a very small scale and mainly in combination with the ag­ ricultural industry. Every farmer, we may say, was at the same time a manufacturer. He varied his rural occupations with manufacturing work. During the summer months he was busy in his fields, harvesting wheat and corn, while in winter, his his leisure time, you could see him sitting at the loom, busy throwing the shuttle, weaving a piece of cloth. His daughter could be seen sitting at the wheel, spinning weft, while the good housewife was occupied with her domestic duties. The pro­ ducts of their labor, such as stockings, yarn, and cloth were tak­ en to the nearest market, where the farmer received the reward for his work. This system of bye-industry

gave him a goqd chance for a com­ fortable livelihood. Such persons as made the manu­ facture of cloth and other textiles their vocation were just as happy and independent in their pursuits as the agriculturist. They were not en­ tirely divorced from the land. About their cottage they had a plot of land on which they grew their own vege­ tables. They kept a pig or two and a flock of chickens and hence pro­ vided themselves with their own ham and eggs. Their goods they sold in the same way as the farmer. But this system soon grew too cum­ bersome and by degrees changes began to take place, tending to de­ velop the present factory system. Instead of the manufacturer furnish­ ing himself with raw material and working it up for the market, the merchant got together a number of manufacturers in a town or village and took the work under his own supervision. This time marks the coming of the capitalists in Eng­ land. The landowners, who were considered to be the leaders of the nation, began to lose influence and the capitalist came fast into promi­ nence. The power that used to fol­ low land gradually went over to money. The final death-blow to the old form of industry was effected by three great inventions, which were practically made in the same year, from 1769 to 1770. It was, how­ ever, accelerated by the policy of England to become the greatest na­ tion of the world in commerce. The three great inventions were the spinning-jenny, the power-loom, and the steam engine. The spin­ ning-jenny and the power-loom


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ence of the old life. The sound of the factory bell and the regularity of the working hours formed an un­ pleasant contrast to the old system, when the laborer varied rural with manufacturing occupation. The fac­ tories completely destroyed bye-em­ ployments. The farmer was strict­ ly confined to his fields and the la­ borers on the farm and in the factory lost that addition to their wages which was procured through bye-industries. Although their earn­ ings were a little higher than form­ erly, the family purse was constant­ ly empty. The capitalists accumu­ lated wealth, while pauperism began to increase among the workmen. The factory system also had a de­ moralizing influence on the charac­ ter of the working classes. It intro­ duced child labor, which had a de­ teriorating effect on the develop­ ment of young minds. They grew up accustomed to filthy surround­ ings and lost all taste for art. Fur­ ther the monotony of the daily work operating the machines hindered the development of an imaginative mind in the children, and the future gen­ erations were deprived of that high initiative faculty which charcterized their predecessors. Morally too, the working classes degenerated to a certain extent. Persons of all ages and both sexes were collected together in the factories and under no control that would promote de­ cency. Shocking immoralities, even among the masters, were common occurrences in the early factories. It was a disgrace for a girl to work in a factory. The epithet, “factory girl,” was the most degrading and insulting that could be applied to a young woman.

Better times and better condi­ tions, however, were in store for the laborer. The concentration of the workmen, due to the factory system, aroused the political question as to the proper representation of such large masses of people in Parlia­ ment. Several philanthropists es­ poused their cause and succeeded in gaining political influence and protection for them. After they were represented by competent men, they began to prosper and the pow­ er of the employers was curbed. Then the laborers learnt the power of combination—a remedy through which they gained the respect of their employers. By petition and even by opposition with force they succeeded in bringing about many changes pertaining to the relation between the capitalists and the la­ borers that served to make the life of working classes more enviable. The yoke of servitude, under which they had so long suffered, was thrown off at last. On account of these political results of the Indus­ trial Revolution the spirit of democ­ racy gained strength in England, and class antagonism began to die out more and more. Although the old domestic sys­ tem of England had many advan­ tages for the general comfort of the people, it would be foolish, yes in­ accurate, to imagine that the condi­ tions before the Industrial Revolu­ tion were better than they are at present. The change, indeed, brought many that went through it misery and reduced others to pau­ perism, but to the future genera­ tions it brought prosperity and hap­ piness. They were compensated for the losses and privations of


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Our Debt to John Locke How often do we not hear people refer to “our American ideas” or to “our American institutions!” How apt we arc to ascribe to the found­ ers of our government the first con­ ception of the grand doctrine of po­ litical liberty, on which we base our whole system. Still the deeper we go into the subject, the clearer it appears to us how much our Revo­ lution of ’75 owed to the English Revolution of nearly a century be­ fore. In many respects indeed the English Revolution was even more of a complete break with the form­ er established custom than was ours. For till then there had been no suc­ cessful revolution for political rea­ sons except the great Rebellion un­ der Cromwell, and that had fallen into disrepute. While too we threw off a govern­ ment, whose seat was a month’s travel distant and which we felt to be no longer ours, they threw off a government which they recognized as their own, whose power too they ever had immediately before their

eyes. Though all Englishmen had realized that their Revolution had been inevitable and necessary, still they felt that they needed someone to justify their action to the rest of the world. This need John Locke met immediately after the Revolu­ tion of 1688 with his famous “Two Treatises on Government.” Here he defended the ideas of the Revolu­ tion so dexterously that he gained the name of the philosopher of the Revolution. But in justifying the idea of liberty in behalf of his coun­ trymen he made popular those ten­ ets on which we based our right to rebel. Thus we had for our revo­ lution a successful precedent. Thus Locke became as much the philoso­ pher of the uprising of ’75 as of the glorious Revolution. Strictly speaking Locke had no predecessors. He thought out his systems that had gone before. He cut away from Plato and Aristotle. He used the Bible only to contro­ vert those who had based their sys­ tems on the Scriptures. He demon­ strated that government is a matter of reason and expediency and not of revelation. True it is that Hobbes in his “Leviathan” had dispensed with the doctrine of divine right, but his influence on Locke was in­ finitesimal ; for as Hobbes had said that, if he had read as much as other men, he would know more; Locke went a step further and said he had never read Hobbes. Hooker indeed in his “Ecclesiastical Polity” jus­ tified the forms of the Church by the laws of reason, but he did not apply the consequences of his sys­ tem to the state. Locke often cited Hooker as an argument, but never based his argument on Hooker,

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Though in reality Locke’s pur­ pose was to justify the Revolution, his ostensible object was to answer a pamphlet by Sir Robert Filmer, “Patriarcha,” which had deduced all royal authority from the paternal power of Adam. In the first of the two treatises Locke completely de­ molished Filmer’s argument and re­ lentlessly laid bare his inconsisten­ cies, and this with Filmer’s own weapons, the Scriptures. In the second treatise he developed his theory of government; and what we have appropriated from it for our own government, I shall try to point out. Originally, Locke says, all men were in the state of Nature and were bound to preserve the laws of Nature, principally the law of selfpreservation. In this state we can punish an offender enough to hinder the violation of the law. This, how­ ever, makes all men judges in their own cases, whence many inconven­ iences would perforce arise, since men are passionate and not always ruled by reason. To avoid these inconveniences, and for a common defence against others, men came together and chose rulers. That they came to use the monarchal form of government was natural, for it is the most simple. But this ruler governed not by his paternal power or divine right, but by the consent of the governed. Here we get in plain words the often so-called American idea” that government is of the people and for the people. There, and there only, he further says, is political society where ev­ ery one of the members has resign­ ed his rights into the hands of the community. This community may

assume any firm of government the people wish. An absolute mon­ archy though does not consist with the ends of government, for the jnonarch is,then judge of his actions as between him and his subjects, and that is not just, nor would the people have tied themselves up ex­ cept to preserve their lives, liber­ ties, and fortunes. It is as if men entering into the compact together should agree that all but one of them should obey the law. When a man enters into this body politic, he agrees that lie will submit his power to the will ot the majority. All of these doctrines we teach in our Declaration of Independence; we continually quote the phrase, which Locke has indicated in the above doctrines: our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi­ ness. As all our government is for the purpose of establishing a common law for all, the legislative power must be supreme in the state. But it too has its limits. It must come from the consent of the people. It can have no other rights than those the people in the state of Nature could give up to the community. Also, since government is to preserve property, the legislative power can take away no property nor levy tax­ es except by the consent of the gov­ erned. Now we come to the most radical and at the same time to the most vital of Locke’s doctrines. With the right of revolution his system stands or falls. He bases this doc­ trine on the idea of a contract. The people enter into a contract; if it is violated, it is null and void, and a new one may be entered into. When


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comparatively nothing of European civilization and warfare, should possess the necessary military train­ ing and martial equipment to defeat Russia, which has always been looked upon as one of the most pow­ erful nations of the world ? Who or what is responsible for this remark­ able progress in Japan? The man who accomplished this feat is Prince Xto, who only a few months ago fell by the murderous hand of a Korean fanatic and through whose unfor. tunate death not only Japan but the whole world at large lost its great­ est statesman. Prince Ito has often been called the “Bismarck of Japan,” but simply to give him this title is doing the man an injustice, for he was great­ er than Bismarck. It was he who first saw that European civilization and military training were superior to the Japanese and who persuaded the government not only to open the country to the Europeans, but also to encourage their coming and to engage them to instruct its youths in their warfare and govern­ ment. He was the man who chang­ ed the Japan of yesterday into the Japan of today. In fact ever since his return from Europe, whither he had fled to study Europeon civiliza­ tion, his whole life was devoted to the perfection of his country. He stands preeminent among statesmen as a patriot and a good citizen, for everything he did was actuated by pure patriotism and love for his country. Throughout his life he cared nothing for person­ al loss or gain if it was for the wel­ fare of his country. Such a man could no more keep away from the affairs of the government than a

fish could live out of water. He was always seeking to improve the coun­ try and would not let petty jealous­ ies or little inconveniences interfere with his work. It was impossible for him to distinguish between him­ self and his country, and, therefore, it is not surprising that his work was crowned with success. It was his wish that the red disc in his country’s flag should not merely be an emblem of the sun, but of a rising sun and that Japan should rise and move onward till it should become one of the most enlightened and powerful nations of the world. He perceived that the only way to place Japan on an even footing with other nations was to introduce foreigners into the country who should teach his countrymen, but, nevertheless, he did not wish that country should continually rely on these foreigners', but that the Japan­ ese should take their rightful place in the government as soon as their education had been perfected. He himself made extensive trips through Europe and America and studied the government and war­ fare of the different nations, gaining thereby much useful knowledge, which he utilized in Japan. He also persuaded the government to send out young men that the country might always be supplied with ca­ pable and intelligent statesmen. A great part of his success might be attributed to the fact that he con­ stantly enjoyed the fullest confi­ dence and trust of the Emperor, without whose assent practically nothing can be accomplished in Ja­ pan. Although he was on close terms of intimacy with the Emperor, he always regarded him with the awe


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and veneration with which every subject, without exception, regards the Imperial sovereign. In fact he was wont to attribute the progress and success of Japan solely to the Emperor without claiming any hon­ or and appreciation for his own work. As a matter of fact he was in spite of his consummate abilities, the least presuming and the least ostentatious man of the world. Although he was very young when he returned to Japan after his flight to Europe, he was at once drawn into the affairs of the govern­ ment. His promotion was very rap­ id, as his knowledge of European governments made him conspicuous among the other statesmen. In 1868 he was appointed Governor of the Prefecture of Hyogo and in 1869 Under Vice-Minister of Finance. The following year he spent in America in studying the monetary system of the United States so as to perfect his knowledge of finances. In 1873 he was a member of the In 1885 he formed the Cabinet. first, in 1892 the second, in 1898 the third, and in 1900 the fourth Ito Cabinet. During the time in which his cabinet was not in existence he at various times participated in oth­ er cabinets by special order of the Emperor. In addition he held many other offices which I shall refrain from mentioning. We can truth­ fully say that he was the virtual Prime Minister of Japan since the formation of his first Cabinet. Notwithstanding his many offices at home he was very often on for­ eign missions that required special attention, for which he was well qualified by his wide knowledge of

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foreign affairs and international politics. It was inevitable that with Ja­ pan’s progress the need of a con­ stitution should arise, and, as no man was better qualified for this work, the framing of the Constitu­ tion was entrusted to Ito. As his work was without a precedent, he had a difficult task before him. He had to provide for the future, and at the same time he had to be care­ ful not to infringe upon the sacred and traditional rights of the Emepror. He was never really constitu­ tional, however, for he had learned from the examples of other coun­ tries that it was quite impossible to put everything on paper that would remedy all the present and future ills of the country. His constitu­ tional policy was, therefore, a grad­ ual extension of the franchise and a wide educational development. The Japanese are often said to lack patience, but if this is the case, then Prince Ito was evidently an exception. He never permitted ob­ stacles or the temporizing expedi­ ents of his opponents to hinder him in his work of improvement. If his ideas were so vigorously opposed that they could not be put into exe­ cution at once, he simply waited and labored patiently till the exped­ iency of his policies had been recog­ nized and the opposition overruled. His policies were, in nearly every case, eventually adopted, and in case of a crisis he was always placed at the head of responsibiliHis countrymen had recog­ ties. nized his many abilities and his pa­ triotic devotion, therefore he en­ joyed the enthusiastic support of

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practically the whole population of Japan. Although Prince Ito was no lover of war and had tried his utmost to avert the war with Russia, he showed that he well knew how to lead a country successfully through a war. In this war the real import­ ance and significance of his im­ provements in Japan were made ap­ parent, for Japan would not have defeated Russia if it had not been supplied with the effective naval and military equipments which ev­ ery modern and strong nation now possesses. After the war Prince Ito exerted himself to improve Korea as he had improved Japan, and he has done

very much for the Koreans. When that fanatic Korean assassinated him, that country lost its best friend. It is the usual irony of fate that a person suffers most from those whose greatest benefactor he has always been. I have given a survey of Prince Ito only as a patriot and statesman and that as brief as possible, for the space of many volumes would be necessary to describe this man and his marvelous work in full. In the brief space of a lifetime he trans­ formed a whole nation. It is cer­ tain that the Japanese will always honor his memory and appreciate his great labors in behalf of his country. I. P. FREY, ’io.


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character. One of the difficulties met with in accomplishing this at our school is the system of two de­ partments, the collegiate and the preparatory. The members of both cannot possibly be trained in the same manner, though the aim is the same. In the preparatory department the youths are still in their early teens, and must be trained in char­ acter through obedience. The boy must subordinate his will to a firm­ er, more experienced will and mind. St. Paul says: “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child.” Con­ ditions have not changed since then. A boy will as yet not think as a sage or philosopher. He will want what he likes, not what is good for him. But it is obvious that such a person must be guided by some one who has become a man, has put away childish things.. The authority which is exercised must, however, be a just authority. The person who is in authority must regulate his actions in accordance with the word of God. But as far as the laws of God will per­ mit, such a person must be obeyed implicitly. This guide or guardian then, must mold the character of the boys entrusted to his care, main­ taining obedience whether it is giv­ en willingly or exacted by just pun­ ishment. With the preparatory de­ partment it is a case of “I must.” Thus for example a student of this department should be held to pre­ pare his lessons carefully, being obliged to do for the time being what he would later on do of his own accord. The collegiate, or student proper,

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on the other hand can no longer be treated as a boy. He is a man—or ought to be—and will claim a man’s estate, freedom. Here the training in character is through personal freedom that reaches its highest complement in a natural tendency to submit to the laws of God and expresses itself in its relation to his fellow man. Freedom that has not that in it to submit to authority, which it is persuaded is right, can­ It is slavery to not be freedom, one’s lusts and desires. A manly person, after being convinced of the justice and beneficence of anything, will do spontaneously what he could never have been forced to do. Of course no man is perfect, and no student we think will claim infalli­ bility, but a collegiate student ought to find his highest ideal in do­ ing what others must be forced to do, thereby setting a good example to his juniors that they may one day thank him for.

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possession go on between weeds and good plants. Now, if the weeds are not kept down, they will crowd the other out of existence, in other words, the good plants will become sick and weak and will finally die and decay. The same relation ex­ ists between suspicions and the good products of your mind. They never can grow together in har­ mony on the same territory. Sus­ picions when not well guarded, will dominate in your mind. Therefore, do not grow lax in doing all in your power to fight suspicions. If you flag in this battle, evil and inevitable results will follow. All good qualities will give way to suspicions, and these transform an honest, good fellow to a hypo­ crite, who cannot frankly look into the eyes of a fellow man. Suspicions suck all the nourishment necessary for the maintenance of a resolute character. A person who abounds in suspicions is converted from an optimist, who always sees the good and sunny sides of life, to a pessim­ ist, who is constantly complaining about something. He goes through life without smiling or laughing, broods over calamities, and is treat­ ed like an outcast by his fellow man. Jealousy is an offspring of sus­ picions, and to what untold crimes But has not jealousy given rise? not all suspicions have evil conse­ quences and contaminate the mind. In a garden, for instance, it is your invariable experience that, work though you may, not all weeds can be exterminated for any length So time and again susof time. picions will creep into the mind. Keep a watchful eye over them, and do not let them gain any headway.


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Such suspicions, suspicions that only as a medium for news of curthe mind gives rise to itself, are but rent events. For this purpose they “buzzes” and do little harm, yes, may be regarded useful. Neverthethey sometimes have beneficial re- less, reading of magazines may also suits. A king who is ruled by sus- prove injurious. While perusing picions becomes a tyrant, but the periodicals students frequently ovman on the throne who has suspic- erlook the instructive articles and ions and watches them carefully is search for interesting stories. In a strong and just ruler. King Dun- reading these stories they even saccan in Shakespeare’s Macbeth was rificetheir-study timeoccasionally. A not a man of suspicions, and as a habit of this kind does not, as some consequence his life-blood stained students believe, increase their the hands of his enemy. knowledge in English. Writings of But now beware of suspicions authors who have gained renown that arc artificially nourished! They can only assist one to gain a large seem to be weeds of a species that vocabulary and a good style. The possess the quality of spreading English found in magazines is not and flourishing rapidly. They arc always such that it will warrant put into one’s mind by the whisper- good use. Persons who neglect thei ings and slandersous talk of others, studies for the sake of reading Beware of them ! thrilling episode in a magazine man ifest a poor taste for literature and thereby gain nothing more edifying than a superficial conception of love The Abuse of Light Literature affairs. Our present object in life is The objects that are classed as too important to pay more than an light literature are many. It will ordinary amount of interest to trivhardly be necessary to call one’s at- ial publications, tention to the demoralizing effect Many more remarks could be produced by excessive reading of made in regard to the disadvantages books commonly called “dime nov­ of light literature. These few ought, els.” Any person who professes to however, to suffice to guard against have the least taste for literature the abuse of reading magazines. would despise anything extremely sensational that serves but the pur­ pose of entertaining people who Sparrows deem all literature of an elevating nature as “stale.” But the danger of Almost at any time of the day acquiring a contemtible reading ha- during the past winter months one bit from “dime novels” does not ex- could see boys at their windows in ist among us, for such amusements the dormitory feeding the English are not tolerated at our college, sparrows. Very likely this was However, it is possible that one may done with the intention of kindness derive evil results from devoting too towards the suffering creatures. Yet, much time to magazines. looking at it from an economic point Magazines should be considered of view, is this really a wise act. \

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An official inspection in the Depart­ ment of Agriculture in Washington of 522 stomachs of English spar­ rows showed that only 47 contained noxious insects. Many others con­ tained beneficial insects, while the majority show Only insects of little or no economic importance. Al­ though something else may be said in favor of the bird, as destruction of weed seeds and the like, over­ whelmingly much must be said against it. Every year each sparrow destroys countless buds and flowers of cultivated trees and shrubs and devours large quantities of small fruit, hurting the horticulturist at Vegetable gardens and all ends. newly-sown fields of grain, the

pride of a farmer’s heart, are often visited hunting-grounds of the ra­ pacious plunderer. By his bold in­ trusion into the homes of other birds he deprives us of the greater amount of our songsters, frequenting parks and shady country places, If we add to this list of offenses the un­ cleanliness of the bird and the harsh cries with which it annoys us, even the greatest lover of birds will hardly care to rise in its defense. It is therefore not in the interest of public policy to assist this pest, and in view of the yearly increase in the number of sparrows, it is advisable to stay no efforts diverted towards its extinction.

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ing. The introductory number of the program was “True to the Flag” a spirited march by the N. W. U. orchestra, After a few words of welcome to the audience by R. Ziesemer, president of the Philomathean, the orchestra rendered the second part of the double number, “The Hunter’s Dream,” by Theo. Moses Tobanio. The second number was an original oration by Carl Dornfeld, “America’s Debt to Washington.” The next number was received by the audience with great applause; it was rendered by the College quar­ tette, Prof. C. Bolle, 2d bass; W. Pankow, 1st bass; O. Hohenstein, 1st tenor, and K. Kluender, 2d tenor. With deep pathos and good gesturing Otto Plath spoke George Leppard’s “Deathbed of Benedict


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Arnold/’ a tribute to the co-patriot of Washington whom ambition tempted too far, but one who show­ ed his partiotism with his dying breath. Prof. Kuhn and his chorus next favored the audience with the “Song of the Drum/’ a rolling, roar­ ing composition full of strange but The delivery of beautiful chords. “Schiller’s Bucrgshaft” by Otto Toepel was all that could be desired, being strong in well-timed gestures. Then the quartette again appeared with “The Boys of the Old Brig­ ade.’’ The next number was an en­ comium on Washington, “Does Washington Deserve the Tribute Paid to Him on the Anniversary of His Birth?’’ by E. Berg. The “Vel­ vet of the Rose’’ by the orchestra appropriately concluded this patri­ otic program. As long as people cel­ ebrate the birthday of George Wash­ ington in such a patriotic manner throughout the United States, one need not tremble for Liberty and Union.

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As this will probably be the last lecture, it does not seem irrelevant to make a few remarks about the whole series. The Junior class was able to arrange these lectures, with the permission of the faculty; the last two lectures were possible only througli the loyalty of two alumni, We should be glad to hear some more. Literary Activities On Feb. 19th the Philomathean held its bi-weekly meeting. Although everybody was working hard for the program on the 22d, a good program had been prepared by Arthur Hanke. All numbers were well rendered but the dialogue, in which M. Pankow and L. Mahnce starred by natural acting, re:eived most applause. Following is the program in detail: 1. Musical selection.. N. W. U. Quartet 2. John Brown’s Speech to the Court at His Trial R. Huth 3. Das Lied von der Glocke___ ......................................H. Pankow 4. A selection from Shakespear’s “As You Like It L. Beto 5. Bertran de Born---- W. Wente 6. Eine schauerliche Tat............ ..................................... E. Techmer 7. Mill River Ride...F. Manteufel 8. Die saechsische Dorfschule---Lehrer, G. Schley. Schueler, Berg, Koch, Pankow, Voigt, Schweppe, Manke 9. Der Sieger von Torgau.......... ......................... .Chas. Baerwald Mr. E. Birkholz from the Seminary was appointed critic for the evening.

In the business meeting after the program officers were elected for the rest of the school year. Result, R. Ziesemer, President; L. Mahnke, Vice President; G. Schley, Secretary and Treasurer, On March 5th the N. W. U. Lyceum Literary society held its fourth regular meeting. The pro­ gram which had been arranged for the occasion by Walter Reinemann, indicated that the spirit of the liter­ ary aspirants had not relaxed after the main event of the season, the Washington Birthday celebration, The entertainment opened with a muscial selection given by a sextette composed of competent members of the band, which was greatly appredated by the audience. In the various succeeding numbers the speakers showed improvement over the work at the beginning of the season. The final number, a German dialogue entitled ‘'Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten,” was fairly well rendered. Tlieo. Schliepsick, who represented Schuster Dahlke, was ambitious to advance in life. He resorts to ornithology, but makes a mess of it, as his faculty of obser­ vation was very poor. Utterly disappointed he returns to his former vocation of cobbling. The dialogue met with great applause. Immediately after the close of the entertainment followed a short business meeting. Election of officers took place for the season, which resulted as fol­ lows: President, Wm. Lutz; Vice President, Walter Reinemann; Sec­ retary, Frank Reier. The program of the last meeting was as follows: Brass Sextette.................................... Recitation, Bertrande Born.............. V. Schroeder


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English .translation of the Swedish Folk Song, “Du gamla, du friska, du fjelhoega Nord,” to the N. W. U. Glee Club or Male Chorus.

It will probably interest friends of our institution to know that Mr. W. E. Reim, at one time a student of our college and now a teacher of the Lutheran parochial school at Hustisford, has dedicated his recent

New Editorial Staff The new editors appointed by the faculty are: E. Reim *n, H. Heise ’ll, F. Reier ’12, W. Schumann *12, and W. Hillmer ’13. On Feb. 17th E. Berg called a meeting of the new staff to elect men for the different offices and departments. The result of the election was as follows: Arthur Werner ’ll—Editor-inChief. Fred Schweppe ’n — Business Manager. Paul Froehlke ’12—Ass’t. Busi­ ness Manager. Winfried Schaller ’ll—Exchange Editor. Henry Heise ’ll—Athletic Editor. Edmund Reim ’n—College Notes. Walter Schumann ’12—De Rebus Omnibus. Walter Hillmer ’13—Local Edi­ tor. Frank Reier ’12—Campus and Classroom.

The Challenge to Our Young Men When our meekest tousle-topped member of Sexta has had time to win an enviable place among the re­ spected men of his community, Wis­ consin will be rounding the first centennial milestone of her history.

Until 1826 she was a veritable wild­ erness, overrun by hostile Indians. What this means will probably nev­ er become real to the average boy of Wisconsin until he has gone out to the frontier, where the pioneer of today is acquiring his homestead,

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clearing his land, and transplanting river Valley. By 1850 even the norththe institutions of his boyhood sur- western corner of the state was re­ roundings. ceiving its small quota of immiMany of us have had some sense grants, of the reality of it all impressed upThe character of this frontier on us by the stories of our grand- was naturally radical. Wherever in father’s experiences, or, perhaps, by the older settlements there were talking with men who knew Abra- men discontented with existing conham Lincoln, or by reading the rem- ditions—religious, political, social, iniscences of great men of affairs or economic—men who were unable like Carl Schurz, or by visiting the to adapt themselves and their ideas museums and historic collections of to the prevailing order of things, far-seeing and public spirited citi­ they removed to regions of better zens and societies and reading the promise to begin life anew in im­ legend, “This is the first piano that familiar surroundings. They were ever crossed the Alleghaney Mts.” usually men and women not beyond Think of it! The first piano! And the prime of life, and frequently then like Rip van Winkle waking they were young with the faults and from a long sleep, let us rub our virtues of youth,—frankness, impuleyes a moment and gaze with won- siveness, impatience over restraint der and astonishment on the scenes —though with courage and hope about us. well-nigh unlimited. The New What was the challenge of that England pioneer was a hard-headed day to its young men? Measure it man of business, though not unby what they have done. Attracted mindful of the moral and religious to the rich lead-mines in the south- side of life. With him, wherever he western corner of Wisconsin terri- went, he brought the school, the tory there came in 1826 some ven- church, and the town-meeting. He turesome Southerners from Ken- moved West to better his condition tucky, Tennessee, and Missouri. Ga- and was keen to the greater advantlena with its mining industry came ages that might accrue to himself to be for many years a far more and his children in a new home, important market and trading-post where he might see his work grow than Milwaukee. Chicago was noth- under his hands. It is very amus• ing more than a fort. Agriculture ing for the son of the Wisconsin imwas in its infancy. The Black Hawk migrant to recall scenes and stories war was the means of directing the of the hostility that existed in those attention of many thousand farm- days between the Southern and ers from New York and New Eng- New England emigrants. The South­ land to the great tracts of fertile, erner thought every New Englandunoccupied lands of Wisconsin. Set- er more or less a tricky itinerant dements were begun along the lake clock-peddler and conceived the idea shore in 1834. The land in Green that a genuine “Yankee” was penucounty was brought into the mar- rious, shrewd to the point of dis-^e^°.re I&42 settlements honesty and absolutely lacking in had been made in the fertile Rock kindness and hospitality towards


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his neighbors. The New England­ er, on his side, confused his South­ ern neighbors with the “poor whites,” who, as he thought, con­ tented themselves to “squat” in a log cabin, now that they no longer had the negro and were dependent upon the toil of their own hands. The fact is, that Southerner, too poor to hold slaves, had come north­ ward not only to better his condi­ tion like his neighbor from the East, but also to avoid a system of which he did not disapprove on principle, to be sure, but which he had found most unpleasant in the distinction of social life that it was wont to produce. The method of emigration in those days was rarely “single,” but usually in groups of two or more households or by whole colonies. When these families or colonies made up their minds to move, they did not set out with any vague no­ tion of their destination. They knew exactly where they were going. The site of their future homes was al­ ready chosen. The impetus for the settlement of Kewanee, 111., for in­ stance, came from the pastor of the Wethersfield Congregational church in Conn. Every two hundred and fifty dollars invested in the enter­ prise entitled its holder to one hun­ dred and sixty acres of prairie land, twenty acres of timber, and a town lot. Later emigrants to Wisconsin and Illinois were made up mostly of wealthy farmers, enterprising mer­ chants, millers, manufacturers, and the representatives of distinctly in­ tellectual pursuits. They built mills, erected churches, founded schools and colleges, laid out new cities, made roads and bridges, and often

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contributed of their holdings with astonishing public spirit for the ben­ efit of their respective communities and rapidly developing municipali­ ties. Emigration is, it seems to me, in equal measure the challenge for the radical minded young man of today. Dissatisfaction with existing condi­ tions at home is not necessarily an evil. Nor is the desire for prosperity solely a selfish one; it is usually bound up with the hope that the children may have advantages de­ nied their fathers and mothers, and with the blessings of education and travel may live bigger lives of ser­ vice and helpfulness to their fellowmen. The frontier of today is still the “West.” All that has been done in Wisconsin remains to be done During the last ten years there. seven hundred and fifty thousand people have poured into the state Alaska is not “a of Washington, land of ice and snow.” U. S. Geo­ logical Survey reports, as they are conveniently condensed in a book like A. W. Greely’s Handbook of Alaska, Scribners 1909, show con­ clusively that its possibilities in ag­ riculture and forestry are by no means to be despised and its min­ eral resources are simply unlimited. Going West does not indicate an inordinate desire for gain. No sane human being will barter away his life for material comfort. The intel­ lectual life is the greatest life that a man can live. There is no other. For who would be content to stum­ ble along from point to point on the disjointed letters of the alpha­ bet, when it has been the tradition of his forbears and and in the ambi­ tion of his fellows to habitually con-

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trol vast fields of mental vision and to be leaders in the intellectual and spiritual life of the community! It does not seem necessary to empha­ size this, as I recall conditions at Northwestern during my student days. But it is not the frontier alone that cries out for trained, broad­ minded men and women. Society is an organism; to the healthy-minded a grassy lawn under a. smiling sky, where every freckle-faced youngster is destined to. blossom forth into a radiant. dandelion and every lassie is likened unto, the pure, white lily of the fields—though her hair be red. To the sombre-tinged society assumes a sterner aspect. There is no stripling of pine in the forest that is not fighting tooth and nail for the light and sunshine above. But all must agree that growth and life gives way to decay and death; and both dandelion and pine will not long survive the measure of a gen­ eration. If Wisconsin climbed far in her run of a century, it must needs be that she decline equally far, un­ less her young men fill the ever thinning ranks of her columns en­ gaged in the intricate complex of her pursuits. In all of them there is a demand continually for men of sturdy independence, democratic spirit, and deep moral purpose,— though not always perhaps on terms that they can well afford to accept. This holds true especially for men engaged in intellectual pursuits and dependent upon a salary. With the accumulation of wealth and the pride of the “self-made man” in the hardships he has overcome, there is predominant in the life of the new communities of the Middle West a

disposition to extol the blessings of material comfort to the exclusion of everything else. There is current a provincialism bred of this com­ placency of the “self-made man,” that can not be measured in the re­ turns it brings in dollars and cents. And dollars mean, only too often, material comfort exclusively; in some lives there is little else. The intelligent and far-seeing men of Wisconsin must avail them­ selves of every opportunity to reme­ dy these conditions, When the business end of ministerial dignity, the pastor’s wife, attempts a boycott by locking up the Reverend Sir in his closet of a Sunday morning, they should aid and abet her. To the pas­ tor of a congregation income does not mean self-indulgence; it means greater power to do good, greater opportunity to take part in and raise the standards of community life, to glean from the latest results of re­ search, to reach out and bring to the farmer, the merchant, the poli­ tician, the lawyer, the physician of his congregation the opinions of men attempting to harmonize the results of Biblical criticism, scien­ tific investigation, and philosophic thought the world over, and thus to pave the way, at least, for some re­ cognition of the truth that a full life and a goodly one is not bounded by the interests of the counting-room. And this should be appreciated by the members of the pastor’s congre­ gation. He should have every oppor­ tunity to grow. The school-board of a New England city will inquire of a high-school teacher of German, whether she has visited Germany. They say, it “inspires” her to teach the language; she can “interest” her


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To the Alumni Editor

Watertown, Wis., Feb. 21, ’10. Dear Alumni Editor:—Judging from present indications the action of the Board of Trustees in propos­ ing to change the name of our Alma Mater is meeting with hearty ap­ proval. In view of the fact that the Legislature meets next winter, the matter should be thoroughly dis­ cussed by the Alumni and decided next June by the Synod. We can sympathize with those who say that for the sake of its as­ sociations the present name should be retained. But this consideration is not weighed by the fact that the name involves us in misunderstand­ ings, necessitating unpleasant ex­ planations and apologies.

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The fact is that throughout the State the greater Northwestern is better known than our Watertown Northwestern, While the undersigned was teaching in the northern part of the State he was frequently taken for a Methodist, because he was “from Northwestern.’ When he explained that he was a Lutheran from a Lutheran college at Watertown, people would ask whether there were two North westerns.” “Oh, yes,” they would say, “when our boy was at Lawrence, he used to play baseball against the Luth­ erans at Watertown, but he never called the school anything but the Lutheran College.” Now, Mr. Editor, I contend that the distinctive thing about our col­ lege is that it is a Lutheran school, of the Wisconsin Synod, in the state of Wisconsin. No wealthy Lutheran has been sufficiently interested in education to endow our college, and, thus suggest a name. If on the an­ alog)'- of “Gustavus Adolphus” or “Dr. Martin Luther,” we give it an historical name, it will indicate de­ nomination but not location. Names like Ohio Wesleyan and Illinois Wesleyan are both signifi­ cant and distinctive. Now our insti­ tution is a Wisconsin college and it is a Lutheran college, and for those reasons, I dare say, we can find no more appropriate or acceptable name for our Alma Mater than Wis­ consin Lutheran College. Sincerely, R. A. OWEN, '05. Alumni Personal News. Theodore Ave’Lallement, ’00, re­ cipient of the master of arts degree

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from the University of Wisconsin, has left the fields of practical peda­ gogics and entered the journalistic world. He is a member of the edi­ torial staff of the Milwaukee Sen­ tinel, the well known all-day news­ paper of the state’s metropolis. In the near future he will give his especial attention to criticism of the first-class dramatic productions which are to be given in Milwaukee. Bernhard Oestreich, who attend­ ed the institution for several years in the eighties, recently celebrated his twenty-fifth anniversary as teacher of a parochial school in St. Paul, Minnesota. Charles C. Hoehne, ’98, is pro­ prietor of a hardware distributing company at Greenwood, Wisconsin. August Meckelburg, ’86, is presi­ dent of an extensive sash and door manufacturing establishment at Mil­ waukee, Wisconsin. One of the oldest German week­ lies published in this state is edited by Adolf Pankow, a former student of our institution. The Marshfield Democrat, of which Mr. Pankow is the proprietor, is published at Marshfield, Wisconsin. Dr. Albert Schmehling, ’01, is practicing medicine at Columbus, Wisconsin. Otto A. Schroedel, who discon­ tinued his studies in ’93, has held the position of cashier of the gen­ eral agency of the Mutual Life In­ surance Co of New York, at Omaha, Nebraska, for some time. Mrs. H. W. Stewart (formerly Miss Dorothea Kammeyer, ’03) has taken up her place of residence at Goodland, Kansas.

Former Students Reunite in Milwaukee The fourth annual meeting of the former students of Northwestern residing in Milwaukee will be held in the Grace School auditorium, cor. Broadway and Juneau ave. of that city, Thursday evening, April the seventh. Judging from the interest already shown the event promises to be an unprecedented success. More than one hundred and seventyfive of the old boys are anxiously awaiting the time when they may again strengthen the ties of good fellowship. A cordial invitation is extended to all visiting former stud­ ents to take part in the annual jolli­ fication.

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the gap left on first base by H. Zeis­ ler. Possibilities are that some ma­ terial may be found among boys who entered our college last fall. If no candidate is found capable of holding down first sack, the captain will undoubtedly shift to that posi­ tion while Louis Mahnke will serve as backstop. Try-outs at the other vacated positions will be numerous. A. Berg and Frey will be on the rubber to do the flinging and prom­ ise to make good since they are ex­ perienced players of last year’s team. The assistance of the rooters is again solicited for this season. Cheer your team, for it is the object of each member to make it a winner! The schedule for the 1910 season, which as yet is incomplete, will be published next month.

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BE M3EBIUS ©MMIIBBS The Flood in Paris We must go back nearly two cen­ turies in Parisian history to find a flood which was as dangerous and destructive to Paris as the one that agitated the Parisians, during the latter part of January , and the be­ ginning of February. Although comparatively few lives were de­ stroyed by the inundation, the dam­ age to property exceeded $2,000,000,000, and more than 25,0,000 peo­ ple were rendered homeless by it. The Seine, swollen by unusually heavy rains, attained a maximum of thirty feet over its normal height. The water rushed madly into the basements, sewers, and electric gal­ leries, in fact into any place where there was an opening. By stopping the dynamos it put a great part of the city into darkness. It submerg­ ed eight of the twenty-four bridges, and access to many of the public buildings was only made possible by the use of boats. By rushing in­ to the subways the flood interfered with the running of the famous Me­ tropolitan Railway. Many famous historic buildings were damaged by the flood, including the Cathed­ ral of Notre Dame, the Church of Madelaine, and the St. Lazare rail­ way station. The privations of some of the people were terrible. The municipal and national gov­ ernment, however, immediately adopted measures of relief and res­ cue. The soldiers were called upon to do the work, and they performed

it heroically. Schools, barracks, and other public buildings were trans­ formed into places of refuge for those who had been rendered home­ less. At first thieves attempted to take advantage of the misfortune of the sufferers, but they were speedi­ ly intimidated by the resolute ac­ tions of the military commanders, who did not hesitate to shoot the men who were engaged in these un­ lawful pursuits. Notice was, more­ over, given that all those who should attempt to corner provisions would be sternly prosecuted. Great fear was prevalent in Paris that a pestilence might arise when the wa­ ters should recede owing to the fact that the sewerage had been totally destroyed and that dead animals were to be found in the water, hut thanks to the systematic and prompt action of the sanitary officials this great danger was averted. As usual the people of the differ­ ent countries have again cheerfully made donations to aid the sufferers in Paris as has also the French gov­ ernment by appropriating $400,000. There is little possibility that Paris will again be similarily afflicted, for the government is determined to make thorough and elaborate pro­ visions against the recurrence of this disaster.


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The Lawrentian for February is the Co-ed number. We like your new arrangement, editorials first and then the literary department, The short stories arc good, the edi­ torials not quite so good. We have often heard it said that young women are better story writers than young men. They are apt to use a more finished style and make their stories livelier. Perhaps the reverse might be said about edi­ torial writing. You did so well at everything else, we arc sure you would have had the same success with an exchange column had you tried. The Abbey Student for February takes offence at the comment in our Christmas number that its judgment of history is swayed by its love for its church. It claims it gets its judgment of history only from “approved authorities.” We doubt, however, that we could accept those as “approved authorities” who ascribe to the Reformation, as you do with your article in your current number, “Atheism and Secular Education,” all the evils of modern society. We believe, on the other hand, that we could find “approved authorities” who would deny that atheism is direct result of the Reformation and who might even claim that atheism is most prevalent in the least protestant nations, France, Spain and Italy. We realize too that dispute is futile, that you will continue to cavil at the Reformation, and that we will still point to it with pride as we did in two Ger-

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man articles of that same Christmas number. If you had read and understood them, your comment surely would have been, perhaps not less bitter, but at least much more excited. In the Otterbein Aegis for Decem­ ber we came across a parody on the twenty-third psalm after this fashion. “The pony is my helper, I shall not flunk.” Strange to say we failed to perceive the cleverness, to appreciate the delicate wit embodied in this little satire. We stop to think how most great men agree that the twenty-third psalm is one of the most beautiful passages in the the whole English language. We thought of the thousands of people, poor simple folks, whose comfort it has been in their dying hour. We thought of how easy it is to make parodies, or how easy it would be to make the first Psalm or the Beatitudes readable and interesting for this modern generation, for us, who have advanced so far beyond the narrow-minded views of our fore­ fathers. How easy, but how disgusting! The Red and Blue for January is a well balanced paper. The stories we think this time, however, are hardly up to your standard. Your exchange column is one of the best we receive, with the criticisms straight to the point. With this issue the exchange editor yields up his office to his successor. He wishes to him, as well as to the rest of the new staff, the best of success.

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LOCALS Arthur Werner, ’ll, was at his home in Milwaukee on Feb. 22. Mr. W. Ziebell of Waterloo vis­ ited his son, Albert, ’13, on Feb. 15. The Rev. F. Thrun of Ann Arbor, Mich., called on his sons, Walter, ’12, Gerhardt, ’13, and Martin, prep., on Feb. 25. Helmut Stern, prep., visited with friends at Oconomowoc on Feb. 18. Mr. Ernst Birkholz, Sem., visited Northwestern Feb. 19-20. Mr. H. Vogelpohl of New Ulm, Minn., was a visitor of Walter Burk, ’12, Edmund Reim, ’11, and Arthur Blauert, ’10, on March 1. Mr. Heilmann, ’05, an instructor at the University of Wisconsin, called on his cousin, Walter Pankow, ’12, on Feb. 20.

Walter Piper, prep., called on rel­ atives at Milwaukee on Feb. 22. Fred Born, prep., called on his parents at Oconomowoc on March 5Arwed Eppling, prep., was on a visit to his relatives in Milwaukee on Feb. 25. Mr. A. W. Schweppe of St. James, Minn., called on his son, Fred, ’n, on Feb. 18. The Rev. A. Schlci of Montello visited his son, Gotthold, ’ll, on March 5. Carl Uffenbeck, prep., went to Oconomowoc on March 5. Miss Martha Lutzke of Beaver Dam called on her brother, Paul, prep., on Feb. 22.

CAMPOS Am CLASSM®®M —Minima! —H2 S: What an exhilarating smell! —F-y (Being reprimanded for his attitude at the smell of H2 S): I have a sensible nose, professor. Prof: We are glad to see that there is at least something sensi­ ble on you. —Cholly got a dog-catalogue. —The Sophomores have a Memor­ abilia for sale. Vel—vel. —Dr.: Read on! Sp-tz: Enter Oliver. Dr.: We haven’t seen Oliver since—? Class: Doc did last night.

—Prof. What is “Lands Ends?” Manteufel: The place where the ocean begins. —K-hrb-rg (Whose head had met with the ice rather unceremonious­ ly) : Still less Greek vocables! —Haply Puss is happy, because he in happiness thinks “happy” a word happily chosen. He was sur­ prised to find “that happy little thing” referred to even in his his­ tory. —Prof.: Kindly name the bones of the skull. Pupil: I—I—I—I’ve got them all in my head but I can’t think of them just now.—Ex.

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—Dr.: Our senses are continually —Prof: Malcolm, Ms Sie in Eurodeceiving us. pa waren, habe Sie die “Christine M-nnte-f-1: Then maybe I got von Schweden” gesehen? more than 69 on my exam. Malcolm: Nein, ich glaube sie war schon todt. —Pussy: I want to go to Fond du Lac the worst way. —We wonder if somebody has cut Mally; Well, why don’t you go Bates out; for he is continually by the Northwestern? shouting his blood-curdling warcry : Rache—Pff—Quack! —Brae (In Physics recitation): Let’s try that experience! —F-y: You look very wise this morning, Carl. —Prof.: Taft doesn’t seem to have Carl: There evidently must be a much backbone. mistake somewhere then, (think­ Sh-ft: It’s all covered. ing of his pompadour.) —A fond father discovered his young hopeful reading a dime —P— (In Hebrew recitation) : I wish some one would write the novel. Hebrew in English letters so that “Unhand me, villain,” the detected a person could at least read it. boy thundered, “or there will be ^-Muck (While Shylock and Moses bloodshed.” were engaged in a quarrel): “No,” said the father, tightening There’s dissension in the Jewisl his grip on his son’s collar, “not camp. bloodshed—woodshed.’*—Ex. —Prof.: Elizabeth was a woman —Buckeye, Tubby, and Tetchy are enjoying nocturnal instructions and therefore liked? in the “carpenter” trade. Do-f-ld: Men. —K-ch: Will we get a new Turn —We wonder why Zuge’s face al­ Hall? ways assumes a rosy hue when Pr-f: Study a little more Hebrew, the word “rose” is mentioned. Koch! —While in one of his meditative —Pr-f: Define a vacuum! moods, caused by “merry” recol­ Sextaner (After thinking awhile): lections, Billy Bounce, alias WodI—I—I’ve got one in my head, but I can’t explain it. an, became so absent-minded that —It is reported that “Pa” to make he, instead of inserting his pen his account book balance, had into the ink-bottle and his finger two items entered something like into his moutli, placed his finger this: into the ink and his pen into his 1 large cosine.. * .$5.00 mouth. 1 small cosine... .$3.00

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