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Boys' and Girls
Again it is ou1' pleasure to greet you this coming school year SUCCESS TO YOU ALL
You may attain it by careful study · and strict attention, A visit to our store will help you, We can possibly interest you. Our stationery depart.. is now complete, In our Book depart.. mentwe han many book that are of great help to you
' Chas W. Flem1ng
JEWELER AND ENGRAVER
High School Pins and Jewelry of all kinds
Prices the lowest 1311 0 Street
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Home Made Candies Fancy Baked Goods
The Best Place in the City to buy Noon hour Lunches 1429 0 Street _
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
TUESDAY . OCTOBER 16, 1906
A NEAT REVENGE
ay A SENIOR .
When Dick Thorpe assumed the respon.sibility him .and smiled. H e sucoeed.ed in ge7ting several of the S ter ling High School Gazette he · little small ads and, as · it was nearing 6' o 'c lock, h e though t what was in store for him · walked despontlently toward his home
The year· before Dick had especia lly dist in -All at once an idea popped into P,is mind. Mutguished h lms e lf and h ad wo:1 the nam e of being a good studen : a nd a s tar athlete . So to award· him 'he was given the editorship of the Gazette Tb.e Ga zette at that tim e 'was a !o ur-page paper which barely paU. for itself Th e year before it had is sue d four copies and then ceased p ubli cation, leaving its subscrib e rs in the lu rch.
As Dicl;: was walking ho·me that night w i th a crowd of his compa nions he revolved in his mind schemes fer gE>ttiJg out a paper that wmil d b e a ter e dit to the scho o l. He paid little he e d to the ·questions of his schoolmates and did not even hear the remark that he was ge :ting the swell :head , a that came from the former business manager's lips . When a ll his companions had left him he sat down on a b e nch in the s)liall park near the school a:J.d thought a while "If we can only get so me advertising, for a .:whil e ," he mu.sed, "we can run the pap er."
Sterling was a to w n of about 10 ,000 population and in t he town were several enterprising manufactur e rs Dick pla:m ed a campaign and, rising, walked home. That . night, .. i_nst ea d of studying, as was his · custom, h e cont:nued to plan ..f eatures for the paper . He selected his staff and·..- resolved· to get down to business at once.
Next day he continued' his campa i gn and sk ip ped several classes in order to see the business men. Nearl y a ll had the same story.
"We do not care to patronize a paper that if! as rusty as yours," they would say
In vai n he pl ea d e d with them He told them that · he was in earne!lt and would run the paper
tering some incomprehens ive syllables abou t r evenge he hurried home a:J.d his face resumed its .cheerful expression- · F or several days · afterward h e was busy collecting news items a nd the stud ents , seing he was in e arn e st about the 'paper, began subscr i bing slowly bu t surely until after a week s everal hundred half dollars had foup..d their way into the business manag,er's Then when it was announced that the ' paper wp u!'d appear the fOHowing Monday great excitement and interest was manifested. Th e news spread and 'the merchants fn the t own ·began t9 wonder the adverus ing had · come from., for, after one at· tempt, Dick had not tro ubl ed them with his prese nc e. But all remained a secret, even to· the size and contents of the paper.
Monday rolled around bright and cl e ar. At every door in the schoo l stood a boy ready to hand out t h e paper. Rum.or of a free issue spread rapidly and by 9 o 'c lock every student in the school was seen with a r e d covered Gazette in his hands. On the pages where the ads were accu.&tomed to appea r were l arge black lettered announcemnts to this ffect: "Since Jones and Brady, our esti m· ab l e clothing deale rs, are so financ i ally . embar-' rassed t hat th:ey cannot afford to adv e rtise in our paper, we p la ce this advertisement fre e and beseech all stud e nts to trade at the store. · Signed, Di ck Thorpe, Editor. "
There at least ISeve n of thes .e ann ouncements in flaming letters.
:Needl ess to say tn e nex t issue contai n ed a good many a.ds and Jon es and Brady's anno uncement on a sound business basis. They only l ooked at- occupied a page by itself.
A FEW "WHERE'S."
Where are all our old·time bonfires?
Where is our bell clapper?
Where is our "beanery?"
Where are our class meeting s held?
Where did all that red come from?
Whe.re are you going to get the money to pay for your Advocate?
·Au answers shou!U be sent to the Puzzle Editor
Has any one seen our cow bell?
Dr. Ste in spoke in Chapel last Monday.
Green's Shops are the bes t in the west.
Archie Dinsmore has at last cast off that straw hat.
Leslie Hyde says t hat some son-of-a -gun sLol e his hat. Ample reward for return
14-Kt. gold plating done on any kind of jewelry by Brock, T'he Expert, 1140 0 St
Mr. Art Dobson works f or Uncle .Sam after school hours by gauging streams.
Now is th e time for all Freshmen to get into debate and learn to "think straight."
All Freshmen should attend the class for youthful voters. S e e Dr. Sanders for particulans.
Keystone Cash Grocery, 129-133 So. 13th Street. Every thing in fancy groceries and freslt fruits
Harry Miner , our old star quarterback , i s tcnding the University a:1d is out for f ootball.
All who went to the lec' ure on Colorado were amply repaid by th e interesting knowl e dge gained.
Miss Ethel Burlrett, who used to attend High
School , has gone to Washington to att e nd Gunston Hall th i s year.
We are abou t to lose our well known janitor, Mr. Young , who !"HI proba b ly be t r a nsferred to the F e ueral bu!ldi.1g.
Miss e s L o uise Gu thrie and Corne li a Linds e y g a ve a. rart y S a turday eveni:Jg, Oct. lb, t o a. gr uu;J of th e ir s e nior friends. ·
Harr y Ingl e s, '06, has been seen about the school of late. Can it be that Harry is l ooking for a l o st cr e dit?
Richard Webster, ' 06, was a at the High S c h ool otfice l a.st Thursday. Pro ba lD ly look ing or a certain L a tin stud e nt!
Now is the time to start your Christma.s pictur es by malting a p poi n tmen t s fo r si t tings early. Towns e nd ' s Studio, 22G S o 11th St. ·
Sta nfi e l:1 Wells, our well-lmown s eJ ior, now lives in Ma ss ill on , Ohio. Ev e r y fri e nd of his shou.d write to him at 92 Shriver Avenue
Among o t her alumni friends of Interest are Fr a nk winters, George Schnur and D. C. Mitchell, w h 0 ar e t r yL1g, out for the crack Y. M. C. A basket ball t eam.
I l; now y ou are going to have Christmas pictures b e c a use yo u always do . Let me suggest that you g r t bu sy early and avoid our rush. Townsend's Studi o , 22G So. 11th St.
Students who wish photos ' for Chrls ' mas can find no bet t er place t o get them than at eKnnedy's 12th s t re e t. We make all styles, any of which mak e i d e al Chri s tmas gifts.
Mr . Truman of the . Globe Laundry gave the Advocate a nice five dollar bill to h¢1P run the paper
212 South 12th Street
Society and Wedding Station-ery
L. H : S, Pins and Fobs, ballet
fewder 1143 0 Street
We make Class Pins of all kinds,
this season. Students. show you.r by having the· Globe do- your washing.
The wha t -was- to-be High School {ootbalf team went down to Pawnee City Saturd:ty, Oct. G, with the result that it was defeat eu by a sco r e of 5 to 12. Think of last year's •Sco re.
Everyone should support our school government Jecause the officers caanot do . the . work alone . When the court is organized rambunctious persons want to beware of Chief Justice Trueblood.
The Glee Club (boys) has fine prospects this year and already has for new members Howard 'l'homj)son and a prominent freshman, Englewood Smith. All boys interested in singing sho uld visit.
Mr. Towns end received two gold medals and one silver lo-ving cup on exhibits at the . late photographer's convention, which denotes the superiority of the work produced at this popula r studio.
Henry Sommerhalder, an old L. H. S. student, is selling; books in Western Nebraska. Does any one rememiber . "Heine" a:s :Mark .Antony one day in Any who does will appreciate his ,commercia] qualities.
Boys wbo register in Y. M. C. A. gymnasium class e s before October zu · can get High School ere for work done . this semester. Join the club of 50 High SchoOl students who wil.l get half _:ates · 0 :1 membership fee.
Fran ci's Dinsri:wre spent his summer vacatio::1 at Lak e Harbor, Mich., a,nd Lake Buelah, WLs., visiting friends and ' relatives who have summer cottages •at these lak es. His fish stories are unequaled .in flexibility.
It is reported that · Mr. Boostrulll, our old-lime botany teacher, Ls runhing for United S tates Senator on the prohibition ticket Th e whole school wishes Mr. Boostrum success and if he is as popula r with the people as tie is with students he is sure of election.
Eyes Examined
Dr. B. L. Paine spoke at the men's meBtbg at the Y. M. C. A. building Sunday. His address was very int.eresting and,. instruc t ive. Next Sunday afat 4 o'clock Mr. R. ·a. Williams will address young men on the subject, "W hy w e Need Religion ." All young men invited.
It is not too early to think of pictures. W e desire to call the attention of our patrons to the fact that in a very few weeks our Christmas rush for photographs will be on and it would be well to arrange now fpr sittings and let us complete your ·orders before this time. Townsend 's Studio, 22U So. 11th St
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DEDICATED T.O OUR POETS.
Last }Tear it was from ' time to time That Hodges· did his little - rhyme; And T ebbetts wrofe hug e manuscript
As from his lips the verses slipped· The former signed as "Arm,itage," Tlie latter ' 'Hastings," arid: we use this page That all maY know the famd!ls · men Who did such great' stunts with · the pen. They fairly reeked with coinic verse, Their subjects went outdoors to curse, Th ey did not mind the envious looks , But walked about, as big aS> books.
··TheY' slept the goo d sleep of the just And lived the life that heroes' must, · And people ' said, as they went by, "Long live our poets, may they never die!"
FOR MISS
Quoth Donald to Leslie, "Why · it these scholars Abuse one another whenever , "' Y speak?"
Quoth Leslie to Dona.ld, "It nat 'ra llY: fallers Folks come to harc;l words if they meddle with GreBk."
-J. G. S
ME E; TI N G.
Harry Stu l ts, Edit or
The Ciceroni a ns • he l d an op e n mcd-ing _ Friday, Sept . .28, in room 200 ... About se :.< e nty-five were prese nt. After ta l ks - from sev e ml of the vi s it ors &nd a lively parliamentary drill the debate of. the evening occurred. T h e q u estion was, ''Res o lv e d., 'J"bat..tlie Un ited . States Should Annex Cuba on an Uncond i ' i onal Bills-i s." Afiirmat.ive, F T e bbetls, F Marconnit. Negative , 1\L Levy, H. Stults. If yo u are i:J.terested in deba l e or parliamentary l a.w come f o our meetings each Fr;day evening at 7: 30 in room 200.
PHLOGISTON NOT E S. ·
Chas. S. Bennett, Editor
The Ph l ogistons have ag.:tin changed their room, nol qesauJe of a fight with th e l a.nd l ord, bu t from a dimnes.o, of t he lights anu a d e sire to get .back to th e : r old haunts bequ e a t h e d to them ages ago by Dr. Dave1port-. L eslie Hyde, as critic; has an abnormally deve-loped brain fo-r posting s u b j ects. Richard Guthrie, the pr esi dent of -this ancient or dn, s h ows his study o :· the dictio n Jry by his mas ' er:v of a ll words of over .six syllables. Come and h e ar him ch e w t he· rag
Amor:g m any ot11ers who visit ou r meetings has been f.hil,lip R Ba ker; '0 5, L. H.. S ., who se rea -ly wit and skill as a linguist has attracted much attention ia Pa n ama, w h ere he was building the canal. Mr. Baker il!tends to take a Un i versity course.
This society ha s no inten t ions of haTp ing o n the fau l ts of other debating societies, but w e· ask anyone i nterested L1 debate to let us test 'their me r it and get acqu ainted by coming to ou r m ee ' ings. They are he l d every Fr i day evenin.g in room 201 at . about. 7 : 30 or 8 o'clock. Ev e r y body welcome. Freshmen especia ll y invited to o u r meetings.
HAWTHORN.
·' T he ·Hawthorn€is · h ave · p1edged the · f o ll owing gii·Js: La i1ra Prittt, 'Fay Fo ll et, Dorcth y R aymon d l\1'iss is our new ' sponsor. A special meeting was held Fri d a y.
BR.OWNING NOTES.
The Brownings he ld t h eir initiation F riday, Oct. 7, at t h e h ome of,, Miss Hele:J. Wallace ·A very d elightfu l even i ng was spent. Mar i e! J ones , Marie Allen ,. Mary Robbins and Elsie Ackerman , all ·ta lented artists, renueied in strume:J.tal • sele ctio n s. Ruby Barns ga ve a v ocal se l ection that was highly app lauded. • Josephine Sanford Ls our new -pledge. It ,·ya s decided to have a cl u b paper at the fu t ure and top i cs of i nter,est will be d iscusse d
T here's another young ' e ll ow named Hy'de, · W h o by the l aws -cannot abide, H e' ll act li ke a clow n Till Miss Long calls hi m dow n ? Then his fun w ill go down to low tide.
When e v er you see a misspelled ·In the s e co l um:Js just t h ink how it would be if we u sed· t h e - reformed spelling. · ' ·
"Kensington" Clothes! &Deemer
SENIOR NOTES.
Muriel Jones, Editor
A meeting of the Senior class was held in room 204 ·wednesday, October 10 The class decided to have a Halloween party Friday eveut ng, October 26, at the home of Archie and Francis Dinsmore, 1441 South Eleventh stre et. Part of the eve:1ing will be spent in the barn, where games of a ghostly nature suitable to the occasion will be Mr and Mrs. F. W Dinsmore will assist Miss Bridge and Miss Towne, our sponsors, in chaperoning the you:1g people. All Seniors and those accompanied by a Senior .are invited. Tickets 25 cents.
The following officers have been elected for this semester:
Senators-Francis D insmore, Harry Stults, Miss Towne.
Re-pres e ntatives-De Forest Perkins, Fred Tighe. Class Justice-Cornelia Lindsey.
JUNIOR CLASS.
The Junior class is now holding their regular meeting in room 103 on Tuesday evening after sixth period. The following officers have been elected: Bob Ferguson, president; Evangeline Lo:J.g, vice president; Katherine Mockett, trea& urer; Emma Van Wie, secretary, and FreU. Marconet, sergeant-at-arms. The class has something to do this year, lOO come to class meeting and help push ·things. A pin committee has been selected so come and help select the pins. We are going to hold a party in the near future.
FRESHMEN NOTES.
The class of i910 have had several · meetings in room 22. Their organizat10:1 has been com· :vleted, but we :1ave been unable to obtain the list of officers for this semester.
JUNIOR GIRLS' SOCIETY.
June Hitchoock, Editor
The Junior Girls met Tuesday, October 9, ia room 103. The name has not been chosen yet, but a committee has been appointed to find something odd. The sponsors and officers were elected and are as follows: President, Evangeiine Long; .vice president, Edith Stambaugh; secretary and treasurer, Maude Clark; !Sergeant-at-arms, Margret Tuttle; editor, June Hitchcock. Meetings are to be held every other Friday in room 103, after the 6th . All Junior girls should come out, as this is a Junior Girls' Society. You can become acquainted with your classmates and enjoy yourself. We intend to hold a party in the near future and all girls should come to our meetl:J.gs.
SOPHOMORE NOTES.
Glenn Bennett, Editor
The class of 1909 held its second regular meethig in room 26 Tuesday after IV. period. Two members were elected to the High School Senate. It was decided to have a candy auction Tuesday, October 23. Every member of the class is urged to come to the next meeting, as some important questions are to be discussed. A good program has also been arranged.
Harry Stults is somewhat of a humorist. The other day as he turned to ·come up the steps of Science Hall he slipped and fell. He got up and commenced to look carefully around. A friend, in· tending to help him, asked what was the matter, "I lost my balance," was the reply.
The condition of the Advocate is well expressed by two line of a popular so:J.g, as follows: "Everybody gives us good advice, But no one offers us the price."
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J. Ri c hard Mey er, '07
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EDITORIALS.
Th e Advoca te is ag u!a laun c h e d u po n its sea of difficu l ti c,s Star t in g out w i t h a n ew staff and a n e w po li c y hop e for su cc e ss. Ou r e nd ea vor is to p r in t a p aper th a t is a cr ed it to th e sch ool, and in d ci n g so w e ar e n ot go lng to us e the Advocate a.s a re fo rm organ, but will try to print the lates t n e ws, stori e s and jol, es. As in f ormer y e ars all iite rar y a ::J. d s a tirical e ff o rt s are che e rfully rec e iv e d. Su b s cribe at once and all your former sins will be forgiven.
Any remarks published i n this paper not to your Iiking may be settled for with the editor. Pis tols at twenty paces.
Support the Advocate. If you have not a l ready subscribed; p l ease do so at once. If you don't happen to have fifty cents, get it if y-ou have to steal it. A j u d ge and jury ·would justify the action. Your patronag,e this year determin es t h e size of the Advocate. TI:J.e mpre .subscribers, the large r and better the pap e r.
Th e recent attemp t to dec orate· the school buildings w i t h red paint was rather a dismal failure all ar o und W h ile we do not care to preach, we might ,mgg es : that the perpetrators· of the deed might have had a little pity on those who are daily comp e ll e d to read the g h astly a tte mp t s at humor. It also comes hard on the janitors. They had to try ·'
to clean it off, and the:1 it refiecte d on their efforta to keep the buildings dec ',l nt .
A noticea·ble feature ·of· late .is, the marble games upon the schoo l grounds. Many youthful members of the high schoo l are seen daily, gambling aw ay Boys, cut it out. It is an expensive habit, l;IP,,dign l.fied, and ' then it kills t h e grass.
A new code of laws drawn up by t h e supervisors of the high schoo l permits the Seniors to have but ,two , social events the first semester. It s.eems a little bit harsh that the S e niors who are supposed to be serving· ou t - their last year can't have a n the fup. they want. But all they draw is a 'slouch day and one party. The Supervisors ought " to shufflE? the cards again and give the poor Seniors a ,s qufl,re deal..
The absenc e o f drawings and cuts in this issue ought t o be ·a g en tl e re m i:ld er t o th e a rtist s of t he s ch oo l to get out and d r a w s om ething. A cover J e s i gn is e s pe c ia lly n e cl ed. ,,
ATH L ET I C S.
On acc ount t he dis barr ci i ng of th e football team Lincoln is uot ; e::1 re sm t e d i n foo t ball t his yea r An ind. e p e nde nt t e a m h as b ee n f ormed, howe v e ! , and s ev eral games ,h a v e b ee n sche duled. Th e ind e p e:J. d e nts p l aye d a g a me· a t Paw nee City .. on Oct. 7 in wh i ch th e y wer e ue f e a t e d by th e sco-re of G to 12 T h e team played a g.ood game, but roughness an d a d e sire on the part of the spec : ators to kill the referee handic a pp e d them Nat. Neff . made the touchdown on a blocked punt . Ira · Davis was la.id out · earlY ·: in the game, being slugged on the head :
The outlook fer any sort o.f athletics at the Hig h School is not so godd this year oa account of the strict regulations . Ind:cations , however, po i nt to" a good basket ball team, as severa l members of last year's squad are in school. Practice has a lready l:)egun at the Y. M C. A. and Lincoln should turn out a good team.
The girls' gymnasium is in full sw i ng. Miss Richards, the new instructor, to turn out a winning basket ball team.
Th e Y. M C. A has a larger membership of High School boys than e ver before. With the new indoor track and plung,e bath it i.s an at t ractive _,. '
JOKES. - .:,,, j
An effort has been made to organi ze -a ." H'lgh School marble team .
Coach- Yo u are all ou t of c o-ndition. Have you been smoking or drinking?
- Player-Not at a lLyou -b e en up late and e 'ati:lg fudg e or pas t ry?
Player-No.
Coac h -You hav e n ' t_ be en studying, hav e you?
Pla y er- A little.
Coach- Cut it ou t Do you want to ·,sp.o il everything?
Ther e is a y o-ung S enior -called D0n, Who su re is a r e a l l a di e s' mon ,"
His c l oth e s ar e so c ute
Th a t he t hinks h e' s a bea ut ,
And he ' s lu i ow n as a ;s ocia l li ::m
Philpott-Ar e yo u g oi .:1 g to get a I;t e w su it this wint e r?
Cr onin-No My t a il or s a ys he ca n' t a ffor d i t
M rs Ro c k s-Sa y , d octo r , m y h u :sb an d i s s i ck
Do c to r-Wh at s eem s t o be t he m att e r ?
Mrs. R. - H e wor.ri es a b ou ': hi s m c-ney.
D oc t or-O il, I c a n r e lie ve h i m of t hat all r i g h t _
R i c11 ard Me yer ( a ng rily l ook i n g at t he w a ll s
th e A d voc a t e- c ffic e) - Th i s i s a pb ce t o sl : ng i nk, I• u t n ot a ro u nd on t h e -wall s
M a ry b a d a li t tl e
Bu t t ha t wa s l on g a go;
T h ey so l d t h e l a ;:n b f o r p ::1 rk cho p s
T o th P b e ef t ru s t; u on't yo u loow!
Our Fresh m en are g e tt ing v e r y a th l e ti c . A c o u p l e of t h em h a d qui te n. c on te s t t h e o the r no o n tr y ing _ to ,see w h o c ould he a v e a si g h th e farthe s t
Custo m e r i n r es t a urant)-Wait e r, m y cocoa is cold .
W aiter-Th e n wh :, don' t you put y our h a t on, sah ?
In a c e rtain house in Lincol:J. the door must be rais e d b e f ore it can be op e n e d Th e ax is generally used f or this purpose Kirker decided to c'ai1 at this the -other day to report conc e rning t he boy's poo-r -w o rk and to see what could be done about it: - When sh e rapp e d on the door s omeon e ask e u, "Wlho i s there?" On replying she he a rd the bo y saying in an e xcit e d voice, "It' s Mi s s Kirk er . Get' t he ax :" N !=l ed l e ss to say she did not re main . · - '·
A we d Fi·e s hman as Sam waugh pass e s byjAnd is h e rea lTy a Chinaman?
(N ot e: Thi s is n'o j oke )-An y llody caug ht aft e r · th i s w e e k wi th a f r ee copy of the Advoc a t e will b edispatch e-d wi t hout triaL · · ·
ALUMNI NOTES.
Harry Minor, '06, wo rk e d most of the summ e r at Epworth La,ke Park, r e pairing bu ild ing s.
Harry Hawl e y of t h e 1903 football team is in town for t h e· winter .
.Sam F o ster, ' 06, is now Junior Secretary at th e City Y . M. C. A . Lloyd Whitney, '05, is studyi n g law at the State Univ e rsity.
Harry Rathbon e, ' 06, - drifted i::tto town this fall and has be e n se e n ar ound t h e L. H. S. s e veral times. ·
H a rry Hu s e, ' OG, i s in one o f the "Scrub" squads at th e S ta t e ' Univ e rsity -
Eva Andr e ws , ' 06, , i s attrmding Univ e rsity.
Kimm e l, a · forfn e r Lincoln football star, is practic i n g, l aw down in Kansas.
Harr y Miner, an ' OG High . School p upil, is on e of th e stars a t th e Univ e r s ity H a rry i s punti n g in his old style - and -is good for the first t e am
'0 6 CLASS REUNION.
T be cl a ss of 'O G h e ld . a r e uni on Tu es day, S ep t . 2G, at th e h ome of M i s s H el e n Mitc he ll. It w as d ec i d e d t o o r ga ni ze u nde r t h e n ame of N in e t een
S i x Al u m ni. Th e offic e rs ar e as follow s : H a rr y
In g l es , _p r es id e:a t ; He l e n Mit c h e l, tr eas ur er; E s th e r Ba il ey , secre t a r y . , Mi s s Po u n d , Miss Jur y an d Miss P ill s b ur y, th e s p on so r s o f the c l ass, w e r e pres e n t . T !:J i s m ovemen t o f '06 i s s om e thin g n ew a nd ti1e y ca n r ightf ull y cl aim t o b e t h e p i on ee r 3 of cl ass a lu m ni as soc :atio n s. Ano th e r meetin g w ill t e he ld i n t he f u t u re .
$ 3 .5 0 and $4.00 Sp ecia l Shoes for Ge ntlemen and Ladi es that are up-to - date in every way.
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Echo-Kenton , 0. Enterprise-Snowhomish, Wash. Flame -Fruitval, Cal. Forum-St. Joseph, Mo . Franklin Academy Mirror-Franklin, Ne b.
Gl e am-Cin cinnati , 0.
H. S. Budget-Rushville, Ind.
H. S Echo-Nashville, Tenn
H S. Index-Oshkosh, Wlis.
H. S. Record-Lake Charles, Louisiana.
H. S. Record-Mankato, Kas
H. S . Times-Fort Madison, Ia.
To our exchanges: You will see that we have changed· from a weekly to a bi-monthly. We expect to have· a much better paper, new and up-todate in every department. We aSk your criticism and advice and, in return , we will do U:J.to others as we would have others do unto us.
We have the following list o f exchanges to begin with this year:
Ad vo cate-New Brunswick, N. J.
Aegie-North Fie ld, eVrm:ont.
Aegis-Bloomington, Ill.
Albion College Pleiad-Albia:J., Mich.
Argus-Tulare , Cal.
:Battalion-college T ex as. Blade--Nashville, T e nn. Blaze--Washington, Kansas. Capitoline-Springfield, Ill.
College Echoes-Silvan Springs, Ark. Collegian-Mesilla Park , N. M. Comet-Reno, Nev
Comus-Zanesville, 0. Corona-Bridgeton, Me.
Cors icana H. S. J o urnal-Corsicana, T ex as . County .Superintendoo.ts' Monthly-Fremont, Neb
Cr i mson--Louisville, Ky.
Cue-Albany, N. Y. Delphian-Kalamazoo, Mich
H . S . World,-Topeka, Kas. !
H. S. Zephyr-Clyde, Kas Item-Bos t on, Mass.
K e r c-Columbus, 0 ·
Kodak-Eucla ir e, Wis. Kodak-Everett , Wash. Lake Breeze-Sheyboygan, Wis. Lariat-Cheyenne, Wyoming Lever-Colorado Springs, Col. Lincolu Academy N ews-Lincoln, Neb. Summary-Kansas City, Mo. Lyc e um-Chill i cothe, 0. Messenge r -Wichita, Kas. Midland-Atchison, Kas Normal P en nant-San Jose, Cal. Or ange and Black-Spokane, Wash. Owl-F res no , Ca l.
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Progress-La Grange, Ind.
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Quill-Jefferson, Iowa.
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So To S pea-k-Manitowoc, W 'is.
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Spe{!tator-·Columbus, 0. Wash.
Tatl er-Wes t Des Moines, Ia.
Toot e r- -South Omaha, N eb
Tot e m - Winimac, Ind T r ipod-Saco, Me.
Vermillion-Lafayette, La: , 1 Windmill--Lawrence, Kas. Wi:Jdmill-Manlius, N. Y.
W. T M. A. Bugle No te s-San Antonio, Tex. X·Rays-Columbus, 0. Yaha:ra-StJ,"aughton, Wis.
Chollie--It's awfully strange, but do you know I belie ve all the girls in our crowd are the same ag e.
, Geo rge--How do you make that out?
Chollie-Why, - every time I've asked o:te her ag e lat e ly she has .said "twenty-three ."..:....Ex.
The Topeka H S World is a nic e ly go tten up paper. Its exchange and joke pages are especia lly neat. It would save the cost of printing, how:
ever, if they :would leave out a couple of pages of staff.
A.-W'hat is the difference a lunch and a luncheon.
B.-About a 'd'oilar and a ' quai-ter , I guess."-Ex. .1' 1
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I sta.yed away on accou:1t o f •>i r.
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Dick-T he other day I ,a fiae n ew cl c ck and l eav ing it i :l the hall c ut for a minute When .I cam e back Mick-Gcne?
Dick-No , but it was going .-Ex.
For the -fi rs t t h e Z e:Jhy r Of' Clyde, Kas , is very neat. As a· mon th ly, ho>r e v e r , we hope to see it larg e r and in greater detail in th e futu re.
J ohnny had b ee n caught eating cake. "WhY, Johnny,'' s aid his mother, " l did:1' t think it was you " · ·
" It ain't, all. Part of it is in D orotby."-:-Ex.
For a week l y the B'atta li on, of Oo i l£ge Stati ::m, T ex., is small and lacking in materiaL We know of a dail y .sc hool · paper which lias a l arger amount and ·a bett €T c Jas's 'of material and is · larger in size than t i1e Bat ' a l i-:>:!.
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THE PRISONERS, Mary Cholri ondeley
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TRUTH ABOUT TOLU !\., Bertha Runkle BLINDFOLDED. Earle Ashley Walcott
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CATHRINA, Roy Rolfe Gilbson
TRUTH ABOUT Bertha Runkle BLINDFOLDED. Earle Walcott
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LIN COLN HIG H SCHOOL
VOL. XIII THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1906 NO . 2
TREASON OF BENEDICT ARNOLD
By GRACE KIMMEL , ' 07
George Washington was in the dumps, but who would not be after s e lecting the coolest, shadiest, quietest nook in the length of the stream and then being annoyed by the fish playfully nibbling of!' the bait? It seemed to him that he could hear a merry, watery, jeering l augh as he drew up his line time after time to find the fat woman gone and no fish
H e must be forgiven, therefore, for losing pa· ti e nce when, just as he was sure he had the fish biting hard , Benedict Arnold came summ e rsaulting down the mossy slope and, coming to a sitting posture, gave vent to a wild yell. George Washington threw down his line in disgust and turned his eyes so witheringly upon the other that the exultant whoop died away into a little gulp and the boy unconsciously backed away from the storm of his elder ' s eye
" Benedict Arnold Fairfax, the next time yo' feel it recumbent upon y o' to give a similah e x position ob gymnastic rebolutions , kindly communicate your intentions to me " George Wash· ing t on was fourte e n and felt that at that mature age the world should be made acquainted with hb; importance b y the profundity of his conversa· tlon . His vocabulary was well stocked with large words and the fact that he used them regardless of meaning and with indiff e rent pronounciation made them none the less impressive on eleveny ear-old Benedict Arnold, who now stood in an attitude of reverent admiration and profound atten· tion.
The latter's round, black face, surmounted by closely cropped, kinky, black hair , althou gh now very grave, was generally lighted by a broad grin showing to excellent advantage two rows of l arge, white teeth, set without the least sign of crowdIng In a spa ::lous, good-natured mouth. His features were th e Irregular African type, but his chin was unusually strong
For eight of the eleven years of his short life Helen Fairfax had be e n the petted dau ght e r of his master ' s house , and Benedict Arnold her especial favorite among the crowd of plccanninles In th e quarters . When he was five, she had brought him to the house and fitted him out in a spl e ndid suit of scarlet and gold . He was proud of his position as Miss Helen's page and was with her constantly ·when he had been In her service three years the Yankee entered and from the con-
fuf:'ing e v e nts which followed Benedict Arnold emerged with the dull pain which had seldom l e ft him since , and the dim realization that Miss H e len and the Yankee had gone to the white house over the hills and he, Miss Hellen ' s page In scarl e t and gold livery , was alone The livery had been reverently folded away, and he looked at It often as a mother looks at the playthings of her dead child, for Master Fairfax was hard.
A man .. of uncontrollab l e temper, his life was bound up in his only daughter; but when she chose Ralston, the handsome young northerne r , who had come to Kentucky to build a home, she gave up the Fairfax connections Benedict Arnold never forgot the day when, scared and trembling, he had heard the angry conversation between his master and Helen, after wh ich the girl came out with anger equal to her father's in her eyes and set mouth She had stopped by the boy and said , "Come, Benedict Arnold" (every one else had some horrid nickname for him), but as quickly the colonel's voice had forbidden him.
" Ben , stay where you are . She is no daughter of mine. No one on my pl antation shall speak to them or in any way communicate with or help th e m hereafter ."
Miss Helen ha d gone and the orders had been given to each person on the plantation accompanied by the awful threat of sale for the down river market, "the living death ," as the slaves called it in whispered tones.
It had been three years , but Benedict Arnold had never se e n his young mistress since. His sensitive nature was easily influenced and he was saved from the melancholy which threatened to kill him , b y the arrival of George Washington
The latter belonged to a friend of the colonel 's , and , wh e n that friend left for Europe, George was add e d to the slaves on the Fairfax plantation. His propensity for using big words had early captured the devoted admiration of simple Benedict Arnold, who never tired of listening to the long , incomprehensible words that cam e so easily from th e lips of his ov e rbearing playmate, and now he stood abashed and silent until Geo. W. continued:
" Don't stand there g apin', yo' ignoramus. but proceed wlf de exp l anation ob yo' unwa'anted proceedings "
Thus rudely called back to earth from the - -
cloud of intellectual bliss in which bee n sunning h i mse lf , Benedict Arnold hurried mto his explanation with zeal.
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"Mass' Fairfax am again' huntin' tomorro' and weuns ldn go along!" he announced breath l ess l y. It was comical to note the change in the of George Washington. From a dignified but highl y indignant gentleman, he was s u ddenly traJ?-Sformed into a how l ing, gesticulating boy . In wi l d joy he executed a double shuffle, in haughty disdain of the fish he was frightening away.
" Honest, Die? Oh glory! Tomorrow, sure?" Then suddenly recovering his equilibrium and realizin a that his conduct was hardly in keeping with the "character he had assumed in the past three years, he calmed down and shame facedly gathered up his belongings.
The remainder of that day was devoted to enthusiastic preparations for the trip, and early next morn i ng the boys were travelling over the country roads c l ose behind Col. Only once was their innocent, chattering mterrupted. Upon reaching· the crossroads, the boys were naturally surprised that the Co l onel to the left, when the right hand road, skirted the Ralston plantation, led to the ndge by a route at least nine miles shorter, and George W:tshington unguardedly questioned The grey lightening in the master's e ye, brought recollection even before Benedict Arnold's whispered reminder as the Colonel coolly replied that riding was the other way '
Shortly after ten o'c l ock they Oak Ridge, and, after pitching camp and eatmg . an early dinner they went out to look over the huntmg grounds. When about the middle of the afternoon traces of recent fires were found, they decided th a t some hobo had made his home there temporarily , but although they returned to camp as quickly as possible their arrival was too late, for they found the camp thoroughly rifled of all provisions. They had nothing except the small game which they had shot during the afternoon . Accordingly the next morning found Benedict Arnold mounted on the swiftest of the three horses, starting home for supplies
"Ben " ordered his master, in his southern drawl '"you will take the road which will bring you home the quickest. And you will not loiter on the way. Do yo' heah ?"
There was a concentrated coldness in his tones which changed the common p!ace warning into a half concea l ed threat, and the accompanying suggestive motion of his thumb toward the river caused creepy little shivers of dread to chase each oth e r up and down the boy's back as he replied with his customary " Yes, Massa "
It was a bright clear morning and the horse swung freely along the soft turf, carrying Benedict Arnold past the Ra l ston cotton fields. It was eight o'clock, he judged by the sun, and he wondered to see the fie l ds empty, but, as he approached
the white mansion, his quick mind grasped the situation so deplorably ordinary Master gone-a little money and rum-a glorious riot. Pulling the horse down to a walk, Benedict Arnold listened to the shouts for a moment and then dismounting, he left her to graze and mingled the crowd inside. He quickly had all the facts m his possession. It was just as he had except that imperious He l en Ra l ston had declined to countenance the revel, and had attempted to fc· c c thE · rr.utinous into the field As a resuH excited by the liquor, they had turned upon her, and now with a few faithful house servants, she was in the mansion. Having ascertained these things , Benedict Arnold had reluctant l y determined to leave, when the figure of the mistress appeared at one of the windows. It had been three years, the boy repeated to his conscience, and he drew closer for a better view. She was little changed, he noted. Her face was more beautifu l even than he had thought, and the Fairfax pride was in every line of the unyie l ding face. He saw her start, when she saw him, and turn away from the window. Tears came to his ey e s - half joy, half sorrow-she had not forgot· ten him, but, with her father's spirit, she would ignore him. He was dejectedl y turning away, when he was lightly touched on the arm b y an old colored mammy. Neither of them had noticed the brown haired, brown eyed little creature, who had slipped through the door behind th e woman In nervous haste, mammy whispered anxiously to the startled boy: "Missis sent me down to ax yo ' to go to town for massa and help ." And fearful of men, she was gone before he could refuse his aid.
Turning, he dec i ded to make his way back through the crowd and motion his answer. " Der s a fe enough es l ong's dey keeps in de house, and de massa ' l! shorely be comin' back afore d e y runs out o ' grub," he reasoned apologetically. Vaulting a low fence, he was about to round the corner of the house to reach his former point of view, when be was st a rtled by a piping little voice , that of a white child, he thought, even before he had wheeled around to see a plump, little, ginghamclad form, vain l y attempting to squirm over the fence in the wake of a large white sunbonnet, from the depths of which a small voice lisped, "Babywanta go too. Wa i t for Baby "
The crisis came and the fat little hands ptoved unable to pull over their burden, and as the child slipped back unsuccessful, the bonnet tumbled off, and Benedict Arno l d found himself confronted by Miss Helen in miniature. With the mother's own imperious way, and the winning smile which had won the Yanl<ee's cause, the mite held out her chubby arms and commanded. "Take Baby. "
The boy was hesitating as to what he had better do when with sudden horror he s a w that the mob had caught s i g ht of the child and their plan-
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Local News
Rub y Barn s still talks in Chemistry.
Leslie H y de has a Browning pennant.
K atherine Mocl;:ett was sick last we ek
It is reported that Nat N e ff is going w e st.
Th e question is-"How long will t he cop rema i n? "
The Hawthorne Society held its regular meeting in room 204.
Budge Widner is the Freshi e Pr es ident. Such a littl e boy! ! !
Frank Winters, '05, is captain of the Y. M. C. A b aske t ball t ea m .
The Glee Club is c on s id er ing th e production of a minstr e l s how.
Alice McKinnon , '06, now r esi d es in Silo a m Springs, Arkansas.
Miss Ruth Munger gave a party at h e r home la st Friday to h er Senior fr i e nds
14-Kt. gold platin g done on any kind of j ewe lry b y Brock, The Expert, 1140 0 St ·
Elmer Fra nk h a s r ecen tl y quit school to work for his father in the meat business.
Ralph Wilson's discont e nt h as knocked out all ho pes of a S enior Hallowe'en pa rty.
Mi1 ·. s Esther Warner is b ei n g warm l y praised for h e r speech in th e mass meeting.
Forre st Tebbetts is going to hav e a H a llo we'en party Are yo u one of the lucky on es?
Keystone Cash Grocery, 129 -133 So. 13th Street. E verything in fancy groceries and fresh fruits.
The S e nior party was postponed, but a slouch day will be h e ld inst ead D ate an nounced l ater
Green's barber shops exce l a ll others in the west. Entirely mod e rn a nd the best work ass ured.
Juliet Atwood, Florence Chapman, Katherine Cline a nd Hel e n McL e nnan v i s ited H awthorn e m eeti ng Thur sday.
R icha rd Meyer has got a no t her job. H e spends
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his time driving about the city, rushing orders for a lo ca l grocery firm .
Many old L. H. S. stude nts are atte ndin g the University, and they are a ll disgusted w ith the recent demonstrations.
Now is the tim e to start yo ur Christmas pictures by making appointments for sittings ear l y Town· se nd 's Studio, 226 So 11th St.
The boys who did the painting g ot off scot free. Th ey should hav e been given a do se s u ch as they prescribed to th e school a uthori t i es.
L es li e Hyde was sick and absent from sc hool f or severa l days l ast week Le s lie s ays h e did not mi ss the school work very much
Rosw e ll H aske ll , a member of the class of '09 , is s uff e rin g from a broken a nkle. H e is li ab l e to be out of schoo l for several more weeks to come .
An orchestra h as b ee n formed, with A l bert Ro ss as l eader. With a littl e practice some good music is antic ip ated, as several talented artists h ave tu rn e d out for rehearsals ·
I know y ou are going to hav e Christmas p ic t ur es because you a lw ays do . Let me suggest that yo u get busy ea rl y a nd avoid our rush. Town se nd 's Studio, 22 6 So. 11th St.
The Sophomores h ave e l ected a no t h e r sponsor in Mr. Boos t rum's p l ace . Mr. Boo strum is · livin g at Stromsburg, Nebr., and i s helpin g hi s brother, who is in busines s there.
Henry Burnh a m , otherwise known as "Cub ," " Sil as," and "Su nshin e," is attend ing school at Concord, New H am p s hire . H e n ry i s trying out f or the foo tba ll team, as quarterback.
Th e Phlogistons h e l d a party at Bruce Johnson's Friday, Octobe r 19 A very enjoyable party was h e l d, especially for th e yout hful hobo es who came with the intention of breaking the affair up
Mr. Townsend received two gold medals a nd one silver loving cup on ex hibits at the l ate photographers' convention, which denotes the superiority of th e work produced at th i s popular st u dio .
The basket ball boys will have th e ir first practice Friday, Oc to b er 26. The boys wiH have a good gymnasium to pr actice in. The boys expec t a good tea m t his year, as th ey will have a good team.
'fh e high schoo l e njo yed a spec i a l c h ape l Octo·
ber 4. Doctor Sanders officially announced that the school board had decided to withdraw the con · stitution from the students. The largest assembly of the year was present.
Students who wish photos for Christmas can find no better place to get them than at Kennedy's, on 12th street. We make all styles, any of which make ideal Christmas gifts.
Dorothy Raymond, Fay Follett and Laura Pratt are the new Hawthorne members. They were initiated last Saturday at the home of Miss Beth Poyr,ter. Initiation was followed by a banquet at the home of Miss Neta Dunn.
The Seniors hold class meetings every day, and last Thursday a continued knock i ng on the wall disturbed some of the speakers. On being investigated, it proved to be an innocent Freshie tacking up maps on the front board in room 202.
Harry Holdeman is still in a critical conditio!l. He was accidentally shocked while putting up a telegraph line and was made unconscious , his right arm being badly burned and swollen Later a fever set in with considerable strength, and he is struggling against his misfortunes as best he can. Everyone that knows him wishes for his speedy recovery .
It is not too early to think of pictures. We desire to call the attention of our patrons to the fact that in a very few weeks our Christmas rush for photographs will be on and it would be we ll to arrange now for sittings and let us complete your orders before this time Townsend's Studio, 226 So 11th St.
ALUMNI NOTES.
Hall Allen, '03, is in Chicago.
Carl Bush, '06, is shoveling sand at the Elks building on Thirteenth and P streets.
Ora and Charlotte Bushnell, the famous 'OG twins, are attending school at Monticello Girls' Seminary, near Alton, Illinois.
Thad Bean and Allen Flansburg, both old L. H. S. students, are working for the Burlington at Alliance, Nebraska.
Babe Hawley, '02, is playing on the University scrub team Babe played on the '02 H i gh School team and was a star player.
Robert Hyde, a brother to the illustrious Leslie Hyde, and a member of the class of '04, is working on the Moffet road, near Denver. Bud Roth, an ex-High School boy, is with Bob.
Paul Yates, '06, is attending the University. Paul worked all summer for the county surveyor.
Zaza Westerfield, '06, is attending the University and drilling in Company C. Perhaps drilling will mal'e a man of Zaza.
Bill Fields, '03, is running a dairy farm . Edgar Polleys, '06, has returned from Idaho, and is attending the University.
Charlotte Wallace, formerly '07, is attending the University.
Mary Stewart, '07, rs attending Albot Academy again this year.
Madge Winchester, '06, is taking the DomestiC' Scia nce course at the University.
Ellis Harrison blew into town the other day to express his views of the city.
Harvey Rathbone, '06, figured in a little trouble at t he High School w e ek before l a st. Harvey tried to pose as a leader of the masses. ·
Albert Gebhardt, '06, the star halfback, fs traveling the western states with "The Holy City company . He is playing an important role.
Alden Bumstead, '0.6, who will be remembered as Jack Larrabee in "The College Widow," has just returned from the west.
Albert Erisman, '06 , has just returned from the w e st.
Gene Sage, '05, arrived a few days ago from Wyoming.
John Haberlee , '05, has just returned from a surveying expedition . "Bummy" Bowers is in Wyoming on a surveying party.
Clovis Porter, '06, is out on a surveying party.
Ralph Tapp, '05, is in a physic a l training school in Chicago.
Allen Fields, '03, is studying l aw at Leland Stanford . ·
Phillip Baker, '05, is back from Panama 0. N. Munn, '04, is chairman of the Junior Prom committee · at the University.
Roy Johnson, '05, is taldng law at the University.
Helen Mitchell, '06 , is secretary of the Freshman class at the University Josephine Ruse, '06 , mis£ed the vice-presidency by one vote . Josephine Ruse, Helen Barsto and Hazel Raber are pledg e d to Alpha Phi at the University.
John Hutton, '03, is working with the city engineer.
Frank Proudfit, 06, is just recovering froin typhoid fever.
Harriet Hutton, 02, is in New York.
Albert Lahr, ' 03, is working for the Beatrice Creamery company in Chicago.
Billy Thurston, '05, recently returned from an all summer's surveying party
Car l Moseley, 'OG, is in Washington, D. C Myrtle Keegan, '04, is teaching school.
'Paul Bell, '04, and Dwight Bell, 'U5, are on the 'Varsity basket-ball team at the U. of N. Russell Burrus , '04 , is a l so a first team man, as is Walt Walsh, '05.
(Continued on page 5)
STYLISH OVERCOATS AT Magee & Deemer's CLASS NEWS
SENIOR NOTES
. Marie! Jones, Editor
The Senior class held their regular meeting Monday, October 22, in room 204. A large crowd assembled and business went along briskly . Cornelia Lindsey read the minutes, after which the party was discussed. When it was discovered that we could not hold it at the State Farm, as was planned, the committee decided to give a dance at Walsh Hall. As this did not meet the approval of the sponsors it was thought best to postpone the affair until some future date.
The c l ass voted that it was the sentiment of the Seniors to drop self government from the school. This action was just a day and a half in advance of the school board .
JUNIOR N OTES.
The Junior class held their meeting Tuesda y , October 23, in room 103 Dest-Ite the fact that this was skiddoo day, a very successful meeting took place. Robert Ferguson presided . A motion to hold a candy feed was passed and we will have one in the near fu t ure. A committee was appointed to see that things will go off smoothly and they are as follows : Janet Stevenson, Beth Bonnell, Evangeline Long and Louise Barr. As all are thoroughly competent to manage an affair of this kind, the feed will surely be a success.
As the time is approaching for a party, a committee was elected to look after the business. The committee is composed of Helen Dinsmore , Elsie Fitz gerald, Conard Allen and Fred Marconett. The party will be held next month .
The pin committee reported
SOPHOMORE NOTES.
The Class of 1909 held its regular meeting, Tuesday after VI. Period. The feature of the meeting was the candy auction. The proceeds amounted to seven dollars and fifteen cents ($7.15). The attendance at the l ate meetings has not been very l arge. Every member is urged to come to the meetings as we have some important issues to di s cuss
GLENN BENNETT.
1910 NOTES
A meeting of the Freshman class was held Monda y in room 22. The officers elected are as follows: Budge Widener, president; Floyd McAlpin'l, vice-president; Maud Harper , secretary ; George Burch, treasurer; Russe ll Bickford, sergeant at arms. Miss Fox, Miss Gere and Mr.
Scott were chosen sponsors. The class ·colors are chocolate brown and turquoise blue . BRYAN WAUGH.
GIRLS ' DEBATING SOCIETY.
The Girls' Debating Society has been holding regular meetings since school began, a n d this year has the added feature of parliamentary drill. This is conducted by Mr. Whe l an, and is a source both of p l easure and profit to the members.
The officers for the semester are a s follows: President, Alice Mockett, vice-president, Esther Warner; secretary-treasurer, Ottie Voderburg; sergeant at arms, Edith Hanna; editor, Irma Herman.
Visi tors are welcome to our meetings, which are held the second and fourth Mondays of the month, at 12: 20, in room 304.
IRMA HERMAN , Editor
I M.P. SOCIETY.
The Junior Girls held a short business meeting aftar sixth, Friday. The name was voted on and other matters attended to. It was announced that the constitution would be ready to sign before the n ex t meeting. They adjoui·ned to meet again in two weelrs. All Junior girls should come.
JUNE HITCHCOCK.
ALUMNI NOTES
Miller Benedict, '04, is on the 'Varsity squad at the University.
Glen Mason, ' 03, is captain of the football team at the State .
.Massie Kimmel, '04, is attending the University.
The alumni of the L. H. S were deeply gr i eved and thoroughly disgusted by the recent actions of the pupils In a day of losing their heads the students have not on l y deprived themse l ves of their self-government for all time to come, but have given the school a reputation it will take years to live down.
The class of 1906 will hold its next meeting at Pau l Yates', Tuesday, November 6. A very interesting program, including dancing, will be provided.
A jolly young chemistry tough, While mixing a compound stuff, Dropped a match in the vial And after a while They found his front teeth and a cu:tf
THE ADVOCATE
LI NCOLN , NEBRASKA
Published semi-ntonth l y by the Ad voca te Pttbli sh ing Association of the Lincoln High School at 125 North Twelfth Street, Lincoln, N e br. Application made at Lincoln postoffice for e ntrance to the mails as secon1 class ntattcr under act of congress March 3, 1879.
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EDITORIALS,
Thursday, October 18, a mob, composed principally of High Schoo l stu dents, and l ed by a former High Schoo l student, invaded the High Schoo l build i ng and attempted to carry out a plan that would have disgraced the school and the city forever. As it was, the mob amounted only to a demonstration, but t h e blame fqr the affa i r was laid upon the head of one who i s the l east guilty of it- the principa l. The head of an institution as l arge as the Linco l n H i gh Schoo l n aturally makes many enemies, and every step he takes is criticized by the city at l arge. Doctor Sanders is a sincere man and his efforts are for the we lfare of the schoo l. Mr. Bixby, an editor of the State Journa l and a member of our schoo l board for severa l says in the Journal, ''If Christ were to come to earth, and the school board shou l d see fit to elect him to the position of principal of the Linco l n High Schoo l, there would be troub l e for him from the start."
The demonstration, com i ng as it did, when s u perintendents and principals from the different schools over the state were in town, i njured the reputation of the school and showed clearly the uselessness of self government. Self government has been thoroughly tried in our school and proven a failure all around. Self government is not one of Doctor Sanders' wh ims, as many imag i ne it to be. When he came here self government was in vogue. He merely attempted to organize it and give the students more participation in school affairs. The idea itself dates back to the days of Davenport and Waterhouse, both of whom applied it with varying successes Doc tor Da ve np o r t admitte:l, on leaving the school, that the school was getting too large for him to manage. Doctor Wolfe, as many remEmber , was a firm adherent to the selt
go·vernment idea, and when Doctor Sanders took charge it was natural that he follow traditions of the schools.
The schoo l board in tak i ng away . the school constitution took something that did not rea ll y be l ong to us . The students have been on l y halfhearted about the who l e affair and a change will be for the better.
THE ADVOCATE VERSUS SCHOOL LIFE.
The Advocate is essentially a schoo l paper. It is run by students and ought to be supported by students. But, on the contrary, it is supported by advertis ing-not because the pupils of L. H. S. have not the money to pay for a subscription, but because they have not the honor that belongs to the school. If more subscribers do not make their appearance, and more copy and materia l be rushed up to the o ffi ce, the school -will some day awake to the fact that The Advicate is no more.
For some time after the recent demonstration a policeman patrolled the h i gh schoo l grounds. This precaution, while taken to heart by some of the pupils, was perhaps necessary, if on l y to keep undesirab l e characters off the grounds. Big cities JiJ;;:e Chicago and New York have two or t.hre(! po li cemen on the grounds all the time
ATHLETICS.
Outdoor sports are a minus quantity this year. Both gymnasiums are running full b l ast, however, and many get a chance to work off their superfluous spirits in this way The basket ba ll team will begin work in earnest about the first of the week.
The Y M. C. A. cross country team was un<J.bl e to get out last week on account of the rain. The boys are all getting . the i r second wind and make the country look l ike a blue streak when they get started.
Nebraska's defeat by Ames has been a topic of much comment about the high school. Miller Benedict, an ex-high schoo l boy, got in the game during the last half.
Mi s:; R i chards, the instructor at the g i rls' gymnasium, is putting the gir l s through very rapidly, and the building resounds with the lively tramp of feet. Not every high school has a girls' gymnasium at all, let a l one . one that compares with ours
The Y. M. C. A. basket ba ll team is rounding into shape rapid l y All the team has not been chosen yet and several new aspirants have made the i r appearance. The boys have always had a strong te:J.m and this year's will be no exception.
Ernest Everett, an ' 06 student and member of the winning '06 football team, has bee n getting out foi· the Un i versity team.
Work in theY. M C. A. class i s running smoothly now since things are becoming more settled. Some diffic u lty was found in organizing a c l ass for high school students, but matters were arranged, and the c l ass meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fr i days at 4: 25.
High schools 1 n:l colleges thro u ghout the United States are ta.king up cricket as a new sport. Cricket is a good game, but base ball seems better fitted, ior the west at least.
JOKES
Why is it that debating class is so interesting? Answer : S i xteen to one.
Book reviews in 9 a: "David Copperfield started out from the day he was born to tell the story of his life."
Next pupil: "Smart bab y !"
Teacher in Eng. 3: " And what is to be the title of your three-minute speech?"
Gentle Girl: " Why, I think I shall take Gym." General stir. James Waters blushes .
Professor (in Bugology)-What is a bone?
Bright Student-One dollar, the price of a wife. Leastways that's what Adam paid for Eve .
There is a young Senior named Stults, Who in classroom don ' t get good results, The poor little wart Is so dreadfully short ,That to gauge him they feel of his pulse.
George Browne is the greatest person in this school. His latest invention is a hen's nest which might be described thus: Set the nest before the hen. The hen enters and lays an egg As she leaves the box it turns over, depositing the egg in a basket The hen looks back, sees the empty nest, thinks s)le has not laid an egg, and goes b a ck and lays another. Pat. applied for. All rights reserved.
A few weeks ago we read in the papers that two Illinois men were arrested for trading wives. We advise Charles Bennett and Francis Dinsmore to "lie low "
An Ep itaph · " Beneath this stone, a lump of clay, Lies Uncle Peter Daniels, " Who, early in the month of May Took off his winter flannels."
Albert Ross has written the music to a beautiful entitled, "If Money Made the Mare Go, My Horse Would Run Away " Lyrics by Forrest T e bbetts.
Miss Bridge (to Ralph Wilson in Virgil class)"Ra lph, the trouble with your reading is, your feet are too big."
What is it that's half alcohol, · That comes in bottles, large and small, That ' s guaranteed to cure 'em all?
Peruna
What helps to fill the drunkard's lust, What makes the temperance people· fussed, What helped to breal' the liquor trust? Peruna.
We wish to announce that we will not bawl Sam Waugh out any more in these pages. He lik e s it too well, and it is a waste of ink. At his request we did it in the first issue, as a favor, but
we a re not going to do it any more. As Hal says, "Nix on it," in the future, Sam.
Why is it that Jerome Smith likes go l d band bracelets?
Q.-What are the Colonel's hours for drinking? A .-Quarter after, half after, quarter to, and at.
There is a young Bennett named Glenn, Who bought him a nice speckled hen, But though he did beg, She ne'er laid an egg, And he said, "I'll not buy one again."
The Baltimore Herald says that an automobile cap doesn't always prove that a man wearing it owns an automobile In the case of some High School students, it doesn't prove that they own the cap.
Causes of horrible disasters: Frisco earthquake. Baltimore fire. Man with the muck rake. Punctured tire.
Faint purse ne'er won fair auto. The auto rushes in where the pedestrian fears to tread . You never miss the gasoline till the tank runs dry.
One man ' s auto trip is another man's funeral. An auto in the hand is worth two in the repair shop.
Where there's an auto, there's an odor.
1st GirL-Is Bob Ferguson conceited?
2d GirL-Conceited! Why, when he has a headache he thinks its throbs are registered on the seismographs in Japan.
The poets may sing of tobacco, Of " l ong cut," "perique," and their ilk, But give me the pleasure forbidden, The first boyish whiff of cornsilk.
Absinthe makes the jag last longer .-Ex-
How dear to my heart is a steady subscriber Who pays in advance at the birth of the year; Who lays down his money and does it quite gladly And casts 'round the office with a halo of cheer How welcome is he when he steps in the sanctumHow he makes our hearts throb, how he makes our hearts dance; We outwardly thank him, we inwardly bless him, The steady subscriber who pays in advance .
Lawyer-"Were you present when the trouble began between the prisoner and his wife?"
Witness-"Yes sir. It was two years ago " Lawyer-"What happened then?" Witness-"! attended the wedding."- Ex.
"Johnny, didn 't I tell you not to fight? You should turn the other cheek."
"Yes, but he smeared me on the nose and I only had one "-Ex.
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Y. W C A. NOTES
On October 4 there was he l d in the Auditorium a Girls' Mass Meeting, which marked the beginning of the strongest and greatest movement we have yet had towards the moral development of the High School as a whole, namely, the organization of the High School branch of the Young Woman's Christian Assoc i ation. As to the true worth of th i s organization, much can be said and, i t is hoped, much will be appreciated. I n the introduction of a sincere, hea l thy spiritual e l ement we fee l we have partia ll y so l ved the probiem concerning a strong and well-recognized need of the Lincoln High School. In the report made l ast year by an investigating committee, consisting of Lincoln citizens, it was earnestly recommended that some form of mora l training sho)lld be recogniged in this school. This movement Is i n reply to this strong l y fe l t demand, and, while the object of this Association is the spiritual development of 'Its members, indirectly we hope to raii;!e the moral standard of the High School. Since the Association is so in harmony with the vita l needs of the school, and since i t will be of so much va l ue to each indiv i d u al member, it is to be hoped that the grls will e n ter i nt0 the spirit of this movement and give to the Association their hearty support. Every Linco l n High School girl may become a member. There is at the present time a membership of over forty . There is a Bible Study cl ass organized under the instr u ction of Mrs. Barber, which meets in room 116 the s ixth period, every Monday. The class is taking up the li fe of Paul of Tarsas, and aft e r two of Mrs. Barber's lessons the members are pronouncing it a most fascin a ting study . Gir l s who have no sixth period class on Monday may enroll in this study and get the benefit of an interesting and instructive course.
Room 301, to the left of the stage, has been given to the Y. W. C. A. as a rest room a n d office. A l ready p l ans are being made for making it a cozy rest room Any d onations that can be used in beautifying the room will be most gratefully appreciated. The room will be by the officers of the Association as a meeting room for the cabinet and committees, and as a genera l rest room for H i gh School gir l s and l ady members of the faculty. The secretary will be found in the room at fifth per i od to give any information desired. It is asked that the committees make reports concerning the work accomplished to the secretary
occasionally, that she may keep her reports up to the required standard
The following are the officers which have been elected and appo i nted thus far: President- Esther Warner Vice-president- Ella Morrison. Treasurer-Ottie Voderberg Secretary-Bess i e Davis.
Standing committees and chairmen . Nomi n ating committee-Cleo Gregg B i b l e Study committee- Leta L inch.
Noon Meetings committee- Evange li ne Long.
Finance committee-Ottie Voderberg.
Membership committee-Ella Morrison.
Inter-association committee- De ll a Totten.
Advisory committee:
Mi ss Mary Tremain, chairman, term of three years . Miss Mar i e! Gere, secretary, term of office three years.
Mrs F. W Sanders, term of office one year. Miss Maud Cauger, alumnae, term of office two years
Miss Anna Emerson, term of office two years. Miss Harriet Towne, term of office three years . Mrs. Totten, term of office two years.
Esther Warner, president of Association, term of office one year ·
Ottie Voderberg, treasurer of Association, term of office one year
Remember the weekly meetings, Wedn(\Sda,y noon in the Auditorium, 12 : 20 to 12:55. Come out on time and sit down as near the front as possib l e, so as to make it easier for the leader to be heard.
FREEMAN-PALMER SOCIETY.
The first meeting of the year was he l d Wednesday, October 10. The following officers were e l ected: President, Merle Thomas; vice-pres i dent , Katherine Porter; secretary and treasurer, Olive Ke ll er ; attorney, Mabel Gowing; sargeant at arms, Maude Clark The second meeting was he l d Monday, October 22. The subject for debate was: Resolved, That studying together is more beneficial to students than studying a l one Affirmative , Mabe l Gowing, Olive Keller; negative, Maude Clark, Mer l e Thomas.
Hereafter the meetings will be he l d on alternate Mondays at noon in room 26. A ll girls interested a re invited to attend
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PHLOG I STON NOTES.
The r eg ular P. D . S. meeting was not held Fri- · day befor e last, because there were "things doing" at Bruce Johnson's on South Twenty -seventh street. Many fair maidens were present, and the ·members of the lower classes were exuberant to the degr ee that they ate all the peanuts before time. They were led, however, by the free-booters, Hyde and Waugh, who were up to all their cute little tricl,s. Trueblood's beaming countenance lighted the front room, and Guthrie's austere was actually seen to assume a smile. Archie Dinsmore' s little curl was there in all its glory, and English was dressed "fit to kill." Fossler, otherwise called "Shade," did not act as " ruthlessly" as usu a l, and the junior B e nnet t acted with "G race." Both " Bobs" bobbed around considerably, but the largest one did the most. With a few unavoidable exceptions the party went along smoothly a nd several funny prizes were given.
C I C ER O NI AN.
The Ciceronians met as usual in room 200 Friday, Octob er 19. Th e critic being slightly indisposed, there was no debate. "The new critic promis e s to do hetter, how eve r. A l ong parliamentary drill was then held, from which the members of the socie ty derived great ben efit Immediately thereafter the election of office rs occurred as fo l· lows: President, Don a ld Miller; secretary and treasurer, Earl White; critic and editor, H arry stulls; sargeant . at arms, Oral Armatage Hodge. We h ave taken in two new members-Jarvis H a ll and Herm a n Harrison. At our last mee t ing w e decided to hold a party in the near future The following committee was then appointed: Marcon itt, Levy, Hodge and Thompson HAL STULTS.
BR O WNING NOTES
The regular Browning meeting was held Thursday evening after the sixth perith in room 302.
A very interesting Browning paper, edited by Elsie Ackermann, was read. This is the second p aper given this year, the other one also being a great success
It was decided to have a prophecy instead of a paper for the next program . Babette W eil and Grace Salisbury were appointed to write it
The annual pie-feed will be given next Thursday arter the sixth period It was formerly the custom of the society to give a pie-feed every fall , but for the l ast two or three years, th e custom has been dropped . Taldng up this event again has the approval of all the members.
Te acher- " How would yo u punctuate this sentence: 'I saw a pretty girl going down the street?' , Bright Boy-1 would make a dash after the girl.
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EXCHANGES
The "Kodak" of Eau Claire, Wis., high school i s one of the best high school papers we have ever had the pleasure of seeing. Al l departments are we ll filled, and its cuts and humorous features are excellent.
We have received the following beginning n u mbers: ·Boomer"-K. C. H. S , Klamath Falls, Or ego n; " Pebbles"-Marshalltown, Ia .; "Rustler" Fremont, Neb. We are glad to see these new papers and wish them success.
"I wish," he said, "you could make pies Like mother used to b a ke." "And 1," she said, "wish that you made The dough pa used to make."
-Exchange
We have received a nice new exchange in the "Ow l," from Rockford, Illinois They certainly do not neglect their staff .
"When the rain falls, does it rise again?" asked the professor in chemistry "Yes sir." "When?"
" Why, in dew time-" " That will do, Mr . You may sit down. " -Ex .
The Franklin Academy "Mirror" has quite a good deal of material crowded into a small space
Teacher-Who was the first man?
Head Pupil-Washington. He was first in war, first in--
Teacher- No, no. Adam was the first man.
Head Pupil-Oh yes, if you are talking about for eig ners, I s'pose he was.-Ex.
"' Is there an opening here for an intellectual writer?" asked a seedy, red nosed individual of the editor. " Yes, my friend," replied the man of letters , "a considerate carpenter, foreseeing your visit, left an opening for you. Turn the knob to the right." - Ex
The " Record" of Sioux City is nicely arranged. They certainly have good advertisers there
TRY The · Globe
We have received a copy of the Fresno, Cal., " Owl," and it is excellent. The pupils in that school certainl y write good love stories.
The High School "World" of Topeka is fine It should be, considering the fact that they have an editor for every three words.
Tired Tompkins-Dey say dat some poets get a dollar a word.
Plodding Pete-Dat's nothin'. I got two dollars a word onct.
Tired Tompkins - Wot fur?
Plodding Pete- Fer sassin' de jedge.-Ex.
"Was your wife angry when you got home so l ate last night?"
Angry? Why, my boy, the dear woman pelted me with flowers."
"But how did you get the b l ack eye?"
"Well, you see, she neglected to take the flowers out of the pots before throwing them." - Ex.
First Pupil-You are a l ways behind in your studies.
Second Pupil- Well, if I wasn't behind, I couldn't pursue 'em.
" And so Johnson was run down by a dray? I wou l d have thought that was the last thing on earth to happen to as spry a fellow as Johnson ." (l it was ."
'l'he " Volante" of Grand Is l and College is a very ne at paper. It is printed on a fine quality of paper, moreover.
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Kayser's Silk Glov es, dcuble throughout; colors grey, brown and black, pr _. 1.00
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Silk lined Cashmere Gloves in black; pair 50c, 7Sc and __ l.OO
Women's Golf Gloves; all kinds, all sizes; 25c, 35c and _ ___ _ 50
We have just receiv e d a line of Women's Armlets in 12 and 16 button len g ths in black or white kid 12 Button Length 2.00 16 Button Length ___ 2.50
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Our s tock displays an unusually fine selection of the typical student boys clothes. The Choicest Things Decided For Young M e n . There's shape, style and quality in every garment. Just that which appeals to the dres sy young man and granting that you are willing to pay $10 , $15, or $20 for your suit or overcoat this fall.
Our line is so rich in pattern and fabric you will only have to select your color and size to be pleased.
BOOK REVIEW.
"Eben Holden" was written by Irving Bacheller,. an American author, and a personal friend of my father.
I sometimes think that it Is a story which can be described only as sweet. It is purely a book of the north country, a place where men and women were men and women, and grew to be such by hardship and toll and suffering. The homely joys of those countrY. people, the dear old-fashioned philosophy of Uncle Eben, and the humorous and pathetic i:r;tcidents, make It a book which will long be read and loved.
The best description Is that of the country-side: "Even now I can see clearly the fair prospect of that high place-a valley reaching to distant hills and a river winding through it, glimmering In the sunlight; a long wooded ledge, breaking into grassy slopes on one side of the valley, and on the other a deep forest rolling to the far horizon; between them · big patches of yellow grain and white buckwheat and green pasture land and greener meadows, and the straight road with white houses on either side of it, glorious in a double fringe of golden rod and purple aster, and the deep blue of the Jacob ' s ladder."
The story is writen In the first person, and the one who styles himself "I" Is Eben Holden's nephew, Willie Brower. When Willie's parents die, Uncle Eb is obliged to run away with him at night, to save him from being sent to an old dissolute relative. They travel on for weeks, finally reacning the home of a man p.amed David Brower. who takes thetp In and adopts Willie. When Willie grows up and leaves for college, he loves Hope, the only daughter of David, but they both say that for a few years, anyway, he must not require an engagement. After he leaves college, he goes to work in Horace Greeley's office, and meets and .learns to love famous men of that day. But he and Hope seem to drift farther apart, and when the Civil War breaks out he joins the army, hopIng that he will b-e killed. At the first battle he is severely wounded, and sent back home, where he learns that Hope still loves him. The book ends where their marriage Is celebrated, and when there is a good old-fashioned Christmas festival at the Brower home .
There is great simplicity throughout the book, and the philosophy of Uncle Eben expresses such an Inward nobility of thought that it is impossible to choose a passage I like the best. However, there Is an entirely different passage near the end of the book, which expressed an intense amount of feeling; It Is the way the New York people cheered the first regiment from New England.
"There was no babble of voices, no impatient call, no sound of idle jeering such as one Is apt to hear in a waiting crowd. It stood silent, each man busy with the rising current of his own emotions, solemnified by the faces all around him. The soldiers filed out upon the pavement, th"l pollee having kept a way clear for them. Still there was in that crowd, save that near me I could hear a man sobbing. A trumpeter lifted his bugle and sounded a bar of the reveille . The clear notes clove the silent air, flooding every
street about us with their silver sound. Suddenly the band began playing; the tune was 'Yankee Doodle.' A wild, dismal, tremulous cry came out of a throat near me. It grew and spread to a mighty roar, and then such a shout went up to Heaven as I had never heard, and as I know full well I shall never hear again. It was like the riving of thunderbolts above the roar of floodselemental, prophetic, threatening, ungovernable. It seemed to me that the holy wrath of God Almighty was in that cry of the people. It was a signal. It declared that they were ready to give all that a man may give for that he loves-his life life and things far dearer to him than life." •
The book teaches a lesson of content. With all that the men of the Northwest had to endure, they remained to the end cheerful, sunny and undismayed Blue spells they did have, like other peo · pie, but they never lasted long, and to strangers they were always hospitable and true.
There · is also another lesson, the lesson of Uncle Eben's life It was a life full of sacrifice and goodness, and one that many might follow with profit. He was always willing to hear anybody's troubles, and though at times he was s •tr· castle he was neither hard nor bitter, while toward real sufferers, he was ever as tender as a woman.
LORENA BIXBY, ' 10
TREASON OF BENEDICT ARNOLD
(Continued from 2nd page)
nlng had taken on a new form. It would be so easy The trusting little child had almost come to them and with her in their power the mother could quickly be brought to terms. None knew better than B. A. to what extremes of brutality a drink frenzied mob of negroes would go. The wretched boy saw that he himself was the only obstacle, if he chose to be such. He could easily seize the child, and with his horse escape the ·men, get help and save the household. But he thought of his master's threat. He saw, a slaveboat-the filthy close hole with its bunched up occupants, the New Orleans market with the overseer slouching about the place, looking over the human cattle. The voice of the auctioneer sounded ·In his ears, and with his "Gone", Benedict Arnold saw himself, worn and weak, kicked from the platform into the grasp of his rough owner-sold in the down river market. Sickened and trembling, he was callecl to himself by the agonized voice of Miss Helen: "Oh, Benedict Arnold, save my Baby! My little Baby!"
Dimly he saw the dark faces drawing swiftly nearer, and with an effort he shook off the nightmare and, catching the child in his arms, sped toward the horse. In the quick moment he was glad she could stand without hitching, for without a moment's delay they were on and off, the child gayly waving his hand at the disappointed crowd He thought once more of that down river market, but the warm little arms pressed reasurrlngly about his neck, and Benedict Arnold had gone over to the enemy
GRACE KIMMEL , '07.
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VOL. XIII
THE ADVOCATE
LI NCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1906
CHARACTER SKETCH
The crops that year had been a failure . A strange and new insect had devastated the fruit trees and spoiled the fruit. The rocks seemed more plentifu l and the ground more barren. The littl e New Eng l and farm tottered on the verge of bankruptcy
Silas g a zed thoughtfu ll y seaward and stroked his rust y beard Turning s l ow l y, he walked wearily into th e house. It had been lonel y these days, now that she had been p l aced in the li ttle g r aveyard, and the dingy buildings of a small New England Academy held his daughter and only child . Silas p a used near the door and shivered . The sea breezes grew co l der. There was no fire in the kitchen. He g l anced at the l ette1' on the tab l e, and seating himself in a cha i r, buried his rugged face in his huge ·brown hands.
These broken Maine hills develop a stronger, hardier race than most of mankind, yet great sobs shook the bent figure. Food h a d been lacking for the l ast two days. Yet here was a cry in the l etter for more money , more books, or the degree could not be gained, and as the day softened into twilight, S il as wearily rose and started for town. Eagerly he l ooked at the barren ground, lovingly h e gazed at the little whitewashed house , yet he p l odded on his way.
As he trudged a l ong, he turn e d ov e r in his mind the events of th e last yea r : how he h a d mortgaged the farm for as much as he cou l d, so as to give Mary her e ducation; how the crops had fa iled; and, at l ast, how the Squire had offered him , just a week ago, fifty do ll ar's for the farm. mvrtg age d as it was. This offer had filled h i m with disdain , but now he must take it. Among his nei g hbors he could expect no aid, for S il as was an ecct! ntric, taciturn man, who did not associate with the peop l e in the community; so a ll that was l et t was to dispose of the o l d farm.
B y the time the c louds of night had overspre a J the sky , the old farm belonged to the Squire, and the proceeds went southward to that room and inmate to whom the y brought joys unto l d. Silentl y, Silas w e n t " home"-why, he kn e w not He passed the dar!' house and viewed the door ; yet h e !mew the key reposed with the Squire.
The wind blew colder from the sea, carrying with it a fitful gust of frozen rain . Silas shivered and drew his ragged coat around his chin All the old stubbornness had gone from him. The det erm ined chin was weakened. All amb i tion departed from him, and he seated himself in the lee of the building- a deserted, forsaken old rock, which. had been buffeted by the sea for years, and was at last undermined and toppling.
Following the gus.t of s l eet, cam e snow-co l d, stinging snow, which covered the earth and sank into tne sheltered p l aces It was cold as it can be only ne a r the seashore-a damp, penetrati n g that eats out the heart and freezes the marrow.
Si l as was seated, h i s head in his hands, )lis slight shoulders covered with the snow which was pac ldng around him-a pathetic figure, utter l y unconscious of the falling temperature He continued in the same position, never mov i ng. At l ast, a convulsive shiver passed over him The battle against cold a n d hunger would not have to be fought again. The wind i n creased in velocity, screeching among the p i nes, and the snow fe ll faster. Gradually the form stiffened. The sacrifice w a s over.
-M R. S. '09.
There was once a young lady from vVahoo , Who went to s i ng in t h e Bijou; But the poor li ttle thingWhen sh e started to sing, Was to l d by the c r owd to skidoo .
There was a young fellow named Hearst, Who went up in a bubble that burst when e l ection came round He hit hard on the ground, Antl. th e by-standers say that he c u rsed .
Here lies the body of Mary Drew, Who lived to the age of sixty-two, And in Heaven she has naught to do But play and sing like sixty too
Here lies the body of Jonathon Sn u ff. · As a poet he wrote very good stuff, And he died with some poetry Done on his cuff.
YE SALLADE OF Y.E FAMOUSE ADVENTUREOR.
(John Boyce, ' 07.)
My n a me's Jim Blunk, An' (would yo u 'a thunk?), I've sail ed with Cap ' n McGee. • B ut I'll tell yo u a tale Of his wonderfu l sail From ' Frisco to far Chinee
0, Cap ' n McGee, He sa il ed the sea; He v i s i ted many l an d s.
Th e name of his craft Was " We 've All Gone Daft; " An d h e shipped about fifty-four hands.
He sailed one day From 'Frisco Bay, vVith the g la ss predicting squalls. He cl eared at three Fo r far Chinee, With a cargo of bas e balls
When three weeks out The watch did shout: "Sail! on the starboard bow. A piratical junk, I'll bet a p lunk , An' loo k in ' for a row."
Baw l ed t h e captain bo ld " Go into the hold, The baseballs throw on deck; While yo u , Jim Blunk, Bombard t h e junk ; Soak the pirates good, by heck. "
The first ball I threw B r oke the junk in two, And s he sank to a watery grave. says I, " L et the pirates di e; Not a man of them should we save."
Next day, we p u t i n To Ti ents in , And land ed the cargo all right. Before the cap'n l ef t th e d eck, He handed me a cheque, I cashed i t for a million that night.
Thi s tale i s stra i ght, As sure as fate ; And I've retired from sea So h ere's the ship, And her wonderf ul trip,B ut say , h ave yo u a job for me ?
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THE BALLAD OF THE BRONCHO. (Frank Jessu p, ' 0 ?.)
A varied c ro w d was gat h ered one fin e da y at Texas fiats,
T o see Wild Bill O'Flaherty sock hi s spurs against the s l ats
Of Diablo, a b ronc ho , w hi ch was known throughout that land ,
As t h e meanest piece of horsefl esh feed in g near the Ri o Grande.
This broncho, far from standing as t h ey a lw ays do in books,
\ Nith a very gen tl e aspect and t h e m eekest kind of look s,
Stood with stre ng t h in e v ery outline , and with eyes so full of fire,
That it seemed as t hou g h his rid e r must m eet disaster dir e.
B u t there were no sad misgivings d ep i cted on Bill's face,
As he threw his trusty sadd l e on an d c in che d it into place ;
For, althou gh Bill ' d a taste for booze , h e sur e k n ew how to ride,
So he grasped th e reins and of that branch, h e quickly was ast rid e.
Di ab lo , when h e fe lt the ropes which held him com in g slack , Drew in a mighty breat h and got a hump in to his bac:{;
And when B ill 's spurs got int o p l ay, h e stood no lon ger still , R u t sprang away w i th a ll hi s might, his rider bolu to sp ill.
Backward and forward, end to e nd , h e went in mad career,
Until the peop l e standing round did g asp in wonder sheer,
For n ever yet , t h ey a ll d ec lar e d , they'd seen in all the i r li fe
So fierce an exhibition of human and eq uin e strife.
B u t a ll Di ab lo 's efforts to unse at B ill went for naught,
As William had f ull many a horse this same sad l esson ta u ght.
An d, alt h ough he wasn ' t all in yet, the branch knew he was beat;
So , bu ck ing round, h e s l ow ly stopped near the " Thi rsty Man's R etreat."
Then B ill got down with a sm il e of pride , because of what he'd d o n e,
A nd Diab l o was taken forth once more on the range to run.
Th e n to ce l eb r ate this same event vVild B ill got r oaring drunk.
An en din g, which , yo u will agree , was certainly quite punk.
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S e nior s louch clay is coming ;
So is Senior sk ip day; So is the Senior p la y ; So is Christmas 1
Harry Holdeman is bett er.
Leo Fike l"1as quit school.
Claud e ·Faug h t h as l eft school to work.
Howard Tho mps on h been sick lat e l y.
Leste r Clar y has a l so quit s b oo ! to work.
L e lia Co l eg rov e bas ont of schoo l.
Th e Senior P l ay Committee is hard at wo rk
A lic e Mockett expects to be a school t each e r
Th e Bro ,vni n gs ha d a pie f ee d two weeks ag o
Th e Orch est ra will so on be pla y ing goo d music.
\l\lel ls Stanl ey is the new Sophomore presid Pnt.
.Jam es Finan has gone east to see his sick broth e r.
Morton Ston e was out for a w ee k , t hr eatened w i th typhoid fev e r
R e Y. Roach, the n ew pastor of S t P a urs, spok e last Monday in chapel.
Art hur Davis has been forced to quit school Oli account of hi s eye sigh t.
Sev e ral a mbitio us Seniors w a n t a Senio r A.nnual. WI1 at do t h e res t t hin k ?
Il. u lJy g ames w e nt to Albion , Nebr. , to spend Sunday \ith t h e hom e f o l ks.
14-Kt @ld plating don e on a ny kind of j ewe l ry by Brock ,The Expert , 1140 0 St.
Lynn F•ss l er, of ' 05 fame , had his foot crushed by a k eg c white l ea d fa llin g on i t.
Ral ph T i l son has paid for the S e nior programs. God work , M i ss Towne.
Ae we g to press it is reported that Howard Th o mpson 1 ill with typhoid fever.
Glenn B e n ett visited relatives in Omaha l ast w ee k. He r<>orts having a goo d time.
Th e S enic Pa in t Committee did good work in r emov in g ma y unsi g htl y jobs of amat e ur sigu. \VOrk.
The Wende Ph ill ips Society has a n ew bull et in h oard , which sr p asses a ll othe r s for n eat n ess and beaut y. ·
Green ' s ba rb · shops excel all others in th e west. Entire lymo cl er n a nd the best work assured.
Howard ThOI1son cl aims the pr ett i est '07 in the schoo l , a nd e are almost inclin ed to a g r ee with him
From all sour•s news comes to us that th e cljsgracefu l affa ir vh i c h occurred on hallowe 'e n n i g h t in t lT e bomb d men t of Dr Sande r s hom e, wa s n ot th e work : h ig h sch oo l stu den t s, /J ut of a ca dem r s tuden t s nd ar unken hoodlums, who
V>anted to display their inferiority and d e graded characters · The writer of this article that the dictionary does not supply words suffiCiently strong to portray his contempt and disgust for the manifestation. He is glad, however, that there were few or none of our students mixed up in that mob.
The Senior class voted many thanks to Miss G<>. re ror h e r kind assistance in helping th e paint eommitte e.
Jt is not too ·early to think of pictures. We desire to call the attention of our patrons to 1he fact that in a very few weeks our Christmas msh for photographs will be on and it woul d be well to arrange now for sittings and let UE comphte your orders ·before this time. Townsend ' s Stldio , 22G So lth St.
T h e Beatrice debate com e s off soon This is an annua l debate, and it is our turn co go to Beatrice. Let's win!
Lesli e Hyde's mouth was temporarilyimpail' ed last Thursday as he partook of a solutim of sulphuric acid , by mista:{e.
Now is the time to start your Christm :s pictures by making appointments for sittings eaJY. Townsend's Studio, 226 So 11th St
The Girls' and Boys' Gl e e Club 'ill hold a joint concert in about two weeks for che benefit of th e piano fund . All s t udent s shotd go to it .
Recent discontent among certa1 students about the editorial scor ing Rathbone's::onduct has brought out many facts painting him i still darker colors and more of them.
Students who wish photos for Cristmas can find no better place to get them than •t Kennedy ' s, on 12th street We make all styles,any of which make idea l Christmas gifts.
At the Glee Club meeting held 12t Wednesday, Harry Haynie was unanimously c!,sen chairman of the "Show " committee and Bennett was elected secretary of the treasm" and business manager Mr. Miller is to be and the try-out by other members fo places will b e interesting.
I know you are go i ng to have Cristmas pictures because you always do. Let m(,luggest thf+t you get busy early and avoid our tsh. Townsend's Studio , 226 So. lth st.
One day, when the weathel'Yas rainy, The school- te acher said, Hain e y, Are you chewing gum'?" He answered , "No , mm It ' s pap e r ." Now , wasn ' t e brainy?
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ALUMNI NOTES
Eil e en Dart , '06, is teaching schoo l a few miles flam Havelock.
Emi l Frey, '06 , former staff artist for th e Advocate, is taking work in the Uni.
The class of ' 06 held another reu1:1ion at the hom e of Paul Yate s. A very pl e asant time was spent.
Harry Ewing, ' 06, Is on the first team c: quad at the Uni.
Instead of selling books in the w e st , a it wa s rumored Henry Sommerhal ter is attendin;; school at Chicago.
Leah Meyer, '02, is teaching in the high school a t Lyons, Nebr
Miss Lena Jeary, '05 , is teaching school near Murdock, Nebr. ·
Much su r pris e and p l easure has b e en expressed by th e Alumni of th e Hi gh School at the neatness and quality of the Advocate. They say that it i" b e tt e r than it has been for years.
Carl P. Hart l ey , ' 02 , has received an ap ;)ointment as Assistant Professor of Pathology in a ·west Vir g inia university , which h e will tak e up soon.
B e r t Griggs and Emily Bowers , ' 01 , wen r ece ntl y married.
De an Winchester, 'Ol, has just retumed Lom a sur ve ying trip in western Montana, in the in .eres t s of the government.
Fra n k Johnson and Susie wallace , ' 03, W - te marri e d
Georg e \ 'Vvuu, ' OJ, has been travelin g for th e R. G Dunn company for the past severa l y e ars
Hattie Rymer, '06, a member of the teacher's pre paratory class, is teaching near Hickman. Miss Rym e r s pent Saturday in Lincoln , and is very enthusiastic over he1· work, which seems to agr ee with h e r.
Dorothy Burns , '02, is gaining much commendation for musical compositions for the piano. Th e Journal of November 6th says of her " Autumn Whis pe rs:, " The success of this composition is cr e ati n g a d e mand for oth e rs, and their publication is look e d forward to wi t h great interes t. "
'rh e r e was a youn g lad y named Wi e l, Who s aid , " Goodn e s s , how r fe e l.
I ' ve worked v e r y hard
For those A ' s on m y carcl, t hey seem mo s t too good to be real. ' '
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S EN I OR NOTES
(Marie! Jones.)
The Senior class assembled as usual Monday , November 6th, in room 204. After our secretary, Cornelia Lindsey, had read the report of the last meeting, Harry Stults gave a report of the slouch day committee Harry acquitted himself very favorably in the eyes of the class , and as soon as he had finished, Charles Bennett, who had been aching tci ta l k since the meeting started, arose and gave the report of the paint eradicating committee. Charles' report showed the keen bargaining which he used in buying the paint. He said in part that Miss Gere had kindly furnished a lye concoction which he lped considerab l y to remove the paint. The class, after hearing this, voted many thanks to Miss Gere and the president appointed Mr. Bennett a committee of one to tender the thanks, after which the class adjonr!led
JUNIOR NOTES .
During the past two weeks the career of the Junior c l ass has been an eventful one . On the 13th of October a meeting was held in 103 with our grave president, Robert Ferguson, presiding :!.\Ir Philpot was elected as sponsor in the place of Miss Clark, resigned. A pin was se l ected, and right here it may be said , that for daintiness and beauty our pin can not be beat All orders for pins shou l d be handed to one of the committee, and every loyal J u nior s h ou l d have one. A committee was appointed to change the class colors and to arrange for a program to be he l d in chapel. After the business of the day had been transaded, a candy feed was he l d. As there was an abundant supply of candy everybody enjoyed; themse l ves, which accounted for a good many cases of toothache.
Another meeting was held Tuesday, November 6th As a quorum was not present, no business waf; transacted. However, the president spent a ha l f hour and considerable lung power haranguing on topics of the day. It is the earnest desire of the president that more come out to class meeting in the future.
HAWTHORNE NOTES.
(Elizabeth Bonnell , Editor.)
The Hawthornes held their regular meeting in room 204 after the sixth period Thursday, November 1st. Regular business was transacted, arter which we worked for the children at the Orthopedic Hospital.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
(Harry Earhart, Editor )
The Wendell Phillips Society meets every Thursday evening at 8 o'c l ock . November 1st elected th e following officers: Ear l Swindell,
president; v'i'endell MacDougall , vice president ; Edgar Russell , critic; Arthur Williams, secretarytreasurer; Harry Earhart, editor ; Ira Davis, attorney; David Weir, sergeant- at-arms. Dean Edwa r ds was taken into the society and several more are expected to enter within two or three weeks . Lorenzo Flowers and Royal Betts, who are honorary members, are making good in basket ball practice. Mr. Flowers is captain of the Academy team and Mr. Betts is playing on the Y. M. C . A. team . Mr. Jay Collins, another of our members , is p l aying in western Nebraska.
Students who are interested in debate and oratory are always we l come to come to our meetings, and help promote this branch of high school life, which has been so neglected i n the past. Remember, Thursday evening, in room 203, at 8 o ' clock
BROWNING NOTES.
(Ruth Munger, Editor.)
The regular Browning meeting was held Thursday after the sixth period in room 302.
Grace · Salisbury read a very interesting club prophecy written by Babbette Wei! and Grace Salisbury The stories· of club members' future lives were all written in limericks
It was decided to act out several poems for the next meeting. The following committee was appointed to see about it: Marie! Jones, chairman; Louise Guthrie and F l orence Schwake.
A week ago the club gave its annual pie-feed . Apple and pumpkin pies, cheese and cider formed the refreshments.
FREEMAN - PALMER SOCIETY.
The meetings are now held on alternate Thursdays instead of Mondays , as formerly. The last r e gular meeting was he l d November 1, in room 26.
The question for debate was , "Resolved, T hat the free study period should be done away with " Affirmative-Esther Burritt, Louise Guthrie . Negative-Catherine Porter, Evangeline Long.
The debate was followed by a reading by Miss Sundean.
CICERON I AN NOTES.
The Ciceronian Debating Society held their regular weekly meeting Friday even i ng, November 2, at 7: 30. Much pleasure and benefit was derived from a l engthy and interesting debate in which all members took part. No debate had been prepared, but topics of the · day were discussed , and the members had a general good time The editor and critic was absent as were othe r memb e rs The president desires a l arger attendance at meetings, and a heavy fine will be levied for a ll absences
THE ADVOCATE
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EDITORIAL
Th e action of th e Seniors in r e movin g th e uns i g htl y job of sign work on th e buildin g s se t s a go od e xamp l e for the school to follow.
Th e Facult y ha s decreed th a t e v e r y s chool a nd clas s c ommittee mus t contain , a s a memb e r , al IE.-a s t one class s ponsor. In form e r da ys it was t h e custom, as an . act of courte sy, to ask a sponsor to s e rve on committees , e sp e cially amon g th e Juniors and S e niors Now , wheth e r asked or not, th ey are m e mb e rs. Can it b e that the facult y ar e af r aid of lo s in g th e ir popularity?
The verdict , " K e ep moving in th e halls ," mi ght b e lik e ned unto a ·'Kee p off th e g rass" si gn. Ve ry few peopl e mind the little si g ns tellin g th e m to k e ep off the v e rdant fields, and very few s tud e nts will ke e p moving, wh e n th e halls are s o badl y jamm e d th a t moving is a ph y sical impos s ibilit y
lt is a wond e r , in a s chool as bi g as Lin coln Hi g h School , that s om e bod y does not break hi s n ec k or som e lJart of his bod y , in falling down th e s!airs leading from the third to th e second floor , i n Sci e nce hall. In th e first place, the hall a nd s t a i rs are so b ad ly light e d that, comin g d own o ut of a li ght room into th e dismal darkn ess , i t i s ha rd t o see Th e n , t h e s tai r s are s haky, and whil e no t unsaf e , th e cr ea :{s the y e mit at tim e s would fr i g ht e n th e timid The onl y wa y in whi c h the l o w death and injur y rat e c an b e e xp l a in e d is , that the stud e nts , while Fr e shmen, dev e lop ph en o m e n a l po we r s for climbin g and d e sc e ndin g s tair s. This a bilit y , wi t hou t doub t, will c lin g to
them th ro ug hout lif e and in death may aid them to climb th e " Golden Stairs."
In an old copy of t h e Advocate , reposin g among the editorials , was found t h e other da y , a dismal spie l ab o ut the woes of th e Advocate editor Th e writ e r said that , althou gh he had work e d hard for th e s chool, he exp e ct e d to pass into oblivion as soon a s h e graduate d In lookin g at th e pap e r and its co ntents, w e decid e d that he m e rited all go t.
On a cc o unt · of the sickn ess of Howard Thompson, the e stee m e d and g ifted joke and e x change e ditor of this publi c ation , th e duti e s of his office f e ll · upon t h e should e r s o f the editor Consequ e ntl y , t h e e ditor and p atrons who r ea d the j o k e s p)·ay f or Howard ' s sp e edy r et urn from th e clutch es of th e demon , ill-h e alth. How e ver, th e e ditor r e fu se s to stand r e sponsible for any jok e in t his issue , and all comp l aints must b e made t o Howa r d.
ATHLETICS
Pet e Andr e ws is Assist a nt Physical dir e ctor ut l h e city Y lVL C. A
Th e Junior leaders class also has been chosen, amon g wb <lm are: Fre d Fielding , Don Trueblood, Samue l Waugh , George and Budge Widener
The Hi g h School basket ball team is practicin g rlail y, 5th pe riod , at the Y M. C. A gymnasium. Th e y wil nw et the Academy sometime in th e near futur e .
Tlw Hi g h School Senior leaders ' cl a ss for Y. M C. A gy m class ha s b ee n chosen , and contain s as fo ll ows: Conrad All e n , Walte r Davis , Archib a ld Dinsmore , Charl e s En g lish, Harr y Hayn ;e , Ra y Hukill , Edgar Rus s ell and Frank Spradlin g
There was a y oung sport named Evans , Who s at n e xt to Verna, g ood Heavens ! But wh e n Thompson appeared He b e came so endeare d Tha t I'v e never since h ea rd of poor Evans.
There was a young lady named Walker , vVho was called by som e peo p le a t alk e r; But wh e n she was lat e , \Vhlch her sa d fate , Sh e wa s c all e d b y her teacher a balk e r.
Th e r e onc e -.vas a man named Br y an ,
To b e prudent he always was tryin ' ; Bu t the next campaign
He will hav e to refrain , ' Ca u se T e dd y ' s ste ak ' s s till fryin '
Th e r e w as an old copper named Dunn, Whom th e boys ca ll ed a son-of-a -gun
A kid tried to smoke , But h e found it not joke , For th e c op pick e d him up on the run .
A Coup l e of B a d Germans . ThE>re was an o l d German named Fritz, \vhl was generally loaded with Schlitz
He wou ld get very ·mad And made his wife sad, Fur his wm ds were li ke donner u nd blitz.
F. R.
Ther e's another old German named Knapp, Who kept Pabst Mil waukee on tap , He ' d drink but a quart , Then he'd start in and snort, And for neighbors he ne 'e r gave a rap.
R. M.
A man ordered a l oad of hay from a farmer Abo u t noon the farmer ' s little boy came in crying, and said the h-ay had tipped over in t he road The man said that it was a ll r i g h t a n d had the boy stay for dinner, altho u gh he kept say i ng, " Pa won ' t it. " After dinner he still said, " Pa ;won ' t li ke it; I know Pa won ' t like it. "
" Why won ' t yo u r Pa like it?" asked t h e man.
' 'Because I left Pa under the l oad ," the bo y replied.
'" How many ribs hav e you, Johnny?" asked the teacher . " I don't know, " gigg l ed Jo hn ny, squirming aro u nd on one foot. "I'm so awf ull y t i cklish that [ neve r cou l d count ' em ."
" Mamma," asked a li ttle boy one day, " Is there ba y rum in this bottle?"
'' Mercy , no, dear, that's mucilage," r e plied his mot h er.
'" Oh!" Then, after a m i nute of reflection, "Maybe that's the reason why I cant' get my hat off."
Little Willie, cutest lad, Chl o r oformed his aged dad
He ' s t h e smartest little man, So q u ick to graps at Osler ' s p l an
A girl , a q u arre l , a room, some gas. An inquest, a f u nera l , a h o l e, a l as!
We l augh at Mr . Ph il pot ' s jokes , However bad they be; Not because t h ey're funny , But because _ it ' s po li cy.
Epitaph.
Here lies t h e body of Jonath an Free , \\'ho died at t h e age of " 23."
11: has ca u sed m u ch comment and wonder , too, Whether St. Peter· did te ll h i m at once to skiddoo.
W ill somebody te ll Cl a i bo u rne Perry w h ether
3-a= L
Grace Sali sbury and her prime favorite (not Harr y Ing l es) , Bobette Wei!, say that t h ey will not s l ouch on s l ouch d ay. We will have a beauty show for t h eir special be n efit.
A Linco l n man recently took a nove l but neat revenge upon h i s sweetheart. The young lady had r e turned a ll h is gifts, several reams of l ove l etters , and , worst of all , had sent back the chipped diamond ring w h ich he ha d l ovingl y p l aced u pon her third finger. Not to b e out -do n e, t h e yo u ng man sent h er a ha l f doze n boxes of face powde r and, with t h em a note, sayi n g he had ca rr ied off at least that muc h on his coat collar
W h en Mark Twain was a young and straggling newspaper writer in San Francisco, a l ady of his acqua i ntance saw h im one day with a cigar box under his arm, l oo k ing i n a shop window.
" Mr. Clemens, " s h e sa id , " I a l ways see you with a cigar box under your arm. I am afrai d y ou are smoking too much."
" It isn ' t that," said Mark, "I'm moving aga i n."
A. D S
Undertaker-"Sh ill I have yom: mother-in- l aw embalmed?"
Mo u rner' ' Ta ke no cha n ces. Have h e r cremated!"
A co l ored citizen was up before his honor 011 comp l a i nt of his wife for some domestic troub l e.
Judge" Who married yo u ?"
Colored Ci tizen" You d i d, sah, b u t I a i n't never voted for yo u sence."
A. D. S
It has been rumored that Wal ter is getting to b e quite a ladies ' Mann.
A ce r ta i n H i gh Schoo l boy is very absent minded . One day he ra n against a cow. He r a ised his hat and sa id : "I beg your pardo n madam," an d then he saw his mistake. Soon after, he st u mb l ed against a l ady Without l ookin g up he said, " Is that yo u again , you br:ute? "
BIJOU THEATRE
THR E..E S H OWS DAI L Y A 3:oo, 7:4s and 9 . oo p.m. M TINEE
Teachers' Training School
One of the many evidences that we are a progressive High schoo l is the fact that we have a training class for teachers. Begin ning in September, 1907, no one can teach in this state who has not had professional tra ining To comply with the new law, a class was organized and conducted l ast semester in which the members were given the theory and art of teaching, were sent out to observe the work done in the grades of our city schoo l s, and, in a few cases, mode l classes were conducted for their benefit. This year there is a class of ninetee n stu d ents, who are u nusually well prepared for the work, and it is expected that from it there will be a number of strong young women to recommend to the county superintendent for positions next Graduates who have take n this course will have no difficulty in securing positi.ons that pay forty do ll ars a month, with an increase after a few months of successfui experience. The state superintendent could use one h undred well equipped L H S. students next September. Very few positions are open to graduates of high schools which offer so good pay Three of last year's graduates, Esther Pieplow, Hattie Rymer, and Etta B l asde l l , are enthusiastic teachers in the county schools this fall, and Bessie Davis i s assisting in the Whittier School. The primary purpose of the course is to give to tho:;e who aspire to teach t h e proper teach i ng spirit, as well as inte ll igent ideas as to methods and crgan i zation of a school. To assist in this there is a library of twenty volumes selected from the best works on education. Last year, there was a c l ub of g i r l s who met after school occasionally to listen to instructive ta l ks from experienced teachers and to observe model recitations They were favored by helpful suggestions from Superintendent Stevens, Deputy State Superintendent Bishop, County Superintendent Bowman, Mr Whelan, M i ss Jones of Whittier , and Miss Tibbets of Capitol. It is to be hoped that a complete course may soon be arranged provid i ng for three periods a day for two semesters, including review of subje cts and actual experience in addition to theor y, and criticism. There is given, at present, less than one-third of t h e time r equ i red for the complete course.
PHLOGISTON NOTES
(Charles Bennett, Editor )
Wake up, boys! It's time to go to work. You have not had a meeting for two weeks , and the Beatri ce debate comes off soon . The usual Ciceronian team will be there, and we ought to have a few representatives The question will probab l y be on " Woman Suffrage " Say , Trueb l ood, you and the other Uiirteen are pretty we ll ab l e to handle that s u bject. Slater has shown his ability in that line as have Bennett II., Dinsmores l. and II., English ( ?) , Foss l er & Funkhouser, Fer· guson & Hyde, Johnson (!!) , Waugh and others. Now, let's get busy and have some good meetings and help Mr. Cronin to put out a winn i ng team.
THE I. M P. SOCIETY.
(June Hitchcock, Editor.)
The I. M. P Society held their regular meeting i n room 303, Friday, November 2d. There was a better attendance than at the l ast meeting and a hope was expressed "that it would continue to · improve. The constitution was signed and the report of t h e pin committee heard. It was voted that we shoul d wait until the next meeting to decide . Other committees were appointed and we adjourned by vote.
Appendicitis is defined i n Bennett' s dictionary as a pain, similiar to the old-fashioned stomach ache, only about $150 more expensive.
Lincoln Cycle Co.
No New Ru l es. No Forward Pass i n o ur priceq. Ou r stock is a s t o n ewall of perfection. See us for all k i nds of sporting goods. 10 pe r ce n t d :co u n t on footba ll clothing
Lincoln Cycle Co., 1317 0 St r eet.
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THE. ONLY
" WHEN FATHER KILLS A SKUNK. "
we in our n i ght robes venture out When father kills a skunk
We lift our nos e and sniff about When father kills a skunlc
Of courage now ther e is no l ack, We seize a club to deal a whack
But, nose in air, come rushing back When father kills a skunk
v..re bring the gun and rifle out vVhen father kills a skunk; We circle 'round with hand on snout When father · kills a skunk
Dad imlled her off; the pole-cat fell; The night wind sighed, ··An 's well," And naught is l eft now but the smell, When f ath e r killed the skunk.
We le ave our dwelling, so to speak, \ ¥hen father kills a skunk.
We sponge on neighbors near a week \¥hen father kills a skunk.
Oh , give me suffering, ·give me pain, Let · onions stale upon me reign, But n e'e r let me be 'ro und again When father kills a slmnk.
There was an old cop named Dunn , V..Tho said that he needed the Mon', so he came around,
Patrolled the school ground, And made t he schoo l boys some fnn.
1 once a boy named Brown, Who wa s the worst kid in town. In school he did stay
Seve n years to the day , And his work is still going down •
Th ere is a yo ung lady named \Vilkie , vVhose hair is quite long, brown and silky. With her specs on her nose
And her big, black bows , A most charming g irl is Miss Wilkie .
W e lov e our teacher , Miss Gere , Of her , no one has any fearShe never gets "f ussed " ; She always is just, And everyo ne thinks she is " d ear.''
Ruth Munger still has a lively int erest ih bRseball .
PLANT IN THE CITY
1220 OSt.
There was a young gir l from · De Catur, Who did a stunt at the theater. The poor little thingWhen she started to sing, Was hit with a rotten tomatter.
There was a young lady of Lincoln, Who was very pleasant, I'm thinkin'. She had yellow hair, She was very fair, There was a young boy named Jerome,
And she broke many hearts ' round Linco l n Who never knew when to go home , He loved her to death.
Oh, yes, it was Bert. No wonder he hated to roam.
There was a young la d y named June, vVho started to schoo l every noon vVhen Lucile said , "My dear, You ' ll be l ate, I fear," She said, " I won't get the r e too soon."
The Time Now • IS
to be looking around for your holiday gifts and you don't hav e to look any farther than Our Je w elry Department where you will find the largest and most comp l ete line of Watches, Jewelry , Silverware , Clocl\s , Toilet and manicure sets, etc. , in th e city.
A visit to this d e partment will convince you of this fact AT ONC E.
And above all Our Pr i ces Are Lowest,
You may s e lect any article you wish and have it laid aside, as by purchasing early you avoid the rush which always cornes later on.
Our Line i s Now Cpmplete and We 1 do All Eng raving F r ee a.t
Our P r ices
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are the lowest obtainabl e Our line comprises such standard makes are arranged to suit pur. consistent with good qual- as Henry F. Mill er , Conover, Haines c has e r-as low as Sf,.oo ity. We haY e. some ex-
Bros., Marshall & Wend e ll, Cable and Pl' l" month if dcsirl·d. Wellington. See us before n1aking- a ccptional bargains in selection.
slightly us e d pia uos G . A . CRANCE.R. CO ., 1132 0 St r eet.
Pa., blew into the office. Instantly our hair began to creep up on end and on investigating the pape1· l1 et ween shivers, we found it contained a ghastly nd thrilling ghost story. Besides the ghost story, there was a page and a half d ev oted to the stage.
"Mr. Snipp, I will as:{ you if you hav e ever noticed any signs of incipient insanity on the part of this man? "
E'vVe have received among other publications the " Kero" from Columbus, Ohio. The Kero is published six times a ye ar and is a fine paper from start to finish. The editor is a girl, and on the entire staff are only two boys' names. Girh, can work when they want to.
A young theologian named Fiddle, Refused to accept his degree, "For," said he, " ' tis enough to be fiddle, Without being Fiddle, D . D ." ·
-Ex.
Miss Towne-"A rchie, what is the plural of . corn?"
Archie-"Corns."
Boy, gun, joy , fun; Gun, bust, boy, dust.
-Ex
-Ex
Prof esso r , to Science Class-"The weather bure au desires a man inte r ested in meteorologhicolistic aministicaleographisemisisto fineotak abor·aplanetistics."-Ex.
We received this month a copy of the High Wcrld, Topeka, Kansas. For a paper with sth; ,, a , rodigious staff, great things might be expected. However, it is a pretty good paper for Kansas.
" I hear Smith is in the hospital. What's the matter with him ?"
"Oh, the other da y he bought a dog that they so.id would eat off his hand, it was so gentle. "
"But what has that got to do with his being in the hospital?"
" Why, the dog a te it off."
-Ex.
'fh e other d ay the Hanoverian , from Hanover ,
Tailor-" vVhy-er-yes, sir; if I've got to answer that question. The last tim e he ordered a snit of clothes from me he insisted on paying for them in ad vance."-Ex.
F ai rly re eki ng with the odor of sage brush, tll<1 Wyoming Student, from the Uni. of W y oming, hit us last week. it is a pretty fair paper and contains much good stuff.
'rhe " Bitter Root ," of the Missoula High School , was one of the exchanges received by us l ast week. Tile Bitte1· Root, among other interesting d epa rtm e nts , has published the notes and words of their high schoo l song.
A r;ape1· tluit w e are always glad to get came a short time ago-The Clarion of Appleton, Wis. In order to see that things go off right, there are two editors for eac h department
" So yo u nam ed each of yo ur five sons Vvilliam Why did yo u do it ?' ' ·•Be cause , when I call 'Wi lliam ,' one of them genera ll)' shows up. " -Ex.
Taken Fr o m T he Ex c use Fi l e.
Dear Professo r:
Pl ease excuse my Johnny's not goin to schoole :vesterday. the re eso n is becaus i want e d to wash his stockings.
P. S.-This won't happen agin this yere. Yours much obliged,
The Kalamazoo hi g h school contributed the " Delphian " to our list of exchanges. A good paper with some general i nformation , but no jokes
The Breeze, from Albion, Mich., has some goo rl material in it.
She- " In Alaska they have reindeer."
He-" Yes , .but more often they have snow, d a rling "-Ex.
The Aegis from Northfield, Vt.. is a lar;; e J; aper with not much in it to s]Jeak of, except some good short stories. Same old sto ry , jokes in the local column.
It is quit e an art to make a w int er overcoat as it s hou l d b e mad e. To hav e it sty li s h and at the sa m e time hav e it w e ll proportioned and th e weight so eve nl y distribut e d , that i t w ill fit well and fee l warm and comfot·tabl e without be in g burdensome.
For years th e overcoa t department of Hart , S h aff n e r & Marx h as exce ll ed in this a rt of o v e r coat making and eac h seaso n their garmen t s h ave shown not ab le improv e ment This year's ove rco a t s are as near perfection as it i s humanl y possible for the b est sk ill a nd c ar e to make them.
Eve n our lo wes t priced coat at $10 (w hich of course, Kuhn-Ma-de Clothes' eq ual s the $ 13 . 50 to $15 coats of other;;) h as th ese distinguishing features of supe ri ority And at eac h price from $10 up t o $40 you can c hoo se from a larger variety of s t y l es a nd patterns than you'll fin.:l in a n y store in N ebras ka It i s s imply a matter of pleasing you r individual taste and meeting yo ur id ea of expendit u re-for no matter w h at yo u se l ect o r w hat you pay you can't go w ron g h e r e You 're bound to get a sa ti sfactory coat and you' ll save from 20 to 30 per cent of what yo u 'd have to pay for as good a coat a n yw h e r e e l se.
TRY
The Globe
"LOCHINVAR."
(Revised)
Oh, a red auto car is come out of the west. Through all the wide border its speed was the best, And save its good tankful, it gaso' had none, It tode all unharmed, and it rode all alone So faithful in love, (he had never tried war,) Was this same auto's master, his name it was Marr
H e ne'er used his brake when he came to a stone, But dashed right on past it, as if there were non 0; But e'er he slowed up at his sweetheart's gate, The bride had consented and he was too late; For a milk-sopish chappie, with no thought of war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of Chaffeur Marr
So boldly heentered her father's big hall, Among bridesmaids, and best men and butlen and all;
Then spoke the bride's father , so that every on o heard,
(For the bridegroom was scared and said never a word), ·
"0 where did you get that big auto car?
I'll bet six bits you stole it, you he a thenish Marr
"I have long wooed your daughter," the chaffeur replied,
"But you told me to go to where you would if y')u died, _
"And now I have come and it is no use to " ' Cause I'll drink the bride's health from an o'Prfiowing stein.
_
"There are girls down on Broadway, which is not very far, · " Who'd be tickled to death to ride in my car."
The bride filled the stein and the man picked it up And swallowed the beer and threw down the cup. The bridegroom protested, his necktie awry, But Marr said, " Hush, you puppy, or I'll black yc•ur eye."
He t<;>ok her soft hand, e'er her mot.her could b ,t ;:.
"Now one last waltz together-for the Ia.st time," said Marr.
3uch a swell looker he, with such eleg a nt grace, Small wonder the bride had such a smile on her face
Her mother did jaw, which was no small boon, While her father behaved like a demented loon. And the bridesmaids they whispered, " 'Twere better by far
"If he'd take every one of us out in that car "
One touch to her hand and one word in her ea r, When the y reached the hall door, and the aut0 stood near, So light to the seat the fair lady hi'! swung; So - light to the lever beside her, he sprung.
Laundry 330-340
So. 11th
" She is won! We are gone! for the parson's not far "They'il be fly cops that catch us, I tell you, " Marr.
There was 'phoning to stations, the first 'hought of plan,
And the guests all dug after them 0 how tney ran!
There was racing and chasing, a sight for to see; But taster and faster the auto did flee
At the parsonage s t eps, which was not very They were greet e d by Mist e r and Mistress Marr. " JUNIUS "
EXCHANGES
(Continued)
Th e Schuylkill Seminary Narrator from Reading, Pa. , arrived 0 . K. last week. While - not exactly up to snuff on seminary papers, we think that you have " the goods " up there.
Th e pine tree pines, The paw -paw paws , The eaves-dropper drops, The · grass-hopper hops, while g e ntly thE' cow slips away -Ex.
The Tahoma from Tacoma, Was-h ; The Col· lege Echoes, from Siloam Springs, Ar :c, and the New Mexican Collegian are exchanges for OctGber
Willie fell down the elevator, There they found him ten weeks later; And the neighbors said, "Gee, Whiz! What a spoilt child, Willie is."
A girl who could spell deuteronomy And had studied domestic economy, Wel).t to skate at a rink, And quick as a wink, -Ex. She sat down to study astronomy -Ex.
The Spectator, Capitol University , Columbus, 0 , has a good issue for October.
The Comet from Reno, Wyoming, contains a three-page analysis of the Senior class . An analysis of the Lincoln High School Senior class would in all probability consume three hundred pages.
"Burns and Scott were Scotch because they were born in Scotland "
"Why, great scott man, if you were born in a stable, wonld you want to be called a horse? "
IN OUR. BOOK DEPARTMENT
We have just received four handsome pictures, in colors, by "Howard Chandler Christy." The subjects are:
"The Eighth Wonder o! the World," "Speeding the Coming Guest,"
75c each
T hese P ictures are on displa y i n one of our sho w wi ndo w s
Haberdashery for Men
Whatever is correct finds p l ace here
We've fresh exc l us_______:;_______• ive novelties gathered from the makers with a reputation. Neckwear that is correct and full of taste New Shirts, New Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, House Coats, Lounging Robes, etc It would be impossib l e for us to mention all the furnishings we have in stock for the comfort and adornment of Men and Boys, but we invite you to come and see.
SPECIAL PLAID BELT SALE
A ll Plaid Belts which sold at SOc and up to 65c; many beautiful combinations of col- 25C ors, with handsome assorted buckles, while they last_ _
MILLER &. PAINE
Oliver T-heatre
CRAWFORD & ZEHRUNG. Lesoes F. C. ZEHRUNG, Mar.
Open Every Night. C urtain at 8: 15. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.
Nov. 15. Thursday, "The Mayor of Tokio"
Nov 16-17, Friday, Saturday and Matinee, "At Cripple Creek"
Nov . 20, Tuesday, Jane Corcoran
Nov . 22, Thursday, Hi Henry Big City Minstrels
Nov 23, Friday, "The VanderbiltCup"
Nov. 24, Saturday Eve, Rogers Bros. in Ireland > •v. 26 , Monday, "The Prince of Pilsen"
Nov. 27, Tuesday, "The Yankee Consul"
Nov. 28, Wednesday, Chas. H. Ya l e's "Devil's Auction"
Nov. 29, Thursday, Matinee and 'Eve, "\Vonderland"
Our stock displays an unusually fine selection of the typical st u dent boys clothes . The Choicest Things Decide<'! For Young Men. Th.e re's shape, style and quality in every garment. Just that something which appeals to the dressy young man · and granting that you are w i lling to pay $10 , $15, or $20 for your suit or overcoat this fall.
Our line is so rich in pattern and fabric you will on l y have to se l ect your co l or and size to he pleased.
VOL. XIII
THE ADVOCATE
LINCO LN HIG H SC HOOL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1906 NO. 4
SEHNSUCHT
A STORY BY OLIVE CASSEL, '09
The little farm kitchen was bright and cheery , with the ruddy glow of the light that flickered out of the clear isin glass doors of the shin y J.itch e n stove on the spotlessly clean rag carpet, and the yellow paint of the wainscoted walls. The children were all in bed, and the work was done for the day. The table stood by the window, covered with its gay reel table cloth, and set with th e thick earthenware dishes , turned down over th e recently scoured and shining steel knives and forks. Everything was in readiness for getting breakfast the next morning.
On either side of the stove sat the farmer and his wife Mrs. Stewart, a sweet, kindly woman, leaned back wearily against the bla ck vel ve t tidy, covered with hand-painted pansies. H e r hair was already gray, and beneath its tightly arrang e d coils sparkled blue eyes. Her form was slight and frail, showing that there had been illhealth in her life, but her face was a cheerful, smiling one.
Her husband sat tilted back in his comfortable arm-chair, his gray stockinged feet resting on the stove hearth, beside which were his huge, clums y boots. He had a jolly but weather-beaten face , on wbich were marked deep furrows, that indicated the hard struggle he had made for their dail y bread. He wore a loose red and white strip e d shirt and faded blue overalls that were worn white everywhere except at the knees, which were covered with huge, bright blue patches. His blackrimmed glasses were pushed far down on his nose; the newspaper he had been reading had rattled to the floor; and he was on the verge of smoking, when Mrs. Stewart's voice brought him back to earth, agai n _ " Good gracious, Ezra! It ' s onl y two days 'til Thanksgiving." ·
Ezra let his chair fall with a thump on the floor and said, in a bewildered town , "By gum ! that's so. ain't it. 'Spose Katie will come home thitl time?" and Mr. Stewart looked apprehensively at his wife.
Katherine was their eldest daughter , who was in the East attending college When she had
come home the Thanksgiving before, a ll the family had expected to have a glorious time during her visit. But the holiday had not been so happy as it might have been Her father had had the rheumatism, her mother had not been well, and the children, finding her, as it seemed, ashamed of them and the old farm, had been a little backward about being friendly with their olde r sister. So, Katharine had gone back to school discontented and a trifle ashamed of the snobbishness she had shown, while her father and mother could not help but feel disappointed in her, although they never said a word to each other about it,instead they blamed themselves for not managing i<l some way to make it more pleasant for her .
For awhile, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart talked over Katharine's visit sad l y and a little wistfully Then Mr Stewert glanced at the littie wooden clock, below which hung a gaudily colored almanac and two or three blue and green peacock feathers, tied together with a small, faded, red ribbon. As he noticed that it was near l y ten, he arose to wind the clock, preparatory to going to bed, and said, "Ten o'clock. Time to · go to bed, mother." w -hen he had taken the key from the inside of the c l ock, which was protected by a glass door decorated with a snowy white scene, and had wound the clock to his satisfaction, he shuffled to the door and locked it Then he peered up the back stairs to see if all were dark (the boys had been known to read "Adventures of Captain Kidd" until nearly morning) , and, picking up his shoes , he shuffled into their bed room, which was off the kitchen.
His wife , who had watched him in his trips about the room, now rose with a sigh, puffed up the cushions , un l ocked the door and placed the shivering and bristling cat out upon the icy doorstep, locked the door for the second time, and, after blowing out the wall-lamp, with its glittering " reflector," she followed her husband into the kitchen bedroom
The next morning, when the b r eakfast dishes had been cleared away, the churning done, and a lunch prepared for Mr. Stewart, who was to be
gone all day husking corn for a neighbor , Mrs. Stewert started into prepare the pies, cakes and all the other good things for the Thanksgiving dinner.
It was a beautiful November day and the little kitchen was almost unpleasantly bright with the reflection of the sun upon the snow. Everyone of the family had been given some kind of work which would hasten the preparations that were being made for the next day. Fanny, a girl o f fifteen, sat enveloped in a huge apron, industriously polishing the old-fashioned "casters." Teddy had been given a sack of raisins to clean. Those in the sack were rapidly disappearing, but it might have been noticed that the pile in the bowl grew very little higher. Tom was being sent, muc h to his disgust, as it seemed to him , an unr e asonable number of times to the wood-pile.
Just as Mrs . Stewert was in the midst of the most delicate part in the baking of a pink and yellow, many-layered cake . Tom , who had left fo r the third time for an armful of wood, came running into the kitchen with a letter which the rural delivery man had left at the gate. A letter was no every-ray occurence in the Stewert family and they always awaited the few letters Katherine sent, with the greatest interest
The children gathered in an ex ci te d group in the middle of the room, waiting with impatienc e for their mother, who very cruelly and deliberatel y put the finishing touches to her precious cake, after which she still more slowly and painstakingly washed and dried her hands at the kitchen sink. Then , at last, she settled down into a stiff kitchen chair, by the window , and b eg an to read the letter She held the pages gingerly, with heY" rough, chapped fingers perked stiffly outward, and she spoke each word slowly and carefully At last the letter was finished, and all looked questioningly at one another. It was from Katherine , and it said that she would be unable to come home for Thanksgiving, as she had accepted an invitation from the Lamberts to spend the holidays with them. The Stewerts knew, in a vague sor t of way, that the Lamberts were very important people, and that Katherine felt that they all ought to feel very proud to have one of their family invited to visit with such people ; but, someway , they could not feel that way about it. They could not help feeling that Katherine should always rather come home on Thanksgiving than to visit with patronizing strangers. It was this way of looking at everything, that so irritated Katherine when she was at home She felt, at times , that she would give anything if they were only a little less scrupulous about such trivial things
After the lette r had been r e ad, Fanny sniff e d audibly and muttered about its being nice for p e ople who are ashamed of their own r e lativ e s to have wealthy people to visit Her mother pretended not to hear, but as· she turned away and bent to take the pies from the oven, her face drew painfully and tears trickled down t he withe red cheeks and threatened to min g le with mincemeat, that oozed from the crac 'o:s in the snowy pie crust. All day she worked stea dil y and unc e asingl y in the hot, stuffy kitchen, trying to forget all about Katherine ' s absence, but a s she worked at the rough little table b y the window, her eyes would wander sadly out upon the snowcovered hills and meadows, while the tears welled up in her sweet blue eyes, and her slight form quivered weakly.
Thanksgiving day dawned clear and cold, and everyone in the Stewert family was up and at work before sunrise . Mrs Stewert started to work as cheerfully as she could She had decided to try her best to make it as pleasant as possible for the rest of the children Let' s see,-she would let Fanny wear the red alpaca dress sh e had wanted to wear for so long; she would give Tommy permission to have his friend , Fatty Skinner, stay with him Thanksgiving night ; and she would give Teddy three, or even four helpings , of everything on the table.
When she had finished the morning work, and had put the turkey into the oven, lea ving strict orders with Fanny as to watching it, she wrapt a brown and black scarf clumsil y around her h e ad, and, picking up a huge pumpkin pie and a dish of cranberry sauce , she started to take them to an old friend who lived nearly a mile away. It was nearly an hour later when Mrs . Stewert retruned, and, opening the creaking front gate , came up the snowy path that led to th e door of the little gray house.
For some reason .the old house seemed to have take n on a sort of holiday air, and as she came up to the narrow doorstep, she heard a merry peal of laughter and the clatter of happy voices that were all trying to speak at the same time. She opened the door slowly , hardly daring to keep the hope that had sprung into her heart, but the door was opened quickly and eagerly from within. She found herself in Katherine's arms and heard her daughter, half laughing, half sobbing, as sh e said, "I just had to come, mother dear, when I had made up my mind ' all the kings' horses and all the king's men ' couldn't have kept me from it. So I just threw a few things into my bag and came " She ended with a gasp, for at this moment she was
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nearly hurled off her feet by the mad rush Tom and Teddy made for the door , when .they saw their father approaching.
WHY I SHOULD RATHER BE AN A M ERIC A N IN T H E TIME OF ROOSEVELT THAN AN ATHENIAN IN T H E T IME OF PER I CLE S.
Though there w2re many things better in the government under Pericles in Athens, th a n under Rooseve l t in our country to day, we have l a rgely the advantages of their government and the advanced ways that have been thought out and pr a ctised by great countries since then. For one thing, women have more rights, are recognized as beings worth education and social rights . They are not bid off for marriage by their fathers or by th e state, like so many good, domestic anima l s, but are treated with the highest respect, and, in some states, are allowed to take part in the government . Every gir l has as much education as a boy, as a general rule, and she can speak her mind without being considered rude and unwom· anl y. The home ti e s have grown stronger, too, turning man from a selfish and unloving being to one with home in l erests and duties, which natur a lly keep him from evil. Th e re are not so m a ny wars now ; and it is not the highest ambition of men to see how many fellowmen they can kill. Men and women captured in war · are not made the slaves of their captors, as they were in ancient times, when the captives were frequently much better educ a ted and abler to play the part of citizens and masters than their captors.
The minds of men tody are, in most cases, better developed than of that day . It was considered degrading to have any profession or to do work with the hands in that time. The one thing that occupied their minds, besides sports, was politics, which could not fail to make their minds onesided. Their poets and philosophers were certainly great, but no more so than those of today Then, great discoveries have been mad e , which have aided civilization. The variol.\s uses of steam and electricity enable us to do certain kinds of work in half the time the y needed to do it, and leaves us more time for the development of other things . The development of sciences gives u s a clearer insight into the things which 3Urround us, but which we are just beginning to understand ·
There are, it is true, a great man y b a d thing s and conditions in our government and among ou r people today , but taking into consider a ticn t h e size of the country, Greece had a s much graft, and the rich were as much wealthier than the poor, and exercised their power ov e r them r'R
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idealized, and the best things brought out strongest, wnile the worst things, as a rule, are b r ought out strongest during the present time.
ELIZABETH H YDE, '10
' " WAS DER DEUTSCHE SAGT ."
Was der Deutsche sagt. "
Kleiner Neffe.-"Tante , wo bekamst du die Federn auf deinem Hute?"
Tante.-"Ich kaufte sie "
Kleiner Neffe.- "Wo?"
Tante.-"In der Stadt."
Kleiner Neffe - Kauftest du sie von einer alten Henne?"
"L ESLIE ' S BESONDERS GELIEBTES
GEDICHT. "
" Komm' her e i nmal, du liebes Buch; Sie .sagen immer du bist so klug.
Mein Vatter und Mutter, die wo ll en gerne, Dasz ich was Gutes von dir Ierne; Drum wil ich dich halten an mein Ohr; Uun, sag ' mir a il e deine Sachen vor."
Was ist denn das fur ein eigensinn?
Und siehst du nicht dasz ich eilig bin?
Moecht gern spielen and springen herum, und du bleibst immer so stumm und dumm?
Geh! garstiges Buch, du aergerst mich, Dort in die Ecke werf' ich dich."
SATEZE VON E I N I GEN AUFGABEN.
(Der Satz am ersten Tage)-Das A l ter der Lehrerin ist zwanzig."
(Derselbe Satz am naechsten Tage, nachdem der Schuel er d i e Saetze wiederschreiben muszte) -·
" Das Alter der Lehrerin ist funf and dreiszig."
" EIN GEDICHT. "
Eine k l eine Biene flog, Emsig hin und her und sog, Sueszigkeit aus alle n Blumen.
"Bienchen" sprach die Gartne r in, Die sie bel der Arbeit trifft, Manche Blume hat auch Gift, Und du saugst aus allen Blumen."
"Ja", sagt sie zur Gartnerin, "Ja " , das Gift l ass' ich darin."
" DEUTSCH WIE JUNE ES SPR I CHT ."
" I bin sehr shivering."
" Stoppen Sie das!"
"lch habe zu go home. "
"lch bin coming."
"Given Sie mir das!"
" lch bin ready, why don't they begin?"
"Ich b i n sehr at home."
" Bis t du sehr hungry, Lucile?"
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THE SCALES' THANKSGIVING
The snow was comin g down in la rge, furry , soft flakes which loo ke d as though they mi ght fee l lik e down, but as · t h ey covered the t all form of a man sta ndin g n ear the s ta tion, he brush e d th e m away in a manner w hi ch p l a inl y s h owed they d id not f ee l quite as ni ce as they l ooke d
Kinsgtown , Washington, was anything but an idea l place in which to b e stranded on a cold ni ght , in the last part of N ovember The o n e building in th e " town," as it was called, was th e station, a small, wooden barn-like affair withou t any of the conveni e nc es whi ch charac terized th e stations to which this man was a cc u stome d.
The man look ed about sharply, but a ll he co ul d see was the windmill of the n earest hous e , and mutter e d, an gril y, to himself, " I didn ' t come all the way from New York for this sort of a welcome, but as they don 't seem to car e eno u gh for me to com e to the stati on ," and he lau g h ed griml y, as h e look ed at "th e station ," I will certainly not worry about them." He wa lk ed into the waiting-room, in which an old man sat smoking his pip e, near an old stove , which was burning ch ee ril y. "Is there any place where I can s l e ep to -night, a nd get my meals until the next train comes?" he aske d of the station-m aster.
"Well , I guess you can stay with me , see in ' as there ain't no p l ace else n earer than ten mi l es outs id e of Hank Pratt's, an d he won't take anyo n e in, even for a night. I have my groc e ri es in the n ext room, and I' ll cook for both of us, I gue ss, " the old man answered "All right," answered the stranger , ''I'll pa y yo u, " but that w as as far as h e got for the old man burst in, " Oh , that's all ri ght; ta in ' t often I h ave any company her e; sort of a su rpr ise party on m e when I do have a chance to enterta in ," a nd he laughed.
The lau gh seemed to break the ic e between the two men, and they got supper together; talkin g about all things which they thought might intere st each other. At nine o'clock they went to b e d and eac h to hi s own though ts.
" Kind of glad this f e llow dr opped in or me, seein' as day after to-morrow i s Thanksgiving; maybe the tr a in won't come till l ate a nd I can ask him to stay till after then,' thought the old man.
The younger man f e ll asleep a lmos t at onc e, and while he s l ept he dr ea m ed. Strange l y eno u gh, this dr e am was almost id entica l with the on e which had caused him to l eav e his business in New York City and g o clear across t h e co ntin e nt to see his famil y a nd old friends. He dreamed of his moth e r an d father as he had l ast seen them, and again he thought h e would start out and se e
them. In his dr eam h e thought he was writin g them a l etter, the fir st one in many years, and when they had received it they were preparin g with the g r eatest rejoicings to honor the prodiga l son. Wh e n he awoke he was sli g h tly troub l ed an d so he told the whole story to the old sta t i onmaster. How, when h e was young, he h 3d w a n t. e l to make his fortune, and so had l eft his home in Miss ou ri , and g on e to New York. He had rec e i ve d one l etter from hi s parents telling him they had gone to Kingston, Washington, and aft e r that, f or som e reason or other, correspond enc e had b een d r opped between them; and how , wh e n he h ad dreamed of t h e m for the first time in mauy ye Lr ; , h e wrote them a l ette r and started o u t.
" Maybe y ou know my folks ," he sa id , after th e old man had mad e som e remark about dr eams, " our nam e is Scales."
" Scales!" the old man dro pped the b ook of accounts h e was looking at, "You ' re not John Sca l e s, are yo u ? Your father has had a dvertisements out fo r yo u for a long t im e Didn ' t yo u know that? He went to Alaska , and l eft your mother here ; she kept h erself up by w a shin g c l othes for the farmers who cared to h e lp h e r o ut , an d l ast year your father cam e home rich e r than Croes u s, I sho uld say But there ai n ' t be e u no letter here for them, cause I t a k e c a r e o r the ma il , and I know who get ' s a letter here! One comes about eve r y month, so i t don ' t tak e me much time to keep trac l;: of 'em ," and he l a u g h e d h ea rtily.
"We!I, where i s my father now?" asked M r. Scal es, anxious l y , " and my mother and brother , where are they?"
"W h y, they bought the Thomas' 11l ac e fifty miles from h ere," h e answere d "Ma y be Hank Pratt will drive you out; that i s, if he hears you have the cash, as is certain now ."
" We ll ," l a u g h ed Mr. S ca l es, "s in ce I have th e cash I'll go right to Mr. P ratt and h ave him dri ve me to m y father's."
About noon they h ad started ou t with a good t e a m of horses. Mr. Scales was im p ati ent eno u gh n ow to see his father a nd mother, since h e knew they had not n egl ecte d him in tentiona ll y , and fe lt very bad to t hink o f the way in which h i s mother had had to At abo u t ten o'clock that night t h ey drove up to an old-fashioned house , which Mr. Pratt to ld S cales was hi s father 's . Scales op e ned the door without even knocking . In his mind there was no need of that; but the tall, tired-looking man jumped up , in s ur pr ise , from hi s seat at the tabl e, as the stranger graspe d hi s mother by the arm and ki sse d h er.
Th e R est need not be told her e , we a ll know enough of human na t ure to g u ess fo r ourse lves
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what followed and to know that this was the happiest Thanksgiving day the Scales had enjoyed for a long time.
SYLVIA ORLOFSKY,
'07.
THE CAUSE OF MARY ' S THAN K SGIVING. It was the morning before Thanksgiving day and the Wells Orphan Asylum was in confusion. The program for the afternoon was being rehear s ed in the assembly room, and in the play rooms children were playing turkey, pilgrim father or any game pertaining to Thanksgiving. The matron of the asylum sat in her 'office, telling the faults of Mary Browne and her small brother, Henry, and trying to persuade Mr . and Mrs. Green to take Adele, a certain little, blackeyed gir l , instead of the Browne children.
Mary Browne was ten years old and Henry was about five. Mary seemed older than ten because ever since she was five or six she had had to care for Henry. She could only remember her mother, as the latter lay dying and as she said, " Mary dear, tali:e care of baby". Mary had tried to do this.
Mrs. Wilson, the matron, rang the bell for Mary. her brother, and Adele. They all came and heard that Mr. and Mrs. Green wanted to take a little girl or boy home to be their little son or daughter. Mary's heart leaped with joy at the thought of having a mother. If they would only t a ke Henry and herself. Then in her secret heart she prayed, "Oh, Lord! have them take us, not Adele."
The matron dismissed them and Mary went to her own room to think about the prospect of a mother. But, of course, they would take· ,t\dele: She was so pretty. Why couldn't Mary have been pretty instead of Adele? So the world goes.
That afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Green returned to hear the program and to give their final decision as to which child they should keep After the program, Mrs. Green said, "We will take Adele home with us. She is more refined than the other children." Oh! how little she knew of the cruel wave of disappointment that flooded Mary's little heart.
T h e next morning Mary was as bright and cheerful as ever, doing her usual morning work, dusting the parlor. Henry and the smaller children were just eating their breakfasts when the door bell rang and a fat, jolly man and his small, happy wife were ushered into the office.
"We've come from our farm at Willow Springs out here in West Nebraska, clear to Omaha to see if we couldn't get a couple of children to play with and to take home for keeps. Ain't it so, Marthy?"
"Yes, John. But we don't want 'em to be stuck up, er vain, er very bad, but nice, good children."
Immediately Mrs. Wilson thought of Mary and Henry. Yet she remembered how cranky Henry had been t h at morning. But, neverthe l ess, Mary and Henry were called to the office. Mary thought Henry must have been bad again and would be punished; or else she hadn't dusted well enough to suit Mrs . Wilson. As they reached the door she was surprised to hear a hearty laugh.
She carefully opened the door gently pushed ·Henry into the room and then she followed. The minute Mrs Perkins, the farmer's wife, saw Mary, she whispered something to her husband and he laughed louder than before, then regaining his composure, said, "Well, I do declare, they're jest the ones we want. Marthy, you and Mrs Wilson get along and pack their duds and we'll get to town in time to eat turkey and plum pudding."
rhis time Mary's prayer was, "Oh Lord! thank thee for letting Adele go yesterday and keeping us until now."
NOTICE !
The concert to be given by the girls' and boys ' gle clubs is going to be something great. All music lovers, as well as those who like a good time, will profit by going to it It "happens" on the Friday after Thanksgiving . Come and hear the primadonna, Miss Josephine Sanford, and the noted basso, Mr. Albert Ross. It is wen worth your time and money to hear either of these alone.
A man protested agai a st being fined $5 for fast auto driving. It was explained to him that he was the first one s l ow enough to catch, so they fined him for an example.
Latin instructor, to student translat i ng: "Isn't it pretty near time you turned a page? You've rendere d the fl,rst five lines on the next page already."
Wo-lfe Haben Kle i ne A r me Sond er n Funf Be i ne ." Raetzel
Beine hab' ich und kann nicht geh'n, Gar viele musz ich tragen, In allen Stuben siehst du mich steh'n, W er bin ich, kannst du's sagen?
ETWAS VERMISCHT.
" Gieze in diese Flaschen etwas Wasser, Katzen und Hunde."
"Der Knabe wirft einen Mann - Karl wird eln Ball."
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Publish e d semi-monthly by th e Advo ca t e Publi s hin g Association o f th e Lincoln High Sch oo l at 125 North 'l'w e lfth S tree t , Lincoln, N e br.
Entere d as second matte r Nov. 5 , 1906, at the Poat Office at Lincoln, N e br., und e r a ct oi congress March 3 , 18i9.
EDI T ORIA L STAFF
J. RICHARD MEYER, '07
Editor-in-Chief
ARCHIBALD H. DINSMORE , ' 07 Associate Editor
CHARLES A BENNE'l''l', ' 07 L oc al s
HOWARD M. 'l'HOMPSON. '07 Jok es and Exchang e s
MISS LU C Y CLARK Lite rary Ad v isor
BUSIN ES S S TAFF
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EDITORIAL
An attractive bulletin board should b e put up to rep l ace the old one, which is rath e r the worse for ten years of hard service .
Qur motto is : " Let every issue be a Thanksgiving issue ."
How many of those who subscribed and promised to pay before the fifteenth of November , hav e paid yet? Not one-half. Remember, we trusted you, and as a paper can not be run on broken promises, we ask you to please pay at once. Christmas is COJ!ling, " Trust in the Lord and pa y the cashier."
Ie seems queer, that in a school of over nine hundred pupils, there is so little literary talent. Instead of pupils submitting stories and such fo r inspection, we are obliged to hunt all over th e school and ask the English teachers, before we get sufficient material to fill a paper. Please overcome that awfu l bashfu l ness and bring your li ter · ary efforts to us. If they are suitable, we g uarante to print them and make a reputation for you.
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Shoul d the Senior class be a ll owed to have a Senior annual? They certainly should, and efforts are now on foot to put out a book this year.
The affairs of the Advocate Publishing Association are rather unsettled just at present. A meeting was ca ll ed, but as a quorum was not present, noth ing cou l d be done Considering the fact thaL the Advocate is the only official organ in the L. H. S., not enough support is given it by the students Remember the saying , that the pen is mightier than t h e sword.
Harvey Rathbone , an ex-member of the L. H S., on November 20, proved, in part, to the staff and to i ts advisors , that he was not a leader in the mob that recently invaded the high school. In insinuating that he led the crowd we realiz e that we did him an injustice
In publishing this paper, we find that ther e is always some one who is looking for trouble and who is dissatisfied without efforts . Our business is to please and not to make trouble , and every article published is given a second thought before it is published A certain famous man has said that the man who wou l d set the multiplication tables to music would get more credit for it than the man who composed them. Thi.> is our case, exactly In all probabilities there ar e o nly about twenty persons in the school who would be willing to do the work necessary to publish the Advocate, and there are about twenty-five per cf'nt of them on the staff, already
While our school is far from perfect, in comparing it with o thers, we have com e to th e con· elusion there is no place like home , after al l.
A LETTER.
To the Students:
The following recipe was found in The Advoca te of May 9, 1900. It afforded the staff so much pleasure that we copy it for your benefit. ·
" A Recipe, To be used by those who wish to write for The Advocate:
" First, with a broom called attention, carefully sweep your mind's kitchen, dispersing all foreign matter ; roll up your sleeves of defiance, put on a large apron of determination and allow the sunshine of thought to stream in at the window,; So prepared for the tr y ing ordeal, mix c a r ef ull y, th< ughtfully, and discreetly, the following in g redient s:
"Three cups of interest;
" One cup of concentration ; "Two bushels of common sense;
" One spoon of pure diction ;
" Three drops of description; "One pound of paragraphing ; "One-hal f teaspoon (heaping) from bo tt le of anecdotes ."
" Flavor with teaspoonful of sparkling wit , throw in a handful of commas , mix well with spoon of order, s i ft through the sieve of correctness: then, · pour into the pan of originality, and bak e in a slow oven of perseverance.
" Serve, while hot, to the editor, for it must be thorough l y masticated · and digest e d by him. What l eaves will taste flat , and will be disfigured by the many marks of the fray. R. J. Bonnell."
Do not be discoura.ged by this recipe. We know you can not live up to it in detail, but you may re ce ive as much inspiration from it as we h ave, if you will only re-read it. Your contributions, Iargrl or small, story or essay, joke or news, will be a great help to the editor and an inspiration for the school. Yours for a successful Advocate ASSOCIATE EDITOR
JOKES
Here li es the body of Robert Gordon, Mouth almighty, and teeth accordin' , Please don ' t step on the grave of this wonder-!( h e opens his mouth, yo u ' re gone to thunder.
Wanted : A young gentleman to under t ake th e sale of a patent medicine. The advertiser g ua rantees that it will be profitable to the und e rtaker.
Chas English: " Fred Marconnit is the weallhiest boy in this school."
Harry Haynie: "How's that?"
Chas English : "He had over forty dollars pin mon e y the other. day."
As a favor to the joke editor we ask that if yon can't laugh at these jokes, you at least won ' t cry. ·
A :·etail dealer ordered a carload of buggies a wholesale house He received a telegram, saymg, '' We can not ship the buggies until your las t consignrp.ent is paid for ." He immediate ly wired back, " Cancel the order ; I can ' t wait so long. "
We regret to announce the death at Cairo , Egypt, of Charles Smith His doctors recomm e nded a warmer climate
Thomas Lawson was going out in the bay in his launch , when he passed a girl in a rowboa t " Hellow, Tom," she cried, "how's copper? " " Pretty well, " he replied; "how's brass?"
A D S.
A barber, condemned to death, was asked if he last request to make. " Yes, " he replied , l d like to shave the prosecuting attorney ."
Ethel told Nan she had a cat that could jump high ac the school house. Nan looked doubtful. "Well ," said Ethel, "how high can the school house jump?"
Clerk: "What kind of a hammock do yon want, Miss?"
She: " Oh, just a little one. Bi g eno ugh for one and strong enough for two ."
A Quaker gentleman was riding in a carria ge with a fashionable girl, decked with a profusion of jewelry, and he heard her complain of the colo . Shivering in her lace bonnet and shawl as light as a cobweb, she exclaimed, "What shall I do to get warm!"
" I really don 't know ," replied the Quake r , solemnly , " unless thee shou ld put on another breast pin ."
A. D. S.
Farmer Haystack : "Wall, durn my buttons, if tbat ain't the worst lookin' critter I ever sot eyes on! I swan, I wouldn't hev such a lookin' horse on the place."
Hiram: "WeJI , father , I give $16 for him , and
it ' s a better lookin' horse than our Saviour had when He rode through the streets of Jerusa lem.' '
Farmer Haystack, solemnly (after looking th e animal over critically) : "' Hiram , it's the sam e horse."
A. D. S.
He. "I would like to visit you some time. "
She: " If yo u ever come within a mil e of our house , I hope you will stop there.' '
" His fortune is founded on a rock."
' "What' s his business?"
"He makes cradles. "
Stranger: " Do you remember giving a po or, friendless tramp fifty cents one co ld night la sL winter? "
Jones: " I do ."
Stranger: " l am that tramp That fifty cen t s was the turning point in my career; with it I goL a shave, a shine, a meal , and a job. I saved m y money, went to Alaska and made a million dollars , and last week I came back to New York to shar e my million with you But, unfortunately , I stru ck Wall street before I did you-and-have-could yo u spare conveniently, sir?"
M rs Suburbs (after the crash): " There's another of D;lY china cups gone "
Mr. Suburbs : '' Never mind, dear; it's stopp e d the cook's singing."
A man making a speech made the remark, ' ·In the name of the immortal Daniel Webster, who wrote the dictionary--"
A friend lean ed over, pulled his coat tails and said, " It wasn't Danie l ; it was Noah "
" Noah nothin'," he replied, " Noah built the Ark."
A Hebrew fell into the river and was swimming out, when an Irishman holdered out, "There's fifty dollars fine for swimming in there .' '
"I won ' t pay it,' ' said the Jew; and, throwing up his hands , he sank . A . D. S.
A little boy bustled into a grocery store on e day, with a memorandum in his hand.
" Hello, Mr. Smith,'' he said. " I want thirteen pounds of coffee at 32 cents.''
"Very good," said the grocer, as he noted th e sale and set his clerks to pack i ng the coffee "Anything else, Charlie?"
" Yes, twenty-seven pounds of sugar at nine cents."
" The loaf, eh? And what e lse ?"
" Seven and one-half pounds of bacon at
' 'That will be a good brand Go on. "
" Five pounds of tea at 90 cents; eleven and a half quarts of molasses at 8 cents a pint ; two elght-poun d hames at 21:14 cents, and five dozen jars of pickled walnuts at ·24 cents a jar."
The grocer made out the bill.
" It ' s a big order," he said; " did your mother tell you to pay for it?"
" My mother," said the boy, as h e pocketed th e neat and accurate bill ," has nothing to do with this business. It is my arithmetic lesson , and I had to get it done somehow " A. D S
BIJOU THEATRE
LOCAL NEWS
Reid Thompson was sick last week.
Harry Ingles visited the school last Wednesday.
Harry Holdeman is able to be out of doors. His health is quickly improving.
Dean Patty is attending school in Omaha this year. ·
The new song books of the Glee Club have arrived.
Inglewood Smith, a Freshman, works at the Uni., afternoons.
Recent basketball troubles have been smoothed over, so they say.
Geo. White was kept out of school last week, on account of illness.
Miss Hall took charge of Chemistry Labratory, in Miss Gere's place, last Thursday.
14-Kt. gold plating done on any kind of jewelry by Brock, The Expert, 1140 0 St.
The Glee Club had a "try-out" last Wednesday evening, for various places in their coming hit.
Francis Dinsmore returned to school Friday, after an absence of a week on account of sickness.
Miss Mildred Funkhouser, of Omaha, visited at Hawthorne meeting Thursday . Miss Funkhouser is a cousin to Bob.
Green's barber shops excel all others in the west. Entirely modern and the best work assured.
The Seniors miss from their class meeting this year two former, active members, Stanfield Wells and Worth Lumrey.
Now is the time to start your Christmas pictures by making appointments for sittings early. Townsend's Studio, 226 So. 11th St.
Hal Stults is the proud possessor of Mr. Young's good knife, which he used to open a cider keg with at the Senior "Slouch Day" party.
The local editor has been convinced that Mr. Rathbone was not connected with the egg-deal,
was not the fundamental cause of the raid on the officer, was not the head leader in that d e mon- · stration, although his presence undoubtedly encouraged it
I know you are going to have Christma s pictures because you always do. Let me suggest th a t you get busy early and avoid our rush. Townsend's Studio, 226 So lth st.
The· Senior "Slouch Day" was pronounced to be the best ever had in the school. The party was one of the funniest sights to be seen. Archie Dinsmore wore knee paRts!
Miss Long has ruled out the . reformed method o f spelling used in class work by our youthful students, such as Leslie Hyde and Harold Noble Ev e n the local editor was given the ha! ha! b ecause of his excell e nt spelling.
It is not too early to think of pictures We desir e to call .the attention of our patrons t o the fact that in a very few weeks our Christmas rush for photographs will be on and it would be well to arrange now for sitting s and let us complete your orders before this tim e Towns e nd's Studio, 226 So . lth St . .
The Juniors had planned a party in the girls' gym las t Friday H e aring that the Glee Club had that date, they postponed it . The Glee Club, hearing of the pa r ty , p o stponed their date. Then the Juniors called off their postponement on ac · count of Bob Fe rg uson ' s desire for the party . Qu e stion, did the party come off?
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SUFFRAGE QUESTION
Lincoln and Beatrice Teams Will Disc!Jss Woman Suffrage.
Concerning the debate betwe e n the Lincoln and Beatrice teams, the Beatrice Sun says:
' ' The first inter-scholastic d e bate at the hi gh school has been scheduled with Lincoln for Friday, December 21. Beatrice , in this debate, will have the affirmative of the following qu estion: 'Resolved, That the best interests of socia l and political life in the United States would be promoted by the adoption of woman suffrage.'
" While the girls heretofore have taken no part in debating it is hoped that they will no w come to the front and show the boys that they ar e, at least, capable A preliminary debate for t he purpose of selecting the team will be held about December 7, and all intereste d at all in the success of the hi g h school team should help them by comp<;ting in these preliminaries."
-Lincoln Daily Star.
The above will show the Lincoln High School students what the Beatrice peopl e think of debating in the hi g h school life. Our students should wake up , rub their eyes , and get ready for the b eatrice debate preliminaries : We should have a strong team to send to Beatrice on D ecember 21st. In order to do ourselves justice, at least twenty should join the squad and enter the preliminaries. We can win this debate if Y 0. U. will just help
LINCOLN-BROWN GAME.
Lincoln Defeated Brown's Business College Basket Ball Team , 36 to 13.
Th e boys' basketball team of the high school defeated the Brown busin ess co llege five wednesday afternoon by the score of 36 to 13 The contest was the first on the schedule of th e local basketball league, played in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. The high school team did the best individual playing, but gave an exhibition of ragged team work, while the business boys did creditable t< nm playing , but were unable to cage th e ball. The contestants lined up Wednesday as follows: H ig School. Brown (Stewart.)
Hukill f. Cunninghani Spradling . f Wi \Vohlenberg g Mast0rs
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Sw ind el g McLPan F'1 ye . c Baxt,•r -Lincoln Daily Star.
vVe think that the Star used rather I,oo -.· juJ gn>bnt when they said the team work was ragged , but it certainly was not what we would ;ike to ltavF seen. The team did all that we cotlld our team to do in tl -e very first game, m1d bid fair to show up well this year.
Y. W. C. A.
The Y. W. C. A . held its regular business m ee ting in Room 15, Nov. 21. A social committee w :t s provided for and also a committee to ass ist the Advisory Committee in furnishing the rest room It was decided to hav e a candy sale· in the n e ar future and it is to be und er the direction of the Finance Committee. The proceeds are to lle us ed in the fitting up of the rest room. It is hoped that all members will see some m em ber of the Finan ce Committee and arrange to help.
Herpolsheimer's Jewelry Department
BEGS TO ADVISE IMMEDIATE XMAS SELECTIONS
The advantages ar e so many, and so plain and they bear so directly upon the comfo rt and satisfaction of OuR PATRONS that we of this department wish to facilitate in every way the growing custom of ear ly buying for the holida ys.
This depat"tment is so systematized that serious inconv enience to customers is rz1-e even when mo st <:roweled, but we are be s t pleased when our frie11ds are best served.
To distribute th e trading more comfortably over the r emai nin g five weeks we are accepting a modest deposit on many sales and will hold articles until delivery is desired.
All Engraving Done Free
As a special inducement to the students to do their shopping early we will offer on presentation of this add a spec ial di sco unt of 10 per cent up to D ece mber 8th.
IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Th e A. B. Benway Co. ha ve a se lection of Practical
The Price s are ri g ht, Quality the Best and the Styles New. the H ome. 111 2- 1114 0 Street.
Class and Society News
CLASS OF 09.
The class of '09 met last Tuesday, after sixth grade period The reg ular business was transacted following wh ich Mr. Cranda ll , the class orator, gave an address A parliamentary drill was also held At a previous meeting the following officers were elected: President, Wells Stanl ey; vice-president, Eugene Holland; secretary , Ruth Rosa; treasurer, Verne Bates; editor, Flore nc e Schwake.
FREEMAN-PALMER SOCIETY.
The last regular meeting was h eld Thursday, November 15 The debate was postponed until the n ext meeting. Parliamentary drill was conducted by Mr Whelan A special mee t i ng wa ::1 called Wednesday, November 15, for the election of officers . .
Eva Mitchell, president; Esther Burritt, vic e · president; Frances Snider, secretary and trea s· urer; Evangelin Long, attorney; mabel Gowing , sergeant-at-arms.
G. D.
S.
At the meeting of October 29th a good debate was held on the subject, " Resolved, That self· government is a b enefit reather than a detrimen t to hi g h schools." On the affirmative were Otti e Voderberg and Sylvia Orlofsky; negative, Miriam Batten and Edith Hanna. All the speakers showed that they knew what they were talking about, and expressed their sentiments well.
A parliamentary drill was h eld at the meeting of November 12th. ·
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M. P. SOCIETY.
Th e I. M. ;P. society met as usual in room 303 after s ixth, Friday, November 16th. Business of the day was carried on hilariously, but successfull y. Th e pin committee was given instructions as to ho w to proceed, and as the next regular meeting da y would fall during ' the Thanksgiving holidays, it was voted that the president should call a special meeting for Wednesday, November 21st. We adjourned by vote .
The special meeti ng came promptly to order Wednesday, November 21st, with a f ull quorum present. We decided a nd signed for the pins , and we shall soon all be wearing some of the cutest pins ever worn in the High School. Officers were elected as follows: Janet Stevenson, president ; Margaret Tuttle , vice-president; Marguerite Klinker, secretary-treasurer ; Eunice Regnier, ser· gea nt-at-arm s
H oliday Gifts. Everything for
BROWNING NOTES.
The regular Browning meeting was held Thursday afternoon, after the s i xth period, in room 302. The fo llo wing e l ection of officei's took place: President, Lora Smith; vice-president, Katharine Mockett; secretary, Josephin e Sanford; treasurer, Grace Bumstead; sergeant-at-atarms, Marian Sweezy.
Miss Gray, who has taught Eng li sh and arithmetic in the school for the last year, was elected an honorary member of the society.
The programme committee was unable to prepare the programme intended for t hi s week, so t h e following one was given: A short story was read by Esther Warner Minnie Sweezy , an alumnae member present, gave a short talk on "Impressions of the University," which was followed by talks by Miss Gray and Miss Towne.
The Browning Club will give a dancing party Friday evening, November 27 , 1906, at the home of Helen Davis.
On account of Thanksgiving day falling on Thur sday, the regular meeting of the cl ub will be held Wednesday afternon instead of Thursday. The programme which was to have taken place· a week ago will be given then, and all members shou ld turn o ut , as it promises to be very good.
OBSERVATIONS.
The High School will hav e a basket-ball team this year, after all.
The city is so upturned and so interested in the te l ephone and street railway wars that it would not be a surprise if some cine wou ld start a "new schoo l building" war. ? ? ?
The president of the Freshie class i s such a little boy. It i s sa id that during the recent e l ectio n he lay awake "kn i ghts" wondering if he would be elected governor, next
Some members of this schoo l have been called, "Dreamers." However true this may be, the halls continue to b e as noisy as ever at noon hour. If some of the girls w h o meander down the halls four at a time, arm in arm, knew how many times the boys are tardy to a class because of their unnecessary obstruction of the public highway they might, perhaps, go faster.
There was a young girl from Du quesne , Who gave everybody a pesne And a jolly yo ung spark, Once was h eard to remarkThat he thought her decidedly vesn e
ALUMNI NOTES
Maurice Benedict, '0 1, is visiting friends and relatives in the city .
Miss He l en All en, '03, is teaching schoo l at Wahoo, Neb.
Carl Allenbach is attending the Uni. again, afte r spending several monthse in Wyoming.
Hubert Mathieson, ' 05, is suffering from a badly apra i ned ankle . He is selling insurance for 0. W. P alm.
Clifford Calkins, ' 04, has recvered entire l y from b.ls severe attac:{ of typ h oid fever.
Miss Lola Southwick, '04, returned to Lincoln from Bryn Mawr, where she entered school this !all.
Margery Agnew, an old L. H S. student, who as been at schoo l in Los Angeles for I.Wv years. ts visiting her cousin, Juliet Atwood
Byron K. Worral, ' 05, has been remarkab l y sucin h i s business career since leaving school. When the Hardy Furniture Co. g e t into their new quarters, B y ron will be given an important posi:lon in the carpet department.
Toby Hullhorst is traveling for a Chicago house
Roy Crooks , '03, concluded that Colorado would oe too cold this winter, and so retdr ned to Linroln. Roy has been working at various things during the summer.
The alumni members who saw the Senior Slouch Day exercises the other day were loud in their raise of the performance . Lucile Miller, '06, is visiting in Maryland. Miss Nellie Newmark, '05, has returned from
Gary Young, ' 05, is spending this semest e r at 1ls home in Lodge Pole He will attend the Uniersity next semester
Ear l Foster, '05, has gone to Quincy, III., to atend busin e ss college , Earl spent the summer in daho, Oregon and Washin g ton, l earning the funlamenta l s of the lumber business.
Eric Whitman, whose reputation as a football l ayer and bicycle rider is we ll known, is the prorietor of a harness store on North Tenth Street.
Lloyd Whitne y is learning the painter's trade Donald Bagnell, '.05, is ho l ding down a good osition with the B. & M. in the storehouse departnent.
Fay Hartley, ' 05, has been honored b y election o the Latin and English clubs at the University. Minnie Swezey, ' 03, Dorothy Miller, '06, a nd tuth Bell of the State Journal, visited High School st Thursday
LYNN FOSSLER, ' 05.
First Freshle: "Did you hear about Miss Emrson tapping Budge Widener on the heaa with ruler?"
Second Fresh i e : "Yes. What about it?"
First Freshie: "Now, all the teachers are layg In a stock of rulers."
Students who wish photos for Christmas can nd no better place to get them than at Kennedy's, 12th street. We make all styles , any of which aake Ideal Christmas gifts . - -
QUOTATIONS
"Rock-ribbed and ancient as the s un ."-Mr Woods
" I chatter, chatter as I go To join the brimming river,"-Mr. Philpot.
" For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever." - Mrs. Fields.
" L i ttle children should be seen and not heard. " -Miss Horton.
"A voice of gladness and a smil e."-Miss Towne.
" For her heart was in her work, and the h eart Giveth grace unto eevry art."-Miss Tremain
" Life is always busy " - Miss Kirker.
"No monarch ever represented the majesty of a great state with more dignity and grace."Miss Clark.
" Bigness is not greatness, but bigness is opportunity."-Mr. Heine.
"All work and no play makes Jack a bright boy." -Miss Long
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever. " -Mr. Scott
" To me the meanest flower that grows can give Thots that too often lie too deep for tears. "
- Miss Beck
. · '' No-wher so bisy a woman as she ther was, And yet she seemed bisier than she was ."Miss Bridge.
"A lovely woman, nobly planned."- Miss Hall.
"So young and so fair."-Miss Mer! Davis . "Who overcomes by force hath overcome but ha l f his foe."-Dr. Sanders.
FRESHMAN
NOTES . (Lorena Bixby , Editor.)
The Freshmen held a candy feed at a special meeting Thursday, November 22, after the sixth period. On entering, each person was given a numbered tag and was told to await developments. When a hundred and twenty-five or more Freshmen were present, they were requested to find the sacks which bore numbers corresponding to their tags . The sacks, tied with turquoise and brown ribbons, were handed out from tab l es by the comimttee on arrangement-Ruth O'Brien, Ruth Nelson, and Ruth Lahr. The bags were found to contain candy, pop-corn, and in many cases , prize packages, neatly wrapped and tied in the class colors. After the candy and pop-corn had been passed several times, tlae class wa :; called to order by the president, Budge Widener, who announced an impromptu program to be carried out by the lucky (or unlucky) holders of tags 3, 7, 9, 13, 23, and 30. Though, somewha t surprised by the sudden demand , all but one r esponded to the call of the president. The meeting closed with speeches from the sponsors, Miss Gere, Miss Fox, and Mr. Scott.
Friday morning, in his first period class, Mr. Scott had his eyes injured by an explosion, and if it had not been for the protection of his glasses , the accident would have been much more serious . It is the sincere wish of all the Freshmen that Mr . Scott may soon recover from the effects of the accident
TRY The -Globe
OPINIONS CHANGE.
A deadly feud existed between Miss Brooks an<l the village boys. This feud h ad l asted a long t im e and it seemed as i f it never wo ul d e n d. But I must tell you how it b ega n
Miss Henriett a Catherine Broo ks occupied a delightful, out-of-town, country mansion. Through the spacious grounds r an a brook, which ca u sed a lot of tro uble The old ge ntl e man who h ad for· merly lived there, h ad been a n inv a lid for many years, a nd had not minded th e boys . But things w ere changed when t he n ew own e r came to her throne . Johnny Baker, with a troop of boys behind him, marched through the old l ady's n ea tl y kept l awn to the brook. Th e r e the y proceeded to pull off shoes a nd stockings a nd h a v e a regular wade
But Miss Brooks had seen them, and with garden- rake in hand, she determ in ed to order the good -for-nothin g b eggars off . "Bego n e ! yo u l a zy b egga rs. Who gave yo u permission to tramp up my l awn and get m y brook a ll mud? Be off, I tell you. I won't have it!"
The boys h e ld a council of war a nd decided, that she was infringing on their rights and t h at they would fight it out. The old lad y h ad decided the same way a n cl, imm ed i ate l y she began to pack awa y their shoes. The bo ys wa tc h ed her t ill she came f o r the l ast pair and then they splashed her so with mud and water that she retired to the house , outr age d and wet.
So the war went on, in summer wading a n<l stealing ap ples and in winter skati n g, s lidin g a n d s nowb a lling.
The vill age became greatly int e r ested to know how it would come out. Some sided with the boys a nd some with Miss Brooks .
Laundry So. 12th
One day, severa l months l ater, with s uit- case in hand, Mi ss Brooks waited patiently for the ou tgo i ng flier.
A li ttle figure was see n bobbing abo u t on th e t r ack. In t h e dist a n ce t h e shrill whistle of t h e approaching tra in was h eard. vVho would save the babe? Quick as a flash, Miss B rooks had se i zed the babe a n d was off the track, but not a momen t too soo n to escape the c ru e l wheels.
The fe ud e n ded. Nobody lm ew why, but many good g u esses w ere made. The boys are now Miss Brooks' most faithful friends, and may be s e en with her at a ll times If a n yo n e asks them abo u t her, they reply: " 0, Miss Brooks is a perfect peach!"
JANET K. CAMERON, 1907.
DEB A TING.
The "Wom an Suffrage" que sti on has been assented to by Beatrice fo r the coming d ebate . All interested in d ebate must wake up! Forrest Tebbetts is g oin g to star, so success i s ass u red Beatrice has , for several years, produced a winning team, but the wo rm is sure to turn if it is g iv en time. Put yo ur h a nd to the wh e el, boys and girls, and send the b est team ever known to the bonnie li ttle town on the Blue.
There are some twenty all told, who are at present cap abl e of r epresenting Lincoln in any of the debate s this year. It is expected then that our teams w ill be the best in the hi sto r y of the school. On this year rests our fate, so stand u p, students! Give yo ur loy a l support and mak e this yea r imm emor ial in the life of the L. H. S. ALICE MOCKETT.
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LIN COLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIII DECEMBER 18, 1906 NO 5
ANOTHER START IN LIFE
By A SENIO R
The sun shone hot and glaring on the valley of the Greaser creek, that afternoon. The little red cabin, with nearby barns , surrounded by stone walled corrals, loomed up with its red paint, like a ball of fire. A couple of tall trees, sheltering the grass from the burning sun, rocked in a breeze from the mountain, a breeze suggestive of snow capped summits and pine forests. As far as eye could reach toward the east all was green, rolling pra1ne. To the west and just visible was the snow capped caves of the Marquette range .
The breeze passed over the forms of three men sleeping by the door of the little house, which on closer inspection, bore the emblem CX Everybody within a radius of sixty miles or more knew the CX ranch, with its barns and corrals, sixtythree thousand fenced acres of range and cattle to graze, more cattle than could be easily counted considering the fact that hundreds were born every day. The manager was Sol Harris of Montana; owner J. E Kirk, of the New York Stocl' Exchange; and lastly, about thirty cowboys, three cooks, and as many helpers, did the work.
Indeed, every year, the tenth to fourteenth of July, exclusive, Mr. James Elwood Kirk journeyed to these Montana wilds to see how things progressed, although Sol Harris had supreme command, and with the help of the cowboys, ran the ranch. The bunch at ·the ranch held in contempt Mr. Kirk, his private · car, his wife, and son. Everything must be spick and span. He had more buildings than necessary, and even went so far as to have the railroad build a station for his personal comforts, besides installing a telegraph opm ator, who had nothing to do but set a signal once a day and read from suspicious l y sentimental bool{S the remaining time, which included meal times. Novel Ed. did nuthin' but read", was the refrain of the whole ranch.
MTs Kirk, accompanied always by Willie and his nurse, was a source of unfailing delight. Mr. Kirk and family stayed at the little red cabin, which was closed when they were not there. The interior of this house was a mystery to all the
cowboys, who maintained that it was "fitten up with a carload of Fith Avenoo furniture ." Simple Charley, called simple because he could drink but on e brand of liquor, had once been called in during the Kirks' sojourns, for swearing in the presence of the nurse. He remarked that Mrs. Kirk was a mighty fine lady but the insides of the house wasn't like his summer tent or winter quarters; hence , he wasn't interested in anything but a battle of extra dry, on a shelf and he couldn't get his eyes ofl' of so alluring a sight.
The grass was tall and it made a luxurious couch for the s l eeper. The screech of the afternoon train, as it passed the station, wherein sat the idle . operator engaged in "Number 261, or an episode of Greater New York", did not awake them. Half an hour later one of the men stretched, yawned and sat up to brush the hair out of hrs eyes and face
"Wake up, boys", he said, betwee n yawns. "It's nearly ha l f past four ."
This summons failing to awaken either of the men, he was brought to the trouble of discharging his revolver in dangerous pr'oximity to the nearest sleeper's face. Without any more ado, they both awoke, and arose, not even deigning to notice the smoking pisto l in Havins's hand.
"Listen"! suddenly exclaimed Simple, for it was he, "Sounds like a wild duck down the creek."
"Wild ducl{S in June", sneered a hairy looking · individual, attired in the usual garb of the p l ains, chaps, boots, revolvers and felt hat.
Another " honk, honk" broke out suddenly at the base of the hill, near the creek and the three men walked into the stony roadway near by. A "chug, chug" was heard at the bottom of the hill and suddenly, as if it had popped up from the ground, came a little runabout atitomobile, puffing as though the long climb had winded it, and breathing forth fumes of gasoline. The auto contained, besides wrenches, 'tools, and other sundries, a single occupant. He was short and fat. He wore a brown canvass coat and hat, both of which were begrimed with grease and dirt. His
face was r eel a nd sunburnt a nd slightly dirty. His h ands, wh i ch grasped a stee rin g whee l, we r e encase d in greasy l eather g lo ves . H e sto pp ed the wheezing machine, descended, a nd advftncecl, hol ding out his hand to t h e gap ing Havins.
" W e ll, well, Mr Harr's", h e sa id, with a s mil e , " Do yo u know me?"
"My sakes"! e j ac ul a t ed the astounded H av in s, stepping back, "It's Mr. Kirk. "
"And th is is Mr. Simple, a nd Cact u s Bill"-s inglin g out the two speech l ess men who bowed lo w and asked his h ea l th.
" I have," said Mr. Kirk, "in the space of fortythree clays comp l eted a journey fro m my hom e in New York, in t h e auto yo u see h ere, . expe n d in g only one hun dred and fifty-nine doll a rs a ll to ld for repairs to this p l ace, direct."
" Th e deuce", said Mr. Havins.
"You'd t hink so", said Kirk, with energy. "I'm covered with dust, I'h s unburnt and un comfortab l e. I lost my gogg l es at De ad Do g and my eyes hurt. See how battered my machine i s. Those marks were caused by fa n a tic al cowboys who accused me of stampeding t h eir herd . But h ere I am."
Mr. Simple tapped his h ea d and smiled or rather grinned and showed hi s tobacco stained lip s and teeth.
"I' ll go tell the cook yer h ere", h e said.
Matters were ar r anged satisfactorily and in a co u p l e of hours Mr. Kirk was fixed in the cabin. He gave a n ex hibi tion that night and succeeded in c over in g himself with g lor y and a good deal of grease
Next morning Havins was awake n ed and ca ll ed from his tent, near the cab in, by a h ea r ty voice.
" Oh , Sol"! i t cried; "Here's a telegram for yo u ."
"A what" ? asked the dishevelled Sol, as h e e m erged h alf dressed. ,
" Th e operato r at t h e statio n brung it up; it's impo rtant", a nd with this t h e man who was one of the cool,s, tossed the ye llow e n ve lo pe to Sol a nd departed.
Mr. Havi n s broke t h e e nv e lop e with a shaki n g h and.
" On e of my re l ations mu st have pulled up stakes", h e remarked, "S o here goes", and o pening the sheet, read:
"Mr. Sol Havins, CX R a n c h,
D ear Sir: If my husband ever r eac h es the ranch in an automob il e a nd talks of go in g back in it,. don't l et him. He i s not crazy, but please don't l et him come back in it . H e i s tryi ng to win a bet. Fix the auto Will come as soon as possi· ble.
MRS. KIRK."
"Well I swa n " ! said Havins and h e read the note agai n.
"It's just t hi s way, boys", sa id Havins, as h e was holding counc il with hi s two companions:
"If we don't help the lad y, I'll los e my job, and so will you. If we do help h er a nd get caught we'll lo se our job s a n yway, so take yo ur choice ."
"We choose de l ady, of co ur se", said Simple. "VIle must get Jim t o help us run the wagon," said Bill. "Jim's a machinist'.'
"Well , l et's find Jim , then", said Havins, and h e walked toward the cook te nt.
After much discussion and m a n y hot words they formed their p l a n Kirk l eft hi s a u to on the porc h of the cab in , eac h night, a n d they agreed, t h at the night before he l eft they would noiselessly pus h the a uto to the road and run i t clown the hill , over the creek, a nd into a cave , where t he y wo uld take it apart.
Mr. Kirk d ec id ed to l eave in a couple of days a n d that nigh t, having see n the a u to in its u su:J. l place, he went to bed. H ad any one been w atchin g that ni g ht , they would h ave seen fo ur s h adows s n eak out of the tall g r ass a nd s il e ntl y push a li ttle vehicle in to the ro ad. A good deal of whispering might have been h eard a nd severa l a udibl e curses.
" Jim, ki n y ou run it?"
" Of course; what y ou afraid of?"
" I kin te ll any one I h a in 't go in ' to e nd a n ger my lif e i'idin' fo ur in a seat."
"T h e n yo u kin walk.''
"N i t, boys, come a lo ng . All ri ght , push ' er off." And t h e li ttl e a uto , h elcl to the road by fo u r burly men, started s lo wly down the hill. Th e plans were not so well made, how ever, a nd sto l e n goods are dearly bought. Jim soo n found t h at running autos was different from pitc hin g coa l in a threshing machine. For the li ttle car began to bo un ce down the hill at a terrible rate, bumping over boulders a nd zi g-zagg ing from side to side. Jim couldn ' t find the brake for the reason that S impl e, who was holding Jim, had his foot on it. In order to brace h imself , as t h ey went over a ditch he press ed it. With a gr i tt in g of tires on the grave l, the a u to came to an ab ru pt stop. Havins and Bill went over one side and Jim pitched over th e dash board. Simple man aged to hold on, and, being very frightened, stayed in , a nd the auto went slow l y clown As has b ee n said, the hill s l oped to Greaser creek. The now li ght machine hit the foot lo gs without a n y in tention of stay in g on and with a sp l ash, roll ed in to t h e turbid, clark, water. Simple, recove rin g hi s counsel, on getti n g wet, swam out, but t he car, carried down the stream, · was soon out of sight.
Four bedragg l ed men walked wearily into the camp that ni ght a nd , throwing themselves ca utiously into the n earest te n t, fe ll as l eep. N ext morning, a great hubbub was r a i se d and the auto was tracked to the c r ee k Mr Kirk was very indign ant. He te le grap h ed to Om a h a for a Pinkerton and decided to remain until h e came. The
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te l egraphing disturbed the conspirators, who had an unwho lesome dread of detectives. So, headed by Havins, they confessed to their misdeeds. However, they said nothing of Mrs. Kirk. Her husband : who l et his rage get the better of him, dismissed a ll four from hi s emp l oy.
That afternoon, the ranch was g r atified, much to Kirk's co nf ession, by a visit from Mrs. Kirk. She expressed much outward sympathy for the men and tried to intercede w i th Mr. Kirk, but to no ava il. Bu t she had an in terview before the men l eft the r anch, which was hi gh l y satisfactory to a ll co nc erned Th e Kirk s left the n ext clay and that night t h e r anchme n gave the qu artet a banquet or farewell supper.
If yo u should go to Montana nowadays, the first thing yo u would hear would be-go to the 4-X ranch. T h e 4-X i s a r anch run by Harris and Com]la n y. Anybody will tell you two thousa nd do ll ars w ill sta r t the very best ranch . Go to see Mr. Harris, n n d if h e li kes you h e w ill relate how he started up in business, if yo u impress him favorab l y, or if yo u happen to have a bottle of reel top ry e , a man n amed Jim w ill lo ad yo u in to a big, red, puffi n g automob il e, and convey you clown to Greaser creek. In some bushes up the stream yo u w ill se e t h e remnants and worm eaten she ll of an old automob il e .
WONDERFUL,
This wo rld has seven wo nd ers , Vi'ell-we have many more; For right here in this High School Are freaks and wonders ga lor e .
There's T :} bbets, mighty fat man, And Rocca, the boundless gia n t, Skinny Thompson, t h e stro n g boy, With muscles a n d s in ew pliant.
There ' s Hodges, bra inl ess wonder, And Noble, t h e Modern Tom Thumb, W i th hundreds of Freshies sma ll er t h a n he, I cla im we're go in g some.
-S kidoo, '07.
"Now, .J ohnny, what do we see in t h e co un try bes id es grass and trees and flowers?"
" Pate n t medicine signs."
It was agreed bewteen two Jews that whoever died first was to ha ve $5,000 put iuto his coffin by t h e othe r Epstein died and Cohen put in a check. A D S.
A Western Christmas
It was a c l ear, co ld Chr i stmas, such a day as made one's blood flow faster and tingle a nd which eve n the vast, clesolute prairie could not dampen. A s il e nc e, clear and profound, spread over the whole, white, snowy plain. Nothing stirred, there appeared no sig n of life, except t h e lonel y shanty with its inmates. But a ll e ls e was e ndl ess, rollin g prairie with a few tree c l a ims a nd trodden corn fi e ld s spread in the distance, as if to relieve the monotony of the whole.
But at the shanty were active preparati ons for a n excit in g Christmas program. Bo a n d Shorty intended, even if they were on "th e outskirts of civilization," to h ave a "b lo w-i n." Bo was now c in chi n g his n ew sadd le while he hummed " F aLll· er ' s go in g to be hung to-night". The air was s h arp and chilly and he moved both h ands a nd feet as rapidly as he did hi s lip s, H e was onl y a b o y o f e i g h teen or nineteen years, of slender b uild , with pretty, snap p y black eyes, which were his chief charm. He ad jus ted the sadd l e rightly and then Babe refused to take the bit. She was no t u s u a ll y quite so r ebe lliou s but now a contradictory spir it seemed to possess h er. A ll Bo 's efforts, coaxing and oth erwise, proved of no ava il and fin a ll y h e was forced to call Shorty to his a id . Shorty or "Kid", both appe ll ations being respectfully u sed to des ignate him , was a few years the se nior of the two. Of a ll mischievous boys, the Kid was the lim it He equalled the most renowned of a ll the sand-hill cow-boys. Shorty cou ld p l ay a jok e better, c lo d-h op better and whir l t h e l ar i at rop e wit h more sk ill tha n any of t h em. Also he cou ld ride any broncho, locoed or outlawed, witho.ut " to u ching leather" for a d i stance of seve n ty-five yards o r more . This had been proven at t h e previo u s Fourth of July ce l ebratio n, much to t h e Kid's credit . Between t h em both, one holding the pony's h ead a n d the other forcing t h e bit in, the result was accomp li shed. But Bo a llo we d no rough means t.o be u see! with Babe. She was the pride of his h eart. In truth, she was a pretty creat u re-dark bay in co lo r, with a sma ll , patrician h ead, a wellrounded body a n d sma ll , shape l y l egs. She was only a two -yea r- old-a fact w hi c h e nh anced her beauty. .On the other hand, the Kid's animal was no t so pretty. It was a mule of t h at clark, dir ty brown color and of such a n obstinate, stubbo rn temper that h e had earned t h e name of "Old go your way". Shorty was not so careful of t h e mule as ne might have been He used stre nuou s meth-
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ods or governing the animal, a "jaw-breaker" bit, a much used pair of leathered spurs, and on h is burdened back he added his forty po u nd Texan saddle Both boys were arrayed in their chaps and cordll.roy coats. Red scarfs were swathed two or three times around their necl(S and in their gauntleted hands they carried their guns, Bo his double-barreled shot-gun and Shorty his Winchester rifle.
It was to be a coyote hunt, and on the prair i e this meant a severa l hours' chase over prairie and fields, over hills and in canyons, with hounds yelping and barking, scenting the trail, and the final result, coyote sca l ps. But the boys were after a particular old fellow who had been prowling around the precincts for the last week . Only the night before, he had carried off Speldy's old gobbler, a very important turkey who had taken the Firsc r rize at the County Fair and who struck terror to any mortal soul who dared to cross its path in defiance . Shorty, when out rounding up the ponies that morning, had seen the tracks of the old thief cross at right angles to the .shack and take the direction of Bermuda ' s tree-claim. He knew the ·tracks- they were larger and the toes spread farther apart than those .of an ordinary coyote .
" Yep, it was the old sport, you may bet," was Shorty's comment to Bo as he corralled the ponies.
" I'd like to take the starch from the old varmint but we hain 't any hounds unless we get Old Man I 'low he'd let us have 'em if we could run down the old black-guard, don't cher think?"
· The result was tnat Speldy, the old rancher who lived three miles north of them, consented to let the boys have his · beloved hounds and now they were preparing wr the hunt.
The trail led at first straight across the prairie and the ponies cantered easily across the level, the soft snow flying as every hoof lightly touched the ground. The hounds were a little ahead now, ears erect, for the tracks were fresh For an hour, they rode in this manner, not sighting the coyote but trailing easily. The tracks now crossed a hollow, then skirted along over a bluff. At the bluff Shorty sighted the coyote, on l y a little over a quarter of a mile away He sent Bo on a cut across the plains where he would cut the anima l off while he himself followed the hounds. The dogs, on discovering their prey, increased their speed to their fastest and on they sped The coyote, now fully alive to her danger, crossed the fiat bounding her hardest. She put forth all her strength but slowly lost ground. The relentless hounds were gaining, and now a new enemy appeared with a gun, the sound from which the coyote knew by experience was followed by sharp, stinging p a ins Bo had by his cut across entered right behind the anima l and now was urging his ·pony on by yells and Indian w':loops. A mile or so was crossed in this fashion until the Needle's Gully was reached. The Kid staked his hopes
for this minute. He know the coyote was fagged and d are d not try the l eap But the dogs were fresh and cleared it eas il y, while she was forced to skirt it and her start was lessened by half. · She gave the long drawn out howl for help but no answer came from across the prairie. The hounds were near, their hot breath touched fian,<s . Here she must make her last fight. W1th a snarl she whirled around and faced the foremost dog, braced, her mane erect, and sharp, white teeth exposed. Old Clubfoot was the first tp feel her grip, a grip of those terrible teeth which jerked him off his feet. The other hound, perceiving how his companion fared, he l d back, on the defense, growling But the coyote was not to be balked. With yellow eyes, blazing, snapping and biting, she attacked poor Babe's legs savagely. But Bo , seizing the fluttering reins, wrapped them tightly around his saddle horn, raised his gun and in a se<!Ond, fired The coyote fell back with a savage howl into convulsive fits . But in a minute all was quiet. The bullet througll the skull had done its work.
The Kid arrived upon the scene a few seconds later, "in time to do the scalping", Bo said. The mule was covered with foam and reddened in the flanKs. Poor " Old go your way" could not stantl an eight mile chase across the prairie without showing due effects. In fact he was lame in the left nind leg for a week after the run Slowly the boys rode back to the shack, the scalp dangling from Bo's saddle horn. They conversed eage rly on the merits of the dogs and the coyote.
" I'd be chawed -and swallered if I ever saw an animal put up such a d"inger fight as that thar one ', Bo remarked as they loped homeward ready for the consumption of a good Christmas dinner.
But n0 Christmas dinner awaited them, which fact was much l amented by the Kid.
"Whew! only sardines and corned beef with canister-shot biscuits", he groaned as he prepared their ·mess ·
" I'll go to the hop to -night at Somerset and get a good dish of oyster soup Just watch me."
And he did
That evening, he and Bo rode away, in their Sunday attire and a broad grin suffused their countenances in anticipation of the coming dance.
JOSEPHINE CHAPMAN, '10.
We have boiled the hydrant water; We have sterilized the milk;
We have strained the prowling microbe Through the finest kind of silk;
We have bought and we have borrowed Every patent health device; And at last the doctor tells us Th at we've got to boil the ice.
He carries all kinds of supplies Covers and Paper.
A Christmas Awakening
"Hi, Ebenezer! heard the news?"
"Heah'd the news? Well, guess I have! I can feel dat tuhkey gravey tricklin' down my throat now. Soy, continued Ebenezer, "you get dat wishbone promise! Now promise, you wish with me; I got my wish ah made up now."
" What you-"
Look dat chump sellin' ah dose papahs while we just tall( about-News! News! Evening News! Two cents! Only two cents! great fire!" broke in Ebenezer.
"Well! what you wish?"
"I wish dat man get such notions evah yeah" was Ebenezer's quick rep l y.
" I second the motion. News! News! Two cents! only two cents!"
"Hey, Jim, come here; seen that note to newsboys in the Evening News?"
' No! What?"
"A Xmas dinnah giben ta newsboys at Beechwood and-"
"Keep still, Ebenezer. I called him and I want to tell this "
" Crickets! not at that ol d miser's place?" "Sure, the sky must be goin' to fall!" replied Jim as he carefully surveyed the blue heavens.
"It's ah theah yet, an' I hope it stay theah till we have ouah dinnah," cried Ebenezer. "News! News! Evening News!"
" News! News!" rang out the clear cry of the other boys, for just then Ebenezer, seeing the boss coming up the street, exclaimed: "Oh Laws! deah come de boss! He see us; we Jose ouah job, then ou a h dinnah too. News! News! Evening New&!"
.rhe reason for all this excitement was this short notice found in ,the right hand corner of The Evening News: " All newsbo ys a re c o r dially i nv ite d to a X ma s d i nn er a t Be e chwood on X mas d a y ." P A NSY WOODS , Ho stess.
Beachwood was the home of one of the wea l thiest men of New York. The house was a beautiful building of gray stone. Many large trees surrounded the house, some of the largest being beech trees , from which the p l ace was named . These added to its homelike appearance. In summer the parklike front yard was filled with hammocks, l awn swings, and flowers . The large branches of the trees were loaded heavily with glistening white s now. Now the lawn also was covered with the white, upon which played and frolicked many birds and two or three squirrels . To the left was
a gravel driveway, adding to the attractiveness of the p l ace .
The inmates of this beautiful home were, M.r Wood, a very businesslike, miserly man, whose chief aim in life seemed to be to gather go l d. He paid little attention to the family Mrs. Woods, a · worrdly woman and great lover of society, who, having plenty of servants to do her work, went a great dea l and paid little or no attention to her family Last, a little, blue-eyed, golden, curly haired daughter of eight or nine years, who was like neither her father nor mother, but a tender hearted, sweet, thoughtfu l, happy child.
Pansy, wishing to do something for someone on Xmas day, decided upon a plan; if on l y her father would give her the money with which to carry it out. Having asked him, she received only this rep l y: "Run away, child. It is all foolishness. Put away such thoughts and run and play "
But Pansy did not put away her thoughts. No one saw her that evening as she silently stole out of the front door and swiftly went down the crowded streets to the paper office, where she deposited this notice and as swiftly and silently went back home.
" F i ne Pony fo r S a le. P r ice , $45. . Inquire of Pansy Woods at Beechwood."
Her father, while reading the News next morning, saw the notice and calling Pansy to hlm, asked the meaning. She at first refrained from answering, but at l a st burst into tears and to l d her father the whole story. This one act of unselfishness on the part of his on l y daughter, who, in spite of his love for money, was the ido l of his heart, opened his heart to more tha n worldly things.
On Xmas day at 1: 30 the large dining room at Beechwood was filled with newsboys of every description. All had made a desperate ef!'ort to be clean so, a ll in all, they were a sight to behold. Some had their hair p a rted in the middle, some on the side, some pompadour. Ebenezer :wore green shirt and red tie . Most of the i r clothes. being made for some one e l se, were either a ·couple of sizes too large or too small. Each wore a happy face and shining eyes, which made up for a ll the rest. The dinner consisted of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravey, cranberry sauce, lettuce, burning plum pudding, mince and pumpkin pie. It would have done your heart good to see those boys eat Ebenezer was the lucky one in holding the wishbone. Mr. Woods sat at the head of the table and served each boy in turn. Pansy sat at the foot, leading the conversation, while Mrs. Woods hersel! waited on table . This marked the beginning of many more such happy dinners for the poor , at Beechwood and Ebenezer's wish had come true FAITH LEWIS, '10.
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN , NEBRASK A
Published semi-monthly b y the Adv oca t e Publishing A ssociation of the Lincoln High School at North Twe lfth
Stre e t, Lincoln, N e br .
Entered as second cla ss matt e r Nov. 5 , 1906, at the Post Office at L i ncoln, N e br., under act oi congress March 3, 1879.
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EDITORIAL
Is everybody h appy? ·
The Editor of this ancient and " up -to -the-m i nute" publication had the audacity to be overcome by a slight case of sore throat just at the time when n i s efforts were n eeded at the Editor ' s desk in the Advocate office. The duty, therefore, devo l ved upon the Associate Editor to edit, what was to have been, the best and biggest issue of the year, the Christmas Number. On account of o u r inability and l ack of l eisure, this number cou i d n ot be t h e big n umber. The r efore, the st u dents may st ill look forward to a monstrous issue l ater, in the spring. That number, in case the Seniors shou l d not pub li sh a " Senior Book", will be an annua l paper.
With the Se ni o r and J u nior p l ays and the Glee Club production, a ll coming soon, t h e Hig h Schoo l might easily be mistaken for a theatrica l school.
Anyth i ng found in this paper which does not suit your taste w ill not be published· again if you object In fact we make it a rule never to publish an article a second time It might get sta l e.
E very noon the ha ll s become b l ocked with lo i tering stude n ts . ·with the whole out doors to loaf in, it seems strange that pup il s shou l d use the halls, which art> meant to wa l k i n
Conard A ll en, ' 08, has accepted the position of Advertising Manager for this publication We hope to have a li ve l y time from now on and make things warm for the merchants who w ill not advertise with us even to a sma ll extent Students, take the hint Patronize our advertisers
Christmas is probab l y the on l y holiday except N ew Years that is ce l ebrated so universally Every Christi a n n a tion on earth l a ys off a day on Decemb e r 25 and while Christmas now has come to mean chiefly Christmas presents given and received there are a few st ill who be li eve t h at it is mo1:e blessed to g ive t h a n to receive.
While s i mp li fied spelling suggests lazy spe lli ng, it w ill be years before the new spelli n g ca n become a nationa l method. Hav i ng once l earned to spell, it is too bad to learn all over again . Fore i gn na· tions are now smiling at the grand attemp t to abridge the Amer i can lang u age If s i mplified spelling could reduce the number of slang expressions now i n vogue, we wou l d s a y adopt it . But little change can be wrought in the composition an,d meaning of "Gee Whizz", etc , a n d while we stand for progress it will be some time before we adopt simplified spelling in this paper .
Through a n overs i ght the name of Ruth D avis w a s omitted in connectio n with her exce ll ent Thanksgiving story in our last issue
The city, in granting the C i tizens Railway Co. a rranchise, did not consider that to h a ve a doub l e track system running past a schoo l house, where withi n all is quiet and peaceful, is rather distracting. Although we are getting used to the racket that the cars make, it still i s annoying at times to rooms on the North, s i de of the Adm ini stra t ion b u ilding.
IMPORTANCE OF DEBATING SOCIETIES.
A deb a ting society, when conducted on the right pl a n, is one of the · most important aux ili aries of school work In the first p l ace you l earn parliamentary l aw. In th i s day of poli t ica l , li terary, · scientific and relig i ous gather i ngs, · a moderate knowledge of parliamentary l aw is a lmost indispensable. In fact we live in a country, ruled by po li tical assemb li es. If we are to take our part i n this government we must prep a re for it.
In the seco n d p l ace, in a literary society, we learn to think We not on l y read t h e thoughts of others but we must have thoughts of our own.
Aga i n we learn to express our thoughts. We not only l e a rn to think for ourselv e s but we are re ady t o t a lk for ourselves. Should we be ca ll ed upon at any public gatheri n g, we are not " at a loss what to s a y, " or "how to begi n ."
It also keeps us informed on the top i es of the day. We read the paper more, we review ou r histories more, we find out w h at great men thought on the s a me sub j ects.
In the last p l ace, we are broug h t together socia ll y . We come to know each other better, and to h a ve a patriotic feeli n g n ot only for our soc i ety, but for the school.
This schoo l has three boys' societies which are interested in debate and li terary lin es and two gir l s' societies of the same n a ture. Visitors are always we l come at the meetings. Therefore, yon should avail yo u rself of the opportunity and attend some of these meetings. ·
JOKES
General N ui sance.
The other day a raving maniac attempted to beat down the door of the Advocate office. The editor sent the associate editor out to quell the rioter. In about a minute and a half the stony headed editor returned and said he had thrown the man down stairs, but in doing so had wrenched the remarks published below, from his hand:
Before this time, I have dwelt upon General Washington, General Grant and General Good Time, but now I will endeavor to write about the most famous of all these, General Nuisance
It is a well known fact that a bird in the hand is worth two in the hen coop, and that a soft answer g at hers no moss. Noah k):lew this, which accounts for the fact that he· had the ocean built so close to the shore.
When Noah sailed away in his ship the "Apple Blossom", with a cargo of pairs on board he had not the slightest notion of sailing for Belmont; but cne sea was very dusty, so he decided to put in at Capital Beach, which he promptly named the Valley of P a radise. He was met here by a convoy of citizens headed by W. J . Bryan who tendered the keys of the city to him After Noah had vainly tried to sell Mr Bryan a pair of giraffes, he sold him a pet donkey at a sacrifice.
Having stocked the ship with all the necessary articles for a long journey he drew anchor and lit out for Woodlawn, a vast journey of seven miles along Oak Creek. R,'rom there he set out to discover Mt. Perpetual ' Motion, which was said to be north of unexplored Havelock.
OLD CHRONICLE .
The Glee Club boys are going to give a minstrel show and as a curtain raiser will sing that beautiful, illustrated ballad entitled, "Pa has traded his glass eye for a phonograph ". The words and music a te written especially for the Glee Club by a member of that organization, Howard Mealy Thomponson, and if not a curtain raiser, will surely prove a hair raiser in the true sense of the word.
This letter was received a short time ago by a member of the Advocate staff, and as it expresses the se ntiment of about five hundred per cent of the students we publish it.
Deer Advocate:-
Wuzn't it grate of president Rozefelt tu adopt simplified spelling? It haz alwaes bin mi method and i thine that I muzt have bin the furst truful simplified speller in Amerika tu uze it. yur's verry sinseerly JOHN SMITH, (Member class of '08.)
Verna : Whenever I see Howard with his red vest and yellow necktie I alw ay s think of quinine.
Inez: Why is that?
Verna: Oh because of the bad taste.
If you don't see the point to any joke in this column , come up to the office We are prepared to furnish you with charts and diagrams of every joke.
There was a young girl from Peru Who hadn't a thing for to do But to play the planner, Which she did in a manner That made the surroundings seem blue.
Miss Pound: "Glenn, how would you express this sentence in Latin: Shirley Fossler has on a cl ea n collar today?"
Glenn: " That is a statement contrary to the fact and should be expressed accordingly."
Roses are red, Violets are blue; Pay your subscription Or 23-Skiddoo. -G. B.
"Everything is long this year. I wonder why Arthur got his coat so short." " Well, he said it would be long before he got another."
We believe that " Ses" should reform While we like cheap amusement, we like it sensible.
Ep it a ph s
Here lies the body of William McVoker Who spent all his life a·s a steam engine stoker. And though we laid his bones to rest, He 's probably stoking along with the best.
Under this mound lies all we found Of little Johnny Green; Who went one night, by candle light To get some gasoline.
A beautiful damsel of Natchez Went roaming through nettle weed patchez. Now she sits in ·her room, With her heart full of gloom, And scratchez and scratchez and scratchez - Ex.
Little Willie Hartley : " Say, why are bank c l erks so susceptible to colds?"
Mr. Cronin: "Probably on account of the drafts in the bank"
Wl!ie: "But why can't they put a check on the draft?"
LOCAL NEWS
C. A. Bennett, Editor.
Miss Gere was ill a few day s ago.
Leslie Hyde was on the sick list recently.
Pearl Folsom is back again after a brief illness.
What are you going to do with your Christmas vacation?
Ben Mickey went skating and fell in, a coupli of weeks ago .
Another Glee Club try-out for "end men" :took place two weeks ago
Lloyd Deweese went home with the "ear ache or something" the other day
14-Kt. gold plating done on any kind of jewelry by Brock, The Expert, 1140 0 St.
Our beloved editor, Rit Meyer, was sick w i th the world at large, and was confined to his bed for a while.
Clinton Nelson, a brother to Enoch (Arden) Nelson, has been out of schoo l recently on account of sickness. ·
Shirley Fossler is now taking two hours of Library study under the skillful instruction ot Miss Horton
Question-Who is the sweetest and most popu. Jar girl in the gym?
Answer-Miss Richards.
Green's barber shops exce l all others in the west. Entirely modern and the best work assured. ·
On Friday, December 7, the Girls' and Boys' Glee Clubs gave a concert in our auditorium and cleared ab out twenty dollars
Crawford Mortensen quit school on Tuesday, the 11th, and went back to his old home at Orr! a day or so after. The Sophomores will miss his presence as he has always be e n a friend maker aniong them.
The Y. M. C. A. gave an excellent ath l etic ex hibition on Frid ay, D ece mber 7 . An enthusiastic crowd of three or four hundred witnessed the record breaking (or making) contests.
The strong team of the Lincoln Business Colleg\) was beat e n with t h e score of 16 to 15 by a scrub team composed of bus in ess men. Our old L. H. S. friend, George Woods, p l ayed center.
Robert Ferguson and John Sel eck are already planning for next s ummer. They intend to trave l
by wheel to Washington, D C ., a n d visit Mr. Roosevelt while there.
Lincoln High School post cards at 1212 N St
Numerous reports of the increasing number of sc hool children who are s i ck with the diphtheria tell us that two of our students, Mamie Rollands and Glenn Put n am, are quarant ine d for it.
A socia l event of interest was the Kensington, give n to the l ady memb ers of the f ac ulty by Miss Pounds a n d Miss Jury. An exci ting guessing game was reported to have b ee n held, in which Mis>< Kingsley was awarded the prize after a spirited contest and hot competition.
The Brownings undoubtedly gave the social event of the year at the home of Miss Helen Davis on South Eighteenth Street, Saturday evening, Decemb e r the e ighth About twenty couples were present and all declared they spent a .most delightful evening. The dining room wa'S tastefu ll y decorated in pink and . pale blue. Strings of paper. pennants with the initial " B" were hun g across the room and in one corner stood Miss Fox behind the pun ch bowl, overflowing with that delicious drink. A three piece orchestra furnished the music The floor was in excellent condition and the arrangement of the hous e permitted a l arge number to dance and have p l enty of room. During the tenth dance refreshments, in the form of ice kisses, and macaroons were served. The programs were artistically des igned and had a g olden facsimile of the pin on the outside. A year ago a nother party of the same kind was given but was totally eclipsed by the recent one in almost every way, including the numb e r of honorary members. There now are three, Miss Fox, Miss Towne and Miss Gray.
Sporting Goods, Guns, Bicycles and Phonographs. Gunsmithing, Automobile Repairing-, General Machine, Repair, Lock and Key Work.
1220 0 St. Electric Shoe Repairing Factory
THE. ONLY UP =TO =DATE. PLANT IN THE CITY
THE REBELLION IN CORN LAND
A very pretty operetta was given last W ednesday evening, in connection with the Annual Corn Show. The entertainment represented a rebellion in Corn Land , and King Corn was, of course, the victor. The drills were the work of pupils of the Elliott school. They were very pretty and showed excellent training . Most of the principal parts were played by the High School students. The solos by King Corn , Queen Alfalfa, and Attorney for Live Stock were especially fine.
King Corn
1220 0 St.
cided success anad promised well for future events of a like character.
It would be a splendid idea for more of the High School men to enter the contests Besides the honors which may be won for the school, it is wortn while for the experience in competition which can be secured.
CONCERT
Gl e e Cl u b Conc e rt G iven on Dec e mbe r 7.
C ast of Cha ra cte r s.
Bruce Johnson Queen Alfalfa
Josephine Sanford Sugar Beet. Pearl Shepherd Pop Corn Willa Given Sweet Corn Margaret MeN erney Red Corn Russel Gentzler Squaw Corn Lelia McNerney
Yan3:ee Corn
Carleton Young Potato
Edwin Zable Wheat
Attorney for Live Stock
Irene Fleming
Donald Trueblood Sunflower Messenger Conrad Allen Justice Sunshine
L. P. Ludden Sunflowers; Milk Maids; Columbia's Daughters.
Y. M. C. A. Gymnastic Exhibition and Contest December 7
High School students are all interested in the success of the Y. M C. A. physical work,-first, because so many of them are members of the organization, and second, because the athletic future of the High School depends in such a large measure upon the training given its men in the Association Gymnasium.
The Gymnastic and Athletic meet held last Friday night cou l d not fail to remind an "old timer" of one of the famous Athletic Carnivals formerly he l d in the Auditorium. The same " standing room only " sign was hung out-the same fire and enthusiasm were in evidence-both audience and athletes were there for all they could get out of it and were having the time of their lives. A profes· sional orchestra playing during many of the contests added zest and pleasure to the performance. There w e re the usual games and drills and the boxing exhibition. In the contests some new records were made for the local Association. It was noticeable that some old L. H. S. stars were among the winners. The whole meet was a de -
The High School has cause to feel proud of the musical organizations which furnished the de l ightful concert on Frida y evening, December 7. Few high .schools can boast of c l ubs so well prepared to furnish creditable programs On l y students who can read music readily are admitted to these organizations after having had their voices tested. The clubs take a pride in working on good music, such as gives them pleasure in practicing and an intelligent audience will enjoy. The orchestra comprises several instruments which are we ll played by the m e mbers, and proved to be a valuable addition in the l ast concert. We shall look forward to Glee Club entertainments with pleasure · alw a ys hereafter.
POSTPONED
Date fo r Be a trice Deb a te Canceled
The Lincoln-Beatrice debate which was to have b e en h e ld at Beatrice on December 21, will be held soon after the vacation days. Owing to unfor tunate s i tuations neither of the schools held their preliminaries on the dates set for them. The new date has not yet been decided upon.
NOTICE
As some misunderstanding seems to exist as to the status of the Y. M. C A. Leag u e basket ball games, it seems wise to announce that the High School Ath l etic Board of Contro l ruled that these games might be regarded as pr a ct is e games , in which any High School member of theY M. C. A. might play, regardless ol' his standing so far as the rules of eligibility in i nter-school athl etics are: concerned. In accordance with this theory, the Principal has also allowed students to play whose misconduct would prevent them from representing the schoo l in a regular match game
BASKET BALL
Percentage-Y. M. C. A. League. Team. Played.Won. Lost. P. C. Linco ln Business College. 2 2 0 1. 000 Lincoln High School. 2 1 1 .666
ln Academy 2
Schedule for Y. M. C. A. League Games. .333 .000 Teams Date. Time.
L. H. S.-L. B. C Nov. 28 2:15· 3:15
L. A.-L. B. C Nov. 24 4:00· 5:00
L. H. S -L B. C : Nov. 28 2:15· 3:15
L. A. -B. B. C..... . ....... Dec. 8 3:00· 4:00
L. H. S.-L . A............. Dec. 14 2:15 · 3 :1 5
B. B. C.-L. B. C..... . . .... Dec. 15 3:00 · 4 : 00
L H S.-B. B. C Dec. 18 7:00· 8:00
L. A.-L. B. C Jan. 12 11:00·12:00
L. H. S.-L. B. C Jan. 19 4:00· 5:00
L.A.-B. B. C Jan. 19 11:00·12:00
L. H. S.-L. A .... ... .. ... . Jan. 26 11:00·12:00
B. B. C.-L . B . C........... Jan. 26 4:00· 5:00 All Games Free.
OBSERVATIONS
While buying Christmas presents , patronize our advertisers as far as possible.
The basket ball team ought to improve consid· erab l y during vacation.
The president's message to congress and the L. H. S report cards came out at the same time. Can it be possible that both were thoroughly enjoyed?
The students who will enjoy their v a cation are the ones who h a ve done good, conscientious work in school. The others will have a good time alsothey seem to have it all the time.
If Dr . Batten had ever served on the Advocate staff he wou ld not have seen fit to ask what money was good for.
The latest bit of slang is one that throws the
ancient, worm-eaten "skiddoo" out of business, for· ever. It is " Hand him a l emon." "Skiddoo" has had its run and it is the lemon season now, any· way.
Dee Eiche says he is going to South America next summer. The outgoing trains about that time ought to be watched pretty sharply, especially in the vicinity of the " blind baggage" and "rods "
Hastings defeated Holdrege High l ast week 20 to 10 in a good b a sket ball g a me according t0 the Daily Star. Wouldn ' t be a bad thing for Lincoln to schedule a game with Hastings High.
Merry Christmas to all those who h ave paid their subscriptions! We hope Santa Claus will forget those who have not paid up and instead of bringing candy and nuts will pay up the delin· quent subscriptions.
The op inion that Linco ln High School bu ildin gs are both inadequate and uncomfortable is growing to be one of greater importance than ever before. What wou l d you think if such an opinion was really put into being by the citizens of Lincoln?
NONSENSE
(The following productions of the pen were found in the Advocate box. The writer failed to give us his name for some reason or other . We publish them for your inspection.)
Merry X-mas-Divorced Women.
Mr Pilpot: " What is the center of gravity?"
Bright Boy: " The Jetter 'V.'"
"When is a doctor most annoyed?" "When he is out of patients "
"Why is coaJ the most contradictory article known to commerce?"
" Because, when purchased, instead of going to the buyer it goes to the cellar."
"What's the matter with your finger that you've got it in splints"!"
'·My o l de8 t boy's ingenuity.''
u HO\V so?"
" He set a trap in his stocking to catch Santa Cl aus."
BASKET BALL
December 14 December 18
The Oliver Theatre CLASS OF '08
CRAWFORD & ZEHRUNG, Lesoes F. C. ZEHRUNG, Mllf.
Open Every Night. Curtain at 8:15. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.
DECE.MBER
18-Tuesday, Geo. Sidney in "Busy Izzy's Vacation"
19-Wed. Mat. and Eve, "The Squaw Man"
21 -22- Fri., Sat ., and Mat., "Uncle Si Haskins"
25-Chiistmas Mat. and Eve ., "The Maid and the Mummy"
26- 17- Wed., Thurs. & Thurs.Mat., '"The County Chainnan''
28- Friday, Francis Wilson in "The Mountain Climber t:
29 - Sat. Mat and Eve., "Lost in New York"
31-Monday, Murray & Mack
JANUARY
2-Wed. Mat. & Eve , Roselle Knott in "The Duchess of Devonshire"
3- Thursoay, Primrose Minstrels
4-Friday, "The Red Feather"
5-Sat. Mat. & Eve., "Told In The Hills"
7-Monday, Chas H. Yale's "Painting the Town"
8-Tuesday, "The Marriage of Kitty"
9-Wed. Mat. & Eve., Maude Fealy
10- Thur sday, Adelaide Thur s ton in "The Girl from Out Yonder"
TO COLLEGE
YOUR CLASS PINS
will be l;"eady soon, but while waiting for them come in and select your
Holiday Gifts in Jewelry
Our Lines are Now Complete
FOLLOW THE CROWD TO
YOUNG MEN
Christmas w ill not be complete without gifts of things to wear. They make up by far the majority of the tokens on this day. Give presents you would like to receive-something that cannot be found at every store. 'l'he Sterling has stylish novelties for the h oliday time aside from our very complete line of s uits and overcoats Here are a few things:
House Coats, L oun ging Rob es, Smoking Jacket s, Pajama s, Underwear, Sweaters, Wool Sweater Muffiers; Silk R eefe r Muffiers, Fur Caps, Skating Caps, Lin ed Gloves, Mittens, Fancy Waistcoats, Neckwear, Stylish Hat s, Suspenders.
You Are Always Assured of the Best if You Get It at
IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS
T he A . D. Benway Co . have a selection of Practical
The P rices are right, Quality the Bes t and the Styles New . the Home. 11 12 -11 14 0 Street.
Class and Society News
SENIOR CLASS NOTES
The Seniors held another class meeting in Room 204 on December 10. After considerable discussion it was decided to order smaller pins, as Leslie Hyde is almost broke. Mr Young was also appropriated one dollar to buy a new knife which the Cider Committee of S l ouch day l ost. The president, Richard Meyer, was sick and the vice-presiclent, Charles Bennett, presided with grave dignity , which offset Howard Thompson's jokes and Harry Stults ' oratorical a bility. As usual about a handful were present and the other Seniors sho.uld realize that it is upon this small body that the who l e class organ ization a nd privileges rest. All Sen i ors should come to the meetings hereafter.
PHLOGISTON NOTES
It is a l most Christmas and at l east one more good meeting should be held There is Jots to be rlone and we must get a hustle on ourselves. \Ve hav e boys that a re intimately connected with High School affairs and we shou l d use their influence while they're here. I invite every Freshman of good reput e and person a lity to come to the meetings and by all means come yourself, Brother Philogie .
THE I. M . P SOCIETY
It has long b ee n the custom of the girls of the Lincoln High School to meet at the beginning of their Junior year and organize a society for the promotion of the interests of the class members in High School affairs and to bring the gir l s of the class into a closer acqua i ntance and friendship. The societies are carried thru the Senior year and graduate with their members. They have been, in every instance a source of great pleasure and the girls of '08 were eager to follow the example of the classes of the preceding yea rs According l y, soon after the class of '08 met, and organizetl the I. M. P. Society The meetings are he l d. every other Frid ay a fter sixth period ancl every .Junior gir l is eligible. vVe are now in fine working ord er and we thorough l y enjoy our m eeti ngs. We have hilarious times and mean to l{eep the ba ll rolling after the holidays. In choosing our name, pin, and colors we have exercised quite a bit of ingenuity and fun and no on e but the Junior girls can possib l y lmow how much. We a ll read the Advocate. But eve n tho some of our number should read this, now we wish them a he arty " Merr y Christmas and Happy New Year" and exte nd t he same to everybody.
.JUNE HITCHCOCK.
i G. D. S
Holiday Gifts. Everything for
r At the last meeting of the Girls ' Debating Society, a general discussion on the subject, "Reso l ved, That Nebraska shou l d furnish text-books for its schools", was held
After Christmas we' wm ho l d a debate with the Alice Freeman Palmer Debating Soc i ety, which is l ooked forward to with great interest by both societies.
IRMA HERMAN.
WENDELL PHILLIPS SOCIETY.
The regu l ar meeting of the Wen dell Phill i ps Soci ety was he l d Thursday e vening . Interesting practic e in parliamentary drill was carried on Mr. Cron i n , one of our sponsors, was not with us, as he was called out of town by the death of his uncle. Out of respect to him our party was postponed from Friday, December 7, to Friday, December 14 Reso l utions of sympathy for Mr. Cronin were passed by the society.
H. M. EJARHART.
FREEMAN PALMER SOCIETY
The l ast debate was held Tuesday, November 27, because of the vacation on the regular day. The subject for debate was: Reso l ved, That Cuba should be an n e xed to the Un i ted States. Affirmative- Frances Snider, Mabel Gowing; negativeMande Cl ark, Olive Ke ll er. As the meetings are held at noon the time is limited. In order to h ave both debates and parliamentary drill, tht> meetings hereafter will be he l d every Thursday , with debate and parliamentary drill on alternate weeks. The dr ill was conducted last Thursday by Mr. Whe l an.
The regular meeting of the Brown i ng society wa s held Thursday, December 6, after the sixth period, in Room 302. The following program, in charge of Louise Guthrie, Marie! Jones and Flore nce Schwake was given. The members, as they entered were given slips of paper and asked to write different things. Some were lists of gifts for a ll the girls present, others were letters to Santa Claus, receipts for making plum pudding and. menus for a Christmas dinner. When they h a d all finished the papers were read. The program was declared by everyone to be most enjoyable, and hopes that another one like it might soon l>e given were expressed.
RUTH MUNGER.
HAWTHORNE N O T E S.
The regular Hawthorne meeting was held after sixth IJeriod December 6, in Room 204. B ecause of the l e ngth of the bus i ness meeting there was no time for further work.
Friday afte rnoon, December 15, the society will g i ve a miscell a neous shower for Miss Silence Stewart at the home of Lucile and June Brown.
Y. W . C .. A. NO T ES .
The Y. W. C. A . has been meeting every Wednesday in Room 15. This organization is steadily becoming a factor in the lives of the members a nd the gir l s are very enthusiastic nver it The meetin gs are v e ry well attended. and the programs are
In fact, everything in Gentlemen's Haberdashery will be found here in profusion Everything attractively priced.
The store that sells the exc l usive models in Boys' and Girls' Shoes. FINEST GRADES, LARGEST VARIETY, PRICES MODERATE.
The Store that sells especially designed Suits and Overcoats for Boys and Young Men.
NEWEST STYLES, BEST TAILORING, FAIR PRICES.
always interesting, the speakers and music being of the best . A candy sale, which was a great success, was held in order to raise money to furnish the rest room , and this will soon be the most comfortable room in the High School.
EVANGELINE LONG.
MUSIC NOTES.
concert given Friday, December 7th, in the High School Auditorium, by the Girls' and Boys ' Glee Clubs, assisted by the orchestra, was a great success(( there being absolutely no breaks . The a udience was not as lar ge as desired on account of the Y . M . C. A. entertainment given on the same eve ning. The numb e rs esiJecially entertaining were the vocal solos given by Messrs. Br u ce Johnson and Harold Slater; the instrumental solos, · violin and cornet, given by Miss Bernice Chambers and Mr. Ro ll and Tapp; also the numbers rendereu by t.te Girls' Quartette and Boys' Glee Cl ub.
A vote of thanks is extended by the members of the Clubs to Miss Marsh and Mr . Miller who spared no time or effort to prepare the respective clubs for the parts, and also to th st udents, especi a lly those not in the Clubs, who sacrificed theii· places in the Y. M. C. A. because they saw the concert especially needed them
The next musical event will be a concert by the Girls' Glee Club early in Febru a ry. ,
EXCHANGES
Among the star exchanges for the month is the Index from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Index is more like a pamphlet or magazine than a high school paper and we are more than convinced that the editors "spread" themselves to get out a neat book.
He: "You are the breath of life to me."
She: "Then why don't you hold your breath awhile?" -Ex
The Comus from Zanesville, 0., is a neat paper considering the fact that there are about forty editors on the staff. Among other departments is a page of rip-snorting jokes, all of which are copied from exchanges.
Father: (Meaningly)-"Who is the l aziest boy In schoo l, Tommy?"
Tommy: "I don't know, Pa."
Father: "I should think you would know. When a ll the others are industriously studying or writing, who is it that Sits idly by in his seat and watches and annoys the rest instead of working himself?" ·
· Tommy: " The teacher."-Ex.
The Owl from Fresno, Cal., is well made up and contains much to interest the reader.
'Tis Midnight. The setting sun Rises slowly in the West. The purple faced canary bird Puts on his yellow vest.
The pensive goat and sportive cow, Hilarious jump from bough to bough, And feathered frog is happy now.
-Ex.
" Got a phonograph " "What did you pay for it?" "Nothing-! married it."-Ex.
The November Record· of Sioux City, is a good paper with some fine stories inside of a pretty, though plain cover.
Two Aegis's, one from Bloomington and the other from Northfield, Vt., made their appearance last week.
The Crimson from Louisville, Ky., is rather loud and showy despite the ·fact that it is a manual training school paper. There are several rather evil smelling jol{es; otherwise there is not much to notice except the red cover.
"Don't you think my moustache becoming?" asked a Senior dandy of his partner at the dance. "Well", replied the fair young lady, "It may be coming but it certainly hasn't arrived yet."
The students of the Seattle · High School publish a paper called the ' 'Whims" and, while not exactly full of them, it is good. The Seattle High School is equipped with a wireless telegraph outfit.
"How would a warmer climate suit me, doctor?"
Doctor: "Heavens, man! that's what I'm trying to save you from "-Ex.
"See here", grumbled the inmate of murderers' row, "ain't there a law agin cruel and unusual punishment?" ·
"Yes", answered the warden.
" And ai n 't I gain ter be hanged next week?"
"I am afraid you are."
"Then what d'yer mean by sendin' me a bunch of story papers to read thet ain ' t got nothin' but continued stories in 'em ?"-Ex.
The Skirmisher, Hillsdale, Mich., has about the best exchange column of any paper we have received this month.
Mrs. Smith: "Don't you hear me asking you for a dollar?"
Mr. Smith: "I do."
Mrs. S.: "Then· why did· you only give 'me fifty cents ?"
Mr. S.: "Because you told me yesterday to believe only half that I · heard."-Ex
Ltves of great men all remind us, As their pages o ' er we turn, That we're apt to · leave· behind us, Letters that we ought to burn.
The Wyoming Student is a neat little ·paper.
A professor of science, noted for his absent mindedness, was engaged in a deep controversy with a fellow student when his wife hurriedly entered the room. "0, my dear", she exclaimed; " I've swallowed a pin."
,The professor smiled . " Don 't worry about it dear", he said in soothing tone, "it is of no consequence. Here "-he fumbled at his lapel-"Here is another pin."
The November Tripod contains an interesting letter by one of our faculty-Miss Marsh. Miss Marsh graduated from Thornton and naturally has a good deal of interest in the Tripod.
The Delphian , Forum and Pharos are among our exchanges for the month.
The So-To-Speak Of Manitowoc, Wis., has not yet been able to distinguish between jokes and locals.
The High School Times and the Flame are 0. K. except in the matter of jokes.
Teacher: "Johnny, your composition is the worst in the class; I shall write your father about it."
Jo,mny: "I don't care. He wrote it."-Ex.
Freshie: ' ' You know my brother, don't you?"
S e nior: "Yes. We sleep in the same classes "
IHoliday gge tions
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1906
DOLlY'S FATHER
"Oh, please give it to me," cried · little Dolly Allerding to the newsboy who was just turning in at the gate.
The newsboy handed a paper and had turned around to go, when he called to Dolly, who had run up onto the porch, to wait a moment, for he had forgotten to leave one of the papers
Dolly came back again, sad·eyed.
" Not a reddish-pink one, is it?" she said , anxiously. " Oh, please, not a horrid reddish-pink one."
But it certainly was a reddish-pink one that Bob was holding out, and Dolly was shrinking, almost piteously, from taking it.
Dolly almost moaned as she took it; her soft, little lips drooped; the warmth of tears was in her eyes. She pic1ted up a budget of lettei:s in her two hands, but under her arm she slipped the hateful red paper . Into the house she went; down the broad, cool hall, and through . the double doors that led to the study.
" Here is the mail, father ," she said.
The man in the chair at the great littered desk, revolved a quarter of a circle, his brow still knitted over some business problem. He was forty, but his smooth face looked almost boyish. His eyes were big, straight looking, and compellIng; his forehead was broad and low; though his hair was cropped, little rings of brownish-gold clustered at the parting and about the temples He had a trick of protruding his lower lip and half closing one eye when he was deep In thought. Dolly believed that no man in all the world was half so handsome as her father
"Sort them out, Dolllkins," he said.
He was too busy to notice that his little girl had not skipped across the room as usual , or drawled out, " Mail, rna-a-all," In her little, gleeful way.
For half a minute she fidgeted beside him. Then he roughed up the curls that peeped out under her hat , pinched her cheek and bade her run of!'. But she walked slowly. all the way to the doors , closed them quietly, climbed all the stairs
By WILETTA llfERCIER, Class of '07
to the ·attic, pushed open the door, and sat down on the fiat cabin box that had gone so many voyages.
The old , anxious look filled her eyes as she brought the pink paper into sight. She unrolled it, and turned its pages with trembling fingers. Pages one, two, and three were blank to her; there was nothing which she sought and dreaded. But the fourth, made scarlet rush all over her small face, great tears· filled her eyes, and a droop of shame and grief came to her little mouth.
Here was her father, the father she· worshipped and glorified in a way exceedingly rare with a sixyear-old The artist had drawn him in long clothes, a great, fair-faced baby in the arms of someone dressed as a nurse, whom Dolly recog· nlzed instantly, as one of the big, busy men who came to dinner with her father sometimes.
The nurse ' s hand was occupied in stuffing the india-rubber or a great feeding-bottle through the baby's lips; on the bottle were the words, "Income Tax." The baby was represented as crying; it had its mouth open, and great fat tears were rolling down its cheeks and its long embroidered robe; its lower lip w as pouted out, one of its eyes was half closed, and the ef!'ect was a horrible wink. ·
Dolly put her little face down and cried as if her heart would break. Her shoulders rose and fell under the red cloak, with hopeless sobs , whiUl the paper blustered here and there under the heavy , scalding tears
This trouble in her young life was like a black cloud that rolled up once a week, across the sunshing clearness of her sky. Thursday was the day the paper always' came; her mind had marked it In her calendar of happiness with a heavy , black cross. Reading was an art which she had not yet learned Her father's life, even from its earliest remembrances, had been so book-ridden that he forbade even the alphabet to enter the nursery until her seventh year. Pictures, therefore, were all the more important to her, and she had a queer little mania for collecting all sorts • •
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
DOLLY'S FATHER
" Oh, please give it to me," cr i ed · little Dolly Allerding to the newsboy who was just turning in at the gate . The newsboy handed a paper and h ad turned around to go , when he called to Dolly, who had run up onto the porch, to wait a moment, for he had forgotten to leave one of the papers
Dolly came back again, sad-eyed.
" Not a reddish-pink one, is it?" she said, anxiously " Oh , please, not a horrid reddish-pink one."
But it certainly was a reddish-pink one that Bob was holding out, and Dolly was shrinking, almost piteously , from taking it
Dolly almost moaned as she took it; her soft, little lips drooped; the warmth of tears was in her eyes She pic :{ed up a budget of letters in her two hands , but under her arm she slipped the hateful red paper. Into the house she went; d own the broad , cool hall, and through . the double doors that led to the study
" Here is the mail, father ," she said.
The man in the chair at the great littered desk, revolved a quarter of a circle , his brow still knitted over some business problem He was forty, but his smooth face looked almost boyish. His eyes were big , straight l ooking , and compelling ; his forehead was broad and l ow; though his hair was cropped , little rings of brownish-gold clustered at the parting and about the temples . He had a trick of protruding his lower lip and halt closing one eye when he was deep In thought. Dolly believed that no man in all the world was half so handsome as her father.
" Sort them out, Dolllklns," he said.
He was too busy to notice that his little girl had not skipped across the room as usual, or drawled out, " Mail, ma -a-ail ," ln her little , gleefu l way
For half a minute she fidgeted beside him Then he roughed up the curls that peeped out under her hat , pinched her cheek and bade her run ol'r But she walked slowly , all the way to the doors , closed them quietly , climbed all the stairs
By WILETTA llfERCIER, Class of 'o7
to the ·attic, pushed open the door , and sat down on the fiat cabin box that had gone so many voyages
The old, anxious l ook filled her eyes as she brought the pink paper into sight. She u nrolled it, and turned its pages with trembling fingers. Pages one, two , and three were blank to her; there was nothing which she sought and dreaded. But the fourth, made scar l et rush all over her · small face, great tears· fi ll ed her eyes, and a droop of shame and grief came to her little mouth
Here was her father, the father she· worshipped and g l orified in a way exceedingly rare with a sixyear-old. The artist had drawn him in long c lothes, a great, fair-faced baby in the arms of someone dressed as a nurse, whom Dolly recognized instantly, as one of the big, busy men who came to dinner with her father sometimes
The nurse's hand was occupied in stuffing the india-rubber or a great feeding -bottle through the baby's lips; on the bottle were the words, "Income Tax " The baby w a s represe n ted as crying; it had its mouth open, and g r eat fat tears were rolling down its cheeks and its long embro i dered r obe ; its lower lip was pouted out, one of its eyes was half c l osed, and the el'rect was a horrible wink
Dolly put her little face dow n and crie d as if her heart woul d break . Her shoulders rose and fell under the red cloak, with hopeless sobs, while the paper blustered h ere and there under the heavy , scaldi n g tears
This tz:ouble in her young life was like a black cloud that rolled up once a week, across the sunshing c learness of her sky. Thursday was the day the paper a l ways' came; h er mind ha d marked it in her calendar of happiness with a heavy, b l ack cross. Reading was a n art which she had n ot yet l earned. Her father ' s li fe , even f r om i ts earliest remembrances , had been so book-ridden that he forbade even the alphabet to enter the nursery u ntil her seventh year. P ictures, t h erefore , were all the more important to her , an d she had a queer little mania for collecting all s orts
and conditions of them. In her own special box there was a great mass of paper that grew larger every day, and that afforded her endless amusement when rainy days closed the ga rden to her. Almanacs, crude and gaudy, advertisements, and picture-book leaves-the box was full and "running over, yet the small girl asked everyone, -shyly and pleadingly, for "just one little picture for my c'lection." Her father indulged the hobby. When she brought the mail, if he were not very busy, he would glance through any illustrated papers that came, take out a cutting or two, and give them to Dolly.
This is how she ha.d first come across the dreadful red paper He had been clearing away the confusion on his desk one evening after dinner, and bad thrown three or four copies of it in a heap on the floor. "Give those to Miss Dolly for her collection," he said to the housemaid, who came to carry away the rubbish to the fire. The gir l took them into the kitchen first; both she and the nurse liked the publication, especially the week when "the master" figured on the pages Of late, his work in the Senate had brought him very much into public notice, and to a certain extent, into public disdain; scarcely a week passed but the pen of the comic artist made merry with his features, and little peculiarities. Ann, the nurse, enjoyed the pages a half hour or so with the cook, then she took them up to the nursery, where Dolly was peacefully putting her large family of dolls to bed.
"I've brought you three bran' new pictures, Miss Dolly," she said, and giggl ed.
Dolly laid her last doll down on the bed, and moved to the table .
"Two before, and three now, that's five today, " she said gleefully. "Are they colored ones Ann? Are they little boys and girls, or ships or dogs? Is there one with a doll in it?"
Ann laughed again.
"It's your father, Dolly. They have been drawing pictures of him because he is such a clever man.''
Pride came to the little trustful face, tender pride for her father, who was so great they had to make pictures of him for all the world to see.
"Show me, Ann," she said, softly And Ann opened the red covers and showed the three pictm·es.
Her father's face; even a baby could not have mistaken it Every line brought out the likeness, every little black curve made it truer, more exact. But in the first, great long ears were added and the whole body and legs of a hideous kangaroo. He was represented as hopping along over a great plain, a tiny kangaroo in his pouch with "Income written upon it. In the second one he was
attired in the shortest possible ballet skirts; his lip was thrust out and his fingers in his mouth, one eye half closed. In the third, he had grown enormously stout, his chin hung in folds, his eyes peeped out from great layers of flesh . He was represented sitting on a great sack labelled, "The People's Money."
"It's not my father," she whispered to Ann again, and again, "it's not really my father, it's only like him "
Dolly nearly wept.
"But, how could they think he was like this? What makes them think he is like this? Can ' t they see him walking about with his proper legs and body? And he is thin Why do they think he is so fat?"
But the girl would give her no comfort. "That' s what the paper man thought your father was like, and so they drew him ."
Dolly took her fatheJ·'s letters as usual next morning, and lingered and fidgeted about his chair so that he fe l t something had gone wrong with He put down his pen and took her on his lap.
"Well, my Dollikins," he said, and roughed her hair back in the way he always did, "what's the matter?"
"Oh," said Dolly. Then words failed her, tears burth forth, and her head went to bury itself on his coat shoulder.
"Why, my little one, what have they been doing to you? Is Miranda's head broken? Or has Ann · been eating your share of cake?"
The sobs increased, the little arms c l ung to him tighter and tighter.
"Oh, I want my mamma!" Not until that momen.t had she known what she wanted; not until her little face touched the coat, which, at such a time, was not so nice a vlace to cry on as the dear, soft breast that had gone.
'l'he old wave of sorrow, which months of hard work could not keep back, swept over the man. He went over to the low arm chair with his litt l e girl, and rocked her. Her tears wet his shoulder, his own, fierce and hot, brimmed in his eyes. But, when her chest grey quieter, and the desperate clinging of her arms relaxed, he put his own grief swiftly away to comfort her.
"Now, my little one, tell father all about it." But, seeing the tears in his eyes, a strange feeling of sympathy came to her, and she shut her lips from telling him. He was unhappy, too, about it , she thought; so unhappy, he was crying. She could not even speak to him.
When he found that nothing was to be said, he concluded it was a new burst of grief for the dead mother, that had so shaken her . He rocked and petted, and soothed and cuddled her. Lately he
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had watched her at play, and he had said to himse l f that she had for gotten her mother. Then, after a time , he tried to ch eer her up.
' 'Let ' s see if I have any pictures," he said, and unfastened a .tpboard. A crude red cover met his eye " The very thing! " He opened it out on his lap "Look here, Dolly," he said, " just l ook here at the way they treat your poor father Are you not sorry for him? Look, some horrid man has mad e a lion of him ."
Dolly gazed at th e terrible thing, speechless. She could not understand his light tone of voice.
" Don ' t you care?'' she said, very lo w.
He look ed tragic
"Care!" he said " Shouldn 't you think I'd care?
I'm not such a very bad looking father, am I ? Not when I'm smiling and have both eyes open? Why, I nearly cry, Dollikins, nearly soak my handkerchi e f with tears, when they make such an · u gly, horrible thing of me. If it goes on much longer I shall smash all the l ooki ng-g lasses for fear they ' ll tell me I'm really getting to look lik e they make me here."
And Dolly, unusually keen as any inte lli gent ch ild to detect ridicule and pretense in anything told her, was so miserable and d epressed that she took it all to heart, and was a little more unhappy than before.
Doliy had told Peterson, the postman, about the horrible red paper, and he had told her that he passed the building every day as he went to the office to register, and he pointed it out to her, for it was on l y a few blocks down the street .
One day, as Peterson was nearing the printin g otti ce, he heard the patter of little feet and the s c. und of a familiar voice. It was Dolly, who was quite alone
"Whateve r are you after, Miss Dolly," he said, in amazement.
" I am going to the pl ace where the red paper man draws his pictures."
" Look here," said Peterson, as he stopped in front of a large building, " loo k here, Miss Dolly, I've got to report at the office up there, so I'll l eave you here at the paper office, and then come back for you Mind you're standing ready on the 8teps . I'll have no time to waste . And mind you don't go anywhere else . You could get killed in a m inute on this street."
Dolly promised punctuality and prudence Th en Pete r so n li fted her up the steps to the door of the dingy building.
"Mind yo u 're here when I come back."
Th en he shifted his bag to a more comfortab l e position and strode away.
A counter confronted Dolly when she turned
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her ga z e inside, a counter with riot a man behind it, but only a series of partitions making little rooms But a staircase close by suggested itself, especially as there was a man ascending. Up she went very timidly.
The man turned around at the top. He had heard the footfall, light though it was, for the stairs were bare. He waited for her, smilingly. It was not often so small and earnest a maid climbed u p to this ' landing. Nor often he saw the pre· vailing gray dullne ss of the place made g ay with a little red cloak, a big hat, and a bunch of yellow curls. '
The blue, gentle eyes looked up at him searchingly
"Well , little girl ," he said, "an d what can we . do for you?"
Dolly choked the tremble out of her throat, and brought steadiness to h er lips.
" Would you please let me see the man who draws the pictures?"
With this, the man took her hand, and bore her of!' into one of the' rooms for some of the others to see.
"I've found a fairy in this dismal place of ours, " he said.
Men i ntheir shirt sleeves sauntered up to look and smile, ·
" Whose i s she?" someone asked.
"Mine! " said the man. "Does anyone e lse set up a claim?''
But no· one did. She seemed to hav e dropP,ed from the sky
" But who brought you?" asked one. "Surel y not so small a thing could come alone? How did you come?''
"Peterson i s taking care of me, " she answered, in shy distress.
"And who's Peterson?"
" Our postman."
The man who had found her dr ew her close to him
" She sha'n't be teased," he said "I know what she wants. She has told me. She wants to see the man who draws 'the pictures here; she ' s fallen in love with him. "
The smile increased.
"We all draw the pictures," they said :
Six of them to seek among! Dolly looked from one to the other patiently , pathetically. of them seemed kind, ordinary , harmless Which of them could it be?
;'But," said one man, " I thought s mall girls liked pictures of fairies, and dolls, and pussies.
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"Oh, no!" said Dolly, " Oh, no!" The fervor of her answer was tinged with reproach. She moved closer to her first protector; his face seemed fatherly, his eyes were kind, and she found no teasing laughter in them. Perhaps he would help her to find what she sought
"Would you tell me," she said, very .low, almost in a whisper, "would you please tell me which of them makes the ugly pictures of my father?"
Still his eyes were only kind. There was not a trace of fun in them.
"Suppose you tell me your father's name?" he whispered back.
She told him trustfully. Then a gleam of amused understanding came over his face. The wee:{ ' s caricature had been a monstrous one.
"It's Allerding's little girl!" he told the others.
··so that is it?" they said "And the p i ctures, you think , do not do him justice?"
Dolly looked at them gently a moment, then she drew something from under her small, red c l oak; something wrapped in tissue paper, which she unfolded carefu ll y. They saw a b i g panel portrait of Mr. Allerd i ng as nature had made him, and a skillful photographer touched up into still greater manly beauty.
"This is my father," she said, with a little childish catch of her breath. She showed it to them , holding it out with her two little trembling hands. "He is just like this, exactly. He is not a bit fat. His lips are like everybody ' s lips. Didn't you know what he was like? Qh, what made you think he was so ugly and horrid?"
They looked at the pleasant p i ctured face, abashed: not one had a word to say, for they all tad tried their pencils on the well known features They looked hard at the portrait, hard at each other, and not a smile broke up their seriousness. Nobody wanted to stand convicted in those sorrowful, questioning, gentle eyes, and nobody spoke to take the blame.
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Then the first man · found courage. "But," he said, "my dear little girl, there's not one of us who doesn't like your father: we all think he's the best man in the country."
Dolly looked as unbelievingly as so po l ite and timid a llttle soul cou l d.
" Do you really?" sche said, and looked at them all very earnestly. There had seemed only two solutions of the thing to her: either they were ignorant of her father's appearance, or else an enemy had done it. "Do you rea ll y?" she said.
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" It ' s only fun, little one, " said her first friend "He does not mind at all. I've even shown him one or two before they were printed, and he only laughed. You little foolish one, it's nothing in the world but a joke."
Dolly's face seemed to express the fact that she found it a very poor one .
· "He only pretends not to care," she said, "he doesn't like people to know his mind. But. sometimes,"-her voice dropped to a half-shamed whisper,-" sometimes it makes him so miserable he has to cry."
A tear, clear and heavy, tremb l ed on her eyelash.
"Is there anything you would like us to do?" said her friend, so conquered by that tear he would liked to change the policy of the paper.
Dolly loo :{ed at him gratefully. -
" If you would please draw a proper picture of him ," she said, "just so people would see what he is like. Will you? And dressed like a man. You won ' t forget, will you?"
"No," said her new friend; "I will remember everything. All the world shall see now what he really is like."
Dolly looked at him, with happier eyes, and gave him the photograph. "I had better lend you this, hadn't I?" sh esaid, "for fear you might forget anything. But you will take care of it, won't you? It used to be my mamma's, and I got it out of her room . Will you give it to Peterson, p l ease, to b r ing back to me?"
A voice interrupted them.
" You promised you'd be ready," Peterson said.
" I didn ' t think you would be quite so quick ," she said, apologetically. "Have you been waiting l ong? I am ready now, Peterson "
Her new friend satisfied himse l f that she would be seen safely home . If only work had not pressed she would have had a bodyguard of six
When Peterson bore her into her own gate twenty minutes later he had no chance to com.nlai n of the warmth of his welcome: for Ann, half distracted, was just setting out in search of Dolly.
Dolly was sha",{en a l ittle and to l d she was a very bad little g i rl.
"Go upstairs, " Ann said; "go upstairs at once, and if I see you step outside the nursery door today. you'll wish you hadn't.'.'
"What day is it, Ann? " was the ear l y morning qu e stion again, until the correct time of the week came · around.
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When Bob came with the paper, Dolly gathered up the mail off the porch along with the red paper. Then she carried them into the house to her father .
" Oh, If you only would look over it now!" she said at last, when her father, writing steadily, took no notice of her. '
Then he put down his pen and looked at her and It , and tried to smile. He knew Instantly what she wanted, for Dolly ' s new friend had told him everything, and his heart was very tender for the trouble she had borne for love of him. He assumed ignorance, however, that her enjoyment might be greater.
" Look at this!" he said. "Why, it's the dreadful paper that makes such an ugly man of your father."
" Oh, do open It," she said, and gave his arm a gentle push to hasten operations
He unrolled the vaper and opened the covers. How her heart was beating.
Then a little glad " Oh!" burst from her !Ips, for before her the front page lay open. Her father, full length, and such a beautiful father. The photograph was nothing to this. He was a king here, a real, royal king, with a crown on· his head, and a ·scepter in his hand, and a magnificent throne Subjects bent to him; two were !dssing his hands; everyone's eyes were on him. And such a kingly, beautiful face It was Father mi ght, indeed, have been glad if nature had been so generous to him, but to Dolly such a thing as flattery , there could not be where this face was concerned.
" The Squatters' King," said th'e letter-press. There were some clever, artistic, and sarcastic things written, too, but the printers had known she could not read.
" We11," said her father, softly , "Is this better, my little one?"
"Now everyone will kn9w how you really look," '" everyone ."
"May I have it?" she asked. "Please for my c'lection? I want to show Ann " '
" I think there Is something better here " he said, and found a large, thin parcel among his le t ters . "It is a,ddressed to Miss Allerdlng."
"Me! " cried · Dol}y:, and tore the wrapper off, pink with The original of the picture confronted her , colored, however , with no small skilL Underneath It her new friend had written, "My Father."
Her deli ght was boundless, her eyes, clear and happy again. She hung over the picture all day,
and at night when she went to bed she made Ann pin it to the wall.
For another week or two beautiful pictures graced the paper. Then, after that, the paper did not come. "I don't believe I'll take that paper any more;" · Father said, and had tt sent to his office in the city instead of his home. This was because the Red Paper pencils, to sustain their reputation, were forced into their old ways again. But Dolly, secure in th!l knowledge that all the world now _ knew what her father really was like, recovered her spirits, and became merely six years old once more.
A CONTRAST
It was many years ago, but how plain l y it comes back to me, as I sit gazing Into the bright flames dancing, and laughing in the great open fireplace in front of me. How well I remember the stern and noble house. How beautiful the furniture; how bold the heavy oaken stairs leading to her room . . It seemed to me a certain fear crept over me, as through the great, lonely house I used to roam.
At the top of the stairs was a beautiful room, . with rows of books and dainty, little vases, fancy work, and things that girls delight in. Ah! this room brought no fantoms forth, all was bright and cheery . A girl with rosy cheeks and laughing eyes and a bright and happy smile stood putting a day or so after. The Sophomores will miss his her hat and gloves on. The snow seemed to reflect Its brightness in the room. But hark! The jingle of sleigh bells, merry laughter, a call and answer She is off and how happy ; the skating and the fun! Twilight comes. All along the city streets the little twinkling lights are seen. They gl!mme t on the snow and make it seem as if the walk were strewn with diamonds. Within the great stone s_itting by the tab l e was a gentleman , stern, un,)endmg to the public. He is looking at the picture of a l a dy, the girl's dear mother His steely eyes grow softer, his face 1s lit by a smile so good a nd kind.
Ring! His dreams of the past are spoiled A servant white faced and frightened rushes into th til room_ " Your daughter, sir! My little Rose!" Noise and confusion reigns An accident has (Continued on page 12)
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THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Publi s h e d semi-monthly by the Ad voca te Publishing Association of the 'Lincoln High School at 125 North Twelfth Stree t, Lincoln, Nebr.
Entere d as second class matter Nov. s; 1906, at the Post Offi ce at Lincoln, Nebr., nnder act of congress March 3, 1879.
E DIT O R I AL STAFF
J. RICHARD MEYER, '07 - Editor-in-Chief
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EDITOR I A L
The chance to see a law-making body in ses s ion is a thing everyone does not get Visit the l egisl at ur e.
Th e usual agitation concerning Senior orations h-as begun aga in. Th e old-fashion e d oration cons isted generally of about twenty-five pages of carefully couched t e rms on some popular subj ect such as · "Spring," "Shakespeare," "How to Make Bre ad," " Water H a s Done More for the W o rld Th an Iron, " etc. This year, however, the En g lish te a chers h a ve assured the Seniors that no limit will be set on the themes . Th e Senio: motto must be quality, not quanti.ty
Doctor Sanders has a ll but promised two convocation days a week for next semester. The one, lon e ch ape l on Monday only whets the desi re for more, a nd while it t a kes time , it w ill be time well spent.
Tbe dawn of a n e w semester is breaking over the sc hool, but its rays are unable to penetrate the d a r k n ess of examination week Those whose lot it i s t o take the examinations should not despair . While we don't approve of cramming, a g ood d ea l can be accomplished in a day or two toward p ass ing You can at leas t make the effort
Th e Lincoln High School offers more of a variety of subjects for study than mo s t schools in the state. This f a ct is not appreciated ·by most students who only regard it as a me a ns of extra work
All those who went to B eatr ice h a d a good time . Ch a peroned b y a ble and efficient instructors there
can be no doubt but what they enjoyed the · deb ate. The ride in the motor car w a s glorious and-well, everybody who went surely got their money's worth.
The woman's suffrage question is merely a question on which hinges tbe notoriety of Mrs N ation, the Kansas ·smasher," and other celebrated "wo men's rights" advoc a tes As long as these "reformers " cannot vo te they are h appy; the y jabber and arg ue and make women's clubs weep with sympathetic tears. Grant them the ri g ht to vote a nd the y v.:ould be tbe most unhappy lot on earth and would remain unhappy until the y found something else to complain about. Should all the -saloons in the United 'States close, Carrie Nation would be compelled to migrate to Germany Give women the power of voting and no telling wha t next.
OBSERVATIONS
What h as become of Mr . Philpot' s joke s ?
Ev ery subscriber ha s paid up, hurr a h Pr et t y good, eh?.
This is a mixed column, but no more so than the editor
The Chr1stmas number made a hit.
Only two more weeks and thenA little flunking now a nd then H as happened to the besr of men.
What a diff e rence between tw o weeks vacation and two school weeks!
It h as been suggested that the S e niors give ., vaudeville show inste ad of the customary comedy . Th e plea is that variety is the spice of life, but spices are unhe a lthy
In the past few years the traffic on the stairs h as grown so great th a t an could easily be used Don't y ou think B ert Fau l kner would make a good e levator boy?
If you wak e up in the morning with a d a rJc grey feeling; if you fr a ntically attempt to study; if y ou see bright red spots in the class room, that's not d yspepsia; only the fee lin g that precedes a flunk. ·
Th e other day a n exc h a n ge came to us in which was printed a lit t l e not e saying mat the Advocate w as better than i t h as ever been. As Charlea B e nn ett would cute l y remark , Pretty good, e h!
The singing in the chapel is getting bette r, due, perhaps, to the work of Mr. Miller, who· us ed to do mo st of the singing; also H M Thompson favors us with his h e lp, and he r ea lly has a beau tiful voice .
Since the pure food law has gone into some one might send us some jokes pure and simple.
" He saved ' my life during the war."
"Is that so; I didn't know he was noted as a hero?"
" Ye s he shot at me twice and missed me both times. "'
Here lies the body of Johnny Jones, Onl y a heap of mouldy bones; His name was Smith instead of Jones , But Smith , you see, don't rhyme with bones
"I see you're taking Review Algebra; I thought you took it last year?"
"I did, but you see Miss Long encored me ."
Ruby B a rnes' motto in chemistry class is, "Nehil desperandum."
" Old Doc Jones iRn't so successful with his patients a nymore, " said the village gossip to the un ]ertaker.
'' Oh , be's not above doing a favor for a friend now and then," replied the undertaker.
He boiled the water that he drank, By rule he slept and ate; He wore hygienic underclothes To get the bulge on fate.
Thus science served him faithfully And made him microbe proof, But yesterday he met defeat · By f-alling from a roof,-;-Ex.
" Well, doctor, you look disheartened. What's the trouble , have you killed a patient?"
" No, I've cured one; my best patient, too."
"Say, aunty, what's an heirloont ?"
"An heirloom is something handed down from father to son."
"Gee, but that's a queer name for these pants of mine."
He--" I hear he loves Miss Realestate." She--" Yes, he loves her lots."
Miss Bridge:-"What's the lesson about today, Harry?" ·
Harry A. :-"About forty pages in advance."
Johnny:-"Say; grandpa, won't you make a noise like a frog?"
Grandpa:-"Why do you want me to croak?"
Johnny:-"Cause rna says she'll get about ten thousand when you croak."
Coroner:-"Where did the hit the man?"
Do c tor : -"Right at the juncture of the cervical vertebrae."
Coroner:-"Point it out on the map, I don't recall the place "
" Why are you studying harmony? Going to be a musician?"
"No, going to get married."
Fat Lady:-"Little boy, can I get through this gate to the river?"
Little Boy:-"1 think so, a load of hay went through this morning."
"Gladys,' ' called her father, "what time is it?"
" It's eleven, father."
"Its twelve up here. Eleven and twelve aretwenty-three."
The young man took the hint and departed.
An Englishman, standing on the pier, shouted a Frenchman on the ocean liner, "Au reservoir." The Frenchman answered back, "Tanks ."
There was a young girl from Duluth, Who had a bad pain in her tooth. They called to her bed
A doctor, who said That she got It from telling the truth.
Didn't we know that Mr. Cronin is Irish without being told?
The action of Charles Bennen in firing puns at the students during the special chapel was much to be admired. I say the action was to be admired, not the punS'. "Pretty good, huh?"
Newest song out: "Who Put the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Hash?" Words by H. M. Thompson
There once was a general named Wayne Who gave Lord Cornwallis a pain; He took out his sword To cut off Lord's gourd As he uttered a poem by Mark Twain.
DEBATE
NEIL M. CRONIN, Our Coa ch
LINCOLN VICTOR IN BEATRICE
No victory won by the L. H S. was ever more enthusiasticall y received by the r ep resentatives of the school present at the eve nt than that of Li ncoln over Beatrice in the d ebate h e ld at the latter city last Friday night. The team had been worki!lg hud on the qu estio n-that-of "Woman Suffrage•·:. _ fur a month or m:ore, under the direction of our coach, Mr. Cronin. Durin g t h e week previous d ebat the leading spirits in the various debnt · ing soc ieti es mad e every e ffort to aro us e the oldtime school spir i t and secm'e the co-operation of. thr, be st element in the school in rallying to the support of the team. As a result of this effort we S{mt off to the littl e burg on the B lu e one of the LP st prepared teams in the history of the schoo l a nd a crowd of rooters · that mad e the welkin ring With their songs and ye lls , outbursts of the de l:Jaters' enthusiasm in the old L H. S
A special motor car had 'been chartered for the trip, and this was fi ll ed with stud,ents and teachers, as jolly and enthusiastic a crowd of root ers ever rallied to the support of their team. · Thb trip was mad e on schedu l e time, no d e l ays ot· <lisappointments as is usu a l on such occasions, and at 7:30 sharp in U nity church at Beatrice, now used as a school building, there was a gatherin g of the clans for the contest. The Lincolnites were given seats within close rang e of their representatives, the air rang with the q. lt ernate ye ll s and songs of th e two schools for a few min u tes and then the· presiding officer, Sup etintend e nt Fullmer of Beatrice, appeared and the audience prepared to enjoy one of the best debates ever he ld between the two sc hools . The on l y regret that the Lincoln!tes had was that t h e e ntir e schoo l were not there to hear the brilliant orator y of Cl arence Clark, the orig ·
ina!, dec i s iv e refutation of Marvin Lev:y, and the forceful argumentation of Alice Mockett. Beatrice citizens who natu rally wou l d be somewhat inclined to prejudice in favor of their own men, were lour in praise of this team, who were self-possessed, grac iou s in manner, and courteous to their opponents, as well as amply prepared to meet every argument set forth by their riva l s. The l atter were a strong team of vigorous, manly boys, who won the respect and admiration of the entire Lincoln dele ga tion, a l though they were not able to withstand the fiery shafts of their "fri e nds , the enemy."
BASKET BALL
The High sc h oo l basket ball team will play Lincoln business college at the Y. M. C A. gymnasium next Sat urd ay at 4 p. m. s har p. In the la st game b etwee n these two teams the High was d efe ated by a small score. The boys hope to win this game and turn t h e tab l es on the L. B. C. team. All lo ya l students should t urn out and support the team by the i r presenc e at this game and the goo d old " Lincoln Rah!" yel l. Certainly, we can not do anything which will show our enthusi asm more than to attend this game and root for our team. The game will be free. S e ats will bb r eserved for the ladies on the first fionr . This game will be one of the most interesting of the sene" as the stand ing below will show:
Y. M. c. A. Basket Ball League. Percentage January 14, 1907.
Team. Games P layed Lincoln Business Co ll ege. . . 4 L in coln
Last Saturday, at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, the L in co ln Business Co ll ege defeated the Linco ln Aca d emy by a score of 19 to 17 The Business Co ll ege t urned out more than 100 enthusiasti c rooters to urge their bo ys on to victory. The Business College now stands first in the Y M. C. A. l eague and the Lincoln High School second.
November 28th the Linco ln B u siness College d efeated the High School by a small margin. This was du e principally to the fact that while the Busin ess Co ll ege was well supported by boys and gir l s, with yells. songs and pennants, the High School had practlca1 l y no support. ·
On. n ext Saturday afternoon at 4 o'c l ock these teams w ill meet for the i r final ga me to d ec id e the champ ion ship for the City Y. M. C. A. League. Let eve r y bo y and gir l In the high school make a specia l effort to be present. L et's hav e songs, ye lls , colors, pennants and e nthusia sm to cheer the old schoo l on to victory.
Cheyenne Up to Date.
Virgil, Virgil , wbere is m y pony, r must have my l esson without f u rther ceremo n y. I' ll get my lin es without any doubt, On my pony, my pony, oh
BIJOU THEATRE
HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE
Personal and Local News
Have a good time Chlistmas?
Going to Omaha for the debate?
H aze l Walker is Ill with diphtheria Verne Bates is the new Sophomore president. Donald Trueblood is the new Phlogiston president.
Charles English remained in Beatrice over Sunday.
Wen dell McDougall led the yells at Beatrice last Friday.
You should have heard Clarence Clark 's speech at Beatrice.
Henry R s.thbone, a form er student, is attending Lincoln business college.
Richard Meyers a nd many others stayed at home. Were you one?
Ruby B a rns, the chafing dish queen, spent her Christmas in Albion, Nebr
Lewis Anderson and Charles Bennett were n eJr Genoa during the vacation.
-14-Kt gold plating done on any kind of jewelry by Brock , The Ex pe rt , 1140 0 St.
Robert Ferguson will leave about February 1st to s i_:: end several months in California.
Lynn Fessler, a former high school student, is emrloyed by the Western Paint & Glass Co .
Archie Dinsmore was absent several days just t}le holidays , on account of sickness.
As:{ Mr. Philpott whether he wants "beef steak, pork chops, ham, or sausage " See what he says.
Morton Stone went to Beatrice to hear the debate . From there he went to Fairbury to visit friends.
Green's barber shops excel all others in the west. · Entirely modern and the best work assured ·
Alice Mockett proved very popular in Beatrice. The boys and girls of Beatrice High had a yell which they gave for her at the depot before the car left
Marvin Levy's speech was so much better than anyone had looked for that he proved one of the best debaters of the evening. You should have heard him.
We hear that Leslie Hyde, Gene Holland, Lynn Osthoff, Dean Edwards and others have dropped
The Young
Would like to save one thi r d on his clothing account . The Sterling's sp ecial lot sale on Suits and Overcoats now in progress affords you just this opportunity. Suits and Overcoats that formerly sold at $12.50 up to $25, during this sale
$7.75 to $16.75
E v ery Garment of Splendid Valu e
their studies and have t ake n up work in the Legislature.
Mrs. Philpott returned with Mr . Philpott. She h ad charge of the physics labor at ory while Miss Short was sick. We are glad to see Mrs. Philpott among us again.
Stanley Hodgeman will move to St Paul, Minn , some time in , the near future We are advis e d however, that this "sometime" will not be before the end of this school term. We are glad that Stanley can remain here to graduate with his class.
A goodly number of facu l ty members attended the Beatrice debate . Misses Clark, E. Miller, Jackson, Hullhorst and Gere, and Messrs. Cronin , Whelan, Philpott , Dodge , and Coan were present. They were certainly ·an inspiration to all who went Glad to see the faculty take such an interest in debate!
The L. H S debaters had charge of chapel last Thursday morning. Mr. I. S. Cutter, former principal of the Beatrice High School, addressed the school with a bright, witty speech wh i ch all enjoyed. Tallts were also given by Mr. Philpott, Bruce Johnson, Verne B ates, Mr. Cronin, and others.
Candies and Novelties, lce.J307 oSt. Cream, Punch and Ices. .
CLASS AND SOCIETY NEWS
SENIOR NOTES.
The Senior class met for the first time since the year 1906, Monday , January 6, in 204. Miss Cornelia Lindsey did not read the minutes , and though her sweet voice was mnch missed, the class as a whole survived. Mr. Bennett made a motion that a party be given and Howard Thomp· son, who had been making motions with his arms and face for some time, severely embarrassed the pres i de nt by some untimely rem ar ks of a personal n at u re. The meeting then adjo nrn ed.
The committee has chosen a p l ay and all S e niors should try out for parts The play is of a popular nature, and as it is by George Ade, and much better than "The Co ll ege Widow," his former success, the schoo l is looking with anticipation toward the n ig ht when the curtai n will rise on the first act.
MARlEL .TO NES, Editor.
JUNIOR NOTES.
The Junior class, for reasons u nknown, held no meeting on January 8th. The bad start for the new. year can not be explained. Usually, our president is more than anxious to have a m eeting. The p in s, which were billed to arrive D ecember 15, are not here yet, but will be soo n. Our try out for the pl ay w ill be held in the near future a n d it is hoped that a star cast will be chosen. :
SOPHOMORE CLASS NOTES.
The Sophomore cla ss met Monday, January 7, in room 26. An e l ection of officers took place, which resulted in the following list: President, Ver n B ates. Vice-preside n t, Ruth Rosa. Secretary, Emmett Donovan. Treasurer, Florence Schwake. Attorney, Rob ert Funkhouser. Sergeant-at-arms, Glenn Be nnett.
As no editor was elected, t hrough an oversight, the c l ass must e lect one at their . next meeting , unless this has already been done. The class ed itor is just as important to the class as the president.
G. D. S.
The Girls' D ebating Society did not hold a formal meeting Monday, the seventh as. there was no business to be tra n sacted. The society is very proud of h av ing one of its members on the Be at rice debate We know th::tt Alice Mockett will be a credit to us and to the L. H. S., just as !'he has been in the past.
IRMA HERMAN.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
The Wend e ll Phillips Society met as usual Thursday evening El e ction of officers' took place:
Th e result s were as follows: P reside n t, Harry E ar hart; vice-preside n t, Arthur W illi ams; secre-tary-treasurer, Cl ai'bourne Perry: critic, Wendell Macdougall; attorney, Edgar Russell ; editor Ira D av is ; sergeant-at-arms, !vern Tingley. After th e e l ection the boys had an interesting discussion on the " Subject of D ebate; Its Past and Future in the High School." Students who are interested in debate or oratory shou ld not fail to visit our meetings. Now is a good time to turn over a new l eaf and give more attention to debate. You are a l ways welcome to attend the meetings , HARRY EARHART , Editor
PHLOGISTON NOlES.
The best meeting of · the year wos held the wee!;: before the vacation. An e l ection took pl ace , resu ltin g as follows:
Don a l d Tru e blood, president. Leslie Hyde, vice-president. Richard Guthrie, secretary.
Sam Waugh , critic
Bob Funkhouser, attorney, Francis Dinsmore, sergeant-at-a;·ms.
As usual, severa l members were anxious to go to a certain theatre, but were severely fined by the a u gust president, Tru eb l ood.
A n otable occurrence was the political race betw ee n Francis D insmore and Shirley Fassler . Bo t h had nominated themse l ves ·and the rivalry was something monstrous.
The "Sign of the Four" (Francis Dinsmore Charles Bennett, Archie Dinsmore, and Waugh) was a handsome fine of ten cents.
Altogether, the meeting was a fine specimen of debating in the High School.
CHARLES BENNETT, Editor.
CICERONIAN.
The Cicero ni a n D ebating and Amusement So· ciety met Friday night, J a nu ary 11, in ro o m 202 A slim crowd assemb l ed to he ar Herman H arr ison and Earl White affirm that the pardoning uf prisoners should be in the hands of a board 'Or tw e l ve men e l ected by the state l egislature, and to be'l.r Hall and Te 1Jbetts vehemently deny this After the debate the society adjourned
FREEMAN -PALMER SOCIETY
The regular meeting for pa1 li ame ntary drill was held the l as t Thursday before vacation This regu lar drill is prov in g of great benefit to the members a nd is always interesting. The meeting Janu ary 10 adjo urn ed to atte nd the meeting of the Deb a ting Association and d i scuss the final arrangements for the Beatrice debate The debate posted Thursday on the subject of the J apanese chi l dren in American schoo l s was postpo n ed.
SUITS, ON£=THIR.D OFF
BROKEN LINES
NOTE S.
The Hawthornes successfully completed their work for the children at the Orthopedic Hospital. The society prepared a s u fficient number of Christmas prese n ts , inc l uding scra p-books, dressed dolls, and toys, so that each child received at leaRt one.
Two of our members have been teaching kindergarten at the hospi t al. Christmas after n oon the children gave a n entertainment, consisting of songs and recitations, in which the kindergarten took part, singing the i r Christmas songs
The work for the coming year has not yet been pl a nned, but we expect to enter into it with more spirit a n d make o u r meetings more interesting than ever before.
The Hawthorne society gave a da n cing p a rty at Wa l sh ha ll WednEsday evening, .January the secoud About twenty coup l es The young ve ople were chape r u:.1ed by Mr and Mrs. W A. Selleck and Mr. and Mrs. T_,ee J Dunn . T he hall was artistica ll y decorated in dark gree n and white, the society colors From the ceiling were suspended white C tt'!"istmas bells, and w: tllR were hung with F!awthorne IJPnna n ts A hrge "H" in white was on the lattice green which scree n ed th e orchestra. The same color scheme was used :n the of the pa ·:Jors, where Mrs. Sell eck o;erved puiH; r
BROWNING NOTES .
The :-egular meeting of the B rowning Cl ub was he l d Thursday night after the sixth period, in room 302
It was decided to give the programs to the d ifferent classes to have in cha r ge, the Sophomore g.ir l s first, th e n the Juniors, and l astly the Seniors . The program for the meeti n g next Thursday will be given by the Sophomore girls, a n d everyo n e shou l d come, as it is sure to be good. Josephine Sanford was appointed by the president to be a member of the joi nt committee for the Girls' Glee Cl ub concert.
As there was no further b u sin e ss, the meeting adjourned . RUTH MUNGER.
A TRAGEDY.
" T h e day has come when we must part," Said the button to the coat; ··You've c l ung to me through thick and thin, Like a miser to a twenty-do ll ar note."
" 'Tis false," said t h e coat, as he t u rned a da r k b l ue,
" You know you are ·fastened to me; How you could mistake that I'm sewed on to you Is somethi n g t h at I c annot see."
" You're b o th o f y ou wro n g. Just liste n t o me,'' Said the boy wh o wore the coat.
" B u t I'll let you fig h t it out a l one While I wear my Sunday suit."
MAGEE DE.F..MER.
EXCHANGES
We notice in other exch a n ge colum n s that the "Advocate" has been criticized for non-arrangement of advertisement Our advertising is purposely arrangd this way, as we believe that confining the advertisements to any one part of the paper is not giving the advertiser a square deal.
We received over one hundre d exchanges this last month, most of which were Christmas numbers with fancy covers.
Teacher : "What tense do I use w h en I say, ' I am beautiful '?"
Bright Lad: " Remote tense ." - Ex
Th e "Wall ace World," of Nashv ill e, T enn., has a very pretty cover design, also a good exchange column.
" This bill," sai d the collector, "has been standing for some time "
" That's a ll right ," replied the easy going doctor " If she gets tired of standing, t ell her to run awhile "
The New Mexico Collegian used :QOOr ink; otherwise, your paper is good.
"What would t h e Crusa d ers be · ca ll ed i n this country?"
" Tramps ." -Ex.
T he " Bitter R oot" is improving each iss u e. Can't you do the same "Totem?"
We are glad that "the "High Schoo l T i mes " liked our jok es so we ll. We like your Xmas cover
" Professor, " said a gra d uate at parting, "I am indebted to you for a ll I know."
" Pray, w h y mention such a trifle?" was the rather startling rep ly .
The " Lisbon Original " (Ohio, not Portugal), a new paper, has started out we l l.
T he " O maha Register" seems to be on a d ecline. It reminds one of a poor man try i ng to be a sport.
" Johnny, spell ' through' " Johnny : " R oosevelt or Webster? "
" The Fremont Rustler" is a n exch ange for Dec e mber.
" The Koda k ," of Eau Cla i re, Wis ., i s evide n t l y trying to imitate the Chicago American . P lease
The Globe Laundry
forget the loud type, Kodak. A l so discover a few jokes.
''The Budget," Lawrence, Kas., i s minus an exchange column that amounts to much . Otherwise, it is good
The anima l s went two by two. "Where shall I rut these steers?" yelled the deck hand to Father Noah . ' ' Ln the steerage," ye ll ed back the patriarch, with an antediluvian chuckle.
" The Banner" and the "High Schoo l Worl d" were received l ast week.
W T. M A. " Bugle Notes" is undoubtedly one on our best exchanges. Cl ean looking and neatly go(ten liP, it is a prize ticketand not a blank. We w13h tv call your attention, "B ugle," to the fact Lhat we are not a magazine, but a semi-monthl y. Consequently, the advertisement is done, newspaper ord e r. - Sehen Sie?
Judge: "We ll , Pat, ·what brought you h ere?"
Pat: " Two policemen, your honor."
Judge: "Dr u nk, I suppose."
Pat: " Yes, sor, both of thim."
"The Orange and Black" had a fine Chr istmas t" Ove r. That's a l l.
"The Nugget" of Lead , S is a nuggett, but not exactly a go l d one.
"Doctor, one of my boy's eyes is stronger than the other. Can you account for it?"
Doctor : "Knot ho l e in the fence at the base ball games, madam! "-Ex.
Not much to the " Takoma" this month. Same about the "Aegis ."
Nothing t h e matter with the "Diade" th i s month.
" Don't s i ng that song about falling dew." "Why not?"
" Reminds me to much about the house rent "
"T he Spice ' 'is a new exchange.
" The Comus" and "Academy News" b l ew in l ast week "The Mirror" has a good exchange co l umn.
We acknow l edge t h e "Midland High School Carol," "The St u dent," a n d the "H i gh Sc h oo l Messenger," a ll good papers.
Teache r : "Who was Joan of Arc?"
Boy: "M u st have been Noah's wife."
In the City. 330-340 So. 11th
" The Ade l phian" i s 0. K. in every respect
" The Yahara" has a surpl u s of good materia l this month.
We agree with yo u , "Wind Mill," i n your stand against l ocals. S u ch examples as you gave are not loca l s, but s ill y attempts at wit A good local is a precious thing in our estimation.
Father: "Jo h nny, what are you making a ll that racket for?"
Johnny: "So I can go and play tennis w i th it."
Father: "Then you' ll need a baw l , too Bring me the trunk straps, young fellow."
THE I. M. P. SOCIETY.
The I. M. P . Society met again Friday, January 11th, after sixth period. This was the first meeting of the new year, and was quite an important one. Several important questions were de li b e rated on and some decided. We also decided to go skating in a body the following day, providing the weather was favorable So, on Saturday, severa l of us met and we h ad a very enjoyab l e time at Capital Beach. Everybody must come to the next meeting , for it is· go i ng to be just as important as this one ·was, if not more so. Therefore, unless some of the Junior gil1s want to miss out on some very good tims, which are coming in the near future , they must be s u re and come to our next It will b e announced in chape l and a l so b e on the bulletin board and you can't miss knowing the exact date Now , remember!
JUNE HITCHCOCK.
A CONTRAST.
(Continued from page 5) happened to Rose. The doctor has arrived, a n d is shown to her room, the room she never is to le ave again. The light burns l ow and on the snowy bed li es our li ttle Rose . The roses in her ch eek s h a ve faded ; her eyes are br ight, her face the color of deat h Nothing is heard but the l ow moaning of tbe girl. The doctor's face is set, he mu st save her
Ear l y in the morning the doctor rises to go. A nurs e sits beside the bed. Th e dawn comes slowly o'er the city. Life is a ll astir, but the stillness of de at h hovers over the chamber where, with a faint lingering sm il e, our little Rose lies s l eeping.
A ll day the great stone house bears no sign of li fe H e r father, the stern, cold, man of yesterday, knee l s by her side with eyes upon her face. How good and sweet she was, and her mother. They are angels now together.
How happy I am to th i nk that now her father, an aged, k i nd l y man, is soon to j oin those two that are watch i ng and waiting for him in that distant l a nd. ·
FRANCES CALDWELL, '10.
THE ADVOCATE
LI NCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIII FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1907 NO . 7
BROTHERLY LOVE
"I don't want to go to school, not even a little bit, so I don't," mourned Daughter, kicking her sma ll foot vigorouslY: against the clay bank at the back of the house.
"It's lots more fun to make clay dollies, so why can't you stay just this once?" asked visiting Cousin.
"Ma mma's busy. She 'll never know till after time to take up is gone," put in Son, interested in any kind of r ebe llion.
"That's so. She's arful busy this mornin'. I kinder hate to bother h er and 'course I can't go without bein' washed, can I? "
"Course· not," chimed in the other two conspirators. "Now let's play."
' I need some more clay for my chair" said Cousin to Son , af ter awhile. '
" I'll get i t for you," and, grabbing a bright new hatchet, he began to hack away at the clay bank and chop out chunl's of splendid building material. Having done his duty, he returned to the girls and found them planning a house in the very corner he wanted himself.
"That's my place, " he announced grandly.
" It ' s not any such thing. You never said pops on it and we have, so there," returned his sister, her eyes flashing with the light of battle
" I never heard you, so that don't count and I say 'Pops on this corner.' Now will you get out. Cousin is company, so . she can stay, but you goter find some other place ."
For a moment it looked as if he had won, as Daughter grandly walked over to another corner, the air of the " Ver y well, if . I s1t in th1s corner mamma w1ll be sure to see me and send me to school, but if yo u don't care I don't.
let her come back ," pleaded the soft hearted cousin, "A untie will see her "
"0, if she is going to · play baby I s'pose I'll have to let her. But she don ' t d ese rve it one bit" he added, defiantly. '
"But are yo u going to stay h ere too? There isn't room for three."
"If you don ' t li'ke it yo u know what you can do ."
he returned, getting to his feet and doubling up his fists.
Giving a last look around and seeing nothing better to do, she lowered her head and entered the combat . Cousin stood by in terriJied silence and watched the small bodies plunging and swaying about, first one gaining th e advantage and then the other. Finall y, Daughter's two years began , to tell. She was about to plant her knee on Son's most susceptib l e point when a voice from the house made them all hold their breath
" Goodness me," the voice said, "Goodness me Daughter, come right h e re It's a quarter past nine. Hurry child, and let me wash your face What are you dawdling about? Come in ."
Daughter heard h er coming and, planting her fist on Son's nos e she rose and walked stifliy into the house.
T e n minutes later she appeared in a clean dress and a very superior a ir and marched away up the hill to school. Just as she reached the top, a voice which seemed pitched rather high floated up, saying, "Glad I don't have to be scrubbed and packed about, ain't you?"
Daughter turned and flinging back the most hateful word she knew, she marched into school. But if Son ever knew she had called him "Baby" he ne ve r told her so nor offered battle on that ground. He was wise.
A STUDENT.
General Good Time
The same maniac who b efo re had exti nguishe!l himself by his wonderful conception of General Nuisance, returned the other day with the following extract (lemon extract), which we publish in the hope that if he is not really a mani ac he will at least have enough pride and good sense to stop.
In my last article I dwelt upon General Nuisanc e and as Generar Good Time is so closely connected in history with the famous Nuisance, I will en-
deavor to give a little of the history of that illu strious and far:famed character.
Now, although throughout my life I have met and seen many distinguished personalities, I n eve r have yet seen so charming a man as the General. A sound philosopher, he discovered that but two kinds of comfort existed-so li d and li qu i d. The Genera l was a firm advocate of this t h eory, and often when I saw h im wa l king alo n g the street whistling "The Do ll ar Watch on t h e Rhi n e," I wou l d think of the story of his li fe, and a l so think that he had been taking too much liqu i d comfort.
The Genera l em i grated from California dur i ng t h e Civ il War and here is t h e story in his own words:
"In the year 1862," said the General, smiling, his serene countenance shini ng like a full moon, " I was a l ad living in t h e wilds of California. Born among the ora n ge and l emon trees, I m u st have been a peach of a boy. But, fired by the fiery spirit of war, and perhaps by the fiery spirit of the grape, I left my happy home for the seat of the war. As a means of l ocomotion, in stead of a l ocomotive I had a prairie schooner and six horses. I had a schooner because I knew that a schooner or two i n the desert wou l d .not taste bad, whether it was a prairie schooner or a schooner of P abst. I also bro u ght a l on g t h ree companions. The third day we were out I made the alarming discovery that we had over three thousand more m il es to go. Our supply of water was low, and I was almost famished for a drink of water. (If this was true, the Genera l' s taste had changed considerab l y.) See i ng an object in the distance, which I took for a n o l d oaken bucket, I ordered the expedition to accompany me there, fearing treachery on the part of some redskins, who, we believed, were conspiring aga i nst o u r pocket fl asks. We ll , all's we ll that ends well, but this we ll had no encl. I said to my comrades, 'Companions in distress and misery, we are out of water, and this country is dry.' ' Cheer up, Genera l,' they said, 'Bear in m i n d that a ro ll ing stone turneth away wrath, and that a good name gathers no moss.'
"Hearing these beautiful proverbs so touching l y r e c a lled by my faint and weary comrades, I wept Se'"ing me weep, and feeling much as I did, my compa n ions opened their tear ducts and we a ll wept at the thought of the home we had so ununwillingly l eft. When I regained consciousness I found. I was standing in two feet of water, and three steady streams from the weeping men's eyes reinforcing the rap i dly growing pond. Swimm i ng over to the men, I comforted them as best I could and begged them to swim before they drow n ed before my eyes All four of us pu ll ed for higher ground, and h aving quenched our th i rst from the coo l and sparkli n g waters, we filled our
barrels, casks, jugs, flagons, etc., and proceeded"But," I interposed, " Wasn't the water salty?" "Fu n ny thing," said the General. "As near as I can reoc ll ect it was fresh. The l ake is standing today, and I refer you to it." And picking up his injured dignity, he strode majestically away.
General Assembly
Editor ' s Note:-We have decided that this will positively be the l ast of the General series. The idiot who so k i nd ly wrote all these, according to latest report, was transported beyond human aid last night by an act of folly. While laughing at one of his jokes, he dis l odged a set of false teeth <tnd choked to death . 'Twas in the year fourteen n i nety two, When Columbus landed i n America, According to a ll historians, Who, of course, know nothing about it. I was living then in Jersey City, Near the site of the p r esent New York, When awakened one night by a cannon I saw three sail boats approaching And realized at once that Co l umbus Was drunk and was shooting his ca n non To ce l ebrate the seventeenth of March Which, of course, was Saint Patricks' Day. I immediate l y walked out to the ships, And climbing aboard by a rope r asked him what was it he wanted. He grasped me at once by the hand And proclaimed in a very loud voice: " I seek the Indies, and I've found 'em " Said I, "You are ,bugs in the headlett, This is the U. S. you have come to; You had better skiddo from these digg i nfs Or the custom officials w ill get you." He left on the out-going steamer And never returned aga i n
The Fly
[T h e fo ll owing amusing little essay was found i n a note book belonging to one of our Fresh i es. It evidently was his first attempt at his oration tor eight grade graduation The Seniors may rece i ve some valuable pointers from this little essay wJ.ieh w ill he l p t h em in i.\l (i1r oration.]
'rhe fii is a li ttle anim il e that gf'ts in the buter in .the guud o l e sumer time. It ate legs; four to wa l k on, two to shuffle i:vg ': t!J.er, an' two t0 t i ckle with. Flies is found all over Ameriky, but mostly on ba l d h eads. He are the cause of much
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cussing by folks what he pesters with his tic3.ling legs. The fii can not be snuck up fer he haz eyes in his back , rit e behind the shold e r b l ades The fii l oves to get on a baby's nose an' shuffie his fet It is fun to leve him bee on the baby ' s nose ef yer moth e r ain't aroun' to land on you fer it The fli is common;y ca ll ed a fli, but he haz many other names. He haz new names given to him very often by folks · what cusses him for pesterin ' them . This is all I know about fUs and paw sez the les I know about 'em the longer I'll live, so, so long.
"Old Mammie"
As a large boat load of people came s l ow l y into the port at Annapolis, Maryland, one beautiful summer day, the call of many voices was heard: "Crabs! " " Deviled Crabs! " " Two cents a piece!" The peop l e on the boat crowded together, each one in a hurry to get to "O l d Mammie," as she was called . As soon as the boat stopped and the gang plank had been thrown out, little negra boys and " Old Mammie " came on board.
Mammie was known to be an excellent cook, so the people crowded around her She was fat and of medium height. Upon her head was a br i ght red turban and she wore a yellow waist with large black dots and a stiffiy starched black skirt Altho u gh her clothes we r e neat they had the appearance at the waist of having been fastened together in a hurry. She had her s l eeves rolled up to the elbow so that her arms shone black from beneath. Her face was very cheerfu l in its expression and her hair was gaily decorated with bright colored ribbons. When s h e laughed or tal'.red , a set of ivory white teeth gleamed in a straight row. She was constantly rolling her small, b l ack eyes , seemingl y from joy As she came on board, she carried in each hand a very l arge basket fi ll ed with crabs, richly cooked and sending forth a tempting odor.
Mammie de li vered her crabs as fast as possible, for the boat oniy remained ten minutes and at the same time "Sonny" took in t h e money. "Sonny" was his mother in a small type. His face was decorated in a broad grin a ll the time he stood there.
As soon as " Mammie" had sold a ll her crabs she wa l ked off and stood on the shore watching the boat as it went back towards Baltimore FRANCES CALDWELL, ' 10.
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Personal and News
Lucile. Powell has g on e to D e nver to attend school.
Mr. Stockton is the n e w mathemati cs teacher. Richard Meyer left Saturday ior Kansas Ci ty to accept a position, wher e he hopes to find " th e almighty dollar." .
Alma B i r :mer, '05, and Mar g aret Byers, '05 , visited the Hawthorne m eeting l ast week.
Sidney Collins, a former h1gn school student and ath l ete, has returned to Li:H:oln to attend the University ·
G reen's barb e r shops exce l all others in the west. Enti r e ly mo d ern and the best work ass u re d
Ira Davis completed his high school course last week and has returned to the farm.
A li ce Mocket has comp l eted her course. S h e supplied as a teacher, at Davey, last week
Report cards came out Monday.
Miss Hart, a former teacher, is living on a farm near Montrose; S. D 14-Kt go l d p l ating d one on any ki n d of jewe l ry by Brock, The Expert , 11 40 0 St.
Russell Bu rr ess, Walter Walch, Paul Bell and Dw i ght Bell, alumn i members of our school, are on the University basket ball team
Ruth Bell , '02, a State J ourna l representative and former member of the Advocate slaff was seen in · the ha ll s of Admini stration building yesterday.
Mr. Scott of the facu lty is away on a l eave of absence on acco u nt of sickness.
R u by Barnes i s taking work in t h e University this semester
Esther Long is cadeting in the kinde.rg arten the Park school.
Ro ll and T app q u it schoo l to accept a po s ition as assistant physical director at the Y. M. C. A . 'Feb ru ary 7th., Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, York Li n co ln basket ball.
Robert and Richard F erguson are traveling in southern Cali f or n ia for pl easur e
Stanly Ho d geman, ' 07, and Wells Stanly, '09, w ill l eave Saturday for St. Paul, Minn., where Stanl ey's father, Prof.· T. l'II. Hodgeman, hag accepted a position in a college. Stanley wi ll enter the co ll ege. These f e ll ows are both fine you n g men and the Ad vocate wishes them success and pleas u r e in their new home
Miss Miller, in Math. , November 14th , impatiently to dull student: " We ll , can't yo n change that mile to five thousand two hundred feety eighths?' '
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Published semi-mo n t hl y by the Advocat e Publishing Association of th e Lin coln High School at 125 North Twelfth Lincolu, N e br.
Ent e red. second c l ass matter Nov. 5 , 1906, at th e Po s t Offic e at Lincoln, N e br., und e r act oi congr e ss Marc h 3, 1879
EDITORIAL STAFF
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EDITORIAL
Every incoming Fres hman and all new members shoul d subscribe to the Ad vocate Freshman, y o u are not recognized a memb e r of the schoo l until you take the Advocate, you are still gre e n and w ill be green until you subscribe . All Freshman who do not do this w ill fail at the end of the year. Take our adv i ce and subscr ib e.
This issue is t h e l ast one und er the present editor ' s jurisdiction. A new ed i tor must b e se• lect e d for this reason: A sentiment has spr un g up toward discontinuing the paper indefinitely. or course this is only sentiment and it is certainly pr e tty mushy sentiment at t h at. To drop a paper, so w e il sta rt ed, so prosperous and so exc e ll ent, wou l d b e madness i tself The editor is of th e opinion t h at the person who starte d the w ild rumor is an anarchist, and daily he expects to be blown up However, .there i s nothing in it, and th e Advocate w ill go on , do i ng t h e good and doing the st ud e nt s , perhaps .
A n e w s e mester s t arted at l ast . Of co ur se ther e w ill be a good many fa lst starts , that i s to be e xpected, but after n ext we ek t h e fac ulty hopes to h ave the gr ind stone turn in g and the students down to busines8. This will be the l ast semester for some of us and we ha ve eight ee n weeks in whi ch to r e deem o u rs e l ves, w e m e an y o nr s e l ves.
\Ve were unable to redeem ourselve s, consequently w e re sold at a barga in
The staff of th is hi gh ly esteemed and en li g htened paper was greatly rei n forced by t h e presence of Cl arence Cla rk, o ur new business manager In order to counterbalance the l oss of Robert J:.' e r g u s on, late manag e r , th e Association e l ected Clarenc e. While we only know that Cl arence i s a good worker, h e comes to us highly r e commend e d b y faculty and students. Our only fear i s that h e may get brain fever from over-work.
The · rec e nt exami n ations, as most examinations do, brought out the tact that t h e r e are p u pils i n the schoo l w h o are not to be trusted at all. Conside r in g t he f act that hiswrians, scientists and all other grave and wor ld- wise men, assert that the lug.a s cnool i s the p l ace where character is molded, w e be; ie ve that a few will come out or the mold in rath e r bad shape This is too bad. Th e temptat ion is great. 'i'he writ e r is only human and sub j ect to the same temptation s If a li ttle comlllon sens e is u sed the majority will see t h e impra c tica l s i d e of cheating in an examination.
A li ttl e bird h as been flying about these dar:.;: and dr e ary halls, proc l aim in g to a ll that there will be a big Senior Ad vocate' at the e nd of the ye ar. No d e fin i te arrangement for the big issue h a s b ae n made. In fa c t, th e re may riot be any, Ye ar be tore last a couple of li ght fingered memb e rs of the staff ran the Association about thirty doliars in the hole. Th e Association w ill do well to square themselves rather than to p r i nt a ·mammoth is sue
As a last resort the editor uses these columns a s a means of bidding farewe ll to his old assomates. While not taken from the school by a b r ass band and chorus s in ging "So Long Mary," he must confe ss that there are some w ho w ill miss him; especia ll y , some members of the fa cuity , in whose rooms he was acc us tomed to study and r e cite
LATIN FABLE.
Boyibus stealibus orum
Eatibu s muchibus go for som e morum, Dogibus seeibus gr a b his pan tor u m , Boyibus runibus pantibus tomm
ITALIAN FABLE.
Sella b a nan a e es a ll -a I do , But I make-a d a money ap. save-a eet too. An whil e I would lilie-a to get-a reech q ui ck, 1 t ell s you d ey can't-a se ll m e da gold brick.
He kiss e d her on the ch!:PI.: It seeme(i a harmless frolie, H e' s be e n laid up a W C: <'kThey say , with paihter·s colic. -Ex.
S t ud ent (translating in Virgil) : " He checked his vo ic e with his foot " - Ex.
An attentive listener in a co l ored congregation b eing impres s ed by th e word "phenom e non " which the pas t or was in the habit of using in his sermon s , ventur e d to ask him its meaning. The prea ched e xplained:
"You s e e dat thistle ag row l. n' in d e grass?''
" Yes. "
" 'Nell, da t ain ' t no phenom e1wn You see cow a-grazin ' out dar in de field?' '
''Yes. " ·
" \ ¥ e ll, dat ain't no phenomenon. You hear dat bird a-singin' up dar in de tree?"
"Yes."
"Well, dat ain't no phenomenon But if you saw dat cow a-sittin ' on that thistle an ' a-singin' like a bird dat would be a phenomenon .'' - Cambridge Review
Cowgill: " Can't a triangle have only two angl e s? "-Topeka H. S. World.
The "Lariat" from Old Cheyenne was c l othed in a very attractive Christmas cover.
Pa: " Remember, my son, the hairs of your head are a ll numbered "
Son: " Gee! pa , yours must have been numbered 23."-The Lariat ·
Pat wanted to get a glass of soda water for nothing , and on entering a drug store, said: " And pl e ase , sir, wud yez g i v e me a cigar?"
Clerk: " Certainly .' '
Pat: " But now would y e z be so kind as to chang e it for a glass of soda water?"
Clerk: "Why , certainly.''
Then Pat, after drin:ting h is soda water. started for the door
Cl erk : "Hey, Pat, you didn't pay me for that drink. "
Pat : " Yes I did; I gave you a cigar."
Cl erk: "But you didn't pay for the cigar."
Of all green words , Of tongue or pen, TP,e greenest of these, Nin e te e n and ten. -College Echoes.
Little drops of water ; Littl e grains of sand, Make the auto driver Cuss to beat the band. -Ex .
Pete is in the second grade. The other day h e astonished the family by singi ng a song the y sang that morning, in the following manner: " 1, Coiumbus, jumped into the ocean," etc. - High Schoo l Echo
Th e "Exchange " and " Chips " pages in the Dec e mb e r "Echo" from Nashvill e conta i n some very excellent matter.
" School Bell Echoes," Me1Til, Wiscons i n, shows poor taste in the cover color for their Nov e mb e r paper. We d i d not receive the December issue. Wou l d be glad to have it.
Professor (to sleepy boy) : " What are you doing-learning anything? "
Boy: "No, sir; I'm listening to you." - School Bell Echoes ·
" Th e Tooter, " South Omaha, is a neat paper
We hope that The Reco r d , Sioux C ity, Iowa , will enjoy our exchange co l umn. We had so much to print that our exchange column was omitted on e t ime this year.
wit Editor : " What do you think of the majority of my jokes? "
Subscriber: " We ll , I think that they have attained their ' majority' years ago .' '-H. S. World.
We welcome the following January exchanges : The Arrow , The Nugget, The Delphian, H. S. Register, Tripod, The Ow l , H i gh School Wor l d, Student Life, Pebbles, The Raven, Crimson Ramb l er, The Sentinel, The Crimson, T h e Black and Gold , and H. S. Budget.
One of our finest and most elaborate visitors is ' ' The Orange and B l ack" from Honolul u , H I. vVe consider the publication worthy of "special honorable mention " in our columns, and sha ll await w i th pleasure the arrival of the next issue.
The Wesleyan is always we l come at our desk.
Heu! iter didilum
Felis cum fidulum
Vacca transilit lunam
Camiculus ridet
Quum talem videt Et dish ambu l avit cnm spoonam. - Ex
P a t: " Well, did I smoke it?"-Ex . ' ·Battalion," where is your exchange column?
ATHLETIC NEWS
Y. M. C. A. SMASHES RECORDS.
A Large C r owd Witnesses Las t Contest of the Se a so n.
A large crowd assembled at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening to witness the last of the three gymnastic athletic events to be given in the association gymnasium this winter The gallery was packed to the utmost while large crowds sat around the edge of the gymnasium tloor 'l'he attendance was not only a record brea ;rer, but also the contest, the association's records being broken in every ins ta nc e.
The 101·m er association record of th e fence vault was six fe et, five inch e s Winters brok e the record that evening with six feet, six inches. Anthis won second place with six feet, three inches. A fancy wand drill brought f o rth loud applause from the audience, the drill' bein g unusually well executed. 'l'h e former association record for the indoor high jump was five feet and one inch Winters broke th e record with feet, six inch es , Anth i s a second with five f eet, thr ee inches and Sage took third place with fiv e feet, two in che;;.
The obstacl e race by the grade juniors was both exci ting and funny. '!'he applause from che audience was d eaten ing. An10P.6 the to b e overcome were two horses, lJauot llel bar.> aau a floor mat und e r which the boys had to crawl. This floor mat was the stumbling block for r h e majority of th e boys, and s evera l time,;, two contestants m et b e nea th the mat, and, lost in th ei r exc itement, crawled over the floor with the m aL on their ba ck s.
Of those performing on the horse, Schnurr won the fu·st pla ce with a percentage of 79 .9 whil e Winters took second place with 75.6 and Erisman third place with 74.5
H. A. Andrews, Roland Tapp, and D. C. Mitchell gave an exhibition of slever work, severa l ne w fi g ures and mov e m ents b e in g in tro duc e d : In some r es pects the work compared f a vorabl y with that exhibited by professiona l s. A beautiful exhibition of Indian c lub swinging was given by Schnurr The clubs were illuminated with electric li g hts, and the room being dark e ned, the ret! and blu e li g h ts mad e man y pleasing figur es as they were swung in th e differ e n t mov e m e nts
T h e potato race in some r espects r e sembles the chairot rac e of the circus, being the most exc iting event of the whole s how This particular featur e of the contest was also a r eco rd breail:er, the former r ecord b eing 1.46 while Wint er s won the race in 1.42 3-5. Anthis won second place with 1 .5 0 and Sage in 1 55. Winters won the all round contest, and Schnurr will receive th e association monogram for th e. winner of the gymnastic contest. The Y . M . C. A. orchestra furnish ed mu s ic throughout the e v e nin g. The otiicials were Dr R. C. Clapp, Dr E. A. Hanna, Dr. George E. Condra, George Da yto n, C. B. Horton, .Jr ., I. P. Hewett, R. K. .John so n
HIGH SCHOOL WON .
Y. M. C . A . L e ag ue Cha m pio n sh i p Was Won By the L H S. Team.
Th e Lincoln Business College team made a d esperate fi gh t for the cit y Y M. C A,. championship last Saturday at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium Th e Business st ud en ts played a good ga m e but our boys were so far super i or to the college boy s that the victory was easily won. E ve ry played an excellent game from start to finish Both team's had fair support from their -rooting teams. The High S chool plays the fir s t g am e with out of town teams Thursday, Februar y 7th, at 8 o ' clock, Y. M. C .A. gymnasium . York has a strong team and our boys are looking forward to a fast , hard game 'l'his ga me w ill be an important on e. You s hould not fail to see it. Come out and yell for the " r e d and black."
Sc he dul e·
The schedule for home basket ball games includes York, F e bruary 7th ; Omaha, February 23d, and Crete, March 9th. All games at Y. M C. A. gy mna sium, corner Thirte ent h and P streets Single admission 25 cents; season tickets 50 cents each
BASKET BA L L.
Th e Lincoln High Schoo l Basket Ball team has arranged for severa l goo d ga m es to be played tea m on February 7th at th e Y M. C. A. gymin Lincoln this year. They will play the York nasium. has long been regarded as one ot the foremost athletic schoois in th e state and this · game will be very interesting. On 23d tne High School st udents will be afford e d an cpport unity to cheer their team o n to victory against the Omaha H igh School t eam. Crete wil l probab ly p lay her,e lViarch 8th, and when 300 t ick ets are sold an effort will b e mad e to sec ure a game with Si oux City. The Y. Ivl. C. A. gymna siUm i s no t very lar ge, as far as its seating capacity i s concerned, so that as soon as 400 ticJl: e ts are sold the tic!ret.s wili be w ithdrawn from sa l e.
'l'hEJ regular admission to each game will be 25 cents, making 7:i ce n ts if onl y three games arc scheduled and $1.0 0 if all four games are to be p layed. Seas on tickets w ill b e placed on sale at 50c each, good for all the hom e games This will make either three or four games for 50 cents. T h e reason th e admission i s placed so low i s tha t t h e team would rather hav e a g r eat many students present at a low rate than a sma ll sumber at a slraig h t 25 -c ent rate
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RULES GOVERNING ATHLETICS IN THE LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.
Adopted by 1906. the Board of Educat i on February Revised by the Board of Education January 25th, 1907.
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1. No student shall be permitted to compete in any ath l etic contest who did not attend the school the preceding semester, who is not an undergraduate, or who has been a member of a secondary school for four or more years , or who is twenty-one years of ag e or over, or who has brok e n the rul es governing amat e ur athleti c s , or who reeeives any gift , remuneration, or pay for his servi ces on a school team, and no p e rson shall participate in any contest under an assum e d name.
2. Each c ontestant sh a ll carry thr e e s t udies , or fifteen periods a week and have f or the current semester , up to the date of the event, a passing standing in ea c h of his studies ; and also shall have carried the same amount of work during the previous s e mester , ·or the last semes ter in attendance , and r e ceive d a passing standing in e ach of his studies.
3. B e fore taking part in any contest the student shall file with the principal of the high schoo l the written statement of ·a parent or guardian that said pupil has permission to engage in athletics.
4. The principal of the hi g h school or his authorized repr e sentative, who s hall be a memb e r or the high school faculty , sha ll be manage r of the teams repre senting the school.
5. No game shall be played with any team without th e sanction of the principal.
6. Th e prin c ipal, or his authorized r e pr e sentative , who shall be a member of th e high school faculty , shall accompany his team to all cont e sts.
7. There shall be no c oach or trainer other than a r e gular instructor in the high scho o L
8 The admis s ion to any game or conte st, shall not exc e ed twenty-five c e nts .
9 The football s e ason shall close the Saturda y before Thanks g iving and not more than six gam e s at which admission is char g ed shall b e p l a y ed
1 0. In a ll matt e rs perta ining to the managem e nt of ath le tics not her ei n provided for, the rules and
r egulations of the Nebraska Interscholastic Athletic Associati o n shall b e follow e d
11. For the purpose of ex ec uting t he above rul e s , and of formulating such additional rul e s as may s ee m advisable for th e heal t hful r eg ulation of hi g h sc hool athletic s a Bo a r d of Con t rol shall b e form e d c onsisting of th e su pe rint e nd e nt, th e principal o r th e high school , a fa c ulty m e mb e r appoint e d b y the principal, th e pr e sid e nt of the hi g h scho o l a t hletic association , and, in addi t ion, for the first thre e months · of th e yea r t h e cap t ain of th e foo tball team; during the second thr e e months th e captain of the bo ys' and the captain of th e g i r l s ' basketball team; during th e last thr e e months th e captain of th e tra c k t e am , - s aid b oard to act in accordanc e with the wishes , and und e r the direction of th e board of edu c ation The sup e rintendent shall be cha i rman of the board and in cas e of a tie shall cast the d e ciding vote.
12 Any provision in t he Constitution of th e Athl e tic Associati on or of any student or g anization, that may be in conflict with thes e rules , shP :1 b e void
P H LOGISTON NOTES.
Fre e zing and shiv e ring, but still abl e to talk, the Phlogistons m et in Room 201 last Saturda y night Everybody started to c h ew -the-rag and e nde<l up in a lo t of brok e n h e arts! S e vera l distingui s hed visitors w e re pres e nt although they wore e v e rything they cou l d to ward off the cold, and hot air. Critic Waugh d e liv e r e d t he Dinsmore brothers a nic e juicy roast and s e v erai oth e rs came in for one , too. Shirley Foste r was fin e d a g ain and tri e d to raise the dues but could not
FREEMAN-PALMER SOCIETY.
The officers el e cted at the last meeting were : Esth e r Burritt, Pr es id e nt; Ella White, Vice-Presid e nt; Haz e l P e rrin, Secre t ar y and Treas ur e r ; Ma ud e Clar k , A t torn e y; Georgia Fulmer, Sargeantat-A rms
A TRAGEDY IN FOUR ACTS.
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CLASS AND SOCIETY NEWS
SENIOR HOP.
The Senior Class dancing party at Wal§h hall last Friday evening was a great success . About forty couples enjoyed the music furnished by Hagensick ' s orchestra. The hall was _prettily decorated, but the d e rocrations were eclipsed by the beautiful girls and handsome young men who were present. The gowns worn certainly represented the latest fashions. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Munger assisted Miss Towne in chaperoning the company. M.iss Bridge was unable to attend and her absence was felt by all. The party was both a social and financial success.
1908 NOTES.
The Junior class tield their regular meeting after sixth period January 22d in Room 103 . The following officers were elected: President, Wendell McDougall; Vice-Presid e nt, Irma Herman; Secretary , Marjorie Selleck ; Treasurer, Kathryne Mockett; Attorney, Louis M yer; Sergeant-at-Arms, Alfred Munger; Editor, Elizabeth Bonnell.
Girls! why don ' t you come to class m eeting? The boys have been turning out in large numb e rs but the girls have not. We have a great many important questions to discuss and we need yo ur advice. The class pins have come and may b e secured at Herpolsheimer' s.
SOPHO M ORE NEWS.
The class of '09 held their regular meeting Thursday in room 22. A committee was appointed to decid e on a date for a bob-sled ride and to a nnounce it to a speci al meeting of the class to be called for that purpose The members of class are b eg inning to turn out to . th e ir me e tin gs and some very good results are anticipated All members are urged to come and enjoy th e mselves.
FRESHMAN NOTES.
(Lorena Bixby , Editor.)
The Freshm e n he l d a meeting Wednesday, Jan-
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uary 16th, in room 22 , but as none of the sponsors "ere present, it did not go off very well. It was moved and carried that we have a vice-pres i dent , and when George Burch · was elected, the class refused to accept his resignation
L e nore Richards, Donal d Ste wart, Katherine Kenelly and Byron Waugh were elected to get u p a class yell. After deciding to hold a me_eting every Wednesday noon the class adjourned
At a later meeting of the class, Wednesday, Januar y 30th , new officers were elected as follows: Pr es ident, George B ,urch; Vice -President, Byron Waugh; Secretar y, Maud Harpham; Treasurer, Julia H i tch cock, and Sergeant-at-Arms, Russell Bickford.
WENDELL PHILLIPS SOCIETY.
(Ray Macdougall, Editor.)
The Wendell Phillips Debating Society h eld its regular business meeting Thursday , January 24th , 1907 , in Room 203 The following officers were e lected: President, Wendell Masdougall; VicePr esi d e nt , Harry Earhart ; Secretary and Treasurer , Dean Edwards; Critic, A,rthur Williams; Attorney, I. Tingley ; Editor, Ray Macdouga ll , Sergeant-at-Arms, C Perry.
G D S.
The Girls ' Debating Societ y entertained the Alice Freeman Palmer gir l s Saturday evening, the 19th , at the home of Irma Herman. A shadow pla y called "The Romance of Mary Jane" was given, Mary Mocket taking the part of Mary Jane , June Hitchcock that of Benjamin, Esther Warner Lord Mortimer, and Ottie Voderberg the Stern Parent. A guessing game was then engage<;l in, in which Jeanette Batten - won the prize. Miss Clark, assisted by Jessie Randall and Sy l via Orlofsky , served ic e and wafers. The sponsors of both societies and Dr. and Mrs. Sanders were pr ese nt
Lin coln vs. York, at Lincoln, February 7
Lincoln vs. Roca (Nebr.), at Roca, February 15
I Lincoln vs. Omaha, at Lincoln, February 23
.J. · Lincoln vs. York, at York, March 1 ( 1
Lincoln vs. Crete, at Lincoln, March 9
J Lincoln vs. Crete, at Crete, March 15
L .incoln vs . Omaha, at Omaha, March 22
MILLER & P A I . N E
W e are almost throu gh with wi nt er selling. S pring a nd S ummer goods a re coming in d aily. In every d epartme nt of our store gre at p re paration has been made in expecta tion of hea vy sp ring and summer se lling. Here are a few lines tha t are even now b eing offere d for sale
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D res s Goods D epar tment
All tab l es are being cleared of win t er goods and spring gooJs are be i ng pu t in their place The different lines are not yet complete, but there is a good representation here, and each day makes t h e line more complete ·we are sure you will be interested in the showing which even now we have on display Those who com e early have the advantag e in choice of patterns W e are showing New Spring Ginghams; N e w Genuine Egyptian Tissues, New English Cotton Voi l es, New 'l'affeta Silks, etc. We give yon a cordial invitation to come in and look over the line
La wn and Lingerie W aists
We have a fine showin g in these Waists You can get an exclusive design and now is a good time to pick it out, before the lot becomes broken in sizes
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N ew D ress S kirts
Advance styles for Spring in Fancy Mixtures, Black and Blue Panama s and Fre nch Voiles , in new pleat"ed effects, at from $ -l- .50 to $20.00.
Japanese Silk Waists in White and Black; excellent values at $2.50 to $4.75
Taffeta Waists in White, Black and also in colors , at $ 3.75
V al enciennes L ace
We have just receiv"ed our new of Valenciennes Lace Practically our whole spring bill has arrived. Now is a good time to pick out what you will ne e d throughout the season. We show different widths in both round and diamond mesh, with insertion to match = J =h _e=-_=0=--=_-=
CRAWFORD & ZEHRUNG, Le,... F. C ZEH RUN G , Mill'
Open Every Night. Curtain at 8: 15 . Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.
22-23 - Fri., Sat. & Mat , The Four Mortons in "Breaking Into Society"
27- Wed Mat & Eve "The Tenderfoot"
28- Thursday , Nat Will s in "A Lucky Dog" MAR.CH
1-2- Fri., Sat. & Mat., "The Time, The Place
and Th e Girl"
passing down a street of beautiful hous es the ones which are most admired are not n e cessarily those which are the most expensive or the most elaborate but those which are the most distinctive. is distinctiv eness that compells admiration for one business among hundreds in the same line - or for one garment among any number that may be .equally sty l ish or even more costly Personal taste determines whether a man's dress is dist i nctive or not, and if you would so appear but do not f e el like entrusting the task entirely to y our own taste, consult
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LINCOLN
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
YOL. XIII FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1907
Aunt Jane's Good Time • • •
''Waal, Jane, here ye be! My eye, it's good ter see ye back in Missoury ag'in. Suiry 'n' me've jis about decided 'ut we won't leave ye· go ag'in in a rush," said 'Mr . Corbitt, leaning against the door'
"Mis' Ford to!' me ter say as how she'd be over's evenin' ter set awhile an' hear ye te ll about yer trip. An' 'I calkelate I'll go put up the critters an' git spruced up a bit, it bein' as how I've got ter go an' show the new schoolmaster 'round the place afore he begins ter commence work. Then on my way home I aim ter stop an' see Reuben Smith 'bout a r a zorback o' hisn 'at he wanted ter swap fer our ol' mule, so I reckon I won't get home much afore supper-time ."
He moved off in the direction of the barn, and Jan,e Cor-bitt began,-"Come now, Sairy, fly roun' an ' le ' s git things redd up afore anyone comes. Law! it do seem good ter be hum ag'in, though, I swan, I had a re a l good time while I wuz gone ."
"Well, Pa an' me got along right smart while you wuz gone, but we're mighty glad ter have ye back," said Sarah. " But say, Ma," she added after a pause, "Marthy Brunt ast me yistiday ter help down at the church 's afternoon. The Babtists is agoin' ter give a social tonight."
Wall, I don't mind," said her mother, "ef ye do . Ef they want anything from me, an' Ye c'n Iemme Jmow in time, tell 'em I'll be glad ter help 'em out. Now ye •better run right along so's ter git back ::tirly. W'y, ef here don't come Susan Ford this minute "
Then as !S a rah departea she addressed Mrs. Ford "Walk right i n, Susan, an' set down a spell. Sairy's jis goin' ter help git ready fer a social 'at the Baptists is goin' ter give ternight. Abe t 'J l ' me y e ' lowed t e r come He ' s gone ter se e Reuben Smith 'bout a trade they're aimin' ter m ake ."
Mrs. Ford pulling off b er sun'bonnet, sat clown in the ne arest chair. "Wa!, I do say, Jane Corbitt," she dr a wl e d, "y e don ' t look's if you'd rested a mite. How did ye enjy it, anyhow? My ol' man's sister-
BY RUTH LINN Cfass o.f ' o7
in-l a w ' s cousin went ter the mountains wunst an' shesaid they wuz grand . I guess folks most gin l y · do think so But how did ye like it?"
" Wall, yes," assented Mrs. Corbitt, " I make no doubt 'twuz all right smart fine , an' I'd no end of a good time, but I'm powerful glad ter be back. I seen lots o ' nice pepole, too, but they didn't seem ter be our kind. •But 'I'll tell ye all about it.
" The day I got inter Manitou I walked up ter a pl a ce ' at 'p e ared ter be a boardin' house, an' I axed jis fer how much could I git a room fer three weeks, an' the girl to!' me-l fergit how much she d id sa y-.Jtmt I s e z, ' Do that include board?' an ' she begun ter laff, an' run in, yellin' fer Mis' Hardy ter 'come here.'
" I could'nt figure out whut she thought wuz funny But anyways , a young wuman come up. She wuz little an' pale, an' she looked 's if she needed a mother ter look after her, ruther'n ter be settin ' up a 'boardin' house I wanted ter tell her right then she better go lay down an' rest a spell, but me bein' a stranger to ·'er I daresn't. I come ter agreement with her, an' it wuz fixed 'at 'I wuz ter stay there
" I wuz so dead tired I didn't do nothin' but r e st the nex' day, but on Wednesday mornin' I started out, with a passel o' wimmen fer the Iron Springs. They wez plumb crazy over the taste o' the water. W'y, ji-s ter think o' drinkin' i t made 'em crazy as a pack o' loons. Bah, I wouldn't walk three steps ter taste the nasty stuff. Why on airth a lJody wants ter go chasin' round over the country ter drink that stuff when they c'n git whut ' s fifty times be t ter right from their own wells, is moe ' n I c'n see .
" We et our dinner right there, an' ever' one o ' th e m wimm e n said how much better it tasted 'n 'sif we bad at e it in the hou s e. Mebbe I'm queer, but I'd ruther have my vittles 'thout the dirt. an ' .I don't p ' tic ' larly like a iron flavor ter the water I drink.
" W al , them wimmen chased round all day till I wuz j!'s so dead beat I couldn't hardl y wiggle An '
they wuzn't satisfie'd with that, but nex' day they sot out fer the Sody Springs.
" I toi' 'em right off 'I'd hed enough nasty wate ;·, an' 'at I got all the sody I wanted, ter hum in my kitchen. But they wouldn't listen to me, they jis made me go along. So I went. The sody water wasn't no better'n the iron, an' I jis about come ter the place o' thinkin' 'at vacations in the mountains · ain't what they're cracked up ter be, an' 'at I'd start fer hum in the mornin'. But then I happened ter think I hedn't climbed nary mountain yit. They ''do say ever' one does thet, an' I didn't want ter be behind.
"T hem wimmen 'lowed they'd planned a mountain climbin' party fer the nex' day, so •I thought I'd wait. So nex' day we started ter hunt fer somebody's grave,-! di-sremember the name, but I b'lieve they said 'H. H. J.' 'We went miles on a street car, then a long ways down a canyon afore we come to the climbin'. At last we got to some falls an' a lot o' steps runnin' up longside, an' a mountain beside, an' after all wuz over 'twuz only a pila o' stuns. I guess they wuz a thousan' differ ' nt sizes o' 'em They wuz very strikin', but thinks me 'I wouldn't want ter lie under ' em, howsoevernice they look.
" Them wimmen each taken a stun from the grave. They said they wuz goin' ter take 'em fer souvenirs. I said I didn't want none, I could git plenty o' stuns right at hum in Podunk.
"T hen them wimmen said they uz only one thing we hadn't did, an' that wuz ter ride a burro. I know it wuz silly as a gander, . but I went. An' 'by the time we got ter the stoppin'-place I made up my mind 'at I'd ruther walk. I got off an' walked all the way ter the boardin' house. An' I didn't do no more sight-seein' or mountain climbin' while I wuz
"Wall now, Jane, that wa'n't much ter do when ye stayed thr ee weeks. W'y thet only taken •. four days . Whut'd ye do the rest o' the time?" inquired Mrs. Ford. "A n' ye ain't said n•ary word '•bout the look s o' the mountains. Didn't ye look at 'em? Er wuz it 'at ye didn't pay no 'tention to 'em !"
" 0, I looked at 'e'm mornin' an eveni n' an' mebbe at noon ef I thought about it. Ye see it was this-away.
"T he first Sat'd'y I wuz there, I wuz settin' out on the front verandy talkin' ter Mis' Leslie when a ll on a suddint we hearn a big crash, an' then a cry from a child, comin' from the d'rection o' the kitchen.
"I jumjed up rig·ht now, an' started in the house.
"Whut ye goin' ter do? sez Mis' Leslie.
"I'm goin' ter 'find out what's goin' on in that kitchen sez I. I'm jis plumb sure that young
wuman in there is havin' trouble, an' the Lord meant me ter help her outn it.
"She turnt away an' sez she guessed it wuzn't any o' our bizness ef she wuz in trouble. We paid our 'board, an' thet wuz all 'atconcerned us. She wuzn't goin' ter bother her head about it.
"Wal, I found my way ter the back o' the house, an' made bold ter walk right inter the kitchen, 'thout even a 'by yer leave.'
'"My word fer't, I never wuz in sech a place. You an' me, 'Susan 'Ford, ·ud 'be ashamed fer our barns ter look like that kitchen. Not that 'twas so dreadful 'dirty, but it looked 's if things hedn't been redd up fer a month.
" An' there wuz that pore young thing a baby h:angin' onto her skirts, an' she a cryin' sof'ly ter h erse lf.
"When I seen that r n ever stopped ter think o' nuthin' but her trouble I jis went up to 'er an' I sez, sez I, 'You pore little thing, whut is it ails ye?' She stiffened right up, an' sez, very· polite, ' Wuz ther' anything ye wanted, Mis' Corbitt?'
"An' I sez, 'Yes, ye pore little l amb,'I jis want ter help yer out. .Tis te ll yer Aunt Jane whut the trouble is.'
"At thet she begun ter cry ag'in, an' she tol' me, sobbin' the while, 'at she an' Robert, as she called her man, hedn't been married but jis two year, an' 'at she didn't know nothin' much about housekeepin'. His mother hed been keepin' 'boarders 'n they lived with her, so when she died, about three months ago, they tried ter keep on with what she ' d been doin'.
"But Lena, (thet's the wife) made purty poor outs at it. She didn't hev no time ter enj'y herself, an' she wuz jis tired an' sick of it all She wuz so tired an' nervous she couldn't do nothin' right; 'twasn't only this mornin' she dropped a panful o' dishes ter the floor. An' the baby'd been so cross she jis couldn't do nothin' with it.
" I jis said 'Wall now, my dear, you jis take the baby an' go rest a spell, leavin' me ter see whut I kin do. I wuz jis beginnin' ter git so I didn't feel very pert, •bein' a deal of a hum-body an' ruther humsick, ye see, but this is jis the thing ter chirk me up a bit', sez I, an' she jis threw her arms round my neck an' sez, 'Blessin's on yer kind heart, Aunt Jane , I'll repay ye some day, fer Lena Hardy ain't one ter fergit favors like this.'
"I jis tol' her to pa y me now, by gittin' out fer a rest an' le av in' me a cl'ar field.
"Then •I begun ter hev my good time. I warshed the dishes, swep' the floor, an' blacked the stove, an' by the time I got done, though I do say it as shouldn't, Susan Ford, ye wouldn't hev knowed it fer the same place.
"I knocked up a batch o' pies fer dinner, an' by that time I wuz feelin' right peart ag'in. Arter
dinner ·Lena wanted me ter set down, but I seen by her eyes how she wuz enj'yin' the rest an' anyways, I wanted ter do it, so I sez for her ter go an' enj'y the Rcenery
"So I kep ' right on in the kitchen. Part o' the time ·Lena stayed with me an' I learnt her how ter do l ots o' things she didn't know. But most o' the tim e I bed her stay out doors. I to!' her she mus' take a v a cation l ong o' me. She l affed an' sez· I didn't seem ter 'be havln ' much o' a vacation, but I didn ' t ketch the pint. I'm still a wonderin ' what she meant. W uzn 't I in the mountains fer three weeks? Whut is a vac a tion ef that ain ' t?
" Fur all I w uz ·beginnin' ter think vacations wuzn't no good , durin' the l as' part 'I got ter thinkin ' tthat's a mighty nice thing ter be ab l e ter have •3. vacation ef so be--"
"'Ma," e xc l a imed Sarah running in just at this point, "Mis' Peters t o!' me ter ast ye ef ye cud bake 'em a cake fer the social ter night ef ye had time Mis ' Pichegru ' s tuk sick an' cain ' t m a ke bern, so they're short."
''To be sure, child,," returned her mother, "you tell IM:is' P eters it won't be a mite o' trouble, an' I'd jus' ' s leave do i t as no t. " Then t urning to Mrs . Ford she remarked, ' 'lVIy, it do seem good tet be right ter hum, an' in things with the folks ye know. Whut? Ye mus ' be goin'? Wall, that's too bad, do come ag ' ln real soon. Will ye be at th e social ter night?"
" Me bbe," said Mrs. Ford, "I don't know y it. " "Wall , I hope ye kin come. Do, ef ye kin Good bye "
Our Basket Ball T earn
1Iere's to this year ' s fine basket•ball team! You must see them once get up the ir steam. In their crimso n and black The y fly forw a rd a nd 'back; That they-re scheduled to win is no· dream.
On the c e nter just keep a sharp eyeThat tall, black-eyed chap's Ru sse l Frye; This fine naiLe you won ' t hear. For " Old Rusty" 's the cheer. But you'll see it in print by a nd by
As a forward yo u'll noti ce Paul Schmidt With the gallery makes quite a hit; Wh en he puts his whole soul In to t hr owing a goal, There's no doubt that he's Captain and "It."
'Tother forward, you'll see, i s Sam Waugh; You may think he is small, but oh pshaw ! When he starts in to run · Just l ook out for the funIn ·his scie n ce there ' s nothin g t h at's raw
Magee & Deemer
Then at guard is that fellow SwindellHe surely can play the game well; If he's after t h e ball, You may think it will fa ll, But It's safe for spectators to yell.
Ernst vVohle nb erg a l so p l ays guard, And y ou will admit he pl ays hard; With a n extra long reach, His o p ponents he ' ll teach That they ' d better keep out of his yard
And t he subs deserve sure l y a line; There's R occa, Frank Spradling and Cline, Forrest Winther and Meier, And Stewart still higherTheir p la yi n g i s certainl y fine
Then here's to the boys that p l ay ballTeam , substitutes, captain and a ll . . When you hear some fine day That they're going to playGet your ticket a nd start for the hall!
George Washington
George Washington is, to the American people, a perfect examp l e of what a man may do if he makes an effort to rise. We cannot a ll be great genera ls or famous men, but unless Washington had had such traits of character as honesty, courage, and purity of mind, he could not have risen to tne heights he did.
He owes much or a ll of his fame to his mother. It was her wise counsel that gu id ed and h e lped him, and It was to her that he looked for encouragement.
All through his boyhood days , incidents happened that e n ab l ed him, l ater on, to succeed. Hi s trip over the mountains to the French taught him many l essons in self-denial and persevesance , without which he could not h ave carried on the R evolutionary war.
As a general, he was a s't rict disciplinarian, but at the same time , no one could have been more considerate of his men. At Valley Forge he shared tn e hardships and sufferings with the so ldi ers, and his un complaining patie n ce helped them to bear it.
He had a high temper, but only once did he lose contro l of it, and then under . great provocation.
His simplicity of life and manner might we ll teach us a l esson, and the peaceful, hap·py end came from the knowledge that the wor ld was better for his having lived in it.
L ORIDN A BIXBY, '10
STETSONS SPRING
Ready with HAWES HATS
EXCHANGE:S
Since our last genera l report we have added the fo ll ow i ng exchanges to our li st: "eritic," Hage n sick, N. J.
"Orange and P urp l e," 'Danville, Penn
"The Cour i er," Boi se City, Idaho.
"High Schoo l World," St. Pau l , Minn.
"Tabu l a," Oak Park, Il l.
"The Adelphian," Brookl yn, N. Y. "Spice," Norr i stown, Penn.
"The '0'," Oskaloosa, 'Ia. "Nautilus," Kansas City, Mo
"Heraldo," Denver, Co l o " R etina," Toledo, Ohio.
' ISaid and Done," Muskego n , Mich. ' ' Student," Ok l ahoma City, 0. T.
"Vedette," Cul ver, Ind "Owl" Rockford Ill a n d Go l d," Hono l u l u, Hawaiian I s l ands . "Rustler," Fremont, Neb.
"Boomer," Klamath Fall s, Oregon.
"Wes l eyan," University Place, Neb.
"Student L ife," St. Lo ui s, Mo.
"Ye Pasadena, Cal.
"The Campus," Ok l ahoma City, 0. T.
"The Argus," T u l are, Cal. "Owl," 'Toledo, Ohio
"The Hanoverian," Ha n over, Penn.
"The Raven," Denison, T exas.
"The Cr i mson Ramb l er," Tonhawa , 0. T
We are g l ad to we l come these friends to a p l ace on our list of acquaintances. We hope that we may he lp some of our new friends, and we are sure th•at they w ill try to help us.
"The Porcupine" is 0 . K.
"W. T. M. A B u gle Notes" is always welcom e
"Ye Polytechnic" contains several very amus i ng cuts.
"The Nautilus" (Kansas City) is •a first -c l ass month l y magazine
Whe n in doubt, m in d your own b u siness.
-H . S. R egister.
The February "Kodak" (Ea u Cl are) is q u ite a book. R eall y it is very good.
"The Crimson," from Louisvi ll e, contains a n E x· c h ange co l umn that is worth reading.
"Mid l a n d," you r "Society D i rectory" is a good id ea Yo u r exchanges do not l ook well; too scatter e d.
Ch a p. 1.----'Mai d one.
Chap. won.
Chap. JII. - Made one.
Professor i n C h em i stry: "What i s soda wate r ?"
St u dent: " Five ce n ts a g l ass." - Wyo. Student.
"Do you be l ong to the Law and Order Society?" " Yes; a n ybody you want lynched?"
-H. S. Wor l d, Topeka.
T h e " Center,' of Yates Center, Ka n s , co n ta ins a co l umn headed "Out of the Spice can," which is certainly " out of the sp i ce ca n " c l ass.
" Mother d a rns my socks."
''Can she darn we ll ?" "Yes, darn wel l. "
Found in "The Delphian." "A definition of a schoo l paper : One to which one percent of the students contribute and whic h the other 99 percent criticis e."
"A schoo l paper is a great institutio n. The ed i· tor gets the b l ame, the manag e r the experience, and the printer the money-if there is any." "Them's our sentiments, too."
Theory of Limits...:.._P ra ctic a l Geometry. A "steady" is a constant. The limit is a const a nt.
. . A "s teady" is the limit. - The Student.
There i $ a $mall matter which $ome of the $ub$criber$ have $eemingly forgotten. To u$ it i$ n ece $$ary in our b u $ine'$$. We are mode$t and do n ot w i $h to $peak of it. Ex.
Oft in t h e sti ll y night , Ere slumber's chains have bound me, The neigh'bors' cats begi n to fight And raise Cain a ll around me .
Courtship, Matrimony; Co u rt House, A li mony. - Bowen Blade. - B u g l e Notes.
Hans: " Father, de palmist w h o exami n ed my hand said I was very economical about some dings. "
Father: "Dit he say vat dey vere?"
Hans: " Yes, soap and water." ----'Center.
" Chips " from the H i gh School Echo
Mr. R.: " What is the future particip l e o f the verb ' t o love'?"
B P. : "To marry!"
A certain high schoo l paper, in searc h of news , contained the following announcement: "The editor w ill be delighted to hear of the death of any a l umni." No doubt the "old boys " will oblige . him from time to time.
Don 't · Rubber. 1{SJIOOJ JnOA_ ees Ol punoJ'll SJ1fl peuJnl +snr I 'll i3Sj'!1J Ol U'll8UI l,Upjp I 'ssno Ol lJ'lllS pU'll i3JOS li3jj l,uop AI.ON -Th e Cl arion.
They dined alone at 8:8 . On oysters they dined at 8:8. Enoch asked his dear K-8, To tell him his f-8 When they 8, t8-a-t8, at 8:8. -The Campus.
From The Record-
" We admired your holiday number, Advocate, Lincoln, Nebraska. It would improve the looks of your paper so much, if the advertisements weren't scattered all through the reading matter." There it goes again .
The first advertisement which met our gaze when we examined "The Spect3.tor" was "Smoke Tarita Cigars." Now we do not know whether the "Tarita" sells for ten cents straight or two for five, but we do think it pretty cheap for a paper to be forced to advertise cigars to gain an existence.
Why is a n a u ghty Freshman stamp? like a postage
Because he is licked and put make him stick to his letters. in the corner to - Nautilus. Am I, am I Or am I not am I? If I am not am I Who am I?
Taken from The Lyceurn.-E x.
"Advocate" (Linco ln, Nebraska) pl ace your advertisements in the front or back of your paper, and do not mix them in with the reg,ding matter."
This kind of criticism certain l y makes us tired. What do our exchanges want us to do; issue a magazine? Our advertisers are p a ying for advertisements in a newspaper, and we are trying to give them the square deal. Any respect a b l e firm can purchase space on any pae:e , except the Editorial pages. If the "Lyceum" wou ld use more type and l ess cartoons the paper might be better fitted for the educated 'bei n gs to read.
"Have you had a k i ndness shown, Pass it on.
'Twas not given to you alone, Pass i t on.
Let It travel down the years; Let it wipe another's tears, Till in Heaven the deed appears, Pass it on ." -'Selected.
Cuban Coffee.
To serve coffee in •Cuban faS"hion put three pints of sweet rich milk into the brightest of new coffeepots and let it come to a boil. Put in a teacupfu l of ground coffee and boil five minutes. Strain and serve.
MUSIC NEWS
MUSIC NOTES.
There will soon be great doi n gs in the musical line in the High School. The Gir ls' Glee Cl ub w ill g ive a concert on the first of March and the Boys' Glee C lub intend to present an amateur vaudeville concert in the ne ar future. The boys are working hard and the program they will present w ill be a very good and up -to-date one. There will be many individual stunts by the members and some choruses by the who l e cluib.
The Bo ys ' Club needs some good first tenors. Freshmen, what about you? Our meetings are held every Wed n esday eve ning, at 7:30, in 203. Corne out, Freshmen, and l et us hear yo u sing.
BOYS' GLEE CLUB.
Don't forget the regular Wednesday eve ning practice this week. Arrangements are being made for a date at ' the :sund•ay men's meeting, and it is important that every meeting be well atte n ded Plans are also being made for an entertai nm ent of some sor't In the spring. It will be of a nature that will be espec i a ll y of interest to High School Students. Watch for further notice.
We again extend an invitation to any boy who cares to take part to come out and try his voice.
'Miss Raymond paid a short visit to the club at a recent meeting, and said she was well pleased with the singing. H. S.
Keep On Keepin' On.
"If the day looks kinder gloomy
An' your chances kinder slim, If the situation's puzzlin'
A n ' the pros pects awf ul gr im, An' keep pressin'
Till all hope is nearly gone, Ju s' bristle up and grit your teeth, An' keep on keepi n ' on "
Little drops of Latin, Little carn})S to p l an , Make the mighty Caesar, A nd the crazy man.
Parody.
I breathed a song into the air
It fe ll to earth I knew not where, Till Edison carne and gave me the l augh He had it on his phonograph.
HIAWATHA ' S MITTENS. (Not by Longfellow.)
H e killed the n ob l e Mudjeekeewis
Wit!h the skin he made him mittens, Made them with the fur side inside
'Made them with the skin side outside
He, to get the warm side inside
Put the inside ski n side outside. He to get the cold side outside
Put the warm side fur side inside
Why he put the ski n side outs i de
Why he turned them in side outs id e. -Tooter.
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Published se111i-monthly by th e Advocate Publishing Association of the Lincoln High School at 125 North Tw e lfth Street, Lincoln, Nebr.
Entered as seco nd m a tt e r Nov. 5, 1906, at the Post Office at L i nc oln, Nebr. , und er act oi congress March 3, 1879.
EDITORIAL STAFF
ARCHIBALD H. DINSMORE Editor-in-Chief
C HARLES A. B ENNE TT , '07 L oca l s MISS LU C Y CLARK Lit e rary Advisor
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EDITORIAL
It is with a feeling of great reSl)onsibillty and ye t a determination to do our best to make this a better p ape r, that we assume charge of The Advocate. Th ere are many changes whi'ch should be made in the paper. These changes will be m ade b y degrees as the occasion may be presented. Our paper has been generally satisfactory this year, but, whil e not wishing to cast any reflection upon the former editors, we hope to make it much better during the coining semester. I'f you h ave any suggestions to make, let us hear from you. W e want this pa:per to be the student' s paper. Our aim shall be to circul ate a paper which will benefit its readers as we ll as amuse and entertain. As has been the custom all literary and satirical efforts will be cheerfully received
ASSEMBLY.
The Thursday morning assembly, is in our opmwn one of the best m ethods which could be found for arousing c l ass enthusiasm Dr. f:)anders, the faculty, or whoever thought of the plan certainly ought to be congratul ated
THE THAW TRIAL.
Prolb ab ly more people are re ad in g the tr a shy account of the Thaw ·murder trial than any other seria l story which has appeared in the papers for years. Let us hope, however, that the tri!l.l will soon be at an end, so that the newspapers will h ave room to print a little of the more important news of the world 's doin gs.
THE liEGISLATURE.
How many students have attended the Legisture? A visit to the Sen a te or House of Repre-
sen ati ves certainly gives a person a broader education in civics and parliamentary law than he could get elsewhere The deb ates are a lw ays more or less interesting and spirited. !Students, you can not use yqur spare time better than by attendi ng the L egis lative meetings.
THE SENIOR THEME
This ye a r the Senior themes will probabl y be of a greater variety than ever 'before. These th e m e s, while not a matter of " life or death," should not be taken too lightly. A senior theme m ea ns work. It should be the literary effort of our high school career: One of the worst mistak es stud ents make in writing any sort of a compos ition is, that they do not outline the subject carefully before they begin to writ e. A good outline is the 'bes t foundation for a good theme.
T HE OHI l!D LABOR PROBLEM
• The child labor problem which is so prominen t in this country a t the present time is a question which can not be solved in a day. This great problem h as been confronting the American public for years, but just at the present time the evil is worse t han ever before. Educators all over the United IStates are trying to find a means of regulating the la bor a nd even Con gress has taken a hand. Children of school age ought not be a llow e d to work except for their parents. Of course some children must work to sup'port themselves, but only because we do not maint a in enough phans' homes for the education and support of the unfortunate children No child should be permitted to do any indoor labor before he reaches the age of eightee n
'S'PRTNG ATHliETICS.
The spring season is drawing near and winter's chill winds will soon turn to sunshine and warmer w ea ther . With the appro ac h of warmer da y s comes the feeling that it is time to commen-ce tr a ining for the baseball team and for the track w ork. The basket-ball season is we ll on its way, but a ll bo ys who are not attending b aske t-b a ll practice sho uld get out their b aseba ll mitts and commenc e throwing the "horse-hide." Get out on the campus during the noon intermission a nd . l earn to twir l the ball. The prospects for a ball nine are very favorable this year.
The Missouri Vall ey tra ck and field meet will b e held in Lincoln this year Do you realize what this me a ns? It means that a ll the bo ys should get busy with a hammer , a discus or some other piece of "sailing apparatus" tomorro w evening and make good use of the back yard. Get out your "spikes," run a h a l'f mil e every day We must win that Missouri Valley cup. Are you going to h e lp? You can, if you only will. It is not too early to b egin training NOW. Get out every day, tr ai n hard, keep your stud ies in the "A" grade, and don 't forget, every boy is ne e ded. Are you in lin e for the start? Now-On the mark! Get set.. Go!!
J 0 K E S
Mr. Philpot: "What is electricity, 'Mr Haynie?"
Harry Haynie: " I knew l ast night, 'but I ca n' t remember just now."
Mr. Philpot: "Ye Gods! The only man who ever !mew has forgotten ."
Last ni ght I held her hand in mine, A h a nd so slender, so divine , A hand so white, a hand so pure, Endowed w i th a ll the gra-ces.
Tonight another hand I hold, A hand well worth its weight in gold, A band you do n ot oft behold, Ju st think of it, four aces.
- "Advocate" of May 9, 1900.
A Freshman was seen jeering a n other st ud ent, who wore the red and black, the other day. Can it be that there are some who do not realize the meaning of "Red and Black" in this l ocality?
Gir l (in dry goods store) - "'What is a yard of calico worth?"
Clerk (who is fond of kissing girls)-" A yard for :1 kiss."
Girl-''.A ll ri ght, pl ease g i ve me ten yards a nd charge it up to my grandmother."
Once a Freshman was washed on t he African coast
Where a cannibal monarch held sway And they served up that Freshman on slices of toast
On the eve of that very same day.
But a direful vengeance came sw ift on their act, :And before the n ext mornin g was seen, !BY the cholera morbus that tribe was attacked For the F res'h'man was terri'b l y green.
voice Find e r please l eave with my ig 'brother. H orace En g lish.
Ha! Perpetual motion at l ast. Watch Ruby Ba rn es' mouth.
Just Out.
' Beware of the Girl with the Dreamy Eyes." Howard M(easly) Thompson.
Dedicated to Our Freshmen. S lddoo! Skidoo! ' Skidoo! Skidu n k! We're the ones Who a l ways flunk.
Mr. Woods says that some of the Senior boys ave the chief qualification of a good juror-igor ance .
List of Popular Songs.
"I · Take Things E asy" (when I can) -M rs. Fields.
"I 'Love Someone"-Willard Hartley. "Mister Dooley"-lN. M. Cronin
"0 What a Lovely Dream!"-Dr Sand ers.
"We've Waited Long for You"--'School to Fresh· ies.
" -If I Had a Thous a nd H ea r ts"----IBurnham Campbell.
" Home Is Nothing Like This "-Ral'ph 'Wilson
"I Have a Most Peculiar Johnson.
"I've Got 'My Eyes On You"-Ri'c'hard Guthrie. "'Somebody's Waiting for McNa'bb.
"With a Stein(er) On the Table"-Dee Eiche: "Farewell, 0 Little Village"-Richard Meyer. "The Man In the Overalls"-Don Trueblood.
"Good-bye Little Girl; Good-bye"-E L. H yde "Cheyenne''-Ru th Munger.
"I've a Longing In My Heart 'for You"-Harry · H ay nie.
"In My Merry Oldsmobile"-Josephine Sanford.
"I'm Unlucky"-Harry Stults.
Teacher (to dull student): " J ohnnie, when George Washington was your age he cou l d read, write and spe ll ."
Johnnie: " Yes, when he was your age he was Presid e n t of the United 'States ."
Mother: "My son, did yo u eat the whole of that doughn u t?"
Son: ''No, but I ate what ' was arou n d the hole."
The J osh editor went down to the "Josh-House" to get some hints, but they wouldn't let him in.
Charles English (explaining his method of playing a joke on the railr oad company) - "Just buy a ticket and don't ride."
Bennett is ta lking of inventing some new jokes, so that our columns as we ll as Mr. Philpot's suppl y, will be greatly improved
Ode to the Seniors. (By the Faculty) Everybody bluffs but Seniors, They study h a rd all day, Latin, solid geometry; Freshmen, they p l ay hookey, So p hs ar.d Juniors, too; Nobody wo 1·ks in L. H. S. Like thfl Seniors do.
I
PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS
George Speiser who used to, attend Lincoln High, is attending the Y. M. C. A. school in Chicago. ·
Roy Parkinson, a former High School stu,dent, is the Western Union Telegraph company's representative at the State House during the session of the Legis l ature
Miss Mary Young, ' 03, had charge of Miss Powell's mathematics classes several days last week, while 1Mi ss Powell was sick.
The Y. W. C A. in the High School has organized a number of Bible study classes. A campaign has been started to increase the number of classes
Green's ba r ber shops excel a ll others in the west. Entirely modern and the best work assured
The Alfce-Freeman Pa l mer Society held a box lunch picnic on Va l entine ' s day. The affair was held at noon. A valentine box offered much amusement.
Ralph Tapp, our old friend, is employed as an assi::;tant physica l director in th e Chicago Central Y. M. C A.
Mr Sunderland, the coach for the Senior play, is to have the leading part in the University Senior play this year.
The Juniors are working hard on their play. Edith Stombaugh and Helen Dinsmore will be the leading ladies. Clarence Cl ark, Lou i s Meier and Benjamin Mickey have the leading male parts.
Charles and Glenn Bennett were absent from school several days on account of sickness.
Rev. Harmon delivered a very ab l e address and interesting talk .in chapel Monday, the elev e nth.
Many have begun the hard labor of writing the Senior theme .
Ruth Bell '02, was a welcome visitor at our office one day this week. •Miss Bell is employed as a reporter by the State Journal. We are a lways glad to have our newspaper friends make us a call.
The Y M C. A . a nd the High School are planning a joint ath l etic carnival at the City Auditorium on March 22 Remember the date (March 22) and don't make any other arrangements for that evening.
Several high school boys attended the state Y. M. C. A. convention at Co l umbus. Donald Trueblood, Sam Waugh, E. L. Hyde, George Widener, Harry Haynie and Verne Bates were among the number. All of the boys reported a good time and a very enthusiastic convention The last night of the convention, a fund was started to build a $25,000 building in Columbus. We understand that this fund is steadily growing.
The Athenian Debating Club of the South Omaha High asked our school to debate them on March first. We are very sorry that we could not accept the date, but there are so many h i gh school events that week that it was impossible to 'Crowd in another This date was the only one on which the gentlemen from South Omaha could meet us. Too bad, but if South Omaha wants to get on our schedule for contests, she ought to write us about the first of September. Our debates and other meets are always greatly in demand and our schedule fills up very quickly.
Basket-ball-'Omaha vs. Lincoln-Y. M. C. A. gymn a sium, saturday, February the 23d. All bring your song sheets and voices.
The Girls ' debating societies are p l anning a series of match deb a tes to be he l d soon.
Charles Fisher, an old Lincoln High boy, played on the York team, which our boys defeated, February 7. ·
Supt W. L. Stephens will deliver an adress at an international educational meeting in Chicago, next week
The high school branch of the Y W. C. A. has been reinforced by several new members since their last report.
Dean Dona l dson and Lynn Osthoff were seen about the building last Friday.
Mr. Sam Foster visited Pb,logiston meeting last Friday evening Mr Foster is an old Phlogiston. Did we beat Roca-??
Miss Gere is planning to entertain the students in the Chemistry c l asses at her home in the near future.
A number of High School students are arranging a dance at Fraternity hall tomorrow evening. Will Proudfit and Eugene Holland are the promoters of the affair.
Floyd Green, '05, has returned to Lincoln to attend the Agricultural College of the University . Notice the "special " advertisements in this issue. It will pay you to examine them carefully. Have you noticed Trueblood ' s new Don't you think they are becoming to him?
The secretaries of the various classes and societies will confer a favor on the staff by sending us a correct list of their officers. The Advo cate (next number) will contain a High School Direct ory, which we wish to be complete Remember, if you wish to have your organization represented, you should send in a correct list at once.
Practice on the Senior play, "Just Out of College," is progressing as well as could be expected.
Omaha vs. Linco l n, Saturday evening
Don't fail to read "Aunt Jane's Good Time," by Ruth Linn. It is a very excellent southern dialect ·story.
HERPOLSHEIMER'S Candy Dept.
Golden Rod and Bitter Swe'et Chocolates
Saturdays only, all 40c Chocolates, 30c per lb.
A Fairmont paper, in speaking of the Fairmont High school, says that Mr Hunter has done more for the boys than any superintendent tlhe schools have ever had. The perc e ntage of boys is gradually increasing. At present the enrollment in the High school shows 55 boys and 56 girls. Probably no s choo l in Nebraska has a greater per cent of boys than the Fairmont sc'hool. Mr. Hunter was a mathematics instructor and coach of the football team two years ago in Lincol n High Schoo l. We are glad to hear of Mr Hunter's success Whip York? wen, I guess we d i d!
Stanl ey Hodgman and Wells Stanley, have move::! to St. Paul, Minn
Frank and Cl arence 8pradling were absent from school last week on account o'f the death of their mother . Mrs . S})radling had been ill for some time prior to her de at h. The Advocate wishes, in behalf of the school, to express our sympathy for our schoolmates in this, their irreparable loss . Basketb a ll game- Omaha vs. Lincoln Y M. C A. gymnasium. All come! Saturday evening at 8 o'clock
ADVOC A TE MEETING
A meeting of the Advocate Publishing Association was held Friday, February 15, i n room 33. The meeting w as poorly atte nded, but as' this was the third meeting called, for the purpose of electing a n editor, President 'Conrad Allen decided that it wou l d not be best to postpone the election longer Archie Dinsmore was elected and the meeting adjourned
WASHINGTON 'S B I RTHDAY
. Tomorrow we ce l ebrate the birth of the boy George Washington, who became the " Father of Ius country." In memor y o r him a specia l program was given in assemb ly meeting th i s morning. The progr a m was a r ranged by a faculty committee of which Miss Emerson was chairman Chancellor E. B Andrews of the University of Nebraska, delivered the principal address. Everett 'Ewart, Fred Marconnit, and Wendell 'McDongall recit ed patrotic se l ec tions which were all appropriate. ·
A fbaby is a crier
A Syllogism.
A crier is a m esse nger
A m esse nger is one sent.
A cent is no t worth two cents.
A baby is not worth two cents.
A CANTATA
Bancroft School will g i v e , "Golde n Ha i r and the Three Bears"
The Bancroft sc h ool will p r esent a canta t a on the High Sc h ool stage tomorrow evening. The caste contains some High School students as soloists and about eighty children in the choruses T he music is especially catchy.
SCHEDULE OF
Basket Ball Games
Linco l n vs. Omaha, at Linco l n, Feb. 23
Li ncoln vs. Y ork, a t York, March 1
Lincoln vs . Cre t e, at Linco l n, March 9
Lincoln vs Crete, at Crete, March 15
L incoln vs . Omaha, a t Omaha (not fixed)
All horne games in Y. M. C. A. G y mna s ium, Cor. 13th and P Sts . Adm i ss i o n 25 Cents.
. FIRST TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
Interest paid at per cent.
Lincoln Victorious
York and Roca Are Bea t en by the Lincoln H i gh School " lnv i ncibles. "
L H. S 34 Y. H. S 19
The boys repr!)senting old Linco l n High certainly are doing something to the teams whose fate i t is to fa ll in our way. On February e ighth, at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium our boys defeated York to the tune of 34 to 19. The game was fast and more or l ess spiced with exclamations of "Oh! Pete!" Of course "Pete" Schmidt was a f avorite with the gir l s wJ11 l e "Rusty" Frye d i d some "tall " playing. Sam (Chink) W•augh did his usual good game, while Ear l Swindell and Ernest Wohlenberg did fine work as guards. Earl has a fac u lty of getting a man cornered and holding him for a fou l. He certainly is a shark. ·schmidt threw most of the goal s on fou l s with his usual accurate eye.
At one time during the game Umpire Anrrews called a fou l on a York man, which brought out strenuous objections on the part of the Y. H . S . captain Andrew's decision was sustained by the referee, however , and the game proceeded. The game ended: Lincoln 34, York 19.
The two teams lined up as fo ll ows:
YORK
Schmidt (capt) f. Fisher Waugh f Karth · Frye c. Diers Wohlenberg g Zimmerma n Swindell g 1Be ll (capt )
Umpire: H. A. Andrews . R eferee: Pa ul Bell . Time of halves : 20 minutes Score: Lincoln 43 York 19.
L. H. S.- 42 R. H S .-8.
The boys went down to Roca (Neb.) l ast Friday evening. The trip on the "Overland Limited" v i o Linco l n Traction Company and Co ll ege View was thorough l y e n joyed ( ?) by each me m ber of the party. The boys reported fi n e treatment at the hands of the " Rocaites" and a good supper on the side The game was a little stiffer than had 'been l ooked for, but the score will show the re l ative qualities of the two , teams Well, what more could have been expected? "Hi n k" Wi n ters accompanied the team as an official. Score: Lincoln 42, Roca 8.
At First Na tional Bank, Lincoln, Neb. Class and Society News
SENIOR NEWS
The Senior meetings are exceedingl y interesting, but poorly attended. They are held each Monday at n oo n in room 204.
At a recent meeting om; pres i dent u sed her aut'honty by app ointing a committee to delve in to the mysteries concerning sen i or invitations and st a tionery. T h e Senior p i cture problem will probab l y come up at the next meeti n g .
A short time ago the class had the Thursday morning assembly in charge. :Miss Josephine Sanford sang · a cyc le of songs, after wh ic h Mr. S u nderl a nd, coach for the Senior play, gave a very interesti n g outline of .the p l ot and characteristics of the ·pl ay, "Just Ou t of College." _Th is play is one of George Ade's latest productions and has never been seen in Lincoln. It is a " hummer ." ' The plot is very complex and the humor supreme We are sure that the p l ay w ill be a success. The last order of pins came l ast week and most of them have bee n de li vered. There probably will be no ot:P,er order sent, un less more th:an fifteen shou l d want pins . Come to cl ass meeting next Monday noon Spec i a l business to be discussed. R oom 204.
, JUNIOR NOTES.
The Ju n iors have received their pins and are certainl y satisfied with their appearance and quality. 'They are indebted to Mr. Cohen, of Herpo ls'heimer's jewel ry department, f or the l ow price at which they received them. Mr . Cohen made an offer of forty-five cents less on each pin tha n anyo n e e l se wou ld make. He is a frie n d o'f the stu dents and w ill give them a square deal if they patronize him. Many thanks from the Junior c l ass to Mr. Cohen
Nobby Spring Shirts
Now Ready Magee & Deemer
SOPHOMORE NOTES.
Glenn Bennett was sick a few days last week. There are dark rumb li ngs and p lottings amo n g some members of the Sophomore class. Just watch V. ·B , G. B., and R. F. " A woman (girl) i n the . case ."
The Sophomore class meets regu l arly each week President B ates presides with dignified serenity and settles all small disputes wh ic h arise b e twe e n his children . Come to class meeting and get acquainted. We m a y h ave a candy fe e d or pie auction in the n e ar future . Great p l ans are being 'made for the f u ture. ·
FRESHMAN NOTES.
At the regu l ar meeting of the F reshme n , Wedn esday, Febr u ary 13, very little was done. It wa.> decided that we sho ul d have a pie feed on the next Wednesda-y. Febr u ary 20, after the sixt h pe· riod. Then, as there was no further business, the class adjour n ed.
THE I. M. P SOCIETY.
T h e I. M. P . Society held their last meeting at noo n as an experiment. T he fo ll owing officers we r e elected: Preside n t, Margaret Tuttle; vicepreside n t, Irma Herman; secretary-treasure r , Edith 1Stombaugh ; editor, ·Jun e Hitchcock.
If it is more conven i ent for most of us to atte n d the meetings at noon, we w ill continue ho l ding t h em at that time But if it isn't the members must come and say so At the Junior chape l Wednesday, your editor g-ot up and looked around and estimated that there were eight times m o re Junior g i r l s prese n t tha n came to the I. M. P meetings We are very g l ad to know that there are so many Junior girl s and we are sure that if you wou l d all come out to our meetings, as you did to our chapel, that they wou l d be even more interesting tha n they are now. We miss the girls, and they miss a lot, by not comi n g to our meetings . The n ext one wlll 'be a good time to commence coming, for this is the beginning of the new term.
FREEMAN-PALMER SOCIETY.
A debate was he l d Fe'bruary 7, in which all thf:l members took part. This was one O'f the preliminaries for the debate with the Gi rls' Debating Society, whic h wlll be on the q u estion of ca1>ital
punishment in Nebraska
Last Th u rsday th ey had a joll y a n d informal Valentine party, where they exch a nged the compliments of the season and ind ul ged i n "heart t o he:ut" ta l ks T h is society has been steadily incr e asing in membership and w i shes t o let the Freshman girls, especia ll y, know that they w ill a l ways be we lcome at any meeti n g.
PHLOG-ISTON MEETING.
It was on the evening of Feb. 15, 1907, about the hour of eight o'clock, t h at t h e Phlogistons assem1bled in room , 201 for their weekly meeti n g We were ca ll ed to order by our han dsome a n d illustrious president, Mr. T rueb lood. The secretary then blew himself for some m in utes, which were approved by t h e society. P a r liame n tary drill was the n indu lged i n with F u nkhouser in the chair, and, after a few moments spent therein, he was o u sted on a point of order (very s h arp) emitting fro m the mouth of o u r funny cartoo n ist, Mr B. Joh n son Mr Truebl ood then took the chair, and, owing to h is great inte ll ectual facu lties, he was not put on the benc h for abo u t two min u tes, then going dow n before a point of order, raised by the mighty Foss ler
The debate was then take n up on t h e fo ll owing question, Reso l ved, That t h e reg ul ations regarding literary and debating societies, passed by the faculty, will be be n eficia l to t h e schoo l as a who le.
Affirmative, 'Shade Fossler, Pretty Trueblood . Negative, Cicero S later, Senator Hyde. ·
The de'bate was highly interesting and ed ucation a l, T rueb l ood starring, as usual. The n , to aid our digestion of the questio n , we were given a SO'ber and exemp l ary tal k by o u r temporary critic, Mr Guth rie. On the motio n of Mr Hyde, t h e meeting ad j ourned.
All of the members were present with t h e exception of Mr. Waugh and the B en n et broth ers. Mr. Waugh was in Roca with the basket-ball team trying to u se his athletic abilities to defeat Roca Hig'h team. Char les and G l enn Bennett were absent on account of sickness.
'Mr Samuel Foster, one of the " Ol d P h l ogies" wa l ked in on u s during the eve n i n g. We we r e exceedingly g lad to have him with us aga in.
A special invitatio n is extended t o any high sc h oo l boy, i n debating, to at t e n d o u r meetmgs, wh ic h are a l ways open to the p u blic.
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CICERONIAN MEETING.
The Ciceronians met last Friday · evening with the' eloquence of Cicero. Brot'her Tibbetts opened the meeting 'Parliamentary l aw was then opened. Marconnit introduced his type form of parliamentary graft. A party was then discussed, it not being satisfactorily decided as to whether we shou l d have a banquet or a party. However, it was unanimous l y agreed, that Levy's fees should be extracted from h im a week before either took place
A- spirited debate . ollowed on the question: Reso l ved, T hat a ll partisan newspapers shou l d be abolished. -Marconnit and Harrison took the affirmative and proved that newspapers in the i r present condition do not te ll the truth They proved this by citing special instances and q u oting such re li able men as Mr Bok, editor of the Ladies' Home Journa l , and others T he next proved that they were a detrime n t, politica ll y, and, finally, that tney did not afford t h e correct kind of read ing material. Marconnit opened with an e l aborate introductio n and h i s colleague, i n •an appealing way, gained the support of all pres.e n t. Tebbets and Miller upheld the negative . They stood their grou n d mostly o n rebuttal. T ebbets was silently prejudi ced because he could n ot understand how a man can get famous witho u t havi n g his name i n the pa•per.
The meeting adjourned to have a pie feed .
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
The Wende ll Phillips Debati ng and Oratorical Soci ety ho l ds i ts regu lar meeting Thursday even in gs, in r oom 203, at eight o'clock. V is i tors are we l come.
Below we list a lew items that sho uld be ol interest to all Student s
CALLIN G CAR D S.
E ngraved Cards- I 00 Cards and P late in S tyle S cript $ 1 25 O ld Style, $2.75.
P ri nted Cards- I 00 Cards and Case, Sty le Script or O ld E ng lish 4 7c.
W R ITING P APER.
K ara Linen, in White, Grey or Bl ue- I po und paper 25c E nve lopes to match , per package 15c. 2 pac kages lor .25c. Linen and C loth F inis h Writing Paper, 1 q uire in a box, per bo x, 15c to $ 1.
FOUN T A IN PENS.
A. Waterm an 's N o I , G old P oi nted Fo untain " P ens, eac h $ 1.
T he N o Sake sell fi ll ing Fo untain Pen, with ink sale guard, No I -,--$2, No.2-$2.50, No. 3- $3.
P OST CA RDS
L incol n View s- 24 New Co lored Views, 3 lor 5c, or 7 lor IOc.
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W omens Silk and Kid Gloves.
Just r ec eiv e d a s hipm e nt of Hi button l e ngth S i lk Glove s, in B lack and White; $1 50
O n s al e in G l o v e d e pt. at p e r pair _ •
Our a ss ortm e nt in Kid Glov es i s e x ce ll e nt at pr e sent and includ e th e followin g :
lli-button l e ngth Chamois Skin Glove s ; Whit e only per pair _, __ , __ $ 2.5 0
lli-button l e ngth Gl a c e Kid , in Black, Brown , Tan and Navy, p e r pair __ ·-- _$3.75
16-Button l e ngth Suede, in Black, p e r pair $3 .50
16-button l e ngth Su e d e , in White, per pair. $3 .00
12- buhon l e ngth Gl a ce Kid , in Black p e r pr .$3 .25
12 - button l e ngth Gl a ce Kid; color s Navy , R e d and Mod e , per pair_ _$3.00
12-butto n l e n g th Su e d e, in White, per pr . .. $2.75
12-butto n l e n g th Sued e , in Bla c k p er pr. $3. 00
8-button l e ngth Glac e Kid: co l o r s Tan , Brown, Gra y , Blu e, R e d a nd 'Vhit e , p e r pai r. _____ _!')2 00
Some N ew Ribbon s.
N e w Plad s and Strip es and C h ec k s, in all th e li g ht shad es o f Pink , Nil e , Maiz e, Lav e nd e r , Tan, Brown, Navy , Gr e en , R e d and R o s e. The m os t b e autiful as so rtm e nt w e ha ve e v e r s hown and e x c ell e nt valu e s a t , p e r y ard $1 oo at 25c, 35 c, 45, SOc , 60 c , 7S c , 85 c , and • JVew Prin te d Wm·p li'ibb on s , in floral de s igns, 25c , 3Sc, SO c , 60c , 75 c t o $ 1.50 per yard. Y o u should make your s e lecti o n from thes e whil e th e lin e is c ompl e t e
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27 - \V e d. :Mat. & Ev e "Th e T e nd e rfoo t "
28 - T h n n ;d a y , N a t "' i lls in "A Lu c k y Do g "
1-2- Fri., S a t & M a t. , " The Tim e , Th e P l ac e a nd 1 ' h e Girl ' '
MARCH
4- 5- Mon. , 'l'ue s " The Lion a nd th e Mous e."
9 - Sat. M a t. and Ev e ning John Griffith in · " King Ri c hard th e Third "
12- Tu es da y, " Is a b e l lrving "
13- Wed. M a t. & E ve ' 'Th e Girl o f th e Str ee t ''
14-1 6- Th uL Fri. Sat. & Mat. "Th e Flints ."
18-Monday , Paul Gilmor e in "At Yal e."
19 - Tu es da y, ' ' Hoity Toit y. "
22 -23- Fri., Sat. & Mat., " Isl e of Spi ce "
25 - Monday , H e nry W. Savag e 's En g li s h Grand O p e r a Co. in , " Madam e Butt e rfly. "
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for less money
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Boy's or Child's $ 7.50 Suit or Overcoat, now __ 5.00
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Boy's or Child's $3. 00 Suit or Overcoat, now__ 2.00
Bc.y's or Child's $2.50 Suit or Overcoat, now __ 1.67
Boy' s or Child's $2.00 Suit or Overcoat, now 1.34
Boy's or Child's $ 1.50 Suit or Overcoat, now __ 1.00
Boy's or Child's $ 1.00 Suit or Overcoat, now _. .67
Boy's Odd Long Pants.
Any $5 Boy's Odd Long Pants, now_ $3 37
Any $4 Boy's Odd Long Pants, now __ 2.67
Any $3.50 Boy's Odd Long Pants, now 2 34
Any $3 Boy's Odd Long Pants, now__ 2.00
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Any $ 2 Boy's Odd Long Pants, now_ _ 1.34
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VOL. XIII
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1907
Masquerading Just for Fun.
"Miss Florence, the mail has come," called Martha.
" All right," called back ·Florence "Will you pl ease bring it up? "
Miss Florence was the eighteen-year-old daughter of a wealthy banker , of Cincinnati, who with his wife had started for Europe three days before to spend his summer vacation . Martha was the trusted housekeeper who had been with the family for years. Mr. and Mrs. Brown, before they went, made arrangements that Florence and her sixteenyear-old 'brother, Max, were to _stay with Martha for two weeks. Then Florence was to go to a Mrs. 'Mathews, who had been a schoolmate of 'Mrs. Brown, and Max was to go on a camping expedition with a crowd of boys under the superv i sion of one 01 the high school profess ors.
"Max! Oh, Max ! Where are you?" called Florence about ten minutes after she had received her mail: ·
'Well, here I am. What do you want?" answered Max, impatiently, from the next room.
"Oh .. Are you in there? I thought you were up in the billiard room," said Florence with a little giggle.
" W e ll, Flo, you know that thinkink of your's is a bad h a bit. You want to stop it," said Max as seriously as an owl, as he appeared in the door. "But what do you want of me?"
"I want you to sympathize with me, Max. I just got a letter from Mrs 'Mathews, and she wants me to come a week earlier than mamma said I would, and you know, Max, how I hate to go, anyway," and Florence leaned her pretty head on her hand and looked as though she had l ost her last friend
"Well, you poor a>bused ldtten, I'm so sorry for you," said ,Max, wiping his eyes on his sleeve and trying to look so sympathetic that Florence l aughed in spite of herself.
"But Max, this is no laughing matter," said Florence, smoothing out her dimples as quickly as possi•ble. "What I want of you is to help me make up
some good excuse to give IMrs. Mathews for not going."
" Oh, tell her that all your clothes aren't done yet . She ' ll think that's a fine excuse," answered Max quickly.
"The trouble is she knows better than that, for she says right here in the letter, 'Your mother said that all your clothes were and that you would have no troub'le getting · started for everything had been l ooked after.' And then she goes on to say, '·I have fa ll en in love with your picture and I'm sure you'll make a big hit here. You look like your mother, so it is no wonder that you are pretty': and she goes on indefinitly with that kind of lbosh." Florence looked up disgustedly. "I know I'm just going to hate her · I hate to be fuss e d ov er and I know she's a fusser ;,
''I'm afraid you're an ungrateful girl," answered M a x sdberly. "Just see w:hat a nice girl s'he thinks you are. Here's a chance , for you to reform and make an
" Now, Max, don't be prqvoking," replied Florence sharply. "I didn't ca'll you in here to lecture me, but give m e some good sensible adv i ce."
"As if that wasn't exactly what I'm doing," said Max with a wounded a i r. "The trouble with you is that you ·want advice and you know I never was good at that, " ended Max standing t!J:) and looking important. · Then he added, "I am sure I should be delighted to_go, l'f I were a girl." ·
Th e n Florence jumped up ap.d almost shouted, "I know now .. I know now," . and then she drew nearer to Max and whisper!Jd, "You can go in my place."
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"What?' ; asked 'Max in a dazed way. "Please talk English , Flo."
"Why, you silly , you can go as me and be a girl. My clothes will fit you because you're just as tall fts I am. Of course, your hands and feet are a little 'bigger thall mine, but we can get ladies glov e s and shoes to fit you," and then Florence paused and gave Max a chance to get! a word in
" Now, my little lady, it seems to me that I might hav e !i>Omething to say about this arrangement myself ,. In the first place, I refuse to do it, for
I think it would be about the silliest thing that you or I ever did . 'The idea of my masquerading as a girl," said Max disgustedly.
"Don't be mean, 'Max. You ' ve 'been a girl in enough plays and masquerades and you know pretty nearly everybody thought it was I. And, boy alive, can't you see haw much fun it will be for you? You can flirt with all the young men and maybe one will even propose to you, if you make yourself charming enough. Remember, Max, dear, 1t will only •be for a week. I sh•:t.ll come and ch a nge with you then," finished Florence with her most engaging smile.
"But how will we change places?" asked Max with a more promising air.
" We"ll arrange that all right," answered F l orence. "So you really will do it, 1Max dearest?"
"Oh, yes, I guess I will really do it, Flore n ce dearest," mocked Max
" Oh, g ood boy! I'm so glad I'll have to hug you and kiss you too," said Florence, darting toward h i m
"Now, cut it out. That's enough. If you don't look out, I'll back out yet, " said 'Max
'' But Florence did not pay any attention to his threats . She got a memorandum and commenced to write down the things she would have to get down town that arternoon. 'She was silent a minute, while Max executed a double shuffle and then she looked up and shouted:
"•Max, wait a minute. I want you to see if you think of anything I've forgotten " Then as he came to a halt she read: "Gloves to match the dresses you take with you; a pair of heavy sho·es, a paii· of black oxfords, a pair of whi t e ones, a pair of dancing sUppers, stocki n gs, a wig-"
"That wig I've got is good enough isn't it?" interrunted Max
" Of course not. That is black and my hair is brown," answered 'Florence, impatiently
" Thttt's right. I forgot about that," said Max meekly
"But do you think of anything I haven't got down there?" asked Florence "Of course you'll take most of my things that I would. But do you think of anything more?"
" I S'hould smile not," answered 'Max as he l ooked into the closet Florence had thrown open, filled with dainty dreses and feminine wear. "I'll have to rent a special baggage car, won't I, to take a ll th a t stuff?"
"Oh , I trust not, and, anyw a y, yon won't takfl all these things I ' ll bring some of them when I come, because you're on l y going to be there a week unle s s you shou l d like it so well that you would want to stay l onger," sugges t ed Florence.
"Don't you worry, old gi!'l, I'll be ready to quit the job at the end of the week, all right " sa i d
Max, little guessing how true his words were. " But, say, Flo', what will Martha say to all th i s?"
"I never thought of her," answered Florence, and her face fell a little, 'but brightened almost immediately. "We' ll tell Martha that Mrs. Mathews has written and asked you to come and stay the week before I come There's a train that l eaves here at four o'clock in the morning. I'll call the carriage and Mike will be so sleepy, you know, that he won't notice whether there are two girls in the carriage or a •boy and a girl. That's just what we'll do."
"All right, I guess that's good enough," Max responded.
"Now, I must get ready, so that I can start right after luncheon." 'Max allowed himself to be gently pushed o,ut of t h e room and the door to be shut in his face.
II.
"You dear g i rl, why didn't you let me know that you were coming?" cr i ed Mrs. Mathews, kissing -Max, "so that I could have gone to the station to meet you," kissing him again. " B ut 'I'm so glad you've come that I won't ask you any questions, but take you just as you are. You're even lovelier than I imagined from your pho'tograph. Your complexion is so good. But I always imagined that you had smaller hands and feet," continued Mrs. Mathews, as she stood back to survey these latter members
Max cou l d not trust himself to say anything to this, and •Mn1. Mathews, seeing his face flushed from SUP'Pressed l augh'ter, and think i ng it was because he was sensitive on this po'int, said, "You're feet and hands are not very large, so just never mind what I said about them. But you're tired after your l ong trip, so I'll ri n g for Moll y to show you to your room. Try to sleep a little before l uncheon. I'll attend to your trunks and l uggage.
As soon as 'Max was otit of the room, Mrs. Mathews made good her promise. She ordered the trunks taken up stairs and then gloried in the dainty gowns and accessories as she superv ised the unpacking, until it was time to dress for luncheon.
As •Mrs. Mathews predicted, Max (alias Florence) made a marked impression. When they entered the dining room at noon, every head was turned toward 'Mrs. -Mathew' s guest, w ith looks of admiration. And well they should, for she certainly looked beautifll'l in a white linen suit, with hair dressed low, her only ornament >being a bunch of violets. •Mrs. Mathews proudly introduced her dear schoo l mate's daughter to those immediately near them. Max chatted and smiled as unconcernedly as though he had been a girl a ll his life Immediately after luncheon they went for a
ride and, when they returned, found a little stack of notes asking permission to call and meet the lovely 'Miss Florence This perm i ssion was granted to those whom Mrs. Mathews thought were worthy of such favor. For the next six days Max was kept busy going yachting, riding, playing tennis and go lf and danc i ng. He bad plenty of i n vitations to go swimming or bathing along the beach and although he wo ul d have li ked to go very :mu<;u, he dared not trust 'his wig to the water, nor did he clare to go witho u t it.
Just a week from the elate he came, a l arge dance was to be given and he was to be the guast of honor. Mrs. Mathews was l ooking forward eagerly to displaying her guest to even greater advantage, for the gown Max was to wear that night was certainly a dream. The eventfu l dav came at l a st. Max received flowers from four di:tierent young men and was in a quandary to know whose to wear. He thought at first h e would select a few from each bunch and carry a mixed bouquet, -but thought better of it and decided to consult 'Mrs. Mathews. He found her in a lounging robe, reading one of the latest novels. When he told her his difficulty, she said: ' ' Oh, you sweet girl! Come here while I kiss you. I knew you would have plenty to choose from But Jet me hear the names, dear " Max handed her the cards and she read, " John Arnett, Fred ll\!Iakaye, Hugo Woodru:ti, and •Lawrence 'McDona l d, all them of the best; but -Fred Makaye is really the most desirab l e, so you had better carry his. By the way, what did h e s e nd?"
"He sent pa l e ye ll ow roses," answered Max. "Ah Just what you want. They'll be so dainty with your white gown. 'But run along now, •dearie and take your bath so that you can lie down while before dinner We'll have it served up here at seven o'clock, so that will give us plenty of time to get d r essed and started by nine o ' cl ock," said Mrs. Mathews, stretching herself 'Janquid l y
"All right. Au revoir until seven o'clock," and 'Max pl ayfully curtsied himself out in:to the hall. But instead of lying down as Mrs. Mathews had suggested, Max proceeded to write to F •lorence to tell her to be sure and come the next day. Max was to tell Mrs. Mathews that he was going to the station to see aibout some trunks that were to be sent. home. He was to get on the train that F l orence got o:ti of and go to the next town, ther e change his attire and then go back to 'Cincinnati on an early evening train.
III.
•Mrl; Mathews and the beautiful Florence had 'the good luck t o enter the ba ll room alone. Exof admiration greeted them on all sicl e s. Max clid not fee l as comfortable as he might h a ve for this was his first experience with a dress with' a train No one dreamed of this, however, for he smiled to right and left graciously, and
se e med very unconscious of himself. As soon as Fred IMakaye caught sight of his roses, he came forw a rd and o:tiered his arm to Florence. Then Hugo Woodruff o:tiered his arm to 'Mrs. Mathews. The music struck up and the dancing began Florence accepted Mr. Mackaye's compliments prettily and after the first dance was over allowed ·hims e lf to be led out on the lawn, where they seated themse lves on a rustic bench. They were silent a moment and then Mr. Makaye said, "Miss F l orence, it seems as though I had known you a year instead of a weelr." I " It .seems to me I have known you for a l ong time, too," -replied Max, partia ll y . covering his face with his 'fan to hide a little smile.
"Is that really so? That tempts me to say something which I was afraid you would regard as presumptuous from one of so short an acq u ai n tance." He paused, but Max said nothing. He only played with his fa n This encouraged Fred, w ho drew nearer and cpntinued,
"Don't he angry with me for I am going to say, Florence dear but I have wanted to tell you since I first saw Is there any need to say, 'I love you ;' and cannot bear to think of living without you? Don't turn your face from me, sweetheart, but l ook into my eyes and let me read in your's your love for me."
Max could not trust himself to do t h is, b u t said s lowly, without l ooking at Makaye, ''Surel y, you do not mean all yo u are saying Just think, what if I'd say yes."
" Oh, won't you darling?" asked F red, e a gerly catching Max to him.
Max disengaged himself and smili n gl y said, "I will not say yes tonight, ibut tomorrow night; if you st ill want to know my answer, I will give it to you. But now, I think we h ad 'better go in, for Mrs . Mathews will be wondering where I am."
Things went along smoothly until supper time when Max and Mrs Mathews went to the dress i ng room to repair their toilettes Max was to go t o supper with Fred, and Mrs. Mathews showed her approV'al of this by kissing Max on 'both cheeks Before they were ready to go down, the room was crowded with women and girls repairing their beauty. The bow on Max's slipper was loose, so he stooped to stra i ghten it. While he was in this position on'e of the girls made a rush for the door and brushed rough l y against Max's head. When she turned around to excuse herself, what was her astonishment to see Florence with short hair, and a wig lying on the floor She gave a little ·cry which drew the others' attention.
Max stood up and looked defiantly around, as he said,
" Well, what are you goi n g to do? I've foo l ed you for a week, anyway.''
Mrs. Mathews gasped,
";:;he wears a wig," and then fainted.
One of the maids picked up the wig and examined it curiously. Several of the girls giggled. One woman exclaimed in a loud voice,
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"I know why the beautiful Florence will never go swimming now."
Max thinking that they knew he was a boy, and being somewhat nettled at what they were saying, broke out, "I don't care, I'll bet there isn't one of you that could masquerade as a boy as long as I have as a girl."
"You a boy!" several of them cried, and fell back from Max, as though he was something awful that would harm them .
'I'hen Max realized his mistake and exclaimed, "Oh, what a fool I am! I thought you all knew that I was a 'boy when my wig came off."
"Oh, horrors!" one young girl cried, mi.d leaned against a chair 'for support, "I thought I had got a 'friend I could trust. I've been telling Florence all my secrets, and to think she's a boy!" It was too much 'for her, so she began to cry as though her heart would break.
"Where do you live? Who are you? How old are you? How did you expect to keep this u:p for seven weeks?"
'Max answered all these questions, explaining that Florence was to come the next day. Mrs. Mathews had revived 'by this time and sitting up, said,
"I might have konwn that this wasn't Florence, for she wouldn't have such large feet and hands. But they certainly look enough alike to be twins. For Heaven's sake, don't let anyone outside of our set know of this or there'll be a big scandal in all-
"Where is 'he?" was shouted outside the door,
and then there was a quick rap and when the door was opened there stood Makaye, :pale and excited . Then he caught sight df Max standing there wigl e ss and without gloves, presenting a queer appearance in hi:s evening gown that is not she," exclaimed Fred.
But when Max looked up , Fred said,
"Oh, yes . I guess it is," and then strode out of the room with Max after him
Max did not overtake him until they had reached the lawn and then he said,
"I want to beg your pardon for what I've done to you. I didn't dream of these consequences."
Makaye was still sternly silent, so Max continu e d with difficulty,
"You seem to be hard hit, but wait ti11 you really se e my sister and you'll forget everything else; for she's a peach , if I do say it. I haven't told anybody of our •J.ffair, so you needn't worry about that." ·
:vlax paused and 'M:akaye put out hi s hand and then strode away into the darkness . Max re -· turned to the house because •he did not know of anything else to do, and .he and Mrs. Mathews departed immediately, the latter so overcome from the shock that she had to be lifted into the carriage. Florence a lso received a shock the next morning when she alighted from the train and saw her brother in his own clothes. 'Max drove her back to the hotel and explained things on the way . 'Mr. recovered all right and as Max pr e dicted, found the real Miss Florence more charming that her brother. -
J ·0 K E S
Conard: How long will it take me to talk two minutes?"
Florence : "I don't know. Ask Pearl."
A Freshman in English translated the sentence, "and each had slain his brother," by "one of them killed each other."
Vic' Friend (discussing the heat producing tendency of fatty foods)-"There must be a good deal of fat in whisky, the way it warms •a fellow up."
The latest addition to the '09 class is Donald Miller ' s long trousers.
In Latin: "Those who recline in blankets."
Dear Editor: I wish you would put my name in the paper, somewhere, and oblige.
Yours respectfully, W. Davis.
Miss Pound: " Give the principal parts of the Latin verb meaning "to encore."
Freshie: "Flu nco , fiunkere, faculty, fire 'em."
"I smell cabbage burning "
Sophomore: "Your head's too near the fire."
She: "Why is a kiss from a Senior girl like a properly divided sermon?"
He: " Really, I can't answer."
She: "Oh, pshaw, it only requires an introduction, two heads and •an application."
Ts it just to sentence a man to h a rd labor for stealing soft coal?
What is it that is used for a spell? Answer: The Alphabet.
Fra'lk Rhode (holding up •a piece of charcoal): "'Miss Gere, is this a diamond?"
It i::; rumored that Mary R. is going to become a partner in a typewriter firm in this city. '"Cyke "
We publish some sugestive subjects for Senior themes,-
The Chlorine Habit. Harry Stults Scientic Falling ............... . H. M. Thompson J May Be Fat But There Are Others Vic.' Friend The Chafing Dish, or the Kettle in the Parlor Ruby Barnes
·come Up, the Weather's Fine Frank Jessup Eighteenth and E Is the Place for 'Me · Sam Waugh
When a father discovers that his only son h•as been using his razor to sharpen a slate pencil with,
his faith that he is the father of a future president is temporarily eclipsed by the anxiety to interview the boy
'She: "How do you like my new shoes?" He: "Oh, they're simply immense."
When you court a girl to wed her, Never let your questions stop. First you have to pop the ·question, Then you have to question Pop.
Haynie had a big brown dog; "'Twas his beyond a doubt. It followed him to school and stayed 'Till teacher turned him out.
A FEW HIGH SCHOOL SONGS
I.
Tune-Solomon Levi. 0, we're the Lincoln High School boys, We've never yet been beat, We've taken everything in sight
In a manner very neat; Our walls are bright with banners, And we've cups and medals gay, And any one who conquers us Will have to get out and play.
CHORUS:
Oh! Lincoln High School, Lincoln, tra la, !•:1, Ia, We're the champion High School, Lincoln, tra Ia, Ia, la
Repeat verse.
II . Tune-Upidee
The shades of night were falling fast, Tra, Ia, la, tra, la, la.
As to the basket-ball game there poassed, Tra, Ia, la, tra , la, la, A crowd of rooters, mostly young, The High School yE'll on every tongue.
Lincoln High School, Lincoln Lincoln High, Lincoln High, Lincoln High School, Lincoln Lincoln, Lincoln High.
III. High, High,
Tune-Tale of a Kangaroo. Good bye, Omaha, you're beaten, Though we hate to use you so; Something tells me you'll be weeping
As to Omaha you go ; See the Lincoln boys are coming, They will tear you up, hurrah! You will never know what hit you, Good bye, Om-a-ha!
Rector's
IV.
Tune-Goodbye Dolly
Oh , Omaha, you're beaten, Oh, Omaha, you're blue, we've used you rather roughly, We're feeling sad for you, Go seek the place you come from, And tell the ones who wait That the Lincoln boys are hustlers, But you found it out too late.
v.
Tune-"So Long Mary.'' Omah•a! Omaha!
Oh; but we will miss you so, Omaha! Omaha! · How we hate to see you go! , And we'll all be longing for you, · Omaha, When you're gone; Omaha! Omaha! Don't forget about our song!
VI .
Tune-"Why Don't You Try?"
Do you think you'd like us better If in basket-ball we'd meet. Do you think that you'd be angry If you had to take defeat. Do you think that you could love us In the sweet, sweet bye and bye, If you think that you could beat us Why don't you try, why don't you try?
VII
Tune--Good-bye Dolly. Oh, Omaha, you're beaten, It surely does appear
You were so very foolish
When you bright your team down here. So take them to the depot
Of this old glorious town, And like all conquered hoboes "Go way back oand sit down."
Hot or Cold
THE AD -VOCATE
LI NCO LN, NEBRASKA. -
ARCHIBALD H DINSMORE Editor CLARENCE L. CLARK Business Manager : MISS LUCY CLARK Literary Advisor N. M. CRONIN Accountant :
CHARLES A. BENNETT
EsTHER WARN E R Soci e ty Editor BRUCE JoHNS O N
Frank Roec;:a ....
Contributors ·and H e lpers
..Seniof News
Elizabeth Bonn e ll Junior N e ws
Glenn Bennett _ Sophomore Notes
Lore na Bixby Freshman Note s
Charles Benne tt.. Phlogiston Debating Soci e ty
Fred P Marcon nit Ciceronian D e bating Soci e ty
Raymond ' Macdougall Wendell Phillips Society
W e ndell Macdougall
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ED ITORIAL
The valentine verses which we publish were handed to one of our Englisb teachers on February 14th. They are not copyrighted and may be used by our read e rs on next Valentine ' s Day.
GIRLS' CONCERT.
The g i rls are going to give a concert tomorrow ev e ning in the auditorium for the benefit of the plano debt fund This concert cert•a in)y will be worth the admission and all the boys, especially, should attend. The girls hav e trained hard and it is sur e to be a big success.
A CONTEST.
On March 22nd the High school will participate in a cont e st at the City Auditorium This event, while under the auspices of the Y M. C. A., deserv e s the hearty support of the s t u dents It will be similar to the old-time "Boy's Carnival" which the older students remember so well. A relay race will be run between the four classes. C l ass and school spirit will both · be in demand on that e vening. The Cit y League champ i onship will. be at s take Don't miss t his event. You can ' t afford to miss it.
THANK YOU!
We wish to take this oppor t unity to thank the few stud e nts who have aided us this year by writi ng stories and sketches for p u b l ic•:ttion Some we have had to reject, but we have tried 'to publish 11!! which ar e worth y , and most of them have been excellent. W e are a l ways g l ad to find a s tor y , joke, or news item in the office box, and we
wi s h to thank the ones who have he l ped us in this way . The more the student bod y writes for thi s pap e r the better paper we can publish, •and the mor e interest the students will have in this, their pl:l per, The Advocate
OMAHA EXCURSION.
\Vhen we s end our teams to Omaha in th e near futm;El we should send a crowd of rooters, thr e e or four hundred iu number, which wou l d given them th e s upport they deserve. It is time . that y ou began to s a ve your cash for e xpenses· of a trip to the metropolis The pre s en t. pl-ln is to have a deb a te Friday afternoon and a basket-ball game in the evening. Shou l d this plan work out as arranged, tog e ther with the possibility of a JJ.aseb a l! game in the morning, the day would be an eventful one to be sure You ·should plan to go with the "bunch" some tim e in April. ·
S·CHOOL SPIRIT
School spirit was exhibited to the gratification of a ll who were presen t at the Omaha-Lincoln -g ame The good old high school y ells and the son g s made l respect a ble noise to s ::t y the le ::t st But, stnden : s, some thin g s happened that evening which w e re far from re p resent'ltive of th e spirit of th e school. The decisionR of the referee were questioned and dis g raceful exclamations were heard in s e v e ral instances. 'Now, this was very ungentlemanl y and rude School spirit does not stand for rowdyism, but for gentlemanly conduct a t all ev e n t s, and :l t a ll times. Now remember , s t udents, n e ver question a decision made by an official, especially if yo u a re in the audience.
CURRENT EVENTS.
How many of our students are keeping up to the times in the line of current topics? We do not mean accounts of murd er tri a ls · and ra!lroad wrecks, but w e m ea n th e eve ry-day happenings, which are aiding in the evolution of our governm e nt, and forming the politic-al history of the world. How many of our students can n a m e the.
men who represent Nebraska in the United States Congress? How many understand what we mean by " Railroad rate legislation" and kindred topics? Are not these events which are a part of the world's history worthy of our consideration? We should keep tl'ack of what is happening in our own country, at lea st, if we are true, Plltriotic Americans .
EXCHANG£5
We welcome a few n ew friends. During the l ast two weeks we have added the following to our mailing list:
" The 'High School Bulletin," Vicksburg, 'Miss.
"The Vol a nte," G. I College, Grand Island, Neb.
" The High School Spectator ," Coffeyville, Kan.
" Th e High School Record," Ma nkato, 'Kari.
" Carso n 's Cars," in "T h e 'Normal Penn a nt ," (S::tn Jose, Cal.) is a very excellent study. Th e writer must h a ve had some e xperience before writing the sketch. We agree with her in her ideas of r a ilroad traveling.
Junior-"Do you know why a Sophomore is like a kerose ne l amp?" ·
Fresh m a n- "No. Why •are they alike?"
Junior-"W e ll , he is not especially bright ; is often turned down ; smokes occasionally, and goes out at night."-Ex in The Hanov er ian. ·
" How are you feeling, Allen?"
" Oh- Spiritualistic."
" How is that?"
"Med ium. " Ex in H. H. S. Critic.
The lit erary studies "The Man From Glen ga ry ," a nd " R ebecca ," in " Th e Courier," Boise, Idaho, are very well wr itt e n
The valentine numb e r of " The T atler," is a neat paper. Th e fro nti spiece is very app ropriat e.
In the New Ye ar resolutions of the Forum, St. Jos ep h, Mo., w e find the following, " Resolv ed , th·at we win the W. V. I. A. A. meet at Lincoln this yea r "
" Ofte n a word to the . w'ise is sufficient" * * * in a n PY.am ination .-Ex. in ,Aegis.
"T o thP. Memory of George ·washington" in the " S. S. N ar r ator, " Reading, Pa., characterizes George ·was hin gto n in a modest way, both as a stateswa n •.md soldier
S:mdbur, York, Neb., February G.
"To;'eka High School World ," your article on cigarettes re ce iv es our emphatic " Ditto ..'.'
A Pullman porter, after list e ning to cries of distress and a numb er of consecutive bumps, stepped
into the car to ascertain the locality of the trouble , and on entering was hailed by the occupant or berth No. 11 thus, " By me bloody -ancisters Qi can't climb into this hammick."-H. S. World.
"I fear," said the postage stamp on the student' s letter to his father, "that I am not sticking to facts. "-Ex . in College Echoes .
"Tahom,a," Tacoma, Wash., is one of our best exchanges. It is always 0. K.
On bended knee he so ught her love, He tried this maid to woo; But all t hat she would say to him Was "23," " Skidoo." -The Courier.
We consider it important that the cover of E)ach Hi g h school p ap er should contain definite statem ent of the title, school, city and state, as well as the n a m e of that particular issue. Get up a, cover to m eet this requir e ment and thus e liminate research in the m·atter.--'Kero.
W e h ave the same trouble which the "Kero" do es . V e ry often we look entirely through a paper without finding the name of the city where it is published. Think about it, Exchanges.
To Kiss the Miss y ou ought to Kiss Is no t to K;i ss a Miss a miss ; But to Kiss the •Miss you ought to miss AntJ. to miss the Miss you ought to Kiss Is to Kiss a Miss amiss.
Th e Exchange column in " The Wind Mill," Manlius, N. Y. , is so far above the average that we were inspired when we read the comments.
A lady in San Francisco , engaged a Chinese cook When he came she asked him his name "My name," said the Chinaman, " is Wang Hang Ho."
" Oh. I can't rememb er all that , I'll call you John " John smiled and •aske d , " What yo ur name?"
"My name is 'Mrs. Melville Lan gdo n. "
"M e ·no member all t hat, " said John, "C hinaman, be no savvy Mrs Melbull London. I call you Tommy. " Ex. in The X-Rays.
Th e Vicksburg, Miss, High Scho ol students publish a paper which is issued free. The subscription is only volunt ary. Donations are received
from any friend who appreciates the paper. We wonder how they do it.
T h e one•act comedy i n the F ebruary "X·R ays," Columbus, 0., is ve r y comme n dable.
'The students of the Moa n kato, Kan sas, High school publish a monthly paper, "The High 'Sc h oo l Reco r d." We received our first visit from t h is exchange last week. We wish to suggest that "The Record" institute an exchange department. The exchanges always he l p other papers as well as ou r own, a n d we readily see that "T h e Reco r d" might be improved.
AS OTHERS SEE US '·Dolly's Father," in the "Advocate," Linco l n. Neb., is a very good story.-The Aegis.
A n •art-edito r wou l d be a he l pful addition to your staff, "Advocate."-Tatler.
The "Advocate," of Lincoln, Neb., has some ex' cellent articles; but could not its ads. be better p l aced. - K. C. H. S. Boomer.
The last number of "The Advocate" was a revelation. 'From the rather poor pamph l et of iast year it has grown a thorough l y i nteresting, up-todate school poaper.- The Wind Mill.
CLASS AND SOCIETY NEWS
SENIOR NEWS.
The class meetings are steadily growing more important and more interesting. The fun of the Senior year has now begun in earnest. The Seniors who are not attending cl ass meetings do not know what they are missing. ·
The committee which was appointed to delve into the mysteries of Senior programs and invitations had a conference with a sa l esman representing the Mermo d , Jacard Co., of St. Louis, recently
The class pictures will be taken by Townsend according to a vote of the class. Those who wish to get the best results and prompt delivery should attend to t h is matte-r at once. The first dozen will cost $1.50 and each dozen thereafter will cost $1.00.
The pr•actice of the Senior p l ay, "Just Out of College," is progressing rapidly . The excellence of both cast and coach is beg i nning to te l l. Howard Thompson, as the grouchy o l d pickl e merchant, and Cornelia Lindsey, as his attractive daughter, certainly will be winning characters. In fact, the whole cast is a dandy. All the principal parts have been assigned and the remaining minor parts will be assigned before this artic l e appears in print. So here's to the success of our play.
Seniors, why not begin plans for a big picnic i n the spring? One of the old-fashioned kind, where you have plenty to eat and a h ay rack ride!
Sophomo re Notes.
The Sophomore Cl•ass Track Team will train every Tuesday and Thursday nights, after sixth period on the High 'School Campus. All the boys of the class should come to these trainings, and he l p old '09 win the inter-class this spring. To every boy who makes either a first or seco n d pl•ace on the class team, an '09 sweater will be given.
L. H. S. boys ought to wake up to the fact that it
is time to begin track work, that Lincoln High School's fame as an athletic school must be maintained, •and that they are the ones that have to do it. Then why don't the boys get out, make good, strong class teams, and then after our inter -c l ass meet is over, make a much stronger school team, one that will all the track and 1ield honors and be a credit to good old Lincoln High?
FRESHMAN NOTES.
The Freshmen have held several meetings lately. On Wednesday, February 20, we had a pie-feed after the sixth period, which was not largely attended. This pleased those who did come, as they had a better chance at the pies. Then, at a meeting Wednesday, January 27, two class yells and two class songs were decided upon. The boys held a special meeting Thursday to elect officers for the Freshmen track-team. Lloyd Fraker was chosen for captain, and Ernest He cker for business manager
PHLOG I STON NOTES.
As usua l with conside!'a.ble discussion, the meeting was ca ll ed to order by Pres i de n t Trueblood. So interested were Thompson and Bennett in a discussion, which was carried on outside the door, that Bennett was nearly fined for absence. Sam Foster, of olden fame, showed up in due time and took part in the debate. So interesting did the debate become that English failed to snooze as sound l y -as usual and Johnson ceased to draw pictures Hyde and Bennett did a little stunt at team work considering the fact that they had on l y a very limited time to confer. The meeting adjourned owing to the period bell ringing.
Lines of Cicero remind us, \Ve can make our lives sublime, And by asking silly questions, Take up all the teacher's time.
HERPOLSHEIMER'S Candy Dept.
Golden Rod and Bitter Sweet Chocolates
Saturdays only, all 40c Chocolates, 30c per lb.
C. D. S. NOTES.
Th e Cice ronians met Januar y 25, the principle busin ess of the evening being the election of of· fic e r s. The following w e r e e lected after •an exciting political camp•aign :
Pr eside n t, Tibb etts.
Vic e President, Levy.
S ecreta ry and Treasurer, H a l l.
Editor, 'Harrison.
S a rg ea nt at Arms, Stults.
Cr itic, •Marconitt.
A meeting was held February 2d , and, after a liv e l y parliamentary drill , the debate of the evenin g w :ts h e ld. The qu es tion under discussion was, " R eso lv e d, That examinations should be abolished from High Schools." Hall a nd Mill e r w e re lin e d up on th e a ffirmative with White a nd Harrison on th e n egativ e.
On e of the best meetings of the year was held F eb ru a ry 15 It was an open meeting and a special d eba t e h•ad ben pr e pared. The question w as , " Resolved, That all partisan newsp a p e rs in their present condition s hould be abolished." Ma rconitt on the affirmative caused Tibbetts and !Miller on the negativ e to tremble with f e ar as his strong arguments fell upon th e ir ears, but Tibbetts was •a ble with the aid of Miller to hold his own f a irl y well.
W . P. S.
Th e W e ndell Phillips Deb a ting Society holds its meetin gs in Room 203, at 8: 00 o'clock, eve ry Thursday evening.
We would lilie to s ee more boys tak e int e rest in debate . We a lways are g l a d to se e the boys come, especioJ.Ily th e Freshman.
The purpose of this society is to he l p the bo y s in public speaking a nd debat e and a l so give them a littl e tr a ining in parliam e ntary l a w
Come and visit us and you will be inter ested so that you will want to com e again.
MacDouga ll , Editor
GIRLS ' DEBATING SOCIETY.
The Girls' Debating Society held its regular meeting Monday, the 25th, at noon. Each member was s uppo se d to a nsw e r to the roll -call with a current event, but as some of the gir l s never read papers, all w ere not pr e par ed. Th e preliminaries for th e d e bate with the Alice Fr ee man Palm e r De bating Soci ety have been held. Those who will represent the G D S. are: Sylvia Orlofsky , Ottie Yoderberg and Helen Springer. The date has not b ee n decid ed upon.
All G. D. S girls who want pins will please give th e ir names and mon ey to Irma Herman soon.
BE CHEERFUL
" Smil e once in a while, ' twill make your heart seem li ght e r, Smil e, once in a while, 't wil make the pathway brighter,
Lif e' s a mirror, if we smile, smiles cqme back to greet us
But if we are frowning all the while, frowns forever m eet us ."
-The High School R ec ord
VALENTINE ?
Th e r e was a young l ady nam e d Pace
Who had a most monstrous big face , And the y a ll said her no se Was just like a red rose, While h er mouth was an inch out of place. - Cecil Snapp.
PLAY BALL!
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PERSON A L AND LOCAL NEWS
Allen Ames. was sick part -of last week ( ?) .
The Freshmen have organized a track team.
"I'm so nervous," quoth Chas English at the basket-ball game last Thursday ,
Forrest Winthers has the mumps: Measured by the length of his absence, he must be having a l together too mqch cheek ·
Robert Meyer was absent last week on account of a cold ( ?)
Mr. Beckman revorts a good many absent on account of, what? ·
'Burnham Campbell received "excellent" on a chemistry experiment.
Harry ·Stults was the victim of a dangerous gas in the chem. )ab. last week. He was so used up and overcome that he h•ad to be taken home on a stretcher. He is better now.
Chas. Harmes is in school again after .a long siege of sickness.
Char les English has accepted a position as captl)in of a large gasoline bunch on Lake Okcaboga. He expects to take up his duties at the end of this term. 'Mr. English has already been "skipper" of that boat called "classes" and is well qualified for his important position.
Patronize our •advertisers.
Dr. Sanders has been absent from school considerable of late. 'When he is not present Mr. Philpot acts as principal.
L i ncoln vs. Crete-March 9th.
THE BEAR STORY.
The B ancroft S c hool Gave An E x cell e nt En t e r ta inment Ha r old Slater Played Role of "B a rd ."
One of the best musical attractions g i ven in the High School Auditorium this season was the operetta, "Golden Hair and the Three Bears," which was given under the auspices of the Bancroft School, Friday e·vening, February 22nd. The story was well told in song, both so l o work and choruses. The girls of the Bancroft Sehool, about ninety in number, sang the chor;u&es w i th excellent results. Josephine Johnson· as "Golden Hair" and Harold Sl ater as the "Ancient Bard" proved very pleasing soloists. Miss Kennedy, a teacher in the Bancroft School, played the part of the Queen very well. The play was re-peated as a matinee last Saturday..,
Noti ce.
The teachers of the Bancroft school wish to thank the High School students who changed the time of their class •play rehearsals to permit the Bancroft children to practice for their cantata. They also wish to thank the High School students who ushered.; the janitors who helped prepare for the entertainment, and "Miss Badger whose aid counted for so much.
Miss Powell is improving and it is thought that she will soon be able to return to her class work. During her absence Miss •Mary Young, '03, has been teaching her classes.
'On account of the fire at tl;le e l ectric light plant the lights could not be -used for lighting the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium on the evening when we played Omaha. This unfortunate circumstance made it impossible to enjoy the game as much as might have been had the gasol i ne lamps been brighter.
Don't fail to hear Josephine Sanford at the Girls' Concert, tomorrow.
Lincoln vs. Crete , Y. M C. A. gymnasium, Saturday, March 9th. All bring your song sheets.
Did we beat Omaha???
Miss Gere's Chemistry party l ast Saturday evenbg was a great success. All present enjoyed th e mselves and those who were absent-well they never will realize what they missed.
Miss Marie! Jones visited American history class •at the Second Period l ast Friday.
The basket-ball games played l ast week in the girls' gymnasium might be "likened unto a bean bag tournament as played in a kindergarten roon1."
'rhe girls on the Senior team made a lasting impression because of their ch-arming beauty. They e e lipsed the other teams so far, i n this particular, that the visitors will ever remember "The Sen ior Girls "
TO THE FAIREST OF THE FAIR.
Darling with your eyes of blue, Fairest of the fair and true, Aurora hath fringed thy lips with crimson, Apollo hath m a de thy h-air a vision , . /Nothing but death our love shall sever, · 'Till life shall depart, be mine, )pv.e, forever. - Bernice· Chamh_ers.
Age nts for D & M Ball & Athletic Goods We also carry the Spald i ng Line
Special prices to Clubs on bats, ba"lls, mitts and uniforms.
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL . XIII THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1907 NO. 10
AMaid of '76
It was late in the afternoon and the July sun cast long shadows over the beautiful lawn of Calvert Hall. The stately old white house stood at the end of a long avenue of oaks, and the sun, peering around the corner of the house, saw, down in a little hollow, two people lying carelessly on the grass .
The older of the two was a boy of perhaps seventeen years, with a face remarkable for its purity and strength. The skin was browned by a life out-of-doors, and his hair was black and curly, but the eyes were dark grey and the flash and sparkle in them denoted a quick and proud temper.
"But, Dorothy," he was saying, "surely your uncle would give you the right to your own opmwn. The war can not last much longer, and he is a man of justice. He can not help but see Tarleton's cruelty unless . he deliberately shuts his eyes to it, and he loves you too much to be angry long."
"You do not know him, Dan Right after Father and Mother died, he was very good and gentle to me and took me straight to his home, but that was years ago, and I believe he gets more stern every day. Of course, he loves me, but that wou l dn't help me any, and oh, Dan, I don't know what he w ou ld n't do if he should find I was a rebel."
" He likes me, and I am a rebe l ," said Dan, laughing.
"Yes, but you are no relation o-f his; just a very old friend of the family . No Calvert ever went against the King, Dan, and I have, from the very beginning of the war."
· "Break it to him gently," suggested the boy , pulling up the grass by the roots, and flinging it away from him.
"I couldn't, I couldn ' t possibly. If he had never noticed that I haven't spoken against the Americans or for the English, it would be terribly sudden, and I've deceived him so long I shall just have to keep on. I'm sure its no fault of mine; if we hadn't had such l!.n awful temper, and been
By Lo rena Bi xby, ' 10
so cold and proud and -distant, I should have told him long ago, but I was afraid of him. Oh! if he were only like your father, Dan, loving and patient, and good!"
"My father is always yours, Dolly, always," said Dan, gently, "and my mother, too. She can help you to bear it "
" Oh, dear, that reminds me of something else,"' mourned Dorothy. "Even if the other American girls can ' t go to war, they are allowed to help the soldiers at ho_me. And I-I can't even knit stockings for the soldiers, because Uncle Rupert knows the British don't need them, · and then h(;'d suspect." ·
"Never mind, Dolly," returned Dan, soothingly. "Your chance will come some day, and your uncle will only love you more for it." Then, to turn her mind to other subjects, he suggested a ride , and in a few minutes they started out.
Dorothy made a pretty picture, sitting there on her horse. Her gold -brown curls waved in the wind; the wild-rose color in her cheeks deepened; and the soft dark eyes glowed and sparkled with sheer happiness When the ride was over, it was her uncle who helped her off the horse, and who gave her a kiss as he led her into the house.
"You look just like your mother, little one," he said, his stern face softening, and the lips curving in a smile. "I loved her much, very much, but she-she married another. I should not have cared, it was my own brother, but you Dorothy , might have been my daughter "
For a minute Dorothy was silent, then, for the first tirrie i n years, she threw her arms around his neck and gave him a voluntary kiss. All that evening he was unusually gentle with her, and when her bed-time came, she drew near to tell her story f the war. But" he was reading an old newspaper which told of a British victory, and before she spoke, he launched forth into such a tirade against the r€bels that Dorothy was glad to get away.
A few days later, Mr. Carvel was obligated much against his will, to pay a visit to the capital
city, and after careful consideration, decided that Dorothy must be left at home. He disliked to do this, b u t knowing that the servants were trustworthy and that the British soldiers under Tarleton were near, he was sure that no harm would come · to her.
The day he went away was a lonely one to Dorothy It seemed as though there was nothing to do. She wandered all over the house and grotmds in vain. She went to bed early, and, tired after the g l oomy day, slept with wonderful s oundness. It seemed nearly morning to her, but it was onl y about ten o'clock when she was rudely awakened by a series of l oud whispers Coming to her senses with a gasp, she sat up in bed, and saw Dan with his head in the window.
"Hurry and wake up, Dorothy," he exclaimed, and then seeing that she was wide awake, went on: "O h , Do ll y, your chance has come now. There is a very important d i spatch t h at must b.e taken tonight to Gen. Gates, about twenty miles away. When the captain asked who co ul d take it, I thought of you instantly and asked him i f · you couldn't. None of us boys could, because we start tonight in the other direction. He said you could, so these are my orders: 'Dress immediate l y, take your horse and get to Stoneman's Ferry the quickest way you can, and demand to see Gen. Gates. Give him the papers, and come back by Mother's home and stay a ll the rest of the night . That will disarm your u ncle's suspicions, and you can tell him you were afraid to stay all a l one. The servants can be scared or teased i nto keeping silence about your h aving gone a l one and not awa:{en i ng t h em. Here are the d i spatches, and whatever else happens, don't le t them be t aken f rom you by the Br it ish.' "
With a hasty good-bye he slid down, out of the window and Dorothy 'heard him drop to the ground ten fet below. As she dressed with rapid fingers she wondered how he climbed up, but thoe was nC' time to look, and she soon uept duv.-n the twck stairs like a little mouse, a111t found her way tcJ the stables The horse was· and then s ilt. started on her way.
Taking Dan's advice, she cut across fields, wad· ed through ditches, and in every way avoided the open roads. The light of the moon was fuli and strong, and she had no difficulty in finding he;· way, b u t the strain of the constant watch-out for sold iers told ori.- lier, and when, about threJ in the morning, she reached Gate's headquarters she was neariy worn out.
The general urged her to stay at the camp. until morning, but fear kept her from doing so , and she started out a l most immediatel y afterwarii .
It was dawn now, and she watched with grow· ing apprehension, the pink glow in the east which
was getting redder every minute. She was taking the long way around, though she knew it wa...-; nearer to Tarleton's camp; and it seemed to her as though the horse was merely crawling. Th0 monotono'us sound of his feet had nearly sent her to sleep, when, with a start and a feeling of sudden terror, she loo:{ed into the eyes of Co l onel Tarleton!
Dorothy was only thirteen years of age, and the suddenness of the meeting made b,er turn sick with terror. She had seen 'l'arleton ' s picture, and she kn e w in a minute the dar:r, cruel face with the cynical sneering curl to the lips, and the imperious uplift to the head
She felt as though she were sinking. Then out of the darkness into which she was plunged, spoke a voice that, by its co l dness ' and hardness, restored her ne1·ves and hrought her back to a norma l degree i n a minute.
"What are yo u do i ng, and who are you?"
Dorothy did not answer instantly, and one of the men ' whom Tarleton was with, exclaimed, i m· patiently: "Let her alone, man . . she's only a child, and what harm can she do, pray?"
"Children do not go around the country at this. time of night without a pw·pose, Vargraves, and I ask you to let me settle with her. Are you going, to answer me?"
"Yes," said Dorothy, steadily, " my name is. Dorothy Calvert, and ' "Calvert?" interrupted Tarleton. "Then I am to understand you are the daughter of old George Calvert?" ·
"No, sir, his niece," replied Dorothy.
"Very well, then Mr. Calvert is at my head· q u arters at present. He came home unexpectedly , and I requested him to stay with me tonight. I shall take you to him, and he can settle with you."
Poor Dorothy! For a second she sat in utter amazement and terror; then, with a cry, she grasped Tarleton's hands in a wild appeal.
"Don ' t," she grasped, "oh, don't take me to him! I'd rather you'd kill me than do that, becausebecause-" she faltered and stopped.
"Well," said Tarleton, in mild exasperation, "because why?"
"Because," sa i d Dorothy, "he doesn't know I am a rebel."
" I understand," answered Tarleton. "TeU what you have been do i ng tonight."
The command was too direct to evade, and indeed the child had no wish to disobey, but i t was with S'haking limbs that she told him everything
Tarleton's brow grew bl acker and blacker as she spoke, but he made no answer, on l y l ed her horse quickly on with him down the road.
Dorothy was too scared to speak, but when they came to the great camp, and he took her into
his own tent, he was almost compelled to carry her In one part of the tent, which was curtained off from the rest, was a desk, a map and several chairs. She slipped into one of them, but could barely stay there, so nervous and wild and frightened was she.
At last she heard her uncle's voice. It was coming nearer and nearer, and finally he lifted the curtain and stepped in. Tarleton was not with him and Dorothy was glad of that.
"The Colonel told me you had something to say to me , Dolly . He said he found you out on the road just a short time ago. Explain it immediately ." His voice and expression were very stern, but Doroth y did not hesitat e.
She told the whole story from beginning to end and, though her lips were quivering , the voice was clear and steady.
For a while her uncle was silent, then he burst out, "And do you dare to say to my face that you are a reb e l, a spy, and that you deceived me for
five years?"
"Yes , but oh, Uncle Rup e rt , if you had not been so cold and hard I would have told you. It isn't because I was deceitful; I was afraid of you. And, Uncle, doesn 't every body have a right to his own opinions?"
Her uncl e's face had b een a study during this last speech. Anger, pain, resentment, and, finally, tenderness came over it, and at the last words he leaned forw ard and took her in his arms.
"It has been my fault, Dorothy . I should have been a Mother as well as a guardian to you. But that is over; we will speak no more of it. And now, we shall go home. You are a brave girl , as much like your father in courage as like your mother in beauty. Come , we must be leaving."
It was· with a radiant face that Dorothy bade Tarleton good-bye. In her supreme happiness she loved the whole world, and as her uncle gazed at her he murmur e d again, " You are so like your mother-so like, Dorothy."
J 0 K E S
A joke: The Crete police force.
Ask Neta Dunn why she likes to hug trees.
Mr. Philpot: " What keeps us from flying off into space?"
Bright Boy: "Oh, we have a pull with the earth."
At the marriage of a deaf and dumb couple, a :Vit present wished them "unspeakable bliss."
This world Is old, yet likes to laugh; New jokes are h a rd to find; A whole new editorial staff Can't tickle every time. So if you meet some ancient joke Decked out in modern guise, Don't frown and call the thing oa fake; Just laugh, don't b e too wise. -Ex.
" I dont want t0 speak to you again about your reckless expenditure of money, said the stern parent.
"All right, Dad. N ex t time it will b e up to you · to hand out the coin and say no th ing ."
Inez Hamilton a nd Verna Hyder oan jump "s ix feet two" under certain conditions. Wanted : -Inform.ation concerning "certa.1n conditions "
On a certain dentist's window in this city appears the announcement: "Teeth extracted with great pains."
Spring Suit Models
Miss Hulhor'lt : "What English word do we get from the L ati n 'f.ac iles' ?"
Mary R.: "The 1aculty."
Farmer B ac ldog: "Green peas, sixty cents! Wait e r is that per peck or bushel?" w·3. iter: " Per pea."-Harper's Weekly.
Teacher (giving words orally, for definition): "Wa l ter put ' dozen' and 'toward' in one sentence."
Walte r D : "I ' dozen ' know why I 'tow-ard' my pants."
After all, the old jokes, called "chestnuts," are the only real good ones
By an unfortunate mistake one of our local jok es , Edith Stromsburg, was omitted in the la.st issue.
Benjamin •Mick ey: "Say, Thompson, where is Kim Waugh's cue?"
Howard Thompson: "He left it in a pool hall at Crete."
Doc K.: "W•as n't it a miracle when Lot's wife turned t o salt?"
W a lt. M .: ''Huh, I guess not. Why, I saw ' Beckie' turn to rubber once."
To the bo'y who was chewing gum in Latin class, the teacher asked: "Quid est id ?"
Replied tht boy, with his usbal supply of brass: "ld est quid!" ·
==== GLEE CLUB ECHOES ====
Examinations
They said she must not worry, Or sit up l ate, or cram, Or have a sense of hurry, While taking her exam
And so, she did not worry, Or sit up late, or cram, Or have a sense of hurryAnd-she flunked,-in her exam!
Shiny M inn ow.
l
A shiny little minnow was swimming in the sea
As happy as could be, as happy as could be.
A silver-speckled mackerel this shiny minnow spied;
Aha! He'll be a morsel quite to my taste, he cried.
So he swam a little faster, and he paddled with his fin
Till he reached the little minnow, when he quickly took him in.
Just then a whale enormous came spouting from the deep And gobbled up the mackerel in one convulsive leap.
Now the moral, high school students, of this story $ad and true, Is, don ' t step upon a Freshie, L est a Senior step on you.
Spider and Fly
"Will you walk into my par lor? "
Said the spider to the fly,
" ' Tis the prettiest little parlor
That ever you did spy."
"Oh, I'm afraid I can't sing in the cert,"
Thought the guilty little fly.
"For I've missed a science l ecture, And that I can't deny."
And she then lamented loudly
With three tears in each E;Jye, Three tears stood in each eye
As to the spider went the fly.
"You went over to the library, You . did, you naughty fly. " I did," confessed the fly; " I did," bemoaned the fly
" Can't I sing in the Concert?"
The spider gave a sigh, "Well, it won't affect thatBut don't do It again," Said the spider to the fly.
Glee Club Con-
The Careless Boy.
1. Oh! There was a boy whose carelessness His girl friends all regret (regret) Pellmell he rushed down all the stairs And bumped all those he met (he met) And when he reached the outer door In his mad, frantic race (his rac e ) He never opened it for a gir l , But bang e d it in her face.
2. When e 'er he went to any class
His teachers say 'tis true ('tis true) He l eft his notebook somewhere e ls e, His pen and text book, too, (book, too) He was an able Glee Club Boy, The Glee Club he ' d it call, For he could never realize The gir ls had one at all.
Chorus: . He was a careless boy, 0 , yes, He was a car e less boy (oh, dear), But never you mind , We like his kind, Though he's a careless boy. We like that careless boy ( oh! yes), We like that careless boy (we do), But still, on the whole, For the sake of yo).lr soul, Don't be a careless boy.
The Big Four.
1 There is a place called The Lincoln Academy (A preparatory school?) It has that name, Where students go to gain some knowledge,(What kind of knowledge?) They count to ten--
And there they have a basket-ball team. (And can they beat?) Oh! not at all , They do not play to win, you know , Th ey practice, that is all! Academy, Academy, your freedom we admire, mire, Academy, Academy, your charms our hearts inspire, Academy, Academy , you have some local fame And though your basket-ball i s slow
We like yo'u just the same
2. There is a place called Beatrice,(An awful name!) Yes, called BeatriceAnd there they first had big debates,(First, in high schools?) Yes, in this stateThey pride themselves upon their fame. (An d can they win?) Once in a while, Though when we went down there this year
They wept, while we did smile. Beatrice, Beatrice, how could you say that name?
Beatrice , Beatrice, it was an awful shame, Beatrice, Beatrice, you started the debate, And though you cannot always win, You sometimes lead the state.
3 There is place called Omaha,(As bad as called?) Oh, no , not quite, They have such awful hills to climb (To the High School ?) They are a sight. And, oh! They think they can debat e, (But can their girls?) Oh! not a bit; They think their girls too frail and weak
To stand the strain of it.
Omaha, Omaha, arouse your s p irits slow, Omaha, Omaha, you are our dear est foe, Omaha, Omaha , your girls I'm sure are sweet,
MUSIC
THE BOYS ' GLEE CLUB
Regular practice of the Glee Club was held , as usual, last Wednesday evening, with very good attendance. The singing was spirited, and it would do you good. to come and listen. The songs from our new books are especiall y adapted for Glee Clubs and are very beautiful, as w e ll as good training. The latt e r part of the practice was taken up in busin ess session. The particulars of the coming Glee Club vaudeville entertainment were di sc u sse d. Watch the Advocate notes for furth er announcement
Th e Gl ee Club sang several selections b ef ore a meeting of the t e ach e rs in th e public schools of Lincoln last Monday evening, at the High School. Th e teachers s ee med well pl e ased
GIRLS ' GLEE C LUB NOT E S.
The girls wish to thank th e bo ys for their encouragement and the royal way in which they responded to their concert. They will be glad to assist the school in any way by their glees, whereve r they are wanted, that they may show their gratitude to the school.
The financial results were most satisfactory. T lie p ia no is enti r e ly OUR OW N
The Girls' Glee Club did not m eet this week, but thought they would rest a week after their work They are well pleased with the way the concert was carried out, although some girls were taken out.
Mrs. Lilla G . English, Voice In s tructor . For appointments call Automatic 3586 .
And those who dare to talk at all We d ea rly love to me e t.
4. .And best of all , there's Lincoln High .. (With Gl ee Clubs there?) Yes, we hav e tw o (And an orchestra . ) We're skilled in every kind of knowledge (Play basket-ball?) Our teams are great; In scholarship we all excel. ( And can you act?) Ah, you should see, For even in a Girls' Debating Societies ' play Th e re's none more bright than we.
01).! Hi gh School girl, oh! High School boy , You truly are the cream
Oh! Hi gh School boy, oh! High School girl, Your e qual ne'er was seen. Oh! High School boy, oh! High School girl, You'r e known throughout the West, Th e Lin co ln High School's praise will sing; She surely is the best.
NEWS
MUSIC CLASS NOTES
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The Ana lysis Class has studied the song forms an d the sonata, and is now working on shorter piano forms.
The harmony class has been writing chorals and composing some original pieces while waiting for their new textbooks ,The Rhetoric of Music, by Mr. Mortimer Wilson, of the University School of Music . The sight reading class is having regular training in vocal culture and some solfeglo work. They are studying a beautiful opera , Swleton's King Arthur, which i s difficult but int e resting. There are a g ood number of strong bo ys' voices but the class needs more sopranos and altos. It is hoped that the class can present the opera before the e nd of th e school year.
A RECORD BREAKER.
Thr ee fellow travelers In the smoking-room of a f ast train were discu ss ing the speed of tmins.
" I was in a train once," said the first m a n, "that beat everything I rode in, for speed. Why, it went so fa st th at the telegraph poles at the side of the track looked like an immense fine -toothed comb."
"That's no t hing, " &a id the second traveler, "I remember riding in an express on the - a ndthat went at s uch a gait t hat the tel egra ph poles looked like a solid board fence "
The third man made an exclamation of impatience. "Ah, you fellows don't know what high speed on a railro a d is. Why, I traveled west from Chicago last month in ·:1 train that went at such a pace that when we pass e d some alternate fi e lds of cor n a n d beans they looked like succotash!"
-Harpe r's Weekly.
SODA Hot or Cold
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. -
ARCHIBALD H. DINSMORE EDITOR
LORA SMITH Assistant Editor CLARENCE L. CLARK Business Manager
MISS LUCY CLARK Faculty Advisor N. M. CRONIN , Accountant Associate Staff
CHARLES A. BENNETT Local Editor RusSEL FRYE Athletic Editor
EsTHER WaRNER Society Editor BRUCE JOHNSON - - Music Editor
Contributors and Helpers
Frank Roeca Senior News
Elizabeth Bonnell Junior News
Robert Funkhouser _ Sophomore Notes
Lore na Bixby Fre shman Notes
Charles Bennett.. Phlogiston Debating Society
Fred P. Marconnit
Louise Guthrie ., _.Freeman -Palmer Society Cornelia Lindsey _ Kilkenny Klub InP.Z Hamilton ····- ··- Ka Society
Ciceronian Debating Society Edgar Russell Y. M. C A.
!vern Tingley : Wendell Phillips Society
Irma Herman Girl's Debating Society
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T HE SHOW
The athletic exhi bition a:nd contest tomorrow night will be of special importance to the High School. We shou l d all go to the City Auditorium tomorrow evening, early enough to get a seat, and should be filled with school spirit. The yell;; will be needed. The other schoo l s will be we ll represented and our team will need our support. Don't fail to go to the contest.
HARD WORK.
It is diiti.cult to be perfect, but if the editor had more time to work, there might be some improvement. As it is, he must eat a hasty breakfast, grab h is hat, run to the printing offh.:e, hurry to the proof reader with the proof sheets, skip two or three recitations, •a n d then, to fi ll h,is bitter cup to overflowing, make up for the recitations he has l ost. Yea, verily, the life o f the editor is a strenuous one, and his work thankless.
CRETE EXCURSION.
H igh School spirit has not been •at a h igher pitch for many years tha n it was l ast Friday, when the excursion train pulled in at the Crete depot. The Lincoln delegatio,! went to Crete expecting to see a c l ose game and give the team the support which they we ll deserved. However,
the rooting grew exceedingly tame before the game h•a.d advanced very far. The l eaders were unable to get the best results because some of the students wou l d n ot help. The stude n ts shou l d learn that no matter who the leader may be, it is up to them to make the ye ll h:ig the best.
CONCE R T.
The girl s' concert was a grand success. It demonstrated what women and gir l s oan d o whe n they make up their minds to try The societies a ll toolt a part in the entertainment, each he l ping to make it the gir l s' event of the seaso n . Now, we hope the boys will do as well with their vaudeville show, which will be given in the spring. Accept our congra tul atio n s, girls.
HOW TO KILL A SCHOOL PA P E R.
1. Do not buy a paper; borrow your c l assmate's-be a sponge
2. Look up the advertisements and trade with the other fe ll ow-be •a chump.
3. Never hand in artic l es, a n d be sure to criticize everything in the paper-be a knocker.
4. If you are a member of the staff, p l ay tennis or " society" when yo u should be atte n ding to b u siness-be a shirk.
5. Tell your neighbor he can get more news for less money- be a squeeze
6. If you can't hustle and make a paper a success- be a corpse Get the idea! - Excha n ge.
EXCHANGE,S
The descriptions wh i ch have been published of late in Pebbles, Marsh•all town, Iowa, illustrate their new manual training building to perfection. The ac companying illustrations are good prints and very interesting. Our good wishes are yours, "Pebbles ."
The Bowen Blade, Nashville, Tenn , is 0. K The following we print from the "C hips and Chips" page: " In a certain Sunday school song book in us e in most of the churches of this city is •a song entitled " Steer for Home." In one of these books some wag has written beneath it: "B u t. Ve a l for Company ."
" I told her I was burning with love for her."
"What did she do?" , "S he called her father, and he put me out." -Totem.
The Campus, Oklahoma City, Okla., conta ins two pages of stolen jokes under the heading "Exchanges." · Could you no t make better use of one of the pages by commenting upon the work of other persons. Think it over.
Topelm H . S. World is as interesting as ever.
The literary department of Comers, Zanesville, Ohio., is good. Exchanges are very poor.
Th e biographies of men whose b i rthdays come in the month of February were well written.•Midland, Atchison, Kans
Fir st Soph" Do y ou take spelling?"
Sec o nd Soph.- "N o, I use the Roosevelt systern." - R amb l er.
High School World, St. Paul , Minn., cont•ains a n excellent exchange department.
"What you say goes," he sadly said. With eyes and heart aflame. She g l anced at the clock and turned her head , Then softly whispered , his name. -Exchange.
R ecord, Lake Charles, La., where is your excha n ge co lumn ?
Totem--too small! ! !
"A nd what did my little dar lin g do in school today?" •:1 Chicago mother asked of her young sona second grader.
"We had nature study, and it was my turn to bring a specime n," said Char l es.
"That was nice. What did you do?"
"I brought a cockroach In a bottle, and I told the teacher we h•ad lots more, and if she wanted I wou l d bring one every day."- The Hanoverian.
Sir Lipton's bu ildin g Shamrock IV, To beat our yacht, but we. Will make him think that the yacht he's built Res e mbles Shamrock XXIII.-Ex.
Johnny stole a penny, And to the: jail was sent ; The jury said "not guilty," So John was in-a -ce nt. -P ol ytech nic.
Every_ dog has his day, but the cat ha s a mono p l y of the nights.-The Totem.
The Freshman "Lake Breeze" blew in from li ttle city In W isconsin a day or so ago. We were so refreshed by the windy paper (hot air) t h at we " came to" and finished editing our columns. The Freshmen ought to be proud of their issue.
There is an epidemic In the school. Two people have a serious case of it. It is called Koempherhyatthas. It is c•atching for any one who is at all susceptible, so beware!-Lake Breeze.
We are really sorry for a n y one who is so foolish as to have such a disease.
Rejected Suitor: "Well, I may be poor, but I once rode arou nd in a carriage."
Sympathetic Girl: " Yes, when your mother pushed it."
We enjoyed the general appea r ance of The Centra l Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. The local pages, however, contained nothing of loc al interest-just jokes. We copy:
" Two Gods of Rome: January a nd March.''
" Some Hills of Rome; Capitaline, P.alatine, Quarantine, Esquiline, Arge ntin e, Aventine, and Vaseline. "
Pa: " Johnny, what are yo u making a ll that racket for?"
Johnny: "So I can go and play tennis with it."
Pa: "The n you n eed a l:Joawl too. Bring me the tru nk strap, young man.''-Ex.
Purpl e and Gold , Bellevue, Neb., is as "dry" as any of our exchanges. Better wake up and write some decent jokes!
Miss Dortch : "Where was the Magna Charter signed?"
Billie: "At the bottom, I reckon." -E xcha n ge.
AS OTHERS SEE US.
The Advocate, Lincoln, Neb., a cover design would improve your paper wonderfully-The Forum, St. Joseph, Mo.
Our greetings to t he Advocate, Lin coln, Neb. ure did Indeed enjoy your exchange co l umn. Th a nk you! -The R ecord, Sioux City, Iowa.
CLASS AND SOCIETY NEWS
SENIOR CLASS NOTES.
Th e l ast two se ni o r c l ass meetings have no t been well attended and the seniors should come, as important graduation issues are appearing.
The meeting two weeks a go attended to a f ew trival matters and decided to have a pie feed. Everybody was w illin g to e at pie but few cared to bring them
The next Monday the pie-feed met in Sci e nce Hall an d only ·about a dozen gir l s showed up with pies. Those who had e nough class spirit to brin g them certainly br o u ght good ones, as any boy there will testify Car l Rohm a n was so f ull of pie that he had a pie-face, and even Dick Russell complained of too much cherry pie
Turn o u t to m eet ings, ye lazy Seniors, and h elp move
FRESHMEN NOTES.
The regu lar meeting of the Freshmen was held "Wednesday, March 6, in room 22. Milton over· street was e l ected Sargeant-at-Arms, after which Lloyd Fraker, the captain of the track-team, took the chair About fifteen boys responded to his call for candidate s, but owing to the muddy · weather l ately, little work has b ee n done. However, the boys expect to practice in the gymnasium Saturda:11 and do some hard work
PHLOGISTON NOTES.
Owing to High School events, we have been un· able to have a meeti ng for the past two weeks, but this does not int erfe re with our good intentions. It is safe to say, how eve r, that some of the m e mbers have more good intentions than they can carry out
Our beloved memb er, F. E Dinsmore, i s afflicted w ith the painful a nd troublesome woe, called th e mumps. He will soon recover, we hop e. It looked like Guthrie also had them, but investigation proved that he had an ext r a big wad of gum that day . Shirley Fassler now hides under Lynn's hat, and Waug h is out winning g l ory on the bask e tball t e am .
Election of officers n e xt time, so every one b e sure and come. "CH I CK."
W . P. S.
The society met, as usual, last Thursd•:t y evening. Bu s iness transactions and the orders of the d ay were carrie d on. After the debate Mr. Cronin made a few criticisms. Dr . Sanders was a visitor a nd gave a few important remarks. Th e officers elected at a recent meeting were: President, Williams; vice president, Lysle Rich; attorney, Earl Swind e ll ; critic, Harry Rich; editor, Ivern Ti n gley; S. at A., Branson Stew a rt
A debate w ill be h e l d n ext Thur sd'J.y evening, Mar c h 21, at 8 p m., in the H. S aud i to riu m, betw ee n this society and the Linco l n academy. · Th e question is , Resolved, That the Pop ul ar E l e ction of United States Sen a tors should be adopted b y Constitution a l Amendment. Affirmative, W. P. S Negativ e, Lincoln Academy.
Th e afflrm:ttive will be represented by Messrs Ri c h, Stewart and Macdougall.
Ev e rybody is invit ed to atte nd this deb ate next Thursday eve ning
IVERN TINGLEY, Editor .
GIRL ' S DEBATING SOCIETY.
The G. D S. he l d the regular election of officers Mond ay , March 11. T he result was •as follows: Miriam Batten , Pres i dent.
Ali ce Stultz, Vice Preside n t.
Jessie R a ndall, &ecretary and Treasurer
Ma rie Tewksbury, S a rgent- at-Arms .
Ju n e H itchcock, Editor.
After a s hort parliamentnry dr ill the meeting adjourned to attend the Debati n g Association meeting.
KILKENNY KLUB.
The Kilkenny K l ub officers have been elected as follows:
President, Joseph i ne Sanford .
Vic e President, June Brown.
Secreta ry, Marie! Jon es . Tre as urer, Beth Bonnell.
Sargent-at-Arms, Ruth Mung e r. Editor, Cornelia Linds ey. Chairman of Progr a m Committee, Lora Smith.
KA SOCIETY.
Notice Everyb od y-The Ka Society re a ll y h e ld a meeting last Tuesd ay noon The fir st bu s iness t ake n up was election of officers The followin g officers were elected:
President, Inez Hamilton.
Vi ce-President, Grace Salisbury. Secreta ry, Helen Davis.
Tre as urer, Louise Guthrie .
The h as n ot done m u c h so far th i s year, but we wa n t to turn over a new leaf a n d start aga in . · Plans for a p a rty are to be discussed, a nd we want your advice, S e nior girls So come out to the ne xt m eet iu.g. Me e tings are to be h e l d every week, Tuesday noons, in room 204
" Rock-a -bye seniors upon th e tree- top, As long as yo u stu d y the CI':t dle will rock ; But if you stop digging the crad le will fa ll , Down will come senior, diploma and all. - Sel ected.
HERPOLSHEIMER'S Candy Dept.
Golden Rod and Bitter Sweet Chocolates
Saturdays only, all 40c Chocolates, 30c per lb.
Y. W. C . A . NOTE'S .
The Y. W. C .A. met Wednesday, in room 15, March 13. The leader could not be there, so Miss Dickey gave a very helpful talk. The meetings which the Y. W. C. A. have are always very interesting and visitors •are always welcome. It would certainly pay any one to come and visit . The membership contest was won by the "gold"
side and so the "green" side gave them a banquet. Everyone there had a very enjoyable time. 1\Jiss Dickey, Esther Warner and Cleo Gregg were dressed in Dutch costumes and the menu was also Dutch The decoPations were in green and go l d and beautiful bouquets of daffodils were on each table. 'l'he toasts were very novel and enjoyable. Just before the girls' departure a flashlight was taken of the company.
ATHLETIC NEWS
CRETE BASKET BALL GAM E.
L in col n H ig h Sc hool Te a m M ad e the Bett er S how i ng i n t h e G a m e at C r ete.
Last Friday the L. H. S. sent about 150 students and teachers to Crete to support the Lincoln team in their game with the Crete High School team. In spite of this fact, the Lincoln team was un•:tble to win The game was, at times, very rough None of the forwards on either team threw a field goal. The field was so small that when a forward tried to throw for the basket, his success was always blocked by his guard. All field goals were thrown by the centers. Frye threw one field goal for Lincoln, while Kersenbach, who w•as at home on the Crete floor, threw three goals. The game rested on fouls. The players could not help fouling because !he field was so small that a few steps would brmg any two men together. Both teams are swift, and a game on a }arger floor wou l d be much more interesting. Both teams had good support from the rooting squads At several times the decisions of the officials were questioned. Heated discussions took up so much time that it took nearly two hours to play two twenty minute
The Lincoln team made the better showmg and is undoubtedly the f•:tster team. Sam Waugh, Paul Schmidt, Russell ·Frye, Earl Swindell and Earnest Wohlenberg were the members of the Lincoln team who played. Frank Winters, of Lincoln, was re1eree, while Mr. Marsellus, the coach of the Crete team, acted as umpire.
The first game played with Crete resulted 29 to 25 in f-avor of Lincoln. The second one was 25 to 22 in favor of Crete You can readily see for yourself that Lincoln has a total of 51 points to 50 points for Crete
STOLEN COMMON SENSE.
The road to ambition is too narrow for friendship, too crooked for Jove, too rugged for honesty, and too dark for science.
NOTICES.
All copy for the next issue shou l d be handed to Miss Lucy Clark or to the editor before noon on Friday, March 29th. ·
Students who can make good pen sketches are requested to design a cover for the Spring Number. We will use the best one which is sent in. The designs must be handed to the editor bef01:e April 10.
Organizations whose notices do not appear in this issue should not blame the editor, but hold their reporters responsible. We have no time to spend running after the society and class reporters. Each organization should see that its reporter sends in his copy or we shall ask other members to report the news.
To live above our station shows a proud heart, and to live under it, discovers a narrow soul.
Sh a kesp ea re.
"Rom Go and Juliet" ....... .. . . ..... Two Seniors "Comedy of Errors," The Junior Class "Hamlet" ........ . .......... The City of Omaha "Much Ado about Nothing" Girls' Tournament
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Interest paid at per cent. At First National Bank, Lincoln , Neb.
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Cl ass of ' 07-Se n ior.
President Cornelia Li n dsay
Vice President . . . .......... . .... Rich•J.rd Guthrie
Secretary and Treasurer . .. . ...... Louise Guthrie
Me e tings: Each Monday, at noon, in Room 204
ALL Seniors should attend . ·
Class of '08-Junio r
President Wendell MacDougall
Vice President. Irma Herman
Secretary. Marjorie .Selleck
Treasurer Kath er ine Mockett
Meetings: After the sixth period Tuesday, in Room 103.
Cla ss of ' 09- Sophom ore.
President. Verne Bates
Vice President. : Ruth Rose
Secret•a ry Emmett Donovan
Treasurer F l orence Schw a ke
Meetings: Tuesday after the sixth, in Room 22
Class of '1 0-Freshman.
P resident ... . . . . . . ... . .. .......... George Burch
Vice President. Bryan · Waugh
Secretary. Ma ud Harpham
Tre as urer , Julia Hitchcock
Meetings: Every other Wednesday, at 12 : 05 o'clock, in Room 26.
L. H. S. D e b at i ng Ass ' n
President : Archibald H. Dinsmore D ebati n g Coach . .. .... . ..... ..... . Neil M . Cronin
Pr -3si dent
Phlogi ston Debat i ng Soc i ety.
Dona i'd Trueblood
Vice Pres i dent Edward L. Hyde
Secretary •.1nd Treas u rer . .. ... . .. Richard Guthrie Critic. Sam Waugh
Meetings : Friday evenings, in Room 201.
Visitors always we l come .
Ciceronian Debating
President Forrest Tebbets
Vice-President. :. Howard Thompson
Secretary-Treasurer Jervis Hall
Meetings: For announcements of meeting watch
C D. S bu ll etin box
BIJOU
Wendell-Phillips Soc i ety.
President. Arthur W ill iams
Vice-President. Lysle Rich Se c retary and Treasurer Dean Edwards Critic
Harry Eat;hardt
Meetings: Thursday eve n ing, at 8 o'c l ock, i n Room 203.
Girls ' Debat i ng So d ety.
Pr e sident
Miriam Batten
Vice-President Alice Stults
Secretary -Treasurer Jessie Randa ll
Meetings : Second and fourth Mnnday of the month, in Room 304, at 12: 20 o 'c l ock.
Visitors \'Ve l come.
Kilkenny Klub .
President ...... . ...... .. ..... .. Josephine Sanford
Vice-President ....................... June Brown
Secretry ............ . ........ . ...... Ma r ie! Jones
Treasurer Beth Bonnell
Shakespe a re Club.
President. Grace True ll
Secretary and Tre:J.surer. Amy Axtell
Meetings: Every other Wednesday in Room 201.
Boys ' Glee Club.
President ...... . . . ... .. .. ..... Donald Tr u eb l ood
Meetings: Wednesday evenings in the L H. S A u ditorium. Visito rs and singers we l come
Y W. C. A
President ........... . . . . .... ... .. Esther Warner Vice President. ................... Elloa Morrison
Secretary Bessie Davis Tr eas urer....
Ottie Voderberg
Ad v oca t e Pub l ishing Ass ' n.
President Conard Alle n
Secretary Arch i ba l d H Dinsmore
L H ; S. Athletic Association.
President Harry Ho l deman Vice -President Sam Waugh
Wear a Cravenette, $12. 50 to $20, Magee & Deemer
PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS
Francis Dinsmore has the mumps! So has Edgar Ru!ssell.
Clarence Lesh, '06, visited the school last week. Did you go to Crete Friday?
Herbert Avery, '04, visited Chemistry J.aborator y week before last.
A large number of boys' applications have be<:'n turned away with many black balls by the girli:J of the Kilkenny Klub.
Wells Stanley, now a resident of St. Paul, Minn., has been seriously ill at a ho>pital there, but there is much hope for his spee ) y r'lcovery.
The Boys' Glee Club sang before a few of the city teachers last Monday, Lut. owin:' ro lhe absence of several, they were unahle to do justice to themselves.
"In framing an artist, Art hath thus decreed, To make some good, but others to exceed."
The degree of excellence attained in modern photography by Mr. Townsend confirms the abovE> quotation, and is evidenced by the patronage of those who appreciate the beautiful in portraiture.
Studio 226 So. 11th St.
Miss Ruth Munger and Per brother, Alfrecl, gave an enjoyable dancing pg_rty at thtir home, :!.745 E SL last Saturday evening
Helen Wall•ace's striped <'at is iteward if returned to 0ur ofiic'e.
Be sure and go to the ,1pbate with the Academy t.l:is Thursday 'lVcning Th"l L . H. :il. w!II be re;: resented by a clean srnm'l. team of boys from tile Wendell Philips Society. Every one is we l come at this debate.
It is reported th•at the Missouri Val ley Track Meet will be he l d here on or neM May 4. Green's barber shops excel all others in the west. Entirely modern and the best work assured.
Professor Fassler, well known to many of us, is recovering frOli\ a serious attack of tbe grip which settled In his tead .
Tht Seniors had a pie feed last weeK. .
The Freshman held their spedal c;lape l last Thursday morning, but there >eems to he as much paper wad shooting as ever.
Stanley Hodgman writes that St. Paul, Minnesota, has not nearly so good a faculty as we have That's another point in our favor.
Owing to the absence of two le a ding charact e rs , the Senior play practice wns postpon e d hst Friday . ·
Budge Widener playe!l in the special chap e l last week. Budge will some day be touring tile country like other great musicians.
The Glee Club is going to give a vautlevi1Ie.
An extremely large number of posters concerning the Crete game were placed around the halls. Did you get a souvenir?
The Omaha debate has been postponed at the request of Omaha. The drawing for p l aces on the prelimin•J.ry took place last Monday, but the time for it has not yet been decided . How about an excursion to Omaha?
Stanfield Wells, a former '07 student, now resides at Massilon, Ohio . The Editor received a let te r from him, a short time ago, enclosing the coin sufficient to pay for The Advocate the res t tl: e
PLAY BALL!
Victor Base Ball Goods
are used bytheWestern League, which shows it is the best line I carry the largest assortment in Lincoln.
Special rates on complete outfits for Base Ball Teams. Figure with me before b\1ying.
The Globe Laundry
JUNIOR NOTES.
Juniors! Why dont you come to class meeting? We haven't been able to vote at any of our re ce nt meetings because a quorum was not pres·· ent. We had a very important question which should have been voted upon at on e of our rec e nt m ee tings, but we were not ab l e to do so. We cert:J.inl y think the Juniors lack class spirit Some of you say that you didn't come to c l ass meeting because there are so few present, and that our· meetings are not interesting. No wonder there are so few present. If each one of you wou l d make it a point to come to e-J.ch meeting we wou l d have enough present to be ab l e to vote on some me as ure which wou l d make our meetings more interesting. We had a feed at a recent meeting, and n o more students turned out than to our regul ar meetings. Some of you make yo u r excuse for not coming to class meetings that yo u can't stay D-t school u ntil after Sixth Period, but yo u manage to stay for that period when there is a basket-ball game. We seemed to have plenty of c l ass spirit at our special chapel but it has died down to l ess t h a n it was before.
Remember tha:t our meetings •J.re he l d Tuesdays, after the Sixth Period, in Room 103. We hope there will be more present at our next meeting. If you wou l d l il'e to have the time of our meetings chang ed, come to the meetings so that we will be ab l e to vote upon it.
Silent bl iss, One k iss, Door clicks, Pa kicks!
Ope n s door, Calls no more
GLOVES FOR EASTER
Our .Glove Department should be of interest to you, for . we baYe made apecial preparatioos for a good Spring trade. Our orders were placed early, and we have marked our ·Gloves at prices that are «D"e to win your favor.
Kayser Silk Gloves, 2-clasp, black, white and colora, 25c, SOc, 75c
Silk Gloves, double tips, black, brown, modes and gray, at per pair ...•.•..•.•..••.$1.75
Real Kid Black Glace Gloves, 16-button, specfat value, at, per pair •..•.
White Glace Gloves, 16-button, white, brown and grays, at, per pair·----------- - ---------13.75
Black Glace Glove, 12-button, at, per pair $3.50
We have a new line of 2-clasp Gloves in all the Easter Shades.
The Oliver Theatre
CRAWFORD & ZEHRUNC. t- F. C. ZEHRUNC. Mar.
Opea Every N"Vtt- Curtain at 8:1S. MatiMea Weduadaya aad Salmda,s at 2:30. .
MAI\.CB
22-23-Frl., Sat. & Mat,, "Isle of Spice."
25-:Monday, Henry w. Savage's English Grand Opera Co. in, " Madame Buttertly."
29-Fri., Mcintyre & Heath in "The Ham Tree"
30- -Sat. Mat. & Eve., "Tbe ·Banker's Child"
APR.IL
t.-3-Mon., Tues; & Wed. 0 "Egypta," auspices
Congregational Church
g.....:Monday, Creston Clark in "The Ragged Messenger"
9-Tuesday, ·AI. G. Field's Minstrels
12-13-Fri., Sat. &·Mat., "Alice in Wonderland"
15-Monday, John Drew
19-20-Fri., Sat. & Mat., Lyman H. Howe's Moving Pictures
DO YOU SEE
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If in doubt consult Dr. D. R. Cohen our Eye Specialist, who has just returned from New York, · and he will tell you truthfully whether or not you are in need of glasses.
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Examinations made with the most modern instruments.
DO NOT DELAY as delays are often times dangerous.
Our Prices on glasses will suit you as we are the lowest and claim the best work.
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THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIII MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1907
Hunting in Maine
I early rose one morning, To take a little climb
To the summit of a mountain, Where the view was just sublime .
I took my Springfield rifle, (And a beauty it was, too,) In hopes to find a little game In a certain place I knew.
I found a few fat squirrels And a lot of little game, And used all the ammunition I had taken when I came
The air was very bracing i
And the views were fine, indeed; But the distance I was climbing I did not stop to heed.
But as I neared the summit, I glanced up at the top, And at the sight I saw there I thought that I should drop.
A bear was staring at me, With a most unearthly grin!
I fairly shook with terror ,! could feel myself grow thin.
The perspiration on me
Stood out in great big beads; Ran off me down the mountain; Soaked In amont the weeds!
I s lowly staggered around, I dared not turn and ru n ,
A Bear Tragedy
For if the bear pursued me l knew my life was done.
The air kept growing colde r'Twas freezing in a trice, A.nd I found the perspiration Had FROZEN INTO ICE!
With one despair i ng gesture My hands rose to my face . I did some hurried thinking a happy thought took place.
From my face I took t h e i cy d rops(Why ' d I not thought before?) And with these I loade d my r i fl e, F'or in truth I'd noth ing more.
I took a very careful aim Between the creature's eyes, I fired quick and then t h e bear Looked up, in some surprise .
His eyes he then did wildly r oll, Gave one terriffic ye ll, And with his howls be ren t t h e air, And then- 0, Joy!-he fell.
I dragged the carcass down tne mo un t, Forgetting former fright; For at my first and on l y game I fe l t a wild deligh t.
Physicians then I did consul t, The very best in Maine, And they have sa i d the creat u re d ie d Of WATER ON T HE BRAIN!
Ex.
Going Home
A C h aracter Stud y
The sun was creeping toward the horizon, for It was late afternoon. Standing in the door of the Three-Eye saloon, and looking far as eye could see, stretched a rolling prairie. Not even a tree could be seen. The one street of the little town of Hole In the Wall was deserted, for business never began until a.bout nine o'clock In the even ing Leaning up against the bar were a number of men, talking earnestly. Their faces were tanned. the typical dress of the country was in evidence;· the broad-brimmed hat, flannel shirt, trousers stuck into the high-heeled boots and belted at the waist, while a blue, red or yellow handkerchief was knotted at the throat of each.
One, a tall, broad -shouldered young fellow, gave his pistol-belt a hitch, .pushed back his hat, exposIng to view his dark, curly halr, and remarked, "Boys, I am going home " They all l eaned forward, and one, a fellow with a livid scar across his face, remarked, "Ah, go on, Silver King! you're stringing us."
"No,' I am not stringing you fellows, but I am going home to my dear old mother and the dearest little ' girl, to me, in this world. You have known me for three years as Silver King, the lucky gambler. Boys, I was not raised this way. Back East is my home; hard luck drove me West. Just before I graduate from college my father lost all his money through bad speculation The shock killed him; mother began to fail; and, to try to keep our home, I came West to make my fortune. I always was l ucky, so took to gambling. You all know what my success has been since I have been here. They-that is, mother and the girlthink I am riding the range. Pulling a l etter from his pocket and opening l.t, he said, "Boys, I received this yesterday." He to read:
"Dear Jack: I hardly know how to write this to you; I do not wan't to cause you trouble, as you have enough now. You are needed at home -Your mother is sinking fast. She asks for you continually Don't delay;_ she does not know how ill she is, and opposed sending for you. If it were not necessary I would not have written We know how hard you have to work out on the dusty plains for so little wages. Please come, for we need you badly. Yours, Mabel."
The tears w ere trickling down the man's face as he fin i shed. Clapping him on the shoulder, the man with a scar on his face, said, "Silver King , we always knowed you weren't one of us. You're dead on the level, white p l umb through; ain't he, boys?"
"You bet!" they cried.
"I never knowed what a fond mother or a sweetheart was; just knocked about the world since I was a little kid-no one to care for or look after Gq home to them women folks, for they need you mighty bad. Never come back to this forsaken country again We will all miss you, for you're on the level; ain't he, boys?"
"You bet!" they cried .
"Well, I believe I will go over and get ready t-> go Good luck to you , boys , If I don ' t see you again " Turning, he walke d out of the door, down the little street, toward the setting sun. Looking · after him, the man with the scar s a id, "Thei e goes the squarest man , boys, that ever too3: a drink in the Three-Eye saloon Step up, all of you! Treat' s on me to what he has got and we have not."
They all drank.
Old 'Stracted
It was during the first warm weather of March that " Old 'Stracted" made his last appearance •ainong us. Every spring for ten years the o l d man, c l ad In a faded linen duster, had returned to the vill a ge on his vain search
We all !mew each pitiful detail of his story, and there was not one in the who l e town who did not welcome the gentle, childish old man. The name " Old 'Stracted" conveyed no redicule, only our love, and I have since learned that he was known throughout the state by this title.
Some eleven or twelve years earlier " Old 'Stracted" had lived on a small farm in Durbin county, with his only · child , a singularly beautiful boy of ten The old man , who had seen much trouble in his own day , loved and gu a rded his son with a fierce tenderness that at times appro a ched jealousy. The two were wonderfully happ y together. The father taught his son much simple lore of the farm world that could never be le a rned in books. Their lives were so interwoven that nothing seemingly could sepo:uate them.
In the fall of eighteen eighty-eight the fever from down the river made terrible ravages through Durbin county. There was hardly a home in which some victim was not claimed. The last to succumb were the little boy and his father Neighbors feared to go ne a r them to help. The father fill'a lly became so ill that he could not crawl to his son's aid. No one knew just when the boy died ; but one morning when a friend went
to aid the fever-stricken ones, he found the boy beyond help and " Old Stracted" lying in a stupor _ For a long time it seemed as though the fever would claim the life of the old man . But with careful nursing he gradually grew better. He was a changed rooJ.n. His mind was shattered and his memory gone He fancied that his boy had slipped away and was hiding somewhere, waiting for his father to find him As soon as the old man gained sufficient strength, he insisted upon hunting his little son. He first came to our town in eighteen eighty-nine. A gentle, ragged old man with snow white hair cmd the eager questioning eyes of a child. From house to house he went, each time putting his query Had any one seen a little boy? Oh yes, a very little boy in blue overalls much too large, and an old straw hat on his yellow hair. Yes, he had strayed away •and was hiding somewhere, waiting for his o l d daddy to find biro. Of course we pretended to aid "Old 'Stracted!' in his pitiful search and each spring he wou l d come wandering back, still h u nting his boy.
As I sai d , he came for the last time in M•arch o f ninty-five. We learned the e nd of h is sad, little story from the brakeman on the Durbin limited. The ol d man had been walking on the track with head bent, probably thinking of his son. He failed to hear the wh i stle and the engineer cou l d not stop in time . When the brakema n and conductor hurried back they found " Old 'Stracted" had ended his search . He had found his very little boy who had strayed away. A. MAXON SPRAGUE.
I .Child Labor O!!estion I
The Nebraska legislature, an august body of law-makers, r e cently passed a Jaw prohibiting the gentle child from earning the iron dollars and providing himself with the necessaries of life Thi;; i.;; terrible,-atrocious Consider, dear peop l e! This chiia labor law is blasting and withering in Its effect. It means no more little Eva's no more infant prodigies. Had James Hill lived in Nebraska and had the kid labor law been in effect, he wou l d have been a back number and all the railroads he would have contr:Jt:•Hl could have been put in the back yard and all his rniling stock in llle cow-shed.
Had E. H. Harriman been compelled to suffer under the Kinch e n law, he wou l d have to borrow money to get a seegar and wou l d have been a brakeman on his own railroad The child labor law is terrible. Under this law 500 High School students will be compelled to lie around all summer and sponge on their long-suffering parents who have worked their fingers to the bones providing for their undutiful children. This child
labor law was really passed ' in order that the legislature might adjourn . When once enforced, It means no more Nebraska legislature- like the last one. Think of the poor widowed mother who depends upon her son for her daily bread. What will she do? What about it, dear people-does this law seem to be a just one?
J. RICHARD MEYE R.
[ The above was written by a former editor In resr,onse to the following editoria l which appeared rE:cently in the Advocate : ]
"The child labor prob l em, which is so proinir..ent in this country at the present t i me, Is a question which can not be solved in a day. This great problem has been confronting the American public for years, but just at the present time the evil is worse than ever before. Educators all over the United States are trying to find a means of regulating th e. la.bor, and even Congress has taken a hand. Chi1dren of school age should not be permitted to work except for their parents. Of course, some children must work to support themselves, but only because we do not maintain enough orphans' homes for the education and support of the unfortunate children. No child should b e permitted to do any indoor labor before he n aches the age of eighteen."
ODE TO A PHYSICS PROBLEM.
When first we got our answer We were quite a little off; The next time that we trie.d it, The " Profess " began to scoff. The third time that we did it, We were quite a ways away, So we " doctored" it and left day. It u ntil some o ther -The R ecord.
THIRTY TO ONE GAME
The things I should remember Are the things that I forget. And the things that I've forgotten Always cause me vain regret . . But by forgetting to remember And remembering to forget, I hope that there will come a time When I'll be happy yet. - Judge.
There is only one thing that we are wllli n g t o have others sh•are with us,-it is our opini o n.
This life is not all sunshine, Nor is it yet all showers; For storms and calms alternate, As thorn among the flowers. And whil e we seek the roses, The thorns full oft we scan; Still let us, tho they wound us , Be happy as we can
MUSIC NEWS
THE BOYS' GLEE CLUB.
Coming! This month! The High School Vau· deville, 'by the Boys' Glee Club! Highest talent! New jokes! Best music Don't forget
At one of our l a st meetings the c lub le arned two new songs, held a business session, and practiced some other sQngs besides, a ll in forty-five min-qtes! Pr etty good, Uh? Yes, especially the new songs. One was especially adapted for Easter, winding u p with the words: · "Oh, my c hi cken, why don't you lay!" as Bruce Johnson's brother sings it.
Regular practices now on every Wennesday night It is imperative that every member b e present, to l earn the words of our vaudeville pieces and get the drill.
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB.
The girls of the g l ee club wish to extend to the music committee a unanimous vote of thanks for their kind aid in the prepara:tion for the late co n cert.
'rhere has been no meeting since the concert for regular practice but t h ere will be every Wednesnay afternoon hereafter after the sixth period i n room 15. In ordr to get ready for some future appearance, a big attendance is necessary . Come ear l y, by 4:30 sure l y We a l ways have good times
REPORT OF THE MUSIC COMMITTEE.
Th e Music Committee makes a report in wh ich the who l e school is sure to be interested. The pi a no d e bt; which has been hanging over us so long, is paid at Joast. This statement, however, while true in one way, is f a l se in a no ther. From t he proceeds of the gir l s ' entertainment a'bout $100 was netted. This amou nt, together with $22, which was borrowed without interest, enabled us to t a ke u p our original note aud stop the i nterest Of course, we are owing $22, but we h ave one more entertainment still to come this spring: The Boys ' Glee Club appea ring in vaudeville. This is sure t o prove so popular that there is rea ll y no doubt that the e n d of this year will find u s owning our pia no
Pr oceeds $106.20 Amoun t on hand . 3 50 Exp e nses
THE SONG OF NEPTUNE.
I am the King of the Ocean! I rule the mighty wave, My home i s in the deep blue sea, In a dark and gloomy cave.
I call t h e sun from the clouds above, And breezes to blow the sea, I pile the waves a mountain high, And howl in a minor Key!
A maid and youth of gentle race Went sailing o ' er the sea,He l oved the maid, and in his joy He thot he was King of the Sea! !
"Vain man!" said I, and roared with glee: "The maiden mine must be , "I brewed a tempest , and both went down, For I am the King of the Sea! ! -H. S., '07
CONUNDRUMS.
How is a poultry dealer compelled to earn his livin g? By foul means
Why are cler gyme n like brakemen? Beoause they do a great deal of coupling.
W hy do American soldiers never · run away? Because they belong to a standing army.
What is t h e most wonderful acrobatic feat? F or a man to revolve in his own mind. ·
Why is chloroform like Mendelssohn? Because it is the greatest of the modern composers
Why is the map of Turk ey, in Eur ope like a frying pan? Because it h as Greece on the bottom
What is it which occurs twice in a moment and not once in a thous a nd years? The letter M
What words m a y be pronou n ced quicker and shorter by adding another syllable to them? Quick and short.
Wh a t word of s ix letters contains s ix words besides itself without transposing a letter? Here· in-he, here ere, rein, in.
Which are the only two words in the English language where the fi ve vowels follow in succes· sive order? Facetious and abstemious
Der Kluge Hans.
"Wieviel ist zwei und swe i, Hans?" fragt der L e hr e r
"Ti er."
"Wieviel ist aber funf und drei ?"
Keine Antwort.
"Nun, Hans, wenn du funf apfel h ast, und deine mutter giebt die n oc h drei, w i evie l hast du dann?"
" Dann h abe ich genug, 'Herr Lehrer," autwortet Hans.
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De e Eiche:. Wheu you distill water you heat it to kill the animals.
Miss Sprung (in German class): . " Yes , the plul"J.l of 'father' is 'uncle.' "
Charles B.: "How are the mumps, Francis?" Francis D.: "Swell.''
" Rusty" Frye: "George, where is your medal?"' George W.: (Pointing to Dot H.) " There it goes "
Junior to Senior: " What does b-u-1-1 -i-o-n mean?"
Senior: "It is some ldnd of soup.''-Ex.
Little Charlie Bennett was visiting his aunt some years ago. She had •always given him cake but w a s expecting company so didn't off e r him any. Finall y he said, "I think I smell cake " His aunt laughed and cut him a very small piece. After it was gone, he said reminiscently, "Queer I could smell such a little piece!"
C. A . : "I bet if I wasn't here the gentleman would kiss you "
F. H.: "You insolent boy! Go away thi"s very minute."
C ROP PRODU C T IO N IN WE ST ERN NEBRA SK A.
The Nebraska Experiment Station has just is·
su e d Bull e tin No 95, which gives the r e sults of three years' crop work at the Substation at North Platte, Nebr. These experiments cover work in dry land farming to determine the effect of summer tillage in storing moistur e with which to pro· cluce a crop th e · subsequent year ; also the effect of thorough tillage of cultivated crops in storing moisture which will carry this crop through the d r y period in summer and mature the crop without. s e rious injury from drought.
Extensive e xperiments with the durum wheats have shown the durum whe a ts may be success· fully grown on the high table lands in western Nebraska under favorable conditions. The durum wh e ats grown at the Substation for three years made an average of more than twice the yield of the common spring wheat previously grown in the country .
Winter Wheats -Winter wheats have been grown each year at the Substation, the yield of 1906 being more than forty bushels per acre for
RECTOR'S
HEA RD A T THE B A S KE T BAL L GAME .
Ben: " Cold, hon e y?"
Alma: " Just about to freeze."
Ben : "Want my coat?"
Alma: "Nothing but the sleeves."
Unh a ppy Lover: (W. D ) "Oh, Mary dear, I c-a nnot express my deep f e eling for you "
Cru e l Ma ry : (R.) "Better send it by freight."
For information concerning Quillain's playing, apply to the Barnes-Munger Company.
A s ou t h e rn darkl e once had an old "hoss" upon whos e hip bones on e night hung a hat and whose general appearance su g gested a ton of hay as a remed y One evenir:g the horse balked on a railroad crossing and consequently was hit by the li g htning expres s (not bug) on its way to the great cit a del of Roca, Neb. From that time on the horse ceased to exist and the darkle, in explaining the phenom e non, asserted that the locomotive had m a de tobacco out of him. When asked what kind of tob-acco was made he answered " Wy , gr a nulated plug, ob cose."
" If Roosevelt is president with his clothes on, wh a t is h e without them?"
"Why, Teddy Be a r, of course."
the average on summer tilled land, no tests of winter wheat producing ·less than 31 ·bushels per acre.
Experiments with Kherson oats have shown them to be very greatly superior to the local oats · of the country; in fact, so much superior that this seed has been widely distributed from the Sub· station to farmers throughout the western portion of the state .
Emmer has been grown with fair results.
Barley has been universally grown successfully, about 30 acres of this grain having been sown at the Substation in the last three years.
Brome grass has been grown successfully, about 30 acres of this grass having been sown at the Substation in the last three years.
Alfalfa has been perhaps the most successful forage crop, growing not only on the bench land near the water but upon the high table land as well.
Anyone interested in this bulLetin can secure it by writing the Director of the Nebraska Experi· m e nt Station, Lincoln, Nebraska.
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.
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ARCHIBALD H. DINSMORE EDITOR
LORA SMITH •. Assistant Editor CLARENCE L. CLARK. Business ·Manasrer
MISS LUCY CLARK Faculty Advisor N. M CRONIN Accountant A ssociate Staff
CHARLES A. BENNETT
Local Editor RussEL FRYE Athl e tic Editor
EsTH ER WARN ER Societ y Editor BR UCE J OHNSON Music Editor Conb-ibutors and H elpers
Donald Trueblood
Senior N e ws
June Hitchcpck Junior N e ws
Robert Funkhou se r Sophomore N o tes
Lore na Bixby Fres hman Notes
Charles B e nnett.. Phlogiston Debating Society
Fred P. Marconnit ..........
Cic e rOnian D e bating Society
!ve rn Tingley \V e ndeD Phillips S oc ie t y
Irma H e rman ..
ssell
Slater..
irl's D e batin g Society
Loui se Guthrie Freem an-Palmer Society
Published semi -mon thly by the Advocat e Publi s hing A-ssociation of the Lincoln High School at 145 North Twelfth Stree t, Lincoln, Nebr.
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EDITORIALS
We are indebted to Miss Marsh for advice and assistance in editing this number because of the absence of Miss Clark from the city
GET TO WORK.
Our spring vacation is over. Did you enjoy it? Now, the time for hard work has returned In three weeks' time the report cards will be issued as a last warning to delinquent students. Work now, for after the weather gets warmer you will uot feel like exerting yourself.
BASE-BALL
Where is our base-ball team? Say fellows, is it not about time to organize a team? What is the matter with the Lincoln boys? We should think that b oys who live in a city where the "Ducklings " are locat ed would be inspired by their presence eno ugh to form a team in the High SchooL Oh! boys do come out of that trance, we must have a .base-ball team .
Young Housekeeper from Upstairs Flat : "Please come and tell me whether the grocery man has brought me a hen or a rooster. I to ld him to be sure to bring a rooster "
Old Housekeeper: " Why?"
Young Housekeeper: "I don't know how to cook a c hicken but I can cook a rooster allright."
Two officers were sent to arrest a quaker. His wife met them at the door and said , "Walk in, ge ntlem en; my husband will s e e thee." After
TWO HIGH SCHOOLS
Are we to have two high schools, or only one as has been the case in the past? The school b o ard is considering the plan of building two sc hools , an East High an d a South High Well, if this plans works out, wh i ch school will get our piano, the statues, the trophies and the other school property? What do you think about it ? We think that there would be a local war. What would become of the Alumni association, the soci e ties and the other High School interests? They would probably die. What about it, students? Is it not better to have one l arge, new central school, rather than two smaller on es?
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
All copy for the n ext issue should be in the hands of the editor, or the faculty advisor, by noon Friday, April 12th
Wanted: A good cover d esign, for the Spring numb e r The drawing sho uld be sent in before April 12 t h at noon
Each organization should s e e that its reporter should send in his copy, or we shall take the liberty of appoi nting a new reporter.
w a iting some t im e they grew impatient and ca ll ed the woman, saying, "You said we should see your husband pres e ntly.'' "No, friend," she replied; :' I sa id he would see thee-he did see thee, did not lik e thy loo ks, a nd went out by the b a ck door.' '-The Ladies' Home Journ a L
She: "Why i s t he Advocate like a wife?"
He: " R ea lly, I don't know."
She: " Because every man should have one of hi s own, not borrow hi s neighbor's.''
Boy's Glee Club Marsh Cla ss Not es
As Others See Us
The "Advocate," Lincoln, Nebr., ha s a neat cover for the Was hin gton ' s B ir thday number and the joke s are as spicy as ever.-The High School Times.
The "Advocate ," from Lincoln, Nebr., contains a good essay on Washington.-The Tripod.
We are glad to see, "Advocate," Lincoln, Nebr.; appropriate . It shows a truly patriotic spirit in the Lincoln High SchooL-The Lyceum.
The herculean efforts of some of th.ese dimin· utive wield e rs of the hammer are certainly amus· ing. The exchange man of "The Advocate," Lin· coin, Nebr., not finding anything e l se to criticize &xhibits his strenuous determination to get in his "slam"' at us anyway and administers a clever ( ?) and cutt in g ( ?) rebuke on the nature of some of our advertisements . - The Spectator .
We still insist , "Spectator," that a cigar adver· tisement,-" Smoke Tarita Cigars,"-is far from proper in a school pape1·, especia lly one publishe'd b Y a Theological school.
"The Advocate," from Lincoln High School, is among this month's exchang__es. Wouldn't your paper look bett e r if yo u confined your advertise · m e nts in one classification ?-Th e "0 "
Yes, we think so, too; but we can't do as you suggest for financial reasons.
" Dolly's Father," in the "Advocate," of Lincoln Nebr., is by far the best story of the month. Th e story is, as far as we know, original and very well written-a hard combination to equal. Dolly Allerding, whose father is in politics, is a little maid of six Hideous cartoons, likenesses of her father, appear in a certain paper and Dolly's little heart grieves at the misrepresentation of her only parent-her mother having died. Finally, she takes a photograph of her father to the newspaper art· ist, and he, conquered by her child·like sorrow, draws a flattering picture, which appears in the paper's next edition. Dolly is, therefore, happy. -The Review.
Surely your advertisers ought to appreciate your conside-ration, "Advocate." While we do not approve of placing advertisements all the way through a school paper, still we will not criticise that idea any lon ger -The Argus.
We are g lad to see, "Adocate," Lincoln,' Nebr. , that you have a cover at last. We think that it is for the best that you have change-d from a weekly paper to a semi ·monthly as the appear ance of your paper is much improved and there is to it. The story of "Treason of Benedict Arnold is very interesting and well written. Don't mix your advertis e ments and reading matter.-The Clarion.
EXCHANGLS
'l'he jokes in The Specta t or are spicy.
We repe a t: "The first advertisement which met our gaze when we e xamin e d 'The Spectator' was, 'Smoke Tarita Cigars.' Now, we do not know whether the ' Tarita' se ll s for ten c e nts straight or two for five, but we do think it pretty cheap for a paper to b e forced to advertise cigars to gain an existence."
·where is the best place to study astronomy?
Answer: At the skating rink. -Ex.
When a man gets it so bad that he has to borrow another man's hat to walk home with a e:irl: well, he's got it bad,-that's all.-The Col· Jegian.
A small amount of "Wheat" found its place on our exchane;e desk this month. "Wheat" comes from Ritzvill e , Washington It is small but well worth reading.
The master had been giv ing a class of young· sters some id ea of adages, and how to make them. Presently he said, "Birds of a feather-do what?"
"Lay eggs!" piped a small boy. -The Yahara.
" Whims," from Seattle, Wash., contains a good picture of the gir l s' basket ball squad.
Owl, Fresno, Cal., is quite a picture book. The artists ought to feel proud of their efforts
Norton County High School Quill, Norton, Kas , is one of our l atest friends. We fail to find a ny att e mpt at a jok e column in this paper.
Said and Done , Muskegon, Mich ., is a nov e l school paper. It is different from the rest. Come again. We like your looks, Said and Done.
The Crimson, Louisville, Ky ., is a credit to the and to the school.
We admire The High School Times' cover on the spring number. While there is noth i ng striking about its composition it Is very neat and dainty, and the i nside is as neat as the cover. Our greetings to you, High Schoo l Times, For t Madison, Iowa.
SCANDAL! SCANDAL !
For Boys O n ly
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From the platform- "There you may see score3 of young men-- "
Girlish whispers from the audience-"Let go thither." - Ex. in Critic.
Pat and Mike were l ooking into a window full of jewelry, watches, etc., when Pat said: "Sol, Moike, how would ye like to have yer pick?"
"Oi'd rather have moi shovel," was Mike's rep l y. - The Owl.
High School Freshies Bright, just see!
General average Twenty-three!
Are we in it? I should tell, Apt to stay here
Quite a spell. -Heraldo.
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Have you your tickets for the Senior pl ay?
1. M. P. Dance.
The Junior girls, commonly known as · "Imps," gave a very ,enjoyable dancing party at Hayes Hall, Saturday evening, March 30th. The hall was beautifully decorated and .the punch bowl was in evidence. All the boys who were fortunate enough t:) be !?resent reported that the girls' committee, as well as each girl, should be congratulated on the success of the party .
Ka Dance.
The girls of the Ka Society entertained their gentlemen friends at a dancing party at Walsh Hall last Tuesday evening. The electric globes were covered with red crepe paper, which made a beautifu l red light. On account of some trouble at the power house the lights went out during the five-step but the dancers danced by gas light until the e l ectric light was fixed .
The High School Weekly, Fai rbury, Nebr , is on this desk for the first time. Glad to see the "Weekly."
A man making a speech made the remark, "In the name of the immortal Danie l w :e bster, who wrote the dictionery--'
A friend leaned over, pu ll ed h is coat tails and said, "It wasn't Daniel; it was Noah."
"Noah nothin'," he replied, " Noah built t h e Ark."-Ex.
Professor: "What animal is satisfied with the l east nourishment?"
Bright Senior: "The moth; it eats holes." -Ex in Lyceum
"Boxed In," a true story, in Critic, Hackensack, N. J., is a very interesting story. If the story were not marked "true ," however, we wou l d think it a great exaggeration of an impossible tragedy.
Bacj H a b i ts
The grasshopper chews tobacco; The quail gets out his pipe; The fishhawk is so awful poor He has to h u nt a "snipe."
The rooste-r has his cocktail; The orchard gets p l um full; The onion squanders every scent And the radish has a pull.
- The Vo l ante.
Pineapple ice was served . Because some unlawful person "swiped" the spoons, the great question of the evening was how to eat ice without a spoon. All the boys enjoyed themselves and were loud in their applause of the affir.
A P P. So c iety Enterta i ns.
The Alice Freeman Palmer Society entertained the various debating societies of the school at a very enjoyable party in the High School Library Saturday evening, March 23 The entertainment of the evening was very laughable. The pineapple ice race resulted in a tie for first place between Charles Bennett, Harold Slater and Mr. Cronin. 'l'he affair was a success in all ways, particularl y musically ( ?) and "oritorically."
J u nior-Sen i or Re ce pt i on.
Dame Rumor has reported that the Junior -Senior will be held at Fraternity Hall on May 24th. The Junior comm i ttee is planning big things and hopes to make the affair "the best one · in years "
THE N E W L Y R I C
at 3 p. m.; Evening 7:30 and 9 o'clock. Admission, 10 and 15c
HERPOLSHEIMER'S Candy Dept.
Golden R.od and Bitter Sweet Chocol&.ets
Saturdays only, all 40c Chocolates, 30c per lb.
CLASS
SENIOR NEWS .
AND
SOCIETY NEWS
The Seniors are now launched upon the final sea of difficulties. The next nine weeks will bring us to the shore of the sea The shore is called gradu·:ttion and the reward, diploma. Work hard or some of you will be left on the sea. , Have you had your picture taken? If not, you shou l d do so at once. Mr Townsend can do bett e r work for you if you give him plenty of time. Go now. Don't wait for the rush.
Senior meetings are held at noon on Mondays, in room 204.
JUNIOR NEWS.
Wake up, Juniors! What is the matter with you? Your editor did not hand in any notes so we must Wiite some, or you will be left out this time. We hear that the .Junior meetings ·are poor l y attended Wake up and take a brace or you will never be of much value to your school. We happened to have a list of the Junior officers and here they are:
The class of ·og held its regular meeting Tuesday, the nineteenth, in room 22, after sixth period After listening to an interesting program and speeches by members of the relay team, the rest of the program was postponed and t h e· meeting ·adjourned
After sixth, Tuesday, election of officers was held, which resulted as follows: President-Philip Sheldon. Vice-President-Verne Bates. Secretary-Pearl Mitchell. Treasurer-G l enn Bennett. Attorney-Horace English. Hutcheson. Editor-Robert Funkhouser Manager of Track Team-Verne Bates. It was decided to have •a base ball team after the inter-class track meet and Homer Williams was elected manager.
Wednesday, after the fifth, twenty-one strong, sturdy Sophomores got out for practice for the track team. This is very encouraging and if
spirit and determination decide the outcome of the meet, the Sophomores will h•ave all the other classes faded. In fact Glenn Bennett and n u merous others have announced that they intend to try for the team in the follow i ng events: The stationary run, the low jump, the tack hammer throw, and the B. B. shot put. If every one shows spiri t like this and tries for the events he is most fitted for, the members of the S ophomore team will break "Chick" Bennett's record for eating ice cre:tm after the inter-class meet is over, if the supply equa ls the demand and the consuming capaci t y is great enough.
The rest of the program held in part on the nineteenth will be completed at our next meeting, Tuesday Mter sixth in room 22. Every Sophomore ought to come to the meetings, if possible, just as you go to chapel, or to your c l asses. We always have a f•airly large attendance but we want not only part of the c l ass there all th e time and all the class part of the time, but all the class all the time. If you are •a Sophomore, see that you come.
PHLOGISTON DEBATING SOCIETY.
At the last P. D. S. meeting the following officers were elected:
President-Harold Slater. Vic e -President-Verne Bates. Secretary and Treasurer- Richard Guthrie. Critic- Archie Dinsmore Attorney- Robert Funkhouser. Dinsmore.
Advocate Reporter- Charles Bennett
A number of vistors were present and were most welcome Come again, boys Dr. Sanders and Prof. I. C. Woodbury also paid us a vis i t.
The Phlogiston bunch is certainly a jolly lot of boys. If you think of Glenn Bennett, you think of a broad smile; think of Bruce Johnson, you think of a country school master; think of Horace English, you think of a bag of wind; think of Donald Trueblood, you think of a prize piece of statutary; thiuk of Archie Dinsmore, you think of an up-to -date Advocate editor; think of the rest, you think of a huge joke. Now think harder, think of all the boys: "A broad smile, e. country schoo l master, a bag of wind, a piece of statuary, an up-to-date Advocate editor, and a number of huge jokes." What a bunch, no wonder they are a dandy set of fellows!
The active members entertained the un i nitiated
CHOCOLATES AND BONBONS
FIRST TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
Interest paid at per ·cent.
members with an old time initiatio n after the meeting A ll the cand i dates reported sore muscles and "hickory rod" fever, after the affair was over. Sam Waugh , Edward Hyde, Verne Bates and Dean McBrien were given the formal admission by the p•add l e and switch. '
A committee was appointed to frame a question and present it to the W. P. S . for our debate with that organization This question will be debated a t the meeting next Frid ay evening: " Resolved, That the city of Lincoln establish two high schools, one to be located in the neighborhood of Fifteenth and A, and the other t o be located near Twentyseventh and R streets."
All the high school boys and young men are we l come at our meetings on Friday evenings. These meetings begin at 7 : 45 o' c lock Come, make us a visit.
W P. SOCIETY
The Wendell Phillips Society meets every Thursday at 8:00 i n room 203 . We are having some very interesting debates on the railroad rate reg ul ation. Taking up different ph a ses at different meetings . Last time we took the "Twocent F'are Bill" for discussion.
One of our members is giving special he l p i n Parliamenta ry Law practice which is of great value to every one.
There is a prospect of a debate in the assembly with another of the school societies, which will arouse interest in the Oma h a debate.
All the societies invite t he students to attend their meetings •and receive the benefits, especia ll y the Wende ll Phillips. They meet! Where? Room 203 When? Thursday, at 8:00 o'clock! What for? Debate and Parliamentary Practice Thursday of this week the debate will be: Resolved, That the Nebraska Legislature Should Not Have Passed the "Two-Cent Fare Bill." Affirmative, R. Glidden, E. Swindell; negative, E. Russell, R. Macdougall.
THE ALICE FREEMAN PALMER SOCIETY.
The Alice Freeman Palmer Societ y is cons i dering making a temporary change in its work, giving up debating for the present, and taking up instead the study of the drama . Beginning with its origin in Greece, the history of the dmma and the stage w ill be brought clown through medieval and modern times, with occasional ill ustrative p l ays. This is to lead up to a fuller study of t he modern play and opera, for the purpose of gaining an appreciatio n of what is good In both.
The last election of officers for the year was
At First National Bank, Lincoln, Neb.
held Thursday. Those elected were: President-Olive Keller.
Vice-Presid e nt-H a zel Perrin
Secretary and Treasurer-Helen Bennett. Attorney-Georgia Fu'lmer . Sargeant-at-Arms- Grace Burritt.
An interesting parliamentary drill 'followed the business meeting.
SHAKESPEARE CLUB.
The Shak esp ea)·e Cl ub , an organization of Senior girls, formed the beginning of this semester, held its regular meeting last Wednesday in room 20.
This club was formed for the purpose of studying Sh•akespeare, and has for its colors, sable and gold.
Aft er voting in a new member , the first act of Othello was discussed. Then a ll adjourned to the l'itchen of science ha ll and had a taffy pull. The sponsors of the club are: Miss Tremain, Miss Towne, Miss Gere . The officers are: President, Grace 'l'ruell; Secretary and Treasurer, Amy Axtell; Editor, Edith Garett.
SWINDELL TIES RECORD.
Rathbone Win s the Inter-School Indoor Con t es t for the Lin c oln Business College
The odds seemed against the High School boys on March 22d when the Y M. C. A. contest was won by the Lincoln Business College. It was plainly seen that the boys were competing with " men" who were above our class. Harvey Rathbone, a graduate of Linco l n High, made most of the points for the Business Co ll ege, thereby winning the meet for that school. Harvey did credit to the "defeated High," for he received his athletic training in this school. ·
The most sensational event was the 25-yard dash Earl Swindell won t h is event for the High in time which equalled the record at the University of Nebraska for an Indoor 25-yard dash. The High School boys are to be congratulated; although defeated, they are 0 K.
ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENTS
Ben B Alley, '02, i s emp l oyed in the United States National Bank in Denver, Colo. Margaret Byers is attending Uni. Byron Won·al is employed at Curtis Co lli ns is in the city visiting Sidney Collins. "Sid" and "Curt" w ill be remembered llythe older students as. the "athletic brothers."
Young Men's Suits That are "Different" Magee & Deemer
Curtice has been working on t h e parental · farm near Stamford , Nebr .
L eslie Ca l v i n, a former business manager of The Advocate, made us a ca ll r ece n tly. Les Is i n t h e drug business in I daho
Rcy Uhl i s a 1tending thfl State Agric ultu ral College
Fred Bede ll , on ce leader of the L . H. S .. orchestra, is now one of Seattl e's m u sicians. He Is librarian and plays the French h orn i n the Seattle Choral Symphony Soc i ety.
I Personal and Local News I
Many of our stu d ents t o ok impo r tant p arts i n the opera, "Egypta," with remarkab l e success.
"J u st Out of Co ll ege," Apr il 19th.
'rhe Fr eshm e n had a special chape l l ast week before vacation Mr. Bixby told them of his Freshmen days
T he prelim i naries for the Omaha debate came off w i th the resu l t that Marconnit, T ebbetts, Clarke, Levy and English were chosen to contest for the fina l p l aces The first t h ree, after an ex'citing tryout, were chosen for t h e fina l debate. Great improveme n t h as been s h ow n in sp i r i t and in oratorical li nes .
The Ka Soci ety gave a dance to many of their friends at ·wal s h Ha l l. T he lights were tri mmed In red and, although they went o u t d uring the dance, Charl Es Be n nett and F r anc is D insmore di d not fail to fi n d the pineapple i ce.
Richard Meyers, former ly e di tor of this paper, bl ew in from Kansas City last wee k . He r eported that after the r i de of many m il es on the r a il roa d train he fe l t like "30 ce n ts."
Ine z Ham il ton, E ll owene Hamilton and Ha z e l
a r e u sed b y th e Western Leag u e, which ' shows it is th e b est line. I c arry t h e larges t assortment i n Li ncoln.
Spec i a l ra t es on · comp l ete outfit s f or Base B a ll T eams F i gure with me b e fo r e b u ying.
J. Junge 1317 0 Street
You have finished High School take a course' at our school. It will prepare you for a good position, or it will enable you to take a University training and at the same time make more than your expenses. Visit our Classes.
is nothing · like that elegant enamel plunge for sport•.
Walker recently gave aa enjoyable dancing party to about forty of their friends.
Warner & Beckman, fine shoes, 1107 0
The l atest victims to be attacked by the micro.be of that dr eaded disease-"big jaw," common l y called mumps,-are Dick Russell and A r ch i e Dinsmore Poor fe ll ows, how they m u st be s u ffer i ng!
In the Wendell Phillips' debate with t h e Li n coln
Have you been to the Famous' new store, corner 13th & 0? Finest lin e of school hats i n the city
Aca d emy t h e Aca d emy wo n .
How are the mighty fa ll en! Poor Arch ie h as the mumps! How wo u ld you l ike to ed i t t h e paper in bed, knowing that you are a K i ght with both sides swollen to the limit and fee ling w.orse? The rest of the staff extend their sympathy to their prostrate chief.
Mrs. L ill a G. Eng li s h , vo i ce i nstr u ctor. For appointments ca ll Automatic 3586.
Several of our H i gh School m u sic i ans were a part of Mr Steckleberg's big orchestra w h ich gave such a promising concert l ast week. We h ave a remarkable number of competent yo u ng musicians who are studying at t h e different m u s i c schoo l s, or tak i ng lessons privately Success to t h em !
Green's barber shops excel a ll othe r s i n the west. Entire l y modern and the best work assured.
Bessie Davis, who is ill at her home, is often spoken of and v i sited by h er friends in the High School. Everybody hopes she w ill soo n be well again.
A FEW GERMAN JOKES.
Richtig-Lehrer: "Ail e naturprodukte werden in drei Reiche geteilt Wohin, Fraulein Emmy, geh ort zum Beispie l , der Zu cker?"
Emmy: "I n den Kaffe ! "
Base Ball Goods
Sole Agents for D & M Base Ball & Athletic G o ods. We also carry the S p a l ding Line.
Spec i a l prices t o Clubs o n bats, balls, mitts and uniforms LA WLOR CYCLE CO . 1324 0 Sreet. Only Bicycle and Sportina G oods House on 0 S t
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN , N EBRASKA . FRIDAY . APRIL . 19 . ·1907
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIII FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1907
The Victory
A R omance
The hills of Camelot were clad in the flaming cloak of autumn, but not more gorgeous were they than the pageant of knights and ladies that folho.•wed the winding road among them. For Edmund, the valiant knight of Bury Saint Edmunds, was to wed the lovely Hildegard. At last the train drew liP before the grey stone church, hard by the quiet-flowing river , and , 'midst the solemn chanting of the black-robed monks, the old priest lifted up his hands in blessing, over Edmund and his bride
Then Edmund went among the company, and sought his true friend, Guy , to whom he saith, " Always have we, since boyhood, shared between us all we had, Sir Guy , and now I bid thee welcome to my board and hearth, to come and go as thou list e st, until thou find a better. " (For Sir Guy was yet a lonely soul.)
Then Guy made answer, " Always hast thou shared with me, Edmund, more than I had to share with thee, in all but friendship and good feeling , of which I give thee full measur e ."
So it was that often, through the years that followed , Sir Guy sat at th e t a ble with Sir Edmund, or tried his strength with him in the court yal'd, or sat in the blazing firelight of winter e venings, listening to the pleasant talk of the stately Hildegard, or the childish prattle of sunnyhaired Gwendolyn , Edmund ' s daught e r.
When Gwendoleyn had grown to be a comely maid, Sir Guy it was who brought a noble horse to h e r, and taught her how to ride, and rode ever at her side, when the court rod e forth in the chase. Day by day, Sir Guy grew fonder of the gentle damsel, and at last he purposed in h1s neart, that when she grew a little older (for she s e emed but a child to him) he would ask Edmund for her hand in marriage; for Guy was not yet past his prime, a goodly knight, and favored by the king .
On a day in spr i ng, King Arthur was scanning o ' er the faces of his men to choose one whom he mi ght send to smite the heathen in a far land, a nd his choice fell upon Guy . At that the he·art
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Ella K, Morris on '08
of Sir Guy · leapt with joy, for to s'erve his king was e v e r his pleasure, and straightway he went to bid his good friend good-bye, intending to speak of his love for Gwendo l yn. But when, by chance, he came first upon the maiden, and told her how Arthur had chosen him to go on the quest, he thought her gentle words lacked the passion of love, but h e ld only the affection of a child for one who has been her companion and elder brother And again he said in his heart, "She is but a child, and I will say naught of love unt.il I come home victorious."
So Gu y, full of hope, rode forth 'midst the blossoms of May, and Gwendolyn missed her devoted knight , yet grieved not, but said to herself, " He will return ere long, and belike will bring a fair bride with him," and she half hoped not, and yet, unselfishly, for his sake, she hoped he would.
When Guy had gone his way, d reaming of fair Gwendolyn, a young knight, by name Sir Wilfred, came to serve in Arthur's court; and Wilfred was a goodly youth, tall, straight, and well-favored, with a keen grey eye and flowing, jet-black hair. Now the king sent Wilfred to Sir Edmund with a message , and he saw Gwendolyn, and loved her , with all the passion of his true young heart, and by the flush of her cheek, he guessed th a t his love was not in vain. Wilfred came again and again, and they spent many p l easant hours together . At length , he asked if he might wear her favor at the great tourney in the fields of Cam e lot, and she made answer, " Yea, so my father give consent."
Then stra i ghtway went Wilfred to Sir Edmund, with steadfast heart, albeit tremulous knee, and when he had modestly made known his wish, Sir Edmund answered in this w ise : " Fie upon you, foolish lad. Think you Sir Edmund will let his daughter ' s favor be dragged i n the dust with a youthful , untried knight, whose shield is yet blank? Win thy tourney first, and after, claim thy maid ."
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIG H SCHOOL
VOL. XIII FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1907
The Victory
A Romanc e
The hills of Camelot were clad ir; the flaming cloak of autumn, but not more gorgeous were they than the pageant of knights and ladies that fol· !«.>wed the winding road among them. For Edmund, the valiant knight of Bury Saint Edmunds, was to wed the lovely Hildegard. At last the train drew up before the grey stone church, hard by the quiet -flowing river, and, 'midst the solemn chanting of the black-robed monks, the old priest lifted up his hands in blessing, over Edmund and his bride.
Then Edmund went among the company, and sought his true friend, Guy, to whom he saith, " Always have we, since boyhood, shared between us all we had, Sir Guy, and now I bid thee welcome to my board and hearth, to come and go as thou listest, until thou find a better. " (For Sir Guy was yet a lonely soul.)
Then Guy made answer , "Always hast thou shared with me, Edmund, more than I had to share with thee, in all but friendship and good feeling, of which I give thee full measure."
So it was that often, through the years that followed, Sir Guy sat at the table with Sir Edmund, or tried his strength with him in the court yal·d, or sat in the blazing firelight of winter evenings , listening to the pleasant talk of the stately Hildegard, or the childish prattle of sunnyhaired Gwendolyn, Edmund's daught e r.
When Gwendoleyn had grown to be a comely maid, Sir Guy it was who brought a nob l e horse to her, and taught her how to ride, and rode ever at her side, when the court rode forth in the chase. Day by day, Sir Guy grew fonder of the gentle damsel, and at last he purposed in hrs neart, that when she grew a little older (for she seemed but a child to him) he would ask Edmund for her hand in marriage; for Guy was not yet past his prime, a goodly knight, and favored by the king.
On a day in spring, King Arthur was scanning o'er the faces of his men to choose one whom he might send to smite the heathen in a far l and, and his choice fell upon Gny. At that the hE.•art
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Ella
K, Morrison '08
of Sir Guy · leapt with joy, for to :iierve his king was ever his pleasure, and straightway he went to bid his good friend good-bye, intending to speak of his love for Gwendo l yn. But when, by chance, he came first upon the maiden, and told her how Arthur had chosen him to go on the quest, he thought her gentle words lacked the passion of love, but held only the affection of a child for one who has been her companion and elder brother. And again he said in h i s heart, "She is but a child, and I will say naught of love untU I come home victorious."
So Guy, fu ll of hope, rode forth 'midst the blossoms of May, and Gwendo l yn missed her devoted kn i ght, yet grieved not, but said to herself, "He will return ere l ong, and belike will .bring a fair bride with him," and she half hoped not, and yet, unselfishly, for his sake, she hoped he would.
When Guy had gone his way, dreaming of fair Gwendolyn, a young knight, by name Sir Wilfred, came to serve in Arthur's court; and Wilfred was a goodly youth, ta ll , straight, and well-favored, with a keen grey eye and flowing, jet-b l ack hair. Now the king sent Wilfred to Sir Edmund w i th a message, and he saw Gwendolyn, and loved her, with all the passion of his true young heart, and by the flush of her cheek, he guessed that his love was not in va i n. Wilfred came again and again, and they spent many pleasant hours together. At length, he asked if he might wear her favor at the great tourney in the fields of Camelot, and she made answer, "Yea, so my father give consent."
Then straightway went Wilfred to Sir Edmund, with steadfast heart, albeit tremulous knee, and when he had modestly made known his wish, Sir Edmund answered in this wise: " Fie upon you, foolish lad. Think you Sir Edmund will let his daughter's favor be dragged in the dust with a youthful, untried knight, - whose shie l d is yet blank? Win thy tourney first, and after, claim thy maid."
Youn g Wilfr e d hung his h ea d , and his fac e fl a m e d crims on , f or in th e youth ful ardour of h i s pa s s ion, no hindranc e had h e t hought of. Then h e took a t e nd er l e ave of G weldol y n, a nd swore not to return until h e had done some d ee d of valor ; and Gw e ndolyn sat in her tow e r casem e m, and , with blurr e d vi s ion , s a w him ride away.
Now Wilfred had not gon e many pac e s from th e great ston e g a te of the castl e , but was in a pl a ce wh e r e th e road turn e d s harply round th e hill, a nd hid th e castle from sight, wh e n h e met a kni g ht ,scarre d with battle, riding a tired horse, which h e g e ntl y ur ge d on , and th e look of his face " ' a s as of one who has p a ti e ntl y run a lon g ra ce, and at las t s ees the g o a l within reacn.
Sir Gu y, for it wa s no oth e r , not e d th e e xpr ession of de e p feeling on Sir Wilfr e d 's fac e, and mused on it, as he rod e alon g , until the tow e rs o f S t. Edm u nd ' s came once m o r e on hi s sight, and t h e n his thoughts were all of Gwendol y n . .As he dr e w n e ar, he saw her l e aning from th e high casem e nt , and s training h e r e y e s f a r down th e road, and see ing him not at all. Tu r ning , he saw the g l a ncin g li g ht on a sh ie ld , a m e r e s park in the di st an ce , and th e n the fa ce of t h e yo un g kni ght c:Jm e again b e for e him , an d with a p a n g , h e kn e w. Gwe ndol y n could n e v e r lov e him a s sh e lov e d the yocm g kni g ht b e hind that s h i e ld
Slowly Sir Gu y dism o un t ed , and as slowl y e nt ere d th e hall, and g r eet ed Sir Edmund so gr a v e ly that h e s aid , good-natur e dl y. " \Vh v ' " ' Rad , m y f ri e nd ? W e have heard alread y of th y v alorous d ee d s, and thou ne e dst not h a ng thy h e ad s o sl e ntl y ! "
Sir Gu y answered, with a half-h e ar te d lau g h , "I h a v e b ee n a long journ e y, Edmund , and my heart i s h e avy wi t h th e w e i gh t of m y bo:.. y c-. ay cn s e m e , a nd tomorrow I shall b e b e tt e r comp a n y.' '
As Gu y fini s hed s p e aking a servant cam e to sp e ak with Edmun d , and wh e n h e l e ft, Edmund s p a k e , turning back to wh e r e he had sto o d , " Sta y, and I will call Gwendol y n, for sh e will b e anxious 't o s e e th e e. " But hi s words e cho e d in th e e mpty h a ll , f or Sir Gu y h a d g ot him to horse and was gone
N e xt day , Sir Wilfr e d ent e r e d the li s ts at Cam elot, and Sir Gu y, whos e h ea rt burned with j e alousy and di s appointm e nt , e ntered on th e op p osite sid e, hop in g to • keep Sir Wilfr e d from w inning au g ht of hon o r Th e kni g hts wer e drawn up in two g r e at c o mpani e s, with g l e amin g armour and pr a ncing hor ses ; and Wilfr e d , runnin g his eye along . th e ca nopi e d s e at s, s a w· Gw e ndol y n , and his ke e nness was r e doubled. Th e n came the signal, and, lik e li g htnin g , th e t wo g litte ring lin e s flash e d toward e a ch oth e r , through th e cloud of du st , a nd like thund e r was th e clash of th e ir armour as th e y m e t S ldl H ully w as t hi s w ar-pl ay c a rri e d on, a nd wi t h
gr e at labour, for the sides were e venly matched. J.; l: t on e b y on e, th e kni g hts w er e bein g unhorsed . Percival on this side, th e n Gareth on that; .Alfred on thi s side , and Modred on th a t-and so it went till a t l a st, none w e re l e ft but Guy and Wilfred . A nd th ey d r e w apart t o m a ke ready to rush togethe r , and a s Guy lift e d his h e lmet to tak e br e ath, he s a w among the ladies, the fair-hair e d Gwendolyn, l e aning f orw a rd , with fierc e ly clasp e d hands, h e r f a ce a s whit e as her snowy robe , a nd her wide t y es filled with anxi e t y. Then he ru s hed forward, bu t •we r was th a t face b e fore him , and, as he d rew m g h to wilfr e d, he thought sh e stood before hi s horR e and would b e trampl e d on; and, with a quick l.!"!OVem e nt, he drew his horse over, to me e t w i : f r e d on the side away from th e canopied seat, a n d a t th e fir s t b low s lipp e d to · t h e g round, s ee mi:l g Jy unhorsed ; and Sir Wilfred had won the day
With bowed h e ad, Sir Guy l e d his horse from the fi e ld , looking not even to s ee Gwendolyn ' s joy.
H ut th e r e was none watched the tournament so clo se ly a s th e king , and as 'Guy passed him, he l e an e d forward, and s a id, so low no one heard but Gu y , " A nobl e sacrific e, Sir Knight "
Sir Gu y m a de answer , " For the sake of her I lov e, 0 King," and pas sed on .
Th e n Gu y , his hope brok e n, rode away 'midst t. he fallin g leaves, and was ne v ermor e seen thereaft e r b y an y m a n in Arthur ' s realm . ELLA K. MORRISON, '08.
I What I Got of O rsenwetz I
It was two y e ars ago last May that I started out as ll repor te r for th e N e w York Phonograph. I was a gr a duat e of the Columbia Universit y School of Journ a lism, kn e w a littl e Fr e n ch, a littl e Ge rman, a li t tl e shorthand , and r e ams of thing s about s coops , set backs, and o t h e r t e rms of th e n e w s pa p er world
The morning I started Travers was drunk. H e ge n e rall y was on Monday, and so I got my orders from th e a s si s t a nt city editor-a tall, lean, sickly f e llow, with a con s umptiv e' s cou g h, a nd hollow ey es. H e said little , and that little was very low A s I came up for my a s signment h e no d d e d m ech a nic a lly ; and handed me a n e wspap e r clipping abou t two inch e s long. It r ea d , " Mo r ris Or se nwetz r e p ort e d l a te last night the bur g larizing of his stor e Th e police h a v e no clu e Orsenwe t z is a m e rchant at 509 North Boulton stre e t. "
I read it as I went out of the building and I l a nd e d on th e str ee t, staring at the little slip of pap e r h e lr1l es s! y. -This was no way to start, I c onclud e d What did newspaper m e n do when
th ey didn't know where to find a stre e t? I asked a poli ce man. H e smiled broadly and remarked tha t it mi.gh t b e in Brooklyn. Yes, it might. It mi g ht b e in Yp s il a nti for a ll I kn e w. Well , I knew but one thin g to do , take a cab I called a waiting driver , gav e him the address and climbed in Not into th e address, into the cab . H e smil e d as I told him t]J.e stre et, and for a moment I feared h e mi ght no t know of it, but n o, we w e re off. Do w n thr ee squares we whirled , then two to t h e right, s topped b efor e a sm a ll bric 'k build i ng, and th ·e cabby op e n e d th e door, g rinning broadly No w ond e r. W e ll , thi s was not the worst. I paid the driv e r and, this n e c e sar y c er emony ove r with , 1 e nt e r e d th e s tore . Mr . Or se n w etz g r ee t ed me p r ofus e l y.
Did I " vant a goot ov e rcoat for only fifty toll ars ?"
"N o I didn ' t "
Th e;1 could h e "z e ll me a vine smoking jacke t vot. Mist e r Goul d v a r e s v e n h e sm ok es?"
" No 1,- - "
V El th e n , h e was su re I "vante d a p a ir of sho e s vo t vo ul cl not l e t der va t e r in "
Th e hack h a d impr e ssed him w i th m y import· anc e I suppose
" N o, no, Mr Or se ntw et z!" I pro t ested, " I'm a r e pr e s e nt a tiv e "
" Oh, yu se was a repre se ntative, dot goes up t o wa s hin g ton und m a l;:e s d e r s tatu e s, un d pills Oi! oi! Und I van ted vat you p y a hovercoat. Vat a lonutic I h a m. You van t m e to sving d e r vard to vo t e mid y ous. D a s i s it! ' Das i s it! "
" O h, m y d e ar s ir ," I implored, " My dear Mr Ors e n .-- "
" V at , y ou call m e t e re ? I vas der ch e apest s e ll e r dot is in dis town y et . I se ll you en,-- "
"B ut , look h e re ," I int e rrupt e d, " I came down h e re to s e e if I could ,--"
" Sur e y ou can ; w e haf ev e r y -tings Ik e y, s e e vat v e haint g ot und b r ing it here. If you vant er too t h bru s h ve haf ni ce--"
"I cam e down ," I a g ain interrupted, "to get an iutervi e w ,-- "
" I ke y haf we go t any intervi e ws ? If v e a in ' t , bring down von of do se umbr e llas dot-- "
" Mr. Or s e n wetz, I mu st tallc I h ea rd t h at last ni g h t you had--"
" De n ve haf still g ot it, ve haf ju s t dis minute d e r doors opened--"
" That l a s t night s ome one came in h e re--"
" Bu t w e don 't k e e t:- op e n hof ev enin gs e x c ep t in de r--"
"I r e ad in a n e wspaper that y ou "
" B e ! ye s You r ea d a pout vot a pig sa l e vat v e haf. Ev e r y -tin g it--"
" No, no ; I r e ad that y ou had som e bad luck, t hat--"
" Oh, do t v as n 't much Ilrey unrl little .Jos e ph v at c a n ' t valk d e v--"
" Did yo u ha ve- a burglar y h e r e l ast night?" I
Outing Shirts
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cri e d in d e speration
" No, und vas es dos , yet?"
"Oh, n e v e r mind . And so no on e got in and stole anything?"
" No t v ile I vas h e r e ."
" Th a t p a per g ot a fin e scoop then a fter all didn't it? "
" Yes , ve h af scoo p s Do y ou vant vun mit iron or mit vood ?"
" Oh , this i s too mu c h, " I replied, prep a rin g to malre .1 h as ty exit.
" Ve il , I will l et y ou haf it d e n , if y ou von ' t te ll no -pod ys "
" S ay , I am g oin g ; good bye, Orsenwetz."
Ve l! , if yo u e f e r v a nt a n y- - " 'l'h e rest w as los t, for , at this junch1re I fled unconditionally, a nd , hurr y ing t o t h e offi ce, r e ported my f a ilure.
The n e xt d ay while pas s ing down Boulton s tr ee t , I gl a nced ov e r tow a rds th e sc e n e of my fir s t int e r view , a nd ov e r the door hung a hug e s i g n with "s mall pox" iri l a rg e l ette rs . I k e pt m y own couns e l, but about a fortnigh t lat e r I felt rath e r ba d a nd, u p on calling t h e doctor, was ord e r e d to th e pest hou s e
Ors en wet z did m a k e m e t a ke something aft e r a ll.
FOREST TEBBETS, ' 08.
Father Worked Hard
Many of the business men of today delight In telling th e ir young city-bred sons what wonderful work th e y had to do when on a farm. H ow, when nine y e a r s of age, they followed the plow e Tery day; at ten they ran the reaper, and at eleven th e y were pastmasters in about every kind or work worth doing. The fact that they l eft the farm next year was the only thing that stopped· t he gre at wo r k record they were making The Chica g o Tribune t e lls this story about one of th e s e fathers :
"Papa, you u s ed to work on a farm wh e n you was a bo y, didn't you? "
" Y e s, dear."
"You milked th e cows , didn't you ?"
" I should say I did-thous a nds of tim e s ."
" Then y ou can tell m e which s id e you milk a cow on. Teacher asked us this morning if t h e r e· wasn't an y body in the c l a s s that kn e w ."
" Why , of cour s e I can tell you . A co w should alw ays b e milk e d on the right sid e-no, it ' s the l eft-no, confound it, it ' s the-y es , that's right You milk a cow on th e -it d e p e nds on th e cow, clear As I rememb e r it now , I used to milk some of them on one s i de and som e on the other. " -Th e Owl.
Tradelasts
Up to the present time there has been much trading, or int e rchan g in g "tradelasts," the schoolgir ls ' word for flatt e r y and compliments. One girl remarks to anot her, "I've got the swellest tradelast for you; get me one and I'll tell yo u what it is. " In so many words she fishes for comp lim ents. This sounds harsh, but is it not true7 Of course, trade la sts are pleasing to a girl's van· ity; but, in the main, they are harmful to the r ecipient. In several inst a nc es I know of, a gir l has entered the High School and got many tradelasts. At the end of the first, or second semester, she is conceited to a very disagreeable degree.
Nothing lowers a person in another's estimation so much as self-con ceit and ,vanity. W ho lik es a person who thinks himself "the one and only''? Not very many, I can assure yo u
Some say, "Tradelasts are simply compliments to please those for whom they are intended." If trade l asts are only to please others, why a r e t h ey withhe ld until one is found, or fish ed for the withholder?
Do yo u often h ear boys saying, "O h! I'v e the dandiest, swellest tradelasts for you?" No, indeed! Sensible boys who have for their friends do not offer such s ill y, g u shy, exaggerated, trumped -u p ones as "so-and-so said she thinks you are the cutest, dearest gir l. She. just lov es you " Now, doesn't that sound earnest and truthful?
I don't cons id er boys models, in many ways; but, they at l east aren ' t always hunting for tradelas ts.
Girls, can't you get some more sensible fad? TRY I!!
SYNOPSIS OF CHILD LABOR LAW.
In order to ass i st those interested in the provisions of the Child ' Labor Law, Dr E. H. Willisford, Truant Officer, has made the following synopsis:
1. No ch ild under 14 years of age can be lawfully emp lo yed in any business or service, during the hours when the public schoo l s are in session
2. No ch ild under 14 years of age can be l awfully employed at any time, in or· for (a) any theater , (b) concert h a ll , (c) place of amusement, (d) p l ace w!).ere intoxic•ating liquors are
sold, (e) mercantile institution, (f) store, (g) offi'ce, ( h) hotel, (i) l aundry, (j) bowling a ll ey, (k) passenger or fre i ght e l evator, (!) factory or workshop.
3. No child under 16 years of age can be lawfully employed in a n y work that is dangerous to life or limb, injurious to the health or morals of said child
4. No child under 16 years of •:1ge, can be l awfu ll y employed in the prohibited occupations named in (2) above, nor in · a packing house, or beetfi.eld, before 6 a. m., not after 8 p m., nor more than 18 hours in any one week, nor more tlian 8 hours in any one day.
2. No child between 14 and 16 years of age can be !>J.wfully emp lo yed in the proqibited occupations (named in 2) unless the emp lo yer first JSecures a permit from the superintendent of schools or such person as is a u thor iz ed by him in writing.
The granting of employment certificates depends upon the schooling of the applicants and the character of the proposed attendance for the full time schoo l is in sess ion and raises the compulsory age to 16 ye•J.rs. Fines.
1. Employers who unlawfully emp lo y .children, not more than $50 for each offense.
2 Parents, guardians, or custodians, who permit their children to be unlawfully emp lo yed, not more than $50, or impr i so nm ent not exceeding 10 days.
3. After notice has been g iv en, the fine is from $5 to $10 for each day sa i d child is emp lo yed.
4. The emp l oyer who unlawfully retains emp l oyment certificate, $10. ·
5. For sign in g h l se l y or furnishing false information ; not to exceed $50.
6. To refuse admitta n ce, to refuse to furnish all certificates' and lists, or in any wise obstructing proper officia l s in the discharge of their duties, n ot to exceed $50 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
Executors.
Truant Officer, Deputy Commissioner of Labor. Any person can cause the enforcement of the provisions of this act.
Inspectors.
Truant Officer, St a te Commissioners of L•J.bor, his deputies.
Members of St-a te Board of In spectors Publicity.
Emplo y ers are required to keep a list of employees under 16 years of age and to consp icuously post one list near the principa l entrance of building where said children are employed, the hours of commencing and stopp in g work and time a llo wed for meals. The printed forms of such notice sha ll be furnished by the State Commissioner of Labor.
J 0 K E S
Man With a Large Nose: "I froze my nose yesterday . "
Friend: "How did you thaw it out?"
Mr. Big Nose: " I rubbed snow on it as far as I could reach and threw snowballs at it the rest of the way. "-The Rust l er.
" You said in your novel that the heroin e burst out in a flood of tears. " "Well? "
" Did she have a cataract in her eye?" - The Campus.
Her teeth are like the stars that shine, So pearly" and so bright, And like the stare that shine above, They all come out at night. - Ex.
Wanted: By Bruce Johnson, buttons of any kind, to add to his collection on his coat l apel.
Be e n "lemonized" yet ?-The Blade.
Absence from classes, If excused they be, Make that ninety-seven Look like twenty-three.
Isn't i t funny that on a ra i lroad its the freight and not the ste am that makes the cargo ?- Ex.
"Got a job as b l acksmith in a bakery.'' "How's that?"
"Shooing flies."
-Spice.
AMUSING ADVERTISEM -ENTS.
A London periodical recently offered a prize for the best collection of unintentionally amusing advertisements. H e re is a part of one list: Annual , sale now going on Don't go elsewhere to be cheated-come in h ere
A lady wants · to sell her piano, as she is going abroad in a strong i ron frame.
Wanted, experienced nurse for bottled baby. Furnished apartments suitable fo r gentlemen with folding doors
Wanted, a room for two gentlemen about thirty feet long and twenty feet broad.
Lost, a collie dog by a man on Saturday a n swering to Jim with a brass collar round his n eck and a muzzle.
Wanted, by a respectab l e girl, her passage to New York, willing to take care of children and a good sailor.
R espectable widow wants washing for Tuesday.
Mary had a little lamb, For which she did not care; She took it back to be exchanged, For a " Teddy Bear."
- Ex.
"Fifty miles an hour," yelled the chaffeur, "are you brave?"
"Yes, I am full of grit," replied the girl, as she swallowed another pint of dust." · - Ex . i n The Courier.
Teacher: "Is there any connecting li nk between the animal and vegetable kingdoms?"
·Freshman: " Yes Ma'am. 'l'here's Ha·sh."
- The Mounta i neer
" Is thi::; a fast train?" asked the passenger who >v as tired of looking at a station at which the tra i n was not supposed to stop.
"Of course it is," was the conductor's reply.
"I thought so. •Would you mind my getting out to see what it's fast to? "
- Ade l phian.
Witty Freshie: "In the olden times women were made of molasses."
Senior: " We ll , you may think so, b u t yo u 'll have to show me."
Freshie: "Wasn ' t Joan of Arc, Maid of Or?" -Ex.
Joke: Ben Mickey's spring suit. Ask h i m if Warden Beemer is still searching for him.
Mr. Brown, furrier, begs to announce that he will make up gowns, capes, etc., for ladies out o r their own skin.
A boy wanted who can open oysters with a reference.
Bulldog for sale; will eat anything; very fo n d of children.
Wanted, an organist, and a boy to blow the same
wanted, a boy to be partly outside and partly b e hind the counter. ·
Lost, near Highgate archway, an umbre lla bel onging to a gent l eman with a bent rib and a bone handle.
Widow in comfortable c i rcumstances w i shes to marry two sons.
'ro be disposed of, a mail phaeton, the pro perty of a gentleman with a removab l e head pie c e as good as new.
- Sele cted .
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BUGLE NOTES.
The editor of The West Tex>a s Military Academy Bugl e Notes opens an editorial with the following: "Again the monotonous p lea for more contributions for this paper must appear in the editorial column." From this editorial we would infer that the editor has the same trouble which we do with The Advocate. Students, we need yo ur help . . We lmow how to smypathize with the Bugle editor and he certain l y must !mow how to sympathize with us
In looldng through the paper , we read with inter est a story, "The Fight for the Water Hole," and two beautiful poems, all of which were written by the editor. Probably these literary efforts were used by him to fill space , when reall y he woulil rather h a ve published some stories written by other students. But the editor is forced to print his own compositions very often "t o fill up " It happens in this p ar ticu l ar case that the editor is an exceeding l y good litei'a ry man and his compositions are excellent. However , most editors woulcl rather print a story written by a classmate t han his own. Students, we have had hard work this year to procure stori es and if it had not. bee n for the co-operation of the teachers in the English dep a rtment we never could h ave found the m .l terial sought for. Some of our st udents hav e been very kin1d in , helping us, ai\d we shall alw ay s remember t heir aid with thankfull hearts .
WANT TO WORK?
Boys , do you want to work and earn some money? Is your pocket-book thin and your head in a "swim"? Do you need the coin? The child l a bor law makes it unlawful for many high school boys and girls to work without a permit from the Sup er intendent. of Schools. Now, students,
it will be well for you to acquaint yourselves with this l aw, as you may save your parents many dollars by strictly complying with the law. You should get a "Permit to Work" at the Boord of Education rooms not later than Saturday noon. If you work without a permit you are liable to cause yo ur employer or yo ur nar e nts endless trouble.
A DEAD LEGISLATURE.
Well , the Legisla t ure of the - great state of Nebraska is de a-d! Wh•at a reputation they did ma l'e! Really, it does seem hard to see the papers scoring the Nebraska l aw makers in so vigormis a manner, but when we consider what the 1·ecent law -making body accomplished, or rather, wh•at they ·failed to accomp l·ish, we are almost tempted to take a shot at the men , ourselves. 'rhe University certainly got " snubbed" and it is now up to the city of Lincoln to help support this "state institution" or let Om a h a move it to the l arger city. The University does not belong to Linco l n, and it certainly does not belong to Omaha. It be l ongs to Nebrask a L i nco l n shou l d not be forced to support more than her share of this " state institution," but it looks very much •as if the city of Lincoln must, in some way, rai s e money to purchase an athletic fie l d for this "state school."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The new deb a ting songs which we publish in this issue were composed by Forrest Tebbets, 'OS. Deacon Eich e has been appointed "Staff Artist."
The next is s ue will be the "Spring Number." Wante rl: A goo d sto ry of co11ege lif e for this numb e r.
EXCHANG£5
We are glad to see man y new e xchanges on our list. We can not take the space to give a list of our new friends in this issue . If you receive this paper, you may know that we will be pleased to exchange with you
vVe note in the columns of The Rustler that Fremont is to have a new Y. M. C. A. building. The high school boys in Fr e mont ar e watching the progress of the building with great interest. The I;Ilerchants of the city are going to give a large set of books, a valuable addition to any library, to the organization receiving the most votes. 'l'he Fremont High is working for the Y. M C. A Good work, we hope theY. M. gets the books.
Appendicitis - a modern pain, costing about $200 more than the old-fashioned stomach ach e. -The Seminary Breeze.
We learn through the Spectator that the Coffeyville( Kas.) high school won the library given by the merchants to th e most P?Plilar organization.
The Blade does well to use tb, e Lincoln high school colors-red and black-for printing the March cover. Very windy paper. Thanks for the courtesy, Blade.
"The cost of maintaining one student one week at the University of Michigan is $3.82; at Wisconsin, $6.86; at Illinois, $.7 .59; at Cl].icago, $8.69; and at Harvard , $10.37, " according to The Wyoming Student, Laramie , Wyo.
Glad the Bellevue " Purple and Gold" likes our jokes so well. Four of our jokes were copied from the March number Good work-"Fair e xchange is no robbery "
The Catapult, Ord , Nebr., Volume I. , No 1, is very good for a first is s u e
The editor of of W T. M. A Bugle Not e s is to be congratulated for his ability in literary lines. He should read a certain editorial in this paper
Franklin Academy Mirror states that Fra1;1klin hopes to be admitted In th e state high school meet 0n May 17th at Lincoln
Pebbles, Marshalltown, Iowa, asserts th a t "The Advocate, Lincoln , N e br., has a very clever exchange cut." We wish to state for the benefit of Pebbles that that "clever " cut was used for two years previous to thi s year with much success . However, we believe in the old-fashioned doctrine: " Enough is enough; too much is too much, " and therefore , we published that cut only onc e or twic e this year. We are glad that Pebbles lik e d the cut. \Ve may nse it ::Jg ain some nay
Zan e sville high basket-ball team won the championship of Ohio. Good work, accept our congratulations Picture in Comus is 0 K.
The initial number of The Mountaineer, Butte , Mont., came to us as "March Number." The Mountaineer , although the "Editor-in -chief" is one of the fairer sex, is somewhat above the average for a " first edition." The cover is graced by a ver y appropriate motto, .. watch Us Grow."
So-To-Speak contains an interesting account which opens as follows: "The Problems of Greater America,' presented by Chimcellor E B. Andrews, of the University of Nebraska, was by far the finest and ablest of the addresses given at Chicago, ·February 26, and dealt with the broad and far-reaching questions which are arising in the Un:Ued States today in connection with our position as a world-power." A summary of the addre s s is printed, which we enjoyed very much.
AS OTHERS SEE US.
The "Advocate" is a very patriotic paper -The Rustler, Fremont, Nebr.
The Advocate, all the way from Lincoln, Nebr , comes to us as a very good exchange , but you should put your advertising department by itself -The Flame, Fruitvale , Cal.
We are in receipt of two Advocates this month Although they are rather thin, they are very interesting and the school does well to publish them twice a month. - The Campus , Oklahoma Ci t y, Okla.
The covers on the " Echo" "Bulletin" " Advocate " and "Th e Owl " are t;retty for February.- High School Critic , Hackensick , N J.
The Advocat e , Lincoln N e br , "Masquerading Just for Fun " is a good story. Bnt, as it is the only story y ou have , it shonld be good.-Spice , Norriston, P e nn .
We find an amusing story in the March nnmher of the Advocat e, Linc oln, Nebr. - The L y c e um.
Scat.! 0 , Drat! Take that Cat -Ex.
CLASS AND SOCIETY NEWS
SENIOR NEWS.
The Senior class he l d their regular meeting April 15, at 12 a. m. It was decided to give twentyfour dollars for the purpose of buying sweaters for the class track team, and Edward H y de wa.; madG chairman of the sweater committee The class decided to have the coming dance at Fraternity ha l l. The meeting was enthusiastic and very well attended.
SOPHOMORE NOTES.
Last Tuesday the class of '09 held their preliminaries for the field events in the inter-class track and field meet, instead of having the candy auction which was on the program. The men who made the team and the number of points each made are contained in the following list:
Manager Verne Bates, 1 point.
Captain Homer Williams, 6lh points
Hoover Calahan, 6 points
Guy Hutchison, 6 points . Ray MacDougall, 5 points .
Philip Sheldon, 5 points.
Ambrose Alexander, 3lh points.
Harold Black, 5 points.
Robert Funkhouser, 2 points.
Winfield Breese. Robert Davis. Forest Winthers. Charles Swingle.
The Sophomores won second place and made more first places th a n any other cla.ss in school, and did not make its points as much by individual stars as the other classes did, but by steady, consistent and unselfish team work.
The class is to be congratulated on having so many point-winners, who will enable us to win the two inter-class meets remaining before us, and also to put in a good showing i n the Missouri Va ll ey track meet , which comes off on the 11th of May. Every Sophomore should get out and train for this meet, whether they think they can win a place or not. If not this year, still they will lY:we the training for next year.
Much credit is due to our manager, Verne Bates, a nd our captain, Homer ·williams, as well as to our earnest sympathizer and former member, Harry Holdeman, for their untiring efforts in turning out such a good team for the Sophomore class .
Next year, Victory!!
Y. W. C. A.
rne regular monthly business meeting of the Y. W . C . A. was held l ast week. An amendment to the constitution was made, which will bring our yearly election of officers in February, which is the u s ual time for them in c1Il branch associations.
Miss Waugh was elected to fill the vacancy in the advisory board caused by the resignation of Miss Towne
Plans for the building campaign were perfected and we decided to have a candy stand at the track meet for the benefit of the Y. W building.
The committee in charge of the candy sale wish to thank the girls who so generously contribute:! the candy and sandwiches. Nearly $8.00 were cleared.
KA NEWS.
The Ka Society held its regular meeting Tuesday, in 204. The report of the party committee was given and accepted and the committee dismissed. On motion, the meeting adjourned
THE I. M. P. SOC I E T Y .
The last meeting of the I. M. P. Society was held March 22nd, sixth grade period, in Room 203. The maii1 business was the report of the party committee It was heard and approved and the meeting adjourned. The next meeting will be for elect i oJ;J. of officers. Everybody come.
w. P. s ·
The society met Thursday evening, as usual. Business was taken up, and on account of the great length of time employed, the ord e rs of the da y were omitted. A very important meeting was held Thursday evening, the 18th. Visitors are welc:Jill 3
G. D. S.
At the last meeting of the G. D. S. a debate was held on the popular election of senators . The d e bators were as follows: Affirmative, Jessie Randall a nd Edith Tewksbury; neg a tiv e, Irma Herman and Jeanette Batten.
SHAKESP E ARE .
The Shak espeare Club met in Room 15. Acts I and II. of Othello were discussed by several of the members and the teachers. Dr. Sanders was pn!sent and gave a very inter e sting discussion A feed then took place
A. F. P. NOTE S
At the regular meeting of the society last week it was decided to adopt the plan of work outlined at the last meeting and a committee was appointeel to arrange a dramatical program for next we ek The girls decided to wear their colors to school next we e k that students may know who belongs to the society.
Resolutions of sympathy for Miss Long were passed.
HERPOL.SHEIMER'S Candy Dept.
Gold e n R.od and B i tte r Sweet Chocolates
WAR DECLARED !
G i rls ' Hats Mu st Go , S a y the Bo y s
Of late the · L H S. has been pestered by var'ious types of spring headgear worn by the girls in class room, s o that the boys can not get •a glimpse of the teacher at more than one or two times during a re c itation. In f a ct, our class rooms resemble fruit s t ands , flower gardens and bird cages. " These head pieces , which are a menace to the eyes, must go, " &ay the boys, and war has been declared . Why could not the faculty solve the problem ·by acling as peacemakers. They can do so by passing " no hat" rules and enforcing them . The boys say this is the only arbitration which can now end the war. " The hats must go . Down with women's hats!" is the war cry.
FROM BOB FERGUSON.
He W rit e s of Inte r es tin g Cal i forn i a Po i nts-Letter D a t ed Pas a den a, Cal. , Ap r il 2.
The editor received a letter from Robert Ferguson, who is traveling in California, which, although a personal epistle, will, no doubt, be of interest to many of his friends in the school, also to all intereste d in California. We •are perfectly willing to apologize to Bob for maldng public this personal letter, which we would not do under ordinary circumstances. Owing to his recent' service on the Advocate staff we believe he will accept our humble apology. Extracts are here given:
" As I read your l e tter it makes me want to jump up •a nd clown in m y chair, I am so anxious to get hom e
" No, I'll not write a letter for publication, because people have a bad enough opinion of me alread y. They might thinl;: that I w a s trying to ' show off' the fact that I am in California. However, I will give you a f e w facts about Oalifornia for your own use. These do not come out of a book, but out of my head ('soot ofl' the bat')
" Californi a is 800 miles long and 200 miles wide, approximatel y. It is the second largest s t a te in the Union The southern part is that which is of interest to th e tourist. San Diego Is at the extreme southwest end Across from it is Coron a do Be•:1 ch, a f amous · summer and winter resort. To the north is San Francisco , with its fine harbor, e arthquakes, grafters , s t rikes and labor unions. In the s outh cen t r a l part is situate d L os An g ele s , tw e nt y mil e s from th e se a Los
Angeles is a very busy city The newspapers have ceased to tell •about the people killed b y the electric cars In anything more than a "mere mention." The suburban cars weigh in the neighborhood of thirty-two tons, seat fifty people comfortably and, I have been told , -can go as fast as seventy miles an hour It is twelve miles from Pas-adena to I;os Angeles. The suburban cars run It in thirty-five minutes, about half of whicn is spent in getting out of one city and in entering the other. If you buy a dollar's worth of tickets you can go for ten cents. Those cars run anywhere anybody wants to go and if you purchase round trip tick e ts it only costs you a little over one c e nt a mile. The cars between here and Los Angeles run every six minutes during the busy hours of the day
"Now, •about the country: The principal crop is or a nges and other fruit. Orange orchards sell for as high as $2,000 .00 per acre and pay dividends on so much cash. California is not a level country, as is supposed by many A few miles from her e (Pasadena) is •a range of mountains. while before us are rolling hills and the ocean. The hills are as gr e en as lawns and always are so. Flowers, everywhere. I saw a rose bush yesterday w.hich was fifteen feet high •J.nd twenty feet in diameter, It resembled a hay-stack in bloom.
"We have been having plenty of rain, but it only makes the clear days nicer. It is strange to think that a few hours' ride east from here takes one into a desert.
"I could talk about Oalifornia for a long time , but I must close. This is enough Persuade some of my friends to y;rite.
" I r e main , as ever, your friend, "BOB FERGUSON " " Pasadena, April 2.
LOST.
Lost- Yesterday, somewhere between sunris e and sunset- two golden hours, each set with sil::ty diamond minutes. No reward is offered , for they are gone forever
The guide was guiding a guy As th e guid e guided the guy, the guide guyed the guy , until the guy wou l d no longer be guid e d by a g uide whom h e had hired not to guy but to guide. So the guide gu y gu y ed the guid e. No wonder that ev e rybody the guyed guide guiding a guide guy.-Red and Black. ·
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SENIOR CLASS WON.
The Annual I nte r -Ci a.s s T r a c k and F i eld Meet Was Won by the Seniors.
The glorious class of '07 won another great vic· tory last Friday, when the inter -cl ass track and field meet was hel d on the University of Nebraska athletic field School being dismissed for the afternoon, a very good crowd was present. The weather was exceeding l y chilly, but the events were seemingly not affected by the cold wind.
Chester L ewell en, '08, won the i n divi dua l h on ors, scoring 18 points in different events. He will receive the "L" sweater, which was offered , as a prize, by the Ath l etic Board Earl Swi n de ll was second, scoring 12 points. The best record of the meet was mad e by Hoover Calahan, '08. H e threw the hammer 121 feet against a strong w i nd. Fe w high school students are able to throw the 12-lb hamm e r more than 112 feet.
The .tota l score of each cl ass was: . Seniors, 49; Juniors, 35; Sophomores, 40; Freshmen, 1.
Tota l points made by individuals: Lewell en, 18; Swindell, 12; Stewart, 10; Weir, 10; Beams, 8; williams, 6lh; Wohlenberg, 6; Ca l ahan, 6; Hutchinson , 6; Waugh, 5; Macdougal, 5; Sheldon, 5; Black, 5; Mickey, 4; Dav i s, 3; Shatto, 3; W i tte, 3; F u nkhouser, 2; Bates, 1; Quackenbush, 1; Marco n itt, 1; Eiche, 1. , '!' h e scores made by the various classes were as follows: 100 yard clash, Seniors 0, Juniors 8, Sophomores 1, Freshmen 0; 880-yard clash, Seniors 8, o t her classes 0; 120-yard' hurdle, Senior 8, Juniors 0, Sophomores 1, Freshmen 0; 40 -yard dash, Seniors 3, Juniors 0, Sophomores 5, Freshmen 1; 50yard dash, Sen i ors 2, Juniors 2, Sophomores 5, Freshmen 0; 220-yard dash , Senior 0, Juniors 3, Suphomores 6, Freshmen 0; mile run, Seniors 3, Juniors 0, Sophomores 6, Freshmen 0; 220-yard hurdles, Seniors 8, Juniors 0, Sophomores 1, Freshmen 0; pole vault, Seniors 0, Juniors 4, Sophomores 5, Freshmen 0; high jump, Sen i ors 5, Jun· iors 3, Sophomores 1, Freshmen 0; broad jump, Senior'l 5, .Juniors 1, Sophomores 3, Freshmen 0; cliscns throw, Seniors 3, Juniors 5, Sophnmores 1 , Freshmen 0; hammer throw, Seniors 0, Juniors 3, Sophomore >3 5; Shot put, Seniors 3, .Juniors 6, Snphomores 0, Freshme n 0.
The records made by the contestants were: J 20 hurd l e-Swindell,'07, first; Stew a rt, '07, sec.md ; Funkhouse r , '09, third. Ti me, 19 4-5 sec· t.\ lld S
100-yard dash-Lewe ll en, '08 , first; Beams, '08, second; Williams and A l exander, '09, tie for thir d Time, 11 1-5 seconds
At First National Bank, Lincoln, Neb. ·
Ha l f-mile run- Waugh , '07, first; Woh l enbe r g, ' 07, second . Time , 2: 27lh .
220-yard dash - MacDouga ll , '09, first; Beams, '08, second; Hutchinson, '09, third Time , 25 1-5 seconds.
One -fourth mile-Hutchinson, '09, first; Wohlenberg , '07, second; Quackenoush, '10, third. Time, 1:03 1-5.
220-yard hurdles - Swindell , '07, first; Stewart, '07, second; Williams, '09, third . Time, 31 3-5 · seconds.
50-yard dash - W ill iams, '09, first; Swi n dell, '07, and Beams, '08, second, third (tie). 2 po i nts each. Time, 5 4-5 seconds.
One mile run-Sh e l don, '09 first; Witte, '07, se co nd; Bates, '09, third. Time, 5: 39
Pole vault-B l ack, '09, first; W Davis, '08 , second ; Eiche, '08, third. Height, 8 ft., 4 i nches.
High jump-Weir, '07, first; Mickey, '08, second; F u nkhouser , '09, third. Height, 5 ft., 2 inches. Hammer throw- Ca l ahan, '09, first; Lewe ll e n, '08, second; Stewart, '07, third. Distance, 121 ft. Broad jump- Weir, '07, first; Al exander, '09, second; Mic:<ey, '08, third. Distance, 18 ft., llh "in.
Discuss hurl - Lewe ll en, '08, first; Shatto, '07, second; Calahan, '09, third. Distance, 91 ft., 7 i ns.
Shot put-Lewell e n, '08, first; Stewa r t, '07, second; Marconitt, '08, third. Distance, 37 ft., 6 ins.
Personal and Local News
Senior p l ay , Friday, April 19 , 8 p. m.
The Junior department of the Y . M. C. A. are planning to give a circ u s at th e gymnasium on Saturday , April 27. The boys will give two performanc es, afternoon and evening. About two hundred and fifty boys will take part. Of course, the c l owns will be there. The proceeds will be used to defray expenses of d e l ega tes to the Y. M. C. A Junior conference at Lake Geneva this summer. A n u mber of side shows are planned to help entertain.
Wade Marti n , formerly of Fremont high schoo l , is a new member of L H. S
The exchange of portra i ts now means many happy reminiscences in the fut u re. Seni ors shou l d arra n ge as ear l y as possible for their sittings. Townsend Stud i o.
Seniors, get busy and have your sittings for pictures within the next ten da ys , so as to give plenty of time for completion of order. Townsend Stu di o.
Warner & Beckman, fine shoes, 1107 0.
Nobby Spring Shirts
Shepherd Checks and Plaids
Magee & Deemer
' Have you been to the Famous' new store, corner 13th & 0? Finest lin e of schoo l hats in the city.
T. J . Donovan, '05, i s in Lincoln on a vis i t. "Tim" is manager of a lumb er yard at Kanona, Kansas ·
Green's b arber shops excel all others in the west. Entirely modern and the best work assured.
Clark Denny, '05, is very s ick with rheumatic troubles We hope he will soon be 0. K. again.
ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENTS.
Roy Parkinson i s n ow employed . at the Burlington depot at Om a ha. He works at night, as a dispatcher. He ho pes to g e t back to Lincoln before long. '
Harry Mino r is attending U ni. He expects to get out for the Uni. track team.
Walter Woh l enberg, '06, is out for the Nebraska University track team
Frank Winters, '05, and H. (Pete) Andrews are emp loyed, during the day, at the Beatrice creamery Maurice Bened ic t, '02, i s in t h e west study in g scie ntifi c mining.
Mabe l States, '05 , i s in Lander, Wyo
R ay Fletcher, '04, i s emp l oyed in the office of the Modern ·woodmen in this city.
Stanfield We ll s , a former ' 07 student , i s a Senior in Massilo u, Ohio, high schoo l. · ·
THE TRIALS OF A YOUNG GENIUS. Shakespeare wrote his plays, Milton wrote his verse; B ut when I try to p h rase
They s'ay I need a hearse. -Hera ldo FASHION.
Tim e was when gir l s the ir bonnets wore Projecting h a lf a mile before;
When beauty was thus hi dden d eep, ' Twas someth in g e ' en to get a peep; But now - Oh, woman's fickle mindThey we.1r the i r bonnets ;111 behind; While men the ir featur e s hide with h ai r , The l adies go with faces bare, And fancy all admire who stare!
So t hi s will pass ih history's page
As English women's bare-faced age.
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BALLI
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Special rates o n complete outfits for Base Ball Teams. Figure with me before buy in g
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When
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.take a course at our school. It will prepare you for a good position, or it .
will enable you to take a University training and at the sam e time make more than y our exp enses. Visit our Classes.
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DEBATING SONGS I. Tune: "lola."
0. M. A H A.
Your fate we well can see, Anrl it will 5pell for thee, No ch•ance of victory. For in debating, As in all else you do, It's "roll your hoop,''-skidoo! .. For Om-a-ha II.
Tune : " Waltz Me Around Again, Willie "
Oh, it is a victory, Lincoln; Too bad, poor Om- a - ha
We're plotting to beat you; We're sure to defeat you; Your arguments simply are raw.
We've beaten Beatrice , We're waiting for you, And when it is over, You'll fee l mighty blue, For it is •a victory, Lincoln; Too bad, poor Om- a- ha!
AN ALL STAR TEAM ,
The Prodiga l Son made a home run
Abraham made a sacrifice.
David was a great long distance thrower. Moses shut-out the Egyptians at the Red Sea. Eve stole first.
Adam stole second Cain made a "base hit" when he killed Abel. The devil was the first coach When Isaac met Rebecca at the we ll she was wa l king with a pitcher. Sampson str u ck out a great many times beforEJ. · he beat the Philistines. -Sel ected.
F. N. HOTALING
Groceries and Meats
.-- in theBest town in the U. S. HE'S AT 1541 0 ST REET
Special Announcement
L. H . S . Nu t Sundaes
Having opeued a new ice cream and and candy parlor at 1515 0 St., I wish to announce to the students and others tha t I am prepared to serve all the popular fo u ntain delicacies, and wish to invite your partic u lar attention to our new creation the L. H. S. Nut Sundaes, 10c. Try one.
COLLAR 15c each ; 2 for 25c
N M IEN 'S SI ZES THIE ARTHON Cluett, P body &: Co., Jlaken
The O li ve r T he at re ,
CRAWFORD & ZEHRUNG. Le.,., F C. ZEHRUNG, Milt
Open Every Night. Curtain at 8: 15. Matinees \Vednesd&ys and Saturdays at 2:30.
23 - Tues. Y. M. C. A. - Mme. Sc h umann-Heink Lincoln 1\1edical Commencement
25 - Thur., Mat . and E\·e., Roselle Knott in "Alice S i t-By - the-Fire' ' MAY
10 - Fri., Lew Dockstader Mins\rels
11-Sat., Mat. aml En·., "On th e Bridge at Midnig-ht''
Hi-T h urs., Chaf\ n. Hanford in "Juli u s Caesar "
White Goods for Graduating and Summe r Dresses
'!'he dainty stripes and embroidered patterns are here. Domestic and imported designs.
'Vhite Batiste, sheer and crisp a fayored fabric, in all the different qualifies, 32 inch 25c, 40 inch ::\Oc, 4S iuch SOc per yard.
White Mull Chiffon, a dainty fabric, looks like silk, in c h 35c, inch 4Rc , inch (>8c per yard .
Sheer White French Lawn , a cloth of exquisite fineness vet durable , inch 40c. 45 inch 65c , 48 inch 85c per yard.
Eng-lish Persian La.wu, 32 inch 25c to 48c , 47 inch Sl.OO pet· yard.
Beautiful Scotch and St. Gall Swisses, all size do t s, s p rigs, squares, diamonds, vines and allo\'er patterns. at per yard , 4Sc. 65c, 75c. 85c, to $1.00;
If you are unable to come to this departn1ent " :e wili be pleased to seud yon samples of any goods in stock.
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THE ADV .OCATE
LIN COLN HIGH SCHOOL
MONDAY, MAY 6, 1907
Winning a Race I
It was time to start. The first man, in whom every one placed confidence, was Le Blon, a Frenchman of wonderfu l skill and a general favorite. At the clubs in the city all the money had been placed on Le Blon. The ladies , when t h ey stopped •at Scholtze's, sat around at the tables talking of the race and placing small bets on the popular idol.
The grand stand was full of people in white fluttering gowns and light suits with now and then a bright red, off-set by a blue serge. Bits of color everywhere spa rk l ed in the blazing sun. Flags and streamers fl.oa ted on the light wind, which coolerl the f.ace and hands at various moments. Inside the track, long rows of fashionable automobiles were lined up, while many boys in white ap rons were hurrying from place to place shouting, " Ice cold soda-pop," as they held a loft the sparkling red bottles dripping coolne ss back into the ice bucket.
The great crowd was becoming restl ess. It surged back and forth ag>ainst the white fenc e which he l d it from over-running the track. Blue uniformed policemen hurried to and fro pushing back one section, on1y to see some other part agai n charge the f ence. Beneath the grandstand, mon ey and beer w e re rapidly being exchanged. 'l'h e •·nook i eR" were surrounded by crowds, each anxious to place its mon ey on LeBolton. For a while it stood even; then, a t a given signal, th e Bookies would give only four to five On down it dropped, until it stood two t o five. This day the Bookies would either win or lose great fortunes.
Outs ide, came the call of a bugle. Immedi ate ly th ere was a mad scramble for vantage places on the track. The crowd swayed this way and that, each man pushing his should e r into the slightest opening, until the crowd was p-acked like sheep. Directly op pos ite the grand-stand sat the judges as immovabl e as statues. There was evidently no favor to be won or lost there Suddenly, a great hush fell over the thousands of spectators. 'l'he steady, violent crack, crack of a powerfu l six-cylind e r car was heard Then, with a dash, the great L eB!o n stopped in front of the grand
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stand, enveloped in a cloud of dust, and was immediately surrounded by a wildly cheering crowd. ·· The other cars came rapidly out on the track and took their places. LeB!o n had the inner track . Two cars from this was a .four-cylinder , American made machine. The rest of the cars represented several other types, all of tremendous horsepower
The signal was given and they started for the tape . LeBlon, desirous of a good start, sprung ahead, and th ey had to start over Once again they charge d the tape. This time the American did not get well started, but, to the astonishment of all, the tape fell Quickly each engine increased its hum to a roar, and they were off. The track was smooth but slightly dusty . In l ess than the first lap , LeBolton had gained an eighth of a m il e on his nearest competitor.
As the cars dashed past the stand on the first round, cheer after cheer echoed across the park. The American had driven in to second place, closely followed by a third and fourth. Again the stand sent up a cheer, but it was lost to the Ameri can, who watched only the track an d the cloud of dust ahead, which told where his rival was Lap after lap rolled by and still no . change in the position of the cars. The American was h anging on splend i dly , but th e re seemed no doubt of the favorite's success. Once more the cars had passed the sta nd and were now on the seventh l ap, Le B l on, with a reckless smile over-spreading his f ea tures ; the American pa l e, but with fac e firmly set
Strange thou ghts were coursing through the brain of the American. He had staked a ll on this race. He had built hi's machine to win the $10 ,000, which would set nim up in business. He h·a d a lso picked him girl. If he lost this race, he could not ask her . No! he woul d not l ose it.
"Give it to her , Ted, " he shouted through the dust into his mechanic ' s ear Gradually he increased his speed. The slight vibrati on at first was not fE:!t , but now the speed was by jumps and bounds. Small bits of gravel struck him in the face and rattled against his goggles. The rush
of air was stifling. He could hardly catch his breath. His hands were still firm, but cold and moist. A smell of burnt rubber came to him The terrific speed was telling on his tires. He was entering un the ninth lap. Slowly she had crawled up on LeBlon, until not a hundred rods separated them. The grand-stand had come to life. Men ./ jumped wildly up and down, gesticulating with their arms. But all this was soon left behind .
The calm smile on LeB!on's· face had faded. He, too, shouted to his mechanic and immediately his powerful racer again began to gain. He was making good time, but somehow his machine should be doing better.
The American was still coming on behind. The dust was frightful: it wavered in clouds above the track and floated off toward the trees stitrounding it, gtvmg to t)le leaves a dull, dirty green color. The continual roar of the engine had a dazing effect on the driver, who grippeCI. the wheel hard with both hands as he rounded the curve. Now they were coming to the last mile. The stand, with its shouting, delirious crowd, had been passed. Only one short lap in which to overtake LeBlon and win the race! The American's eyes occasionally sought the speedrecorded on the dash. Sixty-five miles an hour was the furious speed already attained. It must .be pushed to, at least, seventy-five before he could to win. He glanced at his spark and throttle. There was still a small advance of both. But would his tires stand the strain? He quailed as he thought of the lives he would endanger, should a tire burst at such a critical moment. Then he thought of his life-long struggle in poverty. How he had saved and scraped each dollar to build the machine which was to bring him a fortune and, better yet, the girl he loved, or to drop him back into a life of poverty worse than death. No, he must have the race! He spoke again to his mechanic. Slowly he shoved his spark ahead Slowly the recorder advanced to sixtyeight. Then back it dropped to sixty-six. He had advanced too fast for the engine. Again he tried. This time the recorder reached seventy and remained there. The car swerved from side to side, sometimes coming dangerously near to the inner fence, then swerving out on the curve, making a wide circle, the inner wheels scarcely bearing on the track. With a white, set face, his mechanic frequently glanced down at the fleeting earth, then busied himself with the oiler for fear he would Jose his nerve under the awful strain.
Slowly the American was catching LeB!on. The length of a car only separated them now. The cars were running even. The American did not gain, while the Frenchman had evidently reached J::ls limit. But there was only e>ne more curve
a'Jd then the home stretch at the end of which was, what? No, it couldn't be done, unless-a hHdened expression came over the American's face. He would do it. It was his only chance. They were almost at the curve and running side by ;,ide, but a few feet apart. LeB!on had become excited. He dill not intenu lo slow down on the curve. Already, the excited crowd could be heard, . shouting in the distance. With a wild dash, :LeB!on hit th t;, curve Right at his heels was the American. LeB!on wildly swung his wheel for the turn, but the road wheels failed to hold at such terrific speed. The car shot out in a beautifu l curve to the farther edge of the track, where the frightened, screaming mob surged vainly from the shot.
A look of triumph came over the Amer i can's face Now was his chance Throwing out his clutch, he braked hard, sharply made the turn, and gained the inner track. Once again the car sprang ahead on the straight away stretch. As the grand-stand flashed past, the mechanic saw the judge raise a white flag. The American saw a girl in a white fluttering dress, waving to him from the porch of the club house.
IThe Faithful Little Partner I
B y E ny Won
I had been riding around in the mountains nearl y all day, without getting as much a10 a good shot at any game. It was too late . to get back to town that night, so I rode to a ranch which was near-by. The owner was a good-natured old man, named Jim Wilson, who was known all over the country as Unc l e Jim.
When arriving there, I was cordially greeted by Uncle Jim, who at once invited me to stay with him over night, because all the boys were out on the roundup. I at once accepted his invitation and so, after taking care of my horse, we went in and had supper.
After supper, we lighted our pipes and sat down before the large fireplace. Uncle Jim's clog came in and lay down at his master's feet. He was a very fine Scotch Collie. I remark e d to the old man that he had a very fine dog. "Yes," he said, "he's a good one, but I had une once I liked a blamed sight better."
"What kind migh•t he have been?" I asked.
"He was a little yeller dog, you wouldn't hev' given fifteen cents fer," said Uncle Jim.
"What was so good about him then," I asked.
"It's been a good many years ago," he began. (I at once leaned back in my chair, for I knew that a
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story was coming.) "It was in the diggings that year, way up in the Selldrks. I had had lots o' hard luck that year. The worst thing o' all was my Pard, Jake Hall, got shot."
"And how d i d that happen?" I asked . "Wal'," he said, " Jake and I had our claim aked out in a little valley, about twenty miles om town. vVe didn't keep any horses, so o' urse we didn't get to town very' often, but we both had one w eakn e ss , when we did. Jake always got a hankering fer a game, and I was always "So one day, while bein ' in town, Jake run across a big greasy lookin' Mexican horse -trader. The first trouble between th e m was over somethin' the greaser said about one o' Jake's friends This nearly ended in a shootin' match , but it blew over again and there was peace b etween them fer a while. What made them enemies fer good was this. They met in a gambHn' hall together; the greaser invit e d Jake to play a game with him. Jake o' course accepted his bid, because it would hev been an insult to hev refused. The game went on all right fer about ha l f an hour, until J al):e caught the greaser at cheatin' and told him so, straight to his face. Then there was some quick handlin' o' guns, which ended up in Jake's gettin' the drop on the greaser, and drivin' him out o' the gamblin' hall before everybody ."
"About a week later, when Jake was at the cabin again with me, he went huntin' one afternoon fer some fresh meat. When he had been gone about fifteen minutes, I heard a shot, and exp e cted him back again in a few minutes with some kind o' game. But he didn't come and I didn't think anything had gone wrong, until it was almost sun down, and there weren't no signs o' him. Then I went down the trail a little ways to see if he was comin'. But no thin' could be se e n o' him. So I went on down the trail until I came around a bend. I thought I saw somethin' l ayin' down in a low place about a quarter o' a mile off . I went down there and found poor Jake layin' on his face, shot through the back. He had been de:Jd fer quite a while "
The old man was silent for a short time and puffed slowly at his pipe.
"I picked him up, and laid him at the side o' the trail. Then I went off to one side, where I thought the shot had come from, and found moccasin footprints behind a large rock. The toes were turned out like those on a white man ' s foot, so it didn't take m e long to d ac ide whether it was an injun or not. I had the greaser in suspicion right away, b e caus e o ' the affair in the gamblin' hall."
'' I felt pretty bad about Jake's death . I carried him up to the cabin and buried him that night, on a little knoll close b y As I laid him in the grave, I vow e d I'd do my best to get the cuss that had depriv e d me o' my partner."
" I covered up the grave, and then went to the cabin , got my rifle and a little grub. I couldn't follow the murderer any more that night, so I took
the trail fer town. I had to walk the whole o' the twenty miles, because the stage which came within ten miles of the cabin, and then turned north, only made two trips a week, and these were made in the daytime. I got to the little town about 4 o'clock in the mornin', and at once notified Bill Jenkins, the sheriff. I told him who I had in suspicion. The two of us then went on the trail. We followed him fer two weeks , but he give us the slip and we had to give it up. So I went back to the mine again, and lived all by myself "
"I got pretty lonesome at the mine, and wanted som e body or somethin' I could talk to. I decided I'd go to town and enjoy myself g;ood fer a day or two."
" I got up early th e next mornin' and started fer town I got there about 1 o'clock. After eatin' my dinn e r at the little hotel I was goin' over to the saloon, when I saw an ugly , long-haired dog, about the size and color o' a coyote comin' toward me. I didn't notice him much at first, but he came up close to me. Then I turned and l ooked at him, and saw that he was pretty thin and weak. He see med to be pretty lonesome and hungry. I stopped and c a lled him. He was afraid at first, but plucked up his grit and come up to me. I petted him and spoke kindly to him. I thought at the time that he looked about as lonesome as I felt. Thinkin' how hungry he must be, I went back to the hotel, got a big piece o ' meat and give it to the dog And I tell y.ou he made short work o' it."
" Th e n I went over to the saloon and got good and drunk. My friends took me over to the hotel and put me to bed. The next mornin' when I woke, I had slept off my drunkenness but had a headache, · and felt kind o' bum all around . I got up and, afte r eatin' my breakfast, got ready to go home When I stepped out o' the door the cold air soon cleared up my mind and made me feel a lot better. The first thing I saw was the dog. I called him and p e tted him again."
" He was not afraid now, but he was still hungry; so I got another piece o' m e at for him vVhile the dog was eatin' it, I watched him , and all o' a !>Udden an idea struck me. Why couldn't I tak e him with me He ' d be better company than nothin' , and I could talk to him as though he was a person. The dog didn't seem to belong to anybody , so I decided to take him along."
"The two o' us then took the stage as far as it went. When I got to walk the rest o' the way, I led the dog. When I got to my cabin, the first thing I done was to feed the poor anim a l. H e wa s so sorry-Jookin' ancl skinny , that I just de cided to call him 'Skinny.'"
"I began workin' in the mine again. Yon wouldn ' t think it, but that dog just chang e d me alto gether. I wasn't lonesome any more, and I liked my work , which was now payin' me better . l would work down in the mine while S k inny would run around above chasin' rabbits and e njoyed hims e lf ge n e rall y Th e n at noon the two o' us would
go up to the cabin and eat our dinner. It wasn't l on g before we were good friends and after awhile Skinny got into the habit o ' comin' down to the mine after me at meal times."
" Cold weather was comin' on now, and one mornin' when I awoke there was about a foot o' snow on the ground. I knew that I would soon have to quit diggin', so I set to work that mornin' with a will. After workin' fer about an hour, I loosened a hard chunk o' granite, and got it out o' the way. I tell you, I was surprised when I saw a big nugget und e r it. I looked it over, and th e n put it out o' the way, to look fer more. I drove my pick into the hard ground, and soon uncovered two large pock e ts, close to g ether. I just got up and hollered when I saw these. Then I got the nuggets and dust out o' the pockets. There was not as much as I thought at first. I estimated it all at about five thousand."
"After I had taken the g<J!d up to the cabin I set to work harder than ever, but somehow I didn't find anymore gold. I worked this way fer two more days without gettin' any, so I decided the mine must be played out."
"As I sat by the fire with the clog curled up at my feet, at the end o' the second day, I done some hard thinkin'. At last I decided that I'd go further south, and go into the cattle business."
"The last few days 1 spent wandering around in the hills with my dog. On the next Monday mornin', I put the gold In little buckskin bags, and fastened them on the inside o' my leather vest I packed my most valuable things into as small a bundle as I could, and carried it on my back. I put my snowshoes on, went over and took a partin' look at Jake's grave, and then , · with Skinny followin' at my heels, I went down th e trail toward town."
"It was pretty blame cold, and the snow had a hard crust on it. I, o' course, made pr e tty good time and got in town about 'Ieven o' clock The first thing I did was to put the gold, with the exc e ption o' five hundred in dust, into th e bank. I spent the biggest part o' the afternoon visitin' with my friends. Skinny always followin' faithfully at my heels."
"After e atin' supp e r, I w e nt into the saloon and b e gan drinkin', and settin' up the crowd. After drinkin' enough to make me real stupid, I turned around and saw that Mexican horse-trader settin' at. a table, watchin' me pay out my dust. I didn't say anything, but g ave him a black look and then walked out o' the door."
" I wandered around aimlessly not carin' where I went, the ever faithful Sl;:inny followin' me. I
kept this up fer I don't know how long, and always thinkin' o' that greaser. I turn ed into a little dark side street, and thought I heard somebody follow me, but .bein' stupid from liquor, I didn't care. 'Let them follow', I thought; 'what do I care?' S3:inny began grow lin' a little, and actin' uneasy, but I paid no attention to him, until· he gave a low growl much fiercer than he had given before, and then made a leap fer somebody back o' me I turned and slipped on the hard trodd e n snow, but as I was fallin ' , I saw the greaser with his knife dr a wn, r e•acl yt o stab me in the back . The dog had jumped fer the man's throat with such force that the two fell over backwards. The greaser let out a yell o' disappointment as he fell."
" This was ail that I remembered. They told me after awhile that I lit on the back o' my head, and this knocked m e senseless. The yell o' the greaser brought a numbe r o' .men to the place. Wh en they got there, h e had stabbed the dog. They tied him hand and foot, and then took all three o' us ov e r to the little hotel. When I came to, about fifteen minutes later, I was layin' on a couch in the front room o' the hotel. My mind had become clear, after bein' revived from the sudden fall. My friends were there in the little room. I didn ' t know what was the matter at first, but they told me. Then I saw the dog layin' on a blanket with his life-blood oozin' from his side. I got up from the couch, and went over to him. I talked to him and called him by name. He didn't recognize me at first. Then I petted him and spoke kindly to him, and he recognized me. With a great effort, he licked my hand, gave me an aff e ctionate look and died.
"This made me feel pretty bad, because the brave little feller had saved my life and lost his own. Then, when I come to think who had killed him, my temper rose about ten notches higher than it ever did b efore or has since. I ain't never yet killed anybody, but when I looked up and saw that d-- d greaser, I was a murder e r at he a rt. I drew my gun and fired at him. But one o' the men struc:C my arm up and then took the gun away from m e , knowing what the consequences would hev' been, if the greaser had been killed . After realizin' what I had almost done, I the man.
"I don't know what happened to the g r easer . I came down here a short time after this and started this cattle ranch . I have thought o' this many times, and know that my drinkin' caused th e dog's death , fer if I hadn't be en half drunk I would he v· been on . the lookout and this couldn't h e v' happ e ned. Now, friend, you may not belfeve it, but the sorrow over Skinny ' s death has caused 111 2 to quit
Just the embers of the fire were still glowing. The old man was silent again for a short tim e "Wal', I guess we better t-urn in."
Ben, The Bold
A p'ir·a t e old w a s B e n, the Bold
A nd a wick e d m an w as · he , A m e rri e r man or a b e tt e r ship
H ad n e'e r sa il e d o ' er t h e s e a
His sai lors 'hale a nd heart y were , And heavily th ey dr a nk, But wh e n e' er •a ship th ey took , · Th e crew then walked the pl a nk .
At midnight on a summ e r's night
A storm cam e up at s ea
The s hip was wrecked upon the rocl>s And Ben was about to "dee.'
But no! a'hold of a spar he caught And sa ved for a while was Ben, But still he was on the might y deep
To be r e scu e d , he knew not when .
He drifted on, And •a ship 'then hove in sight, Then 'hope again returned to Ben
An he 'halloed with all his might.
He w atched and waited anxious l y
And a boat from the ship did come , But wh e n they s a w it was Ben, the Bold They left t'h e pirate alone .
Old B e n was· about t o die of thirst
Anoth e r s hip ho v e in s ight, Th ey lowered a baat and c a me out to 'him And r e scued him from his plight.
Th ey t ook t he pir a te on board th e ship,
The caP't ain' s name was Kl'ank, "Wh y , Ben! H e llo " the c a ptain said, " You will h a ve to walk the plank.''
" Th at d eath is too g ood for him ," said the mate, " Ti e a great weight to his . neck,
A w e i g ht of forty pounds or more
And m a ke 'him leap from the deck."
So a w e i g ht of for. ty poun d s wa s brought.
And a c ord both. large a nd strong .
An d t he sailor s b ound the weight to B e n ·
With m a ny a shout and song
Old Ben w a s li f t e d to th e mH
Whil e the s a ilors sang with glee " Au R e voir, but not Goodbye," cried Ben
A s h e l e aped in,t o th e s ea.
Cla renc e MickeL
RECTOR'S
Trials of a Freshman
(Sole copyright owned b y X Y Z.)
Th e s tat e m e nt that a fr e shman's trials ar e numerou s, do e s n o t half ex pr es s th e fa c t a s t ru e It can b e mor e r e adil y und e rs t ood, if a f e w of th e mos t impor tan t d e tails ar e giv e n.
The occasion of the chastis e ment of this fr e sh y , was the rst of t h e se m e ste r in th e y e ar of N a u g htn i ne. The poor v ictim walk e d up t o th e e n t r a nce on the north s ide of th e. buildin g In hi s r i ght hand he carri ed his t a bl e t and not e book, in hi s left a pencil b o x and s lat e. H e read th e bull e tin pasted on the w indow
Chapel 8:30
ALL COME.
" Will you please t e ll m e wh ere th e chu rc h i s, up here ?" he s aid as h e approa c h e d a Juni o r
" Is this your first ye ar ?" asked th e Junior
" Yes ."
"Well, then y ou will have to g et y our eyes insp e cte d. Go t o the offi ce "
" Where is th e office?"
" Room for ty -four Oth e r buildin g ."
" Thank you ." With t h a t he -st a r t ed for th e Science Hall.
Wh e n he· got tp. e re , h e op ene d thi s int e r es tin g conversation with a stal e Fre s h y who h a d b ee n there before . " Wher e is room for t y -four ?"
" Two stories up. "
" Thank you .''
" H e went up t he s tep s t hr e e at a ti me , a nd so on arrived at the top " Where is room for ty-f our , pl e ase? " he ask e d of a police woman
".Let me see your c ard " she -sa i d, with all manner of a uthority.
"I haven't any "
"Have you b ee n to chap e l ?"
" I go every Sunday.' '
" Chapel isn ' t open on Sunday "
" Pl ease, Ma'am, what do you mean , th e n ?"
"Come with me and I will s ho w y o u ." s h e ush e r e d him to a seat in the chap e l r oom. " S t a y here with your e a rs open for g ood a d v i ce, until you are dismissed," she said, as sh e l e ft him
T ea cher (reading an excu s e)-"Pl ease exc u se Minni e for b e in' absen t from school ye ste rd ay, a s she f e ll in the mud on the wa y t o s chooL Dy doing the sam e y ou will oblige h e r moth e r. " - E·x
Archibald Dinsmore , Fred Marconnit, Cl a r e nc e Clark and Forest Tebbets had lunch a t t h e Ca lum e t Coff,e-e House when in Omaha Afte r lunch Forest got the doors mix e d up and to th e s upr e m (,' disgust of hi s r,: tc l th e am us e m e n t ,)r · the pat ;·ons h e 0 11 I. E' ' " !'I t h e- -ki t cl ; 1> 11.
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MISSOURI VALLEY.
Th e g r ea t Missouri Valley meet w ill be "pulled off" in sw i ft , r ec ord-bre ak in g , medal-winning t im e at th e Un i. camp u s on May 11 t h. Th e m eet w ill b eg in promptly at two o'clock a n d each ev-ent f>rom i ses to he p e rformed a t t h e ap po i nt e d tim e.
'l'he Lincoln athletes, if they expect to win any po ints at all, must have ' the support from Lincoln people. Th e Athletic Board of L H. S. has already gone to a great expense to pr ep are for this meet, and, unless the stude-nts turn out in good numbers , the Board will undoubte dly be in the hol e to a sad d eg ree. Ge t bus y; students, save your afte-rnoon for this event and be loyal. Unicampus, May 11th , at 2 p . m.
VAUDEVILLE PERFORMANCES.
Vaudeville thea tres and stunts kno w n as " V a udev ill e Stunts" are becoming mor e popular every s e'ason to the American theatrica l public. Some of these vaudeville performances are hardly fit to t ake your dog to, but a vaudeville show is to be g iv e n in the near fu t ur e in Lin c o ln High Auditorium which prom ises to eclipse a n ything y et attempted in this sphere of the theatrical world. \V-atch for the date . See this great amateur production.
HOW ABOUT THE BOYS ' HATS ?
Th e rath e r violent dissert at ion on girls' hats, which appeared in the l ast Advocate, has been the source of considerable qui et amus e m e nt to man y obs e rvers of high school vagari.e's. Th e writer of th e article is apparently voi cing the ri ght eo u s indi g nation felt by the hi gh school boys ov e r the wearing of hats into class room s , on the part of the yo un g l a di es of the school.
l t is, ind e e;d, inconsid e ra te in some- of th e young ladies, to shut off th e teacher from t he vie-w of the yo un g m e n- or from t h e h atless you n g la-di e s , for that m a tter. I a g r ee with the writer, th a t it we r.e' a pity to injur e the eye-s i g ht of th e· hapl ess gen tl eme n , by forcing them to gaze upon a too vivid collection of color symphonies . But, toa m e r e on-look er , the colossal assu r a nce of the
young men of the schcol, in criticising the hatwearing customs of the young ladies, is really most delightfully amusing. The you n g l adies may be i nconsiderate, but at least they are not g u ilty of the inexcusable discourtesy that the majority of young men in this schoo l are guilty of eve-ry day in their lives.
It is considered permissible in polite· society for young l adies to wear their hats in many audiences, so that they, at l east, have- the sanction of usage in wearing 'hats into class rooms, even though there is a growing sentiment against this form of selfishness.
So far as I know, however, everywhere in polite society, i t is considered d iscourteous to the po i nt of boorishness, for gentlemen to we::tr their hats in the presence of ladies-young or ol d-except out of doors. W h erever young men do this, t h ey fail in courtesy, no matter how many "other fell ows" condone this act, by doing the same thing.
I know that the average high school boy does not dream that he shows disrespect to every young lady in the high school every time· he w ears his hat into the halls-but in the last analysis that is exactly what he does.
The point of view of the ordinary lay is illustrated by this litt'le incident:
One day, upon entering the laboratory, I found a former high schoo l student with his hat upon his head, deeply engage-d in conversation with a young lady. When I inquired if he ha d not forgotten himself a little, he ga:>.ed upon me in puzzled surprise. When I at last explained that his hat was not where it shou l d be, he turned red with emb::trrassment, saying apoligetically, as he hastily removed it, "T beg your pardon I hope you will excuse me. I did not know that you were in the room!" And I was obliged to suggest that the young ladies in the class room were entitled to as much respect as I was
Let us hope that a little clearer conception of the amenities of hat-wearing may dawn upon the young men, as well as upon the young women. Until that time comes such criticism on the part c·f Lincoln high school boys will !;i.ronglJ suggest the condition of the man, who with a beam in ·his own eye, was •:, nxiously endeavoring to remove the mote from 'his neighbor's.
M C. GERE.
SC H OOL CALENDAR .
Friday, May 3-Junior play
Saturday, May 11-Missouri Valley meet.
Saturday, May 11-Senior reception to M. V. athletes. ·
Friday, May 17-State Uni.-High School visiting day.
Friday, May 17-lnterscholastic debate.
Friday, May 17- State H. S. field meet.
Friday, May 17-Glee Club vaudeville Show.
Friday, May 24-Junior-Senior reception.
Some In juri es of In sec ts to -W heat During 1905 and 1906
The Nebras:{a Experiment Station has just Issued Bull etin No. 96, containing an account of the principal insects which were Injurious to wheat in th i s state during the past two years, with suggestions for their control and destruction. T h e bulletin may be obtained free of cost by resident s of Nebraska upon writing to the Agricultura l Experiment Station, Lincoln, Nebraska
Since 1901 there has been in this state a succession of unusually wet springs and summers which have resulted in the prodigious increase of a number of insects detrimental to the wheat crop, and these for a time threatened to completely ruin the crop of 1904-1905. As it was, the state suffered a loss of near1y 5,000,000 bushels of wheat at that time through the depredations of these insects which annually destroy at l east one, tenth of the crop. Bulletin No. 96 takes up these destructive pests, species by species, discussing their appearance, distribution and life histories, the nature of the injury done by them, and the methbds of contro l of each. The insects th u s considered are the Hessian fly, the wheat stem-maggot, the fr i t -fiies, the wheat midge, the wheat jointworm, the stalk-borer, and the wheat louse.
Pre-em i nent among these is the Hessian fly, which became so alarming l y formidable i n the fa ll of 1904. This insect has .been present in the state since 1867, varying in abundance from year to year, but becoming . very abundant and harmful during wet seasons. It is double brooded, and destroys the wheat by the larvae lodging between the seaf and the stem and absoribng the plant juic e s. The important prevent! ves against Its attacks are l ate sowing, and burning of the stubble, while a rotation of crops and the destruction of volunteer grain are strongly recommended a l so. Such additional methods as the direct application of poisons or repellants, the planting of decoy strips , the p l aying under of infested wheat, pasturing, growing resistant varieties of wheat and the proper management of soil and seeding are discuss e d and commented upon with special reference to loca l conditions.
The wheat stem-maggot has proved to be a very destructive insect also, and the burning of waste grass l ands in winter is necessary to control it, as it infests certain wild grasses a well as wheat Against the wheat-midge the deep p l owing of the ground after harvest and the burning of useless chaff after thrashing is recommended. The burning of the stubble is the most effective measure against the wh Eat straw-worm and wheat jointworm. The stalk-borer and wheat louse, while destructive, seem to b e well controlled by their natural parasites.
Josephine Sanford: " Oh, dear! I hate to ride over such rough (ruff) roads."
Walter Kempton: "Cheer up, Joe, it isn't Woodruff."
=========='CLASS AND SOCIETY NEWS
SENIOR NO T ES.
The g lorious class of ' 07 had their we e3:!y s p as m Monday noon. As is customary, Charles B e nnett led out in the first round with an upp e rcut which eve ntually settled their proposition for aw hil e. Th e senior 'hop was dis cusse d and af ter a few vocal s e lections· from the prominent members who gathered round the I'a. diator, the motion to adjourn being undebatable, the meeting adjourned.
FRESHMEN NOTES.
Freshmen, why don't you com e to class meetin gs? Some of you complain that nothing happ e n s Well, how cou ld any thing happen, when no one is there? While it is a fact that the Freshm e n h ave l ess to do th a n th e oth e r ·classes, if a n y thing important sho u ld co m e up, it would be impossible to vote on it. What we n ee d, is mor e cla ss spirit. Come out to the· meetings a nd something will happen There's no need of b ein g ashamed of the Freshman class. We ' re all right. On l y come to t:he meetings!
PHLOGISTON NOTES.
A very enthusiastic and interesting meeting was h e ld Friday night, April 26, in room 201 as u s ual. After a firy twenty minutes of parliam eutary practic e we tried our skill at impromptu d e bating Th e power expended in a half-hour of such practice would serve to propel a first-c l ass man -'o -war, while some of th e logic advanced would astonish Danie l We bster.
After the debate the society adjourned that the members could seek ref!'e shment in balmy ·
The society extends a hearty invitation to all bo y s who are interested in debating, to c01ne and giv e us a call Let us h.ear what your opinions are. Friday evening i n 201.
SHAKESPEARE CLUB.
Th e Shakespeare Club held it s regu l ar meeting last W e dnesday afternoon. The third act of Othei! o was read and discussed.
It was decided to have a party in t h e near future. EDITH GANTT.
W. P. S.
Meeting was called to order April 25. The e l ec tion of officers was as follows: Pr es ident, S te wart; vicEo-pre s ident, VV' Macdou g>::t ll; critic, Ri c h; at to rn ey, Glidden; e dito r, Swind e ll ; S . of A., Russell.
Th e proposed d e bate with the P D S. i s st ill v e nding
The society will ·hav e a banquet to be g iv e n on May 4th at Sam ' s cafe.
Pictures of the soci ety m e mb e rs will be taken Tuesday, April 30th, at Town s end's s tudio
Our society meets eve ry Thur s day e venin g at 8 :00 p. m Visitors are always we l com e.
I. M.P.
Th e I. M P. Soci ety offic e rs at th e last m ee ting , who are as follows : Pr esi d e nt, Maud Clark; vice-president, Hel e n Dinsmor e ; sec r c t a r ytreasursr, ' Grace B e nnett; sergeant-at-a rms , Grac e Thompson; editor, Irma Herm a n.
All Junior Gir l s should come to the me eti ng You all seem willing enough to come to a party, or d a nce, but very few show up at the me e tings. Another party is b s-ing planned, so come out and tell us wh at kind you want.
IRMA HERMAN , - - -
A F. P. DRAMATIC SOCIETY.
Th e Al ice Freeman Palmer Society held their reg ul ar m eet ing Thursd ay, April 25. The first chapter of a b o ok entitled "The History oJ_ th e Drama" was discus sed. The book promis es to b e int e resting a nd visitors are a l ways welcome. Meetings are held every Thursday noon in room 26.
G. D. S.
The Girls' Debating Society held th e ir r eg ula r meeting, Monday , Apr il 29th, in Room 304 The noon-hour was taken up by business a nd the meeting had to adjourn before the busin ess wa s finish e d. It was important and will be finished at a special meeting some time this we e k
MUSIC NOTES.
Through the kindness and in te rest of Mr. H e nry P. Eames of the University School of Music, our class In musical analysis is to hav e th e pleas ure and ;e ducation of listening to half a doz e n recitals , accompanied b y explanatory talks, illustratin g the development of important music forms. Miss Alleyne , Archibald will prese nt thes e progr a ms , the first one, upon April 29, b ei ng an p olyphonic music as Bach wrote, it, in the following prog r am:
Two Part Invention, No. 8
Pre l ude and Fugue, C minor
Pr e l ude .and Fugue, G minor
Aria
Bach
Bach
Bach
Bach
Bourrie Bach
Preamble
Toccata and Fugue, D minor
Bach
B ach -B ra s sin
Th e second recital will pres "nt the Li e d form; th e th i rd, the Son ata form of mu s ic, (t he programs w ill be past ed on the bulletin board in a dvance ever y w e ek.) The school is mos t fortunat e in having the aid of Miss Archibald and Mr . Eam es and shall generously r espo nd by giving an appreciative audienc e. Those music l ov e rs among th e students outsid e the cl ass have an unusual oppor -
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tnn i ty to l ea r m u c h from t h ese l' e·citals and are most we lc ome to share our privilege. Th e following extract from a Jetter of M r. Eames shows what many musicians o u ts id e of the sc hool are thinking of our efforts to esta blish a good d e partment o f mu sic in the school and with h ow much inter est they are watchi n g the r es ult of our endeavo·rs. We can show in no better w ay our appreciation of their kindn ess to us than by giving an in ter e·sted audience at t h e recitals. In speaking of what t h e classes in music at the high school have d one this year, Mr. Eames says to them:
" I r ead the b1i:ef record of what yo u hav e clon e in t he study of musical history , musical analysis and harmony, in the Linco l n High School, with genuine satisfac tion . That is• the very place, I have lo n g believed for music study for the mass of American boys and girls. I am espe cially a b eliever in placing the study of music on an accredited basis , the egual of any other ma jor study. This has lon g been done in Europe and w ill eve ntually be done throughout our own coun try."
BOYS ' GLEE CLUB NOTES.
The boys are pegging away harder th a n ever at their work on th e co n ce-r t. This conc ert , or vaudeville, promises to be a very lively and interestin g affair.
When yqu see " Tompy" i n his stunt you will f ee l doubly repaid b y it a l one. Th e n, there is Hayni e, as a coon; Ross wi t h b ass, and Slater with tenor- each one a " vaudeville star.". B es id es th ese are many others, as well a s several "swell" numb ers b y the whole club. Nobody who appreciates goo d music can afford to miss this event. The elate is May 17th, '07
Skidoo unto others as you would have them skidoo unto you -Kodak
Mrs. c.- "You w ei·e out after ten last night?"
Daughter- " No , rna; I was only out after one." -Ex.
First Mis s - "He said I was a po e m."
Secon d Miss-"Did he scan your feet?"
When the d onl\ey saw the zebra He began to switc h his tail.
Ex. "We ll , I never!" was his c omme nt , " H ere's a mu l e that's be en in jail."
LINCOLN WI .-" S TRACK MEET.
High Scho o l T eam D e fe ats Ashland by a S c o r e of 69 to 5 3
The Lincoln high school defeated t h e Ash l a nd high sc hool in a tra ck meet l as t week at Ashland by a score of G9 to 53. The meet was h e ld on the fair grounds ne :n the Ash l a n d schoo l building. Some of the most sensationa l work of the afternoon was done by B(•::tms in the re l ay race. On the l ast l ap the Ashl and man was some 30 feet abead, but b y takin g a spurt Be:tms was ab l e to ove rtak e him and pass him before the race w :ts finished.
In the pole vault the L in coln contestants did not e nt e r until the Ashland men h ad •clone t h e ir best and stopped vaulting. This eve n t was won by Rus · se ll and Davis of Lix:co l n, who tied for first place w i th a record of 7 feet 9 inches Th e L in co ln boys who e nt e r ed the high jump were somewhat h and icapped by t he un•accustomed sod u pon which th e event was h eld.
Th e meet was well attended by the peop l e of Ashland. A few L'incoln rootens accompanied the team b es id es C. W. Philpot, the supervisor of ·ath l etics a nd J B Whe l an, t h e coa:ch. Those who attended from this 'City were well plea-sed with the treatment they received.
The r ecords of t he events were:
100-yard dash- B e•ams of Linco ln a n d Wattem i re of Ash la nd tied for first and seco n d p l aces. Tim e, 11 1-4.
Mile run-Sheldon of Lincol n, first; Wortman, Ash l and, second; J aspers on, Ashland, third. Tim e, 5:47.
Broad jump- Mi·ckey, Linco l n, first; Reasoner , Ashland a nd P e r r ine , Ashland tied for sec ond Distanc e 18 f eet, 7 1-2 inch es.
220-yard hurdles - Service, Ashland, firs t; Stuart, Lincoln, second; Swindell, Lincoln, third Tim e 29 1-2 seco nds.
Shot p u t-St u a rt, Lincoln, first; Rea s one r , Ashland, seco n d; Funl\hauser, L i ncoln , third. Di l!ltance, 35 feet.
120-yard hurdl es - Russell, L i nco ln, fir st ; R easoner, Ashla n d, second; Swindell, Lincoln, thir1l. Time, 1 9 3-4 seconds.
220- yard das h - Waltemire, Ashland, fir st; B eams , Lin co ln , seco nd ; Service, Ashland, third. Tim e 25 1-2 seconds.
On e half mile run- Calkin,s Ashland, fir st; Qu ac k P. n bus'h, L in co ln , seco nd ; J asperso n , A shl a nd , t hi rd. Tim e, 2: 15 3-4.
Pole Vault-Russell, Linco ln, a nd D avis, Linco l n,
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tied for first and second; Snell, Ashland, a nd Woodw•ard, Ashland, tied f o r third. H e ight, 7 feet 9 inc h es.
H a mmer throw-Stu a r t , Lincoln fir st · Sh e l do n Lincoln, secoud; P errine , third . Dis: t a nc e 89 fe et, 1 inch
Dis c us hurl- St u a rt , Lincoln, first ; P e rine , Ash1a nc1 , sec ond; Funkha user, Lincoln, t hird Distance 80 fe et 6 1-2 inches
High jum p-Reaso n er, Asb.land, fi rst; Mickev Ru sse ll t i e d for se cond . Height, 5 feet 2 mche s.
Qu,uter mil e-Ca l ki n s, Ashland, first; 'Waitemire, As hl and , seco nd ; Qu ac k e nbush Lincoln third. Tim e, 58 1- 3 seconds. ' '
Rel ay ra ce- Lincoln won. Tim e , 1 :45:14. Teams, Ash l a nd: W a lt e mire, Rea so n e r , Perrine and Service. Lincoln : Mickey, Ruse!!, D avis and B eams. - State JournaL
M. V. I A. A RECORDS.
Many students will be int ereste d in an a c curate acco unt of th e records held in the Mis s ouri Valley Asos ciation. The Jist here g iven is a ccurate to t h e pr ese nt date .
Dlair, Ft. Scott H S., holds record for 100-yd dash. R ec ord 10 s e c ., made in 1901 . Manning, Lincoln H S., hold's r ecord for 220y d dash. R ec ord 22 2-5 sec., mad e in 1902
Winters, Lincoln H. S., holds record for run Record 51 3-5 sec., m a d e in 1905.
Bun ga rdt, K C. Central, holds rec ord for ¥.!-mile run. R eco rd 2:07 2-5, made in 1906
Cooley, Kansas City (Kan.) H. S., holds record f o r 1-mile run R e cord 4 : 38 2-5, m a de in 1906
Sh epa rd , E Des Moines H. S. , hold s record for 120-yd. hurdl es. Record 16 3-5, m a d e in 1905.
Min to n, K. C. Central H. S., holds r eco rd for 220 -y d hurdl es. R ecor d 27 2-5 sec., made in 1906.
Shepar d, E. Des Moines H S ., holds r ecord for pole vault. R ec ord 10 -ft. 6-in., mad e in 1905.
Parker, K. C. Centra l , and Chiles , Effin gham H. S ., ho l d hi gh jump record join t l y . R e co r d 5-ft. 7-in ., made in 1904.
\Varn e r, B lu e Mills Aca d emy, hold s record for broad jump. Record 21-ft. 4-in ., m a d e in 1904
Rollin , W. Des Moines H. S ., h o ld s r eco rd for s h ot-p nt. Record 48-ft. 5:1,(,-in ., mad e in 190 5.
Talbot, K a n sas City Manual, holds record for hamm e r throw R ecor d 172-ft 3-in., made in 1906.
Tal hot, K C. Manual , hold s r ec0 rd for discus hurl. Reco rd 114-ft. 2-in ., mad e in 1906.
Th e Missouri Vall ey meet will occur at th e Ne-
braska State University campus, Saturda y, May 11th .
F O R THE BOYS.
Th e mo st important track m eets of the year are only a few weeks distant and a H track men should be ou t eve r y ni g ht, training for them. Lincoln h as a go od ch•.mce to win the m a jority of these m eets if the boys will only train h a rd and get into condition . If any athle te i s in doubt as to his course of training, he sho uld see Mr J. B. Whelan at once, and n a ve a definite course outlin e d.
The preliminar ie s for !:he M. V. I. A . A. me e t will be h e ld Tuesday and 'l'hursd•ay of n ext we e k. Earl Swind e ll (Captain).
NOTICE
All officials , guards, helpers and contestants in the Missouri Vall ey m ee t are r e qu este d to b e at the University gr ounds on May 11th at l e ast by 1 : 30 p. m in order that badg e s m a y be distributed and duti es assigned b ef ore th e· rush begins. Quarters for . contestants will be assigned on Saturday forenoon Tliose wishing to att e nd the meet are warned th a t the games will begin at tw o o'clock, e x a ctly as announced, and will be run off strictly on tim e sch e dul e d
WILLARD H HEIN, President M.
V. I. A. A
SENIOR PLAY
The Senior play was the "best eve r." It certainly was great. " Ju st Out of Co ll ege," by Ge org e Ade, wa!l presented b y the Class of '07 nn April 19th, at the H. S. aud i torium All of the performe r s carried th e ir parts very succ es sfull y. W e should like to give each m e mber of the ·cast, as ;:vell the Mr Sunderland , a personal puff, but space 1s 'l ac km g. Th e audience was ev id e ntl y well sati sfie d , for the in te r V':t ls b etween laugh s were ex trem e ly s hort, while th e l a ughs lasted lon g a nd were hearty . The hous e was full to overflowing.
Agnes B.: "I love to go automobiling ." Mac W : "Come with me " ._
U kan spel eny wa in the fewcher. A s k our onered prezident.-Kodak.
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Personal and Local . News
R e v. Long, of th e S e cond Presbyterian Church, a ddressed the assembly Monday morning
Stanl e y Hodgman is planning to return to Lincoln and graduate with the Seniors.
The Juniors had charge of a sp ec ial chapel last Tuesday in the interest of their play.
Lincoln won in the Ashland meet by a score of 6:· ; to 59.
Unfortunate ly, Lincoln lost in the annual Omaha d e bate, but they did splendidly, neverth e less.
Did you go to the Y M. C. A.. circus last Sat. m·day and see th e various wonders ?
The Glee Club boys are hard at work on their coming entertainment.
Every Senior shou l d come to class m e eting b ecause important questions, in which all ar e interested, are being discussed
We hear that a n ew society compos e d mostly of students, has been formed to advance the interests of music.
How a rd Thompson had an attack of illness last Monday We hope that it is nothing serious, like dysnia
Calvin Hall has d ropped his school work , on a.ccount of outside work he has e ngaged.
The Seniors are planning to give a hop on th e night of the M. V. T M., and entertain some of the victorious ath l etes. The dance will be h e ld at FraJte·rni ty Hall.
Mr Hein, of the Bio l ogy D e partment, has be e n electe d to a University Instructorship i n Economic Botany, under Dr. Heald at the Sta te F a rm.
Albert Gebhardt, '06, is in -the· city , visiting his parents.
Mrs. Fred Morrel , whom · many will remember better as Miss May Edholm, was in L inco ln for a few days recently.
The art exhibition at t he State University Libr a ry is now ope n . Dr. Fling spoke to the assembly last 'Frid a y morning concerning th is exhibit.
Reed H e·nry, who has been teaching school out in Hitchcock county , returned to Lincoln l ast week. His school "keeps" on ly six months.
Archibald Dinsmor e and Helmuth Voderb u rg were the onl y High School boys who accompanied the track team to Ashland.
SpP-cial to the Advocate: Ruth Munger is again seen chewing gum about the ha ll s. Sh e has recovered from her rec 2nt e ncounter with " R astus Mumps "
PLAY BALL!
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are used by the Western League , which shows it is the best line. I carry the largest a ssortment in Lincoln.
Sp e cia l rate s on complete outfits for Base Ball Team s Figure with me before bu y ing.
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When
Y ou have finished High School take a c ours e at our school. It wi ll prepare yo u fo r a good position, or it will enabl e you to tak e a · Uni ve rsity tr ain ing and at the same time mak e more than your e xpe nses Visit our Cla sses.
13th & P St.
Miss Towne is again in school, after a short absence on account of mumps.
The· Junior Play Committee had charge of the Assembly prog1>.1m l ast Tuesd a y Conard A ll en presided. Miss PGund, Miss Erford, the p l ay coach, and Mr Ph i lpot made short speechecS concerning the p l ay. Miss Els i e Given favored us w i th a p i ano solo and a q u artet sang seveni l very sxpressive, harmonious se l ections from the Glee Club Hymn Book.
Whil e in Omaha Archibald Dinsmo r e v i sited with Paul Ernst, a former Linco l nite, w h om many of our st u dents may remember
Miss Gere, Miss Miller and Miss S un ct ean were in Omaha l ast Fr i day visiting the High School. They also, incidentally, h eard the Omaha-Lincoln d e bate.
' 'What becam e of Mulligan?"
"He d r owned " " Cou l dn't he ·swim? "
" He d i d for e ight hours, bu t he· was a un i on man " -Ex
whate ve r a man s e weth that w ill he easily r ip. -Ex.
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VOL. XIII MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1907
A Cowboy's Courtship
The "Bar-B" m.nch lies at the head of a small valley between two mountain s and the range lies so that Nature has formed a protection for the cattle in the winter. The long, low cattle sheds, and, in fact, all of the ranch buildings, are at the upper end of the mnge, and the corrals and s·heds are sheltered on the north by immense hay stacks, which will provide feed for the catJtle after the winter sets in.
The ranch house, a low, rambling sod shanty, is about a •himdred yards up the valley from the corral. A thicket of small cedar trees breal's the north wind from it. Two windows •and a door furnish all the light necessary, as they face the south. As you enter the door, the impression changes to one of ease and comfort, althoug:h the finish is rough. You, at once, feel at home i n the small but not crowded living room. Its walls are covered with coJiege penants, pictures of college buildings an d people. In the center of the room is ·a small home-made center table, whi ch serves as a library table, covered with magazines and papers. A few well selected volumes of the standard authors are in the small and rough, but neat book co.:tse which stands in one corner. A huge wolf-skin rug in the center of the room gives an appearance of comfort. The large bed, neatly spread, is in another corner. The only other room is the kitchen, with its small ta!Jle and stove, the former covered ·with a clean red table cloth. The whole air of the place is one to indicate exceptional neatness and taste. Such is the Montana Pwch home of Frank and Ralph B3iley, the two Eastern boy·s who have ·come west to enter the cattle business. Frank, the older, had been here for several years, but ;Ralp h had onl y come out the previous spring.
"Well , Frank," said Ralph, comino- out of the ldtchen, "I guess I'll go into town this morning. You know Helen R:unsey' s birthcl•:l.y and dance are only two day s away a nd I have had no chance to get anything. Just think, she will be eighteen, clay after tomorrow."
"My litltle brother must. have fallen in love with a cert•:tin Western maid," said Frank laughingly. He liked to tease the younger boy 'B.S he saw the "fatal malady" showing itself.
At this remark, Ralpl1 flushed and retorted, "Well, 'a certain Western maid' is goood enough for me, •anyway."
Seeing that RalP'h was getting somewhat angry, Frank turned the subject by saying, "Well, never mind about tha:t little matter . By the way, I want · to warn you of th•<l!t Jim Vernon, wi•th whom I had some trouble last spring at branding time. He
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has threatened violence to me, and mine, at the first opportunity, and I hear he has come back to .hbo winter mnch He may want to get you, since he must have heard of the attenti on you are paying Helen. I've heard that he thinks she is a "top notcher.'"
" I'll kill him if he ever says anything to Helen R•:l.msey" exclaimed the impetuous Ral]J'h. , "I've heard her say tha:t she detests him," shouted he as he went to saclclle the little cow pony for his tril) to ·town
As I have said, RallJh was rather hot headed, yet surprisingly cool at critical times. He was •a strongly built chaJ) of twenty-two and his cleali. cut, manly face always left a strong impression on one's mind. The olcler brother was four years Ralph's senior and 'had won his "Y" at Yale on both the football eleven and the college an oarsman. He was not as good looking all Ralph, but his ldndly word and smile made and kept life-long friends.
The •autumn sun shone brightly as Raiph rode off toward Maverick Gulch on his pleasant errand. The town was fifteen miles away and ordinarily, the trip, though not a long distance, would become tiresome. This morning, however, RalJ}h was light hearted and he sang some old school songs -as he rode along.
It was about ten o'clock when he rode down the solitary street of the little ·Cattle town, whose only buildings were a combination section house, agent's home and depot, the geneml store, whose proprietor was also the postmaster; and lastly, the saloon and gambling hall, where "reel eye" in its most violent form was to be found and where the poker game never ended, day or night In here was Jim Vernon and the same "red ' eye" was beginning to have a bad effect on him. He heard that "the Bailey ldcl" w•:J.s in 'town and he started out to have "some fun," as he told some of the loungers.
He found Ralph in the general store and with a "H'yar, kid, come out here" he pulled a dangerous gun •and held it uncomfortably close to the surpriaed Ralph's head. There was nothing to do but go, and that is what Ralp h did, amid the loud guffaws of the men standing around. · Vernon marched ·him out of the store and over to the saloon, followed by the crowd. On special invitation from Vernon , Ralp h -d•:l.nced a little as the fOI'mer shot a few times -at his teet. Then Vernon invited the crowd to "have the treats on the kid." 'The glasses were filled and one was pushed over to tl.alph. He took it and raised it to his lips. Moment a rily, Jim turned to the bartender and
winked In that instant he received Ralph's gloass of whiskey full in the fac e In the excitement 'he pu ll ed the trigger of his gun and the bullet crashed into a mirror behind the bar. When Jim got the stinging " red eye " out of his eyes he lo oked straight into Ralph's gun barrel.
"Now, you tenderfoot ," said Ralph, cooly, "Kindly jump upon the bar and ste p off a few for gentlemen."
Vernon obeyed with •haste, while the loungers ga-zed open -eyed. After a good " hoe down" Verl:rOn was -cal'led down and invited to take up a collectiQn for the broken mirror . Here the loungers m-urmured objections, but all g a ve something, when Ralvh s aid he thought !::he enteP t ainment w a s worth something. After handing the money to the b•artender, Ralph wall{ e d to the door , said " Good morning, g e ntlemen, " and walked out, amid a lm ost deathlike silence
I heal'd afterward that none spoke for fully five minutes after he left. Finally, .Jim said, "I guess it's on me, boys. Make ilt straights, Bill."
After leaving the so:xloon, Ralph wen t back tQ the store, finished his buying and went home. It was late in the afternoon when h e reached the ran-ch, a nd Frank was at the house. Af-ter he had put the pony away , he brought t he pr e sents up for Frank's inspection. The l•atter gre at l y admired the neat Mexi-c a n sad{J.le and bridle whJ.ch wa s to be Helen's and jokingly sai-d ·he would envy his "little brother' ' when Helen saw wha,t was intended for her Ralph related his experience with Vernon and flushed when Frank praised him , but at the same time warned him that their little trouble, with Vernon haJd not ended with the recent " infor mal d\lnce" at the Gulch
The day •and evening of the dance at l ast ar · rived. Ralph and Frank went over to Ramsey ' s earl y in order that the present be given before the crowd arrived. Th e R a ms e y s were the wealthiest people around and a f: n e fr :1 me house which was the only on€ in t ':!a t part of th e s t ate. Helen and h e r brother, Bill , ha d been educat ed in the East, an{! the Ia tt e r a nd F ra nk Bailey ha{J been chum s a nu room-rr: a tes a t. Y a l e Ra!lph had first m e t H e len, however , on his trip West, about three years before, and had straightway resolved to become a ·Western m a n, so that he might " come up on an equa l birth with us ," •:l.s Helen had told him. Now, he was truly a W e sterner, and h e was a t "her" birthday p a rty. Of course, she went into naptures over her present and Ralph was very happy
About the middle of the ev e ning when the party was -:tt its height, Ralph and Helen slipped off to their favori t e cos y corn e r. Their conversation furned to their acquainta nces about t he country. :r.Iel e n sud denly said , "Ralph, I have today heard of the trouble you had wi t h Jim Vernon over at the Gulch , an-d I am gl•l:d y ou showed the true West e rn spirit in returning the compliment of a dance," anu she smiled as. s·he tQ.ought how un<:omfortab l e Vernon must have felt.
This little sally confused Ralph, and he said, after oa pause, "I didn't want you to hear about that , Helen. Maybe I sho ul d be proud e r than I am. I'll admit I'm r a ther shaky yet, when I realize what might h a ve happen e rl when he accident-
ally shot that gun. "
"0, what would I have don e ! " e xclaimed Helen. For once, her thoughts were utter e d before she could weigh their importance . Ralph wasn ' t long in interpreting the situation. 'I'aldng both her hands in his , while she blush e d prettily, he said " I've been waiting a long time for my Western credentials, Helen I never will b e quite your equal. I want to put m y brand on your hear t. Will I have to rop e you ?"
"Your brand has been there for some time. ·· said Helen. Further words wer e unnece 3sary
After t he guests had gone, Ralph and Helen went to Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey t o t e ll of their newly found happiness. The older people were happy for th e m Mr Ramsey said, "Well, my boy, I'm proud of you I've always said that H e len should marry a Westerner and such you have proven yourself to be The older you grow, Ralph, the more you will realize that there is no place lik e the West. Mother's and my blessings are upon you, my ·children "
No words were spoken for fully a minute, but Ralph strode over and gripped the father's outs t retched hand. ·
Bill and Frank happened into the room and we're soon congratul ating the young peop le Bill had promi s ed to spend the night with Frank and they were soon on their wa y, after Ralph had bid Helen goodnight while th e boys went to saddle Bill ' s pony . Ralph was silent but very happy, as he rode al c ng, while Frank and Bill laughed and talked continua ll y with an oc-casional jest dir e cted toward him . Frank said, "Say, Bill, I think the kid's fixed that little game up with Vernon to get his 'bold-ba d-man' reputation star ted, and so Helen might hear of it. "
" Maybe she has been ' in on it' too, " laughed Bill.
They were within three or four miles of the ranc'h , when they heard rapid hoof beats coming from tha t direction. Soon about a doz e n steers could b e seen coming tow a rd t hem. What cou l d it mean? They were on their own range now. The cattle stopped on coming up to the boys. An angry shout from the rear t o ld them that someone w:l.S driving them. The boys recognized the voice as -that of Jim Vernon. He was driving their catt l e off.
"Who' s there?" ye ll ed Vernon.
' Thi·s is Frank Bailey What do you mean by driv·ing my cat tle off?''
" Oh! It's you, is it? " sneered Vernon. "Come on boys. We'll take them tenderfeet and the cattle, too .' '
Ther e was a sharp scrimmage. Shots rang out and after a time all was quiet. The cattle had gone. The Vernons had fled down the valley pursu e d by 'Fr·ank and Bill.
Ra l ph •:l.nd .Jim Vern on had become separated from the rest . They realized that it was now to be a fight to the death . A week after •t h e fight, R alph woke up in a strange bed. Where had he been? Where was he now? .Just the n Helen Ramsey -came into the room After much questioning he •learned that she h a: d found him lying up the gulch wit:h his •heoa.d
bruised and his shoulder shattered. Jim Vernon was l ying half dead about a hundred feet away. He ha-d been taken back to his ranch, a nd Ralph to Ra mesy's
It was a monbh before Ralph could go out and even then he had to carry his arm in a sling. One morning he wen.t out for a walk with Helen before br eak fast. As t'hey walked alamg, Helen said, "' Jim Veruon sent word over that he was going to l eave the country when he gets well. He sent hi s regards over to you ·:Lnd said you were too muC'h "for him . He wished yoU: and me ha],)]}i.ness.
I'm g l ad it ended as it has, aren ' t you?"
Just then Frank and BiU rode up. · Frank said, "Well, we h:ave just found the l ast of t'hose steers that st•3.mpeded the night of the They were over on Cow Creek n early forty miles from the ranch ."
" B y the way, Kid ," sai d Bill to Helen, "when are you going to join the Red Cross?"
"'Never," Joaughed Helen , as she looked at Ralph proudly
" Bt·eakfast! " rang the bell on the clear morning a-ir. Arm in arm : t'he four walked to the house.
The Invincible Formula
Rup ert Ellington Narwal, Jr., sat on the gate post and thought ponderouMy. When one is twelve, one is very apt to take life a bit seriously, and one feels a mighty responsibility in other p.e ople's affairs. Master Narwal had a heavy load of care resting upon his youthful shoulders. rhe whole trouble was over the relations existing between his sister Alice, and a certain young Edward Cornor, who lived in th.e· stone house ·on the ot'her side of the garden wall. It is all very delightful to have a prospective brother-in-law in the person of one who has played on a .colleg.e eleven, or performed countless other deeds of valor, which the world knows nothing about. You dream of being coache.d by this would-be latest adjunct of the family; you dream of doing like feats before the adnih;ng and awe-struck "fellows" at schooL It is ali very nice, but when you overhear your sister t e.!ling your mother, in a very H.nal vn ic e, that "All is over between us ," your dreams are in danger of to-pp ling, and yo u immediately strive to concoct some plan to put matters straight again. So it was, that Rupert sat on the gate posto:md pondered. He was as far as ever fmm the so l ution of his problem, when the gate of his neighbors closed with a bang, arid the young gentleman wh-o h ad performed many a daring d ee d , came striding down the walk.
His head was- severely erect and his st-ep proclaimed, "I am perfectly unconscious of a certain yo ung lady who may hapt) Sn to be in -h er garden " As he came abreast of the _ gate post, hf' espied Master Rupert regading hlnl vith speculative eyes . His "'p:.wfectly air melted and he · stopped.
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" Hello, Rupert. Nice day, isn't i t?'' His eyes strayed past t h e small boy arid searched the garden beyond. But rio one was visible among the flowers.
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" Girls are funny, aren't they?" suddelil&' nounced the boy on the post ·The yoting :trlan assented gravely that they were so. As if in very corroboration of th.e statement, the Narwa)'s front door opened and Miss 'Alice came forth in the daintiest o-f calling gowns .' · Down the walk she tripped; past the two at the gate, with only a stony stare for the young man, who ' bow.ed so stiff ly; and on up the street. Mr. Edwa.P(l Cornor, eq uall y disdainful, without even.' a "good ' bye"·
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to Rupert, strode off in t h e opposite direction The witness -to this encounter heaved a sigh and declared to the world in general, that girls were funny
· " Ther e ought to be something that fix it up, " he murmured with a worried frown. " Maybe there's something they cou l d ddnk, like the witches used to give folks to make 'em ge,t over the-ir mad." He shuddered deliciously at the thought. "Maybe I could find just how to do it in the Blue Book " " Gee! Wouldn't it be jo-lly if I cou l d do it? I bet Sis would be glad. Girls don't ever know when tn say they're sorry." Wih this bit of philosophy, Rupert Narwal, Jr., slipped off his p.e rch and went in search of the Slue Book.
Now, the Blue Book was a ve-ry wonderful and awe-inspiring book, which Rupert read with secret relish, but which he wouldn't have had· the "fellows" know about for any thing. The book told of beautiful l adies, daring knights and witch es, and abounded in directions for l ove potions ·and tbe like. In other words, the Blue Book was a fairy tale. Maste-r Narwal, being still of tender yea.rs, beUeved many of the wellnigh impossible adventures which hi.s heroes of the book performed. He had found the book in the attic ann had hidden it, carefully wrapped in a soiled handkerchief, in a hole by the garden fence. There was a certain delicious sense of mystery in secretly poring over his treasure . It w>a:s t-o th i s spot, sacred to the Blue Book that :Rupevt b.urried, to find a way to "fix up"' very modern lovers' quar"el
Finding the coast clear, he drew forth the precious book, a nd kneeling beside its hiding place, he bP.gan carefully to 1 ' ead eac h page in search ot di recti ons For a l-ong time he remained tht}s. His k,I;I.ees began to cramp , h e grew tired , and wai!l IWilOSii on tile point of giving up, when he su<Ldenly -found "it." His breath caught in his throat and he Jay fiat on the ground holding the close to his eyes, reading page twenty-seven over and over again. This· was what he read:
The Invincible Formula.
King Germanus had a beautiful daughter, cess Yrgenia, who was on the point of wedding with the noble Prince Zernam, whose palace lay on the further side· of the King's garden wall.
Now, a certain wicked noble who loved Yrgenia, was determined to win the beautiful Princess for his wife. This noble, whose name was Tamaz, told Yrgenla many untrue things about ·her lover, which she was forced to be.Jieve. So a coldness grew up between the young p.eople.
Gernanus was much grieved at this state of affairs, so he called his sooth-sayer to him and demanded a solutton of the trouble. The soothsay,er, after remaining in his apartments for two days and a night, S>p.oke thus to his king;
"Oh, sire, I have prepared a formula, Vlhich, if you will but follow, will bring matters to the desired conclusion . Your majesty, if it p l ease you, attire yourself in purest white, wear a gold en crown and carry a jeweled sceptre. Go forth to the garden wall, mount thereon and, if you see the Princess in her garden, and the Prince· in his, repeat this formula, which is ever invincible': 'Kerlan, rannon loernly bax
Rixley, tuly· serbun sax!
Be reconciled once more!"
The king did exactly as his sooth-sayer had recommended to his delight the formula was i.ruly invincible, and the Prince wa.s soon wedded to his lady love.
. Ruvert with great care replaced the sacred Bl ue Boo k In its hiding place, and then he fell to planning What had been done once cou l d be done again A formula that ha:d worked ages ago would certainly work in the twentieth century. One could easily carry out the direc· Uons, even to tli.e· appropriate costume It is very simp l e to make a gilt crown, and roll a strip of paper into -the form of a sceptre; then the white robe- ah, there was the trouble. A small boy can not extract sheets from the linen closet without being questioned by mother, or sister. After careful deiiberation, Rupert decided to put the marve l ous formula to the test some ni!:!;ht wh e n his watchful parents were absent. He could easily pin a sheet or table cloth abo ut him, ascend the garden wall and set matters straight between sister Alice and her one-time fiance, Edward Cornor This having been settled, there came another terrible obstacle. Truly the way of the reconciler was hwrd. Even if Alice w:e re in her garden, would young Cornor be abroad? Rupert soon found that much would have, to be left to the kind god of chance.
Indeed , the little god was kinder than usual to Master Narwal. Several evenings later his heart almost stopped beating when his mother announced her intention of attending a political m eeting with her husband Many injunctions were left in regard to· her son ' s behavior when Alice should that it was bedtime; but she need hav e had no fear. For a while Rupert sat on the pizza with his sister, who had fallen into a deep study, no doubt concerning a certain gentleman residing next door. As the great clock in the hall clanged eight, the little boy rose with unaccustomed alacrity A sudden thought struck hlm , and he ling:e red a second in the doorway.
"I say, Alice , I saw your book on the gar-
den bench " He spoke very impersonally to avoid anything suspicious.
" All right . You had bette r run along to bed," and Rupert saw his si ster rise · and start down the garden path.
Now, or never' Up the front stairs hie flew, stopped a moment at his own room to get the key to the linen closet. Ruthlessly J:ie pawed among the n:eat piles of sheets and napery; then he dragged forth a table cloth and hastily pinned It about his shoulders. Down the back stairs he crept, tarrying in the kitchen only long enough to adjust his crown and get the exact copy of the "Invincible Formula" from his pocket. Out into the back yard he scuttled, and keeping well under cover of the grape arbor, he made for the lower end of the garden. Quickly wadding his robe about him, he scrambled up, and crouched on th.e narrow top of the dividing wall.
He could plainly see Alice seated on the bench in the moonlight. Then he looked over into the C01·nor ' s garden. He almost lost hi!! balance in his joy . Behold! Edward Corn or, the rejected, the ex -football player, the hero in disguise, pacing moodily along the gravel pathway! Beyond him, the house was dark, the f•:tmily having adjourned to the same political m e eting which had claimed the Narwals . Rupert Ellington Narwal, Jr. , · rose slowly, straightened his robe, clutched his sceptre in his hand and advanced upon the unsuspecting ones. So far, so good; he was still undiscovered ." He was about midway of th!e wall when his sister unexpectedly turn e d and saw him. For an instant she sat perfectly silent, too astonished to move; then she gave v;ent to a scream.
From that moment, affairs moved briskly along. Young Cornor, hearing a frightened scream from th.e direction in which dwelt his one-time lady, rushed to the wall, vaulted over and came upon Miss Alice . "Edward," she cried, grasping his arm. '" Who has - " Then he sudd;enly perceived the small, white figure on the wall.
Slowly the figure advanced, raised a white object In its hand, and proclaimed : "Kerlan, rannon bernly bax, Rixley, tuly serba n sax!
Be reconciled once more!"
Dut there speech was interrupted. A false step, a loud cry, unmistakably b.uman, and the figure toppled off the wall and into the rose bushes
In a moment Cornor was beside the fallen one. Reaching in among the thorns he hauled forth a very cross, very much scratched young gentlem an. "Rupert Elllngton Narwal.. What does thiJ mean?" demanded Miss Alice in a voice still shaking with fright. "What do you mean by parading about like a - ?"
But Rupert's wrath was rising A )Jed in the rose bushes is not conducive to gentle thoughts. With his crown awry, his table-cloth robe hal).ging in tatters from his shoulders, he interrupted his sister. ·
"That's what a fellow gets for trying to help a
g irl. learned that " Invincible Formula" so that you two can be over your mad, and then you begin to sco l d. I'll bet T n ever try to help you, if you stay mad for a thousand years and t never get to show off b efore the fellows."
Having deliv ere d this somewhat inef}be·rent speec h , the would-be reconcil e r turneli and
"Our Present State"
Now the winter d ay s are past And t he spiring •comes fort'h a,t last Bright and clear.
No more snow upon the· ground Falling gently, without s·ound Sad and dTear.
winter school days all are doue. Tho' they're filled with mirth and fun, We are glad.
Wars of winter cease rto wage Now spring fever's all the rage. Teaoh•ers say, "Too bad "
Less ons n0w are most •all bluff . Ev e ry pupil wants to sluff, S a.ve a few ·
They 'have bluffed t;he w'hole year round, They are now on bonnce and bonnd 'To get through.
Commencement time i·s n ea rly 'here Then we'11 leave the hi gh school, dear, With a sigh.
Tes•ts and exams are now past To our " happiest days" at last We n: t: ·st say, "go-o d bye. -A SEINJOR.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :
They sat on the steps at midnight, Two fools, it has of.ten be e n said; Murmurin 15 honey nothings , While the silver moon hung her 'head Two fools with joyous elation
Swopped microbes on their And thrilled with a queer sensation: \ Froni toes to their finger tips ; Telling the same stuff over and over That was nothing when it was new; Giggling, gushing and burning, But frozen through and through. This fond affection the young folks Have to bear; They think it is love undying, And angels in envy stare
trampetl scornfully away Once in his room lie laid asid e his kin g ly vestments, with many a bitter word . Th-e n he happen e d to glance out into the moonlighted garden. Slowly his anger faded and an awed look crept into his face.
"Gee! The B lu e Book was right! The 'Invincibl e Formula' did its work on 'em," he whispere<J softly.
A Mother's jewels
"Wh e re are your peaTls, yo•ur rubi e s red?" T'h•e s tately Roman matron said, "I see n:o jewelled bracelets shine Upon your wrists like these of mine."
Corlleli'a drew tlhem to her sid,e "My boys my jewels are," replied. "Wh'at care I for your studded gold? T.is more the 'lives of youths to mould."
Tlhe works 01 ages lite jn ·dust, The swords of many heroes rust, Bt11t · HisotJory lhas penned the name "T-he Gracchi" on tbe page · of fame.
Although t!hey, two, were mart.yrs slain, 'l1hteir mqt'her's ·care was not in vain, For, in the common heart enslhrinerl, They lived to benefit manl>'ind.
NELUE K •IMBERL Y
" Was the play tragic last night?" "Aw full y; eve n the seats were in tiers." -Ex.
Ha rry-" I know a girl that got a pearl! from an o ·yster." nothing. moud fFom a lohster."-Ex My sister got a ilia-:
In debate Lincoln has done well this yea•:. We 6lef:z ated :our old opponents, Beatrice, on the munici])a'] ownership of street Tailways, Lincoln upholding the a ffi.rm a tiv e. Clar e nce Clark, Marvin Levy and Alice M'O ckett compos•? d the tean•.. In the Omaha d e bate, LinCJ::Jln upheld the Mfirn!:t· tive of the government own e·rship of railrvarls and was defeated by a decision of tw'O to on e. For•rest Tebbetts, Clarence Olark, and Fred Marconitt were <the beam. In th e school debate, Marv i n Levy won first place for the fir .ot time si nce Albert Lev y won it in 1900 . The question was th e " frru t " one and Lincoln maintaine1 that t he y wer e detrimental.
Realizing that deba•ters s'h< :J uld have a little token to s how for what they had done, as well as athletic members, true debating associrution bought for each m ember of the teams a little go l d pin with the name of the debate and the elate on it Next y•ear, &ee if you can't get one
i n g during this school year. The debates have been very helpful and the parliamentary drill has each member a better man in his class meeting or wherever he might be. The Phlogistons feel that the P. D S i s by far the best society in the schoo l , and it is only right that the members should think so.
One of the noticable· features of the Phlogistons is that the boys are so congenia l. Each fellow thinks as much of the othe·r one 'i'l if he w1s his brother not only in P. D. S. , but i n tmth ·
PHLOGISTON DEBATING SOCIETY.
During the past year that jolly bunch of debaters, The Phlogistons, has made great progress in many ways. It is true that none of the P. D. S. boys have won places on the deba t in g teams this year. However, several of tlhe boys have acted a'S memb e rs of the second teams. Most of the P. D . S . boys still have time to develop into good debaters. The meetings have been held, as regular l y as possible, in room 201, each Friday even-
'SAINT PETE R' S JUDGMENT ?
Behold, WJe are walking in. the valley of time and here is th e advancement gate . A command of "h<o•ld" came from our guide, his impy-fied personality freezing us into obedience, "RJece-ive ye here the password •&nd ticket to pass beyond the gate. Be in readiness to r•e'C!eive the verd<ict of Peter, the greates t of -a]] apostles," was 1the command. Beyond yonder golden gates with high rsharp-poi n•red picl"ets I beh e ld a garden of joy, coolness, p<J.ea•sure and sa<tisfaction How our IJ:t·earts l onged for a.dmJssion, for ou r journey had been l'Ong and• 'hot and the road was sandy-desertlike, "Let a r e presenta;tiv-e from ea-c h club a dvan-ce and receive <the judgment from St :Peter." The first on the list are the W. P S., and a typical lad advances, "Still young are ye with struggling feet and faltering speech y<e are still. Accept my blessings and pass to yonder pl ace of recre-
aUou for the summer." Nex1t on the Hst was the Philogistons. A lad with fluttering necktie, oxf.ords and hi gh-rolled trousers exJhibiting loud ·hos iery, advane•e d. S•t. P•eter be/held him with astonishment and asked:
"Do you c•ome from Gardinal ;Cl,onin's dioces-e?"
"Yes," answered the youth.
"Then stay where you are, for you seem to be enjoying yourself," said Peter .
The nex•t to ad·vance was the r·epres•entative for the G. D. S., our girl de]}aters. Saint Pe te r knit •his brow and· looked very gmve.
" So Y'OU be'He•v,e in woman suffrage?"
"I d'O," st€'rnly answered tbe girl.
A warm discussion followed on the merl•ts or this ques tion between Peter and the Pl'ettY mruid of tfue G. D. S. Bo heated became the debate that the 'h- ea vens ecb:oed as from thunder. Peter finally C'Onsented to admit the G. D. S., but had eaC'h tongue shortened 5 mm., which decreased the talking capacity inversly as the square root of the entire length
The C D. S. were next announced. Immediately St. Pete:r arose and all Vhe gay music or heaven began to resound. Peter opene d the gate wi:th his own •ha;n·d and at the head of a band of ang els we were ushered in. St. Peter followed by th e C D S., m'Ounted the great rostrum. That great saint stepped forward and announced the following, "Be/hold •the winners. The SCO!"El stands as foHows, oounted by the number p ersons furnd shed by d•eha:ting societies for interschool debates, C. D . S., 3; G. D. s.,l; P. D. S., 0; W. P. S., 0. FRED MA'ROONNIT.
WENDEL L PHILLIPS S OC IETYThursday evening. May 23, the Wendell Phi-llips D e baJting society met for the last time this year A good debat e was given on t'he questioit: Res·olved, Th at two · tJeleph'one systems are a detriment to the cHy of Lincoln Wendell :Macdougall and Branson Stewart upheld t!he aJilrma tive; E dgar Russel and Harry Earhe!l.l't tr)l)k the n;e-gative.
The regula• election was held auci the follo wing officers were elected:
President-Wendell Macdougall.
Vi<;e-President-lvern Tingley . .S·ec. Trea surer-Ch•a:rles Engli s h. Edwards.
Attorney-Jay Collins.
Edi.tor-Ray M"<tcdougall.
Serge ant-a t-arrns-Ray Glidder.
At a private session held immediately after the election, Rex Woodring was voted into the society.
Alt!houg'h tJhe soci ety loses many or il s members tiJJ.is spring, there is to get ::t good start next ye'aT, and we ex\.)eet the society to be better than ever b <l fore.
EARL SWINDELL
G. D . S .
The Girls' Debating Soc iety is completJing aJll. other enjoyable yeaT. T he debates for which the soci€ty was organized, have b een carried on, alternating with parliamenl:!ary drill. The social sdde of the society has not been neglected and 1Jhe society w:ill clos'e with a crowning everut, >\ plcni c, to be held at S.tate FaTm, May 31st. Many new members' ih•ave been admitted; cchosen from the promising freshmen and sophomore girls, so that the society will do better n ext year than ever before.
The officers are : M iriam Batten, P•resident; \Jieissie Ra nda H, :Secretary,; Edatb Tewk!Sbur:y, Sergeant-at-Arms ; June Hitchcoc'3: , Editor. .JUNE HITCHCOCK
LORA SMITH
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.
ARCHIBALD H DINSMORE
of th e Linco ln High Sclwol at 125 North Twe lfth Street, Lincoln , N e br. ·
Entered as se cond c lasS n1attcr Nov. 5, 1906, at the Post Office at Lincoln, Nebr., und e r act co ng-ress M a rch 3, 1879 T e rms: Cash in advanc e P e r yea r 50 cents Semester 25 ce nt s Singl e COP }' 5 By mail
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EDITORIALS
We are indeb t ed to Th e Nebr aska State Journal for the half tone cuts of the track team and basket ball team published in this number.
Numerous exchanges have been received thi s month. W e ha ve pl a ce for an exchange of comments in this isue, but we wish to thanlr all t hose who have criticized our paper this y e ar The suggestions of others have been a g re•J.t help to us.
STRAIGIHT WITH THE WORLD.
Th•e Advocate Publishing Ass-oc-iation Is a•t l-1st out of d •eh t. The debts con t racted in tlb.e years 1904 and 1905, amountin g to ov·er sixty -five dollars, have all been paid This is due to "the efforts of our enterpri'sing Business ·RJ:J>bent Ferguson and Clarence Clark, w'ho by honorable bus!n E•ss methods h a ve so m a.n ag ed• the financi a l affairs as not only to support the publication during the current year but to ma'ke up t'he d·e fioit of former years.
A WORD OF THANKS.
. With ,t11is issue, of t>he Advocate-, Volume XIII is end·ed The poJi.cy ·of the :staff thts year has no t been tv give " puffs" •to members of ·t'he sohool a:nd throw " l emons" at m e mbers of faculty It thas b een one of treating all persons equally -arid honorably to the beS't of our ability . We have not .tried to fill our pruper with useles s accounts of ·past p e rf-ormances of th 'e ·student hody, but have tried to "boost" all school activiities in advance. We h a v•e at aU times favored student and
unity, not against the fa•c-ulty, but working wi-th them for one common end, good government and a n up- bo-date, -wide awake sc'bool. We believe t!hrut witl). rhe s upport given us by our ab le curps o f s ditors and contributors that our policy has be en, in a good d•egree, carried out. Miss Lora Smith , our competent and enthusiastic assistant editor, h a-s been faithful in her duties; while all of the others, mentione•d •in •the s t-a ff list have done their parts equal ly well. Miss Clark , our faculty advisor, has been a help to us at all •times. Few of , the students or e v e•n members of the faculty rea lize •how much time a nd thought, 'how much patf:e nce and labor , Miss mark has· shown, or how deeply we •are ind e b te d to lheT. We <t ake this oppo•rtunHy >of publicly t'hanking the students and teacn e rs who have helped us d.uTing this school yewr.
COMMENCEMENT WEE'K PROGR A M. Sund'ay, June 2, Baccalaurea1Je· sermon, St. Paul's dhurclh. M-onday, Senior Puhlic . H. S . Audito1·ium. Tuesday, Class Day Ex e rcises H. S. Audit orium.
Wednesday, Alumni Da y. Frid ay, Comme·ncement exeT.cises. City Auditorium.
TO MISS FOX .
Lil' e a dream it ha unts me -still, And I think it always will , of •agony so racking
When my head was lbot and a ching, All ·seemed anti<typal Beauty, Y e t I deemed· my bound·en duty, Was to get that pesky J.esson, And 'bo "grind" in Tenny•son. - ST9LEN
A PRETTY VAULT
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Photo h ;- C L Cla 1·k
Dic.l,: t h e M . V.I. A. A. record for pol e 'autt.
RL•cord 10 feet 61-2
Photo h :r Lynn C htlll i n g
L. H . S . BASKET BALL TEAM
VICTORIOUS TRACK TEAMS-STATE HIGH SCHOOL MEET 1907
FAIRBURY FIRST, PAWNEE CITY SECOND , LINCOLN THIRD
V. Archibald H. Dinsmor e, Editor-in-Chief; VII I. Lora Smith, Assistant E,Jitor; I. C lar ence L C lat·k, Bnsiness Mana g-e r; TIL W e nclall Macclongall , Assistant Bnsines !i Manager; XI. D ee Eiche , Staff At·tist; II. Miss L . C lark. Facult y Advisor; IX. N. M. C r onin, Acconntant; VI. Chas. A. Bennett, Lo ca l Editor; VII Esther Warn e r , Soci e ty Editor; X. Ru sse l Ft·ye, Ath l etic Editor; IV. Bruc e J o hn ,;o n , Music Editor.
THE ADVOCATE BUNCH---II SEMESTER, 1906-1907
Name Nicl\ Generally Favorite I Favorite 1Ambition Name Speaking E.xpression
Archibald H. Dinsmore ArchicBawlc1 Generally Speaking "I Don't Know " I Spea l \i l llf in Chap e l Prin ci pal of Thal',R It I L H S
Lora Smith ' 'Peggy" Studious "Fof Pctes' Sal<e" Eating P ickl es P. B. K
Dee E.iche De a co n Cute "Holy Smoh:c" WorkinJ.( the Medical Teach e r!"'
Clarence Clark "C larld c" F'ull of Business "Great S cot t " A c ting Lawy e r -
Wendall McDougall Mac. A Good Boy "Lord I Don't E nj<?ying I..,ifc Dancing Know" - -
M iss Lucy Clark Lost in the Sw ee t Tem percd ··,vcn! '' L e n di n g a Hclpiul{ A Good O l d Shuffle Hand Lady -
Mr. N. M , Cron i n Not For Droll Hasn't B een DanCing · S e nator Publication Y et -
Charles Bennett Chick Funn y "P rc tty Good Eating I cc C ream Soloist Huh?" . -- -
Esther Warner A Swee t Gir l ''O h Pickl e!" Looking for Ca J)ital Pickle Merchant
Russel Frye "Rusty " Afraid ("?)of the "O h Gosh" Studyi n g 'l' heatrical Math e mati cs Managc'r
Bruce Johnson Prof G i\ ing "Cri m e n y Sakes" Talking 'ro bean Ange l
Donald Trueblood "Pretty" A Lady 's Man ··For Heave n's Looking Sweet ' Tri ,lf InstrucSake! , tor --· --·-
June Hitchcock Lu cy Flirting "O h Lud! " Eating Chocolate V :audeville Bonbons Actress --··- - - - -
Robert Funkhouser Funk L engthy "O h Fudge " Stuffing A Gree k Stude nt
Lorena B ix by Baby Small ''Gracious'' Studying Latill
Fred Marconnitt Mark R ese rve d T eb bets " Dcbath1g 9 iccro
lvern Tin g ley Ticklish " Jimin y" Visting Horton INo A mbition Mrs. Moll y I'm Astoni8lt c d 1--Irma Horman Prop. Pri m at Your Insurance Making Fudge O l d 1\':aid -- ---
Louise Guthrie l 'Wese" Good Natur ed "Oh D car ·t S c t!illg How She StcuoJ.rrat> h l'r Can b e · - -
Lindsey Caroline Piquant "Oh Horrors " Ta lldn g to t h e Bo ys To l'tlakc a . "'R usl lc 1
Inez Hamilton GenevicYP · Sc ra ppi ng ''Oh Girl s" Gigg l ing- 'J'o M arried ' -· - - -
Evangeline Long " Van gie" Long "Say!" LauR"hi n g A "Lo n g'' Life
Edgar Ed Jolly ··cut it Out, L eading a Squad .In st-ructor in Spa ni s h - - - -
Eva Mitchell Littl e Eva Nothing- D o, Me, Sol. Si n ging to H erse lf A S«: a 111 s t I
Harold Slater " Slats' ' Self-Sa ti s ficd I "Jiggers" Inflict in g SurYeyor .-------- --
Miss Marsh Hasn ' t A n y Jo l ly "Get ! :l usy, Wi e lrlin l{a Baton A World Famed Artist - · Miss Wort Wouldn't HaR a Will of Her "I Co uld Cllew Leading Si n g in g Author of a HaYc On e Ow n His Ears" Source Book
THE
KILK1ENNY CLUB.
Tb·e Kill;.enny club was organized from ties formerly known as the Hawth orne S oci'e:ty and Browning Club. The members of this c l ub are forty-seven in number, seventeen of whom are S'eni•ors. The· members have maintained during tJhe semester of its exi-stence an excel}tionally higlh record for scholarship. 'Dhe purposes of tJhis organization are to promote the best interests of the s chool and to encourage soci'al and litera r y intercourse among its members
1 The club has a definite plan of work. Pmgrams J a<re giVlen every two weeks in whic'h members must .take pia.rt at l east once in each semester. T h e programs vary. 'Dhis semester there has bee n a. musical numb!er, a day given to current events, a Latin-German program and there at·e yet to come a talk illustrated with stereopticon views and a p lay, Which is to be g;i ven at a picn ic in the woods .
As two sepamte societies, that is, as th1e Hawthorne· S•odety a nd Browning Club, fue g i rls could not s o well carry out their p l ans, bu:t as a unit they hope to th i s new society one of tJhe bles•t and most influentia.] e1ements in tJhe L i ncoln High S·chool.
CORNELIA LIND.SE·Y
SHAKESPEARE CLUB .
The Shakespeare society is an organization whkh wa s started by s ix s enior girl s. After tlhey were org.anized six other senior gir l s. w•ere taken in. The study of S<ba•kespeare was taken HP, a nd "QitheUo" was diiscuss.ed. Later, six junib·r girls we11e invited to join. Next year the six junior girls will be seniors, and w ill ask six senior gi'rls. and six junior g;i.rls to be members. In this way fue society will be perpetuated, and much enjoyment wi!I be received from such interesting study.
The officers for next year are as foi:lows: .June Hitchcock, president; Grace Barrett, secre.June Hitchcock, president; Grace Burett, secretary; Irma Herman, editor.
FREEMAN -PALMER SOCIETY.
This year 'has been ;Uhe second one or the soe<iety's organization, and <one i n which it has grown and d·eveloped. It was organized as a debating a n d literary so-ciety, and during •this year debates have alternated with parliamentary dril l.
'Dhe memberslbip has been incl"easing and interes-ting meetings are hel d ·on Thursday noons in mom 26. These meetings are open to a]] High Sohool girls
-A change· bas recently bteen made in the p l an of work and the giT ls are studying !!be h1stor y of the drama Ta l ks have been given by differen.t members upton tlbe subj<ect a nd it is Vhe study w ill p rove very i n teresting Although U.ttl e can be done thi s semester, plan will be resumeod next fa ll. Occas i onally d'l"am'as will be s>t u d'ied and scenes from tJhem aded. In this way t h e members will bs·come familiar wi.tlb the mas::er pieces of thi-s kind of lite!'a t:ul"e· as well as with tts history LOUISE GUTHRIE
I . M. P. SOCIETY .
The I. M. P Soc.i·ety bas not accomplished any intellec;tua l feats t1his year, but it bas accomplished it s purpose, Which is to bring about a doser intimacy among t'he girls . Although on l y one soda ! affair was given . it was the finest danCiing party g;iven t'his year by a society of this kind. Next year we intend to make a still finer org:m ization of I. Jill. P. SIJd s:ty, a.nd we will show the school what a gir l s' suciety can do. 'Dhe The officers are: M1aude Gl a<rk, president; H e l en Dinsmore, vice pre&ident; G•ra c·e Bennett, secre'tarv-treJsurer · nra ce Thompson, sergeant"atIrma Herman, ed.Hor IRMA HERMAN.
·Class of 1907
That this is the la st report given by the Class of 1907 to the Advocate is in some ways· a sad ·f ::: ct. But the · Senio rs hav e finished the High School course and it is natural that r e ports in the Advocate should cease
The class as a Senior class has accomplished much. The play, "Just Out of College," was an excellent production, while parties and hops given by this· class have been the merriest of all affairs. Skip day was held on May 20th. A street car ride to College View, Lincoln Park and the State Farm gave Les Hyde and Harry Stults a chance to steal flowers by the wayside and swipe the lunch. Some of bhe boys kidnapp s d Conard Allen, D e e Eiche and June Hitchcoc k, Juniors, and Kathetlne Mockett and Grace Bumstead, Sophomores, in order to start some fun. Picnic dinner was eaten at an unoccupied house near the State Farm. Some ate out i n the front yard in the rain while others fled into the house. The afternoon was· spent in watching a baseball game and having a general picnic. Some members of the class held a Bijo u party at 2 o'clock. The Skip Day dance in the evening was the most enjoyable social function ever given by the class.
The Seni or track team won hono1;s for the class this year. This glorious class led the school in Athl'etics
Now the Seniors are ready to will their possessions to their friends, Jay aside their " ponies," bid the teachers good-bye and hasten on to the hig'her schools, where t h e k n ow l edge gained i n the L. H. S may be u sed to the best advantage.
DONALD TRUEBLOOD.
Class of 1909
The class did not organize until rather late in the season, but when they did get together ·they had very little busin,ess to trans a'Ct. ·
Earl y in the seoond s ·emester the class d zcided .to get <the start of the oVher classes in athletics and e l ected Harry Holdeman as manager of t he track team and voted .twen,ty dollars for g etting sweaters for t'he me n who s'hould make p oints in the intercl ass me et. The track men got ol!lt far ahead of anyone else and did good, consistent W!Ork which enablecl the cl'ass to surpass all other classes in school except the Seniors ' in ath l etics. One fact is significant, that the Sophomores won more first !}l aces 1than any ofuer class in s chool. Nine men made points in the interclass m eoe t and not on e· made more than 6'-h 'POints . Tl:!is
s·hows good team W'Jrl,, and also that :t'he team der, ended on no one man for th1e points t'hey made, as did t he Junior class. W:hen it comes to a " show down," tha't class of 1909 is "there witlh the good s."
The· cJ.ass party was held May 18, at tihe home ·o.f 8-hirl ey FossJer and wa;s -th'e ·best affair of tJhe ldn::l we have :ha d yet.
vVe have 'had a good set of officers this yeaF and if we C'Ontinue as heretofore, we will win leveTyth!ng in which we parti·cipate and !have the best c'lass tha·L ever pa·ssed ltlhrough the High 8-c hool.
ROBERT FUNKHOUSER.
Class of 191 0
T he Fres'hman class has very little in year. We h'i''e show n ourse l ves a l· most devoid of dass spirit, and only a few haYe s tood by t!he and whistl ing and t'he s ·hooting of paper wads hava not, I am sor ry to say, lett a vet-y g ,)() l impression ou the t'houg'h we have vastly improved si n ce our special dhapet Let us hope that next year we will show up better, and prove t-o t'he classes that we have as much class spirit as any.
LORENA BIXBY.
Mr. and Mrs Junior SNAPS.
Stud ents wishing to get oft' easy should foll<nv t'he exampl-:J set by Lora Smit!h, Harold Slater and Mecia Stout. They took all the "snaps" in the 'high school. '
BASKET- BALL
Old L H. S. had a fine -basket-ball tfuis y\!ar, both financially and otherwi·se. They won the city champi'Ons hi]r by a large margin, and also won the majority of their other hig'h sehou l games. The scoTes of tJhe high schoo l games mn something like this:
L , H. S 34 Y oa·k H. S 19
L. H . S . .. .. ... . .. . . 33 Omaha H. S ..... . .... 18
L H S 42 Roca H S 8
L H. S 29 Crete H S 25
L. H. S 23 Crete: H. S 25
The boys who did 1!his glorious work were: P Schmidt (Capt.) and S. Waugh (forwa:rds) , R. Frye (center), E. Swindel and E. Wo'hlenberg (guards). •
TRACK.
Once more o l d L H. S. made herself 'heaTd in ithe Missour i VaHey Meet, a-lthough they di d not carry off the hi g hest The -boys captured fotu·th p lace in the Missouri Valley JY{eet, gebtJing 25 p·oints. For the L H. S. , D i ck R ussell broke the previous p·o l e v-ault I'€'cord of the M. V. I. A. A. The -boys def•eated Ashl•a nd by a score of 69·-53. L. 'H. S. ·captured thii·d p l a'ce in Nebraslm State Meet wHh 16 poiruts, Fairbury taking first nJ,a ce. The boys wilo \,·::; n t!'.J.cir "L" t his s-eason were E . Swinde ll (Capt.), R. Russe ll , H . C-all ahan, P. Sheldon, A. Beams, B. Mickey, G. Hutch'i l}son, V. Bates, B. Stewart.
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Nobb y Sh ap es
SCIENTIFIC
Mrs. Field: Boys can be trusted as well as men. Mr. Woods: Y e p, as the tree is bent the twig is inclined
Hoo ve r 'Calahan
Huyler's CHOCOLATES
AND
BONBONS THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
MUSIC.
The musi-c co l umn •has been probably 1!he least read of any •o.f the numerous ·columns of this paper; perhaps nobody is even readi-ng it n'ow-(pardon me gentle reader.) lit boas oeen a IJJ.ard struggle on the p-art of those inruerested to make rthe student body think t!hat music is worth any1!hing.
'1\his is not wriHen as a complaint or as an appea l, bwt simply as a stJatement of painllul fac<ts.
This year marks the 'FINIS of the p.fan1o debt. That was done by the music organizations of the seihool. W e have b.ad a d1efinite purpose in all that we 'have done and we have acc omp li sh e d ou r pu r pose
We hope next year ,!Jhat the music column will be more in'tei, esting and more wid e Iy reoo
MUSIC CLASSES .
This year tboe re .has been in1to the · igh sc'hool a course in m usic like th at w1hich 'ha:s been placeq in many eastern schoo l s where Harvard and other un i versities have given the stamp of their approval by accepti n g such courses as university preparato ry credits The work has, likle all new ·things, had many difficulties to contend with, but another year will, we hope, establish lot firmly '1\he course in the hi•sbory and analysis of music has culminate:d in a sedes of beautiful and instructive recitalos by Miss Archiboald and some assistants. The sight rea:ding has develo:ped ill'bo a study of the c:harming da'Ssica:l contata , ·'King by Smieton, parts of w'hi•ch will be given at c'hapel the last week of school. The har:nony course will give a ha l f or so or lots members a chance rto use their tra i ning as acknowledged credits •at ,the UniV>eTsity School of Music and probab l y at any conserva,;t;Ory. A great deal of gratitude is · d'lle Mr WUson an:d Mr. IDames, w'ho have done all in theh· power to encc.urage and assist our work. The courses for next year are bulletined fully wl1ere the: students may consult them in 'd'etaH In genera'! they are : 1. Sight Singing. 2 Chorus 3. History of Mu·sic. 4. Mus!eal Ana:lysi's. 5. Elementary Harmony. 6. Ad\"anced Harmony and Counterpoint. 7. G'J. ee Ol ubs. 8 'Orchestra. It is hoped tiJiat a full reg!•s trattioon by those
who are studying instrumental or vocal music, as well a s by others who have no music and can receive free l y a musical education, will insure a g1ood departme'll't of music neXIt year.
BOYS ' GLEE CLUB.
Looking over 'the past year, 1one can see a great Improvement in : the W'ork accompUshed by the Boys' GI ee Glub. Not 'Only hav 'e we a better class of songs, but more of them. Combine With Vhls a more united· effort in our s inging, and• the added experience, and you must admit that GIEre Club I'S th\6 " best Y•e•t."
Begi nning early in the year, we bou ghlt the best S'ong book o btainab l e. P-racticing regularly under the •splendid le aders'hip of Mr. M'!Her, the· advance was quite notdceabl e.
T he Club sang several sacred se l ections before the Sun d ay Sc:hoo l of Grace Methodist churoh ear l y in tlhe winter. 'Soon after, we sang befora a meeti n g of ·the city s·chooJ teachers In joi n t concert wi!t;h the Girls' Glee Club, a program was giv·e·n from 'the ll'ew Academy song !Jiook'S.
The greatest effort, of cours e, W'as put into the Glee Cl ub Va udeville. The members J\eel well wf.th the showing t!h•a.t was made, altho11gh sorry that they ·di'd not have •the fuU 'house they desired. They are quite confi denlt, however, t h a,t in tlhe future ' they can flU Vh,e. ·house as well as the 'CI::ts s pl-ays do wit'h good s upP'ort from the dents, 'We beJ'i.eve that we can furnish mus!:c that will be a credit and a pleasure tn th'e school. · HAROLD SLATER.
Warner and Beckman, Fine Shoes 1607 0
FIRST TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
Interest paid at per cent.
I . Y . W . C. A.
The High S'Chool bra nch of t h e Young Wom a n's Chr;is tian Assoc.i at ion w as f:ormoe-d the early part of l ast s emest er The m e m ll'm·ship during tlris time has mo.re t!han dotibled i ts elf. The noon mee tings hav e b e en VJe:r y w e J.l att e nded and good ha v e been present
Bill'le •s tud y <!l as se s wer e 'h:eld regul a rl y sklce the beginning. One wa:s on "the " Life of Paul," conducted by Mrs E B a•rber, and one i n MIBsi"on Study, by Miss L. Dickey . '
The girls have d•cine s p.J. eondidly in 'h•el•ping the Ci,t;y Y W. C. A. to ra'ise money for a new buildin g. 'Dhey have raised almost four hundred dol1-fl.f' S
'Dhe High :School branch i s trying 'hard <to rai se some money •to s end a d •e l•ega t e t o the student ' eon ference at ·Casca de , ·Colora do. Th1s conferwill be held 'during the summer OTTIE VODERBERG
Hav e you been to the Famous' New' Store , corner 13th and 0 ? Finest lin e of school hats in the cj, ty
Sol e A g e n ts fo r D & M Bas e Ball & Athletic Goods, W e a l so c ar ry tile Spaldin g Lin e .
Special pric es to Clubs on bats, ball s , mitt s and uniform s
LAWLO R CYCLE CO . · 1324 0 Sreet.
Only Bicycle and Sporting Good s House on 0 St
Green ' s Barber shops exc e l all oth e rs in the we s t. Entirely mod e rn and the b e st work is as s ured.
Specially
Clever Clothes for Young Chaps
THIS pays ·more attention to the ) right clo'thing for young men and boys than any othe r concern in the we st. Our long pant suits are designed to help out the .· fellow who is more than a boy and a little less than ·a man. They loan the young chap a figure while he is growing and developing / -tf one of his own . They .. ,;:;? ' are full of style and good looks, made from newish fabrics and cost less by 20 per cent than the same goods be secur ed elsewhere.
Two and three piece long pant suits a t $20 , . $18 , $15, $12.50, $10 , $7.50 6.50 and $5.00 Kn ee ·pant sui ts at $1.9 8 , $ 2.50 , $ 2. 98 , $ 3.5 0 , $ 3:9 8 , $5.00 up to $ 10 .00
