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D. M. L. C. Messenger SEPTEMBER 1920

VOLUME XX!

NEW ULM, MINN. SEPTEMBER 1920

NUMBER I

MANUFACTURING CHEESE IN WISCONSIN.

I don't know if this topic will interest every one who reads it, but I hope some will take interest in it. You all know, Wisconsin is one of the leading dairy states in the U. S. A. Most of the people think that a cheesemaker leads an easy life. He does, in one way; but~when he has to get up every morning at four o'clock and keep working all the time till about four in the afternoon, we believe that it cannot be very easy work. The first thing he has to do is to fire the boiler to raise steam for getting the milk hot.

After that, the farmers bring their milk to the factory. The factory at home receives from 15,000 to 20,000 pounds of milk every morning. This has to be unloaded and weighed and then it is let into vats. Every morning there is a little milk taken and put into t est bottles. Every two weeks this milk is tested and the test that each farmer has on his milk is what he gets for his milk. After the milk is let into the vats it is separated. The cream that comes from it is shipped away or the farmers buy it and make butter.

After the milk is separated it is heated and mixed. While it is being mixed acids and salt are added to it to give it its taste. It takes about 10 1-2 pounds of milk to make a pound of cheese. While the milk is being mixed, a kind of milky fluid runs from the vats.

This is separated again and the cream that comes from this is called whey cream. The rest is called whey which runs outside into a tank. This whey the farmers take along the next morning to feed to their hogs. After the' cheese has been mixed it is placed into forms to be pressed. Cheese cloth is placed in these forms heftl1路e the cheese is entered. The forms have the shape by which

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the cheese is named. There are different kinds of cheese. The cheese mostly made in Wisconsin are the Longhorns, Young Americans and Daisies. They weigh about from 30 to 60 lbs. a piece. While the cheese is being pressed the cheesemaker is busy washing all the machinery. After the cheese is taken out of the forms it is dipped into wax and placed in a curing room. It remains in this room till a cheese buyer comes around and tests it to see if it is fit to be shipped. Sometimes it is sour or has too many pinholes. "Pinholes" seems to be a very odd expression, but that it just what they are. These are holes in the cheese about the size of a pin and if it has to many of these it will not be accepted. So you see that a cheesemaker is always making cheese at his own risk. After it has been tested and is fit to be shipped the farmers have to haul it to the depot from where it is shipped to warehouses. From these warehouses it is shipped all over the United States and to foreign countries. So you see the cheese has .to go through many hands before it is eaten.

H." K. '24.

BEING AN AGENT.-MY FIRST ATTEMPT. I made my first attempt at being an agent last summer. The work wasn't exactly what I liked, but it was the best I could find, for I was too young to work in a factory and other work was scarce.

But now the qeustion was, what should I canvass? I looked over the advertisements of all the magazines I could get hold of and finally decided to be agent for the Blumer Company, selling extracts and articles in that line.

In about a week I was ready to start. It was on a Monday morning. I didn't start out very early to be sure everybody would be Olit of bed. Right around our neighborhood business was real good. They gave me several large orders. 路 But as I got further into the city the tables were turned. As I approached one house I saw someone pull the curtain on the door and lock it. I believe I rapped for nearly five minutes. It made me feel disgusted to think someone locked the door before my nose, but I had to get used to it. At another place a dog scared me out. He was tied up, but he would have been able to reach me if I would have tried to approach the steps. So I thought I would pltc.y safe and march on. This is the way luck changed nearly all forenoon. It was about half past eleven when I went home for dinner, very discouraged and tired. I just about felt like giving the job up, but I ate a hearty dinner just the same. When I told my parent s about my adventures, they just laughed at me an~ told me I shouldn't get discouraged so soon. It took me until about t".V'o o'clock in the afternoon till I had enough courage to start out agam.

My luck in the afternoon was wo1'.se t han in the f?renoon. I received a few good orders, bu_t on th~ average ~usmess. w~s p~or.

When -I handed one lady my hst of articles she said she d1dn t thmk ~he needed anything this time . .. So I as~ed if she wanted to order

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some soap, for I saw that she wasn't any to clean and five or six dirty children running around in the house. Well, she thought she could buy soap just as cheap in town. So I let her go. I went home about half past five, thinking it was the most disgusting day's work I ever did in my life. Maybe it would not have been so bad if I would have chosen a different day than Monday, for I many times heard the remark, "blue Monday."

I canvassed in town for five weeks. Then I though I would try my luck in the country. But how should I get there? We had no car, and I didn't care to walk, so I had to take an old horse and buggy. And an old horse it was. He was nearly totally blind, and I had to give him a rest after every other mile. Once while I was busily engaged with my thoughts, the blind creature ran into a ditch. I. tried to make my old horse back out, but no, he would not do it. So I simply had to take hold of the wheels and tug an tug till I got the buggy back on the road. From most farmers I generally received pretty large orders. The only thing that I didn't like about canvassing in the country was the many dogs.

One dog came up to me, growling, as if he was going to eat me up.

I 路 tried to cool him down by calling him sweet names, but nothing would help. I believe he would have bitten me if the farmer had not called him back. At one place the farmer asked me if I had anything to sell with lots of alcohol in it. I told him I had some lemon extract. Well, he thought he would order about five bottles.

By the time I was through canvassing in the country and delivered the goods, vacation was nearly over. I earned more than I thought I would, and wouldn't mind taking a job like that this summer. Even if it was disgusting for the first few days, I soon thought there was nothing like it.

H. H. Praktische Behandlung eines Kirchenliedes.

Lehrer: Liebe Kinder!

Wir wollen heute ein Kirchenlied miteinander besprechen.

(Wiederholen im Chor.)

Ich habe ein Lied ausgesucht, das in vielen Gemeinden oft zu Anfang des Gottesdienstes, wohl auch morgens in der Schule gesungen wird.

Habt ihr schon Leute beobachtet, wenn sie ihren Platz in der Krirche nehmen?

Schtiler: Ja. L.: Was tun (!eider nicht alle,) aber <loch viele?

Sch.: Sie sprechen ein stilles Gebet.

L.: Tut auch ihr <las?

Sch:: Ja. (?)

L.: Dann konnt ihr mir wohl auch den Inhalt eures Gebets kurz mittei.Ien. Um was bittet ihr?

Sch.: (Antw0rt sollte sein): Gott wolle unsern Kirchgang

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segnen.-(Hilfsfragen, wenn notig, tiber Zweck des Kirchengehens bringen sehr bald die gewtinschte Antwort.)

L.: So soll es sein. Der Iiebe Gott sagt dir und mir: "Wenn du zum Hause Gottes gehst, so komm, class duh ores t."

Durch das bl o s s e Horen erlangen wir aber noch nicht den eigentlichen Segen oder Nutzen vom Kirchengehen. Das konnt ihr aus der Pfingstgeschichte erkennen.

Wie sprachen manche, trotzdem sie von Petrus die grossen Taten Gottes hatten verktindigen horen? 路 Sch. : Sie sind voll stissen Weins.

L.: Was haben die mit dem gehOrten Wort nicht getan?

Sch.: Sic haben es nicht geglaubt.

L.: Wann hatten auch sie den rechten Segen oder Nutzenl von dem <lurch die Apostel verktindigten Wort gehabt?

Sch.: Wenn sie es g e g la u b t hatten.

L.: Darum sagt auch unser Reiland selbst: "Selig sind, die GottesWorthore:nund bewahren", d. h. glaubig horen.

L.: Wann also hast du einen g e s e g n e t e n Kirchgang getan?

Sch.: Wenn ich Gottes . Wort g 1 a u b i g gehOrt ha be in der Kirche.

L.: Unser Lied, das wir nun besprechen wollen, is t e in e B i t t e, G o t t w o 11 e u n s e r n K i r c h g a n g s e g n e n.

Kann wohl einer von euch erraten welches das Lied ist?

Sch.: No. 335-"Herr Jcsu Christ" etc. (In den allermeisten Fallen wird sich ein Schuler finden, der an dieses Lied denkt. Findet's keiner, so nennt es der Lehrer.)

L.: Schlagt das Lied auf und sehet zu ob ich die 1. Strophe richtig. aufsage.

Welche Bitte stellen wir hierin an den Herrn Jesum?

Sch.: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, dein heilgen Geist du zu uns send.

L.: Was heisst. "Dich zu uns wend"?

Sch.: Erhore unsere Bitte.

(Vielleicht einige Hilfsfragen notig. Oder einige bibl. Ausdrticke der Art anftihren.

L.: Warum sagen wir mit Recht: "De in hl. Geist"?

Sch.: Weil der Herr Jesus ihn sendet vom Vater. (Joh. 15, 26).

L.: Wozu bedtirfen wir nach den folgenden Worten unser Liedes des hl. Geistes?

Sch.: Mit Hilf und Gnad er uns regier und uns den Weg zur Wahrheit ftihr.

L.: Wozu haben wir also den hl. Geist notig?

Sch.: Dass er uns zur Wahrheit ftihre.

L.: Welches ist denn die a 11 er w i ch ti gs t e Wahrheit ?

Sch.: Es ist in keinem andern Heil etc. (Die Antworten der Kinder werden sich wahrscheinlich <lurch Form und Wortlaut aber nicht nach ihrem Inhalt unterscheiden. Darum mag der Lehrer alle Antworten in diese Bibelworte zusammenfassen. )

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L.: Zu dieser Gewissheit zu kommen bedtirfen wir nach Gottes Wort des hl. Geistes. Wie sagt Gottes Wort hiervon 1. Cor. 12, 3?

(Spruch aufschlagen, wenn notig. ) Sch.: Niemand kann Jesum einen Herrn heissen, ohne <lurch den hl. Geist. · L.: Was bekennen wir darum auch im 3. Artikel?

Sch.: Ich glaube, <lass ich nicht-oder zu ihm kommen kann. · L.: · Welches Mitt els bedient sich hierbei der hl. Geist!

(Denkt an die Erklarung des 3. Artikels!) Sch.: Des E v a n g e 1 i um s.

L.: Wie lauten die Worte des Artikels?

Sch.: Sondern der hl. Geist hat mich <lurch <las E v a ng e I i u m - - - - · und erhalten.

L.: Die Kirchganger h o re n aber in der Kirche nicht nur Gottes Wort.

Was tut die Gemeinde au ch?

Sch. : Sie s i n g t.

L.: Mancherlei sind nun die Lieder, die die Gemeinde singt.

Was, sagte ich euch, vorhin, konnten wir dieses Lied nennen?

Sch.: Eine Bitte. (Um was? ) L.: Hat jemand aber etwa eine Predigt gehOrt, in der ihm die grossen Taten Gottes, wie sie z. B. der Spruch: Joh. 3, 16 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt etc. erzahlt wurden - - - Was ftir ein Lied ist dann am Platze?

Sch.: Ein Lob 1 i c d.

L.: Da kann es wohl vorkommen: <lass alle, die in der Kirche sin d mit dem M u n d e mitsingen und <loch der Jiebe Gott zu manchen sagen mtisste: "Dies Volk nahet sich zu mir" etc. Auch beim rec ht en (gottwohlgefalligem) Loben bleibt Jesu Wort wa hr: Ohne mich konnt ihr nichts tun. - Ebenso die Liederworte: Alles ist an Gottes Segen etc. .

Wie bittet drum auch der Dichter am Anfang der 2. Strophe?

Sch.: Tu' auf den Mund zum Lobe dein.

L.: Was bitten wir von Jesu, damit unser Horen, sowie auch unser Singen und Beten rechter Art sei?

Sch.: Bercit das Herz zur Andacht fein.

L.: Wie leitet uns der Dichter an zu beten, wenn wir etwa von Zweifel angefochten wcrden wie einst Thomas?

Sch.: Den Glauben mehr.

L.: Und wie, wenn wir ein Gotteswort nicht verstehen wie Nicodemus?

Sch.: Stark ' den Verst and.

L.: Wozu <las alles (sagt dcr Dichtcr) ?

Sch. : Dass uns dcin Nam' wm·d w oh l bekannt .

L.: Ist wohl jcmand unter allen Lcut en dieser Stadt, der den N a m e n J c s u s nicht kennt ?

Sch.: N1Jin. L.: Gcwiss nicht . Wie oft hart man <loch sogar auf offener

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Strasse so manches Lastermaul den schonen Jesusmanen schandlich missbrauchen!

Solchen Menschen ist der liebe Jesusname aber noch nicht w o h 1 b e k a n n t.

Ist 路er e u c h wohlbekannt?

Sch.: Ja. L.: Dann erklare mir den Namen.

Sch.: Jesus heisst Reiland, Seligmacher, Helfer, Erloser.

L.: Was der treue Jesusname fiir uns Christen bedeutet hat Dr. M. Luther so wunderschOn in der Erklarung des 2. Ar~ tikels gesagt.

Sage die Worte auf.

Sch.: Ich glaube - -- das ist gewisslich wahr.

L.: Nun wollen wir uns die 3. Strophe ansehen. Diese ist eigentlich eine Fortsetzung der 2.

Denkt nun erst einen Augenblick nochmals darilber nach, um was wir in der 2. Strophe den Lieben Reiland gebeten haben und sagt mir dann: Wie lange, bitten wir den lieben Reiland, wolle er solches tun?

Sch.: Bis wir singen in ewger Freud und selgem Licht.

(Erklaren: Gottes Heer-Engel).

L.: Also bis wir im Himmel sind und s c h a u e n was wir hier g 1 a u b e n. Schaut auf die Worte der 4. Strophe.

Was tut der fromme Dichter in den Worten der 4. Strophe als er die ewige Seligkeit bedenkt, wo ewige Freude und Wonne sein wird?

Sch. : Er 1 ob t Gott.

Erklaren? in einem Tron und Dreieinigkeit.)

L.: Wir wollen's auch so machen, So oft ihr zur Kirche geht, bittet den lieben Reiland, euei路n Kirchgang zu segnen, so <lass ihr g 1 a u b i g h o r t und von Herzen d a n k t daftir was Gott 路an euch getan.

Ja danket Gott oft und herzlich, dass er euch K i r c h e und S c h u 1 e gegeben hat wo ihr lernt, glaubig singen und sagen: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend sei Lob und Preis in Ewigkeit. (Das ganze Lied aufsagen.)

L.: Zurn Schluss hort noch eine passende Geschichte hierzu.

"Vor etwa 30 Jahren," erzahlt ein Pastor, hatte ich ein Gemeindemitglied mit dem Namen Mueller in meiner Gemeinde.

Dieser Mann war schon viele Jahre Glied der Gemeinde gewesen, war des ofteren in den Vorstand gewahlt worden und war in der ganzen Gemeinde als ein sehr fleissiger Kirchganger bekannt. Unter seinen Mitbtirgern wurde er von jedermann geachtet. Sein Eisenwarengeschaft, das er 30 Jahre betrieben und <lurch welches er zum Wohlstande gelangt war, gab er als er 75 Jahre alt war, an seine 2 Sohne ab und setzte sich in den Ruhestand. Dies geschah am N eujahrstage.

In dem darauffolgendem Jan. gab es viel kaltes, nasses Wetter mit Glatteis, wodurch die Wege, besonders fiir alte Leute, recht gefahrlich wurden. Darum wunderte ich mich auch nicht be-

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sonders dartiber, <lass Herr Mueller an den folgenden 4 oder 5 Sonntagen nicht in der Kirche war. Das Wetter war eben ganz besonders ungtinstig. Als ich jedoch an einem Montagmorgen zufallig einen der Sohne Herm Muellers auf der Strasse antraf teilte mir derselbe mit, <lass der Vater schon etwa 10 Tage an eine; schweren Erkaltung leide. Als ich auf meinem Heimwege bei Herrn Mueller vorsprach, fand ich's wie mir sein Sohn berichtet hatte. Vater Mueller war krank-ernstlich krank. Ja, die Krankheit hatte seit einigen Stunden zugenommen. Der herbeigerufene Arzt befiirchtete, es werde sich Lungenentztindung entwickeln.

Herr Mueller abnte auch selber, was ihm bevorstand. Denn als ich, nachdem der Arzt sich entfernt hatte, in das Krankenzimmer eintrat, empfing er micb mit den Worten: Lieber Herr Pastor!

Wie freut es mich, <lass Sie micb besuchen. Seit gestern babe ich so oft an Sie gedacht.- Nachdem ein heftiger Hustenanfall tiberstanden war, sagte er, ehe ich zu Worte kam:- Ich werde dieses nicht iiberstehen.-Es wird mein Ende sein.-Wiirden Sie mir, sobald als moglich, heute noch das hl. Abendmahl reichen?lch habe Ihnen auch noch etwas zu sagen- nachher, wenn Sie wiederkommen.

Sonderbar ergriffen von des Mannes Rede, verabs:;hiedete ich mich kurz mit dem Versprechen, sofort wiederzukommen und seinen Wunsch zu erftillen. Als ich nach etwa einer halben Stunde wieder an Herrn Muellers Bett trat, richtete sich der Kranke mit Hilfe seiner betagten Gattin im Bette auf, faltete seine Hande und sagte mit zitternder Stimme: So, Herr Pastor! Ich bin fertig. Als die Beichtvermahnung zu Ende war, sah mich Vater Mueller mit tranenden Augen an und sagte: Bitte, Herr Pastor!

Einen Augenblick!-Ich babe e i n e Stinde auf meinem Geswisen, die mich seit gestern als mir meine Frau zur Kirchzeit eine Predigt iiber das Evangelium vom Saemann vorlas, nicht ruhen lasst. I c h h a b e s o o f t v e r s a u m t , d i e of f e n t I i c h e P r e d i g t z u h o r e n. Hat der Herr mir auch gewisslich d i e Stinde vergeben? Die Bibel sagt doch: Wer das Wort verachtet, der verderbet sich selbst. Die Rede verstand ich nicht. Herr Mueller war ja <loch so lange Jahre in der ganzen Gemeinde als ein f 1 e iss i g e r K i r c h g a n g e r bekannt. Redete der Kranke etwa im Fieber? Herr Mueller erriet meine Gedanken und sprach Weiter, ehe ich ein Wort iiber meine Lippen bringen konnte: Nein!

Nein! Herr Pastor! Ich weiss wohl, was ich sage. Ach, es ist Rur zu wahr. Oft, ja sehr oft war ich in der Kirche und habe <loch s e 1 t e n eine Predigt w i r k I i c h g e h o r t. Sie verstehen mich nicht? Ich will's erklaren. Ich gehOre zu der grossen Schar, die Gottes Wort gehOrt viel und oft gehOrt und <loch du r ch e i g n e S c h u I d v e r g e b 1 i c h g e h o r t haben. Ach, Gott! Erbarme dich meiner! Mein Herz war bisher dem harten Wege, dem f elsigen Lande, ja vor all em, dem mit Dornen bewachsenen Ack(x gle:ich. In do., Jug 0 r.. d war ich z u I e i ch ts inn i g. im Al 路c er zu voll irdischer Sorge n, um w ah re n Se gen van der Predigt zu haben". 路

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· Tief erschtittert von des Mannes unerwarteter Beichte, fiel ich auf meine Knie und bat den lieben Reiland inbrtinstig, er wolle mir jetzt doch die rechten Trostesworte finden lassen, um diese geangstete Seele vor der Verzweiflung zu bewahren und sie der Vergebung auch d i e s e r g r o s s e n S ti n d e recht gewiss zu machen.

Und der liebe Reiland erhOrte mein Gebet. Vater Mueller g 1 a u b t e den trostlichen Verheissungen seines Heilandes und empfing mit Dankbarem, glaubigem, Herzen das Abendmahl des Herrn zum sichern Unterpfand.

Am nachsten Morgen frtihe, ehe ich ihn wieder besuchen konnte, entschlief er im festen Glauben an seinen lieben Reiland, nachdem er noch kurz zuvor zu seiner lieben Gattin gesagt hatte: Als Leichentext· mocht•J ich die Schriftworte haben: H e u t e i s t diesem Hause Heil wiederfahren.

L.: Liebe Kinder! Habt ihr diese Goschichte verstanden?

Sch.: Ja. L. : Das freut mich. Vcrgesst sie nie und allemal wenn ihr zur Kirche kommt, sdzt auch zeitig auf euren Platz und betet andachtig und glaubig: (Lied No. 335) Herr Jcsu Christ, dich zu uns wend etc. Dann werdet ihr a 11 e z e i t g e s e g n e t e K i re h en g a n g e r sein. Gott gob's aus Gnaden. 'Amen.

Bemerkung: A bgesehen von cinigen unwesentlichen Aenderungen ist diese Darstellung die getreue Wiedergabe einer mit .10 bis 14 jahrigen, fremdcn Schtilern gehaltenen Katechisation.

Zeit: 30 Minuten.

Chas. Kelpe, Tomah, Wis. LI.E •IN HASTE REGRET ~AT LEISURE.

"Another day's· work over," ' rejoiced Marie as the office clock announced that it was five o'clock. · Many happy thoughts of a promised vacation sp~d thru her mind as she walked to her home.

Within three weeks she would be at Rayburn!

"Hello, Auntie," was the greeting she cheerfully gave as she entered her home. She treated her aunt, who attended to the household duties in the Daggett home since the death of Marie's mother, not only kindly with words but also by assisting her with the household duties. In a short 'time she was clad in an apron and busying hersdf with the preparation of the evening meal.

"Marie, you must stay at home every evening before you leave. You'll be fit for a hospital rather than for a trip to Rayburn if you go out of this house anothor evening. Why, you were at church Sunday evening, canoeing Wednesday evening, and at the concOi·t Friday ovming. Whon I was a girl of 0ightecn, I spent my evenings by knitting, making patch-work quilts, and mi:mding. And rcrr.ember that I was always in bed at nine o'clock."

Marie did not begin an argument with Miss Daggett. This · was but o:r..e of the customary "scvonty-seven hundred" outbursts

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f hm· aunt by which the dame sought to reform Miss Marie.

Mari~ s code of 0thics and that of. her au~t differed greatly; but Mari<' never rebuked her elders cnsp1tc of this fact.

At seven o'clock that evening Miss Daggett entrusted the care of the Daggott home to Mario, saying, "Mario, I am going to Mrs. Grimmer's home for a few minutes. Don't leave the housf"!. If y ·ur father isn't back at ni,,,,, · a~ten.d to the lock and put the k~y in Lhe mail box. Vt th~ hall ligh'; bun. D) y•u u'1d:;rs~a 11d?

"E en, tho' Marie had heard many similar "do's" and "don't's," sb.e cheerfully answered, "Yes".

Cuddling up on the davenport, with a novel- as girls are wont to <l , Marie soon forgot that on this evening Clairice Dalone bad wanted her to go motoring with her. A telephone call, however, disturbed her. "I'll be over in ten minutes. We'll take a spin to Casey. Game?"-Clairice's familiar voice greeted her.

"Oh, Clay', I dare not leave the house to-night for daddy isn t at home and I have orders from headquarters to stay at home.

J m so sorry."

"Stay at home! Why Wee', you'll be as typical an old maid as youT aunt, if you insist on staying at home."

"Well, I've promised to stay here tonight. Auntie is at Mrs. Grimmer's tonight."

"For evermore, she's not, even at home to-night! Why 'Wee'' that's so much bettor. I'm coming over immediately."

In a few minutes the Daggett home was a "no man's land." l\1a1~ie really accepted Clairice's invitation. Clairice's command of the wheel, and a free road accounted for a speedy trip to Casey.

Youth so often forgets the duties placed upon it by elders; thus it was with these girls.

It was during the return trip that Marie's sense of duty became aroused. Her wish was that Miss Daggett might not discover her absence that evening; if not this, then that her aunt might not know that she had been motoring with Clairice Dalone, for Miss Daggott looked upon Clairice with an evil eye. The only cheer she got from Clairice was, "Don't worry, 'Wee', we'll get through slick.

Marie did "get through slick" as Clairice had termed it. When her aunt told her that she looked tired, the next morning, the pangs of having touched forbidden fruits attacked her. After a brief meditation she said, "I didn't sleep well last night." Then came another thought: I'll try it again. Marie began to practice the trade of" getting through slick;" she felt a touch of pride in doing things underhanded; she became a slave of most treacherous of sins, lie. Marie retained some of the good parts in her character: her large, blue eyes at times were like stars of innocence; tlrn sweetness of her voice, the kindness of her hands, the winsome waysthese often seemed unmarred. Clairice quoted Shakespeare's words, " .. like the innocent flower but ...... the serpent under it."

How often has man paid dearly and tenfold for the sin that afforded what at certain instances appeared to be pleasure, folly,

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amusement or joy! Marie also learned to pay. Altho the slavemaster of sin had, seemingly, acted gently toward her, it was a very cruel oppression when she was crushed beneath sin in the dust, she discovered. Marie had left her home one evening, saying that she and Clairice would attend choir practice. They took a train to Mobile to attend a carnival. Several friends had agreed to bring them back in an automobile. Going home in a happy mood, free from care as youth often is, Marie planned on slipping into the house thrugh a cellar window. Her plans were shattered, crushed as prey by an eagle, when the automobile in which she was returning was struck by a fast mail train ...... . .. ... Marie was a helpless being the following day when she found herself in a small, whitewalled room. Where was she? Oh yes, she recollected a crash, but that was all. Tears were of no avail now-it was too late. Where would her father look for her. She moaned, "Daddy."

"What is it?" were the first words she could understand.

"Oh, please get my daddy. Tell him I'm sorry" . . . ... And again she was in the stupor of a very sick person.

Three days later Marie realized how tightly the clutches of lie had grasped her, how soon it had brought her downfall. Her left hand had been injured so badly that its amputation was compulsory. How true were her father's words: "Lie in haste, regret at leisure."

Der Sperling.

In unserer Umgebung gibt es ja sehr viele, verschiedene Vogelgeschlechter aber <las Sperlingsgeschlecht ist uns wohl unter allen <las bekannteste. Wir konnen <las Sperlingsgeschlecht in zweiundftinfzig Klassen einteilen, aber es gibt nur wenige, die so gut in der Vogelwelt bekannt sind. Der Haarfink, Waldfink, sowarzkehlige Ammerfink, Abendfink, Grashiipferfink, Savannafink, und wie sie alle heissen, gehoren alle zu der Sperlingsfamilie.

Aber diese sind uns alle nicht so gut bekannt wie der Haussperling. Die wirkliche Heimat dieses Vogels ist in England, aber er hat sich so in Amerika verbreitet, <lass es fast unmoglich ist, ihn auszurotten. Der Haussperling wurde im Jahre 1850 von England nach Brooklyn, N . Y. gebracht. Dieser erste Versuch gliickte aber nicht. So wurde im Jahre 1852 von d0m amerikanischen Generalkonsul Pike eine grosse Anzahl Sperlinge von England gekauft und im Fruhling 1853 in Brooklyn, New York freigelassen.

Diese vermehrten sich sehr schnoll, denn sie wurden bewacht, geschiitzt, gefiittert und gepfl.egt. Warum haben denn die Leute so einen bosen Vogel nach Amerika gebracht? ist wohl haufig die Frage.

Zu der Zeit hatten die Leute diesen Vogel angesehen als einen, der vie'e Insekten vertilge. Da zu dieser Zeit in Brooklyn vi!e Obstbaume grossen Schaden bitten von den Insekten, dachte Pike sie <lurch die Sperlinge zu schi.itzen, aber ware es ihm zu dieser Zeit

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schon bekannt gewesen, dass der Sperling mdst ns von G treide lebt, so hatte er den Sperling wohl nicht nach Amerika gebracht.

Der HausspPrling ist twa sechs Zoll lang. Der Oberteil des Sperlings ist braunlich-grau und der Rticken schwarz gestreift. die Kehle-, Kinn- und Ohrengegend sind schawrz. die kleinen Fltige1decken sind kastanienbraun; die Kopfkrone ist grau, und an den Seiten des Kopfes hat er einen grossen, schonen, kastanienbraunen Fleck. Seine Gattin ist nicht so schon wie er, sondern diese hat eine schmutzige graubraune Farbe. Der Sperling ist auch kein Sanger, man hort nur ein unschanes "Schilp," w7lches es grtih morgens beginnt, und welches erst spat abends wieder verstummt.

Wenn seine Gattin auf dem Neste sitzt, ist es des Mannchens Pflicht, die Feinde von dem Neste wegzulocken. Dies versteht es auch sehr gut. Ich wurde einmal sehr von ihm betrogen. Als ich einmal <lurch einen Wald ging, merkte ich, dass ein Sperling nicht weit vor mir hiipfte. Es schien mir, als hatte er einen gebrochenen Fltigel, denn er liess ihn auf die Ertle niederhangen. Ich verfolgte ilm, aber als ich ziemlich nahe herankam, fing er an zu flattern und flog wieder eine Strecke weiter. Dies tat er immer wieder, b,sd er mich endlich weit von seinem Neste fortgeftihrt hatte, dann flog er auf einmal hoch in die Luft und begann mich zu verspotten mit seinem "Schilp". Am nachsten Tag kam ich an derselben Stelle vortiber, da sah ich denselben Vogel wieder. Ich kehrte mich aber nicht an ihn. Da fand ich sein Nest auf einem Baume, nicht weit von der Erde.

Der Sperling baut sein Nest fast liberal!. Man findet es in den Rissen der Gebaude, in Rinne, in Stallen und oft auf Baumen. Da er sein Nest im Frtihling viel eher baut als die Vogel, die im Sommer wieder von Siiden zurtickkehren, braucht er sehr oft die alten Nester dieser Vogel, seine crstc Brut aufzuziehen. Wenn er aber sein eignes Nest baut ,so ist er schnell damit fertig. Ein Haufchen Stroh wird liederlich auf einen Haufen zusammengeworfen, in das er hineinrkiecht und dann mit Fed ~rn auslegt. Aber sehr oft kommt es vor, dass er anderc Vogel aus ihren Nestern treibt, die Eier frisst und das Nest zu seiner Wohnung macht. Auch kommt es vor, <lass er das Nest anderer Vogel zerstort und <las Baumaterial ftir sein Nest benutzt.

Der Sperling legt etwa von fiinf bis sieben Eier in sein Nest.

Diese sind schmutzig-weiss mit schwarzen Ptinkten oder mit Streifen geschmtickt. Sobald die Jungen aus den Eiern kommen, beginnen sie ihr Hungergeschrei. Es kostset die Eltern viele Miihe, diesen Schreihalsen den Schnabel zu stopfen. Sie werden mit Wtirmern geftittert. Die Jungen wachsen schnell heran. Wenn sie gross sind, so wird die zweite Brut herangezogen. Der Sperling ztichtet etwa von drei bis vier Bruten im Jahre. Darum ist es k ein Wunder, class sie sich so schnell vermehren. Wenn die Jungen gross sind, so beginnen sie einen Krieg mit den andern Vogeln.

D em Sperling muss jeder Vogel gehorchen. Er ist ein Zanker und vertreibt alle andere Vogel. Darum wird er auch viel verfolgt. ,, Der Sperling hat auch seine guten Seiten, aber diese sind

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schwer zu erkennen, denn wenn man viele hose Sachen an einem kennen lernt, so ist es schwer, die guten Seiten zu wiirdigen, denn man sieht immer die bosen Seiten zuerst. Er vertilgt viele Insekten im Fruhling. Im Winter nahrt er sich von dem Unkrautsamen.

Er ist der einzige Vogel, der im Winter bei uns bleibt. Seine Fltigel sind zu kurz, sie konnen ihn nicht nach den Stiden tragen. Aber hat Gott denn nicht auch diesen Vogel geschaffen! Und was Gott geschaffen hat, <las ist doch gut. Sagt die Schrift nicht selbst, <lass Gott nach der SchOpfung alles angesehen hatte, und siehe, es war alles sehr gut? Sollte dies denn dem Sperling nicht auch, gegolten haben? Ja, der Sperling hat seinen guten Wert, drume lasst uns ihn auch nicht ausrotten, wie viele den Versuch machen.

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Miss I. Wilbrecht, Exe. Editress. L. Lehmann, Local Editor.

V. Siegler, College Notes Editor. A. Raduenz, Athletic Editor.

A. Engel, Joke Editor.

CHANGE IN THE STAFF.

As Mr. I. Lenz, who had been appointed Joke Editor, did not immediately return to college but resumed his studies some time after school had started, a new member was elected in his place.

Alfons Engel volunteered, again to take up his work at the joke column; Miss Wilbrecht was elected Exchange Editress, and Miss Roeder Co-Ed. Editress.

Another year of strenuous work lies before us. We have come back with new strength and ambition to do our work faithfully and earnestly. May God give us his blessing in our work and ever lead us to keep in mind that it is He who guides and protects us! May He grant us success!

We, the new editors of the "Messenger", feel that we were put under great responsibility when the editing of the "Messenger" was intrusted to us. We feel, as yet, quite timid and unable to accomplish the work which the former staff has accomplished before us. But let us not despair; we ch1Jerfully hope that the student body, the alumni, and all readers of our paper will not forsake us but back us with the best of material and warm interest. Fellow s:tudcnts! do not forgr:t that it is a college paper and not a publication of individuals. Do your share in making your paper a success.

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At the last meeting of the staff it was decided that the "Messenger" be clothed in a dark brown cover, for the coming year.

The subscription price will be seventy-five cents per annum, as it has been in the foregoing year. Single copies are twenty cents.

Die Pflege des lutherischen Chorals.

In der jetzigen Zeit sieht es mit der Pflege des Chorals traurig aus. J a, der lutherische Choral ist in Gefahr ganz und gar begraben zu werden unter der flotten Musik, welche mehr und mehr zu gottesdienstlichen Zwecken in unsere Kirchen und Schulen eingefiihrt wird.

Warum sollte es aber sein, <lass der Wert des Chorals jetzt weniger geschatzt wird als friiher? Oder sollte der Choral vielleicht wirklich an Wert verloren haben, der Choral, der so viele J ahre hindurch seinen Platz in der Kirche behauptet hat? Dass er so lange seinen Platz in der Kirche behauptet hat, ist ein Beweiss seines dauernden Wertes. Warum aber soll er jetzt verdrangt werden? Es ist nur die Liebe fiir die flotte Mu~ik, welche <las Verstandnis fiir alles Ernste und Erbauende zu verdrangen sucht, welche ganz weltlich, alles von der spielenden, scherzenden Seite ansieht. Diese Seuche, wie man sie mit Recht nennen darf, ist auch in die Kirche eingedrungen und hat einen Kampf mit dem Choral begonnen.

Dieser Kampf ist kein leichter, im Gegenteil, er ist ein sehr schwerer, besonders in der englisch-lutherischen Kirche.

In der englisch-lutherischen Kirche ist er deshalb schwer, weil das U ebel schon weiter in diese hineingedrungen ist. Dies kommt daher, <lass die allermeisten unserer Kirchenlieder in der deutschen Sprache gedichtet worden sind, und nun teils gar keine, teils mangelhafte Uebersetzungen vorhanden sind. Um aber geniigend Lieder fiir den englischen Gottesdienst zu haben, sind sogenannte "gospel hymns" mit dazu genommen worden. Besser ware es gewesen, wenn uns keine englische Uebersetzungen der kernigen Kirchenlieder geliefert worden waren.

Wie kann <las Uebel nun beseitigt oder wenigstens vermindert werden? Das kann nur geschehen, wenn unsere angehenden Lehrer und Pastoren den schonen Choral Iieben lernen in ihrer Studienzeit und spater in ihren Kirchen und Schulen ihn treulich pflegen, so <lass in den Gemeinden und bei den Kindern auch Liebe dazu erweckt wird.

Lasst uns daher, die wir angehende Lehrer und Pastoren sind, unseren Unterricht in der Kirchenmusik nicht verschmahen, sondern was wir lernen, wohl beherzigen, auf <lass wir spater ein Amt anzuwenden und zu unterscheiden wissen, denn mit dem schonen Choral wiirde der lutherische Gottesdienst sehr verlieren.

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EX CHANCE At the beginning of the new school year, some of the members of the staff failed to appear. So a change was made and I suddenly found myself at the exchange table.

One of the June exchanges which appeared on our table was "The Augustana Mirror" from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Being a Commencement Number, quite a few columns were omitted.

Others were rather short. The article "Thrift" is worth reading.

It tells us all about the condition of our country. Furthermore, it states that something must be done, and done soon, if the strength of this nation is to be preversed so that it shall be able to maintain its position among other nations and not fall into the chasms of financial and commercial failure, It encourages thrift and also tells us how we can be thrifty. The "Valedictory" is well written and contains many noble thoughts. Other articles are: "Class Poem," "Class Oration," and "Class Will." "A New Course in Music" tells us that "The Augustana Mirror" will offer a threeyears course in music. This will enable some students to develop their talenst in this course. One who takes music with the regular course, will receive a teacher's certificate.

We hope to have the pleasure of seeing old and new cexhanges on our table. They are very welcome.

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When the bdl rang out on the opening of school, Sept. 1, the student-body w2.s so1r..ewhat surprised to hear the news that our director, Prof. Joh. P. Mey0r, had 2,cceptcd a call to the Ev. Luth.

Seminary at Wauwatosa, Wis. In his place Prof. E. R. Bliefernicht has been installed.

Bradtke received the following letter from Prof. Joh. P. Meyer: "Da ich genotigt war, w2.hrend der Ferif.m meinen Umzug zu bewerkstolligr;n, so war e3 mir nicht moglich, mich in ordentlicher 路weise von rr.cir..C:n Klassen zu v0rabschioc .1Jn. Daher wende ich mich jutzt an Si0, als den Zotusalt1Jst0n, mit der Bitte, in meinem Namen mdncn ktztjahrigen Schi.ilern einen Lebewohlgruss auszurichten. Ich denke ncch oft mit Freuden an die Stunden gemeinsamer Arbcit zuri.ick und kann mich nur schwer in den Gedanken finden, dass das nun aufgehort haben soll. Dach es war Gottes Wille so. So wi.insche ich Ihnen, <lass Gott auch fernc:r mit Ihnen sein und seinen Segen zu Ihrer Arbeit geben Wolle".

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The male and mixed choirs have again been organized. Although the voices were somewhat broken up, we exi:;ect, with the co-operation of the student-body and the able guidance of Prof.

Reuter, to have a successful year.

Prof. Reuter steht im Begriff, fi.ir die Anstalt ein neues Instrument (Piano) anzukaufen. Die wesentlich hOhere Schi.ilerzahl fi.ir das Lehramt macht das sehr notwendig. Die Mittel dazu werden <lurch freiwillige Eeitri.ige aus Gemeinden sowie von Pastoren und Lehrem aufgebracht.

During the summer months the following rooms of the recitation hall w0m repainted: Faculty room, Library, Dining room, Kitchen and hars.

The student-body elected Walter Dallmann as bell hop and Albert Wintm路 lauundry shag for this year.

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The girls' room on the second floor of the recitation hall has been remodelled into a class room. The girls' room is now to be found on the third story. 路 The student-body elected the following officers to take charge of the reading room: -E. Bradtke, Pres.; V. Sigler, Vice Pres.; A. Engel, Sec. and Treas. G. Schulz and L. Lehmann, advisory committee.

There has been an improvement made during the summer.

Prof. Meyer's house was remodelled into a girls' dormitory. This is a great help to the girls. They do not have to climb the hill, especially in winter when the path is covered with snow.

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With onn excl:lption the membr:rs of the Class of 1920 havl:l accepted positions in thi; parochial schools. Miss Anna Buzek has accpeted a call to Cleveland, Ohio, and will teach the primary classes in Rev. Doctor's congregation. Miss Frieda Gedicke finds Minnesota a good statP to live in and will reside in the neighborhood of Hutchinson. Miss Esther H. Montgomery evidently has some greater aspirations, which have induced her to continue study at the Mankato Normal School. The upper grades at the Medford, Wis., school are now being taught by Miss Lydia Winter.

Theodor Pelzl leaves relatives and dear friends in Minnesota to follow the call of the congregation at Tawas City, Mich. Otto Weissenborn now chases rabbits and teaches school at St. James, Minn., a city not far from his dear Alma Mater. Edgar Blauert exercises his authority in the school at Wayside, Wis. a booming city of the Northwest. Arnold Wilbrecht also makes a Mich. city his residence. Fortunately, Stevensville is only across the lake from Milwaukee with its noteworthy 10th Ave. and suburb Cudahy. Gilbert Glaeser's greatest wish to teach, has been fulfilled. 路 The upper class of the school at Cudahy, Wis., home of the Milwaukee Vinegar Co., will be his charge.

Excepting two, the Tertia of 1920-Victor Albrecht, Alvin Baer, Walter Siffring, Hilbert Engel, Henry Lehmann, Hugo Schnitker, Walter Dierks, and Edwin Enter-are now at Watertown. The last two mentioned are at Concordia in St. Paul.

John Gawrish, '13, has changed residence from New Ulm, Minn. , to Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Gawrish teaches at the parochial school

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of Rev. Knuth's congregation, after having taught at New Ulm for two years.

George Meyer, '15, resigned his position at Medford Wis. ' ' and is following some other line of work.

A change has recently been made in La Crosse. Rev. Gamm's congregation formerly supported four teachers. At the close of the last school year two teachers resigned. One of these was Miss Steffenhagen '18. The congregation thinks three teachers sufficient and has therefore called Miss E. Albrecht, '19, as the third member of the teaching force, also as organist.

Miss C. Mundinger, '19, has made her stay at Wanawa Wis. ' ' brief accepting a call to Shawano, Wis. A. Dierks '19, has for a time, discontinued teaching and is now to be found attending the Mankato Normal School. .

Miss Hilda Ziegler '20, Bethany Student, also is continuing her education at the Mankato Normal school.

H. Sitz has resigned at Blue Earth, Minn., in order to teach in the parochial school at New Ulm, Minn.

E. Koenig, who _attended the regular session at Mankato Normal School, has accepted a call to teach in one of the parochial schoo1s at St. Louis.

Miss Hulda Giese left Appleton, Wis., for Kenosha, Wis., where she will teach in the parochial school.

Among those who attended the summer session at the Man~to NormaJ School were H. Sitz '16, A. Gerlach '16, J. Wirth '15, T. Metz 'l~i: Miss H. Naumann.' "- 路 Miss W. Dysterheft attended the summer session at the Winona }formal School.

News has been received of the marriagE of Erich Ebert '16 to t漏 Miss Frances Mathews of Blue Earth, Minn., Aug. 3, 1920.

Their home is at present at Iron Ridge, Wis.

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We are pleased to learn that the following girls have enrolled at our institution: 路}路 Adeline Mittelstaedt, Wonew~c, Wis., '21.

Leona Moeller, Indianapolis, Ind., '21.

Paula Radloff, Hustisford, Wis., '21.

Erna Sitz, Perham, Minn., '21.

Johanna Lein, Glenham, S. Dak., '22. , Al Nora Leverson, Lake Mills, Iowa, '22. '(~ Ada Siefert, Heyanwega, Wis., '22.

Anna Falk, Thomas, S. Dak. 路 Pauline Hafner, Glenham, S. Dak. Anna Kinden,_Lake Mills, Iowa.

A- Antoinette Nol-ti, Elmore, Minn.

Anna Winter, Janesville, Minn.

Erna Albrecht, Long Prairie, Minn.

Vera Albrecht, Long Prairie, Minn.

Alma Hafner, Glenham, S. Dak. Frieda Hanken, Austin, Minn.

Viola Kleimenhagen, Renville, Minn.

Alice Schramm, Austin, Minn.

Martha Sievert, Gibbon, Minn.

With the exception of Sylvia Salfisberg and the graduates of 1920 all the girls of last year have returned to continue their course of studies here.

Those of us who were here last year have met with a great change. What was formerly Prof. Meyer's residence is now being used as a girls' dormitory. Room has been found for twenty-five girls. Miss Sitz is matron of the building.

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What was formerly the "Girl's Room" in the Recitation Hall has now been removed to third story. Our new "Girl's Room" was not very pleasant at first, but since the furnishings have been 路 placed in order it has b0en made to look quite cheerful.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Haertel visij;ed with their daughter Gertrude, Sept. 12.

The pari:nts of Martha Sievert motored to New Ulm, Sept.

12, to visit with her and her cousin, Ada. Frieda John spent part of the days of Sept. 11 and 12 in Mankato. While there she saw Hulda Treptow, Anvina Anderson, Martha Ruther, and Lillian Steincke. They wish to be remembered to the girls of D. M. L. C. Irene Schnitker left for St. Paul, Sept. 14.. She expects to teach there for several weeks.

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The new enrollment of boys is as follows: Fred Bartels, Ottertail, Minn.

Herman Bundschuh, Fork, N. C. Edward Eiteneier, Akoska, S. D. Martin Fuerstenau, Hazel, S. D. Alfred Haertel, Fairmont, Minn.

Irven Haertel, Fairmont, Minn.

William Jeschke, Roscoe, S. D. John Krnke, Rockford, Minn.

Herbert Kuehn, Wanda, Minn.

Alvin Leerssen, Buffalo, Minn.

Arthur Mittelstaedt, Wonewoc, Wis. Walter Nolte, Fairmont, Minn.

Paul Spalding, Wanda, Minn.

George Trahms, Janesville, Minn.

Louis Tschirley, Roscoe, S. D. Richard Vergin, Rockford, Minn.

The new students of town are as follows: Edgar Backer, New Ulm, Minn.

Paul Radtke, New Ulm, Minn. .

Harold E. Ellfvein left for his home at Roscoe, S. Dak., Sept. 11.

His leaving seems to be the result of homesickness.

Of course, as usual, Clarence Kuehn and Elmer Jordan were late, merely on account of attending the State Fair.

Arthur Dierks is another one of those "Johnny on the spot" fellows, being only a few days late.

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William Kohls, of Morgan, Minn., came down in his fivepassenger Velie to see his brother Elmer.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Haertel and family, of Fai'rmont, Minn., visited their sons Alfred and Irven, and daughter Gertrude on Sept. 12th. They brought dinner and supper with them, which they ate at Hermann's Park.

Mr. and Mrs. Nolte and family, of Fairmont, Minn., visited their son Walter, Sept. 12th.

Walter Dallmann's parents decided to bring their son to college, in a seven-passenger Studebaker.

Karl Kaske accompanied his son John to school.

Herman Mutterer brought his son and two fellow students to college, in a Chevrolet.

Paul Spalding left for home Saturday, Sept. 11th and returned Sunday afternoon, the 12th.

Victor Siegler and Alfons Engel drove to Sleepy Eye, Sept. 16th, with the latter's motorcycle, returning in the evening of the same day. 路 Alvin Leerssen was brought to college in a new Pan. Prof. Palmbach spent eight weeks at Ann Arbor, Mich., attending 路he summer session of the University of Mich. While at Ann Arbor he called upon Rev. Bodamer and his son Walter, who spent .his vacation working on the farm and threshing. Walter Bodamer was assistant at this institution during 1917-1918.

George Trahms, of Janesville, was accompanied to school by his parents and Rev. Nickols of Smith's Mill.

Wednesday morning saw Walter Meyer, of Mankato, motoring to college, accompanied by his father.

Wal路~er Dierks, of Concordia College, paid the student-body a visit, Sept. 4th-5th.

The faculty attended the Minnesota Dist. Synod in session at Mankato in the month of June, nearly in full number.

Profs. Bliefernicht and Wagner also attended the sessions of th.e General Synod at Watertown, Wis., in July. Prof. Albrecht a1s0 attended for a few days as a member of the "Erziehungs Kontitee."

Prof. Klatt and family spent their summer vacation at Milwaukee, Wis., July 12th to Aug. 17th, to visit the parents of both.

'Ihey also visited at Waukesha and Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

Prof. Wagner and family were out to the Hot Springs and Black Rills, S. D., for a week during the summer months. On thf路ir way home they made a stop over at Norfolk, Nebr., where Prof. Wagner called on his mother, brothers, and other relatives.

Teacher Alfred Goeglein and family, of Pierce, Nebr., a brother of M rs. Wagner, accompanied Prof. and Mrs. Wagner from Norfolk ~o ew Ulm, on their return trip, spending a little over a week visit\ng at the Wagner home. We dare say he saw New Ulm. Miss Meta Meyer, of Seward, Nebr., called on her friend, l\llr . Wagner and made a stay of two weeks. (We find nothing nientioned of this fact in the notes of Prof. Palmbach.)

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Prof. Bliefernicht, our new Director, spent his summer vacation at hard work for the institution, cleaning up the Library and preparing the girls' dormitory. He managed to snatch a few days to call on his mother at Watertown, Wis. He also went to Bowdle, S. D., to get a new teacher, and to Wisconsin to get a matron.

Prof. Burk planned a trip for the east but did not go.

Wahrend der Sommerferien stattete Prof. Reuter, der mit Vogelpohl Brtider assoziierten "Reuter Organ Co." in Lawrence, Kans., einen Besuch ab.

Am zweiten Sonntag des August war derselbe zum Missionsfest in Danube, Minn., um Geldmittel zu erhalten ftir Anschaffung eines neuen College Pianos.

Als Ersatzmann eines Delegaten wohnte er ferner den Sitzungen der Synodal Konferenz in Milwaukee, Wis., bei.

On Saturday, Sept. 11, Mr. M yer of Mankato, called for Walter Meyer and Siegbert Bergemann, who went with him to Mankato.

The latter came back on his motorcycle. 路 Alvin Raduenz had the misfortune to fall and dislocate his elbow, on the fourth of Sept. He has been carrying his arm in the sling ever since.

Dr. Schmidt worked on his ranch during summer vacation, but as usual took off the last week for a rest-up. He visited with his friend D. Rossin, of Elgin, Minn., also enjoying the 'Dear" hunt in Northern Wisconsin.

There has been a terrible noise around college lately. It almost seemed as though there was a nest of young aeroplanes on the hill.

But, examining the matter closely, we learned that A. Engel, S. Bergemann and E. Lenz were pacing up and down the college road with their motorcycles. They could not keep time because Bergemann's one-cylinder motor could not puff as fast as the twocylinder ones could.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Dierks and family visited their son Arthur, on Sept. 17th.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Haase and daughter Martha, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wachter, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Wachter, of Norfolk, Nebr., paid this institution a visit, on Sept. 17th.

V. Siegler, E. Schmidt, W. Meyer ;S. Bergemann, and I. Lenz attended the Mankato Fair, Sept. 18th.

The iatter two, who made the trip with their motorcycles, also visited Bethany College at Mankato.

Rev. Julius Engel and family, of Elkton, S. D., visited their son Alfons on Sept. 15, on their way back from a vacation.

George Trahms left for his home at Janesville, Minn., Sept.

18th, and returned Sept. 20th.

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Although the new school year has been started two weeks ago, no effort has been made to rid the base ball diamond路 of the weeds. Where are ye base ball enthusiasts? The number of workers is large this year. So why neglect base ball because the diamond is not in shape?

But although base ball is being neglected, tennis, a sport which seems to have been forgotten for the last few years, is again bein .. brought to the fore ground, and although no teams have been pickea, many hot contests have taken place on the local courts. This goes to show that we have not forgotten athletics, but we only desire a change.

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-Prof.: "Why has a gun two sights on it? You all have shot a gun, have you not?"

Leona: "Yes, but we never hit any thing yet."

-Prof.: "Where is your book?"

Kutch: "I have none yet."

Prof.: "Why not?"

Kongs: "He's not going to buy one, because he owns a share in mine."

-Prof.: "(To one of the students) What did you do all summer?"

Schultz: "He was working in a bakery making inner tubes for doughnuts."

-Prof.: "What is an anecdote?"

Kongs: (To one of the students) "Did he ask me what a nanny goat is?"

-Sam: (Not in good mood) "Look out there, kid, or I'll jerk you off your overshoes." ¡ Prof.: "What did Eva wish when she looked at the forbidden fruit, if she ate it." (Expeeting the answer that she would be like God.) Pupil: "That the fruit would taste good."

- Howell: "What was the most expensive room you ever had?"

Joe: "I think the time I slept in a coal bin."

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-Prof.: (In Chemistry) "Name three articles cont~ining starch."

Student: "Two cuffs and a collar."

-Jim: (To aviator) "What is the most deadly poison known?"

Aviator: "Aviation Poison."

Jim: "How much does it take to kill a person?"

Aviator: "One drop."

-Prof.:路 "Name one of the tropics."

Student: "Can't, sir!"

Prof.: "That's right, the Tropic of Cancer."

-Hank: "What is the difference between an electrician and a huckster?"

Paul: "One produces storage cells, and the other sells storage produce."

-Tom: "I seem \to know the atrociously ugly man in this photograph.''

Sis.: "That's my brother." .

Tom: "Oh, how stupid of me not to have seen the likeness."

-"What happened to the man who stole the calendar?"

"He got twelve months." 路 -"What is an anecdote?" asked tho teacher." "A short funny tale,'' answered the little fellow.

"That's right," said the teacher, "Now, Johnny, you may write a sentence on the black board containing the word. 'Johnny hesitated a moment and then wrote this: "A rabbit had four legs and one anecdote."

-"You should never go in bathing after a hearty meal."

"Why not?"

"You won't find it there."

-Little Fred, to sister's beau, "I'll bet you don't know what I've got in my hand, Mr. Blank?"

"No! I don't, Fred. You'll have to tell me."

Little Fred: "It's beans. Mama said you didn't know beans but I thought I'd try you."

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VOLUME X I

NEW ULM, MINN., DECEMBER 1920

NUMBER 2

LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRI STMAS VACATION.

By students who attend a boarding school, especially when a hundred or several hundred miles away from homa, no period of the school year is looked forward to with so much joy and expectation as the period we are now approaching, Christmas va~ cation.

We all know how anxiously little children wait for ChrisLmas. · They will count the weeks and days befor e the comin g of t hat • great and joyful festival with its beautiful Christmas tree and its many gifts and presents. They all expecL to rec ~ive on t his day something Lhat t hey have been wishing for and t hat will make them happy. Frequently this joy of expectation is just as great' as t he joy of actually receiving the things expected and hoped for.

The student at college far away from home looks forward to Christmas vacation with feelings similar to those of such little children. The days of early childhood are passed, of course, and lie far behind him and it cannot be the things little children expect and rejoice over so much which make him Oi" her look forward to Christmas vacation with such joy and expectation. I t is perhaps a desire for diversion? It is not; for college Jifo is not monotonous, but is full of diversion; and time flies, as every real student will ten you. E\Tery ·day and every hour is taken either for study or practice, for recitations, or for i·ecreation. The diligent student's life is a busy life and leaves him no time to be lonesome or home· sick. What makes the student look forward to Christmas so anxious·: 1y, especially when away from home for the frrst t ime, is the desire to be }Jome again and to spend the holidays in this home, with

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the members of the family, and to meet old friends, chums, and schoQlmates. No matter how much students may like and enjoy their school and their branches of study, they cannot get away from "Home sweet home. There's no place like home." Most boys and girls would be willing to deny themselves a great deal rather than to be deprived of t he privilege of spending their Christmas vacation at home.

But after the holidays are spent and the days of vacation are over, all good students make up their minds to go back to the school which is to prepare and fit t hem out for life and a certain vocation in life. They take up t heir work wit h new zeal and energy and tty to make the best of their time at school so that they are prepared for the next school t hey must enter, life's school.

A. M. '21 .

HER FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME.

"Why should we be happy this day?"

"We should be happy because Christ, the Savior, is born."

"Yes, t hat question is easy enough t o ask. It's easy enough to tell others to be happy to-day, especially the school children who are living at home. It's always easy enough to preach, but it's hard to practice your own sermons, all the harder when you can't see the cause of them." Thus thought Esther to herself as she walked all alone, down the short lane from the church to the parsonage.

When she entered the door she saw that the others had already 'preceeded her. Margaret, the oldest of the five, who was only twelve, ran to her and put her arms around her. "Just thihk teacher," for Esther was the only teacher in t his isolated counfry congregation, "papa says we may have our Christmas celebration this evening. Won't that be wonderful?"

By this time all five children were crowded around her. " I am thure Thanta left thomething for you too,'路 lisped little Helen.

But Margaret could not be interrupted so easily. "You see papa says if we wait till the morning we have to get up so early and it's terrible hard to go to bed now."

By this time Mrs. Hubert, a cheerful lady of about t hirty-five, come hustling into the roo:m, "Children, you musn't hang on Esther so. Can't you see she is all tired out? Come, Esther, sit here by the fire-place." And she pulled a low comfortable rocking chair closer to the fire.

As Esther gratefully sank into the chair Rev. Hubert stepped into the room and the children made one dash t oward him. As she sat there looking around t he old fashioned i'OOm .she wondered路 how these people could be so happy. She sat t here dreaming for some time, when she happened to hear Helen make another remark about Santa which made her realize t hat it was time .for' her to go to her room. She certainly didn't want to be present

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when this happy family celebrated their Christmas. " I suppose it will look ungrateful to go to my room when they are trying so hard to make life pleasant for me. However, I couldn't even pretend to be happy or smile, so why stay here and mar their happiness?" she argued with herself. " I am sorry Mrs. Hubert. bu t I really have such a dreadful headache tonight that I am afraid you will have to excuse me."

Everything was so qui.3t that the dropping of a pin could have been heard when these wm:ds were uttered. It certainly was beyond the comprehension of the children how any one could have a headache on this night of all nights.

To be truthful, Mrs. Hubert's wotds expr.essed more sorrow than Esther's as she replied, "My dear child, we certainly ar.e sorry too. I ft>..ar you have been taking your work too seriously, especially the preparation for tonight's services. Kever before have the school chi!d·ren r.ender.'.)d such a pei·foct program on Christmas eve. However, excuse me just a minute, please."

In lP.ss t han a minute she was back with a package wrapped beautifully in whi te tissue paper with s.evernl Wheatridge Sanitatium stick.3rs, wishing her a m3r1y Chi·istmas and a happy New Year, and some bright red ribbon. She gave it to Helen, who in turn handed it to Esther. ''Thath a little prcthent from all of uth. Mamma thaid I helped with it too becauth I held the ball while thhe wath making.,

it."

"Now don't say too much, Helen, or she'll guess what's in it," chimed in Arthur.

Esther slowly open-'.)d the packag~ and found a reel knitted tam and scarf. "Of com·se it isn't any thing that I would have worn at home but hem, wher.:! the cold nmth wind sweeps over the prairie, a person has to get accustomed to wearing such things."

Aloud she said, "It certainly is lovely of you to go to so much trouble. I thank you all very much. When you find your presents on the troo tonight I think you will find a few little gifts that I have told Santa to leave fo;· you."

As she passed out of the room Rev. and Mrs. Hubert exchanged meaning glances but .2v.-:? rybody ;·emained silent for a second.

Margaret broke the silence with, "Mother, what's the matter with Esther this evening? She isn't always so sad?"

This certainly was the truth, for Esther wasn't always so sad, as Margaret exp1·essed it. However, for the last month everybody had noticed a change in her. She wasn't the same cheerful, light hearted girl that she was when she came in September. There were times when she was very quiet and almost s~med to have lost some of her former enthusiasm. · "Esther isn't feeling good this evening, dear. Come, I am sure t he Christ child has been her.a."

Up in her own room Esther threw the scarf and tam on the bed. She sank on the floor in front of the window and looked out on the still dark night. Sh~ began to sob bitte1ly and asked

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herself, "Why? why? why did I have to hear tho missionary speak?

If I had not heard him I would nevl)r have thought about doing things t hat, at that time, s.::emed worth while. After a person is accustomC'd to receiving and giving re:al gifts, gifts that cost something, how? how? how, can a pr:!rson ever be happy with an inexpensive thing like that on the bod? If one is accustomed to seeing beautiful <::voning d;·esses at those wonderful parti3s on Christmas eve how can one wear a Sffge drsss with high neck and long slr:!eves? How can on :: sp0nd such a dr2ary and unintei-esting, yes, d0ad Christmas r;;vo as this? I wondec what my fri':mds are doing at this very minute. Yes, it's no wond0;· they des~rt3d me when I got this foolish id<Ja into my h<:iad. Oh! if only I were back in the dcai' sunny south."

In this mann<J1 she: kopt on t hinking, when- finally a light se0mcd to shin ~ from hi::avcn and there were mm out in the ·field. ''What w: rc thosc littl e animals with tht:m? Of cowse those were the shGep, and tho mGn th<'.l shophcrds. Hadn't she bzen tellihg the childr::m about this vs;·y picture? Hark! what were those sounds?

Surely that was a song by the ang·Jls. They a1 e singing the whole story of the Christchild. Th0 rest of th e world s0em3d to be asleep.

Hush! thr;;y are singing about "pc:ace on f·arth and good will toward man.''

The vory quiet and pGac·=fulnoss of the scene made Esther open her eyes. "Why - Why - I have - it was a dream," she stammeTed." The moon is shining so bright and I must have naturally added the Test of the picture to it. But hark! I still hear the singing.- Those dear childnm are singing down stairs. Somehow I feel different than I did before." She closed her eyes and pictured the whole dream before her again . Somehow she felt so happy and contented. Downstairs they had started to sil)g the "Holy night." She noiselessly crept down the stairs an<l peeped into the pai lor. .

There was Rev. Huber t playing the organ, and Mrs. Hubert singing with the children by the ligh te-d tr ~e. What a wonderful scene!

"Merciful God, forgive me for ever complaining. Show my 1elatives and friends as you havP. shown me this real, wonder-. ful meaning of Christmas."

L. M. '21.

ADVERTISING GUM IN ASIA.

Evening settled upon a small, peaceful-looking village of Japan. The sun had sunk beneath the horizon, but it left its linge1:. ing rays of gold to poop over the dark, cedar-like trees, called Cryptomeria japonica, which are noted fot their beauty all over Japan.

The older natives were sitting before their small huts, while the children played on the streets. Groups of young people could be seen .moving about gracefully on a green plot of grass, just out- ·

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side the village. One, instantly, recognized the native dance of the Japanese.

Suddenly, a brassy, piping sound ren t the air, after which the Japanese dropp...oel work and play, and rushed to the spot from which the noise issued.

"The gam-men, the gam-men" crjed they, as they rushed to the place where an American lecturer was surrounded by a brassband.

After the village people had assembled, the lectunr raised his hand, thus commanding silence. He handed to the by-st.anders several Rat sticks of something, around which colored paper was wrapped.

"Chewing-gam, chewing-gam" were the word which greeted the lecturer, who again commanded silence. The natives unwrapp...~ the flat sticks, looked at t hem curiously, smelled them, and put them into their mouths. The choked app~rance of their faces marked the disappearance into th :? interior. The lecturer soon realized that educational tactics must be adopted. He gravely unfolded t he wrapper, held the gum aloft, t hen just as gravely placed it in his mouth, meanwhile working his jaws to show t hat chewing was the factor involved.

Each Japanes.; immediately bought a package of gum to axl)eriment upon the wonder. Then t he crowd dispersed. The next day, the village council decided upon how best to counteract the seemingly high price of gum, and how to advertise and sell it to the best advantage. It was decided that the storekeeper was to cut one piece into thre~ smaller pieces, thus lowaring the price.

The first packag.; of gum is s till in active poss.2ssion of the family who bought it, and pass:)S as an heirloom to tha oldest son or daughter.

A. E. S. '22.

MACBETH 'S DEGRADATION .

In portraying Macbeth's chani.ct0r, Shak~spoar·e illustrates James, 1, 15, which reads: "Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth for th sin : and sin, when it is finished , bringeth forth death."

Macbeth is introduc.ed to us as a courag~ous soldier, "disdaining Fortuni:? with his brandished steel." Yi;t, our suspicion is soon aroused by his words, "So foul and fai"r a day I have not se.2n," since they co·,·1·,~sponded somewhat with tht:? witch0s' rhyme, "Fair is foul, and foul is fail·." This coincidence hints at the fact that the two factions must hav.e somr;thing in commo·o. We follow Macbeth's conversation with the witch1:·s. Ho b0com:. s start!ed at the witchi?S' gr·Jetinp, which pronounc0s him to be Thane of Cawdor, and fut W'e king. Judging from our own na ture, th~ causr~ fm· this startling is duo to the fact that somiJthing which has bean hidden in the depths of his heart, has b 03n discovr.:1·i:;d1 Oi' voiced by someone. Again, Maccoth speaks of the Than0 of Caw~or as a "p·tos-

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perous.gentleman," while he knows that Cawdor was found to be a traitor. This shows that dishon~sty has entered his character.

Macbeth's ambition, which he has heretofore suppressed, now gains the upperhand in his mind. While speaking to Duncan, his mind continually returns to the witches' prophecy. Duncan decides to honor Macbeth with a visit. This fact formulates the plan of killing the king, within Macbeth. His words, "Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires," clearly show this.

Macbeth's wife received the announcement that Macbeth has been made Thane of Cawdor. She immediately begins to philosophize. "Thou wouldst be great; art not without ambition, but without the illness that should attend it" are words of Lady Macbeth which show that she and Macbeth must have spoken of the ambition to become rulers, previous to this time. As soon as Macbeth returns home, and announces Duncan's visit, Lady Macbeth plans to commit the murder of Duncan to reach their aim. From this time on, we see Macbeth in the conflict between good and evil. His conscience tells him not to commit the murder, but Lady Macbeth, who is always strong of character when Macbeth is weak, assists the evil side of his character in conque1路ing.

After Macbeth has committed the murder of Duncan and the guards, he becomes so entangled in the snares of evil that he plunges deeper, until "returning were as tedious as go o'er." He has changed. from a warrior who could spurn at death, to a man,- a sneakish murderer-who pitilessly removes everything which might endanger his miserable existence. This cowardice causes him to act without all thought except one, "Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill."

Lady Macbeth need not spurn him on to commit any more evil; his cowardice is now the initiative. The assassination produces misery which kills Lady Macbeth, and carries Macbeth's life to a cruel, and terrible end at the hands of his enemies.

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Miss I. Schnitker, Editress-in-chief.

S. Bergemann, Business Manager. V. Albrecht, Alumni Editor.

H. Hackbarth, Ass't. Bus. Mgr. Miss E. Roeder, Co-Ed. Editress.

Miss I. Wilbrecht, Ex. Editress. L. Lehmann, Local Editor.

V. Siegler, College ~otes Editor. A. Raduenz, Athletics Editor.

A. Engel, Joke Editor.

CHANGE IN THE STAFF.

Due to the fact that E. Kuehn left as vicar for Modena, Wis., a new member had to be elected as Alumni Editor. V. Albrecht is our new Alumni Editor.

Treue.

ln der Geschichte lesen wir immer wieder von treuen Charakteren. In Schillers Gedicht, " Die Btirgschaft", wird uns von der Treue des Moros seinem Freunde Selinuntius gegentiber erzahlt.

Lessing schildert uns die Treue Minna von Barnbelms Tellheim gegentiber. In "Adam Bede" sehen wir, wie treu und fleissig Adam seine Arbeit t ut trotz der Ungerechtigkeit seines Vaters. Wallace zeigt uns in "Ben Hur" die Treue, die dieser gegen Mutter und Schwester zeigte, indem er sie unermtidlich sucht e.

Was ist eigentlich Treue'l Es ist eine Eigenschaft, welche sich in Fleiss und Gewissenhaftigkeit, in Gehorsam und Liebe offenbart, wie wir aus den vorangehenden Beispielen sehen.

Tr2ue hat doppelten Wert. Erstens hat sie Wert ftir uns, insofern dass sie uns Zufriedenheit und Gewissensruhe verscbaft, nachdem wir alles getan haben, was in unseren Kraften steht, treu

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zu sein. Zweitens bekommt unser Nachster, an dem wir Treue iiben, den Nutzen aus der von uns erzeigten Treue.

Die Belohnung der Treue bleibt n1cht aus. Sollten wir auch in dieser Welt wenig Lohn empfangen, so wi'ssen wir Christen doch, dass wir unsere Belohnung einst droben bekommen werden.

Christus verspricht uns das, wenn er sagt: "Kommt her zu mir ihr gesegneten meines Vaters, ererbet das Reich, das euch bereitet ist von Anbeginn .der Welt. Was ihr getan habt einem unter diesen meinen germgsten B1udern, dass habt ihr mir getan!"

Dies schliesst jeden Dienst der Treue in sich ein.

Treu wollen wir auch sein in unserer Arbeit in Christi Weinberg. Wir haben uns diesen Beruf erwahlet, und nun will Gott von uns, dass wir ihm die Sealen der kleinen Kinder gewinnen.

Um dies tun zu konnen, milssrn wir uns vorbereiten, dadurch dass wir unsere Arbeit t rw und gewiSS€nhaft tun, und dass wir das, was w1r gelemt haben, den Kindern sorgsam beibringen. Vor a llem aber miissrn wir sie aufs innigste bekannt machen mit ihrem Reiland. Die Schrift sagt uns : "So sucht man nun nicht mehr an einem Haushaltf:r, denn dass er treu :?rfunden werde." Treue ist alles, was Gott von s:::inrn Dien~rn fordert. Wenn wir treu ·i nd wird Cott es an S':'gen zu unserEr Arbeit nicht fehlen !assen.

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LOYALTY TO OUR COLLEGE.

In recent yrnrs much has been said of loyalty. Although t his term was daily used in newspapers and magazines, it was mostly applied to one sp~cific case. t hat of b~ ing loyal to our governmi:nt.

On the subject of " Loyalty to Our Colleg<!", countl~s i terns could be mention€d. l shall not endrnvor t o elaborate on every possible phase of this subj ect, bu t mer'3ly t ry to express several ideas worthy to be cor sider€d.

Loyalty to our if'lstitution demands that a fine understanding between teacher and pupil is present. This can only be possible, when both are guid€d by a true Christian spirit, Each one clearly seeing his dut ies and Lt ying to live up to th.zm . The pupil as well as the teacher must come half way.

If scholars spread bad rumors about t heir teachers. or circulate u ndesireable informat ion conc€rning their school, t hey are often not conscious of the fact tba:t thereby they are not only making it unpleasant for t hemselves but also for others. Remember, fellowstudents, t hat your loyalty demands of you that you promote t he general welfare of your school. It is up to you t o keep up our reputation as an id€al Lutheran college.

Some tim€s in writing l ~tters (especially those of us t hat write many of t hem) we often run short of news items and for t he sake of writing something, we refer to things t hat we would not t hink of mentioning oth€r\.tiS!:. In our couespondence to parents or friends at other iP.stitutions, we often spread rumors. not r-ealizing

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that it may be wrongly interpreted by t he receiver. For instance, jf a son writes to his father about meals being poor, t he father will most naturally assume lhat his son is on the verge of starvation.

Especially is such the case with beginners.

In late years numbers of men, prominent in educational circles, have expressed their opinion that Russian Bolshivism is not only menacing t he entire civilization of Europe, but has also shown its ugly characteristics in the American school Hfe. This, however, is unnoticed by most people. Pupils have become indifferent towards t heir studies; their teacher~ are not regarded as their superiors and models; going to school is looked upon as a mere past-time. In this respect we as a Christian school, should set a good example for non-believing people, not only for the sake of doing so, but that it may have an effect on our future work as ministers or teachers. With such difficulties, besides many others, teachers in our parochial schools must constant ly contend.

We can in many other ways be loyal to ow路 college. After graduation we are expected to take up positions as teachers or pastors, but very frequently we are tempted to follow some other line of work which may offer better salaries and more honor. Such trifles should not discourage us, if we keep in mind the aim of our work, the spreading of the gospel of Christ Crucified.

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EXCHANGE Among the numerous papers which made their appearance on our exchange table was the neat looking "Luther Echo." The cover. in particular. is very attractive.

The Literary column opens with the poem "Remembrance.''

It tells us that God is the One who never forgets us, but always remembers his children. The article headed "Autumn" is well mitten. The author compares autumn with other seasons, "All nature is bewailing dying nature in a grand and solemn1chora1.

The charming beauties are accompanied to t h3 grave of eternity by a solemn procession." Lei us not bewail autumn as b"eing too melancholy. There is a brighter v.:iew. The writer mentions a few; for instance, the f1uits that are ripe during this time; everywhere we see God's blessing. The compositit>i1 "Why Study History" is up to its point; it gives clear and distinct reasons why we should study history. I t states that .history is a voice forever sounding across th ~ centuries the laws of t ight and wrong. The main object, t hough, in studying history is this : "lt enables us to see characters of the past, characters from which a great lesson can be learned." Your stories are v3ry interesting. We hope to see some more in the followin g issues. We sw路ely regret your condition in orchestra and wish you all success in obtaining an excellent orchestra in t he near f uLw路e.

You column headed "News :Notes," give~ us a viYid and clear picture of your dormitory and rzcitation hall. Your students have the best opportunity of increasing t heir vorabulary and gaining knowledge in literature, as you have two libraries. Let not t he opportunity pass by! Make use of your libraries! You will not regret it and will soon see its value. We certainly rejoice ,路d t h you that your college paper is advancing rapidly.! We hope

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t hat it will finally reach its goal, that is, wit h the help of the fellowstudents. Students, support your paper!

Other Echanges received were "The Black and Red," Watertown, Wisconsin; "Wartburg Quarterly," Clinton, Iowa; "Alma Mater," St. Louis, Mo.; "The Crescent," Moorhead, Minnesota; "Tlte Comedian," Bethlehem, Pa.

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Miss Esther Montgomery, '20, who is taking up ~ormal School work at Mankato, had the misfortune of fracturing her ankle. The accident occurred during gymnasium exercises. She is confined to her bed at the Immanuel Hospital at Mankato, where she receives treatments. Latest reports are that she is getting along as];welJ as can be expected.

•ti A. Falde, '16, accepted a call to the West Side..congregationja.t St. Paul (Rev. Ernst, 127 Isabelle Ave.) ..

Paul C. Westerkamp, '16, accepted a call!to Utica, Michigan.

We have learned that Ernst Koenig '16,tresides at 3928.LNo. 20th St., St. Louis, Mo. Arthur Gruber, Tertia '18, is working at tha WestlPu~lishing Co., St. Paul, Minn. ,. ...,.

News has come to our ears, lhat Theo. Gedicke, '21, is on his way to Detroit, Michigan, most likely to get acquaintediwith automobiles. This evidently is a result of Theo's splendid bicycle, the wheels of which tended to set others in motion.

VORTRAG .

(Gehalten vor der Staatslehrerkonferenz von Wisconsin, Yeraammelt zu Milwaukee am 4. und 5. November 1920.)

Vor einem Jahre .war es mir vergonnt, einige Worte uber Genesis an Sie zu richten. Es war nur eine sehr allgemein gehaltene Uebersicht uber den Gang der E1·zahlung dieses Buches.

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Nur einen,kurzen Abschnitt, Kap. 2, 4 - Kap. 4, 26, konnten wir ein klein \venig eingehender, wenn auch nicht im entferntesten erschopfend, behandeln. Von einem zweiten Abschnitt, Kap. 11, ?:7 Kap. 25, 11, konnten wir nur in groben Umrissen den Gedankengang zeichnen. Dieser Tei! enthal t die Geschichte Abrahams. Es ist jetzt kaum notig, etwas von den damaligen Ausfi.i hrungen zu wiederholen, da der ganze Voctrag im Messenger abgedruckt wurde. Dort habe ich auch in Aussicht geste11t, dass ich gelegentlich einz.~lne Parteien aus dem Leben Abrahams etwas ausftibrlicher zu behandeln gedlkhte. Dieses Versprechen mochte ich nun zum Teil einlosen.

Eine Schwierigkeit in der Angabe von Abrahams G e burts jahr.

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Gleich bei dem Bericbt Uber Abrahams Abstammung Lritt uns eine Schwierigkeit entgegen, die zum Forschen notigt. Es heisst Kap. 11, 26 : Tharah war siebenzig Jahre alt, und zeugete Abram, Nabor und H aran. Aus diesen Worten gewinnt der unbefangene Leser gewiss den Eindruck, class Abraham der Erstgeborne war. Und wir fUgen gleich hinzu, diesen Eindruck sollen wir auch empfangm, und Abraham war auch der Erstgeborne, trotzdem er es der leiblichen Geburt nach nicht war. D och damit haben wir eigentlich schon vorgegriffen.

D er ganze weitere Vulauf des BErichtes bis zum Schluss des Kapitals liisst cs sehr wahrscheinlich erscheinen, dass eigentlich Haran der alteste Sohn Tbarahs war. B€achten wir einige der Angaben. Ehe n.och von Abrahams VH ehelichung die Rede ist, heisst es: Aber H aran zeugete Lot (v. 27). Dann wird berichtet, <lass Haran vor seinem Vatu starb, urid zwar, da sie noch zu Ur in Chaldaea wohnt en (v. 28). Er hinterlasst bei seinem Tode zwei Tochter, von denen die eine wenigstens heiratsfahig war und ihres Vaters Bruder, Nahor, €he·lichte (v. 29). Dazu wird der Sohn, den er hinterliess, selbstandig T"€b2n Abraham aufgeftihrt (v. 31).

Dieses alles ware ja moglich, selbst wrnn H aran der jtingste gewesen ware; a ber sehr wahrscheinlich klingt r--s nicht.

Dass aber Abraham nicht d.·:r <.=rstg€borne Sohn (d€m Fleisch nach) war, wird uns zur GewisshEit , wenn wir die Zahl0n Vf rgleich.en. T harah war 70 Jahre alt, als ihm sein erster Sohn geboren wurde (v. 26), und €r war 205 J ahre alt, als er starb (v. 32).

Ware nun Abraham der Erstg::borne gewesrn, so hatte er bei seines Vaters Tode 135 Jahre alt sein mtissen.

Sehen wir zu, in welche Z"it uns <las ·Yersetzl. Sarah war zehn J aine jtinger als Abraham (Kap. 17, 17) urd errsichte Ein Alter von 1?:7 Jahren (Kap. 23, 1). Mithin war Abraham bei ihrem Tode 137 J ahre alt. Abraham war a!so 135 Jahre alt zwei Jahre vor dEm T ode seirer Sarah, als Isaak 35 Jahr alt war.

H at Tharah dieSl:'S alles noch er!ebt? Abrahams Auszug, seinen Auf€·nthalt in Kanaan, sr.·ir:e 25 Jalu e dauernde KindHlosigkeit, das H~ra nwachsrn Isaaks zu ein~ m Mann.g von .35 Jah-

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ren, nachdem er vorher schon einmal zum Opfer bestimmt gewesen war? Das mtisste der Fall gew€sen sdn, wenn Abraham der Erstgeborne gewesen ware. Denn es heisst Kap. 12, 4: Abram war 75 Jahre alt, da er aus Haran zog.

Die ganze Erzahlung erweckt aber den Eindruck, dass Abraham erst nach dem Tode seines Vaters Haran in Mesopotamien verJassen habe. Die Verse Kap. 11, 26-32 enthalten allerdings nur einen sehr summarischen Ueberblick, ~us dem man wohl nicht zur Evidenz erha.rten kann, <lass Tharahs Tod vor Abrahams Auszug erfolgt sei. Doch Stephanus, der sich in seiner Rede vor dem Hoben Rat auch auf Abraham bezieht, sagt ausdrticklich: Und von dannen, da sein Vat~r g€storben war, brachte er ihn hertiber in dieses Land (Apg. 7, 4). Also etwa erst bei Tharahs Tod, oder bald hemach, war Abraham 75 Jahre alt. Ziehen wir diese Zahl von den 205 Jahren des Lebens Tharahs ab, so ist Abraham etwa in dem 130. Lebensjahr seines Vaters geboren. Doch steht Kap. 11, 26 ausdrticklich: Tharah war 70 Jahre alt, und zeugete Abram, Nahor und Haran.

2. S c h r e i b f e h 1 e r .

Was sollen wir dazu sagen? Dass die Schrift sich selbst widerspricht? Nimmermehr. Oder sollen wir annehmen, dass ein Fehler im Abschreiben mit untergelaufen sei·! An und filr sich hatte eine solche Annahme nichts an sich, was elem Glauben widersprache. Trotz eines Schreibfehlers bliebe bestehen, was J esus sagt, <lass auch nicht der kleinste Buchstabe oder ein Ttittel vom Gesetz vergehen werde (Mt. 5, 18). Gibt es <loch manche Worter und Ausdrticke in der Bibel, die wir tiberhaupt nicht verstehen. lch erinnere nur an das Wort Sela in den Psalmen.- Ode.r <lass ich noch etwas anderes erwahne, wie vielfach werden Aussagen der Schrift von einzelnen Christen, wohl auc h allgemein, missverstanden! Und ist ein Schreibfehler etwas Schlimmeres?- Oder, wer kann immer genau sagen, wann die einzelnen Proheten geweissagt haben? Ich greife Nahum heraus. Book of Books sagt 710- 700; Dachsels Bibelwerk: 713; wahrend ich mit Rupprecht und anderen annehme, dass Nahum zwischen 663 und 623 geweissagt habe.

Er weissagte den Untergang Ninives, der 623 einsetzte, und beruit sich dabei auf den ktirzlich erfolgten Untergang No-Ammons (Theben) in Aegypten (664 oder 663). Ware ein Schreibfehler in einer Zahlenangabe schlimmer als solche Unkenntnis oder Missverstand?- Oder man denke an die vielen Varianten besonders in den Handschriften des N. T. Gerade an den Varianten sehen wir, wie Gott seine schtitzende Hand aber die Bibel gehalten hat, dass nichts Wesentliches, was Glauben und Seligkeit bertihrt, davon betroffen wird. Ftir das A. T. aber mochte ich besonders an Rom. 3, 2 erinnern, dass Gott gerade den Juden sein Wort anvertraut hat. Wir alle kennen die grossartige Kleinlichkeit der Juden. Wie konnen sie nicht z. B. im Handel um ein paar Cents f eilschen! Diesen Kleinlichkeits-

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sinn den Juden nahm Gott in seinen Dienst und liess die Juden mit rabbinjscber Gewissenhaftigkeit sein Wort bewahren. Da wurde nichts am Text geandert. Selbst wo <lurch ein Versehen ein kleiner Fehler eingeschlichen war, sah sich der nachste Abschreiber nicht befugt, die auf der Hand liegende Verbesserung vorzunehmen, sondern er schrieb ab genau, wie die Vorlage lautete, und machte nur seine Verbesserung am Rande.

Wenn also die Annahme eines Schreibfehlers auch zulassig ware, so hat sie doch nicht viel Wahrscheinlichkeit. Einen Scbreibf ehler wtirde ich deshalb nur dann allenfalls annehmen, wenn alle anderen Erklarungsversuche f ehlscblagen. So mag ein Scbreibfehler in 1 Chron. 20, 18 oder in 2 Sam. 10, 18 vorliegen (700 Wagen - 7000 Wagen; 40,000 R eiter - Mann zu Fuss).

(Fortsetzung folgt.)

Aufgaben. 1) 400 Jahre, Gen. 15, 13; Apg. 7, 6.

430 Jahre, Ex. 12, 40. 41; Gal. 3, 17.

2) 66 resp. 70 Seelen, Gen. 46, 26.27; Ex. 1, 5; Dt. 10, 22. 75 Seelen, Apg. 7, 14.

3) Wie alt war J akob, als er vor Esau zu Laban floh? (Gf;n. 28, 5).

Prof. J. Meyer.

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The parmts cf Frieda Hanken and Alice Schramm motored to New Ulm, on September 18.

Paula Radloff left for her home at Hustisford, Wisconsin, on Sept~mber 25, to attend the funeral of her cousin.

Upon the kind offer of Mr. Loeffalmacher to paint the floor of the "Girls' Room," som-= of the girls went up to clean it, September 18. Airer the work was finished a luncheon was enjoyed.

The girls were compelled to camp in the ball for a time but moved back, September 22. The fresh paint has greatly improved the appearance of the room.

An informal party was given at the dormitory on the evening of October 9. The hours were merrily spent in playing games and in music. At 10:30 light refreshments were served, and at 11:30 everyone retired.

Miss Adelheid Mueller visited with her sister, Frieda, on Oct ober 10.

Anna Winter spent the days of October 16 t o 18 at her home in Janesville.

Mrs. A. Stuemke visited with her granddaughter, Renata Wiechmann, October 6.

Anna Kinden kft for h.2r home at Lake Mills, Iowa, October 9, and returned October 12.

A table and a wast e basket have been donated to the "Girls' Room."

The MesdamEs Hulda Treptow, Martha Ruther, and Lillian Steimke visited classes hE路re in the forenoon of OctobEr 18, They left for Mankato in t he afternoon.

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The girls of D. M. L. C. were sorry to see Paula Radloff leave for her home on October 18. She intends to attend the school at Watertown, Wisconsin.

The students are glad to welcome Cordelia Siegler of Johnson Minnesota, as a student of our institution. She enrolled Octobe; 21 and is staying at the dormitory.

Renata Wiechmann's father visited with her, October 22.

Renata then went to Trumann, Minnesota, October 23, and returned October 25.

The parents and two cousins of Alice Sch1 amm came from Austin, Minnesota, and spent the days of October 23 to t he 25 with her.

Miss L. Sitz and Irene Schnitker spent a few hours in Mankato, October 26.

Mrs. Messerli and Mrs. Zempel visited with Verona Messerli, on October 28.

The girls of the dormitory voted upon a name to be given to the dormitory. Upon consent of the faculty, "Hillcrest Hall" is the name chosen.

The following girls spent the days of the short vacation from November 13 to 15 with relatives: Antoinette Nolte, Gertrude Haertel, Ada Sievert, Martha Sievert, and Frieda John.

Miss Theodora John and Miss Hilda Ziegler visited at "Hillcrest Hall," November 7.

Miss Baldina Barreither visited with Pauline Hafner from November 13 to 15.

Miss Annetta Walz and Miss Lillian Steimke visited the students of D. M. L. C. from November 20 to 22.

Frieda Mueller was happy to know that she could spend the days from November 24 to 29 at home.

Renata Wiechmann and Leona Engel spent Thanksgiving Day at Good Thunder, Minnesota.

Miss Elsie Schweppe spent November 25 to 27 with Gertrude Haertel.

The Misses Margaret and Ursula Beisel visited at Hillcrest Hall from November 29 to December 1.

The A Class girls who attended the informal party in honor of the A Class at the Sitz home on December 4, report a very pleasant time.

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Godfrey Schultz, Ed. Bradtke, and Siegbert Bergemann assisted in school work at St. Paul, one of the local teachers of the Trinity church having accepted a different call.

Herman Mutterer was called home on Nov. 3, to attend his grandmother's funeral. He resumed his studies Nov. 8.

The concert on Monday evening, Dec. 6, was well attended.

Mr. Ed. R. Rechlin showed great technical control over the organ, making it an instrument of life and animation.

Schmidt seems to have considerable trouble in making his "foxes" stay. One of them, Harold Elliolin, left early Sept., because he had the home-sick fevrr. Gopher Jeske again is back on his S. Dak. ranch, while another one, C. Kuehn, expects to get back t he job as private shoe-shiner to the mayor of his home villageMpls. The fourth, Julius Caesar, expects to work for the Lamberton Lumber Co. in the back woods of Morgan, Minn.

"A" class spent an enjoyable evening, Dec. 4, at the home of one of the class members, Miss Sitz. Even "APita" claims to have had a good time.

Otis Stelljes has been appointed to rq;resc Pt the student body in a drive for the sale of Lutheran Sanitariurr. Stamps. Up to now he has been very successful iri his work. The proceeds go to the Lutheran Sanitarium at Wheat Ridge, Co~orado.

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A. Haertel, I. Haertel and W. Nolte left Nov. 12, for their homes at Fairmont, Minn. They attended classes the following Monday afternoon.

Louis Tschirley visited his cousins at Mankato, Oct. 23 and 24.

Hermann Raduenz visited his son Alvin, on Nov. 24, 25, 26.

Edward Schmidt acted as organist at the marriage of his brot her Nov. 10. On his return he was accompanied by his sister, who attends Bethany College.

On Nov. 12, Albert Winter left for Mankato, to visit his (Deer) uncles and aunts. He was drawn back to New Ulm by No. 2, Westbound on Nov. 14.

Mrs. Herman Tschirley and daughter Lucile, visited t heir son and brot her, Louis, on Sept. 26, and left for their home at Roscoe, S. Dak., September 29.

C. Kuehn and E. Jordan left for home Nov. 12 and returned t he following Sunday night. There is no doubt t hat when they arrived at Minneapolis t hey thought, "There is no place like home."

W. Dallman celebrat€d armistice day at his home in Nicollet.

He returned Nov. 14, with a large package containing pies and cakes.

E. Bradtke and E. Schmidt visited at Mankato, Nov. 3. We are sure t hey visited Bethany College. They returned the following day.

On Nov. 2, t he student body was surprised to see that their friend, Alfred Loose, from Morgan, Minn.. , had come back to resume his studi€s. We all feel good since "Caesar" is with us, Rev. J. C. Sifgler, daughter, aPd t wo friends visited Victor Sfrgler on Oct. 2. The Pext day Victor triE·d to see if he could still run a Dodge car and did P..Ot sefm to find out tm he had reached the city of Mankato. (A poor f xcuse is better t han none.) The visitors rdurned to t heir home at Johnson, Minn. , on Oct. 4.

E . Kuehn, H. Kuehn, and Paul Spalding spent Thanksgiving at their home in Wanda, Minn.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kaske visited thdr son John on October 14. Thr:-y also brought potato€s, buttH and eggs for t his institution which was donated by t he congregation at Rockford, Minn.

They left for their home Friday morning Oct. 14.

Messrs. Ed. and Bruno Kornmann from Hazel, S. D., visited Martin Fuerstenau on Sept . 25.

Walter Dallmann left for his home Oct. 2, and returned the 4th.

Victor Albrecht le.ft Nov. 13, for Hutchinson, Minn., where he attended his grandmother's funeral. He returned t he next day.

George Trahms visited his home at Janesville, Minn., on Oct. 9, and returned the following Monday.

Paul Spalding ldt S.unday, Oct . 17, for Minneapolis to jew the clothiers. He returned Oct. 18.

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Mrs. Adolf Tessmer and Mrs. Emil Vergin paid this inst itution a visit on Oct . 2, and returned· Oct. 4. 'The latt•:: r visit-')d hc::r two sons Richard and Leo. E manuel Lenz left for Mankato, Oct. 2, and re.turred t h<S 11ut day. · A\fons ·Engel autoe9 hpme wit h. Rev. Albrecht. and daughV1· of New Ulm, and R e.v. A. Koehler of South St. Paul, in Re~ tzc's car, on the 19th of Sept. to attmd..the rrissionkstiva1 at Elkton, S. Dak. They did not return until Se.pt. 21, on account of car trouble. . . · · ·w. Meier ,visited th1e ·home folks on Oct. 9, ·and re turned the following Mond~y. . .. · · V. Albrecht and V. Siegler spent Sunday, Cct. 17, in Fairfa x, Minn. · • ' · · ·· E . Lenz left for his home at Fairfax on Oct. 9, and re turned the 10.

G. Schult;i; visited his folks at Faribault. Minn., Ccl. ·18, on his retw·n from St. Paul.

Walter Meier ate a hearty meal on Thanskgiving Day at his home in Mankato.

As usual, Beedie take his Sundays off and enjoys t hem at his home.

George Trahms and Harvey Kitzrow had a chucking race at Janesville, Minn. Well, t hat's what Thanskgiving see.ms t o be noted foT. Walter Strohschein from Buffalo, Minn. , entered this institution on Oct. 1.

Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Seidenkranz of St. Paul, Minn., visited college on Oct. 17. The forme>r also visited t heir son Elmer.

Walter Engel of Elkton, S. Dak., surprised hls brother and friends on t he 14th of Nov. This was t he first t ime we had seen him since t he great war in which h e participated in France. On his return to America, he enlisted again and spent a year at West Point in t he t ruck driving division. Last April his t ime expired but he did not come home until August. H e told us many interesting storres which he experi&nc~d in his five years' service. .The boys' dormitory has noticed a slight show-up of the "Flu", but at present every body seems to be on the go.

Alfred and Minnie Kohls a nd a few frif:nds visited Elmer Kohls on t he 21 of October. They returned to Morgan t he same day.

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On Sunday ev~ning, Sept. 26, the professors A. Schaller and C. Schweppe were installed. May their work, under God's guidance, be a help to those w~o are seE>k:ing knowledge.

The Physics and Chemistry classes are now busy at work in the laboratory.

By decision of the faculty the Classes A, B, and Tertia are granted permission to join t he Walther League, which meets every second Thuisday, in the parochial school. Some have already joined, while others intend to join.

On Dec. 6, the student-body had the opportunity to hear a very good organ concert. Prof. F. R eut:!r requested Mr. Edward Rechlin of New York to stop off at New Ulm on his Fall R ecital Tour. The following was the program rendered: r. ~ Prelude, B minor ... ............... ... ......... J. S. Bach 2. · (a ) Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund .......... Samuel Scheidt (b) 0 Haupt voll· Blut und Wunden ........ Johannes Kuhnan (c) Lobt Gott ihr Christen .. ... ....... Dietrich Buxtehude 3. Fantasie and Fugue, C minor .. Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach 4. (a ) Andante .... ........ ... ...... ... . . . .. .. ..... Haendel (b) Adagio from Cantate: "Gottes Weg ist der beste Weg" .......................................... J. S. Bach (c ) Evening Prayer .... (New Ulm, Minn. ) ...... F. Reuter 5 l mprovisation on a Luthe:ran Choral.

6. Fugue, G Major .. . . .. .... . ....... . ............ J. S. Bach Elmer Ku€.hn '22 ldt for l\Iodena, Wis., Nov. 29, to reach · school the r est of the ycat. H0 will r e-mter the same class next fall. · · .

'I'he stuMm body is tha·rkful for t hf Thanksgiving dinner which was given by the congr_qi:ation ?f N€w 1ll m. r

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We have with this issue again started our bask~tball season.

At the beginning of the s:?ason four of our last year's men again declared themselv€s ready to d: fmd the Maroon and Gray. These men were Victor Albrecht, Edward Bradtke, Godfrey Schulz, and Alfons Engel. Now it was an easy task, with plenty of material, to choose the fifth man. Victor Siegler, a last year's second team man, was soon in the othe1· suit, ready to make both ends meet.

At a meeting of the team Godfrey Schulz was chosen Captain and Edward Bradtke, Manager, wit h Victor Si£gle:r acting the part of Secretary and Treasurer.

Our first game resulted in a dd€at on account of the fact that our team had pract iced li ttle or not at all. In spite of t his fact, the team played a good game in the first half with the score standing 6--4 in favor of Lamberton. But in the second half our team soon became exhausted, due to the lack of practice. In the second half the substitutes were also given a chance to prove their skill.

In t his game the new rules of the season wf'l'e not enforced.

The final score was 23-4 in Lamberton's favor.

The line up reads: Lamberton D. M . L. C. H. Nigg L. F'.

G. Schulz H. Bendixen R. F. A. Engel L. Block C. V. Albrecht G. Nigg L. G. E. Bradtke R. G. V. Siegler John Spalding W. Albrecht substituted A. Engel and l. Lenz substituted V. Siegler. Field goals: H. Nigg 8, Bendixen 2, Block 1, Albcecht 2.

Goals from free throws : H. Nigg 1. Referee: Grandman.

Manager Bradt ke has schedul€d gamrs with: Sleepy Eye High School, at Sleepy Eye, on Dec. 11.

Sleepy Eye High School, at D. ~. L. C., on Dec. 17.

Gustavus Adolphus Academy, at D. M. L. C., on Jan. 8.

Gustavus Adolphus Acade-my, at St. Pet€r, Jan. 22.

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- Prof.: (In English) "Shakespeare often confused his pronouns.''

Ed.: "So do I." Prof.: Sure! You are just as foolish as Shakespeare."

- Prof.: "When sie einst in ihr Amt treten werden die Leute Ihnen nicht die Taschen fuellen."

Kongs.: "Aber die Ohren."

- Prof.: "What does swain mean?"

Jacob: "Swine."

- Prof. : "Von welchen englischen Wort koennen wir das Wort Kemenate ableiten?"

Mittelsteadt: "Cemetery."

- Tangle: "We cousins never gE:t into a fight, do we?"

Buddy: "No, it would be too one-sided."路 - Kongs: (Correcting his neighbor's paper.) "Professor, -may I use your blue pencil? I discovered a mistake in this work."

- Buddy: "This book is not interesting any more, because one of the girls died, and now I like it no more.

- Prof.: (In Arithmetic) "The N. W. 1-4 of the N. W. 1-4 of the N. E . 1-4 of the N. E. 1-4 of - .

Schmidt: (Butting in. ) "Gee! that must be a cemetery lot.!"

- Rc;nata: "!ch bein ein Minnesotaner."

Moeller: "Und ich bin E路in Indianer."

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-We have been wondering why Jake shaved off his mustache!

We discovered the reason. He had just before this act read the following article in a newspaper: (Speaking about mustaches) many a man has more hair under his nose than he knows under his hair.

- Kongs.: (Showing the class pictures of B and tertia to Prof.

X.) "Would you like to take a look at these pictures?"

Prof.: "My! aren't they beauties!"

We have noticed the boys wearing their stiff collars since then.

- Teacher: "Name an item used daily in your household!"

Pupil: "The Rolling Pin." - Odds and Ends. A young New England clergyman; on the occasion of a public funeral, somewhat started his hearers by announcing at the conclusion of the service: "Those of the congregation who so desire, may now pass around the bier."

-Said a nervous young man to the minister who was about to perform the wedding ceremony- . "ls it k-kisstomary to c-cuss the bride?" "Not until some time after."

-She: "Do you know, dear, why your head reminds me of Paradise?"

He: "No, Angel."

She: "Becausa there is no parting and dyeing."

- Zu verkaufen!-Kinderwagen mit ohne motorbetrieb, bei der altrenovierten Firma - Storch & Klappen.

- Wanted for advertising purposes: A fresh corpse for a cough in (coffin) factory. Inquire Post Mortem and Son. - Harry: "Who is the girl t hat just passed?"

John: "Miss Nutt."

Harry: "Hazel?"

John: " Ches."

- "What is your idea of happiness?"

'Nothing to do and lots of time t o do it in."

- Teacher: "Describe the climate of the temperate zone."

Pupil: "It isn't hot or cold. It's middle-sized."

-Bob: The Federalists wanted a strong central government!

Prof: "What does Federal therefore mean?"

Bob : "Strong in t he center!

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CONTENTS LITERARY: 1. Spring 2. Hans 3. A Midnight Disturbance 4. The Price of War RD ITO RIALS: 1. Gute und schlechte Literatur 2. Mental Industry 3. A View of Nature EXCHANGE COLLEGE NOTES ALUMNI 1. Alumni Notes 2. Vortrag 3. Apaches and Parochial Schools 4. The Aims of the Christian School as Compared With the "Aims of the School" set forth by Colgrove in "The Teacher and t he School."

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SPRING.

We a.re again approaching that season of seasons- spring.

• am sure all will agree with me that this may rightly be called hl3 monarch of ~asons, for can anyone picture to himself anyhing more thrUling than a beautiful sp,·ing morning?

Perhaps we particularly not ice it becaus•3 of t he long and dreary vint.-~r which precedes it. What a· diffe..rcncc t h0re is br;tween he cold, raw wind of th-; winter a:nd th:~ g·3ntle spring br·:>3ze. Furhermore, t h·3 near~r spring comi:-s, the longer t he days are. The veather is warmer, and quita fr·3Qu.;ntly we have a spring shower vhich mako:;s everything se-3m r.9f.t:'~hed. We heat' the roaring >f rivers and springs, and by looking at t hese places we find pictures- · tue cataracts and waterfalls. Upon examining the plant life, we 10tice buds forming on the tre?s, and here and th·3re a spring flower >eeping out and looking at us so welcomingly and cheerfully that ve forget all about ourselves and are wholly enraptured in the >eauty of it all. But hark! What is t hat? It is the first note of a >ird that has just ret urned to us from the South. Upon looking nore closely, we find that it is a .robin. Before long we see blue>irds, canari•3s, wrens, and many other beaut iful birds.

We must not only think of t he beauty of spring, but also of the ralue which it has for us. It is just in this season t hat, as before, :tated, plan.t life begins. In spring t he farmer makes ready for the :rops. The grass that g.rows supplies animals with food, thus ~iving us food also. · · If w·3 consider spring in this manner, we may rigl\tly call it th3 nonarch of all ~.-asons, fo · there is practically no person who, if 1sked what time of the Y•3ar he prefers, will not answ~r, "Spring".

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HANS.

Lucy Hamin sat on t h? porch anxiously awaitiag the arrival of her father. He had prom\sed his daughter, if he could possibly find time, he would take her for a walk in the woods before dinner.

About three o'clock he came home and they sallied forth. Lucy was about t en years old and being full of life as most children of her ag·3, she did not walk alongside her father, but ran to and f.ro, watehing a butt;rfty h ; re and a merry songst; r there. Suddr;nly she came upo:1 a young crow on t ho g,round, and it se<3med to be in great pain. She called her father, and aft:r he had examined it he said, "The young crow has hurt one of his legs." They took the bird home. .

Lucy's chi.:! amus-· mrnt co:'lSisted h'1 carrying food to the crow and talking to him. H; would listr;n to her and his ey.;s just seemed to say "I u:ad.··.· stand. you." One day, to her great astonishment, t he bi.rd end··avo..-.-:-d to mimic h·· r. Sh.-; had named him Hans and that was the word he was trying t o say. She told her parents this and with t bd r aid, the crow was taught many ·words such as: Lucy, mama, papa, and come. He could pronounce all the 1€.tters clea.rly exc·;pt t he r.

They wr~re a happy family. But a cloud was soon to mar t hat happiness. Sev.;ral cas•:S of the inftw:nza weN reported in town.

Among t hose who latl?r co'fltracted the dis·:ase were Mr. and Mrs. Ramin. They were very mand before the doctor could oo gotten, they were beyond earthly help . Lucy's wealthy aunt and uncle were summoned and they came immediately. The girl's parents died about the same time and t hey were buried together. After t he funeral the property was disposed of and the relatives took Lucy with them. They protested vehemently against taking the crow along, but Lucy would not have it ot herwise. Her aunt and uncle became very attached to their niece and treated her as if she were their own daughter. When they realized how clever the bird was, they became as fond of Hans as Lucy was.

Lucy was now sixteen years o!O. She was a lovable girl and greatly admired by her many school friends.

One evening she came home from a concert and as usual looked for Hans. He wasn't in the kitchen, or in the dining-room, or in t he library. Where could he be? Finally she entered her uncle's office and there was the crow. He was sitting on t he back of the chair and peering over Uncle Curt's shoulder. Lucy stood in the door-way watching t hem for a long time and suddenly she was something glistening in her uncle's hand, and realized this was t he object of Han's attention. When she came more closely, she saw it was a beautiful diamond. " Isn't t his stone wonderful?", asked Mr. Nelson. She could make no reply to this but the expression of her face answered sufficjently. "Lucy, when you graduate from college, you will receive this diamond set in a ring." said her uncle.

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I can wait that long." Then Mr. Nelson placed the diamond ack in the safe. _Hans had watched all proceedings carefully.

A few days later Mr. Nelson came to his wife and said, "Doris have some sad news to tell you. The diamond is gone and the 11ly one who knew where it was kept, besides you, is Lucy." This as too much to bear. They had. lovecl. and given the girl all she ished for and t his was t he way sl:te r'\3payed them for such kindess. After discussing the matter for a length of time, they decided > say nothing to anyone of it.

Moreover to ignore the girl and see she would not confess her sin. .

Two weeks passed. Many bitter hours did her guardians pass ; well as Lucy. Why was she treated so? What had she done? :er only companion she cared for now was her crow. She would t and talk to him about her trouble,every day.

One afternoon while Lucy an'd her crow were out on the lawn, le confided her future plans to him. She must leave! Her uncle !fused to tell her what was wrong, and she couldn't remain where 1e was not wanted. Then Hans said "Come, Lucy." He hopped. short distance away, came back and repeated the same words. t first she paid no attention to him, but when he repeated the same ~quest so often, she obeyed him. The crow took her t o the garden.

That could he want t here? It was fall and the flowers were dead. othing remained but the dead stalks and leaves. He began digng under some leaves in a corner and brought forth the diamo):).d! t that very moment Lucy realized that her aunt and uncle must tink her guilty of stealing the diamond. She rushed to th'e house 1d gave t he stone to her uncle, explaining at the same t iD?.e how 1e found it. Then Mr. Nelson made conclusions from the above formation. He had been placing some papers in his safe when ~ was called to the phone. Meanwhile Hans had spied the diamond, 1ust have taken 1t and buried it under the leaves in t he garden.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were so happy that Lucy was innocent, 1at t hey forgot t o punish Hans, He proudly hopped around E. S. '21 le room saying "Hans, heo" (hero) .

A MIDNIGHT DI STURBANCE.

I was awakened by a most unearthly sound which seemed to trn the blood in my veins cold, but I did not dare to stir or breathe. he clock just st ruck t welve, reminding me of some of the ghostories I had read. For a few minut es t here was a dr,;athly, yet ,reboding silence. Nothing in the world s1*m0d t o be disturbed. heard a slight br~ze stirring the lr:avas of t he trees, and saw the .oon's smiling fac:~ look t hrough my window. This all quiet3d y strained nerves. My st iffened limbs relaxed, and I now dared 1 look about; not hing t hat could produce such horrible sounds as visible. Yet, what was t hat? I shrank back under the quilt. [y body began t o tremble. Anot her one of those t errifying sounds. > n t the ai.r. It seemed t o mock t he br:auty and silence 路 of the路 ght. But,- a ne"' feeling gripped me. This feeling now. gain~d ,

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the upper-hand. I must discover t he cause of this sound. I looked out of the window; another angry sound reached my ear.

Upon looking to a nearby tree, I saw our old ca-t, Milly, banging on its branches, and below t he tree was our neighbor's dog, Snap.

Old Milly's back formed a; perfect semi-circle. Her appearance reminded one of a Halloween picture.

My overstrung nerves were brought back t o t heir normal condition by a loud laugh which awakened t he whole family. Mother rushed into my room. I explained the disturbance t o her, while Snap retreated to his kennel, and old Milly sneaked off to the barn.

A. E. S. '22.

THE PRICE OF WAR. Now-a-days, when people come together and start to talk about something, the first subject usually is t he high price of everything.

Some things are really priced very high; for instance, clothing, shoes, and foods. Yet the price of war is t he highest of all.

During war all papers arc filled with long lists of the dead, wounded, and missing. How many have given their lives for t his country! If a boy goes away t o fight, many a heart sighs for him, wondering whether it will ever see him again. Who can couo t t he many t housands of lives already Jost on the field of battle?

Others, who were not killed, were wounded and had to be taken t o the hospital. There t hey needed excellent surgeons and nurses to take care of them. They were even not always safe from the enemy. If t he men recovered from their wounds, they were, perhaps, disabled for life. Maybe an arm or leg had to be amputated.

One might well say, "How will he ever earn anything again?" This is a question which is partly solved by having special homes where soldiers can learn to do things, even if they have but one arm.

Another evil of war arer diseases which often spread like fire in a dry forest. A heritage of war was the Spanish Influenza which, a few years ago, came upon us at New Ulm; we might as well say, upon t he whole world. Everybody knows what effects it had upon the population. How many fathers and mothers were snatched away, leaving a number of poor orphans behind? Others who were affect ed by the "flu" but who recovered, did not escape entirely.

The "flu" left them some defects; for instance, some became deaf.

Sometimes the doctor could do nothing for t hem.

War also affe!!ts the property of people. Just as countries are destroyed and ravaged today, it has always been; for example, the Thirty Year's War which was fought on German soil. It left its effects very plainly; villages were burned, fields were devastated, and people were made homeless. Even the first settlers in America had to pay this price. The Indians burned down their houses and left them homeless wanderers. This brought about路 starvation and diseases. How many lived through it? Almost everybody can give an answer to this. .

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o pay, and that these were bringing him into debt. Why are these axes so high, and getting still higher? Because we have been in var. Everybody has to carry his share, whether or not the war ippealed to him. The large amount of money expended will have o be paid by the future generations, even by the third and fourth.

Ne would have had more benefit from our money if we had used t for schools, roads, irrigation, etc. Now everything is used to 1ay the price of war.

War also creates a spirit of hatred and revenge. If a man has. :>st all his fortune, he will take every chance he sees to recover what te has lQst. Even if the motive for the act which he want.s to do is ~rong, he w:n do it nevertheless, because he looks only for the 10s.5ibilities it has for him. When two nations have fought against ach other, the victorious one will scorn the other one; but the latter eeks a chance to avenge itself. In this way war creates a spirit of 1atred and revenge among the nations of the earth.

From this brief sketch we may conclude that the price of war s the highest of all prices. It affects not only the lives and health .f the people, but also their properties, finances, and busines$. It reates a spirit of revenge and hatred. In the end we must ask our~lves, "Is war really worth this price?"

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Gute und schlec hte Literatur.

So notig es ist gute Bucher zu lesen, so notig ist es auch schlechte Buchar zu meiden. In unserer Zeit, da so vieles gedruckt wird, das des Lesens nicht wert ist, haben wir sehr vorsichtig zu sein, was wir lesen.

Ein gutes Buch ist eins, welches uns ein edles Ideal bietet, einen Charakter, in dem wir alle die guten Eigenschaften find en konnen, die wir unser nennen mochten. Hebt der Author eines Buches auch manchmal die kleinen Mangel und Gebrechen seines Heiden hervor, so g.3schieht dies nur uns zur Warnung und Abscheu vor dem Bosen. Di.:s ist's, was uns zu d2m Buche hinzieht; es r·: izt uns, es erweckt in uns das Verlangen, u.nserom Ideal gleich zu werden. Durch das Bestreben, uns zu bi;ssern, werden wir tatsachlich geb--;ssert. Zu einem guten Buche gehOrt auch ein~ edle, korrekte Sprache.

Welch<?r Trost, welche E rbauung lieg·:m nicht in ainem guten Buche! Ein schleches Buch, dagegen, cnthalt nichts wahrhaft Erbauliches. Es fesselt uns wohl, wahrend wir es les·3D, aber es hinterlasst nichts, das den Cha.rakter formt, sondem nur das, welches dem Cha•akter shadet. Nichts Lehrreiches enthalt es, h0chstens

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:eigt es, wie man auf geschickterer Weise der Stinde nachgehen cann. Nichts ist vcrderblichcr ftir die Jug.;:nd als schlech:te, unnoralischn., zur Stinde v.:-rftihrr:路nde Bticher. . .. .

Schlecht0 Btich"r habe:n einen gewaltigen Reiz . ftir solche, lie sich an schlecht e Literatur gewohnt haben und sie der gu:ten vor~iehen. Darum htiten wir .uns wohl. Ein gutes Buch kann mein >este.r Freund &::in, ab.:-r ein schlcchtcs Buch kann aucb mein argster 14'eind sein.

- S. MENTAL INDUSTRY.

Whatever is t ruly great is accomplished only at the expense

>f unremitting and well-directed labor. It is said that experience s the best t eacher; let us t ry to prove this. Every person knows

:h at life, from childhood to old age, is a series of struggles, and mtagonism between spirit and mind. No child possesses a perfect rocabulary; gradually it acquires the rudiments of speech from its >arents. What parent does not labor to assist the child? Throughmt life man strives to attain a goal.

Although all minds are not equally vigorous, none are able to 1cquire great excellence without much labor. Demost henes, though leprived of fluency of speech, became the greatest of Athenian 1rat ors. Demosthenes surpassed his fellow-men because he strove or a goal; strove for. it with surprising a.ssiduity, .strove for it until 1is perseverance had brought him to the coveted goal. The same s t rue of mental labor. Many who promised ncthing at the be:inning have by industry accomplished more than those supposed o .be their superiors. ,, Physiology lays stress. on the fact that t he bqdily organs re1uire exercise to be kept healthy and vigorous. Likewise the acuities of the mind require exercise. If a child is taken from chool for a year or two, it appears to be dull when it returns. Why? rhis is due to the fact that t he mind has not received the trainng necessary to keep it active during that time. As the weakest ir e strengthened by exercise, thus t he weakest minds also become tronger through exercise. Without exercise the most powerful >ecome dull, and indolence is gradually fostered.

In observing the works of the great, we seldom look farther t han o t he results. We enjoy reading a good book, but we do not conider the fact that the author has developed his best ideas, and 1erhaps struggled with obstacles while writing t hat book. He may 1ave labored a life-time on his works. Gray's "Elegy" absorbed 1ine years of the author's time and labor. Milton meditated on 'Paradis~ Lost" from his sixteenth year to his old age. Even great 1ainters as Hogarth an.d Guido are an example for us. Hogarth ells us that he owes nothmg t o nature, everything t o industry. ~uido was so slow that his fellow-men called him "the ox."

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renewed exertion. Especially can this be applied to school-life.

A pupil prepares his work, he responds to the teacher's question, he realizes that his answer is incorrect. Discouraged,- he flings himself into his seat. Because he has failed, he assumes that "I'm done with it" attitude. If we, as well as a pupil, would but realize that benefits are derived from failures and that mistakes are docile!

Though small is the number of those who by cultivating their pewers may not rank among the benefactors of the race, still smaller is the number of those who are born genuii>e.s. Industry, however, is genius. Let us strive for power through this key, INDUSTRY! .

A..J. S. '21.

A VIEW OF NATURE.

On Febl'l.latY' eighth, College Heights furnished about as beautiful a sight as r have seen. The golden gleams of the sun, fading into a duller shade of rose, and this into deep lavender gave the new, white snow-covering a purer tint. The endless white carpet was broken by clusters of dark trees. Near-by, one could see that the trees were not merely wild clusters. No, each tree revealed to the eye the graceful lines of its little twigs, and the stalwart sturdiness of it's trunk. Each little twig and trunk was covered with fluffy, glittering bits of the cleanest white. The n;iild breeze which greeted him, who would gaze upon the beauties of Nature in the open air, in close contact with Nature's influences, not barred by the musty dark of the room wrought only peace in the gloomy heart, and quietness in the turbulent mind.

He who thus sees Nature cannot forget to thank God for his life, arid for those clean and pure beauties which He has given to eveveryone without the payment of that which wrought many a greedy thought; avarice; yes, murder- that unclean farce-money.

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Among the various college papers received at our exchange :>le was the well-known "Black and Red." This is always a per welcomed by every one.

The Literary column opens with the article, "There's a Tide the Affairs of Men." This is well written and the sentences are n constructed. One can clearly see what the author wants to l us. The second article, "Awake! Danger Ahead!" is also well itten and contains many noble sentiments. It tells us about the nger lurking in this country through luxury. The young boy 1m the farm is not satisfied with his country home; he wants the 'f life of t he metropolis, and easy work with the high wages in ~city . The story entitled "A Fable" does not quite agree with heading. Upon reading it, one will find the condition which stated there much the same as in the present time. Therefore is no fable, but a sketch from real everyday life. Under the litorial column, we find the article, "The Suffrage Amendment." a college paper there for the publication of political sentiments? > the students of the "Black and Red" specialize in politics?

Another colleg~ paper which made its appearance was the .l:lgsburg Echo." The Literary column is very well arranged. begins with a poem "The Common Touch." The first article is :Lded, "What is the Matter with Augsburg?" The writer clearly >ws what faults a school has, and how to overcome them. One ng that was stated about Augsburg is this, "You have too few ;ivities to partake in and to make school life interesting." Yet 1gsburg has many activities and things of interest! for example, ire are many church choirs and Young People's Socieites which ~tudent may participate in. To make a school grow rapidly, ~ry student should do his share of work. He must put his whole :Lrt into his studies and school activities. When he has secured

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a position, whether in a congregation, or in any other place, he should be a walking advertisement for the purpose of showing the good side

of his school and its life. Perhaps upon reading this, a student will investigate and ask himself, what is the matter with his own school.

Is it doing its share of work as it ought to? Am I doing my part?

Let us all hope that everybody will help willingly to forward his school until it has reached its goal. Other articles in this column are: "The Influence of Personality;" "Heroes and Zeroes;" and a poem "The Prodigal's Pocket Testament." We turn over a few 'pages to see some more interesting articles. What do we find?

Norwegian. We hope that it is as interesting as the foregoing 路 articles.

The "Locals", "Alumni", and "Athletics" are fairly well represented.

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This has been a great winter for skating. As there was a rly large pond at the foot of College hill, the students were on it ~ry spare moment they had. And if snow did ever cover the ice ! snow shovels were put to work for a few minutes and it seemed if the ice had never been covered with snow. The skating was 1oyed not only by the boys but the girls were seen strolling down ? hill with a pair of skates over their arm every evening. The .y students that objected to the weatherman's plans were thos~ <> owned t he toboggans. They did not get much use out of t hese t never the less every one got a few rides.

The air in a building heated by steam is generally very dry :l will always damage furniture and instruments. To remedy s and prevent damage which was being done to the pianos and ~e organ, several humidifiers w. re installed i'l the Aula.

A new impt0vement is being made in the dormitory; n1mely, v combination padlocks are b~ing placed on every desk. These placed there so that a fell ow student is not tempted to get into neighbor's desk.

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A. Ehlke, '17, active at Neilsville, Wis., has accepted a call to St. John's church (Rev. J. Brenner) at Milwaukee. Mr. Ehlke, it is said, will assume his duties there after Easter.

Teacher Kirschke, of Kenosha, has received a call (probably accepted) to Burlington.

Miss Lydia Fritz, '17, of Fairfax, was compelled to refrain from teaching for some time on account of sickness. The vacancy was filled by students from this institution.

Miss Esther Montgomery, '20, was home after a long and patient waiting for recovery of her fractured ankle. She has gone back to Mankato to resume her studies at the Normal School of that city.

Aug. Dierks, '19, who has been attending the Commercial College at Mankato, was called home on account of sickness of his father. No doubt, he will resume his studies later on.

Paul Spaude, '15, is now situated at Mason City, Iowa. He is ca11-ying on the work, as minister in Rev. Engle's place.

THE MINNESOTA VALLEY CONFERENCE.

The above named conference was organized October 9, 1920.

It met again on the following dates: November 13, 1920, January 8, 1921, and February 26, 1921. All meetings thus far were held here at New Ulm. The next meeting wi11 be held May 7, 1921 at Sleepy Eye, Minn. The conference comprises teachers and professors of the cities and towns of the Minnesota river valley. The membership at present is thirty. The following papers have been delivered:

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>rof. Bliefernicht- Die Tatigkeit des Lehrers in der Gemeinde .usserhalb der Schulz~it. (Nov. 13). Prof. Schaller- Aims of our lchools compared with those of the Public Schools (Feb. 26). Model :lssons have been delivered as follows: Mr. Hippauf- Bible Story, ~accheus, (Nov. 13). Mr. Gerlach- Modern Letter Writing, Nov. 13). Miss Strasen- Die Weisen aus dem Morgenlande, Jan. 8). Mr. Blauert-Das Verbot des 9. Gebots, (Feb. 26). Miss )ysterheft-Preparation of a Composition on George Washington, Feb. 26). Under the leadership of Prof. Klat , the members of the :0nferance are taking up a course in Colonial and Revolutionary ~erican History. Prof. Albrecht also guides the members in a eview h:i pedagogy. / ORTRAG UEBER "EINE SCHWIERIGKEIT IN DER ANGABE VON ABRAHAMS GEBURTSJAHR.

(Fortsetzung.)

3. Beachtung des Zusammenhanges.

Wenn es sich um einen solchen scheinbaren Widerspruch in ~hlen bandelt, wird haufig eine genauere Vergleichung des Zusamnenhanges ergeben, dass die beiden Stellen von ganz verschiedenen )ingen handeln. Zwei Beispiele mogen dies erlautern.

Als David Juda und Israel zahlen Hess, wurde ihm nach dem 3ericht 2 Sam. 24, 13 folgende Wahl gestellt: Willst du, dass :ieben Jahre Teurung in dein Land komme? oder, dass du drei Monlen vor dainen Wied:!.rsachern fliehen mtissest? ... . oder, dass drei r~ge Pestilenz in deinem Lande sei? Nach 1 Chro. 22, 12 dagegen autete es: Erwahl:? dir: Entweder drei Jabre Teurung, oder drei M'onden Flucht vor deinen Widersachern, .... oder drei Tage Schw~rt les Herrn und Pestilenz im Lande. Der Zusammenhang zeigt,. lass beide Zablen richtig sind. Es wurden David drei Jahre Teurung ~edroht. Aber wie 2 Sam. 21, 1 erzahlt wird, war schon eine Teu-ung von drei Jahren gewesen, und bis die Stihne ausgerichtet wurde,.. ,..ar bereits die Zeit der Ernte da (v. 9), da dass die Teurung prak;isch vier Jabre gedauert hatte, als Gad David drei weitere Jabre n Aussicht stellte. Daher die Gesamtzahl sieben. Im Buch der :::hronika steht von der voraufgegangenen Teurung nichts. Daber ;verden nur die drai angedrohten Jabre erwahnt.

E;n anderes Be;sp;el. 2 Sam. 24, 24 steht : Also kaufte Dav'd :l;e Tenne und das R;nd um 50 Sekel Silbers) 1 Chron. 22, 25 dagegen 1eisst es in der selben Geschichte: Also gab David Arnan um den Raum Gold, am Gewicht 600 Sekel. Der Zusammenhang aber ~e;gt, dass es sich in der Chron;kastelle um den ganzen ftir den fempel bestimmten Platz handelt (23, 1), wahrend bei Samuel iu..路 von dem einmal;gen Opfer geredet wrd.

In anderen Stellen wll Gott offenbar durch den Gebrauch sonierbar ersche;nender Zahlen zur Vert;efung ;n irgend e;ne ~cht'ge Wahrheit ftihren. Dazu wieder zwei Bespiele.

1 Kon. 6, 1 steht, dass Salomo 480 Jabre nach dem Auszug ms Aegypten, im vie~<:?n Jahr seiner eigenen Regierung (und zwar

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ganz im Anfang des Jahres, so dass er erst gut drei Jahre regiert hatte) mit d~m Tempelbau begonnen babe. Die Sache scheint einfach genug. Nehmen wir aber die Angaben, die Paulus in der Schule zu Antiochien in Pisidien Uber diese Zeit gemaclit hat, so koIDP1t eine ganz andere Summe heraus. Apg. 13, 18, 40 Jahre Wustenwanderung; v. 20, 450 Jahce Richter, bis auf Samuel; dann Sauls Regierung, die 40 Jahre dauerte (v. 21) ; dazu die 40 Jahre der Regierung Davids und 3 volle Jahre Salomos. Das macht zusammen 573 Jahr;, nicht 480, wie l. Kon. 6, 1 steht. Wie reimt 路 sich das? Wie erklart sich der Unt ~rschied von 93 Jahren?

Von vom herein.hat die Zahl 573 die grossere Wahrscheinlichkeit flir sich. Es ist nicht anzunehmen, dass der in jtidiscber Geschichte grtindlich bewanderte Paulus sich bier sollte geirrt haben.

Aber auf der andern Seite ist ebensowenig die Annahme statthaft, dass der Autor der Konigbticher sich geirrt habe. Er wusste, als er 480 mit so eig.;ntumlichem Nachdruck niederschrieb, ebensogut wie die Gebildeten seiner Leser, als sie diese Zahl angegeben fanden, dass in Wirklichkeit 573 Jahre seit dem Auszug verfiossen waren.

Aber welchen Zweck konnte denn der Heilige Geist mit der Angabe von 480 Jahren im Auge gehabt haben? Es ist kaum anzunehmen, dass es hi; r lediglich um eine runde Zahl, 48~12 x 40, zu tun gewesen ware. Die Ed<larung finde ich vielmehr in den Worten des Herrn bei der Einweihung des Hauses, v. 12. 13: Das sei das Haus das du bauest. Wirst .du in meinen Geboten wandeln und nach meinen Rechten tun und alle meine Gebote halten, darinnen zu wandeln, so will ich mein Wort mit dir bestatigen, wie ich deinem Vater David geredet babe: und will wohnen unter den Kindem Israel, und will mein Volk Israel nicht verlassen.Gott will es seinem Volke unausli:ischlich ins Herz schrieben, dass ihm an dem Hause als solchem nichts gelegen sei dass ihm aber alles daran liege, ob sie auf seinen Wegen wandeln. Wenn sie das tun, will er bei ihnen bleiben und unter ihnen wohnen, sie auch nie verlassen mit seiner Hilfe und mit seinem Segen. Wenn sie aber nicht in seinen Geboten wandeln, so soil das Haus ihnen nichts 路 helfen, er wird sie doch dahin geben. Das ist der grosse Gedanke, der den ganzen Bau und die Einweihung des Hauses durchdringt.

Sollte nicht auch die Zahl 480 im Dienste deises Gedankens stehen? Wir lesen im Buch der Richter, dass der Herr wied; rholt sein Volk in die Ranae ihrer Feinde tibecgab. Da wich er um der Sunde willen eine zeitlang von ihnen und wohnte ihnen nicht bei mit Hilfe und Seg;n. Das geschah zu flinf Malen. Richt: 3, 5, 8 Jahre; Kap. 3, 13, 18 Jahre; Kap. 4, 3, 20 Jahre ; Kap. 6, 1, 7 Jahre; und Kap. 13, 1, 40 J ahre. Die 18 Jahre in Kap. 10, 8 dtirften nicht hierher zu zahlen sein, da die St..elle selbst ein; Einschrankung macht, dass der Herr damals nur einen Teil seines Volks preisgegeben habe. Zahlen wir nun die Jahre des ganzlichen VerJasg.;ns zusammen, so ecgibt sich eben 93 Jahre, die Zahl, die der heilige Schreiber bei der Angabe von 480 ausgelassen hatte. Diese 480 waren die JahN, dfo ftir das Volk Gottes tiberhaupt nur in Bet.racht kamen.

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Eine ahnliche Wahrheit predigt die eigenttimliche Angabe des und der Regierungszeit Sauls, 1. Sam. 13, 1. Wortlich :ieisst es hier: Saul war ein Jahr alt, da er Konig ward, und re;tierte zwei Jahre Uber Israel. So scheinbar unsinnig ist diese Aus;age auf den ersten Blick, dass die alte griechische Uebersetzung, die LXX, sie einfach ausg.zlassen hat, und andere Uebecsetzer .!l.uch nichts mit ihr anzufangen wussten, wie ihre zum Teil recht gestelzten Wendungen zeigen. Luther: Saul war ein Jahr Konig gewes'3n, und da er zwei Jabre tiber Israel regiert hatte, usw. King James Version: Saul reigned one year, and when he had reigned two years over Israel, etc.

Die Aruiahme eines Schreibfehlers hilft hier nicht viel, man mtisste schon einen doppelten annehmen. Es ist der Versuch gemacht worden, eine ausgefallene Zahl zu erganzen: Saul war 31 Jahre alt, da er Konig ward. Das mochte richtig sein, wer will das Gegenteil beweisen? Aber was fangt man dann mit den zwei Jahren seiner Regierungszeit an? Und regierte zwei Jahre tiber Israel, wahrend er doch in Wirklichkeit 40 Jahre Konig war. Aber durch welchen Schreibfehler konnte aus einer 40 eine 2 werden?

Was soil nun das heissen : Saul war ein Jahr alt, da er Konig ward, und regierte zwei Jahre tiber Israel? Saul war erst ein Jahr alt, und doch hatte ihn scin Vater schon ausgâ&#x20AC;˘3schickt, die verlaufenen Eselinnen zu suchen! Ja, der einjahrige Saul war schon eines Hauptes langer als alles Volk! Und dazu die Angabe, dass seine Regierungszeit nur zwei Jahre dauerte! (vgl. Apg. 13, 21.)

Die Sach3 ist einfach genug, wenn wir uns nur los machen von unsrer menschlichen Bewertung der Dinge und lernen, sie von Gottes Standpunkt aus zu betrachten, wie er ihn uns in sein!!m Worte <leutlich genug definiert hat. 1. Sam. 13 erzahlt die Verwerfung Sauls wegen seines eigenmachtigen Opferns aus Mangel an Gottvertrauen. Bei dem ganzen Handel hatte sich Saul nicht als ein Mann nach dem Herzen des Herrn erwiesen. Er war aber einmal ein Mann nach dem Herzen Gottes gewesen. Dieser Zustand hatte etwa drei Jahre gedauert: Ein Jahr, ehe Saul <lurch offentlicbe Wahl zum Konige gemacht wurde, und dann noch die ersten zwei Jahre seiner Regierung bis zu dem in Kap. 13 erzahlten Ereignis. Als namlich Samuel Saul anktindigte, dass er Konig tiber Israel werden wtirde, heisst es ausdrticklich: Da "gab ihm Gott ein ander Herz" (Kap. 10, 9.) Dating Saul an zu leben, und er lebte, bis er sich im Unglauben vom Herrn wieder abwandte. Das ist es, was dies sonderbaren¡zahlen uns mit Donnerstimme ins Herz predigen, dass ein Leben ohne den Glauben kain Leben ist, mag es noch so lange dauern und ausserlich noch so erfo]greich sein.

(Schluss folgt. ) Joh. P. Meyer. ~lters

APACHES AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.

"You never miss the water t ill the well goes dry." Very true!

We a re experiencing its t ruth in our Apache Indian Mission in

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Arizona. Up to about 1918 this mission cost the Wisconsin Synod about $10,000 annually, which for our 200,000 communicants was a negligible sum, since it meant an annual outlay of only one nickel for each communicant. · But in the last five years we have doubled our forces, now having ten men on the field. We have also had to eI\,~t a number of expensive buildings, one of which alone costs as much as the annual budget of t he Indian Mission used to call for. And we have to build still more, and have to call still more men.

This incr.:lase in equipment and in the number of workers is necessary because of inadequate equipment in the past, a religious awakening among t he Apaches (due to the tireless and conscientious foundation-laying work of such men as the Rev. C. Guenther and the sainted Rev. G. Harders), and to t he competition on the part of the Catholics and the t hreatening invasion of other denominations.

Heretofore the treasury for Indian Mission faced no deficit.

'Tis true; funds were at times a little scrace, especially during the "lean months" of t he church year; but a serious financial crisis was unknown. And t hus we labored under the impression that even tho t here was opposition, silent and voiced, against the work among the Apaches, we thought that such would-be pall-bearers were i't1 the minority and that in Synod at large there was sufficient interest in the IndiaR Mission.

But things have changed. The demands on our Indian Mission treasury have increased to unprecedented size ; and now- the well is dry.

After getting over the first shock of disappointment, we sat down to reason out the cauoos of t his shortage of funds. And we have struck on this diagnosis: Shortage of funds for t he Indian Mission (or for any other branch of synodical activity, for that matter) is due to a latk of interest. (Our p•~ople give gladly and willingly for things in which they are really interested, e. g., Army and Navy Board, Hoover Drive, European Relief). Lack of interest, however, is due to lack of information, t o-ignorance, if you pleaoo. And ignorance, in this case, is due to n eglect on the part of those whose solemn duty i't is to impart the necessary information. And you and I, fellow-pastor, fellow-ti:acb0r, and fellow-"teacheress", we ·may rather reluctantly plrad guilty to neglect of our duty. But guilty we ar•~ ! So let's fac0 t he issue squarely and vow to do what we can to bring about a chang·J for the better!

Having diagnosed the disr~as•3, I venture to offer a cure. And since thru the "Messeng~r" I shall reach, in the m~.in, t eachers in the school room and teachers in t he making, I humbly submit a few suggestions which may aid teachers in arousing an interest for our Indian Mission among t he t housands of future Lutheran church members in our precious parochial schools.

That t here exists in our circles a woeful ignorance conc~rning our synodical activities, no one can deny. How many do not

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know that we have a normal school in New Ulm, a college in Watertown, a seminary in Wauwatosa! Several years ago I met a Lutheran who had been a member of one of our large congregations in Milwaukee for thirty-five years, but who did not know that our theological seminary was only about ten miles from his home!

And the ignorance which one encounters in our circles when one begins to discuss Arizona and the Apaches is frequently appalling.

People will ask you, in all sincerity, such questions as thes3: Does it grow quite hot in Arizona? Do you ever have snow? Do you live in tents all the time? Are there any white people in Arizona?

Do the Indians pay t>chool money? Are you not afraid that the Indians will kill you? Is it -difficult to teach the Indians German?

Is there any water in Arizona? Do any trees grow there? And so on, usque ad- well, until one grows just a wee bit tired of answering.

But the great redeeming feature about these questions is the fact that they exhibit a curiosity that would like to be satisfied.

Let us then, teachers and pastors, whose duty and privilege it is to disillusion these curious questioners, do our bit to lift the veil of myst~ry which seems to hang over Arizona, the West, and the Apache Indian Mission.

The prime object of the parochial school is, of course, to train the youth in and for t heir heavenly citizneship. But, tho the Christian is a citizen of heaven, he is sojourning on earth, and during that sojourn has a duty to perform, which sacred duty is: Go ye into all the world and preach t he Gospel to all nations! The Christian's one graat work on earth is to show forth the praises of Him who has called him out of darkness into His marvellous light. Every Christian is a priest, a prophet, a preacher, an evangelist, proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus the Savior-God by word and deed. And so instill this sense of Christian duty and privilege into the minds of our Lutheran youth is the object and aim and work of our coveted parochial school.

Applied locally and concretely, this means that it is the duty of the parochial schools of the Wisconsin Synod to awaken in the children of the Wisconsin Synod a sense of their individual responsibility for the various activities of t he Wisconsin Synod. And one of the important activit ies of the Wisconsin Synod is the mission work among the Apaches in Arozina. .

How, then, can the men and women behind the teacher's desks in our Wisconsin Synod parochial schools create and foster and promote in their pupils a real interest in our Indian Mission?

1. Make use of the opportunities which the various branches of study offer. Bible History offers hundreds of such opportunities.

In Catechism the First Commandment, the Second Petition, and Baptism offer splendid opportunities tor making missions a practical application. And geography likewise. In studying China, India, the Southern States (Negro Mission!), or Arizona, would it not greatly interest the pupils to know that some of their missionaries are there teac路hing, and preaching to, the heathen just as their pastor

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and teacher is teachi g, and preaching t o, t hem? Why not get a Clason or Rand McNally pocket map of Asizona and spend an extra lesson or t wo oh t hat state? It would even be profitable to get a copy of "Arizona t he Wonderland," by George Wharton James, which splendif book will do much to disillusion pupils and teach.;rs of t heir preconceived ideas of the "wild and woolly West.'.'

This book also contaii:as some very fine chapters on t he Indians, cliff dwellings, and ancirnt ruins of Arizona.

2. Induce t he pupils to read such books as "Jaalahn," "La Paloma," "Wille wide~ Wille," " Ich auch," "Die heut igen Apachen," (these all by Rev. Harders), and Sabin's " General Crook and t he Fight ing Apaches"; not to forget the "Jubilaumsbtichlein" which was published by om路 ~nd ian Mission Board in 1919 in commemoration of the silver jul:iilee of oue Indian Mission. Some of these books a.e so low in p11.ice t hat at a small outlay they can be bought in quant it ies and useq for collateral reading.

3. Study the church papers. In t he public school curriculum t here is frc路qcently f~u nd a much abused study called "cuuent events." Tho idea, however, could be very advantageously employed in inktc路sting ~ur boys and girls in our missi0ns. A lesso11 could occasionally be profitably spent in discussing the mission "write-ups" which fr~quently appear in our synodical journa1s.

And why not kt t he school subscribe for " Die Missionstaube" and "The Lutheran Pion~r ?"

4. Get in touch lwit h t he missionaries themselves. Some of t hem are perhaps personally known to you, being school-mates or class-mates of yours. . And if you do not know any of them personally, they would be pleased to make your acquaintance. Write to them for informatiorl about t heir work, their charges, t he country, t he. climatt., etc., etc. I 5. Why not start! a little Arizona and Indian museum? Undoubtedly you have in your school exhibits showing t he various stages in t he manufactvre of flour, breakfast foods, spoons, scissors, silk, rubber, and t he l~ke. But why not have a little exhibit on our Indian Mission also? The missionaries would be glad to supply you, at the actual norrtinal cost, wit h Apache baskets; bead work; bows and arrows; mecli.tes and pestles; ollas and burden baskets; baby cradles; moccasins; dresses; scenic postal cards; cactus; specimens of flowers, trees, and minerals; shards of prehistol'ic pottery; pet rified wood and sea-shells; and t he like.

6. Get t he children to realize that this is their Mission. Is it not strange that in our Lutheran Church, which is the purest democracy on earth, there should be such an absence of the sense of solidarity, such a sorry lack of individual, personal interest in the things done by and belonging to the whole body? So many of our people seem to t hink t hat the Synod consists of t he clergy, or that "it" is some vague object in Milwaukee or St. Paul, with unlimited means and endless abilities and possibilities, a "something" which pastor, teachers, and a few privileged lay delegates go to visit about one~ a year! How difficult to get many of our people to realize that

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THEY are the Synod! And how difficult to get them to understand that when it is said that the Wisconsin Synod has colleges and seminaries and missions it means that THEY - Carl Mdler, and Widow Braun, and Agricola Bauer, and Johnny Neumann, and Gretchen Krause- cire the Synod which is doing that work. Would it not be possible for tthe parochial school to erase this false impression quite effectively?

7. Having awakened this desired personal interest, it ought not to be difficult to enlist the prayers of thE' individual for the synodical activit ies. And having the prayers, it i5 self-evident t hat the necessary gifts fo1路 mission purposes will follow as a natural result. Christ never asks us to give for missions. But He does say, very emphatically: " Pray!" He knows foll well that when we care sufficiently for missions so that we will get down on our knees and pray for them, t hat we are t hen not abla to withhold "the widow's mite."

Thus teach your children to give. 路 And they give gladly. Last Christmas, to my knowledge, a parochial school and Sunday School in Wisconsin sent large parcels of gifts for t he Indians. Some of t he gifts were perhaps comically inappropriate, but they were all usable. But the point is that t hese young donors have been ininterested in our Indian Mission to such an extent t hat they are even giving it matE-rial support . They are being systematically and at the proper t ime taught to give. And ii this inte:rest is properly fostered as t hey grow up, they will eventually be ardent supporters, in word and prayer and deed, of t he Cause. And, apropos, cannot sometimes t he parents be won for a cause thru their children?

8. "Was ein Hakchen wcrden will, krUmmt sich bei Zeiten."

You have before you in your school room the future missionaries to the Apache Indians. Not a small responsibility! And just as you try to influence this or that promising pupil to "go to college" to prepare for the teaching or preaching profession, so you ought diligently to watch your flock for missionary material.

Kow for the sake and in the name of the Christ on the Cross, who shed His precious blood for you and for me, for your pupils and for the Apaches, let us all prayerfully put our shoulders to the wheel and do our bit in creating in all concerned a wholesome, enthusiastic, evangelical interest in our I ndian Mission, so that in these last evil times, when medicine man and Mary-worship a~ waxing stl'Ongcr day by day, we may be used to r0scue and to saYe many Apache souls from sin for Christ u\.: t he night ccmcs "when man's work is o'er."

H. C. Nitz.

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THE AIMS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AS COMPARED WITH THE " AIMS OF THE SCHOOL" SET FORTH

BY COLGROVE IN "THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL."

By way of introduction it might be profitable to answer two questions: First, why do we wish to make a comparison between the aims of our schools and the aims of other schools; secondly, how will we make this comparison? Why do we wish to compare the aims of the two school-systems in our country? I would say because we owe it to ourselves and to others.

We owe it to ourselves to make this comparison. The entire arrangement of the work in the school-room, the outline of the studies, all questions of discipline, the precedence of certain subjects over others, in short the education of the children in its every detail depends on the aims of the school in question. If there is a difference betweep the aims of our schools 'and those of ot.her.s, it b~hoove,s us 'to carry on our work in quite a diffcrent marmer from that of the public schools. This comparison should therefore aid us in planning our school work according to the specific aims of a ChrisLian School.

On the other hand we have now become fully awake to the fact that we are facing a crisis in regard to our Christian schools.

Their very existence is endangered. A clear understanding of the high principles at stake cannot help but gain for us the necessary courage, det~rmination and joyful willingness to carry out our divine duty in our schools in spite of the difficulties which are heaping themselves up against us.

And we owe this comparison to others. Many there are in the other camp who are entagonistic to our schools simply because they do not know what we stand for. Others again are wilfully attempting to harm the cause of the Christian school by spreading broadcast false facts concerning it. If you and I are clear in regard to the aims of our school, we may do much toward enlightening the first and toward counteract ing the wicked influence of the other.

Secondly, how will we make this comparison? - The topic assigned for this paper fortunately restricts our remarks to the subject-matter given in chapter VIII of our textbook, Colgrove, "The Teacher and The School." We shall find that the contents of this chapter give us some valuable hints for our work in the school. At the same time the principles which Mr. Colgrove here sets fort;h seems strangely out of joint, and also, like the proverbial string, they are short at one end. They are minus a top and a bottom. The reason for this should be quite evident to every Christian reader. The author fails to consider the all-important viewpoint for the training and education of children, the viewpoint of the Scriptures. The teacher in the Christian school is bound to this viewpoint by his supreme faith in the 路Word of God. Nor are we ashamed to confess that we are able to use these aims

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of the school as presented by a modem and up-to-date educator only in as far as they agree with the aims and principles of education presented by the oldest and wjsest of educators, God hims'elf.

Let us therefore base our investigation on God's Word, and follow St. Paul's advice: "Prove all things; hold fast t hat which is good."

1. Thess. 5, 21. The Bible shall test Mr. Colgrove's aims; we will bold fast that which is good; and in conclusion the Scriptures shall supply what is lacking.

Ou r textbook furnishes us with t he outline for our investigation by ~eaking.

1. Of the General Aims of the School.

2. Of its Specific Aims.

I. The General Aims of the School.

Instead of giving us an independent view of the general aim which any and every school should have, our book enumerates the aims which a number of famous writers have outlined, and leaves it to every teacher to make his or her own choice. We find here eight definitions of education, which may be classified under one of three heads, 1.) t hose which emphasize the capacity of the child to receive training; t his pertains to Pestalozzj's definition: Education is the full and harmonious development of all the powers of the child,- also to th:! lengthy definition of Hill. 2. ) those that put the emphasis upon the offica and function of the teach 3.. ; that would include the definitions of Jules Simon and of Sully. 3.) Those that put t he stress on preparing the child to become a member of society, as the definitions of Herbert Spencer, John Milton and W. T. Harris.

We might take up each of these definitions and compare it with what we conceive to be the true general aim for a school. But we will get practically the same results if we choose but one of these definitions and express our opinions concerning it.

If we turn to page 104 we find that, whi.le Mr. Colgrove does not claim superiority for one or the other definition, be seems strongly partial toward that of Herbert Spencer. Let us look at Spencer's remarks a little more closely. His definition reads: Education is preparation to live completely. In order to show what is meant the book quotes Spencer more at length. "How to live, that is the essential question for us. Not how to iive in the mere material sense (that is by breathing, eating, sleeping), but in the widest sense." What he understands by Jiving in the widest sense, he explains in the following words. "The general problem (of education) which comprehends every special problem (of education} is- the right ruling of conduct in all directionst under all circumstances." This is Spencer's own definition of his definition of the general aims of education. He realizes that this is still somewhat vague, so he goes on to explain it some more. "In what way to treat the body; in what way to treat the mind; in what way to manage our affairs; in what way to bring up a family; in what way to behave as a citizen; in what way to ut ilize all those sources of happin~ which n ature supp1ies-how to use all our faculties to

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the greatest advantage of ourselves and others- how to Jive completely." Let us stop here a moment and consider his words. What do yQu think of the general problem of education as he sees it?

Is it the right ruling of conduct in all directions, under all circumstances? Do we make this the g.reat aim in our Christian schools that we enable the children to know how to do t he right thing at the right time in the right way? You must confess that the definition sounds enticing. We are tempted to accept it as a basis for our work of teaching. And because it is so tempting, we, the teachers, of the Christian schools in our land, often catch ourselves following this principle, to the great detriment of the school, of the children and of ourselves.

No, indeed, here we cannot and must not agree; for if the general aim for our schoolwork is wrong, every other special problem will suffer. We must realize, that the aim of the wordly-minded educat or and the aim of the Christian educator will differ radically.

The wordly-mindE1d educator is guided solely by his wordly knowledge, while we are guided by t he revelations of God. You will ask: "Well, where is the difference in the method of education?" If you will l'Xall for a moment the difference between th 1 so-called .religion of the world and of our religion, you will soon find t he answer. The all-important feature in the religion of the wocld is doing something, doing the right thing in every resp~d. The all-important fEatu.re in trm Christia."lity is faith, trust, confidence in t he Saviour from sin. We believe, confess and prearh that we are saved by faith in t he things which someone else, Christ, has done for us. The world hopes to be sav~d by the things it do~ itself. Yes, that is an old story. The doctrine of salvation by faith is a simple t hing. Th er ~ is no simpler salvation taught on t he face of t he earth. Yet it is by no means so simple to follow this principle in every line of work, to act upon it, to lite it. If it were, we would always be th; happiest of men. as verily we have reason to be. If it were so simpla, we would not for a moment be in doubt about the supreme aim in our school work, which is to bring the cMWren entrusted ~o our care to faith in Jesus Christ. And of course. you will let me add the oth er thing, - t his aim w ~ cannot accomplish by our work, or wit, or intellectual pow~rs.

Faith is born of t he Spirit of God thru the Word. We are the inst ruments onJy, thru which the Spirit carries on His divine work.

And wh2t of th:? right ruJing of conduct in all dir-xtions, under all -:ircumstances, of which Sp~ncer speaks? That is well and good in its place. It is not the g¡~neral problem, but a subordinated one,in fact it \s :no problem at all i:o a Christian school. If thru the preach;ng of ih.~ Gosp8l we hav~ brought tho; childrGn to faith in Christ, we will have made t hem willing t o conduct t heir liv2s properly jn all directions and under all circumstances, which is to say according to t he principhs laid down in God's word. They will treat the body as they should; they will treat the mind as they :should; tho"y will bring up a family as they should; they will lead t he lives of citizr.ms as they should; yes, and they will utilize all 0

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those sources of happiness which nature supplies as t hey should.

And if you will insert this as the chief, the most important, the only great object and aim of education, that our children become Disciples of Christ, then you may add the closing words of Spencer,"This, being the great thing needful for us to learn, is by consequence, the great thing which education has to teach." In fact, we will go another step farther and say,- "Education is preparation to live completely, for by educating our children we hope to help them make this confession of St. Paul their own: "Whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord, whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's." Rom. 14, 8. Or as St. Augustine so beautifully expresses it: "Cor nostrum inquitum est, donec requiescat in te,- Our heart is troubled until it rests in thee." Let that forever remain the first and highest aim of our educative work that the hearts of our children find rest in the Lord. If we do ~o, it will be entirely proper to accept the sentence found at the top of p. 104,- and every word of it: "The general aim of education is the standard of value by which we should measure the worth of school-systems, courses of study, and each particular subject in the course. By this standard the teacher is to measure the value of every method, every device, every school appliance, every rule and exercise and lesson."

II. The Specific Aims of the School.

Now that we hav:i set down a standard of value for the work of the school in all its various aspects, it behooves us to apply this standard to the specific aims of the school which our book adopts.

They are 1) Physical education; 2) Intellectual education and 3) Moral education.

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Aims of Physical Education.

The writer devotes two chapters to th~ subject of physical education. Of these the second is by far th~ shortest and by far the sanest. We cannot help but pity the benighted educat or who att:!mpts to make "good animals" of his children. Mr. Colgrove was kind enough not to mention the nam3 of the man who said that the first requisite to success in life is "to be a good animal."

But we will step on him "unbekannter Weise,'' and on all who belong t o that man's ilk by saying that our children are created in the image of God; and though they have lost this image partly through inherited sin, they are still miles and miles above any animal, good or bad. The aims of physical education were certainly much better expressed by that old sage who said: "Mens sana in corpore sano." But if Locke adds that this is a complet:i definition of happiness in t his world we certainly cannot agree with him. We fully realize t hat God can give us no greater temporal blessing than hsalth. Yet th ~re m~y well be complete happiness without good health. Complete happiness is the heritage of God's children, nor is it affected by adverse conditions of any kind in temporal matters. And that is one of the reasons why we consider the aims expressed in this chapter as altogether t oo extreme. We do not deny tihat i~ is of importance to have well lighted and well ventilated

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. schoolrooms and comfortable seats. It pleases us that our children know more about the value of pure air and sunshine, about proper nutrition and regular habtis, than we perhaps kni:-w at their age.

But we do obj.~ct to making this a principal issue in education.

And we do object to the reason given for this physical education, namely that the pupil should consider health the chief source of happinâ&#x20AC;˘3SS in this world and therefore striv~ after it.

Permit me to outline shortly the guidting lines for physical education as we see them. Our children are taught to lmow that their bodies were formed and given them by their Creator. That implies that they are under obligation to take good care of this gift, according to the advice of t heir elders, the parents and the teachers.

They are also taught to avoid evil habits, intemperance of any kind, becaus¡~ Scripture tells them plainly that their bodies are temples of the Holy Ghost. Aln'd one other tqing they will learn in Christian schools. If God has given them a healthy body, they should ever be grateful for it, and use their body and mind in the service of their Savior; if on the other hand they find themselves affiicted with ill health, let them bear it as a tribulation which a loving God has considered beneficial to them and for which they may even praise God and be happy in spite of it. These are the chief points in physical education, as a Christian teacher sees them.

And what is stated in the chapter entitled "A Teacher's Duty" is fully in accordance with these principles. In contrast to the views of the foregoing chapter I quote another statement of th3 inspired Man of Tarsus: "Bodily exercise profiteth little; but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." 1Tim.4, 8.

Prof; A. Schaller.

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Miss S~lma Sievert visited with her sister ana cousin, Martha and Ada Sievert, on January 19 and 20.

The students of D. M. L. C. were pleased to have another co-ed, Frieda Uetzmann, enroll at our institution. She is with us since the close of the Christmas recess and is staying at Hillcrest Hall.

"A good time" was the report of the co-eds after the evening of December 18. The "A" class girls gave a Christmas party for all of the girls of D. M. C. L. that evening.

Frieda John helped to celebrate her parents' silver wedding anniversary at home, on February 12.

Miss Hannah Uetzmann, of Gibbon, visited with her sister Frieda, from February 5 to 7.

We were very sorry to have our school-mate, Antoinette Nolte, be compelled to miss recitations for nearly a month after the Christmas vacation, because of a serious case of inflammatory rheumatism.

Miss Bertha Hafner of Menno, South Dakota, visited with her sisters, Pauline and Alma Hafner, from February 10 to 13.

"Why was 'Cheery Chatter Chamber' exceptionally merry during the latter part of January?" One reason was that Tony was feeling better; but we all know that there was also another reason!

Miss Elsie Schmidt, of Lake Benton, visited at Hillcrest Hall on 路 December 18. 路 On January 14 the boys' basket ball team won the game played with Lake Crystal. They afterwards told us that their success was due to our yelling. The girls of Hillcrest Hall are not quite so sure

about that. They believe that the secret of that brilliant victory

lies somewhere else. Was it perhaps their colors that caused it all?

While at her home, on February 12, Frieda John saw some of

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our acquaintances at Bethany College. They send their greetings

to us all.

Because of the illness of her sister, Miss Lydia Fritz, Esther Fritz left for Wellington on January 29 where she taught until February 12. Her place was then taken by Ada Sievert, from February 12 to 25.

Anna Kinden visited with her sister at Hanska, from February 25 to 26.

Frieda Uetzmann and Martha Sievert spent the short vacation from February 25 to 27 at their homes in Gibbon.

On Feb. 20, Erna Sitz invited the "A" class to her home. The time was spent by playing games, singing, and taking pictures. A delicious supper was served at six o'clock. The girls report a very pleasant afternoon.

Anna Winter has started a lecture course on farm life, due to the ignorance of some of the inmates of Hillcrest hall. We have noticed that Moeller is an exceptionally enthusiastic listener. Perhaps there's a reason.

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Director E. R. Bliefernicht attended a school conference held at River Forest, Ill., Feb. 23 and 24. The districts of t he Missou ri and Wisconsin Synods were represented. They considered the dangers threatening the parochial school from without and within and looked for means of combat ing t hese dangers.

Rev. Sauer and Rev. Siegler, members of the board of visitors, inspected this institution on Feb. 23 and 24.

On Friday, Feb. 25, Mr. Retzlaff and Mr. Schweppe, members of the local board, inspected the buildings to find out what was necessary in the line of repairs.

All t he members of the Faculty attended the Minnesota Valley Conference which was held at New Ulm, Feb. 26. The members decided to have the next meeting on May 7, at Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.

The members of "A" class attended the session of the Minnesota Valley Conference Feb. 26.

On Feb. 6, Prof. Reuter gave an organ concert at Rochester, Minnesota. This was done upon request of Rev. Weinhold and the choir of Rochester. The choir also rendered several selections.

On Feb. 10, Prof. Reuter attended a meeting of t he committee of the Trinity Church at St. Paul, Minnesota. This committee wished the advise of Prof. Reuter in regard to installing a new organ in the church. They are now planning an organ with t hree manuals.

Mrs. Louis Prange of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a sister of Mr. H.

Goeglein, visited wi th the latter at the home of Prof. M. J. Wagner for several weeks.

She returned to her home, Feb. 25.

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Viet.or Siegler underwent an operation on appendicitis, Dec. 29.

This caused his return to be delayed.

Rev. Fuerstenau of Akaska, South Dakota, visited his cousin Martin on Jan. 23.

Elmer Kohls left for his home at Morgan, Minnesota, Feb. 25.

He was again seen on the campus, Feb. 28, with a large smile upon his face.

Henry Kuehl of Mound City, South Dakota, visited his brother Ernst on Feb. 11. He left Feb. 15, to attend the Auto and Tractor School at Austin, Miruiesota.

Walter Dallmann left for his home at Nicollet, Feb. 25. and returned Feb. 28. He always comes during the night now in order to hide all his packages. Nevertheless, we all had a taste of the home-made "Wurst."

Mr. Ewald Schmechel of Wellington, Minnesota, visited A. Engel on Feb. 25. On his return he was C\CCOmpanied by Viet.or Albrecht, who will teach at that place until Easter.

Mr. Bert Schanwald, of Winnepeg, Canada, and Carl Schmidt, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, visited the latter's brother on Feb. 5.

George Trahms visited home folks on Feb. 19 and 20.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Bergemann came to visit their son on Feb. 2 and also to congratulate him on his birthday. They i;eturned t.o their home at Mankat.o the same day. We all declared Siegbert lucky because he was released from practice teaching at the parochial school.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Dallmann visited their son on Feb. 2, and returned the same day. Walter received a number of packages; but we did not envy him, because it was groundhog's day.

Beedie left for Mankat.o on Feb. 11, and returned the following day.

Walter Meyer left for his home at Mankat.o, Jan. 29, and returned Jan. 31.

Miss Hildegard Lenz attended the conference at New Ulm, Feb. 26. She also visited her brother Immanuel at College.

John Bentz and Paul Siefert visited August Eifert on Feb. 26.

They returned to their home at Gibbon, Minnesota, the same cfuy.

Theo. Gedicke, who attended the Michigan State Auto School, paid this institution a visit on Feb. 18. According t.o his talk he seems to know everything in the line of motors.

George Trahms left for his home at Janesville, Minnesota, on Feb. 11, and returned Feb. 14.

Elmer Jordan left for his home at Minneapolis, Jan. 29, t.o attend his grandfather's funeral. He resumed his studies on Feb. 3.

Alvin Raduenz went to Sleepy Eye on Dec. 11, to see the basket ball game.

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On Dec. 11 our basket ball team journeyed to Sleepy Eye, Minn., to play with the High School team there. This was our second game of the season. Our five started the game with a rush, caging several goals before the opponents had time to get their bearing. In the second and third quarters of the game, however, our five were compelled to go more slowly on account of lack of wind, so that the Sleepy Eye five got a big lead. In the last quarter our five again made up their minds to do some playing and even up the score a little, but the time proved to short and the indicator finally pointed to Sleepy Eye 17, D. M. L. C. 12. The fact, that A. Engel was injured in the first quarter so that he could not again play until the last quarter greatly weakened our teamwork.

The line up reads: Sleepy Eye D.M.L. C. R. F. A. Engel Glassmann L. F. Green E. Bradkte C. V. Albrecht Schiller R. G. V. Siegler Hertz Lahrer L. G. G. Schulz Substitues- Cunningha;m for Green, N age! for Glassmann; W. Albrecht for A. Engel.

Field goals-Hertz 3, Schiller, 2, Cunningham 2; Schulz 4, V. Albrecht 1.

Goals from free throws: Schiller 3; Bradtke 2.

Referee-Behn.

On Dec. 17 the Sleepy Eye High School team came to New Ulm to give us a return game. Our team was fully prepared for them, and they all had decided that this should not be a defeat.

It was a fine game thoughout and one of the most exciting of the season. Our quintet as a whole showed some excellent teamwork.

At the end of the forty minutes the score was 12-12. An extra five minutes was decided upon to play off the tie, but when this time

was over both columns balanced again, so the game was called off by mutual consent. The final score was 14-14.

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The line-up for this game was: D.M. L.C. Sleepy Eye Green R. F. A. Engel Gjassrnann L. F. E. Bradtke V. Albrecht Schiller C. V. Siegler Hertz R. G. G. Schulz Lahrer L. G. Substitutes- Cunningham for Green.

Field goals- Schiller 3, Cunningham 1, Hertz 1; Bradtke 2, V. Albrecht 2, Schulz l.

Goals from free throws-Schiller 1, Hertz 1; Schulz 1, Bradtke l.

Referee- Herzog. 路 Our next game, on Jan. 8, was played on our floor against the St. Peter Academy. This game proved rather one-sided. Our five working in perfect unison gave the opponent little chance.

Victor Siegler, due to an operation, could not partake in this or any of the remaining games of the season. The final score was 50- 8 in favor of D. M. L. C. The line-up: St. Peter D. M. L. C. Smedberg L. G. Schulz Larson R. G. Bradtke C. V. Albrecht Hallander Hansen L. F. W. Albrecht Johnson R. F .

A. Engel Substitutes- R. Johnson for Johnson; I. Lenz for V. Albrecht, V. Albrecht taking the place of W. Albrecht.

Field goals- Johnson 1, Hallander 1; Schulz 7, Bradtke 4, V. Albrecht 7, W. Albrecht 1, A. Engel 5.

Goals from free throws- Johnson 2, Hallander 2; Bradtke 2.

Referee-Herzog.

The second team also played the Nicollet High School quintet on this evening, beating them by a score of 17- 12.

Our next game with the Lake Crystal High School, played on Jan. 14 on our floor, also proved very one-sided. Our team again showed excellent team-work. The final score read, Lake Crystal 5, D. M. L. C. 33.

The line-up: Lake Crystal D. M. L. C. R. G. Bradtke Warner F. Helleksen L. G. Schulz Austin C. V. Albrecht J. Thomas R. F .

A. Engel A. Helleksen L. F. W. Albrecht No substitutions were made in this game.

Field goals- F. Helleksen 1; Schulz 2, Bradtke 3, V. Albrecht 6, W. Albrecht 1, Engel 4.

Goals from free throws- A. Helleksen 1, Thomas 2; .Bradt ke 1.

Referees- Palmbach and Dirks.

On February 12 our five journeyed to Lake Crystal to play

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the High School there. This pame proved very interesting. The following is a quotation from one of the posters: Basket Ball D.M . L.C. vs.

Lake Crystal In Hanson's Garage.

(No side lines.)

This game resulted in another victory for our team. The score路 was 40-9.

The lineup: D. M. L. C. Lake Crystal A. Helleksen R. F. A. Engel W. Albrecht Thomas L. F. McCormick C. V. Albrecht Warner R. G. Bradtke F. Helleksen L. G. Schulz I. Lenz s'ubstituted W. Albrecht in the third and foUith quarters of the game.

Field goals- Thomas 1, A. Helleksen 2; Schulz 4, Bradtke 4, V. Albrecht 7, Engel 5.

Goals from free throws- Thomas 3.

Referee-Kigin.

On February 19 the second team went to Nicollet to play the High School a return game. But if the score book is authentic we notice that they were defeated to a 31 to 13 tune.

This ends our basketball season, and now everyone is greasing up his tools for the base ball season. Upon inspecting the old diamond, we find it neacly dry, and by the appearance of things, it will be possible to get an early sta1t.

We still have of our last year's team E. Bradtke, G. Schulz, V. Albrecht, A. Engel and V. Siegler. Looking over the list, we notice much other promising material; so why shouldn't this baseball season be a success? Let's all go!

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- Prof.: (in civics) "Why are defective immigrants forbidden to enter our country?"

Anita: "Because they are a public nuisance."

- Prof.: (in English) "What are oriels?"

Ed: "Stuffed birds."

- Gert: (Als sie das Gedicht, "Der Ring des Polykrates," vortrug) "Und als der Fisch den Koch zertE!ilet," usw.

-Lehrer: "Was ist -ain Konsul?"

Rats: "Das ist der Platz in der Kirche, wo der Pastor drauf steht, wenn er Predigt.

Hohnisch lachelnd erhebt Gutz seinen Finger: "Das ist, wenn die obersten Manner in einem Land zusammenkommen um was zu besprechen (Council)."

- Der kleine Peter, dem die Tante ein Kameel zeigte: "Was ist das, Tante?"

Tante: "Ein Kameel."

Peter: "O, da kommt das Mehl her!"

- Prof.: (in history of education) "How did the 路page in the Middle Ages serve the lady of the court?"

Ed.: "By helping in the kitchen and buttoning her shoe strings."

- Aboo: (in German grammar) "Wern schenkte der Fussgott (Flusgott) eine Axt?" - Ed.: "The Emergency fund is used when the president gives a foreign hoboo a 'set-up.' "

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-Ned: "Home brew often lessens the home brood."

- New footman: "In my last place I always took things fairly easy."

Butler: "Well, it's different here. They keep everything locked up."

-Teacher: "Johnny, why do you spell bank with such a large B?" Johnny: "Came Pa said that a bank was no good unless it had a captial."

-Bob.: "Teacher, would you punish a chap for something he did not do?"

Teacher: "Certainly not, that would be unjust."

Bob: "That's all right, 'cause I didn't do my homework.

- Jake: "Na, wenn man gebucked hat, dann bleibt doch etwas sitzen."

George: "Na, do bleibst anyhow sitzm."

- Prof.: "Irene, was wtirden Sie lieber haben, wenn ich sage ich nenne dich einen Grobian, oder ich nenne dir einen Grobian?"

Irene: "Ich nenne dich einen Grobian."

- Prof.: Na, gut. Sie mogen Ihre Meinung haben."

-Tanyle: "Heisst es nicht die Kuh und nicht das Kuh?" Ed: "Es heisst nur das Kuh, wenn man di ch beschreiben will."

- Jo: (trying to massage her head) "Oh, dear, I can't massacre my head alone."

- Prof.: "Gib mir noch einen Namen fiir Armin."

Kongs.: "Hermannus rusticus."

- Prof.: "Im al ten Testament haben die Traume immer eine Bedeutung gehabt. Warum haben sie heutzutage keine Bedeutung?"

Slickers: "Weil die Menschen zu viel t raumen."

-Prof.: "Wohin brachten es die N achkommen Isaschars, dass sie mUssig waren?"

George: "Nach Kanaan."

- Jake: "What is your cousin's occupation?"

George: "She is a painter (artist.)"

A proud young father telegraphed the news of his happiness to his brother, in these words: "A handsome boy has come to my house and claims to be your nephew.路 We are do_ing our best to give him a proper welcome." The brother, however, failed to see the point, and wired back: "I have no nephew. The young man is an 1mposter.- Ex. -Jo: "I feel like a real pin-cushion today."

Irene: "Why?" Jo: "Because I'm p'.ck~d at from all sides."

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D. M. L. C. Messenger Ju n e 1921

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No. 4

CON T ENTS

CO MMEN CEMENT 1. Class Poem.

2. Class of 1921.

3. Salutatory.

4. Class History.

5. Class Prophecy (1926. ) 6. Class Will.

7. Characteristics.

8. Tertia Trio.

LITERARY 1. Wer andere erziehen will, muss selber erzogen sein.

2. Achievements EDITORIALS l. New Staff.

2. The Fear or the Lord is the Beginning of Know ledge.

EXCHANGE ALUMNI NOTES 1. Vortrag. CSchluss. ) 2. The Aims or the Christian School as compared with the "Aims or the School" set forth by Colgrove in " The Teacher and the School."

3. School Ideals a nd I dols.

CO-ED NOTES LOCALS COLLEGE NOTES ATHLETICS JOKES

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D. M. L. C. COLLEGE New Ulm, Minn.

E. BRADTKE "Ed"

S. BERGEMANN "Beedie"

E. FRITZ "Fritzie"

E. HINZ "Bunny"

A. MITTLESTAEDT "Stubby"

L. MOELLER ''Lonie''

A. SCHIMMELPFENNING "Schimmel"

E. SCHMIDT "Sclmiidty"

I. SCHNITKER

"Rainy"

K. SCHRIEFER

"Tina"

G. SCHULZ "Bob"

E. SITZ "Carp"

0. STELL.JES "Oats"

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CLASS POEM .

How swift ly have we flown, Oh days of sunshine and of glee.

The time has come when we must part, Each one to ply his oar at sea.

And with God's help we hope to keep, Though waves are high and storms approach, Our boat above t he deep.

It is wit h thanks t hat we depart From those who, with great care, Have undertaken to \nstrucL Us t hro' God's Word and Prayer; Taught us to do our duty, Wherever we are sent To be a willing worker and content.

How hard it is from friends to part, We let each one decide For who can say what that word holds For those who did abide, For four or more years here, When others, who have later come, Must bat tle back the tear.

Tonight the class of '21, Sails toward the rising sun, And realize in heart and mind, That true work has begun.

"Farewell to thee, our college dear," The thirteen classmates say, As they embark and row away.

E. Sitz.

CLASS OF 1921

Motto: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.

Flower: Yellow rose.

Officers: President: Edward Bradtke.

Vice president: Siegbert Bergemann.

Secretary and Treasurer: Irene Schnitker.

Colors: Green and gold.

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SALUTATORY .

Fellow Christians. This day, June 15th, is an important one for the class of 1921. The class realizes it, as it is assembled here for its graduation exercises, and the class appreciates that you too have considered the day irop0ttant enough to honor us with your presence. We appreciate it and thank you, for your presence assures us that you at heart are with us in the cause we are to represent.

The day is important, or it signifies that we have finished a certain prescribed course for a certain purpose. We are to be graduated as teachers. That means that under the guidance of able men we have tried to acquire the knowledge that is prescribe for and attained by a high school education. That was necessary, because he who wishes to impart knowledge must first himself possess that knowledge. But in addition we have been trained in the art of teaching, that means, we have been taught the art of imparting certain knowledge to others, especially to children. We don't mean that either part of our education is completed- the gathering of knowledge and the art of imparting it- but we relaize that in length of time it will be revealed to us that this was in reality but a beginning. Yet as far as it went, it was thorough.

Yet this is not the important part of our education that makes this day especially important to us a路od to you. Tf that were all it would not justify our institution as an institution separate from the public school. That something that constitutes the difference is the important factor-it is the light of the gospel.

What do we mean? Our teachers are Christians; we are Christians. Everything they taught us was put into its proper relation to all other things in accordance with the word of God. We have not merely been taught ~ertain knowledge but have been taught that knowledge in the light that the gospel sheds on it. It has been the aim of our teachers in each instance to show us, while we were gathering definite knowledge, what relation that knowledge bore to other knowledge and all knowledge to the kingdom of God. And in the art of teaching, again, we have not reen taught how to impart knowledge merely, but to set forth the krtowledge in the same light of the gospel as it has been taught us. We are to consider our children, entrusted to our care, not merely as livi:11g bei.11gs, but as living souls before God, who again shall learn to properly balance all knowledge a:od set it into the proper relation to the kingdom of God for the salvation ot souls.

That indeed justifies our institution as a separate institution from all worldly schools- and the schools that we are to teach as separate from all worldly schools. This indeed makes this day important for us and for you. And our prayer is that God may prosper our schools and continue to bless and protect them for the ~Jory of His holy name and the salvation of souls.

In conclusion we bid you, fellow students, a hearty farewell and hope that you may enjoy the future years that you are privil-

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edged to appear here as we have enjoyed these past years with you and others. To the Junior class we extend our hearty thanks for the be2utiful decorations and for all other kindness. And from you, dear faculty, we depart with a feeling of regret. I'm sure you will appreciate our greeting of farewell, though it be short, for it is: we thank you and may God bless!

E. Bradtke.

CLASS HISTORY.

The laying of the foundation for the class of nineteen hundred twenty-one dates back to September 1916. On one of the first dnys of that month the instructors at Dr. Martin Luther College

had before them a brand new " E" class, among those bright faces were to be found Esther Fritz, Katherine Schriefer and Godfrey Schulz. The remail'ling members have fallen into line at various times since, so that the class now numbers thriteen. Thirteen!

Uolucky? Superstitious? Oh no, we consider ourselves lucky although we do number thirteen.

1. Edward Bradtke, Lake Benton, Minnesota. Bradtke up to bat; Babe Ruth on deek. "Ed," a sportsman of exceptional ability, hails from one of the most beautiful of Minnesota's ten thousand lakes, namely Lake Benton. After confirmation, April 1915, he entered D. M. L. C. for the purpose of acquiring a higher Christian education. After the flu vacation, Deeember 1918, hâ&#x201A;Ź entered the junior class at Lake Benton but resumed his work at college the following fall. He vicared at Nicollet, Minn., for one term and also during the fall of 1920 together with Schulz, Bergemann and Miss Schnitker at St. Paul, Minn. He rendered much valuable service to the class by occupying the honorable position as president of the <'lass during part of the school year of 1919- 20 and 1920-21.

2. Siegbert Bergemann, Mankato, Minnesota. Vice-president "Beedi.e" is also one of the fortunate ones to receive his grade instruction in a parochial school at Truman, Minnesota, where he then resided after having attended the Truman High School for two years he enrolled at D. M. L. C. August 29, 1917. An ardent lover and admirer of "Frieda Van Beethoven" and "Leona" Mozart. Besides being able to demonstrate his wonderful abi1ities on the organ bench, he also deserves a wooden medal for his recent discoveries along t he lines of p.:dagogy.

3. Irene Schnitker, Minnesota Lake, Minnesota, class secretary and treasurer. Born at R umbolt, Iowa. Attend~d the public school at Minnfsota Lake until 1917,when she was encouraged by her big brother, who then was a student at D. M. L. C., to enter college. She served on the Messenger Staff for two years, being editress-in-chief for one year.

4. Esther Fritz, Fairfax, Minnesota. In her very early youth she dreamt that some day she would be able to wield the rod in her father's Lutheran parochial school at Wellington, a suburb of

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Fairfax. This induced hel· to enter D. M. L. C. in the fall of 1916.

Being a lover of good books, she can often be seen sitting with " Heinze-Osburg, Harmonielehre" or Kretzmann's, "History of Education" on her lap. Esther usually has the misfortune of losing her rubbers at co-ed picnics.

5. Erna Hinz, Wood Lake, Minnesota, first saw and trod th~ Weary Way to Winsdom April 10, 1917. " How do you do it in exams, Erna?" " Bucking bdween periods, I guess." No friend of evenings off and curling irons.

6. Edward Schmidt, Lake Benton, Minnesota. As a lad of fifteen he l..:·ft the plowshare, in order to come to New Ulm to study.

His German instructor often claimed that all his knowledge of t he German language could easily be written on the back of a postage stamp. He is well versed in everything from Mark Twain to Fritz Reuter or Gustav Freytag. Vicared with Schulz and Bergt:·mann at Norfolk, Nebraska, in 1920. Oft:·n sings ''Sweet Adeline."

7. Anita J. Schimmelpfenning, Oconomowoc, Wis. Nineteen hundred eighteen saw anothet· face at D. M. L. C. Discarding her dolls and beginning in "C" class, she made rapid progress in most subjects, due to her untiring efforts. She is the only one of the "fair" sex to attempt Latin I I. "My fame rests not upon my reputation, but upon my legs."

8. Katherine Schriefer, New Ulm, Minnesota. At the age of one she imigrated from her old home, Kuhstedt, Kreis-Bremervode, Hanover, Germany, to her new home in this city. After completing t he eighth grade, she continued her work at D. M. L. C. by enrolling at our institution, April 1916.

9. Godfrey Schulz, Faribault, Minnesota. Popularly known as " Bobbie". He went to t he Faribault High School for one year but later became a clerk in a Faribault bank. Tired of this daily routine, he came to New Ulm for t he purpose of polishing up on bis general education. A popular athlete, especially in base ball.

"Hey guy, got some toby? 1 just ran out." He finds his greatest pleasure in slipping one over on "Beedie."

10. Adeline Mittelstaedt, Wonewoc, Wisconsin. Originally a loyal Minnesotan. Having received her early schooling at West Salem, Wisconsin, she finished the grades in t he _parochial school of her father's congregation at Wonewac, Wis. Graduating from the Wonewoc High School in 1920, she chose her vocation by entering D. M. L. C. last fall. The last resource for the Profs. on blue Monday.

11. Leona Moeller, Indianapolis, Indiana. Most modern historians disagree on the previous whereabouts and history of Leona. The following is as given in Nelson's Loose-Leaf Encyclopedia: Born Oct. 29, 1899 somewhere in the Hoosier State. Graduate of Emrnous Ev. Lut h. School and Shortridge, H. S. Typiest in the offices of the C. C. C. and St!. Ry. for one year. Ambitions to become a schootmarm. Member of "A" Class 1921 at D. M. L. C. 12. Ema Sitz, Perham, Minnesota. After graduating from the

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Perham H . S. she entered D. M. L. C. Sept. 1920. Very fond of playing the piano, German grammar and church history. Ahem!

13. Otis Stelljes, New Ulm, M:nnesota. An all loca1 man.

Having completed school at the Emerson Grammar and St. P aul's parochial schools, he took up high school work at t he Central High.

Sept. 1918 he pursued his studies at D. M . L. C. and has remained with us ever since. E vident ly a believer in t he old sages, " Laugh and be gay, to-morrow is another day."

E. 0. Schmidt.

1926 .

In t he breeze of memory the ~ossamer of our past floats. Gentle breezes recall delightful memories; t urbelent winds recall bitter memories. 'Twas not a t urbulent wind, 'twas not a gent le breeze, it was a spright ly current of air t hat attracted my mind like a magneL .. .It was again June fifteenth, 1921. There were t hirteen who, after bidding dear D. M. L. C. farewell, stood before t he gates of experience. T hat last precious hour at New U1m was an hour of regret and sighs; and yet it was a happy hour of expectancy; for which of the t hirteen did not struggle with tate to peep into the future?

Five years of that clandestine future have been revealed to us; to me they are vanished phantoms. It is t rue t hat I graduated from D. M. L. C. as a school-ma'am with the class of '21. P erhaps it was bec~use I am not pedagogically inclined that, I abandoned my career as teacher, after four years of labor in a school-room.

There was another reason, I believe; I 've always cherished" Wanderlust." The dist;nct;ve lure t hat traveling has for me accounts for my trip t o San Diego, Califonria, where I'm enjoying year ' round sunshine, verdure, and flowers.

'Twas yestefday that I received a lttter from Leona MoeUer, announcmg that her work would bring her to Cahforn1a. Leona, I remt.mber, was never a slave to red1culous fancies as I was; she strove toward a definite goal with an admirable will - and her Jetter proves t hat her ambit ion has fipened into a glorious, budding career. She is prima donna of the Transcont inental Opera Co. How often didn't her voluminous voice attract a silent group of listerners at D. M. L. C.! I'm certain many a girl envied her.

Indeed, it was a coincidence to receive letters from two members of t he class of '21 t he same day. The second envelope did not contain the delightful bit of literature, written by Erna Hinz, as the address ind;cated, but an announcement of - , well, of t he most eventful day of her life. Erna had bidden her work in t he realm of instructing "Adieu. " I wasn't surprised, for Erna always mingled with domestic affairs as a hobby. "What a lucky man is he to get a model wife like Erna, her cheerful wiltingness and desire to serve surely would be any person's field of four-leaf clovers," thot I. These letters reminded me of t he other members of the class of '21. Adeline Mittelstaedt was t he acme of sweetness itself.

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Who could name a person surpassing Adeline in diligence, a person surpassing her in giving every one a cheerful smile and comforting word? She was truly to be referred to as "Epluribus unam." I cannot even dream of Adeline as being more effective in any vocation than the one she has entered. Adeline is now a nurse at the Lutheran sanatarium at Wheatridge, Colorado, where her cheerfulness is of greater benefit than doctor's prescriptions.

While I was thus absorbed in dreams, Erna Sitz called to take me to t he bay, where we frequently chatted about the class of '21 Erna, too, had come to the Golden We-st to reside, and to get inspirations for writing poetry. We both agree that San Diego, the city of perpetual sunshine, softly waving pa.ms, and splashing fountains of Old Spain, is not to be surpassed. Erna's bungalow, almost hidden by gorgeous cannas, creeping myrth, and rose bushes, is the cradle of hundreds and hundreds of poâ&#x201A;ŹÂˇms, songs, rhymes, and even jingles.

During her college life Erna's thots often drifted to Carnassus, and without a doubt, she directed them to poetry rather than to the law of conservation of energy or to Archimedes' pdnciple during physics classes Having a11ived at the bay, we sta1ted to spin the same thread of our chat we had often spun.

"Say, 'Schimmel', I have something brand new to show you.

Look at this," said Erna as she handed me an opened magazine.

"It's as new as the news of Leona's first annual tour and of Erna's marriage" ... Glancing at the page, I read, " How to plant with constructive thot rather than with mere immitation," by Prof. Otis Stelljes. The article showed that the knowledge concerning botany which Otis possessed while at college-we called him our "nature shark"- had been rostered and greatly increased. Otis, that reserved and bashful lad of our class, is now professor of botany at W. W. U. and editor of "The Floral Journal."

Think of two professors from our class! I wonder how Schmidt is progressing with the preparation of his diagnosis on the "Seven Wonders of the World," said Erna. We are glad that Edward Schmidt was not a spirit to be able to hear our lively discussion concerning him. Schmidt was another "shark," a "shark" in history; he was our refuge when the professors asked dates. His interest in history- all branches of it-accounts for his professorship at ~. W. C. Watertown, Wisconsin.

On our return we passed thru Balboa Park, from whence strains of music from the immense out-of-door pipe organ issued. "That music reminds me of one of Liszt's pieces which Irene Schnitker played at one of our concerts at D. M. L. C," said Erna.

"You're right. It's Liszt's 'Dreams of Love.' " Remember when we played t hat 'Polish Dance' together?

Irene surely could play. I wish I could hear her render Beethoven's 'Farewell to the Piano' just once more."

"Well, that isn't so impossible at all. Irene has spent three years at t he Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, and she is now giving

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recitals in the principal cities of the Northwest. Perhaps she'1l decide to visit the Golden West too."

After Erna had left me, I still thot of Irene. At what social function at New Ulm didn't Irene prove her skill as pianist? Her playing was as expressive as her pretty brown eyes were. I was so eager to hear Irene play again that I immediately wrote to her, telling her of the possibll!ty of a trip to California.

Perhaps it seems fictitious to say that an advettisement in the evening edition of The Star carried my thots to somewhere in the East. It was an advertisement announcing an advance display of fall millinery. Yes, Katharine Schiefer had found her glory in designing headwear for milady. Last fall she accepted a position with Marshall, Field's Co. in Chicago. Katharine has always harbored an artistic impulse; but who ever dreamt that she would apply it in such a profession! Katharine's millinery creations can add a :finishing touch to any woman's personal appearance.

Altho I was never interested in the sport page of any paper, my attention was attracted to it this evening by the picture of a man whose features s~med quite familiar. Behold, whose name should I read but that of Edward Bradt ke, the famous pitcher of D. M. L. C.! He has broken all base-ball records; and poor Babe Ruth has sun·endered to this native Minnesota giant. Considering Ed's fancies while at college, I don't blame him for directing all that is in him against this st:ecimen of Indiana's manhood, for Ed realizes "None but the brave deserve the fair." By t he way, Ed's mott o has always bern, "Immor langsam voran," but be got there.

Walking tbru the business distnct, where I had not been for some t·me, my attention was attracted by a building under erection.

It wasn't the mere building that attracted my attention, it was the large sign facing the street, on which I read: This building wlll be occupied by U.S. ELECTRICAL CO., Under management of S. J. Bergemann, October 1st, 1926.

Why, Siegbert Bergemann was a member of the class of '21!

Yes, I rc?member that if "Beedie" wasn't improvisin~ at the organ he was playing a serenade on his flute, and if he wasn t playing flu~ he had a group of co-eds about him, who were, indeed, deeply interested in his talk on- electricity or magnet.sm, since he was a staunch believer in theory of attraction of opposites. I even believe the report concerning his proposed trip to Egypt for the purpose of experimenting with electric eels of the Nile.

As from my window I now gaze at the tall pines thru which the moon is peeping in blithsome fashion, I feel the magnetism of a dream attract mE...... Somehow, the class of '21 is again united, and in a circle of eleven stand two, the two who have remained teachers who are still executing the :five formal steps of Herba1t. Who ar~ they? Esther Fritz, t~at pretty school:ma'am, and Godfrey Schulz, who could do JUst about everythmg. We are cheering,

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we are bedecking them, with flowers, we are wishing them continued success ......... Depart idle dreams, depart!

Yes, Esther has always been an ideal school-ma'am; in fact, no child can willingly rebuke her, for her sweet voice and her charming ways even conquer adults. Esther began applying the laws of pedagogy at Wellington, Minn. She is now active in Milwaukee.

May she enjoy the pleasure she finds in teaching, for five more years!

Godfrey! What couldn't "Bob" do! He could make his intensely blue eyes dance, he could argue and criticize more than you and I, he could play the piano in such a manner that it seemed to speak, he could almost cause a stone image to laugh. Do you remember how disappointed "Bob" was when he heard that his first call would take him to Wisconsin; "Bob" wanted to go to Arizona. He always was at home with a cigarette and about three blondes, two brunettes, and a Titan type of the fair sex; but now he is, apparently, happy and content with his long-desired school of Apaches, applying his knowledge derived from Colegrove. I understand that he now has a call to Brazil. If you wish to locate "Bob" in five years, you'll have to scour the globe, for he has expressed his desire to labor in Siam. 路 "Looking over Time's crupper and over his tail, Oh! what ages and pages there are to revise!

And as father our back-searching glances prevail, Like the emmets, 'how liUle we are in our eyes!"

A. Schimmelpfenning.

CLASS WILL.

We, the departing class of 1921, do herewith make our last will and bequeath to the F aculty, Jumors, and fr1ends whatever remains of our valuable possessions.

We, the A Class, leave to the Faculty our pens and pencils with which we have had the pleasure of writing all of our examinations during the past year.

To Director Bliefernicht we leave the new German grammar which we have written. We expect to see it in print in the near future.

To the Juniors we leave all our knowledge in German and our seats in Physics class.

The senior boys of the dormitory will to Inspector Wagner all the tobacco cans in the smoking room.

The Senior girls of Hi.icrest Hall leave to Miss Sitz the remains or stumps of the candles used after ten thruout the year. l. Edward Bradtke, president of our class, leaves to Adelbert Backer his skill in pitching balls. He also gives to him the position of pitcher on next year's team.

2. Leona Moeller gives her hearty laugh, endless smile, and kiddish ways to Irma Wilbrecht. Perhaps Irma isn't just in need

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of scuh gifts but the that of not having a successor at D. M. L. C. was unbearable to Leona.

3. Katherine Schriefer leaves her quiet ways and gentle disposition to Johanna Lein thinking that altho "J o" might not be able to make use of it all, she might at least use a goodly share.

4. Edward Schmidt leaves to Gertrude Haertel one of his portraits because they are exceptionally good .

5. Adeline Mittelstaedt intrusts to Ada Sievert the responsibility of caring 路for and comforting her little brother Arthur next year when she is gone.

6. Esther Fritz leaves -her privilege of going home so often to Johanna Lein. She knows that "Jo" was quite homesick several times.

7. Otis Stelljes gives his knowledge in Botany and Science to Leona Engel.

8. Siegbert Bergemann leaves his Ford to Verona Messerli so that she can go to Madelia a little oftener. He also gives her his curling iron because he knows it will not be abused in her hands.

9. Anita Schimmelpfenning wills her kodak album to Victor Albrecht. However, she wishes to keep some of the memories connected with it for herself. Perhaps Victor won't mind . He will most likely "revise" the "edition."

10. Irene Schnitker leaves her quick temper to Nova Levorson, for she is confident Nora will have ski.I and patience to control it.

11. To Renata Wiechmann Erna Hinz wills hE-r conscientiousness in preparing her work. Of course; Erna doesn't like to part with it but she had nothing else of such value to her that her kindheartedness forces her to do it. Let us prosper by her example.

12. Godfrey Schulz gives his cigarette case and skill in entertaining and attracting attention to Walter Albrecht. "Bobbie' is sorry to part with it all but he expects everything back next year when Walter graduates.

13. Erna Sitz wills her seat in the laboratory to Victor Albrecht, hoping this will make him as successful a Physics student as she was.

Esther Fritz, Erna Sitz, and Katherine Schiefer leave to the giris' room their table next to the two windows. They leave to Irma Wilbrecht the "Verantwortung" for all the noise which might be made during gymnastic exercises next year.

E. Fritz.

I. Schnitker.

Characteristic Table --- Class of 1921 NAME

NICKNAME IFAVORITE EXPRESSION

CHARACTERISTI CS

AMB ITION

DESTINATION

Worries about his To become an organ hair composer Broadway There is always time St. Paul Baseball Wait until I get there enough League On t he Continent To become an opera Happy go lucky singer You tell 'em!

Italy Worries over lost I didn't do it time To become a teacher Pumpkin Center --路To give class oraHome Sweet Well for goodness sake tions To become perfect Home Well I am not going To write a German Ever smiling Grammar worry about it Berlin I want what I want when I want it.

To get thrills To keep house Loverslane --Ah, go on To get black eyes To live on a ranch Cattletown That's all you know To marry a musical about it Hates to be critizied minister St. Louis

S . Bergemann

Beedie

Pass auf!

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E. Bradtke

Ed

E. Fritz

Fritzie

E. Hinz

Bunny

A. Mittlestaedt

Stubby

L. Moeller

Lonie

A. Schimmelpfenning

Schimmel

E. Schmidt

Schmidty

I. Schnitker -

Rainy

K. Schriefer

Tina

0 Mensrh!

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G. Schulz

Bob

Ah, won't you please

E . Sitz

Carp

0. Stelljes

Oats

That's a hot note --I guess so

-

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to

-- --

Reserved Be a milliner Mankato Likes to entertain To be a director or a the ladies theater Paris An outdoor girl

T o become a poet T o own a cigarette As quiet as a mouse factory

Bohemia Cuba

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THE TERTIA TRIO.

Listen, my children, I am about to tell Something which might please you very well.

A pipe, a curl, and a cigarette, And y.ou_ ~_e Tertia together, you bet, you bet!

hf

Alfon~ his table,

His cornet in his hand, Thinking that he might some day Be the leader of Sodara's band.

"Kutch" dreams mostly of giMs And things that can never come true.

He dreams of the queen of Shebah And includes Cleopatra too.

~.<f'~ ~eanuts"

has the guts of a prophet And tells of things to come.

"On the road from Graceville to Johnson I sureJy was going some."

But let us discontinue the poetry, for Alfons Engel, commonly known as "Kongs," is knocking at the door and is anxious to be introduced. Enter Mr. Engel, and now Jet me introduce him. A handsome, capable, and well built young man, but nevertheless his heavy stand (whiskers) seems to trouble him and his - - - - . I didn't mean his most highly adored, but his razor. His best friend is his pipe which pours forth enormous amounts of perfectly blue smoke day and night. Alas, his pipe is crumbling and breaking from constant use, so if anyone desires to present "Kongs" with a gift for graduation, let it be a new pipe. But now let me ask Mr. Engel a question. "Mr. Engel ,have you a specific aim which you ar~ trying to reach?" "None whatever, but I know if the girls wouldn't continually keep on asking me to play cornet, I'd get better numbers in chemistry." Hark! I hear a knock at the door. He comes in without being invited. Well, be seated, Mr. Engel. I'll see what I can do for this gent leman.

"My name is Alvin Raduenz but everybody calls me 'Kutch, so I persume you might do so also." "Am am!? "Never mind, "Kutch ," I'll introduce you. "Kutch" is an industrious looking chap, but his looks are deceiving. He piles enought books on his desk to fire a furnace for a year. AJlow me to emphasize his def Pd,c; also. Wherever you see a fathering of the weaker sex, there you are certain to find "Kutch.' He also wears his trousers too short, allowing his white socks sufficient opportunity to view t he sunshine. Tap, tap, and Victor Sigler is ushered in. Step to the front "Peanuts", there is no need of being so bashful. "Peanuts" is the only one of the three who does not buck. Whenever "Peanuts"

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has written work to write he bums church and attends to this work.

"Peanuts" is a great story teller. He loves to get into a group and tell fibs. No matter how big a lie you can tell, you have no show, "Peanuts" can tell a bigger one. Don't contradict me, "Peanuts." l hate to mention these facts to the audience, but listen how they 路 applaud, which verifies my statements.

Now, dear friends, seeing we are acquainted with the trio, let us see what they have made their life occupation ten years hence.

Alfons Engel is manager of a garage in Tokio, Japan. He is the proud father of a six year old boy, who is almost as intelligent as his father. Alfons' latest invention was a rice spoon for June bugs.

Alvin Raduenz is d'rector of a girls' college in Greenland.

His record book shows a yearly increase - - - in ice. During his hours of leisure he makes lampwicks for the Eskimoes and muzzles for the sundogs.

Victor Siegler alone remains in the United States. He is the sole proprietor of the Tanglefoot Flypaper Co. Although the paper is intended to ctach the fly, mosquitoes are not barred. He intends to invite all the fish in the Atlantic ocean to this next Hallowe'en party. Three cheers for Tertia.!

E. B. '21.

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NEW ULM, M INN., JUNE 1921

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NUMBER 4

W e r andere e r z ie hen w ill, muss selber erzoge n s ein.

Gott hat in seinem Woft befohlen, <lass man die Kinder erziehen sol:. Durch Paulus lasst Gott sagen: "Ziehet eure Kinder auf in der Zucht und Vermahnung zu dem Herrn." Auch als die Mutter die Kindlein zu Jesu brachten, sehen wir, <lass Gott haben will, <lass die Kinder zu ihm geftihrt werden sollen. Er sagte: "Solcher ist <las Reich Gottes." Er will also haben, <lass alle Kin-der zu ihm gebracht, also erzogen werden.

Was heisst nun Erziehung? Die Kinder sotlen Gottes Wort kennen lernen. Sie sollen ihren Heiland Jesum Christum ftnden und wissen, dass er ftir sie gestorben ist, und <lass sie nur <lurch den Glauben an ihn in den Himmel kommen konnen. Sie sollen die grosse L:ebe Gottes zu den Stindern erkennen. Der rechte Grund ailer Erziehung ist, dass die Kinder wissen, wie sie als getaufte Christen selig werden konnen. Wenn sie diese Kenntnis haben, . wird ihre ganzes Leben darnach eingerichtet sein.

Gott hat den Eltern diese Pfticht der Erziehung gegeben. Die Eltern aber haben nicht uruner d;e notige Zeit dazu und auch nicht die Mittel. Sie aber wissen, <lass Gott es von ihnen verlangt. Also tun sich die Eltern einer christlichen Gemeinde zusammen und bauen eine Gemeindeschule. An diese Gemeindeschule wird dann ein christlicher Lehrer berufen. Hier werden die Kinder hinge- schickt, um eine rechte Erziehung in Gottes Wort zu bekommen, und die aderen Studien, welche zu ihrem Christenleben notig sind, zu lernen. Dem Lehrer an einer Schule wird also der Auftrag gege- 路 hen, dieses Werk zu vollftihren. Wenn er dieses hochwichtige Amt von Gott empfangen hat, muss er sich aber auch drein ftigen und sich als ein rechter Erzieher der Kinder beweisen. Gott ver- 路 langt, dass wer andere erziehet, auch selber etzogen sein muss.

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Christ sein. Er .muss wissen, wie er sich nach Gottes Willen zu fUgen hat.

Es kann nicht ein jed&r Mensch Kinder erziehen. Wir wollen sehen, wie ein erzogener Lehrer beschaffen sein muss. Um rechter Erzieher zu sein, muss er ein recht glaubiger Christ seiP-.

Er muss Gottes Wort ganz und gar kennen. Er muss alle Wm'te der Bibel flir wahr halten und glauben, und er muss sich als ein treues G lied der Jutherischen Kirche bekennen.

Der Lehrer :muss Liebe zu seiner Arbeit haben. Er soll mit seiner garizen Seele \n der Arbeit leben. Wenn er nicht die Arbeit mag, in der er steht, wird sich auch das Resultat ergeben, <lass er nicht glticklich und erfolgreich ist in seiner Arbeit.

Zu einero rechten Erz1eher gehort auch, <lass er selber die notige Begabung hat, Unterricht zu erteilen. Zu de.m muss er wissen, wie den Unterricht zu erteilen, Er muss wissen, wie auf das Jnnere ~des Kindes einzuwirken. Um dies tun zu konnen, muss er das Kind ganz g<mau kennen. Dazu gehort, <lass er die Erfahrungen und Lebensverhaltnisse des Kindes einiger massen weiss. Der Lehrer soll seine Lektion auf das sorgfaltigste praparieren. Er darf nichts auf die leichte Schulter nehmen, sondern in ihm muss sich 路 ein eiserner Fleiss zeigen.

Der Lehrer .muss aber auch Liebe zu den Kindern haben, denn in einem Unterricht soll der Lehrer herzlich mit den Kindern umgehen. Dies kann er nicht, wenn E:r keine Liebe zu den Kindern . empfindet. .Das Kind soll ein solches Zutrauen zum Lehrer bekommen, dass es denkt und ftihlt, der Lehrer wacht i.iber meine Seele, und will, <lass ich ein Kind Gottes sein und ble1ben moge.

Was der L~hrer den Kindern in der Schule sagt, muss er aber auch, selber tun. Wenner alle Kenntnisse hat und sie den Kindern vorsagt, ni.itzt es nicht viel, wenn er icht selber darnach tut. Das Kind soil denken: Was der Lehrer sagt, <las meint er auch. Er sollt 路den Kindern ein Vorbild sein, also muss er einen gottseligen Lebenswandel flihren.

Bei dnem guten Lehrer mus sich die genaueste Gri.indlichkeit zeigen. Einen Lehrer, der seine Sache nur halb macht, mochte man nirgends haben. Er muss sich um die kleinsten Sachen im Unterricht beki.immern, so dass er weiss, das was er den Kindern mitteilt, in richtiger und bester Weise vorgetragen wird. Ein Lehrer aber muss auch selber eine gute Kenntnis des Stoffes haben, den er unterrtchten will . Wenn er selber nicht von dem Stoff weiss, wie kann er den Kindern denn etwas beibringen?

Ein Lehrer muss sich stets als ein Christ beweisen in seinem Bel'Uf. Er darf nicht alles mit der Welt mitmachen. Wenn er zur Stinde gereizt w\rd, muss er immer denken, was aber wiirde Gott dazu sagen. Er soll nichts tun, woran die Leute und Kinder einen Anstoss nehmen konnten. Sobald er sieht, <lass jemand einen Anstoss nimmt an seinem Tun, solt er es 1ieber nicht tUll, wenn er es irgendwie vermeiden kann. Ein Lehrer sol! wissen sich zu be.herrschen. Wenn etwas nicht gerade nach seinem Willen geht in

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der Schule, soll er nicht ungeduldig werden. Wenn die Kinder nicht gleich alles tun, wie er will, und alles wissen, wie sie sollen, sol1 er nicht in seinem Zorn aufbrausen und drohen, dies und das zu tun, sondern er soil mit Sanftmtitigkeit ihnen daas Rechte zeigen. Ein Lehrer soll nicht nachlassig werden in seiner Arbeit. Er soil die Arbeit so gut verrichten, wie er kann . D~r Apostel Paulus sagt, es wird nichts anders verlangt, denn dass der Mensch treu erfun den werde in seinem Beruf. Wenn Kreuz und Triibsal ihm begegnen in seinem Amt, solt er nicht verzagen, noch der Triibsal zu entfliehen suchen, sondern er soil sich dann zu Gott wenden und ihm un Beistand und Rat bitten. Wenn der Lehrer unerzogen ware, wtirde es nur zum Schaden der Kinder gereichen. Ein treuer, gewissenhafter Erzieher aber erreicht sein Ziel. Um ein Kind recht zu erziehen, muss man den rechten Weg der Erziehung erst selber wissen.

Wir mUssen also Gott bitten, dass er uns zu einem rechten Erzieher mache, denn es ist ganz klar und offenbar, class wer andere erziehen will, selber erst erzogen sein muss.

E. Hinz.

ACHIEVEMENTS.

At the end of every school year a great army of students is graduated from the various schools and institutions of learning.

It means that each one of them has, with more or less success, achieved the aim for which he or she started at the beginning of the course.

Others, being promoted to the next higher class, have advanced another step toward the coveted goal.

As life in general is a struggle for livelihood, for advancement, and for progress, so also the life of every diligent student is a strgugle to reach a certain aim. Some may think, that students live on Easy street. This idea may be entertained especially by such who see and observe students only during the hours for recreation. But recreation, sports, and enjoyments are not the purpose for which boys and girls attend school. They merely serve to rest t he mind, to keep the body and soul healthy, and whole and to fill them with new energy and vigor for study. Boys and girls attend high schools, colleges, normal schools and other institutions of learning to prepare th(路mselves for a chosen calling in life. When they are graduated and receive their diploma or certificate, they have achieved t he first part of their course. They have passed through school life.

Now comes t he second and most important part of their career.

They enter !ife's school and must learn to apply their knowledge and training in practical life. They must endeavor to achieve something good, something that is worth while, and prove themselves worthy of t he school in which they received their education and training. There again difficulties of various kinds will confront t hem, and there will be days of discouragement. That is the time to show your mettle and to work on with courage and perseverance.

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You will overcome the difficulties and your efforts will eventually be crowned with success. As the history of man is an almost endless cham of achievements, so also the history of each student will be a history of achievements for the good of mankind.

Those of us who intend to teach school have a great opportunity to help train and bring up children, the coming generation, the future members of the church, and the future citizens of our country.

The compern;ation we receive for our work may be small -and our efforts and results may not always be appreciated duly. But the work of training young boys and g\rls, the coming generation of men and women, presents a mult itude of opportunities for good and blessed achievements. Every boy or girl we help to educate and train to be a good and faithful member of the church, a good, useful, and loyal mE.mber of the community and citizen of our country is a blessed achievement worth all our pains and efforts and a precious reward.

A. Mittelstaedt.

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EDI TORIAL STAFF.

Miss I. Schnittker, Edi tress-in-chief.

S. Bergemann, Business Manager. V. Albrecht, Alumni Editor.

H. Hackbarth, Asst . Bus. Mgr. Miss E. Roeder, Co-Ed. Edi tress.

Miss I. Wilbrecht, Exe. Edi tress. L. Lehmann, Local Editor.

V. SieglH, College Notes Edltor. A. Raduenz, Athletlc Ed itor.

A. Engel, Joke Editor.

The staff of 1920- 1921 has completed its work. Five of its members leave our institution. Siegbert Bergemann and Irene Schnitker will teach during the corning year and A1fons Engel, Victor Siegler and Alvin Raduenz will continue their studies at Northwestern College ,Watertown. The other five are elected on the staff of 1921- 1922. Six new people have been chosen to fill t he vacancies.

The following are the members of the new staff: Victor Albrecht, Editor-in-chief.

Ada Sievert, Associate Editress-in-chief.

Herbert Hackbarth, Business Manager.

Louis Tschirley, Ass't. Business Manager.

Irma Wilbrecht, Exchange Editress.

Kurt Oswald, College Notes Editor.

Elmer Kuehn, Alumni Editor.

Emma Roeder, Co-ed. Editress.

Lawrence Lehmann, Local Editor.

Gerhard Albrecht, Athletic Editor.

Immanuel Lenz, Joke Editor.

We, the old staff, bid farewell with this issue. We wish the new staff the best of success in their hard task for the coming year.

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We wish to thank t hose students who have contributed work for their co-operation. May enthusiasm of t his kind grow and help the new staff . We also wish to thank our Alumni contributors.

They are t he following: Prof. J. Meyer (Vol. XI. Nos. 2, 3, 4) ; Prof. A. Schaller Vol. XI. No. 3, 4); Rev. H. Nitz (Vol XI. No. 3) ; Mr. Gurgel (Vol. XI. No. 4); Mr. E. Backer, (to be published in Vol XII. No. 1. ) "The Fear of the Lord is the B eginning of Knowl~g'e ."

"The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Knowledge" is the motto of t he class of 1921. Solomon spake t hese words and they are recorded Proverbs 1, 7.

We know from Scripture that Solomon was a wise man. When God placed him upon the throne of Israel, He asked him what it was his heart desired most . Solomon did not ask for riches and honor but for an obedient and "understanding" heart. This greatly pleased the Lord and He gave him, in addition to a wise heart as be desired, also riches and honor.

If Solomon was a wise man, be must have been learned in all the arts, sciences and philosophy of his time, yes, in all branches of knowledge cultivated by the Oriental peoples of his t ime. Yet he does not consider thi~ knowledge, because he, as a Christian, knew t he insignificance of his knowlede compared with the great wisdom of God. He considered his worldly wisdom naught, his fear of the Lord more, namely a beginning of that knowledge and wisdom of God. He knew that t he fear of God is the only t rue foundation whereupon all knowledge must be built. Knowledge built upon anything else but this fear of t he Lord is not true knowledge.

We often speak of learned men among t he children of this world. Let us compare their wisdom with that of the simple, uneducated workman who cherishes nothin$ more than reading in his Bible after the day's work is o'er and gomg to services on Sunday.

Which of the t wo is truly wise? I t must be t he latter because be has t he "one thing needful," his God. Where is there wisdom excelling His wisdom? If we in our faith own Christ, t he Allwise, do we need more?

We, the class of 1921, have begun to realize wit h Solomon how little we can do without His help, how little we know. May God be gracious unto us and never let us seek other knowledge but t hat which he imparts and plants in our faithful hearts!

Schnitker.

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EXCHANGE The Comenian is published in Bethlehem, Pa. It is always a welcome visitor to us.

To add to the attractiveness of the paper, a table of contents would be appropriate. Your editorial column deserves specia,J. praise. Time has been spent on it, so as to make it interesting.

As this column is well written, why not do as well in supplying the literary column? F or variety, why not have a poem? Where are the poets of the "Comenian?"

You have some clever headings for your joke column and the news. Your exchange column could be more extensjve.

The literary department of the "Black and Red" opens with the article "The Irony of Fate." This gives us a vivid picture:of slaves and slaveholders. How wonderful, to have slaves come¡ to ~ili! â&#x20AC;˘ We suggest a little more color in your notes on Baseball.

In the "Augustana Mirror" we find an article that has no title or heading. It reads as follows: "It was late afternoon of a gloomy, miserable November day. A steady drizzle which had continued all day caused a feeling of inexpressible sadness in everyone. Oc-cassionally a peaestrian could be seen making his way t hrough the rain and mud doubtless with the thought of the comfortable shelter of home spurring him on. Here and there a light could be seen gleaming through the rain and mist." We don't see the use of having it there at all. Probably there is a mistake in printing it.

The music column adds much to your paper. Why is there no extra joke column? Everybody likes to read jokes. Why not have more of t hem?

The following papers have been welcome visitors at our exchange table: "The Black and Red," Watertown, Wis.; "The Augsburg

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Echo," Minneapolis, Minn.; "The Augustana Mirror," Sioux Falls, South Dakota.; "Alma Mater," St. Louis, Mo.; "The Gustavian Weekly," St. Peter, Minn.; "The Comenian," Bethlehem, Pa.; "The Hemnica," Red Wing, Minn.; "Concoiui.a Teacher's College, Oak Park, Ill.; "Luther Echo," Phalen Park, St. Paul, Minn.; We hope to have these papers on our table next year also, and through friendly criticism, we hope t o be of benefit to each ot her.

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Eine moegliche Loesung.

Doch nun zurtick zu Abraham. Offenbar war Tharah 130 Jahre alt, als Abraham geboren wurde, und doch heisst E.s : Tharah war 70 Jahre alt, und zeugete Abram, Nahor und Haran. Abraham war also nicht der Erstgeborne, und doch wird er einfach als der Erstgebornc aufgeftihrt. Ein Schreibfehler kann kaum vorliegen, aber wie sind denn die Worte zu verstehen, und welche Wahrheit pred igen sie? >l'ehmen wir gleich noch ein Beispiel hinzu, in dem die Sacben genau so liegen wie in Abrahams Fall. Gen. 5, 32 lesen wir: Noah war 500 Jahre alt, und zeugete Sem, Ham und Japheth. Demnach scheint Sem der Erst~ebore路ne gewesen zu se\n, der, da Noah in seinem 600. Jahre in die Arche ging (Kap. 7, 6), beim Anbruch der Sintflut 100 Jahre alt gewesen sein mtisste. Kap. 11, 10 aber steht: Sem war 100 Jahre alt und zeugte Arphachsad zwei Jahre nach der Sintflut. Mithin war er 98 Jahre alt, als er mit seinem Vater aus dem Kasten kam, oder 97, rus die Sintflut ausbrach. Mithin war sein Vater Noah nicht 500 Jahre alt, als er Sem zeugte, sondem 503.

Mit hin war Sem nicht der Erstgeborne, da dieser in Noahs, 500.

Jahre geboren wurde. Kap. 10, 21 gibt uns Auskunft dari.iber, wer Noahs Erstgeborner war, da Japheth ausdriicklich als der "Grossere" bezeichnet Wird, wahrmd Ham, Kap. 9, 24 der路 "kleine Sohn" heisst. '

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Und doch, trotzdem Moses wohl wiess, dass weder Abraham noch Sero die Ertsgebornen waren, dass vielmehr Sero erst drei Jahre nach dem Erstgebornen, Abraham sogar 60 Jahre nach seinem altesten Bruder gezeugt wurde, doch stellt er Sero und Abraham an die Spitze und behandelt sie durchweg als die Erstgebornen. Und das geschieht alle~, ohne viel Authebens von der Sache zu machen, so dass es dem emfachen Leser lange Ze1t verborgen bleibt. Erst ein sorgfaltigeres Vergleichen der einschlagigen Stellen bringt die Tatsache ans Licht.

Was sollen wir daraus lerm.n? Der eine grosse Gedanke Gottes, der sich <lurch die ganze heihge Schrift hindurch ziaht, ist der der Stellvertretung, des stellvertretenden GE.horsams, des stellvertretenden Leidens, Sterbens und Auferstehens unsers Hei1andes.

Wir Sunder sind durch Stellvertretun¡g erlost. Der Sohn Gottes tritt an die Stelle der siindigen Welt, er wird von Gott fUr uns zur Sunde. gemacht, damit die Menschen wiederum im Glauben ihn anziehen, vor Gott also an seine Stelle treten. Das ist Gottes Plan zur Erlosung des siindigen Menschengeschlechts. diâ&#x201A;Ź Stel.vertretung.

Dies wird m der Schnft auf dte mannigfachste Weise gepredigt, ausgE malt, abgebildeL Das A. T. war eme Zeit der Schatten und Vorbilder; da kamen Gottes Gedanken in den mannigfaltigen Gestaltungen des biirgerlichen, sozialen, und¡ besonders kirchlichen Lebens zur Darstellung.

Den Geclanken der Erlosung durch Stellvcrtrctung 2. B. finden wir in Jedem Opter.

Ferner, Jesus unser Reiland ist der eingeborne Sohn des Vaters, der auch der Erstgeborne genan nt wird, Roem. 8, 29; Kol. 1, 15; Heb. 1, 6, der uns alle zur Kindschatt hinanbringen soil. Gott hat nur einen Sohn, Jesum, aber in ihm sollen wir alle Gottes Kinder heissen, und ohne ihn sind wir nichts. Dieses Verhaltnis Christi ~u seinen Glaubigen wurde im A. T. durch das Erstgeburtsrecht vorgebildet. Das Erbe fiel immer auf den Erstgebornen; er war der Ftihrer (Priester und Konig, vgl. Gen. 49, 3) seiner Brtider und hatte f tir sie zu sorgen.

Nun traf es sich ~ber wiederholt so, dass nicht der leib1ich Erstgeborne von Gott zum Trager der Verheissung bestimmt war, sondern e;ner der jungeren Bruder, z. B. Seth, Abraham, Jakob, Juda, David. Doch waren die beiden Gedanken vom Erstgeburtsrecht und der Stelivertretung so stark, dass in einem solchen Falle der Trager der Verheissung einfach fiir den Erstgebornen gerechnet wurde, wie wir an Sems und Abrahams Bespie1 sehen. Ja, so vollstandig traten diese beiden an die Stelle des Erstgebornan, dass auch das Geburtsjahr des altesten Bruders ftir ;hr Geburtsjahr gerechnet wurde. Ganz zufallig, so zu sagen, erfahren wir durch beiIaufige Bemerkungen den wirklichen Sachverha1t.

Was sollen wir aus den eigenttimlichen Zahlen lernen? Sie so11en uns treiben, dass wir mit anbetendem Geist forschen und uns versenken in die Betrachtung der grossartigen Gedanken Gottes zu unsrer Er,0sung. Wir sind also .:rl0st, <lass ein anderer an unsre Stelle trat, sich mit uns identifizierte und unsre Schuld btisste.

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Und wer war das? Das war der eingebome Sohn Gottes; der ist nun der Erstgebome, unser treuer grosser Bruder. Und er schamt sich nicht, uns Bruder zu heissen.

Prof. J. Me.yer.

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THE AIMS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AS COMPARED WITH THE "AIMS OF THE SCHOOL" SET FORTH

BY COLGROVE IN "THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL." (Continued. ) 2. Aims of Inte llectual Education.

This is the second subdivision of the specific aims of the school.

Mr. Colgrove says, "The three aims of intellectual education areknowledge, mental discipline and skill in applying what one knows.

We are justified in declaring ourseves in favor of t his definition_ Nor do we find much to which we would object in his remarks on this topic. But I feel compelled to call your attention to the last sentence of the paragraph on p. 108 entitled "The Survival of the Fittest." There Mr. Colgrove voices his objection to the method of education which consists in cramming facts, a mere mass of facts. into the pupil's mind. We agree with this objection on general terms. But we cannot accept t he last sentence without a word of explanation; there he says: "Committing to memory the words of a lesson is not acquiring knowledge." This statement is correct if it refers only to knowledge obtained from man-made textbooks. But we must remember that we have one textbook which is of divine origin and capable of an unusual influence. The words of t he Bible act upon the child directly to a certain extent, regardless of what . the teacher may add to them. It is no mistake t herefore , to the contrary, it is a very important pa1t of the education of our children, that they accumulate a great mass of facts from the Bible by simply committing them to memory. You will of course not misunderstand me. It would be ridiculous if a teacher would cram one Bible verse after another into the children wit hout any explanation on his part. I am not in any way attempting to eliminate daily and most thorough catechisations on Biblical topics and texts. But as Christians we must consider it a valuable asset for our children~ if they have memorized for life, even if only ma mechanical manner,. a goodly number of important Scripture passages, since we know that the Holy Spirit can enable them to apply such passages to t he greatest advantage in their later life.

The knowledge of Scriptures and of spiritual things must be taken in consideration also in the study of the chapter entitled "The Knowledge that is Power." The author here refers again only to knowledge pertaining to temporal matters. But there is far greater power in the knowledge which is obtained thru the study of t he.

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"the knowledge t hat is power consists of important facts thoroly mastered ." But what are the all important facts which every child on earth should possess? Let t he Scriptures supply t hat which is so sadly lacking in our book. "Continue thou in t he things which t hou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned t hem ; and that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make t hee wise unto salvation thru faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2. Tim. 3, 14, 15.

There we have everything in a nutshell. T he knowledge that is power consists in being wise as to the way of salvation. This knowledge takes precedence to every knowledge taught in any school on the face of the eart h. If you and I have helped to impart t his knowledge, we may say without boasting t hat we have covered the most important part of intellectual education.

3.

Aims of Moral Educatio n .

Here our views will again differ greatly from the views of the writer. Our criticism begins at the ve:ry first sentence "The great purpose of moral education is to secure right conduct in all the relations of lift, in the home, in the school, in the state, in business, in society." Every Christian instructor could do better t han that, could give a more complete and yet a much shorter definition Qf thâ&#x201A;Ź great purpose of education. He would say : "The great purpose of moral education is to secure right conduct toward God and ma:n." The relations of a human being toward his God and Creator the author has simply ignored . Did he do so because he believes in no personal God? Or is it only because he sees no possibility of acquainting a child with its obligation3 toward God in the puolic school t hat he abstains from mentioning t his alli:mportant aim which Christain educators constant ly have in view while in school? Of course we cannot answer this question. But of t his I am convinced that you and I and every other true Christain teacher would be at a loss as to what we should do in a schoolroom if we were not to sp ~ak to our children about the right conduct t oward God above all things. Without this knowledge t he moral obligations toward their fellowmen wi1l never be rightly understood by t he pupils. Their morals wm be like unto a house built upon the sand . As they grow up and become enveloped in the maelstrom wicked, ungodly world-influences, their moral principles will totter, crumble t o pieces or perhaps collapse suddenly. The Godless schools of the nation are turning out candidates for moral shipwreck by the hundred t housand at t he annual graduation exercises.

Worse than that, hundreds are shipwrecked every year while still receiving t he character t raining in t he schools of t he state.

This is no doubt a serious indict ment against our public school system. Yet we have daily proofs of it before us continually and we know that it cannot be othe:rwise. The success of moral training will always, always depend on a clear conception of the¡ relations between man and God. And this conception is poss;ble only in such schools where the Spirit of God creates it thni His Word. It is possible only in the Christian School. The Christian

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School is the only institution in our country, which, because of its divine co-worker, is able to develope true character in a child.

Our book defines character as being first of all intelligent judgment of right and wrong. I ask you, who can do this better than the Christian School? Where in all the world will t hey find us a better, a more perfect textbook on the right and wrong of things than that which exists in written form since Jehovah traced the first copy on tablets of stone? The moral law of God is taught the children in our Christian Schools and reads as follows in its abbreviated form: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and wit h all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and t hy neighbor as thyself."

Surely a child can nowhere secure more intelligent judgment of right and wrong than in th!s very moral code which we teach.

Our book defines character as being secondly an ever-present and ever-potent disposition to choose the right and reject the wrong. Mr. Colgrove expects the impossible of his teachers because he doesn't know any better. He demands the ideal which could only be accomplished if t here had been no Fall of Man, if t here were no inherited sin, and if all righteousness of man were not as filthy rags. Indeed, such a character we would call perfect which would always be able to know right from wrong, to choose the right and to reject the wrong. That is the ideal which God himself has set down in Scripture when he says: "Ail scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."

And here again it is t he Christian School which comes nearest to approaching this ideal. We have already set forth last time, how this is brnught about . Character is not the supreme aim of education as our book claims in the second paragraph on page 112.

It is the fruit of faith. To bring our childrrn to faith 1n Christ, or to strengthen t hem in t his faith if they alr~ady possess it, is our first and most important aim. If thc.y have accepted Christ as t heir Saviour and are t hen shown from t he Law of God how they may please him by leading a righteous and holy life, they will more and more fight sin in its every form and strive after good works. They will pray earnestly: "Create in me a clean heart, of God." They will attempt to resist sinful thots, lust aFtd desires. They will guard t heir words. They wll str've after such work by which their father in heaven will be glorified. Such chlldren will have character.

And this is the only true method of moral education because it is the moral training advocated by the Scriptures.

Of that we might always be truly grateful for being permitted by the Lord to teach the children in our schools according to the aims as he himself has outlined them. No matter how much we may be despised by other educators, no matter what trials we must endure in clinging to the institution of the Christian school, it shall ever be a comfort and inspiration for us t hat w~ are engaged in teaching t he very highest type of wisdom, that wisdom of which the Scripture says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

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a good understanding have they that do his commandments; his praise enduret h forevâ&#x201A;ŹI' ." P salm 111, 10.

A. Schaller.

SCHOOL IDEALS AND SCHOOL IDOLS .

1. Introduction.

We sometimes hear the thought expressed in our own circles t hat t he attendance in our Lut heran Parochial Schools is rapidly decreasing and that sooner or later they will cease to exist. If t hese predictions shall prove to be correct I can not deeide; but I positively believe t hat if we follow t he ideals and aims of our scho9l we will exist until the end of time. On t he other hand if we set up idols for the aims of our schools we wilt dig an untimely grave for them. The situation to me seems grave enough to warrant a discussion on t he ideals of our school and warn against t he idols of our time. Let me thnefore present my views on what the ideals and atm of our schools are and how we must strive to accomplish t hem.

2. What idols beckon us to fo1low them, and how we can rerefuse them.

What t hen are the ideals and aim of our Lut heran parochial ;;chopls? Our aim is, or should be, to build characters of t he children instructed t o our care. Prof. Schaller used to contend that only a Christian school can build characters and I think we all agree wit h him, for a character is a person who strives to lead a life according io the ten commandments, namely who wishes to love God above all t hings and his neighbors as he does himself. The nearer we come to this goal, the closer our ideals will be realized.

But what will make our pupils willing to stiive for t hese ideals. The gospel of Jesus alone can accomplish this.

3. What must we teach our children t hen to obtain our aim?

We must sow the word of God into their hearts. This, of course, will mainly be done during the religious instruction but t he whole day the sewer will look over his acre to see if the fowl of the air, the weed and thorns of the soU, and trespassers of all kinds are threatening to harm his crop. During all recitations wherever necessary and suitable he will cultivate and irrigate the weak plants that are striving towards the light.

If we should ask a parent why he sends his child to school, he would very likely answer, " I wish my child to learn something."

He wishes his child to obtain knowledge and become wiser. If we do as we have statâ&#x201A;Ź.d above, we will fulfill his wish better than in any other way, for to know t he love of Chirst, passeth knowledge.

Yes, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they t hat do his commandments. Is it not our ai m too to teach reading, writing, and the other subjects on our programs, is it not an aim of our schools to teach German? No, th is is not our aim, but these things will naturally be taught,

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since we try to love our neighbor as ourse.ves. To show our .ove to them, we must be able to speak and write t.o them intelligently, to deal with them honestly, to please and amuse them with our gifts.

4. What is the resu It we obtain by following these idea~?

We will make our pupils happy people, for the Spirit that dwells within them, gives them peace of heart which passeth all understanding, they will be good citizens, for the love that lives within them spurs them on to unselfish deeds, they will be come the salt of society, ready at all times to help the poor, glad to visit ihe sick, willing to forgive the sinner and give a helping hand to the criminal who desires to rise. Surely our ideals are high. How can we ever hope to reach them? During the Civil War a cabinet member of Lincoln's said, "If God is on our side we shall win this conflict."

Lincoln answered, "That causes me but little wo1Ty. Let us be God's side and we must win the victory." As long as our schools stay on God's side, we can be sure of success.

5. Our school ideals will lead us to success, but the idols beckon to us to serve them and if we follow, they will ruin our schools.

What are the idols that threaten us? Riches, power, wisdom, selfishness and greed. A few years ago I heard a paper read at a路 commencement exercise by a high school graduate on: "How much more a high school graduate can earn than a pupil that leaves school after finishing the eighth grade." His whole paper showed that education leads to riches. A dentist of our village showed the patrons of the public schools by means of statistics that t he biggest majority of our presidents, chief justices, governors and high officials have a college education. Education leads to power. If we study the lives of great inventors and scientists, we see that education leads to great wisdom. These are the idols that beckon and threaten our schools.

6. When Samuel was old, the Children of Israel came to him with the request, "Let us select a king, like ali the heathens have."

So the idols call to us. Make Riches, Power and Wisdom your school ideals and you wiil please the people and your schools will be a success. But God said to Samuel, "They have not renounced you, but they have renounced Me, that I shall not be t heir king." The Isralites had their wish and it led them to idolatry and slavery. If we follow the idols which we see so highly honored in our public schools, they will lead us to the same end. We will namely become slaves of our own sins and selfishness; yes, servants of the devil A. university professor of Minnesota in a speech at Lake City showed by means of statistics that the per cent of illiterate in our country is rapidly growing less. But he went on to show that our criminal prisons were never more filled t han at present, and noteworthy, the greater per cent of these criminals had a high school eduation.

7. What kind of people do these idols make of t he pupi1s?

They become t he most unhappy of mortals. Their riches are a constant reminder of the corrupt means of obtaining them. Their power is a witness to the injustice they practice. A_nd ,their wisdom

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makes fools of them, for only too often are all their ca1culations and theories upset. Are they bette:r citizens and members of society?

The last war plainly showed what they are capable of, namely bitter hatred, intolerance, and mob rule.

8. What can we Lutheran teachers do to lead our pupils towards the goal? We can but sow the seed. Our Heavenly Father will send dew, rain and sunshine. He will prosper the plants so that there may be a rich harvest in heaven. But when seeding lei us not forget ourselves, so that our lives as well as our words will lead others to Christ.

9. In the introduction I mentioned that the situation seemed grave enough to warrant a discussion. Again and again we Lutheran iea!!hers must argue with the parents and persuade them to send their children to our parochial schools. If we are ready to assure them t hat the children will advance as rapidly in our schools as in the public schools, then we can soon gain their children as pupils of our schools. Only too plainly this shows that t hey value the wisdom of this life above the fear of God. They wish their children to lead a life of greater ease than they have had, but do not realize that they are educating their children to a life of suffering in eternity.

And not only among the laity do we find these false idols adored, but even among the ministry we hear such remarks as: "We must uphold and advance the standards of our schools." And what is meant with "standardsY" Why, nothing less than grade standards of the public schools. I surely do not object to advancing our schools to the highest standards possible, but only wish to warn against placing these minor impo1tant things upon the throne and advancing them as our ideals. But let us first seek the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto us.

When we observe the young people of to-day, we can readily observe them idolizing mammon. Let us through the Spirit of God change these wrong and worthless idols to the nobler and higher ideals in t he hearts of the young children intrusted to our care.

Gurgel

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Early in spring Hillcrest Hali was ransacked by an epidemic of grippe and tonsilitis. The victims were Gertrude Haerte I, Fe ieda Mueller, Pauline Hafner, Verona Messer1i, L ~ona Engel, Johanna Lein, Renata Wiechmann, Frieda John, Frieda Hanken, and Alice Schramm.

The parents of Frieda Uetzmann spent several hours with her in the afternoon of March 9.

Miss Frieda Gedicke visited at Hillcrest Hall on April 1.

Rev. John of Mankato visited with his daughter, Frieda, who â&#x20AC;˘ was ill, on April 10 and 11.

The parents of Frieda Uetzmann visited with her on April 12.

Some relatives of Martha Sievert helped her while away some ot the free hours on April 12.

Verona Messerli visited old acquaintenaces at Louisville,.

Minnesota, from April 24 to 26.

Martha Sievert and Frieda Uetzmann, accompanied by Leona.

Moeller, enjoyed a visit at their homes in Gibbon. We believe that Leona will soon receive her diploma from her course of study in fat'mJife.

"Happy" Sievert, "Jo" Lein and "Dutch " Engel we1 e out dodging cars April 24.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sievert and daughters, Selma and Edna, caHed on their daughter Martha, May 5.

The evenmg of May 6 found Martâ&#x20AC;˘n Winter at Hillcrest Hall.

On his return to JanesviUe, Minnesota, he was accompanied by bis sister Anna and Pauiine Hafner. They returned late the following Sunday evening.

On May 6, Martha S\evert, Frieda Uetzmann, Frieda Hanken,.

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and Alice Schramm autoed to Gibbon, Minnesota, where th~y visited until Sunday evening, May 8.

Irene Schnitker enjoyed the visit of her sister, Esther, and two friends, Cecilia Degner and Litlie M,ller from May 6 to May 8.

Frieda Mueller was greatly surprised on the evening of the concert, May 6, when h~r home Ford drove up to Hillcrest Hall.

The occupants were her mother, her two sisters, Erna and Adelheid, Mr. A.H. Nitschke and Miss Alvina Mue1ler from J anesville, Minn.

Rev. Noite from Elmore, Minn., visited his daughter Antoinette, May 6 and 7.

Leona Engel and Verona Me:,serH spent Pentecost at Madelia, Minn., at the home of t he lattc..r's aunt.

Miss Matlh ~w.s of Northfield attt.nded th~ concert on May 6 and spent s€vera1 days with Erna Sitz.

Miss Margaret Beisel visited with old acquaintances at D. M. L. C., May 6 and 7.

Frieda John was pleased to see her relatives from Mankato here on the ev.ming of May 6.

Leona Mce1ler, Anita Schimm(pfenning, Adeline Mittelstaedt and Erna Hinz attended the Teachers' Conferance at Sleepy Eye, Minn., May 7.

On Sunday, May 8, the Haertel family from Fairmont visited their daughter Gertrude.

Gertrude John visited with her sister, Frieda, from June 2 to 6.

ONE OF OUR RECREATIONS. If Fate had led you along the mysterious, winding road to the Cottonwood River, on the early morning of April 3, your curiosity wou!d have been aroused by a queer-looking group of girls, which had made a halt at one of the curves of the road. Dressed in their ·"Saturday's best," with loose braids of hair hanging down their shoulders, you probably would not have recognized the girls from Had there been more money in the treasury of the Hillcrest Hall.

D. l\I. L. Messenger, we should have reproduced several snapshots ·of this odd group, but something of equal interest will fill out the -deficiency.

"All who are in favor of organizing an Early Risers' Hiking Club, say I." These words solved the mystery connected with the early morning gathHing. If you had concealed yourself behind a nearby bush, you would have had an opportunity to listen to the first business meeting of the hiking club.

At t his meet ing, Miss Leona Moeller was elected captain of the club. Her duties were stated as follows: (1) to awake at 5:55 every' morning, excluding the rainy ones, (2) to call her sergeants-at-arms, Johanna Lein and Irene Schnitker on duty, (3) to await t he members of the hiking club on the front porch of Hillcrest Hall, and here announce the route of our hike, (4) to oversee the sergeants-at-arms, \When necessary.

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Ada Sievert was chosen to be secretary. Her duties were mapped out in the following manner: (1) to record all ab~nces at every hike, (2) to keep a record of the enormous fine of one cent for every absence ,(3) to transact all correspondence which the club deems necessary (4) to keep the minutes of importance at every meeting.

The treasurer, Gertrude Haertel, was entrusted with the capital of the association. She was asked to donate a glass tumbler and a portion of her study table for a collection stand. This ended the first business meeting.

On other mornings, you could have located the hiking Club on the path over Camel's Back, where they viewed the beautiful sceneries. Those of the club who employed their phantasy, converted the fog in the valley below into a lake, and the hills and woods at the edge of t he valley into cliffs surrounding the lake.

The Way of the Cross was the usual aim of the Sunday morning walks, because it produced the solemn, festive mood within the heart.

New Ulm's thickets and ravines were penetrated for t he purpose of exploring and discovering.

Since some of the girls did not join the hikes every morning, a good ly sum of pennies accumulated in the glass tumbler on Miss Haertel's study-table. This amount, plus special donations, amounting to ten dollars, was appropriated to relieve the suffering Chinese.

Next fall, we expect to reorganize and carry out our plans with equal enthusiasm.

A. E. S. '22.

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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Zimmer, and his two brothers, Arthur and Clarence surprised Victor Albrecht on April 27. Of course the story ends like always, "Jake" was not seen on the campus that even mg.

Victor Albrecht spent an enjoyable afternoon at the home of Otto Burk on April 30. His mother, sister and brother-in-law were there.

Mr. and Mrs. Vergin and some relatives from Buffalo, Minn., visited Leo and Richard Vergin May 6 and 7.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Haertel visited their sons Alfred and Erwin May 8 and returned to their home at Fairmont, Minn., the same day.

Walter Meyer left for his home at Mankato May 14, and returned May 16. He was accompanied by Alfred Haertel and Elmer Jordan.

Walter Dallmann visited home folks at Nicollet May 14 and resumed his studies on May 17.

On May 14 Wanda people saw Paul Spalding walking along the street w1th a " I am glad t hat I am home" smile on his face. He returned May 16, after visiting his parents for a few days.

A number of our boys accompanied our baseball team to Mankato May 14 on a five-ton t ruck. Our boys cheered so much that our team almost fussed up the professlonal players of the Commercial College.

Alfred Loose left for his home at Morgan, Minn., May 14 and returned May 16.

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Ervin Haertel and George Trahms left for Fairmont May 14, and returned May 16. The latter visited at the home of Ervin Haertel.

Elmer Kohls visited his folks at Morgan. Minn., May 14, and returned May 16.

On May 15 "A" Class and Tertia autoed to the home of Esther Fritz at Wellmgton, Mmn., where a party was given in honor of this year's graduates. A good time is reported.

Rev. J. C. Siegler paid this institution a visit on May 18, He made the trip in his Dodge car. The following day he left by rail for La Crosse, Wis., and returned the 21st of May. The 22nd of May he left for his home at Johnson, Minn., where he had to preach.

He left his car in New Ulm on account of poor roads. He called for his car May 27 and returned to his homP I.he following morning.

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Trahms visited their son George on May 21. They returned to their home at Janesville, Minn., t he same day.

Edward Schmidt visited with friend s at Brighton, Minn., May 22.

A number of our boys went along with the base ball team to Sleepy Eye, May 25.

Director Bliefernicht went to Wauwatosa, Wis., May 26 to attend the "Assignment Committee" meeting.

Messrs. W. Dierks, H. Weselah, Bauer, Machring A. Dierks,and E. Enter, students of Concordia College, St. Patll, surprised the .,, student body May 28, when they suddenly drove on .the campus.

The latter four left for Nicollet May 29, where they visited ftiends; from there they left for St. Paul. The two former students remained for a few days until their car was fixed.

Alfred Loose visited friends and relatives at Morgan, Minn., May 28, 29, 30.

Elmer Jordan left for his home at Minneapolis May 28, and resumed his studies June 1.

Godfrey Schultz visited the home folks at Faribault, Minn., May 28 and returned May 30.

Immanuel Lenz left for his home at Fairfax, May 28, and returned May 30.

George Trahms visited at his home in Janesville, May 2 to 30. He was accompanied by his friend, Erwin Haertel.

Professors Reuter and Schaller went to Renville, Minn., Monday, May 29, where a pipe-organ was dedicated in the Lutheran church of which Rev. Schierenbeck is pastor. In the evening a concert was given in which they rendered some selections together with members of the congregation.

S1egbert Bergemann spent May 29 and 30 at his home m Mankato. His father brought him back m the car the followmg Tuesday.

"B" Class and Tertia, with Professor Palmbach as chaperon, celebrated their class picnic May 30 on the picnic grounds along t he banks of the Cottonwood River near Swallow Cliff. They were

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protected during the rain by Victor Albrecht's tent. They left at 10 a. m. and returned at 8:30 P. M. "C" class and 10th grade, went to Crone's Summer Resort to celebrate their picnic, on Decoration Day. Professor Schweppe was chaperon, and both classes returned exhausted. They spent the day in playing games.

Arnold Wilbrecht '20 visited this institution June 3 and 4.

Alfred Loose had the misfortune of spraining his ankle while descending the steps which lead to the basement.

Tabea Quehl and Mrs. Otto Burk visited Victor Albrecht June 5.

Edward Bradtke left for his home at Lake Benton Sunday morning June 5. In the afternoon he pitched for his home-team at Russel. There were only four hits made in the game, which made the score very close. The score was 2 to 1 in Russel's favor. Ed did some very good pitching and also made the score for Lake Benton. He was the hero of the day. We will miss our atheltic star very much in the following years.

Professor Schweppe delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Mankato, June 5 on the occasl'on of the graduation at Bethany College.

Director Bliefernicht and Professor Schweppe preached at Fort Ridgely, June 12 at the 50th anniversary of the congregation.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goeglein, who have had charge of the janitor work for the past year, have res\gned their position and are leaving for Ft. Wayne, Ind., to vi sit with relatives prior to making their home at Lincoln, Nebr.

Mr. Roeder has accepted the position as janitor and will begin his work June 16.

Miss Agnes Kohls from Morgan , Minn., visited her brother Elmer on June 7.

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Prof. Palmbach called a mec;;ti:ng of the basket-ball team on Apri 1 2. The object of calling the meetj'ng was to award, those players who had participated in three or more games, with letters.

Prof. Palmbach furnished candy and smokes. The time went by unnoticed. Never before has a player of this college been awarded a letter. May this continue and thereby encourage more students to join the sport. The following received a letter: E. Bradtke, G. Schulz, V. Albrecht, A. Engel, W. Albrecht and V. Siegler.

As usual the college park had to have the once over this spring, so the faculty set April 12 aside for this work. In the morning the weather did not look very favorable but by noon the sun was shining. Not only did the boys take it upon their hands to clean up, as has been the custom, but also the girls showed that they did not want to stand back, so every one grabbed a rake. Yes, some even did more work than some of the boys.

When the congregation of St. Peter, Minn., celebrated the 400th anniversary of Luther at Worms, they asked Prof. Reuter to have a small choir sing. All reported a well spent day and good meals.

The same choir went to Sleepy Eye, Minn., on May 1, to sing for a similar occasion. The celebration was a little late but the choir could not sing at two different places on the same day. Here also everyone reported an enjoyable day. The trip to both places was made per car. · Every year the student-body has given a concert and this year it was not forgotten either. Under Prof. Reuter's able guidance the following program was rendered on May 6.

1. Orchestra.

2. "Freischuetz" Ouvertme, 8. hdg. ····-············ ......C. M. v. Weber G. Schulz, W. Albrecht, E. Roeder, E. Sitz) 3. Mixed Chor: a) Springs Return ................................A. Dregert b) The Blue-Bells of Scotland.

4. Barcarolle, 2 Piano;) (G. Schulz, I. Schnitker ............L. Schytte

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5. Josephs Garten, Sologesang E. Lasse (E. Fritz, P. Hafner, L. Moeller, A. Sievert, E. Bradtke, L. Lehmann, S. Bergemann, V. Albrecht). Violine (A. Kinden) , Piano (E. Sitz), and Organ (I. Schnitker. ) 6. Piano and Organ: a ) Immo1tellen; Praeludium, Gavotte J. S. Bach (0. Stelljes, S. Bergemann) Fr. Liszt b) 0 lieb, so Jang du lie hen kannst (E. Roeder, I Schmker.)

7. Mixed Choir (C-Class and 10th Grade) : a ) Massa's in the Cold Ground. b) Traute Heimat meiner Lieben.

8. Piano: a) Polish Dance, 4 hdg. (I. Schnitker, E. Sitz) .X. Scharwenka . .. ..

Ch. Huel'tel' b) In the Starlight (E. Hinz) c) In Blooming Fields (G. Haertel) Fr. Reuter d ) Am Loreley-Felsen (E. Roeder) ....

J. Raff 9. Barcarole, Violine (A. Kinden) and Piano (I Schnitker), H. Sitt 10. Mixed Choir: a ) Homeward .. ... H. Lester (E. Fritz, L. Moeller, E. Sitz, I Schnitker, A. Sievert, E. Bradtke, L. Lehmann, S. Bergemann, V. Albrecht.) b) Stwmbeschwoerung ...

J. Dnurner F. Schubert 11. Piano and Organ: a) Soiree de Vienne, No. 1 (A. Sievert, G. Hae1tel, V. Messerli, I. Wilbrecht; Organ: E. Bradtke. ) .

W. A. Mozart b) Menuet ..

(L. Engel, R. Wiechmann, E. Fritz, E. Hinz; Organ: E. Schmidt) c) Scherzo Capriccioso .... . . ......... . . ... Al Guilmant (Piano: E. Roeder, Organ: G. Schulz).

12. Chorlieder: a ) Leise zieht durch mein Gemuet ............ ..... Mendelssohn b) Die PrimeI .. ... ......

Mendelssohn Mendelssohn c) Wern Gott will rechte Gunst erweisen ....

The Co-eds of the classes '21 and "2 asked Mr. Buenger for permission to use his home for a reception in honor of the baseball team. The baseball team never before was thus honored so it was quite a surprise when the invitations were received by the players.

This was held on the 27th of May. Several games were played.

About midnight the girls served a lunch. After the dishes were washed every one of the players and Prof. Balmbach, our umpire, were called upon to make some kind of a speech. The captain was presented with a corn-cob pipe and a can of tobacco.

The team thanks the girls for the trouble they had in planning and carrying out everything. Mr. Buenger is not to be forgotten, we also thank him for the use of his home.

On the following evening, May 28, the old staff members gave the staff of next year a reception at Miss Roeder's home. The evening was spent in playing games. A song, "Frau Direktern und Frau Inspektern," was rendered by Miss Schnitker and Miss Roeder.

V. Albrecht and A. Engel gave us a diologue, " Die Juden Kinder."

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Before departing for home a lunch was served. We hope that the new staff may be successul m their work next year.

The A Class and Tertia have other years always had several banquets at the various Professors homes. This year the faculty, as a body, gave the A Class and Tertia a banquet in t he dining hall June 4. A three course dinner was served for which the girls of B Class were waiters. The hall was beautifully and appropriately decorated in the class colors and flower of the Seniors.

Our honorable faculty is having a merry time playing hideand-seek m the weeds on Prof. Burk's plantation! Who will win, the weeds or the faculty?

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After the weather had become too warm to continue our fairly successful basket ball season, we soon saw a large number of baseball enthusiasts warming up on the baseball diamond. Since t he weather was quite favorable and everyone was quite ambitious, we have also a fairly good record in this line.

Our nine consists of the following players : Bradtke, pitcher; Haertel, catcher; V. Albrecht, 1. b . ; Schulz, 2 b. ; G. Albrecht, ss.; W. Albrecht, 3 b.; Siegler, 1. f. ; A. Engel, c. f.; Witt, r. f., with I. Lenz fillmg t he extra smt.

Our schedule runs as follows : April 23, St. Peter High School vs. D. M . L. C. at St. Peter.

May 2, Gustavus Adolphus Academy vs. D. M. L. C. at D. M. L. C. May 5, Sleepy Eye High School vs. D . M . L. C. at D. M . L. C. May 7, St. Peter High School vs. D. M. L. C. at D. M. L. C. May 14, Mankato Commercial College vs. D . M . L. C. at Mankato.

May 21, Mankato Commercial College, vs. D. M. L. C. at D. M. L. C. May 25, Sleepy E ye High School vs. D. M . L. C. at Sleepy Eye. June 4, Sleepy Eye High School vs. D. M. L. C. at D: M. L. C. In the opening game of the season on April 23 our nine clashed with the St. Peter nine at St. Peter, In the first three innings neither side scored, but in the fourth our men started with four scores. St . Peter tried to even up t he score but was forced to quit with one run. In the fifth, sixth and seventh innings we again scored one run in each, while St. Peter brought in two more m t he sixth. t he game ended 7 to 3 in our favor.

St. P. H. S. 0 O 0 1 0 2 0 0 O D . M. L. C. 0 O 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 Summary: Three base hits-Schulz 1. Strike-outs by Peter路 son 13; Bradtke 7. Runs: Siegler 2; Anderson, Chapman, Bloomberg, Haertel, Albrecht, W., Bradtke, Schulz and V. Albrecht, each 1.

Umpire--P almbach.

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The next game was played on May 2, on our diamond, with Gustavus Adolphus Academy. In the first two innings our boys hit Larson like pie, four runs being brought in in each inning. Then Academy followed with one run in the fourth, fifth and sixth, while our nine brought in one in the fourth. Then in the sixth our men crossed the home plate two times. Academy attempted a rally in the ninth but were forced to give up the batt le after having scored two runs, thus making the score 14- 5 in favor of D. M. L. C. G. A. A. 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 D. M. L. C. 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 x Three-base hits- Bradtke 1; Two-base hits - Haertel 1. Struckout - by Bradtke 17; Larson 14. Runs - Bradtke, 4, W. Albrecht 3, Haertel, Schulz, Chell, each 2; Engel, Siegler, G. Albrecht, Smedberg, Larson and Lund, each 1.

Umpire Loose.

The next game was again played on our diamond, on May 5 with Sleepy Eye High School. Our team started the game with 4 runs to their credit in the first inning, while Sleepy Eye got her first one in the fourth. We then scored one run in each of the following innmgs, namely the fourth, seventh and eighth, while they were content with two in the seventh and three in the eighth, making the final score 6- 8, again in our favor.

S. E. H. S. 0 0 0 1 O O 2 3 0 D. M. L. C. 4 0 0 2 O 0 1 1 x Two base hits- W. Albrecht, A. Engel, Schulz, Witt and Erl, each 1. Struck-out by Bradtke 11, by Affermann 2, by Green 3.

Runs - W. Albrecht, A. Engel, Siegler, Haertel, Erl and Johnson, each 1. Bradtke, Witt, Pelz! and Watchke, each 2.

Umpires - Hertz and P almbach.

In the return game given us by St. Peter High School Bradtke pitched a one hit game, while our boys met the ball ten times for fair hi ts. It was very one-sided game and we were never in danger.

The final score was 10- 1 in favor of D. M. L. C. S. P.H. S. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 D. M. L. C. 2 0 0 0 2 6 O 0 x Three base hits- W. Albrecht, Bradtke, Haertel, each 1.

Two base hits - Haertel, Witt, each 1. Struck-out by Bradtke, 12;

by Langhoff, 11. Runs - Haertel, W. Albrecht, G. Al brecht, V. Albrecht, each 2; Bradtke, Schulz, Robeck, each 1.

Umpire - Palmbach.

On May 14, we played one of our most important games with Mankato Commercial College of Mankato, on their diamond. Our boys started the game with six scores in the first inning. Mankato then batted and tied the score. W. Albrecht then pounded the ball for a single in the second and was brought in by a homer on Bradtke's part. The score then remained a tie until the eighth, when, due to errors on our side, M. C. C. brought in 3 runs, thus

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winning the game by a score of 12- 9, which anyone who has seen their team will give in was very good. This was our first defeat.

M. C. C. 6 2 0 0 1 O O 3 x D. M . L. C. 6 2 O 0 1 0 0 0 0 Home-runs- Bradtke, Abdo l. Three base hits- Elingson 1.

St rike-outs- by Bradtke 7, by Nickolson 14 Runs- Elingson,Abdo, Bair, Nickolson, W. Albrecht, Bradtke, Witt, 2; King, Worst, Oconnor, Vanderberg, Engel, Siegler, G. Albrecht 1. .Substitues- Heineman for Abdo in the t hird; Lenz for Engel in the sixth.

Umpire- Oconnor and Pa1mbach.

Our next and best game was a return game by M. C. C. on our diamond. Bradtke hurled a very good game, they making only 3 hits, while our boys swaLLed the pill for lG. M. C. C. started the game with 4 runs in the second, while our men got 1. In the third our men crossed home twice and in the sixth once, while they got one in the sixth. They then got two scores in the seventh and we got one in the eighth. The score was 5- 6, we losing the game on errors.

M . C.C. 0 4 O O O O 2 0 o D. M. L. C. 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 Summary- Two base hits- Bradtke, W. Albrecht, G. Albrecht, Sch_ulz, Witt, Shelby, Nickolson, each 1. Struck-out- by Bradtke 1; Nickolson 8. Runs- G. Albrecht 2; Bradtke ,V. Albrecht, Schulz, Elingson, Shelby, Oconnor, Bair, Struck, Heinemann, each 1.

Substitues- Vanderberg for King in the fifth.

Umpires- Palmbach, Vanderberg and King.

The return game against Sleepy Eye now remained . It was played on their diamond on May 25. Schulz pitched all of this game except the eighth and ninth inning, when Bradtke again took the mound. It was a somewhat slow game throughout, the only real work being done i路n the ninth, when we scored two runs. They worked fairly well all during t he game. The final score was 5 to 6, they taking the pie.

S. E. H. S. 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 x D.M.LC. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 Summa summarum- Three base hits- Bradtke 1. Two base hits- Schulz l. Struck-out- Schulz 6, Bradtke 2; Herz 5, Green 2.

Runs- G. Albrecht, Keller 2; Herz, Klausen, Erl, Watchke, Haertel, Engle, Bradtke, l.

Umpire- Herz and Palmbach.

Since we now stood one and, with Sleepy Eye, a day was set on which the tie was to be played off. Sleepy Eye came to New Ulm on June 4, to do this. Schulz started the game as pitcher, but before long, through the. errors of nearly every man, Sleepy Eye had 9 runs. Bradtke then went in, finishing that inning and the next two with five strike-outs. By consent of the captain of their team Schulz again pitched from there on. We-then brought in 2 runs in the fourth. Sleepy Eye got another score in the fifth and another in the eighth. Our men got three more in the sixth and one in the

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eighth. The score was now 6-11 and Sleepy Eye was happy.

Then in the ninth came the big rally of our team, with the help of the side lines. We soon had made five more scores and had two men on bases. Then Algons found one that he liked for a nice two bagger, bringing in the two men, thereby breaking the tie. Now some of their players were sore and struck for Sleepy Eye. The final score was 12-11 in favor of D. M. L. C. S. E. H. S. 9 0 O 0 1 O 0 1 0 D. M. L. C. 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 7 Home runs- Bradtke 1. Three base hits- Bradtke 1. Two base hits- Engel, Schulz, G. Albrecht, Offermanl. Strike-outs

by Schulz 4, Bradtke 5, Green 9. Runs~Green, W. Albrecht, G. Albrecht 3; Offerman, Bradtke, Schulz 2; Erl, Herz, Watchke Pelz!, Clausen, Armstrong, Haertel, Engel, Wilbrecht, each 1.

With the end of this season, most of the older ~nd experienced men are leaving; but this should not discourage us next year, since there is plenty of material to organize a good team.

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- Kongs: "That rake belongs up in my room."

Ada: "What do you do with a rake in your room?"

Kongs: " Rake up my cigarette butts."

- Patsy : "Tangle, t raeumst du?"

Tangle : "No, we're not going to have a fry to-night."

- Prof.: "Gieb mir noch eine kirchliche Zeitschrift der Mis-路 souri Synode."

Leona: "Die Rundschau."

- Jake : "Joe, was, denkst du dies ist ein Gymansium?"

J o: "Ja, dies soll doch ein deutsches Gymnasium sein."

- Irma: "Von den Schuhen zieht er die Fuesse behend."

- Prof. : (In Chemistry) "The carbon found in our body might have been in a different man before."

Kutch: "Yes, mine came from a mule."

Jake: " I thought that a long time ago."

- Prof.: "What is a pacer?"

Schulz: "A horse that picks up its front legs and throws them to the side."

- Prof.: "From where to where was the first telegram sent?"

Jo.: "From Washington to Balt imore and from Baltimore t o Washington."

- Jake: (To Bud who had just gotten a pair of glasses) "What do you wear those things for?"

Bud: "I wear them for meals in order to make my chunk of butter look larger.

- Jo: "Der Koenig (Krug) geht so lange zu Wasser bis er bricht."

- Kongs: "Algie, if you want to stand beside me you'll have to sit still."

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- P\路of.: "What does Gabelle mean?"

Hellmann: "Salt on Tax." (Tax on Salt).

-Schulz philosophy: "How old are spoons? As old as soup."

- Algie: "Der Bluecher war so laam und wund, dass kaum im Bett er stehen (liegen ) kunnt!"

- Prof.: "One should never ask people to say grace before a meal. What should you do?"

Anna K.: "Say it yourself." (Answer: ask them to say a blessing.)

- A young couple was passing a pop-corn wagon.

She: "My! but that pop-corn smells good."

He: "Shall I drive up a little closer so you can smell it better?"

- Ex. - The new way to catch mice is to place Tanglefoot (not Nolte) in front of the mouse hole.

- Ada : "Ach! lch wollte <loch mei chemistry Vieh (fee ) bezahlen, und habs wieder vergessen." (New Ulmer Deutsch.)

- Prof. : "If one should add cows and dollars, what would one get ?"

Leona: "Cow sense."

- Renata : (Telling of the discovery of coffee) When the sheep tasted t he fruit of the unknown bush, they kept on grazing instead of lying down for t he night. The shepherd also tasted the berries and it had t he same effect on him.

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W. F. Ruemke We Carry a Complete LL11e of Fancy and Staple Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions which we offer for Sale at Lowest Prices.

ALSO PAY HIGH r:ST PRICF. FOR F.GGS AND BUTTF.R.

Ors. VOGEL and SEIFERT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office 126 1-2 N. Min nesota Street

New Ulm, Minnesota

OFFr c r.s IN THf. VOGEL BLOCK .

ATHLETIC A N D DRESS FOOTWEAR

F.

J. BACKER

HARNESS DEALER Trunks, Travelin& Bags, Sait• cases, Purses

E. WICHERSKI

and Other Leather Specralties

When in Need of an Electrician

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Ulrich Electric Co.

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COLU M BI A GRA FO NOL AS AND RECO RDS .SPA LDING ATHLETI C GOODS EASTM A N K ODAKS SATISFACTION SERVICE

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The same for Less Money or more for the same money made t his " The Busiest St ore in Town."

THE BEEHIVE J . A. O CHS & SONS

LADIES READY TO WEAR & DRY GOODS.

NEW ULM GREENHOUSES CHRIST. BOOCK, Propr.

13,000 ft . o f Glass

Growers o f ROSES, CAR NATIONS and Other C hoice cut flowers, as well as ornamental and bedding plants W e furni sh first class fres h stock, and all orders entrusted to u s receive o ur most careful attention

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Backer's Pharmacy

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BINGHAM BROS. We handle all sizes of hard coal, and the " POCAHONTAS," " BLACK OAK," ZEIGLER, AND PETROLEUM COKE. NEW UL M,

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F. H. RETZLAFF HARDWARE, IMPLEMENTS DODGE AND BUICK AUTOMOBILES New Ulm, Minn.

Es ta b lis hed 1887.

The Price of Good Clothes W

HEN you look nt the price, good c loth es a nd p oor on es a re muc h a like ;

t-he diffe r e n ce isn 1 t much . A fe w dolla r s in the price m a y mea n a b ig difference in the quality.

Aa long as you 're goi ng to p ay it a n y w ay- you nre -get the beat value.

You con depend o n u s to give i t t o you .

Hart Schaffner and Marx clothes; all-wool fabrics and the lligh~t grade tailoring in our clothes. You'll see for yoursell how stylish they are.

EMIL METZINGER & CO.

Home of Hart S chaffner & Marx Clothes and Flors heirn Shoes.

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DR. T. F. HA:\J.\1.ERM E I S TER PHYS IC IAN & SURGEON

OFFICE OVER ARBES BROS. DRUG STORE APPOINTMJ.:N'J'S MADE

OFFIC E H OURS 10 to 12 A. M. l to 4 P. M .

NEW OLM MINN.

J. M. Meyer

I make a S pec ialty of Fine Watch Repairing.

Leading Jeweler

Ho n est and Competent Work Guaranteed

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EDISON E WANT to give you Mr. Edison's Realism Test. We want you to decide for yourself whether the New Edison brings you misuc as you like to hear it.

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Think back to the last time you heard a great singer (or instrumentalist). His art made you feel emotions. In these emotions you found your pleasure.

You want the New Edison to bring you the same emotions. The Realism Test helps you to ascertain whether it does.

It's a scientific test- fascinating to enjoy. Hear it, and you'll know what a miraculous art the New Edison brings into your home.

Schmucker & Burk DRUGGIS TS

EUGENE KOEHLER T h e Sanitary Barber Shop where you get quick service and courteous treatment.

20 N . Minnesota St.

New Ulm, Minn.

ANDREW SAFFERT DEALER IN

FRESH AND SALT MEATS OF ALL K1NDS WHOLESALE SAUSAGE Terms

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219 N. Minnesota St.

Both Phones 144

Weilandt & Stegeman

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Leeding Photographer 2131.f N. Minn. Str.

Telephone No. 268

CONTRACTORS & BUlLOERS Corresponde n ce Solicited Work done in any section of this C ommunity.

Plans and Specifications Furnis h ed Estimates Cheerfully Give n Office HOO Center Str. Both Phones 571

WE KINDLY SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE

C . G . REIM THE LEADING JEWELER

STRONG

CONSERVATIVE

SAFE

CITIZENS STA TE BANK OF NEW ULM, MINNESOTA

SURPLUS $100,000

CAPITAL $100,000

DO YO UR BANKING WITH US Place Your valuable papers in one of our Safety Deposit Boxes

GIVE YOUR EYES A CHANCE It isn' t right to toil under the handicap of defecth路e eyesig h t.

Poor eyes make backward students. They not onl y affect your "路ork, but your nerves and health as wel l.

We f路it your eyes right, g rin d lenses in our own shop and replace broken lenses on s hort notice.

H. 0. SCHLEUDER Optometrist and Optician N ew U lm

Beussmann Block

Telephone 87

On the Firing Line Every Day in the week.

Read y to serve you with high-class cleanin g, pressing and repairing of clothes.

The kind that you can l"eally recognize as "DIFFERENT"

PHONE US OR DROP A CARD

NIEW ULM STIEAM LAUNDRY Lau nderers and Dry Cleaners

Phone 5

For Fine Clothing, Furnishings, Hats, Caps and Shoes - -

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FRED MEINE CLOTHING CO.

H. GOEDE Photographer The LEADING Studio High Grade PORTRAITS Special Rates to Students

KODAK FINISHING Studio 107 Broadway

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FAIR STORE EDMUND G. FRI TZ & CO.

BOOKS, MUSIC, GLASSWARE TOYS and EVERYTHING Corner M in nesota and First North Streets .

Phone 528.

New Ulm , Minn.

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STOCK THAT NONE CAN KNOCK, SELECTED AS PURE AS THE SNOW, LUCIOUS, MELT BENEATH YOUR BELT, COLD,JUST ONE BEFORE YOU GO; IGHT FLAVORING; THE FLOWERS OF SPRING R WERE ROBBED TO GIVE IT TONE, THE HEAT AND LAND THE TREAT, ESCAPE THATS IN EACH GOLDEN CONE. HERE FOR HIGH-CLASS CHEER, A SSEMBLE OUR SOFT DRINKS ARE A DREAM, LATE AND UP-TO-DATE, _) M USIC,WITH CANDY AND- - - - - - - - - - -

New Ulm Candy Kitche_.

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TEYNOR and GROEBNER, Props.

127 No. Minnnesota St.

Phone No. 230

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LOOK! The best place to buy your

College Supplies, Fountain Pens, Stationery, Etc. is a t

Arbes Bros.

Druggists T h e R exall S tore

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