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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LITERARY— Stories From Our History as told by the Files of the Black and Red.....................

J. S. Bach and the Fugue................... --

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A Short Essay on Knowledge..................

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Alone............ ................................. .............. 10 Sands of Time............................................. 14 A Short-cut to Peace

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The Deep Declares

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EDITORIAL— We Take Up The Torch

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Don’t Take ’Em too Seriously

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We Pay as we Play ...............

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A Suggestion..........................

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ALUMNI NOTES CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM ATHLETICS

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Watertown, Wis., April 1941.

Number 1

1870* Published monthly. Subscription. One Dollar.

STORIES FROM OUR HISTORY AS TOLD BY THE FILES OF THE BLACK AND RED 1897-1900 This article and the several which will follow it have been written with a dual purpose in mind. First, to recall to the minds of our alumni some of the great events of their college days and next, to reveal to the present body of students some of the things which have made our school dear to the hearts of its graduates, and which things are apart of the wonderful history of our school.

The B. and R. On June 15,1897 a new quarterly publication was presented to the world. The plain, olive-green cover bore these words: The Black and Red — published by the students of the North­ western University—Watertown, Wis. The terms for subscrip­ tion were 25 cents a year, in advance.

The object of the publication was “to establish some means of communication between the institution and its former pupils,

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The early staff members were proud of their paper and they could justly boast “the Black and Red is the only college organ of the Synodical Conference and the sole bi-lingual college periodical in the West.11 Again and again the editors in their columns called atten­ tion to the paper’s purpose, "let this organ serve as a rallying point for alumni, former students, and friends that espouse our cause.”

With volume three, beginning in April 1899, the B. and R. became a monthly instead a quarterly. The number of men on the staff was increased from six to ten. The success of the paper increased more and more.

The alumni contributed many articles, and often the editors reprinted select articles from other magazines which were not readily available to the B. and R. readers. Many of the articles were written in German, and even those written by students were models of German composition.

Student Life

The students at this time were just as much interested in politics and world affairs as the students are to-day. The news of the Maine disaster created a great sensation among the boys.

But passions were held in control and no one ran away from school to join the navy or Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders.

After the war and the acquisition of the Phillipine Islands, many articles about the new possessions were written by the students.

By just looking at some of the many titles the reader can see where the interests of the students lay. Here are a few of the many: European Influence in the United States Attitude of American Press in the Late War Progress of Japan in the Last Generation Finland and the Tsar German Colonial Policy etc. etc.

The students of that day liked to be members of a lot of societies. And one must marvel at the spirit of the Senior classes which took the initiative to organize these societies.

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They maintained a reading-room stocked with the best periodi­ cals and newspapers of that time. They had eight newspapers and eighteen periodicals.

Literary societies had never enjoyed a long life at the college. But in 1897 the Seniors, again, organized the Beta Rho literary society. The rules and regulations were similar to those of our societies to-day. At that time debates were more popular than plays. The programs were usually on this order: 1.) Oration—Dramatic Reading—Debate—Dialogue.

2.) Debate—Essay—Speech—Reading.

A brass band had been organized back in 1878. The money to buy instruments was collected from the students and from people in town. At first all notes were copied by hand. The rental fee for instruments was four dollars a year. The boys practiced twice a week and often accompanied the military company in parades and in marches to nearby towns.

In the spring of 1898 the Harmonia Society was organized.

The purpose of the society was ‘‘to study vocalization, practice good breathing, strengthen weak chests and promote general good health.” The chorus did present several good concerts.

For those interested in the game of kings, a Chess Club was formed. A popular ‘‘wise crack’’ was, ‘‘Are you a member of the Chess Club?”

"Chess, I am.”

Even then, Arbor Day was enjoyed by all.

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Athletics

In 1897 the boys had quite a baseball team, and they played some good games of ball. Outstanding scores were: Marquette 3 N. W. U. 5..

Concordia 3 N. W. U. 16 Marquette 2 N. W. U. 6..

Throughout these early years great stress was laid on the physical development of the students. The thought behind this stress was mens sana in corpore sano. The desire to keep fit helped to make the Turning Society a very popular institution in these days. All students, even the ladies (so the coeds were called then) had the privilege of using the gym and the turning apparatus.

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In the autumn of ’97 the faculty reluctantly gave the boys permission to organize a football team to play outside teams.

The boys went right to work and in their zeal they often had practice twice a day. The first year the team won two games and lost one. But the season passed without anyone having received a serious injury.

What might seem humorous to the school’s athletes of to­ day was the stress laid on gentlemanly conduct on the athletic field. One often reads in the old B. and R.’s such comments as: the players on the baseball team played an excellent game, and they were at all times gentlemen, no one arguing with the umpires. — The football game was rough; there was much hard tackling, but the members of both teams were perfect gentle­ men. Those were the days when if a man gave you a black eye, you never hit him back; you just said, 4'I beg your pardon,” and gave him a kick in the shins.

Military Company The story of the N. W. U. Military Company is very in­ teresting in itself. I omit anything about the cadets here. A complete story of the military company will appear at a later date.

Humor in the B. and R. '97-1900 “Darling”一gently lisped the maiden —Red as roses grew her face — 4'If you never loved another, How then learned you to embrace?’’

Joyously he pressed her closer, Whispering in her ear with haste, 4'Football trainer while at college Makes us tackle around the waist.， A. I don’t like Caesar.

B. Why not?

A. Too much Gaul.

A. They tell me firemen are great chewers.

B. Yes. Even when there’s a fire they run for a plug.

Frosh year: Comedy of Errors Soph year: Much Ado About Nothing Junior year: As You Like It Senior year: All’s Well That Ends Well 4

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Ralph A. Goede J. S. BACH AND THE FUGUE

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Bach did not invent the fugue. According to tradition the Italians first developed this type of music and later laid down definite rules governing its composition. These rather sketchy and incomplete rules were taken up and improved upon by the German composers, but it was not till the time of Bach that the fugue reached its highest perfection. Consequently, the fugue is generally associated with Bach.

The word “fugue” itself literally means a "pursuit of voices’’.

It is the culmination of the art of counterpoint, the combining of melodies to produce harmony. Counterpoint in itself is very difficult to write. When we remember that Bach was the master of counterpoint, then can we begin to comprehend his greatness as a composer.

As Bach perfected it, the fugue is a flight of melodies, one part entering, a second part then taking the theme, another and another following until all have entered with the predomi­ nant central theme. This definite theme, which may be taken by any voice part, is termed the subject. After the subject has been announced, the second voice repeats it, and while the second part is “answering,” the original subject proceeds with a counterpoint or countersubject The third part follows the subject again, and so on till all parts have entered. The announcement, the answer, and the countersubject or entry of all parts is called the exposition. After the exposition comes the development of all musical possibilities in order to give variety and yet preserve unity. Another exposition again follows, very much like the first one with the exception that the parts may follow in different order. Finally comes the stretto, the hurry­ ing together of the original themes for the grand climax.

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Bach conceived preludes and fugues in pairs. Certainly he wrote fugues which stood alone or, in other cases, fugues which were played together with a toccatta or concerto. He intended the fugue as a distinct part of a longer work, much in the same way as the movement is part of the symphony. Since Bach made use of the prelude as an introduction to his fugue most often, we usually find the two associated with each other.

Bach had only one of his fugues published. Everything else has come down in manuscript. It is remarkable that so many of his fugues are extant. The F Minor Prelude and Fugue for instance was rescued from the hands of a shopkeeper who had intended to use it to start a fire. The fugues may be divided into four groups—the works where Bach was still under the influence of contemporary masters, those in which his in­ dependent mastery is evident, the Weimar works, and his final works of Leipzig. The first great masterpieces are from the second period. It is at this time that he illustrated his virtuosity in such works as the G Minor and A Minor Fugues.

The Weimar fugues are not so popular with players and audiences since they are more simple and unadorned. In the final Leipzig period Bach again returned to his virtuoso style.

These works have a symphonic character and are very long.

The Preludes and Fugues in C Major come from this period.

Bach had probably intended to make a complete collection of all his fugues but death overtook him before he was able to do this.

A SHORT ESSAY ON KNOWLEDGE Paul Knicko.lbein

"The most difficult thing in life is knowledge of yourself.”

No truer words were ever spoken than these by Thales, the famous Greek philosopher. Socrates also voiced his opinion in this matter with the famous and oft-quoted words: ‘‘Know thy6

5PRED self.” The knowledge of one，s self, then, is the first step to the greater knowledge of universal thought. For without first knowing how much his own mind can grasp, one can not accumulate knowledge, because he might attempt more than his mind can understand, and, ‘‘half-knowledge is worse than ignorance，” as Macaulay states. Knowledge is power, not mere argument or ornament. Thus Spinoza says, “The more the mind knows, the better it understands its forces and the order of nature; the more it understands its forces of strength, the better it will be able to direct itself and lay down the rules for itself; and the more it understands the order of nature, the more easily it will be able to liberate itself from useless things.”

Only knowledge, then, is power and freedom, and the only per­ manent happiness is the pursuit of knowledge and the joy of understanding.

Most people have only a faint and hazy idea of what knowledge is or what the word knowledge means. Knowledge can be defined with a few simple words. It is a compilation and a retaining within the mind, of facts and truths from outside sources which can be put to use. Difficult to understand, also, is how knowledge originates in man. Knowledge is gained in two major ways, experience and observation. Take, for example the case of a small child, who, when touching a hot stove, is burned. Hereafter the child knoius that a hot stove will hurt his hand if he touches it. The child has not yet complete knowledge of the stove. What about the times when the stove has no fire in it, and is cold? To have more complete knowledge, the child must learn to co-ordinate various senses to inform him when the stove will be injurious to the touch, and when not. It will have to notice the heat radiating from the stove before even touching it, and thus know that the stove is hot. Another illustration in which co-ordination of senses is necessary, is when a person holds an object in his hand. He must accept the judgment of his eyes, his hands, and sometimes his nose before he is sure of what the object is that he is holding. Another type of knowledge is thru hearsay. A person knows the date of his birth, not thru experience or observation, but thru another’s word. And so many other examples could be cited.

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The learning and knowledge that we have is, at the most, but a little compared with that of which we are ignorant. Knowledge is boundless, but human capacity is limited. It is a peculiar thing that “all wish to possess knowledge, but few, compara­ tively speaking, are willing to pay the price.”

Something not to be neglected in the search for knowledge is to look and observe thru reading. During the ages man has written down what he has learned, and many of these works and writings are now available to us. We can study and read from biology and learn how the human body functions. We can pick up a book on Science and note how the many stars and constellations move in their various orbits. A book of Latin can be read in which the customs of the Romans and stories of their many conquests are laid open to us. We can scan history and see how a country has advanced and grown from early times to the present modern age. Cicero once said, “There is nothing so charming as the knowledge of literature which enables us to discover the infinity of things, the immensity of Nature, the heavens, the earth, and the seas. It is this that has rescued the soul from obscurity. To see all things above and below, first and last, and between both is that which furnishes us where­ with to live well and happily, and guides us to pass our lives without displeasure and without offence.” Thus it is seen that the ways of acquiring knowledge are many and varied.

In securing knowledge, one must be able to distinguish between truth and fact, and what is false, or fiction. In the general boiling-down of knowledge, only truth and fact can be knowledge. Other than that there is no knowledge. ‘‘The highest knowledge can be nothing more than the shortest and clearest road to truth; all the rest is pretention, not perfor­ mance, mere verbiage and grandiloquence, from which we can learn nothing, but that it is the external sign of an internal deficiency,” as Colton so aptly puts it.

Life, it can very easily be said, is the best teacher of knowledge. During our entire lifetime, from babyhood to 8

youth, thru maturity to old age, we are acquiring knowledge.

We learn to ask questions, and by inquiring, learn. A Persian philosopher, being asked by what method he had acquired much knowledge, replied, “By not being prevented by shame from asking questions where I was ignorent.

Is knowledge, then, an important thing? Yes, provided our knowledge leads us to clear logical thinking and to be able to distinguish right from wrong, true from false, and honesty from lying. The many divisions of knowledge are like branches of a tree which meet in one stem. Each thought, idea, and fact that enters the mind thru the various senses is sent to the brain where it is stored and recorded for use in the future. One very important thing to remember is that, with­ out the memory, one would be unable to know anything. That is quite a startling statement, but a little thought will prove the truth of the words. Memory, the most important part of the brain, is the storehouse for knowledge. It is the well from which all thought and wisdom is drawn. Without this im­ portant function, there would be no knowledge. One could read or study a book, and the next instant everything that had been read would be forgotten. The essence of knowledge is, in having it, to apply it; not having： it, to confess your ignorance.

Knowledge must be grasped from some outside source and incorporated within the human mind. The ways and means are all outside of the human understanding and can only be comprehended after a period of study. And, then again, there are many things that the human mind will never be able to grasp, try as it may. One more word before closing: To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to learning.

"He who knows not, and Knows not he knows not— He is a fool, shun him.

•‘He who knows not, and Knows he knows not— He is a child, trust him.

He who knows, and Knows not he knows一 He is asleep—wake him. ‘‘He who knows, and Knows he knows— He is wise — follow him.”

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I awoke with a start at four-thirty one morning—the alarm clock had just gone off and was clanging its stirring reveille. I reached over to turn the alarm off and was just going off to sleep again when I suddenly remembered that I had set the alarm for a definite purpose. This was the day on which I was supposed to go into the woods to take care of my uncle’s minnow trap line.

Years ago, my uncle had discovered two uncharted lakes several miles from Cedar Lake—the one on which I was staying.

(Cedar Lake is located in the middle of a large tract of virgin timber land owned by the state.) He found that neither lake contained any fish, so he had planted minnows in them. He placed numerous minnow traps on the shores of both lakes, and during the summer he makes frequent trips there to gather the minnows caught in the traps. He then sells them in the nearest town nine miles away.

I stretched, jumped out of my bunk, and hurriedly got into my clothes; this was going to be a big day for me. My uncle was already up and had breakfast nearly all prepared. He also had a hard day ahead of him; he had to guide a party of fisher­ men and therefore could not make his regular trip on the minnow trap line.

My uncle never had let anyone else go on his minnow trap line before; he thought that the task was too dangerous for persons not very well acquainted with this wild territory. I knew that he wanted those minnows to be collected the follow­ ing day. If they stayed in the traps too long, they would die on account of a lack of food. I wanted to go for him several times before, but each time he had declined my offer and had gone himself. He had allowed me to go with him several times but that was all. I knew that he could not make his rounds on schedule this time and I had taken advantage of the situation.

After much persuasion on my part, he finally consented to let me go the next morning.

By the time I had finished my breakfast, the sun was well up on the horizon. I had a full day’s work ahead of me and had to hustle about in order to get an early start. I strapped all 10

RED my equipment on my back, and after a few last minute in­ structions from my uncle, I was ready to set out. I climbed into a motor boat and was off. My uncle lives on one of the two islands to be found on Cedar Lake, and one must always take a boat or scow to reach the mainland.

Cedar Lake is the first lake in a chain of lakes connected by a small stream which is navigable only by smaller motor boats.

I headed for the opening in the lake where the stream ran on to the next lake several miles down. I was impressed by the quiet beauty of the lake as I sped over its waves this early morning hour. Its shores are untouched by the destructive hands of man; no resorts disgrace its natural state; it has been left in the condition in which the Creator intended it to be. It is surrounded by various species of trees found in the northern woods. Wild animals often come unmolested to its shores and drink of its life-sustaining waters. I saw seven deer along the shore that morning.

I sped down river for about a mile and finally came to the place where I had to leave my boat and walk overland. I fastened the boat to a sapling on the bank and started on my long trek through the woods. My uncle had never made any paths to these two lakes. He always found his way there by means of land marks, a compass, and his instinct. The only thing that guided my way was my compass. For the past few summers, my uncle had taught me the use of a compass and I had become fairly proficient in the art; I now felt very confident in the carrying out of my new venture.

After an hour and a half of weary trudging through the thick foliage, I finally reached the first lake. Both of these small lakes have some rather unusual characteristics. They have floating shores; a mosslike plant grows over the water and in some places extends out on the lake for about twenty feet.

This plant grows very thick; walking on it feels like treading on a rich oriental rug. Small islands of this material float around in the middle of these lakes.

I immediately began my work. I walked gingerly along the spongy shore sometimes breaking through this soggy carpet but always managing to step out of the holes before sinking too far.

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I sat down for a brief rest and some lunch, then went on again. I now traveled due northeast for about two miles but did not arrive at any lake. I might have missed it by twenty feet and gone right past without noticing the presence of a lake; such a thing is possible in this section of the country, I started to retrace my steps, but this time I went in a southwesterly direction and finally reached the lake.

It was now getting pretty late in the afternoon and I had to hurry to finish my job. I emptied five traps without encountering any difficulty. The sixth trap was farther out in the lake where the soggy mass was thinner. I was in a hurry and propably did not use as much caution as I otherwise would have. I crawled on my hands and knees until I had almost reached the trap. All of a sudden the soddy floating mass on which I was crawling gave way, and before I knew what happened, I was floundering around in the deep cold water with all my heavy clothing and trapping equipment. I had great difficulty in staying above water, but with the strength of a desperate person, I managed to reach a stronger mass of floating material. I dragged myself onto this and lay there gasping; I was all tired out.

After resting for awhile, I began to take inventory. I noticed that I had broken the sixth trap loose from the place to which it was attached and it had sunk to the bottom of the lake —that was lost for good. I now looked on my own person to see if I had lost anything. I found that I had lost my small minnow pail which had been attached to my shoulder strap. I pulled my watch from my pocket and found that it had stopped running.

By this time it had grown pretty late in the afternoon and I was not nearly finished with my work yet. I decided to stop making the rounds and start for home again before it would get too dark. I collected the rest of my trapping equipment and strapped it firmly to my back. My large minnow pail contained over two hundred minnows now and it had become rather heavy.

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Thinking that I had most likely placed it absent mindedly in one of the other pockets, I began to search for it. I quickly looked through the water-soaked pockets—It simply was not to be found. It was gone, and I was lost!

At first I was very much terrified, but I soon realized that if I remained in this state of mind, I would never get back—at least not that night. After I had collected my wits sufficiently, I tried to find some land marks whereby I could take my bearings. I had been on this last lake only once before and that time was with my uncle; so I had no definite picture of the place where I had approached the lake.

The sun was just sinking below the horizon in the west. I knew that Cedar Lake was approximately southwest of this lake; so I took my bearings from the rapidly disappearing sun and set out on my homeward trek. I was now becoming very weak after such a strenuous day; my clothes were still wet and soggy and the equipment weighed heavily on my shoulders. It soon became very dark; I stumbled blindly through the dense foliage. Far off in the distance I heard the bloody cry of a lone timber wolf; perhaps it had just killed a deer and was calling its pack mates for the feast of fresh warm venison. I kept on plunging through the dense underbrush. Often I heard the quick movement of some startled wild animal as I approached.

After a long solitary march, I finally reached a body of water. I was overjoyed at this sight It was either Cedar Lake or the first lake to which I had gone in the morning. I knew my way better from the first lake and a strong spark of hope surged in my breast once more. I soon found out it was not Cedar — it was not large enough for that. I began to look for familiar land marks, thinking that it was the better known one of the two lakes. I found no such land marks. It soon dawned upon me that I was on the second lake again — I had made a complete circle and finally had come back to the same place from which I had started.

I was so broken up after this discouraging experience, that I threw myself on the ground and cried like a baby. I was so weak that I could not lift my head. After a short while, I fell fast asleep and did not come to my senses until I felt a gentle poke on my shoulder early the next morning. It was my 13

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He had worried a great deal about me, but could do nothing until there was enough light to see. He gave me food and water; and when I had gained sufficient strength, we turned our tired but happy faces homeward.

Since that time, I have not been on the minnow trap line— ALONE.

SANDS OF TIME A One-Act Drama

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A. Keibel Characters Dr. Kenton, a brilliant scientist 60 yrs. old Martha, his wife，age 39 Billy, /ie?' 7yr. old son Clyde Hanley, head of the expediton Ellen, his fiancee Morris, his friend, a medical student Stet and Joe, two half-breed guides Scene:

Somewhere in the Mohave Desert Time: Summer of 1880

SCENE I An expedition has come to grief in the desert. Seated beside a broken down prairie-schooner are seven members of the party; the eighth, Billy, is to one Fide, playing in the sand. Everyone stares at the sand be­ fore him. Dr. Kenton’s wife interrupts the silence.

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Martha. Well, here we are—stranded in the middle of a desert, miles from—who knows where. What are we going to do?

Kenton. For one thing, it’s impossible to go on. The guides say that ten days lie before us.

Morris. Is that true, Joe? Joe. Yup. Ten suns 7 way.

Kenton. That leaves us only one choice: retracing our steps.

Morris. It’s a matter of three days—Three days from sunrise this morning, to be excact.

Stet. Mebbe more if ya havta walk.

Martha. 0 why did I ever leave the seaboard! Right now I could be entertaining some of the other girls, having- tea and— Billy (turning around). But, Mamma, you said you wanted to go!

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Morris. So the wagon’s useless! Can’t it be repaired?

Stet. Nope, ’sail busted up. Anyway, we’ve got no horses.

Martha. We shouldn’t have let them go loose like that.

Now we could use them.

Joe. They done in long ’fore we cut reins. Sun got ’em by now.

Martha. But we can’t walk back! I just couldn’t walk a mile in this sand. My feet wouldn’t be able to stand it.

Kenton. I’m afraid, dear, that it’s the only way to reach civilization.

Morris. We can strap the supplies to our backs and take our time. After all, we have enough food, haven’t we, Clyde?

Hanley, (after a moment of silence). I....... ah.._ Martha. Well? How much is there? There must be enough to feed us for a whole week.

Morris. Yes, Clyde, tell us. The other day you said we had enough to feed a tribe of Indians.

Hanley. It’s I just ca___ Kenton (somewhat alarmed). Young man, what are you holding back—certainly no bad news? Speak up!

Hanley (slowly). To tell the truth: there’s enough food and water to enable three people to get back to the outpost.

All. (agast) For three people!

Kenton. Are you trying to fool us? If so.......

Martha. I don’t believe it!

Morris. Before we continue this nonsense, check on the provisions, Stet!. .. I hope to Jupiter that you are wrong, Clyde.

Martha. It’s ridiculous. We must have plenty of food. .he’s right.

Stet (returning wide-eyed and pale). He’s Hardly ’nuff fer three. (His voice trails off to a whisper) __ Hardly nuff f ’ three.

Billy. Mamma, can I have some water?

Martha (with blank stare). Only three. I don’t want to die. I have every right to live! I won’t stay here!

Kenton. Please, dear, don’t , talk like that. We must weigh the matter carefully, (turning to Hanley) Why didn’t you tell us sooner, Clyde? We might have avoided this situation.

Hanley. I first noticed the shortage when I checked the damage this morning. We haven’t budged since then.

Morris (reflectively). Yes, it seems we did consume a lot; but, still, we had more than enough before leaving. What accounts for it?

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Kenton. You’re in charge of this expedition, Clyde.......

How do you intend to get around the present predicament.

Joe. Pick straws and get over with!

Stet (springing up and lurching toward the wagon). No! I got the same right as anybody. I’m gonna get my share o’ grub and....... (Morris confronts him.) Get outn my way!

Morris (firmly). You must consider that there are seven in this party besides yourself. Sit down and be reasonable about it ...Please!

Stet (sullenly), ’m sorry.

Morris. Now, what’s your plan, Clyde? Don’t hold back.

Hanley. Ellen and I have talked it over and we believe that casting lots or selecting straws is not the best method— even though it may seem fair.......

Martha. What do you mean?

Ellen. He means that we are not just physical beings___ with the animal urge of Hanley (taking up the thread) self-preservation. We are human beings......individuals with feelings that set us apart from the animal world. We are able to be unselfish; to live on the earth and yet contribute to the world—to humanity. Countless men, like Pasteur and Edison, devoted their lives to benefit mankind. “Martyrs to the cause’’ have numbered thousands.

Joe. What you mean?

Hanley. Just this: We must not think of ourselves.

We must consider the world which harbors us; how we can im­ prove it; who of us can do it the most service. With us it’s a case of “survival of the fittest”......Whoever is fit to do humanity the most good should live. You must grant me this: only the fittest of us should survive (a momentary pause.) After carefully considering everyone in this party, I believe that these three be allowed the remaining provisions to enable them to reach the outpost: Dr. Kenton, Morris and Billy.

(Martha breaks down and cries......The guides mutter to one another......Kenton and Morris remain silent...... Billy runs over to his mother and cries.)

Billy. What’s Clyde mean, Mamma?

Martha (repressing tears). I-I understand, Clyde. W-won’t you explain to him?

Hanley. Yes---- Billy,, you are supposed to help your dad get some hard work done. After a while you will see your mother again.

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Will you be here, waiting for us?

Y-yes, Hanley. Tomorrow?…perhaps a little later, we’ll be here...all of us.

Morris. But, Clyde, how about you ? You certainly arn’t being fair to yourself. You and Ellen should replace me.

I’ll stay here.

Hanley, I’m sorry Morris, but the world needs you—a young medical student. Ever since I’ve known you, you hoped to become a doctor. Because you have dedicated your life to ease suffering in this world, you certainly ought to survive.

Kenton. Clyde, please let Ellen go in my stead...

Ellen. No. If Clyde refuses to go, I’ll never leave him!

Hanley. Dr. Kenton, you may be sixty years old, but your mind is in it’s prim e. Your contributions to the world of science have been many— but, it’s the unfinished work which demands your return. There’s no alternative but that you live.

Martha (murmuring softly to her boy as she strokes his head). How innocent you are.

Stet. What about us? We can’t die. I tell you I don’t wanna die I’ve seen people die before and I couldn’t stand— Hanley. Stet, do I look frightened? I have no fears. In I look fact, I’m happy that I have time to prepare myself forward to Heaven.

Martha (thinking aloud). I’m glad that Billy can go. But why?—(turning to Clyde) Is it because he’s so young and has his whole life ahead of him, and can prepare himself for such work as will do much good in the world?

Hanley (quietly). Yes. (There is barely a sound as the guides help Morris unload the provisions and strap them into place upon his shoulders.

Apparently dazed, Morris is motionless for a moment; but then he slowly crosses over to Hanley.)

Morris. I can’t do it, Clyde. I can’t— I can’t leave you and Ellen here. It’d be selfish. Please go ..You and Ellen.

Hanley (with a kind but stern voice). Chin up, old boy!

You’re worth a great deal more to the world. We can’t let Ellen and I emotions cloud the facts ... I’m not offended are making a trip. You’ll come much later, but we’ll be there waiting for you___ Good-by, my friend. (Morris shakes hands with Hanley, then moves slowly away.)

Kenton (embracing his wife). Martha, I d-don’t know h-how to Martha. I know. Please don’t feel bad about it. I’m not 17

RED sorry for myself............... Take good care of Billy---- See to it that he gets what he needs. (With these words she fights back a flood of tears.)

Kenton (in choking tone). God bless everyone of you— — and, farewell to you, my beloved. (With this he takes up Billy and plods out after Morris. As the men disappear in the dis­ tance, Martha breaks into a convulsive sob.)

SCENE II Same place-—twenty years later. In the foreground are three mounds, _______ each marke d by a, crude, wooden cross with deep carvings upon thp surface, A lone, erect figure, wearing a dark suit with complementary white collar, enters on horseback and dismounts beside the graves. One by one he reads the inscriptions:

Here lies my pal Joe......Here lie Clyde and Ellen— —and— — waiting here for me!....!

Here lies Mrs.Kenton—my mother! know you can’t hear me, Mother, but I came back because my He died last year....... Now I have work with father is done a calling—doing the bidding of my Father—with which I shall be occupied the remainder of my life,.. (Places his lapel-carna­ tion upon the grave, wipes a tear from his eye, swings into the saddle and turns his back on the lonely scene. After the hoofbeats are no longer audible, the stranger and his mount diminish into a dot on the skyline, and, in a moment, this infinitesimal speck suddenly vanishes—having- become a part of the vast horizon.)

A SHORT-CUT TO PEACE M. Koepsell

The cannons were booming intermittently in the distance as the General tossed his pencil down on the huge map before him and addressed his staff of officers.

Since our defense has proved strong enough at Fallow’s Bend, there is no immediate need for a major offensive in that sector. Action will rest till tomorrow at nine; by that time I hope to have my decision ready for you. Till then, good night.”

The General was tall and noticeably heavy. His large head rested in his rough hands as he sat in meditation of the war. Although he seemed physically fit, his sixty-five hard years were manifested by the gray hair on his weather-beaten wrinkled brow. On his uniform hung a row of medals. Yet those were only a few of the many he had received for “distin18 < i

赛RED guished bravery, outstanding service, unfailing loyalty,” and so on. It had been a thrill when he received them.

He could still remember the day he started on his long climb to the top. It was back in grade school, when he and a group of boys his age sat with jaws dropped and eyes wide as their local scout master told them how noble it was to go out into the world and make something of themselves, how older people would look down upon them with love and admiration, and how other children would look up to them with respect. The im­ pression thus received was a lasting one. He had gone out into the world feeling that he owed it his life instead of the world owinp him a living. And how dearly he had paid his debt! He had entered the army before he was sure of his calling, and many of the opportunities other men enjoy slipped by him un­ tried. They had their little fun, however, when on leave.

They would tramp through the streets of new and strange towns with fellow-soldiere, perhaps to go carousing, or in search of some resemblance of femininity over which they could spout their lore of yarns and petty jokes. But they never stayed in one place long enough for him to get acquainted with a girl he could love all his life. His education, too, had been merely of high school standard, but that made little difference to him.

It doesn’t take much learning to shoulder a gun and to be brave.

Men with little knowledge sometimes have more courage than those who know more about a thing. Those who have racked their brain to figure something out usually sit back and let someone else bear the responsibility for a successful outcome, while those who know less about a thing will follow instinct and sensations to strive for an end regardless of its outcome. Now, the question is: Is it nobler to be wise, however impractical, or industrious, however ignorant? To him it seemed better to die trying than hold back because he wasn’t completely informed.

Things turned out pretty successful. He did as he was bid, and luck made him commander of the situation at all times.

Military life grew on him so that everything he did bore some reflection of military habit. Successes came easy and with them advancements. It kept on that way. Soaring higher and higher, he found his commands bore greater weight. The number of men under him kept increasing until the top of the ladder could be clearly seen. Medals, bars, pins! How he ever 19

RED earned them, he could not realize at the time. He was too young and adventurous. Yes, that was it—too young and ad­ venturous! He had acted upon a burning desire to be something, He wanted to give his all for mankind, but never once did he realize that he could easily abuse it at the same time. He had not stopped in his hasty zeal to consider the growing respon­ sibility that rested on his shoulders. There were other men’s lives in his dealings besides his own.

Now they had made him General Chief of Staff. Seemingly he had reached the top. but when there were major defeats he was to blame. Is it success, then, to have people stare accusingly at you? Is success achieved by taking advantage of the human tools at one’s command? Then it would be virtuous to make men shed their blood for something they are innocent of! Now he could see what a cargo of trouble goes with success.

Had he known that it was like this, he would have been content to own a.farm, work in a factory—anything to escape the pangs of conscience that were invading his tired mind.

This torture wouldn’t be very difficult to take were he alone in the world. He could ask to be demoted, serve as a subordi­ nate until the war was over, and then retire to some quiet place in the country to forget himself and his former life. But there were his wife and children to think of. He would not bring disgrace upon them by admitting himself a coward. No, how­ ever bitter the struggle, he must carry on. Yet how cruelly fate tossed him about!

Although he had often trusted to luck, he had never witnessed the tragic work of fate, never dreamed it could be so torturing that he couldn’t find some way out. Where, now, was his soldierly fortitude? If he failed in his next move, per­ haps thousands of men would shed innocent blood, casting an equal number of homes into dispondent gloom; or sweethearts would be rent ruthlessly from the only one they could ever think of loving. It is at times like this that they would look at him with accusing eyes as much as to say, "There’s the man who sent my son into battle. General?—General of Death!— Murderer!—Murderer!M The sector at Fallow’s Bend was the most strategic position of the war. It meant the war, and it was up to him to win or lose it for his country. Never before did he feel so utterly 20

RED helpless. He gave everything- his mind was capable of. If only he hadn’t taken life by short-cuts! Now that it seems he has a command over it he does not care for such power. There is only one thing that can make him forget the burden of care on his back—death, sweet death! He had often seen it—in the trenches, in the hospital, a soldier hanging： half ripped open on a barbed-wire fence, an injured soldier lying in No-man’s Land being blown to bits by a hand-grenade—but never had he realized how sweet it could become after it’s all over. Yet he must not think of it. He was a Roman soldier. Oh God! Oh God! Would this torment never cease?

The sun rose mockingly radiant over the war-torn country­ side. There was a knock on the door. The General, wearied by a sleepless night, rose and made his way slowly to the door.

His wrinkled hand touched the knob. A messenger saluted and handed him a paper.

“For you, sir, I think it’s rather good news, sir.” But the messenger needed to explain no further. The General’s trembling- hand had clutched the paper, and a gasp of joy issued from his parched lips. The Armistice! He could hardly believe it. Then this is peace! And it had taken him sixty-five years to find it.

THE DEEP DECLARES Sigmurul IJillme r

And God said, “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

And God called the dry land earth; and the gathering to­ gether of the waters called he seas; and God saw that it was good.”

How often have we read these verses of Genesis with a casual glance or perhaps, even a stifled yawn. Perhaps the very simplicity has caused us to read rather hurriedly. And yet, in these words that a child can grasp, are couched some of the most astounding events ever recorded.

Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place. Please note that the text puts the seas in the plural, as that is a matter of scientific interest. Did Moses fully under21

RED stand what he was writing? Indeed, a man advocating a theory that there was another and vastly larger ocean on the opposite side of the earth from them, would probably have been sub­ jected to the barbaric treatment that the mentally deficient in that day had to undergo. Let us also note, "together unto one place.” It is true that the oceans occupy one vast and gigantic bed. And they are nevertheless distinctly individual. There is a chemical difference between the waters of one ocean and any of the other oceans. A fish taken out of the Atlantic, transported instantly across North America, and put in the Pacific Ocean, would not survive. When the fish pass from one kind of water to another, they take their time and acclimate themselves to the chemical difference by degree.

Now we all know that there are several times as much water as there is land on the earth’s surface. The exact ratio is three to one. Since rainfall is governed by the ratio of ocean to land, we are able to conclude the following: If the ocean had only one-half of its present preponderance, the earth would receive only one-fourth of its present rainfall. This, in view of the increased area of the land, would make of the entire earth a Sahara desert. On the other hand, if the area of the ocean should be increased to the extent of half the present land surface, the rest would not be ‘‘dry land’’ at all, as the rainfall would be increased to four times its present average, making the earth a vast swamp.

“And God saw that it was good.” There are many reasons why the ocean is good. It is good because of its beauty. The brilliant blue of a tropic sky reflected upon its unruffled surface is a thing of beauty and a joy for ever. Its beauty is only inten­ sified in a raging storm. The mountainous, gray piles of water, with their foam-swept tops present to the onlooker an exhibition of force that thrills one’s inmost being.

Again, the ocean is good of the beneficial effect of its mighty rivers, called streams. The largest of the streams is the Gulf Stream. Most fishermen of the Florida origon have be­ held the odd line of demarcation between the waters of the ocean and the current of the Gulf Stream. The line of cleavage is as clearly defined as the bank of a river on the land. Your boat may rest partly in the ocean and partly in the totally 22

RED different colored water of the stream. Indeed, fishing along its edges is wonderful. Passing the Georgia-Carolina border it is still eighty-four degrees warm. Some of its tempering power on the surrounding atmosphere may be understood when we note that the stream is a thousand times the size of the mighty Mississippi at the river’s mouth. The Gulf Stream itself is 70 miles wide and approximately 3,000 ft. deep.

An amusing attempt to explain the even climate of Georgia was made by an old Colonial writer before the effect of the Gulf Stream was known. On a map this old scientist said: “The Colony of Georgia owed its warm winters to the presence of great inland seas, called the Great Lakes, the largest of which, Lake Michigan, touched the State of Georgia on the northern boundary•” Catch Moses making a mistake like that!

Up near Nova Scotia the current divides. One fork flows past the Azores while the other brings its beneficence to the British Isles. The reason for this division is tremendously in­ teresting. Out of Baffin Bay swings the mighty Polar Stream.

Up near Nova Scotia these great rivals meet. Here we almost have the “irresistible force meeting an inmovable object.” In the silence, a titanic battle is waged, in which the Polar Stream is vanquished. Not able to overcome the superior power and strength of the Gulf Stream, it is force to dive deep to escape, and to continue its journey south under the surface. So deep does it dive that it remains down until it reaches the vicinity of the West Indies, there it rises to the surface again. Here with its Arctic breath, it cools the atmosphere, and makes life possible in that tropical heat.

Surely, only God the omniscient Creator can speak with such vast comprehension and such elegant simplicity concerning the greatest handiwork of all time. Could we do any better than scan carefully, at it were, the perfect composer’s marginal notes for his greatest opus?

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Jhttarutls We Take up the Torch . . !.

'RADITION has it that succeeding editors write a preface to their introductory edition. Down through the ages cajoling and pleas for support have filled these pages. This year we in­ tend to diverge a bic from tradition. What we ask is that you support your Black and Red ia the same manner as you have the past year. It is a proven fact that the paper must meet the approval of the student body. It is with this in mind that we solicit your continued co-operation and good will.

With this volume we intend to make a drive for Alumni support. Alumni, can’t we be the bond that strenghtens your connections with your Alma Mater? At our annual Homecoming1 banquet you professed interest in the doings of our school.

Keep up this spirit through the medium of the Black and Red. Follow our teams in the field of sports. Chuckle at some of the escapades noted in Campus and Classroom. But above all, notice how our Christian training is reflected in our opinions as they find expression in the columns of the Black and Red. K. 24

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'HEY tell us that great men arise out of great crises, that is, the crises produce the great men needed. In the same way remedies seem to arise for trying situations, remedies which, although they may not cure, yet alleviate the situation. In these days of storm and stress when one half of Europe is tearing the hair out of the other half’s head, a new relief comes into the American home to take its place alongside the funny-paper, a relief which if understood rightly, does just as much to cause a laugh and make one forget the more morbid situations. The relief comes in daily columns, not called comic columns, but such high-sounding titles as “In the Wake of the News,’’or “Europe at a Glance.” These columns are written by men and women alike. Some of the women columnists are especially good for a laugh, they tell us how, where, when and why we should fight — without even the experience of a good domestic squabble. One gentleman writing in a Wisconsin newspaper sadly surveys the passing of mankind. American youth, says he, is not what it used to be. It is a collection of pansies, play­ boys, mama-babies. And why? This fellow who probably never saw a gun himself condemns our youth because a univer­ sity in California recently voted against war. Such dastardly Un-American cowards, quoth he. He spends hours singing praises to the dead and buried of the last war, when he might well begin on the living men who might appreciate and who can certainly use it soon. Second hand experiences of the last war are dreadful; what might first-hand ones be like. A friend of mine who served in the last war told me of a recent experience. Still in the army, he was a few years ago quartered with an elderly German lady. He and his friend got to be very intimate with her, for she treated them like the son she had lost in the last war. After several months it was really difficult to part from her upon transferment. The last night they sat about chatting about things in general. Conversation turned to the last war. My friend pulled out a watch which he had kept as a relic. “Look,” said he. “I took this off a fellow I shot in the last war.” You’ve guessed it; the watch was that of the son of this old lady who had cared for my friend, given him free lodgings for several months. If this seems pathetic, think how 25

RED much more so actual war would be. I don’t think American youth is much different from former generations. They would take arms just as quickly were pert-mustachioed Adolf to invade our land. And if they see the folly of all the “fight-for-Britain” propaganda, more power to them. Adolf can be dealt with if and when he spans the three-thousand mile barrier.

If this expostulation brings a smile to your face, good; but please treat in like manner the more literary efforts of the many great men who tell us what to do with our lives, but not how to do without them if we do what they tell us to do with them in the first place.

H. E. P.

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ONSIDER the facts. Our College Band plays approximately three concerts every year which net them $125. In addi­ tion to this, they participate in two school concerts. Prepara­ tion for these concerts demands four rehearsals a week. For all of the time expended in rehearsing and for the privilege of appearing in these five concerts it costs every member $2.50.

Yes, $2.50, for that is the price each member is asked to pay for uniform rent. In other words, every time we give a concert which takes in money for our Music Department, we are asked to pay out $.50. Is this fair? If a student joins the band in Sexta, through his eight years he pays out a total of $20 for uniform rent. This fact in itself has prohibited students from joining the band. Our athletic teams appear in uniforms with­ out personal cost, but rather rely on a budget for funds. Why then should our band, which is entirely self-supporting, in fact which, to a certain degree, carries the burden of the mixed chorus and the orchestra, compel the students to pay $2.50 for appearing in a uniform five times a year?

Or looking at it from a different angle; the suits were purchased thirteen years ago at a price of $35 per suit. Originally the rent was placed at $5, but was later reduced to our present $2.50. At these figures surely our uniforms have been paid for.

Why then should we help create a fund for further uniforms?

Now we aren’t suggesting free use of the uniforms, even though the arguments advanced could make a strong case, but merely a reduction of the rent. Year to year the depreciation 26

RED of the suits is estimated at $1.25. Why not reduce the rent to $1.25, which would well cover depreciation and even create a slight fund for new uniforms一but still more important it would be giving band members more of a deserved break.

Surely this is not too much to ask!

K.

A Suggestion.............

AM in hearty agreement with the writer of “Medley”* that it is wellnigh impossible to do any studying in the dormitory at times outside of the study period. Some noise is of course to be expected in a building where 160 boys are living together, but the conglomeration of sounds in the dormitory at noon and also after classes is most distracting to those who wish to apply themselves to their books. One of the principal sources of dis­ traction is the various musical instruments which are being played in all corners of the building. A Sextaner across the hall is ambitious to master the cornet, and he is diligently following the maxim “practice makes perfect”. In the next room a trumpet is blaring. Unconciously we offer up a silent prayer that the player will strike that high note correctly this time.

Above us some one is improvising on a violin. Season this im­ promptu composition with a generous proportion of assorted radio programs and you will have a fair idea of the concert to which we have a free ticket. Those on the third floor have the added annoyance of the piano rooms above them.

How can this condition be remedied? Should music be discouraged? Indeed not! For music belongs to the finer things of life. In music the soul finds a way to express itself. But at the same time, what is pleasing to one may be irritating to another. How then can these two principles be reconciled?

There are several ways of meeting the problem. One is already in use in the case of electric razors. That is to set a definite time when any one who wants to practice may do so.

During this time those to whom the concert is intolerable can go into temporary retreat or assume the spirit of “grin and bear it.” After all, in living with others in the dormitory we can not expect to have things as much our way as we could at *See Black and Red, March 1941，page 289.

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RED home. But the dormitory would at least be free from such musical confusion for a great share of the day if a practice period were instituted. The radio problem will be solved if radios are kept tuned down. Great volume is not necessary in rooms of the size we have.

The piano question is another problem. One practicing the piano is confused in his own music by that from an adjoining room. An item which should be placed high on our list of projected improvements is the complete soundproofing of each piano room. The annoyance to the rest of the dormitory would be substantially reduced.

Another possibility: The piano rooms are a great deal larger than is necessary for rooms intended for such a purpose. If each room were divided in half by a soundproof partition, several practice rooms could be made for the players of other musical instruments. An arrangement such as is now made for the use of the piano rooms could be established for the use of these music rooms at various times of the day by students.

The disturbances which are now prevalent in all parts of the dormitory must be eliminated. If any one else has sugges­ tions to make in this regard, we should like to hear about them in an early issue of the Black and Red. W. R. G.

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JUtxmnt JJuie 0 The Rev. Chr. Sauer ’77 died at his home in Watertown, Wis. on March 12, after a short illness. Rev. Sauer was 82 years old. Two weeks later the Lord called Pastor Sauer’s wife to Himself. Mrs. Sauer was also 82 years old.

The Rev. Gotthilf Bradtke ’36 has been called as pastor of the congregation at Arlington, Minn. Pastor Bradtke has been serving this congregation as both teacher and assistant pastor.

The vacancy was due to the resignation of Pastor Bradtke’s predecessor, Pastor Heidmann.

Walter Zickuhr ’37 has received and accepted a call to the mission congregation at Willow Lake, So. Dak. Mr. Zickuhr was called from his position as tutor here at Northwestern College.

Pastor A. Hoyer ’36 was ordained as pastor of the Westowne Mission in Waukesha, Wis. on April 27. Pastor Hoyer had been called to begin a congregation in this district last year. A chapel for the newly-organized congregation was moved from Whitefish Bay. The Rev. Karl Gurgel has received a call as assistant pastor to the congregation at La Crosse, Wis. Pastor Gurgel had formerly served this congregation as teacher.

The Rev. Walter Kleinke ’24 of Mishicot received and accepted the call to Christ Congregation, Milwaukee, to the post left open by the death of Pastor Paul Bergmann.

H. Bergholz ’36 received a call to Tarry, Mon. A daughter was born to Pastor and Mrs. N. Paustian of Oconomowoc, Wis. on April 5. Pastor Paustian is a member of the class of J29.

Oscar Siegler ’37, tutor at Mobridge, So. Dak., received a call to Pickets, Wis., to the vacancy left by Pastor Uetzmann ’22, who was called to St. Luke’s Congregation here in Watertown.

Adalbert Geiger ’37 was called to the congregation at Oshkosh, to fill another vacancy left by Pastor Uetzmann.

Pastor Adalbert Maas ’33 of Courtland, Minn., has accepted a call to the congregation at Tyler.

Word has reached us that Pastor R. Gensmer ’33 of Findlay, Ohio has been married. Pastor Gensmer was tutor at N. W. C. in 1936-37-38.

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Dr. Ernst is a member of the class of 1888.

Alumni, please tell us about yourself. If you have any information concerning other alumni, please let us know. The staff wishes to make the ‘‘Black and Red” a paper for the alumni and a correspondence among the alumni.

Campus and Classroom Dear Campus and Classroom Column: Your issue of last month having been received, I regret to report bad news for you. To make a long story short, your erstwhile reporter, Mr. Laper, has gone the way of all seniors, and unfortunately for you and all others concerned, I have been delegated to fill his shoes in filling your space. Since my creative feet will by no means fill said shoes, I shall wander about therein, aimlessly, seeking only to fill out my term in peace. Any references made to persons living or going to school here will be purely on purpose. To maintain said peace, I resolve not to tease Zeke about the Pontiac, Carl Leyrer about his toothbrush—fountain-pen combination, and Len Koeninger about his “pretty black hair.” I resolve to write you all by myself, although the student body did put you out in fine shape for Mr. Laper several times. If you feel hazy about my appoint­ ment, remember that the feeling is mutual.

The Incoming Ed. The student body has continued to chant the dirge over the literary societies which however have valiantly refused to die.

On the contrary, I fail to remember a season more successful than the present one, due in part to the aspiring efforts of a few original Seniors. No one could wish for a more entertaining and not a bit less enlightening program than the one given on March 31 by Ted Frey, the subject being choral reading. Hats off to Prof. Franzmann who directed the proceedings and to the chorus which did some really fine work.

On March 28 part of the student body attended part of a lecture on Alaska featuring movies made in Missouri. A high­ light of the evening occurred when the projector was found to work in synchronism with the ceiling lights. Result: Alternate 30

RED utter darkness and complete light. Your editor can report only on the first half, as he decided that perhaps Hebrew wa弓n’t so uninteresting after all, and left for the dorm at the intermission.

The following titillating tidbits of knowledge and incidents were picked up at random in the classroom. Consider anything of interest to be original with me, and all else contributed by the student body (and please don’t ask me where I was all month).

Recent tryouts for the Dr. Faustus play showed a host of students with previous acting experience. Zeke Wenzel came up proudly stating that he once had his leg in a cast. (He did not make the play.) This led to a discussion of operations, and fellows were present who had had acute laryngitis, acute pneumonia, etc. Your reporter somewhat bashfully piped in with the fact that he once claimed to have acute girlfriend.........

Definition — Flattery is 98% soft soap, and soft soap is 98% lye. . . Speed Maas one day made a beautiful three—point landing onto the classroom floor. With his usual poise, Speed passed it off with the surprised remark, "It works!’’一He Does the fact was referring to Newton’s law of gravity that this is a cultural oasis explain why some trees on the Well, maybe it ivas all concampus are so healthy? tributed.

A logical question — if Laper could get the column written by the student body at large, why can’t I have it written by guest writers? —By the way, your reporter was present last week at a non-stop flight of Laper from the dorm to the street — and all that effort merely to catch a ride downtown. A second shorter dash later in the afternoon was less successful. His hat blew off, and he got to the puddle just a half-step behind his hat.

He dripped like a water wagon all the way back to the dorm.

The custom of singing “Happy Birthday’’ to natal-day celebraters in the refectory has unearthed the strange case of Mr. L. Koeninger, who has already had 2 birthdays this year.

I venture a conjecture that the second wasn’t entirely his. • • • Still speaking of birthdays, I hereby nominate myself as No. 1 hermit of the campus. Several months ago I received a letter and immediately the entire student body noting the momentous occasion wished me a happy birthday.—It turned out to be a bill.

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The Mid-Season Concert was presented to a full house on April 1st. Comments seemed favorable, especially concerning the "Turkey in the Straw.” It ivas a novelty. According to the newspaper report, a good time was had by all, and to quote Mr. Laper, “who are we to object?”

I blush with pride as I come up with a joke (?) that Laper missed. A certain Greek Prof, remarked to his class, “If we take 70 lines a day the book will be finished by Easter, to which the class cum una voce said —‘-so will we!” Another he probably didn’t miss is the description of a poet who gets up at 5 and writes poetry as one who goes from “bed to verse’’.

There are many fellows about the campus who interest us.

Some we see all the time and wonder why. Others we seldom see. In order to give you a very brief glance at the campus parade at Northwestern, I should like to give you in each issue a thumbnail sketch of our campus inhabitants, not at all assigning them to an honor roll, but merely picking fellows at random who might, warrant a second look. If the policy is suddenly discontinued, be it known that my diplomacy failed on a subject bigger than myself. To start the ball rolling, may I present Paul Claude Bugs Curly Kuehl. . . About 5ft. 9, 140 lbs Came to stay in dorm his last year to find out what dorm life is like!!! . . . Still gives his address as Room 33, Northwestern College. . . Has outside hobbies which I won’t mention here. . . Has short hair. . . . When around spends all his time teasing Wenzel et al. . . . Knows his wav around the basketball floor, — also in the classroom. . . President of Athletic Board. . . After vacations comes (2 days early) from Neenah, Wisconsin. Honorary member of "2nd floor gang”, and all-in-all a fit personage as the first subject of the ‘‘Campus on Parade’’.

A recent visitor in our classroom was a mouse. It solemnly paraded across the front of the room in a Junior History class, Mr. Mouse got along famously until it was suddenly pushed to the utmost to evade a lump of higher education in the form of a history book. The education failed to bother him except that he made a forced but successful strategic retreat into his hole.

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多RED After a recent event on the campus a certain Greek pro­ fessor fittingly remarked that our campus was becoming a veritable **Athens of the West.” He was referring to the three events given by the students within a week; a concert, a pro­ gram of choral reading, and a play, Dr. Faustus. Special mention should be made of Norm Berg as the Doc, and Richard Ziesemer as Mephistophilis. The play was given with all the trimmings,—stage furniture, music, costumes, thunder, lightning, etc.

Happy the psychiatrist who should wander down the 2nd floor, North hall of our dormitory. Material would be his for several books. He should find at least five fellows answering to the name of "Claude,” 3 to the name of "Curly,” etc. He would hear the continuous yell of‘‘Telephone for Curly,” or “You’re wanted on the radio,” with the answer — ‘‘I’ll take it in here.” With a bit of luck he might even witness a fierce battle fought in the halls from behind the doubtful shelter of arm-chairs on wheels. A quorum of the end room would be present in bed almost any time of the day or night. And all this with the beautiful music background of "groszer Alf” Walthers sinking tribute to his “ausgezeichnete” in 5 assorted languages. Then, if he hasn’t fled by this time, he might hear Ziesemer chuckling to himself as he lustily recites “What wouldst thou have me do. Dr. Faustus,” or "To be or not to be.”

A belated welcome to spring. Arbor day has been hailed every sunshiny day since February, white shoes bedeck the campus, baseballs fill the air,—in fact, one senior was even seen practicing for commencement day on the stage in the gym. He took his place on an imaginary chair, awaited his imaginary turn, walked soberly up to receive his imaginary diploma, and then resumed his former squatting position. He went through this several times before he was satisfied. After all, his 4-year sentence wouldn’t be complete without the predicate he gets on his diploma in June. Now would it?

A musical treat is in store for us on May 1st with the presentation of the St. Olaf Band of 55 members in a concert in our gymnasium.

The dreaded first issue has issued. Read it and weep.

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INTRAMURALS ^ While the major sports were in their annual period of in­ activity, the sports spotlight was shifted to intramurals during the last month. In volleyball it was the Sophomores all the way. Losing only one out of eighteen contests, they easily took the championship, followed by the Juniors who dropped seven heart-breakers. Final play-off’s were unnecessary. In the ping-pong tournament, Koeninger was awarded the theater ticket that went with first place. He suffered only one defeat during the tournament, which was at the hands of Baganz, the runner up. The top ping-pong players and a volleyball team picked by coach Umnus will enter the annual intramural tourna­ ment to be held at Mission House College on April 24.

At the time of this writing, interest is running high in soft ball. No official games have been played as yet, but a few of the teams have been out practicing. As to the potential cham­ pions, we must admit that it looks like the Juniors again. There are a few other threats, however. The other evening Laper, pitching hope of the Seniors, was seen warming up his arm under a study lamp, so no doubt they’ll be in there strong. The Frosh and Sophs will also enter teams.

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Coach Umnus has arranged the following schedule: Here May 3 Spencerian There May 6 *Milton Here May 10 *Extension There May 13 Wisconsin “B” Here May 17 ^Engineers (2) There May 19 Carroll There May 21 Wisconsin “B” There May 24 *Extension Here May 27 Carroll Here June 3 *Milton There Tentative State Prison, Waupun Indicates conference games.

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Three lettermen, Koeninger, Graebner, and Berg are returningto help defend the conference championship which they won last year. An elimination tournament will be held to deter­ mine who the fourth member of the team will be. North­ western, as has been custom for the last four years, will again sponsor the all-conference meet at the end of the season.

The following schedule has been arranged: May 2 Seminary Here May 7 Milton There May 9 Seminary Here May 14 Whitewater There May 16 Milton Here May 20 Whitewater Here May 21 Extension There May 23 Extension Here May 27 Conference Meet Here

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LITERARY— I Want to be Rich-------

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From Our Alumni........

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Physical Culture............

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The Dogs of War--------

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invocation to the Muse

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From Our History-------

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Jean Mermoz......... ......

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From Room Fifty.........

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Benignitas....... .............

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EDITORIALAlumni!...........................................

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Conscientious or Objectors?----

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Have We a Band or a Symphony Orchestra?............ ..................

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Student’s Lament_______ ______

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If the Greeks Did It-------So Can I___ 61 We Ask of You a Favor

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THE BLACK AND RED Volume XLV.

Watertown, Wis., May 1941.

Number 2

Entered at the Postoflicc al Watertowu, Wis„ as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1870* Published monthly. Subscription, One Dollar.

I WANT TO BE RICH R. E. K.

Scene I That Saturday night I went down town, as usual, to do the shopping. In the center of the business district a crowd had gathered about the municipal band. Soon after the concert began, others gathered around. By the time the program was over, naturally the music had attracted a large crowd. When the ‘‘Star Spangled Banner” closed the con­ cert, the players hurriedly picked up their belongings and the crowd began to mill and disperse.

But just as quickly were others of a small group at work. A small organ was set up on the street corner. A quartette began to sing and before the crowd had broken up, a loud voice was declaiming—in emotional tenor, like unto the opening music—the Gospel, on the street corner.

Scene II One Sunday night, as I walked along the main boule­ vard, I chanced to rest for a while on a low cement wall. It was warm, cars were flitting by right and left, and directly across the street I could see through the widely opened win37

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Scene III As I polished my shoes and attended to numerous little tasks about the room before going to church that particular morning, I was listening to the radio, too. The service I heard opened with the majestic voice of a large, well-trained choir. The pastor proceded with his liturgy, the choir re­ sponded almost perfectly. The hymns of the service were artfully rendered by the choir in their places. And knowing that it was the broadcast of the complete service in its usual form (the announcer informed his radio audience thus) I found myself on edge to know what had happened to the congregation. Before I left I did hear them—in a two-line response of the Introit.

Scene IV Thanksgiving found me in a position unable to attend one of our own churches. But I am thankful, nevertheless, for the opportunity to visit this particular one at which I did attend services. I found before the altar a large corn shock.

Pumpkins, squash and other fruits of the field were heaped about it. Only twice did I hear of The Gift of all gifts and that was once only an inference which many would not grasp. And finally I was told that, first and foremost, I was to be thankful for the roof over my head, the food on my (able, the peace in the land!—and also for religious freedom!

But I left there thankful for having seen and heard it with my own eyes and ears, and thankful that the relig'ious free­ dom, which he had mentioned as an after thought, had given me opportunity to know a more priceless gift.

Scene Y There was snow all over the fields this wintry day.

Drifts were hard and deep. Hours before I arose that Sun­ day, I heard motors running, milk cans clanging, voices ringing across the yard and a general hustle and bustle.

Breakfast was not late, neverthless. And soon my hosts and I were climbing into the car, ready for church. Two and a quarter miles, winter or summer, but the ' distance didn’t seem to enter their thoughts.

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There was nothing architecturally impressive about it—just a small frame building. The whole heating plant was stand­ ing near the center of the church, easily visible to all—a black furnace with a shell around it. The ceiling was not high, lofty and intricately designed, nor was it a so-called masterpiece of workmanship and skill. The altar was sim­ ple and small—nothing elaborate. The windows had noth­ ing of the majestic grandeur of the artistically designed and gloriously executed cathedral windows of renown. When the organ began to peal out its tidings, it told of days gone by clays when it might have been the pride of its master and builder.

But amid the simplicity of the entire setting, I felt the truly majestic grandeur of it all—there was a church in the real sense of the word—the house of God. Simple folk though they were, they will forever rank a place on the ped­ estal of the ‘greats’ in my mind. There was a quiet, com­ forting spirit of devotion in that church. The congrega­ tional responses to liturgical sections were sprung from the soul.

When the organ sounded, all the mechanical defects were lost in a hearty and thankful expression of their faith in The Gift of all gifts. Everyone sang from his heart’s bot­ tom, and I am yet to hear the choir that will move me and show me what devotion and to “sing unto the Lord a new song” means in a more effective manner than those rural folk without any training except the “one thing needful.”

The sermon I heard there was a gem in its field—not by any merit of diction, rhetoric or elocution. But simple and pure as its Source, even so powerful was it in its import.

Many a time I have secretly harbored the desire that some day I too could be given a charge in just such a congre­ gation. To mount the meanest platform and to have a chance to preach that Message of truth to just such a littla flock of humble sheep—lowly as the fold may appear—will be to me the height of earth’s pleasures, the greatest treas­ ure 1 can ever hope for. That alone can add to my present fortune.

FROM OUR ALUMNI We at Northwestern are always glad to hear from and receive news of our Alumni. This month’s mail included a letter from an Alumnus, Rev. Haase ’97, of Monticello, Minn., which we were happy to receive. Rev. Haase has written a 39

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Gustave C. Haase

Oh, Henry Ford’s a famous name, that’s known the world around; His cars have put the rest to shame, Wherever they’ve been found.

Of all the cars he ever made, The best known, you’ll agree, Is called by public and the trade.

The good old Model T. Ref. Oh, the old Model T, The old Mode, T; It could ford the widest river, And could even climb a tree!

It almost seemed to be One of the family; That jouncing, bouncing, Thumping, bumping, Good old Model T! 2.

It was a dark and stormy night, When ev’rything goes wrong; But Model T just hung *er tight, And rumbled right along, Mechanics strewed the right of way, With wreckers here and there; But that old “tin klunk” of a Ford, It didn’t pause or care.

Ref. Oh, the Old Model T, The old Model T; It could skim just like a swallow, Even hop just like a flea!

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It almost seemed to be One of the family.

That jouncing, bouncing, Thumping, bumping, Good old Model T! 3.

When Model T was in its prime.

It never could be beat; We’d run it in the winter time, Through ice and snow and sleet.

It never slipped and never slid, But bucked its way right through; That’s more than other models did, I’ll leave it up to you.

Ref. Oh, the old Model T, The old Model T, It could jump a fence or railing, Even sail the roughest sea!

It almost seemed to be One of the family; That jouncing, bouncing, Thumping, bumping, Good Old MODEL ‘‘T，，！ PHYSICAL CULTURE /i. Keibel

Have you got that Are you flaccid, debile or adynamic?

Do you fidget in class, squirm in your seat hang-dog look ? and chew on your fingernails?... and, do you see umlauts, pasuqs or rebias before your eyes? ... If so, you have positive symptoms of a dreaded condition resulting from what is known to the layman as "apohypopiadzotitis” or, as surgery calls it, “insufficient exercise.’’

We frequently see the effects of apohypopiadzotitis at work—not only in those arid fourth periods but even during the All of which most arresting disquisitions of our pundits proves that the professors7 lectures are not responsible. The whole fault lies with the student who is an apohypopiadzoter, being as one who lets his physique go to the dogs. ‘‘A healthy mind in a healthy body’’ is not an empty phrase —■••it is an essay on physical culture in a nutshell. If you wish 41

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He discovered that the ideal time for calisthenics is Oh no! in mid-afternoon, when the body is attuned to the day and is most docile for athletic conditioning.

Some physi-culturists claim that they can make a man of Dr. Nottin can do it in a few hours — by you in seven days Dynamic attention is not means of “dynamic attention, simply tension between the various major sinews, but internal resistance to the outward, principal tension. The Doctor’s system is easy to follow, but requires intense concentration upon each movement. So, if you suffer from apohypopiadzotitis, and desire the robustness of Tony G., all we ask is that you give Dr. Ino Nottin’s notions a fair trial.

First of all, remove your teeth and place them on the floor or any other safe place. (However inconsequential this precau­ tion may appear at present, you will admit the wisdom thereof as soon as you swing into exercise No. 4.) Then leap up into the air but keep your feet on the floor at the same time by counteracting with a downward exertion of the internal muscles.

Thus, while you appear motionless, your body undergoes a treatment unequaled by even the most fanatical gyrations of Dervish priests. Thirty minutes of this is enough to warm you up for the second lesson. At this moment you may unbutton your collar and take off your shoes.

Fall upon your back and imagine a rope before you, dangling from the chandelier. Grab hold of this line and slowly pull yourself halfway up to the ceiling. Then let go and repeat the performance until 4 o’clock. In addition to strengthening your arms, shoulders and abominable muscles, your imagination will be as noticeably cultivated as ours. By all means, use no mattress to break the fall Let that too be a figment of the imagination.

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RED A little air does no one any harm — ergo, much air must do everybody a lot of good. On the sound basis of this logical delusion we ask you to throw yourself into lesson No. 3. Pick yourself up by the hair as did Baron M” stalk up to the window and open it with one finger. Now, throw out your chest and drape yourself over the sill, nose to the stucco. Exhale heartily, and your body will stand straight out, at right angles to the wall. This is called levitatio corporis. Suddenly relax, and when you cease rebounding, repeat this builder-upper until the crowd of spectators grows too large.

The final exercise is designed to put meat on your bones and zest in your veins. If you have survived the first three exertions, you will find it difficult to continue. However, think of Clark Kent and wind up with the “centrifugal” exercise.

Grasp one of your ankles and, in hammer-throw fashion, whirl yourself around the room for—oh, say about two hours. In this way more blood courses through your chest and arms than usual, effecting rapid growth of thews. Now and then, for the sake of variety, reverse the throw by gripping your ears and flinging your feet around in a circle. After 59 minutes your pulse may jump from 72 to 74, so cease immediately, relax for ten minutes and then consume a double order of steak and mashed potatoes. You will be taken aback at the amazing im­ provement which sets in: your appetite is wolfish, you sleep like a kitten, enjoy every sort of intellectual activity — in a word, you drink life to the lees.

Dr. I no Nottin is living testimony of his marvelous system.

After rigorously applying himself to his own formulations, he can chin himself twice in a row and is able to flex his index finger almost fifty times. His biceps have the contour of a mothball and his chest expansion registers twenty-nine inches.

So don’t despair!......Yo,u too can be as virile and adaman­ tine by duplicating the foregoing routine. Do so and you will improve your mind as well as your body; for, according to Dryden: “The wise for cure on exercise depend.” ’Bye now!......See you at the infirmary!

THE DOGS OF WAR Paul Knicklebein

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RED for the well being of their countries, we supplicate—, In such stately language did English bishops frame their special prayer for more than 20,000,000 animals or birds serving with the Allied armies, navies, and air forces during the World War. Now the friends of men are serving again, for despite all the vaunted mechanization of armies and navies, there are still times and places better suited to animals than to machines.

In ancient days, slaves led out the “dogs of war” which attacked at command. Strabo says the Gauls and Teutons used armored dogs against the Romans. Greek generals used messen­ ger dogs, but made the animal swallow the message, so that it never carried another. Spanish conquistadores invading1 South America made liberal use of mastiffs. Federman, who served under Charles V, put cotton quilt armor on the mastiffs that were sent on the Chibehas Indians of Columbia. Frederick the Great and Napoleon both recommended the use of sentry dogs.

The Russians had them in the Crimea; the French in CochinChina, Madagascar and North Africa; the British on the IndoChina border.

At the present time, dogs are used in various capacities, for several reasons. As messengers, because a dog can cover three to five miles of broken ground in half the time a man would take, especially at night. It is a smaller target for snipers, and they are less impeded by barbed wire, shell holes, etc. Such dogs are trained to ignore smoke, rifle and shell fire. They are used as Red Cross workers, as they can find men at night, without lanterns, by means of their scent. Most of these dogs carry First Aid Kits. The dogs are used to good advantage as sentries, strange as it may seem. A dog can smell or hear an approaching foe long before its master detects him. By using dogs, officers can reduce by half the number of human sentries needed to guard ammunition dumps, wireless stations, commu­ nication trenches, warehouses, etc. This is particularly im­ portant now that the parachutists and fifth column activities multiply the need for guards. Certain dogs are also used as draft animals, especially in snowy regions or near a light rail­ way. The dogs usually used for hauling machine guns, ammu­ nition, food, etc., are the Alaskan huskies, Bernards, and other such hardy breeds. The Italians used 3,500 in the World War. A clever trick used by the Riffs against the Spaniards was 44

RED to dress a dog in turban and burnoose, make it run along in front of the Riff trenches. The dog looked like a crawling Moor and drew fire, which automatically revealed the position of the enemy machine guns.

There are innumerable stories of dog heroism under fire.

President Poincare personally decorated Pyram, a ragged little mongrel who saved French troops in Alsace from many night attacks. Another mongrel, Satan, was stationed at Verdun.

He carried many important messages and finally, though wearing a gas mask, came skimming across the torn ground like a black shadow, only to be stopped by a bullet just as he neared the French trenches. His keeper, Duval, leaped up to call encouragement, and on three legs Satan staggered in as Duval fell. But Satan brought an important message promis­ ing1 reinforcements, and also baskets containing two pigeons.

Thus the French were able to send off two pigeons with messa­ ges asking for artillery fire against a battery that was killing them off. One bird was shot down, the other got thru, and so the French were saved thru the combined efforts of man, dog, and birds.

German officers believe that dogs with military training are often of greater strategic importance than soldiers. Severe tests to establish canine fitness for various types of war work are applied at the army dog school outside Sperenberg, some 30 miles south of Berlin, before a dog can qualify for special military training：.

The German army needs trained dogs for four categories of war: To find wounded soldiers during and after a battle; to carry messages to the front trenches; to protect military objects against trespassers, and to haul ammunition and provision carts, even tho’ shell fire be a-popping* round about them. For each category, the training is different. In each case the dog is taught to react only to certain primitive signs, or signals.

These are different for the various types of service.

In the course of these tests, the dog must jump obstacles, walk up a series of steps leading to the top of an artificial wall (he can’t see what is beyond), crawl thru a dark, zigzagging passage as tho he were picking his way thru a trench, enter upon a small compound studded with barbed wire entangle­ ments and other obstacles, and finally reach an enclosure in 45

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There are dogs which clamp their tails behind their hind legs at the very first test. Others last until shots begin to fall about them. The really fearless canine, however, maintains stoic composure no matter what goes on around him. He, alone, passes the * 'college entrance examinations.’’

Several hours are devoted each day to training the dog for his special task. Take the “Red Cross” dog, for instance — usually a German shepherd dog. He is taught just one thing: to find and report on wounded soldiers.

As he is about to start on his search, his trainer suspends a rubber contraption, somewhat resembling a corn cob, from the dog collar in such a way that it dangles from the dog’s chest.

Then his trainer commands him to “search.” The canine is taught to look only for men in uniform who are reclining on the floor. Anyone who is on his feet is ignored by the dog. The reason is that anybody who is still on his feet, even tho’ woun­ ded, is supposed to be healthy enough to pick his way to the nearest field hospital or first aid station, while a reclining man supposedly cannot. The dog is taught slowly to move up and down an allotted section of territory until he has found a reclining person. There he sits for a moment, grabs for the rubber token, takes it between his teeth, and runs back to his master. That is the signal for his master that a wounded man had been found. The master then pats the dog on the head a moment, takes the rubber token from the dog’s mouth, ties a long leather rope to the dog’s collar, again commands the canine to "search.” The dog then leads the master to the wounded person. And so they are thoroughly trained for various services.

Thus, unknown to the general public, the dog plays a far more important role in wartime than most people imagine. This fact explains, too, why last October all owners of canines of certain breed and size were advised that, just as automobiles ware requisitioned for army service, so, too, dogs had to appear for muster, or, in other words, pass the “college entrance examination’’ for the dog school at Sperenberg.

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RED INVOCATION TO THE MUSE G. H.

1. Where art thou, Muse of Wisdom?

Where can I seek to find That godlike inspiration Which guides the poets’ mind?

2. Me thinks thou art a humbug And not divine at all.

Me also thinks thou art a fake With nothing on the ball.

3. John Milton begged assistance From you, to guide his pen.

He thought that he could justify The ways of God to men.

4. Poor sinful worm, a Briton too!

(For that he holds no blame) He racked his brain and did his best And tried to play the game.

5. But you, 0 Muse, the work was yours; You told him what to write.

You pictured hell a glorious place Of everlasting light.

6. And then there was “Bill” Wordsworth In the poets hall of fame.

Eccentric? Yes, ’tween you and me His brain was slightly lame.

7. I won’t condemn the fellow; He was simple and sincere.

The death of any tree or louse Was worth a mortars tear.

8. But coming to our homeland (The land of power and might) Did you inspire Whittier And tell him what to write?

9. A lusty sigh for Whittier Whose ‘‘Snowbound’’ all have read.

On the level you’d have told him To shovel snow instead.

10. If you did pull the hidden strings Of my listed poets few, Twould take a bigger fool than me To place the blame on you.

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11. Ah, there’s the rub, divine one! ’Tis impossible, I fear, To make a lady’s handbag From ev’n a prize sow’s ear.

12. Those poets of the classics May just have used your name In case their works were failures On you would rest the blame.

13. But that’s all stuff and nonsense.

From my work you’re exempt I’ll take all guilt and sentence a poor attempt!

For this FROM OUR HISTORY Ralph A. Goede

In the years preceeding the beginning of this century and the early decades following 1900 the Northwestern University Military Company commanded the interest of many of the students. The early Black and Reds contained many interest­ ing articles about the Cadets. As a forerunner to next month’s article about the military company we reprint a humorous article about the Cadets, taken from the Black and Red of December 15, 1897.

Extracts from the Diary of Private Michael O’Flaherty of Co. A. 1st Regt. N. W. C. M. C.

Oct. 30—That man O’Kelly will drive us all crazy, bragging about the cousins he has over at Lake Mills. Wonder what of a place they have there.

Nov. 3—When I came into O’Kelly’s room to-day, I found him writing a letter to those cousins of his. He says they will invite us over there. I couldn’t find Lake Mills on the map and told him so, then he kicked me out.

Nov. 9—There was a sensation in sexta this morning. A boy came chasing up from the post office with a special delivery letter for O’Kelly and gave it to him in class. Well, wasn’t there a hurrah when the boys found out what it was about! It’s an invitation to come to Lake Mills, Saturday.

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They have asked the Prexy for permission; he smiled indul­ gently and said: “Well, why not?” O’Kelly broke three win­ dow panes in the reading-room with his yells of joy.

Nov. 10—The boys are all crazy to go to Lake Mills. The captain didn’t show up for trigonometry to-day, because he was studying Rand McNally’s Atlas to find the location of the town. To morrow we will get permission from the faculty.

Nov. 11—Well, we’re in the soup all right. When the captain came before the faculty to-day, they wouldn’t hear of it.

O’Hara is for us, but the others are all against us. Me Gammon has no use for Lake Mills, the Prexy says nothing and the rest weren’t there. O’Kelly is in a deplorable state, he licked three men before supper and threw a lamp at Nolan O’Henniken.

The captain’s disgust is too deep for words.

Nov. 12—Universal gloom; nothing to releave our despondency.

The weather isn’t fit for a dog, much less for a soldier boy._ We’ll surely do something to O’Kelly. Why does he brag so much?

Nov. 13—(8 A. M.) Nothing new. The captain missed break­ fast; he says life isn’t worth living, much less getting up. It’s dangerous to talk to O’Kelly. (10 A. M.) Oh, what a change!

Three cheers and a ti^er for O’Kelly and his cousins! They telephoned to the Prexy and told him that we must come, for there were about three thousand people expecting us. The Prexy called a meeting, and now they’ve told us to go.

Hooray! Heinbockel is getting a lunch ready; the boys are fly­ ing around like chickens with their heads cut off. You can hear the captain and the lieutenants yelling orders at least as far as the "Sharp Corner.” Guess we’ll line up in a minute.— (10:45) A. M.) Just ready to start; I have a cheese sandwich in my pocket. —(2:30 P. M.) Lake Mills just in sight; the captain orders a halt to close up. The lieutenants are giving another curl to their mustaches and look fierce.一(2:45 P. M.) We just came up to the park with colors flying. The kids swarmed along the streets thicker than flies.—The band struck up “And the Cat came back.’’一The captain looked awe-inspiring, the lieuten­ ants dazzling, the sergeants impressive, the corporals dignified, and we privates looked hungry. The park and the streets are crowded with yelling, pushing people. This looks like a good town. Wonder what we’ll get for supper—(3:05 P. M.) The 49

RED captain has just detailed fifteen of us to hold the hill back of the church. Lieutenant Frazer is taking them up there to entrench themselves. McDowie (He，s from Oshkosh, you know) wanted to know what kind of quarters he will get. O’Kelly’s cousin told him, “You’ll be alright; I’ll put you where there’s a pretty girl.” He is wearing a broad smile now. Well, we know him; he sees no pretty girls in Oshkosh.—(3:10 P. M.) The band just struck up “It’s a Long Time before Supper” and we’re going up to skin Frazer and his lads. My, but they have splendid position! I catch a glimpse of their buttons here and there among the brush, that’s all.----- (3:15 P. M.) We’ve taken posi­ tion for attack. There! Frazer’s men are banging away, but we have a fine shelter; I’m afraid though, of catching a cold lying here on my stomach. Now our fire begins.—(3:25 P. M.) The captain sent McZimmie to the left flank of the enemy; I was with him. We were stuck in a wire fence and had to retreat; I have a big tear in my coat as a result.—(3:35 P. M.) The cap­ tain sent Me Kavie up with a flag of truce to demand Frazer’s surrender. He won’t hear of it; Me Karie is coming back.一Oh, the traitors! They’ve shot Me Karie in the back! Revenge!

Blood! The captain is ordering a bayonet-charge. — (3:40 P. M.) There; that fetched them; they've surrendered and will all be shot.

It serves them right—(3:45 P. M.) They died easy, bless them!

The band is playing “Massa’sin the cold, cold，ground.”一(3:55 P. M.) Well, now for down town and quarters. At the news­ paper office we present arms to Colonel Parsons. The colonel is very much pleased with our proficiency. Good for the colonel; he knows a good thing when he sees us.

—(6:15 P. M.) I had supper enough to fill five. There’s an old Irishman here who has a lot of stories; he kept the others from eating—they laughed so much. Can’t fool me that way. Now for down town.—(7:30 P. M.) The band is going to play; the streets are crowded. I’ve seen a lot of the boys; it seems they are all quartered with the local millionaires. I’ll bet anyone a cookie against four dollars and thirty cents that they won’t be million­ aires any more if they feed the boys until tomorrow noon.

Wonder how Me Dowie is coming out?

Nov. 14—Another eventful day. I awoke at five and heard it rain; at six it rained; at seven the same; at eight more than ever; at nine you might have thought of Noah; at ten we went 50

RED to church and oh! how it did rain! The captain looked glum, and the lieutenants had little curl left in their mustaches. But the Lake Mills people can be depended upon—at two o’clock— and it was still raining—there were four buses and any number of buggies on hand to take us back. And mind you, they took us clear to Watertown. We sang everything on the way from, "Little brown jug” to “Swanee River” and the band played itself blue in the face. Altogether our homecoming was even more successful than our going.

Nov. 15—Three blisters on my feet, and a nice cold in my head as a result of the Lake Mills trip. I’m glad we went after all.

I’ll go down and give O’Kelly a kiss for giving us such a good time.

JEAN MERMOZ W. R. G.

The true story of a French pioneer in the field of avia­ tion translated from a French broadcast commemorating him.

Jean Mennoz, an athletic but rather shy young aviator, and his co-pilot, Collenot, who is deeply devoted to his su­ perior, enter a quick-lunch restaurant on the edge of an im­ portant airfield near Paris. It is early in the year 1929.

As these two air “aces” enter, a buzz passes through the group of fliers and others employed at the airport who are now in the midst of their lunch. Mermoz, a popular pilot, has just returned from South America where he has been plotting the course for a new airline from Santiago, the cap­ ital of Chile, to Buenos Aires. He and liis mechanic loin a group of fliers who are relating some of their experiences.^ Pilot Duval is speaking: “Yes, old fellow, it happened at Etampes while I was taking off in a D. 500. I got off the runway, and suddenly a flock of sheep jumped up out of the tall grass. Their shep­ herd began waving with his staff and shouting, but it was already too late. T killed twenty-three of them. Twentythree with one stroke! It’s a record that hasn’t been con­ firmed, but I assure you they’re still talking about it over there. For two months they were eating nothing but lamb ste'v!” A burst of laughter greets this surprise ending.

“You aren’t joking now? That’s a good one!”

Duval on hearing this remark turns to Mermoz and says, “But how about you? Tell us about that last “close 51

RED shave” you liad on that forced landing four and half kilo­ meters up in the Andes. You can’t call that funny!”

But Mermoz shyly replies, “Ask my mechanic, Collenot.

You tell it, Collenot.”

“All right, Monsieur Mermoz. Collenot never failed to address Mermoz in this rather formal fashion. ‘It was back in February last year. The boss Daurat, has given us a Hate’ 28* and told us, ‘It’s your job to establish an aerial route across the northern part of the Andes to carry mail from Chile to Argentina.’ ” The aviators who are following this first hand account of the famous flight with eager ears well comprehend the dangers attending such an assignment.

But Collenot wishes to have Mermoz, whom he idolizes, tell the story himself. “Monsieur Mermoz, you go ahead and tell it, please.”

Mermoz consents to help. “Well then, all right. We’ll both tell the story, Collenot. In order to cross the Andes in the southern part where the mountains aren’t so high as farther north, the Chile-Argentina flight had to make a long detour. To reach Buenos Aires in the shortest time, it was necessary to cross tlie high wall of the Andes in its narrow­ est but highest part. It was a splendid summer day (it is summer in February in South America) when I took off from Copiapo, Chile. Right in front of us we saw the steep range, stretching out of sight, its snow-covered peaks sparkling in the sunlight. The most accessible pass was 4500 meters up, and my ceiling was 4200 meters.

“And your plane was old,” interrupts Duval.

“Yes, but luckily there was a wind from the west, and I tried to make use of it. Finally as we were rising, we made for a pass that I had spotted. We got through! Luck was with us!”

“Whew!” The pilots breathe a sigh of relief.

“But our luck didn’t last!” contiues Collenot. “On the other side of the summit some strong descending currents snatched us and dashed the plane flat against a rocky slope which was surrounded by steep cliffs. The plane rolled, creaked, bounced, and then stopped, rearing toward tlie sky.

As for us, we were both without a scratch. But the ship was another story. I saw at a glance that it was in a sorry state.

The landing gear had been crushed, and the motor and tail had gone under in the crash. It was a mess, beyond repair! ’’ “Then how did you get out of the mountains? You had no radio and no hope for help, did you?” asks another by­ stander. *Hate’ is an abbreviation for Hatecoere, name of a well known pion­ eer in airplane construction.

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“Hiking was extremely difficult,” interrupts Collenot. ‘‘The thermometer registered fifteen degrees below zero, centigrade, and we had no reserve food supplies or warm clothes!”

“In one way or another we climbed with dwindling en­ ergy through the snow and sleet. In the sky above three condors were folowing us in circular flight. After an hour we had scarcely covered 400 meters. It seemed better to re­ trace our steps, return to the plane and try to repair it.”

“I was sceptical,” says Collenot, “but to work! It is better to break one’s head in an airplane than to die of cold or exhaustion in the mountains. For three days we worked to patch up the old bus.”

“Scissors, monkey wrenches, and hammers are slow tools to work with. Collenot used some unlikely things for liis repairing such as string and my leather cot, which he ripped and used to stop the leaks.”

Collenot eagerly takes up the story. “In order to lighten the ship, we pulled out the seats, the empty gas tanks, and the useless pipes. With all that gone our old Hate’ was un­ recognizable. We even emptied out the gasoline, keeping only the necessary minimum.

“Ah yes, Collenot has no equal as a mechanic! His en­ ergy is inexhaustible, his cleverness amazing!”

“Oil, now please, Monsieur Mermoz!” Collenot, like Mer­ moz seeks to avoid praise.

“But that isn’t all. The plane was resting on a confin­ ed, steep mountainside. It was a miracle that it didn’t roll to the bottom of the ravine. It was impossible to take off from where we were. The distance to the cliff was too short. There was only one solution possible. It would be necessary to hoist the plane to the summit of the declivity and to clear a path of all obstructions, rocks and ctLunks of ice which would have certainly caused a second crash. There was no time to lose, so we hoisted our plane, which weiglied.

2500 kilos, up tlie slope step by step. Finally we reached the top.”

“Another piece of bad luck! The cold had burst the water pipes. We had to start all over.” Even now the tone of Collenot’s voice shows the despondency he must have felt at that time.

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This was the all-important take-off.”

“In other words, you were gambling everything on it,” says Duval.

“And how! The plane rolls toward the abyss from which the echo of the motor is reverberating with the noise of thunder. Our speed increases. Here comes the first pre­ cipice of the slope: six meters to jump. We jump! It’s great sport! ” “That，s what you say, old fellow!” comments Duval.

Mermoz continues his vivid description, “with all speed we are descending the slope. Here is the second obstacle, worse than tlie first. This is getting to be fun! Luck is with us. We make it! But will the I-Iate’ be able to take off be­ fore we reach the abyss? More jerks, more power and up she goes. Finally! A quick veering on the left wing to avoid the final obstacle, the white wall of mountainside, and we are safe! We again found the pass through which we had come four days ago and safely made our way over the mountains.”

“It was just in time" says Collenot. “Twenty minutes later our small water pipes burst again.”

“But we were safe，’’ continues Mermoz. “We had pass­ ed the last rocky barrier, and from 4000 meters we were able to glide to the plain. I shut off the gas. A gentle turn, and we landed on the airport at Copiapo. Well, Collenot, old man, we got out of it safe and sound, didn’t、ve!”

The end of the story brings hearty applause from the auditors. Swell, liurrali! They should have given you a big reception upon your arrival,” says Duval. ‘‘Yes indeed, ceremonies, flowers, decorations, smiles from the women, photographs, reporters—tliat’s the idea they get of me. But there is something more important, and that is that soon tlie French-American mail will use a route that is 100% by air. Then passenger service will be established.

This is my air: To leave Santiago on Sunday and reach Paris on Tuesday. When it is possible, I shall be satisfied, and Daurat will be happy.” Mermoz has not been changed by fame. He retains his unassuming, friendly personality.

Now you will understand why the airline of the South Atlantic from Paris to the Pacific today bears the name “The Jean Mermoz Line.” Jean Mermoz, one of the “aces” of French aviation, died as he lived, like a hero. On Decem54

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FROM ROOM FIFTY j. p.

J. M.

J. M.—Well, Joe, we have already put almost a year behind us at Northwestern.

J. P•—It doesn’t seem that long since I was jumped for my matriculation fee last fall and swung a deal for a bed mattress. At that time I didn’t think you other Bethany fellows would come.

J. M.—Nor did we have any idea that you would leave the “hot dog’’ business for a career at N. W. C. J. P.—By enrolling in a Wisconsin school I thought I could shake off fellows I had lived with for six years.

J. M.—I wonder why it was, then, that you managed to move into our room when you heard we were coming!.........

Remember how during the first few days we made fre­ quent trips to the “Delicatessen” across the road in an attempt to drown our melancholy in pepsi-cola? We didn’t even realize then that ‘‘Kipfy’’ was running a big business next to the “billiard class-room.”

J. P. — The minute I stepped into the administration building I realized I couldn’t find a professor who understood my Norwegian ..........and I guess they didn’t understand my German either. Men det var mere end mand kunde haabe.

J. M.—It wasn’t long, though, till we were convinced that we had struck the right place, was it?

J. P.—After my first meal in the dining-room I knew I hadn’t made a mistake.

J. M. —And my^ convictions about the board were further strengthened by a week in the sickroom. I’ve been try­ ing to get back there ever since.

J. P. —Your stay in the sick room was beneficial in another re­ spect: it gave me a start in “bucking.”

J. M.—No doubt “bucking” is a valuable thing, but it is also a great relief to know that what we don’t learn now we’ll ‘‘get at the Seminary.”

J P.—That reminds me that in a week the faculty takes in­ ventory of our “bucking.”

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J. P.—I guess this year will be known as the ‘‘Rain of the tutors.” Shucks! No more installation till next Sep­ tember.

J. M.—Say! We are coming back next fall, aren’t we?

J. P.—I don't know about that. Not if my local draft board calls me to play ball with Hank Greenberg for Uncle Sam. J. M.—It may be a good thing as long as Uncle Sam confines our ball playing to this side of the Atlantic; but none of this big league stuff for me.

J. P.—It cost too much to join a league, especially with England in it.

J. M.—But if you don’t sign a contract with Uncle Sam, I think this is about the best place to which to return.

J. P.—I plan to return. I’ve already “whacked” a graduating senior’s books and a room on first floor. And what aboutyou?

J. M.—Well, if the final exams don’t change my plans............. what say you if we start reviewing right now?

J. P.—Okay, but let’s first take a walk downtown. Exams don’t start until Jnue.

BENIGNITAS During the course of the past three months Dr. Martin Sprengling of the University of Chicago has given to our college library some seven hundred books of his personal library. The collection was composed chiefly of reference work—linguistic, historical, scientific. Many of these we could not previously afford. There are many valuable modern social and political publications.

This is a reawakening of a fine old custom that has almost died during the past few years. Its renewal can do much to improve our very fine library.

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Conscientious or Objectors?..........

T THE present time much is being made of the phrase, “Conscientious Objectors,” and if things follow the course they are almost certain to, our people will soon hear much more of it. Where do we stand, we of Northwestern College?

What does the law have to say for us—or against us?

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Several of our body have already had their numbers called in to report on their questionnaires. Situations like this are of course new to most of us — but they are real. That we cannot get away from now. When Uncle Sam calls, we can’t simply toss that notice into the waste basket and forget about it. It means we have a report to make out, accurately and without delay. It means we must know where we stand if we are conscientious about it. And let it never be said that we are not.

But, being conscientious, need we be objectors? The conscientious objectors, we realize, are provided for by law.

They need not enter actual combat under a contrary conscience.

For us, as with all others, ultimately that matter rests upon the individual. But why speak of that yet?

The law allows temporary deferment to those who, one year prior to the enactment of the "Military Training and Service Bill of 1941，’’ were enrolled in a Theological Seminary or Divinity School, deferment to the Fourth Class, should he so state his desire according to instructions of the Bill.

Are we students of a divinity school? Can anyone have a doubt? Take a look at our school catalog: “Northwestern College was founded by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin in the year 1864------- . The aim of the Synod was and is to impart a liberal education in a Christian spirit, and esqecially to prepare students to take up the study of theology•” "As the Institution is under the control of, and is supported by the Ev. Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin, it is understood that in it the Word of God is to rule supreme.” “Expenses for students preparing for the ministry—Tuition, none.}} Certainly these excerpts need little comment, especially from those well acquainted with our institution. Decidedly, this is a Divinity School!

All students alike, in the Preparatory and Collegiate De­ partments, are here to absorb this “liberal education in the Christian spirit.” The question is not, “Is this ministerial preparation?” but rather, “Ami preparing for the ministry?”

Here is where the issue becomes serious. This is the place to examine ourselves and be truthful if we ever were. For, from here on, either we are availing ourselves of a rightful privilege in requesting deferment or we are asking something we don’t deserve besides being parasites on the kindness and foresight 58

牙RED of Synod in accepting an education second to none, under pre­ tuition free! Think tense of preparing for the ministry it over.

Anyone who, in all sincerity, is here for ministerial pre­ paration need not have qualms of conscience over asking defer­ ment. The law is wholly on our side; why should not we avail ourselves of it.

Are you conscientious or an objector?

R. W. S. Have We a Band or a Symphony Orchestra?.............

In my opinion, our college band is not playing music suited for an organization of its kind. There are several reasons for my believeing this.

I think many of you will agree with me when you con­ sider some of the music our band has been playing, at least for the past year or two. Take, for example, Bach’s ^Chor­ ale and Fugue.” This was rendered by our band last year after a long and tedious period of practice. Can anyone hon­ estly say that “Chorale and Fugue” is a composition to be played by a band? Certainly not. At the most, it might be included in a concert to be given by a symphony orchestra, but even that would not be doing justice to the purpose the composer had in mind. It is well known that Johann Se­ bastian Bach became very much displeased and peeved when an orchestra played some of his works. His music was in­ tended for organ and choir, not for orchestra or band. Why then use it for something for which it was never intended?

To be sure, it is good music, or it would not have stood the “test of time,” but it should be kept in its place. Who wants to go to a band concert and listen to an endless rambling of the same melody carried by the different instruments? I’m sure every lover of good band music would much rather hear a spirited march, a serenade, a gavotte, or an overture.

There are hundreds of such compositions written especially for band, and they are hard to surpass in melody.

Perhaps one could justify the playing of such music if we were a symphony orchestra, or at least a symphonic band. But we are neither of the two. First of all, the lack of instrumentation definitely excludes us from this class of musical organizations. To play symphonic music demands many more different instruments than we possess: oboe, bassoon, English horn, kettle drums, and I might mention others. This alone should indicate that we are not able to play heavy symphonic numbers. Secondly, clo military type 59

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I hardly think so. If I remember correctly, this band was started as a military band. Why not keep it that way and play music befitting it? Listen to a program given by the army, navy or marine band (any good band for that matter).

The music is such as delights every music lover, yet no com­ plicated fugues are played.

A couple of months ago in a concert given by our band, the “Polka” from Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride” was play­ ed. Later, in a joint concert given by the musical organiza­ tions of Northwestern College, the audience was treated with “Turkey in the Straw.” Everyone present at these concerts will testify to the fact that “Turkey in the Straw”，a novelty, was received with by far the greater applause of the two.

Why? Because it was a simple and light composition, and yet had something that appealed to everybody, which “The Bartered Bride” did not. I am not trying to advocate that our band become a swing orchestra or an old-time dance band, but merely suggesting that we stick to band music.

Consider the time necessary to get one of these heavy classical numbers into concert shape. Since the first or sec­ ond week last fall we have been working on Weinberger’s “Polka and Fugue.” During this time any number of marches, waltzes and idylls could have been prepared, any one of which would be more enjoyed than “Polka and Fugue.” In addition to this, it becomes unspeakably tire­ some and monotonous to practice the same piece of music for so long a time. I might add here that last year we prac­ ticed “II Guarnay” almost every practice period for three or four months. Yet in a spring concert at Riverside Park it was placed on the same level with numbers we had played only once or twice previously.

My purpose in writing here is not to condemn classical music, but rather to show that classical music lias its place, just as lighter music. Let the orchestra play the classical and our college band tlie lighter music.

L. Spaude.

Student’s Lament.............

■pWO heftig Greek tests coming: up. An English term paper ■ due soon. Pages upon pages of outside reading to do for History class. It is at times like this that one wishes to really sit down at one’s books. But it seems that at this school it has become impossible to study outside of study hours.

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Suddenly I hear, “Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar” swinging its merry way through the transom. I slam the transom shut, but the music (???)can still be heard.

I try a room on the first floor. Someone above is beautifully crooning. I stop to listen—and find myself not studying Greek.

I pick up the worn copy of Benner-Smythe and try Teddy Frey’s room. Peace at last!!! In the middle of Lesson Two I am suddenly jolted from my chair by Siggy Hillmer’s Campus Swingsters.

My next resting place is the bench under a tree, since I wish to do some of my outside reading. Here I get a variety of noises from different radios. I give up in utter despair and “take a shag’’ downtown.

It seems that neither Mr. Reim’s nor Mr. Gawrisch’s articles have had any appreciable results. Certainly mine won’t remedy the situation. Then why have I written this? Simply to prepare Professor Blume for my “flopping in” on the approaching Greek tests.

Don Ortner If the Greeks Did It-------- So Can I

THE Greeks were an emotional people and they knew it.

I So, in order to remain a somewhat stable populace, they held periodic ‘‘emotional housecleaning weeks”. These cathartic events were presented in the usual artistic Athenian manner. Three of the best poets would present their tragic trilogies, a series of three plays which treated a single theme, and a lighter satyr drama. The plays began shortly after the theatergoer had rubbed the last sands of sleep from his eyes and lasted until the wafted smell of roasted pistachio nuts from a passing vendor’s stand was causing those in the last row to leave the stadium.

But this long watch on hard seats was only an outward physical exertion. During this time they were witnessing strange things on the stage. In Oedipus Rex, for example, they saw a curse that foretold incest and patricide work itself out.

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RED which at best are only an approximation of the original Greek plays, tell us that these were the most tremendous experiences they ever lived through. Thus physically and emotionally they were tired. Everyone settled down to a more sober life.

All of which I have set down, in order that I, like the Romans, might have some trustworthy ally in my stand against the foe who so courageously attacked “afternoon noise, includ­ ing saxaphone playing, in the dormitory’’. Our opponent might argue that we are not as emotional as the Mediterranean Greeks, and therefore, do not need such a stirring up of the emotional pool. But I wonder if there is such a great difference between a warm-blooded, middle-aged Athenian and a cold-blooded, trying to grow his first mustache Northwestern student.

When I, to speak very subjectively, together with a few other blissful students, make music in the bandroom several hours of an afternoon, which music, I agree, is slightly less corny some times than at other times, I experience somewhat of the Aegean purgation. Physically and emotionally I subject myself to exercises which are not listed in the catalogue. After this experience I can sincerely repeat the last line of a poem Boy, am I that is well-known to most of the students,” tired.” This stirring up makes me appreciate the clear water that appears after the particles have arranged themselves in good order again.

So three cheers for the makers of more or less music on afternoons.

S. H.

We Ask of You a Favor............

•HE LAST fifteen pages of the Black and Red are filled with nearly ninety advertisements. These advertisements are placed there by local business men who pay $.60, $.90, $1.50, $3.00 for that advertising space.

Do you know what is done with the money which the adver­ tising managers collect from these men? The money is given to the business manager who uses it to pay the printer. If half of these men would cease to advertise, the Black and Red would no longer exist. It costs about $110 to publish one issue of the Black and Red. Often the cost is more. About $75 of that bill 62

RED is paid with the money obtained from the advertisers. On the first page of the advertising section we read: Our Advertisersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; (Without them the Black and Red could not exist).

Do you wonder why the advertising managers urge you, yes often try to force you to patronize our advertisers? We depend upon their advertisements to support the Black and Red. We depend upon your patronage of those advertisers in order to keep their support. Fellow students, we ask of you a favor.

Please patronize the advertisers of the Black and Red. Un­ fortunately the Black and Red is not like some of the students which it representsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it cannot live on love. We ask again, do us a favor, patronize our advertisers.

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^ilnmnx 界oie J5 Howard Ambelang ex，41 became the father of a baby boy on May 4.

The engagement of Herbert Fleischer，35 and Dorothy Groth has been announced.

Rev. Peters of Wayne, Michigan has retired. Rev. Press has accepted the call as liis successor.

Word has reached us from Jamestown, North Dakota, that a daughter was born to Pastor and Mrs. 0. W. Heier on May 10. The Rev. Heier is a member of tlie class of ’32.

Paul Baganz ’38 has enlisted in the air corps.

Prof. Pieper is recovering from his leg injury, but is not yet conducting classes.

Prof. Wm. Luebke, Ph. D., University of Denver, ’03, has recently been elected to honorary membership in Phi Beta Kappa.

The Rev. Uetzmann was installed as Pastor of St. Luke’s, Watertown, by Rev. Kircliner.

Seeliusen, ex-’42 who has been studying and playing football at South Dakota University is now living at Wis­ consin Rapids.

The Rev. Armin Roekle, ’36, was installed on May 11 as pastor of a new mission in Manitowoc.

Also on May 11 the Rev. W. Kleinke *24 was installed at Christ Church, Milwaukee.

The Rev. Scharf of West Bend has announced his en­ gagement to Margaret Zarling.

Thanks to you alumni for your contributions. To the rest of you we offer this suggestion: If Alumni news comes your way, DROP US A CARD. News gleaned on the cam­ pus is at times scanty. Help us enlarge the ALUMNI NOTES. Annual Meeting of the Alumni Society

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The Alumni Society convened in the college gymnasium on Commencement Day, Tuesday, June 11, 1940, at 4:20 p. m., for its annual meeting. The president, the Rev. E. Benj.

Schlueter, presided. Due to the lack of time the roll call was dispensed with. The minutes of the preceding meeting were approved as read. The graduating class of 1940, com­ posed of twenty-one members, was admitted into member­ ship upon recommendation of Director Kowalke. Pastor 64

RED William Katurakat of Sun Prairie, Wis., and Mr. Fred Kaiser of Chicago, 111., both former students at the college, were ad­ mitted as members of the society.

The treasurer, Prof. Theodore Binhammer, submitted his annual report. It follows: Report of Income and Expenses From June 13, 1939, to June 10, 1940

Income: Dues ___________________ Interest ..................................

Surplus Alumni Luncheon.

Special Contributions.........

Total Income ............

Expenses: Postage and Envelopes.

Mimeographing .............

Rent of deposit box .•…

$248.00 40.32 28.10 30.00 $346.42 •$ 20.00 ■ 14.00 2.75 •$ 36.75

Total Expenses Net Income..........

Cash Account: $360.83 Balance June 14, 1939 • 248.00 Prom dues....................

40.32 From interest ______ From special contributions —• 30.00 28.10 Prom alumni luncheon

$309.67

Total cash to be accounted for.

Disbursements: Expenses _____________________

707.25

Balance in. Bank _____ Investment at Cost

$ 36.75 $670.50 $6154.04

Theodore Binhammer, Treasurer.

An auditing committee, composed of the Pastors H. Kirchner, G. Krause and S. Fenske, was appointed by the chairman.

The chronicler of the society, Prof. M. Franzmann, read the list of members called to their eternal rest: Pastors Paul Bast, Henry A. Braun, Prof. Frederic Brenner, Christian Doehler, Paul Brockmann, Herman Ebert, H. H. Eggebrecht, 65

RED Frederick Greve, Herman Knutli, Albert Pankow, Robert Wolff, Professor August Zich, and Mr. W. Koehn, The society honored their memory by rising. Tlie secretary was in­ structed to extend tlie sympathy of the society to the re­ spective families. v It was resolved to suspend the article on the election of officers of the society in the constitution and to instruct the secretary to cast a general secretarial ballot for the old officers.

Following are the officers of the society: President, the Reverend E. Benj. Schlueter, ’00; first vice-president, the Reverend W. Zank, ’16; second vice-president, Prof. E. Wendland, ’06; secretary, the Reverend W. A. Schumann, ，12; treasurer, Prof. T. Binhammer, ’17; honorary treasurer, Dr. J. H. Ott, ’85; chornicler, Prof. M. Pranzmann, ’28.

It was announced that Pastor Christian Sauer, ’77, was present in tlie meeting, establishing an unbroken record of sixty-one years of attendance at the alumni meetings.

It was resolved that the officers of the society consti­ tute a committee for the purpose of considering the advis­ ability of incorporation of the society, as also the matter of a permanent committee on the investments of the society.

The report of the treasurer, having been examined by the auditing committee and attested as correct, was adopted.

Adjournment followed at 4:50 p. in.

Water A. Schumann, Secretary.

NOTICE Meeting of the Alumni Society

On Commencement Day, Thursday, June 12, following the noontime luncheon, there will be a meeting of the Alum­ ni Society in the college gymnasium.

E. Benj. Schlueter, President.

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Campus and Classroom The red-letter day of spring, Arbor Day, has come and gone, and with it the campus has donned a bit more pre­ sentable appearance. Since I am predjudiced in favor of a former tree-planting, let it suffice to say that the Soph tree was planted, and speeches were made as usual. Sadly surveying a few passing blisters, your reporter sententiously advises that “Discretion is the better part of ChivalThese blisters were taken off a mop handle which i*y. yours truly applied to approximately 900 square feet of floor space in the girls’ room. Ah, Bliss!

The Passing of the Bells—Our anatomies have slowly begun to readjust themselves since that first awful day when the dinner bell last tolled its cheery call. In its place reigns a metallic buzzer which sends a shiver through every well-regulated stomach. Consider the following poetry (?) as a contribution.

We used to have a dinner bell, Which never did go wrong, And every time the fellows ate That bell was sure to gong.

It tinkled when the soup was hot, It tinkled with the liver, But lately all we hear is “buzz,” Which makes our stomachs shiver.

This is part of a larger work which was to have been pre­ sented here in its entirety. However, I ran across another poem about bells almost equally as good by a fellow named Poe, without whose permission I submit a small selection: “Keeping time, time, time In a sort of Runic rhyme To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells.”

And what bell could tintinnabulate more musically than a dinner bell? This machine age certainly has its drawbacks.

The male chorus presented its annual spring concert on April 20 to a crowd as disappointing as the weather. Pro­ fessor Bolle was presented with a basket of red roses in recognition of 38 years of faithful service to the chorus. On the following Sunday the chorus traveled by bus to Beaver 67

RED Dam where they gave another concert. While there the octette also aired its vocal cords and its repertoire at the Lutlieran hospital.

Despite tlie fine spring weather, the draft lias been getting in its dirty work among our ranks. Among the few who were provisionally put in the 1-A class are Leyrer and Joe Petersen. Although both would be good material for any man’s army, it is to be hoped that neither will leave us.

C. S.,L. lias already received word of deferment to 4-D (not because, as some say, he listed among his dependents the N. W. C. football team).

A few more t. t.’s (titillating tidbits) of the April campus-life. A new high in loyalty came co light the last time the band paraded. Finding a red stripe down the side of liis black socks, Phil Koehler, conscientiously refused to violate the rules. He used shellack, and appeared in absolutely black socks! .. . Despite the beauty of the new beige or tan sport coats, Ziesemer contemptuously waves them aside— “Hmpf!—Playboy equipment.” .. . Rich has acquired an im­ mense baseball bat for his own use,—he expects merely to give it a start and have it go the rest of the way by itself! (and he isn’t lazy?) After practicing day and night, he now comes up with the news that he has learned to pitch with either arm. ... I submit a new, more logical translation of the German proverb—“Von Nutzen wird die Welt l’egiert.”

—Here it is—“The world is ruled by nuts.” Right? . . . Nota bene, coeds: Research shows that one million women in the U. S. are overweight,—that’s merely speaking in round fig­ ures, of course ... At the B & R banquet, held stag with chicken on the 8th of May, members of the staff unanimous­ ly stated their happiness to be on the staff. Strange how that sentiment fades about dead-line time. . . . Due to the anti-noise campaign in the dorm, all sneezing will hence forth be restricted to the time between 6:30 and 7. Such unnecessary noises as coughing and hiccoughing must be postponed indefinitely until the proper time has been found.

A plan has been set before the treasurer to buy a set of soundless instruments for practice purposes . . . One of the coeds wishes us to know that, quote: “I’m not Zauer, but SauerlM . . . The Jr. class tree, like the class it represents, is reported as thriving, each of its 17 buds (strategically placed liigh out of reach of Sophs and such) doing nicely....

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RED The St. Olaf Band presented an interesting concert to a good crowd on May 1st. Although the band may be riding a bit on the crest of the St. Olaf Chorus, nevertheless they deserve recognition on their own merit. They might have had a few more slips in the trombone section and a few less among the French horns. According to Sig. Iiillmer, the clarinet solo, Carnival of Venice, wasn’t so bad. The fellow certainly knew what do do with his hands.

The local paper carried an interesting note about a col­ lege game of 32 years ago against Sacred Heart College in­ asmuch as the battery of that game for N. W. C. was Koeliler-Ziesemer, just as it often is now,—in a newer edition, of course.

Quite a number of students attended “Twelfth Night” in Milwaukee and enjoyed it—although Laper, as lie surveyed the 12-cylinder prices of the tickets, remarked, somewhat sadly, “It looks as if the old Jersey cow that is putting me through school will have to go on an over-time schedule now. (P. S.—Mr. Laper, Sr” tells me that said overtime work for said cow lias been in effect all spring).

Since the inauguration of the “Campus on Parade” feature, letters have poured in from every direction一(from cities such as Fond du Lac, St. Paul, and La Crosse) implor­ ing me to tell a few facts about the “seclusive” existence of Walter Schumann. So without further introduction, may I present Walter Schumann .... Known usually as Boots (why, I don’t know, unless it is because of his firm founda­ tion) ...Stands about 6’ 3”，一a striking figure on rollerskates. . . . Easy to get along with, hard to keep up with ...

Spends his afternoons working in the city’s many fine parks, and his evenings (a few of them, any way, inspecting his afternoon’s work. . . . His folks moved to La Crosse a few years ago, and Boots does the same a few times a year....

Has an exceptionally big address book, makes good use of the U. S. Post Office___ Warbles in the N. W. C. Male Chor­ us. .. . Recently unveiled his upper lip after wearing an un­ reasonable facsimile of a mustache for about a month....

Was a Black and Red Staff member for the past two years...

Is a student in the right sense of the word, but doesn’t let books interfere overly much with his getting a good wellrounded education. ... Is interested in photography. •• • Was 69

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The absence of humor in this month’s column must be blamed on the rest of the staff. Your reporter went to the Black and Red banquet expecting to get enough good jokes to fill several columns. One of the jokes which were revived that night should suffice to show why the column assumed this serious, dignified air. Quote: “Have you heard of the youngsters who stood in front of a synagogue squeezing a lemon? They wanted to see the juice come out.” End of quote. Am I not right?

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BASEBALL Northwestern 20 Spencerian 6 On May 3, Northwestern^ baseball season opened very auspiciously as the Goslings easily trounced an invading Spencerian nine in a rather loose game. Coach Umnus experimented with his pitching staff in this first game of the season with favorable results. Madson started on the mound for the Goslings, and with the exception of the first inning in which two men hit by pitched balls, a walk, and a hit en­ abled Spencerian to score four runs, he had things well un­ der control. He was relieved in the 6th inning, first by Horn and then by Ziesemer, who pitched the remainder of the game.

The Umnusmen scored three runs in the first frame, but their big rally came in the fourth inning when six men crossed the plate. After that they scored almost at will un­ til the total ran up to 20. Staffeil and Hoffmann each collected a liomer for Northwestern. The Gosling’s infield showed the crowd some classy fielding, making only one er­ ror and turning in 3 double plays.

Northwestern Birkholz, 2. b..

Hoffmann, c. f.

Koehler, c..........

Staffeil, 3. b...

Ziesemer, r. f..

AB ___ _3 ..............2 ............. 5 ----------5 ----------4

Box B H E 10 1 3 2 0 2 2 0 4 3 0 3 2 0

Score Spencerian Koch, 1. f.

Moressette, r. f.

Schumann, p.

Biallas, 3 b..

Eske, s. s., p.

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RED 10 0 2 5

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Spencerian Budwivek, c. f.— Diel, 1. b...............

Ferderbar, c.

Jimson, 2. b'.------

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Northwestern Albrecht, s. s. • Kujath, 1. b.

Scheel, 1. f.— Madson, p.........

Walthers, s. s.

Horn, r. f;—

10

40 20 19

Summary: Home runs—Hoffmann, Staffeil. Three base hits—Eske.

Two base hits—Walthers, Ziesemer, Albrecht, Jimson. Hit by pitched ball—Madson 2. Base on balls—Madson 3, Ziesemer 1, Schuman 4，Eske 3. Double plays―Staffeil to Birkholz to Kujath, Birkholz to Albrecht to Kujath, Albrecht to Birkholz to Kujath.

Carroll 7 Northwestern 11 The big bats of the Goslings were still booming as they defeated Carroll College May 5 for their second win in as many starts. Northwestern got off to a big start as they scored ten runs in the first three innings, but were held scoreless the rest of tlie way until Ziesemer’s homer in the eighth inning brought in the final tally. Schulz, starting hurler for the Goslings, pitched effectivly until the 5th inn­ ing when he was replaced by Walthers. The hits were well scattered during the entire game. A. Riopelle, southpaw pitcher for Carroll was wild and ineffective in the first few frames, but then settled down to a good game as is evidenced by the box score of the last part of the game. Nine Goslings went down via the strike-out route.

Koehler with three hits and Hoffmann with a double and a triple paced the batting for Northwestern.

Northwestern

Birkholz, 2. b.

Hoffmann, c. f..

K^O0hlcri

Staffeil, 3. b.____ Albrecht, s. s.......

Ziesemer, r. f. __ Peil, 1. f. _______ Kujath, 1. b......... .

Schulz, pj ______ Scheel, c. f. ____ Walther, p. ____

Box Score R H E Carroll 111 Parry, 3. b................

3 2 0 Norvick, 1. f.------3 3 0 Demming, s. s.........

12 1 Protz, 2. b.................

111 Rockteacher, c. f.

12 0 Zimmerman n，1. b.

0 2 0 Loveland, r. f. ___ 12 0 W. Riopelle, c..........

0 0 1 A. Riopelle, p..........

0 0 0 •….1 0 0 0

AB 4 —-2 •....5 一"5 -....5 .....5 —5 .•一4 一..2

40 11 15 Summary: Horae base hits—Hoffmann, Base on balls—Schulz A. Riopelle 9. Double

AB ...5 ...5 …4 …4 …4 …4 …3 .…3 ...4

R H E 12 0 0 10 111 0 2 0 10 2 2 10 111 12 0 0 0 0

36 7 10 4

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run•一Zieseme^, Three base hit—Hoffmann. Two Staffeil, Kujath, Parry, Zimmermann, W. Riopelle.

5, Walthers 0, A. Riopelle 2. Strike outs―Schulz 2, paly—Schulz to Kujath to Staffeil.

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RED Milton 5 Northwestern 2 After lengthy argument as to whether or not the game was to be postponed, an agreement was finally reached to play seven innings, and Northwestern dropped her first con­ ference game of the season. The Goslings were definitely “off” that day, and the rain and muddy field didn’t help any.

All the scoring on both sides was done in the first inning.

After that the contest settled down to a pitching duel be­ tween Ziesemer and Polan, each hurler allowing only six hits. Milton scored her five runs in the first frame by bunching 3 hits and taking advantage of two errors in the Northwestern infield. The Goslings came back strong to score two runs but their rally was cut short as both Albrecht and Staffeil, due to the mud, were caught stealing bases. Al­ brecht's single drove in both of our tallies.

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Box Score Milton Hull, 2. b. ™ Beebe, s. s. „ Rog. Polan, p.

Bladorn, 1. f.

Russ； Polan, c.

Gilbert, 1. b!« ..

Jaeger, r. f...

Burdick, c. f.

Bramble, 3. b.

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Northwestern Birkholz, 2. b.

Hoffma nn, c. f.

Koehler ,c.

Staffeil, 3. b.

Albrecht, s. s.

Ziesemer, p...

Peil, 1. l\ _• Kujath, 1. b...

Walthers. r. f.

...3 26 26 2 6 5 ...3 5 6 2 Summary: Base on balls―Ziesemer 3, Rog. Polan 2. Strike outs一 Ziesemer 4, Rog. Polan 7. Double plays—Hoffmann to Kujath, Russ Po­ lan to Hull to Russ Polan.

Extension 6 Northwestern 9 It was a very sloppy game, but we won. Seven errors by the Goslings were evidence that they were still not over the slump started against Milton, but fortunately their hit­ ting power had returned to its former high standard. Thir­ teen hits garnered by the Umnusmen more than offset their faulty fielding. Madson was Coach Umnus’ choice for starting pitcher. He held the opposition to three runs until lie was relieved by Schulz in the 4th inning. After two more runs Ziesemer replaced Schulz in the 6th frame and then went on to finish the game allowing only two liits.

After the 3rd inning Northwestern scored consistently adding at least one run each frame and picking up three in the sixth. Hoffmann clouted his second homer for the sea­ son.

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^RED Northwestern Albrecht, s. s...

Walther, r. f...

Koehler, c...........

Hoffmann, c. f.

Staffeil, 3. b........

Scheel, 1. f.

Kujath, 1. b.

Birkholz, 2. b..

Madson, p. ---- Schulz, p............

Ziesemer, p........

AB —.4 —5 4 A .•….5 ……4 ,"….3 5 .1 .......1 2

Box Score Extension 11 H E 2 2 3 Pokos, 3. b...

110 Cancler, s. s.

13 0 Mehail, 1. f.Daley, 2. b...

12 1 111 Jaber, r. f...

110 Balisteri, c. f.

0 2 0 Jursik, c..........

10 0 Miller, 1. b...

0 0 0 Zayzevvski, p.

0 0 1 Greguska, p...

111

AB ...5 ...4 ...5 ...5 ...5 ...5 •■•5 ...3 ...2 .…1

II H E 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 2 2 1 0 10 2 10 110 0 0 0 0 0 0

40 6 9 2 38 9 13 7 Summary: Home run—Hoffmann. Three base hit—Pokos. Base on balls—Madson 1, Schulz 2, Zayzewski 3, Greguska 2. Strike outs—Schulz 2, Ziesemer 2, Zayzewski 3. Double play―Staffeil to Birkholz to Kujath.

Wisconsin 3 Northwestern 4 No more will the Old Timers be able to tell us at length each Homecoming of their glorious victory over Marquette without an answer from the present Gosling aggregation.

On May 13, behind the superb pitching of “Diz” Ziesemer, the Umnusmen won a hard-fought, well-played battle against the University of Wisconsin varsity. Perhaps the Badgers were victims of “Umnesia”一or maybe the Goslings just played better ball than Wisconsin. We prefer to accept the latter.

Although Ziesemer had to face such hitters as Smitli (leading batter of the Big Ten last year), the Badgers were able to garner only five hits from his offerings and were is­ sued no walks. The hits included three bunts and all came in or after the fifth inning. The Goslings, however, showed their determination for victory as early as the first inning when Peil’s walk, Koehler’s single, and Hoffmann’s double brought in two runs. Staffeil, doubling in both the fifth and seventh innings, scored the two remaining runs for Northwestern. The Badgers scored their first run in tlie sixth inning, added another in tlie eighth with the help of two errors, and made their total 3 in the ninth. Kujath and Staffeil with two safeties each led the hitting for North­ western.

This game showed what the 1941 edition of the Goslings is really capable of. More power to them. For the first time in the history of the school, Northwestern defeated Wis­ consin^ varsity.

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RED Northwestern Albrecht, s. s.Peil, 1. f. ____ Koehler, c............

Hoffmann, r. f.

Staffeil, 3. b'...

Scheel, c. f........

Kujath, 1. b..

Birkholz, 2. b...

Ziesemer, p.........

Walthors, r. f.-

Box Score AB 11 G E Wisconsin ___5 0 10 Smith, 3. b.------___4 10 0 Sweet, r. f.-------.......5 110 Roth, 2. b.--------......3 0 10 Sullivan, 1. f.— ___5 2 2 2 Forman, c. f.— ___4 0 0 0 Ellison, 1. b......... ___4 0 2 0 Englebretsen, s. s. ......3 011 Ninn, c--------------3 0 10 Vopel, p......... ......... ......0 0 0 0 Suchy, p.------------------------ Saxer, c.

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AB R H E ™4 111 •••4 0 0 0 …4 0 1 1 -.4 110 ...4 0 10 ...4 0 10 ...4 0 0 1 ...2 0 0 0 ...1 0 0 0 ...2 10 0 一1 0 0 0

34 3 5 3 Summary： Two base hits—Staffeil 2, Hoffmann, Roth, Ellison. Base on balls—Vopcl 4, Suchy 1, Ziesemer 0. Strike outs—Ziesemer 3, Vopel 4, Suchy 3.

TENNIS Northwestern 3 Seminary 3 On May 2, the Northwestern net men opened their sea­ son in a tic match against the Seminary. The play was even during the entire match with each team taking two singles matches and a doubles match.

Koeninger (N) over R. Schaller (S) 6-1, 6-4.

Weiss (S) over Grabner (N) 6-2, 6-0.

Berg (N) over H. Schaller (S) 6-3, 6-3.

Pagels (S) over Dobbratz (N) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.

Koeninger-Dobbratz (N) over Pagels-Weiss (S) 7-5, 6-3.

Reim-R. Schaller (S) over Berg-Grabner (N) 2-6, 6-4, 8-6.

Milton 3 Northwestern 0 Rain seems to be the order of things in all contests against Milton. Because of the weather, the teams had to travel all over Milton to find dry courts and were finally forced to sweep them off. Recurrence of the rain forced the contest to be called as Schaller was one set ahead in the 4th match.

Dallmann (M) over Koeninger (N) 6-2, 6-0.

Doran (M) over Grabner (N) 6-3, 6-2.

Hughes (M) over Dobbratz (N) 7-5, 6-4.

Seminary 3 Northwestern 3 In their second match with the Seminary this season the Northwestern tennis team again emerged with a tie score when darkness forced the final doubles match to be called. A coin was tossed for the final match, and the Sem­ inary won, tying the score.

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费RED Koeninger (N) over Weiss (S) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Reim (S) over Grabner (N) 2-6, 9-7, 9-7.

Dobbratz (N) over Pagels (S) 6-2, 6-2.

L. Sclialler (N) over R. Schaller (S) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

Pagels-Weiss (S) over Koeninger-Dobbratz (N) 10-8, 6-4.

R. Schaller-Reim (S) over Grabner-L. Schaller (N) coin flipped.

Whitewater 4 Northwestern 2 A strong Whitewater tennis team defeated the Goslings at Whitewater. Koeninger, who gave Winn his first defeat of the season, and Schaller who also played a good game to come out on top, gave the Goslings their two points. North­ western dropped both doubles matches.

Koeninger (N) over Winn (W) 6-4, 6-3.

Schaller (N) over Boutelle (W) 6-8, 7-5, 6-1.

Miller (W) over Grabner (N) (5-4, 6-1.

Hartel (W) over Dobbratz (N) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.

Hartel-Boutelle (W) over Koeninger-Schaller (N) 11-9, 6-4.

Winn-Miller (W) over Grabner-Dobbratz (N) 6-1, 9-6.

INTRAMURALS The intramural kittenball tournament has developed into a run-a'vay as the Juniors have been taking straight victories from the beginning of the season. Averaging 16 runs a game, they have as yet encountered no real opposi­ tion. The Sophomores are in second position followed by the Frosh. The labor situation has forced the Seniors out of the race since several of their players have traded their bats for rakes.

SPORTS FLASHES Hoffmann, Koehler, Staffeil, and Albrecht are all bat­ ting over .400 for the Goslings. Hoffmann is leading tlie race with an average of .625. The team average is .359.

Kujatli, Gosling first baseman, has been playing error­ less ball up to this point.

Ardin Laper was seen attending a sport’s show.

Grabner says he’s still trying to win a tennis match.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CLASS OF 1941

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LITERARY— English Oration— Henry Muehlenberg

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Qerman Oration一 Das Klosterleben Luthers bis Turmerlebnis".............

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The Real Superman

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The Northwestern Cadets 1892-1928... 96

EDITORIALAloha Oe

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Pardon Us for Living

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ORGANIZATION PICTURES

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CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM

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ALUMNI NOTES

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ATHLETICS

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Ardin D. La per, Pres.

Markesan, Wis,

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Marvin Hanke, Vice Pres.

Rollingstone, Minn.

Ralph Gehrke, Sec’y-Treas.

Black Creek, Wis.

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1 Norman Berg Watertown, Wis,

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Gerhard Franzmann Watertown, Wis.

Theodore Frey Saginaw, Mich.

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Leland Grams Markesan, Wis.

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Elmer Hoffmann Saginaw, Mich.

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Armin Keibel W**l Allis, Wis.

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Winfred Koelpin Caledonia, Wis.

Paul Kuehl Neenah, Wis.

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; Karlheinz Neumann Si. Paul# Minn,

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Henry Peil Bay City, Mich,

John Schaefer Milwaukee, Wis.

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Walter Schumann

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Theodore Stern Tucson, Ariz.

Lloyd Wenzel Milwaukee, W!s.

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THE BLACK AND RED Volume XLV.

Watertown, Wis., June 1941-

Number 3

Entered at the Postoflice at Watertown, Wis., second class matter under Act of March 3. 1879* Published monthly. Subscription. One Dollar.

ENGLISH ORATION Paul Kuehl

Henry Muehlenberg

The year 1941 marks the 200th anniversary of the call­ ing of the great Lutheran pastor, Henry Melchior Muehlen­ berg, to Pennsylvania. Often referred to as the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in North America, to him belongs the credit of having made this church body an established organization.

To understand clearly what a tremendous task this was, to be a pastor in a disorganized community such as； Pennsylvania at that time, and among such varied people, it is necessary to see just what sort of conditions prevailed in Germany, conditions which really served as a background for Lutheranism in this country.

About the year 1700 Germany was divided into many petty principalities, which greatly weakened the national feeling, and gave more opportunity for arbitrary power on the part of rulers within, and for oppression of those with­ out. The Thirty Years’ War had depleted some neighbor­ hoods of much of their population, and others could not re­ cover from similar ravages of this war and were kept in a

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RED state of desolation. Severe winters and failures of harvest produced additional hardships. Among all the provinces of Germany none suffered more than the Rhenish Palati­ nate. One can easily understand why its people were glad to follow the invitation of William Penn and others to ex­ change their unhappy homeland for a new country of hope and opportunity in the new world.

This German immigration which concerns us now be­ gan in earnest about 1708. A small band had preceded the main body in 1707 through the generosity of the English Queen and reached New York, settling there north of West Point. Soon thousands of Protestants from the Palatinate sought English help in reaching a new home in America, and although a great number of these could not be accom­ modated, nevertheless many reached New York, and from there they drifted southward into Pennsylvania. Aiul it is among these German Lutherans in Pennsylvania that Henry Muehlenberg was pastor.

The Lutheran congregations in America were served by pastors sent from Europe, the Dutch in New York by pastors from Hamburg or its vicinity, and the Pennsylva­ nians by pastors usually sent from Halle, which at that time was the center of Christian activity. From Halle mis­ sionaries went to India, pastors to England. Its printing establishment spread mission accounts far and wide, and its own Bible Institution of 1710 preceded other Bible socie­ ties by nearly a century. And from Halle Muehlenberg came to Pennsylvania.

Following his birth in 1711 at Eimbeck in Hanover, his elementary education was completed after some inter­ ruptions in the classical schools of Eimbeck, aiul was fol­ lowed by a theological course at the University of Goettin­ gen. 1738 saw him at Halle for a year, absorbing the spirit of this great institution. In the following year he was or­ dained at Leipzig, and because there was no opening for him as a missionary to the East Indies, he became co-pastor of an orphanage until 1741, when there was extended to him a call to serve as pastor of three congregations, Philadel­ phia, New Providence, and New Hanover, known as the United Congregations of Pennsylvania. On October IS,； 1741, he accepted the call, and in the next spring set out by way of London, where he remained nine weeks familiariz­ ing himself with conditions in America and practicing his English. By November of 1742 he reached Philadelphia.

The difficulties he encountered were many. His con­ gregations were far apart and the poor roads made traveling 84

RED hazardous. The various elements coming from different re­ gions of the fatherland were hard to deal with, and many opposed church organization. And to make matters worse, Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church, and also a graduate of Halle, came with worldly dreams of unit­ ing all denominations of Pennsylvania under his headship.

Even the Lutherans themselves were doubtful as to the val­ idity of Muehlenberg’s own call.

But Muehlenberg infused a new spirit, for he came with his favorite motto J^cclcsia Plan tan da. A church had to be planted. It was not enough simply to found congregations and then to rely on help and support from Europe, but to achieve the more difficult work of building an American church that would be both self-supporting and self-propa­ gating. Such a church would educate its own pastors and administer its own discipline. This was Muelilenberg’s view point, one which former pastors had failed to consider, and to him must go the credit of accomplishing this ideal.

With him pass from a period of mere congregational to synodical organization.

Muehlonb<»rg plunged into his work with much zeal.

He organized instruction classes, installed elders and deac­ ons, set up church discipline, and built churches and schools.

Other congregations sought his advice and preaching ser­ vices. Mission journeys carried him as far as Maryland, New York, and Georgia. I-Ie ordered helpers, though he never received enough of them.

In 1748 the dedication of St. Michael’s Church in Phila­ delphia became the occasion for the founding of the first church synod in North America, largely due to Muehlenberg's influence. This synod was known as the Ministerium of Pennsylvania, and with Muehlenberg at its head annual meetings were held, with the pastors pledging to teach pure doctrine and discussing questions of common interest. After about six years, however, interest waned due to the lack of sufficient pastors for the ever-increasing number of immi­ grants, but in 1760 the synod was revived through the sup­ port of the Swedish pastors of Delaware, and was then known as the Annual Preachers Assembly of the United Swedish and German Ministerium. Its constitution was added in 1781, and the synod was then called the Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of North America.

Muehlenberg's congregational constitution of 1762 for his Philadelphia congregation is one of the greatest pro­ ducts of his life’s work. Compiled throughout all his years of ministry up to 1762 it contains instructions for pastors 85

RED and congregations alike and rules for a uniform liturgy.

Lutheran churches all over Pennsylvania adopted it as a model. Dr. Mann says, *'If in his whole life Muehlenberg had done nothing else of a remarkable character, the fram­ ing and introduction of this constitution in the Philadelphia congregation would suffice to crown his head with lasting honor.”

In 1776 lie resigned his Philadelphia pastorate after having undertaken the construction of the large and beauti­ ful building of Zion’s Church in that city a decade before.

He now continued to watch over his field, still serving as4 arbitrator in disputes, and preparing the draft of the first hymnal, which to this day is known as the Muehlenberg Hymn Book, and was used until 1877.

His last years were spent in declining health. The University of Pennsylvania made him a doctor of divinity in 1784, but although still mentally active, he was physically broken, and he died in 1787. He was buried in the church­ yard at New Providence where his tombstone bears this inscription in translation. “Had he no monument, future ages would still know how great a man he was.” Yes, highly esteemed and greatly loved by his contemporaries, Muehlenber^ was the founder and the guiding influence of the first Lutheran synod in America. Today, almost two centuries later, the fruits of his labors are still manifest in the iAitheran Church of the East.

GERMAN ORATION Ralph Gehrkc

^(ofterleBcn Sutlers Bid jum ff^urmcr(cfinid.^ S3ormittafl« am 18. Suti 1505 podjte ein junget ©tubent, ein SKagifter au3 bee Unitierfitat, on baS ^or beg Sluguftinerltoftec gu Srfurt. @t faqte bem 职5rtner, er troHe 9J?ond) merben. ©r ^aBe ein ©etiiBbe aetan, im 9Ba(b Bei (Stottern^eint ein „ein (S^rctfen toom .行immet," mie fpatec nannte, bid^t neben ilim nteberfubc. 5I(fo ^at bie 饥nqft Dorm $obe unb bro^enben ©eridjt ®otte8 ben jungen Martin Sutler bem 9K5n4tum guflefii^rt. 2)oct ^offtc ec, wie mart由e anbere 职agifter im 9Kitte(a(terf bie SSecgebung bee ©iinben unb ©etigteit ju eclanqen. 3m ^toftec oertebte er ein ^5cobejcit unter genauec 93eobad)tung eine3 iWotjigenmeifterS, ben Suttee aud) tto由 im fitter fiic „etnen feinen, alten 2Kcmn" ge^al* ten §at, „bec unter ber uecbammten 资utte o^ne 3weifct ein edjter 86

RED S分rift fei." S)iefer fii^rte ben jungen 职agifter in bie ©e^eimniffe beS moncfttfdjen SebenS ein. Sutler mu§te lernen, roann unb wo er [itfj tiecneigen, bie 货nie beugen obec gar fid) nieberraerfen mufetc; wie im be[onberen ec ftd) %n oerneigen Jjatte doc bent ganjen Concent, ober 加c bent ein^etnen 33cuber; raie ec fcftiuetgenb Beten foflte, roann er ©djraeigen beobactjten mufete, mie ec ben ijnt angeroiefcnen im S^oc ober SRefeftorium eingune^men Ijatte unb im Befonberen, roie e§ ftreng barnuf gu a由ten root, bajj ec nidjt mit aufgececftem 於dfe, fort* bcrn mit gur @cbe ged由tetem 53(icte ge^e.⑽ec SSerftog gegett biefe SRegeln murbe ftreng geftraft, unb oft mufete bet ©djulbige tage* ober ttJodjenlnng bei ?Ba[fer unb Srot fi^en.

92eben bie ©inpragutig bie丨er 9lege(n unb ©afeungen trat bie 93e* fcftciftigung mit bet 93ibe(. 3m OcbenSbud) fjie^g： „SDie fieilige ©djcift foil ec (bee ^ouije) begiecig lefen, e^ebietig Fjocen, unb eifeig Icrnen.1' Sutler fetbft er網It, bafj, a(§ ec ing (Srfurter 货fofiec ein* getceten war, ba gaben i^nt bie SKondje eine in rotes Seber eingebun* bene Sibel. „(Sr maeftte fi由 mit 诈r fo uertraut, bafe ec mufete, roaS auf jebem cinsetnen S3latte ftanb, unb [ofort, raenn irgenb ein ©peurf) angefii^rt tuurbc, angeben fonnte, roo ec gefdjcieben ftanb.M „©ocg» fattig*' fagte erf ,f(a§ id) bie SBibe(, ein einjigec f由merer ©a(j be* jc^aftigte meine ©ebanfen ben garden Stag."

92ooige mufete ec au由5)ienft(ciftungen Deccid)ten: in ber 货u由e eine 3eit(ang tdtig fein, bem ©alciftan in bee ©nfeiftei bei bent S5orrid)ten beS Slbenbrna^tS unb bee SefCeibung bet SUtftre ⑽fen, Me ©toden bei fanoni丨djen ©tunben tauten, unb aud) mit bem 53ettelfarf bur由 bie ©tabt gejen.

9iad) einemS^c unb einem Zaqz roar bie ^robe^eit beenbet, unb ba bie Ocben^bdibec e3 an bem jungen 9)2ond) meetten, ba§ ..fein ©inn au§ ©ott fei," fo tourbe ec gut 汨cofefe sugetaffen. @rft im ^apiteUaa(, rao fid) ade 9)^6ntfje oerfamme(ten, fteibete man i^n ein, unb barauf fii^rte man i^n in feiecHcijec 沿cojejfiott burd) ben 货ceuj* gang in bie 贷ird)e, unb 為roar gum ©odjattar. 5)a warf ber jungc 9?ootje fic^ in ^reusfocm nieber unb betete untec SBe由丨efge丨ftngen ber Sciibec. ©由(切邱由 tat er s45cofe& unb tjerfpra由，a【3 SKondj in ^eufdj^eit unb ©e^on'am o^ne ©igentum gu leben. 2)amit ge^orte er unroieberrufUd) bem Orben an. @c raac ein oorbilblidjer 职ijn由: „9SaFjc iftf, bat ec fpatec gejagt, Mein fcommec SJiond) bin id) ge* roefen, unb ^abe \o ftrenge meinen Orben geljalten, bafj idj’3 fagen barf: ift je ein 职fin由 aen 必immel Eommen bur由9J?ondjerei, fo tooflt id) au由 E)ineinge!ommen fein. ♦ • • 3)enn i由 ^atte mic^, roo e§ (anger geroa^rt ^citte, su STobe gemartert mit SBadjen, Seten, Sejen unb anbecec Arbeit.,, 87

RED liefer junge 獅n由 mar ins Sllofter nidjt a(§ ungete^rter Siaicn* bcubet fonbern a(§ 货tedfec etngetreten unb alfo巧at man i^n Balb jum 艰defteramt beftimmt. 5)ann fingen bie fdjtoeren ©eelenfatnpfe in i^m mit DoQer ©eroalt an. ^rieftec fodte er unmittelbar Dor bet 办o方en 9)^ajeftat ©otteg fte^en unb anrebeit. SUJo, a(S ec nun mit gtoBemSrnft bie fatJoHf由e Dpferibee unb ben papfttidjen^irdjen* begriff ftubierte, ba fii^cte man iljn in bie int 职ittelalter ^errfdjenbe ©由otaftit ^inetn. 5)iefe ©d)u(tf)eotogie tt)ac72, bie i^n no由 me^c beunru^igte. Siut^cc mar tn8货[ofter getceten, um einen gncibigen Oott gu triegen.全 en ©由 ulttjeologen nadj aber maren fdjon bie S3 or* auSfe^unflen beS gncibigen53(icfe§©otte3 bie flenugtaenben3Ber!e. 2)ie ©nabe, betjaupteten fie, giefee^ott nur in ba8 ©erj beffen, ber fid) fdion mit guten SBerfen uocbereitet ^abe. 2I6ec Sutler fii^te in fid) ben Unmert aQ feiner SSBerfe. SBenn ec au由 betete, roa由te, arbeitete, unb ben ©djtmpf ber ?trmut, bie ©djanbe be8 93etteln8, bie ©由ra袖ung be§ ^aftenS ectcug—roenn er fd)on aQe biefe SBerle getan ^atte, bann fpurte er no由 bie Siifte beS gteifdjeS in fid^. @r fonnte fid) aud) nidjt an bee SEBirtungSfraft be3 53ufj[afcontents freuen, benn feine ©iinbe mar bod) ni由t auggetitgt. Sn alien feinen SGBeden taud)te fie tmmer roieber auf. SBie !onnte bee geredjte ®ott 诈m gnabig fein?

5)ie innere 況ot feiner ^lofterjafjre bri'uft Sutler felbft auS im Sieb "況un feeut eu由，lieben Swiften g’mein •“ ,,9JZein gute SBert bie gatten ni由t, eg roar mit tjerborben; bee freie SB ill ©otteS ®ed由t, er mar gum ®ut’n erftoeben.

5)ic 圾ngft mi由 ju dergmeifetn trieb, bafj ni由t§ benn ©teeben Bei mir blieb, jur pollen mufet’ i由 fin!en.H . 圾u由 nadjbem man ifjn gum ^riefter geroeiljt {jatte, mufete bee iunge 獅n由 biefen fdjrueren inneren ^ampf in nod) Bitterer SBeifc roeiterfam^fen, benn er raurbe jurn ©tub丨um ber ^eologie beftimmt.

5)er, ber no由 Don fdjroeren 级nfe由tungen oerroirrt unb unficfjer ftanb, foflte Softer bee 5^eo(ogie roeeben unb anbere le^ren! OBwo^I er’3 nidjt roodte, mufetc er bo由 au3 ©efjorfam mit bent ©tubium bee geologic anfangen. Sm 9KitteIa(tec fam e8 in alien ©liicCen auf ben „S8aterbewei8M an. Unb fo Jat Suttee im (Srfutec Softer bie 货ir由enoftter eifeig gelefen, tior adern Sluguftin. ^ufeer ben Satern gait eg, bie mittetalterUdjen Secret raie Stboma2 oon 5Iquin, Sent， 88

RED ^arb tjon ©lairtoauj, @cotu3 unb Occam griinbti由!ennen gu ternen.

S3or aHem ftanb bo由 bie Sefdjaftigung mit ber f3\M, benn Sutler foUte fi由 auf 6tb(i^e S3ode[ungen oocbereiten. 5)en ©tubierenben im 5?Iofter raucben geroiffe ©cleidjtungen in Segug auf S^orbienft unb fanonifdje ©tunben geroa^rt, j. fie fonnten ben ^rii^gotteS* bienft ooc^eitig tjeriaffen unb bag mittdglidje ®ebet in ber Sette oer* rid^ten. ®od) mufeten fie au由 nii由tti由 roac^en, am Stage arbeiten,⑽ mit gecingerec ©peife Begniigen, unb bag freugigen gerabe mie bie anberen DcbenSbcubec. ®arum roar Sutler oft mit Stcbeiten fe^r fietaftet.

3)od& rnirb man nic^t anneljmen biicfen, bag Mutter tm ^lofter in ftanbiger UnruFje unb S^ecgagt^eit (ebte, benn er gtaubte no由 feft an bie ©egnungen bed 9Ji6n由turns. Gc 為at fpater gefagt, er ^abe geglaubt, untec ben (S^ocen ber @nget ju fein. 由 na^m iljm bie ©iinbe biefe becufjigenbe SBirfung ber Suge^origEeit sum 0rben irnmec mieber men, benn fie teat i^m toot bie @ee(e in aHem, tuaS er tat. 3)ie ^eitsmittel fu^jfte ec 间liefeti由 nur al3 3Hufion, raeit bag ©ecidjt ©otte^ i^m na由 raie t)oc nod) brojte. 5Ufo na^rn er aHe Sbeen, bie ec Don @nobe in ben 奴item, in ben ©djofaftifern, unb in ber IBiBet fanb unb pciifte fie in bem eigenen ©erjen, ob fie i^rn in feiner ©eelennot Ijelfen Jonnten, benn _ mar’s nid)t um eine feme, logifcEje 25eorie 311 tun, fonbern um bie eigene ©iinbennot.

Unb oft (djien baS, maS [eine fiercer t^m dortcugen, burd) fein eigened ©iinbeneclebnis roibec(egt gu fein. SBfeibenbc ©efeiebigung fanb er raeber in ber ©c^ulp^itofop^te no由 im Sufefalramcnt unb jum ©djciftoecflcinbniS ^atte er nod) leinen ©djtiiffet. Sutler §Qt fpater gefagt, er ware im 獅upturn erfoffen, wenn ©taupife nidfet Settling geBra由t 邱tte.职it ©taupife begann baS beS ©加叫以 (turns gu leu由ten. ©ein ^tnmeis auf bie SBunben $Mu fii^rte Sutler auf eine bfiflig neue 93a^n, auf etnen anberen 3：ro[t neben bem be3 ®uMa!rament3. S)iefec atte SOZond) roac bee OcbenSoifac unb §atte bereits ben jungen S)oftor Sutler oon @cfuct na由 bem SBittenbecger 货lofter gerufen, bafe er bort 6ibii[d)e ®or!e[ungen Ijalten foUte. SSni toerbanfte iiut^ec ben re由ten SBegciff bee SBufee. ©taupijj 5attc tW flefagt, bie ©ebote @otte8 miicben ja [ii§, roenn man begteife, bafe fic in ben SButiben be8 fiigen §ei(anb3 ju (efen jeien. S)acauf t>etgU由 Sutler biefen neuen SBugbegriff mit SibelfteHen. ”®a roarb id) fco^/' fagt er, Irbenn id) ec!annte unb fa^ bag ©otteS ©eredjtigteit in feiner 95arm5craigleit befteje, bur由 wetebe cr un3 geredjt adjtet unb Salt.*' S)o由 ftanb biefe neugeroonnene^eitSecfenntniS nur nefieu ben lat^oti89

kED fdjen Secbienft* unb ©atramentsbegriffen, woron Sutler tto由 ^ing. @t (agte jpater:"⑽ war untec bent 汩apftum lange icre .... rod) mo识 etroa^, n)uf3te abec ni由t, maS e3 tuac, bife fo (ange, bafj id) iibec ben ©pcuci^ !am 9^6m. 1,17." 5)ort ftanb bee @pcud) ^auli, bag irn @uangetium bie ®ere由tigteit ©otteS offenbart toirb, raie’g benn gefdjrteben [teljt: „S)ec ©eredjte rnirb feineS ©lauBenS leben."

S)a3 SBoct ,,®ere由tigteit" raar fdjon langft bie Ouelle oon Sutlers Unru^e. ©tieg bag SGBoct tjoc feiner @eete auf, fo et ben ©eren, ber nac^ bem 沉ed)t ric^tet, ben @iinbec beftcoft, ben ©ecedjten beldtjnt. 3)amit bac^teiiutljer ware bag Urtcit iibec i^n gefproven, benn er f卿te fi由 immer a(9 ©iinbec in attent, raaS ec tat. @o leBtc ct in tiecjeijtenbec Untune baljin, terete abec immer raiebec gur OueUc feiner Untune aucM, e2 ©ott in [ciner SBarm^craigtett gefict, i^nt ben ©inn be备 SBocteS gu ec^tiefeen. ec in bee XurmftuBc be8 SBittenbergec 5Hofter§ %aq unb 9Znd】t auf bie SSecbinbung ber SBorte im 9?om. 1,17 mebitiecte, t)at er enblict) ben^ufammen巧cmg ecfannt, bag namlict) bie Offenbarung ber ©ecedjtigfeit im GuangeHum unb ber ©at, bet ©eredjtc meebe feme? ©taubeng teBen, fieft auf einanbec* Bejogen. S)ie ..©eredjtigfeit ®otte8" leu由tete i§m nun ein alS bic „®ere由HtfCeU," bie @ott au2 Stbarntung um ©⑽fti roiHen bem ©laubciibcu juret^net.贝u8 ©tauben, auf ©runb eiue§ ®efd】enf3 OotteS, mirb ber ©eredjte teben! 5U8 bte§ bem jungen SDeondj Kac wurbe, er fid) „a(g neu geboren.*' S)et ©peudj $au(i mac iljnt bie 眾forte gum ^5acabie2 geroorben. 贝18 et nun bieje neue ^e^re in ben biblifd^en ^orlefungen aufeecte, war fie no由 in bie 迟egriffe unb gormeln ber tl)eotogif由en ©pra由e jener 3：age einfleHeibet. S)ie @rfenntni3 war nid)t fo unge* tcuBt, wie fie fpater in tier ©thrift „95on bee grei【)eit eined Swiften*1 menf由en" ftanb. S)en ©dtjritt bom ^Qt^oIigiSmuS gur Reformation Sat ec nod) tange nidjt getan, after bee ©ebanfe bee 6U(iu6cuSgcre部ifl* feit, tuie fie 況6m. 1, 17 beseugt, lag f由on ba. Unb ber ©ebanfe foUte bie SSBurjet unb ©runblagc ber fiinftigen Reformation werben. 肌fo im ^(ofter ^at bee junge Sutler (einen {djraeren inneren 货ampf geldmpft, auS bem bee 9ieformator erwu抓

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RED 9:50 THURSDAY MORNING JUNE !2, 1941 Ardin D. Laper

We’ll soon be on our way over from the recitation building to the gym.

And in the last minutes here a thousand noises echo through these old rooms — Porto portas, amo am as, strong German verbs and weak ones, Echoes of “Will you try the next?’’

History professors’ voices, some in ecstatic bursts others with a more peaceful purr.

The blackboards are all quite clean today.

If only our minds could carry out all that those black, dumb, cold, slates have felt.

The stairs today are still.

The bounding preps that make half the steps unnecessary are gone—gone? not gone—only grown.

We are on our way shortly— on our way over to the gym where the orchestra is waiting to play the processional, where mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles are waiting to see us wondering how we look with a cap and gown— — a cap with a square thing on top.

And then the day will reach its peak— Then Prof. Kowalke will call our names, shake our hands and give us a roll of paper on which is written something about us being Bachelors of Arts.

Today I’m a Bachelor of Arts in a gown.

Tomorrow I’ll be home on the farm in overalls.

The alfalfa is ready to be cut—the warm and rainy days of May made things early The corn will need cultivating.

The early peas are soon waiting to be cut and vined and canned— A life removed from Plato’s Works, From Hebrew verbs and Goethe’s Faust.

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We have been seeds and today we need seedlings ready for the transplanting, (Dagwood can’t resist a pun even in a gown— he says we’re saplings.)

Some have changed to different soil before and were transplanted with less ceremony.

In a sense, the professors have been the rays of sunshine and clouds of rain which when put together, helped us in our growing.

Some of us absorbed this sunshine of instruction and soaked up the rain wisdom more rapidly than others who preferred moonlight and more tangible moisture.

But we are grateful that we were at no experimental station as objects of observation reacting to some passing method of cultivation.

Nor were modern artificial compounds given us to grow on.

And now we’re going down the walk through the campus —these walks we’ve shoveled on many cold mornings after breakfast —the campus we mowed under the watchful Juniors.

Our backs are turned on the plain looking dormscene of long colorful bull sessions, washroom repartee, introduction to good music through the recorder, arguments, elations, humilities, telephone conversations, bed stuffing, friendships, reprimandings, evening chapel, nights of last minute study, —for years our home.

College Avenue, Western Avenue, and Wisconsin Street— our usual outlets to the business and residential sections of qui、t Watertown on the peaceful Rock— In what different moods we’ve walked these streets.

For every going out there was a coming back And walking lets one mull over........................

But here’s the Gym. The relatives are glancing back toward the entrance.

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RED The violinists have it straight about the repeat signs.

Last night some of us playd and sang our last concert here.

Today where we so solemnly march we gaily decorated for homecoming a few months ago.

On this spot on many winter nights the referee called it a jump ball.

Flowers and foliage border the stage this morning.

Last year we arranged them.

Not long ago we set up and dusted these chairs here on the stage for others.

Today the chairs are set for us........................

THE REAL SUPERMAN P. Knickelbcin

Paul Bunyan, the mighty muscled, indomitable, bellicose, bearded giant of the Northwest logging camps, hero of Ameri­ can lumber camp legend, is ailing. Paul Bunyan, the man who stroked his beard with a pine tree, who made Puget Sound with a glacier in no time at all, who personally dug the Mason-Dixon line, that miffhty man is indeed ailing.

Able for nearly a century to create or resist anything he wished, this miraculous mythical man is meeting his Waterloo.

Nothing visible could ever have downed Paul. It is radio, un­ seen power reaching even the most wild and distant lumber camps, that is causing Paul to vanish.

For generations every man whose work has kept him out of doors has worshiped Paul, told stories of his inestimable powers, often claimed intimate acquaintance with him. From the logg­ ing camps of the great Northwest to the oil fields of Texas, from the water pipe-line workers of every Middle Western city to the high tension wire crews throughout the country, Paul’s name spelled might and glory. At night the men used to sit around listening to astonding tales of this great American.

Came the radio with its jazz and comics. Night time now means turning on a switch to hear broadcasts from New York and Hollywood. Only a few of the old timers still have a thousand nights of Bunyan stories at their finger-tips. They are passing away fast, and only a few books will be left to keep Bunyan’s memory alive.

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RED All joking aside, there is sound evidence that there once was a man called Paul Bunyan, a man whose incredible strength gave rise to the Bunyan stories, most exciting legends in the whole of American folk lore. Most reliable information has it that a French Canadian by the name of Paul Bunyan fought in the Papiuean Rebellion against Queen Victoria’s men just after her accession to the throne in 1837. Tales of his strength and daring in this battle spread far and wide. Awed soldiers breath­ lessly described him as a Samson among the Philistines, a bearded giant striding thru enemy forces and wreaking des­ truction on all who came near. Sometime between the Rebell­ ion and the peace which came to the whole land at the end of the Civil War the soldier Bunion disappeared, and in his place appeared the mythical lumberjack—woodsman—plainsman hero.

One night Paul dreamed and saw great blazing letters which read <4Real America•” “In becoming a real American I became Paul Bunyan,” he bellowed joyfully. “I am Paul Bunion no more. Even so shall my Blue Ox calf be called Babe, and Bebe no longer. We are now real Americans, both, hearts, souls, and hides.”

This is how Bunyan became the greatest of American lumbermen. This is the origin of the famous Babe the Blue Ox. Babe’s size and prowess are second only to Paul’s. Once Paul wanted to straighten out eighteen miles of crooked road. He tied the Babe to one end shouted, “Now heave!” It was the hardest work the Blue Ox ever did. He yanked and pulled all day. In the end, with one last overwhelming tug, the road straightened out like a ruler. He used the left-over piece to make new roads thru most of Wisconsin, tossing this job off in an hour or so.

The Babe would probably still be living today had he not developed a taste for hot cakes. One day Paul went to Canada to do some odd jobs, taking Babe with him. The Ox trampled down so many miles of earth with every step he took that the Canadians became angry. They told Paul he would have to tie Babe up and save their property. The Babe was pretty big to tie to anything Paul could think of. He looked around the land­ scape, spied Mt. Pilchuck, and tied his Blue Ox to the Mountain.

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RED smelled some in Vancouver hundreds of miles away and made a leap for them with Mt. Pilchuck trailing along behind. He stormed into the city to the kitcken where the hot cakes were, squashing everything in his way. In one swallow he ate the stack that was waiting to be served to a thousand men. Not satisfied with this he looked for more. Right before the terri­ fied men, who thought he was going to eat them next, he saw another batch cooking in the oven and made a gulp, swallowing the whole works, stove with a fresh supply of burning wood and all. It was a brutal death for the Babe, and that’s how Mt. Pilchuck came to be near Vancouver instead of where it once was.

Paul had his generous and jolly moments too. Once he decided it would be nice for everybody in the neighborhood—a radius of at least a thousand miles—to have buttermilk. So Paul got a lot of cows, and let them graze in a field of butter­ cups and milkweed. That naturally made them give buttermilk, and at night after he milked them by himself (he was the greatest milker in the Northwest) he ran the milk into a pipe­ line which he had built across three states. Everyone had a tap in his house connecting to the main pipe and whenever a neighbor wanted buttermilk he just turned his tap.

Bunyan was very found of dogs. Sport, his favorite, be­ came a reversible hound when Paul came home late one night, saw something moving in the darkness and threw an axe at it, thinking it was a rat. Rushing to the spot he found that he had cut Sport in two, cleaner than a whistle. He picked his pet up, stuck him together, and worried so much about him that he wore out four pairs of moose hide shoe pacs walking around the stove. Next morning he found to his surprise that Sport had lived. But Paul had put him together wrong—his hind legs were up and his front legs down. This turned out to be a break for the dog. He would run on his front legs until they were all tired out, then flip over and run on the hind ones.

Naturally Paul was one of the most amazing hunters in the world. With a shotgun that required four or five pails full of powder and one or two kegs of spikes to load each barrel, he would shoot geese flying so high that they would spoil before they reached the distant ground. When he first began using his giant gun, Paul had some trouble because if he loaded it too 95

RED heavily the charge would go entirely around the world and hit him in the seat of the pants. Finally he learned to shoot and then step quickly aside so that the charge, if it missed the mark, would whirl harmlessly past, after making its trip around the world.

In the words of James Stevens, who compiled one of the books of Bunyan legends, Bunyan is a hero to men all over the United States and Canada; but, ‘‘it was the American loggers who made of Paul Bunyan a true hero of camp night entertainment.” Regardless of radio’s popularity, Paul Bunyan must not be allowed to ail until he fades into forgotten limbo. He is the man who embodies the novel of millions of American camp men—those men who have always done our country’s toughest and most perilous work. Bunyan is utterly American from head to foot.

THE NORTHWESTERN CADETS 1892…1928 Ralph A. Goede

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In the autumn of 1892 Mr. Aug. Schauer, an ex German / Army officer, organized the Northwestern University Military Company. A constitution was drawn up and sixty boys entered the “service”. The “soldiers” wore the regulation army uni­ forms. In the spring of the next year sixty rifles were obtained through the efforts of Senator Solliday. He later secured thirty more for the company. Nota bene: the young ladies (co-eds) donated a new silk flag.

Drill was held five times a week in winter in the old gym­ nasium, and in summer three times a week on the campus. The recruits were taught the manual of arms, drill without arms, and marching. They had drill daily until they joined the ranks of the regulars. The regulars practised drill, marching, manuevers, and bayonet exercises. All the cadets performed setting-up exercises.

The purposes of the drill were to give ample exercise throughout the year, to correct posture and bearing, to give elastic gait in walking, to teach obedience, punctuality, precision, proficiency and accuracy.

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RED dent, vice-president and treasurer there was a council of twelve men, six officers and six privates. This council took care of accepting new men, making dismissals and all the other mili­ tary affairs of the company.

The General Staff usually was made up of a captain, two lieutenants, five sergeants, and four corporals.

After months of drill, everyone looked forward to the “marchout” to nearby towns. Usually invitations were received ^ from congregations in these towns. The cadets would march from Watertown on Saturday morning, and would arrive at their destination late in the afternoon. There would follow a drill exhibition and then the boys would be taken to their quarters, homes of the members of the congregation. Saturday evening would be spent in looking over the town.

Sunday morning all the cadets went to church services.

The sham-battle was fought in the afternoon. Usually the tired boys were taken back to Watertown in wagons and buggies.

Once the “soldiers” started to march, not even a good rain storm could stop them. If the distances were great, stops would be made for lunch and refreshments. No wonder one cadet could write in an old Black and Red “a pleasant march of four and one-half hours.”

Marches were made to Oconomowoc, Lebanon, Waterloo, Juneau, Lake Mills. Once the cadets went to Reeseville by train and from there they marched to Columbus.

In addition to these long marches the band and the cadets paraded on Washington's Birthday, Decoration Day, and other festive days in Watertown.

From year to year the company presented a well-drilled, neat appearing squad of cadets.

In December 1906 the arsenal was moved from the old gym ./ to a room in the old dormitory. That room is on the first floor and to-day bears the number 74 (east hall, next to the steps on the right.) The new arsenal was furnished with seventy Springfield rifles.

In 1911 military drill became a regular course in athletics.〆 The training was compulsory. A student had the choice of either playing in the band or drilling in the company. In this same year the cadets adopted the West Point style uniform in place of the old army uniform.

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抓ED When the present gymnasium was built in the spring of 1912 a golden opportunity to stage a grand sham-battle presen­ ted itself to the students. The old gym was taken apart and / the good lumber was used to build our isolation hospital. The remaining lumber the cadets used to build a fort. In the after­ noon of May 30，after the cornerstone of the new gym had been laid, a great sham-battle was fought. After a hot fight the “rebels” surrendered the fort and set it afire.

The officer’s school, begun in 1913, was of great benefit to the whole cadet corps. Every Wednesday the General Staff met at headquarters to discuss questions pertaining to the corps and to study the finer points of drill.

In May 1914 when the United States and Mexico were having hard words with each other, the boys were ready to go to the assistance of Uncle Sam. Guns were polished, shoes shined, wills made, and farewell letters were written to the girls. But all in vain, the call for action never arrived. ^ In 1918 the cadets changed back to the olive drab uniforms of the army regulars. After the World War I. several students who had been in the camps returned to school and in­ troduced the latest army drills for the cadets. The company was reaching the peak of its history. Army men who had seen the cadets drill, called it nearly equal to that of the army.

In 1920 the corps numbered 120 plus a 32 piece band which always accompanied the “soldiers”.

In 1923 an additional Signal Corps of eighteen men was formed. This brought the full company plus the band to number nearly 180.

But soon the history of the corps became like an O’Henry short story—a grand climax, then the end. After a few years decay set in. Strict rules were no longer enforced, regular drill periods were no longer held, uniforms were in poor con­ dition.

The rising conflict between military drill and competitive sports finally gave the death blow to the military company. In October of 1928 military drill was replaced by organized physi­ cal drill for all students.

For thirty-five years the military company had been the most popular society on the campus. All the remains of the Northwestern Cadet Corps now are the memories.

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In secret, a number of boys interested appointed a committee of Freshmen to begin the work. Letters were sent to the government seeking information concerning the formation of a new military company. Finally one day a large brown envelope came in the mail. It was addressed to Mr.............. .

Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, Northwestern College. In the upper left hand corner of the envelope one read: The United States War Dept. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Official Business. Things began to look good and some boys began to dream in class of uniforms, swords and wounds. However the faculty deemed it more advisable to wait a few years to see how affairs in Europe would be settled. To-day those boys are happy for that faculty decision. And so the history of the Northwestern Cadets Corps remains closed; the date of its death, 1928.

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Aloha Oe UNE is the month of graduations and vacations. To the majority of us June brings with it vacations—a time in which to exchange mental toil for physical toil, and then back to Old Northwestern for another year of study and extra-curricular activities. But to a few it means graduation.

After spending a varying number of years at Northwestern, you Seniors have completed your course and will no longer return in September as fellow students. It is to you we wish Aloha Oe and to you we have dedicated the June edition of the Black and Red. No longer will we roam the corridors with you, discussing some irregular aorist form or topics equally unim­ portant. But your returns will now be in the role of Alumni.

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RED look for you at Homecoming and Actus. Keep in contact with your Alma Mater and by what better way can that be done than continuing your subscription to the Black and Red. Wher­ ever you go and whatever you do, take with you the sincere good wishes of the student body. Aloha Oe. K.

Pardon Us for Living!!....... rjECENTIiY a deplorable state of affairs has come to light — 1 > noises in the dormitory. Some students protest that without a morgue-like silence during the afternoon hours they cannot complete their assignments for the next day. This condition may be true to a degree. But imagine one hundred sixty redblooded, fun loving fellows, who have just spent four to six fatiguing hours in a class room, eliminating all unnecessary noises and treading around on tip-toe during1 free time! Why, it’s the make up of healthy American youth to blow off a bit of steam after several brain-punishing periods of Hebrew and Greek. It’s a safety valve—it helps them to preserve their equilibrium.

The suggestion has been made that the piano rooms be used for instrumental practice and thus eliminate the weird and unpleasant sounds that are pometimes wafted through the halls.

Would not the reverse situation be more logical? Have the students desirinp： quiet in the afternoon hours take up their silent abode in the piano rooms. Rest assured, in this way the rooms would be much less crowded.

To limit practice periods would also be unfair. Every evening the student has three to four hours of ideal conditions for studying. Surely this by comparison is a fair amount of time for preparation for the next day’s classes. On the other hand the time for relaxation is from three-thirty to six. This time must be divided among athletics, strolls downtown, chorus, and instrumental practice. One could definitely not establish a fixed practice period when the average student has to arrange his afternoon to fit these many extra-curricular activities. And should there be no time of the day when the student can pick up his horn or his violin or sing as the mood seizes him. Must all life be regulated by the clock? That’s not living—that’s regimentation.

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RED “The disturbances which are now prevalent in all parts of the dormitory must be eliminated.” To me a dormitory re­ sembles a democracy, where the majority rules and the minority abides by popular demand—during freetime. Without a doubt the majority would vote for the right to have “sessions” in the hall, to play their radios, however blatant, to call down the corridor for companions for a shag. So until the majority so decrees the minority will have to endure ‘‘the now prevalent noises.’’

Then again is the dormitory such a bedlam during the afternoons? At rare intervals I have been forced to cram on an afternoon or catch forty winks, and without suffering a breakdown from trying to hear my mental cogs above the din of the dormitory or insomnia. True, conditions aren’t ideal, but they are adequate.

So until a “new orders” comes along, they will just have to pardon us for living.

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With last month's issue on the market only a week and the new deadline already staring me in the face, my senti­ ments can be expressed no better than by this poem, which appeared recently in the Sunshine Magazine. ’Twas the night before deadline, and way thru my head I hunted in vain for bits I had read.

Not a thought there was stirring, not even a mite; My brain was off duty, quite cold for the night.

Onward, turn onward, 0 Time in thy flight, And make deadline tomorrow—two weeks from tonight!

During my many months of editing this column I have often dreamt hazy dreams of contributions, but never once did I really believe such things were possible. However, a contribution did come in, and to show my appreciation, here it is in its entirety, as presented to me: In a recent frosh Greek class Prof. Blume in announcing a change in the construction of a sentence said it reminded him of a certain conuiulrum. “You’ve all heard it of course.” Every­ one answered eagerly, “No! No!” (Iiow they knew before he told it that they had not heard it before, I don’t know).

“What has four legs, fur, and is filled with cement?” he asked. Of course no one knew. “A kitten,” he answered with a knowing smile. Perhaps he was puzzled by the un­ comprehending looks of the innocent frosh. But at any rate conundrums can't be permitted to interrupt the study of Xenophon's Anabasis, so the conscientious professor went on, ‘‘hon pollous kai polla cliremata” etc. Several minutes later the intelligent R. Reim burst into laughter.

The class in general was restless, but no one wished to be­ tray his density. The honorable professor was disturbed by the lack of attention. “What’s bothering you, the cement?” he asked. With a hearty chuckle up his rolled-up sleeves (for he too was suffering from the heat) he ex­ plained, “Oh, that was put in to make it hard!”

One of the most familiar sights to be seen on the cam­ pus these beautiful spring evenings is that of a group of students carrying blankets, wiener-roast bound. Although much can be said for such a “meadow-lai.k,” it still must be explained to me how one can thoroughly enjoy waddling 107

RED thru deep, wet grass, sitting about a smoky fire with the mosquitoes, and eating wieners burned beyond recognition (to say nothing of sticky, gooey marshmallows).

The following conversation was recently overheard, spoken by two semi-deaf people, one of whom met the oilier CtUTying a fish pole. ‘.Goiii’ fishin?” “Nope, goin, nsliiii’.’’ * Oh, I thought you wuz goin’ fisliin’.”

When on the campus, be sure to notice the new build­ ing project near the tennis court. A prize is offered to anyone who can tell us what the new structure is for. Some say it’s the new library, others call it the new girls’ doi’mitory • Whatever it is, it looks fine, and is welcomed l)y all with open arms.

The following may not be good poetry, but 1 think it might be verse— —: Mary had a swarm of bees And they to save their lives Were forced to go where Mary went For Mary had the hives.

And still a few “t t，s” of May’s campus life. Tlio male chorus recently immortalized its efforts on wax. While lis­ tening to the records later, a student remarked that he thou ught some of the voices in the chorus should be cultivated • A more observing friend replied—“Cultivated, notliing. They should be plowed under!M ... A new use for time­ pieces has been uncovered with the story of the Roman soldier who slept on his watch. . . . Kuehl wants to sell his bed—he works afternoons now, so has no further need for it. ... Rich Ziesemer has again been in trouble. He knocked a golf ball off the campus into a lady's garden, and while retrieving it, the lady accused our hero of stealing onions.

• • . Could the Parthenon have suffered from fallen arches? ...The war situation seems to be getting worse. Just read about a war they're starting on Malaria now. Those smaller countries just haven’t a chance. . . . The Banc1, gave a con­ cert in the city park on May 29. Nothing was stirring ex­ cept the trumpet music, which escaped several times....

Jokes are getting scarcer and feebler among the students in classes, with the ominous exam-clouds hovering overhead.

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RED which were being grouped into different classes. Someone feebly interjected—“Wliat about Petries?” . During a re­ cent lecture in the German language, a lecture embellished with every kind of literary ornament, replete with every 12 cylinder German word and phrase imaginable, one of the students was heard to mutter, “what’s the man trying to say?” in this same period the professor noticed some empty seats and asked, “Where’s Zell?” As one, the class “Aiul where’s Knickelbein? said, “Gone to the doctor.

“I-Ie’s the doctor!” And they say professors have a snap! ... The height of crust has been attained, in my estimation.

Fellows can borrow my jacket, my neckties, my overshoes, even my personal “Violet-blossom” cologne, but when they borrow money to take my girl-friend out, that’s going sev­ eral steps too far. No? . . . The Seminary chorus presented us with a concert on May 25, and we left with the feeling that if Miey didn't learn anything else at N .W. C., they cer­ tainly did how to sing....

Since this is the last Black and Red in which the Class of ’41 shall have a part, it seems altogether fitting that my rather insignificant **Parade of the Campus’’ relinquish its place for the month to a wider ‘‘cavalcade,’’ a parade of the entire senior class. Read this in another section of the B and R, and use your last opportunity to get acquainted with the graduating class.

It is with a mixture of feelings that I conclude the last column of tlie spring of ’41. Glad to be relieved of studies, sorry to leave friends; happy to go home, reluctant to go to work. To the seniors especially will this final leaving-pro­ cess be one to be remembered. To them, a last big “good­ bye,” and to the rest of you, whether you are bound for the lumber-mills, grocery-store, or canning factory, so long.

See you in September.M Information About the Graduates A. K.

Ardin Doherty Laper is the doughty leader of our graduates.

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RED When he day the prohibition amendment went into effect was old enough to have ambitions, he wanted to be a general, and, later on, a movie actor. Even radio appealed to him — until he heard one of his recordings....... “D” (for davenport) was so bright in grade school that he skipped second grade.

He always wanted to write and Now he’s making that up did so throughout high school and college, serving the Black and Red for several years as columnist and contributing editor ___ He loves classical music and regularly attended orchestra He was Lit. and band rehearsals to get practice on his flute When asked about his year on the football team, Soc. Pres. he said, (Quote) If someone told you I was athletic, he’s a liar!

He hopes that some day he will have time to (Unquote.) try his hand at producing a play. Because many of his talents lie in that field, he should encounter little difficulty----- To the school he will leave his desk as he found it and to Jackson Petrie the magazine key.

Marvin Henry Hanke. As vice president of the class, “Marv” is a soft-spoken, congenial fellow who hails from near Winona, Minn., but was born in Warren, Wis., on May 9, 1918.

One wouldn’t think it, but he once wanted to be a policeman and found his greatest thrill when he saw Santa for the first time He laughs when he recalls how he smoked one afternoon with resulting sickness during his father’s instruction class.......

He began playing trombone in high school at Lewiston, Minn., and became a valuable addition to both our band and orchestra ....... He speaks of "happy, carefree college days” as he thinks back on his “prep” days when he used to stuff his bed to fool the inspector. He likes to make things out of wood to bowl, swim and fish He dedicates his up-to-date logic text and Hollenberg to the College.

Ralph David Gehrke is a friendly scholar. Despite the fact that he was swamped all year with responsibilities, he was always a regular fellow.......To climax his busy year, the faculty asked him to deliver the German oration at Graduation Exer­ cises.......Ralph will no doubt receive a cum laude on his diplo­ ma. If he does, he merited it. He claims that anyone with his ears open can learn whatever is taught here......Mr. Gehrke, 110

RED today the owner of a large hardware store in Black Creek, Wis., became the proud father of a baby boy on October 4, 1919, near New London. This boy, called Ralph, began to go to school and wanted to become an engineer; but within a few years he decided to become a minister....... He came to Northwestern in Quinta and studied hard ever since___ He played the organ for chapel services, plays the cello and clarinet, sang in Male Chorus, was president of the Philomethean Lit. Society, sec. and treas. of the class and Contributing Editor of the Black and Red....... The only thing he wants to leave behind is the noise— all that he learned goes with him.

Norman Walter Berg is a care-free, enthusiastic student who would make a likeable professor..... The city of Saginaw and March 29, 1920 are the circumstances of his birth. It was there he dreamed of being a mounted policeman and a baseball player. Today he is neither.......He remembers the embarrass­ ing moments when Dir. Hoenecke of Michigan Luth. Seminary caught him climbing in his apple tree-----He spent four high school years at the *‘Sem’’ in Saginaw, then came here.......

“Norm’s” hobby used to be philately—but today its interest in people who put stamps on letters. He always liked sports: tennis, softball, swimming and, especially, varsity basketball.

He sang in the Male Chorus and made good as “Faustus” in a One literary society dramatization of Marlowe’s “Faustus” “Norm” dedidate he’ll never forget is “Twelfth Night” cates his Smythe Index to the school.

George Walter Gerhard Franzmann was born in his father’s When he parsonage at Lake City, Minn, on August 21, 1918 was old enough to handle a coaster, he figured that he was destined to become a truck driver. The greatest thrill came His ambition in Stillwhen he was sixteen - his first date, water High School was to become a journalist. A steppingstone toward this was his editorship of the school annual.......

During the year after graduation from Stillwater High, he worked in a factory and there decided to study for the ministry.

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Theodore Fred rick Frey is a tall, cheerful boy from Saginaw, Mich., who once wanted to be a soldier but decided to follow his father’s footsteps when he entered high school at the Lutheran "Sem.” “Teddy” was born on January 27, 1920---He was about 5 years old when, as he tells us, he got lost in the wilds of a city park. Another frightful experience occurred several years later when he was invited to a party and dis­ covered that he was the only boy present. That may explain his love for books (Hebrew dictionaries, for example) and the He was also a philatelist by hobby. Although his classics favorite sport is tennis, most of the other athletic activities have seen quite a bit of him in their season___ Ted’s favorite jewel is jasper. This he is willing to give to “Kippy” as a memento.

Leland Louis Grams is the spark plug of the class. If it were not for his humorous remarks and epigrams, the Seniors “Dag” was born on would be much older than they are November 23, 1919, in Mack ford, near Markesan, W is., — the same place where he grew np and got the ambition to become president of the United States. He had similar aspirations in mind when he came to Northwestern, for he was quite a leader in his “prep” years. (P. S. — On probation 97% of the time.) ___ A one-time hobby of his was collecting stamps — when he had a total of three or four He played cornet in the band and sang the Male Chorus and Octette. “Dag” thinks college life is a rare experience that no one can afford to miss. He hates to do it, but he dedicates his one-per-month study period and his influence with the faculty to next years Seniors.

Elmer Hoffmann began his existence in Saginaw in 1919 on September 20th Several things happened in his childhood which he remembers. One is the time he got lost at a carni­ val—an incident which his friends refuse to let him live down— and another that his ambition was to become a ball player.......

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RED time He lived quietly during his high school years because all his energy was expended in major sports at that “Sem.” ....... After “Augie” came here he played varsity football, basketball, and baseball; also sang in the Male Chorus, Octette and Mixed Chorus Augie” acted as tutor with his pal ‘‘Harmon’’ Peil from Easter until June. He made a good tutor because the students liked and respected him___ Says he hates to leave Northwestern but, if he must go, he would dedicate his bum legs to the gridiron.

Armin Carl Keibel was born on November 24,1919, in some settlement called West Allis, in the woods near Milwaukee.

He says that the Indians are almost as annoying as the buffaloes .......At first he hoped to become an explorer, but decided to study for the ministry already in seventh grade His most thrilling experience was hunting easter eggs that were hidden He spent six years around the house on Easter Day in 1924 at Concordia College in Milwaukee before enrolling here in his Junior year. .‘Kei’s’’ favorite sports are: hunting with bow He had and arrow, table tennis, swimming and softball charge of the Archery Club, played violin in orchestra, was member of tho Male Chorus and Adv. Mgr. of the Black and Red. He likes the College very well and is sorry to go. However, he dedicates his pen to “Len” and leaves the B and R adver­ tisers at Wilbur Gawrisch^ mercy.

Winfred Adolph Koelpin first saw daylight at Shirley, Wis. on June 18, 1919. Half a dozen years later he decided he would His first hobby was become a cowboy—then, an auto racer picture-card collecting; but, as he grew up, traveling and flowers appealed to him. Today he says he would like nothing better than a summer spent on the farm near his home in Caledonia, Wis., although he will probably work in Milwaukee this vacation. He distinctly remembers the time when he learned to talk English and when his mother taught his grade Reminiscing about college life, “Koelp” says school classes his five years have not been in vain, i. e., they didn’t hurt any What......He insists that his greatest thrill was leap year ever he dedicates to his alma mater, we hope it won’t be his cheery attitude—he should bring that along to Thiensville.

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Karlheinz Neumann, whose father is a marble mason, is a wavy-haired, Nordic individual, born in Straslau, near Berlin, Germany, on February 13, 1919. ITe came over here in 1923 and now lives in St. Paul, Minn. His narrowest escape happened when he was two years old: after straying from his mother’s side, he ran into a street where traffic was very heavy. Some­ how he got through the swift line of cars to the other side without a scratch. His early aspirations were also to become an auto racer. Today he has the tempo but no auto. So his hobby is hitchhiking His most emharassing moment, he says, was to be caught unprepared in Hebrew class. Veil, dot could be!

Speaking： of catching things, “Karl” hopes someday to reel in a mess of northern pike and bag a few deers.

Finally, the thing he can no longer bear and which he wishes to leave far behind is his Plato and the accompanying grammer course.

Henry Peil was born with an elert mind on Feb. 11, 1919 near Kawkawlin, Mich. Of his seventeen years on the farm he can remember all outstanding events that occurred since his third birthday. There’s the trip his mother took him on to Texas when he was five—and the entire menu at his eleventh birthday surprise party His brother used to play so many tricks on him that he learned to “take it” before he was ten.

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He decided to leave his special excuse-pass with the president of this institution.

John William Schaefer is a hearty fellow who enjoys class­ ical music and likes to do things. A parsonage in Manitowoc, Wis., was his birthplace on September 21,1919, but now he lives in Milwaukee As soon as he was able to climb, he wanted to be a fireman; but when his ears took to music, he was deter­ mined to play some day in the Philadelphia Symphony. Since Tertia he has played a French horn in the college band and orchestra. His big thrill was when his father took him to an Indian jamboree; while his embrassing moment happened when his father, assisting the teacher, kept John after classes___ He remembers the time he wanted a pony but couldn’t get one. ....... His pastime is sitting beneath trees, mowing lawns for •and exercise, and fishing. He has a fondness for scotties ‘‘Gnade’’ which he also leaves behind.

Theodore Fredrick Stern first saw daylight in Watertown on July 7, 1920. Some years he moved to Detroit and recently his father accepted a call to Arizona—making ‘‘Ted’’ the most He asserts that he never had any ambidistant graduate tions except to stay young. If he retains his optimism, he’ll be He used to enjoy watching kids go steady young all his life Ted” —now he sees his classmates team up one by one will make a good father some day because he likes children.

His hobby is playing with youngsters....... He likes most sports, but makes most use of hiking. His alertness testifies his fit­ ness He played violin in the orchestra and was an officer in College life, to quote him, is “swell” and the Male Chorus Got a kick out of the he wouldn’t trade it for anything class skit, “Die Gemeindeversammlung,but hopes he can see a class put on a big play sometime.

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RED Walter Schumann is the poet laureat of the Senior class — not only because he is gifted in clever versifying but by seniority rights. By seniority rights because with “Bugs” Kuehl he’s the only graduate who went through all of North­ Rev. Schumann welcomed western College’s eight years him into the world on March 20, 1920 at Fond du Lac, Wis. When “Boots” was a Today his home is in La Crosse, Wis. youngster, he yearned to be a traveler—a hobo, as he put it—to Adds that his greatest thrill is his platonic see the world experience, but smiles when you ask if his big moment will come Pipes, photographs, hiking- and bird when he graduates “Boots” sang with the Male study are his chief hobbies Chorus and was on the Black and Red staff for several years, contributing his gifts freely to both. As a final gift to the College, Walter is almost willing to pay the man who wants his “Prometheus.”

Lloyd W. Wenzel is photogenic—i. e., he is photojrraphable, or •‘takes’’ a good picture. The photographer isn’t the first to tell us this, however Milwaukee was his cradle from the 29th of November, 1918, until he came to Northwestern years ago..... Hie. youthful ambitions were to become a forest ranger, but Dr. Wenzel wanted to have his son study for the ministry.

“Zeke” liked it up here all along, but found it * 'more fun!” in the last couple years. Of hobbies, he finds pleasure in outdoor life — especially canoeing and fishing in northern lakes___ He played on all the class teams and liked all the picnics that were had if “Zeke ever says “I don’t get it” to a joke, you can be certain he got it first.......Lloyd says he is going to miss his novel-reading periods, but dedicates them to school anyway.......

We won’t forget his blushes.

MORE BENIGNITAS! Professor J. Eiselmeier, NWC 1882 Normal recently of the faculty of the 3)eutfc^*?lmecifani[d)eS iieljrerfeminar, donated five hundred dollars to the college library for the purchase of books.

The money will probably be used to acquire the greater part of the famous Loeb library. The Loeb library is a work of English scholars. They have compiled into over four hundred volumes all the Greek and Latin classics in text and translations.

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RED Rev. A. Dasler of Madison, ’95，gave us his theological reference library. Especially valuable is a two volume 1740 Drigina^bibel. Rev. Dasler retired from the ministry several years ago. ______ It has been a good season for the library!

JVlitmnt JJotc 0 The Rev. Paul S. Naumann, pastor of St. Jacobi Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, and a graduate of the class of 1917, passed away on Friday, May 30, the victim of a heart attack.

His interment took place at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on June 1.

The Rev. Gerhard Marquardt ’23 at Wausau, Wisconsin, will soon realize anticipated plans for the building of a new church.

Karl Gurgel *37 was ordained and installed as assistant pastor to the Rev. Walter Schumann ’12 of First Lutheran Church in La Crosse, Wis. on June 8th. He had been teaching school at La Crosse this year. He will be married to Miss Lydia Naumann, graduate of the Preparatory Department in *36 on June 15th.

Correction: Rev. Scharf “of West Bend’’ should have read "of Slinger, Wis.” His engagement to Irene Zarling was recently announced.

Lois Fred rich, ex ，42, graduating from Doctor Martin Luther College atNewUlm, Minnesota this spring, has received a call as teacher at Waterloo, Wisconsin.

Isabel Fischer, also ex *42, has received a call as teacher at La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Raymond Frey ’38 has received a call as tutor at Mobridge, South Dakota.

Ernst Wendland，38 has received the call as tutor at Sagi­ naw Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan.

Edwin Breiling J38 received the call as tutor at Northwestern College here in Watertown.

Oscar Siegler ’37，formerly tutor at Mobridge, South Dakota, has received a call to the congregation in Picketts, Wisconsin.

Herbert Fleischer ’35，son of Prof, and Mrs. H. Fleischer, was married to Miss Dorothy Groth June 6th.

Eldor Toepel ’37 will be married to Miss Anita Weihert ’37 on June 25.

Elmer Zehms *37 has received a call to Malta, Minnesota.

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Engineers 4 First Game: Jfortlnvcstcrn 11 Engineers 0 Second Game: Northwestern 15 The Goslings took both ends of a double header against the Engineers here May 17 to put them high up in confer­ ence standings. Your reporter wasn’t able to be present at these games, but the score book and an adding machine show that we won both games easily.

Walther pitched good ball for Northwestern in the first game, giving up only 6 hits and no walks. All of the opponents’ runs came in the fourth inning when the Engi­ neers loaded the bases, setting the stage for Huppert, who slammed out a home run. Walther then bore down, allow­ ing only one more hit and struck out two of the last three Engineer batters. The Goslings on the other hand went into action at the very outset of the game. Eight hits in the first two innings accounted for seven runs and allowed them to coast through the rest of the game. Two more runs in each the third and sixth frames made the total eleven.

Hoffmann with a single, a triple, and a home run was the batting star of the game.

TJ、e second game featured the shut-out pitching ot Schulz, another Frosh hurler, and the liitting power of the Goslings. The Engineers seemed to lack a second-string pitcher, and Northwestern took advantage of the situation to pile up a big score. Schulz, however, did not seem to be affected by the ineffectiveness of the Engineer pitching, for 118

RED he hurled almost perfect ball for the Goslings. The Engi­ neers were able to garner only four hits from his offerings, and these were spread so that there was not more than one an inning. He issued no walks. The game was called at the end of the fifth inning because it proved to be such a walk-away. Staffeil knocked out another homer for North­ western (with bases loaded) while Albrecht and Koehler came through with triples.

First Game Northwestern Albrecht, s. s.

Peil, 1. f. ____ Koehler, c.......

Hoffmann, c. f.

Staffeil, 3. b...

Scheel, r. f......

Kujath, 1. b....

Birkholz, 2. b.

Walther, p.......

AB ......0 ---- 2 ......4 ...... 4 .—...4 ___4 __ 3 ___3 ......2

BOX R II £ 3 0 0 0 10 2 2 0 3 3 0 12 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 1 2 10

SCORE Engineers Abrahm, 1. b.

Hahn, 3. b.----Zancanata, c.Mayo, s. s. ___ Zirbel, c. f.---Most, r. f.----Huppert, p …

Frangesh, 2. b.

Baldasor, 1. f.

AB ...3 ...3 ■…3 ...3 ••••3 •…3 ...3 •…3 ...3

R H £.

0 10 110 0 0 1 0 10 12 0 10 0 111 0 0 1 0 0 0

27 4 6 3 26 11 11 1 Summary: Homo runsHoffmann, Huppert. Three base hit—Hoff­ mann. Hit by pitched ball—by Huppert 2. Base on balls—Huppert 2, Walther 0. Strike outs■—Walther 3, Huppert 1. Double plays: Staffeil to Kujath, Frangesh to Abrahm.

Second Game Northwestern Albrecht, s. s.

BOX AB R H E ...4 2 2 0 ...1 4 0 0

SCORE Engineers Abrahm, 1. b....... .

Hahn, 3. b.-------

Koehler, c..........

Hoffmann, c. f..

Staffeil, 3. b____ Scheel, r. f.........

Kujath, 1. b, ___ Birkholz, 2. b....

Schultz, p.____

"0 2 0 0 ..2 2 2 0 ..2120 ..3 0 0 0 ..3 011 ..2 10 0

Mayo, -s. s.…一• Zirbel, c. f.

Most, r. f.---Beuligman, 1. f Frangesh, 2. b.

Baldasoy, p •―

20 15 8 1

AB R _3 0 ___ 3. 0 ...—•2 0 ____ 2 0 ____ 2 0 ___ 2 0 ____2 0 ‘.....-.2 0 ____ 2 0

H E 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 0 4 2

Summary: Home run—Staffeil. Three base hits—Albrecht, Koehler.

Two base hit—Albrecht. Hit by pitched ball—by Beuligman 3. Base on balls—Beuligman 6, Huppert 2, Schulz 0. Strike outs—Schulz 5, Kuppert 2, Beuligman 1.

Wisconsin 4 Northwestern This game might with all due propriety be called the “comedy of errors,** even though it wasn’t so funny for us.

Wisconsin got her revenge for her former defeat at the hands of the Goslings by exactly reversing the score of the last game. However, the responsibility for our defeat can­ not be placed on Ziesemer, who again hurled good ball for 119

RED Northwestern. Eight errors accounted for two unearned runs which proved to be the deciding tallies. Northwestern again started out strong by scoring two runs in the first in­ ning driven in by Staffeil’s triple. Their other run came in the fourth inning, when Kujath and Birkholz singled, and Ziesemer grounded out to drive in the score. The Badgers picked up their first run as an error-wrapped gift in the first inning, collected another in the third through the same procedure, and then bunched three hits to earn their last two runs in the sixth frame. Evidently too much tension lost the Goslings their chance to make it two straight over Wisconsin. Ziesemer stretched the run of walkless games to four for the Northwestern pitching staff.

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Hoffmann, c. f.---Staffeil, 3. b..............

Scheel, r. f.---------Kujath, 1. b.-------Birkholz, 2. b. ____ Ziesemer, p.--------

AB ......4 „...3 •3 •…..4 .—4 ."•”3 4 2 3

BOX SCORE R H E Wisconsin 0 0 1 Roth, 2. b..............

12 1 Schiewe, 3. b.-----0 2 3 Willding, r. f.....

10 0 Ellison, 1. b.

011 Formann, c. f.

0 0 0 Sullivan, 1. f..........

111 Engebretson, s. s.

0 2 1 W. Saxer, c...........

0 0 0 Robertshaw, p.

AB ___ 4 ___ 4 ____4 ___ 4 一.4 ____3 ....... 3 ____3 ____3

R H E 011 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 110 110 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 4 9 1 30 3 8 8 Summary: Three base hits—Staffeil, Willding. Two base hit—For­ man. Base on balls—Robertshaw 3, Hass 0, Ziesemer 0. Strike outs— Robertshaw 6, Hass 5, Ziesemer 3.

Seminary 5 Nort-lnvestern 13 After considerable concentration and study, your re­ porter has decided that we won this one, although it was pretty hard to tell which team was the Seminary and which was Northwestern at the end of the game. Alter “Red” Lambert, who started pitching for the Sem., tired, Ziesemer and Koehler, regular battery for the Goslings, wound lip the game pitching and catching for the opposition. The Gos­ lings started rather slow, gathering their first run in the second inning, but after that the game became a slug-fest.

Eight runs were scored in the fourth inning. Scliulz held the Sem. to one hit during the first four innings. In the fifth, however, the lineups were switched around, and the Sem. had its little spree, scoring five runs. The game was called after the sixth inning. Noone collected Mrs. Koehler's pie which was to be the reward of anyone hitting a homerun, but Peil and Kocli gave her a thrill when each banged out a triple.

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Milton G NortInvest orn (> The Goslings wanted this one bad, and they played a swell game to win it. The pitching was excellent, the sup­ port was good, and the hitting was timely. Through this game Nortlives.tern preserved her five-year run of cham­ pionship baseball teams. This year we share the championship with Milton.

Northwestern's first run came in the 4th inning when Scheel's single drove in Hoffmann who had doubled before him. A seventh inning rally completed our scoring, Iri that frame the Umnusmen bunched five hits to push five men across the plate. Milton was unable to figure out the pitching of Ziesemer all afternoon. They collected only five hits, scored no runs, and were awarded no walks for their attempts. In only one inning, the sixth, did they have more than one hit, and then Hoffmann’s fine double play, from center field to first, pulled us out of the hole.

Staffeil led the hitting for Northwestern with three safeties including two triples.

Northwestern Albrecht, s. s...

Koehler, c...….....

Hoffmann, c. f.

Staffeil, 3. b.......

Scheel, r. f.........

Kujath, 1. b. .

Birkholz, 2. b...

Ziesemer, p.-----

AB ....4 ，….3 .....4 ....3 ，.…4 ...J3 .…4 .."4 .. .3

BOX SCORE R H E Milton Beebe, s. s.

1 2 110 Burdick, c. f.---110 Bramble, 3. b.

2 10 Bladhorn, 1. f■ 0 3 0 Rog. Polan, p. ■■一0 10 Russ Polan, c......

0 0 0 Hull, 2. b.---------111 Jaeger, r. f.........— 0 0 0 Gilbert, 1. b.-------

32 6 10 1

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2 2 0 Keibel, 3. b________ 12 0 Koch, c. f. _______ 110 Trxibcrti p* ——3 2 0 Kehrberg, c. _____ 0 10 Zimmermann, 1. b..

10 0 Pagels, r. f. ______ 2 11 Schierenbeck, 1. f..

0 0 0 Lehninger, 2. b.-----12 0 110

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Koehler, c..........

Hoffmann, c. f.

Staffeil, 3. b.

Scheel, r. f.---Kujath, 1. b....

Birkholz, 2. b. • Schulz, p....... .....

Walther, 3. b....

Madson ...........

AB ---- 4 •—.4 ......4 _•••••，在 ---- 3 …2 …

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TENNIS Extension 3 Nortlnvestern 11 Eiigineci's 2 Milton 7 Mission House 1 Platt eville 5 Oil May 27, Northwestern was again the host at the All Conference tennis meet, and again they emerged as the con­ ference champs. Grabner won the first point for North­ western in the singles tournament by defeating Ernst of Mission House, but he was defeated in the next round. Koeninger, drawing a bye in the first round carried on from there. He played beautiful tennis to go through the next two matches in straight sets until he was pitted against Dallmann of Milton in the finals. This was proving to be an excellent match when darkness forced it to be called. A date was set for a rematch, but Dallmann was unable to play, thereby ceding the championship to Koeningor. This is the second consecutive year that Len has been conference singles cliamp.

Northwestern’s doubles team consisting of Scluiller and Dobbratz also came out on top. They had their most diffi­ culty in the first match against Extension which went three sets, but from there on went through the finals in straight sets. The final match was with Platteville.

The pairings and results of the tournament: (Note: N—Northwestern, M—Milton, E—Engineers, Ex —Extension, P—-Platteville, MH—Mission House.)

Singles Koeninger (N)

Bye

Bride (P) Daane (MH)

Daane (MH) 8-6, 0-6, 4-6

Austin (E) Doran (M)

Doran (M) 6-2, 6-2

Murray (EX)

Bye

Boatright (P)

Bye

Wright (E) Lang (EX)

Lang (EX) 6-3, 6-4

Grabner (N) Ernst (MH)

Grabner (N) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

Dallmann

Bye

Koeninger (N) 6-1, 6-0 Koeninger (N) 6-3, 8-6 Doran (M) 6-3, 6-2

Lang (EX) 6-0, 6-1

Koeninger (N) Default Dallmann (M) 6-3, 6-1

Dallmann (M) 6-1, 6-2

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Doubles Schaller-Dobbratz 7-5, 3-6, 5-7

Hughes-Davidson

Bye

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Reichert-Spielvogel Koth-Burris (P) (MH) Koth-Burris (P) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 Smith-Jones (E)

(N) Schaller-Dobbratz 6.4, 6-3

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IXTHAMURALS The mighty Juniors breezed through the intramural kittenball tournament without a defeat to easily take the championship. A game scheduled between the Juniors and the Varsity will decide who the campus champs will be. Bat­ tery for the Juniors will be “Buck” Grabner and “Schmur” Habermann with Knickelbein as alternate hurler. Staffeil will probably pitch for the varsity with Koehler behind the plate. Come on, Juniors! The Sophomores took second place in the tournament followed by the Frosh. The Sen­ iors forfeited their games to cinch the cellar.

SPOKTS FLASHES In two games against the University of Wisconsin’s varsity, Ziesemer issued no walks. He has three “walkless” games to his credit this year.

The team batting average for the Goslings this year is .353. Koehler and Staffeil lead the list with an average of .475.

Center Fielder Hoffmann was a participant in two double plays this year, catching a Ions fly and then throw­ ing to first base to catch the runner off the bag.

Grabner won that tennis match he was talking about.

Mr. Bilse makes a fine second baseman.

Fishing has become a new sport at Northwestern.

“Blackie” Bernthal, having caught a 24 inch pickerel, is our nomination for captain.

Varsity Averages: Below are the statistics for this year’s varsity.

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H. AB. R. .475 19 15 Koehler 40 .475 14 19 Staffeil 40 12 .444 Hoffmann 27 17 123

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LITERARY— How do you feel about it?

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SocratesA Red

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A Brother’s Complaint.

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Poe, America's Most Individual Writer 132 Wanted: A Son

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The Rise and Spread of Islam to the Crusades.............................

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I See the Light.

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EDITORIALOnce Agaii

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Fellow Alumni

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Let's be a Chorus this Year

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The Play's the Thing

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May I Protest

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We have them.."Let’s take care of them....... .....................

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ALUMNI NOTES

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CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM

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ATHLETICS

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THE BLACK AND RED Volume XLV.

Watertown, Wis., September 1941.

Number 4

Entered at the Postoflicc at Watertown, VVis.f as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1870. Published monthly. Subscription, One Dollar.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? R. W. S.

I looked up and down along the full length of the train coach and saw but one seat which was not fully occupied. A lone young fellow of about twenty-three sat next to the window gazing blankly out at the passing scenery.

“Do you mind if I sit with you?” I asked him.

At first he just looked at me; then, as he appeared to collect his thoughts, he answered in a courteous, but a very weak voice, "No, not at all.” And he proceeded to clear the other half of the seat for me. He wore an army uniform of khaki which led me to believe at first that he was on his way to a training camp. His voice had sounded very much as though he were nearly at the point of tears. A melancholic curtain seemed to enclose him in his thoughts, which evidently were far away.

We rode together for a few minutes in silence. Then, partly out of curiosity, partly out of courtesy, I began a conver­ sation with him. *'Where might you be headed for?’’ I began, hoping that he would loosen up if I broke the ice.

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RED "I’m going to West Virginia,” was his answer, distinctly colored by the accent of a Southerner.

Have you been travelling long?”

"Yes, I’ve been on this crazy thing now since Thursday, and I’ve had this same seat since the first day, — four days now,” It looked somewhat threatening outside and I said, "I almost believe it’s going to rain, the way it feels.”

“If it rains when I get home, I’ll go nuts,” he retorted promptly. “I’ve seen it rain every day now except nine for over a month, and it sure gets a person down.’’

The conversation began to pick up, and I tried to invest my efforts in the topic he no doubt was seriously concerned about, camp life. I soon found out he was on his first furlough in seven months. His home was in West Virginia, but he had been in camp in the state of Washington.

“So you’re just going home then, instead?”

“Yes, I am. You thought the same as I did at first, I pruess,” he said. “I thought they were going to send me to Washington, D. C. and I landed way across the country in the state of Washington.”

“How do like camp life?” ‘‘I don’t!” was his reply. 4‘I was workin* a coal mine back home, not too hard either. And I had planned on getting married soon. But when this came up, I decided to volunteer and get it over with. And now I’m set for two and a half years. I should have got married before. Those with dependents or over twenty-eight are being released now. But we have to stick it out.’’

There wasn’t a note of pleasure in his words or actions.

And I decided to find out more about why he felt that way.

“I imagine you’re glad to get home again after being way out there?” ‘‘After a few months in camp, you don’t care about nothin’ anyway.

“Why should that be?” I continued.

“Oh, it’s all so silly! Just like kids playing hide and seek.

One side hides and the other side fetches you out. I’ve been at this camp now seven months and all we do is plant grass and fix up around the barracks outside of our half-hour drill in the 126 (i

RED morning. They wake you up early, feed you on war rations and then put us on some useless job for the day. Sometimes we just keep on digging holes and then an officer orders others to fill them right in again, and that’s rawk (rock) out there, too,” he retorted in his typical Southern. “There’s no sense to it all.

I’ve seen fifteen fellows killed just in maneuvers in a few weeks.

Their trucks went over some of those 75 foot cliffs in California during “Blackout Travels”. They’re nuts, I guess. And they won’t tell you anything. You don’t know what’s going to happen at all.”

This young fellow, I realize full well, was not only under the influence of a severe case of homesickness, despite the fact that he was somewhat embittered, but also was in love, and in not very good shape to be objective in his position as judge of the situation. It’s quite natural that he should feel that way, however.

Nobody wants to fight,” he told me, “except maybe a few who never did anything else.” “I，d rather be over there on the front fightin’ though anyway, than just sitting around like this.” And so throughout the conversation, I couldn’t but feel the tenor of disapproval in this fellow’s attitude toward the whole situation. “I guess they’re just trying to see how mad they can get us,” he said once.

I haven’t a doubt, that this young fellow is truly American.

There’s no cowardly blood in him. Nor is he the only one who is in that predicament. When his country called, he didn’t evade the issue in any way, but rather was a volunteer. When he got to camp, what was it that disappointed him? He wanted to learn more maneuvers, have more military drill, but was taken from a steady job, his family, and prospects of a happy future to be sent across the country to plant grass for Uncle Sam at $30 a month. The man was fully in favor of the year’s training and even of an extra month a year later to 1'brush up on.” Had the need presented itself, he would shoulder his gun with the best of them and give his all for true defense in the real American way. How do you feel about it?

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RED SOCRATES — — A RED P. Knickelbein

Who was Socrates? Such a question on an "Information, please” program would be regarded as impertinent or even childish. As if everybody didn’t know about the distinguished old vagabond of Athens. Even persons who care little for philosophy or ancient history feel that they are acquainted with that easy going sage who loved to drink and talk, to ask questions and to utter wise words, and who had to take poison because certain of his fellow-citizens didn’t like him. The story of Socrates is well known to every schoolboy, yet as the real Socrates is scarcely known, it may be well to review the philo­ sopher^ story.

Socrates grew up in a magnificent spiritual, mental and political ferment. As a young man he could hear war veterans boasting of their part in crushing the Persians at Marathon and Salamis. Socrates himself was but-a humble member of the democracy. His mother was a midwife and his father a stone­ cutter and a sculptor. Young Socrates seems to have begun by following his father’s trade, but, as there were wars to be fought, he became a soldier at 37, and a good one at that. He was powerfully built and fought bravely. A jesting, goodnatured warrior, Socrates gained the affection of his comrades by his courage and by the way in which he withstood the severities of winter while the others were nearly frozen. Once, it is recorded, he saved a young comrade’s life at the risk of his own. A prize for valor was offered him, but he asked that it be turned over to the youth whom he had rescued.

His only fear, if it can rightly be called fear, was instilled in him by his celebrated wife, Xanthippe, who constantly nagged him and accused him of laziness, of neglecting his three sons, of drinking and chattering with his cronies instead of earning a living, Xanthippe seems to have been quite right and her husband tolerated her abusiveness as a mental discipline.

Once his wife berated him at length and then showered him with a pail of dirty water. "It generally rains after thunder, ’’ he commented in resignation.

Eventually Socrates discovered his rightful career. It con­ sisted of walking, barefoot and ragged, into the marketplace 128

3MIED and shady paths and engaging in those unique conversations for which he will always be remembered. His modesty, his gentle­ manly drinking habits and his humor could not fail to win him a circle of admiring youths.

“I know only that I know nothing,” was his constant apology, and then he would proceed, by a series of innocent questions, to confound an opponent and draw him into self-con­ tradictions. Being a bald and homely man, he could say with feeling that “beauty is a short-lived reign. I pray to be beauti­ ful within.”

The philosopher argued that “leisure is the best of all possessions” and so he religiously abstained from work. This was only a verbal excuse, however, as he was constantly combing his brain for some way to save and reconcile Athens, how to connect and unify morality and philosophy as they lay unhinged, and where to find an eternal truth on which to base man's life, a something universally valid from which to start afresh. Taken up with these mental problems, he had no time for physical labor. Yet, he was not searching for knowledge, for he first had to learn the method of obtaining knowledge—in­ duction and definition. And so it came about that on this method of knowledge—general concepts obtained by induction—he spent his life. Perhaps he never completely lost sight of his moral aim.

It is certain that the concepts he preferably worked on were moral. ‘‘What is Justice, Piety, Goodness, and the rest?” He may to the last have hoped thereby to make Athens just, pious, and good. If so, it was a deluded hope! Athens remained in statu quo.

He regarded peace and friendship among the greatest of man’s goods. “It takes two to make a quarrel,” he warned his hearers, and at another time remarked sadly: ‘‘A man can always tell the number of sheep he has, but not the number of friends, so slight a value he puts on them.” ‘‘Choose the lesser of two evils” was a typical Socratic coinage which now has become a commonplace. Less known, perhaps, is his specu­ lation that if all the misfortunes of the world should be placed in a single pile and divided equally, most persons would depart with their own troubles rather than take some of the others.

Now, how could this genial philosopher have enraged the Athenian citizens to the extent that they took his life? We must 129

RED remember that Athens at that time wa3 a warrior state and for a full generation had been struggling with its powerful neighbor, Sparta. Athens, ruled by a democracy, at length succumbed and the young radicals of the city fiercely denounced their government of the mob 4las clumsy, slow, inefficient, disastrous. ” A revolution followed that was quelled only by heavy fighting and much bloodshed. The city fathers discovered that the ringleaders were Alcibiades and Critias, two disciples of Socrates, who had evidently learned from him their principles of revolt. Clearly, the conservative Athenians believed, Socrates was at the center of a conspiracy designed to overthrow the old order. As a danger to the peace of the state, he must be tried.

At the trial, where Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth and inciting a revolution, the prosecutor demanded that the old man be put to death; and the jury, comprised of 500 citizens, indorsed his plea. The jury then asked Socrates for his opinion, and, after some consideration, Socrates replied, "Far from being a corrupter of youth, I have helped to make youth better. A man of my services should be pensioned by the state, rather than punished. ” All the court and onlookers were infuriated, and when 80 additional jurors were sworn in, the sentence of death was passed on the “incorrigible” old man.

His courage and calmness at the approach of death have been hailed these 24 centuries. As he awaited the fatal potion he asked that his weeping wife be taken away, as he did not wish his final hours to be lacking in dignity. His influential young friends swarmed about him in the cell and implored him to flee. When he was told they had bribed the jailors and that he could escape, he replied, “No, my friends, I am still a lawabiding citizen of Athens and must obey its judgments even though I deem them wrong.

He took the draught of hemlock from the jailor and drank it without a tremor. The young men began to weep and Socrates rebuked them gently: “I sent my wife away for weeping, and now you do the same.” The youths then re­ strained their grief and soon their old friend lay down on the couch and died.

Vagabond, shiftless, and lazy though he was, yet is Socrates one of the world’s heroes. For in the long run the world is fair, and measures a man not by his results but by his inten130

RED tions. Happy was Socrates in having a cause, heroic he was in dying for it. The only truly tragic thing about martyrdom is, not that the man dies, but after a while his cause does.

A BROTHER'S COMPLAINT M. E. K. and R. R. N.

Sis is going with a sailor, at first it didn’t please us But now the family’s talk is full of sailors’ salty phrases We found it rather hard to follow all his speech For they talk different “on board ship”，than we do on the beach.

For when it’s time to eat the courses he sings out “chow” for food And always stows it “down the hatch” which Grandma thinks is rude; When talking during dinner, he talks like other boys, Except he calls the lettuce “grass” and celery just plain "noise”.

His salty talk is slangy and hard to understand He calls the canned milk “iron cow” and sugar he calls “sand”.

His many names for coffee are certainly a joke He calls it everything from “mud” to “Joe” and plain “Jamoke”.

The spinach he calls “Popeye,” and Grandma always squirms To hear him ask for spaghetti and say “throw me the worms”.

The chicken he calls “sea gull” and catsup is “red lead” The waffles are “collision mats” while “punk” is Mother’s bread.

Fried fish is “Pedro’s porkchops”，“Seadust’s” his name for salt, But when he calls the pepper “fly specks” Ma nearly calls a halt.

He sat beside my Father and needed elbow room He looked at Dad and said, "Say, Mate, rig in your starboard boom’’.

We finally all caught on and now we’re doing fine We say 6 bells for 3 o’clock when we are telling time.

When Mom goes to the city or runs down to the store, And someone asks us where she is, we say “she’s gone ashore”.

Sister calls the floor “a deck”，to hear her talk is sport; To her a roof’s an “overhead” and a window is a “port”.

Then too, if someone gets “fouled up” or some new trouble comes And Dad starts to complain, Mom says, “Don’t beat your gums.’’

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PRED Dad doesn’t tie his tie now, instead he “binds” it on.

While Grandma says, “The kid’s shoved off” instead of they have gone.

Mom says Dad’s suit is “shipshape” if it’s fitting him But if it’s not so neat she says, “That lash-up aint so trim.”

When Pop goes to work now, he says he’s “turning to” While Mother “swabs” and never mops as she once used to do.

The whole place has gone salty, which makes me lots of trouble For when Mom says “Come here, chop, chop,’’ I got here on the double.

I wish that guy would “weigh anchoi，” and do what I think, "Point his bow” and, “trim his jib” and go jump in ‘‘the drink”.

So now I’m through with “batting the breeze” and “singing the blues” Fm sure So for tonight I’ll just “train in,” “cease firing” and “secure”.

POE, AMERICA’S MOST INDIVIDUAL WRITER John Schaadt

Poe’s works are quite different from those of all other authors. Most short story writers, and writers of novels and poetry, too, for that matter, try to make the characters and the incidents of their narratives as true to life as possible. Before Poe’s time, most writers went so far as to say that all good stories had to have some moral value. Poe, on the other hand, takes pretty much the opposite stand, believing that “the end of all art is pleasure, not truth.” He does not, as a rule, appeal to one’s common sense, but instead appeals to one’s sense of the mysterious, of horror, of the unreal and unprece­ dented. It is important that we realize that he is not portray­ ing life, he is merely trying to entertain.

“The Pit and the Pendulum” is not a story we would expect anyone of any intelligence to believe. The incidents in this tale, such as the swinging and dropping of the razor-sharp pendulum and later the closing in of the red hot walls are so unreal that no one would think, even for a moment, that the author is trying to tell the truth. Of course, Poe’s idea in it all is to create one single effect. As in most of his stories, every word, every incident, and every character lends something to the particular mood which the author wishes to pass on to the reader. Incidentally, one criticism of his works which is in a 132

RED few cases justified, is that he spends a great deal of time in describing or explaining one point that is of little importance in the plot. However, in most cases, this build-up is perhaps the most important part of the story in that it prepares the reader for that which is to follow. In ‘‘The Fall of the House of Usher” almost half the story is over before any action begins; however, if it were not for the sense of gloom and horror which is crea­ ted, the rest of the narrative would have little meaning.

Poe brings about his moods in various ways. One method he employs frequently to a good effect in his use of words such as ‘‘ghoul-haunted, weired, dreary and morgeM whose very sounds suggest horror and mystery. Of course, this method of creating feeling is used to a better effect in his poems such as “Ulalume” and the “Raven,” however it is also used quite effectively in such short stories as “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.”

Another method he often uses is the vivid presentation of gruesome detail. This is particularly true in <4The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” In this tale, Poe tells of such hideous de­ tails as the handful of hair pulled out by the roots to which the flesh is still clinging; the neck that is so slashed that the head falls off when the body is lifted; and of the neck which contains the deep marks of someone’s sharp finger nails.

The effectiveness of Poe’s stories is oftimes increased by his system of taking for himself the leading role in the story.

This creates a favorable impression in that one always wants first hand information and where is a better place to get it than from the person who has experienced the action? It makes for better descriptions, especially of thoughts in the mam character’s mind, for who is better able to divulge thoughts than the man who is thinking them? This mode of presenta­ tion is very offective especially in “The Black Cat.” In this story, Poe places himself in the role of a man who is driven partially insane by the actions of a black cat. In a sudden fit of anger he kills his wife and seals her in the wall of his base­ ment. Throughout this story, we read of his thoughts — thoughts of anger, hate, revenge, and sometimes of remorse.

These thoughts could not be portrayed nearly so effectively if the author did not assume the leading role.

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RED There is only one Poe and his style has never been copied by anyone with any degree of success. Although many authors have written mystery and horror stories, there is none to com­ pare with Poe in the creation and continuance of a mood of gloom, mystery, or horror.

WANTED： A SON Ralph A. Goede

For many years, twenty to be exact, the associates of Prof. Henry Cordell had known him to be a man of quiet pursuits and studies. Prof. Cordell was a bachelor, a man in his early fifties. He lived in a small apartment consist­ ing of a study, a kitchen and a bedroom. Like most pro­ found scholars, the professor had liis oddities; one was liis determination ever to be a bachelor; another was his de­ light and skill in the arts of cooking and baking. But his fellow members of the faculty could not understancl the mo­ tives behind liis latest deeds.

In the morning paper there appeared in the want ad section the following astonishing insertion: WANTED A Son—between ages 14 to 18; make personal visit on Sat., between 8:00 & 4:00.

Prof. H. Cordell—Roline Apts.

Central Square.

To the inquiries of his fellow professors, Prof. Cordell made only a simple statement: “I’ve been a bookworm near­ ly all my life. But now I think I need a son to bring a little pep and sunshine into my life. So, I’m looking for a son.”

“Sons, sons, sons—I never knew there were so many on the market/* mused the professor as he wiped his brow.

All morning boys had filed into his study. Each thought lie was fit to be a professor’s son. But as yet none had suited the professor’s taste.

At noon there was a bell and consequently the professor went to his kitchen and hustled up a light lunch. Cooking and baking were tlie only things he loved as much or more than liis books. The kitchen was completely equipped and would certainly have delighted any woman interested in cooking and baking.

After lunch and a pipe, he was ready for more “sons.”

However, his first visitors were other than “sons.” The pro­ fessor^ brother, his wife and daughter, Prof. Cordell’s only niece surprised him.

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RED “Well, well, if it isn’t the old bookworm, looking as musty as ever.”

“Hello Carl, and Mary, and little Sunny. Everyone’s looking fine. Sit down, I never expected you.”

“Oil, we can’t stay very long—’’ “No, I-Ienry, I just want to let you know that I’ve been transferred to the South American sales force for several months— —’’ Well, good for you.”

“We’re going to New York to make all the arrange­ ments. Would we disturb your peace and hibernation here, by leaving little Sunny with you until tomorrow afternoon?”

Having an overnight guest, especially a pretty young lady, aged five, was something of a rarity for the professor.

But lie was an adventurous soul and consequently Sunny re­ mained with her uncle.

All during the afternoon the professor was busy inter­ viewing more “sons.” In the meantime Sunny wandered all about the apartment, amusing herself with the pots and pans, books and relics of her uncle. Sunny, short for Susan, was a pretty tot. She had bright blue eyes and light blond hair that hung down to her shoulders where they became a mass of soft curly locks.

After the last visitor had gone, the professor made sup­ per. IIe’(l almost forgotten about Susan. When eveiytliing was ready for supper he went to the study to get Sunny. Hut he hacl to stop at the door and smile at her.

She had found a big book with many pictures in it. With the book lying open before her, she sat on the floor and looked at the figures of Babylonians, Persians and Egyptian drawings. To her the figures were amusing. They looked like funny paper people, and she laughed and chatted with herself.

“Susa 11，would I be too impolite to disturb your profound studies and inform you that supper is ready?”

Supper—at the magic word, Sunny jumped up, but stumbled over the book and fell on the floor. The professor Ha, ha, quickly picked her up and held her in his arms.

Susan’s had a fall. Come on now, no tears, smile! There, that’s better.” Sunny already had several big drops rolling down her cheeks, but uncle’s kind face and soft voice made her laugh. She blinked her eyes, pouted, then smiled and to the professor’s surprise and pleasure, clasped his cheeks in her tiny, chubby hands and gave him a kiss. ‘‘Tliank you, Uncle Henry. Let’s eat.”

The two had a jovial time; both ate heartily and the food, was well seasoned with chatter and laughs. Prof. Cor135

RED dell washed the dishes, and Susan carefully and neatly dried the cups, saucers, and spoons.

The professor had been reading and smoking for some time and Sunny continued her play about the apartment.

“Darling, it’s time to go to bed.” The professor dropped his book and sat up with a jerk.

“Wliat did you say?”

“Darling, it’s time—” “Darling, hmmm. Now where did you learn that?”

“Oli, mommy always calls daddy and me that when it’s bedtime.

“So she does, hmmm. Well, if it’s bed time, then to bed we shall go.”

Sunny was well-trained, and she hurried into the bed­ room, changed her clothes and soon came out in her pretty colored pajamas. “Oh, you’re slow. I bet I beat you in bed.” Tlien off she skipped, with tlie professor in pursuit.

Sunny pulled herself onto the bed, snuggled under the cov­ ers and made believe she was asleep before the professor could get his shoes off.

It was some time before lie quietly slid under the covers. “Wliat a day,” he remarked as lie rolled over. ^Good-night, dearest.” The professor jerked around.

“Who said that?”

A little giggle, “I did, Uncle Henry.”

“Wliy, I thought you were asleep. Who taught you to say that?

Oh, mommy always calls us ‘dearest’ when we go to sleep.

“Well, how interesting. I see that one doesn’t learn everything from books. Well, goodnight dearest, and pleas­ ant dreams.” ‘‘Say Uncle Henry, do you snore?”

“Snore, I certainly, wait a minute, I don’t, wliy?”

"Oh, daddy does and I thought maybe you did too.”

Sunny quickly dropped away to peaceful slumbers. The professor, however, did not share such a happy lot. In liis mind he reviewed the events of the day. He was more tired than usual, but he felt happier. Sunny's happy cliatter and funny antics brought something new into his day. As yet, he had no son, none of his visitors liad suited him. Oh well, perhaps the morrow would decide.

When the professor awoke in the morning he found something lying beneath his chin. He disentangled liis arms from the blankets and touched the soft locks of the child beside him. She lay with lier head on his chest, her 136

RED little hands clasped about his shoulders. He gently lifted her back on her own pillow. She slept on and as the pro­ fessor leaned over her, he could not help but muse, “So peaceful, so innocent, so pure. Hmmm.” Then he slid out of bed and dressed.

Susan awoke to breathe the pleasant aroma of fresh coffee, hot muffins, and fresh fruit. Uncle frolicked about with her for awhile, and then they ate. After the dishes had been put away, beds made, Uncle Henry made a phone call to the newspaper, cancelling his ad. Then he sent a tele­ gram to New York.

“Go on to South America, 1*11 keep Susan for several months or more stop Good luck stop.

“Well, Susan, I’m going to be your daddy for awhile. I guess I did not want a son after all. You, Sunny, have brightened up my views on life. I guess you are my sun.”

4'Oh, if you’re going to be my daddy, I can call you sweetheart—’’ “Yes, because your mommy always calls your daddy that.

THE RISE AND SPREAD OF ISLAM TO THE CRUSADES Wilbert Gawrisch

In the early part of the seventh century after Christ a man whose name we find spelled in various ways, Mohammed, Mahomet, or Muhammad, was preaching a new religion on the Arabian desert. Here outside the boundaries of the mighty Byzantine Empire a powerful new heresy was fast being spread. It proved violently attractive to the great masses of people in the Near East. The pagan Arabs were easily conver­ ted to Mohammedanism from the polytheism, idolatry, and superstition which had earlier dominated their life.

The new faith was essentially an intense simplification of the Catholic body of doctrine. Everything that seemed difficult for the untrained masses to understand was eliminated. On the religous side this meant the rejection of the doctrines of the Trinity, the Incarnation, the sacraments, and also of the priesthood. Mo­ hammed preached one God who is unseen but omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent. The believer’s only duty is unquestion­ ing obedience to God’s commands. “Obey and you will be re­ warded; disobey and you will be punished.” Jesus Christ was 137

RED a prophet of God, but Mohammed was the greatest prophet who had been called by God to reclaim the Arabs from the idolatry into which they had fallen. Mary was the highest among women to be sure, but not the mother of God. Mass and communion were swept away. Mohammedanism had hardly a ritual, only prayers that all could follow. The prophet pro-, claimed that observance of four cardinal virtues was all that was needed to gain entrance to paradise: prayer five times daily, almsgiving, observance of the fast of Ramadan, and the pilgrimage to Mecca, to be performed by all the faithful at least once in a lifetime. Entrance to paradise, a sort of super­ oasis of rich pasture lands and sparkling springs of water, was made doubly sure by dying for the faith.

But in addition to being a prophet Mohammed was a law­ giver. He proclaimed a social system which men could easily adopt and find just. The burden of debt, the shame and suffer­ ing of slavery, and an elaborate legal system were eliminated.

Personal cleanliness was rigorously enjoined and the sanctity of marriage upheld. Thus easy thinking was promised on the religious side and freedom on the political. Local groups like the Egyptians were also promised their independence.

Our chief source of knowledge of the religion is the Koran, which was “revealed” to Mohammed by the angel Gabriel in a vision, as he claimed, and told, little by little, to his followers who wrote it down. In addition we have the "Sunna”，a compi­ lation of the body of tradition of the things Mohammed’s followers had seen him do and heard him say. The third source is the expository comments of the learned Mohammedan theologians. The new religion was called the “Acception”，its followers, “True Believers”，and the culture developed by its adherents the “Moslem” world.

Mohammed went about seeking converts, at first with very little success. Such opposition was aroused that some of his converts were forced to flee to Ethiopia. But at the critical moment he received assistance from the city of Medina. His converts there were pilgrims who had been converted while visiting Mecca. They now urged him to come to Medina, and in 622 he and a friend secretly left Mecca. This flight of the prophet, or Hegira, is the event from which the Mohammedans date their calendar.

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In 1841 Heinrich von Sybel wrote, ‘ ‘The world has never seen a quicker or more complete invasion.” We of the present day, who have lived through the time of Hitler’s invasion of France and Poland, may be inclined to doubt this statement in regard to speed, but as to completeness, we certainly can as yet say nothing. Neither can we say anything about the permanency of the invasion. Mohammedan conquests remained under Islam’s sway for centuries, and even today a good share of the former Moslem world, although it has lost its political domina­ tion, still remains true to its religion. As a religion Mohammedanism has more adherents today than Christianity! In India alone there are ninety million Moslems, and the faith is spreading still further.

Mohammed set the ardent imaginations of his followers afire with the idea of a holy war. He spoke in short, vigorous sentences about the greatness and power of the one almighty God. He didn’t reason or explain but simply carried men away with him. In glowing colors he painted the rewards of Para­ dise and the tortures of the damned. He demanded only obe­ dience to God and to his Prophet. The world was not to be in­ structed but rather subjugated. Unbelievers were rebels to be smitten with the edge of the sword and force to conform to the doctrine of the “Acceptation” or pay tribute. The natural re­ sult of such a policy was war. The Prophet was soon acknow­ ledged in Mecca. The next objectives were the Persian and Bysantine empires. The unknown fanatic was scorned by the rulers of these world-dominating powers to whom he sent threatening letters. Furious attacks came as a result. “Neither Roman or Persian troops were able to withstand the masses of brave men, which, with the rapidity of lightning, inexhaustible, and with exulting contempt of death spread in torrents over the country. They had no other thought than fanaticism for the Caliph, no other delight than war against the infidel, no other hope than entrance into “Paradise”，says the historian von Sybel.

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RED armies struck simultaneously at Byzantine Syria and the Persian frontier city of Hira, and everywhere they offered a choice of three alternatives: either pay tribute, or confess the true God and join us, or die. They encountered large and disciplined but spiritless armies, and defeated them. And nowhere was there such a thing as popular resistance. The people of the populous irrigation lands of Mesopotamia cared not a jot whether they paid taxes to Byzantium or Persepolis or Medina, and of the two, Arabs or Persian court, the Arabs of the great years were manifestly the cleaner people, more just and more merciful.

The Christian Arabs joined the invaders very readily, and so did many Jews. Just as in the West, so now in the East an inva­ sion became a social revolution. But here it was also a religious revolution with a new and distinctive vitality.’’

Within a century of the death of Mohammed (632 A. D.) the Mohammedan desert cavalry had swept eastward and north­ ward and westward, had mastered and garrisoned and were governing Syria, North Africa, and most of Spain. Great portions of the Eastern Roman Empire had been conquered, and Islam held the politcal power over a great number of orthodox Christian subjects. Islam’s power stretched across the fertile plain of Mesopotamia, acros Persia to the mountains of India and the steppes of Asia. In form these conquests remained a cresent. “It was’’, says Carlyle, “as if a spark had fallen, one spark on a world of what seemed black, unnoticeable sand; but lo, the sand proves explosive, and blazes from Delhi to Grenada.”

After this period of conquest the Moslem world settled down to developing its civilization and culture. It seemed that the days of slaughter and expansion were past. Things changed again, however, with the introduction of the Mongol into the Mo­ hammedan world. In the ninth and tenth centuries “from the steppes of Asia bands of hideous, swift, fighting, mounted Mongol hordes, brought up wholly to combat, archers and swordsmen, poured out in clouds.” At the very time when it seemed that the power of Islam would break up into anarchy because of the lack of a unified system of government, these Asiastics from the ‘ ‘dead heart of Asia,，’ who had been converted and now were fanatically devoted to Mohammedanism and fiercely intolerant, mastered the central power of the Moslem world. These invaders first became the bodyguard, later the 140

^RED supplanters of the caliphs at Baghdad. They held the real power of Islam and acted in the name of the Commander of the Faithful. Theirentire life seemed to fit in wtih the social structure and the creed of Islam. Having dwelt for centuries in the zone of the steppes, they had all the nomad’s fierce distaste for the settled ways of life. It was their aim to restore the declining power of Islam. Bands of these horsemen made plundering raids on the borders of the Christian word in the East. In swift forayB they laid waste trading centers and agricultural commu­ nities. Their pressure on the frontiers of Christendom was one of the prime factors which led to the Crusades. Each band fought for its own immediate gain. They were pervaded with a fierce lust for cruelty and destruction. The complete annihi­ lation of European civilization was their purpose. With them they brought nothing constructive, only death, fires, and massacres. But in spite of their ferocity, Asia Minor managed to hold out against them.

In the eleventh century a new tribe invaded Europe which almost overwhelmed the Christian East. It was the Seljuk Turks who directly provoked the Crusades. They built up a sort of loose impire on the terror of small, fierce garrisons of cavalry under a military governor to whom tribute was regularly paid by the native population. Since they were the latest Mongols, they had benefited least from the intermixture with civilized peoples. Hilaire Belloc describes them as “dwarfish，slant­ eyed Tartars, crouched on the saddle of their swift horses, riding with the absurd short stirrup of the nomads, kneeling over the horse’s neck, as do (or did) certain jockeys in our day.”

“Their tactics were simple. Thousands of them came on, not in a close line but in a sort of thin extended flock, galloping closely at top speed, shooting with their bows from the saddle; then wheeling back again, while a second relay did just the same thing, and then a third. Only when the enemy thus attacked was thoroughly shaken would they all come forward and charge with the curved, thin-bladed, very sharp sword, which, with their light bows, was their chief weapon. Mounted, mobile, and not dependent upon exact dressing, they would in 141

RED this final charge work to envelop either wing of the strict, dense Byzantine line.”

The Seljuks became masters of the Moslem world at the very time when pilgrimage as a means of winnig salvation be­ came immensely popular with the Christians of the West. The original Mohammedan rule had been tolerant, and the places sacred to the Christians had been reverently guarded by the Mo­ hammedan governors, under whose protection thousands of pil­ grims came and went for centuries. Now under the Seljuk Turks the situation was entirely changed. The pilgrims were reviled and maltreated. The Holy Sepulchre could be approached only on condition of defiling it. The reports of these atrocities stirred up the Europeans. When the Byzantine army was wiped out and Asia Minor also lay open to the barbarians, who pillaged and killed wholesale, destroyed Greek civilization, overthrew per­ manent buildings, and in general tried to destroy everything Christian, the West was shocked into action, and the Crusades were launched. Christendom was determined to stop Islam’s westward march.

I SEE THE LIGHT Sigmund Hillmcv

“What’s this odd little gadget?”

“That? Oh that’s a nickel container” “How does it work, or does it?’’

Just a minute, I’ll show you. Has any one any nickels for a demonstration? —Well then you’ll have to use your imagination.

Twenty-five nickels, if you possess that many, are pushed into this end of the little tube that is closed with a spring. The coins can be slipped out one at a time, ready for instant use.

New Yorkers, who are fortunate in having to pay only five cents on their subways, are supposed to buy these indispensable containers, but I don’t think they are gobbling them up because 一well, that’s another story.

It was a sultry July afternoon as we sat in the outer office of the Blake Manufacturing Company. The girls in white sum­ mer dresses were beginning to look not so fresh and alert, in spite of the fans that constantly set the sheets of paper on their 142 <i

RED desks aflutter. The young, newly-appointed purchasing agent was talking pompously over the telephone, trying to impress certain members of the office force, “Whaddayatink dis is?

Nope, we don’t want no more of dem uniforms for our workers. ” Shades of the “Dead End Kids.” I thought they were only to be found in New York, two hundred miles to the south of us.

But Paul Beck our dark-haired guide and foreman was approach­ ing.

“All right boys, we’ll begin with the machine shop. Follow me and try not to get too much grease on your clothes. We have to help conserve, now that we are all mobilized for defense.”

The large room was filled with the noise of many machines that were doing their bit in the manufacture of the flashlight. A circular bend, for example, could not be made in one operation.

The first made only a dent, whereas the other two deepened it. ‘‘We have a new machine that draws a tube the full flash­ light length, thereby doing with one plunge as much as three of the older machines do. We have only one machine like that.

The price is fifty thousand.”

“Don’t touch anything here, this is the acid tank. You see, before spraying on the finish, the surface of the metal must be absolutely clean. The acid eats through the lead wall of this tank every few weeks. We can’t pour the stuff down the drain because we wouldn’t have any drain left. The center of a field is the final resting place for this soup.”

“Do you see those drop hammers over there? We can’t put any guards on them, and they are rather dangerous. The hammer is raised with this foot lever. One day I was standing, talking to a man working here. “What’s the matter with your hand?” “Where?” When he looked, he found two fingers missing. He left a bloody trail as we rushed him to a nurse’s room.”

The next room, filled with several hundred women and girls, was quieter, strangely enough. Their nimble fingers and tireless eyes fashioned and complied the intricate parts of the handy flashlight. The first girl, no more than eighteen, looked as though she had quit high school in order to earn money.

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The smell of lacquer greeted our noses. A man seated on a chair was spraying flashlight caps with a pistol-like spraygun.

‘•See this man. He does nothing1 but sit and squirt at the caps as they pass.” The chair-man offered Paul the gun, but he declined. “I’d like to change with you, but I have to show these fellows around.”

On our way to the packing room Paul turned to a Polish Brunhilde. '*Mary, you always wanted a boy. Here’s one I brought you from Wisconsin.” "Oh, I think he’s cute, replied the blond Amazon. I don’t know whether the machinery went haywire or something1 else happened, but it seemed to me as though there was a distinct tittering as I left the room.

Ah, peace and quiet in the packing room. ‘ 'See, as soon as I leave, they just stand around and drink Coco-Cola. By the way, let’s have some. Here are some nickels for the machine.

With pop-bottle in hand we inspected various articles be­ sides flashlights. <4See these perfume bottles. A man brought me several hundred of them and wanted a red crackled finish painted on them. After we had them sprayed, he couldn’t see what he had in the bottle, so we had to scrape off a narrow strip down the front. I have boxes and boxes of things that weren’t called for. Now here is a brush that we made the face for.

The wood grain is just a picture of real wood pasted on the back of the brush. Caps are also a major line here. We make caps for everything from “Evening in Paris” down to horse radish.

I found a method of fitting one cap into the other so that they never come apart. It seems that some woman in Connecticut thought of the same thing. At any rate she’s suing us for fifty thousand. Our lawyers ’ll take care of that. Here is a lipstick container. Give it to your best girl.................

My pockets were loaded with a cadet set, a streamlined flashlight and miscellaneous articles. Chocked up with emotion, all I could say was, “I’ll send you a copy of the Black and Red when I get back to Northwestern.”

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“Why madam! It’s a bargain at any price.”

COMING ATTRACTIONS ------------- AT THE------------------

Northwestern College Gymnasium

October 13, 8:00 P. M.

Cecil Leeson

SAXOPHONE RECITALIST In a program of light classical music, including a Concerto for Saxophone Written especially for Mr. Leeson by the famous composer Jaromir Weinberger

ADMISSION 25/ October 28, 8:00 P. M. — —

The Guardsmen Quartette of Hollywood

A vocal male quartette featured in CONCERT RADIO MOTION PICTURES in a program consisting of . „ serious numbers and of music of the "Gay Nineties.”

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NCE again through the nation another school term has been launched. The youth of America is again forming the parade of students. Northwestern is no exception to this rule, and for the seventy-seventh year has opened its doors of learning. New and old students alike are making and renewing acquaintance with familiar haunts. To everyone the Black and Red extends a hearty hello, hoping in some small way to add to the enjoy­ ment of the school year.

No, Alumni, we haven’t given up the hope of putting your name on our subscription list, but hope by continual reminder to awaken your seemingly dormant interest in the Black and Red. We are printing a letter from Pastor E. Benjamin Schlueter, president of the Alumni Society, in the hope that this message will revive your interest in the doings at North­ western and in our publication. Don’t relegate the Black and Red to limbo, but SUBSCRIBE NOW! K. 146

RED Dear Fellow Alumni and Former Students of Northwestern: —

No doubt your thoughts often wonder back to good, old Northwestern. So do mine. The classrooms, the dormitory, and the campus stand out as clearly in your minds as in the days when you were there. Again and again, the figures of some of your old professors, or perhaps that of a favorite college chum, loom up before you and recall some little incident that has im­ pressed itself indelibly upon your mind. Yes, those were the good old days, replete with many happy memories.

Northwestern is the same today. Outward changes, due to the march of time have taken place. Many of the grand old men who once manned the faculty are no more. One of your classmates, or a contemporary of your college days may now be occupying an important chair of learning. The student body too may contain many new and strange names, and yet, familiar names which have appeared year after year may be found in the college registry today. But, through it all, the good old Northwestern spirit and the high purpose of the school have not changed. Coming there year after year, we find the same wholesome surroundings, the same friendly greeting, and the same indescribable “something” pervading both the faculty and the student body which for us exists only at Northwestern.

However, our visits to the old stamping grounds are few and far between. Commencement, a class reunion, or an occasional football game are the extent of our contacts with Northwestern for most of us. Our contact should be closer than this. And it can be. That contact can be kept alive through the medium of the Black and Red. Whenever that little magazine comes to your desk, it brings greetings from your Alma Mater. Reading it, you will relive your college days and, in spirit, again join the ranks of those who are now enjoy­ ing the privileges and advantages which once were yours.

That pleasure may be had for ONE DOLLAR a year. SUB­ SCRIBE FOR THE BLACK AND RED TODAY! Fraternally yours, E. Benjamin Schlueter, President of Alumni Society LETS BE A CHORUS THIS YEAR During the summer months I was asked by one of our alumni why the standards of our male chorus have dropped so 147

RED noticeably in the recent past, particularly last year. He frankly told me that our male chorus is no longer upholding the reputa­ tion which other Northwestern choruses have built for us.

This is not an isolated instance, but I’m sure that many other alumni are of the same opinion. This is a strong accusa­ tion and one we don’t enjoy hearing. Nevertheless, if we face the facts, I’m sure we must confess that perhaps these criticisms are well-grounded. Every student who still appreciates good singing must realize the seriousness of this condition. Suppose we try to get at the root of the matter and try to find out with whom the trouble lies.

In spite of the fact that we try to place the blame on others, we students must confess that we have only ourselves to blame for this condition. There is no use trying to evade the issue.

There is no reason why it should be so, but the fact remains that the lack of interest in our chorus on the part of the students is almost pitiful.

In the first place, the number of students who even care to join the chorus, is far too small. Naturally we don’t expect any one to join who does not have the proper singing ability; but many excellent singers, who could be a distinct asset to the chorus, hang back, giving lack of time as their reason for so doing. Yet these same people find any amount of time for athletics and various other forms of amusement and recreation.

Some stay away merely because they are dissatisfied with the officers, others because the chorus may not be making an exten­ ded tour that particular year; and we could mention other reasons, all of which, of course, are very flimsy. Certainly chorus work is far above these petty trifles.

But this lack of interest is also very pronounced among the members. Many feel no obligation toward the chorus. It seems to serve merely as a pastime when one has nothing else to do.

As a result, many of our rehearsals were conducted last year with one, two, and often many more members absent from each section. We surely can not complain that chorus work demands too much time and effort on our part. Surely none of us is so taken up with swing, jazz and other modern concoctions that we no longer appreciate good singing. And certainly none of us is so busy that he can not afford to spend a few hours each week singing hymns of praise and adoration to our Maker.

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RED Everyone knows that the quickest way to kill a choral organization is to stay away from rehearsals. Let’s not let this year be a recurrence of the past! We owe it to our alumni, to our school and to ourselves to remedy this condition. So let’s put forth our best efforts and have the whole-hearted coopera­ tion of every student! In this way only can Northwestern College remain a school where sound Lutheran Church music is still sung in a well-rendered and inspiring manner.

C. Mischke THE PLAY’S THE THING It was about thirty years ago when our present literary societies were organized. They were started by a small 试roup of students who, together with their successors, kept rowing up­ stream trying to overcome the snags and obstacles that hindered their progress. After a dozen years or so of this upward striving, the societies reached a pinnacle unforeseen by their originators. They held a position in this school which was equal to that of the band and male chorus, and at times even superior to them. Above all, they began to support themselves, for they would annually present a play which would culminate each season’s program. For this play, tryouts were given and the participants strove industriously to make the undertaking a success. Their goal was usually well achieved and the member­ ship and interest in the societies was a pleasant thing to behold.

Yes, they even reached a height where they could afford to buy an excellent electrical recorder and a sizable selection of good classical music for the benefit of all the students. The literary societies meant something then!

But about seven or eight years ago the pinnacle which the organizations had reached received a crushing blow; for a ban was placed on the public presentation of plays. This produced various results. Membership began to decrease; interest in the societies became more or less lackadaisical; the number of pro­ grams given each year grew less, and all income ceased ab­ ruptly. The small amount of stage properties that they owned grew old and ragged. The societies reached so low an ebb that they almost died away completely. That was until last year!

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RED leadership of a few students a series of programs was presented which reestablished much of the lost interest. Furthermore, a play, Doctor Faustus, was given. Indeed, it wasn’t presented for public consumption but it was a definite upward step toward the heights of former years. Why can’t this year and its succeeding years continue this rise?

Truly, the purpose of the societies is to inculcate a desire for and create an appreciation of great literature. Doesn’t that presentation of a good drama also succeed in achieving this purpose to a certain extent? But if one could even forget this fact, isn’t it also true that the student wants something at least once a year with a bit more of variety than the average program.

Thus I am a firm believer in the old maxim: “All work and no play makes Jack (or anyone else) a dull boy.”

Now to regain this pinnacle of years gone by we should strive to reestablish the play at the end of each literary season and to do this we must have the cooperation and evinced inte­ rest of all. Soon another membership drive will be on its way and we sincerely hope that this cooperation and interest will present itself to help reach the status and glory of the old societies.

Elton Huebner MAY I PROTEST! Since the Mass of pamphlets which were issued in conjunc­ tion with the French Revolution, pamphlets and newspapers are no longer an expression of private opinion. But they are deliberately used to create impressions on the reader. Under this intellectual bombardment one is hardly able to obtain for one’s self that inward, mental detachment so necessary for a clear analysis of this cataclysm in which the word finds itself.

We are proud that we have freedom of the press; actually it has brought us in most abject slavery to a Hearst or a Northcliffe. Books compel thought by their plethora and diversities of opinion. Now the people read their newspaper which engages the lazy intellect by its “funnies”，sport section etc. ad nauseam.

When a good book appears the press has the power to relegate it to oblivion by its review. Truth for the proud bourgeoisie is what it hears and reads day after day in its newspaper. And this “truth” is controlled by our great press syndicates. We hold as truth what they say. They say what is politic for them.

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Formerly a man dared not to think freely; now he dares but cannot.

Let this diatribe, if you will, tend to turn our thoughts from the dynamism of the press to the intellectual freedom of books.

We are too ready to follow the press, to gobble its every word.

Remember: That is not freedom, that is slavery. I don’t want freedom for the press, I want freedom from the press.

J. E. B. Schaefer We Have Them

Let’s Take Care Of Them

IN ALLY the sighings, supplications, and solicitations for records have been fulfilled. Again we will be able to hear a complete symphony or that certain favorite fugue, serenade, or waltz which disappeared from the albums two and three years ago. This is all a pleasant thought. But how long will it last? Most of those records which we now have are only four or five years old. Yet, almost half of the original records are either broken, cracked, or badly damaged. In addition, no one wanted to assume responsibility for the recorder, it was in such bad shape. Now the recorder is repaired permanently, for permaa change. But, can we take care of the records nently, for a change?

We might at least make an effort to take more precautions with the records. First, let us always remember that the disk itself is very fragile. It should be used for playing only, and not for sailing. Concerning the playing part of the disk, those many threads on the disk are very small and delicate. Try not to touch them with the fingers, but rather handle the disk on its edges. And then when actually playing the record, do not drop the arm onto the disk. It’s hard on the needle and the threads. Rather, keep an eye on the front of the needle, even if you do have to stoop, and set the needle carefully outside the threads. The needle will move towards the threads by itself.

And please do not set the needle promiscuously on the record just for the convenience of hearing a certain part of the record.

Finally, always return the records to the proper place in the proper album. It will help the other fellow to find the record and will save time and album wear. Incidentally, take it easy on the albums themselves. They do not come free with the records. We have them now, so let’s take care of them.

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Eldor Toepel, class of ’37 has accepted a call to succeed the retiring Rev. Taras.

The wedding of the Rev. Carl Gurgel and Miss Lydia Naumann was performed at Watertown on July 15.

The Rev. Schuetze is now pastor at Lone Prairie, S. Dakota.

He is a member of the class of ’37.

Ernst Wendland, class of ’38, is now tutor at the Lutheran Seminary at Saginaw, Mich.

Raymond Frey, also a member of ’38, has accepted a call as tutor at our school in Mowbridge, S. Dakota.

A son, Dennis Paul, was born to Pastor and Mrs. Herb.

Koehler *36.

Arnold Tiefel，38 has announced his engagement to Miss Gretchen Mahnke.

Harold Neubauer has accepted a call to Whitehall, Wis. He is a member of the class of ’忌8.

Lois Fredrich ex ’42, received a call as teacher to the con­ gregation at Waterloo. Isabelle Fischer ex ’42，is now teaching at the congregation in La Crosse. Both Miss Fischer and Miss Fredrich attended this school during their prep years.

Lester Schierenbeck ’38 received a call to the Butterfield and Darfur congregations in Minnesota.

Marcus Horn MO, who enlisted into the navy air corps last fall, finished his training course at Pensacola and now holds the rank of ensign. He was called back to Pensacola as an instruc­ tor in radio work and blind flying.

Milton Weishahn ’38 has accepted a call to a mission congre­ gation in Colorado.

Robert Reim’38 is assisting Pastor Blakewell in Milwaukee.

Word has reached us that Arden Stuebs J38 was married this summer and is now teaching school at Bangor.

Armin Roekle ’36 has been installed as pastor of a mission congregation in Manitowoc. He formerly served as assistant pastor to Rev. L. Koeninger of Manitowoc.

Norbert Reinke ’37 was installed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Pine Island, Minnesota.

Rev. Gervasius Fischer, formerly of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was installed on September 21, 1941 as pastor of St. Jacobi Lutheran Church of Milwaukee.

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Elmer Zehms '37 is now serving as pastor in Malta, Minn.

Milton Weishahn ’38 has been called to the ministry in Colorado.

Frederick Zimmerman ’38 accepted the call to Toledo, Ohio in the place of Rev. Alvin H. Baer, who accepted a call to Adrian, Michigan.

Floyd Mattek, ex ’41 was married on August 20, 1941 to Margaret Oehlert of Eitzen, Minnesota. He is now teaching in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

Marcus Schwartz ’38, pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Collins, Wisconsin since December 1940, was married on Sep­ tember 1, 1941 to Verona Kuschel. At the time of this writing, they are enjoying their wedding trip.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schliesser, a girl, Aug. 18th.

Paul Schliesser, class of 1930.

Harold Frederick Seehusen, ex ’42, was killed during this last summer when struck by a trailer-truck in Wiscon­ sin Rapids. He was a member of the class of ’42 for two years during which time he actively engaged in athletics, basketball and football. His home was in New Ulm, Min­ nesota from which he was buried. He was born August 13, 1919 at Danube, Minnesota and died at the age of 21 years.

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Campus and Classroom Prologue Back to a world of bull-sessions, band-practice, shags, occasional dates, Greek and Hebrew, and deadlines, from a world consisting solely of peafactories, farms, grocery stores, and home-cooking! What change could be greater! Just as leaving last June was a mixture of reluctancy and expect­ ancy, so also was the return trip. This expectancy and de­ sire to be back seem strangely enough to affect the upper classmen—in fact, a number of fellows couldn’t even resist the lure of the place over summer, and had to make fre­ quent weekend trips. Although this love of the school may not be present during the entire school year, it is present on the first day of school; meeting old friends, dragging out last year’s pennants and everything else not confiscated over summer,—even going to classes for the first day is. in­ teresting.

To you new students the Black & Red extends a hearty welcome. We hope that you will enjoy the place as much as we do. I think you will especially find the Freshman year interesting,—I for one spent several of the happiest ,years of my life in that class aiul can vouch for it.

The day of abject humiliation of the Sextaner towards the Senior seems to be on the way out. Just the other day, during a heavy rain, a Senior, looking out of the window, saw a midget Sextaner running blissfully along without even a jacket on. “Hi, there Sex! Where are you going?

Can’t you see it’s raining?” The youngster had a reply all ready. “Naw, it’s just a heavy dew!” And he didn’t get sweeping! The collegiates are best recognized by their habits: the Frosh go about chanting alpha, beta, gamma, delta;” the Sophs show off with “Andra moi, Ennepe, Musa,” etc.; the Juniors worry themselves and everyone else with “Aleph, beth, gimel,” etc., while the Seniors spout Cliaucei^s famous line—“Whan that Aprille with liise shoures soote.”

The K-K Kid’s Kat (for alliteration, cf. Smyth Par. 4000) The enrollment in the dorm was increased by one a few nights ago when a playful kitten followed Koehler into tlie dorm on a rainy night. It slept on Koeninger’s trousers, lapped milk out of an upturned metal lampshade, and en154

RED joyed its stay immensely. When y. t. last saw the cat it was being led clown the street by Koehler, on the end of his best necktie.

With hats removed we sadly survey the passing of the second floor gang. No more do the grim sham battles oc­ cupy the halls, with their accompanying war-cries. The« backbone of the select organization seems to have departed with the graduation of Wenzel, J41 of Milwaukee, and Kuehl, ’41 of Watertown-Neenah.

Your columnist foresaw the dearth of material for this column during the summer, and labored in vain to produce something. After much squeezing, the following came forth. All that can be said for it is that it was written on canning company time ($.35 an hour) to the rhythm of roll­ ing cans at 4 A. M. Mary had a little spouse, Wlio, when lie took a trip.

Was forced to go where Mary went, For Mary had the grippe.

Quo eunt?

Where do students go when the dorm is emptied in spring? Do they vacation clown south? Do they stay at home and read Plato and Sophocles in the original? Thanks to a recent survey the answers to these questions are all yours. By the looks of the new “play-boy equipment” in the dorm,一sport coats, top-coats, etc., we can immediately discard any ideas about vacations. (In fact, for most stu­ dents, vacation starts in September and lasts until June).

The average summer wages of the 70 interviewed was $175, of which the Senior average of $195 was tops. One fellow made $200 in one day, while another signed lip as “Professional vacationer,” net profit—$43.69 in the hole! The per­ centage of students who vacationed in canning factories was less than one-fourth. Other positions were as follows: telephone company, N. Y. A., accounting, farm, carnival, de­ fense, janitor, electrician, trucker, salesmen, cashier, filling station, construction, theatre, race-track, hospital, teacher, carpenter, green-house, hotel, bank, handwork, and cook.

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RED Campus Life One by one the dorm lavatories are becoming resplend­ ent with new wash bowls. For the first week traffic in the. first floor washroom was so congested (170 students using 20 bowls) that y. t. braved the elements and washed at the pump, a private but conspicuous bathroom.…On the second day of school an enterprising senior announced only 387 periods until Christmas, which makes us feel very happy. ... Leyrer finally has rejoined us, just a week late. It seems lie used last year’s catalog. . . . I-Iillmer lias taken up roller-skating. At latest report he is still in one piece....

A bouquet to the sextaner who, when asked, ‘‘Where is the capital of the U. S. A.?” answered “In Europe.** . . . The band has resumed operations, willing but rusty. Latest additions include a. set of tympani. Everything is going along smoothly, although the 2nd clarinets at the first prac­ tice persisted in using 3rd and 4th alto parts. ... A little late, but none the less interesting is tlie report of a batchase, at which your reporter had a ringside seat. One night last June a bat was sighted in the dorm halls, and within 10 seconds it was being pursued by a large gang armed with water-guns, bats, brooms, and tennis-racquets. The chase covered 3 floors before the unfortunate bat was batted.

Among those in on the kill were “Groszer Alf” Walthers and Jimmy Boeldt.

For this month’s parade of the campus allow me to present Alfred Walther, of the class of 1942. Alf is better known by the following strange titles: Big Alf, Iggy，or Speccy. . . . Stands 6 ft. 2, weighs about 195. .. . Strongest man in the dorm, still awaits a Delilah. . . . Built bridges over summer. . . . Used to be teacher's pet in grade school. ... Childish ambition was to become a tiller of the soil. • . • Ambition unfulfilled. . . . Almost had a weekend guest last Homecoming Day,—turned out to be purely mythical. Had said improvised guest arrived, her name probably would have been Alice. . . . Sings a deep bass in the Male C1kji，us and all over the dorm. . . . Graciously and eloquently gives Wisconsin Rapids credit for what he is. . . . Spouts poetry equally well in Latin, German, and English. .. . Favorite adjective, “Ausgezeiclinet.” •.. Will be a good football player if he ever loses his good nature—Considering his size, per­ haps we’d better keep him as lie is.

Having waited in vain for a “flusz” to come, I do hereby close this column with a word of welcome and a hope for his continued success as our tutor to Eddie Breiling.

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Football The improvement in the employment situation (luring this past summer recess had a definite effect on the turn­ out in response to Coach Umnus’ first call for varsity gridders, September fourth. Only twenty-one men, including six lettermen, answered the call—the rest were still earning that extra pair of shoes they had been needing. Since the first practice, liowever, several fellows have exchanged their summer jobs for text books and grueling calisthenics, so that Coach Umnus now has twelve lettennen around which to build his 1941 edition of the Goslings. In this columnist’s humble opinion—and Mr. Umnus seems to think so, too— things look brighter foi* the Northwestern squad this year than they did last.

A considerable increase in experience and weight aver­ age throughout the squad will prove advantageous. The re­ turn of Wadzinski, who was injured in the first game last fall, will also help bolster the line. Coach Umnus has lettermen available for almost every position on the team, and this year—in definite contrast to the past few seasons—the reserves, especially in the line are both plentiful and good.

In the line, I-Iorn, Wadzinski, Spaude, Koeliler, Hahnke, Greeve and Mitzner are the lettennen who are ready for ac­ tion. Birkholz and Schuppenhauer at quarter, Graebner at right lialf, and Albrecht and Leyrer at the tailback are the lettennen of the backfield. A list of the letterwinners, how­ ever, by no means constitutes tlie number of the squad whom 157

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Among the hustling Frosh oa the squad are Nommenson, Winkel, Westendorf, and Hoenecke.

The fellows have recovered from the calisthenics and stiffness of the initial work-outs and to date have had two scrimmages. Several hitches must yet be ironed out, but they should be in good shape for their opening game with the Seminary September 20. We’re hoping for a successful season.

Coach Umnus has arranged the following schedule: Seminary Here Sept. 20 Here Concordia Sept. 27 Open Oct. 4 Here Aurora Oct. 11 There Mission Oct. IS Extension Here Oct. 25 There Nov. 1 Milton Nov. 8 « Miners Here * Homecoming_let’s be there, Grads!

Tennis Captain Koeninger has announced that an all school tennis tournament will be held again this year. As yet arrangements have not been made, but the tournament will get under way soon. Those contestants finishing in the four top brackets will automatically become members of the tennis team next Spring.

Sport Flashes Hillmer has added roller skating to his rigorous physi­ cal educational program.

The Seniors are once more a sure bet for the intramural football championship.

Steffenhagen lias almost completed the overhauling of liis super-bicycle.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LITERARY— Camouflagi

160

Timenology

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Football-Game of the Ancients

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In the Storm

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Re Education

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'Whan that Aprille*

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EDITORIAL— School Spirit.

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In Answer to a Protest

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Organ in Chapel

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ALUMNI NOTES

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CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM

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ATHLETICS

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Advertisers Poem

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m ii ^4 THE BLACK AND RED Volume XLV.

Watertown, Wis., October 1941.

Number 5

Entered at llu? Postoftice at Watertown, 'Vis.， March 3, 1870* Published monthly. Subscription, One Dollar.

CAMOUFLAGE R. JF. S.

It may shock you at first when I say, “I bought this article.”

And yet, strictly speaking, even that sentence is a bit camou­ flaged. In this day, when a “camouflage” so universally con­ jures up a military connotation, the average person is unaware of the number of camouflages to which he is daily subjected.

It would be defeating my purpose, simply to enumerate at length such instances. But let me take this one very common example and illustrate it for you.

Our radios, musicales, movies, etc. have all become very popular. Their very popularity naturally gives them a conse­ quent power — that of creating impressions on a large number of people. These I have chosen for their musical significance, especially, the ‘‘popular song.”

All joking aside, let us take a close look at the subject. I don’t intend to debate the question of music in itself, whether I or anyone considers this type good or bad. But consider the words of the present popular song.

To get a concrete basis for my material, I bought a book of popular songs containing the words for 143 much-heard tunes of 160

抓ED today. And this time, though once is enough for me, I feel I have my ten cents worth. At least, I’ll not waste another the same way. It was worth it to learn for myself. Now that I’ve never seen such a publication before; but I see what I have for my money this time.

Of these 143 songs, 25 fall under my category of 'camou­ flages the others I’ll not subject to fire directly. But, in general, I found that to read the wording of those songs which we hear on the radio almost three-fourths of the time we turn to music, fairly makes one blush. Not that I intend to act the holy one who abhors any thing but a hymn. But most of these rhymes—and some limp horribly, even on the score of rhyming 一are not only of a trivial nature, but are even embarrassing for their senselessness or even out-and-out baby talk. Imagine how silly you yourself sound singing “I’m a ’ittle wabbit in da sun­ shine* * or “Tiss me or you dotta dit out!” Perhaps you have unconsciously repeated them before this. Say them over now, once, and listen to yourself. Luckily, this “infantasy’’ com­ prised but a very small part of my subject material, for but two were so boldly composed.

The great majority falls into one aforementioned category— “much ado about purely nothing.” A small group were of the “old favorite” class, stand-bys from days of yore.

But I have yet approximately 17% to dispose of. Why have I singled out these 25, and how are they comouflaged? Many of these are not purely camouflaged in wording, merely by a tricky or catchy melody which sweeps the country and distracts a person from the sense of the text. And in this connection, I admit, many do not think of the meaning behind the text.

You yourself have at one time or another sung a hymn in church — one which has a well-known, beautiful melody — and have lustily joined with others, and yet you will have to admit, you have sung more than one verse in your life, intent upon the melody and your expression, rather than on the continuity of the message in the text. So, often one sings along with a line or two of a popular song, or sings the whole ditty, unconscious of what he is confessing.

I want to steer shy of being a pedantic crank, for I know it is easy for a young student to fall into that error in treating such a subject. But we are students of a Christian school, and 161

RED the world, though it make light of our endeavors here, never­ theless will judge us on the basis of our slightest shortcoming.

We should make it our business to know what we profess, knowing what we confess.

For example, how many times have you heard and perhaps joined in the refrain “City Called Heaven!” far from cares of the day, where night-time is filled with laughter of stars at play?’’ Or . you and I know the reason why a summer sky is blue...” birds in the trees sing melodies, (it is) you and I.” There is no sincerity to these expressions; and if there were, could you seriously subscribe to them? It’s little shy of “Liebschaftslallen.”

This one may sound funny at first, but if you think it over, you will find something not quite so silly as it appears. It represents a tone of our present society which is today all too widely publicized — namely, making light of marriage and all that it entails, before and after. Listen to this: “There was I, waiting at the church .... when I found he’d left me in the lurch. Can’t get away to marry you today; my wife won’t let me!” Of course, this is a crude specimen, but things like this are repeated over and over by youngsters and even not-soyoungsters. “Give me your answer, those words divine, Say that you love me, then life shall be just like a garden of Eden for me.” “But,， you say, no one believes in those things; they don’t mean anything!” Don’t be too surprised. And even if not, could you afford to make a fool of yourself with them?” ‘‘•••• a cottage—you—a warm lazy fire—the night wind—may this be granted, this above all!” Is that your prayer?

Heaven seems to be characterized or caricatured most fre­ quently of all. These excerpts are not in full, rhymed, or com­ plete at all, but touch on points I wish to call to your attention.

"I once had a vision of Heaven 一 you were there 一 starlight— music by Gerschwin — a fountain” etc. ‘‘A cottage hidden in the hill — songs bloom on the window sills — moonlight — stars spring — moonbeams — rainbow rug — horseshoe moon — my heaven”！ And if one says no one means anything by it, what is his purpose in wasting time and effort over it. There is more weight behind some of these silly ditties than one may think.

Nor do they shy from open mockery. “Back in those biblical days Eve learned to shake like a snake; she wasbanished from 162

RED Eden for days for doing the Chocalate Shake.” Or "When you stamp up to Heaven and you meet 01’ Saint Pete, Tell that boy, jump up for joy, Step right in, give Pete some skin and jump for joy•” Again, “I’m up in Heaven with an angel who’s a devil.” “Far away somewhere beyond the horizon There’s a happy hunting ground.” Compare it with the Heaven you know. Can you sing of such a one?” “Blue Heaven smiled when we learned to care.” “You wanted a love-song and the angels composed it.” “I know you have heard my prayer.”

“You are my sunshine.” “I hope in your horoscope there is room for a dope who adores you.” This one sort of convicts itself. holy fair and wise is she, the heavens grace did lend her, that adored she might be.” And so on, through the night. These are but some of the examples I ran across in one issue of a listing of popular songs.

Don’t you think it behooves us to be just a bit more careful as to what we profess? Think it over. Cast the chaff aside, but keep the few kernels of grain for seed and let them take root in good soil. ______________ TIMENOLOGY Rollin Reim

A weekly news digest magazine has several journalistic problems all its own to overcome. Generally speaking, these may be incorporated into two groups. They are: one, to condense, and two, to refresh. It is of interest to take an issue of a popular magazine of this type and see how the editorial staff goes about overcoming the problems. Because of its popularity, I have chosen an issue of TIME.* Most of you will recognize some of the characteristics.

A lot of things happen in a week. To extract the headlines from every field from politics to sports and wedge it between quarter page, half page and full page advertisements to form a seventy-five page magazine takes a lot of trimming and packing.

The writer’s article must be a unit complete in thought一the assumption may not be made that the reader already has some information on the subject from other sources. Some people tend •Volume xxxvill, No. 1. (July 7, 1941) 163

RED to dispense with newspapers and get their “news” from a con­ densed source like TIME. If the reader feels he can safely accept information from a single source, he can save consider­ able time in this way. Others read a newsweekly to review the past events and see them in a different perspective. All want their material condensed.

Some of the obvious tactics of the literary condenser are the following: First of all, to burden the different parts of sentences with long series of historizing and descriptive adjec­ tives. It is especially effective to combine the subjects of many obvious sentences in the subject of a single sentence. This should become clear with the following example: “Beaky, be­ spectacled Sigmund Spaeth, Tune Detective, ’ barbershop balla’’ Do you need deer and general musical quidnunc, told more description or a photo to visualize Sigmund?

Secondly, to cut out flat, over-used words, especially verbs and verb phrases, and supply in their stead the teeming, the fresh. Thereby, cumbersome abverbs and explanatory clauses may often be avoided. Instead of saying that the Germans moved in to occupy some Russian territory, the Timeists pro­ Nazis smacked into Russia.” Perhaps somewhat duce, *' innaccurate at times, such usage is nevertheless effective and easily understood.

Thirdly, to resort to that type of construction so dear to classic Latin and German, good old clause hanging. By cramming his sentences to the gills (and farther) the writer avoids such cumbersome weights as transitional words and phrases, connectives, and repetition of subjects. ‘‘It was a troubling experience for those who rejoiced when Nazis smacked into Russia, out of hatred of Communism — but who worried to see how hard they smacked; and for those who could see the logic of U. S. aid to Russia, since Russia was the weaker of two well-hated dictatorships — but gagged at the thought of a Russian victory.” This writer surely studied the classics! The quotation might make your brow wrinkle a bit, but you must admit, it is a prime example of space-conservation.

To me, these three approaches of TIME to the problem of condensing material are the most outstanding.

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RED daily papers and news "commentators,” Time brings into play its unique literary style. This style places ordinary news in an upper bracket and imparts to it a tang which makes it a thing of pleasure to read — a delightful contrast to the monotony and strung out nature of newspaper phraseology, Characteristic features: Producing original word compounds and phrases. “State or, Department bigwigs, who eat protocollops for lunch. ‘‘super-New Deal isolationism.” At times, instead of using new words, an editor may obtain the same effect of novelty by employing rare words which, however, are easily understand­ able due to their onomatopoetic qualities. Thus we find: “A williwaw of dust.” and “a horrendous weapon” (a flame thrower).

In poetry we have noted the beauties of alliteration.

Strange as it may seem, we find many an application of this de­ vice in modern, efficient TIME-writ. "The grain stood rotting under a stagnant waste of water” indicates that the author is well aware of the rich qualities of our language. Examples are numerous. 'Turbulent-tempered Iturbi,” and “Biddle ioodle” are typical.

Side by side with such commendable word-handling we frequently find such care-free slangishness as “Isolationists whoop(ing，）’’ “(Iturbi) got on his high horse.__.with one angry bound.” Flexible, to say the least! Although this sort of thing seems rather frivolous for to-day’s events, you will find that it does not appear in the discussion of really serious matters.

I have found descriptions in Time that were so vivid that they have remained in my mind. This is probably due to the fact that they strike some responsive chord of some unexpressed feeling. For instance: . . Both men wore the forced, puckered smiles of acute pain that go with diplomatic friendship.” It is the finding of such phrases that warms the cockles.

Another practice which is occasionally used is that is carry­ ing a certain theme through an account. “Congress was mixing one of its cure-all patent medicines last week for a social belly­ ache, the labor situation. Labor leaders did not like the whiffs they got from the brew, the legislation smelt like ‘a violation . . ” This is one of the most effective methods of refresh165

RED ment — it leaves you either hot or cold. Time doesn’t particu­ larly care which.

Displaying a healthy and refreshing disrespect for the bull­ dog tenets of the straight-laced grammarians, pioneering TIME omits thought-unnecessary subject repetition, conjunctions, and commas,—and gets away with it. For the high vocabulary level, careful word concentration, and general high standards of TIME’S style proves Timenology is far from careless, makes hard grammer rules seem impractical. The passage: ‘‘Even when he (Paderewski) was past his prime, showering wrong notes in capricious rhythms, he sat, leonine and imperious, flailed and rippled at the keyboard with his stubby $50.000 fingers,” would set the red pencil of the grammarian flying. In my opinion, however, the sentence is no way likely to be mis­ understood. In fact, to cram this sentence into the “proper” molds of grammer would ruin its charm for me.

If we disregard completely the opinions displayed in our examples, and concentrate upon them as examples of a literary type only, I think we must come to the conclusion Timenology must be granted the position of a literary style as type of worth and permanence and reckoned with as such.

FOOTBALL-GAME OF THE ANCIENTS P. Knickclbein

The thrilling game of football, as it is played today, is a sport comprised of passing, kicking (not only punting, but difficult angle and drop-kicking), hard tackling and blocking, clever plays and tricky formations, fancy sidestep­ ping and brawn directed by brains. In early times, when the game of football was invented, only so-called dribbling and kicking of the ball took place. Let us take a brief glance back thru the dim corridors of time and see how the modern game of football originated.

Sparta invented football (harpaston) about 500 B. C. At that time it was strictly a kicking game, similar to pres­ ent-day soccer. The Romans adopted it several centuries later, and Julius Caesar brought the game with him to Brit­ ain in 58 B. C., establishing what is now Shrove Tuesday as a sort of National Football Day. Teams in the Shrove Tues166

RED day game were either from neighboring villages, or rival factions within the same town.

In the original Shrove Tuesday games, the ball representecl the sun. This idea of symbolism came from the Greek city of Thebes, where bronze globes representing Apol­ lo, the sun, and Artemis, the moon, were displayed during the spring festival of the Daphnephoria. The sun-ball sym­ bolism spread from Thebes to Sparta, where the stern citizens applied it to the ball-kicking game they had started.

Then it came to Rome, and, spread by the Romans thru all Britain, finally came to America with the early English sett­ lers―making modern American football a lineal descendant of the Shrove Tuesday day.

In Britain, and even across the English channel in Nor­ mandy, the goal of Shrove Tuesday football players was one or more of various objects: to bring the ball into the home parish (symbolizing capture of the sun, which would then shine all year on that parish); to kick it down a designated hole in the ground (assuring sunshine for young crops planted there); to lodge it in the bough of a tree (preventing the sun from setting); or to dip it into a certain stream (guaranteeing both sunshine and rain)! In some sectors the players themselves represented the factors of fertility.

At Scone and Melrose one side was always composed of mar­ ried men, the other of bachelors. At Inverness, married wo• men played against spinsters, and the married women in­ variably were victorious.

Thirty years after the Romans introduced it to Britain, Caesar Augustus discarded football as a military exercise be­ cause it was “too gentle a method of training legionnaires for war.” But in England the boys and girls went at it with a vengeance with the result that the toll in life, linib, and property was appalling. By 1830 Shrove Tuesday games had been outlawed in all but a few British towns. Alarmed that sturdy yeomen preferred bashing each other’s shins and chins playing football, successive monarchs from Henry II to Queen Elizabeth issued proclamations forbidding it on pain of imprisonment. As the yeomen archers were the mainstay of England’s military defense in those days, they could not be spared as participants in the athletic fray. De­ spite royal injunctions, by 1583 Britons were playing foot­ ball on Sunday, coroners were working overtime, and some less hardy individuals thought that the world was coining to an end. One of the foremost agitators against football at. the time of Elizabeth was the historian Stubbes. In de­ scribing the carnage of a game, he wrote: “Sometimes their 167

necks are broken, sometimes their backs, sometimes their legs, sometimes their noses gush with blood, sometimes their eyes start out, etc.”

Except in such places as Burma, where football (chinlin) is an individual game of skill involving the keeping of a wicker-work ball in the air by bouncing it against knees, feet and head, the danger element is still present in modern foot­ ball. While American football has inspired a good bit of un­ official “roughing-up” during important games, the wildest demonstrations occur in International soccer and rugby matches. In South America particularly, players and spec­ tators frequently interrupt the game with impromptu riots or by taking pot shots at the referee with stones, clubs and every type of weapon except the strictly American pop bottle.

In some countries tlie referees sometimes run the gratest risks. Witness this incident that occurred at La Plata, in the Argentine, several years ago. The referee refused to award a penalty favoring the home team; the home team captain, drawing himself up in injured dignity, calmly pulled' out a pistol and shot the unreasonable referee through the head.

In 18S3 crews of two British ships at Cape Town played the first soccer football game ever seen in South Africa.

Word was whispered thru the waterfront dives that two rival parties of Englishmen were going to fight to the death on the beach below Table Mountain. At game time more than three hundred kaffirs and the scum of Cape Town’s underworld were on hand, eager for the forthcoming spectacle.

Dressed in bathing suits, using the ship bars as goal­ posts and an inflated bullock’s bladder as a ball, the teams played one of the strangest games of football’s history. They chose a fine stretch of hard beach as their playing field. The play started with a high degree of excitement, both among the players and the spectators. On and on they struggled, concentrating more and more on their game each minute.

And even when the tide came in, they ignored it, splattering and stumbling thru the rising sea. At last it was high tide and yet the British seamen kicked and plunged, waist-deep in water.

Silently, the plug-uglies watched, disappointed that no one was killed, amazed that the same should continue de­ spite waves breaking over the “field.” If the sailors endured such hardships for possession of the ball, the toughs rea­ soned, it must be very vauable. So at the game’s end, when one of the players tossed the ball into the crowd, the whole 168

RED mob dove for it. A furious battle ensued, pistols and knives flashed, while screams and bellows of rage and pain filled the air. Before the skirmish was over, several natives were killed and dozens seriously wounded. The sailors, aston­ ished at this unexpected fracas, hastily and quietly with­ drew to tlieir ships.

One of the most heroic football games in history was played at Maroc in Belgium—a game in which the taking of a town was the goal, and death the only prize for nearly half the team. It was the famous charge of the London Irish Territorial Regiment in the Battle of Loos.

At the zero hour a football was kicked out of the rainsoaked trenches. As the cheering troops rose to follow, the ball was dribbled from man to man under heavy enemy fire.

Men leaped to butt it with their heads, and fell back scream­ ing or dead, shattered by German bullets. At last, cheering, fighting, and still passing the ball, they drove the astounded and demoralized German troops out before them. After the attack, in which one-fourth of tlieir men were lost, the ball was recovered, and is still proudly displayed on a silver stand at regimental headquarters of the London Irish.

The Briton's loyalty to soccer football has helped spread the game thru both hemispheres. British colonists brought the original soccer game to America. Princeton ancl Rutgers played the first intercollegiate game in American history in November, 1869. But the game was really British soccer, not football as is known in the U. S. today.

The American version owes its genesis to a bone-head play executed by a 19-year-old yout hnamed William Ellis at England’s famed Rugby School in 1S23. During an inter­ class soccer match one afternoon, Ellis became excited and instead of kicking the ball as the rules required, tucked it under his arm and ran with it across the enemy goal-line.

Ellis was severely reprimanded for unsportsmanlike con­ duct and flagrant disregard for the fine old tradition of Eng­ lish football. He apologized and tried to forget the whole unfortunate business.

For nearly forty years no serious thought was given to the unusual error. At last, possibly seeking to add variety to the game, British professional teams on tour tried the Ellis idea. It was a great success. As a tribute to Ellis and his school they called the new game Rugby. Modern Ameri­ can football is based on Rugby, which permits running with the ball as well as kicking it. Consequently, the American game really began, not with the historic Princeton-Rutgers soccer match of 1869, but with the Harvard-McGill rugby game of 1874.

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The first move toward intersectional football in Amer­ ica was made in 1873, when the Uuiversity of Michigan chal­ lenged Cornell to a game under the old soccer rules. Players agreed to hold the game at Cleveland, thirty men on a side— practically a mob battle. When Cornell's President White heard of the proposal, he remarked, *'I will not allow thirty men to travel four hundred miles, merely to agitate a bag of wind.”

Complicated rules cover every phase of the modern foot­ ball game; but the first football rule-book in history ap­ peared in China during the Han dynasty (206 B. C. to 25 A. D.). As in Rome, football, (tsu chu) in China was orig­ inally a military exercise. It was played in that ancient country several centuries before Caesar invaded Britain. In the big game of the year, on the Emperor’s birthday, the winning team received prizes of fruit, flowers, wine, and sometimes even silver bowls and rich brocades. The cap­ tain of the losing team was publicly flogged and ridiculed!

Football has advanced greatly in popularity since those ancient days, and now ranks third highest in paid attendance.

Here’s to football, the game invented in ancient days, devel­ oped in the Middle Ages, and perfected in Modern times.

IN THE STORM Ralph A Goede

“Take this to the pharmacy, John, and have him fix it up right away. When you get home, take some just before supper, and then every day before meals•” “Yes sir, I’ll do that. I hope it’ll help me.”

“Oh, it’ll take care of your illness, John. In a week you’ll be working in your fields again.”

“Okay, Doc. Nice autumn day, isn’t it? Well, so long.”

“Goodbye, John.”

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Horse and rider had a long way to go; the road was rough and stony, the country round about was sparsely in­ habited. The wind began to blow sharper and the dark storm clouds brought darkness on quickly. At the first few drops the rider shoved the package containing the medicine deeper into his pocket, pulled his hat down lower, and urged the horse to move faster.

Down came the storm. The winds swept down the rocky hills, across tlie treeless fields ai)d cut the rider through liis clothes. With the wind came the rain in tor­ rents drenching the pair thoroughly. At every crash of thunder and flash of lightning the horse whinnied and shied.

But the rider, hunched on the animal’s back, held the reins tightly.

The flood of water washed the thin soil away leaving the road a path strewn with rocks and boulders over wliicli the horse had trouble in moving. At frequent intervals tlie rider stopped and dismounted to give the horse a rest or to help liim through a mass of rocks and stones. Progress was slow. It seemed that with the increasing darkness the storm grew worse and worse.

In liis home the doctor was enjoying a smoke after lie had eaten a delicious supper. The housemaid had cleared away the dishes, and the doctor settled down in liis rocker before the stove, with his journal of the day. In this lie kept an exact record of the patients, bills, prescriptions made out, etc. As he read through the day’s record he came to the pre­ scription he had given to John.

But he read no further. He began to tremble, the fever mounted in his veins, the sweat broke out on his forehead.

The book slid out of his hands onto the floor. “Good Lord!”

He picked up the book again, faltered over to the table and held the book close to the lamp. He reread the prescrip­ tion and his fears were confirmed. With a groan lie sank back into tlie rocker. His fingers ran crazily through his hair; horrible pictures raced through his mind. The one fatal mistake—a lapse of memory—a wroong word written in the prescription,—a poison instead of a medicine.

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The rain poured on and on. The thunder pealed loudly, and the echoes resounded from the hills louder and in a ter­ rible crescendo. Forks of lightning pierced the sky con­ stantly, filling the sky with an eerie, blue light. The horse dragged on. Hours had passed. Then a faint light―home.

The horse quickened his pace as he sensed the nearness of shelter. When he came up to the porch, the rider slid off, and the horse moved off to the barn. The rider stood at the edge of the porch. 1-Ie was drenched to the skin; the water ran down and through his clothes in many rivulets and streams to gather in a pool about his feet. He stuck his hand in the pocket and pulled out the package. The paper around it was wet, but the twine still held it closed.

Inside the house, the woman heard the liorse trot into the barn. “John’s home,” she hurriedly put the kettle on the stove, wiped her hands on her apron, pushed back a stray lock and rushed to the door. But there was an unusual­ ly loud crash of thunder, the room brightened with the re­ flection of the lightning. She stopped short, a little cry of fear came out of her throat. Then she pulled open the door.

A piercing shriek filled the air.

On the porch, before the door, in a pool of water lay a . body. Next to it lay a package.

She fell upon the body, desperately calling, “John! John! speak to me, speak to me.” But only the echoing thunder came in reply. She sprung off the porch, around the house, into the barn. “Peter, Peter! Something's happened to your father. Saddle Chester and ride into town for Dr. Bur­ ton. Hurry! ’’ Fear, terror, horror filled the heart and soul of the doc­ tor. His conscience was driving him crazy; the blood in his veins ran alternately cold and warm: his heavy body shook with trembling. The claps of thunder sounded like angry threats from the heavens. In every cold, blue flash of light­ ning he saw shapes and figures coming to get him. Time moved on. The storm without remained unabated; the storm within grew ever greater. He read the fatal prescription again and again, but still tlie mistake remained. Then he tore out that page and threw it into the stove. Ha, no evi­ dence now—no one could prove it—the man died of natural causes—there was no poison. But someone might see the journal, might ask about the missing page. Terror over172

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flowed in him, and he threw the rest of the book into the fire. Ha, ha, ha—a crazy, gurglng, rolling laughter resounded in tlie room. Ha, ha, ha—no evidence now; only a dead man.

What’s that? Horse’s hoofs—no, can’t be, it’s the rain on the roof—no, it's the thunder—someone knows; tliey’ll g6t 1116 • Feverishly he pulled on his great-coat and rushed out the back door into the storm. He climbed into liis buggy and forced the unwilling liorse to pull. Where? Anywhere, just go, go, get away, flee! Every moment lie was getting farther away. They’ll not get liim.

The wheels rattled. “Poison has killed liim; everyone knows; death to the murderer, and you are lie—The liorse stumbled over the rocks, his hoofs beat out “Murderer, they’ll get you. Murd erer, they’ll get you.” The thunder, the lightning, the wind1, the rain battered his mind.

Then a cry in this turmoil. The doctor straightened.

He saw a hazy blur of light. A call for help? Once more the urge to answer a call for aid arose in him. The urge lield him in spite of his terror and fear. I must flee—someone needs help—they’ll know it and catch me—a last chance to do good, do good. That moved liim.

He drove the liorse toward the light. Slipping, sliding in the water and mud he came to the porcli. Up the steps, he pounded on the door. No answer. He walked in. Oh, the .noise was less intense in liere.

Oh doctor, you’ve come, you’ve come. He was still blinded by the water on his face and glasses. A pair of arms clasped liis waist, a body fell against him. 1-Ie pulled off his glasses, tried to regain his composure—then lie saw where he was.

“Doctor, my husband is dead.” The woman clung to his waist, kneeling before him as if imploring him to do tlie im­ possible. He felt something like a cold steel blade cut into his heart. In his blindness and terror he had fled only to come to the house of his victim.

His first impulse was to flee. But an inner voice sounded, “The bottle, the bottle, get it now; no one will know it. Get the bottle.” Why, yes, he must get the bottle, then no one will ever know.

He let the woman slide to the floor in a faint. Into what seemed to be the bedroom he rushed. It was a small, hot, stuffy room. The air was heavy with terrible odors, odors of staleness, decay. On a table a lamp smoked. The lightning flashes lit up the room to reveal on the bed a body covered with a sheet. Yet it wasn’t the odor, the stench, the body— 173

there on the table was a package. That he must get. Then no one would know.

He seized the package, thrust it into his coat pocket and hurried out of the room, past the woman who lay groan­ ing on the floor, out into the storm. When he came to the buggy, he pulled the package out of liis pocket. Throw it away, dash it to pieces, then no one will know. He held back his arm, poised to throw it, took a last look—but never threw it. He lowered his hand.

The package in his hand—the package with the string untied, the bottle within it. Then—then it had not been opened—the bottle was closed—the man had not drunk it.

His body shook with intense excitement. He was no mur­ derer. But the man was dead.

He dropped the package and ran into the house, into the bedroom. With a single sweep of his arm he tore the sheet away from the body. A horrible sight lay before him.

But that was not the body of a poisoned man. What had happened?

The sudden occurrence of events left the doctor weak, and his mind was in a whirl. He walked to the window and leaned against the frame, cooling his face in the breezes that sifted through the leaky window-panes.

A thunder crash that shook the house, and a fork of lightning cut its jagged way through the sky. At once the truth was before his eyes. The man had been struck by lightning.

RE EDUCATION Roland Gurgel

Today when the world boasts of its wisdom and proudly acclaims its universities, colleges, high schools, and other institutions of learning; when the people of the universe worship and look for "salvation through education”； when one system of teaching and education gives way to another over night and that again in turn is abandoned for, so-called, more advanced ideas, while all this is going on, what do we as Christians scholars hold to be the principle of education? Do we and can we change with the ever changing modern principles?

If we ponder what Scripture tells us concerning this, we cannot but recall the reign of Solomon, and that wonderful prayer which he prayed at the beginning of his reign. God appeared unto him and asked what he most desired, promising 174

RED to grant him whatsoever he might ask. Solomon without hesitancy requested of the Lord to grant him wisdom and knowledge in order that he might perform his duty as king faithfully and wisely. God granted him his request and praised him for making such a petition.

Solomon realized that the true source of wisdom was God, as shown by his request here, and he also states the fact again in Proverbs, where he writes, 4 The fear of the Lord is the be­ ginning of all knowledge.” Solomon realized his utter lack of ability to carry out and to conduct of himself properly the posi­ tion which God had granted to him, but what was more he knew where wisdom could be sought by means of which he could faithfully fulfill his duties, and so his prayer was not for riches, honor, glory or power but that God would place in his heart wisdom to rule God’s people well.

Today as we undertake to obtain an education our first principle should be that of Solomon, which has stood fast for almost 3000 years, namely the fear of the Lord is the beginn­ ing of wisdom. We must confess that of ourselves we know or can know nothing whatsoever; we must realize that only through the grace of God can we acquire any knowledge; when we have come to that realization we are ready to begin to learn, not before; for then and then only will we go with Solo­ mon and ask with him that God, the only source of wisdom, grant us wisdom to carry out his wills and commands. In Solomon’s case, God granted wisdom immediately; to us he gives the means and power to obtain the required education for the position which we are to fill here on earth.

From this point of view we as true scholars should approach our education and in so doing will we alone realize the fulfill­ ment of our aim, as far as God grants us.

"WHAN THAT APRILLE …"

M. Kocpsell

To the people of today Goeffrey Chaucer’s writings hold little interest. His dialect prohibits enjoyable reading except to the student, unless of course it has been translated into modern English, and then the beauty of Chaucer’s style cannot be replaced. However, scholars of literature regard him 175

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Chaucer dates from 1340 to 1400, and his writings are usually divided into three periods, the French, the Italian, and the English. He reached his forte in the English period about 1386; in that year he began on the Canterbury Tales. It is be­ lieved that this great masterpiece was intended to be much greater and that the death of the author prevented its com­ pletion.

Unlike most authors Chaucer wrote his poetry during spare time. During his whole life he was closely connected with the government, which explains his knowledge of people and affairs on the continent, for more than once official business took him across the channel to Paris and Florence. Surely he must have made the acquaintance of Petrarch and Boccaccio, who were the foremost literary figures in Italy at the time.

It is hinted that Chaucer suffered from penury around 1380 and that no aid came from the government, for which he had worked all his life, until 1399 when Henry IV designated a pension for him. Unfortunately, the reward came too late, for he died the following year.

One salient feature about Geoffrey Chaucer is that he was both a child of his own age and a herald of the Renaissance in English literature. This new period was the change from the belief that unquestionable authority ought to be recognized, to the decidedly more liberal position that healthy skepticism is a noble virtue. Instead of seeking the truth by following along the old lines of magister dixit, one’s own inductive reasoning was employed.

It was Chaucer’s knowledge, religion, and outlook on life that belonged to the medieval world. His power to transcend his own era lay in his coolly evaluating humor, his proficiency in producing descriptive phrases, his lifelike narrative, and his power of observing the workings of human nature. Thus it is the man Chaucer who belonged to his own age, and it is his potentialities, pictured in his writings, that transcend his own era and introduce the age of Renaissance in England.

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In “My last Duchess” the character-study is egoism—per­ sonal and universal. The story of the poem, since only an excerpt is included, is as follows: The speaker is the Duke of Ferrara, an old and proud city in northern Italy; he is about to negotiate with an envoy for the hand of a Count’s daughter, but must first tell the envoy of his former wife, the last Duchess. The Duke is an arrogant nobleman of the Renaissance Period, and seems to have either put his last Duchess to death or shut her up in a convent because she was young and artless.

First let me see how Chaucer perhaps would have penned the lines of “My Last Duchess” with the exception that he would have used Rime Royal or the heroic couplet: MY LASTE DUCHESSE

That is my laste Duchesse, peynten on the walle, Lookynge as if she were alive. I calle That pece a wondre, nowthe; Fra Pandolphes handen Wroughte busily a daye, and ther she standeth; Wort plese yow sitte and looke at hir? I sayde Fra Pandolphe by desygne, for never redden 177

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Now let us see what the excerpt looks like in the original: MY LAST DUCHESS

That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall, Looking as if she were alive. I call That piece a wonder, now. Fra Pandolph’s hands Worked busily a day, and there she stands.

Will ’t please you look at her? I said ‘‘Fra Pandolph’’ by design, for never read Strangers like you that pictured countenance, The depth and passion of its earnest glance, But to myself they turned (since none puts by The curtain I have drawn for you, but I) And seemed as they would ask me, if they durst, How such a glance came there; so, not the first Are you to turn and ask me thus. . . She had A heart—how shall I say?—too soon made glad, Too easily impressed; she liked whate’er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere.

To learn to read Chaucer requires closer study, and it isn’t the object of the writer to illustrate at present. It is only his hope that he has aroused some interest in the reader to realize what a wealth of literary adventure there is in the poetry of Chaucer.

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^bitaxxnh SCHOOL SPIRIT Periodically editorials are written and complaints registered regarding school spirit at Northwestern. When thunderous cheers fail to boom to the heavens, immediatly the hue and cry is raised that our school spirit is lousy. Sextaners are then commandeered and become unwilling, walking, placarded boosters. Speeches are made in both threatening and implor­ ing tone.

But is this really school spirit? To me the matter appears to be more an inner quality, an intangible something which cannot be forced, but which displays itself in a students attitude over against his school. How much more important isn’t it to have or to cultivate this feeling, that when off the campus one conducts one’s self so as to reflect back favorably on our college.

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RED tests is silly. By no means. It has its definite place at any game. It’s quite a lift for the team to hear a roaring locomo­ tive and to feel the student body is still behind them when the going gets tough. And if the inner school spirit is possessed, the outer spirit, cheering and rooting, will be a natural out­ growth. But don’t brand a fellow as spiritless if he doesn’t cheer until he croaks like a frog. The man with the strongest vocal organs doesn’t necessarily possess the most school spirit.

This inner school spirit permeates your whole system and stays with you after your college days are past. It is this indefineable something that brings the old Grads back for Home­ coming and graduation. So let’s banish the forced and super­ ficial and strive after the real permanent which in the end is the important one.

K. IN ANSWER TO A PROTEST In the September issue of the Black and Red there appeared in the editorial section an article entitled “May I Protest”.

After study and consideration we herewith wish to refute the arguments set forth in that editorial.

In his first paragraph the author says, ‘‘pamphlets and newspapers are no longer an expression of private opinion’’.

However in the following paragraph he says that we have been brought into “most abject slavery to a Hearst or a Northcliffe” because of the freedom of the press. Yet these men are merely expressing their own private opinions through the newspapers which they control.

There is a multitude of proof showing that independent newspapers and especially pamphlets are expressing private opinions today just as much as did the pamphlets of the French Revolution or those of Thomas Paine at the time of our revolu­ tion against Britain. As examples we might mention the Bene­ factor, the Town Meeting, in which a great many private opin­ ions are expressed, or those sent out by Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Even in the syndicated newspapers themselves columns are conducted in which letters are published expressing a ‘‘plethora and diversitiea” of privateopinions, whichare often in direct opposition to the editorial policy of those newspapers. On the editorial pages one finds columns written expressing the con180

PRED trasting opinions of such people as Boake Carter and Dorothy Thomson. It is certainly evident that newspapers and pamph­ lets today are expressing private opinions just as much and even more than at any time in history.

In that editorial the author also says that newspapers and pamphlets are being deliberately used to create impressions on the reader. Yet that is one of the purposes of a newspaper.

Each newspaper has an editorial policy expressing some point of view which the editor will try to impress upon the readers and bring them to accept. Any piece of writing which does not create and leave an impression upon the mind of the reader is worthless indeed.

Books, which the writer of the editorial maintains offer in­ tellectual freedom, seek, even more than newspapers, to bring the readers to the author’s point of view. An excellent example of one that is trying to influence the thinking of the reader is the widely publicized book Out of the Night. It is true that the press has the power to “relegate the oblivion” a good book, yet if the book is a good one, there will certainly be some re­ views which will bring it to public attention and will recom­ mend it.

How can the newspapers deliver an “intellectual bombardmentn when that author himself says that they “engage the lazy intellect by their “funnies”，sport sections etc. ad nauseam”？ Certainly newspapers are anything but intellectual since they must appeal to the low I. Q. of the average American.

Any one who is seeking “a clear analysis of this cataclysm in which the world finds itself” can profitably use the news­ papers as an aid to obtaining it by reading newspapers of differ­ ing editorial policies; for example the pro-administration Mil­ waukee Journal and the anti-Roosevelt Chicago Tribune, A reader by comparing two such differing papers can critically examine both the pro and con sides of an argument and can decide for himself which he chooses to accept. The numerous discussions and forums conducted in public, in the newspapers themselves, and on the radio also help a man to view a problem for all angles.

It is true that the great press syndicates control the news which they publish, but it is also true that the ordinary man realizes that news is colored and consequently takes it with a 181

RED grain of salt. One can not help notice in conversation with the man on the street that even those who stand lowest on the social scale have been a keen interest in world affairs and do not take for the absolute truth the news of the daily papers. Contradic­ tory reports from day to day convince them of the fact that what they read today may be denied tomorrow. It is to the credit of some of the papers that they print the reports from Berlin and London side by side, leaving the reader to choose the truth for himself. The fact that some newspapers may hush up certain news items by failing to report them does not say that those items will not be made public through other means.

Every one is, in truth, permitted to say what he wishes, and every one has the opportunity to make his views public in some way if he so desires.

Freedom of thought has existed through all time; the numerous philosophies of Greece and Rome, the writings of Voltaire, Rousseau and others stand as witnesses to that. Even today the intellectual capacities of man have not fallen so low that one can not think for himself. The heated arguments in which Americans everywhere are engaging show that they are not forced to conform to the opinions of others. A man can think, he dares to think, and he may express his private opinions. Of course the opinions of a great number of people are not broadcast over the radio, published in newspapers, pamphlets, or books, or expressed on the public platform, but nevertheless these people do speak their minds to their asso­ ciates.

May we ask what difference there is between the persuasive methods- used in newspapers and pamphlets and those used in books? Each is written with the purpose of bringing the reader to accept a certain viewpoint, Books are just as dynamic as newspapers. They are even more so. We need only mention Churchiil’s Blood, Sweat, and Tears，Shirer’s Berlin Diary, and Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath.

Freedom for the press, together with freedom of speech, of religion, of assembly, and of petition is the essence of our democracy. As in Congress diversity of opinion is welcomed for obtaining the best solution to a question, so freedom of expression for the press will aid the thinking American to un­ derstand the situation and to find for himself a solution to the 182

RED pressing problems of the day. Freedom of the press is the very kernel and heart of free expression of private opinions.

Whether those opinions be those of a Hearst or a Northcliffe, freedom of the^press permits those men to express their opinions publicly through the means at their command.

We would indeed be in a state of slavery if the press would no longer be free, but would be censored. Any one who desires freedom from the press is not compelled to read newspapers with which he does not agree. But then his points of view are very apt to be one-sided. He will make up his mind (if he goes to so much trouble) without careful consideration of both sides of the problem. He will not develop the quality of openminded­ ness which is so much to be admired. It is certainly a healthy condition when so many sentiments can be expressed and con­ sidered freely and openly as can be done in our country. No thinking man will demand freedom from the press, for he would be denying himself the diversity of expression it presents and making himself a slave to his own narrow-mindedness.

Ralph A. Goede Wlbert Gawrisch CONCERNING THE ORGAN IN THE PREP CHAPEL Part I: The Disease.

Often we are asked, “What is wrong with the organ tonight?”

Should we start answering the question, it would mean that we would be obliged to enter into a long discussion. To answer all who have asked us, we will try to state the case briefly.

In the first place, there are certain mechanical defects, common to every organ manufactured in the period from which this in­ strument hails. The most bothersome of these is this, that the pedal organ has not enough stops, and must therefore be coupled to the manual. This, of course, means that it uses the same pipes. It is in the coupling itself that the difficulty arises.

When a pedal key is pressed, it pashes a wooden stick—stick, mind you! — against the back of the manual keys and so plays these also. No matter how gently one depresses the pedal keys, these sticks break very readily. We then have some keys playing only on one pipe, while others play seven. This makes for great irregularity in pedal tones.

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ShlED Secondly, there is a problem of a different nature. The organ does not give enough volume, ordinarily. Were we to use but the one room of the chapel, the problem would be solved. We all realize that this is impossible. So we must make use of an unethical method of organ playing. Instead of playing only four notes written in the hymnal, we must play eight whenever possible, to bring up the volume. On a piano this would not be impractical. But on an organ, you will remember, the notes should be played legato. We have yet to see the person who can do this. This then is what makes the choppy effect, which all of you have undoubtedly heard.

There are a few more minor details, which are hardly worth mentioning. They happen to every organ. The above are the two worst. How they can be easily be remedied will be told by Mr. Kuske. In closing, however, I wish to remind you that we are not asking for new organs. We feel that whatever money is available for the purchase of new organs should really go to Doctor Martin Luther College, for the training for our future church organists. As far as hymn-singing is concerned, if properly repaired, the instruments now on hand will suffice.

Don Ortner Part II: The Cure.

Mr. Ortner has just acquainted you with the disease that ails our chapel organ. I shall now try to suggest a cure, not merely first aid, as first aid has very often been applied without appreciable results. I do not suggest that new organs be in­ stalled, since I agree with Mr. Ortner that Dr. Martin Luther College should receive all available organ funds.

The first defect that Mr. Ortner has mentioned—wooden sticks used as pedal couplers — could be very easily remedied. These wooden sticks could be removed and a system of wire couplers installed. It would not be at all difficult to install these. These wires would depress the keys just as the wooden sticks did.

These wires would rarely break even though they were subjec­ ted to very rough usage. This would eliminate the necessity of having a repair man up every two or three months to repair the pedal organ. And the bass tone would not disappear at times during the playing of a hymn as often happens at present.

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RED The second defectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;lack of volumeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;would be harder to remedy and it would intail a greater expense. The organ at present has six sets of pipes for the manual keys. These sets are all soft sets, that is, no set has very much volume by itself. When all the sets are used simulantaneously, the organ has enough volume for a single room, but it is by no means adequate for two rooms and one hundred and seventy voices. Only one set of pipes is of the diapason variety and that is a stopped diapason.

The organ has no set of open diapason pipes. Open diapason stops are the loudest types used in an organ. If a set of these pipes were installed, it would have sufficient volume, when only the notes that are written for a hymn are played. This would mean some expense but it would greatly lesson the task of the organist and cure the choppiness.

These alterations still would not bring the organ up to date, but it'would be adequate for its purpose,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;to lead the hym-singing.

Herbert Kuske

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Paul Baganz ’38 is serving in the army telegraph depart­ ment as instructor of the Morse Code at Scott’s Field, St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Hilbert Schaller ’38 was called to Bethany College at Mankato as instructor of English and Latin.

Homer Schweppe ’39 is now stationed at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota, giving out intelligence examinations to draftees.

Word has reached us that Pastor R. Ehlke ’37 of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, was married in St. Paul on October 5th.

Pastor B. Hahm ’32 of Morristown, So. D. has accepted a call to Henry, So. D. Henry Peil ’41 was married to Miss Minnie Huntley on September 27th at Bay City, Michigan.

Mrs. Naumann, wife of the late Pastor Naumann, is sched­ uled to teach the Kindergarten of Saint Matthew’s congrega­ tion, Milwaukee.

Carl Thurow ’37 has accepted a call to Shirley, Wisconsin.

Armin Schuetze, also *37 who was tutor at Saginaw, has been called to Timber Falls, South Dakota.

Rev. G. W. Fischer of Peshtigo, Wisconsin has accepted a call to St. Jacobi, Milwaukee, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rev. Naumann.

Rev. M. Croll ’20, of Florence has accepted a call to Greenleaf, Wisconsin.

A son, Kent Erwin, was born to Rev. Schroeder ’35 and his wife of Woodville, Wisconsin on July 26.

Arthur Werner, ex ’41，is now a member of the United States Marine Corps, stationed at North Island in San Diego Bay. His address is: Naval Air Station, San Diego, California.

Fredrick Werner ’37 has accepted the call as pastor at Centuria and Rock Creek, Wisconsin.

A daughter was born on August 28th to Rev. and Mrs. R. Biesman ’33 at Edgar, Wisconsin.

Martin Birkholz ’33 has accepted a call to West Mankato, Minnesota.

On October 12, Edwin Becker ’38 was installed as Pastor at Milray, Minnesota.

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Rev. Reginald Siegler ’34 of Whitehall, Wisconsin, has re­ ceived the call as assistant pastor to Rev. Buenger at Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Edward Fredrich, ’38 has been called to succeed Martin Toepel at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Harold Neubauer ’38 was married October 4th to Miss Lucille Steffen.

Rev. Delmar Hallemeyer ’36 pastor at Appleton, Wisconsin, was married to Miss Gertrude Schramm by his uncle, Pastor Wm. Mahnke, on October 1st in Milwaukee.

Rev. Arno Voigt ’28 was installed recently as pastor at Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Walter Zichuhr ’37 was married Oct. 4th to Miss Agnes Timm, a graduate of D. M. L. C.

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Campus and Classroom School has again become the rule rather than the excep­ tion. It seems like years since the last vacation. Vacation?

We remember it merely as the time of the year when we put all our things into a suitcase and go somewhere to forget everything;—opening our suitcase, we find that we have.

Studying has become routine, as has everything else. The professors have aired their favorite expressions; in fact, the 1941-42 term is well under way. After the annual chorus try­ outs, at which 75% of the aspirants had deathly colds, 22% liad not sung for years and were out of practice, and 1% was conceited and didn’t need either excuse, the chorus has re­ sumed its chorusing, working on Homecoming numbers. The mixed chorus also is busy, and although the tryout results were posted a month ago, the issue apparently is not yet settled in the girls’ room. The question seems to be whether the singers were picked for appearance or voice, which can­ not be answered until their first showing. The orchestra, under Len Koeninger, will this year perform with 40 strings (counting an average of 4 per violin).

New records have been ordered for the recording room, and soon students will have access to a good selection of or­ chestral selections and throat discs (vocal recordings). We take special pride in this room, and challenge any other col­ lege our size to show us a similar feature.

A SAD TALE Recently a number of seniors set their alarms for 4 and got up at 7 for a breakfast in the open. After walking sev­ eral miles, the food was brought out, and lo and be flabber­ gasted, the pork sausages weren’t. Their whereabouts were speedily traced back to an ice-box several miles away. Vol­ unteers were called for to make the return trip, and courage was not found wanting. Two brave, hardy souls set out on the long trek, and breakfast was had at 10 o’clock. (My feet still boast of several blisters).

We learn every day. All these years I have blissfullylooked upon school spirit as something intangible, something deep, which manifested itself in the attitude of tlie student 188

RED toward his school, whether at athletic contests or on the campus, Perhaps this spirit has crystalized; at any rate, it can now be seen in essence in the form of misspelled signs on doors and walls of the entire dormitory, and even heard from collegiates who issue ultimata to preps: “Yell louder at the games or we’ll give you sweeping.” We sometimes wonder.

LINDA PERO MUTA.—(BEAUTIFUL BUT DUMB).

If you like good poetry, you are requested to omit the following 4 inches. However, if you are psychologically in.terested in determining what goes on in the mind of a student,—studies to the right of him, studies to the left of him,―on tlie 5th day of a series of 8 dark, gloomy, rainy clays at school, here it is in a meter all its own: Mood Indigo—or Do dates have Yitamins?

I feel deep melancholy, To me it now seems folly To go to school.

I deal in words pedantic That make the wise man frantic— And I’m a fool!

I read of gods so glorious, And of their brawls uproarious; They make me sigh.

I translate dear old Homer, I know I’ll never know more, I ask you, why?

To most the meals seem splendid, My stomach is upended, Food’s just plain residue.

It isn’t indigestion, It’s still the same old question: What makes the blue sky blue?

Why do I feel so bluish, When I could be quite screwish?

It’s quite a mess.

This mood is transitory.

The reason? oh, how gory; Cherchez la femme, I guess.

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RED Footnotes on a concert...

Approximately 9700 local citizens missed an opportunity on October 13 to hear a very fine Saxophonist, Cecil Leeson, in concert performance. He proved to our satisfaction that a sax is really a musical instrument. We still argue that a gurgling brook has nothing (in respect to viscosity) over this instrument for pure, liquid tone. Isaac didn’t do half bad at the piano, either. We wonder why performers always save their most entertaining numbers for encore use.

Aberrations— If we must say so ourselves, the campus lias never looked better, with the trees modestly blushing in every con­ ceivable shade (because of their ecdysiastically shedding leaves) •…Were we to found a Hysterical Society, our nom­ ination for president would be Jolniny Hoenecke. . . . Phil Koehler’s exit from the hospital is heralded with rejoicing, especially by us of the Senior Cass. Some classes are dull without him. Out of deference to him we will not (at this time) print things said as he emerged from the etheiy realms. . . . Installment plans are increasing in popularity.

Hardly a meal goes by in the average home without a de­ posit being made on a new table cloth,—all of which reminds us of the cowardly tomato that hits you and runs. . . . Speed Maas may be thankful we don’t print gossip in this column. ...Could it have been an N. W. C. frosh struggling with Latin who first said, “My kingdom, for a horse?” •• • Wadzinski and Alf Walther have begun a series of German speeches on Peter Rabbit, JBr’er Fox, etc. Highlights of Walther’s last epic was the phrase, “Ei, Grossmutter, was fuer grosse I-Iaende hast du!” and the classic line, <4Guten Tag’ Wolf/, . . . The buzzer at the end of the period recently found Ed Zell’s leg still sleeping. He made several bewil­ dered efforts to rise. Fortunately there was a doctor in the crowd. . . . During the absence of Fire Chief Koehler all fires have been indefinitely postponed. . . . The lack of deprecia­ tory innuendos in this column is due to our opinion that he who throws mud, loses ground....

The Pause That Refreshes: Parade of the Campus: Big, blond, fair-complected, good-natured, athletic, studious, quiet,—that in short is this 190

RED month’s entrant in the N. W. C. parade. . . . He，s a Senior, atoout 6 feet tallj president of the N Club and the Philomathean Society. . . . Second-tenorizes in the M. C. . • . Golfs in the 80，s despite many 3-putt greens. ... Is Captain of the championship senior touch-football team. . . . Ace varsity pitcher, last year victorious over tlie U. of W. Since Life has disproved the existence of curves, let it suffice to say that he surely throws some swell optical illusions. ... Is a light eater when out of liis native Appleton surroundings...

A charter member of the H5, loves popcorn, wieners, bullsessions. Who is he? To his friends lie is “Dizzy,” “Curly,” “Zies,” or “Rich;” in the Appleton Monthly Gazette lie is Richard David Ziesemer....

Since the controversy (concerning the fellow who inad­ vertently practiced on an instrument of an afternoon when some like to study), has ceased to rage, we deem it advisable to remove the time-limit on sneezes and coughs, provided they be efficiently muffled.

Apologia: “A bit of nonsense now and then is relished by tlie best of men.” We enjoy it also.

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Seminary 13 Jfortlnveslern 13 If a poor beginning promises a good finish, Northwest­ ern should end up on the top of the heap this year. About all that can be said about this “season opener” is that the Seminary played a good game. From the very outset of the game, the Sem gained ground, with Pagels and Sauer show­ ing the same speed and drive which characterized their play while wearing the black and red for Northwestern. A strong line in front of them, which, consistently outcharged the Gos­ lings, gave definite aid to their progress. Not until the sec­ ond quarter, however, was the Sem able to push, over for its first touchdown. A pass to Toepel placed the ball on the Goslings’ two yard line, and from there, Reuschel, who was playing with the Sem, pushed it over on a line plunge. The kick for the extra point was good. No further scoring took place during that quarter, and at tlie half the Seminary was leading 7-0. Late in the third quarter the Goslings finally began to roll. A successful drive down the field climaxed by an off-tackle smash from, the 5 yd. line with Albrecht carry­ ing the ball brought the Goslings their first touchdown.

The attempt for the extra point was unsuccessful, and Northwestei^i was still trailing by one point. In spite of poor condition, tlie Sem came back to score once more in the fourth quarter. A long run by Sauer brought them again into scoring territory. A pass, Pagels to Toepel, put the Sem on the five yard line, and two plays later Sauer crashed 192

RED over to score. The kick for tlie extra point was no good, and with time drawing very short, the Sem was leading 13-6.

But since the Sem isn’t supposed to beat Northwestern, the Goslings started another scoring march. Mixing running plays with passes, they quickly drove down the field. A long pass intended for Nommensen in the end zone was ruled as interference, and the Goslings were given the ball on the 1 yard line—first down. A flat pass from Albrecht to Iiartwig produced the score. Albrecht then drop-kicked the extra point to knot the score at 13-13. The game ended immed­ iately after the next kick-off.

Perhaps it was over-confidence or possibly they still weren’t ready for the brunt of the season, but the Goslings were sluggish on both offense and defense in this game.

There were a few exceptions. Koehler played a fine defen­ sive game and stood out for Northwestern.

Rumor has it that this was the last football game be­ tween the Seminary and Northwestern. If it was, it was a good ending—for the Sem. Too many injuries each year on the part of the poorly conditioned Sem players have made continuance of the traditional series impractical.

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Nortlnvestcm 15 Concordia 0 Victory over Concordia, Northwestern^ traditional ri­ val, is always highly prized by the Goslings and this year it was attained handily. The improvement on the part of the Goslings over their last performance was enough to make the heart of any Northwestern rooter glad as they played clean, hard football to earn their triumph. “Eggs” Albrecht, stand-out for Northwestern, had a field day as he paced the Goslings to victory with his excellent punting and shiftyrunning.

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RED Early in the first quarter of the Umnusmen showed their determination for victory. Northwestern received the kick­ off and immediately started marching down the field. A fumble on Concordia’s 20 yard stripe, however, ended that threat. An exchange of punts was advantageous for North­ western, and then Albrecht intercepted a pass, carrying it back to the 25 yard line. Schuppenhauer, who also played a fine game for Northwestern, and Albrecht then alternated to carry the ball to the five yard marker, from which point Al­ brecht smashed off tackle to carry it over.

Northwestern^ superior punting put Concordia in the hole again in the second quarter. Early in that period the Goslings received a punt on their own 47 yard line. Three plays took the ball to the Cougar’s 40 yard stripe. On the next play, Albrecht, breaking loose off let tackle, added spec­ tacular running to very effective blocking and romped the remaining distance to the goal. He then drop-kicked the extra point, and Northwestern was on the long end of a 13-0 score.

The third quarter was more or less a see-saw affair with neither team being able to score. During this period, how­ ever, the Cougars best showed their offensive ability and made their only scoring threats of the day. The first of these was stopped by a fumble on the Goslings’ twenty, while the tight defensive work of Northwestern’s line halted the other on our twelve yard line. Play continued much the same in the last quarter until Nommensen intercepted a Concordia pass and ran it back to their forty. Northwestern then marched clown to the 5, but lost the ball there on downs.

In the last few minutes of play, Concordia desperately at­ tempted to pass from their own end zone. An aggressive Gosling line, however, forced Leitz to step out of the endzone which gave Northwestern a safety and her final two points.

The Goslings showed themselves to be a real team in this game. They want the conference championship this year, and if they continue this brand of play, they are definite contenders for that honor.

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Engebrecht Albrecht L.H. R.H. Walther Lange Leitz • P.B. Schuppenhauer Substitutions—Northwestern: Leyrer, Nommensen, H. Walther, Mitzner, Hartwig, Fuerstenau, A. Walther, Zell, Winkel, Heidemann. Con­ cordia: Behrens, Dornfeld, Harting, Muhly, Frick, Hogar, Stahlke, Slake.

Aurora 0 Northwestern 20 The Goslings chalked up another victory for the season with comparative ease as they thoroughly avenged them­ selves of last year’s defeat at the hands of Aurora. It was Northwestern all the way in this game, and there was no time lost in getting started. On the first play after the open­ ing kick-off, Albrecht sliced off tackle, broke loose, and ran seventy yards for Northwestern^ first counter. His drop kick missed, and Northwestern led 6-0 after scarcely a min­ ute of play. Shortly afterward the Goslings were again deep in enemy territory, but a 15 yard penalty forced them to try a field goal which was no good. Aurora then kicked to the Goslings who started another goahvard march.

Schuppenliauer made the touchdown on a line plunge from the one yard line. Graebner kicked the extra point making tlie score 13-0.

Coach Umnus used a whole new team during the second quarter with little noticeable difference in play. Another goahvard march was immediately started but was just as rapidly halted by another 15 yard penalty. A couple kick exchanges gave Northwestern the ball on her own forty-five yard line. Leyrer then followed some excelent booking around right end to cross the goal line, but the play was null­ ified because of clipping and the Goslings were given the ball on Aurora’s 40. Soon after, Aurora intercepted a pass and kicked out of danger as the half ended.

About midway in the third quarter a pass from Al­ brecht to Nommensen, followed by a lateral to Scliuppenhauer, once more brought the Goslings within the shadow of Aurora’s goal-posts. A running play and three passes failed, however, and Aurora took the ball on downs. Aurora then punted to Birkholz who eluded several potential tacklers to return the ball 20 yards to Aurora's 30. From this point the Goslings put on another scoring drive ended by a quarter-back sneak with Birkholz carrying the ball over from the one yard line. Graebner kicked the extra point to boost Northwestern^ total to 20.

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Aurora Northwestern Coonan Horn (C) L.E. Crouse Greve L.T. T. Lewis Spaude L. G. Hettinger Fuerstenau C. Rotsko Hahnke R. G. Baum Wadzinski R. T. McCabe Nommensen R. E. Bell (C) Birkholz Q.B. Keine L. H. Albrecht Pender Graebner R.H. Hardison Schuppenhaucr F.B. Substitutions—Northwestern: Leyrer, Kujath, H. Walther, A. W；althers, Hartwig, Zell. Mitzner, Heideraann, Steffenhagen, Winkel, Ma hias, Westendorf, Nitz. Aurora: Tice Foster, Spooner, Martin, P. Lewis, Scott.

Mission House 19 Jfort.lnvestcni 0 Capitalizing on breaks, Mission House preserved her perfect homecoming record and handed the Goslings their first defeat of the season in their game at Plymouth. After the first few plays twenty-two mud covered uniforms was evidence that the field was very wet. This fact made pass­ ing： and plays empliasizins： speed, Northwestern’s greatest offensive weapon, extremely difficult to execute and was a. great hindrance to the Goslings throughout the contest. Due to the soggy field, play was rather slow during the first quar­ ter, each side playing for fumbles—which were all too fre­ quent—and a break which might put them in scoring posi­ tion. At the beginning of the second period, however, a bad pass from center on fourth down save the Huskies the ball on Northwestern^ one yard line. Mission lost four yards on the next play, but following this an off-side penalty against Northwestern again placed the ball on the one yard stripe, and two plays later Barber pushed over to score the first touchdown of the 抑me. The kick for extra point was no good, and the Muskies led 6-0. There were no further scor­ ing threats in the first half. Each team alternately spent a few Dlays slipping in the mud and then punted.

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In the fourth period a 25 yard penalty against Mission gave the Goslings the ball on the 28 yard line. Line plays were clicking, but another fumble of the slippery ball was recovered by the Muskies and the scoring threat was ended.

A bad center into the end zone, however, gave the Goslings a safety and two more points to boost their total to 9. After receiving the following kick-off, the Goslings, eager for vic­ tory, once more threatened to march for a touchdown, but again the breaks were against them. An intercepted pass gave Mission the ball and took our last scoring oppotunity from us. A punt then put the Goslings deep in their own ter­ ritory from which point another attempted pass was inter­ cepted and carried to the one yard line. On the next play Stuebbe plunged over to give the Muskies their final touch­ down. The kick for the extra point was low and Mission led 19-9. Shortly after the following kick-off, the gun sounded, ending the game.

Although the Goslings were outscored in this game they were definitely not outplayed. The accumulation of seven first clowns to five for Mission is evidence of this. The line continued to charge fast and hard, Schuppenhauer and Walther did a fine job backing up the line, and the backs were running as well as the soupy field would allow. Further statistics一five fumbles for Northwestern against two for Mission一help show why the final score stood as it did. This defeat certainly did not make Coach IJmnus and the squad despair of a conference championship. The Goslings still have a good chance of ending up on top, and we feel confi­ dent that the remaining games will show their determina­ tion to do so.

Northwestern Horn (C) Greve Hahnke Walther Spaude

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Mission House Barber Ernst Kuentzel Andrews Whiterabbit Grosshuesch

Substitutions~Northwestern: Leyrer, Kujath, Fuerstenau, A. Walther, Hartwig, Zell, Mitzner. Mission House: Schultz, Stuebbe.

SPOltT FLASHES “Pliil” Koehler, regular center for the Goslings, was forced out of varsity competition for tlie season by an injury received in the Concordia game. “Phil,” a Senior and threeletter man, always played a bang-up game for Northwestern on both offense and defense, and his absence from the start­ ing line-up will definitely be noticed.

In a recent strenuous game of pool, Tliurow aggravated an old shoulder injury.

Albrecht, with several spectacular runs and some ex­ cellent punting to his credit, has been playing plenty of foot­ ball for tlie Goslings this season.

HOMKCOMIXG November 7 Grads, here is the day you have been waiting for! Once again, following tradition’s lead, your Alma Mater lias set aside a date—rather a week-end—which will enable you to again meet your former class-mates and bask in the hos­ pitality which Northwestern is eager to extend to you. This year, in the interest of your convenience, the Homecoming date lias been set on a Friday, November 7. We hope this will facilitate any transportation problems you might have and make your presence at our celebration possible. The welcome mat is out.

The Preps are already gathering boxes for the huge bonfire which will start off the Homecoming festivities on Thursday evening, November 6. During the bonfire a pep meeting for the next day’s game will take place. At 2:00 P. M., on Friday, the main event of the Homecoming celebra­ tion will take place when the 1941 edition of the Gosling gridders meet the Miners from Platteville. The activities will then be concluded by the Homecoming banquet which 199

赛RED takes place that same evening. Saturday may be used for recuperation.

The battle between the Goslings and the Miners on Fri­ day will have a great deal more significance than an ordinary football game. Since Coach Umnus has been at Northwest­ ern, the Goslings have lost only one Homecoming game, and neither Mr. Umnus nor the Goslings have any intention of increasing that number. In addition to this, to date the Miners have a spotless record in conference competition, while the Goslings have dropped only one conference game.

It is very possible that not only a Homecoming record but also the Conference Championship will be at stake when these two teams lock horns on November 7.

Since 1936 when Mr. Umnus took over the coaching du­ ties at Northwestern, the series between the Goslings and the Miners stands even. One tie and two victories for each team is the record. This year should throw the balance one way or the other. Platteville has an advantage over North­ western in weight and number, but the Goslings will counter­ act that by greater speed and an edge in experience. Four Seniors, Wadzinski, Graebner, Leyrer and Walther will be playing their last game for Northwestern, and we can assure you that they have every intention of ending their years of football right.

These are the facts. This reporter will not go out on a limb to make a prediction as to the outcome. Alumni, this is your chance to compare the Goslings of today with those of your days. Come and see how the Homecoming battle of 1941 turns out.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LITERARY— Once in a Lifetime

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The Death of the Red Dragon

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Kremlin, the Heart of Russia

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The History of Music in the Ancient World-------------- -

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Some Dumb Mutt

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EDITORIAL— Northwestern's Incomplete Curriculum 214 This Thing called Swing

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CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM

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ATHLETICS

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THE BLACK AND RED Volume XLV.

Watertown, Wis., November 1941. Number 6

Entered at the Posioflice at Watertown, Wis., as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1870. Published monthly. Subscription, One Dollar.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME h. c. p*

The day was an extraction out of a book on ^Beautiful Autumn.” The campus was in its glory, eagerly showing off to its many admirers on this Homecoming day. The leaves glowed like stoplights in the fog, arresting your attention, causing you to take a second look, as a slight breeze showed the leaves’ every facet like a Jewish salesman with his twopants suit. The landscape everywhere sprouted luxuriant campus-life, upper-classmen mingling with their lady-friends, under-classmen with fellow under-classmen. Alumni gazed admiringly at their class-trees, letting the beauty play caden­ zas on the organ of their eye.

Agreed, then, that it was a perfect Homecoming set­ ting. And for Homer it was superperfect, splendiferous. It was his Homecoming. Thru five games he had watched his idols perform from the grandstand. But no more of that.

Coach had told him just yesterday that he would need Homer today. His heart beat like Gene Krupa at the thought! And to add to the excitement, his folks,—yes, even his girlfriend had come all the way from Pinkerton Junction to see him perform (he had written that he would probably see plenty of action). He wondered how it would feel to strut before 50,000 people, to have 100,000 eyes glued upon him.

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RED The game was only a few minutes old, and already Homer could feel his moment approaching. He slid to and fro over the bench like a carpenter^ plane, picking up just as many slivers. But today he could be disdainful of slivers.

It was his day. The game was rough and the gore-loving crowd wallowed in it. They were wild with excitement, as was Homer, hoping that the tatoo of liis heart would not show up too much when he ran out on the field. He knew it wouldn’t be long before some tired warrior would need aid.

As a siren out of the fog, he heard an insistent voice, “Homer!” He quivered a bit, but refused to believe his al­ ready-blushing ears. “I-Iomer!” The fog was lifting, this time lie definitely heard his name. He jumped up violently, almost upsetting the water-bucket. “Get out tliere!” Untangling himself from the sideline ropes which refused to stay clear of his quivering legs, he finally was on his way.

His moment had come. All traces of ague had vanished; he gracefully trotted across the field to the spot -where the team awaited him. Not too swiftly, but with just the right degree of finesse lie set the waterbucket gently but firmly on the ground.

Homer had arrived!

THE DEATH OF THE RED DRAGON Marcus Albrecht

It was a fine car, he said. Anyway lie thought it would at least be able to go to Mission House and back. So did we. Thafs why the Red Dragon died on that, memorable day a few weeks ago.

Let me explain. One bright morning in the spring of 1929 our heroine with many others like her rolled off the assembly line of the Nash automobile plant. Dressed in som­ bre black, she looked not the least bit different from lier many companions, and she wasn’t―then. During the course of time, however, she ended up in the hands of a college student. This student loved colors; and consequently our black lady donned a new coat of brilliant red. Her dashing color and her roaring engine led us to call her the “Red Dra­ gon.” Thus her name.

This was the creature seven of us decided to mount in order to see a football game. So one rainy Saturday morn­ ing just before dinner, (we left without dinner) hoping to ar­ rive at our destination in time for at least part of the game.

After giving the little lady a drink of gasoline we left town.

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RED Because she was not a spring chicken anymore, she was not as limber as could be desired; consequently we limped along feeling every bump and feeling for our teeth after an exceptionally bad one—that is, with every jolt she lost a bolt, and we sat there holding her together. But that we were willing to endure. When, however, she started to spit ve­ hemently and become hot around the head, we decided to stop, football game or no football game, and see what it was all about. The radiator just had a leak.

Well, we decided to go to the next town at least. We got there and filled the radiator. Eager to see the football game and confident that we could reach our destination by step­ ping from town to town, we set out again. We were willing, but the poor old dragon just couldn’t take it. She blew a tire.

There we sat miles from town, on a blown out tire, and with­ out a spare. Not giving up, however, we took the tire off and commissioned a delegation of two to hitch-hike to the near­ est town and bring aid. Hours later they returned with ther tirft still not fixed. No tube its size in the whole town, they told us and the tube in the tire was shot. Seven of us, a broken down car, and night fast approaching, set up a prob­ lem to which we at first thought we weren’t equal. But you can’t keep a sood man clown even if he is burdened with a misfit of a creature like the Red Dragon. We pushed the crippled car to a farm yard and hitcli-liiked back to school in groups.

But we couldn't forget our companion that easily. After all. evpn if slip wosn't ciuite as good as one might wish and even if she did have many ir^emedable ills, we could pt least trv to fix her un ajrnin; and if that would be of no avail, then to bring her back liome to rest in peace.

On Sunday afternoon a rescue partv went to get her. By dusk after much trouble—four more flat tires and who knows Avhnt pIrp—she aiui the rescue narty returned. Sad nnd brokenhearted wp realized the Red Dragon had seen her last davs. No more would college boys romp around the countryside lier tlieir flashy companion. No more would she. b^dpcked like a peacock and proud as one, strut down the his:hwf»v No more would people stare at her as she passed down the Ptreets. Even she had to join that Ion?： to the city dump, the final resting place for creatures like her.

And thus it was that the Red Dragon died.

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RED KREMLIN, THE HEART OF RUSSIA Paul Knickelbein

Today the city of Moscow, and within it the Kremlin, is a stumbling-block for the so-called invincible armies of Hit­ ler. To the present day Hitler has had liis way in almost anything he attempted, but now it would seem he is momen­ tarily stopped. If Hitler succeeds in overcoming Moscow and the Kremlin, lie will have conquered a city that lias been invaded, burned, and rebuilt more often than any other mod­ ern city except Constantinople.

The Kremlin is situated in the heart of Russia, geo­ graphically and mentally. Kremlin is a Tartar word mean­ ing walled city or fortress. There are other Kremlins in Russia—Vladimir, Nijni-Novgorod, Novgorod, Kazan, Kief.

Moscow’s Kremlin has always been the real Kremlin, a walled inner town. The Red Square of the Kremlin is not named after the Reds. The big open space got its name six hundred years before Lenin and his Bolsheviki took over the Moscow Kremlin and all Russia became Red Russia. On the old square stood the chopping block of the Tsars. Blood flowed so freely in that grim spot it left its permanent stain on history—Red Square.

The city of Moscow was the wedding present of George Prince of Kief (1154) to his son and son’s wife. From the time of George of Kief to Stalin of Georgia, Moscow lias been called Moscow, and still remains the most Russian of all the cities in the vast area of the Soviet Union. Moscow’s first •sreat fire in 12fi7, burned the whole city including the mouldy wood stockades of (lie Kremlin wall. It also changed an old Russian belief. Until that time the Russians had thought that stone houses were unhealthy, but now they found wooclhouses equally so, with new reasons. They rebuilt the Kreinlni wall in stone, but clung to wooden buildings.

For the next two hundred vears Russians and Tartars took turns storm in 2: the city. They loved fighting, end enioved bonfire*?. Finpllv Ivan III, first Tsar of United Russia, hired Mie Italian architect Peter Solarius to build the Krem­ lin wall as it stands today. Ivan was charmed with the re­ sults. married a Constantine princess, and placed her Byzan­ tine double eagles over all the palaces and official buildings in the Kremlin. Svmhol of errmire since the days of Rome, it now stands two-headed guard over one of the last imperial strongholds of the world.

The Kremlin’s oldest stone buildins: is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin, built in 1339 when the 205

RED center of the Russian church was moved from Vladimir to Moscow. After Ivan the Terrible was excommunicated he had a small chapel built onto this cathedal. A window was cut in the wall so he could observe the service from his out­ side chapel. Both Ivan and the son he murdered are buried outside the Kremlin’s Archangel Cathedral, where lie all the Tsars except the last, tragic Nicholas Romanoff.

When Ivan the Terrible returned from Kazan lie de­ cided on a building program outside the Kremlin. He wanted eight churches on Red Square, each to commemorate an es­ pecially victorious Saint’s clay. His shrewd architect sug­ gested building one central chapel, symmetrically placing eight small churches around it opening into the main chapel.

Ivan was delighted, rewarded him bountifully and commis­ sioned him to start the work at once. The result was St. Basil’s, the most famous of the Russian churches.

Boris Goudunov built a great belfry inside the Kremlin walls in honor of Ivan the Great. Erected in 1601, the bel­ fry, which is three hundred and twenty-seven feet high, holds a sixty-six ton bell. Boris Goudunov remained the most pious of all the Russians until Empress Anne gave a larger bell, a mountain of metal of such size and weight that no means could be found to suspend it, hence it remains in a deep pit in the Kremlin where it was cast. “The Bolsheviks show it to tourists as an example of the folly of capitalistic competition!”

Of the five Kremlin gates Spasskaya was most sacred.

It was used for all religious processions. The Borovitskaya has no tower but is placed at the thickest part of tlie Kremlin wall. The wall varies from twelve to sixteen feet in width.

The other three Kremlin gates are Nikolakiya (St. Nicholas), Troitskiya (Gate of the Trinity), and Tarnitakiya (Secret Gate). The gates have always been well guarded, a Russian custom Stalin has not changed. Of the nineteen towers in the Kremlin wall, the most interesting is the Tower of the Tsars. From it the former Tsars reviewed processions, punisliments, and festivals.

By 1812, when Napoleon stormed across Europe to Mos­ cow’s Kremlin, the enclosure had become a well fortified hun­ dred acres. It contained the ancient palace of the Tsars, several churchec, two convents, the patriarchal palace, the arsenal and one private house which belonged to Boris Goudunov before he was raised to the throne. When the retreating Russians burned Moscow, the Kremlin stood against the flames. Napoleon, enraged at his defeat by the merciless Russian winter, set powder kegs under the principal Kremlin 206

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RED gates and towers. As lie gave the orders for his famous re­ treat, the fuses were lighted by the last Frenchman to leave.

A troop of Cossacks arrived and began to beat out the lighted fuses. They worked desperately, but saw they could, not reach the last fuses in time. Suddenly the heavens opened in a torrential downpour, and so Napoleon’s last gesture was put to nauglit by the grim Russian weather.

Now, because the Kremlin remains the heart of Russia, ashes of Red leaders are placed in urns in the Kremlin, and Lenin has a mausoleum just outside the wall on Red Square.

The Tsars* palaces are Soviet Government offices. All Soviet Government decrees are issued through Russian newspapers from the Kremlin to the 160,000,000 people whose lives cen­ ter around that old walled fortress.

THE HISTORY OF MUSIC IN THE ANCIENT WORLD T. J. H.

In Genesis 4, 21, we read that Jubal, one of the sons of Lamech, “was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. This is the earliest scriptural as well as historical account concerning the discovery or invention of music and musical instruments. Since tlie various peoples took with them their culture and civilization at the time of the dis­ persion, we can easily account for the existence of musical instruments among tlie Semitic nations of the orient in an­ cient times.

In Egypt, for instance, pictures of the harp and the flute have been found on graves supposedly dating back to 4000 B. C. Also tlie lyre and trumpet were known to the Egyptians. It is very probable that they even had an orches­ tra. But we know notliing of their theory of music or sys­ tem of tone. Music was inseparable from the life of the Egyptians. It was a necessary constituent for their feasts, weddings, funerals, and church services. The cultivation o£ music was in the hands of women. But although the Egypt­ ians were among the first to have a systematized music, there is no evidence of any further development.

There are many references to song and music in the Old Testament. One of the earliest is Miriam’s song of thanks­ giving when Pharaoh^ army was submerged in tlie Red Sea. Another well known reference is the request of King Saul for a “man who is cunning on an harp” to soothe his troubled spirit. Hebrew music is musica sacra and David might be 207

RED called its foundei，. When he became king he could not separ­ ate himself from the music which he enjoyed as a lad. Con­ sequently he founded temple music, when he spoke to the princes of the Levites that they should ‘‘choose from among themselves singers with musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals—and all Israel should sing to the music of harps and zithers.” Among the Hebrews only the men were in charge of music. During Solomon’s reign music was iso­ lated from cliurcli service and began to serve also in the capacity of sensuous appeal. We know nothing of the art of their music or whether they were familiar with harmony.

But Hebrew music was unique, since it was given a place of its own in the world There is a great resemblance among the rest of the Semitic nations in respect to culture. The Mesopotamian people were also acquainted with the harp, reed pipe, and percussion instruments. In the Chaldean age instruments were developed which were of high repute in Rome and which even persisted into the middle ages. Again we know nothing of the character of their music. It is probable that they had an orchestra, but one ancient historian compares this orchestral music to the deafening bray of a donkey.

Comparatively little is known about Greek music when we consider that such a wealth of Greek culture has come down to us. It has often been expressed that modern music can be traced in a straight line back to Greece. Then we could conclude that the meaning of music was the same to the Greeks as to us so that if we could suddenly obtain a large quantity of Greek music, it would be as valuable as Greek sculpture. This is not true. Music was not to the Greeks what it is to us. In the same way as tlie main idea behind Greek architecture was the temple, so behind Greek, music it was poetrv. with its highest form in the dramas of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. In the drama both music and notion were only the ornaments of poetry .At first there was only one instrument accompanying a declamation so that there would be no detraction from the poetry itself.

Rhythm was everything to the Greek, and a study of this rhythm is a study of thft various metres in Greek poetry.

In the history of Greek music we can distinguish six different periods. The first period is interwoven with myth.

In 1433 B. C. the rrms;cal Apollo-cult was founded on Delos and wps later transferred to Delphi. The establishment of musical contests resulted m the Pythian festivals. In the Homeric ernes it was Achilles who sang： his songs in the Iliad.

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The second period begins about 700 B. C. Terpandeywas one of the first poets to introduce new rhythms. The zither was established as the accompanying instrument in liis poems. Because he lived in Sparta, Sparta became the center of music. Archiloclios wrote folk songs ayd intro­ duced many different rhythms. He even dared to introduce harmony, but that very discreetly, since it was still hostile to Greek taste. In early Greece, every poet was by nature a singer, because poetry was then written, not for the eyes of readers, but for the ears of listeners.

In the third period, beginning about 500 B. C., there was further development, in rhythm. The chorale and dance-song appeared. Necessity of written music resulted in note writ­ ing. The Greek alphabet was used for this.

The fourth period is the so-called Classic Period. In Athens Simonides tried to bring music and dance up to tlie level of poetry, and Pindar introduced the orchestra with which we are acquainted today. Drama grew out of chorus singing. Its evolution is simple, namely to relate the story which was celebrated by the chorus between choral passages.

In the fifth period the drama changed from a display of stories of gods and heroes to stories from natural life. Music and drama could not remain on the same plane and in equal balance with each other. This period is characterized by a decline in music as well as in drama.

In the sixth period the scene shifts to the Macedonian court. The Macedonians adopted the culture of tlie Greeks wholesale, but they also added to it an outward shine. It was the Hellenistic period of sensationalism. For instance, where the Greek lyre had four strings, the Macedonian lyre had forty; where before one flutist was enough, now there were six hundred. Greek art developed into virtuosity.

The end of the Greek art of music was in Rome. Rome copied not only from Greece but from the whole world, and they changed everythins： to suit their inferior tastes. Re­ forms were attemnt.ed in the later Roman Empire, but no new life was possible until the creation of a new world. Fin­ ally in this new world and in Christianity music blossomed forth and developed into full flower.

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5PRED SOME DUMB MUTT Herb. Walther

“Hey, Henley,’，said Coach Jones violently, his face turning redder all the time, “I wish you would keep that pup of yours off the football field during practice sessions. I’m getting fed up with him. All he does is get in the way. If you don’t get him out of here pretty soon, I’ll have the man­ agers kill him, and I don’t mean maybe.”

“Yes, sir,” said Henley meekly, and trotted glumly to the place where Stubby, his Boston terrier, lay quietly on the cool, green grass. Stubby was a very well-built dog. He had short, powerful legs with dainty white paws at the ends of these. He also had a strip of white running down be­ tween his eyes and ending just above his mouth. He had tiny blotches of white on his shoulders. The little stump of a tail on his backside wagged furiously. The rest of his chubby body was a sleek black, and the hair glistened from many brushings by his loving master.

Up to today Stubby had been the mascot and favorite pet of the entire football squad of Cornelt College. Stubby usually accompanied the team on all of its out-of-town trips, and his joyous barking on the bus always kept the squad in good spirits. His foolish antics—the way he rolled on his back—always made the players laugh, and this relieved the tension of the team before an important game. Perhaps this is the reason why, through Stubby’s relieving the tension be­ fore games, that the small Cornelt College football team was able to defeat its highly-favored opponents so easily. Every­ one on the squad believed that Stubby brought the team good luck. Why, had not they defeated the famous Mississippi State team by two touchdowns?—Mararest College by three touchdowns? And Stubby had always been present on the players’ bench, barking encouragement with all his heart.

Cornelt College had now reached the last game of its schedule for this year. The mighty men from West Point had invaded their campus for the annual and traditional last game of the season. Cornelt College was undefeated so far this season, and the football squad believed that they could stay undefeated—if Lady Luck in the presence of Stubby would be there to help them.

“But, Coach,” said Henley. “Stubby has brought us good luck all season. He’s a sort of lucky dog, sir.” “I don’t care if he is. I said he’s got to go，” snapped back the old, whitehaired coach. “How can a dumb mutt like Stubby help us win games? We are too blasted busy to keep chasing him 210

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around all over the field. This is our last week of practice, we must get into better shape in order to beat the Cadets.

Why, they will outweigh us twenty-three pounds to a man!

Do you tliink we can learn to beat them to the charge, and make our plays function properly, if we have to chas〒 your dumb dog out of the way everytime we want to practice an individual play? We haven’t even much pep this week一 Hey, Jones, kick tliat dog out of the way, and let me see you hit that dummy properly. That’s what I have been trying to tell you guys,” the coach now roared, thoroughly excited.

“That mutt is always in the way. Get him out of here be­ fore I really lose my temper.”

Henley, seeing that it was no use to argue with the coach, took Stubby, now vigorously protesting and wiggling, out of the Stadium. He then handed Stubby to a green-cap­ per Freshman and said, “Take Stubby back to Room 467 in our Phi Delta Delta Fraternity House.” Henley then trotted back to where the team was now having dummy blocking practice.

From the time that Stubby had been forced off the field, a slowly increasing mist seemed to cloud the spirits of the football team. Everything seemed to go wrong in practice.

The backs fumbled time after time. The line missed their assignments. The whole team seemed to have lost that “edge” that they had had the day before. The coacli tore the little remaining hair on his head and swore—under liis breath. “If you fellows don’t show any more spirit and pep­ per than this on Saturday,” he finally said, “it will be an­ other November landslide and you will be on the bottom of 'that landslide.”

The whole campus buzzed with talk of the game. Hen­ ley and several of the other players lived in the same frater­ nity house, and that night they came together to talk the matter over. ‘If Stubby could see the game, we could win without working：,mumbled Fat Bisselli. “I would feel safe with my eyes shut.”* ”It will be okay, gang,” said Henley.

“Forget about it. Stubby will see the game, I will get him in somehow.” “Yea,” said Bisselli, “but how?

Trust me, said Henley, and a bis： smile came upon liis face，“I will get somebody to do the dirty work.”

This statement seemed to reassure the players. So, af­ ter attending the pep meeting for a little while, long enough to say a few words, they came back to their fraternity house and went to bed in order to get a good night’s rest before the big 菸ame.

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RED a cloud in the sky, and the crispness of the air kept every­ body on his toes. The stands were filled. Every available seat in the huge stadium was taken. Since both teams played “heads up ball,” the first quarter came to an end with neither team showing an advantage. There were several long gains but, as soon as either team could get inside their op­ ponent's thirty yard line, the other team would brace up and force their opponents to give up the ball to them by fierce tackling or on downs. The second quarter ended with the score still tied at nothing to nothing. Both teams were put­ ting up a fierce battle and the spectators were more than satisfied.

Between halves, the nervous coach gave his usual pep talk. The boys had all heard it many times before, and now no one paid much attention to what the coach said. It was sort of a relaxation to them, rather than a “pep-builder,” and it also gave the coach a chance to let off some of his excess “steam.”

The third quarter was a fast and furious battle. Henley, fullback on the home team, was winning all-conference hon­ ors with his line plunging. By sheer force he carried the ball to the five-yard line, but at that position the nnighty men from West Point became a veritable stone wall, refusing to give an inch, and even throwing him for a loss of one yard on the third clown. Finally, after much deliberation, it was decided that Henley should attempt a drop-kick. The ball was centered back to Henley on the sixteen-yard line. He quickly dropped the ball, and then kicked it. The ball went directly between the goal posts, and the score was now: Cornelt, three; West Point, zero.

Then, as luck would have it, Fat Bisselli, Cornelt Col­ lege’s brilliant tackle, was forced to leave the game with a very painful back injury. This was a bad blow to the Cor­ nelt team, for Fat was the best lineman in the conference and his only substitute was an inexperienced sophomore.

This naturally left a very weak spot in Cornelt’s forward wall which was soon discovered by the Cadets’ smart quarter­ back. Cornelt was ahead so far in the game, but it remained to be seen if the team could hold its lead or not. A whole quarter remained to be played.

Slowly but surely the West Point team pushed the ball down the field. Several times the Cornelt team held the heavier Cadet team on downs, and Henley was always forced to punt out of danger. But now the West Point team made a very determined drive down the field: They were not to be denied now. The game was going into the closing minutes.

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“I thought that you said that you would have Stubby here for the game,” said the big center of Cornelt to Henley; “well, where is he?” “He is inside Mark Schiller’s coat, right behind the West Point bench,” said Henley. “We can’t let him out now, or our coach would kill the whole mess of us?

But I still think that he will not let us down. Mark smuggled him into the stadium in his big raccoon coat.”

The teams lined up for the final play as the whistle blew.

But before this time, during the entire quarter, Henley had noticed something that none of the other players liad. Every time the Cadet coach stood up, the quarterback had called a line plunge on the weak side of Cornelfs line. Since it was not Henley’s duty to back up that side of the line, lie was not able to make any advantage of this knowledge. He knew that if he shifted over to that side, his own side of the line would be too weak. And then he thought that this might also have been only a coincidence. But now, with one play left to go, he noticed that the Cadet coach rose to his full height very quickly. He decided to play his hunch. The play started, the Carlet line opened a tremendous hole in the weak side of the line, but this time Henley plunged headlong into it and wound his arms around the ball carrier’s legs.

When the referee untangled the pile he found the ball still six inches short of the goal line! Just at that time the gun went off, marking the end of the game. Cornelt had won by three small points.

“Out of at least twenty-five plays why did you have to call that one for the last play?” demanded the angry Cadet coach. “Why, sir, I saw you stand up and I thought that you were signalling for that weak side play,” said tlie trembling call that one for the last play?” demanded the angry Cadet coach, “but not because of that. I jumped because some dumb mutt bit me in the leg.”

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Jbtiartals NORTHWESTERN'S INCOMPLETE CURRICULUM One would hardly expect to find a good law school which did not offer and place great emphaisis u pon courses in public speaking. We would naturally expect that a col­ lege which prepares its students for a life of oratory would make it a point to see to it that all its students were well grounded in the fundamentals of good speaking and that most of them were fluent orators before their graduation.

Yet, for some unknown reason, the situation here at Northwestern is very different from that which we would ordinarily anticipate. Although we are not studying law, still, most of us who attend this school are preparing for a profession in which we will find it necessary to deliver num­ erous addresses, whether they be of a formal or an informal nature, for the rest of our lives. Yet, this college, while of­ fering an excellent curriculum in other respects, does not see fit to prepare us for this speaking which will be such a vital element in the success or failure of our careers.

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RED It is true that a few feeble attempts are being made in this general direction, but they are feeble. j. lie strongest, or shall 1 say least impotent, of these at­ tempts is perhaps that made by tlie literary societies. These organizations ao give tlie stuaents some opportunity to ex­ press tliemselves before an. audience. Yet, tueir effort must ueeus De mule tor two main reasons.

Tne nrst reason for tlie failure of these societies to ac­ complish. tnis is tlieir large membership. This makes it impossiDie for each member to get as much experience along these lines as lie might desire. Tlie second, a factor wliicli has tlie same effect as tliat listed, first, is the fact that these clubs meet too infrequently, certainly less frequently than do regular classes, 'i liese two factors combine to make tnese societies of little value in teaching the rudiments of speech to the student body.

Other attempts in this direction are made by some of tlie professors wlio insist that tlie students—as part of tlieir regular course—deliver a few oral reports before the entire class. Obviously, these too are doomed to failure. In the first place, here as in the case of the literary societies, the opportunities for tlie individual student are few. Then too, the proressor and the students are more interested in tlie content of tlie report than in tlie student’s posture, phrasing of sentences, variation of pitch, use of gestures, etc., all of which are important in this business of speaking.

These are tlie two main attempts made by this school to prepare us for a life of speaking. It seems that this condi­ tion is one which should be remedied, but how?

Tlie solution is, I believe, rather obvious. Tlie college might offer as part of its curriculum a public speaking course to be given to the students sometime in their prep years.

This course would emphasize mariner of delivery rather tliaa content of the address. Then as an aftermath, or preferably a continuation of this course, the collegiates might form drama clubs and debate societies, tlie number of societies de­ pending upon the plenteousness or scarcity of members witli the purpose being to keep the membership of each group, small so that all might take part in the activities. These or­ ganizations, to be effective, would have to remain active.

Rather than present just one play each year, tlie drama club might present numerous one-act plays with each of tlie members having ail opportunity to take a leading role in at least one of these plays. The debate societies might follow a similar course.

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John Schaadt.

THIS THING CALLED SWING Swing. What is it, where did it come from, where is it going? No mere mortal has successfully answered. We may say that swing is a highly rythmic combination of melody and accompaniment—a steady driving bass with a syncopa­ ted melody, or we may make a dozen other statements about swing, but no single one, or even all of them together would really tell us what we are hearing when we listen to “Chattaj nooga Choo Clioo.” The more one tries to define swing, the more does one become reconciled to the class “Swing is what you hear on your radios after 11 P. M.” As to the origin of swing we may safely say that it did. Beyond that lies theory.

Swing appeared first in New Orleans about the turn of tlio century. Swing was not, however, in the beginning swing, but ragtime, whicli duly developed or degenerated, as you prefer, into jazz. The minstrel shows played the predomi­ nant role. The negro minstrels took spirituals and work songs, elaborated them with syncopation and called the re­ sult “ragging.” This treatment of the songs became very popular and soon they were writing and publishing songs of this type by the score. Bert Williams’ “O I Don’tt Kncow, You’re Not So Warm” was the first piece to carry the desig­ nation “ragtime on the cover. The instrumental side of the development seems to have been started by a negro news­ boy who bore the august title of Stale Bread. Stale Bread attracted customers by playing tunes on his fiddle and lie was soon joined by others of his profession. The net result was Stale Bread’s Spasm Band. In a short time New Orleans was filled with bands preaching the doctrine of the four-beat bass and syncopated melody.

In 1916 Ragtime found its way to Chicago in the form of The Original Dixieland Band. Here for the first time the designation “；jazz” was used and the organization became The Original Dixieland Jazz Band. They took the country by storm, and every ambitious musician who could get to­ gether a group of five added to the general cacophony. These groups generally consisted of clarinet, saxophone, banjo, pi­ ano and drums. Each member improvised separately on the melody as is the case today in our “jam sessions.” All the 216

playing was “hot.” The composer was nothing in compari­ son with, the performer since the harmonic structure only was preserved, the melody was at the mercy of the individual player. Gradually however, the conservative element which. was more concerned with the melody, made itself felt. The rhythm was still there, but it was not stressed to the point where it obliterated the melody. This was termed “straight” jazz. We have the same two elements today. Corresponding to the straight and liot of the jazz age we have “sweet” bands and “swing” bands.

While hot jazz was in its glory Paul Whiteman liit upon the idea of writing out the parts. Up till then the usual pro­ cedure was that the pianist would strike out the melody and the others would improvise harmonies and “breaks” as they went along. Whiteman had with him an arranger by the name of Perde Grofe, and his clever arrangements soon be­ came immensely popular. But Wliiteman was not satisfied.

The ambition burned within him to put jazz into the form of symphonic music. Accordingly, he commissioned a young composer, George Gershwin, to write a jazz creation in a symphonic setting. Gershwin wrote the Rhapsody in Blue.

The work was performed in Carnegie Hall and was ac­ claimed by everyone. Gershwin did not stop with Rhapsody in Blue, but quickly followed with the folk opera “Porgy and Bess” and the “Concerto in F” which was also performed in Carnegie Hall by Dr. Walter Damroscli. Other American composers were encouraged by Gershwin’s success to write in this idiom. The most notable of these is no doubt Ferde Grofe, whose “Grand Canyon” and “Mississippi” suites are so well known.

Outside the field of symphonic jazz, however, the per­ former was and is more important than the composer. To­ day too, any player who plays swing exactly as written is considered “corny.” Improvisation is the very essence of swing, and the performer creates the music himself rather than conveys the idea of the composer. Performers, men like Bix Beiderbecke, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Fats Waller, were more responsible for the development of swine： than the composers.

Today swing is at the top of tlie! heap. Where will it be tomorrow? Some maintain that sw ing is a transient thing.

They sav that it is necessary for popular music to find nov­ elty, and point to the obvious fact that nothing is so thoroughly dead as yesterday’s hit tune. They cannot con­ ceive of people a century from now exhibiting any interest whatsoever in today’s swing.

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Campus and Classroom It is vain and in vain to struggle in the storms of the fate which has predestined columns such as this to be read, harshly and severely criticized, and then forgotten ? Is this a game with only a losing team? When names are flaunted, this becomes a gossip column; leave them out and it’s dull.

Print jokes, and it becomes a silly, grade-school affair; leave them out and few will read farther than the first paragraph.

Print tales of personal friends and others feel grossly neg­ lected; use the same tales about casual acquaintances and feelings will be hurt either because the story wasn’t true or was true. Oh, well! Perhaps this can be considered the ad­ vantage of being on the staff—i. e” to be able to do with a column what one pleases, and follow one’s personal views.

No? While my dear reader (s) is (are) still in a good humor, in keeping with my policy of printing only such poetry as will never be read elsewhere, reflect on the following: He liked Sally, She was grand; He chased Sally,— Sally Rand.

Flash: Oil October 24 both Koepsell and Hillmer got up in time for breakfast, and on that immortal day not one Jun­ ior shagged out of the noon-meal. (N. B. Neither item is strictly true, due to gross exaggerations, but Orson Welles uses stories just as fantastic, and look at him!)

A word of tribute to the monitor, that unfortunate being whose un-wished-for task it is to wake everyone in the mid­ dle of the night (6:45) for breakfast. Cometh he at 6:45, he is too early: at 6:55 he is too late. Almost every room greets him with a barrage either of shoes or of un-choice words. To start the day by meeting a bunch of half-awake, super-grouchy fellows is pleasure in reverse.

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RED experiencing some trouble cutting thru the black and red crepe paper before them and a piano behind them which needed subduing, the gentlemen settled down to a varied program which mingled tears of laughter with those of sadness. (Isn’t it touching?) We are amazed that 4 such dis­ tinct personalities could come out of Hollywood.

They say that the older a football player gets, the better he was; following the same norms and forms of reasoning, the more time elapses since a fire, the worse it >vas. Well, we had a fire, which, though it hasn’t aged properly, will be reported at this time. The fire alarm recently dragged out the worst conglomeration of pajamas yet seen at a cam­ pus flare. Since Albrecht’s couch was one item that went up in flames, conclusions were immediately reached concern­ ing the source. Fire-chief Koehler was Johnny-on-the-spot, and did a commendable job of mopping up the water. Rumor has it that the local department received the call with, both trucks already out, and our chief was requested to keep the fire going a little while until they could arrive. Kippy’s Kanteen did a thriving business. It is not known how Baganz’s Greek book happened to get into the fire.

Band tryouts have begun, with several promising new­ comers in attendance. A prep cornetist became the first ever to triple-tongue his way through an entire march. (He was nervous.)

Near the top in the list of facts not worth knowing are these: (a) there'are 900 No. 3 peas in a No. 2 can. (b) It is a fact (gleaned from the chaff in Pillsbury’s Psyke Text) that ‘“the ear responds to .0000000000000005 erg for tones of 3200 VD per second.” Do.you too feel enlightened?

The following gem was found in an old, old B. & R.，and informs us of three ways of spreading news, in the order of their efficiency: 1. Telephone 2. Telegraph 3. Telegirl 220

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Dots and Dashes: A manifestation of pure bliss recent­ ly was made on the campus in front of the dorm. A football lodged high, in a tree spitefully overcame all attempts at get­ ting it down. After several attempts one fellow went after his bow and arrow, wondering why he hadn’t thought of this simple but ingenious plan before. The first arrow missed, but friend Robin Hood is still wondering how lie can retrieve not only the ball but also the second arrow in it. •..

Recently 5 fellows (I tactfully omit any mention of the H B V) set a new low in. campus attire, appearing in slippers, sweat socks, pin-stripe overalls, plaid shirts with bow ties, and elegant sport coats. The girls，room unanimously voted “How awful,” while Paul Hartwig could utter only the one expletive, “Goodness!!” •• • For the eighth consecutive week Alf Walthers has been in the No. 1 spot of the Hit Parade of story tellers. ... A sad tale is that of the 6 frosh who al­ most went to the Mission House game, in a borrowed car.

Two flats and an erupting motor threw them for a loss (unestimated as yet) short of their goal. “Never again,” they say. . . . Almost a dozen new double beds arrived recently; the morning after found almost every upper-bertli-man with either a charley-liorse, scraped shins, or fallen arclies. The bedroom opposite y. t.’s studyroom had a near calamity as one fellow masquerated as Haley’s comet (minus the tail).

It was a three-point landing. Tlie quality of the springs is vouched for by the fact that “Schmui，” Haberman entered his bunk 10 minutes before supper and, slept thru until the next morning; almost. . . . Speaking of casualties, Semenske recently wrecked his arm and a perfectly good window when he stuck his elbow out before opening the window. How was hie to know that the window had been washed? . . . The class of ’42 is already curious as to wliat degrees they can expect next year, since they are majoring in at least three subjects, and minoring in a few more. . . Gone are the days when the senior year bore any resemblance to a breeze.

Homecoming: Presenting the rare spectacle of both winner and loser being snowed under, the Goslings skidded to a victory over Platteville and prepared everyone for a pleasant evening of banqueting on November 7. The N-club deserves credit for the smoothness with which festivities were carried out. Even- the pre-Homecoming bon-fire was a blazing success. The blizzard did not prevent almost 500 peopie from enjoying the banquet. The gym was bedecked with 221

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It has been anonymously and eloquently suggested that we employ Philip Koehler as Senior of the year (and Phil can be eloquent), so here goes: Phil, Pete Koehler, 5'9", 155 lbs., Firechief, HBV prexy, 6 letter-man via football and baseball.

• • • Photogenic, dimple and all. . . . Eyes: gray; hair: dark­ est shade of black in school. .. conventionally unconvention­ al. .. . Is not teacher’s pet. . . . Started football career with a bang in Frosh year, ended it in the same way this year....

Hobbies: censored. ... Has abandoned seek-and-ye-shallfind system of typewriter, but not on his desk. . . . Most prized possession: Nephew Dennis’ footprints. . . . Plays bass in band, sings it in M. C. . . . Good golfer, bowler, center, catcher, poker-face. . . . Despite good batting form, is not a striking figure at plate—batted almost .500 last year....

Majoring in social studies. . . . Idiosyncrasy: busting win­ dows. ...His letters home (if any) go to Milwaukee....

We could have made this interesting, but for once friendship with him was a hindrance.

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Extension 19 North western 24 Perhaps the Goslings suffered from pre-game expecta­ tions of a top-lieavy victory; perhaps it was the mid-summer heat; or possibly it was the fact that the second team played the greater share of the game; but the fact remains—they were definitely off stride as they eked out a 24-19 decision over Extension on the home field.

Things started out well, however. After Zell returned the opening kick-off thirty yards, the Umnus men marched the remaining distance to the goal on their first series of downs to ring up the opening touchdown of the game, A pass from the 21-yard line, Zell to Mahnke, produced tlie score. The attempt for the extra point failed. The boys from Extension quickly retaliated, however. Returning a Gosling punt from deep in Northwestern^ territory to North­ western^ 18, they started a series of plays climaxed by a plunge by Schmeckel from the 6-yard line to put the ball in pay dirt. A place kick for the extra point was good to put them ahead 7-6.

Poor football characterized the play from there on un­ til a break midway in the second period gave Extension an­ other score. A blocked punt recovered by Extension in the 223

RED end zone boosted their total to 13. The place kick for the extra point went under the cross bar. This touchdown seemed to jar the Goslings to action, for they then marched down the field for their second score of the day. A pass from the 24-yard line, Albrecht to Nommensen, produced the touch­ down. This was the last play of the first half, and at this point the Goslings were still trailing 13-12.

During the third quarter, however, the Umnus men had it pretty much their own way. About midway in this period the Extension safety man fumbled a Gosling punt, and Schuppenhauer recovered the ball. On two attempts lid plunged over the goal line to put Northwestern in the lead 18-13. Again the try for extra point failed. Northwestern^ last touchdown came in the opening minutes of the last quarter when “Blaclde” I-Iahnke showed his usual drive to break through the Extension forward wall and block a punt.

He then recovered the ball in the end-zone to fulfill a line­ man's dream. The Goslings kept their record clean for the day by once more missing the extra point. Extension scored her final touchdown in the last few seconds of the game. A clipping penalty against the Goslings on a punt gave Exten­ sion possession of the ball on Northwestern^ 18 yard line.

From this point Extension combined passes with running plays for the final score of the day. A pass from Brasch to Weyda put the ball over.

Perhaps it’s a good thing the Goslings got the sluggish­ ness out of their systems in this game. At any rate it’s an­ other victory and another step toward conference champion­ ship.

Lineup Northwestern Hartwig Nitz Heidemann Walther, H. Winkel Mitzner Kujath Zell Leyrer Mahnke Westendorf

Extension

LE LT LG C RG RT RE QB LH RH FB

Winkler Zrofsky Meurer Ostermann Dewitt Reinelt Greguska Brasch Clark Schmeikel Draeger

Substitutions—Northwestern—Horn, Greve, Spaude, Fuerstenau, Hahnke, Wadzinski, Nommensen, Birkholz, Albrecht, Grabner, Schuppen­ hauer, Matthias. Extension—Bachmann, Weyda, Vegelhan, Bleimeister, Scheller, Haneter, Koeppel.

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Northwestern

Extension

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Milton 0 Xortliwestem 6 Nature and Northwestern, joined forces to dampen the spirits of the Milton rooters as the Goslings wallowed to a b-0 victory in a night game at Milton. Bad playing condi­ tions hampered both, teams and cut the scoring down to a minimum. Coach Umnus employed nine iron men in this contest, using only two substitutes during its entire lengtli.

Fumbles and penalties spoiled the Goslings’ scoring chances in the first quarter. During the closing minutes of this period, they marched to Milton’s twelve-yard line only to lose 15 yards and a scoring opportunity on a holding pen­ alty. In the second quarter the Goslings once more drove deep into Milton territory, but they were suddenly halted by an intercepted pass on the 5-yard line. The half ended in a scoreless deadlock as the rest of the time was spent in churn­ ing up the already soupy field.

Northwestern capitalized on her first scoring opportu­ nity in the third quarter, however. Several punt exchanges followed the kick-off until Graebner intercepted a pass thrown from deep in Milton territory and ran it back to Milton’s 25. Albrecht then broke loose for 16 yards, and two plays later Schuppenhauer crashed over for the score. The attempt for the extra point failed. The Goslings had one more scoring opportunity early in the fourth quarter when they reached Milton’s 26-yard stripe. Three passes, how­ ever, were incomplete, and Northwestern, lost the ball on downs. The remaining time was spent in kicking until in* the closing minutes Milton desperately tried passing the wet ball. Another interception by Graebner, however, cinched the game, for Northwestern.

Much credit for this victory must be given to the North­ western line. Evidence of this fact is tliat Milton never pene­ trated deeper than the Gosling 42-yard line. The Goslings, 225

RED on the other hand, gaining 183 yards by rushing to Milton’s 80, spent the evening marching up and down the field but were able to push the ball over only once. To your column­ ist it was a reproduction of the Michigan-Minnesota game of 1940 except that in this case the better team won.

Lineup Milton

Northwestern LE LT LG

Horn Greve Spaude C Walther H. RG Hah nke RT Wacdzinski RE Nommensen QB Birkholz LH Albrecht RH Grabner FB Schuppenhauer Substitutions—Northwestern—Kujath, Nitz.

Burdick Brice Hughes Hudson Bartley Baugh Kaufman Toler Polan Neave Lipke Milton—Lycum, Jones.

Statistics Northwestern First Downs Pass esi Attenmpted Pass es Completed Passes Intercepted Yards Penalized Fumbles Fumbles Recovered Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Yards Passing

8 8 3 2

Milton 7

6 3

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55 1

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2 80

183 8 33

44 34

Sliners 0 Northwestern 6 HOMECOMING—CHAMPIONSHIP King Winter put on his own little spectacle for the Homecoming celebration as the Goslings defeated the Min­ ers in a driving snow storm. In spite of the near blizzard conditions, a large crowd of Homecomers braved the ele­ ments to watch the Goslings mush to another Homecoming victory and a share of the conference championship. This year Northwestern and Mission House tied for top honors in the Badger State Conference, each team dropping but one conference game. For Northwestern this was the only de­ feat of the season.

A slippery ball again hampered Northwestern^ offense.

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Early in the first quarter a goalward drive was ruined by a fumble and enabled Platteville to advance to the Goslings’ 27^-yard line—as deep into our territory as they reached all afternoon. Effective Miner punting then kept the Goslings in the hole for the rest of the quarter, and on the last play of the period, Nommensen, attempting to kick in Northwest­ ern^ end zone was forced to run the ball back to avert a safety. The next attempt was more successful, however.

The drive which led to the only score of the day occur­ red in the second quarter. Taking the ball on their own twenty after a touchback, the Goslings marched the entire distance to the goal in one series of downs. Schuppenhauer and Leyrer alternated carrying the ball as the line opened up some gaping holes. The scoring play started on the Miners’ 15 with Leyrer carrying the ball off tackle as Graebner threw a beautiful block to spring him loose. A line play was at­ tempted for the extra point but was stopped one foot short of the goal line. Shortly before the end of the period Al­ brecht broke loose on a 60-yard run to the Miners’ 11-yard line, but the play was called back because of an off-side pen­ alty. The half ended with the Goslings leading 6-0.

Midway in the third quarter, Northwestern once more threatened to score. Taking advantage of a short Miner punt, they pushed the ball to the 8-yard line. Al pass on fourth down was incomplete, however, and Platte ville took possession of the ball. In the last quarter the Miners gave Northwestern’s rooters a thrill as they recovered a Gosling fumble on Northwestern’s 38, but soon after Fuerstenau recovered a fumble on a forward pass. The Goslings then kept possession of the ball until only 50 seconds remained in the game. Miner passes following this were all grounded, and the gun sounded on another Northwestern victory.

The traditional Homecoming Banquet took place that evening and was attended by a crowd of approximately 500.

Tales of the glorious Marquette game of earlier years one© more refreshed the memories of all present, and the follow­ ing letter winners were announced by Coach Umnus: Sen­ iors―Koehler, Wadzinski, Leyrer and A. Walther. Juniors —Horn, Kujath, Hartwig, Greve, Spaude, Hahnke, Fuerste­ nau, Birkholz, Albrecht, and Mitzner. Sophomores—H. Walther, Schuppenhauer, and Zell. Freshman—Nommensen.

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iVliners LE LT LG C

RG RT RE QB LH RH FB

Kobdish Kunsh Zalowske Anderson Juettin Souter Scalze Morrow McReynolds Kienitz Wisco

Substitutions―Northwestern—Leyrer, Fuerstenau, Kujath, Zell, Westendorf. Miners—Wachowitz, Glanke, Harvey, Carlson.

Statistics Northwestern First Downs Passes> Attenrapted Passes Completed Passes Intercepted Fu mbles Fu mbles Recovered Penalties—Yards Lost Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Yards Gained Passing

Miners

3

7 6 0 0

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55 152 24 21

3 77

60 20 0

INTRAMURALS The Seniors encountered little opposition as th?y once more copped the intramural touch-football championship this season. Again displaying their deadly passing attack^ the Class of ’42 rolled up tlie impressive total of 126 points to their opponents’ 12. They suffered no losses, and their goal-line was uncrossed until the final game against the Freshmen. The Freshmen came in second followed by the Sophomores and Juniors in that order.

SPORT FLASHES The Goslings scored 93 points this season to their op­ ponents， 51.

Albrecht and Schuppenhauer led the individual scoring for Northwestern with 26 and 24 points respectively.

Three Seniors. Wadzinski, Graebner, and Leyrer played their last game for Northwestern in the Homecoming tilt against the Miners. A. Walther and Koehler, also Seniors, 228

RED were unable to play because of injuries.

With 14 touchdowns to their credit this season, the Gos­ lings were able to convert only 5 extra points.

Considerable credit is due those three forgotten men, Managers Baer, Renz, and Mischke, for their work in help­ ing make this a successful season.

In the 22 attempts for which we have statistics, Al­ brecht was punting on an average of 42.4 yards per try this season. Nice booting, Eggs!

Football “under lights” has continued in the dormitory after the close of the regular season.

The biggest man on the squad this year was Nitz at 195 pounds. Hoenicke at 130 held the honors for the smallest.

The Juniors now realize the folly of challenging the Seniors to a soccer match. In a recent game the Seniors won handily 4-1.

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The Modern Generation

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Heavenly Joy

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One Solitary Life

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EDITORIALPeace on Earth

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To Appreciate.

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And What About Capitalism?

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THE BLACK AND RED Volume XLV.

Watertown, Wis., December 1941.

Number 7

Entered at the Postoflice at Watertown, Wis., as second class matter under Act of March 3. 1879. Published monthly. Subscription, One Dollar.

From heaven above to earth I come To bear good news to every home; Glad tidings of great joy I bring, Where of I now will say and sing: To you this night is born a child Of Mary, chosen virgin mild; This little child, of lowly birth, Shall be the joy of all the earth.

This is the Christ, our God and Lord, Who in all need shall aid afford; He will Himself your Savior be From all your sins to set you free.

Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto us His Son hath given!

While angels sing with pious mirth A glad new year to all the earth.

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RED THE MODERN GENERATION H. W.

“Oh, listen, Bud and Carol. It says here that Billy the Brownie and Santa are coming to town today, would you like to— —” "Aw g’wan, ya can’t----- ’’ “Come on, Bud,’’ broke in Carol. “You and I have some­ thing we had better talk over in my room. We’ll be back pretty soon.” And Carol dragged Bud along, even though he was older and bigger.

Behind the closed door the two children started their discussion. Or rather, Carol started it. ‘‘What were you trying to do, Bud? Do you realize that you almost spilled the beans?”

“Listen，Carol, we’ve believed in Santa Claus long enough.

If we don’t leave mom and dad know pretty soon that we’ve caught on, they’ll start to think that they’ve got a couple of dumbells on their hands. ” “We’re going to believe in Santa Claus this year yet, and we can still get by with it easy. Mom and dad don’t realize that we’re grown up. They still treat us like kids, even though we are seven and a half to nine.”

“Wal, if they don’t realize that we’re grown up, I do.

Seven and a half and nine are too old to believe in Santa Claus or Billy the Brownie. If you think I’m gonna listen to that Billy the Brownie stuff again this year, — — well, I just won’t do it.

And that’s final! We’ll have to let mom and dad know how things stand sooner or later anyway, and this is going to be the time.’’

“But we won’t get half as much for Christmas if we don’t believe in Santa Claus. You know that. We’ll start to get only everyday things, like clothes, instead of special things.”

“You sure do run true to form, don’t you, you little golddigger? You can’t convince me that way. I’m still not going to believe in any old Santa Claus this year.”

You won’t be able to hang up that extra stocking ten days before Christmas eve, and you know that was always so much fun, even if we did know who filled the stocking.”

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RED Brownie over the radio every night, instead of Superman, and being good from now to Christmas so Billy the Brownie won’t put a mark in Santa’s book against me! And it isn’t worth going* to Santa, and having him pat me on the head and say, 'And what does my little man want for Christmas this year?’

And anyway, the gang had a meeting about whether we should tell our parents this year, or not, and we agreed that it was about time. And I, as the chief, have to go through with it.

See?!”

But, Bud, we don’t want to spoil mom’s and daddy’s fun, do we? Just think of the kick they get out of shoving us off to bed the night before Christmas Eve, and then trimming the tree, and closing the door, and telling us that the door was closed so that if Santa wanted to come earlier he could. I often wondered how they could think we’d fall for anything like that.

And then,” she giggled, "I always wondered how they could look so surprised, when we would open the door after the Christmas program, and there was the tree. And they would always say, ‘Why, Santa must have come while we were at the Christmas program’ ’’ “Yeah,” laughed Bud, “that always was pretty good. And it would be kind a too bad to spoil it all. But----- ” There was a voice from downstairs. ‘‘I thought you two were only going to be a minute. What did you run away for, anyway? I was only 宮oing to ask you if you wouldn’t like to go down to see Santa Claus this afternoon, and tell him what you want for Christmas.”

“Oh sure!” said Carol, and nudged Bud and whispered, “C’mon, Bud, ple-e-e-ase. Don’t spoil it all.”

“Well, Bud, aren’t you coming too?” said the voice down­ stairs.

Bud whispered, “Carol, I----- ” “Oh, Bud, please!M “I thought it would be fun, Bud,” said their mother.

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It was cold outside, and windy too. The branches of the old tree next to Muppy’s window groaned as they rubbed against each other when the wind whistled through them. But Muppy didn’t hear anything. He wanted to stay awake all night and wait for Santa, but it was very late already, and Muppy was only six years old. He had always believed in Santa Claus too. And why shouldn’t he? His Mom and Dad be­ lieved in Santa Claus. But it was different this year. Muppy was in first grade and the older boys always laughed when he asked about Santa Claus. How could Santa get up on the roof and then down through the chimney. Muppy wasn’t so sure after that. That roof was awfully steep. Maybe it was Dad after all. He’d find out; he’d stay up all night. But Dad made Muppy go to bed at eight o’clock. Santa would come at two o’clock in the morning, and that was too late for a little boy to stay up. Muppy went to bed. Now he didn’t know what to believe. Finally he fell into a troubled sleep.

The wind kept right on blowing until it won out against the tree. One of the branches broke off and hit the roof right above where Muppy was sleeping. It wasn’t a large branch, but it made enough noise. Muppy woke up with a start and sat up straight in bed, wide awake. He had heard that noise on the roof. Now it was quiet again, very quiet. Muppy waited for a long time, but he didn’t hear anything. Then the clock downstairs struck once-twice. Muppy smiled. Those boys at school were fooling him. There was too a Santa Clause. He pulled up the covers, turned over on his side and fell sound asleep. M叩py was happy again.

HEAVENLY JOY M. Koepsell

Why is the earth so full of tears?

Why is it truly sad?

Its people weep; its hard to keep The spirit they would have.

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“A toast!”，"Good times!”一they cry.

But while they revel, drink, and shout The time slips fleetly by.

The word reflects this earthly joy In lewdness, pomp, neglect.

What profit this, when one is not Among God’s own elect?

How can man’s mirth—the natural man’s— Be one that God will bless?

For it is writ in holy script: Mirth’s end is heaviness.”

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What does God mean to say therewith?

Can’t man be happy, too?

Indeed he can; but earthly joy: It was not meant for you.

The joy for you is heavenly, Like that of Christmastide.

May God in all His Gladness, then, With us fore’er abide!

Proverbs 14, 13

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He was born in a little village, the child of a mere peasant woman. He worked as a carpenter until he was thirty, and then for three years he traveled about, preaching. He never went to college. He never wrote a book. He never got a degree. He wasn’t a prominent political figure. He never was in a big city. He never was more than two hundred miles from where He was born. He did nothing that other people usually do to become great. All He had to offer was Himself.

While He was yet young, public opinion turned against him.

His friends ran away; one of them even denied him. He was given a mock-trial and finally wrongly condemned. To heap ignominy upon disgrace He was nailed on a cross between two common and justly condemned thieves. While he was hanging there in slow and terrible torture, his executioners below the cross argued and fought over his last earthly possession, his coat. Finally, after he died, he was buried in a borrowed grave through the sympathy of a friend.

Nineteen centuries have become history since then, and today that man is the revolving point of the human race and the object of human faith and hope.

I am not exaggerating in the least when I say that all the navies that ever fought, and all the armies that ever marched and all the kings that ever ruled, and all the men that seemingly made great contributions for the welfare of humanity have not influenced the life of the human race as much as that “one solitary life.”

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Peace on Earth tt pEACE on earth, good will toward men.” Out of the still quiet of the night centuries ago these alleluiahs resounded at the birth of the Christ child. The promised hope of Israel, long awaited, had been sent and the heavens were opened in joy.

Through the centuries of time these alleluiahs have rever­ berated during the Christmas season, but today they sound strangely out of tune. Again we are looking forward to the blessed Christmas season and all that it implies, but with little or no peace on earth or good will toward men. Instead our ears are resounding with war news, and whatever is the accompniment of war. Our thoughts are turned from the Babe of Beth­ lehem to battle fields. To the world peace on earth appears to be merely cant, or a forgotten melody.

But now more than ever does the glorious gift of God really signify “Peace on Earth.” Though the entire world is in an 237

RED upheaval, at a time like this we can more fully realize and appreciate the peace given us, peace of mind and peace of heart, through the birth of our Savior. Though a new order of things appears we can look ahead, not with fearful anticipation, but with the knowledge that the enlightenment of the world, the hope of our salvation has appeared.

So let us join with the angel host and sing, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

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To Appreciate..........

O US here at N. W. C. it seems no more than natural that, for instance, in the course in ancient history we learn that the underlying reason for the failure of Egypt to rise to world domination, up-and-coming nation though she was, was not that she just got bad breaks, but that God in His mysterious way saw fit to decree that Ham, Noah’s youngest son, together with his descendants should be a servant of servants. I say, we think nothing of it, taking it as a matter of course; and right there is my objection: it is my contention that we take it too much for granted!

Perhaps if all of you had spent your years in a public high school, as was my misfortune, you would appreciate to a fuller extent the system in use at our college. Not that I bear a grudge against the public high school! Be it far from me to disown the pleasure I derived from her curriculum of fun and little bucking! Taking into consideration the many problems confronting her, that institution does admirably well! But its final achievement is so very very woefully deficient in just precisely that which those immature minds so desperately need: an inculcation of general secular knowledge, biased by a Christian supervision. It is a gap which nothing can adequately fill. In the field of history, to cite an example for contrast, I almost hesitate to compare what I once learned as the purpose of history, with that which I now find in my history notes, namely: 1. to show us our make-up, 2. to give us perspective, and, 3. to show how God has been able and willing to keep His promises; or to compare the profound respect I formerly harbored toward all treatises pertaining to history, with the 238

RED idea I was recently told to “copper on to”： none other than to take a snobbish attitude toward secular history written by men, many of whom would take a backward somersault to get a chance to make some dig at the Bible. Whether the public school could better its condition is a moot question and is, at this time, irrelevant.

What concerns us is the fact that in our curriculum, from the languages to the sciences, we are privileged to be taught by Christian men in the Christian light, making our college infinitely more than just “an oasis of learning.” The question naturally arising is, do we especially at this time of year, appreciate this blessing, together with countless others? I can’t answer that question for you, nor you for me. Just the same, it wouldn’t hurt any of us, I’m sure, if we would take a minute or two off sometime for a confidential little tete-a-tete with ourselves and answer, or avoid, a few pertinent questions: What have I done in the school year thus far of which I can honestly be proud? Have I cashed in on at least a fair per­ centage of opportunities as they came along? Just what am I up here for? If and when I graduate will I have a record that I can hold up with pride? or are there some smudges I’d just as soon eradicate with a good ink eraser? Do I realize how much the folks are sacrificing to give me an education, and am I doing something about it? Do I always hold my superiors in love and esteem? How is my respect for property that doesn’t in the least belong to me?

Hmmmm — guess that gives one food for thought, doesn’t it? Then let’s do something about it!

L. Schaller

And What About Capitalism? times the question is asked, “What will become of MANY capitalism?” If one were honest, one would answer that one didn’t know, but since I am human I shall try to tell you what will happen to it, albeit with no confidence do I make my prog­ nostications. Many years ago I learned that the trends of historical processes are most unpredictable, and that the history does not repeat itself. Certainly when making these theories I am skating on the thin ice of sheer speculation and will perforce tread lightly.

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How can capitalism be destroyed in war? Ways and means are not lacking in war to destroy capitalism. One might easily think of at least five ways that war could put an end to this disease, if you will.

The government could carry its control of capitalism into peace. Roosevelt carried many of his controlling measures, passed during the dark depression, over into prosperity. What is to prevent war measures from being carried on into peacetime? Or perhaps the government might be overthrown and communisn established. Then some capitalistic feathers would fly, and a good deal of it would feather the beds of the leaders of the revolution. Capitalism is incompatible with absolute forms of governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one must go. It is invariably capitalism.

Witness capitalism in Russia, Germany, and Italy.

Capitalism may also go via the debris route. Physical de­ struction may become so great that it would be impossible to borrow the necessary capital to raise the razed buildings, facto­ ries, homes, etc. Soldiers returning home, and what to do with wartime industries also raise great problems. It throws the machinery of capitalism out of commission.

Financial collapse is another angle to consider. The plight of Germany after the war is an outstanding example of financial collapse. First the foreign assets are liquidated, then inflation comes, and finally complete collapse. Unless the world produces *C. P. Sombert: Der Moderne Capitalismus Vol. 4, page 78

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Capitalism then apparently is on its way out. It is no longer “on the beam” as the vernacular of the day has it. Thus the managerial functions of the government coupled with any one or more of the five causes mentioned above spell the downfall of capitalism in the fullest sense of the word. Sic transit gloria Capitalis.

James E. B. Schaefer

Mens Sana in Sano Corpore. . •.

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NDOUBTEDLY you have all heard a great deal about the immorality of the early Greeks and Romans. Pictures of in­ toxicated Romans in scanty clothing, and of Romans who reclined on lounges while they dined and drank are common in various chronicles of those times. Many of the powerful aristo­ crats had sunk into coarse debauchery. Immorality, licentious­ ness, vice and many other evils were always apparent. In order to avoid the trouble and cost of rearing children, and in the case of unlawful relationships, a loophole in the laws was created which said that the infants must be exposed for a certain period of time. Delicate ladies, dressed in their ancestral finery, crowded to the ampitheater for the gladiatorial games.

Their hard shell could not even be pierced by the death shrieks and agonies of the dying, and often they gave the familiar “thumb down” sign.

These games grew in size; more and more people attended them; and soon the calloused Roman viewed this bloody spectacle with the same concern as we this modern day view a prize-fight.

Historians of the Roman Period are eager to state their reasons why that mighty empire fell. They say that Rome fell because of internal decay. The Roman citizenry did not know how to spend their leisure time. Entirely too much time was spent in drinking and immoral practices. Unwholesome dances were learned. The old purity and simplicity of Roman life had disappeared. Divorce had grown by leaps and bounds. The situation was very serious, indeed.

Now let us look at our present era. The home is in many cases not what it should be. To many, it is just a place where 241

RED one can eat and sleep. Parents do not instill an ideal of morality within their children. Often they are negligent and do not look after their children’s welfare.

The World War has often been declared the cause of a relaxation in ethics. People seemed to heed the Epicurian slogan, ‘‘Let us eat, drink, and be merry; fortomorow we die.”

The ethics of older people, especially service men, seemed to be, •‘the great crime of war has rendered petty all possible vices of peace.”

In American homes young people are jumbled together with older ones. The children see their parents and their parents’ friends drinking. Only too often do these children see guests who are in the state of extreme inebriation. What happens to children who witness people whom they should respect, when they get older and begin to drink? The answer is simple. After the sensation of their first ‘‘escapade’’ has passed away, they object very weakly when the host asks to fill their glasses again. Soon they, too, have formed a habit.

The number of people in our country who drink to excess is appalling. The loud, foolish, and quarreling voices often heard as one passes a ‘‘pub’，are known to us all. Many ladies who pretend to be refined, drink until they become embarrassingly loose. A new social order has arrived with the drinking of women. Naturally, it has and will cause a greater degradation of American homes.

On the other hand, men who drink to excess make life most miserable for members of their families. Heavy drinking eats into the family income. The thrift and sacrifices of a virtuous wife are useless in such cases. The pride of a family is reduced to public ridicule and shame. And what is more, in the case of growing young children, it destroys the fine mental balance and precision which should always be present. They are not mentally alert and cannot take advantage of breaks because of their sluggishness due to drink. Perhaps the above paragraph is the sentiment of a prohibitionist. That, could be----- .

The great laxity in morals has found a direct expression in sex. The theatre public does not respond to some great speech with applause, but an implied scene which is the least bit shady, they will applaud loud and long. Good dramatic pictures are often poorly attended, Mr.----- and Miss----- in “The Great 242

RED Love” attract record crowds. The morality of our people is slipping badly.

The solutions to these problems are simple in view of our religious beliefs. At an early age parents ought to instill a high ideal of morality in their children and give them sound relipcous training. Then the next generation will be better than their fathers. Would not this be an ideal country, if the yonng men and women would be found free from any of these base practices, and be a healthy, honorable race, having a mens sana in sano corpore?

Herbert Walther

Notice N THE October issue of the Black and Red an article appeared entitled, “In answer to a Protest.” There are many reasons why I did not answer the article by the able collabora­ tors, Messrs. Goede and Gawrisch. There are ten issues of the Black and Red. I wrote in the first issue, therefore they will have the last word. Horrabile dictu!，I tried to force the editor to put out a July issue; he refused. So I rest my case.

There is another reason. My reply ran more than fifteen single-spaced, typwritten pages. It would have taken up one whole issue of the Black and Red. Even the Campus and Classroom editor was willing to give up his valuable space with its historically- important biographies. My modesty rebelled at the very thought. So I have added my reply to my swelling collection of papers which will some day be published post­ humously. However, I do not wish to deprive the honored student body of the contents of it, therefore anyone interested and who has a few hours time may come down to my room and read it.

James Schaefer

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^luntnt JJote A daughter, Judith Ann, was born to Rev. and Mrs. Lester Groth on November 3. Pastor Groth is a member of the class of ;35 and is now stationed at Colome, So. Dakota.

Pastor Paul Kuske ’26 received and accepted a call to Hutchinson, Minnesota some while ago. Pastor Kuske was formerly at Elgin, South Dakota.

A son was born to Rev. and Mrs. Gerhard Geiger of Rewey, Wisconsin on October VS. Pastor Geiger graduated from North­ western in ’34.

Rev. William Wiedenmeyer，38 was married to Esther Heiman on December 6, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa.

Carl Thurow ’37 was installed as pastor at Shirley and Pine Grove, Wisconsin.

Milton Weishahn is now pastor at Fort Morgan, Colorado.

Rev. Theo. Sauer ’37 of ^ivonia Michigan and Miss Althea 厶 Duehring of Friesland, Wisconsin were married on Nov. 21.

Lester Seifert ’37 is now an assistant professor of German at Brown Unsversity.

Martin Birkholz ’38 is now stationed at West Mankato to do mission work with the purpose of organizing a new congrega­ tion.

Arnold Tiefel ’38 has received a temporary call to Detroit, Michigan to assist Pastor Paul Heyn — canvassing, teaching, preaching.

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Campus and Classroom An open (but unread) letter: Dear C. and C. Column. ， With the advent of December 25, approaches also the time for the annual letter. To make a long story short, consider yourself the medium between us and Santa. For years and years students have deemed it witty to ask Big Santa for things • this column which they definitely had no use for. We, how­ in ever, earnestly struggling in a whirlpool which the foolish call "Overemphasis on Studies,” in all seriousness put in a bid for any little aid for a student, be it a Kaege or Smythe Greek Grammer, a Hebrew dictionary, some little gem by Homer, or even a supply of light bulbs.

Expectantly, Your reporter.

VIRI LITTERAE. We pause in the hectic Christmas rush to propose a toast to the literary men of school, the “men of letters.” Here they are: Howie Birkholz, a Junior already possessing six “N’s;’’ Dobratz, who gets a blue one every day; Phil Koehler, who has one ending “Ami forgiven? Ann Sheridan.”

IRON-MAN You may orate about your 60-minute men in football, but for our iron-man we take Freshman Boyer, who is regular seen down town in sub-zero weather without coat or gloves. He in­ sists he doesn’t get a bit cold. And not a single goose pimple, either.

Tempus fugit.

It seems we barely finished laughing over our last column (heh, heh) when a new deadline appeared like a storm cloud. At the time of this writing there are 20 shopping days until Christ­ mas. When (and if) you read it there will be about 7 days left.

Then before we know it there will be 11 shopping days since Christmas, and another happy tempus will have fugited. It’s a vicious cycle.

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ODE TO THE WEST WIND

IT'S AN ILL WIND

I came across a black cat, I wish I never had; Although its fur was fuzzy, It seems its breath was bad.

I stooped to pet that black cat;— I should have used my sight; My friends now hand me B. 0. Ads,— It’s back was striped with white.

P. S. No, I wasn’t scratched!

Nota bene!

If you hear it, please brand as entirely untrue the tale of the NWC student who was reprimanded for impersonating a professor because he wore two unlike, incongruent socks.

RECORD REVIEWS An inovation in dorm-life is the series of informal programs at which records are played, with brief explanations acompanying them. The record crowd (No pun) until now has been about 60. Gullerud recommends attendance with the wise words, "Bring your friend here for an educational, entertain­ ing, economical evening.”

PICTURESQUE SPEECH…Would you know what we meant if we said "the fellow was poured into his suit and settled about the waist,” or "he learned to walk too young?’’

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ALUMNUS NEWS—Worrying about the draft is Ed Koch, ex ’42, who sadly tells us, “I can’t see after 4 in the afternoon, I never get my eyes open before 6 in the morning, and my knees don’t track, but still they want m弓Knowing Eddy, we be­ lieve the army would never be quite the same if he gets in.

Nor would he, says Ed. Bonne Bouche (titillating tidbits) Overheard: “Certainly, some lines in Canterbury Tales limp, but look how old they are!’’ . • . Speaking of basketball, 246

RED they tell us Johnny Hoenicke was teethed on one, setting records galore in scoring (in Michigan, where records are easy to set).

He is the first star we’ve seen with 41 points. . . . You have perhaps noticed that your reporter has frequently alluded to himself as “we.” No, that isn’t a mistake, nor is it bragging, nor is someone helping me. That, friends, is the well-known “allusive plural,” Smythe 1007, or possibly the Plural of Modesty, Smythe 1008. (and Pm not gunning for an “X” in Greek!). . . The following puny pun is the type we believe Erv Ploetz would pull, "Ixonia bird in a gilded cage”. • . • Famous last words: Professor, whafs a three-letter word meaning a kind of seat, beginning with ‘1’ .... Capital punish­ ment was devised for humor like this: ‘‘If the vassals in the English feudal system were hereditary, why don’t we call them 4blood vassals’？ ... We withhold the name of the soph who didn’t deem it necessary to dress up for his first Watertown outing, -it was a blind date. . . Sig Hillmer almost uttered some Famous Last Words himself during a recent Hebrew exam, when he asked, *'Professor, shall we give you the passive par­ ticiple too?” The Seniors, who with one exception were un­ familiar with that form, have ordered a book for Sig on “How to be Popular.”

• Wadzinski has received a public apology from members of his class who accused him of already carrying groceries. He bases his argument on a curious conception as to what constitutes groceries...

BIRTH OF A CHORUS: After others had talked (with words only) about a prep male chorus for several years, Ted Hartwig has finally put his shoulder to the wheel. Whether or not this junior chorus will see much action in public is not the question, for the fact remains that for the first time the high school de­ partment has a musical organization it can call its own.

Parade of the Campus.—We present the “People’s Choice，” Jack (son) Petrie, president of the class of ’42 and also of the Student Body. . . 6 feet tall, 150 pounds. . . Music lover of jazz and classics, collects records of and is thoroughly versed in both. . . Looks, talks and acts more like the English than they themselves do. . . Revels in poetry, mystery novels by Ellery Queen, which he outlines. • . Rare fellow,-enjoys movies, but has never to our knowledge paid 80 cents to see a show.

Manages and ushers in theatres in summer. . . .Laughs ala Frankenstein, only more perfectedly. . . Sings in Male Chorus .• • Originator and sole proprietor of **North Hall Mail Service.”

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RED NWC’er, but won’t admit it. . • Since he is a shirt-tail relation to y. t., we will omit any mention of his weaker moments (if he has any.)

Those of you who have attended this school in recent years will remember the custom of presenting Christmas Carols in the dormitory halls during the last week before vacation begins.

It takes genuine Christmas spirit to coax forty fellows out of bed at 6:30 to sing Carols for their friends who lie cozily in warm beds. An added intentive might be the recollection of the fate of several band members who failed to get up last year on the final morning- when the band was supposed to appear.

Perhaps you can guess what happened if we tell you that at that time they still had single bunks. It really is a grand pleasure to awake to the tune of beautiful carols sounding up and down the halls.

Here’s wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. We’ll be back with you next year.

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With the advent of December, football has again ceded its seasonal crown to basketball. On any afternoon the gymnasium can be heard resounding to the shuffle of racing feet and the beat of the ball on the hardwood or backboard as the Gosling cagers are once more getting in trim for a tough schedule.

Coach Umnus* first call for varsity cagers on November 21 was answered by about twenty aspirants, all having consider­ able basketball experience. This number was then narrowed down to eleven, whom Mr. Umnus is now drilling with the hopes and intention of maintaining Northwestern’s tradition of fine basketball teams.

Speed and height will be the keynotes of this year’s varsity.

This season the Gosling squad includes a more then average number of members measuring six feet or over without the sacrifice of speed which is so essential to a successful basket­ ball team.

Seven lettermen, around which Coach Umnus will build this year’s quintet, are included in the present squad of eleven.

Koeninger, Sauer, Schumann, and Madson are back to fight for the starting forward berths, while Albrecht, Schuppenhauer, and Knickelbein will again resume guard duties. Three Fresh­ men and one Junior, all showing considerable promise, round out the squad. These are W. Nommensen and Priesz, centers, and M. Nommensen and Stelter, both guards. Your reporter is far from pessimistic as he reflects upon the Gosling chances this season.

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RED Coach Umnus has arranged the following schedule: there December 6 Aurora 8 Whitewater here 23 Seminary here there January 10 *Miners 17 Aurora here 21 *Milton there 24 *Extension there 26 Whitewater there February 4 *Mission House here 7 *Milton here 14 Seminary there 21 *Miners here 26 *Extension here 28 *Mission House there * Conference games SPORT FLASHES Caretaker Zell has announced that the bowling alleys are ready for all Seniors ready and able to bowl. About eighteen members of the class of ’42 are expected to try their skill on the ten pins this year.

Your reporter has been asked not to predict the inevitable Seniors as this year’s intra-mural basketball champs. However, we have our suspicions!

Baganz for the Seniors, Horn for the Juniors, Mischke for the Sophomores, and Hoenicke for the Freshmen, have been elected as captains of their respective intra-mural basketball teams.

Six man basketball has been introduced at Northwestern.

In a recent gym period, Keturakat was seen carrying out the duties of blocking back.

By action of the “N” Club and the Athletic Board, anew official varsity “N” will be introduced at Northwestern. This new “N” will not replace the older larger one, but will be worn only on the button style varsity sweaters. s

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ATTENTION!

Thi8<classified list of busincBs men and merchants has been alphabetized for your convenien ce and use. The 8G men are our advertisers • Without them the Black and Red could not exist. They ore deserving of your patronage.

Appliance Store Firestone Store 307 Main lble Store 113 Main Bakeries Koser，s 111 2nd Quality 104 Main Schmitty's 411 Main Banks Bank of Watertown 1st and Main Rarbors Market Behlingv8 205 Block 21____ ， ， Briesemeister 112 N. 3rd Gossfeld S. 3rd Schmutzler N, J3rd Seager & Brand 9 Main Young 101 1st Beverages Badger State 7-Up Co. 410 1st Gleaners Tietz 112 3rd , Vogue 412 Main Golfee O, R* Pieper Co, Dairies Betteir Farms 106 Jefferson Dairy Distributers 546 West 212 W. Main MuUe Drug Stores Bittner & Tetzlaff 116 Main Bussc's 204 Main Wm. Gchrke 315 Main Eye, Ear, Nose. Throat Dr. O. F. Dierker 312 Main Eye Glasses Dr, H. E. Magnan 410 Main

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Hobby Shop Verg*8 212 N. 2nd llomey G. B.Le wis Co. 426 Montgomery Hotel Carlton 115 1st Insurance Aid Association for Lutherans Wm. C. Krueger 308 Main Jewelry Salick’s 310 Main W. D. Sproesser 111 M：ain Jack Thusius 408 Main .

Wi^genhorn Jewelry Co. 13 Main Lanndry Watertown Steam Laundry 309 Third Lumber & Fuel Wm, Gorder Co. 608 M ain West Side Lumber Co, 210 Water Meat Markets Julius Bayer 202 3rd Block & Andres 112 2nd W. A. Nnck 621 Main Memorials Watertown Memorial Co. 112 N. 4th Archie Bros. 218 1st Men’s Clothing Store Faber’s 311 Main Chas. Fischer & Sons 2 Main Kclly-Borchard 101 Main Kuenzi-Frattinger Co, 303 Main Kern's 106 Main Penneys 201 Main Millineries Molzahn & Hertol Main Milling Globe Milling 318 Water Office Supplies Gruner's 413 Main Photographers Benes 113 N. 3rd Le Macher 115 N. 4th Meyers Studio 112Vj 3rd Physician & Surgeon Dr. R E. Kos&nko 217 Main Plumbers Otto Biefeld Co. 202 N. Water Radio Repairs Winkenwerder 111 N. 4th Restaurants Main Cafe ch^O^^Srd Home Lun* Shoos Rucsch's 210 West Main Wickner's 215 Main Sweet Shop Brandt’s Soda Grill 414 Main Broclanannv8 114 S. 3rd Theatres Classic 308 Main Women’s Wear Jaeger's 214 Main

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FLOUR Globe Milling Go. PHONE NO. 1

BARBER SHOP l/z Block South of Main on Third Street

J U LB US BAYER i

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in MEATS and SAUSAGES of all Kinds Watertown

Nowack Funeral Home Our Telclphone 54

Wisconsin

Phone 25

KRAUSE，S GROCERY GROCERIES AND COLD MEATS -ALSO-

Cigarettes, Candy and Ice Cream We Aim to Please — Free Delivery 1101 Western Ave. Phone 990-W

WM. C. KRUEGER JACK THUSIUS HAS SPECIALIZED IN

INSURANCE SINCE 1915

ELGIN WATCHES 408 Main Str.

Watertown, Wis.

Dairy Distributers Inc. Cooperative WISCONSIN^ FINER ICE CREAM MILK …CREAM

EVAPORATED MILK

Phone 1220

Northwestern Delicatessen

In Watertown I

"The Place for Goodies”

E. POLZIN Ice Cream, Cigarettes,

Candies, Groceries

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Watertown

MAI N CAf E KEHR BROS. A CLEAN. COMFORTABLE. COZY PLACE TO EAT Courteous Service WELCOME TO THE BOYS 103 Main Street

Heating Contractors OIL BURNERS STOKERS AIR CONDITIONERS Telephone 1660-W 211 N. Third Street

BANK OF WATERTOWN WATERTOWN, WIS.

ESTABLISHED 18,54

Coeds

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Watertown’s Ground Floor Studio

Located at 115 North Fourth^Street Portrait and Commercial Photography a Specialty

SMART SHOP for

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214 Main Street

KOSER，S BAKERY FANCY PASTRIES

DELICIOUS CAKES

TRY OUR “HOME-MADE BREAD” The bread with the homemade flavor---Always The Best.

FURNACES

Installed, Repaired, Rebuilt Taste the Difference

BLOCK & ANDRES, Proprietors Mail Orders Promptly Attended To We Ship Sausage All Year Round 任

Telephone 197

Sheet Metal and Tin Work of all kinds.

JOHN KUCKKAHN

216 N. Fourth St. Phone 848-w

NASH AUTOMOBILES Wisconsin’s Own Motor Cars

A. KRAMP COMPANY WATERTOWN, WIS.

Phone 32-W

D. & F. KUSEL CO. A COMPLETE LINE

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”Say it with Flowers”

Loeffler & Benke FLORAL SHOP 10 Main St.

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Photographers of Distinction Commercial Photography 113 North Third Street

For Appointment Phone 124-W

Quality Meats

Another Record Year!

The Aid Association has enjoyed another year of remarkable progress, and will again show large gains in assets, membership, and insurance in force.

To our more than 200,000 certificateowners, we wish to express our sincere appreciation.

AID ASSOCIATION FOB LUTHERANS LEGAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE Appleton, Wisconsin

First Class Work At

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‘WALTER BOOTH SHOES" for 圖en

CLEANERS and DYERS

Ruesch’s Shoe Store

Relining，Repairing and Alteration

210 West Main Street

112 Third St.

Phone 620

W.D.SproesserGo.!

JEWELERS

Pianos RGA Victor Radios Sheet Music and Supplies

111 Main St.

Phone 195

HAROLD c.mflGnfln O PTOmeTRI ST

WATERTOWN MEMORIAL COMPANY MONUMENTS, MARKERS, MAUSOLEUMS, BUILDING STONE IN GRANITE, MARBLE AND BRONZE

Youngys Marble Barber Shop

207 2nd St. Watertown Visit Us at

101 First Street

Our New Location

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111 N. Fourth Street WINKENWERDER RADIO SERVICE

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Watches Watch Repairs

Wiggenhorn Jewelry Go. 13 Main Street Quality

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Compliments Better Made ICE CREAM

HEATING STOKERS AIR CONDITIONERS

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Henry Hafemeister FURNITURE Funeral Service Funeral Home

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Frank Atkins Grocery Bentzin Grocery Hoffman Grocery A. Iffland and Son Krause Grocery Riverview Grocery W. A. Nack Market Otto Grocery Wiley Grocery

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Molzahn

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Hertel

HAT SHOP MILLINERY AND HOSIERY ”NEAR THE BRIDGE"

BRIESEMEISTER BARBER SHOP

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DRUGGIST

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315 Main Street

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KING-HINTZ, Inc 24 HOUR SERVICE

AUTHORIZED BUICK and PONTIAC SALES and SERVICE 216 THIRD STREET

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B Birkholz Floral Shop 512 MAIN STREET

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Jumbo Malted Milks 13c 2 for 25c 212 W. Main St. Phone 1566 Watertown, Wis.

PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS

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SCHMITTY，S BAKERY

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411 Main Street

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HOME MADE-----414 East Main St

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Economy Store ICE SKATES, SKIS AND SLEDS

WATERTOWN Steam Laundry Phone 59

309 3rd St.

iCYour Home Laundry” Lowest Prices in Town

Gamble Store rrThe Friendly Store” Radios, Refrigerators Washers, Tires and Electrical Items

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TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERARYThe Use of Caution

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My Pet Peeves

253

That Mother-in-law Fear

254

Disappointment.

256

Snow

259

Bull Session Deluxe

259

Anno Domini 1942

261

EDITORIALO, for a Depression

264

Ignosco

265

To The Faculty

267

More Luth. Chorals

268

Rest in Peace

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ALUMNI NOTES

270

CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM

274

ATHLETICS

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THE BLACK AND RED Volume XLV.

Watertown, Wis., January 1942.

Number 8

March 3. 1879* Published monthly. Subscription, One Dollar‘

THE USE OF CAUTION Roland Protz

Joey Maracos sidled up to the auto parked in the darkness of a canopied drive. He looked about through the rain, then stud­ ied the car in liis own good time.

“Hm”一flicking- the radio antenna—“the job’s got a radio.”

He walked around a little more. ‘.Fog lights. No scratches. Boy, this buggy’s really new. Not even any license plates. Well, I’d a changed *em anyway. ’S better this way. Cops won’t spot the car so quick when I get some tags.”

Maracos swished the rain drops from a handle, and opened the door of the car. “Yea, that's awful considerate,” lie joked to himself as his hand touched the keys. Avoiding the horn ring, Joey slid into the seat, and fumbling along the dashboard, found a button that gave to a siight pressure. Then he turned the key, pushed the button in, and the engine turned over. That gave him an opportunity to gloat over his craftiness. Some guys would _ have messed around with all kinds of noise, made more noise'n a truck when they did find the starter.

With the motor running, the cocksure little thief left the car standing near a lighted bay window of the house. Within, neither of the three people seemed to have heard the small sound made by the starting- the engine.

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RED Satisfied, he returned to the car, switched on windshield wipers, and set the auto quietly in motion. A way down the street, Maracos turned on the lights.

He drove to the lower end of the business district, parked in an alley, and came from the car, pliers and screw driver in pock­ et, to get the missing “tags.”

Walking a block to a narrow street in a district smelling of cheap living, Joey found a lone coupe, one of recent and expensive make, an automobile that might have seemed out of place in this neighborhood. He removed the plates. Returning to the alley where his car was parked, Maracos put on the license plates and drove off, wet and swearing. —, ‘bout the only thing this rain is good for is ‘at there ain’t no chance of getting traced when I finish this job.”

Maracos drove towards the outskirts of town, the radio lightening 'his spirits. The minute before he passed beneath a railroad overhead, the music broke, and Joey heard an announcer describe a stolen car: —Blue Buick coupe, late model, license num'ber, Indiana two se -and the radio cut off. Joey didn’t mind. It hadn’t been the car he was driving that was being de­ scribed.

A mile further on, Maracos, with clever design, turned off the street onto a long, rough driveway, and off that into a tree, with just enough speed to put a few small dents in fenders and license. He purposed to destroy a bit of the newness.

Then back to the city, to one of those great grocery stores, a super market. With the caution that all his acts exemplified, Joey drove far back in the free parking space provided for customers, and moved with stealth, despite the heavy mist-like rain, to a cer­ tain window on the side wall of the store. Heavily he climbed onto the narrow sill, quite high up, and ready with a glass cutter. Ig­ noring a metal placard stamped "Protected by fiavid’s Detective Agency/J Joey cut around the pane, rapped it, and heard it fall without breaking to the flour sack below. Pleased with his strategem, he smirked. “Any other window, that glass’d a’ broken.

Heh, all ya gotta do is plan. Nine other gimps woulda takin any old glass. Not little Joey!” He shined a flashlight inside, jump)ed, and cleared the flour sacks. No foot prints. He made for his ob­ jective.

Twenty minutes passed. Maracos came out again, the safe having- yielded to his practiced fingers. Back in the car, he removed rubber gloves and fingered the sheepskin under boots in his coat pocket. “These little bunnies,n he sneered the word, “didn’t leave any marks on the flour sacks. Nice idea.”

With not a little pride, Joey sneaked the car out a back gate of the parking lot, ancl got blithely under way. And then, he caught a spotlight’s gleam in the mirror. It was on the rear of his 252

RED car that the beam was directed. A little speed, he thought. If the g^uy follows, he’s gonna get a hot chase!

The otilier car did follow. The race became a madness of racing motors, of squealing tires on wet black top, brick, cement, of thuds from suddenly applied brakes.

Joey Maracos gave up when his rear tires were both shot flat. His mind held one terrifying question : “Ho'v’d the alarm get out? And so soon? I coukl’na made a slip in the store. The glass cutter— Into his consciousness intruded a voice, Indiana 270-735.

This is it, Sarge.

MY PET PEEVES OR I Get Along without You Very Well M. E. K. P»l;itant raucous monitors Slippery “mistollated” floors Razors on the radio Out of bed before seven : O O Mission House’s football team Butterscotch pie and same ice cream Greek tests on Homer An everlasting- late-comer Breaking my favorite bat Wearing a derby hat Lack of heat in rooms Mops instead of brooms Entirely out of money A «;uy who thinks he’s funny Having my picture taken Encling of each vacation Corny music (symphony or swing) Greasy grinds in anything Football a la mud A human chewing a cud Packing and unpacking Minneapolis Star Journal lacking All perpetual “bummers” Working during summers My bed unmade at bedtime Meatless meals in any clime Wisconsin weather types “Bull” Horn’s streamlined pipes Gabby guy in bull-sessions 253

RED Verbs for Hebrew lessons Some Michigan sports fan Road-hogs in a moving van Late at night cain-raising Hurry only to bust a shoe-lacing Cross-word puzzle grab-it Class room fresh air habit The tip off my favorite cue Such expressions at “nuts to you” Billiard and pool table “hogs” Detroit Free Press and Pekinese dogs Pencil falling and breaking the lead The tutor’s attempts to rouse me from bed, These are some, you may know more I’ll quit here, lest I be a bore Adios, Auf Wiedersehen, and goodbye I leave the rest to some other guy.

THAT MOTHER-IN-LAW FEAR P. Knickelbein

Not frightened by death, torture, or the terrors of a trackless desert, the Apache Indian warrior is mortally afraid of his mother-in-law! Unflinchingly these bronzed devils of the South­ west had attacked infantry and cavalry sent to control them; yet the same Apache warrior would charge into rifle fire, or flee to the brush, or cling to slippery ledges on sheer precipices, rather than meet his wife’s mother on the trail. If he could not escape • being present in a camp with his mother-in-law, he would cover his head in a blanket and sit concealed until the dangerous lady departed.

The Apache’s fear of his mother-in-law is rooted deep in human history, and anthropologists can only guess at its original meaning. The custom of mother-in-law avoidance is present in all corners of the earth, and among countless tribes and races.

Among Australian tribes in the barren lands of the bush country, with a Stone Age culture, this fear is well developed. To see one’s mother-in-law face to face was a crime almost too awful for the native husband to contemplate. The penalty for actually speak­ ing to one used to be death. Now the offender is allowed to live, but is severely rebuked by the headman and banished from the tribe for a short period.

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As all the men have dread mother-in-laws to avoid, they work together in their common cause. Keen-eyed friends warn each other of the approach of the tabooed women with the bull-roarer, a stick which is skillfully whirled at the end of a string to sound like an airplane propeller. Hearing the sound, any brave native, who values his skin dives into the brush and hides until the “dan­ ger” has passed.

Another mother-in-law coward is the Zulu, famous Over all Africa as a fearless hunter and fighter. He can have as many wives as he can afford, but he may never look his mothers-in-la\v in the face. This physically superb warrior will attack a lion’s den armed only with a spear and shield, but should his mother-inlaw approach he flees the spot in terror. While most tribes allow nothing to stand in the way of strict observance of the rule that mother-in-law and son-in-law shall never meet or see each other, some have modified the regulations. Among certain groups of East Africa formerly under the Sultan of Zanzibar, neither hus­ band nor wife may speak to their parents-in-law until the young couple has an off-spring. Then the ban is automatically lifted.

In the South Sea Islands, Melanesian courage is never ques­ tioned in war or in their amazing seamanship with primitive canoes in stormy weather. But if a hardy native of New Britain should accidently speak to his wife’s mother, the only way to avoid overwhelming calamities would be suicide! As often as not, the mother-in-1:aw will take her own life as well, to make doubly sure that the disaster will not plunge the whole group into chaos. Most sacred of all oaths taken by a New Britain man is, “If I am not telling the truth, I hope I may shake hands with my mother-in-la'v.” One may be sure that not a syllable of falsehood will follow such a declaration. The most terrible punishment that can be inflicted on a Milenesian is to make him touch his wife’s mother, accidently or otherwise. In other islands of the East Indies, the custom is carried still further. Among the Dyaks of Sarawah a man may not even pronounce in a whisper the dread name of his mother-in-law for fear of supernatural punishment.

If her name is that of a common object, like moon or tree (Which it is very likely to be), he cannot even use that word in conversa­ tion. The tabooed name uttered in his sleep—primitive people are given to sleep talking~will bring grave consequences.

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Coming back to the American Southwest, the Navajo Indians have a novel solution of their mother-in-law problem. Their name for the dread lady is “doyishini” which means “she whom I may not see. Shouts of warning一 to braves who come too close to the tabooed woman are common around Navajo hogans. But the man will often ceremoniously marry the mother of his beloved before taking the girl to be his wife. Thus with two wives, but no motherin-law, the lucky Navajo goes about his business without the fear that haunts so many Indian husbands.

The mother-in-law is regarded differently in China. There she is a dominating personage to be honored and obeyed—by the wife. A formal Chinese wedding takes several days, After it is over the bride may not speak until granted permission by her hus­ band's mother. Living with the groom’s parents, the couple will thereafter be under their rule. Every morning during the first month after the wedding, the bride salutes her parents-in-law with elaborate ceremony to express her servitude toward them. After that period it is the bride’s duty to wait on her mother-in-law’s guests and perform various menial tasks for the grand lady. It is woefully easy for the mother-in-law to make life miserable for her son’s bride, but there is no escape from harsh and tyrannical treatment under the traditional Chinese code.

The custom of mother-in-law avoidance is one of the prac­ tices to most vigorously resist change by any new civilization.

Whatever the exact reason for the origin of the mother-in-law complex, it is just another weird (from the American point of view) practice of mankind evolved by peoples adapting themselves to particular environments. Its continued, though almost vanished, existence shows how hard it is lo kill a strongly implanted racial habit. '

DISAPPOINTMENT Frederic Nitz

We were all seated around the dying embers of the camp fire swapping stories before we retired for the night. Afar off somewhere in the deep recesses of the woods, we suddenly heard the weird howl of a lone wolf. It sent shivers up and down our spines, and for awhile we kept an awed silence. My uncle Jerry finally broke the silence.

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RED all ears, for uncle Jerry always told good stories)一"shortly after the World War when I still stayed up North through the the winters.” He filled his old corn cob and began with his story.

“One afternoon—late afternoon, as the sun was dipping be­ hind the trees and the shadows were getting longer by the minute, I stopped to adjust my snow shoe which had been giving me trouble. As I was so occupied, I heard something which I hadn’t payed much attention to at first. Even now this sound didn’t make much of an impression on me, and I trudged on farther. After awhile, I stopped again and listened; it sounded like wolves driving some poor animal — for food no doubt. I started out once more, and soon I could hear it over and above the crunch and creak of my snow shoes. It seemed to me that these animals could be on my back track. Still the matter didn’t bother me much. I had often found that animals used my snow shoe trail for a run way, it being packed down and since it was much better going than the deep snow of the woods. Soon the sounds grew louder and louder.

I had caught two mink and, as near as I can remember, seven weasels that day, all of which were in my pack sack. I also had the usual amount of trash, such as squirrels, porcu­ pines, and snow shoe rabbits—you know they will get into your traps springing them and spoiling the set for the fur-bearing catch. Usually we use this so called trash to bait other sets.

(Weasels are meat eaters and are not very fussy as to how good your trap is concealed or how obvious the set is.) Anyhow, that day I had caught a rabbit which was not yet frozen. This happens almost within an hour after they are caught, especially when it is thirty or forty degrees below zero. I wanted to use this rabbit as bait for one of my mink traps on Lake Marion. I had clubbed it with my trapping hatchet, and I hadn’t put it in my sack because it was bleeding. I had therefore left a bloody track behind.

4 4Well, putting two and two together, I figured that those wolves had come upon this fresh blood and being hungry they were going to investigate. Always being a quick thinker and losing no time in taking advantage of the situation, I figured out a quick plan to get those wolves. (We were getting forty 4 4

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“Just ahead of me was a hemlock tree with low branches which made it possible for me to climb it easily. Quickly I took my snow shoes off, then my pack sack, passed my rifle up to the first limb, and climbed up until I found a good position from which I might shoot. I had high hopes that I could pick off one wolf after the other as they passed by. I had my thirty-thirty Winchester at the time and at least seven cartriges in the magazine—this was going to be a killing.

“While I was sitting there, I had plenty of time to reflect.

I was trying to visualize just about where the wolves were at this time. In my mind I could see them loping in my tracks.

When snow shoeing, one tries to keep on the level ground as much as possible. One doesn’t climb up one ridge and then down the other side. If it wasn’t too far around a ridge, I usually walked around it on the level ground. In this instance, that is just what I had done. I had been walking up a ravine and at a point not so far from where I was now sitting, the ravine had formed two smaller ravines branching out in a Y with a ridge in between. One ravine led to Pardee Lake and the other led to Lake Marion. I was headed for Lake Marion. ‘‘The baying of the wolves came closer and closer. I gripped my Winchester tighter. Second by second I grew more and more tense with nervous anticipation. I thought to myself —that bounty money surely would come in handy. ‘‘All at once I heard the noise veer off in a different direc­ tion. I knew what was up and quickly scrambled down from my perch. I hastily put on my snow shoes and rushed back to the Y. Sure enough! They had taken the other ravine. By the tracks in the snow, I saw that three wolves had been chasing a deer. ‘‘Being very much disappointed and humiliated, I once more picked up my knapsack and plodded my weary way onward.”

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It comes—In wavy, geometric flakes The ermine cloak of a too dusky earth Is gently laid in well designed plan.

A tiny speck, so small in a huge sky, Is gently guided down to our drab land.

Where, with the other travelers of like kin, It beautifies the earth, the gift of God’s good grace.

But then, the wind!

The snow turns icelike With an ever rising pitch the wind whines through the trees.

The driving snow comes down in a huge mass.

With unmitigated force it presses on As if the gates of Hell were suddenly unloosed.

And then, suddenly, when its force is spent, The wind dies down, and on the face of earth, A blanket of clear snow is visible all around.

Awaiting but to answer any call, To be thrown, or shovelled, or be skied upon.

Again, Kinq- Winter rules our land!

BULL SESSION DeLUXE with opening notes by Sigmund Hillmer

Did you ever stop and consider how you sound and what you say? J mean in daily life and conversation when you’re not before an audience ? , The other night a certain student from the third floor, Fred­ eric Nitz by name, was sitting in an armchair with a new typewriter in his lap. For want of a better typing1 exercise he took down the conversation. The persons engaged in the conversation were entirely unaware of the fact that their words were being recorded.

Since the following literary product does not have, as Aris­ totle defined it, a beginning，middle and end, we only offer this excerpt as another small bit of evidence to be added to the store of psychological data, that is rapidly accumulating, no doubt.

Naturally, being confined to the speed of a typewriter, the typist was able to catch only occasional snatches of a conversation that was not really as incoherent as the following might lead you to believe: Ja, he goes by boat always. Do you like wods ? Gee, do we like woods, hey. Boy, you should see the place where Hovvy and 259

RED I always go! Rollin, will you please? He went in Fall sometime, well-supplied, and no one ever heard of him again. Lots of deserted quarries. And they dammed up a river~course it’s a. lot more fun. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid.of their country. I just mean for all those little occasions, like Sig­ mund tonight. Sit down and study. I’ve been using that stuff since Sexta—for after shaving I mean. You see, we spent a vacation up at Rice Lake one summer. Ach, I don’t know. Is he in the army now? We had a quarrel about a legacy once.Religion: 15 or 16 verses. I can do my Greek in half an hour. Lecture to­ morrow because of the cheerleaders from Jefferson. Siggy, I’m not goin钇 to let you shave that mustache off. Just like the rest of us, just looking1 out for your own interests. Verdolt noch cinmal.

The only disadvantage . . . You’re not just shooting a line this time, '々here’s that picture of Carl? Apokrypto means uncover.

But I like Greek in a way. Meaning to drag. This is what one might call simper. Here, Rollin, you’re the man with the symmetry.

Dankeschoen, Reim, dankeschoen. I’ve got to be Amstreu. Did I thank you, Roll in? Thanks. What’s emporium mean ? My brother just goes bats when I say that. You haven't a light yet, I betcha. Hung1 my head out of the window. Yes, children. Oh, no. Of course Danny never has much to say anyway. Now you’re going crooked. Looks as though someone lopped her bottom off.

Oh, no. This one’ll be a nice one for the exgallery when you get tired of her. Aren’t you going to the game ? I don’t know. Mat­ ter? How’s this work? How? You just press it down like this.

I just want to put a little paste on here. Did you put in a few lines to Margaret ? That is eminently true. My organ man should be up tomorrow. Straight pretzels! Schaefer serious! I have to supply them. I guess the seniors in room 19 will have to duck.

I don’t like the principles of the litreary societies. I’m just going to call attention to the fact. I wouldn’t doubt it, but. Anyone that has the time and material should give literary program. It isn’t a matter of someone having authority. That’s what we have an editor for—he does all the shagging. That's all this dictionary is good for. You don’t want to get that book pastey. No, bring it here, and slide it up. Did you ever hear of that, hey ? After all, whose sister is she? This room has a good reputation, and don’t spoil it. I’ll have to look into the records. She’s a nice girl.

That’s the trouble. Well, I might just as well go to the game, I’m not getting- anything done here. Gosh, Heine’s going to play bass tonight. You should see what he ate on that trip. We can do 10 lines, if we have the vocs. Remember, I promised you that I would call for you this time. Hurry up, we gotta get there, gee whiz!

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RED ANNO DOMINI 1942 Wilbert Gawrisch

Calendars bind the memory of man to a great event. There have been many calendars and systems of chronology. The Jewish calendar hinges on creation, the present year, 1942, of the Gregorgian calendar being part of the year 5702 and 5703 of the Jewish era. Mohammedan chronology begins with the Hegira, the flight of the prophet from Mecca, in the year 622 according to our system. 1942 is the year 1361 of the Mohamme­ dan era. The Romans made the founding of Rome in 753 B. C. the starting point of their calendar.

As time passed and Christianity spread through the Roman Empire, a new anchor for world chronology was fixed upon. In the early part of the sixth century there lived a monastic scholar called Dionysius Exiguus or Denys the Little. He was a student of theology and astronomy. It is to him that the calculation of the Christian era is attributed. But he made an error in his calculation and failed to determine the correct date of Jesus’ birth. The exact date cannot be determined now because of a lack of sufficient information, but it is generally agreed that Jesus was born in Bethlehem some time before January 1, 1 A. D. Some think that it was probably in 4 or 6 B. C. The years before the birth of Christ as it was determined by Dionysius be­ long to the era “before Christ”. The later years are the “years of Our Lord’’. The present system did not become legal or popular till the tenth century. The years after Christ’s birth were known by various names — ‘‘Anno incarnationis Dominicae’’，in the year of Our Lord’s incarnation; “Anno a Nativitate’’，in the year after Nativity: "Anno a Passione’’，in the year after the Passion; ‘‘Anno Gratiae’’，in the year of Grace; and others. The use of the term ‘‘Anno Domini” began quite late. The earliest known use of the actual phrase “Anno Domini” is in a document dated 1219 A. D. which records the allegiance rendered to the Pope by Reginald, King of the Isle of Man. The length of the year is today set at 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46. 2 seconds. This figure has undergone many changes through the centuries. Sosigenes, the astronomer who advised Julius Caesar on the calendar, computed the length of the year 261

RED to be exactly 365 days and 6 hours. This was the basis for the quadrennial arrangement whereby we have 365 days for three years and 366 days for the fourth, making an average year of 365% days. The Julian calendar, which was altered slightly by Augustus, was too long by 11 minutes, 14 seconds. In a thousand years the error amounted to 7 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes, 20 seconds. About the middle of the sixteenth century the discrepancy had accumulated to ten days.

A group of ecclesiastics and astronomers, Ignazio, Dante, Aloysius, Lilius, and others, were eager to correct the calendar and tried to influence Pope Gregory XIII to take some action.

In order to convince him a building was erected in Vatican City, one room of which was called the Calendar Room. Along the floor of this room ran a line, corresponding to the meridian of Rome. In the south wall of the room a small hole was cut through which the sun’s rays were admitted so as to fall on the floor with its line. At each noon these rays crossed the meridian. The point at which the rays struck the line advanced or receded according to the seasons, the sun being high in the heavens in summer, low in winter. In this way they showed the pope that the true dates of the solstices and equinoxes did not agree with the calendar. So in the year 1582 he ordained that ten days be omitted from the calendar. This meant that October 4 was followed immediately by October 15, and in the following year the vernal equinox again occurred on March 21.

At the same time an adjustment was made in the occurrence of leap year in order that the calendar should not again run ahead of the solar year. It was arranged that leap year should be omitted three times in four centuries: 1600，leap year; 1700, 1800, 1900, no leap years; 2000, leap year, 2100, 2200, 2300, no leap years.

But Protestant Europe refused to accept Gregory’s revision of the calendar at the time of his declaration. England did not adopt the revised system until 1752. The American colonies, being part of the British Empire, adopted the Gregorian calen­ dar at the same time. A question has arisen as to when Wash­ ington^ birthday should be celebrated. He was born in 1732 under the Julian reckoning. He died in 1799 under the Gre­ gorian reckoning. Can we say then that his birthday is really February 22? It is not rather eleven days earlier, namely, on February 11?

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It seems that mankind cannot stand prosperity. For pros­ perity, that specious index of happiness, has been the downfall of many a nation. During prosperity, judging purely from history, the people go to pieces morally and spiritually. Witness the Roman Empire. At the height of its power when it had all the resources of almost the whole known world the Roman Empire was morally and spiritually ready for the ash can. It did not fall with the battle of Hadrianople, in 378. It fell, it began to crumble, at the height of its prosperity, when its life-blood was being sapped by the eastern morality, and its physical life was being enervated by a life of ease.

In contrast to this was its power and vitality after the Second Punic war. Then spiritually and morally (in a pagan sense) it was strong and solid. In adversity the Roman strength grew; but prosperity vitiated its moral fiber.

We in the United States have, by the grace of God, liberty of religion and conscience. America has been a fertile religious field, and side by side Atheists, fakers, zealots, Lutherans and others have plowed in it.

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RED During our numerous depressions the churches of America rarely complained about church attendance. Nor did they com­ plain of their lack of money with \Vhich to carry on their work.

During some of our depressions churches paid off debts which had been contracted during the era of prosperity. In the unsteady days after *29 it was a well known finanical fact that church bonds were as solid as Prudential Life Insurance Company’s well-known Rock of Gibraltar. The churches of America were well attended during that financial blackout. Bishop So and So did not regret the fact that the spiritual fibre of the nation was afflicted with an acute case of arteriosclerosis. On the contrary, people in adversity turned to God. Judging from some of the statements issued by Bishop So and So, one would conclude that the fertile field had turned in pros­ perity into a very, very rocky field. The. people did not need God in prosperity. Their God was **regina pecunia.” Nor do we have to dwell on the moral life. Many people were too busy getting divorces to pay much atention to a silly old moral code which modern psychologists, psychoanalysts, and evolutionists and what have you, have relegated to a position of relative obscurity to make a cynosure and spectacle of promiscuity, free love, moral necessity, etc.

To be a Christian is not a part-time job. It is a job which is permanent一twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. The people of the United States must realize this!

When they realize this, then I shall change my song to: “O, for prosperity!’’

J. Schaefer

Ignosco............. |T，S KIND of hard, what I want to say; as a matter of fact it’s I so hard I don’t know just where to begin. I was just think­ ing what a peculiar toe-hold our school has on a fellow; it’s so peculiar that it isn’t even on the books, and it’s about as easy to answer as, “why does a gander meander------Since I can’t make head or tail out of it, maybe you can.

Now, while a mirror isn’t the best or safest thing to look into, the guy I see in it I pretend to understand the best and will use him, you being about to be as permitting ones, as a homely example.

Tomorrow is the first day of vacation, (gulp!) I start pack­ ing a half a week ahead of time just to be sure I don’t forget anything — that’s what I tell myself, but down a couple tiers deeper I know it’s because I just can’t wait. Tomorrow finally 265

RED comes; the morning periods seemingly lingering longer than that proverbial atmosphere pervading parts of Milwaukee; the Hiawatha pulls in two and a half minutes late, but it seems more like two and a half years; I finally get back to the old homestead and stick “school” in about the last cell of my airy “attic.” Time marches on. Comes a week before school starts and I start to thinking: wonder what Sam’s doing — probably bucking Greek forms, the old greasy grind (which reminds me I was going to do the same thing at one time); wonder what school’s going to be like this year, what profs we’ll be stuck with, whether we’ll have any additions to the class, and so on, till, as surely as God made little apples (that’s what they always say in the Wild West magazines) I actually have an itching to get back.

It，s for sure that it isn’t curiosity, as cats have a permanent corner on that. I might even say with impunity that it suffers kinship with the definition of the word philology that the frosh absorbed the other day in Greek class—but permit me to enlighten you, and I quote, ‘‘philology is that study which pays no attention to the vowels and disregards the consonants. ” But that’s neither here nor there. The question remains, what is it? (that’s where we were 262 words ago) Maybe it’s a kind of permanent mental color-photograph of our campus when decked out in the finest in verdant spring or tinged autum, and surely few can vie with ours; maybe:it’s the congregating instinct that makes us want to see those of our own kith and kin, or perhaps the longing for newsy bull sessions in blue-hazed room, or to reclining, as of yore, upon doubledecker beds; perchance just the sight of our originally-creamcolored-but-now-time-and-weather-aged buildings have a hold upon us, or the ambition to cash in on the many opportunities offered in the field of athletics; and then there is the elite and much-to-be envied group who have an idea of what they’re up here for, and then of course the other extreme — the pitiable representation that enrolled for less noble motives.

Myself, I think it’s deeper, less tangible. If you’re sensi­ tive enough, I’m positive you can feel a suppressed mental current, like an undertow, that insists upon pulling you along; you can sense it easiest if there’s something in the wind, be it homecoming, vacation, or just plain exams. In its noblest 266

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Well, whatever it is, if you can lay a finger on it, you’re a better man than I; but then, that’s nothing to get big-headed about.

L. Schaller

TO THE FACULTY In a recent issue of the “Black and Red” there appeared an article entitled .•Northwestern’s Incomplete Curriculum.” This article dealt with something which I feel (and so do many others) is essential to our course. Yet our course does not include it— i. e. public speaking. In this article the author pointed out the necessity of such a course and the means by which such a course could he included in our curriculum. A few feeble and Fm sure well meant attempts have been made. One professor, for instance, has the members of his class read aloud as often as possible, but; that's not all—just reading-—no criticism of posture, expression, or enunciation. Another professor has his class recite poetry. A student recites ten or twenty lines of poetry, not prose, in a foreign language, not English, and then from that is judged as to his speak­ ing ability. Surely, such little practices help, but are they enough?

Such attempts in class—where the professor already is teaching a full'' course—and the literary societies out of class constitute our “public speaking course.”

Our students are taught how to write ideas, how to sit down and work out thoughts and then how to put them down on paper.

Why not teach them how to say them ? We as pastors are not going to publish our sermons in book form and then give them to the congregation to road. We are going to preach them. That is how to say , I believe it is so important that we are taught _ why ideas, and then not always after much thought and concentration but also on the spur of the moment. Surely a pastor who knows how to speak, how to act in front of an audience will be a better carrier of the Gospel than he who with coughs and hacks, and with fidgeting- fingers and “composureless” countenance stands self-consciously before an audience. Of course, I can say this only if we assume that both are preaching the Gospel pure and unadulterated. I do not want to say that the better speaker is al­ ways the better preacher. After all, what a pastor says is most important; how he says it, however, is nothing to be lightly regarded or cast aside. The inexperienced speaker will divert at­ tention from what he is saying-, or rather trying to say, to himself

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That’s why I think we should have a public speaking- course.

Marcus Albrecht

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No one would deny that music has a very stirring effect on the minds and souls of mcn. The music of the masters of past generations has an elevating and sublime effect on those who appreciate the classics. The effect of boogie-woogie and its relatives on its listeners is only too obvious. How much more is the effect of church music on the quick and responsive souls of the members of the Holy Christian Church. Dr. Luther realised this. In fact, lie once said: "Ein Pfarrer muss die Musik wissen unci gern liaben.”

He saw that music was the highest form of expression that has been given mortals. Where words, due to the inefficiency of earthly language fail, music can reach the innermost depths of man’s soul.

God pointed out its importance 1)y showering- the Church with a host of composers and poets in those 2 centuries when Lutheranism was strongest and most conservative.

The music of these men surpasses all music ever written before and after, sacred and secular. It must. They believed the tenets of the only church believing in an entirely objective salva­ tion through a God-given faith; a salvation due entirely to the merits of Jesus Christ. At the same period music had progressed to exactly the proper point for a splendid and beautifully harmoni­ ous but yet a decent and solemn presentation of this spirit.

Every one of the thousand or so chorals expresses these ob­ jective thoughts. Man plays not the smallest part in Goers plan of salvation. These composers knew that and believed it. They believe each and every inspired Word of God. The expressions of these masters in music and theology is our heritage. Even as Paul and Silas so we Lutherans for 400 years have been comforted and strengthened in song.

Even as our church leaders and theologians fight and strive continually for clean and pure doctrine, so let us do some hair­ splitting and keep this important part of our worship clean and pure. God has given us the most and the best in music. Let «s use it and keep it.

W. Schaller, Jr.

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So, my boy, you’ve finished your first semester at North­ western—like it pretty well, eh? Well, it’s a great school all right, and getting better every year. Fine faculty, lots of opportunities in athletics, good meals — the old alma mater is coming right along. Too bad, though, about your literary pro­ grams. That was a great old custom. Gave a fellow a little chance at public speaking, a mighty good thing, I say. We used to have two societies; they’d change off in giving programs.

There was quite a rivalry between the societies, but that just made the whole thing a lot of fun. All in all, we got along pretty well together. Of course, the junior members kicked because they weren’t given any voice in the organization, but after all, the seniors were the men for the job. They had the leisure and of course the intelligence for arranging the pro­ grams.' The seniors this year have much too much work, I guess, to bother about the literary programs. Seems a shame though, especially after the fine start the 1941 class made in reviving the old custom. Of course they might let the junior members try their hand—they might be able to put up a pretty fair program at that. I don’t suppose they’d go that far though.

Well, son, when you get to be senior you can do something about it. Till then I p：uess the old literary society will be a dead pigeon. Seems a shame, though. Sure does.

Kurt Eggert

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^lumnt potes In accordance with the resolution of the Alumni Association of June, 1941, the committee appointed by President Schlueter herewith presents a revised translation of the Constitution and of resolutions dealing with constitutional matters, as well as some excerpts from the minutes that might prove of general interest. This material is to be used as the basis for a revision of the Constitution to be undertaken by the Association at its 1942 meeting.

E. E. Kowalke G. Westerhaus M. Franzmann Constitution ofc the Alumni Association of Northwestern College Watertown, Wisconsin

On June 25, 1879, upon the invitation of Alumni Professor Eugene A. Notz, Dr. J. Bading, and others, a number of the Alumni of the Gymnasium at Watertown assembled for the purpose of forming an “Alumni Association of the Gymnasium at Watertown,” by the adoption of the following constitution.

CONSTITUTION

1. The name of this association shall be *4Alumni Association of the Gymnasium at Watertown.”

2. The purpose of this association shall be: 1. To foster the Arts and Sciences; 2. To support our Alma Mater in every possible way; 3. To further and maintain the bonds of Christian friendship in a truly Lutheran spirit.

3. Membership shall be held by all who have left the institution at Watertown with a certificate of maturity (Zeugnis der Reife).

4. Officers of this association shall be: .1. A President; 2. Two Vice-Presidents; 3. A Secretary; 4. A Treasurer; and 5. A Chronicler.

5. The duties of the officers shall be the same as those of other associations of a similar nature. The term of office shall be one year, or until a successor has been elected.

BY-LAWS

1. Time and place of meetings: The afternoon of the annual commencement exercises at Watertown, Wisconsin, according to regulations made by the officers.

2. The officers shall be elected by ballot.

3. This constitution may be changed only on a two-thirds vote.

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RED 4. Members of the association can be expelled only by a twothirds vote.

5. Each member is to pay at least one dollar annually into the treasury. ______________ Resolutions and other matters of interest, taken from the minutes of the association: No minutes from 1879 to 1883.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 16,1884: “Time and place of meeting: 1. A meeting shall be held every year at the time of the Synod, but not on Sunday.

2. Every fifth year a meeting is to be held at Watertown at the occasion of the commencement exercises.’’

Watertown, Wisconsin, June 17, 1885.

The following order of business was adopted: 1. Roll Call; 2. Reading of minutes of the previous meeting; 3. Admission of new members; 4. Reports of the secretary and the Treasurer; 5. Election of officers; 6. Address by the Presi­ dent; 7. Appointment of committee on lectures, etc. 8. Lec­ tures; 9. Various matters; 10. Unfinished business and me­ morials; II. Adjournment.

St. John’s School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 6, 1888.

The following resolution on membership was offered on recommendation of the Committee on Amendment of the Con­ stitution, consisting of Pastor Strasen, Professor Notz, Pastor Koehler, ex officio, Pastor Eickmann, and Mr. Oscar Griebling: “Only such persons can be admitted into active membership as have been graduated from Watertown. Undergraduates who have completed at least Secunda in Watertown may be admitted as honorary members. ” After due deliberation in regard to the recommendation on membership, the following resolutions were adopted: 1. Only those may be admitted to active membership who have received a Certificate of Maturity (Zeugnis der Reife) in Watertown.

2. Those who have completed Secunda in the Collegiate Depart­ ment, as well as those who have been graduated from the Commercial Department, may be admitted as honorary mem­ bers/7 An addition to Paragraph 7, on the Order of Business, was also adopted as follows: ‘‘Two members of the association are to deliver lectures at the next meeting, in simultaneous alpha­ betical sequence (gleichzeitig alphabetischer Ordnung), namely, one member from the sequence A to L and the other from the sequence M to Z. 271 « 4

RED An amendment to Paragraph 5, in regard to elections, reads as follows: “i. The officers of this association shall be elected for a term of three years. 2. The mode of election to be followed at each meeting shall be determined by the association at that meeting. ______________ Watertown, Wisconsin, June 17, 1890. Pertaining to dues.

"Every member shall pay his annual dues at the meeting of the Alumni Association. The treasurer shall send each member a statement for the amount due several weeks before the meeting. ’ ’ Resolution in regard to disposition of surpluses in the treasury: "After deduction of all necessary expenses, the treasury-balance shall be used for the procurement of scientific aids (wissenschaftliche Hilfsmittel) for our institution.

A committee of three in conjunction with the faculty shall regulate these expenditures. ’ ’ Note: First Committee: Prof. Ernst, Pastor Ed. Hoyer, and Mr. 0. Griebling.

Note: According to the minutes of June 17, 1891, efforts were made at the suggestion of Dr. Notz to obtain possession of the “Old Cemetery” adjoining the property of Northwestern College. ______________ From the minutes of June 18,1895: "Resolved, that henceforth motions for admission of honorary members must be submitted to the Secretary of the association in writing. The Secretary in conjunction with the rest of the officers shall thereupon decide which names shall be placed before the Association.”

Note: June 23, 1896, Association urges the establishment of a college paper. Result: 4 * Black and RedM. June 22, 1897: Association becomes a loan-association, advancing $75.00 to the College “Turn-Verein.”

Minutes of June 15, 1898, pertaining to the minutes.

“Resolved, that the Secretary read a brief resume of. the minutes of each meeting at the close of the session, and that the regular minutes be published in the Black and Red during the course of the scholastic year.”

“Who’s Who” established by Association.

“Resolved, that the Chronicler write a biography of the indi­ vidual members of the Association and place the result of his work in the archives of the College.”

From 1900 to 1903 the problem of education was given much attention.

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HED June 23, 1903: “The matter of membership of those who are not graduates, such as those receiving a Certificate of Maturity and graduates of the Academic Department, again came up for discussion. A committee composed of Prof. Kuhn, Prof. Frank, and Dr. Ott, was appointed to present definite recommendations at the next meeting•” 1904: Matter of membership of non-graduates referred back to committee. ______________ 1905: No report.

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1907: Upon recommendation of Dr. A. Hoermann, the Associa­ tion adopted a resolution granting membership to all graduates of the Academic Department: ''Graduates of Academic Department shall be eligible for membership.”

June 22, 1908. An emergency arose because of the absence of the officers of the association, the following resolution was adopted: “Damit besser Sorge getragen sei, dass doch, wenn die andern Beamten verhindert sind, an den Sitzungen teilzunehmen, wenigstens EIN VICE-PRESIDENT da ist, so wurde beschlossen, dass der aelteste Alumnus als ausserordentlicher Vice-President fungiere.” “In order to assure the presence of at least one Vice-President, should it become impossible for the other officers to attend the sessions, be it resolved that the〆 oldest Alumnus present function as Vice-President.” It was also resolved at this meeting that the present constitution be published in the “Black and Red”.

“Resolved, that the Secretary invite all Alumni to every meeting.”

“Resolved, that the number of Black and Red containing the minutes of the Alumni meeting be sent to all members who are not subscribers, at the expense of the Association.

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Campus and Classroom “A mensa et toro”__ —Yes, “From table and bed” we have once more returned to our cultural oasis to imbibe from the fountain of knowledge. With us have come back Christmas ties, sweaters, and slightly-worn New Year resolutions. Your reporter hopes in an early issue to give a complete statement concerning how many students were asked how many times, “Home for vacation?’’ and “Are you glad to be home?” With a bit of nostalgia we bravely greet you with the words, “We’re glad to be back with you again.”

Our foreign correspondents three have returned with their reports on the situations abroad. Dobratz reports the completion of the S. S. Ixonia soon to be launched on the Rock River at Concord. Hillmer and Ziesemer return from Florida with the astounding revelation: It is a fact that some people really live down there all the year round and not just during the winter. Another of our *'Richard Haliburtons’’ (no names mentioned) visited Minnesota, (?), Arizona, Mexico, and Cali­ fornia during his vacation, and he believes that our country is not yet in serious Japardy, although the Japs are believed to have taken Castoria.

Purely fictitious: One student who will be more explicit henceforth is he who told his friend he would give her a ring on Christmas day, and before the call even came through she had already announced their engagement.

B and R’s Short short: The story of Mr. X__ Influential trave­ ler---- Had plenty of lettuce (green-backs), was not ce?iiimen­ tal, hence widely-loved__ Short, well-/or^/fied waist, fringed scalp---- Happily married to Mrs. X, formerly Miss Y___ Sadly left wife on long sea-sea-sea voyage.. Performed business satisfactorily, left for home and wife again___Very happy, rubbed hands in glee over rail of ocean-liner, accidentally rubbed off gold hitching-ring__ What would wife say?-(Plenty!)__ Moped for days___Emerged from his cocoon on ( voyage to dine with captain__ Fresh fish on menu final day of Tried some between tears___Teeth encountered something hard— —and round—like a ring.. ..X was in Xtacy__ Could it be—?__ He fished it out of his mouth with a whoop and his fingers___No such luck—it was a fish-bone___The end___ 274

RED SOCIETY NEWS—A tea party: December the fourth found the A-division Greek class dressed up in its A-division togs for a tea party at the home of their instructor, Professor Franzmann. Everyone seemed happy, and the cookies and sandwiches were pronounced by all to be as hard to beat as the professor’s tests. I can’t help pass­ ing on to you the already-much-repeated story overheard at the party. It tells of a bright student who, having failed to complete a long term-paper, pasted a dozen sheets of blank paper together and wrote on the cover the vague title: SCHOPENHAUER’S UNWRITTEN MESSAGE. Then, as he was about to hand in his masterpiece, with a catch in his voice he tearfully said as he ripped up the pages, ‘‘Professor, this wasn’t my best work!” And he got an “X”.

Censorable: Because we have come back feeling like the morn­ ing before the night after, eager for the fun to begin, we hesi­ tantly venture to tell you what the doctor said to the patient as he put a splint on a broken little finger (appendagitis): Don’t fidget, Midget digit: Be rigid.

Literarities: December found only one Literary program on our schedule, a Quiz Program given jointly by the two socie­ ties, featuring the experts Wendland, Schaefer, Albrecht and Baer for the Phi Gramma Rho’s and Beckmann, Kuske, Kujath, and Hillmer for the Philomatheans. The latter did not win by three points. The news I acquired arose from a question which asked for the states in which universities were situated. North­ western College was located in the state of Financial Difficulty.

(Guess which society y. t. belongs to?)

BAVARDAGE (also spelled prattle): Manchester has become one of the first Wisconsin towns to stage a blackout. Credit should not be taken from it by the fact that it was purely acci­ dental,—both families went to bed at the same time .. Famous last words: “I don’t think I can hit that little window”__ On occasional cold Sundays one feels tempted to apply an old German proverb to the N. W. C. janitor: “Sechs Tage feiert er, am siebenten tut er nichts!”___Birkholz becomes the third to jump down from his upper birth without lowering his retract­ able landing gear. Seen through the frosty morning air, he made a spectacular sight___The recent rise in morale among 275

RED NWC students arises from the fact that the Thiensville Semi­ nary is only 45 miles closer to the war zone than we are, and they have already cut down on exams due to paper-shortage.

Do you follow my deduction?

Parade of the Campus___ From the land of milk and honey 一- and football players, from the home state of Harmon and former automobile plants, from St. Louis, Michigan comes Exhibit A for the month, C. S. Leyrer__ First name, Carl___Middle name, not unprintable, but generally a secret—C and C however gives you a hint: When deciding on his middle name his folks Simon-ized him— — Is working on the 5th year of a 4-year course, but not for any lack of gray matter__ 5 feet 10, 150 lbs., wears glasses between repair jobs on them__ Three-letter man in football, scored big touchdown of last Homecoming game__ Succeeds when he lets things slide—he’s a trombone player---- HBV’er __ Writes letters galore and gets still more . - Belongs to the B and R staff (lucky fellow)__ Is much more interesting than this makes him, but due to circumstances entirely beyond our contol the preceding inadequate description will have to do---FINIS: In closing, the Black and Red takes this opportunity to thank Mr. Bilse for the beautiful black-and-red pillow which he secured for us from a firm he deals with. The pillow sports the college seal done in leather and also the name of the school in large letters. Were there another pillow in the B and R room it would still be the prettiest.

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NORTHWESTERN 60, AURORA 30 Northwestern's cagers made the long trek to Aurora Decem­ ber 6 to open the official basketball season and turn in a rousing victory which gave promise of a successful year. The Goslings took command of the game from the opening whistle to such an extent that the outcome was never in doubt during- the entire contest. Early scoring gave Northwestern a lead, and at the half the score stood at 23-15. The second half then became a run-away until the Goslings had chalked up an even 60 points. Schumann, W. Nommensen, and Sauer turned in fine performances for North­ western and led the scoring in that order. Schumann’s 15 points were high for both teams.

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RED NORTHWESTERN 27, WHITEWATER 33 The Goslings gave the cagers from Whitewater a full eve­ ning of entertainment as the two teams clashed on the home floor in a game which warmed up the gym despite the cold weather.

The Umnusmen played beautiful ball during the first half, and, paced by Koeninger, found their range regularly during this time.

At the end of the period the score-board read 21-9 in favor of Northwestern. During the second half, however, the tables turned.

Whitewater gradually diminished the Gosling’s lead until she forg­ ed ahead in the final minutes of play. The Goslings maintained their high standard of floor play and continued to get good shots, but a seemingly charmed hoop allowed little scoring. Koeninger, with 10 points, led Northwestern's scoring, while Britteli’s 11 points made him Whitewater’s high-point man.

Whitewater Northwestern F.G. F.T. P.F. F.G. F.T. P.F. 2 0 Schumann 0 0 Farina 4 2 Koeninger 2 3 3 Trait 0 0 0 0 Baker Sauer 0 0 c 2 Zarck 0 Nommensen 0 2 0 2 0 0 Knickelbein Hemsan c 0 2 0 2 3 AlbrcclU Lange S Stelter 0 0 0 2 Farnahf 0 Schupp’hauer g 0 0 0 0 Bachhuber s 0 3 5 Britteli 8 Mech g 0 0 Garvue g NORTHWESTERN 34, SEMINARY 38 A battling Sem team handed Northwestern her second defeat of the season in their game on the home floor December 13.

The Goslings continued to play commendable ball, but the Sem was just a little better. Topel kept the opposition's basket warm with six buckets and two free throws during the first half, leading his team to a 24-17 advantage at the end of that period. In the second half the Goslings came back to narrow the gap, but were never able to command the lead. The final whistle blew as they were trailing by 4 points.

Toepei’s i6 points made him the top scorer of the game.

The scoring for Nort'hwestern was quite, evenly distributed.

Northwestern Seminary F.G. F.T. P.F. F.G. F.T. P.F. Sauer 3 f 3 0 3 Lehninger Schumann 0 2 Berg 0 0 Priesz 0 2 f 0 7 2 0 Toepel Schupp’haucr f 3 0 0 0 Frey 0 f 0 Knickelbein 0 c 1 3 4 0 1 Naumann Nomm’nsen, W.c 2 1 Pagels 0 g Albrecht 4 0 0 Kuehl 0 s_ s 4 Nomm'nsen, M.g o o 0 Hempel g Stelter 2 0 s

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RED NORTHWESTERN 44, PLATTEVILLE 32 A keyed Platteville team was out to avenge both their costly defeat at the hands of Northwestern in football this season as well as the scoring record the Goslings set against them in basket­ ball last year, but their efforts were doomed to disappointment.

However, they made things very interesting- during the first half.

The Goslings were unable to hit their stride in the small Plattville gym, and the lead changed hands all the way. The end of the half found the score dead-locked at 17 all. Fortunately, the second period was a different story. Led by Koeninger’s five field goals, the Umnusmcn quickly built up a substantial lead which they never relinquished. By the close of the game they had increased this to 12 points. Koeninger, who added 12 points to his season’s total, was high scorer for both teams. This was Northwestern’s first conference game of the current season.

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NORTHWESTERN 45, AURORA 28 The Goslings made it two straight over Aurora for this sca­ son in a return g'ame on the home lloor January 17. The game got under way very slowly with little scoring and no player on the floor dropping1 in more than one basket during the entire first half. At the end of that period. Northwestern had a slim one point lead as the score stood 14-13. The Goslings once more opened up in the second half, however. Both their passing and shooting im­ proved considerably as they swept into a commanding lead. The vhich was last part of the game then developed into a run-a\v halted by the final whistle at 45-28. Koeninger agaii ing for Northwestern with 10 points.

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SPORT FLASHES The Seniors have shown considerable improvement in their bowling recently. At the present time, Zell holds the alleysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; record for this season with a 216 score.

In the five scheduled basketball games played up to this time, Koeninger, Schumann, and Sauer lead the varsity scoring with 39, 29, and 27 points respectively.

The intramural basketball tournament, under the capable management of Kipfmiller, gives promise of a real race this year.

At this point it appears that the games played between the Junior and Senior first teams will be the highligihls of the season.

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STUDENTS!

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Appliance Store Firestone Store 307 Main Bakeries Koser's 111 2nd Quality 104 Main Schmitty's 411 Main Banks Bank of Watertown 1st and Main Barbers Behlin g，s 109 Market Block 205 3rd Bric8emGi8tcr 112 N. 3rd Gossffeld S. 3rd Schmutzlcr N. 3rd Seager & Brand 9 Main Young 101 1st Beverages Badger State 7-Up Co. 410 1st Cleaners Tietz 112 3rd Vogue 41 2 Main Coffee O. R, Pieper Co. Dairies Better Farms 106 Jcffeerson Dairy Distrib uters 546 West Mullens 212 W. Main Drug Stores Bittner & Tctzlnff 116 Main Bussc'8 204 Main Wm. Gchrke 315 Main Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat Dr. O, F. Dicrker 312 Main Glasses 【• E. 410 Main Florists Birkkolz 512 Main Loeffl'er & Bcnke 10 Main Funeral Homes H. Hafemcister 607 Main Nowack 211 5th Schmutzler 721 N. 4th Faroaccs John Kuckkahn 216 N. 4th Furniture H.Hafemeister Schmiutzlcr 401

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Ho>ney G. B. Le wis Co. 426 Montgomery Hotel Carlton 115 1st Insurance Aid Association for Lutherans Wm. C. Krueger 308 Main Jewelry Salick*s 310 Main W. D..Sproesser 111 Main Jack Thuaiu8 • 408 Main enhorn Jewelry Co. 13 Main Lnbricanls Milwaukee Lubricants Co. Lumber & Fuel Wm. Gordor Co. 608 Main West Side Lumber Co. 210 Water Meat Markets Julius Bayer 202 3rd Block & Andres 112 2nd W. A. Nack 621 Main Memorials Watertown Memorial Co, 112 N, 4th Men’s Clodiing Store Faber，s 311 Main Chas. Fischer & Sons 2 Main Kelly-Borchard 101 M ain K uenzi -Frattinger Co. 303 Main era’s 106 Main Millineries Molzahn & Hertel Main Milling Globe Milling 318 Water Newspaper Watertown Daily Times 115 W. Main Office Supplies Gruner's 413 Main Photographers Bene3 113 N. 3rd Le Macher 115 N. 4th Meyers Studio 112V4 3rd Physician & Surgeon Dr. F. E. Kosanke 217 Main Plambers Otto Bicfeld Co. 202 N. Water Radio Repairs Winkenwerder 111 N. 4 Restaurants Main Cafe 103 Main Home Lunch 203 S. 3rd Shoes Ruesch's 210 West Main Wickner's 215 Main Sweet Shop Brandt's Soda Grill 414 Main Brockmann's 114 S. 3rd Theatres Classic 308 Main Womenvs Wear Jaegerf8 214 Main

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Phone 1220

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Candies, Groceries

SMART CLOTHES FOR MEN 9 •❿ 106 Main Street

1207 WESTERN AVENUE

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GOSSFEL^S

WHITE DAISY

FLOUR Globe Milling Go. PHONE NO. 1

BARBER SHOP V2 Block South of Main on Third Street

JULIUS BAYER Wholesale and Retail Dealer in MEATS and SAUSAGES of all Kinds Watertown

Phone 25

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Nowack Funeral Home

GROCERIES AND COLD MEATS

A ini • Quality and Service Regardless of Coat.

Telclphonc 54

Cigarettes, Candy and Ice Cream We Aim to Please — Free Delivery 1101 Western Ave. Phone 990-W

KRAUSE，S GROCERY

WM. C. KRUEGER JACK THUSIUS HAS SPECIALIZED IN

INSURANCE SINCE 1915

ELGIN WATCHES 408 Main Str.

Watertown, Wis.

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KUENZI & FRATT1NGER CLOTHING & FURNISHINGS For MEN and BOYS TELEPHONE 176

305 MAIN STREET

WATERTOWN, WIS.

Bittner & Tetzlaff The REXALL Store

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MAIN CATE A CLEAN, COMFORTABLE. COZY PLACE TO EAT

Courteous Service WELCOME TO THE BOYS 103 Main Street

Eye Glasses Fitted Office, 312 Main St.

Watertown

KEHR BROS. Heating Contractors OIL BURNERS STOKERS AIR CONDITIONERS Telephone 1660-W 211 N. Third Street

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Corner Main and First Streets

FEATURING: Suits at Popular Prices .$2.00 Arrow Shirts.. $1.35 Tru Val Shirts Sport Wear Gordon Hats, Stetson Hats Walgreen System

Drugstore writers AT THE SHARP CORNER GROCERIES TOBACCO Gifts

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FRUITS CANDY Watohos Watch Repairs

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Small Payment Plan $1.00 per week

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112 3rd St.

Phone 649

Watertown, Wis.

Brandt’s Soda Grill Watertown's Finest Candies HOME MADE 414 East Main St,

Telephone 1359

BOOK STORE 413 Main Street

SCHMITTY，S BAKERY 411 Main Street Telephone 304

MEAT •:•Butch Nack• at 621 Main •> for *

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Phone 620

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部"择 111 Main St.

Phone 195丨

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Phone 150

Hertel

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Watertown, Wis.

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BIG-DOG' L. Schaller

Hey, Big Birk! what we got in Greek tomorrow!?!” “‘Dunno. Hey, Red-dog — what we got for Greek to­ morrow !?!>, With bellows such as these resounding through spacious halls, it soon becomes obvious even to the greenest tyro that in our fair institution the gentle pastime of ‘‘dubbing’’ has reached a new high. Not dubbing in the strictest sense of the word, you understand, but a dubbing nevertheless, unique and peculiar to us, the residents of the dorm. In reference to this matter, I might say that there are two distinct schools of thought. First under consideration is the senior in prominence and popular usage.

Its absolute ancestry is heavily beshrouded in the mists of uncertainty. Vicious rumors, running rampant through our corridors, rear ugly heads in whisperings, in bull sessions; fortunately, they are but rumors still.

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Hesitantly at first the embryonic surname filtered through their intimate circle of acquaintances, to Big Em Mischke, to Big Nitz. Then it happened: poised uncertainty, it was given sudden impetus by some latent force; with all the momentum of the proverbial avalanche on the rampage it swept over us, from basement to garret. It finally came to such a pass that anyone who didn’t rate a “big” in the beforst or behindst of his name just didn’t rate at all. To give you a perspective of the scope of that appellation, suffice it to say that it influenced our entire social ladder, from diminuitive Big Rod Rademan up, up, rung after rung, past Juniors, past Seniors, pausing perceptibly as if to gain confidence, and then smack into the formidable ranks of the faculty, till now it is considered good taste among some authorities even to refer to our president as “Big E.E. K.’’，and I’ll stake anything on it that, *tho I admit it sounds not a little disrespectful, no incivility whatever is implied!

The other school is trademarked by the rather promiscuous use of the suffic “dog”. While some argue that it is merely a scion of the well established “big” lineage, its very originality gives it a legitimate claim on independence. As for its arch­ propagandist, why any sextie can tell you that, to wit: Red-dog Heideman. To us north-hallers, if we didn’t hear a couple **Hey, Schmur-dog’’ ’s per day, why that would be just fierce.

As happens in the development of such things, (no doubt the philologist could explain it) the simple “big” and “dog” branched out into endless variations. The well-meaning “big” became “large”, ‘‘huge’’，“gigantic”，“tremendous”，‘till the superlatives were exhausted. Oddly enough the popular favorite was the "tremendously large” combination. The myriad possibilities are rapidly being realized. ‘‘Dog’’ exponents found themselves somewhat in a quandary. Research reveals that their crusade has been restricted to one major modification, best illustrated by the familiar “Jackson, you good dog!”

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It’s all one with history now. The point is, when confronted with such monstrosities in the innocent perusal of old test papers and the like, what are our grand-children to think? For the benefit of posterity, let us either desist, or, despairing of that, show that we got the jump on history by supplying our own Rosetta stone!

THE OBLIGATIONS OF CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP Marcus Albrecht

It is difficult to conceive of anyone so placed in life that he is without obligations. Even a child soon learns of his obliga­ tions toward parents and home, towards church and school.

With increasing years he also becomes aware of his obligations to the state. While he leads the more or less sheltered existence of his teen-age, his obligations to the state may not seem im­ portant; but once he has reached his majority or when the state calls upon him before he has reached the legal age, as it now does, he is suddenly confronted with the question: What obli­ gations have I as a Christian to the state?

On the surface this question may seem rather elementary.

The daily papers, however, reveal that not a few persons are confused in respect to the duties of Christian citizenship.

Because of this confusion let me clarify as best I can this much misunderstood subject. In order to do so, I shall try to answer three questions which by their very nature must form the basis of any intelligent discussion of the matter before us. First, what is the state? Second, what is the church? And finally, how does a Christian’s relationship to the church effect his obli­ gations to the state?

What is the state? Though many of our citizens would consider the answer to this question self-evident, surprisingly few would know what the state essentially is. You and I as citizens certainly enjoy and value the great privileges of our democratic state. Yet there are those who use these very same liberties in an attempt to harm and maybe even over­ throw the state. To such people government means very little.

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But is that the kind of state God has ordained and which he describes in Romans 13? He says, “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power, but of God; the powers that be are ordained of God”. • • For they are ministers “of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth the sword not in vain.”

From these words it is evident that God has primarily ordained government to be a police power, which is to establish and enforce order, to curb violence, and to punish evil. The state need not give us a job; it is not obligated to take care of us in our old age, unless it has thru its own misgovernment created conditions that demand these aids.

The true state, therefore, concerns itself with our physical life and properly functions to keep order in our physical world with the result that we have the opportunity to lead a *'quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty. ” Whenever a government so functions, it is a great blessing to all and most of all to the Christian, for it is under such orderly conditions that the Gospel has its freest course. Con­ sequently we are thankful to God for such a state and give it our unmistakable loyalty. , Next to the state stands another institution from which the Christian derives even greater blessings and which does not directly concern itself with material things. This is the church?

Many people consider the church a social institution to which one, generally speaking, must belong in order to promote one’s business interests or social standing. And there are those to whom the church has become no more than a public forum for the discussion of current events. Unfortunately, these people have never grasped the true meaning of the church. What is the church? Our Lutheran confessions on the basis of God’s Word .define the church as “the communion of saints, the fellowship of faith, the congregation of believers in Christ Jesus.” It is patent, therefore, that the church, quite different 284

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What a shameful parody on the church, however, when people think of it as just another bargain basement, baker, ballroom, or bazaarhall! Though the church in its work will be led also into social problems and charitable programs, though it will and does help the needy, even as Jesus did, its primary field of endeavor must always be and remain man’s spiritual life. What the church does for the well-being of the body it does because it is first concerned with the welfare of the soul.

Once it is clearly understood what the church and state are and how and where they function, the answer to the third question should cause us no difficulty. The Christian is in the peculiar position of being a citizen in both church and state.

Does a Christian’s relationship to the church interfere with his obligations to the state? To this question we answer most emphatically no!

Let us review from a Christian viewpoint the three principle obligations that every citizen has toward his government. Then let us determine whether there is any conflict for the Christian.

The first obligation of every citizen is to obey the law.

Without law obedience no government can successfully function.

We in America love to speak of ourselves as a law-abiding nation. We also pride ourselves on the liberties which we as individuals enjoy, liberties that citizens of other countries do not have. But is it not true that the mistaken assertion of our liberties often leads us to think lightly of the law? We drive down the highway, for example, noting indifferently the signs that a good government has placed there for our safety and that of others; we keep our eye on the rear vision mirror look­ ing for a patrolman, and with no imminent danger behind we plunge into danger ahead, chiefly because in the mistaken ideas of our liberty we regard neither the law of the road nor the safety of others. Such examples we might multiply almost endlessly in every walk of life.

This, however, is not the way a true Christian obeys the law. He knows from God’s Word that law observance is a matter of his conscience in the same sense as any other Christian duty. He realizes full well that when he disobeys the law he also disobeys God. For him it is not alone the letter of 285

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The second obligation that every citizen has toward his government is to vote. Our American government is a govern­ ment by the people. How many of our citizens remember this when important issues in the city, county, state, or union are to be decided? Is it not true that despairingly few go to the polls and that far too many that do vote do this for the common weal but rather for selfish interests? A true Christian, on the con­ trary, because he has a greater appreciation of the blessings he daily receives from his government, bears in mind that the Word of God instructs him to seek the good of the state. For the Christian this means not to listen to the demogogue or the rabble-rouser but to apply himself conscientiously and intell­ igently to the problems of his community and state and then to exercise his great American privilege of making this govern­ ment by and for the people.

The last obligation which I wish to discuss is one that is fre­ quently debated and all too often challenged, namely: should I as a Christian take up arms and go to war for my government?

Today our youth is faced with this question and not a few are confused concerning the answer. The cause of this confusion lies in the fact that many well-meaning men believe that since it is a sin to kill, war also is a sin; that therefore one must voice his conscientious objection to all war and refuse to serve when called. The fallacy of this stand rests on ignorance of the Scrip­ tures, which forbids an individual to seek redress but just as plain­ ly grants the state the right, yes, the duty to seek public redress or to protect itself against the enemy. The individual who takes life on the battle field is in much the same position as the hang­ man who on order of the court takes the life of a convicted criminal. Would it be right for the executioner to refuse to discharge his duty, to question the integrity and intelligence of the fully informed jury on the basis of the incomplete and biased information which he as an ordinary citizen may have?

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Not all men in high office, however, are led by the spirit of God, nor are all wars just wars. It is altogether possible, for example, that sometime in the future the Christian will be con­ fronted with a war that definitely aims at the extermination of the Christian faith. What will the Christian do then? Will his unswerving loyalty to the powers that be lead him into a wicked war? Will his spirit of obedience urge him to participate in what is manifestly the work of the devil? There is a power that is far more binding upon us than loyalty and patriotism—the power of conscience led by God’s Word; there is a duty that is higher than our duty to the state — our duty to God. On this point God’s Word is clear—we must "obey God rather than men.” We pray God that the state which we love may never ask us to do that which is contrary to God’s Word.

Thus it is seen that the Christian, having a clear under­ standing of the respective functions of church and state, is in a position to be at the same time a good Christian and a good citizen. As a citizen he will conscientiously live up to every obligation he has to the state; as a Christian he will, according to his calling, serve God in His spiritual kingdom for the salva­ tion of souls. So long as a church and state remain in their proper spheres, there can be no conflict between them.

IMPOSSIBLE, BUT VERIFIED P. Knickclbcin

During the past ages many true tales have arisen that are incredible, hard to believe, yet they have enough proof behind them to verify the fact that they have actually happened.

These stories were so hard to believe that they were not given any credence, and as a result the general public heard little, if anything, about them. A few of these interesting short stories follow. As they can not be sensibly explained by scientists, they have been forgotten, and have been filed away under “unexplainable.”

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The heads were of gigantic size, weighing approximately twenty-five tons each. They were discovered in a Mexican jungle near the western edge of the state of Tobasco. It is hard enough to explain how the heads happened to be in that for­ saken jungle and what unknown people were able to produce such gigantic, and highly artistic, sculpture. But explaining those facts is child’s play compared with the small problem of transportation. The heads were of solid basalt. There is no basalt nearer than one hundred miles from the spot where they were found! Transporting twenty-five-ton heads thru a hundred miles of jungle would be a problem for modern engineers, let alone primitive Indians. So again the old ghost of a vanished but highly civilized people stalked for an instant before the discovery was forgotten.

---- Before the story slips irretrievably into the land of the forgotten, it might be well to have one last look at the matter of that bit of mirror in the War Memorial Hospital at Saulte Ste. Marie, Michigan, and its connection with the last moments of the life of Jefferson Derosier. It was Jeffery Derosier who, on February 20, 1936, lay dying in the plain hospital ward.

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Five minutes later Jeffery Derosier died without having spoken another word. Doctors and nurses tried to remove the mirror, at first smilingly, then grimly, and finally desperately. For 24 hours the mirror remained frozen to the table. All efforts to remove it failed, and even an ice-pick failed to budge it. The surgical nurse worked her finger nail under the mirror, which, apparently of its own volition, flew high into the air. Every effort to make the mirror re-ad here to the table was unsuccess­ ful. There was no chemical or adhesive on its surface or on the table. Questioned by reporters, neither doctors nor nurses could offer any explanation. The story was given national publication, but from the beginning in was doomed to the dark files of the past. __ Largest and finest sailing vessel afloat, the five masted barque Kobenhaun slipped out of Montivideo harbor on Decem­ ber 15,1928. She carried wireless and was equipped with Diesel engines. On board her were 60 apprentices, drawn from the best Danish families. A few days later she was sighted off the River Plata. From there she might just as well have sailed off the earth. Not one sound was ever heard from her radio; not a splinter of wood identifiable with her, not a life boat, nor a spar, nor a note in a bottle was ever found. The largest sailing ship afloat does not go down like a stone, a wooden ship may drift for years. And what of the silent radio? And the Diesel motors? And the apparent failure to lower a boat? If the sea ever gives answer to the thousand mysteries it holds, that of the Kobenhaun will take some extremely painstaking explaining.

Hearing of Robert Browning’s stout skepticism of all alleged supernormal occurrences, an Italian nobleman, Count Giunasi of Ravenna, offered to convince the poet. He asked Browning to hand him any trinket which the poet carried on his person. He said he would be able to tell the trinket’s past history. Browning suspected a trick, as he habitually refrained from wearing any sort of keepsake. However, it chanced that his regular cuff links had been lost in the laundry and he had therefore taken an old pair from a drawer full of odds and ends.

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Many other such true ‘‘tall tales’’ have been enacted in the past, and re-echo to us thru the dusty corridors of time, but perhaps it is best to leave them unsaid.

FATUM Jimmy wasn’t much of a success in college. He didn’t wear a "Most Popular Senior” button. His trousers weren’t gabardine and turned up at the bottom, collegiate-wise. He wasn，t voted most likely to succeed. Jimmy wasn’t the hit of the party. When he sat down at the piano they laughed. His hair wasn’t curly, the kind the opposite sex are supposed to love to caress. Jimmy wasn’t fullback on the team; in fact, he didn’t even have time to go to the games. Jimmy worked his way through college. And he didn’t even have an ‘‘X’’ card.

Jimmy plugged along, gradually picking up an education the hard way and retaining it just as methodically. His four years of college went by slowly. He ground them out as the drudgery they were. And he graduated near the foot of the class, un­ heralded. His professors knew him by his last name only, for Jimmy had no big front; he didn’t know how to bluff. When Jim­ my didn’t know an answer, everyone knew it. But he graduated, which probably would have amazed the rest had he not been so obscure. As he walked up to get his diploma he was merely an intermission between two other fellows who had made a success of college. The professor shook his hand perforce, and Jimmy quietly returned to his seat with his diploma.

Bob was a howling success in college. The $8.50 ring on his finger howled to an interested world that he was a rah-rah boy of the class of ’42. His gabardine shirt hung at just the the correctly-sloppish tilt. His hat was battered just enough.

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And he played the saxophone and crooned. Yes, his four years of college went by swiftly. They slipped by unnoticed through his capable hands. And he graduated near the head of the class. His professors called him “Bob”，for Bob had a front; he knew how to bluff. When Bob didn’t know an answer, someone told him on the side. And he graduated, which made everybody feel like celebrating. As he walked up to get his diploma all worth-while eyes were glued upon his striking figure.

The professor gushed all over him as he presented the roll, and Bob strutted back to his seat unperturbed by the tremendous ovation his mere appearance had earned for him.

Approximately 20 calendars have gone out of date and the scene has lowered itself onto the busy streets of New York. A panhandler is trying without much success to pick up the wherewithall for a bed and supper. Ke approaches one after another without arousing any solicitude. He seems rather dejected. The contour of his face sags, with all lines running south. He has no bluff, no self-assurance. He isn’t a howling success. Only the $8.50 ring still on his finger argues that this specimen of down-trodden humanity is really our jolly good fellow, Bob. But Bob it is.

The quirkiness of fate brings another old friend upon the scene at the same time. His mousy hair is thinner, but his face still is a dead give-away to the identity of Jimmy. Jimmy doesn’t look much older. The only wrinkles on his forehead are those he picked up in college. And when Bob, the fellow who knew him in college, walked up and unwittingly asked his old classmate for a lift, Jim didn’t seem to hesitate a bit. Jim remembered Bob, but held no grudge against him for his former success. He reached his hand into his pocket, took out a coin, and flicked it eloquently at his “friend.” With words loud enough to demand the attention of Bob, he said, “Here you are, Bob,” and walked around the corner, where he resumed his interrupted life-work of mumbling to each passerby, "Can you spare a dime?”

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After leaving precious fragments of our tires on approxi­ mately twenty-five hundred miles of highway, we had reached this point on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Often had I heard of this great spectacle, a sight strong men cried at—God’s greatest handiwork. But was this not ballyhoo?

Literally standing on the brink of the fulfillment of one of my life’s ambitions, I was left speechless. Was there a thrilled feeling? No, this vast, quiet feeling was no thrill. For the first time in my life I experienced the true sense of loneliness.

Alone, yet my four fellow-travelers were within whispering distance.

The canyon was completely obscured by a giant, fleecy blanket. Only for the awful sense of depth did one realize the gorge’s presence. The slanting sun and shifting winds then threw back this light blanket. ‘‘See, there’s the Colorado River!” A mere seven thousand feet below. What a stupendous chasm! Now the air was clear, and jagged peaks rising from the floor of the gorge startled one with their nearness. They couldn’t be that close, there’s a space of fifteen miles separating1 us! No imagination could conjure up such a grand and yet mystifying spectacle.

The transformation of color, shades and shadows held one spellbound with its swiftness—the principals were the same but the scenes were changing with the rapidity of a motion picture.

The gentle wind lisping through the pinons along the brink para­ doxically served to make the hushed silence more eloquent. The sight of that great void, the soaring birds, precipitous slopes, dwarfed spruces and weathered old yellow cliffs, decorated with white snow, were a perfect complement for this awe-inspiring scene. Those irregular shadows, were they hiding something?

They weren’t shadows anymore, now they possessed every color imaginable. One instant brilliant with color, then the blanket slowly unfolding from the western end of the canyon caused them to fade until a soft gray again covered all—a grave of silence.

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Fearfully, I gazed down the side of the precipitous cliff, down and down, into seemingly boundless depths. “Now I’ll be able to tell the boys at school that I threw a snowball over a mile.”

But as quickly as the feat had been accomplished, it was followed by a feeling of guilt. That had been desecration.

This was no place for the superficialities of life. Before this mighty wonder they faded in insignificance. Here were all the forces of the universe at work in their pristine state, producing an ever-changing sight too great for mere man to hold or to express in feeble words.

What a satisfaction God must have had on making this hole-in-one—no, not a hole-in-one, a hole-in-a-million!

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After the formal part of the program the wives of the pro­ fessors provided entertainment for the students in the form of ice cream and cookies. But the program turned out like every Christmas program before. There was something lacking.

What do I mean? Here is the one social gathering for students and professors during the whole school year, the only good •opportunity for us to get acquainted with each other outside the classroom. And what happened? The students ate their lunch and then left for the dormitory or chatted with the coeds. The professors soon formed small groups among themselves. Why not have a student body meeting and a faculty coffee that night? Both groups would probably enjoy themselves more ― but they shouldn’t.

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RED Especially those fellows from Mobridge, Saginaw, and New Ulm, coming here, at first assume an indifferent attitude toward the professors. After a few minutes of argument with them it boils down to this, that they don’t know the professors well enough outside the classroom. Coming from a smaller school they were accustomed to closer association with their pro­ fessors, and they missed that up here. Is our school then too large to permit this? Definitely not.

This situation should be remedied and the professors should take the initiative. How? Every student, be he Sextaner or Senior, enjoys a friendly greeting from any professor.

Secondly, if the senior class doesn’t mutiny, it usually presents a series of literary programs at regular weekly intervals from December to March. I have never seen more than four pro­ fessors at any one of these programs. The literary societies in­ vite all, including the professors and their wives. Seven years ago, shortly after school had begun, the professors gave a ‘‘get acquainted’’ party for the students. It was a success. Why have such parties been discontinued? Not many years ago groups of boys were customarily invited to the homes of the professors for dinner and the evening. That has been discon­ tinued. Now a few, a very few of the professors invite the classes which they teach to their homes once every year. These invitations have always been welcomed by the students and not one of them was bored at the professor’s home.

Professors, give the students a chance to get acquainted with you—during the course of our school years and not only in the second last month of our senior year when we’re almost ready to say goodby!

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Campus and Classroom Diplomacy in Action___the sinister semester exams are his­ tory once more, and the utmost use of their education has again been made by many in the post-exam letter home. The most common excuses seem to be the following: **I was sick the day we had that part of the translation.” “He’s some prof, 一 I didn’t get half of that stuff.” “I don’t know why the pro­ fessors don*t like me.” Diplomacy forces me to omit mine, masterful though they are. The bright answer this year in­ formed the professor that the “Oxford Movement” was a University on wheels. Which it wasn’t. One blissful fellow happily reports that the only mistake he made in the Hebrew test was in taking it. Which is the one mistake some of the rest of us didn’t make.

Of Mice and Men With unorganized but lusty cheering did the entire North Hall Second Floor applaud Our-Man Petrie as he put to a sudden end the latest dormitory reign of terror. For two days a tHimblesized mouselet had sent seniors and sextaners alike scurrying to safety atop desks and chairs. He had played on desk blotters and inside radios. He had scoured the shelves of food. He had even audaciously eloped with the cheese out of a trap and outmanouvered 8 fellows chasing him with brooms and books. It was only after 24 hours of gorilla-warfare that friend mouselet ran afoul of a hard heel swung in the hands of J. Petrie, who as he swung uttered a fitting farewell: “That’s all!” Not intelligence, but superior weight and numbers seem to have paid dividends.

Tittilating Tidbits___Lost (and found) on the pillow of v. t. y. (very truly yours) on or about the 18th of January*, one large, slightly used wad of gum. The owner is advised not to call for same. Highly recommended at least for potentiality is the cleaning fluid borrowed next-door; it not only took the gum off the trousers, it also ventilated the trousers which have since been used only while sitting___Most likely to succeed seems to be ‘.Bull’’ Horn, business manager, who has limited columnists to 3-cylinder words to save on paper___Unlucky the pedestrian who stumbles into the path of any of the second-string class basketball teams. Like army tanks they sweep over all opposi­ tion, hit-and-runnishly leaving behind charley-horses, sprained 296

RED ankles and discoloured eyes___Speaking of charley-horses, Gullerud recently purchased a riding-habit to go with his___ Overheard was the report (probably false) that since sugar is being rationed grammaw is raising cane___As an infirmary nurse, Fritz Nitz is to be recommended not merely for his tender solicitude, but also for his willingness to oblige. During a recent dull moment Fritz poured a large glass of milk {my milk) over himself to the regalement of almost everyone in the infirmary__ Suggested reading for the month: "With Malice Towards Some’’ by M. Haley and also (especially to the Seniors) The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer___Baganz recently returned to class with suspiciously mumpified cheeks. The professor when his attention had been centered on our hero was informed that Baganz had some cake. Deftly apprehending the crumbs as they fell from his lips, Baganz pleaded, “Aw, Professor, can’t you see they’re kidding?M___The one hour we’re positive no one of us wasted is the one that disappeared when we went on War-Time___The B. and R. Editor (the white collar errandboy) has decided that it is not possible to handle sextaners with kid gloves and wrist watches on. Several items in the expense account of the sports editor will also vouch for this__ Iron-man Boyer has again come through. He recently stayed up until 5:45 to finish a theme, thus climaxing the most recent short­ lived dormitory fad of burning the candle on the wrong end___ A foreign correspondent has found a clever way of referring to Europe’s public enemies No. 1 and 2; he calls them Hit and Muss___ Parade of the Campus: The field for this month’s parade having been narrowed down to two gentlemen, a coin was tossed to settle the case. Since the coin stood on edge in a crack in the infirmary floor, it remained for us to present as co­ captains Robert W. Steffenhagen and Franklin Dobratz.

The fellow who enjoys riding- for hours on his bicycle with a portable radio; the man whose few weaknesses include his attraction to the city of Milwaukee; the serious-looking senior who spends some vacations at home in Hastings, Minnesota, is Bob (Steffy) Steffenhagen___Sings the best first bass in Male Chorus and Octette___Favorite sport: eating___ Used to broad jump and play football in younger days___Knows what he wants to get out of NWC, is getting it___Is an artist, left a private office with an office-supply company to join the class of ’42___ Bob stands about 5 ft. 10, weighs about 160, should shave every day, has (some) brown hair___Sec. of M. C” Vice-president of Senior class, contributing editor of B. and R. and a good friend to everybody---297

RED Cutting the population of Concord, Wisconsin, by oneseventh, Franklin Dobratz left that throbbing hamlet eight years ago to conspire with a few other Sexies in forming the now flourishing class of ’42___Dubby is about 5 ft. 11, weighs 190___Plays second-chair trumpet in band, possibly due to priority rights.Good bowler, first-baseman__ First-tenorizes in M. C___ Bighearted, slightly absent-minded-----Once was seen (by y. t.) trying to go down an upgoing escalator___Pet peeve—yellow boutonnieres__ Brags how he once sold lbs. and lbs. of sugar in his father’s store___Further information: in­ teresting but censored___ Inflated and Isolated___Perhaps a few words of explanation regarding the mumpiness and smell of medicine which vitiate this column would not only be apropros but even necessary.

Although he usually doesn’t catch on so fast, your reporter managed to become mumpified just enough to qualify for the isolation from which this was written. Finding something humorous to report in a sickroom is like looking for a needle (not necessarily in a hay stack either). Even Mischke’s humor suffered a relapse, which accounts for his feeble statements: “I didn’t have any parents until I was seven, and my grand­ father died in infancy.” Quod nonsens est. Yes, what good can come from a sickroom, even after its name is changed from infirmary and pesthouse to “The Cottage?” A whimsical personal touch was the way fellow-isolationist C. S. Leyrer combed his hair for three days before he discoverd that no vis­ itors were allowed. Ah, vanitas, vanitatum!

Featured next month will be an eye-witness play-by-play account of a faculty meeting as seen from behind the books on the top shelf in the faculty room.

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Coach Umnus’s two team policy paid off in this game.

Twice the midget five left the floor on the short end of the score and both times the giant five evened the score and went on to final victory. For the entire game the Miltonites matched fast break with fast break, with Polan, a sweet player in any man’s language, as spear head of their attack. Only Northwestern’s superior height and Hub Stelter’s five swishers kept the Gosling’s record unblemished. The Northwestern squad has racked up five straight victories in conference competition with but only 3 games to go, an undefeated' season looks anything but improbable.

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The score at the half was 29-5. Starting with a burst that threatened to shatter all-time records the Goslings fashioned a 24 point lead. The first half found every player in possession of the range. Irrespective of who it was or where it was every shot seemed to go “swish”. A veritable coach’s and player’s dream.

And then came the second half. A team that had been held to the unbelievable total of one rebound basket the first half battled their way back against a team that was seemingly resting on first half laurels. Extension outscored the Goslings in the second half but couldn’t overcome the tremendous first half scoring difference.

Koeninger paced the scoring of both teams by collecting 6 baskets.

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Was it a backwash of their five-game winning crest or pre­ semester jitters? In a return match with the “didacticists” from Whitewater, the Goslings once again felt the Hamilton gym jinx. Ragged passing and shooting was in evidence. The first half in particular lacked smoothness and finesse. Had it not been for the giant team’s play the Goslings would have had more than their seven point deficit. .The midgets reentered the game and drew within one point tying the score 22-21, but a scoring splurge led by Brittelli and Lange carried the teachers out of reach. Had the Goslings been able to hold in check Lange and Brittelli the outcome might have been more favorable for these lads annexed 26 of their teams 36 points.

In this game Coach Umnus’ two team policy showed to advantage. Two teams, the midgets averaging about 5ft. in. and the giants averaging 6 ft. 1 in. alternate at 10 minute intervals. This loss gives the Northwestern a record of seven victories and two defeats for the season.

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For the first time in a number of years the battle between Mission House and Northwestern lacked that fine edge which previously had marked their contests. Although just as hotly contested, after the first ten minutes of play the outcome seemed never to be in doubt and the overtime periods which the parries between the two teams have become famous for were also absent.

The midget five was stalemated for the first seven minutes but just before their rest period they hand grenaded the basket with a barrage that gave them a three point lead. The giants then took over and widened the gap until they possessed a six point lead.

The second half gave Messrs. Conway and Thiel an oppor­ tunity to display their whistle blowing skill. Mission House was the grossest offender and once again the Goslings gave a free throwing exhibition. Madson was particularly effective in this phase of the game, annexing 6 charity tosses. The final whistle found the score standing at 38-33 but with everybody of the opinion that the Goslings had played this game under wraps. _ This game further assured the Goslings first place position.

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The rest period apparently cooled the Gosling cagers and the second half degenerated on a free throwing exhibition in which the Goslings hit eleven of the 19 attempts while Milton was adding 7 in 18 attempts. After the brilliant first half exhibition the second half would have been disheartening were it not for the fact that the Goslings by this win hold the un­ disputed top of the heap.

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The Seminarys, all around play was beautiful to watch. From the very onset the game was never in doubt and it was just a matter of how big the gap would be when the final whistle sounded. The Sem guards in particular seemed to have a “dr〒g” with the little man who takes the cover off the basket, scoring twenty six of the total points with a long range barrage.

And “Big Em” Toepel always a thorn in the Gosling’s side Picked them for six baskets. For the home club nobody was particularly impressive and in rebuttal all we can is, “Wait till next year.’’

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Don’t blame the sports editor for this month’s sports account. An attack of mumps necessitated the use of a pinch hitter and pinch hitters have a way of fouling- out.

The age of miracles has not past. The senior basketball team has suffered defeat. Even with their ranks riddled by a dastardly attack of the mumps they struggled valiantly and were glorious in defeat. At present the Frosh and Juniors top the pack with the Seniors panting hard on their backs.

The Seniors have organized a bowling team and apparently have something there. In a recent twosome match with Coach Umnus and Irv. Bilse the Seniors were victorious by more than 100 pins after the handicap had been discounted.

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March_______ •___________ What's In a Name--------------------Why Students Get 0ray--------A Might In The Mountains_____ The Opening Canto----------------America Laughed It Away-------My Hobby__________________

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Watertown, Wis., March 1942.

Number 10

Knu*n*«i at the Postofhcc at Watertown. Wis., as second class matter under Act of Marcli i8r«>. Published monthly. Subscription. One Dollar.

ON WINGS OF SONG hep

Undoubtedly one of the last places where you would expect to find Deadeye Dick Wimple was the concert hall of the Wallville Symphony, to say nothing of the stage on which this orchestra played. Yet here he sat, on an elevated seat of honor in front of the entire symphony.

Deadeye Dick, although he didn’t specifically belong to the GENUS RATTUS or allied genera, was quite definitely a rat.

Any resemblance to a human being was purely coincidental.

His mustache almost belied his genealogy; it was a mousey mustache, and it somehow gave one the impression that it was a misconceived housing-plan for bugs, moths, and larvae of suffi­ cient hardiness of constitution that they could stand the downdraft from Deadeye’s flying buttress which he called his nose.

His eyes looked as if they had just staved off a last minute rally of Rigor Mortis; they sparkled like a burned-out flashlight; green as grass after the first frost, they looked like discarded marbles. As for ears, they seemed to expect a coat to be tossed onto them for want of a better hanger,—indeed, the flat, barge304

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Our hero was freezing, though no one knew it; for with his coat on no one could imagine that the white shirt he wore was nothing but a collar which he had cut off the shirt off his back which he had once in a weak moment given a friend. He sat with legs crossed, which was unfortunate, for the two whole socks in his entire wardrobe were colored from opposite ends of the spectrum. His teeth would have chattered had he not last night in the dark dropped them into the wrong jar on the ice-box before retiring, a jar of honey. Yes, he liked to call them his teeth, although both he and his dentist knew quite well that he would never meet the last installment. To complete the discription, his knees were 32nd cousins, and he had the hands of an artist; for certainly a man is an artist who can blow a safe and be gone with the money even before the report is heard. Yes, when he visited you, he would take everything but his-leave, for he had taking ways.

Friend Wimple was down on the world. He wasn’t appre­ ciated. He had traveled far and wide: he could describe from memory the insides of every important jail in the country. His family-tree waxed strong in a penitentiary orchard. Still, he had never deserved such free board. Once in Chicago he was jailed for shooting a dog from the window of his apartment at three A. M.: but to this day he swears he didn’t know the gun was loaded. Once he had unsuccessfully tried to steal a pair.of shoes and found them occupied. Truly, Wimple was ain un­ lucky man.

And why was he sitting on this concert stage? Oh, things、 were at last picking up. A few weeks ago Deadeye had read of a prize being offered for original musical compositions. It seemed worth while, so Hero Wimple plowed through the files of any music he could find and dug up a tone-poem which to his aesthetic eye looked good. It was an unfamiliar work of the great Professor Romano Romanoff, whose name immediately proved to Deadeye that he must be dead at least three hundred years, and thus safely out of the way. He knew that this piece would have been recognized by no one but the composer him­ self, so he attached a culturized version of his name to it as author, Deddeyea Dickobish, and handed it in. And it won first 305

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Deadeye wondered how the piece would sound. He felt a deep sense of satisfaction at finally having done something worth while in the world. The thrill became intensified when a representative of the Gypso Soap Co. walked out onto the stage with $500 in his hand. Ah! The first words of the speaker made Deadeye sit up straight.

"It gives me great pleasure tonight to turn the prize-awarding task over to a famous gentleman, from whose hands Mr. Dickobish will receive his well-merited award. May I present Pro­ fessor Romano Romanoff!”

Thus in one moment the wings of his song were clipped.

This old fogey would recognize his song immediately and spoil his first attempt to earn some honest money in years. The words had hardly left the mouth of the speaker before Deadeye Dick was on his way. The startled audience saw him literally take off from his chair, and before their monacles could be readjusted our friend was off to the depot in a borrowed car.

Foiled again!

Perhaps the most surprised of all was the Honorable Prof.

Romano Romanoff. Still, he was a bit happy that the pro­ ceedings were thus cut short. It would have been extremely boring to sit through a lot of music which to him was a lost art. Yes, the music would have been lost on him, for Prof.

Romanoff was stone-deaf.

FROM A MOUSE L. Schallcr On Seeing Him Suspended From The Bulletin Board, March, 1942.

A deceased mouse. What does it mean to you? Who hasn’t seen one? Does your heart beat for him? Perhaps like thoughts coursed thru the cerebral recesses of Robert Burns, when, upon plowing up an unfortunate’s nest, he was compelled to pen those immortal lines: “Wee, sleekit, cowrin’，tim’rous beastie, Oh, what a panic’s in thy breastie!”

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“Lowdown? That ain’t the word for that—that—lowdown, anemic—’’ “Lay off the cussing, bub, you’re in a Christian institution, ” “Okay, okay. Still gripes me where it hurts, tho. The name’s Mort—and no cracks either. They tell me I was one of five that first saw light thru the ventilation holes of Big Elt Huebner’s hat. Hoot, mon, but I was glad to fall out of that hole and on to my own four legs! (Better tell him to invert it before he uses it.) Didn’t take long for a guy of my mental calibre to get sitchiated; figgered second floor’d be as good a place as any. Took awhile to get straight whose laundry came in when and to read the room numbers after some ninnie turned off the hall light—that is till I got aholt of all the schedules and could pull my jobs in honest daylight. After that it was like taking cheese away from a trap, (gulp!) You’d be surprised to know how many shipments of them cookies with chocolate pieces inside come in a week! Get a big bang outta how those ignernt cusses stick them way back of the shelves where it’s easiest to get at —act like a guy’s gotta have a priority right to get first wack. Oh well, kinda like that gent you was quotin’ before when I was playin’ possum said, "I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve; What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!” “ ‘Cept plying a genulman’s trade sure ain’t thieving and it’s bosh about me being a “poor beastie”. Humph! Get’s my cork out how they talk about us like we was the weaker sex.

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You ain’t just avibrating your chompers!” I butts in. ‘‘As I was saying, things was going just honkydinkle when out of the clear sky she comes. It all happened a couple weeks ago when some lamebrain shoved the clock ahead one hour— akshully threw off our whole schedule—it’s disgusting to roll out when a fella can’t even see his whiskers in front of his snozzle! War time! Shortage! Bosh!! Next thing you know Big Erv Bilse’l start rationing out our cheese, too. Oh well, we’ll 】)i，ob’ly starve during Easter vacation anyway. *4 Well, from then on things got worse and worse and worse till it was simply fierce! Everything just was agin us. Came to such a pass that an honest person couldn’t stick his nose out’n his hole atall without coming in contact with a trap or boot heel or something. Trouble with most of us was we just couldn’t shift onto a war time basis with the rest of the world. Take my second cousin Barney, f’rinstance. He was just atransactin’ his private business in Room 31 when he got flushed by a bunch of hoodlums armed with mops, brooms, and what not; he was game, Barney was, and gave ’em a good chase; finally, sicked on, and sicked on, he was cornered and stood there at bay, apantin, his defiance; the callous mob voted 'thumbs down，and so he got took off by the behindst end of a shoe held by ‘Our Man Petrie’ some high monkiemonk in the joint. After they got finished with him, coupla us fellers gathered lip his remains, but they was so mutilated we hadda creemate him and laid his ashes to rest beneath the arena-floor of Room 31. That’s the way he woulda wanted it, Barney would. Being the clostest surviving1 relative I swore vengeance—guess I’ll swipe that ‘Sherlock Holmes’ book, chew out every other page and give it back to This Guy Petrie. Nacherly, I tho’t fer sure nothin’ like that would ever happen to me ’cuz my mamma done told me, when I was in knee pants—you know, the reg^ar line.

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JOSEPH PATRICK OR LITTLE PATRICKA A Character Study Leland Wurster

Little Patrick marched in the front rank. It isn’t known what has become of him, but little Patrick will never be for­ gotten. His full name was Joseph Patrick, but as he was an Irishman, the soldiers nicknamed him Little Patricka. At first his mates wondered what idiot of a regimental doctor had declared Patrick to be fit when he volunteered. Later they learned that two or three recruiting stations had pronounced him unfit, but that he had kept on trying until he found a doctor, blind or senile no doubt, who was willing to declare Joseph Patrick Patricka fit to carry arms. And one day Patrika turned up in London. His glasses were sliding off; on his narrow ash-blond head he wore a hat twice too big for him; his left shoulder was considerably lower than his right; his ears were like a donkey’s! in his hand he held a shabby, large, and cumbersome suitcase, if you might call it that.

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Back at training camp most of the fellows more or less made fun of Patrick. Now he marched before them with his badly tied bundle on his back, still carrying a gigantic cook-pot that a sadistic corporal had tied to his pack. His shoes were big enough for him to wade in and pained him terribly. Shere enthusiasm kept him going. He fell and picked himself up; he fainted and revived himself： he shook like a twig in the breeze, yet bore everything. Such was Joseph Patrick Patricka, a volunteer from Dublin.

MARCH M. E. K.

March is with us again. This is just by way of introduc­ tion, for everyone knows that the foregoing statement is quite true. Now for a bit of historical data which you may or may not know. March is a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war. Martius was the Roman name of this month. Perhaps they had a good reason, for March is generally conceded to have a good bit of martial spirit. The Anglo-Saxons called March 4,Hyld monath,” the loud and stormy month or "Lenctenmonath’’，the lengthening month. The latter name was probably chosen because the amount of day time is steadily in­ creasing. To the American Indians March was the 44windy month’’ or ‘‘month of the last snow.”

For many years March held the lead-off position in the months’ line-up. With the adoption of the Julian calendar in 46 B. C. the Romans relegated March to third place. In contin­ ental Europe March held sway as the first month of the legal year until the sixteenth century. England, always conserva­ tive, finally followed the continental lead and deposed March in the eighteenth century in favor of January. However March has this distinction of being one of the few months whose number of days has not been tampered with. It has always had thirty-one days.

In Scotland and England there is the saying that March borrowed three days from April. These are the last three days of the month and are called “blind days.” During these days no new task was begun, since this was a period of bad luck.

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Perhaps the best known one is, “if March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. If it comes in like a lamb, it will go out like a lion.”

Today March is somewhat different. Even its outward appearance has changed. March is milder than before. A.t least so scientists claim. Sometime we shall have only a rainy and dry season instead of winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Then we shall have balmy weather all year long. It suits me.

March to children means marbles, kites, kittenball and other warm weather pastimes. For the house-wife spring cleaning is just around the corner. The man of the house begins to get his golf equipment in order and to untangle his fishing tackle. For the farmer the time has come to prepare the seed and land for planting. To the students of Northwestern College March brings that long awaited release from studies to less strenuous exercises than Hebrew verbs and Greek philosophers. This last assertion is a particular fact. Easter vacation does not always start in March. 0 happy day, this year it does. This fact probably contributes to my more kindly feeling toward March.

Otherwise March is dreary. Nothing breaks the monotony of curricular activity. Basketball is dead and gone, and baseball hasn’t quite reared its head in our northern clime.

To me March has always been the symbol of better things to come. This is true because I prefer summer to winter. Not that I don’t like winter, I enjoy all winter sports and holidays.

But what is so dreary as a cold, stormy, winter day or night?

Give me summer every time. March is one of my favorite months. It brings the vernal equinox. If spring is here, can summer be far behind?

To sum up everything March is the personification of that mixture of good and unexpected that is tops. March keeps you on your toes to out-guess it. Will it snow or rain? Will it be windy or calm? Since the government forbids weather fore­ casts, you are on your own. Your guess is as good as mine.

Perhaps you are a better weather prophet or have a more reliable case of rheumatism than I. I always seem to guess wrong, but still keep trying. With this quotation— "O March that blusters and March that blows Beauty you summon from winter’s snows And you are the pathway that leads to the rose—’’ as a parting thought, I hope you will look on March more kindly.

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The pen of George Williams scratched a fairly legible path along the paper. It scratched because it wasn’t used much and because George hadn’t written with a pen for a long time. It scratched together the words which were telling the autobio­ graphy of George Wilkins.

To look at George Wilkins, yes, to look at his surroundings, one would never imagine that an autobiography of any interest could flow from that pen. The room was furnished well enough, but everything eloquently announced the absence of a woman’s hands. Humble it was, but still George had something to tell in his autobiography.

In almost as much demand as the pen was his eraser.

Every few lines called for an erasure. The mistake was always the same—“transposition,” his grade-school teacher had called it. He would spell “John” with the “h” and the “o” inverted; he would write about a fault and spell it “flaut.” He had done this forty years ago, and the habit hadn’t left him yet.

As he paused to light his pipe, George stopped to reflect over that period of his life which he had just put on paper, that single day which had completely and indelibly revised his life. Could that day have been erased, he would not now be sitting in a lonely little house surveying twenty-five dreary years of ‘‘baching’’ it. His trousers would not have had this comfortable, unpressed look; his pipe wouldn’t have smelled quite so evilly; his hair would have been more, blacker, and combed.

His thoughts jumped back over twenty-five years to the day which was his Waterloo. Once more he tried to put to­ gether the pieces which just wouldn’t fit. Briefly, that stormy day was the day in which he left not only England, but also his big but brief ‘‘moment,’’ Jane. After a short but seemingly successfull courtship George had got his big chance to leave for America. With only a day to prepare for the voyage, he had sent a note to Jane via a messenger boy, explaining the situation and asking her to take the big step and go to the new country with him. He would meet her at the corner of Broad St. and Main at eleven that night if she accepted. “All right, George,” was the answer she sent him. But she didn’t show up, and in despair he embarked, his mind as stormy as the 312

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With a sigh, George put the diary away for the evening and took up the evening paper. His eye was strangely attracted to a daily “Herald” feature, "In Restrospect. ” He read until he came to the heading, “Thirty years ago today.” The pipe flared brightly for a moment and then dropped from his mouth.

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And thus the number of those afflicted with the dreaded mumps reached the astounding total of twenty-four. Kenyon College was experiencing the worst siege of any disease in its history. It had become a matter of routine to see students, carrying a few personal belongings, headed in the direction of the infirmary. Nurse and doctor were having a busy time of it.

Those who had experienced the woes of this disease in their younger days were considered fortunate. Already room for beds was becoming as scarce as the proverbial “hen’s teeth,” and there was as yet no end or even abatement of this epidemic in sight.

Will I be the next?

Again and again this troublesome question pursued its course through the mind of Miles Ferrell. Would he be the next to receive the two weeks’ sentence to “The Cottage” or the sick rooms? Miles had never had the unfortunate (or fortunate?) experience of being a mumps’ victim. At present he would have given anything to be immune from them. He lived in mortal fear day and night. When he awoke in the morning, his trembling hands would slide over his throat, expecting to find it sore and swollen. A countless number of times during1 the day he would peer anxiously into the mirror. No sign of those despicable mumps yet. He sat through class after class, 313

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He felt he was just biding his time, just “hanging on” till his hour should come. Miles knew how a condemned criminal feels as he awaits his day of execution. Surely he would not escape this illness with so many already sick and more being added to the list daily. Miles was a despondent figure indeed as he awaited what seemed his inevitable fate.

Suddenly it dawned on him! There was yet a ray of hope left! Easter vacation was not far off. If he could only hold out until then, he would be safe. By the time he returned the siege should have ended. With anxiety his hopeful eyes scanned the calendar. Eleven days left! Miles was a new person. The color returned to his cheeks and the sparkle to his eyes. He was his jolly self again. What if he should get the mumps two or three days before the start of vacation and be forced to spend his vacation in “The Cottage?” That was a dreadful thought; he must think no more about it.

Although the ensuing days passed slowly, Miles greeted each new day with a smile.

Finally but two days remained. With an optimistic air he wiped the dust off his suitcase and started packing. If he could only last for two more days! Hours seemed days to him now, but his ‘‘release’’ was drawing ever nearer and that was what mattered to him.

At last the big day arrived! How classes dragged that morning. Noon came. Miles gulped his food hurriedly and raced out of the dining hall.

The trip home brought a sense of relief. Now he was finally free of that disease-infested dormitory which had kept his nerves on edge for so long.

Home was an oasis in the desert of disease in which he found relief from the blasts of contagion. After he had disposed of a monstrous supper in typical student fashion, he went to his bedroom and started to dress in anticipation of an enjoyable evening. As he casually walked to the corner of the room and glanced into the full-length mirror standing there, his knees wobbled and a lump arose in his throat. With a meek, hoarse whisper came the words, “I’ve got the mumps.”

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In all the world there is nothing more breath-taking or aweinspiring than the setting of the sun viewed from the moutains.

Just before that brilliantly shining1 orb terminates its circuit o£ the heavens on this side of the world, the surrounding snow-capped mountain sides are bathed in the dazzling light of the sun. A few moments later only the tips can be seen laved in the golden glow of the setting sun. Where the rays of light strike the sides of the higher peaks, gold, yellow, red, blue and myriads oC other colors shine from the reflection of the sun.

As the gloriously red sun sinks into oblivion for the day, dusk falls as gently as a snowflake on the neighboring mountains. Half way down the mountain its sides are tinged a deep blue, lower into purple, and down in the valley it is already quite dark.

When we returned from our rocky promontory where we had been viewing this wonderful scene, the sizzling sound and the de­ licious aroma of frying steaks reached us and、ve hurried on to partake of the well-prepared meal cooked for us b)- our guide.

After the meal we sat around the huge, crackling- campfire, listen­ ing to t interesting' stories and anecdotes that our guide brought forth.from his memory chest. That night the pungent perfume of the pines and hemlocks impressed itself on my memory so indelibly that I’ll never forget it.

After I got into bed that night I had a hard time trying to sleep. Everything was new and strange. The pines were whisper­ ing to each other in the gentle breeze and wafting- their tender fragrance through the night air. I could hear the wild, trembling cataract as it roared from some remote source high in the mountains, and in my mind’s eye I could see the turbulent water leaping, jumping, and bounding from bank to bank as if seeking to climb the edge and so escape the beaten bed of the streams. The swiftly moving water swirled and eddied as it swooshed past a huge rock in the middle of the stream, divided and came together again on the farther side of the rock to continue its hard and rugged way clown the moutainside.

Lying there, I remembered how beautiful the deep, azure lake had appeared before sunset, nestled among the lower foothills.

The brilliant sun had metamorphosed the dark waters of the lake, changing the color from light blue to an orange tinge and then to a golden red and yellow molten sea of fire. After the sun had set, the hue of the lake had turned a deep purple, gray, and finally that sombre color—black.

I thought also of the ugly, taloned bald eagle as it flew on wings of air, swooping like lightening for its prey and then soar­ ing Tike a bullet to its secret nest hidden on the top of a lonely pine near the lake.

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It was a mountain lion looking for food. A bit later I heard the lioot of a lonely owl, the crazy call of a loon, and the lesser noises of the smaller animals of the underbrush.

After I awoke next morning, I told my guide that I had had a very pleasant night, though a cold sweat broke out on me at each new noise that I had heard.

THE OPENING CANTO 5. W. H.

--upon the journey of my life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.

Just the opening lines of another uncomfortable classic.

Rather archaic in style, and surely trite in subject matter.

Things we all know and are unimpressed by. No money in it either. A dollar and fifty cents an hour in acetylene welding._ I cannot well repeat how there I entered, So full was I of slumber at the moment.

That is a thought. Of course, I.wouldn’t admit it, at the time. “I am not tired,” stamped the little boy, almost crying from exhaustion. “Come along, darling:’’ and the little boy goes, bestowing an occasional kick in the shins on his benefactors.

Youth, originality, independence, Latin Grammar made easy.

But after I had reached a mountain’s foot, Upward I looked, and I beheld its shoulders, Vested already with that planet’s rays Which leads others right by every road.

Scratching his head, wondering, steep, difficult. Latin Grammar made clear—oh, well.

And lo! almost where the ascent began, A panther light and swift exceedingly, And never moved she from before my face, Nay, rather did impede so much my way, That many times I to return had turned.

Greasy grind, kind words, social events, the important things in life, War! Eager infant straining to walk alone—a step—two—collapse. Ha ha. Originality and independence let loose. Another colt unable to stand. Food, thought, training, perseverance, kindness.

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Well that wasn’t too steep. So that is college—-introductios to learning. Hello old man—what? We’re only in the foothills?

AMERICA LAUGHED IT AWAY Rollin Reim

April, 1860.

"Use bowie knives? How vulgar! These terms must be changed.’’

America heard. The entire nation laughed a hearty laugh of relief.

While the story grew over cracker barrels, the press pounced on the long-sought-for, face-saving opportunity to kill what had long been recognized as a tragic American misfit, the duel. Journalists bombarded with endless jests the aristocratic South. This South, which so dearly loved its imported social atmosphere, was the last strong-hold of the delicate ‘‘art’’. It fell swiftly and completely. For, the nation was weary. She realized only the unpleasant in this vicious business: loss of national favorites, shameful embarrassment, mass controversy.

Now the duel was dead, and America rejoiced.

Prior to I860, the duel owed its life in our country to southern “chivalry” and the courts. The artificial lustre which surrounded the duel found its mirror in the south. The fiery Virginian reveled in this shining imported toy. For him it was an ideal expression of southern “society”. Moreover, the average thirsty jury was rather kindly disposed towards a man who had killed another in fair combat (that is, according to the code duello). Punishment was extremely light. Frequently a diplomatic trip to Europe solved the problem. In general, one might say, that the South with the law on its side, was the in­ cubator that coddled the ugly duck.

As might be expected, the opposition to the southern incu­ bator was the Yankee. The time-honored romantic atmosphere of the duel, which had made its position secure in parts of Europe, had little appeal for the practical Northerner. He looked beyond the glory, and saw the gore. However, although 317

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The American funny-bone settled the controversy.

1621. Massachusetts was the scene of the first American duel.

1728. A relative of Peter Faneuil made a notable escape to France afer killing an opponent in a broad-sword duel.

1777. An early morning pistol exchange in an outlying portion of Savannah brought the present-day value of a signa­ ture to $50,000.

The signature is that of Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.* Gwinnett was challenged by Gen. Lachlan McIntosh for calling him "a scoundrel and a lying rascal” in an assembly. The result was the premature death of a renowned president of Georgia, a promising statesman.

In 1804 the famous Hamilton-Burr encounter cut two careers short. The evil after-smell prevented any further politi­ cal progress for capable Aaron Burr.

The year 1820 brought the tragic extinction of the nation’s public hero-idol, handsome Stephen Decatur. He had, a short time before, killed the leader of the Tripolitan pirates in daring and dramatic hand-to-hand conflict. When Stephen’s swarthy victim dropped hiscutlassand reached for his pistol, he promtply shot from his coat pocket. Movie stuff. The public lapped it up and loved him for it. Now a certain Barron had challenged Stephen for some trivial offense. He reluctantly accepted and chose a pacing suitable for the failing eyes of the Barron.

Aiming low to prevent fatally wounding Barron, Stephen fell at the first exchange.

Several decades later Lincoln was deeply humiliated by the challenge of James Shields from Minnesota. Mary Todd had let some idle gossip get into newspaper print. Lincoln effected a compromise.

So the duel continued to evoke tears and blushes, until 1860, when John Fox Potter, Congressman from Wisconsin, clashed with R. J. Pryor of Virginia. Potter had been a serious * pg. 229, Holmes, Badger Saints and Sinners. Hale & Co. Milwaukee, 1939.

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At another time, Potter publicly accused Pryor of trying to remove his remarks from the record. Answered Pryor, “This change will be made, or the future will demonstrate the conse­ quences.” the Hon. Potter’s reply to Pryor’s challenge is choice: JohnF. Potter, disclaiming the particular rules of the code, will fight the Hon. Roger A. Pryor with the common bowie knife __ Distance, four feet at the commencement of the engage­ ment__ Each knife of principals of equal weight and length of blade-…”

Pryor’s reaction to this has already been given.

A northern editor contributed, "Pryor of Virginia doesn’t care to know how his clay would feel in the hands of our Potter. »， Southern papers protested that their man was quiet, not because he was afraid, but because the terms were so ‘‘demnition vulgar.”

Mr. Potter never had the pleasure of meeting Pryor.

America took payment for all her suffering at the hands of the duel in one grand laughing spree. The results of the spree were wonderful. Many of the hard feelings were bridged, and the duel was gracefully bowed into the moldy archives.

MY HOBBY Arthur JFadzinski

According to the modern psychologist every person must have a hobby so that he can relax and give his nerves a rest in this fast moving world of ours. Being a rather modern lad my­ self, in my opinion, far be it from me not to have a hobby.

Now, as you all know, there are hobbies and hobbies; from philatelists to match box collectors. Some are very expensive to follow and others are not. My hobby is about the most in­ expensive one I have ever heard of. All I do is stand on a street and watch people. I can do it anytime I please and in every village, town and hamlet in the world, that is, I will be able to if I ever get out of Wisconsin. To give you an insight 319

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On this particular day I had just emerged from a dentist’s office in very low spirits. I walked about a block, chose a comfortable building to lean on and began to watch.

The stoplight flashed red and three little squirts sprang from the opposite curb like corks from a pop gun. The smallest one was a stout lad with freckles, no frontteeth and mischievous eyes. Just before they reached the curb he stuck his foot out and the boy in the red stocking cap made a belly flop on the pavement without his sled. By the time he picked himself up his pals were buzzing around the corner. With a yell, a sob and torn britches he disappeared after them.

I turned my head and saw a pudgy, pink-faced, scolding： mother with a butter ball youngster hanging on to her hand for dear life. It stumbled, ran, dragged and walked as it looked pleadingly at mother. As they walked past I heard mother say, “Be still you little pest! You had one cone already and you’re not getting another so shut 叩!’’

While watching them vanish and thinking of mother love and such I heard a shuffling sound punctuated by clicks. I followed my ears and saw an old patriarch leaning into the wind and tenderly poking at the sidewalk with his cane as if he didn’t want to hurt it. As he drew up to me he veered off, stopped, looked guiltily around and then with a satisfied look on his face expectorated a bounteous, deep brown stream that flashed in the sunlight and splattered in the gutter. He painstakingly wiped his walrus-mustache under his great blue-veined nose, pulled down his old lid and shuffled off.

From the opposite direction I saw a well dressed, tall and stout man swiftly approaching, sporting a sedate Homburg. The cigar clenched between his teeth glowed furiously, matching his florid face and setting off his beady black eyes. As he passed I could smell shaving lotion and cigar smoke. He stopped abrubtly when the lights switched and ejaculated an impatient “damn.”

While watching him the odor of perfume and powder assailed my sensitive nostrils and my eyes shifted automatically to see from whence came this subtle aroma. Two swell young ladies were near with the most gorgeous—but then; why don’t you try my hobby sometime and see how interesting it can be!

I can assure you that it will be time well and pleasantly spent.

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Many a "comp,” even a few love letters, I suppose; those once-in-a-lifetime-100% "math” tests; a stray cigarette butt, maybe, (please don’t tell the tutor though, will you?) sand­ wiched between the peel of an orange and the remains of a “sucked out” grapefruit; empty boxes in which on the day be­ fore you maybe got some chicken or pheasant, especially pheasant if you come from South Dakota, where pheasants are as numerous as grasshoppers were and as thick as those 1934 miniature simooms; your Greek book after a hardy tussle with the second person singular pluperfect periphrastic optative of some freak Greek verb; the weekly (no pun intended) paper from home which has served its purpose after you see that Mr. and Mrs. Soandso were Sunday evening guests at the Bill Youknowhom’s, and a pleasant evening was had by all; papers smeared with tobacco juice after being used for cleaning the good old pipe (you might even find some pipe-cleaners if your roommate managed to save a nickle somehow;) a big pile of dirt which has finally and at the inspector’s suggestion been removed from the floor; last month’s leaf from the calendar, especially when there are only three weeks, two weeks, one day before a vacation; the Northwestern Lutheran, after having been submitted to perusal by all the members of the room; hair, black and red (no reflection on the B. and R.) and even blond (my roommate shaves every once in a while and also cuts a few hair;) and, oh yes, before I forget, even some just plain ordinary waste paper.

That’s what our wastebasket eats, digests, and then after being filled to past overflowing, vomits into the incinerator.

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RED RUBBER, A VITAL DEFENCE MATERIAL Wilbert Gasvrisch

Our government is asking all of us to do our part. Some of us it asks to go to the far corners of the world to fight for the cause of freedom. Those of us who remain at home can help towarc? victory by buying defense bonds and stamps. All of us will liave to get along without certain things which in our modern life have become almost necessities. Rubber articles fall into this class. Before Charles Goodyear discovered the process of vul­ canization, rubber was an impractical curiosity. For us of today it is almost indispensable. Useful and important as it is for civilian life in time of peace, one may say that without it modern warfare would 1)e impossible.

With the outbreak ot' war in the Far East we have been cut oft* from our source of supply, the East Indies. Production of rub­ ber products for civilian use has been drastically curtailed. Why? Because to conduct a modern war rubber is needed. All the reserve stocks our government has accumulated must be used for war pur­ poses. More than 75 tons of rubber go into a modern battleship, a medium-sized tank contains 1,750 pounds, each tire of a large l)omhcr weighs 1,000 pounds. The rubber of ten automobile tires will make the gas tanks of one airplane bullet-proof. In addition to this, rubber is needed for tires on trucks and gun carriages and for many other devices necessary both in actual warfare and in de­ fense production.

But what is going- to happen when the reserve stocks are gone ? That is just the question which has been worrying our government officials. There are two possible solutions, but it will take several years before either one will produce sufficient rubber to meet our needs.

The first solution is synthetic rubber. Most of the synthetic rubber is made from petroleum. It has certain advantages such as resistance to heat, sunlight, and oily substances, but it is not real rubber and in many uses can not replace natural rubber, which is more elastic and wear-resistant. It is very expensive, having sold at from 65 cents to $1 per pound. In the hope of getting the production of this “ersatz” up to 400,000 tons annually by the midclle of 1943 our government has announced that it will spend $400,000,000 for research and the construction of factories.

The second solution to this problem lies in a natural rubber which is obtained from a shrub that will grow in American soil.

In California acres of a gray-green desert weed, guayule, dot the country side. It is but a modest beginning. Congress has author­ ized the planting of 75,000 acres of guayule. The unfortunate thing about guayule is that we will not be able to harvest enough rubber to meet all our needs till 1948.

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Some experts hail it as the greatest agricultural opportunity since cotton was first cultivated. Wild guayule is native to Mexico and was used as a source of rubber l)y Aztecs when Cortez came upon them in 1519. Because wild guayule contains only ten percent rub­ ber， it is impractical as a commercial source of rubber. But during the last thirty years a hardy variety has been developed which is well suited to the climate of our southwestern states and which has a rubber content of 22 percent. In it we may find the solution to the problem of our dust bowl.

The slow gennination of the seeds was one of the problems in the development of guayule as a profitable commercial enterprise which had to be solved. A few seeds sprout the first year, a few more the second, and so on. A farmer could not afford to plant such an undependable seed. Fortunately, a chemical was finally found which, after the seeds had been soaked in it, would cause 95 percent of the seeds to sprout in the first year.

The second problem was how to get the rubber out of the plants. With the development of modern machinery which crushes every plant cell and releases the rubber this barrier too was overcome. The price of guayule rubber is at present from 15 cents to 19 cents per pound, but mass production should bring, this down somewhat.

The home of the rubber tree which has till now been the source of most of our rubber is Brazil. When Brazil discovered what a valuable monopoly it had, it decided to reap the benefits.

Many attempts to smuggle some seed of the rubber tree out of the country ended in failure. Finally, however, an English botanist.， Sir Henry Wickham, slipped a few precious seeds past the inspection officials. With these the vast plantations in the East Indies, * which have replaced Brazil as the primary source of rubber, were begun. Till this source is again available to us, or until the pro­ duction of synthetic and guayule rubber has advanced far enouigh to permit the resumption of production for civilian use after the needs of defense production, which is most important and must come first, have been filled, we shall have to make whatever rub­ ber we have in our possession last longer. We can conserve the large amounts of rubber in our tires by driving1 slower and the small amounts in the erasers on our pencils by making fewer mis­ takes. Our country needs the full cooperation of all of us, its citi­ zens, to bring this war to a speedy, successful close.

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THE BLACK AND RED Published Monthly by the Students of Northwestern College EDITORIAL STAFF Editor in Chief

Leonard Koeninger.

Robert Steffenhagen Sigmund Hillmer Theodore Hartwig H. E. Paustian Carl Leyrer....

Gerhard Horn___ Ralph Goede Wilbert Gawrisch

Contributing Editors Department Editors Campus and Classroom ............................Athletics Business Managers ..........Business Manager _ Advertising Managers

Contributions to the Literary Department are requested from Alumni and undergraduates. All literary matter should be addressed to the Editor in Chief and all business communications to the Business Manager.

The terms of subscription are One Dollar per annum, payable in ad­ vance. Single copies, 15 cents. Stamps not accepted in payment. Notify us if you wish your address changed or your paper discontinued.

Advertising rates furnished upon application.

The Black and It”d is forwarded to all subscribers until order for its discontinuance is received or the subscriber is more than one year in arrears.

libttarials Voila tout With a minimum of relief and a maximum of regret we relin(|uish our post and saulte the new Black & Red editorial staff.

A minimum of relief because relief there must be having gained respite from deadlines, rude spurning1 from the Muses, headaches, and all the tasks which follow in the wake of the Black and Red production. But nevertheless a maximum of regret because the old school paper has taken a deep hold on our affections.

With this edition our tenure ceases. In retrospect, especially pleasing was the co-operation of staff and student body alike. A sterile deadline was the exception rather than the rule. And in general you seemed to cast approbation rather than criticism on our efforts.

Ten months have passed since our induction. Ten months in which to give expression to our ideas and ideals. True, we prob­ ably hitched our wagon insecurely to a star, but a true ideal is never reached, and better it is to set one's standard high and miss than to be merely content with the prosaic.

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To the incoming; staff we wish a year filled with every success. They are: Editor in Chief T. Hartwig— Gerhard Horn— Wilbert Gawrisch— Janies Schaefer—

Contributing Editors

Ralph Goede—

Campus and Classroom

Mentor Kujath—

Athletics

Luther Spaude—

Business Manager

Emil Mischke— Marcus Albrecht—

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Always a current subject for discussion is the role the so called “extra-curricular” activities should play in the life of the average Northwestern College student. Ideas, both pro and con. find expression in many a “liull session.”

To more fully evaluate the matter one must take a glance at our educational system. We here at Northwestern arc subjected to a different educational approach. Whereas the University stu­ dent selects a major and minor and delves into material completely blanketing- the field in order to gain his degree, we have many majors or minors as the case may be. Our curriculum includes a course of five languages, history, psychology, together with a taste of science and mathematics. The natural result is that we don’t pursue each branh to the nth degree but seek a comprehensive rather than cumulative knowledge. All of these subjects are essentials to our later work and it is therefore imperative that all of them are contained on our curriculum and that this comprehensive knowledge of them is obtained.

It would follow then that activities dovetail and complement this educational scheme. Included on the list are the musical or­ ganizations, the literary society, the Black & Red and athletics.

From all of them we derive benefits which are essential to our edu­ cation. Music opens before us large vistas and offers conclusive tangible proof of the necessity of every student belonging1 to one of 325

RED the various musical organizations. Music discloses to our mind another phase of the cultural aspect of the world. We are given an opportunity to have an insight into the value and force of the music masters. Or consider the choruses. A moot subject on the campus these clays is what constitutes true church music. Where better could one form an opinion, invaluable for our later work, than in one of our choruses where only the best is sung. Even the techni­ cal knowledge gained is not to be passed over lightly, for who knows when lie may be drafted in the role of director of some small church choir. The chorus tour calls to mind the importance of being able to meet people and of escaping- our inferiority complexes. A single night at a host’s house while on a tour will do wonders toward dispelling the aforementioned disabilities. Surely musical participation is an educational must.

The literary society and Black & Red have also much to offer.

There lias been agitation for a special course in public speaking-, What we rather need is more earnest participation and enthusiasm m our literary society. Tt’s just what the doctor ordered to rid us of mannerisms and peculiarities of speech. And the literary society and Black & Red walk hand in hand in giving us a facile pen .During our entire lives we will be called upon to write. Practicc makes perfect. Where to practice? The answer is obvious.

Surely participation in the literary society and the Black & Red is another educational must.

To fill up the full measure of education we bring- forward athletics. Even the ancients recognized the necessity of “Mens Sana in sano corpore, Athletics are needed to counterbalance our mental activities. Add to this the sense of fair play, the value of j^ood sportsmanship and the presence of team work, all of which sums up to this that participation in athletics is our third education­ al must.

True, there is the danger of overbalancing- the scale and leaning top-heavily on activities and neglecting our books. But with the guidance of our faculty and the understanding- that our curriculum is our major and extra-curricular activities our minor th'is clanger can be easily circumvented.

Therefore we maintain that extra-curricular activities must needs be given a plus rather than a minus sign in the education and development of the average Northwestern College student.

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HAVE spent nearly five years at Northwestern College now.

Being a Senior is indeed something different from any other experience of one’s life. I’m sure my colleagues can well vouch for that. But seriously—was it all worth it?

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Friends of my age were already in their second year at College.

And I would find myself two years older than my classmates here.

Often I hear even yet, ‘‘Well, Bob, do you still like school?”

If I were to say what tome obviously seems to be the real sent­ iment of the inquiry, it would be this: “Well, Bob, don’t you 、think now I was right when I told you you were crazy to quit a good job just to spend half your life studying and to end up being a minister out in the sticks somewhere?” And it is with that sentiment in mind that I give my answer.

I enjoyed my four years at High School. And in one way I am very glad to have first spent those four years at a public school before enrolling at N. W. C. I’ll have no apologies to make to anyone who refers to the public school system without knowing. As I said, I enjoyed those years. I worked hard, played hard, and “tasted of the whole meal.” Many of the incidents of those years I’ll never forget. And yet, when the time came to continue, I did not do “the only logical thing’’— — as most young graduates do—go to some large ‘*U”一but rather, came to the little college no one knows about. Most people’s first impression, upon hearing of it is that it is Northwestern University, ("but that’s not at Watertown, not in South Dakota, is it?” they say.)

Do I still like it? You couldn’t get me to attend any place else, at least, not at the expense of losing that time here. I like it better every year. And needless to say, I’ll regret leaving.

Sentimentality is not the motive. True; I will perhaps sever some friendships at graduation which mean much to me. Other such forces may leave an impression. But they are far from paramount. What then is it?

I could cite numerous instances which are all indicative of the one basic theme I have referred to. And what I have to say now is a sincere testimony for the whole world. ‘‘Through the influences which have come to bear on me as a result of the aim of Northwestern college, I have come to realize more fully and with a great degree of comfort that the sacrifice of Jesus Christ 327

RED is not only the greatest incident of all time, but that it does concern me, too, vitally and daily. I have learned to see and look for the Hand of God working for good in everything.”

One of the greatest pleasures and comforts I have ever experienced has been to retrace the material which I have covered once or twice before at high school—retrace now under the guidance of our professors, men who first and foremost are Christians, and as a result, the best equipped to instruct and guide young men in my situation.

Certainly, I enjoy those classes which are designated solely as religion hours. Nor do I mean to minimize their real value.

But the thrill I will never forget, the experience that has per­ haps done more to convince me that I have not made a mistake in choosing the ministry, is this: During my first year at North­ western I took along with my other special subjects that year, the Quarta course in Medieval History. I had previously covered that material in high school. I knew of the triumphant march of Alexander the Great through Asia Minor, Palestine, Egypt, and the East. I knew of the subsequent wars between the successors of Alexander. I knew that the eagle of Roman Imperialism had spread its wings over one of the greatest empires of all time. But it was all so factual! Not until I took the course at Northwestern under a man who has invariably shown himself to be the finest example of a living Christian I have ever seen, a humble and almost immovably firm Christian, a man well qualified to teach and interpret history, not until then did I see that there is nothing cold and factual about history or anything about us. I began to see the hand of God in and above the minutest and the greatest of things as the one sustaining power.

When we have professors who can teach the classic languages of heathen writers; present the old and the new in our world of science with its abundance of antichristian aspects; interpret the ‘great’ writers of all time, whether they be Milton, Goethe or Shakespeare; or present a subject such as logic or philosophy;—when we have men who not only pedagogically can do a good job of their task to explain their subject as it has appeared to others, but can maintain a firm footing and inter­ pret it in the true light of Christianity, I say we have indeed much to be thankful for.

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If I were to tell you concisely what I have learned at North­ western College in five years, I would say this: I have learned to say, **I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” I have learned tosay, “God be merciful to me, a sinner” and “create in me a clean heart.” I have learned to evaluate the words, “Cast all your care upon him, for he careth for you,” and I have learned that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

What more could I ask?

Since this is the last time I shall be writing as a member of the B. and R. staff, I am taking this chance to tell the world that Northwestern College is equipped to give you the most priceless treasure you can ask. And my thanks to those who have helped me along the way.

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E OF an academic surrounding with a good musical back­ ground fail to visualize our obligations to those less fortunate. We use much effort in writing essays on proper hymns, the evils of swing music, and the leitmotif of some symphony. We trace the history of hymns in our literary meetings, discredit the evil emotional element in this or that hymn, and praise the sound phraseology and forceful melody of another as having the basic characteristics of a true, uncon­ taminated expression of Christian faith.

We do all this, which is good, and more is being done by our people outside of our own immediate circles. But, keeping in mind those less fortunate — should we not help them along?

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But we have been directed in the proper channels and can exert a tremendous influence upon those less fortunate, because they regard our sincerity in studying for the ministry, to which we devote most of our time. The fact is commonly known.

But a fact that is not commonly known is that we, being in such a position, have an obligation to fulfill. I believe it our duty, not our choice, to contact these people and present them with an example of what a Christian hymn is and how it should be sung. We have the ability, the material, let’s do it.

It is strange that money is not appropriated to finance a chorus tour. It is strange also that only the large congregations are visited, and that often.

Why do some people believe that too many tours give the impression of commercialism, or of ostentation? Surely those notions must fade into obscurity when we remember our obliga­ tion to our people and our duty toward the Church.

If Easter vacation is an undesirable time for a tour, we who are able should be able also to afford time, yes, school time, to be of service to others by spreading our good influence —not in a spirit of ostentation or obtrusiveness, not with the purpose of soliciting funds, but with a sense of responsibility and obligation concerning the music of the Church.

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But then what? Oh, we just let things be and nature takes her course. The grass grows and is cut; the weeds grow and keep on growing; the soil in places becomes sour and continues to remain so; the Sophomores water the trees. That, in short, is what we do until the next Arbor Day. Last year the enter­ prising Sophomores went beyond the bounds of tradition and spent a whole day planting a large number of trees and shrubs (and they enjoyed the work). But you know how seldom that has been done.

The point is, why stop with the work on Arbor Day? There is plenty of work that can be done through the Spring and Fall.

We have many old trees on the campus, they are drawing nearer to their end. Occasionally storms have laid other trees low.

Bushes die, shrubs are damaged; new stock should be planted to keep the campus looking beautiful. More trees and shrubs can be planted, transplanted etc. New decorative plans can be arrang­ ed. In many spots the lawn has lost the battle against a sour­ ing soil, weeds, and the heavy feet of benchwarmers. It’ll take work to fix that up again.

Naturally, the question arises, who is going to do the work?

The preps? Definitely not. I personally dislike this idea of using the preps to do every job that turns up around the campus.

And one cannot expect the synod workers to do this, since they have enough to do with their regular duties.

To be brief, here is where you come in, if you belong to the class of fellows mentioned before. As you clearly see/Jthere is a lot of work that needs to be done in order to keep the campus looking trim and neat. Why not get together and do this work.

A number of fellows working together one afternoon a week can accomplish very much during the course of the Spring and Fall seasons.

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Much has been said about this subject, but an actual experience of some weeks ago brought it to mind again. An organist at a Lutheran church used the following music during a church service: Prelude: Claire du Lune____________ Debussey-Celier Offertory: Bells of St. Anne de Beaupre’ _______ Russel Postlude: Pilgrim’s Chorus from Tannhaeuser__ Wagner It is needless to say that the writer was rather peeved. Many other people, no doubt, were also. Others, however, seemed to enjoy it. Why? That is hard to say. No doubt they forgot that they were in the House of God. What then is fitting music for the church service? An oft-quoted man who has studied the matter of church music for many years has put it beautifully: ‘‘The true praise of God consists in the recognition of and speaking of the wonderful works of God. Every song and every piece of music that does not fall under this head is not suitable for use in the church.”

I do not believe that the above program fits into this category.

The question naturally arises, what shall we use? How can we tell if it does praise God or not? The answer, of course, is that we can •t—by listening to it. In some cases, certainly, in many cases not.

So that we may, by music in the church, praise God we must first know our composer. What religious beliefs did he have?

If he apparently was a sound Biblical Christian, if he believed in faith alone by the salvation Christ wrought for us on the cross, we may go on. If not, we must find another. We can not praise God with music written by an unbeliever.

Then we must consider the music itself. Did the man intend it for use in the church service? Bach was a good Christian, an excellent musician. Nevertheless I doubt if anyone would play his Brandenburge1)' Concertos in church. So we next exclude secular works.

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Since the music should create the proper atmosphere for the sermon, all music that is dreamily sentimental must also be excluded. Into this category would fall the first two mentioned in the program above.

One other not so apparent danger must also be avoided. This is showiness. In churches blessed with a balcony used only by choirs and organists this is not so much the danger. But where the organist is visible to the whole congregation, the gymnastics required in several otherwise orthodox compositions would no doubt detract greatly.

So our man must, if we wish to be sound, have been a firm Lutheran, must have written for the church service; the music must not detract in any way from the worship.

One may well say, having condemned much, what then will you use? To give a brief sketch, our great Lutheran organist, Bach, alone has contributed much and the best. His Orgelbuechlein alone should furnish music for the entire churchy ear, (for so it was intended,) interspersed with selections from a few other collections, such as his Eight Short Preludes and Fugues.

It is my sincere hope that we will in the future hear a better type of church music used in our services. Other denominations use Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music Sunday after Sunday. Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we?

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Born—to Victor Weyland ’37 of Bonduel, Wisconsin, a baby girl.

The engagement of Hilbert Schaller to Adelgunde Pieper has been announced. Wedding plans are set for June. Both are members of the faculty at Bethany.

During the absence of Prof. Schweppe, Richard Jungkuntz a student of theology substituted for him.

Lyle Hallauer ’38 has received a call to a congregation in Wauwatosa.

Born—to Rev. Walter Pankow ’12 a girl, Carol Ann, on December 31.

Ted Reuschel ex ’44 was recently married to Jeanette Klostermann of Holland, Michigan. At present he is employed by the Swift Packing Company, located in that city.

Prof. E. E. Kowalke, President of Northwestern College, and Prof. Carl Schweppe, President of Dr. Martin Luther College, recently made an extended trip to the South studying conditions in the Army camps and the possibilities of extending spiritual care to soldiers.

Sergeant Leonard Kirst, formerly of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, ex ’38 is now stationed with the U. S. Army at Hawaii and is engaged in fortification operations.

Rev. Gerhard Geiger, ’34 was recently called to Warren, Wisconsin.

Rev. A. Geiger, ’37 who had formerly served a mission congregation at Oshkosh, received and accepted a call to the Martin Luther mission congregation in Neenah. Pastor Geiger was installed on March 15.

Pastor A. Westendorf ’16 of Bay City, Michigan and C. Frey ’35 of Kawkawlin have organized a daughter congregation in the vicinity of the Dow Chemical Company in Bay City.

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Campus and Classroom With Apologies: To insure this, my last column, its quota of nonsense, imagine yourself overhearing this time-worn stock conversation: A: Do you know John?

B: John who?

A: John Smith.

B: Who's he?

A: Who’s who?

B: John Smith.

A: Never heard of him!

Literarities: Under the imaginary but effective baton of Prof. Franzmann, a poem-reading octette on February 20 belied its amateurism in presenting a professional program of choral reading, to an appreciative audience. Not being a poetic soul (confer past B. and R’s) I won’t tell you which of the poems pre­ sented was best. On March 6 Roland Gurgel presented a pro­ gram on Church Music, with illustrations featuring the prep, mixed and male choruses. The audience during the criticisms was commended on the one hand for being attentive to good but overly-long speeches, and was rebuked on the other hand for being inattentive to short, interesting speeches. (I was puzzled too.) The theme was educational and interesting, partly because of its controversial nature.

TOO MANY BELLS AT TWO BELLS: A month seldom escapes at NWC but that some sextaner becomes notorious for some bright mistake; either one of them has taken his first shower with his underwear on, or another has tried to wind the sundial (which, says Loren Schaller, is not limited to sextaners). On March 2 one of these future seniors almost started Watertown on its daily routine at 2:30 A. M., when he rang the bell which usually is silent until 6:30. Elt Huebner got up with the intention of studying (imagine doing Hebrew at 2:30) and others arose with the even more malicious intention of instructing the sextaner. One of the college nur­ ses arose, came to the college infirmary, found it dark and quiet, went back to her home and found herself locked out. And all this because of a sextaner! The bell was re-pealed at 6:30, and the incident was closed without further ado.

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Half-Notes: On February 15 the college band presented its spring concert under Prof. Oswald. Half of the expected crowd couldn’t make it and a third never intended to come. The “Mosquito Parade” seemed to elicit the greatest slapping of hands (as usual). Soon after Easter the chorus hopes to present its annual sacred concert. The chorus is not touring this season, but the band hopes to make trips to Winona, Minnesota and Hartland, Wisconsin.

A subject for Debate: Are the college seniors of today-less mature, physically and mentally, than the seniors of 10, 20 or 30 years ago? It seems a bit that way, although strangely enough they fill the same band suits, they use the same text books, and apparently have the same difficulties. Perhaps each goal as we achieve it seems a bit less consequential because it is no longer on the other side of the fence. Whatever the answer to this question is, there certainly is not the aloofness in the NWC senior of today towards the preps which prevailed less than 10 years ago. A visit to our campus at any time will show you intermingling of preps and collegiates which is really a new and desirable feature of our school.

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THRILLY, FILLY CHILL On March the fourth the second half of seniors attended the home of Prof. Kiessling (after donning their best clothes and manners) where they were entertained with food for thought and otherwise (and plenty of it.) For the first time in a month we were really very 4'comfortably uncomfortable,” if that expression is adequate to describe the semi-stupor which an excellent meal brings on. This pleasant outing seems to be an annual affair, as does the very subtile hint in the Campus and Classroom that other professors^try the； same procedure. The humor of the evening was in a large part supplied by extracts from Irv Ploetz’s “Book of 1000 Jokes” and by observing Alf Walther’s burn a cigarette.

POTPOURRI: It seems as if the shortage of rubber is bound to effect not only our lives, but also our speech. For example, the son born to rich parents at the present time will probably be said to have been born with a rubber spoon in his mouth. Likewise, when the sportsman speaks of the big one that got away, he will probably mean a tractor tire— - Here is the technical name for yourself; “Animal bipes implume,” which translated is (I suppose) a twolegged animal without feathers; or possibly you belong to the prenus **anguis in herba” ___The opinion has of late been forwarded that the originator of the phrase "You can’t keep a good man down’’ was Jonah; also, that it was the English king who, seeing the Germans in the Channel, turned to the admiral of the navy and said, *'Quick, Henry, the Fleet!___The reason for Ed Zell’s sudden anaemic appearance is a recent blood transfusion he was not present at as spectator only; and the man actually seems to intend to spend such “blood-money!”___A concrete example that the soil of Montana occasionally produces something1 worthwhile is our Freshman friend, "Boogey” Becker. He insists that farmers in his state can lose money six out of seven years but end up rich because they live so long___Once there was a musician who had such a large family that he transposed it into 3 flats…-There are many kinds of violent death, but it took a poet to discover a novel one_ _ A. Tennyson died reading Shake­ speare___The basketball season has ended just when we ceased being panic-stricken every time the officials would yell “Black out!”___We have a slight suspicion that the mumps inhabiting the swollen cheeks of Bob Steffenhagen are in reality strategic mumps, since they appeared very shortly before his B. and R. 337

RED picture was to be taken; his hair did show off well on last year’s picture__ The Seniors have been accused of being ill with Arrested Cerrebration, though how their cerrebration could be arrested for doing nothing is beyond me. Certain it is that some of them occasionally become abstainers from the fountain of knowledge__ Cave cane, friends, for in the present times it is difficult even for a hot-dog salesman to make both ends meat The first kite appeared over the campus with its spring song on March the 7th. The city council is expected soon to post war-time regulations governing flights of such kites.. .One of our professors recently disclosed that he feels a distinct nausea every time he sees a comb with hair in it. We hazard a guess that the feeling is not nausea, but jealousy___First it was moustaches; now the stylish form of tonsorial growth seems to be sideburns. Y. t. refuses to commit himself about Don Ortnei^s__ Whatever may be said about past columns, yet they have at all times been truthful, even if your reporter had to make it up, .In all appearances, at least, Phil Koehler has passed a winter without shattering a window. (It seems safe to report this, with the snow entirely gone.) It is not known whether his poor season is due to a bad arm or the good in­ fluence of Nephew Dennis___One reason why auto dealers no longer are auto dealers is that they did not use the following strategic technique in advertising: Send $1290 to cover wrapping and shipping expenses and a Buick will be sent to you absolutely free of charge. (Inclose 1 box top from a Model T and tires will be included.)__ The next big event on the campus will take place on March 27, when we leave it for our Easter vacation.

Y. t. is not among those who will be sorry to see it come.

Neither is anyone else (who is brazen enough to admit it.)

Dear C. and C., _ As I write to you I join my sigh of relief with those of 497 other subscribers that this is to be my last letter to you. I hope people have taken you cum grano salis, and have remained in the friendship which was cultivated with you when my pre­ decessors were columnists. May those who might have been offended at you remember that one main’s poison is another’s meat (or drink). I hope it wasn’t entirely in vain that I lay awake in classes all year in the hope that something humorous might be said. To misquote Shakespeare: The tongues of dying columns Enforce attention like deep harmony.

If this, my last letter, is out of tune, blame it on the muse of amusement. Placing you in the very capable hands of R. Goede, I am An Ex-“calumnist，” y. t.

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ATHLETICS Northwestern 46, Carroll Frosh 31 111 a maximum of gymnasium before a minimum of spectators the Goslings continued this season's victory campaign against a strong1 Carroll Frosh team at Carroll college. The effort expended by both teams in this contest served as an indicator of' the relative unimportance of the game. It was little more than a practice lilt, each team playing more or less under wraps. Northwestern took an early lead and held it all the way. The score was still dose at the half, standing at 18-14, but from this point on the Goslings continually increased their advantage until they were leading1 by 15 points at the contest’s end. Perhaps the most interesting fea­ ture of the game was the disqualification of a Carroll player who physically protested a referee’s decision. Knickelhein was high scorer for Northwestern with 11 points.

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Northwestern 55, Extension 23 The Goslings showed their rooters the full measure of their power as they trampled over a comparatively weak Extension team in this season’s last home game, Three buckets and a charity toss were all the representatives of Extension could chalk up in the first half, while the Umnusmen rolled up 28 points during1 the same period. Extension came back in the second half to make a little better game of it, but the Goslings’ further scoring attempts were not to be denied. With all members of the team seizing- the opportunity to increase their season’s scoring total, Northwestern continually added to her lead until the final whistle blew on a de­ cisive 55-23 score. Twelve points by Koeninger were high for the Goslings. This victory assured Northwestern of at least a share of the Badger State Conference title.

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Needless to say, the boys enjoyed the bus-ride home. An­ other victory ancl championship combined with the suspension of training rules offered excellent circumstances for a good time.

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POST SEASON STATISTICS F.T. Field Free Games Goals Throws Missed F.T.% Fouls 24 •687 22 10 56 IS .428 33 12 16 53 20 19 12 .600 4S 18 20.500 25 18 18 20 43 20 .550 9 46 11 20 .630 31 29 17 29 19 17 .743 26 9 25 15 27 .583 7 5 17 20 18 .277 13 14 5 IS 24 .500 12 8 8 18 •571 238 20 343 156 117 Average points per game―42.1 Opponent’s average points per game—34.2 SEASON’S RECORD Varsity 23—Harnischfcgcr 32 Varsity 60—Aurora 30 Varsity 27―Whitewater 33 Varsity 37—Gille’s All-Stars 32 Varsity 34—Seminary, 38 * Varsity 44—Miners 32 Varsity 49—Mayville 26 Varsity 45~Aurora 28 ♦Varsity 46—Milton 31 ♦Varsity 52—Extension 32 Varsity 29—Whitewater 36 ♦Varsity 38—Mission House 33 ♦Varsity 39—Milton 34 Varsity 46—Edgewood Inn 34 Varsity 29—Seminary 55 Varsity 46—Carroll Frosh 31 Varsity 44— Carroll Frosh 37 ♦Varsity 52-Miners 54 ♦Varsity 55—Extension 23 ^Varsitj* 47—Mission House 33 Won 14, Lost 6 ♦Conference games

Total Points 134 118 114 104 103 87 76 41 33 32 842

SPORT FLASHES In conference competition this season, Koeninger, Albrecht, and Madson led the scoring for the varsity with 66, 53, and 51 points respectively.

The Goslings averaged 46.64 points per game against 34 for their opponents in eight conference contests this year.

The mumps ended the intramural basketball race this season.

With the Senior contingent severely depleted, the Juniors seized the opportunity to cop the title before the Seniors could reorganize for a “new Spring offensive.”

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Prof. Berg- has set a new record on the bowling alleys for this season. His score of 233 is a new high.

“Sig•，’ Hillmer, recent convert to pipe smoking, has decided to give it up in the interests of his health.

As the Senior bowling tournament is drawing into its final stages, the team composed of Zell, Huebner, and Leyrer is leading the w During- the last “Black and Red fiscal year” the Gosling var­ sities took top conference honors in all three major sports. Hats off to Coach Uninus and the boys!

As your columnist’s final Sport Flash, he deems it no more than fit and proper to predict the Seniors as the unchallenged kitten-ball champs.

“Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow.”

With mingled joy and sorrow your columnist leaves you with the conclusion of this column. Leaving better times for the Juniors, I turn you over to your future Sports Editor. So long, and best of luck, Mr. Kujath.

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HutsonBraun Lumber Co. LUMBER …ROOFING — FUEL Telephone 86

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Steam Laundry Phone 59

309 3rd St.

Your Home Laundry”

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Have the Wave tomorrow TODAY

°f\ Mullen’s Dairy Store Jumbo Malted Milks 13c 2 for 25c

Bonnie Beauty Shop ' < 212 W. Main St. Phone 1566 Phone 870

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Birkholz Floral Shop 512 MAIN STHKKT

WATERTOWN’S TELEGRAPH FLORISTS FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS GIFTS 1MIONK «78 f

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ACROSS FROM THE CLASSIC THEATRE

High-Class Clothing and Furnishings at Popular Prices |； Season’s

NEW NECKWEAR 65c Gifts Fine Jewelry

Dress Shirts LATEST PATTERNS

$1.55 and up 2.50 and up

Watches Watch Repairs

Wiggenhorn Jewelry Go. 13 Main Street Quality

HATS CompleteShowing 丨

Since 1866

SCHMUTZLER’S BARBER SHOP NORTU FOURTH STREET

Compliments I “Better Made55i ICE CREAM !

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LeMACHER STUDIO Watertown’s Ground Floor Studio

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Located at 115 North Fourth Street Portrait and Commercial Photography a Specially

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KOSER5S BAKERY FANCY PASTRIES

DELICIOUS CAKES

TRY OUR “HOME-MADE BREAD，， The bread with the homemade flavor…Always The Best.

FURNACES Installed，Repaired, Rebuilt Taste the Difference

BLOCK & ANDRES, Proprietors Mail Orders Promptly Attended To We Ship Sausage All Year Kouml l进

Telephone 197

Sheet Metal and Tin Work of all kinds.

JOHN KUCKKAHN 216 N. Fourth St. Phone 848-w

NASH AUTOMOBILES Wisconsin’s Own Motor Gars

A. KRAMP COMPANY WATERTOWN, WIS.

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KUENZI & FRATTINGER CLOTHING & FURNISHINGS For MEN and BOYS TELEPHONE 175

305 MAIN STREET

WATERTOWN, WIS.

Bittner & Tetzlaff i Otto The REXALL Store

F. Dierker, M, D,

PRESCRIPTIONS Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat DRUGS Kodaks, Films, Photo Finishing, Soda Grill-Lunches

MAIN CAPE A GLEAN. COMFORTABLE. COZY PLACE TO EAT

Courteous Service WELCOME TO THE BOYS 103 Main Street

Eye Glasses Fitted Office, 312 Main St.

Watertown

KEHR BROS. Hea ting Con tractors OIL BURNERS STOKERS AIR CONDITIONERS Telephone 1660-W 211 N. Third Street

BANK OF WATERTOWN WATERTOWN, WIS.

ESTABLISHED 1854

D. & F. KUSEL CO. A COMPLETE LINE OF

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ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT 108-112 W. Main Street

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Coal • Fuel Oil • Wood Building Material PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE 608 Main Street

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HOTEL CARLTON CAFE LOUNGE RECENTLY REMODELED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE Dine With Music on Salurclay Evenings

Henry Hafenieister FURNITURE Delicious !

Funornl Service Funeral Home

At the following Stores in Walertown:

Frank Atkins Grocery Bentzin Grocery Hoffmann Grocery A. Iffland and Son Krause Grocery Riverview Grocery W. A. Nack Market Otto Grocery Wiley Grocery

BRIESEMEISTER BARBER SHOP CLEAN MODERN SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO

IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL 112 N. THIRD ST.

SIP AND BITE

Our Service Satisfies 607-613 Main St.

Molzahn

Phone 150

Hertel

HAT SHOP MILLINERY AND HOSIERY "NEAR THE BRIDGE"

WM. GEHRKE

DRUGGIST 315 Main Street

Watertown, Wis.

FIRESTONE

Good HAMBURGERS

Auto & Home Appliance

Cor. 5th and Main Telephone 1361 H. G. Grabow, Prop.

Wisconsin Watertown,

307 Main St.

STORE Watertown, Wis.

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m 丽丽M6El+__ Meyers’Studio PORTRAITS and COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

rrSay it with Flowers” Loeffler & Benke FLORAL SHOP 10 Main St.

112 3rd St.

Phone 649

Watertown, Wis.

Brandt’s Soda Grill Watertown's Finest Candies —HOME MADE 414 East Main St.

Telephone 1359

BOOK STORE 413 Main Street

SCHMITTY’S BAKERY 411 Main Street Telephone 304

MEAT ❖Butch Nack* at 621 Main for

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WATERTOWN MEMORIAL COMPANY MONUMENTS. MARKERS. MAUSOLEUMS. BUILDING STONE IN GRANITE. MARBLE AND BRONZE

Youngys Marble Barber Shop 101 First Street

207 2nd St. Watertown

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INFECTANTS. SOAPS ANI) CIIKMK'.AL PHODUCTS

111 N. Fourth Street

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Milwaukee Lubricants Co.

RADIO SERVICE PHONE 1478

3475 204 N. Broadway Milwaukee, Wis.

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EAT HONEY The Ideal Energy Food gathered by Honey Bees from the Nectar of flowers and modified into natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Purest Sweet. Ask the American Honey Institute, Madison, Wis., for a free recipe book. Use Honey daily in your home. Buy it from your local Grocery Store.

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PENNEYS for —STYLE— —QUALITY— — — —VALUE— It Pays to Shop at Penneys S BEHLING，S BARBER SHOP 109 Market Street West of Terminal Building

Home Lunch 203 S. Third Street P. J. Clifford

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For the Finest in

PHOTOGRAPHS Have Them Made Exclusively

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CENES ST1UDIC Photographers of Distinction Commercial Photography 113 North Third Street

For Appointment Phone 124-W

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We Will Help You clean your attic, by buying almost anything of value.

INTERSTATE JOBBERS Watertown, Wis.

Telephone 1697 I 208)V. Main St,

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Seager & Brand Kelly-Borcliard Go. 圃

Your Clothing Store Gorncr Main and First Streets

BARBER SHOP 駆爾i

9 Main St.

Phone 138-W

Watertown, Wis.

FEATURING: Suits at Popular Prices S2.00 Arrow Shirts.. $1.35 Tru Val Shirts Sport Wear Gordon Hats, Stetson Hats

BSS5BS AT THE SHARP CORNER

GROCERIES TOBACCO

FRUITS CANDY

Walgreen System

Drugstore writers

Small Payment Plan； $1.00 ’per week

Sheaffer &xParker Pens FOUNTAIN SERVICE MALTED MILKS A SPECIA LTY

I 204 Main Street

Phone 181

SALICK’S Registered Jeweler No. 432 FINE JEWELRY FOR ALL OCCASIONS

Telephone 485 412 Main St.

CLASSIC THEATRE BLDG.

PLUMBING

HEATING STOKERS OIL BURNERS AIR CONDITIONERS FREE ENGINEERING SERVICE

Otto Biefeld Company

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DRIVE THE FLUID DRIVE DODGE (IT HAS DOLLAR VALUE AND RESALE VALUE)

SHAEFER MOTORS ® DODGE

305 Third St.

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COAL- COKE - WOOD-FUEL OIL All Kinds of Building Material Phone 37 SERVICE

NO ORDER TOO LARGE NO ORDER TOO SMALL

Phone 38 SATISFACTION

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ROOT SidOP

BICYCLES, SKATES

X-RAY SHOE FITTERS

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AIRPLANE — RACERS

TELEPHONE 1006 215 MAIN STREET

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WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN

212 North Second Street

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TRY OUR SALTED NUTS

QUALITY BAKERY 101 Main Street

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