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THE ADVOCATE
LI NC OLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIV MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1907 NO 1
A Romance of a Bit of Lace
Aunt Prudence closed ther door softly and slid the bolt; as she turned, she met her own eyes in the mirror-bright blue -eyes th ey were, and so , sparkling as to m a ke her snowy hair quite a surpri se a t first sight. "Prudence Barnes," she said aloud, " you look just as guilty as if you'd stolen that handkerchief, yesterday, 'stead of having made it yourself 'most fifty years ago. I'd like t 9 know who has a right o give it away, if not you." With this stern lecture, the sprightly little old lady crossed to a ch-e st of drawers, and sitting down in a low rocker before it, drew from the pocket of her crisp white apron, a smll.ll brass key. With this she opened one of the low<lr drawers and took out a little bo x covered with faded blue procade. A slight soun d startled her, and sh·e paused a moment before taking the handkerchief from the b ox . As she unfolded it, the 1ittle scarlet spot high on each ch e ek burned brighter, and she said softly, "It is just as fine as ever you thought, and they say the yellowne;;s only adds value," She turn s d back her apron and spread the rich, creamy lace on her black , dress-skirt, to get the effed bett-er. "I'll do it," she said quickly, catching her breath, and returned the handkerchief to its place, carefully locking the drawer.
"Hattie 'll tbe gone an hour yet ," Aunt Prudence observed to th·e little brown cloc3:, that ticked back the sanie little answer it had given Misd Prudence's observations for many · years past. She sat down at the little table by the window and began to write with a pencil on a sheet of wr a pping paper. Many were the references to the fat little dictionary, and there was much scratching out and much meditating, At last Aunt Prudence laid down her pencil and read:
"My Dear Miss Alt on: Perhap;; you have for· gotton ab Gut me, for I moved away from Fairlax county a good many years ago, and have c o me to live wit:h my niece out in Nebraska; but Fairfax still seems like home to me, and I am as 1 ; r c ud cf Governo r Alton as any other old settler .-·
By Ella Morrison
in the county. I was prouder than ever when I heard the governor's daughter had chosen a Fairfax county man, and one that used to eat green apples from the old Baldwin tree in my orchard
" When I was a girl, about your age, I made a beautiful lace hahdkerchief-at least, everyone said it was beautiful, and wh·en I had it all done, I didn ' t need it myself, and somehow, I didn't want anyone else to carry it. So I just laid it aw'ay , and everyone but me has forgotten all about it. Not having any children to leave it to, rve decided, lately, what I should do with it. Now, as I won't likely have any use for it above ten years more (tbeing 'S'eventy, now . ) But when I heard about this regular Fairfax county wedding that is going to happen at the ·governor\;, I settled in my mind what to do with the handkerchief. And so, Miss Alton (though my ni·ece Hatt ie would call it very presuming) I'm writing to a ;; k you to carry a real Fairfax county handker· chief at the wedding.
"Hoping you will like the handkerchief, I remain, Yours resp·ectfully, "PRUDENCE BARNES, " R.. F. D. No. 8. Markham, Nebr."
"There, " said Aunt Prudence, surveying her work :with some satisfaction, " It's all ready to copy ." The letter wa'S soon rewritten in a prim littl-e slanting hand, on a sheet of old-fashioned gilt-edged paper , and folded, ready to put into the envelope. Now she must get the handkerchief. As she took a last long look at it, on:e little tear -drop fell on it. "There," she said., impatiently, "I hope that's the last tear it will feel for a good many years," and slipp-ed the handkerchief and letter quick l y into the envelope, but she sealed it somewhat askew, and put the stamp on awry.
" Still ten minut-es," she confided to the little clock, trying to make him think her cheerful, and apparently succeeding, for he winked his pendulum as merrily as ever at her . Hefore the ten minutes was over, Aunt Prudence, with her apron
thrown over her b.ead, had hurried down the snowy road to the mail box, and was back, knitting furious l y in h·er favo1ite seat by the sittingroom window. For a. week Aunt Prudence went about her work as usual, except that the red spot on each cheek came and went with th·e postman. Just a week from the mailin g of the letter, a long white envelope was given into Aunt Prudence's eager, trembling hand. She had barel y breath enough to get up-stairs and reach h·er own r o om, where she sank into a chair and tore the envel ope open. "She didn't ·send it back, anyway," sh·e announced triumpb,antly to the li ttle clock "And what's this ?-her picture-her grandfather's gray eyes, and · his curly black 'hair, and the little half-smile he used to wea r so often." The letter dropped, forgotten, to the floor, and Aunt Prudence looked l ong an,d thoughtfully at the little water-color miniature before her, but her thought had gone back many years.
Th·e little clock recalled her by a dozen rings of his clear-toned ·bell. "Ah, well," she said, to lhe picture this time instead of the cock, "you will never know how long ago that bit of lace was made to grace a wedding in the A l ton fam· ily ."
JOKES
This wor l d is old, yet likes to laugh; New jokes are hard to find; A whole new staff Can ' t tickle -every time.
So if you meet some ancient joke Decked out in modern guise, Don't frown and· call the thing a fa:{e. Just laugh , don't be too wise.
- Ex.
Miss Marsh, (assigning her pupils in alphab'etical order)-"Are there any J' s (Jays) in this room?"
Accordiug to mytho logy, Io died for love, but chemists ·say Iodide of potassium.
"Wie der Vogel , so das Ei." Marie A. (Translating in German)-"As the bird, so am I."*
*Correst translation-"As the bird, so the egg "
Julius Harpham's " high waters" may be seeu wading over the campus almost any bright day in company with Guy Hutchinson's new styl·e '! rolls ."
WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BE?
If an editor makes a mistake he has to apologize for at, but is a doctor makes a mistake he buries it. If an editor makes one there is a l aw suit, swearing, and the smell of sulphur, but if a doctor there is a funeral, cut flowers and a smell of varnish.
A ·doctor can use a word a yard long without knowing what it means, but is an editor uses it he has to ·spell it . Which wou l d you rather be? -Ladies Home Journal.
This might be a good lesson for some "wouldn'tbe" advertiser: The boy of the family, the smart little son of an editor, had just passed his ninth birthd·ay, and delighted in stirring up thing;; whenever he found a chance. On his way to school one day he popped into a hardware store.
" Say mister," he called out, "do you keep knives?"
"Oh yes ," replied the storekeeper, "we've kept them for years."
"WeH," returned the boy, starting for the door, "just advertise, · and then you won't keep them so long."- Ladies Home Journal. ·
Swedish Gym. Shoes
The prospects of a successful season in an athletic way look very bright at present, as a number of men are getting out regularly for football practice, and almost all of la st year's basketball men, except those who gra:duated last June, ha.ve announced their intention of coming out at the first call to try for places on this year's basketball team At this rate, it looks as thcmgh the teams, both basketball and football, will be winners, if hard work and good material count for vnything.
However, places on the football team have not b e·en definitely assigned, so anyone who has not as yet been able to get out and practice should not be discouraged, but report for practice at his earliest opportunity. Everyone who possibly can ought to feel it his duty to get out and inake things hum, whether he has had previous experience in football or not.
It is only a matter of a few weeks before the 01re ning of the basketball season-in fact, those who are going to try for the Y. M. C. A. Junior te a m will start practice Tuesday , October 8, at 6: .15 at the Y . M. C. A . gymnasium-,--and with several of last year's first team men and a good many recruits the team will "Sweep everything before it, and close the s·eason, the twice undisputed champions of Nebraska!
A word in regard to the more distant track and field athl-etics may not be amiss at this time This season the team will go to Kan"Sas City · for the Missouri Valley meet , which will be held under the combined au s pice s of th e Kansas City Manual and th·e Kan'S a s City Central High Schools. Besides this, ther e is the S tate Meet and probably "Several other ones of mino1· importance. So all candidates for the team should keep their studies up in ord e r that they may b e eligible for the track Leam next sprin g . "Nuf s a id ." · GET OUT FOR FOOTBALL!
(By W. F. Kirk.)
When Julius Cesar was a kid, and Brutus was another, ,
And each imagined he possessed a spear that kn ew no brother,
Thes e no'ble Romans chose up sides, all on a summer day,
And hurried to a corner lot by the Appian Way.
Tib e rius Dooley played first base on Captain Cesar's team; Clancy covered s hort and did it like ·a dream . Horatius Flanigan played left-that garden was his home.
And Marcus Shay · in center field tore up the Latin J.oam.
Vicinius Cogan, tall a nd broad , was Cesar's "piotching kid,"
And with his Roman · spitball most astounding things he did
While Claudius McGinnity, a twirler tried and true , Struck out the mighty Julius and a numlber of his crew
The game was nearly over and the score was three to three,
When Cesar, sliding into third, spik-e d Brutus in the knee;
The game broke up and Brutus snarled "Some day I'll get you, Kid,"
Which history informs us that in later years he did.
B ASE BALL IN ANCI E NT R OME
Remember the clasa in sight reading of musicWednesday af te r flfth in the Auditorium .
T AKEN A T H I S W O RD
M as ter Wal t er, aged 'fi ve, h a d e !l.ten th e soft portio ns of hi s toast and piled the crusts on his p la t e. ·
"When I was a little b oy," remarked his father, who sat opposite him, " I alway;;; at e the cru·sts of my toa·st." ·
" Did you li:{e them?" inqu ire d his offsprin g cheerfully.
"Yes," replied the pare nt.
"Yo u m a y have thes e," said Ma,st e r Walter , ou sll ing his plate acroas the table -Har per' s Weekly.
Dinks: " Ou t g unnin g, eh ? Get a ny wild dn c:3:s ?"
Winks: " No, but I shot some ta'Ile ones."
Din ks: " Didn 't yo u ,s e e an y wild d uc ):s at all?"
Winks: "W"C ll, t he farmer t h at own e d the tame ducks was t-he w ild 2st du ck I ever ·saw." -Harp er' s Weekly.
Pompous offic er: (d ow n engine-room s pe:1 k in" tnb e )- " Say, i s there a b! ith·eri ng idiot at the enn of this tub $?"
Voic e from b e low : "Not :1 t this end , sir ."
If any cf these ]"ok es s m e ll of th ') gTave , d rm't b iame tt·3 edit.or-he's n ew to th e bu 3i n2S3 and h a3 n ' t Jevcl o ped an "e di to rial sc :o:nt" yet.
"Always e arly, up to da t. e" I ·aubscrib e to the Ad vo cate How about YOU?
H ear how t hey yell! H e ar how t h ey h oller! It 's fift y cents- · A half a dollar! What is? Th e Ad vocate!
A Sou t hern T rage dy
A beautiful damsel of Natchez W e nt roaming through nettleweed patchez . ·
Now she sits · in her room, Wit:h a heart full of gloom, And scratchez and scratchez and scratchez.
PHLOG I STON DEBATING SOCIETY.
The Phlogistons have b:eld thr ee very in te r es ting me e tings so far t his year. At the first m eeting Gl enn Bennet t was e lected presid·errt, Shirl e y Fa ss l e r v i ce president, Verne Ba te s critic ancl Robert F ·ergu·aon secretary and trea s ur e r . Mr. vVhelan and Mr. Peterson were· e l ected sponsors. M r P ete rson mad e u s an intere·sting talk At the s·econd meeting a debate was h eld on the s ubj ect of capital punishment Every body h ad something to aay. 'Dhe prevailing sentimen t was again·st it.
At the last m ee ting a debate was h eld on thtl q ues tion: Re so l ve d , That the n egro s hould be r estr i cted to a certain part of th"tl Unit e d Stat es. Th e affirmative was u p h e ld by Ferguson and Fos al e r, a nd the negative b y McBrien and Johnson. Mr Peterso n, after a f e w w e ll choaen r em arks on the d e ba t e, awaded the d e cision to the affirmative. ·
Th e Phlog.istons as a society invite all freshman and other m embers of the schoo l who are interes ted in debating to come to their m e·etings. Th ese a Te h e ld every F r iday evening at 8 o'clock in r o om 2 01: A cord ia l we l come, a pl 3a-aa nt, instru c tive eve ning i s a as ur ed to all who care to c o m e. The q u estio n for deb a t e on any e vening can be ascertain·ed 'b Y lo o king at th e Phlogis t on bulletin board on th e cage oppo si te the lib rary.
This y e ar t h e Pl"!. logis t ons ha ve d e cided they will make t he best in th ei r and as a mean::; of securi ng th i s obj e ct, the soc ie t y has b ee n d ivid e d up by lot i nto two si de a, f or a term of twelve weeks. Th·en it w ill b e di v ided over again 'f he se t w o factio n s , the " Wllli e s " and t he " Vvearies," compete against eac h oth e r both in parliam-entary law pra c tice a::t d in d ebate. It may b e a little diffi c ult to u nds rs t and ju st how we can decide who wins in parliamentary drill, so a s hort explanation m ay b e in order:
One s id e, say th e " We :ui c s," bring up a bill and try to pas ::; i t .bY means o f an extra vote g iv 0n t:b2l m over the op posite side, and the oth e r s(d.c, in the cas e c ite .J, the "Willies," e nd eavor to k se p th e m fr om d oi n ::; so for a p er iod of twenty minu t e s. If, at th·:J expi r a tion of tha t time, the "WeaT i e·s" h av e not b-e e n ab l e t o pa s s t h e bill the "Wil1ies" w in, but if it so happens that they should pa ss it in the time allowed t hem, th·tJy, of co ur se, w in. It is easy to see what an opportunity is h, e re afforded for the u se of fine point.:; of parli a mentary l a w and it is to incre ase our knowledge of this that th e scheme was inaugurated.
At the end of twelv e weeks, the side having the most victori·es to their credit, both in parliamentary drill and debate, wins.
ROBERT TUNKHOUSER.
Last year Lincoln High School did well in debate. She captured the Beatr-ice and Interschlastic debates, lasing only one-to Omaha. Her te-ams were compos-ed of good experienced debators and under the coaching of Mr Cronin they were able to work wonders. This year we lose th·e services of Mr. Cronin, but we have a new coach, Mr. Peterson, who is a University debater and has had enough experience along the line of debate to turn out some good teams if he has the material.
There is certainl y no reason why Lincoln has not the material. There are four soci eties in the school: The Girls' Debating Society, The Phlogiston Debating Society, The Wendell Phillips' Debating Soci'ety and The Ciceronian Debating Society. From these four societies, now all doing very active work in their debates, there can be acquil·ed good material for all th·e debates
Debate is a subject that has not held so prominent a place in the minds of the students as it should, although last year the debating interest was brought to the front more than ever before. Those supporting debate were inspired after a long list of defeats to hear that at last two victories out of three ·chance·s we·re ours. They showed their appreciatioon of these by awarding medals to the members of th·e teams. This year it is hoped that the debaters will not only get medals for their bravery but the good support of the student body and victory besid·es.
Beatrice and Omaha both come to Lincoln this year to exhibit their powers in debate. The latt-er school we have seldom beaten, but it is sincerely hoped that the tables may turn and we may conquer our old rival Omaha .
It is within the realms of possibility that with the able coaching, which we are sure to have, and good support from th e student body, the debaters will bring vic tory to the L. H S.
WENDELL PHILIPS SOCIETY .
The W 'enclell Phillips Society holds its regular meetings in room 203 every Thursday.
The members have all been doing good work. Many visi-tors have been pres·cnt and taking part in the programs, making the meetings very in•teresting.
.Some new members ·hav·e been taken in this year. We have also elected a new sponsor in place of Mr. Cronin.
Freshmen and other visitors ar€ always welcome .
Watch the bulletin box. some great things will be seen there.
CHARLES ENGLISH.
SHA K ESPEARE .
The Shakespeare Club held its regular meeting Tuesday after the fifth period. Six Senior girls were elected to membership. They are Ruth Vi7oods, Janet Clarke, Clair Sigafoos and Katherine Riggs The play to be studied this semester was not decid·ed on, but will probably be a comedy.
A D V OCAT E S T AFF
Ed-ito1' ial D epartm en t
BRUCE B JOH NSON
EDITOR -IN-C HIEF
ELIZABETH llONNEL A ss t Editor
MISS J BNNIE L. FOX Li te rar y Ad v i so r Business Dcpartm"ent
WEND ALL MACDOUGALL - BUSINESS MANA GER
GLENN UENNETT
MISS G RA Y
Arc hibald H. Din s more
Louis e Barr
Alb ert C. R oss
Robe rt Funl,;:hou ser Vern e Bates
Robt :E\urgeson
Asst. Business 1.\-Ianager Auditor Associates
L oca ls and Joke s Class and Society MUsic Athletics
D ebate Exchanges
Publi s h ed se mi-ntonthl y b y the AdYocatc Publishing
A ssoc iation of th e Lin co ln Hi gh School at I:ZS No. 14th St., Lincoln, N eb r.
Entered as scco fld cla ss tnatter No v . 5, 1906 at the P os t Offic e at Lin co ln Nebr., und e r act of co n gress Mur c h 3, 1879.
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EDITORIALS
Truly, it is a he a vy sense of responsibility that we feel now as w e take up our ll'ew duti es. Looking back over th e Advocate·s of former years w e see s ucb n :tmes as Ge o. Woods , Ed. Guthri·e and then Archiba l d and i t mak es the cold shivers run dow n our e ditorial b ack. According to Mr. Philpot, how e ver, cold is cau-sed in a body by its givin g off he at, and h eat i s ·energ y. So we fee l somewhat enco ura ged and say that wher e th ere is 'Some energy there may b e more.
Footba ll practic e is q n fu ll blast now anJ e very thing points to good results in that line. Th e boys are out every ni g h t all'cl a r e not allowing the gr a ss to g r ow und e r t h e ir f eet, e i th e r. It is p osthat t h ere are still some memb·ers of the Fre-shman class who don 't know that the Lincoln High School wants th em to ge t out a nd pl·actic e. If t h e r e are an y s uch th·ey h a d b est wake up a nd rub the sand from their eye-s. Fr es hm e n ! Th e Lincoln 'High School is a liv e school in which every membe r is supposed to do hi s or her s h are towa rd winning g l ory and honoi· for our school. Anyone, who comes 'here with t h e id ea in his he ad that he i s here fo r hi'ms e lf and no one e l se, will ·won find o u t that h e is rubbin g up against a hard p ro p os ition H e will find him self lonely an d [l'iendle ss a nd will t hink t h e L inco l n High a dull plac e , but h e who jumps in and puts hi s should·er tr: the whe e l of public intere st w ill find hi s s chool lif e a ge nuin_e p l eas ure. Fr es hmen! Let us get acqunintecl with y ou Come out a nd 'S h ow u s what can do
Aside from football there i s deb ate . Th1·ee boy s · soci e ti es and on e girls' society d evot e d to •ieb at es Fre.sl1men are always we lc ome at these sociely m eetings. Come out a nd see us and l et us se e you. You say you don't know what d eb-a ting i s IEe e. Come around and see for yours·elf; you can tell b ette r yourself than you can be told. Then, asiJe from athleHca and debat e th·are i s mtrs ic. IN e h ave se v e r a l musical organizations in school that will soon be in running or d·er: two g l ee clubs, a boys ' a nd a g irls' , an orchestra, and a sight l"ila ding musi c class. If you can't sing th e so n gs in chapel b e c a us e you c a n't r ea d notes, come around Wednesday after fifth p eri od and l ea rn to do it.
Don't think that you have to negl·ac t your st udi es in ord e r to come to some of these things; it i s no t n ec e·ssary. No on e p·erson expect s to take in all thes'e t hings, so you wm h ave plenty of tim e to study if you take in one or perhaps two of them.
The es p ec ial attention of the fr e shmen is calle d her e, a bove e v ery one e ls e, )Jecause others are s uppuse d to know these things and don't n e·aJ to be told ov er again.
How eve r , if any one -s hould chance t o read this who didn 't know it b ef or e, let him not think that freshm e n alone are b e ing talked to. Ev e ry on e who didn 't know it before is included .
Now if the points in t his are hidd·en from s igh t because of the dust raised by the wind in th e ar· ticle, let me say thi s as the gist of the whole : fre·shmen, sophomores , juniors , and se nior s, l et us see you "wake up anJ take notice "
A NEW BUILDING.
The question of a new building is one t h at s hould occu py the attention of high school students to no small degr e·e. It is one that has b 8e n before us for some time and is not settled yet Any on e who stops to think about it can readily see how b adly W'e ne e d one, but no one seems to care enough to try to help the movement along. " \ Vhat can we do ?" you ask. That is very simple - jtrst talk a bout it to yo u r folks when you go ho me . " Wil at goo d will that do? " Wh y simply this -if yo u make it strong -e nou g h , your folks will think about it and when yo m ·father m eets a f r i en d (who ha'S heard th e same thing from hi s boys and gir l s) t11ey m e ntion it a nd exchange o pinion s upon it. This thing oc c ur s again and a o·ain un t il .fin ally every on·e is. acquainted with the Li ea. Th en come'S such a clim :lX of interest that when the sc h oo l board brin gs it b ef ore the public , the vo t-e rs ag r ee to th e sc hoolbo a rd '·s pro· posal. It i s a very simple sch e me, but i f worked out i t should bring r es ult s. You hear yomse l ves lauded in chapel with regard to yo ur s choo l spirit. Can you come to a showdown a nd us e a li t tl e ·of it h er e ? Think it over and ta l k it over.
Speaking of school spirit, we are reminded of a good example. You have noticed the sign over the offic e door. That was painted and given to the schQOI by Chas. Bennett just becaus·e we neede :l it and h e felt inte rested e nough to notice the n ee d Such schoo l spirit as tha t, that can show itself in many small ways, is just th·c spirit that we· should cultivate. It do·sen't take much spirit to give a yell in chapel, but it dees take real spirit tQ do .something of practical Jy.:mefit to til e school.
The fact that both the Citizens Railway Company and the Tracti-J n Company are now selling ·ten car ticke ts for twenty-fiv·o cents is a source :J f reli e f to the students. For years · Lincoln stud ents have been paying five cents for every rid e on the Trac tion cars while students in Omaha :mel other citias have had rerlucecl rat zs We wonder .that LincQln h as · 'been so. backward in this move when in many things she le a ds all other ci>ties.
L. H. S. should have a good track team in the spring Mr Whelan will be the e:Jach again and many of last year's shining lights wil1 be out on the track. The Missouri Valley meet will be held at Kansas City.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS ?
Any n Jt who knows where Miss Marsh can find the silver-covered baking dish which she sent out to the Girls' Debating Society picnic with sal ad in it last June will confer a favor UJ) :J n her by telling her She will hot insist upon the r et urn of the salad but the dish w as on e of h 2r mother's twenty-fifth anniversary presen ts and therefore precious.
(By Bob Ferguson.)
Miss Pound in Latin class-" Keep yom· 'pedal extremities still " Freshies -" I wasn't talking."
Miss Landon-"Give the principal parts of dico. "
Stnd·ent-"Dico, dicere, (voice from rear) "dock."
The exchange editor ·doesn't like weekly high school papers. Few high schools are able to i ssue more than a few pages each week. Th ese are generally hurried l y got together and poorly printed in pamphlet form. · The necessity of handing in copy several days in advance of the date of issue make s the high school paper a poor p lace for announcements or for timely news. The result of a football game or other ·event is known all over the school long before the can be printed, even if the event happens on thee v e of going to press. Besides, is much more work to print a weekly paper than a month l y one or a bi-monthl y. W-e know this by experience, as the Advocate once was printed every week. 'l'hen the student also has the best of it Instead of two eight-page papers, mostly heading an.l " fi ll ers," he has sixteen pages of excellent reading matter enclosed in a neat cover, something worth keepin·g
The potatoes' eyes were full of tears, The cabbage hid her head; There was g rief in the kitchen on that day, For the vinegar's mother was dead.
We 1ike the Tabula, Oak P ark, Ill inois. It is an artistic, we ll printed paper. It is published eve ry o t her month, it seems, and consists of fortyfour pages and cover. The cove r design i;; neat. The only improvement that we can suggest i s that some definite information be put upon the cover concerning place and dat e of public at ion.
The cover on "The \Vindmill " certainly is novel and appropriate. " The Windmill " h·as an i mmense exchange column, but there are no stories iL. their paper and a lack of vari ety, -Jue, no doubt, to the Jack of gi rl s in the school as it's
JUNIOR NOTES.
L ast year the great and illustrio u s class of '09 a ccomplished many wonderful things. Their Iaat meeting of the year was held for the election of officers, which resulted as follows:
President-L eo Highland.
Vice rPes i dent- Eugene Holland
Secretary- Harold B l ack
Treasurer-Hoover Callahan.
Editor-Verne Bates.
Sargeant-at-Arms-Glenn Bennett.
Track Manager-Verne Bat-es.
Track Captain-Homer Williams.
This yea r two very good meeting.;; have been held in which two sponsors 'have been ·elected A program committee was appointed which wil1 arrange for some very meetings i n th·tl near f u ture All members of t h e c lass sho ul d try to attend the class meetings a n d keep u p the good live l y spirit for which '09 ha"S a l ways been noted . VER NE BATES, Editor.
SENIOR NOTES.
The Seniors have had three very we ll attended a n d enthusiastic meetings and those who don't attend, don't k now what great t i mes they are missing. · If th e enthusiasm still continues, we will have no trouble in making a great success of our play and other social events . At the l ast meeting three annua l .sponso·rs were elected: Miss Po u nd, Miss Towne and Miss Gere. Our officera are as follows: President-Russell Frye . Vice PresidentSecretary-Janet Stevenson. Barr
Sarge ant-at-ArmaEditor- Marguerite K li nker. Seniors, remember! Our meetings are h eld every T u esday noon, after third period in room 202
The annual slouch day will soon be pu Hed o rr Ge t out your ol d togs and ' plan your costume .
KILKENNY KLUB.
An interesting meeting of the Kilkenny Klub was he l d two weeks ago: After a sbort bus i ness meeting, a musica l program was given by t h e following a l umnae members: Elsie Ackermann , Ruby Barnes and Marie ! Jones This was followed by a f eed i n honor of Janet Stevenson our new p ledge It seemed good to have of the a l umnae girls peraent.
The last meeting was held Thursday, October 3 Plans for the initiatio n , which will 'be h eld October 13, were discussed
The present officers of the cl ub are:
Presid·ent-Kathryn Mockett.
Vice Persident- Lenore Richards.
Secretary-He l en Sawyer.
Treasurer-Marguerite Klink-e r
Editor-Grace Bennett.
I. M. P.
The first meeting of the I. M. P . Society was lle ld in room 202, T h ursday, after third perioJ. Election of officers took place as follows: President-Eli z abeth Bonne ll Vice President-Edith Stomba u gh
S ecretary and Treasurer- Jean McGahey.
Editor- Janet Stevenson
Sargeant-at-Arms-Marguerite Klinker . It was decided to 'hol d the meetin gs every Thursday , after third period, in room 303. A good many Senior girls were pre aent, and we hope to have more at our n ext meeting.
JANET S T EVENSON, Editor.
FRESHMAN NOTES.
The freshmen have begun early and are, by now, fa i rly started u pon th·eir way to be one of the units of t h e Linco l n High Sc h oo l.
In their first meeting, Tu esday, Oct. 1st, after e lecti ng · a president, Will Cook of t h eir number, they elected a committee to draw up their co nstitution . The commi tl ee were as fo ll ows: E dmund Fields, Mart h a Quigg!·e an d Richard Westover.
After th is the meet i ng adjourne d until furth er notice.
Cravanettes ·Yes! We Have Them Magee & Deemer
Verne Bates, secretary of th e L. H S. D a b ating As-sociation, has writt·en to- the Beatrice d e bate rs r e garding the Lincoln-B e-atrice d e b a t e. It i:; hop·ed that this contest will take p la ce on January tenth.
Grace Salsbury, '07, i s a Pi Phi pled g e.
Mr Neil Cronin, who was our deba t ing coach for several y ears and wa s h e ld in high esteem by all of us, is not with us this y e3. r. He is studying law at Minneso ta . His place here, will be filled by Mr. Peterson. Mr. P e terson comes to Lincoln High with recommendati-on:s from every place where they ha Ye b e en for t unate to ·secure his services and we think that he will prove a very popular teacher.
Marie! Jon e s, co rn-B lia Lindsey, Ruth Munger, Francea McNabb and Ma rguerite Tuttle are Delta Gamma p l edges.
Mr Fred Hunt e r, who was at one time a favorite teacher in L i n coln High , was marrieJ to Miss Em -r: a Schri eber at Omaha this summer. Mr. Hunte r i s superint e ndent at Ashland this year . Gtu Jent s who knew Mr. Hunter will always be ini n him and wish him all success.
The registration at our school this year is far ahead of last year Things look good fo-r a "Jumbo" season at old Linc oln High.
Dean Edwards made butter In Denver this summer.
Th e que"Stion which the business manager will r>. s k y ou when h e meets you n " xt time: " Hw e y ou s ubs cri beJ for the Ad voca te?"
Harry Stults, ' 07, is working for the Wells Farg o Exp r e s s con1pany at Omaha. He may att e nd Uni., n e xt sem es ter.
Howard Thompson and C:ul Rohman, ex- se niors , are Fre s hi c s at the Uni., where they may b ' s een " hand-in-hand," g a zing at the tall buil .Jin ga on the campus.
Francis Dinsmo r e, ' 07, apent his· vacatio :J in Col or ado in th e employ of the Westingh o u"S e, Church , Kerr company . This company wa a i n · stalling electrical sub-'Stations at Louisville, Bo u l · der, Longmont, Fort Collins and other c iti e s. Dinsmore visited Denver and spent several ni g:J. t3 in the mount a ins.
Stanfield Wells , who was a member of our school a fe w years ago is at Ann Arbor this y 2a r
Essie Rohman and Helen Steiner are Alu h a Omicron Pi pledges . -
Ro-lland Tapp, a former student, is the Chicago Training Schoo l this year. He a Sl)ir Ps to a physical directorship. Harry Haynie i s taking hi s place as assi"stant physical a1 the Y. M. S. A. gymnasium .
Six boys compose Mias Gere's advanced ch e m .. i s t ry class.
Wendell MacDougal visited in New York s t ate this summer.
Deliciou s H ot Coffee, Tea · and Chocolat e
Mr. Edw i n Guthrie is now teach in g in t hi s sc hool. Mr. Guthri e is a graduate of Lincoln High and an old Phlogiston. He won P B. K., at the Uni. last year.
Th e Board of Education is now loc ated on the fourth floor of the new city hall. Supt. Stevens also has his office on th i s floor.
Herbert Avery and Helen L a ws of the Class of ' 04 were married r e cently. Mr. Avery is e mploye d by t he Hardy Furni ture company.
Th e street cars on N street frequently accommo d ate student.:; in the ·n orth side rooms by drown in g a poor recitation with their noise
The Juniors had a special chapel Thursday , October 3. It . had been reported that Homer Vi' illi ams was to sing a du et, b u t his voice failed him at the l ast mome nt
Lora Smith , '07 , vi s i te d high ·schoo l , Wedn esday, Octob e r 2.
May P a ddock has had a birthday. W e wonder how old she i s.
Morton Stone w as a visitor at Hi gh School, Vi'ed n es da y, Octob e r , 2.
"Maw nin' Si! Th e Advocate is out."
l<'l oyd R aw lings is in sch ool again this yea r
Richard Meyer, 07, i s e mploy ed by t h e N e bra'Ska Credit company.
Sidney Co llin s and Harry Minor , o ld Lincoln High stars a r e doing exce ll ent work on th e U. of N squad
Co nard Allen and Wa l ter Davis will not r e tum to sr::hoo l until next se m este r N t,braska d·efeated Peru State Norma l 53 to 0. How's t hat?
R u th Be!J, '02 , who i's an assistant society editor for the Nebraska State Journ a l made t his office a call last Friday
Th e Phlogisto n De batin g Soci ety is h ol ding a d·ebate and par li amentary l aw contest. Much inte r est is b eing shown.
'l'h e Y M C. A gy mnasium class es h a ve started and m a n y hi gh school bo ys a r e ta:{ing t h e work. Th ese c l asse s are a great aid to h igh sc hool ath let i cs.
Sandwiches all kind s .. Noon hour lunch es a s p ec ialty
Subscribe for the Advocate before you lo se yo u r money. Invest in good s·ecuri ties.
Why not have a fi eld hockey team in the L . H. S. , this yem·? A hockey l eag u e is b e ing formed an d L H. S. might get into t h is organization.
Mr H e in, who taught in L. H. S. last year, is an assistant instructor at the State Farm t hi s yeaL
Miss· Ma ry Young, w ho assisted in the Mathematics d·epa rtment l ast year is teachi n g in the Book in gs; South Dakota high schoo l this year.
Th e senior gir l s are planning a dance.
Lora Smith and Me cia Stout, '07, are p l edged to the K appa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Mr. Noe l of the business d·epartment, L. H. S ., has resign e d and !aft Wednesday to accept a positio n in Wash in gton.
"He i nie" Sommerhalter, or · Lincoln Hi gh Sc h ool foo t b a ll fame , is. makin g good w i t h the University e l even. Alt h oug h he will be debarr e d from the big games on acco un t of b e in g a · freshman, he will b'e fine m ate r i al for next year.
Jun e Brown, '07, was a v isitor in school l ast week
REPORT OF RETIRING BUSINESS MANAGER
R e port of last year: Receipts.
Tommy's Luncheonetts
208 So. 12th St.
R eforme d Sp e lling .
There once was an ardent y•oung Mr. Who loved his employa-r's fair sr.
One night after tea
There was no one to see, So he up in a hurry and kr.
She cried: "Will y ou ten me what thrs ?"
He said: " Don't you know what a krs ?"
Ice Cream Sodas Hot Sodas
The wooden horse was •standing before the beleagured city.
"That seems a heavy beast," remarked Paris to Hector, surv-eying· it criti•cally "Of what weight would you saY it was?"
"Troy weight, of course." , tnswered Hector. ·whereat Hector turned Paris green.
It took long to t sii, Bu t she liked it so well, That her letters are now a ddressed -Mrs - Ex.
"Fifty miles an hour," yelled the chaffeur, "are you brave?"
"Yes, I am full of grit," repli-ed the girl, as she swallowed another pint of dust.
Teacher- " Is there any connecting link between the animal and vegetabl-e kingdom?"
Freshma)l- " Yes ma'am. There's ha sh."
We think the "Kero" is fine . It is a big, wellbalanced paper from Columbus, Ohio. Their -exchange editor thinks our cover inartistic; so -do we. Some day we will get a good one if we can find an artist among the students to draw it.
A neat littl-e exchange has arrived from Rushville, Indiana. Altho it consists of but one large sheet, printed on both sides, on comparison we find it half as large as the Advocate. The reason it doesn't s·eem so big is because it hasn't any cove r, of courne. On the front page is a good cut of the new Rushville High School. The whole paper is full of compliments for this fine schoo l building An interesting account of football practis e is on the back page. If a new high school building brings such enthusiasm in football as this paper shows, it is another reason why Lincoln should have a new building
A hug-e n e r g y g one to waist
Tt·e Weekly Round-Up has arrived from Agricultural College, New Me xico. We are glad to se e that altho 'ther e is no exchange column, there are s·everal good jokes from oth e r papers scattered thru it.
Why is it that work you always hate? It ' s because you don ' t take the Advocate! Take it and try it a little while! And s·ee it bring on that happy smile!
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick-makerThe lion, the thief, the nat u re-fakir, All come in for a hit from aFte Unless th·ey subscribe for the Advocate.
Don't Forget Our New Location
South West Corner 14th and 0 St r eet
High School Students take notice that we have a ll kinds of hot and fancy drinks. Biggest line of fresh home made candies in the city
Open Every Niaflt. Curtain at 8:15. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.
OCTOBER
11-12, Fri., Sat. and Mat., "Strongheart" with I Ralph Stuart.
16, Wed., Mat. and Eve., "A Bachelor's Honeymoon.
21, Monday, "Arizona."
22, Tuesday, Lew
Minstrels
23, Wed., Mat. and Eve., Cyril Scott in "Prince Chap."
25-26, Fri., Sat., and Mat., "When we were Friends.''
28-29 .Mon and Tues., "The Volunteer Organist."
31, Thurs., David Higgins in "His Last Dollar.••
Initials and Names
To those who have their laundry done away from home, embroidered initials, monograms and names on tape are an absolute necessity.
Laundries, and even your own servants, are prone to make mistakes, but with your wearing apparel plainly and neatly marked, the saving from loss will astonish you.
To the traveller or the young folks attending schools or colleges away from home, name tapes will be th'oroughly appreciated. In case of accL dents, your name on your clothing helps to identify you among strangers.
We keep constantly on hand every variety of woven "two letter" initials and monogramsorders can be filled for three or more letters or full names, being now WoYeD in America· in two weella instead of abroad in silt as heretofore.
For those who cannot afford the time necessary for weaving, handsomely steel engraved initial names on tape, in black, navy blue or red, can be had in one week.
R.EI S' initials, monograms or names, whether woven or engraved are guaranteed absolutely ,fast color.
Well Fitting and Stylish Made Clothes for Our High School Friends
If you are just that age when it is hard to obtain clothes that aretheproperfit for you call at the Sterling. You'll find young men's Suits that are made specially for young fellows of your age. It if an easy matter to select clothes that fit from our immense stock. You can not fail to find just the Suit to please you. The patterns and styles are designed to suit the tastes of Boys and Young Men and the price range is from $7.50 to $18.00.
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VOL. XIV
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1907
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"Yev, I once seen a ghost." Uncle Enoch stuck his ax in the waln u t Jo g he ha'd •bee n chop ping, sat clown, picl \ed up a sta·aw and looked at i t thoughtfully He was a typical mountaineer, tall, thin as a l ath, with a shaggy wh i te beard and a drawling voice.
"Yer, a sure 'nough live gh<J.st." He stuck the straw between his teeth, pulled his old slouch h a t dow n over h i s eye s to keep o u t the warm Octob e r sunshine, and fe ll silent again.
" Round h ere somewhere?" suggested his auclitor, a yo ung fellow of eighteen or twenty
" You see that black shack ·aver there on the big b lu ff?" He pointed to a black speck over the valley, ju s t visible through the blue haze of the Snake River hms. "That's where the Spencer boys used to Jiv e, -Il\e, Bob 'nd Bill. Bill was red-headed. A ll dead ' nd go ne now. " The hat hid the o1d man's eyes , but there was a suspicious trembling his voice. After a while he spol\e ag 'l in.
"Ole man S1: encer had got t h e dangonest ' coon clawg yo u ever see. He'd foll oJ•W a 'coo n to the jumping off place 'nd then stand 'nd lool' over the e :lge One time 'long in November about · twenty -fiv e year ago there came a l ong a week J.f d3mp we:J.ther, just the trick to make a trail la y good; so me ' nd the Spencer boys ' l owed w e 'd go ' c oo n hunting one Saturday night Always w e n t Saturday night, 'ca u se then we'd get to rest Sunday. Vle took t h e o1d ' man -Spencer's clawg (name was Bige) and one of mine and p ap 's ol e long ri fle that he fit in the war with 'nd that h e'd got bored out so as to shoot shot in. We ll , when I got d ow n to Spencer's, B Jb 'nd -Bil'l was ready, but Ike 'lowed he was sick and didn 't much want to go nohow.
" So Bob 'n d Bi ll 'nd me starte d. We went cl ow n th e river abont two miles past Se e ly's m!ll. You J' ec ollect I to l e yo n h J·W ole man See l y got 1\ill ecl and everybody thought the mill was haunted ·we n , we didn' t care, 'ca u se we d i dn't much !Je li ev e in ghosts nohow. \ 'Veli, we got a l ittle ]J3St the mill when o ld Bige str ucl\ a trail ,
'ncl pretty soo n treed. Vv e went up to that ole rop l ar 'nd s hin ed that 'ooon with a · pine knot."
"What! How do you shine a 'coon?"
"Why, you hold a li ghted pine lmo t up over your head and wa lk around the tree till the 'coon look s at you; when you -see his eyes shine, you put a bullet betw ee n them.
"Well, BiH shot the 'coo n ' nd put him in the saclt he brung along, anrl we starte d clown the riv e r again. We didn't find any more t r a ils 'ncl finally Bo b says, 'Let's get Newt Jones' boat 'ntl go acrosst.' Ole Newt's boat was easy e no u gh found, s·J• we went acrosst ' nd started baclc u p stre a m. It was as b l ack as a staclc of b l ac k cats, with a mist dripping off the trees, and just enou gh wind to make the l eaves rustle, kind o' lon esome lik e.
"We was going along with ole Bige running in front. Yo u could hear his feet li ghtin' in the mud, wh e n all of a sudden h e gave an awful how l. I was scart 'ncl .Bob ' nd Bill says t·o once, w il d cats!' 'T hen they a r e our m ·eat,' says I, and we started out on a run We ra n q ui te a ways and · came ou t in a · li ttl e c l earing by the m ill whe r e Seely used to h ave his garden; 'nd a ll to onct they ffoatecl o u t over the midst a g r eat white someth ing that l ooked as big as a barn You could see it wave 'nd quiver 'nd then fa ll still again, but it didn't seem to have no· shape n or form to i t.
"Ole 'Bige gave another how·! ' nd started down the path. I was froze, 'nd my dawg was right at my heels shivering, bu t never saying a word; Bi11 was in frant, standing there with his arms spread out, hold in g h is gun in one hand His h at Hew off, rund if hi s reel hair wasn't the picture of a bresh-heap a burning then I nev-er saw a timber fire! A ll to on ct the thing floated fa-rward. Th at was too much for Bill. He gave a ye ll and started afte1· the clawg, dropping hi s gun as he went Bu t B o b was plum grit. He grabbed up his rifle anrl says between his chattering teeth, 'My daddy fit at New Orle a ns! ' Then he shove d up the ol e rifle and pulled the trigger. The min u te he shot,
the thing g-ave a screech and disappeared. Than iBob 'nd me took to our heels .' When we got to Sp;encer's 1 Bill was already there. The ole man said he beat the dawg in about twenty foot, anyway The on1y way we ever accounted for it was th a t the dawg went farther around than •Bill did. Mighty nigh spoil e d that dawg, too; alway-s o owardly after that "
" Ever find out what your ghost was?"
" Well, not for sure , but Ike Spencer crawled in ab out nine o' clock the next morning, and it took that doctor from G•ver at Clinton most two hours to pick all the birdoshot out of his measly hide. to say nothing of spoiling one -of his maw ' s best sheets by dragging it around in the mud 'nd g e tting it shot ·full of hole s "
Dr Sanders is in receipt of a very interesting letter from Mr Cronin , our former debate coach When Mr. Gl' onin left Lincoln the school board voted to pass resolutions in praise of his work in the Lincoln high school and expressing regret at his departure. The letter is a personal one, but since the whole school is interested in Mr. Cronin I think he will paTdon us printing it; so it follows:
St. Paul , Minn., Oct. 8, 1907.
De:tr Mr. -Sanders:-For several weeks I have been threatening to write you for I have had conceit enough to believe you would be g lad to know I had not entirely for-gotten the high school and I was therefore highly pleased when I received your letter with the report of the board of educati on in which y ou speak so kindly of my worl;: under y our adminiS'tration . I am not yet. in my new ·surroundings and ex-pect to feel for some time that I am -away from home The work was altogether new to me and therefore very difli cult at fi1·st I shall not attemp t to tell y ou the nature of it m ore than t ·o s a y that it is quasilegal work in the cl a ims department of a liability a-ssuranc e compan y and I a:m now satisfied that as a prep a ration for the practice of law, both by re'a son of the training it wHJ afford and the wide a cquaintanc e it is bound t o give, this work is far better than anything I c :mld have secured in Nebraska. In fact I c onsider it a very rare opportunity and hav e but one complaint to mak e a nd th a t is, it takes m e away from Nebraska. I have seen enough of th e possibilities in one month to feel sur e that , barring some unusu a l circumstance, I shall not return t- o Nebraska to practi-c e law there.
For the pre !:' ent I a m staying wi t h Mr. Bracelin , forme1·ly Omaha ' s debate coa ch, while his wife nnd b a by a re away on a visit. We are getting
along amazing l y well for old time enemies. It was through his influence I recerved my appoint ment here and he is my sup erior in the claims department. ·
I shall be glad to be rem e mb e red to any of the te a chers wh o may be kind enough to inqui·rfl as to my whereabouts. My four years in Lincoln high school I sh a ll always look upon as the mos t pl e asant and ins piring period of my 'life.
Kind e st regard8 t o Mrs. Sanders and the ba<b y.
Sincerely y our friend , NEIL
M. CRONIN
DEF EA T-V I CTORY
" Six to five, " o h dreadful token Of our hopes so sadl y broken , Of our grief, though all unspoken
That we feel t his awful hour.
For that bon fire yonder gleaming, And its light to heaven streaming, Sets our minds to idle dreaming
Of our vanished pow e r.
Rise y e heroes, g a m e and 1;1ory!
Now repeat the old, old -story. Win us back our dld time glory. Let our hearts beat high. We ' ve a peerl-ess , brave eleven , And they'll win this Nin eteen-seven; And our voices raise to heav e n, One victorious cry. FOREST TEBBETTS.
Have yoi.1 heard Morris Klein '·" hat hand? Be careful and guard your ears or th e y are lia ble to be injured by the vibratory commotion in the air.
Alfred M" 0 , Mi s s · Towne , tell us one more incident "
Miss Towne ." No I will not tell you another thing That is enough "
Alfred M" I'll fall down and · break m:;; leg if you don't "
Class- Silenc e-scream;:; of laughter.
Mi-ss Towne.-" De scribe this boy from thi s on e incident. "
Aifred" You tell u s who he is. "
Miss Towne" No, you must find that out f <Jr yourself ."
Alfred.-"You be t ter t e ll me or I'll fall down and break my leg. "
Did you go to the football game? practice ev e ry afternoon at the Y M. C. A. gymn a sium. All boys should ge t out.. We ex p ect to have four or five go od teams in L. H . '8. this year .
Good morning, have your friend.;; subscribed to the Advoc at e, or are they stealing yours? · "Bill" •S mith, '07, a former football end , was on the field helping the •boys several days .last week.
The senior 'boys gave a -dance at Walsh hall last in honor of the foo t ball boys. The L. H S t e1m, as well as the visiting Des Moines te J m, w e re present.
Conrad All e n has returned to school.
The B oys' Glee 'Club is in need of more high voices Can you stretch yours a little bit?
Stu :lents contributing to the Advocate should tr y t o wri te better Not necessarily extra fine, but ju s t g oo d enough to be read by any ordinary The printer is perhaps better qualified f o r r ead in g a poor h a nd· than the average person, bc : :u s e that is part of his trade , but he defends hi msel f from too much tr emble in that line by cJlarging for corrections, so you see it is necessary f.or us to be careful. Then, too, the poor wr i ter makes trouble all around when it isn't ne cess:try. The editor has trouble trying to find out if the contribution is good-the printer makes mistakes and charges for correcting them-the Advo cate pays the printer and the student pays for the Advocate, so you ·see the student is out a little for not having taken more pains. Think it over!
Miss Jean McGahey enter tained twelve of her high scho J l friends at a one o ' clock luncheon last Saturd ay. After the delicious r e past all of the g i rl s w e nt to tte football game. Hav e the freshies le a rned the High School yell yet?
The great question with the athletic board is, ''Shall w e play Harlan?"
Mr. Phi l p ot is directl y respJnsible for twen t ynine students' work. He is adviser for these twenty-nine and when any one of them is absent c r ta dy t hr ee tim e s be makes a call on the paren ts . All w e ll and good, for he always carries his smile into the pupil's home.
T h e bo y s h a v 2 pajd for the lumber and "junk" burn e d o n the night of the bonfire and most of t he m 11 2 vc been rein s tated.
Have you or are you reading a stol en p a per? 'Perhaps you are ashamed and would like to subscribe. 'If so, the manager would be glad to give you a receipt for your fifty cents.
Are you going? 'Find the answer in the next Advocate.
·Mr Carl Stein, '02 , was married at Omaha last week.
Football games have· been arranged with Harlan, Iowa, and York teams. What wiH we do to York this year?
Y-o-r-ky Y-o-r-lry York{ Yorlr ! York!
P-o-r-ky, P-o-r-ky, Pork! Pork! Pork!
We hope we can do York in .a manner which will be a credit to both teams. Something like Lincoln6, York 5. York has as stron-g a team this year as it has had for years past and we are anticipating a great game.
Mrs W.-"I'm glad you enjoy it "
Alfred. - "Where's the kitchen?"
Mn; . W ." First door to the left."
Alfred departs and soon returns with the entire freezer.
MT. 'Frank H. Johns•Jn and wi fe, formerly Miss Susie Wallace, both members of the class of '0'3, ar e visi ting Lincoln from their home in Whitehall , Mon t. They made the high school a short visit. Mr. Johnson: was once manager of the business department J f the Advocate and a member of th 2 ' 01 team.
Archib a l'd H Dinsmore. visited the Omaha high school last week and made the discovery that the students did not cut their names on the desks
Instead of the subscription being $10 .00 in Mr. Clark's report, as was shown in the last Advocate, they should have been $40.00.
Students h e lp your paper by subscribing and handing it notes . Al'l students are cordially invited to attend the debating societies.
Joe Branson was seen on the gridiron back of the buildings last week.
Mr. Scoville spok-e in the ch a:pel Monda y, October 13.
The P. D. S. have invested · in some very neat h at bands.
Ir a Davis, '07 , is farming west of Lincoln
A cigarette was caught on the campus the · other d a y in company with a small boy. The small cigar quickly disappeared in a small bo y' s J} Ocke t. The cigarette's heart was on fire and the small boy became so like his companion that the heart of his pocket became inflamed. Soon the entire coat · caught the disease. See the point, boys?
Have you beard about it? Read tile next issue Going ?
"Did yo n a n d yo ur wi fe rl o mu ch r::Jwi n g at t h e sea shot·e ?"
"Tha t 's t he w ay i t is s p e ll e d , b u t it i s pr on oun ced d ifferent." .:_Ho u sto n Pos t.
E ll a - "She is a d e cid e d b l on de, i s n ' t s h e ?"
D ;; ra-'·Yes, b ut s h e on l y d ecid e d recent l y.' ' - L it e r a r y D iges t.
A n Eas y D is;m i se- Ct o th e b a r b8 r -" L a th e r m e th o r o u g hl y; th e r e com es m y ta il or. - Th y e n rle Bl aette r .
F at h e r- " I s t h at yo un g ma n he r e aga in ?"
Dang h te r- " )[ o, pa; it' s a ll the same cal l. " - H ar p er's B3za r .
The 'Brute- ;\f rs K n ick8r: HE' n ry, do yo u th i n k a ca:,el can JlR33 th r ough the eye of a need l e?
Kn i c ker: D un'no Do you thin k t h e eye o f a n ee d le can p ass thro u g h a b u tto n?
-Har p e r ' s B •tzar. Wh o Do es It for U s?
" D oes your wif?. as3ist ycu in you r wo r k'?' ' que r ie:l the repJrte r. " I see h er at yo n r d esl' orte n "
·'Yes, r ep li ed the s elf-co n l'esse :l h um o r ist , "s h e des tr oy s n ll my wife :mel motlle:-- in-la w j okes " -Ch i cago Ne v-rs
O n t-of-Tow n F r ie n d: "Say , old ma n , wh ere i s tl!f' lJ est J!h<'e t:J g:8 t u mbr e ll as?"
New Yo r1,er: "Oh , a l arge re c eptio n O!' a cl u b
"At l ea st th e audi e n ce hi s s ," r e marl,e d t h e p l ay w ri te r afte r t he un successf ul fi rs t n ig ht
" N o ," r ep li ed t he in a n ag e r , s a dl y, "they t o o sl eepy "
I l eft m y w a tc h up st a irs a n d it ran d own.
E ve r y tim e I get on a fer r y b oa t it m a l, es me c r oss.
Did yo u e v e r h e ar th e s to r y o f t h e p e aco c k "
B e auti f u l t al e
Whe r e we re the fi r st d ? u g hnu ts f r i e d ? In Greece
Ha va yo u h ow tl rea n'y Ch re n ce a nrl .Jun e bee n s in ce t h e of t he foo tba ll h op?
LAT E CO PY
I. M P. NO T E S
.J a n e t S te v e n s on , Erlit o r
Th a a t te n da n ce at t h e I. M P. m ee tin gs is growing l e.;;s a n d l ess a ll t h e t i me . P er hap s sc;ne of the gir l s ob no t kn 8w th a t we ar e g o in g to a 1n r ty soo n , a n j w ill giv e a d a n ce l ate1· on. Come to t he n ext m ee tin g a nd 8XPH'SS yo u r o pin io n s.
At the meet in g Thu rs:lay , O tc o be r 17 , t h e f oll ow i ng pr ogram was g iv e n: ·
P i a n o S CJ l o Eli za bet h B J nn e ll
Recitation Fr:m ce s Sny de J Vcc::ll Duet Kather in e B a in a n d Em m a V a n W·l E·
H the attendan c e i E1p rcves we will ma l\e p l a m for mere in tere Jti n g p r ogran:s.
Gi r l s 1 Be s u re an d cc:ne to the meet in gs . R e mem:J.:;·, tl: ey a r e h s l d every 'l' hurs ::lay n oon ; ;i rte r the I II per io d, in roo m 30il.
n :E C ' C ERGN I J\ N S
D ona ld Miller, Editor
The r e :ne severa l d e l.n t i ng so::: i et'e3 in the ol:l L H. 8. anrl each one (] :; i ns to be tile hast. \V e Hr e o n e of tl:en1, \Ve YJ '1 n 't a3k you to b e l ieve u s. All th at we a sk i s t hat yo u p a y u s a visit before yo u d ec id e fo r yo u r se lf.
F ycu com " 'Jr on n l a ny Fri lay evening at abont 7: 1J.5 an-1 hear on-2 of ou r debates livC'l : par l !3ii'Pn to ry drills you won 't regret it. l.gs r was a gee d ex:tmp l e . The attorney asked on par l ;[\menta r y ru l es oE or l :>.r t ha: n: :1d e t> i nt The ' VfL5 the th·H sh:u l :! t e e xc l wlr: rl from t1·e prOJ1er :cni terri8.S .,.,be r1(' 'l r:·ep:1;·e·l ; nd everyo n e interes: ecl. \ 'lhqll tb : y '''er8 the was ope n to Lhe 1:" :-r8 n;•rl e veryone harl s ometh ing to say. fol'get t ; con-e : u : ne x t F' rl ..l ay.
My angl e fo od , ta lify s alte d are t e be s t
C.. . Ol d s 15 15 0 S t .
Fr eshmen, hurry up, join aome debating so- · ciety. Though at present footba ll is a ll-absorbing, prepare for the future! Wh-en the football boys h a v e l aid aside their togs you will then be reaJy to tu r n your inte rest to debate Now is the time to join a society or d e b at e class. Get the training and practice now , for the big debates will be even a s hard and exciting as a footba ll game , and you will h a ve ·t o fight' harder for a place on the ·team. We will battle against som-e of the s-ame high ·schools in debate as we do in football and v ictory would not be comp l ete unless we win both events. The d e bating societies are do i ng good work now and their practice will be seen to h e lp them when it comes to the fi n a l d in the big .:lebates.
M r. F-eterson, our new coach , is already out scouting through the school for materi a l · for the Beatrice de bate Though this de bate is yet thre e montt:.s ahead he b e li eves , as you should, that in order t o accom p li·sh much we muat b-egin early . He h as visi t e d all of the societies and i's qu ite sa t isfied th a t w e c:J.n beat Omaha and Beatrice this y e ar wi t h the materia l h e has found But ther e is an abundance of material that he does not come in c :mtact with in t hat w ay Now these are the f e llows w hom w e want to com e out and ·show themselves, sbow what they know about deb 3t e-or if they d on ' t know-learn. Think of the oncoming victori'es. Th e time for those even t a will dr op upon us bef ore we realize it, so let u s b egi n early and not be takeun unawares
PHL O GIS T ON NOTES.
(Robert Funkhouser, Ejitor )
Th e Phlo e; istona h av e had two very interesting since th e la st i ss u e of this illust r iou s bi · TT! c n t hly, in one of which t h e Weari e s won both the parliam e ntary law con tes t and the debate, thus ty'ng the c :1nte st in bo th deb :J.te and parJiament 1ry J-aw. Sc o r e, one to one in each. In the the Willies won ·th e parliamentary law
contest by ho l ding the Wearies for twenty mi n utes from passing the following motion: "That the Weari-es go to the West Des Moines footba ll game and also to the dance in the evening a n d to take there a pretty gir l if possib le."
The de·bate on the question "Resolved, That the next state l eg islature should pa ss the county option bill" proved very inte resting The fo ll owing members were on the deb a te: Affirmative-Johnson and Bates ; n-egative-Fossler and Dins more. · Th e decision was giv e n to the affirmative by the judges, Mr Peterson an.:I Mr Byerts
· W . .P. D. S.
(Char les English, Editor .)
The Wendell Phillipps Society is a lo n g way from being de a d, although about three-fourths of our m e mbers were seniors and have 1eft us
In the first meeting we a ll took a lively interest and were urged on by our new coach, Peterson, who mad€ a fine addr es s. We later elected Mr . P eterson as our sponsor in the p lace· of 'Mr. Cronin. At the next three meetings, up-to·dBJte subjects were discussed, after which the usu a l parliamentary drill was h€ld. We· have taken into our soc i et y three new members, Messrs Enoch and C lin t on Nelson and Ridgely Chap-lin. We are always very g l ad to receive new members and we especially invite freshmen and s-ophomores. The s e boy s of the 1ow a r cl asse s will amount to something and be a benefit t o the school if they enter now
It see ms some of you ar e afraid of deb a ting , and will say that you can 't t a l k well It was for helping such boys that th i s society was organized Look at s ome of our charter members, S om er b a ltcr iSwidell and Davis These fe ll ows couldn ' t t a lk well at first, but aftet being in the soci ety a w h ile, it was wonderful how they "spea k up " We old members are not too cal o·r harsh with the new m€ mbers We Will
Magee and Deemer
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EDITORIALS
E'DITORIAL
At l a st smri eo n e b e sid e s th e hi g h s cho ol s t u· d e n t s t h e ri:J s e lv es, h a s· c ome t o r ea lize th e b a d conditi on of th e · high -s c h oo'l. The Evenin g N ew s i s c arry in g o n a ca mp a ign for a new s chool and rou s in g th e p eop l e of L in c oln t o a s e n se o f r e· sp onsi b ili ty in t h e m att e r
In t hi s th e N e ws d ese r v es t h e thank s o f no t onl y ·th e pr e s e nt s tud ent s in th e hi gh · schoo l bu t a l s o t ho se s tu de nt s who exp e c t to ente r l a tei· H e lp t h e m alon g, stud e n t s , a nd i t m ay b e t hat tho se · who a r e in th e lo wer cl a ss es ma y yet g et a c han ce a t st ud y in g in a modern s c ho ol buil din g.
H ow m a n y '::l·f u s are wor k in g f or a new buil di n g ? H a v e y ::J u sa id a n yt hin g at hom e abou t it ?
It is not p oss ib'l'e' t h a t th e pr e s e nt s e nior c l a ss will get t o go t o s chool in a n e w b uil ding bu t t h at ·is ·n o r ea son wh y th ey s h :J ul dn 't work ha rd t o get o n e b r th e cl asse s t hat f oll ow H e r e i s a fin e cha n ce t o s how y our lo ya l t y to t h e school. R emembe r to spea k ab ou t it wh e n y ou g :J· hom e , a nd get yo u r fo lk s in ter e s t ed.
A LE'TTER FR O M KATE.
L incoln , Ne br a sk a, Oct:J ber 17, 1907 .
D e a r H e l e n: : -I suppo se y ou know t h at I a m atte ndin g the 'Lin co ln Hi g h Scho ol , a g ain thi s .1·ear · Th ere a r e se v er al t hin gs a bou t th e s chool whi c h are fine, bu t t h ese a r e ove rs had ow e d b y the p oor c on d iti on s.
· · There i s a -nic e l,a r ge audit p1 : i um, 1which will a cc :; mmo d ate n e ar l y a ll o f t h e ' hi g h sch ool members at o n e tim e. Th e r e a r e se v era l lar ge statues a ni! f ri ezes at t h e sides a n i! ba ck o f t ile
platf o r m , a nd th ese h ave a ll b ee n ear n e d b y t h e st ud e n t s b eca u se t h ey ha v e b e en ·p,r esent e d to th e high scho o l by d iff e r e n t gra duatin g cl a s ses. Th e school owns a g r a nd pia no , which · giv e s th e s t ud e n ts a sp l e ndid ch a n ce to he a r ,s om e of th e b e st mu s ic a l ta l en t in Linc oln. Most of th e g oo d po in t s o f .th e sc hool a re f oun d in t h e a u ditorium, but it is s t r a n ge th a t th e r e st o f th e buil d ings :;t r e in s uch a bad con dit ion. I s upp os e th e p a t r ons d on ' t r e aliz e t h a t t he ro oms are s o crowd e d , and th at there i s su ch poor ven t il a ti on e v e r y wh e r e, and e v en fou'l a i r in s om e p a rt s of th e buildings. Wh e n the y visit t he s c hool , th ey ge n e r a ll y s e e onl y t he a u d it o·rium I wi s h t h a t s om e of t h e par e n ts o f Linc oln cou l d h a ve to stay f or an hour, jus t bef.oFe noon, in a cla ss ro om. which had had sc arce l y a ny v e ntilation a ll m o rnin g, b e c a u se th e r e w e re onl y 't w:> t in y windows in the room, and th e n perh aps t h ey could b egin t o r ea li ze some of t h e c onditions o f thi s high school.
It se ems a s thou g h I h a v e h a d mor e colds sinc e I have been goin g to sc h ool, here , than I ev er had be for e I don't w onder a t all that so man y o f t he stu de n ts ca t c h eo ld, b e c a u s e in most a:ll of t h e r oo ms , in ord e r to h a v e an y ventil a tion at a ll , t he r e i s a drau g ht bl o wing over some st ud e nt. I c augh t cold onc e l as t ye:1 r when I w a s s e nt on a n e rra nd from a class in Science Ha ll to t h e offic e, which is ih the ot h e r building. There is a c- ov e red brid ge a cross b e tw ee n t he two buildin g s , on the s ec ond floor, but in order tO> g e t to t h e bri dge, y ou ha ve t o p a ss t h rough th e ch e mistr y room . I foun d a clas s in this room, a ncl althQu g h i t w a s snowing T ha d to go ou t doors t o g et to t h e o ther buil ding · Th e r e is s o much nois e a roun d the ):li g h sc hool , a ll th e tim e, th a t v e r y o fte n a .t eac h e 1 : ha s to s to p th e r e citatio n •for a f ew minu tes. There a re t wo car line s whi c h run •b y t h e hi g h an d a c r os s th e street is a n a u tom o bil e g;:_ra g e , ' which t'ur· nish es a g r eat . d ea l of n oi se. T hey have on e ldnd of a utom obil es at t h a t g ara ge which ha s · a t erri bl y loud, s hrill whi s tl e , a nd they b l ow t h e whi s tl es off a nd on , a nd a ll d a y l on g Th e n t h e r e a r e ce m e nt floor s in th e b ase m e n ts o f th e buildin gs, and th e r e ar e onl y thr ee OT four chairs w hich h a v e rubb e r s on th e l e g s, s o t h a t ever y tim e a chair i s mo ve d i t c a n alwa ys be h e ard in th e r oo m n e ar , thr ou g h th e d oor s , wh iPc a r e open m os t of th e tim e for t he sake of v e n tiht: on On e o f th e g r a d e s c ho o ls is n e x t to ·s c i e n ce a nd wh e n tho se childre n hav e reces s t h ey p'! a y in th e s p ace b e twee n t h e tw o buil d in g s , and ma ke a great d e a l of n oise.
Mo 3t o f th e cl as s r oo m s in th e hi gh sc ho ol hav e •onl y one or t wo pi ctures. I h a v e h ea rd t h at th e r eason t h e cl ass roo m s a re n ot m ad e mo r e ch ee Tf u l is t h :H onl y t wo or t b.r ee o f the · te ac h e rs h av e a cei·ta in ro om in w hi c h to tea ch Th e r es t of t h e t eac h ers h ave a d iffere nt ro om for n ear l y evel·y ])E:r io d Th e n , m ::Js t of t h e r::J om s h a v e n o l ocked d esks o r c u pbo ar ds, s o t h a t wh e n eve r t h e te:1 ch ers h ave bro ug h t so m e of t h eir own boo ks to sc ho ol , for use in t h ei r c l a s se s , m a n y of t h em ha ve d is:wpea r ed
B e t wee n · two o f m y c l a ses, I h ave to go fr om t h e ·b as e me n t .o f o n e buildin:g to t h e third flo o r of the other build i n g , a n d I ge n era ll y h ave a g r eat t i me gett in g there TP. e flo :J r s in s e ve r a l o f th e m a i n h all s are a n i! a.; m nn y o f th e ti les
are loose, I a m alway.s afra i d of st umbling ove r a l one one Th en the h alls are so crowd e d, because they are too narrow to begin with, and t h en have a TOW of l ockers On each Side, S O that YOU s impl y h ave to mov e with the crowd. Then the steps in S c ience · H a ll ar e so hollowed o u t, w ith wear, that they a'r e very h ard to c limb .
T.hr ea of us are ob li ge d to u se a lo cker together , a n d they are so small ; t h at some <Clf the gir ls have to le a ve their hats on top. Th e lockers are a go:Jd thi ng , but they are entir ely too small.
I had to p ut a problem on t he board in ma t h ematics this afternoon, arid tried five pieces of c h a !l{ before I found one that wo ul d write. It is s uch a cheap grade of chalk , that i t has sand in it, a nd after you have written with a piece for a li ttle while, it begins to scratch and wo n 't write
Th e y h ave ·a teacher's rest room her e, this yea r, for the first time, but it is a b are looking room for a rest room, a nd there is no students' rest room a t all.
In one of my chs s r ooms t h ere are ju st three small windows, which a lways have broken window pane s , be cause the y stick so tightly, every day, that it takes such a jolt to op en or shut them, that it bre ak3 t he g lass.
The re are 1eaks in the i·oof, and the plaster fa ll s in s :Jme room a lmo st every time · it r a ins. In one of m y classes, the other day, t hr ee pieces of plaster fell. Th e roo f l eaks ill se veral places, in the auditorium. There· are eight or nine rows , in one section of seats t h ere,- roped off , because of the danger of falling plaster.
Th e gir l s h ave no recre atio n provided by th e school, so they get i t by walking the streets. The re is a wa itin g room in Science Ha.!l , but i t. is s uch a dark ·room , and so h ar d ' to get at, and so far c ut of the way, that m ost Of ' the stude nts woul d rather wait outside than to go in there, if the y ge t to sci:io::>I a little ea rly
There is one room in th e basement of Science Hall , that is a l ways terribly' hot and stuffy. All the steam pipes, for the two buildings, run through this room, a nd there is scarcely any way to v e ntiiate it.
In one -o f the rooms, o n the second floor o f Science Ha ll , there is · a lmost no direct ligh t. It is mainly reflected from t h e bricl;: wall of the building n ext. On bright d ays this is ver y h ard on th e students' eyes.
Th ese are not a ll of the bad po ints of this hi g h schoo l, by a n y m ea n s. But d·on't yo u think that si n ce every word of tiiis is true , that this is to show that we need a n ew high scho ol building?
Sincerely yo ur friend, KATE
It is a disagreeable duty that must be performed t hrou gh t hi s editorial but one that is nec essary Som e time ago a notice was read in chapel in regard t:::>· stud ents u si n g Mrs. H e rzog 's · l a wn as a waiting place, and h, it s h e asked the stttdents to p l ease disc·on tin u e the practice. Now lt ' i s the very hei g ht of impo lite n ess, to say .the least, to continue to do t h at w hich yo u have been askerl not to, espec iall y by a neighbor of th e
schoo l. Mrs Herz• ::>g puts herself out t:o come over here a n d give u s recitals in ch3!pel and in ret urn fo r her kindness yo u refuse to recognize her authorit y as to her own l aw n . Now I know that t hi s i s not an inte ntion a l slight to Mrs. H erz Jg bu t at the same time it looks very bad L e t u s see in th e future ·i f we ca n't be a li ttle more r es p ectf til of oth e r people's wi s h es a nd no t b e so tho ug htl ess
With r egar d to t h e trouble Friday ni g ht, Oct. 11th, we will say that we think it was childish in the extreme , no t to m e ntion t he strong tendency toward rowdyism. The students who take pa rt in s uch a demonstration and d estroy property without regard to its value are hurtin g themselves thereby. If they bad stopped to think a little before tearing .up: t he bi cycle racl,, they could easily ·have foreseen t he consequences. As it is, they h ave to und e rgo the inconvenience and risk of leavi ng tlleir wh ee ls in a n y pl ace that offers it se lf Why don't the boys a r,-angE) for a committ ee, as was s ugg es ted, to p urch ase the necessary combustables a nd carry on t h e celebration in the right way A celebration is afine thing if it is a celebration, but if it becomes a n orgy le d by outside rowdi es, it · spoils the whole thing. Boys! Sta r t the hall rolling. and get yo ur committee in shape fo r t he corning vic to ries so that our celebraUons won't hav e .to be spoiled the next day by a deserved scolqing.
Can you ·write a goo d li ve l y story? Let's have it. Can you · draw a good c-artoon? Let's h a ve it . Thi s is the eternal cry of a high school paper but it doesn't always brin g an , answer. Since there are some new s tudents · in · tlie · sch:ool 1t 'behooves u s to repeat the old snry and ask fo1· contributions Th e Advocate is a paper rlin by the stude nt s, and for the st ude ts, an·d the students are ·supposed to take an in teres t As was said in the last issue-"Can yo u come to a showd ow n and show that you are public spirited" by sending in a contribution tci the public paper? Any n ews ite m that will be of inte rest to a portion or aU of the sc hoo l ; a ny story that will help t n· make the Advocate in teresti ng-anything, in short, that is fit to put in a high school paper will a lwa ys b e welcome; and maybe when you knock at the " P earl y Gates" and St. Peter asks what you have don e, you · will be ab le to e nte r on the grounds that you h ave helped the Advocate. If you do n't know whether yo ur news is of sufficient importance or · not, send it and l et us decide for y ou. Give us a chance to r e j ect it at l east.
Enoch Nelson had .a fi t t he other day in the lower h a ll. Th e amb ulanc e wa:s called and h e was hurried to St . Elizab eth 's hospital, where a German word of thirteen sy ll ab l es was -s uccess, fully .removed from him . Then · the doctors di scharged him a nd warned him to be more careful abo ut these 't hings in the futu r e. We do not know h ow Enoch managed to swallow all this · at o nc e, two sy ll a,bles ge ner a l'l y strains his capacity for German.
Y . W. C. A .
(Louise Meredith, _ Editor )
The Y. W C A. has started out briskly. We have a good beginning and th i s year promi-ses to show a great increase in the association.
The noon meetings ar e splendid. Girls! Be sure to stay on Wednesday to attend them. Plan for this thirty-five minute meeting once a week. There is always s-omething •good to hear
We have bad two cabinet mee t ings, on e the first we e k uf scho o l a t the City Park, and one on October lOth at the home of Miss Be ul ah Beal l. Monthly cabinet meetings will be hel-d at the homes of the different members These cabinet meetings are fine! Picnic lu nhces, pJen:ty to and oh , the ,olives! The cabinet girls are starting a class in Bibl e study, as ' hey l1:1.·.re in unnv e rsity c a bine t.
W e are planning for a great man y socia l events. The reception for th e new students at the home of Miss Ella Morrison wa s a gr a nd success We were entert ained by delightful music, and a report of the Cascad e conference w a s given Our membership was greatly increased
Y n u h ov e l lr 'l h!l.bly n ·:} ticed how busy the social cn m mittee Is la te l y. They are plann in g to ent " '·-u m c l ass of the high schoo l on dates not far distant. The cute little diplomas for the senior g i r l s heralded one of t h os e events The reception will be held Oct 18th at the home of Miss Margaret El mendorf It is to be a reverse party, the guests enteri n g at the back d oor The receiving li ne shaking hands with their faces to the wa ll. The farewe ll address first .a n d nf welcom e las t . Severa l musica l selection s w ill be gi v en backwards. 11-reshmen! W •atch out for H a llowe'en, and be sure to keep t h at date open Something n i ce is going t o happen
The juntor and sophomore receptions are •being p l anned for for and the d a tes are fi xed. W a tch for announcements
SHAKESPE A RE CLUB.
T l Jt' Shakespf•a.r<.; C lub had a candy feed fer its n :· -; .- m e mbe r s Lt tb e l a s t me e ting . The revised list of pbdges is as follows : Ruth Wood s, Maud Clark , Ciai•r Sigafoos, France s Snidar , Alt a Kates, and .Jeanette Hugg.
I-RMA HERMAN.
MUSIC.
(Albert C. R oss, Editor.)
The music outlook for the year i'907 -1908 is very .prom i si n g. The c l asses in harmony and h i stor y of music are d oing very fine wo r k, and if they continue to do so, the nex t -semester w ill be the crowning one in the history of m u sic in the Linco l n high school. It is hoped that more pupils wiH j o in the elementary harm ony class next semester, -so that more p u pils of the school will underst a nd the principles of m u sic. There will be no girls' glee cl ub this year, but that i s no ex c use for the girls n ot singing in chap:el. An effort has also been made to get t he •bo y s ' g l ee club together but without success . -No w a ll boys who can sing o u ght .to g·et out anJ hel p get the c l ub started.
Wh e n we h a ve music in the chapel p l ease don' t talk, but -sing U you ca n 't s i ng make a noise. When a pie c e is given ou t and you don't happen t o like it, rna k e the best •:J f it -and sing What we need is mor e music i n the scho'ol and we are going to hav e it. When the seniors and j un iors met in chapel for the purpose of singing, they d i d sing a n d fai r ly well, and when all the classes ge t together w e ough t to make the auritor i um ring . V·: f- have a g·J od pi a n -1, a ;good l eader an ,l plenty o[ Looks and good Now l e t us :mpro v e tl1e o; :portunity, an rl r u;ke it 1 ·r ea 1 tha t stwll long be rem e mbered i n the history of the sc h oo l.
KILKENNY KLUB.
(Grace Ben n ett, Editor )
The in i tiation was hel d a week ago Sat u r d ay at the h ome of Mario n Sweezey. Janet Stevenson was initlated .
A humorous program was given October 10 as fo ll ows:
Humorous poems- E l sie FitzGe r a l d.
Stories..:...Lenore Richards
A declamation-Valeria Bonnell.
Limericks-Dorothy Watkin s.
A current even ts program will be held Thursday, October 24.
We are haying very interesti n g programs and the girls are taking · more interest than ever before.
Archie says he is no dressma k er! Who wo u ld believe him?
at 3 p.
m.; Evening 7:30 and 9:00 o'clock, Admisson, 10 and 15c
Unlike all others,
Our "L" Syst em Suits Magee & D eemer
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THE GL ORIO US F R E SHI ES O F 1911.
A l arge number of Freshmen met in r oom 26 on Tu esday, Octo b er 15. As u sual a great dea l o f spirit was m:mHest. in fact s J· much spirit was l oose tl:!at things might have been tor n up if it had n' t been for the opportu n e a rrival of Dr . Sancl e rs with a l a rge bottle of soothing syr up which be judicially distributed . The meeting was concluc t od by the pr etty freshman [1l'esident , will Cook. After much w i se con fusion and the wa sting o f a lar ge amou n t of win e ! the following offi ce J·s were e l ect ed: Vi ce President , Miss Ha ll . He l e n Thorn-berg. Treasu r er, Di ck W' estove r. Editor, Re e d Daw so n. Spcnsars, M r Temrle, Miss Bec k
A huge member of the class, Richard Stout, w :t s elected s€l'ge an :-3.t-arms . Most of the fresh· men didn't know what a sergeant-at-Hms was for l: ut as t he other c l asses ha d on e they thought they wou l :l l•ave one too. These officers we r e caliej ror by the constitut io n wh ich wa s ad ·J ptecl at the b eginniw;- oE the meeti ng.
A commit:ee consisting or R ic hard F o r d, Della Ha c v er, Eclrr un:i Fie l d, 'Thomb el·g and Hele n !-'ra n w:- s cl!lp: inte d lo select co lors for the cl:ls s. T he meeti ng th e n adj ourned . :u0 fu ll of li fe and enth usiasm anri ;:-;c: :l a3 fresh ie s always are . Th e y c:: ll tr. ;rind an o!J ALivoca t e poem one verse of w i1 i cll is as fo i! Jw:;' Ve the sil : nt upp er c la ssmc n , A t their cnrers sta n a aghast, Anrl \7e no :l o ur heEJ.ds in sorrow, T2 in :\iug Jf c u r happy past. Re porte d by Bob Fe 1·guson
SENIOR NOTES.
( Mar -r u erite Kli n ker, Editor.)
Th e b Gy3 of '08 m et \Ve d aesday a nd organizedrl e ci!le d to giv-e a dance Saturday night in honor of th e \V e·s t Des Moines el e v en T :1e ]Jlay c om'"l'l ittee h as b ee n appo in te d as f o ih v s: Lcni<> Mi e l', Alfred Munge r , W·end e ll Ma c:'cll':;a l Louise l3ar r a:J. d Edith S t ombaugh.
The las t meo l·ing ':Va s the most ord e rly of any meeti n g ev e r h el d. Eve r yone wai? so bn-s y rea di ng t h e A d vocate t:ln t a ll bu s in·ess wa s next Tuesday.
A will be app oint e d in t h e n ea r fu1'\t!'e fer t h8 purp >se of se e i ng t h at all Genior · ·:e'l ts a lio-.ve d w ill come off
SOP HO M OR E NOT ES. Lorena Bixby , Edit or.
The c l ass of 1910 ha s ha rl several m eetin gs , all of which were lar ge ly attended. At the l a st m eeting l ast yeH orlicers were e l ected as follows : Pr e sident-Ru sse ll -Bickford.
Vice pr esLie nt-Kirk Fow l e r.
Secret a r y - Jeanette Maye r_
Tr easu rer-Julia Hitchcock.
Sargea n t -at-a rm s-R al ph Emerson.
Editor-Lorena Bixby.
Little was done at our first me e ting this year
Tile motion was mad e , seco n ded , and carried , ti'at w e h ave the meetings Tuesda y after fiftl; p ariod , instead ::J f Wednesday no on as formerly _ After this the m ee t -ing ad journed . Since then the c l ass h a s been hu st l ing Our two sponsors Miss Fox an d Miss 'Gere, offered their res i g n a ti o n s, whic h, after co n siderab l e vo t ing, were ac cepted. \Ve then elected Miss .Jury as a perma n e nt sponsor and 'Miss Muir as semester . Edward Reichentha l was e l ected captain ol our f o otba ll te :t m a nd :Mr. Scott, c :Jac h. Th E lat ter , -a ft er maki n g two sveeches o n c las s en thusiasm which w e r e highly int erestin g , sugg e st e l that we h 2ve a footba ll on t he fo llo wi n g Thurs d ay This mo t ion was carri e d a nd t h e n th E · meet in g adjo urn ed.
On Thur sday, Edwa rd R e i c h enthn l, captai n ot t!:e team, took charge of t h e meeting and i t was that the b::Jys sho uld be g in ]Wactice tha t very clay (Here it was n ecessary to ca ll a halt while t.b r ee juniors were gently ass i ste d out of Lhe r oom .) Then, after orders t o b ri n g clas s yells to the next me eti ng, the c l ass adjo urn ed.
T he n ex t week "Jr. Scott Sttggesterl th at WE' chall e n ge the juni o r s to a football game, and it moved an d carried that Edward g iv e i t. A
cc :J: Il" i ttee as f a ll ows was a pp oi nt ed to m a l'e up a ye ll : ·
Dorothy Phillips.
Ralnh
Ca r l Brown
H yde, chairman.
comm itte e cleciding to meet vVedu estlay
:-:I te r the fifth, w e nrlj ourned
At t b e r 1ee t in g there was much tronbi e ever rhe cho i ce of the yells, mul nothing definite \Vas decirJ8 J o n . Th e committee app:J in tecl for a spec i a l chape l consisted of L e nm·e
Ricbar ,is. D orothy Ra y mond, Jean ette
:""en ry W!ll,enson, George Burch , and Genrg e H ammo n d -
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EXCHANGES
Sandwiches all l{i nds. Noon hour lu nches a specialty
, The excha n ge e di tor has r e ecived a numb e r of from o t h er schools Th ese all se e m as full of life a nd joy as eve r We always lik e tc get a new exchange; it exp r e sses the personality of th e e ditors an d of t h e p r inter, we think .
We li ke the " Sp ectato r 's" cuts of the scene r y in Ohio . The idea of printing them is a goo d one . Th e re ar e t hou sa nd s of pretty p lac es a round a lmost every c ity. Pu b lishin g pictures of t h ese will help disp l ace t h e id ea that on e must go far away fro m home to ·see b ea u t iful scenery W e s uggest that the " Spectator " have its pr in ter inse r t d as he s to separate its jokes. This will m :tke th e m a littl e eas i er to read, won ' t it?
Li ttle Willi e, t ir e d of p l ay, Pu s h e d ·sis te r in t he we ll on e day; Said moth er, as she d re w th·e water : " 'Ti s ditlicult to rais e a dau g ht er. "
'l"he ' ·R e vi ew," fr o m the hi g h :>chool at S acrame nto, Ca lif o rni a, certa inl y r e flects Californi a spir it; bi'g a nd j ol1 y an d full of lif e a nd energy i t was joy f ully r ece i ved by u s. The only thin g a bou t t he pc.per that isn 't of the b e st are th e ha lf -tone s. We think these could be improv e d u pc n. W e hate to speak of a nythin g lik e in a great paper wh i ch h as so m a n y ex c e ll ent fe ,ttur cs . We shou l d 'Ji'l:e to speak o f t he gooli t \: ings c f the "Review, ;' bu t w e c a n't. Th ey woul.i fill o ur w h ol e exchange C')lumn. The frontispiece of the " R e view" is a picture of the fou n dations of their n ew high school. We cer tainl y sha ll be g l ad when we are a:b l e to pu bli s h a si milar pi ct ure .
:!\Hs > Gr ee n (to .Johnny): " What anc ient kin g r1ay e ·1 on the fiddle w hil e was burnin g?"
"Nn, n o t: H ect or."
" Th en i t was Duk e "
Wha t do you mean, .Johnn y?"
"Well, th en, it must ha ve been Nero. I knew i t was som c bqjy with a dog's name. "
W ·e s u ggest th a t " Peb b l es," Mars·halltown, Ia ., and th e "Vola n te," Grand Is land, N eb. , add a j ok e column to their paper. Th ey are both ord erly , we ll pri nt ed month li es The for m er has some goo d jok es scattered through the pap-er from which w e quot e the followin g:
" What is the b e st way to t e ll a b a d egg?"
" I n ot know , but I would su g gea t if yo u have any th ing im po rtant to te-ll a bad egg, break it gently."
" Th e Normal R -ec ord," from Ch i co, California, co nta ins an intere sting pi ct ur e of its schoo l buildin g. It i s s urr o und ed by palms and othe r Californ i:l vege t atio n
In t he loc a l column of t he " So-to-Speak," ManiJowoc, · Wisconsin, we find the following jokes: Now adays yo u see a dv ertiseme n t s r eading thus : " School s uits ," yet the average b oy will admit that it doem 't.
" ' 'V ill s of millionaires r em ind us
We can make our lives -excfti n g, And d eparting lea ve behind us
All our wife's r elations fightin g."
" Th e Bugle ; • Ru sse ll, K a n sas, h as started its career as a hi gh school paper . It's a difficult job to cond uc t a high schoo l p.aper and we c om pli· ment th e "B u gl e" on its first i s sue
Mi ss P illsb ur y- " What d oes 'a lter ego' m ean , Ruth? "
" Th e o t h e r eye," sa id Ruth
"Gi ve an examp l e "
" H e winked hi:; alter ego "
Th e editor d o-e·sn't think it goo d t ast <:J to criticise th e size of other papers or the quality o f t h e on which they a re print e d It is lik e critic ising a person's cloth es. Perh ar, s th-ey c a n ' t a ff ord any b atte r. T h e policy of t his pape r is t o "boost ," not t o "knock. " We ,lo n ot mean , in cfferin g 'S u gge·sti ons to oth e r pap eTs, {hat our own p a !H>r is faultl ess. We know a great many things in ou r which c1 n b e improve d u pon and we ar e doing our best to improve them.
" You shouldn 't l a ugh out loud in the schoo l room ," r e mark e d the teach e r rep rovin g l y.
" I didn 't m ea n to, bu t I was smiling, wh e n a ll of a s u dde n tbe S'l1il e bu st-e d ."
· ( from page five)
h e l p you a ll we can to get started we ll We will h e lp y ou and y:m -can help us b y com i ng and makin g our society the b est in t h e What is it we want? New m e mbers What are w e going t o s how the 'L. H . :S? Th at we amount to something and hav e a share in the wo r k
At our last me et ing we up the subject of two high sc hools -for Lincoln and received man y good suggestio ns that wou l d h e lp even the sc·hool board.
On S aturda y, O cbo·b e r 26, 1907, this society i s going to enter,tain all the debating s-ocieties in t h e school ··we are going to h ave a good time and want every member of the various societies to •be pr esent a nd bring fi'long some friend . At our l ast m eet ing th e foUowing officers were elected: President, iDe an Edward s; Vice President, 'C has. Engli s h; Secr eta ry-Tr eas urer"C ritic, Wend e ll M cDouga ll ; Editor , Ivern T ingley ; Attorne y, R ex Wond e r i ng; :Sergeant-at-arms, Ridgely Chaplin.
Some mean ol d maid, without -a doubt Who'd never tas te d bllils, Was first to start that lie about The microbes in a kiss.
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Ear l Swind l e, '07, i s in I ow.a th i s yea r_
Get out and help the footba ll team.
V ictor Fri end, '0 7, is taki ng physics at t h e Unithis year.
" 'ho's yom · perm a nent adviser?
The Freshma n cl ass of the un i vers i ty contains a great many :Lincoln students
What d oes your r etnr t show? Have yo u got any D 's ? Next t ime you want to begin t h e firs t thing-don't wa i L ' till the w P.e k before the s i x week's tes t.
You want to see the Leyendecl,er p oste rs at Lhe L in co l n Boo l;: Store. "The Discus Thrower, " "The F oJtball P l ayer," and others. The price is only 25c.
Te11 you friends -to hurry up and pay their s ubsoriJ Jt i ons \V e cannot give out papers until they arc paid for. Get busy
Miss Josephine S a nford, ' 07, after s.pencling a most eD.ioyab l e snmmer in Europe, ha s returned a n d i s attending Un i.
}1r S cott. toJ k his e l e ri1entar:v science c la ss o ut r.o Antelope p a rk \Ve cl n esclay :\'[ r. :\i ill er gave the juniors and sen i or s a singing 'l esso n 'J'hurs d ay mo rning· in chapel Th e pupil s wer e divided into sopra no, alto, t. enor, a n r1 IJase clllsses. a n rl s nng in 11arts, "It's a way we Hav e at School."
Th e seni:-:· b oy s have former! -::m org :mizatiJn. I t is a pure l y soci:\1 on e , "JHl some event wm i al-:e place soon
Ge t to work In six we e ks the r ep on c:-u·rls c o111e o ut agPin.
Harris :m We b, an o'l rl sttFlent of the schoJJ, vns in th e c ity Rnrl visited the school h c,;t week. His siste r i s one ot: t.he memllers of this year' s c l ass.
Se ni ors, get yo ur pins or1.
Mi ss Dav i s iu Latin cbs s. -"\Vhen is a syllall l e 1nng?"
F r e sln-'' 1\ syJial.JJe is l o n g if' if conta in s a vnwPl, if' it c nt ::lin s n dipth ong , i f it contains a sho r t. v:wel fo llow ej h y C·r z or a n y two consonants (e. rert a m u te]llns, a fluid.)"
Fa ; bar d t. is firing : n th e Unio n PRcific ont. of G1ee nriver , V·lyo.
Jup,t th e s uit or overcoa t you w ant at ju s t th e pri ce yo u wan t to pay. Not on e o l d garment t o show yo u _
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Thi·s is our ath l e tic number. For years it has b ee n ch e custom of the Advocate to have at least o n e is su e devo t ed principally to the athletic interr,.ts of t he school. Thi s year, in accordance to c n 3tc m, w e are glad to endorse athletics.
We are s o rry that we cannot print a picture of our footb::tll team in this issu e , but we assure our r e ad e rs that w e will try to have a good picture in Thanksgiving numb e r. ·
Number
The Lincoln high school football team played the Pawnee City eleven and "the referee in the second half." The Lincoln boys outclassed Paw-' n e e in regard to knowledge of the game Several trick pla y s and forward passes were played which resulted in good gains, one a touch down which was not allowed by the referee, and which was a rank decision, as everal Pawnee spectators testified . Lincoln outpunted Pawn e e . Pawnee made
At u le tics have never before beeniri the condit ion that they are this y ea r, and student support has nev e r been need e d as badly as it is this year. T h e c rowd whi ch attended the last game at the Uni. ca n:;. pus was a very poor imitation of the • re ll t hing ." Ge t ou t , s cudents, and sell tickets for th e H a rl a n-Lin c oln g ame Saturday .
a touch down on a fluke. Lincoln ' s touch down r e sulted from a short punt. This touch down was disputed but finally allowed to count. Frye kicked out and Ros s caught the ball in good position to kick goal, but the official 'Said that the ca t ch was unfair. In the second half the Lincoln boys had to play th e referee and the opposing
eleven. With a fair deal L H. S would have had 11 to P H S 5.
The following is the L. H S lineup : Graves, l e ft end; Robinson, left tackle ; Ros s, l eft guard; Hornburger, cente r; Irwin, right guard; Deweese, r i g ht tac kl e; B€ams, right e nd ; Williams, quarte·rback; Woodward, l eft h a lf; Frye (captain), full back; Gallahan, right half , and subs, Baird and· Sheldon.
Histories of the Team Members follow
CAPTAIN RUSSELL FRYE.
Russell was born in P a n ama (not the isthmu.a), Nebras :m, in 1890, w h ere h e spent e ight years of h i s illu s triou s lif e. He entere d schoo l in this tow n an d came to Linco'ln, going to school in the basement of Science h a ll. At thia place h e came u p against something and the n went to the Capitol School for a li t tl e while, but l ater changeJ to Everett an d from there to the McKin l ey School when h e was a bl e to enter th e high school. H e has been h ere for two and a half yea r s. He was o n the footba ll team from the McKinley School, which was the t er ror of a ll others, and eve n sco r e d against the high school. He is the only old member on t h e L H. S team and at pr esent is his R :Jy:l l Majesty the Cap t ain
HOMER WILLIAMS.
Homer M. Wil-liams, quarterback, was born October 15 , 1890. A g ; e a t pa r t of h is life so fa r, has been spent in the northwestern part of thi.;; state, at Crawford, Nebraska, w h ere he h as taken act i ve part in the ath l et ic s of his sc hool, both g raded a nd hi g h school. He came to Lin co ln on the 13th of October, 19{)6. After the firs t semester of h i s work in L H S. h e became a m e mber of the Y. M. C. A. of Linco ln and finding out he was fair on his feet t ried out for the clasa team of ' 09 . He became a member of t h e class track tea m l ast yea r an d w as elected captain for this com in g year. H e also ran with hia c lass r e l a y tea m last year. Whe n he heard thi s fall tha t the schoo l was go ing to get out a football team, after the g a m e had be e n d ead for a year, he d eci ded t o get o u t for the team, althoug h he had nev e r played o n a regular sq u a d b efo re. He has .be e n out re g ul arly this year for practice. F.Ie says: " The L H S has not by any means a star t ea m t his year, but by next year we o ugh t to have a much better team." Williams play e d right e nd at the first of the seaaon, but he h as since been changed to qu arte r back. He says tha t he is very well s atisfied with his sc h oo l and that h e w ill be h ere n ext ye ar t o try o u t for n ext year ' s team .
HOOVER A. CALLAHAN.
Hoover A. Ca ll a han was born in 1890 on Prin ce E dwa rd's Isl e. Th e re he liv ed for several years until his parents d ec ided to come west. Aft e r much drifting they stopped at Linco ln a nd h ave been here ever since. When b ut a. small boy h e showed great inte r est in all at hletics and he was very oH e n at the gym ., -swimming or d o ing .someth in g s imilar instead of b eing at school. In 1905 he managed in so m e way to graduate from th e g raded schoo l a nd ha s b ee n in high sc hool ever' since. P e r h aps h e w ill b e here for a l ong tim e t.o come He lik es to try everyt hin g, but scarce l y ever does a n ything . At prese n t h e is h o ldin g down ri ght tackl e, chiefly because there are n o comp etitors. He 'has p l a yed football only since Sep te mber an d h ence knows but ve ry li t tle about 1he ga me. Th e coach inform s us that if he stays in sc hool 8b out two years mgr e h e s hould be ab l e to p r ove himself a sta r
EVANS HORNBERGER.
Evans Hornberger was born in Fremqnt, N ein t h e yea r 1776 where h e liv e d one year. He t hen removed hi mse l f and family to Norfolk where h e liv ed under th e care of a German nur se w h o tau g ht him t hat l angua ge un til his age h ad re a ched six years He t h e n remov e d himself and family to Pekin, Illinois. Up to the time h e left Peldn h e h ad a ver y weak a nd s i ck chi l d and his life had b ee n dispaired of a number of times , but. after h e became a resid e n t of Chic a go b P. n aturally g r ew stro n ger. Hi s first Englis h ac hool was in Chicago a t the Ellsworth school wh e re h e made a r ecor d t h at wa s very good (considering the pe r son) It was there tha t h e first started to ploy foot ball. This game has been one of h is bes t-li ked sports, althou g h h e h a.s always enjoyed any kind of sport tha t was in the open air. Linco ln wa·s his n ext home . For ad dition a l inf ormation apply to the gen ial athlete him self.
FORREST WINTHER.
Forrest Win t h e r , right guard, was born in th E' s prin g of 1889 , on a farm ·south of Holdreg e, N ebra s ka. He started to school at the age of seven <i nli hal comp l ete d the ei ghth grade at th e age of thi r teen. He helped his father on the farm for two yea r s then moved to Ho.Jdrege where h e atte nd e d schoo l about five months before going back to ·t h e f a rm. ln th e foll o wing fa ll he moved tc Linco ln and sta r te d to school. H e h as eve r since be e n i nterested in all kinds of athletics. Last h e p l aye d guard on the second high schoo l tE am and l ast s umm er he worked on a farm w h e-re h e to u gh eno u g h to pl ay f ootb all t h is fa l l.
LLOYD E. DEWEESE.
Lloyd E. Deweese was born June 24, 1891, In Coll e ge View, where he was raised on peanuts and potatoes. w ·hen Lincoln grew tg its Immense s ize, his family moved here where b.e has lived e v e r since Here In the ward schools he first m e t Hoover Callahan who taught him the art of cheating, whi c h hE:' has greatly improved on since. Af t er hi·.:; w a rd school career he attended Yale wher e h e le arned the gam e of football. Later he r e turned to Lincoln High to foin Rusty's noble band of gridiron warriors.
MAC WOODWARD.
Mac Woodward is another wember of this year'·s football te :1 m. He is the small boy on the right e nd. He was born in ViJliSca, Iowa, In 1890. He came to Lincoln in 18 92 where he played in the sand on 0 street until he was five years of age, and old enough to enter the Eliott school. Here he ;;pent eig'ht long, wearisome years till at last, in 1904, he succeeded In entering old L H S. He has spent three years in the high school an.:l between coming and skipping has at last becom,e a senior . His football career has been spent on outside team;; where he has been the terror of the opponents. He (lid such fine work in the West De s Moines game that his work was commented upon by all.
ERNEST E. GRAVES.
Ernest E. Graves was born November 6, 188!> in Omaha, N.ebrafka, and lived tbere until about e ight years a go After going abroad he returned to Omaha an d late r to Lincoln where he has atl <> niled s chool since. He has played football a gr e at deal on minor teams. He has tried out fo ·r th e L . H. S. team two years a nd hopes to make this, his third year, successful.
ALBERT BEAMS.
"Beamsey" dropped from the rafter;; of a small cottage within the corporate limits of the great city of Firth, at some unknown moment during th e year of 1888 B. C. Previous to his freshle year at Lincoln High, he att ended Prescott school of Lincoln. He was a great " kid" who liked to p lay football. He played on se.veral ·small teams about town, but when he came to the High he sta rted in right by getting out for the track team. He has played end and quarter on this year's football team .
GALE ROBINSON. H e never was bern-he "jist growed."
OTHELLO BROWN.
H e hain't got no hi-st'ry. ·
For the benefit of the new students and freshmen, we have decided to print a number of high school songs. Those who already know them don't need them but the others do. Hence tbey follow:
I.
Tune--Solomon Levi.
0 , we're .the Lincoln High School boys, We've never yet been beat, We've tak e n everything in sight In a manner very neat; Our walls are bright with banners And we've cups and med'als gay, ' And any one who conquers us Will have to get out and play.
CHORUS:
Oh Lincoln High School, Lincoln , tra Ia, Ia, Ia, We're the champion High School, Lincoln, tra 1a, Ja, Ia.
II.
Time-Upldee.
Repeat verse.
The s'hades of night were falling fast, Tra, Ia, la,tra, Ia, Ia. As to the basket-ball game .there passed, Tra, Ia, Ia, tra, Ia, Ia, A crowd of rooters, mostly young, The High School yell on every tongue. Lincoln High School, Lincoln High, Lincoln High , Lincoln High, Lincoln High School, Lincoln High Lincoln, iLincoln High ' Ill.
Tune-Good Bye Dolly Grey . Good Bye, Omaha, you're beaten, Though we hate to use you so; Something tells me you'll be weeping As to Omaha you go; See the Lincoln boys are coming, They will tear you up, hurrah! You will never know what hit you, Good bye, Omaha!
IV.
Tune--Tale of a Kangaroo. Oh, Omaha, your'e beaten, Oh, Omaha you ' re blue, We've used you rather roughly, We're feeling sad for you, Go seek the place you came from, And tell the ones who walt That the Lincoln boys are hustlers, But you found It out too late.
V.
The Crimson and Black. Although Omaha has favored The pan·sy's purple hue, And the sons of old Beatrice To th lily's shades are true,
We will own the rose of scarl et; Nor honor shall it l a ck While old Lincoln stands defender Of the Crimson and the Black.
Thro' the four lon-g y e ars of lilgh school, Midst the scenes we know so we11 When the jo y of football victory Makes our h ea rts wi t hin us swell, Or we t rium ph In deb ating Or in ba sket-!Ya ll, or track; Th e n we shout for d ear old Lincoln And the Crimson and the Black.
When the cares of lif e ever take us , A nd we go our various ways; Some to fi ght and be defeat e d, Some to win a nation 's praise, Th e n we ' ll come, from joy or sadness, As we turn our mem 'rys back And we'll sigh for Lincoln High School , And the Crimson and the Black. VI.
Tune-Why Don ' t You Try .
Do you think yo u ' d like us better If in bask e t-ball we'd meet. Do yo u think that yo u'd be angry If you had to take d e feat. Do yo u think that you cou l d love us In the sweet, sweet bye and b ye, If you think th at yo u could b ea t us, Why don't you try, why don 't you try? Tune-Ta'le of a Kang aroo. , VII.
Oh, Omah a, y ou 're beate n, lt surely do es ap pe ar You were so ve ry foolish When you brough your team do w n her e . So take them to the depot Of this old glorious town, And Uk e a ll co nqu ered hobo e s " Go way back and sit down ."
A st ron g, hu sky fe llow who h a d been serv in g his country fait hf u lly in th e a rmi es of his country, b e coming weak after a spelJ of sickness , asked for l eave of a bsence to quit the f ront an d r e turn hom e.
Wh-en 'h e arr ived home he looked quit e diff er· e nt from what he did when he started out, and as he was stepping from the train one of his old friend;; rush e d up to him, and cordially s hakin g his han-d sa i d : " Well, o l d man, 'I see yo u'r e baclt from the front."
The young man weakly replied, " I thought I was poor a nd h a d lost consid-erab le, but I h ard ly thought I was quit e that bad ."
Too b a d No one was caugh t trying to sell the fres hm e n seats in the Auditorium this year.
Wh a t ha s become of Miss Smith who was at the S enior Slouch pa rty ?
A T e ddy Bear will b e given to the fr e shman writing t h e bes t story for the Advocat e.
You s hould have s ee n Bob F e r g uson , Alfred Munger and K e nneth Warner at the Senior Slou ch party; they were dress e d as gi rls
Where i s the dude who was seen at the Senior Slou ch part y ? Ask Mac Woodward
Where a r e all the a lumin ae ? What are t h ey doing? Do es anybody know anything a bout them? We would lik e to ke e p tra,ck of them if we cou!J W e h ea r that Georg e We s tov er ' 06, Lloyd Whitn ey '05, an-d Harry Ewing '0 5 aTe studying law at the Uni.
The many friend s of Charles English will b e g l a d to hear of his good fort un e in obtaining the ph ys ic a l directorship of the Y . M. C. A. at Central City · In leaving us to take u p his n ew duties hE' ha s t he h e ar t)' good wishes of all who kn ew h im Charley has been a w e ll known fi g ure in our own Y M. C. A. and if it w ere not for the ·fac t that h e goes to bett er his own fort une we wouid say, " Stay with us, Charley.'' Charley sa ys the boys at Central City are husky fellows and possessed of a great d ea l of valor upon the gridiron as well as a lo t of gray m atte r in th e ir cra nium s . H e will of course, show · them what th e Lincoln boys do In gym work So lon g , Ch ar l ey!
June Hitchcock may now .be found at "Ingleside ."
How did you like the looks of your card?
Th e ae nior play c o mmit t ee has b ee n appointed, a nd wor k w ill soon commence on the choosing of a coach and of a pla y. Th e worthies who se rv e on this comm itt ee ar e: Louis Meier, Edith Stomb a u g h, June Hit chc oc k , Alfreq Munger, · Loui se Bar r a nd Cl are nc e Clark.
We s e e that Eil een Dart a nd Ellis Harrison a re to b e marr i e d on Th an k sg ivin g Da y.
AN ODE "A LA BIX" TO DR. SANDERS. "You have been here just three years, Doctor Sanders, And to all you're v ery dear Doctor Sanders Friends within the 'Sc ho ol and out, Ever s ince you came about, Love to see yo u without doub t, Doctor Sanders.
"When you came to u s in the fall, Doctor Sanders, Strong a nd straight and lithe an d small, D octor Sanders, Then yo u taug'ht us how to work, Showed how many dan gers lurk For the folks who always shirk, Doctor S a nd ers •
" Yet already we h ave heard Doctor Sanders, From yo ur lips the chee ring wor d , Doctor Sanders, That you now can "trul y say, 'Yo ur Nebraska i"s 0. K., With you folks I'll surely stay,' Doctor Sanders.
ho w yo ur words do guide, Doctor Sanders, In a n ever rushing tide, Doctor Sanders, Stud e nts inspired, we feel you a r e, An d yo ur message from afa:r Smoothes the roughness of our h earts, Doctor Sanders.
" Throu gh the passing of t h e years, Doctor Sanders, With the freight of joy an d tears, Doctor Sanders, As you teach the highest art, Heaven's blessing fill your heart, Ne'er His peace from you d epart, Doctor Sanders.
W. D S., '08.
AWFUL!
The shades of nigh t were falling fast, As thru' the high school building passed A yo uth who puahed a nd shove d his way Am idst the crowded halls that day . Too crowded.
His brow was sad, his eye beneath Dropped lik e a withered aspen leaf, An d wheezing came his voice, and s low , In accents sep ulchr a l and low: Too crowde d.
The rooms were· quite d eprived of light, The windows small , the seats a fright, While Wellsback burners furnished ligh t. Poor lighting.
"Beware of the wi ndow's v ar ied -draft," His parents said. He only laughed. This I must bear and eve n more, But a ir must come from an open door. · Too draughty.
A strange r on the campus g round Said, "Pl ease exp lain that awf ul sounq." He said, "The street cars a l ways pass, And autos toot." Ah me, a las! Too noisy.
There in the cold long winter's day Crowded, a thousand students stay, Midst draughts, and noise, and failing light, Li st to our n eed, relieve our plight. It's awful!
THE SENIORS' SLOUCH.
By Bob Ferguson.
On Frid ay, October tw e nty-fifth, the annual Senior Slouch day festivi ti es took place. Th e members of the magnificent c lass of 1908 ca:me to schoo l in the greatest of costumes im aginab le. At 8: 30 promptly the program began in chapel. A ll the S en iol"'S marched from the o ld building up the back sta irs and onto the stage. Here they stood and sang one vers e of an ancient high schoo l song and gave everybody a chance to get a good look at th em . Th e n they marche d off the stage an d took seats in the senior section. John Sell ec k and Bob Ferguson wandered onto t h e stage and tri e d to produce a few laughs by a burlesque shooting act. Next Alfred Munger and Louise Barr acted as the Judge and Maude Muller wh il e Evangeline Long read the famous poem. After this Beth Bonnell ,garbe d a-s an old witch , recited a few nonsense verses with great rapidity. Then Edith Stombaugh and Haz e l Perrin san:g a so ng enti tled , "Won't You Be Sweet to Me, Ki d? " When t h ey were finished a grotesquely atti r e d band, led by D. Eiche, played three selectio ns . The next num.ber was a n act illustrat. ing the German poem "The Lorelei." Edith 'Stombaug h was the Lorelei. ISh e was perched on the top of a step-l ad d er which served for the Lorelei rock (it h a d already been used as an apple tree in Maude Muller, but the audience wa s supposed to have forgotten that) The long blue cotton waves waved up and down . Pres e ntly the boatman, Bartlett Slad e, appeared in his boat, which was a tin tub, and rowed out toward the Lorelei with a couple of tennis rackets. Soon Contimted on Page 7 College Fellows! I
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EDITORIALS
Sen i ors!
Did It ever occur to you that you were, In a very large way , responsib'le for the conduct of the lower class men? It is so and has been so since the school started. You cannot throw It off-you must meet it
Referring particularly to the singing In chapel , don't ' you know that the lower classmen will invariably look to you and If you do not sing they will not? This, of course, Is not true In Individual cases, but It is true as a whole.
What does that mean, seniors? It means that the responsibility of bette r singing in chapel rests with you more than any one else and you shou l d lose sight of your own selfish interests for the time ·being and do a little toward making our chapel a little pleasanter. Try it.
Notice F r es h m en !
Back in September when you first entered the Lincoln high school you d id'nt know a thing about the ways of the sc·hoo l and consequently you couldn't take an active part in their doings. Now, however, you have been here long enough to have learned our ways and It is time you were beg inning to show your learning. We can see that you are a wide-awake class and all of that, but you must begin to do as the rest of the school does and become a part of it. Yo u have been told before what the different interests of the school are -wh y don't you take any part in these things?
. You' have been to l d t hat there are places for you in athletics, debate ; music, and society as 'Yell as in study. W'h.y don't you begin to fill these places? Another thing, you hear the high school yell In chapel every Monday and you ought to be able to give it by this time Giving the high school yell is like saluting our country's flag-it shows patriotism and if you are not patriotic toward the school you are not a part of it. The next time we have chapel let's hear you give a good rousing
Lincoln rah rah, Lincoln, rah , Linco l n High Schoo l Ne-bras-ka; Rah, Rah, Ra11- rah-ress, Boom,Boom, L. H. S.
You should elect a chief rooter to lead yo u in your yelling so that you can yell together. Thi's means the girls as well as the boys. We know that it is always easy to give advice an it Is generally hard to take it, but you must remember always that we have been the same mill oursel;ves and It Is to save you :fu-om being "bawled out" that we tell you this- for it is sure to come If you don't begin early to learn how to avoid it.
Think it over freshmen.
Panics are not confined to banks in this country. The Advocate has just weathered a panic of Its own. The business manager ran up against u stump in the ruling of the faculty that certain advertisements In the Advocate were not to be tolerated. The reason given for this ruling Is that these advertisements are of institutions derogatory to the best moral Interest of the school. At the news of this ruling the business manager, thinking that perhaps someone e lse could handle the paper better than he could, resigned. Con· sequently a panic ensued In our business department. Later it was l ea-rned that a newspaper In the city-agreeing with the teachers in their rulIng-had contributed a Check for twenty-five dollars to counteract the effect of the ·slump In stock values ensuing upon the sudden withdrawal of the said ads. Mr. Macdougall, the manager, then deci ded that perhaps he could weather the storm with the addition to his exchequer so he took back his resignation and il;l again at the helm We take this opportunity to thank the sai d paper for its "oil on the troubled waters," and to also rej oice at the happy outcome of our panic .
Wh a t's the matter with the football •boys? They' r e all right! Whose a ll right? The football boys!
Good work, boys. You did your best and although you didn't come out victorious yet we'll stand by you jut:Jt the same. ·
"Defeat In football" is a phrase that once was unknown to the Lincoln High School except as It applied to our friends the enemy, but now we have had to humble our pride and accept our fate as it is meted out to us Still we can well con-
sole ourselves with the thought that our boys did their be st and died -game. But because they were defeated is no reasmi why they should not be supported as much if not more than they wete when every game brought victory for us. Don't think that because they were defeated twice that they are .no good. When they have their next game they will have learned by experience and will be able to put up a gamer fight than ever and pe rhaps gain the upper hand.
Cheer up boys, we'er with you .
Why is it that we sometimes 'have such a hard time getting through the halls? It is because mo·st of the students think only of their own interests, and do not realize the annoyance they may be causing some .one else. For instance, a boy or a girl meets a friend, and if they wish to talk, they stop and carry on their conversation right where they are, even if they are in a Crowded hall or on the stairs, instead of stepping to one side where no one is pas·sing or walking together in the direction in which one is and carrying on their conversation without discommoding anyone. Another way in which students inconvenience others, is when a crowd gathers around some one's locker, to discuss matter!:!, often blockading the hall entirely. Still another practice which should be stopped is running in the halls. During the past week we saw three stud·ents run into by other who were running through the balls. Of course they did not mean to be discourteous, but each was late for his class, and in running around a corner collided with another student with such farce that it knocked the books from their arms. In these cases the students would probably have reached their classes sooner, had they walked swiftly, instead of running and causing these delays.
There are several very narrow halls in Science Hall, where a great number of students have to pass between classes. Very often a student who is in a hurry is so discourteous as to crowd by some one, regardless of the fact that they may knock their books from their handl If the books are dropped, it causes a delay for the other studen ts until the books are picked up.
Some students don't seem to realize that they are always · supposed to use the right-hand sidE> of the bridge, when they are crossing from one building to the other. If all of the students would remember this, they would save time in crossing. This also applies to the stairs. Most of these instances are merely oversights on the part of the students, and are not intentional, but they are certainly worthy of some consideration.
SENIOR
SLOUCH. CONTINUED he became spellbound anJ fell out of his boat and was covered with the waves. Evangeline Long read the poem. The last act on the program was a one-act comedy entitled, "Courtship Under Difficulties." Clarence Clark, Irma Herman and Louis Meier did the acting to perfection. Clarence, of course, was the ba!lhful lover while Irma was the charming maid. Louis Meier acted
the guardian cousin. By this time the forty-five minutes which Doctor Sanders had allowed us, was used up and the assembly was ·dismisse·J. After a day of joy loo'king at each other's costumes, the seniors gathered together in the girls' gym for the annual slouch party. They paired off and promenaded past the sponsors so that their costumes might be judged. After much thought the sponsors awarded the two boxes of candy, which were the prizes for the best costumes, to Erwin Herpolsheimer and Celia Davis. Erwin was dres sed as a farmer and wore a wig and beard of straw-colored hair. The predominating feature of Miss Davis' costume was red handkerchiefs. Refreshments were served, con:sisting of punch, apples and pop-corn-all in abundance. After playing Ruth and Jaco.b and dancing a Virginia reel the party broke up and the weary "Seniors went home to dream about rags and gawdy colors.
NOTYCCE ane ye younge and spryggbtlie laddes and lassyse Whosoe takythe ye Physsics I and hathe ye noble professore Phillpot iss bye thysse nottycce warnyd to laffe and crOWW6 wyth" exceedynge greatte muchnysse -wbeme whenne ye savde professore iss seyne toe smyle and exhumme ye ancyennt joke. Forre iff ye sayde laddes and lassyse arre ye wysse wonnes tbeye wylle knowwe thatte . theyre iss wonne Physsics
· Creddyt to 6 wynne atte ye ende of ye · semystere and itte wylle be ye goode holyccie toe humoure ye sayde ancyennt appearre exceedynge pleassede whenne ye joke iss sprunnge*
*Editor's Note: We are exceedingly sorry that for lack of time we are unable to transpose the above from the original, but ask the reader to try his best to read it. It is important as it says itself.
Y W C A NOTES
Louise Meredith, Editor.
Have you signed that membership card handed to you the other day? Better do so at once!
We have now about one hundred and thirty mern bers. Pretty good, isn't it, for an organization that started just a year ago wit h only fortyfive members?
At our noon meeting, October 23, Dr. Scoville gave us a short ta l k and Mrs . Scoville sang.
The reverse party for the senior girls at the home of Margaret Elmen d orf was a great suc· cess. About eighty girls were present and the plans for the evening were intered into heartily bY all.
Friday night, November 1, was the Ha ll owe'en party for the freshman girls. Extensive preparations were made for this event, and we feel certain that all the girls had a fine time .
Several of our cabinet girls are pla n ning to go to the Y. W. C. A. con vent! on at Crete. The dates are from November 1 to Novembe r 4.
I. M . P.
Janet Stevenson, Editor.
The I. M. P. girls are p l anning on a party in the near future. This will be a par t y for the senior girls Th e tim e and p l ace have not be e n definitely decided. All senior girls p l an to come and have a good time.
If you want to know what is going on in the I. M. P. Soci e ty, come to the meetings every Thursday noon in room 303, a n d you will fin d out. El e ction of officers will take place next Thurs.:' d ay.
SHAKESFEARE.
Irma Herman, Editor.
The Shakespeare cl u b met duri n g the -sixth period Tuesday and read and discussed the first act of "As You Like It." The second act will be taken up at the next meeting, which will be held November 12. Me mbers are urged to stu dy the l esson assigned before comin·g to the meeting.
KILKENNY NOTES.
Grac e Bennett, Editor.
The regular Kilkenny meeting was held Thura-
MUSIC
PICTURES
day, Octob er 24, after the fifth period in room 302.
A " Current Events" program, which follows , was given : Th e Lusitania- Ruth Rosa.
Grieg-Dorothy Raymond.
Richard Mansfield- Helen Sawyer.
Gilbert Parker-Margaret Elmendorf Las t Thursday being Hallowe'e n and no program having been prepared, no meeting was held
The next meeting will be held Thursd ay , November 7. An "Amateur Author's" program will be given.
A F . P .
NOTES
Frances Snider, Ed i tor.
The Alice Freeman Palmer Society he l d a business meeting Monday, October 21, in room 30 4, and the following officers were elected.
Pr es ident-Haze l Perrin
Vice -President-Helen Bennett.
Secretary-Treasurer-Ruth Grievish
Editor-Frances Snider.
Attorney--celia Davis.
The society held a feed on Monday, October 28, in room 304, for the b enefit of n e w member-s, and the following girls were vote d in: Claire Sigafoos, Lucy Markusse n , Alta Kates, Elizabeth Hyde, Fai t h Lewis, Mina Atwood , Lucy Kiefer a nd Frances Caldwell. · Mr Whelan was also vo t ed in as a member of the society
A committee of four, Miss Sundean, Mi,;s Long, Grace Bennett and Frances Snider, was appointed to arrange for a party to be soo n , in honor of t h e new members.
Th e work lo be followed fur ch is year Is a con· tinuation of l ast year's work. the st u dy and practice of the drama. We expect to get a great deal out of our work this year as a ll the girls are very enthu,;iastic and we have splend i d. workers in our new members.
THE C LASS OF 190 8.
Ma rgu e rite Klinker, Editor.
The meeting of October tw e nty -second was called to order by the president, Russell Fr yu Minut es w e re read and approved. Wend e ll MacDougall spoke, urging t'he pupils to subscribe for
PIANOS
The Swellest Yet====COLLEGL SUITS Magee Deemer
the Ad vocate and pay up their subscription,; at once. Slouch Day and party committees reported.
A special meeting was h e ld the following Thursd ay, after fifth period, and the vice-pre sident, AlfrEd Munger, presided. This proved to be a very e nthu s iastic m ee ting and the room was crowded. On account of the many out-of-town t e achers who would be visiting the high dchool on the day planned for Senior Slouch Day, it was thought by s ome that in the b es t interests of the school it would be well to postpone the celebration of this event. Miss Gere, Miss Pound, Miss Towne and Mr . Philpott spoke on the subject. After short speeches by Will Proudfit, Wendell Mac d ou ga ll and Fred 'Marconnit, Bob Ferguson capped t he climax with a very convincing speech, and th e class vo te d to have Slouch Day on the appointed d ate . Our Slouch Day wad a grand success and all declared they had "the time of their lives " at the party. The party wa s given in the gymnasium After all had an-ived there was a grand march, during which the sponsors dec id e d who should receive the prizes for the best costumes. The result was that Celia Davis and Erwin Herpolsh e ime r were each given a box of candy. The refreshments were pop-corn, apples and exceedingly sweet punch All joined in playin g th e game " Ruth and Jacob" and at the last there was a "Virginia reel."
At the last regular meeting some important busiIl'Js s was transacted, but the attendance was not as go c d a s usual. Every senior should attend evb:y m eeti ng, for a great many things will be goire; on this year and no senior should miss a n ytl ing
T H E CLA S S OF 1909.
V e rne Bates, Editor.
The ju1iord have h a d two very interesting class meetings during the past few weeks Though no t hing de'l.nite has been a ccomplished, plans are being made. for the future. A pin committee of :five w as eltcted to £e lect a suitable class pin. A cap committee was appointed to adorn thP. craniums of illustrioud members. A party co mmittee has also bee n appointed to arrange for that g rand event in the near future. At the hst m ee ting t he S'lphomores sent a bold challenge to a g:t me of foo tba ll. A messenger bearing the w hite flag of truce was imm e diately s e nt with th e letter of accepta'lce. Leo Highland was then
chosen manag e r. He will begin at once to muster :warriors for the on-coming f r ay and in the course of a couple of weeks the sophomore section will be seen in mourning.
Juniors, more of you come out to the meetings. Every Tuesday evening we have room 102 almost full, but that is not al l , we want so many there that it will be necessary to move to the Auditorium. The meetings are very interesting and class events in the junior year are more important than in any other. At every meeting there is something brought up which concerns every individual memb e r of the class. So come and do your share of the work and receive your ·share of abundant h a rvest which is always reaped, especially when down by the class of '09.
THE CLASS OF 19 10.
Lorena
Bixby, Editor.
A special me e ting of the sophomore clas s was held Monday noon , October 27. A collection was taken up to get flowers for Donald Stewart's mother, who died the day before. A simila r meeting was held about three weeks ago for Kirk Fowler's mother, and this note of thanks wad read shprtly after.
At our regular meeting, Tuesday after the fifth, the class colors were changed to pale blue and white. · Miss Gere, ou r former sent over five gallons of Ice cream which , needless to say, was g reatly enjoyed It was served on paper plates, and Miss Muir and Mr. Scott dished it up with the aid of a small spoon and a whittled stick. Those who were not there are vowing to g o every time hereafter, so we owe great thanks to Miss Gere.
A challenge · to a football game was carried to the juniors, and a few minutes later an answer a cc epting it was brought down. After deciding to have the game in about two weeks, the meeting adjourned . Thursday morning, the class gave a special chapel, to which they invited all freshmen. The pro g ram was as follows:
? Violin solo-Be'ltrice Kinkaide.
Due t-Rose Toenges and Pauline Johnson.
R e citation- Lorena Bixby. Violin solo- Lucile Johnson.
THE CLASS OF 19 1 1. ? ? ? ? ? ?
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I DEBATE
THE WENDELL PHILLIPS DEBATING SOCIETY ENTERTAINS.
Friday evening, November 1, the Wendell Phillips Debating Society entertained the other debating societies at a party in the high school library. •
The room was very artistlc l y decotated with the society penants of colored paper. Slips of paper were distributed to all present, each bearing verses which had been split in twain. All the boys were supposed to find their partners and converse blithly upon the given .subject.
Although there were many chairs In the room, Mr Fessler and Miss - - (name withheld for fear of violence), attempted to perform the difficult little stunt of shating a chair, and then well then Dean Edwards entered anj the crowd settled down peacefully.
A mock field me e t was on the program, con· sisting of ludicrous Imitations of the shot put, hammer throw, rel a y race and other things of an athletic nature. The G. D. S won the relay race and the C. D. S . were second. The Allee Freem a n Palmer Society came off victorious in the shot put. By diplomatic manipu l ation of the inflated sack used in place of a twelve -pound shot, · Willard Hartley, the 250-pound Ciceronian, the grat ef ul and agile Wendell M acdougall, and Verne Bates, who despairing of victory in the ordinary way, resorted to the use of his lungs and blew the twelve-pound shot put fully ninety feet, were stars. T'hi's was hardly extraordinary for one of Mr. Bates' lung power, however.
A "complexlfied" system of the o l d game of congress was played with success until the Ciceronians were scattered to the wind s and the P. D. S. reduced to three players. After this strenuous physical and menta l strain the multitude was even prepare d t o swall ow the stories of Mr. Macdouga ll , but they were spared from this discomfort by the timely arrival of scores of waiters bearing tasty refreshments. This pl easure over, the spirit of the crowd was naturally raised, and they unmurmuringly engaged in nu · merous games of chlld'hood, (played at the r equest of Mr. Philpott and Dr. Sanders) .
At about sixty mjnutes before midnight the cons ciences of most of those present became s l ightly active, and as a result, the party broke up, everyone feeling that he had had the time of his life
GIRLS' DEBATING SOCIETY
Kate Bickford, Editor.
The Girls' Debating Society meets every Monday at half past twelve in room 304. A debate ill prepared eve ry two weeks and on the intervening Mondays a good program is given.
At the l ast meeting, October 28, a debate was given on the question: R esolved , That the efforts uf th e nihilists of Russia shou l d have the sympathy of the free people Affirmative, Allee Stultz and Henrietta Overstreet; negative, Jessie Randall and K a therine Cannell.
The office rs elected for this semester are as fo ll ows:
Pre·sijent-Irma Herman .
Vice -President-June Hitchcock
Secreta ry-Ruth Bridenball.
Sargeant-at-Arms-Mary Mockett.
Editor-Katie Bickford .
PHLOYISTON NOTES.
Robert Funkhouser, Editor.
The Ph l ogistons have had several interesting debates since the last issue of this · periodical.
The parliamentary drill was won by the Willies and the debate by the Wearies, thus making th,1 score standing as follows: Willies-Parliamentary law, 2; debate, 1. Wearies- Parliamentary law, 1; debate, 2
The next debate is on the question: Re solvef, That the labor unions are detrimental to selves.
Everyone is Invited to attend. The next rreet· lng will be on November 8, at 7:30 in room ?Jl.
Everybody come, especially freshman.
There w a s no meeting of the PhlogistQ.ls Frid a y night , November 1, on account of the Wendell Phillips party. Most of the members attended and all who did reported an excellent evening . We thank you, kind friends, for your )lospltallty.
CICERONIAN NOTES.
Donal d Miller, Editor.
rr you don't know already that there are three boys' d e ba t ing societies in the L H. S. you are a hopeless cas e But here ' s one more chance. we all offer you a most cordial invitation to visit us and learn how to expre'SS yourself. All of these societies are good, but don't decide which is bes t before you make a call on us
Exchanges
By
Robt. Ferguson
The exchange editor has been on the staff of this paper for several years and he knows exactly h ow difficult t h e ta'Sk is of conducting a school pap e r. So h e hate s to cr iti cise other high Hchoo l pap er s for e ven obvio u s faults. No doubt t he man a g e m e n t of o ur exchanges see the faults o l' th eir p :t pe r s as we ll as the exchange eJ.ito r cto e s b u t neverlhele'Ss they cannot remedy them
The Record, from Albany, N. Y ., asks of critic is m We suggest a co l ored cover in place of th e book .
The X -Ra Y'S, from Columbus, Ohio, is our star e x c ha n ge ;'his month, for 'Size. We quote from th e ir e xcbanw column:
Mi s s Long: " What is a po lygon?"
M a c : " A dead parrot, I suppose "
The Echo, Kenton, Ohio, has an ·excellent decorat i ve cover design. We quo t e the following p iec e of joy from their "Tickler" column :
FIRST PRIMER-Lesson I For the Freshies.
1. Benjy 'Saw a bar.
2 The Bear 'Saw Benjy.
3. The Bear ate Benjy
4. Th e Bear was Bulgy.
5. The Bulge was Benjy.
Lincoln Business College
Day and Night Sessions
No matter what yo ur chosen vocation may be, you will find yours elf handicapped unl ess you have a tho ro u g h business t rai ning.
Courses in Bookkeeping, T ypewritin g, Shorthand , P enma n ship and telegraphy Equipm e nt excellen t . Every f acili ty for the rapid and thorou gh a dvan cemen t of th e st udents Our graduates are in demand because business men know that they are well train ed to do th e ir work . We invite you to visit our classes and inspect our work.
LINCOLN BUSINESS COLLEGE
Lincoln, Nebr. ·
Expert Cleaners and Dyers . Lincoln,
Not a joke, not an exc h ange, not a cut; my Nebr. but the Wichita Mess e nger looks barren. But . i t's a big p a per and co ntai n s many "Stories. We suggest that you p u t in a few jokes to h elp m a l;e lif e m e rry. If Ma!'jorie and E d win, yo u r ex-
Headquarter s for Racycles and Iver
Johnson Bic ycles . D&M Sporting and Athletic Good s, Guns and Am. munition .
Lincoln Candy Kitchen
Cordially invit es all students to patronize us.
We handle all latest hot and cold drinks in season .
We make all our own hame made candies, bon bons etc
Our hot chocolate with whipped cream is the best in town
Tom.my's Luncheonettes
Hurry! Ice Cream Sodas===Hot Sodas
208 South 12th Street
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change editors, would run down and capture a few jokes it wou ld gr e atly improve your paper They wou ld give variety-" and variety is the sp i ce of lif e ."
" Don't flinch, don't fou l, and hit the line hard."" -Theodore Roosevelt
The September and October issues of the Franklin Academy Mirrow just arrived . Th e cover of the second issue is better than the first, a bord e r having been added. Don ' t use but on e
• kind of type on your cover Make your departm e nt headings larg e r and bolder and take only a quarter page for your staff. Thi s will l eave a quarter page which can be advant a geously used W e· notice that on l y the sma ll er and poorer papers take up the l arge space w i th their staff a nd yo u -ar e uot in that c l ass, dear Mirror ; cut your staff list down.
Orla ndo: "Who taught you to danc e the twostep so divinely? "
Ro s a lind : " My two step -sisters."
Women appreci a t e a rising young man-esp ec i a ll y in a stre e t car.
Through t h e courtesy of Miss Long the e xchange e ditor has had th e pl e asure of se e ing t h e "Lowell"' from San Fra nci-sco, California. It is a large , well -edited paper and is well printed. We cull th e following jok e s:
Do you Jove me or do you not?
You to ld me onc e , but I forgot
A negro who had en lis ted in the 1Southern forces during the Civil war was see n flying from the fi e l d of battle. " Halt! Why are you desertin g?" d e mand e d an officer. ·
" I ain 't des e rtin ', Ma ssa W'en d e battle b egun de Gen ' al hollered to us to strike f e r libe ' ty a n ' str i ke fer hom e De udde r f e ll e rs struck fer li be'ty, but I struck f e r h om e ."
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN -HIGH SCHOOL
The Fletcherites' Thanksgiving lh ELLA MORRISON
"Listen, Virginia, by the Fletcher system those who are too large are reduced to normal weight, while the over-thin ar e , by the same system, brought up to the right weight."
Fair, plump littl e Mrs Hardy raised her sober blue eyes from her work, and studied her husband's face for a moment. "Do you really believe it? " she asked. She never could be sure when this jolly, big man was serious.
"Certainly," he said, emphasizing the word by bringing his book down on the library table with a thud
Mrs. Hardy went back to her sewing with a quiet smile. For some time the room was silent, save for the rustling pages of Mr Hardy's book Then the silence was broken with "A man in perfect health will never become angry, excited, or worried . Think of that, Virginia!"
" Which means, I suppose, that when you miss the eight o'clock car because the conductor 'didn't see you , you will stand calmly on the corner for twenty minutes till t'he next one comes; that when you go to the football game tomorrow you will keep your seat quietly and not come home hoarse as a crow from yelling; that--"
"Well, perhaps, Virginia; but you mustn't expect such results in too short a time. It may take years, you know, to get into perfect condition ."
Mrs. Hardy could not restrain a smile, as she looked admiringly at · the clear-skinned, wellp roportioned golf ch a mpion sitting opposite her, under the reading-lamp
"This is the Fletcher creed: 'Eat only what you crave Masticate every mouthful until it becomes a liquid Never, under any circumstances, take any liquid food with meals.' That sounds easy, doesn't it, and think what an economy, my dear, for they say one gets twice the amount of nourishment out of food, and therefore needs just half as much."
"You will need to economize on something, James, for if you take an hour and a h-al,f to each meal, as Mrs. Hill says her son does, you
wpl miss a good many cases." Mrs. Hardy looked somewhat alarmed as she thought of this and laying her sewing Jown, she added
"Please don't take this up, James It surely is only a fad, and you are as well as you can be The children will laugh at you, and we will all waste hours at meal-time, waiting for you to finish."
"Virginia, you know well enough that I am entirely too large Why, a man of my height ought only to weigh-let me see, consulting the book--ought to weigh only a hundred and sixty pounds, and here I weigh a hundred and sixtyeight. It would be good for us all, and anyway, I intend to begin · tomorrow morning .' '
"But, James, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. Surely you are not going to pr a ctice such foolishness on my lovely Thanksgiving dinner."
"Just the time to begin. We always eat too much on Thanksgiving, anyway. It is disgusting to think of it. Well, Fletcher says, ' Go to bed at nine,' and it is already t e n, so good-night."
Finding ,Mr. Hardy firm in his determination to become a Fletcherlte, Mrs Hardy rous e d her household an hour earlier than usual on Thanksgiving morning, and set everyone to work to get dinner up at twelve instead of one o ' clock, for she knew her husband wanted to go to the game, and she did not intend to have her dinner slighted Mr. Hardy had business down town in the morning, so left home e a rl y , munching a piece of dry as he said he didn't " cr a ve" any breakfast.
When he had gon e , Mrs. Hardy told the children of their father's new fad, and instructed them not to laugh or say anything about it, for s he said to herself that he would soon forget about it if no one reminded him.
Promptly at noon the Hardy family gathered around a tempting Thanksgiving table, and the children looked on admiringly whil e their father deftly carved the big turkey, browned crisply and garnished with chestnuts and parsley. Mr. Hardy kept t6 his determination, and when the rest of
the family had finished their pumpkin pie, he still had turkey left on his plate. Noticing the time, he said he "didn't crave any pie," and hurried off to the game.
When the dinner was cleared away, and the dishes done, Mrs. Hard y an.l tne children went to spend t h e afternoon with friends. Coming back at dusk, they let themselve s quietly in a t the front door. Mrs. Hardy stepped into the diningroom to see the time, while the children were taking off their wraps in the fro n t ha l l. But on coming into the dining-room, she no:iced a bright light in the kitchen, shining through the halfraised s li ding dear over the buffet; and fr a med in the opening, were the head and shou l ders of Mr. Hardy. A apron was tied aro u nd his neck, and he was taking bite after bite of a quarter of a pumpkin pie which he held in his hand. On the table beside him was a smoothly· polished turkey drumstick, and a hal f-loaf of bread.
Mrs. Hardy went to the dining-room door, and with ·one finger on her lips, beckoned with the other hand, to the children. When all had taken a quiet peep at the unsuspecting "Fl etcherite," they went back to the other room, restraining th e ir giggles· with hands and handkerchiefs. Then Mrs. Hardy said quite audib ly, "Why, children. I wonder if your father hasn't come home yet." There was a click as i f an electric light had been turned out, an.::! Mr Hardy appeared at the diningroom door.
"You home already? I was a little h u ngry, so thought-say, have you heard the score?"
THE TALE OF A GOBBLER.
Br Oli ve Cassel.
Lord Gobbler De Bronze strutted with haughty mien among the more common clay and feathers, for he had risen rapid l y of l ate in the soc i a l scale of Turkeydom. He had alwuys fe l t that he wall a tr i fle better than those around him i n the ha ll s of the ancestral fow l _ castle, and this had been confirmed by Manw i ththefeed who, each day, entere d the courtyard with a large silver dish, and having politely but surely assisted the other members of the court to a secluded place in the background, served to Lord Gobb l er De Bronze such a feallt as never before had been seen or 'eaten in the co u rtyard_ It mattered not that at one time they had all 'been upon an equa l standing in the matter of featherless necks, awkward legs, a n d re d skin u pon which clung an occasional feather, for now tho crisis had come, Manwiththefeed had d'ecided npon whom he should l avish h is attentionll, and
all but he had been _. " weighed and fo u nd wanting."
The snow flew in great whir l s through the courtyard, and the cold wind toyed unceremonious ly with Lord Gobb l er's shin i ng plumage, but nothing cou l d spoil 'his sati'sfaction with himself and his personal appearance. He seemed entire ly unconscious that f r om the back, where his companions were grouped into· a shivering ha lfcircle, his ruffied feathers might not present the charming appearance he wou l d like t h em to possess. As he lltepped gracefu ll y over the tincans and rotten potatoes, which a carelesll cook of the castle had thoughtless l y thrown into the courtyard, he was aware of voices coming from behind the calltle wa ll s. After twisting his head to one side, drawing a purp l e lid over one eye, and listening with all the power of his small aristocratic ears, he wa s able to d i stinguish the voice of Manwiththefeed. Having made this discovery, and feeling that since, before the enUre court, he had bY this man been chosen all one fit to receive his especial attentionll, he was en' titled to listen to any conversation i n which Man withthefeed might be interested, he bustled importantly around to the cor n er of t h e courtya'rd nearest tl;te speakers and prepared to enjoy the conversation.
"Yell, you niust have h i m ready for the cook by five o'cl ock this evening. It would never do to disappoint that hungry Thankllgi ving crowd. You have fattened him up, a ll right! He is certainly a fine specimen!" Then came Manwiththefeed's voice, accompan i ed by a chuck l e which Lord · Gobbler De Bronze considered a very unseemly disp l ay of m i rth.
"He s u re is a big one, but he has a way of makin' h i mself look a bit bigger'n he is," and · Lord Gobbler heard both of the vilianll l augh hearti l y, and, with his own bulging eyes, saw Manwiththefeed pick up a crue l l ooking ax and start on a run towards the castle gate.
In the meantime, Lord Gobb l er's pride has been slowly e bb ing away, an d now he leaned against the white-washed castle wall, a dejected heap of drooping feathers and wings that brushed the dust. But sudden l y realizing the need of im'mediate action, he li fted his feet high and betook himse l f with unceremonious haste over cans · and rocks, shr i eking and crying shrilly as he went towards the p l ace where he was wont to rest after a strenuous day of social life. Without respect for the privacy Lord Gobbler sought, Manwiththefeed t u mb l ed t h ro u g h the door, swinging his gleaming ax above h is head and rending the very heavens with an unearth l y ye l l.
Outside, the remaining members of the court, gathered into an excited group in the corner of
the courtyard, heard a terr ibl e scuffling anJ thumping, and then Lord Gobbler De Bronze tumbled through the doorway, managed to pick himself up, and ran h eadlong for the weak place in the wall which he knew could be broken through if sufficient strength were exerted upon it. He was successful in his attempt, and before Manwiththefeed could reach him, he had broken through and was l ying in a triumphant if u ndignified heap on the top of a brush p il e on the opposite of the wall. There he l a y for a second, surprised at h i's sudden escape and wondering what he should do next. Then remembering that his lif e was still in jeopardy, he scramb l ed to his feet, and fled into the darksome forest where Manwiththefeed d ared not fo llow .
For days h e wanderej disconsol a tely in the woods, his head hanging down, and his once plump and resplendent person grow ing thin and weak from the lack of food. Each day he slipped between the tall trees and tangled und erbrush, until, standing at the edge of the forest, he li stened sharp l y for any sounds that might come from the courtyard , but he heard nothing except the so und of quarreling birds in the underbrush and the rustle of the dead l eaves as a squirrel or rabbit scurried through them. At last there came a day when a wild tribe of his own kind stole past him as he s tood there listening, and with despair in his heart, he s lipped in unnoticed among them, and followed meekly into the Great Unknown.
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The cover of tlie "Lever" from Colorado Springs is a good example of a h andsome cover without a sp-ecial design. The ads in the " Lever" are set in the face of type call e d Cheltemham and are harmonious.
There was a young fellow named Sid, Who kissed a girl on the eyelid. Said she to th e l ad, Your aim's mighty bad, You should practice awhile." So h-e did.
A coo n spelt his name with a "Me ." Said a friend, "You're not Irish; you're Blc. "No one knows" he reJ}Iied "For in day light I hide- ' I goes out after dark in a He.
A Frenchman just land ed this fall Whose knowledge of English was sma:ll, When he J:ieard a big l ad
In the street holler " Shad!" Said, "Zat mu s t be ze famous 'feishbawl ' !"
•Sons of great men oft remind us That no ma t ter what our fame, Offspring that we leave behind us May be lobsters, just the same. Almanac.
A thirsty y oung sport up in M e ·Pretended to ' suffer great Pe , But when he'd imbibed ·what the drug gist prescribed, He said he feH bet te r Age. -Foolish Almanac.
Home is where th e mortgage is -Foolish Die· tionary.
Where there's a will there's a l awsuit -Foolish Dictionary.
From the Echo e s, Council Bluffs high school, we find that Omah a had a hard time d e featirrg the C B H. S. in football on October 12. The score was 12 to 10 . I guess Lincoln will make Oma ha look like 30 cents when the time come:;. " The Echoes" is one of our b e st exchanges, no t on of its s iz e, for it i'sn't as big as some of our exchanges, but on account of the quality of it. It iso well printeq., well arranged. Th e only things we can ·suggest for its improvement is a joke page, and perhaps a colm·ed cover. The colored cover woul dn 't cost much more and it would make the paper seem far more complete . The Advocate has been considerably criticised for mixing ads and reading matter. " The Echoes " does it and we think it gives life to their paper.
An o ther Version.
Smile, and the world smiles with you, Knock, and you go alone; For the cheerful grin Will· l et you in Where the kic'ker is n ever known.
Growl, and the way looks dreary, Laugh, and the path is bright ; For a welcome smile
Brings s un sh in e, while A frown shuts out the li ght .
Sing, and the world's harmonious, Grumble, and things gd wrong, And all the time
You are out of rhyme With the busy, bu stling throng.
Kick, and there's trotrble brewing, Whistle, and life is gay, And the world's in tune Like a day in June And the clouds all melt away Get it
A DVO CATE S T AFF
Editorial D ep art111 ent
BRUCE B. JOHNSON ED ITOR-IN-C HI EF
ELIZABETH BONNELL Asst. Editor
MISS JENNIE L. !<'OX Lit erary Adv iser Business Depa1'tment
WENDELL MACDOUGALL - BUSINE SS MANAGER
DEAN ED\VARDS Asst. Bu s iness Ma nager
REX ' VOODRING Circulating a nd Advertising Mgr.
MISS GRAY Alld i tor
Associ ates
L y nn O st hoff
Shirlt>y Fossler
L o ui se Barr
Archibald H. Dinsmore
V er ne Bates
R obt. Ferguson
L oca l s J okes
Class and Soc ie ty Athl e t ics D e bate Exchanges
Publi shed sem i-monthl y by the Advocate Publishing Associ ati on of the Linco ln High School at 145 No.l2th St., Lincoln, N e br.
Entered as seco nd class 1n atter N ov. 5, 1906 at t h e Post Office at Lin co ln , Nebr., unde r act of congress March 3. 1879.
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Apvertising rates furnished on application to the Advertising Manager .
Address all co mmuni catio ns and exchanges to The Advocate,High Schoo l, Lincoln, Nebr.
EDITORIAL
Gentle reade r s, we are indebted to Miss Beth Bonnell, tlhe a-ss i sta nt ed itor, for the m anageme nt of t he editorial departm e nt of thi;; issu e of the Advocate. In a n emerge ncy, th e ed i to r a s k ed h er to take charge of the paper for this on e issue . She consented a nd h as manage d it all aro und, d e spite the fact that sh e was very bu sy. Th e e ditor takes this opportunity to publicl y thank h er for her help, as it was inv a luable to him BRUCE B. JOHNSON , Editor.
As Th a nksgivi n g D ay draw s n ea r, we have visions of turkey, cranberries and mince pie. We fee l happy .b eca u se we are going to hav e a vacation a nd a goo d time. Our forefathers instituted this da y because of their thankfulness, and though we certainly h a ve a great d ea l more to be thankfu l for t h a n they, we do not appreciate our many advan t ages Why not think about this a rid observe t h e -day i,n th e proper spirit ?
The freshies can 't · g iv e the high school yell yet. It is a f ac t, and one not to be lightl y p asse J by When t h in gs come t o su ch a pass, whe n school is n early h alf over, a nd a · class can't g iv e th e schoo l ye ll , something radical must be done. For a short time t h e freshies d e lud e d us into thin k in g that the y co uld yell, by g iving a rather weak representation in chapel Thursday, the 14th. It was discovered that the ye ll was given by two junio rs , one sophomore a n d o nly two gen uin e freshies. Fr'eshme n , thi·s is b a d. S ee if you can't redeem yo ur selves the next time.
HELE N ' S A NSWER TO KATE. Omaha, Neb , Nov 12, 1907.
Dear Kate: No won d e r you are dis satis fi ed with the Lin co ln hi g h school if those are the conditions. Ou r high schoo l is dandy and I wish yo u co uld come up h e r e and go to school with me. Perhaps yo u would b e m o r e enthusiastic if I would te ll yo u what a fine 'ilc hool we hav e.
To b egin w ith , t h e sc hool is locate d in the re·sidence district. The buildin gs are in the cente r of a campus which is m a d e up of four square blocks. The g rounds ar e beautiful in the s umm ertime with velvety, green lawns, shrubbery and wi n d in g cement walks. Th e a rchit ect ur e of the new building is a d mirab l e, modeled somew h at after the old Gr eek sty l e of architecture. In the tower i s a clock with four faces, a nd the time can be read fo ur or fiv e blocks from the schoo l. It strikes every 'hour and half hour, and can be heard for a mile.
The n ew building is s trictly fir e-proof, with two main stairways, and fiv e ex its with doubl e doors. The old building, which is not fire-proof, has fom· fire escapes, two main stai rw ays, a nd three exits. The n ew building h as broad corridors with a row of lockers a long eac h side E a ch lock e ha s two ventilators, one at the top and one at th e bottom, so that they n e v e r get mu sty, eve n in rainy weather when damp coats and u mbre ll as are left i n t h e m Th e conidors ar e d e corated w ith statuary, fri e z es, and bu sts, which have b ee n given to t h e school by various g radu ati n g classes. The steps of the wide steel staircases are ea-sy to .climb. Th e re is a nice l arge office w ith a counte1;, behind which the office force ha.v e their desks Th e r e are also plenty of chairs outside the counter for s tud ents who are waiting. The librar y con·sists of a beautiful suite of room s which have been d ecorate d with statuary and pictures, given by the Woman's Club of Omaha. Th e study rooms have a g r ea t many fin e pictures, which have a lso be e n given to t h e school by sen io r classes. Each d esk in the three study rooms i s supplied with a dictionary. The rooms are all lar ge and well ligh ted by means of s id e li ghts The windows are hi gh enough so that the ·st ud ents cannot see out w h e n seated. There are no dra u ghts in the room s h ere, because as there is a goo d ventilating system, the windows are a lw ays c los e d . The fresh a ir is h eate d and, se nt to the rooms an d the im p ure air is drawn fro m the rooms by m eans of fans. In t h e chemistry lect ur e room each row of seats is e l evat ed a littl e higher than the row in front of i t , so that all the st ud ents can easily see the demonstration tab le. All the tables in the chemistry laboratory have tiled tops. There is a manual tra inin g department a nd a complete commercial department. There is a stereoptican in on e of the l a r ge rooms for the use of the whol e school. It i s u sed chi e fly b y the his tory, comm erc ial geogr aphy, and science d epartm e nts.
At the book room where boo ks are loaned to st ud e n ts, t h ere is a lon g passageway where the stud e nts sta nd in line while waiting to buy pe ncils, paper, etc., which are so l d to u s at cost. Th e
girls have a l arge, well-furnished gymnasium on the top. floor of the new building. The staff of "The Register," the schoo l paper, has a small but nice room, l ocate d on the second floor at the top of the main stairway. In the basement of the oU building is a large lunch room which will seat nearly a thousand . The electric bells are run by a clock in the office and are always on time
Th e students take a great dea l of interest in beautifying the school. Last year each student was pledged to raise a dollar for a bronze statue of Lincoln, to be placed in front of the school. But in the end, the sixteen hundred students raised two thousand dollars for the statue.
There are six periods during the day, and no student is allowed to leave the building dur ing the school hours withmit an excuse, except at noon
The people of Omaha are agitating the question of a new h i gn school building One reason is that they think the buildings are too crowded, although there is plenty of room, at present, for all the students to remain in the buildings during all six periods.
I hope that all of this doesn't sound like bragging for I am only sorry you haven ' t as pleasant quarters as we have Sincerel y your friend , HELEN .
JOKES
A colored parson, calling upon one of his flock found the obj e ct of his visit out in the back yard working among the hen c oops. He noticed with surprise that there were no chickens.
"Wy, 'Brudder Brown," he asked, "whar's ail yo' chickens?"
"Huh," grunted 'Brother Brown without look ing up, " some fool niggah lef' de d-o' open and d ey all went home."
Mrs . M c Kinley us e d to tell of a colored widow whose children sh e hel ped educat e . The widow, rather l a te in life, mar ri ed . " How are you getting on! ·' Mrs McKinley asked her after her marriag-e . " Fine, thank yo' ma'am," the bride answered.
"And is your husband a good provider?"
"Deed he am a g ood providah, ma'am," was the enthusiastic reply . " Why, y e s' dis las' we e k he got me five new places to wash at."
A big, burly, fierce-Iooking man and a meek, inoffensive-looking little chap were sawing timber with a cross-cut saw. A stra1Jping Irishman, passing that way, · stopped to watch them. Back and forth, back and forth, they pulled at the saw. Finally the Irishman could stand it no longer With a whoop and a yell he rushed at the big man and brought him to the ground . Burying his lmees deep into the sawyer's chest.
Biff! •Bang! Thump! Biff!
"The re ," h e sa id , l e tting him hav e on e parting
blow square on th e nose, now m'bee ye ' ll let the little feller hev it."
"•Please, mum," bega n th e aged hero in appealing -toones, as he stood a t the kitchen door on washday, "I've los-t my leg-" " Well, I ain ' t got it," snapped the woman, slamming the door.
She-"IHow ldnd of you to bring me these flower s ! The y ar e nice and fresh . I think there is some· dew on t hem yet " He-"Y-e-s Ther e' s a little, but - but I'll pay that tomorr-o•w."
There was once a young lady named •Barr, Who n e ver walked, but rode on -a car . Her hearl. tou c hed the ceiling, Which is onl y reve a ling, That from head to foot was quite far.
'There once was a maiden named Kitty, Whom eve-ryone thought was quite pre t ty. To the girls she was dear, And they had never a fear, But that she was e ver so witty.
Every man hopes for the best, and at the table he uaually grabs it.
"General," reported the Tory inn-keeper, "the American force is divided into one hundred minute-men."
"Good," answered Cornwallis; "I sh a ll send word to England that we have met the enemy, and they are hours."
Pirate Captain: "Odds halibuts, this will be a hot fight."
Cabin Boy: "Yes, sir, e·special'ly if we put a stove in t he side of th e ir ves se l, sir ."
Gabrie l : "I've blown my trumpet three times nobody pays any attention to it."
· Isra e l: "That's stra nge."
Gabriel:· "Isn't it? People just make a hasty jump for the curbstone, and then look to see \<hiCh way the auto went.
Said the stuttering baritone Gantz, When asked by the c1wriste r Rantz If 'twas his desire
To sing in the choir, " I'd j-j-j-jump at the chantz."
Freshy, (trying to crack a jok e )" 1 don't see why they call Miss Long, Miss Long. There isn't anything lon g about h e r."
Senior-"There isn't eh? It's the lessons she h a nds out that she's named after."
If any one you know is hunting excitement bring him to most any of the rooms in either building The thought that almost any time he will be deluged with a couple or three tons of plas t e r and l ath , is usually sufficient to make those d e lig-htfnlly cr e epy- c r a wly chills race up and down his back.
I cLASS NOTES
SEN IOR NCTO: S.
Marguerite Klinker, Editor.
At the meeting he ld November 5th it was suggeste d t hat so m ething shou l d be d one to brin g more of the boy s ou t to class meetings. The res ult was that a witty c l as s paper was pre])areJ for the last meeting a nd more tl.tte nded in order th'at they might hear th8ir fr ie n :ls ro aste d. It was r e ad by Gr ace Benn et t and Clarence Clark, who \vere the a u t h ors of it. Here ar e · a few samp l es:
·',John S e lie ck W<!.S wet persp ir ation
As he s t:ot ggered to hi s seat, And h e was a mass of brui ses from His shoulders to his feet; H e had not b een p l aying fo otb a ll And got mashed i nto t h e soil, But he ' d just got through the jumbl e In the high sc hool l ower hall."
Mr. Philpott informed the physic's class that h e was nineteen when the emancipation pruclamatiou was .first put into force. How old is he now?
It is r eporte d that Rusty's favorit e flower is the Ro se.
It was vot ed to have the gymnasium fl o Qr fixe,\, because of the damage done t o it at t h e slo uch day party.
Th e play committee have had a number or meetings, and a number of plays have b ee n read · ov e r, but no th ing d e finite has been d ec id ed except that a farce comedy will be given.
JUNIOR NOTES.
Glenn Bennett, Editor
Th e cl a·ss of '09 h eld its regular meeting Tu esday, November 12, in room 103.
The officers of the class as e l ected for the n ext nine weeks were: L eo Hyland, president; Rutn Rosa, vice president; V erne B ates, secretary; Shirley Fass l e r , tr eas urer ; Homer Williams, sergea nt- a t-arms; Horace English, attorney; Glenn Dennett, editor.
Th e c l ass has been very busy l a tely, the party is coming; class ca ps hav e b een deci:ded o n , a nd pins are to be sel ected.
.Juniors, this is our busy year, get out and show your spirit by comin g to c l ass meetings and doin g your part in picking out committees for the class tilay and other importa nt events.
SOPHOMORE NOTES.
Lor e na Bixby , Editor.
At the reg ul ar m ee ting of the class of 1910, Tuesday after the fifth, it was decided to hold a specia l m eeti n g soon to get up a footba ll ye ll It
was the n moved and carried that we l evy a tax on a ll Sophomores for the purpose of buying a book for the secretary . As the boys had no f ootb a ll, they all " chipped in" and bought one, after which the class adjourned.
Why don't more of you come t o t h e m ee tings? Don't worry a bout there being "no t hing doin g!" Th ere will be someth in g doing if you come out and bel p us make thi n gs r u sh! If yo u think, as mo·st of you ev id en tly do , t h at a few of u s can do all the work, yo u w ill wake up some d ay to th e fact that so f-ar as m ee tings and class spirit are c oncerne d, that the Sophomores a. e naught! W hat a sp l eud id examp l e for the freshies, and what a record to leav e behind u s ! Come qut to the meetings, Sophomores, if not' for o ur cl ass, at least to show the other cla sses that we're not sticks !
FRESHMAN NOTES.
Ree d Dawson, Editor.
'fhe regular meeting was h e ld after fifth per iod on November 5th Th e color committ ee chose for the class colors blue and grey, which the class accepted. We w e re favored by short, ro us ing taP{S bY vV enda ll McDo u ga l and Bruce Jo hnson on class enthu sias m and Th e Advocate. Archie Dinsmore gave a ta lk on the ye lls.
As our sponsor, Miss Beck, r es i gned, it was n eces·sary for a s econ d sponsor to b e elected. Th e choice of the class was Miss Grey.
President Cook appointed George Harris, Edmund Field and Adeline Koller on a committee to write our class ye ll s. He also appointed a committee consisting of Grace Robertson, L eighton Batten a:ad Richard Westover to l ook afte r the song.
At our rn €eting on Nov e mber 12th no business was tra nsacte d, the ye ll committee not reporting. President Cook re q u este d a ll boys to stay after the meeting to di sc u ss the poss ibili ty of Fxes hmau footb a ll and basketba ll teams. The boys are full · oof e n t husiasm and hope to have teams that the class will be proud of. Austin Bauffurn was made temporary captain of the football team by the 1esigna tion of Glen Mosley in his favor. It wa ;> decided t h at a ll enthusiastic freshmen shou l d be ont in uniform on Thursday afternoon, November 1 4th.
At the r e quest of Mr. J B. Whe l an, President Cook a,ppo in ted a comm i ttee of Y M. C . A. boy s to l ook after the i nterests of lmsk et b a lL This committee consists of Richard Westov-e r, Silas Brian and Hart Bowman. Mr. whelan promis es to h e lp u s as much as possible.
" Th e 'S uitabl e garment for chauffeurs ," Said Stickler, " is set tl e d at la st The fabric is quite u nessential , So l ong as the colors are fast!"
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Magee l!J Deemer SOCIETIES
KILKENNE Y NOTES
Grace ·Bennett, Editor.
The regular meeting of the Kilkenny Klub was held in room 302, Thursday, November 7th.
After a short business meeting, an "A mateur Author's" program was given. Marjory Se ll eck read a sketch of George Elliott's life; Marian Sweezey read a football story, and Grace Bennet t gave five or six limericks. The entire program was original.
As we had not indulged in a "feed" for about two weel,s, tb,e girls thought that H was about time we were having one, and so a "feed," in charge of the committee, Helen Sawyer, Marjory Selleck and Lenore Richards, was 'held last Thm'sday , November 14th.
We elected Miss Muir as one of our annual sponsors and ·she was accepted.
A Thanksgiving program will be given at the next meeting, November 21.
S H A K ESPEARE NOTES. Irm a Herman, edHor. ?
I. M. P. NOTES.
Edith St ombaugh, Editor.
The regular me e ting of the I. M. P. society was he l d in room 303, Thursday noon, November 7
The party was disc ussed at some length but nothing defini te was decided upon
Election of officers was as follows: Marguerite Klinker, president; 'Hazel Perrin, vice-president; Grace Bennet, secretary; Doro t hy Watkins , S. at A ; Edith Stomb a u g h, editor.
On l y twelve girls attended the meeting. If we expect to accomplish anything more girls must attend.
Any girl wishing a pin may give her order to Louise Barr.
A. F. P. NOTE'S. Francis Snider , Editor.
The A F P. society held the regu l ar meeting Monday noon in room 302.
The play Antigone was disc u ssed and a
committee of three· appointed to get samp l es of a monogram pin.
Members shou l d all come . We have decided to fine each memb e r for non -atte ndance without a good excuse .
The next meeting is Monday, at noon Everyone come.
Y. w. c . A. N OTEIS, Louise M€ridHh, Editor.
The Freshman party at -t he horne of Claire Hill was thoroughly enjoyed by all Several rni1sical numb ers were rendered , and games were played About eighty girls were pre se nt.
The Junior party will be given D ecembe r 13th, at the University Woman's building
Last week was the world's week of prayer and the association room.
The mon t hly cabinet meeting was h e ld Thursday evening from four to seven, at the home of Miss :Ada Gates, 1725 !South Tw enty -sixth street. A report of the Crete cnnference was given.
J0 K
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A Hoa r se P ain te r.
A painter of portraits nam e d Morse
Made stump speeches until h e was hoarse, His tubes and his palate
Worki ng hard for the b1llot,
Made an ex cellent canvas, of course.
Pra c tical Po e t r y.
The world to her grew sad a nd wan, Till nature Whispered, "A h, transgressor; Would you be lovely as the swan?
Use Madame Creamei's Wrink l e Pres se r."
-Judge .
A Thi r st.
A camel who lived near the Ni l e
Met a friend, who asked him to "smile."
Two casks of win e red
He drank; then he said, " I only drink once in a while."
A 'hen will l ay 200 eggs a year. A mosquito will l ay 200,000,000 in one short summer. Are
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An Engli s hm a n won the fair ' &
Of the lovelies t gi r l in the 1&.
Sa:i.d h e, " I 'm s o 'appy My 'ead feels q if ite sappy."
She whispered, " ' Ow ·perfectly gr&."
A doctor had a parrot which h e ha d taught to say to every visitor, 'Take off your hat. "
One day a big husky negro entered the office and fo1•go t to remove his hat. The parrot, as was its custom, began to say, "Take off your hat! Take· off your hat!" At this the negro turned to it, his eyes fairly bulging froru their sockets as he said, " Land sakes! Ah thot yu wuzz a bird!"
Freshman ' s G ramma r.
A cautious look around h e stole, His bags of chink he chunk, And many a wicked smile he smole, A nd many a wink he wunk.
If anyone hears a fearful nois e in the Advocate office or thereahouta don 't be alarmed, no one is being murdered, it is only the business manager struggling for a subscription .
Miss Tremain (speaking of remembering dates in English htstory): "These facts are floating arou nd in such a. large vacant space that it will be hard to get at them."
Query: What vacant space is referred to?
Erma: "You may kiss me on th e forehead."
Verne: "And get a bang in the mouth? Oh, • no! But I must say I like your cheek."
"Why didn ' t you dodge when your wife threw a vase at you?" inquired the magifitrate. "I did," answered the damaged plaintiff. "That's the reason it hit me."
Two littl e studies; Latin was dry Then to Prof.He said good-bye. One little study; That made his tired, So 'he dropped that And then h e was "fired."
-College 'E'choes, Siloam Spring s, Ark.
(Lady at door, during first period, German class, to Mr. Beckman): "Is this the kindergarten?"
'Arry (on 'is 'olidays) : "Fancy livin' 'ere all yer life! Ain't yer ever been to London and seen the 'sights?" ·
• Old Salt: "No, sir, but some of tl1e sights comes hup and sees us."
Ch urch : "Have you read the stock list today?" Gothain: " Yes; just waded through it "
Fi1·st Student: "How did he get to be a coUege president?"
Second Student: "O h, bY degrees."
"Oh, the gay and festive freshman has appeared upon the scene, ' Tis not the monster jealousy that makes l1im look so green; 'Tis not the fumes of rum that give his nose that ruddy glare, But the boy has caught hay fever from the ' hayseed in his hair."
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THE ADVOCATE
LINC0L N HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIV FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1907 NO. 5
HIS GIRLIS.H NAME,
B y JE.ANE TT E M. H UGG
Winefred Horn sat in his office one fine spring morning, hi s chair tipp a d b a ck and his feet on the desk , read the Al):>any News. As he glanced through the paper hhi eye c a ught sight of a want a<l, which read as follows: "Wanted-A nice young woman to become my wife. She must be rather tall and have light hair and blue eyes. She i;; t'o be well exp e rienced in the art of housekeeping and must be a ble to · bake good bread. Address R. 0. W., B o x 167, Butte, Mont. "
" Oh boy s , come in here a minute," called Mr. Horn " Don ' t you think it would be great sport i f I wou l d answer this? Read it! My name souud·s like a girl's and I can send him a picture of some girl."
"O'h, why don't you , old boy; that would be great," said one of the boys.
"Say, kid, tell him you're just the one he's looking for. Mention those charmfog eyes of yours and your curly hair," chimed in another.
" I believe I will. You fellows clear out now and I'll finish and then call you "
After the boys had left the room Winefred fumbled through his desk until he found some scentej note paper, then Settled down to write.
"Gee, how shall I start?" he mumb l ed, "I don't think I'd better start out too fresh at first or he won't think so much of me. Ha! Ha! Well here goes."
"New York State Nation·al Bank, Albany , N. Y. , No. 69 State St ., May 3, 1902
" R. 0. W., Box 167. Butt e, Mont.
" Dear Sir: I noticed your want ad and it just suited me exactly. I really am not at all vai n, but I have haard a great many of my admirers say that I had the most charming eyes and curly hair they ever saw . My complexion is fair and I
tave pretty p,ink cheeks. I have passed through but twenty-four summers.
" As far as housekeeping is conce:ned-- ("Say, kid, what ails you? Aren't you about thrwgh," yelled one of the boys. "Oh j.lst about. Shut that door, ·why doR't you? I wish you fellow;; could leave me alone once in a while. Where llid I leave off now? Oh, yes.") l have had a gre;i,t dea l of experience along tb:tt line for I been keeping house for my father for six yeara now . He thinks that my oread cannot be excelled.
"Hoping that I will satiJfy you, I am, Respect ully yours, 7VINNEFRED HORN "
" Well, now boys , I'm through. Read this und see what you think o it I'll be darned if I know what to ;;ay."
"Old fellow that's great. I'll J>et you'll get him "
"I'm going to havr some fUn out of it ' anyway."
In a few days, ihen Winefred came back to the bank at noon,..ie not.iced a letter lying on his desk addressed " 1iss Winefred Horn."
"Oh fellows, CJlme here, I've a letter from-oh I don ' t know wiat to call him yet." The boys all gathered a ound Winefred and he tore the letter open aid read: · "Box 167, Butte, Mont ,
" Miss Winered Horn, Al bany N. Y , May 9, 1902.
" My n.ir Winefred: You can never realize how I ap•i:eciate your letter. I knew when I read it that yin were the one I wanted. I could hardly wait u•til I had a chance to write to you and now Jam crazy to receive another letter from yon. Dear, I wou l d like ;;o much to have a phot' of you. Do you know where I would put it? I would 'hang it right near my bed so that ev:ry morning when I woke I could see tho·se eyes smiling down upon me and they 1ould assist me into slumbering, for I wou l d see
them jrnt before I ' blew' out the gas. I only hope th:tt you will care as much for the one inc l osed Of co u rs e I want yo u to understand that it is rio : good, but it i·s the b e st I have at present
"Now, dea r , I wan t you to answer as soon as for I am anxious for a oetter und er·standir:g. Would lik e to see yo u Yours devotedly, ROBERT 0. WILLOW ."
"Well, Wln , yo u 'r.e in for it now . You just see, there'll be somet hin g doing i f this keeps up. Gee, isn't he the worst ever? Wh:i.t do you suppose he th1nks of a gir l who would write and receiv6 such htters on such sh o rt acquain t ance? Ha! Ii'a! H e' s the limit. "
"l'IJ send om now that will be a s i zzler, but who»e photo g ra}h sh a ll I send?"
"Oh s a y, Win, why don't you send that picture yo:1 h ave there in that dr awer-th e one yo u slwwed m e yes t e,day. She's a peach. I know oh e 'll ·su i t him all right."
" I b eli e ve I wH; do you suppose I'd better writ e tod a y a nd get it ov e r?"
" Getting sick of it ar e you? You're easy, o l J boy." ·
The nex t morn in g Vinefred sent out the foll owing lette r:
" Albany, New York, May 11, 1902.
" Dear Robert : I r e ceiv1d you r pict ur e an d wa-s m ore th an delighted wit\ i t. I th in k that you c ertainly m1rst b e qu i te a 'l.andsome yo un g man. l have no real la t e photo, 1Ut I am sending yo u one that I had t:1ken a bout two years ago.
" I have just been baking head and I only wish that y ou could see it. I woul6.send you some but r k now tha t it would dry out before it reached you.
" I am awfully busy today a·s , w ill have to go to the bank and wor k a while. I hate to close b nt I will expect a nice l ong on, from yo u tomorrow. Yours in ba:J:e, WINEFRiD
The boys did not g e t to see lette r. The n e xt afternoon Winefred received anith er l etter acl rl ressed to " l\llis-s Horn." It was onl. a note:
"B utt e, Mont., May 1902
"My Dear Winefred: I cou l d not wa r for an answer but I will be in Alb any tomorrowat 9:30 n. m I simp l y cannot wa i t. I must see Y•u
Yours l oving l y, ROBERT 0. WILLOV."
"Gee , boys , what shall I do? This fe ll ov i"s coming tomorrow to see me.
" You be t ter run off some place and hide 'f he finds you he'll make i t hot for you "
"Say, I never thought of that. I a m go in g to
visit my aunt, Mrs. Brown, all day tomorrow. She lives in the country. I'll tell h er I'm not feeling well and co.uldn't go to work."
"All right, but wh at shall we do if Mr. Willow comes?"
" Ob, te ll him I left tow n u nexpected l y, b u t that yo u are positive t h at I did not receive that letter fr o m him."
The fo ll owing morning Mr. Horn did not come to the office, b u t the evening before he got a horse at the liv ery barn and rode in to the country. His aunt met him o.t the ga te
" Well, Winnie, my boy, what is the matter? You look so pa l e, aren't yo u we ll ?"
"No; auntie, I'm not. I've got a deuce of a head a che . I've been working too hard. Th at' s a l l. "
"You poor boy, yo u m iss hom e, don't yo u ? You ju s t come in an d go to b ed. I'll make yo u some ginger tea and yo u will be a ll ri ght again in t h e mornin g. "
"I can't l ie down I'm too nervous. I ca n't drink ginger tea either You ju st give me a little supp a r. I think I'll be better th e n.' '
A fter supper he went to bed, but he did not sleep much At noon the following day the 'phone ran g and W in answered:
" Hello.''
" H e llo , is that yo u Win?"
" Yes , how ' s - - "
"We ll , this is Jim. Say, kid , yo u had b e tter lay lo w. Mr. Willow is in town and h as regi st e red at the Co lu mbia Hotel. He has found out that you are a .boy. I h eard that he has the police out searching for you. They were here this morning and Bill told them that you h a d go n e ou t west."
"Say, does anybody k n ow my a unt liv es out here?"
"Yo u b e t You had--"
" I haven't time for any more. I'm go in g to look for a hiding p l ace. - Gues s I ' ll hid e in t h e hay mow. So l ong.''
The ' phone hung up with a click an d .W in grabbed hi s hat and was out of the hou se in a minute. He hurried to the barn, un tied his h orse an d turned it lo ose in the cornfield, then h e rushed up into t h e mow and s e cured a dark corn er and sat down, h eaving a deep sigh of relief.
His a un t had been in t h e garden and when s h e came in she began calling: "Winnie, oh Winnie, where a r e you?" No answer came so s h e rushed through the house in search of him, every minute callin g:
"Winnie, oh Winnie.'; She went into the barn but his horse was gone. Thinking t h at he had gone back to s h e went into the hou'Se to pr e pare 'dinner
Just a t e v en ing a carriage drove up to the gate. A m :m jump e d out and cam e to the house.
" Is Win h e r e?" he asked.
"No, he left at noon."
"He did?" Then he turned around and called: "Say, b ys, he's go ne. Did be say anything to you about kavi11g, .Jim?"
" No, he said--. Oh I know he ' s in the hay mow." The boYS all alighted and ran for the barn.
"He llo, Win, you up there?"
"H umph?" he mumb l ed rather drowsil y. "Ob, boys, are you up here?" h e asked jumping up .
" Sure we are We came to take you back."
''You won ' t catch me going back very soon. I'm not going to be caught. "
"Ha! Ha! We told you you were e a sy and you certainly are. You couldn't take a joke if you had to. We boys wrote that las t l ette r and now we've come for our treat," said Jim
" Oh you're dandies, you are."
"O f c o urs e we ar e Come out of here now anJ g o b a c:i:. Tell :vour aunt a nd we ' ll go."
" Where's my horse?"
" Right out here by the gate. He came when we dr ove up ."
"A ll r ight. Tie him on b ehind the carriage, l 'm· g oing to ex plain matters to my aunt."
S oon the carriage ro ll ed back to the city an!! stopp e d in front of the ilarn .
' ' What will yo u have, boys? Cigars?" asked Win.
"Sure, any old thing."
"A ll right, come on." They went into a store nearby an d he purchased two boxes.
Mr. H orn received a nother l etter from Mr. Wil· low , but he thought b 2st not to answer aga in.
CLASS and SOCIETY
Y W C A NOTES
Louise Mere dith, Editor.
Definite phns are being made for the junior gir l s' reception.
Sev e ral of our posters have been taken down almos t imm edi a te ly after being put up. We make these posters for some special event and should like to have them left u p at l east until after the e Ye n t has come off.
The Cabin e t Bible class was held at the home of Ad a Gates Thursday , November 15.
A report of the Cre ". e conference was given at tlie noon meeting W e dnes day, Novemb e r 19.
KILKENNY KLUS
Grac e B Ennett, Editor
At the regular meeting of the Kilkenny Klub, held lns. t Tlrn rsda:v, November 21, a Thanksgiving
program was given. Kathryn Mockett read a poem an d Louise Barr, a story. Marian P e ttis anrl G is e la 1Birkn -.w read a hum o.r ous paper entitled ' 'What W ·e Should Be Thankful For."
.No me eti ng was held the next week because T hursday was Thanksgiving.
Yesterday a musical program was given by the talented musicians of the· club.
SENIOR NOTES.
Gra ce Burritt, Editor.
Seniors, you ought to get bu sy and come to cla ss m eeti ngs and have some class ·spirit. This is the l ast year in Lincoln High and t here is much t o be done. The play is b e ing discussed at each meetin b, which is ·interesting to all seniors.
Th e class decided to send some flowers to George Widener, who is sick.
The following officers were elected: Pres-ident-Russell Frye. Vice-PresiclentSecre t ary-Hazel Perrin. Tr eas urer-Grace Bennett. Sargeantat-Arms-Margori e Selleck Edito1·-Grace Burritt.
Seniors, remember class meetings are held every Tuesday dil·ectly after the third period in room 202.
SOPHOMORE NOTES.
Lorena Bixby, Editor.
At the regular meeting of the sophomore class Tuesday, November 19 , we decided on two class yells, one for chapel a nd the other for footba ll games.
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A special meeting WU'S he ld November 26 to arrange for sending flowers for the funeral of Alice Stults, who died the day before Alice was very popular and much loved by a.11 who knew her, and the entire cla ss extend their sympathy.
THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB.
Irma Herman Editor.
The Shakespeare Club heid i t s regular meeting last Tu e sday during the sixth period. Each girl took a character as represented in the play, "As You Like· It," and tried to make just as much out of it as possible. A great d e-a l of amusement was derived from the ways in which various ch:uacters were portrayed.
A committee was appointed some time ago to see about having a Shakespeare p a rty. Thi s is tc be a very novel event, and probably costumes will be a prominent feature.
The exchange editor env ies Adam because Wh ate v er trouble Adam had No one could m-ake him sore By saying when he told a'. joke, "I've heard that gag before."
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le a der s in their respective fields of end eavor, goes without saying.
But how d oes all t his trite generalization apply to the high school student? It is ev:id'ent that the stud enit of"today will be the man of tomorow. Some ·day he will "emerge from school life inoo Tea l life ." "Then," he says to himself, after negl-ecting many oi the oppor.t unities round a-bout him, " I will put m y whole being into my chosen profession or business." A no,ble resolution! But will he do as he says? Possfoly. Once in a great while a boy who has wasted his time and neg l ected ·his opp ortunities in ·school "wakes up·" and "comes to himself" on reaching manhood. He then enters upon life with a determinati'on of making his life count. He succeeds. But what is the secret of 1his success? Is i<t to be found in his wasted and neglected youth? Not for · one minute! There isn'.t a succes sful man l iving wpp , attributes his succe ss to his schoo l-day folly,, In e,very in·stance he will tell us that has . in spite of it and not beca use of, Jt. ,. , !But why ail! thts .p:rooching .? Si1;nply bhis . I would have boy and "ifJ'l there is no ,such thing as "e m(lrglng from \)£ hool life into real life ." If anytlifog, school' hfe 'Should be more real tb,an , other activities, debating, class - meeti,ngs , social fun'C-
OU R D E1BATING COACH Hons and wo0rk on, " schooJ publi'cations - are not
Mr. F. A. Peter s O:n ,our new aepating coach, mere child's play. School .is a , rea l, comes to us ve ry -high iy rediroJile tiU'M. • He gradu- in which the stude nt is placed. There" it, is .t!ia'.t his ate d from the Oin a:h a ' High" Sohoo1 in 1901, a;nd ha:bits of tJnou'ght an'Cl. life sihould be a 'ctually defrom thel Nebmska ·Bniversity iil" 1'905; •'i' eceiv:ing velop ed. He should learn .to ,Jive 'by living a;n·d to ' the.' 11onor of Phi 'Beta •Kappa 'The foU o·wfog year· think by thinking. OOVE;i a 'keen · in'terhe '·tau.ght' Greek' at trh'El Utlive'rsitJ;1 ' and was in- e st in so!.ving hjl'! afi ,weir ai;; th,q(:je structor in de batin? at the 'Lincoln Academy, .:i.nd of his · But more tha\t thi-8 , he assisted in ' Rheto i'1c at ' the University. He was should be'Mn . t'd heip so!VI) the prp blerhs.. s aperinte ndent of s'chools '<}t Creighton, Nebraska, of his count1'J. 'If he has 1ea'rned ' 'to think at: all, in 1906 andt 1907, then last, but ho1i l east, he1 i's nuw he J.l.ps a right on studying law at the Unive r'sity andtfiUing tJrre -posi' M6reover he bas a ri;gnt to ex press his thoughts tion o.f deb:a.ting-':ihstructor and ' coach •' at the Lin, • and owes 'i t t9.1 h-im1?elf !ind to to '.ea1;n coln High School. - Mr·: Pete1,s on has kindly con- ·how t o do ' so ,, 'l'he world· a.,s' 'entitled to hf.s 1;:1.eas sented to write an " iDebate," ,y.rhich we and owes him a h e aring in spite of his youthappreciate very much. 1 • ., • .1•:• fulness. "·' , ,1 • • ,, I " " ' ,, ' • • "' ' • ,,. ,,,, 11 ,·I Expression or, tho\(gh't fs by practica "'" Jp 1N '" _ ., and. i!1 rpy•, judgment _nobh(P.!:l' aff ords o:v,por- · . , B y .Mr . .. A. 1 .,. • tumty or such practice tl:ian the deb at mg. society, 'J'he -e is"nq one Who t he -,:Vbilif r ,· l' Her e the studen1s, meet on .a COIJ?.ID{/!1 grnun<l jlnd to Oll ,one's feet a and USe fui_ ac- - under SU({J:\· condit.ion,s •it \i'S , .Of , \)XCOmpl,\Shm€.nt: In, ,this Clay _ pf, the .:vvoTld ,.,, pression is ,'.1'h e .. mere .the . when associat10ns a nd convent10n.s. a.re . s ,uch u 11por- principles .of. , rhetio,i; ic and' necesta nt influences in progress, it II? •cer!<1,in!Y' sary as tliEse are and which cannot be emphasfaed _· able, to say tlhe least, that tb'o'se attei;\Q.lng 1 too is not ,enough Pr i nc-ip l ef? , and S'hould b e able to intelligently ·tli.Scuss v'a\.ioµs · ' theb'i·ies in and of t hems elves are dead aµd unproblems that come beftJre then;i , Til). <:i, doet'ors, real. H is PfllY when living beings of the business men, yes who0 · thE-m and use them would g.ive their the benefit . of When I am ill , I n e.ver go Jo stuaent of meditheir must' oe able to pre'Seht cine eve n tJbough he his ,spent P,is whole l ife in their ideas 'in a " clear and convincf g man- study. The mau who lj: n ows hdw' fo practice is the ner. 1'bat those ·who succ:e d.. are the .. .s9 .?lso .a: may •the
of debate and argumentation and never become a debater. Man vitalizes principles, but principles do not vitalize man. Theory is necessary, but practice is indispensable.
Every s tud ent who has any interest in argum e ntwtion and d ebate shouJ.d avail himsel'f of the op portuni.ty of j oining a debating society and take active part in the discussi ons. The present writer ts well aware what effort all'd exertion it demands for a student to speak for the firsit time befor e a crowd of people gazing at him. His knees quake, his face grows pale, and his voice trembles. Perspriation rather than inspiration characterizes hts attempt. Although he knows all the rules of grammar, in his excitement he forgets that there ever was suc.h a thing as grammar. After he is through with his speech he ·realizes, -it may be, that he haa entirely disappointed the h o:pes of those who have so diligently taught ·him. In his imagination h€ sees the angry glare and ·stern frown of hh; teacher although she may sti1'1 be as. meek and gentle as a lamb. His real illiteracy ha:s actually betrayed itself! "What a fooI I have made. of myself!" he 1:Jhinks to himself. He may be right, but therein lies his hope. If 'he has the right kind of grit, he will be determined to retrieve h i s J.ost reputation and in his next effort will have a little more confidence in himself and wi11 eliminate many of his former mi stakes.
Yes , learning how to speak is of ten a slow and painful process. With some. it ia true, it seems to 'be a natural gift, 'but for those of us who are not .so gifited• it might be a s·ource of inspfration or of cons·o.Jation, at least, that some of our ablest debaters and orators have labored under the grea:test of difficulties. No lad was ever m c•re unpromising than Demosthenes. Yet he has thrilled not only th e Greece of his time, but all .the world for all time with his wisdom and eloquence . I realize that we cannot all become ora:tors. Surely this wouJ.d be a most disa.greeable world is any student who cannot develop the art of thinking on his feet if he has the confidence in himseH to make the a:ttempt 'Do not wait until you gdt out of sch,ool lif.e and then resolve to mingle with m<en an d thus gradua ll y acquire this art. Y. our fellow-students are just as rea l as your fellow -men will be. The problems in school a1' e ju;;t as real a:s in the wo rld and sd10ol is just as real as the world. Join a debating society!
We wonder why it is that the girls all look em· harassed when Miss Short speaks if "vibrating tong ues" in explaining sound.
Miss Marsh-(in English class)-".Johnny, spell alley!"
Johnny- "A-1-1 -y."
Miss Marsh-"That's ally!" (a lie).
The Br idal Joust . Excitement reigned in Westchestshire, The streets with knights were thronged, Fo1· Richard, Lord, proclaimed to all, At court, a joust prolonged.
One lovely daughter had thi:s Lord, Far famed her beauty rare; And to the knight who fought and won He'd give her hand ·so fair.
The maiden's heart was filled with fear, For one she loved most dear ViTas many miles across the sea, No summons reached hi·s ear.
The day was come and ready each To do his best or die; A cheer was in the hearts of all, But in her heart a sigh.
The sign was given, a cheer arose, And forward dashed each knight, Each spear was braced, each heart beat fast, · 4t the approaching fight.
And now the blows fe ll thick and fast, The tumult reached its height, When right into their midst there rode A solitary knight.
'fo right and left he swung his sword, The ranks around him thinnEd, The dust that rose hid all from, !light, The ground with b lood was tinged.
"Enough," cried Richard, "Thou hast won. Advance, the prize is thine." What makes the maiden's face to blush? Her eyes like stars to shine?
" Thy name, oh knight," the l ord commands, "'-Tis Hubert, Duke of Klyde," Behold, 'tis he from 'cross the sea Hath come to win his bride. -Bern i ce Birch.
His Satanic Majesty (to Alfred Munger thirtyfive years from now)': "What did you do wheu you were on earth?"
Alfred: "I spent three years on Latin."
H. S. M. "Try the other place; you've · had enough."
'Florence (at a muddy crossing): "How shall we get across?"
Mary: "Wade."
Wade M.: "What?"
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to debate. P e rhaps it is because the schoo l doesn ' t kriow what debate i s. In that ca::;e it wou ld be well to read Mr . Petersnn's articl e in another part of the paper. In it he shows what debate really is-shows how important it is to the student who intends. to succeed.
T here are four ·deb a.t ing ::;oci et!es in this schoo l, on e girls ' society and three boys ' societies . If you will l'ook around a.bout you in the scho ol, and s e e who the prominent pupils a1 e, you will find that nine -tenths of them are members of debating societies . The other tenth is prominent becau::;e of a biJ.ity to spea k before ·an audiencewhich is one of the th ings you learn in a d ebating socie :y Thes e soci e ties are not compOBed of dry, superannuated , fossilized people. The members are wid e-awake inte resting, and clean cut thinke'rs, all of th e m.' Th e debat e s -are not l on gdrawn-ou t bits. ·of dulln ess They are up-to-date questions-questi ons th a t everyone is talking · about; t h e policy of the administrati'on ; the new high school proposition, and such. Any person who sp e nd'S an evening with on e of the debating societies will not go away t h inking that be has wasted -a c ouple of hours On the contrary, ho w ill think that he has spent a most profi t able evening. The debaters themselves a re so interested that they hold their meetings until they are compelled t o adjourn by t he ringing of the gong This does not look as though debate were a dry subject. Nowhere, in the numerous school activiti e s , does on e come more thoroughly in touch with the spirit of the school than in the d e bating societle::;. · Nowhere does one <lo more to fit himself or herself for life than in the debating societi e s. If you ·cton't believe what is said h e re, com e around and see for yourseif. The debaters a lways we lcome a visitor The sooner you get out of the idea that debate Is dry the better of!' you wUI b e.
QUOTATIONS APPLIED TO OUR SPEAKERS.
Robert Funkhouser : "The gentleman is learned, a rare speaker ." ('Tis good for t une that he rare l y speaks.)
The debating societies are all doing exce'1lent work ,, but th E: re ar e not enough outsider s taking an intere st You don't know what y ou are missing good people.
Most of you, who don't. know, think that debating is a dry subject. You shou l d come out to some of th e society m€ etings on Thursday or Friday nights and become conv e rted There is nothing dry for ap.y "One except a slufl'er The boy or girl who likes to h€ar witty speeches will hear them in the debat in g soci e ti e s The boy or glrl who wants to learn how to conduct himself 'O n the platform wil learn by deb a ting . The person who wants to know how to conduct a c l ass meeting or take part in on e wm 'learn how at these meetings. The person who wants to learn to t hink in a clear cut, e asy fashion will learn it in these me e tings. Come one! C ome all! Come large and sma ll-for you are we lcome al l.
This is::;ue of the Advocate is in the interests d e bate i n th e high school. For some re a son 01 · o th e r the schoo l does not pay much attention
Frank Campbell : "The fear of ev e ry man that heard him was , lest he s'lrould not make an e nd " Bob Ferguson: "A foo l talks (in chapel), but a wise man speaks." (Editorial announcementBob ta lk s!)
Clark : "Another flow of words : a very torrent yet like most torrents, nought of good they do ." (Fear not for they do no on e except fresbie::; )
Archib a ld-(Freshmen pronounce t his Awchabawl e d): " It would t a lk , Lord how -it talked "
What is life without some cash,
In this hazy high school wh i rl
Where many go without noon hash, 'fa spend their coin upon a girl.
Oh, it's well to talk of pa ving
Well your early street of life , But if you do " too blamed much" sav ing, You will never w in a wife
Did you te ll papa about that much needed new b uildi ng?
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GIRL S' DEBATIN G SOCI E TY N O T E S.
Kate Bickford, Editor.
The G. D S extended an invitation to all the other debating societies to attend a party, given by them, in the high school library All who attended reported a good time.
We are much interested in the outcome of the Omaha debate. Lincoln has been defeated by Omaha in th>is line for many years . We are confident. however , that our team will carry off the honors this time .
We shou l d J.ike to see more freshmen girls out to visit us. The girls don't seem to take as much interest in debate as the boys do It isn't because the girls can't debate , because they can. Look at our former members-Miss Hartley and Miss Mockett-they got plMes on the team. Girl s can debate as well as boys if they will only try. Let trn see more v>is!tors at our meetings
WENDALL PHILLIPS SOCIETY NOTES .
Ivern Tingley, Editor .
The W. P. S. boys are going after debate with a pair of handcuffs-determined to capture it and make it their slave.
The Omaha de bate, of course, is the thing right now, and W. P S is going to help shove it along.
We failed to get a member on the team but we're not discouraged. We're yo u ng yet, and we'll make ourselves felt be.fore long. Our society debates are handled well and we a re making the dust fly with our exertions in parliamentary law.
We like to see the f r es h men visitors take such an interest in debate . Bring your friends around and make us another call.
CICERONIAN
NOTE•S. Donald Miller, Editor
Interest in debate has ha:d a st•eady' growth in the old L H. S., even if at times it did seem most discouragingly slow . If· we go back to a time in t he sch"D:ol's history which on l y a few of the facul-
ty remember, we .find .that for a number of years a ' "Webster and Haynes " was the only debating society of which we could boast. This organization dissolved, but in ·its place the C. D. S., arose and for several years it was alone on the fie l d. Since that time the P. D. •S., G. D. S., A. F P D S., and the W. P. S., have joined the campaign for the p romotion of deba.ting.
fJ:f yo u come around to any of our mee1tings, you will hear a debate and a discussion on parliamentary law which wm more t h an repay you f.or tihe time spent. The debates are always on subjects either of great interest to the student body OT on some que'S•tion 'Which ha'S aroused· dis cussion throughout the wh ole country During the winter we very frequently ccnsi-der some question which has some direct bearing on the subject in preparation for in ter-schoo l debate
At all times everyone is assured a very inter2sting evening if they spend it with the debatii:ig societies.
PHLOGISTON NOTES.
Robert Funkho u ser, Editor.
The Ph l ogistons are all doing hard work in d ebate. They have been holding very enthusiastic meetings and they feel that their prospects for the year are very bright. Six of the ten members of the society were on the preiimi naries for the Omaha debate and out of them there is one on t h e first team and three on the second team. Each one took a personal interest ·in the outcome of the Omaha debate and worked accordingl y. In our meeti n gs, our system of practice in parliamentary l aw is creating much interest a n d the participants are becomi ng experts in the fine points of the work
V\/e are always g lad to see visitors come to our meetings as it shows that the interest i n debate is not who ll y confined to the debating societies. Come around and see us, freshmen, sop'ilomores, juniors and seniors . You are welcome.
Deutsch Teacher-"Clarence, what is the German word for pretty or beautifu l ?"
Clarence-(indistinctly)-"June " D. T.-" What!" . Clarence- " Well, it' s all the same thing."
Archie: "I'm a self-made business man." Funkhouser-(languidly): "H'm! Invent those ears yourself?"
OLD ENGLISH BA LLADS.
Th e F lood of T ea rs.
1. In a large and lonely castle, On old Glenngary road, Lived a weird and wicked old witch As I have often been told. This wicked ol d witch had a cloven foot, Ne ' er a cl oven foot had he, Not a cloven foot on either leg, But in his heart were three.
2. In a dungeon down bene::ith the earth, He ke p t fair maidens three , Who wailed and wept the whol e day long, Their lovers for to see.
But this old witch had a cloven foot, Ne'er a cloven foot had he, Not a cloven foot on either leg, But in his hear{ were three.
3 Along this road one morn in May Rode three young knights, yes, three, Who wished to fight the wicked witch And free their maidens three.
For this old witch had a cloven foot, Ne'er a cl oven foot had he, Not a cloven foot on either leg, But in his heart were three.
4. The wicked witch came forth to meet These noble young knights three In three short fights he did · all slay, And they lay down to dee .
Yes, this old witch had a cloven foot, Ne ' er a cloven foot had he,. Not a cloven foot on either leg, But in his heart were three.
5. The wicked witch then took their heads From off their bodies three, And took them down beneath the earth Unto those maidens three.
This wicked old witch had a cloven foot, Ne'er a c l oven foot had he, Not a cloven foot on either leg, But in hi"s heart were three.
G The maidens wept and tore their hair, This awful sight to see. They cried a l oud; they wou l d not cease; They wished they could but dee Yes! this old witch had a cloven foot, Ne ' er a cloven foot had he, Not a cloven foot on either leg, But in his heart were three.
7. They cried so hard that their tears made Three pudd l es on the ground.
As these were l arge, they plunged right in And there their troubles drowned.
Aye! this old w i tch had a cloven foot, Ne'er a c l oven foot had he, Not a cloven foot on either l eg, But in his hea):t were, three. -Dean McBrien.
J 0 KES
Mac (in chapel) : " Oh, you people out there don't know how foolish I feel!"
Art (sotto voice): " Or look ."
Q. "What is Glenn's favorite month?"
A. "J-li-'J .
Julius : " I wish I went to school° in Russfa."
· Johnny: "Why?"
Julius: "It takes all day to call the roll."
Art D .: "I want to buy a necktie "
Salesman (at the ten cent store): "Here is a tie that is very much worn."
Arthur: "I don't want one that's very much worn I've got plenty of them at home (of brother's.)
Teb bets: "Wh en I stand on the stage in a rle· bate, I see noth·ing and I am conscious of nothing but my speech. The audience disappears entirely."
Friend: "Well , I can't b lame the audience much for that."
Deutsch 'Teacher (in class)-"What is the meaning of ' das Gerausch'?"
Student-"Noise."
D T. - 'What else?"
Student- "Archie 'Dinsmore's singing."
Freshie-" Who is that fe ll ow out there coahcing?" , S ophomore-"'That is the assistant coach."
A senior, hearing the conversation, turns around and sa y s , ' That is on l y Chet L l ewe l yn." ·
Five littl e studies all on a card. Thought he'd drop algebra 'Cause it was hard. Four little studies; Killing cats made him grieve
So of physio l ogy · Then he took leave Ag B f B ·{
The Prescott Music Co is not only t he olde e Ofe eau y est musfo h o u se in Nebrask a but has a stock of the most beauti f ul pianos to be found in Linco l n. V..Te carry sixteen makes of the world's standard pianos Also a fine line of sheet music and a ll kinds of musica l merc h andise. We can save yon money on a good piano. Try us and see.
Our CLOTH&S with Style MAGEE DLE;MER
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Albert Ross hasn't gotten over, the 'habit of reading in the childten's ro6m · a.t the ''1ibrary yet. If feels iq l\. mood ) o «LP, · soine, missionary work, please b'egin at'lftome in a few locals.
Theodor.a Comstock a member of the class or All copy fo .r the next ' ntust 'lie . Jn by De'07 , and an alumnus o•f -the Ciceronians : was kiUed 1 cember 1-ir.'.' A good• sto'ty ' i s wanted •for the Christre u mtl:ir at his home near Texas He mas issue. ,,.,,
w:.i.s oi·king on a.·dairy d 'atm when bhe accident •' , , ·, '' .,.., ''
P happened. He " was la'lone·..wt the time and no one Have you thoug,h!•to y,ou.r Chnstfllas !mows just v.:-ha:t caused his death. While in the ,, presents S1:f!re,)401North high he was one of •mo,st prc;nrunent Eleventh s!reet. "" " 1 " ,., ,, ?, ··•·'' members of thoe· C. D. S. Ide too){ a ',genui n'.E;i i,nter- ·, r\To Maude, 1d'ea1' ''it is not a , thunderstorm; it is est in all t:he society' s actLvities, being identified only local to Room' 2\. an d is made by ' the \ girls' with everything it did. · To him i.i;; due a large de- gym classes al:love. ;. ···· ,;, • · •' •· . • . ' •" gre_e of vhti '. high, ..staQ.;dl}rd It is report,ed nhe· Qaluin\!t" out of of_ its orgamzat10n. Every Cicerou,1f1.n, in . his suppei·. First •thfng we know he wilrbe rl.dmg • ,who; kµ,ew Sill- on a raitroatl •i;>ass : .,' ,, , • : •. \' cerely regret h'ls death . "' · t f h' ,·· ·
",A.. ,.. . '-0 " ..at fire? ,.,· ,
Meet me at the High School Sto1,e 1 ·
This is the las.t six weeks, remember. ,•' 1\ Hazel Dugan spent 'l'hanksgivi ng in 'Omaha. ,. \\ Miss Kirker spent T'hank,sgiving in Omaha
Did you in ,name and n'ot pay ?
Get busy, y.ou may be able to get tl;t'fl.t cred'it ,_..t.
Roy Crancer says bonfires are awful expensive. \J \ 0 '' ' \• Best dollar ' rountain pen in town at the Htgll School Store . ' ·
One ou.t of.,, e,n res ies.. ,can .smg , mcrica. They li:;i.ve liiLd a speoial chapel to ,.learn it. We hope the numbethas increa'sed. ·"' ,.. ·· · ·
The JJinior l\1ati!l.ee MUS•icale, .'fhich fs composed of hi•gh school g'irls, gave an interesting program ( , last Tuesday a j:.'Cra'.n<1er' s music hall. . .• T'he editor had to write the notes for three of1;-. the four debating societies. This is bad, societies! Bring your· editors to account, r get new .ones. # Homer, feeling _ drf'lwsy1 in 1 English class, stretches out and says: , "Oh, de:ir." Ruth Vv., , in the seat ip. froJ:\.t of hlm,.J.urns around as.if to say, "\Vhat do you -want?" I I Al. HoJ;Jpe came near beiI).g run over .by a Citi- ,. , . .. -\ zens' car Monday_ last. ,. :' :.,\ A LLJ M N I l'l!O-TE S • Homer is getj;.i.ng worse. ,• 1 He tried to , go ' to a Hatiebel'le 1s. back i,n s0ho0l •again : freshie chapel last week. 1 ' F 'rancis McNab ; '0 7; visited the school last week. , If the windows 1n room 116"ar'e not washed soon S'hirley Mar-shall , "Spent v'acatmn .at Weeping there will be no need of curtains. Water., I:' • 1 we are sorry to :hear of the lllness of Mi'ss Gere '" Lyle .Rich, '07; ' is ,attending tb.e eollege at with a slight attack, of diphtheria. the U.m , " ·•' - • . ' · ,.. R!IDMEMBER THE OMAHA DEBATE, DECEMM1ss S.weezy is lil the chem. BER, 13 . ·" . ,'·.. · · , . lab. durmg the ?f Miss , Miss Clara Slade, '04, is teaching near WiaverlY. Why is it, Gle.(l, , thaf you and Maude have , such Nebraska. ,. .. ,, ·• 1 • an aversion to the loca! cut of last · If you want more locals, stop kicking and hand Ellis Harrison wa s seen the buildtpg last in a few. week. Everyone enjoyed seeing "Scr;abby" a.gain Charles J?enm:; t, '07, is pledged 1to the Alph.a ... ,
For Your Hot Lunches
S e e F ay and D a n; th ey kn ow w h a t yo u wa nt
Theta Chi.
Dell a Atwood, '07, is rap idly recover in g from a two we e".-ls ' ill ness . ·
G irl s' baskE' t ball p racUce begins thi s week. W h o w ill the cup.
Branson Stewan, '07, is working o-n hi s father's fa.rm south of Urn ciity.
Eil ee n Dart and Ellis I-Ia r r i 1Dn, both '06, were married last Thursday, Nov-ember 28.
Harry Ho l d e ma 1 i i s w i t h T r oop "E," Eighth U S Caval r y at Fort D. A. Russe l, Wyoming.
Ro l and Tapp is having great success, at th e Chicago Tra ining Schoo l, w i th h is gym work.
Vern e B a•tes was the gues t of the 1Browne ll Boarclin g •School, of Omaha, las t Sat u rday.
Grace Barstow, a former L. H . S. student, b u t now of Omaha, vis i t e d the school last week.
Ha l Stultz, '0 7, is back fr cm Oma-ha and has take n the p l ace of Howard T·hompson at a loca l towe l supply compa n y.
M'iss Hart , one of o u r former teache r s, is in the city again >Sh e lwt3 taken ch ::irge of M ill er and Paine's adve rtil?ing.
\iV·aJ. '. er Bou n e, '07, writes that t h e " Pommero n ," t:he winn e r of the Internationa l Ba ll oo n race lJ::tsse rl ov er his house, at Columbus, N. J ., while ·on its way
EXCHANGES
The Ad\'ocate sends out a large nu mber of exchanges and receives a grea.t many from other sc:hoo l s. These often con t ain many va l uable sugge;; t: ions for this pap e r vVe copy the following jok€s from some of o u r exch a ngrn. We h ave some to ma'.-c e them ap pli ca b le to t h e L . H. S . :
The Wai l of t h e· Football Co a ch. Short of sh i n g u ards, shor t of head g u a rd s; S 11 crt of sweaters, short of boots, Two .and twenty candidates, A n d on l y fo u rt ee n suitsT h e fn l! back's got the sore head, The quarte r back i s sick.
men have· "'Ot the I' ve cause to kick, When I t h ese h oodoos
I u sed to s h o u t you bet, • But this coach i ng job is just abo u t T h e' wo r st job I' v e s '. ruck ye t . - C E TEMPLE.
"T h e R u stler," Fremo nt , Neb., came to 11-s l ast week an d was gladly r ecei v ed. We like the "Rus t l er." It, like the Adv ocate, i s fighting for a new hi g h schoo l b u ildin g · We hope t h ey get i t. A n y sc h oo l of two hundred and forty pupils that ca n s u pport a paper as good as the "Ru stler" deserves a fine bu ildi ng, an d Nebra·s:rn i'S ce rtain l y prospe r ous and rich enough to fmnish a ll of h er "Schoo l s good b u ildL.gs.
P o l yg l ot Po etry
There are no birds i n last y ea r's nests a d own the fl oo d of years.
Ma u de M ull er on a summer's d ay l ay d ying in Algiers
Man wants b ut l itt l e he r e be l ow t h y co ld g r ay rocks, O Sea 'Tis sweet to hear t h e watc h -dog's bark across the sands of Dee.
At midnight in hi s guar d ed te n t w h e n a ll b u t hi m had fled.
Lifeless but b e autif ul he Jay, t h e bivoac of t h e de :td.
Past.Fonte n oy, past Fo n tenoy, to hastening ills a pr e y, Unde r a spread ing ch est n ut tree my fondest hopes d ec3.y
She was a phantom of de li ght t h at ma n was mane to mo u rn.
The m ill w ill never gri n d aga in ; only five grai n s of corn'
O h come int o the gar d e n Maude a n d list un to m e ten
O h h ow Horatius kep t the bridge when Kssi u slw fe ll.
-Loui'sville Cour i er-Jo u rna l.
"To o u r rea d ers: If yo u see a good j oke c u t i : out an c l give it to the e :litor or put i t in the J\dnc'lte b ox. All j okes will be j oyfully r eceived-we h ope. However, a'S this is a hi g h sch oo l publicat'.o n no jo k es w h ich a r e over t wen t y-one ye :i. r s of age or wh i ch have served fonr years in the Ad voca '. e, w ill b e p rinted.
Sophomores 5 , Ju ni ors 0
On Wedn es day after school the Sophomores and Juniors played a swift game of football. t'he Juniors had the heaviest team and it was made up of first team players more than the Sophomore team. However, the Juniors were entirely without team work and could not gain consistently. The Sophomores on the other hand had be en practicing for some time and their work showed it They lined up and tore thru the Juniors before their opponents had time to get ready Several forward passes were tried but they were pr e tty risky. End runs were prevented by th e crowd on the fi e ld.
The Juniors only once had any show for a touchdown and lost the ball then. The Sophomores not only made a touchdown but tried twice for field goals. . The score came in the second half The Sophomores ran the ball from their t.venty-five yard line by terrific line plunges straight down the field. Pete McCauley and ' Joe Whitmore were r e peatedly forced thru the Junior line for fifteen yards or so Finally their uninterrupt e d march ended with a .touchdown when Joe Whitmore was forced over the goal line. The ba 1 was again put into play and then time was called.
The line - up was as follows :
Juniors
W e s se 11
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Cordially invites all students to patroni ?.e us. We handle all latest hot and cold drinks in season.
We make all our own home made candies, bon bons etc.
Our hot ch9colate with whipped cream is the best in town.
You SA VE From $3 to $6
Boys, if you want to dress as well as any other boy in the city and at the same time save from $ 3 to $6 on a suit or overcoat, come t o our sto r e. We are just outside of the high rent district and our prices on clothing are 25 per cent lower than prices in the high rent district, We guarantee the quali t y, workmanship and sty le of our goods fo be the very l atest and best. In buying we give special attention to your needs and tastes. Come and see u s.
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LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Holiday Number 1907
Lincoln, ebra ka, Friday, December 20, 1901
. GORTON
PRICE REDUCTIONS ON Boys' andY oung Men's Clothirig
affords everyone wanting reliable merchandi se the greatest opportunity to supply their needs from one · of the largest .and be s t selected stocks in the city. These unusual price s apply on boys' and young men's suits and overGoats from the best to the cheapest and the values are the greatest presented to the trade. Our reason for making these wonderful reductions in price is to move our large stock of winter merchandise when it i s the mo·st advantageous to us a?d the public.
Boys, if you want t o dre ss as well as any other boy in the city and at th e sa me time s ave from $3 to $6 on a suit or overcoat, <Wme to our s tore. We are just outside of the high rent district and our pric es on clothing are 25 per cent lower than price s in th e high tent di s trict. We guarantee th e quality, workmanship and style of our goods to b e th e very late s t and best . In buying we give s p ec ial attention to yo ur n eeds and ta s te s. Come s ee us.
THE ADVOCATE .
. LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE .
B y ALFRE.D MUNGER
In a n out-of-the-way in Minnesota t'here lies a small gr een lake, with heavily wooded shores and rustic summer cottages scatt-ereu here and there on the spurrs a n d points. At the lower end of t h e lake there is a s u mmer hotel where many en•bhusiastlc fishermen come back each summe!· Every spring the proprietor of this hotei sends out pamphlets high l y colored as to both print and language. Severa l of these fe ll i nto the hands of two boys -who Hved some distance from the lake, and they were charmed and de · lighted at the prospec•t ·o.f being aJb l e to go there in the hot summer month s. As soon as sch1ooi was dismissed for the s u mmer t h ey obta in ed work and both l abored v·ery steadily and faith · fu ll y until the last of Ju l y. Th ey had saved a respeC:tab l e s u m of money, and bi !iding a fon ·d farewe ll ·bo their parents, they set forth.
They took advantage of a spec ia l e·xcursion rate, an d although they had to stand up during the night t h ey travel ed, th.ey arrived s.afe l y at the lake one brighlt af·ternoon. The tempera•tu r e had been about 95 degrees in their home town when they started, b u t when they reache d the l ake on tJhe next ·day they need-ed their overcoats, for the col d ' north wind b lowing d•own t h e lake had lowered t h e temperature to ab<out 50 degrees
They spent that afternoon a n d evening in un'packing, and were r -eady to go in bath i ng the next morning before the seven o ' clock br·e;;tkfast For two w€-eks they fished steadily -every day ,a n d on the who l e, had excell-ent luck. Every morning be:l)ore breakfast, they would take a p'lunge in the icy water-s of the lak e; and every ev-ening after dark t h-ey would again g o down for a plunge, which t h e c hill of t.'he water usuaHy made very short.
But during the i r third and i'ast week t h ey chang.ed their tactics. There were severa l deeds and adven•tures which have been undm' taken by
the vario u s c u stomer-s of the hote l, and whic h were re l-a ted to th-e boys by t h e loafers around it. These exploits they d-ete r mined to s u rpass, a lthough they had b u t a week for the i r task. ·
Bright and early Monday morning they started forth, bound on a wa l king tour around t h e l ake. A ll day :Monday a n d T uesday t h ey walk-ed, and l ate Tuesday night they arrived at the hoteL Wednesday they h ired a team and d rove to the county s·eat, wh ich is abo u t twe lv-e miles distant from this hotel. Th ur.sd·ay they agai n h ire{! a team and drov-e to a trout stream w h ich is about fifte en miles from t h e l ake Here they had suc·h -excell ent luck that t h ey stayed at a farmh,ou se near the tro u t s tream during the n.igh t, and spent the bett(Jr part of Fri day fishing in the ti n y brook. By Friday noon they 'hllid obtained as many as they wer-e aUow-ed· by the law, and they •started back. T h ey arrived at the hotel about four o'clock, and at once rowed o u t to- the "Two'Mile Bar," ·and whi'le Ear l !'lOWed the boat Fred :Swam slow l y along beside it. Fred swam the entire two mi1es with no aid 10 r ·ass istance, a n d -the boy·s now felt that they had eq u alled or excelled all previ,ou s records. Saturday being their last day, they spent it in a quiet a n d restful fi-shi n g trip, sitting i n revol-v i ng chairs in a large boal, while the oarsman rowed where they di· recte d him to. T h ey . had excell ent luck, and packed a box of the best of their catch to send to their frie n ds at hmme.
" Carl ," said Fred at the supper tab l e, "w e have done a ll the old stunts; now I have a new one caref ully planned, and anyone who wants to equa l n w !ll hav.e to sit u p nights th i nking about
"TeH it q u iclr before you -forget it," he replied.
The boys left the table, a n d, going to a seat overl ooking the lake, carefully plann-ed some d:rea:dful deed to j u dge from their gestures and thei r a n imated conversation They p layed cards with some girls aJt :the hote l until about e l even, and then excusi n g themse lves, they went to the proprietor. They ::trgued with him for some time
and fin a:lly .seemed· tJo convince him for he said: "Do whatever fool trick you want to, but it is on your own heads ."
The boys rus hed down to the . dock, and, push:in-g off a boa•t, step1ped in, and started to row easily and s.J1owly, with theil: boat pointed to the head of the lake, al:mut six miles away. The wind was with them, and they went along rapidly . "Carl," said Fred, "see that black cloud in the southwest "
' Well, what about rt? Don't be scared of a little cloud like t:hat."
"May·be we had better tu rn back though. They often ·have terrible· stoi'II!s on tJhJs lake."
" We wiJol d"O a:s you say , but I don't think that cl1oud will come here."
"Maybe nat, we will go on anyway, and camp on Bat!tle ' Point if it storms."
They went on, and favored by the rising breeze, reached Battle .Point at two o'cl"Dck, ju·st an hour and a half from the time they started The nigh•t was dark and "Only a few star.s showed through the ·fleeing clouds. The waters Cl'f t he lake were quite troubled ·by t:his time, and an occasional white-cap could be seen rai sing its crested head above the lesser waves.
The boys landed, and pulling up their boat out of the reach of the waves, gathered materiacl for a gigantic bonfire. This they made on t:he top of a high b.Juff, and they made it so well and labored so hard that t:he flames were soon rising as high as the stunted oak trees near by.
"Come on Fred Let's 1break off this dead tree and put it on top of the fire so it wlll las-t a long time."
"All right, puil hard "
They gave a succe·ssion of 'short tugs at the tree, and soon H wa13 swaying far back and forth.
"Now, togeth er, pull, and be earful that the tree doesn't .fall on you. Pull!" Fred .s aM.
They gave a mighty tug but the tree only cracked a little. Again and again they pulled and at la st the tree suddenly gave way, forcing both boys to the ground. Th.is forced a fitartled cry fpom Fre·d but not a sound from Earl.
"My goodness, but that was a hard fall," sai'd Fred, getting up rubbing hi s shoulder . "There are too many stones in this ground to fall comfor tably on i t."
Then a•s there was no reply and as Carl did not rise, his face went whVte in t:he moonlight and he sprang to Carl's side with a -startled cry.
• " W'hat's the matter; are you hurt?"
Carl did not reply but only moaned and writhed to and fro on the ground.
"Carl, speak •to me; look up here·; this is Fred Don't you know me? Oh, why did I bring you up here tJo die? What will your mother say to me? Oh, I wish I were in your place."
Th€n 'he fell feverishly to work at chafing his hands and implO'!'ing him to 'Speak, to look at him. He loos ened his collar and brought' water .from the lake ·to dash on hi'S chest. At last Carl opened · his eyes and feebly looked around him. Then his face contracted and a deep moan burst from hi•s Ups, ·
"Oh, my arm, my arm."
Then Fred noticed what he 'hrad been too excited to see before. Carl's· arm was twi·sted beneath him where he had fallen upon it, and as •Fred gently brought it to h:is side, he saw that it was badly broken, •the bone sticking through .the flesh Fred carefully cut away :hi•s coat and shirt •sleeve, and bound up the injured arm as well as he could. Then he sai d:
"Carl, li-slten! I am going to carry you down to the boat, and aJol that you have to do i-s to keep your feet on the ground and support a litotle of your weight that way."
"Oh, leave me h€re and let me die; you can't row six miles against that wind and wave," he said feebly.
"I have to. I can't leave you here in th€ cold until mornirig, an d I can that little way in abou: three hours. Come on now, the sooner we start ·the better.
He gently raised him fl"o-m the ground and half led, half caried him down the s•teep path to the boat. 'l'hen 'he brought several armful-s of dry leaves which he placed on the back seat and bottom of tlhe boat and placed •the heoJpless fo rm of his chum on them.
"Wait j ust a minute and 1'11 be back. l am going to the toop of the bluff and look out over the lake."
He dashed up the winding path and soon stJood where he could see the whole lake. The clouds had thickened and were now scurrying over rapidly, and the wind had freshened so that it sang ·through the pine trees The lake was an angry, seething, cauldron of troubled waters, and the white-caps foll1owed each other so rapid l y that you could scarcely see the yellow wat€r between them.
"Six miles! and in tha:t storm!"
He raised his face until the dim Ught s•hining upon it mad e it seeming unreal and unear-thly . Then h·iS features hecame set an-d determined and he said: "I can and will do it." Then h€ dashed down the path and over the shore too the boat. Watching for a chance, he pushed off the boat in a little lull, and rowed mightily until h€ had put a s·af€ distance •between the boat and the shore.
Craning his -head around, he watched the mountain-high waves, and rowed craftily, using kis strength only when H Wlould do the most good . When he would see sev-eral combel"s coming, he would eas-e away and barely hold his own. Then when tl::er e would be a short lull he woul'd pull
mightily un:til the nose of the 1boat was again buried in the waves
In spite of all his clever rowing, water often sp l ashed into the b oa.t and soon there was about six o·r eight inches of water in the bottom of it. He cast nult the anchor, and as soon as it held, bailed feverishly until the water was almost out.
The firs-t time he p uHed up the a n chor the boat s wung broad•side to the waves and he was· f.orced to cast out the anchor again to save himseH from being swamped. But ·the n ext time he had gained by the experience and pulled up the anchor so that the boa•t would drift wit'hout turning around.
All t his time the insensibl.e fi gure ,o,f Carl l ay mo t ionless in the bottom of the noat ,and, save fo-r •the occ asiona l groan which was Jlarced th:rough hi-s clenched teeth, he seemed dead. His face bad taken a d,ea thly pallor, and 'Fred, noticing t'h:art th e lips were blu-e• with cold, oovered the inert form wit•h his own coat
Fred row-ed for what seemed to him an interminable time, a n-d in one of the liltt l e respites t'h at he gained by ancho-ring, he looked around him
"Opposite Miller's .p•o.int," he said, joyfully. "HaH way hom e."
And !he took up :his· self-impos e d task with ren ewe d vigor . His teeth. were now cha;ttering wit h the cold, for he had been dren·ched with the sp'ray. But the waves w-e-re not now so big, for t h e wind coul-d sweep over only three- miles bef·ore it r eached them. E ve n then he wa s forced to kee•p up the same inces sant watch , and in spite of this he was oompelled to anchor lbhe boat nearly as often as before. Bu t he was making much better •headway and t his cheered him a great deal. Suddenly a bright t hought struck him.
"I wonder why I could not row insid·e the bulrushes from <the Two Mile Bar I believe I can. HBre goes.'
He changed his direction a nd rowed over tiD• the point s of bhe Two Mile B ar. Then standing up in t he boat, he looke d for a pl ace where h e could push the boat through the rushes, and when he ·saw tb. e narrow strip of calm water between t-hem and the shore he gave a shout of j•o.y. The waves · were b!'loken and stopped by the thick rusbes and the shallow water was scarcely agitated by the storm ouitside. Fred now rowed along rap idl y, s in gi ng as h e went. Flocks of g ulls a nd ducks who wer·e sleeping in-side the rushe•s were aroused by •the boat and flew away making noises which so und ed weird in t'he• fine night Loons and cranes \Yho had been drivrei!l in by the storm gave t heir cry, which resembled tha't of a pe rson in distress, when a larmed by the boat. Th e n there would be a lull and no so und could be heard but the splashing of t he oars.
Th ey were now very ne ar -to the hotel, a nd Fred push-ed .his way out into the open wate•r again. Here t he high bank protected him from the wind and h e rowed a long rap'idly until h e reached th-e
hotel dock H e puHed up hi's boat and lifted Carl out, just as t he first gray light of morning showed in the east. No one was about the hotel , so Fr ed hel·ped Earl to the i-r room a nd hurriedly went to the telepJ:ro.n e. He aroused the dooiJor and told him to hurry up to the hotel, and lthen made Earl as comfortable as he could. By the time the d·octo r came the proprietor was up and came up to the room with him.
"I thuugl'ot t hat you were Camping · on Bat-tle 'Point, " he said.
"'We w ould hav-e done so, but Carl was inju-r.e:d by a fall'ing tree ,a nd I thought it would be be s t to get him home at once," said .
Th e doclbor made a hurrie d exa mination.
" Hum-m, " he said, " compound fraC'ture o:f the ar m, two brol\en ribs. That's pretty serious, my b o y."
" But did you row from Battle alone aga in st that wind?" the proprietor said.
Fred had fallen on a c hair utterly exhausted, but h e st raightened up and replied-:
" Yes.,
" No wonder you are tired, that's en:oug'h to kill a n •o-rdinary person." •
" You a re a hero, my l ad," said t h e doctor, "to take such a respon sibility and do such la bor for your Chum . He certainly would h a ve had grave Complications if he had not been attended tJo at once."
"'I'hat;s nothing, a nyo n e would have d1one as much ," said Fred .
Their meeting it was sudden; Th e ir meeting it was sad.
Sh e ·sacrificed her· swee t, young life, 'Twas t he only life she 'had
Sh e li es •be nea t•h the daisies, On a sunny hillside now.
A-b! There i s always ·something doing, Whe •n a freight train meets a cow.
One cold wintry morning a man of tall and angular build was walking down a steep hill at a quick pace. A treacherous piec e of 'ice under the snow caused him to lose control of his feet, he b Ergan to slide and was un a bl e to stop. At a -cross .street half way down the incline, he enCJcl'lln tere d a la r ge heavy woman, with her arms full ;o.f bundl-es. The me e ting was sud-den , and b.e:fore -either realiz ed it a collision e n s ued and both were sliding down a hill , :a grand· ensemble, th e 'thin man underne ath , the fat worrian a nd bundles on •top. W •h e n -the bottom wa s reached and th·e woman was tryin g in vain to recov:er her brea:th and her feet, th·es·e 'faint words w e re borne to h er ears: "Pa rdon me, mada m, but you will ·have tJo g·et off here. This is as fa r as I go."Ex
THE SAME ACT.
THE DEBATE
OMAHA COMPLETELY OUTCLASSED.
Lincoln won from Oma:ha in ·debate last Frid-ay for the fir st Ume in e l-even y e ars. All ro-f the three judges gave the ir dterc i sions to Lincoln a nd Oma hn. was entirely shut 1out
After Bernice Chamb e rs exec ute d an e xcelL ent violin solo the debate commenced. D ean Cos·tigan of t:he unive,rsity law schoo l presided and introduced the speakers in the follow in g order:
Harry Kenner, Om a ha.
Clarenee Clark, Linco ln.
Harry >Drucker, Omaha
Verne Baltes, Lincoln.
Gilbert Barne,s, Omaha.
Fred Maro8nnH, Lincoln.
Eac h speaker s poke twelve min-utes , then Verne Bates spoke five in rebuttal and Drucker of Omaha d:os ed the deba:te wHh anoth-er five. The ques-ti-on debated was, Resolved:-That Japanese e migration shou ld be restricted b y •the -same Jo aws as t h e OMnese . Immediately af1ter t'he debate, wh il e the jud ges wH·e -deciding, Marguerite Klinker gave a piano solo. Next Dean Costigan spoke a f.ew words on debat e and th-e n ca ll ed on Mr . Denni-son, the Omaha coac h , who also addr essed the stude nts. After Mr. Dennisto n, Mr. Peterson, the Linco ln coach, 'spoke and then the judges' decision was r ea d as before st a ted. The old high ·s·c'h-ool bell b egan to ring and the joyful stud-entts crowcJ.ed u pon the stage to congratu lat e the Linco ln speakers. The vic•tory i s greatl y appreciated, es:pe c iall y as Lincoln •has rec e,iv-ed in the past a lmost an unbroken string of defeats from Omaha and thi's y e a r w a s defeated eve n in foo -t -ba ll
Sweet little E mily Rose Was >t ired and about to repose, When her brotb.er, n a med Cl are, 'Put a tack on her cha ir And sweet li-ttle Emily RJ J.se:
Lrttle Brother (at '-th e breakfast table)" Helen. clid .Jrohn take a n y of t h e umbr e ll as or hats from t h e hall l ast night?"
H-elen.-"Wh y of course not, w hy shou l d h e:?"
Litt l e :B rother. - "T h at's what I'd like to know. I .tho u ght h e ·d id, cause I •heard him say when he was going out, jl'm goi n g to s t ea l ju st one.' 'Why, what's the mat t er, Hele-n?"
Afoter ttJh ,e shades of evenin g fa ll , keep out of the way o f draft·s , · but during busines·s ·hours get in all you can.
An old n egro was recently brought a ju stice in Mobil e. H seemed rthat Uncle Mose h a d fallen afoul o.f a bulldog while in ' the act of e n tering t h e ·henhou·se of ·the dog's ow n er.
" Look 'h.ere:, Uncle 'Mose," the justice said, inf•o-rma ll y, "did n 't I give you -ten day•s Iast month for this .same thing? S•ame hen'house yo u were tr y in g to get into. ·W•hat have you g.O't say f or yours elf ?'
Uncle Mos t sc r atche d hi s h ea d.
"Marse Wi•ll y um, yo' s.eut me t er de chain gang fer tryin' 'te r ·steal some didn't yo-'?"
" Y es, that was the cllarg.e.'
"An' don't de l aw say yo' -can't be c'luirged tw ict wiff de same 'fe nce? '
" That n-o man shall be twice p laced in j eopardy for th e id e n t ical act, yes.''
"Den , sa h, yo' des h ab ter let me go, sah I w a r after de same chicke ns, 1sah.''-Nrushville
Bann e r
A FEW SUGGESTION'S FOR SENIOR THEME'S:
W •h y Kitties are nicer than Teddy Bears, Alfred Munger.
The Art o'f G'i gg1in g, H e l e n Dins lll!ore• Rose Culture, Russell Fr ye .
Corrac-t E-tiqttette, C l are n ce Clark .
Th e Wood •Sawyer, J o'hn Selleck
How to Grow Tall, George Wi-d:ener.
DeBates, Erma Herma n.
The Cott!cn Trade, .To e Pomerine.
Debating
Societies
W. P. S.
(C linto n A . Nelson, Ed i tor.)
At the meeting hel-d December 5 t h, 19 07, el ectio n of officers was hel-d, -which was very intere s ting ;and as a re·sult t-he· bllowin g were e l ec t ed: ·Preside nt-Iv ern Tfn g l ey.
Vice Pr-esident-W. Ridgeley Chaplin e •Secrertary a n d Tr easurer- Enoch W. Nelson. Crit i c-'Dan R. Bri nkm an. Editor-Clinton A N euson.
AN:or n ey-.T. tDean E d wards. Sergeant-a:t-arms-J Silas Brinkman. Instead -of the debate which i s usua:ll y h e ld , ev ery member of the society was to mak e a and the pr-e-sident was s t r uc k wit>h awe at the e loqu ence shiown by Rid ge l y Chapli n e and Rex Woodring, especia lly.
Among the illu strious visi,t or s was Shirley Fossler from P. D. R, who made a n eloq uent speech. Very interes•t in g debat es are u sually held.
V i sitors are a l ways welcome, e spec ia ll y freshmen.
At t•he meeting November 18, the names of <C.Jeo G!"egg and Grace -Morley were vote d on a nd they were e l ected to become members. •Syl-via Orli:J•fsky , an alumni, vi·sited us At .this meeting a colle c tion was taken up -J:io•r th€1 p.ur.pose of buy'ing flow€rs ofor Alice s<tultz, ou:e of t!h€ members w h o ha d j u st died. Alice will be very much missed by her friend-s of the G. D S W €• dnesday -evening, November 27<th, t-h e G-irls ' Debati ng Society enter t aine d the other debating societies and th eir ilp 1onsors. T•a .e room was dec•J-rated in .autumn leaves and y e•llow corn-stalks . Two comfortable "cozy corners" were set u p for those des'iring a quiet p·l-a:ce. These were occupied most of the time, we nO'ticed. -Miss Marsh •began the fun by pinnin-g s li-p s of par>er on everyone's back, on which we r€ written names of eatab le things. After this fun lra d passed the societie•s gath ered their flock·s togeth er and tbe game 1of "camp" was play€d until the A. F. P. and the Ciceronians were compell ed to di aband. The P . D. S. were t h e victors . Othe r games W€lre p l-ay ed and t'h€n siips of pa per W€re passed and ev·erY'one told to registe r. The course wi:i!s Horticu lture, Agriculture, History, Forestry, 'Domestic .science and R omance Language. Miss Marsb a cted as advise r After t he r egist ration the credits were given o ut and i:he-se ap pJi.ed to the refreshments, which were S€•rved a little later. For instance, if you registere d for Agriculture yo u were serv€d pop corn. Afte r th e fun of t he supc l}€11' passed, -everyone became alarmed at t-he latene ss of the h our and took their departure, declaring they had h ad a very pl-easa nt t ime .
CICERONIAN NOTES.
(-Dorna ld Mill-er, Editor.)
'I'he Ciceronian 'De,batirrg Society held its reguJar m ee ting iFriday, the sixteent-h in room 200. Tile election of :officers, po sltpo ned from t he prev i ous meeting, was <the first business -attended to.
The fc l•lowing were elected: Lo ui s iMeie r, p r esident; Guy <Davis, v ice preside n t; Linn Os t off, \Secr.e:tary and t reasur-er; Willard Hartley, critic; Jarvis Hall, attorney; Stephen Douglas, sergeant. a t-arms. Mr. -resigned and -Mr. Miller was c ho se n Ito fill the vacancy.
After the votes h-ad. be e•n coun ted, our new vicepresident took the chair. MT. Meier was absent •:m •account of the athlet ic co-ntest a-t the Y. M. 'C. A A V•€•ry s],}ir-ited par li ame n ta ry drill fo llow-ed. Every mern!ber took part and from the skill shown in trying •to •oust th€ chairman it was a-pparent that our custom of 'havin g the a:ttorney ask question s u p•on parlia mentary l aw had had its e ffect.
When several members had forced to re-
tire from vh e ·chair, -MT. Da·vis res um ed his -duties a nd t h e •de'bate began. The question under -discussion was whether or not transfers should be interchangeable among the Lincoln .:;tr-eet car ·corrtpani€s. The· s ubj ect ,prov€d very even .sided and a n who •we.re prejudiced whe n they came left convinced that it is wrse to think twice be.fore you make up your mind.
Before adjourni n g it was agreed to ho.Jd t h e next m ooting 'at t he N ebraska-Iowa deba•te. We a ll thoughio th at t-h i s would be the best way tlo cap the Lin col n-Om a h a debate.
P . D. S.
(Dean McBrien, Edito-r.)
Th e P hl·o.giostons held a ro u sing goo d m eeting on Fri day, the sixth. T-he € 1ection -of o fficers was "first on the program" a nd was prono unc ed by a1! wbo were present, to be the livJi.est and ml ost exci ting ev er held in tJh e history of this •society. Th-e returns were as foll ows:
For FossJ.er--unanimous
F'cn· ;ice president-Dean McBti en-unanimous.
•For secretary'treas ur e r---'G leun Bennett-unanimous.
For critic-B ruce Jo,hn son-unanimous.
•For serg-e·ant-at-arms-Art-hur m ,o u s.
For editor-D ean -McBrien-unanimous , A careful -examination of the above returns ought to show anyo n e why we all termeu the election vo be so liv el y , After the election we witnes se d what promised t o be a moSlt heart-rending scene; when President Bennett proceeded in a most tJauc hing speech on barbarism and civi lizat ion , to· t ).l rn the gavel a n d the IJ'reside nt's chair ov e;r to the n ew pres ident, Mr. Fossl er. During th •e course o f hi s re- · marks, h e intimated tha:t when •the gravel (gavel) hilt M-r. Fossler',s c ranium he could alway.s see •stars. "This exp l ai n s," he said, "why Mr. FossJ.er has become s uch a noted astrono m er " This pathetic scene was in terrupted •by the sergea ntat-arms d ec larin g that -the whole t hin g was unconstitutional, so t he law h-ad to tak,e its course. A n -ext emporaneous d-ebate was the n 'h.e ld . This proved to be · very interesting.
The Phlugistons invite all the boy-s of the sahoo l to t'h el r n ext meeting, and a ll of t:he fr.eshmen boys are not only invited, but urg ed to be present.
DG yo u hear the ocean moaning, E ver moaning s1oft and low 'Tis b.e• cau se that fat, o ld bather •Stepp ed upon its undertow
Notice.-G u y Hutchinson has lately acquired a new "grace " W -e wonder how 'he acoamr>lis'hed it.
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morning, foun-d to the i r bitter disappointment that "the re ain't no 'Santa Cl·aus " But now we don't find it ao. This, spirit of unse lfishness that exists has spread itself to inc l ude th-e poor as well as the well-to-do a nd now no one has occasion to say iri bitternes:s, "There ain't no S 3!IJ!ta C la u s.''
The f11eshme n can gi ve the h igh school ye'll alrea·dy! Good work fres hi es- yo u ' ll be a part 10tf the s-ch:ool yet! Y ou are waking u p a nd surJ.}rising us all. It wouldn't surprise u s if yo u shou l d yell so well t hat you co ul d -d row n o ut t h e :se niur c l a'SS. ·We a l ready know 'that you can b eat the Sophs. You ough t to try i.t a few times and see 'When 1JhJe present senior cla ss w -as the "freshie" o l ass the sophomore class ('07) tlrought that they co ul d beat us i n c lass sp i rit b ut we showed them tlhat '08 wa:s "Al ways earl y, up-to-date.' M'aybe the 1910's rth'ink thle :same of t h e 19 11 's. 'Fin d out next time we 'hav-e
THE NEW BUILDING PROPOSITION.
There are sev-eral sides to the "New B u ildi n g P roposition." Orue of these is the locatio n . T h ere is a clause in ·the statutes · to the effect t h at a location must be agreed upon and purchase d bello-re bo·n d's can be voted for a new build ing. Th.ere a r e 'several 'locations proposed. Among these the most promi n ent are, Twenty-secon-d and J streets and our present location plus Fourteenth and A street. Th:e la!tter would mean two hig'h sc'hoo l s. It i s proposed, by t h 1ose adv'Ocating this plan, .to make an ad cl'ition to the present school and to b uHd another school at :Fourteenth and A str-eets.
THE STAFF WISHES EACH AND EVERY SUBSCRIBER A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
W h e n Ch-r istmas. comes ev.erybody is, or s-hould be, happy, • H ·is as our ·be1oved Dr Wharton once said:"I love to come down town and just watch the people a:t Ohri·stmas ·Everybody is so happy over something they're doing for s-omeone e1s e. It's the on l y time in the year that we busy Americans lt'hink of anyone but ourselves. Bu t now no one i s thinking of his happiness, every one is trying to m1ake someone else happier."
This spirit of unse lfishness that abounds on Christmas is one uf t·he things t hat maffies life worth living. Even the hurr ied an d selfi·s'h man of business, who ordinarily refuses the beggar his -copper coin, must n-eeds open his. heart and his ,pocket-book to make 'his children haPP 'Y·
Some years ago it wa:s not uncommon to find p o10 r families in a 'Communilty that had no Christmas. Their childr en, upon arising Christmas
The firSJt part of th:is p l an is for sev>e ral reasons First, it would mean an entire reiDJo:deling o f the present school buildings. This w-ould be imposs ible -b-ecause the bu il dings are in such bad that ;they could not stan d r emodeling. Th>e old <Science Hall wllls condemned many years ago but was "propped up" <so as to be s u itab le for a store house. 'fil-e Admin i stration Building tha't was buil't in 1897 is· a very poor piece of WJork. The ga ll ery :fl.toor has pulled at l east an inc'h and· a half away fro m the wa ll of t he a u ditorium on all side·s. The lathing of the ceil'ing was so poor l y done that the plas-ter falls here and there a l most every time it mins
Another reason why it wo ul d be i mpracticab le to a dd :to the present buildings i s the disproportila.nate expense that. 'Wloul-d be entailed in order to remodel the bui'lding properly. This expense would be n earl y as much as that for a new 'buiiding and the resu l t wou l d not be nearly so satisfactory nor l asting The· old buildings wou l d have to be remode l ed, because- first, as was shown in this paper some time ago, t h e arrangement is absolute l y unsafe to human life. T'he hall-s are S'O congested, near the bridge betwe en the two buildings, that in case of a fire there would be no possible escape a n d many would be kHled or i nj ure d. The second reason for the necess ity of remod-elin g the b uil-dings i.s that they must be con neclted As t h ey a r e no w, the c onnection oould not :be made without oomp•e lli ng the s-tudents to pass throug'h a c l ass room, thereby -dl sturbing a class . I n this case a lso,
there would be the congested halls and thle danger to life.
Th.en aside from the expense an d prac-tical im· poss'ibility of remodeling the bu"ildings, there i:s t he nuisance of t'he street cars and the traffic to be overcome as w.a:s shown befJOre. Thi's could not be 'done.
A single building at Fourte enth and A s•treets woul-d not do for that is too far from the center of the sc-hool d -istrict to merit any attention.
Nie»w since we have sho-wn, first, that this plan necessftat-e<s remodeling, w'hich in- turn i-s impossi·ble, and sinc·e the second part fails if the firs-t -does-we will consi·der that plan out of the way and take up -the second one.
The advocates of the first plan present the following line of argument: Twenty-secon-d -and J streets is the best because It is In the center of t!he school district ,it Is roomy, It 1-s c'heap, and It Is away from the noise of tramc.
Taking up th first argument-that It Is In the center O'f the school diostric-t-we find the following fucts: by describing a circle a1bo11t Twen.ty:second and J streets, with a radius of one mile, we see t!hat it takes in all 'but three or four of t'he sch'O'ols of Lincoln-the Clinton, the Jordon, the First and J, and the Park schools. All around this plot we find an amphitheatre arrangement of the finest residences· In fue city-Franklin He"ights, Elm Park and the Fl.'tzgereld add-ition.
Right here it might be well to speak of one of the arguments sometimes advanced against this pl-ace. It is sai:d that thls ground is too low Upon ir:.vestigation at the City Engineer's otH.ce we find t hat it is sev.eral feet above the -level of Twelfth and 0 streets.
Now we have settled that point, let us take up t b e one as to room. We fin-d an area of about two square blocks, one of which could be used for the buHdings a:nd the other would make an ex-cellent camp•us. By giving the boy.s and girls a campus for sp O-rts, they oCJII1!-d be kept off the -str eets an d away from the cigar stores and pool h a lls , resullting in a heal>thier, heaTtier lot of boys and girls.
·L €-t us now consider the cost of building a t T·wenty-second and J street·s. The present site could be so ld for a v.ery good prlce--slnce it is ri ght in the -business district. This Wlould be •alm o-st, 'if not quite sufficient to ip'.ay for the two blocks at Twenty-s-eco nd and J street, and start a fine large building .there. There would be no remodeling of old buil-dings; there would be no old building·3 to tear down; there would noi be the p-ossible cost in human lif e to reckon wi•bh t hrough the use -o f old fire-trap buildings ; there would not be the cost in injured ey.esight and health through poor lighting and poor ventilation; bhere would not be the cost of the "Jow€-ring of ·!:he mental, phyaical and moral standa-rd oif the •students through all of th-ese dwarfing influences. H seems th•at the· coslt is in every way favorable to this plan.
I.a.st but not lea-st, is· the fact thwt the school wouhi lbe away from the traffic and nots e, which is such a bar to good work in the present locat ion. There Wloul(i be no street cars within a 'bloc-k of ·the school; there are no brick pave-
ments lo echo the rattle and bang of the dray wagons; there are no automobile gamges a cross the -street io keep up the ir incessant honk! honk! and bheir rapid fire guns from morning until night. Inste-ad of t h at there would be quietsuch quiet as is conducive to- concentrati'on of the mind upon the matt e-r in hand.
Now we ha:ve spent much time and much P'ains showing up tl;le relative merits of the two cases. L €t us review them so as to get them clearly a t hand We showed that the second system would Ulat "pan ·o-ut,'' if we mig-ht express it that way, because i:t would necessi-ta:te- remodeling, which is impossible h€-re, and s ince the second part of the plan fails when the first does, therefore t'he first plan i s untenable. In the second case--we proved that -th-e· loc aitio n at Twenty-second and J streets is the best because it is t'he cen-ter of the school di strict, it is roomy, it is cheap, and it is· ll!way from the traffic of the city. For these reasons we think that the site at Twenty-secon-d and J streets should be chosen and that SPE EDILY.
FROM THE EDITOR'S NOTE BOOK.
We may _laugh M the fellow who digs and doesn't go In for a good time but there certainly Is a moment of envy when he gets his card.
If aH the good resolutions, made right after the card-s came out, were ke·P't, Dr. Sanders oouldn't read the "Roll of Honor' In a week . '
Bask€!t ball practice is starting. Get out and pus'h lt. Get the -b-all rolling, then the team will keep rolling till old L. H. '8. is champion once more.
Just b ecause we haven't a new building is no sign that we should cut up .ail the desks In ub.is one . "C ut it out!" It may 'be vatrlotlc to carve your soci ety pin all o-ver the desks, butt It certainly is not ornamental, or even usefuL Of course· w-hen H gets so bad tha,t you carve "her" initi als on the desk, some allowance must be made a·s you could successfully pl-e-a·d ' ' Inosanity."
The fellows who stre-tched a wire across the sidewalk at Hays' HaH Friday night, probably 1:!1wught that ·they we1·e doing some thing cute when they t rip1Jed and badly inj-ured a la·dy who was passing. They ought to go back to the kindergarten or to that in stit ution for those of their kind a•t Ha stings.
W -ear ie Willie .-"W hat are you going around all doubled up like t'hat for?'
Hobo I a,t-e: a squa re me-al and the corners hurlt."
Bo·stonian.- "Co nflagr ati:c-n! Confiagrati•on! Hasten thither with that mechanical aj}para:tu•s designed for the SUJ)pression of such terrible· combustion!"
-Mac W.-"Did Ho-mer's purc·has-e a lso includ e the g o-o d will of the bu-siness?"
Win .B.-"There wasn'•t any good wHI t o it, he -boughlt out a n ice man."
LFOOT BALL SUMMARY.
Th€! strength of the Lincoln High School team was not s h ow n t hi s year as it re a ll y should 'have Our :team · was strong·er t:han many are aware, •and eve n a s it is, we are jJ.?. as g>ood a positilon to c laim the state championship as a ny of the other sC'h•oo l s: York defeated <Oma'h:a and we whipped York. Th e n Om a h a beat Lincoln S·uch a mix·up h as n eve r before existed at the c l ose of a foot •ball seaso n A smrull school at 'Lexington has ·c laimed t he title , but since t'he'Y h ave not played any of t'h·e larger of the state, w.e cannot see w hat we i ght tli eir c l ahri. has in such a mud-dle. When we c•ome right down to t he root of the m atter we dis cove r the o ld L H S. is not at t h e bottom a n d probab l y h as as good a ri ght to top notch as any 10-f the schoo l s •have und er the circumstances The official scores fo r the ga me s this season a re here given:
Linco ln H. S. 5 . ......... . . .. Beatri ce: H. S. 6
L in coln H. •S. 0 W •Des Moines H. S. 40
Linco ln H S. 5 Pawn ee H S. 5
Lincoln H. '8. '3 7 H arlan (! a. ) H. S 0
Lincoln H. S 6 York H. S. 0
L in co ln H. •S. 0 Omaha H S. 12
SENIORS 21,-SOPHOMORE'S 0.
:Meier , I t Hamlll'J·nd
W.fn•thers T t Quacken b u sh
Ewal't I g D eweese
Ku'hn r g Ross oWitmarsb. Elene I e c-hambers
Proudfi t r ' e :Corn eU
BASKET BALL.
The team defeat ed the Y. M. C A junior s 'Monday in c ue. of t h e · fa;s< te-st games ever .played ori the Lincoln Y: M. C. A. floor . A lt ho u gh bhe juniors had two m €n on -the ir te a m who are graduates of Linc ol n High, o ur boys were a;b l'il to make more sco-re-s. In sp i te of :the fact that the junio rs wer e ln better condition, the students wer.e: a·t nr:> time dish earte n e d. When Ume was call e d the score stood twe n ty-two for each s ide, a tie. After t'he sh.ort inte rmis sio n t he game w a s I'e sumed to play off the ti e. 'Frye succeede d in sc•o•ring. Spa.Joding and Meier •b'o<th played better than h a d b ee n eJq;:eete'd Captain "Pete" 8-c hmi dlt was no t ·u p to hi s exce,ll enc·e of last year. On e of the f ea tures of t he game was •the jumping of Funlcllou·ser, cent e r for file juniiOTs
In speaking o·f t he game J B. Whela n , coac h of the• L . H . S . team sai-d: '\For che Y. M . C. A. juniors, Funkhou ser wa s t he star p •layer. Hi s work s·tood •ou lt particula rl y. H e was ably supporte d by W a ugh a ndi Hyde . It i's my candid opinion that ·the junio rs excelled in· team woTk. · The pa ss in g w as po•JT o n b ot h s ides, but th e game was o ne of the fas t es.t e;ve r pl aye d on the Y. M. C A floor ." Th e fouling was frequ e nt, mo st f oul s being called on the hi g h school p l aye r s, wh il e the juni ors really foul ed more. Th e line-up:
Lincoln High Schoo l Y. M. C. A. Jun•i ors •Schmidt. f Waugh
Spradling. f •Hyde
•Fry e:. . c Funk1I::m ser B aT ngrover g W'idener
M-e i e r g Mann , B a rnh a rdt
.. Witmer
The •sen iors a;re the undisp'Uted champions o f t he sc hool. They ·defe ated the S'Ophs at A nte l ope pal'lr on Tues day, the t e nth At n o• time durin g tlhe game were the sopho m o res ab l e to hold their oppo n e nts . It was easy for 1:he b i g se niors to plow thr>ough t h e lin e and speed a r ound the e nd s. The game was the fa;stest of t he series o f intercl ass •co n tests. R oss wa•s the star for t he sophs, w qil e Lew ellyn was easily lth e h ead man for th e '08 aggr egat ion. The line-UD was a·s foll< ows: Seniors Sophomores F rye q : Towle Horn berger. c K a hout Hayni e.. .
Woodward I h
Llewe ll yn r h
McGau l ey
Overs treet
Official s: Sage and Cherri n-gto n .
Tim e i·s : Haynie and Davis
Time of h a lv es: Twenl y minu tes .
Appropriate Gifts for ''HIM'' . MAGEE & DEEMER
LOCALS
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
X-Mas Yar d -0 at the L. H. S. Store.
AI Munger is pledged 1o the 1Le mon Club.
Elsie Fitzger ruld is in school agai-n after a brief illness.
'Emily Wood·ard was painfully burned on her 'hand·s last week.
The football team had t11eir pictures taken last Thursday after the fifth.
Williard LemJen is an1o ther victim of too much footba ll. Brol{!en collar bone.
Vacation is ·here R e member it is a good time to make up ba·ck work
M-ayor Brown was. again ann'Ounced to speak in chapel, but 1ve were again disap,pointed.
Miss Hays substit u te d for Miss Town during the 1atte·r's illness the first ,part of the week.
Did you come out to te debate or was t hat ten cen:ts too lar ge for your school splirit to overcome?
Evans Horn:be•rger is now back in school, the quarantine for ·diptheria on hi s home having bee n raised.
Hoover Calla:'han ha;s dl'OPP'ed his school work for a time. He expects to b e back before next se mester.
Riemember all twentycfive cent .subscriptions expire a'fter the next is s ue. Pay up •and you will not lose any of the co.pies.
We a re all sorry to learn that the wish es of his parents will prevent " Phil " Sheldon ·from e ntering in any more ath l etics.
Mr. 'Lincnln and Mr Kinney ar e :earn ing their sal aries now by breaking open the locker locks when the forgetful girls lose the keys.
Wanted-One cop.y of i's sue number two of the Advocate for 1906, fo r purpose nf Completing .the bound fil •e' ID·f rt'he Ad-vocate for 1906. Leave at Advocate ofli:ce.
Cold weather is 'here and almost any time we are liable to enjoy <the pleasure of slipping, and seeing stars ;o n the sid•ewal k n•orthi of the build-
ing where the water from .the l' OOf runs over i t a nd freezes .
Es capi ng steam afforded mu s ic, which alrthough it might nDt have ·been all that is to oe desired in quaHty, up the d e.ficiency by the great quantity ,during firs•t peri,o d in Mr. Beckman's room la;st week.
Our team defeated th·e Y M C A. Juniors Mon day of las:t week b y a score of 24 to 22 and S·aJturday of the same week th<e Brown Busine·ss College b y a .soor e of 42 to 21. Guess ·bh·wt's going some fro.r the first two basket hall games of 'the seas on.
The footbaH boys 'have arran ge1 d with Mr Gilbert M1c·Clurg, the famo us lecturer, to give one of hi.s l ectur·es, illustrat ed by m o·ving pi·c•tures, D e·cember tW'€nty-third •a't 8 ·p. m. in the ·high school audito!ium. Hils subject is t o be Texas All come Remember the time and p'lace Admission ten cents. '
The1 'd e bating association had charge of the .special chapel Tht;rsday, t he twelfth. The fir.st number on the program was a piano S>J•lo by Mari e A ll en. T)le second, a speech by Mr. Van Orsda le on t h e Nebraska-Iowa debate>. Next was a V' Jc al solo by NHa 'Dunn, acco mpanied by Hubert Hol deman Then followed a ha'lf m'inute ·speech ·by the three members of the, team, B a tes, Marconett and C l ark, and the first alternate JO'hnson. Mr. Peterson then made a short tal k urging every cine to ·attend the de,bate Then followed a shol't address · by Mr. Pb.illpot, with h i s usual funny s·tories.
On acciQilmt of the fifth. periDd cla sses lo si ng a day, that of the l ecture, the fifth period classes recited fourth period l ast Friday, and fifth period time was taken up by t h e Omaha-Lincoln debate.
Th ey need a spelling ;;chool at Omaha Hig"u T ake ·a look at the1foUo ,wing example: " Tha;t Jananes e mus:t coll'tinue a seperate race both i n blood and customs " T h e above was taken from one of the charts used by Omaha during Vhe Om a ha-Lincoln -debate.
CARD OF THANKS
The l:loys of Miss Marsh';; fifth period class take :this means of sincerely thanking the gir ls for th·e two box·es of deliciou s home-made ca nd y so genemusly d'on:ated to them.
Chocolates and Bon Bons
For Your Hot Lunches
See Fay and Dan; . th ey know what yo u \Vant
DID OMIAHA WIN? WELL I GUESS NOT.
Monday mor nin g, Decembe ,r 16, Professo-r Taylo-r gave an intereslt ing talk u pon "Sport and Sportsmen." During the ta l k the s.tudenta were shDwn the bier of Omaha's invinci-bility a nd many afterward•s came forward •to v1ew the remains It was indeed a sad. s.ight to :see an e l even year o-ld record i n debate lying t'hus in state.
About J:io•rty high ·boys were present a t vhe Bi•ble Study held in the Red R oom of the Y. M. C A. A very pleasant evening was spent by a ll there. There were short ta lks b Y Mr. Mayne, Mr. Ruteledg.e and Dr. Sanders.
The seniors now hold 1 t he class championship in foot ba ll
SECOND ANNUAL LE:CTURE FOR B'ENEFIT OF LINCOLN TEACHERS.
Abo-ut two 'hundred Linc::•l-n teachers were present at t h e illustrated lecture given by J €1rome Raymond, wednesday, December the ninth. Th e s ubj ect was Bel gium and Belgian Congo Prof Raymond had about seve nt y views of both the above co unt ri es and they were take n from life and a;lm co l,o·red The fact that the views ·corr espo n ded exac tly wi th t!he speech and thus brought his subject nearer to the audience is due to Mr . Scott, who operate d the machine. In conclu s io n Prof R aymond urged all teachers to write a personal letter to t he Honora•bl e IDlihu Root, secretary of state, urging that h e officially Investigate and take proper action on th e conditions in Belgian Congo. And every teacher w'ho heard Prof . Hall's convi n cing pictures l eft beh ind all doubt a s to whether it was t he duty of the United S•t•ates •to intervene for the Co n go land. The next le·c:tur·e 'Of t his se ries for the t 'Of Lincoln teadh ers will be he l d, J a nuary s i xteenth. Dr. Winship Ha ll will speak. and hi's s u bject w ill be " Re deeming Rascals."
ALUMNI NOTES
•Mrs. Morrill, 'formerl y Miss Ed'holm, and her little son visited the· school last week.
Ruth !Raymond, '02, is trav-e lin g uli rough Eg y pt and t h e H o ly Lan-d with Mrs w J. Jlryan and MTs. Ru th Levitt and h er two children.
Cornelia Lindsay, '07, wrus visiting the •School last week.
The alumni of nought six held a meeting a t Edgar PoHey's, D e·cember fift'h I•t was decided to give a -dance at the Lindell h ote l, •Frid ay, De-
·uember twentieth. H was a l so voted u pon to invite t be of nought eight. Tickets are o ne dollar and can be obtained. at the door.
'The alumn i of nought seven took an important part in t'he "County Fair " held in the Uni. Armory a few day-s ago.
Eugene Holdeman, a last year L. H . S. atudent, i s working n ea r Ca ll away, Neb. , but is temporar ily la i·d u p by a sprained wrist. He expects to be in schoo l neX't yea r again.
We wis'h anyone who knows anything of inter est t:!he a lumni of th·e school wou l d hand it to the loc a l ed itor 10<r put it in the Advo,cate box
Miss Car lotte Wallace, '07, vis i ted the schoo l last week
Ask the L. H. S Store about Yard-0.
The crowd that attende d the Omaha debate was not v ery large, but made u,p for th is by i ts attention A ll who a:ttend ed the debate r eported a very e n tertaining and instructive hour and a half.
Hav e you tried that Yard-0 w riting paper?
The reception in honor of t h e debaters, that was h e ld Saturday n.ight, >Dec. 14, was Vloted •by a ll a very pleasant affair. It was gotten up in a 'hllrry Friday aftet·noon and a committee of girls worked , an day Saturday upon the decorations. To these gir l s helongs the c r edit for the good ti:me. The Omaha boys were ,one and all, p leased with •the treatment t hey receiv ed
Mr Kenner-the first speaker for Omaha-was enthusiastic over t•he quantity a nd quality of the pretty and eha rming Y'Oung ladies of the Lincoln High School
Two of th e, Omaha d e'baters went •home lbeJ:io re the rece)!tion and - we flatter ourselves- missed a good time .
Yard - 0 boxes at the L . H. S. Store are 25c.
M•r. Philpot (r eading an a nn ouncement in da;ss \Ved nes day)-" Th e SC'hool will let out thi-s afternoon at 2:05 o'clock. The teaC'hers are going tJo do somethi ng."
If the teac hers stop school e.very time they do anything, it 'looks bad :tha;t we don't have more vacations.
What's What! That's What!
Tommy's Luncheonettes . OfCourse
CLASS and SOCIETY
GYMNASIUM GIRL•S' RECEIPTION.
Saturday al'terrnoon, December 7, a reception was given to tlle freshmen girls 'bY the gymna-sium girls of the upper classes, assisted by M-iss Muir, Miss !Jury, and' Miss Kirker. The walls of the ·gymiJlasium wel'e decomted with pennan'ts and banners of the four classes, and .the room w-a-s made bright and cozy by a generous supply o -f rugs, pillows ,l-ounges ,and flowei'S. A sp lendid program wa s giv en as follows:
Song-Mayme Rowl•ands.
Dance, th€ Highland Frllng-Ruth 'Walters.
Recitation-Lorena B"lxby.
'Song-Ruth Greive!sh
Play.-"'l'he 'Schoolmas-ter. "
Th e parts were -taken by Helma Greenlund, Marion Sweerzy, and Helen Lioughridge.
After ilie program about two 'hours were spent in dancing, during w'hieh time a constant stream of girls kept passing to and from the puneh bowl, presi-ded over by Mary Cameron and Lorena Bixby. Games of the old-fashioned rtype were -the nert feature, and the party finally closed with a spirited rendering of the Virginia reel. ·
I. M. P. NOTES.
(Edi'th Stombaugh, Editor .)
The [. M. P. meeting necember 5th was not V€•rY well attended, so after the business, which consisted of the read"ing of the minutes and -the appointment of a • program commi-ttee, the Imps played " Consequences "
Decemb€11' 12th a quorum wa s not present so a meelting o ould not be :held 'I'he program ·oommittee, cons'isting of Frances Snider and 'Mrubel Fritz have prepared a splendid program so •eiVery mem'ber •should be present at the next meeting, Thursday noon, December 19-th.
SENIOR NOTES.
(Grace Burrett, Editor.)
The So€:niors have held their two regul·ar meetit.Lgs· although there has not been much ·business. The p l ay committee reported that 'they had r ead five manuscripts but had not decided definitely upon anything.
Miss Ge:re, one of t:he clas.s sponsors, has been
208 South 12th Str.
"HI with dip,the·ria.
A miscellaneous feed i-s planned for t;he nex•t
meeting.
KILKENNY NOTES.
(Grace Bennett, Editor.)
The world renowned KHkenny Klub held their weekly meeting Thursday, Dec. 5, in t:h:e Auditorium. A musical program was given by t hree of the talented musicians of the club,---'Rose Toonges, Helen Wallace and Marguerite Klinker. It took consid-erable strength to assist Miss Toenges to lt'he piano hut, once seated .there, S'he even p.layed an enrore, which was greatly a ppreciated, -consi-dering the faot that the meeting •had alrea-dy ad•journed.
kt the meeting held Dec. 12, in parlor No. 302, Marguerrt:Je Klinker resigned her position as treasurer because, being BUC'h a very little girl, it was quite a big job 'fur 'her to colleot dues. Considerable time was S'pent in electing a new treasurer, as everyone resigned as soon as elected. Finally the honor was bestowed upon Dorothy Raymond, who not being present, coul-dn't resign right away. You S'h-ould have heard 'her storm when s'he was informed of -her recent eleC'tion! 'Strange wasn't it?
Yesterday afternoon ;Mi-ss Emerson gave a very interesting talk on Greece . She s pent a part of last summer in that country,
A number of the girls are working on a play to be given at an o_pen meeting soon after Chri stmas.
CLASS OF '09.
Dear Santa have a very fine foothall too.m and we a re sure you 'Will not forget us. On Wadnesday, December fourth, we met the 'Sophomores andl we were completely 'Shut out by our l]ittle brobhers wit:h a .score 10f five to nothing. I a·s-sure Y'OU our boys pl•aye d very well. We are going to try to beat the freshmen if we can get the chance. Now if you 'Will kindly think of our team, and So€1nd them some swell!ters for :Christmas, I am 'sure the girls w!ll vote to ·pay for them, al:though the treasury of the class· is very low. Our colol's are black and orange, the .same as -tOO Oapitol .school. I think a black sweater with an omrr-ge '09 on it woul-d be very pretty. Don't you? 'SO merry Christmas and happy New Year
Very truly yours, '09.
Electric Shoe Repairing Factory
Sartor Jewelry Co.
139 South 13th Street
Y. W. C. A. NOTES.
(•Louise Meredith Editor )
The junilor party is to be indefinlotel y postponed, though we hope to fix the date some .time early i n January. , Miss 'Pinder of Grand Island gave us the best talk of the year 3/t our meeting December 4-th.
!More of the gir l s should come out t Jo the meetings. There is always an interesting program prepared, an-d ilt encourages the noon m ·eeting committee bo see a l a:rge crowd. [f more girls come we can improve our meetings a great dea l, by all ·hel ping a little.
EXCHANGES
The exc'hang;e editor's business is to examine th e riapers which we recei've from :other sch:ool s · and to note the new jokes and any other chart acteristics of these ·paple:I's whioh might be ·profitably cophid by :the Advoca;te. S•ome exchang>es contain ex change columns whi-ch are made up entirely o-f jokes while -othe.r ·exchange edRors devo•te their enttlre time to telling ot1:ter people bow to run papers. 'Gene:ral1y these latter cal umns are f-ound i n papers which need improvement the worst The exchange editor of this paper ha s decided ' that 'he· will not try to tell -other people :how to run their papers tbut wi ll d·evote his entire time i n trying to improve "T·he AdVlocate" and to catch ·the e:l usive joke. Comme n ts on exchanges make very poor reading matter and are as a genera l thing o f no interest to anyone except to •the p<ap er w'h.ich is oommented upon. 'I'herefore •since for financial reasons the A dvocate is small anci. must use an available space these comments are omitted.
The Advocate has been severely and corutinu:illy criticised by other papers. ftor mixing ads and rea-ding matter. But as w.e hear no complaint 'from ·home, and it is the home peop l e wh•o· read the paper, we wiU continue in tthis practi•se as it aids materially in extracting the big round dollar from advertise:rs. ·
No matter how hungry a horse is, he cannot eat a · •bit.
'Twas in a r-estaurant th•eY met, One Romeo and J uliet . 'Twas there he 1irst fell in•to debt, For Romeo'd what Juliet -Ex. ·
Mr Beckman_- "Joe, what nouns belong to the !third class ·strong?'
Joe. - "I remember the feminines."
MT. Beckman.- "! suppose you do. Now Florence translate the next sentence."
climbed the back stairs up."
M'r. Beckman.-"We ll , then, I suppose he jumped the ·back f€1nce over and ran the a ll ey down.'
Mary had a little l amb For whi-ch she did no•t care, •She took it to the store
A pretty young ' girl wi thout a mate Alone on the icet; out for a ska t e; A dude passed by, this girl to win, tS·tood on the ice where it was t:hin, Took off hi s bait, made a low bowThere is no ice where the tlude is now.
HE D idn 't Throw l t
"Miss. Pechis ," said Mr. Timmid at the other end of the sofa, ''If I were to •throw you a kiss I wonder what you'd· say."
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"Well," replied Miss Pechis "I'd say you were the lazi est man I ever saw."
Homer Williams in German, attempting to transla·te the sentEnce, "I •a;muse myself " Becl'man.-"Y•ou amuse me ,too."
"Uncle," the: scientific youtb., "Don't Y'DU !mow tha,t you ought to ha;ve your drinking wa!t er boiled so as to kin the microbes? "
"Well," answered· the old gentleman, thtoughtfu ll y, " I be lieve I would as lief be an aquarium as a cemetery.''
" Caes ar's dead and buri e d , And so is Cicero,And where these t wo old g e n ts 'h av e gone, I wi.s'h th<e:ir work would go."
"Speak to me," s he p leaded, and look e d into 'his deep brown ·ey·es " Spe a k to m e ," .she rer epeated, andi stroked his soft, curly hair. Thi s he could not re s ist. "Bow-W'OW," h e said.
T he little boy came out of the room in whi ch iris father was tacking down a carpet. H e was crying lu s ti1y.
"Why, Tommy, whaJt Is the matlter?" hit 'h"h-'his finge r with the h"h-h a mme •r,' 'a n swered Tomm y.
" W e ll, yo u should not cry at a thing ' lilte t h at ," said his mother. "W'hy dJdn't yo u l a ugh.?"
·"I-I did," so bbed Tommy.
He laughs bes t who laughs whe n the teacher laughs.
som e of us begin rto admi-re Brutus more a n d mor e as we delve into !the m yster ies of Lat in . We begin to underst and 'his ideas now Som e may •say it was beca:ruse Caesar was ambitious, but Brutus knew posterity would hav e to translate Ca;esar':s writings, so he nippe d :him. No te Hing h16w many more Memoi r s Ca esar might have written. Hoo-r ay for Brutus!
" W hat ails 1the porter? "
"HilS youn-g d a ughit er wines all the time an d 'h e's going hom e to liquor "
" W!h y are t he y called pyramids, grandpa?" queried little Em e rson who was lookin g a t a picture of those Egyptian wonders.
"Th ey are called pyrami·ds, my boy, " replied the " ld man s hamele ssly, "because •they ami-d: the general desol a tion of the desert."
Whereupon t he hall clock tri e d .to hi de its face with its 'h a nds
Irate Dutchman (1to man wb.o has jusJt ste pped on his toes)-"Mein friendt, I know my feet was mad e tJo ·b e walked on , but d ot brivilege pelon g s to me."
Dea r S a nta Claus : -
Fot· fear yo u do n K}t know whalt I mo st de s ire for Christmas, I a;ttach t he !following list :
Several good cover d ·es igns·
A lot of well"drawn d epartment headings
Lots of good slb.ort stcries.
A bushel of new jokes .
Pl e a se dJo. not forg.et me Santa as has been your custom in the past. THE EDITOR.
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'A fr eshmad with a copy of the AdVlocate in his h a nd w a nd ered into the office t he other day He put his fing e r 1on a n arti cle an d addressi ng t he ed'iltor, s aid: "Did you. write t hi s ?"
" Yes ," replied the e ditor
"Gee, it's rott en."
" W e ll, you couldn't expect everything to be as fr es'h as you are," repli ed the ' ed itor as wit•h his right pedal extremity he assisted the dear freshm an to depart
"B etter send a n inspector down to see wh aJt's the matt e r with this man 's m eter," said t h e cashier, in t he gas Company's o ffice to the 's up.e•rin te nde nt.
" Oh ," began •the superin•ten dent, " W e t hrow complaints aJb oul t meters--"
" Thi s i s no complaint. He sen ds a · ch ec k fo r t'he amount o f his bill and says it'-s ve:ry reasonable."
They sing, " The man be hind the gun," "The m a n behin-d t h e plow," "The man •behind the pick," a nd s ome I can't r eme m b e r now . 'But .far mor e numerous t'han all •Who 've f urni shed stuff for rhymes, You ' ll find in eac'h co mmunity, " Th e man behind the times."
35c Includes
Christmas issue and th e rest of year fo r The Advoca te
i There was a YJOung maiden named Alice, Who lived down in Texas, near Dal1as.
•She married an earl Thi:s· clever young girl, And now she's the boss of his palace.
I saw you kiss the milk man thi·s morning. will take •bhe milk in hereafter."
Bridget:-"Tain't no use ma'am, h e 1)romi.sed not to kiss any one but me."
" S<h e was very much affected by 'the :bad news, was she not?'
1'I shoulod .say so. Her eyes dropped, her voice brolre., h er face fell and finally :she burst into teh s.'
"It seems to mJe they s:hould call that teacher Kitty.''
IIW1hy?" •
" Because she is a ':Muir'."
Willie Hartley had an applle •the other day, and when asked w'here he gdt it r.eplied: "I acquired it by purcha:se from •a vender of arboreous co:inestibles around the corner.''
And everywhe:re that Russell · went, Russell went, Russell went, And 'everywhere that Russell went, was sure to go
Lynn Ostoff in German-"Ich 'danke dir."
Marie (s hocked) - "You mus tn't say thalt to
Ich weisz nicht was sol! es bedeuten Dasz ich. so traurig bin. Aber man kann die antwort machen "Es ist ein Madchen auf dem Sinn."
"The juniors IJJ.ave learned that Q: E. D. does not mean 'quite easily don e, "-Ex.
Puzvle.--'What does D H. P. mean?
•Why is it folk!s sit this way in
The car we miss, W'hile in tihe car we oatch at last
We'rejamme·dl!kethis.
M'iss Mme r.-"Are you a contributor to the At·lamtic 1\:l:lonthJy?"
Miss Emer.son.-''iNo ibut on my foreign trip, I was a contributor to the Atlantic daily.' '
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A D V ER n SIN G PAYS.
'Billy wa:s <the "bad boy" of his room-but he had nerve and some originrul ideas. One day, when bhe teacher wa s absent from the room h e wrote o n the blackboard :
"-Bil1y Wilkes ca.n hug the girls better than any boy in the dis'trict."
Returning, the teaC'her called Billy to her clesk.
·Pointing to the blackboard, she asked:
"William; did you wri te t,hat ?"
· "Yessum," answered Billy.
"You will stay after school as punishment," sa id the teacher.
The oth•e r pup•ils ,anxious to know what had • happened tJo Billy, waited for him to come o ut, and then plied him with questions
" Did she lick you?" &sked one.
'' Nope.''
' 'Did you get jawed?" asked anothe:r.
" ·Nope."
"'Well, what did she do?" t hey asked.
" Won't tell," said Billy, "•but it sur e does pay to adverti>s·e."-Ex
Hl ow much a man is like old !l·hoes; For instance, both a soul may lose; Both have been tanned, both are made tight By co bblers. Bot h get left and right. B oth need a mate to be complete, And both are made to go on f eet. They bo th n eed heaUng, oft are sold , And both in 'time >turn all to mold, With shoes the last is first; with men The first' •shall b.e the last, and when Th e shoes wear :Out ·they're mended new; W hen men wear o ut they ' re men dead, too. They both are trod upon and both Will tread on others, nojfuing loaJ t'h. Both •have bheir ties , and both incline, When po!is hed, in the world to .shine, And both peg out-and wouJod you choose To be a man, or be his shoes?
A pupil in Miss 'Long's 4th period r e cently spenlt "tJhree mortrul hours" sweating over the following problem: Giv·en the size of an angleworm; to find the angle.
There was a report out last Tuesday at the foot ball g13.me that Algernon was lost, bu:t he was: found in Cornell's overoo&t. ·
, Mr. Peterson, (In Latin class)-"Take down to , 'gessit' for tomor!"1D•w."
i .Bates.-"That' s what rve been d •o.ing all d!RY·"
When the cards came out did they deal you a ' goo d hand?
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THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIV WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1908
.AFTER E X AMINATION.
J oh nn y sa t by the fir e in a n easy chair, And fell into medit at ion, ·had worked for -a week in the puzzling affair Of the ·sc·hco o<J examinati-on.
So h.e shu:t up his eyes a nd leaned baclr in his chair,
J ·us t to rest h :is tired eyelids ·he meantHe :thou g ht it all over while thus sit:ting thereAnd this is t he way that it went:
The indicative mood o f three times fifty-four, A.nd .th e cube IO·f the torrid z-one, Make what percent of a ba·se ball score In longitud e seventy-'On €1 ?
There is something wrong about that, I know, And ;the n ext •O ue is just as bad, About parsing the ratio of Borneo To the tre a ty of Trinidad.
I' ll try the next: What rate per ce n t Of t'he Ba l:'tle of Bunke r Hill Is t:he .present tense of a continent If -the dise'D unt is charge d on the bill?
I cou l d work 'that out if I -!mew the price Of the dividend's passive voice; For t he princi pal products are prono uns and rice And Stark and the Gr een Mounta in boys.
I'll never get through, if I go on thus But the a djective's administration Began with rt he dow n fa ll of minus and p'l us By the: square of the first conjugation.
0 me! It is a<Jl in a :t.en i•ble mix And is n early the time for c l osingHa lloo! W •ha:t's that! •It's ·t:he ·clock striking six, I certainl y must 'have been d!ozing.
Postsc r ipt.
Maater Johnny i n sists on my add i n g a li ne To te ll yo u he came out quite straight. His av e;rage standing was juslt e-ighty-nineThe lowe-st mark seventy-eig-ht.
" Say Berry, your'e my huckle -B erry, and if you don':t pay my -due,Berry, I' ll choke you until yo u're bl•ae k and blue-B er ry, and I d!on't care a straw-Berry and if that bill i •s n't paid by the first of June-Berry, you' ll be a dea d Berry, !md don 't forget it, Berry!"
MEMO R Y.
The thin gs I should remember Are the things that I forget, And th e thin gs that I've forgotten Always cause me v-ain regr e t But by forgetting to remember And r e memb e ring to forget, I hope that there will come a t ime When I'll be happy yet.
M OTTOES.
F r esh m an:
Ear'ly •to bed and ear l y to ris e, M akes a man healthy, wealth y, and wise.
Sophomo r e:
Late to bed and early to ris e, Gives on": a chance to take the pr ize
Junior:
Early bo bed and late to rise , Makes breakfast to one a w o nd' r o u s surprise.
Senior:
La t e to b ed and !•at e •to ris e, Swe lls •one's head to an aw Eul size .
If you can't laugh wt any of the following · jokes, go see a doctor H e: needs the money.
Williams- "IDat 'em up f e ll ers Eat 'e m u p " B earns-" Thanl,s, I cion ':t ca re f or vegetables."
Williams- "Aw they're just cabbage heads."
Senior-"Smol;:e ?"
'Fr ets'hie- " No thanks, do n' t care 1h r vegeta· b l es."
Wise Soph ." 1 don't think Caesar did that right."
Teac·her - "Ha-ving had so much exJ)eri-ence, I suppose that you could 'sieze 'er' be t ter "
Miss Tremain .-"Ye s, the k ing of Eng l and wad the king of France's vassal."
Soph-(trying to be w i se)-"Then was the que e n of Eugland his vaseline?"
History teacher.-"Yes , the old stone, new stone a nd irou ages are pa s t. Wh at i s the age in w hich we l'ive?"
"W i ser than most."-"The bras:s age." your proof for thaJt sta tem ent."
W. T . M.-'Arc<hf.e [)insmore ."
A . F . P . NOTES . Ruth Grievish, Editor.
The Alice Freeman Pa l mer society held a busi · ness meeting Monday, January 13, in room 302. The following officers were e l ected: President- Helen Bennett. Vice-President-Maude Clark Hyde
Editor- Ruth Gr ievish. • Atturn ey- Frances Caldwell.
Evelyn Forbes was voted in as a member at one of the last m eeti ngs.
The reception for our new members will be he l d Saturday afternoon, January 25, at the home of Evangeline Long.
SHAKESPEARE.
Irma Herman , Editor
The Shakespeare c l ub has held no regular meeting since two w'"eks before Christmas vacation.
All the members were v ery busy, so they adjourne d without reading the act assigned in "As You Like It."
The n ext meeting will be he l d January 28.
I.
M P NOTES
Edith Stombaugh, Editor.
The I. M. P. m eeti ng was· held as usual Thur sday noon in room 303
A discussion of the party was the business of the m ee ting. It was decided to have the party, which is to · b e a d·ance , J a nuary 31.
It wa:s voted to be a l eap year affair, but some of the more timid got up a petition a.gainst it.
Y . W . C . A . NOTES . Louise Meredith, Editor.
Offic ers have been nominated by the nominating committee for the en s uing year. The names were reported at the Wednesday meeting, January 8, and the electio n will take pla-ce in two weeks from that dat e.
Th e advisory board entertained the cabinet of the high school association on Saturday, January 10.
The c ity assoc iation held its annual banquet at the First Congregational church Tu esday evening, January 14. Several noted speakers were present. Som e of our association girls attended .
Th e Mother Goose party for the junior gir l s at Ha y's hall, January 3, was a very unique affair. The costumes were va ried, although several R e d Riding Hoods, Little Miss Muffetts, Mother Hubbards and Bo Peeps were in evidence. Childish games were pl ayed, and the different characters recited the Mother Goose rhyme which they rep· resented. Several excellent musical selections were rendered and delicious r ef reshments were served.
KILKENNY NOTES.
Grace Bennett, Edito'r.
The regu lar me eti ng of the Kilkenny K l ub was held Thursday, January 9. After a short business ·me eting, the club went to the art exhibit.
A delicious "sp r ea d," in cha rge· of the com. mitte e, Gisela Birkner, Rose Toenges an d Lau ra Pratt, wail g i ven last Thursday.
A:s this is the l ast issue of this magazine fot this s emester, It would probably be fitting to tell what has been accomplished sci fa r th i s year. Strictly literary programs have been give n every two weeks and the club has indulged in a feed at eve ry other meeting.
• S E NI O R NOTES, Grace Burritt, Editor .
The last two senior meetings were not very we ll attended and even the "feed" tha1. was held brought · very few seniors. We are now planning a candy auction for the next meeting, whiCh surely is induc ement enough to bring a very large -crowd.
The p l ay, " The Crisis," has been chosen to be given next spring. There are many characters, and one' s intere s t is kept up through t he entire piay. The book is very popular and the play promises to be the best one ever given in tbe Lincoln High school.
Th e seniors h e ld a very exciting candy auction at their me e ting Tuesday noon, January 14 Several boxes of d e licious candy were so l d at higil. prices. The auctioneer, Alfr e d Munger, worked those pre·sent into such a state of excitement, that it seemed as if the bid's for the l ast box would never cease.
SOPHOMORE NOTES. Lorena Bixby, Editor.
A very important meeti.ng of the class of 191'0 was h e ld Tue s day, January 14, a.fter the fifth period Officers for the next semester wer<?. elected as follows :
President- Lenore Richards.
Vice-Pr e sident-Brian Waugh.
Sec reta ry - Julia Treasurer-Dona l d Stuart. Editor-Lorena Bixby.
Sargeant-at-Arms- George Hammond and Barr Parker.
A BIG DISCOUNT s
Dear Readers: It is with great reluctance (and my right hand) that I lay down my (t) rusty pen. I now must fume and rage ove r someone e lse's bum jokes instead of b eing the highly appreciative reader of my own-pe'I'haps the only reader. I draw the latter conclusion from the fact that no one has yet entered the office with a shotgun bent on revenge. Only once has my life been in danger and that was when Bates demanded an explanation of a bawl-out which he received. t hope he was satisfied with my careful analysis of the joke.
Now I must grind my last grist of wit ( ?) Bear with me yet this once. Yours merrily, YE JOKE EDITOR.
Teacher-"What did you like best at the art exhibit?"
Student (enthusiastically)-"That girl over on the west side."
Teacher-"The one near the landscape?"
Student-"No, the one in the first chair."
Teacher-"Did you think that goose on the south side was well done?"
Student (almost awake)-"! like mine rare, with lots of gravy."
Do1·othy W.-"How on earth 'did you get into this awfu l state?"
Rusty (ho l ding up a lamppost)-"Don't tell the railroad• authori ties; but I came on a freight tra in."
FAVORITE SONGS.
"No Wedding B ells for Me"-MacDougall.
"Love Me and the World is Mine"-Clarence Clark.
" I Would if I Could, But I Can't. Why?"-Bates "I Never Done Nothing to· Nobody"-Donalcl Miller.
"I'd Rather Two-step Than Waltz, Bill"Florence H.
"Dreaming"-Mr. Woods.
COULD YOU DO ANY BETTER, FRESHMEN?
Budge Widener (to two fellows in front of tbe Advocate office)-"What have you got in there, first period?"
Teacher-"Why we-re you absent Tuesda y?"
Julius-"I went to the art exhibit."
Teacher- "Wh e re was it?"
Julius (scratching his head)-"Now let me see believe, el'; oh, I've forgotten."
Teacher-How was the Lyric?"
Julius (forgetting the art exhibit)-" Swell. "
ANSWERS
TO CORRESPONDENTS
Yes, Robert, a cake of ice is cold on both sides
Homer W : Yes, a Dale is a kind of a Glenn
Alfred M.: Prospect street is not our most beautiful avenue; your opinion to the contraTy, notwithstanding.
Ray C.: Four of a kind beat a full housealways.
Vernon B.: Benway's. will furnish four rooms for the amount which you mention.
L. C : Yes, a nickel borrowed, is a nh:kel earned-sometimes.
Clarenc e C. : Cheel' up, we can ' t sing either.
Horace E.: Yes, we will try to get a joke which you' have not heard.
Archibald: Yes, we have noticed your bash· fulness. · /
W. "Mac .": We agree that money t alks, but '\ it always says good-.bye.
FreBhie--"No ma'am, I am going to be the elm; ;; president "
Clark-" Well, I've got to shave ."
Fred-" Naw, l e t 'em grow and hide that f a c e "
Fair Ma iden-"Is your beauty natural?"
Horace--"Yes, it's hair-re·d-itary."
GIRLS ' DEBATING SOCIETY.
Marjory Tay lor, Editor.
On Dec e mb er 16 e lection of officers took p l ace. Irma H er man was elected pres id e nt, Katie Bickford, vice -president; Ethel Hartley, secretary and treasurer; Jeanette Batten, sargeant-at-arms , and Ruth Bridenbaugh, editor. At the meeting of January 6, Ruth · Bridenbaugh r e'S igned and Marj ory Taylor was elected to take her place. The debate was postponed two weeks becau'Se those who were to debate did not know about i t.
On Janua ry 13, after th e minutes were read, Mr. P a ul gave a very interesti ng and profitab l e parliamentary drill.
for this is that at the last meeting we increa'Sed our membership twenty per cent. Th e new acquis-itions are Alfred Munger, of t he senior class, and Joe Quackenbu'Sh, of the sophomores.
Six out of twelve Phlogiston'S tried for places on the Beatrice debate. Five of these received places , two on the first team and three on the second team. "Chick" Bennett would say: "Pretty good, huh ?"
We want fr es hmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors to come and visit u'S .
PH L O GISTON DEBATING SOCIETY.
Dea n M-cBrien, Editor.
At the last election of officers held by the Phlogistons, Horace B. English was unanimously cho'Sen to ::>.ct as a : torney for this twelve weeks. We Phlogistons: are very jubilant. The re as on
WENDALL
PHILIPS SOCIETY
Clinton A Ne l son , Editor.
At the me et i ng hel d January 9, the first held durin-g the n ew year, the subject for debate, which was held after all business. had been disposed of, was:
Re'So l ved, That New Mex i co and Arizona should be admitted into the Union a'S one state. The speakers for the affirmative were Clinton Nelso n, and Ridgely Chapline, an d for the negative Dan Brinkman and Clifford Clark.
After the opinions of the remaining members and a l so our visitor, Shirl ey Marshall, had been heard on t he question, a short period of parliamentary drill was indu l ged in.
According to the ol d memb ers of the society, 'SOme of the new mem.be-rs have certainly progressed rapidly in their de li very of the sub j ect debated upon, as well as their fluency of speech. A s an example, we will give Ridg e ly Chapline, who is. called .the "Illustrious Ciceronian Ora tor " of the Wendall Phillps Society and "Little Clarky'' who has show n up to great ability in speaki ng Students! Come to our meeting, which is always held on Thursday evening at e i ght o'clock, as vis.itors are alwayr:; welcome.
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E D I TO RIAL.
This is the last issue of the Advocate under the present management. Looking back over the semester just past, we think that we hav e occa· s 1on to be very t hankful for the help and sup· port we· have received from the students and teach ers Only once have we run short of copy at the last minute. The stude-nts seem to have joined heartily with us in trying to keep the p·aper up to it s standard. What work we hav e done has b 2en very pleasant and we have nothing of which to complain. We take this occasion for thanking the students and teachers for their help and wishing that the next staff may be as luc ky a-s we have been.
Again it devolv e s upon the editor of this illustrious bi-monthly to roast the freshies for their lack of schoo l spirit. They have been in this sc hool a whole semester and have perfected tbei1: o rganization and yet have not worked up enough enthusiasm among themselves to even get a class yell. They have taken no interest in athletics, debate or music . Theirs is the only class in the school which has no football t ea m, and there is only one debating society that can b oast of a freshman member The freshme n do not ·sing as they should in chapel; in fact, they do nothing to show that they are aliv e. The only time that we upper classmen are made aware of th e ir existence among us i·s when we stumble over one of their dimin utive forms in one of the dark and dingy lower ha.Ils. Whenever this occurs the poor freshman craw ls away into the darkness and is seen no more
P e rhaps we should pity the freshmen. They have come to us from lar ge, roomy and healthy school rooms and the sudden change from light to darkness may have stunned their intell f cts to such an extent as to cause them to enter a state of com'a. We upper classmen have been here so long that we have b ecome used to th e darkne ;:;s and· we can manage to remember that it isn't dark outside and that therefore it isn't time to go to sleep. Whatever the case may be, it would be a good thing
if the freshies would wake up and try to "feel their way" into the spirit of the schoo l.
The following communication to the ed i tor .brings out a new phase of the "New Building Proposition." It is one that serves as a ground for a great deal of talk by some p e op l e who think more of their pocket books than of th e health or lives of their sons and daughters. Some such people talk a great deal abo ut the city · b e ing too poor to support, such a thing. Th <: article answers that very convincingly:
To the Editor: It is an obvious fact that we need a new high schoo l building; an enumer ation of the defects of the present one would tak e up must of the space of this paper and would b e unnecessary, as everyone will admit the u rgen l need. The next thing, then, to be cons-idered is the city's financial ability to provide one. For the pa.st few years Lincoln has experienced a marvelous growth and prosperity, miles of asphalt and brick pavement have been laid, the stree t car service has been almost doubled-two-thirds of the Traction Company's cars have been purchased new during the last four years. The growth of the city has not only paid for these in increased trave l, but the Traction Company has been so prosperous that it could profitably better its roadbeds and keep its e quipm ent in the be.:;t of repair and still reduce the fare to six rides for a quarter. Besides this· , the increase in popul ation ' h as provided sufficient travel for the Citizens' Railway, which, although operating only half as many cars as the Traction Company and d espite its youth, has already made good.
The increase in population and general prosperity of the city has led compe tent business men to start a new telephone company and a new evening paper Both of these have also niade good. A s hort time ago a lar ge sum of mon ey wa·s raised by public subscription and a new Y. M. C. A building w a s bu i lt Funds, havin g b ee n secured in the s ::tme way durin g the past year, a new Y .. W. C. A. building i s in the course of con· struction. The amount of mon ey that either of these buildings cost IS MORE THAN THE TOTAL SUM OF MONEY EXPENDED FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS DURING THE LAST 'l'HIRTY-FIVE YE'ARS If the people of this pl'O'sperous city can raise enough money to build the.:;e splendid buildings, why can't the municipal government build a new high school building which so urgently required?
A site is ready; it is finely located - at Twentysecond and J streets- nearer to the majority of st ud ents than the present location, and free from a ll its defects . The ground is wa.iting for fne excavators. We do not know the exact p rocedure necessary to raise the money to build this school, but if other towns can do it, Lincoln can. Now is the time for the men in authority to show their worth by building a magnificent high school, one that will be l a rge enough to accommodate the great increase in population that is sure· to come, and that will be a pride to this beautiful city.
Sincerely, ·
ROBERT FERGUSON
GV'flOS
V'83G '100H:)S
N'lO:)NI'l
In ed itor's d esk i n the Advocate office there is a small e n ve lope . In it are many good hints t hat former e ditor s have l eft for the be'nefit of f utur e brothers The present ed itor has had need of it many times At one of these times the e ditor was constrained to set down his own gloomy thoughts in seem ing ver se . (We print it to fill u p space):
DEAR FELLOW IN AFFLICTION. When you are out of copy, And your editors are n i x, Consu l t these little notices To he l p yo u out of yo u r fix
They'll give you an idea And they'll maybe help you think; The y'll give yo u many li ttle hin ts On how to u se your ink.
Full many an hou r I've sat Up here, a nd cudge l ed my poor head
A nd tried to think up funny things That none but I have said.
The i ssue-mostly failure, Th e prospects- never bright. To any one who's in this fix Th ese lines I do indi te.
I pity; you, poor e di tor, FD'r many a s l eep l ess night. I see you now. You're feeling As i f you'd like to have a fight.
Yo u 'J li ke to tear somebody up And chew his ear, or more. You feel that you are victimi z ed And now you're getting so r e.
Yo u say "O h my! Oh m e ! Oh my! Whatever shall I do? Th e printer want s his copy, Subscriber wants it too ,"
An d that's the way it always goes: We e ditors must stand United in our own def e nse And l end a helping hand.
So when you pass, as I shall do, Into oblivion . Just l et the next one have your helpL et each one pass i t on .
L et's keep it go ing like the brook Th at says in any weather: "Men may come and men may go, But I go on fo r ever."
AnJ so, my friend, I'll say a di e u And I wish you much success, But don't depend on editors Whose friendship's but a guess. '08.
WE WONDER.
The following poem t ells what we did to Omah:t this year. Jud g ing from that, what will become of poor Beatri ce?
THE OMAHA DEBATE.
\Vh e n Omaha met Lincoln in the annual debate, Ent husiasm stirred the sc hool to hear the boys orate.
The question was a deep one-labor prob l ems, clime an d r a ce, B ut the skill of our Jebaters won a verdict for their c ase
The affirmative contend e d that to save America's race , Exclusion of the Japan ese must certain l y take place.
Th ey quoted soc i ologists and sc ientists of fame, 'Gainst who m no on e has ever dared a syllable to fr ame.
Fi rst Cl ark arose and with the manhood of the king of Spain,
De nounced exclll'Sion as a measure absolutely vain.
Th en Bates with peaceful e mphasis, again and yet aga i n,
Declared t hat equal rights for Japs this nation must maintain.
When Marcon nit, with heart in hand , plead for · abuse d Japan,
The judg·es in grave sympathy approved 'his dext' r ous plan
Cons id e r, men, had Lincoln been a foe to Mr .Tap,
How c han ged a nd differently arranged would b e our world 's great map!
RALPH E. HALLDA.RSON
THE SUMMER VACATION
40 weeks' anticipa,tion, 10 of bustling preparation, 1 to pack and reach t1le statio n ; 1 of actual realization .
THE BOOKKEEPERS.
The pugilist sho ul d ke ep a scrap-book. The burglar- an en:try-book . Th e acro bat- a ba l ance book. Th e m otori st- a check-book. The cook-a refer e nc e-bo ok Th e yachtsman-a ·sales-book. Th e p'ass -book.
NOT FOR RILEY.
Ril ey, eating fresh bo l ogna, Found a ch unk of wood within H. "Oi don't moind th' dog," sai-d Rile y, " But th' dog-h1ouse-I'm a-gin' it!"
Hey , didd l e, di ddle, the stew 1Ja ns and the kettle, Th e spide r jumped ove:r lt h e rollin g pi n . '
Th e cbopp'ing bowl l a ughed to see s u ch sport, And ;the broiler r un off with a
Prof., (annoyed by the talking of a stuJent on beginning 'his l ecture) : - "Every time I o pe!l my mouth a 'S'iup id .fool begi n s to talk."
REMEMBIDR THE BEATRICE DEBATE.
Helen Wallace entertained Thursd-ay afternoon, January 2nd.
For fresh baked goods and candies go to Gartener's Vienna, 1429 0 street.
Dr. Sanders read the honor list in chapel Monday, January 13 Was the date un l ucky for yo u ?
Classes were rather small Tuesday, January 6, on account of many of the pupils goi_ng to the art exhibit.
How many exams. do you have to take? SAY! IS THIS YOUR PAPER OR YOUR NEIGHBOR'S?
Frances Sanford, who is attending St. Mary's, Notre Dame, Indiana, visited the school Thursday just preceeding vacation · ·
Elsie Fitzgerald gave a luncheon December 31 in honor of the girls who wer e ·back from boarding schools. She also entertained at progressive hearts January 4.
All Advocate subscribers' and those who intend to subscribe shou ld attend the chapels following thi ·s issue, for the e l ection of the staff will soon take place after this issue, as this is the last issue under the present management.
The Advocate has been seriously hand i capped 8ince befare the last issue by the loss of two of the a.b le3 t men on the busln e·ss of the paper, Mr. Wendall MacDougall and Mr. D ean Edwards. Mr. MacDougall was compelled to drop his school work, as well as the work of the Advocate, on of trouble with his eye::. Although Mr. Edwards has not d'ropped schoo l work, on ac· count of his illness, he has been compelled to drop the Advocate work. You can easily see the effect their absence has had on the paper by compa.ring this issue with the last.
BEATRICE PRELl MIN ARIES
Bates, Marconett and Johnson made the first team in the B oatr ice prelimmaries. Archibald Dinsmore secured first alternate and En-glish and Fassler were the two second alternates. A good crowd attended and every one pronounced the preliminaries a success. Oth ers who tried out
were Osthoff, McBrien, Tebbetts, Meier and Mil· ler. Immediate ly fo ll owing the congratul ations, Mr P eters on, with all his artfu l ness, began to make the fellows, who had lost out, think they had won a great victory. His sympathy rau something like this: "W eu, o ld man, you did splendidly. You know I never flatter anyone." Her e he generally turns his face away, "but do you know I think you have improved at least fifty per cent since the l ast time you spoke. Corne out to t.he next prelimin-aries and if you improve as much next time as you did this time I am positive you will get a place." Here he again turns away and the loser seems to think he sees a smile playing about Mr. Peterson's face. Then · the loser murmurs something like this: "Such is life," and comes out to the next one. Perhaps you will want to know why the local editor knows so much about it. The -answer is so simple, in fact terribly simp l e yet simply terrible; he's be e n th e re twice. Once at the Omaha and once at the Beatrice preliminaries.
THE SENIOR PLAY.
The try-out for the senior play, "The Crisis ," was held Friday, January 10 , after the fifth period the successful actors and their parts are -as foll o\\ S:
Virginia .................... . ... . . .Jnne Hrt.:;i;cock Puss ........
Mrs. Colfax .......... .. .....
Beth Bonnell
Mrs. Bryce Ruth Woods
Mammy Snyder
Anna, B L ::mise Barr
Eugenie Renault Catherinq :Mqckett
Maude C Dor·othy Watkins
Brice Russeii Frye
Tom C Kenneth Waraer
Jack B Clanmce Clark
Mr. Canter .. . ............ . .. ..... Walter Eberly Carvel. Walter Davis
Whipple ........ .. ..........
..
....... .. . Conard Alien
.... Louis MP. ier Colfax ................
Richter Bo b F e r;;u son
Hopper ......
Jack R
.............. Archie Dinsmore
Irwin Herpolsheimer Eph "Mac" Woodard
Geo. Catherwood Irving Ewart
People say "dead as a doornail," they should say, if they are speaking of how dead a thing is, "dead as the class of '11."
Photographer to Horace E. (who is yawning)"Please close your mouth; we w"ant a picture of your face."
Tea.cher-"When wa-s the revival of learning?" Mac.-"Defore the last exams."
JUNIOR
CANDY AUCTION.
The juniors h eld thei r candy auction in 1·oom 103 Tuesday afternoon Vernon Bates was elected auctioneer and talkedi thre e dollars and thirty cents out of the assembled multitude, even fussing one of the .boys• so that he raised his own bid. This, although it fa!Js far below the ot auctions "before the panic," st ill beats the senior record and we w ill be sa.tisfied with that.
Hereafter all copy for the Advocate of any characte r must be s i gned with the fu ll name of the donor If not desired, the name will not be published .
N OT I C E .
The following l etter and clipping was received by the editor:
January 9, 1908
Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find a l itt l e clipping giving notice of the winter meetings of Organized Agriculture and especial notice to the governor ' s reception. I should be if you would give ·this reading notice in your val uab l e paper . Very tru l y yours , VAL KEYSE R , Sec'y Organized Agri culture.
The clipping fo ll ows:
Organ ized Agr ic u lture.
The nineteen 'SOcfeties of Organized Agricultur e meet at Lincoln during the week of January 20th.
Yi HUYLER'S
Discussions will be had on every subject of importance to the farmer The evening sessions will be occupied with addresses from very prominent men and on Friday night Governor and Mrs Sheldon will hold a rec e ption at the governor's mansion to which every one in attendance is iuvited. These winter me e tings will be attended. by more than thre e thousand of our progress i ve farmers, and we are g l ad that such an opportunity is g i ven for our farmers to meet with th 3 men who have the most advanced i deas for th e a.dvancement of agricu l ture.
We are in receipt of another letter from our old coach, N e il Cronin. It was received before the Christmas vacation but too late tc· put in the Christmas issue: Merr i am Park. 409 Wheeler Avenue , St. Paul , Minn., Dec 19, 1907.
My Dear Peterson: I have j u st l earned of th 0 outcome of the Linco l n-Omaha debate and hasten to send you my heartiest congratu l ations Please congratulate ea ch member of the team for me. I know Bates, Cl ark and Marconnitt must have made a merciles'S rapidfire combination- as seen from the enemy's point of view I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Sincerely your friend, NEI L M. CRONIN.
ALUMNI NOTES .
Several of our former students who are now away at schoo l were home for the holidays. Among them were: Elsie Grainger, Helen Chapin, Ruth Gillilan, He l en Fiske, Mary Stuart, Effie Powe ll , Gladys Thompson, Henry Bu r nham, Rich-a rd Hargreaves, Adrian Barstow, Herbert Grainger, Bert Faulkner, Nea l Dunn, Vernon Phel ps and Hugh Follette.
Charl es English has been wandering aroun.l renewing old acquaintances here l ately. We understand that he intend'S to resume his wo r k at Central City in a few days.
Hazel Thornburg, '07, Alma Knight and Will John'Son, former L. H. S students, are attending the Business College
Marvin . Levy, '07, is also attending the Linco l n Business College. -
If you want to be well informed, take a paper Even a paper of pins will give you 'Some points
CHOCOLATES and Bon Bons
FOR HOT LUNCHES EXCHANGES
Full many a man both young and old, l's sent to his sarcophagus, By pouring wate r, icy cold , Adown hi'S warm aesophagus.
The Coquette--"Rea ll y, Mr. Bagg, I was so dreadfully bored that I simply had to yawn; but of cours e, I hij my mouth with my hand. "
Mr. Bagg-"No! You don 't mean to say that such a dear, sweet, t in y, little hand could hid e s u ch a-er such a great-that is, of courne--l ovely weather, isn't it?'.'
Uncle Treetop-"The heifer is two yeal"S old."
City Niece--"How d o you know?"
Uncle--"By h er horns ."
Niece- "Oh, to be sure, she has just two."
Mary had a little l amb, She fed it kerosene:
One day it got to near .the fire,
Sinc e then its not benzine.
The office boy h a d pied the first page by d rop· ping the form down two flights of stairs
" I wish," murmur e d the gentle editor, "that yo u ha d broken the news more gently."
Socrates had just finished his hemlock cocktail
" How do you fee l now? " aske d hi'S jailer.
"I fee l as if my inter ior had a Georg ia pine fin · !sh," r e-plied t h e philosopher, an d immediately expired. . '
Old Gentlem1).n-"I want to get copies of -your papers for a week back.;'
Editor- " H a dn ' t you .b etter try a porou'S p laster?"
Old Lady- "W11a t i s that odor?"
" Th a t 's fertilizer ."
Old La dy- " For the land 's sake!"
"Yes, ma'am."
In te lli gent Fres hman (picking up Caesar) - "Oh, s ay, Latin is easy. I wish I h ad taken it. Look
ALL KINDS OF SANDWICHES
Noon LUNCHES a SPECIALTY
here (po in ting to several passages):"
"'Forte dux in a ro'-Forty ducks in a row."
" ' Passus sum jam'-P a'Ss us some jam."
" ' Bonis• le g es Caesal"is' -The bony l egs of Caesar "
" 'Caesar sic dicat an <ie cur egre ss i lictam'Caesar sicked the cat on the cur. I guess he lick ed him "
A newspaper man was standing ln front of the court hou se one day rec ently when a typica l cow· boy of fiction-sombr e ro, d ark flannel s hirt, neck· erchi e f, "chaps," spurn , c a rtridge belt, and gunwent l eap in g by on a pinto hors e
"O h, " exclaimed t h e n ewspape r man, "that's a genuine cowboy, isn' t it? "
An Indian standing by with his coat collar turned up about hi'S ears, blanket wise , replied 6ent e n tio usly:
"Huh! Montgome·ry-Ward cowboy."
Mike-"I'll meet you at the corner by the glass building."
Pat-" If one of u'S gets there late and th e othe r isn't there, how will he know if the other h as been there and gone, or if he hal1n't come yet?"
Mike-"We'll fix that If I get there first I'll mak e a chalk-mark on the sid e walk, and if you get ther e first yo u rub it out "
''A man was on a steeple, And from the steepl e fell; Some one told the sextonTh e sexton tolled t h e bell."
Teach e r-"Name some articles made from ivory ."
Pupil-" Soap ."
A professiona l humorist was having his shoe'S shined
"What do es your father do, my boy?" he asked of the bootblack.
"He's a farmer," meek l y answe.red the boy.
"Ah! " murmured the humorist, " the fatheJ mak e s h ay whil e the son shines "
Bobby-"W e nt fishin' ye'Sterday instead of goin' ter sc h oo l. " ·
Tommy-"Catch anything?"
Bobby-"Not till I got home."
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First Girl-! hope no one will be· hurt.
Second Girl-"They never get hurt badly, do they?"
First Girl-"Oh, yes they do. In the Center ville game Irving Graci e r got his collar button broken ! "
City Gentleman-"Little boy, can you tell me where Farmer Erown's cottage is.?"
Country Kid-"I kin for a nicke l."
City Gentleman-"All right, here it is, now tell me."
Country Kid - "It's burn ed down."
If Alfonso's son is the Spanish h are, Is the crown prince of England a Walsh rabbit?
I stood on the bridge at midnight, And the clock was striking the hour; The hour rose up indignant, And struck back with all its power.
The year. had gloomily .begun For Willie Wee ks, a poor man's Sun. He was beset with bill and dun, And he had very little Mon. "This cash ," said he, "won't pay my dues; I've nothing 'here but ones and Tue s A bright thought 'struck him, and h e said, "The rich Miss Goldrocks I will WeJ." But when h e paid his court to h er She lisped, but firmly said, "No, Thu r ." "Alas!" said he, "then I must die! I'm done! I'll drown , I'll burn, I'll Fri. 'rhey found his gloves and coat and The corone r upon them Sat. Oh, my!
" Deacon Jones, will you lead In prayer?"
( Th e Deacon snores peacefully.)
"Deacon Jones, will y ou please lead-" Deacon (awakening): "It ain't my lead. I ·dealt."
Marjorie R . - "Oh, I think Mr. Fulton Is just too dear."
Budge-"Oh, If you go to the m atinees It's just fifteen cents "
Papa (from upstalrs)-"Is that young man gone?"
Daughter (in ecstatic stage whisper)-"Awfully, papa!"
MELODRAMA.
It is near the en d of the next to the last act The h e ro has been bound, gagged and left helpl ess on the track. The express train is rapidly approaching. We hear its shrill whistle in the d-istance . Will none save our hero and avert this terrible disaster? Ah, just as the engine rounds the curve and comes in sight the heroine appe a rs , she rush€S to the hero and siezes 'his legs. He is save d. No! his suspenders have caught up on a nail. The cowcatcher of the locomotive strikes the pro strate hero's body and the whole scenic train piles up in a h eap . Th e hero and severa l stage hands, which furnis•hed the express's motive power are shaking off the ruins of the engine, baggage car and smoker just as the curtain drops.
A NONSENSE DITTY.
(By Lillian Ward.)
'Twas noonday on a summer's ni'ght , The snow fell thick and hot; While some of u s were riding mice And some of us were not.
The moon sho ne bright upon the lake As over the waves we· stroll e d . While cashieF's checks were playing tag A hundred votes were polled.
The tug boats came with flowing locksAh, 'twas a heavenly sight. For every person there declared It was last Tue sday ni ght.
And so th e moral of my tale: Beware of fond di saster Whenever dogs at midnight sing, Things always happen faster."
They were telling •some pretJty big stor1es, and it came his turn at last. "Yes," he said, "some people are very car eles s with :their liv es I once saw an Irishman who was smoking a pipe, sit d•own o n what he supposed was a keg of black W'hen he had finished his pipe h e deliberately knocked the as hes into the keg."
",M'any killed?" they all ex cl a imed with horrors. "Many what?"
' W•hy many killed by t h e explosion?"
"Oh, h ro; nothing exp losive about black sand."
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DIAMOND DICK IN REAL LIFE.
"Suddenly a shot rang out in the cold, clear night air! Fearing fo)ll play, I dashed around the corner from wh.ence the shot had come. I found myself in an alley near a shed. Upon proceeding a little further I came upon a ' sight that made my blood run col d. There before· me, kneeling upon the cold, hard alley pavement, was a man robed in white. We was speaking, evidently to the object which l ay before him. Hoping that he would• give himself away, I li stened. After some exc l amation of horror I heard these words: - !-!-! cat, you' ll never keep me awake any more nights!"
"Went skating-'tis saidFl•oor hit 'him-he's d.ead,A sophom,8re."
"Milk ·famine-not f ed'Starvation - he's dead,A freshman."
History T eacher, (asking a dozing student a bout ·Cromwell)-"Was Cromwell ·since re in his reli g ious ·beHefs ?"
.Stu dent, (half awake)-"Ay.e, Aye Oap tain!"
Teb.betts (at Beatrice prelimina r ies) - "I just lov e to speak before an audience."
Bates-"It's a good thing somebody gets some pleasure out of it."
Teacher-"Do you think his forehead square?"
Pupii-"Sure! He was a blockhead."
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THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
The Staircase a.t the Heart's Delight
The great building on the water front loomed up dismal and gloomy on that bitter, frosty night in November. All New York seemed asleep but this old warehouse, which had now been convert· ed into a bar room and gamblipg den , which ran at full blast all mght long. And this of all nights was an important one, for all the crooks of lower New York had gathered to witness one of the strangest things in history . James Harriman, a prominent young -man of a long established family, was to read his father's ' will at the Heart's Delight, in the presence of certain designated men of New York, the names of whom appeared on the outer envelope of the testament, with the following explanation:
"Note-My son, James Harriman , shall, on the eighteenth day of November , nineteen hundred and seven, at one A. M., go to the sal oon on the water front called the Heart's Delight, and there, in the presenc0 o f the following persons, shall be hand e d my will to read to them. Obeying the will as far as possible , and seeing that the other parties obe y it WILLIAM H. HARRIMAN ."
As the Bessie L., lying at the lower wharf, struck two bells, James Harriman and his lawyer e ntered the Heart 's Delight. Both were tall, athletic young men, Harriman being smooth sh •1ve n and very hand some The lawyer, a few years his senior, had an equally striking appearance, wearing a short black b ea rd and sideburns. The two men advanced to the bar, whereupon they were shown up a dark , narrow stairway at the back of the building to a large , vacant store room over the saloon. They were immediately followed up by the crooks. When they bad all the lawyer stepped upon a box, saying as he faced the crowd:
"The first thing we had better do is to call the roll and see that the desired ones are here; also if there are any here that should not be . So if you will all kindly go over to the other side of the room. and as I read your names come over and stand on this side ."
Orie by one the crooks came forward as the names were read , till there were fifty-one standing around the speaker , and thr ee curious on es
who were left standing at the other side of the room were quickly hustled out.
"Now, " said the lawyer, " we will begin As you all know by the letters sent you by the two witnesses and myself that William Harriman died le av ing a will in which you men play a very important part, and as Mr. James is as anxious to read the will as you are to hear it, I will let him go ahead ." So saying, he stepped from the box and handed the will to young Harriman.
Harriman stepped upon the box and with trembling · hands and colorl ess face , tore open the envelope, exposing the document. . Then, after clearing his throat , he unfolded the paper and commenced to read in a clear but shaky voice "New York City, N. Y ., "August Tenth, 1907.
"To Whom It May Concern:
"I, William Henry Harriman, feeling that I hase not long to remain on this earth, do wish to make my last will and testament.
"First-To my dear wife I leave all. my · estate and personal property to do with as F<he sees fit.
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"Second-To my be l oved daughter I leave the sum of five thousand dollars
" Third-To my son James I leave nothing, thinking that he is able to take care of himse1f. And I wish to state here that I do not forgive i1 i m for insulting me though I know he did it on spur of the moment."
Here James broke down with grief and becam e so weak that the lawyer had to support him , but in a minute he was himself again and resumed his reading. '
"Last, to each of the following fifty-one n •en, who helped me once in time of need, I lea"e J·ive hundred dollars , to be paid January first. r..ineteen hundred and eight."
Here again Harriman became dazed, while the crooks shouted with joy. The lawyer quieted th e crowd and once more Harriman began to read .
"With this money they are to speculate in some legal way, ;:tnd after two ·months the man h av ing the largest amount, honestly obtained , shall receive five thousand dollars to be left by rr.e.
(Here follows names of men.)
"Leaving a blessing to all, and thinking of the future of my family, I close. " WILLIAM H. HARRIMAN."
"Witnesses: "John T. Rockabody. " Andrew Carrinage."
After finishing the will, Harriman, with tears in his eyes and trembling like a leaf blown by December winds, rushed for the stairway to leave the building, but instead of opening the door that led down stairs, he opened the one that l ed to t h e chute that had been u sed to l oad s h ips when the warehouse was running. Hurrying along the dark passage, he came to the chute, and down, down he went, trying to catch hold of something on the slippery side, but nothing came w i thin grasp and he went with a sickening plunge into the icy waters of the river, which in an instant closed over him.
My, there goes that a l arm clock I must get right up. Here I have been dreaming about wills · and water and staircases a ll night, but I really wish I could have slept a li ttle longer and found out what became of that fe ll ow that went shooti ng down the wrong staircase at the Heart's Delight
A Cu r e for Insomn ia
Yesterday a friend , who had heard that I sometimes su:trer from insomnia, told me of a sure cure. "Eat a pint · of peanuts and dr i nk two or three g l asses of milk before going to bed," he said, "and I'll warrant you' ll be asleep within half and hour ." I did as he suggested , and now, for the benefit of others who may be a:trlicted with insomnia, I feel i t to be my duty to report what happened , so far as I am able this morning to recall the details. F1rst let me say, my f r iend was right. I did go to s l eep very soon after my retirement Then a ll' •e nd with nis head under his arm came a l ong and asked me if I wan ted to buy his feet. I was negotiating with nim when the dragon on which I was riding slipped out of his skin and left m e floating in m i d -air
While I was consideri ng how I shou l d get down, a bull w i th two heads peered over the edge of e well a n d said he wou l d haul me up if I would first climb u p and rig a w i ndlass for him So, as I was sliding down the mountain side, the brakeman came in and I asked him when the train would reacu my station
"We passed you r statio n four hundred years ago," he said, calml y folding up the tr a in and slipp ing it into his vest pocket. At this juncture the c1own bounded into the ring and pulled the center po l e out of t h e ground, lifti n g the tent a n d a ll the peop l e in it up, up , up, wt,;le I stood on the earth
below watching myse lf go out of sight among the c l ouds above. Then I awoke and found that I had been asleep almost ten minutes
A MONOLOGUE.
By Olive Cassel.
Mrs. Lizzie Pettijo h n speaks:
My! These irons is hot! .I:Iere I've gone and scorched Maria's pink and green plaid calico that I just finished a week ago come next Tuesday. If I'd on ly known that I was goin' to burn it like this I wouldn't have put it in the was h in the first p1ace. It wasn't a m i te dirty b u t Maria she got it into her head she' d like the starch taken out of it, and so into the tub it went, whether or no! Seems she'd been over to Sally Long's, where they've got a "Ladies' Hqme Jour n a l," and she saw a picture of a big fat woman in a plai d dress and a stiff flounced skirt, and on the other side of the page was the same woman in a skinny sort of skirt without a stitch of tr i mmin' on it ! Under that one it sai d that was tne way she ought to dress, and under the first on e, that was the way she did dress. We1l, Maria came home Jookin' sort of hang-dog like, and I made ner tell what was the matter. I told her that the man that wrote that paper didn't know anything about women 's c l othes anyway, and probably he ' d got the writin' underneath just twisted around when it came to settin' the type. But Maria always was set in her ways, and she popped the dress into the tub , vowing she'd take o:tr the trimmin ' as soon as it was dry , but course I won't let her. Still, I don't know but I was foolish after all noc to let her keep on makin' a fuss about havin' fancy st u :tr on a dress. It ain't no laughing matter to put ruffles and such around the skirt for a gir l as chunky as Maria, especiall y with five growin' children and a baby to take care of! We ll , there's one thing to be thankful for! The rest of the children, except the baby, is boys, and ain ' t got no roo11sh ideas about clothes But l see I've got to keep Maria still if · I don't want them boys spoiled Heard her te lli n' Bill the other night that he h adn't ought to wear that bright red tie 'with t11at red hair of his Bill he got awfu l mad at that! Said he'd wear a red tie "if he had pink hair! Maria kind a laughed at that , and said that'd be better than the other, and that pink and red was stylish together! I see, plain enough, that I've got to do something with that g i r l !
We ll , I guess this is done That 1ron burnt right through, but it's a good thing it's in the front of the waist, ' cause I can run a tucked pane l right down over it, a n d it'll look real genteel like .
Mr Melbourne-"Out i n Austra li a we find go l d by the pint."
Mr Ouray-"Oh! T h at is nothing. Over in our country we find it in quartz ."
THE FALLS.
By James A. Waters.
There had been four murders in the past
The police were as mystified as ever. People were afraid to go out of doors at night. No one was safe even in his own home. There seemed no motive for the crimes except to rob, and murder was not necessary for that.
I was sitting in my office one afternoon smokIng a twenty-five cent cigar, and taking life easy, when the door bell sounded. I opened the door to ad_mit a small, wiry man with sandy hair, about thirty-five years of age. He was very excited. After drinking something to. refresh him, he told me one of the strangest stories I had ever heard ending by showing me a note, sent through mail, requesting him to place a certain amount of money, two thousand dollars, I believe at the railroad junction a short distance from where he lived. '
I looked over the note carefully, noticing letters in the corner: M. S S. In all my experience I had never se€m a mystery of this kind.
I told him to place the money at the place indicated and I would be there to see who got the money.
I took the four o'clock train for Greeneville which landed me in that village at dusk I my station in a clump of bushes at the side of the track and waited , keeping my eyes on the switch. Being tired , I almost fell asleep, when something startled me ar:d I was awake instantly. It was the grinding of cinders ueneath someone's feet. I peered t:hrough tne semi-darkness , being barely able to discern a man's figure bending over to pick up the money from the track. He was a small man wearing a black mask.
My pistol cracked almost noiselessly, and his arm swung loose at his sid·e. fie darted into the woods , with me following him as closely as I d a red. He cho s e a short ci.!t through and I lost him just as we struck a river in the open .I to my hotel, breakfasting with my fnend at h1s home Lhe next morning.
We followed the path 1 had passed over the night before , and came to a large river. A short distance up .stream we came to a falls , very large and h1gh I examined every part of the falls, commenting on their beauty, but h i ding my real purpose. for I had an idea about them oi which my friend did not know.
The water had washed away the dirt underneath the falls, leaving a place where the water did not reach. As I stood gazing at the falls I noticed a track in the mud at their foot. I scrutinized it with my glass and found that it was the print of a shoe
That evening we went to the hotel, ate our supper and were back by nine o'clock. Twelve o'clock found us paddling up w tne foot of the falls. I gave three short whistles, and then wait-
ed a few minutes. When my flash light illumined the scene, four men were standing m the entrance to a cave and peering out through the darkness from beneath the .ails. Catching them unawares we soon had thein bound and helpless. '
A boat load of police rowed out to us, and I was very glad they did, tor I did not know when the remainder of the gang would return.
As we entered the cave, we found ourselves in a large and roomy place, stored with provisions to last a year or longer Some of the men remained to watch, while the rest started to explore the cave.
At the farther end I found a room hewn out of solid rock, in which stood a small fireproof safe As it was unlocked, I opened L•le doors. I ex: pected to find booty, out what l saw surprised me beyond all expectations. That safe was full of money of all kinds, gold, . silver and greenbacks. drawers were full of jewels. There were rings, diamonds, bra elets and everything imaginable. ! put nearly five nundred do11ars worth of jewelry m my pockets, besides al1 of the greenoacks they would hold.
As I was engaged in pillaging I heard shouts from my companions, and knew · that something was wrong. Rusning out, I stepped upon a trap door and fell knee deep into a puddle of water beneath. I finally wund a mouth to the tunnel and discovered that my men had fled, to escape_ the_ best way I could. I stripped off my coat, shdmg 1t under a rock. Being a good swimmer, I soon rejoined my companions on land and was once more in dry colthes. '
The next day we found the cave deserted everyth!ng of value being taken away. Nevertheless, I found my coat and turned over the jewels to the police, wmle I kept most of we greenbacks to pay me for my trouble in hunting down the M. S. S. society.
Daily Experience. Crowded car, Not a seat. Stranger stands On my feet.
You must hang To a strap, Lest you fall In a lap.
Pretty rough ?
Chase your blues, There's one cure You may use
Do not scold Don't waste talk, Just you get Out and walk.
Have you seen the basket ball team p l ay?
Is this your ' s or your neighbor ' s Advocate? Linn Osthoff has been on the sick list. Freshmen seen tal king to seniors Beware "Classmates" is the Junior Play. Sounds good. Don ' t fail to attend "The Crists. " Coming soon
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For fresh baked goods of all kinds and fine candies tt·y Gartn e r's NeiV Vi e nna Bakerv . 1429 0. Hart Bowman broke his arm the first of the year, but we are glad to see that he is able to get along without a sling now.
In the want-ad columns we notice something like this: Wanted-A bright student to show Bruce .Johnson how to work mathematics.
Funkhouser is said to have done some fine work as center up at vmana.
Patronize the Advocate advertisers. They pay sixty per cent of the cost of tne paper.
Attend the Beatri ce Debate for you are sure to hear some good oratory
Another thing that Dr. Sanders and some members of the faculty are thankful for is that Skip Day only comes once a year.
Several ambitious seniors a senior annual. What do the rest think?
Valentines of a ll kinds and at all prices at the Lincoln Book Store. Postal Card Valentines, Christy and Harrison Fisher Valentines, Celluloid Valentines, Comic Va l entines; also a large line of books suitable for valentines, "An Old Sweetheart of Mine," "Riley's Love Lyrics," "Reveries of a Bache l or, " "Love Songs Old and New ," "A Dream of Fair Women ," and many others.
The Best Place to
The juniol' play, " v l assmates" will appear at the Oliver shortly before the Juniors stage it, and the junior cast will probably attend the p l ay i n a oody and get many helpful hints from seeing their play acted by professionals.
On .l<'ebruary 22 Omaha high school's baskP.t ball team plays here Although Linco ln was defea.te1 last time, we are sure tL.ere will be a hard fight . Come out with co1ors and see tue game.
Twenty-second and J streets. What for?-
Clarence Clark has decided to give l essons in acting(?)
l<'reshmen and others should attend the debating societies . Don't stop in the halls. 111ove on please.
Boost for a new high scnool building.
Where is the class of 1911's yell?
Seniors, this is the midd l e of February. Get busy.
Markwell Worrol has returned to school and we wish him success.
Dean Edwards is able to get around to school again. We are glad to see him.
Miss Grace Bridge has again taken up her duties in the high school. We are au pleased to have her back again. It is said that she spent some · time in London and Paris while in Europe .
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Eugene Ho l derman , one of the Lincoln high school's swiftest runners , is aga i n in school after an absence of one year.
Harry Graham will not attend school this ·semes t er as he is going to California to work on a ranch.
The plaster under the gallery in the Auditorium is beginning to fall, and remind us once more of the need of a new high school building While leaving the Auditorium after chapel · two weeks ago . two students were struck on the head by falling plaster.
The captains who were chosen for the girls' basket ball tournament which was held Saturday, February 8, are as follows: Louise Barr, sen i or; Merien Swezey, junior; Hel e n Lockridge, sophomore; Laura Swartz, freshman
Two new teachers , Miss Burt and Mr. Van Orsdel , are teaching history in place of Miss Tremain , who has sailed for England to spend some months with her sister near London.
Hazel DeJarnette is attending school in Omaha this semester.
Rex McGill is back in school after being absent one semester He has been in Wyoming, Montana and Western Nebraska.."
Hattiebelle Needham is in school again, after and illness which has ltept her out for several months.
The University has issued a bulletin to the eff e ct that ali students who expect to be in school for the term of 1908-09 shou l d have their courses of study reported to the Registrar by June 1, 1908.
Miss Charlotte Hullhorst, whose sister is a member of the faculty' took Miss Sprung ' s classes last week. Miss Sprung was out on account of illness.
Three of the boys on tne Hastings Y. M. C A. Senior basket ball team visited the school one afternoon about a week ago. Tney tried to watch a senior p l ay rehearsal, but as one of the cast objected they were shown over the school instead. The buildings, as a whole, did not seem to impress them very favorably. They said the Hasting high school has smaller but better buildings and equipment.
Wade Martin and Dick Phillips are taldng work in th e University this semester and only one study , review a l gebra in the high school.
A new feature of public school work m Lincoln is the night school in charge of Mr. Hartly and Mr. Newman. It held in the high school building from seven to nine o'clocK on Monday Tuesday, Wednesd::!y and Thursday evenings . The subje cts taught are much the same as tnose taught in the grade schools , hilt it is impossible to make a fixed course of study because of the great variation in the age and preparation of the pupils. For this reason there will probably not be any attempt made to give a certificate of work completed e xcept in individual cases, as for mstance, where a pupil is preparing himself to enter some other s c nool. There are at present about ninety pupils enrolled and the average attendance is eighty.
Ninety-nin e out of the one hundred and ten puptls who graduated from the grades last semester are now attending high school.
The Senior Play coach and his assistant, Clarence Cl a rk ( ?) spent a strenuous morning at the auditorium a few weeks ago. They pull e d out tn e eighteen foot files and tormentors and looked at the drops and all the rest of the scener y but found that very l<etle was suit a ble for scene.& in "The Crisis "
March the sixth has been definitely decided upon as the date for the presentation of-the Senior Play. 'lhe coach , Mr. Scott:, is determined that it shall be the best amateur production ever given in Lincoln. Four afternoons a week, after the sixth period are now being devoted to rehearsals and steady progress is being made Mr Phillpot, who is frequently present at rehearsals, has already prep a red his annual announcement speech, which will be given at the general assembly.
The junior play committee has had great troub l e in selecung a p l ay. Owing to the aesire to get as great a contrast to "The Crtsis" as possible the tield has been among the up-to-date homorous comedies
As usual one of George Ade ' s p l ays ' was considered. "A i<'air Co -Ed," the play most desired, could not be obtained as the Harlequin Club of Purdue University had the right of "first performance."
" A Crazy Idea," By Hageman was then looke d at but on account of the great need of "blue pencil ,. " · the play was put on the shelf. · "Higbee of Harvard," "Hindoo Secret," Mose, English Gentleman," "Modern Annanias ,;" etc., followed next and were not accepted
The list fina ll y narrowed down to the three manuscripts, "An American Cousin," ·"The Senator," and "Classmates. " These plays were discussed Friday, January 31st, and "Classmates" was chosen . The date of the p l ay has not been determined but will probably be in April.
'f he try -out for the parts will be held soon. Miss Helen Day, of the University , has been elected coach . June Hitchcock, Jeanette Batten, Major i e Taylor, and Katherine Rigg spent "sneak day" observing at the school at Normal: They were greatly interested in the work 01 Miss Hattie .Rymer, L. · H. S ., '06, who has we intermediate grades there.
ALUNMNI NOTES.
E l eanor Elmendorf, '06, is spending the winter with her aunt in New York City.
The alumni gir l s of the L. H. S. gave a leap year dance, January 31, at the Un i versity T emple.
Maxon Sprague, ' 07, is attending the Univers ity this year.
Margery Watldns , '03 , is spending the winter in Chicago, where she is studying music.
Helen Cotton and Ella Geiser are among the students who graduated from high school two weeks ago . Feb r uary 2 was ground hog day. He saw his snadow and we will nave winter for six more weeks.
Miss Izorrah Bingham and Miss Claudia Chapline, ' 07, and members of the teachers' class last · year, have good positions and are doing good work in rural schools not far from Lincoln.
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I. M. P. DANCE.
The leap year dance given by the I. M. P. girls, Friday evening, January 31, at Walsh Hall , was a great success. There were about forty couiJles present besides the sponsors, Miss Gere, Miss Towne, Miss Hullhorst, and Miss Pound . The hall was very prettily decorated in the society's colors, red and green. This was the artistiC work of the committee in charge, consisting of Edith Stombaugh, chairman; Maude Clark, Hazel Perrin i).nd Dorothy Watkins. Punch was served throughout the evening by the sponsors.
SENIOR SKIP DAY.
Tu esday, February 4, the Senior class, following precedents established years ago, skipped school and spent the day in mild dissipation. Almost a ll the seniors turned out to enjoy the fun.
The class assembled on the Capitol grounds at half past eight, Nita Dunn, Agnes Bartlett and Rose Toenges were kidnapped and taken along much against their will. The morning was spent at the roller skating rink. Almost every one went on the floor, and persevered in spite of the many jars and tumbles.
In the afternoon the whole crowd went to the Lyric 'f heater, where they were given first choice of seats Before the curtain was raised the rest of the audience was entertained by high school ye lls and songs, which were applauded heartily. In the course of the performance several pointed remarks referring to members of the class were interpolated by the actors in their parts.
The day was closed by a danceing party at Pitts Hall. A novel feature of the affair was an auction of all unclaimed lost articles which have been brought , to the office at school.
Now that the midyear examinations are over and the new semester well started, an air of relief prevades the school. However, some of us regr et those idle moments which have caused us to meekly review what we started last September. But we do not all have the pleasure of being "encored." Those of us who have barely escaped are still wondering how It happened. No doubt we all have the best of intentions as to the faithful preparation of each lesson in the future. Let us carry out these good intentions so that we will have no cause for sleepless nights of worry in the spring. It is evident that this air of relief will not last long for the seniors, as they are alre'ldy hurrying about with that worried expression which al_ways accompanies the writing of senior themes.
When money talks it often merely remarks, "Good by ."
The merchant who does not advertise never needs a rest cure.
We r!re told that we have acended from the ape, but some of us are using <o und-trip tickets
Few men are as lucky as they seem , or as unlucl<y as they th;nk they are.
Some men are born rich, som.;o uchieve riches , and some are rel a t e d to presidents of insurance, ompanies. ·
\ ln buying spring lamb one shou ld make inquiries regarding which spring.
Miss Gere, Miss Pound, Miss Towne, Miss Hullhorst and Mr. Philpott, the class sponsors, chaperoned the party. Mr . Scott, the senior play coach, was there also . Punch was served between dances by Evangeline Long.
The committee was as follows : Harry Haynie, chairman; Hazel Perrin, Russel Frye, Evangeline Long, Will Proudfit and Alfred Munger.
Bud-Rot of Carnations.
The Nebraska Experiment Station has just issued Bulletin 103, which describes a new disease of carnations which has been prevalent during the past three ·years. The cause of the disease has been determined and the results of the laboratory and greenhouse study extending over two years' time are given in the main part of the bulletin, while the second part gives a technical description of a mite which is a constant accompaniment of the disease. The bulletin may be obtained free of cost by writing to the Experiment Station, Lincoln, Nebr., for Bulletin 103.
An ounce of push is worth a pound of pull. Look for good, boost all the time.
Not yet but soon means failure.
A so c iable student is one who, when he has ten minutes to spare goes and bothers someone who has not.
If T h is Wer e 1912.
lt has been rumored that in a few years every telephone will be equipped with an instrument so that the people talking may also see each other. If such were now the case incidents like the foll owing would probably happen:
Alfred has just ceased his task of removing the ashes from the cellar. He still has on his overalls and his face c.nd hands are grimy. His thoughts run like this: "Yes, I believe I will telephoneSure, I've got to telephone her. But I don't want her to ' see me in these togs." So Alfred goes to his room, changes his clothes, puts on a c l ean shirt, and after spending fifteen minutes combing his hair to his satisfaction , and five more adjusting his necktie, he approaches the phone and rings up 5654
"Hello , is Nellie there," he ashs in his sweetest voice.
"No, she has gone to a party."
"All right , I'll call again. Whereupon AI hangs up the receiver and indulges in some two dozen choice bits of language, which it is only necessary to say wete not strictly Sunday school words and which raised, the temperature of the room some sixteen degrees.
"Did your daug,_hter graduate last spring?"
"Yes, and at tM head of her class."
"What did she learn?"
" Biology, zoology, sociology, germology, social economy, mental therapeutics, mental philosophy, the languages , mathematics, music and elocution."
"What is she doing now?"
"Waiting for her mother to exercise her lmowledge of darnology, so she can go to a picnic up in the mountains ."
Socrates had his joke . It was his custom to foregather, now and then, with a convivial circle of philosophers, geometers and others. On such occasions, at the stroke of two a. m., he would rise and address the chair.
"Mr. President," he would say, "I move that this circle now go home and square itse l f."
One day the office boy went to the editor of the "Soaring Eagle" and said:
"There's a tramp at the door and he says ·he has had nothing to eat for six days."
"Fetch him in," sai d the editor, "if we can find out how he does it we can run the paper for another week."
Nervous Old Lady-"Do peop l e lose their lives here very often?"
Old Salt-"No mum, only about once."
This letter was received by a New York dealer among their letters · of inquiry:
deer Surs-I live on my farm out here in Kansas and am 57 years old an a little Sporta . My neffew in Indiana bot himse l f a new bissikle, and Tve learned to rid by frate, and I've learned to ri d sume. It's a pile of fun, but my bissicle jolts considerable. A feller that had holler injun rnblJer tires stuffed with wind. He l et me try hissen and mi, it run like a kushen. He to l d me you sell injun rubber tires just the same as hissen: Mfne is all iron wheels. Do you punch the holler hole through the injun rubber, or will I have to do it myself? How do you stick the ends together after you get it done? If your injun rubber is alerady holler will it come any cheaper empty? I can get a ll the wind I want out here in Kansa.; free.
P. S. How much do you charge for the doodad you stuff the wind into the rubber with and where do you start?
Dr. J. R. DAVIS. Dentist
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I . M. P. NOTES.
Ruth Woods, Editor.
The I. M . P meetmg was held as usual, Thursday noon in room 303. Officers for the new term were elected as follows: President, Louise Barr; vice-president, Frances Snyd'er; secretary and treasurer, Maude Clark; editor; Ruth Woods. Girls, come to the meetings. We are going to have some interesting programs.
!Jet your knives at the high school store.
Have you seen the knife case at the High School Store?
Y. W. C . A. NOTES .
Gladyce Wei! , Editor
The new year of the Y. W. C. A. opened with the installation of the new officers, Wednesday noon, January 29, when very interesting talks were given by both those leaving the offices and those entering them
The Cabinet is planning a greater year than ever, and has already held one business meeting for the purpose of choosing the committees. Their next meeting will be February 13, at the home of Jessie Randall.
An interesting with special music was held February 5 The new officers elected are as follows: President, Ada Gates; vice-president, Gladys Beaumont; secretary, Bertha Beall; treas· ur e r , Barbara Osborne.
Mrs. Rirnrock-"Yes , while we were in Egypt we visited the pyramids. They were literally covered with hieroglyphics."
Mrs. Tungsten-"Ugh! Wasn ' t you afraid some · of 'em would get on you?"
ALICE FREEMAN PALM E R SOCIETY .
Ruth Grievish , Editor.
The Alice Freeman· Palmer Society gave a party for the new members Saturday, February first, at the horne of Evangeline Long. The burlesque Lochinvar was given by the older members. A short program and a jolly time followed. Then refreshments were served and Mrs. Long gave us a surprise by adding to our lunch which called forth a hearty vote of thanks.
At the meeting oMnday, February 3, Miss Isabel Coons joined the society and gave her maiden speech. "Antigone," was partly read and discussed. Parliamentary drill will be conducted at the next meeting by the new attorney.
A gentleman who was stopped by -an old man begging replied:
" Don't you know, my friend, that Fortune knocks at every man's door?"
"Yes ," replied the old man, "she knocked at my door once, but I was out, and ever since then she has sent her daughter."
" Her daughter, ' replied the gentleman "What on eann do you mean?"
"Why, mis-fortune."
A man once went to the cemetery to put flowers on the grave of his friend. Nearby was a Chinaman putting rice on his friend's grave . He said to the Chinaman, "John, what are you . putting on that grave?"
"Me put just rice Me flende muchee fond of rice
"When do you expect your friend to come up and eat it?" asked the American
.And the Chinaman answered, "Oh samee time your friende come to smellee flolwers."
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PH I LOG I STON DEBATING SOC I ETY
Dean McBrien, Editor.
On the evening of January the seventeenth, a group of sixty students, including the members of all the various debating and dramatic societies , gathered in the high school library. The occasion was the party whicn the Phlogistons annually give to their friends.
Promptly at eight, Robert Ferguson, who acted as master of ceremonies , stepped forth, his spoonlike face was wreathed in smiles, and announced that Horace English, P. D. S., and Donald Miller; C. D. S., would eat pie with their hands tied behind them. Horace E. won, but judging from appearances afterward, he had left most of the pie on the epidermis of his face.
Miss Wort won over Hazel Perrin in a race to see whether Miss Wort could drink a glass of punch with a spoon befor Miss Perrin could eat five soda crackers.
In an "alphabet contest" Evangeline Long won a small tea cup and saucer , which , as Mr. Ferguson stated, would do to play house with.
In a "hearts. and lemons," leap year contest, Frances Snyder took the prize wnh forty -four hearts. It proved to be a red bandana kerchief.
y;HUYLER'S
A small broom was given as the booby prize to a young lady who managed to forty-three lemons. For information as .o the name of this winner see Shirley Fossler.
At various times throughout the evening punch was served to the guests and members. Alfred Munger acted as chief moonshiner, and his oval face, being wreathed in smiles, helped h i m to truly be a moonshiner.
This brilliant affair, however, could not last forever and after about three hours of good, jolly fun, it ended with a good old Virgima Reel, in which about fifteen couples participated. We then wended our way homeward.
The affair was pronounced a brilliant success by a11 who attended.
Say, fellow schoolmates, do you realize what it means to be a Phlogiston? It means a good circle of good friends, a good social fellowship, and a practical knowledge of debate and parliamentary law. All this is the easiest ching immaginable to acquire if you only become a Phlogiston Just think over all the advantages which we offer you . We could not begin to name them a ll. You ask how we know all that we say 1s true? There are many reasons First we are Phlogistons and know by experience. Second, since the beginning of the year our membership has increased by a large per cent Third, the number of our visitors is constantly increa.smg and fourtn , we have the self assurance that such is u:1e case. ·
Come · and visit us, freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors Investigate for yourself and find out the truth about us. but when you investigate be sure and do it thoroughly
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WENDALL PHILIPS SOCIETY .
Dan. R. Brinkman, Editor.
At the meeting held January 16, 1908, the q u estion for debate was: Resolved , Th a t a system of postal savings banks shou ld be established by thP United States. The speakers for the affirmativf' were Enoch Nelson and Rex Woodring, and the negative, Clinton Nelson a nd Dan Brinkman
After hearing from our visitor, Mr Call ahan, we had a parliamentary drill and adjourned
Th e l ast meeting of l ast semester was held Jan· uary 23, 1908 The following officers were e l ected: President, Enoch Ne l son; v i ce-president, Clifford Cl ark; critic, Clinton Ne lson; attorney, Wendall MacDougall; ed i tor Dan Brinkman; sergeant-atarms, Rex· Woodring; secretary and treasurer, Ridgley Chap lin e. At this meeting we had Mr. Eugene Ho ld eman as a visitor, who has just returned to dear old Lincoln High.
We want freshmen, sophomores , juniors and · seniors to come and visit us Our meetings are held every Thursday night, in room 203.
ALL KINDS OF SANDWICHES
Noon LUNCHES a SPECIALTY
CONCORDIA-LINCOLN BASKET BALL GAME.
The Concordia high school basket ball team went down to defeat at the hands of the Lincoln high scnool te am by the decisive score of 30 to 16 'l' ne game was fast and interesting from the start, the first goal being thrown, not more than a min· uce afffir the game starte.d, by Sheldon of Lin· coin. 'i'he only great weakness of the game was the great numb er of wuls by both teams.
The referee was Mr. Green, the principal of the Concordia school and the umpire , Mr . Pinn eo. Mr. Phillpott was the official timekeper The halves were twenty minutes in l ength, but tc the spectators did not seem even half that long. The lineup of the teams was as follows:
Lincoln l<'unkehouser C. Spradling I<'.
Sheldon ........... . .. . F . Meier · G. Barn g rov er. G.
Haskell .
The next game of the high schoo l champ ion ship series in which Lincoln contests i s to be in L inco ln , F ebruary 22, w h en the L in co ln team plays the Omaha high school team. This is to be a ·very hard, fast and interesting game and all loyal L. H. S. students should attend and give our team the hearty support they so much deserve.
"We nave to be awful econom i cal down at our house," said the boy, "there's such a big family."
"Y es? " in quir ingly.
"That's so, for fair. IVIy big broth er is a b3.rtender, and of course has to wear a white coat; so ma buys a who l e s uit for h im, says wearing the overalls saves him p 3. nts When they've been washed a few times , of course they don 't look nice enough for a bartender , so rna gets him new ones a nd hands over the others to Bill. Bills works in a m eat market ."
"Gets two wears out of them that way, eh ?'
GIRLS DEBATING SOCIETY.
Marjory Taylor, Editor
A debate was held at tne meeting, Monday, February 10. The quest ion was: Resolved, That the navy be materially increased . Henrietta Overstreet and Katherine Connell were on the atfiirmative. Gladys Wei! and Ruth Bridenbaugh were on the negative.
All visitors are welcome.
" Then dad's a painter; when the white suit gets too dirty for Bill, dad it as lon g as he can to paint in. Cou r se, in time they get pretLy we ll caked up with paint, then rna uses 'em for ldndling the f,re. and being soaked with paint they burn fine ."
" So that 's the end of them? Well, you certainly do "
"No. Ma u ses them again along with the wood ashes to make soap of "
"You don't say?"
"Yep After that she po urs the soap suds on the back garden. Best thing in the wor ld , she says, to make things grow."
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S E NIOR N O TE S.
Maude Clark, Editor.
At the meeting on January 18, election of officers was held which resulted as foiiows: President, Alfred Munger; vice president, Marg uerite Klin ker; secretary and treasurer, Irma Herman; editor, Maude Cl a rk Will Letton; Sergeant-at-arms, Marjory Seiieck.
On January 25, a committee for the Senior Prom was appointed.
On February 3 a special meeting was called to discuss Skip Day. A committee was appointed and arrangem e nts made for a good time ail day Aren't you glad you are a Senior.
Senior p l ay practice has been progressing in a way that ought to, and does delight the coach, Mr. Scott If you want to see some feats in equiblibrium that will make you hair stand on end and your pulse bea t faster, you should see Irwin Herpolsheimer wave his punch around while toasting the South and secession- and he never spills a drop. If you feel as if you need religion you should hear Louis Meier as Judge Whipole.
The senior party will be held March 13 at Walsh Hall. The ti ckets will cost $1.00 a couple The committee will spend money for other amusem e nt <> besirlPs d anci ng . Sev e ral interesting games and wm be provided, and you are assured a good time even if you do not dance A list of the seniors will be posted in the office at at least a week before the party and no one will be allowed to come to the party unless they are accompanied by someone on this list Smoking is absolutely prohibited in any the rooms.
ALFRED C. MUNGER, Pres.
Bates-"Say, do you want to hear something great?"
English-''Sure."
Hates-'"l'hen rub two bricks together ."
Yes, barb e rs' tall;:s are always illustrated by cuts .
SOPHOMORE NOTES
Lorena Bixby, Editor.
A very important meeting of the c l ass of 1910 was held Tuesday, February 4, in room 25, after the sixth. After the minutes were read, Isabel Coons gave the report of the committee on the 10 ' s.
Everyone come to class meeting next time. A candy auction! Barr Parker auctioneer! Girls make candy-boys bring money! Come! !
The Sophomore party was considered, and a committee was appointed, Budge Widener , chairman; Isabel Coons, Phil Southwick, and Bonnie Conklin. Who has the house?
Sma rt K id.
Littl e David had a l ready been regarded by hi$ father and mother is being particularly smart and clever for a c hild of tender years. One day when he was play ing in front of his home a rough-looking tramp appeared and asked David very sharply where his father kept his money.
He replied that i t was in his vest in the ldtchen. A rew minutes l ater the tramp came through the doorway in a hurry, very much battered up , and looking sad , muttering: smart kid, that. Never said a word about his old man being i n the vest."
"1 t) i' m R'I'llS 1!
Equal to the Occas ion.
The following story teils of the methods of a n ewspaper writer, who used to write articles at a set rate per column:
He was once commissio ned to do a serial story for a Chicago paper. The story as it proceeded from week to week, was interesting, but it contained many passages like the following:
"Did yo u h ear him?"
"I did."
" Truly?"
"Truly."
"Where?"
"By the welL; , . vvhen? "
· 1'oday
"Then he lives?"
"He does."
"Ah ! "
The editor sending ror the man, said: "Hereafter we will pay you by the letters in your ser iaL We will pay you so much a thousand letters "
The young man, l ooking crestfallen, went away, but in the very ne xt installment of his story he introduced a character who stuttered , and a ll through the chapter were scattered passages lik e this: "B-b-b -b-believe m e, s-s-s-sir. I am not g-g-g-guilty. M-m-m-my m-m-mother c -c-c-committed t his c-c-c-crime."-Ex.
The Star Spangled Banner?
Its glories are dim; For pray, isn't Roosevel t
Our National Him'! -Puck.
The tall pines pine,
A Practical School
Thirteenth and P Streets
Come and See Us
The paw-paws pause, And the bumble-bee bumbles all the day. The eaves-dropper drop s, The grass-hopper hops, While gently the cow-slips away. -Ex. After you finish High School
"What do these letters stand for?" asked a curious wife of her husband, as she look ed at his Masonic s e aL
··well, really, my love ," he r eplied encouragingly, "I presume oecause they can ' t sit down."
we nt l'oller skating l ast night."
"Did you meet many people?"
"Oh, yes; I had severa l knockdowns."
In sport he called h er a l emo n ni ce, And said he'd be the squeezer; Ins tead he felt like a lemon ice, And she- wei!, she was the freezer. -Ex.
Umpire (at basket-ball game)-"FouL"
Budge W.-"Where are the feathers?"
Umpire-"You goose, this is t h e picked team from Lincoln High.-Ex.
Why are the Sophs so high-toned? Because tney're all 'lOers (tenors).
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By ALVINA ZUMWINKEL, ' 08
"You are late this evening ; Georgia. What has detained you?'
"It seemed so delightful outsi de after stay i ng · in the office all day that I walked home, instead of riding." Going to the window and ga zing at the reflection the sun cast upon the hill, she had just decended, she continued, "I never noticed how beautiful th: s hill-side was before. See how the sunlight seems to change the colors of the dying leaves."
Alice, who was arranging the tea table, came to the window, and together they silently looked at the beautiful picture.
"Wouldn't it be glorious," broke in Georgia, "if we could only be children again and shuffle through those leaves, and go nut picking , and, ( in a lower tone) have father and mother waiting to receive us when we returned?"
"Bury the past under those leaves dear, and think of how thankful we ought to be since we have each other."
"Yes, I know. But sometimes I cannot help thinking how different it would all have been had father and mother only lived. I suppose we would have been quite well-to-do by this t:me. As yet, I do not understand how father's bonds could have been such an entire loss."
" That is something we know nothing about, but you know Mr. Billings tried his best to save us."
"There I disagree with you, Alice, for sometimes I doubt Mr. Bil!:ngs."
" What, impossible! After all he has done for us, especially y.ou. You seem to forget the position he gave you , in his office , which , I am sure he would not have given to .any one else so inexperienced as you were He did all this just because he was our fr : end."
"I think the friendship he shows is simply a blind to deceive He is always so pleasant to me and · treats me better, I believe , than the average office girl is treated by her e mployer There are so many ways about him, in transacting business , that I do not J:ke. You know he and father were in the same business , and yet he doesn ' t seem to have-"
The sentence was not finished for the door bell
interrupted them Alice left the window and, whisking off her apron, went to the door. While she was gone Georgia involuntarj]y looked at the rag carpet on the ·floor and thoug h t of the Persian rugs th a t had adorned their other home. She looked at the tea table and thought of the absent luxur: es, looked at the chairs that were in need of upholstering. Lastly her eyes fell upon her father's and mother's pictures which were hanging on the wall. The look she gave her father's picture seemed to s a y, "Please help me solve the mystery. " Then Alice ·came in with a letter in her hand, "It is for you, " s he said , "brought by an A D. T boy."
Georg: a took the letter eagerly and· seating herself, tore it open. As she did so two theater tickets dropped out.
"Well , do say ," she exclaimed , looking in amazement at the tickets lying in her lap, " this is the first time I ever had a wish come true . Think of it , Alice, two real , 1:ve tickets for the play tonight. Oh joy! it' s too good to be true. Who ever dreamed of seeing the Stoner girls in a theater again?" And in her excitement she fairly danced around the room.
Alice , who was more composed than her sister said , " That, certainly, will be very charming. But who cou l d have sent them?"
"I hadn't thought of that, but it doesn't make much difference who did. I suppose they came through providence."
"Things like that do not happen nowadays , Georgia. Think, a moment. Have you expressed your desire to go to the theater to anyone?"
"No Only some of us girls made the careless remark in fhe office about wanting to go." For a whi l e Georgia gazed blankl y into space, then said, abruptly, "Since I have come to th:nk about it I believe Mr Billings was in the office. No doubt he overheard us speaking about the play an d h as sent them If that is the case I shall not g o I woui'd not give him the pleasure of seeing me enjoy myself as I did long days ago."
"What do you mean, Georgia Stoner? Here you have been longing to go; now that you can, you will not? It is such an instruct:ve play too.
Do you not remember we studied it at college? Perhaps Mr. Billings has sent tickets to all the girls."
··No danger of that, Alice. Perhaps he hasn't sent them, because it would be something very unusual for him if he did. It he rea ll y is the sender I suppose he is regretting his act by this time. Undoubtedly he will be in a box this eveni ng and when he sees we aren't in the audience he will think we haven 't received them, and that will cause him st:Il more pain to think of two dollars , at least, being thrown away. I forgot what part of the theater these seats are in, thim too , I suppose it has been remodeled. Ah how I wish some one else had sent them for I know I wou l d enjoy it so much, but to be on the safe side I guess I will have to iet the opportunity pass ."
Just as Georgia had finished speaking the telephone bell gave a tremendous ring. 'Georgia went to it, and t a king down the rece ver sent as cheery a "he ll o" through the transmitter as she CO\lld.
"Ye s, this is Georgia Stoner." For a few minutes Georgia stood listening, a smile gradually creeping over her face; then she said in a cheerier voice, "It was very thoughtful of you, Mr: FJ:ng, and I am sure both my sister and I are ever so grateful to you, for yo ur kindness." A short silence; then, "Yes, indeed we will go and enjoy ourselves."
With this Georgia hung up the receiver. Turning with a smile to her sister, she sa: d, "We will go, Alice 1\IIr Billings did not send these tick ets, but Mr. Fling. He is one of the men at the office. He said he hoped we wou l d not consider h i s act anything impert'nent, as he had an unexpected call out of town and could not make use of th e m. And since I had helped him so often after office hours it was 'for va l ue received.' He is the one who overheard our conversation. I had forgotten that he was in the office."
In their excitement supper was forgotten. Each had an evening gow n , relics of better days. They went up stairs and as they took them from the high shelf in the closet and opened the boxes the odor of musk filled the room.
As they examined them, Alice said, "I think we had better wear our 'Sunday' dresses , Georgia. These are out of fashion, and I doubt whether it is proper for us to wear them now."
Georgia had her back turned as she laid her finery into the bax again so Alice did not see the tear that accompanied it nor the revenge that was stamped upon her face. For when she turned around it was all gone, and she asked in a merry tone, "And wear the necklaces that were made out of mother's heavy watch chain?" This was asked in a tone that implied it was the most val ued jewel piece she had ever possessed.
It took at least an hour and a half's time before they were ready to l eave; for Georgia had a time · with her hair. The curling iron had had such a
long rest that it had rusted; then too she had forgotten to what temperature it should be heated. Alice had cl i pped the red geranium instead of the pink. She did not want to rob both plants of the 'r flowers, but after a lengthy deliberation, the pink blossom found itself pinned at the right angle on her yoke
They were a mong the first who reached the theate l'. As they were ushered down the aisle the old spirit in them began to stir, and they felt as happy as if they had been sitting :n their box, wearing evening gowns
As Georgia had prophesie d , Mr. Billings and his family were there , and as he took a look at the audience through his opera glasses , Georgia knew his eyes were arrested by the s ' ght of them . She tried not to l ook that way, but before she turned her eyes in another direction she saw Mr. Billings hand the glasses over to his daughter, and imagined he asked her to look also to make sure whether those were the "Stoner girls or not?"
'Oh, it all seems like a dream. Wasn't i t grand? We will have to go often, Al:ce. It breaks the monotony.''
The next morning, Georgia, as she termed it "came back to earth" for the first time since th!;l arriva] of the theater tickets.
She left for the office in a boyant mood but way down in her heart she was planning some secret detective work, to see is she could not regain her father's fort u nes.
Days wore on at the office muc h the same as before. As the year neared its end Geo rg: a found it necessary to return to the office in the evening, for everything had to be invoiced and balanced up , to begin the new year on firm foundations. Georgia had more than her own work to attend to, for Mr. Billings had asked her to look over letters the company had received, which flooded his desk, and to destroy those that were of no value.
Seven o'clock found her at her work again, not before her own desk but before the pres'dent's. L i ttle did she know what that desk contained and much less did lVIr. Billings suspect what it contained.
For two hours she kept steadily at h e r worlc. To her right the pile of worthless lette rs grew gradually higher and higher. To her left was a smaller stack of those which should not be· destroyed, and in the m:ddle , the unassorted ones. Her eyes grew heavy as she kept steadily at her work, and so she took a brief minute's rest by laying her h ead upon her arms, among the papers.
Some time later she awoke with a start. "My," she exclaimed, " I must have been s l eeping for it is lia l p past nine Let's see, where d i d I leave off. Oh, yes, here are some in my lap, " and she drew out a crushed letter. She took the letter out of its envelope and was surprised to see it was in her father's handwriting. She read:
New York City, Apr il 10, '86
J . R . Billings, Chicago, Ill.
Sir-I have lost m my speculation Oh, that I had never entered! Take my bonds in return for the money you loaned. But I pray you , do not let my family know of this. I shall be home in a few days , shall tell them my bonds failed. They shall never know of my rash deed. I have been my own destroyer for I know th : s will cause my death, but I deserve no l ess punishment.
F. F STONER
Georg ' a stared at the paper. She could not r ealize the awful situation that had taken place A train of thoughts ran through her mind So this was the reason her father s bonds had failed. He had gambled in New York City, there was no milder term for it; had borrowed the money from cir. Billings, and had lost .
She re -read the letter and stopped as she fin:shed. " I pray you do not let my family know of this ."
"Oh father," cried Georgia, "you knew we honored and trusted you. You wanted us to a lways think of you as one to be re li ed upon You had to battle with your cons c ience, didn't you? And Conscience did not re lent until she saw you in your grave. This was the cause of your sudden illness and death "
At length she rose, and stood hes i tatingl y. Then she tore the paper into b i ts " I am glad I found this, for now I know Mr Billings is innocent. He had a legal right to take the bonds."
" And," she concluded, "Alice shall never know of this, it sh a ll always remain a s ec ret between father and me. "
Wanted-Situation as a c tor in comic opera.Conrad Allen.
Wanted'-Situation as K. M. for bachelor , Billy P preferred.-Florence Hill.
Wanted-Someone to love me.-Clarence Clark.
Wanted-Votes in the beauty contest-Agnes Bartlett.
Wanted- l'viy d ' ploma.-Archibald Dinsmore.
Wanted-Those four pool-checks I lost-Joe Pomerine
For Sale-Some old brass.-Bob Ferguson. For Sale-The secret of true love. - Walter Davis.
For Sale-My Caesar pony -Harry Haynie For Sale-The art of flirting-Ruth Rosa. For Sale-My services as high school chaperon e.-Neta Dunn.
IP:E:RSONALS
IThe editor of this page absolutely refuses to print jokes about students unless they come up and rais e an awful howl about it afterward. Do you see now why Verne gets h1s name in so many ' so- c alled joke s?
Of all sad words
Of tongue or pen, The saddest are these, I'm stung aga: n .
Cheer up, Miss Gere, Mac had the very same stage-fright. But he knew ne looked foolish and said so, while you mad e us feel foolish " Golly "
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENT -s .
Harry Haynie: T he only thing to be said about that devil wagon of yours is, " money makes the mare go and the auto makes the money go." The only way you can obta: n enough money to run it is by gett ing a good stand -in with the treasurer of the seniors.
Harold Graham : About t h at headache; even if you do mvent something to exterminate the boll weevil, th e re is still left the high ball evil.
Marie Allen: We would suggest that next summer you should remember that the summer girl does not plead prev : ous engagements.
Floyd Rawlings: W h en you can't walk in · a straight line, when your hea d swims, an d you are dizzy , and you have the hiccoughs, sleep it off, sleep it off.
Bob Ferguson: No , one hundred per cents do not make a per dollar.
Archibald Dinsmore : T he trouble with you is , your pr: de is not large enough for your "Stetson" shoes and wo l arge for you "Budd" hat
Maude Ctark: The vice that seniors a l ways shun is advice
Bob l oved her and he had failed . S h e love d , and yet,
Could not forbear reproaches, an d her brow
Was dark , and at last she sa: d, "Give me the letter I will post it n ow."
Lives tuere a gir l with sou l so dea d , Who never to herse l f has said, Eugene is mine , my very own, And he will build our happy home.
M. Q.-"Did you know that B u dge ran a sliver in his tongue? '
M. K.-' how did the dear boy do it?"
M. Q.-"He was eating a club sandwich "
March, 6, 1908. What?
Coming soon, "Classmates .- ·
Get your ticket for " T he Crisis."
Take the Advocate and be happy. Where are the Junior pins?
Pay your subscription at once.
Maude Troxel is a Kilkenny pledge.
Harold Graham is again in school.
Miss Sprung has not returned yet.
Mention "oration" to Seniors and see them run.
Harry Earhart has gone to California.
, Support the basketball boys.
Nat Neff was seen in chapel the other day.
The senior .pictures w:n soon be in circulation.
Attend the debating societies.
Jay Coll:ns is in Louiston, Montana.
Ed. Shannon has gone to Newark, N. Y.
Hellen Safford is a Kilkenny pledge. Is t"his your Advocate or your neighbor's? Wanted-By seniors, subjects for orations.
Dean Edwards is ill again.
Did you attend the Beatrice-Lincoln Debate? Which class won the ticket contest?
Fourth and sixth periods were d ' smissed February 21, 1908.
It is interesting to !mow that the ground upon which our high school stands was in 1861 a melon patch , oelonging to Luke Lavender, an old settler, who had a twelv e -sided log cabin at Fourteenth and 0 streets
Because of one of the first semester botany classes being so large, it has been divided :nto two classes in order that each student may have a good microscope to use.
Miss Spears has been substituting for Miss Burt, who has been ill.
Harry Haynie was elected secretary of the civics class Dr. Sanders cannot always be in the class room so a secretary was elected to keep the class record.
The class of '08 has dec'ded to have their diplomas tied with purple 'ribbon in place of white, to carry out the class color scheme.
Miss Myrle Davis, a teaC'!her in the Latin department, for whom Miss Otis Hassler of the University has been substituting, :s again in school after a short illness.
Mrs. Parks of Boston, Mass., spoke on "Woman Suffrage" at the general assembly a week ago Monday.
The Junior girls will organize their class society this semester.
The Junior Matinee Musical recently gave a rec : tal before the Matinee Musical. The Junior division is composed mostly of nig'h school girls.
Katherine Yates was absent for about a week with Ia grippe.
Plans are being made for the organization of a high school German club, to which all German students in th:rd or fourth semester work or above may belong. An interesting feature of the work will be the presentation of German plays
The girls will get their tennis court this spring, but it may not be on the athletic field.
Friday even: ng, February 14 , 1\'liss Gere entertained the members of her chemistry classes at her· home. Games were played, followed by dancing. The favors and programs were heart-shaped and the same idea was carried out in the refreshments.
Two special general assemblies were held last week . The one on Thursday was in charge of the Athletic Association, and on Fr:day Professor Caldwell of the University gave an address on "Patriotism."
Don't forget March 6. The cast is hard at work and it promises to be a grand success. What? " The Crisis," the senior play. · '
S CHOOL CA L ENDAR .
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A list of the seniors is now posted in the office , and no one can come to the party to be given March 13th in Walsh Hall, unless they are accompanied by someone on this list. If you are a senior and your name is not on this list, you should have it put there by Mrs. Fields at once. If your name is not there by four o ' clock on the d a y of the party, you cannot be considered a senior, no matter how many cred :ts you have. A special committee has been appointed in addition to the one that it attending to the dance, and th:s special committee will see to it that enough games are provided to insure your hav :ng a good time, even if you do not dance. Tickets are one dollar a couple, but of course two boys or two girls are not considered a couple This is the last party g i ven by the seniors this year, and you are sure to have a good time. Make your date quick.-Alfred Munger , President. We m ' ssed the freshmen boys in chapel. Where were they?
The sophomores had a candy auction a week ago and cleared over two dollars.
On account of the stormy wv_l drifts of snow one day last weeir, students and teachers had hard work , school , as not all of the cars were running. twenty-five pupils were seen piling out of a IL ing van in front of the high schoo l and after they were all out lVIiss Clark fo ll owed. This is the latest kind of a conveyance which has been invented for the purpose of accommodat:ng schoo l people .
From now on the junior and senior p l ay rehearsals will probably confl.ct Evening rehersals for the seniors will probebly be held this week and next as the play will be given Friday, March 6.
Ella Morrison will leave for Europe as soon as school closes. She expects to study music while abroad.
Sallie and Elizabeth Weston of Beatrice were in Lincoln for the Lincoln-Beatrice debate. They were entertained by Kate Fields, '06.
The senior invitation committee is having a har d time to dec: de where the order for the commencement invitations shall be p l aced. Samples are being sent in from firms all over the country, and each one seems better than the last. It is significant that a ll the firms heard from so far offer a private discount of ten to twenty-five per cent to the comrpittee . This order runs up into the hundreds of dollars, and the competition i s very sharp among the local and other firms.
Miss Wort is ill in the hospital at College View . We hope that she will soon be we ll e n ou gh to be with us again. We all miss her greatfy at chapel.
Loreen Evert, a freshman, froze his face one day last week while walking home from school.
The order for the senior p:ctures has oeen placed with Townsend. The rate is $1.50 for the first dozen and $1.00 for each dozen after that. Sittings may be arranged for now at any time, and it is anticipated that a majority of the seniors will have their pictures taken soon, as there : s always a rush in the spring.
Why are so many of the teachers absent from chapel? Ask the Freshmen boys.
Mr . Temple has received a new consignment of botany books, authors, Bergan and Davis . Mr. Temple thinlrs they are "the best in the country."
The tickets for the Lincoln-Beatrice debate were printed by Robert Ferguson , ' 08.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth periods i n Physics were not held on Fri day, February 14, as Miss Short and Mr Philpott attended the "Charter Day" exercises at the State University.
The city of Beatrice is going to vote bonds for a new h : gh school building . Get busy Lincoln. All the l ittle towns are beating you . Grand Island opened a new building this term .
It seems too bad that the janitors must work on steam pipes and desks while a recitation is going on, but such is the case nearly every morning in room 116 .
K I LKENNY NOTES.
Grace Bennett, Editor
A regu l ar meeting of the Kilkenny Klub was held Thursday, February 13, after sixth The program consisted of current events by Marguerite Klinker Gisela Birkner and Helen Wall ace :!'he Klub indu l ged in a spread in h on or of our -Y<-lAJl Safford. year. • ··
There are some students in the Latin classes on the north side of the building who get the number of the Cit'zen cars and count the people in them for their lessons.
W1ll some smdent hand in some news items?
If you do not like these locals write some that you will like This is as good as we can d o.
It :s too bad that in some rooms it is necessary !o lock up books in ordAr to keep them from running away.
ALUMNI NOTES.
Harry I ngles , '06, has been elected president of the sophomore class at the University.
Effie Pierce, '06, is taking work in the high school.
Gene Sage, '05, severly sprained his left arm about two weeks ago whi l e playing basket ball on theY. M C A team against Omaha.
George Schnurr, D. C. Mitchell , Russel Burruss, Don Raymond and Gene Sage, old L. r:t:. S . students, are on the Y . M. C. A . team.
June Brown, '07, who formerly lived in Lincoln, has just recovered from an attack of the grip. She has been ill for a week or ten days at her home in Washington, D G.
Esther Warner, '07, and Hazel Snell, '07, are pledged Delta De l ta Delta at the University.
Florence DeLacy, '04, was a visitor at the school on February 12.
· Ottie Voderburg, '07, visited school on February 12
Ira Davis, '07, visited with Wendell MacDougal over SunO.ay and Monday, February 9 and 10.
T HE JUNIOR PLAY , " CLASSMATES ." Ca st.
Sylvia Randolph ................ Grace Bumstead
Phyii!s Stafford
Mrs. Stafford
Florence Schwake
Mary Kittinger
Jane Marguerite Keifer
Bert Stafford
Bubly Dumble
Duncan Irving
Mr. Irving
Verne B ates
Gle n Benn ett
Robert Funkho u ser
Frank Campbell "Silent" Clay
Hugh
Robert Davis
Leo Hyland
Lieut. Lane : Oscar Cone
Dick Owens
Donald Miller
Mr. Jones Jervis Hall
Practice for the play has already begun, and they are making rapid progress under the supervision of Miss Helen Day, who has charge of the play. The play wil be given about the middle of April.
L<..rcna Bixby, '10
McDougal, '08
Munger, '08
Eugene Holland. '09
Evangeline Long , '08
Verne Bates , '09
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GLEN D. BENNET. '09
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T h e Junior g! y and sometimes ends in rowciety this -:ourse i t not right and is carrying The Jun' J far. But .rivalry of the proper nac'tal Lhe strongest, most e n thusiastic, most vis; ' .s and most loyal c l ass arouses the inter,ts of the whole student body and is responsible for a large part of the loyalty and enthus 2asm which makes a school successful.
I<'ellow students, let us consider what true scnoo l spirit is and live up to our conception of it.
If you should go up into the freshman balcony you would find that tne walls on eacn side have broken away from the balcony. On the south, the space between the wall and the floor of the balcony is about three inches and on the north is about one and one-half inches. Do we need a new building:
\Ve are glad to note that Miss Gere's splendid talk has somewhat improved the conditions in the l ower ha l l.
Judging from the order during the reg u lar Monday assembly, on February seventeenth, the timely ta l k by Miss Gere, on a rather strange practice in Lincoln High , had a most appreciable effect.
The order was of a kind that cannot be praised too highly, especiall y among students of the high school age.
rhe silence and the attention given the speaker showed that courtesy nas not been dead all these years among the L. H. S students, but on l y lying· in a dormant state , waiting till some one, like Miss Gere, shou l d summon it back to li fe from its long
We are g l ad to see that her ta lk had the effect · it di.d, and we hope that the students realize, that although there are a few people who can arouse a sense of courtesy in a body of students that it depends ent:rely on the students themselves, as to whether it shall Jive or again sink into its old state of pitiful oblivion.
SCHOOL SPIRIT.
The topic of school spirit is one which has been discussed as some think, nearly to its limit, but nevertheless there are some branches of school spirit which seem lacking in our school.
People nave very different ideas as to the meaning of school spirit. Some think it means the "swiping" of colors and a final "rough house" or "free-for-all " fight. To others the highest type of schoo l spirit is the winning of uonors in ath l etic or intellectua l contests.
It is unnecessary to argue against this first type of school spirit as every fair-minded student knows that it is not the true school spirit and therefore should have no place in our high school. Nor is the winning of athletic or intellectual honors a true type of school spirit if the motives which prompt the students to win the laurels are selfish.
Loyalty and enthus i asm, not on ly for those interests with which you are personally connected, but for every deserv:ng enterprise connected with the school, is the true type of school spirit.
School spirit also includes class spirit. Cl ass
-.; ut it out, fellows! Cut it out! It doesn't pay It doesn ' t do you a bit of good and only tends to give your school a bad name. If you're so enchanced w:th "My Lady Nicotine" that you can't leave her for good, for the school's sake politely excuse yourself to her, before you start to school, and till after you reach home. If you want to ruin yourself that is one thing, but when you ask the right .to give half a thousand other boys a bad name, while doing it, that is altogether another.
Think this over and see if it coincides with your idea of a square deal.
Now as to the fellows who don't smoke:
You s a y, "Well I don't smoke, so it isn't any of my affair." Yet if you have the honor of the school really at heart, you can help do away with this evil, in · more ways than one. For instance, you can refuse to walk to or from school, with him; or if he is a good friend induce h i m to stop, at least on the way to or from school. You will be doing a doubly good deed, good for your friend and good for your school.
Thin!< it over carefu ll y, you fellows of both c l asses. Then think it all over again and see if " pays.
SENIOR NOTES.
Maude Clark, Editor.
The senior class meeting of Feoruary 11 was an important one and a large amount of bus :ness was brought up. The reports ot the picture and discussion of the responsibilities of party committees followed. Louis Meier and June Hitchcock were appointed to arrange for the commencement invitations and programs. It was decided that the diplomas should be tied with purple ribbon to carry out the class color scheme
The meeting of February 18, was the most exciting one of the sen: ors have had for a long time. Three of the boys engaged in a very personal dis· cussion, and came near to a boxing match. The order for the Senior pictures was given to Townsend, the rate being $1.50 for the first dozen and $1.00 for each dozen after that .
Alfred Munger resigned from the senior play committee, and John Selleck was appointed to fill his place. John Selleck was on the junior play committee last year. A special committee was appointed to arrange for the games for the sen:or party, Mat:ch 13, as follows : Jean McGahey, chairman; Cecilia Davis, Enoch Nelson, Guy Davis and Reed Thompson.
J U NIOR NO T ES.
Florence Schwake, Editor
The followmg are the officers who were elected at the last meeting: president, Ruth Rosa; vicepresident, Eugene Holland; secretary Verne Bates; treasurer, Shirley Fossler; attorney, Hor· ace Engtsh; sergeant-at-arms, Frank Campbell; editor, Florence Schwake.
Class meetings are held every ruesday in room 1.01 after the sixth period Of course you are busy. All juniors are, but come anyway. We are very busy and need your help. Come.
SOPHOMORE N OTES.
Lorena Bixby, Editor .
Only a small number of sophomores were present at the candy auction, but nevertheless Barr Parker , our brilliant auctioneer made things lively, and many boxes of delicious candy were sold to the hungry boys. Two dollars and ten cents was made and added to the treasury.
After the boys had passed the candy around until it was all gone , the pres: dent appo: nted a committee consisting of Jeanette Mayer, Dorothy Raymond, Donald S tuan, and K'rk Fowler to see about tne amusements of the sophomore party for which Jeanette Mayer has generously offered her home. The president also appointed a committee to get the boys interested in the basketba, tournament soon to be he l d. The committee is a s follows: Alfred Mayer, chairman; John Phil Southw,ck, and .James ua!usha.
KILKEN N Y NO T ES. Grace Bennett, Editor.
A regular meeting of the Kilkenny K l ub was held Thursday, February 13, after sixth The program consisted of current events by Marguerite Klinker, Gisela Birkner and Helen Wa ll ace.
The Klub indulged in a spread in honor of our two pledges, Maud Troxel and Helen Safford, at a meeting held last Thursday noon. As a feed :s such a novel feature of our meetings, almost the entire membership was present. The Klub ho l ds the L. H. S. record for having more feeds in a shorter length of time than any other organization in the school.
The new chairman of the program committw Gisela Birkner, has arranged programs to beg' \ every two weeks during the rest of the sem·
Several of the g:r!s are working hard on • "A Veneered Savage." Tt will be present · open soon. sors, is actmg as coac- "\.e. 0 mercy no.
I. M. F-. · cheeks were red, Ruth Woo. • she said: · • ·
T he M. P. society L. : •.,,or L ular meeting Thursday noon, in room 30il. "' 7 ram had been prepared, but as there were nt )Hgh at the meeting, it was thought not nile to have it. Girls, do come out to the next meeting.
When a comm: ttee has been kind enough to prepare a program you ought to, at least, come to hear it. Why can't we have good rousing meetings? Think about it and come to the next one.
ALICE FREEMAN PAL M ER N OTES.
Ruth Grievish, Editor.
The Alice Freeman Palmer Society meets every Monday noon in room 302. Visitors are welcome.
At the meeting last Monday, February 17, parliamentary dr:ll was conducted instead of reading "Antigone," because the books could not be found. But we will continue our reading next week Y . W . C . A. NOTES. Gladyce we:!, Editor.
The Y. W. C A. held another good meeting February 12 Rev. Mr. Harmon of the First Christian church was to have spoken, but he was unable to be present, so Miss Dickey gave us an impromptu talk.
The Ca'binet met Thursday, after fifth pl'>.riod , at the home ot Jessie Randall, where an important business meeting was held, and an excelle n t s upper and jolly time followed.
Every girl should come to our meetings. If you have never been to them, come and see how nice they are , and then you will surely want to jo:n.
SHA K ESPEARE CLUB. Irma Herman, Editor.
The Shakespeare Club elected six junior girls to membership at its last meeting. They are Mary Cameron, Ruth Grievish, Katherine Yates, May Marriner , Louise Meredith and Majorie Morse.
The next meeting w: ll be held Tuesday, February 25, when the party will be discussed. The nuestion as to advisability of holding the meeting dur :ng the sixth period will also be brought up.
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CICE.RONIAN DEBATING SOCIETY.
Dona ld Miller, Editor.
The Beatr; ce-Lincoln debate is the climax of the c1ebating season. It is at this time that every one
in debating and boasting of what the 'BIRLEY .H. S. is doing. We are glad that there is 8 "" it in the h : gn schQJJ!, but we can't help ====·= = . · · J, r -how much you have Publish e d Remi-t. nthly by Ad• W th · · f tl Lin c oln Barb Scho(l. ere YOU on e 1 e . go to hear them? The CLut;re d a s second c lasa matter l ine in a hundred that you Hld•tCl \Jl, Jil ebr und e r first and about nineteen in twenty ;dYanr· At · have to say the same to the second lPY =
It sounds a li , .le queer , doesn ' t it , to hear you tall\ about our victories and tJJ.en hear what you did to make them a sure thing? Very likely when it was announced in chapel that all those who intended to take part in the preliminaries should meet Mr Peterson after sixth period, you d ' dn't think anything more about it. lf you gave it even a passing thought , it was that there would be plenty of others to try out; you didn ' t know anything about debating; even if you did , you d.dn ' t have time .
Do you suppose that those " others" knew anything more about debating when they started than you do, and do you suppose that they have time lying heavy on their hands? Of course not. The only reason why there are any "others" is because there are a few in this school who really care enough about debate and whether or not we are victorious , to spend a little time practicing
Where did these get their practice? In the d ebat'ng societies in almost every case . T he good to be gotten from a membership in one of these organizations can not easily be exaggerated . If you have not already heard Mr Peterson upon this subject, asK him for his opimon.
He will advise you to join immediately. It is h:s opinion that there are few things more beneficial to tne person who desires to make his mark in this world than the training in debate, which can be best gained in an organization of this character.
We extend to every boy in the school, who : s ambitious enough to be willing to spend a couple of hours every week in a practical study of de-
bate and parliamentary law, a cordial invitation to attend our meetings We feel safe in saying that a! lthos who avail themselves of t:h i s opportunity no matter how stage struck they may be the first time they try to speak, will ins1de or a few weeks be surprised at th e ease with which they can expre ss thems e lves. In addition to this , they will have gained a thorough knowledge of parliamentary law. This is we way the "others " have ga:ned fame for themse l ves and the school. Don't forget there is still the interschol a stic debate this year and that even if you don ' t get a pl a ce on the team this time, you will have three chances again ne x t y e a r The sooner you begin the better your cn :mce. We meet every Friday night at 7 : 45 unless otherw; se announced.
GIRLS ' DEBATING SOCIETY. Majory Tay l or, Editor .
The debate for February 17 , was postponed until .._, ebruary 24. The question was the same as the one for the Beatri c e-Lincoln D ebate.
The G. D. S. girls wou l d be very much pleased if the person or persons who removed the i r bulletin box from the cage would restore it to its proper place
WENDELL PHIL L IPS SOCIETY.
Dan. R. Brinkman , Editor
We have had two very good meetings since the last issue of the Advocate. Our first meeting, February 6th , was very well attended by all our members and some visitors.
A lively debate was held, which was followed by parJ:amentary drill led by Mr Peterson.
On February 13th, we assembled again 1n our regular meeting place, room 203. The debate and other events of the evening were unusually good The Wendell Phillips Society has certainly grown since last September , s ' xty per cent of our members hav i ng joined since then. Being such a young society , we are proud of :ts rapid growth. It certainly snows the advantages gained from our society.
Come boys, we will be glad to see you out at our meeting next Thursday e v ening . Visitors are always welcome.
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PH L OG I STON DEBATIN G SOCIETY
Dean :McBrien, Editor. ·
The proof of the pudding is the eat:ng The proof of a good d ebati ng society is the interest which it arouses We know that the P. D. S. is a good society because it not only ar ouses interest among our fellow gt.udents and teachers, but at our meeting held on February 8, two of the Wahoo high sclloo l students, having heard of us as an excellent body, paid us a visit. Their names were Mr Spalding and Mr. Anderson.
At our last meeting an excellent debate was held.
Every member on the team which won from Beatrice last Friday was a P h logiston
Our society has again increased its membership. Eugene Holdeman is one of the new acquisitions. We will give our annual party February 29th, at the home of Shirl ey Foss l er. We have dec: ded to make this a dancing party solely and no other games will be provided.
"Your son JOined a college fraternity, didn ' t he? "
''No, it was tripping at the top of five flights of stairs that laid him up that way."
Notic e.
I wish to open diplom atic relations with some beauteous Kolnmth 'an maiden for the purpose of acquiring a Kokunthian pennant by trade. John s.
Russel B . is about to start out with his new troop (Throop). We all wish him great success.
"How lOng does it take you to put on an auto tire?"
"With or without?"
"vVith or without what?"
"You r wife talking to you while you are doing i t
"Shall I read you this animal story, Willie?"
"With or without'?"
"With or without what?"
"Affidavits."
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I t W asn ' t a Re al One.
Our friend C. Clark strolled home one night, And from his looks yoq'd thought he was tight. His steps were crooked, his steps were slow, But it wasn't a. real jag, 0 mercy no
I_;ook at the rose on Rusty's coat, And Mac can now wear Agnes · shoes, They said th : s at the Lyric long ago. But it wasn 't a real one, 0 mercy no.
Dot came to school, her cheeks were red, And to everyone she met she said:
"My complexion seems to favor the snow." But it wasn't a real one, 0 mercy no.
Old Bill Letton was a merry old soul, He l oved his pipe and he loved his bowl. In the pipe was cubeb, red stuff in the bowl, But it wasn't the real stuff, 0 mer cy no.
My Bonnie li es unde1· the auto, My Bonnie swears under the car, Please sen d to t he garage for som eo ne, For 'tis lonesome up here where I are.
"Let me kis·s those tears away," Budge begged te nd e rly.
Marjorie consented, and he was busy for the next fifteen minut es, and yet t he tears flowed on.
" Can nothing stop them?" he asked, breathlessly sad . "Nope," she murmured; "it's h ay fever, you know But go on with t he treatment."
Wise: " He i s planning to build very low priced automobiles."
Browne: ' 'That is a great business undertaking."
Wise: " It a lso means a great undertaking business.''
The words of pleading died upon his ton• Very '!'he husband sat, with shame upon )1
His pitiful excuses ceased among The shafts ot scorn she aimed . a,+ is certainly ich better than
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The ann ual g irl·s• b ask e tball t o urn am rmt was h e ld S at urd ay afternoon, F eb ru ary 8, in th e gi'rls' gymnas'um. The official s were: umpire, Miss \Vatt; r eferee, Mi ss Dumont; t ime-k e eper , Mi s3 Kin ga ley; sco·re-keeper, M i s·s Rich ards. The team capta ms were as follows: freshman, Laura Sc h war tz; sophomore, Winona Holb e in ; juni or , Marian Swe zey , senior LoUJse Barr.
The opening event of the afternoon was a grand p a r a d e of the clas s teams, each precede.:! by its mascot; and special "stunts," some of w hi c h we r e very clever. The freshman mascot was a littl 0 cur l y w hit e do g, w hi ch attract e d considerable a ttention. Th e so phomores h a d a fife and drum corps composed of girls dr esse d in blue and w h ;te sa il·or costume;;;. The junio r s ' c hi e f attraction was a fat li ttle " orange" p i g, w hich , with g r e a t reluctanc e on its part, was dragged arou'1d the gym. greeted b y the ho w l s of the d e lighte d audie n ce Th e seniors carne la st, prec e jed by a larg e an d exceed ing ly clum sy e l e phant w ea rin g a purp l e and white blank et It was l e d by four jeste r;;;, in s uit s of g ree n an d yellow jin g ling with littl e b e ll s, an d tall pointed c a ps. E a ch carried a st rin g of '08 pennants
Th e para de w e nt around t he room twice and then pas'Sed out, greatly to t he r e lief of th e p i g and elep h ant. Th e soph ornor tj-f r es hrnan game b egan imm ed iate ly. The playerB, for l ower c l as sm e n , were remarkably well trained, a nd did goo d team work. The contest, which was a liv e ly one , resul te d in the score of 4 to 4
Th e junio rs an .:l senior'S then took their places on the floor Both teams were s tron g, and rivalr y
h J1l a d e the ga m e particularly int e r es ting. Th e e x-
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sopliomores weTe vic t orious, th e s co r e being 11 to 6
The sec ond half of t he junio r -senior game was p r ec e d ed by vigorous rootin g Excitement and e nth u siasm Ta n hig h aB t h e decisive point of t h e
m ost important contest drew near. S e v era l m emb e rs of e a ch t e am did star playing . The juniors put for th their b es t efforts an d eff e c t uall y spoil e d
m any of th e ir oppon e nt ' s p l ays. Th e o dd B w e r e
2.g ai n st t h em , however, and t h E: se nior score incre a s e c l until it stood 20 to t h e juniors' 12 at the e nd of the game
The w inning t e ams t h e n pr e par ed fo r t h e cont e st for the cup. The juniors , th ou gh crestfall e n , b ega n s hou t ing vigorously for th e sophomor e s . P r c v ic u s t o th e ga m e and during all interva l s a c o utin u o u·s fir e of yells w as kept up, m any of v1hich we re invente d on t he spur of t he mo m en t. The ga m e was rather one-sided. · Thou gh t h e s o ph o mo r es stoutly stood their ground the aeniors na s ily p il e d up scores until the other team co u ld h ope only to keep from a bad defeat. The fin a l ·sco r e was 33 to 11 in favor of t he seniors Th e tr o phy was a ailver loving cup. T h ese same ' 08 gir l s won the c u p last year when t h ey were juniors
The w inning team and its root e rs , s houtin g hilariou s l y, m ar ch e d l ockstep aro und t h e room as th e c rowd brok e up
In the e v e ning Miss Rich a rd.;; gave a b a nquet at t he Lind e ll hotel for the winning team.
Don ' t forge t the Fairbur y-L incoln game Ma.rch 7. Fairbury defea t. e-1 u s at Fairbury We mtrst win h e re Get out and root for otir t e a m. Thi s is sure to be a 'Snappy, f a st game A ll come. The final s of t he c l ass championship ae ries will be played a'S a preliminary to this game. Both ga m es for the pric e of one.
The change in the lin e -up of the team haa , a c-ltnt t ea m wo rk and systematic playin g of the cording to the coach, s tr e n gthened it a great d ea l. wwas offs et by the swiftness of the junior Funkeho u ser is now pla y ing forward and Robincan be "time" vigorous yelling was k ept son, center. character. 'teaJ? s and their root e'!'s. who were .;;ta- Th e "Ineligib l es " h a ve b ee n b ea ting the fi rst We extend t!Jmg c a mps· a t opposite ends of the tea m in practice almost eve r y time. ambitious at t h.e e nd of t h e h a lf wa s 9 L o uis M e ier h as b ee n e l ected cap t ain of the of hours every s e mors. b as k e tball team to succeed Pan! S chmidt, who is " of the fr eshma n-sophomor e in e li g ibl e. of the sophorno'!·es told Corn e out and cheer for yo ur cl ass team in t h e
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The high schoo l ba:>ketball team was defeated by the Y. M . C. A. Juniors in one of t he fastest games pl-ayed this season in the city league series, the score being 38 to 26.
The high school's playing was much improved , but it lacked the uniform playing and team work which characterized the high school team before the loss of two of the best players. Although at times the high school team played brilliantly, and at times, to express it in a slangy way, had the Juniors· " going some;" yet they were unable to advance successfully over the Juniol·'s steady and excell ent team work. This team work of the Juniors was the key to their victory, and it was uniform and consistent from the be ginning to the finish of the game.
The stars of the Junior team were easily Hyde and Mann, while the best players for t he high school were Spradling and Schmidt. Spradling was very successful in throwing field goals, getting more than half the high school score, and having a lar ger individual score than any other play e r, of both teams.
Mr Fowler refereed and Mr. Pinneo acted as umpire. " Rusty" Frye kept score and Mr. Phill· po t. was official time-keeper.
The line-up of the teams was as follows: High School Juniors Schmidt ....... .... ... F ....... .... . . . .. Waugh Spradling. F. Hyde Robinson C. Funkhouser Mei e r .. . .....
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Wh e re are your jokes, you " Boomers" from Oregon?
The " Rustler," of Fremont, has some excellent cuts. Where did you get your artist?
The Butte "Mountaineer" is very good and it shows that the :>eparate classes give ·good support
The outside of the "Spotlight," from Brookings , S D., looks much better than the inside.
The last number of "So To Speak," from Wis · cousin, wall strong in the story and e:>say section. However, the other parts were very complete.
W e compliment the "Review," from Sacramento, Cal., on its artistic cover.
We received the "Narrator," from Readin g, Pa., and are very much pleased with it.
We miss the exchange and joke columns in the " Fulcrum," from Pratt, Kan.
You may nave said, she is no good, It's a ll the same to me; But now I'm sure that if you co uld, You ' d take that back and see That she's the best we've ever had, And I can say I'm sure, That if you'll come to clas.s-meeting Whene're you get a chance , You'll be repaid for every tliing, And not los e your finance.
-R. E. EMERSON', '10.
The "Yahara," from Stoughton, sports a mighty good cover.
The January number of the "Sai d and Done," from Muskeegon, Mich , was complete and very wei! proportioned.
The " Mirror," from Franklin Academy, make'S a very good showing, especia lly in the cuts.
Wh e re did yo u get that cover, " Pebbles?" Very good indeed!
The "Newtonia," of Newton, Iowa , is certainly starting out fine. The cuts are much better than most of the older papers. We think that we will find it a pleasure to exchange with it.
The "B ugler, " from Russell, K a n -sas , was a ll right, but t h e exc hang e e ditor ought to get busy.
We find it very inte resti n g and ins tr u ctive to read the "Kodak" from cover to cover.
Th e circulating editor of t h e " Sound e r," from Fort Smith, Ar k ., must sur e l y be a f r es hi e. H e seal e d hi s l a s t exc h a n ge to us and it co-st u s four ce n ts postage du e. Let us h ope t h al we were t h e only ones th at suffered.
We r eceived the "C arnation " from St. Loui s. Mr. Henry Robinson Tuck e r, t h e sende r , was a memb e r of t h e class of '95, L. H S. We w i s h to th-ank him for r e memb e rin g u s.
J oh n and I w ent to the p ark, \Ve went to h e ar the band vVe sat upon a wood e n bench.
I-Ie g e ntl y h e ld my-p arasoL-Ex.
I-Ie-"Tbat's a b e autifu l song. 1t simp l y carri es m e away."
S h e-" I am corry I di dn ' t s ing i t earl i e r in t h e eve nin g ''-Ex.
Teac h e r- " Wbat is hail?"
Fr es hman-' ' Pic kl ed rai ndr ops. '' - Ex.
If John B urn s sho uld di e, wh at e pit a 11h wou iJ we h ave on his tom b stone?
Simply, " John B urn s.
L ives of gr eat m e n a ll r em ind u s, W e sho uld strive to do our b est ; A n d , d eparting , l eave behin d u s N ote bo o ks that will h e l p the r est. -Ex.
T e acher-"What fi g ur e of speech is, ' I lo v e m y teach e r ?'"
Johnny-" Sal·casm. "-Ex . She Understood.
H e (n er vous ly): "Er-er-Marga ret , e r-there h as b een somethi n g tr em bling on my l ips for th e last six months. "
Sh e : "Yes, so I see. W h y don 't you s ha ve it off? "-Ex
Teacher-"Foo l s often -ask qu e stions that w ise m en c a nnot answer "
Boy-"I g u ess that's why I flunk e d in so man y exams.''-Ex.
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THE CRISIS-Senior Play
MARCH 6
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY. MARCH 13, 1908
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIV FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1908 . NO. 10
The Grasshopper Pest
B y J E.A N McG A HE Y, '0 8
The evening was hot and quiet. Only the loud croak of the frogs, rivaled by the chirps of the crickets, broke the st:llness. The western sky, across the prairie, was still streaked with the red rays of a sun Which had given promise of another blistering day.
Mr: and Mrs. Hunter walked hand in hand through their drooping garden, sprinlrling the flowers, that se emed only now to dare to ra' se their heads into the dry air. They were talking of the corn crop, from which they expected to make their first little fortune in this new land .
"Yes, Dot," the man said, "I don't .see how the crop can fail, the weather surely is hot enough for even corn. You'll be glad yet that you came out here to Nebraska with me."
And so they talked together of their hopes for th"s , their first home , out in a land of strange people . .
· "Mrs. Parks came over today," Dot said . "She said that she had intend e d to come over sooner, but the days had been so hot. She just fell in love with baby, and he wasn't a bit bashful. "
As if in answer to their thoughts, turned toward the precious bundle in the cradle, a baby cry broke the stillness and drew them both into the little house .
The next morning they were stirring bright and early to try to beat the heat of the day about their work. Mr. Hunter went out into the fields to stack hay and cultivate the corn; his wife busied herself about the house, cooking food for dinner so that no fire would be necessary in the middle of the day She had the baby to dress , too , and the three little rooms to sweep and dust.
As noon came she set the little table in the kitchen , and heaped it w "th food for her tired husband. Then she went to the door and called him with a lou(j, "Wahoo-a." Standing outside the door, her gaze wandered to the sky and became fixed there. As her husband came up she said to him, without dropping her eyes, "Look at the sky, Dan, what's the matter? It looks as though there were a sheet of g l ass across it between us and the sun "
Mr. Hunter's face clouded as he looked at the queer sight. "I don't know, but Mr. Parks stopped me over in the corner of the field just now, and said that he had heard that the grasshoppers were coming. You don't suppose, Dot, that ?" He turned and started of!'. "I am going over to talk to Parks, he is a native here and will know what that is . I'll be back in a little, dear . Don't worry."
He was gone for over half an hour and when at last his wife saw him coming across the field, she ran out to meet him. "What d:d he say, Dan?"
Mr. Hunter turned his troubled eyes away from his wife's searching ones.
."Well, Mr . Parks says that those are the grasshoppers, and that if they should settle here, they 'd ea:t everything."
"But how could that thing be made of grass· hoppers? They are· dark in color," his wife ques· tioned, pointing to the shimmer:ng mass in the sky.
"0, but they have irrldescent wings that let the light shine through them ."
"But if they shou ld settle how could they hurt anything?" Mrs. Hunter persisted.
"I don't know, dear, but Parks says they settled on his brother's farm in Kansas and ate every green th:ng. If they should-" and Mr. Hunter turned an anx:ous face toward the ominous sky.
"Oh, they just can't, they shan't ! " his wife protested.
But that night as again they walked about their garden, small bodies began dropping about them, making little thuds as they fell against the ground. The two did not need to recognize the bodies which lay 'n a shaft of light from the window, to realize that the grass hoppers were ·settling
With sick hearts they turned toward the house and shut out the gfoom of the black night.
The next morning they woke to a scene of desolation: The waving field of corn which had greeted them other days, was gone; the rows of lettuce, radishes and tomatoes which had filled the back yard, all had mysteriously disappeared; the v'ne of flaming roses which had covered the porch, was stripped of its glory; not a green thing was
<\11 the new co l orings, weaves and models in the young men's suits. See them at
in sight! On l y a writhing mass of living creatures could be seen crawling over the bare ground . Against the fence the insects were piled over a foot deep.
After one glance at this barrenness , upon which the sun shone unrelentingly, Mr. Hunter turned to his wife "Shall we leave it all and go back to P e nnsylvania?" he asked.
"No!" was her decided a nswer; and his wife snatch e d up the baby , who was cooing in his littl e cradle, a nd ran to her husband.
"Baby and I both want to stay,' · she sa'd .
A happy .s mile brok e over !VIr . Hunter ' s face as he pi c k e d th e two up in his strong arms. "Good ," he sai d, ' Til go over to P a rks now and find out if th e re isn ' t something we c an plant , yet."
And e ven as he sta rted for the door , the gr a sshopp e rs b e g a n to ri s e in swarms over all the prairi e and start their flight toward the south
A
FA LSE A L AR M.
A True Story by Cl a ra Hill , '11.
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
The noise of the boys and g ' rls moving their lips while studying sounded like the droning of a hive of bees.
The school room was a large, bare room, the only picture being one of Abraham Lincoln and th a t was cracked and dusty The desks were double and two peop l e could s:t together without being crowded There was a large stove at one side of th e room without a fire, for it was a warm day ; and :·n one corner was a bucket of drinkin g water and a dipp e r .
Th e teacher ' s d e sk was up at the frorit and the tea c her h e rself was sitting at it, staring idly out of one of the small windows. She was tall, scr a wny and awkward. Her eyes were black, a nd b e ady , her lips set. and her straight, black ha i r was drawn up from her forehead in a little tight !mot on top. Suddenly she started, and after s pe a ldng sharp ly to one of the mich'evous boys, s he took out a oook and called the class to order.
" Da ni e l. you i11ay give me th e definition of a noun," she announced.
The boy thus address e d got up , stammered a few words and re c eived a sharp rebuke from 1\'liss Howard
"Well, Hannah , can you?" she ask e d.
"A noun is a word th a t names something." replied Hannah promptly. She sat down, and began to whisper again . She w a s a short, fat , ·little girl of about eleven
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or twelve years. Her hair was a J:ght brown, and here eyes were large and blue; her nose was rather short and turned up at the end, and the other children insulted her by calling it a "pug nose."
Her very dearest friend was Rebecca Turner, nicknamed "Becky. " "Becky" was just Hannah's opposite. She was black-haired, black-eyed, sharp· nosed, slender and graceful.
These two girls were "chums"; one was never seen without the other, and they were always in mischief tog e ther.
Today they had been whispering, w:nking, and sending notes to eacn other all day, and both seemed anxious for recess time to come. When the bell did at last ring, they ran to their secret place of c onference and began talking excitedly
'Til tell you how we ' ll do ," said Hannah "We 'll just tell her we don't want her t a gging along with us." '
" No ," replied "Becky ," myster i ously. "I've a better plan. Let's pretend we're mad and we will go home alone. I w'll go down the regular way and you go around through -the meadow path, and we'll meet at the old tree out by old Uncle Peter J e nkins ' barn."
"All right , " · agreed Hannah. But she hadn ' t time to say more , for the bell rang and they went in agai n only to wait impatiently until half past three would come.
It did come at last. The two girls did as they said they would , and H a nnah started for the meadow path .
Now she was, in truth , afraid to go through the me a dow because there were snakes there. But she would never tell "Becky " so, because "Becky" wasn ' t afraid of them
The path led her by a brier patch and just after she passed it she felt something grab her dress Of course her first thought w as of snakes, and she started to run and scream , "Ooh! Ooh! OOH! Help! HELP! Snakes, Ooh! OOH! OU CH! Ooh!" But still the awful thing kept hold of her dress
Forgetting that she was to meet " Becky,' ' she ran towrds home, screaming louder and loud e r every step she took, until she reach e d the back door , still with that awful thing hanging onto her dress.
Then her mother, hearing all the noise , op ened the door, and Hannah, still yell'ng, threw herself into her mother's arms, while Mrs. Butler unfastened a brier branch from the bac k of her daughter's skirt.
And " Becky" still waited.
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I. M .. P. NOTE·S . Ruth Woods, ·Editor.
Th e I. M. P 's. held their u s u a l meeting Thursday no on in room 303. Some business was tra nsacted, after which a short pro.gram was given, consi sting of a guesSiing game, which gave quite a little amusement to those present.
The meetings are held every Thursday after the th ird period w .e need more girls out to the meetings
Y. W C. A. NOTES.
Gladyce Wiel, Edr bor.
SOCIETIES
KIL
K ENNY
KLUB. Grace Bennett, Editor
The regulaT Kilkenny meeting was he l d Thursday, February 27. The program, given by Janet Stevenson , Helen Sawyer and Dorothy Raymond, consisted of talks on great artists, among whom were Michael ,Angelo, Murillo, Rosa Bonheur Raphael and Rembrandt
The con-sti t ution wa-s chan·ged so that "stale" sophomores may become members, if voted in by the Klub.
We now have four pledges- Maud and June Troxel, Lu c ile Johnson and Helen Safford
About forty members and guests of the K l ub attended a play, " A Veneered Savage," given a week ago Saturday afternoon at the home of Ruth Lahr The performance took place in the l arge hall on the t hird floor, where a stage had been arranged. T"nose who took part were Florence Schwake, as Lou, a Chicago -society belle; Laura Pratt, a'S Madge, her younger sister; Ruth Lahr, as Dick , cousin of the girls; Janet Ramey, as the Duchess of Diddlesex; Mary Robbins, a-s Lady Fanny, her silent daughter; Elsie Hutton, as Lord Algernon Penryn , her 'S t ill more silent son; and Marien Swezey, as the butler. Ralph Lahr and Allan Boggs assisted in managing the stage. The cast was coached by Miss Muir
After the play, refreshments were served by membel"'S of the Klub in the dining room, where Miss Fox and Miss Muir pres:ded.
On e of the most interesting Y. W. C. A . meetings of the semester was held 'Wednesday noon, February 26 , when Mti·ss Crowther gave us a talk on India, which was much enjoyed by every one . The following Wednesday, ReY. Mr Hausmann gave another good ta l k.
The next cabinet meeting will be at the home of Alic e Mooore.
SHAKESPEA RE CLUB.
Irma Herman, Editor . The Shakeo,pea re C l ub had a misc ell aneous · feed at its Ja·st meeting. All the new members were present. A party committee composed of Irma Herman, Ruth Woods and Clair Sig-afoos was appiOinted to make the necessary arr a ng ements for a party to be given March 21. Each girl is to invite a guest.
A Jetter was received by the club from Mi ss Tremaine tendering her resignation as sponsor. Her resignation was accepted, but she was voted in as an honorary member o-f the so.ciety. Miss !Fox was elected to sponsorship.
The next mee-ting will be held Tu es day, March 17th, after sixth .period, in room 201.
The following letteTs have been received from parents by teachers in· district schools:
Miss Brown: you must stop teach my L izzie :fl:s.fcal torture -she needs yet readin an figors mit s u ms more as that, if I want her to do jumpin I kin make her jump.
MRS. CANAVOWSKY.
Miss Smith: P lease let Willie home at 2 o'clock . I take him out for a little pleasure to see h i s grandfather's grave. MRS. R.
Dear T eacher: P l ease excu-s Fritz for -staying home he had der measells to oblige his father.
J B.
Coming soon. "Classmates "
Keep moving in the halls.
Mr. Scott had nothing , to say · in chap·e l , March 2.
Coming soon. What? The sophomore party. ·
The Kilkenny p l ay w a s a great success
Earl Wh i te was a visitor in chapel, Monday .
Several high school students have joined the Y. M. C. A. lately.
Basket-ball- Sophomores, 28; seniors , 22.
Subscribe wr the Advocate.
The cards came out Monday. Did you get "A?"
S e niors , there are but ten weeks to m a ke good
1\[r. Philpott made a " wonderfu l" speech .
Mr. Peterson is serving on the Jury.
Did you see "The Cr: sis?"
Hoover Callahan has gone to Wyoming.
Chester Lewellen, '08 , has been elected captain of the track team.
Mi s s Kingsley has a sprained finger as a result of Monday night ' s encounter.
Copy for the next issue must be . turned in by Wednesday, March 18.
Harry Haynie was out of school one day last week on account of illness.
Bert La Quet has returned to school after being absent a semester.
Clara Cook was absent several days on account of illness.
Remember the sophomore party. All members of the class of 1910 are invited.
Miss Wort has returned to school again arid we are certainly glad to see her.
We were sorry to hear of Miss Miller's misfortune on 1\fonday, li'Iarch 2
Who kno ws who thought of "Great Scott?" seeing it.
The freshmen had a candy auction. We wonder how it came out.
Lurene Steidley will probably not be at school for many days, as her home is under quarantine for scarlet fever.
JVI:ss Towne kindly allowed the pupils of her EngJ:sh IV cl asses to see the numerous picture<; and postals that she brought home from Greece
Question-Why do we always see the same old faces at the sophomore class meetings? Where are the others?
Some brilliant(?) pupil wrote on the board in Room A: "Beware all ye who enter here " Was it appropriate?
T h e last order for senior pins has been sent and those wno did not get one will be sorry.
The affirmative won in a class debate, in M: ss Fox's II period Shakespeare class. Friday the twenty-seventh, bY a very close margin. The c l ass voted thirteen to twelve for the negative. The judges were Shi rley Fossler and Glenn Bennett. who both decided in favor of the affirmative. Conard Allen, Vera McLaughlin and Linn Osthoff upheld the affirmat i ve Robert Drake, Margaret Elmendorf and Donald Miller upheld the negative. ·
Enthusiast: c chapel exercises on Monday, March 2, were in charge of the seniors in the interest of their play, "The Crisis." The following program. was given:
Piano solo
Beth Bonnell Speech .
Mr. Philpott Voca l solo Mi ss Hullhorst Speech John Selleck Speech Mr. Scott Louis Meyer, cha: rman of the play committee, presided.
Co mmon O bserv ati on s. AI. M. and his " Kitty ." Lawrence F. saying "Grace " Martha Q. in her autc Marjory K. and her hairbrush.
Hickory, dickory dock , The cop got out his clock, The car went twerity, And that wa'S plentyThe auto is now in hock.
Don ' t cry over spilt milk. Very probably it was ful! of germs.
Bargain counters have :werything to offer but economy. ·
A v e ntilator is a small closed window in a street car.
ALUMNI
Dalle Allen, '03, was around the school Friday . John Hutton, '03, is in the employ of the city en g ineering department. .
Walter Stevenson, '05, Vance Chapline, '05, and Philip Baker, '05, are capturing their share of honors a t the Naval Academy.
Holly Clarke, '05, and Helen. McCllenan, '06, were r e cently married, and are now in the South. The 1906 alumni are still holding meetings. Ellh; Harrison, '06, is platform foreman at the B. & M. storehou se
It is a matter of continua l satisfaction to the L H S. alumni at the University to note the prominence of L. H. S. people around the campus and in the class room. At a glance, we find Harry Minor, "Sid" Collins and Harry Ewing "N" men on the football team this year In basket ball, out of the 'Varsity five, we p:ck Walsh, '05; Paul Bell, '04 ; Dwight Bell, '05; Russell Burress, '04; and schmidt, '05; and H. 0. Perry, '05, as "subs " In other lines we see Ralph Moseley, '06, associate editor of the "Cornhusker;" Bentley, '05, busine·ss manager of the "Cornhusker"; "Bob" Guthrie, '04 captain of "B" company, with W a lter Housewor t h, '06 , lieu t enant in the same company. " Bob" Funke, '05, is quartermaster of cad e ts, and H. 0. Perry, '05, a staff offl<;er in the cadet batallion. L. 0 Jones, '04, is reader in the physics department and Miss Irene Davis, '06, assistant in the registrar's office. Arbor Barth '06, we find as treasurer of the sophomore class, and Charlie ( " Chick") McLaughlin, master of ceremonies at the annual Pan-Hellenic dance. At a conservative figure, it would b e safe to say that one-four th of the prominent and substantial men at the University are L . H. S. alumni.
Walter H e ndry, '05, is in California.
Babette Weil , '07 , is in New York City attending a girls' boarding school.
N eal Dunn, '06, who has been attending Shattuck, and who was twice elected their footfall captain, is now attendli.ng the University.
" Bob" · Hyde, '04, is playing professional ball with the Iowa Sta t e League.
John See, '03, has homesteaded 160 acres near Blackfoot, Idaho, and is living out his homestead right.
Alber t Gebhardt, '06, is playing a role with the "Holy City" company through the East. •
Roy Johnson, '05, is assistant boys' secretary at the Y. M C A.
" Bill" FiP.lds, ' 03 , and his wife (Floss Anthony, '03), are running a dairy farm near Linco l n.
Miss Margery Watkins, '02, was recently mar-
Spring Clothes
ried, in Chicago, to Amos P. Foster of Cincinnati. Mr. Foster was formerly coach of the University of Nebraska football team.
Albert Hall, '07, is going to the University this year
Bess Bixby, '05, has finished her course of nursing in the Ortheopedic hospital and will soon leave to assume duties at Bellevue and its allied hospitals in New York.
DR. P O W E RS' LECTURE .
T:he lecture of 'Dr P.l)wers, Wednesday, was one of the b e st, and best attended, ever given in the High S choal aud•itDrium. Through a misunde r standing of the anangements, his lecture, "A Ramble Through Greece," was given without illustrations, but was very enjoyable nevertheless. The lecture which followed in explanatiDn of the pictures was equally fine and perhaps even more instructive . The splendid intenpretation of thes.e p1ictures opened the eyes of many of the audience to th e real significance of art and the possibili-t ies of enjoyment offered by a good picture. The order throughout the lecture was very good, showing an intense interest on tbe part of the entire audience and there was a sincere regret when the lecture was concluded. We are deep l y grateful to those a.f our faculty and the Univers'ity Art Association who made it possible for us t o ilea•: Dr Powers in two such inte resting and ins cruetive lectures .
THE ORATOR .
Do you want to be a factor in the business of the day?
Make a · speech.
Do you want to be an actor, not a dreamer, in tllfl fray?
Make a speech.
Even though you can't accomplis h all the things you advertise, The art of elocution makes a ma n .seem wondrous wise
It's hard at first, out anyone can d o it if he tries.
Make a speech.
Do you want to get a system that will let yo ur fame expand?
Make a speech.
Take familiar truths and twist 'em tL they're hard to understand.
Make a speech.
Do not let the carping critic fill yo u r modest soul with dread; For good intentwns well expressed, to work has often led
Even if there's nothing doing, let's at least have something said.
Make a speech.
-Washington Star
ADVOCATE STAFF
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
ELIZABETH BONNELL. '08
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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detect ed 'bY such an instance as the following: someti mes throughout a who l e meeting no one w ; ll vJte against a single motion , even when a differ e nce of opiinion has been shown in the discussion. Haven't y-ou the back-bone to express yo u r opinions ? T here is a l ways a l arge number of students who take little or no part in th e meetings. They help oot 'bY going to them, but that is n·8·t enough. It wou l d do a great deal more good iE eaC:h one of them wou l d exp-ress his opinion of sitting around and watch'ing the other m f mbers run things
Should no we upper class men especiall y, think not only about what will benefit our c l ass, but also about what will help the s c ho oi, and set exa mple for the l'ower c l assmen?
A series of rules governing high school events has been passed by the high school faculty. Under the new ruling the freshman c l ass will be permitted to give no parties, · the sophomore class to have but o11e party, the junior . class three and the senior seven Part:cipants in any event shall be required to be eligible under the ru l es adopted some time ago to govern inter-high school events.
The rules a·s adopled by the faculty follow:
Eligibility- Classes: To be a sophomore a pupil must have six credits in September or nine in January; to be a junior a pupil must have t welve credits in September or fifteen in January; to be a senior a pupil must h·ave twenty credits in S ep tember or twenty-five in January.
Other Organizations-Eligibility to other school organizations shall be governed by the rules of the organizations. Participants in any school event, as the junior or the senior p l ay , public debate·s, etc., shall be governed by the ru l es of the school board referring to athletics.
CLASS MEETINGS.
Some class meetings are creditable to the class a nd some are not. The enthusiasm and order in the meetings - is generally a good indi-cation of the strength of the class.
OE course every student wants his or her class to be the strongest and best, but some do not seem wil!<ing tJ mak e it so . A grea.t many students imagin e that their class m ee tings woul d not be any b Etter, even if they did attend reguJ.arly and help i n carrying on the business . But just stop a moment and cons"ider what a cla·ss meeting would amount t o if very many students had th ese ideas.
The most important matter of business for a clas's is the e1ection of the officers who represent it, and yet this is often hurried through, with less thought ·and deliberation than some of the mo re unimportant ma tters When the officers are elected after careful consideration, not only are they bette-r fitted for the positions, but they take more pride in c! J ing the-ir bE st.
Lack of enthusiasm and interest can e asily be
Number of Events- The seniors shall be limited to seven events, whether given by the gir l's or by the boys of the class or by both. Th i s numb e r -&hall include the junior-senior reception and the senior play. If a slouch pa rty is given, it shall not be i n a public hall .' The jun iors shall be limited to three eve nts; one party not in a public hall; the junior play , and the junior-senior reception. The sophomores shall have but one party This shall be given the second semes-ter and not in a public hall. The freshmen shall have no parties.
Expense-All expenses for parties or oth e r events shall be paid in advance as far as possible The committee shall be held respon·sibl e for any defiCit, without drawing ori the treasury of the organi zation. No money belonging to the organization sh a ll be voted to pay the expenses of any event in which all the members may not take part. A sponsor shall audit a ll accounts of the organization and endorse all checks An itemized account, and receipts for a ll pa i d bill s, shall be presente d to the auditor. Money left over, after all bills h ave been p 3.id, shall be put in the treasury of the organization. N:o money shall be retained by any committee member un l ess voted to him by the organization.
Thi·3 shall not be done withou t the consent of t.he sponsors. No class shall ch·arge more than $1 per couple for tickets to · any class party, or more than 25 cents a ticket for any play or entertainment.
Guests-No guest shall be admitted to any event unless accompanied by a member of the organization. No boy shall bring another boy. The senior and the junior plays shall be exceptions. In the case of senior slouch day and senior 'Skip day, none but members of the senior clacls shall participate . The principal, if he thinks best, may make exceptions to' the rule of eligibility for skip day, in the case of students graduating the following January. None but juniors, :leniors, parents and school officers shall take part in the junior-senior reception. The sponsors may demanu a list of the guests if they desire. At least four parents shall be present at each class · event.
No event shall be given by any organization without the consent of the sponsors. No smoking shall be permitted at any high school party
A copy of these rules shall be included in the secretary's book of each organization A copy shall be given to each sponsor.
If any class organization fails to observe these rules, the organization shall forfeit one of its events. Other organizations shall be penalized for infringement of these rules, as the sponsors think fit. These rules shall be subject to change by the school faculty. Organizations shall be promptly notified if any changes are made .
There is a beautiful flower, A-bloom in the meadow's dew, Its face seems li!te the heavens, So bright it is, and blue.
It knows not how to speak, And all its says, I wot, Is always just one word, The word , "Forget-me-not ."
- Von Fallersleberi (Translat!)d from the German, by Louise Meredith.)
· CH E ATI N G I N HIGH S C HOOL.
I was VE)ry much surprised to find what a large number of the students of th i s high school cheat. Some, very seldom, wh'le others cheat whenever it is convenient to do so. I know that many times it {s very hard not to, especially when one word or number would help a great deal, but cheating is cheating, just as stealing is stealing, whether a nickel or a dollar. ·... hen besides, you have not only yourself to account for, but also your influence upon others . The 'nfluence of a girl or a boy who does not believe in cheating in any form and stands by his principles, can not help being for the good · Cheating is a disgrace to the school, and if every student who starts to do it would only stop and think how he is degrading h ' mself and his school, I am sure there would be much less or it.
A SENIOR.
V I C TORY FOR LINCOLN.
A short time ago, before a small but enthusiastic audience, the debating team from the Lincoln High School defeated their old and worthy opponents from Beatrice High School.
Th e question, "Res olved, That the United Statesshould ma terially increase her navy," was defended by Beatrice, but owin g to the superior intellect and oratorical ability of the Lincolri boys, their work was in vain.
What tenm from any high school could stand against the wisdom of a Johnson, the oratory of a Bates, or the lasting qualities of an English? Bruce .John·son proved to the opposition that the plan was radical and unnecessary; Verne Bates deepened their dismay by his fiery rebuttal and his ability to establish arguments far more powerful than their own; and<by the time Horace English had swept away their remaining points, and hau proved that i heir plan was 'entirely wrong in principle, the gentle sons of Beatrice bade farewell to any hopes they may have entertained. But in spite of a fine team, and in spite of the fact that the team needed support , only a few of the high school students came to the debate. ·
STUDENTS, do you realize that this year we have won from Omaha :!'or the first time in twelve years, and from Beatrice the second time in five years? If you have any desire to maintain Linco l n High's reputation as a school of loyal members, you will hereafter turn out and do your part towards supporting high school debates
CLASS NOTES
SOPHOMORE NO T ES .
Lorena Bixby, Editor
The sophomores held their regular class meeting Tuesday, after the sixth, in room 22. After the reading of the minutes, the secretary gave the list of rules governing all classes and organizations of the high school.
Jeanette Mayer the report of the committee on the party, which will be held March 13, at her home. · -
FRESHMAN NOTES.
Richard F . Stout, Editor.'
At the regular meeting of the freshman class Tuesday noon , February 25, no business of importance was transacted other than that it was decided to hold a candy auction at the next meeting.
After a shor : speech by Glen Bennett, in b ehalf of the Advocate, the meeting adjourned.
At the regular meeting Tue·sday, March 3, a candy sale was held, which netted the class three dollars and twenty cents. Twen ' y boxes of candy were sold at an average price of sixteen cents per box. After the sal e, the candy was pass e d around. The sale was declared a success , considering the small numher of buyers who were present.
Dick Westover acted as auctioneer and Robertson Harley as clerk.
There once was a dunner named Dun, Who went after the moo' with a gun. He killed a dead beat, Right out in the street; Yes, that's what the dunner Dun done.
How Be a utif u l!
(Disrespectfully dedicated to Bob Funlwouser ' s high shoes.)
Snow, snow, beautiful show, Lying in heaps on the ground below; Blocking the gutters anJ car tracks and street, Caking and freezing and wetting our feet. Oh, now we love you, we worship you so Beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL , snow!
Slush, 'Slush, beautiful slush, charming consistency something like mush, Splashing ali over our pedal extremes, Bringing us grippe and mo'St horrible dreams. Oh, how we love your melodious "sqush," Beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL 'Slush!
Mud , mud, beautiful mud, In mounds, or in ridges, or in elegant pudat the crossings where automobiles - Spatter you o'er us. How lovely it feels How we adore you, thou charming black flood Beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL mud!
Bill C.-"How long can a man live without brains?"
Archie.-" ! don't know. How old are you?"
Non habui my lesson, I fear futurus stung, Vido a parvus pono, Tum smart, et iam so young. I
Bill L. was out making a formal call last Sunday, and he had a little bottle of "cachoo" in hi'S pocket. He liberated a little of it, and when had stopped sneezing, Bill wiped her tears away. A w : de streak came off on his handkerchief, but, of course, Bill didn't Letton (let on.)
"I broke the record today; had the last word with a woma n."
''Didn't think it posible . How'd it happen?"
"I said to a woman in a car: 'Madam , have my seat.'"
'Tis sad when you mu st borrow cash , To find your friend won't lend it; To be in jail for taking graft, And can't get out to spend it.
A weary guest at a country inn was called repeatedly by the negro servant. Finally he burst forth:
"See here, I'm tired; I don't want to ge t up."
"I know, suh, but they've got to hab de sheets, anyhow It's most eight o'clock, and dey's waitin' for de tableclo.f."
Don S. met an old colored man the other day crossing the campus, and the following conversation ensued:
Don S.-"Hello, Sam! The trees are getting nearly as black a:s you are, hey ?"
Big Sam-"Yes sah, an' next spring, sah, day'll be nearly as green as you, sah."
I mmer Zerstreut.
Magd: "H e rr Professor, Herr denken Sie sich-ich habe soeben-eine Steck nadel ve rschluc,kt!'' ·Professor: · " Nun, nun-da ha b en Sie eine ande :·e!"
.Uebe.rrr .schende Bestaetigu n g. Dame (•belirn Au3steigen aus der Pferd e bahn): "Ich bin froh, dasz ich d l e Pferdebahn verl a s s en kann, es ist so voil, dasz ich die gauze Zeit auf einem stehen muszte! " Eine S t imme aus der Ecke : " Ja, und dieser ein e Fusz gehoel'te mir ! "
They're In Nobby Spring Suits
Mistress-" Get dinner today on t h e gasoline stov e, Br i d ge t."
Bridget-''Plaze, mum, I did thry , but th ' stove wint out."
Mistress- " Try again, then."
Bridget- "Yis, mum, but it's not come back yit. It wint ou t t ' rough th ' roof
Sett le d at Last.
She come s into the restau ra nt, She sits down in a chair; Sh e to sses up. her bangs and then She r ea d s the bill of f are.
She reads it up, she reads it down, She r ea d s it crosswis e, too;
Sh e rea d s it near, s he r eads it far , She r e ads it through and through. takes it up , she puts it down, Sh e looks around in d oubt ; ·
Sh e hum s. s he drum s , s h e s igh'S , s he starts,
H er lip s begin t o pout
The wait e r stands wi t h sphinxlike stare For h ou rs, it s ee ms to. me; AnJ then she ·says she thinks ·s h e' ll hav e
A cup of nic e hot t ea .
lf your wife keeps you puzzled an d guessi n g , And, : nstea d of a comfort and blessing, Proves a grievance, don't frown. But buy ·her a gown, T he grievance, no doubt, needs re d ressing.
.tiis wife : "Are you going to ask young Jenkins and his fiancee to our house party? "
· Husband: "Not much " "You dislike h i m don't you?" "Yes, but not enough for that."
One day a young man from Du luth
Had a deuce of' a pain in his tooth, He was tol d to take gas, And the pain would all pass. It pas r.e d-so d'd he - through t h e roof.
Mrs. Newed , (sobbing) "Oh J-John! The cat has e-eaten all the ange l cake I b-baked this morning. Boo -hoo-o -o "
Newed: "Well , don 't cry, dear I'll buy you another cat tomorrow ."
YiHUYLER'S
.f]J Magee & Deemer
I've suffered from the toothach e, And .an earache I have had; Cucumbers, too have given me A p a in I thought was bad. I've had my share of suffering, To l eaven nature's charms; But I've known no me a ner agony Than just two sunburned arms.
I've -gone throug h all the tortures Of a fe lon and a boil, I've had a b urning fever; And a cannon's quick recoil Has singed my face and whiskers; But these were mere l y charms, To the torment I have suffered With a pair o f sunburned arms.
Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty milkma n And tbe grocer grand.
"I came within an ace of winning that trick " ."What pr e vented you?"
" The other fellow had the ace .? '
A young gi1·l whom they called Arabe ll er Was exceedingly mushy and meiler; Sh e delighted to spoon, In the light of the moon, And she didn't care who was the f eller.
" I'll foil t hem yet," the hare· exc laimed. The hounds were at his back, He donned a p a ir of rubber boots, And thus· erased his track.
Luck varies in the rhyming ranks, As rhymist s find. Some poems are declined with thanks, Some just d ec lined. ·
"And you sa w Muriel?" "I did " "Tell me, is she married?" "Yes ."
" One question mor e: again or yet?"
Pat-" Got a job as a blacksmith in a bakery." Jim- " How's that? " Pat-" Shooing flies."-Ex.
CHOCOLATES a.nd Bon Bons
Furniture Draperies
HARDY ' Carpets
Establi.Shed lS]J 1314 =1320 0 S T REET LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
DEBATE
GI RL S ' DEBATING S OC I ETY
Irma Herman, Editor.
At the last meeting of the Girls' DEibating Society the election of officers was held, and resulted as follows: President, Irma Herman; vicepresident, Jeannette Batten; secretary-treasurer, Ethel Hartley; critic, Katie Bickford; sargeanta t-arms, Jessie Randall.
CICERONIA N DEBAT ING SOCIETY
Donald Miller, Editor.
You a on't bear of much but the senior play now, and b efore !eng the junior play will be strictly it. After that comes the junior-senior, and no end of other things. All these are very interesting. No. one can help talking and thinking about them, not even the faculty. Mr. Philpot ke eps his class2s well informed concerning them, and be is not the o nly one
E njoy all these a s much as you like, but don't forget that there are other things more important th a n even these. We have a'lr <ady won the Omaha and Beatrice debates, but there is still another- the Intersc-holastic What cou l d the old L . H. S. say for herself if, after such a br'illiant opening uf the debating season, she allowed her· seH to be beaten in the last e vent?
Of c J urse no one wou l d think of such a thing. It simply would not do! Yet how are we to help nurselves if y ou do not get out and worl'? It is y ou and not "the other fellow" who must come to the rescue. The subject for the dE'bate has not y-et •been decided, but the sooner you begin to pra ctice the more valuable your services will be to the school. There are on l y two ways we !mow of in which you can get the training: in Mr. debating class and in the debating s ocieties. Although the former i s the bett er, it is too l ate in the season to enter it now, so there is just one thing for you to do - join a debating soC'iety.
The Ciceronians always exte n d a hearty welcome to ariy boy who cares enough for himself and the scho JI to come to the meetings. They are held every Fr-iday nig'ht at 7:45 in room 200.
A special invitation is extended to the l o.wer classmen. Yo lll are not as •busy as the others, so it is you who ought to- win that debate. You will do it if there are many of you like our new member, Mr. Richard St out.
PHLOGISTON DEBATING SOCIETY
Dean McBrien, Ed'tor.
On the evening of February the twenty-eighth , the Phlogistons held a very good meeting. There were many reasons why this was a good meeting In the first place eleven out of fourteen members were present , the rest being unavoidably kept away. Then besides this, four visitors were present; and a good debate and business session were he l d.
Resolved : " T hat the United States Should Sell the Philippines," was the question discussed . Munger and Bates argued for the affirmative; Quackenbus h and Holdeman, for the negative. After the debate the crit:c gave his usua l ta l k, emphasizing analysis and rebuttal.
Secretary Glenn Bennett n otified us that e l ection of officers would be held at the next meeting On the motion of Mr. Bennett it was decided to revive the "Weary Will i e" system of ravalry Hoover Callahan has recently been added to our list of members.
At this meeting arrangements for the party to be he l d the next evening at Alfred Munger's were completed.
The party was held as planned and was pronounced a success by all. Dancing and "Flinch" were the chief amusements provided, and the interest in both did not lag once during the evening. Between the dances ices were served.
The party was he l d on the even i ng of February twenty-ninth, but the majority did not reach home until March.
The Pblogistons w i sh to take this opportunity to thank lVIr. and Mrs. Munger for the kindness and interest they have shown in throw:ng open their house for this affair. Tneir great kindness w ill certainly n ot go unappreciated
Visitors are a l ways we l come to attend our meetings. T h ese meetings are held in Room 201. Watch our bulleti n for the date and hour.
Phlogiston Son g
There are no flies on us, There are no flies on us, No flies on u s.
There may be one or two Great big green flies on you , But there are no flies on us: We're rlog:stons.
(Sing th i s to the tune of "America. !
Tommy's Luncheonettes
208 South 12th .
Tried Those Hot Sodas?
E XCHANGE-S
The "Crimson Rambler ;' from Tonkawa, is all ri ght, but it could be improv ed by putting more people on the editorial staff.
The staff of the "Windm]l" is to be complimented on the last 1s sue . It is without exception the best paper we re ceiv e d this month.
vVe liked the " Spectator" ·from Coffeeville, Kan. , but we think the exchange shou l d be lengthened.
The "Comus, " of Tanesville, 0., is fine. The cuts are very amusing.
We enjoyed the " Bowen Blade," from Nashville, Tenn. It shows a great deal of thought and work on the part of the staff.
. The "Totem," of Winamac, Ind., is all right, especially for a bi-weekly.
We efl.joyed reading the "Kero," from Columbus, Ohio. If all the papers were li!{e th:s it would be fun to be exchange editor
The " Rustler," of Fremont is up to standard. The staff is to be complimented.
The "Echoes," from Council Bluffs arrived and the cover is very appropriate.
" Oh my," she exclaimed impatiently. "We have been waiting a good· many minutes for that mother of inine. "
"Hours I should say," he replied rather tartly " Ours!" she cried joyfully. "Oh, George, this is so sud jen. "-Ex.
Impecune-" I wouldn't marry any woman for her money if I didn 't love her " Friend-" No?"
Impecune-"No, sir. But if she was nco enough, gee! how I could love her "-Judge
"Dad," began Tommy, " haven't I been rea l good since I've be en going to Sunday school?"
" Yes," answered dad.
"An d you tru st me now, don't you?" "Yes," said dad.
" Then, " demanded Tommy, "what mak es you ke e p y·our box of cigars hid th e same as ever?" -Jud ge. ·
Teacher (in do we find the size of a triangle?"
Pupil (to himself)-"What a foo l that teacher ls. How should I know?"
Teacher-"What's that? Say it again, you may be rig ht. "-Ex.
A Youth went forth to serenade
The lady he loved best; And by her house at evening When the sun had gone to rest . He warbled until daylight, And would have warbled more; But the ' morning light disclosed the sign "To Let" upon the door. -Ex.
Mary had a little lamp, An obliging one, no doubt; Whenever Mary's beau came in The little lamp went out. -Ex
H e put his arm around her wa:st The color left her cheek, And on the shoulder of his coat It stayed about a week. Ex
Teacher-"Can you tell me how iron was discovered?"
-Johnnie-"! heard you say they smelt it " - Ex.
Farmer (at theater window)-"What show are you g oing to give tonight?"
Ticket Agent-" 'As You Like It.'"
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Her rosy lips were near to me; To k iss her were the best of jokes, And yet I did not try, for she Was just a dummy made of cloaks.
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Johnny-" So I can go and play tenni'S with it."
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LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIV FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1908
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Ethel Bradstreet sat by the window thinking over a perplexing question. What was she to do?
Miss Bradstreet was a pretty girl and attrac.tive in every way. Although she was the schoolmistress of this well-known suburb, it was a popular rumor that she po·ssessed other "means" than her salary. In the course of time thi ' rumor h-ad reached Ethe l 's ears, and, as was natural, she had not denied it, thoug'h at times she found it hard to get along on her meager s alary. '
When Oliver Markham went to Europe his friends joking.Jy said that perhaps, as he had never found a wife in this country, he mi'ght bring one home with him. Everyone was somewhat surprised when he returned with hi,; heart as safe as ever. It was some time after J:lis return that he was invited to a large function in the suburb. Ethel Bradstreet, who was one of the most popular ladies in this small community , was also there.
Markham and · his host were enjoying themselves behind a screen of palms when Miss Bradstreet passed.
"Who is that magnificent creature? " inquired Markham, following her with his eye·s.
"That? Oh, that is Miss Bradstreet," responded his host. "She is our viUage school ma'am. It is generally known that she teaches purely from choice, not from neces sUy. .Always so tastefuJ.ly and simply dressed, too. She refm;ed Tom Lawrence last week, I hear. Surely anyone who can afford to refuse that much money is pretty well fixed." s till more than before.
It was not long before they became quite intimate and soon the engagement of Miss Bradstreet to Mr. Markham was announced Not long after the engagement Markham found that the demands of his business would take him to Swltzer.Jand within the next six weeks. Consequently, he urged that their marriage take place in time sci that she might accompany him on his trip. This was what was puzzlin g her
as she sat by the window in the twilight. The had only enough money to pay her board bill, and how could she get the wedding clothes? The evening dress which she had felt that she must have, had drawn so on her savings that she could not even afford a small luxury now. She did not want to tell Oliver for fear he would wound her ,by offering her money. She had put him off with a pretext of ill healt'h, hut sh 1 could not keep this up much longer. Suddenly a thought struck her. Yes, she would do it. She had never asked him for money, and certainly he could afford to give ner a little bit now when she was in such need. Hurrying to the desk she wrote to her unc le, the only relative she possessed, a very old man with a great deal of money. She wrote in her most . bewitching way, hop i ng to impress him favorably. On the desk lay a siUy little lace valentine which she intended to send to Oliver. llavlng finished her Jetter, she put the letter and the valentine into the envelopes and addressed them.
The next morning Adam Bradstreet sat at 'his breakfast table reading his mail. ·
"Here, Martha," he called, "pitch this foolishness in the fire l'U teach some young idiot how to send me silly valentines."
.At the same time Oliver Markham sat reading his mail.
".Ah!" he exclaimed, "here is a note or valentine, perhaps, from Ethel."
He opened it and started to read. The farther he read the more puzzled! he got until finally as he took in the whole situation given in the Jetter, a look of surprised reaJ.ization spread over his face. Never once had it entered his mind that Ethe l 'B hesitation was on account of money matters. Nevertheless he was not long in making up his mind what to do. He would send her the money she needed in the name of her uncle so that she might never know t:l!at her l etter went to the wrong place.
The next day passed s •lowly for Ethel. She (Continued on page 6)
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''THE, CRISIS"
The follow in g is printed from the State Journa l : " THE CRISIS" WAS PRESENTED IN /If. WAY THAT PLEASED.
One of the prettiest and most creditable amate u r theatri cals eve r presented in Li nco ln wac; given l ast ni ght in the high schoo l auditorium by m embe r s of the graduating c l ass of that instit u Lion. The p l ay, ·winston Churc hill' s " The Crisis," was k eenly appreciated by the audience from sta rt to fin i sh For a wonder, the fun-loving high schoo l studen ts who attended for got to l a ugh at the highly emotional parts. Their applause and l aughter was genero u s a nd timely. The staging of the en t ire production was excell e nt, as appar e ntl y ne ithe r time no r expense had been spared by the committee in charge.
The prettie st and m ost elabo ra t e scene was t h e second-the party on Colonel Carvel's l a wn. The costumes through out were approp ri ate and pretty and gave the play the a tmosphere of the ea rly '60s. The properties w ere fitting an d in place. The scenery was shifted with an unu s ual sw iftn ess which showed tha t this too h a d been practiced many times The smoothness with which the e ntire 'went off' reflected credit on those taking par t in it and on R. D. Scott, who has acted as dircvtor. Th e exce ll ence of the stage management is due to Cl ar- · ence Clar k an d a corps of faithf ul and effici ent h el pers .
Whic h of the actors or actresses performed 'his or her part most creditab l y would be difficult to state . The villain, "Elphal et Hopp er," played by Alfr ed M un ger, received pe rh aps more attention from the aud i ence tha n any of t h e others. His m ac hinations were carefull y followed and everyone br ea t hed a ·si gh of relief when he wa:; finally "dow n and out."
"Judge W11ipple ," as p l ayed by Loui s Me i er, was one of the best imp er sonations of the evenin g. He threw himself heartily into his part and p la yed it amazin gl y we ll.
Ir ving Ewart i-s deserving of special commendation for his "o::stephen Brice." Mr Ewart began his p ra ctice of the part some tim e afte r the preparation of the play was well under way , but he played it as though he had as much training as the others
The impetuous , attractive b ut un fortunate
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"C l are nce Colfax," was a:lm i ra bly prese nt ed by Conrad A ll e n He l ooke d t h e part an d neve r forgot for a minute that he was a 'hot-headed ·southerner i nstead of just a high sc h oo l boy.
W a l ter Davis' in terpretation of "Colon e l Carve l " was sincere and dir ect. His soft so u thern draw l seeme d to come naturally. H e was especia ll y good in the emotional sce n es.
R obert Ferguson played "Ca rl R ichter," the German l aw student. He spoke his lin es with the s lo w careful intona tion of a German American and s us t ained his part we ll in those scenes where h e appeared.
Mi"ss June Hitchcock, who n a d the difficult role of " Vi r ginia Carvel," proved herself fully capable of an adequate presentatio n. She lookecl the part to perfection in scoop bonnets and flaring skirts. She 'seemed to feel a ll that she expressed and was much at h ome as tho u gh she m ade her living there.
Miss Eliz'lbeth Boimell was bright, vivaciou;; and pretty, t hat is to say a good, " Pu ss Russell. ·• "V ir ginia's" other frie nd s., "An ne Brin smade,"· lVUas Louise Barr; "Maude Catherwood," Miss Dorothy Wat'{ins; "Tom Cath erwood," Kenneth Warner; "E u g enie Renault ," Miss K athryn Mockett; "Jack Brinsm a de," Clarence Clark;. "Mauric e Renault ." Erwin Herpotsheimer, h ad li ' .tl e to say, but great effect on the ge neral im pres·sion of the play . All were good, none marrin g th e production in th e l east. Each was thoro u g'l! Jy capab l e of hi·s or her vart.
The colored people of the play seemed to p l ease t he audie nc e imm ense l y. All were appl a u ded when they appeared.
The pathos in "Mammy Easter," Miss Frances Snyder, rang tr u e and made the audi e nce forget to l"a u gh, whi l e Mac Woodward's "Uncl e Eph um ," scored es]lecia ll y b ecause it was so funny.
Miss Kathryn Bain played the part of th-:hau g h ty "Mrs. Colfax" in a satisf:lctory manner. Miss R uth Woods, as "Mrs. Brice," did not have m u ch to do but gave a good idea of the l"ady fror.J. Boston Gale Robinson as " Sargeant Jones, " had only to say "Very we ll, sir," or some such speech, bu t he did it very well
The p l ay committee was: Louis Meier , chairman, Conra d Allen. Lo ui se Barr, Clare n ce Glark, .June Hitchcock, John Se ll eck and Edith Stomb a ugh.
The clas·s sponsors were: Miss Hullhorst. Miss Gere, Miss Town , Miss Po un d, and Mr. Philpott.
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lVfr Robert D. Scott, who officiated as coach, was a lmost wholly responsible for· the great success of " Th e Crisis." His ideas and tastes predominated throughout the whole play and were recognized as being of the highest quality. Mr. S c ott wa s by far the b e st coach who ever attempted to whip up a bunch of " raw amateurs" (a term profess "onally applied to inexperienced actors, no matt e r what their ability) in any high school play .
We members of. the cast are congratulating ourselves upon having h a d the opportunity of being trained by Mr Scott, because his work was necessarily more valuable, as he has the advantage of real dramatic experience as well as unusual talent and ability He 's a member of the facu l ty, teaching in the science department, and therefore had a great dea l of real live interest in the success of the play for the sake of the class.
We of the cast, blindl y pufl'ed with the knowledge of our "certain ability " when we were first electe d, soon had our ideas shattered and wonderfully changed by some t e rse , straight to the point rem a rks, perhaps a 1:tt1e explosive, but entirely harmless and wholly enlightening . Perhaps we were a little discomfited at first , but when we became accustomed to seeing om;selves in the new light, we found that although we were pretty "bad," we had the best of chances to improve under Mr Scott's earnest direction, if we worked hard enough. That, in itself, was quite a va l uable result you will all agree.
The class is also greatly indeb te d to Will Proudfit, Willford Hartzell, and Lloyd Dunn, who were the colored musicians in the second act, as they gave up seeing the play from the audience to help us out.
hTe advertis i ng and tickets were admirabh handled by John Selleck, to whom thanks are due.
The ushers deserve great praise for their proficient handling of the great crowd.
We are also greatly indebted to an organ i zation known as the T M. A. ; or Theatrical Mechanics' Association. They were the · source of much
amus e ment and kept us all in good spirit The ·sc e ne-shifting department, under Walter Stryker . a n ' 06 high school member, attained a degree of pe rfection at the practices that made the production as smooth as the smoothest of professional productions . To the electrical department, consisting of Ar c hibal d H Dins more and William Fraser , the cl a s s is also deeply inde bted Frank Spradling officia t ed as property man , with Kenneth Warner as assistant, and they kept calm what might have been chaos und-er more excitable hands.
Earl Brannon served in the scene shifting department, as did Wendell MacDougall, Everett Kingery and John Baird . Earl Brannon was the clown of the scene-shifters, equalling Clarence L. Clark in his ability to give orders , whose ch: ef acts consisted of ordering people ofl' the stage when it was vitaJ that they remain on. · He even once, in a most erratic moment attempted to have the leading lady removed by force
To ' Clarence Clark also is due a good share of the praise He worked faithfully and hard, contributing a great deal of his time and business abil ' ty to the management of the stage business and the machinery of the production, so that Mr Scott could be partially relieved of the great responsibility.
With these efficient hands behind the scenes, the play was destined to be a success unless the acting proved absolutely bad. However, though Mr. Scott did point out a good many bad things about :t at first, we hear that his efforts found good results.
BY TWO MEMBERS OF THE CAST.
REMINISCENCES OF REHEARSALS.
At first came hard knocks and many blows to our pride , such as " Cut that laugh out; it's bad!" and "Oh, no , no, no, no--." These, delivered with a proper amoun.t of dramatic expression, worked wonderful changes in the demeanor and be a ring of the menibers of the cast.
There was a flightiness about the first practices, and the people in the wings or ofl' the stage attracted entirely .too much attention. They occas:oned such remarks as : "Miss Watkins, ta l k a little less, please," or "Ferguson , you're like Tennyson ' s babbling brook," from Mr. Scott.
Anyone who missed h's cuse was greeted with cries of "Two dollars and a half fine! Two dollars and a half!" and Mr. Scott, upon close cal(Contiuu e d on page 5)
CAST OF "THE CRISIS" PRESENTED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF '08
From left to right: Girls - Mrs. Brice, Anne Brinsmade, Mrs . .Colfax, Puss Russel , Virginia Carvel, Eugenia Renault, Maude Catherwood, Mammy Easter.
From left to right: Boys- Colonel Carvel, Judge Whipple, Maurice Renault, Clarence Colfax , Stephen Brice, Eliphalet l!opper, 'rom Catherwoop, Jack Brinsmade, Seargeant Jones, 1vfr. Canter, Carl Richter . ln center at ri €\" ht- tlte three musi g iah1;,
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NAME
JUNE HITCH COCK Virginia Carvel Smashing hearts Haughty "Oh no"
ELIZABETH BONNELL Pus s Russell Butting-in Excitable "Right away Clarence·'
KATHRYN BAIN Mrs. Colfax Clarence Reserved .. How cruel"
RUTH WooD Mrs. Brice Being useful Conscientious ·'stephe n you will not"
FRANCES SNYDER Mamm y Easter Making ruffles '£earfu l "I want to die"
LoUISE BARR Anne Brinsmade Talking Mooney "I beg pardon"
KATHRYN MOCKE T T Eugenia Renault Dattcing Stuck-up ''I've danced and danced" - - -
DOROTHY WATKINS Maud e Catherwood Wearin g roses Ertthusiastic Isn 't this grand?" ·
IR VING E'VART Stephen Brice Kissing the h eroine Fearless "Try the next house"
CONRAD ALLEN Cla renee Colfax Fighting cocks Sporty "C ur s e yo u"
Lour s MEIER Jud ge Whippl e Anruinlt" Cut on the bias "Thank God"
WALTER D AVIS Colonel Carvel Whiskey Gallant '·Get out"
ALFRED MUNGER Eliphalet Hopper Marrying Vill ia nou s "Gosh''
ROBERT FERGUSON Carl Richter Gern1au beer Loyal ·•r lik e YO U -
MAC WOODARD Ephum S e rving- mint juleps Sunuy "Yon is excused"
W ALTER EnERLY Mr. Ca nt er negros MiniSterial "We ma y save h er yet"
KENNETH WARNER Tom C haterwoo d Worldna- Joldng ·•ne fights lil<e a demon"
CLARENCE CLARK Jacl< Brinsmade Being hand so me Bossy "Clear th e stage"
IR VING HE RPOLSHEIMER Maurice Renault Flirting Sentimental "Hold th e punch"
GaLE RoBINSON Seanren t Jon es Sassing Funn y .. Aye, Aye, c aptain"
culation, found that something like eight hundred doll ars were due him
As the play progressed the participants of the party in th e second act became fully pracr ced in doing a ll sorts of physical feats while ·to asti ng the south; a nd although Herpolsheimer stubbed his toe and turned somersaults frequently, h e never spilled a drop of the punch. The pun c h bowl (we u sed a chair for the table at practice) was ofte n sat in, by mistake , when we forgot which was the ch air and which t he table, and the cha·r that llT Boys: 'jJ Get if of
served for a tree often found itself being moved, but it was always replaced to grow peacefully until the end of the act. During most of the acts complaints could be heard from Beth Bonnell because she couldn't tell whether she was entering through the imaginary door or wall, ana she didn't want to ruin the house.
One of th e things that was regretted by most of the cast was that the last speech in the last act was never pract: cei:l., even when they waited to see it.
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EDITOR IA L OEP A RTM EN T
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The excellent ord e r maintained by the students during the performance of "The Crisi s," g i ven b y the senior class Fr : d ay evening, March 6 , call s for commendation and encouragement. The order wa s t he be s t observed at any play given in the high school auditorium for years. 'I'Ve are glad to not e thi s advance on the p a rt of the high school stud e n ts in thoughtfulness for the enjoyment of oth ers, as it was a m atte r of pride to a ll c onc e rn e d. Each student, no doubt , felt a ri s ing of his selfresp ect ·on account of : t. It not only helped th e whole audience better to enjoy the play, but it h e lv e cl t h e actors to e nter into their parts with more spirit and to forget the audience. One gentleman said that it seemed lik e going to a real theater to have the a udi e nce enjoy a nd a ppre ciate every part of the play and not make noticeabl e r ema rks or become bo' ster ou s or rud e Th e exce llent order ce rtainl y helped a great d ea l toward mal ;:ing " The Cr i s is" a great success, a nd we hop e t h at it will not be forgotten when other school pl ays are pr ese nte d in t he futur e
" A MISSENT VALENTINE. "
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h ad not yet given up h e r school, an d she could sc arcely wait for the af te rnoon to go s o th a t s he might see i f any word halt come from h e r un c le. As soon as the c hildren were di:;mi ssed s h e hurri e d home. To h er juy, th e re in h er· box wa s a queer looking envelope addressed in a cramped a nd s h a ky h a n d. Opening it sh e r ea d "Niece Ethel: As you hav e n e ver bothered m e bef or e , I se nd you one hundr e d doll ar:;. Don" t . ask again. U ncl e "
Of cour se after thi·s. Ethel did not h es it aLe a n y long e r in h e r plans.
About a yea r later Mr. an d Mrs. Ma rkham were sitting before t h e fire in their cosy s ittin gr oom one even ing when Mrs. Markham said: " It seem:; str-ange that Uncle s hould give the reason of my nev er b oth e ring him for leavin g his fort une to m e. Th e f act is, Oliv e r, I dec e ived you once ab ou t m y affairs and I bo th ere d my UnclP t h e n. "
" No, dear ," said Oliv e r , "yo u n eve r bothered y our uncl e. He n e ver r ec e iv e tl the letter yo u sent him I will also confess. I deceiv e d you a t th at same time . The l e t ter w a s addr esse d to me a nd I answerel it in t h e n a m e of your un cl e.· ·
" What! Di d n ' t y ou receive a silly lit tle valent in e l as t year on V alen t in e 's da y?"
"No I g u ess yo ur uncl e g ot th e valentine, IJu I got the letter which pleased me mor e than a pa11er va lentin e; a nd I got a val e ntin e throu g h that Je tter which I int e nd t o k ee p
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Th e freshmen, they are foo l ish , Th e sophomores are a fal{e, Th e jun ior s, they are boorish , But t h e seniors t a k e the cake.
Gree tin gs to you, Rob ert F .; Purpl e so ck s and li g ht brown shoes, With yo ur turned up pa nta l oons, Dimpl es d ee p lik e c r esce nt moons , With your pretty, pink white fac e, Chamois rubbed in many a p l ace , 'iNitll your red ch ee k s, redder still , Kissed b y Colgate's l a t est frill. From m y heart I call yo u coy, You are s uch a h a ndsom e bo y.
Eugene Holl a nd in botany , Ju st wondered if he 'd fo r got any, So h e opened h is book
For ju·st one littl e l oo k, nu t as lor h i s mark s h e ain't got. nny
A gree n little freshman, In a g reen littl e way , Mixed so m e ch e mic a ls , In the l a b one day
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G r een ly waves , O'e r the g 1·ee n littl e freshman' s G r ee n l itt le grnve.
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On Friday , March 13 , the seniors gave their annual party at Walsh ha ll. Music was furnished by one o f the best orchestras in town and the dances went along very smoothly and enthusiastically . The committee had worked very hard on this party, and they spared neither time nor expense to make it the best party of the y(lar . There were five barn-dances on the program, and they were danced with a great deal of enjoyment. Throughout the evening punch of the very best quality was served in one of the parlors, and it was very freely used by the ones who engaged ' n the strenuous barn-dance No one was admitted to the party who was not accompanied by a senior The sponsors s a y it was the rriost representative party ev e r given by a senior class of the high school.
As always happens at W a lsh hall, the lights went out during one of the dances. Most of the people there say this was the best dance of the evening. Very strict Tules had been laid down by the faculty and class for this party, and every ru l e was strictly enforced. Altogether :t was the best ])arty of the y ear.
THE CAST PARTY.
T ll e ca·s t of '"l'he Crisis" gave a party Saturday e v en ing, March 21, at the home of Miss Gere, one of t he senior sponsors The invited guests were of t11 e c 1st of last year's class play, " The Rivals," s e nio; s who helped in the play, and those who wer e interested. Games were provided for t h e early part of the evening and dancing f orm e d t he amusement for the remainder The programs w e re especially novel and appropriate They were decor a ted with silhouettes of dif!'erent of the cast and m <J. de most interesting souvenirs Refreshmen t s were served between dances toward the end of the evening. It woul<l be ha r :J to express in words the fine time enjoy e d. The cast wish to thank Mis·s Gere heartily for her kindnes·s.
OYSTER SUPPER.
After the Fairbury-Lincoln game of March 7 fne members of both teams were entertained b;y Archibald Dinsmore at his home on South El e ven t h s : reet. A ll high school boys who pl ayed in an "L" game this year were invited. Mr. Philpot of our schoo l was present, as was also ?llr. Tea ch , principal of the Fairbury High School.
The large table in the dining-room was decor a t e tt by a f e rn centerpiece and Lincoln and Fairbury penants pointing to the ends. The s treel, and after talking to her he admired her
colors of the two schoo l s were seen also in the chand a l ier decorations.
At t e n thirty o'clock the guests sat down to a two-course oyster supper which pleased a ll \vho appreciate good cooking and e specially oysters. · The evening was spent in pleasure, not to be had on ordinary occasions, and Rll pronounced Mr Dinsmore to be a cap t ta l entertainer.
ATHLETIC NOTES.
The basketball season closed March 7 with the Fairbury game, which was lost to Fairbury by a score of 21 to 19. The team was crippled by th e loss of Frye and Funkhauser and at the end of the first half the score was 14 to 4 in Fairbury's favor. During the second half the high schoo l team braced up and fo r a time p l ayed the visiting t eam " off their feet ." During the whole half t:he Lincoln team playe d the -better ga:::ne, and they made e ight points more than their opponents. The work of Robinson in the second half contributed large l y to Lincoln's score.
'With the forfeiting of t'he return game at Concordia to Lincoln, Linco l n Hig h School c l oses the ·se a son with a percentage of .500, having won half their games. The scores of the games are as follows
Lincoln vs. Concordia-First, 3l · w 16; second, 2 to 0.
Lincoln vs. Omaha-First, 28 t o 44; second, 20 to 24
Lincoln vs. Fairbury-First , 14 to 31; second, 19 to 21
Lincoln YS. 24 to 21; second 29 to 26 .
During the entire season the team was hanJicapped by the fact that members of the team became ineHgib l e during the season. As a consequence , team work cou l d not be deve l oped as it should.
At a meeting of the Ath l etic Board on March 17 the " L " for basketball was awarded to the following boyil : Victor Barngrover, 7 games; Louis Meier, 7 games; F rank Spradling, 7 games; Rob e rt Funkhauser 5% games; P hilip Shel don, 31h games; Russei Frye, 2 games; Ga l e Ro binson, 2 games. Max Towle, 1 game. T"ne board alilo expressed itself to the ef!'ect that in the future, the L:nco l n High School "L" sho ul d not be awarded to boys who had been unable to p a rticipate in some contests owing to ineligibility. At this meeting the resignation of Mr. J. B Whe l an as secretary of the board was accepted, and Mr. Louis Meier was appointed to fi ll the vacancy
Dr. J. R. DAVIS
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Owen Rolofson , '10, has dropped 'School.
The freshmen had a special chapel Thursday, March 12, to which they invited the sophomores. Th anks are due.
Fr ed Fielding ha:s been absent eo !ew days on account of illn es'S:
Was your n ame on the honor list ? Why not?
Ellen Thorp, '11, has been absent several weeks with measles.
H e nr y Carlson, ' 10 , i'S one of the latest victims of smallp ox.
Guy Hutchinson has discontinued his school work.
Helen Schwind and Ella Morrison expect to 'Spend their 'Spring vacation at the hom e of the latter's s is ter in Wayne , Nebraska.
The Sh Rkespcare club had a Shakespearian party on Friday, the thirteenth.
"Townsend Panel." A style and effect in portraitm:e that speaks for itself.
Two months more of school. Seniors have your sittings for pic tures as soon as possible.
"Classmates." W1J.en? April 10.
Attend the debating societies
F ern Ferguson has left school.
Help the Advocate by subscribing.
Lee Sipe h as discontinued school work.
I s that "Senior Theme" finished?
Don't forget that "C la.ssmates" is coming.
Get out for track work.
Now is the time to say "Hail, Spring !"
Spring vacation March 27 to April 6.
Alfred Parmelee say"s he is still in school.
I ch weis nicht.
Jessie Kiff has left school.
Wendell MacDougall and Will i am Oest are reporting the city council in civics class.
Bert La Quet has discontinued his studi es
Senior pictures a re in circulation.
Track suits at Advocate advertisers. Is th:is yours or your neighbor's Advocate?
James Bet z has been ab'Sent !rom school for some time.
Work has again begun on theY . .w. C. A. building.
The sophomore party was a great success.
Miss Marsh's Engli'sh class is preparing to give "Juli u s Caesar" some time in t h e spr ing as a clas'S exerci'se ·
Students are asked to rememb er the rule that the children of the McKinley school hav e a right to the campus until 3:15, after which time it belongs to high schoo l 'Student'S.
Miss Marsh's class in public speaki ng broke the monotony of the class hour one day la'St week by 'having a banquet. Toasts were g iven by the members of the class. Fred Marconnit presided as toastmaster.
Kent Davi s has left school.
April 10. what? "Cla'S'Smates."
Charles Hook has dropped his school work.
Miss Fox was cho sen sponsor of the Shakespeare club by a unanimous vote.
A committee has been appointed to take orders for the junio r pins.
Junior play practices were h eld in the girls' gymnasium until t'he senior play was given.
Vivian Gray, '09, expects to attend Monticello Semjnary, in Illinois, n ext year.
The juniors, after seeing "Cl assmates" at the Oliv er, feel that they have a heavier play t h a n tbey bargained for.
The newly estab lished German c lub had a candy sale Wedne'Sday, March 18.
Ill Always Satisfactory 'jJ College Clothes
The new Y. W. C. A pins for the high school division have been decided upon.
June Troxel was out of school for several days on account of illness . We are glad of her return.
Philip Conly fell down the full length of the north stairs some time ago . He sustained no serious injury, but this fact brings out the danger one is constantly in if he goes on the stairs.
A reward is offered for a bunch of keys lost last week in or about the high school. They may be returned to the office .
The Pawnee City High School has written to Lincoln High School challenging it to a debate. They want the same team which defeated Beatrice to argue with them on the same question, and they want the affirmative side. Pawnee offers to pay the expenses. It has not been decided whether or not the challenge will be accepted.
Students must not skip chapel. Such uction will be considered and punished the same as class absences.
Boyd Ault, a last year L H. S. student, visited the school Wednesday, March 12. He has been working on his father's farm northwest of the city this year, .but will be back ill .. cnool next September
The resignation of Mr. J. B. Whelan as instructor in the high school has been accepted by the Board of Education. The resignation is to take effect March 27. Mr Whelan is to commence his new work as instructor in chemistry in the Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan , Kansas, on March 31, 19'08 . Ruth Rosa is now attending in Denver. We are all sorry, especially the juniors, to lose such a school and clas:smate , and we hope she will make a.s much of a success in school there as her e
A ·special chapel was held for the juniors and seniors Thursday, March 19 The I. M. P society, the senior girls ' society, gave the following program:
Piano Duet Impromptu-Valse ............ Bachman Beth ' Bonnell and Marguerite Klinker. Reading ; " That Fire at the Nowlans" Frances Snyder. Vocul Solo "0 Come to Me Mavourneen : : Frank Lynes Evangeline Long. Reading " Mrs Mulligan's Recipe for Cake." Frances Snyder.
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S E NI OR NO T E S.
At the meeting of March 3, it was voted to give the committee the power to decide on the commencement invitations and cards, subject to the approval of the class.
March 10, the Invitation committee gave their report as follows : The invitations will cost 314 cents a piece, and the cards $1.55 and 85 cents a hundred, the price depending on the style of engraving. The orders. for these must be In .bY March 24, and if they are not in by that date, you can get none Orders may be given to Louis Meier, June Hitchcock, or Alfred invitations are unmmally handsome thiS year, engraved in shaded old English, with our class pin embossed on each Invitation in gold, purple, and white , the commencement week program . printed on the third page, and in';;ide and outside envelopes.
March 17, the play committee reported thai. the expenses of the play were $116, and the net profits $166. The "prom" committee reported that the expenses of the "prom" were $45, the receipts $40, the de·ficit of $5 to be made up by the committee. A com mittee consisting of Conrad Allen, chairman, Kathryn Mockett, John Selleck and Marjorie Selleck was appointed to find out what a suitable present for the school would be, and to get a commencement orator.
JUNIOR NOTE S.
Florence Schwake, Editor.
At the regular meeting of the class on Tuesday, Murch 17 a mock trial was held, but on account of the lateness of the hour the jury did not have time to give their decision.
The class pins are here. Hay you received yours?
April 10 has been decided upon for the presentation of "Classmates," the junior play.
SOP H OMORE NOTE S.
Lorena Bixby, Editor
The sophomore party was great! Those who missed it should hereafter go in sackcloth ashes as u way of expressing sorrow! Jeanette Mayer offered her home for the event, and tl:i:e beautiful rooms were thronged with the merry crowd, while envious juniors and freshies hung around outside. As each guest entered the lower CHOCOLATES
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room, the name of some famous person was pinned on his back, and numerous and outlandish were the contortions gone through with to see what they were A funny guessing contest of considerable length was given in which Helen Carns won the prize John Baird the booby. After a long merry chase for partners, tables were arranged and a : large part of tfi:e ev e ning spent Jn new and am using c ard games. T)len refre shments were an d the partY closecl shortly after eleven o'clo ck; · a ll expressing their th anks for . a most enjoyab l e evening.
At the regulai: meeting of the class, it was decided that hereafter the meetings will begin with a regular program, in order tu Jraw out a larger crowd. The tjlen appointed a committee to serve for the entire semester in preparing the programs. It co:nsists of Eliza b eth Hyde, chairman, Lorena Bixby, an d Ralph Emerson He l en Loughridge and Julia Hitchcock were appointed to make the 10's for the sophomore basketball boys.
FRESHMAN NOTES.
Ri chard Stout, Editor.
The regular meeting of the freshman cla!:ls waR .held' in room 26 , at noon Tuesday, March 10 . ·
))r. Sanders spoke to the clasE, suggesting that the boys who were noisy in chapel Mo'nda'y, March 9, report to him and by so doing remove the punishment from t hose who had no part whatever in it. Following Dr. Sanders' speech there wa;; a genera l di·sctrssion, after which the mee ting aJjourned
At the regular March 115, it was decided to organize a track team, and Chauncey Mann was e l ec ' ej captain.
Richard Westover ar1d Virginia Moseley were elec te d chief rooters of t he c l ass :
Ask the sophomores how bad the freshmen bEat them in basketball.
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ALICE FREEMAN PALMER NOTES.
Ruth Grievish , Editor
At the regular meeting of Alice Freeman Palmer society a week ago, it was that we would drop the parliammtary -.':.rill for a whi l e and st udy Antigone at eYery meqtip.g.
Miss Wort was presen t for the first ·ti-ne since her illness and we' were all very 5lad to see her again.
Two new members were voteJ into the s o-ciBty
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I. M. P. NOTES
Our meetin gs are becoming more and more in t eresting. At the last meeting, Thursday noon. l\a:arch 19 , an excellent feed was held, but the attendance was not as lar ge as is usual at feeds. It was decided to have feeds quite often in the future
Girls, if you don't come to tue meetings, you will miss out on the social events which we are planning for this spring 't'his is our semester in .high schoo l and we expect to have some fine times These events have not all been ; decided on yet, sv come to the meetin!ts and help ' us decide.
Y W. c : A N<;lTES.
GlaJyce Weil, Editor.
Girls, why -ddil't. you · come to the meetings'? You r eally have·-no -idea· how interesting they are, or you surely - The girls ·on the committee are very liusy taking orders for the pretty · new pins, , one · br eve1'yone wan.ts. If you would like one, yon 'should order it imm ediately, order will ·be sent in in a few days.
La st Thursday · was the month l :f cabinet meetIng at Alice Moo·re's home, Tw enty-seve nth and 0 streets. After the business had been transacted, the meeting adjourneJ to t.'te dining-room , where justi ce wn.s done to a l arge spread.
KILKENNY KLUB.
Grace · Bennett, Editor.
The regular meeting of the Kilkenny Klub wa,; held last Thursday, March 19. The following musical ·pr ogram was give n , which was followed by short biographical sketches of the composers whose compositions were played: Polonaise Brill ante G Merkel, Kathryn Mockett.
Pre l udes-Nos. 22 and 30 Chopin Rose To cnges.
Du bist di e Ruh' : Shubert-Liszt Troika : Tschaikows ky Eliza be ' h Bonne ll
The klub will take part in an Old English Day Fair to be given in the school May 1 and ·· 2 bS all tir e s c Cieti e s in ·th e· schoo l
Keep This for Reference When You Are Considering a Graduation Gown
White Cotton Fabrics, plain
Chiffon Organdie, e ntir ely without dressing, very li g ht and atry, 66 inche s w ide . .
Paris Muslin, very s h ee r with a littl e dressing, 66 inche s wide. Either of th e above at SOc, 60c, 7Sc, 90c, $ 1.00, $1.2S , $ 1.SO a yard.
French Lawns, with some dressing or crispness, very s h ee r, m edi um weight, laund e r <> we ll. 48 inches wide, 35c, 40c, SOc, 60c, 7S c, 8Sc, · $ 1.00 , $1. 2S a nd $l.SO a yard .
Persian Lawn, sott, close, g l ossy, laund e r s well. 32 inch es wide, 18c , 20c, 25c, 30c, 35c and 40c a yard . 4S inch es wide, 3Sc, 40c, SOc, and 60c a yard.
Scotch Organdie, ve r y s h eer, s tiff with dressing, launder s well. 32 inches w id e, 18c, 20c, 2Sc, 30, 3Sc and 40 c a yard.
Wash Chiffon, s h ee r, light and soft , laund ers well. 48 inches wide, SOc, and 60c, a yard.
White .Cotton Fabrics, figured
Imported Swisses, sma ll :figures or d o t s, good weight, launders well, g iv es exce ll en t serv i ce r eq uir es b ut little trimming. 32 in c he s wide , SOc, 60c, 6Sc, 70c, 7Sc, 8Sc, 90c, $1 .00 and $1.2S a ya rd.
Embroidered French Mulls, sma ll :figures, without dressing, very s h eer and billowy and beautiful. All our own importations. 40 inches wide, 8Sc , $ 1.00, $1.2S, $1.SO , $1.60, $2.00, $ 2.2S, $2.SO and $3.00 a yard.
White Silk Fabrics, plain
Air Line Cloth, clr•udy, a ir y, a ll si lk, will was h, does not crush. 8Sc and $1.00 a yard
Japanese Silk, firm, soft, s trictl y washable. 27 and 36 in c h es wide, SSc to $1.2S qualities in both wid th s .
Silk Voile, beautiful material, ve r y serv ic eab le. 44 inches wide, $l.SO a yard.
Crepe de Chine, an o ld favori t e that is n eve r displaced. 23 inches wide, S9c a yard. 24 and 40 inches wide $1.00 a ya rd.
lot DRESS FOR YOUNG MEN
NEW SPRING SHOES
Tan a11d patent leather low shoes will be extensively worn this spring .
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We were showing a young fellow one of our new spring suits recently and he put on the coat and saw himself as other see him in the mirror.
'rhe first thing he said was "It's a bird." He went out with a smile of satisfaction on his face and the "bird" under his arm.
Our suits for young men this season at from $20 to $30, whatever price you want to pay, certainly eclipse anything we've ever seen in suit making. Come and see them. In style and beauty they are beyond newspaper description.
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY. APRIL 24, 1908
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. XIV FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1908
CLASSMATES
MISS HELEN M. DAY.
To Miss Helen Day, the director, belongs ulmost wholly the success of "Classmates," given by the class of ' 09. We, the members of thP. cast, cannot express our adm:ration for Miss Day's excellent ideas and help When we were feeling downh ear ce d and out of sorts Juring r e hersals, which seemed as if they never would end , it was Miss Day who " brought the 'Ship 'Safely into port." It is u wonder to us yet how Miss Day ever "broke in" such an "awful bunch" of ' ·raw stuff" as we were, and we hope 'She does not feel her labor in vain. At first we did not, to ourse l ves, seem so bad, but by follow ing Mis'S Day's dir ect ions and orders, and then comparing the result with that before her directions, we soon saw the difference, which was by no means. a small one . The cast feel that the debt they owe Mis'S Day is one which they can never r epay, a nd all hope that the next class will be as lucky in choosing a coach for their vlay as we were.
The music furnishe-d by the orchestra was fine a nd no one ·seemed to notice the time be· tween acts. The quickness with which the large crowd w as seated is due to Eugene Holland and his assist an t s. The adverti'Sing and tickets were taken care of by Linn Osthoff, a'Ssisted by Eugene Holland. The fact that the interval between a cts was 'SO short is due to Mr . Walter Housevorth and his corps of assi'Stants.
As stage manager Leo Hyland was equal to any ptofessional, inasmuch as he was able almost inst&ntaneous l y to form a fine stage setting out of whtt , to an inexperi e nced eye, looked like chaos of :be worst 'SOrt. His work did not begin the nigit of the play nor end then. Only one who ha s ever tried it can appreciate the work of · getting so much 'Scenery and property, as is nece ssary for a production like the " Classmates," to and from the 'School.
HJw we could have gotten along without Mr. S cot t to "make us up," to use a stage
phrase, it i'S impossible to conceive. For this work the cast is greatly indebted to Mr. Scott. Since the mechanical part of the p lay was so excellent it oi!ly remained with Miss Day's coachj.ng as to whether the pl ay was a success or not and from what we hear we are inclined to believe it had some good effects
' BY
A MEMBER OF THE CAS T
THE C A ST.
From the rise of the curta' n tiJI the end, "Classmates," as presented by the junior class, held the audience spellbound. "C lassmates" i s considered by the theatrical profession a heavy play, and thought its presentation by high school amateurs was rather audacious to say the least; that is, until after it was given
The school spirit which characterizes the play ru a de it especiall y interesting to the audience, composed , as it was, mainly of high school students. The stage settings were fine, as no little detail was forgotten by Leo Hyland, the stage manager, and his assistant'S. The uniforms and costumes were fine und helped to give the play a thoroughly military air.
It would be exce8dingly hard, and perhaps dangerous, to say which member of the cast was the best, since they were au fine .
Verne Bates as "Bert Stafford, " the viJiian played his part in a way that made every girl in the audience say, "I think that villain is ju<lt fine; he is so awfully bad." The pathos he put into the third act, a scene in the Amazon jungle, was so real that the titter ' ng and whispering usual among a high, schoo l audience, were for the time forgotten.
Perhaps the character that pleased the audience best, and at the same time showed great dramatic ability, was Glenn Bennett as " Bubby Dumble." He was the excitable and happy bride groom in the fourth act, and his lecture on being calm at the time when he was jumping around like a chestnut in the fire, could not have failed to make the hit it did.
'\. 11 th e new co l or i ngs, w ea v es a n d m odel s i n t he yo un g me n 's s uit s .
S ee th e m a t
F l orence Schwake was very brillilmt in the part of "Phyllis Stafford." She caused much amusement by her wonderf u l knowledge of how to check ardent l overs, and her who l e part was a source of great '· p l ea·sure to the audience Nick.namecl "Queen of Prussia."
As the hero, "Du n can Irving," Robert Fu n khauser w a s simply great. He acted in a way that made th e a u dience entirel y forget he was a high school boy; instead, he rea ll y seemed a West Poin t. cadet. As a matter of course he vanquished the vill i an and married t h e h ero i ne .
Grace Bumstead, i n th e role of "Sy l via Randolph," was a very we)) qualified heroine Her part was difficult and her interpretation and execution e xcited the admiration and praise of all.
Ma ry K it' e r ger was unusually good as " Mrs. Stafford." She pl ayed a reserved and dignified part. As the maid, Margaret Keifer showed a wonderful ability to weep i n the last act. It is to be regretted tha t she did not have more of a ch n nce to prove her va l ue.
"Silent Clay" and "Hugh Lindsay," the two rich friends and classmates of Duncan and Bubby, were well represented by Robert Davis and Leo Hy l and
Fran&: Campbell a·s "Mr. Irv i ng," the father of the hero , was fine and h is fatherly actions we r e not l ost upon either the hero or the audience.
'Fhe so l dierly teacher of military tactics, "Lie u t. Lane," was ably represented by Oscar Cone.
The "Officer of the Day," Donal d M: ll er, was very good, and showed himse l f capab l e of a grenter part.
A l bert Hoppe, Dean McBrien and Horace English were exceptionally good "plebes" and although their parts were not very important, they he l ped to make the p l ay a finished production
I l 2ok at you w :th longing eyes; Yrn1 truly are a le a p year prize; •A n the gi ls think you're divin e ; I on l y hope you will ·b e m ine
You are the idol of m y h eart, From you my thoughts will ne ' er clep1rt; Th e re'll be .n J wedding bells for me Unless I can be l oved by ·th e e.
Please s e nd a little ring to me
IE you a re tired of b - ing free; But if for me there is no hope , Please send t o me a piece of mpe.
FARQUHAR'S 1325 0 STREET
OLD RANDOLPH 'S TRICK.
Old man Ranuo l ph and the boys of the little vi llage of Arcon d ·d not get a l ong very we ll together.
T h e boys were a l ways up to some prank or mean joke on "Old Crusty," as they call ed him, a nd he was forever doi n g something to spite the boys. This spring, however, t h e boys h a d the best of it; t h ey had stolen a whee l off of '"Crusty's" new buggy , and had Jet all of his ch i ckens out one night when he forgot to lock the barn. Beside these, they had perpetrate d many sma ll er annoyances on him, while he ha d been ab l e to do nothing to even up .
Now the old man was in the habit of s'tti ng around tile grocery store with the rest of the town loafers, and one morning, as · Tommy Lawso n w a s there after his mother's order , "Old Crusty" l et drop t h e information that his grandf a ther had l eft a vast sum of money buried i n the back yard, which had n e ver b een l ocated.
Of course Tommy took Thi s all in with ill-concealed exc ' tement a n d as soon as he had taken home the groceries h e r us h ed off to te ll "the gang" the great news. They a ll immediately became greatly excited a n d after a stormy hour of planning and plotting they dec i ded to make the r a id after the treasure that very night. After d e ciding to meet at the school house t h at night at eleven and to br ing- picks and shovels, they disappeared and went home to awa:t the hour as best they could Of course they all had to go to bed at the usua l time and then steal out at the appoint e d hour, for their parents must know nothing of it, if the p l a n was to succeed. This they a ll managed to do and when the v ill age clock struck e l even every one was there, spade i n hand
Quietl y the litt l e banc;J. sto l e over to "Crusty's" and, climb ing h i s h i g h back-yard fence, set grim l y to work. Some d ' ggi n g in one corner, some in an · :J.vail. In the zea l and ardor of their task thgy other, they rapid l y turned up t h e earth, but to no took no n otice of the passing t i me They dug wd d u g until at last the first rays of the su n beg:u: to li ght up the east, and every inch or ground had been turned over and over again. They were 3till working, however, when the little back · doo r of the cottage opened, and out stepped "Old Crusty," fully dressed a nd carrying a huge sack on h's u-m
"That will do, boys," he "You have a ll done a fine job, and you may go , as I'ru all ready to plant."
Needless to say the boys we n t, l ooking very sheepi sh and ashamed . SHORTY' 'OR
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TH E SMAR T L.AWYER . MY LADDIE 'S GONE TO SEA.
A little tale care f ully pulled into English f r om the German . by Robert Ferg u son.
A rich man had a consi-derab l e sum of money, which in a handkerchief up sewed was lost. He made his loss known and ofl'ered the honest finder a reward of a hundred dollars Then came a good honest ma n thereto going. ' ' Your money have I found It indeed must be yours. So take the property back!" So spoke he with t he cheerful look of an honest man and a good conscience. The other made also a happy face, but only, because he his thought lost money again had. For as it around his hones ty lookea, that will itself soon show He counted the money and tho u ght meanwhile swiftly over how he the true finder from his promised reward to separate could. "Good friend," said he hereon, " i t was eight hundred dollars in the handkerchief up sewed. I find, however, only still seven hun · dred dollars. You have in deed a seam open ripped and one hundred dollars outtaken. There have you well done. I thank you." The honest finder, to whom it less around the one hundred doll a rs th a n around his irreproachable honesty was concerned, assumed, that he the li t tle package so found has, as he it brings At last came they before t he lawyer. Both Insisted a.!so here still upon their assertions, the one, that eight hundred dollars should have been uptied, the other, that he from the find nothing taken had and the little package not injured had. There was good advice dear. Bu t the smart lawyer, who the hone-sty of the one and the bad of the oti:J.er appeared to know, handled the thing so: he ri!t himself from both what they had dec lared , a firm and solemn oa th t ake and gave the following decis ion: "Therefore, if the one of you eight hundred dollars have lost, the other however only a · package with sev e n hundred dol!a.rs found has, so can also the money of the last not the same be, to which the firs t a right has. You, honest friend, take then the money, which you found have, again back and keep it in good care, tl'll he comes, who only seven hundred dollars lost has . And to you there know I no advice than be patient till that one reports himself, who your eight hundred dollar.s find." So spoke the lawyer and that way remained it.
(And they lived happily ever after-at leaat, we hope so )
Note.-I had to leave out a tew words that wouldn ' t fit in , but I guess I got in plenty, anyway
The sea rolls high, the sea rolls mad, The sea rolls in to shore; The wind moans low, the wind moans sad, And I'll see my sweet laddie no more .
He has sailed away o'er the bright blue sea, To h unt him land and gold, And he'll never, never, come back to me, Till my heart in the grave grows cold .
For I wal ked at night on the firm damp sand, That gleamed in fne pa l e moon light,
And I saw, far of!', at this earth's end, A shadowy ship in the night.
And on it sped , as swift as a bird , With sa il s well-spread and fi ll ed,
Though never a leaf on a tree was stirred, And the night-wind's noise was stilled
And as it sailed so close to me, I saw my bonnie lad; Far out upon the bow stood he, And I with joy was mad.
But when I reached my hand to him, So close he seemed to be, He vanished in the moonlight dim, And left but the rippling sea.
-By. Ella K K. Morrison
Rusty F. is a dashing young senior, Of graceful and charming deme!lnor; He makes the girls smile As he goes down the aisle-This bold, heart-smashing, sh y senior.
Dear Pater :
Rose s are red, violets are blue. Send me fifty; I love you His answer came as fo ll ows: Dear Son:
Som e roses are red , others are pink. Enclosed find fifty-I don't think.
Last night he kissed her , He · couldn't help it, she was so very dear; And as he knew that no one else was near He simply kissed her.
She fairly spurned it, Her black eyes flashed , her cheeks fl ushed rosy red
"I do not want your horrid kiss," she sa' d. So she returned it. Get it at
DEBAT' E
· Not for many years has the sp i rit in debat e been so high as this year. Every society has been doing excellent work in its weekly meetings and has exerted every effort to push the big debates that we have held. As a resuH of such energy we have this year won two debates, one from Omaha and one from Beatrice. ·
But there yet remains the greatest de bate of the year, a debate wnic h does not give opportunities for br ill iant team wor k but relies so l ely on the ability of the one speaker and the · coach. Now Lincoln High has the speakers and she certainly has the coach. Our representative w ill e nter agai nst all h igh schoo l s in the state and it will be an r onor ' for Lincoln High to capture this prize .
The question is an ol d and much debated one, Reso l ve d , that the United States government shou l d own a n d operate the railroads.
Mr. Peterson is anxious to make this debate the third victory for Lincoln this year. A ll h e needs is a few fellows on the preliminaries. Come out and win.
GIRLS ' DEBATING SOCIETY.
Susje Baker, Editot
The G. D. S he l d t h e i r reg ul ar m eeting on t h e sixteenth. Severa l Important b usiness m atters were discussed and a committee appo i n t e d to revise the constitution. Pl ay an d pa r ty commit · tees were a l so appointed. Maggie Wo o ster' s name was added to the li st of members.
As a resu l t of a general discussion of t h e f ailure of ma n y of the girls to give t h eir d ebates when expected, the fo ll owing· motion was passed by the society: "All girls who n eg lect to prepare and g i ve their debates, which are assigne d the m , shall b e fined."
Hereafter, h umorous s u bjects w ill be cho sen for some of the debates. These w ill b e easie r to debate on and very interesting t o liste n to
At i he regu l ar meeting, April 6, the f oll ow in g question w a s debate d , R eso l ved, t h at L in co l n shou l d go dry Kate Bickford and Helen Springer were on the affirmative. Irma Herma n an d Catherine Canne l were o n t h e negative. Th e q u estion was one i n whic h we were ali interested and the debaters ha d many good arguments.
When a. member is absent three times in succession, her name is taken off t h e membersh ip roll.
WENDELL PHILLIPS DEBATING SOCIETY. Wende ll MacDouga ll , Elat to r
T here is a j oll y crowd of fellows in th i s sc h ool who a l ways go aro un d wHh a s m ile on t h e i r f aceil a·s though they enjoyed t h eir schoo l. W hy is this so? B ecause every Th u rsday nig h t they meet i n room 202 a nd drink in the orato r y of
Ridg l ey Chapl! n e w h en he expa n ds a seriou s discussion on " W h y is a H en?" They listen to the sound judgment of their presid ent, Daniel Brinkman, who thumps on the desk an d call ::; order. Then there is R ex Woo d ri n g. Is he not beautifu l ? Yes, he is not beautiful. He speaks to them on "Woman Suffrage ." T h e Nelson twins, when put on one side of a d ebate, in eve r y case win. There is John Brinkman, the o nly freshman tha t belongs to a n y debating s oc iety', whose beaming coun t enance is a l ways b efore the others with its free smil e. Th ere is t h e time-keeper, Cliffor d Clark, an d ot h ers whom I could me ntion if I had the space. B u t all these fellows wish to Invite othe r goo d fellows of the schoo l to mee t with them a n d get that s mile that won' t come off Freshman boys, get b u sy
Election of officers took place a s h ort time ago as follows:
President-Daniel Bri nkman.
Vice-President-J ohn Brinkman. Attorney-Clinton Nelson. Critic- Enoch Ne lson.
Sargeant-at-Arms-John Beachl ey.
Ed! lor- Wendell Mac d ouga ll
PHLOGISTON DE,BATING SOCIETY.
Dean McBrien, Editor.
T he reg u lar meeti n g of the Phl ogiston Debati n g Society, which was he ld on Tiiursday, March 5 , w a s a very important meeting. At t h is time t h e officers for the remainder of the year were e l ecte d The results were as fo ll ows : A. H . Din::;more---P residen t.
Verne Bates- Vice-P resident.
Dean McBrien-Secretary and T reasurer.
Horace English- Attorney.
Verne Bates- Critic Dean McBrlen- Ed i to r By glancing ove r t h e names of t h e office r s It will be seen that Bates an d McBrien ca u g h t two p lum s as t h ey fe ll fro m t h e tree.
T h e regu l ar meeti n g, h e l d on March 12, was a l so well atten d ed. T h is meeti n g was the occasion of much mirth . An extemporaneous debate w a s he l d on the question: "Reso l ved, That l ove Is blind."
Of course, we a ll expected funny things, but we hard ly had dared to expect t h at which did follow Several speakers had c o n cluded their remarks and it was no w the t u rn of E n glish Many of t h e members now prepared to go (to sleep) while he (like the brook) wen t on forever. He, however, awa k e n ed them by t h e remark · " - - and I sta n d h e r e b efore you In l ove-" (Great app lause an d loud laughter). "-- and such Jove as mine can never d ie." (More laughte r and app l ause).
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Oh, yes, we often have lots of fun at our meetings We're not of the stiff, prim make. Look at the records some of our members have made: Funkhauser in basketball; Callahan in footba ll ; Bates, Johnson and English in debate; and Ferguson and Munger in the senior pJaY, not to say anythin g of Archie in everything. With such members as these, wou l d it be possible to have stiff and uninteresting meetings?
Come and visit us, fellows. You are entirel y welcome and s u re to have a good t i me. Room 201; for date and ho u r, see the bulletin.
Edward Pettis, 1911, is now a member of this illustrious body,
April 3, we h e l d our initiation. Those who were initiated i nto the mysteries of the padd l e and the lash were Robert Ferguso n , Alfred -Munger, Robert Fun khauser, Arthur Davis, Eugene Ho l deman and Edward Petti s. . Througn the strategy of La Verne Bates we managed to entrap Mr. Sam Foster, an alumnus, who had grad uated without being initiated. He, also, had to suffer with the others.
Our society is again holding a "Weary Willie" contest. The score now stands: Wearies, 2; Willies, 0.
Our society is a regular power house affair. With Archie furnishing steam and Horace, winding, it is no wonder that the Ph l ogiston whee l keeps on turning.
CICERONIAN DEBATING SOCIETY.
Donald Miller Editor.
Are you interested in debate? If you are, pay us a visit. You won't be disappointed. Our debates are always on q uestions ·you are interested in; or if you are not you ought to be . Some . of our recent ones have been the prohibition qu e stion, the bank guarantee, co-education, and tariff revision A ll of them are being discussed all over the coutry, and· some of them are likely to be political issues i n the near nationa l e l ection. Don't you think it is worth while to hear them discussed, and better yet, to have a chance to say what you think about them yourse lf? You wil: get that chance if you come and see us.
While the Ciceronian Debating Society , as its name indicates, was organ i zed primurilY for fot'. warding debate in the old L. H. S., it also for training in parliamentary la w and a jolly gouu time. Neither of these is to be despised. If you come around you are sure of a hearty
hand-shake and the time of your life. Ask Robert Drake, our latest addit ion, if ti:J. is Is n 't correct.
I NTER-CLASS MEET.
This meet is to be pulled off at the Ante lope Park, May first, two · o'c lock in the afternoon, and according to the looks of the program it promises to be the most interesting inter-c l ass meet ever held in Linco l n High . About forty boys from all the classes have entered, but the seniors are now ahead in the number of entries, having entered twelve boys. ,
Although t h e1·e is little doubt i n anybody's mind except the track captain's, as to who will get tne individual, it has been admitted by all clas"Ses that the class score is to be very c l ose . As a whole, though, the sentiment around the school seems to be slightly in favor of the juniors.
Th is fact, alone, promises to make it more than usually interesting, because it will make the seniors and sophomores redouble their efforts to w i n from the juniors. While it is very doubtful as to the freshmen getting first, it seems that genera l opinion gives them the best of chances on getting second
The meet is to be called promptly at two o'clock and according to the present sc'hedule there are to be fifteen separate events. The fifty-yard dash ha·s been added which makes one more event than usual. This order of events w ill be followed as nearly as possible:
1. 100 -yard dash.
2. High hurdles, 120 yards.
3. Mile run.
4. 12-pound shot put
5. Low hurdles , 220 yards.
6. Half-mile run.
7. Po l e vault.
8. 50-yard dash
9. 440-yard run.
10. R u nning broad jump.
11. 12-pound hammer throw
12. 220-yard dash.
13 High jump.
14. Discus throw.
15. Relay race
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know, we have in Mr. W llson a coach who is a coach. It is not a lack of room or apparatus . 'Neither iR it b e cause of a scarcity of ma t erial. Jt:dging from app e-arances, there are many fasl and heavy men who have never gotten out. And · why is it? It mus-t be a lack of interest and enthusiasm. So far only about twenty bo y s h a ve be e n getting out, and ou.t of a school of at least. five hundred boys this number is pitifully small.
Lincoln was victorious in debate this year , and there is no reason why she should not be victorious in athletics also.
In a short time we are going to defeat Ashland, s nd a little later we are going to win the Missouri Valley meet. And e very man who gets out, wheth e r he gets his place or not, wiH help win thes e victories.
Get out tonight a nd every other night and see what you can do. You may surprise ev en yourself.
SOME IDEAS ON COURTESY.
Courte sy is a politeness or civility of manner which each individual owes everybody with whom h e com e s in con t act. More · than this, true courtesy has .its source at the heart. Truly courteous is the p e rson who performs the little acts of politeness or civility in a manner which shows gladness in t he very doing. "Thank you" and " If you ple a se ," said in such a manner as really to portray the re a.! meaning of the words, are wh a t go to m a ke up the courtesy of the words If ev e ry man were th e true gentleman anJ every lady th e tru e la dy t h e r e would be universal courtesy
Courtesy is important and not only important, but necessary, in the life of eve ry-one. If there were more courtesy there would b e more happiness and equ a lit y The stable boy is entitl e d to courtesy from his employer , as well as is the · employer's guest at dinner. We all like to be t re a ted with courte sy and politeness, so why not trea t others so?
There is an inclination among a great many girls to take an aisle seat, on coming to chapel, and cause the later comers to crawl over them to get to the seats in the middl e:: of the row. No doubt it is merely thoughtlessness, but doe;; it not appear selfish? Even when she does consent to rise it is often with an air of being "bored " Anyone can easily see that it would save time for all concerned if the first comers would take the inner 'seats. A great many students think that it is only right that they should take the aisle seats since they arrived first It may not be the fault of the later pupil or of anyone else that she did not reach the auditorium among the first . It may be simply ill luck that she had farther to go, or that she had business which de t ained her. Let us cease these selfish habits and think of the enjoyment of others.
According to old L H. ·S. s -tandards, the athletic outlook in Lincoln High is only fair rut the best . Why ia it?
Not because we have no coach, for as you a ll
Courtesy in all of its different forms applies to all th e different phases of life, to all the differe nt environments of different people. It appli es t o grown-ups and children; to home, school, business and social life . I think the courtesy of school life is very important, since the courteous boys and girls of today will be the courteous m e n a nd wom e n of tomorrow
The .conJitions existing in our own high schoo: make it. especially hard for the students to observ e th e rul es of courtesy. How can a boy stoop and pick up a girl's handkerchief or book in the hall, when there isn ' t room to stoop? How can a girl remov e her hat , when ther e isn't room 1o put it in the locker? Many more instances can be mentioned showing wh a t a difficult problem it is for students in the Lincoln High School to know just how to be courteous under the circumstances
"But, you say, "There should be a way to over- . come these difficulties." Yes, there is a way to overcome part of them. It is the discourteous pe rsons , in many instanc e s, who make it so hard for those who are trying to be courteous . The halls would not b e so crowded if e ach p e rson kept to his righ t a nd if no one stopp e d in th e
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. halls to talk; if no one pushed; if everyone' helJ his books close to him and didn ' t punch other people in the back with the corners of them; and in fact if everyone observed the rules that ordinadly, people observe when passing along the sidewalk down town.
When your toes are trodden on, it certainly helps the sting a great deal to have the offender s top l ong eno ugh to beg your pardon as if he real· ly meant i t.
RUTH SEXTON.
MUSIC COMMITTEE MATTERS.
The May Fair has been given up. The societies of the school have been very enthusiastic in plan' ning for its succes·a, and no doubt some of these p lans will be utili zed as society entertainment'S, though they are no longer necessary for the nee.ia of the Music Committee, since the senior c lass generous ly voted fifty dollars to pay the · last cent on the piano The committee still has to provide for its expenses for next year, and the Athletic Association has promised twenty-five dollars for the purpose providing n i ne hundred tickets are sold for the track meet, May 1. This means steady hard work and the student members of the Music Committee for the May Fair are expected to lead their societies in selling tickets . Every soclety should buy and sell every ticket it possi · bly can in order to make this big sale possible, s ubstituting for their generous support of the May Fair ari equally strong interest in the ticket selling for the track meet. The society wh'ch most loya ll y comes to the support of the Music Committee by selling to its own members an.i to others the most tickets, will be given a prize in chapel, if nine hundred tickets or more are sold altogether. Every member of the May Fair committee should see to it that his society does its share of the work of selling tickets.
What society will sell the most?
1908 NOTES.
The seniors held their meeting in room 203, Tuesday noon. After much· argument they decided to donate to the high school the lights which were procured for use in the senior play, "The Crisis ." It was voted to give fifty dollars to the music committee, which pays the l ast cent on the debt for our grand piano.
The order for the senior invitations has been sent. ,
All ·seniors who expect to graduate in June must fill out the blanks in the office telling how they want their names printed on their diplomas and the number of their credits, etc . ·
1911 NOTES.
Richard F. Stout, Tditor.
Th e regular meeting of the freshman class was held Tuesday, April 14. ·
Miss Gray, our sponsor, spoke to the c l ass in the interest of athletics.
At a recant meetin g of the class, Mr. Philpott stated that there were only three or four fresh · men upon the athletic field, trying for places in the class team. It is certainly a shame that a class which has as many as one hundred boys should hav e such a very small number of boys upon the fi e ld to rflp r esent it in athletics. The boys must remember that even if their chances of making the team are slim, that is not the whole benefit derived from getting out, but that the experience and training are a l so of g r eat value ·
1910 NOTES.
Lorena !Bixby, Editor
The sophomores have done a great deal of work l a te l y At the meeting Tuesday, April 7, the of the party committee were read , showing that in spit e of the cost of the event, a snug surplus still remains in the treasury
Faith Schwind was appoint ed tJo meet Mr Philpott, along with a girl from each of the other cl a sses, cnncerning the designing of th€ banner for the interclass meet, •May 1. And right here the humble editor of this class is going to give the bo y s a l ecture! Mr. Philpott has as much as said that we are doing nothing in athletics. Now, why is this? You boys are big, you are strong, and surely you are not afraid to try against the oth er clas ses? Do you think you might get hurt? Go on and hustle, boys , and we girls will sta!Kl by you a II through.
Besides this, •I think you should not be so bash· ful a1bout helping o ut in the 'Pl"Ograms. I hope you don't ·e·xp€ct the committee to do the "stunts-," too! If you refuse to help, then don 't complain of the shortn ess of the programs, but offer yourself · for the next •time, and - we'll have a better one.
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Edith Stom bmigh spent h er v a(!a tion in Omaha.
Irene B erges ha s mo ve d to Omaha
Yes, its onl y 25 cen t s. When? Oh , May 1st. W hat is it ? Why the in terc lass m eet, of course . " Classmates" was sim:ply gr eat. W ere yo u t h ere? If yo u were not, yo u missed the ti m e of you r lif e.
Grace Ruth s pent he r vacation in Omaha.
Chet Lewellyn spent his vacaUon on the farm, and as a result you will not be a bl e to 'S€€ the shot when . ne gets h old of it at the in te rd ass m eet.
Louise Barr and Janet Stev e n so n will go to Ha st in gs, Nebr ., April 24, to srpend Friday and Saturday.
REWARD !
After a patient •but fruitless personal search, a member of th e faculty offers a box of good candy to any student, boy or girl, who can discover fi ve hi gh school girls that do no t open a convers ation by "Say!" and who do not substit u te for the first n a m e of a girl friend the exrpression " kid" or "girli e ." Thi s list may be made up from any or all classes. Can it?
Virgini a Mosley -spent vacati•on with fri ends at D avi d City.
The freshme n h ad a speci a l chap el for the benefit of a t hletics oJast Friday.
S ay , are yo u going to see "Ch et" put the shot at the interclass meet, M·ay 1?
Mr. Wilson has taken t h e place of Mr. Wh e l a n in the s cie n ce department
The sop homores are · having fine class meetings
Lurene Steidl ey has moved to Illinois.
H ave you bought your ticket for t he intercla s s m e et?
At t h e special athletic chapel l ast Monday, Mr. Wilson, the new coach, spoke urging t he boys to ge t out for track. Good adv ice , too
Clarice B reese h as been ill with diphtheria for several weeks. We a ll wish h e r a speedy recovery.
Marian Pe ttis was i n Nebraska City a few da y s du ri ng vacation.
They all say Funkhauser is making the low hurdles in m arve lous time. B etter come to the interclass mee t a nd s ee him do it.
Th e death of M; ss Ottie Vod e!'berg of la·st year's class came as a great shock to her many fr iend s. She was a Jo ya l m ember of the Girls' Debating Socie ty a nd a prominent worker in the Y. W. C. A., h avi ng been one of the cabinet office rs when the high school branch was organize d She was a;pprecia t e d mo st by those w ho !m e w her best Her many high school friends since r e l y mourn h e r d eath .
Leslie Hyd e, '0·7; Ralph Wilson, ' 07 ; Wade Martin, '08; and Aaron Sulliva n, '08; have begun work in the University Law School.
A son was born to Mr. and· Mrs. J . C. Baird of Newc a stle , Wyoming, February 16. Mr s. Baird was formerly Miss Helen Dolson, L. H. S., '02
Sam Waugh, '07, has been visiting in Oma'h a. Th e alumnae Brownings will give a party during the spring vacation at the home of Minnie Sweezey.
Marian Ho l comb, '05, who has been living in Sea t tle, Washington, for the p ast two yea rs , will r e tu rn to Broken Bow, her former home, some time in June.
Vera Barger, '06, is a memb e r of th e freshman girls' basketball team of the University
Ruby Barnes , ' 07, and Ruth Munger, ' 07 , have been e lected s ecretary and tr eas urer of the freshman class of the University.
Hel en Cotton, who gr a duated in January, has been pledged to the Alpha Phi sorority of the University .
Lora Smith , '07, has gone to California to spend the winter on account of the poor health of her moth er.
A l bert Gebha rt , '06, is l ea din g m an in Le Comte a nd Flesher's " Holy City" company a nd l ater in th s se:J:son he may be h ere . Mr. Le Comte, who is manager of ·the compa n y, has comp lim e n ted him high-ly on his work and has offered him a summer e n gagement in on e of his s•tocll: co mpa ni es He expects to be at hom e for a f ew weeks' vacation some· time in May H e was a member of the cast in the junior play, "Tulu," g iv en in 1905
Eugene Holland, sweet and fair , Combing down his yellow hair, Marjorie says she'll win him yet; If she does she won't regret.
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Ma ny of th e high school pap e rs are continually roasting the Advocate b e caus e the a dv e rti se men t s ar e mix e d in with the r ea ding ma t t e r It will not do th e m any good to roast us b e cause w e ar e going to k e ep on doing it. Our a dv e rtise r-a pay 75 p e r c e nt of th e cost of the pap e r and we belie ve that they ou ght to get their money'::; worth
Th e Coll ege Echoes c a me this month, as us u a l , a nd w e e njoy e d all of it e xc e pt th e joke column , wh-ich w a s missing.
The March issue of the Flame · was v e ry compl e te. W e wish th e m as much succ e ss in bas eball as th e y have had in b a ske t ball a nd more.
The sentim e nts express e .:J. on the cover of th e Or a n ge and Purple are ju s t our sentim e nt s. Th e p e r so n who thought up such a len g thy article ou ght to hav e his sal a ry raised .
W a r e c e i ved the Owl, from California , a nd e njoyed r eadin g " Th e Pl a y a nd th e Hypnotist."
We find t h e joke column in th e So-to-Speak, from Wisconsin, mi s sin g. This fact rath e r hurts the paper.
Th e P e bbl e s for March is all ri ght, but' w e think it makes some unjust cr il lcism s in Its exchange column .
The Ya har a is not quit e so good as it was las t month; but it is still a b ove the aver ag e
The F e bruary issue of th e High S chool H e rald wa s la t e, but it's b e tt e r l a t e th a n n e v e r .
The· Critic, from N e w J e rs ey , shows g r ea t ori g · in a lity, e s pe ci a lly on th e part of th e e xchang e e ditor
Th e Po lyte chnic, from Ca liforni a, i s fin e. W e a re stili iau g hing at thos e joke s.
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" Wh a t you say goes," he sadly said, Wi t h eyes and heart aflam e ; She g lanc e d at th e clo ck and turne d her head, Then softly whispered his name."-Ex.
"Sophomo re Song. "
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A f t e r g e Lting many 4' s; And us e d him to advan t age In Cae s a r ' s Gallic Wars. "-Ex
J a y Buxton- "What are th e s e new ambuscade scal e s ?"
B a con-" Th e y li e in weight " - Ex.
Custom e r (ord e ring pork and b ea ns) - "Waiter, wh e r e is my pork ?"
W a'i t e r- "U nd e r t hat bean."- Ex.
A drown :ng man and a thirsty man
By natur e 's hidden law , Seem bull t upon the s e lfsam e plan , Th ey both grasp at a straw.-Ex.
" Why is a panc a ke like the sun?"
"Becaus e, " said th e Swede, " it rises out of d e r and s e t s b ehind der v est. "-Ex .
T ea ch e r (in g e om e try)-" When two faces coi nci de, what is formed?"
Pupil (blushing furious l y)-" Why er-r-r- I don' t kno w."-Ex.
Profe ssor (dic tati ng Latin compo';;it!on)-" T e ll m e, s lav e, wh e r e is thy hors e ! "
Sta rtl e d und e r my chair, sir, I w a s not using .it " - Ex
" A r e all fleas bl a ck?"
" Wh y , no; didn ' t yo u know Mary had a litlk> Ia mb wi t h fl eas as whit e as snow ?"-Ex
Th e Holy T e rror-" Say , pop , what did Kell e y -do ?"
Po p- " Why, wha t do you mean?" ·
H T.-" W e ll, I was te ll ing th e f e ll e rs 'how I s t ood on m y h ead for ten minute s and t hey s a.!J, ' lik e K e ll e y did.' " - Ex
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And then upon the car to ride, A mile or two to .walk bes i de, That' s transportation.
And then before the door to smile, And think you'l l stay a good l ong while, That's expectation.
And then to find she's not at h ome, That's thunde r ation- Isn't it Eill L.?
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Lives there a boy with soul s o dead, Who never to himse l f has said, As on his bed streams mornlng·s li ght: "I wish the scl;wol bu r ned down last ntgP,t."
F-requent goings out in eve n ing, L - ittle wanderings in the g l oaming, U-nder trees in hammocks swinging; N-aughty -cuts to ri nks for skating, K-eep the teachers a l ways sco ld ing.
Horace had a head of hair, It really was a si-gh t; But every time the barhP.r came, He ran with all his m i g h t.
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LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN NEBRASKA FRIDAY MAY 29 , 1908
THE ADVOCATE
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Lydia Languish
By IRMA HERMAN '08
Dear Puss:
I am just so full of news that I don't know where to begin You know Margaret Wells, the cute f-reshman with the light fluffy hair that you admired so much, at the bottom of it. We were all up In Jane's room yesterday reading our mail, when suddenly Freshle gave a shriek, and with a dramatic gesture exclaimed: "Ha! I scent an adventure." Of course we were all ready for anything that promised fun, and begged her to tell us about it. She kept it to herself a provokingly long time, but at last in· formed us that some "wealthy young man wi'shes to correspond with a young girl, preferably over twenty ; object, matrimony " We couldn't see any fun in that; there were advertis-ements like that in the paper every day. Freshie, however, was ready with an explanation.
"Goodneas sake, but you're slow! Can't you read? He is both young and r.fch! My, what a chance you are missing! Florence, you sit right down here and write exactly what I tell you to."
Florence, always In search of trouble as you know by experience, sat down obedi-ently and wrote exactly what was dictated. 1 don't re· member the exact words, but each one added a word here and a word th-ere, and It made quite a letter. We sign-ed the name Lydia Lan· guish . Really It was a lot of fun writing It and I'm just crazy to read that first letter of the "young and w-ealthy" person. I suppo ae that we'll g-et it all right, as we told the postmistress to deliver Lydia Languish's mail to Jane. She thinks that Lydia is some new girl at the school! The ten o'clock •bell has rung and I must go to the tortures of Tartarus with \Aeneas. Write just as soon as you can .
ALICE
April 14, 1908, Dear Puss:
We are in an awful mess now! I wrote you about how we answ ered that matrimonial ad of the "young and wealthy" one. Well, the letters
were great. At first they told about his prospects. Then he changed his tone and got mushy. Oh, he kn-ew that Lydia Languish was tlle girl of his dreams! Heavens, I wish s he were! The worat came th i s afternoon. A y oung man called at the postoffice and Inquired where he could find Lydia Llnguish. The postmistre ss said that they had one up at ·Smith House on the college campus, so she called Jane up by '•phone and said that there was something there for Lydia Langul sh, and would she, Lydia, please come down. By good luck, the whole bunch of us went. As we entered the door we saw a ve ry hand· some young man In a light tan suit, light derby, and tan shoes, leaning agai'nst the window talk· lng to the postmistress. As we came up, h-e took off his hat and Inquired if Mis s Languish were of the group We were simply scared stiff. Though he looked the hardest at Florence , Florence was the only on-e that had any presence of mind at all. She looked up at him meekly and said, "I'm Lydia ." He looked at her in a queer way and said, "May I speak to you a few minutes, please?" At t his Florenc-e began to shake, but true to her untrue friends, she followed him out of the postoffice, and they stood under the big elm and talked W-e saw him look at her very often , but she kept her eyes demurely on th-e ground. We stole out the back door and hurried home. fJ: have n't seen Florence yet, but we're all just dying to know what they had to say to each other. I'll write you just as soon as I find out. Yours,
ALICE
May 15, 1908, Dear Pus·s:
The unexpected has happened, as it always does, and I must say that I am mig'htlly disappointed in some p eople. To begin at the beg-Inning, Florence was In yesterday to tell us about it It seems that she was right with us in the . search for fun until that day at the postoffice when we met "him " As Florenc e said , the min· Continued on page 3
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LOCALS
Those posters were great.
Was your name on the honor list? My, how Blllart.
Marguerite Gould leaves for Mexico the week before exams.
Portia Conkling was Ill several days last week.
Quite a few people have expressed the opinion that they are going to heaven after the exams.
Frances Caldwell visited in the country a few d ays.
Lenore Richards was Ill two days last week.
The Y. W. C. A. girls had a fine candy acution at the track meet.
Jun e and Maud Troxell have moved t o Colorado Springs. We were all sorry to have them leave and will miss them gr ea tly
Lucian Wallace has been absent a great deal on account of the illness of his mother.
Edna Brown has been ill almost two weeks.
Jeanette Mayer leaves for Chicago the week before the exams.
Clayton Baker is confined to his home on ac· count of scarlet fever.
The girls tennis court has been In full swing for some time.
Leah Dumbolton has been absent several weeks on account of sickness.
The sophomores had charge of the special chapel Thursday, May 14 It was considered one of the best programs this year.
The new rule of examinations has caused great anguish of mind to all save seniors.
Mr. Bixby spoke and Carl Steckelberg played, in the sophomore chapel May 14.
The Y. W . C. A. gir l s gave a jolly party to the Y. M. C. A boys last Friday night.
Kirk Fowler has just finished an extensive elec· trlcal work In their new home on Franklin Heights.
Fred Marconnitt, Bert Drake, and Richard Stout made speches on patriotism In chapel Monday, May 18.
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Hill's father, Dr H. B. Hill, was ser· iously inJured by an explosion in his office, but i n spite of the worry o ccasioned, Florence came to school the next day .
Elizabeth Hyd e's discussion of the question as to whether or not Shakespea re considered the Jews a persecuted race, is declared by Miss Town to be as masterly a production as ever a University student wrote.
Richard Paddock, an old member of '08 was in Lincoln last week on his way east from' Manna .
The girls' tennis tournament started Friday morning at b:30 and was completed during the week.
The Junior-Senior was a great success.
The junior c l ass an d the faculty were delightfully entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Miller, Saturday eve ning, May 23.
Marjory Selleck, Robert Ferguson, Helen Sawyer and John Selleck will leave for Europe, soon after commencement, to travel with Dr Lee ' s party.
'l' he special chapel Thursday, May 21, was In charge of Mr. Peterson's debating c l ass. The affirmative won In a spirited debate on "Resolved, that labor unions are a benefit to the public." The affirmative wa staken by Gdenn Bennett Dean McBrien and Shirley Fassler, and the by Lynn Osthoff, Morris Klein and Clinton Nelso n
ALUMNI
Vera Schauff, '05, has been fli in South Pasadena California. We are glad to r epo rt that she Is proving.
Ruth Raymond, '02, has returned from a five months' visit to the Holy Land.
The program at the last m ee t :ng of the mathematical seminar of the University included an articl e on "Greek and Roman Number System," by Mae Little , L. H. S., '05, and a thesis on " Examples of Proof by Induction ," by Alice Mockett, L . H . s., '07. .
He stole a kiss, then gave It back, 'Twas in the sheltering woods; She, too, was guilty, for, a·lack, Receiving stolen goods.
A decided brunette, by name Pickens
Was arrested for stealing some When they asked her to swear, She replied bebonalr, "I only !mow ' deuce ,' ' d arn,' and ' dickens.' "
0. A. FULK, F U R NI S HE R
Miss Lydia Languish
(Continued from page 1)
ute that she saw the man she prepared herself for the sacrifice. When she got out of the postoffice and und e r the tree, s 'he felt that her last day had come . "Florence Grady, what do you mean •by this disgraceful •behavior?" he exclaimed when they were alone. "What do you mean?" she retorted. ' "Well, it's different in the case of a man, and I wouldn't have thought it of you, of all girls," he stormed. Then he caught sight of us fleeing up the alley and said mildly: "Who's the light, fluffy one?" Florence, glad of an opportunity to get out of a lecture, said: "Why that's Margaret Wells Wlouldn't you like to meet 'her?" He took up the chance, and do you know, Puss, when she went down to Huyle r's to get the bunch something to feast on, that very afternoon, they were Introduced. And she didn't tell liS a thing about it, ungrateful wretch! Every day since then he and Margaret have been out walking together, just as though they had known each other for years. 'Oh, it's awful. To think that a girl would go back on her bunch l!ke that! I guess •I'll stop writing before I say something awful. ·
Your thoroughly disgusted
ALICE
May 20, 1908, P. S.-Mecy, how stupid of me. I forgot to tell you who he was, or anything about 'him in my hot-air spell.
He Is Florence's cousin, Will Atherton. He didn't do the corresponding, but came up here on behalf o'f a friend of his. The friend saw that be was getting himself into pretty deep water with Miss Lydia Languish, and as it was intended for a mere joke, he thought It was time to stop. Therefore the v isit. Well, I've unburdened my mind, so will wait unt!J next time to tell you other things.
ALICE
LiiM E R IC K S
There is a young senior named Kate, Who is greater in height than In weight, She is ready for fun
On hand when begun, But to German class often comes late
There now is a senior named Warner, Who in Latin sits off in a corner, He went fast asleep, 'Gave his book not a peep, And for Warner Mi-ss Pound made It warmer.
EMMA VAN W >I>E.
ONE PO IN T L OST
Once there were two sisters gay, Who loved the summer air; At eve they pushed their window high, For then the moon shone fair.
But in the night a cloud aro·se, Then came a summer shower, :And one dear girl flew from the bed About the midnight hour.
The window mast be quickly closed, For in would come the rain, But when she landed on the floor She gave a yell of pain.
Her sister, much alarmed by this, Right soon inquired the cause, And this the she received, With scarce a single pause:
"Oh, it's a tack! Oh, p ull it out!" The stricken sl ster cried. The other sister hurried out And hastened to her side.
But when she saw her dane!ng there, And crying loud for aid, She sat right down and lau ghed and l aughe !!, (A spectacle she made )
But when she could be calm again, To pull the tack, the elf, She said, "You didn't try, you goose, To pull it out yourself."
"Now, stop your teasing," she replied, "Or I'll bid thee aroint."
"The trouble was," the other laughed, "You didn't see the point." Mazie Dillon.
There Is a young lady named Barr, · Who; whenever she enters a car, Her head hits the top! She sits down with a flop, And she sees a most wonderful star.
There once was a lady named Gree n Gave an ear-splitting howl and a scream w hen she heard of the scene Enacted by Jean On receiving A+ on her theme . ARTHUR EWING.
ATHLETICS
AID FROM THE MERCHANTS.
When it be c ame known that the athletic treasury was lacking in sufficient funds to send a reprepresentative track team to the Missouri Valley meet, Mr. L. P Funkhouser kindly volunteered to head a subscription list if some of the boys would try to raise the necessary money A committee of boys started out and easily raised the amount needed. The boys wish to thank tne follow:ng who so kindly contributed toward the expenses of the trip :
L P. Funkhouser, G. E. Haskell, Miller & Paine, A. H. Armstrong, Ster.ing Clothing Co. , Magee & Deemer, G. A. Crancer, Tucker & Shean, Dr. Eiche, E. S. Hardy, Farquer & Fulk, C. W. Philpott.
OUR TRIP TO ASHLAND.
The track team arrived In :Ashland Saturday, May 2, about elf:ven thirty a. m. After partaking of a very slim d lnner, we journeyed to the athletic park and soon the conte st was on .
The grandstand was filled with Ashland girls, cheering and singing for their team, but all in vain, for Lincoln won by the score of 75-47
Invitations were then given to the Lincoln team to attend a banquet at the Hotel Alma at eight thirty that evening. 'ro fill in the time before the banquet, we walked around the city and took in the sights.
Upon our return to the hotel we were conducted into a nicely decorated dining room, where a delicious' lunch was served , after which tQa:sts were given by Brannon, Meier, and of course, "Archie." These were responded to by the Ashland girls In a very witty manner. Mr. Philpott and· our coach , Mr. Wilson, told a number of stories and were the most p-opular guests of the evening At evelen-thlrty we left the hotel for Lincoln and evetry member of the Lincoln team extended hearty thanks to the Ashland High School people for their · courteous treatment and the good time that was shown them while in Ashland. ·
OUR TRIP TO KANSAS CITY.
We left Lincoln over the Burlington at one p. m., Friday. We immediately fell into good company, as we jointld fifteen of the University track team men on their way to Lawrence, K a nsas. Arriving in Kansas City at eight-thirty, p m. , we went to the hotel and immediately retired to our rooms for a good night's rest
At twelve th9 next day we ·boarded a car for Elm Ridge Park . What happened there it Is aad to relate, but anyway, Beams captured one first place. The day was fine and the track in excellent condition, while the grandstand was filled with the most enthusiastic rooters I ever saw.
After the greatest and grandest meet ever held in the history of the M. V. I. A. A , we returned to our rooms tired, di·sappointed, dirty andhungry
After a hearty supper we attended a reception given to all the contestants fr om visiting schools
at the Coate s H ouse. Here we enjoyed ourselves dancing and watching others receive gold 1IJ.edals until eleven-thirty, when the tired Lincoln team boarded a Pullm a n for Lincoln .
YE OLDEN BALLAD.
Ye old-time days in Lincoln High Have long fied past forever. When laddies bold and lassies fair Were often seen together.
And football teams and baseball teams Won vic'try and much And runers swift and jumpers high, And hammer throwers hoary.
The teachers loved to stroll apart .t<'rom studying and worry, And to the campus they would go, To see the track team scurrry.
The students all to Lincoln High Were surely true and loyal, And in defeat or victory Athletic teams were royal.
But that Is past, the present's here , Let's don't make any fuss, And maybe then , when we are gone, They'll say the same of us . Earl Brannon
The following Is a part of an Interesting letter received from Mr. Cronin, a former teacher in the high school:
My Dear Horace-Your letter was addressed to Minneapolis at the time I was llvlng in St. Paul. Strange to "Say, the postoffice here seem never to have heard of me and hi casting about to locate me struck upon the happy notion that I must belong In some of the state institutions here . I have not found out how many of them they tried in getting me located but they finally sent your letter to the Un : verslty of Minnesota Agricultural College , regularly known as the state farm . By what logical process of reasoning they reached the conclusion that I was retained In this Institution I leave you to guess. At any rate , your letter came to me too late to enable me to reach you before the debate came off and I have been in the meantime, "swamped" In prepar:ng for the Minnesota state bar exam ination.
The "cramming" I did for several months before tjhe examination would have done credit to a Lincoln High School senior, who had a part In the play, was entered in the debates and hoped to make th e track team as well as four credits on the side.
I was glad to bear that Lincoln won the Beatrice and Omaha debates. The result of 1lhe inter-scholastic has not reached me yet. Possibly It has not occurred yet. Wishing you every possible success, I remain ,
Sincerely your friend, Neil M. Cronin.
THE SENIOR DRESS SUIT
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THE JUNIOR-SENIOR.
The annua1 reception and dance given for the senior class by tbe junior c lass t ook place Saturday eve ning, May 16, at Fraternity Hall. The r ece ption wa s held from eight to nin e o 'clock , followed by dancing. The smaller dance hall was decorated with a canopy of orange and black, the junior colors , and the ceiling of the larger hall was concealed by a lattice of green entwined with grape vines. The programs were orange and bl a ck with the junior pin -e mbosse d on the cover. With the excellent musie the time pass ed too quickly , d e spite the fact that the evening was v e ry warm Th-e patrons were: Mr. and Mrs Funkhous e r , Mr and Mrs L. Fm;sler, Mr. and Mrs John Klinker and Mr. and Mrs. W A. Selleck. The following committee was in charge : Shirl e y Fossler, chairman; Ma ud Troxel, Mary Robbins , Pearl Mitchell, Leo Hyland and Robert Funkhouser.
'Twas a snowy winter ' s morning,
But I knew that spring would comeFor I put a tack In my neighbor's seat, And fastened It there with gum!
When ' er you find conceit is nigh, There's but one thing to do, For inflammation of the I, Just use a little you.
NONSENSE RHYM!:.S.
A Lunatic Love Song. There ' s not a cat-fish In the sky, Or blue-bird in the sea, Or caterpillar in the c louds, Or crab upon the tree , Who In its unjust mind can tell How truly I lov e the e.
Emma Van Wie
Chestnut leav es Calico sleeves , English teach e rs Are hard to please . Ca rlton Elwood.
It was the sad noon of the nightEach lamp post heaved a sigh . The pavement lay as still as de ath, A tear stood in each eye
The night was long and soon grew dark The wind was full of air,
the fact about th e matter is That I wasn 't there. Roger Sweeney .
Absence makes the marks grow rounder
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EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
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Locals Jokes Exchanges Class and Society Debate
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EDITORIAL
As this Is the last issue of the Advocate under t'he present manage ment, we wish to thank all who have contributed material during the semester. It has been a regret to us that we have had to leave out some important material several times when we had more than enough to fill the paper As we have so few subscribers, for the s·i:;o,e of the school, we could not alford to en· large tbe paper as we had hoped. The contributions have helped out greatly, but it is the needed subscriptions which are the most important. We hope f hat n ext year the subscription J'st wil1 be doubled so that the Advocate can continue to grow in quantity as well as in quality.
We are sorry to say that we have found a number of students who have been receivinr; Advocates without having subscribed . This dis- · honesty is not only a detriment to the paper, but is demoralizing to the individual and to the school. We sincerely nope that this practice will be discontinued in the future .
We hope that •the •Advocat e has been satisfactory to the subscribers and that it has given them as much pleasure as the stall' ha s derived from editing it.
We get the news from the Advocate, A paper short, but bright. It fills our hearts with joy elate, As we read each little mite.
Oh, here's to the L. H. 8., That needs new quarters sadly. We seniors love it none the less, Although we leave it gladly. Jean McGahey.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK PROGRAM. 1908.
Sunday, May 31 , 10:30 a. m .-Sermon to the Graduating Class by Rev. J. E. Tuttle, D. D. First Cong r egational Church Monday, June 1, 9:00 a. m.-Class Day Exercises. High School Auditorium . Monday, June 1, 8:00 p. m.-Senior Public. High School Auditorium.
Wednesday Jun e 3, 8:00 p. m.-Alumni Reception an'd Dance. Fraternity Hall. (Tickets, $1.00.)
·Friday, June 5, 8 : 00 p. m -Graduating Exercise!l. Address by Hon W J. Bryan, L.L D. City Auditorium.
The following will give their themes at Senior Public:
Robert Ferguson-"My Print Shop " _ Marjori e S e.Jleck-"Climbing Mt. Ranier." Reed Thomp son-"The Character of Aeneas " Lillian Ward-" Bacteria. "
Elizabeth Bonnell-"A New Lincoln High School."
These were chosen on the merit of their themes. The following were elected by the class: Walter Davis, Evangeline Long, Ella Morrison, Fra nces Snider and Clarence Clark. At the Class Day program the following papers will be read: " The Class Will"-Louis Meier. "The Class Herman. "The Class History " -Janet Stevenson.
Our school days now are almost u'er We soon shall graduate. In days to come we'll oft' recall The class of 1908.
Of days we all enjoyed so much We'll think with many a sigh, And wish that we could once more go, To dear old Lincoln High Leona Johnson.
I was grossly maligned in the last issue of the Advocate in the Phlogiston column. Although I hold grudge whatever against t'he P. D S. editor for his totally unwarranted attack on my reputation, I :leny the allegation, and I can lick the "alligator." I o:trer the following in explanation:
I said it, of course; Dean would not lie; But the truth's not told; I'm no such guy. I started to speak; I can not lie, " I am in love my love'll ne ' er die " Here they started to laugh, they cried "Boo Hoo;" They shouldn't laugh, I wasn't thruI am in ·Jove and with no other Than my much-loved, respected; mother. HORACE B. ENGLISH , '09.
Ballad. In English twenty-nine you know, Our teacher is Miss Green. The tries her best to make of us
A poetry machine. Edna T. Brown.
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1909 NOTES.
Floren
ce Schwake, Editor
The class of 1909 has upheld its good standing in more ways than one during lts junior year. As fr e shmen we made a reputation by winning the mile, but as juniors we bette red that reputation by taldng the honors in the third annual interclass me e t-the first class to take a fir s t place in its beginning year , and the first class to defeat the senior s . Horace English and Verne Bates,two cham· r; ion debaters , defeated Beatrice, to their own and to the credit of '09. No one denies that our play, " Classmates," was among the best ever produced on the high school stage. Perhaps to some of us, th e Junior-Senior recept: on is a most important event of the junior year and certainly '09's recep· tlon to '08, reached the highest expectations The junior girls have organized and hope to do much In promoting that class spirit which has been chara c teristic of '09 ·class meetings and undertakings during the past year. ·
1910 NOTES. Lorena Bixby, Editor.
The sophomores have accomplished very little this year. Our party and our two special chapels quite outdid those of the other classes, but we have accomplished next to nothing In the way of athletics. This shows that we're all right in the social way, and in the studious, ( ?) but in the ath· Ietlc-
Besides this we have no class spirit at all. Only a few come to the meetings, and then they have a bored look all the time. If we don't do better ne xt year, we might as well leave.
The election of oflicers took place too late to have the results published, but as most of you don't show any desire to hear of your class I wouldn't have put them in anyway.
Small dog, Railroad track, Toot! Toot!
Sausage
Little boy Archie Sat In a comer, And June sat neal' by; They spoke not a word, Neither one of them stirred, You've seen them, and so have I.
A Freshman, In jocular tone, Once called a thin ·Sophy a bone; After two weeks in bed With a badly b!'ulsed ·h ead, He decided to leave Sophs alone.
"Now I Jay me down to sleep, In my Uttle bun'k; i[ hope I die before I wal>e, And thus escape a flunk ."
A Sl'immerlck.
A very thin girl named Miss Batten Once went out to skate at Manhatton She •soon struck the floor, Said she: "Well before I skate any more I must fatten "
Thus Sl>Oke an old codger from Me., Who walked with the aid of a ce. "In ve, r comple. Of .the pe. I susteIt surely wHl drive me inse."
Perhaps the jokes are old, And should be on the shelf; If you can do It better, Send In a few yourself!
Oh, the Roman was a rogue, He erat was, you bettum; He ran his automobiles, And smoked his clgarettum; He wore a diamond studibus And elegant cravattum, And maxima and Joude shirt, !And such a stylish hwttum.
He loved the luscious hie-haec-hoc, And ·bet on games and eq111l; At Urnes he won; at others, though He got It In the neque . He winked (quo usque tandem?)
At pueHas on the Forum, And sometimes even made Those goo-goo oculorum
Greek may be charming, And French very well, •But German's outrageous, And Latin · is-pretty bad.
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SOCIETIES
SHAKESPEARE CLUB.
Irm a Herman, Editor.
The Shakespeare Club entertained its friends at a dancing party at t h e home of Frances Snider the Thursda y before vacation. Th e chaperons for the evening were Mrs. 'Widener, Miss Towne, and Miss Fox. Miss Fox served ice during the Intermissions.
Th e Club had an impromptu candy feed at its l ast meeti ng Bus:ness was being tras· acte d when It was suddenly discovered that there was a little money in the treasury. A committee was at once appointed to go and visit the Sugar Bowl and to bring back chocolates enough to go around several times. This committee didn't bring enough so two other girls went for morle. This time there was plenty, and after all of it had been consumed the meeting adjour n ed.
GIRLS' TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
A Girls' Tennis Association h as been formed with about twenty-five members. The girl s have been having a great dea·l of fun playing.
They had a feed Thursday noon in order that the gir l s of the association might become better acquainted.
A tournament is to be held some time before school closes. The winners will be presented with a prize by the ladies of the faculty.
This is the beg innin g of te nni s In our school , and, as it has started so well, it is hoped that it will be a great success in the future.
The initiation was held Friday af t er noon , April 3, !lit the home of Gisela Birkner. Maud and June Tro:rrell, Lucile Johnson and Helen Safford were "put through the stunts." At 6:30 the annual banquet was given at Helen Wallace's. Thirty of the active mem'bers sat down at on e· long table, which was beautifully decorated with smilax, ferns, red carnations a nd red candles Kathryn MockeH was toast-mistress and the foHowing toasts were responded to: "Welcome to the New Members" . . . ... . Miss Fox "My First Imp·ressions of the Kilkenny Girls" Maud Troxell "The Sophomores" Marian Pettis To the Juniors ..... . ... .... .... Florence Schwake "The Seniors" Margaret Klinker
At the regular meeting, held April 9th, Elsie FitzGerald and Do roth y !Watkins read an interesting ·budget of jokes
I. M. P. NOTES.
Do rothy Editor
The I. M. P officers for the Temainder of the semester are: President, Ruth Woods; vice-presi· dent, Blanche Woodworth; secretary-treasurer, Emma VanWie; sergeant-at-arms , Elizabeth Bonnell; editor, Dorothy Watkin'S.
JUNIOR GIRLS' SOGIETY.
The Junior Girls met in 202, Monday, May 11, to organize. Miss Kingsley took the chair till a temporary. chairman was e l ected. She gave a short talk on the object and aims of the society and then Katherine Yates was e lected temporary chairman.
Election of officers took place as follows: Katherine Yates, presid ent; Helen Safford, vice-preside nt; Katherine Cannell , secretary; and Valeria Bonn ell, treas urer.
It was decided to hold the meetings Friday noons in room 202. Helen Sawye r was appointed chairma n of the pin committee and Ruth Davis chairman of the name committee.
It will take the rest of the year to get organized and every juni.or girl shoul d come· a nd do her share towards making o ur society the strongest in school. B A. T. was selected for the name.
Black Suits for GraduationEXCHANGES
We are sorry that we have not the space in this issue for a long-er exchange column. The exchanges which we received certainly deserve more mention. All of them showed the spirit ot Spring in th e ir cover designs and the enthusiasm expressed in their reading matter There were lots of new ones and the number wa:s gre a ter than ever b e fore If it were possi-ble we would discuss the articles in each paper separate l y, but this would take a volume. For these reasons many good exchanges wl11 be slighted in our accounts.
We were very glad to receive the "Comus'' from Zanesvllle, Ohio. It is among th-e best received this month. The CDver was exceedingly good and sported three colors. Moreover, the rest of the paper was v-e ry good and complete.
The "Said and Done" arrived as usual, with a very original and artistic design on the cover We lilte to see a neat appearing paper, for it is usually worth while on the· inside.
We ;received the dedicaJtion number of the "Flame" and enjoyed it. We also hope to have a new building some day , but we n e ver expect to have as nice a one as theirs.
The "Forum," from St Joseph, is well arranged and ha·s a very artistic and appropriate cover.
We are glad that the "Kyote" acknowledged our exchange and hope that their paper will keep on coming.
To the "Tabula": We would have liked to see your senior play, but w e think that we had two play'S which came up to it.
The last n umber of the "Mountaineer" was great. Cover, cuts, jokes and exchanges, all showed lots of though•t.
The Wichita "Messenger" was very good. we enjoyed reading the story "Between Acts."
We liked the plan of the "Cue" from Albany, N . Y. It was the only pape r which was a true Easter number.
The "Kero," from Ohio ts as good as ever and i'S :among our best exchanges.
Some roasts have come in because we did n o t have any ·exchanges in our last issue, just after we had roasted others for the same thing. This wa:s because the space was taken up with the senior play and not because of the laziness of th e exchange editor.
YiHUYLER'S
sEE Magee & Deemer
First little girl.-"Do you use slang?"
Second li t tle girl.-"Nit! my maw would blff me on the beak if I ever made a stab at any dope like that. See!"
Teacher.- "What is the definition of hyp ocrite?"
Pupil.- "A person who comes to school with a smile on his face."
He -"You are the breath of life to me "
She-"Well, suppose you hold your breatjl "
There are two animals in the world which upset the laws of nature. The hen is a hen in the day time, but becomes a rooster at night, and a horse can eat the most when he hasn ' t a bit in his mouth .
W. Burnham.-"Father, when I graduate, I am go!ng to follow my literary bent and write for money."
Father.-"Hump, you ought to be successful. That's all you've done the last four years."
In E nglis h IV .
Miss Miller-"Lord Byron said that Macaulay woke up one morning and found himself famous What great character in American literature is parall el to this?"
Moody (who had been dozing)-"Rip Van Winkle."
"Little boy, can I go through 11his gate to the river?" politely inquired a very stout lady.
"I guess so; a load of hay went througQ. this morning "
"I'J;Il sorry do have to do this ," said Johnny, as he spread the jam on the eat's face; "but I can't have suspicion po!nting its .finger at me."-The Bu ll etin.
Two Jews were shipwrecked and after drifting several days In a small boat, Goldberry said, "Look, look, Levi, I see a sail." Levi said, "Vat'l! the use . We have no samples."
Professor Glinton -What's an echo?"
C-- - c - --.-"The only thing that ca n cheat a g :r l out of the last word!'
CHOCOLATES a.nd Bon Bons
Miller C!J Paine
MAY SALE of WHITE GOODS
University Commencement will soon be on ! What about the dress for the sweet girl graduate ? Our ability to meet all demands, at the same time with the soundest economy for you, was never better shown than NOW in our billows of snowy white. Swisses, mulls, muslins, organdies, chiffons, lawns, batistes, embroideries and lace, beauty, style and value-all at top notch. Every girl graduate's help to fashionable dress, hearty satisfaction and commonsense economy.
Swiss Mulls, 32 in. wide, 40c, 50c and 60c yard
Embroidered French Mulls, 40 in.
wide
$1.00 to $2.25 yard
Embroidered Swisses at
50, 60, 65, 70, 85, 90 and $1.00 yard
Plain 32 in., Persian Lawns from
18c to 60c yard
Wash Chiffons, 45-in. wide .40c, 50c and 60c yard
Fine Scots Organdies, 32-in. wide
_ 15c to 50c yard
White Batiste, 45-in. wide
35c, 40c and 50c yard
French Lawns, 47 in. wide
50c, 60c, 75c, 90c and $1.25
Paris Muslins, 66 in
75c, 90c, $1.00 and $1.25 yard
Chiffon Organdies, 68 in. wide
50c to $1.50 yard
Corset Cover Embroidery, 35c
values 19c yard
Charming Parasols
A captivating line; all manner of natural sticks, twists and crooks, others carved in cut-in or cut-out designs. Fabrics and embellishments are wearable and pretty. There are plaids, Dresdens, silk inserts, embroidered eyelet effects, pongees with embossed dots or embossed rings, blacks with checker- board circles and others. See north window.
$2.00 to $15.00
After you finish High School --you need a thorough--
A Boy's ARROW Collar
Made in every way like a man's collar-in boys' sizes.
15c. each-2 for 25c.
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We hope you have had as pleasant and profitable a year in school as we have had in business. We thank you for the liberal patronage you have given us. You will always find here the latest styles in everything you wear, for experience has taught us that students are satisfied , with nothing that is not up-to-date, and every year we make special preparation for you by laying in a full line of . what has come to be known as "College Clothes." And the best of all is we save you money on every purchase.
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WE WANT TO ATTEND YOURGRADUATING EXERCISES
Have been Making Plans to do so and while it has cost us no little effort, we are still making preparations for this occasion and because of this fact we may find it necessary to be represented by PROXY. OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO BE YOUR GRADUATING SUIT.
In this you have everything to gain and nothing to lose FOR OUR BUSINESS is to secure and sell you fine fitting, well made clothes. The time and effort that we have spent to obtain the best, has made it possible for us to show you a line of black and dark colored suits at $15, $18, $22.50 $25. that will dress you properly for graduation day and many days thereafter.
STERLING CLOTHING CO_.
1Z 11 0 Street.
NEW SPRING SHOES
Tan and patent leather low shoes will be extensively worn this spring.
We have a large Yariety of the latest styles at popular prices. Call and see them.
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