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Coming December 29-30-31-Josephine Deffry. January 22-Yon Yonson. January 3-A Thoroughbred Tramp. January 25-"THE MAN OF THE HOUR." January 6-Human Hearts. January 28-Arizona. January 10-Devil's Auction. January 30-What Happened to Jones. January 13-Plimrose Minstrels. January 31-Billy the Kid. January 16-Vendetta. February 3-The &irl and the Stampede. January 21-Wizard of Wan Street. February 7-What Women Will Do. Febntary 13-"FLORENCE ROBERTS."
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Jf ark's ctCbristmas " Wh at's the matte r ? You stand t here like mummy, with a look t hat reminds me of a whipped dog. W e' ll have more snow, so yo u don't need to stay out here in t he cold for fear you'll miss seeing a sn ow storm this year," said Tim J ones to Jac k D oglass as J ac k was leaning against t he trunk of a t ree, gaz ing mysteriously around. J ack raised hi s head and stood motionless for a m oment; hi s teeth were chatterin g, hi s lips were q ui vering, and his voice was hoarse as if it had utterly fail ed him. Fin ally he said in a solemn tone: "I was just thin kin g of the past, reviewi n g the fa n cies of my min d, and have about concluded to "cut out" t hi s wild, reckless life on the range. I h ave enj oyed it beyond expression , b ut I'm going to "cut it out. " Tim , a hu sky, gruff cowboy , upon whom edu cation had not fastened itself , burst out in la u ghter sayin g: " H ave yo u ; afte r your su ccess as a bron cho-buster , turned out to be a baby . You know , t he other day you was t h e on ly man in the whole ra n ge who could stick
that roan h orse, and all the fellows p ra ise your work. Co m e now, be a lnan!" J ack roll ed a cigarette and t hen said in the same tone of sad n ess: " Tim , you don't know my feelings . I have come to t he conclu sion that there is som ethin g hi gh er in li fe than roaming the hills, isolated from everybody, and where one doesn 't even knO\\' t he date of the month. Aside from t hi s, there is something far m ore important to a man 's feelings, a nd in t h at J have failed, yes, utterly failed . Oh ! to li ve my life o ver again. I migh t have held a station in life equa l to that of t he best of people had I but taken a nd h eeded advice; and co uld have been lifted from degredation by examples of good people. "Come in the cabin a nd have a drink and forget a ll yo ur foolish spasms, and de n 't let t]1e ( ther fe llows see yo u hear loo kin g and acting like that . Y ou know , they promi sed to be h ere at seven o'clock By the way, J ac k , I found another quart bottle of J . W . H a rper in t hat old cracker box und er the bed That is c n e thing we had forgotten
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be longed to us . We'll sure have a dan dy time w11en the f::: ll ows come. " said Tim in a ra t her harsh tone. Jack answered not a word. Altho u gh Tim did not have a refined nature he now became interested. H e kn ew that J ack 's wo rd cou nted for all there was in him. Dangers were neve r a cons ideration with J ack, and as the fellows said, he was too " bull headed " to be wise. N ow that his heart was sad and that a m elancholy mood had taken posession was certain , but the cau se was beyo nd Tim 's knowledge. He foun d that J ack would not answer a ny of his questions definitely, but from what he could learn he decided that Jack was in love a nd m ust have been d isappoi n ted. J ack told him of his association with a lady before he came west a nd that he had learn ed that she was now married. Tim saw that J ack assumed a serious attit ude all the time , so he turned and said: You are in love the worst I know of You know, Barney told me the other day that he knew a fellow w ho went crazy over love, a n d another drowned himself for the same reason. Y ou '1 have to be careful a n d "cut out " the blues, o r one of these may fall to you . Come go into the cabi n, yo u can 't afford to let such a trifling thing
bother yo u like that, and yo u cannot stay out here in this ch illing snow sto rm." Th e two walked into the old cowboy's cabin , made from slabs, and were seated by a large fire. Not a word was spoken for .3. few mom ents, but the th oughts which ran through J ack's mind were almost beyond his p owe r to endure. Sud d enly J ack arose frcm his board seat and began to throW off his clothes. Pointin g toward them he said: " I shall n ever wear that t rash again ." This startled Tim , who arising said: "You in te nd to leave us then, do yo u ?" " I do," was the rep ly, " but I shall see yo u in tow n tomorrow. You are all going down to spend Christmas , and you must go iil time so that you won 't miss it, as we don 't know exactly what day it com es." J ack dressed himself in the best he had , mounted hi s favorite ho rse and started to town. Tim stat still in loneliness, and felt that he was about to lose a dear friend, with the loss of J ac k the range would lose 'its life. The two met next day . J ack had purchased a new suit of cloth es and looked like a society man . One of t h e fellows said in a humorous tone: " Well , Jack, you are getting quite sporty 11,0W. What
STUDENT LIFE has happened thata broncho buster l ike yo u should be so foolish as to dress like a sport?" This passed without sayi n g a worn, but as it was about time for the train to leave, Jack bid good-bye to his friends and left for the east . The cowboys left behind ·were a sad lot and did not realize their true situat ion. After a hurried journey J ack arrived at Cleveland, Ohio, the day b efore Chri stmas. Decidin g to remain there for the night and return to his old home on Christmas day, h e immediately went to a hotEl. H e stepp ed up t o to thc cou nter to rcgister, and wh ile glancing dO\Y]l th e pages, he read the name , ,. :'Iifiss Genevieve Sarsuga, Cinn ., Oh io.·' . 'vVhat I Can that be my Geneieve"
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thought he . "Nonse n se, slle is married" ,,·as answered in his mind. H e tried to convince himself of the fallacy of such a thought, but it sti ll had a peculiar effect e n his mind. Be "\\·asscen to be staltlEd again more than ever , for as he was strolling aimlessly around, ·with his thoughts constantly on hi s former condition in life, suggested by t he name, the real girl arose from a ch air and stood face to face to him. After a moments com:ersatiol1 in which she informed him that slle ,,·as not marri ed, they decided to return to Cincinnatti e n Christmas day and enjoy th emscl"l" es togethe r. That this \\·as a happy Cllristmas for Jack is "\\"ell understood .
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B enton had never had a winning foot-ball. Algothy had beaten her every year and it looked as if she were going to do it again. B en to n had always wl/.nted a winning team. Of that there was n o doubt a nd even t he merchants of their little college town had shown as much . But why couldn 't sh e win? She had fast men ; she had big men. The boys had the best of suits, a good manager a nd , as the people ' round tow n put it , "a crac ke r-jack of a coach ." " But boys," says the coac h , " W e've got to h ave that man Needam!" Needam was not the fastest runner in the sc hool , nor was he the b iggest man in t he school. W ell , what was he then? Wh y, he was the man that every fellow in the stud ent-body instinctively looked to as their leader . H e was not the grind in t he classroom nor t he best speech maker on th e Roor, but t here was someth ing in his daring way, som eth in g in his personality , something in the way he took t he initiative, that drew every man to him and made him their general for whom t hey would do or die.
It had never dawned upon the fOGt ball boys that they lacked un ity in their team. They could not see that they were n ot playing as if they had one big brain to run as a machine . They had a quarterback , yes, and he was a good man, too. H e made long runs and n ever fumbled the ball. But did h e h ave the confiden ce of his team mates? That 's just what he didn't have and t here is where the rub cam e . Th e coach made the remark about Needam one night in the locker rooms, after a hot , sweaty scrim m age on the campus. Next day it was whi spered aro und school. Bu t most every boy knew why leedam didn't get out . You would hear on e fellow say " 1 can't see how such parents as his could be so set against foot ball und er t he "Well ," says anoth er new rules." " he's t ried every way und er the sun to get them to let him play . H e's tried to get t he old m a n ou t to a game. He's explain ed the new rules and a rgu ed hour after hour, so h e says, but they simply won't be convinced ." During the day Needam fo und
STUDENT LIFE o ut the exact word s of th e coach. What could h e do ? H e could not he lp it. But in spite of himself, it began t o work upon him. Sh ould he see hi s Alma Mater go down in th e du st when it only required on e man , and that , himself to make a wi ning t eam ? W as it ri ght that h e he should trampl e down th e colors of a whole school a nd m a ke defeat for elev en m en ju st b ecau se hi s parents were too stu bb orn to investi gat e the n ew rul es? H e h ad t old t hem that t hey could n ot dep end on th e old newspapers knoc kings, but that t hi s was an ent irely n ew gam e. The wee k wore on . Hugh Need a m becam e th e t hou g htf ul boy instead of t he real live fellow t h e sc h ool h ad kn own him to b e. Monday cam e a nd bro ug ht wi th it a n ew resolu t io n fo r him , and t hi s was it: " I will con vin ce m y par ents." Mond ay aftern oon fo un d Hu gh Needam in a foo t ball suit, n ot as Hu gh Needam , bu t as R alp h P reedam . Hu g h had expla in ed his campaign to t he co ach , w ho in t urn called the sq u ad toget her an d explained it to t hem . A shou t went up from t he bunch : " H oora h for Freedam ! Wh o's a lrigh t ! Freed am 's alright. Wh o say s so? E very bod y ! 'Wh o's
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everybody ? Th e team , the t eam , the t eam! " But for the plan ; h ere it was : Freedam as has been inferred , must practice and play "incog ." They were t o invite his parents t o a " fake" m eet in g at th e college the m orning of th e game. A ligh t lunch eon by t he dom estic scien ce girls was t o b e se rved , and th ey were to go to th e gam e in the after noon just for t he sake of their d ear d aughter Lucile- - p opula rily called at sc hool .just " Lu. " If t he "old gen t " should recogni ze hi s son in t he gam e a n d try t o t ake him out , t h ere would be h alf a d ozen fello v. s to take him ou t fo r a pleasan t afte r n oon ride in a carri age wa it in g ou tside t he gate . Bu t it was a nt icipated t hat he woul d beco m e so ent hu siastic over t he gam e t h a t it wo ul d n ever cross t he m in d who t he in divid ua l p laye r m igh t be . All t ha t week a sec ret pract ice was h eld . R alph Freed a m , havin g pl ayed at q uart erin hi s littl e side games in d istri ct sc hool , fe ll into his pcsit ion li ke a vetera n whil e t heold q ua rter back willin gly dropped out. T o n ote t he v igo r wit h whi c h th e pl ayers en te red t he scrimmage was wond erful. Th e eleven men worked like a m achin e and eac h hi t t he line wi t h a cer tainty t hat t hey were pl a ying th e ri g ht play, a nd t hat if h e did his
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d ut y t he other s wo uld do t heirs. H ow t he old players worked (' n t he seco nd team' Th e me n bega n to gain confidence In themselves. Th ey would beat Al got hy , or bust . T wo weeks passed and Friday ni g ht, t he night before t he gam e of t he seasc n , fo und t he B en to n foot ball team in prime condit ion .Th ey h ad t rai ned hard , co nscien t iou sly, and ever y man fe lt t hat to m orrow ,\'as t heir day. Sat urday m orning H ugh was sent wit h t he team and wagon alone d own into t he fi eld to start digging p otatoes. Alon e, because his father h ad explained t hat he and moth er had been esp ecially in v ited to a parent's m eetin g h eld at the coll ege. Lu cil e wo uld go with t he m to wait on t he lunch eon tabl e His paren ts felt q uite hon ored at t h e special distinction sh own t hem , a nd "blew around ," as Hu gh called it, as if t hey reall y were som ebody. Th ey arrived at th e coll ege and were m et by t he preside n t himself , who explained t hat t he faculty were inv itin g t he parents t hat t h ey mi g ht see what ad vantages B enton College really affo rded. They were surprised t o find how t he old school had improved since t hey attend ed years ago. They were r eally convinced t hat the domestic scien ce departm ent could cook something palat-
able. Lunch eon over , Lucile expressed to her parents that sh e di d want to go to the football game . Wh y, i.t was the t hing of her life. All the other girls were go ing and she knew every fellow on th e team. W ould not they go with her? Sh e did hate to go pokin g in alone. 'Nell . her m other said, " it wouldn 't b e very ni ce for Lu cile to go alon e. And her father? W ell , he didn't know how Hu gll was gettin g on with those potatoes, and h e didn 't care much for foot ball games , anyway. " But," Lucjle pleaded . " W on 't you go just this on ce,seeing we a re right here at the campu s- er , a, just for your dau ghter Lu- -Oh , papa, I do love you ," and she put both arms aro und hi s neck. The president offered th e'm com p limentary tickets, a nd 2 o'cloc k found them a jolly party sittin g on the east bleacher s among t h e cheering students with a whi te striped fie ld before them . Meanwhile, as yo u can gu ss . Hu gh Needahm ,.vas n ot "digging m urphies," as t he b oys called it , for R alph Freedham was goin g to play foot ball that day. Th e team unhitched, t he harness ni cely hung . up , the h orses tended , left little for Hu gh to do but t o kill time on his b ed un t il lun c h at the training quarters . H e tried to
STUDENT LIFE read; h e thought he could write a letter to a CO U SIll III Mexico; thoght h e could go to sleep thought h e- well , he t h ought he could win the game. H e pictured Ralph Freedam makin g the lon g, flying tackle and- why , he didn't thi nk anything more about him self because he had heard that foot ball players who day-dream over their star playing u sually "grand stand" in a game. At last eleven t hirty came. Why was he so nervou s? Was n ot this the same lunch , the same fellows in the same place , just the same as any other day? Why couldn 't he eat heartil y today? At 2:15 the east bleachers were a mass of streaming purple , and the west looked one sheet of oran ge and still the c rowd kept comi ng. First Benton c heered; then Algothy, until it seemed that it was nothing more than an echo bounding first from on e mass of humanity and then from the other. But when would the teams come? Tw o twenty came. Th e band played to the tune of a college son g and still no team. At last someo ne yelled at the top of his voice from the highest bleacher, "Here they come, "then te n tho usand people jumped to t h eir feet with head turned toward the open gate. Here stringing on e at a t ime on a good
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swingin g trot, right out into the arena, came t he two teams. You see a fellow in shirt sleeves, stick in hand , in front of each sea of color frantically trying to get the attention of t he crowd. At last he gets it, yes, both leaders at the same t ime, and then you hear su ch Babylon as you never heard before . You see each team line up, on e in p u rple jersys, t he other in orange 1 hey run through a series of q u eer m otions that you don't exactly und erstand. Then t hey scatter out and you see two sets of fellows try a li ttle ki c k;ng . Finally one man frGm each team and another fello,,, or two in citizen s clothes meet in the center of the fi eld and have a short consultation . You hear a queer whistle and then a n ot her sti ll different. At last one team scatters ou t in a regular for mati on and the ot her form s in lin e in t he middle of the field with t he ball set on on e end in front of th em The whistle blows, the m en rush , the ball Aies in the air and the ga m e is on. Y GU see them run a n d dodge a nd finally stop. One team lin es up on e way and t he other t eam another. They cro\",d first down the field then up again . The team s seems very even ly matched. First one side ki cks the ball and then the other. One sid e tries end runs and trick plays; then the othe r
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recoverin g th e b all , t ries a forward Th ey are nearing Algothy's goal p ass. But you can 't pick the win- p ost~. The ora nge boys are losing ning team. Th e whi stle b lows, all t heir ' n erve . But note t he coolm en stand up to see wha t is wr on g n ess, precisen ess, and decision of a nd t hus ends t he first half. Score, th at m an b et ween his line a nd the three purple m en b eh ind him. See o to 0 T he cheerin g goes on ju st as it h ow he steadies t hem . See how hasbeengo in gon before . Y ou see the other b oys jump a rou nd in nerthe fellows drop out of the b leach- vous agitation . The pu rple pluners a nd lock-step a round t he fi eld ; ges t hrough one side of t he lin e cut fig ures aro und th e team s, an d t hen t he other. They a re 11 0W on shou t and yell . But every man t he five yard lin e. The crowd is has gon e, old a n d young. L ook at wild . T he n oise is so great you the whisk ered men mixing in . Wh o can scarce hear yourself yellin g. is t he m an waving his h at and act- The leaders in front a re frantically in g so franti c. Wh y, h e's dan cin g trying to pull t he crowd t ogether. a jig n ow, and , b y J ove, h e can Y ou hear above t he general hu bhardly talk. H e is au?' man . bub a nd squabble, som eth ing like " H it t hat line, Ben ton ! Ben Let's keep t rack of him . ton! Benton! " And before it is Time is called ; t he fi eld clears; half throu gh , you almost loose t he t he foot ball heroes take t heir p osrest by, " H old 'em , Goth y I hold it ic ns as at t he beginning of t h e 'em Gothy!" Yo ur sense of heargame. an d t hus t he second h alf ing is gon e, but you see a m a n 0'0 starts. It looks as if t he fi rst half over the ra il , coat in on e hand a nd were repeat ing itself. Up and ha t in the ot he r . Y ou are dum bdown t he mi ddl e of th e field they fo unded by hi s resembl a nc to go. but n either team seem s able to our m a n. He chases u p a nd dow n get wit hin str ikin g distance of t he lines, a nd you m ost imat he side ether's goal . Th e gam e goes on agine yo u can hear him screec hin g fe r twen ty m inutes a nd still no som et hing like " Go it, Ben to n I Go chan ge . But look l One t eam B enton! Smash 'em I sm as h it. seem s to b e going to pieces. See I , em . .I" T hey a re standing straight up a nd But now let us to t he fi eld : Th e t he p urple's seem to work like a machine. Th ey go for ten yards, warri ors, hot, sweaty, a nd faces bet hen fi ve. Th ey try a for ward sm eared, are st a nding ( 11 AI gGt hy's pass. It nets t hem t en y ards more. fi ve yard line . The yard sticks a re
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thrown aside, wh ich m ean s th ree rectly behind the goal p osts. You d own s and the goal to make. Th e see a man boosted in the air . The purple team forms in tandem on crowd goes crazy. Th ey surge the right. Eyeryone sees com- against the railin g, hats go in the in g, B enton 's strongest play. Th e air , men dance a nd slap one an ball is snapped, a quick rush , a p il - other on the back. One team sulks, 1l1g up . The m en crawl out , and the others h op a rcund and grab the yo u see the ball, second down and hand of t h e man who has won the five to go. They form again for day, and you are drowned in su rge that play which, thro ughout t he after surge of "Freedom! Freeentire game h as never fai led to net dom' Freedom!" th em at least three yards. Twenty two men are in tension . Smash , Saturday night around a supper plunge, push. Bu t the o range table you m ight see a man, a wife , brace. Two downs and n othing and a dau ghter. The man loo ks gain ed . Th e cri ti cal mom en t has t ired an d worn out; the wife looks ar ri ved. Th e orang'" c1"U\\"c1 to- as if she had had an excitin g day. ward the ce nter for the last fighl - But the daughter- -vvell she ju st looks in g ch a nce . Th e p ur p le gu:uter- happy and seems to be waiting fer back straightens. sizes up his op- something to happen. Ye u hear j)onents , hurri edly call s som et hing the father say " I wonder wh ere yo u do n't 11 nderstand. But see! Hugh is . I 'll bet he skippEd eff to Th ere is someone com in g with the that foot ball game. But say, I ball a roun d the end - the quarter- wonder who t hat F1-eedo11! was back himself. Th e orange ends anyway? Why, that's the greata re drawn in ; the men are b locked; est th ing I ever saw. Didn 't you lhe man has a clear fi eld. Th e de- fellows h ang togeth er thou gh?" fen sive m en rush ou t to try to save Ju st then the foot ball hero enters. themselves. But look! H e is " ViTell , Hugh my son, what's the rrossin g the goal li ne. Th ey dive matter with you ton ight? But at him . Th ey miss. H e straight- say, who was that fellow F ree d e m ' arms anothe r . Half a dozen men -----Why , er--a- I- - that's rush upon h im , but he is now di- my n ame."
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The desire of eve r y h on est a n d progressive p erson should b e to make t he world better for his having lived in it. T he process of liv in g in t he b est \I'ay is t he aim of ed u cat ion . E ver y p hase of life may be said to be edu catio n. W e no lo n ger main tain t h at education con sists in sch olastic training, bu t li v in g a nd striv ing to live in a b ett e r '" ay. T here are t hree factors in education ; t he complex resources of ma ture social life, t he immature bc in g o r c hild a nd t he school. Edu cat io n of t h e p ast has show n ho " the em phasizin g of eit her of t hese facto rs has led to th c dcvelopment of di fferent edu cational th eor y . Th e a im s of all edu cation center in on e or bot h of two t hin gs : t h e ind ivid ual a n d some form of soc ial effic ien cy . Th e two great con cepti on s of mode rn th ou g ht are t hat of gen eral progress a nd of t h e child. Education con sist s in harmonizin g th ese two . In tim es p ast t he child was loo ked upon as a passive som et hin g to b e filled with knowled ge
or m oulded in to a ny form at t he will of t he teacher a n d en viron m ent. Th e con cept ion s of t h e child as a living, active being, is t he product of comp a rat ively m odern thou ght. This h as led refor me rs in education to cl aim t he best results in education can only be reac hed b y ut ilizin g th e spon t aneous activ it ies of t h e child. Th ese m ay be enum erated as foll ows: first, social inte rest or inte rest i n lan gu age; second , a rti stic activ it ies o r interest in expression ; t hird, curi osity or interest in experim en t, explo ring, etc; fo urt h , inte rest in t he ma nipulat ion of m at e ri a ls of t he subj ecting of t he external or physical world ; and fift h, interest in con stru ction or a rra n gin g, pl a n nin g, composin g, etc. In t he first is seen t he desire of t he child or individual to communicate with hi s fell ows- silen ce is n o lon ger a virt ue. Th e child sh ould b e given eve ry oppor t u nity to communicate his t h ou ghts spontaneou sly . In the second we find th ose activit ies which have n ot only b een
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n eglected in t he fi rst part but are phasized in the form of n ature stud y sti ll being n eglected in many of and scien ce, a nd it is not m y purour communities. Noone will p ose to go into detai ls on this subquestion that a child loves to sin g, ject; onl y c ne thing sh ould b e borne to tell little stories in his crud e yet in mind- that science is more a interesting way with word and habit of investigation than a b ody gesture , or pencil and paper. H e of facts. 1i kes to gi ve ex pressIOn to 1 he fo urth is manifest in the dethoughts that make him happy, sire to con q uer; to master the maa nd by th is expression, his joy is terials on e comes into con tact with. increased. Studies which develop This phase of the child's nature has these activities, says Dr. J oh n also been overloo ked in our educaDewey, increase joy in work, de t ion of the past . It involves those velop clear imagES and give play and activities of the child which are velopment to the active em otions. manifest in its home life. It deWhat is li fe with out joy. " Man sires to take materials li k e wood, is that he may have joy." and it is for a boy, or clothing for a girl , and these activities, mOle than any make it conform to their noti on s; ot hers wh ich bring joy into our subj ecting it to their wi ll . Und er lives . Th en again, cl ear images th is li st com e m ost of those stu dare necessary to clear tho ught and les which are systematizing of the active emotion s are n ece~ sary the activit ies of children already as the propell ing forces of a ll in- sta rted at home. Th ese subj ects terest , which is the key to success . alltend to educate th e mind throu gh Can we afford to ignore those stud- the hand and may, therefore, be ies which play so v ital a part in our classed as manual trai ning. I t in li ves? Far b etter, it seems to me, volves, not only manual training to have a b eing with a lively inter- in the u su al sen se, but cooki n g, est in things abo ut him and a pow- n eed le wo rk , and t he various aper to appreciate and en joy beauty plied arts. If we take away or pre in its various forms, than one who vent these activities in school, 'we is a scholar but lacks in his power isolate the child from hi s h ome to take active interest in life and life and make his school life n ot a e njoy it. It is t he cld contention : process of better livin g which it sc holasticism versu s living ; it is shou ld be . The fifth set of activities the Pharisee again st Ch ri st. Th e t hird is already being em- manifest in connection with llu m-
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ber two a nd number fo u r. The way of arranging on e's idea s 111 a manner which will give the most forcef ul expression , is alw ays an element in t he artistic activities, whether in drawing, language, or musIc . It involves the cr ~ at i on tendencies of a children a nd is one of th e v ital p owers of the active mind. I t is this power wh ich makes leaders . I t in creases the desire for originality. Not originality for its own sa ke, but for the sake of producing something better; of doing something in a better way than it has ever been done before . Especially in d rawin g, desIgn , and the a pplied arts is th is activity most directly brought into play. vVe must not in t he fac e of these f J.cts co nsider the child , and it alone , as was h inted at first. We m ust also ta ke cogn izance of the socia l atmosphere in to IVhich the child is to be t hrown. H ence we ITlusL not make sch ool all p layas m ight be the case, but must h armonize these spontaneo us activi-
t ies with technique, t h e gathering of information, and th e power of thou ght. T echnical studies, however, should be introudu ced only as the ch ild sees their n eed in his developmen t. Again, nobody is going to claim the gathering of information is useless, only let it take its proper pi ace . Neither do we want to rid our m inds of the power to think, but to acquire this power throu gh those channels which make us better and more useful individuals in societyin ways we will u se, or at least, see being used in any well governed society. We should then, harmonize the activities of the child with the demands of the mature social life whi ch of course is a progressive system. If we d o this, greater joy will be brought into life, more appreciation of the good abo ut us; and the desire to benefit mankind will be greater than the desire to crush by the gainin g of power. - Calvin Fletcher
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Dorhs of l\obert 1Louis ~tebenson B efore und ertaking to form an unbiased opinion of an author 's ''';orks, it seems reasonable that som e t hought b e given t o a study of his personal life and t em peram ent . If st yle is but a n ex pression of personality, t hi s is not onl y reasonable bu t necessary . Moreover, we owe thi s consid erati on t o ourselves and to t he aut h o r in o rde r to av oid bein g p arti al in ou r ju dgm ents. To stud y a writer in t hi s way gives m ore reali ty to hi s sty le. Y ou becom e better acqu a in ted wit h him as a m a n , and con sequently y o u t a ke up hi s works wit h m ore interest a nd tru er insi ght . R obert L oui s Steven son was a native of b onni e Scotland . H e was b orn durin g t he mid dl e of t he ninctee nt h cent ury, and could t race hi s Scotch an cest ry for two or t hr ee gen eratio ns bac k . A num ber of hi s wo r ks a re wri tte n in t h e hom ely Scotc h dialect , of which he \\'as m aster . H e was to have been a n en ginee r , but happily for u s a nd th e world in gen eral, hi s litera ry te nden cies refu sed to be suppressed. H e was, as on e writer says of him , "incur-
ably literary ." As a child he was a lov er of books, impul sive , fu ll of fire and en t husiasm. Once Im bued wit h a n idea , hi s next st ep was t o put it into action, and t hat wit h hi s whole soul. Thi s inten sit y of purpose a nd feelin g characte rized him as a man. I t is fe lt in all of his writ in gs, in fact it is t he m ain sprin g whi c h gives elasticity a n d breez in ess to his style. Add to this in tensity a ch ec rfu ln ess d spirit, a sincere directn ess a nd a certain li ght n ess of to u ch , a n d th e result is so cha rming t h a t it win s yo u whether you will or n ot. Th ere is b ut on e variety of his wor ks \\"hi ch lack s som e of t h ese q uali t ies, an d th at is hi s essays . I n a number of t hose in " Mem o ri es an d P ort rai ts," hi s sty le de p a rts from its u su al freed om and becomes som ewhat st ilted, as if he were n ot pe rfectly fa mili ar wit h hi s subj ect or too reserved in cxpressin g himself. In " Ihran J a n et," a nd " Th e Merry Men ," two of his b est sho rt, dialect st ories, we h a v e exce ll ent local coloring . Th e latte r gives u s a stron g pi cture of Scot ch peasan t
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life on t he rugged shores of Scotland . I n both there is an atmosph ere teemin g wit h t he superstit iou s a nd uncanny elem en t so characterist ic of the people. " A L od ging for the Night" was t he first of Steve nson 's stories to go into print. In it we catc h a glimp se of French I ife am o ng vagabonds and thieves. I t isin par t a cha racte r stu dy, contai ns some tellin g d escription s and suggestive figures of sp eech , and is told wit h Steven son 's characteristic vim and dash . Steve nson' s descriptions are art isti c in the hi ghest sen se of the word , a nd as su ch , cannot b e surpassed. Those in Old Pacific Capital" a re especially good, full of imaginat ion and a bounding in beau t iful fig ures. In hi s descr ipti o n of the ever-changin g-sky, "Clouds d ispe rse a n d retreat in broken squad ro ns to t he sea," his waves a re likened to imme n se birds with " gree n-c ur vecl n ec ks," das hin g the m selves to p ieces on the rocks . Yo u can a lm ost feel t he salt spray and hear the d ull boomin g of t he sea . H e gives u s a picture he re and a pict ure there, each on e clear a nd co mplete, t h e n weaves them together 111 a m ost d eli ghtful way. Steve nson 's simpli city of style is due to his u se of simple , sh ort se n tences, and his cho.ice of quaint
words and phrases. T his simplicity is especially noticeable in " Th e B ottle Imps" and oth er tales in his " I sland Nights Entertainm ent" Th ese last have also an orienta l Aavor a nd biblical turn of senten ce, as in t he following: "He was aware of a man that looked forth upon him ." Also in " K ewe's uncle had grown monst rous ri ch in th e last days. " Quaint phrases li ke"h um m ingpigeons ," "wit hin-side s," a re num erous throu ghou t. " The fumes of wine departed from hi s head like mists off a river, in m ortl ing ," is only one of the many figures which abo und in t hi s uniqu e tale. Th ere is a n adapti on of wo rd to so und , as in the phrase, "t he clic k of horse's shoes, "Th e sun went down in to t he sea and th e ni g h L came," su ggests th e su dd en ess with whi ch da rkn ess fall s in t hese tropi cal isla nd s. A saving quali ty in Steve nso n' s style is hi s irrepressibl e se n se of humor. You find it cropping o ut in every variety of hi s w ritings, eith er in happy-go-lucky way of looking at things. as in " A L odgin g for the Night, " or in t he humor 0u s little to uch es fo und in "Travels wit h a donkey." In the latter it is most refreshin g in effect. It is seldom t h at h e exp resses grief or pathos. When he does so,
STUDENT LIFE there is often so much reserve that it lends a coldness to his description . On other occasions yo u rathe r admire thi s reserve . There were many sides to Steven son's mind as the variety at his works gives proof. B oth as man and writer he "vas e7.:tremely versatile. He not o nly had the power of feeling deeply , but what was more, he could so express the emotions which moved him th a t o thers were affected also. Besides his short sto ries ann essays of all kinds , he wrote novels of adventure, of c haracter and of
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incident; history and biography , books of travel and fables , all were in his literary vocabu lary. In adtitian, he wrote songs and poem s to r chi ldren , also lyrics and ballads , With su ch a variety, it is no wonder that he appeals to people of all classes and ages. Throughout all of his writings runs that span taniety and rhythm so harmonious and pleasing. His reputation as a stylist has no equal ; compared with his fellow English w ri ters of the last half of t he ninetee nth cen t ury, h e is by far the most bri lli ant and inte restin g . - F . j.
JLobt on ~katt5 "'There he comes Beth, look out for cupid ," and Linn pau se d in the pleasing task of strapping on n ew s kates to look across the ice-cove red p ond , and cast a mi sc hievou s glance at his cousin . " Hush , Linn, do; h e will hear yo u ," and Beth raised a warnin g hand, while her eyes followed Linn , with something of expectant pleasure in her gaze. "I say , B eth," continued the ir-
repressible cousin , "Seems t o m e that J ack h as been a long t im e coming to th e p oint . Put on your skates and see if yo u can 't Gring him th ere; yo u certain ly kno w ho\\' to bring him. to th e freezing p oint. 'W h ew I I sn't it cold! " "Linn, I 'm ashamed of yo u ,"s he repeated with added emphasis," As though any gi rl with proper se lfresp ec t would be guilty of a nything for a man in that fashion.
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But men are all alike, eac h hugging the delusion that some woma n is dying to say yes, II' hen nothing would induce her to." "But t hose are not your sentiments," interrupted Linn , Il'ith a most provoking ch uckle . ''I'll \I'ager yo u anything you like that if J ack does come to the point, yeur anSlye r II'on 't be n egative. I Ratter myself I can read yo u girls correct! y, and" \;Yell , for once you \yill find yo urself mistaken . If Mr. J ac k shou ld come to the poi nt , I shall say no very decidedly." Thi s emphatic assertion v\"as greeted on ly by a most incredulous whistle, as the two glided over the ice . After two or three turns , during which conversation as II'ell as temper increased in warmth, Beth started alone to the extrem ity of the p ond. " B oys are such a torment. Think they know everything. If I had my way they sho uld be kept in a cask until the age of twenty -one. and fed through a bung hole. By that time they might be agreeable and improve 'vl'ith age." On she skated and as h er trim . little fig u re glided fu rther from her
ta nta lizing cousin, hcr thoughts became more serene. The upper end of the pond was qui te deserted and Beth was too absorbed to note that t he ice was getting t hinner, until she fe lt it give way with an ominous creaking sound, and found herse lf in t he cold water. "Lim I Lim l " she call ed wild ly , but a m ec k ing ec ho was her cn ly answer. Tw ice she had gene under; t he th ird time he gave one helpl ess cry. The thought of dying II' as horrible, and yet- slowly the most delightful sensations took p ossession of her and the conclud ed dyin g was pleasant after a ll . \ /Vhen con sciousness retu rned she was lying on the bank and somebody was h olding her fast , whi le a famili ar voice whispered brokenly "Than k Gc d that I did not com e too late !" A fell' second s later when Linn arrived, breathl ess, upon t he scen e, he see med to take in the situation at a glance, a nd there was a rougish twinkl e in llis eye as he sly ly whispered to his co usin : . ' '1'\\'0 negatives instead of one. Didn't I tell yo u your answe r would be an affirmative?" - COl/.
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" H ey!" shouted the threshing mac hine boss, " Wake up ; it's four o'clock." " 0 , gee, how cold it is," ya\\'n ed one of the men , ashe rtJ.bbed hi s eyes and stretched himself. The stars were twinkling, and the moon was shi ning brightly , when the men arose. Some went to tend to thei r horses, others rolled up the bedding and put it in a wagon, 'w hle the engineer started a fire in the engin e. Everything was different now from w hat it was before the bess called. Men were shouting at the horses and hurryi ng about. Some were hammering on a broken part of the machine, repairing it . All at once a woman's cry rose above the ot hers as she called, " Brea kfast!" Sh e opened the doo r through which streamed ray s of light from a lamp that stood o n a table s urrounded by chairs and cove red \\'ith dishes. The m en \yaSlled themselves in a t ub of water and went in to breakfast. It was daylight when t hey got through eatmg. Toot! toot! blew the whistle, and the men went to work. Some tied handkerchiefs around their
nec ks and climbed upon a gram stack, two men tied some twine around their necks and prepared to sew the sac ks. "All ready," shouted the boss and the engine puffed and steamed as it started. The thresher began to buzz , slowly getting loud<::f; the pitchers started to th row the grain bundles on the feeder, stra \y fell from the carrier, dust filled the air, and the day's threshing had begun. A /lVi" dl"JJ !\Iornifll[
Th e heavy snow storm had covered the sidewalks with a glittering sn o\\' white blan ket, On thetopofthe sno\\' a hard cru st had been formed by the in tense frost of the nigb t. The st reet was not marred by any tracks except a small trail that had been made by som e lon e officer boy on his way to 'vvork. In two places the men were pusbing the snow from the walk to a large heap by tbe curb stone, The grating of their steel shovels on the cement caused cold chills to run up my back. When the sun showed his dazzling face over the horizon , several men arrived on the street,
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One by one the merchants came up . Now and then a sin gle sleigh glided past with the tinkling of t he bells ringing in your ears . Camp Life
The sun was shining bri ghCy and ev erything was fresh and green. The camp fire was crackling merrily under the black fry ing pan filled with speckled beauties, which sizzled and sputtered, fillin g t he air with a pleasant odor. Many merry ground squirrels could be h eard chattering in the distance; a grou p of bright colored birds were chirping in the thick willow s, and the occasional chatter of a fl oc k of magpies resounded in the sti ll summ er breeze. The h orses were n eighin g and froli cking about the camp , when the happy cry of a lu cky fisherm a n reached t h em they pri cked
up their ears and listened. Many reports of the largest gun rang ou t and each one was follow ed by the shout of the "sportsman" whether he hit or missed . .A Rn tlm N;ght
We retired early that night, but ever so restless that we could n ot sleep. I rolled the window b lin d up so we could get a vie"v of t hin gs outside. Th e moon sh own brightly , the stars sparkled , and t h e sn o\\' glittered as if covered with diamonds . Away down in t h e pasture we saw some dark ohject m ovina a round 111 th e shrubbery willows. Finall y th ey cam e ou t on a trail , whi ch led across a n open fi eld . It was so bright that \\'e could distin guish the color of the horses, and even coun t the steps they took . Suddenly we heard the m ournful h ow lin g of coyotes.
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<!&ne ~unbreb ~tr (!Cent ~ure The sound of a whistle, the kick off, a blu e streak, a short pause , a mixture of crimson and blue ,then a touchdown, became a threadbare story by the end of the game on November 25th. I t was t h en that we met for the first t ime in years , our worthy opp on ents from the Brigham Young College, who call themselves" The Logan Crimsons." Their nam e was well adapted that day , for no doubt because of their humiliation they were "c rimson." It is so hard to express one's t houghts after so a great a slau ghter. T o think, h ow the " Big R ed T eam" had attained so "high" a n honor a few days previous by defeating t he "Has Beens" and t hen to have t heir fon d hop es of "giv ing the Aggies a good game" so sudd enly cru shed , is certainly pitiful. They, like ever y child who thinks he knows more than hi s parents, c hallen ged the Aggies to a game of foot-ball. The latter, knowing the distinction b etween a "prep" and a senior, turned it down on the grounds that they were n ot in our class. Immediately the " barbar-
ous red men " were up in arms and called the pale faces from the hill "quitters." That was enough . Like a noble parent the Aggies de te rmined to "thrash" the naughty child who had contradicted them . Thus it was the " red men "from below m et the "blue bloods" from above. Thus it was they were compelled to b ow down in strict obedience to th e parent hand. I t did n ot take long for the "c hildren " to discover their mistake; but, with a few exceptions, they we re as game as could be. A few m om ents after t he gam e had started a nd t vvo or three touchdowns h ad been m a de, a singular occ uren ce happen ed. Th e captain of the " red men," inexperienced as he was, tried t o tackle on e of our m en around the neck. Quick as a Rash he received a gentle reminder in the form of a straight arm, "auf seinem Gesich t." H e arose from the ground with his face skinned and his mouth filled with dust. Soon after he called, " Time out!" and walkin g slowly a nd deliber ately half the lengt h of the field, h e plainly said to his coach," I believ e
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STUDE IT LIFE I am hurt . P erhaps I h ad bett e r ret ire ." Thu s th e big, brav~i':a p tain, leader of h is t eam , viewed th e gam e from t he sid e lines. Th e sp ectacu lar ru n of th e day was that made b y " B ig J ohn " For t hirty-fi ve yard s he led the "crac k " sp rinters from b elow to a t ou chd o\\· n , on ly t o be called back. H e stole t he ball . T h e ga me , ho wever, was an in · te resting on e t o th e spectato rs. L ou d ly t hey h eered and a ppla uded eac h t cu c hd own m ade. All !'eem ed a n xio u s to see t he score in crease . \iVit h sev en m inutes left t o p lay, t he to u chd own was m ade w hic h brought the score to an even hrndred. As t his was a good st op ping place , and it was th en quite da rk , t he game ended . 'Ne d o not mean to say th at t he re wcre n o ge od p layers on t he oth er side for t h at wo uld be wrong . A nderse n a n d Chri stia n son di d good \·\ o rk in t h e b ack fi eld , especiall y in t 11eir Lac kli ng, while Sayers , as usual, p layed a good end . With expe rience they will " m a ke gooJ. " As for our t eam, ev er yone did good wor k. T he interferen ce was usually p erfect, a nd the carry in g of the ball was excellent . l iVe excelled t he " Crim sons in mat e rial a nd experien ce .
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Th e g reat cry made by t hem aft er t h e gam e was " W a it until bas ke t ball co m es aro u nd. " W ell , we are wait ing and here is success t o yo u Crimsons, but 100 to 0 is a migh ty bi g score !
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On Monda y, Nov ember 25th occured the las t foot ball da nce fo r t he season of 1907. I n order to m a ke t he d a n ce as m uch of a success as p ossible, t h e studt nt b od y committee d ecided t o serve punch . Th e beverage was ready t o serve but where were t h e lady friends t o d rink it ? True , t here were lot s of ·'stags" t here , but t h ey on ly make u p h alf of a dance. On th e sid e lines where the girls should have been , t here were boys galore . An y gir l who was fo rt unate en ou gh t o be at t hat dance, was simply swamped with inv itat ion s from wou ld -b e-gallants. Th e on ly redeemin g feat ure was th e foot ball boys. They were t he re to h a v e a good time a nd th ey h ad it. At ever y ch a n ce they got , on e wou ld hear their after-practice , loc ker-room son gs and ch eers. H ere' s to t he 1907 fo ot ball b oys May t h ey long live in our m em ories !
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ME tlAl which Mr. Greaves was elected man ager of the Commercial B asket Ball T eam and P enc Captain .
The announcement of t he leav ing of W . A. J ensen through oversight has been n eglected. Hi s wosk while connected with th e de p a r tment was very comm end able. H e left u s to take up the sam e kind of work in t he O. A. C. From a ll repo rts he is hav in g a good t im e and meetin g with su ccess which all com mercial studen ts who kn ow him a re glad to hear. The co mmi ssion appo inted by t he govern or to ad minister the law passed by o ur last legisla ture to es tabli sh publi c accounta n ts , will ho ld an ex aminat ion in the ncar fut ure in o rd er to m a ke t he ir select ions. Ex perts 111 accou nLin g take n otice. The Com m ercial Clu b m embe rs were en te rtain ed November 2 sth by a musical select io n rend e rcd by Miss Shaw and Messrs Bro ll'n, a nd a read ing by Miss Hayball , afte r
Professor B exell- " Why sho ul d boys be 21 and girls 18 before voting?" Mi ss M.- " Becau se girl s kn ow Inore ." Mr. Morley- "Well , girl s have to be 2I before votin g." Mr. Sessions-- "Not if t hey a re marri ed. " Prof Bexell devotes a great deal of his t ime to the first year comm ercial girls, in giving thenl sp ecial instru cti ons. Th e b oys of th e class do not approve of this fo r two reasons; fi rst, because t hey are afraid t he girl s a re goin g to get a head of t hem ; second , becau se th e girl s are devotin g too mu c h attent ion t o p rofesso r Bexel1 a n d not enou gh to t he b oys . Mr . J oseph Bell , a form e r com m ercia l stud ent is no w he ld ing a responsible p osit ion in t he National B a nk of the R epublic in Sa lt L ake City. Mr . Olsen , anot her of our students is t he station stenograph er.
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Mi ss Cooper is traveling through the state d oi ng in stitute work. Mi ss Hazel Love, who has been appoi nted state de m on strator in do mestic science, has been visiting the college. T o t he D. S. '07 and '08 girls. If yo u want a taste of what's m ade in demonstration class, stay with it. Th e first year girls in sewing expect to comp lete drafting I before Chri stmas . Th e seconrl year girls are fi nishing Christmas dresses. Sin ce our dairy has closed, it is not an unu sual s ig ht to see t he domest ic Science inst ru ctors hurrying t hroug h t he halls, swi n gin g baskets a nd large granite b uckets. If they are watched until t he vegetation h ouse is passed, it soon becom es ev ident what they a re after. The two with the bucket are seen going toward the cattle barn , while the progress of the other two is interrupted by a high wire
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fence, not barbed , however. Na t urally t h eir first thought is to climb , but immediately com es, " W e are at school where on e of our students, or worse, som e loitering fellow might see." Then, "But it is so far around the other way." In a n instant t he sm othered , gi rlish spirit triumphs, and the basket is see n Aying in the direction of the " henne ry ." Befo re it fa ll s to the g round a bang a nd t hen a low scream is heard and- well, our only wish is that t he Student Life cartoo ni st had been n ear.
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On ce a week during the month of October members of t he Musical F ac ulty presented in chapel som e of Hay den' s short works. In N ove m be r they entertained u s with some of Mozart's co mpositi on s. Beethoven is t he co mposer for Decembe r . Thursday m o rnings h ave g rown t o be very in te resting a nd in structive to a ll music stud ents, at least. The faculty strin g quartette conce rt was given at the Th atcher pavilion on W ednesday evening, November 27th a nd was a g reat su ccess. Th e carefully selected, classical program was delightfull y rendered and it m a de a lastin g im pression upon t he audience. The members of the quartette, George
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W. Thatcher, William Spieker , Mrs Louie Linnartz and Miss Phyllis Thatcher deserve much praise in bringing this class of music before the public. In January the Choral society will present the following works by Dudley Bu'ck: Paul Rever's Ride ," by the male chorus and "The Story of the Cross, " by quartette and choir. These works are nearly ready to be heard in public. The college orchestra which is making rapid headway wi ll furnish the accompaniment for these cantattas. The thirty men who make up the band certainly mad e a fine showing in Salt Lake City . Th ey played exceptionally well so early in the season. It was heard to exce ll ent advantage in chapel a short time ago on the occasion of advertising the band dance of Dece mber 9th . Th e usual number of stud ents are pursuin g work in the departm ent and will soon present a number of recitals. \JiThat is more refreshin g around this grand old p lace than mu sic? W e can n ot give our school of mu sic too much support for what it is doing for us. No other department has done so much in so short a time as has the musical department. \Ne have all boaste d of the strength of our school of musi c and of what it
can do, but thus far it has b een the faithful work of a few individuals that have made it what it is. The time has now come when t h e leaders in this work must have the support of the whole machine. Students, tune up , you are not playing well your part in this big brass band of ours. Your in stru ments need some adjusting. Th e time is beginning to break down and interest is beginning to lag. Wake up! The t eam cannot play a victorious game unless the whole student body is behind it. Neith er can the band or any other musical organization p lay in harmony un less the student body gives them its strongest support. Thirty in dividuals do not make t he bandup entirely, it 's the ",\,h cle rrachine.路' W e cannot all play the leadin g parts b ecause harmony demands a second and a t hird . A leader cann ot do much unless he has some followers. The leaders of our tand have at times b ecom e discouraged because they have had none. Students,don 't let these conditions cont inu e. Get in line and pu sh the thing along. At leas t come out to the concerts and recitals and show your appreciation of thewcrk which is being done for you . One writer said t hat a person 's refinement 'was judged by t he att ention h e paid to music. Let us all be highly refined .
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ÂŁlgriculture Prof. J ohn T . Caine, III , is attc ndingthe internation al live stock s ho w, held at Ch icago. H e is looking up so me pure bred cattle and a nd horses. Go\'ernmcnt me n from the Departm ent of Agriculture attended t he dr y farm co ngre ss h eld at Salt La ke. Th ey wi ll also lecture to the agricultu ra l a nn winte r course studen ts. ;VIany of the agricultural stud c nts are goin g to take the course in forestry which wi ll be given by Prof. Clark of the U. S. Forestr y D partment. Every Monday Prof. Hogensen will teach a class in Nature Study at the University.
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The soil physics labaratory with its new equipment is one of t he best of its kind in the United Stat es. Turpin is now checking up the resu lts obtained from a po ultry C'xpe rim e nt carried on during Thanksgiving recess. M r. P . G. P eterson , on e of our grad u ates, is m eeting with a ll kinds of success in his n ew work at the B. Y. U. H e is coaching the largest class of ago students ev er known in that inst itution. Since the foot ball season cam e to a close the class in Chern. 6 h ave . begun some research work. Now that Farmer 's Institute work has begun, all agricultural students may meet their professors at Tremont on December 0,
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Manti, Deember 9; St. George December 12; Montecello December 16; Logan , December 20 and again June 2. Charles, a big Aggie has decided definitely for the good of all concerned to begin work.
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On Tuesday evening, November 26th, there was served in the college dining room a real duck supper. At each and every plate was placed an entire teal duck. The girls said it was simply a practice affair, but that isn't so, for it was admitted by everyon e, even the wives of the " profs ," that it was a genuine dinner . I t was got up and served by the domestic science 10 girls ,und er the supervision of Miss Cooper and Miss Powell. There were a number of courses served but , as the nanle of the dinner indicates, the course in wh ich the little, well b ehaved t eal duck appeared, was the best of all. After supper th e fort un ate ones
adjourned to Dr. Ball's residence, where the game of five hundred was played enjoyably by all. When the small hours rolled around everyone was ready to leave with the best of thoughts towards Misses Cooper and Powell , Dr. and Mrs . Ball and especiall those domestic science ' 10 girls who remained in the kitchens. The' 'm enu was as follows: &\.
Salpecon of Fruit Celery , Olives Black Currant J ell y T eal Duck Pea Thim bles Irish Potatoes Butter Roll s French Rolls Punch Old English Plum Pudding Cream I ce Coffee Bon Bons Nuts Those sors
present were:
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Titus; Messrs. Cardon, Bennion , A. H ansen, E. G. Peterson Flemming, Mrs. May Cook; Misses And e rson , B owman,
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at th e post office at Logan. Utah. under an act (If Congress of .\1 ar ch 3. 1879. Col lege d eli very is made frol11 Stu dent L ife offi ce, 1<00111 37. ('01. 6
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W e are in great n eed of stories for t his paper and yo u n ow have a good opportunity to show your lite rary talent. While yo u are at
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hom e d uring t he holidays find a little t ime to sit d own a nd wri te a stor y. Many t hin gs com e up d uring su c h a vacation whic h furni sh plots fo r good stories. W atc h for them and then t r y to p ut it in storyfo rm . Man y m en a nd women who t houg ht t hey co uld n eve r write have developed in to great aut hors, simp ly because someo ne pe rsu aded them to t ry. It is im poss ible to go to eac h st ude nt of t he in stitu t ion and ask him to try to write , but we ask t he stud en t body as a vv hole to support us in t hi s lin e. Do not be afraid t hat yo ur sto ry will not be accepted. Ma n y failures precede su ccess, usually. You m ay write und er an assumed name if yo u like, but let t he ed ito r know wh o yo u a re so t hat if your story is good
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he can call upon you again , if n eeds be. Good material has b een received for this issue, but we de not know who wrote it. Give the editor your name, he will not publish or advertise it. But name or no name , try to write someth in g d uring the holidays, if it is noth in g more than a lim erick. I t is noticeable that the cartoons of H. M. S . are prevalent 111 this issue. During his short v isit with us he has kept busy helping us out . Upon his arrival at the old school he was promptly "cornered'. and tortured until he finally consented to work. He was then locked up and fed on such material that hi s brain and pen began to work simultaneously a nd in this issue yo u have the resu lts of his "scratchings." Stoops is always " there with the goods" when it comes to favors, and we feel greatly indebted to him . On the 27th of Novem.ber he left for San Francisco where he has employment. H e will attend the night school of a r t a nd pursue th is line of work. Student Life extends its best wishes of su ccess to him.
student affairs, t h at cannot be found elsewhere. Th e fri ends one makes on a foot ball team are true friends. They are friends he will always remember and for whom he will be willin g to do most anything. Th ere is some sort of a brotherhood formed that seems almost sacred. It is the same in all such things. In basket ball, track work, theat ricals, d ebatin g work, musical work , and all , there is that something which binds. If yo u wish to make good college friends , and co llege friends are the best fri ends, don 't "grind" so mu ch that your books receive all yo ur attention and student activities non e. Tf you do yo u will forget you we re ever at college when yo u have passed through. D on 't forget there are other th ings to work for than those which are for your sale benefit. Out of 208 po in ts scored in t he games we played t his year, only 25 were against us . This is better than any team in th e state did aEd probably as good as any team in the west. But th en , our games were n ot all college games. A sum mary of the gam es is as fo ll 0 \\IS: li. A. A. U. A. U. A.
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((ollege 11ft In glancing over a student b ody a nd noting t he weary , haggardlook of som e, t he bright , joyful look of o th e rs, and th e indifferent , careless e xpression exhibited by still ano th e r class, t he qu esti on imm edi a tely su ggests itself, " Wh at is college life?" T o learn th e a n swer , one n eeds bu t obse rve exi sting conditions b ot h in and ou t of sc hool; and it resolv es itself into t his . " College life is ju st what a student m a kes it. Ju st as a p erson can make a heaven o r hell out oft hi s life on earth , so can he m a ke his college d a ys pleasa nt a nd b en efi cial, o r di sagreeable a nd u seless. Th e s tud ent who can find n o en jo yment in coll ege outsid e of th e g ray pages of a boo k , is not t he stu de nt w ho is gettin g out of school a ll th at it is in ten ded for. Neither is he gettin g t hat which wo uld t end to make him a we ll balan ced,well ro unded in d iv id u a l. On t he con t ra ry, he often fi nds t hat he becomes a " heare r a nd not a doe r " in t h e practical affairs of li fe . Th en , t here is the id ler wh o at eve ry turn is weighed in t he b ala nce and fo un d want in g. No one desires his co mpa n y, for he is neith er a "hewer of wood n o r a draw-
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er of water," but a parasite 111 society, which sooner or later will b e go t rid of. Cannot both the idler and the ceaseless " grinder " benefit themselves materially by a reformation of th eir past lives, and partake of some d th e ac tiviti es which exi st for mutual ben efit in t he Agricult ural College of Ut ah ? W e have a d ebating society organi zed for t he express purpose of d eve lo pin g argument ation , power of logical expression, delivery, mann er of appearin g, etc; an athletic assoc iati on for t h e promotion of a thletics, foot ball , basket ball , t rac k wo rk , gymnasium work a nd t he Ii ke; theatrical work , social organi zati on s for the promotion of friend ship a nd good will b et ween all classes of st ud ents; a college p aper ed ited a n d m a n aged solely b y t he students of o ur college; and m an y other ph ases of co llege life too num e rous to mention. If yo u are a stud e nt of t h e college a nd a re n ot yet taking p a r t , "get in " imm ediately . You will not o nly increase t he joy and satisfactio n in yo ur work , but get a broade r foundation and b e b e bette r a ble to shift for yo urself when left upon yo u r own resources. R em em ber " College Life "is wh at yo u make it , so " pu t yo ur sh oul -
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der to the wheel" a nd help the cau se a long. You will become bigger, stron ger, and more su ccessfu l by so doing.
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Failing to get a photograp h of Mr. J ones in time for our p revious issues , we have intentionally delayed to perform a sad duty which we owe to a departed yo un g stu dent of the A. C. Willie J ones, the son of Prof. W. H . J ones of 13"righam city was familiary known for three years in t he campu s and in the halls of the college . H e \\"as but fourt een year of age, perhaps the yo un gest of his class, when three ye!lrs ago he when , wishing to make a visit ill first registered in t he in st it ut ion Salt Lake City, he Ilailed a passin g a nd ente red at on ce with unbound - Lagoon expresson train, signaled zeal upon ' the studi es and ling it to stop. Th e train being athletic sports he selected, H e between stations, failed to sIal\' up , was a diligent st ude nt and made . a and the youn g man , re ly in g good record , especially distinguish ~ too much on his athletic ability ing himself the last two years vain ly endeavored to board it. H e in art was thrown to hi s death and draged Last June, the coll ege days over , beneath the cars. The flesh \\'as like many an o ther ambiti ous boy torn a nd mangled on his left thigh eage r to achieve s uccess amI a lso and hi s leg was hurt but 110 bon es some summer conquests with labo r were broken. Th e train stopped , on the field and ra nch , he obtain ed bac ked up , and h alf a dozen strong employm ent on the farm of Alfred m en tenderl y lifted up the sti ll Croft, one and a half miles south con sc ious lad on an improv iserl of Farmington. st retclier. Th ough suffe rin g IllH e had been there but one week ten sely, n ot a groan n OT compl aint
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STUDENT LIrE it is said, escaped from him . H e wast take n to th e 1. D. S . hospital in Salt Lake City, and his parents and sister were at once sent for. After four wee ks in the hospital his wounds healed up , and arrangemen ts were made for the grafting of 145 square inches of skin up e n the wound, when he was seized with a malignant type of diph the ria. The battle for life was again renewed but with the odds and chances now against the still patient and hopeful boy. F earin g blood-poisoning , after a consultation, t he physicans dec ided to admini ster an unusual amount of antito xin, and I,200 units were given him. Two weeks longer the struggle was cont inu ed. H e recovered from diphtheria, but th e day before the quarantin e was to be li fted he died from heart failure Th e anti-toxi n had so weakened his heart that an exe rtion to rise unaided in bed ca\1 se d him to fall
back un conscious ;his heart stopped and without a death pain the young life passed away. Willie J ones was possessed of end earing personal qualities. All who knew him learned to love him. H e had lofty ideals for life , and exhibited in his college work th e m ethod and faculty peculiar to the successful student. On the third of August he was buried into the cemetary at Brigham City with tende r rites and loving words from those who knew him . W e take great pleasure in publishin g herewith a photograph of the subj ect of th is sketch, which will at once b e recognized by most of t he A. C. students. With the bereaved father and mother and one on ly sister, Afton , we wish to express our heart-felt condolence. A grand young life went o ut when hi s heart ceased to beat , for h e was endowed with many superior qualities.
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~bicb ~r£ ~ou? There are two kinds of people on earth today, Just two kinds of peopl e, no more , I say. Not the sinner and saint, for 'tis well understood The good are half bad and the bad are half good. Not the rich and the p oor, for to count a man 's wealth You must first know the state of his conscience and h ealth . Not the humble and proud , for in life's little span Who puts on vain airs is not counted a man. Not the happy and sad , for the swift fi y ing years Bring each man his laughter and each man his tears . No! the two kinds of p eople on earth I m ean Are the p eople who lift , and the p eople who lean . Wherever you go, you will find the world's masses Are always divided into just these two classes. And oddly enough , you wi ll find, too, I ween, There is only on e lifter to twenty who lean . In which class are you? Are you easing th e load Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the road? Or are you a leaner , wh o lets others bear Your portion of labor and worry and care? - eno
~olioqu!, ~ft£r ~oro5i5 1!lanc£ Here's to the girl s that se rved us the punch , And showed us th e time of our lives , They 're jolly and gay as we see every day, And the kind we all like for our wivesBut there's plainly n o chance as was seen at th e dancE', And we cannot look there for a hom e For Fleming and Caine played a fine winning gam e ' And have now eight apiece for their own.
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Amanda H olmgreen, 03, is at Columbia specializing in English . Grace Fisher, '03, is at Colum bia, in the domestic science departmen t . M. C. Merrill , '05, is employed in th e U. S. Department of Agri c ulture in the Philippine Island s. .-\.t last rep ort he was doi n g t he \Vork ve r y successfully. The cove r des ign s of The Chron icle are well worthy of commend ation. Th e Aco rn , vV. S. A. of Ogde n , is a mong the best of our hi gh sc hool exc h a nges . Staff a nd stud en ts all e nj oy readin g its pages. R ed and Black, Salt Lake hi g h sc hool , has a very n eat Th a nksgiving cove r design , a nd so m e exce llent half-ton es. "vV e are in rece ipt of our old friend Th e WiLli a m and Mary Lite ra ry Magaz in e. Yell su ggested for th e fres hmen: " I want to go home, Boo, hoo, hoo , ha. T want to go hom e To pa and ma Freshmen ! freshm en! Rah ! R a h! Rah!" - Ex.
First hazer- "Shall we brain him?" Seco n d hazer- " No , you can 't, he's a freshm en. Ju st hit him on th e head."-Ex. Jim - "Professor- - -, I see you want a young man to pump the c rgan. " Prcfesso r- "Have you a n y experi en ce in that line?" Jim- " Yes, sir! I have milked a cow fo r seven years." - Ex. Di strict attorney- " Wh e re did the d efendant kiss you madam?" Pla intiff- " On the lip , sir. " Atto rn ey - "No , no; you don' t unde rstand. I m ean w here were yo u when he kissecl yo u ?" Pl a in t iff--" In hi s a nn s, sir. " Ex. Teac her- " vVh at tense do ru se whe n I say , I a m bea ut iful ?" Pupil - " R em ote past. - Ex. Soph's telegram to father- " Am sic k ; ha ve no money." Fath er in reply- " Am well; have pJ enty" -Ex. First author- " Are yo u a con tributor to the Atlantic Monthly? " Seco nd author- " No, but on m y foreign trip I was a co ntributor to to Atlantic daily. " - Ex.
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Doctor- " \ lVhat 's a hibernating anima!?" Student- " Wh y-er-1 th ink it's on e with out a species, for in stance a m ule."
Miss J - " 1 thank yo u for m)' sex ." W.- " 'ilVe t ha nk yo u for t hem, too ."
Th e " Blue T's" served sand wich es and coffee in t h eir room, December 7th.
Skeen, H arris, a nd Judd , soph mores last year, were recen t ly heard from. Th ey are now s wd ying law in t he University of Ch icago.
Professor Peterson (talking to p hysics class about insomerism )"You'路ll know more about t h at wh en you take organic chemistry. " Studen t, taking organi c c hemistry ?- " I don't know whether we will or n ot ."
H M. Stoops, the stu dent \\'ho has don e so much to make Student Life fa m o us by his cartoo nin g,pa id us a v isit recently. H e has n OlI' gone to Californ ia. H ere's to yo u, H erbie.
President W . (in class commitee m eeting )-" vVe want the girls represented in t hi s class as well as the boys."
On e of the staff (tryin g to fix up some dope )- "Well , h ow in the h路 - - am I going to get that other old married stiff in? "
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If yo u want a professional course in slang , p en pushing, or bad m ora ls , call around at S tu d en t Life r .) o m a t t he elevent h ho ur. w hen t he staff IS fixing up th e dope.
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Fred vVangsgard , a fanner in stru cto r in forgin g at the college, a nd last year 's center on t he foot ball team, paid us a visit th e first of t he month .
Studen t (i n biological labratory) - " Are t hese preud a pod ica. ?'1 Anothe r st udent (ex-railroade r ) - " P seud a P od ia, P se ud a P od ia? vVh o the hell does he brca k for?" Professo r - --" Unge heu er viel Fe hler haben Sie gemacht." St udent- (with a lamb- li ke exvression )- " 0 , I d on 't ",ant to say that. " Anderson of Salt L ake. ed ito r of th e Improvem en t Era , spo ke in c hapel on Novembe r 23 rd . ]\Ifr.
Nearl y all t he m embe rs of Lhe fac ulty had a hai r cu t for Th anksgiv in g. Conger, " B. ] ." has just retu rned ch ool after a te n days illn ess at home.
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August Han son is no w h oldin g down E x-Presiden t Kerr 's chair in chapel. Get next t o those "white vests" tloating aro und school.
Fletc h er is now pap a. Wh en Dr. Frede rick condu cts c hapel h e reminds one of a co untry parson. Prof. Cain e . Jr .. in stoc k judging class, speak in g of a ce rta in cow. - " She 's a lady of her class, excep t t hat she has mad spell s occasio nally. " Prep. - "So do ladi es." Th e " Blue T' s" are n ow occ upyin g the old Doso room , and h ave had it " fixed up " in a charming mann er . P ay it a visit, but don 't overloo k the mural decorations. Fred Froer was recently elected basket ball manager for this year.
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Most of th e stu de n ts have a sort of " feat h er y appeara n ce " Slllce Than ksgivin g. Say there- yo u p eo ple- call around to roo m 85 on ce in a while a nd give us a local. W e n eed 'e m Brossard will cap tain our " Grid iron pugs " n ext year . Have y ou forgotten t o subscribe fo r St udent Life? Do it n ow a nd enter the n ew y ear with a clear co n scIen ce. W e 'would suggest to the P rep. wh o recen t ly told t he p reside n t h e "dared to break into t h e college" t h at h e is an examp le of t he kind of stu d en ts wh o "go t hrou gh "college by en tering at t h e fron t doo r a nd p ro mpt ly leav ing by t he bac k . Prep . (sp eakin g of cook to landla d y at supper table )- " Wh ere's J ennie?" L an dlady- " O, she's curling h er ban gs." Prep. - " If she exp ects to get me she' ll h ave to "cu t out" t he curling ." Junior (d rily )- "I rec kon she' ll keep t he ban gs ." Linn Chil ds , a n ex'l o studen t, rece nt ly sen t in h is subscription
from H on olula . Glad to h ear from yo u , old m a n , a n d to learn t h at yo u a re still alive. Sor ry t o say we havent heard from J a n ie, too. The stu de nts who en tered t he J ournal 's sh ort story con test a re an xiously waiting to see t heir efforts in print. Coach W alker wen t east to see t he Carlisle Indi a n vs. Ch icago game. But the m u ses inform us th at he went to part icipate III a game wit h a fairer op ponent . St udent - " I sp ent a n hour and a half on t hi s Germ a n hi st or y." P rofesso r- " Th at's good ; yo u need it ." The bact eri ology class is now breathin g freely. Th e mi d-te rm exam in ation is off, a n d t he stu d en ts all say t he " Doc. " is t h e best eve r to take exam in ations un de r. T he fac ulty basket ball team is now organized a n d is try in g to arrange a series of c ha mpi on sh ip gam es . L oo k out, yo u un\\路ar y . veri ly I say un to yo u , it is a won de rful agg regation of bra in s, mu scle and good intent ion s.
J. T . J a rd ine and Dave F a rrell \\"ere recent ly h eard from . Th ey are now in W as hin gton , in t h e em-
STUDENT LIFE ploy of the Government; Jardine in the fores try department. and Farrell in the bureau of plant industry. To \\'hom it may con cern- This is to ce rtify t hat I am charged of being abs nt from class which absence I have n o recollection of what ever; and J do solemnly swear t hat
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