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VOL. l' CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, MAY, 1918 No.8

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The largest assemblage of teachers ever known in thoroughly a school man and one of our strongest Southern Illinois was t~at which conv~ned in Car­ men educationally in the state. bondale, April 4, 5, and 6 Teachers over Southern Illinois who have worked On Thursday morning the registration began faithfully for their Pa~mer certificate in Penman­ and before the opening session numbered 1700. But ship at the same time doing their full quota of Carbondale was well prepared to take care of this work in the schoo! room, were full of expectation assemblage, because of the generous hospitality of for the appearance of- A. N. Palmer and they were her people in opening up their homes and the com­ not disappointed. He gave them many suggestions mittee on registration and assignment who worked and much practical aid in the time allotted to him untiringly. _ on the full program. This was the 37th Annual Meeting and will prob­ Every teacher of course is interested in the Ill­ ably be remembered as' the most notable meeting inois Centennia1ii"Illi--whUe Hon. Hugh S. Magill in the hIstory of the organization. could not fill his engagement to speak to the tea~h­ The music by the Normal Orchestra was an in­ ers of this c()ming event the place was filled by his centive, in itself, to attend each session. The music Bubstitute. who presented the plans. ' hy Mrs. Anna Grater Fowler on Thursday evening In the afternoon, on Friday as is the custom two and again on Friday afternoon, was received en­ sessions Were held one for thebeneftt of the High thusiastically. Music by the Normal Faculty Quar­ School Teachers and another for the Elementary tette, Messrs. J. P. Gilbert, Jay Hinchcliff', F. G. Teachers. Both sessions were entertaining, practi­ Warren and Art Lee was well received. In addi­ cal and suggestive of many helps which tbe teach­ tion to the address by Pres. H, W, Shryock and Supt. ers might take home with them and use In their P:lsteller of Olney, the"'association was honored by own schools. Both sessions were given a rare treat t;le prese~c_e of Ex-Presi-dent W, H. Taft of New .. in the violin 8010 by Ralph Swain. Mr. Swain Is an Haven. Conn .. who delivered an address on "The artist and his selection carried the teachers away Great War." from the work-a.-day world, by Its beauty and the In his address he very carefully and forcefully masterful way In which It was ren~ered. explained why we are at war with Germany. His On Frid~y evening the new AudltorlUD1 was agah\ Irresistible g~Od humor combined with his straight crowd,e.d to overfiowing, when the Operetta "Hla­ forward logic and common sense are some of the watha.!s Childhood"was given by the TraIning (lharacteris\ics which have won for him a high placo School, Normal, and Orchestra. This excellent pro­ am('ln1?," onr present l.l.a.y public men. At no tim" duction was the result of the combined etl'orts ot can anyone be in doubt as to his meaning as every Miss Jennie Mitchell who directed the dramatic, statement is clear and concise, simply and logically . Misses Hollenberger and Newsum, the dancing, presented. while Mtss.Ruth Bradley and J. E. Hinchcliff had A large audience heard the address by Dr. Wm. B. charge of the music, and Miss Lticy K. Woody. the Owen, of the Cook County Normal. Dr. Cook in costuming. v~, his address showed to Egyptian teachers that he is The general effect of the operetta was very beau- "1'1-11<:: I~OYPTIA:-.i."

tiful, the gO{Jd lighting effects combined with the The fact that over 2000 t~achers were in attend­ brilliant eostumes of the Indians gave a beautiful ance certainly speal,s well for the interest taken setting for this charmingly rendered operetta. Af­ in educationel matters Over our end of the state, ter the operetta Dr. Em W. Black of the UniVersity especially at a time like this, when the minds of the people are so engrossed with the terrible of Indiana addresed the association. warfare. The Saturd}lY morning session was well attended At th-e business session of the meeting, Prof. Geo. and the program was carried {Jut as scheduled with W. Smith was elected president of the association. the exception of the jt'ddress by Hon. Kenesaw M. while Pr-of. W. T. Felts was chosen as the :Jackson Landis. While this was a slight disappointment to courity delegate to the State Teachers Meeting at the many who had hoped to hear this noted orator, Springfield. we feel that n-o teacher regretted their attendance Aside from the educational advanTages afforded at the institute, and feel that the decision to make at thIs meeting, for many, it was a return to their the Normal the ann..ual meeting places of the South· Alma Mater, and the meeting again with- old school ern Illinois Teachers' Association a wise. one. friends recalled many pleasant memories.

NEWS FROM SOLDIERS

Camp Logan, Tex., April 1, 1918. ranks. The Normal ought to have fifty, for the best The Egyptian, and most patriotic people unquestionably come to Carbondale, Ill. the Normal. Dear Editor:~ (You see if I can't go to the Normal I can I at. I have seen the letters of several former S. I. N. U. least root for it). men who are now in the service which the Egyptian I don't want to knock, but you know it seems has published so I'm tryinl? my luck and sending strange that not a singLe Normal student in Camp a letter. I hope it will escape the waste basket. Logan has gotten any remembrance from the Nor­ I am with headquarters company of the 123rd mal. The only news we get qf happenings there field artillery as a wir~ss operator. There's an­ is from the Egyptian, and we subscribed to it our~ other chap here . who's from the Nor­ selves mal, in t.he same oompany. Then there's a whole It seems to me that some kind of a remembrance bunch of S. I. N. U. men in ~he 130th infantry. So onCe in a While Would keep the soldier from think­ Camp Logan is Well supplied with representatives ing that the school where he went had forgotten of the Normal.' him entirely I think it is generally acknowledged Right now the 123rd is drilling hard, studying that the soldier with letters from home and home harder, ~nd hoping hardest that we will soon be folks is the best s01diers. All of tfi'e fellows from sent across. If anyone h-as had to af.'2;ociate with ~he Normal speak with pride of it, but how long is socialists, slackers, and paCifists for some time he that pride going to last if no word comes from the ought to see some of the 123rd repeating wild rum­ Normal? What do you think Mr. Editor about ors that we are gOing across soon. Start!l: plaus­ s{>me plan whereby the soldiers could receive some ible rumor, and in two minutes everyone in the remembrance from their friends of the Norm~l. Re­ regiment knoivs it. member we're a long way from Egypt and a fellow We're drilling fr-om 6:05 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. (Gov. will feel blue in spite of himSelf if he thinks that time) with about two and one quarter hours off the home folks have forgotten him. fr,r meals. Then we have tw-o hours school -on all Hoping that the Normal with its customary nights except Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. pr-omptness will find some plan, I am, It keeps us busy, but if we can only get into action Sincerely yours, we will be contented. There are many S. I. N. U. PRIV A TE J. C. McCORMICK, men in the service and plenty of room for more. Hdq. Co. 123 F. A. Harvard has 25 per cent of its male students in the Camp Logan, Tex.

( "THE EGYPTIAN," I Chapel' Announcements ~ Conservation

The every day gossip about the chapel announce­ In the present stirring times, conservation is our men ts ,has called f?r the publication of ·this article. watch word. The continued saying is "I failed to know ~nd We have become accustomed to meatless, wheat- learn about this or that meeting," or "I did not less. sweetless, and even to eatless meals; sheetless understand the announcements read this morning." beds; and sleepless nights. We are willing to do Of course it is better not to burden the students with anything to help our boys"over there,"by conserving these announc'ement readings if they are not 'Worth There is someth~ng else to conserve besides meat, as much as to make at l~a~t the majority of the wheat, and other material things. If, the brain student body understand them. Few are effected power, which is wasted on usele~s educational pro­ with bad hearing and it is impossible to make all cess and antiquated methods, was directed along of the students head the announcements. But, why the right channels the student's progress would be have any announcements made if most of the stu- more rapid. dents cannot understand them? Notwithstanding the facts that all 'our business Here are some of the faculty who make good and methods have cha,nged, and the teaching of mathe- audible announcements: Pres. Shryock, Miss Gub- matics (according to methods in arithmetic) have elman, Profess·ors Smith, R. V. Black, Furr, W. O. undergone a revolutionary change; we are still

Brown, and Misses Bryden, Burkett and Mitche~l. using the same text book that our forefathers used. Onae in a while Prof. Troy Felts is heard and un- The book is not pedagogically sound for the pres­ derstood but there are quite a number who have ent day teaching of arithmetic. It contains dis- put a burden on the students by asking them to keep count methods that are' not used by any banks of quiet while.a weak or mumbling voice is heard. today. The students have been heard passing criticisms There are other processes which bave no true and many have been boasted of the fact that Je value in our triumvirate day. In the el~ht work have Borne of the best speakers and some of the poor­ hours there is something else to do of more impor­ est samples of public speakers in the United 'St~tes. tance, they certainly have no place in our recre­ Students cr! ticise the teacher who is ,everlasting ation program, but they do bother us in our sleeps. There is one argument in favor of the book and asking students to do things in class and who does that is its disiplinary value. The quesHon is not set the example and meet the requirements him­ Does the llisipLinary valu; of this book offset the self or herself. "Practice what you preach," itl the loss of time and energy spent on needless process? 01d saying. Is it not possible to obtain a book with this same Deep breathing exercises ure recomendable for value and' hot waste so much on needless processes and methods? some lady members of the ;:aculty~and some feW men as well-to develop voll.Lme, pitch, intensity CAMOUFLAGE~ and clearness of voice. For further information go Rector (after exposition of Sabbath school les­ to Pres, Shryock and Miss Mitchell. This will en­ son to infant class)-"Now would any little boy able the students to know whether their meetings or girl like to ask me a question?" are in Mr. Amon's room or in the attic of,the new A Terrible infant-"Have you got on trousers auditorium. under that night "gown?" "THI~ lWYPTIA~""

THE EGYPTIAN s. I. N. U.'s TREATMENT OF HER SOLDIERS in other columns of this number we publish a letter from a soldier who was a former student of Published every month during the collegiate year S. 1. N. U. In it he complains of the way the by the students. of Southern Illinois Normal Uni­ £:{)ldier from S. I. N" U. is forgotten by his school­ versity. mates. If he could hear some of" Mr. Shryock's talks CAR~ONDALE, ILLINOIS· in chapel, he certainly would give up that idea Ovel' a hnndred stars are on our service Subscripllon Price ...... : ... One Dollar Per "¥rear flag as it hangs in the auditorium. This only re­ presents who have been enrolled here since war Arthur Browne ...... Editor.in·Chief has been declared and then have left school f{)r D. A. Whitlock ...... Honorary Business Manager. military service. Billy Rife ...... Business Mapager. However, when I read the letter the idea occurred to me that maybe we weren't doing all that we could Edw. V. Miles Jr. Thl;l Egyptian should be sent to all the soldiers from Raymond Colyer, this school free of charge. Personal letters should Richard Browne, be written to the boys in training, and in action. Ella Gerlach, The Domestic Science Department might send can­ dies and cakes, and such things as young men en­ Entered as second class mall matter Nov. 4, 1916, at joy at home, to those that are upholding the hon{)r the Postoffice at Carbondale, Illinois, under the Act of this country instead of feeding the loafers who of March a, '1879. hang around the cooking labratory. These are mere suggestions but it is my belief that something should be done,

CALENDAR FOR MAY 1918 HUGH LAUDER DIES AT HIS l-Bring on the flowers; we've had the showers. HOME IN FLORIDA TODAY 6-Registration Day. Mid Spring Term. 30-Decoration Day. SENIOR STAFF Was One of Carbondale's Most Prominent and Es­ teemed Citizens-Been in Jacksonvilllc, Florida Elbert Worre.ll-Mae Floyd-Pauline Conant for Several Years.

COMMENCEMENT Hugh Lauder, one of Carbondale's 'most promi­ Soon plans will be under way for commencement nent and esteemed citizens died at his home at Jack­ and many things have occured to me as helpful ~ug­ sonville, Florida, this morning, according to word gestions. Why not have a class day? The so­ received here early this aftern(}on. No details Were cieties are small this year and could very easily received. combine and have one program, giving the other Mr. and.)V1rs. Lauder haVe been residing in Jack­ day

In order t{) appreciat~ the position of the Roman On·e carries a tbrch and the others lead her by either woman ,in society of which I wHf tell you, It is hand and ftut~ players go before them. When the necessary to make clear what the Roman marriage bride reac.hes the house, she greases the doorpos1..1 meant. At Rome, at all times, a iustUIIl matrimon­ with fat and oil. She is then lifted over the thres­ ium, which means a marriage made legal and sanc­ hold and is taken by her husband into t,he p,tl'll1er­ tified by the law of religion, was a matter of impor­ ship of fire a.nd water-the essentials of domestic tance. The house was the home for both the di­ life. vine and human members of the family. When a The Roman lady was treated with more respect human member wished to marry a member at an­ th~Il the Greek lady. She was far from being'

.. "TH"~ EGYPTIAN." 7 A LETTER TO THE KAISER

June 28, 1917. fect--you cast your ambitious eye toward the Med­ THE INFERNAL REGION, iterranean, Egypt and India and the Dardanelles Dear Willie: and y-ou began your Kreat railroad to Bagdad, but "I can call you by that familiar name for I have the ambitious wife stood in your way, it was then alWays been very close to you, much closer than I sowed the seed in your heart that blossomed into you could ever know. the assassination of the duke and his wife, and "Fr·om the time that you were yet an undeveloped then all hell smiled when it saw how cleverly yOu thing in your mother's womb I have shaped yom: saddled the crime onto Servia. II saw you set sail destiny for my own purpose. for the fiords of Nqrway and I knew you would "In the days of Rome I created a roughneck prove an alibi. How cleverly done, just like your known as NerO-He was a vulgar character and your royal grandfather who also secured an as­ suited my purpose at that particular time. In these sassi on to remove old King Frederick of Denmark modern days a classic demon and efficient super­ and later robbed that country of two provinces criminal was need,ed and as I Im·ow the Hohenzellern that gave Germany an opportunity t-o become a na­ lJlcod, I picked you as my special instrument to val power. Murder is dirty work, but it takes Ho­ place on earth an annex to hell. I gave you ab­ henzoll.ern to mal~e away and get by. normal ambitions, lilrewise ah over-supply of ego­ "Your opportunity was at hand; you set the tism that you might not discover your own failings; whole world on fire, and bells of hell were ringing. I twisted your mind to that of a mad man with cer­ Y:)Ur raze on Belgium caused joy, it was the be­ tain normal tendencies to carry you by, a most ginning-the foundation of a perfect hell on earth, dangerous character placed' in power. I gave you the destruction of noble cathedrals and other workS the power of a hypn·otist and a certain magnetic of art was hailed with joy in the infernal regions. force that yo'u might sway your people. I am You made war on friends and foes alike and the responsible for the deformed arm that hangs help­ murder -of civilians showed that my teachings had lass on your left, for your crippled condition em­ borne fruit, your tre3.chery toward neutral nations' hitters y·our life and destroys all the noble impulses h~stened a great universal upheaval, the thing I that might otherwise cause me anxiety, but :rour most desired. Your under-sea warfare is a master­ strong sword arm squelches all sentiment and pity; stroke, from the smallest mackerel pot to the great I p!:-ccd in your soul a deep hatred for all things Lusitania you show no "favorites; as a war lord , Eng-lidl, for of all nations on earth I hate England ~u st:lnd supreme, for you have no mercy and most; wherever England plants her flag she brings hav~ no consideratiJ;>n for the baby who clings to order out of cha{)s and the hatred cross follows the its mother's breast as they both go down into the Union Jack; under her rule wild tribes become till­ deep together, only to be torn leisurely apart and ers of the soil and in due tim~ practical citizens:~ dev:~ured by the sharl{s down among the coral!'!. she is the great civilizer of the globe and i hat~. "I have strolled over the battlefields of Belgium ., her. I implanted in your soul a cruel hatred for your. and France. I have seen your hand of destruction mother because she was English and left my gaOl" everywhere; it is all your work, super-fiend that· I friend Bismark to fan the flam!;'! I had kindled. Re­ made you. I h1lve seen the fieJd of Poland, now a cent history proves how well our worlt was done. wE1~eEs fit for prowling beasts only, n{l merry It brol,e your royal mother's heart, but I gained my Children in Poland now, they all succumbed to purpose. frost and starvaUon-;-I drifted down into G9.lrrcia "The inherited disease of the Hohenzollern ldlled where formerly Jews and Gentiles lived haIJPil'/ your father just as it will kill you, and you became togethel"' I found but ruins and a~hes; I felt a cour­ ruler of Germany and a tool of mine sooner than I ious pride in my pupil, for it was all above my ex­ expected. pectation, J: was in Belgium when yon drove th(\ "To assist you and farther hasten my worl;: I gr-' . peaceful population before you like cattle, into slav­ you three evil spirits, Nietzche, Trietschke and lat­ ery; you separated man and wUe and forced ~hem er ilernhardi, whoso teachings inflamed the Y

o l~ G A N I Z A T I' 0 N S SENIOR ITEMS do something for him, when he replied "Oh, no I just came over to see t.he new auditorium. Etta Dees, of Waltonville, was enrolled at the Some Hme ago two gentlemen were up on third begmning of (he Spring Term and is a m1:)mber of floor and asked one of the girls to show him where this class. She graduated from University High 'they tested the Cl!"tl'am. They might have been told h~re in 1915. She taught school for three years. that the Anthony Hall girls. who are the "cream" Thelma Dempsey, of Carterville, is not in school of the school. were tested by the various teachers this term and the Senior c)ass feels the loss of this in the main building. member. However, she was required to lose out Mi::ls Edna Young, of Enfield, has joined the so much school during the winter term because of ranks of the knthony Hall Seniors this term. illness, and also the death of her father, that she decided not to remain in scpool for this year at least. Ida Ro\f Is not in school for the first six weeks RANDOLPH COUNTY NEWS but w11l return at the opening of the Mid-Spring Miss Maude Lindsey. ot. Sparta, viSited- her sis­ term. Her sister, Mrs. Frieda Grommet, returned ter, Nina and Miss Margaret Kramer, also of Sparta, from visiting her husband at Houston, Texas, in the latter part of March, and is now in school. spent a week-end recently with her sister, Clara. at Ina Steele, of Murphysboro, and Edna Young. of Anthony Hall. Enfield. are seniors who have been enrolled this Misses Marguerite McLaughlin and Mae. Vinchard term. Both have been teaching. spent OTer Saturday and Sunday visiting homefolks A sample, cap and gown was received by the com­ mittee and it was taken before the class for its at Coulterville recently. approval but it was decided to give the commlttee Misl!!es Mae Johnson and Anna Dobbs visited home full pwwer in making the selection. folks at Rockwood an'd Chester respectively some Nearly all the Seniors returned after the spring time ago. vacation to be present at the Teacher's meeting We have a representative on each of the girls' They felt that it would be of great value to them if sophomore, junior and senior basket ball teams they attended since the greater number of those which is quite unusual. Clara Kramer is a mem­ who graduate expect to teach next year. ber of the sophomore team, Nina Lindsay of the junior, both plaYinf centera, and Ella Gerlach on ANTHONY HALL NEWS the senior team, playing forward. The little Q. C. is a splendid society It will ever be to this county's sorrow and re­ It has not for its ai~, any work of piety gret that we have no pictures of soldier and sailor But just guess its purpose if you can boys, who have ever attended this school. for the From the following letters: G. A. M. Mrs. Baitman, the copk, has been ill for a week Obelisk, bat Randolph never has had many boys in 'and Mrs. Dickey, (he assistant has resigned, but the attendance here at any time. The only boy known girl~ of Anthony Hall have ~own themselves equal ever to have been in school herev who is now in to the occasion. If you don't believe it ask Miss service is Will F. Wund'erlicf, of Evansville, who HoHenberger or Miss N~wsum, they would probably enlisted in' the aviation corps. but his enlistment tell you that they've been doing the cooking. There were quite a few of the girls who were was too late to secure his picture. among our numoer last year, back visiting the first The girls of Randolph county were entertained of this term and attending the S. I. N. U. at a candy party on Saturday evening, Feb. 16th. On Sunday morning, April 14. the girls of An­ by Misses Ella and Loretta Gerlach. A pleasant thony Hall were surprised with some visitors. evening was spent as many games, contests and Abput nine o'clock two young men approached a various amusements were enjoyed Especially did girl on third floor and asked "Where's Jack's room?" everyone enjoy the making and eating of the candy. After some inquiry it was found that they thought Those present were: jessie Smith, Ruby McGough. they were in the hospital. Maude and Nina Lindsay, Anna Dobbs. Mae John­ During the S. I. T. A. Miss Newsum asked a man. son, Clara Kramer, Marguerite McLaughlin, Mary. who was wandering around in A. Hall If she could and Maggie Kuhrtz. 1u 'TIII'~ !·;(;Y;'TIAX."

THE NEW AUDITORIUM FACULTY'S FAULTS The new auditorium. that has been under con­ The daily schedule of 'a S. I. N. U. student is to struction for the past two years is now practically thoughtfully read, carefully outlined, and thorough­ completed. Owing to the strenuous times, there ly absorb seventy-five to eighty pages of closely was no formal dedication but we were fortunate written printed matter on Science, Mathematics, in having Ex-President Taft to deliver the fll,"st Pedagogy and Literature, also reinf-orce and enrich. address in the new building: each subject by pages of supplementary reading. The bill was introduced into the lower house of Who said our teachers were gifted In mal{ing LONG the 48th General Assembly by Representative James assignments? M. Etherton, Representatives Clifford Kane, of Har­ risburg, Hawkins Murphy, of Pinckneyville, and a score of other members of tne lower house labored LIGHT OCCUPATIONS assiduoUSly for the bill, but all their efforts were Katie Williams tall{ing to -Jock from her window. fruitless until the matter was tal{en up by Hon. Clearing tl'le back porch of Miss Newsum's tapioca Kent Keller, senator from this senatorial district. AdelIa Eisenhauer lo·oking after "Little Willie':>" Senator Keller possesses an unusual amount of en~ welfare. ergy a'nd influence, and he made everything else Mariam Jones and Mabel Kuck arguing religion. sUbservient to the one idea of passing the bill for Edna Felber sweeping up sandwiches after Miss the auditorium. The sehe·ol recognizes its debt Gubelman.. ~. to ~enator Keller. The bill appropriated $135,000. Mrs. Wiewille dressing up to get a light extension To this 'has been added an approp'riation of $7,500, Art Browne loitering around Anthony Hall. Secured by Senator Hewitt, for equipment, and more Esther Br-::)ckett writing a letter to Carl. than $5,OO(} of an accummulated reserve and con­ tingent fund. The building is 172 feet long, 110 feet wide. It contains two administrative offices, two recitation SHORTY WATKINS AT THE RESTAURANT Shorty-Do you serve everything on this menu. rooms, and an auditorium containing 1700 OPera Waiter-Yes' sir. chairs. The stage is one of the striking features Shorty-'Well then please bring me a dimes of the building. The proscenium arch is 42 fe~t worth of fly spects. in the clear. The stage is 48 feet deep, with a total width from side wall to side wall of 60 feet. Words cannot express the appreciation of the CHARACTERISTIC REMARKS student body for this spacious auditorium, where for 45 minutes each day everyone is comfortably Mahel1£' Fallon-Oh you sap head. seated and has the privilege of listening to the ex­ Cnth~rjIle ~~()aley-Edith, you're going to have cellent music, talks, etc. company. lr We, the Senior Class, are looking forwMd with Ruby C:csper-As weak as water great expectati-on to ours-the first commencement May Visino-I don't say much any more. in the new auditorium. Marguerite Blatter-Did you say something. Marion Leonard-Kitty. Clara Heaton-I want a letter from my soldier. Joe Galvin-Win-ne-e. ANTHONY HALL HOUSEKEEPER DIES Blanche Wilton-I don't eat minutes. Polly-Mabelle don't love me, no more. Miss Emma Templeton, for four yea"s housekeeP­ Mabel Prindle-~ome pOOr fi~h. er at Anthony Hall at the Normal, died at Holden Emily Van Eickle-I just can't dress in half an hospital today following a short period of illness. hour. She' was a . sister of Miss Amanda Templeton, of ,tB.~ Presbyterian Chapel in this city. '" - 'Miss Templeton had won the affection and love AUTOMATIC of everY~dy at Anthony Hall. Miss Hollenberger, Murdy-what f{)' you gib dat baby a big pieCe of speaking for those at the hall and those who knew pork to chaw {)ll? Don' you know di po' che'l! 'her, said her kindness and faithfulness has c:lused cholre on hit? her to be loved by everybody. Dinah-Don' you see di string, tied to dat piece The abOVe item appeared in the Carbondale Free oh fat pO'It. De oder end's tied to de chiles toe. Press of April 2. Miss Templeton will be missed Ef he chokes he kiCI(,...a.nq if h~ l(icks he'll je'k de by all the studen ts who knew her and especially po'k oui. Ah reckon you all don' learn me nothing the gi.rls of the hall. 'boul bringing up chilluns," "'i'HI<.: WUY P'l'lAN," Ii MULEOLOGY ENOUGH HUNTING The mule Is patient, fond or work, A young Swede ap"peared at the county judges His virtues will bear sifting; L.ifice and asked for a license. Besides, the business end of him "What kind of a liCense?" asked the judge, "a Is always so uplifting! hunting liCense?" "No" was the answer. "Aye tank aYe bane hunt­ 'ng Ipng onough. Aye want marriage Hcense." CUPID'S ,ARROW A quick little, slick little Ray PixleYr-"Why can't they play cards in the Shot wellsent navy?" From a U. S. gun by a Hill Warren-"CauBe the saIlors stand on the U. S. gent. ticcl{. " A bubble of oil, A swirl of sea- , HE'S AN AUTHOR NOW Regards to ."Bill" of Germany. • Hurrah! Five dollars for my latest story. a Modern Husband' " "Congratulations. From whom did you get the U~E YOUR SPOON 'money'?" "From the express company. They lost it." Now leave no sugar in your (1Up­ 'TWOllld be the worst of crimet;!. Miss Newsum-"See here, Ruth, don't you ever 'rake' just enough and melt it up­ sweep under this bed?" For these be stirring times. Ruth-"I always do. Its so much easier than using a dust pa~."

"BATTLE CRY OF FEED 'EM" Marguerite B.-"What was making all that noise in the shower last night ?;' Yes, we'll rally round the farm, boys, Esther-"Edna was using crash towels." We'll rally once again, Sh,ou ting the battle CI'-y of Feed 'Em. ..,Professor-"How many wars has EnglanJi fought Wo've got the ships anll money W'ith Spain?" And the best of fighting men, "Six" Shouting the battle cry of Feed 'Em. Prof. Smith-"Enumerate them." The onion for ever, the beans and the corn, Fred Hood-One, two, three, four, five, six. Down with the tater it's up the morn­ While we rally 'round the tractor, boys, "Gracious, h~ close it is il). here. Let's go Qut," And take the' plow again, "But my dear, the orchestra will change the air Shouting- the battle cry of Feed'Em. in a minute." -Fred Emerson (Patriotic' Toasts. Arriving at the ball park in the middle of the game' he said. 'We are dOing fine, w~ have a man on eve,ry base." It waves for "fis as it waves for you, ,- Our timed honored emblem, tried and true, "What of it," she said. "So has the other team." ~ Glorious, majestic, our hope and our prayer With you we can fight-and everything dare! ~4RD AT ANTHONY HALL God bless our stars and stripes. "They make me go to bed when I'm not sleepy and get up when I am."

THEN-SILENCE 'p'8aq .tall uo PU'8lS Ol p'8q aqs n Mr. Pagsby: "Where is my hat? I can't keep MOllamos n 1'8 'la~ p,aqs l'811l MOUl{ aM. a thing about this house. It's a shame the way 'p~a.I p'8aJI'8 ,alls mead a!ll.L things d,isappear. I would just like to know where '~ulqlJ'8J '8 01 SlUa\) ual Ja~UM n,aM MON that hat is. MOllS '8 JO pUPI la'llaI aql ala~ alls n Mrs. Jasgby: icily: So would 1. You didn't MOqA-UU lno puy II,aqs laq nOA lns: have it on when you got home at 2: 30 this morn­ : MOU'l{ Ol lOU lq~no eqs liulqwwos, s.n ing" 'U'8UlOM 'B Sa!J.IOM ~UJlllhU'8 S,a.IOlll n 12 "'l'HI£ l!1GYP'l'lAN." BOOKS OF YESTERDAY AND TlIE DAY BEFORE "If you see a oomplexion thats' peaches and cream. Remember things alw!lYs aren't just what they seeru "Cold Mutton," by U-Takit or Leavit. Not an Just take a good look, and come out of your dream--­ advertisement by Armor, U's too Swift for that-a It's Camouflage." hungry note in every line. "What to do and Where to do it." by All Cane. Dad (reading)-"If the war keeps on we won't Everybody should give his fatber this book-It's a have any oils or fats in another year." \ scream. Little son (hopefully)-"Castor Oil, too, Dad?" lOA Little Bit of Heaven, or He Dfdn't Orter Do lit" A book every wife should read. Also those contemplating matrimony. Record Heeler-"Is the Captain a modes guy?" Blank File-"Well, he dreSSeS his company right IS IT' ONE ON YOU TO 1 in the middle of the street." Bill Ashley-"Doctor, do you think cigarette smoking affects the brain?" Officer (i n disgust to not over-brigh t begi n ner)­ Doc. Barrow-"That question can never be, an­ "It t.hat your right face?" swered, for a man of brains has never been discov­ Embarrassed R:)okie~"Wel1, I can't help it. I ered ,smoking one." was bo-rn with it." "THE !,;U,{ PTIAN." 11:1 ------~------REMEMBER E. J .. INGERSOLL DEALER IN Those wasted quarters Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, Souvenir Spoons vVou Id buy of Sohools and Churoh Buildings Thrift Stamps Watch Inspector I. C. R. R. Established 1859

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