Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-02-25
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Last week President McGregor, HI. p.
of Washington chapter, No 2. R. A. M,
of this place, went as delegate 10 a
convocation of the Grand Chapter at
Milwaukee. While there, he met sew
eral who have been connected with the
Normal. Among those were the Misses
Bentley, Beck and Potter. He visited
the new Normal school at that place
and reports the building as being most
elegant in appearance and appoint
ment, but scarcely equal in room and
convenience to our own. He says
three departments are in operation, the
highest containing forty students, of
whom thirty-nine are young ladies.
We had the pleasure of being present
at the literary session of the ladies, So
ciety in our school on Friday evening,
Feb. 18th. About fifty members and
visitors were present. At sharp seven
O'Clock, President Rena Woodward
raped the society to order and the
programme as follows was carried out
Singing, reading chapter in the Bible,
Lords prayer. singing, roll call and
answers by quotations. The roll call
and responses was thoroughly, wisely
and wittily carried out. The Critics
report by Miss Agnes Hay came next
and was a regular but judicious girls
scolding. 1.-THE Yankee Girl was
next read by Miss Cora Rosencrantz.
Miss May McIver, followed with read
ing on "The new Church Organ"
"Inventions and their Effect ON Civil
cation" was paper presented by Miss
Gertie Buck. A short recess was an
nounced after which the great question,
ResolUed, That life of celibacy is pref
cradle to the married state. The de-
baters on this important question were,
for the q Mrmative, Miss Ruba York
and Miss Emma johnson, for the mega
tive, Miss Clara Grindell and Miss Jen-
ME Thomas.
The debate was the event of the even
ing. Though debating is comparative
ly an innovation in the Society's pro-
grammes, it was well conducted
throughout. The ground of argu-
ment was carefully worked over. The
reasons pro and con we're skillfully pre-
sented with many striking illustrations
and beautiful figures of speech. The
affirmative presented the following
thoughts: Hamlet's mother-Highest
love not between husband and wife.
Unhappy marriages. Anticipation
greater than participation. Extent of
misery not known because tales are not
told out of school. Father can, and
has cared AS tenderly for his daughter
as husband can.
Single persons are not fettered and
can do greater life work. Example,
Sisters of Charity. Marriage is a lot
terry in which beautiful dummies draw
the prize. The world is wider field
of labor than the home circle. The
negative urged the following reasons:
Married persons are moral persons.
Value of home, impossible without
marriage. Mental picture of an array
of married against unmarried. Panic
following passage of bill to prohibit
marrying. Without trial, the best
qualities of man and woman will not
appear. Social propensity. Inherent
qualities of disposition make the sexes
dependent. Marriage of to-day is re-
lation of equality. A single man is
kite without string, boat unmoored,
a wife is the kites balance. the boats
anchor. The judges were the Misses
Agnes Smith, and Ida jenkins, and
Mr.. j. Z. Millman, and their decision
was two to Ole in favor of the negative.
After the announcement of the decis-
ion, the Society began to carroll the
beautiful and appropriate selection, be-
ginning; Oh! It's ma(e)ry, ma(e)ry,
Oh! tbs ma(e)rry when the moonbeams
DER the sparkling waters play, etc. At
this juncture we beat an ignominious
retreat but we have been informed that
there was no danger.
One of the pleasant little things of
school life at the Normal is the pleas
ure of listening to the lecturers who
come to town, and almost invariably
talk to the school. Here they speak TO
us in more familiar terms and upon less
stately topics than when on the plat
form. The occasion of DIR. Vincent's
visit Tuesday was so enjoyable that we
have heard the opinion expressed that
his forty-fve minutes talk in school
was better than the two hours lecture.
BUSINESS NOTES.
Platteville beng located near the
heavy timber of the Platte, has had to
take wood in all shapes as currency,
almost as much as coon-skins were
formerly taken in Kentucky. The
tradesmen are becoming tired of short
measure. trouble of receiving, loss by
too long storing and difficulty of SELL
ing. Wood in exchange for goods is
going out of practice, partly on account
of the refusal of the trade to take it,
and partly because cash market is
building up in the city. Shillam &
Rowe are perhaps the largest buyers of
cord wood. Last year they handled
between 700 and 800 cords. This season
they have already shipped "a carloads
to Galena alone. where they find a good
market on account of the superior
quality of their wood, and also because
the river was so low last fall that the
wood boats could not get up. This is
business.
t. Schnitzler & Bro. have the reputa
ton of making the most delicious
candy that can be found in this or any
other city. They are also agents for
some of the best steamer lines, and if
won have any idea of VISITING tho