Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-21
VARSITY 'SLAS'T WEEK
Some Gossip from Madison and
State Topics.
HE KNEW SIXTEEN LANGUAGES.

| VIII SPEAK at Like
side Assembly--The lhree New Colonies
Who Head National Gu ard Side Lights
on Ex-Governor Hoard's Paper.
Madison. Wis, June 20 This is COM
inencement week and the town is in the
hands of parents, relatives and sweet
hearts 1t is gay and pleasant time,
though the great body of students went
home last week. The seniors stay and
get their degrees next Thursday Presi-
dent Adams gave his baccalaureateS Sun
day afternoon. He spoke of "Irresisti-
bic Forces" in society, religion and life.
The past year has beer one of usual eff
fc;ency.
Matrimony seems to have struck the
ranks of the faculty. Professor Scott.
DR.. Ely's associate in economies, re-
Gently found bride, a university grad
uate, in Centraia. Her father is prasi-
dent of the big paper mill at Wekoosa,
near there, in which ex-senator Villas
is interested. Professor Harper, who
succeeds Barnes in botany, is also on
the list. and Mr.. Bruce of the English
literature department, will bring a
bride from the south-Miss Picket. DR..
Solomons of California and Harvard,
who has been filling the place of DIR.
Jastrow, goes to the University of Ne
bfasKa as head professor of phi. rsioIogy.
The fact that two girls lead the sem
ior class Is an interesting one, AID re-
flutes the notion that in he higher ranks
of scholarship one must be a man to
win. 1t isn't so.
A Bright Man from Milwaukee.
When / was in c. Liege we made much
use of threw iume work-.sLalor' S
Encyclopedia of Political Science, Econ
omy and Law. II vas a collection of
articles by notab,, writers the world
over. The editor has just died in Wash
ington, the result of fall down the
steps OF the treasury department. He
died in hospital. He was formerly an
attorney of Milwaukee and at one time
vice principal of one of the high schools.
Lately he has been employed as a trans
iator at the mint.
Mr. Lalor, who was at one time as
sistant city attorney of Milwaukee I'M
der Judge Ryan, was one of the great
est linguists in the country, and was
man of wonderful mental attachments.
He spoke and wrote with ease and ac-
curacy at least sixteen languages. He
resided in Milwaukee between 1863 and
1871.
Madison's Lakeside Assembly.
The Monoxa assembly will open July
is with an address, as usual, by Senator
Spooners brother-in-law, Willett S.
Main. He is president of the associa-
ton. The assembly lasts two weeks,
an extension of time. Some of the new
features are the Edison projetoscope,
the most perfect machine for showing
moving pictures; Ensign J. Tracy Edi-
son, who speaks of his personal view
of the battle of Santiago, and Madam
Decca, the soloist. Two noble women.
Mrs. w. f. Crafts and Miss Marie C.
Breton, will be on the grounds
throughout the session. The latter is a
high rank w c. T. u. woman and Mrs.
Crafts is the wife of the Washington
reformer, who watches congress for
legislation which favors or runs against
morality. Rev. DIR. Worden, the lead
err, will officiate as usual. Ignatius
Donnelly will talk on viii and humor.
Josiah Strong, Thomas Dixon, J. P.
Dolliver, the congressman; Mrs. Beech
err Isabel GarghilD, the eloeutionist
whom the Scofields introduced to Madi-
son society; Murat Halstead and many
other notables are listed. Merely to lie
on the waters bank and hear Clonder's
orchestra play will be pleasure enough
Eight Days on a Wheel from New York.
One thousand miles across the coun-
try awheel in a trifie less than eight
days is fast time for this season of the
year On recent morning a party of
four Swedish young men arrived in
GAINESVILLE on their wheels after an
eight days trip from New York city,
John Anderson, who is the leader is
an athelete of some prominence in the
east, and is planning a trip around
the world. The four are on their way
to Yellowstone park, where they will
have a few days outing. They have
also arranged to participate in the
three days reet of the L. A. w, which
is to be held in GAINESVILLE July IL, l2
and IA Their overland outfit is most
complete.
National Guard on New Basis.
Wisconsin's militia is reorganized aud
Governor Scofield and his right-hand
man in military matters. Brigadier
General Charles r. Boardman, adju-
tant general with offices in the capitol,
feel that they have done good work.
Badger boys certainly did well in the
recent war. While Minnesota and some
other troops have been criticised, there
is only praise for our Wisconsin boys.
The three new colonies are Otto H.
Falk of Milwaukee, young man of "a,
who had a hand in putting down the
Milwaukee riots in 1886. He has been
aide -de-camp to governors and a
guardsman practically ever since. Col
onel Morgan of Appleton is the
oldest of the men. He has
been in the national guard since
1883 Colonel Hawley of Lacrosse
is the son of a lumberman and was
trained in the Faribault Military acad-
envy. He did good work in Porto Rico.
Under the plan of reorganization Col
onel H. M. Seaman of the Fourth is
crowded out of service, as there is no
Fourth regiment, and consequently he
will have no command. 1t is estimated
that from so to so per cent. of the men,
bers of the old guard, have Joined the
new organization. Milwaukee will be
regimental headquarters. The medical
department is in charge Of Surgeon
General Edwards.
General Boardman and Quartermas-
ter Solliday are now at work arranging
for the annual camp at Camp Douglas
The plan is to have each regiment
camp q week, the first one going early
IN August. About 100 acres of land have
is n added to the camp. A new bath
house is now being built at the camp.
1t will be 24x70 feet in dimensions. The
floor will be of cement and there will be
thirty-two shower baths.
As to State Institutions.
A man who knows a great deal OF
state institutions was speaking not long
ago of present conditions. He put it
this way: "a number of reforms he
suggests have already been accom-
plished): "a trained educator is es-
sential to the proper management of
The Delavan, GAINESVILLE. Waukesha,
Sparta and Green Bay institutions. The
Sparta school ought not TO be a school.
1t ought to be nothing more or less
than a distributing station. taking
homeless children and putting them
into good homes. Any detention in
Sparta more than is necessary to
transfer children into their new homes
is an error, and trained educator
would recognize that fact. Then the
board should also contain a trained
oenologist: a man who has had prac-
teal as well as theoretical work with
the criminal classes. We have just
spent hundreds of thousands of dollars
IN the Green Bay reformatory and put
il in charge of a man who has not