The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
SENSATION AT NORTHWESTERN
Professor Discovered who Never
Had q Kiss or u Hug.

Professor Discovered who Never
Had q. Kiss or u Hug.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mixed merriment and embarrassment
was noticeable wherever gro p Of ''co-
ed and young men gathered on the
campus at Northwestern univers t. yes
terday The common topic of conversa-
ton was the 'tabstemious Dr. Crook
His announcement that he lad reyer
used tobacco, curse words or intoxcants
and his confession that he had never
Rugged or kissed woman caused every
student to go to lectures dressed in the
pink of propriety. and it put the pretty
girls from the ''feu SEM on their guard.
DR.. Algie R. Crook, professor Of min
eralogy and petrology at the north shore
institution, was surprised to learn that
total abstinence should create so much
surprise AMI so much interest.
81 do not believe that l am crank -
said DR.. Crook ''You can understand
very easily why I co not use. tobacco or
intoxicants; could preach whole SER
mon on that. You ask if 1 am the only
total abstainer in the faculty. Why, the
woods On the campus are full of them.
I would much rather talk about some
more scientific subject; that large lump
of heFnatite, for instance" he said. pc Mt
ing to rock of rusty red color. ''It
came from Spain, and is uSeG-but see
you are not Interested
How many tce-e1s are in your
cla,sses?' he was asked.
This large rock is FEcO4," said he,
meyer stopping to answer the question.
Herr Krunp uses 1t 10 make big guns"
ANGRY WIVES APPEAR
Prof Crooks would not talk about the
coed" but he frightened up when his
said, Il was a5s'frat. man, member OF
Phi Gamma Delta, but I do not remen1-
Der how many of the foys were total alb
stainersA I suppose they were just like
other college students"
On the campus an1 in the halls the maj
who had never kissed a woman was the
one topic of conversation. At the school
of oratory an animated discussion was
provoked by the announcement. What,
never even Rugged one? How would you
like him for q moonlight ntght?" asked
one girl of another. Just the kind of a
man I Ike" answered the other girl.
Hes not fresh. like these Juniors and
seniors" ~%
.sWonder if he dances?" asked girl
No. /. .4ss>.. ,.jez
How could he?" answered Nc. 2.
Over at the Biblical institute the young
sthelogs' had heard of the wonderful
ptUltSSUI.l A1.dt SOCS ~"
said a disciple of Wesley. 'T am pretty
good, but bgosh I believe that some of
those .eo-eds, would pi>> me into the
chute for the lower world If it Is any
great sin 10 exchange few sma ks
'.The professor is level on the liquor
question said young society man.
'sbut I'll he pretty well reformed when
quit the hlIggfng
TIE general sentiment regarding the
In
never use1 bad words, smoked cigare- ties
and Rugged a girl is a sa mt, pure and
simple.
DR.. Crook is the PRODUCT of a co-educa-
tional institute that is known every-
where for the number of its fair and
buxom wemrn-<t'-e Ohio Weele an uni
versity. With all the expressions OF
doubt as to the professors sincerity no
one really thinks that he ever kissed or
Rugged woman. He IS now thirty-seYen
wears old AMI is accounted the handsom-
est man at the Evanston school. He is
q bachelor. Few Fnew 1t before yes
ter5ay. but hts eeclarati m has proved
to he great advertisement.