Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-04


equal, Intellectually, socially and
politically. They make religion. 1t
has been said that. at least, one half
of the worlds wisdom, more than half
its purity and nearly all its gentleness
are today to be set down to her credit.
All her activities are centered about
the hearth. Woman today is queen
OF her home ruling her small realm
right royalty, and on equal footing
with her husband, morally, intellectu-
ally, socially and politically"
''The Value of Money" by Bertha
HelSer. She gave the example of the
king of Belgium as "a most ruthless
money king" Cicil Rhodes, on the
other hand, used money as means to
an end-evidently he had no love for
the money itself but for the good it
might accomplish. She cited the
names of the Krupps, Andrew Carne-
gle, the Gar of Russia, j. Pierpont
Morgan. Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and
their views as to how wealth should
be used. "The majority Of the money
kings today do not hoard up their
money, but generously put it to the
disposal of the people. The typical
American is not the miSer but the
steward. not the vulgar plutOcrat but
the refined merchant, college bred and
philantrOpic; not the builder of stock
exchanges, but the builder of churches,
homes and schools"
Lynn Renne spoke on the subject of
"War and Arbitration. He showed
how force had ever been the arbiter Of
nations. ''Pride and honor have been
the causes Of many wars. Greed for
territory, for wealth, plunges nations
into wars, which are detrimental to
their progress. AS years roll by the
people of civilized nations will realize
the fact that war is but a relic of
barbariSm. 1t is safe to predict that
by the end of the twentieth century
war will be thing Of the past and all
difficulties will be settled by peaceful
means of arbitration"
The debate was handled in spirited
manner by the members of the
affirmative and negative. The queS-
tiOn was as follows:
Debate-ReSOlved, that it is for the
best interests of the people of the
United States, that the railroads
should be owned and operated by
federal government.
Concession. 1t is conceded that
such ownership and operation is
constitutional.
Affirmative Negative
Roy Nash Will Teller
Earl Brennan Clyde Herrick
The affirmative maintained that
Germany, Russia, France, Belgium
and Australia have made government
ownership of the railroad a pronounced
success. The state is able to manage
the roads better and at lower cost
than private companies, The rates
of transportation are less in countries
where the railroad is managed by the
government and this enables millions
of people to travel, who otherwise
would be compelled to remain at
home. The negative pointed out the
fact that government railroads did
not give good service. Private compet-
ing roads ALWAYS aim to improve their
roads, while governments are apt to
lag behind in putting in new i'm
DrOvementS on account of the vast
amount CT red tape which surrounds
all legislation.
The judges, Hon. Gaynor. Attorney
their decision in favor of the affirma-
tive.
The n -ic of the evening was
especially fine. The numbers were as
follows:
instrumental Music--A. H. Colcord, James
Cramer, John Steib.
Vocal solo with violin obligato
Angels Serenaue... BraZer
Mathilda Bunge
Violin selected
James Cramer
Happy Deko oven
Mathilda Bunge, Irving BraZeau
Laura Reeves, L. A. Taylor
'''' Eva Cahili
Vocal Solo. Spring Wakening &C D. Howley
Laura Reeves
Duet-Sayior Breathe an Evening Blessing cocoon.
Arranged by Geo. Nevin
7. A. Taylor, Laura Reeves.
The names of those who received
their diplomas are:
Modern Classical Course-Lynn
Renne, Roy Nash, Lacy Horton, Earl
Brennan, Ruby ST. Amour. Ethel
NiSSen, Kate Corcoran, Gertrude
Gaynor and Belle Quin.
German CourSe-John COrcOran,
Bertha Heiser, Clyde Herrick, Josie
Huber, Bernice Johnson, Anna John
son, viii Teller, Caroline WaSer,
Kate Kellogg, Ora Nissen, Edward
POmainville. Guy Potter. Amelia
Schroedel, Louisa Sweat and Grace
Conway.
Little Beth Alpine met with quite a
painful accident last week the little
one was at the home of her uncle
where she had been taken to visit with
her little cousin, the two were outside
playing when in some way a heavy
piece of iron fell crushing the little
girls left hand badly. DR.. Hougen
dressed the wound and it is doing