Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-06-03

How to study with great pleasure
All the reference books 50 ponderous,
How they must not stamp their feet
And they must not whisper loudly
To their neighbors sitting near them,
Distant by some three aisles only,
So they grew in grace and wisdom
Till we found them sturdy Juniors.
And they planned to give a war dance
Better known in Junior parlance
And in language more befitting
AS promenade by Juniors.
From the east side, from the west side
Came they to the councils many
And took part in the discussi 9nS
On this most important subject
And then after all "it wasn't"
But the noble city fathers
In the mean time had decided
That new wigwam was needed
For the rising generations
And to them be praise forever.
On the field known as tho fair grounds
Then was built a stately wigwsm,
With rising dome and flagstaff
And they christened it the Lincoln.
Here they gathered in September
From the east side and the west side,
Now united was the great tribe
Known as four ana nineteen hundred.
And they knew 1t was their duty
To be models Tor the others
Who were soon to take their places.
And they did their best my children.
Thomas Boyle, their greatest sachim,
Gave them object lessons daily
OF the proper way to use all the books
In the library.
How to stand behind the bookcase
And converse on topics weighty,
As he did with Willie Parrish,
Arthur John,. the fair young crown
prince
Did his little best in teaching
Them, to write In good clear English,
While for stilted high-flown phrases
Resl0 Havenor was the model.
And for settings in general
And discussing news important,
All the tribe to Margaret Granger,
Yielded willingly their places
On the war path too the glories
That they won were very numerous,
When with other tribes they
struggled,
And the scalps brought back were
many
By their bravest b0ldest chieftan,
Sturdy Natwick feet of foot, and
Well known for long endurance.
Music too had all these chieftans,
At their pow-w0ws and war dances
Furnished by one from their number.
Well could Selmer beat the tOm-tom
Called by whites the grand piano,
And among their sweet voiced
maidens
Were Selma, Esme, Agnes,
Oft they tried TO smoke the peace pipe
And to bury deep the hatchet.
But the maidens oft dissented
Chief among them Ruthie Emmons,
Who thought things were wrong In
general.
In the field Of 0ratory
Too, they had some mighty heroes,
Clay Danforth was the foremost,
With Carl John, a worthy second,
And their hearers we're affected
With mighty aspiration.
To possess some Of their lung power,
And their bold undaHnted daring
That permitted them to crate
At the weekly council meetings.
And among their many braves
Were the deeply thoughtful also
Who considered with due caution,
All they said, before they said it.
| August Janz and William Millstein
Were the two who had this honor.
Ella Young and Grace Mccarthy
Were among the quiet maidens
Only raised their gentle voices,
| When the other maids dissented
Never, they the first to quarrel,
And among their treasures many,
Was Purl OF priceless value.
Many more things I might mention
OF their prowess and adventures,
Deeds OF daring and achievements,
Sorrows, pleasures, joys and failures
II my time would but permit me.
May they all be welded firmly,
In chain OF lasting friendship
That no other ties can weaken
That no length Of time can sever.
This my final benedictiOn