Fergus County argus., 1905-10-20

nave right to pass any rules or bylaws
necessary for regulating conduct Of
/ members, rehearsals, fines or any rules
! necessary for general progress of the
club. Sec. 2. This constitution can
be amended by a twothirls vote OF
club at any regular meeting, provided
each amendment has been presented
and read the club not less than one
regular meeting prior to it's adoption.
Sec. 3. Veto. The instructor has alb
sOlute veto power over all the business
of the club. This power cannot be
altered or removed by any amendment
or otherwise.
1.-THE Soul Of the Violin.
On the evening of the 18th of last
May l was seated with a little group
of school mates in University Hall,
MissOula. The hall was filled with an
eager, enthusiastic crowd, most of
whom We're high school boys. like our
selves, but the badges on their breasts
bore different name. and from their
button holes flowed ribbons of anOth-
er hue. Over the railing of the gal
lery, which ran in semi-circle be-
hind us, hung gay streamers and pen.
nants. Conspicuous among them was
the purple and the gold, Missoula high
school colors. They were there in full
force. for their representative was to
speak that night, and they, together
with the university students, cheered
us all, from Butte to Chinook. The
contestants marched in in a line led by
the president of the university, DR..
Craig, and took their places on the
stage. They looked nervous, but de.
termined to do or die; to prove them
selves worthy of the confidence of
their comrades, who, from somewhere
in that audience, were anxiously
watching them, and to bring all pos
sible honor to their school so many
miles away. The first declaimer was
from Gallatin county high school and
his selection was 1.-THE Boy Orator of
Zebreath City" He had failed to
catch the spirit Of the piece and the
result was monotonous recital. A
murmur Of relief ran over the audience
as he finished and they settled them
selves to endure the next speaker. He
had been seated at the extreme right
but now came to the center of the
stage and bean: 1T has come at last,
old cOmrade, it has cosle at last-the
time when you and must part" Mem.
bers of our school will remember that
fine old selection of Margaret Mer.
rill's. l myself will never forget it,
as it was rendered that night. Few
compositions in the English language
will equal it in it's intensity of feel
ing, it's humaneness, and it's vividness
| and to this speaker it was particular
ly adapted. Surprise. interest and
then admiration appeared upon the
faces of the audience as, after the first
few words, the declaimer caught the
spirit of the piece. His audience was
forgotten and for the moment he was
the old musician and in his hand he
held the precious violin. You remem
ber how it ends. The old man driv
en- into a delerium by hunger and suf
fering, imagines that he is in a grea
theater, and plays SO violently tha
he breaks the strings, one by one
And when the "last string breaks,
throughout that crowded hall not {
sound could be heard. For severa
moments absolute silence held it!
sway, then the audience broke int
applause. To us, that little delega
ton from Fergus, there was from
that moment pride in our comradt
that will endure for many a day; {
pride that lived through that bittel
moment the next evening when DR.
Craig read the names Of the winners