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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
Coach Norton Has Measles
And Returns Home.
Preparations for Game Satur-
day with Bates at Lewiston.
New Gym Rally Minstrel Show
Beta Theta Phi Reception.

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th' "''' " i A. 49, - =
DR.. Whittier the physical director ol
the college recently visited Rutgers
t,,i,.orsit,.. of rornsv,vani, Lawrence
vi.
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University ana ffiheetoli' III efdef u
get suggestions for the new gym
nasi,,r, which II is banad will soon be
o"1' '' "'"'''.
Walter Norton, Who Has eeet eode"-
ing the baseeail team 50 adfi1ltaoiA
was taken with the measles last week
and obliged t" return to his nome
Manager helsh was fortunate ehouSh
to secure KING BraaE, the star HfSt
baseman OF the Dartmouth team oil
which Norton was the captain. hranA
arrived in BrunsWiek Saturday and at
once took charge oi the diamond. AS
king Brady comes with the highest
OF Recommendations, he Is sure Il MAKE
good.
a very interesting hasehai game
was played Saturday afternoon be
tween the Varsity and the second
team. Means, Grant, Noodcoek, ana
Hastings were tried out III the box.
IheN All showed up very well. As
Squahto wilson MAS absent, Bfiia-
nett dld the catching ler both of tie
teams. lie surely showed that he WAS
not a novice behihd the bat. apt.
Lawns l'ld!ed MS usual star ZANE dt
second. Not only WAS the game Nalu-
aple practice iof the team, put II alsn
gave the new coaeh the desired oppof-
tChltN L" SIZE up the men ana get
line on the team. The game was very
exciting ana was Witnessed by d large
number OF students.
AS BoWdoln is scheduled to play
batcS at Lewiston next saturday, the
team VIII put in great deal "t earnest
practice during the next week. The
men VIII he given special practice IN
hittlhG ana base running. The weak
points OF the team will be given special
attention and by Saturday the team
VIII be ready to put up great fight.
Ihe Beta Theta Phi fraternity Will
hOid IT'S annual retentlon ana dance at
the charter house on April Is.
br 10y, the professor OF chemistry,
recently read a paper on WelSbach
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
FOGLER A WINNER.
Takes Smile Bicycle Race-Champion
Kramer Drops Out.

Newark. \. j., April 16,-Thc outdoor
bicycle racing season opened today at
the new Vclodromc track in Walls
burg, near here. with the defeat Of
Frank Kramer, the American cham
pion, in the feature event of the day.
In the smile race open to profession
ale the champion dropped out exhaust
ed after the fourth mile. A northwest
wind made it difficult for all the rae
ers and uncomfortable for the big
crowd Of spectators.
The winner Of the day was Joseph
a. Fogler of Brooklyn. who won the
smile event over Paddy Hehir and AL
fred Gculet of Australia, in II 40. after
Kramer dropped out, and also took the
mile handicap.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17

The will of Sam Lloyd, whose puz-
zIes have been read by newspaper
readers all over the country. was filed
Saturday at New York and disposes
of an estate under the jurisdiction of
New York valued at less than $4,000,
represented by personal property. Real
estate holdings outside of New York,
whose value is not stated, are left to
his daughter Mrs. Emma A. Camp
bell The residue of the estate, with
the exception of the firm name. which
is hcqueathed to his son, Sam Lloyd,
Jr., goes to his widow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
Mrs. Margaret White of Llber

Mrs. Margaret White of Liberty
street. Rockland, Mass. who was bad
ly burned week ago last Thursday
died Saturday at her home in that
town. Mrs. White had set fire to pile
of leaves in her yard and her dress
caught fire. Before the fire could be
cxtinguished by a number of the neigh
bors, who ran to her assistance. MIS-
White was severely burned about the
limbs and body. She was 6S years OF
age and was a native of Ireland. She
had made her home in Rockland fol
many years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17

location of the latter At the same
time the lamp basket itself would BE-
too small an object to hit without an
enormous waste of shots. and by
dropping it some distance below the
gas bag the exact location of the lat
ter would also be mere guessWork.-
Popular Electricity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
SPORTING NEWS

of Salisbury captured the consolation
from Mason Evans of Mahoning.
Presidents cup, or first division,
semi-fnal-W. c. Fownes. Jr. oak
mont. heat II. c. Fownes Oakmont. .
up aad to play L. 5. MacIaughiiE.
Wykae}l, beat w. =. Miller, Indian
apolis up and ) to Ilay.
Final-Fownes, Jr., beat MacLaugh-
lin. up and to play.
Consolation. semi-final-W L. flurd,
Oallmont, beat r. K. King. Boston, b
up and to play; y. S. Hurd. oakmont,
beat + \. Guthrie, New York, up and
/ to play.
Fima!-N. 5. HurG beat w L. Hurd,
by default.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
BASEBALL NOTES.

team of former college stars defeated
the Lawrence New England leaguers Sat
urday at Riverside park, Lawrence. to
4 Up to the eighth inning, when the eX-
collegians fell on O'Connor and scored
four runs. the home team had safe lead.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
WHERE BLACK RULES WHITE.
No Fun Being President in Haiti,
Land of Perpetual Revolutions.

Haiti, that big West Indian island,
or half island. is once again i'll the
throcs of terrible" revolution.
1t is probably the most turbulent
country in the world, out of it's last
- Presidents 23 had either to flee for
their lives or were assassinated or
killed in battle.
1t used to be a French possession.
and a mangled French is still spoken
there; but for the last century or So
il has been an independent black re-
public. The HaitianS believe them
selves to be the most civilized nation
on earth, but it is comic opera kind
of civilization. The cities, for instance.
are ttted up for electric light, but the
electricity does not work, and nobody
tries to make it. Haiti is so shiftless
that it has no foreign trade to speak
of. so there are very few whites on
the island The few who do live there
keep very quiet. for Haiti despises
them.
No white person is allowed to own
land This law alone is sufficient to
prevent large white population col
lccting there.
OF the Dukes with the absurd names.
Some 'o years ago II started Il peer
age ana every peer chose the name
whose sound struck his fancy one
plack hoblemah was tie Duke OF
NafmaIaae. Thefe MAS also Mar
quis of Ginger Pop
But the p'eraEe has been abolished.
Nowadays Halti rs chiefN Known as
the laAd OF Generals. IN" latest sta
tsllcs- which, HAITI fashioned, are ~
Years oln-ShoW an army consisting
OF 6''"" prlNateS. "ooo regular officers
ana o''oo Generals. Those Generals
Nh" nave II" horses ride ON mules, ana
th' army IS ciad III the cast-ott uni
forms "i half the rrslments OF Europe.
some OF the men pafstde without boots.
some with cigarettes III their mouths,
some WIN long Stichs "t sugar can"
tu'r'' som" nave rusty swords, the
rest waking sticks.
liner" are many civilian Generals as
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
MON MOUTH.

EAST-Mrs. George Macomber. who un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis re
Gently at the Central Maine hospital,
Lewiston, is getting along nicely
Miss Edith Macomber of Bates, class OF
1918, has been passing her Easter vaca-
ton at home.
William Small has returned from vii
ton, n. H., whore he has been passing
the winter with his daughter Mrs. Daniel
E'urIOug.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
Providence 8; Boston, Nat. 8.

Providence, R. l., April 16.-The Provi-
dence Eastern League players had an
easy time defeating the boston Nation
al League team at Rocky Point today,
winning to3. Seven runs were scored in
the second inning by Providence as a re-
suit of four bases on balls brace of
singles and Taleton's three-base hit,
which latter came with the bases full.
Snow squalls interfered with the playing
in the third and fifth innings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
SESSION CLOSES.
n. H. Legislature Finishes
Up in Happy Vein.
All Good HunOr as Branches
Kissed and Made Up.
Records Of Last Hours Special Ap-
propriations Of Si37,500.

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
National League Saturday.

At Boston-Boston 5. Philadelphia 90
innings)
At New York-New York 6, Brooklyn g.
At Cincnnati-Cincinnat 3. Pittsburg 2.
At Chicago-Chcago 3, st. Louis (call-
ed end of 10TH darkness).
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17

The Red Sox Colts We're defeated by
the New England League club at Lynn
Saturday, to 2. The home team out
played Jack Thoneys pets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17

The last of a series of Holy Week
services under the direction of the
Church Federation was held at noon
saturday at st. Stephens church in
Portland, Me, f. 7. Garland, super
lntendent of the Bible Society of
Maine, delivered an address to a con-
Hesa'loh composed largely of men.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
American Leaaue Saturday.

At Washington-Boston 6, Washington :.
At Philadelphia-New York l. Philadel-
phia 4 90 innings)
AT st. Louis-Cleveland I, St Louis 3.
At Detroit-Detroit ,. Chicago ) Is in
nings, rain)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
AMERICAN.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
American League Sunday.
AT DETROIT

At DETROIT.
Cleveland .....1 0 0 0 0 o. II
Detroit .........2 0 0 0 l 0 . 0-5-1l-l
Batteries-West and Knapp. Smith,
Lively and Stanage. Time. Las Umpires
perrine and Sheridan,
AT ST. LOUIS.
St Louis .......0 / 0 Q 0-l-1-2
Chicago .........0 0 0 O-7-T-5
Batteries-Gregory, Pfeiffer and Clarke;
Walsh and Sullivan. Time. $50. Cmpires,
OLoughln and Dineen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
Other Games Sunday.

At Batimore-Boston, Am, 8; Balt-
more g
At Newark-New York, Nat, IA, New
ark 6.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
At cINcINNATI

st. Louis .......0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 $50
Cincinnati .....0 0 | 1-2-5-S
Batteries-Salee and Bresnahan; Gas
par, Keefe and Mclean, Clarke. Time,
227 Umpires, Finneran and Rigler
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
NATIONAL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
National League Sunday.
AT CHICAGO.

AT CHICAGO.
Chicago .O / 0 0 0 0 O-1-9-2
Pittsburg ......1 l 0-4-5-0
Batteries-Brown and Archer; CamnitZ
and Gibson. Time. LAO. Umpires, O'Day
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17

Harvard defeated Johns Hopkins Uni
yersity at Baltimore Saturday afternoon,
6 to 3. -. saAf>k,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17

Providence Wins from Boston
Natioals Sunday other sun
day GameS-BoXing, BaSehall
and Other Sporting Notes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
Children Cry
FOR FlETcHER'S
G a . TO RI a

JOURNAL WANTS
BRING QUICK RESULTS
TRY ONE.
The Mankato free press., 1911-06-09

in their character, such as
truthfulness, honesty, politeness,
patriotism, etc. These are more
strongly characterized by moral
quality than are such habits as
promptness, regularity and at
tention. They lie at the basis
of individual character and are
necessary to the preservation
of social and institutional life in
all its work in the preparation
OF lessons, in recitations, in ex-
aminations and in all the work
of the school-there is the best
opportunity to ground children
in these habits.
Still another class of virtues
may fairly come within the
schools works spiritual virtues.
Broadly and literally interpret
ed, without any sectarian bias
or prejudice, faith, hope and
charity-the distinctively Chris
tioh vi eoOo -l1C CoOChtldl W
the highest development of indi-
vidual character. How far the
school may go in its effort to
plant these principles in the
child's mind is a much discussed
question. Whatever it does or
omits to do, it must at all times
steer clear of anything and
everything in the nature OF secta-
rianism or dOgmatic theology.
These questions have no place
in the public schools. But an
insight into the spiritual signifi-
canoe of life, a confident hope
in the triumph of what is good
and true, and a realization in
the individual life of this faith
and hope may be planted in the
mind of every child without Of
fence to any one.
THE schools must give back
to society a generation of manly
men and womanly women, men
and women possessing sound
bodies, clear brains, warm hearts,
sensitive cOnsciences, resOlute
wills, reverent spirits. And
when the school and the other
conservative agencies of society
accomplish this, they will have
justified their cost to the peo-
pie over and over again. In
this way all our troublesome So
cial and economic problems may
be solved, our institutions of So
ciety and government preserved
for the instruction, guidance and
uplifting of humanity"
The Mankato free press., 1911-06-09
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an iaflamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is
inf1amed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tfrely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out Of ten are
caused by Catarrh. which is nothing
but an infiamed condition of the mu-
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
anv case Of Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halrs
Catarrh Cure: Send for circulars. Cee.
F. ]. CHENEY &c CO., Toled>. q.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatton.
The Mankato free press., 1911-06-09

From Fridays Daily.
The forty-second commencement
of the state normal school was held
last night in normal hall, which was
packed. The storm came up dur
interfere with the program, although
few left on account of it before the
exercises were concluded.
The rostrum was decorated pro-
fusely with green plants, row of
ferns and one of palms extending
entirely across the front, and the
sides and rear were banked with
branches covered with green foliage
A large jar of red roses stood on
the left and one of pink peonies on
the right, with few red geraniums
interspersed. Across the rear was
stretched the class motto, 'Ar5ltca-
tion, Not War"
The graduates and large chorus
took their seats upon the rostruin,
the ladies in their white dresses, and
the scene was an attractive one.
The graduating class numbers seven.
ty-two.
Opened BY an Invocation.
The exercises were opened by an
invocation by Rev. G. B. OSgOOd,
pastor of the Christian church, and
this was followed by mixed chorus
of about eighty voices, twenty Of
which were men. This was under
the accomplished direction of Miss
Ella L. Fink, as were also the sue
ceeding musical numbers, and re-
fected the careful training that she
had given the singers. Dreams" by
Streletzki, and with Sheathed
Swords" by Costa were sung very
effectively and in manner to win
ample applause. The large chorus
was we'll handled and the results
were good.
President Cooper introduced the
principal speaker of the evening,
President William w. Parsons, L.
L. D., of the Indiana State Teachers
college. He said that President
Parsons was at the head Of a great
school, having 1000 students in his
college.
President Parsons spoke upon 'The
School and the State" He is an en-
tertaining speaker, and possesses
good ideas in regard to the proper
schooling to give boys and girls. He
made it strong that the intoxicating
of principles of truthfulness, pune
tuality, true politeness, ETC., were
much to be preferred to teaching
them cube root or other Intricate
and never-used rules.
President Parsons spoke for an
hour and ten minutes, and held the
closest attention of his hearers.
Songs Were Sung.
The Triangle club, composed of
about fifty young girls, sang Springs
Delight" and ITO a Water Lily"
both by Abt, in a most commend
able manner. The voice blended
well, and the volume and tone were
we'll in hand and resulted very ef-
fectively.
The Girls Glee club, composed
of fifty young ladies, next appear
ed and sang Drink to Me Only"
folk song, Spring Song" by Pin
suit, and 'Rockabye" by Neidlinger.
This club has some fine voices, that
have been carefully trained to sing
in unison, and the harmonious ca,
dences filled the large hall with
sweetest song.
President Cooper, before introduc-
ing Hon. ]. l.. Washburn of Duluth,
member of the state normal board,
who was to present the diplomas,
said that the entire number of graGu-
ates for the year was 127, of which
sixty-one were in the advanced
The Mankato free press., 1911-06-09

in spite of all of the cutting down
done by the legislature, not one cent
of what the normal board asked for
was cut down, and it did no lobby
ing to get it's appropriation.
Consider Worth of School.
"To the people of Mankato,
city love as perhaps / shall never
love another, | say consider the real
worth of this school," said Mr..
Washburn earnestly. More than
you have done in the past, you
should realize what it means to have
such a faculty and such company
of students as this located in your
community. l would rather have
such an institution as this in com.
munity than five smoky factories,
and l hope that the people of Man
kato will appreciate the real worth
of this institution to the city"
Song BY Mixed Chorus.
The mixed chorus sang Chorus Of
Homage" by Gericke, and again
delighted the audience.
The exercises were closed with a
benediction by Rev. MIR. Osgood.
The rain was falling when the al
dience filed out, and the street cs rs
were not running, and few had UNI
brellas. The cutters were flied
with muddy water in places, and
water was running over the side
walks. In the darkness many got
muddy baths, going over their shoe
tops, and many pretty dresses today
no doubt bear the marks OF expo
sure to the storm The street cars
were out of commission, and those
who did not order carriages had to
walk.
The Mankato free press., 1911-06-09

THOSE WHO RECEIVED DIPLOMAS NORMAL LAST
NIGHT
ADVANCED COURSES

ADVANCED COURSES
Minnie Anna Hilda Chrsteen Lundberg
Eloise Avery Laura Angeine Lyon
Selma Henrietta Bachmann Myrtle Esther McBroom I
Ralph Edison Barr Jeanette Mitchell
Ruth Katherine Luella Mountain !
Agnes Margaret Boucher Mabele Grace Mason
Ruth Bradley Lillian Eose Nelson +
Freda Alice Camilla Nelson I
Marguerite Judd OCOnnor
Alma ONeil !
Esther Jean Davis Margaret Pond
Maurne Wanda Edwards AIDA Reid
Nellie Roske I
Mary Amelia Schoelkopf I
Harrima Schoekopf
Charles William Holden Gertrude Kathleen Schumacher
Ashworth SchweicKhard +
Eleanor Rosella Siverson +
Mamie Nellie Ethel Springer +
Johnson Steel +
Josephine Rosa Thayer +
Kaia Lindso +
Mildred +
ELEMENTARY COURSES
Eva Mae Keeey +
Grace Evelyn Machacek t
Eleanor Bolstad \ Clara Melbosad +
Florence Marjory Boobar u Edith Grace Million
Lillian Dorotha Borcher j Grace Arp Muir +
Ruth E. Bromaghin Ethel Viola McBain I
Dorohea Olson +
Hazel Dorothy Cornell Emma Benta Peterson I
Maude Elliott VI Laura Beata Quill +
Ewing Pearl Ellen Richardson I
Theresa Garvey Chestine Thompson +
Lyle Turner
Ruth Amelia +
Huber +
The Mankato free press., 1911-06-09


were out of commission, and those
who did not order carriages had TO
walk
William W. Parsons, l.. L. d.,
president of the Indiana State
Teachers college, delivered the ad-
dress on the occasion of the COM
mencement of the Mankato normal
school His subject was THE
School and the State" Mr.. Parsons
said in part:
Interest in popular education
is more intelligent and more
general than ever before in the
history of the world. The one
thing upon which the people of
the United States are more
nearly unit than any other is
that the people should be edu-
Gated. Never before has money
been poured out so freely to ed
ucate all classes as now.
'In the United States we have
permanently invested in public
school property about three quar-
ters of billion dollars. Seven
teen million children are an
nuallly enrolled three hundred
and fifty thousand teachers
teach in these schools, and this
work is carried on at an annual
expense to the people of nearly
four hundred millions of dollars.
''The grounds of this large ex-
penditure are twO-fOld:
First The modern cOncep-
ton of the individual and the
state and their reciprocal duties
and obligations require that
every individual shall have con-
ferred upon him to some extent
the blessings of education and
enlightenment The modern
state does this because of the
individuals dignity and worth
as human being.
"In the second place, repub-
lican institutions rest for their
security and advancement upon
the intelligence, patriotism and
morality of the people.
ITO justify this enormous eX-
penditure and fulfill the expecta-
tions of those who founded and
those who support these schools,
generation of trained, capable
men and women must be pro-
duced. The final worth and eff
cheney of the public schools
must be tested by the manly
and womanly character which
they produce. Character is
above scholarship; behavior is
more significant than erudition.
The individual becomes possess
ed of worthy, ethical character
only when he has established
permanent methods and habits
of moral activity. Mere intellec-
tual understanding of what is
right and wrong does not con-
stitute worthy moral character
1t is only when these ethical
ideas and principles are incar-
mated in the life of the individ
ual that he can be said to be
moral
Among all the institutions of
modern society the common
free school has the best oppor-
tunity in the world to lead the
boys and girls to establish cor
rect mental and physical habits.
Among these are prOmptness,
regularity, attention, industry
and obedience to law and right
full authority. These are simple
formal, mechanical virtues. The
school must lead the child to
become established in these long
years before he is capable of
understanding the grounds of
the requirements which the
school makes of him. His adop-