The Press., 1911-04-05
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Thursday evening.
 Mrs. Adslbart Nssdham and Mrs. / H. L. Ryder have gone to California for a six-wee ks' visit.
 Miss Mary I. Newton. accompanied by Mrs. Fitch of Rockville, is spend ing ten days at Atlantic City.
 The regular quarterly meeting of Stafford Progressive Federation will be held at the library building We'd nGsday, April 19.h.
 Adelbert Needham of the Springs House received another carload of choice western horses Saturday. This lot includes both workers and drivers
 Winter Post have accepted an invi- ta' ion to attend the morning service at the Congregational church Sunday, April 2Stn, on invitation of Rev. R G. olapp.
 The Masons and Eastern Star will hold a social for the benefit of the re- lief fund Wednesday evening, April 26. There will be darcing and re- treatments Tickets are $1. The proposed fair has been given up and the social will be held in it's place.
 ''The triumphs of Christ" will be the theme of the service at the Con- gregasional church next Sunday morn ing In the evening the pastors sub- i ct will bs tAn encouraging type of the Christian citizenship of our day, ," the first of series of biographical sermons.
 The first of the two cleaning up weeks was begun promptly on Monday | morning by members of Beaver and | Wolf Patrols of Boy Scouts, with some other members of the Young Mems club, on the premises of the latter. Fifteen wheelbsrrow loads of broken glass. tin cans, etc were re- moved from the rocks on the Willing ton avenue side.
 FlThe storm last Wednesday night, | with it's lightning. did some damage. The trolley service was interrupted and car was stalled in Crystal Lake. The electric lights were put out of commission for a brief interval, but by switching to the local plant the town was left in darkness but 8 short time With the several sources for current the town is very fortunately Bituatsd at present for continuous ser vice.
 A largs number attended the salad supper served by the young ladies at the Congregational church Wednesday evening At the lecture following Rev. R. G. Clapp used, In the re- fectosccpe, many fine picturss to il- lustrate "Ssudent life in Germany. :" Among the questions discussed were: Why do many American students con- plete their education in German uni. versailles? What position do these institutions hold among their own people? How do the ''side shows'' compare and what do our travelling students bring back of enrichment to us? Mr. Olspp spoke first of the students recreation or the 'side show" part of life. Gymnasium clubs are numerous and tennis is b ing introduced, but neither meet with great popularity. Football and base ball are rarely played, but singing. drinking, walking and fighting are indulged in by every German youth. The German inferiority in athletic composition is ascribsd to their free drinking habit. Frequent excursions k1 E-h offer opportunity for their sw .etest of all pastimes, the spontaneous, care free singing of their student melodies. They have no college yells, but their songs, common to all universities, are said to be very acceptable substitute Constant exchange from one university to another Is an advantageous custom, and one is often attending three in- stutions at one time. Dormitories are wholly unknown and institutional buildings are often widely separated. Social gradations determine a students position in the various fraternities, and each society has it's own emblem atic color. The Mensur dueling Is indulged in to avenge a slight insult or more often for practice. and results iu shallow cuts or scratches. The duel proper Is more serious affair, buk is often prevented German boys restrained at home are apt to yield to the golden liberty university life offers. and rarely do much the first few terms. But take into consider ation their superior early school train ing and an average Germans power of intense and continued application, after he settles down to work, and their axcsllsnt scholarship Is ao- counted for.