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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04
STATE TO OPEN MODEL SCHOOL.
Such is Purpose of $15O,OOO Train
ing Department for Teachers ut
Cedar Falls.

The state of Iowa will open next
September and maintain regularly
a model school in which will be
tried out all the best there is in
modern educational matters, from
kindergarten and the Montessorri
sr tenn to the high school, and in
w. ' teachers will be trained to do
acts =. work. by experience.
ThtNsx 'e of Iowa will in fact, con-
duct W, school complete and un-
dertake toW " the very best results
possible.
This is the e s15o,Ooo "train-
ing school for te. IS" at Cedar
Falls. 1t is constru.. .eI on the cam
pus of the State Teachers college
by the state board of education at
a cost of $150,OO0. The legislature
last winter made an appropriation to
equip the building for school pur-
poses and the board of education lie
now making contracts for this.
The work to be done here will be
the regular work of the fourth ward
in Cedar Falls, but the school will
be absolutely under the direction and
control Of the State Teachers col
lege. The school district will pay
the state tuition for each pupil
which at present, will amount to
about $2,50O year. That is dcclar-
ed to be good bargain for the
school district and satisfactory to
the state.
1t is here that teachers who are
practically ready to so ont into
school work will be given practical
training in the school room undel
the tutelage of critic teachers. 1t
will be sort of trying out place un-
der the most favorable conditions.
There is no other like it in the state
and it is believed that it will be a
valuable addition to the equipment
CT Iowa for training teachers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04
There Are Others.

Don't think you're the only boy
that is lonely, discouraged, down.
hearted, world-beaten and blue; the
worlds pretty roomy, and others are
gloomy and CALLED by their troubles
as deeply as you. But others are
braver, their souls have the SAVIOR
of courage undaunted, the courage
that wins, when effort seems futile
and Fortune is brutal, they take
what she hands them and greet her
with grins. So Fortune grows weary
of swatting these cherry unquencha-
BILE fellows, who will not repine;
these smiling humdingers she takes
by the fingers and leads them to re-
gions of roses and wine. But you
sit a-bro0ding, your whiskers a-wash
in four-flusher's tears, you look,
while you're straining your innards
complaining, statue Of grief from
your heels to your ears. Dame For
tune will spy you, and IL she comes
nigh you she'll hand you a brickbat
instead of rose: she hasn't much
kindness for everything here but
their own private woes. So cut out
the grouching and mourning and
slouching, and show you're a scrap
per named Scrapperovitch; go forth
to your labors like stouthearted
neighbor, and soon you'll be happy
and sassy and rich.-Walt Mason.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04

End of the Rainbow" and promises
to be one of the best class plays ever
given by graduating class. The
cast of characters, printed in these
columns last week, show that there
are twenty-three characters in the
play, just enough so that each mem
ber of the class has a part. 1t Is a
college comedy in three acts, and is
certain to please the packed house
that will witness it.
Tomorrow Thursday evening,
the graduation exercises will be held
at the opera house, and the program
will be as follows:
PROGRAM.
Invocation.
Song-"OA, Italia, Italia, Beloved
-. 49,. ............D Donizette
Glass of 1913.
New Education. :.
P. E. McClenahan, Inspector oi
Secondary Schools
Vocal Solo, Senorita Mime.
H. w. Petrie
Agnes Thompson.
Presentation Of Grade Diplomas.
Presentation of Glass to the Board
of Education Supt. Eva M. Fleming
Awarding of Diplomas, Glass of 1918
DR.. H. H. Green, President Of. :.
Song-"Good-Night, Farewell!"...
.Garret,
Glass of 1913.
benedlctlOn. .......
On Friday evening, the annual
Junior-Senior reception will be held
at the high school building. This is
always the eliminating social func,
tion of the school year, and prepar.
ations are being made to make it an
unusual success this year.
The "Class Of 1913" comprises
the following:
LATIN COURSE.
Grace Alberta Christen.
Rudolph Evans.
Ruth Henrietta Jaeger,
Myra Josephine Moran.
Cathinka II. Preus.
Grace Olive Schoonmaker.
Agnes May Thompson.
Esther Carolyn TorrisOn.
Louise Friedericka Weiland.
Lilli Ruth Wold.
ENGLISH COURSE
Marie Elyzabeth Alleyn.
George Arthur Baker.
Frank Leon Christen.
Agnes Aletta Engen. g.
Maurice ]. Gjerset.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04

The Children's Bureau, under Miss
Julia Clifford Lathrop-by the way
the highest salaried woman in the
government service-is devoting
most of its time to formulating
plans for reducing the death rate OF
children under one year Of age in
this country. 1t Is estimated that
more than 100000 babies die annu-
ally In the United States, and that
half of that number could be saved
under favorable sanitary conditions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04

"All the worlds stage" and all the
people merely players. but there
are more property men than stars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04

Some people get pug-nosed from
butting into other peoples business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04

i
Gaven Leroy Hjerleid.
Ruth Larsen.
Arnold A. Lee.
Earl F. Mackenstadt.
Charles Arthur Putnam.
Thora Gudron Swenson
Motto-Always Aim High.
Flower-Cream Roses.
Colors-King's Blue and Old Gold
Luther College.
Commencement week at Luther
College will open on Saturday night
with an open air concert by the
Luther College Concert Band, Prof
Carlo A. Sperati directing. Sunday
morning the baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered by Rev. X. Seehuus
of Big Canoe, at the First Lutheran
church, and the commencement ex.
ercises will be held at the college au.
ditorium Monday evening, June 7th
the commencement address being de.
livered by Rev. Owe Preus of Los
Angeles, Cal.
The "Class of 1913" is as follows:
Clarence Norman Brunsdale, North
George Elmer Brunsdale, North
Dakota.
Herman Fritiof Dale, Iowa.
Peder Christensen Forseth, Wis.
consin.
Cleon Diment Gulbrandson, Min.
nesota.
Morten Adolph Guttebo, Iowa.
Harold Clarence Hansen, Ohio.
Ludwig Peder Kjaer, Wisconsin.
Carl Knutson, Minnesota.
Alfred Olevius Nesset, Iowa.
Justin Axel Petersen, Michigan.
Wilhelm Christian Preus, Mime
sofa.
Grant Ormy Gustus Rain, Mime
sofa.
Fritzof Ernst Reishus, Wisconsin
Herman Sigvart Rosholdt, Mime
sofa.
Carsten Emmanuel Sperati, Iowa
Reinhardt Ulvilden, South Dako-
ia.
Immaculate Conception Academy.
The commencement exercises of
the Immaculate Conception Acade-
my will be held at the Grand opera
house next Wednesday evening, June
18th, when the following program
will be rendered.:
ollaender-March. .......
49,. F. E. Oehler, M. Broghamer
Karst-Ave Maria. Solo and Chorus
Grafton. Melvin Hutchinson
Sunflower March. Boys
Baby Show. -. 49,. ~. Minims
Virginia 'Ristocrats, Song and Dance
tarce. Intermediates
Action Song. Girls
Grafton. =. Florence E. Biddinger
Lullaby. ;. .,... ". Jaeger
An Episode in Boarding School >.
.......... ....... .Junlors 5
Jordan. =. Song and Minuet
Reading. -. .Mabel Hess
Heller-Tarantelle. ....... -. . .
...... &C. Hutchinson, M. Haas
Grafton. 80. Mary G. Handley
PantOmime. -. ..... Folk SONG
Graduating Honors conferred by. :.
:. -. Reverend ]. Have
Diploma for completion of Latin
Scientific Course conferred on Fran
ces Elizabeth Oehler.
Diplomas for completion of Eng
lish Course conferred on Florence
Elizabeth Biddinger, Mary Genevieve
Handley.
Valedictory, Frances Elizabeth Och
.......... -. iei
Address to Graduates. .... -,
Reverend Thos. R. Collins, A. M
| Good Night, Solo and Chorus
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY
F|TT|NCLY 0BSERvE6
Citizens of DecOrah Unite in Honor
to Nations Heroes.
BEAUTIFUL PROCESSION
AND IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES.
eterans of 81 to '65 Review Pro
cessiOn From Court House
Square, and Attend
Public Exercises.

Decorah's observance of Memorial
Day last Friday was in manner be-
fitting the occasion and the city. II
was a beautiful tribute to the mem
ory of those heroes, both dead and
living, who offered their lives in de-
fense of their country in time OF
peril.
Promptly at ten o'clock the pro.
cession formed on South Washing
ton street. Headed by the greater
Luther College Band, a magnificent
organization of one hundred players,
the Boy Scouts came next in line. II
was their first appearance in parade,
and they brought out much applause
all along the line of march. Then
came the school children, the Wo-
mans Relief Corps and the Ladies of
the G. A. r. The procession NOV
ed north to Water street, west and
south to Main and past the court
house square, where 1t was reviewed
by the veterans, it bel, g the first
time that they had not marched as
a part of the procession. There were
twenty-eight of them standing in
review, and Their constantly thinning
ranks showed how rapidly the lines
are being broken. They marched
to the opera house, which rapidly
filled with people, and by the time
for the exercises to open the house
was packed.
The program opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. H. H. Green, followed
by selection by a male quartette
The ceremony of calling the roll OF
the dead and decorating vacant
chairs representing the comrades
twho had died during the past year
was an impressive one. Their name,
were:
I b. Anundsen, Co. A. 22d Wiscon-
sin.
~. w. DuAuiCh, W. -, ou AOWo.
]. M. McNair, Co. G. Sth Wiscon.
sin.
VIM. H. Gripman, Co. A, Sd MINI.
A pleasing solo was then sung by
Miss Agnes Thompson, after which
Mrs. J. w. Miller read Lincoln's Get
tysburg Address. The quartette rem
dered another splendid selection
ton, and then the address of the
day was delivered by City Attorney
J. A. Nelson. 1t was much enjoyed
by the large audience. Mr.. Nelson
Is speaker Of pleasing address anG
his analysis of the appropriateness.
of the observance of this nationa
holiday was forceful and interesting
His address was we'll received. Tht
program closed with the singing O.
America" and benediction, aftel
which the veterans and their familie!
repaired to the Post rooms, wher,
dinner was served by the member!
Of the w. r. c. and a social tim,
spent by all, while committee Wis
tied the various cemeteries and dec
Grated the graves of deceased com
rades.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
PRACTICAL RECIPES FOR
THE BUSY HOUSEKEEPER

with blackberry or currant jam. Roll
up in a well-foured cloth and steam Tor
two hours and a half. Serve with foam
sauce.
Kidney and Bacon.
Fry thin slices of breakfast bacon and
set aside to keep warm; split half a
dozen mutton kidneys and fry In bacon
fat until nicely Drowned: add cup OF
water; a pinch OF salt and cover ana
stew slowly for ten minutes; pour over
the bacon and serve on slices of toast.
English Currant Loaf.
When your bread is light enough to
knead into loaves. take a sufficient guam
tity for a loaf and knead into IT a large
kitchenspoonful Of butter or sweet drip
pings, two eggs, a small cup of hght
brown sugar; same OF cleaned and flour
ed currants; large pinch each OF Gin
namon and nutmeg. Knead well, and II
too stifr add few drops OF milk Form
into a shapely loaf and let rise until
very light and bake same as bread. rms
is well worth making.
Orange Pudding.
Soak a quarter of pound OF maca-
rooms In a scant pint of milk, beat four
eggs with half cup of sugar: mix and
beat smooth and add the juice OF two
oranges and the grated rind of one Pour
into a buttered pudding mold and Doll
for an hour. Serve with hard sauce.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
HATS AND TRIMMINGS.

Small hats are undoubtedly the right
thing for all but ceremonious wear.
They should be made in dull Oriental
brocades, having threads Of tarnished
gold or, If one can AFFORD it. any real
old Venetian brocade that left the loom
not less than I5O years ago. Very little
trimming. Of course. is required for hats
and toques OF this kind. Mostly they
have nothing but the eccentric ostrich
feather or tall skeleton peacock feather.
sometimes fastened with too large al
Egyptian beetle. which seems to dull the
soft and beautiful tints of the brocade.
Colored scarfs are very much worn
more or less matching the hats. They
are to be had in gauze and other soft
materials but the well-dressed Parisiennt
has a blouse made OF such scarf, in
stead of wearing II loosely over hei
shoulders, realizing that only one woman
in a couple of hundred can really wear a
scarf properly.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
WHAT A GIRL CAN
DO WITH RIBBONS
Ribbon Accessories Make Frocks Suit
able for Diverse Oe-
casions.

The girl who would like to have sooa
looking accessories at small cost should
buy ribbons with which to make them.
A simnIe white frock may do duty on
a number of occasions il trimmed up
with different ribbon accessories. Az
one time It can have a narrow groie
Of black velvet ribbon brought arouhu
the waist, with one long and reachihs
below the knees and finished Win .
pump bow A bow is used at the ous.
line and a small one at the mlooie "a
the back
At another time bring a fold Of PINK
messaline satin around the waist anu
finish 1t at the left side with oiaso-
nal bow of five short loops OF the riooon
above a knot and three below. with t~o
pointed ends. Make a satin rose OF tns
messaline and green velvet leaves anu
tuck 1t In the folds Of the fichu.
A Straight Belt.
third idea is to use straiGnt pei'
of pinkish purple velvet ribbon six lnches
wide ending in two wedge-shaped enos
where the front drapery laps. one piece
is three inches shorter than the othei'
which reaches to the knees. and the enus
are worked in a wreath OF Vlolets IN rio-
hon embroidery. Bunches OF Vlolets ai {
scattered on the belt, and two loops Oh
velvet with embroidered ends are tucked
in the overlapping part Of the hchu.
A quaint Victorian effect can be gwen
by making a belt and peplum OF chinon.
Two full ends of chiffon are mace ihto
a sash knotted at the bottom and hnisheo
in a deep outstanding bow, with one loop
up and the other loop and two ends oo"h-
The bottom of the peplum. which comes
TO the hip line, and the edges OF the sasn
and bow, are finished with quiiilns oi
changeable taffeta ribbon.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
CANDIES.

Having experimental with number OF
fudge recipes found none quite equal to
this for deliciousness and economy:
Chocolate Fudge-Two cups granulated
sugar. four tablespoons grated chocolate
or cocoa
Mix one heaping teaspoon Of cornstarch
with one-half cup Of sweet milk. mix all
together and cook until boiling, then add
one tablespoon butter. Cook until it forms
a soft ball when dropped in cold water.
Remove from fire, add favoring de-
sired. also chopped nuts or dates, prunes.
or raisins Beat until thick and creamy,
pour on plates to cool.
A teaspoon or so OF cornstarch added
10 any kind Of fudge adds to its de-
liciousness, making it smooth and easily
cut.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
WILL RUIN THE HOME
LIFE OF ANY COUPLE
Interrupted Evenings Are Dangerous
to Domestic Hap
ninexS.

One of the most dangerous things about
home life just now Is the excessive
amount Of entertaining the average wife
does. OF course. entertaining necessi-
tates going. and the popular hostess Is
also the popular guest. 1t is a common
happening that husband and wife do not
have one uninterrupted evening at home
for weeks and sometimes even months at
a time.
Such a state OF affairs Is bound to
bring disaster in time. both to husband
and wife, but 1t particularly cheats the
men out of their home rights. Every
man who is at the head of a household
is entitled to certain privileges, and be-
fore divorces are less frequent wives will
have to recognize this fact. Every hus-
band ought to stand for his right of
guestless home part Of each week. and
he should also take stand against ex-
cessive going, whether it involves his
presence or not.
1t is peculiarly exasperating to the
average husband to come home tired and
discouraged and find guests. or else to find
a programme arranged that makes him
hustle into another outfit and go out till
10 o'clock or midnight. 1t is a shade less
trying to find the house deserted and to
hear his wifes voice over the telephone
asking him to call for her later in the
evening. or else telling him she will be
home later, but the fact remains that he
\ is being cheated out Of his rights.
| A man is entitled 10 q warm welcome.
hot, substantial meal in his wife's So
ciety and a quiet evening at least three
fourths of his evenings. He doesn't want
to take hand at some game when tired
and depressed and neither does he want
to be routed out about II O'Clock to take
some woman home whose husband can
not come for her. IL the ladies cannot
do the greater part of their entertaining
and going in the afternoon, then they
had better begin in the morning hours,
but the husbands right to the evening
ought to be recognized more than It is.
But in cheating their husbands the de-
luded young women are cheating them
selves, for one of these days, social joys
will wane, but the Partnership with d
good man founded on equality outlive,
time.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
IS THE DIFFERENCE ONE
OF HEAD OR OF HEART?

woman's hand that makes and patches
baby-clothes, woman's hand that
sweeps and cleans and keeps things
as they ought to be.
But when the time comes that the
wife is left alone. the story Is often
quite different. She must take UP the
work Of the money-maker. and she
will not drop her own. for the family
must be kept together, whether there
is a man at the helm or not.
And early in the morning before the
rest of the world is astir, she IL up
to do her woman-work, then or to the
fields where money is made. the fields
where man is at home. She gets her
boys and girls in readiness for the day,
prepares their food. mothers them the
best she can. then drops her work al
home. and picks up other tools-tools
that look strange. untried. and some-
times untitled to her hands.
And 1t is pretty rare that there Is
brother. a father. an uncle. or a grand
father to step in the breach and help
her out There may be a dollar here
and a dollar there, to exc out her slen-
der income: but when 1t comes to let
ting the home-ship go to pieces be-
cause the head of the house" is gone,
that is not the woman's way.
And some folk say We must search
her heart for the reason.
Story Quite Different.
Not a person would venture to say
that woman was smarter" than man.
but. likewise. not person would deny
that it is woman, supposedly the
weaker vessel" who. when put to the
test. attempts and carries out the two
fold work oftener. far oftener than
man.
| II not a difference of the mind. II is
then a matter Of heart and the great
sway of mother-love? Not so. for a
father will give his last scrap OF
money, and. IL need be. his last drop OF
blood, for the sake Of the children he
loves. But when 1t comes to darning
to cooking. to scrubbing, to feedins
and alI-around Comforting. that's
not his field at all, and he somehow
thinks he cant"
Quality of mind question OF YER
satility? OF love OF will? OF train
ing?
Pray. what can the difference be-
For. In spite Of the plea and the neet
for mothers sake pensions. there Is
difference, and it is mothers who Oft
tener shoulder the double burden.
And what is the reason you give!
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

Quite a novel and altogether stylish
frock for the young girl is here shown:
The garment is simple to make and
may have long Or short blouse or the
blouse made in MILDLY" style. slipped
on over the head or closed at the front.
The skirt is cut in four cores.
The pattern. No. 6l36. Is cut IN sizes
~ 1s. and IS years. Medium size will
REQUIRE s-4 yards of 36-inch material
and "a Of a yard OF 27-inch contrasting
goods.
The above pattern can be obtained
by sending 10 cents to the pattern de-
partment of The Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
MADAME NAZIM0VI
Tn aBella Donnao-FOurth Act Gown.

sapphires clasped in front with an ORR
e.-4. uuchI, OF many sIOn-s, over
this creation, madame wears a won
derful coat of black chiffon in spider
web design, which, with the spiders
and the colors are all suggestive OF
the moonlight on the water at night.
A dark blush Jet band Is worn across
the forehead. and straight up fastened
in front of this is long black para
disc, which recalls the black oak
leaves OF her gown and with the band
Isbggestive OF the shades Of night
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
PoIish for Oilcloth.

Clean the oilcloth with some nice soapy
water and a soft securing brush. Put
some glue into a Jelly jar and fll with
water. Stand whole In a saucepan Of
water on the fire. Boil till the glue Is
melted. Stir with a stick Qt only needs
to be very thin; take a clean. soft piece
of rag and dip in the glue. Rub 1t over
the oilcloth. taking care not to miss any
parts, and leave It until quite dry The
result will be a nice shine equal to new.
and no fear of ones slipping, as Is often
the case when the linoleum is polished
with beeswaX.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

worn at the back of her head.
The last-act gown tones with the
act ITSELF II is made Of woven cloth
of gold with black oak leaves. (This
goods was made in France for the ac-
tress.) The sleeves are long and the
back is cut very high. Under this
gold and black mesh is q blush Green
clinging silk foundation. In the front
of the neck line there is an extremely
long v and the lines of the gown are
almost absolutely straight. About her
hips 10 worn wide shaped girdle OF
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
THE PROPER CARE OF
THE FINGER NAILS
Lime Juice Is One of the Best Mani
cure Acids.

To remove stains on the nails, lemon
Juice. as already suggested, may be used
with advantage, Liquid ammonia, d.
luted. is also an excellent cleanser for
stains on the nails and under the free
edge of them, but it should be charity
used and not taken as an everyday rem
edy for the purpose. Occasionally lit
tie pumice stone Gn POWDER or powdered
cuttlefish bone may be used with water
for keeping the nails free from stains
The white opaque spots that appear SO
frequently on nails are said by some TO
denote a weakness in the nail formation
matter, while others attribute them to
peculiar mental attitude and great talent,
hence they are commonly called gifts.
A simple nail rouge is made by mixing
together some fresh lard and powdered
carmine and perfuming with a few drops
Of oil OF lavender or rose.
Simple Rogue.
One of the finest manicure acids for
CLEANSING the nails consists of a tea
spoonful of lime-juice, or vinegar, added
to three times the quantity Of warm
water.
An excellent lotion for whitening and
softening the hands is made of equal
parts of pure olive oil and glycerine,
beaten together and perfumed with oil
of violets. Where glycerine is objected
to, a paste made Of two ounces Of bees
wax and one ounce Of sweet almonds,
may be used, instead Of the lotion. Place
the ingredients in a jar in a saucepan OF
boiling water and let them melt together.
Stir until well mixed. and, when cold
pot the paste and apply 1t as often as
necessary to the hands. or smear it in.
side sleeping gloves,
The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
Plating Boards.

With the vogue for plating as fur
nishing for gowns or hats, there Is
demand for a plating board. A simple
one with adjustable wires makes the
operation of plating any material not
wider than eight or nine inches an oper-
alton as interesting as It is practical
The boards themselves are not expensive
and should last for years.