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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
News Notes.


The camera man is familiar sight
in and around the Normal these days,
and if you see the boys busily cOmbing
their hair, or the girls dexteriously ex-
amining vanity case you may know
they are preparing to ''be taken.
A large shipment of books has just
arrived for the library and Miss Bice's
classes in Library Science are busy in
preparing them for the shelves.
The Geology class went out on an ex-
ploration trip to the Saline river last
Saturday.
Professors Wood and Smith went to
Wichita, Saturday, to attend Manual
Training convention.
Last week the Normal received a
machine for removing weed seed from
the seed of field crops They will be
glad to use this for the benefit of the
community if any farmer wishing to
have seed tested will send it to them.
Last week Miss Grass gave her
English class a treat in the form of a
lantern-side lecture showing scenes
connected with Shakespere's life.
Everybody boost for the C. B. E. A,
as the city and school wish to have so
many teachers and visitors here that
they will have to have extensions built
on every department in the F. H. N.
school.
Two automobile loads of our young
i No7.y,o oo1-Occ &O DIoipIyiIlo
Thursday evening, to see the drama,
''Within the Law" produced by the
Jack Benjamin Stock Co.
The students boarding at the Normal
Dining Hall carried their suppers away
in sacks Sunday noon, February 81.
This gave the walters little respite
from their work.
The faculty and students of the Nor
NAL celebrated Washington's birthday
by working just little harder than is
customary.
Miss Roper and her 2:15 gymnasium
class are preparing folk dance and
marching tactic demonstration for the
Golden Belt Teachers Association.
Everyone should come to this as it is to
be the largest and best demonstration
ever given at the Normal.
Tuesday morning Pres. Lewis showed
| the student body two beautiful pictures.
One of them was picture of the new
auditorium which will be seen on the
Normal Campus within sixteen months.
The other picture was a general view
of the Fort Hays Normal in six years
from now Many of the citizens were
present to see these pictures.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

Happy is the man who has nothing to
say, knows he has nothing to say, and
then refrains from saying anything. He
is philosopher, scholar and true
gentleman. May his tribe increase.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

Man is judged by his successes. 1t
is cruel, brutal basis upon which to
make preferments. The philosophy of
such finding is almost laughable.
There were three hundred brave souls
who fought at Thermopylae' Pass,
but one name ringing down the ages,
Yet the two hundred and ninty-nine IN
named heroes were just as brave as
Leonidas. Why? Cambronne was no
more valiant than the other cold
Guards at Waterloo, yet history inn
mortaiized Combronne and forgets the
other guards who We're as unconquer-
able as he. No man is able to account
for such dealings. The stars may solve
the riddle, this philosopher cannot.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Literature in the School.


There is no more wholesome factor in
the moral development of the child
than good literature. But the impor-
tant thing is not that the child should
know about literature, but that he
should know literature. He should be
so familiar with it that it becomes a
part of his thinking. The time to build
into the mental content of the individ
ual the best thought of the best minds
of the ages is during childhood. What
one learns thoroughly in childhood or
youth is never forgotten.
The children of the Hays City schools
commit to memory about one good Sc
lection per month and these pieces are
given frequent repetition. The child
rem should be encouraged in this work
at home. Let them say their pieces to
the other members of the family in the
home circle. It will help the other
members of the home as well as the
children.
Besides many selections learned by
individual children, the following have
been committed and recited by rooms,
during the year:
September Helen Hunt Jackson.
Little Boy Blue Field.
''The Children's Hour Longfellow.
Baby" Mcdonald
The Wind, - Stevenson.
The Barefoot Boy" Whittier.
eff were a Sunbeam Larcon.
1.-The Fountain, Lowell.
"Old Ironsides,' Holmes.
I'm School Days" Whittier.
The Village Blacksmith" Longfel-
low.
''The Cloud" Shelley.
'sFour Leaf Clover" Higginson.
"a Child's Thought of Cod Brown
ing.
1.-The Arrow and the Song" Long
fellow.
Corn Song" Whittier
Landing of the Pilgrims, - Hemans.
Christmas Hymn, Field.
The American Flag Drake.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
''The Union,'' Longfellow.
Father, We Thank Thee Gowen.
Tell me Sunny Goldenrod
The Twenty-third Psalm Bible
There's Song in the Air. Hol-
land.
At the Seaside Stevenson.
My Bed is Boat Stevenson.
C. A. Shively,
Supt.
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27
Normal Notes and Comments.
Garden Calender.

Garden Calender.
1t is time to do the following things:
1. Plant sweet peas.
2. Buy seed for other crops, espec-
Tally tomato seeds if you intend to start
your own plants.
8. Prune grape vines.
4. Trim trees, both shade and fruit.
A family garden would be worth
while even though not a cent were
saved because of it. The health and
pleasure because of the fresh'Air and
sunshine) obtained are alone worth the
garden. Nevertheless a garden will
pay in cash if properly made and cared
for
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

A man who is able to express him
self, gives to the world definition of
himself each day. Be sure your tongue
will expose you to the world.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

A man or women may play cards
from morning until night and not have
q new idea pass through his brains.
It was Washington who said, "Gamb-
ling is child of avarice, brother of
iniquity, and the father of mischief"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

The public soon finds that man who
dyes his hair to make himself look
young, usually has gray haired ideas,
and will soon junk such buffoon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

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The man who thinks he can live on
past reputation will sooner or later dis
cover he is a back number.
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

Every person casts a shadow. There
is sort of penumbra hanging around
him. It is strange indefnable some
thing which all have, and which effects
every life on which it falls. This shad-
ow is always pouring out from life like
light from lamp. Did you ever notice
what an effect your presence had on ap-
preaching a group of people? Oft
times it will change the entire trend of
the movements of the group. The
change was caused by the shadow cast.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-27

Weak men always stoop to SANDER
when they cannot carry their point by
bluff and buster. They then are US
ualiy found in the role of martyrs and
spend their time appealing to you for
sympathy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, January 19.-tSpecial)-T Bessemer city council met i'll regular ses- sion tonight in the council chamber and was called to order at o'clock by Presi- dent George Ross. The judiciary commit tee. to which was refer, D the matter of drawing up an ordinai fy to budget the various departments te city. reported and the majority re, Amended that the budget Mayor Lewis recommended at the last meeting be adopted. Alderman Ed wards made minority report. recom- mending that the matter be referred to the special committee composed of Alder men Surratt. Crotwell and Milton. The minority report was adopted and the spe- cial committee will report back at the next meeting.
 The report of the city physician for the month of December was read and received as information 1t showed that there had been eight white male births, six white female births, seven colored male births, | four colored female births, making a to- ! tai of 25 births; nine white male deaths, | two white female deaths 13 colored male deaths, six coored female deaths. mak- | ing a total of 30 deaths during the month.
 
 of December was read and received as | information.
 The finance committed to which was referred various and sundry hills of the 1 city for the month of December, recom- mended that the bills be paid. 1 A petition signed by the praeticing phy- | scians of Bessemer was presented ask ing that the office of city meat and milk | inspector be recreated. The petition was l denied by a vote of five to three. Alder
 men Deason. Winters and Huey voting aye and Aldermen Crotwell. Simmons
 Milton, Brooks, Edwards and Smithsor
 voting mo-
 | Mayor Lewis stated that one of the mules of the city had died and Street Commissioner R. S. Moon had no horse to use in going about the city, but h, had horse which he would lend MT | Moon to use if the city would feed tho
 animal. It was moved and seconded that the city feed Mayor Lewis horse for the use of MT. Moon
 Alderman Deason moved that the coun- cil go into the election of a second SUI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
JIMMY, IA, IS FATHERS
 BOSS FOR ONE YEAR

From the New York sun.
 James Martin, a stationary engineer. living at SEQ Third avenue. was put under tho boss-ship of his son Jimmy by Magis- trate Appleton in the Yorkville police court yesterday. Jimmy is a schoolboy, Ii years old. The judicial control of his parent is to last for one year.
 The engineer was arrested on complaint of Mrs. Mary Delaney of SEQ Third ave- hue. who said that the defendant kicked In her door and threatened to kill her. Several neighbors told about the engineer being frequently intoxicated, flirting with women and making things disagreeable for the other tenants.
 The magistrate announced th2k he would send Martin to the workhouse for six months. The son, who was a spectator in court. sthereupon burst out in sobs. The magistrate called the boy up and talked to him. Then he turned to the father "I believe you are no good, Martini he said. but you have a good son and . good wife and I want to sustain them." He then suspended sentence and put the father under the control of the son for one year. The father must behave himself, do as his son advises and must not touch intoxicating liquors under pen nlty of being sent to the workhouse for six months.
 Cannot take just one glass of beer 8 day?" pleaded the defendant Not a drop. You must do just as your son tells you or I'll issue a warrant for l you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
EFFORTS ID BLOCK WATERWAY BILL IN
 THE HOUSE FAIL Amendment After Amend ment Voted Down in Night SessiOn-Every
 Item Attacked

Washington. January 19.-All efforts to block or substantially to amend the s3a,- O0c,000 rivers and harbors appropriation bill failed in the House today and to- night, and the measure will go to the Senate virtually as reported by the House committee.
 Amendment after amendment was voted down as the House remained in session until late in the night, determined to pass the bill before adjournment.
 Nearly every item drew an attack, but the majority urged on by democratic leaders, overwhelmed opposition. Only three or four small items were stricken out. Of these one, which would have provided $150,000 to complete surveys and plans for the Muscle Shoals project in the Tennessee river, occasioned a lively dis cussion Representative Lenroot of Wis., consin, denounced the item as an entering wedge for an $lS,O00,000 project
 The bill authorizes no new protects, the $34,000,000 being apportioned to continue improvements already under way, with provision for examinations and surveys in various places. The larger allotments of the money ap- portioned include $7,3S7, GOO for the Mis- sissippi river; $3,1S4.000 for the Ohio S1,250,000 for the Missouri and $i 3S5,- GOO for the Columbia Gin addition to s600,000 for the Columbia and lower Williamette.)
 The only item of consequence elimi- mates besides that for Muscle Shoals, would have provided .$150,O00 for the Arkansas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
TALKS ON THRIFT
Our Easily Besetting Sin

'.The man who is always in debt and putting off Peter to pay Paul has not free mind. He must run away from cer- tain stern facts of life in order to fool himself into thinking that he is happy. - w.. S. Parker.
 Julius Rosenwald. Chicago millionaire
 philanthropist, and head of Sears, Roe buck X Co., in a recent newspaper inter-
 view, said that lack of thrift is our chief
 national sin, and he said it even after the
 European war had been in progress sev-
 eral months and the need for common
 sense thrift in this country had become
 more imperative than ever. His words
 were:
 Americans are the most reckless spend- CTS in the world. The average man in this country is spending every dollar he ! makes and maybe more. The man who
 follows this policy is facing poverty every day. The chief extrayagances in this
 country are motor cars, dress, home and
 other means for making show" MT. Rosenwald was asked to define thrift" and replied: "I don't know what Webster calls it, but I would say that a thrifty nan is one who spends less than he earns"
 That seems like good definition, and a simple thing to do also. But how many of us ignore the wisdom of it! There was once an age in America when the people knew something about economy and when waste was regarded as sin
 The women who turned the spinning wheel knew about saving, and used to teach their children the little proverb about "Wilful waste is woeful want" Poor Richards Almanac, which was one of the original .best sellers" of the United States, was the work of a man who un- derstood compound interest from the point of view of the saver.
 Is it too much to hope that that time will come again? Is it not more than probable that the exigencies of the present
 great convulsion involving half the world
 may compel us to choose the straight and
 narrow path of economy rather than the broad one of extravaganza which as surely leads to destruction of individual comfort and efficiency as to the downfall of national prosperity?
 TT. D. MacGREGOR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
CENTRAL HIGH FIVE EASILY DEFEATS
 ENSLEY QUINTET

Central high school continued her vic- torious march yesterday afternoon when they handed the quintet from the Ensey high school slashng defeat. The final count was A to g. The masterly work of Henley was the principal cause of tho visitors defeat, he alone making total of 29 points. Although the excellent team work of the local talent must not be overlooked, it did not come up to usual standard.
 After a minute of play and only one goal had been registered by the locais, the Ensley boys rallied and held the To- calls scoreless for about five minutes.
 However, the strong offensive work of
 the Central high boys broke the opposing
 defense completely and series of goals
 ran the score up to 25 before the half
 ended. During the entire first half only
 one goal was made by the Ensley boys
 As the game progressed the score be- gan to grow and after 1t was seen the
 Steel City boys had no show, complete
 second team which gave their opponents
 swift battle was sent in. Mandy and Brown made an excellent showing for the
 visitors.
 The summary follows: Gillem, Henley and Harrell, forwards; Baker and Good all, center; Hall and Dorskey, guards. Ensley-Cook, McNamara, Mandy. for wards; Propst. center; Ponder, Brown and Phillips, guards.
 Field goals: Gillem 3, Henley IA, Goodall 1, Baker l, Harrell 2, Mandy ?. Phillips 9. Foul goals Henley l. Harrell l, Mandy |. Time of halves, 20 and 15 minutes. Ref cree, West Y. J. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
1 B. A. C. FIVE MEETS ATLANTA HERE ON
 SATURDAY NIGHT

Tommie McGowan and his champion ship basketball team will battle against the Atlanta quintet in the gymna sium of the Birmingham Athletic club on Saturday night. The usual dance will follow the game.
 The announcement by Manager Bill Allliken that he had secured game for his team cleared the mystery re- garding the whereabouts of the Bir- mingham Athletic club quintet in the past month. It now appears that they have been steadily practicing anI are said to be in the best of shape for
 the championship game Saturday night.
 In December the Birmingham Athletic club five played the Ostcopaths of Missouri for the opening game and won an easy victory. Since that time the team has been resting on its laurels and only due to the assiduousness with which Manager A1illiken sought games was he able to book the Atlanta team for Saturday night. The announce ment that Tommie McGowan and his l team would play a game Saturday | night effectively puts to rest the con l lectures of the club gossipers that the team had dishanded.
 l In the game Saturday night, Tom mic McGowan, who was recently elect.
 ed captain. will play right forward and Brazelton left forward. Luther Strange, the former High school star, who also showed to good advantage in the first game of the season, will
 be played by Black and Barker | be played by Black and Barker. It was stated at the Birmin shaT Athletic club last night that all mem
 bers of the team had kept in good
 condition by playing with various | teams in the recreation league
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
FAST BASKETBALL GAMES AT CITY
 HALL LAST NIGHT

Three excellent games of basketball were staged last night before a large and enthusiastic crowd at the city hall gymnasium. The victorious teams were Ensley, Behrens park and East park. There will be only one game tonight.
 The first game last night was between the quintettes of Ensley and North Bir- mingham. It was fast and furious game and only the rapid work of the Ensiey forwards enabled the boys from the west ern suburb to win by score of 32 to 12. The second game was won by Behren s park by @ score of 2S to Il. In the third and last game of the night East park Heights. All of the games were speedy and the fine work of the players kept the audience in continuous applause.
 Lineup first game:
 North Birmingham-Morrow H. Jones, forwards; Brooks, center; Nash, Love, guards
 Ensley--Brazelton, Wells. forwards; Clay center; Mcdowell, Abele, Walker. guards.
 Referee, Click.
 Second game lineup:
 Behren's Park-Evans, Smith, forwards; Strange, center; Fowler, Robinson, Mills, guards.
 Pratt City-Robertson, Griffith, for wards; Owen, center: Guillin, Inman, Santmin. Miles, guards a s ss, = Referee, Courleaux. Score: Behrens g Park 2S, Pratt City II.
 Third game lineup:
 East Park-Olmstead, Click, forwards; Ganong, center; R. Ganong, May, guards.
 Fountain Heights-Hudson, billiard, for wards; Donaldson, center; Wofford, An gel, guards.
 Referee, Nespor. Score: East Park 90, Fountain Heights 13.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-20
SAILOR DIXON ID
 MEET 0'BR|EN
Good Bout Scheduled For Stag at B. A. c. Tues
 day Night

Manager Bill Streit announced last night Athletic club would be next Tuesday night. The main bout will be between Sailor Dixon of Bessemer and "Yank' O'Brien oe Jacksonville, Fla. Several good preiimnaries, including battle royal, will also be on the bill. Tickets will be on sale starting tomorrow morning.
 According to Manager Bin Streit this boy "Yanl" O'Brien Is a "bear-cat' in the fistic arena, and will proce formid- arle opponent tc Sailor Dixoii. O'Brien has the distinction of having adminis- tered the twilight sleep to Eddie Hanlon of Atlanta on last Thanksgiving Day at the Florida metropolis. and is confident of "ctherizing' Dixon in the coming go.
 As for Sailor Dixon, he has under the careful tutelage of Father Kittrick of Bessemer been in active training and has remedied several obvious faults in his style since his bout with Eddie Hanlon several weeks ago at the Birmingham Athletic club. It is stated by friends of Dixon that whatever the merit of o'Brien as welterweight, he will know he has engaged in some scrap before he emerges from the ring next Tuesday night. The Dixon adherents are very modest and do not predict victory. They tersely state: Wait and see."
 At the Birmingham Athletic club it Is generally conceded that the set-to with O'Brien will be u crucial contest for Dixon. If the Bessemer youth is able to easily dispose of the boy from Jackson vile, financial backing will be obtained and Dixon will be matched with some of | the topnotchers. Many local experts on | fistic matters aver that Dixon has the l makings of a champion. R. F. l..