The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-31

are many who never think of getting
out to practice and it is these that are
lacking in school spirit.
The place where students probably
show least school spirit is in the So
cial part of the school life as in Glee
Club work and debates. Of course this
work takes extra time but it means
much to a school to have good glee
club and debate team. Of the two, de-
bate work is perhaps the harder, but
it does one more good. A good de-
bator can almost always be sure of
success in the business world. De-
batting makes one quick thinker and
gives one a certain self assurance,
both of which are very good qualities
and are essential to success. If we
do glee club work or debate work we
can develop admirable qualities in our
selves and show our school spirit at
the same time.
So we can see that the good student
is the one who shows his school spirit
in his studies, in athletics and in the
social life of the school.
The Result of Getting Up Late.
Imagine yourself, if you can, in my
boots, having to be at work in an ar
chitect's office at eight o'clock every
morning on Peanut Grove avenue. In
order to get there on time / had to
catch the first street car on Portland
Ave., which by the way came at 7:3O
and was never late; on this car went
to Sixth street and here I had to wait
three minutes for the Cross Country
car which brought me to Peanut
Grove where I worked. A distance Of
one and three-fourths miles altogeth-
er.
l had in my possession trust
worthy old alarm clock, on which l
depended to wake every morning at
seven bells. I was always in the habit
of setting the alarm about three min
utes to seven, and true to the respon-
sibility placed on its shoulders, it al
ways woke me up at three minutes to
seven. When I heard the alarm, al
ways poked my head out from in under
the covers to see if it was seven yet,
and at it was never quite seven I was
accustomed to throw one of my shoes
or anything laid my hands on, at the
alarm clock.
One morning in such a fit of anger
I knocked the breath out of my trust
worthy old alarm clock. During the
day l completely forgot all about it,
so when night came wound the clock
for about fifteen minutes, and, think
ing that it ought to run at least ten
hours I crawled into the bed, and soon
the world and it's thousand natural
shocks were left behind.
By some mistake I woke up the
next morning without hearing any
alarm. I looked at my watch and saw
it was ten minutes after seven. I was
wide awake Immediately and started
to dress in a hurry. Everything SEEM
ed to go wrong. I couldn't find my
work trousers so I put on the trousers
that went with my evening suit; l
started to put my shoes on the wrong
feet; I couldn't find a clean shirt and
pulled my best tie in two when l
tried to bring it into the correct posi-
ton.
1 ran down stairs and drank cup
of hot coffee, which certainly sterlized
my mouth; I grabbed my coat and hat
and rushed outside just in time to see
my car start from the corner. l
started after it, not in hopes that l
could catch it but that might have
some chance of catching the Cross
Country car at Sixth street. Every
block was like fourteen country
blocks to me. There didn't seem to
be any end to them.
I always thought was born under
a lucky star, but now 1 know it. l
was only half block off when l saw
the Cross Country car stop on the cor
ner, and 1 knew I could make it If l
onl kept my pace up. But just then
stepped on a banana peel and down
1 went. 1 wouldn't have been so bad
if l hadn't tried to crack the sidewalk
with the back of my head. saw con-
stellations without looking through a
telescope.
To make long story short, l was
only one hour and thirteen and half
minutes late, when l walked into my
bosses office to explain. He had
check ready for me land without turn
ing his head he handed it to me. L
took it and walked out. The next
day I got job at his competitors
place with $4,000 more a month and
I didn't have to get there until eight