The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-26
Talk of the TOlU,1

College students voluntarily working
| overtime at their studies! Such a
statement may sound like the pet
dream OF a professor to many persons
acquainted with the genus "rah -rah"
! but there can be no doubt Of it's au-
thenticity when applied to the class in
| physiology at the State University.
Professor A. w. l.. Bray, in charge Of
the course. found that the class would
not have time to cover in the desired
detail some Of the important functions
of the body in the few days left in the
semester. Extra hour lecture sessions
of the class at night We're suggested
and readily agreed to by the students.
Last night the class spent two hours
going over the respiratory system. an
| heroic sacrifice to the cause of knowl-
edge, in view of the fact that it was
| Friday night. beginning the week nd
holidays. usually reserved by the COL
| legc students for dances, movies or
other forms Of diversion.
Fish. flesh or fowl? What is a
| whale? That was the problem that
| puzzled the residents Of Seattle re-
| Gently. according to reports from Miss
| Hester Rolfe. In letter to her mother,
Mrs. Martha Plassman, Miss Rolfe
said that not long ago handsome
| whale was captured by some fisher
men and brought into market. There
! 1t was given a glad welcome, because
OF the scarcity and high price of va
! rious kinds of meat and because many
people arc very fond of the taste of
| whale flesh. 1t would sell easily for
l2ia cents a pound. The difficulty
befell in chasing the flesh, sirce !,
law In Washington forbids butchers to
sell fish and forbids fishermen to SCH
beef. pork or mutton. After a deal
of talk and scientific classification,
the whale was declared a mammal and
turned over to the butchers to sell to
the hungry cooks waiting.
Automobile drivers arc taking n
hand in teaching pedestrians what
"Jaywalking" means. One young
Jay walker" learned a lesson ycstcr-
day which will remain with him for
some time.
Hub Summers was making his
usual morning sprint for the gas Of
flee and in order to economize time,
thought that he would 'jay- walk" a
| llttle. AS he started diagonally across
the street an automobile was coming
down the west side of the street and
another on the east. Noticing the dis
| regard OF the lines both drivers as if
by preconccivcd arrangement. COM
menced to converge upon the violater
OF the new traffic rules. In order to
escape them Summers was forced to
make desperate leap for the tin
policeman and he clung to this island
of refuge until the two machines
passed.
| 1T was early in the morning but II
seemed as If the whole town was out
on parade, said Summers. Il heard
laughs going up one side Of the street
ana down the other. l have felt
cheaper. but | can't remember when
it was. | learned my lesson aud am
going to obey traffic rules after this"
Yesterday was the last day of school
this year for many of the children in
the city schools. Those standing high
est in their classes wilt be exempt
from the next two weeks of school,
| '''>'' '"N'"uto tiie eAdullHhtIOuS.
The exemption list will be made up by
the teachers during this week end.
All the children, unless otherwise no
, tilted. are expected to come IA school
as usual Monday and they will then
be told il they are among the rortu-
nate ones.
RI The purpose Of the exemptions is
, poth to encourage the pupils to study
hard and make good grades and 10 al
low the teachers to concentrate their
; efforts during the last two weeks upon
those who have not done so we'll The
number exempted usually varies from
Il third of the pupils in "a room to a
. small per cent.
The pupils of the grades "A and s. +
d IN the Roosevelt school who are under
Miss Maytie Uticy enjoyed an indoor
:. picnic yesterday afternoon in their
schoolroom. Superintendent and Mrs.
}. L. Williams, l.. h. Sargent principal
II OF the Roosevelt schooi, and Miss Az
n mes Berry and Miss Frances Malcy,
y teachers n the Roosevelt school. were
guests The pupils contributed the re-
ireShments. 1t was the last day in the
6 grade for those who will be exempted;
v from taking the examinations and was
20 IN the nature of IA farewell party.
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