The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-21

must be something queer about the
newcomer. Perhaps she doesn's at
tend their church, so she couldn't pos
sibly be one of them. But if the society
crowd like her, if she is stylish eonugh
for them, she is asked to all of their
card parties and pink teas. Different
sets come clamoring for her to come
to their church, their aids and socia-
bles. The dust is thick around the new
lady until some other "new broom"
come to attract attention and then the
dust flies around that new "broom."
It is the same in school as in town.
If the new pupil is cute or attractive
and seems to be very friendly with the
teachers, many of the new pupils be-
come wild about him. Some of the
girls will leave their old chums and
try to get in with this ney boy or girl.
The pupil is invited to all the parties
and Publications the other students
have. Indeed, usually a new attrac-
tive pupil is made so much of that in
short time he thinks he is somebody,
and lets other people know it. In a
short time the new pupil is grown
tired of. The dust decreases and in
the end the pupil is far less popular
than he would have been if there had
been only a little dust raised at first
and had increased gradually. The eff
feet of being over popular always
hurts a person.
A new preacher or evangelist in
town raises great deal of "dust."
Some characteristics about him at
tracts the attention and the attend
ance of people from other churches.
Some people get kind of tired Of their
own minister and are very enthusia-
site over the new minister in town. 1t
may be only the new minister's style
of talk or dress and it gives the people
a good excuse to go to his church. If
this minister is unusually funny or
humorous, the yong people flock
there for few times to have good
time. His addresses take the place of
the movies for a few nights. Young
people want a new place to 60 for a
change. This enthusiasm lasts for
short time and then decreases. The
people, old or, young, flock back to
their own church and minister again.
The basket ball practice for girls
this year raised a great cloud OF
"dust." The girls were all very enthu-
siastic about having team. AT the
first meeting a great crowd of girls
turned out. On every side you could
hear Basket Ball discussed. Many
got their suits right away while 9TH
ers were slow about procuring them
but still said they would play. Soor
at each practice a, few would be miss
ing. Everyone had a good excuse for
not coming. Finally there were hard
ly enough girls to practice. Those
that were left were not very enthusia-
site about it either.
This is the way with everything.
The 'new broom" raises a "great
dust" at first but the dust gets thin
ner and thinner after short time. AS
1 have said before, I have been inter-
ested in watching "new brooms" and
I would rather be a good cold broom"
and not raise so much dust than be
"new broom" that raises any amount
of dust and then sees it decrease.
-Genevieve Beck, Class 1918, Junior
Race Segregation in the Rural South.
The ever present race problem will
not down. First, it was question OF
slavery; later, it was question Of re-
construction; then question of dis
reimbursement and now it arises ever
so often as race segregation. There
is a very definite move in the South
for the segregation of races, both in
the cities and in country communities
By segregation of races is meant the
separation as much as possible OF the
two opposing races in the South.
The question of segregation in the
cities is not as urgent as that in the
rural communities for city segrega-
ton is a question on both sides OF
which are many things to be said. But
the question or rural segregation de-
mands the attention of every broad
minded American.
The policy of rural segregation as
laid down by few leaders is this:
"That whatever the greater part of
the land acreage in any given district
that may be laid off, is owned by one
race, a majority of the voters in such
a district may say, if they wish, that
in the future no land be sold to a per-
son Of different race-provided such
action is approved and allowed by re-
viewing judge or board of county COM
missioners." In other words, when
ever majority of the people in q
community are white they can easily
get together and vote to keep out new
negro settlers; but, inasmuch, as the
negroes in any community are scarce
ly allowed to vote, it would be diff
cult for the negroes to get together
and forbid any new white man enter
ing their community.
This policy has been defended on
the basis that the negro farmer is not
a satisfactory neighbor to his white
frinnds. that he is a menace To the