The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10
Our Caesar Class.

Our Caesar Class.
The second year LaLln class takes
I'D Caesars Gallo W ars." ms book
was WrILLen Dy julius caesar himself.
1t Is an account OIL the wars he Wageu
against The Gauls, a DdfD~fouS people,
living 10 the noICn Oh Italy. Inc DON
was caesars diary in which ne kept
an account OIL every sep Le tooh. ~
was a record, TO be hanueu over W JAG
Senate when he went back TO hoille'
For at this time, Caesar, aI1houSh VI
noble birun, was the leader OIL the pop
Mar party, or the common people. Inc
Senate, on the other hand, was COM
posed of men who wanted only the
wealthy to rule; so they were acou'
toned to CRITICIZE the Judgment O1
everything he dld. Even WhIe La
away at war, Caesar had to take care
of, and sootn the political unrest IL
Rome. Besides this DRAWBACK aI lAoiil1'
Caesar was confronted by the gie"'
est difficulties in his wars, but he new
er was overcome.
For eight years Caesar waged war
in Gaul. In the first year he conquered
the Helvetians; and met ana afoVe
hack a great invasion under ArioV1s
+us q German prince. The secono
wear he conquered the Belgian tribes
in Northern Gaul, among Whlch was
the GREAT tribe of Nervii. With them
Caesar had one Of the hardest stfug-
giles he fought in all Gaul. 1hen Win
,,ooct of the East subdued, he turned
10 the Western part. The next year
he went to the Atlantic coast. lne
+r;be which offered the most formlu-
able defense there, was the Vene1n'
Their strength lay in the Location o.
their towns. These towns were pulit
out on rocky promontories, juttlng IN
70 the ocean. They could not be reach-
cd nv land when the tide was IN ana
not by water when the tide was ou''
Every time Caesar captured a Town
with the land force, the lnhaoltan1s
simply put off in boats to the mex
town where they offered greater re-
-sistance. At last he guarded the lana
retreat of a town while the sea force
won victory on the other side OF the
town. and the Venetii were subduea'
In the same year the Aquitanlans IN
Southern Gaul were coquered.
The next year, Caesar, wlslng TO
cross the Rhine and punish the Ger
man tribes for invading Gaul, builds
his famous bridge. In this brloge
Caesar exhibits his great engineering
ability in one way by guarding against
the current. He also showed his lore
sight by inventing means OF prevent
ing the logs which the Germans might
float down the river from dong any
damage to the bridge. In the follow
ing three years Caesar was compelled
to put down many rebellions in Gaul.
Resides this he made two invaslons
into Britain which were attended by
great hostility of the Britians. Moth
ing was accomplished by these mvas-
ions for both times he was compelled
to return and take care OF rebelllons
in Gaul. When he had quelled gen
eral uprising of all the Gauls under
Vercingetoria, Gaul, at last, was sub
dued.
In eight years Caesar had conquer
ed all of Gaul, the territory which IS
now France, Holland and Belgium. He
worked against odds all the time, for
besides the spirit that was against him
in Rome, the Gauls would never stay
conquered, and whenever they thought
there was any chance of throwing Oft
the Roman rule, they rebelled. But
when they were completely conquer
ed, after the Vercingtori revolution,
they stayed subdued.
The class is carried on in this way:
First, the review of the day before is
translated, then the advance lesson
for the day is read and translated. On
MAY the first, the class finished their
work and began to review. At the time
when the class studied about Caesars
bridge each pupil made a miniature
bridge like that of Caesars. There
were many kinds, large and small, but
all were we'll constructed.
Evelyn Cawley, Class of 1919.
What We Are Doing in Modern
History.
Modern History, as you all know, IS
not an easy subject. You see first OF
all we must get our lessons every day,
because our class waits for no one.
Then there are note books in which