The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-20
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There are evidences ON the nniver-
sity campus of the intensity Of the
national sentiment which pervades the
summer-session student body. Buttons
and badges which indicate affiliation
with one or another of the patriotic.
service examinations. are numerous.
The flag badge is worn in some way
by almost every student. One young
woman. rather academic otherwise IN
her appearance. wears skull. cap OF
red. white and blue. ~
The summer. session faculty this
year has in Its membership some of
the really famous men and women in
the American field Of education. Pro-
lessor Rapeer Of the department Of
education In Pennsylvania State col.
iege IL one Of these. He is hypno.
fist, according to the first day testi-
mony Of the students in his. depart.
ment. Explaining this characterixa-
ton. the students declared that DR..
Rapeer interested them from the start
of his work yesterday morning. DR..
Rapeer In addition to his department.
tai work. is scheduled for two or three
general lectures during the session.
The eastern visitors who are Mon
tana students this summer have al
ready caught the charm Of Missoula's
climate. One OF these Is Mrs. c. w.
HeatheringtOn. educational expert
from the University OF Wisconsin, who
will lecture befor. the general convo-
cation Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock. Il had heard OF the unusual
beauty OF the Montana campus and It's
surrounding mountains" said Mrs.
Heatherington yesterday. hut the
people who had told me had neglected
to say anything OF the beauty OF your
city. l am delighted with 1t. It's To-
cation Is SO fine and 1t is SO clean and
beautiful itself that am charmed.
The mountain climate. too. is wonder
fully invigorating. 1t Is 4 fine place
for summer study"
For fishermen the high. water sea-
son. which long ago ceased to hold the
Higgins avenue bridge fans, still con-
tinues. Though western Montana
streams no longer menace real estate
and railroads, they are still too muddy
to be fished in. and all good anglers
are complaining. Never. they declare.
has this region experienced a more
disastrous flood season. The rise of
1908. they say. may have seemed worse
for a few days. but it lasted only
short while. This year every good
fishing stream has been milky-white
for months. Last Sunday a host of
anglers went half-heartedly into the
hills. praying that some miracle clear
the water. But not half dozen trout
were brought into the city. Moreover,
scouts offer little hope of good fishing
next Sunday.
While the late spring may have haa
its bad aspects. the Epworth leaguers
OF Missoula are inclined to be thank
full for it. They are able to show to
the delegates here for the state con-
vention Missoula at its loveliest Lilacs
are still in bloom. snowballs are just
turning white. and all the city is still
bright with the fresh, clean greenness
of spring. Though the weather is
June-like enough the city's aspect is
of May. The leaguers are to enjoy
the beauties which the high school
people Of the state have learned to ex-
pect during the interscholastic meet
and which ordinarily have lost some
Of their freshness by mid-June.
On the street you will look in vain
for evidences of the subtle revolution
in woman's dress which is going on in
Missoula- But If you will peep into
backyard gardens and onto bach
porches you will learn astounding
truths. The skirt is passing. Most Of
the enthusiastic wartime gardeners
who have sprung up this spring are
wearing fathers overalls while they
hoe, and housewives, it Is rumored,
are wildly enthusiastic over the kitch-
en- overalls which recently were i'm
ported by Missoula stores. Indeed, the
stores report that they have few OF
the pretty Bingham overalls left. so
steady has the demand for them been.