The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06


Joan of Arc is still alive in the people !
today.
The Golden Belt Fair is in progress
this week and from all accounts prom
ises to be worth while The Normal
students are to have the Land of
Folly and have been busy for sew
eral days getting things in readiness.
There is to be a chute-the-chutes, a
human lnerry-go-round, baby lncu-
bator, an ancient corn-crib, how to
raise young men, etc, etc. I happen
to know the receipt for raising young
men, so if you do not know, but
want to, try the alarm clock, or is 1t
a bugle call that is tried on you?
And now I have a favor to ask,
not for myself alone but for the
school. Mr.. Harvey is trying to keep
in touch with all of our boys who are
now in service and has devised this
scheme for doing SO, so will you write
Us something about yourself, even
though it be very brief, for we do
want you who are at the front in our
stead to feel that we IN the class room
are with you in cur sympathieS and
our prayers. You may write direct
to me if you will, or if you prefer, 10
Mr.. Harvey or any other you may
choose. At any event please let us
know if you have change of ad-
dress. kindeSt regards from the fac
ulty and student body.
Sincerely,
Katherine Mitchell,
Hays, Kansas.
| According to President W. y.
| Lewis the most valuable man IN the
! Fort Hays Kansas Normal School.
A. F. Becker, will so Thursday, with
the third national army contingent
| President Lewis made IT Monday,
| the occasion of his first war speech
since the school opened. Several
| times during the tribute which he paid
Becker, the student body and faculty
broke into prolonged cheers As he
finished his voice broke and he chOk-
ingly adjourned general assembly. He
said: ct viii be practical impossible
ity to get anyone who can do for this
school what Becker has done. For
four years he has kept every detail
of the institution at his finger tips.
He never forgot. His patience was
lastihg-"r
At a faculty meeting late Monday,
a special feature of some kind was
planned in Beiker's honor Every
one connected with the school from
the heads of the departments to the
newest Freshman always said when
/
ask Mr.. Becker" ASK Bieker,
| became a slogan to get out of trouble
with Becker has been a combination
of business manager, registrar, and
secretary of the school for four years.
| He is a graduate of the school.
His parents are Germans, substan-
tial Ellis county farmers
Bieker did not claim exemption for
: himself His attitude was that if the
| J L. Id
accept exemption if obtained, bu;
: that as he had no one dependent up
: on him, he would not claim 1t person
ally.
| A banquet was given III honor OF
: a. F. Bieker by the faculty of the
Normal School Tuesday night al
: 80. Henry Edward Malloy was
toastmaster. The responses were
! made by E. B. Matthew, advice; ;
Miss Deany E. Prussener, THE Spice
eff His Life;' P. CaSpar Harvey, MIR
Bieker and the Faculty" Miss Lula
: B. Bice. Just a Word :" c. A Shive
l ", ask Mr. Bieker;" and President
: w. A Lewis, ''In Appreciation" A
The conclusion of President Lewis
4 speech he presented in behalf of the
l faculty a handSom travelling cOmpan
? ION to Mr.. 6ieker Mr.. MallOy made
c the speech of acceptance Among
3 those present were: Mr.. Roberts. Mis-
2 Condit, Mr.. Read and Mrs. Read, Mr.
| Rouse, Mr.. Wooster, Mr. Christophe-
i and Mrs. Christopher, Miss Prussener
Miss NickleS, Miss Bice, Miss Agnew
' Mr.. Speer and Mrs. Speer, Mrs. Har
= ris, Miss Grass, Miss Hamilton, Mis-
=, FIander Miss Wooton, Miss Willie
|, Mr.. Shively and Mrs. Shively, Mr.. Da
!; Wis and Mrs. Davis, Mr.. MallOy anC
=, Mrs. Malloy, Mr.. Lewis and Mrs
t Lewis, Mr. Bieker, Mr.. Matthew anC
5 Mrs Matthew, Mr.. Lee and Mrs. Lee
2 Mr.. Parker and Mrs Parker, Mis-
e Cave, Mr.. Harvey, Mr. COllyer an'
j.: Mrs. Collyer, Mr.. Wood and Mrs
I Wood, Mr.. Cave and Mrs. Cave, Mis-
! Schoenhals, Miss White, Miss Dung
= quist. Miss Pestana, Miss Faubian
n The toast of President Lewis was II
: appreciation of Mr.. Bieker's service
t to the school and his desire to Serv,
: his country. Among other thing
I President Lewis said: Mr.. Bieke
n could tell you exactly what you want
{ ed know without telling you thlnl
= at all. You have no idea OF what MI
I Bieker was required to know, L d.
because he often tried to explain /
g 20 me. He went through four years o
l, exacting service often 365 days at
e time making seven days q week with
out making a single mistake. Thi
S, IS a wonderful record. This is q wa
l, of efficiency and Mr.. Bieker will g
e to the tops on that score alone. Nh
d Bieker's personal attitude concernin
exemption was we'll known. He sal
n he would accept it II it came TO hir
II unasked- But this institution coul
d not bring itself to be selfish enoug
l. to ask that its needs be placed abov
" those of the country and the worl
m and exemption was not asked Nh
Bieler will go TO Camp Funston a
It a PLAIN everyday private He Wi
IL not ask for a clerical position What
+ soever honor comes to him, mus
Is come after his superior officers hav
a discovered MS abilities from his cal
le rying his rife"
d xxx
II President Lewis went to Topeka
rs Thursday, to attend the first meet
y ing of the new Kansas Executiv
y Committee appointed recently b
III Herbert Hoover.
4 The bell system at the Normal IA