The St. Johns herald., 1922-09-07

over the United sta:eg tonight the peo- pie are feeling just the way we are here? Millions and millions and mill lions of themI Wherever there's an American he's with us-and you bet your bottom dollar there are just few more Americans in this country of ours than there are big-mouthed Holsters like that fellow LinskiI tell you, if congress only gives the word, there could be an army of five million men in this country tomorrow, and those dirty baby-killin' dachshundS would hear a word or two from your Uncle Samuel! Brothers, demand that some thing be done right here and now, and by usl move we telegraph the sec retary of war tonight and offer him regiment from this university to go over and help hang their d-n kaiser"
 The motion was hotly seconded and instantly carried. Then followed much fiustered discussion of the form and phrasing of the proposed tele- gram, but, after everything seemed to have been settled some one ascer- tained by telephone that the telegraph company would not accept messages containing words customarily defined as profane; so the telegram had to be rewritten. This led to further amend ment, and 1t was finally decided to ad- dress the senators from that state, inc stead of the secretary of war, and thus in a somewhat modified form the message was finally dispatched.
 Next day, news of what the frat" had done made great stir in the uni- versity. Other "frats" sent telegrams, so did the "Barbarians," haters of the ''frats" but joining them in this; while a small band of "German-American students found it their duty to go be- fore the faculty and report these ''breaches of neutrality" They pro- tested heavily, demanding the expul- sion of the "breachers" as disloyal ctt- izens, therefore unfit students, but sut- fered disappointment, for the faculty itself had been. sending telegrams of similar spirit, addressing not only the senators and congressman of the state, but the President of the United States. Flabbergasted, the "German-Amert- cans" retired; they were confused and disgusted by this higher-up outbreak of unneutrality-it overwhelmed them that citizens of the United States should not remain neutral in the dis pute between the United States and Germany. All day the campus was in ferment.
 At twilight, Ramsey was walking meditatively on his way to dinner at the "frat house." across the campus from his apartment at Mrs. Meigs'. Everything was quiet now, both town and gown; the students were at their dinners and so were the burghers. Ramsey was late, but did not quicken his thoughtful steps, which were those of one lost in reverie. He had forgot ten that springtime was all about him and, with his head down, walked oun- regardful of the new gayeties flung forth upon the air by great clusters of towering shrubs, just come into white blossom and lavender.
 He was unconscious that somebody behinl him, going the same way, came hastening to overtake him and called his name, "RamseyI Ramsey Milhol- land!" Not until he had been called three times did he realize that he was being hailed-and in a girls vOiceI By that time the girl herself was be- side him, and Ramsey halted, quite taken aback. The girl was Dora Yo- cum.
 She was pale, a little breathless, and her eyes were bright and severe. 'T want to speak to you," she said, quickly. 'I want to ask you about something. Mir. Colburn and Fred Mitchell are the only people know in your frat except you, and I haven't seen either of them today, or I'd have asked one of them"