Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-07-07
Observation-Disclosures

and on the Varsity field and more
vital still, the prospects of the Nine.
put IN May there came a shock which
changed things for a time.
Inc Lusitania brought to every
american a revelation of what had
ialh so deep in his own heart that
| oIteh ne had not realized Il was there.
Nhen the Germans hid in the see and
sent down the great merchant ship,
win American babies and their moth.
ers' ana CALAMITY dying American gen.
Iiemen, there came a change even to
sirls ana boys and professors until
lhen SO preoccupied with their own
little aloOf world thousands of miles
from the murder.
Fred Mitchell, ever volatile and gen,
erous, was one OF those who went
quite Wild. No orator, he nevertheless
made a frantic speech at the weeks
FRAT meetings" cursing the Germans
In the simple old English words that
thelr performance had demonstrated to
be applicable, and going on to demand
that the fraternity prepare for its
snare In the action of the country. II
DON'T care how Insignificant we few
Fellows here tonight may SEEM" he
cried; I'VE can do our little, and II
everybody in this country's ready to do
their own little, why. thatll be plenty
Brothers, don't you realize that all
over the United States tonight the pep
pie are feeling just the way we are
here? Millions and millions and mil
lions of theml 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 Linski! / tell you. IL
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 word or two from your Uncle
Samuel Brothers, demand that some
thing be done right here and now, and
by usl l move we telegraph the Sec
rotary Of war tonight and offer him a
regiment from this university to 60
over and help hang their d-n kaiser"
The motion was holly seconded and
instantly carried. Then followed
much flustered discussion of the form
| and phrasings of the proposed tele-
| gram, but, after everything seemed to
| have been settled, some one ascer.
tanned 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, In.
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 kilograms
so did the 'Barbarians," haters Of the
'frats" but Joining them in this; while
a small band Of "German-American"
students found 1t 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 cit
| liens, therefore unfit students, but SUI.
| fered a disappointment, for the faculty
itself had been sending kilograms OF
similar spirit, addressing not only the
senators and congressman of the state
| but the President Of the United States.
Flabbergasted, the "German-Ameri-
cans" retired; they were confused and
disguised by this hlgher-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
medltatively on his way to dinner az
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 IN /
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 /
behind him, going the same way, came /
Fastening to overtake him and called /
his name, Ramsey Ramsey Mlih".. (
landw Not until he had been Gale" /
three times did he realize that he was .
being hailed-and In girls voice .
BY that time the C'rl herself was Ne
side him, and Ramsey halted, quite
taken aback. The girl was Dora 90 .
cum.
She was pale, a little GREATNESS
and her eyes were bright and severe .
az wan. to speak to you" she SAID .
quickly. 81 want to ask you about
something. Mr.. Cnlhurn and Fred .
Mitchell are the only people kno" 10 .
your frat except you, and haven .