The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-21

pOrtant history the stage America From neg
Ministries and Uncle TOMS Cabin" I'D to the
modern play in which the heroine" is street drab,
he had them all.
He leaves no successor in his field of work He
would not permit himself to fall behind the process
sion, but he belonged to another age.
In spain strange sights are SEEN Bands of
workmen going through the cities cheering before
blazing churches groups of tourists following them.
Firemen make effort to save any church build
ing set on fire, contenting themselves with playing
streams of water ON adjoining buildings to prevent
flames spreading.
Spain has seized cash and lands belonging to
Alfonso, the former king, and to get hold of
him if possible to try him charges of melting
mob violence.
Wall Streets uncertainty is illustrated in this
story from that financial canyon
An energetic broker was urging his client be-
fore the five cent profit in three months" report
came out. Buy Steel. tell you know what they
are doing You can't help making money" The
client replied: steel is good, but don't like it Just
now. I would rather sell it short" Instantly the
broker replied, Oser NIGHT cine schlecte idee" mean
ing mot bad idea either"
In spite of the double negative the "oser nicbtn
statement was sound.
Yale decides that Greek and Latin are not nee
essary Students permitted to substitute classes
In civilization courses for dead languages a sound
decision Time devoted to Greek and Latin gram
mar is time wasted.
One student in hundred thousand knows Greek
well enough to read with appreciation the great
Greek tragedies
In the whole United States there are probably
not ten men that know Greek thoroughly And thew
don't really know it, how it was pronounced or
accentuated.
Every student should know certain number of
Greek and Latin words and their meaning Some
teacher of English should prepare list of a few
hundred Greek and Latin words which every bow
that gets out of college should know-for instance
that antropos means man." that logos means "the
| discourse" or "the word"
| Everybody should be taught the part that Greel,
and Latin play in our language, the derivations of
phonograph telephone, michrophone ETC.
All that is needed of Greek or Latin could be
learned by an intelligent boy in one week
While many discuss birth control pro and con.
| Chicago wisely undertakes to encourage births
sound babies and safe mothers
The total hospital cost of a new baby under the
Chicago instalment plan at the Presbyterian hospital
will be $45.
Installment plan babies will be well taken care
] or The total charge Of $45 will include ten DAYS
In the hospital and monthly prenatal visits to the
/ clinic. - ~
Other cities might initiate that
Captain Hawks continues by deeds not words
as the late Theodore Roosevelt would saw to prove
/ that he is the best flyer in the world He amazed
Europe by breaking the record from London to
Rome, splitting it in two, then breaking the record
from Rome to Paris. A few days ago he broke all
| records between London and Berlin and then broke
| the record from Berlin to Hamburg
The prince of Wales says Americans are the best
| advertisers.
Captain Hawks is excellent advertiser of the
fact that this country can produce real flyers And
real flyers will settle the next big war;
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