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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-18

respected nation on earth"
have quoted this soldier at
length, because he sums up the sit
uation very beautifully
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This could go on forever. Except
for a comparatively few letters
about the high cost of living and
the failure of wages to keep up with
it there are very few messages OH
the other side of the picture.
They point to the fact that a
lot of congressman and other elect
i've officials are in for fall when
the boys come marching home, un-
less they get on the right side of
the growing windstorm now Some
already are waking up to the fact
that when the boys return, they are
going to be hopping mad fright or
wrong) unless congress acts soon on
many measures.
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Others follow in this vein:
Il am lieutenant in the Navy;
congratulations on your fight for
subsidies
Il am a second lieutenant in in
fantry l recently made a trip TO
a number of Army posts and as
vent from place to place l inquired
Of my friends and others I met
about voting. They unanimously
agreed that cutting away the red
tape and freeing the soldier vote
was not only desirable but urgent.
Il hope you are not a member of
che of those subcommittee of a
subcommittee that has to report to
a subcommittee, because l would
like an answer to this question
and don't want to wait six months
to get it. Shall I tell my brothers
on the Salerno front about the un-
wanted battalion"
The writer was one of ITO men
returned to this country in october
under the provisions of the dis
charge act We were in a combat
area in the North African theatre
There is absolutely no assur-
ance now of future security in any
job. In one case, the soldier could
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-18
BOND DRIVE ~
LUNCHEON Is 7
GIVEN TODAY

Awards and verbal recognition fol
work in the Fourth War Loan Drive
we're handed out this noon in the
Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel as
committee members for the cam
paign met for luncheon at meeting
presided over by Drive Chairman
Harold Foss.
Letters from Gov. Ernest Gruen-
ing, Territorial War Finance Ad-
ministrator, were presented by Foss
to the Girl Scouts of America, the
Douglas Public Schools, the Govern
ment Native Schools, the Juneau
Public Schools, the Juneau Parochial
st. AIMS School, to Henry Harmon
and the Juneau Territorial Guard,
and to Homer Garvin of the Capitol
Theatre.
In competition among organiza-
lions for bond sales, a dark horse
came up to snatch second place from
the Chamber of Commerce as the
members of Juneau Elks Lodge No.
400 grabbed off the second spot
close behind the Rotary Club. The
Chamber was third.
Henrietta Power, of the War FL
nance staff, and Deputy Administra-
tor Nordale were thanked by Foss
and given much of the credit for
putting the drive over.
Carol Ann Mcdonald of the Girl
Scouts was given a $40 camp GER
tificate for selling 81 ,5S4.50 in stamps,
and Foss made the presentation for
Mrs. Earl D. McGinty of the Girl
Scouts.
Dr. James C. Ryan, Territorial
Commissioner of Education, spoke
on the part done by the schools in
the drive, as did Mrs. Roy Peratro-
vich. who was in charge of the cam
paign for the two government
schools. ssa4 s
The Juneau and Douglas Public
Schools and the Parochial School
sold S14 ,376.05 worth of bonds COM
pared with a $4,000 quota. The
Government Schools bought $1,000
compared with $500 quota.
Foss sent thanks to all organiza-
lions for the splendid cooperation
which put the drive over the top.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-18
ARKETA5 AND 20
CHILDREN LEAVE
FOR WASHINGTON

Most parents fear travelling and
the problems which arise when they
tare accompanied by their children,
sb,lt not the Wilbur Arketas, who
are taking their 20 children With
them to the state of Washington.
Two of the children were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arketa, but the rest,
ranging in ages from two to Is
wears, have either been legally
adopted or their guardianship has
! been transferred to their foster
parents.
/, The Arketas plan to leave this
weekend, and have engaged pas
sage for a good portion of one deck.
They will settle on an acreage near
Seattle. where the children will have
sunshine, fresh fruits and vege-
tables.
Mrs. Arketa has been engaged in
child welfare work, of one sort or
another since she was 10 years old.
AT that time she and her younger
brother were orphaned and she was
granted custody Of the boy and was
his guardian until he went to col
lege.
While living in Colorado, the
famed Judge Ben Lindsay placed
three children in Ms. Arketa's
home. where she acted as foster
mother for them for a number of
years.
{ The Arketas have been living in
Juneau for the past eight years
and have been adopting and caring
for underprivileged children since
their arrival here. The couple plan
to keep their home 'out ON the
road" and use it as receiving home
for other underprivileged children,
who will later be sent to the home
which they will create in Washing
ton.
Many Juneauites and numerous
tourists possess leather work created
by Wilbur Arketa In keeping with
their policy in teaching the children
to be self-sufficient, leathercraft is
taught to the older children.
Sixteen-year-old Marjorie and IT.
year-old Velma and some of the
boys are quite talented, Mrs. Arketa
says
Accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Ar
keta south will be Raymond ID,
velma, II, Marjorie, 16, Byron and
.dcseph, both IL, Anita and Everett,
both II, Louise and Quanah. both
10, Sonny and Larry, both 8, Amos,
Pancho, Tommy and Phillip, 7, Ju-
liza and Willie, both 5, Samuel and
Mary Ann. both 4, and Mary O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arketa wish to ex-
press their thanks to the people of
Juneau for their kindness and the
interest shown in the work.
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Rainbow Assembly
To Meet SATURDAY.

The Juneau Rainbow Assembly
will hold its regular meeting to-
morrow night at 7:30 o'clock at the
Scottish Rite Temple. In addition
to routine business, two girls will
be conducted through the ceremony
of initiation
1t is expected that there will be
fair group of guests out Saturday
night. including number of mem
bers who have just returned from
rather lengthy visits in the States.
The meeting will not last much
longer than $50 and those who
plan to attend the Douglas Sophie
more dance will get away in plenty
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-18
SGT. E(KLEY GUERIN
HERE ON FURI0UGH

Here on 1urlough, Sgt. Eckley K.
Guerin, son of Mrs. William From
holtz of Juneau, has arrived from
the Westward where he has been
stationed aboard an Army rescue
vessel.
Guerin was recently awarded the
Soldiers Medal by 1t. Gen. Simon
Bolivar Buckner, Jr., Alaskan De-
partment Commander, for heroism
in evacuation of two soldiers in need
of material aid through rough Aleu-
tian waters, the full story OF which
recently in The Empire.
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BIN BsktsaA Ia
Q1Z/Ey -SI7C< 1857

not be rehired because of seasonal
layoffs'. So as the soldiers say, 1t
commences already"
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ALASKA COASTAL
TRIPS ARE MADE =.
TO 5iTkA, inlet

Four passengers flew TO Haines
today with Alaska Coastal Airlines.
They were Anthony Schnabel, Ruth
Hunter, Pauline L. Peters, and r. E.
Thorson
On a flight to Sitka, the. plane
took Frank Slime, Andy hobbs, who
is to enter the Pioneers Home, and
Nick Suciu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Smith and
Francis Warning went to Hoonah,
and Norma Gaspari to Excursion
Inlet.
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of time. No refreshments or en-
tertainment have been planned to
follow the meeting, but the ballroom
will be available to those girls who
wish to remain for an extra hour
or so.
Miss Margaret Clark, Worthy Adj
visor, will preside at the meeting,
and she invites all Masons and
Eastern Stars who have no other
plans for the evening to join the
girls at their meeting.
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Empire Classifieds PayI
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GUS BORGEN HERE FROM
KETCHIKAN, BUSINESS TRIP

Gus Bergen, former pioneer mer-
chant Of Seward, but for the past
many years connected with leading
commercial interests in Ketchikan,
especially in the fishing industry,
arrived in Juneau yesterday to re-
main for several days on business.
He is at the Baranof.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank friends and
relatives for kindnesseS shown
during the illness of our mother
Mrs. Anna Willard-especially are
we grateful for floral offerings dur
ing the funeral
MRS. RUTH WILLARD
MRS. MARGARET SHOTTER
adv
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POLICE COURT FINES

The following were fined in City
Police Court this morning: Robert
Smith, s25, drunk and disorderly,
and Mrs. Jessie Smith, $25, drunk
and disorderly.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-30
Credjafawn 10Th Annual
June Party Opens Twin
City Social Season

The Twin City social off good start Mon
when the Credafawns their dancing party
at Columbia Chalet Minneapolis.
Allen Rhhey
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Bro % B Ramona BSowp O S6d SS e Sya e BoSo ar
Byrd Mrs DGnaze Bronson Mrs Grace Bryant the Misses Lorraine Bradley
Mrs Claude Burt and Mr.: Cornelius Benner:
Charleston cope. Casus
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Ann Carmichael Gladys Cem%ons Gaens Combs Myrtle Garden Private Earnest
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Staff Sergeant Edward Lee, sta
toned at Camp Hood, Texas, is
spending his furlough from June
10 to July 2 with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. W. Lee, 1880 Hiawatha.
Mr.. J. w. Powell of Mt. Sterling,
KY, spent last week end in Mime
apolis visiting old acquaintance
and friends. Formerly an employee
of the Neal Funeral Home, Mr..
Powell has for five years operated
the J. w. Powell Funeral Home at
Mt. Sterling. At one time an active
member of the Associated Negro
Credit Union, Mr.. Powell still re-
tains his membership with that
Twin City organization.
Mrs. Bernice Thompson of To-
peka, Kans., arrived Wednesday
morning to visit for several weeks
at the home of her cousin, Mrs.
Chalmer Lawson, 1921 Fourth Ave.
So. /,
Mr.. Dreadsie James Dixon of
Youngstown, Ohio, who will be
married Sunday, July 2, to Miss
Josephine McQuerry, 4O48 Clinton,
is the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. R. Wilson, 1920 Clinton Ave. i
Stanley Richardson, Seaman on
the S. S. Ranger, left Sunday, June
rs, to board his ship after spend
ing his leave, the first in two and
one-half years, visiting relatives
and friends in Pennington, Mimi,
and Minneapolis. He is the son of
Mrs. Philip Jackson, COG N. Seventh
St. His sister, Gloria, is student
at Manchester College.
Miss Araby Mckinney, Highland
Station, has been indisposed for a
few days.
Mr.. T. B. Warren, SOC Fremont
Ave. N, who has been confined to
Fairview hospital for several
weeks, seriously i'll, is repeatedly
showing much Improvement.
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Theresa James
Wedding Plans
Interrupted

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Maxwell,
1921 Fourth Ave. &c., Minneapolis,
have announced a change in the
wedding plans of their daughter,
1t. Theresa Venida James of the
United States Army Nurses Corps,
and Petty Officer Elmer L. Hub
bard, United States Naval Re-
serve, caused by changes in 1t.
James military assignment.
The ceremony will take place
at Alexandria, La, Saturday, July
1, instead of at Mr.. and Mrs. Max
wells home as previously planned.
A reception will be held at the
Maxwell home at 8 p. M, July 1,
as scheduled.
1t. James is a graduate of the
University of Minnesota school of
nursing and had held a position
as pediatric supervisor at the
Homer G. Philips hospital at St.
Louis, Mo-, for several years before
entering the armed forces. Mr..
Hubbard is a graduate of State
Teachers College, Indiana, and
served in the st. Louis school sys-
tenn before his entry in the Naval
Reserve.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-30

Mr.. ]. w. Mcmillan, 403 North
Western, observed his birthday,
Monday, June &c. A stag party
was given at his home. Guests were
Messrs. Donald Erwin, Dave Mayes,
D. A. Graves, C. King, Willard
Nichols, Earl Bradley and Theodore
Ruffner.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Gaylord, $50
st. Anthony, returned last week
from a business trip to Atkinson,
Kans.
The Two O'clock Bridge Club was
entertained by Mrs. Cornelius Mo-
biley, 754 st. Anthony, Saturday,
June "a. Mrs. Leo Bohanon won
first prize; Mrs. Leroy Lazenberry,
second, and Mrs. Louneer Pember-
ton, third. Mrs. James Oliver, 934
Iglehart Ave., will be hostess to the
club at the meeting July 8.
Ill: William Jack Robinson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Robinson,
100 St. Anthony Ave-, is at Ancker
hospital for a minor operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Blakey, 795
Rondo Ave., are the parents of a
baby boy, born at Ancker hospital,
Sunday, June 10. They chose James
Lewis as a name for him.
Mrs. Rebecca Moore is recovering
at her home, 495 St. Anthony Ave-,
following a slight indisposition in
duced by the recent heat wave.
Mrs. Ora McMOOre, 1866 Blair,
has been ill at home for about ten
days.
Mrs. Ruby Craig, 514 Emerson
Ave. No., entered Fairview hospital
this week for a physical checkup.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hill and
their eight month old son, Bernard
Cyrus, from Tennessee, are now
making their home at 622 st. An
thony Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Penn, 852 Bry-
ant Ave. N, will leave for Chicago
next week to visit Mr.. PENIS rela-
tives. Later they will go to Mont
gomery, Ala, to visit Mrs. PENIS
relatives. While in Chicago they
will attend the NAACP Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. James SlemmOns,
22O1 Fifth Ave. S., observed their
18th wedding anniversary, Mon
day, June 26.
Mrs. Iowa Turner, and her sis
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Mrs. GlantOn
Back from
Convention

Mrs. Rosalind Glanton, retiring
president of the Minnesota State
Baptist Sunday School and B. T. U.
Convention, has returned from
Birmingham, Ala, where she was
sent as delegate from the Mime
sofa Convention to the National
Baptist Sunday School and B. T. U.
Congress. She reports that more
than 5000 delegates were regis
tered at the 1914 meeting.
At the convention Mrs. Glanton
was asked to bring greetings from
the State of Minnesota in the
Superintendents Division. She was
elected to the executive board of
the National Convention.
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ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Miller, ST., SGT Colfax Ave. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. ROdger U. Johnson,
1924 4th Ave. S., celebrated their
third wedding anniversary at pic
mic at Lake Nokomis, Sunday, June
20. Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Johnson,
st. Paul, were guests.
The T. o. b. Club met at the
home of Mrs. Anna Mae Bannarn,
1912 Clinton Ave. S., Saturday,
June "a. Prizes were won by Mines.
Mary L. Cannon, Leila Thomas,
Edna Russell. Mrs. Josephine
Chambers and Mrs. Dorothy Payne
were guests.
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McQuerry, Dixon
Wedding Sunday
at Brides Home

Miss Josephine McQuerry, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Nc
Query, 4O48 Clinton, Minneapolis,
and Mr.. Dreadsie James Dixon,
minister in charge of the Akron
and Youngstown, Ohio, Seven Day
Adventist churches, will be married
Sunday, July 2. The wedding will
be held on the lawn of the brides
parents home, at 6 p. m. Miss
McQuerry has resided in Cleveland,
Ohio, during the past three years.
Mrs. R. B. Neal, of Chicago,
mother of Mr.. Dixon, will arrive in
Minneapolis Friday to attend the
wedding.
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ter, Mrs. Mona Norman, 511 Aldrich
Ave. N, returned recently from a
trip to their home at Kansas City,
Kans.
Picnic: Richard Sims, son of Mrs.
Juanita Sims, 854 Bryant Ave. N,
celebrated his 18th birthday at a
picnic at Glenwood Park, Tuesday,
June 9th. Ronald Stone, Billy and
Jimmy Law, Roosevelt and Frank
lin McDuffy, Phillip McKoskey,
Bubbles" Pope, and Edmund Rice,
Jr., were his guests for the after
noon. His mother, his aunt, Mrs.
E. V. Rice, his sister, Janet, and
Mr.. A. Breedlove were also present.
Minneapolis Urban League Auxil-
iary Meets: The regular meeting
of the auxiliary was held at Phyllis
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and Mrs. ]. D. Reeves, 612 West
Central.
Mrs. Mable Hardeway, Chicago,
ILL.,, spent last week visiting her
mother, Mrs. Julia Lewis, 6S7 Car
roll Ave.
Entertains: Mr.. and Mrs. James
Green, IT'S st. Anthony Ave-, enter
tanned Mrs. Clara Graham of De-
troit, Mich, at a Sunday night sup
per at their home June 25. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Reed, Portland, Ore, Mrs.
Elizabeth Mundy, Louisville, KY,
Mrs. Blanche Cox, Seattle, Wash,
Messrs. and Mines. Owen Howell,
Henry johnson, Louis P. Moore,
Courtney Hilyard, Alonzo Cotton,
VIM. Ridley, Samuel Ransom,
Mines. James Lacey, VIM. Hanna,
Ida Mae Murphy, Andrew Johnson,
Mary Combs, all of st. Paul, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Shivers, Min
neapolis. Mrs. Shivers and Mrs.
Hilyard assisted the hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtiss G. Cook
and family of Prescott, Wis, were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Ferguson, 419 Sherburn Ave-, Sun
day, June 25. Upon their return
to Prescott, the Cooks son, Harri-
son, will go to Milwaukee, to enter
the armed forces.
Mrs. Uldene Peters, 800 w. Cen
trail, had as her house guests re-
Gently, her sister, Mrs. Gaynell
Corlie, and Mrs. Hester Zeigler
from Chicago. They were shown
courtesies by Messrs. and Mines.
George Manning, Hubert Ferguson
and Charles Williams.
Shower: Miss Gertrude Gardner
and Mrs. Elgie Clay gave a shower
for Miss Eunice Grant on June 10,
at her home, sos Carroll Ave. Miss
Grant will soon become the bride
of Q3/C Harry Price, stationed in
San Francisco, Calf. Mrs. Clay is
the maternal grandmother of Miss
Grant.
Mrs. Shirley Roberts, Washing
ton, D. c., school teacher, left Tues
day, June &c, after spending week
at the home of Mrs. Ida B. Smith,
1853 st. Anthony. Mrs. Smith left
Wednesday for Oklahoma City,
Okla, where she was called, due
to the death of her sister.
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Martha (Mattie)
MOsley to Be
Married Soon

Martha Mosley Jones, sister of
Marguerite Combs, Minneapolis,
and Bishop Marcellus Ross, Cincin-
natl, Ohio, will be married July 6,
on the Lane College campus at
Jackson, Tenn.
Mrs. Jones is well known in Min
nesota, having spent long periods
in Minneapolis and st. Paul, at va
rious> times. She will end her long
school teaching career after her
marriage. She is teaching at pres
ent at Lane College.
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Zion Gospel Chorus
Guest in st. Paul

The newly organized Gospel
chorus of Zion Baptist church, Min
neapolis, under the direction Of G..
R. Mendoza, accompanied by Mrs.
Mendoza, sang at Mount Olivet
Baptist church, St. Paul, last Sun
day night.
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The Gold Bricks club, newly or
ganized, is planning a membership
drive in July. They are making
plans for a bicycling class. Mrs.
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Social and Persona
. ST. PAUL Q

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Logan, 1926 St. Anthony Ave-,
have recently returned from tenday visit in Chicago with
friends.
Oscar Frazier and Willie H. Brewer, Jr, Second Class
Petty Officers of Noram Oka in the city visiting their
cousins Mr. and Mrs. Urn Clark ITO St. Anthony and Mr.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-30

Grayce Biles, 1887 E. Franklin
Ave-, will be hostess to the club at
their meeting, Monday, July 8.
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Social and Personal
q MINNEAPOLIS

Miss Lorraine Curry daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles
D. Curry 1886 Fifth Ave. ST. who recently completed her
freshman at Wherefore University in Ohio will live
in East Orange n j. during her vacation She is
employed as tpis at the Office of Dependency Benefit at
NnyUar NJ T
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-30

The Twin City social off good start Mon
day when the Creafawns their 10th dancing
nbia Chalnt
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otca Advertisement: NJ
political
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-12-01
NMGAxa9;:
A,ahc- ri ''Tlosv to Wia Friends 0
and Influence People" r
Correcting A Friends Faults

Here's the true story of what person did when he
was called on to perform one OF the most deut ana
friend and keeping his friendship That person is Ralph
l.. Wagner, Carlisle, Pa.
They both students at Gettysburg college, Inc
friends Thornton.
Thornton just about the freshest freshman VINO ever
planted foot Gettysburg campus. Short and cocky,
he staggered all the place He even
ing to Seniors and when he would call OUT Hello
there young man! What you doing on the campus
today?" Naturally that burned the seniors up Yet
Thornton at heart keabe lad. But he was growing
more and more unpopular on the campus
One day senior called him to side and told
him to mend his ways-be less cocksure, and pay
respect to the laws of the campus Whereupon
Thornton said "You your life the way you want
and I'll look after mine" Staggering off, he left
the senior gowering at his back.
One of the traditions of this college that no freshman
shall date town girl But Thornton boasted that he
found goodooking town girl he'd shuttle around with
Also this campus there annual Freshman-Sopho-
more wrestle and roughtime lark called the "Teup The
upper-cassmen waiting for this Poor Thornton was
in for it. But still he paid attention to the clouds in
the sky.
town girl and skylarked up and down the main street
where everybody could see him. The seniors were boiling
There is another tradition that when this happens the fur
niture the boys shall be carried out OF his room
and deposited the porch of the girls house This hap
pened Thornton He thunderstruck Then for the
first time he realized how he had rufed the other students
and came to Mr. Wagner for advice
Mr. Wagner in a delicate situation. He didn't want
to lose him friend yet he must make his point Mr.
Wagner talked about how other had solved that sua
ton by not being cocky he was careful not to criticize
Thornton openly to find fault with him. In this
way Thornton felt no personal resentment.
A light dawned Thorntons face He grasped Mr..
Wagner's hand and said you've given me some ideas.
I'm going to put them into effect"
And he did 1t not long before he of the
most popular men on the campus And Mr.. Wagner had
preserved friend when if he had taken different at
tdude he might have made an enemy. And as you go
ship means to The man who he get along
without friends is shortsighted indeed!