Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1915 — Page 1

No. 129.

Letter From Mrs. Ropp To Ladies’ Aid Society.

The following interesting letter was written by Mrs. Horatio Ropp, now of Dowagiac, Mich., to the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Barkley M. E. church and is here printed so that all of her old friends may read it: Dowagiac, Mich., May 8, 1918. Ladies’ Aid Society, Kind Friends: Since I promised to write a letter to the Aid, I will now endeavor to take the time and the pleasure to write you a few lines. We are all enjoying the best of he alth and are very well pleased with this country. Dowagiac is a much larger place than Rensselaer, but is not near as nice and clean a place as Rensselaer. Dowagiac, is named after Indian chief Doe-Wah-Jack," and the town is also laid out on an Indian trail. There isn’t a straight street in town. But nevertheless it is a very pretty place. There are many trees here and the city looks just like it was built in a forest. The population is about 7,000, with eight churches. There are no saloons here and even the county next to this one has none' either, the saloons going out last month. There are many lakes around, namely: Indian Lake, Diamond, Morton, Magician, De..qy and Cable Lakes. We were out to Indian Lake not long ago and ceratinly had a fine time. The lake covers\Boo acres. We were out in a boat and caught 26 fish and came home and had a fish supper. There were ten here fpr supper. We took a drive to Niles, Mich., one day last week and we saw some of the loveliest country homes that I ever looked at. It made me homesick for the country again. I haven’t made the acquaintance of many people here, owing to my long spell of sickness. Coral was married at Kalamazoo on April 3rd, to William Hunsberger, of this place. They haven’t gone to housekeeping yet but are soon. I would like so much to be with you when you have your next meeting. I believe I could talk and tell you all of this better and much faster than I am writing it. I wouldn’t be a woman if I couldn’t. I always think of you on your meeting days and wish I could step in and have a nice social chat with you once more. But perhaps I can be with you sometime in the near future, while back on a visit. Mr. Ropp and Coral’s husband are both helping build the new furnace factory that is being erected here. Well, I expect you are all worn out reading this chatter so I will close. Wishing you success in your work. Coral and myself send our best wishes to all. Your friend, MRS. H. ROPP.

ALL TIRED OUT.

Hundreds More in Rensselaer in the Same Plight. Tired all the time. Weary and worn out night and day. Baek aches. Head aches. Your kidneys are probably weakened. You should help them at their work. Let one who knows tell you how. Mrs. Larkin Potts, Clark & Washington Sts., Rensselaer, says: “I was weak and nervous and had but little strength or ambition. ;I rested poorly and- was subject to severe headaches and pains across my loins. I could hardly do my housework and I always felt tired and worn-out. Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured from Fendig’s Drug Store, gave me relief at pnce and before I had used them long, the aches and pains left. lam grateful to Doan’s Kidney Pills for what they have done for me.” Price 50c at all Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s .Kidney Pills —the same that Mrs. Potts had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.

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Baccalaureate Address Delivered by G. W. Titus

Last Sunday it was my privilege as well as yours, to listen to a very excellent and splendid address delivered from this pulpit. The remarks of the speaker were directed in the main to those whose faces were turned toward the west, to those who nave about fought the battle of life, finished their course, and who can now look forward in eager anticipation to the promised reward. Backward over the turbulent, yet glorious years of the past, our minds and thoughts were turned as we listened to the tributes .of love and praise so worthily heaped upon our sainted heroes of the civil war. And while we would love to tarry longer with these dear old veterans yet it is-ours at this time to turn our gaze away from the west, with its sinking sun, from the glorious achievements of our aged, to the east, with its rising sun, from the battlefields of- the past to the battlefields and conflicts of the unborn future. I must confess that it is with a feeling somewhat akin to fear and trembling that* I stand before this calss of young men and women, to try and bring to them a message of inspiration. How easy ‘it is to say the wrong thing, and how difficult to say that which is the most helpful and right. My earnest desire at this moment is that I shall not so much entertain you as to help you catch a higher and holier vision of life, that may remain with you throughout your pilgrimage. In-one sense I could leav4 no greater message with you than the thought contained in your excellent motto, “Achieve the Honorable.” It is perhaps futile for me to make mention of the fact that this is the red-letter day of your life. You stand today upon a threshold never before traversed by any of you. With eager anxiety and anticipation have you looked forward to the day of your graduation. Behold, it is here. You are bidding a fond farewell to your Alma Mater, to your teachers who have served you, and to class-mates. You are wondering what the future holds for you, as the new day dawns. Let me assure you in the introduction of what I am to say to you this evening that what you will be, and what you will become depends entirely upon yourself. You are the architect of your own fate. You may if you will carve your name among earth’s illustrious. The life victorious is yours if you will. You can lose out in the conflict, as many a one has done before you, and sink to a grave of shame, defeat and disgrace. Remember, however, that the great God never put you in this world to be a failure. On the contrary, He spreads before your vision, untold possibilities, such as man has never dreamed pf. Never in the history of the human race has there been a day like this. If you would stand upon the broad and sublime vistas of educational power, every college in the land throws wide its portals and bids you enter. Every university opens its arms to receive you. Would you pitch your tent toward the commercial city? Then it beckons,you on and says-there is room at the top. Would you stand as the champion of the peoples’ rights in yonder legislative hall ? Then listen to the voice of the nation, as it pleadsvfoi' more Washingtons, Henrys, Clays, Franklins, Websters, Jeffersons, Lincolns and its Wilsons. Thank God for a country that says to our young manhood: “The president’s chair awaits you if you have the metal.” Would you take your place by the side of the downtrodden as a social‘saviour, to lift them into higher planes of . living? Then never have you been so needed as now. Would you- waft abroad the divine truth* of the living God and His kingdom? His still small voice bids you come. Whatever may be your pathway, carry into your chosen work, your motto “Honor.” Standing as you are today, at the parting of the ways, I suppose it would be safe to say that there is no other thought that so fills your mind and heart as does the thought of Ambition. Indeed, no education is well founded, nor is it in any-sense complete unless there has been sown the seeds of ambition. Perhaps some of you are ambitious to have, some others to be, and some to do. Let me assure you that there is a grave danger lurking here, for there is such a thing as an ambition false as well as an ambition true. There is an ambition that is worthy and one that is debasing and unworthy. If one wished to suggest a name, or a life in which Ambition False reigned supreme, I think I should name Napoleon. He is the classical outstanding instance, not that I am sure he is any more guilty than thomands of persons before him and since. But in this character of history ambition insatiate, and unconcealed, had undisputed sway. He

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fixed his gaze upon the' throne of France, and waded through the blood and tears of millions to attain his selfish purpose. He allowed no scruple of affection to stand in his way if he wished to add one more jewel to his crown. And after all, what did it amount to in the end. History has revealed him to us in his true light. He stands and will ever stanu as the colossal illustration of a man who sold his soul to gratify his lust for power. Some of you may think this a very harsh statement to make, concerning one of the mighty characters of history, but here is what Gladstone said of Napoleon: “Of all the gigantic intellects ever packed into any human skull, that which was packed into the cranium of Napoleon was the greatest.” Looking at the facts as they appear to us today, that intellect was prostituted. He might have written his name' across God’s Heavens in flaming letters of gold, but he fell by the wayside. Behold him as with defeated tread he beats the sands of Elba’s lonely isle. The only sounds are but the dashihg of the waves and they whisper the message, z

Members of this graduating class, I wish you to catch my right meaning. There is no one more anxious to have you succeed than the one who is preaching your sermon for you today. With your parents, teachers, friends and associates, I would say God speed you in your onward march through College hall and out upon the highways of life. But I would burn into your hearts and minds today, the thought that there is only one kind of a life that fails and that is the selfish life. Go! Write your name among the immortals of our land if you can, carve, your names among the records in the archives of the hall of fame if possible, but remember, you were made to serve. Did not the Master Teacher of all life not say, as He listened to a quarrel among His friends one day, “He that would be greatest among you let him be the servant of all.”

There is pother form which ambition very often takes. It it sometimes evidenced in the lives of the world’s wealthy. Is it not a truth that thousands of our best young men and women who have come up out of our schools and colleges, possessing wonderful talents, and who give every promise of a splendidly useful career, fall upon the way-side altar of weath? Indeed, we are not at all surprised at this for we have spent our money, time and energy, drilling into their minds the thought' that the chief end of education is 'to climb to the palace of wealth and fortune. There are those who would have us believe that all the sacrifices, expenditure and outlay entailed in the building up of our education system, has been to fit our young men and women for this altar. With all the vehemence of my soul I say No. If education means anything, it means the unfolding and the expansion of the life of an individual. Its purpose is to fit one for the higher and holier tasks of usefulness and service. You are familiar with the story of the life of Jay Gould, the American millionaire. I am not acquainted with any of the facts concerning his private life, other than it has been said of him, that he was not-unkind to his own family, and loved his home. Be that as it may, it is true that when he died a great howl of execrlion went up from the throats of ten thousand. It was the curses of the men he had ruined. Jay Gould was a strong man and he got. what he wanted. But he got it by riding rough-shod over human hearts. z He made his pile, he gratified his lust, and ambition. What was it worth? He and all others of his stripe would have us return to the inglorious past of “might makes right.” Standing before the tribunal bar of our God, where gold and silver are as worthless as the chaff which the wind driveth away, and where stocks and bonds are as nothing, the only message that can be written across such a life is “Failure.” , Again, let me say I do not wish to be misunderstood. I cannot believe that God Almighty wants a man to be a pauper. Think not that the way into the Kingdom of God is by scattering your eheckles to the four winds of heaven. Here is what I mean. At the peril of your soul you must dedicate your life, your talents, your all, to something higher and holier than the pursuit of wealth and fortune. In the circling of the years these things may come to you, and that is all well and good, but the God of us all has set before you the holier altar. Students, it will not be long until each one of you will take your place out in the world in the midst of its conflicts and struggles. You have the right to carve your name among (Continued on back page.) <

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F NE EXHIBIT OF PUPILS’ SCHOOL WORK

Domestic Science and Manual Training Brought Up to'High Degree In Rensselaer Schools. The exhibit in the manual training and domestic science departments of the Rensselaer schools shows the excellent training of pupils along these lines so long neglected in the development of the pupil and patrons and friends of education who visited the school rooms and saw the many articles on exhibit must have felt a keen pride in the result which is the development of the last few years. Owing to the bad weather of last Friday and Saturday the exhibit was continued over Sunday and Monday, thus affording a large number the opportunity of seeing it. The reporter visited the exhibit and Superintendent Dean accompanied him on his rounds. Miss Dyer, the domestic sefbnee teacher, was in the room where the sewing exhibit was displayed. This room is used for sewing classes and is equipped with tables, chairs and sewing machines. Sixteen 'girls in the senior class took domestic science and their exhibit consisted of their graduation dresses, which had been made in the school sewing room, every stitch being taken by the pupil who is to wear the garment. The ruling had been made that no pupil in the class should spend more than $7 for thein graduation dress and each was required to file a schedule of all -expenditures with Miss Dyer. The prices varied from $2.68 to $6.98, the average being about $5. The Daughters of the American Revolution offered two prizes for the best work in the domestic science department, the awards to go to the seniors, one for the best workmanship and the other for the best design. The judging was done by Mrs. N. H. Warner, Mrs. J. H. Long and Miss Pearl Danjiels. The finding is to be kept a secret until thfe awards are announced at the commencement Thursday evening. The dresses are all of white material, organdies, dotted Swiss, flaxon and rice cloth. They are very pretty and the grading showed the lowest to be 85 per cent perfect and that there were’ five graded above 95. Last year sonte graded considerably lower, indicating a marked improvement this year. The grading was based on the following features, the value of. each being the figure accompanying it: 1 Structure: (a) Accuracy of cutting 12 (b) Matching materials as to design ... A ., ® (c) Width and evenness in size of seams 8 (d) Width and evenness in size of hems < 8 (e) Width and evenness in size of gathers 6 (f) Width and evenness in size of placket .......: .5 2 Stitches: (a) Evenness and size 33 3 Finishing:. (a). Raw edge finish : ..10

(b) Fastenings 5 (c) Thread ends 5 (d) Removal of bastings 5 Total 100 DRESS DESIGN. 1 Material: (a) Suitability of material to occasion . 10 (b) Suitability of material to J design 20 2 Dress Plan: (a) Unity of dress .......'. 20 (b) Suitability of plan to present mode 10 (c) Suitability of plan to person.4o Total 100 Other exhibits in this department were by the first year high school and the grade pupils. Freshmen girls made middie blouses and the Bth grade made the middle blouses and underwear models. The 7th grade made initial towels and night dresses, the 6th grade made initial sew bags. The exhibit was not made with a view of showing only the very best work, but each pupil in the domestic science work was required to have one article on .exhibit. In addition to the sewing work pupils were required during the year to plan the arrangement and furnishing of a kitchen, the cost of the furnishings not to exceed SIOO. Designs were made, showing the location of the range and other pieces of furniture, and the dimensions of the kitchen.. Patterns of floor covering were attached to a number of the designs. The manual training exhibit was also fine, showing that the boys as well as the girls were devoted to practical accomplishment with their hands as well as their minds, and the display consisted of one Morris chair, library tables, office desks, taborettes, porch swings, one wardrobe, umbrella racks, newspaper and magazine racks, flour stands, light shades, towel racks, coat hangers, wren boxes, broom hangers, hall trees, etc. Mechanical drawing was exhibited also. Prof. Carl Clever is in charge of these department and the result of his instruction has been the development of some good artists with wood materials. The D. A. R. also offered two prizes in this department, one for the advanced class and one for the lower classes to compete for. The grading was done by W. J. Wright, Ralph Donnelly and Louie Ramp. Joints and finish were important features in the grading and the judges say that the work is very fine. Many opportunities were offered to sell several of the articles the boys had made. Desks, library tables and taborettes being in general demand, but these articles are the property of the boys who made them and will generally go into the homes of their parents. In later years when some of these lads have grown into great artisans they will look with great pride upon their first efforts and will praise the day that manual training was inauguarted as a part of the course in Rensselaer high school. It is probable that a number of the articles shqwn in the exhibit will be displayed in a down town store window, where they may be seen by many who did npt get to see thent\at the school house.

The success of these departments bespeak the splendid work of the instructors and the management of Superintendent Dean and it is hoped

Ralph DePalma won the fifth 500 mile speedway classic in the remarkable time of 5 hours, 33 minutes and 55% seconds, going on an average of 89.84* miles an hour. The Italian drove a consistent race throughout and the knowledge secured in former races helped him greatly in maintaining his lead over Dario Resta, a felloy countryman, who crossed the tape out five minutes behind. DePalma was never farther back in the race than fourth place. Resta contested every mile of the way with DePalma and the race between these two pilots was the feature of the contest. Gil Andetson in a Stutz was third, nine minutes behind the winner. Of the 24 cars that started 11 finished, ten of which received prize money. DePahna’s victory was a popular one, as was shown by the thousands who rose and cheered wildly as the winner finished the last lap. DePalma drove into his garage immediately after he received the checkered flag, which announced victory, and locked the door. His first words were praise for the mechanician who rode by his side during the long grind. Enthusiastic friends burst open the door of the garage and DePalma became the center of attraction for hundreds of friends who fought to shake his hand.

DePalma’s machine ran perfectly until the (beginning of the 498th mile when it showed signs of fault. Spectators feared that the car would fail him and that he would be robbed of victory as tie was in 1912 when, with but two miles to go, his machine broke down and he lost the prizes he thought as good as won. DePalma lost his lead in the 315th mile, when he stopped at the pits, but regained it in the 331st male, when Resta skidded into the outer wall and was forced to make a tire change. After this DePalma was never headed, although Resta pushed his car the limit. This year was the first in which no person was injured. Although the weather was threatening and the race had been postponed from Saturday a large crowd was on hand to witness the event. The track was ideal for high speed as it was chilled, and the tires lasted much longer than usual. The winner made two pit stops for tires and fuel. The drivers divided the $50,000 stake after the race, DePalma getting $20,000 as his share.

While there does not seem to have been quite so continuous a stream of tourists returning from the races as there were last year, there have been many going through since yesterday evening. N. C. Shafer, of Rensselaer, accompanied by Dr. Turfler and Ross Ramey, made the trip to the races in Mr. Shafer’s Maxwell roadster and the return trip was made in 3 hours and 45 minutes, with an 8-minute stop at Lafayette. Harve Hemphill and Art Battleday, in their rebuilt Yellow Jacket made the return trip in a little less than 4 hours and 15 minutes. Not many cars were able to go round either of the Rensselaer cars.

that the influence of our splendid school will be so felt that it wall reach out and bring as pupils many more of the township graduates of this and adjoining counties. v

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