Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 54, Number 34, Jasper, Dubois County, 31 May 1912 — Page 2

Commencement

Pranks In Which Graduates of the Universities Engage Ridiculous Class Processions. How the Occasion Is Celebrated at Girls' Colleges.

STRICTLY speaking, the term commencement applies to the concluding exercises of the American college year, when bachelors, masters and doctors terminate their respective courses of study. But the word commencement also has been attached to the graduating exercises of academies and secondary schools. In the era of medieval universities, which originated the modern commencement, the annual school triumph was called "inception." The explanation is that the person receiving the bachelor's degree began to "incept" or teach. This .occasion was known as commemoration at Oxford and commencement at Cambridge. The "ineeptor" was called "coinmeueer" (one who has made his formal beginning as a teacher). The idea was a legacy to Harvard and became general in the American colleges. Oxford is a stickler for retaining aucient college customs. The graduates still wear the identical style of robes that were worn two centuries ago. Cambridge, loo, clings to dress ideas of the distant past. Picturesque costumes preserve a touch of the medieval in all the big universities, for the commencement festivities include various forms of frivolity in which quaintly garbed students participate. The serious side of commencement shows that the processions of trustees, faculty and candidates for degrees have been gainiug in dignity and elaboration year by year. According to the handbook of 1he Kev. T. W. Wood, an English vicar, which was published in London, the first American colleges to adopt the hood and gown system were Trinity, Racine and the I'niversity of the South. They seem to have copied Oxford's colors, omitting the rich colors. A Tim of Mad Merriment. Gayety is now an inseparable part of the college commencement. Various antics take place, and every year produces new forms of frivolity. The white haired graduates who return by the hundreds to their alma mater at this season enter into the spirit of fun with quite as much animation as the departing youth. Commencement is the time when the "grads" let loose without efforts at restraint all the bottled up energy of young American manhood bent upon celebrating right royally what is the most important time in their lives the crowning of college life. Yale. Harvard. Princeton in fact, all the large universities indulge in these memorable frolics. .Mock parades have become fixtures. Last year the Yale hoys paraded as rough riders, and the prize winner was the class of 1S94. A feature of Yale's commencement fun Is the pushball contest, when the students wrestle with a ball almost six feet in diameter. The killing of the Princeton tiger at Yale ami the slaughter of the Yale bulldog dt Princeton give the inventive genius or the students of these universities a broad opportunity to show liginality. Grotesque rites mark the eereipoaie. Ttet 1D1Q commencement at Ylt

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was famous for its program, which included the class of 1000 made up as firemen; the class of 1902 as Roman gladiators, the class of 1904 as British Tommy Atkinses" and the class of l.X7 in motley garb. A class dressed up as Chinese at Columbia last year made a big hit. They had a Chinese funeral procession at Princeton last year, and the class of 100t; was awarded the costume prize. in contrast to these rollicking celebrations is. the commencement at the United States Military academy at V. est Poinl. There discipline permits no such demonstrations. Almost every woman's college in the country has some distinctive day or feature of interest to the most experienced commencement visitor. Several of the larger women's colleges carry their novel celebrati ins over several days. Of course when it comes to the day of graduation there is no attempt at originality, no getting away from the conventional exercises, backed as they are by tue dignity of scores of years. Origin of Vassar Daisy Chain. The daisy chain at Vassar, carried by twenty-four young women in whose selection individual comeliness plays a part, is one of the most beautiful of all the practices that mark the close of the school year. It had its origin away back in the days when the school tirst came into being, and it is related that it grew out or a pretty incident. One of the students, (laughter of a wealthy New Yorker, suggested that instead of spending money for dowers they decorate with daisies, which lined the fields in profusion. The money thus saved was to be turned over to charity. The plan was welcomed, and in this graceful way were saved the feelings of a number of graduates who had expected t find commencement day a very miserable instead of a jojous one. Thousands of daisies are picked the day before the march and are strung together in long festoons. The prettiest girls of the class are picked out to carry the daisy chain, and the march around the beautiful avenues of the institution, the yellow of the fiowers, the fair skins and white (Irenes of the bearers, the green of the lawn and the blond and brunette heads exposed to the sunlight, make as pretty a picture as any artist ever painted. This Year's June Beauties. Selections for the links in this year's daisy chain made by Mis Eleanor Prudden. president of the class of 11)1 :: Miss Grace (ioulder. president of the class of 11)14. and Miss Caroline Condon, chairman of th class day committee, were as follows: Misses Margaret Armstrong. Hampton, Ya.; Mildred Brown. Fan wood. X. J.: Mary Buckingham. Springfield. O.; Sylvia Crowell, Montciair. X. .!.; Planche Ellsworth. Milwaukee. Wis.: Katherine Farnam, Xew Haven, Conn.; Rosalind Fleming. San Bernardino, rah; Elizabeth French, Montciair. X. J.; Eleanor Fry. Philadelphia: Ruth Gos, New York city; Abbie 11am-

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ilton, Great Falls. Mont.; Martha Hollister. Grand Kapids, Mich.; Estelle Mulqueen, Xew York city: Harriet Paddock, Milwaukee, AVis.: Dorothy Proctor. Rochester, Mass.; Georgia Sillson. Cortland. X. Y.: Marjory Stuart, Xew York city: Audrey Thompson. Portland. Me.; Marion Porkey. Worcester. Mass.: Carona Williams. Berkeley. Cal.: Phyllis Williams. Xutley. X. .1.; Katherine AVilsou. Lexington, Mo.: Helen Winte. Mason City, la.: Marjorie Woods, Se wickle, PaM Barnard lias a tioral parade which is somewhat similar to the Vassar tioral celebration. A line of graduates parades the campus, carrying the choicest blooms of the season on trays. After the procession these fiowers are distributed to those who are present to see the exercises. Bryn Mawr college for its commencement day usually makes a specialty of some classical play or set of tableaux. Ivy day had its origin at Smith college, tree day at Wellesley. On ivy day the girls, in their simple white dresses, march two by t wo around the buildings and the campus, carryincr the long ivy chain. How long it is you well can imagine when you learn that it extends the whole length of the procession. Tree day is a charming ceremony in which the entire college takes part, in it the freshmen have a prominent role as well as the seniois. The former planr their tree, whose growth is to be symbolical of their growth and development as a class, and the seniors bid farewell to the tree which they planted when they were freshmen. The new class whifch is plamimr its tree usually attires itself in fantastic costume. One year its members may appear as wood nymphs conducted by Pan himself. The class of the following year may represent a pack of cards. Woman's Eternal Problem Dress. Vanity will not be denied at commencement time. Every ?irl graduate makes a silent little promise to herself that she will wear the prettiest gown she ever had on. But sometimes it happens that stern edicts of the college faculty cause bitter heartburnings. For instance, the girls at Radcliffe. at Cambridge. Mass.. were very much provoked by a set of rules governing this year's commencement attire. These were the rules: Rule 1. Stiff white waists with long sleeves, high linen collars, white bow ties. Rule 2. White linen skirts, three inches from the ground and no burtons in front. Rule ::. The gowns are to be one inch above the Imitom of the skirts. Rule 4. White belts with no buckles. Rule r. Plain black oxfords and black stockings. Rule ll-No barrottns and no combs. Rule T.-Xo jewelry of any kind to be worn. The young women declared it impossible to wear the hair done up without the aid of barrettes, but there was nothing left to do but wear braids or curls and allow rhem to hang down in the old fashioned way. Formal protest was unavailing.

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? By M. v THE baseball magnates of today know the game from A to Z. whereas in the old days their knowledge of the sport was limited. Then, again, the time has come when a mere player can climb the ladder to a managership., which used to be an unheard of thing. Of course Uns means pecuniary benefit. Baseball has come to be a year round business with a whole lot of men, while formerly the pay was so poor that a player didn't depend upon his wages as a player for a year's livelihood. Kven now many of them earn money in other ways when they are neither practicing nor playing. More and more players are rising to posts of importance in the game. When Connie Mack was behind the bat for Pittsburgh he thought his $2,000 was tiptop pay. Xow he's part owner of the Philadelphia Athletics. There's Comiskey, who was a meager paid first baseman and who now is a millionaire owner in Chicago, .lohn M. "Ward., who Avon laurels as pitcher and infielder. is president of the Boston Nationals: Clark Griffith, who formerly was a "private." is a stockholder of the Washingtons, and James McAleer, veteran player and manager, is president of the Boston Americans. Hughie Jennings is one of the owners of the Providence club. He was an infielder and manager. George Tebeau. an old time Cleveland player, has made lots of money from his interests in the American association and "Western league. There are a number of other minor club magnates who have done service on the field. Baseball has become such a fixture and good business proposition that in this day it offers well worth while inducements to the ambitious player in the ranks. This is an exceptional season in point of the newcomers. Among the recruits are the following 'pitchers: Buck . O'Brien of the Boston Americans, Tesreau of the Xew York .Nations and "Flame" Delhi of the Chicago Americans. Other new faces in posts of importance are Pratt, who plays at second for the St. Louis Americans; Moran. the Brooklyn Nationals outfielder, and Founder, the Chicago Americans' first baseman. Doubt was expressed in some quarters that Ralph Capron, the University of Minnesota's former football hero, might not stick with the Pittsburgh Pirates throughout the season, but others believe that Clarke will keep a string to him. Capron has never had any minor league experience. For all that, he showed constant improvement in the practice games, lie is a marvelously fast man in getting down to The Sunday SENIOR BEREAN LESSON. Golden Text. Talie heed that ye do not your alms before men. to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Matt, vi, 1. Verses 14. True benevolence. One of the Aveakuesses of the oriental has always been a love of ostentation and display. It is most impressively exhibited in Hinduism, in Buddhism and in Mohammedanism. "Your alms." "your righteousness" that is, your righteous deeds, practiced for the sake of charity. "To be seen of men." The motive for showing practical kindness must not be self advertisement, but. the desire to give relief. "Do not sound a trumpet." Make no attempt to draw the attention of any audience to your generosity. "In the synagogues." It was the custom for alms to be given at the synagogue service. "In the streets." where a crowd of beggars can always be gathered. "They have their reward:" better, "have received their reward." The sad irony of these words is brought out in the translation, "They can sign the receipt of their reward." It has already been received in the applause of the spectators. Indeed, this was what they desired. True almsgiving expresses gratitude to God and goodness to. man. It is done 'in secret," without any demonstration, and the reward is the sense of satisfaction that a duty has. been graciously done. Yerses o-S. Sincere supplication. if pure motives are necessary to give real worth to almsgiving, this is all the more necessary in the case of prayer. It is an intolerable thought that prayer should be regarded as a mere performance. "Enter into thy closet." so as to be alone with God. "Fhut thy door," not only literally, bur spiritually, so as not to be interrupted. "1 toward thee openly." "recompense thee" in the strength and comfort that will be obtained in answer to fervent and submissive prayer. "L'se not vain repetitions." Effectual prayer does not depend on its length, but on the spirit that actuates it. "Your Father knoweth." YVe pray "not to inform him. but to exercise ourselves 1

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PIRE John M. Ward, Former Player. Who Nov lc a Magnate. first, a swift man in the outfield, a good batter, and his arm is O. K. No one can figure either the Tigers or the Cubs as a ragged outfit. But the pitching isn't there, and with all their power in other departments nothing short of a miracle will ever lift Tigers or Cubs into a 1012 ling jubilee. When George Mttllin falters in the early part of the season Tigerine hopes are about as buoyant as a steel girder pushed off the top of a twenty story sky tickler. , SI John J. McCraw last fall said that he considered Meyers to be the greatest natural hitter of the game. No one was barred. The clubbing chief must have overheard the conversation, for he started out early this season to lead his league. The chief, after his sixth game, had a baiting average of .025, which, as figures go. is fair enough for days when the batting orb is supposed to be frostbitten and not properly adjusted. Wagner beat out (he Giant catcher last fall by ihe margin of one hit. McGraw believes this season, with the improvement shown and the experience drawn from last summer, that his backstopping stalwart will border upon the .-100, mark and finish neck and beak with Cobb or Jackson, the slugging premiers of the rival circuit. Meyers. Vv'ith a pair of powerful arms and a wonderful eye, has been an apt pupil, and Met i raw's instruction has brought the Indian untold benefit which pupils less likely would have missed. School Class ness that destroys the eflicacy of all prayer. "Hallowed be thy name.' Our tirst concern must be to exalt the character of the thrice holy God. So will he receive the worship that rightly belongs to him and that will readily be given by all who realize the greatness and the goodness of his glory. "Thy kingdom come." He is best honored when his sovereignty is practically recognized and realized in lives of purity, truth and peace. "Thy will." His purpose is that alPthe world may be brought to repentance and so obtain redemption (ii Bet. iii. in. "Our daily ' ead." This is a petition (hat the needs of the common day may be supplied. Compare Prow xxx. S. 0. "Forjrjve ;ls AV0 forgive." 'If we harbor harsh thoughts against those who have done us injury and are not willing to be lenient and long suffering how can we expect to rejoice in the divine love that shows mercy to tis? "Temptation." The trials of life may become temptations to lead us astray or tests to give discipline to our character. "Deliver us from evil." This is the prayer for grace to resist evil temptations and to overcome by faith. "For thine." The doxology was inserted when this prayer began to be used in public worship. It is a fitting conclusion to a prayer that gives God the Srst place. How Pain Was Conquered. It was a baker's son who saved the human race from endless pain. Sir James Simpson was the first man to discover that chloroform could be used to render persons unconscious for the purpose of performing operations. Until almost the middle of the last century when aii3' one underwent surgical operation there was no way in which the patient could be rendered unconscious. Mr. Simpson first practiced it upon himself and one day was found lying unconscious on the floor of his study, where he had fallen after inhaling it. Pittsburgh Dispatch. Taking No Chances. "Oh. mother!" sobbed the young wife. "I've discovered that Johu doesn't trust me!'' "Wiry, my child, what has he done?

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PLAN FOR SAVING MONEY. Cumulative Schern Which Has Bn TrUd Out Successfully. The latest scheme for saving mone.v is tlu cumulative plan. It has been tried infa number of vJtlitt and .pro nouueed a -great success jgr those, who cannot afford io lay ,y more than a little at a time. It is carried out in the banks in the following manner, says the Chicago Tribune. There are three classes of depositors: Glass 1 starts with 1 cent the firt Aveek. 2 cents the second week. $s cents the third week, and so on for fortytvro weeks. Then a cllrk for $i).a.. with interest at ) per cent, is mailed to eai'h depositor Glass '2 starts with 1! cents the first week. 4 rents th second wee!;. . cnts the third week, arid so on for forlyrvo weeks. Then two weel- before ("hristnufs each depositor re.eies a check for Sl&nn, with interest at : I er cent. Glass ." starts with ö cents the first week. 10 cents the second week, 1." tents the third week, and so cm f.-forty-two week?. Then two we -1 bp. fore Christmas a che k for $4r.l," is mailed to each depositor, with interest at M per cent. The depositor Nn'r bothered witli a book nor the bank with iMJokkcepinir. A sheet of coupon, one rner of winch earner the name at 1 address of the depositor, does the business. Evr time the depositor nntUe-; a paymem a coupon is handed him until ail are deinched: then the series is roi.ip'.e . au I the depositor gets a check fur Ins entire amount. It is said that the lirr day the pkm was tried it kept fifteen bank tellers busy taking care of more than :'.(!(() depositors.

WAIT TILL TOMORROW. ' v 4. . ISre'you spo&k the word of hUiroe, J2re you punish deed by deed, ; That you neither sin nor sorrow Cive this simple crrenro heed. "Wait till tomni .w." When wild impulse rtirs the soul, Stay! my motto's merit prove-, Counsel from it freely borrow; j Would you well wisely move, I "Wait till tomorrow." I Times there arc at once to, act, Nor ii moment to defp-r: Yet more oft both sin and sorrow I Haste doth work, 1 still aver "Wait till tomorrow." St. Paul Pioneer Press. WOMEN BREADWINNERS. Total of Female Workers Sma!l rW When Compared to Germany. In America not more than 14.: per cent of the whole female population is engaged in gainful occupations :is against per cent of the Miiale. Moreover, even this H..! per cent becomes still much smaller when only the native whites of native parentage are considered, as the average for the winde country results from the participation of the negro women. Ia Germany the percentage of workingmen is the same as in. America, 01. 1 per cei.t. but the percentage of working women is :)0.4 per cent, according to the Atlantic Monthly. Almost 1U.000,000 women are breadwinners in Germany. There are U,."i0u,000 women engaged in industrial work and business as against 10.800,000 men, aud especially characteristic of the German situation seems the fact that 73S.000 women are independent owners and heads of establishments. One and three-tenths millions are laborers in factories. In the textile industries, for instance. the women are in t lie majority 100. 000 women as against 1571,000 men. la the clothing industry ÜL'S.OOO women stand as against 07,000. KAISER WILHELM'S HOBBY. He Is a Seascape Artist of No Little Skill. A favorite hobby of the kaiser's is painting, and he is a really capable artist, with a leaning toward seascapes. While at sea he passes much of his time in sketching and painting, and examples of his work are to be seen in many of the roynl palaces of Europe. Most of the Lirit.'i royal residences contain at leasi one picture from his brush, including Windsor castle. Buckingham palace, Balmoral (where a pair of extremely well drawn shooting pictures are displayed), Sandringham and Marlborough House. Mention of these words of art hy the kaiser recalls the fact that he likewise contributed a sketch in what may perhaps be termed the "vigorously impresionistic" school to the unique collection that Queen Alexandra and the Empress Marie of Russia jointly own on the shores of the sound close to Copenhagen. The pictures in the drawing room here are all by royal artist and are one of the most interenting little collections that have ever been got together. Somt Uniqut Signptttt. In the neighborhood of Warmbrunm, in the Silesian mountains, there are t be found some very curious signpost. One writer represents a farm laborer sharpening his scythe, on which i Inscribed, in the old ilesian dialect. "To Giers Village. One Hour." Tb signpost is well carved and painted iu natural colors, so that it appears very lifelike. Another signpost in the mom district represents a schoolboy carrying a slate bearing the tuiue of th nearest village, toward which thm bf

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