The Gavelyte, April 1909

72 ---~-----· --- for in both party platforms. This is why Bryan claimed to be the hPir of Romwvt->IL's policif.>s. However, Dooley , ays that while the Democrats dis– cover many a truth, it is not offiGially true until the Republicans endor, f' it. Prt->sident Taft inRistt->ri that µlatffllrm premises must he kept, anri called an extra sc>~sion of l'ongrt->SS. Can11on saw thP handwriting on the wall, and promptly jumped into the band-wagon. While he was re-elected speaker, there was an avowed intention to curh his power by amending the Hou. e rules. The Republican motion to adopt the old rule was rlefeated by a combination of Democrats, while a Democratic motion to . adopt new rules suffere<l a like fate at the hands of the Republicans and some insurgPnt Democrats. f-:iome compromises were agreed on, and , the matter stan<h~ in abeyance till next winter. The tariff question was then takPn up and is still under discussion, with mutual recriminations among the members and in the newspapers of the country. It is hoped that the present month .viii see a bill passed aml t '.ongress adjourned. D r. McChesney I anrl cro ses hi:- eyes at anothPr i:~- Entertains. dividual with !'emininP prol'livities- 1 and they call it amusement! When On April 9th, to many of us, the I we witness such scenPS, our heart most enjqyahle social of the present I bnrns within us; we feel like c-alling year was given to the students and I for a foot hall or a basket ball and faculty - and their wives- by Dr. and I playing "rough house" for about five and Mrs. McCheshey. Good ~pirit : minute . Enough! Everybody was pervarled everything; the games were I happy, there's a reason, and the as– good - they pas~ed the time singing l ·emblage broke up very latP, all in– songs, the girls conte ting the boys-1 debted to the Doctor and hiR good "Upsetting thi> Fruit Basket" and i wife for their cordiality. similar civilized game of that sort. 1 It was the first time that a p:-trty had i W ~ are developing several amateur been given that sufficient of the _. amsons in the persons of Wm. erowd hacl good sense enough to cut I Waide and Wm. Ritter. The feat of out that abominable instrument of development is the lifting of five the devil and our national curse--~he men. If you do not believe this, game of "wink". wherein an individual . honorable friends, wf' can how you with mas<'uline penma. ions stands off I at any time.