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Adams isn't such a large town, as metropolises go, but E. H Whittemore, who lives m Adams, had a large idea early in October.It resulted in an exhibition day for Interesting historical relics, which have long been preserved m the homes of the nearby countryside. The citizenry had known of an old coin here or a valuable keepsake there, but had not realized the numbers of antiques carefully kept from harm.Mr Whittemore explained his idea in the Adams Globe of October 2, saying that he had been unable to accept many invitations to see articles of interest and that he believed many persons would be delighted to see the community heirlooms, coverlids, pewter, coins, or whatever a family might have To enable every one to see them, he planned that they all be shown at one spot, a store windowTeachers Collected Articles.The homes of e?ery rural school district, within 7 miles of Adams was included. The district teachers and pupils co-operated in collecting th«s articles, and taking them into Adams for showing Miss Ruth Hefti, teacher of District No 8. was the winner of the check for $5 worth of merchandise, to be bought of any Adams merchant, the judges determining her display as superior. Miss Orpha Hale was given second place.Every one was keenly interested in the coffee pot. which had traveled, the property of F. Schmutte. The old pot was bought in Lincoln when Lincoln consisted of three stores, and taken to Indiana It was later brought back to Lincoln, but returned to Indiana Taken with the wander lust, the coffee pot came back to Lincoln, then was earned to North Dakota, before rating an Adams Mrs Fred Schmutte entered an old opera scarf, worn over the head half a century ago. Other relics In the Schmutte family are a pick, used for shucking, and a lamp four score years old, brought from GermanyBible From Civil War.A shell torn Bible quite told its own tale. It is 67 years old, and was earned by William Fritz's father in the Civil war Had it not been for the Bible, he would have been killed, for the torn cover testifies to the bullet that struck the Bible rather than the soldier, with the greatest force. Beside the Bible was the shell bag Mr. Fritz’s father carried in the war.Grandma” Fritz, as she is known | in Adams, displayed a Bible, more ithan 88 years old, which she brought from Germany A platter, new'm England three-quarters of a century ago. a sugar bowl, owned by William Fritz, 61 years old, and rocks from the bad lands, were included m this collectionQuite a curiosity in the agricultural community were the old Swiss bells used on cows m the Alps The largest of the bells is 150 years old. The set has been m America for 60 years Thev are now owned by R. J. HeftLQueer Old Gun.All the little boys immediately wanted to go hunting witn the queer old gun, loaned by J Bruns-don More than 110 years old, it once belonged to an old Indian chief The gun originally had brass trappings, but the silver ones were added as recently as 60 years ago. The stock is curved to fit. the eye.German ‘Student Princes’ Disappearing,Says A. M. Hanliardi of State UniversityAll the stories of frogs preserved in comer stones may be more truth than imagination, judged by one of the cxirbits. When the oTd Hooker building was moved to make room for the new building, com stalks, still in rows, were found beneath it As proof, some of the corn stalks now 57 years old. were shownBeverage containers long outlast their ongxnal owners, and Heve Oltmanns exhibited a tea pot made m 1566. which has had 364 birthdays Mr. Oltmanns brought the teapot from Germany 3 years ago Another of Mr, Oltmanns' mterest-mg possessions is a watch more than a century old It has run regularly until about a month ago. and it still goes occasionally The same donor also exhibited his old-fashioned perfume bottle and Chinese money.Foreign Articles Shown.A handkerchief, mc.de by a girl m Poland, and given to Mrs John Schoenwise, was included in the Schoenwise collection It was brought to America from Geimany A small sugar bowl 30 years old was shown by Mrs Schoenwise.D. Hibbert sent a sleigh bell from the days of seeing Nellie home, for it did its best jingling 47 years ago And. he asked of the youngsters, “Could you keep your playthings so long9” when he entered a rattle 21 years oldNumbers of unusually interesting antiques were shown in the winIn the Germany of today the “drinking, love-making, carousing students—student princes—are fast becoming a memory and will, ere long, be as extinct as kaisers, believes A M- Hanhardt Mr Ean-hardt, a graduate student m the German department of the University of Nebraska, spent five yearsdow on exhibition day, October 25 A compass, owned by the Harper family, was new.115 years ago, and a rocking chair had offered comfort for a hundrod years Of equal age weie some fire Vings and a beauLiful hand-made tortoise shel1 snuff bowAged Book Exhibited.One of the mo«t unique exhibits was a cooy of Pilgrim's Progress,” written in verse. It was published in 1355Manv of the pictures shown were more than 80 years old and one photograph was taken in Holland previous to 1847, two decades before the art was practiced In this country One housewife showed home spun and home dyed yarn that had withstood 70 years or mere, and a spinning wheel attested to a century or soAntique hunters would he charmed by a pewter plate, fust used in 1830 or thereabouts, or an equally ancient pottery ’tureen Onepitcher was made in 1360.each one can have as many help-' mgs of the soup and vegetables as h** wishes The cafeterias are sort of combination cafeteria and lunch counter. At these, as well as the 'Studententisch' no alcoholic drinks are served The larger number of students eat at such places and at private boarding houses and not, as many pictures of German univer-stfcv lifp shnw. at. beer restaurantsMr. Whittemore is enthusiastic about .his idea, for it created the greatest enthusiasm in Adams. It is his own idea, and lie believes it would serve in many communities The teacher gets in rather close contact with her pupils, as they work together on the displays, and the teacher, the school and the pupils likewise become the center of interest for the homes in the district The boys and girls naturally become keenly interested in their district, and its relics, and also take great pride in the keepsakes of their own homes As Mr Whittemore view's it. the relics can first be shown and explained at the school on a Friday afternoon, arousing in the pupils an understanding and interest in early day life and its works. The following day they can be placed on exhibit m the town, bringing the ruiai districts and the town in closer union He also thinks it possible for the children to write essays on the different antiquesties are being revamped into debating clubs, specializing in literary, political, scientific, cultural and other fields Professors often pom these clubs and participate “Fencing is by no means the mam pastime m the line of athletics. It is not common to see astudent coming to lecturss_ .with his
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Lincoln Star
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sun, Nov 09, 1930
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