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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
4
Publication note from Wednesday June 16 1909 indicating New Ulm Review is issued by New Ulm Publishing Company and entered as second class matter at the New Ulm post office Minnesota.
Jubilee exercises at Dr. M. Luther College marked the 25th anniversary with a large audience. Director Ackermann welcomed guests as greetings from Northwestern University Concordia College and other institutions were read. Diplomas were awarded to the class of 1909 and alumni formed a new association with officers headed by Ackermann.
FE J Buehrer takes editorial control of the Review, bringing trained journalism and St Paul Volkszeitung experience. The former editor Fr W Johnson expresses goodwill, hoping for a better issue and noting his lasting affection for the paper. Nearby jokes reference senators and umbrellas in a montage of local notices.
The article weighs whether a college education helps in securing work, contrasting four years in high school and college life. It notes that high school graduates enter the workforce more readily while college graduates face tougher, more painful adjustments yet may eventually attain better jobs. It includes reflections on youthful expectations and early career frustrations, with broader social observations.
The author argues that heavy military spending distorts societies much as a man who spends 60 percent of his income on weapons would. He cites Congressman's claim of 60 percent for the US, notes taxes fall hardest on the poor, and envisions a future where disputes are settled by international courts rather than war.
Colonel Albert 8 Evans recounts a humorous tale of a hunter who dozed beneath a tree near Monterey. He woke to a procession of three grizzly bears, fled in panic leaving hat and gun, while bear tracks proved the feat the next day.
An elderly former Russian general recounts a bribery anecdote from Alexander II’s reign. A widow sought a ministry post for her son, the czar advised supplying £1000 to the minister via a loan, and the minister secured the appointment that very day, illustrating pervasive official corruption. The anecdote ends with the emperor noting a further point in his report.
The remains near Athens show a 700 year work of the great Zeus temple once standing about 150 yards from the Acropolis. Sixteen Corinthian columns survive, each six and a half feet in diameter and sixty feet tall. It ranked second only to the Diana temple of Ephesus among Greek temples. Legend says Dukalion, the Greek Noah, founded its foundation at this spot and a reported opening marks where the flood receded.
The Chicago Post quotes a remark about a painter who claimed he was utterly discouraged and intended to quit the profession, suggesting his demise as a "finished" artist. The exchange highlights doubt about continuing creative work and public perception of career ending.
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