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2TWO DOLLARS AÀTYAAI Ne" a steriul uuw emcf.edigo, by Tued> y iSn. CoenM butions aA<nld bear' ushet'aissu., rquuWd for reterm,sa nd nne searily for publication. JUNE 8,>1939 The Judîcialý Election Having a propensity for cidoing, things that, too many of our> neighbors negleet toý do, we -went to the poilis Monday and voted' in the'Judicial election. Not enjoying the ex- perience of waiting in line to:exeise the Amnericati's right of franchise,. we chose the noon hour, deducing that most of our compatriots,- especially those whose busi- ness takes. them daily into the. metropolis to the, south, would have voted during the morning hours, and that therefore the judges and clerks would -have ample time to, ame are-,of us. Well, they had the time, ail right. Resting from the arduous duties of the forenoon, ail six of them were munching sandwiches and refreshmng themselves with cooling draughts (non-alcoholie). Inquiring, we found that ours was vote No. 31 in the precinct. That, if you plea se, is how much the elec- torate,9f onie preciftct cares about the aual- Two Doors Commencemen~t week is, close at hand.ý In earlier years it was, difficqlt for this writer to understand why they called it "commencement." Perhaps it was a nat- ural mistake of youth to look upon it as the end of something rather than the beginnz.. pened. these students will emerge ex- rwell .eqÙipped, by reason of alents, strength of purpose and wilI to win will go further in business or the professions than-the parnpered child of plenty. *To parents commencement is an event of pardonable pride ordisappointment and regret, acc.ording to the- record their off- spring bas, made duriîng the sÊhool yas Those who,. by thei r. own efforts, have reached positions of distinction in the school activities, or have won,*scholarships by dint o f close application to duty, have 'abun- dantly repaid,,parents foral of the. sacri- fices made. to give themn an education. The ones- who just "'got by" stili have that debt to repay . In spite of present economic è conditions, opportunities stili exist for -this year 's graduates. Not so plentiful as, in ýmore. pros- perous times, to be sure, but thèy stili exist. if«they have been properly' imbued with the American "go-getting." spirit, they wil find themn. Unprotected Bathing The long record of dro'wnings that' is piled up eaeh year stirs a desire to do or say something that will put people on their guard and possibly save a life here and there. But what actioncan be taken, what word spoken, that will bring leasure- Irom nome and the moîlotony 0of everyday life. Brief* freedom from responsibilities often means abandonninent of the usual precautions against accidents that are dic- tated by common sense. Inland lakes and rivers appear to dlaimý the greatest number of drowning victims. This may be due in large part to the differ- ence in. condition between the protected bathig beaches and the small lakes where supporters, persons of. of accumi 1part of .ost hope y them \is an inch of space. North Shore villagers, lre being kept pretty busy these days. Firing the furnace one day and seeking relief frorn the beat the next are direct resuits of, the cockeyed stunts of "an ec- centric Weather man. Bad news cornes out of Ontario, Canada. The depression bas finally bit the Dionne quints. Their ý income for 1938 amounted, to1 only the beÉggary pittance. of .$14à,000.: The most interesting thingabout today's news is* that there isflot much of interest. in it. At least, flot muceh that is Worth a word, of com- ment. Submarine tragedies are becommng corn- mon, and European war news -was worn thread- bare months and months ago. 1itler's boast- ing blasts and, Mussolini's swashbuckling have corne to resemnble the monotonous rasping squawks of a parrot that can't even vary the. monotony by uttering a few cuss words. The Town Criers of Washington have subsided. The play now seemns to be to let the excitemnent die down in the hope that the public, and especially those with business interests, will forget how it bas been trimmred. It's just a little early to becomne rapturous about June brides, and any- way an austère and haugbty society editor would resent an invasion of ber field. 0f course, there was the incident of Nova knocking ail of the sawdust out 'of Max Baer, but the real editor of this Padctlewheel of Progress knows too much about sports for us to put anything over ivLus.ic r esLi.va and vvumettWss YlTPflofy con- certs, but we dare not mention them because we couldn't possibly endure the injured look in the eyes of the demure mnusic editor who alone has license to speak of rnusic. It surely is a bad seasgon for a colurnn conductor who special- izes in comrnenting on the news ýof tbe day. One bundred and fifty twins met in convenition in a Wisconsin town Sunday. Wbat a wonderfui opportunity- for a neighborhood rnatcbmaker. opening can fig, gacious littie insects, beat 9 the war thernselves. ,ht! * Is this really the bottem? bow tbey years. THE PHIANTOM REPORTER, MiE CENTSÀACOPY