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endeavor, and she has found the highest expression of 

 God's creatures in a giver of food for man." (Applause). 



THE TOASTMASTER: As you know the Illinois Dairy- 

 men's Association offer some prizes for a certain thing. 

 One of the prizes had to do with the membership cam- 

 paign — that is the girl or boy in a community who got a 

 certain number of memberships. The first prize winner is 

 here tonight, Miss Evelin Thomas, and she is going to give 

 us a reading. The program said she was. 



MR. THOMAS: We decided the strain would be a 

 little hard on her and she wanted to go in the Milk Maid 

 Contest and we thought best for her not to give the reading. 



THE TOASTMASTER: Which all goes to prove you 

 cannot believe all you see in print. 



The next speaker was Professor F. B. Morrison, of the 

 University of Wisconsin, and I understand he had to go to 

 catch a train. We all regret that but we have a man that 

 we want to have speak a word, Mr. Pillaster. 



A MEMBER: He has gone too. 



THE TOASTMASTER: I understand that Professor 

 Harry Taylor has illness in his family and cannot be here 

 tonight and that is a matter of regret and I hope the people 

 here that are acquainted with him will bear him my regrets. 



I don't know what some of these young fellows have 

 in mind doing but one of them said I wish you would get 

 me on the program. I did not press it up but I will let 

 you look at him. Professor C. S. Rhode, of the University 

 of niinois. 



PROFESSOR C. S. RHODE: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and 

 Gentlemen: That remark will please my friend O'Hair. I 

 turned to a gentleman who was sitting by my side. I would 

 know him but I could not remember his name and face and 

 I said, **you are a good politician", and he said, 'T am not a 

 politician," and I said, ''what are you," and he said, "I am a 

 Democrat." 



