Quarles Ears

Quarles Ears.

The Wisconsin Senator's Early Mark of Distinction.

Joseph V. Quarles, of Milwaukee, who was yesterday elected United States senator from Wisconsin, is a U. of M. graduate and is well remembered here by many of the older residents. He was in the university at the breaking out of the war of the rebellion and enlisted in the volunteer service. After be war he returned and finished his course and also graduated in law.

A good story was told on Mr. Quarles today by one of the old timers who knew him in anti-bellum days. It occurred in the class room of "Punky" Williams, one of the professors of the old days and most popular with all the boys. The incident occurred in a class in physics. Quarles did not have his lesson and was trying to hide behind a fellow student. Now, Quarles has immense ears and while he supposed he was completely out of sight, his ears were in full view. Prof. Williams who had been getting very unsatisfactory answers to his quizzes finally said, "Well, Quarles, you can't hide those ears. I know you are here and we'll hear from you."