Greenville High School - Graduate Yearbook (Greenville, IL)

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Athletics By Albert Hub-fr BASKET RlCl'INVl1,l,l'l High School is a growing institution. ln the four years it has advanced rapidly in oratory and dra- rnatics, and all other departments have been wonderfully improved. But of all rapid studies those made in athletics have been the greatest. In the year of 1913-14 the first basket ball game by our boys was pulled oil' with a bor- rowed ball and baskets strung up on posts in the schoolyard. Well, about that time the School Board BALL of' Grcenvilfe began to realize that there was lots of good doctor and lawyer making ma- terial going to waste in the city because of lack of room for expansion in the High School. Sr they all put their heads together and as a. result we have our splendid new High School, with the best gymnasium, for a school of its size, in southern Illinois and a large and spa- cious eampus. Hats oil' to the Board! ln 1914-15 under the splendid guidance of E. Urban McDonald, quite a number of FSH

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Freshmen Class History N the third day of' Sept. 1917, the call for volunteers for the Army of Knowledge of the Greenville High School was answered by nearly two hundred boys and girls. Some were recruits. others had been in training for one. two or three years. Never- lt ss all were anxious to begin the drilling, that was to make men or women of them all. Mr. Long, the Captain of the Army of Knowledge, appointed lieutenants, who were tr teach and guide them through their years ol' army life. 'Then Captain Long, because the army was too large, divided it into four regi- ments. The names given to these regiments were Freshmen, Sophomores. Juniors and Seniors. The Freshman Regiment was seventy-two strong, larger than any other one in the school. But because they were Hgreenl' in the art of drilling and were recruits, the rest of the army laughed at them. The rookies laughed back, because they remembered that the other regiments had been recmits, them- selves once. Then the Freshman Regiment was divided into squadrons of' from twenty to thirty, which ,.. 0 were drilled and taught at different times of the day. After the first week of the new and interesting army life was over, the Freshman Regiment settled down to show the other Sol- diers of Knowledge how studying and drilling should be done. The four main drills taken by the recruits wfre Latinor German, Algebra, Physiography and English. Latin and German were new and absorbing, Algebra, an obstacle in the pathway of success, in Physiography incon- ceivable things must be learned, and English was the one drill which some thought to be unimportant. But to their great sorrow they found out differently, later. Owing to the hardships and toil that some thought had to be endured in the Army of' Knowledge, ten rookies in the Freshman Reg- iment have dropped out, leaving sixty-two to fill up the no1'theast corner of the great train- ing room of the army. The way of the awkward squad is hard and long, but with the purpose in each mind, of becoming a lieutenant or a captain of a great Army of Knowledge, all of them should and will, finish the first year with colors flying! n-Q W- 7 GUM CHEWING The only trouble with gum chewing at the High School is that the people don't know how how to get the most enjoyment from it. We are offering a compendious set of rules from which, no doubt, everyone can derive benefit. 1.-Always chew gum energetically. It tastes better as you chew faster. 2.-Make it snap as loud as possible, for it is soothing to the nerves. 3.-Never enter the assembly without a large wad, for it's absence would make you conspicuous. 4.-Bring additional gum when you ex- pect to attend Mr. Greer's classes, for you will be deprived of the exquisite pleasure of chew- ing your first cud, by having to expectorate it in a receptacle just outside his window, pro- vided especially for receiving gum. 5.-Practise swallowing it in large quanti- ties. Your skill in causing its mysterious disappearance may come in handy. tNote. lf the subject finds it difiicult to swallow in large quantities, try it in smaller amounts at firstg then gradually increase the portion. Learn to keep the head perfectly motionless when swollowingj. 6.-Never lend it to your neighbor for a period longer than one hour,except in extreme cases of economy. fConsult sanitation laws for further informationb. 7.-Don't let your conversation keep you from chewing. The most melodious conver- sationalists use gum in practice. It is the only means by which purity of tone is pro- duced. 8.-After every twenty-fourth chew, shift your cud to the other side of your mouth. This prevents bearings from wearing away uneven- ly. Caution!!! Persons have suffered serious consequences upon losing count. Beware!!! Watch your count. 9.-Always chew it when in publicg it will keep persons of good breeding at a dis- tance. 10.-Chew it ,whenever you hear music. It develops your sense of rhythm. In addition to giving the masses per- scnal satisfaction, these rules, if followed, lead directly to a raising of ones social status. N ' Louise Wilson 2?

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enthusiastic fellows took advantage of the op- portunity and it was soon evident that we had some future stars. A number of out of town games were scheduled and people began to realize that Greenville was on the map. The following year we were fortunate in securing Carrol McDavid as coach. He most ably carried on the work of his predecessor. A strong team was developed and for the first time in its history Greenville was represented in the tournament of Southern Illinois. Our men were unfortunately pitted against Granite City, a most powerful team, in the first game and were defeated. It was hard luck but they took it like true sports and resolved to come again next year. We have been singularly fortunate in se- curing good coaches. This year the fellows have been carefully trained by G. O. Greer, a noted athlete who has played for several years on one of the fastest college teams in the state. We were again represented at the tournament but because Smith was laid out with a broken'jaw, we were beaten after a noble fight by Vandalia in an overtime game. The line up for the season of the first tram was Snig Smith and Chasey forwards, Genre and Hartwick guards, Hickman center and Hewes as sub. They are all good men and played excellent team work. They worked always for the glory of the team and school rather than for personal honors. It will be a blow to the team for Smith, Genre and Hick- man to graduate, but we are glad to say there are many more fellows in school who are wor- thy to step in their places and maintain the henors of the school. The following is a record of the games of the season and the results. It shows that we won 50 per cent of the games played. No doubt there is room for improvement but it can not be denied that it is a splendid show- ing when the fact is taken into consideration that this is only our third season. Three years ago we had no team or coach, now we are able to hold our own with the average team of this section of the country. Our men also were greatly handicapped by having to play many of their games in little two by ,four gymnasiums after being accustomed to our large and open floor. BASKET BALL SCHEDULE C1917-183 Date Opponent Place of Score game ours opponent Oct. 19-Centralia Greenville 10 38 Nov. 2- Carlyle Greenville 23 13 Nov. 9 - Centralia Centralia 4 75 Jan 4-Efiingham Effingham 23 16 Jan. 9 - Altamont Greenville 23 18 Jan. 11 Collinsville Greenville 17 20 Jan. 18 -f St. Elmo Greenville 18 15 Jan. 25-- Altamont Altamont 16 19 Feb. 1-Effingham Greenville 39 I1 8 Highland 44 -Highland 16 Feb. 9fCollinsville Collinsville 18 26 Feb. 15-St. Elmo St. Elmo 16 24 Feb. TENNIS Tennis as an extra curricular activity fwhewlj has not as yet been very extensively considered in the Greenville High School. But now with our fine new tennis court, and with Mr. Long whose name is known to all tennis players throughout the middle west, as our coach, we expect to hear much of this invigor- ating sport. ff. H 4-S-P- 1-2 LUCELLA Lucella went to class one day, It was in English Threeg And she was feeling very gay, As happy as could be. Lucella, while reports were said, To Zona talked away, When Fergie grew quite tired of it, And to her thus did say: Lucella you provoke me so, I'd think you would run down! And then' he looked around the room, And gave an awful frown. But Fergy needn't worry, t For Lucella's very smart, And when she sees she's runing down, She gets a broad new start. , , - --Faye Harris. 29