Northeast High School - Nor Easter Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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'f 1 n 'U'F 1'l YL'v'!1 ' ff. x. 'vQ'E!!'0'rgh14-an .e!,..-Km' pp,-4, due Joth mge mall rince this lling west will urnl pile vine has and .gine en- ning rther pon- nany arns, dby t the tions de- com- n in- rease take ,o be fi the Josed iitely Lactly in as eates ite of ulmi- .ower wder, s the very s this o the bullet if ey soline ire of n the y the aving, essed. Q 0 X 'X ' ,F ,A gfftli O cY' I in Lrnlf-IJ A l JF F I agigvii ' x ill :-- J, T i 112 iii X O i THEODORE MILLER, Editor. ' Qld Man Basketball got a flying start at Northeast for the season of 1921-1922, when the Sophomores emerged victorious in the inter-class tournament which was held during the week of November twenty-eighth to December second, nineteen twenty- one. The contests were hard-fought from beginning to end, and were in- teresting throughout. In the first series, which was held on November twenty-eighth, the Soph- omores overwhelmed the Freshmen by a score of 23 to 6. This contest was a good beginning, for it showed the superiority of the second year aggre- gation over the first and it also showed the first year team the system of play at Northeast. Stockwell, playing for- ward for the Freshmen, displayed senior, even first team ability to play basketball. Bash, at center, also played a good game. For the Sophomores, DelVIarea, at guard, and Jeffries, the Sophomore captain, each played a fine game, DelVIarea caging six goals. In the second game of the series the Seniors and juniors played a tight game, the Seniors finally winning by a score of 25 to 19. The forwards of the Senior team, Onafrio and johnson, made a splendid pair. Lapin, at guard, and Southern at forward, each played a game worthy of praise. THE SECOND SERIES. At the sound of the referee's whistle on November twenty-ninth, the sec- ond series got under way. The Juniors snowed the Freshmen under by a score of 23 to 1. The lone point of the Freshmen was made by Stockwell, playing forward. McDonald and South- ern, both forwards, played a mi ht . . .. g Y fine game at their positions. Griggs, at center, also played a good game. In the SCC.O11d game of the series the finally victorious champions, :the Sophomores, humbled the aggregation 1 an interesting game, the Seniors re- ceiving the short end of the score of ll to 9. For the Seniors, L. Qnafrio, a guard, played a good game, as did Foreman, at center. Koonse, diminu- tive forward, played a fine game, DQ- Marea at guard, also starred at his position. 1 THE THIRD SERIES. On November first, the series which proved to be the hardest fought of all the contests, started. The Seniors ho-oked up with the team representing the Freshmen and were defeated by the close score of 12 to ll. As the score indicates the game was hard fought. Fouls were very noticeable, the Seniors committing twelve and the Freshmen ten. The Onafrio brothers, Nick and Louie, starred at forward and guard, respectively. Stockwell, as in previous encounters with upper classmen, played well for the Freshmen. His spectacular shots from center and near center aroused interest. In the second battle of the day, the Sophomores went into the affray lead- ing the school by a percentage of l,OOO, having won two games and lost none, but they were humbled by the second place juniors by a score of 18 to 12. It was a hard fought contest as is in- dicated by the final score. The wu.q,.g ,.v.-4 -vazemanaifcfiiaiwzs vane i fl- 21 is - V , -LN. ---

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23 or' easter called tinned can because it is nothing but an iron can covered with a very thin coat of tin. As this tin can rusts away it leaves iron oxide, or rust as it is more commonly called. This is the same product that we would derive if we burned iron in oxygen, for iron burns in oxygen. A more striking comparison can be made between two pieces of wood, one piece being burned and the other left on a wet ground to rot, or a process of slow oxidation. lf a chemical analysis were made of the products of both pieces of wood, after the chemical reaction is complete, they will be found to be composed of the same compounds and elements. Also the amount of heat liberated in both cases will be found to be the same. Another case of slow oxidation, is that which takes place in the human body. We inhale the air of which one- fifth is oxygen. Those who have studied physiology know that the blood, after having flown through the body, flows to the lungs, liberates carbon dioxide, heat, water vapor, and other impurities, and absorbs the oxygen from the air in the lungs. The blood carries this oxygen to the various tis- sues of the body. There the oxygen reacts with these tissues, forming the above named products as well as gen- erating enough heat to keep the body at a normal temperature of about nine- ty-eight degrees Fahrenheit. The same thing is true in all animal bodies. And you, who have studied physiology, have wondered why your body is al- ways compared to a steam engine. The reason for this is that the products of respiration are the same as those from any other burning. Spontaneous combustion is an oxi- dation involving both of the above mentioned oxidations. It is an actual burning started by the accumulation of heat of a slow oxidation. Oily rags. for instance, are very poor conductors of heat. A slow oxidation is taking place between the oils in the rags and the oxygen in the air. Heat is evolved, the same as in the human body, for in a case of slow oxidation, as well as in the other oxidations, there is alwaye a certain amount of heat evolved, due to the fact that the molecules of both substance undergo a chemical change and in the friction thereof, a small amount of heat is generated. Since rags are poor conductors of heat, this heat accumulates until the kindling temperature of the rags fthe lowest temperature at which a substance will take fire in air and continue to burnj has been reached. Then, if such a pile of rags should happen to be left lying in the corner of a factory, which has no automatic sprinkler system, and the watchman is down in the engine room exchanging yarns with the en- gineer, we would see in the morning papers with great headlines, Another factory destroyed by fire due to spon- taneous combustionf' A great many grain elevators, hay stacks, hay barns, and paint factories are destroyed by spontaneous combustion. Now we come to the last but not the least of the four types of oxidations namely: explosion. Specifically de- fined, explosion is a very rapid com- bustion, accompanied by a sudden in- crease in pressure due to the increase of the volume of the gas. Let us take the case of a' cartridge about to be fired from a gun. At the head ofthe cartridge there is a primer composed of fulminate of mercury, definitely formed and shaped, and exactly weighed. The hammer of the gun as soon as it hits this primer, creates enough heat to cause this fulminate of mercury to ignite. The ignited fulmi- nate of mercury, having a much lower kindling temperature than the powder, in turn ignites the powder. As the powder burns, which it does very rapidly, a gas is evolved. It is this sudden increase in volume due to the gases formed which forces the bullet from the shell. A similar case of ex plosion is made use of in the gasoline engines. In this case, the mixture of gasoline vapor and air burns in the cylinder, having been ignited by the spark from the spark plug, and having, previous to this, been compressed. iCo11tinued on Page 647 C L st 1 ei tc w D oi fr te oi or a a su ge th at w: se ba a Dc Sc ga Se ga SC4 Se mz an 3 3 on on- sni of Fr

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33 lQor' easter Sophomores tried to use a five man defense, but it was broken up. Jeff- ries and DeMarea each played fine games, while the playing of Koonse must not be overlooked. McDonald, at forward, and Lapin, 'at guard, showed up well for their team, the Juniors, as did Griggs at center. THE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. As the previous game brought the juniors into a tie with the Sophomores for first place, an extra game had to be played in order to decide the champ- ionship. It was decided that the extra game was to be played on December second, promptly at three o'clock on that day, with George Denison as ref- eree, the contest got under way. The Sophomores were confident of win- ning, and as their confidence showed at the end, they conquered the Juniors by a close score of 23 to 18. Each team was within two points of each other during the entire game, although the Sophomores retained their lead throughout the game. Jeffries and DeMarea, both of whom had played well in previous battles, starred for the winners. Griggs, the lanky center, and Southern, forward, played fine games for the losers. As a result of this game, the Sophomores won the championship of all the classes of Northeast for the season of 1921-1922. The final standings of the teams were as follows: ' Q Woii Lost Pct. Sophomores .... .,,,,,, 3 1 ,750 Iuni0rS ........... ....,.. 2 2 .500 Seniors -L ..... .,.. 1 2 ,333 Freshmen .,.,,,, ,,,---. 1 2 ,333 We 'need lots of SNAPPY LGCALS for the Annual. Turn 'em in. THE ALUMNI GAME. The annual contest between the Alumni and regular fives of North- east was held on December 22, 1921 Whoever selected December 22 as the date for the battle for the supremacy between the non-graduates and grad- uates is worthy of praise. For on that date we had what is termed in Uni- versity circles a home coming. Qn that day the largest representative gathering of Alumni that ever assem- bled in Northeast's gymnasium wit- nessed their favorites overcome the regular five by a score of 45 to 32. The team showed itself to be well balanced despite their loss, for the Alumni are all excellent players and have been keeping in form by playing on various teams since the time of graduation. The game was interesting from be- ginning to end, and it was also hard fought. Northeast started the scoring when Griggs, the lanky center, dropped a free toss through the basket. Ruby Dorough, the phenominal wonder, started the scoring for the alumni when he made a field goal. The game was full of thrills and Ruby made seemingly impossible shots. foe De- honey, our ex-captain and member of the all-star team, played a wonderful game. Very few times were our play- ers able to penetrate his defense. Bill Thompson and Frank Wheat, in fact all the Alumni, played a mighty fine game. Harry Griggs of the varsity dropped in goal after goal with the aid of our guards, Lapin, Koonse and Mil- ler. George Deniston, our captain, was not feeling very well, and his help was missed. He played part of the game, and did his best in the part in which he did play. At the end of the first half the Alumni were leading our team by a score of '29 to 9. Deniston was re-in-- serted in the game, and a change of the attitude of the players resulted. From that time on they fought with all their might and main. Our team swept the Alumni off their feet, but it was too late. Goal after goal went through our basket, but all in vain. lfo fiv De On Gr Kc La .lOl Mi fel Do Crz W1 Dei Th. Ra' Re' I Nl 1X fan sqr 40- fut' Lee 'I Noi in the tha erei ball the The of t war cent tha' scoi T thri spei