Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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8 The Paxton llujh School lief lector Mr. Golightly .................James Kerr Captain Spruce .......Perle Swanson Captain Phobls .................Carl Cratz Mr. Moreland .........Howard Wylie Sam ..................Russel Crowe Mrs. Major Phobbs.....Gladys Bobo Mrs. Captain Phobbs...Jessie Button Ye Manager ot Ye Properties....... .............. William Westbrook All of the above performers appear ed in striking costumes and rendered the parts assigned them in an effective manner. The credit for the planning of this program and for the effective and highly acceptable manner in which it was rendered was entirely dee to the efforts and skill of Miss Mildred Felm-ley, teacher of English, who had charge as faculty director. Superintendent Bainum Remembered On His Sixtieth Birthday. On Friday morning, January 2i)th, a rumor was a .oat in the high school that Mr. Bainum's sixtieth birthday was in progress and that he was probably unconsc’ous of the fact. Mrs Bainum was immediately communicated with, and it was learned that the rumor was well founded; but that, should he become aware of it, certain plans of her own for the evening when the members of the Friday Night Social Club were to be her guests, might be spoiled. All plans, however, were so adjusted as to work together without conflict and to the end that Mr Bainum was the victim of a series of surprises that culminated in the presentation to him in his home, and in the presence of his and Mrs Bainum’s guests, of an elegant and beautiful rock'ng chair, upholstered in leather—the gift of the High School students, Mr. Papineau, and the tPachers of both the East and West Side schools. On the Monday following, Mr. Bainum, in a somewhat humorous, yet appreciative ten-minute talk in the as sembly hall, testified to the complet ness of the surprise, and to his appre ciation of the sentiments which prompttd the remembrance and the gift. James Kerr Honored. Jamie Kerr, of the Sen or Class of the High School is in receipt or a letter of recent date from the secretary of the Comm'ssion in charge of the Boys’ State Fair School, stating that Hon F. G Blair, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in his re port to the Commission, called specia1 attention to the excellence of the written report of the school and its work that Jamie had prepared. The letter stated that it was one of the very best of the 284 reports filed by the members of the school. It will be remembered that Jam e was one of the two representatives from Ford county in attendance at the State Fair school last fall. The students and teachers of the high school take a jusf.fi'bl1 pride in the honor thus conferred on him. aSumpxg— pwaq jaq no puipa oi pnq aqs ji ‘MOIJ -autos ij jb ja8 p,aqs imp .wouq a, —pnaj .fpnajjT? saqs uiaod sjqj, ‘Sat -qtJBj u oi sjuao uaj jaSfn.w p.aM mom Moqs t? jo pajq isnai aip sjaS aqs j] ‘.woqauios jno Pny p.aqs Iafl no vouq oj ion jqSno aqs Stutipatuos gpj ‘untnoM t? saujo.M 5?u|qi uu sajaqj ji

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The Pajcton High Sdutol lief let toi ATHENAEUM LITERARY A UNIQUE AM) POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT On Friday evening, January 8, the Athenaeum Literary Society rendered the first public program of the year in the high school assembly hall. A splendid audience was present, numbering nearly 4 M) people. The title of the program was Ye Eveninge of Ye Ixmge Ago . With a single exception, the program as worked out reflected in every detail Olde Fashioned” ideas. That exception was the Musick by Ye High School Bande”. Til's organization consisted of an up-to-date company of high school toys and girls who were able under the coaching of Miss Felmley. as orchestral director, to dispense some unusually good music. The personnel of “ye high school bande” was as follows: First violin. Marie Newman; second violin, Katherine Kemp and Evelyn Wylie; first cornet, Stuart, Eddy: second cornet, Hugh Garnett; trombone, Horace Frederick; drums, Ray Sm'th; piano. Laura Ham-1 merstrand. A neat introductory and explanatory talk was given by the class president, Howard Wylie, after which the program was rpndered without special introductions or announcements. Miss Ethel Kelley was the first to appear in Ye longe ago” costume, and she captivated the house with a humorous reading. Miss Ruth Flora followed with a vocal solo, which was so art’stically rendered that she was honored with an enthusiastic encore. At this place on the program, a qua ntly humorous “Controversie” was indulged in by four of the “longe-ago timers”, to the great delight of the audience. The question was “Be itt Resolved that ye Olde-fashioned Spellin' Schools and Sewing Bees were of mere benefit to Mankinde than Ye Modern Woman's Clubs.” “Ye man’s view of itt” was presented by Lester Peterson and William Overstreet. Ye ladies’ view of itt”, by Mary Hagens and Lora LaBarre. The humor of the speeches was accentuated by the quaintness of the costumes worn by the speakers, and the audience was convulsed with laughter most of the time. The next number on the program was a feature”. It was an impersonation and a reading by Miss Agnes Johnson. The selection rendered was the reader's own composition, prepared especially for this occasion. It was entitled, Ye opin'on of ye new fangled notions.” As one of the local newspaper reports of it said, Nothing like it was e er given here before. and the applause shook the very building.” j After a pianjy duet by Miss Gladys ,Corbly am Aliss Mildred Smith, and an f ore which was vigorously called for, “Ye minuet of ye olden time” was artistically danced by Naomi Miller. Ellen Eric son, Clyde Martin, and Rudolph Fagerburg. The closing number of the program was a short, spicy play reflecting the thought and spirit of ye olden fme. It was entitled “I ende me Five Shillings”. It proved to be as popular as the earlier parts of the program, and made a fitting climax for the evening's entertainment. The following was the cast of characters:

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9 The Paxton High School lief lector MUSIC IN P. H. S. High School Orchestra. Just two years ago the P. H. S. or-crestra was organized. It consisted of Florence Cruzen. piano; Marie New. man, violin; Randolph Cruzen, clarinet; Stuart Eddy, cornet; Horace Frederick, trombone; and Raymond Smith, drums. Considering the absence of a director, the members did fairly well; however, the repertoire consisted chiefly oi rag time. In the early part of this year, the orchestra was reorganized. Miss Felmley of the faculty kindly consented to di-ect, and to superintend it in a general way. Some new music has been purchased, and several new members have been added. The orchestra now consists of Evelyn Wylie, Katherine Kemp, Marie Newman, Edwin Hol-derman and Carl Cratz, vicl'ns; Don Wascher, clarinet; Hugh Garnett and Stuart Eddy, cornets; Horace Fred- efick, trombone; Winston Wascher, ba ; Raymond Smith, drums; and Laura Hammerstrand, piano. High School Music Class. It has been several years since P. H. S. has had a class in Music in its curriculum. This year, however, a class has been started, and it promises to be a success. The class meets twice weekly—at 8:30 each Thursday morning and at four o’clock on Monday afternons. The class contains seventeen members, and the work done under the able direction of Miss Nora Ryan, the instructor, is both interesting and valuable. A part of the time is given over to readings by different members of the class, pertaining to things musical, lives of the composers, etc. At present the class is devoting its time to the songs, “Kentucky Babe , The Evening W ind , and “Ebb and Flow”. The class promises to be a success, and we hope it will remain a permanent course in P. H S. The Boy Scout Band. The Boy Scout Band under the direction of Mr. A. €. Wascher is making very rapid progress. The boys can play some pretty stiff music. This is the band’s second year and there are few amateur bands better than this one. The members of the band deeply regret the loss of two highlv esteemed members, Ross Gardner, a cornetist of ability and Kenneth Gardner, a piccolo player equally as good. From the latest reports they are now with a Symphony Orchestra at Marengo. The personnel is as follows: Cornet—Stuart Eddy, Melvin Rasmus. Hugh Garnett, Georgie Burkard. Clarionet—'Don Wascher, Chalmer Rudolph, Jim Martin and Perdue Atwood. Cello —Hub Carlson, Howard Newman and Turkey Rardin. Paritone—Jamie Kerr. Tenor Saxaphone—Carl Radeke. Trombone—H. Frederick. Basses—'Winston Wascher, Russel Crowe. Drums— Ray Smith, Ed. Holderman Special Mention, Special mention s due Alma Gaardsmoe for the collection and classification of ninety excellent specimens in Zoology last semester. Lorena Ferris has a fine collection of fifty specimens. Only twenty-five are required in the course.