Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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10 The Paxton High School Reflector CLASS ENROLLMENT For Recitation Purposes— Second Semester Freshman Classes. English I. ...................... 29 Algebra I. Section D .............16 Algebra I. Section C .............19 Algebra I. Section B .............16 Algebra I. Section A .............28 Latin 1. Section A ...............26 Latin I. Section B ...............26 Anc. History I. Section A ........31 Anc. History I. Section B.........22 Physiography I. Section A........25 Physiography 1. Section B.........24 Sewing I. ........................26 Manual Training 1.................10 Sophomore Classes. English II. Section A ............21 English II. Section B ............11 English History 1.................21 Latin II..........................13 Bookkeeping 1.....................14 Botany T..........................19 Junior Classes. English III. .....................30 Geometry I. Section A ..........15 Geometry I. Section B ..........21 German I. ........................12 Physics 1.........................21 Stenography and Typewriting.......18 American History I..... ..........19 Senior Classes. I atin HI. and IV.................17 German II.........................11 English IV. ......................33 Chemistry 1.......................13 Civics 1..........................26 Reviews, Arithmetic and Grammar, 17 Class Enrollment in Departments Mathematics .....................110 English .........................124 Latin and German ................114 History and Civics ..............119 Science .........................102 Commerc'al .......................32 Manual Training and Sewing........36 Total number of class enrollments, 637; Number of students enrolled, second semester, 166. Paxton High School Principals Since 1897. The following men have served one or more years as principal of the Paxton High School s'nce September. 1897. James E McKown, Clarence Bonnell, E. T. Bbersol, A. F. Trams. A. L. Langworthy, V. E. Dudman Frank C. Turner, Harry Lathrop, E A. Messenger, and Mr. J. IT. Elmer. All of these gentleman are still engaged in educational work except two. —Mr. Messenger, who is in the employ of a large coal mining companv with its chief offices at Terre Haute. Ind., and Mr. Dudman, who is now a physician and surgeon in Chicago. Mr. McKown is principal of the Santa Monica High School in California,— one of the finest high schools in that state. Mr. Bonnell is head of the science and manual training departments of the Harrisburg Township High School in Southern Illinois. Mr. fiber sol is an instructor in the College o:’ Agriculture at the University of Illinois. Mr. Trams is principal of the Bridgeport Township High School at Bridgeport, 111. Mr. I angworthy is superintendent of a system of schoo’s in California. Mr. Turner is superintendent of schols at Melvin. 111. Mr Lathrop is studying for his Master’s Degree at the University of Chicago, and Mr. Elmer is acceptably filling the chair which the aforenamed gentlemen in succession vacated.

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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.

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The Paxton High School Reflector U Miss Alta Chipps Elected to a Good Position in the Decatur, III., High School. Miss Alta Chipps, who during the past two years taught English in the Paxton High School, was recently elected to fill a similar position in the high school at Decatur, 111. At the beginning of the present school year, Miss Chipps accepted a position in the grammar grades of Decatur schools to do departmental work as a special instructor in reading, composition, and elementary literature. At the close of the first semester, she was chosen to fill the new position which she now holds in the high school. Her many friends and former students in Paxton will be pleased to learn of her early recognition and promotion in the Decatur schools. A SPEECH. One morning this month, Mrs. Mann a writer for the paper “Farm Life’’ spoke to the pupils of the high school. She gave the pupils hints as to the food they should eat. One of the pieces of advice she gave us was “Never drink coffee; for, nothing which it contains is healthful except the cream, sugar and hot water. She also impressed upon our minds that we should eat plenty of sugar. For example she said that she gave her son a piece of sugar every time she sent him for some coal or wood. This, she said, put more energy into him and she did not need to wait several hours for her coal. Mrs. Mann is an exceptionally good speaker, and the hints she gave us were useful. She was one of the speakers at the Farmers’ Institute. GENERAL NOTES AND COMMENTS P. H. S. A “Recognized High School Under a recent law enacted by the General Assembly of Illinois, the Department of Public Instruction is given authority to examine and standardize the high schools of the state, or at least to give official recognition to those high schools that are found to meet the requirements determined by the State Superintendent. The equipment and work of the Paxton High School has been passed upon by the newly appointed supervisor of high schools representing the state superintendent’s office, and has been given official recogn'tion as a standard four year high school. The official classification of the lrgh schools of the state placcg Pavton !n the list of “Recognized Four Year High Schools.” Accredited by the University of Illinois, “Accredited” by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and “Recognized” by the State Department of Public Instruction. This is the status of P. H. S. so far as outside recognition is concerned. The requirements for recognition by the State Department are essentially the same as those of the State University and the North Central Associat’on. However, the minimum requirement for graduation in State “Recognized” schools is sixteen units, while but fifteen are required to maintam the accredited relat’on3 with the State University and with the Association. The members of thp class in typewriting are holding this a speed