Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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20 I he Paxton Ilia It School lief lector P. H. S. Baseball Prospects. The prospeits lor a good liign school baseball team nea spring are very good, since we have a number of veterans with us. including Vyl e, one of the best high school pitchers in this part of the state. Also, the material left over both in the infield and outfield is unusual for a high school of this size. Archer will probably be sure to be chasing fly balls in the left garden this season, where he performed in such a spectacular manner last year. Tartar, who was unable to play in 1914 on account of lrs rheumatism, will be back again in center field, though there is a possibility of having to shift him to second 'base. Ha n ’S, Kerr, and Overstreet will be prospective candidates for eithtr out or infield positions. The latter pro', ably will be placed at first base where he (sub) played last season, on special occasions, as a substitute for the illustrious “Soindle Leg Swanson. Eddy, who took the offerings of Tubby last year, will pro' a' ly n ed no help to keep Wylie and Martin under control this season, while we sincerely trust that Fagerburg got all the errors out of his system at th'rd base lest year (but not base hits.) Short-stop will be grapes for some one, as will second: and wrf hope they will be as ably filled as they were last season. The most promising candidates for these and the remaining outfield positions are Perle .Johnson. ‘Swede Swanson, Albert Ludlow, Dewey Hamm°rlund( George Hanson, and Janus Martin. What (1° you think of that for an outlay? We promise nothing, but expect everything. To Our Friends, the Good Citizens of Paxton: The members of the Athletic Department of the Paxton High School feel that not only the high school but also the town are not giving them the support they deserve. Our crowd.; are insignificent when compared to those of Gibson. If you give us the support, we will furnish the team. You have the money, we have the ma-terial for a good team. “Vot is the use of friends, ven ve cannot use dem.” I et’s have a little spirit. The boys are trying hard to make a team which will be an honor to the town and high school, and money is as important as players. The Coliseum is comfortably heated and will hold six hundred without crowding. If you don't 1 elieve us come on down and trv it. This is our second appeal. If you heed not this warning, we will bring suit against you. The Athletic Bunch. The Need of a Gymnasium. The need of a gymnasium in Paxton High School ig very evident for the following reasons: 1. A love for athletics cannot be fostered when there is no place to practice. 2. The school of the present day is not considered a progressive one— where there is no gymnasium 3. Under an able instructor the influences of a gymnasium not only de velopes the physical, but also the moral nature as well. 4. Sport quickens the mind. 5. As a reward, it fosters the s-p'rt of study in many who would not oth erwise attempt to carry the three necessary subjects.

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The Paxton llujh School lief lector he placed to their credit. The score at the end of the game was 30 to 1G in favor of Paxton. The line-up was as follows: Paxton Dartar, Fwd., field goals 7, free gs. 0, total 14; Radeke, Fwd. guard, field goals 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Wylie, Center, field goals 5, free gs. 0, total 10; Archer, guard, field goals 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Martin, guard, field goals 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Eddy, Fwd. field goals 3, free gs 0, total 6. Buckley - Ernest, Fwd., Fid. 20, free gs. 0, total 0; Heindselman. Fwd., Fid. 1; free gs. 0, total 2; Morgan, center and Fwd., Fid. G. 5, free gs. 4, total 14; Fencken, guard, Fid. G. 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Johnson, guard. Fid. G. 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Mell, center. Fid. G. 0, free gs. 0, total 0; ( in place of Morgan.) P. H. S. 20. Ludlow 17. On February 4. 1915, P. H. S. put it all over the Ludlow town team. The last half being the best exhibition of basket ball ever given in Paxton. The first part was mar cd by a great num her of fouls, which as a result made the playing very slow. In th's half the Ludlow fellows had all the best of it, ending up with the score eleven to three in their favor. Paxton’s three points were made by Eddy from free throws. From the beginning of the second half, however, everything belonged to Paxton. They outplayed the Ludlow gianfs in every department. At stages they had the big boys dumbfounded by their teamwork. Notable in this flashy playing was “Swede Swanson, who is as fast as greased lightning. Rat he was not the only one. Darter, Wylie. Eddy, Radeke, and Archer ail 1 come in for their equal share of the grapes. “Goat” makes a good running guard and held Pete Walker down in grand style. The line-up was as follows: Paxton: Player. Fid Goals. Free Gs. Dartar, L. F .. . .2.. .. . .0 Eddy, R F 2. . 4 Archer. L. G . .. . 2.. 0 Radeke, R. G . . . ....0.. 0 Wylie Center . . . . ..2.. . .. .0 ♦Swanson ....0.. . . . .0 ♦♦Fagerburg .... ....0.., . ...0 16 4 Grand total, 20. ♦Took Archer’s place in first half and Radeke’s in second. ♦♦Played for Radeke at end of first half and Eddy at end of second. Ludlow: Player. Fid. Goals. Free Gs. P. Walker, R. F . .. .4... .. .1 B. Walker. R. F. . ...3... ...0 L. Walker. Center ... ...0... Prather, L. G.............0.......2 Sheehan, R. G. ...........0.......0 •Marlatt .................0.......0 14 3 Grand total, 17. ♦Took L. Walker’s place in second half. The students of P. H. S. wish to extend a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Coddington for the generous terms under which they have kindly consented to give the Coliseum for the use of the basket ball team. George Papineau gave a dollar to start out the basket hall fund. We wish that Paxton contained a couple of hundred more fellows like George

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The Paxton Ilifjh School Itof lector 21 isisi 01 SENIOR DEPARTMENT SENIOR CLASS-ROOM COMMENTS —PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL The English IV. class in quoting a part of the prelude to the “Vision of Sir Launfal seemed to get slightly twisted. This is what they said, “We see Hie murmur and hear it glisten.’’ “Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Little Tommy. Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy.” Did you ever notice how often How ard W. snaps his fingers during the American History recitation? We wonder why it is that in Stenography II. the pup.Is read along at such a great rate and then so suddenly become silent. After a moment of silence someone says, I got it.” “Got what?” In American Literature Mr. Bainum called upon Bertha Fagerhurg to tell of “The Skeleton in Armor.” She couldn't recall it, so thinking to help her Mr. Bainum began quoting, “Speak, speak”------ In Geometry IV. Miss Cushing was explaining Geometric lunes. “Now we have several lunes (loons) here.” Nothing further needed to be said. In American History -------------- in- formed the class that after the Mexican war, Mexico gave the United States 1C3 acres of land. (The actual amount given was over 875.000 square miles.) She also said that during a certain period. 21,000,000 measures were passed ty Congress. (A slight mistake of about 20,979,000). Keep up the good work---------------; you had the principle of the thing right anyway. Why is it that Ethel K. when at any party or social, always suggests the I ttle trickish game of counting on your fingers and littering these words, The radiator had been leaking in Room 12, where the English class meets. Miss Felmlev, “Stuart, will you please get back and take your feet o:t of the water?” One of the Geometry classes agreed that an angle was the amount of diversion between two straight lines. Mr. Funkhouser, (in Physics) “What are the three classes of levers?” Bright student: “First, second and third, sir!” Doings of Latin III. A IV. I atin III. and IV. is a very interesting class, but the daily disappearance of the classroom text books is amazing. The only people who always are