Piqua Central High School - Piquonian Yearbook (Piqua, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1917 volume:

t r S .a H t ,V H , AN h 555 1- T' -,. - .mea M a g re-on t e g f . 1 V L ' :u , . J! ff, TREE 1' or illlll Z , r ff ' A fevwtoday, 'more to- I ' morrow-5-and the early I ' Q . iwearers will have the chioic- f f 12 Q est hats. ' ' V 1 '7 1 Y Never in our ,business career have We had so many pretty Straw and Panama Hats at such MODERATE PRICES. You will he proud to be under one of your becoming shapes. ' ' , . Q 32, 3 , H3. 0, 5.00 HDELPARKH l J Wick's Fancy I lliarl St Wilson Wash Ties Hat Bands Shirts 4 . , Let us show you while our stock is at its best T N NETH 81 STELZER l ' Piqua's Foremost Man's Shop. Nothing Like it in New York Thus remarkeda lady from the above named city, who to visited ourfstudio recently, and to prove the earnest- ' ness of her remarks, left us a handsome order. - lv WE HEAR SUCH REMARKS OFTEN. Well, we clon't really say there is not'as,goocl work made in New York as we are making, but we do claim to be strictly upto date in our ideas. d ' CALL AND SEE. FOR YOURSELVES. BEECHER'Sl STUDIO Phone 475 ,42056 North Main St. T is hard to ,find the right words to de- scribe our new Spring and Summer Suits. A look and a try-on will tell you more thanua full. page advertisement. , We are glad to show you these new Suits -we are sure that you will not find better value for your money anywhere. The newest patterns are here in a large assortment. T Special value at 320. THE MILLER-BALDWIN CO. .. , A . ,THE s1'oRE THAT SATISFIES. H , - . . -1--.- THE DIPLUMA is a Mark of Success l'iilt'l1fiI'iltlll2llC has just cause to feel proud and we join in wishing everyone well and of- fer our hearty eongratulutions. Sueeess eouies to those who deserve it and is worth striving for. XYith just pride we point to our success gained hy Close application to good business pI'lllCl- ples. This store has served this eommunity for al- most 80 years undwe shall be pleased to serve vou. A. THOMA 6' SONS fewclers Since 1838 222 N. Main St. A. MOTE 6 SON Invites you all to attend the opening of their new store, one door east of present location. Exact Date to be Named Later EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL Motors Dynamos Fixtures Supplies Contracting The American Fixture and Manufacturing Co. Cor. Wayne and Ash Streets. Telephone 1087 This Season is the Biggest White Season Yet We are prepared to meet your de- mands with an exceptionally large Stock of White Pumps, Boots and Oxfords in Kid and Canvas Our line of Rubber Sole Sport Shoes and Oxfords anclrfennis Shoes cannot be equalecl. THE PRICES ARE VERY REASONABLE Conroy's Shoe Store 208 North Main Street Home of Good Shoes at Low Prices Our Aim is to Please You and Our Motto--always QUALITY, QUANTITY, SERVICE Your Inquiries Solicited BECKERT BROTHERS Coal and Building Material Cement, Lime, Plaster, Sewer Pipe, Etc, HOME PHONE 162 Exclusive Agents DIXIE GEM Coal The Leather Goods Store Get exclusive, useful, practical inex- pensive Graduation Gifts here. Ivory toilet articles, Hand Bags, Ko- daks, Novelties, etc. PHILLIPPPS Business needs young men and women. Uncle Sam is adver- tising for thousands of Steno- graphers. Prepare in the short- est possible time at WOQ-O OQOQ- Zlheal Business brbunl C. V. LINDLEY, Principal See Philbrook and Snappy ' see Better New Models in , ti lk Wa' Over We Specialize on prop Shges erly Fitted Glasses The Ki d,lf:f'g People Philbrook Optical Company C- T- C0011 203 N. Wayne sr. A LEADER .lg s Among Young Men BLUE BEAUTY A SERGE SUIT Cognizcrl Zllllilllg CllSK'l'lllllllililllQ dress- '.' 281 SO 'C'1'O. Q00 OU 'SZ l I ' XSS I T . . . - . . ll I our 1917 , R0 R cum 1 ui l all lx ml lic fl fiwg. sallslzictioli lor liracluzillon. Cowan: rumen Pu! 15.00 to 325.00 559 JHJMRGOUS 0 e mnoiialz QAYFONJ ZARGE S 7' H Cl U51 VE CZ OZYIER. QUA LITY cokfvm L UDL own fowerfl DAYTON, OHIO 3 ' WHERE THE BEST ' 'H' Q COSTS LESS Q , --A ee ee- SSSSSf fee-ff: Lape Sc Millhouse The FAVORITE Stove Men STOVES, KITCHEN CABINETS, KITCHEN WARE, REFRIGERATORS, LAWN HOSE and LAWN MOWERS WEST ASH STREET PIOUA, OHIO IOS. A. VOCT LICENSED-GRADUATE Chiropodist ard Floor Orr-Flesh Bldg. Phone 144 Q KF QS 39 'Wi fi l, I I yfyxl W4 R l UW rl I TDVSLT' W - W All regular fellows will tie a can tO their felt hats nOw. lVIOSt Of them will COme here fOr their new Straw. 'A 3l2 N.MAlN ST. Mg' THE MAN AND BUY STORE Table of Contents Palgr- .'xfiV0l'fiSi'lll0lliN ....,..,.., ..,. I to -If Sl to A lA'g.fl'llli of ilu' Sliaiwumws. . . .,....,.,. 66 Alumni ..,......,.......,. A Story 'I'l1:il linuglit .X llrvss. Atlilvlirs ....,,. , . , . . Billldi ......., Bziskvl Bull ..,. Bzisv Bull ,,.......,. Boalrxl of l'lilin-zitimi. . . flZlil'llliilI' ........,. flziss llislury. , . C'l:lss l'i'uplw4'y. . . flnss Pm-in ..,,...,...., Il0lllllll'Ill'0llN'lli Progrzun. . . C'mnmunily Sing ......... Dvdiwitimi ........ Uvgrvvs C'mil'vrrwl. . . lidiiorialls ........ Fawlilty ...... . First Yvur Class. . Flag Raising. . . Foul. Bull ........... GCFIIIEIII Glu' Ululm ..... ...Alf .64-' ,-H-' .56 . .58 ...S H39 ...,36 .. fiif . . . .10- 30f . .54- ....: Girls' llaiskvt Bull .... Girls' Ulm- Vlulm .... .lolios ......... Juniors ......,. . Ililllgfll With l's. . l.rlt1-1' Bien. .. Lil .'I'ilI'.V ...,,,. Ai0lll0l' Gousv. . . Nlusim- ....,,........ Old Pipvs :incl Uryauls, i,l'l'lll'Sl ral .........., l'0vr flynl . Sm-llool Days ..,.. Svc-ond Your Class. . Seniors ........ 1 Page .....61 78'-79-80 .,...26-27 .....74- .,.60 75-76-77 . ...,,.. 4-3 ...46 ...4-7 ,..50 ..,..'7l ...28--Q9 ,..l6 to 25 L humps, .......... ,...... ..,. . 3 8-52 Spimlvr and lliv PllllIlil0!' btufi ,........,.,...., To il Bird ....,..,,... T110 Ilzninlvd Mountain The May Fvstivall ..... 'lllll' Missing NIIIIIIIOF. . . . . .... 70-71 ....'7 ..,..69 . . . .... 7Q-73 . . .,.. 68-69 l ' his kwllllifflbiiilk' is a1 l,i'eQ1igi01r1a4tcell1,y clefcfli Lxwcfedl fm Wo Bailey Teacher oif Mathematics THE 5 AIFU-' xx Q l IE Q K s , M Ne. 'W gf h . X 4' W 4? f 2 Q MM i f nv X .. N Q is A A is V VQV. + U .Q Q N-,, S? A :'. ' 7 FRANK P. llRoTl1l-IRTON 1,l'l'NI'l1l'llf Board of Education ffl-IORGE C. Dm'ru1c'11 S11 1If'I'l'Ilf6'lldf'Ilf Qf Srlmols 8 G1-:umm DI- I INII me l'l1'rL Board of Education -WK l'. In CIIAS. H. IhuNlf:'r'l' r. Glcouul-1 VVASHING WALTIQR ALEXANlmn , N Bm ., A 4- ' ' .Lrg Sigh, , f I , Q llfgauflv ,' W w I J Hu Sw I gifs fn.,- 16, gn N fo yi M, V K X 10611. +R f M N ' , 'L g - .431 Q Faculty Mxss JEY Miss Lucv PATTERSON E 71 gl ish D. R. ELLABARGER Principal Miss CARRIE UPTON MRS. CLARA SPOHR Iimm-:R Laiin Gvrman 11 Faculty NIISS MARY SIMON English THERLIN Dmvnm . . H. B. IIHNS Sr-1m1rr and Physzval l'ulIurr' Sf'l.l'Ilf'l' 12 Faculty Mlss CARQLINE N1xoN - F, A, RUPERT Lafin and 1Iz'.s-tory H,',9fo,-y ' ON R. ' N . RM Mvolfflmwgglll so Miss IIHLEN C oomfzk ' lj07f1l'.S'fI-C Scfam-c 13 Mus. IUINNA MCCLAY Art RANZ Faculty ! K Miss NELLIE NVELDY Dramatic Art Miss 'I RLVA Srivnce and l'lzys1'vaI Cullurz H. O. F1zkGUsoN .Hun ual Train ing 111 :mic 14 4, -i -fi, V f ' ? rfx 'X f as 'N - W I I qxqxa N ,Jifxb f,f2:x'C.:l'-5 0 go ll 3 -1 pd nf lg ' x xx --fr!! Qi K 7 f I V . V P 'Q I Milllh 1 ff unssrs K1Q 5 TA 5-- -3 Q, f-fl-157 EJUXQLODSQ , I 11-,Quan ., ,r ' .u N 'f' Al P1533 I N w 4, W C E L S W I We f + ' x ' ' N ij , X x x Nl 1 ni C3 v uw Jzeiii 4 1 H' T F 5' 'F 9 - 'f , ' ., 1 fssfsssiif... . 41' -Sign!!! . ll A ' ' 4+ Ezfeaas, H l I lg 1, yi gill: 4 1 W V -A ,5 ij 1 vIAJ L M V li K 5 flif' E IOR CLASS I 9 I 7 Class Molto - - Non est vivere secl valere vitaf, Class Flower - - Ophelia Rose Class Colors - - Yale Blue and Orange e--vv- o F FIC E R s Presidentflxonard Craig Secretary--Martha Spencer Vice-President-Ethel Price Treasurer-Don Broughton 16 1-I1-11 1111111 '11, 11z1skv111:111 '16, Ura-11vstr:1 '15, '16, 'l7. 1.1 UUIVI' .ww lzvr: '-'- -We think s11c's illistalkcn. C Alu. 1105111141 1111x'141':11'1', S. S. F31 lim-1 ' R1, F ,11A, A . 11.81.1111 W. .X1,11:x.xN1111:11, F. 1,. 13.1 11.-11,1111 Fl-:11n1N,xN11 151f:c'K1:11'r, A. 11.1 Beck liuskvi 111111 1x1il1121jJf0l', '17101'c'11c-stral. '15, '16. 1911111111111 111z111z1g0r '16, Dclvating Society '17, 17rz1111a1t1c- V11111 xlu'.w'1'.vl11'111.w'1f'.' 11021110111x1l'1'l'1lilll1'112l1101'111Q.f0S1il1l11S1l1lll'11t. '14, -111119111'1155111'11111011 115- 1111- 1171 11115111055 511111111101 1'1- s oilzvrs sw' llI'IN.' --A1-ro11:1t i11 Ri11g1i11g's Cirr-us. 1111111111111 17- 11115111055 M111111201' 41111111111- .Is lm .wmv 1lI.lIISl'1f.'fS01l10 11121111 .lx UflII'I'.V sn' l11'111.'fS01110 mam- - -QIQCF1 1 1.u1111:N1'11 1111-:Nic .X1.1cx.1N111z11, 11. N131 Dox Sluxxox 1511o1'u11ToN, D. Sf' '1'rvz1s11r0r Senior c112lSS. 1x .vllv .ww ll1'1'.w-U'.' 1-.X vc-ry 1111111 yllllllgj miss. .ls 110 .vvcs l11'111.w'1f.'-S111:111 111141 Il11g1l1y. .-ls 11fl1f'rs .ww l11'111.'-Miglity .... gI'0llK'11y. 111.-x1'11 1sA11l':l.l,.x C'1x11s0N, l . SW Isa l11abf'l1 11:1sk0t11a111 '16, S1111sc-riptiml 11111111151-r .XI1l1llll1. 1411111111111 '16. S01-rolzirv llclmtillf-' Soc-ivtv '17. '1'1'0z1s11r0r .X111111:11. . . . ., .i ,. . , - P - .Lx .sl1r'.s11.s 111 mzlf. 1111.135 1JllSj. 1.1 lu' .wmv lll.lllS1'U'.' Yi-ry 1'1-sm-rvonl 111111 W0llI1K'I'1.l11. ,lx 11!l1rr.v .ww llvr: 1.1111111111 1lil1I'l'K1 11011111-ss ni' gran-0 111111 1ll'1lll1.y. lx ofllr'r.w .ww l1I'IIl. 'f Yvry l'0S01'VPl1. but ......,. F N1m.1fS1-1- Img- 77 17 . 141151141 Nluuz.-xmzi' Vox, G. 111.5 ICn1,f-y I-IELPJN MAY DAVIS, S. G. Pfk Xrl i'1ub '1-1-, Gi-rluuu Glvu Club '16, '17, linskctbull '16, '17, Orchestra '14, '15, '16, '17, Glu- C'1ub '11-, '15, '16, '17, Girls Glu' f'lub 'H-, '16, '17, Glee Ulub '17. 1.-: .wluf .vvvs l1r'r.w'U':-'Jol1u's favorite. .lx she secs l1er.s'elf.'wHz1ppy sc-liool u1z1'a1m. 1.s- nll11'rs.w'1' lll'I'.'SK,l1l' of two. ,ls oflmrs .wer l1c'r:fl'oor girl, you liuvv our sympzilliy. 1'lioxi.xs 1,1'1UN.-Hill C'n.xlu, li. l3., ' Len Tiny . . . , . , . .- . 1' 1 . ' 17 1 ,C'.1'.f I l. ' Footbzill 1,1-, 15, 16, 1 ziptzuu lfootbzlll 16, lluskctlmll 141, 16, 'RW' 'S 'Os' U H ' ' rm' 17. lizisvlmll '16, '17, .Xtlilvtic lflflitor 1'lll1l0l112l11 '16, lfasn-ball 11100 Vlllll 'HH 15' 16- 17- lgflslwtllilll 16- GWIWII' Ulm' 1 lull '1l:ui:ig5vr '16, Prvsiclvut Senior flaws. 16- 17- 01115 5199 1 11111 17- ' IN lu' .wwnv l11'r11.w'U'. - -111-up big maui. .ls sho .wwf l1z'r.s'f'lf.'fYc-ry zitfrzu-tivv. Is UfllI'l'.V .ww 1Il'lll. ' -Big in liviglil. .-ls ofl1z'r.v srl' l1Ur.'fYc's, to Lou. R1'T11 1'lL1ZAB1'I'1'11 lffnv, S. YW Girls' Glee Club '17, Glee Club '14-, '15, '16, 1'7. -ls .elm sem l1f'r.w'U'.'fA 11111510111 wonder. Nll'1'1'1'Sl'1' page- T7 .-ls nflwrx ser l1c'r.'f1Ye also wonder. 18' I'IERBEltTAALB1'llt'l'US I,ENNIS, S. If NIARGARET FRANCES FANNING, G. L., ' UNIARGU Debating Society '1'7. Glee Club '14, '15, '16, '17, Girls' Glee Club '16, '17, Basketball As he sees himself:-A future ruler of the world at large. 16' As others see ,II'I7I.'i'Ul'llC Egoistf' As she sees herself:-Very modest, to say the least. As others see her:-Her face is her fortune. RUSSELL IEIAIWEY l'lLIC'KER, A. FJ' Russ As he sees himself:-Very modest. EDNA RUTH FERGUS, L. S., ' Ed Muggz'ns As others see llflllrf-'FOO modest to make a startling Senior. Girls, Glee Club in Glee Club 114 116 ,17 As she sees herself:-A hard working student. As others see her:-She's well in advance of the rest of us. LILLIAN RIARIE FRENTZ, M. Rf Whitey Basketball '16. As she sees herself:-Prepared for any emergency. As others see her:-Too well prepared. ' NOTE-See page 77 '19 JOHN .Xl.111'IR'1' lfnmzmz, C. I,. l5., ' Sl1r1'nzp JosE1'u1Nr1 C',xTHr:u1Nr: Grznm-1, 'l'. 11.51 Ju .ln.w ' llrannulic- Vlulx '13, Assistant Business Manager Annual, llasc- Geflllilll Glee Vlllll 'l5v 'NL '17- 5f 'Vf'ti '.V G4 'lPUl Glu' Vllllv bull Mgr. '17, yim, lr,.eSidi,,,t lyelmtillg gwictv 'l7. '17, Glu- Club '1-1-, '15, '16, '17, liuslu-ilmll '16, Girls' film- Vlulm . ,, . . . , '17, Da zt'- Cl l '14, '15, .ISIll'Sl'l'-9111111-V!'Af.'A' llu- lnggs-st llllllg 111 P. ll. 5. ' 'lm' I' ' ' . 1 . .lx allwrx sw' lIl'IIl. ' IIUOIII for llllll'll illlllrmw-lxlvlli. 'L' hp N f '1f'lf 75'l YS wlllmg 'O Sl ' H' las As others see her:-D1tto. W1l,1,IAM f'11AR1.1'1S FROST, W. H., ' Bill Frosiy JOHN CDRW.-11.1,GICYIGR, II. Nl., ' .lfu'k IMI I,f'gx :lx 1,0 M,,,s j,f,,,x,Jf,-1-f.X good lmuv- Atllletic- Association '15, '16, '17, l,I'i1l112llll' Vlulm '15, '16 1.18 ,,f1,,,,-1, SW 1,,',,,.-, Ysxvlxcxt Vg'i1liu,,,. l,I'CSlfl91lt De-lmting Society '17, .Xtlnle-tio lfhlitm' l'iquonizm '17 Athletic Editor Annual. .-is he .s'ev.s' lliIIISf'U'.'4.xI1 extrvnwly 1111110811112 vlxzmu-lvr. ,ls others sec' him:-Six feet of style-. l'1,m,l.A Mmm: G11,L11:s1'm, R. MJ' Ping Glee Club 'l4. As she secs l1c?rscU':-Sister to Luelln. Nm-E-S.-Q pngl- T7 A-is oflzerx see her:41Yl1ich is which? 20 kN' ' 'k C'cmNm,1,x l,AMARIS KLEINSCHRODT, Y. QJ' .YcIz'c Ll lf1m..x Q-1l,1.lf1sl-llc. X. ll.. Lu 1- Vlulm 'IPL fll'l'lllilll Glvv Ululm 'l7. ls .vllr .www llf'r'.w'U'.' Jolly illlll zunlmitious. Uf,lI'l'N .ww lll'I'.' f l'lxtrvl1wly su. ,ls .elm .s-cfs 111'r.vrlf.'f- -Striving for fame. . ls oflzrzw .wr l1z'r.'f-NVQ' wisll ller success. N.'KNNll'I fXI,uu1f: KN0I'Fl4', II. Hfk I.IAll l'll Suu Gossum. N. Kf MIVIYIIVIIIH Hill .ls.vl1r.v01's lIf'I'.N'f'lf- KI am vvry fluict. Uflll'I'-V .ww lH'I'. fl0llSi'l0lltl0llS student. lx .wlw .wav l1a'1'.w'U'.' Docs tlw lx-st slu' van. .-'ls uflzfrs .vcr l1z'r.'flNI:1ri-0I111fl'. I,0R0'l'llY 'l'r:NN1f:NT I1l'lN'l'Z, I'. NIU' Doi Gorman Gln-0 Club '15, .ls .s-lu' .vzws l1fr.w'U'.'-f-Nvvvr lmistm-rolls. 'lx uflwrs sm' lzf'r:flNlocl0r11 Prisc-illu. 'f Now:-S1-v pzmgv 77 21 C9 .lonx N111,1,1'111 l,1':oN.-11111, W. 11,1 13mn.w 1'1-IRM' IRVIN Lowrziav, P. Tj Pit 111-1111111151 Soc-1-iiy '17. Footlmll '15, '16, Ulf-0 f'11lll '11, '15, '16, '17, Boys' U1-11-111 'lx 1,,, N,,,,,, 1,,',,,x,,U.. fyiu, w,,r1,1'S grmtvsl genius' '15, Boys' Quartetto '17, Dr:1111:1tic c'1l1ll '15, '16, .Is uIl11'r.s' .ww Mm. --110 sl1ows 21 1:11-li ol' rcspvvt for 1110 11111-10111 113 ll 'WW l 1'W1f-'f-X llltllrf' 419111151- :1111l Yl'1l1'1'2ll11i' xYl'11S11'1'. ,ls ofhvrs .wr 111111:-A reall songstvr. Bl11,11111-111 :HAY M.11'111:11. S. MJ .1I1'l 1017 l 'H 1' lm' 1' I Drz1111:1t1c- I 11111 la, he-r111z1r1 0101- 1 11111 16, 11. I-I1-11 I 11111 1-l-. 11l'l'111il11 Glu' 1'111l1 '17, Glu' f'1llll '1-1, '17. '15, '16, '17. .ls .elif srrx l1wr.w'l1'.' Yvry popular :nt tllv 110011 l1o11r. ,ls .vlzv srrs l1cr.s'rU':f 1Yl1c-11 will my lroulmlvs 1-1-asv? .ls nilwrs .ww lwr: Yvrv true! .-l.s' oflwrs ser l1f'r.'- 1Yri lev's 1-zlnlscml 11. . 1- . NP1X'.'K l'.-x1'1.1N11 11lo'r1:, M. 13.2 .Ym'e ,Xssistzmt liusinvss Mgr. Girls' N11111lJOV 1,1fl1l01112l11 '15, Ac-c-o111- pzmist C1100 c'l1lll '16, '17, Glc-e c'l11l1 '1-1-, '15, Ge-r111z111 Glvc' f'l11l1 '16, Girls' Glee Club '17, l7rz1111z1tic' C'l11l1 '14, '15, '16, gxl1l11111l liflitor Annual. ,ls .elm .wzfs lIl'7'-W'lf.' f-f-.Xlways 1'l'K'01V11ljI z1tt011tio11. ff Xo'1'1-1-f-S1-1- pugv 77 , ls oflufrs src l10r:fAlwz1ys looking for it. 22 '. S:? . . 1 .-, df., lA1AltGA1t111'l' 1'I1,i,lcN 0S'1'1'1ltlil'lND, A. S. 31.3 Mar: ETHE1, l'R1Cl'1, T. F., i l'ric-ie J GUTIIIRIII Glee Club '16, '17, Glee Club '13, '14-, '15, '16, Glee Club '1-1-, Busketlmll '16, '17, Captain liusketbull '16, .-lx slu' .w'r'.s' l1r'r.w'U'.'--Always doing .els oilzrrx .vw l11'r:-1Yitll Mildred. 1C'1'm:l. Donwrm' 1'mnsox, B. B. 19.5 l'l'lII'l Ij lllee Club 'H-, llusketbull '16, '17, G01'lIlilll Glee Club '16, '17 Gerniun Glee Club '16, '17, President Germain Glee Club '17, llc-rduty. H - V Q Y A we President benior Class. .-ls she sees l1erseIf.'+I1uvi11g :L good time. ,lx ofhrrs .ver her:-Une of the inseparable Etliels. . ANNA CATI11-:n1Ni: RAYN1-zu, C. CJ Mark Associate lfldilor 1'1llll0l112lll '17, Assoc-into Editor Annual. .-ls slit' .w'f'.v l11'rsvlf.'f- Let the world slide, let tlle world go. .-is oflzrrx .ww lzrrrv Frivolous. Glee Club '14, '15, '16, '17, Basketball '16, '17, Art Editor Annual, Drunmtif' Club '16, As she sees her.s'eU':-Drawing cartoons for the Piquoninn. As others see her:-Capable of most anything. Bl.-un' 1 nANc'lH:s REED, 'l'. li., ' Hardy Glee Club '14, '15, '16, '17, Bansketbull '16, '17, Captain Basket- hall '17, Drzunntie Club '1-1-. .-ls .s-lu' .w'c'.s' lmrself:-A second Irene Castle. .ls oflzrrs .we lzrr:-Merc-iflil 1111181111111 Y N01-H-S00 pgigi- 77 23 .-ls xlu' xrcx ha'r.s'c'lf: Gimldy and guy. .-ls ofhrrx sm' luv. Very clever. , .K I , f?12 f . 11141011121-I 111-:'r'l'lciusl's1i. L. 19.51 Ihr 1'ui: lfr'fly Iimiiciz D. S,-xNzicx1s.xc'iimc, L. 1.5 Sn.1 ' 1711111121119 1111111 '13, 1 mmt1m11 '15, '16, Bust-1m:l11 '1-1-, '16, '17, 15:1sk9t1m11 '16, 19001111111 '16, 15:1s011:111 '17. l 'sk l I' l ' .ls he seffs l1l'111s0lf'.'f131isy always: no lime' for 1110 1:u1ivs. 1x lu' xrrx l1irr1.v0lf.'f .X clusliingx 1:u1i0s' num. .ls ollmrs sm' lIfIII.'f S111l1 Jim 1s ufhr-rs .ww him: -'Wv live in liopvs. Nl.-uc'rll,x NI.xnu,xiuf:'r S111-zxvicn. S. 'l'., 1l'inrIy Slim f '1N 1 N S- M- 'V-1 ' rams' um- vim, '17, cn-rmim can-v vnu, 'i.s. '16, 'i,, ui.. G11-v l'1u1m '14, '15, '16, '17, Germain fi10v 1111111 '16, '17, f1ir1s' c'1l11J '11-, Drzunzitic- f'1u1m '11-, '16, 11us1w11m11 '16, Sm-4-ri film- 611111 '17, Drmimlim- P11111 'H. '15, '16, 1+Ixf-luuigv liclitur Senior C'1z1ss. P 1'm'm'n 17' '1sS m ' ladllm' 'xnnmll' .-is .vim secs lz0rsf'1f.'f-.Xttrac-tion for n0wc'mm-rs. supply and c1emuuc1.j 31.'xn'rl1,-x -1AN1'lS1'RY, N. iff .1l11rf ,-ls shf' .wfrs l1f'rsf'If.'fS110 w0u1dn't toll us. NUWWS.-v pugv 7, ,Als oilzvrx .wwf l1r'r:f.1uclge for yoursv11'. 24 ,ls ofllvrx sn' ller:-f.X1wziys guspiiig inr 1l1'l'2l111. CX qiu-stun: 01 liunxim Gifzumsn S'l'ROIlMl'IYl'Ili. S. GF IM-A- SfI'0lI INIMQII-1 ELIZABETII 1'l'IcLm', E. Bfk sm-bull '15, '16, Vnptuin liusvbnll '17, Football '16, liuskvt- .1-YSIIZ'S668llC'I'SClf. '-lAJ0li1llg111tll011llI'I'0I'. b all '17'. Aix others .vcr lmr:-A blushing nnxiden. ls ln' .www ll1'n1.w'U': .X coming.: baisvbull star. uIlu'r.v .ww him : Wv augix-1-3 lic is il 1-01111-r.' .I,xM1f:s IJUNLAI' W1-LLLS. Q. AJ Slim Jim Art Ulnb '13, Drzunatic- f'lub '16, Bnncl '16, '17, Debating Suu ST. 1'I.,1lR'l'l'lll1 0l1lJ, l'. TMI Soc-icty '17, Football '16, 'l'rau-k '17. ls .vlw .wmv l11'1'.w'lf'.' .lol1n's l':lvorit0. .ls hr' .sms l11'111.v0lf.'-All orutor of striking ilpp6ilI'illll'0. lx nllu'r.v .ww lzvr: Uno ol' two. .ls oflmrs .sw him :-111-ll, well. you'rc lute again. llvrn f'l,.xni-1 lY1l.K1NSON, A. l'., ' Bus Glcv Club '14, '15, '16, '17, fl9I'1112lll Glee C'lub '16, Girls' Glec C'lub '16, '17, 011-l10stl':L '1-I-, '15, '16, '17, Drzunutic f'lub '14-, '15, '16, Presiclvnt Girls' Glec Club '17, l4lclitor-ill-cllief Pi- quoniun '17, limlitor-iii-4-llief Annual. .-ls shi' .wvnw l1z'1's1'lf.'ff1lv:1cl over llvels in work. i 'ss + - .Lv oflufrx .swf l1rr.'+G1n1r1liz1i1 angel of the 1 iquonmn .'tz1 . Nfmg-51-0 page 71 25 The Junior Class HE Junior Class has a roll of 70. Now don't try to count that number on the class picture to see if we are telling the truth. Since the beginning of this school year we have lost some members and received others. Some of the latest to enter were Daniel Rubens and Gretchen Hoffer. We are a very fine class, as every one knows, and we do not deny it. Indeed some of us are much oppressed with the sense of our importance as members of such an exceptional body as the Junior Class of '17, while others are quite unable to assume a befitting dignity. A glance at the picture will show this, and if you look well you will be able to pick out those who are differently affected. The Juniors are proud, 'its true, but it is not the kind of pride that goes before a fall. They have a right to be proud, and for several reasons. First, they are proud that they are not like the Sophs, young and unseasoned, nor yet like the Seniors, self important and vain. Then they are proud of the many shining lights in the class such as ---- but what is the use of naming them since every one knows them? And then the Junior number of the Piquonian! What class would not be proud of such a number printed in their name and gotten out entirely by members of the class. No such thing has ever before happened in P. H. S. There have been other Junior Numbers but none for which the Juniors alone were responsible. On the afternoon of May the fourth, when the staff dis- tributed the result of their labors, every Junior was ready to sit in judgment on the number of the Piqucmian published in their name. They sat, they read, they applauded. The .lunior I'iqum1ian was made, through the experience of the Juniors on the regular staff, a number worthy of praise. As some one said, the staff did well and contributed to another Junior success. Although so much had been done. it was not until the spring term was well begun that the Class was organized to work as 26 a unit. John E. Meeker was chosen to lead the class to victory -and to Overlook, while Ruth Rogers and Harold Greena- meyer were elected to do the work. The auspicious occasion was celebrated with speeches by the newly elected officers. Unfortunately no copy of these orations was made at the time, and they are lost forever. The chairman. exercising the author- ity given him by the class, appointed the chairman of several committees to whom were entrusted the success of the Junior- Senior Picnic, and a committee to take charge of the Junior class picture. Everybody having been given something to do or to think about, the meeting was adjourned. Immediately the Jinx got after the picture committee. The sun came out only at inconvenient times and seemed to have an special abomination for Juniors. After many disap- pointments the committee at last got all of the necessary factors together at the same time and the picture was taken. From time to time rumors were spread about concerning the doings of the picnic committees. Otherwise their silence was to be commended, if they were expending their energies on their duties in proportion to their silence. The class as a whole, however, was just as talkative as ever and as none are more loyal than Juniors, the committees were left in peace. Per- haps they owed their safety to the reports which were made at the weekly Junior meetings. These Junior meetings were held every Monday at 3.15 in the Freshmen Assembly Room. The class attended nobly and held their peace until the motion to adjourn was passed, whereupon each and every individual went forth arguing and criticizing boldly. There is one thing of which Juniors like to think, and that is next year. Seniors are respected by everybody, except Juniors of course, and next year we Juniors shall be Seniors and properly appreciated. It is quite unnecessary to say that every Junior is resolved to do astonishing things next year. Next Year! It's the sunny land beyond the Alps to us. NORMA THOMA, 'l8. IVXIOR. CLASS 27 On Being a Sophomore QAS the Members I am glad I am a Sophomore because I am between two nujful extremes: the terror of being a Freshman and the sorrow of being a Senior-Margaret H ubbard. The biggest advantage of being a Sophomore is that one year of my four years' course is past and but one year remains before I am a lordly Senior-J. Scott Wilson. There really is only one disadvantage in being a Sophomore and that is the denied privilege of telling the Juniors and Seniors what to do-Margaret Harrison. As I cannot be a Junior I am glad that I am a Sophomore. The Freshman year is one of despair, the Senior one of excite- ment, but the Sophomore is the most interesting, for it is one of enlightment-Georgia Williams. The chief advantage of being a Sophomore is the seat in the upper assembly which adds about an inch to the newly-fledged Sophomore's chest expansion-Thomas Wiley. Une of the reasons I like being a Sophomore is because we no longer have to worry over algebra problems, and, also, we begin to feel more at home-Murray M arm. The Sophomore class dramatized the May Day Playg the class as a whole has shown real school spiritg and is, I think, the best in P. H. S. Should I not be proud to be a Sophomore? ellorothy K ress. When you are a Sophomore all your Freshman bashfulness is gone and you aren't afraid to laugh for fear you will make some mistake as you are when you are a Freshman-Cecil illunlr. I'm glad I am a Sophomore, Although I know not whyg If the teachers will have softer hearts, I'll get through bye and bye.-Kenneth Moore. of 1919 see themselvesj When you are a Sophomore you have more privileges and you aren't afraid to go into the school by the front door-e Robert Becker. As we think of the different classes we are well satisfied with our own. 'The dreadful Freshie days are past. We have two more years in which to witness the defeats of our rivals by Piqua Hi. VVe are happy because one member of our class helps in all three teams to bring victories. Next year we hope that we may win many honors when we compose the Junior Class of P. H. S.-Catherine French. I am glad that I am a Sophomore until I make some gram- matical mistakeg then I wish I were a Freshman again so that I might have some excuse for my error-Loraine Stephens. I am glad that I am not a Junior or Senior because I should be entirely too young when I graduated-provided I didn't fail-Mabel M cl l'Illl01lgll,. I am not sure that being a Sophomore another term would be very agreeable, so I am trying my best to be one for only one year-Eleanor Zimmer. The advantage of being a Sophomore is, that you can run the Freshmen out of your seat in the assembly room and you don't have to do as much work as the Juniors and Seniors- Ray Klopfer. I am glad I am a Sophomore, because I would'nt be a Freshie, and especially since I can't be a Junior until I get a few more credits'-and I don't know when that will befltussell Free. I am proud to be a Sophomore for I belong to the best class in the whole high school-Dorothy Frainston. As a Sophomore I begin to think that the Juniors and Seniors are not so terribly smart but just a little more confident-'Roy H iggins. Q R3 Q P IW .... .., ,......,..........-. K 1 my t fx QA, it bbbv :W . X 1 5 . 1 Q , x ., x , K V .. I . 5' Z L af Q : . - . 'L , V1 S .Q 1 N' E Y E Q ii: X E 3 ,. ,f as E : .i ff Q lx f 2 , , , - 'N .,............ -........ Q ,...-.-.----- --------- -' l td, X S Y'-v-'Q SUPHOMURIC CLASS 29 How It Feels to Be a Freshman NSIGNIFICANT! Decidedly so! As you enter the big building in September, when Juniors and Seniors alike are lmrrying from room to room, and when a vast array of in- structors confront you, cold shivers chase up and down your spine and truly there seems to be nothing more insignificant than an humble Freshie. You almost long for the quiet of the grade school and its one serene teacher, but no, you are a Freshman, and gather courage when you see others in the same predicament. Timid- ly you accost a Senior, inquiring the way to the Freshman Assembly. A wicked twinkle lurks in his eye, and from his elaborate instructions you can derive no understanding. Your spirits rise at a friendly nod from an upper class-man, and joined by several kindred Freshmen, after many false attempts you at last arrive at the desired goal. The arrangement of your schedule is an arduous task, but when it is completed it adds one more item of comfort to your feelings. VVhen you feel that you are established in the study hall, a superior class- man, smilingly asserts, This is my seat, and you seek another only to be ejected many times before you finally find a seat that you may call your own. The lockers are a source of mental agitation, for when you are confident that you have found your own, you are exceed- ingly surprised to find that the key will not turn. Much to your chagrin you see that you are in the wrong section and therefore start out again on a search-a more careful search- and with relief find that the key will turn. Hereafter you wear your key about your neck, thereby showing that you are a student. of the High School. The gym seems almost a place of recreation to you for you always have the privilege of playing on the apparatus be- fore the class is called. You find your tired muscles relaxed, and after a cold shower and a vigorous rub, you really feel that life is again renewed. Domestic Science and Manual Training have their allurements also, for the art of creating something attracts you, and is only surpassed by the pleasant hours spent in making a chair or sewing on a dress which you wear proudly. The sports soon claim your attention and with a true High School spirit, you enter into them with your whole heart and soul. The rudiments of football are explained, cheer practice is attended, and you find yourself an enthusiastic rooter at each game. Next basketball looms on the horizon, and you feel inspired as you are loyal to each night's practice, and shout yourself hoarse encouraging the Quintet The mid-year exams enshroud you in gloom, for although you have faithfully performed each day's work, you cannot hope to escape examinations in all of your studies. You feel gratified to hear that you have only one to take, but the Hunk papers are flying around so thick and fast, that you are in deadly fear that one will hit you at any time. You do not feel assured until the cards are distributed, when your heart almost ceases to beat, but you are now a Stale Fresh- man, and may play pranks on the incoming class. As time passes, you wish the days were longer, for you can scarcely find hours enough for your numerous duties. The old saying that no one is busier than a Senior, does not appeal to you, for no one is as busy as an important Freshman. With rehearsals, rhetoricals, committee meetings, music classes and other electives, all the time that you can possibly spare from your regular studies is completely taken. Words cannot express the happiness of being one of the student body of the Piqua High School. That you may be- come a Sophomore is now your highest ambition, and to be a loyal supporter of the dear old blue and red. BERNARD OSTERTAG, '20. urns U Ei X. x x 1. N X, xx Q XX if 5 5 Q1 - xmuml . .WA -an-w FRICSIIMAN CLASS 31 Commencement Program Floss Exercises. Wednesday Evening, June 6th, 1917 Overture .... ............,,.. H igh School Orchestra Interlude mass play. A H I E ...On the Trail of Liberty,--A Pageant Episode Two- England's King at the Har of her People Setting-Room in the King's Palace Prffiesslfnal l Cromwell ....................,.....,... Leonard flrillg' lhe I mlogue P 'thel Plame Charles I .... . , .Herbert Dennis lntroduetiou ........ . . 'l'he Spirit of Liberty Guards 'A ' ' Goddess of Liberty ..., ...,.. R utli Wilkinson Interlude Spirit of Julius Caesar .......,............ Carl Beckert Soldiers. . .Don Broughton, John Leonard, Russell Elieker Elmer Sanzenbaeher RiehardStroh1ne er Pere Lower Q y Q Y Y Nurses ..... Margaret. Fanning, Florence Alexander, Helen Davis. Josephine Gehle, Cornelia Kleinschrodt, Dorothy Lentz Interlude Episode lJll0 u'llll0 Freeing of the Swiss Cantonsl' Setting-Outdoor Seene in Switzerland Gessler ..... YYilliam 'l'ell . Rudolph .... Armgard .... Swiss Men. . ..............................JohnGeyer . . . .Ralph Beekert .............JamesVVells ...................MarthaSpeneer George Retterbush, vvllllltlll Frost Swiss Women. . , ..... Martha Spry, Mildred Maurer Inte Episode 'I'hree- America Declares her Independent-e Setting-A New England Home Mistress Rebecea White ................,. Lillian Frentz Deborah VVhite ........... ..... I Elsie Vox Mistress Hannah Weston .... .... B Iarie Weldy Abigail Parrish. Sally Gardener. Goody Fosdiek. Mistress Susann Ruth Marven. . Elizabeth Steele Molly Pitcher. . rlude . . . . . . . .. . . .Isabel Parson . . . . . .Luella Gillespie .....Rutl1Eby all Marven .... . . .Marie Kuoulf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna Rayner . . . ..., Franc-es Dwyer . . . .Franc-es Reed Episode Four- I ranee Rebels Against her 'l'yrants Setting- In Front of a Paris Yvine Shop COIT1I1'1EHCCIT1CHt Pl'OgI'ElII1--Coneluded Madame De Farge .... . . .Neva Mote Interlude Ilucuie Dnrlmy - ..... - 5 um Tedford Episode SCVCII-wurlwllf' Land VVhere Hatred Expires The vengeance. l A . A . I 'Margaret Osterbend Settingkii Community Meeting at Hull House Jean Adamson .................,......... Edna Fergus Ivan Rrinski ....A ..., I Ierbert Dennis Inteflllflf' Fritz Kotzenabe. . . . , .Ralph Bet-lcert Episode Five-e I'hina Throws ofl' the Mant-hu Yoke. Ylllllmg James' ' ' A ' 'ifxln I'Y m':'d louis revar .... ......... 1 mert froe me ', ' ,4 '.- , ' f. 3..,, I .' A 7 '. batting Garth n ol the Roy al lalau . lelun. Mmm koqmmo. h ' A V 4 I ' A . V V I 'lmrcy Lowery Postlude .......,....,....., .... ' 'Star Spangled Banner Yehonala- Empress llowager of fhina ,,,. Ethel Pearson Yu King .... I I In . W T X ,..... fella Gillespie Ye Ho Na . . l Hu H 5 m in mg l ........,.. Lois Loy Dr. Sun Yat Sen. First President ........ Don Broughton Interlude Episode Six-ee- Russia Frees Herself from Despotie Rule. Setting-A Russian Village near the Border Line of Siberia. Madam Bresbkovesky. CBabushkaJ ,,.,... Florenee Sachs Nicholas Guskof ................... Elmer Sanzenbaeher Russian Men ........ John Leonard. Ric-hard Strohmeyer, Russell Elieker, Albert Froebe, Ralph Alexander. Russian lYoman ................... lvillmuth Gossard Written and eompiled by Miss Luey Patterson with the as- sistance of the following: Episode Une-Arranged by Mrs. Vlara Spohr Kiefer from f'arlyle's translation of Sehiller's William Tell. Episode Two-Arranged by Miss Mary Simon from Herbertls Life of Cromwell. Episode Four-Arranged by Miss Mary Meliinney from Dicken's Tale of Two Cities. Episode Five-Arranged by Miss Mary Mc-Kinney. Episode Six-Arranged from an Address from Albert Leon Guerard. Musie arranged and eomposed by ll. 0. Ferguson, Direetor of Orchestra. Stage Directions by Miss Nellie Weldy. The Call Hark, the bugle calls resound, From distant hill and dale: The watchword echoes all around, To arms and seek the Grail. Let each make haste while yet 'tis day, To gain that sacred prize, 'Tis time to gog away! away! Raise honor to the skies. This was the spirit of the knight, In Arthur's court of yore, As he fought bravely for the right, When evil pressed him sore, But now for us. my classmates true, Armed Justice guides the way, .Xnd leads us on to trials new, To bring a peaceful day. Democracy in danger lies, VVho will protect hcr name? 0 list! ye valiant to her cries, Then forth to higher fame. But some must to the harvest field. Of ripe and golden grain: For he who does the sickle wield, Helps Freedom's cause to gain. And let the maidens lend a hand, ln this their country's need. For they may join the Red Vross l Do many a noble deed: Or harder labors they may learn, To do with equal care: For they but now await their turn. To each stern duty share. VVhat e'er may be the course we choose, However we advance, Oh, let us never honor lose, Nor work as in a trance: But as we go from P. H. S. Into a broader life, Still be when dangers thickly press True patriots in the strife. 34 EDNA FERGLTS. lil History of the Class of '1 E, the class of '17, present the history of our struggles and victories to the public for several reasons: first, it has been requested that we do so: second because we believe that it may serve as an inspiration to some down- cast class of the future: next, we feel that, perchance. some- one may profit by our experiences, and lastly, because we are certain that no events of history, ancient, medieval, or modern, could be of greater consequence to the world. lt was in the year of '13, that we assembled at the old Wayne St. School Building where we were destined to spend our en- tire Freslunan year. Besides two assembly halls which were used as recitation and study rooms at the same time, we were accommodated with two smaller rooms which were separated from the primary grades, only by a paste-board wall. How- ever, we were, in some respects, fortunate, for being separated from our upper classmates, who were at New Halls, we did not have to undergo the humiliating experience of wandering into the Senior class instead of our own, or of being seen. sadly alone, roaming about in search of our recitation room. Of course, the school was different, in some respects, from any we had before attended, Init we were in search of knowledge,-H and so with a little hard work on our part, and under the kind- ly direction of the experienced guide, Miss McKinney, we were able, at the end of the year, to proudly call ourselves Sophomores. Although we were annoyed for a few weeks by the noise of the workmen, the new Iligh School lluilding was ready for use by the opening of the new school year of 'll-. 'l'he beauty and efficiency of this building was, indeed, a joy to us, and there was at peculiar fascination in finding our different rooms: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, all, were lost and con- fused,-but as we became accustomed to our new surroundings, we again settled down to study and the regular routine of school. By the time we had reached the Junior year we felt our- selves quite superior to the Freshmen, and almost on a level with the Seniors, but still,-we longed for the name Senior, for to us it then seemed that they were awarded all the laurels and were exempt from all drudgery, just because of the name they bore. And so the minutes dragged on, but the year flew by all too soon. Now, we call ourselves The Seniors. We have the pos- ition we have so long coveted. but we find that the Senior year is not one of joy alone. 1Ye long for commencement day, and dread the hour that we must leave dear old P. H. S. We long for a chance to make our way in the world, but are sorry to think that, never again, shall we assemble to hear the teach- ers' stern advice. ive long for the day when we can smile upon the struggles of the students, but, Oi- shall we ourselves never again take our place among them in old l'. H. S.? Each moment our school days become more a thing of the past, and we know that we must take our places in this great world. What shall be our work, who knows? lint may we each one do our bit faithfully. Some may be destined to greater ser- vices than are others, but we shall remember that we may serve our country in more ways than one. And now. we the forty-five students of the class of '17, with mingled feelings of joy and sadness, bid farewell to old P. H. S., which, though we may be far away, will always be fondly cherished in our memories. FLORENCE ALEXANDER. A Tale of the Class of Seventeen Ivhen that fommencement Day is drawing near, And birds and flowers do with .Iune appear, When school bells cease to sound their dreaded call, And classes graduate from learning's hall, Then sigh old students for their younger days, When they were graduated with much praise, And sighing. turn their steps to that old place, To see each well-remembered spot and face. Ilifel that, in that season on a day, Yvhen thirty years had swiftly sped away Since Seventeen to school had said Good bye,', I wandered back again to Piqua High, To see my old time friends and wish them well, And stories gleaned from other days to tell. I met dear comrades of the days gone by W'ith smiles and tears, with chuckle and with sigh. Ilut now, while I have bot.h of time and space, Ere I proceed with this fair tale apace, l'pon this page my pen would fain indite A short recital of each class-mate's plight, Each joy, each sorrow that I found them in, And with our President I will begin. A General he was, with much gold lace, Whose car drew up with dignity and grace, Before the school-house, from whose well-worn door, Ile issued meekly in the days of yore. And his young wifeevwhom we called Frances Dwyer, 9 But whom the General call his heart's desire,' Rode gaily with him through the dear old town, lVrapped in her beauty and a Paris gown. The next arrivals were two actors great, 'Twas Bus and l'arl in this superb estate. Shakespeare they played-e'en Romeo's sad tale: When Juliet died, arose a mournful wail. tDedicated to Chaucerj The next I saw was the world-famous clown James Wells. who said the circus was in town. The world's most famous farmer and his wife IVho'd always lived together without strife. Elmer and Willmuth in their grand new car, Had come to see the circus from afar. A ballet dancer next with troupe so fair, It was Luella with long, wavy hair, Attending her, her sister came as maid, She made her up and oft her hair would braid. Next in the line was Albert Froebe small, Town Marshal he'd become, although not tall. And with him was the Mayor, proud to see, Though not alone, for his sweet bride-to-he, Elsie the fair, with Flicker the strong, From Fletcher now to Piqua came along. Ralph Beclfert was a merchant with the coin- He said that he the army soon would join: Declared that he would often give much gold That guarded well might he our country old. This pianist so great--'tis Helen tall, And with her comes her cousin Ruth so small. In a swell cabaret, each night they play, For Ruth with her sweet voice has come to stay The Ethels tall, are owners of a gym, And that is where they make fat people slim. Two ladies came, each furnished with a hook, And begged of me that I would take a lookf A Latin Grammer-E. Fergus and J. Gehle- A most efficient book for lessons daily. A bachelor arrived in single state, I saw that it was I'Villiam, never late, And with him came a social worker proud, 'Twas Lillian, who thinks that two's a crowd. 1 s A tenor great, came with his retinue: 'Twas PUFl'jl-Ztllll we gave hun honor due. He brought with him his band with Dicrl' in charge. VVho tried to get more men to make it large. Miss .-llarnnder, in that handsome dress, Was a fair 2l!'tlSI,'S model, then, I guess. A typist gay was now our Isabel, And Don, a minister whose hooks will sell, For Isabella upon her wondrous keys, Has hannnered out his meaning, him to please. Miss Fflllllllllg was a teacher down in Troy And lt was said that she'd wlnpped many a boy. Two aviators came in their machine: Mildred and Zllargurcz' made all eyes turn green VVith envy of them in their chosen place, Especially as they'd just won a race. A jaunty air as well becomes a cook VVas worn by Dorothy, who read a book Of recipes, well tried, both old and new. Gathered by her assistant, tried and true, lllarie the fair, clad in an apron long, Beating a bowl of eggs with touch so strong. Salvation lassies, hid in sober bonnets. In tuneful voices, sang some little sonnets. Asking the public for some ready money Vveldy and Reedy -oh they looked so funny! A dressmaker with scissors at her belt. Came with a milliner in shoes of felt: f'orm'l1'a wore a dress she had designed: But Sara said, for that she'd ne'er be fined. A suffragette, with voice so clear and strong, Gave us a speech, which was both loud and long: A'era, erect within her little car, Set forth her right to be a member of the bar. A movie actress came, with gorgeous style, Her beauty doctor, too, with gentle smile. Martha .l. Spry in scenes of danger grim, Is hurt quite often when she acts with Him, So Doclor Lois creams and pats her face, Restores her beauty and preserves her grace. Herbert, a Senator, both tall and spare, Tl1e feeding of the poor, has made his care. George was the world's most famous baseball man, And made each one of us an ardent fan. Avhen next a well-known tight rope walker came, We felt our class at last had reached great fame. zlflflll, a rope had ordered o'er the street. And there she walked, alas, not on her feet. With massive tome beneath his clinging arm, Fearing lest words of weight might come to harm, Came John, with Flo S. following his look, Begging for once, that she might have the book: For she a novelist, greatest of the age, Ivould use his lexicon, from page to page. And next came ufyllllfljj. For her tongue at last. A use is found, and so her lot is cast Among the agents, who by hook or crook, Determined are to sell each one a book. A red-haired man, who made his pile in steel: Remember, Geyer's the man who made the deal That shook finance, and gave him mighty power: IIe's known to allfthe great man of the hour. And now that I have finished this fair tale, You see that none in our old class did fail: That each of them has made his mark in life, CAlthough some did not even get a wifej. I thank you for your interest so kind, And hope that this one fact, you'll bear in mind: That I a poet dolnotfclaim to beg A mere historian in rhyme, you see. MARTHA SPl+1NCl4IR. f Calendar SEl l'E1Nl BER. Sept. 6----'l'he sentence is again upon us. Sept Sept Sept Sepl Oct. Ucl. Ucl. Uci Ucl. Oct. Uct. Nm' Nm' Nm' Nov. Nm' Nm' Nov Nm' . 8 Beautiful, llashful, Beloved, l reslunen! Everybody is having a good time chasing the Fresh- ies away from their seats. -Mike Alexander almost had to give up his seat to a Freshie. Mr. Ellabarger came to the rescue. Uf all tlnngs! Len Fralg IS growing a mustache. 01 l'0BER. Everybody looked his or her best today. Iligll school picture taken. Hurrah! Our first football game won. Steele Q, Piqua H. Um' friends. the tests, are with us again. tYho said we couldn't beat Middletown? 47-6. Kenny 'l'abler recited in English. Peach Zimmer was in such a hurry to get to her class, that she fell in the corridor. 'l'oo bad, but Springfield beat us 13'-6. NUVEM BER. - Open session tonight. 4.Xnd again we are beaten. Stlvers-6. Piqua-0. Election day. YVomen suffrage in P. H. S. YYonder who Peach is Hirting with now? Frank Volley is growing rather popular with the girls. Everybody's doin' it. Doin' what? Chewing gum. Mr. Rupert makes a practice of sending pupils out of class. Scott tYilson sneezed so loud that Leah Sachs dropped all ber books. Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Y Nov. Q5 Q6 27 28 29 30 -Rhetoricals Y Y !??l -Lucile and Bing are seen conversing, as usual. -We welcome a new Senior into our midst. - Kenny and Reedyn make some cheer leaders. -Final preparations for big game with Troy. -Scoreless tie with Troy! DEC'EMl3l'1R. 4-An exciting time in Miss Nixon's room today. Some matches in Edwin lNIollmon's pocket caught fire be- cause he got too near the radiator. .9--Ellsworth Reck almost turned a sommersault in the hall. 8-The football fellows had a good time playing with toy balloons at the football dinner. - Snow, snow, the beautiful snow. 141-Miss Mr-Kinney informed us that a certain young man would be handsome without. his chewing gum. Scott Wilson immediately marched up and threw his gum into the waste basket. Q1-Oh bliss ! Vacation. JANUARY. Everyone is glad CPD to get back to school. tvonder why Martha goes to the library every night? Mr. Rupert sent Ralph Louis to see Mr. Ellabarger who told Ralph not to shave too early in life. Wonder why Mr. Ellabarger reads so many scripture lessons when exams are so near? Are we suffering hallucinations or are those vests that Len Craig and Ralph Alexander have on? Dec. Dec. ' Dec. Dec. ll Dec. Dec. Jan. 2- Jan. 3- Jan. 5- Jan. 8- Jan. 15- Jan. 19- Exams begin. Feb. Feb. Feb. ll Feb. I2 Feb. l'l Feb. H- Feb. 15 Fcb. I9 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 2.1 Feb. 26 March March March March March March March March March March March FEBRUARY. P Professor YYillis spoke to us on Physiognomy. Annie Dockray tried to carry off the waste basket. Ralph Louis is thinking of getting a shave. Re- member Mr. Ellabarger's advice, Ralph! Svc all agree that John Geyer is in love. We have a hard time hearing Mr. Rupert's voice on account of the radiators. Len Craig said he felt lazy. Strange?? John Leonard informed us that Byron became un- popular because he got married. Frank'T Dwyer and Ellen Stickler were having a comfortable chat in the assembly room when Mr. Rupert interrupted. Spring has come. Tl1e Senior boys are playing marbles. The Senior Class organized. The Seniors are in their second childhood. Chris. Elleflllilll and Eva Miller have the habit of strolling down the corridor between classes. MARCH -Horrors! Troy beat us 25-21. -Ralph Beckert is the busiest person in P. H. S. -Mr. Dietrich talked to us about the convention which he attended at Kansas City, Mo. 8-Our boys leave for Delaware. f 'l'omorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, Creeps in a petty pace from day to day. -We put Sidney in the shade. -Mr. Powers talks to us about James Whitcomb Riley. - -Don't the high school fellows look stunning in their soldier hats? -On account of illness Mr. Ellabarger is unable to be at school. -What would Helen Snyder do without a mirror? fUur long wished for vacation begins. 40 Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May May May May June June June June June APRIL. 9-Talk about patriotism! Charles Clark refused to recite in German Class. 10-The Seniors are sporting their new pins and rings. 11-It is a great strain on our eyes to look at those green caps so popular with the boys. 18-Almost the whole high school was present at the patriotic celebration at Troy. 23-Neva Mote appeared with a hair ribbon on. 25-The Freshies have their picture taken. MAY. 3-Martha has her eye on Curtis W'eaver. 4- Rain, rain go awayf' The baseball fellows want to play. 7-T he Seniors are busy selling lawn fete tickets. 8-Cast for Senior play is announced. 9-James VVells wrote Helen Davis a note in Civics Class. 11-VValloped Sidney 15-0. 18-Has everybody got tickets for the Senior Lawn F ete tonight? Meet our old rival Troy today. Q4-Q5-Seniors appear with anxious faces. Exams today. 31YForward march! There go the high school pupils in the Memorial Day parade. JUNE. 1- There's music in the air. VVhy? Music festival tonight. 3-The class sermon tonight marks the beginning of Commencement week. 6-The Seniors have a chance to appear at their best in the Pageant tonight. 7-The night of nights! XVe are given our long wished for diplomas. 8-Alumni reception tonight. Farewell, P. H. S. FRN flu! 4 . v. x ' A i L gn , l A ly! -Er T.G-,117 .54 1-.4 ? v A-T,'!f Q ,wid V1 : 1 r ' ' ew f, sf f QW-' -- -- il - 165: l ' ' s I O N a - A I 4 E 'i 5 4. 1 5 - if 5. . if A fb- ' A 7 lllnlliil i n i l ' The Class of 1867 Xml luvw my 1-lass luatl-s: yn- l't'llltllIllllg fl-w V 1 lllat llllllllll'l' ll0l tlu- half uf tlulsl- wi- liIlt'W, Yi- algllillst wlunsm- ftllllllltll' Il2llllt'S llttl yt-t 'l'lll- falal ash-risk uf ill-atll IS sc-t. Yi- l salute-l 'l'lu- luwulnfl- of tillu- 4 - 8 1 . 5ll'llit'N tlu- half t'1'llllII'y with a Sttlt'lllll K'llllllL'. Wlu-rv art- llu- ollu-rs? You-vs fl'UIll tlu- mlm-op tiilVl'l'llS ol' lltll'liIll'SS illlSW1'l' llu-1 Tlx:-y slot-p. Wt- gin- to l'tll'll tl te-lull-l' lllllllglll. lX'l'l'1lCN girls alul two huys wvrt- ill this 1-lass. alul for sl-va-lltc-4-ll yt-ars lun 0lll4'l' l-quail-tl it ill llllllllWl', 'l'lu-y have- lu-1-ll sc-attm-rl-cl on-r sl-vm-ll stall-s l.l'0lll Massal-husm-tts to i'alifnrllia, yt-t lll0l't' than Ullt'-lllll'1l of llll'lll llavl- hall llll 2lllll0Sl K'tlIlllllll0llS l'l'SltlL'Ill'L' ill liltllltl. fllll' hall ss-rvl-ml a SllUl'l ll-rlu as a solalil-r ill tlu- Vivil lYal': many wt-rv vc-ry young j.fI'tl,llllZlll'S tlllll llt'tll'ly all llllX't' lll'4'll lull-ssl-ll witll a fair ll-llgth of lift-. 1,110 llil-tl about a ye-ar alta-r gl'tHllltl,llUll. tlllUllll'l' in 1876. Nu furtlu-r lussl-s wa-rc 1-lll'0lli1-ll-ll lu-- fnrl- lt-598. Withill tlu- last two yt-ars llll't't' havl- gUll0. while- sn-vc-ll ul' tlu- 4-lass, our two Sllpl'l'llIlt'lltl4'lllS, alul lally pl'lIli'lp2ll l'l'lllillIl. Jonathan l tlll'lltlllliS, that vt-tm-ran 1-lllu-atur, IIUW :ulvisury sllpt-rilltl-lull-lll. ill Sprillglim-lil, Missouri, was at tlu- lu-all of our sm-luurls at tlu- lu-gilllling of tlu- St'lllUl' yi-ar. al gl-llial lllllll. L-Hit-it-llt. popular alul llllll'll lu-luvs-ml. xvlllil c-alll-al to a with-r lim-lil, his plavt- was ltl.lil'll hy William Rim-llartlsull wlun was ylbllllg' illlll ll-ss t'XlN'l'lt'Ilt'l'tl. Nu 1-asy task was his, ll0l'illlSL' tlu- pupils wantc-tl tlu-ir ulll fl'll'lltl. til!-C'Kllli'llll0ll in tlu- high sclluul was illstitlltn-tl. Blllfll l-xc-it1-- lllt'ltl ltlltl I'l'Sll0SSllt'HS l't'Slllll'4l, hut Mr. RlK'llill'1lSllll lllltl Miss Milli-r lI'lIllIllllll'tl, raising nur SltlIl1llll'tl uf llisviplilu- alul lt'tll'IllIl1,I lllglll'l' tllall L-vt-r lN'li0l'l'. Mr. llll'lllll'tlS0ll was past-lllastl-r ill tlu- tl'tli'lllllg' of tl-vllniral linglish. Our 1-lass klu-w Illt sup:-rinr ill that, lllll'. Miss Milli-l' 1-xl-1-lll-ll ill Lllllll. lil-twl-1-ll llll'lll. tlu-y taught all tlu- stutlil-s ut' tlu- high sl-luml l'lll'l'lt'llllllIl. lly paying for it. tlu- Sl-niors alul Juniors ruulal Sllllly music-, painting, or l l'l'Ill'lk. Out ol tlu- l'l'0lll'll class. a -lll!llUl', alt:-rwartls was itll lIlSlY'lll'l0l' Ill that ltllllgllilgl' at Wt-st Point. lllll' high sl-luurl prilu-ipal. Miss Milli-r was sf-luxlarly alul lllUl'tlllgll, ll'ZllIllllg lu-r girls alul boys ln lllllltl, murals. alul lIltIIlll1'l'S. Nlblli' sl-4-au-ll tu 1-sm-apr lu-l ll-avi-llillg lllllIll'lN't'. lt has lastl-cl llll't7tIgllUlll our livl-s. 'l'lu- yn-al' was lillally 4-lull-al: Va lung 1-munu-lu-4-llu-llt prngralll K'tll'l'lt'1l out ll0lIqlll'lS thrown at tlu- grafluatc-sg tlu- alllllllli l'l'lllll0ll on-l', alul tlu- 1-lass ltSll0l'0tl into gruwll-up lifl- wlu-rv tlu-y have- lllittlt' a fair l'l't'0l'll. llc-ar Hillt- ralle-s, hail alul fart-wt-ll! lllll' l-ullflirt is 2lllllUSl lust or wall: tlu- class ul' l!ll7 is just 1-ntl-ring tlu- arm-lla. Murituri Tl- S2llllltlllllSl M.XllG.Xlll'I'l' t'. .l0llNS'l'ON. The Class of 1877 NATION tllat has lui 1-spl-vial llistury tu l'l't'Ul'tl is saixl to lu- tlu- lltlllpl I e-st. l 1-rhaps. this may apply to Slllilll4'l' groups of pc-maple-. l fu-1-l that of tlu- t-lass uf 1877 tlu-rv is lltlllllllpf to l'1'l'0l'll. 'l'lu- l.0lll'l4't'll gralluatn-s l'UlIlIIllSlllg' that class havl- llillll' llotllillg startling: Iltll' ll2lVK' any llirc I'tllil.llllll0S visitl-tl tlu-lu. Like- Mark 'l'waill's l'tllll0llS littll- luiy, tlu-y haw gut llp. waslu-cl. illlll gum- to lu-ll, ml Iilllfllll-llllll. Stlllll' lltlVl' 1-l'osst-tl tlu- lllll'tl1'l' alul rt-sl l'ul't-V1-l' ill tlu- Sill-llt lltlllll. 'l'lu-x art- Rust- lvt'lltlL'll CMrs. fll'Ul'g'1' Fuxj, .Kuna Zl,LIl'lll.l'ltlt'l' Chlrs. .L M. Urrl, illltl Laura Tyson. Ulu- or two haw- walull-rl-tl far alul pit:-lu-tl tlu-ir tl-uts ill fllSltllll plau-rs Ilull-4-tl, sirlcc- tlu- cle-pal'tllrv witllill tlu- last llll't't' or four yi-ars of Miss Mary Ilall in filllL'tlg'0, Zlllll Mr. John ll. Young to xyIlSlllIlf.flUll, tlu- only l't'pl't'S4'lll2l- tivo lll Piqua uf tlu- vlass wlumst- lll0llllll'l'S at f'UlllIIlt'lll'1'llN'lIl llllll' tll'l'illllt'll ilu-y would Illtllit' tlu- xv0l'l1l Qwitll a vapital NYJ sit. up alul takc ll0lll'4' is MARY Ml'KlNNl'lY. 41 l The Class of 1887 BEN we left school life to enter Life's School, the graduation theme of one of the class of '87 was Perhaps it will please us hereafter to remember these things. As a High School class our career began in the Shanties and many and varied were our experiences there. We saw the completion of the building which gave place to our splendid new one and were the second class to pass from the portals of the former. Too much praise cannot be given to our faithful and efficient teachers, Miss Mary Hall and Mrs. Marianna Morris Brooks, for their work with us. Besides our regular studies we were privileged to join Mr. Foley's Art Class but alas, soon too well, we learned that all is not Art that is pictured. The years have come and gone and of the twelve members of the class, only one--Mollie Norton-has passed into the Great Beyond. Of the remaining eleven, seven have found their life work in Piqua, namely. Artie Hatfield Kerns, llussic Jacobs Lowe, Kittie Munsell Lecklider, Drusilla Luterbine, Mary War- ren, Nellie Mr-Vabe and the writer. Mary Jordon Hackenberger, Lenora Wilson Rogers, Elijah Kcyt and Elmer Sullenberger are leading useful lives in other localities. To the Ulass of l9l7 we extend our best wishes, and may their memories be as pleasant as ours as they pass Life's milestones. Long, long may their hearts with memories be filled! Like the vase in which roses have been distilled- You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses clings to it still. MARY ALLISON WELLS. The Class of 1897 I-I spend our years as a tale that is told. When asked to write of the class of 1897 for the annual of l9l7, my mind drifted back through the shifting scenes of twenty years, and I saw. as in a dream, the twenty-three hopeful enthusiastic lads and lassies, who made up the roll of the class of '97. At that time we boasted the honor of being the largest class ever graduated from the Piqua Iiigh School. ln looking ovcr the last annual, it was forcibly impressed upon my mind what a growth the P. H. S. had made in two decades, in equipment, faculty and students, Our diplomas were signed by a faculty of three, while those of the present class will receive the signatures of nineteen instructors. Mention of the High School teachers of 1897 brings anew to me the loss of one member, Prof. Wilder, whose death occurred within the past year. llis death is mourned deeply, not only by the alumni but by the entire com- munity. As I think of his work in the school room, among the teachers, his church and civic activities, his home life, I realize what a blessing it. is to a community to have the lives of its youth touched and molded by the sterling integrity and nobility of character of a man like Prof. Wilder. VVe all loved and honored him. none more than the class of '97. One of the most pleasant events of our class life was the reception given to us, as Juniors at the home of Prof. and Mrs. Wilder. Three of our number have gone to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns. Four are living in Piqua. The majority are scattered far and wide in this broad land of ours. Some of the number, we hear of quite frequently, while of others, we know but little. Our class was made up of workers. It furnished a full quota of men who are occupying posi tions of prominence and trust. Years can not efface the comradeship of class mates who have the daily association of a high school course. Life long friendships are formed during this period. Whether one meets a class mate in New York or San Franciso, there will always be those ties which bind. Tile class of '97 sends greetings and good wishes to the class of l9l7. May this year be in truth a commencement for each member. MARY B. W. BRVSII. The Class of 1907 IIE memories of my graduation are so vivid that it seems impossible to realize how long it has been since the eventful night when the class of 1907 tremblingly stepped forth, one by one. upon the stage of the Opera House, to expound their views on the questions of the day to their listening friends and relatives. But, when I review the changes that have come since then, ten years materia- lizes into quite a long time. Our class numbered seventeen girls and siv boys but the boys bore up brave- ly under the overwhelming majority and escorted us en masse to the various commencement festivities with laudable chivalry. VVere my space unlimited I should enjoy recounting some of our escapades, although perhaps it might be establishing bad precedents, for some of the things we did could hardly be said to have been prescribed in the curriculum. However in the light of how staid and dignified we have all since become I hope we have lived down all school day indiscretions of which wc were guilty. Nine of us still live in Piqua and the rest are scattered, even to the western coast, with ranging from the clergy to the stage. Only one has left us forever, Ellsworth Risch, the tragedy of whose early death must needs always tinge with sadness any memories of the class of 1907. LOLA JONES THOMAS. U SU C uX7NQ 'VX 'JQSS H J - Q' --3. v IT r 'AMI 1-1 iw: :lf :ff :-4 ?f u ' ' I A WI 6' '6' f fs '1' I Q! -Q., 1 -il. J-lf ' f'-' Q hi !Il1iQ.,.,, 'The Band HE newest musical organization of the Piqua High School is the Band which had its beginning in the latter part of the winter 1916, under the direction of Mr. H. O. Ferguson. Last spring, the boys spent their time practic- ing, for many of them were only beginners and had not yet learned to play the different band instruments. They made such rapid progress, however, that this winter they have not only been able to take a prominent part in the Various school enterprises, but they have been in great demand for entertain- ments given by other organizations of the city. They re- ceived especial notice when they led the teachers and pupils of the Piqua High School in the patriotic parade at Troy on April 18. There are at present twenty-two members in the band, The instruments which are used are four cornets, five clarinets, two picolos, four altos. one baritone. three trombones, one tuba, and two drums. Next year, the membership will no doubt be increased. for some of the lower classmen are taking lessons this winter. in order to be able to enter the band next fall. On April 24, in the High School Auditorium, a very success- ful concert was given in which every musical organization of the school was represented For several months Mr. Ferguson had been training the band, the orchestra, the chorus, and the girls' glee club. Bliss Martha Lape and Mr. Glenn Greenamyer took prominent parts in the concert soloist and violinist. Half of the proceeds is to be used in buying new instruments for the band: the other half was given to the piano fund. The following program was rendered to a large an apprecia- tive audience: Program ' PART ONE March- Vesta Temple ..................... .,., i Qfrumell Selection- Emeralda .................,,....,, .... I I ayes High School Hand Cal Time of Youth .................,....,,. . .Dnnizrfli fbi Amaryllis fOld French Rondol ........... arr. by Parlow Girls' Glee Club Lullaby .............................,....,... ,... I iarnby Geo. Thomayer, lst. Cornet Frances Hubbard, Qnd. Coronet H. O. Ferguson, Melophone Audrey Toland, Baritone Caj The Morning Wind ................,.. .,.. I irnnsrombc tbl The Cuckoo ...,,...........,.....,..., .,.. L iza Lrlunann Miss Martha Lape fab Winter Song ....,,..................... , . . .Bullard fbi Absent ..........,.........,........., ..., . ll dc-al f Percy Lowery, lst. Tenor Raymond Mote, Qnd. Tenor H. O. Ferguson, Baritone Ray Levering, Bass March Lieutenant Woodhill's ............. .,.. f' arllon, PART TWO March- Submarine E-l ................... .... . ll acl.-in High School Orchestra tal Oh Italia, Italia Beloved ...........,.....,. . fbD Mazurka Russeu ...............,...,........ . High School Chorous and Orchestra Intermezzo Fairyland . ..,....,,............., , . , High School Orchestra Message of the Birds ............ , .... ,.., ........ Girls' Glee Vlub I Soprano Solo-Martha Lapc 'W alse Caprice ......................,............ .... Mr. Glenn Greenamyer .. - .. March- War of the Nations .........,.....,, . . .,.,,.. . . . . ,Dnnizclii . . .Uranium . . ,Torvilzcri . . .lloplrinx lx'afirindcll7' . . .ll'h1'l'lr'r Star Spangled Banner . ..., Audience and Orchestra 44 P. ll. S. BAND Nlllllll 'l'llol11:ly4'l' l':I'llIlI'llt l4il'kli4Il'l' W Louis r:l'1'1'll2llIlyl'l' lllllflmrml Hlll'lUll .h1mh'1'sm1 Lvwis Kvrus Mulllgmxlcly Nll'l'kl'l' Fcrgllsull Lzunlvr 'I'ul:l ml lim-ml llvi I zmnn Yvvlls Hn-4-km' 45 Community Sing HE C'ommunity Sing given in the High School Auditor- ium on VYednesday evening, Feb. 21. proved to be a great success. The auditorium was filled and every one seemed to enter into the spirit of the evening. Under the leadership of Mr. Ferguson, the old familiar and patriotic songs were sung with an enthusiasm that was felt and will he re- membered hy all. The selections, hy the grade children, con- cerning the authorship of the songs, were well given and were very interesting to the audience. To further add to the enjoy- ment of the evening, a large orchestra, composed of the High School Band and Orchestra, accompanied. The program for the evening was as follows:- l. America. 2. Story of .Xmerica. 3. Home Songs- Sweet and Low Story of Home Sweet Home' Home Sweet Home l,ove's Old Sweet Song. 4. Special Numher. 5. Life of Stephen Vollins Foster. 6. Songs of the South- My Old Kentucky Home Old Folks at Home Old Black Joe. 7. The Story oi' t'olumhia the Gem of the Ocean. 8. C'olumhia the Gem of the Ocean. 9. Songs from other Lands-Story of All thru' the Night. All thru' the Night, OVelshJ My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean tScotchj Silent Night QGermanj Old Pipes and the Dryad N Friday, May eighteenth, a pageant Old Pipes and the Dryadn was given on the high school campus. under the direction of Miss Yveldy and Miss Pearson. This is the first time the Piqua schools have ever held an out-door oli- servance of May Day. The Pageant was dramatized hy a committee of Sophomore girls from the story written hy Frank Stockton. In the play, presented before the May Queen, folk dances were given hy the dwarfs. flower girls, and dryads. which parts were taken by almost one hundred grade children. The leading characters, which were selected from among the high school students were follows: Herald ,..... . . .Dorothy Franston May Queen .... .,..... R uth Ferree Crown Bearer. . . . . .Margaret Decker Old Pipes .... ......,, l lerdette F ess lN1othcr. . . .... Lydia Brandenburg Dryad .................................... lilizalieth Allen The high school orchestra accompanied the grade children in their dances. The following program was given: Processional ................. Girls Physical Training Vlasses Crowning of May Queen Folk Game in Colors ..... .......... I ligh School Vlass The Play .......... . . . Old Pipes and the liryadn JOSEPIIINl'1 Glillllilfl. l'. IIA S. ORi'IIl'IS'l'R.X ulu-nx .xll'XillNll'I' Lis-klinlvl' NlUlllgUllll'l'j' l5l't'kt'l' R, l,i4'kIi4l1'1' f'ilH 'lllllP fQl'l'1'llEllllyl'l' SIIXQIUI IA-wis 'l'ul:uul Wilkinsmm Davis F1'l'glISlHl Ya-rum-Uv .XlK'X1llNh'l' l,IIlI4il'l' llvilznmn llurhm .xll1ll'l'Slbll 'l'l1unmyvV -L7 The May Festival HE third annual May Festival was held in the High School Auditorium on Friday evening, June the first. The idea of such a festival originated with Mr. Ferguson three years ago and has been carried out each year in connec- tion with the regular connnencement exercises of the eighth grade. From the first. the Festival proved a success and each year the program has been improved and enlarged. The High School Orchestra and the Girls' Glee Club are to take import- ant parts in the program this year. The program consists of two parts. The opening number of the first part is given by an augmented High School Orchestra: following this is the story of the Peer Gynt Suite from Grieg, given by Neva Mote in Norwegian costume: the number for which this prepares the way is the rendering of the Peer Gynt Suite by the Girls' Glee Club. Q The second part of the program is the May Festival given by more than two lmndred seventh and eighth grade pupils. They. accompanied by the High School Orchestra, will render The Gypsy Queen written by Aikin. hliss Martha Lape is the soloist of the play, which is for the first time given with an orchestra. ETHEL PRICE. The Flag Raising NOTHER event in which the Piqua High School Band took part was the flag raising on Vl'ednesday. May sixteenth. The teachers and students had purchased a large new flag to take the place of the old, worn out one which has floated from the top of the High School building for several years. Vilednesday afternoon was set aside as the time for the impressive ceremony of raising this Hag, of which we are all justly proud. In the auditorium, where the high school teachers and stu- dents had assembled with their friends. two patriotic addresses were given by ltlr. E. M. Bell, the Mayor of Piqua. and Mr. Frank P. Irvin, a member of the Board of Education. After these addresses, America and the high school song Un the Banks of Old Miami were sung by the students. Then all gathered outside in front of the building. First a brief History of the Flag was given by Ralph Beekertg then, while the High School Band played and the students sang The Star Spangled Banner, Old Glory was raised to the top of the building. Girls' Glee Club Soprano Frances Dwyer 'f--ee '17 Neva Mote -'-- f'l7 Martha Spencerf l7 Helen Barnett - IS l.ucile ltodalioffer-W '18 Helen Snyder 'JIS l.ucile Trowbridge-'l8 Soprano Elizabeth Allen-'19 Alta Offenbacher-'19 Mary Robbins-'19 Mary Sylerf'l9 Martha Lentz-'20 Bernard Ostertag-'20 Della Sachs-'20 Second Soprano Alto Edna Fergus-917 Ruth YYilkinson'e'l7 Mary Licklidere-'18 Mabel Hesslere---'Q0 Helen Slaglef '20 Margaret Fanning-'17 Josephine Gehle-'17 Florence Sachs-'l7 Frances Musselman-'19 Sophia Sandersf'Q0 Jessie Garrett-'21 Lois Tilock--'21 1 ' 'x . . 'Ig x. :JI GIRLS' GI,l'Il'1 l'l,l'li 49 The Peer Gynt Suite BSEN, the Shakespeare of Norway, and Grieg, the greatest musician of Norway, were very close friends. At the re- quest of Ibsen, Grieg composed nine musical numbers to be used as incidental numbers in Ibsen's great drama, Peer Gynt. Four of these compositions make up what is known as the Peer Gynt Suite. The meaning of suite as used in this instance, is a group of pieces that work out different divisions of one main idea. For instance, Greig in writing the music for Ibsen's drama, has picked out a number of scenes, all of which have a bearing on the main story, but each of which has its own character and individuality. The character Peer Gynt did not originate with Ibsen, for he obtained the material for his drama from the old Norwegian legends. Peer Gynt is often called the Rip Van Vtfinkle of Norway. Under Ibsen's hands, however, the character grew and became more real. As we know Peer Gynt from the drama, he is a lawless character, whose father dying a drunkard, had left Peer in the hands of a half-witted mother. The boy is irresponsible, never works, and gets drunk continually. He possesses a keen imagination, however. which leads him to suppose that he is a very great personage. He wanders a great deal through the mountains, imagining that he has many weird adventures. He travels to America, Egypt, Arabia, and to many other distant lands, experiencing many strange ad- ventures. He is seeking through all his travel for the ideal Peer Gynt. but is never able to find him until he returns home. llere in the interest of an old woman, a sweetheart of his youth he finds comfort and solace. The first number of the suite, Morning Mood, pictures the scene where Peer Gynt, a middle aged man, reaches the pyramids of Egypt just as the day breaks. As he stands be- fore the statue of Memnon, he imagines that it sings as the sun's rays fall upon it. The melody begins softly as the rays of the sun fall lightly upon the statue, but as the sun rises higher and higher and more melody is drawn from the statue. the theme swells in power and volume until the Hood of light is changed into a flood of song. The one theme continues through the whole composition. The various minor voices heard are suggestive of the awakening voices of nature as they thrill to the warmth of sunlight. The second number is very different in character from the first. Peer, an outlaw from home because of mischief done while drunk, slips to his mother's cottage at evening only to find her dying. He remains with her through the night, during which she dies. The mother, suffering from the poverty caused by her idle son, complains of the hard boards upon which she liesea thought which is repeatedly heard in the words to Asa's Death. This composition is a wonderful funeral march, not only because of its soleninity, but because so nnich has been made of one short theme. This motive is inverted and varied but can always be recognized. In Anitra's Dance, Peer, stranded upon the Arabian shore and wandering to the tent of the chief of the licdouins, re- presents himself as the prophet to the lledouins and is enter- tained by Anitra, the daughter of the chief. After her conipan- ions have retired, Anitra dances alone before him. This dance is light, rapid and full of grace. Une can feel her swaying movements in the music, which is very truthful to the character of an Egyptian dance. The last number, The Troll Dance, is a weird, uncanny composition. Peer, captivated by a lovely maid is lured to the palacc of the trolls. Here the mountain king attempts to make a troll of him. He submits to their customs until they wish to slit his eyes so that their gruesome appearance may seem beautiful to him. Then he atteuipts flight but is sur- rounded by all the little trolls, who bite him and plague him in various ways. Their laugh of derision may be heard con- tinually in the music. The theme enters softly as the trolls. or imps. begin to gather around him. but grows in excitement as the trolls become more riotous in their torment until Peer. exhausted, falls in a faint. The goblins are scattered by the sound of the church bells at dawn, and infuriated, shriek loud- ly they leave because they must stop tormenting Peer. NEYA MUTE W' x LS' GICRMAN GLICIC C 51 52 INN , , Football HE football season of 1916 opened with Steele of Dayton, who were defeated at the score of 14-Q. As this was the first game of the season, it can easily be understood why our playing was not perfect. The next game was with Middletown at home. Piqua ex- pected a hard game but found Middletownan easy mark, de- feating them 4-7-6. Un the following Friday, Piqua went to Springfield and was defeated 13-6. Though defeat was defeat, the team had the satisfaction of knowing that they certainly gave Springfield a hard fight for their money. Un October 28, Sidney came to Piqua only to meet with de- feat at the score of 6-0. It was a disappointment, for We had really expected an interesting and hard fought game. Piqua's playing was poor and the only good playing was poor--when Piqua after making the only touchdown, failed to kick goal. l'iqua's second defeat was taken from Stivers at the score of 7' 0. Though a hard fought game throughout, it was lost when Meeker fumbled near Stiver's goal. Meeker made the most gains of the backs, and Retterbush was noted for his strong defensive playing. To make up for this defeat Piqua won the game with Green- ville with a 38a0 score. The team work had improved greatly since the preceding game, owing to a week of hard work. Dillon and Stroh both starred when they made touchdowns from long passes. The Red and Blue swallowed the last defeat of the season of '16 from an old rival, Troy, at Highland Park,--final score 13-3. The most sensational play of the game was when .lessup's thirty-five yard drop kick scored Piqua's only points. The playing was hard throughout and Troy won only by long end runs, on which they were dependent for their two touch-downs. The last game of the season was played in Stein's Park on Thanksgiving Day against Troy. The game ended in a score- less tie. In spite of the looks of the score the game was a hard fought one, and plenty of clean rivalry was shown between the two teams. The Season Line-up Strohmeyer .... ........,............. . . .L. E. Coffield ...... . . .L. T. Hosier .,.. ...l,. G. Higgins .... ,,., I '. Lowery ......,.......... , . .lt. G. Craig, Capt. ...,.,....,... , . lt. T. Holmes-Dillon-Retterbush .... . . .ll. E. Caywood-Jessup .......,. . . .Q. ll. Madison ....,............... ..... R . ll. Jessup-Ellerman-Retterbush .... , . .l.. II. Meeker ................,.....................,..... l . li. Subs .... .... S anzenbacher-t'. lieekert-Yates WM5 .. . - 6 K x :H K . .., . ... -q--apr-up h A . ,MY . f . . . L if aus- Q 300 Q6 'I Je-ssnp llvtlm-l'lnlsl1 l,iiIlll'l' lillwllxzlll ll. Um-km-l'i S2lllZl'lllHlt'lll'l' V. B1-vkf lligga-115 Vnffiw-Isl Nl1'1'k0l' Stl'0llIIll'j'0I' Ilulmvs Ilusivr Vnywoml Craig Luw4-l'y 55 Basketball HE basket ball season of '17 began January 12, by the defeat of Greenville, -1-0-10. Owing to the prompt be- ginning of practice under the leadership of Capt. Eller- man. Piqua was able to make an early start on the schedule. Following up the victory over Greenville came the defeat of Versailles to the tune of 4-6-29. On January Q6 it was necessary to cancel the game with Springfield, on account of the small- pox epidemic. The next victim was Sidney, who was defeated 51-ll, in what proved to be a good preliminary game. If Sidney was a victim at 51411, it is hard to say what St. Marys was, when the score reached 92-17 in our favor. Vile hope our next year's manager succeeds in getting another practice game with St. Marys. Alia! our old rival 'l'roy. defeated us by four measly points when we made the trip southward, the final score being Q5-QI. Following the game with Troy came our attempt to win the laurels in the semi-finals at Delaware. The first game was won from West Lafayette on the score of 20-8. The same evening the Red and Blue quintet whipped Springfield 19-ll, in a hard fought game. The following morning, however, the team had to swallow the bitter pill of defeat administered by Bellaire, the score being 19 to 18 in their favor. Our next game was in Sidney where we received the laurel wreath once more. Even though our team was fatigued by the long trip, we pocketed 37 points to Sidncy's H. The last game of the season was played on the local fioor ou March 26. Our opponent, Troy, was beaten in a stiff game to the score 35f15. A hard fight throughout with good team work was what won for Piqua. Out of the ten games played this season, eight were won by good scores. The other two were lost purely by flukes and not because of superior playing on the part of our opponents. Mr. Ditmer and the squad are to be congratulated on their excel- lent work, and their loyalty to their school. Regulars Field Goals Fouls Ellerman-Capt.. . . .,.... 48 .... . . .10 out of 17 Montgomery .... .... 2 7 ..., .,...,..,, Craig ......... . . .37 .,.. .....,.. . . . Madison. . . . . .29 .... ..... Q out of 9 Goftield .... .... S P ..,. . . 24- out of 35 Subs. Batty ..... .... t i. . , Dillon. ...... . ,3. . .. Bartholoinai. . . .... l. . . H f T QQQQ ill' ' Qs- 536' if QQ -P Q 1 mug 1' NIl'Q'kl'l' l,itllll'l' .Xlvxzxmlm-1' uflivlfl l':H1'l'lIlilll Nl0Illf.fUllll'l'y Dillon 57 Nlaulisun ll zllx Baseball T was with many difficulties that the baseball squad and Mr. Ditiner played out the schedule of 1917. After the 1112111- ager had prepared a good schedule three games had to be cancelled either because of rain, unsigned or broken contracts. This, however, did not detract from the interest of the squad nor of the students. At present our rating is perfect. Played Won Lost Pct. P. H. S. Q Q 0 1000 The first game of the season was played with Greenville at Stein's Park on April 13. when Piqua won in nine innings at the score of 17-4. The game was a cinch, though our playing was not perfect, for Greenville's was worse. Heavy', started the season for Piqua in the box allowing only five hits and striking out nine. The next game was to have been with Sidney, but was not played on account of an unsigned contract. Un April 27, it was necessary to cancel the game with Steele on account of rain: and on May 4. the game with Urbana had to be cancelled because of wet grounds. Un May 15. Piqua defeated Sidney in a 15'0 game. This could hardly have been called a game at such a score, yet it was called so in two dailies. It was practically a practice for Piqua -- when they had feared that Sidney might be victorious! Piqua Line-up. t'oftield-p Batty-ss Strohmeyer-c Jordon-rf Dillon-lb Ellermann-cf Retterbush-Qb Craig-lf Hosier-3b i1e..diS0n-Qb The 1917 Baseball Schedule. April 13-- be Piqua vs Greenville .............. ...... 1 7-4- April 204- Piqua vs Sidney ,,.............. . . .cancelled April Q7ASteele vs Piqua .... . . .cancelled I May 4---el iqua vs Urbana. . . . . .cancelled 58 May 11fSidney vs Piqua. . , ,,,. 045 Slay 18fTroy vs Piqua ..... ,...... May '25fPiqua vs St. Paris. . . . . . . . June 1-Piqua vs Troy ..............,.........,.,...,.. TROY GAME The third game of the season ended in the defeat of Piqua by our old rivals. Troyg final score 74. With this game our average goes down to .666 and our spirits sink lower. Ave certainly had tough luck when we traveled to Highland Park. However. we give Troy due credit for the good work they did, and we assure them that the worm will turn when we meet them in Stein's Park. Although Strohmeyer was put out of the game in the fourth. and although this had a good deal to do with our adverse fortune, it is useless to say that we would have won had hgtftlilw been with us all the time. Dick certainly would have stuck it out if possible but it was better that he did not finish the game. Tough luck, Dick! Scorcfin Innings 1934567801111 F -f 1 . . 1, Piqua 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 8 'Z TI'0y 0 0 0 0 0 -ti 0 0 3 7 11 -1- Line-up Strohmeyer-Capt.-c Batty-ss Coflield-p Retterbush-Sb Dillon-1b Hosier-rf Madison-Q17 Craig-lf Ellermann-cf Subs-Jordan-cf OUR COACH As the student body of Piqua High School we wish to thank Mr. Ditmer for his work in Athletics. For his unccasing efforts to make our team-his team-successful. Thanks again, Mr. Ditmer, we hope you will be with us again next year, and for many suceeding years. H xouildh ................ -sf . if' X I p f Y t S 6 . .,,...,.,..4 , K CO' I l'. II. S. l3,XSl'1l3.Xl,l, 'l'l'fAXNI Bully H1'Hl'I'lillS'l U-ilim-l1l Vrzlig l':Hl'l'llliIIl Nlaulim Il l I'0l'lM' llmivl' Dillon Sll'UllIllL'.Y4'l' Julwlalll lfllllltl 50 P Letter Men Leonard Fraig I'l'H the graduation of Craig, Piqua High School will lose one of the best and great- est of all-round athletes who ever wore the l '. fraig came to us in his sophomore year from Ashland, Ky. Ile won letters in foot- ball in '14 and '15. and was eaptain in '16g in basketball in '15, '16 and '17g in baseball in '16 and '17, a total of eight letters. lien always worked for the benefit of the team, and trained hard for good results. He was never known to quit on aeeount of physical injuries, and never gave up fighting even against odds. Craig was not a natural athlete in the true sense of the word, but he was endowed with the old bulldog deter- mination never to be outplayed. It was this quality that won him eight letters and opened a position for him in all sports. Many backs have received credit for good live plungesfbut Craig opened the holes and made the plays easy for the backs. Iffrhard Str0lz.m,eyer lC'K was a good end there is no doubt about it. He was fast, he hit hard, and he was heads up all the time. Stroh showed up first in baseball in '16, then in football in '16, and again in baseball in '17, when he was captain. Dick will be remembered by his old war ery to Heavy : Come on, Heavy, you're gooder'n he is. And Heavy would whirl 'em over the pan. We hate to see you go, Dick,-- it's for better or for worse . George Refferbush ATZH had the ideal determination of a football player. and if he had weighed about forty pounds more, he would have been one of the best football players l'. H. S. ever had. It is a disgrace not to advance the ball when called upon to do so,-but George never merited disgrace. When it came to going down on punts and nailing the quarter, George was generally first man down. He was a fast man. and played hard. But how much harder he took de- feat! Percy Lowery I'I ' went out for football in his Freshman year. Practically a raw reernit. in time he worked up until he was a reliable guard. Placed in the position of end in his seeond year he stuck until Coach Ditmer found he was better at guard. So Percy was shifted to left guard where he remained for two seasons. Pit was above everything, ealmAuntil he got exeited. From that time on he was out for blood, and oh, how he could fight! It was this fighting spirit that gave him his letters in '15 and '16, Some say he was lucky in fumbles, but it wasn't luck -he had his eyes open, and was always on the job . 60 ff ft . ,.h. ak sw, A S. IRI IMhIxl,I IMLI, I IANI I vx II lXII4I I'l1u I'v'l1'w11 Uvx: 5: lIltI1I I umm KSIINHII V ---, v.-1 --, ..., kc' ..,, ez N Ay r N. , '77 N YA ' T 4' . . . 1 I ' ' ' l Q' A l W ' ' L ' t 1 r f N l I - -- A x . Z I V I 'ii is 1 'fl y L- fx! kia f -e 6 gg x .L f J 4' . 'X . A l Q, THE STAFF liditor-in-l'hief. . . . . .RUTH WILKINSON Art Editor ............ . . ,ANNA RAYNER My -in th I, lit nh ETHEL PEARSON Subscription Manager .... ..... I SAB!-Ili l'ARsoN ' 'hm 'I 1 A 1 5' A A ' FLORENCE SACHS Business Manager ....... . . . RALPH BECKEWI' Ahnnni Editor ..,, ..... N EVA BIOTE Ass't Business Manager .... . . ..... ALBERT Fnoana Athletic Editor ..,,......,.....,............. JOHN GEYER Treasurer ................................. CARI. Backi-:RT lt was with trepidation that the editor of the Piquonian took up her work at the beginning of the year. A girl for editor-in- chief of the Ill-lllliflllifllll It was an almost unheard of thing and more than one wise student shook his head dubiously at the thought. The other day as the editor was ascending the stairs of the building thinking of the year's work she happened to glance at the picture opposite the girls' stairway on the second floor: the picture of the carving placed in the chapel ol' Wellesley college in memory of Alice Freeman Palmer, who was at one time the beloved president of that institution. It shows Mrs. Palmer pointing the way to a young girl just starting out to take her place in the world. How timid she seems and how dependent upon her teacher! Then it came to the editor-iu-chief that it was in such a way as this that she had started this new undertaking and had been able to do it only because of the loyal support given by both teachers and stu- ents of l'. Il. S. ' There seems to be a different spirit among the Seniors this year from what there has been in preceding years. Yes. they are busy, and happy at the thought of graduating: but there is something more serious about-it at this time than ever be- fore. We are going out into a world that is unsettled and we shall be unable to make any definite plans for the future. Some of us may be called upon to take an active part in this great world struggle, thus scattering our class while it is yet young. But though we may be scattered to the North, South, East, and West we shall always cherish the memories of our class- mates of 1917. S44-V - VVe wish to thank the merchants who have so willingly helped us this year by their advertising. May you be fully repaid for your kindness, by an increased trade! f' 'F -' ' if' x - '-'- Ag '- Y ,lf H X M113 TE? R RYE - l,,... .If M! A fx Q mf f xf' ' W X x i K - L , xg, X . f 'X ,ff 'f41 '4 f f f I N f 1 4,,, ,,..J.4 X 5 Y ,,-, - :Y 1'-L2 L - --- V- - - ft W- . .1 - -ww C3 A Story That Bought a Dress ANE, dear, I don't see how we are going to buy two dresses for you this spring. They will cost so much, for the girls always have such fancy ones, said Mrs. Camp- bell to her daughter one day early in the spring. She was a widow and her income was not large enough to buy Jane such expensive dresses for her graduation as the girls of Malden were accustomed to have for this occasion. Never mind, mother, we'll find a way. It's a long time till June, was her daughter's reply as she picked up a maga- zine lying on the table and started to go to her room to read it. I know that, but we must begin to make our plans now. I can buy you one dress, but it is almost impossible for me to buy two. Une will be enough for me, then, even if the other girls do have more. So don't worry about it as long as I am content- ed. Jane-'s cheerfulness only made her mother sigh and look more worried. She knew her daughter would be making a big sacrifice if she should give up one dress, for it had been the custom for years previous to this time for the commencement exercises to be celebrated by a display of dress. The sweet girl graduates always had large and expensive outfits. Two dresses were the least anyone had for this occasion. Some way must be provided for Jane. Twenty-five dollars will be given for the best original story written by an amateur. None will be considered which are sent by professional writers. This was the first article Jane read when she opened the magazine. Twenty-five dollars-it was too good to be true. IVhat a beautiful dress she could get for that money, if only she had it! I wonder if I could do it? I've written several stories for the school paper, but-, Jane hesitated. She did not know whether to try it or not. She knew she had only a small chance of having her story accepted from among, perhaps hundreds of others. VVell, at least I can try. Surely the experience gained from it will be reward enough even if I don't get a prize. But I'll not tell anyone about it, not even mother, for the girls might laugh at me and mother would be so disappointed if I failed. Jane began to collect her writing materials at once. I can write all evening, she said to herself. If this should be accepted, I might send in more stories. She laughed aloud at this thought. It did not take her long to think of her plot, and soon she was busily writing. For a long time she worked, stopping every few minutes to read what she had written. Sometimes she would cross out something and then she would write it over. Finally the story was finished. She felt that she could not make it any better, although it seemed a very poor attempt. VVhat chance would it, a poor insignificant story written by a seventeen year old high school girl, have among stories written, no doubt, by experienced and talented men and women? But this was her one golden opportunity. Should she cast it aside? No, she would send her story to the publishers. The worst thing they could do would be to refuse it, and surely she could endure that, for she was expecting it. No doubt the editor would laugh and throw her manuscript into the waste basket. , I'm going to make one apology for it. They must not think some grown up and experienced person wrote it. I'll put. my name and below it 'A high school girl'. Perhaps the editor will excuse what is wrong. Y W ' ' 1 Ihe next day, Jane came run111ng into her mother s room. Oh, mother, just think! Elinor Butler isn't going to graduate, she cried out before she had even reached her mother. She isn't. going to graduate, did you say? exclaimed her mother, laying aside her sewing and pulling a chair close to her side for Jane. Yes, and I think it is terrible. lJon't you? It certainly is, but tell me about it. You heard about her father being injured, didn't you? lYell, the doctors say that he will not be well for several monthsg perhaps he will never be well enough to work again. They have such a large family that Elinor will have to go to work in order to help her mother. Mr. Easton, our principal, told her that if she would study at night, she could graduate, for it will only be a. little over a month yet till graduation time. But I guess she thinks the clothes she would have to buy would be too expensive for her this year. After this explanation, Jane and her mother discussed the misfortune of Jane's friend. If only they were richer, they could help Elinor, but their own means were too limited. And mother. I almost forgot to tell you that the girls have all de- cided to get only one pretty white dress for connneneement. so I will not need to worry. They felt so sorry for Elinor and thought that perhaps she would change her mind about gradu- ating if they were not so extravagant about their clothes. That is very sensible. my dear, was lNIrs. C'ampbell's answer. s 'I think so, toog but Elinor won't give up her plans even then. She is right, Jane. Her brothers and sisters must be taken care of, and since she is the oldest, it is her duty to help her mother in their trouble. That evening Jane happened to think of her story again. Uh, if only she received even a little reward for it! She would give it to Elinor. No, Elinor would hardly accept. it, for she was too proud for that and would no doubt consider it an in- sult, even from her best friend. I could send the money by mail and not sign any name to the note. She would have to accept it then. During the following week, Jane watched anxiously every morning for the mail man. but she did not receive any word from the editor of the magazine. She had almost given up hope. Her plans for Elinor would all come to naught. How glad she was that she had not told her secret to anyone. for no one else would be disappointed now because of her failure. But what a disappointment it was to Jane! Of course, I eouldn't expect to get anything for that little silly story, she said trying to console herself with the thoughtg nevertheless she could not help feeling discouraged. At last, about ten days later, she found a long, white en- velope lying on the table, when she came home from school. Could it possibly be a letter concerning her story? She could hardly wait until she opened it. What if-but such a thing could Il0t happen. It would be impossible. She took the letter from the envelope. A small white paper fell to the floor. She picked it up. It was-it was a check for fifteen dollars. Surely a mistake had been made. She began to read the letter. It. was from the editor himself. He told her that, although her story was not the best one, nevertheless it showed that she had a talent for writing and that they had decided to publish it in the near future. He also encouraged her to try to write some more stories by telling her she would receive the same amount of money for every story which was as good as the one they had accepted. Jane could hardly wait until she had told her mother. I wrote it because I thought it would be a good way to earn some money for my dress, but I have decided to send it all to Elinor. Of course. we must not let her know who sent it, she told her mother after she had explained to her about writing the story. What a generous daughter I have! answered Mrs. Camp- bell, looking lovingly at Jane. You will appreciate your com- mencement all the more because you have made another person happy also, And who knows, but that some day I may be a famous writer and then, mother, you will never have to worry, said the happy girl as she folded the check in a sheet of paper on which she had written. To Elinor-for her commencement dressf, JOSEPHIN E G EIILE. A Legend of the Shawanoes HE day had been a hot and sultry one in the camp of the Shawanoe Indians, and in the evening as the moon rose higher over the encircling hills. Ta-qua-wa, the chief's daughter, and her lover, Shil-le-wa-the-tha. stole out from the noisy camp and wandered up to the great rock which overhang the hay. Around them all was quiet, but the silence was op- pressive, like the calm before the storm. and as the pair stood clearly outlined against the starlit sky, a bird, swooping low, screamed his weird night-song above their heads. T a-qua-wa clung to her lover and cried out An ill omen! surely the medi- cine man is rolling his ballsg don't go tomorrowf' for at sun- rise Skil-le-wa-the-tha would depart on a long and dangerous journey in which only a chosen few were to take part. At her cry of alarm he drew himself up to his full height and said in low even tones, I will go tomorrow because it is the will of the chief and is for the good of the tribe, since some of our people are prisoners in our enemies' town: but I will prom- ise by the number of those bright stars. and by the hardness of this great rock. that I shall be with you again when the next moon casts the shadow of this rock on the water as it does there. Then with 110 further farewell they parted and slowly wended their different ways through the camp. All night long Skil-le-wa-the-tha dreamed of weird forms pulling his heart out and burning it. Then in glee they would cast the ashes to the winds while he would wander over the earth, always wailing and seeking the forms for the release of his spirit. But as the morning came near he threw off this morbid dream phantasy and departed with his chosen companions be- fore the rest of the camp was astir. He was at the head of this little band, and as the mission upon whieh they were bound was very dangerous, they traveled mostly by night after they reaehed the eountry of their enemies, and allways with the moon- light the loveliness of Ta-qua-wa eame to Skil-le-wa-the-tha and fired him with ambition to accomplish his mission and hasten home to stay with her as long as they lived. They eame to the eamp of the enemy at midnight and hid in a deserted wolf-den on the hillside above the town. The next day they gained a general knowledge of the fortified eanip and espeeially of the loeation of the l'en-ehe-hloke Ivig-wa Cprison housel, where the Shawanoe prisoners were held. It took many days of watehful waiting before any eonnnuni- eation was established with the prisoners, but this was finally aeeolnplished, and after that all was easy. In the dead of night one of the prisoners escaped from the Wig-wa a11d then opened the gate of the town to Skil-le-wa-the-tha and his band. The eamp was soon entirely destroyed by the Shawanoes with their 'l'omahawks. arrows, and firebrands, and with but little loss to the attacking party. Then with his mission aeeomplished Skil-le-wa-the-tha turned to the homeward trail. not thinking of the honors whieh would be bestowed upon him by his tribe, but always of being with the lovely Ta-qua-wa again. The journey was long and full of perils. for the entire tribe of his enemies was aroused and fired with a determination of revenge. Many of his little band were wounded, and this so delayed their progress that it was several months before they were again in t.heir own territory. Un the morning her lover went away Ta-qua-wa stood on the great roek overhanging the water and watehed him dis- appear around the bend of the river. Then holding out her hands toward him she eried YYa-me-tha! Alta-ine-tha! Cfarewell! farewelllj. livery night just after sunset she elimbed the high roek and watehed for the moon to rise over the hills and forest: but when the old moon had gone and the new had passed the shadow mark in the elear water, Ta-qua-wa mourned her lover as dead and was no more the bright sunbeam of her father's wigwam. This great ehange in the spirit of his daughter eaused the old eluef mueh alarm, so he ealled in the medicine man of the tribe for advlee. As soon as the medicine man saw her he eried- Take her away! she is posessed of the evll splrlt! he looks out through her eyes! Take her away. After this had spread through the tribe. she was east aside and wandered even more lonely than before, but always at evening to her plaee on the great roek. Une night when she stood looking over the water where again the moonlit shadow of the roek had passed the point designated by Skil-le-wa-the-tha for his return, she shuddered at the thought of him who was no doubt dead. and of her lonely future as an outeast from her people. Then the pieture of her lover so lonely without her in his new lmnting ground, shown to her through her disordered vision, soon ealled her to spring into the water below. In a moment she sank and was wafted up to the Indian Heaven. Ya-roh-nia. It was moonlight when the small band of warriors returned with the released prisoners and Skil-le-wa-the-tha went direet- ly to the ehief's wigam and told of his journey and success, and then asked about the ehief's daughter. At the mention of her name the ehief east up his hands and cried- Speak not her name: the evil spirits have carried her away: she has not been seen for many days. With t.his information Skil-le-wa-the- tha left the old ehief and wandered out to the great roek. As he looked for the shadow on the water he saw a faee, an Indian maiden's faee. the face of the lovely Ta-qua-wa. She ealled and beekoned him to eome. He obeyed and leaped into her watery embraee. And now when the moon is shining if you stand on l.over's Roc-k' ln Neff Park, at Yellow Springs, you ean see the two Indian laces ln the water under the shadow of the great roek. ANNA C. RAYNER. The Missing Number N Monday there was great excitment in the high school at Uttersburg, for on the previous Friday, Professor Gamble, in addressing the school, had again mentioned the fact that one number in the volumes of school annuals was missing. But why all this excitment? perhaps you ask. Well. in former years the seniors had diligently searched for the number. because it was the wish of every student that their school record be complete, but they had met with no cheering success. Now, Professor Gamble had added a new inducement to promote renewed interest in the search. The senior who found the missing number was promised the position of Alumni Editor on the annual staff, a place of honor, for the senior class consisted of seventy-nine competent members. Needless to say that this position was sought for by many students who wished to gain prominence at the end of the eventful year. The search was made exceedingly difficult on account of these two conditions: forty years had passed since the loss of the copyg the members of the former graduating class, likely to possess a copy, were few. My chum, Etoyle, and I were as much interested as others of the class, but we could think of no place, whatever, in which to look for the copy, and time passed until but three weeks were left for the search. The next night when walking home from school, Etoyle and I overtook our old friend, Mr. Quinn, who was hobbling along on his cane with his large faithful dog at his side. While many people in town considered Mr. Quinn a queer old man. he seemed not so to Etoyle and me. When children we had gone every spring to his home and there in the large front yard had picked purple violets to our hearts' content, it was then that we had come to almost worship the old author, who sat beneath the tall. stately, trees thinking out plots for his books. Of course he was delighted to see us, and knowing our love for antique relics and remembering how we had spas- modically laughed over some old photographs he had once shown us, he now asked that we come down Saturday afternoon to look over some pamphlets which had been found among various books. lVe eagerly promised to do so, and left him at the gate of his lovely old-fashioned home. Etoyle was suddenly called out of town for the week-end. therefore she could not accompany me to Mr. Quinn's on Satur- day. Such an ideal day as it was in which to look at pamphlets! All morning it had rained hard, sometimes in torrents: and at two o'clock, when I started out. the rain was still falling steadily. The old servant answered the bell which I rang, and led me to the library where I found Mr. Quinn. He immediately got the pamphlets from an old chest on one side of the room. Al- though I was eager to examine the copies, my eyes insisted first on wandering around the room-to the shelves which ex- tended from ceiling to floorg to the oriental rug and soft, deep leather chairsg to the chest containing hidden treasures which Mr. Quinn said I might examineg to the fire place wherein a log slowly burned, though it was late spring: then to the pam- phlets which lay at my side. Vnrling up on the window seat. I was soon lost to my surroundings in devouring tl1e interesting contents ol' those papers. It was only three-thirty when I fin- ished them, so I went to thc chest. which Mr. Quinn had told me I might examine. Ilpon opening it, I found it to be filled with treasures indeed. The first roll was wrapped and sealed. but I broke the seal. There lay exposed some copies of school papers: upon realizing the fact, I hastily looked at the date of each. when-'I almost shouted. Surely one of them borc the date of the lost annual, or were my eyes deceiving me? I opened it to find out. Yes. it was the long lost annual. I jumped up and ran to Mr. Quinn with my find. You are welcome to it, he said: I had forgotten I had that old roll. Un my way to school Monday Iitoyle said, IYell. I am glad simply to be a member of the class which solves the mystery of the missing number. and the friend of the Alumni Editor. ETHICL PRIUIC. To a Bird Come, glorious bird, thou harbingcr of Spring! Come. bring with thee the bright sun-shine of May! The time of year when all the world is gay, .Xnd hours with happy children's voices ring. Tome, thou who first of all begins to sing! The trees are putting on their new array, The world awaits the first strains of your lay. So come, and with you radiant Summer bring. The long white season of the year is o'er, Iyhen never a blade of grass or leaf is seen, And singing brooks are covered o'er with ice: The god of Spring has opened wide the door, For weary mortals all to enter in .Xnd to enjoy this grand new Paradise. RUTH WILKINSON. The Spider and the Plumber CAccording to Poej was scared-scared to death because it was so dark in the cellar. I am a plumber: and because I would not join the Plumbers' Ilnion. I was put into the cellar and tied so that I could not move. VVhen they at length unbound me. and I was permitted to sit up, I felt that my senses were leaving me. The sentence-ethat dread sentence-of sitting in a cellar. was the last. distinct accentuation which reached my ears. After that. the sound of the plumbers' voices seemed merged into one dreamy. indeterminate hum. As I looked up at the ceil- ing. there through the register. I could see the glaring eyes of the President of the Plumber's Union, looking down upon me. Ilis eyes seemed terrible to meg even more terrible than my surroundings glaring with the intensity of their expression or firmness-of immovable resolution: of stern contempt of human nature. I saw that the decree of what to me was Fate was still issuing from those eyes. As I sat gazing. there came into my mind a thought of how pleasant it would be-to die in a cellar: what rest there would be! The thought came gently and stealthilyg and just as my spirit came at length properly to feel and entertain it. the register was closed, those glaring eyes vanished. and silence and stillness of night were the uni- verse. I had fallen asleep: when I opened my eyes, I found that I lay upon my back. unbound. At first. I could not remember where or what I was: but at length when I remembered, I started to my feet. shaking with fear. I thrust my hands wild- ly above and around me. only to encounter spider webs. that lmng from the low ceiling. Perspiration burst from every pore, and stood in cold big beads upon my forehead: for. oh. how I hated spider webs! Trembling with fear. I cautiously moved forward. in the hope of catching some ray of light. But being naturally clumsy, I stmnhled over what I later found to be a lawn mower. This fall made me unconcious, and there I lay. Upon awakening and stretching forth an arm. I found be- side me, a dish of salted peanuts. and to quench my thirst. a bottle of Bevo. I was too much exhausted to wonder where it came from, so I ate and drank with avidity. In the confusion attending my fall. I did not immediately notice a somewhat startling circumstance which. a few moments afterward, arrested my attention. It was this: my chin rest- ed upon the ground of the cellar. and my lips and the upper portion of my head touched nothing. I put. forward my arm. and shuddered to think that I had fallen at the edge of a trench which we had dug that day. I congratulated myself upon the accident by which I had escaped. Another step before falling, and-ewell, I wouldn't be here to tell it. Shaking in every limb, I crawled back to the wall. where I lay for many long minutes. At length. I slumbered. Upon arousing. I found that my condition had been greatly changed. I was now on my back. bound by a heavy rope. My left arm was free so that I could supply myself with some more peanuts which lay at my side. I saw to my horror. t.hat the bottle of Bevo was not there. I say to my horror. for I had acquired a great liking for that drink. It appeared to be the design of my persecutors to stimulate my thirst, for the peanuts were very, very salty. Looking upward, I surveyed the ceiling of the cellar. It was very low, and in one of its panels. a figure riveted my whole attention. There, was a great big spider. the biggest I have ever seen, slowly weaving its web downward. towards me. I never did care much for spiders, and to see this monster spider slowly coming towards me made me quake with fear. A noise attracted my attention. and I saw two enormous black cats traversing the floor of the cellar. They had issued from the trench just within view to my right. It might have been half a minute, perhaps even a minute tfor I could take but i1n- perfecl note of timej before I again cast my eyes upward. IIorrors! the spider kept coming! I could no longer doubt the doom prepared for me by the plumbers' ingenuity of torture. What boots it to tell of the long, long minutes of horror during which I watched the movements of the spider? Inch by inch Hfdown: even amid these agonies. I craved food. VVith an etfortjl outstretched my left arm as far as possible, and took possession of the few peanuts which had been spared by the cats. Again I looked up. Down-steadily down it crept. to my heart with the stealthy pace of a tiger. I alternately grinned and howled as the one or the other idea grew predominant. IDown-fcertainly relentlessly down. It came within three inches of my nose. I struggled ferociously to free my left arm: for it was free only from the elbow to the hand. If I could have broken the fastenings above the elbow, I could have caught the spider, and prevented it from landing on my nose. Iiut horrors! lt might have bitten me! Ilownfestill unceas- ingly. still inevitably down! As I lay there. I noticed that the cellar swarmed with cats. From where they came, I know not: but they came, neverthe- less. They jumped on top of me, scratching my face. Fats in front of me, and cats in back of me: and coming towards me a spider. What pleasant surroundings! They began pulling at the rope which tied me, and I felt that soon the struggle would be over. If they would only hurry. before that spider landed. was my only thought. Do you think I made a mistake? No. At length I felt I was free. I jumped up just in time to see the spider fall upon one of the cats, which instantly died. What if it had fallen upon me! Just then when I felt I at last was free, the cats started to run after me. Vl'herever I ran, they ran. lYith a shriek, I took out my handkerchief and wept bitterly. Then I noticed the trench and knew it was the only place left for me. I de- cided to be brave, and jump into it. .Inst when I was ready to end my happy young life. I fell out of bed and woke up. Now, wasn't that an awful dream? I I.0IiI'INCIC SACIIS. iiiScHi6bTEai575' U! thou most joyful schooldays, best of all: The days when hearts are all so young and gay. .Xhl but we can not stay, for at the call That comes, we leave to enter life full sway. The lessons that we once so much disdained lYe now call forth our great needs to supply: 'Tis worth so much, the little which we gained. The knowledge which no money e'er can buy. These merry, tho short days are full of joy: I,ife's bitter cup has not been tasted yet. Ah me! the world sharp arrows does employ: The treacheries of the world are like a net: And all too soon we find the school days o'er. 'Tis then we greater sorrows find and more. I+'I,0RENf'l+l AI.I'IXANDl'lli. The Haunted Mountain T was spring vacation, so Dick Merideth and his chum, Happy Mclieckney, prepared for their usual trip into the mountains. They started early the following Monday morning and after getting well into the hills, decided to explore the Haunted Mountain . It was rumored that here good pay dirt had once been found by some wandering pros- pectors, who had filed their claim and disappeared. Other men had tried to locate this claim but were unable to find any of the landmarks they had been given. The boys camped late Monday night on the Haunted Moun- tain. The next morning, while Hap was getting breakfast, Dick went to a nearby stream for water and in a few moments came rushing back to camp. 'US matter Dick?', asked Hap. Give me that gun, Hap. If I did'nt see a bobcat down there, I saw a ghost! Breakfast is ready now: let's eat first and both go after- ward. All right, Hap, let's hurry, answered Dick. So they soon began to explore a canyon they had found by following the stream. They found nothing all morning and were ready to give up when Dick suddenly spoke, VVhat's this, Hap? It looks like the print of a man's bare foot, said Hap. Yes, and that rock there 'is all splashed up, said Dick, pointing. Some one must be near here, let's go on up this canyon. So Hap led the way on up the canyon. They rested a short time after their noon lunch, then they were startled into action by a few pebbles rolling down the hill- 72 side. Careful investigation revealed nothing and both boys, puzzled, continued on their way. A low rumble became notice- able in a little while, which was soon recognizable as the sound of rushing water. First, they came upon a swirling rapid. Find- ing that a fall of a tributary blocked their path at the upper end, they turned into the new canyon. Suddenly, on a ledge high above, they saw a man, stooped with work and age. yet through his ragged garments his muscles still stood out in knots. Hello! called Dick, but he received no answer. The man disappeared upon the ledge that the boys occupied. How-dy+boys? he said in a strange, faltering voice. The boys soon followed him to the upper ledge where, to their astonishment they found a cave with a cedar shakedown near the entrance, in front of which stood a sheltered fire place. At the rear of the cave stood a rude cross, made of the limbs with the bark skinned off, and a small black box. such as banks use for private papers. Supper was soon over, and, in exchange for the news the boys brought, the man told them the following story! I had a son, once, and we took up a homestead in one of the valleys of this state. Soon after, cattle began to disappear from the nearby ranches, and three different times unsigned letters were pushed under our door at night, warning us to leave that section. We ignored the notices and one night we were seized, our house was burned, and we were shown to the nearest mountain pass, and told never to set foot in that place again. My homestead was soon signed over to another settler. A year later my son went back-the purpose doesn't matter-and after he had been there two days, cattle again began to disappear. Soon he was recognized and, as I heard in the next town, hanged by a mob of armed men. I swore vengeance upon the men who murdered my son, and upon the government which made no attempt to protect either him or my property. Five seasons have passed since I have seen any white men: the Indians and Breeds know of n1y presence here, Zllltl shun this place. They call me the hermit and say I am mad. The boys stayed with the hermit till time to return, and then he accompanied them as far as the foothills. Their account of their adventure aroused much curiosity among their friends, but nothing was heard of the strange man for some time. Then one evening Dick found his picture in the paper and under it the following account: Late yesterday afternoon, the man above pictured, brought two men to the city jail. Ile charged them with surveying the heights near the city for a heavy gun base. lloth pleaded guilty, incriminating evidence being found on their persons. Une, a German. gave the name of Yictor Meyer: the other, a Mexican, gave the name of Pedro Garcia. Their captor dis- appeared shortly after the men were jailed and has not been lo- cated. The above picture is a snapshot taken by a curious by- stander. lt is rumored that he is the mysterious hermit of the Ilannted lNlountains. II Soon after school closed for the summer the boys again went to the hermit's cave: but, finding no one there, they continued on up thc canyon. For two days they traveled up the canyon and on the third found where the stream disappeared under- ground. IIere they found the hermit. He was lying weak and helpless on a nearby ledge, his chest and arms horribly lacerated and covered with clotted blood: at his side lay a large mountain lion with a knife still sticking in its ribs. The scene told its own story. l'm afraid hc got me, said the hermit weakly. I have a last request. boys: If I die, wrap me in the robe you'll find in n1y cave and plant the cross you'll find there at the head of my grave. The little box you may have, but all personal things inside you must destroy. Soon he brightened up a bit, and, in endeavoring to take the man's thoughts from such a subject, they asked why hc had brought the spies to jail WIIBII he felt so much bitterness toward the government: Ile answered: I was the last of a proud 'Virginia family, all our line had been ofiicers of the armyg at my refusal to enter the army my father in a fit of anger disowned me. I immediately left f'or the west: you know how I was received here. Though I don't owe this govermnent anything, I had to uphold the honor of thefmy family. Besides I--el could'nt be a traitor. His voice rapidly became weaker. I am known as Mark Itansierf' The last was hardly above a whisper and soon after he was dead. As soon as they had fulfilled the hermit's last wish, the boys returned home, much depressed. It was some time before they opened the box, and on doing so they found a picture, a lock of hair, and some letters, all of which they destroyed, and a crude map of a mine of some kind with the unfiled claim papers. Soon after, in the company of Dick's father, they set out to find the mine. After a week's exploration they finally found that there was an entrance to the cave where the stream went under- ground and here a pocket. of pay dirt had been deposited. l'hey decided to have this assayed and then to look for the mother ledge. The following is the reply from the assayer: Your gold is almost virgin: it is of the nugget type and worth twenty-three fifth dollars per ounce. It is generally found in a pocket, which is soon exhausted, and filing a claim is hardly advisable. Please remit twelve CND dollars to cover cost of assay. Yours sincerely, r I have never heard as to whether or not the ledge was located but the boys obtained quite a neat sum from the pocket. HERBERT DENNIS. K QL '09 ' .M b wa ' R YW 5 Tk, Q, Lu ffl X7 oi Dimple, dimple. little Flo, llow I wonder what you know. Sitting there so still and shy. The quiet mouse of Piqua Hi. ltalphie had a pony. Virgil was its name: Ile lent it to a girlie, VVhen test time eanle. She read it, she kept it, 'l'ill lialphie quaked with fear: .Xnd Ralph won't lend his pony now. lVhen lixanx. time's so near. Old Mother Ilulmlmrd Went to the euphoard 'l'o get our poor C'arl a hone: But when Carl saw it, Ile could not ehaw it. So our poor Varl got none. Don, Don, his father's son, Stole some Sox and away he rung The Sox were long, and lank. and lean. And Don has never sinee been seen. IIiekory--Uiekoryv- Dock! A mouse ran up the eloekg Quite brave is Len, hut he ran then. Iliekorys- Diekory--Dock! other Goose 75 Albert, Froehe's fat and fair. fomhing hack his yellow hair, His head IS swelled for ever nlore, Pretty Albert. Froehe. Johnny shall have a new honnet. And Johnny shall go to the fair, And Johnny shall have a new rihhon To tie np his honny red hair. And why may I not love Johnny, And why does not Johnny love nie? And why may you not love Johnny? Cause. Johnny loves some one else you see .Ks Margaret trudged up old C'ron's hill, She met a fine young dandy, IYho said to her, My pretty Miss. Let, me huy you some c-andy. For you're so very pretty, Miss, That I can tell you true. It' I possessed a fortune large, I'd spend it all on yo11. Russell, Russell. please to hustle, l'se your hrain, and use your must-le. Build yourself a little hox, Then sit in this and knit your soc-ks. Dir-k and Bill went up the hill, To get an edueationg And Bill and Dick were hoth quite siek. lYith fear ot' nZillllIIltlII0ll.n Heigh-ding-a-ding, what shall I sing? Cornelia has got a queer name, lint if she works and never shirks She'll place it high in fame. Neva had a little buneh, lteedie, Frank, and Flo: 'l'hey always have the best of times, Are always on the go. I Ping and Lu, ling and Lu, where have you been? VVe've been in our ear for a little spin. Plllg' and Lu, Ping and Lu, what did you there? We ran over Lo1s's old grey maref' Sarie Sarie, quite contrary, How do your lessons go? You work quite hard. and on your eard Are little A's all in a row. Hey-Diddle-Diddle, Bus played her fiddle And all the teaehers fell down in a swoon: The Seniors all laughed to see sueh a sight. And Herbert D. bumped his head on the moon. Martha, be nimble, Martha, be spry, Martha, help us our fish to fry. Little lioy Blue, eome blow your horn, For Marie Knouff is a-plowing corn. And vvlllllllltll Gossard don't hear you at all: So, if you want help. repeat your call. Ride a tin Lizzie to Rossville town, To see a diver of great renown, Anna. quite gracefully dive from the ridge, Or top-most pinnaele of Rossville bridge. Talk away Windy, it's plain to be seen, You'r jolly and jumpie and also quite lean. But why we all like you the reason is plain. You stick by your friends with might and main Sing a song of spring-time, Wihile Helen Davis plays: ivhen lessons all are over, VVe'll dance for days and days. VVhen the danee is over, Ruth Eby small, will sing Of how Osterbend and Maurer VVill e'er together eling. Georgie Porgie. Pudding and Pie. Missed his lesson, which made him ery: Tho lessons grow harder from day to day, Still, Georgie must have some time to play. Rub-a-dub-dub. three bright girls in a tub. And who do you think they be? VVhy, Isabella, Gehle, and Edna, who daily Set sail on Learning's sea. There is a boy in our elass. Who is uneommon bright: He startles us with monstrous words Which often are not right. Cwho?-J. lab Old King Cole VVas a merry old soul, And a very good singer, this king: But his voice he forgot, And with envy grew hot. VVhen he heard our Perf-y sing. Wee Marie Weldy. .X girl in our elass, Is always quite funny, .X jolly, line lass. Sinall Elsie Fox Sat on a lxox lflating a pieee ol' pie: She put in ller thumb and pulled out a plum, Then said. what a niee girl ani I. l.illie lfrentz inet Dottie Lentz Un tlleir way to elasses, Said Lillie Frentz to Dottie Lentz 'WM' are two lionny lasses. ' lfltliel l'riee, lfltliel l'riee. Won't you lie glad. when lesson are over, And time ean lie liad f . lo ponder and plan. Froni sun to sun, For a sliining future And lots ol' lun? You have a young 4-lass mate. litliel by nanle. Who. lay writing tliese jingles. hopes to win faint ll' tliey llit you too liard, Ur soniellow don't suit. Please, just praise lier lalxor. and tell lier tl1ey're e Degrees Conferred li.-All Business F.fAll-round Fellow H.--Always Happy P.-All Pep S. M.+.Xnotlier Sellool Ma'am ll.-e-Big Boss li. l .fBasket Ball Fiend C'.k-Flever Vartoonist I.. li.-Cute Little Boy Mfflleniure Maiden S.k'Dignified Senior l3.f-Ever Blushing S.---elfine Student G.ffGiddy and Gay law-Good l. cimi king S.fGood Sport. lxl.7fi9lltl0 Maiden H.-Hardly Heard M.--Happily Married l .- Lady Fusser l..fe-Lean and Lanky S.-Latin Star . C.-Mighty Cute 77 M. B.+Migl1ty Bossy M N N P. P. Q. R. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T. T T U V . R.-Mechanical Reeiter F.-New Fonier K.-Niee Kid M.-Puritan Maiden S.-Popular Tenor A.-Quite an Artist M.-Rural Maiden C.-Some Catelier G. P.-Some Great Pianist L.-Sliining Light M.fSc-liool lxlilitllll S. lf'-Straiglit Steady Fellow T.-Some Talker Y.-Soft Yoiee B.-Toni-Boy F.-True Friend G.-True German S.fUnassuining Student Q.-Very Quiet W. H.-Woman Hater W. D.-Walking Dictionary X. Y. Zf-Guess! JOKES Herbert-Do you know that Neva is an awfully sharp girl? Lena-Yes, she cut me on the street the other day. She Cweary at ll :30J-I don't know a thing about baseball. He-Let me explain it to you. She--Very well, give me an example of a home run. J. lYells-There is something preying on my mind. G. Retterbush-Don't worry, it will starve to death. No word was spoken when they met, By either-sad or gay, And yet one badly smitten was 'Twas mentioned the next day. They met by chance this autumn eve, With neither glance nor bowg They often come together sof A freight train and a cow.-Ex. The lad stood on the burning deck, Relief ships blew their horns, But alas, he could not move, For the heat had popped his corns.-Ex. Virginia W. treading a sentence in shorthand which was supposed to be: The note is on the chart The nut is in the shirt. A gentleman who had married his cook, was giving a dinner party, and between the courses, the good lady sat with her hands spread on the tablecloth. Suddenly the burr of conversation ceased, and in the silence that followed, a young man on the right of the hostess said pleasantly, Awful pause! Yes, they may be, said the old-time cook with heightened color: and yours would be like them if you had done half my work. -Ex. John Geyer-Ccoming late to schoolj Am I a little pale? Dick S.-Hardly. I would say you were a big tub. Teacher to a student who was almost asleep-What do you know about it? He-I don't know. She-You don't know what? He-What you asked me. She-What did I ask you? He-VVhat I don't know.-Ex. 2 lovers sat beneath the shade And l un 2 the other said: How 14 8 that U B 9 Have smiled upon this suit of mine. If 5 a heart, it palps 4 U 'Tis sweet 2 B your loved 1 2 Say, oh nymph, wilt marry me? She, lisping, said Y 13 ly.-Ex There was a young lady named Price Whose ways were exceedingly niceg Now if you're not slow, The reason you'll know- She's fed on some mild and sweet rice. Wee Freshman straying into chemistry lab.: VVhatcha doin'? Senior- Compounding a universal solvent, my son. Freshie- Whats' that? Senior fpatientlyj- A fluid that will dissolve anything. Freshie- Whatcha goin t' keep it in? Senior- !!!???.-Ex. Martha-Why is your voice so sharp? Herbert-Because I've been trying to get a word in edge- ways for a whole week. He said: Class Side Show I've got something for your neck. And she was filled with hope: lint oh, alas! he only brought To her-a bar of soap.-Ex. My plate is damp complained the traveler who was dining in a London Hotel. Hush! whispered his wife. That is your soup. They serve small portions in war time. -Ex. How fat and well your little boy looks. Ah, you should never judge from appearances. He's got a 'lllllb0ll on one side of his face, and he has bee11 stun f bv a L V1 W . wasp on the other. -lux. Modesty She-Isn't it funny that handsome men are always disagree- able? He-Uh. I always try to he Illt'tlS2lllI.-SEX. Leah Sw-I thought you took geometry last. year? Charles UI-I did, but the faculty cncored me. Advice to Freshmen lflarly to bed, and early to rise, Love all the teachers and tell them no lies: Study your lessons that you may look wise And buy from the firms that advertise.--Fx. We Wonder If the postage stamps on Isabella's letters always stick to Fire Eater .,... . ............., . Fat Man .,........ Talking Monkey. . . IYild Man ........ Human Squirrel .... Strong Man ..,... Giant .......... Midget ...... K lown , .......... Toe Dancer ....... Backing Broncho ............... Characteristic I Aint Got Nobody ............ . For Me and My Gal Pretty liaby ........ . . . Poor Pauline .....,, . . . I Love the Ladies .... . . . . . . This Is the Life ............ . . . .Herbert Dennis . Elmer Sanzenhacher . . . .Martha Spencer .William Frost . James VVells . . .Jolm Leonard . Don Broughton John Geyer . . .Ralph Alexander . . .Luella Gillespie Albert F roebe Songs Ralph lleckert George Retterbush Alfred Froebe Neva Mote .Len Craig .l'. H. S. You're a Dan ferous Girl ..,, .,.. l Clsie Fox v g 1 L 1 X ou re m Love .......... , . . .John Geyer 'Tis the End, so Farewell ........ The Seniors It's Funnye How the teachers pick on the fellow that has a girl. How angelic last year's class was. How Miss Mc-Kinnev fuards the drinkin f fountains. . - 5- tr . . How Miss Patterson hates to see a pupil enjoying a How the fellow who hasn't his lesson IS the first one called on. Heard in the Senior Class nap. fm-ts? Martini S.ftIn Englishl Miss Patterson, I can't understand Meredith's works. Miss Patterson-Did we say anything about Landor yester- Neva M.-VVell. certainly not: the book says he only wrote day? for literary people. Ilerhest ll. A--- f'Yes. I recited on that myself. Miss l'. tTo flassj- iYell. what were we told? lilthel Pearson tln rlietoricalslfelie pickerl up the shoulderof George R.----Nothing! a leg of mutton. The dog laid his hands on her lap. If You Don't Believe Me Ralph went out one evening To call upon a miss, And when he reached her residenee this. like stairs the up Rau Her father met him at the door: He did not see the miss Nor will he see her any more For all um umop mlll 'sup AEX. Doe Batty-l had a deaf unele who was arrested, and the judge gave him his hearing next morning. Roy H.-'l'hat's nothing. A blind aunt of mine walked in a lumber yard and saw dust. Miss Vooper-What is the test for fat? l,ois l,oyf'l'he seales. Mother, dipping her son i11to the river in Hades: Achilles: Unch! Ma, oueh! MafVVatsamatter? Achilles-'l'his river Styx. .lohn Meeker-Do you know any German? Ralph Louis-No. I'm Ameriean. Miss I'ptonMWhat is the meaning of faeilc? Margaret Fffliasy. Limericks A lad of great learning is Stroll, He never can tell all he know, His thoughts eome so fast. His first is his last, That aeeounts for his silem-o. l trow. A small blue eyed Senior named Rayner, Desired to be animal trainer, Just what was her fate 'Tis sad to relate, For they sifted her bones through a strainer A tall young athlete named Len, VVished to show his power over men: He disturbed the town square, By his speeches made there, So now he is safe in the pen. A sandy haired girlie named farson, NVas looking one day for the parsoug In great fear and dread The mothers all said: Oh, don't let her get near to our son. A long lanky fellow named Sox. Fontraeted the dreaded small-pox, To the river he ran, Tied to him a tin eau. And threw himself down from the doeks. A young theologian named Fiddle, Refused to aeeept his degree. For, he said. 'tis enough to be Fiddle Without being Fiddle. D. D. Miss lfnwliat linglish word is derived from it? Mr. Rupert-Has Piqua a sinking fund? Margaret-lfaeulty. J. VVellsfNo1 it's already sunk. Tennis Supplies Base Ball Goods 1611125 S ITH The Store of Quality and 0 f 0 Satls action lYe extencl our eoiigratulzilions to the Clrzuluates of 1017. Our CZROXYTH is proof of S.eYl'ISlf.eXC l'lUN zmcl Ql'4Xl,lTY iff ,Xll orders receive our best attention Groceries, Meats and Feed Phone us your orders. r WACK S GROCERY Auto ACCGSSOFICS Slltle Repairing for. High and College. l'lione 249 Geo. W. Davis, Ph. G. DRUGGIST Ash and Wayne Sts. Phone 153 PureDrugs and Medicines, Toilet Ar- ticles, Stationery, Sick Room Supplies. En- joy your vacation with Senega Scout Cam- era. We sell them. Have you tried our soda? Becoming more popular every day. Only 5c a glass. WE TRY TO PLEASE Our Molto: The Best is none to good for the Sick Cut Price Shoe Co. The Value Giving Shoe Store Our store makes a specialty of novel- ty footwear for young folks. We give you style and our prices are always lower. See Our Windows Cut Price Shoe Co. I A .-., .W th 1 M fem N 4- . D l1i,,g ..:' 'X Mf?e5i.af.f A 1 , Ball Bearing Lawn Mowers Champion , Republic , and Pilot ANGLI-2'S You may confidently look to us for authentic fashionsg dependable woolensg perfect fitg correct clothes. We make a business not only of knowing what's right, but of hav- ing it here for you for your selection. Call and be measured today! Jas. W. Brown, Tailor ll2 XY. Ash Street Piqua, Ohio The Best of Quality and Service XYe aim to couple courtesy and service with the quality of our line of fancy and staple stock. Give us a trial if these are the marks you require. H. K. Beckert Groceries and Provisions Young and South Ave. Home Phone 277 What You Can Get at Fountain Park Jim Rasor's Grocery l-2-its good for you. 3-4?-They all want more. 5-6AYou get it in a dish. 7-8-The flavor great 9-lflefluess again. lt's Marpeka Ice Cream Manufactured by Piqua Ice Cream Company Mrs. A. J. SCHNEYER Slmwing 21. Umnplote Lino of MidSummer M I LLI N E RY :LI RCUSOIIRIIIIO Prices BROWN'S SECOND FLOOR wiv? IN- HEAD .aw M11 MOTOR CARS , , . . . . ll I I I Q. Ilu- Ilm' of limrk six 1-vln I t I I II I Ile IbII'X'l L, 5 II is il 1-mnplvt nv. A vu. I it i'Yl'l'- I . U I., Il yr-nr. PRICES 2 l'aussm-lug:-1' Ruzulslvr bfillll-0 3 PilSSl'llgL'l' Fullpm- ,, , ZISHI-0 5 l,ilSSl'llf.'fK'l' 'l'uuring fur. ?I'4l07II 4- Palssongvl' SNIEIII , ,,PI-S1835 H E M M 119 North Main Street The Piqua Grapite 8: Marble Co. Mortuary Archltects and Bullderju V1 'K W W - E 5 2 ' em .Imm..mw.1ww wummm MANUFACTURERS and DEALERS IN Monuments, Mausoleums and Markers 2II31l2l0P?1'0zIeagI1St' PIQUA, OHIO Htieigliiwfiiit O ei3LoUR A Splendid Assortment White Sport Shoes and Qxfords M. NORTON, 415 N. Main St. We CLCTHE the FAMILY Un our easy payment plan. Reductions in all Departments. Opt-it a charge account. People's Credit Clothing Co. 128 North Main Street Mrs. White's Favorite Millinery Shop ' 320 North Wayne Street A GREAT SALE OF TRIMMED HATS Cases are filled with new summery models fine large Milans, Sailor's Mushroom, Saucer Double Brim. Original and unusual modes in Trotteur and St-mi-clrvss Alodt-ls. Smart Sha ws Sativx' trims that ant-al to those I l l looking for distinvtio Ano two hats alike. Newt Hill Card Printing and Magazine Agency Buy your A Drug Store NEEDS of Ht-clgcs X Higgins Tllli Rexall stout-1 Hedges 81 Higgins WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS 325 N. Main St. l'lQl'.'X, 3: 1: UIIIU ml fl I ,W my lll, Tmii I i I f ll tt w if l i 'mimi-it- t 4', i5 y 3' My l t ge-I F - 1 42- , 'Sflif Q li l ae fx cl - Ve X '- vi - X it-ij l' 'K I 'fra' 'lf fy 1 'ff W- t .T 4 W x l :fill m y 5 Q ul fltqyif H 'll' - ll ll Ez' , ' o' llll -,.-..L..f. IN OUR BOTTLING WORKS the strietest enre is taken that only the purest mater- inls ure used, only the very eleztnest methods permit- ted. Ifyou have heretofore thought soft drinks insipid try ll box of our ginger ale, lemon soda or smsztpnrillzt. Yon'll find you have been mistaken. IT'S A CASE of getting the hest when you order your hottled goods form us. Those who have used them for years know of their purity and wholesomeness :others have hut to try them to he Con- yineed. Try some of our sn il p p y, efferveseing, re- freshing ginger zlle for 21 starter. A phone or post turd will do. 4 F take this opportunity of ex- tending our hest wishes to the inemhers of the Senior Class. H ENN ES Piqua's Quality Boot Shop. When thirsty, drink When hungry, eat ut Patterson's THE PIQUA BGTTLING WORKS Confectionery Keep Smiling The Joy of Dry Cleaning N 0 Gdor Pearson Ury cllC2lIl0l' l.ZlllllCll'y Phone 397 H3 XV. Ash PRE- FOR MAN AND NATION-BANK BUCK! A Saving Account helps turn the wheels of business. Ask us. ED Qjgjggof THE PIQUA DAILY CALL MIAMI COUNTY'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER 1 9 1 7 extends Cordial Best Wishes for your future SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS W' lgaffifulaf Greenamyer 81 Co. COP C Corner MAIN and WATER Street Sewing Machine eat at the The rlght plggeintriggllgoyggg' pim-liziscs in I'H,fiE'.'Q.-f,I'. iifSvf iQililEii.ifl'5 BASE BALLS TENN1S,f1fa31,1f FISHING Il Qslj lm- 1111- slzmflzlffl of GUNS, RIP LILS, RILVOLV qllilloi- 'your' QQOIIIIIICIIUCIIICIII lm-ss In-nusutvlwd at CAPS, ATPHAETIC Singer Shop Cheaper than CLoTH igIG ALL KINDS. 423 North Main Sr- 11V1U9I at See our line. Get the latest stuff PIQUA, oH1o home at the Right Prices. X6 NEgS The Piqua Savings Bank Co. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IllllllllllllillllllllllllIlllllllllllKIIIlllllIIIlllllVIIIIIIIlIlllIlllllllllllilllHIIIllllIII1lllllIIIIlIllllllllIlllHIHIIIHIIIIlllllllllll llllllllllIIIlIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllIIUIIIlIIIIIIHIIIIIIIlllllIIIlillllllllllllllllllllllllll IllllIlllllllllllllllllll ., 0 e ' sex g . V 'x X J sims' L ge A EE BPOS. CO. G DD i FPMXIYQ DIQUA. OHIO. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIHIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllHIHIIIlllllllllIIIHIIIHIIHIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIHIIllllllllllllllIIIlllllIIllIIllIIlIIIIllIIIIIIIlIIIIllIllIIIIIIllIIIllIIIIllllIIllllIlllllllllllllllllllllll Ginger Ale to the Fore More people are drinking and serving ginger ale because Clicquot Club Ginger Ale has taught America what a fine beverage good ginger ale is. Good groeers and druggists sell Fliequot bythe ease. You will find it almost fountains, hotels and elubs. CliCqu0t Club is made of real ginger and deep-spring water. It has a snap and sparkle, a high earbonation and guaranteedpurity. lt is the standard ginger ale of America and there is probably no better in the world. THE S. ZOLLINGER CO. Distributers Q Y I 5' J 4o3rfv'MAffv .sr Coats Suits Skirts Waists Millinery Dresses Muslinwear Petticoats Corsets Housedresses Raincoats Chi1dren's Coats Children's Dresses With Apologies to the Persian Come fill the cup, Such perchance, That Clears, This rant of thine, That seeks to enoble, Today of past regrets, paltry Wine --- And future fears, For the cup that clears, For tomorrow, I myself, The future fears: , , That soothes us daily, May be w1th yesterday s, IS purest MILK Seven thousand ears. And its labeled BAILEY! Y No headache there, Within the bowl, No remorse to pay, As ghastly toll! For in its milky depths- You'll find the joys -- Its purity begets! IEE? BAlLEY'S BLUE RIBBON MILK Milk as Safe as Modern Science Can Make lt. B R 0 W N ' S Complete Stocks of Await Your Inspection For iuontlis past wc lmvv been preparing tlu-so coniplctc stovks ol' tlu- vt-ry newest itlcas in all knuls ol snninu-r 1ll0l'l'llllINl1S0. Heavy zulvtuuxi ptiivltztscs nutkv ll possilnlc for us to sell tlicsc- goocls ut zlstonisliingly low prices. ln the i'vz1clv-to-wvui' flt-pztrtmcnt wc are showing clover sport suits, skirts zuul clrc-sst-s, as well us gztrnuints for more clrt-ssy wear, liulmrit' silk swcutors in all tlui popular colors, togc-tlu-r witll at lutncl- sonu- lint' ol' lmlousos for summer XVCZIV. Un our main floor you will liincl vompix-liciisivo stocks ol' wztsli gootls ol' ztll kincls, gingluuns, kiclclio Cloth, gztlatozt, novelty plzticl uncl stripccl skirting us well us il lmig lim- of printccl llllil plain voilt-s, tissues zuul lawns in il wiclv range of popular prices. THE J. W. BROWN COMPANY Buy a War Bond and Serve Your Country 'l'l1is Billlli will sviwt- you witliout vlutrgo in tlui l7lll't'l1ZlS0 ol' lmoiuls now olilivrvcl us ll part ol' the l.ll3lfR'l'Y 1.0.-XN. lfull inlornultion upon rvqtlvst. The Citizens National Bank Asn at MAIN STREETS Manhattan Restaurant ? Q Try our coffee which has made us famous H. l'. 1175 109 XY. Ash St. THI K of The Warren Printing Co. when in need of Prlntlng lVlay's Qpera House AULD HARRY XY. KRESS, Lessce and Manage Home of and RINGS Special and Triangle Designed exclusively for discriminating classes who D put quality ahead of price. Feature Photo Plays and High Class Stage Productions Exclusively You can always see our Program D L A Advertised daily in all the local ' ' il newspapers in the upper right hand Manufacturing Jewelers corner of the Social Page, showing Columbus, Qhiu The best Actors in the best Photoplays at the Best Theatre Class of 1917. Oflicial Jewelers to the 90 Piqua Planing Mill and Lumber Yard Ifslulmlisllccl 1879 ::: Both Phones 61 ALL KINDS OF IIKIBICR, DOORS, SIXSH, SHINGLICS, POSTS, FEN- CING, ALL LINDS OF INTER- IOR FINISH AND MOULD- INGS, C' IC L If I3 R A T I2 D N .X Y.-X-IO ROOF I N G, ISICAYICR BO.-XRD, REY- NOLDS .-XSI'HALT SHINGLFS AND IXIILL XYORK GEORGE WASHING Dealer in Groceries and Fresh Meats Feed of all Kinds WE DO OUR OWN BAKING and use nothing but the best ingredients and Pure, Sparkling Water from our Own Spring, thus insuring you of PURITY AND CLEANLINESS Try Us GEORGE WASHING CORNER SOUTH AND GORDON ST. Piqua, - - OHIO trand Yheatre MATINIQI: DAILY FIREPROOF 05,000 PIPE ORGAN FRED I.. ADAMS, MANAGER Fine Photo-Play Theatre between Dayton and Toledo, Acknowledged Leaders in Motion Pictures Show- ing Exclusively The Very Highest Class Photoplays With the World's Most Popular Stars The Big Star photoplays have built our reputation THE BEST VENTILATED THEATER IN OHIO Summer Suits STRAW IIATS SILK SIIIRTS IINIJERWEAR SWELL TIES KATZ 8: HENNESSEY ON TIII: SQUIIRI: F lach Bros. Coal and Building Material Woon STRICICT C. H. X IJ. R,xII,RoAn BI-:s'I' TQUALITY B I FINEST 1 I,IwoI: Va, X' , . Trekceb H Our Special I S I Cresceus Union Made - Vrllv thu' V Smoke Shop ' . l'.xs'I'I4:I'IIIzl4:II IXIILK, lllI'I I'I41Ic. SC Im: 1'IcIc.IxI ANI: If'I'IS1Ill4l prove il for yourself, M:IIIIIf:II'iI1I'I'cl III I'I'lII:I hy Jos. Beckert 118 N. Main St. THE SMOKE SHOP Brucker Milk Co. IIOIHO Plllllli' 1098 328 VYoon S'l'. Q AYL1-3 Steel Engravers and Manufacturing jewelrymen to American Universities NEW YORK ALBANY CHICAGO 25 XY. 42d Sl. 19 Chapel St. 64 XY. Randolph St. Samples of Wedding Stationery upon Request Correct Forms Moderate Cost OMR-MADE I'liANl7'l' I3l'T'I'lCR, made from selected Peanuts in modern l1llIlIl0l', Nothing as nutritious and cheap. Try some D. LOUIS Sz SON Fancy Groceries and Meal Dealers All marketing under one roof. Pejumes and Toilet Necessities XYe have ll fine assorllnenl llllil IIIVIIC YOUI' IIISDCCIIOII and inquiries. C. H. LUCAS Nyal Quality Drug Store Cor. Water and Wayne Sts. B. F. JULIAN Fresh and Cured Meats Motor Delivery Home Phone 811 PIQUA, -:- OHIO Arthur A- Marks Edgar A- Efb Why not start now with an endowment policy? THE ELECTRIC SHOP W-mag Electrical Contractors ' ' EEEIIICE ENE EEEICIEIICII Mendenhall -Wilkinson Co. The Post Office is Still Opposite Kinds of Good Insurances Do if Electrically H 219 N. Wayne St. Phone 1144 Rooms 421-422 Orr-Flesh Bldg. PIQUA, OHIO The Home of Qualify Groceries , MQW' EIIIQQEM' eeee' e S Blqua may Brass M eeeeeeeeeeee -Ig 1 LISSLI YC .. ,,,,, , , . ...D We could'nt, if we would, Prints all the News IEIII III II I- that's fit to print. ' Mlm 'lbhdgl 'S Neither would we, if we could, I I I I Sliumpon .C I I .25 Its news like its .circulation Shim mo IC Sell you, inferior goods. 'S POW f1dC- ,C I P 'i '- Slllgi' C C.. . E.C, . , .Zn Quality Groceriesu Our Molto ALEXANDER BROS. 514 W. High Stfefe-Two Stores l-649 W. High St. Try it and see. 10 cents a week delivered by Carrier. The only Newspaper in Piqua that has a Definite, Fixed Policy. Its The People! Paper. Make a specialty of scalp treatment, falling hair and tlanclruff. L. G. Raglin 428 W. High Street 'lllIllllIlllIllllIIIIIIlllIIIlllIIIllIIllllIIIHIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIllIIlIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIlllIIHIIIllIIIIIIIllIIIlIIIllIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIllIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIllIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIHIIlllIIllIIIIIIIHIIlllIIIIIIlllIllIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIHIIlllllllllllllllllllllll' The Success of The Piquonian is in no small measure due to the Qiality of Stafford Engravings and the Character of Stafford Co-operation :::: In making this statement, we have no desire to take any credit from the editorial staff-in fact we feel that it is all the more to their credit that they realized the superior quality of Stafford engravings and that they so thoroughly appreciated the value of Stafford co-operation. Years of specialization have made the Stafford organization unusually expert in engraving and design- ing for college and school publications. The most modern shop equipment gives us every facility for prompt production of quality etchings, halftones and color plates. Stafford halftones are made by the famous l.evy acid-blast process, which gives a cleaner, deeper and sharper etch than the tub method generally used. Printers like Statlord plates because it makes it easier for them to give you a first-class job. The Stafford hand-book Engraving for Col- lege and School Publications, containing 164 pages and 300 illustrations, give valuable suggestions for planning your publication, preparing copy and order- ing engravings. It prevents costly mistakes and as- sures you of highest quality of engravings at lowest cost VVe do not sell this book-we merely lend it without charge to the staff of each publications for which we make the engravings. In addition to the general assistance of this hand-book, we give you also our direct and individual co-operation. Siu 'orll E111 rrzwhzrs and Sin owl U0-0 t I'Ill'I.07l. will hcl to assure . .1 . . 1 , flu' .vzu-cz's.v of any college or school putblzcatmn. Stafford Engraving Company .-'lrfz'sl.w, l1es1'g11ers, Engravers Century Building, Indianapolis, Ind. FREE This is the book that we loan without charge to the stall of every publication for which we make the engrav- ings. VVC have a large depart- ment devoted exclusively to copperplate engraving and steel-die embossing. VVC can give you quality and service on your commencement in- vitation, fraternity station- ery, visiting cards and any other work of this character. Samples with prices on re- quest. lllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIllIIIIIIIHIIHIIIIIIIllIlIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIHIIHIIIHIIIIIIIHIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIllIiIIIIIIHIIHIIIIIIIIllIHIIIlllIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM 95 Mittinefy llve are showing Sport Hats Zllltl everything new in Sl' Xl Nl Ii R Nl Il,l,lNl2RY. Call in Zllltl try some of them on. Mrs. Ida Madison 220 Wood St. H WE WILL save you soles and heel your SHOES while YOU WAIT. Called For and Delivered Eagle Shoe Repairing Co Home Phone 1079 124 N. Main St. r Gern Barber CI'll'0IlCl'b8l'!'y Shop HAIR CUT 1 15C7 THE DRY SHN E CLEANER IOC ' Shop Open livenings, 8:00 P. Rl. Sziturrlzly liyenings, 11:00 l'. Xl. BASEMENT W. P. ORR BUILDING 424 N. Main St. Home Phone II03 Best Vwslves Class of 1917 THE QUALITY Sl-IOP E. C. SCOTT Jeweler and Optometrist That Summer Suit If you want reall comfort during the hot, sultry clztys of Summer you will require on LoeHler's Special Tropical Weight nnule to your lll02lSllI'C.' PALM BEACHES, MOHAIRS, FLOR- IDA CLOTHS, GOFF CLOTHS, DEL 81 NELLS BEACHES. A selection of one huntlrecl samples :tt 310 per suit and up. FRED LOEFFLER, - 323 N. Wayne St. A V K . Try im-. Victrola nee: u Outfit Xldincludes Victrola XI, 3100.00,' 20 selections' C10 10-inch Double-Face Recordsy, S7 .50 To'ra1.s107.5o. Terms 55.00 u monthly. TEAR OUT AND MAIL THIS COUPON WURLITZER, 122 W. High St., Pi- qua, Ohio -V ,Send catalog ol Victrolag also ex- plain your easy payment plan. Addressg .......i........n.................................... . A lVlAIL TODAY 6-s-P e OUTFIT NO. XI 7 V,,f'Wurlitzer will send this Victrola to your home just to show you show splendid the new Victrolas sound. The Rudolph Wurlitzer . Co. A122-W.. High St. f'0n the Square lf you're anxious to add to your savings, just live on a little bit less. i Your EARNINGS are not so important: It's. the SAVINGS that make for success. The Piqua ational Bank Resources more than two million dollars I ,, Member of The Federal ReservelBank,, under supervision of The U. S. Government. ---1--1--... 4-.. rw is . . .. ,Qs m . A , ....,i.,,,,:,,U.,' is LQMPV1 'X N- . . 1:1..g:,x,..: iy.,. -. 3151- mm'....f'.f of'