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EDITOR- fa I Associate Editors - ' If JUNIOR CLASS, - V - - - Q - HARRY HOUGHTbN I , SOPHOMORE CLASS, - WALTER CARNEY FRESHMAN GLASS, - - - JOHN MCCAIQL g ' 5' BERT QADAMS, l Y - - BUSINESS MANAGERS4 A ELLRACARNEY, S ef A f 1 A v rf A 5 SN f 5+ 4 PM I ff ,gf I--:M ' V - '- ' , . .4 Q , , g----W V ,, , , -Y sf 4 1 1 K Q I a E v Membersof the Board of Education J. W. McCall, Sec'y W. J. Keys Park Findley A. F. Lutz, Vice Pres. J. P. Cadden, President W. H. Bunch A 'V '31-f..,i'fS'53. . -,,, , ., , , ' r---an? 1- ----,A-. Y M fl A Greeting The Class of 1902 of the Beloit High School ektends a cordial greeting to the educational public. It takes a justx pride in launching forth the first annual ever published by our High School, and its members hope that those who peruse carefully the follow- ing pages will have a better idea of the intrinsic value of our schools and a niore abiding faith in their destiny. A V I - -s.v.f ' 'M '? 'luidlzwa-ZiN9i'.' if '21 . l K I A ..-QLAA. Commencement 'Tis something hard to understand, How sad this end, this new beginning, This honor that we've all been winning, Inspiring, noble, worthy, grand, A token that our 'lives have spanned The first great course in life's long racef Commencement. How long we've toiled to reach this V K. . What disappointments, sorrows, Have crossed our path 3 but Hope that buoys With loving help the weary soul, Has taught us all to play the role Of students, and has brought us to Commencement. We've mingled tears with sunny smiles 5 We've learned the lessons in our books And caught the words and warning looks Of teachers, when we've tried the wiles Of some deep plot that reconciles Us to our lot, ere we have reached Commencement. Commencement ! How the word is fraught With meaning ! Life's foundation stone Is firmly laid by each alone 3 The many lessons we've been taught, The inspirations we have sought And found, has made us proud to greet Commencement. When memory in after years Shall turn with pleasure to the days Of long ago-O may no haze Of disappointment frown 3 no tears ,Of vain regret 3 but all that cheers The heart, be centered in the word Commencement. gnpyw ..-Q 4 i mmm C. E. ROSE, PRINCIPAL .,,,,ii-- - X8 The I-IighSchool W DEPARTMENT MATHEMATICS AND GERMAN the course and provides for a thorough- ness which could not otherwise be ob- tained. ' The High School auditorium, a large, commodious room, is lighted with elec- tric lights and has a large stage with a curtain attached, for entertainments. It has a piano that was bought and paid for by the pupils and teachers, and its walls are graced with numerous pictures and pieces of statuary donated by the various classes and by Women's clubs in the city. Aside from the auditorium there are two large recitation rooms and one small one. The laboratory, situated in the basement, is well equipped with chemicals and scientific apparatus and contains a large collection of zoological, geological and ornithological specimens. The oflice, which contains a well select- .QNE of the ambitions of parents in and about Beloit, is to have their children graduate from the High Schoolf Since its foundation by Professor Bion S. Hutchins in 1881, it has been steadily working out its mission, and of its value and efiiciency nearly 340 graduates can attest. From a three years' course established in '81 it became, under Professor G. M. Culver, a four years' course in 1893. Its graduates from the Latin and the German courses are admitted without examination into the Freshman class of the State University. The High School is, at present, divided into three departments: The department of Latin and German, the department of Mathematics and Eng- lish, and the Scientific department. Each of these departments is presided over by instructors especially adapted to their line of-. work. This system of specializing adds particular strength to Miss ETTA EWILLEAT DEPARTMENT ,oF SCIENCES -f .flaws -- A. S. REDFERN DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LATIN ed library of 1500 volumes, is equipped with a telephone for the convenience of the school. Other features of the .High School and of High School life are the literary societies, music and the Weekly chorus. and athletics. These, however,-will be taken up and discussed separately. The High school has just now reached its majority, being this year twenty- one years old. With its majority it has reached the highest enrollment in its history-168. The time is now at hand when another instructor should be' add- edto the faculty. On account of the several courses and of the number of studies in eacliifcourse it is practically impossible to divide classes, although several of the classes are very large and unwieldy. May the time soon speed when these needed changes shall ke brought about, and may the High School live long and prosper, and ever grow in usefulness and influence! FRONT VIEW OF HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM LABORATORY AND MUSEUM A Tragedy in One Act Father in a rocker, Boy upon his knee, Former falls a dozing In a manner free 3 Latter hears a. skeeter, And he sees him pose In a saucy manner On the father's nose. Soon an inspiration Raises up the hand Of the young observer, And he makes it land With a telling swiftness On the father's face, VVhile the bloody skeeter Tumbles in disgrace. Father rises quickly In a fit of rage, Smites his little sonny Of the tender age. Skeeter lies a dying- Now he is no moreg Sonny lies a weeping On the brussels fioor. Father stands a rubbing Still the wounded spot, Air is blue with moanings And quotations hot. Sf- Music in the Schools 5'- During the winter of 1898-9 the study of music was begun in the High School under the leadership of Mr. C. E. Shutt, principal of the High School. About that time, also, a few of the best singers of the High School were or- ganized into what later became well known in this section of the state as the Beloit High School chorus. That was the sounding of the key note. The many homes of Beloit took it upspontaneously, joined heartily in the move- ment, and thus aided in the easy passage through the prelude. We now find ourselves in the opening strains of a grand musical production, which, unlike most creations, can never die g the result of the musical training in our schools will be always sweeter, always more powerful. Two years ago in February the teaching of vocal music in the grades was first begun. During the last two years thiswork has been carried on, chiefly by the teachers, under super- vision, ina careful, systematic way. During this time special care has been taken, not merely to teach the child the elementary theory, but what is of muchmore impprtance, how to use properly his vocal organs. In this lies the secret of success inpublic school music. God has made every human voice in such a waythat, if developed, a hidden beauty may be found. There are boys in the Beloitschools today who three years ago could not sing the simplest tunes. Their voices then seemed made of only one tone, and that one, by its harshness, .could hardly be called a tone. Their ears seemed entirely defective. Yetliilssucli-Vg-SQ marvelously short time, in connection with all their other school work, these same boys are now able to sing with a power in their tones scarcely equaled by those who have all along been called singers. Children, boys especially, who three years ago would howl with mirth atlthe very sug- gestion of their attempting to sing, now enjoy the singing the most. The value of the musical development of every child is something that cannot be estimated. It softens, mellows, refines the voice. Could anything be more commendable 'Z In these days when boys and girls so easily learn to be rude in voice and manner, could anything be of more benefit than that which re- fines? In these strenuous times, when the rush of business-life produces such a strain upon the nervous system, we ought to insist upon some training in music. The ability to sing or play will in after years be a pleasure and a comfort, and an invaluable way of relieving the mind of its strain of labor. More than all, the study of music is often thesurest way of preventing the formation of bad companionshipsj . Give the child the pleasure afforded him by music, and bad companions will have no charm for him. Give him the fullest possible development in music and you have bestowed upon him a priceless legacy, to-be passed on always with addedf comfort and pleasure. During the past year C. E. Rose has, ably carried on the music and chorus work in the High School, and the year ends with increased enthusiasm in this brariclifof study. . -' - ' . . - - A - ' Q High School Chorus. C. E. Shutt, Director 5 'I Mes! A l fel iilterarq Sfccletles mf 1 :asv .LXTI-IENIAEUNI GEORGE LOVEALL, - IXRESIDENT BL-XBEL HALL. - - SEcRE'r.un' HELIANTHIAN XVALTER GLIDDEN, - PRESIDENT INIARY MCCALL, - SECRETARY Inorder that the High School student might take a greater interest in rhetoricals, the school, under the direction of the principal, Miss Lucy A. Arthur, was divided in 1893 into two literary so- cieties. The one, the Athenwum, was derived from the word Athel, meaning noble. In ancient Athens there was a building called the Athenaeum, where the poets, orators and philosophers would go to de- claim and read their compositions. The other soci- ety, the Helianthian, comes from the word Helian- thus, meaning ' 'sunHower. ' ' - The faculty, at the time the societies were or- ganized, presented the school with a gold medal, which has since been used to reward the victor. The motto inscribed on the medal is, The World belongs to the Energetic. , In the first years the Helianthian society was more often the victor and the motto was more fully lived up to by them than by the Athenceums. But in later years the Athenaeums proved to be the en- ergetic ones and the medal was more often found in their possession than in that of the Helianthian. In the year 1900 a contest took place among the members of the Senior class and the honors were awarded to the Helianthian. In the same year and the year following Mr. A. F. Lutz, a member of the school board, ofered a gold medal to be given ELLA CARNEY GEORGE LOVEALL LELLA DUM WALTER GLIDDEN HULDIAH MOTES JENNIE SHIVLAR U MAE SHAW BERT ADAMS BESS BUNCH to the member of the society proving himself most worthy of it by the deci- sion of judges. Again the Helianthians carried oft' the honors. '-'A But they could not carry off all the laurels, and in the debate: Resolved, That Mrs. Nation is a Detriment to Kansas, the Athenaeums showed their anti-prohibir tion sentiments with great ability and came out with dying colors.: l A, Rhetoricals are held on Thursday of each week and each pupil is required to take part twice a year. Each society has its presiding oflicers, chosen from its number, and you may recognize an Athenmum by his bow, of red and a Helianthian by his bow of white. A record of the grades 'ofa-each society. is preserved, and at the end of the year it is decided to which society.-the medal belongs. For several years the Athenaeums have possessed the medal and are heard yelling,' Whang! Bang! - - f Make her hum! -' , . Athe! Athe! Athenaeum! Q A V f But the Helianthians have not yet lost hope, and you can often heanin response to the Athermum yell, I-Iobble! Gobblel A- '- A A fif- Sis boom bah! - ' ' . - f ' Helianthian! Helianthian! l . . v ' Rah: Rah! Rah! H E A U in The first contest for the Lutz gold medal was purely oratoricgal, there be- ing the following four contestants: Herman Hulbert,j Harry Hart, Ethel Walker, Carl Franz. Mr. Hulbert was the winner of the medal, which became his individual property. Mr. Hart was a close second' for the Nprize. The second contest was declamatory, and the following people competed for the prize: Hilda Gerdsen, Reba Chubbic, Myrtle Wells, Bennie Rouse, Gertrude Brady, Carrie Ensworth and Maud Scoggan. Miss Gerdsen carriedfoff the gold medal and Miss Wells won second prize-four completewvolumes of standard English and American poets. , ' K g ,- Mr. A. F. Lutz, the donor of the annual medal, has instituted alqcustom that will prove of lasting benefit to the school and the community. ,The good derived from these annual contests cannot be measured by any standardiwhich we may apply. f - p QI The study of parliamentary law has been oneof the. prime features -of. the weekly literary societies, greater stress being laid upon 'it formerlyttiran at present. A knowledge of parliamentary law ,is of great value 'to everyjone, and is especially essential to those who,will be thrown ,among their 'fellow men in active life. - l ' ORPHA WRAY DORSE ROBINSON HARVEY M,BETH LILA GOUDY FRESHMAN PRIMER A is for Agnes and Alice, The source of all joysg If they weren't so bashful They would go with the boys B is for Bessie and Bernice, Two cute little flirtsg It's a Senior girl's fellow, That's the reason it hurts. C is for Charlie, With longings so highg If they ever get higher They will reach to the sky. D is for dear, And for darling and doveg In the notes of the Freshmen You'll find the above. E is for Ethel, So happy and gay: Who always is merry If she has her own way. F is for Florence, As sweet as a peach 3 So model of manners So gentle of speech. G is for goodg Not a one in the class But by riding small ponies Can manage to pass. H is for Hazel, The pride of the classy Who never will whisper Nor notes ever pass. J stands for Jerome, A very queer nameg ' By the looks of the boy, He will some time win fame. K is for keyg V All the boys who don't hold A key to a heart, Are out in the cold. L stands for Lena, So naturally brightg With a smile like a fairy And the teachers' delight. M is for Mae, With tresses so fairg Who likes much to sit With G- on the stair. N is for naughtyg You all surely know If you don't become better Just where you will go. ' 0 is for oh! Which we usually hear When we're playing some tricks And the teachers appear. P is for Pearl, ' So true to his name: No matter what happens He's always the same. Q stands for quiz, Which gives us the shiversg If we should .all fail We would surely weep rivers. R is for Roy, Who is there every day, And has a good time When the teacher's, away. S is for shy ! Don't accuse them of thisg In the hall with the boys They are in supreme bliss. CARRIE ENSWORTH I oPAL BIRCH FRANK BLOOD IDA WAPLER TRUMAN PooLER V' i EFFIE MOTES MAE WARE THOMAS HILL ETTA CROWLEY T is for Temperance, , By her name we will know Prohibition's her theme Where e're she may go. U is for upmost, Which signifies bestg If you once saw the class You would know all the rest. V is for Vera, So pious and good: With religion for drink And the bible for food. W is for William, Not a very bad boyg Although sometimes naughty, He's his mother's own joy. X is for Xerxes, In general historyg When he lived, ,where he lived Is all a deep mystery. Y stands for youngsters, Who make up the classg They haven't much knowledge, But plenty of brass. Z is for Zela, A girl very rare g - With such baby-blue eyes And such ilaxen hair. You know all our story now, A, B and Cg Etc. comes last, After X, Y and Z. , l INGENIOUS JACK DOBSON . A Beloit School Boyt Whose lnventive Faculty got Him into Trouble I up Some time ago there lived in Beloit a young man by the ,name of Jack Dobson. He was a very bright youngefellow and was especially apt in any- thing that pertained to machinery. To his natural ability was' added an ac- quired skill, so that he came to be almost a constructive genius., Whenever he saw a new specimen of machinery he always examined it very carefully, learning thereby its construction and mode of operation. Upon becoming con- versant with the different parts he would make a similar machine of his own in miniature and add such improvements as his fertile genius could suggest. Having- strolled into a drug store one day he saw a curious kind of a ma- hogany box sitting upon the show case. He advanced and was taking a criti- cal exterior view of the object when the druggist came up and, slapping him gently on the shoulder, said, J ack, there's something that will interest you. That's a music box, and it's one of the finest pieces of workmanship ever made. I'll just wind 'er up and let you see how she works. A few twists of a little lever, the musical cylinder was set in motion and Jack listened to some of the sweetest music he had ever heard. Where did you get it? he asked, after observing it closely for a few moments. Bought it when I was East purchasing my fall goods, replied the drug- gist. I'n'i going to rafiie it oif at a dollar a ticket. I had seventy-five tick- ets, but I've sold about two-thirds of 'em already. Wouldn't you like to take a chance? I don't think it would do any good, said Jack. I never drew any- thing in my life. Nothing like trying though. I guess you can give me a ticket. And he threw a dollar on the counter. ' Two weeks later the raffle came off and strange to relate Jack held the fortunate ticket. Now his one great wish could be gratified. Carrying the music box home he immediately set about taking it to pieces. He noted care- fully every point in the mechanism. Then he put it together again. I'll make one of my own, he said to himself, only it will be very small. - For weeks afterward he labored on his miniature music box. Nor were his labors in vain, for the outcome of his genius was a mechanical Wonder. It was only three-fourths of an inch long by a half inch in depth, and played thirteen tunes in five different languages. Jack was proud of his achievement, and did not fail to exhibit the wonder whenever the opportunity offered. It became a favorite trick of his to put the instrument in his mouth unknown to those about him and then to enjoy the looks of surprise that were depicted on the different countenances upon hearing the mysterious sounds. One day when performing his favorite trick he was thrown into a paroxysm of laughter by the grotesque antics of one of those who heard the unseen instrument. In his enjoyment of the situation he unfortunately swallowed the music box. His merriment was soon changed to fear and mortification. He tried in vain to eliminate the object of his pride'from his stomach. He used ipecac, all sorts of emetics and hyperdermic injections, butit was of no avail. The pride Central School E MISS VIOLA M'NUTT, IST GRADE MISS CLARA LOOMIS, 3D GRADE MISS MINNIE YOUNG, 2D GRADE MISS GRACE PETRO, 4TH GRADE of his constructive genius was destined to be the death of his soul. It may be remarked that the instrument had just been wound up before it began its per- istaltic motion down the alimentary canalg so that it was in good trim to give a selection at any moment. Ever after this fatal accident Jack Dobson was ill at ease. His diet had to be regulated and he was practically ostracized from society. He could never allow himself to become excited nor could any pressure be brought to bear upon that unfortunate region which acted as a receptacle to the music box. The least jar would set the pesky instrument in motion and cause Jack to die several cruel deaths. One night Jack took a young lady to church. They sat next to one of the old deacons. During the whole sermon Jack was very cautious in all his move- ments and managed to sit through the preaching without any serious breaks. At the end of the sermon the old deacon next to him was asked to offer prayer. He did so, and growing 'fervent in his denunciation ,of all worldly vices he brought his hand down in close proximity to Jack. The latter gave a gentle lurch, but it was, alas, violent enough to set tHe ,music box vibrating. Soon through the room was borne the muflied tones of Ta-ra-boom de ay, with variations. Jack clasped his stomach convulsively and coughed like he had the consumption. But he couldn't quiet those subterranean murmurings. Like murder, they would out. Noticing the people in all parts of the house had begun to look over in his direction and scowl, he stood the torture as long as possibleg then, not being able to endure the strain any longer, he grabbedhis hat and fied tumultuously from the scene, leaving the young lady to find her way home -as best she could. ' -- This was only one of the embarrassing situations into which Jack was forced. He went to a dinner party one day. He was one of the most jovial of the guests and had managed to bathe the little singer in his food basket with copious draughts of liquid, when, at a most inopportune moment and when everybody seemed jolliest, the slow and solemn strains of the doxology greeted the ears of the astonished guests. The sound was most melancholy and lugu- brious. Jack laughed convulsively, and clapped his hands and drank like a gourmand. But no use. The little concert inside of him quietly kept up its gentle vibrations and finally forced its possessor to make an awkward excuse Rodgers School A MISS MINNIE SCHUNGEL, STH GRADE MISS MARY HILL, 6TH GRADE MISS GERTRUDE STRAIN, 7TH GRADE MISS EUNICE COTTON, 51'H GRADE and to retire igncminiously 'mongst the laughing and hurrahing of his com- panions. X Jack Dobson finally died of mortification and chagrin. At the funeral, when the preacher was expatiating upon the gentleness of Jack's life 'and the many christian acts he had performed, that everlasting little monitor struck up We Won't Go Home Till Morning, and concluded with Down Went McGinty. On the way to the cemetery, the mourners were entertained by a selection from Beethoven with French variations. K When the coffin was lowered into the dark grave and the sexton with his shovel had begun to verify the biblical dust to dust, there struggled up through the enveloping clay the faint tones of Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight? The selection was a medley and finallvconcluded with See That My Grave's Kept Green. Wherever Jack may have gone when he died, it is safe to say that his soul was musical. ' Our Janitors JOHN MOCKLEY J. A.'M'ELROY TT! 4 .,.4 J 1 NS Athletics NS The Ancient Greeks were masters of the art of training the physical man. Their physical endurance has never been surpassed by men of later date. Although we have no Greeks we have some excellent athletes in- our High School. Athletics is a practical science, requiring brain as well 'as muscle to become a master of the art. ' In the year 1898 Mr. C. E. Johnson organized what is at present known as the Beloit High School Athletic association. One of the rooms in the basement was given by the' school board for a gymnasium. The boys immedi- ately went to work and fitted up the room with the necessary paraphanalia in- cident to gymnastic exercises. In 1901 the High School foot ball team was taken under the management of the Athletic association. Q The first Inter-High School field meet was held in Beloit, May, 1900, at Williams' parkg Delphos, Glasco and Beloit High Schools contesting for the Inter-High School championship of North Central' Kansas. Beloit won with a total score of 59. Glasco scored 65 and Delphos 14. Harry Hart proved him- self to be the best all-around athlete in our school and was awarded a ten dol- lar gold medal. Davidson, of Glasco, was the best athlete on the Held, win- ning 10 firsts out of a possible 19 events. In order to give a more explicit idea of this, our first Inter-High School meeting, the,different events will be given in detail. The team to which each winner belongsgis indicated by the initial of the town he represented, and first, second and third winner is given in the order named. ' Pole vault-Davidson, G., 7 ft. 3 Hart, B., 7 ft., Jermark, B., 6 ft. 9 in. In the first trial Hart and Jermark vaulted. 6 ,ft. 11 in., giving the event to Davidson. In vaulting off the tie Hart made 7 ft. and J ermark 6 ft. 9 in. 100-yd. dash-Davidson, G., Rowles B., Pooler B. Time, 11 sec. Mile walk-Brumage, B., Drollte, G., Boring, G. Time, 7:58 2-5. Running broad jump-Davidson, G., 18 ft. 2in.g Richards, D., 18 ft., Owen, B., 17 ft. , ' Running high jump-Davidson, G., 4 ft. 11 in., Rowles, B., 4 ft. 10 in., Owen, B., 4 ft. 9 in. ' 440-yd. dash-Hart, B., Hicks, B., Gavin, B. Time, .5755 Half-mile bicycle race-Sorgatz, BJ, Quigley, C., Oxley, G. Time, 1:161. 220-yd. dash-Davidson, G., Rowles, B., Gavin, B. Time, .24. Standing broad jump-Davidson, G., 12 ft. 8 in., Warsop, D., 12 ft. 45in.g Wright, C., 11 fr. 75 in. Standing high j1rmp4Warsop, D., 4 ft. 5 in., Davidson, G., 4 ft. 4 in., Williamson, G., 4 ft.f 3 in. V 12-poundshot put-Brumage, B., 31 ft. 105 in., Davidson, G., 30 ft. 9 in., Wright, C., 28 ft.g7Q in. B , , , Half-mile run-Hart, B., Hicks, B., Gavin, B. Time, 2:45. Hop, skip and jiimp-Davidson, G., 30 ft. 8 in., Warsop, D., 29 ft. 9 in., Williamson, G., 28 ft. 3 ing A A ' Mile bicycle-Loveall, B., Oxley, G., Sorgatz, B. Time, 22452. 220-yd. hurdle-Davidson, G., Hart, B., Hare, G. Time, .325 Mile run-Gavin, B., Hart, B., Rowles, B. Time, 5:385. Backward jump--Davidson, G., 8 ft. 65 in., Warsop, D., 8 ft. 55 in., Young, B., 8 ft. ' Foot Ball Team Fall of l90l. Champion High School Team oflliansas Brixiey Luvcall Vaxmtta Truutnmn Hart, Coach Robinson Sherxuzux Smith Pagett Glidden Adanif Poolcr Earl Smith Blood Young Gavin f, - FW Field School Whit.tier School Miss BERTHA MARTIN, lsr, 2d GRADES Miss NELLE SMITH, lsr GRADE Miss GORA CHARLESWORTH, 5TH, 6'rI-I GRADES Miss MARY VANATTA, 2D, 3D GRADES 120-yd. hurdle-Davidson, G., Jermark, B., Hare, G. Time, .195 Judges, Sol. K. Rush, Delphosg A. E. Abbott, Glascog Prof. C. E. Rose, Beloit. Time keeper, Ward Ellis. Starter, Prof. Johnson. The second meet was held in Beloit, May, 1901. Minneapolis, Delphos and Beloit were the schools represented. Beloit again won the championship with a total score of 55. Minneapolis scored 31 and Delphos 7. In this meet Alpha Brumage was the best all-around athlete on the field. He was also presented with a gold medal by the association. The third meet was held May 3, 1902, at Beloit. Glasco and Beloit High Schools were all that were represented. Beloit scored 803 Glasco 6. Trout- man won the medal with a score of 20 points out of 80. Saturday, May 10, 1902, the track team of our High School was present on the Minneapolis field. Minneapolis won the meet with a total score of 58, Be- loit 38, Solomon 12,'Glasco 3. Troutman made a sensational vault of 9 feet 6 inches. Chapin, of Minneapolis, broke the state record on the running broad jump-21 feet 1 inch. The Beloit High School foot ball team is the champion High School team of Kansas. The team made the best showing on the gridiron of any preceding team of this or any other High School. The average weight of the team was 140 pounds. The weights of all of our ogponents, with the excepxtion of J unc- tion City, averaged above 155 pounds. mith Center had the eaviest High School team in the state. Their average weight was 182 pounds. It takes more brains than muscle and requires constant practice to be always victors on the gridiron. ' The following scores speak for themselves. Beloit won every game. GAMES PLAYED AT BELOIT Beloit H. Minneasplis H. S., 35 to 0. Beloit H. Salina esleyan, 39 to 0. GAME PLAYED AT JUNCTION CITY Beloit H Junction City H. S., 22 to 0. Beloit H GAME PLAYED AT SMITH CENTER Smith Center H. S., 22 to 6. GAME PLAYED AT BENNINGTON Beloit H. Bennington, 5 to 0. GAME PLAYED AT CAWKER CITY Beloit H. Cawker City, 29 to 0. Razzle! Dazzle! Zip! Boom! Bah! B. H. S. and a Rah! Rah! Rah! B-e-l-0-i-t, Beloit! The Football Victim He rather thought he'd tackle The foot ball fad awhile, Being young and very supple And put up in proper style. So he joined a crack eleven And he practiced day and night, Till, in fine, he quite imagined He was soaring out of sight. Restless was he, much impatient As he labored with a will, For he knew a world was waiting To applaud his clever skill. Time rolled on, as time does always, Till at last it fairly flew, And there came the happy moment For his great and grand debut. Fame was trembling in the balance, A Praise was perching on the lips Of the surging crowd that gathered, Sending up hurrahs and hips.' But behold! the game progresses! See our hero's agile form As it sweeps the field in glory, Ploughing thro' a human storm! if Ik i U if 1 Time passed on as time does always, Crowd is gone-the game is done, Hero still alive and breathing, And behold the glory won: Eye knocked out and finger broken, i Slight contusion on the cheek Voice is sprained and tongue is bitten Cannot whisper, talk or speak, Clavicle misplaced and injured, Sternum twisted out of shape, Nose is bloody, red and swollen, And his other eye wears crapeg Four front teeth, alas, are missing, Knee cap gone, leg out of joint, Duodenum smashed to splinters- Hero fails to score his point. Sutures in the skull are fractured, Dorsal vertebrae is rent, . Six phalanges stretched to breaking, Life's deft spirit nearly spent. Hero dreams of mighty battles Till reaction racks his frame, Then he whispers Where am I at, Take! oh, take my hard won famel' I 3 ..,. , ,ff ' gf -f'G'iT-T,--:K ..-I - , ' ' 4 , 1 Tbfbgg-.'Y'WFa.af 1 -,a 0 I - QQ .2 jj . A Q 4 K g,, its-,agj5.9-43.512-rtgig wwle ., ,.,,f,, 495, if , 5- , -up ' f P'1.-Z-'ff ','nW i' ss K ii ii ' ROASTS Oh! Edith so mirthful, Edith so gay, Tell me my darling, Whom love you today: Is it George or is it Nate, Is it Bob or is it Bate? A Delphos Cholly, don't you know, has Carrie-d away the heart of one of our charming young ladies, which fact we regret, she being a member of the Senior class. Mae: George, do you Love-all? George: No, only you, dear. Huldiah the studious Huldiah so frank We pity the scholars ' L She's going to spank. ' ennie was asked if she liked bologna. She said, Yes, I like Benonaf' Helifgoentral, give me 110.' - - T, Hello, is that you Rob? -.What have you 'bein ,doing today? , 110: I've just been lookinf for Blood. NX , L K ' Willie: Say, what helped-Adams out of the pool? Jimmy: Oh! Bate, Iguess. Was that a Hash of lightning? K No, that was the presidentkof the Senior class whose great responsibility causes his footsteps to be hurried and the look of care to settle like a cloud upon his fair, White brow and turns his hair gray before nature's hands touch his golden locks. .When heentered the Freshman, he gained immediate pop- ularity which he has held throughout his grand career and which honor with- outgdoubt he .will always hold, and even after death' his soul will continue to holdeitsvrnighty sway. - 4 V K A Alas! We wonderwhere! - ' 1 i Every morning in sunshine or rainfa young gentleman of the Senior class is seen wending his way towardthe postoffice , where he stands on the steps patiently 'looking toward the east. -Suddenlyhisface'lightsiupixand a benign smile plays about his features as a 'young ladyis seen'advancing'c0y1y toward him. The two catch step and Wander slowly to school with a look on their faces of supreme bliss. My dear Freshmen, said the teacher, while instructing the class in com- position, you should not attempt any flights of fancy, but simply be your- selves, and write what is in you. Do not imitate any other person's writings, or draw inspiration from outside sources. As a result of this advice one of the boys turned in the following composition: We should not attempt any fiites of fancy, but rite what is in us. In me thare is my stummick, lungs, hart, liver, two apples, one piece of pie, one stick of lemon candy and my dinner. A COMPOSITION FROM THE PHYSIOLOGY CLASS Breath is made of air. We breathe with our lungs, our lights, our liver and kidneys. If it wasn't for our breath we would die when we slept and never wake up. Our breath keeps the life a-going through the nose when we are asleep, and the noise it makes doing it is sometimes awful. Boys that stay in a room all day should not breathe. They should wait until they get out- doors where there is more room. Girls kill the breath with corsets that squeezes the diagram. Girls can't holler or run like boys because there dia- gram is squee' ed too much. Diagrams are delicate and girls are fools to squeeze them just to look thin. If I was a girl I had rather be a boy so I could run and holler and have a great big diagram and fun. What are you looking at, Bess? Oh, just watching that green Hill. Davis: Who took Lila to the dance last night? Burroughs: Dave, I guess. Davis: Wliidh-Dave? Burroughs: Oh, the one that asked her first, of course. INTERIOR VIEW FIRST PRIMARY GRADE, CENTRAL BUILDING MEMBERS OF THE CLASS . .JDHE ..... Q r ' IO QLASS1?t,ge . :- CLASS MIOTTO-HONOR XVAITS ,vr I.Auo11fQ'GAfrE CLASS COLORS-PURPLE AND XVH1'i'1f' ' ' CLASS FLOYVER-W'H1'r1a Rosle ' . Ames-pf , YV.XLTER KEIJIDDEN, Pnmsinux-v FRANK BLOOD, Vics Pmasu , . ORPHA XVIQAY, Sanur-:xxuxr AND TREASURER xl . . 'U ' The present graduating class entered the High School in the fall iof 1898 with a total enrollment of 46. The number of young men and maidens7was equal-there being 23 of each. At the beginning of the Sophomorefiyear the boys were in the majority, the registration showing 20 boys and 18 girlsj The number of girls has remained the same throughout the Sophomore, J unior and Senior years, while the boys have dwindled numerically from 20 in the ,Sopho- more to 12 in the Junior and 8 in the Senior class. This makes the total num- ber of Seniors 26. , . The Senior class has always been a class of decided ideas and is one that has shown great activity in many ways. It has a life and energy' about it which,4if rightly directed in future years, will give it aname 'fto conjure by. Class spirit among the members has always been strongly manifest, and when- ever there have been any school contests we have been first in the fray. As Juniors last year we successfully planted our colors upon the bell tower and gallantly defended them against the Seniors. This year 'we put up our colors May day and none of the classes were strong or courageous enough to take them down. ' We are the people. We now bow ourselves off the stage of action to make room for the oncoming generations. Adios. I Walter Leigh Glidden Frank Ernest Blood ' Thomas Hill ' George Wilford Loveall Elizabeth Mae Shaw Edith Florence Cochran Ida Ledora Timmons Jennie Victoria Shivlar Opal Birch Orpha Belle Wray Eiiie Mae Motes Azelia May Hill Emma Inez Rowles Burton D. Adams Truman Ora Pooler Harvey Washington McBeth Loretta Crowley A Dorse Robinson Ida Maud .Wapler Carrie Anna Ensworth Bertha Leona Bunch Harriet Mae Ware Lila Adell Goudy Huldiah Jane Motes Hanella Dumm Ella Carney L l SSN .ruuw 'ao uv'S'm'o'v?uuu '9SS5S'm'u'snSo' 'wu'SSS5'.sm a'-aS!ii'uouu 'l'Ss'iS9 if' PARK GAVIN, President The JL GERTRUDE CADDEN, vac: Pfesaaem gg HOWARD HOUGHTON. Sec. and Treas. E2 J Class Motto--Row, not Drift 3 af. Class Colors-Cereise and Straw 2 Class Flower-Cream Rose Z SS9S3959SSK'3SSS9SSx'35SSS9SS99SfZS SSSS9955SS9GSSSS The Junior class of 1902 entered the High School as Freshmen September 4, 1899, with an enrollment of 40. Of these 20 were boys and 20 were girls. When the class became Sophomores there were only 26 .left-11 boys and 15 girls. The cause of this decrease in number was due to the girls entering the matrimonial market and the boys entering upon a business career. The num- ber of Juniors is the same as was the number of Sophomores-26, and contains the same proportion of boys and girls. At the present time the class has an en- rollment of 19-7 boys and 12 girls. Of the original who entered as Fresh- men in 1899, there are 14 left-8 girls and 6 boys. H Under the charge of Miss Willet, in room 3, the class has made a recordfor wisdom and application to work that will long be remembered in the High School. ' The following program was rendered as the annual Junior Day program, Tuesday evening, May 27: PROGRAM Class Song President's Address, --------- Park Gavin Girls' Chorus, Gertrude Cadden, May Finnigan, Nellie Felt, Lizzie Hyde, Aman- da Swensen, Belle Shook, Ruby Hamilton, Celina Martin, Myrtle Wells First Act of Play, -------- Anti-Homo Club Address to Classes, --------- Myrtle Wells Second Act of Play, Piano Duet, Q - Ger13Ir3g'i:,g1?gg22 Third Act of Play Fourth Act of Play J,-l. KANSAS CORN, REDUCED SIZE V Y Y- E Y 4 47 ll l oFF1cERs, J h cmss coroizs. ' tl Waller Carney. Pres, Crimson and Whiff l ll Ruby Noel, Vice Pres. CLASS MOTTOX I l Fred Troutman. Sec. and Treas. Palma non sine pulvere In the fall of 1900 the Beloit High School register showed an enrollment of sixty-two Freshmen-twenty-two boys and forty girls. During the year quite a number dropped out, but the entrance of some new members kept the en- rollment about the same throughout the term. This was the largest class in the school and, considering that each individual caused some annoyance at times for the instructors, one may imagine what a lot of mischief prevailed. That is not to say it was such a disorderly class, however, for, as classes go, it was comparatively good. These Freshmen did not at first show any possibilities for a brilliant future, but as time advanced and the hazing and teasing of the other classes ceased, and as they began to show their capabilities for absorbing knowledge, the school as a Whole upheld them as a class of different pupils instead of simply green Freshiesf' The class, as a whole, did excellent work throughout both terms of the year, and, in proportion to its size, had less failures than the other classes. The class room was the Auditorium, which is used principally for general assembly. To relieve the monotony of student life there were anumber of class parties to which a. few members of other classes were invited. All these parties proved to be highly enjoyable and in this way the Freshmen showed their knack for entertaining as ,wellas being studious. When examinations first came they were something new, and in consequence were very much dreaded. They never outgrew their dislike of examinations, but they soon learned to master 'their dread. By the time the final exams came for the year the class showed the work they had been doing by the large number of exemptions. So they passed from their Freshman year to be- come full-fledged Sophomores. Enrollment day, the first day of the term, is a sort of day for jollification for the pupils, because they do not have any recitations then, the time being taken up-for the registration. This vacant time was very convenient, for it afforded an opportunity to the new Sophomores of paying, with interest, to the new Freshmen what they themselves had undergone upon entrance to the. High School. Very naturally these Sophs were a little proud at first, but the novelty of having 'a class beneath them soon wore off and many friends were made between the two classes. The work of the second year proved itself more interesting than the first in many ways. As in the year preceding, a number of class parties were spiced in. Whether it was the natural push or what it was, it was very noticeable that these Sophs had always been, since entering the High School, the first class to have a class party. There had to be some one to break the ice and probably they were just the people to set an example. The same good grades were found this year as were found in the last, but egotism was not found in any one. The average number of pupils was 49- 18 boys and 31 girls. No class can help but be a little boastful when they're as successful as was this class in its class fights. Some way or other, even if they met with temporary defeat, they always came out ahead, with their colors proudly floating beside the Seniors, who were their allies. Toward the close of the year the school saw that the class held several geniusesg some talented in singing and sketching and others in elocution. It is sufficient to say, that with a few allowances, the entering class of 1900 had progressed rapidly through their two years' work. The class all hoped when they left school for vacation that their success in the future would be as good. So they are pro- moted from the second year to the Junior year. CLASS YELL You are some, We are more, Razzle! Dazzle! 1904! RESIDENCE OF A. T. RODGERS V THE ' PRESHMAN CLASS FORREST MEAD. President IOHN MCCALL. Vice President MAE CADDEN, Secretary and Treasurer CLASS MOTTO--We Build the Ladder by which We Climb CLASS COLORS-Pink and Pearl s CLASS FLOWER-Pink Pose HISTORY OF THE CLASS Until the fall of 1897 the greater part of the Freshman class was known as the A and B classes of the different grades. At that time the classes theri known as the 5-B and 5-A were joined into the Fifth grade. One Fifth grade was taught in the Field school and one in the Rodgers building. In the Seventh year these two grades were joined at the Rodgers building. From the Seventh grade the majority of the present Freshman class entered the Eighth grade. Here 15 boys and 8 girls stopped school, while a good many were added to our number. There were 13 boys and 28 girls who graduated from the Eighth grade, and of this number 13 boys and 22 girls entered the High School. Since entering the High School many have been added to those who came from the Eighth grade. The enrollment for the beginning of the Freshman year was 60. At the close of this year we have 48 belonging, showing that 12 have stopped during their Freshman year. Five out of the 12 who stopped were those who graduated from the Eighth grade. Of the number who are now in the Freshman class 20 live outside of the city. Out of the 20, 5 hare always at- tended school in Beloit, and 3 more attended last year. Our class nas always been noted for the good conduct and good work of its members. Our class contains several of the best athletes and a great number of the best students in the school. We have covered all the work required and are now ready to enter the Sophomore class with a shining record. Whenever a really good class is wanted let your selection be the Freshman class of B. H. S. in 1901-2. MITCHELL COUNTY COURT HOUSE To the Sophomores Slow! Slow! Slow! The bell does toll, 'Tis time for school, And you walk as cool As though you thought The bell had been bought By the Sophomore class. Fast! Fast! Faster! 'Tis time for the gong So hurry along, For if you are late Mr. Rose will berate The Sophomore class. Fast! Fast! Faster! School life's going past yerg 'Tis time you commence To make recompense By being on time Just once in -a while You Sophomore class. CLASS YELL Hippity how! What do you think Is the matter now? Nothing at all! Nothing at all! We are the class That leads them all! Freshman! ! ! V' 1 S Drawing in the Grades 3 Prominent among the several forms of expression in educational develop- ment, is drawing. Notwithstanding the fact that this form of development highly important from the artistic and constructive point of view, yet it is one of the branches of study most often wholly neglected, or is handled in such a lifeless and perfunctory way as to make it of little practical or psychological value. Although the schools of Beloit have had drawing as a regular feature of their course of study for many years, yet little enthusiasm was manifested in this branch until about two years ago. A special effort was made at that time throughout the various grades to create a greater enthusiasm in this direction, and the results of this effort were a very noticeable advancement in the subject and the election by the school board in June, 1901, of Mis.. Viola McNutt as special supervisor of drawing for the ensuing year. Miss McNutt, whose natural taste and whose training amply fitted her for the position, took up the work earnestly and systematically, and under her careful supervision the pupils, during the past year, have made wonderful progress. Crayon work was first begun in all the grades and mass drawing was taken up. Almost from the beginning the pupils were taught to draw from the ob- ject and not from a copy. The development was from the single object to ob- jects in groups. Color work and silhouette work were begun later in the year in several of the grades, and pen and ink sketching was done by the Seventh and Eighth grades. A number of the pupils in these grades dei iped a sur- prising aptitude for outdoor sketching, sketching of objects and 1 caricature work. The cuts given in another place in the Annual are taken from p' itographed copies of original sketches made by pupils in the various grades. NWN, Lx . F553 uw f S -n JPN- Z7 ,Q n Vs S.. f Q 'H f a xox L43 fs, -, if I I flrrr f N xl 4,1 N ul Q f M-vw-ss...... .3 l . l ' .X ' mn: - ' T-- 31:51. D , 4 ,m .iz-EgiQ5'Zm4g::gE gli' -- I if il: A Ea.. 'ff1,QQ':,., f-53.1 n, . 1 ., l 55 'r - if-. fl -1 -- V! .slit liilsii ,:. ' 5 Tiff ' ,QQL :Lef,,f2?'f11' . I WMEQIS -E52 E- 21 ifihhiii. Effslzlf '55 '!,,' ' ' ' 'DT T'- ':g:!!ir4?L:1!. - 44. mmf H1 . cw .- l Ulla 2.1-.,f,L, Q gil -ua ,Q l iymiglg' gli '-i.,.w , 1g'.gf, i arm. -' 4 Q L. ., 1-l3'3::'f?s ,. , NQW YORK STORE BLOCK -WW' Enrollment of High School Classes - SENIORS President, Walter Glidden Vice President, Frank Blood Secretary and Treasurer, Orpha Wray 1 Bert Adams Bess Bunch -omas Hill Etta Crowley Truman Pooler Lila Goudy Eflie Motes Mae Shaw Ida WaplerP President, 'Park Gavin Opal Birch Walter Glidden Edith Cochran Harvey McBeth Carrie Ensworth Edith Hamilton Huldiah Motes Jennie Shivlar Mae Ware JUNIORS Vice President, Gertrude Cadden . Ray Culver Gertrude Cadden Edward Houghton Maj' Finnigan Fred Macdonald Lizzi -,Hyde Or' Qigett Ai 'da Swenson Claw, ence McCall Lui yi Young Secretary and Treasurer, Minnie Baer Ernest Harbaugh Nellie Felt Howard Houghton Ruby Hamilton Ednaf McKinnie lDooley Belle Shook Cecil Smith Myrtle White Celina Martin Eleanor Annan Walter Carney George Blood SOPHOMORES President, Walter Carney liVice President, Ruby Noel Frank Blood Ella Carney Geo. Loveall Lella Dum Dorse Robinson Azelia Hill Emma Rowles Ledora Timmons Orpha Wray Howard Houghton Park Gavin Mae Denman Harry Houghton Mable Hall Frank McGrath Ora Young A Will Morse Myrtle Wells Simon Fisher Secretary and Treasurer, Fred Troutman Anna Bo Aman Albert Finnigan Reba Chubbic Fred Hodler y Hazel Goudy Roy Motes Jennie Hill Earl Smith Marguerite Hyde Fred Troutman Regina Koch John Evans Frances Shepherd Ruby Noel Effie Treaster Viola Rouen Maude Scoggin Boyd Chubbic Hazel Branch Fred Hesser Rose Doyle Herbert McBeth Olive Grout Cecil Rowles Mary Hutchinson Ralph Sweet Anmfkiniiy Clarence Timmons Cora Martin Nellie.Mitchell Edna Thompson Edna Ross Lottie Sorgatz Gertrude Brady Harry Goudy Mary Doyle Alfred Madtson Nellie Graves Bennie Rouse Mary Horneman Sherman Smith Mary Hyde Rob't Vanatta Bertha Lucky Mary Mehl Ruth Sweet Emma Pooler Helen Wilson Zella Rouse AZELIA HILL EMMA ROWLES LEDORA TIMMONS EDITH COCI-IRAN nu-:SHMEN D J President, Forrest Mead Vice President, John McCall Secretary and Treasurer, Mae Cadden Van Birch Bernice Bennett Ray Denman Mae Cadden Martin Hansen Claudia Draher Forrest Mead Abbie Gravatt Lawrence Thomas Agnes Hicks b Lou Williamson Blanche Ingraham Chas. Croke Jessie Lucky Edgar Webster Mary McCall Edna Neal Bessie Strawn Phoebe Muths Grace Jennings Ethel Baldwin Jerome Davis Lenota Bogardus Frank Grennen Mae Daugherty John McCall Ada Ewing Walter Pearson Alice Hart Guy VVhite Zela Home Roy Briney Temperance Lesley Harold Records Addie Mace Chauncey McKellips Lizzie Parrot Myrtle Trueblood Sadie Sorgatz Vera Pearson Byron Cook Maurice Bockman Pearl Ensworth Florence Daily Worth Harbaugh Bessie Evans Lester Pace Louise Grotz Clyde Thompson Louie Hill Roy Young Louise Kiniry Will Evans Hazel Macdonald Will Tron Bessi 2 McNeely Maude Saunders Lena Willis Josie Smith Madeline Watson NS List of Alumni Members Y Emma fLongJ Coy Robert Bridenstein Nellie Jordan Frank Lockwood Isaiah Shutts Jessie fW6ll61', Kohler CLASS or '83 Mabel fBa1-nesj Harvey CLASS OF '84 Louis Carney Lizzie Long Anna 0'Donnell Walter Stevens Hattie Winterburn CLASS OF '85 Susie fByrdj Hyde A. Fred Lutz Mary fCharlesworthJ Steele Allie CDcdgeJ Keys Mollie flilmmertj Dilworth Phantley Jordan T '-igej Filson Mamie fPinkertonJ Pratt Tamar Casley Will Cowen Anna CLockwoodQ McGurk Amanda Carty Zoa fDawsonJ Hart Emma Young Samuel Barnes John Charlesworth Etta Doyle Frank Hecock Albert Fullerton Joseph Geenen Jacob Holm Will Watson Johnson Palmer Rollin Norton Anna fShuttJ Dean Chas. Myers Sarah Stevens Walter Casley Mabel fBrownJ Childs Sophia lGabeJ Pratt Lillie lReederJ Culp William Logan Allie Williams Emma fCharlesworthj Thompson CLASS OF '86 Nana lCasleyJ Stevens Robert D. Brown Minnie Finney Grace Patten Minnie 1Soperl Gray Lillian QBourbonj Ells Carrie QDoerrj Chaney CLASS OF '87 Cadfie CAndersonJ Schreiber Cora Todd Clara fBrownJ Dickie Benjamin Cullum Edward Fowler Mary' fYoungJ Ziegler Jane Fullerton Clinton Hart Frank Lutz Celoa McCune CLASS OF '88 Will Myers Ralph McKinnie Burton Carney Etta lJohnsonJ Deublar Peter Holm James Cox Sada fArmourJ Adamson CLASS OF '89 Mary Clark Kate Holt Joel Holt Belle Thompson Rosa fWaplerJ Young Blanche fWilliamsl Siclensteck George Carney Frank fDodgeJ Dilworth 1 CLASS OF '90 Edgar Forbes Ella QGrahamJ Dum Artie CSoperJ Myers Tom Antrobus Wert Shackelford Leon Foote Dean Baird Charles McKinnie Margaret Eck Earl Carney Della lDrakey Atkinson Grace fAndersonJ Bockes CLASS OF '91 Edward Cowman Effie Forman Theodore Lutz Alonzo Stilley Chester Dum Nalgie Hillman Hattie fCasleyJ Williams Margaret 0'Donnell K 1 PHOTOGRAPHIC CUTS OF COLOR WORK DONE BY PUPILS IN THE GRADES Samuel Hicks Frank Soper Alwine Gabe Anna Clark Frank Myers Ada Thomas CLASS OF '92 Howard Barnes Cora Cadden Blanche iCunninghamJ Carlton Malinda Fletcher Celia fGallopl Reugsegger Craig Graham Maggie CHalbertj Hand William Hodler Robert Munro Bertha Martin Frances fSimpsonJ Denson Helen Carney Pearle lCaseyl Lazell Frank Greenwald Joseph Hicks Nellie iJacobsJ Cowman Mamie Munro Nettie Perry Minnie Schungel Leroy Wood Louis Steere Robert Watson ' Hattie QWilsonJ Dodge CLASS OF '93 Louisa Borgen Clarence Bartleson Eva Cassidy O1'a fCooperJ Waterman Nellie KCarawayj Varner Lulu Doyle Nellie lFlanneryj O'Rourke Grace Goodwin Mary iHodlerJ Charlesworth Floy fHillmanJ Kendall Nellie Ingram Mary fKinir'yl Pagett Lizzie McKechnie Chloe Pace Archibald McKechnie Jessie Perdue Zella LSmithj Wootin Luella Porter Helen Simpson John Stilley Lucy fTichenorj Coy Alvah Way George Bunch Alice Casey Cora Charlesworth Beulah Finlay Allie Gise Harry Graham Cecil Houdyshell James Hyde Lucile Knight ' Rhobe Moon ' Gertrude lRodgersJ .Dockstader Edward Stilley Q CLASS OF '94 Carrie fAlfordl Creitz John Stack ' Katie fBurnhamj Hewitt Zillah Brumage Ruby Dobler Walter Cunningham Gertrude CEmmertj Thorstenberg Ernest Gifford Gertrude fGoodwinJ Rehmert Sadie Graham Cora Harbison John Hyde Margaret iLindenmierj Miller May Owen Charlie Root Mabel Strawn Will Donnell Marie Geisery, Cora I Godownl Huff Nannie Grover Elnora C Hamilton j'.Stack Thomas Hyde I Belle Martin Telva Owen Mabel QSmithl James Nellie Smith Lenora 1WhitehurstJ Lockwood P CLASS' OF ,95 Lota Bunch Maurice Bartleson James Barnes Mary Cochran Ralph Cotton Mattie Daily Nelle Dodge Ludolph Gabe Gertrude Hartman Mackie Hennis Anna Holt Mary Hill James Hicks Charlotte llngraml Bartleson Aileen Knight Mable Manifold Henrietta l0akleyl Stilley Marietta Oakley Mable fPerdueJ Williams Margaret fStackl Kelley Clifford Spain ' Ruby Wilson Louis Wapler CLASS OF '96 Kate Hansen Ruth Hill Anna Kaull Myrtle QBelknapJ Howe PHOTOGRAPHIC CUTS OF PEN AND INK SKETCHING BY PUPILS IN THE GRADES I 4 Grace CDanillsJ Guard Sarah Wapler Grace Petro Lenore KCaseyJ Cooper Winifred Carney Dollie lSteerel Bowker Kate Wilson Frank Schungel Melvin Guard Eunice Cotton Olive Flenner Cora Parrish Matie Phelps Lulu Cassidy Wyn Gavin Clara Gabe Alice Simpson Anna Pearson Edith iMcMillanl Valentine Archie Cooper Earl Home Clara Potter Mabel Annan Emma Cadden ' a Daily Belle Gaylord Alice Hillman Myrtle Loucks Louise Rouen Pearle Shaw Bess Work Helen Butler Harry Hart Will Ingram Priscilla Jarvis David Owen Edith Simpson Wave Wooster Bertha Wear Guy Watson Samuel Bibler Luella Ewing Grace Ewing Maud Bartleson Mae Brady Ray McClelland Pearl Cowman Elsie QBartlesonl McClelland cLAss or '97 Elma Hawley Edith Root Louise Gaylord Daisy Robb Mable Benham Henry Phelps Minnie Johnson CLASS OF '98 j . Benjamin Kendall, A Louise Rouen ,4 , Florence lMcBrideJ Rose Floyd Thompson Jennie Adams Richard Antrobus Kate Cochran CLASS or '99 Ethel Bunch - Edith Caraway Margaret Flannery Kate Graham Tressa Klein 9 Mary McKechnie Mary Salley Mattie Wapler Roy Hamilton Lloyd Rowley CLASS OF '00 Julia C tton Rodger Winn Herma Hulbert Lawre ce Jermark , 9 Clyde owles Grace oung Emma weet A Carl F anz Ethel alker , Joseph ine Ewing - Mable Miles Lutie 'lGilfillan'l Watson CLASS OF 'Ol . I - Mary indley ' Pearl hompson Maud raham -Ixus Hester Gallop Nora Scoggan Emily White Will Thompson Frank Gavin Will Hicks Arthur Dum Ward Ellis .Sir Mary Madtson Bonnie Kinsley Albert Hicks Arthur Pooler Edwin Ewing George Sorgati Alpha Brumage PHOTOGRAPHIC CUTS OF' CRAYON WORK DONE BY PUPILS IN THE GRADES fFor beauty of sentiment, for latent b A Poem on Spring and for rich variety of expression, the is unsurpassedj ' By the Court Poet. Oh, the gentle spring is comi You can hear the bees a hum. And the sweet guitars a thru Everywhereg Lo! the tender grasses sprin uit tender pathos, T51 following poem ing vnming ing, And the Woods with music rii To our bosoms gladness bringing . Fullest share. Oh! these balmy, gurgling da When all nature's in ahaze, And the bright and cheerful Of the sun Fill you with a calm delight, sing, YS, rays Make your soul soar out of sight, VVhich is nothing more than right-- Ain't it fun? dbin With his little heart a throbbn' How you love to watch the r And his little tail a bobbin' On a limb! While from out his tiny throa Streams of melody there Hoa As he warbles every note With a vim. When you ought to get your And the time is rather pressi But the air is so caressin', Soft and rareg When you linger to begin it, Then you Hunk and aren't in Do you swear? When the silvery moonbeams SSOU I 1 1 , Wastin ever 1 recious minute g , i t- :fickle Through your open window trickle And your fancy gently tickle As they glideg Then you throw aside your Latin Quietly put your coat and ha And you study human nature On the side. t On, A ss GQ fi To 1 gn FKT S i Ubi ., Lx il I, The Ballad of the Clapper Ding Dong Bell! Where's the clapper? Well, How it's gone or where it's gone That' I Cannot Tell. Who Took It Out? Must have been a sprite! For the spooks were all about Hallow E'en Night. Shall We Ever Find It? Goodness only knows! Sing a song 0' Sixpence, Pocket ful! of Woes! Ding Dong Bell! 2-gif X' r X , as HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STU pr. W '77 19024901 LATIN-GERMAN SCIENTIFIC GERMAN-SCIENTIFIC fB1R'ESHL1AN Latin Lessons Arithmetic Arithmetic E Physical Geography Physical Geography Physical Geography 3 EIVIE-?10Y'0TnYHEnC givillfiovernment Civil Government ng is . ng is English E Classics. - Classics Classics 5 Composition Composition Composition ' Music Music Music Drawing Drawing Drawing Latin Lessons General History General History General History lVord Analysis YVord Analysis E Physiology Physiology Physiology Lu English. English English ' Classics, ' Classics Classics E CQmP0Sm0ll Composition . Composition MHSU2 Music Music . Drawing Drawing Drawing ' SOPHOIVIORE Algebra Algebra - Algebra E General History General History General History Q giwilfh Boolf lfeeping Ecol? iecping I- ug is Eng isa 'ng is Q.. Classics Classics Classics SQ Lqckwood Lockwood Lockwood Blll5lC Music Music Algebra Q Algebra Algebra E General History General History General History all Caesar-Cicero Astronomy Astronomy g.. English. English English. Q Classics Classics Classics . N Lockwood Lockwood Composition Music Music Music J UNIO R Algebra Algebra Algebra Gergnan h h Chemistry Chemistry S Cicero--Vxrgil Zoology German I Latin Composition English English I.. English- Classics Classics Q 522155105 Rhetoric Rhetoric etoric Geometry Geometry Geometr . . . Y E cJEl:l'IlRl'l Chemistry Chemistry 5 J ing o ' - gmlpl' ii'e i'arT I- Al atm omposition ng is in ng is D 1 1l'lglISh. Classics . Classics N glassics Rhetoric Rhetoric ietoric - S ENIOR E Geometry Geometry Geometry 5 Physics Arithmetic Arithmetic i- German . Physics . Physics 5. American History, or Civics-nine weeks ' German 2 French Physiology-nine weeks E geometry geometry geonmtry ysics rammar German I Physics h l pg-ggsgm Q Ameflmll HlSlDl'Yy 01' U. S. History-fume weeks German N Ffellfh Geography-nine weeks H The Memorabilia Clube A Memorabilia club was established by the class of 1900. The object of this club is to take care of and preserve in good condition all gifts and memen- toes coming into possession of the High School. from various sources. The president and secretary of the club are appointed each year from the graduat- ing class, and two other members are chosen from the alumni. As an earnest of their intention to establish the custom of giving memen- toes to the school, the class of 1900 presented to the High School, at com- mencement time, a group picture of themselves, beautifully framed. Follow- ing this custom the class of 1901 last year presented a handsome oak reference library case. This case was placed in the auditorium and is, at present, filled with valuable reference books. A new set of encyclopaedias, containing eighteen volumes, was added to the library at the beginning of the school term. The present graduating class has decided to donate a large picture, which will be placed in the auditorium. It will probably be a reproduction of one of the great artists and will be handsomely framed. Now that the custom of giving something each year has been established, it should be kept up and never allowed to fall into abeyance. It is entirely fitting and proper that graduates leaving the institution from which they have gained their education should remember their alma mater in some substantial manner. It shows a .gratefulness for the opportunities offered them 5 and the mementoes left by them are an inspiration to the on-coming generations. Humanity is prone to be thoughtless and selfish, and it is-hoped the Memora- bilia club will be an occasion for the inculcation of thoughtfulness and grati- ude on the part of all those receiving benefits from the Beloit schools. The Beloit High School should not fade from the memories of its gradu- tes when they are out in the world and have grown older. A student's obli- gations do not end upon the receiving of a diploma. He should think back upon the old times spent in youth within the walls of the school house, and if opportunities present themselves, should give what he can and do what he can to make the institution from which he' graduated a blessing to all. ' It is earnestly hoped that the executive committee of the Memorabilia club will exercise the authority placed in their hands and give each alumnus an opportunity to contribute to the growth and advancement of the High School along material lines. An Epitaph Here lies Brownie, well interred, Who passed away without a wordg His virtues need no epilogue, He lived in peace and died-a dog. Cordeliafs Friendsh' - Cordelia had been a student of the Beloit Hi months, when something occurred that changed the , ., my W- q fri 'l 1p Hearts h School for nearly five ivhole current of her here- tofore school life. Cordelia had worked for her boaljd while she was going to school, and as the other girls in her' class had not. pleased, they shunned her and never asked her to t Cordelia was a beautiful girls-proud, high spirit the girls began to snub her ffor getting the hig jealous of herb she noticed it and managed to get to before the tardy bell rang. Her recesses were spei lesson. One morning, just a week before St. Valen her Latin lesson, when there was a loud rap at the up to see who and what was wantedg but Co with what is termed woman's inquisitivenessf the object of everybody's curiosity. ing to do but what they ir class parties. dand sensitive. So, when st grades, and so were school just five minutes at in reviewing her next ine's day, she was conning oor, and everybody looked elia, who was not .afflicted ' did not even glance at Miss Cordelia Lamb is wanted, announced Professor Wheaton, who had answered the knock. ' Cordelia arose silently and walked out of the room with her head, higher M. E. CHURCH than usual. In a moment she returned looking pale, but calm, and, witha dig- nified air about her, went over to where the principal, Mr. Atkins, sat watch- ing a note that was passing, but turned toward her when she asked him some- thing in a low tone, to which he nodded his head in assent. Cordelia went to her desk and took all her books, then left the room, to the amazement of the girls in her class. Cordelia's father, for it was he who had come to school for her, told her kindly and sorrowfully, that it would be impossible for her to attend school any more that year, because her mother had slipped on the ice and sprained her ankle, and he, the father, could not farm, keep house, take care of mother and the baby, so he had to come after her to come home and share the work. Cordelia felt very much like crying, but bravely held the tears back, as she knew it would hurt father so if he saw her crying, and then he would not have come after her if it were not absolutely impossible to do the work, and so by the time Cordelia had reasoned herself into the duty, they arrived at home. ' At recess the next day, Elizabeth Jones was talking earnestly to a crowd of girls, and when she had succeeded in making all look as guilty as of some misdemeanor, she said she had a story to tell, at which the girls came closer together, and Elizabeth began her tale: I am ashamed of myself for not telling you girls of something that hap- pened the morning that Cordelia left, and it has weighed on my conscience so that I made up my mind to tell you, and then I have a plan in view that I think you will all agree to, and be glad to do it. You all remember that morning the fire alarm was given and every one rushed out. I actually couldn't move I was so frightened. Cordelia had to go past me before she could go down, and what think you she did when she saw me fat the risk of her own life, if there had been a firej? She just took me by the hand and led me half way down the stairs, when I smelt the smoke .f the make-believe ire, and then I fainted clear away, When I came to my senses, Cordelia had spJnebody's vinigrette, and was holding it to my face, and at the same time was chaiing-my hands. When we went upstairs again, I sneaked into the room with a class that was passing in, but Cordelia, look- ing very dignified, walked in alone, and then Mr. Atkins gave her a tardy mark, which means five off -her deportment. Now, girls, the sneaky mean part of it was that I didn't get anything taken oif my deportment, when I was the cause of it all, and when I asked Mr. Atkins to please give me the mark instead of Cordelia, he laughed and said, 'You are very honest, Miss Elizabeth, and I will give you a mark too, but I cannot excuse Miss Cordelia, because she was tardy-and that means five per cent. oH', excuse or no ex- cuseg' and Elizabeth finished with a long drawn sigh, while the exclamations of the girls were so many and noisy that Professor Wheaton asked if the young ladies would please be more quiet. The girls quieted down and Elizabeth proceeded with her 'important plan! Now the class have been anticipating a class party so long, I thought- -please don't stare so, girls-that we might have a surprise party on Cordelia fthat's twelve miles east of herej on 'Valentine's eve, and present her with a silver friendship bracelet, which is to have small silver hearts fastened on. Every member of the class is to contribute a heart for this bracelet and have his name or initials on it. H Hurrah! Bravo! Three cheers for Elizabeth Jones and Cordelia Lamb, cried the girls in a chorus. Then the bell rang and E succeeded with her plan. Valentine's eve, Cordelia had just finished there was a sharp rap, rap, rap, on the front Cordelia took the big lamp and went into the doing door. front lizabeth knew that she had up the supper work when Father was reading, so oom, and what was her surprise when she opened the door, to see about thilfty of the boys and girls from the Beloit High School, come to see her. Cordelia looked surprised, indignant, and then insulted, but ,before she i H THE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH 1 could say anything at all, Elizabeth came to her and explained to her why they had comeg then in an undertone apologized and asked forgiveness for the former rude conduct toward her at school. The forgiveness was granted -readily to Elizabeth and all, by Cordelia. The evening was spent merrily in playing games, charades and telling stories. When the boys and girls had donned their wraps ready for departure, they all returned to the parlor, to express their thanks for so pleasant an evening, when Professor Atkins motioned for all to gather about him, and then in a calm, deliberate voice said: In behalf of the class of 1901, I present to Miss Cordelia'Lamb this valentine, which is a token of friendship, and handed the bracelet with thirty hearts to Cordelia. Cordelia received the token of friendship with tears, for she knew it was Elizabeth who thought of wanting to be friends with her, and also to have the girls friendly too, even if she didn't go to school any more. Cordelia's muse was broken by hearing her father tell Mr. Atkins that she could go to school again next week, as her sister was coming to keep house. He had kept the news so as to surprise Cordelia, but as Mr. Atkins asked him to let her return, he told the secret that he had kept so well for two days. As the party left, Elizabeth kissed Cordelia good-bye, and each vowed to ever be good friends, while Professor Atkins was heard to tell Elizabeth and Cordelia that the tardy marks should be cancelled. -Bonnie Kinsley. A Sad Circumstance He lay upon the frozen ground, His limbs were stiff and cold 5 He did not die for love of home, He was not robbed for gold. ' Yet calm and beautiful he lay, Beneath the star-lit skyg The winter's frosty breath had nipped This pesky little fly. The frailest of all acrobats is the glass tumbler. A bottle evidently belongs to the feminine gender since it is usually found wearing a wrapper, A suggestion is evidently Irish when it is pat. A snake ought to be able to relate apretty good tail. A teacher in music advises his pupils as follows: Always B natural, never B fiat, sometimes B sharp. This is a rapid and rushing age. Even the leaves rustle. Blessed be that poet who has never ode anybody. 1 Teacher Cseeing two of her pupils inspecting a show windowjz If your mama bought one hat at S25 and another at 315, what would that make? Boy: It would make papa hoppin' mad. I 1 E Sacred to the Memory' of the Bust of Robert Burns. Appeared April, 1901. Disappearecl Octoberr 1901 Resurrectecl the Next Day. Peace Be to Hia b l i Ad Astra Per Aspera. Q,- 7' 4 The ,Beloit Schools HON. YV. H. MITCHELL mitchell county, Kansas, was organ- ized in 1870, and two years later, in August, 1872, Beloit, the county seat, was organized as a city of the third class. Almost coeval with the founding of the city came the desire for educational advantages. John D. Mitchell had been chosen county superintendent, and he held the first teacher's institute on Oct- ober 17, 1872. Following the institute was the teachers' examination on Oct- ober 19, at which time the following teachers received first grade certificates: W. A. Reeder, N. B. Freeland, Lizzie M. Palmer, Belle M. Gilbert, Laura Reeder, Alvene Bourne. Previous to October, 1872, Beloit, which is situated in old District No. 2, had no regularly established school. A term of school had been taught just before this time by Rev. O. N. Fletcher, a Baptist missionary, but the funds for the payment of his salary were CENTRAL SCHOOL raised by subscription. School was held in a cottonwood store building, one door south of what is now the Bracken Furniture company, on the southwest corner of Court and Mill streets. This building, like others of its kind in the West, was used also as a city hall and a place for public meetings of all kinds. The first regularly appointed teacher of the Beloit schools was Congress- man W. A. Reeder. He taught in the fall and winter of 1872-3 in the cotton- wood store building, his term ending March 14, '73. Geo. W. Anderson taught a summer school the same year. He was followed by Congressman Reeder, who again taught the winter term of '73-'74. In the spring of 1872 bonds were voted for a school house to be erected near the site of the present Central school. The erection of the school house Ho was begun and it should have been completed ready in the fall of '73. The funds, however, which had the bonds, were mismanaged in some way and the l W 1 TN. A. T. RODGERS ' for the opening of school een obtained by the sale of Juilding of the school house suddenly stopped after it had reached the height of about one story. It re mained in this condition for about a year, when it was finally completed ready for the opening of the fall term in 1874. The structure was a two story brick, with one room below and one above. These rooms were afterwards parti- tioned, making four instead of two. Either on account of the cyclonic winds that frequently swept about the building, or from the effects of a slight earthquake shock in 1875, the school house became somewhat dangerously unstable and school was generally dismissed upon the approach of a storm. In 1878, partly on account of the need of more room and partly for the purpose of fortifying the building, a stone addition, consisting of two rooms, one above and one below, was built to the east side of the building. The upper room was used for the High School and the lower one for the Primary department. Congressman W. A. Reeder was the first principal of the building. He began in the new building in the fall of 1874 and taught continuously until the spring of 1878, when he was succeeded by Mr. D. K. Thomas. Thus, beginning with his first term in the cottonwood building, on Mill street, in 1872, Mr. Reeder taught six years continuously in the Beloit schools-the first six years of their existence. Mrs. Laura Hesser and Mrs. Duane Freeman, of this city, were teachers in the brick building during this time. On March 10, 1879, Beloit became a city of the second class, and on May 5 of the same year the newly elected school board of six members was organized with W. H. Burke as president. In the following month, June 11, Prof. D. K. Thomas, who had been principal the year before, was elected the first superin- tendent. Mr. Thomas served one year, and the names of his successors with their tenure of office are given below: J. H. Middaugh, 1880-'81. Bion S, Hutchins, 1881-'83, RODGERS SCHOOL ,J FIELD SCHOOL -if QAVSJF7- f . Vififfi Ax Eif.f5?Zmif ' - .. c ' X 1455? lf i , .. WHITTIER SCHOOL ' Miss Carrie Bauman, 1883+'85. F. H. Clark, 1885-'88, Walter M. Jay, 1888-'90, Samuel Ensminger, 1890-'92. G. M. Culver, 1892-'97. A Harold Barnes, 1897-'02, The present High School or Central building was erected in 1884, at a cost of S20,000, taking the place of the brick building which had been erect in 1873. It is a large ten room structure, centrally located, with .wide ' and large basement. ' ' In 1886, bonds to the extent of S9000 were voted for the erection of a school building to be located in the Second Ward. This is the present Rod- gers school. It contains four large, Well finished rooms, two in each story. The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grades are in this building. Besides these two larger buildings there is in the west part of the city the Field school, a stone building of two rooms, built in 1884, and the Whittier school, a two roomed frame structure in the east part of town, fitted up for school purposes in 1878. ' Aside from the superintendent, there are 15 teachers in the school-twelve in the grades and a principal and two assistants in the High School. The schools of Beloit are widely and favorably known throughout the state, and the chief reason for this is the intelligent interest taken in their welfare by the citizens in general and the school board in particular. Politics has never been of any force in the school board. Teachers are elected on their merits alone, and this in itself insures good schools. Mr. J. P. Cadden, the present president of the school board, is a vigorous, wide awake executive of- ficer and is ably seconded by his co-Workers on the board. A ' Of those who have done much in the past for the upbuilding of the schools, two names must take a prominent place-those of Hon. W. H. Mitchell, at present mayor of our city, and Hon. A. T. Rodgers. Each of these gentlemen l J MAIN BUILDING, INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 'amqng 9Agssa.1.3o.IcI 'qq3g.Iq 2 01 squgod mou SugqqK.1aAe pun 'qsed cguauxaznumpe Ieuogfyeonpa .req ug axeunqaog Kpelnogqxed ueaq seq qgolag 9111 U! pa go Sugpueq snogquagosuoa 'lngareo DU. Venom lazmzos ues sxaqqmu sa aqA E3 'paqmu 1 J. Xueumog sem S1295 .ld quapgsa mil JO 2 'preoq Iooqos PU. 9511 sqlnsaa I0 JEGLI3 t 4 Commencement Program I Invocation, ------ Rev. F. D. Baker Instrumental Duet, Fanfare, ----- Bohm Lila Goudy, Orpha Wray ' Recitation, Lost in the Mountains, - - Vickers Carrie Ensworth Q Cration, The Progress of Nations, - Mae Ware Vocal Solo, The Stein Song, - -, - Bullard Elmer Hill Essay, The American Girl, ----- Etta Crowley Triple Quartet, Hail, Smiling Morin, ---- Stofforth Sopranos-Edith Cochran, Ella Carney, Nellie Mitchell Altos-Lila Goudy, Helen Wilson, Ruby Noel Tenors-Boyd Chubbic, Ora Young, Cecil Rowles Basses-George Loveall, Harvey McBeth, Robert Vanatta Oration, Choosing a Life Work, ---- Bert Adams Oration, LifeveA Tripod, - - - Bess Vocal Duet, The Pilot, - - - Mr. Goudy, Mr. Barnes Piano Solo, Lorelei, ---- Miss Kate Graham Recitation, Put Yourself in Her Place, - Thomas Hill Male Quartet, When the Little Ones Say Good Night, Messrs. Goudy, Barnes, Rose, Creitz Essay, The Anglo Saxon Race in the World's Progress, Oration, Man and His Civilization, - - - Vocal Solo, Selected, ----- Senior Gift to the Memorabilia Club - - Hans Barnard - Parks Ella Carney George Loveall Aggie Flannery Walter Glidden Presentation of Diplomas - - President J. P. Cadden - Class Song i J KANSAS I love thee, Kansas! On thy primal soil The flower of freedom bloomed when time was youngg Thy valiant sons a glorious challenge flung In later days to bondage. Fierce the broil That vexed thy plains with bloodg but blest the toil Of upward striving souls, whose efforts wrung From War's great tumult, dearest hopes that hung In doubt 3 and made a nation's curse recoil In utter doom. O, Kansas, Queen of States! First in the thoughts of all thy sons, whose praise Of thee is golden. Let no act that mars Ere link thy name with kinship to the Fates Move on in majesty thro' all the days Mounting thy way atoward th' eternal stars. -Harold Barnes. 'YOUTH CA Rondeauj 0 happy youth! when all delights were new, When Love was young, and Life was fair to view, What glowing raptures thro' the bosom thrilled! How sweet the joys from sunny hours distilled! For all seemed good and every good seemed true. Then nature donned a brighter, richer hue, And arching skies put on a softer blueg The strains were sweeter which the song-bird trilled, O happy youth! No bitter wrongs their sombre shadows threwg No crushing sorrow entered to subdue The buoyant soul, which, seeking what it willed, Ne'er bowed to grief, its laughing ardor chilledg Thine were delights we ever would pursue, O happy youth! -Harold Barnes. ' ms Einsr EFFORT How a Young High School Reporter Wrote up a . I Funeral for His Paper Perhaps not in the history of our town had such universal gloom been cast over Birdville as was occasioned by the news which so rapidly spread from store to store, from residence to residence, from office to office, from shop to shop, and was communicated from pedestrian to pedestrian, on last Saturday morning, of the sudden and altogether unexpected death of one of the most highly esteemed and valued ladies of Buckskin county-Mary Jane Williams. For a time after the sad occurrence all manner of business ceased, the yard stick lay idle upon the counter, the clerk dropped his pen and leaned meditat- ingly over his desk, the book of the student lay motionless in his lap, the ham- mer of the mechanic ceased to give forth its usual clink, the wheels of the vehicle remained motionless, and the hurrying to and fro from the residence of the beloved dead by dear relatives and more intimate friends was the only perceptible indication that all animated nature ceased to move. Stout-hearted men were seen weeping like children, ladies giving forth sobs and shrieks cal- culated to move to grief the most hardened sinner, children crying as if their innocent little hearts would break4all, high and low, rich and poor, seemed to unite in sorrow at the loss of one who was as near perfection in every re- spect as probably it were possible for a human being to reach. Mrs. Williams was truly an exception to poor, weak nature. While she possessed every virtue that might be written on paper, not a single fault could be recorded to offset her good qualities. A devoted Christian, possessed of a loving and gentle disposition, kind to her neighbors and charitable to the poor-hunting out and relieving suffering in whatever shape it was found, s endearing herself to the unfortunate beings of our town that they now lonely indeed. , - Space will not permit and our pen is inadequate to do justice to poor Williams. Did we say poor? Oh, that we were as rich as she is now wit . angels in that happy abode beyond the skies, where all is sunshine, and no clouds of disappointment ever appear-waiting but not impatiently for those who mourn her loss here below. And may we all so live that, leaving this world of trouble, sorrow and disappointment, We may be able to meet the lamented Mary Jane in the land of the blessed. The immediate cause of Mrs. W.'s death was heart disease, though she had been in feeble health for some months previous. The saddest thing to contemplate about her death is the fact that so sudden and unexpected was the occurrence feven to herselfj she was not permitted to speak a parting word to her devoted husband, Hezekiah T. Williams, nor an admonition to her lovely brood of little children, seven in number, three girls and four boys. The funeral took place at the chapel at 4 o'clock p. m. in the afternoon last Sunday. The house was filled to its utmost capacity and the intense in- terest shown plainly indicated the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The funeral over, a large procession followed the remains to the ceme- tery, and as the earth hid the case containing the silent form from View for- ever, a scene of grief took place far surpassing anything of the kind we ever witnessed. - fWhen the above copy was handed in to the city editor, he glanced over it, said something to himself in an undertone, then handed it to one of the re- porters with the injunction, Write that stuff over again and make it about a stick long. This paper isn't good enough for angels. j SELECTED SIFTINGS What are these things? asked the customer. Blackboard erasers, said the shop girl. I don't want anything that will erase a blackboard. I want a chalk mark eraser. That's what I meant. These are chalk mark erasers. Anything else? Yes. I want some lead pencils. ' We haven't any lead pencils. We have some wooden cylinders with graphite on the inside of them. Will they do as well? The head master of a Welsh school, with the object of giving his higher class a practical lesson in theiuse of the barometer, placed the instrument on a window about seven feet from the ground, at the same time telling his scholars to note any change in it and report to him. During the dinner hour one boy, more meddlesome than the others, began tampering with the glass, with the result that it fell to the ground and was broken to pieces. Anticipating matters, he Watched for the master's return from dinner, and, rushing to meet him, observed, excitedly, ' Sir, the barometer has fallen! How much? asked the pedagogue, thinking of climatic changes. Seven feet! was the reply, to the amazement of the master. P Teacher: Be seated, James. Jimmie: Can't. V ' Teacher: Why not, James? Jimmie: Pa fell over a chair this mornin', an' I laughed. Johnnie, said his mother who had been examining his school deport- report, I am going to have your father whip you when he comes home Please don't, mamma, replied Johnny, penitently, paw is allus so when he comes home. Professor: See that spider, my boy, spinning his web. Is it not wonder- ful? Do you reflect that, try as he may, no man could spin that web? Johnny: What of it? See me spin this top? Do you reiiect, try as he may, no spider could spin this top? In an Eastern town a young schoolmarm recently came into a public library and asked for a book about worms, because she had to teach the sub- ject the next morning. It was duly handed to her. I don't want these, she said. I want the worms that turn into butterfiiesf' Then she added quite solemnly: I don't know anything-'about the subject, but I know the proper methods of teaching it. ' That-is the 'important thing. And a few days afterward a little boy came into 'the 'same library with a penny picture of a cold, flabby, modern German Madonna, and said to the librarian, Will you please tell me if this is beautiful? The librarian told him that she thought it hideous. Oh, I'm so glad,?' said the' fchild.- Teacher gave us each a picture, and told us to live with it ,until we could see all its beauty, and I've lived with this for three weeks, andthe more' I flook at it, the homelier it seems toget. p A P A New Use for the Hyphen. Here is a story of a teacher who has just given a lesson on the hyphen. Thinking that his class understood the use of it he wrote the word, bird's- nest on the blackboard. Now, boys, why do we have a hyphen between bird's and nest? asked the teacher. Several hands Went up, and the teacher pointed to a small boy who seemed very anxious to answer. For the birds to roost on, was the reply. . Just So Jane: That young Senior is at the door. Shall I tell him you are engaged? Miss Pinkle: Show him into the parlor, Jane. Jane: Yes'm. ' Miss Pinkle: And Jane, after he lays his box of chocolates on the mantel- piece, tell him I am out. I The School-Boy on Animals - A correspondent who offered prizes in different schools for essays on kind- ness to animals, sends us a few extracts from the papers received: There are two kinds of animals, and they are the quadruped and bypedg the quadruped is lions and tigers and such like, 'and the byped is birds.f' Some people kick the poor dog and give it no food. Then the poor ani- mal bites the first person it comes to, and this causes the person to have idiphobery, and the animal gets killed. This is all through the people giving the animal nothing to eat. ' ' Animals do not go to church nor say any prayers. They never sit down to get their meals, and we do. , When the animal dies it is no more good except for food, but when w die we have a resurrection. ' Mollified His lndignattion Indignant Father: Hadn't you done anything butlaugh? Boy: Nog nothing at all. X - ,. . .. Father: And the master caned you for that?, The scoundrel! I'll teach him- ' Boy: Yes, and he thrashed me hard, too. He's a great big' man. Father Knot quite so indignantj: H'm, is he? You mustn't laugh in school, Johnny. It's against the rules. ' PRESBYTERIAN CHUFEHY CLASS SONG fTune: Forgottenj ' We greet you, and this greeting ' y Is saying goodbye to all- ' ' , To teachers, classmates and students, ' fYears may pass ere we meet you againj. Our school days all were so happy S But now we have reached the bay- Launched our ships-Ah, can this be launching? Yes, we're launched on destiny. We're rowing toward the haven grand, A To the port that we wish to gain, ' If this be the time it is well, then Andynoyv-We speed over Life's sea. Graduation! Well, if graduating Be bidding our schoolmates adieu, Then farewell to our dear Alma Mater, And our school days so free from care. Ah, such joys are not lost forever, When we a last goodbye must say, Ne'er will this memory fade from us ever But be a source of endless joy for aye, Yet still we'll be striving, achieving, The goal of success to reach. May you now kindly think of those Who bid you a last goodbye.f Farewell-Good night. Daphne's Beau I would like to get them and present them to 'her as coming from Dr. Higgins. She's just a stingy old thing, anyway! She wouldn't know it was me, and I would just like to see her glasses fly off when she sees who sent them. ' . X The subject uppermost in Daphne's mind was chrysanthemums, of which the garden was full, and which Madame de Long had appropriated for hers, and had given strict orders for the girls not to molest them. Daphne's mother had died when she was but twelve years old, leaving Daphnento the care of her father, who was away most of the time, looking after his bdsiness interests. Her over-indulgent brother could see no faults in her, so she was left to her own free will. Shehad always worn her hair short, and one of her favorite pranks was to dress in her brother's clothes and shock everyone. But Will only laughed at her, and thought she would quiet down after a time. Her Aunt Phoebe came to visit them, but what must Daphne do but rush out to meet her in this guise. Aunt Phoebe was shocked, as a matter of' course. She had a consultation with Will that night, and it was decided to send Daphne away to a boarding school. q And now Daphne's troubles begini She is a fairly good student, but her mischievous nature will get her into trouble. Daphne planned to get the iiowers this evening and deliver them the next evening. She had slyly put her brother's clothes in her trunk when she left home, and now she pulled them out, and rigging herself in them, slipped out on the piazza, down the side and into the garden, where she picked a bouquet of Madame's choice chrysanthe- mums and went back to her room. She changed her suit and set down to ar- range the fiowers. - O, Daphne! if you could only have known that you were not the figure on the grounds that night. Madame had a peculiar habit' of ,I walk through her grounds after the bell rang at ten for lights out glanced up at the college. All was dark, she thought, but as she looked she saw a light in one of the rooms in the west wing. Here it was ten, and a light in Miss Daphne's room. Why was this? Couldnthat girl ever learn that she must obey the rules? But see! As Madame still looks at the window, a figure ascends the side 'of the piazza, and as it passes through a ray of light she sees it is,a man dressed in a dark suit, with a slouch hat pulled down closely over the head. I-Ie passes to the other side of the piazza and goes through the window into Miss Daphne's room. What is the meaning of this? Is Daphne receiving gentle- men callers in her room, and at this hour? The idea of any one's disgracing the college in that way is enough to disturb Madame's serenity. Hurrying to the house, she sends one of the teachers to guard from the outside, while she softly ascends the stairs to Daphne's room, and' as softly opens the door. There, sitting in a rocking chair is Daphne, with a smile of triumph on her face, and in her hands is a large bunch of chrysanthemums, which she is ar- ranging. We all know that the steady gaze of one 'person on another will cause the other to look up. So it is with Daphne. She looks toward the door, then, with a low cry of alarm, springs to her feet, scattering the chrys- anthemums over the fioor. Then Madame walks into the room and says: , , Did I disturb a tete-a-tete?' What beautiful flowers your friend has brought you. Poor Daphneg she had not thought of the consequences. Madame made a search of the room. The teacher below declared that no one had come down her way. Madame tried to compel Daphne to confess her guiltg but no, she would not say a word. She said they wouldn't believe her anyway, now. A strict guard was placed over the girl, and she was given until Thanks- giving to clear herself. If she did not do so by that time she was to be sent home in disgrace. She went to her classes with a heavy heart. She did not care forherself, she said, but how bad Will would feel. Most of the girlsshilnned her, but a few pitied her and thought it was nothing worse than som? prank. She thought she could never clear herself, anyway, if she did confess. Some of the girls would always shun her now. Anyway, she wanted to go home to her brother. He was kind and good and she never had any trouble when she was with him. And now with these thoughts the poor, homesick girl cried herself to sleep. - Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. All the girls are in a flutter at the prospect of a holiday. Some one reported that Lillian Brown had received a box from home, and would hold a party in her room that night. Each one wondered if she would be one of the invited guests. Now Lillian had been one of Daphne's bosom friends. Would she dare ask the girl with a taint on her name? She consulted the other girls who were to be at the party. Some said they didn't care to be associated with a girl of that type. None of them stopped to think that just three weeks ago they had attended one of these parties in Daphne's room, and there they had voted her the loveliest, dearest, sweetest girl on earth. So Lillian came to Daphne and said, Dear, I would have you at my party tonight, but some of the girls think it would be proper for you to come, feeling as bad as we all know do, but I'll save you some of the goodies. knew the girls had not been so kind in their remarks as Lillian sentedto her, and she iiashed out: Well, they don't need to have me, of my beau. 7' When this was reported at the party, many were the surmises, and some of the more timid ones glanced nervously around. Daphne knew she would be the subject of conversation at the party, and she felt bitter, but she smiled a pathetic little smile at the thoughts of her beau. The evening came for the party. The girls trouped merrily through the halls to Lillian's room. When they came to Daphne's door there was a hush, out of respect for her, they said. But Daphne knew they were whispering about her. The fun in Lillian's room was at its height. Madame had said the girls might enjoy themselves, and so they did. Merry peals of laughter floated to Daphne's ears. All had been forgotten about Daphne's beau. Suddenly the door opened and a man stalked in. All of you know a girl's special aversion to a man! Feminine shrieks are always ear piercing, and these were no excep- tion to the general rule. The man advanced to the center of the room, jumped lightly on a chair, took off his hat, , made a bow, and- said: Beware of Daphne's beau! W ' As,Daphne glanced around to see what effect her appearance had made, a ridiculous sight met her eyes. The smallicloset was full of girls, and one was Ta vainly trying to shut the door. Four small feet protruded from under the bed, and the rest were crowded in one corner, while Lillian stood with chair up- lifted to exterminate the villain who dare approach her. O, if I only had my kodak! said Daphne, between her peals of laughter. - The dreadful tale was out. Daphneis beau, the mysterious beau, had re- vealed himself. O, girls, if you could know how quick this merry scene would end! Clang! Clang! Clang! goes the fire gong, and this time the demon cannot be stayed with a chair. The girls rush down the steps, which have not been caught as yet. But Daphne rushes wildly to her room, which is all in flames. She re- members that she took a match into the closet to find her clothes. In order to guard her more closely, Madame had taken the room next hers. Already the fiames have swept across the hall. There is no escape for Madame, but Daphne makes one. She lets herself out on the piazza and climbs through-the window into Madame's room. The poor teacher is ringing her hands in de- spair. Strong arms draw her to the window, and avoice which she recognizes, says, Take the end of this rope and I will let you .down to the ground. Then jumping down upon the piazza, which the flames are fast licking up, she goes down the same way she did the night she got the chrysanthemums. She falls fainting to .the ground. . In the mean time, Bess Neely had time to whisper to her chum that she saw a man rush out of Daphne's room when the fire started, and she just bet it was Daphne's beau who had set the fire. Others, too, who had not been at the party, were telling how Daphne had set the school on fire for revenge.. All this time the subject of this slander lay unconscious in the,gardener's house. Only the west wing burned. The next day Madame called the school together, told how Daphne's beau, who was none other than Daphne herself, had saved her from the fire, and asked that the school join' her in an Also that this Thanksgiving be made more memorable to Daphne 'by' ing in her honor. And so Thanksgiving was celebrated just the same. One thing was, the decorations were chrysanthemums. All voted it the most Thanksgiving they had ever known. Daphne suffered from nervous ment more than from her burns, and was able to return by Christmas. by Now if you say anything about Daphne's beau the whole school is ready l 'Q to defend him. --Emma fCaddenj Goudy P ,nu . 5 Gr. 5 , 15 q v A - y S 5,-WE.-Q.-fx ,- In 'url nl if H 51 I ' f. ez1:fill1lg ni ,-, lvl L-,r , E li d- 1 in 1 l it - ll all sw-H il lla ill. lf. 'i-.. ca an.. Isl .f will ,ly 4, i.. : fin e l,.. fl iaiml ll l' Illia W e--Q' Illia, Jt i ii.iQi flip if 'u ll l ' ' I I H Will! ri . iiiiii I N2 I 0 ' -ll' I MM l glut: S M - if WWW. 'll lf ,.,,I,q Il. Nas.- , gm. ,,.. .75 N, ,A i me. l'l bill. - 1 -' M .?l?33- P Lfslllhl il wll 'fL'1 lv -2 EH 'Qllliiiite l ,pf'?yT?llifllW L -' -ll, N' . w mifii--tiw4: -E u ' ii- W 'i win aeff ilu' UNION mcxrxc Missouni PACIFIC Dsror mar-or PIX- 1 . ff V A THE ACOTTAGE, INDUSTRIAL SQHOOL Fon GIRLS g '1 Industrial School for Girls One can not consider the purpose for which our Industrial School exists without being conscious of the great responsibility of the work and duties re- quired, viz.: that of conducting the business of the institution upon economic principles, and striving to produce the greatest good for our commonwealth. The work of reclaiming wayward girls and restoring them to a healthful, men- tal and moral condition cannot be over estimated. As a state institution we are fourteen years old. Our work is becoming more classified, and our girls are promoted according to the advancement they make along any line of work they pursue. This promotion plan proves a great incentive to our girls in every department. ' It is the duty of all persons connected with our institution to enforce the rules of discipline kindly, judiciously and impartiallyg to exact unqualified obedience to, and respect for, school regulations, and in all cases of doubt, re- lating to punishment of girls, refer the matter to the superintendent for her consideration. Our officers and employes are earnest in their efforts to accomplish the best results possible, and we are encouraged to believe that earnest, consci- entious effort is being made to lift our Industrial School to a higher plane of usefulness. It is the aim of our school to teach our girls to govern themselves g the end for which all government exists. We feel confident that tact, a love for, and sympathy with our complishing untold results in character building. In addition to the regular industries pursued preyiously, we have duced a scientific cooking department, which we consider a. great in the way of an industryg also a fancy work department. In both of these de- partments the girls go on by classes, and are doing very efficient work. The beautiful work done by the girls in the fancy work department cannot have other than an uplifting influence. We desire to make this department self- supporting. The Board of Charities are putting forth earnest, conscientious endeavor to promote and advance the work and aim of our Industrial School, and the success that attends our work is largely due to their untiring efforts. It is not only our desire to set girls straight, who have started wrong, but we want to place them on such safe ground that they may fill useful and hon- orable positions in society, and thereby make our institution a potent factor for good, and one that our girls will hold in grateful and loving remembrance. - -Julia B. Perry, Superintendent. .1-.. PUPILS AND TEACHERS, INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS W 4 1 A Nest of Spring Poemhs flncubated by members of the Class of 1901.1 Balmy breezes blowing from the Sunny South, That sweet land of flowers, beauty, love and truth, There the birds are singing sweetly all the day, There the hawthorne's blooming: Spring is there to stay. . , L Smiling in his mantle of dark brown and green, . - . I, A Over hills and valleys the Hush of life is seen. Flooding all the landscape with beauty o'er and o'er, Till our inmost beings worship and adore. -Lettie Duncan 'Tis of thee, O, lovely springtime, And thy beauties rare, O, springtime, That we sing. Of thy crystal brooklets flowing, Of thy gentle breezes blowing, Lovely spring. For the happy birds are singing, And our ears are softly ringing With their song. S Now the robin in the trees, sings, Q And to us his right good news brings- Spring is here. Though for others feelings vary, Of thy pleasures we'l1 ne'er tarry To debate. You will ever bring us hope, spring, Till the gentle evening breath, spring, K Bids us rest, -George Sorgatz V Springtime is coming, Oh, list to the song Of the birds in the forest, As we walk along. The green things are growing, In meadows and fields, While the birds and the blossoms Their sweetness reveal. The buds turn to leaves, And the blossoms to Bowers, Changing their beauty Through the long, sunny hours. -Edwin Ewing Y - 'lf - , il , -ilpxf ,YJu-uu- .a .l Af' x. 1' 1 N - 1: J . THE OLD BRICK scHooL HOUSE, ERECTED IN 1874. wx V . J 1--Y, It finds me sore ,distres-V., To think of something new or queer, Which has not been expressed. V It may be I need poetical eH'usion,i For my thoughts, they all take wing, And I've come 'to this conclusion, ' There is nothing new to spring. -Arthur Dumm We greet thee with glaclness, spring bright and fair, Bringing thy roses and daifodils rarer, ' A D Bringing the birds and the bees to share, - ' V' L The fragrance and bounty spread everywhere. Q be We greet thee with gladness, with songs and with praise, Webring as our tribute glad, joyful lays, ' 1 And at the foot of thy high, honored throne, ' ' ' ' We gather to greet thee, O thounndst lEXT'3ld'9ITE3TX.Q,.- is Emily White - I O Spring! Lovely Spring! You come again with joyous ring. Here and there 2. dash of green Peeps the russet leaves between. Hear the dripping windless rain As it Weeps and weeps in vain. Over the bank where violets grow Kissing the maoles that stanr' in a row. Odors sweet from lilacs bring, , Whispering softly, This is spring. fWill Thompson . x -Mf-i- tLl- Furniturey Carpets and Curtains C , in Northern'Kansas. Prices always , , C1iiCagQ Lumber and Coal Cb., mbsf' COAL Eliiiim GLEN u. WHITE, mg.- KEY5 S5RWL'NNf clofhingfma shoes. Q .'73eloit milling '60, fold 'Gain and Gftandard .94 Flour. J, , .rf-. Q - il' . . First Na,t'i0n6Ql - Ima-up ca.png5.gJs2:l:s,KAFseS.' DIRECTORS. . H A Ph lp A T. Rodgers. F. C. Sheldon. A. G. Mead V H B h David Smibh W. Port, Park J . oFFlcERs. ' H A Phelps, President. A. T. Rodgers, Vice-Presidgant: VJH. Brmich, Cashie . G. G.. Hoag. Assistant. Qmshler- . -- ,,., ,.,. . .- Q., W. D. SHACKELFORD.. ? LDENTIST-+-Qi- Office in New York Store Block. Beloit. Kansas. Zfew Zlork :ftore .Wlereantile 'Go Carry Everything. K Souvenirs a Specialty. JC .2 'fv- Will' rf. STATE BA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, S65,ooo. J. S. PARKS, Vice Pres. M. M. ROWLEY, Cashier. C. P. BAu'rLEsoN,'Assistnm. Cu.shier. . mkecroke. gland: J. W. 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