Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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(Lite Jfaculty. J. H. KRAFT. A.B., Biology and Chemistry. E. C. WATSON, A.B.. Physics and Mathematics. E. L. KING, A.B., B.S.. Mathematics and Civics. LUCILLE T. BURNAP, B.S., English and Latin. estella McCarthy, a.b.. English and Biology. SARAH E. HUDSON, Supervisor of Drawing. MINNIE M. BOALS, Supervisor of Music. 9

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'(Tlic faculty. R. A. HAIGHT, A.M., Ph.D, Supt. of Alton Schools. B. C. RICHARDSON. A.M., Principal of the High School. CARRIE G. RICH, (111. State Normal) History and Science. BERTHA W. FERGUSON, A.B., Latin and German. HELEN A. NAYLOR, A.B., Latin and Commercial. CAROLYN M. WEMPEN, B.S., Mathematics. JOSEPHINE GILMORE, Ph.B., English. 8

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Fifth Annual Meet Of the Madison County High School Association, held at Collinsville, May 10, 1907. There is an old Maxim, If you sow an act. you reap a habit this was never more clearly illustrated than in the Madison County meet of 1907. In 1904. our victory was so overwhelming that the other contestants worked early and late to win a few of the honors the next year, but in 1905. the result was much the same. The way in which the Alton men seemed to win with no apparent effort on their part, had a tendency to discourage the other participants, and so. in 1906, as they were the guests of our sister city. Upper Alton, out of courtesy to her, it was deemed best to sacrifice the pennant for one year. We loaned it to Granite City, just to keep up interest in the competition, but like most kind and generous deeds it was easier to repeat the next time. A little undue carelessness caused this to happen the second time, when on the sixth of May, 1907. the various high-schools of Madison County assembled at Collinsville for their fifth annual meet. Everybody looked forward with highest anticipation t ? the time when we should once more compete for the banner which hung so long in the hall of our predecessors. When the great day arrived, the whole High School turned out bright and early, and hurried down to the City Hall, each afraid that he would be left behind. There were several extra cars to carry the Alton delegation, and after much good-humored pushing and crowding, we boarded and the journey was begun. Here was one time and place when the athletes had the best of it. for everybody was determined that he should have seats, and even women and girls exchanged places with them and rode standing. Everyone was so busy that we reached Edwardsville in what seemed a very short time, and as we passed through, we did our best to impress the inhabitants of this burg with the importance of Atlon High School. But soon we continued on our way, accompanied by t'.ie Edwardsville rooters in another car, and, arriving at a “settlement. which the conductor called Collinsville, we descended at our destination amid a general storm of yells and tooting of horns. Many of the enthusiasts went to the opera house to hear the intellectual contest, which began almost immediately after our arrival, while others strolled around the village, finding here and there scattered individuals who wore other colors than the good old red and gray. This seemed to denote that some other of the numerous colonies of Madison County were represented. The track team, however, retired to the so-called hotel, waiting for the afternoon when they would perform. Noon had not long departed before the great crowds began to make their way to the place where the athletic program was to be held. There was plenty of cars running to the grounds, which were about a mile out. and we were soon transported to the fairgrounds. we were told, but we found when we descended from the car, that we had to walk fully a quarter of a mile, through some good farmer’s wheat field before we arrived on the scene of action. It was near 10