Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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NATURE’S BALM. (first prize.) C) wanderer, from beaten patli now turn aside Into the wood where purple violets hide, And cowslips and the clinging ivy grow, With jack-a-pulpits nodding in a row. Expressing quaint surprise at double-daisies odd; Then will we under sylvan shadows lie To see the flames of fiery sunlight die. And now the tenderest twittering of the wren Breaks forth anew and fills the mossy glen With sweetest music; 'tis the voice of God. A Junior. THE FOREST. (second prize.) Broken limb and shattered bough Tell of thy yesterdays, Tell of a time when thou stoodst alone, Mighty in all thy ways ; Trackless stretches of timber land Cool in the summer’s heat, Breathe of a time when a savage band Sought out thy cool retreat. Branching limb and blended bough Tell of thy present days, Tell of a time when thou dost atone For acts of thy former ways. Traversed stretches of timber land Trodden by lovers’ feet Tell of a time when a civil band Seek out thy cool retreat. Lours Walter, TO. 28

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Literary Societies. OFFICERS. ILLINl. President, . Nelson Schxveppe Vice-President, . Harry Johnston Secretary, . . William Levis USHERS. Sanford Taylor, Walter Levis, Elliott F. Taylor. PUSHMATAHA. President, . . Leland Osborn Vice-President, . James Coleman Secretary, . . Lela Logan USHERS. Earl Cuthbertson, Edw. Jnttemeyer, Ernest Netzhanimer. THE CONTEST. On the night of January 26th the tribes of the Illini and Pushmataha met for a second time on their common hunting ground to hold a great council. In spite of the fact that both tribes came decked in war paint and feathers, the Illini in red and white, the Pushmataha in blue and white, the contest was one of a friendly nature. It was not a meeting merely for pleasure, however, for a question of vital importance was to be decided by the most famous orators of the united tribes. “Whether the Advantages of Private Ownership of Public Utilities Are Greater than Those of Municipal Ownership. ' As a token of good will between the Indians a beautiful Indian maid sang “O Happy Day. Johanna Masel, Kathaleen Heskett and William Levis, representing the side of the red and white, James Coleman, Mayme Coleman and Clark Wells, the side of the blue and white, all chosen on account of their reputation for eloquence, took the places of honor within view and hearing of both tribes after Chief Richardson, entrusted with his high position because of his renowned wisdom, had gravely announced that the speeches would begin. The tribes were very much impressed with Johanna's harangue, her own people whooping their approval. The speakers in turn spoke majestically to the assembly, each receiving great applause. But Clark's eloquent appeals to their sense of justice and right, and his grand gestures turned the tide of victory to the Push-matahas. While the two tribes waited breathless and expectant for their great sachems to decide the question, the orchestra engaged in a pow-wow. On learfiing that the sachems had decided in favor of the Pushmatahas, the assembly broke up, each tribe returning to its own home. 30