Argenta Oreana High School - Pilot Yearbook (Argenta, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1922 volume:

The Argentinian of A. C. H. S. 19 2 2 Volume II Published by THE SENIOR CLASS of ARGENTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL THE ARGENTONIAN 3 iiiniii unii HiinitwiHi i FOREWORD To High School friends we send. The Argentorian we’ve penned. True in record of this year, Maybe ’tis true—some fear; But we hope your record's clear— Nothing gone, nothing to jeer. Many things, we've tried to tell. Pardon, if it’s not done well. We’ve not left the fun out—true! 'Specially if the joke’s on you. The Alumni we would greet, Hoping to bring mem’ries sweet Of high school days long ago With more of joy and less of woe. The Juniors who’ll be Seniors, too. We offer best wishes to you. The Staff. mvifimiiiiiiRiimnmiflnimiinnmiimnnriiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiitiiiiiiiiintu Roy Boneham M. M. Wilson W. E. Olson, President Sam Heinle Harry Munch, Secretary THE ARGENTONIAN SUPT. B. A. HEDGES Christian University, 1912-13; Coe Col- lege, 1913-14; University of Illinois, 1914- 16; A. B. Degree, 1916; History, Champaign High School, 1916-17; Supt., St. Joseph, 111., 1917-18; U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F. 1918 , 19; Supt., La Harpe, 111., 1919-21; Supt., Ar- genta, 111., 1921-22. Handsome Easy (?) Governing Sanguine “So much has been said, and on the whole so well said, that little there remains to be said.” E. W. ZEPPENFELD University of Illinois, B. S., 1914; Stock- land, 111., Science and Agriculture, 1914-16; Washburn, 111., Agriculture and Manual Training, 1916-17; University City, Mo., 1917-18, Science; Webster Grove High School, 1918-21, Science; Argenta High School, Science and Agriculture, 1921-22. Enthusiastic Athletic Agreeable Logical Chivalrous “Knowledge is Power.” ESTHER M. NOTHENBERG Chicago Technical School, 1918-20; Uni- versity of Illinois, 1920-21; Argenta High School, 1921; University of Illinois, 1922. Alluring Elegant Radiant Nobby Youthful “How far that little candle throws his beams; so shines a good deed in a naughty world.” EDITH FLOREINE HEIN’LE Decatur High School, ’18; Illinois State Normal University, ’20; Argenta High School, Mathematics and English, 1920-22; Glee Club pianist. Musical Animated Brilliant Adorable Nice “It matters not how long we live but how.” .........................mm......i.....urn ........wmmmmmmmmmmm THE ARGENTONIAN 7 ■iiii:iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiNiiiiitiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiuniimiiuiiwiiimiiiiiinuutiiiiiuiuiimi iiiiiii MRS. B. A. HEDGES Springfield, 111., H. S., University of Illi- nois, 1914-16; Household Science Depart- ment, University of Illinois summer school, 1921; St. Joseph, 111., High School Latin, Mathematics, Physical Training, Momence, 111.; Science, La Harpe, 111.; Argenta High School, Latin, Science, Physical Training, Music. Efficient Demure Gracious Exacting Social “Household management is a serious bus- iness for me.” MRS. MYRTLE BLIX North Dakota Agricultural College, 1913- 17; Regeirt, N. Dak., Science, 1917-18; Min- ti, N. Dak., English and Science, 1918-19; Argenta High School, English and History, 1922. Obliging Accomplished Rare Dignified Yet Human “In joys, in grief, in triumphs, in retreat; Great always without aiming to be great.” OUR FACULTY Listen, my classmates, and you shall hear Of the nightly revelry all thru the year; When teachers and “prof.” meet often at four, To conjure some plans, some rules, often more. The teachers will sigh, lay all things aside, March down to the office, forgetting car-rides. Led on by wise sayings, by humor and frowns, The meetings progress with their ups and downs, Prof’s orders, advice; the board’s sayings, too. Cause teachers to puzzle and frown not a few. Then eager, alarmed and aimed with Grade books, They to the office, with worrying looks, With pens always ready and flunk slips at hand They began leal sparse to sow all this land. All pupils rush fast, the letters to “grab,” To see if they flunked in History or Lab. But always, each month, clever tables would turn, Teachers would smile—some pupils would learn. “A pass, please!” still echoes from rooms to the halls, While teachers playing “solitaire” answer the call. Their ciedits are made at prof’s meetings they say. And alike all leave in a right humble way. H e y c We. 511 n o Two Littfc Chiefs— t U O Thorns. Our Ltfiht Frec-mvi « fdUmi E ff «e. cs Kefic 0«nc� i� g TKt T«rr«W« TomK Whjf yhc B 1 be R v fr H. Mei©us 10 THE ARGENTONIAN CELIA DELORES GARVIN “They gazed and gazed and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all she knew.” President of Literary Society, ‘22 May Queen, ’22 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’22 D. H. S. '21 Leaders’ Club, ’22 FRANCIS RAY GOKEN “Everything comes if a man will only wait.” Basketball Team, 1918-1920 Captain of Basketball Team, 1921 “Clarence Decides,” ’21 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’22 Baseball, ’21 Captain of Baseball Team, ’22 Leaders’ Club, 1922 GLADYS KING DUNKEL “Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, Sweet as the primrose that peeps beneath the sun.” “Aunt Deborah,” ’20 “Clarence Decides,” ’21 “Safety First,” ’21 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs.” ’22 Vice President, ’21 Vice President, ’22 President, ’20 Secretary-Treasurer of A. A., ’22 President of D. S. C . ’21 Oratorical Contest. 2 Member of Leaders Club, ’22 NELLIE EVELYN 1 ARSON “To those who know thee not, no words can paint, and those who know thee, know all words are faint.” Decatur High School, ’20-’21 Girls’ Physical Training, ’21-’22 Editor of Annual, ’22 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’22 Member of Leaders Club, ’22 THE ARGENTONIAN 11 SUSANNA LENORE MALONE “And as the bright sun glorifies the sky, So is her face illumined with her eye.” Glee Club, ’21-’22 Girls’ Baseball Team, ’22 Girls’ Basketball Team, ’22 Leaders Club ’22 Declamatory, ’22 Declamatory, ’21 Music, 2 “Clarence Decides,” ’21 “Aunt Deborah’s First Luncheon,” '21 “Safety First,” ’21 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’22 GEORGE B. MALONE “Smiles, unending smiles, In radiant lines, for miles and miles.” University High School Track Team, ’21 Business Manager of Annual, ’22 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’22 Leaders Club, ’22 Orchestra, ’22 ETHEL MAY McCONNELL “To love her was a liberal educa- tion.” Secretary and Treasurer, '22 “Aunt Deborah’s First Lunch- eon,” ’21 “Clarence Decides,” ’21 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’22 HAZEL LUCILLE McCONNELL “ ’Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming and look brighter when we come.” Secretary-Treasurer, ’21 “Aunt Deborah’s First Lunch- eon,” ’21 “Clarence Decides,” ’21 “Safety First,” ’22 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’22 Leaders Club, ’22 Adv. Mgr., Argentorian, :22 Secretary-Treasurer, D. S. C. 21 Girls Basketball Team. ’22 Girls’ Baseball Team, ’22 12 THE ARGENTONIAN ELWOOD FLETCHER McKINLEY “Greatness is not determined by size.-’ Basketball, T9-’20-’21 Track Meet, ’19-’20-’21 President A. A., ’22 Sec -Treas. Leaders Club. '22 Athletic Editor of A. C. H. S. Special, '22 “Clarence Decides,” '21 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’22 BERNARD IRWIN MYERS “A prin?e of athletes is he.” “When a lady’s is the case, you know all other things give place.” D. H. S. '21 President, T8 Basketball Team, ’20 Track Team, '20 President of Class, ’21-’22 “Safety First,” ’2t-’22 “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” ’21-’22 “Deacon’s Second Wife,” T9-’20 Captain Track Team, ’22 VELMA FAYE PATTERSON Play out the play; A light heart lives long.” Monticello H. S., 1918-1920 Glee Club, 1918-1920, 1921-1922 Physical Training, 1918-1920 Basketball, 1918-1920 Class President. 1920-1921 “Clarence Decides,” ’21 Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” '22 Editor-in-Chief, “A. C. H. S. Spec- ial.” 1921-22 President Leaders Club, 1921-22 13 THE ARGENTONIAN CLASS OF 1922 President ......................Bernard Myers Vice-President ................... Gladys King Secretary and Treasurer.........Ethel McConnell Class Motto: The door to success is labeled push. Class Colors: Belgian blue and burnt orange. Class Flower: Tea rose. ARGENTORIAN Editor-in-Chief STAFF Nellie Larson Business Manager George Malone Advertising Editor Hazel McConnell ASSISTANTS Snapshots Lenore Malone Calendar . .. Ethel McConnell Joke Basketball Hazel McConnell Bernard Myers Track and Field, Baseball Literary Francis Goken Celia Garvin Social Gladys King Organizations Elwood McKinley Class Histories and Poems Class Prophecy Art Alumni Nellie Larson Lenore Malone Gladvs King Irene Peirson SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the year 1918-1919, we embarked on our high school career. In all we were, Francis Goken, Roy Nelson, Ray Bone, Elwood McKinley, Alfred Smith, Leland Conn, Earnie McKee, Harold McKee, Cloyd Nelson and myself, the only girl. You know how green all freshmen are, well—we were just one shade grener, but we soon got accustomed to our environ- ment, and the jests of our upper classmen. We had hoped to finish out- freshman year together but in the fall, Cloyd Nelson and Harold McKee left school for the occupation of hopping clods. The rest of us finished our freshman year with only a few Hunkers. The first Monday in September, 1919, found us back again, with the exception of Earnie McKee and Harold McKinley, not Freshmen, but wmmmmm Sophomores, feeling as big as the biggest Seniors. We added two, to our group, two sisters, Ethel and Hazel McConnell. With the beginning of the second semester we welcomed Faye Patterson as a classmate. During this year we lost Alfred Smith, who went to Indiana, and Leland Conn who went to work on the farm. During this year we did not enter into any activities. The year 1920-1921 found all of us back again as Juniors, and Lenore Malone “our fun-maker” took her place amongst us. During this year we gave the play, “Clarence Decides,” which was enjoyed by everyone and added to our fame. We entertained the graduates of 1921 with a Junior- Senior banquet, which was appreciated by them. This year 1921-1922 found the Juniors of last year, all Seniors, proving our position by our dignity and superiority over the under-class- men. This year we consider the most important one during our four-year course. Bernard Myers and Nellie Larson joined us, having finished their Junior year in the Decatur High School. Bernard Myers was elected class president; Gladys King, vice-presi- dent; Ethel McConnell, secretary and treasurer, with Mr. B. A. Hedges our class adviser. He brought about the establishment of the “Leaders Club,” all charter members being Seniors except Lynn Hill. The Senior charter members being Faye Patterson, Bernard Myers, Elwood Mc- Kinley, and Roy Nelson. Faye was elected president; Elwood, secretary and treasurer. The school decided to publish a school paper the “A. C. H. S. Special.” I aye Patterson was elected editor-in-chief, and Roy Nelson, business man- ager, and later George Malone took his place after Roy left us for Iowa. The school elected to form an Athletic Association, electing Elwood McKinley president, and Gladys King, secretary and treasurer. Nellie Larson was elected editor-in-chief of the “Argentorian,” with George Malone as business manager. We gave our Senior play, “The Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” in which we all took part. So you see we have been busy making our grades and taking charge of most of the activities of the school. We were very sorry to have Roy Nelson our athletic leader and basket- ball captain, and Ray Bone another favorite classmate to leave us, but as the saying goes “It all must be for the best,” so Ray and Roy we wish you much happiness and great success. Celia Garvin joined us as a Senior at the beginning of the second semester. We were glad to have her join us. She was, by public vote, elected our “Queen o’ May.” We are proud to say we are Seniors and are standing on the threshold which leads to the undetermined future. May each classmate go through his or her life without the disappointments and hardships which often- times cast their shadows over our lives. —Gladys King Dunkel. iniiiiininimiHiiiiHiiniimiiiiiiniinmmmnHiinrinniinmmmnnwnwnniiTiniinmnwnnim—!■� THE ARGENTONIAN iMuiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuawmiiiuiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiuuumiuiiiunuiiiiniiiiiiiimn«uiiiuiiii(]aBituiimuiiittiiniiiJiuiit uiiuouuiimmuiuiuiiiiuii 15 MlllllMliiUlllMIlWHIIlfMNIllliUJI! CLASS OF ’22 I cannot say and I will not say, Goodbye to you “Old High School’’ days, With a smile and a clasp of a friendly hand, We are parting now for other plans. But still I shall dream of the happy ways, Of fun and pleasures of Senior days, I shall fondly wish and ever yearn, For the old time step and the glad return. Just once in a while to the old class room. The scene of triumph and hours of gloom. The tasks appointed are almost through. Complete is the class of “22.” I can see you, Faye, at the printing press, As you print the “Special” Filled with many a clever jest, Praise and satire were really fine The notes you published— A few were mine. You are still mine, “Gladys,” even when You changed the “King” for your prince of men, We’ll all remember the gay old times We spent after practicing our Senior play lines. Dear little Ethel with quiet way, Some how you never had much to say, Kind thoughts to you we’ll ever send Always a pal and a pierceless friend. And Hazel, tell me is it true When school is over we are losing you? Can it be that Cupid has shot his dart And pierced your own and anothers heart? Nellie joined us only this year, We are glad to say we had her here, She made the Annuals with pictures and fun And hearts with faces all cleverly done. imimiiiHiuiiuNNiNmnimwniim 16 THE NWIIIINItmimiWIHilllHIIIinunillllNIlHWHIIIIIMIIItlfllllMllill ARGENTONIAN iiniNiimiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiirH Elvvood you’re small but just the same, When others shall speak to us of your name We’ll say we always depended on you, When of answers in Civics we knew so few, Bennie we’ll miss you, we're very sure, For the blues, his laugh is a speedy cure. We were glad for our courage we’d never lose He cheered us always with “Wabash Blues.” A maiden goes by with a quiet step The shyest maiden we ever met, With pleasant face on the happy day, When we crowned her in splendor “Queen O’ the May.” Frances when trials come to you May you tackle them with a heart as true, As you did the games in the “Old Gym Hall,” When you tried for a point in Basket Ball. And now a word for the absent ones We have missed them often since they are gone We hope to meet you some day We are sorry to lose you, Ray and Roy. Ana now my rhyming is almost done, I'm leaving you, George till the very last one, He’ll always be merry and full of fun When High School is over and life's tasks begun. High School is over, ’tis time for Good-bye, May we all meet often as days go by May the sands of life, run smooth and true, Good-bye dear friends, old pals of twenty-two. P. S. Now isn’t that modesty in itself— Lenore, the poetess, never named, In her own rhyme—we’d be ashamed To leave it out—she’s—oh, just herself. —Ye Staff. iiifniiniiintiiiiMniiiiiuiiuiHHiiiiiimrffiniiiiimniifiiiiiiiiiiimifliyimmnvniifiniiiifHifiiHiifHfiiiiiiiiiHiiiminnnmiuttimrinrHnMmimmitmifiiiimtinniffiiiYfiTiTTiiitmHiiiftiiiririiimfiinitntiinr JUNIOR CLASS ROLL Lynn Hill Clarence Hommon Edna Mae Mitchell Lynn Moore Elbert Noecker Lucille Noecker Harold Shuey Pearl Kaltenback Class Colors Torquoise blue and salmon pink Class Motto With the ropes of today we ring the bells of tomorrow. ■ BiiiiiimiiiiiiHniiiiiiiHHinniiiiiiiiiHiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiMHitiniiiiniitiiiinitiiiininiitiinniiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiiiMitiiiiniHniiiiminiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiuitiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiininiiiiiiiiniHiiiiinniiuiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiHiiHiiiBniKiiHH 19 THE ARGENTONIAN jHininriminiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiimm JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY FRESHMEN STUDENTS Jenner Smith Mabel Pope Harold Shuey Lynn Moore Elfie Elkins Edith Elsea In September, 1919, school opened and we found our numbers to be very small, just four girls and two boys. But although our number was so small, the year was a rather delightful one, with plenty of good spirit. There were many parties and recreations of all kinds, but there were so few of us that we were unable to show our loyalty to our school as much as we would have liked to. When we entered our Sophomore Year our number had neither in- creased nor decreased. But the personnel was slightly changed, three had left us and three had come to fill their places. This did not look very in- viting to us but we went forward again with the same old spirit. Three of our class were in the vaudeville, directed by Mr. Black. The class now- saw that there was some work that went along nicely and they began to enjoy it. The parties and recreations w-ere not forgotten and they were enjoyed by all; especially the school picnic at Faries Park. Last September w'e again assembled to resume our work. It was no longer to Argenta Township High School but to Argenta Community High School. A few' days after school opened we had a meeting and organized our class, the following officers being elected: President, Lynn Hill; vice president, Elbert Noecker; secretary-treasurer, Lynn Moore, and Miss Nothenberg was appointed as our class advisor. She left us at the end of the first semester and her place was filled by Mrs. Blix. We had ten in our class to go with us through our journey for the third year. But alas after the second semester we lost three of our classmates, Lucille Woodcock, Edith Elsea and Effie Elkins. Lucille having moved to Maroa, Edith went to Iowa to become Mrs. Roy Nelson. Effie also w-ent to Iowa. Our class play will be given sometime in the near future. We feel that we have the right spirit and w'ith out motto, “With the Ropes of the Past We Will Ring the Bells of the Future,” in mind we hope to retain the same spirit as Seniors next year and we hope that the class of 1923 will be one that shall be remembered. —L. M., ’23. iwnMMMHiviHiiiiiiMMiiKiHiiP.iiiimimiiifHiiiinaMMWinniiiiiutiiiinMiiiMiiiMitimniintiiiiiiiNiuamifiinKUM.mM NMiiniuiimiiiinnwimiiiiiviiitHiniiiniinMMMA nitmniiiiti iimtinmir 20 THE ARGENTONIAN HIGH SCHOOL INFIRMARY Name Disease Treatment Remarks Bennie M ..Any good orchestra . . Often sleepy Celia . .Flunkslip .Convalescent Nellie . .Herald-Review Shop. .Cause appeared three months ago Lynn M . .Let him sleep .“What's happened?” Hommon .Adhesive tape .May recover Goken . Isolation .Acute, chronic Leo M ..String on finger .. .Interests elsewhere Lenore . .Poor mail service .. .“Now I wonder” Ethel . A laugh .Uncommon disease George M Smilingitis . .Tulip tonic • N. W. gets them Elwood . .A wife .Hopes yet Hazel McC . .Fewer dates •Journalism Ivan C . .A woman .“I should worry” Name Nickname Chief Occupation Greatest Desire Looks Like Celia Garvin ... .Chocolate. .Studying .....To know lots and... The kind you see in ,,r°Ps say little the movies Bernard Myers . .Blondy .. .Crimping his---To get by ......A ladies’ man hair Francis Goken ..Gokie.......Flirting .......Nothing.............Uncle Josh Jazel McConnel..Sweety ...Giggling .........To get married . ..She will Lthel McConnel. .Sunbeam ..Talking religion.To become a mis-. .Minister’s wife sionary Gladys King ... inookums .Learning to ___To cook well .....Her Mother keep house Elwood McKinleyKuku .......Smiling ..........To live in peace ...Abe Lincoln George Malone ..Shorty-----Deep contempla-.To accidentally ...Professor tion kick up a fortune Faye Patterson .Pat..........Talking .......To become a ......She will school ma’am Nellie Larson ..Ieff ......Calculating dis-. .Who knows? .......Feels hopeless appointment Lenore Malone . .Sus Ann . .Playing “Rag” ..To learn to be......A storm cloud quiet 4mtnin!innini)iiiii!iinniiinriNiniiniiti!iiiiri!imnn!inmfmnmimt!nti!!iiitt 22 THE ARGENTONIAN - SOPHOMORE CLASS ROLL Helen Ashton Bonnie Bone Jule Connor Viola Elkins George Hall Leona Heinle Elsie Heinle Kenneth Heinle Farie Huston Flossie Huston Herschel Likens Russel Likens Nova Likens Leo Malone Lawrence Nelson Leona Nelson Marjorie Olson Rose Patterson Raymond Pierson Grace Phillips Mary Ripple Joetta Thurman Hazel Grieder Eston Trummel Evelyn Velge Motto: B- (Be Square) Class Colors: American Beauty and Silver liflniHIIIIIIUH iiiiiiiiiiiuniim IIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII iiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiniiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiniiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii: THE ARGENTONIAN 23 CLASS OF 24 Our class in number—24 In school the largest one; Not only for its size is known Hut scholarship and fun. Primo comes Leona Nelson In any game a star; But, oh you Helen Ashton In dates she beats by far. Leo is next, a good little pest, Sufficient to say—a Malone; While Russell follows close behind For he's a tease not to be outshone. Rose is our little songstress Her voice is sweet and low; There’s Mary, too, so neat and trim With hair and dress just so. Joetta is the smallest “dear” Tribute to her we pay; While Elsie with her violin Charms all our cares away. The Hustons, two, one dark, one fair Win good marks whate’er befall; Viola, too, comes from far away To answer learning’s call. Who is it that wants a pompadour? Why Raymond—our reg’lar gad about, And who is it that is known for bashfulness? That’s Lawrence—a good natured old scout. Of course you all know Bonnie With her you'll all have fun; She is our cheery little president A splendid efficient one. •inin iiiiifiininiiiiititiiiniiiiiiimiiniiiiniiiHiimiiiii 24 THE ARGENTONIAN lUUNimiHUIUI Dark eyes, dark hair, of quiet mein That’s Hazel Grider’s style; While Marjorie, a decided blond At the piano—her time loves to while. Kenneth and “George,” an unsepaiable pair, Are known as the sports of the class; And “Evelyn”—why so near “him” Is she mentioned—do you ask? And when the Juniors wanted help They called upon our Grace; But now, when it comes to a book Leads us all in that kind of race. Oh yes, there’s Jule Conner Why he’s a perfect dude, And studies ?!!? just like Eston— When in a perfect mood. It’s Miss Heinle here at school But “Edith” when lessons are o’er; It’s “Sister” this and “Teacher” that. Who brought us safe to Junior Shore. And ultimo there’s “me”—I guess, Who these poor lines have penned; They’re not the best, that I confess, But here’s their best—the end. —Leona P. Heinle, ’24. iini(miiiniiiHiiittitmitmiiti� miimiimnniniiifNmiinmi«iinNiiumiiriitiatii!iiiiii«ii� miiramni THE ARGENTONIAN 25 SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY We, the members of the Sophomore class, commenced our High School course in the Argenta High School during the year of 1920-’21. Theie were twenty members at the beginning of our Freshman year, but we lost two of our members at the beginning of the year, Eldo Grider and Gran- ville Anderson, leaving an enrollment of only eighteen. We organized our class at the beginning of the year, electing : Presi- dent, Mary Ripple; vice-president, Marjorie Olson; secretary and treasurer, Kenneth Heinle. Our class carried the highest grades of the school, among all the “roasting” our upper classmates gave us. Ranking high gave all of us a good start. This ends our Freshman year but we all had a pleasant memory of the year 1920 and 1921. In our second year, the Sophomore, we had lost one member, Pearl Kaltenbauch, who is now a Junior, but we have added eleven more mem- bers to our list. We are now required to act more dignified, not a “giddy” Freshman but associate more with our upper classmen. We organized our class at the beginning of this year. The officers elected were: President, Bonnie Bone; vice president, Mary Ripple; sec- retary and treasurer, Kenneth Heinle. Our motto is: “B2” (Be square). We have taken in $16.67, expended $10.66. Balance on April 1, $6.01. The first semester we gave a Hallowe’en paity, inviting the remainder of the High School as guests. The second semester the Sophomores united with the Freshmen in a play entitled, “Bill the Coachman. The receipts were used for the movie. Our faculty sponsor is Miss Edythe Heinle. In the last semester we have lost two of our members, Gerald Wood- cock and Roy Lanter. Gerald moving near Maroa, and Roy to Kentucky. They are missed by all of us. We do not wish to be boastful but so far we have ranked highest in our grades in both Freshman and Sophomore years. We also have a greater number of members in our class than any other class in school and have the best attendance record of any class in school. Bonnie Bone, ’24. 27 THE ARGENTONIAN i� � iiiwiii� i� i«iMi� WMn� iii i«iw«ni� Tni™� irT i r J — — 1 11 ‘‘ FHESIIMAN CLASS ROLL Howard Adams Lois Adams Vonola Balding Pauline Butterworth Ivan Cook Helen Gray Ruth Fullerton Helen Gray Melvin Hiser Viola Hott Florence Kaufman Robert Mitchell Marguerite Moore Blanche Nelson Margareta Nelson Helen Pierson Frank Taylor Irene White Freeman White Ruth Wylie Naomi Wylie Class Motto: We start to finish. Class Colors: Old rose and grey. Pap'- 28 THE ARGENTONIAN FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY Now dear people, last but not least comes the “Green freshies.” Maybe the Seniors forget when they call us green, that this wonderful world of curs could never exist without green things. On September 5th, 1921, a troop of noisy children entered the doors of the A. C. H. S. They were sup- posed to be High School students. After much wandering around they found themselves upstairs in the study room. During the next few days they would often wander into the class rooms of the Seniors much to the disgust of these dignified beings. When school opened the enrollment of Freshmen was twenty-two. Lois Adams entered from Argenta grades, Howard Adams entered from Central School, Vonola Balding from Argenta grade, Pauline Butter- worth from Central School of Champaign, Ivan Cook from Argenta grade, Ruth Fullerton from Argenta grade, Helen Gray from Argenta grade, Mel- vin Hiser from Argenta grade, Viola Hott from Argenta grade, Florence Kaufman from Argenta grade, William Kaltenbach from Willow Glen, Robert Mitchell from Central, Marguerite Moore from Argenta grade, Mar- guerite Nelson from Brown school, Helen Pierson, Frank Taylor, Irene White, Freeman White, Naomi Wylie, Ruth Wylie and Blanche Nelson from Argenta grade. But alas we couldn’t keep up such a swell looking record, so a few months after the school opened two boys left school. They were Roscoe Hiser and William Kaltenbach. They are now working on farms near Ar- genta. The first social affair which the Freshmen attended was given for us. It was the Annual initiation by the whole school. Among some of the stunts was the barbering act by the barber, Harold Shuey. Freeman White was in fear of his curly locks for a time; as everyone agreed the barber was certainly reckless. After the initiation the Freshmen, although green, certainly played a joke on the Faculty. Some of the Freshmen represented trees, chairs, footlights, a fireplace, etc. The president of the Freshman class,’ Pauline Butterworth, then called all the Faculty, one by one, to the stage. Then the name of the play was announced “Gathering Nuts.’’ Later the Freshmen returned the entertainment given them by a “Backward Social.” All came dressed backward and backward games were played for entertainment. Mrs. Hedges is our class adviser, and she certainly has a hard time keeping us from the clutches of those Seniors. When she is around though we have nothing to fear. We then jeer at Seniors. In the intelligence test which was given by Mr. Hedges to the whole school it was found the highest ranking student belonged to the Freshman class. It was Helen Gray. mtimim iiiiiiimiiitinn THE ARGENTONIAN 29 moi Two of our boys are on the first basketball team. Freeman White plays center and Melvin Miser forward. When the whistle blows the curly auburn locks of Freeman can be seen flying in every direction. Melvin certainly makes the score run high as he makes those baskets and free throws. The Sophomore and Freshmen classes showed their dramatic ability when they gave the play “Bill the Coachman.’’ It was given in order that the debt of the movie may be lessened. It was given in Argenta two nights and then repeated at Forsythe. The play cast was as follows: Mrs. Brewer Leona Heinle Mr. Brewer ................Ivan Cook Eunice, the spoiled daughter Pauline Butterworth Samantha, the unspoiled daughter Mary Ripple Reginald Depeyster ..................Frank Taylor Anna, romantic maid ................ Helen Pierson Bill, the Coachman Leo Malone Michael, the Butler, or Jack Jule Conner We chose for our colors, “Old Rose and Gray.’’ Our motto is “We start to finish,” which we have thus far lived up to . Our class officers are: President ................... Pauline Butterworth Vice President ............................Freeman White Secretary and Treasurer.......Florence Kaufmann Our financial records were easily kept as all the money we needed was made and paid out immediately. Pauline Butterworth, ’25. FRESHMAN CLASS POEM I. We are the freshman class, The class of twenty-five, With a smile upon our face, So jolly and alive. II. I will tell you about each one, The short one and the tall, The fat ones and the skinny ones, When they laugh and when they squall. III. The most important is Mrs. Hedges, Our class advisor, she’s a dear, hen she has us freshies under her wing. We have nothing more to fear. (Not even the Seniors.) IV. Now here is sweet Lois Adams, A quiet little girl is she, With her blue eyes and golden curls Just matching to a “T.” V. Blanche Nelson next and she works hard, And gets full many an A; But you know, we all know, That in the end this will pay. VI. Vonola Balding we all know, too By the way she skips along, With always a smile to greet us, And so pleasant all day long. VII. Pauline Butterworth, our president, A “Bobby” she is by name. She was Eunice Brewer in the play, ’Twas there she won her fame. VIII. Helen Gray so I heard it said, Is the smartest in the class; And that she generally gets all “A’s” She must be a wise little lass. IX. Marguerita Nelson next, or Sylvia, As she’s called by several of we She has the winning winsome way, So happy and carefree. X. Robert Mitchell has a time As to who will be his girl, First its one, then another, Seems his mind is in a whirl. XI. Ruth Wylie is our midget. But that’s all right, old Ruth, Some day you'll be a great big girl, And get your wisdom tooth. XII. Ivan is the class stilts, But he is not to blame, He was Mr. Brewer in the play And his daughter tried to tame. XIII. Florence Kaufman has a joke To tell when we are blue, But we’re glad to hear her stories, In our cheeriest moment too. XIV. And next we come to Irene White, With the sweetest temper ever, Did you ever see her act right rude W’hy I should hope not, ever. XV. Naomi is a good old scout, W’ith a continuous grin, But that’s all right dear Nomey, Some day by that you’ll win. THE ARGENTONIAN 32 XVI. Freeman is our great “cage” star, He plays at center you all know, My how those auburn locks do shake When the whistle blows to go. XVII. Marguerite Moore is in high school, But I think her mind’s elsewhere; About four miles in the country, With a nice little laddie there. XVIII. Melvin, another star athlete, How the ball in the air does soar, He has caused full a joyous yell And made us many a score. XIX. Ruth Fullerton, or Tubby, You may say, if she doesn’t mind, But just the same in baseball, Ruth’s not all behind. XX. Frank Taylor, another great actor, Depeyster he was in the play. The only trouble with Frankie, He couldn’t “thay” what he would “thay.” XXI. Viola Ilott is the dark haired girl Who naturally never gets cold, Some people think she’s timid, But people, really, she’s bold. XXII. Last but not least comes me I am only a poor simple maid, But just let me have Willy, Then all my sorrows will fade. XXIII. This is the end of the freshman class. Some folks say we’re greatest of all. But you couldn't live without green things, On this terrestial ball. H. P. ’25. V. days -■ «x —- _ __ 34 THE ARGENTONIAN VRGENTA HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION At the last meeting of the Alumni of the A. H. S. held in May, 1921, the following officers were elected: The first school house of this school system was built in 1835. It was a log structure, located one mile north of Newburg, on the northeast cor- ner of section 25. This was about 13 years after George Friend com- pleted the first house ever erected in this township. The desks were a row of smooth slabs around the walls, supported by pegs driven into holes bored into the logs. The seats were slabs with legs to support them, but with no backs. The teacher's chair was a home- made affair with a hickory seat. The course of study included four subjects, viz: reading, writing, spelling and penmanship. John Heath was the first teacher. It was a subscription school and the teacher boarded with the parents, a week at a time, in rotation. The school term lasted about three months in the winter and nine weeks in the summer. Other early teachers were David Troxell, Mr. Nye, Mr. Kirby, and Rev. William Magee Taylor. A very interesting and significant fact is that not only children, but adults and even married people went to school. They were determined to make the most of their opportunities and get the best education possible under the conditions in which they lived. After the camp meeting pei- iod and before any church was built in the community religious services were held in the schoolhouse. A school house was erected in Newburg when the town was laid out in 1854. Soon a second room was added. The building a mile north of town was then abandoned for school purposes, and was moved to a farm two miles east. As in the former case, both adults and married people attended this school. Among the list of teachers of this school appear the names of Arnold, John Dickey, Maggie Orr, Peter Drake, Gleason, Edward Abbott, James Welton, Riley Tatman and his wife, James Cussins, Flo Bricker, Miss Pat- President ......... Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Zera Shuey Nepha Eyman Clarence Miller THE ARGENTONIAN 35 terson, Ora Carr, Esther McMillin, Claretta Dukey, and Jasper Wilkin- son. Although these teachers had not the preparation of the average col- lege graduate of today, it is not to be considered that they were men and women of any mean caliber mentally. Many of them are living today, pros- perous, respected, and honored citizens. Jasper Wilkinson became later the principal of Decatur High School, and afterwards served as President of the Kansas State Normal. After the Mt. Zion Academy was organized a few young men and women of the community attended there. When the railroad was extended to this vicinity it was decided that the route to Argenta would be an easier and more advantageous route. Consequently, about 1874 or 1875, one room of the Newburg school was moved to Argenta, about 1885, the school district was divided by the north and south section line running through Newburg. The school at Newburg was abandoned, pupils on the east side going to Progress, and those on the west side attending at Argenta. W. J. Kelly, who was a teacher of this school is still living in Decatur. This building was after a few years replaced by a two story, two room brick building. Mr. Haines and Miss Sue Gregory were the first teachers in this building. Mr. and Mrs. George Chenoweth succeeded them. W. T. J. Cooper was also a teacher here at one time. One of the teachers in this building made herself famous by contrib- uting a number of stories to the Saturday Evening Post. Some of our citizens have a remembrance of the roof of this building being carefully lifted by “Mother West Wind,” and orderly arranged upon the ground. This proved an omen to the people that this building was insufficient in size, so it was soon replaced by a four room frame structure. In those days it wras considered to be a very modern building. The days of merely readin', writin’, and ’rithmetic were coming to a close and the grade system, including the first ten years’ work, was organiz- ed. This building, even after the rooms were divided by partitions, was not large enough to accommodate all the pupils. After many years of struggle and toil in this building the door steps became worn, the stairs began to show a trace of warpy age, and even the bell tower had lost its spiral decorations. The school promoters, lead by Dr. E. H. Thomas, pondered laboriously over the question of a new building for “Argenta.” It was to include the eight grades and a four year high school course. Finally in 1913, they succeeded in convincing the majority of the people of their dire need. The present brick structure was the results of their efforts, with three rooms for the graded school, two playrooms, and three rooms for the high school; the citizens felt that this building could not be outgrown for years. At the present the playrooms are being used for laboratories. The one, for every science in the H. S. Course and the other for Domestic Science. The territory supporting this district was increased in 1916 to twenty- five sections, changing it to a township organization. In 1922, after another hard struggle, the territory was increased to sixty sections, the organization then being Argenta Community High School. Under the leadership of Supt. B. A. Hedges, the enrollment was increased from 40 to 75; a number of new subjects were added to the course of study, music was introduced and has progressed rapidly. In addition to the High School orchestra, it has supplied an orchestra for two of the churches. The students have received training in Domestic Sci- ence, Art and Agriculture. A large amount of work has been attempted and accomplished in the line of athletics and literary work, thus affording some of the useful opportunities that they have been denied. The A. C. H. S. owns its own “movie” machine and each week it acquaints us with various parts of the world that are almost unknown to us now and will prob- ably forever be unseen by so many. If the A. C. H. S. progresses as rapidly each year as it has in 1921-22 in a few years this town will be the possessor of a modern High School, which all interested citizens should well be proud of. I love everything that’s old—old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old ivine.—Goldsmith. I. D. Pierson ’18. The following are members of the Alumni of A. H. S.: Two Year Course: Class of 1896 William Swick Charles Wright Adah Miller Shaffer Mollie Nein Querry Mary Ballentine Risk Ellen Sprague Smith Vina Ray Roe Garver Lena West Bennett Clarence Miller Class of 1899 Class of 1897 Class of 1900 Lola Cooper Eyman Anna Griffin Gulick May Brown Griffin (Deceased) Mary Smith Lawrence Evans (Deceased) Ernest Griffin Robert Hartman Pear) Sprague Manecke Charles Evans Mattie Swick John Ruddock (Deceased) Mattie Towers Farmer Jesse Carter Class of 1901 Ethel Lindsley Ella Swick Class of 1898 Earl Calhoun Rena Giffin Betzer Beatrice Giffin Heinle Esther Moore Dairy Margaret Moore nmninmiiMuiiifiiiiiiiitiiiuimiiimiiiKiHiiiRiiiiiiitiiiimiiin iniiinnuiiiiHniNmiuiiii UlUUinillllUlllllUIIUUimtIINNHIIIHIM THE ARGENTONIAN IIIU:iililllltlHtillllllllllllliillllllllMUIIlUlliUlllllllllllllllilllllllilllllllllilll{ IIIIIIIIIUi(ll!IIIHIfMlillN)inilllHIII Class of 1902 Beatrice Chenoweth Simmons Nellie Dickey Taylor Casca Whitehouse Lula Dickey Class of 1903 Ona Gilfin Bertha Betz White Edgar Nitchals Class of 1904 Elanche Gerber Bricker Grace Miller Helmick Mable Froman Miller Velma Cooper Graves Earl Swick Percy Dunham Harry Sprague Russel Evans Class of 1905 John Kuhns Ralph Cooper (Deceased) Pearl Hilbrant Swartz Charlotte Gray Copeland Grace Parr Dent Goldie Towers Benton Class of 1907 Gertrude McLaughlin McArty Rosa Gisinger Georgia Brennan Class of 1909 Maude Clifton Pappas Ernest Hartman Ethel Clifton Benton (deceased) Class of 1910 Grace Lichtenberger Evey Donna Painter English Fairy Parr Hughes Leslie Hartman Class of 1911 Harry Nitchalls Eva Hartman Felkey Levi Giffin Sybil Kile Andia Musselman Class of 1912 Stella McCarty Heinz Oba Coleman Nellie Haub Cook Sarah Brake Felker Earl Longenbaugh Faye Park Lucien Rugh Myrtle Felker Class of 1914 (Four Year Course) Eva Hartman Felkey Stella McCarty Heinz Class of 1915 Clyde Hartman Sybil Kile Dot Giffin Class of 1916 Ruth McArty Bernice Pierson Edith Wilson Kistler Adah Armstrong Hatfield Class of 1917 (Toivnship High School) Elsie Kaufman La Fevers Glanco Kaufman Cora Coffman Musgrave Class of 1918 (Township High School) Grace Heinle Faustine Fullerton Kuhns Ruth Giffin IIHlUINIIIIIIiNHINnNIIMIINIIIIIHillltlMIIIIIIIIIIIHHlIllliHIIIIiniHIIMfHHllUtHHIIIIIHlII 38 THE ARGENTONIAN Mwa m � ... Goldie Nelson Wilson Maude Parr Westbrook Irene Pierson Leo Duncan Dewey Williams Class of 1919 Zera Shuey Etta Smetters Likens Esther Burris Jones Glenn Roberts Mary Thomas McKinley Nepha E.vman Anna Mae Burkett Class of 1920 Thelma Walker Groves Velma Groves Chester Ferrill Raymond Nelson Harold Jones Class of 1921 Mary Fullerton Mary Tracey Ruth Troxell Harold Dunkel nnuHuimmiiHHituiuiiuiiiiiiiuuiiitiiuHHiiuiiHittiiiiiHiiHiuiHUminiiiiiiKiiiiinii THE ARGENTONIAN 39 OUR ORCHESTRA Early in October, 1921, Mr. Hedges told us that we were going to have an orchestra, and Mr. W. G. Nees of Decatur was engaged to instruct us, free of charge to pupils. We were all beginners except Elsie, and Leona Heinle, Sam Tricky, and Nova Lilens, and these four made up our “orchestra” until February 27, when several more joined them to make the first public appearance, at the senior play, on that date. More have joined until we have eighteen members. They are as follows: Cornets—Leona Heinle, Elsie Heinle, Raymond Pierson, Frank Tay- lor, Flossie Huston, Mr. Hedges, George Malone, Edward Ripple. Clarinet—Helen Pierson. Saxophones—Elwood McKinly, Bernard Myers, Harold Shuey. Piano—Nova Likens. Violins—Leona Nelson, Mary Ripple, Bonnie Bone, Farie Huston, Elsie Heinle, Sam Tricky, Evelyn Welge. The following are taking lessons and will soon be eligible to the or- chestra: Max Shuey, Donald Craig, Alden Tricky, Harold West, Harold Craig, Lawrence Nelson, Cletis Clifton, Thelma Hilbrant, Pearl Kalten- bach, Lois Olson, Alice Graves, Norma Walker, Ivan Cook, Thelma Gould, Leo Malone. 40 THE ARGENTONIAN mtiuuii We made our first appearance on February 27, at the senior play. Our next appearance was made at the Freshman and Sophomore play at Ar- genta, March 9-10, and at Forsyth, March 25. On March 24th, the orchestra and glee club gave a concert to the pub- lic and our patrons were kind enough to say they were well pleased. The orchestra will probably play again for the May Pageant and other school programs. With the fine start this year we hope to have more join us and that we may do more in the coming years. E. W. ’24. THE ARGENTONIAN 41 Standing, left to right) : Marjorie Olson, Elsie Heinle, Faye Patter- son, Florence Kaufman, Nova Likens, Grace Phillips, Leona Heinle, Mrs. Hedges and Miss Heinle, instructors; Irene White, Leona Nelson. Bottom row (seated) : Margareta Nelson, Evelyn Welge, Bonnie Bone, Lenore Malone, Vonola Balding, Mary Ripple, Pauline Butterworth, Viola Elkins, Helen Gray, Rose Patterson. THE GIRLS GLEE CLUB Shortly after the opening of school the Girls’ Glee Club was reorganiz- ed under the supervision of Miss Heinle and Mrs. Hedges. The following officers were chosen: Leona P. Heinle .......................President Mary I. Ripple .............................Vice President Miss Heinle..............................Faculty Adviser There was a membership of nineteen girls. The club made its first appearance at a Parent-Teacher Association and was highly welcomed by everyone. 42 THE ARGENTONIAN It has taken an active part in many of the school activities all during the year. The club is one of the most outstanding organizations and has added much to the musical division of our school during the year 1921-22. Of all the arts beneath the heaven, That man has found or God has given, None draws the soul so sweet away, As Music’s melting, mystic lay, Slight emblems of the bliss above. It soothes the spirit all to love. Leona Heinle, President '24. “AG.” Shortly after the opening of the school year, the Board of Education decided to have the Smith-Hughes Vocational Agriculture work in the school. This differs from the regular high school course in that more time is devoted to it and a great deal of field extension work is carried on, both by the instructor and the boys enrolled in classes. To get a better idea of what has been done and is being done, let me relate as I have observed and studied. The first work we had was the study of the formation of the soil. We made several field trips and studied the different kinds of soil. We also studied and observed the different methods of sowing winter wheat. During the winter months we tested seed corn and experimented with the different kinds of soil. A Short Course was held in January for the benefit of the Agricul- ture classes. Mr. Riegel of Tolono, gave us a talk on “The Improvement of the Soil, and also on “The Culture of the Soy Bean.’’ A man from Pekin gave us a talk on “Seed Corn,” and Mr. Ed Imboden of Decatur gave us a splendid talk on the “Care and Feeding of Cattle.” At the beginning of spring we took about two weeks work in prun- ing trees and grape vines. We learned all we could from books and then went out and applied our knowledge the best we could. We pruned several orchards and expect to spray them soon. Each individual of the agriculture classes is planning on working a project of his own the following summer, for which he will receive one- half unit of credit. The “Ag.” department now owns a fruit sprayer and is doing some spraying of orchards in the community. George B. Hall, ’24. inHWimHimRmwmmw unufliiiiiiimiiinnimittiiiimmtmifii THE ARGENTONIAN 43 DOMESTIC SCIENCE Um, Um, Smell the Good Eats? Well, that comes from the Domestic Science room. Bernard or Harold will tell you that the girls are getting to be really good cooks as they have had samples of their cooking. The first semester of cooking takes up the most fundamental methods of cooking the different food-stuffs. The pupils prepare simple dishes and learn just the first things that will make good wives for their future husbands. The girls prepared the refreshments for the Parent-Teachers Association several times and the parents all agreed that the manner in which they were served was first class, and judging by the way it disap- peared—well it was pretty good. They also prepared the refreshments for the All High School Party. Now the girls of the Second Semester Class are having much more fun. They are preparing the more elaborate dishes; baking cakes and cookies and of course bread, muffins and biscuits of all sorts. We baked lovely gingerbread one day but alas the oven was too hot or wasn’t self- regulating and they were burned to a cinder. But we have comparatively few failures for the amount of work we do. Mr. Grey is suffering from appendicitis from the effects of some of Helen’s “home-cooking.” We are taking a course in serving meals, too. We served breakfast the other day, having as our guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hedges. Lucille made an excellent hostess and Lenore was a wonderful host. They talked of all such important things as maids; the news of the day; Bobbie’s health, and April Fool jokes. But you should have heard the exclamation just before it was ready to serve, “Oh, where’s my dish towel?” “Are the eggs all right?” and “Say, dear, is my tie on straight?” “Remember not to tuck your napkin in your vest.” But altogether it was pretty much of a success. We are going to serve our parents a luncheon in the near future and they will realize then that we truly do need a small room or alcove for a dining room with complete equipment. They will also see that our kitchen needs remodeling. We are taught economy in cooking and we also are taught the value of economizing our own strength. The way in which the desks are arranged causes many extra steps and is very out of place where we should learn to save our strength. The students have also taken up the study of the numbers of calories needed for a person in different kinds of work and for children. They have found it to be very interesting and helpful as Mrs. Hedges will testify. But cooking isn’t all that goes with the course. They get a whole 44 THE ARGENTONIAN year of Sewing, and have finished some real “nifty looking dresses The first Semester in sewing is also a study of the most fundamental parts. In this class they learn how to patch, and darn hosiery, make all different kinds of seams and all the different stitchings made by hand. The class made charts with ail of this work on them and they w'ere very interesting. Another interesting thing about this part of it is the girls get to talk more, and, well, you know how most all sewing circles are! The girls first made very simple articles, but you'd occasionally hear, “Oh, Mrs. Hedges, I don’t have to rip that whole seam do I?” Another one of the girls made a new version of the proverb, “That which ye sow, that also will ye reap, to “that which you sew, that also shall you rip.” The girls w-ho made their winter dresses had a style show at one of the Parent-Teachers Meetings. They were all up-to-the-minute” styles and very well made. The “finishing” of the garments was especially to be commended, as they looked Ready Made. We also worked with silk mateiials and found it much more difficult to work with. The girls who are taking the first part of the course are making gingham dresses. They have had an exhibition, too, and their dresses were pronounced “good- looking” by all the parents who were at the meeting of the Parent-Teachers Association meeting. They have worn them to school and the girls all have said “nifty,” “good-looking,” “peachy,” “spiffy” and that’s enough for you know girls are good critics. This course has a greater number in it than the previous year and will probably have a larger enrollment next year as it is such a practical course. It is open now to the Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors and the plans are to have it open to the Freshmen next year. The girls also have had some instruction in home decorating, home- management and efficiency in the home, so we girls who have completed the course have a very good idea of how to manage and take care of a home. Rah, Rah, for the Domestic Science Girls. Lucille S. Noecker, '23. ItfllUUl: mtu J THE ARGENTONIAN 45 PARENT-TEACHERS’ ASSOCI TION The Argenta Parent-Teachers’ Association was organized last spring, 1921, and was continued again this year. The officers at present are: President, B. A. Hedges; Secretary, Mrs. H. C. Graves; Treasurer, J. A. Eyman. The association has for its purpose the promoting of a spirit of un- derstanding and co-operation between pupils, teachers, and patrons. To this end, occasional meetings are held, at which time programs are given which will increase interest in school problems. A portion of each pro- gram is purely social, as it is felt that pleasant social relations are a good means toward co-operations. Four meetings have been held, to date, and another will be held soon. The Parent-Teachers’ Association also assisted in the support of the Short Course in Home Economics and Agriculture. At several of the programs held, exhibits of school work from all grades were held. Pupils from the rural schools as well as from town schools participated in a number of the programs, the effort being made to bring the pupils of these schools to realize that A. C. H. S. is their high school just as much as it is any one's. The last program took the form of an old-fashioned spelling-bee and our parents surprised us a good deal by their ability to spell. ,4 ,4 v4 THE MOVIES About the middle of the semester the “Leaders Club voted on pui- chasing a movie machine for the high school. After the booth was com- pleted, the machine wras installed and we were then ready to give regulai shows on Friday afternoon and Saturday nights. The shows were given on Friday afternoon for the benefit ot (irade and High School students who were unable to attend on Saturday nights. They were also open to outsiders. The shows that were given were the best that could be obtained for the benefit of the people. Some ol the features shown were: “Treasure Island,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm,” “Ghost in the Garret,’ “The Grim Game, “The Love Special,” “Man From Painted Post,” “All-of-a-Sudden Peggy, “23 , Hours Leave,” “The Village Sleuth,” “Other Men’s Shoes,” and “Rio Grande.” Educational slides and pictures are also shown each week. The attendance was not as large as was expected but as a iule we did fairly well. lUUIIIIIWilllUIII THE ARGENTONIAN iuiiiiiaiiiii� iiiii� iiiiiiiiiinii)itiiiiuiii� iiiiuiiiii«iiiiiti!(Hiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii(iiuitufiiii«iiiniiiiiimiiiiiiiii (Mi{ iiiffiiiiMiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiii)iiiiiiiiii!i 9t- FINANCES OF THE MOVIES Cost of movie equipment: Machine ...................................$ 75.OO B°oth ..................................... 113.00 Drayage ..................................... 5.00 Rectifier for machine ..................... $16.00 Rewinder, shelf, lenses, etc................. 5.00 Screen, paint, brush, etc.................... 2.25 Total for equipment ...............$216.85 Of this all but $50 on the mrchine has been paid and it is expected that the balance will be secured from receipts of the Declamatory Contest and the May Pageant. The receipts from the features have not quite equaled the expenses for some and charge exhibitions have been dropped, only educational pic- tures being shown now. The Leaders Club feels that the addition of the movies to our High School Equipment has been of great advantage to the school. The most money to pay for the equipment came from the Carnival, the Country Gentleman Campaign, and the Freshman-Sophomore play, “Bill, the Coachman.” Lynn Moore, ’23. ituiiiHiitiiiiiniHHiHinuiiimtiiuiiiimiinmmiiii flllllllllllMIIT _ the argentonian FRESHMAN INITIATION Will they ever forget, the first high school party they ever attended, with themselves the center of attraction? We think not. On the evening of Friday, September 23, 1921, the Freshmen were invited to attend their initiation. ’ All were there bravely clinging to one another clad in their sporty green ribbons and ties, aprons and overalls, A talk was given by Hazel McConnell which we hope gave the little under- classmen courage and advice, by which they can attain their Senior year and make a success in the world. Then began the cruel initiation. Will Freeman White ever forget how his curly locks were trimmed? And Roscoe wonder if he still has the presci iption for his shampoo! The Athletic Association can never thank Ivan Cook enough for his noble generosity of pledging ten dollars to them. Will Pauline ever forget how thrilling it is to wash dishes in electrically charged water? It seems as if Helen Pierson is very careful where she steps, but Helen isn’t alone as her classmates were just as funny walking over those glass which were not there. After the Freshmen were prop- erly initiated they gave us a stunt of their own “gathering nuts.” Now, feeling that the Freshmen were one of us we began games, after which, we were served with refreshments of sandwiches, marshmallow salad and cocoa, thus ended the Freshmen’s first high school party. , , ,« FRESHMEN ENTERTAIN On the night of September 30, 1921, the high school was highly nteitained by the Freshmen. This being their first party we congratu- lated them on the success of the evening. It was a Backwood Social and it was rightly named as the guests were dressed backwards and walked backwards. We were entertained by backward games, such as filling a jug backwards, a crab race, backward handicap race and others. Re- 1 leshments were served cafeteria style, and all went home reporting a splendid evening. J : J HALLOWE’EN PARTY On the Friday evening preceding Halloween, the Sophomores re- ceived as their guests at the school house, a host of strange ghosts, gob- lins and eccentric looking characters. They first spent their time, looking one another over and trying to find acquaintances, then they unmasked. iinmnmiiiiiiiniimiifniiiiiiiNiHnmiinitmt iiiitfHiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiitiiiiiiiniiiiniiiNiiniiiifr THE ARGENTONIAN 49 IIIIIHI Lively games, suited to the occasion followed in rapid succession. After this, came the delicious refreshments consisting of pumpkin pie, with whipped cream, punch, sandwiches, pickles and cookies. All the costumes of the evening were exceptionally good, and it w’as found difficult to select the prize winners. But Herschel Likens, as an old man was chosen, with Leo Malone and Roscoe Hiser tying for the funniest. The Sophs received many hearty thanks from every guest for their party. ,« : BOYS’ RECEPTION You should have heard the murmur of voices in the halls one morn- ing at school. Why??? because of the long-looked-for reception given by the boys in honor of the girls. The school had entered into a contest, the girls contesting against the boys, to see who could sell the most subscrip- tions for the Country Gentleman. The girls won by a small margin, and the boys being losers had the honor of entertaining the girls. The girls were received by their hosts at Wilson’s hall, and were seated for a vaude- ville show’. Among the special numbers were: “Boxing match,’’ between Jule Connor and Freeman White; “wrestling match,” between Russell and Herschel Likens; “boxing match,” between Nellie Larson and Faye Pat- terson; comedy, “True Love,” Leo Malone, Raymond Pierson and Freeman White. After this, various games were played, and then the refreshments which w’ere much discussed by the girls, w’ho wondered what sort of cooks the boys were. But the girls acknowledge that the boys were admirable hosts. ,« , IN HONOR OF MISS NOTHENBERG Having learned that Miss Nothenberg, one of our faculty, was leaving us, this last semester, for the University of Illinois, w’e planned a party for Wednesday afternoon. January 18, 1922, to show our appreciation of her work with us and to express our regret at her leaving us. Many plans for amusement were carried out, and after many good “Eats” the party ended, with us extending our regrets and bidding farew'ells to Miss Nothenberg. We hope that she will not forget her pupils of the A. C. H. S. and may their bright remarks bring a smile often to her face, and drive aw’ay the shadows of future disappointments. itmnnumiiiiatnni miiin 5C THE ARGENTONIAN LEADER CLUB INITIATES Friday evening, October 14, 1921, Mr. and Mrs. Hedges entertained the members of the Leaders Club. The club had five members at the time and on this night they initiated two more members, the editor and manager of the year book, Nellie Larson, and George Malone. Vague rumors have come out to the effect that these members were called upon to prove them- selves worthy of membership by being compelled to travel dark and dan- gerous paths, beset by mysterious pitfalls. But they seemed to have come bravely through the ordeal without an injury, and the club was happy to have increased the number of the club to seven. After the initiation the members were shown into a beautifully decorated dining room of blue and white, the colors of the club. Each found his place at the table and a four-course dinner was served. Songs, games, talks and stories filled the rest of the evening, and helped to drive from the minds of the members the perils through which they had passed, to become members of the Leaders’ Club. LEADERS CLUB MEET The Leaders Club held their second mysterious initiation Thursday evening, December 8, 1921, in the home of B. A. Hedges. The new mem- bers initiated were Lenore Malone, Gladys King, Lynn Moore and Ray Bone, each having earned a sufficient number of Leaders points in activ- ities, thus making them eligible to the Leaders Club, which heartily re- ceived them into their group. They report that the initiation was fine and the suspense great. Refreshments of chicken sandwiches, potato chips, cheese stalks, olives, pickles, fruit salad, angel food cake, and chocolate were served. LEADERS CLUB INITIATES The Leaders Club met for the third time in the home of B. A. Hedges for initiation of its new members. Those who were gladly welcomed into our club were Celia Garvin, our Queen of May, and Hazel McConnell, both Seniors; Francis Goken, a basket ball star, and Bonnie Bone, a Sophomore. We feel that Bonnie Bone has accomplished much this year, a number of twenty-five honorary points being required before gaining membership in our club. We appreciate Mr. and Mrs. Hedges' kindness in opening their home to our club meetings. The house was tastefully decorated in blue and white, the club’s colors. After the initiation, lunch was served, consist- ing of sandwiches, pickles and coffee, ice cream and cake. With the initia- tion of these four members it increases our number to fifteen members. Gladys King Dunkel, ’22. 52 THE ARGENTONIAN iuiuiiiiiiroiuiiitti(DrauiiiuiHiiiiiiuiiiiiniiitiiiiiuiii!iiniiiiiiiitiii!im«fiiiniinniHiiuifiiiiiiiiiM iiiiiiiiiimiiuM!i4MiiiiiiDntiiiiiiiiiHuuii!iiiiiiiiiiiiHnimiiiiiifiiiniiiiiinmni MAROA HIGH WINNER IN COUNTY MEET The Maroa High School literary and athletic teams were stars of the Macon county meet held here Friday, capturing first honors in both the literary and athletic events. The day was a busy and exciting one for the high school. The literary contest was held in the H. S. auditorium in the morning and the track meet at the Allsup field in the afternoon. A large number of boosters accompanied the visiting teams but their support had little effect on the confident Maroa teams. The meet was probably the most interesting ever staged in the county between high schools and some good records were broken in the track meet by the local athletes. The summaries of both the literary and athletic events are as follows: Oration—First, Milford Bolen, Maroa; second, Thomas Welsh, Ma- con; third, Fay Patterson, Argenta. Piano Solo—First, Ruth Parlier, Maroa; second, Helen Bridgewater, Macon; third, Esther Hartley, Maroa. Declamation—First, Dorothea Dash, Maroa; second, Lenora Malone, Argenta; third, Juanita Wikoff, Maroa. Cornet solo—First, Leona Heinle, Argenta; second, Fremon Crum, Maroa. Violin—First, Naomi Linville, Maroa; second, Margaret Lindley, Macon. Vocal solo—First, Juanita Wikoff, Maroa; second, Rose Patterson, Argenta; third, Margaret Lindley, Macon. Essay—First, Irma Schultz, Maroa; second, Pauline Gole, Macon. ATHLETIC— 50 yard dash—Bauer, Macon, first; Crocker, Maroa, second; Wikoff, Maroa, third. Time—6 seconds. Pole vault—Nelson, Argenta, first; Snell, Blue Mound, second; Hart- ley, Maroa, third. Height—8 feet, 3 inches. Shot put—Chandler, Maroa, first; Kammermeyer ,Maroa, second; Pierson, Argenta, third. Distance—35 feet, 9i inches. 880 yard run—Montgomery, Maroa, first; Walsh, Macon, second. Time, 2 minutes, 24 1-5 seconds. Running broad jump—Bauer, Macon, first; Bone, Argenta, second; Kammermeyer ,Maroa, third. Distance—17 feet, 10 inches. 100 yard dash—Crocker, Maroa, first; Bauer, Macon, second; White, Argenta, third. Time—11 1-5 seconds. Javelin throw—Chandler, Maroa, first; Miller, Macon, second; Stout- enborough, Maroa, third. Distance, 111 feet, 10 inches. Running high jump—Himes, Maroa, first; Bolen, Maroa, second; White, Argenta, third. Height, 5 feet. 220 yard dash—Crocker, Maroa, first; Bauer, Macon, second; Miller, Argenta, third. Time—25 1-5 seconds. 53 THE ARGENTO NIAN Discus throw—Kammermeyer, Maroa, first; Chandler, Maroa, second; White, Argenta, third. Distance—94 feet, 5 inches. 440 yard run—Bullington, Blue Mound, first; Trummel, Maroa, sec- ond; Kammermeyer, Maroa, third. Time—58 2-5 seconds. Standing broad jump—Trummel, Maroa, first; White, Argenta, sec- ond; Pierson, Aigenta, third. Distance—9 feet, 2 inches. 120 yard low hurdles—Trummel, Maroa, first; Nelson, Argenta, sec- ond ; White, Argenta, third. Time, 15 4-5 seconds. Relay race—Maroa, first; Mecon, second. Time—1 min. 48 2-5 sec. FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS The A. C. H. S. has some fine material for a winning track team this year. The boys who have been coming out have been doing very well with their part of the game. Men trying for honors in the half mile are: Likens, Pierson, Trummel, Shuey, McKinley, Malone and Cook. We are looking upon Malone and Pierson to star for us in the two meets and also to send them to Champaign for the big meet held there May the 20th. The men trying out for the relay team have not yet been picked. The events and entries are as follows: Quarter: 100-yard Dash: Malone, Cook, McKinley, Shuey. White, Hiser. High jump: Myers, White Nelson. 50-yard Dash: White, Hiser. Shot Put: Pierson, Hommon. Running Broad Jump: White, Pierson, Hommon. Hurdles: White, Myers. Javelin: Myers, Goken. Standing Broad Jump: White, Pierson, Hommon. Discus Throw: White, Myers. 220-yard Dash: Hill, Hiser, McKinley. Pole Vault: Shuey, White. The program for the present is: Deland meet April 22. Macon County meet May 12. This meet will be held at Argenta. The events will take place on the school grounds. Bernard Myers was made captain of the Track Team, and he is doing good work with his men. A few of the boys may go to the Inter scholastic meet, University of Illinois, May 18-19. iiiintiHiiiiiiiiinnmiiMmMniiiumiiininuimmHmm BmiimiiiMHitwn tmmiin niiintuiit4HM 54 THE ARGENTONIAN BASEBALL This is the first season in which the Argenta High School has had a school nine for a few years; but with the number of boys who are interested in baseball we expect to have a fairly good team. It takes a few years to develop a good team but in the course of time A. C. H. S. should be able to show a little speed. For the coming season the boys have elected Francis Goken as captain. The team has been doing very fine work this far. The lineup is as folows: Catchers, Moore, McKinley; Pitchers, Goken, Trummel; First Base, White; Second Base, Connor; Third Base, Hommon, Pierson, Likens; Short Stop, McKinley, Hall; Right Field, Hiser; Left Field, Shuey. Argenta is now in the high school league and has the following schedule: Argenta at Bement .......................April 7 Maroa at Argenta ....................... April 14 Argenta at Illiopolis ...................April 28 Blue Mound at Argenta May 2 Bement at Argenta .........................May 5 Argenta at Maroa ..........................May 9 Argenta at Blue Mound......................May 26 Argenta is playing in the Northern Section of the Baseball League and has some very fast teams to battle against. BASKETBALL A. C. H. S. has had a very successful basket ball team this season. Never before has there been a team so victorious. The men that made up the team and their positions are as follows: Name Position Class Height Weight Yrs. Played Nelson (Capt.) .. . ..Forward ’22 5ft. 7in. 145 lbs. 2 years Goken ...Forward ’22 5ft. 8in. 140 lbs. 2 years R. Hiser ...Forward ’25 5ft. 6in. 130 lbs. 1 year McKinley .. . ...Forward ’22 5ft. 4in. 115 lbs. 2 years White Center ’25 5ft. Him. 150 lbs. 1 year Pierson Center ’24 6ft. 160 lbs. 1 year Bone Guard ’22 5ft. 9in. 135 lbs. 2 years Hommon Guard ’23 5ft. 8in. 160 lbs. 4 years Conner Guard ’24 5ft. 8in. 140 lbs. 1 year Moore (Mgr.) ... Guard ’23 5ft. 8in. 145 lbs. 1 year Trummel ...Forward ’24 5ft. 6in. 140 lbs. 2 years niiiiiiHiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiuuiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiMiaiiiiia THE ARGENTONIAN 55 The basket ball season started rather early last fall, the boys being given plenty of time to get into shape. The first part of the season, out- door basket ball was played. Then Wilson’s Hall was rented and fixed up to play in. Our first game was with Cisco at Argenta September 16. Owing to the fact that neither team had had much practice the game was rather slow. Argenta winning by a score of 17 to 7. On September 23, the boys went to Cisco to play a return game. This game was like the first game the score being 18 to 8 in favor of Argenta. The Cerro Gordo boys journeyed over here October 18. This game was rather one-sided and very uninteresting, our boys ringing up ano 1” easy victory, the scoie being 11 to 2. On October 21 our boys sped to Kenney. Argenta took the ball iron, the tip-off and led the score throughout the game. The game ended with the score 37 to 8 in favor of Argenta. The boys then went to Ceiro Gordo and played a return game. This game was a great deal like the one before, the score being 21 to 9 in our favor. Warrensburg came over November 4. This was the first game of basket ball played in the hall. It wasn't much of a game, Argenta winning by a score of 33 to 3. The next Saturday night the boys went to Warrens- burg to play a return game, again winning by a score of 20 to 8. On November 24th, Thanksgiving Day, the boys journeyed to Deland. A laige crowd of rooters went along with the team, determined to win. The Deland floor was much larger than ours and had a much higher ceiling. The boys were not accustomed to this floor and it was very difficult playing for them at first. Deland took the ball from the tip-off and with excellent team work easily worked the ball through Argenta’s men and the first quarter ended 9 to 0 for Deland. In the second quarter the boys hit their stride and be- gan scoring from anywhere on the floor. The half ended wdth the score 12 to 13 in favor of Deland. When the second half started Argenta took the ball from the tip-off, and Captain Nelson took the ball and made a sen- sational shot from near center. This seemed to give our boys more pep. With excellent floor work and basket shooting the boys piled up a score which the Deland quintet could not overcome. The game ended with the score 29 to 24 in favor of Argenta. The second team played a curtain raiser and also won by a score of 27 to 9. Our next game was with Maroa on our home floor. Their speedy quintet outclassed our boys and they gave us a 23 to 8 defeat. The next game was a return game with Maroa the next Friday night on their home floor. They repeated the victory over our bovs by a score of 27 to 4. On the next Friday night we journeyed to Weldon and outplayed the NiuuittiaiNtttitfNiuiiiiiniiitiiiiiuuiiiiiiii!o iiifiiiiiiu4ii!iiHifiiini� iiiiiiuHiiMtifiiiiiiimiuiiiifHi!iiiiiiimiuiimtsiiMniiiiiiiiii4iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiui!minn Minuiiiuimi THE ARGENTONIAN 57 Weldon quintet in the first half but gave way the second half and lost by a score of 41 to 26. Deland journeyed down to Argenta during Christmas holidays. Our boys had beaten Deland 29 to 24 at Deland and they evened up by defeating Argenta 13 to 8. Then they wanted to play off the tie, and Argenta went to Deland and in a very sensational game which kept the audience holding its breath time after time, put over a 15 to 12 victory. Cerro Cordo carre over for a game on December 20, and proved easy for our boys. Although the score was only 19 to 13 the last half was played by our second team. The game with Eement was a lively one. Argenta was going in fine shape and downed their opponents 17 to 12. The game with Blue Mound was scarcely a game at all. The Blue Mound boys have just started to learn basket ball and they were helpless before Argenta’s five man defense. They got but few chances at the basket scoring their seven points by free thiows and or.e long field basket. The score was 36 to 7. The game at Bethany marled Argenta’s first disastrous defeat. Our boys had driven forty miles through the cold and sleet and were not up to form. They went down to a score of 22 to 4. The game with the independents proved to be an easy victory for our boys. They handed them a 22 to 6 defeat. The following Friday night we journeyed to Monticello. This was another close game. We had tried to be optimistic to the point of hoping that the score would be held low in this game although many feared Monti- cello would win by a large score. On the contrary it was a bitter contest all the way through. Our boys led 13 to 10 throughout the third quarter and we were all ready to celebrate, but Monticello came back strong, and, in the last few minutes of play dropped in enough baskets to win. The score was 26 to 19. Kenny came over to Argenta for its second game of the season with the Maroon and Gold Friday night, January 13. The Kenny boys played a good defense and Argenta did net play quite up to foim, but had no diffi- culty in checking up another victory, 10 to 5. January 17 the boys went to Elue Mound and easily defeated their quintet by a score of 25 to 9. On January 20 Weldon journeyed to Argenta to play us a return game. The game was close all through the first half, but our boys were defeated owing to the poor basket shooting in the last half. The score was 16 to 7. The next Friday night Monticello came over for a return game. This was a very close game all the way through. Our floor being much smaller than the ones they were used to playing on this put them at some disad- vantage. The score was 12 to 9 in their favor. litlUltlttHIUUUIIIHIII 58 THE ARGENTONIAN INUniinilMlimiUIUin«illllNillUJIIIIIIUMUi||IIIIUIilllU(ltlllUINIIIUIIiUIHIlll||||||||UlMIIIIUIHNIIMIillUIIUI(lll|1llllliniHUINIIllllNltlMllliHUUIIIIII Our next game was with Bement the next Friday night. The boys were not in very good shape, as we had lost three of our best men and we had to take a defeat of 8 to 6. Our last game was with Deland, this being the fouith game with them. Two of our first team men were sick and we were forced to a defeat. The score was 31 to 9 in favor of Deland. They had beaten us twice and we had beaten them twice. The tie was to be played on a neutral floor but the game was never called. Two of our best players, Roy Nelson (Captain) and Ray Bone quit school and went to Iowa about a month before the basket ball season was over and we had to run in two new men. Losing these two best men caused us to be defeated in the latter part of the season. March 12th our boys went to the District Tournament held at Decatur. Their first game was with Dawson. The boys were not used to playing on such a large floor and they were defeated their first game by a score of 12 to 15. We hope they have a winning team next year. The following men were awarded basket ball letters: Bone, Nelson, Hommon, Hiser, Pierson, White, Goken. Bernard Myers, ’22. GIRLS’ PHYSICAL TRAINING Have you seen the eighth or ninth hour Physical Training class filing out in their gym bloomers and middy blouses? If not, you had better be here for we have exercises which cause a lot of laughter and a few wails from some of our most dignified members. At the beginning of the year along with our exercises we had baseball games. After some practice games, we had a real girls baseball game. The first game was between the Freshmen and Sophomores with the Sopho- mores as winners. The next game was between the Jealous Juniors and Dignified Seniors. Of course the Sehiors won. This left the honors divided between the Sophomores and Seniors. So the Seniors agreed to play the Sophs. The Seniors won although its team of five was outnumbered by the opposite force. The excitement of the last inning and the final outcome of the game made the Seniors forget and yell “Seniors” in place of Sopho- mores. To make the situation still funnier, someone mentioned that they had made a mistake so they prepared to yell for the other team and made a worse blunder by yelling “Juniors.” Excitement isn’t good for Seniors. THE ARGENTONIAN 59 The basket ball season began with our first real game with the War- rensburg High School girls. Argenta won with a score of one to seven. We thought we could play anyone so we didn’t practice and as a result with the next game played at Warrensburg we lost, the score being six to nine. This ended our basket ball games and the rest of the fiist semester was spent in exercises. The second semester we began practicing for our May Festival which I shall tell you about later. During our work we gave dances at Parent-Teachers meetings, liteiaiy meetings, and at a number cf entertainments. Of course, these dances have always been the greatest attraction and are responsible probably for the large crowds? Our May Pageant, “America, Yesterday and Today, has three epi- sodes. The first episode is “The Spirit of Indian Days.” The spirit speaks and as she speaks the Indians group themselves about her. Episode II was “The Spirit of the Wilderness.” As she finishes speak- ing the group of Daisies enter and dance. These are scattered and a group of wild Roses enter and after their dance scatter out through the center between the Daisies. The Butterflies enter and dance in and out among the Roses and Daisies. Next the Poppies enter and dance, followed by the Dryads, the Grasshoppers and the Bluebirds. The Spirit moves as if enchanted and the Trees enter and after a short march formed a guard across the back. These are followed by the tree Nymphs and as they finish their dance the Spirit speaks. As her voice ceases the music “Pizzicato’ is heard and the mist maidens in one long line, hands joined entei with a 1 unning step and form a circle. This is followed by the Roses, Daisies, Butterflies, Pop- pies, Dyrads, Grasshoppers, Bluebirds, Tree Nymphs, and Mist Maidens dancing ensemble. They leave and the Pioneer man and woman come into the wilderness. The man advances to each tree and forces it to bend. Just here a group of pioneer children enter and play games followed by a group of older boys and girls. Episode III, is the Spirit of Patriotism. She leads the Pioneer man and woman forward and speaks. As they leave the “Spirit of State” enters from one direction while the Little Town Spirit, attended by Rural, Town, School and Church Interests come from the other. They dance and leave while the Grown Town Spirit come in, followed by the Grown In- terests. After dancing and singing the Spirit of Yesterday comes in, in company with the Spirit of Today. Next comes New America. These are followed by the Folk dances, French, English, Dutch, Swedish, Scotch and Russian. . After the last group have danced New America and 1 atriotism un- furl the American flag. The Pageant ends with the Spirits and the folks leaving in the order in which they entered the field. H- McC ’22- P2 THE ARGENTONIAN IllllllllllllIHIIIHIIIIIIIItltllMItllillii itui li! ii ii i n:: ;. i i m . 111 mi liimii lillliilllflllMlllltlillil I iniilli ill im u imiliiill'liiliiiil “SAFETY FIRST” “Safety First” was given by some of the members of the Athletic Association. It was given at the High School auditorium in October. It would be hard to select the best member of the cast, but Lenore Malone, in the supposedly minor character of Mary Ann O’Finnerty, the Irish maid, proved the greatest laugh producer of all. Mabel Montgomery and Virginia Bridger, played by Gladys King and Hazel McConnell, re- spectively, made excellent outraged and offended wife and sweetheart. Jack Montgomery and Jerry Arnold, the husband and sweetheart involved, were represented by Ray Bone and Lynn Hill. The audience roared when Jerry, disguised as the Irish detective played havoc with sedate Mrs. Bar- rington Bridger’s feelings. McNutt himself created a sensation when he tumbled head foremost into a well. The “Terrible Turk” (Elbert Noecker) looked and acted as fiercely as could be desired, quite unlike his daughter, Leita Zuleika, Rose Patterson, who naively refused to marry the shrink- ing Elmer Flannel (Bernard Myers) for “one zousand dollars.” The latter was in love with those “peachiest eyes” much to the delight of the audience. Miss Heinle coached the play. , “BASHFUL MR. BOBBS” The Senior class play was given at the Wilson Hall, February 28. The play was a clever comedy and full of good humor. Celia Garvin created quite a sensation when she appeared as Francis, the athletic girl, in a riding costume. Lenore Malone, as Innkeeper, and El wood McKinley as Obadiah Stump offered much of the amusement of the evening. Other characters were Gladys King as Jean Graham, Fave I atterson as Katherine Henderson, Hazel McConnell as Rosalie, Ethel McConnell as the French maid, Nellie Larson as Celesta, George Malone as Marston Bobbs, Bernard Myers as Frederick Henderson and Franci3 Goken as Bashful Mr. Bobbs. The receipts were $73.50. The money was used to help defray the expenses of the annual. Mr. Hedges coached our play. riiniiifiititimiNiiniiiniiiRiiinr iiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiimii THE ARGENTONIAN 63 “HILL. THE COACHMAN” The cast for this play, which was given for the benefit of the movies was selected entirely from the Freshman and Sophomore classes. It was presented on March 10th and 11th, in the High School auditorium, and on March 25th at the Odd Fellows Hall in Forsyth. The cast was as follows: Bill, the Coachman Leo Malone Hannah, the maid ............. Helen Pierson Mrs. Brewer............................Leona Heinle Mr. Brewer ....................Ivan Cook Reginald Depypster .......... Frank Taylor Samantha Brewer.........................Mary Ripple Eunice Brewer ..........Pauline Butterworth Jack Thornton ................. Jule Connor While all were good, “Pill” and “Hannah” were, perhaps the chief laugh producers. Mrs. Blix directed this play. “FIFTY-FIFTY” “Fifty-Fifty” the first royalty play of the year was given by the Jun- iors May 5, 1922, and was well liked by all. The cast of characters were: Henry Brown, an artist .............Lynn Hill Paul Green, an author ..............Lynn Moore Patrick O'Malley, a janitor ....Elbert Noecker Mrs. Podge, a landlady ...Grace Phillips (Soph) Sophie Bland, a dancer.........Lucille Noecker Mae Dexter, an enthusiast ...Edna Mae Mitchell Mrs. Hawley, a collector.....Pearl Kaltenback Smudge, a valet ................Harold Shuey Cap, a wanderer ..............Clarence Hommon Josephine, a seeker ............Grace Phillips Place: New York City, and the Adirondack Mountains. Synopsis of Scenes Act I—The pals’ studio in a New York lodging home one morning. Act II—The same a week later. Act III—The pals’ bungalow in the Adirondacks, on afternoon a month later. The play was directed by Miss Heinle. Nellie Larson, ’22. 64 THE ARGENTONIAN rilHIMIIUIIIilllllllllllllillililluillllllllUllillllllliliiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM Noecker Nelson Hott Thurman McKinley Patterson THE A. C. H. S. SPECIAL Editor-in-Chief Faye Patterson, ’22 Business Manager Athletics .... Elwood McKinley, ’22 Society Jokes Joetta Thurman, '24 Literary iitiiRiiirnniniHniiiuiniiiiniiiniiHiniiimnii 65 THE ARGENTONIAN iiimiiiHninwiiwinwiiiwiiiM iwmiiiwmiuaiimnwiiuiUMiiiuwimiiOTnnwwtniiiiMiiiniiHiiiunwiMmMiuiiiiiuiiiiiuiiiiiiriiiiiitii.i i,.uintfiiiiiiiiti.:liii� iiiiniMiiii: THE LEADERS’ CLUB The Leaders’ Club, the honorary society of A. C. H. S. was organized in the fall of 1921. It has for its object the promotion of real leadership in school and community life an dit is open to all students who may meet the requirements of leadership as laid down in the constitution. Students who make the required number of points—this year, 10 for Seniors, 15 for Juniors, 25 for Sophomores, and 30 for Freshmen—are elected to membership. Points are earned by students in every legitimate activity, such as class offices, participation in plays, service on publications, glee club and orchestra, high grades, athletics, etc. The charter members of the Leaders’ Club were: Bernard Myers, Faye Patterson, Elwood McKinley, Roy Nelson, Lynn Hill. Additional members were elected during the year as follows: Lenore Malone, Gladys King, George Malone, Ray Bone, Nellie Larson, Celia Garvin, Hazel Mc- Connell, Bonnie Bone, Lynn Moore, Frances Goken. All of these students have distinguished themselves in school life in various ways. All but three of them, Lynn Hill, Lynn Moore, and Bonnie Bone are Seniors, so that there will be only three members to continue the club next year. miniimiiiiniiiiiit V4 . luiiiuiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiniuinMiuiifliiiHim THE ARGENTONIAN 69 PEP MEETING Leader “If you people had your yell books, we wouldn’t make mis- takes.” Mr. Hedges: “Lynn H., that was the leader’s fault; you made the mistake.” j� , , Lenore M.: “Oklahoma isn’t where it used to be, is it?” Mr. Hedges: “It hasn't moved that I know.” ■. 4 George M.: “The great problem before the alleys—” Mr. Hedges: “What?” George: “Allies.” j jt Lloyd George has a statue erected to his memory in Whales (Wales). ,4 . 4 MR. HEDGES IN ENGLISH IV. “Suppose I should say my top is prettier than yours.”—Laughter from Miss Nothenberg: “Ray don't make Lenore laugh.” Ray: “Why, I’m not saying anything.” Miss Nothenberg: “No, but every time you turn around and look at her she laughs.” -.4 ,4 ,4 OUR MOVIES Leo Malone in “The Little Saint.” Hazel McConnell in “The One Man Woman.’’ Nellie in “The Great Lover.” Lucille in “Nobody’s Baby.” Mary Ripple in “Clothes.” Bernard in “Grandaddy Long Legs.” EfI'ie Elkins in “The Lost Romance.” Lenore Malone in “The Village Sleuth.” Leona Heinle and Frank Taylor in “Jack and Jill.” Clarence Hommon in “Don’t Tell Everything.” Naomi and Ivan in “You Never Can Tell. Pauline Butterworth in “Peppy Polly.” Celia Garvin in “The Winning Girl.” Francis Goken in “Rip Van Winkle.” Raymond Pierson in “String Beans.” Jule Conner in “He Comes Up Smiling.” Roy Nelson in “Greased Lightning.” Bonnie Bone in “Freckles. George Malone in “Sentimental Tommy.” Gladys in “Don’t Worry.” 70 THE ARGENTONIAN lainHNiNuuimiiiiiiuimuuiNi'Hii ENGLISH IV. Mr. Hedges: “Why we have company today. Class: “Who?” Mr. Hedges: “The mouse hears a description of a girl. Perhaps he thinks he can frighten her. „ M ME. HEDGES AT ASSEMBLY “Now since the diphetheria scare has passed it seems that another epi- demic has broken out.” Silence in the room and Mr. Hedges continues his talk. “It seems this epidemic is shooting paper wads.” v J J LOST AND FOUND Lost—Sixty golden minutes, strung with sixty golden seconds. Grace Phillips. Lost—A sack containing two peanuts. Kinder please return the two pea- nuts to Clarence Hommon. Lost—Four sewing lessons. Joetta Thurman. Found—A piece of candy, owner call B. A. Hedges. Found—A smile on Lynn Hill’s face when mad at her. Fok Rent—Ear knobs. Anyone wanting to rent one to three contraptions, apply to Faye Patterson. Terms reasonable. Wanted—A remedy to cure the dream habit of Gladys King. Wanted—A speedometer which will register above 70 miles per hour. Elwood Me. For Sale—Owing to the fact that I have decided to improve my language I will offer my Ford for sale. Buyer must have patience and a limited vocabulary. Apply for particulers to Elbert Noecker. Wanted—A young man in Physics class must be supplied with peanuts and candy on Laboratory days. Good salary. Apply to girls of Physics class. Lost—Patience in Business Law. Finder please return to Mr. Hedges. Lost—Powder puff and equipment. Finder please return to Edna Mae Mitchell. Lost—My permanent wave in the rain this morning. Finder return at once to Mary Ripple. Found—Two dozen notes during first hour. Owners please call for them during ninth hour. Mr. Hedges. For Sale—One Ford car with a piston ring, two rear wheels and one front spring. Burns lots of gas and is hard to crank. Three years old, will be four in spring, has shock absorbers and everything. Tires all off, been run on the rim, a right good ford for the shape it is in. One may purchase same from Bernard Myers. IlIHUIUllllllllUlllllllllimiHUIlllllllllllH THE ARGENTONIAN 71 MODERN HISTORY Miss Nothenberg: “What do you know about the Magna Charta?” Roy Nelson: “Who is she?” j HEARD AT A SENIOR RASE BALL GAME The Seniors having won the game of Baseball between Seniors and Sophomores, rooted for themselves and the Juniors. No one else would so it was left to them by mistake. ,« . ,« WANT ADS Wanted—Rose Patterson to leave chewing gum at home. Wanted—New Botany book for old price. Leona Heinle. Wanted—A job in a store, eating candy. Ruth Fullerton. Wanted—Geometry, without study. Mary Ripple. jt jt jt HOUSEHOLD HINTS To remove stains, a pair of scissors will do. When frying eggs boil with soup first. To make bed comfortable, beat mattress with egg beater. Meat may be fried in butter and water. When cooking water keep fire low on account of scorching. j� jt UNUSUAL THINGS ABOUT UNUSUAL PEOPLE Raymond Pierson plays football with his hands. Lynn sailed around the world in a Ford. George Hall took part in the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. Bonnie Bone always walks on the side walk. Elwood McKinley always guides the Hudson with the steering wheel. , ,i I F Wouldn’t it be funny IF Lynn Moore had control of Russia? Wouldn't it be funny IF Kenneth Heinle should be elected President of the United States? Wouldn’t it be funny IF Helen Aston was President of a large ship yard ? Wouldn’t it be funny IF Marjorie Olson was a Geometry teacher? , Jt IN MODERN HISTORY CLASS. Miss Nothenberg: “Harold, why didn’t the Norsemen use streamers?” Harold Schuey: “Because the steam hadn’t come yet.” . V A SAD MISTAKE Miss Nothenberg: “How were their ships moved, Harold?” Harold Shuey: “They paddled them.” 72 IININUNIttini. THE ARGENTONIAN IIIIUU(IIIIIJIIIIUUIIIIIIUtllllUinillUUIIIIIIlMIIIHNIUHUIHHIIIHIIIimillMHIUIIIIM1lllinimilUIIIUmilllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIUllimillHUHillUIUIUH GYM CLASS Miss Nothenberg: “Class, kick yourselves with first your right foot then your left.” Florence Kaufman: “Can’t I start with my left cause I am left handed?” v j j Miss Nothenberg: “Tell of the men-at-arms. Hazel Me.: “Why the men-at-arms were grim people.” jt jt TOO MUCH FOR ONE DAY Having requested each in the class to bring sixty cents the next day Mr. Hedges said: “We will also have a theme for tomorrow.” Gladys: “Why, we have already paid.” .. j jt SOME MISTAKE Miss Nothenberg: “Any boy wishing to try out for “Jack” in the play is excused.” Lucille N.: “I expect I had better go.” jt j� , Miss Hedges: “What is used in place of sugar?” Helen A.: “Why a—honey.” Mrs. Hedges: “Where did they get this?” Helen A: “Why from the hive.” Miss Nothenberg: “What are the duties of the knights?” Hazel Me.: “Oh, taking care of the ladies.” . ,4 ,« SEEN IN THE STUDY ROOM. Edna, smiling at Kenneth H., and trying to put papers in the waste basket. Leo looking around to see what girl is watching him. Eston trying to force a cough or sneeze. Shuey pretending to study but planning some prank. All quiet until Mr. Hedges leaves. Then listen to the noise. j jt Shuey in Geometry class trying to escape a question: “I don’t understand all I know about this.” .Jt J :4 FIRST WE KNEW OF IT Mr. Hedges (in American History) : “What did the colonists do with the Tories?” Hommon: They took all the land from the Tories and sent it to England.” THE llllllNIIIMIIIlMlllllltllllltllllilllllHItlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIMIIIIIIIIIlUIIIIUIIIIIIillll ARGENTONIAN 73 imiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHMimi� iiUiiiuiiuiiiiUHiiaiiuiiimiu:mu:iiH!iiii:iiu4mmiiMiiuiiiiimtiiiiuiiiHiiniuiii' HimiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiuiuiiuniiiM OUR ALPHABET A is for A. C. H. S., best in the land, B is for Mr. B. A. at the head of it he stands, C is for Celia each day just the same, D is for “defense which we hear at the game. E is for Edith, our own Roy’s choice, F is for Freeman of melodious voice, G is for Goken, who is captain at last. H is for Hiser, who plays a game fast. I is for Ivan, so tall and so long. J is for Jule, a rare bird of song. K denotes Kenneth, a bright history student. L is for Lenore whose word is “I couldn’t.’’ M is for Marjorie in gossip a star. N is for Nemo whose mind is afar. O is for Orchestra vis Mrs. Hedges’ brass band. P is for Physics at Mr. Jeps’ command. Q is for Quizz we should never fail in. R is for Ruth, so bashful and thin? S means Sophomores who stand in the hall. T means Taylor he knows it all. U means Us, the Senior Class. V is for Victory, we've won at last. W is for Work, that never is done. X, Y, Z with which naught is begun. F. P„ ’22. THE ARGENTONIAN iiiii!ii'iuiiii tiiiiiiiuiuiutiiiiiiiiiiu!inin iuiHNiiiiMiiiUNUiinuiiniH«iiMiiiiHiiHMniuiiiuiHHinuniuifiu'ii 75 CAN YOU IMAGINE— Leo Malone not having red hair? Lynn Hill and Mary Ripple not having a quarrel? Hazel McConnell not laughing? Naomi W. not smiling? Frank Taylor wearing long pants? The girls without powder puffs? Miss Heinle being real cross? Clarence Hammon a public speaker? Dancing in the school house ? Benny with knickerbockers? Ethel McConnell doing the “camel walk?” Lenore not writing notes to Benny ? Elwood McKinley being bald headed? Nellie Larson making an “E”? Gladys not talking in Business Law? Celia Garvin being mischievous? George Malone teaching Physics? Leona Heinle not making eyes at the boys? Francis Goken a baseball fan? Faye Patterson mad at Lynn Moore? Marjorie Olson small? mnmmmmm mmtmitm IINIIIIIIItllllll||i|Jillii|l||||ll|||lll||ililllll|ll1l||tJMIll 76 THE argentonian LITERARY During the first semester of school a Literary Society was organized The officers, a president and secretary, were elected by the students Pro- grams were given every two weeks on Friday afternoons. Readings, songs by the Glee Club, music by orchestra and short plays were given by the students. Increasing activities of the second semester caused the society to be abandoned. The time given it was taken over by the trvouts for decla- mation, oration, essay and music. The following were the entrants for each contest: Declamation, Leona Heinle, Lenore Malone, Bonnie Bone Pauline Butterworth, Helen Pierson, Evelyn Welge, and Marguerite Moore. Oration, Gladys King, Edna Mae Mitchell and Hazel McConnell Essay, all Juniors and Seniors. Piano: Marjorie Olson, Lenore Malone Lois Betz. Violin: Elsie Heinle, Sam Trickey. Vocal: Rose Patterson Florence Kaufman. Those w’ho won out in the preliminaries are: Declamation: Leona Heinle, first; Helen Pierson, second. Oration: Gladys King Dunkel, first; Hazel McConnell, second. Essays: Celia Garvin, first; Lynn Hill, second. Violin: Elsie Heinle, first; Sam Trickey, second. Piano: Marjorie Olson, first; Lenore Malone, second. Solo: Rose Patterson, first; Florence Kaufman, second. Those who won out in the preliminaries will again try out at the Literary and Track meet to be held at Argenta May 11. The following schools are represented: Mt, Zion, Warrensburg, Niantic, Macon, Maroa, and Argenta. Celia Garvin, '22. «iiiniiinuiui'MiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiimiPtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiHmiiimiiiMiiMiiiii iiiiiiHiiiiiimiiniiiiiiifiiiniiiiiii 78 THE ARGENTONIAN CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 5. Look what the door opened and let in, one might think it St. Pat- rick’s Day. 6. Freshies don’t know whether to go to class or stay in the study room. 7. The Leaders’ Club, the honorary society of the high school was or- ganized with five charter members. 8. Mysterious whisperings in the halls. A surprise party at the Grieder home this evening. 12. Beginning of second week. Everyone starts work with a sigh. 13. Physics class had a fine lesson. Mr. Zeppenfelt recited. 14. Fire alarm! Freshmen too frightened to move. 15. Rainy day. Poor Mary R.! Where’s the curl in her hair? 16. Freshie captures Senior, extremely happy gets to see her home. Mel- vin Hiser and Lenore Malone. 23. Look at the green ties and green hair ribbons. Freshmen initiated tonight. 26. Baseball game. Freshmen vs. Sophomores. Sophs win. 27. Juniors and Seniors clash in hard contested game. Who won? Sen- iors, Seniors. No school this afternoon. Everyone sad???? 28. Seniors play Soph, at baseball. Seniors win again. 29. Boys Basket ball Argenta vs. Cisco. Argenta victorious. 30. Freshies entertain the school at a backward party. , ■•..ill'illl llllHIIttllllll iiiuiitiiiimHiiiNtiraiintiimHiiuin miiniiiiiiiiiiiinmiiniiiii THE ARGENTONIAN 79 CALENDAR OCTOBER 5. Meeting of Seniors to decide on annual work. 6. Rah! Rah! Rah! Argenta! Argenta! Argenta wins basketball game at Cisco. 7. Orchestra entertains us at noon. 10. School dismissed at eleven o’clock to see American Legion Parade at Decatur. 11. Orchestra students leceive their first lesson. 12. Vacation!! Teachers’ Institute. 17. Back to school again. 18. Tuesday weekly disturbance of peace. Orchestra practice. 19. Freshmen happy??? Dignified Seniors defeated them at basket ball game. Argenta vs. Cerro Gordo. Argenta! Argenta! 20. Grand rush for file escape. False alarm. Elbert Noecker snoring. 21. Report cards are jazzing around. 25. Will wonders never cease? Mrs. Hedges’ hair is curled. 26. Pep meeting. 27. What's the matter with everybody's voice? Pep meeting yesterday. 28. All the Seniors engaged, look at the rings. 31. Everyone suffeiing from indigestion. Ten minutes to eat dinner and forty to learn the news of the morning. timiniiiiiinnmiiniiiiiiMniiiinHNiii 80 THE ARGENTONIAN CALENDAR NOVEMBER 3. Ratless day. Many heads decrease in size. 4. Some of our amateur actresses and actors made a success in the play “Safety First” this evening. 7. A new student today. Made a hit with boys but the girls climbed chairs. 8. Freshmen receive algebra papers. Grades from ten to thirty. Pretty good, Freshies, stick to it. 9. “Flunk slips are flying and Freshies are crying.” 10. Double header game. Double header victory. Argenta vs. War- rensburg. 11. A happy inspiration in everyone's mind—no school today. 12. Jule Connor busy?? explaining what he did the night before. 14. Monday morning. Wonder why Bernard looks so sleepy? 15. Mr. Zeppenfelt suggests that Hommon bring enough peanuts for the whole class. 19. Double header game at Warrensburg. Boys victorious. Ask Mrs. Hedges if the girls need any practice. 21. Great excitement! Mrs. Hedges takes first ride down fire escape. 22. Armistice Day. Lynn H. and Mary R. made up. 23. Grade school pupils entertained us. 25. Why does Marjorie Olson cast such loving glances at Lynn Hill. Poor Mary! 28. Country Gentleman campaign begins. Boys vs. Girls. 29. Oh, some of the mournful faces! Are you on for ninth hour? 30. Report cards! A Freshie remarks: “I wish mamma and papa didn’t have to sign this. ilillllHI CALENDAR DECEMBER 1. Janitor’s orders from Physics class: “Fire up, we’re freezing.” 2. Hazel McConnell rushes downstairs saying, “My man’s out there.” Nellie Larson stands back in the corner looking wistfully on. 5. Ray’s very busy this morning writing notes to Effie—and Pauline. 6. Some of us know what it means to be in love—Roy and Edith. 7. Mr. Zeppenfelt is sick. 9. Mrs. Blix was welcomed to our school today. 12. What elocutionists taught Lenore M. to make those faces. 15. Mock trial tonight. 16. No school. 19. Francis finds it a difficult task to write letters, he wrote three lines to “Dear Daisy” became angry and tore it up. 21. Juniors plan a school party. Expenses might be a little heavy so they gave it up. 22. Everyone laughing in English IV. Even Ethel McConnell. 23. Who is the young gentleman that came to school with Gladys this morning? 28. Big carnival in town tonight. 82 THE ARGENTONIAN ■.■wuiiiiiiiiuiiiimHHiiiiiiuiiii.HiiiiiimimiiiiiHiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiMiiii.im'm mm Mwnmiiiui auiiiiii iiiiHuiuuimiiiiimuimii..ii'tiiiiiiiuiiii niiiii !iiiHiiiiiiiiimi:iib CALENDAR JANUARY 2. Everyone feeling fine and smiling except Gladys. Wonder why she isn't? 5. Economics class exceedingly happy this morning. Miss Nothenberg back. 6. Two Seniors starred in big debate; two others left in the shadows. 12. Exam. Exam. It sure makes us cram. 16. Excitement high. Flunk slips flying. 17. Elwood comes to school with a smile from ear to ear. Wonder why? New sister-in-law. 18. Mrs. Blix informed Harold Shuey that it would cause less jealousy among students if he wouldn’t eat his refreshments 3rd hour. 19. Mr. Zeppenfelt suggests that we pass out of the room quiety. George Malone is having pleasant dreams. 20. Why the sad look on Leona Heinle’s face? Frank took Lenore home last night. 23. Lives of great women all remind us of—Celia Garvin. 24. Mrs. Blix gives us a good motto: “Blessed are they who expect noth- ing, for they shall not be disappointed.” 25. Mr. Hedges wanders aimlessly about the school building looking for his pencil. 26. Mr. Hedges finds his pencil behind his ear. 27. Hot enough in the office to bake potatoes. CALENDAR FEBRUARY. 1. Mrs. Hedges, Physical Training 8th Hour—every one come suited. 2. George Malone in Physics, “If I only had a self starter.” 3. Elwood, sitting leaning back in his chair was told to sit on all four legs. 6. Lenore Malone is progressing rapidly in her letter writing. 7. It must be graduation time. Senior girls start talking about gradua- tion clothes. 8. Pupils show appreciation of sickness by grand applause; Prof, an- nounced, “No more school after two-thirty.” 13. Why, Mr. Hedges, did you lose your glasses, your shoes are not mates. 14. The Seniors began to wonder what they must have besides zero to pass English. 15. George H. at the entrance door: “The last bell and Evelyn not here.” 16. Poor Ruth, Physical training doesn’t seem to “slim” you down any. 17. Mr. Hedges speaks to assembly on the subject “Paper wad shooting, as an epidemic.” 23. Number of zeros this morning wonder why? Too much party. 24. Wanter by Miss Heinle, “An assistant to grade Business Arithmetic papers. Must have experience.” 27. Naomi Wylie begins the day with smiling. 23. Freshies like some fellows just for a car ride. 27. Lucille misses seventh hour class, she says for breakfast. 29. Mr. Hedges says “High School students should be grown up. Warn- ing: Leave the playground apparatus alone.” 31. We are instructed to keep a record of errors in English. 84 THE ARGENTONIAN UMIIUliltlNHIIIIlllUIIHIIIHWIIinilllimilWMIIIIIUMIIWUIIIUHHinilllillllllllllilllllUtllllUlflllllUllltllUJIINIINIDHIIIIIIlIlIllUmilllUIUIlHllltnilllllllOlUUinilllllllllllilllllll CALENDAR MARCH 1. Bernard Myers introduced the “Wabash Blues —I’ve lost my walking shoes. 2. Has Chester his dates mixed, he visited Hazel four times this week. 3. Pity the Civics class. Mr. Hedges told them they didn’t know any- thing. 6. Gladys changes her seat in Civics, to one beside Mr. Hedges. 8. The unfortunate ones are working hard. 9. Bonnie Bone in Botany class found her chair too large an object to manage and fell to the floor. 10. Everyone busy, this morning, washing their names from public places. 14. The boys are now donning their “stripes. 15. Wanted work of any description by Seniors. Money wanted to pay for invitations. 16. Edna Mae busy this morning marking up her desk and chair. 20. Still they examine us, but find nothing. 21. Be not absent minded, Ivan C., it’s a mistake, many make in a life time. 22. Advice to Florence Kaufman get up a little earlier so you will be fully dressed before coming to school. 19. Mr. Zeppenfeld absent. Physics students enjoy themselves? 20. Baseball players return, score 32 to 0, in favor of Bement. 24. George Malone has evidently recovered from the shock received in Physics class. 28. Baseball game with Illiopolis at Illiopolis. IRIIIHIIIIIIIUIIIUtllltillllltllll THE ARGENTONIAN 85 CALENDAR APRIL 3. April showers bring May flowers. 4. Freshmen and Sophomores play cast go to Forsythe. 5. Great excitement in town, Gladys King is Mrs. Dunkel. 6. Everybody sleepy. Too much noise and dancing the night before. 7. Seniors are dolled up and no place to go. Play at Cerro Gordo was called off. 12. Declamatory tryouts. 13. Juniors and Seniors compelled to write essays. 14. Preliminary contest. 17. Hailstones falling thick and fast. Students frightened. fit imiminitmiiniiimiiD 86 THE ARGENTONIAN CALENDAR 5. MAY Junior play “50-50.” 6. Essay contest at Decatur. 12. Track meet. 26. Junior-Senior Banquet. 28. Baccalaureate. 29. Semester Exams. Everybody happy?? 30. Alumni Banquet. 1. JUNE May Pageant. 2. Commencement exercises. 3. School picnic. 87 THE ARGENTONIAN lIllMllllllllHItllllllltlllllilllllllllMIlIllllillllllllllltUlIlllttllltllllllllllllILilPIIlllinillllllUtlllllll lllllliUlMIIM'IIIIIIIIMHilllillltdIllllIVlIllilllllll il IU 11IMii lllfllllllllllf IIITtlfVinn SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY It is just eight years since I finished my work as a Senior in the A. C. H. S. class of ’22. I came back only yesterday on a visit to the village as I still thought it. But my surprise may be imagined when I found not the small town I had left, but saw a small city much up-to-date. As I drove from my country home over the paved road to the suburbs of the city Argenta I wondered at the new ornamental cluster lights which now extended through the city on Main street, which by the way, they tell me is now three miles long. I inquired what the large building was with many windows, and a fine entrance. They informed me it was an amusement hall, built by an old friend, Frances Goken. Well, Frances was one of our star basket ball players in the old days and I suppose his love for the game holds him to his work of building this hall. Of course, in a thriving city like this, movies had become very popular and this reminded me of the pictures we used to give in the High School building and when 1 mentioned it they told me it was the same machine still in good working order owing to the fact that a mechanic was kept in constant attendance to remedy any defect. 1 saw the posters for the matinee performance and the face of the heroine seemed familiar. I went in and when the first reel was shown who should the heroine be but Nellie Larson. I remembered how well she played the part of “Fluffy” in our Senior play and I suppose that it was this same experience which kindled her ambition and led to her fame. They asked me if I would like to visit one of their new factories. Of course, I said “yes,” and they told me I would there meet Elwood McKinley as he was now very wealthy having become rich from the manufacture of clothes pins and button hooks. Elwood told me he had prospered as also had others of our old class. Celia being the owner of a new and up-to-date confectionery, serving all kinds of iced drinks and fancy confections. I said I would have to purchase some new clothes as the ones I were wearing were not aristocratic enough and we entered a large building which I saw to be a men's furnishing store, when the proprietor met me who should it be but Eennie Myers, as great a dude as ever. He looked prosperous and doing well. I asked my friend what had become of Ethel and they told me she was president of the Y. W. C. A. in Decatur and was highly respected by all of her workers. Hazel had married and was living on a farm where she was specializ- ing in the sale of Bronze Turkeys. Near her live Gladys, and Hazel told me that Gladys was making quite a success of raising White Pekin Ducks. [iniH)n)iniirmnmnniinHnmniimfliifiituiiiiiiiitniiiiiwn;iiiiHiiuiiHMi!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimuiiiiiim 38 THE ARGENTONIAN nniiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiuimiiiuiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiicinuuiiuir But what is that fancy looking establishment with a window filled with face cream and all toilet articles? I had forgotten, said my friend, that is another schoolmate, f aye Patterson. She is quite a successful man- ager of a beauty parlor. And now, said my friend, I would like to know, where is your sister Lenore ? I told him she was a confirmed old maid living alone in an apartment in Ames, Iowa. Her sole companions were a parrot and Tabby cat whom she played “rag time,” in the evening when she returned from her work, which was by the way, the occupation of school teaching. We returned home and I wondered why they had all stayed in the old home town while I was mine prospecting in the west. After all it does one good to meet old friends and see that they are doing well and I suppose, should I not again return for eight years more that the town will have become so large its suburbs will join those of De- catur, on the south and Monticello on the north. George B. Malone, '22. v . ARGENTA HIGH (Tune: Oh, Mother, Dear Jerusalem.) Oh well-loved school, of scenes so dear, Of friends and comrades, too. We love thee well, we ll give a cheer, Our hands and hearts to you. Chorus Argenta High! Argenta High! We’ll back you on the field! And e’er cheer thee To victory—unto the foe ne’er yield. Maroon and Gold—our colors bright, High may you ever soar. Our team led on—oh wondrous right— To victory once more. THE ARGENTONIAN UIIIIIIlllllltlUllillllUlllllllliWllllll ll!l!lljUllllll!lll!nilllllllil!llll]lll!1lil!ilUII)IUIIIIIIIIIII}llllUlllH!)lllll!|IIHIIIIIIilllilI|]|lilillllllllliril!llMI!:iiUllilU0llltMIIIIIIIIIII]IIIIHJIIIII|||,lltlUIII'[|lMIII|M� lllltllMIM- 89 fiiitisimniiiiHniiiiiiiHNiiii When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for this class of 1922 to dissolve the social and political bands which have connected them with this High School, and to assume in the world at large, the separate and superior stations to which their superior wisdom entitles them, a decent respect to the opinions of their fellow students requires that they should declare what shall be the disposition of the sundry rights, privileges, and property corporeal and incorporeal which this, the class of 1922, has acquired during its four years of faithful service. Being therefore of sound mind and body unimpaired, devoid of the timidity of Freshmen, the conceit of Sophomores, and the foolish aspira- tions of Juniors; we, the class of 1922, do hereby and hereafter forever and anon bequeath our said estate as follows: To the class of 1923 our Senior dignity, and the chaperonage of the underclassmen. To the Faculty, fond memories of the brightest class that ever grad- uated from the Argenta Community High School. George Malone bequeaths his curly locks to Robert Mitchell. Celia Garvin her quiet way to Florence Kaufman. Lenore Malone to Frank Taylor sweet recollections. Elwood McKinley to Pauline Butterworth one photo. Bernard Myers his dancing ability to Raymond Pierson. iiiiniHnnmttmmitiitiniiimimiwr 90 THE ARGENTONIAN mmm jUWUWMUU Francis Goken his many girls to Elbert Noecker. Ethel McConnell her dignity to Vonola Balding. Faye Patterson the Special to the Junior class. Gladys King the pencil with which she wrote her oration to Clarence Hommon. Hazel McConnell her sunny disposition to Marjorie Olson. Nellie Larson her wonderful experiences to the next editor of the Argentorian. Nellie Lakson, ’22. •« , • Mr. Hedges, in Civics: “Name the kinds of courts.” Edna Mitchell: “District courts, probate courts, and tennis courts.” •. ■. Mrs. Hedges: “I want you to be able to write at least fifty patres to the word.” , Jt Lynn Hill’s hair doesn’t seem to stay in place all day with that hair tonic. Mr. Hedges: “I would die for you.” Mrs. Hedges: “Well, what are you waiting on.” ,j Mr. Ward Black: You don t know how nervous I was when I pro- posed to you.” Miss Heinle: “You don’t know how nervous I was until you did.” THE ARGENTONIAN 91 FAREWELL ’22 Dear Seniors, my classmates Our work is almost done. In Argenta High School; The goal is almost won. Through four years we have labored, Through four hard years and long. As we depart foiever, let us leave here with a song. A song of hope and triumph A song whose theme is joy. With just a touch of sadness, Of our Alma Mater dear; For we will have been scattered By the four winds, ere next year. We have learned to know each other In the years that have sped by; Shall we now forget each other, Or shall we every try, To stand shoulder to shoulder As the years roll on and on. Still bound by chords of friendship When the years to come are gone. We’ll stand for right and justice, We’ll fight the best we can, We ll keep the high ideals Of Argenta and her clan. For they are dreams to cherish. Ideals to take through life, Ideals that are unblemished Untried in life’s great strife, If they are right. They’ll weather the wrecks of the storms that come. If wrong, we'll see them perish, As many ideals have done. So let us form ideals, While in our Senior year That will help us ever upward And keep our pathway clear. So, class of 1922, Though life’s problems may ceem deep, Survey the rugged pathway, And the harvest you must reap. For there’s pathos with the joy. Ne’er again shall we be students F. P., ’22. 92 THE ARGENTONIAN 'immanmmmuiniiiiiii'i OUR ROMEOS Nellie wants a stylish man Who is very dark and tall; Helen wants a little man Who comes at beck and call. Leona H. likes a prosperous one Who runs a Nash car; Marguerite M.’s chum a farmer is, And lives in land afar. Pauline has so many Coming her way, they say, That it is hard for me to tell Which one has come to stay. Ethel’s choice a preacher is, With hair of darker hue, And Mary R. says “If he just has A Ford car, he will do.” Faye has her mind made up For one of the football sort; Florence likes the city boys Because they're such good sports. jt jt j El wood McKinley: “I would like to try on that suit in the window.” Clerk: “Sorry but you'll have to change your clothes in the dressing room.” jt j jt Hommon: “We‘ll have to hurry, dear. Do you mind being pressed for time?” Nellie: “For time? Oh, no—nor even for eternity.” jt , Mr. Zeppenfelt undertook to purchase a waist for his wife. “What bust?” inquired the saleswoman. “Why, I didn’t hear anything.” : Jt jt Chester: “Shall I give up my club when we are married, love?” Hazel: Oh, I’ll have a little club at home for your, dear.” Jt Jt jt Lenore: “Isn’t the floor wonderful?” Bernard: “Not particularly, that’s my foot you are dancing on.” iiMtiiiuiiiniiriimiiiiiiiiiiiuimiiiiNiiiuina THE ARGENTONIAN 93 .............................................................................................. ........... CAESAR SPEAKS Friends, Teachers, Fellow Students, lend me your ears I come to advise our high school, not to condemn it The good our assemblies do lives after them, The evil is often burned in forgetfulness. So let it be with us. The noble faculty hath told us that we are not ambitious; This being so, is a most grievous fault, And grievously shall we answer it. Here, under leave of Hedges and the rest, For Hedges is a noble one, I come to speak a word of greeting. We are friends, faithful to each other, But the faculty says we are not ambitious, And they are noble ones; Let us bring to each of our meetings, Such products of our efforts, Such thoughts of our minds, That never more will the noble faculty Accuse us of this grievous fault. Many times have they presented us the school contest crown Which we did not refuse. This was ambition. Yet Hedges says we are not ambitious And, sure, he is an honorable one. I speak not to disprove what Hedges spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love Argenta High once, not without cause; What cause withholds you then to please her? Let us do then our noble best to make our school surpass the rest. Sellers Mastercruft J. A. EYMAN FURNITURE, HARDWARE and UNDERTAKING Business Phone 13 . Home phone 8 Argenta, Illinois THE GERBER STATE BANK OF ARGENTA ILLINOIS Established in 1887 Incorporated in 1911 Member of the Federal Reserve System Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $30,000.00 THREE PER CENT INTEREST Paid on Time and Savings Deposits, Compounded Semi-Annually Let us handle your farm loan for you. Terms: Five to Twenty Years Reasonable rate of interest, without commission. G. M. LUTZ. M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Argenta, Illinois “THE SHOP PHOTOGRAPHIC” WHERE PORTRAITS ARE MADE VAN DEVENTER Powers Building Decatur, 111. C. A. MORROW ART SHOP Kodaks — Developing and Printing — Films Sporting Goods Stationery Graduate Books Gifts for All Occasions We Frame Pictures Right 112 E. Prairie St. Decatur, 111. DAUT BROTHERS FLORISTS Decatur WILLIAM GUSHARD COMPANY DECATUR’S GREATEST STORE THE PATRONS of this store find it conven- ient to select all the merchandise needed for themselves, their families and their homes here, for the 56 departments on our six selling floors offer a complete service in merchandise. And merchandise chosen at this store is certain to be of excellent quality, dependable and fine in every way, for our 26 years exper- ience in quality merchandising has taught us what every woman knows: that the best is the cheapest in the end. H. S. GEBHART CO. Decatur, Illinois THE VERY FINEST SHOES FOR MEN, $5.00 High shoes and oxfords; all the various English and conservative types. Solid leather construction. They are all one price, $5. K A II F M AN’S Decatur, Illinois HEADQUARTERS FOR YOUNG MEN A store devoted to serving young men in exceptional ways; pro- viding the best in quality, the smartest in style. It’s also the store that sells KUPPENHEIMER FINE CLOTHES SPORTING GOODS THE LARGEST STOCK IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS Baseball Goods, Tennis Supplies, Golf Goods, Athletic Clothing, Fishing Tackle, Boats and Canoes, Guns and Ammunition, Athletic Shoes MOREHOUSE AND WELLS CO. “The Best Grade for the Best Trade’’ HAINES ESSICK BOOK AND ART STORE 217 N. Water St. DECATUR, ILL. FIRST FLOOR—Rooks, School Rooks, Wedding Invitations, Office Sup- plies, Stationery. Kodaks, Novelties, Visiting Cards. BASEMEN T-—Sporting Goods—Tennis, Golf, Raseball Sweaters, Sport Shoes, Clothing. Toys and Games, all the year. Party Favors and Decorations. SECOND FLOOR—Edison Phonographs: Recital Hall; Five Booths. Gift Shop—Novelties of all kinds. Pictures and Frames, Framing a Spec- ialty. THIRD FLOOR—Repair Department—All makes of Fountain Pens Re- paired. Typewriters Repaired. Phonographs Repaired. Tennis Rackets Restrung. ARE YOU OVERLOOKING THESE FACTS? ELECTRICITY IN YOUR HOME MEANS: Lighting of Quality Cleaning Made Easy Washing and Ironing a Pleasure Water Pumped Automatically A Cool Breeze in Summer A Quick Heat in Winter We are in business to serve you ARGENTA WARRENSBURG ELECTRIC CO. P. O. Box 552 Main 5742 Telephone 201 New Suffern Building DECATUR, ILL. DR. KETTLES DENTIST FROM DECATUR Office Hours at Argenta Every Tuesday, 1:00 to 5:00 P. M. We extract teeth painlessly, either by the nerve blocking system or by the administration of nitrogen, oxide and oxygen. Extraction of Teeth......................$ 1-00 Gas, extra................................. 3 00 Full Set of Teeth......................... 20.00 Mareron Rubber............................ 35.00 Gold Base Rubber ......................... 50.00 Come in and see us on Tuesday Decatur Office at 147 Merchant St., on the ground floor Phone Main 904 Printed by THE BENTON REVIEW SHOP School and College Printers Fowler : : Indiana