Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1918 volume:

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THE DART 3 Dedication..................... 2 High School Building........... 4 (Mass Officers................. 5 The Seniors.................... 6 Class Song..................... 17 ('lass Poem.................... 18 Motto.......................... 20 Dart Staff..................... 21 Class History.................. 22 A Drama........................ 23 Class Prophecy................. 24 The Senior Play Cast......... 26 Officer 666;................... 27 Snapshots...................... 28 What’s in a Name?.............. 29 Fishers Are Friends............ 31 Tale of a Tank................. 33 It Might Have Been............. 34 Snapshots..................... 35 Junior Class................... 36 Sophomore Class............. Freshman ('lass............. Junior High School.......... Hi Y........................ The Debating Team........... Kappa Phi Sigma............. Faculty Snapshots........... Faculty Family.............. English..................... Two Poems................... A Nautical Knot ............ Alumni Notes and Snapshots . A Letter from the Front..... Girls’ Basketball........... Girls’ Athletic Club........ Football.................... Boys’ Basketball............ Jokes ...................... Farewell of C'lass of 1918.... The Girl They Left Behind .. THE DART Officers of the Class of 1918 President . . . Mac Crosby Vice-President . . . Raymond Seymour Secretary Francis Rogers Treasurer . . . George Dewey ('olors . Yellow and White Flower Yellow Rose Motto “Carry On” Poet Wade Jenkins Historian Ruby Spring Prophet . . . Olaf Swanson HONOR ROLL Genevra Ducro (Valedictorian) Ruby Spring (Salutatorian) Ethelinda Rice Hercule Paolino Eleanor Blanchard Ruth Larson Mildred Cooper Katherine Sill ( LASS YELL Rip-rap-a-zoo! Wahoo-Wahoo! Hosti-fioli-gazoli-gazess! Seniors, Seniors, A. II. S. THE DART f The Senior Class - 1918 ALMA ANDERSON “A simple maiden in lier (lower is worth a hundred eoat-of-anns. WIRT AUGUST The light that lies in (Veil's eyes has l een inv soul's undoing. ANTHONY BERNARDO The brave man may yield but never fall. DECTMA BLAKKSI.EE Ambition has no rest.” HOWARD BRAKES LICE Above all things, always speak the truth. ELEANOR BLANCHARD Let honesty ami industry be thy constant comj anions.” THE DART MARY BRAKE “Wisely and slowly.” LAURA BRATTON “She was jes’ the quiet kind Whose iintiir's never vary.” RALPH BROCKETT I atn the only one of my friends I can rely upon.” MILDRED BROWN “The first of all virtues is innocence; modesty, the second.” MARLEAH COX “No life is successful until it is radiant.” ( LARK ( RANDALL “A sober man—a soft answer.” 8 THE DART MAC CROSBY “Those who command themselves, command others.” HAZEL C RUM “A silent tongue and a true heart are the most admirable things on earth.” GRACE DAUGHERTY “The poet is l orn. not made.” MERLE DAWSON ‘Soft eyes of blue! sweet eyes of blue! They haunt me morn and night.” GEORGE DEWEY “ICnthusiasm is the life of the soul.” JOSEPHINE DIBBS “A woman’s strength is in her tongue. CARLTON DITTEN HAVER “The enterprising are often fortunate.” FELIX DOYLE “Brave actions never want a trumpet.” THE DART 9 GENEVRA DUCRO Slit dial was over fair and never proud, Had tongue at will, and vet was never loud.” CLARA EARLYWIXE “There is no wisdom like frankness.” HAZEL FARR “Duly before pleasure.” EDNA GEAR There are many rare abilities in the world that fortune never brings to light.” ELIZABETH GODLEY “With mirth and laughter, let old wrinkles come. GEORGE G FARMER I “Earnestness and sport go well together.” ALBERT GUERINI “He hath a stern look, but a gentle heart. FRANK HAMMER “A man's word is his honor.” 10 THE DART ROY HOGAN “Happy men shall have many friends.” LURA HOLBROOK “She doeth little kindnesses which most leave undone.” WADE JENKINS “One never loscth anything by politeness.” DAGMAR JOHNSON “Daily matters are the very highest.” RUPERT KIMBALL There’s no failure for the good and wise.” HOBART KIRK “You may trust him with untold gold.” JOHN KOHUT “Art and knowledge bring bread and honor.” RUTH LARSON “The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known.” THE I)AHT 11 mabel McAlister “With perservance one surmounts nil difficulties.” GEORGE MacDONALD “Sue true his heart, sne smooth his speech.” HILDA MAGNUSON “There is nothing so popular :us goodness.” ELLEN METCALF “One of those bright bewitching little creatures. Who would soften out t he ruggedcst of features” WALLAC E METCALF “Continual cheerfulness is a sign of wisdom. ELMER MILLER “There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth.” VICTORIA NELSON “Smile and the world smiles with you. MARY NEWBERRY “A merry companion is music on a journey.” 12 THE DART AGNES PAINE “A silent woman is always more admired than a noisy one.” HERCULE PAOLINO “Great hopes make great men.” HARRY PECK “The virtue of originality is not newness, it is genuineness.” ERIC PETERSON I satisfied, the world is satisfied.” MARY RAIXNIE “My treasures are my friends.” ETHELINDA RICE “Herein lies wisdom, heautv, and musie.” FRANCIS ROGERS “The tanned face, garlanded with mirth, It hath the kingliest smile on earth.” JOSEPH ROSENBLUTH “Conduet and courage lead to honor.” THE DART 13 MARGARET SC HAEFER “How poor are they that have not patience. RAYMOND SEYMOUR “I’ll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.” JAMES SHEA “He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.” GRACE SHI PM AM “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.” GEORGE SHOLTIS “Who conquereth all within, may dare the world outside ” KATHERINE SIM. “True sincerity sends for no witnesses. ETHEL SMITH “A voice soft, gentle and low, is an excellent thing in a woman.” MARTHA SODERGREX “Oh how much more does beauty beauteous seem By that sweet ornament which truth doth give.” THE DART 14 RUBY SPRING “A daughter of the gods, divinely tall.” LULU STEARNS “I do not know of any way so sun of making others happy as of being so myself.’’ OLAF SWANSON “Me has more wit in his little finger than is in thy whole laxly.” THELMA SWEDENBORG “They who bring sunshine into the hearts of others cannot keep it from themselves.” THELMA SWEET “A thankful spirit turns all that touches it into happiness.” WENDELL SWEET “Ambition is the soldier's virtue.” THE DART 15 UTILE TILTON ‘'Ah, keep me innocent—make others great.” MARGARET TIXNEY “Happiness is a great love and much serving. NATHANIEL WALLIN “Not what you do hut how you do it. is the test of your capacity.” ESTHER WALRATH “If you have knowledge, let others light their candle by it RUTH WARD “Be as thy presence is, gracious and kind.” HOWARD WARREN “He knows himself best, esteems himself least.” ALICE WELDON “Either I will find a way or make one.” PARKER WILKERSON “There is no real life but the cheerful life.” 16 THE DART WINNIFRED WOOD “Simplicity and sunshine will heal most ills.” LEONA ZAUGG “By the kindness of her ways She makes sweet sourest days.” THEODORE ZIKOVSKV “A little man sometimes casts a long shadow.” din iflrntn riant Ruth Bonnell, a member of the (Mass of 1918, passed away October 7, 1914 THE DART 17 Class Song Tune: Auld Long Sync The days we spent at A. II. S. Will e’er to us be dear; We’ll think of all those happy hours, Our memories will be clear. CHORUS: Our thots will be of happiness, Our eyes will hold a tear; We’ll ever bless those days of joy In our Alma Mater dear. Now to our teachers we will say, “To us you have been kind, And memories not too harsh of us, We hope we leave behind.’’ And now, classmates, in years to come, We’ll know what these things mean; Let’s give nine rousing, stirring cheers For the Class of Xinetcen-Eighteen. —Wade Jen :ins. 18 THE DART Class Poem They started their journey, and oh, it looked long, And the course seemed rough and bad; But they were full of the exuberance of youth, And the song in their hearts was glad. They journeyed on for many a day, And soon it seemed to grind; And they came to “Failure,” a mountain high, I,o! many were left behind. But those who had sought the only right paths, Of “Work” and “Study” and “Thought,” Were happy in this, their first battle won, Tho the victory was dearly bought. And now with determination to win, They started on once more; They were full of their pride to win for their class, And walk thru Victory’s door. And soon they came to a river broad, And “Suspense” was the river's name; And they clambered down its slippery bank, Determined to win great fame. THE DART 10 And as before, at that mountain high, They lost a few of their class, But those who really determined to win With ease found a way to pass. So now they were on the third long stretch, And they joyously hurried on; For Youth is ever a happy time, And thinks not of things past and gone. And now they came to the last hard task, A forest dense and deep, And ‘‘Doubt” was the name of the wood so dark; Thru this they had to creep. They wanted a motto to help them win, And their choice was “Carry On”; They fought their way thru the forest of “Doubt” And once again they had won. And now they are on that golden path, At the end of which lies Success; May their joy be ever as always it was When they came thru such distress. And their motto is strong and it shows us all That these people are straight and clean; So thru their lives may they “Carry On”. Here’s to you, dear Eighteen. —B. W. .Jenkins. THE DART “Carry On” ‘Carry On”—it means to us Continuation of each deed begun To a finish, worthy of our class. And if he fall who should be in the lead, Will the deed be lost for lack of him who led? No, rather would the next to him who led Take up the banner, crying, “Carry On!” Just as in war a charge is made, The Captain, leaping to the foe, Falls, and can no longer lead his men. Then breathes he to the soldier next in rank, “Carry On.” So he is content, knowing So close united are the ranks That on to vict’ry they will sweep All else before them till the foe is reached, Then, conquering, will advance until The highest goal is reached. And so our class will do all well; Successful in the things they strive to do, Each member helping then to swell the tide Of world endeavor. And thinking o'er the annals of the class— Someone then will murmur, “A splendid class, bound to succeed, And show all men their greatness.” But time goes on and the world moves, too, And new things they have yet to do; Each one has still his work and place, Not willing to have done one deed, and rest — But ever striving to accomplish more, He still will “Carry On.” —Ellen Metcalf. a THK DART STAFF THE DAIIT 22 History of Class of 1918 RUBY SPRING It was in September, 1914, when one hundred and twenty-five of us enlisted in the Army of Education. We were sent to Camp A. H. S. for four years’ training. Oh, we soon found out that the life of a ‘‘rookie” was no cinch! We were treated with no respect whatever by the other soldiers! We had to drill hard every day. Then came a day, a terrible day, when we were to have the battle of Exams. General Dieterich and Major Townsend wanted to find out if we had had enough drilling. In this terrible battle some of our number were wounded. Rut the happy day came in June, when we were granted furloughs for three months. After our furloughs we returned to camp with eagerness. Now it was our turn to “bother” the “rookies.” Better times were in store for us. Pat Rogers was chosen for our Captain. There was much rejoicing in our ranks when we learned that our company would have a party. We neglected drilling a little bit in preparation for the big event. (You really can’t blame us.) We surely did have a grand time at that party—pumpkin pie, cider, and everything. In the meanwhile the tents in which the four companies encamped became rather crowded. Rumors that we would soon be in our new barracks were heard. At last, on the first of April, we moved into the new quarters. With all our good times, we were ready for our furloughs in June. In September we returned to Camp, with Mr. Thalman as Major, taking the place of Major Townsend, who was transferred elsewhere, and Mac Crosby as Captain. We chose Yellow and White for our company colors, and the yellow rose for our flower. When Hallowe'en time rolled around, it was time for another party. We packed into a truck and went bumpety-bump till we came to a little town-hallish looking building. Then someone cried out, “Carson!” and we were “there.” We had the time of our lives that night. Our debaters lost that year to the debaters of Company A. In athletics we weren’t so bad, even if the boys did lose the company championship in basketball, the girls saved our reputation by winning the championship. In accordance with the custom we gave Company A a reception. That was the big social event of the year. We had a few skirmishes with Latin, Geometry, and the like, but most of us came out on the top. Our furloughs looked good to us this year. We were very glad to return to (‘amp in the fall. We realized how important it was to make the best of our last year of training and buckled down to hard work. Mac Crosby remained our Captain We had a great time at our THE DART 23 Hallowe’en party. We danced in the Gymnasium and refreshments were served in the Mess Tent. It was now our turn to have the management of the “Dart”. We walked off this year with both the boys’ and the girls’company basketball championships. We congratulate Company B on winning the Debate. We gave a reception to the Commissioned Officers. Officers and Privates alike seemed to enjoy them- selves. Next came the play, which caused much excitement and was “the best ever put on.” (That is said every year.) The reception given to us by Company B was a great success. Now comes General Dieterich and shouts, “Over the top, May twenty-ninth!” For have we not been in training four years? And are we not ready to go over the top” and fight Life’s battle? A Drama ACT 1 The scene is the Manual Training Department on a September morning in 1914. A Freshman boy is sitting at a table gazing out of the window. Enter Mr. Meister. Mr. Meister: So this is the Manual Training Department, is it? Boy, lazily: Yes, sir. Mr. Meister: Well, this looks pretty fine. I guess it’s up to me to put out some good work. Boy: Oh! so you’re the new Manual Training teacher, are you? Mr. Meister: Indeed I am. Manual Training is my middle name. ACT II The scene is in the Domestic Science Room on a September morning in 1914. Enter two Freshmen girls. First Girl: Isn’t it great we’ve got such a fine new teacher for Domestic Science this year? Second Girl: I should say so. She is from O. S. U., and my mother says she is charming. First Girl: Huh! Here she comes now. Enter Miss Kennedy. ACT III Scene in Manual Training Department. Big class of boys busy. Mr. Meister puts finishing touches on a tea cart and begins work on a floor lamp. Enter girl from Domestic Science room, with some pudding for Mr. Meister. Girl: Shall I wait for the dish, Mr. Meister? Mr. Meister: No, thank you, I’ll attend to that for myself. Exit girl, followed by Mr. Meister. Twenty minutes recess for the boys, also for the Domestic Science girls. ACT IV Scene in corridor on ground floor of A. H. S. on March 27, 1918. A group of Senior girls talking. A Senior boy rushes up and says: Say, girls, I’ve got an astonishing piece of news! Girls, in chorus: Oh! what is it? Quick! Have the Germans retreated? Boy: No, but something has happened as unlooked for and as astonishing as that. Why, do you know, Miss Kennedy and Mr. Meister are engaged! Quick ('urtain. 24 THK DART Class Prophecy OLAF SWANSON It was a big job getting information about all the graduates of the Class of '18 and I don’t know as it ’s all true, but I think so. Wirt August is married and lives at the Harbor. Alina Anderson is a st root-car conduct or. Anthony Bernardo has a cigar-box full of Fords with which ho runs a passenger lino between East Village and Swedetown. Decima Blakeslee is a Domestic Science teacher at the New bvme Institute. Howard Blakeslee is one of the Deans of the (Irand River Institute. Eleanor Blanchard is the proprietress of a restaurant on Chestnut street. Ralph Brockett is an aider-man in Stoneboro. Mary Brake is a dentistress. Laura Bratton and Mildred Brown have their law offices on (’enter street. Avleen Cummings is married and helps operate a farm. Mildred Cooper is married and works on the Ashtabula Rapid Transit Railroad. Marleah Cox is truant-officer for the Ashtabula Schools, (’lark Crandall is the junior member of the Walrath-Crandall Excavating Company. He’s been making excavations in Potsdam. He recently advanced the theory that the Kaiser must have been stooping over when the bomb hit him. Mac Crosby is a Senator. a broker, journalist, and one of the country’s greatest orators. Scientists claim that in 55 years he’ll own the earth. Hazel ('rum is a detective. (■race Daugherty is reporter for the A sh labula Evening Messenger. AI erle Dawson is in the movies. She recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of her 22nd birthday. She has been married and probably will be again. (leorge Dewey is an insurance agent. Josephine Dibbs, as you know, is Lieutenant-Governor of Ohio. C’arleton I)it-tenhaver is a chemist. He invented the Icksscoocitchz Powder, which, when rubbed on the face of an alarm clock, makes it ring without any noise. Felix Doyle is with the New York Giants. Genevra Ducro has now, for several years, been the greatest political boss of the Prohibition Party. Clara Early wine is Ashtabula’s Socialist City Manager. She proposed to Harry Peck but was refused. Hazel Farr married Hobart Kirk. They live at Saybrook-on-the-Lake. Edna Gear is a farmer. Elizabeth Godley is manager of the Cleveland-BufTalo Submarine Limited. George Guarnieri is coach at South Kingsville. Albert Guerini is a photographer. Frank Hammer is a jack-of-ali trades. Roy Hogan is traveling with a carnival as the headless wonder. Lura Holbrook married a millionaire and is traveling the country in a flock of Packards. Wade Jenkins is clerking in the grocery store at Griggs Corners. Dagmar Johnson is a school teacher in Swede-town. Rupert Kimball is traveling with Barnum A' Wallin’s Mammoth Circus as their strong man. John Kohut is the author of “Jutt and Meff” pictures you see in the leading newspapers every A. M. Ruth Larson and Mabel McAlister are contractors. George McDonald is ambassador to Armenia. Hilda Magnuson has been making firey speeches against the movement for giving men the right to vote. Ellen Metcalf married Harry Peek. Wallace Metcalf is a milkman. He has been selling milk that’s 86% water. Elmer Miller is a local guardian of the peace. So’s Victoria Nelson. Mary Newberry is teaching dancing by mail. Agnes Paine is principal of the Plymouth High School. Hercule Paolino is the city editor of the Neapolitaliano Telegraf. He’s something of a girl masher, too. Harry Peck is the head reporter on the Saybrook Sentinel. Eric Peterson fell down on his job and hasn’t had a chance to make up. He was an aviator. Mary Rainnie is Ashtabula High’s football coach. Ethelinda Rice is a public speaker. Joseph Rosenbluth is sinking lower and lower. He was first an aviator, next a steeplejack, and then a miner, and now motorman on a submarine. Francis Rogers is with the Tommy T. Tones’ Carnival as the bearded lady. Margaret Schaeffer is a chauffeur. Raymond Seymour is playing left field for the Pumpkin (’enter Bulldogs. James Shea is Thelma Swedenborg’s leading man. Grace Shipman and Leona Zaugg are the engineers who built the Aust inburg-Say brook Railroad. Both are married. (Not to each other.) George Sholtis is a writer of detective stories. He is the author of “Who Stabbed Susie With an Icicle?’’ He married Agnes Sullivan. Katherine Sill got rich on a lottery ticket. She’s living at a summer resort in Patagonia. Ethel Smith is principal of Raven High. She says it is the best High School in the world. Martha Sodergren did the same thing as Lura Holbrook. They say she’s awful stuck up now. Ruby Spring is a graduate of Yassar and West Point. She has been teaching Latin and Bavarian in one of the Harbor High Schools. Lulu Stearns is an artist’s model. Garner Stephenson is the owner of a grocery store on Hiawatha street. He also sells such luxuries as meat and vegetables. Thelma Swedenborg is now a Ziegfeldian graduate. She was recently in New York with the “Broadway Belles. Thelma Sweet runs a livery in Carson. Wendell Sweet is a magician. Olaf Swanson— I am now a multi-billionaire living on the interest of my money. Lucile Tilton owns a shoe store. Margaret Tinney is teaching Spanish in the Junior High of Ashtabula. Ruth Ward is an engineer on the Pennsy. Howard Warren is a Sunday School professor. Alice Weldon works in a welding shop on Park place. Hubby stays at home and takes care of the house. Parker Wilkerson is a manufacturer of strawberries and tomatoes. Winnifred Wood is an inventor. She invented the electric lawn-mower, the electric towels and the electric clothes-line. Theodore Zikovsky is now so fat that he hasn't seen his feet for three years. He’s a merchant. THE SENIOR PLAY “Officer 666” THE DART 27 The “best yet” was the opinion of all when I Ik Senior Play was presented on Friday evening, April 12, 19IS, in tin High School Auditorium. It was a comedy in three acts and contained all the fun which “Jim” Shea and Wade Jenkins and the rest could put into it. The acting was fine and showed what can be done even by amateurs. But “there’s a reason”— Mrs. Manford Warren directed it. Nuf said. CAST OF CHARACTERS Bataeto, Japanese valet to Travers Gladwin ............Hcrcule Paolino Michael Phelan, Officer GOO..James Shea Whitney Barnes, friend of Gladwin .....................George Dewey Travers Gladwin, a millionaire.. .......................Wade Jenkins Helen Burton, a debutante....Merle Dawson Sadie Small, her cousin....Genevra Duero Mrs. Burton, her aunt.....Mary Rainnie Alfred Wilson, a picture thief.. ....................Francis Rogers Watkins, chauffeur...........Wirt August Police Captain Stone.................Mac Crosby Kearney, plainclothes-man ..Olaf Swanson Ryan, police officer ........Harry Peek Policeman..........................Elmer Miller Policeman ..................John Kohut SPECIALTIES Between acts the following specialties were given: “United States Drill,” by Mary Newberry, Katherine Sill. Martha Soder-gren, IxM na Zaugg, Alice Weldon, Ellen Metcalf, Thelma Swedenborg, Ethelin- da Rice, Elizabeth Godley, Grace Ship-man, Hazel Farr, Mary Brake. “Military Specialty,” by Merle Dawson and Chorus. “I’ve Got Everything I Want But You,” by Merle Dawson and Wade Jenkins, and Chorus. Another Play Tuesday evening. May 28, will be Class Night for tin Seniors. On that night another play will be given, entitled, “The Claim Allowed.” The cast has been working hard and the play promises to be a novel affair as the plot has to do with the present war times. Mrs.Warren is directing this also. Don’t miss it! CAST OF CHARACTERS Mr. LaFohl, manufacturer of munitions ........................Mac Crosby Mrs. LaFohl, his wife.Mary Newberry Dabney LaFohl, his patriotic son .......................Wade Jenkins Ethel LaFohl, his daughter..Etheliiida Rice Lillian Carmen, Dabney’s fiancee .........................Ruby Spring Tom Bradley, Ethel’s patriot ...James Shea Mr. Metz, an American-German ......................... Elmer Miller Mrs. Metz, his son’s wife...Katherine Sill Sherman Metz, his grandson ...................Rupert Kimball Mary Metz, his granddaughter .........................Ellen Metcalf Mrs. Hohenzollern, a propagandist ...................Josephine Dibbs Heine Hohenzollern, her brother ...................Nathaniel Wallin Mrs. Thompson, of the Red Cross .........................Marleah Cox Little Scout, doing his bit.Albert Guerini Neb, a blackbird......George Guarnieri THE DART 29 Eight years before the Great War a German widow with her two sons came to America, to the great land of freedom and of plenty. During their first year in the new country both the mother and the older son, who was then seventeen years old, worked to earn their living and to send young Max to the public school. By the next year Frederick was able to support the small family. Thus they had been living quite happily for several years when Germany declared war and all Europe was on fire. Then one day Frederick, who was very much excited by the day’s paper, declared that he would go back to Germany to fight. “Aeh, my son, but this is not our war! Why should you go? What shall we do without you?” But when a report of another advance came, he no longer listened to his mother, but sailed on the next liner, leaving Max to support his mother and himself. “I am happy, my mother. I am fighting for the Fatherland. Some day we shall have conquered the world and shall bring German Kultur to all peoples,” Frederick wrote. The mother thot little, then, of the meaning of the war. She feared only the death of her son. But when the United States was threatened, she realized its seriousness and thot of her other son. Should he or could he fight against the Fatherland? “Mother, would you wish me to fight against Germany if the United States should enter the war?” Max asked her. But she put him off. “Hush, my boy; how can I know what I would wish. But we will not enter the war.” But the day came when the United States did enter—declared war on Germany, declared war for the democracy of the world. Max burst in upon his mother, waving an “extra,” with glaring headlines. “Mother, I must go,” he said. “Yes, my son, you must go.” That was all that was said. She was a brave mother; she would have no one left now, but she had left her native country because of its militarism and autocracy. Would she wish that militarism and autocracy to follow her to her new home? No. She gladly gave her son to fight it, to fight for the freedom she had found. Max enlisted and was sent to a training camp. He was among the first to go to France, and in due time was sent to the front line trenches. For only one thing was Max afraid, and that was that he might meet his brother. Could he do what surely was his duty? When he thot of this, cold chills ran down his back. In the same company there was a young Irish lad. Terry Donovan enlisted because he had always hated the Germans. Terry was suspicious—always suspecting someone 30 THE DART to lx a German spy, especially if one had a name of German origin. Terry had his eye on Max, for Max had a German face. “What’s that boy’s name? he asked one day of a Sammy near him. “Oh, that is Max Blunier, the Sammy told him. “Aha, I thot so! I've got to keep my eye on him. A day or two later he said to a few about him, “That Max Blunier is a spy.” They laughed. “Oh, you don’t believe me! Well, I’ve watched him, and every once in a while he’d shudder and so I went over and talked to him. I said that I was glad that we’d have some action soon and that I was just achin’ to get a Fritzy. He sort of shuddered and said that he’d be glad, too. that anything would be better than these trenches. Guess he’s aiming to get into one of the German trenches as soon as he gets a chance. Oh, I know you fellows think I’m spy-mad, but you just watch him and see for yourselves. I’m going to keep my eye on him. And ’tho they laughed, they did as Terry said. The long waiting and suspense was hard on Max. A raid was expected in a day or two, but a day of waiting in a trench is a long day. He wanted to go over—he wanted action. ng and thinking made it harder. He was afraid that he would be a coward when the test came. Once as jolly as the others, he became silent and moody and withdrew from his comrades, and his companions were half inclined to believe Terry. Finally, the order came that they were to be ready for an attack in thirty minutes. Each again made sure that all was ready, and waited. At last the signal was given. If the Sammies had had time in the next half hour to keep their eyes on Max, they would not have found any ground for suspicion. He fought madly right and left, and Boche after Boche went down before him. All fear of the dreaded meeting left; he was now fighting for Freedom! Few came from the attack without wounds. When a lull finally came with no decisive victory for either side and both were returning to their own trenches, Max, whose left arm hung limp, pierced by a bayonet, came upon 'ferry lying helplessly wounded. With difficulty he lifted him to his back and slowly carried him back to their trench. After receiving first aid, the wounded were sent to a base hospital. Here Max's arm soon healed and he insisted upon returning to his company, but Terry’s case was a hopeless one. His last words were, “What’s in a •)«« name: Why Mary had a little lamb Will tell you in a trice, You see it wasn't meatless day And Mary had the price. THE DART 31 0) Fishers Are Friends ELLEN METCALF The rain poured down in sheets, accompanied by reverberating thunder and crackling lightning. Everywhere were pools and rapidly-growing lakes of water. The mountain road was knee-deep with sticky clay mud. In the wheel ruts were swiftly-flowing rivulets of muddy water. A torrent of water poured down the ditches on either side of the road. Bill stood in the window of the one inn which the village boasted, with his hands in his pockets and a pipe in his mouth. The pipe had gone out long since, but with his mind intent on his postponed fishing trip, he failed to notice it. “The idea! Here I’ve been cooped up in this old shack for a week with this horrible rain. Smells like the d— dickens in here of stale tobacco and last month’s boiled dinner. If I could get any place over these awful roads, you bet I’d catch fish a-plenty. Imagine how the fish would be biting now.” He turned and surveyed his uncle with a belligerent air as if he considered him the cause of the steady downpour. The uncle was kept in the house, too, but even if it hadn’t been raining so defiantly, he would have been kept in by his rheumatism. Just as he said, rheumatism always attacked him when he tried to get off on a fishing trip. “Well, Billv-boy, seems to me there’ll be as many fish eager for your bait after the rain, as now. Hey?” “Uncle, I’ve passed the toddling stage, please call me ‘Bill’. Of course, there’ll lx as many fish, but the point is, I've got to got back to look for a job. That old crank of a manager at the office gave me my tickets. Didn’t like the way I did things, I guess. “There’s a light spot in the sky! Do you suppose it’ll quit raining? Guess I’ll go look after my traps; may be able to start after dinner.” It did stop raining presently, and Bill set off. He went splashing down the road, up to his knees in mud. A mile from the inn, a foot-path struck off obliquely into the woods. He followed this in the hope that it led to a stream. Sure enough! Near the path was what seemed a dandy place for fishing. Selecting a favorable spot, he cast his line, and sat with his pipe to await developments. A peaceful hour passed, still no nibble at the hook. But Bill was contented and ignored the fact that his occupation was unprofitable, to say the least. He waited a half hour more, and at last was uncomfortably aware of a silent but thorough scrutiny. Turning his head, he saw a bare-footed mountain girl, evidently amazed at his presence. Slyly she watched him, and then Bill flushed when he realized he had been staring at her for fully a 32 THK DART minute. She moved uneasily under his stare, and twisted from one foot to the other. “I guess ye won’t get much fish there, Mister; thet pool ain’t there cept when it rains. “Thank you,” Bill replied; then he added swiftly, “1 was mostly fishing for the fun of it anyway.” She looked at him diffidently and then said, while her cheeks grew red at the realization of her presumption in addressing a stranger, “I kin show ye a place where there is lots of fish if ye’d like me to.” “Great!” exclaimed Bill, eagerly. “Where is it? Very far from here?” “No,” she said, “it’s just up there a little ways,” pointing over her shoulder the way she had come. “Ye kin walk there in five minutes if ye kin walk as fast as I kin.” So they went, she going before to lead the way. Presently they came to a little tumbling stream. “Here we be,” she said. “I reckon ye won’t never find a better place.” In half an hour, Bill had a big string of speckled trout, beauties every one. Then he heard a crashing in the bushes. Soon a man, clad in fishing suit and carrying a reel appeared. He was heavy-faced and stout, but his eyes were a bright, keen gray, and he looked as if he knew “what’s what.” “Hello, Ford,” he said, gruffly. “Hello, Mr. drover,” returned Bill, for it was his “old crank of a manager. “Any fishing?” For answer, Bill held up his string of fish. Mr. Grover’s eyes glowed with the ardor of a true fisherman, but evi- dently leaving the field to Bill by right of “First come, first served,” he didn’t offer to throw his line. “Come on, I’ll race you for the most fish.” So the second line was cast, and the two of them fished on. And there was no mention of the fact that Grover had fired Bill eight days before. For —fishermen are friends. It was rapidly getting dark and they awoke to the fact that they were very hungry, and if they wanted fish for supper, they’d have to “hump themselves.” Accordingly, they did. As Mr. Grover had just come up that day. he had not found a place to stay, so he went with Bill to the inn. Bill ushered him into the parlor where his uncle was still sitting and smoking. “Bless my soul and body! If there isn’t old Bill.” “Ned Grover, you rascal, where’ve you been keeping yourself lately? Haven’t seen you in a coon’s age.” And such talking went on between the two old friends. They were as excited as boys over seeing each other again, and in such an out-of-the-way place. “Bill,” said Mr. Grover that night as he was smoking his last fat cigar before trying the doubtful luxury of the inn’s “best bed, “you’d better come down to the office Monday morning. There’s a desk there that’s been waiting for your uncle’s boy for many a year if it had only known it.” And Bill said, “Yes, sir.” To paraphrase a little: Let’s make the land of the free the home of the save. THE DART 33 1$ The Tale of a Tank HARRY PECK My most thrillin’ experience in the army? I’ll tell you, if you’ll scusemv slips. It seems like a dream when I think of it now. One day, early in the morning, the Germans started to shell us, an’ they did take shells off some of us. They kept this up till after noon mess and then they came over. Drat ’em! I had to throw away a perfectly (). K. cigarette jus’ for them Huns. They didn’t come over with their usual “in-numbers-there-is-strength” plan, but sent over an advance guard of perambulatin’ tanks. When our Cap seen ’em coming, he was stumped for a while. Pretty soon he decided to fight ’em with our tanks. He sent some of us guys back to the garage where we kept our iron Lizzie. We got her started an’ came amblin’ out. The Hun tank was coinin’ fast as she could and rockin’ from side to side like a boilermaker on his way home from one of their annual picnics. The affair turned into a race to see whether the Germ-Hun or the Yank tank would be the first one to get to the trenches that we had been in. The Hun had a head start and got there first. The trench was too wide for the tank to step across an’ so they had to go down in. They went down and there they stuck like a short-leg pig in the mud. We came rushin’ up in our limozine to sec what we could see. The top of the German tank was on a level with the ground on both sides of the trench, so we just ran our tank out on top of the pig. The Cap didn't know what to do an’ as me an' him was friends he called me to see if I knew what to do. Bein’ one of these resorsful guys, I did, and I told him my plan. Me an’ my bunkie got some big husky bombs. Ten-seconds fuse. We went to the doors on the sides of our tank an’ dropped the bombs down beside the Hun. Then our tank dug in for all it was worth in order to save itself. The tank rolled, rattled, and groaned. Some of the men swore and others prayed. I was sayin’ ‘‘One—two—three—four-five —six— seven— eight — nine—.” Before I could get the last number out, I was bein’ elevated through the oxygen. Then I hit every side of the tank in rapid succession. It sure was some osteopathic treatment the way that tank handled us. Suddenly the door came open an’ I fell out. Down, down I went into a pool of water, kersplash!” I tried to get my lamps open an’ at last I did it. My bunkie stood over me with a pail of water, with which he had tried to drown me, in one hand and my coat collar in the other. “Come on, bo,’’ he called, “wake up if you want to help halt the Hun, for they’re coinin’ over.” 34 THE DART C s� v It Might Have Been ■v HARRY PECK I Base Hospital, No. 45, American Expeditionary Forces. Dear Girl: You will have to pardon the liberty I am taking in writing to you. I do not know whether this will get to you or whether someone will head it off. There has been a great deal of talk about writing to the soldiers, hut never a word about the nurses, although you must be very lonesome. 1 decided that I would write and try to amuse whoever it is that receives this letter. Are you agreeable? I have enlisted and may be called to France any moment. I'll not write another thing until I hear from you. Patriotically, .1. M. As Jean MacPherson sealed the envelope containing the above, her conscience whispered, ‘ Watch your step, Jean. She was of a very sympathetic nature and she had decided that perhaps the nurses over there might be lonely. Somewhere in France a young surgeon picked up the morning mail and sorted it. At the very bottom was Jean’s letter, addressed in the specific terms, “To a Nurse. Base Hospital 45, U. S. E. F, Dr. Beach (Teddy to his friends) smiled his smilest smile as he saw it. As he opened the letter he muttered, Some slacker trying to do his bit.” Teddy was just tired enough to enjoy the letter, and it made him forget the cases that continually worried him. He read the letter and, being agreeable, answered it as though he wore a lonesome nurse. This was only the beginning. for letters passed back and forth between tin two deceivers regularly. After three months of this, Jean told him that she sailed that week for France with the Red Cross. Teddy wondered if he would see this J. M. who had enlisted in the Red Cross as an ambulance driver (at least, that is what he thought it was.) bate.one afternoon a new group of Red Cross nurses arrived at the Base Hospital, Number 45, to fill the ranks that had been thinned out by illness. Among them was our pretty Jean MacPherson. After they had settled their baggage, and had had lunch, they were at leisure for the rest of the evening. Jean entered Teddy’s office and as soon as he was free he asked her what she wanted. Well, doctor,” she said in a rather flustered manner, “I have a confession to make and I want your help. There is a nurse here whom I would like to see. I started writing to her sometime ago and pretended that I was a man. Why, what’s tin matter, doctor; are you ill?” No, he reassured her, “I just happened to—to think of something con— nected with the hospital. Proceed. “Do you think vou can help me find her?” THE DART 35 “Yes, I am sure of it. Her initials were T. B. were they not?” “Yes, that is the one.” “Well, Miss MacPherson, I am sorry that you cannot meet her in my office as I shall l e busy, but if you will wait in the garden I will send her to you.” “All right, doctor, and thank you ever so much.” Jean went to the garden and waited anxiously for this nurse whom she felt she knew. At last she heard someone coming down the gravel walk. To her amazement, it was the doctor. “Oh, couldn’t you find her?” asked Jean in a disappointed tone of voice. “Yes, she’s here.” “Where?” “In front of you.” “What!” “Yes, Jean, I am T. B., or rather Teddy Beach. I hope that you will not forget that in one of your letters you promised me that when the Germans had been pushed into the Arctic Ocean that perhaps you would—” “No, I’ll not forget.” I don’t know whether the Germans got pushed into the ocean or not, but Jean fulfilled her promise. THE JUNIOR ( LASS THE DART 37 Junior History Our Junior class numbers one hundred and thirty members. Home Room 37 is in charge of Miss Johnson. Home Room 31 was formerly in charge of Mr. Johnson, but he was called to patriotic service, and now Mr. Adams is in charge of that room. Miss Case has charge of Room 35. Mr. Cooley has charge of Room 36, which is the Near-Junior Room. Last September, all Juniors who had fewer than seven credits were put into this room. We have had, as a class, but one party this year. It was a dance held at Kingsville Hall the latter part of October. Our chaperons were Miss Johnson, Mr. Thorpe, Miss Church, and Mr. Johnson. We went in autos and a good time was enjoyed going over and coming back, as well as at the party. Doughnuts, cider and sandwiches were served as refreshments. Our class has had a prominent place in the contests of the year. For the first time in many years the Juniors won the “Junior-Senior Debate,” thanks to our debaters, Linda Belle McElroy, Theodore Carlisle, with Hilton Kirk as alternate. We have also taken an active part in athletics. A number of the Junior boys played on the football team and also on the basketball team. Mildred Swedenborg of the girls’ basketball team, proved to be a very good guard. Baseball and track practice has begun and the Junior boys are already taking an active part in these sports. The Honor Roll of the High School is helped also by a number of Juniors whose grades have been unusually good. Our class has made a large increase over last year’s in the way of high grades, and we hope to make a still larger increase next year over this past year. Our motto is “2B?” and we are all living up to it, at least we are trying to very hard. Our colors are old rose and white, and our class flowers arc pink and white carnations. We have great success in everything we undertake with our officers as leaders. They surely help a great deal in the success of our plans. They are as follows: President, Mack Burdge; Vice-President, Theodore Carlisle; Secretary, Coleman Hubbard; Treasurer, Forrest Robishaw. The most important work done by our class is in the patriotic line. We feel quite elated over it, as this is a time when we should be especially loyal and patriotic. The first thing we helped in was the Y. M. C. A. We contributed very liberally to this, as did all the other classes of the High School. Then came the Thrift Stamps, and the Junior Class of Ashtabula High School has bought $580.85 of Thrift and War Savings Stamps. Magdalena Boyd, a student of the Junior (’lass, presented the High School with a service flag which she and the students of Room 35 made in honor of the boys who have gone from our High School at the call of Uncle Sam. This flag was small and was soon filled with Stars. Then Carolyn Pickard presented the High School with a much larger flag which she made. This now has 1 10 stars. The Junior Class, with all the other classes of A. II. S., is very proud of our Honor Roll of Soldier Boys. —Linda Belle McElroy. Ilela Xorris. t Jf THE SOPHOMORE CLASS THE DART 39 EXTRA! Latest News from the Sophomore Class HEAR YE ALL! They say there is a Sophomore ( lass, By name t is 1920; And I am sure that lad and lass Will say, “It sure is the best!” For, oh! they’ve scholars that are, they sav. On the Honor Roll every (?) time! And Athletes—why they have their way: Five girls on the County Basketball Team! As for good behavior, all the time They, shine as angels serene! The teachers all say, “Any old class Can’t surpass the ‘White and Green’!” ?? So listen, please, to this little tale, And perhaps you'll say so, too; And all the other classes will wail: “Oh, why ain’t I ‘20’, too?” (; KEAT CATASTROPH E! Miss Case, Imperator in Ancient History Class, is reported to have been perfectly serious during tiie entire period. Hence, Sophomores all in mourning. It is not definitely known whether the attack was caused by a hand grenade (paper wad), or a lack of sufficient “laughing gas.” WITH THE SOPHS IN 29 — The Soph C’lass is very patriotic. Many airplanes have been made, very economically, from paper. They are being tried out in Room 29. APPROPRIATE? Miss Barkley English Sovereign, was heard singing soulfully, “When You Come to the End of a Per-r-fect Da-ay,” after a day of Sophomore recitation on “Literary Digest.” The class has been having a severe struggle over Caesar's bridge ’cross the Rhine. NOW OR NEVER The Sophomores appear to be going around with their ears open to hear the Annual Senior Squabble. Have to learn how, you know. Pauline Keister remarked in Ancient History the other day, “A stoic is a porch!” We wonder if she has a patent on the new kind. GREAT BALLOON ASCENSION! Sophomores are going up! Teachers can’t hold them down! —Ruth Metcalf, 20. THE FRESHMAN (’LASS THE DART 41 Freshmen Class History Monday, Sept. 10, 1017. Approximately two hundred and fifteen bright green trembling Freshies flocked thru the doors of A. H. S. in great bewilderment. Sept. 11. Confusion; Miss Church is undecided where to tuck so many squirming children. Mr. Thalman takes charge, telling the Freshmen not to stare at him so, and finally he convinces the ignorant children that they must settle down and begin work. Sept. 10. Oh, joy! We’re going to have a half-holiday in which to accompany Ashtabula’s drafted men to the station! Sept 20. Thru the wonderful cheering of the boys and the girls from Room 20, our team gained a splendid victory over Jefferson in football. Nov. 29. Silence; Thanksgiving Day; everyone is filling his face. Oct. 0. “Literary. Are you on the program?” Sixth week of school. “Cards; horrors! Did you pass in Latin?” Mid-semester exams. Hurrah for the Freshmen! The majority leaped into the next semester, but some leaped too high and fell on the way; therefore they had to start over again. A Week Later. Some of the girls take part in the Christmas play. A great success. Why? Ask yourself. A Few Weeks Later. Vacation! A. II. S. closed. Santa Claus remembers the Freshies. Jan. 1. New Year Resolution: Better lessons, and no whispering. Half Year Exams. ‘‘I know I'll flunk.” Signs of a storm. Don’t get your feet wet. Feb. 14. Stop! Look! Valentines!! Did you receive any? March 21. Weeping Freshmen. No spring vacation. Study, study, study, all day long. Poor little children. April 1. Auditorium. Mr. Cooley’s room entertains us with a wonderful “April Fool’s Play.” For the first time, Freshmen get fooled. April 8. What’s wrong with Room 29? Sick? Yes, poor children. April 9. Rain! rain! rain! All in vain. April 10. Thrift Stamps! Liberty Bonds! War Savings Stamps! Did you buy any? Which class came out ahead? Ask Miss Church in Room 29. Four-minute speeches. Hear them? Freshmen turn orators. Question the judges. A Week Later. Girls set aside a day to be like the Seniors by doing their hair up. Notice us? April 22. Few studies; Hurrah! Why? Well, we had chapel, and then we all went to the movies. Real ones? Sure. Where? The Majestic. The picture we saw was “The Remaking of a Nation.” Half past the eighth period we were summoned into the auditorium and we unexpectedly said farewell to Mr. Thorpe. Coming Future. Exams again. Will we pass? Certainly. The green will fade and next September we will be noted Sophomores. —Jofaya Cromwell. Hen ttrocklelnirst. THE JUNIOR HIGH THE DART 43 Junior High Notes In the year 1931 a group of men were gathered in the Grill Room of the Hotel McAlpine in New York City. There were in the party a college president, a consulting engineer for the Hudson River Railroad Company, an owner of a coffee plantation in South America, and the president of the Bankers’ Surety Trust Company, one of Broadway’s greatest financial institutions. These men had all been graduates of Harvard in 1926 and had met here by an agreement on the fifth anniversary of their graduation. They naturally fell to talking of olden times. The conversation drifted to what had been the guiding force in each one’s career. One attributed his rapid rise to some advice given him by his Sunday School teacher. The second got his impulse while in college. The third received his inspirations to be a coffee raiser while visiting his uncle’s plantation in South America. Finally the banker said, “Well, boys, I’ll tell you; the turning point in my life was when I was fifteen years old and lived in Ashtabula, Ohio. I was pretty thoroughly discouraged, was behind the others of my age, and I decided to quit school and take a job fora few dollars a week. My father persuaded me to try one more year of school and then, if I wanted to, stop. “I was then passing into the eighth grade, but when I got there I found that they had inaugurated a new system, which was called the Junior High School. The work was conducted like that of the High School. They put me right into Algebra. I felt just like a High School boy; had some responsibility; not like a baby any more. Oh, I tell you boys, those were good old days. We had our ball teams, got beaten often enough, but that didn’t hurt us any. We were always urged to be patriotic. Why, do you know, that little school bought over two thousand dollars worth of Thrift Stamps, in a little more than three months, to help our country when we won that great World’s War. “At the same time the girls made outfits for the Belgian babies. We were made to feel that we had a share in actually helping to win the war. After the war, 1 was appointed on the International Financial Committee, as you remember, but I doubt if I felt I was helping any more then I did when I had collected my first five dollars’ worth of Thrift Stamps.” The college president said, “Yes, the introduction of the Junior High plan was a great thing. We have felt its influence in the colleges over and over again.’’ Here the men were joined by their wives and, 'tis needless to say, were relieved of the conversation. —Ford C. Carlisle. THE DART 44 Junior High—Continued FACULTY MEMBERS Dorothy Bicdler, Latin and Algebra; Lillie E. Newman, Arithmetic; Alice A. Doty, History and Civil Government; Nellie Crandall, English; Hazel Bottorf, Arithmetic and Algebra; Mary Richards, English; Charlotte Henry, Geography; Harriet Tillotson, English, History and Arithmetic. EIGHTH GRADE Honor Students during the entire course of Junior High are: Bessie Anderson, Ford Carlisle, Genevieve En-sell. Hazel Ford, Wayne Frederick, Ruth Gear, Mildred Johnson, Wallace Johnson, Celia Levine, Frank Mitchell, Tillie Mohilewsky, Ruth Ray, Mary Elizabeth Smith, Marian Ullman, Virginia VanYassel, Larieta Williams. Honor Students 11)17-1918: Marguerite Brackway, Joseph Knox. Reu-bin Rabinowitz, Melita Seymour. For their Commencement, the Eighth Grade will produce a play called “The Spirit of Democracy,” under the direction of Prof. I. M. Snyder. Those taking part are as follows: Autocracy......................Wayne Frederick Spirit of Democracy . .Melita Seymour America...............Florence Beaty England..........(lladwvn Pilkington France.................Marian Ullman Russia.........................Frank Mitchell Italy...................Harold Hoyt Belgium.............Edith Redmond Servia ..............Bessie Anderson Poland......................Virginia VanTassel Prophet...................Ruth Ray First Messenger.................Mgot Anderson Second Messenger................John Crowley Third Messenger.........John Russell Page....................Joseph Knox Page...............Mexander Ferrando Arid Voice..................Margaret Sullivan SEVENTH GRADE HONOR ROLL Helen Castle, Robert Cobb, Georgia Cox, Robert Cruea, Frances Davis, Theodore Hall, Virginia Hart, William Hill, Ethel Kahle, Helen Kepple, Henry Lindberg, Robert McCarthy, Raymond Metcalf, Willard Morrow, Robert Mullen, Harry Olson, Edna Parker, Allen Post, Hazel Rowley, Georgia Smith, Ruth Swanson, John Wilsey. BASEBALL The Junior High has organized a baseball team. They have already played three games and have been successful in each. April 15: Junior High vs East Village; score, J. H. S. 17, E. V. 2. April 19: Junior High vs Columbus Street; score. J. H. S. 5, Col. St. 0. April 25: Junior High vs Columbus Street; score, J. H. S. 13, Col. St. 1. The team is composed of: Murphy.... . . . . ('atelier Ted Phillips Catcher Johnson . . . . Dick Roberts ( ragon .... . . . First Base Pilkington . . . . . First Base Meller . .Second Base Ward Sweet Third Base ( 'Lurch . . .Third Base Van Phillips Right Field McElroy . . . . . Right Field Mitchell . . . Landmesser . . . . Left Field THE DART 45 The Hi - Y Club One of the most active of the boys' organizations in the past year was the Hi-Y Club. It is composed of twenty-five boys, selected from the Junior and Senior classes. The meetings were held at the Y. M. C. A. every week and consisted of a business meeting followed bv a discussion. This was the Club’s second year and it was very successful. The chief activity of the Club that affected the High School directly was their work in connection with the Patriotic Service League, which had for its motto, “(let fit, keep fit, to do my bit. The boys of the High School took to this movement very enthusiastically and a majority of them signed the pledge cards. Mr. Lowell Drake, a former A. II. S. star, was the Club’s leader. The officers elected at the beginning of the year were: President, Coleman Hubbard; Vice President, Bruce Roberts; Secretary and Treasurer, Harry Peck. 4(i THE DART THE DERATING TEAMS It was decided, by an unanimous vote, that the Federal Government ought to own and operate all steam railroads in the United States—that is, as far as the Juniors and Seniors are concerned. This decision was the result of the annual Junior-Senior Debate, held in the High School Auditorium, January 15, 1018. The topic for debate was, “Resolved: That all steam railroads in the United States should be owned and operated by the Federal Government. The Junior team, composed of Theodore Carlisle and Linda Belle McElroy, as speakers, and Hilton Kirk, alternate, supported the affirmative, while Mac Crosby and Josephine Dibbs, with Wendell Sweet, alternate, upheld the negative side for the Seniors. The Junior team won by a unanimous vote; the Seniors ran them a close race. This event takes place each year and all naturally look forward to the work of the Junior team next year. Three delegates from this year’s Sophomore class, Ruth Day, Elizabeth Blakeslee and Ralph Sharer, reported to Mr. Cooley. They obtained many hints which will aid them in future debating, and which at the same time, aroused keen interest in the work. Usually each year a debate is held between Ashtabula and some other High School. This year, however, none was held, because no satisfactory arrangements could be made. THE DART 47 KAPPA PHI SIGMA The Girls’ Literary Society, or the Kappa Phi Sigma, has been a live wire organization this year under the leadership of our faculty supervisor, Miss Moser. During the first semester, programs were given every other Monday after school. These consisted almost entirely of literary numbers, such as readings, biographies and recitations. It was decided, however, in the second semester, that the organization be changed to a dramatic club. This proved to be an ideal way in which to spend this period of time. Three plays have been staged most successfully. “Mrs. Pat and the Law” was the first play produced. It was quite a humorous play with just enough of the Irish in it to make it fascinating. “Miss Civilization,” the second play given, was produced as successfully as the first. The other play was “A Proposal Under Difficulties.” It was quite humorous to see how Air. Yardsley rehearsed his proposal which reached the cal’s of the maid unbeknown to him. The officers for this year were: Presidents, Ruby Spring, Marv Rainnie; Vice Presidents, Linda Belle AIcElroy, Millie Swedenborg; Secretary, Ethelin-da Rice. THE DART 49 The Faculty Family Mrs. Morton, may we call her “mother”? Tho we’ve thot and thot. there is no other Word in the English language that can Fill the hill, for in the future we’ll scan The past and thank her. And then our “aunt” will he Miss Warmington. To Freshmen stern, to Seniors, full of fun, It seems as tho she'd he an aunt so fine And nice that we would call her super-fine. For “eldest sister we would choose Miss Case To t ‘11 us funny stories and to chase The blues and awful wrinkles from our face. Our “second sister should he Miss Johnson To go on walks and to do our lesson. Miss Richards—“sister number three —we’d look For years to find a better one for cook. We can’t play hall since Neil has gone to war— We’ll play with Miss Damn, “sister number four. Cousins? Well, Miss Botzum, at least, I know Would make us he good and do it just so. Cousins Moser and Church, each one a clown, We look out for tacks before we sit down, And look out for tricks when they are aroun’. Cousins Barkley and Savage—so quiet! Have you a pet trick? Well then just try it On them and you will start a riot. Brother John Thorpe—if you ever feel blue Just go to him for he's sure to cheer you. Mr. Peterson, for “uncle,” always is still; He can tell good stories if he just will. Mr. Cooley—“The Sunshine of Your Smile”— As our brother would make our lives worth while. Mr. Adams, our cousin, we just met Lately, and so we don’t know him well yet. Mr. Johnson, he’s our country cousin. For him good luck wishes by the dozen. Daddy Thai man, he is the students’ friend, And to whom we wish success without end. And as Tiny Tim has said, “God bless them every one. —B. U. B. 50 the dart DEMOCRACY TODAY A now textbook has been introduced this semester into the English courses for the students, “Democracy Today ’ It contains speeches and messages from some of America’s most prominent statesmen. Among these, the “War Message,” delivered April 2, 1917, by Woodrow Wilson, is perhaps the most wonderful. Other speeches among those studied are: “America First,” by Woodrow Wilson; “The Flag Day Address;” “Why We Are at War,” by Franklin Lane; “Reply to the Pope,” by W oodrow Wilson. This is a worth-while study in many ways. It makes the student acquainted with the vital issues of the present war as nothing else could. From another standpoint, the speeches are unequalled in respect to their clear English and forceful style. In the study of this, the students are required to make outlines in brief form of each speech. The pupils are also required to know the substance of these briefs, and are examined on them. 'Phis is a most efficient manner of studying the speeches for it emphasizes the more important points, and places them in their proper relation, so as to be more easily understood. ❖ JUNIOR FOUR MINUTE MEN Did you ever hear of Junior Four Minute Men? Well, our class knows a great deal about them, for every one of us had to prepare a four-minute speech to be ready to deliver on a certain day. We had to get up before the school to do it, too. Now your curiosity is ar-roused, I’ll tell you about them. Thruout the whole United States arc organized Senior Four Minute Men who go about and speak for four minutes about some important topic of the hour, such as the Liberty Loan, Thrift Stamps, or the like. THE DART 51 Now the government is organizing Junior Four Minute Men. It sends pamphlets around to different schools. Here they have contests; that is, a teacher may assign a four-minute talk to be prepared by each member of the class, to be given before the class. Then the judges decide which speech is the best. The name of the pupil who gave the best is placed on a certificate, which looks like a diploma. It is then sent to Washington and registered with all the others that come in. These people are then Junior Four Minute Men, subject to be called by the government to speak before an audience on some patriotic topic. It certainly gives a person a splendid training and it is patriotic work. Don’t you wish you belonged to the organization of the Junior Four Minute Men? —E. (i. R. ❖ ❖ BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS One of the helpful things this school has tried to do for the soldiers was the giving of books; any old or new books —novels, classics, biographies, scientific works—any book which a soldier might like. The week of the 8th of April thru the 12th was Book Week at A. II. S., during which time each pupil was to bring at least one book. If he could not get it at home, he could go to a neighbor and see if she had one she would like to give to the soldier boys. Five hundred books were brought to the high school. This is a splendid cause for which to give a book, for it is sure to be used. There are thousands of soldiers in training, and during their recreation hours, they must be kept occupied, doing something they like to do. Of course many like to read. You and I, when we are tired, like to sit down and read a modern, up-to-date novel. They are probably most desirable as they are easier reading and deal with the latest topics which, of course, are more interesting than ancient history to a tired soldier. ❖ ❖ PICTURE STUDY A regular course in picture-study has been inaugurated in A. II. S. There are three important advantages to be gained from picture study. One is practice in speaking before an assembled body, as when you have to tell about a certain picture before the school; second, it gives you practice in writing; third, it gives you a knowledge of art and some of the famous artists of the world. The first, the ability to speak in public, is one of the most essential requirements for a successful man in this day and age, when he is all the time coming in contact with others and is obliged to express his opinion. If he has had no practice, he will be unable to say exactly what he means. Second, a well-written essay on either picture or artist, or both, gives one the desired training in composition. Third, no one will ever be sorry he knows about the artist and about any famous picture. Many times books and speakers refer to certain eminent artists or their pictures in such a way that you fail to get the meaning. Some of the fine pictures in our building are: 52 THE DART Raphael’s Madonna, Training (he ( ’.rook Youth, The Child Handel, Derwent Walter, A Reading from Homer, Canterbury Pilgrims, Pot of Basil, Washington, Parthenon, Chariot Race, Horse Fair, Spirit of ’76, Stratford-on-Avon, Andromache, Aurora, Napoleon, Joan of Arc, The Muses, Lincoln, Sir Gala-had, and the Angelus, and Carot’s Spring. Picture study trains us in observation, in the knowledge of harmonious coloring; it teaches us some of the customs of other nations; it gives us high ideals. ❖ ❖ SOCIALIZED TEACHING This new system of teaching in which every member of the class is given a share, has been introduced into some of the A. II. S. classes. It is of great benefit in many ways. It gives the pupil self-confidence and teaches him to put pertinent questions. It is not every Freshman or Sophomore who is able to put a question directly, in the clearest possible manner. As a rule, he beats around the bush, so to speak, and asks several questions where he could make one do as well, or better. This method not only helps him in asking questions, but also in answering. For when a pupil once realizes how-much time is wasted by uncertain and indefinite answers, he tries to express his answers as clearly and briefly as possible. In most schools where this method has been adopted, it was done only after careful consideration and discussion among the Faculty. But it was left for Ashtabula to find a different way. In this case, the initiative was taken by the pupils, and Freshmen at that! During the recent illness of one of the Latin teachers, no substitute teacher could be provided for a certain class. Mr. Thalman, with the intention of arranging for a temporary teacher, went up to the class about ten minutes after the period began. But the class had taken matters into its own hands. A little Freshman girl was standing there, as big as life and twice as natural, teaching the class. So Mr. Thalman said nothing, but kept his eye on the class. It went on smoothly as usual. Each day a teacher was provided by the class from its members. Everybody liked it. For a brief time that Freshman Latin class was regarded with awe and admiration by the rest of the student body, Seniors included (?). Then the regular teacher, having recovered, returned. But so much the was class approved of, that tin system was not abolished. Frequently some Freshman in one of the classes is called upon to teach the class for the day. Some of them are becoming adepts in the art of teaching. It is certainly a valuable training. ❖ GUEST-ROOM SHELF Purpose: “A book for every mood.” The Bible. Pride and Prejudice, Austen. Current number of the Unpopular Review. Alice in Wonderland, Carroll. d'he Jungle Book, Kipling. THE DART 53 Don Juan; The Prisoner of Chillon; (Tilde Harold, Byron. Shelley’s Skylark; Ode to the West Wind—in The Holden Treasury. Myths Every Child Should Know. Paluer’s Translation of The Odyssey. Letter from My Mill, Daudet. The Attack on the Mill, Zola. The Necklace; The Piece of String; Fear, Maupassant. Zadig, Voltaire. Spring Freshets and Other Stories, Turgenev. Jean Christophre or Journey’s End, Romain Holland. Preface and Plays; Androcles and the Lion, Pygmalion and others. On doing to Church, Shaw. Midsummer Night's Dream; Much Ado About Nothing; Twelfth Night; King Lear. Shakespeare. Tales of a Mermaid Tavern; Slier-wood Forest, Alfred Noyrs. Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde. Literary Lapses; Behind the Beyond, Leacock. Chief Contemporary Dramatists, edited by Dickinson. The Yoysey Inheritance, Souls on Fifth, G. Barker. The Piper, J. Peabody. Seven Plays, Lady Gregory. Land of Hearts’ Desire; The Hour Glass, Wm. Butler, Yeats. Home; The Interior, Maurice Mae-teruiek. A Dreamer’s Tales and Others, Lord 1 )unsany. The Procurator of Judea; The Juggler of Notre Dame, Anatole France. Short Stories from “Life . The Grim Thirteen, edited by Frederick S. Greene. —C. Moser. The Bible. Les Miserables, Hugo. Toilers of the Sea, Hugo. The Best Short Stories of 1917, Edward O’Brien. Contemporary Dramatist, Hamilton Mabie. The Golden Treasury, Palgrave. Poems that Have Helped Me, S. E. Kiser. As You Like It. Shakespeare. Macbeth, Shakespeare. The Rubaiyat. Yirginibus Puerisque, Stevenson. David ( opperfield. Dickens. Tom Sawyer, Twain. Emerson’s Essays. My Four Years in Germany, Gerard. Over the Top, Empey. Fighting for Peace, Van Dyke. The Four Million, (). Henry. Butter-Side Down, Edna Ferber. Nonsense Novels, Stephen Leacock. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle. Youth, Joseph Conrad. “K”, Mary R. Rinehart. Rudder Grange, Frank Stockton. A Kentucky Cardinal, James L. Allen. 'Fhe Conquest of Canaan, Booth Tarkington. Calvary Alley, A. Hogan Rice. Christine, Anon. The Hill on the Marne, Mildred Aldrich. —F. L. Johnson. 54 THE DART On Leaving School I soon will leave you, dear old school, Where many hours I’ve spent by rule— Hours so care-free, bright and gay, Ne’er again will pass my way. Of all my recollections dear, The thot of you will be most clear; And all the friends I’ve known and love, I 'll ne’er forget where’er I rove. The hours that here in work I’ve spent, Tho oft with thots on play intent, Will be to me a memory Of hours I’ve spent most happily. There’s silence in the treetops, The birds forbear to sing; It’s the hour in the twilight When hushed is everything. That hour in the twilight When the sun has just gone down, And the soft grey veil of evening Is just drawing close around. You sit there silent, thinking O’er the deeds you’ve done today; Maybe just one little deed, Yet it helped someone, someway. And a feeling then comes o’er you, Of peace and perfect rest; And all the earth in shadows soft, Is gently, kindly, dres’t. Merle Dawson, 'IS. Twilight THE DART 55 “A Nautical Knot” Or, “The Belle of Barnstapoole,” an Operetta in Two Acts On Friday evening, April 19, the Hi Auditorium was crowded for the production of the “Nautical Knot.” ACT I As the curtain raised, the Barnstapoole girls were strolling on the quay, while the chorus sang, “The Day is Fair.” Julia, as a haughty belle, filled her part to the letter. The wandering artist starred in his solo, “My Name is Barnabas Lee.” One of the effective scenes was Julia, hand in hand with Jim, singing, “I Love to Stroll.” The twelve Barnstapoole girls, arm in arm with their sailor friends, strolled in the background. The twilight scene was made effective by the use of the spotlight. Nance, Julia’s gentle friend, received hearty applause for her solo, “Love’s Full of Joy.” The farewell of the sailors as the “Bounding Billow” set sail, and the girls’ indifference to them was very clever. Between acts one and two, Alvin Woodard sang, “The Bell from the Lighthouse Rings Ding Dong.” ACT II The starring number sung by Dora, Daisy and Delia, was “A Fisher’s 1 laughter. Julia appeared at her best in the “Flower Song,” after which she tossed roses into the audience. The Hornpipe dance by the twelve sailors was well done and evidently ap- preciated, judging from the applause. The three sailors, Jim, Ned and Jack, are to be congratulated on their clever acting, and everyone enjoyed Jack’s solos. A duet, “Life is Full of Ups and Downs,” by Bill Salt and Julia, surely made a hit, as also did “Arm in Arm We’ll Walk on Sundays,” by Nance and Joe. At the end of act two, the sailors and the Barnstapoole girls have become reconciled, and Joe and Nance, Barnabas and Julia, Daisy and Ned, Delia and Jack, Dora and Jim. are all to be mar- ried on the same day. Since there is no one left for Bill Salt, he is to be best man, bride’s maid, flower girl, ring bearer; also throw rice, tin cans and old shoes at the newlyweds, paying all the expenses out of his own pocket. PR I NCI PAL CIIARACTKRS Julia, the haughty belle of Barnstapoole Dorothy Knowlton Nance, her friend, a gentle damsel Martha Sodergren Barnabas lx o, a wandering artist Wendell Sweet Joe Stout, the stalwart mate of the “Bounding Billows” Wade Jenkins Bill Sait, an ancient mariner, boatswain of the “Billows’' Alvin Woodard Sailors aboard the “Bounding Billows” Jack Brace Howard Quigley Jim Spray Neil Payne Ned Bluff Francis Rogers Barnstapoole Girls Delia Mary Rainnie Dora Katherine Sill Daisy Mary MeAuliffe Barnstapoole Girls—Frances Gallup, Venus Dexter, Margaret Willin, Katherine Sill, Ruth Britcher, .Margaret God lev, Mary Rainnie, ICli .a-beth Godley, .Magdalena Boyd, Winifred Parker, Victoria Nelson. Sailors—Max Dowell, Gordon Burwell, Ralph Sharer, Harry Munson. Wallace Metcalf, Francis Rogers, Howard Quigley, Rupert Kimball. Neil Payne, James Shea, Krncst Goodell, George Guarnieri. 56 THE DART Alumni Notes Here’s to the same “old bunch” that always furnish one article for the Alumni column. George Ducro 17, Mary Johnson 17, Bernard McGary 15, Rhebe Hubbard 17, Nancy Hub-hard 15, Jane Dickinson 16, and Nina Cook ’15, have been spending their spring vacation in Ashtabula. Jack Stapleton, ’12, has enlisted in the 33rd Engineers ('orps, and will be stationed in ('amp Devon, Mass. Harry Kochenderfer, 10, has entered the United States service and is lacated at (’amp Sherman. Lyman Boynton, 13, who has been employed in the chemical department of the Goodrich Tire Company, in Akron, has answered the call of the U. S. Service and will lx located in Washington, I). ( . Mrs. Jay Taylor left April 11th for (’amp Sheridan, Ala., where she will be with her husband for a short time. Both Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were graduated from A. H. S. Walter Willing, 15, has been spending a brief furlough in Ashtabula. Harry Williams, ’16, who is in training at ( amp Sherman, came to Ashtabula for a short furlough recently. Kenneth Beck, 12, who has been attending the Naval Officers’ Reserve School, has received a commission as Ensign and is now on Sub-Chaser No. 196. A Letter from the Front Prof, H. ( I Meterich. Dear Sir:—Your kind greetings wore received a long while ago, and were certainly appreciated. I sent you a card at the time, hut will now try to acknowledge them in proper form. Censorship forbids me to say many things that I would like to, but I will try to tell you a little about what has happened to me since enlisting last August, the fourteenth. I have now had six months of actual service. I am almost a veteran with the broom and scrub brush. Our detachment of forty-seven men, stayed at the Columbia War Hospital-general, Number One, in New York, about three weeks. While there we wen “broken in as one might say, or rather given a taste of what we are going to do “over here. This hospital was marvelous in its structure and outfit in comparison to what I have seen over here in the line of a real emergency war hospital. Our stay there gave us ample opportunity, to see New York ( itv. The trip across was uneventful except fora slight unnatural feeling on my part, during a bad storm. Fortunately we had the trip across England to S. Hampton, in the day time, so that we had an opportunity to see the countryside, and it surely was splendid. I assure you the queer railroad coaches, engines, 1 sav engine, because that is what they really are in comparison to one of our small-sized locomotives, and box, or rather freight, cars, the entire system almost cries out inefficiency when one casts a glance at it. Our train passed thru Oxford, Stratford, Birmingham and many other well known English cities. The country was beautiful; so thickly populated that waste land was a scarce article to be seen. The homes were so very good looking but the barns were hardly to be seen. At S. Hampton we hiked thru tin town about five miles to a very large rest camp, located among the “downs”, typical English countryside and while we were there only over night, it all greatly impressed me. Our trip across the Channel was also uneventful. We were packed onto the boat like a herd of cattle, our first real taste of war. We landed and again went to a rest camp. Here we had many funny things happen to us. Our food consisted mostly of bully beef and hard tack. And for a bed, officers and all slept on a cobble-stone floor of some open unused horse stables. It surely was not a joke then but really have to laugh now at how we tried to find a soft spot on those hard rocks. We came up the Seine river at night time, a moonlight night, but hazy so that we could not see much. I will never forget the terribleness of last fall's push at the front. We worked hard here going night and day with convoys in and out galore. But the suffering tortures and misery the poor wounded went thru was terrible. There were so many real young men of eighteen and nineteen years, just boys, who surely were getting a bitter taste of the world. With many thanks to you, Mrs. Morton and Mr. Thalman. Sincerely, EUGENE CROSBY. 58 THE DART GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM THE DART 59 Girls’ Basketball While (he Ashtabula High School girls failed to win the County Championship, they made a splendid record, winning four games, tying one, and losing one. This was lost by one point but nevertheless cost them the championship. The Black and (lold scored over three times as many points as her opponents, since she made 72 points to their 20. Ashtabula 23 Ashtabula 15 Ashtabula 9 Ashtabula 6 Ashtabula 15 Ashtabula 4 The individual Clara Early wine Mary Rainnie Doris Wilcox Ruth Metcalf Eleanor Callup Magdalena Boyd Agnes Quigley Louise Lyons Two members of the team will be graduated this year, M. Rainnie and C. Earlywine, but there is fine material to put in their places. The work of the guards, chiefly M. Swedenborg and K. Bentley, deserves praise because of only five field goals being caged by the opposition. The record of the team is as follows: Andover 2 Harbor 2 Conneaut 3 Jefferson ) (ieneva 2 Jefferson 5 scorers G were: F Pts 9 13 31 6 () 12 3 5 1 1 3 (i 2 0 4 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 2 The girls who received letters are: Clara Earlywine, Doris Wilcox, Mildred Swedenborg, Kathleen Bentley, Mary Rainnie, Ruth Metcalf. 60 THE DART GIRLS’ ATHLETIC CLUB The Girls’ Athletic Club was organized last year by Miss Perry, who was then our physical director. Any girl who had earned 50 points could be a member. In order to get the points, the girls walked, went horse-back riding, skated, and played basketball. This year, two other opportunities were opened—swimming and knitting. Some girls have earned points for knitting, and others have earned points for learning to swim or dive. We are also having a contest this semester. The three girls who acquire the largest number of points are to be presented with a pin. We have had several hikes this year, taken our lunches with us, and had a jolly time. The members of the G. A. C. helped Miss Daum the night of the Gymnasium Exhibition. They gave a special Indian club drill and a folk dance. The officers for this year were as follows; Presidents, Genevra Ducro, Mary Rainnie; Vice-Presidents, Thelma Swedenborg, Ruth Day; Secretaries, Doris Wilcox, Kathleen Bentley;Treasurers, Millie Swedenborg and Helen Momeyer. We have many more new members this year, and hope that next year, the club will increase its mem-ship as rapidly as it has this year. THE DART 61 THE FOOTBALL TEAM With but three regulars back, our gridiron squad, led by Captain Guar-nieri, “carried on” at a great rate, and captured the county title, our first one since 1912. In the opening skirmish we did not show our full strength, but came away from Jefferson with a 14 to 0 victory on our string. By superior generalship and ability, Geneva was crushed 49 to 0. We tested our heavy guns in Jefferson and knocked the Red and White over with a 46 to 0 shell. Due to mud, our heavy guns could not be brought forward as fast as usual, but Geneva was white-washed 20 to 0. In the first naval battle of the year, the Black and Gold squadron sent Aust inburg down under 26 to 0. Harbor’s crack sailors were the next victims; score 14 to 0. Since we were tired out by our strenuous campaign, Conneaut reached our trenches for the first time this year. We surrendered the contest by a 14 to 6 count. Operating far in the enemy’s country, the famous Rayen regiment fell before our 9 to 7 onslaught. Our losses were heavy, but the team rallied and defeated Conneaut 14 to 0 in the deciding battle. On Thanksgiving Day the campaign closed with a 27 to 0 victory over the Harbor. 62 THE DART BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM THE DART 63 Boys’ Basketball Willis Pearson has the honor of being the first captain in Ashtabula High School to lead a basketball team to the county championship. Our basketball campaign started with Jefferson as our first victim. The Black and Gold dropped the ball through the ring for 30 points while the loosers were working hard for 13. A journey to Painesville resulted in an 18 to 7 victory for A. H. S. We upset the custom of past years and defeated Geneva 31 to 15 in their basketball emporium. Desirous of greater fame the fast Oberlin High quintet was brought here and was sent away with the Kaiser’s share of a 19 to 15 score. Oonneaut again proved to be our hoodoo and temporarily dimmed our championship lights with a 20 to 15 blanket. The squad took a vacation the next week and scored but 52 points against 12 for Austinburg. Geneva came and much to our sorrow the best we could give them was 14 points. We scored 38. Minus the services of Guarnieri we defeated Harbor on their floor for the first time in history. The score was 16 to 12. A journey to the county seat resulted in a 37 to 16 triumph for A. II. S. With Guarnieri in our lineup, Harbor staged a comeback and came so far back that we walloped them 46 to 15. With the Black and Gold squad playing the game of its life, Conneaut didn’t get a look-in on the county championship and we took the deciding game from them by a 25 to 13 score. Captain Willis Pearson (guard)—All hail! The county’s strongest guard. This was Pearson’s last year on the team, and no doubt it was his best. He played a very strong game at stationary guard. The way he broke up passes was disheartening to our enemies. George Guarnieri (forward)—A star with a capital “S”, and rated as the best floor man in the county. His steadiness, cheerfulness, fine passing, speed and accurate shooting were a few of the reasons that A. II. S. landed on top. He caged 22 field goals and made 51 points from the foul line. Wirt August (forward)—Yes, he’s the same one who starred at center on the football team. Wirt was fast on his feet, a fine shot and a good passer. He is considered by many coaches as the best shot in the county. Field goals, 62; fouls, 12. Harry Hall (center)—This was Harry's first year on the High School team and as a result of his fine work he is ranked as second among the county centers. His fine floor work and clever passing were features of his work. Edwin Palmer—This is his first year on the team but not his last, as he is a Sophomore. In the next two years “Red” should give the other county teams a lot of trouble. Ilis style of play is similar to Pearson’s. Kenneth Rogers—“Ken” subbed at forward this year and made good. A visiting coach remarked that if we had any better shot than Rogers he would like to see him. 04 THE DART “So you’re quite an ambitious little boy; you want to buy an airship?’’ Wirt August: “Yes, I want to fly over Jimmy Shea’s yard and drop bricks on him.” LEST YOU FOIUJET Boys, when taking girls to a game, You should take her home from the same. So put a string round your finger, And in front corridors linger, Until she comes out to “ga hame.” —Advice from Mr. Johnson. Miss Richards: “I bet you a hundred and fifty dollars that I never get married.” Mr. Johnson: “I’ll take you.” Miss Richards (rapturously): “Will you, really? Then I won’t bet after all.” Mr. Cooley: “Mary, tell us about the judges of the Supreme Court..” Mary B.: “They are appointed. After death they may retire at full pay.” Thelma Swedenborg: “Millie is a wonderful driver. She drove yesterday without some of tin machinery.” Merle I).: “Why?” T. S.: “We drove twelve miles yesterday before we realized that our engine was missing.” I love the music of a bird When in the Spring They all do sing A song as sweet as I e’er heard. But I care not for that When I can hear So loud and clear The music of a cat. Bub. In a letter from one of our Alumni soldiers: “I am sorry that I cannot tell you where I am because I am not allowed to state, but I venture to say I'm not where I was, but where I was before I left here to go where I just came from.” THE DART 65 Miss Johnson: “Rupert, tell me what ‘alter ego’ means.” Rupert Kimball: “It means ‘the other I .” Miss Johnson: “Use it in a sentence.” Kimball: “He winked his alter ego.” Mrs. Morton: “Why, Bessie, you haven’t written a thing on your test paper.” Bessie W.: “Oh, yes I have, there’s a whole sheet full, but it’s camouflaged.” Miss Damn (holding up a branch of fig tree): “Have a fig?” Coach: “I’d rather have a date.” There was a young fellow named Chic, (lood night, how that fellow could kick! He kicked all our goals, Thru the lines he punched holes, Believe me, that boy is slick. M.: “Is Wirt modest?” I).: I should say he is. Why, every time he changes his collar he turns his girl’s picture to face the wall.” The schoolbell sounds the knell of parting day; The tired students go slowly (?) down the walk; The jan to homeward plods his wean-way, And leaves the room to teacher and to me. Mr. Cooley: “Will anyone tell me of anything of importance which has happened to make history in the last t wer.ty-five years?” Harry Peck: “ME.” “Did you hear about the accident? ISo. “Why, last night Ken was putting the car away and ran into the garage.” Little blue permit, Come blow your horn, Herald the tidings, I’m tardy this morn.—Ex. Cooley: “There are two methods of proposing. It is everybody’s business to know what they are. Bob Jenkins: “Wait a minute, Arne, I’ve got to run into the auditorium. Amos Hall: “What’s the matter; do you want to knock the building down?” J. M.: “May I go home with you?” K. R.: “Why, yes, if you’re afraid to go alone.” Jenks, in the Nautical Knot: “I must find Nance and cast my feet at her heart.” A brave and gallant sailor boy Received his pay and yelled for joy. He had a great big roll of dough, And. in his jeans, a long furlough. He then set sail for some grub place; He ate and ate, he crammed all space With feed. For once he’d had his fill Of chow, but when he saw the bill— He called a bus so he could ride. And that bill—why, he nearly died. And then he got another blow When he went to a high-priced show. The bill he paid at his hotel Moved him to say that war is—well. Bill Sherman never made a slip. This sailor lad went back to ship. And then he yelled aloud with glee, Frr board and evcrvthing was free. —Hub. THE DART Farewell of Class of 1918 Four years ago we Freshmen came To dear old A. H. S., So small and insignificant You couldn’t even guess. We got so mixed and twisted up— How grades and high school differ! Each study had a different room, And each a different teacher. We learned the ways of high school life, And all its joys and sorrows, As all the Freshmen always will In all the far tomorrows. Examinations came and went, Four years have flown away; We look about to find ourselves The Seniors of today. And now the time has come, when we Must bid a fond farewell To our Alma Mater dear, With hearts too sad to tell. So farewell, dear old High School, We love you more than we can say; And our thots are always with you. E’en tho we are far away. —(irace Daugherty. 07 1 !,K DART Jack Finnigan and Mike McDougan were patriotic. When war was declared their Irish-green hearts thrilled. They enlisted; Jack in the Navy and Mike in the Army. With tears in their green eyes they left the girl they left Continued � n following xiyes HIS MASTERS VOICE” v 'll If you dance you’ll want a Victrola. then you can dance whenever you want and always have perfect dance music. 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A savings account is your greatest aid—compound interest adds incentive. Start an account today. The Peoples Building and Loan Co. 5% Interest Paid on Savings Accounts Your Stationery is the first intimation of your message. Its cor- Snappy Clothing rectness will not be ques- and tioned if you select Furnishings Symphony Lawn Writing Paper for We have it in papeteries, cards, pound packages, and pads, in all Young Men modish sizes and tints. at 50c and 65c R. RUSSACK CO. COOK S REXAL DRUG STORE AalitnlMiln and llarlmr reading dime novels, and drinking chocolate milk shakes. 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June 1st to October 1st: Men - - - $3.00 Hoys, 15 to 18 years - 2.00 Hoys, 12 to 15 years - - 1.75 LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE MOVING GENERAL STORAGE Office, 134 Main Street liuick Motor Cars Oakland Motor Cars (Joodvear Tires J. A. KAIN 57 Center Street 28 Elm Street ner and his letters to the girl they left behind were full of stories of his life itiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiimiiiC3iiiiiiiiiiiit]iiiii Hiiiic3iiiiiiiiiiii[3iiiiiiiiiiii(3iiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiii 72 •:0iiiiiiiiiiiiC3iiHiiiiiiii(]iiiiiiiiiiiir]!iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiit]iiiiiiiiiiMr]iiiiiiiiiiiir]iiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiMiiiiC3iiiiiiiiiiii[3iiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiic3iiiiiiiiiiiiC3iiiiiiiiiiii[]iiiiiiiiiiiir3iiiiiiiiiiii[3iiiiniiiim ......... iiiiiiiiiiin: mini.in..mine]....................................................... iinimni.... BROWNELL’S THE PLACE TO BUY SHOES Where Quality and Service are the first and last letter of our alphabet 171 MAIN STREET ASHTABULA Remember two things: To buy your Kodaks and Records for your Victrola AT Bartholomew’s Music Store i g Call THE LITTLE GEM BARBER SHOP 1560-R, when you want the correct time. Where REAL SERVICE is given. The only shop in the city that occupies the entire building, top and ground floor. DAN WILLIAMS THAT GRADUATION SUIT I n Will he the last word in Distinctive Style and Modish Fabrics if purchased at the ★ STAR CLOTHIERS ★ 167 Main Street CLOTHIERS TAILORS HATTERS HABERDASHERS upon the raging deep and of bis bravery. The girl was enraptured. 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TELEPHONE 2134 Z 2ox of J’aneg C iocoiates makes a vert appropriate graduation gift ‘ ‘Ccinc y cmd’ ’ = “TJhe Jfomc r-% k of Sweets I For Quality Stephens Cars 1 CJ3 k — We specialize in Goodrich Tires | Dry Goods 4 Exclusively i Piece Goods and Ready-to-Wear if I ® ) I The John Brash 1 Company u The Ashtabula Garage Company walked, worked, swore, and got discouraged. 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Not for a moment, however, shall we allow inferior merchandise to creep into the service of this store. Our motto is, “Quality Merchandise, First, Last and All the Time Respectfully submitted, Jj lO Car ts e Co. GET OUR PRICES Before von buy a——--—---- o W« AIno Sell AWNINGS | Lawn Mowers, Poultry Netting, Screen Doors, Luwn Hock, Wire Screen, (Jnrden Tools---in fact. Everything -----------------in the Hardware Line------------------ o—■——--------—p | Paints, Oils j I and Varnishes j The West-End Hardware SueccKNorN to ---The Stowe Hardware Go to SEYMOUR’S PAPER STORE For all kinds of PAINTING or PAPER HANGING We aim to please. Estimates Cheerfully Given Majestic Building, 246 Main St. Rensselaer —— Polytechnic antf Science Institute' — ■ ■ Counei In Civil Engineering (C. E.), Mechanical j Engineering (M. E.), Electrical Engineering (E. E.), I Chemical Engineering (Ch. E. , and (general Science I (B S.). Alio Graduate and Special Course . l)n urpa � rd new Chemical. Physical. Electrical, Mechanical and Material Testing Laboratories. For catalogue and Illustrated pamphlet showing work of graduate and student and view of building and campu . apply to JC::N W. NUCENT. ReflUtrur. The Graduating Class of 1918 Will go in different directions— some to war, some to college; some one way, some another. But, wherever you are, you have to EAT. So remember, the South Park Grocery supplies the Staple and Fancy Groceries. Special attention given to orders for SCHOOL PARTIES, CHURCH and LODGE SUPPERS R. A. Scoville, Prop. 313 Main St. Phone 2414 trenches during pouring rain at night and then sleep there. 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MORAN, 7 Spring Street 1 u u For Local and Long Distant Moving we have the most complete Motor Vans in Ashtabula, either for small or large loads. U A Coal, Cement, Builders’ Supplies of All Kinds. 1 W. H. STOCKTON, 165 Center St. Office Phone 1231, Residence 1778 BOUGHT SOLO 1 RENTED and I REPAIRED I | UNION SHOP STRICTLY SANITARY | j larltrr lutp I 1 241 MAIN STREET. BASEMENT. OPPOSITE MAJESTIC THEATRE = u u | for miles over hot and dusty roads. At last he entered upon tho thrilling life 1 ......................... 78 3iiiiiiiiiiiit:iiiiiiiiiiiic3iiiiiiiiiiiicjiiHiniiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiicjiiiiiiiiiiii[]iiiiiiiiiiiicjiiiiiiiiiiiit]iiiiiiiiiii!C3iiiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiiiiir | GIRLS = Call and see our line of Marinello Goods—Creams, 5 Powders, Etc. We make a specialty oj § | Shampooing and Manicuring. = Call Main Id83 —— Vam' y Ship HIJCKKYK SHOES We have a Shoo Sale every Saturday, and if you want to save money, come and see us. •IOK DetiKOlUiK, 188 Prospect St. z Direct Adtion Gas Ranges With Oven Heat Regulator. Absolutely will regulate the heat and Hooverize the Gas and Roast Smith’s Hardware z WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON YOUR FOOTWEAR the m . K. SSSp 222 Main St. Ashtabula WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE H. KEYES BARBER SHOP 32 SPRING STREET SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO LADIES' SHAMPOOING AND HAIRDRESSING Time to Think of Summer Furniture § For the “Good oV summer time is here. Porch Swings $1.95 to $ 9.50 Couch Hammocks $9.50 to $25.00 : “Coolmor” Porch Shades i Congoleum Rugs Deltox Grass Rugs Extra S| «ciul---Porch Swing $1.95 = of an army mule driver. At least he didn’t have to walk. The letters to the | ........................................................... You will find the Best Line of Shirtwaists, Buy Your Children s Dresses, Muslin Underwear V illillilkTII •!' and Hosiery of NORTON'S STORE 233 Main St. Matilda Angus 0 1 I I I I I o Knowlton’s Drug Store 40 Depot Street Phone 1246 Reliable Drugs i and Satisfactory Service before buying her Sraduatiny !P esent iet us show you our tine of Candies. . . The best graduation gift that I received was an Eastman Kodak r i It is a lifetime present, and something sensible. | A full line of Films, Developing Outfits, etc., at | Schaffner’s Quality First Drug Stores a i | girl that Jack and he left behind him were commonplace and told the truth. 3iiiiiiiiiiiic3iiiiiiiiiiiicjiiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiiiiic2iiiiiiiiiiiir3iiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiiiiicjiiiiiiiiiiiic3iiiiiiiiiiiir3iiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiiiiir jiiiiiiiiuiiMiiiiiiiniiir ]ii iiniiiir? ✓ ]iiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiiiiir]iiiiiiiiiiiic3iiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiHiiiiiiii[3iiiiiiiiim[:iiMMiiiiii:]iitiiHiii(ic]inMiMiiiic]iiiniMiiiic]iiiiiiiiiiiic]iiiiiiiiiinc3iiiiiiiiiiiiE]iiiiiiiiiiiit]i!i!iiiiiiiinmiiiiiimc : }imiiitimnimiimtiiniimiiiminiiimiiiiiinmmiiiiiinmiiifiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiii[niiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiim %® BIMMtll tWC 3 NMMMt •MIIIIMMMC • NMMNNC )IIIIIIMHH(«HltlMIIIII( l|||ltl||t|li]ftlll|(||||lt Jill I HIM I It (3IIIIIIIIIIIIC = I • = For a good hour's recreation, don't forget the CASTO and MAJESTIC THEATRES. 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