Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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ThjE ZEPHYRUS Published Monthly by the Students of the Astoria High School. Terms, 10 Cents a Copy. STAFF: Editor-in-Chief . Associate Editor . Business IManager . Assistant Editors — Literature Winifred Higgins, ’OG. Department Editors: SchO'Ol Notes . Personal Flings . Athletics . Alumni . Exchange . Lawrence Rogers, ’Oo. ..Annie Bergman, ’06. . . . . Harvey Allen, ’07. Mary Settem, ’OG. ....Emma Shedd, ’05. . . . Sidney Sovey, ’07. ..Rives Emerson, ’07. ....Otto Utzinger, ’06. . .Blowden Davies, ’06. Address all communications to the Editor or Business Manager, The Zeph- yrus, Astoria. High School, Astoria, Oregon. THE ZEPHYRUS In making this, our initial bow, we, as members of the staff, offer an apolo¬ gy, and hope to increase both the ap¬ pearance and volume of our paper as time goes on. We ask you to over¬ look our many errors, blunders and sundrj' other defects, and to look upon this, not with the eye of a critic, but with the eye of a proud possessor of a paper that shall, with time and experi¬ ence, be a credit to our school. The time in which this issue was com¬ posed. edited and printedi, was so short that everything in the line of cuts, was omitted; but with the next issue we expect to enhance the looks as well as the size. If this does not quite come up to your expectations do not stand off at a distance and kick, but get to work, and write. Write, not with the idea of merely helping the editors fill up space, but with the idea of making a reputation, not only for yourself, but also for your paper; a story or a poem on any subject you wish will be received with much gratitude on the part of the editoi’s. If the student body will take an earnest interest in our work and contribute both prose and verse, we can have a paper that, from a literary standpoint, will equal if not excel those of many other aca¬ demic schools. We have the ability; why not have the output? Let us notbe lagging behind others, and stand at the foot always; let us, to use a colloquial expression, “come to’’ and stand at the head. Remember, it is not for your¬ self, that you are doing good, but for your school; an institution which, by the time you graduate, you will dearly love, if you do not now. THE CLASS OF ’08 Every June and every February into the affairs of the commercial large class of boys and girls graduate world, others come to us and become from the grammar schools. Some be- a part of us. gin their life-long march by entering You who have just finished gram-

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went np to practice, Jones followed be hind, and when they arrived at the field he sat down to watch them. After practicing about an hour Greene, the quarterback, had to go to school and prepare his next day’s German. No one but Jones was left to take his place. He did so and ad¬ mirably went through all the plays. On the way back to the school rooms Jones followed behind as usual, but with a determination that before , .. .. • something lo show ’■-e . ' ■ ' not a “sissy boy,” r- • a fti-i •- t T-. 1 V • : i The next ua r. Ciialienge was re¬ ceived from the Easton Normal School and a game arranged for the second Saturday following. Preparations were m.ade in earnest for the game. The boys were made to run to and from the field each day, besides the practice in the gymnasium each night. Many of the boys could not endure this hard work as ■well as Jones; but he 'wms scarcely noticed, except when some of the boys had a difficult problem to solve or a trans¬ lation in Greek to decipher. Finally the day for the game arrived. Enthusias'r' ran high in Yaleville, and that afternoon the grandstand was crowded, while a great throng lined the gridiron on every side. As the Yaleville boys entered tlm gate cheers arose from the crowd, but they be¬ came quiet v.'hen the Easton boys ap¬ peared, as the visitors .seemed much heavier. At last the game began. Easton won the toss and chose the goal farthest from the grandstand. On the kick-off the bali was caught by Greene, who ran it back twenty-five yards. He was tackled on Yaleville’s forty-yard line, the fall resulting in a fracture of the shoulder bone. He retired from the field', amid cheers from all sides. ’ The names of several subs were called, but, as Jones was the only one who had practiced at quarter, he was chosen from among them. An end run was tried, with little effect. Then followed a fake play. which netted a gain of five yards; on the ne.xt, three yards, and Yaleville lost the ball. After attempting several plays Eas¬ ton was forced' to punt. The ball was caught by Yaleville’a fullback, who ran back fifteen yards. Now the con¬ test became harder than ever. Jones directed the plays with such good judgment and coolness as to sweep the heavy Easton men off their feet. “Six-eleven-twelve,” called Jones, and like a flash he circled the end on a quarterback run. Straight down the field he wmnt, now dodging, now straight-arming, and then, with a mighty effort, he hurdled the safety quarter and crossed the goal line, mak¬ ing the score 5-0 in favor of Yalevilie. Then there arose a chorus of cheers and above these was heard the cry, “What’s the matter with Jones?” That evening, on the way to the school grounds, Jones was not follow¬ ing behind as before, but was borne in triumph on the shoulders of the two boys ■ 'ho had ridiculed him a few weeks before. Nor was this all, for at the reception given to the Yale¬ ville boys that night in college he was given the place of honor. After this he was no longer known about the school as “sissy,” but as “Jones, the football hero.” Spare the Rod. One day recentlj a pupil went to htiss Hulse and complained of hi? eye¬ sight. The teacher happens to be a sort of amateur oculist and examined the lad’s eyes. W' hen the boy went home that night he carried a note to his father from the instructor which read about as follows; “Dear jMr. S. — Your son shows in¬ dications of astigmatism. I think his ca e should be attended to at once.” The following day the lad returned to school with this note for the in¬ structor: “Dear Miss Hulse — Thanks for your letter. Whip it out of him. Y'ours truly, Mr. S.”

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mar school and entered high school, dressed. We are glad to have you, and; we want you to take a special interest in all school movements, whether of an athletic, literary or so¬ cial nature. When a notice is posted that a meeting of the Student Body is to be held, every one of you freshmen should be on hand, for in two or three year.s the duty of upholding the honor and dignity of the A. H. S. will rest upon your shoulders, and there is nothing in the world like learning how at an early date. When the basketballl, track, base¬ ball or football team is being organ¬ ized, conje out and try for it; show us what you can do. You may surprise yourself; there is no telling. Don’t be afraid that the wise (?) Seniors and Juniors will laugh at you; they may laugh, but if they do, let that be an incentive to further effort, and in¬ wardly they will adtnire your pluck and courage, no matter how much mirth they may show on the surface. Be proud of your school and class; bei proud of the term naughty eight, for it means you are of a class who have four years before you; that, for the next four years most all your joys and your sorrows, your friendships and your quarrels will be centered around this place. Do you look at those com¬ ing years with impatience and un¬ easiness? You may; but, by the time the year nineteen hundred and eight comes you will say, “what a short time it has been,” and you wil be proud to write after your name the numeralB ’08. Athletics “A sound mind in a sound body” has been taken for the ideal of edu¬ cational attainment, and a sound body cannot be gained except by regular and systematic exercise of some kind. The average pupil will not get this exercise unless he belongs to some gymnastic club or to some athletic team. In addition to the mere physical benefits to be derived from gymnastics, football, baseball, etc., the High School Spirit is greatly increased. When a High School football team meets an opponent on the gridiron, or a base¬ ball teazu meets with another on the diamond, a school, with the pi-oper spirit, will turn out in a body and give support to its team. The honor of a school is at stake in the field of ath¬ letics. Any triumphs in that line add to the reputation of the school both at home and in the different higher institutions where it is representetd. In the olden times the development of the mind was forgotten in the de- veltopment of the muscles; but now it is different. The brain is trained as much, if not more, than the muscles. Football when looked at in this light is a game in which not only strength is developed, but the mind of the play¬ er is taught tO' be cool, to think quick¬ ly, and to be accurate. Let us, there¬ fore, encourage these athletics, rather than discourage them; give them the support they need and we shall never regret it. Basebal I. The baseball season will soon be here and already some of the boys are out getting in trim. Last year the team which the A. H. S. turned out was very poorly supported by the Stu¬ dent Body. Very few, scarcely more than the required number, tried for the team, although many more could have done so. When they played a game the spectators consisted of a few grammar school pupils. Could you blame them if they lost interest? But enough of fault-finding. Boys, come out and let us have a “cracking” good team this year. And you, stu¬ dents, give the boys the support they need, and you may well be proud of them.