Auburn High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Auburn, NE)

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14 SCARLET AND GREEN Seniors. Grace Holmes was absent March 27th, because of sickness. Miss Lulu Janes spent a few days during March in Nebraska City. Clarence Coeur visited the Seniors with his brother Roy, on March 6th. Miss Carrie Dieterich was substitute teacher in the fourth room at Antioch. Friday, March 17. The American history class is now under a new teacher. Mr. Walton now has the class. We are getting along nicely. The English class are soon to be asked to write some poems. We wonder which of us will prove to be Longfellows, Careys and Holmes. The program for commencement is being arranged by Prof. Simpson and a committee of the class. Each member of the class will take some part during the evening. In former years the Seniors have been given a day off each year in which to visit some other school. There is some talk of going to Falls City but nothing has been decided for certain yet. The class meetings are growing in interest and importance. The order is very good and all business is conducted according to Robert’s Rules of Order. Just now the question under discussion is the class motto. The Seniors keep up their good reputation in attendance and tardiness. The Ninth grade follow us closely this month in the attendance record. In tardiness the Twelfth grade is first having no cases of tardiness and the Ninth and Eleventh grades are tie for second place. A reception for the Twelfth grade was given at the home of Ie; Henderson on March 10th by Lee Henderson, Alex Stoddard and Albert Gash. The evening was pleasantly spent in new and novel amusements. Dainty refreshments were served and each guest departed with a pleasant memory of the evening. The class play is now being prepared. This year the class is to present David Cop-perfield, a much better play than was given by our class last year. Those who have parts are working hard and we feel sure they will keep up their reputation. The date of the presentation has not yet been decided upon. Juniors. The members of the Geometry class are rejoicing in the completion of the second book of Solid Geometry. Several individuals are also smiling over their perfect averages. During the Civics recitation many lively discussions are .heard, particularly when a few students are “not prepared.” By a majority of two, the boys studying Civil Government, decided that they wished to go to congress as senators. At a special class meeting the Juniors recently accepted the resignation of Miss Lyla French as class treasurer and duly elected Thomas Bath to fill the vacancy. Juniors who have not received their last month’s salary, will please call on Thomas and their checks will be made out at once. In their scholarly attainments the Juniors are progressing as usual. The Cicero class has finished the four orations against Catiline and begun the reading of “ Pro Archia. ” The examination grades were nearly all 98 or above. The Cicero class has received an addition to its members, Miss Carrie Diet-rich being enrolled the latter part of March. The Literature class is tearing “The Merchant of Venice” to pieces. Poor merchant ! It is safe to say that Shakespeare will not recognize his own play after we have thoroughly analyzed it. Indeed we have noticed that the bust of Shakespeare seems to frown, while we “give the author’s reason for Portia being Jessica’s maid and Gratiano being Shylock’s boon companion.” Although the Juniors are noted for their studious habits, yet the boys, and girls too, take some interest in athletics. On Friday, March 10, the class team announced that they would open the baseball season by playing the rest of the school. The day was cold, the players nervous, and the score large, but after the Jfirst few innings the game was an interesting contest. The fielding was fair on both sides, considering the lack of practice, but the Juniors made few errors that counted on the score, while the others made several serious blunders. At bat the Juniors were out of sight, Dustin knocking two home runs. Dustin did the slab act for the Eleventh grade, Smith catching. When the smoke had cleared away the score was seen to read: Juniors 19, the others 12. For further particulars see either the Seniors or Sophomores.

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SCARLET AND GREEN i3 Athletics. We wish to change the return game of basket ball with Falls City to base ball as the season for basket ball is nearly out. The base ball team is practicing in preparation for the game with the State Normal at Peru, to be played at Peru April 15th. Arthur Johnson, the star guard of the basket ball team and second baseman of the base ball team has stopped school to take a position as captain of a mule team. There is no doubt that Art will succeed in his new venture, but the teams on which he played will greatly miss his services. With a few exceptions the base ball team consists of the same members as last year’s team. The “few exceptions’’ may easily be filled and the team will be even stronger that it was last year. The manager is not worrying over lack of material. Cecil Hale has been elected captain for this season. In field and track athletics, as in baseball, the indications are that Auburn will be able to again take her place at the head of the southeastern Nebraska schools. The interest and enthusiasm so often lacking in these events are especially manifest, and several new stars have developed. In several events, such as the pole vault, high and broad jumps, quarter mile, etc., Auburn is confident of excelling the other schools. The only draw back is that the association is the possessor of a sadly depleted treasury. Still this is not an uncommon situation and will probably be remdieed. CL Of the 193 members of the Alumni, 62 have attended college. Prior to 1900 when Prof. Gardner first came to Auburn, there had been but 24 of the A. H. S. graduates to college. Of the classes from 1900 to 1904 inclusive, 38 have been or are at present in college. Besides thos.e attending college, a large number of graduates have taken up work in various correspondence scholos. We think this is a remarkable record. Nearly all professions and trades are represented, and very creditably, too, in the Alumni. CL He laughs best who laughs when the teacher laughs.—Ex. Alumni News. Arthur Shook, ’01, has been visiting his parents for the past few weeks. During the next two months the Juniors and Seniors will be telling each other how slow the other class is, and bringing up all sorts of argument in support of their claim. For fear these classes may think that they are the only real live classes which have 6ver been in the school, we invite their attention to the following facts relative to the class of 1893, for which we are indebted to Miss May Hamilton Dundas. The class of ’93 was the first class to have class colors; it was the first class to have a class yell; it was the largest class up to that time, being 13 in number; the class whose graduation marked the close of Prof. Fordyce’ ecxellent work in Auburn. The class of 1893 is the only class which has ever graduated from the A. H. S. which has a published history, theirs being entitled, “Echoes of ’93.’’ The class of 1900 was the first class to give a burlesque play on the Seniors. The class of ’01 was the first class to steal the clapper out of the High School bell. The class of 1902 is the only class [[which has contained two pairs of twins—these being Misses Millie and Dillie Webber, and Elmer and Elbert Elliott. ’02 was also the first class to issue “proes’’ on the Seniors. The class of 1903 was the first class to give a banquet to a Senior class at a hotel. It was the first class to have a farewell class breakfast at sunrise on Senior Class Day. It is the only class which has dedicated a part of the campus and placed a monument thereon. The class of 1904 is noted for its great financiers. It was the only class which had more money after graduation than it knew what to do with. It was the largest class ever graduated from the A. H. S. As we study High School history, we find that in some especial way each class has been famous for some particular thing. And now just a word to the class of 1905. We expect to hear from you in the near future. A word to the wise is sufficient. CL Pensionen Examiner, (examining witnesses)—“Trerence McCartney, do you swear that you know the applicant, Michael Murphy, who has made application for increase of pension?’’ Trerence—“Faith and I do sir, me and him was shot in the same leg at Ant’etam. ”

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SCARLET AND GREEN 15 Sophomores. Bettie Clevenger has been visiting friends at Lorton, Nebraska. Love Hadsdell was absent several days the first part of the month. Miss McCartney kindly excused all, except a very few, from taking final examination in Algebra. Jessie Clarke has been absent many days this quarter, owing to sickness, but is again able to be in school. It hardly seems possible that the school year is so nearly over. It seems as if each school year is shorter than the last. Nellie Wilds was absent one week the beginning of the month. She has been absent several days also, on account of sickness. Miss Sly no longer requries us to outline our History lesson daily. This gives us more time to spend on our lesson, for recitation. It seems impossible for our grade to get along without some cases of tardiness. We hope to do better for the remainder of the school year. We have found the second book of Caesar to be much more difficult than the first, but have now finished it and are ready for an examination. Ora Bennett and Harry Keifer, two of the Tenth grade boys have discontinued their school work in the High School and are now working in the country. It will soon be time to gather our Bontany specimens. We shall be required to have thirty-five specimens of flowers, but were not required to get specimens of wood. So far this month we have been fortunate in regard to examinations. None of the teachers have given us any tests, but it is again nearly time for quarterly examinations. We shall only be required to take examinations in four subjects this quarter, owing to the fact that we have had such short work in Geometry. It was with joy that we handed in our Algebra books March 8, but our joy was of short duration, for on the same day we were issued Geometry books. We will only be required to complete two books of Geometry this year, but we imagine that will take plenty of hard work. Miss McCartney will teach the subject. Freshmen. Grace Relf and Schyburt Miles are taking Civics with the Juniors. We have been taking a review of back work in Algebra for about a week. Ernest Armstrong was absent on March 15th and 16th on account of sickness. We are all impatiently waiting examinations which will probably come next week. The Freshmen were glad to welcome Flora Newman back in school after an illness from March 7 to 17th. Two of the Ninth grade students, Lora Swan and Margie Killarney are taking Geometry with the Tenth grade. Miss Theresa Heinsheimer and Ethel Winkler, of Glenwood, Iowa, were visitors of the Freshmen class Friday, March 24. Folyd Wilkie, of Brock High School, was enrolled as a Freshman on March 14. He is to be commended for catching step” with his class so readily. The Juniors and Sophomores should be sure to avoid the woman in black” on Literary nights. If they are not careful they are in danger of getting eaten up. Between Prof. Simpson and Miss Anderson, the Freshmen ought to become quite proficient in the art of using numbers. Prof. Simpson is making bookkeepres of them and Miss Anderson is teaching them to count in Latin. An unfortunate accident occurred at the High School, Thursday noon, March 16. Goldie Elliott was struck in the back by a hammer. At first it was thought the injury was serious, but we are glad to report that the patient is improving rapidly and will soon be in school again. c The following is taken from the Lincoln Star of Wednesday, March 29. Prof. Mc-Murray was principal of the Auburn High School in 1899-1900, the first year Superintendent Gardner was here. Prof. Arthur McMurray, of the Ott school of expression at Chicago, is in the city visiting with his wife at the home of her parents, 0. A. Cooper and wife. Mr. McMurray has just closed a trip through South Dakota in the interests of the Redpath lecture bureau and will continue next week in Iowa and Indiana.