Beaver Falls High School - Tiger Yearbook (Beaver Falls, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1915 volume:

Leonard S. Duncan. Warren G. Hawk . Aid win Helfinbine Llcyd Wilson Mary Dougherty . Chester E. Francis Mary Shaffer........ Sara Swift ........ Edward Dougherty ............Editor-in-Chief ........ . Business Manager Assistant Business Manager ........... Athletic Editor .............. News Editor ................ Art Editor ........... Exchange Editor ........... Personal Editor ............. Alumni Editor CLASS EDITORS John Ilowe ............................................. ’15 Marguerite Mikscli .................................... ’16 Hathaway Martin ........................................ ’17 De Vere Jamison ........................................ ’18 FACULTY SUPERVISERS. Mr. Green Miss Wallace Miss Bell Mr. Carson Miss Elliott Miss Pearson Mr. Lewis ' Mr. Edgar Miss Eakin Published Mon Ally bv the Students of Beaver Falls High School BEAVER FALLS ' .:. PENNSYLVANIA Subscription Rates, Monthly Per Year, 75c. 10c Per Copy. For Advertising Rates See Business Managers. Entered as second class matter October 22, 1913, at the Beaver Falls Post-Office, under the Act of March 3, 1879 VOL. Ill MAY 1915 NUMBER. VI1 TIG HR STAFF 1914-IS ADDA 1. ELLIOTT To Miss Adda Elliott, whose many years of loving and efficient service as a teacher in Beaver Falls High School, have been a constant source of inspiration to her students this issue of the Tiger is dedicated. Altho Brighton always favors The Crimson and the Gold And Maroon and Gray are colors That make the Beaver Bold; We will own the lilies slender, Nor honor shall they lack, While the Tiger stands defender Of the Orange and the Black. Thro’ the four long years of High School Midst the scenes we know so well As the mystic charm to knowledge We vainly seek to spell O, we win athletic victories On the football field or track Still we work for dear old High School And the Orange and the Black. When the cares of life o’ertake ns Mingling first our locks with gray Should our dearest hopes betray us False fortune fall away; Shall we banish care and sadness As we turn our memories back And recall those days of gladness ’Neath the Orange and the Black. BEAVER FALLS HIGH SCHOOL V C. C. GREEN Superintendent of Beaver Falls Public Schools FACULTY BEAVER FALLS HIGH SCHOOLS Edward Kerr “BUSH” “I would rather be right than P:evident.” One of the most popular boys of the class, having served three terms as President. Thoughtful end deliberate. Would rather delay than do the wrong thing in haste. He is right up to business and shows gooJ common sense. Mary Shaffer Not “Frailty thy name is woman,” but Energy thy name is Mary. Mary is o fthe kind one does not meet every day. She exemplifies “mal'ce toward none but charity to all.” Bubbling over with vigor and energy. 10 V Leonard Duncan “DEACON” ‘Honor lies in honest toil.” What so well describes him as this quotation. During ’14 ana ’15 has managed the pranks of the “Tiger” most successfully. Persevering in all — his studies. Belongs to the honor group. A Genteel in personage, Conduct and equipage, Noble by heritage, Generous and free.” Nellie is a quiet, demure little girl. A lover of fun, yet not neglecting her studies meanwhile. A good little actress as she proved herself in the Class Plays. Lloyd Wilson “How this grace speaks his own standing! What a mental power tim eye shoots forth! How big imagination moves on these lips! Lloyd is our best example of a good student and athlete combine i. In the fall, football requires his attention; in winter, basketball; in spring, track. However his studies are never neglected for athletics. He is a friend to sll and is regarded as a friend by all. Dorothy Jack “DOT”—“JACK” “She was a form of life and light. That, seen, became a part of sight.” Dorothy came to us from College Hill. She has a vivacious manner and a gay disposition which has made her very popular. At times, however, we see the II Penseroso side of hpr nature. li UtU4 12 Louis Porter “OUR ENGLISHMAN” “None but himself can be his parallel.” Versatile Louis. Very classv a veritable fashion plate. Overburn-ened with aesthetic nature. D stinct-ly individual. Not easily discouraged. Agnes Johnson “The very pink of perfection.” Agnes is a dainty, graceful, maid, noted for her social attainments, particularly dancing. She is a fair student, but is too fond of a good time to become one of the studious class. Is independent and said to have definite opinions on certain subjects. Esther Daniels “She is pretty to walk with. And witty to talk with, And pleasant too, to think on.” Esther is of a pleasant disposition. Always ready for a good time. She can be studious too, though you would hardly think so. Her ambition in life is to have a nice little home. Harry Graebing “SHRINK” “He speaketh not; and yet there lies A conversation in his eyes.” Harry is a happy-go-lucky fellow. Always wears a smile that won’t come off. A good dancer. Has won distinction by his excellent work on the track team. 4 Jeanette Richards ‘JEAN” ‘‘Her air, her manners, all who saw admired.” Jean is coquettish, not partial with her winning smiles. Possesses a mind of her own and uses it to goo'J advantage. Not fond of care or its attributes. Donald Martin “DON” “True happiness springs from moderation.” Manly and steadfast. Works out carefully all things for the best.(Will make fame for himself some day in Literature. His pen has already carried two “Tiger” prizes. kA 15 Frank White “ WH1TY” “Humble because of knowledge, mighty by sacrifice.” (Studious in his school hours, kindly at all times, unselfish and sincere! These four adjectives sum up the character of the quietest boy in the class. Hr b - • Pearl Eisley “To see her, is but to love her. Love but her. and love forever.' Pearl is a jolly, good-natured g’-rl. A true friend. Somewhat reserved. A favorite with all who know l er--especially the L. O. P. H. girls. 16 Mary Daugherty “Graceful and useful in all she does. Blessing and blest where’er she goes.” One in a thousand is a title which might be applied to this studious personage who is so faithful in her work, so loyal in her support of school activities and so beloved by her classmates. 17 OLLIE” “All as a partridge, plump, full fed, and fair.” Aid win’s round chubby face, with its merry smile, has made him popular with both boys and girls. He has a peculiarly calm manner, and was never known to be excited. He has exceptional business ability and served his class faithfully as business manager of the Senior Plays. Landon Galton Mary Cook “COOKIE” “As merry as the day is long.” Any cookie delights a small hoy’s heart but our “Cookie” delights the big boy’s heart. Light-hearted and cheerful, looking on the bright side of life. Mary shows her faith in the motto, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” “BUGS” ‘ And when a lady’s in the case, You know all other things give place.” Landon is a mighty fine chap, but beware, girls, he’s a heartbreaker. Good student. Has served faithfully on the football team. Always on hand to have a good time especially when there are “eats.” 18 Fern Medley “I find that nonsense at times is singularly refreshing.” Veritable fiend of merriment. Without her ’tis hard to say what the class would do on “Blue Monday.” Lots of friends, but her friend ship for the opposite sex is only platonic. Faithful member of L. O. P. H. John Howe “JACK” “His nature’s a glass of champagne with the foam on it.” ‘ Jack is a happy-go-lucky, “hail fellow well met.” He is the most popular member of the Senior Class. Has a particular fascination for girls, and is never seen without at least one. He has a peculiar aversion to work in any form, and the chief end of his existence is to have a good time. I yf Mary Sheldrake “MAME” ‘lf naebody cares for me I’ll care for naebody.” Mary is outspoken, but never rash, not much for the serious side of life, nor does work interfere with her necessities of life. Sort of come day, go day kind. Jay Littell “BIDDLE”—“Mark Twain 11” “A poet must needs be before his own age to be even with posterity.” Happy and witty. Generous in his attitude toward others. Always makes a hit with the lad es. “Never troubles trouble till trouble troubles him.” Like all poets, he can bury his sorrow in song. A 0 a aa A i J 'J 20 Ernest Wagner “HUBE” ■“What shall I do to be forever known And make the age to come my own?” 'this boy is ambitious, earnest, pei severing, outspoken in his manner and one of the honor studtius in his class. He will be heard of some lime in the future. Alma Bruce “Virtue and genuine grrce3 in themselves speak wh2t no words can utter.” Alma is of a friendly d sposition. Her ambition is to do good. She is never found lacking a kind, sympathetic word for those less fortunate than hene'.r. 21 Wilson Thonen “SI” “We have here other fish to fry.” Si is rarely separated from his camera. He owns an automobile, too. Mathematics is his hoodoo. 'Ihings begin to hum when Si’s big bass voice booms. President of Student Council, ’15. Zella Hart “Happy am I, from care I’m free.” Zella’s main idea is to take time by the forelock. She always does her work ahead of time. (Unusual in Seniors.) Probably that is why she is so carefree and happy. Mildred Wagner ‘•In virtue nothing earthly could surpass her.” Mildred is characterize!! by her optimistic spirit. Always smiling, always hopes for the best, and always has a good word for everyone. Shepperd Wasbutzky “3HEP.” “A hit, a very palpable hit.” Independent, care free, joyous, are the most important adjectives that describe “Shep’s” attitude toward life. Underneath the brusque exterior, a kind heart and an obliging manner are shown to all who really know Shepperd. 23 Samuel Thomas “SAM” “He was a man, take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again.” Quiet and unassuming; a remarkable student in the commercial department. Put him where you will, and he will “deliver the goods.” Marie Taggart “All the reasonings of men are not worth one sentiment of woman.” Droll, independent, sincere. A feminist in word and deed. A good student and a helpful friend to all who know her. h J yA tX. 24 Frank Merrirran “Truth hath a quiet breast.” Ever staunch and true. A silent, persevering student. Will surmount all difficult es and reach the top. Takes great pleasure in seeing happy faces around him. Ethel Wasbutzky “The palpable obscure.” (?) Ethel is an enigma exceedingly difficult to solve. One day we know her and the next day we idon’t. She is kind and gracious to each and every one in the class. When we know her we realize her worth. r £ 25 Rue Alice Cope “One with more of soul on her face than words on her tongue.” Rue Alice is of a shy, retiring disposition. Never expresses her opinion until called upon, but when once expressed it is invariably right. Anna Holtzman “Neat, not gaudy.” Anna is a model pupil in all respects. A quiet, unassuming manner and a retiring disposition. She is noted for her punctuality, neatness, and order. 26 President’s Address Class of Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen Heaver Falls High School BY EDWARD KEER Honorable School Board, Faculty, patrons and friends of education and students of Beaver Falls High School we cordially welcome you to the exercises in connection with the graduation of the class of 1915 of Beaver Falls High School. The class of 1915 meeting for the last time as a class wish to express their gratitude and sincere appreciation to those who have so kindly assisted 11s in our endeavor to secure an education. First to the members of the Board, who have furnished such excellent facilities for the use of those who wish to develop both their intellectual and physical powers. They have spared neither time nor expense to provide the necessary equipment. Working as they do without com-pensatiion, criticised if the school is not successful, striving to keep taxes down and at the same time provide the best, in buildings, teachers, apparatus, and text-books. Surely these men will receive their reward. We sincerely welcome you here tonight and hope that your interest in 11s will continue in the future as it has in the past. Our Faculty: How shall we ever express the deep debt of gratitude due them for their tireless efforts. We can only wonder at the patience and the wisdom that endured and solved the problems. When we look back through the four long years of High School life, in which we have been so closely associated, we think of your unfailing kindness and the warm friendship existing between 11s. Words do not express our thanks yet we feel that we must show our gratitude for your guidance, and so tonight as we stand before you we look as it were through the vistas of the forests, and catch a glimpse of the great ocean of knowledge, whose shores are boundless: whose depths are unsounded, and where the best we can hope for is to be able to pick up a few shells of knowledge on the shore. Inasmuch as it is worth a lifetime of effort, just to catch a glimpse of this grandeur, we thank you. May the warm friendship existing between the class of 1915 and the Faculty continue through all time. To the patrons and friends of education who have furnished the ‘“Sinews of War,” whose money has paid for these commodious build ■ ings, comfortable furnishings, fine apparatus: and paid for the splendid corps of teachers, we extend out warmest thanks and a hearty welcome. And I now take this opportunity to thank you, my classmates, for vour loyal support: to thank you for the generous courtesy and unfailing kindness with which yoithave overlooked my mistakes. 27 When I think of the pleasant times we have enjoyed together; of triumphs and defeats; of our mutual joys and sorrows; it is with a deep feeling of sadness that 1 address you for the last time as President of the class. But before we go further, it might be well for us to consider the value of that which we have acquired in our course. Is it of any value to you? Is it of any value to those with whom you daily associate? Is it cf any value to the world in general? Classmates after today we meet as individuals. We turn over a new leaf in the book of life. We begin a new chapter. Always keep in mind that the end or aim of education is not to enable us to make a scant living, but what is vastly of more importance, education is to enable us to make a life. In reply to this some may say education does not make lives; citing Lincoln and Carnegie. The question arises how much greater would these men have heen, if they had received only a High School education? On the other hand, some may cite men who have made complete failures in college. Those who have gone through and thrust themselves on the public as parasites. Comrades, such men would never have succeeded in anything. In our own.commumties we have examples of two classes of people. The educated and uneducated. The comparison is very plain. It can be read on their faces, their manners and their actions. To go further would be unnecessary for every one knows that a High School education is valuable. It would not be wise for me to advise or instruct, these, the companions of my school days. We should take a lesson from . small shell fish having this peculiarity; that each year it builds a new room 10 :,s house. As it outgrows its last year's apartment, it moves into a 1? rger 1 more commodious room. This habit has been moved into a beantifi.’ ntitled, The Chambered Nautilus.” “Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul. As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last. Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast. Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea ! 28 “Finis Coronat Opus” Commencement Story by Mary Shaffer. Ho-o-o The call echoed wildly, wierdly down the valley until at last it died away in a faint whisper. And then again I heard it, “Ho-o-o, this time more wild, more wierd than before. For eighteen months our lumber camp had been situated on the highest ridge of the foothills in Pennsylvania. For eighteen months we had seen no faces, heard no voices other than those of our lumbermen,— and now—out of the recesses of the forest, I hear a call, the high piercing i a'l of a woman. Puzzled over the mystery 1 determined to find the cause of the w oman’s solitude, the reason for such a call in such a desolate region. Descending the mountain, I crossed the valley and ascended the opposite hill, guided by the calls, now louder and anon so low that they seemed but the faintest echoes. The illusive receding notes led me over difficult by-ways and rugged paths until 1 emerged at last into a small clearing in the midst of which was a tiny one-room cottage. “Ho-o-o.” This time .he call was clear and 1 was startled beyond all reason. Curioir v and half fearfully 1 looked about me. In the shadows with which ie desk decked the forest I could but dimly discern the outline of a woman's figure. Slight and girlish in form, her unconscious grace of ]X)se suggested a noble nature. She was standing in an opening of the clearing, her face turned toward the last red beams of the setting sun, and in the dull light of those laggard rays I observed the delicate features display a wealth of sadness. Never moving a muscle, she kept up the wierd call, now high, now low. What could it mean? Loth to intrude myself on sorrow I was about to slip quietly away, when my attention was arrested by the approach of a second woman. The same features, touched with a similar sadness, though softened by age, left no doubt as to the identity of the newcomer. Gently she sjxake to the girl and was answered in an undertone. But 1 could with ease hear the mother reply. “Well, daughter, sometime, I hope he will return. Unwillingly 1 heard the girj sob in a petulant manner, “O, tell me the story again.” 29 With the patience which only a mother knows, the soothing voice of the woman repeated a story that the girl had evidently heard before. “You were just beginning to talk, dear, and to call your brother all sorts of funny names. Hut for the most part you delighted in calling him “Wim’ although his real name was William. The speaker paused as in retrospection she heard the childish treble of her sunny haired babe. Then she resumed her story. “We were living on a large farm. One day when your father had gone to town for provisions, I was troubled with several tramps who insolently demanded food. I was young and refused to be frightened by their mumbled threats, hut when near evening, your brother and his playmate failed to return for supper, I began to he alarmed. For awhile T comforted myself with thinking they might have gone to the home of the playmate and forgotten the flight of time. Hut when 1 went to the neighbor's house, neither William nor the playmate had been there. Sighing, the woman paused, mentally viewing the vista of bygone years. “When ! reached home, your father had returned and, together with ti e neighbor's family, we searched far and near for our boys. The woman’s voice broke completely, and the girl in contrition softly said. Xever mind, mother, maybe sometime they'll come back, and you’ll forget the grief you’ve had. Concealed in shadows. I listened to the whole story, first because of a strange interest in the characters and then because of a stranger turmoil within my heart. My name was William. Jack was my companion and always had been. We had never known a home hut had been taken with the lumber jacks wherever they moved their camp. Searching in my memory for more conclusive evidence, I convinced myself that I remembered a barn, a trout brook, and a large elm tree by the roadside. 1 had never understood why I had no mother, hut the lumberjacks had been such rough companions that neither Jack nor T had courage enough to provoke their ridicule. Like a truth, that although unreasonable yet convinces, it seemed that this woman must he my mother, this girl my sister. T entered the clearing and approached the two. I addressed myself to the woman. 1 told her of the pictures my memory painted; 1 told her of my life as I remembered it. But why should T repeat the story of our meeting! Those were sacred moments about which one never speaks. As the evening stars succeeded the amber twilight and the now happy sister went to prepare the evening meal, the mother voluntarily answered the question I longed to ask. She told me of how the little sister of long ago had cried during the night for her missing playmate. She told me of how that same sister, as 30 she grew older, continued to call for me at the sunset hour, in the vain hope that sometime, somewhere. I might hear the call and answer. She told me how wearisome the task had been, how hopeless, how vain, but, in a lower voice she added, ‘‘The end crowns the work. And the leaves in their gentle whispering caught the refrain, and murmured on into the peaceful stillness of the summer ni I t. ‘‘The end crowns the work. “Pussy Wants a Corner” (Commencement Essay by Mary Dougherty.) “All the world’s a stage. And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. These lines suggest indeed a vision of future time. The word stage, though a fitting appellation, m ght be called a playground. Playground— not because we are accustomed to the sight of rosy-cheeked children running to and fro in their revels, but because all mankind are placed in this playground to enter and pursue the more lively game of life. Beautiful is the scene of a merry lot of chTdren in child-like innocence enjoying a game of Round the Mulberry Bush, Ring Around a Rosy, or Blind Man’s Bluff. At the sight our heart seems to leap with joy; their happiness relieves the weight Of many a saddened and more mature heart. But what is the combined pleasure and meaning forcefully brought before us when that same lot of children change the r game to “Pussy Wants a Corner?” Is there not here unconsciously portrayed the real life of man? When the child in lively competition seeks to crowd his neighbor from his corner, there is pictured to us the competition :'n life among men seeking to win places for themselves among their fellow-men. In a measure live is but an illustration of the “survival of the fittest” and it is depicted to us in the more able and sturdy child crowding out his weaker companion. Just as Shakespeare in the “Seven Ages of Man ascribes to different periods, so the nature of “Pussy Wants a Corner” w'll depend upon the age of the participant. In childhood he unconsciously plays his game in developing himself for his corner in life If such development bears fruit he has won the game; if not, he has been the vict m of partial defeat. In youth he finds his contest more serious. His time of development is to some extent past. He must take the fruits of that development, the life that has been formed as a result of it and find a earner expressly cut out and fashioned for him by Providence. Later Pussy, nature, must not t’re of his labors. Ambition must lead him higher and higher. “Bieger. Brighter and Better” must be his slogan. Desire for improvement is never satiated. The higher a man gets the higher he wants to be. He has ever before him a loftier goal and sees his nability to reach this goal. Then, realizing the dependance of man upon man, he applies for help that he may find some empty corner carrying with it more privileges It is here the phrase. “Go to the Next-door Neighbor.” enters the game of life. We are characteristically selfish. The “Ego” is too prominent in our life play. We fail to see a corner open not for us, but which would be ideally adapted to our fellow-men. Despair and discouragement gap open as a fearful chasm before many and we do not hasten to stretch out our hand least they fall. We shirk those divine words: “Do ye therefore unto men as ye would have men do unto you.” There is a niche or corner for every man brought into this world, for 31 Cod does not arbitrarily place us here. We are here to t'ulf 11 a mission and can accomplish that mission only after we have found cur corner and fitted ourselves into it. Some are more fortunate and find their corneis more easily. T hough fortunate their obligation is greater. A soc al duty demands that they help their fellow-men to find corners, They should not shirk their duty by claiming such corners do not exist, for in biblical lan guage we know that not a sparrow falls to the ground w.thout our Heavenly Father’s knowledge and so it is that not a man is placed on th.s earth without a niche into which he may be fitted. Eut what of man’s fitness for his corner? We are constantly hearing about the equality of man. Many questions can, however, be raised as to the mean ng of this equality. No one can contend that all men are endowed with an equal mental capacity. Neither can bodily development, temperament, or character be argued as basis of equality. These present as many varieties as there are sanas in the sea. Man finds himself so differ e,u from every other man that he almost comes to the conclusion that he is cast shiftless n the world accomplishing nothing for the common good. He can find no corner wherein he may fit himself and work out his earLh.y career. He feels himself deserted and in his despair decided that the world contains nothing for him. Such a condit.on is indeed sad, bui pardonable. Spiritual despair, on the other hand, is absolutely without defence. Our eternity lies entirely between us and our God. Every individual must work out h s own salvation. If he fails in this he is the victim of a most wretched and humiliating defeat in “Pussy Wants a Corner.” There is an equality, not to be sure, on the temporal side, but in that spiritual way which is the inheritance of all men; that opportunity to reach the mosi cubl me of all goals—Heaven and everlasting happiness. In this game of life competition has been an all too-important factor in our lives. The tendency to work out plans for our own happiness and '■omfort, irrespective of the happiness and comfort of our fellow-men, has been too prominent. We have too often crowded our brother out of the desirable corner. Human brotherhood has been an ideal, advocated but not practiced. If each one would take up his responsibility there would be an end to the constant batobling and contention among us Man would meet man on common ground; peace, that long-prayed-for blessing, would be showered upon us and the world would rival that Paradise where God first placed man and which he intended man should enjoy. Yet the world is not entirely a wicked world. Man has not wholly forsaken his duty of grasping his neighbor’s hand in a friendly way and at least assisting him in finding his corner. Happily the time is passing when we scorn a man because he is engaged in one of life’s lowly callings. It is our duty to transfer him to a higher corner by enlightening him. The city missionary and the settlement worker, by their God-given talents of time, money and lives, have put a new meaning into the “Golden Rule ” Men and women are fitting their fellow into corners and showing the truer spirit of the Brotherhood of Man. “Pussy Wants a Corner,” but Pussy needs the assistance of man. All that is required to give this assistance is to both advocate and practice the “Golden Rule.” Then and only then can we sincerely say with Lowell, not only for June, but for every month: “And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days: Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten; Every clod feels a stir of might, And instinct within it that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers; The flush of life may well be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys.” 32 CLASS POEM by non THY JACK When we come to the end of our Senior year, And we sit alone with our thoughts. While the years we're reviewing of High School day With the joys that each one has brought. We sense what the end of a perfect year, Can mean to a happy heart, For our thoughts turn back on our career And now as classmates we part. Fink how our classmate Edward, Has such a time with his hair.— It seems that just after washing It stands right up in the air. arry Craebing, our tow-he d d-ncer, Is extremely fond of the girls,— And each new smiling miaden Makes his heart abound in whirls. Esther Daniels, our black-eyed Susan, Says she wants to be a nurse, Hut we're afraid all ailing males Will go from had to worse. Louis Porter, our ladies' man The girls will never shun,— And making eyes and flirting He thinks is lots of fun. T’dwin. our comrade so chubby V.’ill never he verv tHl. Rut in L’kin-r fnct dictation He makes up for it all. 33 Sain Thomas his only comrade, Is living and hoping still His fam’ly will come back and dwell when His heart is—on College Hill. Sliepperd, a stylish young fellow Is exceedingly fond of the dance,— And will go from morn ’till midnight Every time he gets the chance. Oft may we think of Mayme Sheldrake, Who did her share of all work, Her Stenography and English She would never, never shirk. Eern Medley is the next in order Whom we shall call to mind,— She has no outward use for boys But in her heart she’s kind. Nellie Garvin, she’s so very small She hardly seems a Senior, But one can always tell it By her dignified demeanor. In her studies Mary Dougherty Did all the rest excel, Her Latin, Physics and German Were done so very well. Now we’ll speak of Leonard Duncan So tall and quiet and grave, For debating and public speaking He is really very brave. Ethel W. is now listed next In our band so strong and great On Burke’s Conciliation Speech She studied hard and late. To the picture man Cy Thonen We wish to thank him o’er, 34 For taking all our pictures In the gymnasium by the score. Ever we’ll love Mary Shaffer So f itlvful and loyai and true.— May she share this world’s rich blessin; s Her sweet temper claims as its due. Ernest Wagner, our rising young druggist, Does everything just right. And in Physics and Commercial work,— It's mighty nice to be bright. Now we won’t forget Little Miss Elliott, We all do love her so, We think she belongs to us as much As to the faculty—here below. ave we ever known or heard of A boy like Donald Martin, Composing stories and the like, He certainly is smart in. Ender all thoughts so serious We think of Zella Hart, Always so prompt and ready, In her work to take a part. Ne’er can we forget our Anna She is always so ready for fun, And times and on subjects quite serious, --She teased the staid Mr. Crumb. Don’t ever forget Landcn Galtcn Who took a lemon-custard,— And when he rose in English class He always got so flustered. Rue Alice our emblem of innocence, Is always so shy and quiet,— She always had her w’ork to do,— Some of us had better try it. 35 Wen to our lady Pearl Eisley Some tribute now is clue She belongs to the Three-leaf Clovers Who have a spinster’s life in view. Dear wee modest Mildred Wagner, May her heart be kept as sweet As the timid little rcse-bud,— She’s so trim as well as neat. And now we come to Je?n Richards Happy and fu'l of the glow Of youth and its aspirations, And friendships that make it so. Now back to thoughts of Frank Merriman,--We think of him as true To the class of nineteen fifteen, I'll remember him, won’t you? Did ever a boy like Lloyd ilson Have such a reputation For track and football and the like, And a Swift infatuation? For trim little quiet Alma liruce Our thoughts are true and war, May friendship send her brightest beams To keep her from all harm. In fighting for women’s suffrage We think of our Marie, She'll battle hard for women’s rights And get the vote—you’ll see. Free as a lark our Agnes is So popular too in the class,— Her charms ?re full of naturalness Not many can surpass. Time cannot change Frank White So quiet and droll is he,— 36 For buzzing ’round the girls at times lie's like a bumble-bee. E’en our famous Jay Littell, A second Jimmy Wiley, For writing poems and verses lias The tongue of Whitcomb Riley. Everyone thinks of John F. Howe As being cjuite an actor, And in a “Pair of Spectacles,” He was a prominent factor. Now we're through with all our class, Except two of the survivors,— Miss Pearson and our principal, We found them good advisors. Well this is the end of our Senior year, “The end of a journey too,— And it leaves a thought that is big and strong With a wish that is kind and true,— Memory has painted this perfect year In colors that never fade. — And we'll find at the end of this last fond year The many friends we've made. 37 Probably one of the most distinguished members of the High School Faculty is Miss Adda M. Elliott, head of the English department. She has been with us for a long, long time—(we hope she will remain longer). In fact, very few persons can remember when Miss Elliott first made her debut as a teacher in B. E. H. S. And speculation as to her age is a thing of uncertainty. In her own words she has said; “Men may come, and men may go, but I go on forever.” Day after day, year after year, her commanding figure occupies a position in room number seven, where she patiently attempts to pound the rudiments of the English language into the dense craniums of the students who have assembled with fear and trembling, under her jurisdiction. As a matter of fact. Miss Elliott is an authority upon all questions dealing with the proper use of the English language. But she has developed a peculiar capability of finding out just what her classes do not know about said language. Hence, it is not unusual that relations existing between student and teacher become seriously complicated, on account of the monthly grade in English. It does not pay to “loaf on the job” while studying English under Miss Elliott. She is fair and square. In the monthly reports, she gives you exactly what you deserve, no more, no less. Every one is her friend; everyone loves and respects her; everyone goes to her for advice, and her motherly nature so becomes her, that she has well earned the title of “Grandma.” In recognition of her valuable service, her many friends have desired that some form of commemoration be made. Thanks to our ingenuity, we have completely outwitted the above-mentioned lady, and as a result, her smiling countenance adorns these pages. 38 STUDENT COUNCIL 1914-15 On April 30, a debating team composed of Ernest Wagner, Leonard Duncan. Claience Duncan and Donald Martin, as alternate, representing the Shakespeaie Literary club, journeyed to Pittsburg whee they me- a similar team at Allegheny High School. The que tion debated was: Re solved. That the Monroe Doctrine Should be Abolished ” Beaver Falls upheld the negative side of the quest on. The boys were quite confident of winning and accordingly were much surprised when the decision was awarded to Allegheny. The opposing debaters did not put up a very conclusive argument, but their delivery was forceful and on this point the dec sicn was based. The same teams debated thesame question in the Carnegie Auditorium, Beaver Falls, on May 21, and the decision was again given to Allegheny. I . On April 9 it seemed as if a breath of Fatherland wafted into the High School gym. Miss Reed pleasantly entertained the German students, faculty, and a number of German ministers with a German evening. The main attractions of the evening were a debate and a pantomine. The affair was all conducted in German and at its close a German lunch was served. All in all. the entertainment was one out of the ordinary and Miss Reed deserves to be highly congratulated upon the success of the evening. Friday evening, the 13th, it was whispered about that the infants were to entertain. We looked for ‘Mother Goose Melodies” and infant le games but our young friends proved themselves more mature and found little d'f-ficulty in pascsing a very enjoyable evening. They departed for their homes wishing there might be a Freshman party every week. 40 SHAKESPEARE LITERARY CLUli 1914-15 After almost a year’s hard work on Vlrg l’s Aeneid. Prof. Lewis accompanied by four girls of the Virgil class made a trip to Pittsburg where they witnessed a fine production of “Trojan Women” presented by the Little Theater Company of Chicago at the Nixon theatre. It was a rare treat and the only thing for which to be so-rry, was that more of the class (i d not join the party. The scenic effects were very enhancing and the play of lights upon the stage during the burning of Troy furnished a scene not soon to be forgotten. The play depicted the lamentations of the Trojan nomen alter the fall of the city. The most effective and impressive scene was that of the parting of Andromache and little Astyanax. T he impression that the stage picture made upon the aud ence was one that will always leinain them for it portrayed with great vividness the horrors of the war and the effect upon the women. I rof. ( rumb took great pleasure in exhibiting h s art in sweet-meats b preparing a treat of “sweets to the sweet” and unlike “Little Jack Horner that sat in the corner,” he invited the faculty to help him partake of his Raster pie. It was certainly good for maple sweets are just as fine as sugar plums. The new staff for 1915-16 has been elected by the Student Counc 1. It is comprised of a great deal of new material and we wish them success for ihe coming year. The Council could not well have chosen a better or more elticient Stall and we hope the student body will awake to its own responsibility and lend a helping hand to the new Staff. It is not just for the few ot the Staff to be expected to do all the work without assistance and co-operation of schoolmates. If each one would do a little the lot of the Staff would be much easier and the material for the paper much better. We lullj realize The Tiger ’ has not been up to the standard during the past year and ’tis not that the members of the Staff have been sh rking their duty, but that quite a number have refused to recognize a duty that belongs to them. So “Students wake up” and assist your Staff in having the best paper possible for the coming year. The following are the members of the new Staff: Editor-in-Chief............ Assistant Editor........... Athletic Editor............ Art Editor................. Business Manager........... Assistant Business Manager News Editor................ Personal Editor............. Exchange Editor............. Alumni.................... ............. Duane Strock ......... . Margaret Ba ley ..............David Reeder ...........William Denhart ............ Conn Kennedy ............Harold McLaren ............Madeline Young .............. Lyl.a Brown ................Sara Swift Myer Berkman, Rena Roney Wilson Merriman of College Hill proved himself a jolly good fellow one evening during the past month by entertaining the basketball boys and their friends and also the following members of the faculty: Mr. Green, Mr. 4 2 C.aut, Mr. Carson, Mr. Edgar, Miss Bell and Miss Cook. They spent a very enjoyable evening and like old war heroes enjoyed talking of past victories. They departed for their homes voting Mr. Merriman a jolly and clever entertainer and heartily thank him for h's hospitality. Mr. Fred Ransom has set a good example to some of the Alumni by his generous donation of three dozen handsome candlesticks for use in decoration and lighting the banquet tables in the Gym. Many thinks Mr. Ransom, and may ye all follow in his footsteps. There are many opportunities for other donations. The A. Junior Class prepared a festive hall and a banquet fit for the gods when they entertained the Seniors at the annual banquet. The Gym was gaily decorated and the tables laden with an abundance of good things to which all did ample justice. The banquet consisted of four courses and was daintily served by the Junior girls. Mr. Crumb acted as an efficient toastmaster and his toasts were responded to by the members of the faculty-present, Lloyd Wilson and Mary Shaffer of the class of ’15 and Clarence Duncan, Chester Nagel and Victoria Dan e! of the class of ’14. Another feature of the evening’s entertainment was a short farce, entitled “An Obstinate Family.” The play was full of humor and each one portrayed his part well and drew a vivid picture of the obstinacy of woman and its d'sas-trous results. Following is the cast of characters, to whom great credit must be given for training themselves so splendidly: An affectionate Husband......................................Harry K nsel His Wife .................................................. Bertha Moyer His Mother-in-law ........................................ ictoria Daniel His Father-in-law ......................................... George Boyd Lucy, a Maid.............................................Frances Campbell The Butler............................................... Edward Solomon The evening as a whole surpassed anything ever done at the H gh School. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed himself and the Senior class extend their heartiest thanks for the splendid entertainment. During the first week of May the public of Beaver valley were offered a rare treat in the Beaver Falls High School by a beautiful Art Exhibit displayed by the Elson Art Company. For three evenings there was a display of fine copies of some of the rarest pictures known in the world of art. It is much to be regretted that a greater appreciation of this exhibit was not displayed as for some unknown reason the attendance was not nearly what it should have been. We fear it shows a lack of appreciation and interest in things pertaining to the school by those who should be most deeply interested. Great commendation should be given those who favored us with their presence. Although from a financial standpoint it did not result as successfully as we expected, yet much benefit was derived in the class rooms by the study of the different pictures and by an increased knowledge of the artists and their work. Some few pictures were bought and some few donated, and the High School will feel enriched by the addition of even those few. A very pleasing musical and literary entertainment was given each even'ng. 43 GIRLS BASKET BALL TEAM 1915-14 BASEBALL. Owing to the incompletion of the new athletic grounds, it was decided that, for this year. Beaver Palls High would not have a baseball teim. This announcement came as a big disappointment to the several baseball stars and fans of the school, but it :s hoped that conditions will be reversed next year, as from all indications, they will be. TRACK. s usual B F H. S. proved herself efficient in track this year, and has just about finished a very successful season. About thirty candidates came out for the team, and many new stars have come to view, a ong wi many promising future stars. The inter-class meet, held at Geneva’s athletic field, proved itselt 'er. interesting. The Juniors of the high school found the other three classes easy picking, the third class men winning the meet with a total of 6, points, as compared w th 23 points scored by the Freshman class, the nearest competitor The Juniors took the lead in the first event, and were never m danger of being headed by any of the other classes. The results: ' 50 yard dash—Kennedy. Bell. Hansom. Time 0 seconds. Shot Put_Harr. Carl. Braden. Distance 38 ft. 4 in. 100 yard dash—Ransom. Kennedy. Graebing. Time 11 seconds. Miie run—Horowitz. Harr. Seaman. Time 5 min. 21 sec. 220 yard hurdles—L. Wlson. Heed. Bell. Time 30 seconds. Broad jump—L. Wilson. Graebing, Metheny. Distance 19 ft. 8 in 220 yard dash—-Hansom. Graebing. Kennedy. Time 24.3 seconds. Half mile run—Fisher. Horowitz. Bonlding. Time 2 min. 31 sec. 440 yard dash—Ransom, Metheny. Stark. Time 60 seconds. 5 High jump—Braden, Boulding, Graebing. Height 4 ft. 8 in. Mile relay—Juniors (Braden, Ransom, Horowitz, Bell.) Time 4 min. 51 sec. Juniors 57, Freshmen 23, Seniors 17, Sophomores 8. BEAVER VALLEY IXTEKSCHOLASTIC MEET. The Beaver Valley Interscholastic meet was the scene of many surprises on Saturday, May 15, 1915. In the first place, to the surprise and delight of local enthusiasts, Beaver Falls High School easily walked away with first honors of the meet, New Brighton finishing second, with Rochester third. The day was iTieal for the occasion and a large crowd witnessed the various events. The biggest surprise of the day was the excellent sprinting of Harry Graebing, a Senior in Beaver Falls High School. To the consternation of New Brighton and Rochester, he carried off first place in the 50, 100 and 220 yard dashes. Following close in Graebing’s footsteps. Brown Ransom carried off second honors in these three events, and first place in the 440 yard dash, which was won in the remarkably short time of 53.2 seconds the results; Points to be scored—Relay 10, 5 and 3; other events 5, 3 and 1. 50 yard dash—Graebing, B. F., first; Ransom, B. F„ second Townsend, N. B., third. Time 5.3 seconds. 12 lb shot put—Miller, Roch.; Harr, B. F.; Carl, B. F. Distance 40 ft. 9 in. 100 yard dash—Graebing, B. F.; Ransom, B. F.; Curran, Roch. Time 10.3 seconds. Half mile run—Anderson, N. B.; Hamer, N. B.; Parson, Roch. Time 2 min. 10 sec. 220 yird hurdles—L. W.lson, B. F.; G. Golden, N. B.; T. Wilson, B. h. Time 28 seconds. Broad jump—Curran, Roch; Townsend, N. B.; L . i.son, B. F. Distance 19 ft. 8 1-2 in. 220 yard dash—Graebing. B. F.; Ransom, B. F.; Fleming, Roch. Time 23.3 seconds. Mile run—Parson, Roch.; Horowitz. B. F.; Anderson, N. B. Time 5 min. 3 sec. 440 yard dash—Ransom, B. F.; Morrison, N. B.; F.em.ng, Roch. Time 53.2 seconds. High jump—Hawkins, N. B.; Braden. B. F.; Townsend, N. B. Height 5 ft. 1 1-4 in. Relay_fjew Brighton, first; Rochester, second; Beaver Falls, third. Time 3 min. 4 0 sec. Po'nts scored—B. F. H. S., 49; N. B. H. S.. 35: R. H. S., 24. 47 BEAVER COUNTY CHAMPIONS 1914 + —H 1 • | THE ALPS CONFECTIONERY .Manufacturers of SUTTER AND BURNS CANDIES, ICE CREAMS AND FRUIT ICES DRUGGISTS BEAVER FALLS, PENNA. Both Phones T. M. GILCHRIST 4 1310 Seventh Avenue BEAVER FALLS, PA. Get your overcoats, suits GRAND THEATRE and sweaters cleaned at Beaver Falls Piper Fullerton The Only One True Treatre In The County j Launders and Dry Cleaners We Show Only The Best Pictures j Beaver Falls, Pa. I Admission Always Five Cents j | | J. D. McANLIS SON Jewelers j 1108 7th Ave. iHOFFMAN’S] Candy Cigars Soda Perfumery Stationery Drug Sundries Free Delivery Both Phones AT 1 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, ! i BEX ALL DRUG STORE HOFFMAN’S „ ..... . .. .. .. .. ... I i Sanitary Plumbing | JOHN L. 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