Bedford High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Bedford, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 182 of the 1923 volume:

Gr 5) a of im 3L eft iouccx 3C.S. lute, 9 thirteenth volusw IVip Pioneer we hive tried to ytesetA a rettertmn ot toe i e ot the Altai1) at BpAVnut Hu]h 5thaut awt u i tht CA SS ot ‘21. |§® I Pack 2 £B.fO. ‘JL ffi lOiXCCi Ctato of 1923 r To Out F rents in achnouledqmpnt of '' -tt)Pir carpFul traimnq, ItlPir unstinted SatnFiCP, andtlipir never-Failinq inspiration, ttip 5emor Class oF i?23 , do. as a tnbutp of our affectionate appreciation, dedicate this volume uF The Pioneer. Pack 8 CfaM of 1923 3L 6 toiurci n TK.$. Assistant Editor....... Business Manager...... Assistant.............. Literary Editor....... Assistant............ Art Editors............ Historian............. Dramatic Editor........ Public Speaking Editor Pioneer Staff Editor-in-chief.............. ............Catherine Butler .............. Irvins: Koettcr ..............Robert Shoulty ____Mary Elizabeth Plummer .................Bessie Short .................Nelson Sears Ralph Callahan ....................Ruth Fish ................Ellen Michie ............ Elizabeth Sears ...........Charles F. Benzel Society Editor............. Athletic Editor............. Assistant ................. Student Editor.............. Department Editor........... Daily Events Editor......... Assistant .................. Joke Editor................. Visual Education Editor.. . . Assistant.................. Faculty Advisors M. J. Abbett Miss Mitchusson Miss Ellis ......Marjorie Shirlaw ..........May Martin ............Alice Smith ... Mary Louise Norton ...........Elsie Foster ......Alberta Blessing ...........Marie Keith .........John Campbell .........John Brooking Mary Margaret Wallner Page 4 L 3C 3L (Pi icnecx Cfaai of 1923 THE PIONEER STAFF Page 5 A Cf«AA of 1923 3L ti 1 OliC-CS 3.3C Our Superintendent As every organization is what its leader makes it. so Bedford High School has gone farwaro under the capable leadership of Mr. E. W. Montgomery. He was well prepared to do the things he has done: he received his A. B. and A.'M. degree from Indiana University. He has also done Graduate Work at Indiana, at the University of Chicago, and at Columbia University. Mr. Montgomery took a leading partin obtaining the enlargement of our building, and today it ranks as one of the finest buildings of its kind in the state of Indiana. And this year, in co-operation with Mr. Abbett. he has aided in making possible.visual education, from which endless good has. and will. come. He has worked with Mr. Abbett in making our basketball and track traditions. In short, he has stood forithc biggest and best in helping Bedford High School. We‘.hope,that'our high school will always have a man with such strong personality '.tolleadlforward the classeslthat follow us. Pack 6 3C (JL 6 to ncct G iaa of 1988 Our Principal Seven years ago. our high school was most fortunate in having added to its faculty and in having made principal of its organization, a man of rare moral fibre. Merle J. Abett, who in recent years, has brought our school forward beyond the vaguest dreams of our elders who earnestly struggled for the cause of education in Bedford. His career previous to his coming to Bedford was most successful. He was graduated from Franklin College, receiving an A. B. degree. loiter, he received his A. M. degree at Columbia University. He entered the teaching field at Hopewell High School. From there, he went to Manual Training High School at Indianapolis, where he taught for several years. Since coming to Bedford, he has blazed a trail of honor and success. He has turned out basketball teams that have stood among the first: track teams that have surpassed any previously known, and above all. he has instilled in the students under his leadership a spirit of carrying on to a higher and nobler goal a spirit which will always characterize Bedford High School. He is not only locally recognized a leader, but also throughout the state. In 1921. he held the presidency of the board of control of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. He has also held offices in the Organization of State Principals and in the Public Discussion league. In leaving Bedford High School, we shall carry forth the memory of a man who always encouraged the noblest and best in us. Pack 7 Gkw of 1923 3L ffi umcei 3C Board of Education Pack 8 6 HOVJ ?l|f 61 « = §)G1B CLss of 1923 Pack 10 3L touccx 3C .... Jlic iJuinee 0a4£ of 1923 fACULTV Pack 11 1923 MISS KK1KDLKY lliatcry Page 12 MISS ALLEN Muthrmatiro C 5 40licet 3CS MISS MITCIIUSSON Enel! MISS KMKRV KiwIbJi B.3C.S. ...... — «Jl� e vAonccx MISS ALEXANDER Latin MISS CHASE KmrtWl of 1923 MISS DUHRKNBKRGKR KnslUfc llOH') MISS ROTH IWKh Page 13 CKoaa of mx MISS Kltt'SK Stwlac MK. IIAKKISON History MatKrratic� Page 14 UL £P. tonca 3C Ml STEV ARSON Malhcmnlic� MISS GREEN Knirluh � 3C 3L (Pi ionce MI.«S ALFORD L tin MR. STUCKKY Manuel Training CfuAA of 1923 MISS BRUCE Coo , in MR. TOOLE Public Spcakin Pace 15 Qtatoofim MISS MITCIIKM. I'hrair ! Training Pace 16 Vlt. MORSE ScWivcv 3L fft HITK.S. MISS PAINTER Ijitin KnirlUh MR. MeKINLEY Stove Work MISS KLIJS Art MISS 8L1PIIKIC Knclinh Aft 3K« umeev 0au of 1923 MISS DOUT Comunlal MK. BKINKLOW Mu.« Pace 17 Q’« of ms 3L 9 loncct fH3C To the Class of 1 923 launch out your Mayflower on the boundless sea; New worlds are waiting for you as you leave: Your little bit of silver you must weave Into the fabric of Life’s tapestry; Your youthful dreams are now like sun washed gold. Although in Life’s most precious largesses The jagged crosses and Gethsemanes Are hidden: still—keep faith, like knight of old. The road perhaps is rough: the shadows long, So be a torch: a prophesy: a song: The motif of your melody will surge Sometimes to heights of beauty, and will merge Into the shadows of The Postern Gate:— Stand firm: love truth and honor: serve—and wait. Pack 18 flic fft toitcct of 1923 Pace 19 0OA4 of J923 file 40 tlCCX 3C The Senior Class of 1923 Organization President Vice-president Secretary Treasurer Sponsor Colors Flower Motto Joseph L. Quinn Irving Koetter Catherine Butler - Mary Elizabeth Plummer Miss Clara Friedley Silver and Turquoise Blue Pink Rose Loyalty Integrity Faith Education Page 20 £B.3CC ■ ifi Pianect CtaAA of 1923 MAKJORIK SIIIKI,AW BKS8IK SHORT AI.IIKHTA DRESSING CHARLES DENZEL Pace 21 JOHN HINSHAW FRANCIS KKITIILEY NELSON SEARS GERTRUDE STONE Page 22 B.3CS. 3L ft lonccx CfaAA of 1923 l-OTTIK BARTI.KTT ELIZABETH SEARS MARIE KEITH KEMMA BARTLETT RUTH SHULTZ MARION HACK LEMAN ESTHER CARLTON ROBERT TORFHY Page 23 HOWARD LOSSON CORRIKK TODD ALBION HOWARD MARGARET JOHNSON BLNORA SHAKR Pace 2A GLADYS STIIT EMERY GREENE NOVELLA SMITH £B.nC.§. 3L (Pi toucct 0om of 1923 MARGARET MfCALLUM AVANELLE CLARK ROWES'A SPBAIt MARY MARGARET WALLS'KR RUTII JAMISON FRANK PITMAN ARTHUR COLLINS MYRTLE MCMILLAN Page 25 C(aM of -1923 ' «JllC f lOtlCe ■ CLYDE KIMBKELL MARY MARGARET O'CONNELL ANNA MAICY DKI FEN DORK LUCILLE ELLISON BERTHA JACOBS Page 26 DANIEL MAHONEY ROBERT HARDISON KATIIAKYN BUCKNER KENNETH LYNCH FLORENCE BATMAN ERWIN JOHNSON DEE RAGSDALE Page 27 HELEN SI'AULDING CLYDE MITIIELL WILLIAM DUNLAP LOIS BRIGHT ss of 1923 3L fPi lonecx CLAUDK McCART JOHN CAMPBELL EMMETT LAVENDER MILDRED EDWARDS MILLARD TAYLOR Pace 28 BERNICE DUNLAP ESTEI.I. BELL DALE CLAM PITT WINNIE BOZARTII CHARLES SEARS C.I.ENN O'BRIEN Itl’TII HASS aac 3L £fc «oncc au«o ESTA BLACKWELL ROSELLA DOWLING RUTH KISH EARL BELL PA G E 29 t9ZS Las of ms 3L (Pi tOtlCCt 3C WARREN KOWE MARIE STEICIJT7 MAY MARTIN HOLLACE JACKSON ALICE SMI1H CLYDE LEE VIRGINIA PITMAN MARY LOUISE NORTON PACE 30 ft3C 3L ffi toncot Cfaw of 1923 HKI.KN JOHNSON COLEMAN RIDGE HELEN PERKINS MARY TURPIN HELEN DUS8ARD DOLORES IIANNEK OLt of 1923 fjjhc ioncM 6K.3C Achievements of Class of 1923 -Mary .Margaret O’Connell -“Mickey. always prominent because of her size. Glee Club. 2, 3. 4. Chorus, 2, 3. 4. Marie Kicth—“Lolly the llirt of the school infallibly on the trail of a fellow, but had time for a few activities. Pioneer Stall. 4. Chorus. I. 2, 3. 4. Glee Club. 1. 2. 4. Mixed Glee Club. 4. Girls’ League Basket Ball, I. 2, 3. Girls’ Varsity, 4. Athletic Association. 1, 2. 3. 4. Dramatics. I. 2, 3. 4. Ruth Schultz Ted” how does it feel to be popular? Glee Club. 1. 2. Chorus. 1. 2. 4. Girls' Basket Ball. 1. 3. .Mildred Kd wards Mil” had some time outside her studies for the activities. Chorus. 1.4. Glee C.lub. 2. Debating. 3. 4. Athletic Association. 2. Catherine Butler Catherine was always busy on something and always writing interesting stories for the Student. Glee Club, 2. 3. (■iris’ Basket Ball. 1. Chorus, I, 2. 3. 4. Debating. 2. Student StalT. 3. 4. Pioneer StalT, 4. Margaret Johnson the solemn pursuer of Knowledge in all its forms, found time to sing a little bit and also debate. Chorus, 1. 4. Glee Club. 2. 3. Debating, 3. Atholctic Association, 2. Dolores Banner always seen with Buth l-’ish, consequently their activities are about the same. Chorus, 1. 2. 4. Girls’ Glee Club, I. 2. 4. Debating. I. 2. 3. Athletic Association. 1. 2. Ruth Fish shadow of Dolores: see her list. Girls' Basket Ball. 1. 2. Girls’ Glee C.lub. 2. Chorus, I, 4. Debating. 3. Athletic Association, 1, 2, 3. Pioneer StalT, 4. Klizabeth Sears -“Lizzie, “Rastus has bad a very busy time in B. II. S. This list reads almost like a list of everything in the curriculni. Student StalT. 4. Pioneer StalT. 4. Literary Club. 4. Debating. I. 2. 3. 4. Vice-President Debating Lcaguc,4. Varsity Debating Team. 2, 3, 4. Public Discussion. 3. 4. Student Committee, 4. Chorus. I, 2. Girls' Basket Ball league, 1, 2, 3. Girls’ Second Team, 3. Girls' Glee Club. 1. 2, 4. Mixed Glee Club. 3. Athletic Association. 1. 2. 3. 4. Dramatics, 3. Marie Steiglitz it seems that Marie is following in Caruso's faltering steps. Girls’ Glee Club. 1. 2. 4. Chorus, 1. 2. 3. 4. Alice Smith Didn't have much time her Senior year; of course she had letters to write. Girls’ Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. 4. Debating League, 1. Chorus, I. 2. 3, 4. (■iris' Basket Ball League, 1. Pioneer StalT, 4. Mildred Sears Milly, it seems that you were with Marie Steiglitz when it came to music. Girls’ Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. 4. Chorus, 1. 2, 3, 4. (■iris’ Basket Ball League, 1. Pace 32 £B.fHL§. ' ■■■■ ■ iltc 5Aon««t Kcma Bartlett - Kem, another musician. Chorus, I. 2, 3. 4. Katharyn Buckner Kitty.” can you sing? Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Lottie Bartlett Bed, you must have been with Kitty part of the time. (■iris Basket Ball. I. 2. 4. Girls' Clce Club, 1. 2. Mixed (ilec Club, I. 2. Chorus. I. 2. 3. 4. Magaret McCallum You had too long a walk to school to spend time on activities. Girls' Glee Club. I. 2. 4. Chorus, I. 2. 4. Debating. I. Virginia Pitman Pillic, it must be great to be a famous basketball player. Is it? Glee Club. 2. Chorus. 3. Girls’ Basketball. 2. 3. 4. Lois Bright another singer. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Glee Club. I. 2. Novella Smith our class seems filled with throat artists. Chorus, I. 2, 3. 4. Glee Club. 2. 4. Physical Training, 1. Anna Mary Deifendorf how does it feel to he tall and stately. Ann? Chorus, I. 2. 3. Debating. 3. 4. Physical Training. 1. Girls’ Basketball. 1. Berths Jacobs more music. Chorus. I. 2. 3. 4. (ilee Club. I. 2. Mary Louise Norton -you and your s|h cs were always busy at something. hut generally Civics and History. Pioneer Stall. 3. 4. Student Staff. I. 2. 4. Chorus. I. 2, 3, 4. Giris' Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. 4. Librarian. Girls Club. 4. Student Committee. 4. Athletic Association. I, 2. 3. 4. (iirls’ Basketball League. 1. Dramatics. 1. Myrtle MacMillian Mac,” another protege of Brinklow. (ilee Club. I. Chorus. 1. 2. Mary Kli .abeth Plummer Goodness gracious, what a list! Is there anything in school that you weren’t? Secretary. Junior ('.lass, 3. Treasurer, Senior ('.lass, 4. Kditor. Student, 4. Pioneer Staff. 3. 4. Literary Club. 4. Debating tongue, I. 2. 3. 4. President. Debating tongue. 4. Captain. Winning Debating Tram. 3. Varsity Debating Team. 2. 3. 4. Public Discussion. 3. 4. Student Committee, 4. Chorus. I. ............ Glee Club. 1.2. Dramatics, 2. Girls’ Basketball. I. 2. Marion Hnckleman “Hack, a busy man. especially during Junior year. Glee Club. I.' 2. Chorus. I. 2. 3. 4. President, Junior ('.lass, 3. Band. I. 2. 3. 4. Orchestra. 1. 2. 3. 4. Track. I. 2. 3. Winning la-ague Team. 1. 3. John Hinshaw Gee. John, you did an awful lot this last year. Debating. 4. tongue Basketball. 4. Track. 4. Glee C.lub. 4. Chorus. 4. Student Staff. 4. Secret a rv-Trea su re r, I .i tera rv Club. 4. ‘ Warren Rowe Bosie. won't you come back and lead yells for us some time, please? Orchestra. 1. 2. Band. I. 2. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Veil toader, 2, 3. 4. Glee Club. I. 2. 3. Mixed Glee Club. 3. toague Basketball, I. 2. 3. Mary Margaret Wallner a big mem-In-r of the office gang: wasn’t there all the time, it seems. Glee Club. I. 2. 3. 4. Chorus. 2, 3. 4. Pace 33 CtaAA of 1923 —------ Girls Basketball, I, 2. 3, 4. Coach. Girls’ league. 4. Winning League Team. 3. Pioneer Staff. 4. Student Staff. 4. Athletic Association. I. 2. 3, 4. Cadet Teaching. 4. Student Committee. 4. Bessie Short Beakie was too busy in the ofllcc to spend much time in activities. Glee Club. I. 2. Basketball. 1. 2. Pioneer Staff. 4. Chorus. I. 2. 3. 4. May Martin “Chick. you were pretty busy at that, wern't you? Hut who is going to look after Hob for you? Chorus. 1, 2. 3. 4. Girls Glee Club. I. 2. 3. 4. Secretary, Glee Club. 4. Cadet Teaching. 4. Athletic Association. I. 2. 3. 4. Girls' Basketball League. 1. 2. 3. Girls’ Varsity. 4. Literary Club. 4. Dramatics. 3. 4. Pioneer Staff. 4. Student Staff. 4. John Capmbcll Johnnie seems to have been greatly interested in Boys’ leagues. Keep after it: Purdue needs another l)cn White. Chorus. I. 2. 3. Debating League. 3. 4. League Basketball. 1. 2. 3. 4. Literary Club. 4. Site 5 umcex — — Daniel Maroney Dan. Dan. the literary man. league Basketball. 1. 3. 4. Chorus. 1. 3. 4. Track. I. John Brooking You had had a lot of studies. John, but you did some hot” managing on the financial end of the Student. Debating. I. 2. 3. league Basketball. I, 2. Glee Club. I. Varsity Debating. 2. 3. Student Staff. 2, 3. Tryout for the South Central. 2. Pioneer Staff, 3. Oratory. 3. Charles Ben .el Cliaz. better rest awhile, now. Orchestra. I. Chorus, I. 3. Glee Club. 1. league Basketball. I. 2. Winning lx ague Basketball. 2. Athletic Association, I. 2. 3. 4. Honor Boll. 1. 2. 3. 4. Student Staff. 2. 3. 4. Assistant Kditor, Student.” 3. 4. Treasurer. Junior Class. 3. Pioneer Staff. 2. 3. 4. Varsity Track. 3. 4. Captain. Vnrsitv Basketball. 4. Won B. 2. 3. 4. Secretary. Athletic Association. 4. Kditor-in-Chicf. “Pioneer. 4. Kllcn Michic HI.” always acting or reading. Pioneer Staff. 4. Chorus. 1. 2. 4. Student Committee, 4. Athletic Association. 1. 2. 3. Dramatics, 1. 2. 3, 4. Beading. 3. 4. Vice-President. Junior Class, 3. Arthur Collins Art” wasn't wholly taken up with achieving fame and honor. Chorus. I. 2. Basketball. I. 2. Kenneth Lynch Kenny. the driver of the school bus. How many miles have you run her around town. Kenny? Debating. I. 3. Chorus. 1, 2. Track. 1. 3. Athletic Association. I. 3. leagues. I. 2. Winning League Team. I. Charles Sears Charlie. an ardent admirer of Bohumir Kryl. A great track man faster than a scared rabbit. Hand. I. 2. 3. 4. Boys' Glee Club. I. 3. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. Debating. I. 3. Varsity Track. I. 2. 3. 4. Boys’ league. I. 2. 3. Second Team. 2. 4. Robert Torphy Torph. athletics tried hard to get you. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. Leagues. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pack 3 5B.fTC.S. ' 1 — Jltc fAoncct Track. 1. 2. 3. Second Team, 3, 4. Frances Keithly “Frail. you did a lol after getting Civics and llistorv. Chorus. J. 2. 3. 4. Girls’ Glee Club, 1. 2, 4. Athletic Asssociation. I. 2. 3. Student Committee, 4. Mixed Glee Club. 3. Alberta Blessing Bertie, the prima donna of B. H. S.; also heavyweight guard of girls' team. Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. 4. Girls’ leagues. 1. 2. Girls’ Varsity. 3, 4. Annual Stall. 3. 4. Chorus. 1, 2. 3, 4. Athletic Association. I, 2, 3, 4. Robert llarbison Bob. who gets the honor next year of having the biggest feet. Chorus, 1. 2. 3. Debating. 2. Boys’ Leagues, 3, 4. Elsie Foster you and Mary Elizabeth make some combination. Were you ever separated long? Girls’ Basketball. 2. Glee Club. 2. Chorus. 2. 4. Literary Club. 4. Pioneer Staff, 4. Student Staff. 4. Erwin Johnson —“Fat, who retains your powers of argumentation in the Civic classes when you arc gone? Boys’ Basketball. 1. 2. 3. 4. Track. I, 2. Chorus, 1. 2. 3. Debating, 2. 3. 4. Millard Taylor—Athletics claimed this fair young lad. Boys’ leagues, 1, 2, 3, 4. Track. 1. 2. 4. Albion Howard—“Al. a wise old bird. Basketball. I. Glee Club, 1, 2. Chorus. I, 2. 3. Elementary Band. 4. Athletic Association. 1. 3. Estill Bell the Boys’ leagues will be almost put out of commission by your graduation. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Basketball. 1. 2. 3. 4. Track. 2. 3. Earl Bell— Url,” it was mighty sweet of you and Estill to stay together this Senior year. Basketball. 1. 2. 3. 4. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Track, 4. Clyde Mitchell—“Milch. well I got through, now what I do. Chorus. I. 2. 3. 4. Track. 2. 3. Glee Club. 2. 3. 4. Frank Pitman — “Hank,” the windjammer of Brink's looters. “Fatty” will try to fill your shoes. Orchestra, 1. 2. 3, 4. Band. 1. 2. 3. 4. Chorus, 1. 2, 3, 4. Mixed Glee Club. 3. ' CL„ of 1923 Boys’ Glee Club. 1, 4. Bernice Dunlap—What! no “fours in yours? Girls’ Glee Club. I. 2. Girls’ Basketball, 2. Chorus, I. 2. 3. Winnie Bozarth -More music. Glee Club. 1, 2. Chorus. 1. 2, 4. Girls' Basketball, I, 2, 4. Gladys Stripp—Of course, whatever Winnie did. Gladys did. Glee Club. 1. Chorus, 1, 2. 4. Girls’ Basketball. 1. 3. Emmet Lavender another of the orchestra. What will the leagues do without you? Chorus, 1. 2. 3. Glee Club. 1. 2. 3. Quartet. 1. Boys’ Basketball. 1. 2. 3. 4. Orchestra. 1, 2. 3, 4. Track. 1, 4. Glenn O’Brien— Curly, the barber's friend. Is Bedford as good or better than Ottawa? Ottawa High School, 1. 2. 3. Leagues, 4. Marjorie Shirlaw Marj, what will Jeannette do all by herself, now that you arc leaving? Glee Club, 1. 3. 4. Girls’ Basketball. 1. 2. Vice-President, Glee Club. 4. Pioneer Staff, 4. Avanelle Clark who gets your tyj e- P a c e 35 CtuMofm3----------------------------- writer next year? Glee Club. 4. Chorus, 1, 2, 3. 4. Remington Typist Award, 4. Clyde Kimbrcll ■•“Kim, stick to it: some day you'll own the Western Union. Boys’ leagues, I. 2, 3. Orchestra, I. 2, 3. Chorus, I. 2. Klnora Sharr our studious scholar. C.irls’ Basketball. 1. Chorus, 1. 3. 4. Glee Club, 2. Huth Jamison you bad the position, alright! It must be great to be in the cafeteria all the time. Glee Club. 1. 2. 3.4. Chorus, I. 2. 3. Corrlnnc Todd you weren’t here long, but you were here altogether when you did come. Glee Club, 1. 4. Debating. 1. 4. Chorus, 4. Helen Dussard Now what do I do? Chorus, 1, 2, 3. 4. Glee Club. 1. Girls’ Basketball. 1. Rowcna Spear composer of poems for Mary Elizabeth's paper. Girls' Basketball. 2. 3. Glee Club. 3. 4. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Debating. 2. Orchestra. 3. 4. Kmery Green a mighty man was he. —............... kJ ioixccx 1 League Basketball. I. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. Track. 2. Mary Turpin a quiet, modest soul. Chorus, 1. 4. C.irls’ Basketball. 2. 4. Joseph I.. Quinn the noise maker on every and any occasion. Is there anything you haven't done, Joe? Chorus. 1. 2. 3. Debating, I. Bird Club. 2. Boys' leagues. 1. 2. 3. 4. Varsity Track, 3. 4. Athletic Association. 1. 2, 3. 4. President, Senior ('.lass. 4. Dee Ragsdale “Specs,” the busy boy of B. II. S. Boys' Glee Club. 2. 3. 4. Debating. 3. 4. Chorus, I. 2. 3. 4. Clyde Lee What became of the Ford. Clyde? Bovs' Leagues, 2, 3. 4. Track. 2. 3. 4. Chorus. 1. Howard Losson Did you enjoy yourself here. I«osson? Orchestra. I. 2. 3, 4. Chorus. I. 2. 3. Cadet Teaching. 4. Stale High School Orchestra. 4. Visual education Program. 4. Band. 4. Nelson Sears Fat. the artist. Glee Club. I. 2. Boys’ Leagues, I. 2. 3. 4. -------------------------------5B.3CS. Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pioneer Stall. 4. Dramatics, 2. 3, 4. Irving Koetter Irving, the track man. really lias won achievements, but was too modest to let us publish them. Boys’ League, 1. 2. Varsity Basketball. 3. 4. Varsity Track, 2. 3. 4. Vice-President. Senior Class, 4. President. Athletic Association, 4. Ksta Blackwell “Eslie,” do you want to leave? Girls' Basketball. 1. Chorus. I. 2. 4. Glee Club. 1. 2. Helen Spaulding the midget of our class. Chorus, 1, 2. Glee Club. 2. Ruth Bass What will you and Mickey do now? Chorus. 1. 2. 3. 4. C.lee Club. 2. 3. 4. Student Staff. 4. Claude McCart the boy with the Rowing tresses. Debating. 2. 4. Literary Club. 4. Bird Club. 2. Chorus, 1. 2. 3. 4. Glee Club, 2. 3. Rosella Dowling the ceaseless talker. Chorus. 1. 2. Debating. I. Glee Club. 3. 4. Athletic Association. I. 2. 3. 4. Pa c k 36 � 3C 3L ffi umcct Cta of 1923 History of the Class of 1923 “School Days. School Days. Dear Old Holden Rule Days. Oh. the memories this brings hack of the day when we first crossed the threshold of that fascinating region called High School.” 'Member how insignificant we felt as we first wandered through the labyrinth of corridors and the countless rooms? 'Member those jangling hells? Soon, however. we were initiated into that spirit of loyalty and good-fellowship which characterizes If. H. S. Despite the amusement we furnished the Upper Classmen we plodded along, determined to do or die. Our first year raced past and we perched ourselves upon the second rung of the ladder as brilliant Sophomores. Every day in every way we really became better and toller. How proud and thrilled wc were when wc became the all-important Juniors! The Red Letter Day of our Junior year came March 28. 1922, when our class of ninety-two members organized. We elected Marion llaekleman. President; Ellen Michie, Vice-president; Mary Elizabeth Plummer, Secretary; Charles Benzcl. Treasurer: and Miss Ellis. Sponsor. We selected the daisy as class flower. Our Junior days were printed in letters of gold. There was a never-to-be-forgotten party in the gym and oh. the fun when We gool fellows got together. With pep and enthusiam wc entered into our first money-making enterprise a jolly Easter Bazaar. Topping all was the farewell banquet to the ('.lass of '22. Our Junior year was saddened when the Angel of Death called Cordon Keach from our number. The influence of his life left upon us an undying impression. Finally, ascending the last rungs of the ladder, we found ourselves on an awe-inspiring pinnacle of success—wc were Seniors!!! We were eighty-four strong. As oflicers we chose Joe Quinn. President; Irving Koetter. Vice-president; Cather- ine Butler. Secretary; Mary E. Plummer, Treasurer; and Miss Kriedly, Sponsor. Our colors were turquoise blue and silver; our flower, the pink rose. Wc determined to make our last year the best of all and tried to set an example, worthy of our school, for the under classmen. During the County Fair wc conducted an eats-stand on the public square—oh! the sizzle of those hot hamburgers!!!! We entered with zeal into all the school activities. Many of our members found an outlet for their musical ability in tlr (ilcc Clubs. The Art Director predicts that Nelson Sears, Earl Bell. May Martin will be among the great artists of the futur Those butterscotch pies of (icrlrudc Stone and A Blessing will sure some day win their place in the Fame. No money ever goes astray with Ruth Jameson register of the cafeteria. Ruth Schultz, Helen Spaulding and Mary Sewing Department arc learning to plait and to rulT to be able to lengthen the dresses of 1923. Frank Pitman is a | erfecl wizard when he typewriter keys. Others of our number typewriting are Clyde Kimbrell. Albion Smith, and Anna M. Dicfcndorf. Kcinma Ra Jacobs are full Hedged graduates of the ('. meat. We arc proud of the achievements of Clyde Lee, and Estell Bell in Stone Drafti Last year Mary E. Plummer and Eli? the race in Public Discussion. Never again entering with Daniel Moronev ai competitors. John Brooking is putting in Oratory. With her Scotch grit pitched high Elk 0aa op9£i —.. 3n« South Central and carried off second place. This year Ruth Bass. Virginia Pitman, and Ruth Jameson have joined her in the contest for highest honors. Our class has always been strong for IX'hating. But 23 is destined to l c our big year—Seniors composing the Varsity Teams arc John Brooking. Erwin Johnson. Daniel Moroncy. Elizabeth Scars, and Mary Elizabeth Plummer. Howard Losson. Frank Pitman, and Marion llackleman. because of their wonderful talent achieved high honors in the musical line. In the scholarship our class possesses a remarkable record. The work of Mary Elizabeth Plummer as Editor of the Student” deserves special commendation. We ex| ect great of our poct-editor in the future. Charles Bcnzcl, as of the Pioneer, has certainly put forth his untiring have never ignored the call to the “cinder track”. On — £BktK.S. the Track Team Irving Koetter, Joe Quinn. Charles Bcnzel, and Charles Sears have starred. On the Hardwood you have to admit that Charles Bcnzel is a shining light. Too much praise cannot be given to the Captain “Chaz”. He possesses the resolution, the self-control, and the grim determination that it takes to make the goals. Under his splendid leadership we are sure to go to the state. An«l we won't forget our Pep Coaxer”, Warren Rowe—the best yell lender in the state. Although some have found their niches in special lines, it takes all eighty-four to make a real class. Now we come to the end of a perfect year—our race is won. we have fought the good light. As we leave the portals of B. II. S., we cherish deep in our hearts her wonderful lessons of Service and Loyalty. Alice Smith Elizabeth Sears Ellen Mitchie £R.3C.a 1 ■■ sJJic fluiiuet ■ Cof’ 1923 Class Will of ’23 “Oh. dear. I do wish I had somethin to wear to the party! The wish was made in a | ctiilant voice and she was really vexed, for Marie just hud to have a costume for this Senior party somethin old-fashioned. She had canvassed the whole nei hborhood. hut with unsatisfactory results, for no one seemed to have just what she wanted. As a last resource she wearily climhcd the stairs to the attic —hut it had been thoroughly cleaned only last week she almost knew there would be nothin there. Yet wonders never cease! Hack in a dim corner was a little, old trunk, and hopefully. cautiously, she opened it. There were some dresses in it! Eagerly she searched throu h the array, but none seemed to he tlie desired one. Once she decided to give it up they were all impossible alfairs she wouldn’t feel happy in a dress that didn’t suit her in every way. She disdainfully pulled out a rose satin and Hung it on the floor. Oh, there was the one. A dear little white canton crepe with soft white rosebuds at the waist and on the skirt. It was mother's graduation dress, and just the thin . She ran to the mirror and held the dress before her. It was dreadfully short, but they wore them short then. She shook it a little to et the softly crumpled skirt straight and somethin fell. I low queer! It was a roll of paper, an ofllcial affair tied with turquoise and silver ribbons, and sealed with a large, unique seal. It was somethin of mother’s, about her class in old It. II. S. Eagerly she opened it and found it to be the (’.lass Will! Greatly interested, she sat in an old chair, party ami costume forgotten, and read: “We, the class of ’23, being of sound minds and of our own free will, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. To the faculty we leave our deep appreciation of their untiring efforts in our behalf, ami our best wishes for their future success. To the Juniors we leave our undying devotion and loyalty to H. H. S., knowing that they will utilize it in the best possible manner. To the Sophmores ami the Freshmen we bequeath our ideas and our ideals—that nothing can be accomplished except through work—hard work. Florence Batman has decided that she is not going to leave anything to anybody for reasons known only to herself. Kcnima Bartlett leaves her delightful little giggle to George Roach, with the desire that it will soften that big (terson’s big laugh. “John Brooking, the shark, leaves his string of A’s to anyone having the ambition to study for them as he did. (Would suggest llcrschell Self, so that he can be graduated by 11130.) Ksta Blackwell leaves her straight Indian-like hair to Mary Hays, whose mass of curls is her one and only despair. Bernice Dunlap leaves her ability to be seen and not heard to Si Montgomery, not that Si needs it, but just as an act of kindness. John Campl ell, the witty and sarcastic, lank ami leany. leaves any of those admirable traits to any (arson desiring them. Margaret McCallum, whose main interest is in Purdue, bequeaths the stack of letters received daily from that place to the library, to Ik- placed on exhibition as ’Perfect S|K-cimens.’ Dee Ragsdale leaves his springly walk to anyone needing that particular style to get to school on time. “Elnora Sharr leaves her angelic behavior in class and her wonderful grades to Anah Craig, in ho| c that Anali will be able to raise her D’s and her E’s. Charles Scars leaves his enviable reputation as a sprinter of the first class, to Ale llatfleld, a rising star in that field of endeavor. Mary Turpin’s main interest not being in school, she hasn’t Page 39 Cf«M of 1923 much to leave, but bequeaths tier fiery temper and her dashing ways to Mary Dilley. that mild, unobstrusivc child of silence. “Glenn O’Brien, after deliberation on the school's greatest needs, is leaving his permanent waves to those bob! ed-haircd damsels whose llutTy beauty suddenly disap|iears on a rainy day. “Helen Spaulding, the midget of the class, leaves her diminutive height to Mary Frances Campbell, the Sophomore giant, and to the Freshman class she leaves her unfailing good humor. “Coleman Ridge leaves his experience in flirting with out of town girls to anyone having these patent-leather hair, those nose, them mouth, and that eves: that always gels ’em. “Since Winnie Bozoarth and Gladys Stipp are both leaving, they feel that they really have nothing to bequeath to anyone, unless it would be their spirit of 'two-ness.' which, we feel, should go to Gertrude Book and Eva I-a vender. Mildred Edwards as an incentive to Modern Sousa, leaves that enviable position to Fern Guthrie, since Fern is having some experience in that line. “Ruth Ellen Fish, the girl with the smile and the dimples, leaves her skill in handling Dodge touring cars ami their drivers, to I'olly Johnson, although Franklin hasn’t bought the car. Bertha Jacobs leaves her ability to play melodious tunes on the typewriter keys to her sister S|R ed up. Myrtle. “Margaret Johnson leaves her vampish eyes and her C.lco-patric ways to Lillian Kline. May you have the success in the Art that Peggy has. Lillian. “Emery Green leaves his stack of absent blanks to anyone not having the courage to get them as often as Mike did. Erwin Johnson, the second Debs, leaves his argumentative ability as a Socialist, and his baby voice, to John Bcddoe. Here's to you. Johnnie. “Elsie Foster leaves her excited rush through the hulls for Student material to the under-classmen, so that the Student will be as successful next year as it was this. I a o k l 0 oncc-i 6.30. Lottie Bartlett in her last bequest leaves Skinner (for whom she has Ion had a secret affection) to the tender ami loving care of next year's basket Hall team, with the condition that his ‘pretty boy’ complexion he well taken care of. “Alberta Blessing leaves her ability to hit high ‘C to Beulah Short, who is the coming ‘(’.arusclte. Katharyn Buckner gives her place in Mr. Montgomery’s office to any person who needs credits, but is loo lazy to work for them. “Arthur Collins leaves his supply of tardy blanks, acquired in four long years of late sleeping, to the office, so as to save another printing bill. “Willie Dunlap, who it is estimated has traveled 13,167-% miles between home and school, leaves a book entitled ’My Travels.' to the school library. “Helen Dusard leaves her vanity ease to any young under class man seeking a i Aphrodite complexion. “Marion Haekleman. after many sleepless hours, has decided that Lowell Todd and ‘Boss’ (iirdlcy can fight out for his beautiful straight raven tresses. “Robert llarbinson leaves the space occupied by his feet to the janitors, who are to install a dozen new seats thereupon. Marie Keith bequeaths her ability to fall i:i love easily to anyone who is willing to lose sleep, thinking on this world-old question. She also leaves Bob Hittmeyer and Charlie Meyers in care of Mr. Abl� ett hoping that he may make athletes out of them now that she is gone. “Clyde Kimbrell leaves his knowledge of the Morse Code to Ballon for use in his secret note writing. Irving Koetter leaves his ability on the cinder track to (ieorge Bair ami Bob Conner, hoping they will some clay get around the old track in less than ten minutes. He also leaves his wind to the Bublic Speaking Department for use ns it sees fit. His stock of gold medals, blue ribbons, and high school letters are to be distributed among his many feminine friends, here and elsewhere. Rennie Lynch leaves his proficiency in handling a ‘Baby SB.fJCS.---------------------------------------------------3L Lincoln lo Mr. Brinkloxv. the proud possessor of said article. “Frank Pitman wants Fat Hatfield to have his place in the various orchestras as clarinet and saxophone player. Toot valiantly. Fatty. “Bessie Short. affectionately known as 'Eagle Beak hy the other office flunkies leaves her chair in the outer office to anyone who likes to sleep till nine o'clock without getting a tardy blank. Be orderly now. the line forms on the right. “Gertrude Stone, the poetic genius leaves her stock of manuscripts. rejected hy Student Editors. to the library collection of famous relics. Never mind. Gertrude, someday you'll be appreciated, if you get the right kind of man. Robert Tcrfhy. whose marble heart cannot he fazed by the charming ways of the women of B. II. S.. leaves a flock of mash notes from a certain well known Junior to the Freshman girls as models. Mary Maragarct Wallner, the fat lady of the outer office, ! c |uealhs her place in the office force to any deserving Junior capable of filling her place. She also leaves her knowledge of The Way to a Guard's Heart’ to Jane Barclay. “Kstill Bell, a follower in the steps of Marconi, leaves his corduroys to Webster Bradford, who seems to have a passion for •Sheik trousers. Nelson Sears, a dabbler in art and midnight revels, leaves his ability to Kell, who it seems will have many more years to he the cartoonist of the Pioneer. Ruth Shultz leaves her wide collection of many colored sweaters to the Art Department for samples of coloring. Her little sister Carolyn is left in charge of Betty Cook. “Virginia Pitman. Miss Mitchell’s strong-arm woman, leaves her ahilitv on the hardwood to Ruth Blessing, the girl athlete of B. H. S. “Hollace Jackson, the Beau Brummel of the class, leaves his manner with the ladies to Clyde Steele, a backward young swain. Esther Carlton, leaves her ability to talk fast to Miss Emery, who has great difficulty in expressing herself fast enough. fAotUCt ■ ' 1 CtlM of 4ft© “Joseph L. Quinn, letter known as 'Little Joe.’ has done every thing worth doing and other things besides, from falling into the clutches of wild women of B. II. S. Did you say Student editor?) to being Senior President, he finally decided to leave his varied experience, anti expert knowledge in all things to any Junior who aspires to leadership of his gang next year. His position of wind-jammer goes to Clarence Donovan, who is unable to make himself heard in a crowd. “Warren Howe, midnight reveler, social lion, ami handsome man. is taking Marie with him. However, he leaves his 'Itudy Valentino' manner to Hob Shoulty, so that Bob may have a little fun after May graduates. “Mary Margaret O'Connell, who is sometimes known as Mickey, leaves her Irish ways, speech anil complexion to Dorothy Truchlood. our little sweetheart. “Dale Clampilt. our farmer hoy. bequeaths his agricultural ability and knowledge to Helen Tofautc, who is planning a llower garden this spring. “Lucille Ellison. our chatter-box, leaves her noisy ways to 'Puss' Cirdley. the clam. “Virginia Moore leaves her ability in teaching primary grades to Nellie Mitchell. |H-dagogue in the Ontral Building. Marjorie Shirlow. who has decided to take as her life work dentistry, has lost one of her most precious possessions hut the other, Jeannette, she leaves in the care of Amy Lee Harris, the model little girl of our school. “Anna Mary Dicfcndorf, leaves her stately proportions to Eddie Benzel, so that he may liecome as tall as his brother. “Charlie Benzol, in leaving is making several bequests: his method of lifting his feet goes to Enos I-ewis, noted for his big pedal extremities; his side kick. Bob Shoulty is left in the care of IXdla Mac Davis and Jeannette Dickinson who arc to keep him pure and innocent; his various positions around school go to the Juniors for occupancy; providing they would rather work than study. He leaves to Eddie his notebooks anti 'Eddie' to the school as a whole. “Howard lesson leaves his place in the Orchestra to Enos Pace 41 Qa cf im-------------------------------------------------3L £A Lavender, the boy genius of Bedford High. He also leaves a certain little hobhed-hnired girl in the care of Lowell Todd, who seems to have a failing for said beings. His great leadership in the Volstead Club he bequeaths the worthy Clyde Steele. Since Marie Stieglitz is taking her most precious possession (Warren) with her. she gladly bequeaths her dazzling smile to Cy Montgomery, in ho| cs that by using it she may be able to arouse interest in the same family. Alice Smith leaves her ability to vamp 'les infants’ like Frank Rowe and Billie BorulT to Janet Cuthill and Marion Smith. Watch carefully girls. Ellen Mitchic wishes to will her deep voice and oratorical ability to Katie Beasely, who we notice is in need of the same. “Mary Louise Norton, after considerable thought, has decided to leave her infatuation for Princeton seniors to Jenette Dickinson, who it seems also has an interest in College men. Mildred Sears willingly agrees to leave her beauty to Della May. who since she has no use for it has l een decided to pass it along to aspiring Young Freshmen. Klizuhclh Sears leaves her public shaking notes and her reserved table in the southwest corner of the library to King Trainor, who is an aspirant in this line. John Hinshaw has not been with us long; nevertheless has decided to will his quiet and dignified manner to Cecil Allen. Don’t take it too hard, Cecil! — “Mary Elizabeth Plummer has so many things to will that she has decided it would be better not to will them all to one person. So she leaves her A’s. her oratorical ability, her poetic inspirations, etc., etc., to the struggling Freshmen. Sophs, and Juniors. Frances Kcithlcy, she of the mighty voice, leaves this priceless to the Debating League. Daniel Moroncy, a cynical young man, leaves his pessimism to Ted Jones, head of the crepe hangers’ league. “Rowcnu Speer leaves some of her great originality to Charles Meyers in order that he may get an extra credit or two. Page 42 oricct 3C “May Martin leaves her reputation as a good-dancer, good-looker, and good-cvery-thing except good little girl, to any other who thinks she can All the place. “Clyde Lee absorbs Knglish, Civics. Latin. Geometry, and so forth like a Arst class blotter (South Sea Sponge????), and so he is leaving this miraculous absorbing power to Ralph Callahan, ‘quod' he knows Kelly needs it. “Helen Perkins, as you know, is a triAe larger in stature than the average martyr to the cause of education, so she is leaving some of her surplus height to Mary Janet Walters, so that she won't have to look up to us mighty Seniors. “The most remarkable thing about Avanellc Clark is her hair. Of course she can part it, but she can’t part with it, so to be generous, she is giving her recipe for a fuzzy aurora to those unfortunate damsels who do not leave this year: ‘Don't wear a hairnet!’ “Millard Taylor, alias Ikie. who has the sense of the artistic in dress, leaves to Kenneth Kursncr, his green and blue plaid hose, his orange colored shoes, and his auburn sweater, which worn ensemble, harmonized so well with Ikie’s red hair. “Catherine Butler, our dear unsophisticated woman of the world, whose only fault is the use of su| erlativcs such as 'How |H‘rfeclly dnr-ling!’ and 'It's simply won-der-ful!‘ bestows said fault on Miss Frledly, in the hope that Her Majesty will use them in speaking of future History and Civics classes. “Albion Howard, who is constantly being vamped by zealous Freshies and Sophs, has discovered a remedy for a broken heart, which he has used successfully several times, and which he is leaving to Park llanner, who, if present state of allairs warrants, is going to be sadly in need of some of the remedy before he leaves B. H. S. (P. S.—The day of patent medicines is not yet over, it seems!) “Huth Jamison, who is leaving America soon to become a member of the House of Lords (and Ladies) in England, would like to leave her quiet and Ladylike manners to Helen 3C Connor, but she is afraid Helen couln'l use them since she is out of practice. Corinne Todd leaves to Amy Lee Harris her ability to write supcrslopusgoshus love stories, such as ‘Lady Brier Kose. Myrtle McMillan has a black Indian sweater named after a tribe called Navajo, which she will give to anyone who will pay her live dollars. Yes, she will, ‘parce que —she said she would! Generous, huh? Clyde Mitchell leaves his interest in auburn-haired Dora to anyone who admires Titian tresses. “Lois Bright, who orates so magnificently in Civics, leaves her talent as public speaker to Ida Marie Sprccn. who is so diligent that she practices incessantly. It is a well established fact that musical instruments improve with time. Earl Bell has written his history of his improvement in Bedford High, which he is leaving to Paul Taber, hoping that Paul will profit by that bright and shining record. “Novella Smith leaves her habitual serenity to Jack Black, the well-known advocate of perpetual c-motion. 0oas cf 1923 Once upon a time a certain swain of B. H. S. wrote a poem entitled 'Blue Eyes and Golden Hair Make My Heart Elut-tairc and dedicated it to Huth Bass. Since she thinks such a possession should be kept in the school, she is bequeathing it to Mary Lillian Roberts. “Dolores Hanner leaves her insatiable desire for pickles and salted peanuts to Helen Bromn, with the wish that she grow as thin as pickles in the action. Did you ever notice Rosclla Dowling's graceful perambulating? She has written a book entitle ! ‘The Art of Walking Gracefully,’ which she wishes to present to Frank Howe, with best wishes and ho| cs for his future improvement. Emmett Lavender leaves his good voice and his ability to carry a tunc outside a basket with a lid on it. to Mary O'Brien, who. we have been told, has heretofore needed both the basket and the lid. Claude McCart leaves his ability to do any and all things to Charles Hobbs, a practical man and stage manager. Helen Johnson leaves her ability to step on a typewriter at the rate of GO per to Miss Dodt’s struggling pupils. THE SENIOR CLASS of 1923. fA to nee t Pack 3 (2£a of 192S ■■■1 «.ilic 5Jumocx ■ ■—— 5$.fH.S. Class Prophecy Like a crinkled lariat, yellow with the blistering rays of the noonday sun. the trail wound on and on across the undulating desert. The heat was seething; blistering; deathly. Even the leaves of the cactus and the sagebrush drooped listlessly. The atmosphere was dust-choked, and blistering sand waves drifted upon the wings of the hot breeze. Still, the Adventurer plodded wearily on. In his mind. ho| c hail reached its lowest ebb. Six days before. during a terrific sandstorm, he hail become separated from the burro which carried his water supply. Now thirst goaded him forward, ever forward, to the spot where the cool foothills with their tumbling mountain streams loomed low against the brazen sky. Me knew now that he could never reach those foothills too many miles of burning desert stretched ahead of him. It was a race with Death Death, that crouched just behind the turn in the trail, waiting to creep upon him. Death, a demon with a hangman’s noose, waiting for those glowing coals in his throat to kill him by inches. A shiver crept over the sunbrowned, swarthy Adventurer. Me bent his glazed eyes closer to the path. Mis dragging feet moved a little faster. For days he had been following a mirage a mirage of a gleaming mountain stream that seemed to rush cold, over a solid rock bottom. Me could hear it, and see it. but always, no matter how fast he urged his tired feet on. the mirage faded just as he reached it leaving only the desolate waste of sun-baked sand. Like a soldier who knows he is facing death, the Adventurer began to dream of his past life; of his debonair boyhood and the blithe lightheartedness of his school days, when the whole world had seemed a gorgeous panoply of dreams. He remembered the sky, grayed with the first faint streaks of dawn; the sun, as it had risen in riotous splendor over the tumpled masses of the hills: the valleys, imbrowned with shadows: the breath of the cool ravines and the fragrance of the oj en fields. Life had seemed one long adventure, and the world had invited exploration as a hazy realm of infinite possibilities. Yet he had listened to the call of the yellow dust, ami the wild, intoxicating lure of the West. Gold! That was it—the desire that has blinded men since the beginning of time. Like the forlv-niners of whom he had heard so much, the Adventurer left his home for the desert. Now lie would have given all his adventures, even the bag of gold nuggets that he carried, for one drink of water. Me knew that he had missed an indefinable something about life. Me had found that adventures were a mockery, and that the trail, however much it twisted and turned, never led to the spot of his dreams. Mis numbed mind went back to his school days in dear old Bedford High School. Me remembered the sheltered feelings he had enjoyed while there; the staunch faith the school had had in him. and he in the school; his inflinitc ambition, when, as a boy, he had gone up and down the long vista of the lower hall, passing to classes. Mow dear, how familiar it all was! Suddenly, before his blurred vision, the mirage of the mountain stream faded. In its place was the High School auditorium. where the members of his class, the class of ’23. were celebrating their twenty-fifth anniversary. A lump came into his parched throat as he saw them all:- carefree schoolboys ami girls, transformed into clear-eyed, brave hearted men and women, each filling his place in a world of service. The eyes of the Adventurer were wet. but a smile played over his face when he learned that Joseph Leo James Quinn, Jr., familiarly known as Little Joe, has been invested as Pope Ix?o XIII, and is the most brilliant of all the order. The pope's only failing is that he Page 4 4 SB.3C --------------------------------------------------3L sometimes leaves his orisons, and takes Ion mental journeys into the wilds of Martin County, accompanied by a shotgun and a pair of bird dogs. Irving Koctter has outdone J. Pierpont Morgan in the banking business. He is the head of a great system of national banks called The Koetter Syndicate. Catherine Butler. after many unsuccessful attempts with the Senior President, has married a millioniare and is living on Riverside Drive. Mary Elizabeth Plummer, the girl of many talents, is writing a series of articles for the Indianapolis Star, entitled “My Thirteen High School Love Affairs.” Mae Martin has resigned the frills and furbelows of a gay society life, and has become a second Jane Addams. She is now doing welfare work in the Suburbs of Mitchell. Glenn O’Brien is an actor of international repute. He has superseded Fritz Licber in the portrayal of Shakespearean roles. Charles Benzel ran Hilly Bryan a hot race in the presidential campaign of 1SHK. Hilly won. however, so Charles is now editing his famous “Jazz” column for the Sparkshurg Independent. Albion Howard has received the Rhodes seolarship. because of his su| erh standing in Physics and Commercial Arithmetic. and is continuing his brilliant scholastic career at Oxford. Bernice Dunlap occupies a seat in the I'nitcd States Senate. She has become a fiery debater, a radical Socialist, and is known to the political world as the argufier par excellence. Dee Ragsdale, a graduate of Moody Bible School, is managing a pawn shop in Jerusalem. Bessie Short, Margaret McCalluni. and Novella Smith are inmates of a spinsters’ home. Bessie has not quite given up hope, although Margaret and Novella have despaired of ever scaling the heights of ambition. Marie Keith is the embodiment of the old adage small but fAoncct ■ oj 1923 mighty. She is now Chief Ilcvcmie Ofliccr in the Southern Indiana District. Clyde Mitchell has developed into a rcd-fiannel-shirtcd, wild-and-wooly adventurer. Mis latest project is a sixteen-year tramp to Patagonia. Florence Holman is a lady of leisure. Her friends have urged her to study the labor question, and become a professional agitator of strikes, hut she prefers a quiet life, with a little cottage, a Persian eat. and a canary bird. Howard Losson. that talented musician, is touring the I'nited States with his hand organ and monkey. After hesitating between grand 0| era and prison reform. Mary Margaret Wallner finally chose the latter for her life work, and is now Chief Matron in a detention home for girls. While in Hcdford High School. Virginia Moore became involved in a love afiair with an artist. After “cxvolving” herself, she went into the law profession, and is now a magistrate, presiding over the Court of Domestic Relations in New York City. Kcinma Bartlett has ascended the ladder of fame via the corps diplomatique. She is the hustling and contented wife of a stolid Herman ambassador. Marjorie Shirlaw and Mildred Sears are conducting a Bedford Beauty Parlor in the Greystone Inn. and are carrying a thriving business, especially with B. II. S. students. Coleman Bidge has turned Epicurean. He is now the world's champion spaghetti fiend. In his latest autobiography he tells us that spaghetti should not be cooked too long, about fifteen inches is right. Warren Rowe, through countless exhibitions of yell leading, has gained the jiosition of barker at a side show in a circus. He introduces the smallest lady of the world, Helen Perkins. Another member of the troupe is Robert llarbison, who imitates the Wild Man from Borneo. Erwin Johnson has succeeded Miss Fricdly as Civics teacher in Bedford High School. He allows no one to'argue with him during recitation. Pack 45 oa of 1923 ' - ■■ — 3Sc fft Ellen Mitchic. having received as a graduation present a trip to the North Pole, has just returned and is writing of her experience and her explorations in the Arctic region. Winnie Bozarth and Gladys Stipp have joined the Salvation Army, and arc collecting the pennies and the nickels on the west side of the square. John Campbell is the world's tallest man. and is traveling with the Hagcnbeck-Wallace Circus as ofllcial feeder of the long necked giralTe. Alberta Blessing is married and has a most beautifully planned country estate. (An expert landsca| c architect designed it.) Daniel Moroney, Ph. I), is successfully demonstrating the scientific necessity of sky-hooks in the art of perpetual notions. Nelson Scars increased Mr. Beddoe's sale of toilet articles so much that Mr. Bcddoe was able to retire and leave Nelson in charge of the business. Clyde Ixre always intended to be a watch maker, but finally decided to be a match maker instead. He has established a matrimonial bureau, which is well patronized by smitten Bedfordites. (For written consultion, please enclose sclf-addressed. staui| ed envelope.) John ilinshaw, owner of three-fourths of Martin County, intends to turn his extensive possessions into a private game preserve. Any B. H. S. student may hunt on John's property, if he does not stay for lunch. Frances Keithley is a leader of Bedford society, and has thoroughly mastered the art of needlework. As a pastime she makes the banners for the Senior classes of B. II. S. One of her very best friends is Mrs. Warren Rowe, nee Marie Stieglitz. Bertha Jacobs is a school inarm. Her advertisement in the Student reads: Send vour puppy to my canine school, and in three weeks I will return him a full fledged lap dog. Kenny Lynch's experience with a Ford has enabled him to become a professor of automotive engineering at Vale. Pace 46 oncct SB.3C Virginia Pitman takes her “Daily Dozen” before breakfast. an«l afterward writes articles for the Physical Culture Magazine. Alice Smith has led a fair young man (who was formerly a member of this class) to the altar in triumph. Gertrude Stone has gone to the Hawaiian Islands, where she is teaching the natives aesthetic dancing. Myrtle McMillan is well known as Bedford's shrewdest detective. She has branch offices located at Popcorn. Vinegar Hill and Surprise. Hutli Bass is the only engineerette in the Big Four line. One of her very best friends is Elsie Foster, who has achieved the distinction of being the first woman president of Hanover College. After finishing High School. Katharyn Buckner bought out the Kent Bass Chevrolet Agency. She soon tired of her new project, however, and is now the manager of a quaint little tea room out on the Market Highway. Marion Hacklcman. now too large and slow to play professional basketball, is coaching the B. H. S. five. Elizabeth Sears has made the most of her four years in the High School Debating League. She is touring the country, giving soap-box orations on “'Hie Abolition of Scandalmongers.” Very fitting, to say the least. Charles Sears, moving picture actor, is famed for his slow-motion pictures of a hundred yard dash runner. Emmett Lavender took his degree at college and was at the head of his class. He earns his living with his fiddle, and will, in time, become an old fiddler. Mildred Tuylor stands out in the limelight of pedagogy, as a teacher of Commercial Arithmetic. Esther ('.arlton, always eccentric, chose her life work accordingly. She is now floor walker in one of Hcltonvillc's leading department stores. Huth Schultz has made a name for herself as a landscape SB.3C —-------------------------------------------- TL architect. She is especially noted for her business-like demeanor. Corrine Todd followed in her father's footsteps. She took a course in ministcral training at I)e Pauw and is teaching Bible Study in the Dive School. Clyde F. Kimbrcll. who had three years of practice with Western Union Telegraph Company as messenger boy, has put his experience to good use. lie is now the most energetic and eflicient of a score of Iwll-boys. doing a thriving business at the (ireystone Inn. Mary Turpin has gained much recognition as inventor of an automatic sus| ender for women’s skirts. Mildred Edwards taught in the Central Building for a number of years, and so excelled as the bringer of light to the unenlightened that she has risen still higher. She is now Dean of Women in Indiana University. Helen Dussard is a Chautauqua lecturer of fame and renown. The subject of her lecture is “Jerry Cruncher, the honest tradesman.” Claude McCart, better known as Professor McCart. is now a great doctor. You may recognize him by his very long, (lowing hair. Klnora Sharr has op| oscd all vocational guidance, ami has blazed a new trail. She is now one of Clear Creek’s most successful osteopaths. Esta Blackwell, having completed a correspondence course in the art of love letter writing, is holding down a position as chief of the executive department of the Lee Matrimonial Bureau. Emery Greene is demonstrating the fine points of his |ht-pctual motion machine which he perfected after many years of futile labor in the B. II. S. Physics department. Helen Johnson, otherwise Skinny, is now Mother Superior of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Dolores Hanner has made good use of her sweet smiling disposition. She has s| ent the past ten years in Bloomington Cfu.v. of 1923 dioncct as a teacher of the mentally defective. Hutli Jamison is a woman of much executive ability. She acheivcd the distinction of being the first woman coroner in the I'nitcd States. Dale C.lampitt and Lois Bright are models of achievement in the agricultural line. They are now conducting the largest slock farm in Lawrence County. Lottie Bartlett, queen of the hohhed haired beauties, is playing in Hsti'l Bell's latest production “After the Party. Helen Spaulding is a trained, live-wire, inspiring ('.amp I'ire Girl’s leader. She has organized groups in every town of over ten thousand inhabitants within a live mile radius of Bedford! Margaret Johnson has realized her highest ambition: she is considered the most active of Bedford’s policewomen. Bohert Torphy after diligent application in the stone draughting department, has succeeded Prof. McKinley as I«ord High Wielder of the Birch Rod. Lucille Kllison. another of our hohhed haired maids, is now employed by a large shoe manufacturing company to sell Russian boots to the colored women of Africa. Karl Bell, from his broadcasting station in Vinegar Hill, is sending out a program furnished hy a celebrated musical trio. The | crsonncl of the trio is: Anna Mary Dcifcndorf, contralto: William Dunlap, harmonicist; and Howena Speer, pianist. Kosella Dowling is now head nurse in the President's private hospital. Hollace Jackson is the world's champion heavyweight wrestler. He meets all challengers on Friday evenings at the Bedford Community House. Buth Kllen Fish has married a Spanish nobleman. They are living in great splendor in his ancestral castle at Madrid. Avancila Clark fiufTs her scarlet aureole, dons a gleaming, glittering silver affair, and rides forth as lady equestrian with Spark’s circus. John Brooking, as minister of the First Christian Church, Pace 47 3L £P. toned a fO. CYu. of 1923 Bedford. Indiana, lias a reputation for clo |uence exceeding even those of Phillips Brooks and Henry Ward Beecher. Arthur Collins is writing children’s stories for the St. Nicholas magazine. His latest success is a new biography of Peter Itahhit. Mary Ixrnisc Norton finally decided that the journalistic profession should gain the hcnclit of her bright and shining genius. She is now employed as dramatic critic on a Boston newspaper. And Frank Pitman, the grave (?) and dignified Senior, is now the gravest and most dignified of barristers. He has grown a crop of whiskers and donned the black robe as a justice of the Supreme Court. The Adventurer had almost forgotten his thirst as he watched the figures of his classmates come into the mirage and then fade slowly into thin air. Now the realization came hack to him as he saw the long lower hall, with its drinking fountains where the cool water had bubbled It was late afternoon. Curiously, he had lost control of himself, and his tired feet refused to go any further. The mountain stream was just a little beyond him. He put out his hand to touch the cool ripples, but the yellow, tight-stretchcd ribbon of a trail seemed rising to meet him. It danced a blurred shadow, before his eyes. He stumbled, falling in a crumpled heap on the sand just as the sun sank behind the western horizon. His prophecy? Oh. I told you he was an ad venturer. And so. Itecause he loved new lands, and because he was very, very tired of following the old trail, he went to explore The Great Far Country—from which no traveler returns. I’m not quite sure about the rest, but I think he at last came upon the sj� ot of his dreams. There were low foothills, mysteriously purple when the first faint streaks of dawn grayed the horizon, and rosy when the sun broke over their crests. Or | erhaps there was a wistful mountain stream that whispered to itself as it went over the waterfall. At any rate, he found that it was a glorious adventure. On the high plateau of Infinity he could look down on all the tangled, little trails of Life—narrow, complicated trails that led over danger s|h Is and through storm zones, until they finally merge into one. and enter the Country where there is neither nearness nor farness. Pack 48 I 3C 3L (Pi umcet CfaAA of ms Pace 49 CLi of 1923 3L tonccx 9C Student Body of Bedford High School The enrollment of Bedford High School has continued to grow in great leaps and bounds. This year the ever increasing student body filled, to almost overflowing, the whole building, including the addition built in 1921 22. There are at present six hundred thirty students whom Bedford calls her own. The enrollment is divided by means of roll-rooms, the pictures of which follow on the next several pages. By this roll system, all drives and contests are carried on so that the average in each room may be 100' . the students of the various rooms striving to bring their respective room to that standing first. Then, when all must meet together, a convocation is held in the big auditorium on the second floor. The students are not classified in roll rooms according to their grade, but all classes may be found in each room. This tends to greater fellowship and democracy in the school: and the results have more than justified the division in this manner. The pictures have been taken in groups of rooms and show the entire student body ol the school. Pack 50 I 9 a a v ,J •0! PUB 9 'Z ‘I S MOOJ - Cta of 1983 3L ift U3tUJC1 SB.3C ROOMS II. 12 and 13. Pack 5 2 I 3C 3L ft � otw«t CL,, of 19X3 ROOMS 14. 15 aid 16. Pace 5 3 CL of 1923 3L lonccx fR 3C Page 54 ROOMS 18. 20 and 21 S8.3CS. 3L £ft 4oncct CL„ of 1923 Pace 55 ROOMS 23. 24 and 26. CLm of 1923 ‘JL ffi tone ? SB.3CS. Pack 56 ROOMS 27. 28 and 30. 3C 3L (Pi umcet 1923 Caelum'non Animum Mutant, Que'Jrans Mare Currant. CRAIGIE GUTHRIE Born August 9. 1907 Died January 23. 1923 Craigie Cluthrie was taken from our number by death on January 23. 1923. In losing her B. H. S. lost a member whose loyalty to her friends and her school was noteworthy. Although she had been with us only four months, her sincerity of character and her sweetness and gentleness won for her the love and friendship of her fellow-pupils. Her memory will be long in the hearts of her Bedford High School friends. Page 57 CtaAA of 1923 3b Jft icnccx O.X8. Stone City Student Staff Mary Elizabeth Plummer ... Editor Assistants Dramatic Editor Catherine Butler Elizabeth Sears Business Manager Alumni Editors Roy Pitman Advertising Manager Ale Hatfield Elsie Foster Assistant Della May Davis Athletic Editors Ralph Callahan Circulation Manager .. King Trainor May Martin Assistant Claude McCart Joke Editors Warren Benson Exchange Editor Ruth Bass Park Hanner Reporters Edward Jones Lois Helen I appin Kenneth Kursner Ellen Michie Faculty Advisors Merle J. Abbett Miss Georgia Mitchusson John Hinshaw Mary M. Wallner Dorothy Walters Page 58 ■■■ Jlio 0 o CtaM of 1923 . Pack 59 THE STUDENT STAFF. 0om of 3L g lot icct 3C The Student for 1923 There is no surer evidence of Ilia growth mid vitality of :« school than the success of the school's paper or publication. The sixth year of The Student has shown marked increase in the quality and quantity of its content. There were new features. The Commercial Section. Travelogue. Jazz by Chaz. and the Poet's Corner. The purpose of the paqicr is. as it has always been, to reflect the spirit of the school, both in academic work and in the numerous activities. The fact that this year has been Tilled with events has provided much material for publication; more phases of school life have been brought before the school as a whole in this way. There have been many special occasions, some of which have been incidental to s|� ecinl editions, as. the Tournament and the Senior Editions. Much of the success of this year's work is due to the untiring efforts and the never-failing interest of the editor. Mary Elizabeth Plummer. She was assisted by a capable staff throughout the school year. Much credit is due to the business management of John Brooking, for the piqier faces no deficit at the close of the year. All in all. the Student during the past season has been at its highest point since its beginning, and we predict further success in its future publication by the classes that follow. Page 60 SB.3C.S. 3L (Pi urncct 0o A of 923 STONE CITY STUDENT Volume XIII. Great Decision September 11—Decide to do Some real work this year. January 2—Decide to work from now to mid-semester. January 22—Decide to start new semester out with a bang. May 7—Decide to work hart! until exams. May 2ft—Decide to work next year the rest of my life. Some jrirls say that they would never think of marrying, but then, girls so often do things without thinking. Prof. Brinklow—Before our marriage. my wife thought of taking up law. Mr. Abbett—Yes? Prof. B.—But now she's satisfied to lay it down. If. as they say. a woman's hair is her crowning glory, we know a great many uncrowned queens. First—I'd say she has a peachy complexion. Second—Yes, fuzzy all over. BEDFORD Rosie—What makes the Tower of Pisa lean? Rhino—It was built during a famine. TAKEN FROM MR. EDISON’S LATEST Answers to be made from observation of advertising matter. Q. Does a baby cry much at night? A. Packard. O. What does the Arab say when stranded on the desert? A. Camel cigarettes. Q. Why does Harding do as Hughes says? A. Victrola. Q. Why docs Willie go to bed at 9 o’clock? A. Fisk Tires. Q. Will you ever marry me? A. Pillsbury's Flour. Q. What is Daddy’s mallet? A. Woodbury’s Soap. High School on NOSES There are noses and noses, in fact, every person has an individual nose. By that. I do not mean that it is surprising that we do not have one nose and pass it around, but a nose that only fits one person. A nose is not a thing to be bought by the pound and to be tacked on the face anywhere, but a thing to be chosen carefully, like one’s best dress. Really, the nose is one of the most important features. It is a rather convenient appendage. It sticks out from the head like the hump of a camel. Sometimes the hump is short and turned up like Mary Elizabeth Plummer’s. She has a very distinctive nose, in fact. I never saw any other just like hers. Sometimes it is large and straight and sharp—a good kind to have—like Abraham Lincoln's. Several people in school have appendages like this. Mildred Edwards’ and the Callahan’s noses are good examples. Others are pretty decent, well Number I. behaved, unpretentious humps like Marie Steiglitz's and Miss Durren-berger's. Some noses are aristocratic. I think Alice Smith’s. Herschcl Skinner's, and Joseph Quinn's are of that type. Mary Dilley is fortunate in having a nose like that of a famous or infamous character in history —Cardinal Richelieu. If Mary lives up to her nose she will be a cruel and scheming old lady, if she ever gets old. Noses often show just what kind of a person you are, therefore, treasure your nose, for its price is far beyond rubies. LITERARY CLUB A new organization has come to light in Bedford High School. The Literary Club, under the direction of Miss Durrenberger has derived much good from the studv of journalism and current literature. There are about fifteen who are profiting by membership in this worthy organization. Page 61 Ct'a of mu 3L g tot toot 3C. Stone City Student Mary I.OUI88 Norton Editor OI K DBAS WV Kiris of Bedford 11 i� rh School � re fortunate in having Miss Alexander as our dean. It seems to us that there is no one more fitted for that position as guide and leading light than she. Miss Alexander is sympathetic. She is out for pleasure ami welfare. Above all in importance, she has a sense of humor which really. you know, is an important sense to have. The best way to explain Miss A’cxandcr is to try to explain her effect on us girls. She makes us want to be, as nearly as possible, the ideal American girl. She makes us want to do the right thing at the right time in the right way. which is a great deal. She makes us feel that elusive thing that we call School Spirit, which we talk so much about, and see so much, but which we have never been able to clearly define. She makes us want to aim high— metaphorically speaking, to take in our belts a notch or two and walk a bit faster along life’s highway. The gist of the whole matter is that we think that Miss Alexander is the best dean who ever happened. and we hope she will last forever. Ol.DKIt HOYS’ CONFERENCE Held in Hedford. Dec. 1 and 2 Bedford was selected as one of the two centers for meetings of the annual Citizenship Conference for Older Boys. That our city and school should be thus chosen came as a distinct honor, for the importance of these conferences is widely known. The conference proved a great success, and we are sure that much Rood was derived from it. The motto of the Conference is. “Clean sports, clean living, and clean speech. “IF WINTER COMES (Read by Dr. Clark. Nov. 28. 1922) Through the English classes of Bedford High School the community was entertained by a man who is recognized as America’s foremost in the line of dramatic reading. Dr. Clark is director of the C'hautau iun School of Expression, and professor of public speaking at Chicago University. It was indeed a pleasure to hear and see Dr. Clark read this new book of A. S. M. Hutchinson. Pack 62 Pack 63 0044 of 1923 ■ Tfke cluNtMt ■ ■ 5jB.!K.§. I Want to Remember I want to gather up the little things that hap| en in and around Bedford High. and fix them in my memory, so that in future time. I may take them out and turn them over in my mind. I want to remember the great trees on Central school ground; the shadows they throw on the long stone walks, and how, at night time, they look like giant guards, doing patrol duty on the High School block. I want to remember the building; its squareness and its sternness as seen in the arrogant daylight; its softer outline and its white purity with the pale glow of the street lamp in front. In the evening, before the stars arc out. it has reminded me of a human prolie. clean-cut and strong. I want to remember the way the homes seem to be laid out like a toy village beyond the school, when one looks from the windows of Room 27: the way the Masonic Home stands like a white temple in the distanee; and how on foggy days, the church spires look like paintings, delicately etched upon the grey sky. I want to remember the way the sun shines through the hall windows, making blocks of sunlight on the tile floors. How, in late afternoon, the gilded cross on St. Vincent dc Paul's catches the light and reflects it across a sea of multi-colored roofs, straight to the High School building. The pale stream of light has seemed to connect them so the church and the school, as if they stood on opposite side of the town and grasped hands across the intervening space. I want to remember the bit of shrubbery that droops caressingly toward the south wall. In early summer nights it is lovely as a Japanese print, placed upright against a white background. I want to remember the buzz of voices to be heard between classes, and the solemn quietude of B. II. S. after every one has left it. I want to remember the paintings the Snyder, the Graf, the Steele, that hang along the halls, especially that softly lighted forest scene, that seems to say. The groves were God's first temples. I want to remember the Student and the first thing I wrote for it that was printed. I want to remember the fun I have had at programs. The school plays, from Katcha Koo and “A Pair of Sixes on down to the incomparable Peg o' My Heart. The May Day celebrations, when the stage is shadowy, save in one spot, where a lonely figure laughs and cries out silently by the movements of a slow Greek dance. The Lyceum numbers, the Visual Kduealion programs, and the Patrons Days. And Convo., on Tuesday mornings; the auditorium exercises when we are all gathered together as one great class. Sometimes I am conscious of a sudden tense silence during the recital of some incident or story by the speaker then a sudden burst of applause or laughter. And I never want to forget the expressions on the faces of the pupils when Mr. Ahlictt climaxed his praise of a student by saying, lie is Bedford-ty| c. I want to remember the basketball games. The people waiting, pushing then crowding into the gym after the doors are o|iencd. The band, the cheering, the yelling, the entrance of the team, the first whistle and the final gunshot. I want to remember the pandemonium after Bedford scores in a big game. It is there that I first saw School Spirit, superb and beautiful, expressed through the medium of the B. II. S. five, a tense coach, a changing scoreboard, and a howling West Side. Pace 64 £B. tJC, §. —™ vjliv’ 5Pio fleet of 1923 1 want to rcinoinlicr every class room and every class: the way we signed up for Hotsford when we studied Ancient History: the way we looked over Miss Fried ley's shoulder and saw Nineveh and Tyre crumble and fragments. We sailed merchant argosies over the Mediterranean to Bagdad. We stood side by side with Napoleon at Waterloo. We fought with Commodore Perry, and then sent home the laconic message. We have met the enemy, and they are ours. I want to remember Boom 12. the Mermaid Tavern on the road to literary achievement. How. in spring, we looked at the snowy pear tree across the street and recited, Oh, to be in England now that April's there. How we explored new realms of thought, and discovered, like the Spaniards who reached the Pillar of Hercules, that even then there’s more beyond. I want to remember the first time I represented Bedford in an inter high school contest: the feeling of grave responsibility that stole over me: the realization that my strong points would count as Bedford’s strength: and my mistakes, as Bedford’s weakness. 1 want to remember the High School songs; the way your heart skips a heat when you stand on the station platform and wave goodhy to the basketball team: the way assembly calls always end with the good old song. Sometimes, during Boll Boom period. some one up in chorus strikes a few notes, and the words drift down: Bedford will shine tonight.” I turn over a page, and promptly forget what I have read. I want to remember the framed pictures of the alumni, and the High School Hall of Fame. Sometimes I have wondered how they feel to be relegated to the wall—those ardent former students, who once carried on all the activities of the school. Perhaps they would like to step from their place of honor among the trophies and the medals, and live again all the joy of their four years. Perhaps, at evening, when the building is deserted, the wistful ghost of them conic back to hold again all their class pow-wows anil their parades, and once more play their games on a long stretch of shining hardwood. I want to remember the ('.lass Days and the farewell songs. There is always just a hint of pathos running through them, like a remorseful little melody, camouflaged by a few gay notes. Finally, I know that, although I have not reached it yet, I shall never want to forget, and I know I never shall forget. Commencement. I am sure that even though every one is eager to be graduated, deep down in his heart lie wishes he could stay on at school: for these little things have been in bis existence for four years, and so, when he goes, there will lie left behind a part of his life small, vcs. but a part one bates to lose. M. E. P. It Happens in the Best Regulated Families I am in love at last! Of course. I have been in love before, but not really since I have been seventeen. And Ibis is how it happened. Yesterday afternoon it was awfully slow. I was reading and eating the chocolates “Kill Lowe sent me. when mother came downstairs and ordered the lim.” She said she was going up to Mrs. Farncy’s to see a display of pic- tures, and I must go along. Now I hate art. think it's absolutely nuts, but because Sammic and Sally (those arc my best girl friends, twins) had gone to the city. I consented. Mrs. Farncy lives in a huge marble edifice that makes you shiver. She has the dignity of a queen. I call her Queen Vic” when mother's not around. She was waiting for us and Pack 65 Class oj 1923 � ■■■— —---fjlic duMMCS - ™ ------- showed us the pictures. They were all silly and I was awfully hored till I heard her say iu that nasal voice of hers, “Yes. lie’s quite young. Archibald de Montmorency, she always uses everybody's full name. And then the artist came in oil. man! I was keen on him from Ihc moment! Such teeth! Such hair! Such a smile! lie's Knglish. doncha know. As soon as I could net him away, I steered him out into the Harden. He asked me if I were going to the dance. You bet. I answered glibly, and then corrected myself with a more Knglish. “Well, rather. When things were goin’ nicely, why. of course, mother has to call. Save at least live dances for me tonight, eh? Archie asked. Imagine! Five with this Apollo. Yes. I answered faintly and hurried after mother. Driving home in the car I was quiet. How silly I had been to think Ted Lowe ever meant anything to me. Why. I had known him always. He'd kissed me when we .were mere kills. Why, he lived next door! How silly I was. Pd go right home and take his picture from the frame on my desk, and I'd put well. I couldn't very well ask Archie for a picture so soon, hut the newspajiers would have one after Mrs. Farncy introduced him to society. I was so busy figuring that I didn’t wave to Ted when he passed in his yellow car. He had asked to take me to the dance and it had thrilled me. hut that was before . . . Mother interrupted, of course. Wasn't that Theodore I-owe that just passed. Patricia? (Mother insists on calling me Patricia when I’m Pat to everybody else). Yes, Mother. I answered. Is lie taking you to the club tonight, dear?” was Mother’s next question. I'll huh. I replied, abstractedly as we whisked in the gate. Marie hooked me into a ducky gown pale blue tafTeta with a silver girdle. I looked like a kid. with my bobbed hair all flulTed out. So I got Mother's long back earrings and feather fan while she wasn't looking, listened to a little hit of advice 'bout being home before two, etc., etc., grahlicd an evening cape and ran downstairs just as the maid announced Ted. He was keen in evening clothes but oh, so kiddish—only nineteen, you know. He took my band and squeezed it. I drew away and frostily said. Theodore! lie colored and. walking toward the door, opened it and we went out and got into his car. The night was lovely moon and everything. Ted was awfully silent. Polly. lie said suddenly when we were in the darkest part of the woods. I'm glad you don't like that sort of thing. You’re above it you're different oh. well. I might as well get it out! I'm crazy about you and some day I’m going to marry you. I know you don't care for me. hut I'll make you I make my promise here. And taking one of my hands be kissed it softly. (lee! I was overcome and awfully glad when the clubhouse lights came into view. Hut of course I didn't let Ted see how I felt, but feigned a yawn, and said cooly. “Why how ver-rv interesting, old dear.” Then he stop| ed. I jumped out. called a “thanks over my shoulder, and ran into the club. I slipp'd olT my ca|R threw it in the direction of a chair, not waiting to see its destination, and sauntered into the ballroom. I found Archie surrounded by a group of breathless femininity. To my surprise and delight, he detached himself from the group and came toward me. Pack 0t ' Jlic 5?io111 ™ - o|’ 1923 Really, you couldn't believe anybody could be so handsome. Ilow sweet that I should see you right off,” I murmured siirpriscdly, as he led me off in the lirsl waltz. lie danced divinely and oh. I was ecstatically happy! The second and third dances we sat in the garden. The fourth Ted found me and look me indoors. I was so mad I wouldn't even talk to him. I say. Pat,” he said as he swung me on the lloor. you're not gone on this artist chap, arc you? Why, lie's already got a that was as far as lie got. I stcpfied on his toe and we stopped. “Theodore Lowe, if this is what you wanted to dance with me for. I prefer to sit out. I simply hate. hate, hate you. ' Oh, I've a temper, and I let it out on Ted. “That's top hole. Pat,” lie said, cool as lie could he. “What I was goin' to tell you was that he already has a Rut with that I walked away. Archie came hurrying over to me and said he thought the “chnwp a bally bounder.” I agreed with him and said I just didn't sec bow parents allowed such young children to come to the club, anyhow. Then we danced some more and remem-bi-ring mother’s warning. I had him lake me home rather early. When he left me at the door he said. May I see you with the sunshine, Miss Patricia? Oh! his choice of words is superb. Nothing like Ted. who always savs. See you in the mornin’. Pat.” In my room I took Ted’s picture from the frame and slung it into the waste basket. It was almost three before I at last went to sleep, with Archie's words racing through my brain. By noon I was dressed in a crisp gingham. I found an invi- tation to luncheon sent me by Mrs. Farney at Archie’s suggestion. Oh. bliss; I danced around, hugging the empty picture frame, soon to he filled. I knew. Promptly at two I ran up Mrs. Farncy's steps. I was about to ring the hell when voices drifted to me. Yes. really. Archie was drawling, in his most entrancing manner. She's quite extraordinary. Mrs. Farney. I’ve filled quite a chapter of my book with her and if I can get some tennis poses of her at she's so ah peppy as you Americans say. All. by the way, Mrs. Farney, I received a message from Geraldine this morning. One of the kiddies is awfully ill and so I must return Wednesday. A sick feeling stole over me and I crept off the porch, and walked the long dusty road home. Then I had Marie telephone Mrs. Farney that I had a headache. I tossed for several hours, then rose and put on something cool. I went to the phone and called Ted's number. “Ted, dear. I said. Hull, that you. Pat? lie asked surprisedly. Come over right now, please, I said and hung up. An empty frame stared reproachfully at me. I dived into the waste basket. It was empty! Marie, I fairly screamed, where has the waste basket been emptied? Down in the furnace room, dear Mademoiselle. Horrors. I screamed and ran downstairs. Now Daddy has an awfully queer idea about furnaces. So he puts ours just miles away, beyond the lake, the garden and over the hill in a little stone building. I ran breathlessly for what seemed ages, ami scratched myself terribly when I fell in the blackberry patch. Page 67 0oaa o! 1923 ■ cJfie J onccx £B.3C At last I reached the place. The door was open and a pile of stuff was ready to he burned. I dived right in. and in a minute found the picture a trifle soiled, hul the same dear, smiling Ted! I sat down on the step, cried a little and kissed it. I failed to notice that some one had come up the path, lie looked over my shoulder and said quietly, Here’s the real article, I’at. It was Ted. WhatM you want with me. old pal?” he said llu last softly. On Human Last year Mrs. .1. It. Voris established the Elizabeth Wakefield Voris Memorial Prize Essay Contest, in memory of her talented and beloved daughter, who died in 1917, during her second year in high school. The first year there were seven entrants. Of these the essay of Paul Cook was selected by three outside judges. The essay is given 1m Iow. The average head is an attic crowded with second-hand notions, a dump-heap of ready-made thought, to which originality has probably not eonlributcd one unique idea. Egyptian artisans and Babylonian craftsmen. Judean shepherds and Greek sculptors. Spartan warriors and Athenian philosophers. Itoman orators and Gothic horsemen. Finnish trappers and Norse shipbuilders. Druid priests and Franciscan monks. Florentine painters and Genoese weavers. Saxon har| ers and Scottish pipers. Indian chiefs and Irish Home Rulers. Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte, together with various scribes, bards, astrologers, alchemists, poets, historians, romanticists, inventors, navigators, and explorers. through their chroniclers and their biographers, by word of mouth and deed of hand through act and work and I couldn't say a word just cried. Wasn't I silly? He put his arm around me and we went out in the garden. Then I told him all about my crush on Archie, lie didn't say. I told you so. hut he did say. I meant to tell you he had a wife and children.” Then, too, he said, Well. Pat. it happens in the best regulated families. So droll and funny. And then I let him put his frat pin on my sweater and and that ends the tale. Catherine Butler. 23. Achievement record have generously provided us with an assortment of hand-me-down rules, reasons, and opinions. Tradition has indexed and systematized this conglomerate mass, and handed it down to us by legend, precept and print, hut to memorize the intellectual and the industrial exploits of all civilization since Adam is not nearly so valuable to the world as the chipping of (lint to an edge, or the astounding notion of twisting IItier into a bowstring. Although you feel assured that, born in a wilderness, you would, hv instinct have constructed weapons for hunting and a liber fishing line, remember that millions were born and died before man discovered the latent powers in a hunk of copjier ore. No one can state exactly how many of one’s ancestors passed from existence liclorc they bred a mentality great enough to dcsig l the first wheel. Possessed of every tool, calculation, formula, and equation transmitted by the past, and therefore better qualified to originate than were Euclid. Archimedes. Galileo. Gutenberg. Harvey. Fulton, or Morse is the memory of your existence to rest solely with the chisel of the monument cutter? t'se your brain add something to the total of human achievement. What legacy shall you leave to posterity? Pace 68 SB.3C Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. And some have greatness thrust upon them.” Jerry Mansfield waved a last good-hye to his family and his friends as the train pulled out of his home station. My. hut he did feel queer inside when lie thought lie would not he at home again until Christmas, or at least he should not lie! Jerry had been graduated from Prep school and was now-on his way to Yale, the goal of all his dreams since he was a little shaver. Ilis father was a graduate of Old Kli.” and he had tried to impress upon his son something of the spirit that should he his. when he was initiated into the life and habits of that great university. Dick. Jerry’s college cousin, had impressed that young adventurer in another way ami that was. in his own words, not to act so darned green. Jerry, struggling with a desire to look around a hit and feeling that his collar was crooked and his trousers were not creased just right, pul on, for it certainly wasn’t natural, an air of being totally unconcerned about what went on around him. At last on the pretense of tying his shoestring, which was to tell the truth more lirmly lied than it had ever been Iteforc. he was able to make a survey of his fellow-travelers. He would have spoken to them if Dick had not told him not to he too hasty about making friends. After a while he heard a strained whisper from a youth behind. Gee! that fellow in front of us must he an upper--lassman. I sure hope I’ll look that smart when I gel finished I'nlc!” S-s-s-say, d-d-d-do y-.vou think he’d g-givc us a f-f-few hints i-if w-w-w-we’d ask h-h-him?” one of the youth’s friends finished triumphantly. “Naw, we don’t want him to see how green we are! He’d make fun of us. Let’s us just say sorta loud, ’sif we were ioucci 0ux-s of 1923 t.ilkin' (o ourselves, whatever we want lo know. I'll say somethin' lirsl anil (lien you fellows ilo it. (lei me? All ripihl. here goes! Ahem! I wonder where we're supposed lo report, he almost yelled the last part. The upper-elassman gave no sign of having heard him. ex-eept a convulsive wriggling oi (he shoulders which seemed rather inconsistent with the Ireshmcn's idea of an upper-elassman. What kind of a football team do they we have this sea so .?’ the next one Iried. There was a broadening and a straightening of Jerry's shoulders, because il was his amhitii n to be a football player. “I'll bet lie's the football captain. I know he is. supplemented another. 'cause lie looks just like a picture of their captain I cut cut of the paper at the end of the iasl years' season!” Their hearts swelled with pride at the thought of silli :g near so distinguished a character and iurlhcr dropping of hints for information could not be thought of. Shouting and noisy greetings lloated in from a .other car. They began to wonder why “Captain Football was not having a good time with his comrades, hut they concluded he must he doping out some new plays for his FB srpiad. Finally the conductor called. New Haven. and there was a scramble for the exit, and a rush for the bus which awaited them. Fate threw Jerry and his admirers together and alas, their idol was shattered when Tad Camden squeezing into the bus was greeted by: Come on icllows. let’s give a tiger for ‘Good Old Tad.' Captain of the football eleven that’s going to wi|� c Harvard olT the map!” Jerry said to himself, “Ai 't it grand an' glorious fcelin to be great! —Ellen Mieliic. Page 69 OAA oj’ 1923 3?.« £ft UHltfC? £afjff. “Nature Paints” The winter's slippin from us. An I tlic l� luc-bir rs on the wing. And m,v heart begins n-thumpin’ At the souk the robins sing. And the violets sire n-huddin And the woods sire turnin' green. Somehow I've si ticklish feel in' It's about the time for spring. But I don’t like to study When the weather’s nice and warm. I want a day’s vacation To go down on the farm. There’s Grandma’s smile n-waitin’ As I climb u| on the hill And cross the sparklin’ brooklet And pass the old sawmill. I like to get up early When the mornin is yet gray. Before the crimson sunrise Proclaims the new-born day. L'p-way up. I hear si bird note. See a figure small and dark; Ah. I know the early riser Tis the herald of the lark. Thru the cool wood in the mornin’ t'p in the creek in warm mid-day. There is nothin’ that is grander Than a day in lovely May! Then return home in the evenin’ When the day is growin old. When the woods sire tinted purple And the western skv is gold. There’s a little touch of sadness In the call of Whip-poor-will; There is something very quiet In the air of yonder hill. As the shades begin to dcejien And the night is very near. Silently up in the heavens Tiny lights start to ap|K sir. You could search the wide world over And not find an art so rare. Nor a picture half so lovely As the one that’s | siintrd there. Gertrude Stone. Pack 70 £8.fH'.§. eJlic iPionca = 6omo[ 1923 Wilbur Franklin—Hero Blankcly! Zipp! Hang! Water, soap suds, and noise filled the sacred domain of the kitchen, where a small indignant lad bent over a washpan, furiously scrubbing behind his ears for the first time that week. Oh. how he hated parties and all the misery accompanying them! Huh, lie just guessed he'd run away and he a Zulu chief or a----- “Wilbur Franklin! Hurry, dear!” (ice, Heck, why did his ma insist on callin' him Will-bur, an dear? With a finishing rub on the still somewhat shady regions of his neck he dashed upstairs to pass the censors,” as lie had long ago duhhed the keen eyes of his ma.” For the next hour Master Wilbur F. Lane suffered untold torture, and finally emerged a martyr to a stiff collar, sailor tie. and •lancing pumps. His brain was a chaos of “does, and “dont’s,” his feet ached, and his hair just would part in the middle. Once out of his mother's watchful range he slunk into a muddy alley, for it would never do to meet the gang in this outrageous apparel. By the time he reached his brilliantly lighted destination that important organ which thumps against your left-hand pocket had cooled down and Wilbur was even whistling. The party was a tremendous success to every one hut the uncomfortable guests and the embarrassed hostess. For a time exciting games of “blind-man's-buff, and the thrilling “hide the thimble were enthusiastically enjoyed: then the chairs were unceremoniously dum| cd in the corners, rugs mysteriously vanished, and the two-piece orchestra sent the boys scrambling for partners. Wilbur's heart sank into the very toes of his decidedly new shoes, lie just couldn't learn to dance! Now Wilbur wasn't afraid of bears, ner glios’, ncr anythin', hut the thought of Hitting around with one of those giggly, blue-sashed girls was too much! Slyly slipping from the living-room he raced down the hall into the kingdom of his heart's desire, the kitchen. Wilbur was ravenous, he fairly pounced upon the huge pitcher of fruit punch, and tiptoed into the pantry in quest of eats.” “Hands up. The gruff command shook Wilbur like an earthquake. There, towering above him. glowered an enormous, grizzled stranger! His weather-beaten countenance was a horrible mixture of brutality and sneering satire. Now Wilbur wasn’t a b-b-it ’f-fraid, but just to avoid further trouble he flung up his hands, one fist still clinching the pitcher of punch. Suddenly, without warning, there was a downpour of lemonade. sliced peaches, cherries, and chopi cd nuts upon the glossy head of the amazed Wilbur! Whooppcc! He aimed the empty pitcher at the trespasser. At this the vagrant dashed through the kitchen and up the hack stairs with a grim, half-soaked figure in hot pursuit. Into the clothes closets, through the bedrooms, down the stairs, into the basement, through the parlor why the house was a very labyrinth of queer corners and winding passages. On, on stumbled Wilbur ami the untiring pursued, while hard at their heels followed the astonished crowd of hilarious hoys and shrieking girls. At the windows companies of questioning neighbors assembled. And now the tramp perceived that the hastiest of getaways was necessary. So like a fox chased by unrelenting hounds he rushed for the door. Hut Wilbur, pulling and panting was but a breadth of an inch behind him. out went Wilbur's arm now ! Hut at this critical moment who should make her dehut hut Polly nna. the Huffy Angora cat! Deliberately planting herself in Wilbur's path she calmly proceeded to watch the outcome of the curious race. Hang! Down went Wilbur on the hardwood floor. There was a S-s-s-sl. Mc-ow” and a Hying mass of hair and fur. By the time Wilbur was rescued, a dilapidated figure with Pack 71 3L ioucci DC Out oj 1923 blood-smeared face, the unwelcome visitor, was the unwilling guest of the constable. To say that Wilbur was a hero is mild. The owners of the blue sashes cast awed, admiring glances upon bis grimy, scratched hands, and the boys grudg- ingly slapped him on the back with a “Good work. Willy, ole top. Hut the center of attraction extracted a cherry from his tangled mop of hair muttering. Drat that cat! —Alice Smith. '23. A Group of Poems by M. E. I Air Castles When I am grown. I think that I shall Ik A master builder, proven, tried, and skilled: And on my well-planned ground-works I shall build A palace like a king's across the sea. Adorned with gold and jasper; stone on stone I'll lay the marbles that shall change my dreams Into reality; and pale moonbeams Shall fall, like Hilled silver on a throne. Upon my quoins and ashlars- mason’s art; I'll build, in stone, the story of my heart; Grey battlement, strong arch, and minar tall: A leaning tower, and a Taj Mahal: I'll build where Saint and Snducee once trod, A church spire, reaching through the sky to God. Words Words They are painter’s colors Bright tinted, gold and grey. Words Threads of ancient tapestries. Slow music, grave, yet gay. Words Splashes of bright sunlight; Coo! shadows, long and blue. Glorious Phoenix feathers That old arc ever new. The word that ever has in it A flavor of romance Is “cavalier.” It makes me think Of a stately Spanish dance. A serenade on a moonlight night. A weird, sweet-toned guitar, A shadowy vale of roses red With a perfume like attar. Pa g k 7 '2 SB.3CS. 3L di ioncct CfaM of 1923 The word that's really funniest Of all my host of friend Is droll. It always tells of elowns With paint that never blend . It is a roly-poly word That’s meant Tor every one. When life is full of shadows dread And what one needs is fun. The word that makes me saddest yet. Of all the words I've heard. Is pitiful. It makes me think Of a newsboy’s eyes tear-blurred: And Belgium woeful Belgium. Of sorrow and of care; Of a little hoy that sobs because His mother isn’t there. To a Rainbow You are the herald of the azure sky: Your pages are the slim clouds lloating by. The sea. in garb of blue. The stormy heavens, shaken hv the blast. The grey-robed West Wind, tired and worn at last. Calm at the sight of you. I know not whence you come, nor where you go— A goddess, robed in blue ami violet gleams. Wliy do you span the sky? I only know That you are like the rosy tinted dreams From Dreamland, when you slowly fade to white. A broken bridge, whose beauty pales to beams Shimm’ring with dripping light. Why do you always go heaving me sobbing where you shone before. Your beauty trailed away, with no more gleams To match the evening glow? Ambition, woven on the warp of dreams. Though colored with |� eaeh blow. Thus fades away, and tears can scarce restore Sweet Iris’ magic. far-olT pot of gold: For faded rainbows, built for elves of old hike broken prisms, will have their tints no more. Thanksgiving November steals in shadow through the dusk. In raiment woven of the grey that lies Beyond the hilltops dark against the skies The pine trees stand like lonesome sentinels. Somber and stern: and in bright mounds, knee-deep. The last few scarlet leaves dance down to sleep. Borne on the wings of the November wind. Ktrhcr in clear grey against the ashen sky. Files of wild geese lly southward; in the calm. A swallow titters its Thanksgiving psalm At twilight ’ncath the eaves, and in the night The frosty fields beneath the harvest moon Turn to pale silver: still the swallows croon And twitter songs of gladness in the dark. Pack 73 0o of 1923 ------ So may I, too, be thankful for small things. In glow of sunsets, ami the sound of rain Whisp'ring low phrases at my window pane For flower faces mirrored in deep pools; If I could paint, 1 should paint only faces. Not hills nor surging seas for all their beauty. Their colors, and their stern, defiant power. I should paint faces unappreciated. Glimpsed for a moment in Life's Picture-Play; Mirages seen upon a beggar’s features. Distressed, tired faces; lonely, bitter, blind; Clean-cut, ambitious faces, full of hope; Faces of kings, philosophers and jmets. Faces of saints, and (hose of criminals; Sweet mother faces tender, wondrous, And angel faces, calm and glorified. Pace 74 - J(ia fAoncc For slanting rays of sunlight in a grove. Soft lan lsca|K s with a stretch of sky above, . And sunny valleys, seen from windy hills. The Mysteries Lovers and choir boys, priests and laborers. Plain-featured, homely I should paint them all. There’s poetry Not to he laughed at in a school girl’s face. And in the eyes of an awe-shaken man. Hut I should paint child faces most of all; For I have yet to see A face that’s not well worth long contemplation. Mad I wish for skill To catch those swift expressions ere they go; Hut that's beyond me, and words inexact. One’s understandings are all fugitive. 0044 of 1923 ■■■■■ ■ 1 JKc 0 lencci SOCIETY- Junior-Senior Banquet In keeping with an established custom, the Junior class of the year 1022 entertained the graduating Seniors on May 23 with a sumptuous farewell banquet in the gymnasium. The members of both classes and the faculty anxiously awaited the call to descend from the up|ier ball to the banquet room which had been tastefully decorated by the Juniors with daisies, their class ttower; the center was a green bank of flowers while the tables were placed all around the sides of the room. The oflieers and speakers were seated at the end table, after which the diners were ushered in and the program was begun. A very delicious menu bad been prepared by the mothers of the Juniors, and it was served after the opening speeches of the Junior president, to which the Senior president responded. Between courses of the dinner. May Martin, arrayed in bright costume, entertained the company with a gypsy dance, and was forced to respond with an encore. When the meal was finished Mr. Abbett. as representative of the faculty and school, made a short address which was in keeping with the spirit of the occasion. Ilis talk was followed by the singing of the Junior song. Then came the feature of the evening, a short play without words was presented. It was called At the Movies.” It provoked much laughter and applause from the audience and was thoroughly enjoyed. After Ibis came the tribute of the Juniors to the Seniors when the Junior class formed in two long lines and marched around the tables singing a song dedicated to the graduating class. While marching thus, the favors, paper bats and confetti. were distributed: then came the mixing of guests, after which the program was concluded. There was ample evidence that every one had bad a hearty good time by the expressions beard later. It was a fitting farewell to the class of 1922. The memory of the occasion will linger long in the minds and hearts of all those who were there. Pace 75 Cta A of 1923 ‘JL OllCCl 5C Alumni Banquet of 1 922 The Alumni Banquet. another annual alTair. was held Iasi year at the Methodist Church dining hall. A very interesting program had been prepared, with Mr. William Walls as toastmaster. He presided in his usual gracious manner after the banquet had been served. Ilis wit and humor threw the whole meeting into laughter, spontaneous and uncontrolled. Miss ladia Rowe gave a delightful reading, after which the president of the graduating class gave a review of the activities and achievements of his class. The banquet was closed with singing a toast to Medford High School, and the singing of Auld l.ang Syne. Basket Ball Team Guests There have been several delightful functions in honor of the past season’s basket ball team. The week after the state tourney, the team. Mr. Abbctt. and Mr. Montgomery were guests at the weekly dinners of the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. Speeches were made by club members in honor of the team individually. At the Rotary meeting, the team was unusually fortunate in hearing Dean Potter of the Engineering School of Purdue I'niversity. He made a very interesting talk on “Education. On Friday. April 13. Dr. and Mrs. Emery again opened their large home to the team with a dinner. This has been an almost annual affair by the doctor, who is known to Ik the most enthusiastic fan and rooter that the team has. A very sumptuous dinner was served after which the diners mixed in a social way. after the doctor had given every one there one of his best and hardest handshakes. The spirit which prompted this dinner, and the dinner, will Ik long remembered by the guests. It was indeed a delightful affair. Senior Party at Blessing’s February 23 was another big day in the Senior calendar. On this date another party was held, this time at Alberta Blessing's home on Thirteenth street. The rooms were beautifully decorated in red. white, and blue, in celebration of George Washington's birthday, which had been observed the day before. The evening was pleasantly s|K nt in dancing, games, and other amusements, after which a tasteful menu was served. It consisted of: Sandwiches Olives Pickles Ice Cream Cake Peanuts Hot Chocolate The members of the class departed at a late hour, having had an unusually good time. Page 76 ■ «Jlic 5 ioncct CtaAA of 1923 Senior Party at Quinn’s October 31. 1022. was a night | crvadcd with mystery mul good times, when the Seniors of 1023. masked and camouflaged t � the nth degree, assembled for their first social function at the home of the class president. Joseph Quinn. There was much enjoyment occasioned through trying to recognize those present in Hallowe'en costumes clowns. Chinamen, sheiks, and whatnot. The evening was s|� ent in playing games, dancing, and sing- ing. This last named brought to light many harmonious and melodious voices which were said to have been heard three blocks away. Ice cream, cake, and mints were served, after which all-day suckers with apples on top were given as favors. It was certainly a good start for the year, ami proved a good mixer, for the members were enabled to get better acquainted. Pace 77 of 1923 3L £R icmcc: Pack 7 8 3C 3? 1C lOUCC? of -1923 1 o Marjorie Shirlaw as Peg o’ My Heart A hit of sweet philosophy. :uul now A hit of Irish wisdom: This is so. A hit of little girl-dom. Faith I know That you were lovely as a flowering hough Of heather, or an old laee valentine. I sal within the shadows; sure, the blue Of Irish sky lines matched the eyes of you Though every actor loved you. you were mine. For you were all my dearest dreams come true; Your smile was Irish summer, through and through: You played upon my heartstrings from the glow Of fool lights I saw only you. and so My heart was sadder than a pen could tell. When Jerry kissed you. and the curtain fell. Page 79 CfaAA of 4923 3L 9) toncct SB.DCS. “Peg o’ My Heart’’ “Peg o’ My Heart.” a comedy by .1. Hartley Manners, was presented in the high school auditorium, January 11, under the direction of Miss Mitohusson. The cast included: Mrs. Chichester.................................Ellen Michie Ethel, her daughter....._.........................May Martin Alarie, her son.............................. Edward Jones Montgomery Hawkes Warren Rowe Christian Brent........................................Ralph Callahan Jarvis, footman......................................Kenneth Kursncr Rennet, maid...........................................Marie Keith Jerry..................................................Davis Harrison Peg....................................... Marjorie Shirlaw The play centers about little, winsome Peg O’Connell, but lately arrived from America. Her father, an Irish ne'er-do-well, had married a member of an aristocratic family, who had been cut off after her marriage. Peg is reluctantly allowed to return to England to fulfill the requirements of her uncle’s will, who, in atonement for the treatment of his sister, wished her daughter to have the advantages of English training in an English home, with the suggestion that his sister. Mrs. Chichester, accept the charge for a monetary consideration. There is great consternation in the Chichester family when it is learned that the bank, in which all their money is deposited. has failed. The supercilious Mrs. Chichester with her lovely, though haughty, daughter, who is infatuated with a married man. Christian Brent, and with her son. Alarie. the pampered idol of his mother’s heart, are in dire straits until the arrival of Mr. Hawkes, who tells of the death of Mrs. Chichester’s brother and of the conditions of his will. Though the idea is abhorrent to them, they agree to lake Peg in for a month for the money ofTered. In the meantime. Peg has arrived, interrupting a fervent love scene between Ethel and Brent: and. mistaking her for one of the lower class, Ethel sends her to the kitchen. Peg. with her dog, Michael, throws the staid old house routine into the discard, alternating between docility and temper. Jerry, friend of Alarie, former friend of the uncle, and executor of the will, is enamored of Peg's charms, and their friendship is the only ray of light for her in that house of gloom. The crisis is reached at the end of the month, when Peg. against the command of her aunt, goes to a dance with Jerry, and returning at midnight, is attempting to steal to her room when she intercepts Ethel, who is planning to elope with Brent. In her plea to Ethel, she is heroic, and finally prevails upon her to give up the mad attempt. A noise brings the aunt and the rest of the household to the scene. Peg. hastily donning Ethel’s wraps, and taking her bag. saves the situation by confessing that she had been to the dance ami had worn Ethel's wraps and jewels. Here an understanding ami love is cemented la-tween the two cousins. Peg resolves to return to her father, ami will not listen to Mrs. Chichester, who asks her to stay: to Ethel, who pleads with her: to Alarie, who proposes; to Hawkes. who also proposes; hut her resolution crumbles when Jerry pleads with her and tells her that he loves her. Page 80 3C 3L (Pi 40ncct O’uaa of 1923 Page SI Ctaf of 1323 CJL toncci 3C “The Gypsy Rover” The Gypsy Hover.” a three-act musical comedy, was pul on by home Inlcnl under (lie direction of Mr. H. A. Brinklow in the high school auditorium. February 22 and 23. The operetta is built around the character of Hob. later known as Sil Gillicrl Howe of Knglish nobility. Hob is stolen from home when an infant by bis nurse. Men, a gypsy. Hob grows to manhood among the gypsies, believing Meg an I Mario to be his parents. Lard Craven, while riding one day with his fiancee. I.ady Constance, becomes lost in the woods. They wander to the gypsy camp, where Lady Constance and Hob fall in love. Craven objects to Hob's attitude, but in a comedy scene with Marto and Sinfo. he is made to tell Sir George, who comes in search of Constance, that Hoh is a charming fellow. Hob goes to the home of Constance and serenades her. They plan to elope, but are overheard by Craven, who informs Sir George. Plans are made to capture Hoh: the plans succeed, and he is thrown into prison, from which he csea|� es. Two years elapse. and its record: the mcmliers of the team were then introduced during which Hob has come into his estate after his identity has been proven by Meg. He becomes a successful composer. a friend to the Prince, and a social lion. Constance has remained true to her former lover. Hob. ami on bis return to Kngland he wins her for his wife. Meg. an old gypsy woman Della May Davis Marto. Meg's husband Ralph Armstrong Zara. Indie of the camp Alberta Blessing Sinfo. gypsy lad in love with Zara Joseph Quinn Lady Constance Martindalc ..Gertrude Reynolds Lord Craven, her fiance Glenn Starr sir George Martindale, her father Carl Porter Nir.a. Sir George's second daughter Ruth Blessing Captain Jerome, of the British Army Nelson Sears Sir Toby Lyons, a society man Kenneth Lynch McConklc. a song publisher ............... Holier! Ilarbison Pack 8 2 3C ' ■■■■■■ ■ vJRc flioncct 111 of I9W Face 83 oj 1923 1 ——— 3L fAonccs 1 ■ Page 84 CHARACTERS IN 1922 SPRING PLAY. CLARENCE. SB.3C. 3JU umeci 0ai4 cj 192:1 1’ A G E 8 5 0OAA o| 1928 3L 4011441 3C Athletic Association Financial backing is the thing bark of most successes, in the successes of Bedford High School’s representatives, the Athletic Association supplies this finance. It takes care of all the receipts from our activities, all the disbursements and expenses for equipment, entertainment, traveling, and many other multitudinous items. Basketball, track, public discussion. debating, reading, oratory all these are provided for. It is a well-known fad that B. II. S. teams are always the best equipped. Our entertainment of visitors is known all over the state. All things like this are due to the Athletic Association. Its organization includes every person in school engaged in any activity. Its officers are Irving Kocltcr. president; Hubert Shoulty. vice-president; Charles Benzel. secretary; M. .1. Ahhetl. treasurer. Page S 6 ■■ Jfw 5 umcc CfuAA of 1923 Page 8.7 0«aa oj’ 1923 3L ‘A toncc HlfO. Honor Roll Tlie pur| ose of a school is the development of scholarship. One of the highest distinctions in B. II. S. is to gain a place on the Honor Boll. It is a list of those who have, at some time during the year, made at least three .Vs and no C's on their report cards. Many have been on the roll all the year. Two who have, up to this time, made all A’s are Alice Smith and Mary K. Plummer. The regular Honor Boll at the present time includes: Clement Adams Howard Allen Elina Allen Myrtle Armstrong Pansy Baker Lottie Bartlett Charles Benzcl Ethel Brinegar John Brooking Kathryn Burke Earl Bell Catherine Butler Anah Corhin Mary ('.czar Boberl Conner Janet Cuthill Betty Cook Ayna Craig Luevlle Callahan Mary Capshaw Mary Frances Campbell Della May Davis Bernice Dunlap Mildred Edwards Lucille Ellison Elsie Foster Margaret Ferguson But h Fish Hazel Cuthric Paul Girdlev Lewis HulT Carolyn Holmes Winston Hole Herbert Hamilton Miriam Hole Dolores Hanncr Evclyn Judah Helen Johnson Bertha Jacobs Lela Johnson Frances Keithley Kenneth Kursner Dcnzil Kern Clyde lx“e Amy Lamb Marion I-ewis Lois Helen Lappin Eva Lavender Alice lamg Ora Miller Elizabeth Maroney Janie McNutt Margaret Mitchell Mabel McPike Ncblcmae Mvers Frieda Megnin Mae Martin Verna Mitchell Mary Louise Xorlin Mildred Perliam Janice Pitman Virginia Pitman Frank Pitman Howard Pace Mary Boherts Balpli Beath Marie Steigletz Marjorie Steigletz Mildred Scars Thelma Starr Mirian Smith Marie Smith Novella Smith Lida May Smith Bichard Stout Marjorie Shirlaw Ethel Southern Frances Slipp Caroline Schultz Dorothv Trucblood Millard Taylor Bavmond Fnderwood Balph Walker M. Margaret Wallner Mary Jenet Walters Dorothy Walters l'red Williams Page 88 r £B.3C CL� o f 1923 CtaAA of 1923 ---- — 01c 91 o ncct Debating League I el :itiiik is argumentation. Great questions of the day must he discussed pro ami con. Far hack, during the reign of uncivilized man. arguments were held, and while the civilized world is progressing more and more, the culmination of all great questions must Ik- reached by debating, or argumentation. Hut debating in our high school means something more. It has been said that no high school education could In complete unless the student could think clearly anil accurately on his feet, and express his thoughts cITectively. thus bringing into play the knowledge he has accumulated in academic study. To he able to do this, to have the power to s| cnk in public, is a valuable asset, not only in the world of business and among the professions, hut in every phase of life. Every day. our need for the ability to think clearly, to organize, and to express that which we have thought and have organized, is growing more and more. It is through She influence of the Debating league, that organization established by our educators and benefactors in 1913, that this is able to Ik- brought about. The Debating league has a definite aim in view; first, to develop for the interscholastic debating teams, and second, to alTord any student the desired opportunities and training obtained. The league is not for the selected few, hut for anyone in good standing in his studies. For its oflirers, it has Mary E. Plummer, president; John llinshaw, vice-president, and John Brooking, secretary. The first semester was spent in the study of the technicalities of the subject. On Fehreary 19, the league tournament began. By this elimination process is chosen a league winner, who is awarded the loving cup The teams are as follows: 1. Daniel Moroney 5. Betty Cook 10. Ilene Sears 1 Howard Allen Albert Mitchell Margaret Johns Pansy Baker Anah C.orhin Evelyn Owens 2. .Miriam Hole 6. Elizabeth M. Sears 11. Mary K. Plumm Lee Sherrill Dorothy Truehlood I-enore Megnin Mildred Parham James Heath Enos Lavender 3. Erwin Johnson 7. John llinshaw 12. Mildred Kdwari Virginia Hamilton Edith Still Margaret Taton Ethel Brinegar Elina Allen Kenneth Kursm 4. George Poach 8. Dolores Banner 13. Claude McCart Fern Guthrie Vestal Capshaw John Campbell Corrinc Todd Mary O'Brien Bichard Smith 9. John Brooking Lida May Smith Lucille Blackburn Pack 90 Utiiii SB.3CS. 3L (Pi lonecx Page 91 CLm of 1923 3L 5ft loncex £B.3C — — r V Varsity Debating Team Kaeh year, al llu tryout in debating, there are chosen varsity teams that have the honor of representing It. II. S. among the other schools of the state. Last year we held dual debates with C.rawfonlsvillc and Itloomington. on the question, Resolved: That the closed shop is justifiable. Full of energy and pep. dual debates have been scheduled with Franklin and Columbus for March .'SO and April i. respectively. In the near future, debates are exacted with Seymour and Shelbyville. The question to Ik used is Resolved: That compulsory arbitration should be used in settling industrial disputes. Those six having been chosen to represent the school are: Anirmative Negative Mary K. Plummer Elizabeth M. Sears John Hinslmw Daniel Moroncy John Brooking Hrwin Johnson We feel sure that, under the direction of Mr. Carl Toole, public speaking teacher and supervisor of debating, the reputation of 1$. II. S. will Ik upheld. —K. S. Pack 92 vJftc humect (PfaAi of 1923 Page 93 CLaa of 1923 .‘ lie ‘A lotwc: ----- .DCS. 1922 South Central The South Central track, reading, and oratorical meet is the biggest event of the spring term. I'rom the beginning. Bedford High School Inis stood at the top of the organization, whose other members are Martinsville. I.inton. Sullivan. Bloomington. and Washington. Bedford's record is unique in that she has always won lirst place in oratory. Her representatives have always ranked high in reading, and more than once have carried off the gold medal in that activity. The meet is an annual affair, and is held consecutively by the high schools which make up the organization. The track meet always occurs in the afternoon, while the reading and oratory contests feature the evening. In 1922 we were well represented by Abbie Joyner (Wykoflf) in reading and 'Archie Voris in oratory. Great competition was olfered from the other schools competing, but Abbie, reading the “Music Master,” by Klein, and Archie, using as bis subject. The Meaning of Democracy in education, snatched the two first places for Bedford. It was a close decision between them and the representatives of other schools, for there was unusually keen coni|H titiun in both events, and it was quite an honor to be returned victor. 't he contest this year will be held at Linton. We are assured that there will In the same class of opposition: but Bedford has never failed in her task, so the representatives this year will | c looked to for more victories. Pace 94 SB.3CS. 3L £ft (oncct Clot of 1923 Public Discussion In 1914, under the auspices of the Extension Division of Indiana University, a state high school discussion league was formed. Bedford High School has always been prominent among I lie state workers, for it has produced much remarkable talent along Ibis line. Only last year our representative did not win the county and district and take his place around the banquet table at the Slate. Emmett Selctz in 1922 bad victory snatched from him by Miss (ieorgia Carpenter, later winner of state honors. The local tryout for 1923 was held Tuesday, March 7. in the auditorium. Of those coni| eting. Mary Elizabeth Plummer received llrst place, with Daniel Moroncy as close second. The topic, always one of national prominence, was: “A Program for the Prevention and the Settlement of Disputes in Public and Quasi-Public Industries. The county contest will he Friday. March 23. Mitchell and llcltonvillc are also to be represented. Our representative is a member of the class of 1923. —E. S. Pace 9 5 6(aAA of 1923 3L £A totwct Girls’ Glee Club With a membership of about forty, the (lice Club has accomplished a great deal this year. The production of •‘The Gypsy Hover was the supreme musical event of the year. I'ndcr the splendid direction of Mr. Brinklow. will; the aid o; N':ss Kmery. accompanist; Miss Mitchell, aesthetic dancing, and Miss Mitchusson. dramatics, this rather elaborate operetta was highly successful. Besides this, the club has furnished programs at Junior High, at the Boys' Conference, and at convocations at various times during the year. Pace 96 C-lu.vs oj' 1923 sl jft unurc? 3C Pack 97 C (u.v o| 1923 CJL it i to ncc x £ 3C Literary Shop Talk Club The Literary Shop Talk Club was organized tliis year as an association of students and faculty for the purpose of promoting and fostering interest in modern literature and journalism in B. II. S. The oflicers and members are: Chairman........... Vice-Chairman Secretary-Treasurer. Sponsor........... Betty Cook Billy BoruflT Mary K. Plummer Kenneth Kursner Myrtle Armstrong .......................King Trainor ..................Della Mae Davis John llinshaw ................Frances Durrenbcrger Florence Emery Elsie Foster Aamy Lee Harris Dorothy Trueblood Mary Jenet Walters Elizabeth Sears I’ace 98 SB.3CS. 3L £A = (jfaM c| 1923 P A a K 9 9 3C 3h ioncci CLss of 1923 Orchestra I’nder the com|� ctcnt lircclion of Mr. Brink low, the orchestra of 11122-23 lias developed into a larger, more efficient organization than ever before. That it won the appreciation of others than Bedford people is shown hv tlie fact that three members were chosen for the all-state orchestra to play at Violin Clarinets Howard Losson Km met Lavender (den Star Howard Benson Bose Meno Winslan Hole Mary L. Itoberts Myrtle Jacobs Oscar liowden Bowena S|� eer Kenneth Sheeks the Teachers’ Association in October, 11)22. These were Howard Losson. violin: Frank Pitman, clarinet, and Marion llarklcmun. bassoon. The orchestra has given numerous concerts during the year, at convocations, pep meetings, cele-btaliens, school plays, and Other school affairs. Its members are: Horns Frank Pitman Ale Hatfield Cornets Harry Patton Myrtle Armstrong Charles Sears John Hamilton Baritone George Roach Leonard Trogden Donald Hansen Dale Owens Bassoon Marion llaekleman Flutes Dorothy Walters Warren lienson Saxophone Lewis Braumn Drums Amy Lee Harris Piano Mary Bose Owen Director Reginald A. Brinklow Page 100 3 C aa of 1923 3L 5P totte«t 3t 3j8J588£ Pack 101 - %u o 1923 3L iP torurc? £ 3C Band Day by day, in every way. II. H. S. musical organizations grow larger and better. Our band has gained a state-wide reputation by its | erformnncc at basket ball games. It is a potential factor in lending “pep to all athletic contests, and in carrying out other school affairs and events. It is always on hand to give a good send-off or a rousing welcome to our school representatives. If music Ik the food of 'pep,’ play on!” The members are: Cornets Harry Patton Myrtle Armstrong Harold Starr John Hamilton Trombones Carl Porter Dale Owens Lloyd llotle Clarinets Frank Pitman Ale Hatfield Enos Lavcndar Flutes Dorothy Walters Warren Benson Bassoon Marion llackleman Baritone George Roach Bass Kithcl Meadows Horns l eonard Trodgen Donald Hansen Howard Benson Saxophone Louie Braum Drums Amy Lee Harris Howard lx sson John Barclay Director Reginald A. Brinklow ABSENT FROM PICTURE Cornet Frank L. Reed. Sr. I-el and Armstrong Bass J. J. Tatom Baritone Carl Toole Clarinet Tom Able Mr. MePike Trombones Mr. Owen Gordon Lee Saxophone Mr. MePike Horn Mr. Armstrong Drums Harry Keithlcy Pack 102 S5.3CS. - 3L fj) toneex CfaAS of 1923 Pack 103 SR.3C 3L ffi ioncc of i92a B Men’s Association Tlu “B.” XVliut honor and meaning th;it phrase liohls and signifies! The insignia of Bedford High School, awarded to her men who do things. To win this much desired honor entitles the recipient to membership in the B Men’s Association. This organization was founded in 191G with Iwentv-six members. It has since grown to almost eighty in number. The B men in school now arc: Charles Benzcl. 3: Irving Koettcr. 4: Hubert Shoulty. 2: Lowell Todd. 2: Charles Scars. 3: Joseph Quir.n. I; Enos I-ewis, I; Charles Myers, I. Page 1W SB.3CS. 3L (Pi icncct Cl'u.ia of 1923 Pack 105 CLaa oj jms fill. ij (OltCCt 3C Boys’ Conference Dece nber 1. 2 and 8 che Third Annual Citizenship Confer-C'nce lor older boys was held at the centers. Red ford and Marion. We were host to about three hundred boys from the southern part of the state. The program prepared by the leaders was ol the highest order: there were two speakers of national repute. Their messages were of great interest to the boys and carried much weight. Preparations were in charge of Mr. Mendenhall of the Y. M. C. A. and to him goes a great deal of credit for the success of the Conference. I’ a ; b 106 SB.30. 3L 1 lotxeci Chss of 1923 P A « K 107 6fo« oj’ 1923 UL tP ioncc: Our Coach It lias been well established that high school young men need athletics. And the athletics in a school arc made or broken by the training given in it. lied ford’s teams have always stood in the front rank, and have stood there because of the coaching and training given them by Merle .1. Abbclt. He has developed, this year, from new material, a team that ranked with the best of them a team that accomplished things never before done by a Bedford team. In all their encounters, victories or defeats, there was always shown that spirit of fellowship and sportsmanship inculcated by him in the team and its members a spirit of do-or-die that brought them many fine victories and that made them light harder in defeat. His keen insight, understanding, and interest in boys have brought remarkable results. Our athletics will make better men for better citizenship under his capable leadership and guidance. All honor and res| ect to this man who has done, and is doing, so much for Bedford High School. Pack 108 � 3C cJl ih tOIVCCl of 1923 P A C K 10!) ClUAA of 1923 Pace lie ) cp. te iJ t IOIICC1 Basket Ball Captain Charles Benzel This season he Inis lc l the B..H. S. learn through one of I he mosl sueeessfnl campaigns in llie history if the school. His great scoring ability and line spirit, which he displayed throughout his career will be remembered in Bedford’s basket history. He coupled with his basket ability and leadership an uncanny sight for doping out plays ahead. He was rated on several mythical all-state second and third teams, and in addition was high-point man of the state tourney of 1923 for one game. Bedford will miss Benzel next year, because of the efficient and faithful service he gave to the team. 3C CJL iPi 0oaa of 1923 Track Captain Irving Koetter Never in the history of Bedford High School track teams has there been a leader who has given more than this year’s captain. Irving Kocttcr. He has that ability, along with his training, that has brought him out of the ranks or mediocre runners and stamped him as one of the best. His physique shows that he has obtained the very Ik-sI in a physical sense from his work. And also it has develop'd that persistence and determination which have characterized him. Many of his races have lieen won by his quick thinking and headwork. through which he outwitted his opponents and gallojH-d home for a victory. His winning powers are demonstrated by the string of medals (mostly gold) and the great number of blue ribbons, which he has won in his four years of running. hast year at the state meet he won the total points of the Bedford representatives with a second in the mile and half mile. With his graduation. Bedford loses one of the best track men ever develo| ed here. Pace 111 cjl a l ta«lC4Zt B.3C Yell Leader Pop :iml enthusiasm are two things that were evidenced in plenty by our howling host this year, under the direction of Warren Howe, who directed their vocal efforts from his position on the floor. Rosie is quite the berries when it conies to getting the noise from the nearly eight hundred throats that always graced the west side of the gym. It is the solid support of its backers that enables the team to win. This support was focused through Rosie. and certainly was a big factor in the games this year. Howe is a Senior, and by his graduation leaves a great gap in the ranks. Pack 112 SB.3CS. 3L (Pi U UCCt Cta aji 9ZS Pack 113 dtaAA cj' -1923 jc fj oncc? 5J8.3C . The Team The ISI22-23 basketball team reached a height never licforc attained by a Bedford team. It was composed of Benzel (captain). (iirdley. Self. Jones. Todd. Skinner. Shoulty. Bittmeyer. and Myers. Prospects for the season were not very bright last fall, but summer practice had given Coach Abbott a line on material for the varsity. Benzel was the only man who had had much previous varsity experience. this gained during last year's tournaments. During the llrsl few games, the line-up was shifted much to lind a good combination. This came to he Benzel. (iirdley. Self. Todd, and Skinner. This line-up continued throughout most of the games, with Jones and Self alternating at center after the middle of the year. The team went through its slilT schedule and did things never licforc accomplished hv a Bedford team. Bloomington was defeated three times, once on her home floor, once at Bedford. and once at the regional meet at Indiana University. Franklin was defeated twice, as were Columbus ami Mitchell. Among other victories were those over Martinsville, (ireen-castlc. Brownshurg. Brazil. Oolitic, and Warsaw. The team established a high score for the IU23 season in Indiana basketball with a score of 101-10 in the l.ittlc York game in the finals of the sectional tourney. This is also a record for Bedford teams. Benzel. the only man graduating, scored regularly throughout the season and was picked on several all-state second or third teams. In addition to this, he was one of four considered for the (iimbel medal. His foul shooting was general.v accurate. the average for the season being about 7.'� per cent. Jones, who Itccamc eligible alter the first semester, was also pickd for an all-state second team position. 11 is punch and drive were deciding factors in his scoring ability. Self made good at center, outjumping his opponents throughout the year and playing a great game at all times. (iirdley was a clever man for the center of the floor; his passing and headwork were responsible for many points. He has two more years to play. Todd demonstrated that lie is a fast floor guard in every sense of the word by his work in many games. There were few who got by him for points. The few who were lucky enough to get by Todd were stopped by the big boy at back guard. Skinner was always there at taking the ball olT the board and starting the play back down the floor. Shoulty filled Skinner's place at times and showed his ability at keeping opponents from scoring. He proved valuable in many instances when Skinner was forced to retire. Myers was noted for his dashes down the floor, which generally ended in his adding two points to the score. Bittmeyer look Todd's place at floor guard in several games and lilted in well with the team play. There were sixteen games marked in the win column, while eight were chalked as defeats. There were three overtime contests, all of which were won. With eight of the nine back in uniform next year. Bedford should be represented by another winning team. Pack 114 3C — 3L iPi ioneci 0OM of 1923 Pace 115 CtaAA of 1923 3L £ft 3C BEXZEL Our captain. His ability to direct the team is unexcelled. Always hitch in the scoring column. A perfect wizard on pitching fouls. His fine spirit will be an inspiration to those who follow. Capt. Chaz leaves a gap which will be hard to fill. Page 116 TODD Our smiling floor-guard. He had the real, old fight that it takes to put out the brand of ball he played. His grit and stellar ability to break up plays made him one of the mainstays of the team. Just’the man in a critical plr.ee. R.3C8. iltc 5J oncet ——— o| 1923 SKINNER SELF A veritable tower of strength. By his determination and super- Always there with the scrap and fight. Me had pep and endurance guarding he undoubtedly proved himself a second “Miller. Always from whistle to whistle. One of the best men we have ever had to cool and level-headed, he is the embodiment of clean, wholesome put Us in the lead in the last minutes of play, sportsmanship. Page 117 CLaa of 1923 7t CT l JWC Z) t toncct 3C G’RDLEY Small, but mighty. Due to hi rn nn? and turning. many point wre added to the Bedford score. He was dependable, consistent, and always fighting. JONES Our all-state center. Always there with the tip. Mi pep. drive : nd fight characterized hi play, and enabled him to add many points when they were needed. Page ms SB; 3C8. 3L 5A toned CtiXAA of 19 3 SHOULTY RITTMEYER A valuable man. efficient and dependable. He always made short A real good relief man. as he proved during the year. Always work of an opponent s plays under the basket. He has another year. reliable and pool for several baskets. He played an excellent brand of ball. We expect great things of him in the future. Page 119 Cfa of mz ol umccx 3C MYERS Short and swift. Like a streak of lightning. The pep and speed of this flashy little sub added new spirit and vim to each game in which he played. Pack 120 fB.fH.o). ' fiumcet 0add of 1923 Schedule of the Season of 1922-1923 Bedford Opponents’ Played Date Score ()p|Kinents Score at Oct. 27 35 Clear Springs 20 Here Nov. 3 37 Orleans 15 Here 10 27 Vincennes 37 There 17 28 Mitchell 18 Here 22 21 Franklin 14 Here Dee. 1 18 I-cbanon 22 Here 2 24 Martinsville 31 There 8 25 Bloomington 21 There 15 21 Smithville 16 Here 22 24 Shclbyvillc 25 Here 30 43 Brazil 21 There Jan. 1 20 Jefferson (Laf.) 42 There 5 36 Greencastle 17 Here 12 20 Vincennes 40 Here 19 29 Franklin 28 There 20 38 Columbus 25 There 26 38 Bloomington 18 Here Feb. 2 25 Columbus 23 Here 9 33 Brownsburg 31 There 10 34 Manual (Indpls.) 23 There 16 43 Martinsville 26 Here 17 22 Biehmond 29 Here 20 36 Technical (Indpls.! ) 35 There 24 37 Shclbyvillc 44 There TOURNAMENTS Sectional Bedford. 35; Mitchell, 11. Bedford. 54; Ilcltonville, 18. Ik'dford. 25; Oolitic, 14. Bedford. 101; Little York. 10. Regional (Bloomington)— Bedford. 21: Bloomington. 13. State (Indianapolis) Bedford. 38; Warsaw. 27. Bedford. 21: f.rawfordsvillc. 23. Total |N)ints scored by Bedford. 1.000: against Bedford. 730. Average score | er game. Bedford. 32: opponents, 23. Pace 121 CtaAA of ms ‘JL ffi toiurct 3C The Second Team Tin second learn must conic in for its share of honor and credit. This group is responsible for the playing of the varsity in many instances. Often in practice they held the lirsl team to close scores, though this was not generally the rule. They received all the knocks, bruises, and hard hits, hilt always came up fighting and smiling. If there is anything in the adage, “Experience is the best teacher. these hoys have been well taught: they should provide valuable material for the next season varsity. They had a hard schedule of games, winnnig eight and losing one. Their hard fight was at Bloomington, where the contest was undecided after two overtime periods of play. The team included these boys: Enos Lewis, Marion Hackle-man. Irving Koelter. Herbert Hamilton. Harry Patton, Muriel Koetter. Charles Sears. Clarence Donovan. Edward Belize I. and Paul Child. Page 122 3C 3? 1C 6 lOttCCt 0u.« of 1923 Pace 123 (jfuw of 1923 3L 9i coned B.DC§. Boys’ League The Boys' league has just finished a most successful season under the direction of Mr. Stevasson and Mr. Morse. At the start of the school year, a schedule was made, teams drawn, and play started for the championship cup. There were many good games during the season, many of them close and exciting, due to the evenly matched playing ability of the teams. The imjiorlance of this work is recognized as a leading factor in developing hoys for the varsity positions. The training received has been of great value also in keeping the hoys in line physical trim. The play of the Whites, Blue and White, and Cardinals has been cs| ecinlly notable. These three teams finished in the lend, the Blue and White ami the White having been tied for first place after going through the regular schedule. Kach team had won eight games and lost two. On Friday. March 23. the play-otf was held to decide the winner. The Blue and While, led by Dunihue and Baker, won out over the While aggregation by a score of 16-11, in a game rivaling in excitement that one played just a year ago to decide the winner after a lie had necessitated a play-off. The teams finished in the following order: 1. Blue and White. 2. White. 3. Cardinal. 4. (irecn. 4. Cold. fi. Purple. G. Green ami White. 8. Blue. 9. Grey. 10. Maroon. 11. Purple and Gold. Page 124 ...... ■' vJiic 0 ioncet CtaAA of 1923 Pack 125 C(aM of 9523 ‘JL 3 lOllGC’l aims. Girls’ A! the beginning of tliis year’s athletic season, a large number of Kiris reported for basketball. Starting out with entirely new material. Miss Alexander soon had rounded into shape one of the best teams the high school has ever produced. The first work done was in regard to the fundamentals: hooks of rides were given out to he studied, then later an examination was held to determine the knowledge of the rules of the gamo. A trial game was then played to pul this knowledge i-'to practice. Training rules were adopted, so that in awarding the monograms. this factor would ! e a deciding matter. Lucyilc Calla-han was elected to till the captaincy. She is well q.iulificd to fill the gap in the ranks left by Ahbic Joyner's graduation. Alter the trial game came the linal selection of the squad, v bich consisted of Lucyilc (’.allahan. Mary (lapshaw. Virginia Pitman. Virginia Menaugh. (Jertrude Stone. May Martin. Marie Keith. Mary Margaret Wallncr. and Lottie Bartlett. Varsity The girls had one chance to prove llicir ability against girls of another school in a game with Odon. The game was a well-fought battle, and good sportsmanship was shown throughout. The final score was 20-12 in favor of the home team. Lineup and Summary Odon Bedford Seal... .F..............Martin CaMahn ..............K...............Slone Williams.......... ..C Pitman Laughlin (’.............Menaugh Brown...............Ci... Callahan Kinncman ............G.............Capshaw Field g als. Stone. «S: Martin, 2: Callahan, t. Foul goals. Marti . 4 out of • : Stone, 1 out of 3: Seal. 4 out of 10. Hefercc. Miss Alexander (Bedford), t’mpire. Miss Fnglish (Odon). Pack 12J €Lm of 1923 3L ffi ionccx 6B.3C Page 127 C XAA of 1923 c L « ioncc' Girls’ League The league teams, consisting of six different teams, played every Thursday afternoon in the gym. This was the first year of playing for the majority of the girls, hut they soon develop'd into capable players. It is certain that Bedford will not he lacking material next year when it comes to filling the vacancies left by the graduation of a number of the first team girls this year. At the close of the basketball season, teams were chosen for a tournament. Each member of the first team was placed as captain over one team. It will l e a hard tight for the cup this year, as the teams are all evenly matched. Play has been started, and good games are the usual thing. Pace 128 3C 3L WIKCt €L AS of i9tt P A G K 129 0oaa oj 1923 3L 3 tone ct B.3C Physical Training Itixlily licallli demands continued practice of physical activi-tics. The development of intelligent attitudes and ideals toward physical activities is therefore the concern of the Physical Training Department, in order that physical activities may Ik- carried over into the life of the adult. The daily physical training program is so planned as to promote the functioning and development of the vital organs and systems of the body, yet at the same time it carries the recreative and enjoyable characteristics of outdoor play and sports. The program is so based, and in the program each day are included the following principles: Marching, calisthenics, natural and gymnastic dancing, games, and apparatus work. In addition to this, the second semester is given to the preparation of the May Day program, which is always the supreme event in the work of this department. A very interesting play has been obtained for this year, and work has begun on it. Physical training work has come to Ik a recognized feature of school work for the young women, and Bedford High School is making rapid strides in this work. Pack 130 £B.3C.S. i kF(ic Pioneer • a6A of 1928 Pack 131 CL,, oj irc: 3L ift SB.3C Track, 1922 The 1922 track season was one of the most successful in the history of Bedford High School. I’nder the leadership of Captain Koetter. the team came out victorious in the four meets in which it engaged. The county meet was the first. In this, our Ihinly-clads came out on top after defeating Mitchell and Hcltonvillc. The second meet was with our ancient rival up the Monon. After several sharp skirmishes, the smoke cleared away and left the Red on top in the 07-32 score. Another South Central cup was added to our collection by a victory at Washington, where the red-clad warriors carried olT the large percentage of the gold and silver medals. In the sectional meet at Bloomington. B. II. S. athletes were again returned victors, la-nting out Martinsville and Bloomington. In the state meet. Captain Koetter placed in the mile and half-mile. At the interscholastic meet, held at Chicago, he finished sixth among representative runners from all over the t'nited States. It was a wonderful season in every detail, hut it is ex|iected by those in charge to he surpassed by the 1923 team, which is now working out. 1923 Track Season l ros| cets for the 1928 track season are very bright. Only three men were lost from last year’s winning team. Due to a new ruling of the I. II. S. A. A., three of last year’s veterans become eligible for competition again Koetter, Sears, and Bcnzel. In the track events, the outlook is unusually bright: Sears and Hitlmcycr in the dashes. Shoully and la wis in the quarter, Koetter. Quinn, and Connor in the distance runs, are all veterans of last year and years previous. Bcnzel and Todd are looked to for the hurdle events, while there is a wealth of material for the mile and half-mile relays. In the field events, there arc vacant berths in the high jump and pole vault. Todd and Myers are back for the broad jump, and Todd and Ballon seem to Ik the best hcls for the shot-put. After the four straight victories of last season, this team should come through with colors living and a state championship. Page 132 £B.3C§. —- —— U e Pioneer M .-{’ 1928 I a ; F. 133 CtaAA of 923 3L fA iOUCCl SBL3fC 1922 South Central The 1922 South Central Athletic ami Oratorical Association meeting was held, according to tlic plan of rotation, at Washington on May 6. The track and livid meet was held in the afternoon at the Washington High School Held. Weather conditions were ideal for the meet, and so fast time was made in all events in spite of the size of the track. In the first event of the afternoon, the 100-yard dash. Sears, of Bedford, continued his habit of winning firsts, and took the event in the fast time of 10 1-5 seconds. He harelv nosed out Tucker, of Linton. The next event was the 120-vard high hurdles, in which Benzcl was beaten in his heat by a single stride. In the final heat. Martinsville took both first and second, while the third |K int was not counted because of the disqualification of the Linton man who had knocked down too many of the barriers. Captain Kocttcr ran true to form and gallo| ed home for a first in the mile in the remarkable time of 4:52. In the quarter mile, Bedford failed to place, while Bloomington took first. Todd, small shot man of the Bedford team, brought in live more points for the Bedford total with a first in the shot-put. while Koettcr garnered another first by defeating Stanhaugh. of Sullivan, in the half-mile run. which was the feature run of the day. Then in the 220-yard dash. Sears gathered three points on a second place, while Myers clinched the meet with a first by leaping 19 feet. 9% inches in the broad jump. In the relay. Sullivan nosed out Bedford for the cup by a single yard. However, the meet was ours again, with a total of 28 points. Linton was second with 21. Bloomington and Martinsville tied for third with 19. Sullivan took 7 points, and Washington 3. At 8:01) o'clock, the reading ami oratorical contests were belli in the high school building. There were several unusual | crfnrmances in both activities, and it was a real honor for Bedford’s representatives to Ik returned winners. Abbie Joyner (WykofT) was judged first in the reading, through her line effort in the Music Master.” hv Klein. Archie Yoris received the gold medal in oratory for his oration. “Democracy in Education.” (laptain Koettcr was next presented with the meet championship cup. two gold medals, and the individual point medal. Then the oilier awards were made. The association is doing a great work, in the six schools which are members, to promote track, reading, and oratory. It was organized in 1914. Since its organization. Bedford has won the field meet three times, and has seldom failed to bring home the honors in reading and oratory. The next meeting of the Association is to be held at Linton on May 5, 1923. Pace 134 3C CJL ffi lanccx Ctass of 1923 Page 135 0O4A of 1923 3L totic i ttlDCS. Pack 136 3L ifi IOIICC1 11 ■ 0aM of Visual Education Department If II. II. S. is a house, she is adding additional rooms every year. As the numlier of inmates of the home B. II. S. is increased, the home is made larger and the fixtures and conveniences are made more complete. Our ideal has always been a more nearly complete, a more explicit and a more comprehensive system of instruction. At lirst the course of study in our high school was limited. We have had added to the curriculum Manual Training. Sewing. Cooking. Typewriting, Shorthand. Bookkeeping, Stone Drafting. Stone Pinning and Stone Turning. These have led up to a greater achievement Visual education. We know not hut that other great achievements may follow closely we may add Kadio Instruction or something equally wonderful, growing out of modern inventions but it is certain that other things will have to Ik tried. Visual education has Ir'cii tried and proved a success. It is an unquestioned fact that Visual education holds unlimited possibilities for our high school. It is the realization of the ideal toward which the hard-working faculties of B. II. S. have been working that ideal of Iteing able to show good, wholesome pictures in co-ordination with school work. With the two machines the school now possesses, this ideal is beginning to be realized. The picture program for this year has been a very interesting and instructive one. The films. “Bachelor Daddy,........Nie Man From Home. One Glorious Day,.........I'he l.ittle Minister. and Two Kentucky Boys. were clean, entertaining pictures which every one enjoyed. These films, all Paramount, are the type that provoke one to mirth and yet they contain food for thought for days to follow. Enoch Arden and King I-ear” were especially interesting to the English students who have been studying those books in their school work. These pictures given in connection with the regular school work help the student to understand parts that are Greek to him otherwise. There have been four picture programs of s|H cial interest to the Latin class. A set of slides on Human Life.” one on Homan Amusements, and one on The Campaign of Caesar were very instructive. Probably the best picture of the whole year for entertainment and instruction was the film, “Julius Caesar, a photo masterpiece which gave the story of Caesar's life from HO It. ('.. to 44 It. C. This film was instructive to the History students, to the English students, and especially to the Latin students. The Latin teachers required that their pupils attend this picture. People from all over the county came to see this wonderful program. A large crowd attended the matinee. The evening picture was witnessed by a full house of interested spectators. With these the first year of our Visual Education has hud a wonderful beginning in pictures. We believe that next year will be a bigger year in this res|H ct. And we believe that Visual Education will have an important part in the school curriculum in years to come. Pack 137 Ctu.Vi of 19 3 3JU iPi to nee x 3C Lyceum Course This year those in charge brought to Bedford students and the public at large one of the finest musical programs ever given in the city. This was the Lyceum course obtained from the doit Lyceum Bureau of Cleveland. Before the first number was presented, the students of B. II. S. had sold the quota of season tickets necessary to put over the program. The first number was given Novemlicr 10 by the Hinshaw Quartette. This program consisted of popular arias, songs, duets, trios and quartettes from the best operas and musical compositions. This composed the first half of the program. The second part was a musical comedy, “Cox and Box in costume. Their efforts were thoroughly enjoyed by the large audience present. The Harp Singers, the second number of the course, was presented on December 7. Their instrumental program included numbers on the harp, violin, cello, piano, accordion, clarinet and lamborincs. This company also rendered vocal solos, duets and many pleasing songs in a most able manner. These numbers were interspersed with several excellent readings. The second part of their program depicted night life in an Italian district, the performers appearing in costume. The music given during this part was cs| crially enjoyable. The true music lovers of the city were es|tccially treated in the appearance of the Skibinskv-Heed Duo on the evening ot January IS. Alexander Skibinskv. a noted Russian violinist and composer, and Myra Reed, pianist and soprano, showed that they merited the high praise of critics wherever tficy have appeared. February 1. the Mary Adel Hays ()|tera Company presented scenes in costume from “Faust,” “Carmen. II Trovatorc. Rigolctto, “Martha, and many other old favorites. They also gave numbers from famous cantatas and oratorios. The Lyceum program for 1923 was a treat for lovers of light ojH-ra and classical music. The program was varied, and so arranged that it was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by all who were fortunate in hearing the four numbers. It is to be hoped that another program so interesting and valuable will Ik brought to our school next year, and from information gleaned it is said that the 1923-24 course will sur-pass the numbers given this year. Page 138 3L 5ft ioncct Cf«AA of 1923 DAILY CUCNIS Sept. 18. Hack to school. 14. Senior class lloal won fourth prize. 18. ('.all for basket hall men. 28. Charles Henze I elected captain of H. H. team. Oct. 2. Seniors organize. Joe Quinn, president; Irving Koeltcr. vice-president; Catherine Hut lor, secretary; Mary Klizahcth Plummer, treasurer; Miss Fried ley, sponsor. Musical program given by Mr. and Mrs. P. Hrock and Miss Catherine Johnson, leaders of music for revival at the Christian Church. Hoys' H. H. practice starts. Musical program given in auditorium. 3. St. 10. 23. First edition of “Student. 27. First H. H. game. Heat Clearspring 35-20. 31. First rehearsal for “Peg O My Heart. Nov. I. Mr. Ilatlield. of Kvansville. gave a splendid talk on A High School education and a College Training. 3. Heat Orleans 37-15. 6. Tickets on sale for Lyceum course. 10. First defeat. Vincennes 37, Hod ford 27. Just wait! 13. Knvoy Swartz, of Salvation Army, addressed stu- dent body. 14. First Lyceum number. 10. Students entertained by Mrs. Mathews, of lilooin-ington. 17. Put one over on Mitchell. 28-17. 21. Vocational Kvening School opens. 22. Fvcrybody happy. We beat Franklin 14-21. 28. Prof. S. It. Clark, of Fniversity of Chicago, read “If Winter Cannes.” Dec. I, Ix'banon heal us 18-22. 2. Martinsville surprised us. too. Heal us 24-31. 6. Mr. Tangora. world's champion amateur typist, gave demonstration Iwforc students. Pack 139 Cfass o f m:i 3h 5A 40IICCX S 3C 7. Senior rings ami pins arrive. 8. To Bloomington. No more of that “annual slaugh- ter stuff. We heat 'em 21-25. 9. Second number of I.yeeum course. 11. Frank Pitman awarded the Remington Gobi Medal in Typewriting. Speed. 57 words per minute. 12. Beat Smithvillc 16-21. 15. Students out. 18. Bedford High visited by teachers from Mitchell. 22. Get out for Christinas vacation. 30. To Brazil and lieat 'em 21-43. P. S. Ask Girdlev if he likes cracker crumbs. Jan. 2. Picture show in auditorium. 5. Ole team again. Grecncastlc 17. Bedford 36. it. Girls' first and second teams organized. 10. Bronze medals for typewriting presented to Frank Pitman. Bertha Jacobs, Margaret Ferguson. Helen Johnson. Bulb Fish, Avanellc ('.lark. Leather card eases to Bertha Jacobs, Helen Johnson and Avanellc Clark. 11. “Peg O’ My Heart given. 12. Vincennes copped more baskets than we did. Score. 20-40. 15. Students guests of round table lecture given by Mrs. I). C. Brown, of Indianapolis. 16. Helen Johnson won a bronze O. A. T. pin in type- writing. 18. Third Lyceum number. lit. Everybody to Franklin for good cause. We beat ’em. Jones’ first appearance with us. 20. Another victory at Columbus. 21. B. H. S. live met at station by students ami band. 23. Dean Burton 1). Mvers of I. I , addressed students on subject of “Anatomy. 26. Beat Bloomington second time, 18-38. It’s a habit with us. you know. Feb. 2. Columbus downed again. 23-25. 6. Schedules for Regional ami State announced. 10. Another victory added to our list Manual Training score, 34-23. 12. Twenty-live typewriting test papers sent off for certificates. 16. Stone proved harder than brick. Martinsville defeated. Score. 26-43. 22. Lincoln program given in the auditorium. 23. Senior party at Alberta Blessings. Lights off! Oh. you Juniors! 30. Bedford girls down Odon girls. 12-26. March 2-3. Sectional tourney held here. Bedford wins. Final game: Little York 10, Bedford 101. 10. Defeated Bloomington in Regional 13-21. 15. School dismissed at 2:50. Everything ready for the Stale tournament. 16. To Stale we go. Won from Warsaw, 27-38. 17. Oh. what a blow! Crawfordsville surprised us and bent us 21-23. 18. B. II. S. Five welcomed home by students and band. 10. Few of the stragglers not back from Indianapolis. What’s the trouble? 20. Basket boys entertained by Rotarians at luncheon. 21. Various pictures for the annual taken. 22. B. B. boys entertained by Kiwanians at dinner. 22. Mr. Brinklow married. Congratulations! 26. Juniors organize. Committees appointed to select class officers. Miss Roth appointed sponsor. 23. Boys’ Conference at Seymour. 27. “Chic Martin sure loves pcp| cred” candy. 28. Junior officers elected. King Trainor. president; Frederick Dunihuc. vice-president; Mary Janet Walters, secretary; Edward Jones, treasurer. Pack HO SB.3CS. 3k ft loixecx Class of ms 29. 30. April 1. 2. 3. 4. 13. 14. 16. 17. 19. 17. 19. Charles Benzol brought his “Lincoln Pup to school with him. Bedford-Franklin debate. Franklin won here and Bedford won at Franklin. Who did you fool? Senior meeting. Assembly call for debating teams. Everybody studying. No wonder! 12-A History exams. Some have taken olT their rod llannels much to their dismay. “C.haz wants to go to Bloomington in his “Baby Lincoln.” You should have started last week. Charles. And Friday rain, rain, rain! I wish you’d please stop moving those llowers.” Various departments of school broke into the movies. Club of fifty Senior (). A. T. typewriting test pa| ers sent to Chicago. Who will win the gold ring? All successful students will receive certificates. Student body had pictures taken, marching out of the building. Assembly call. “Commercial Department presented The New Secretary. a play in two acts. 20. Citizens of Bedford show their appreciation of the good work done by our basket ball team the past season by presenting them with watches. 20. More typewriting pa| crs sent off for awards. 21. Dual track meet with Linton. 23. Debate with Columbus. 27. Mary Elizabeth Plummer represents Bedford at the state public discussion meet at Indiana University. She came through the local, county and district contests on top. 28. Track team goes to Franklin for meet. May 5. South Central meet at Linton. 11. Seymour debate. 12. Sectional track meet to Ik held here. 18. ('.lass duy. 19. State track meet at lndiana| olis. 20. Baccalaureate sermon. 21. Junior-Senior banquet. 24. Commencement. 25. Alumni banquet. 25. School out for the summer for most of you. Out for good for class of 1923. Carry on. every one! —Class of 1923. Pace Hi Class of im UL {Pi to ncct 3C Page 142 SB.3CS. fill. ffi totioc? a A of 1923 HfNGR'r ,ra « mjm xm Wfuk,£ s This ? QidpaP A Quartet HaaiK HACK- o« -r r- CmRRtc AA+M16. MElliE Page M3 Cta 6 of m; ‘JL tPi ioik’c: 3C DEFINITIONS FOOTBALL Friend—A person yon trust who smokes your cigarettes and spoons with your girl. Money—Something you would like to put your hands on but can't. Examination—Worse than war. Teacher—One who knows that you arc as dumb as you look. Joke—Something you must laugh at. (If it’s told by a member of the faculty.) Mr. Morse—Been to church recently? Mr. Steve—No. why? Do my clothes look like they had been slept in? He made a run around the end. Was tackled in the rear; The right guard sat upon his neck. The fullback on his car. The renter sat upon his legs. Two ends sat upon his chest; The quarter and halfbacks then Sat down on him to rest. The left guard sat upon his head. A tackle on his face; The coroner was next called in To sit upon the case. Pace 144 � 3C % 1C ADVENTURE OF MR. JONES Farmer Jones wcnl to town one day And bought a brand new “Lizzy. He stepped on the gas. The tiling ran so fast That it made the poor fellow dizzy. “Liz.” took oIT down the old turn-pike Like a man half full of whisky. He pul on the brake. And cried, ‘TV I.nwd’s sake! Hey! Don't he so dad-gum frisky.” He turned into the old mud lane. And two wheels left their groundin’. He steered the thing straight For the barn-yard gate: Ihit Lizzy just kept on poundin'. She ran right thro' the front yard fence; In front of the house she busied. The farmer, he rose. And fell on his nose. He said. I’m disgusted. Ever since, when Jones went to town. If the roads were dry or muddy. He'd say. “Well, by gosh! These Fords are all bosh I'll stick to my old boss and buggy. “Why do you wish to have your name changed, madam? asked the judge. ..... “Well, ycr honor, ye-ye see my name is-is-is Lizzy I mrord. sobbed the poor woman. =■ CYu of ircs 5 «onc«t Jimmy and l is mother were driving along a rural road. Jimmy, seeing an object in the Held adjoining the road, asked: “Muver, what is dat ting? That is a cow, my dear. “XVhat’s dem tings on its head, muver? Those arc the cow’s horns, my dear. Presently the cow engaged her vocal organs in a series of loud bcllowings. Oh. muvver: Which horn did de cow foot dat time? asked Jimmy innocently. Miss l'riedley For what reason was the Ku Klux Klan organized in Bloomington? Krwin Johnson Why er to light dry water therc-rc. We were just wondering if Erwin lives next door to the fellow who hangs water out to dry. A Californian and New Englander were boasting. Why.” said the Californian, we grow cabbage so big. that an army of soldiers can camp under one. ‘‘That’s nothing. said the New Englander. We made copper kettles in New England, so large that a thousand men can he riveting one and yet he so far apart they can’t hear each other hammer. (lo on. said the Californian, what would anyone use a kettle like that for? Why, to boil your California cabbage in. said the New Englander. “George struck Henry with his list. read the teacher. Now. what part of speech is ’fist’?” she asked. “It liain’t no part of speech. It’s a talkin' machine anybody kin understand. replied Tommy Jones. It seems that a certain hunch of senior girls, as well as some others, are looking forward with great enthusiasm to the next conference for older boys. Pack 115 Qoaa o| 1923 3L 5ft ictxecx 3C Alice Smith should be a great help around the farm, judging by her superiority in the handling of Tooles. If the boys liad to have the scat of their trousers patched, pieced, and decorated the way they have the legs of the same, they would think it scandalous and absurd. Karl Bell Say. Miss Both, I was talking to a Frenchman down in town last night and could understand every word he said. Miss Both—Very fine! But I don’t understand why you can't get your French lesson. Karl Bell —Oh, he spoke Knglish. Recently, in a small town, two men were buried at the same time. When the tombstones were set up, the following inscriptions were the only epitaphs to l e engraved upon them: M. T. Head. He forgot to turn olT the gas. C, It. Dust. He stepped on the gas. .loc Quinn Catherine, if a boy should insist upon kissing you. would you humor him? Catherine Butler—Just a little. Joe. Mary Elizabeth Plummer has just bought a set of electric curling irons with a reverse gear. In the world war. the Huns had a habit of giving prisoners their choice of death means. Among the line of doomed men there chanced, one morning, to be a negro. When asked how-lie wished to be put to death, he said in pathetic tones: “Well, boss, since you done all been so good as to allow me ter choose mah way ter be put ter death. Ah guess Ah will jisl have you all let me die a natural death.” ANOTHER ROMANCE ENDED He took her gently by the hand Ami in her car did whisper. He said. “I long for you each day As if you were my sister. She leaned her head upon his chest And sobbed just like his mother. She said. Oh, Tom, I—I love you As if you were my brother.” He looked into her large blue eyes. Then gently hugged and kissed her. And then they ran kissed their nia. For Kate was Tommie's sister. Friends, neighbors, and fellow men, lend me your ears. tiegnn a youthful orator. “Oh! He’s just like his ma! exclaimed a neighbor lady; always wantin’ to hear everything.” Two Irishmen were walking along a railroad as a fast mail train approached from the rear. Mike, hearing the train, avoided danger by getting olT the track. After the train had whizzed by. Mike resumed his journey. He wondered where Pat had gone so suddenly. Presently Mike came upon an arm, then a leg. Then he stumbled upon what proved to be Pat’s head. Mike look curiously at what used to be Pat. Then he said queringly. Bi gor-r-ri. Pat. where to de debil ye been?” Nelson Sears Marjorie, may I have the next dance? Marjorie Sliirlaw Please, not this time. Nelson. I have on a new pair of shoes. John Brooking Mildred, may Dee accompany you to the Junior-Senior banquet? Mildred Kdwards Why don't you s| eak for yourself, John? Pack 146 SB.3CS.-----------------------------------5L dumun---------------------------- IN COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC Mr. Stevason A graph is n drawing which illustrates certain st-st-stat-stalislies. Mr. Stevason—Joe. do you want to get kicked out? Joe Quinn No. sir! I was just joking. I didn't mean it that way. Joe Quinn A horizontal line is a line parallel to the lloor. Mr. Stevason Wrong! It is a line running cast and west. Mr. Stevason How do you find the area of a circle. Glenn? Glenn O’Brien l-vngth times breadth. Mr. Stevason—Glenn, what is the slant height of a prism? Glenn O'Brien The distance from the aj� c to the base. Warren Rowe Marie. I’d better Ik? going home. Kiss me good night. Marie Steiglilz I'll not do it. You’ve already started home seven times tonight. Ruth Bass If you were me. would you get married in the spring or fall? Mae Marlin If I were you. and had actually secured a man. I'd gel the wedding over as soon as possible. The Foreman But we have all the men we need. If I found anything for you to do I wouldn't have anything for the men I already have. Estill Bell The little I would do wouldn't harm anyone, sir. Warren's Father Aren't you ashamed of this report card? Warren Rowe Frankly, dad. I'm not. You said you would give me $10.00 if I got good grades, and I thought you had better economize. What—Mr. Brinklow beats his wife up every morning. Who—How cruel! What—He gels up to see what time it is. What kind of a world would this world be— If there were no frcshics? If Bedford High School didn't have a basketball team? If there was no Junior-Senior banquets, or if the girls had to go home alone from the same? If I2A History was a snap? If Warren Rowe didn't think he was cute? If Bedford’s colors were purple and white? We editors may scratch our heads Till we have scratched off all the bark; But some poor booh is sure to say— “Oil, I heard that in Noah’s ark.” But. after all. a joke’s a joke. And not always a laugh at that. It's not ev'ryonc, you will agree. That wishes to laugh and grow fat. Ale Hatfield, for instance. She Tin thirsty for a good cold cherry high-hall. He You ought to go to Bloomington and learn to appreciate cold water. Warren Benson—I had to kill my dog last night. Park llanner—Was he mad? Warren Benson—I don’t know. He seemed sorta peeved. Sometimes the Yankee's humor of exaggeration’s met by as good as lie gave. An American in London stopped at a coster’s stall, and lifting up a good-sized melon, said: Are these the largest apples you have?” “Flit that bloomin’ grape dalm. will yer?” said the coster. Pace 147 0«AA of 1923 3L ffi iOtXCCX POOH JANITORS Oh, poor janitors of Bedford High. They find old chewing gum stocked knee high. A wa«l of gum here and a wad of gum there. Here a wad. there a wad. a wad of gum everywhere. What an awful sight. Oil! what an awful sight. Under the desks and under the chairs. On the floors and on the stairs. A wad of gum here and a wad of gum there. Here a wad. there a wad. a wad of gum everywhere. What an awful sight. Oh! what an awful sight. To all you Bcdfordiles who chew and chew. We wish a janitor’s job on you. A wad of gum here and a wad of gum there. Here a wad. there a wad. a wad of gum everywhere. What an awful sight. Oh! what an awful sight. ('.an anyone give me a good definition for ‘nothing'? asked the visitor in a country school. Yes sir! chirped one little chap. That's what you gived me for holdin your horses fer ye last Sunday night. Here's to the girl that I kissed last; She doesn't kiss slow nor doesn't kiss fast. With lips like a ruby and cheeks like a rose How many have kissed her. God only knows. Henry, what makes this car run so much faster? “Well, Lizzie, I jist took the engine out; that wuz what wuz holdin the darn thing hack. They stood close together on the edge of the precipice. The roar of the angry water below them was softened to a whisper so high were they above its rushing course. Standing silhouetted against the moonlight of the sweet-scented night oblivious to the beauty around them, they were conscious of only one thing the ccstacy of the other’s nearness. She knew that he was going to kiss her. and trembled in expectancy. She slip|ied her arms around the bulk of his shoulders, lifted her face and closed her eyes. She knew he was looking at her. She waited. Dear. he said. She waited. Dear,” he continued, your nose shines. She kicked till' her shoes and lca| cd into the abyss. Applicant I want to take some insurance. Clerk- Life, lire or marine? Applicant All three. I'm a stoker on an ocean liner. Johnny What makes that baby at your house cry so much? Tommy It don't cry much; and. anyway, if you had all your teeth out and all your hair olT and your tongue tied and your legs so weak you couldn't stand on them. I guess you'd feel like cryin' too. Student A fortune teller told me I had a lot of money coming to me. Sportsman I'd rather hear a paying teller tell me that. His Girl Reginald, dear, do be cheerful. I know it will come out all right. Mamma, at least, is on our side. Reginald What makes you think so? His Girl Well. dear. I heard her tell papa not to judge you by ap|icaranees. Pack 148 3L 5 iOfleet -■- ■ - CfuAA oj 1923 While a certain Mr. Thomas was traveling through Canada, and was writing a letter in a hotel, he upset a hot lie of ink, badly disfiguring the trousers of an irascible stranger across the desk. Mr. Thomas a|H logi cd profusely, hut without effect upon the tcm| cr of the irate gentleman. “These pants cost me $10,” lie shouted, and you are going to pay for them. “Certainly,” answered Thomas. If you will give me your address. I will mail you a check as soon as I get home.” You'll pay for them now this minute!” the man yelled. Although Thomas was somewhat out of ready cash, he counted out the ten. Now, he said. I'll lake my trousers. Very well. answered the irate gentleman, a little cooled. I will send them to you as soon as I get home. No!” said Thomas. I want them this minute.” The man smiled sheepishly, pushing hack the ten. “I guess it will he alright for you to mail the check. “What was you doing with the goods in your pocket if you did not mean to steal? demanded the judge. Boss, Ah wuz jist try in de kapasity uv mail |� ockits. Joe Quinn's the biggest joke in school. Conqueror—Take that, and if ye want yer tother eye blacked, jist git up. Conquered- Don’t bother yerself about it. A partial eclipse is enough for me. Ted Jones Mary Bose! I hear something in the kitchen. Mary B. Owen- Oh, it’s just father fixing the fire for breakfast. John Hinshaw Want to go to the game tonight? Elizabeth Sears I'd love to! John II.—I'm selling tickets: buy one from me. TIIE VILLAGE BOUGH NECK There was a man in a small town. As rough as rough could make a. He washed his Icclli with a wire scrub brush. And combed his hair with a rake a. He blew his nose with dynamite, He shaved his face with a sickle. He picked his ears with an oak fence rail, And sharpened his teeth on a nickel. He cursed the ground lie walked upon, And fought whoe’er came near him; Till all the folks for miles around Grew to hate and fear him. One day he found a keg of mule— He drunk till his nose grew red a; Then one hot day it caught afire— Now the rough neck is dead a. Avanelle Clarke says that a girl may scream because she thinks a boy is going to kiss her, hut she never knew of one screaming while in the actual process. Policeman- -Name, please? Prisoner Pat MacSwecney. sir. Policeman Nationality? Prisoner—Irish, sir. Policeman- Occupation? Prisoner—Italian organ grinder, sir. (In Typewriting) Miss Dodt Keep up with the music. Charles. C. Sears How do you expect a fellow to march sitting down? Pack 149 ffi0n«rt -------------------------------- SB.3CS. SOME COWS ON THE SCENE MIGHT HAVE MADE IT A STEW, EH? An Englishman was boasting to an Irishman about the fastness of English trains. Why, Pat,” said the Englishman, “we run trains so fast in England that the telegraph poles look like a continuous fence.” “Do they, now?” said Pat. Well, sir. I was on a train wan day in Ireland, and we passed lirst a held of turnips, than wan of cabbage and wan of carrots, then a large pond of water, and we were going so fast that it looked like soup.” Being told to write an essay on the mule, a small boy turned to his teacher the following effort: “The mewl is a hardier bird than the guse or turkie. It has two legs to walk on and two more to kick with, and it has its wings on the sides of its head. It is stubbornly backward about going forward, and suprisingly forward about going backward.” A Princeton Yap Mary Louise, do you like Hot Lips ? (Meaning a popular song.) M. L. Norton No. I like moist ones. Lois Bright was taking her lirst trip on the train. The conductor came through and took her ticket. A few minutes later the train hoy. coming through, yelled out: “Chewing gum! Chewing gum!” “Never! cried Lois bravely. You may take my ticket, but you'll never get my gum! Anna Mary Oh, Irving, you don’t know what you've done! Father has always said he would shoot the first man who kissed me! Irving Kocttcr—And—a—a did lie really do it? Speaking of yards, how do Clyde Mitchell's feet strike you? Slick-hair I love you. Will you marry me? Bobbed-hair- Have you seen my father? Slick-hair Yes. but I love you just the same. The development of civilization is slowly progressing. Eve wearing a little more clothing. Miss Eriedley What are the expenses of the president? Marie Keith He buys things. Miss Eriedley- Take your books for study. John Hinshaw No words ran express how much I love you, Mary Elizalieth. Mary E. Plummer Well, you might express it some other way. Biggs Did Howard Losson In-long to the six hundred students in B. II. S. this year? Eiggs No. he was one of the ciphers. “Niggah, has you all jined dis here Ku Klux?” asked the friendly colored man of a panting young fellow running along a southern road. No. but dat dcrc Ku Klux am done all bin tryin’ ter jinc me fer de las’ fo’ miles unde ha'f.” John Campbell King, do you have any trouble with your French? King Trainor Oh. no! Miss Both does, though. The highest ambition of the present-day lawyer is to be able to spit on a dime at a distance of half the width of the average courtroom. Mack What must we do before our sins can Ik forgiven? Tack—Sin. Page 150 5B. fH. $. ' «Jlie fPianect “ CKim cf 928 Miss Chase was trying to impress upon her 11B class the importance of doing rigid at all times, ami to bring out the answer, “Bad habits. she inquired: What is so easy to get into and yet so hard to get out of? Boh Shoulty (half asleep) lied. C.haz. B. If I kiss you. will you call your mother? Marie K.— Not unless you want to kiss the whole family. Miss Durrcnbcrgcr asked the class to write a composition on frogs. Eslil Bell did his best: What a wonderful bird the frog are. When he stands he sits, almost. When he hops he flys, almost. He ain’t got no tail, hardly. He ain’t got no sense, either. When he sits, he sits on what he ain't got. almost. Bo—Aye, Benny, can you tell me where the home of the swallow is? Benny Why, yes, the home of the swallow is in the stum-mick. Mary had a little lamb You've heard that much before. She ate all I hat was on her plate And then she called for more. Prisoner—Have I got to be tried before a jury of women? Counsel- lie quiet! Prisoner I won't be quiet! I can’t even deceive my wife, let alone twelve women. I plead guilty. Miss Mitehusson -I can't accept Ibis for a poem. It is nothing but an escape of gas. Dale C.lampitt Oh, I see. Something's wrong with the meter. A drummer was traveling to Louisiana. Mo., from Hannibal, when he suddenly realized he was on the wrong road. He drove up to a farm house and inquired for the main road, of a bashful boy who was doing his chores. “Which way is Louisiana, my lad? “I—I don't know. Which is the way to Hannibal, then?” I don’t know. “Well, can you tell me the way to Severton? “I—I—I don't know. Exasperated by this time, the drummer said to the hoy. You don’t know much, do you? To which the boy replied. “No, but I'm not lost. He doesn’t play football. He never could dance In other athletics lie hasn't a chance. In brains he is lacking. His mind is a blank He never talks sense. To Ik- perfectly frank. But he has the money. And likewise a cellar: And so lie’s an angel— A blooming good feller. Stude I haven’t smoked for three weeks. Stewed (Jee, you’ve broken a record! Stude No. my pipe. Joe Quinn is just like an old umbrella simply can't lie shut up. Page 151 Ctass of 1923 111 1 cJfte fAonccx 1 ■ 6R3G Accuse ! Officer I admit dat I wuz drunk and insulting people; but I wuz off duty and in citizen's clothes, sir. Police Commissioner That is just the point, sir. When you arc off duty and in citizen's clothes, you have no more right to get drunk and insult |K ople than anybody else, sir. “All ready, run up the curtain. said the stage manager. Say. what you think I am. a squirrel?” yelled the stage hand. Heroine What are those shrieks? Yillian They have tied an American to a chair and are showing him a bottle of Scotch. The rose is red, the violets blue. Anil so is a man when his rent comes due. As a traveling salesman was registering in a western hotel, a large bedbug strolled across the page. The salesman said in disgusted tones: I've been bled by San Juan mosquitoes, tormented by Evansville Ileus, and I've had heated arguments with cooties in the army; but I never before have seen a bedbug who had the nerve to look on the register to learn the number of your room. Miss Friedlcy—Joseph, your recitation reminds me of Quebec. I.ittle Joe How's that? Miss Friedley Built on a bluff. From a menu in the future: Liver with onions. $1.00 a look. $2.00 a smell: special rates to the blind. Claude McCart—Fat. you remind me of a Hying machine. Erwin Johnson—How’s that? Claude McCart—No good on earth. Mildred Sears What tense must I use when I say. I am beautiful”? Miss Mitchusson Most remote. Mr. Abbctt Anything new in the Student” this week? M. E. Plummer ’ The date. He—Tell me. dear, that nothing will ever come between us. Her father (in background) I don't see how anything could. Charles Itenzcl My dog knows as much as I do. Boby Shoully Why don't you get an intelligent dog? Frank Pitman —I thought I had a date with Kate Buckner last night. Clyde I«cc Well, didn't you? Frank Pitman No. the nightmare ended and I woke up. Teacher Your composition should Ik written so that even the most stupid | erson can understand it. Freshman Yes. sir. What part don't you understand? Old I-ady Oh. conductor, please stop the train: I dropped my wig out the window! Conductor Never mind, madam: there is a switch just this side of the next station. “Sneagle. Snotneagle. snowl. “Sneithcr. snoslich. Where there is a will there is a lawsuit. Buy a flivver and spend the difference—for repairs. Screech Owl He was a wise man who said that in this world a man must Ik either the anvil or the hammer. Hoot Owl—Well, there's a great many bellows also. Page 1J2 vJllc tTionewi - ■ — Cta of 1923 3C -------------------------------------------- ••Mill why arc you pawning all your nightshirts? “I've got a job as a night watchman. “Yessuh. I s done proved dal honesty is the best policy after all. How?” demanded his friend. “You remembers dat dawg I look? Shore, I remembers. Well. sub. I tries fo' two whole days to sell dat dawg. and nobody offers morc'n a dollali; so, like an honest man, I goes to de lady dat owned him an she gives me $3.00. Don't refuse to marry a girl because she can’t cook. She liiay have money enough to pay her board. lie was driven to his grave. Sure he was. Did you expect him to walk? Housewife What do you work at. my poor man? Tramp At intervals, ma'am. Keen Why did the early kings tap men on the head when they knighted them? Dense Donno! Why? Keen So the stars would make the night more realistic. Her Was you ever pinched for going too fast? “Tlim No. hut I've been slapped. A stranger strolled up to a colored prisoner, who was taking a long interval of rest Ik tween heaves of a pick. Well. Sam. what crime did you commit to be pul in overalls and under guard T' Ah went on ;i furlong, sail. “You mean you went on a furlough. No. boss, it was a sho-nuff furlong. Ah went loo fur and stayed too long. Miss Slipher Dale, spell the plural of poultry. Dale Clampitt (Titter a long pause) Well, let's see. e-h-i-e-k-e-n-s. Kstill I tell (in an English examination) lo lien is the antique plural of gosh. Miss Mitehusson You misspelled most of the words in your composition. Arthur Collins Yes'in. I'm goin' to Ik a dialect writer. Joe Q. Why do ships use knots instead of mules? (ilenn ). Dunno! Joe (J. So as to keep the oeea i tide. A new use for the telephone is that you can call vour friend and tell him you're goirg to send a message by radio. Miss Friedlcy Can anyone tell me what a hypocrite is? Dan Moronoy A hypocrite is a person who can take Civics or 12A History and keep smiling. I.csl between the south end of the White river bridge north of Mitchell and the north end of White river bridge south of Bedford I auto tires. I Ford top. 2 Ford front wheels. I rear axle for a •Ford. I Ford engine. 2 Ford rear wheels. I front axle for a Ford; Ford body, including seals; 1 kit of tools, including a lefthand monkey wrench: I inner tubes, including valve caps, and 2 license plates, including numbers. Please return to Kenneth I.yneh. of the Yoekcy neighborhood, as he has no use for the steering wheel and crank. Page 1S3 oj 4923 ' ' 3 e Ploneci ™ — - The Old Gray Marc had her faults, lull you didn’t have lo pour hot water in her radiator lo gel her started on a cold morning. Miss Fricdley What do you know about America's foreign relations. Dolores? Dolores Manner They're pretty poor. Mrs. Ahhctt and Betty Ann were walking along Fifteenth sired when they saw Beulah Short with unbuckled galoshes. Is that one of those bootleggers daddy talks about, mamma? asked Belly Ann. Laconic Tourist Information given out here? Tired Clerk—II has. Pack 151 3CS. 3L � oncci 0«AO of 192a ADVERTISEMENTS The following have contributed to the success of the 1923 “Pioneer” through their advertisements The Editors Page 155 0a aojl923 1 Jlic 5i«on«et ■ ■ — ■■ — ■■ — ■' 5BL9C THE GREYSTONE Bedford, Indiana European Plan 100 Rooms Rales. $2.00 per day and up. Lunch Room. Cafe. Moderate Prices. D. J. Landers and John R. Dignan, Operators. John R. Dignan, Manager. Will Open About June 1st, 1923 Congratulations and Best Wishes Class of 1923 Start life right by trading where nearly every one trades The Leader Ready to Wear Rugs Millinery Gloves Draperies Piece Goods Hosiery Linolcms Notions House Furnishings Page 156 SR.3C ----------------3L The Art Store for the best in Wall Paper Paint Pictures 5 toiurct ■■ ■” ”' Oass 0 1923 Franklin’s Drug Store The name we endeavor to keep worthy of your patronage South Side Square Bedford, Indiana For Cleaner Clothes All the Time Use a Electric Washer Saves l ime, Saves Energy. Saves Money. Sold on Easy I erms Clay W. Duncan Page 157 0oaa op92S --- 3L Cable Pianos Brunswick Phonographs Brunswick Records Player Rolls Sheet Music Radio Equipment The Bedford Music Co. Formerly the Brunswick Shop 1017 West Fifteenth Street Phone 67 R. D. Haverly Pace 158 THE FLOWER SHOP Flowers artistically arranged for Gifts Choice Cut Flowers Blooming Plants And a choice Assortment of ART POT TERY Phone 315 On the Square General Auto Repairing 1632 I St. THE UNIVERSAL CAR Compliments of Sherwood-Chastain Auto Co. Authorized Ford, Fordson and Lincoln Dealers Phone Main 121 £P. toncet €bss of 1923 Johnson’s Paint Shop High Grade Auto Painting Phone 722 Lane’s Barber Shop C. M. Lane Proprietor . ... West Side Square Pack l«t outh Side 3tudio... For the Latest Styles in Artistic Portraits Appointments Day or Night Phone I I 70 ffi to near 3C Bedford Buick Company Phone 515 When heller automobiles are built. Buick will build them. 0« W. l«i. Pm. Gto. M L «� . V« Pm . HwtrW.LiH.Tmi., M«y E. Lau. 8«. Lanz Lumber Company (Incorporated) All Kinds of Building Material Corner 14th and J Streets Phone Main 326 .‘JlL Lawrence County Theatrical Company Lawrence Theatre Opera House Grand Theatre Everything Musical tonaker Music Co. Pianos=Player-Pianos Exclusive Brunswick Dealers {Bedford, Indiana fPionect 1 oaa o| 1923 f New Style High Quality Low Prices Hart, Schaffner Marx Clothes Wilson Bros. Shirts, Underwear and Hosiery John B. Stetson Hats Get the Best Style—It Costs Less Wm. H. Cosner Pace 161 Class of 4923 ——— For Best °f Shoes - See Model Shoe Store Drink to the Health of ’23 Congratulations to the Graduating Class Hoover’s Confectionery Tires That Hug “Crowe Sells It For Less” See Bedford s Most Complete Stock of Rugs, Linoleums and All Kinds of Furniture Cash—or Terms to Suit You E. B. CROWE 1405 I Street Phone 488 and eat up the miles with c' little wear and tear is ex-actly what GIANT tires do. h Vllo l l 1 They are honest through X ) ant through. and built for (vttol' hard roat serv‘cc- tJse them on your car and for-get tire troubles. LAWRENCE COUNTY TIRE SALES 1619 South 1 Street Samuel R. Stevens Pack 16.! SS.3C . _ 3L The Bedford Bottling Works George M. Rariden, Proprietor Manufacturer of all High Grade Bottled Soda Water Featuring Cherry Blossoms Phone 965 1220 J Street WHERE QUALITY IS PARAMOUNT FRANK M. COSNER THE SHOE MAN FOR THE BEST SHOES FOR ALL THE FAMILY THE SOUTH COURT HOUSE WALK POINTS TO OUR DOOR 0044 of 19X3 ft to nee x Turner’s Creamery O. M. Turner, Prop. Distributor of Pasteurized Milk Manufacturer of Ice Cream and Butter Fancy Brick Cream of All Kinds Quick Service Phone Main I 54 Bedford, Indiana Page 163 J. ROE DRISCOLL Dentist Over Crescent Grocery ‘A toucct A3C Bill Raridens Service Station Purol Gasoline Tiolene Motor Oil Free Crank Case Service Nineteenth and Washington Avc. Say It With Flowers .... Call Rambolt Floral Co. For Cut and Potted Flowers Telephone I47W 1917 South I Street 9C One The Best Dream Boole is a Bank Pass Book— It iVlakes Your Dreams Come I rue This bank cannot help the man who shuns it. You will sleep better if you have a deposit with us. Bedford National Bank Bedford’s Exclusive Ready-to-Wear Shop for Women Compliments of Mayer’s Fashion Shop East Side Square Bedford. Ind. to ucct 0oa4 of 1923 Ignition . . Starting . . and . . Lighting Radio Batteries CWlalO Phone 99 HALL BATTERY SERVICE CO. CarlS. Hall 1510 K Street Central S i entral Oervice Otation 1017 West Sixteenth Street Only the best gasoline and motor oils. Free air at all times Page 166 THE QUALITY STORE LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR Style and quality combined with high-class workmanship make these clothes most desirable. Little Women” school girls soon learn the secret of satisfaction by beginning early to trade at the Webb Store. Webb Dry Goods Company 5 cmcct 1 Beddoe’s Drug Store The tl KoJLL Store Prescriptions Sick Room Needs 1005 Fifteenth Street Compliments of George A. Saul Merchant Tailor 1008 W. 15th Street Phone 575 Bedford, Indiana The Toggery For Fine Custom Tailoring Fashion Park Clothes Manhattan Shirts Stetson Hats West Side Square CtaAS of 1923 fiwitMt The Globe The Student’s Clothes Shop Compliments of A. Haungs Sons Bakers Bedford, Indiana Pace 167 CtaAS of mx 3fc 1C Compliments of Butterfly Bakery R. F. Krieger, Prop. 1009 Fifeenlh S� rect Phone 718 Jackson the Photographer Telephone 738 Pace 168 (h tOttCCT 9C Jot Econontrol Troniportoho Sales Service Kent Bass Special Service at Your Car Shady Inn 3CS. file After the Show Meet Me at Switow’s Sweet Shop Sandwiches=Drinks A Box of Chocolates for Her Graduation Murphy’s Shoe Shop Charles G. Murphy We Rebuild Shoes We Do Not Cobble Phone 482J 1417 J Street fitoncct ■' of 1923 John G. Hogan, D. D. S. Oral Surgery, Surgical Extractions, X-Ray Dental Diagnosis, and Preventative Dentistry Phone 47 Norton Building Bedford. Ind. Remember the Citizens Trust Co. When wanting a good place to save your money with interest compounded semi-annually.... Pace 1© D. H. Walter The Home of Reliable Watches and Jewelry South Side Square J. R. Roach Funeral Director 1002 Noith f Street Phone 122 4CJ1CC ‘ilTK.S, Go To Bell’s Cleaning Works If It s Cleaning You Want Phone 32 1703 I Street Compliments of Raymond H. Williams Dentist Masonic Temple SB.3C ---------------------------file A {better Quality and Costs You No More Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Company All Kinds of Building Material J. R. Black, Manager Phone 412 Compliments of The hair Store ' The House of Quality North Side Squaic Phone 84 = Class of -1923 fftanwi Stone. -Qty.. Rank Established 1890 Resources Over $1,000,000.00 Safety Deposit Boxes 3% .... Paid on Savings Accounts .... Page 171 e? i Bailey Service Co. For Springtime= Royal and Hoover Vacuum Cleaners Coffield Washing Machines 1027 16th Street Phone 5I4W Jewelry as a gift is appreciated by old and young alike. Its beauty and lasting qualities appeal to all. Our Assortment is Complete Quality First, Prices Right RATHBUN The Biggest Little Jewelry Store in Bedford. 11 This is a Studebaker Year Model Garage Studebaker Motor Cars Most Complete Line of Automobile Accessories in Bedford Hamer Harper 817 East 16th Street Bedford. Ind. Goodrich Tires Mobiloil Storage Opposite Greystone Hotel Pack 172 3C % STIPP BATTERY SERVICE Exide Battery Starting, Lighting and Ignition Phone Main 267 B. F. Williams Druggist Hear the Edison Kodaks and Kodak Finishing Phone I 50 West Side Square CPoaa of 1923 5 umcet The Jackson Elston Furniture Co. We carry (he Largest and Most Up-to-date Line of Home Furnishings in Southern Indiana You are Always Welcome Phone 493 1010 West 16th Street McCormick Merc. Co. 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