Belleville Township High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 130 of the 1917 volume:

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The reader who places himself in the position of a Township High School student, surrounded by school activities and drawing his very breath of life for the honor of the school, will derive benefit from Bellevinoisg the reader who isolates himself from our atmo-sphere will go away sorrowing. -4-Q - ' ' wr W TE BELIliEVIN6IS q A1917 6 OL UAA 'Q IHAQIIQEI IOOLPS LI3!H d!UI9 IX X F-f Brhiraiiun Efn thr mvmhrrn nf Ihr Afgvhllvnille Enmnahip igigh grhnnl Baath nf Zihuratinn uuhu, bg thrir rffurta. have mahv pnuaihlv the greatwt vhuratiunal arhirnvmvnt in the hiatnrg nf tht hisiriri, mv, ihr Gllauu nf 1517, puhliaheru nf the 1517 Eelleuinnis, rwpettfullg fl 2 il ir EI tr thin Nulumr THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 QEDitnrial Early in September of 1916 some talk of publishing an annual was neard among the students of the new Belleville Township High School, but owing to the press of affairs incident to the workings of an entirely new school, the matter was swept aside. The members of all classes felt that there was neither rhyme nor reason in attempting a task of such a nature and of such magnitude while surrounded by the uncertainties of the situa- tion. At the beginning of the new term in February, 1917, however, our new building was opened to our wondering eyes, and our appreciation for the consideration shown us knew no bounds. The month of February was largely taken up in installation and, therefore, it was not until early in March that the pres-ent volume got its start in the favorable report of a Senior committee on feasibility to the class of 1917. The chiefs of the staff were then 'elected and the publication of a Township High School Annual began to assume an air of possibility. Beginning a work as monu- mental as the publication of a complete high school year book in March in- stead of in September seemed at the time almost too late, but by the co- ordination of a capable student body, a helpful faculty, and a receptive community, the task was accomplished, and as a result we present the 1917 Bellevinois and incidentally our first attempt at writing an editorial. We shall not further dwell upon our labors, nor shall we burden you with a mass of acknowledgments, let it suflice that the work has been done, and that those who deserve acknowledgments are receiving their reward in the everlasting gratitude of the staff, of the class of 1917, and of the school. And now, gentle reader, we once again beseech your lenience and your ut- most sympathy with the aims and accomplishments of this volume. Turn this page and take, for the sake of your own youth, whatever you find here- in in the spirit in which it is given, praising, if you will, immoderately where praise is due, and censuring but lightly wherever we have failed to please. J -5- THE BELLEVINOIS I 1917 Art Art Art - - P. D. Windsor Organizations - Mildred Woelk - - - P. E. Puderer Faculty - - A. Brandenburger - - A. E. Pustmueller Humor - - W. J. Dagne Departments ---- J. Richardson 6 LEVINOIS FHELILTY Glibe faculty r u THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 A Q f W N SENKIR 'Y J Qlyvfi 1 lg ff! X X 1 Sf 45541, ix X f ff X K 1' ff ,11, i X , THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 FRIEDA BLEIKER- Fritz Laugh and the world laughs with you. Domestic Science Club 145: Athletic Associa- tion 143: Dramatic Club. Frieda has won the distinction of being the strongest girl in the class. She has become so famous in basket- ball that rivals become paralyzed with fear when she approaches. It is claimed that she can lift a platform with fifteen men on it and dump them off. She has not performed this feat in public often, because few men have courage enough to risk themselves. Enemies, envious of her fame, have said that she only got through four years by intimidating the teachers, but we know this to be wrong. Per- sonally, Frieda is as gentle as a kit- ten. Pet, you stop hurting Trina. KENNETH KNOBELOCH- Snoozer And I pray you let none of your people stir me, I have an exposition of sleep come upon me. President Athletic Association 145: President Debating Club 145: Dramatic Club 143: T. H. S. Reporter 141. Having steered the Virgil Class through a slight difference with Miss Johnson, Kenneth feels that the gov- ernment is calling him to a place on the Diplomatic Corps. His 'natural aptitude for scribbling would aid him materially in writing international notes and ultimatums, if he could stay awake long enough to dictate them. In his Sophomore year he wrote a play- The Court of Small Town - a travesty on Justice, with a large Jay, which was produced for the benefit of the Athletic Association. There was some discussion as to the method employed in keeping him awake while writing it. May I ask: is there any emolument-a-er pecuniary remuneration in prospect? JULIA SCHEMMER-Jule Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much 5 Wisdom is humble that he knows no more! -Cowper. Athletic Association 145: Dramatic Club. A shining example of what applica- tion and concentration will do for the human mind. If those two long words are too deep and incomprehensible to the younger generation, gather around. I will narrate the thrilling story of Julia's success. She started life as ignorant as some of you are now, but, with a mighty resolve to carry five studies a term, she succeed- ed in acquiring wisdom. Heed well this simple tale and make it your guiding star, never losing courage be- cause you have faults, for even Julia had faults, and one was her love to see the end of every Friday after- HOOD. Don't ask me, I don't know. THE BELLEVINOIS DORIS NEUHAUS- Dodo, Snooks I remember there is a proper dignity to be ob- served in every performance of every act of life. Dramatic Club 141: Athletic Association 147. Snooks is one of our most noted lovers of books-reads everything written, including street car ads and movie magazines. The stock of English material having become in- sufficient to supply her great desire for knowledge, she has taken to Latin and now, after a year of that difficult study, she can repeat the fourth book of Virgil as easily as you, dear reader, can repeat Pilgrim's Progress. At the time of this writing she was mak- ing a scientific reading of Baron Muenchausen and, when she finishes, will doubtless undertake some other deep book. I am able to discuss that lucidly, having read six volumes on the subject. JAMES RICHARDSON- Jimmie, Isador, Imp-ecile That boy with the grave, mathematical look. -Holmes. Dramatic Club 143: Debating Club 141: Athletic Association 145: Class President 11, 2, 3, 43. Jimmie is a model studentg he loves his job and his teachers. The straight and narrow path had been his, until external infiuence in the form of his comrades put his books on the shelf and led him out into the world of pleasure. Here he became entangled in an AHaire de amoure in the eternal triangle-two men and a girl. Jimmie is also a member of the Vigilance Committee, which is made up of all of the '17 boys. His work in this secret society is to find all of- fending Freshmen and justly punish their offenses by seating them on hot radiators. Habla usted Espana. Well, how can I help it that I got Harvey's ring. FLORENCE PARO-Pebbles She's pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think on. -Suckling. Dramatic Club 147. The rarest specimen of good-hearted liveliness in captivity. She enjoys herself immensely all of the time, even when called on to recite in history, filling up pauses in recitations with giggles, coughs or sneezes, thus fool- ing the teachers completely. Having joined the ranks of the pitiful gad- abouts in February, she has done her best to live up to the name. Pebbles has never been accused of learning her lessons by heart, or reciting with- out external stimulus, and rejoices in a well-developed faculty for bluiing. Why sure, I studied my history. 1917 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 RUTH HARDING She's witty, and she's jocularg She's pretty, and shc's popular. President Household Science 145: Dramatic Club 443. A perfect example of 'tdon't worry! -it isn't good for your appearance. Her main object in life is to have a good time, but why blame her, oh studious one, she is not really original in the object. Ruth, however, has taken a step farther than merely leis- urely enjoying herself. She has, by long practice, acquired the ability of looking very busy, but we are not fool- ed. Our heroine also possesses a good voice, and on quiet summer evenings she loves to rouse the neighborhood from seeming apathy. Hiiisten, Kid! LILBERT MOLLMAN- ' Lib, Prof., Gus Why muse you, sir? 'Tis dinner time. f Shakespeare. They say best men are molded out of faults. f Shakespeare. Chorus 445: Debating Club 145: Business Manager of Bellevinois: Chorus. The original of this picture hailed from Millstadt in our Soph. year. He soon got used to the ways of a big city, and now you canit even startle him with a street car or sprinkling wagon. In his Senior year he took to glasses and the cultivation of the terpsichorean art. The glasses added the ennobling touch of intellectuality to his features, which gained him the name of Professor, and the dancing would have added grace to his form had it not been that it took so long for the brain to send an impulse way down to his feet. As the business manager of the Bellevinois he is a complete success. MILDRED WOELKf-Mil Prosperity to the man who ventures most to please her. -Ciber. Mil is the social butterHy of the class and one of the Faithful Four. It is said that in one day she has gone to as many as two parties. She also tortures the family piano and it is believed that she would play other musical instruments, too, if she knew how. But despite the fact that she stays up until the unheard-of hour of 7:30 p. m. every night and 8:30 p. m. on Saturday, she was always brilliant in class and able to get her copy in on time, and this was more than some folks we know, could do. When she became a Pitiful Gadabout, she ceased straining her mind and this accounts for any lack of thoughtful expression in her picture. I'm going to St. Louis tomorrow. ' THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 PETRONILLA PUDERER- Pet, Bill, Pedro Why should not then we women act alone? Or whence are men so necessary grown? - ,D d . ry en Athletic Association Q-lj: President Dramatic Club 445. A Bellevillean of suffragettic ten- dencies, who is never so ilattered as when told that she reminds one of Sylvia Pankhurst. She is able, upon occasion, to produce a laugh in which there are great possibilities. It is as catching as measles, when near, and can be heard for a distance of 600 feet on a clear day, when the temperature is 63 F, and there is a barometric pressure of 759 mm. Pet is one of the inseparable four-Doris, Mil- dred, Marjorie and Petronilla-who have stuck together like poor relations during the four years, registering only 1,962,737 differences of opinions during that time. Go on! Tell me what happened. No, I w0n't tell. WALTER DAGNE-Duke Thou a merry devil Didst rob us of some taste of tediousnessf' -Shakespeare. , His face with smile eternal drest, Just like the landlord to his guest, fBurns. Dramatic Club 143: Athletic Association 145: Debating Club Q4Jg Chorus. Duke is the main attraction in the Senior Side Show. As the original infvxersonator of Charlie Chaplin he deceived so many people that for a time there was real doubt as to who was which. Tremble not, gentle read- er, all is now well. We know that Charlie is not Duke. This is not his only attraction. He is wise as well as witty, for he has devised ways and means of sliding through Physics. Who dares to say that this does not take brains? Though most indulging to friends, he is a very bitter enemy, having been known to even crack jokes about them. Beware! Listen to Jimmy and I play our ukelelesf' ADELHEID BRANDEN- BURGER Oh happy living thing, no tongue Their beauty might declare. -Coleridge. Something between a hinderance and a help. -- -Wordsworth. Dramatic Club 145: Athletic Association 145. Adelheid, Miss Brandenburger, for short, started life at an early age, and at this time is the youngest in years in the Class of '17. This is consider- ed quite a distinction, and especially so in her case, for here the verdant years of youth and the wonderful mind of age go hand in hand. Her special art is piano playing, which at present is far from nerve racking. A time there was, however, in the dim past when neighbors tried to sleep without ventilation, and their windows were not closed through fear of burglars. Wrote and composed the class song, in X Sharp, D' you know your Spanish Y 4 1 3 1 rf.- l v l K l i v V l THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 GRACE HAAS Thy modesty is a candle to thy merit. - Fielding. Dramatic Club C453 Athletic Association 145. Except for external appearance, which lacks the long, soft ears and pink eyes, Miss Haas takes after her namesake, the rabbit. She is one of the soft, luminous lights of the class, who always studies her lessons unless diverted from the Rocky Road to Learning. If it wasn't for the smile that lights up her face when Prof. - isn't looking, one would be led to believe that she is a goody-goody, but that smile gives her away. Takes Zoology, but is still somewhat back- ward in the presence of worms. I Are you going to put all those scallops in your picture of the worms 7 PAUL WEINGAERTNER- Weiny 'Tis the iioice of the sluggard, I hear him comp am: You have waked me too soon, I must sleep again ! -McSlits. Dramatic Club 443: Commercial Club 143: Athletic Association MJ: Debating Club. Paul has acquired the bad habit of learning his lessons by heart and then forgetting the most important parts. Of late he has been underscoring prep- ositions and definite articles to aid his memory. By this increased intelli- gence of his facial expression we judge that it is aiding his mind to that higher development so common among graduates. However, he still clings to some childish habits, and when this picture was taken his chewing gum had to lge almost forcibly taken from his mouth. Then Pussy had an awful time getting him to look pleasant. No. 2 ball in the left hand corner. FLORENCE KUHN 'Tis virtue that doth make them most admir'dg 'Tis modesty that makes them seem divine.- ' Shakespeare. A really loquacious feminine speci- men, with the ability of looking in- tellectual, when she has not put the regular ten minutes on the subject. Outside of lessons, Florence does not get stage fright at the idea of work. Practice made her so bold that she once challenged Florence Aull to a race in the cafeteria. The aim was to see which one could clear off the most tables, and the stakes were jello deserts. Florence Aull, however, did not care to take the food from the very mouth of a friend, bought a chip and got a jello. It is a self evident fact that I am ' Jiggers !' THE BELLEVINOIS GEORGIANA GAUSS-Georgie The buried treasure mortal times afford, Is spotless reputation''-Shakespeare. Philomathean 145: Athletic Association 445. She is a maid imbued with true philanthropic ideas, and the Senior girls will be everlastingly indebted to her for her services back in B. H. S. She brought a mirror when mirrors were scarcer than hail in the Sahara, and put it in Mr. Brua's room for our use. The girls knew he wouldn't be eternally using it to fix his hair, hence their choice. Three cheers for Georgiana and her mirror. Strike up the concertinas and We will join in the chorus: Georgiana had a mirror, And she put it on a shelf- And every time she looked therein She saw her little self. Well, I don't care. PAUL WINDSOR-P. D., Pete Not his the form, nor his the eye, That youthful maidens won't to fly. fScott. Dramatic Club MJ: Athletic Association 441: Debating Club. Who is this handsome gentleman in the picture ? Is he the winner of the Beauty and Brains contest, or is he the movie hero in the Mystery of Maggie, or again is he only an optical illusion of a romantic maiden '? No, it is a member of our class, but we are not backward in admitting that he could fill all of these stations. Besides his external appearance, Paul is gifted with a voice like a Peacock. If you have never heard that bird sing, and if your curiosity tempts you to the dangerous unknown, ask Paul to sing, but first be sure that there is a maxim silencer on your ears. This gifted boy can also draw a telephone pole with the aid of a Ruler, if the cross- bars are left off. Cos Log lx-yjs? q 17 br-r-r-r tcupposed to be trigjf' PAULA DECKER-Polly Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. - Tennyson. Dramatic Club 145. Paula is a good example of the purely feminine. She works no hard- er than is absolutely necessary, speaks in a sweet voice .and spends the re- gulation time before the glass. Well, she has ample reason for indulging the latter. Though she registered a New Year's resolution, pledging her- self to avoid overwork of the brain tissue, she broke it in the Commer- cial Department. Her ability in this line proved so great that she gained fame and distinction of such brilliancy that twenty-seven positions were of- fered her at the same time. Honest, do you mean it? 1917 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 EDITH DEW-Edie, Eder Where it is so simple, if not so easy, a thing to hold one's peace, why add to the general confusion of tongues.-Lowell. Dramatic Club 145: Athletic Association MJ: Household Science Club 441. Edith grew so fast it made her giddy. The sensation of the process was something like the feeling in a raridly ascending elevator: also she acquired the giggle which usually ac- companies the quality mentioned in the first sentence. She has been tak- ing Household Science this year, and rumor has it that she is about fixed as to a meal ticket: not a cafeteria chin, either. Rumor is uncertain, however. We suggest that you go to headquar- ters for official information. Aw, I did not say that! SAMUEL DANIELS-Sam, Funny, Cave Man, Axel Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look: He thinks too much. -Shakespeare. Orchestra 145: Athletic Association 145: Dramatic Club 143. Sam has always been Scotch, due, no doubt, to the fact that his parents were Scotch before him. Taking him as an example of the Scotch barn, we deduce that they are a light-heart- ed type made up of people who study their lessons on the days when it falls their turn to recite. He is also noted for a large appetite and cave-man tactics. If further information is de- sired on the latter subject, Axel will be glad to demonstrate, and the empty condition of the cafeteria larder fully proves the existence of the former virtue. I stuck out my tongue and spoiled the picture. MARJORIE RENTCHLER- Hawkshaw, Bliss, Slewfoot Ignorance is Bliss. K Then she ,would talk, ye Gods, how she would Athleticdmfissociation 443: President Debating Club 447. The quotations fully explain the be- setting sin of Hawkshaw, She loves to talk and indulges even when alone. She holds the record in school of be- ing able to take the longest time and most words to explain a point. Con- sidering her rival in this gentle art, in the person of Gene, it is already impressed on the reader, if you read this, which doubtless you will, that Ca five-second interval while I read the beginning to discover just what I was writing aboutj these laurels did not drop from a clear sky, but had to be striven for. In case you forget what the laurels are for, read the first, as I had to. iWill not quote her favorite sayings, as you all have pocket dictionaries at your l.'llBDOS3.l.l '1'HiJIl5ELIQEVIiJ61sC ICI CID C I C i I I it FLORENCE MACKE - Flossie I am a womang when I think I must speak. -Shakespeare. Debating Club 145: Dramatic Club: Athletic Association. The third in order of our four Florences, and also one of the pros- pective teachers of the class. She took state course, teacher's examina- tion and a vacation in her P. G. term. She started Spanish in Senior 2 term, but insofar as she disliked the Spanish version of the Three Bears and Beauty and the Beast, she stop- ped when she became a Pitiful Gad- about. As a member of the Debat- ing Club she holds the reputation of being able to argue on almost any subject with circumstantial evidence against her, and all facts on the other side, and win. Florence loves a good scrap, and usually can find one through the aid of her candid discourse. Sometimes she acts as if she thinks she owns the earth. AUGUST PUSTMUELLER- Pussy Why man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus. -Shakespeare. Ag Club 14j: Athletic Association 145. August is a great man, and We are proud of owning such greatness in the class. He would be a fine ad. for a patent medicine guaranteed to in- crease height, and is an excellent ob- ject to use in showing children that the earth is round, with the man coming over the hill idea. He has gone in for Ag in his Senior year and promises to demonstrate the science of raising plants, if it ever stops raining so that he can make garden. One practice, which he strongly advocates, is permitting plants to show them- selves above ground before pulling them up to see if they are sprouting. Now listen, kids, I came down here to study Ag. AMELIA GASS-Mil She strove the neighborhood to please, With manners wondrous winning: And never followed wicked ways- Unless when she was sinning. --Goldsmith. Dramatic Club 145: Athletic Association 147. A charming Miss of vivacious man- ners and mischievous inclinations. Even in youth she was fond of pull- ing cats' tails and smashing harmless flies. Though everyone tried to turn her from her evil ways she persisted, and had it not been for the relining in- fluence of this Sedate Senior Class- Ah! there is no telling. As it is, We tremble with apprehension when we remember that she helped fill Mr. Brua's Civics Box with marriage licenses, chewing gum wrappers and jokes. But though she leaves us in June, we fear not for her future, for we know that we will be as a guiding star unto her, or, more rnodernly, a 500 watt Mazda lamp showing her the way. How you feeling today, Mr. Brua? 1917 E P THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 FLORENCE AULL All went merry as a marriage bell. I ought to have my way in everything: and, what is more, I will too. -Sh 'd . Debating Club 149 1 Dramatic Clul5rl14?l The Senior Class, at least the better half, the girls, assume the greenish hue of jealousy whenever this favor- ed one is mentioned. If you are ac- quainted with the facts, the reason for the color scheme is evident. Flor- ence, prehistorically known as Bonny, has accomplished the end which the average girl with only average charms reaches after numbering twenty sum- mers or so. In a word, Florence has caught a man. Doubtless it is her ability to suc- cessfully finish whatever she under- takes. Anyway, the rest of us feel quite safe in signing an agreement, pledging ourselves to banquet the class in the case of marrying first. Even a banquet, however, will not help us from trying to discover Flor- ence's formula. That's easy. Isn't that what I said? Well, that's what I meant anyway. HARVEY SHUBERT- Herring King, Chicken Thief, Consplrator Presume not, that I am the thing I was. -Shakespeare. A needy, hollow-eyed, sharp looking wretchf' -Shakespeare. Debating Club 143: Dramatic Club 147: Athletic Association 141. At first the Herring King was a strange variety of the human speci- men and existed mainly because of his ability to hand'e the Ger- man-English dialect. At the time of writing, however, he has become quite civilized, and has proved the change by doing a really rational thing. That thing is to fall 'head over heels into the ocean of 'puppy' love. This incident helps to clear the mystery surrounding the name of Chicken Thief, which has become attached to him. Aw--you fellahs-cut that out! FRANCES RENTCHLER- Fran, Honey Her stature tally I hate a dumpy woman. Dramatic 143: Athletic A sociation 141. Fran is a worthy example of a dili- gent pupil when in the humor of studying. The only thing that holds her back in her brilliant scholastic career is Physics, which, in her own words, wouldn't be half bad if it weren't for the recitations, laws, ex- periments and problemsf' Sheiis still trying to figure out what the increase in air pressure would be if every one would talk for forty minutes, and the temperature in the beginning was 70 F., and in the end 91.5 F., while the barometric pressure in the first five minutes rose W mm. oh, I could just die! THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 EUGENE POIROT--Booby, Gene Let me have audience for a word or two. -Shakespeare. For even though vanquished he could argue still. - Goldsmith. Debating Club 143: Dramatic Club 147: Athletic Association 443. A good-natured mixture of French and German-strange combination at this time, but it exists, despite the war. Gene is gifted with the fullest belief in himself, and takes great pleasure in every type of discourse, especially in explaining things to the Physics class, which are too deep for Mr. Busiek. When the poetic fever infected the rest of us in September, 1916, it did not pass Eugene by. At the time we almost wished it had, for we sincerely believe that he will never make a poet. Even should the muses smile upon him and endow him with poetic instinct, his copy would be re- jected, for its value would be hidden by mis-spelled words. Examples from his writings: Poleece, emagrunts, 1aber. Greater men than I have lived. but I doubt it. HAZEL EBERT That is because I have done it myself and not left it to others. -Longfellow. Dramatic Club 441: Athletic Association 143. One of the truly industrious girls in the '17,Class. There were only four in her Civic Class, so she had to study for that, and during her study hours she was kept busy in the office. You see, she could hardly help herself on the question of mental labor. The struggle almost proved too much for her at the end of Soph. year, and had it not been for promises and the special appeal of the Board of Educa- tion she might not have finished her four years. Family records do not state whether the board was the one citizens elect or the one that father uses in the wood shed. Which ever it may have been, Hazel has never felt sorry that she finished. - Those Juniors seem to think they own this mirror. V Q i 1 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 ibisturp of the Qlllass of 1917 To 'say that the class of '17 entered Belleville High School with smiling faces, heightened color, and timid hopes of future greatness, would be diverging from the straight and narrow path of truth. We entered the front door, which had been reserved to us on the first day to prevent upper classmen from stepping on us, as they stalked about in the ethereal regions. Though there may have been a few faint hearts among us, We aimed to give the impression that walking into High School had been our daily occupation since the year one. With countenances as stoic as Zeno himself, we made our humble obeisance to the teachers, prepared for revenge on insolent Sophs and passed on to the Freshie class room. Our high school life had begun. Considering that there were seventy-eight of us, it is a marvelous fact that it only took us two weeks to get our books straight in our desks, learn where to put our pencils so that the Seniors couldn't find them, and become settled generally. During this period we filled the regulation amount of time looking for A Algebra in H English. We also acquired an ex- aggerated terror of Mr. Weber's eagle eye, and an overwhelming devo- tion to Mr. Brua, Uncle Heinie, and a goodly share of high school egotism. As time wore on we lost the fear and most of the reverence that we had held for the Seniors, and learned from them how to pass notes in books, or knock a pencil off our desk and pass the word along during the contortionistic process of picking it up. When dared, we summed up courage enough to pop a paper bag in the study hall, and were exiled from thence during lunch period for the rest of the term. It didn't make much difference though, Sprig 'ad cub, so we ate outside. Then we became Sophs, and the verdant hue faded down to the color that represented big-headedness, whatever that may be. Throughout this year, hat bands continued to stretch until doubtless we seemed top heavy, but this is a natural state for Sophs, so worry not. Though our number had slowly decreased we maintained our place of importance. Even the teachers looked weak when we approached, and in Latin they had to have substitutes several times. We had moved our quarters from the study hall to make room for the next Freshmen, and as a result, we were com- pelled to race for the front seats in the hall on program days. The Seniors usually gave them up to us willingly. They had found, two years earlier, that it was easier to sleep inthe back part of the room. Algebra con- tinued to hold our attention, as firmly as Mr. Gambach persisted in holding all answer books. It was a grasping course. ,ggi THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Most of us took drawing, due to the fact that it was the most famed of cinch studies in the curriculum. We made several expeditions to the school yard, setting nature to shame by drawing trees, and counting man's handiwork as naught in sketching buildings. During this year more ways of putting one over on teachern were devised, which shows that we were using our brains. The gold and white, the June part of the '17 Class, had a number of parties. In January, 1915, Snoozer wrote the world-famed Court of Smalltownf' which was given at the Lyric Theatre as a benefit for the Athletic Association. , Another vacation and we entered the tiers etat of our high school life, namely, the estate of Juniors. This year would go down in history, if for no other reason, because of the fact that it is the time when the male of the species, like a butterfly, crawls from his old attire and shines forth in long trousers. The girls also shed most of their hair ribbons and cultivate intelligent and pensive expressions, in order to strike awe into the hearts of lower classes. The boys, for the most part, retain their youthful giddy- ness and lowered deportments. W-e were initiated into the mysteries of the Chemistry Labatory by the time-worn rites of suffocation from chlorine, and fright, resulting from pictures of skulls and crossed bones on bottles. No serious accidents oc- curred, except in the case of Doris. She burned herself with phosphorus. Trust Doris to cut or burn herself if a knife or a fire is in the next block. Despite all handicaps, it was to be seen-Umirabile dictu, as Latin teachers love to say-that Chemistry had made a strong impression on us. Under- standing this, we were not surprised when one day the odor of HZS, a clever reproduction of ancient eggs, wafted itself to our nostrils from an unknown source. Mr. Busiek came to the aid of the expiring students like a true knight errant and plucked the infernal machine from its place in the study hall waste box, whither his nose had led him. It was a good thing for the boys that no woodshed was attached to the school. As it was, they had to stand the mental torture of lowered deportment instead of physical punishment. June came at last, after loitering around during the whole month of May, with no other purpose in mind except that of keeping us in school. With her came the finals and sleepless nights for those of us who, in the commercial course, had to balance unbalanced books. Cur Virgil class made a relief map of Ancient Rome that would have brought tears of remem- brance to the eyes of a citizen of the period when J ove's family was in such a prosperous condition. Then the Class of 1916 were 'entertained by us at Junior-Senior prom, put on their class plays, and graduated, leaving us masters of the field. Feeling certain that no one noticed, especially, I may be safe in as- serting that shooting stars and extra loud music of the spheres pro- ,.23, iii imlrmviiofs I TTII It It TIC I 191II claimed our entrance into the new Township High School, twenty-nine strong, as Seniors, on September 11, 1916. In June we had paid our last respects to Belleville High School, and with the old school dropped the class distinction between the June and February sections, and our old class colors of yellow and white, and pink and green, respectively. In their place we adopted old-rose and silver as the colors of the whole 1917 class and elected James Richardson president and Adelheid Brandenburger secretary and treasurer of the class. The opening addresses for our graduation exercises were produced after much work, and the privilege of enlightening the audience fell to Pet- ronilla Puderer,whose essay was judged the most hopeful of those submitted by the Senior 1's. It had not yet been determined, when this went to press, who was to draw the tears from the audience in the farewell speech. This is to com-e from the Senior 2 Class, and, due to the large amount of talent in the small number of pupils, we cannot even hazard a guess. Before Fa- ther Time's Ingersoll made half of us post graduates, until June we made physics our main diversion and relief from the strenuous routine of school life. I The numerous clubs which had sprung into existence began to make their presences known. The Dramatic Club gave two plays in the Central School Building, proving the existence of several Sarah Bernhards and Booths. The Debating Club gave a debate, and in March the latter debated with Granite City's team. Excellent way for developing weak jaws and minds. With the last of March came the crowning event, the Pep Show, for which six clubs had been preparing several months. As a result, an ex- tra supply of pep was injected into the whole educational system, and a statue commemorates the event. Spring came again in the course of events, and with it flowers and grass, and budding trees, which all true poets rave about. Then spring fever laid her heavy hand on Seniors and Freshies alike, converting hun- dreds to the comradeship of those who love to live in the sun. In April the cafeteria opened in the new school, and the excitement of getting some- thing besides dry sandwiches at noon roused even staid Seniors from their usual apathy. Senior boys obtained their noon exercise by rising at the entrance of the Domestic Science teacher. '17 Class, before the term ends, Will, besides publishing the Bellevinois, stage their class plays, that are expected to rouse the jealousy of Sir Herbert Tree, and spend a week of general rejoicing. There is not one of us but feels that he or she will miss the school, and each one is doing his best to make our influence felt so that, when we have gone beyond the pale of the Belleville Township High School, the memory of us will be pleasant. M. R. D247 ..m. THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 last will ann Qliestamgnt gf tha Qtlass nf1917 We, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen of the Belleville Township High School, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make, ordain and declare this day,'May first, Nineteen Hundred and Seven- teen, our last Will and Testament, for the purpose of disposing of all our chattels, opportunities and abilities unto our successors, and to that end do solemnly give and bequeath the same, as follows, to-wit: I SECTION I 1. We bequeath to the faculty the remembrance of us, to cheer them in trials with other and poorer classes. 2. We, the '17 girls, leave to Mr. Brua our hair ribbons, worn en masse on April 10, 1917. 3. We will to Mr. Busiek our peace of mind, and love for Physics, to distribute among the members of the next Physics Class, if it will go around. 4. We leave to Prof. Carl the r's which he has dropped, and which we have picked up during the year. 5. We, the '17 boys, bequeath our love to the Domestic Science De- partment and our chivalry in the Cafeteria to the next Senior boys. 6. We give to Prof. Schmidt our heartiest thanks for letting us get through the year without a too great mental strain. SECTION II 1. I, Hazel Ebert, do bequeath my tireless energy to Charles Stookey, to prevent him from further disturbing classes with his snores. 2. I, Eugene Poirot, do will my poetic talent gratis to anyone so in- clined. CEditorial note: We believe that it would be best for applicants to get a sample before accepting this offer. Ask Mil. Woelk.J 3. I, Florence Kuhn, will my love for all things light and frivolous to the janitor's cat, insofar as she is the only one who will appreciate it. 4. I, Ruth Harding, will my bad habit of burning midnight oil over my studies to Clementine Lehman. QP. S.-She must have willed it in her Freshman year.J 5. I, Paul Weingaertner, bequeath the ,sunshine of my smile and mot- to, Dont Worry, to the Uni ferse. SECTION III 1. I, Adelaid Brandenburger, bequeath my Spanish translations to any one who wants them. fEditor's advice: Don't bid high. j 2. I, Walter -Dagne will my desire for wisdom to all future students. fAccording to this we ought to have a studious student bodyj 3. I, Dorris Neuhaus, give the formula of my peroxide blond to all jealous brunettes. CDon't crowd, ladies U 4. I, Grace Haas, will and bequeath my modest, unassuming ways to Virginia Tisch. CNow, we Wonder Why she is doing that?D SECTION IV 1. I, James Richardson, bequeath my ability for getting into mixups to the highest bidder. fHe makes a specialty of class rings.J 2. I, Petronilla Puderer, will my suffragettic tendencies to the cause. CThat's all right, Pet 5 just so you don't keep them yourselfj 3. I, Florence Aull, will my knowledge to anyone desiring to make high grades. fWe infer that this is not needed in housekeepingq 4. I, Edith Dew, give my everlasting giggle to one of Mr. Brua's pupils. CMr. Brua is very fond of gigglingj b 5. I, Harvey Shubert, bequeath Kathryne to the next one. QGenerous oy!J -25- 'PHE BELLEVINOIS 1917 6. I, Frieda Bleiker, will my Amazonian strength to the football team. CWe ought to make a 'showing next year.J SECTION V 1. I, Paula Decker, give my lamblike meekness to the Junior girls. CThey need it.J' 2. I, Lilbert Mollman, will locker number 200 to the next owner. fHonor itljj . I t 1 I I 3. I, Frances Rentchler, bequeath my Physics problems to the next class. CThe problems are there, but we cannot guarantee that Frances will explain them.J - 4. I, Paul Windsor, will the high idea which I hold of myself to the Freshies. QEasy, Paul, you'll flood the market.J SECTION VI 1. I, Amelia Cass, will my utter nonsense to the sober Sophs, to brighten their lives. QThoughtful girl.J 2. I, Florence Macke, bequeath my ability to argue anybody out of any belief, to the Debating Club. fIt's worth while, ladies and gentlemen. If she started on Newton's Laws of Motion we would tremble for them.J 3. I, Kenneth Knobeloch, donate my remarkable intelligence and corn cob pipe to a worthy subject and B. T. H. S. student. CWe foresee that the shining light next year will be a boy, for Snoozer insists that the pipe goes, t0o.J 4. I, Florence Paro, will my good standing with Mr. Brua to one desirous of an easy life in his classes. 5. I, Mildred Woelk, bequeath my knowledge of the art of dish-wash- ing to any ambitious Domestic Science pupil. QPupils, here is your chance to become famous.J SECTION VII 1. I, Samuel Daniels, give my good taste in ties to backward Fresh- men. Qlf you doubt his taste in ties, look up his creation with the blue and white grape and elephant-ear leaf design.J 2. I, Georgiana Gauss, will my dislike for all types and varieties of work to Loyd Marshall. CIt is well, for there is some fear for him.J 3. I, Marjorie Rentchler, will my marvelous loquacity to all poor wretches bereft of words at a critical moment. fQuack, quack.J 4. I, 'Julia Schemmer, bequeath my starry illumination, due to mental caliber, to the lighting system. C The sun's only rival. D 5. I, August Pustmueller, bequeath my pussy-kittenish ways to Le Roy Perrin. fNow all the girls will be jealous of LeRoy.J ' IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereby sign, seal and declare this, our writing, to be our will and testament in the Bellevinois Oflice, at the Belle- ville Township High School, the first day of May, A. D. nineteen hundred and seventeen. CLASS OF N INETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN, Belleville Township High School. ' The said Class of Ninteen Hundred and Seventeen oi the Belleville Township High School signed and sealed this writing and declared this to be their last Will and Testament, and we, at their request and in the presence of each other, have hereunto 'signed our names as subscribing witnesses. JESSE JAME, SANTA CLAUS. fSeal-J , M. R. .-26-. THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 ibruphecp of the QlZla55 of 1917 III UDHUBS 19 The murky calm of the river Styx was broken into far spreading ripples and soft splashy sounds echoed through the stillness, as Charon 'slowly plied his oar on the opposite side. Two hazy, dark forms, meeting on the bank, stopped and gazed across with mutual interest. Wonder who it is now ? one was moved to voice his thoughts, at which the other turned quickly and stared into the speaker's countenance. As they gazed at each other a light of dawning recognition showed on their faces and in another instant they were shaking hands as though never in- tending to stop. P. D., old man, drawled none other than our good friend, Snoozer fKenneth T. Knobeloch, to those who know him not 'so welll, I never could forget your musical baritone. When'd you get here ? Me? I arrived yesterday, last boat, answered Paul Windsor. Have you been here long? It sure is great to meet an old friend so soon. I should say I'd been here a couple of years, remarked Snoozer, and if it wasn't for Cleopatra and Queen Elizabeth and Mary Pickford and Doris E. N., and some more of our famous beauties, I'm afraid it would get rather stale sometimes. Doris Neuhaus here, too ? broke in Paul, why we'll have a regular reunion. Snoozer become meditative. Yes, he continued, 'Schmooz' arrived not so long ago from a happy, successful life on earth. After leaving the Belleville Township High School she studied to be a librarian, passed her exam. and handed out books to inquiring individuals for a few years. When the war broke out she went to the front as a Red Cross nurse, where 'she met her fate and lived happily with him ever after. And what have you been doing ? he asked, turning suddenly to Paul. Well, I'm rather well satisfied with myself, the latter answered, only I left the best girl in the world up in my Lindell Boulevard mansion. You know I'm famous in St. Louis as an architect and claim credit for planning the sky-'scraper which made our metropolis famous the world over. I got a lot of practice making drawings for the Bellevinois. Who was the girl, P. D.? Same one ? asked Kenneth. Of course, replied Paulg you don't think I'm as fickle as all that, do ygu? 'I Gee, I wish she were here! Then to Snoozer, How about your life s ory . Well, the latter began, I did some work as a war correspondent, went up in aeroplanes, down in submarines, and wrote personal experiences for the Advocate. I had a Bohemian Studio in New York after that, and all the newspaper editors were fighting to get me on their staffs. I edited one of my own, too, for a while, but it was so much trouble I quit. Anybody -else down here I know ? queried Paul, winking at Joan of Arc as she passed. -27... THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Don't flirt with her, advised Kenneth, she's militant. In answer to your question: Hazel Ebert and Paula Decker are here, but they are private secretaries to old man Pluto himself, so they won't even look at you. They got their experience up in the World, where they worked for some of the richest firms. Frieda Bleiker is working at her chosen voca- tion, too-teaching 'Gymf Seems to like limbering up the little kids down here, says it reminds her of the good old days in Belleville Township High School. O, I forgot to tell you about our chum, 'Dukes Dagne', interrupted Paul! He went on the vaudeville stage with Lilbert Mollman as his busi- ness manager, and together they drove Charlie Chaplin out of business. Now they ride in their own aeroplanes and all that. And Eugene Poirot isda steel magnate-he controls the stock for the aeroplanes that Walter ri es in. I How about some of the girls ? characteristically from Snooz-er, as he waved to two young ladies not far away. ' Let's see, I heard that Edith Dew was married and lived happily ever after. All her friends admired the beautiful quality of her wall paper, it is said. Florence Macke was an ardent suffragist, went to Congress and for a while was quite a man hater. One of the despised species soon came along, however, and changed her mind, so she followed Edith's example and set- tled down in Belleville, or was it some other town around there? I forget. I'll bet it was Belleville, surmised Snoozer, from the indications last time I saw her. Look! the boat's landed. As he spoke, shadowy figures emerged from Charon's bark and came towards them. That looks like-why it is-Sam! the two friends cried. Their ex- cited greetings were interrupted by a stylishly clad lady, who, it was dis- covered, was once Mildred Woelk, but later became a well-known matron of St. Louis society. When Sam had told of his successful career as a ball player, he re- lated what he knew of his classmates. Adelheid Brandenburger, of course, you know, is a pianist and is now playing for the President of Germany and all the other European Republics. I saw Florence Kuhn the other day, too. She has a swell dressmaking es- tablishment with a French name-Mme. something-or-other on the door. Amelia Gass first became a Kindergarten teacher, then a governess, in which field her winning way with children made her very successful. Julia Schemmer became a school teacher but spoiled all of her chances for ad- vancement by eloping with the son of a millionaire whom she met by accident. Mildred then imparted some news concerning the members of her class. I went to a concert not long ago in a large hall, and was surprised to hear that the beautiful walls had been decorated by Georgiana Gauss and that she had done much more work like it. Our old friend, Marjorie Rentchler, sang and Florence Aull played the violin. She told me later that she had studied in Europe and did not let her wedded bliss interfere with her music. Marjorie also confided that she liked speaking at suffrage meetings almost better than singing and declared that she had no trouble at all converting men. I also saw August Pustmueller the other day, she continued. He said 1.28, THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 that after an extended course in agriculture he was now managing the larg- est system of scientific farms in existence. On one of his trips of inspec- tion, he said, he stopped at a quiet, old-fashioned, beautiful farm and found Harvey Schubert to be the owner. He was living peacefully and contented- ly with his little black-haired wife. When I asked him for more news, he confessed that he had met a beautiful actress at the stage door after her act, and discovered that he had met Ruth Harding. Florence Paro, Ruth told him, was teaching a fashionable dancing class in New York and was a veritable Mrs. Vernon Castle the second. His chum, Paul Weingaertner, is running a prosperous merchandise business in Belleville. Let's see, began Kenneth, we haven't heard about Grace Haas, or Frances Rentchler or J immy-say, does anybody know what dear old Jimmy Richardson is doing ? Sure, I do, exclaimed Sam, James was floorwalker in a department store, but caused so much jealousy among the shop girls that he became a travelling salesman. I met him on the train once and he said he liked it fine since he could play pool and smoke cigarettes all evening, besides break- ing the hearts of innumerable pretty girls. O, and Grace Haas, interrupted P. D., became a lawyer and won all the cases because when the jury saw her face-it was all off. Yes, and Frances' face made her fortune, too, put in Mildred. She taught Household Science until an illustrator saw her and for many years her likeness adorned hundreds of magazine covers. That accounts for about everybody, I s'pose, said Kenneth thotfully. Then suddenly, say what became of Pet-the little short one? O, she! exclaimed Paul. You know she thot she could write, but no editor, not even you, Snoozer, would have published her works. So she lives now with a cat, two dogs and a parrot, and teaches young prodigi-es to thump out 'Papa's Waltz' on the piano. Oh! fond memories, sighed Snoozer, many a time I-say, every- body, let's give nine 'Rahs' for our illustrious class. As the enthusiastic sounds reached Charon, he stirred sleepily and won- dered, for like unto these people, he had never seen any before. P. E. P. I +29- W THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Qrlass bong CWords and Music by Adelheid Brandenburgerl Happy days are gliding swiftly by, Unobserved the moments as they Hy, We're just as gay and happy as can be, And all our thoughts are fill'd with glee. Let no thought of weariness invade And no dull sorrow on our pathway laidg So let us wander all in joyfulness forever, And our thoughts from sadness sever. Before us is the upward march of life- A path of troubles, sunshine and of strife 5 May the class of silver and old rose Be helpmates as life onward goes. To labor, learn and lose no happy dayg Time won't bring back chances swept awayg Through the path of duty may we press, Conquer and win happiness. Happy have we been through past years four, And as we part now we're happy once more. As we on our journey through life start May true friendship us ne'er part, God be with you till we meet again, And keep you in his care from now till theng And now, wishing classmates good success, We must say farewell to you, B. T. H. S. QE I 1 X EHE BELLEVINOIS W ' ' E517 .JVN I VIZ CLFI57 vF'I6 - 4 - , ,-Biff H -- ,,:.,- - ,, , Y - ff ff! X f , mg f v Q A? :W , N-if'fA 'w, X - O xl ' ' x f X X X i Q X X r :M , ,, QNQVQ Tx U N X, Jw 25925 1 ,31- THE 1gELLiZVYN6IS 11917 v -32- CLASS OF 1918 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Qtlass nf 1918 ZIUIHUIT 1:1855 BDU HUD HDfflfBI75 Class Officers Oscar Brandenburger - - - President Robert Pilkington - Secretary and Treasurer Ruth Bertram ----- Historian Class Colors Blue and White Class Flower White Rose Class Motto Nothing Too Obstinate to Overcome 1918 Class Roll Theresa Agne 'George Baker Lewis Barthel Orville Batman Mabel Beaumont Marie Becker Ruth Bertram Oscar Brandenburger Martha Browning Helen Busiek Mildred Butler Mary Carpenter Irvin Davis Ruby Dew Russell Elend Hortense Emunds Irene Fischer Emilie Gambach Richard Gass John Geil Talitha Gisler Clara Golsch Hedwig Gottschalk Arno Grofssart Adolph Groh Agnes Hamilton Selma Heinemann Elmer Hendricks John Hill Mamie Hinzler James Jones Russel Kerchner Harold Knollhoff Elmer Krause Clementine Lehman Kurt Leuschn-er Mary Lubus Walter Lucash Arno Michaelis Virginia Mullen Viola Neubarth Philip Nuernberger Robert Pilkington Edna Mae Price Helen Pustmueller Anita Rhein Lucille Sandherr Albert Schnipper Wesley Schumacher Lorena Seib Marjorie Stanley Charles Stookey Virginia Tisch Evans Wangelin Edgar Weaver Alice Winans Anita Wirsing THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 1918 mass ilaistnrp Three years ago seventy-five Freshmen wended their way toward old B. H. S. with beaming and sunshiny faces, eager to enter upon a new phase of their school life and ignorant of many of the pitfalls that awaited them. They saw only the bright side of high school life, and it was no doubt well that they did. I distinctly remember that first day at school with my class- mates from various parts of the city, and a few from the country, as they gazed, open-mouthed, at their new surroundings and instructors. It is prob- ably true that many returned home that evening with aching necks, which had been taxed beyond their usual strength. There was nothing singular about our class as Freshmen. We were no doubt among the freshest of all Freshmen, but to that great extent which we exhibited our greenness did we also exhibit our superiority in the various activities later in our high school careers. We met the buffetings and derisions of upper class people smilingly, having the grim satisfaction of knowing that there were to be more Freshmen classes after us. After the weeding out of the fiunkers and the loss of a few other members, our goodly number of Freshmen was reduced to sixty-four sophomores. It was in our sophomore year that we began to show faint signs of superiority in all our studies and athletics as well. Our teachers began to predict a brilliant future for the insignificant Freshmen of a year before. Sixty members, all gay, happy, alive, and yet workers, compose the Class of 1918 in its Junior year. Although the work in this year is dif- ficult and our time limited, yet we are working with unilagging interest in debating, dramatic and literary clubs of the school. At present we are struggling over the third hill of our high school journey, trying to gain the honors necessary to become Seniors, and striving to realize the truth of our motto, NOTHING TOO OBSTINATE TO OVERCOMEY' .-34.. THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 SVVHVMVRE YLH95 VF 'I9 r 5 Wi X x Q . xg ii N FX W1 pf M ...f f X, ,, Q ' Ah wf X fr '- Qf' ST, m K ?f9ix'x X 1 f , - N, Nxt - , ,K W f nfQ v5 ' V, w X. ' ,, ' jgj 'V V ff JM X fe ' xg V ,R ' f I XX S11 i 'N f 1 ff 4' : ,1 K , Q f fa ffm f 1 if L N Q X VL 'g X XX! N ' ,1 I . Y IR Xlgf 'J' X fn' X i X bg f 1, , V M Yi J ' g ?' N5P f f f ' 4 V .4 .f f' ----- .kr , QW , 5 w '- X 162 ' M -'ff' , 1? WI 1 3 A , ' ffm .T -- 71 fi I , , 1 i fm f' -' ff' 'L :f, - 'f I 1 l 5 Cfiffffx qw r A I X M k il K. J ff ,XXX if 1 N xv 4! , Q W 1 W ffe- ' 1 4 I X , X , gl! Hawk ff? X If , ff ffi 'fwfr 1' , f X j E ' iff y 1.1! ,f ' - . ,f . , f if 7-,, N, k , - , ,, ,. ,,-L E , f 1 ff 'f -ow, f H f7Af,fJ'!'gQSE:'. lW.f'!x , -- f f E nMM f2f f' W A ff W X Y. ff 'M' ' 7 fi pv ' i'+sle,4' lg, f ',-,..,f '. ff 'Q-+ V' f f ,iiiffxfz , 7 g ,A H gif X- -X f K' -x Jyf' ff I F74 5 Q f 71 Q f ,X V fgz if X 4'f.,l4L'?xili W .-.--- 1,1 .4 -::,,i Niyx V-Q x W .ff ' -- ' , ' ff fl 'Lis-3 '-gt'-' -W'-lkw? ,affix Y f 7 -35- CLASS OF 1919 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 QIM55 of 1919 Officers Edna Winans - - - - President Lloyd Marshall - - Secretary and Treasurer Lilian Bechtold ----- Historian Colors Green and White Class Roll Walter Arnold Fred Baumann Dorothy Beck Mildred Becker Lilian Bechtold Walter Belleville Trina Bleiker Clifford Browning Orlie Bub Herbert Crowder Eleanor Dagne Carlston Daniels Mabel Deffenbaugh Celia Ehrstein Edna Fallin Arthur Feickert Helen Gauch Adam Gintz Ferd Glueck Adolph Groh Olinda Hassler William Heimburge Edgar Heinemann Alfred Hertel Georgie Hilgard John Hoehn Virginia Hoffman Viola Jones Fred Kissel I' -37- Arthur Knoebel Aurelia Kohl Katherine Kraft Elsie Kuehn Florence Laudfried Joseph Loeflier Ida Macke Helen Mamer Lloyd Marshall Hilda Meyer Arthur Miller Otis Miller Leland Mueller Edith Morton William Mueller Ralph Niemeyer Viola Niess Leroy Perrin Nathan Peskind Margaret Pess-el Ida Pfennighausen Irma Puderer Alice Rentchler John Scobbie Augusta Schuetz Vivian Starkey Wilmer Vogt Edna Winans THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 1919 Qtlasas ilaistnrp In September of the year 1915 sixty-five girls and boys boarded the good ship B. H. S. Not one of us had ever sailed the sea of high school life before and for the first few weeks we were rather green. Nine months we did labor and then came a rest of three months. At the end of that time we started out again, but now we were no longer Freshmen but Sophomores. A few had stayed behind for various reasons and Herbert Crowder of Lebanon had joined the class. Our teachers thought it their special duty to make life a burden for the Sophomores. Worst of all were certain geometry theorems that it was thought necessary we learn, just why we don't know. Botany, however, was a very popular subject. The Sophomore Class is represented in everything. All the clubs and societies are proud of their Sophomore members. Viola Niess is president of the Household Science Club and Georgie Hilgard is secretary. Otis Miller is president of the Commercial Club, Edgar Heinemann, Wilmer Vogt and Adam Gintz hold offices also. Margaret Pessel is secretary of the Philo- mathian Literary Society. Although Sophomores may not hold offices in the Thalian Dramatic Club, several of the Sophomore members showed their ability in the Pep Show. But it is in athletics that we do best, basketball especially. Our class won the inter-class series with the Juniors. They took it pretty hard be- cause, like the Freshmen, they think their class is best. Lloyd Marshall made the football team. He, Edgar Heinemann and Adolph Groh made the basketball team. Otis Miller plays shortstop on the baseball team, and Adolph Groh plays left field. The class is very proud of these four. Our elders do not snub us quite as badly as formerly, when we were only Freshmen. Perhaps they are beginning to realize our value. The Seniors deign to speak to us once in a while and we are duly proud of the honor. When we are Seniors we shall always treat the Sophomores with respect. -334 i THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 FREEHMEH. :Lass urea I x l I' ? + n If 1 I J 'K X ,gl 1 I, , M Pr'nf1c?pc1l, f i X 2, f ,X K GE N 1 - Q x f:?' 1 M f f ,f X X A fi 0 -'JV Y f , f x f , HD-W '17 V 4,, YW ,K 40 5 ---u - 4 XLM.-....-.L..' --- ...,u.v.-.4. . M-.r......g-.. .... . ....-..,.f.---4.,---.. .., , .., .,-J CLASS OF 1920 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Magdalene Adams Eugene Andres Juanita Bach Elmer Baer Mildred Baldus John Bailey John Battaglia Lillian Bauer Charles Baumann Carl Baumgarten Consuella Beaumont Dorothy Bechtold Elmer Behymer Herman Bien Rowena Bock Jessie Bollman Florence Boyle Richard Christoph-er Elizabeth Conroy Alice Cronan Ruth Daniel Lillian Davis Edwin Dewald Thurman Dimmett Walter Dintlemann Melvin Driver Beatrice Edwards Eugenia Eicher John Erlinger Louis Exby Margaret Fohr Leroy Fritzinger June Fullmer Frank Glogvosek Mary Gooding Josephine Gottschalk Vernon Grieve Irene Griliin Don Grossman Robert Gummersheimer Edward Hallemmeyer Cordelia Hanson Alfred Herman Aurelia Heinemann Rufus Highfield QTSIHEB of 1920 Officers Katheryn Powers, President. Elizabeth Conroy, Secretary. John Thompson, Historian. Roll Ernest Hilgard Harry Hocker Raymond Hippard Martha Hoppe Elsejean Huggins Himan lmber Anita Isselhardt Henry Isselhardt Nancy Ittner Rollo Kaiser August Keck Verminda Kloess Esther Knefelkamp Selma Knoebel Edwin Koenig Anita Koeppe Leona Kohl Edgar Kraus Charles Krause Pauline Large Curtis Lashley Harold Lawrence Iva Leach Elsa Lehman Anna Lubus George Lumbattis Calvin Mank John Maule Ellis Mayr Raymnd McClane William McMillan Anita Menges William Mertens Louise Mertzweiler Emma Messerly Marguerite Meyer Cora Miller Alma Mulholland Hedwig Nahm George Neff Adolph Pessel Katheryn Powers Cyril Puderer Rosa Raab Harold Randle Edward Reeb Marie Rh-ein Harold Ropiequet Henry Rosenberg Irvin Rudolph Irna Schamoni Ruby Rudolph Oliver Schilling Charles Schleicher Helen Schmidt Lionel Schmidt Olivia Schmidt Archie Sommers Meta Schoepp 's Guido Schuessler Raymond Schweinfurth Ethelinda Skaer Florence Spies Elsie Straub Anna Stroebel Anastasia Svoboda Menard Stookey William Taphorn Oleda Thimmig John Thompson Edna Tiedemann Louis Tiedemann Helen Twitchell Ida Vogt Hugo Wangelin Melva Wangelin Leona Wiechert lTheophilus Wilhelm Sherman Wild Lester Wilderman Olynda Niedenfuehr Harold Wglff Netta Niess Alma Neumeyer Mildred Obst Le Della Ochsner ,41- Harlin Wynne Beatrice Yaekel THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 1920 Glass ilpistnrp Our life in the Belleville Township High School has been so short that there is scarcely anything to tell. Besides, we have been so busy respect- fully listening to the advice of upper classmen that we have not as yet had the chance to acquire that great art-the gift of gab. Therefore, our sins against the rules of story-telling in this class history must be excused. We entered school in the year 1916, a class one hundred and thirty strong. In number at least we surpass all other class-es. It is our duty to keep this number from shrinking as we go through high school, so that we graduate with the number we now contain. . In March we held a meeting and elected Kathryn Powers president of our class and Elizabeth Conroy secretary. In these oliicers we have two good executives who will help make our class the best. We are well represented in the Ag Club, Athletic Association, and es- pecially so in the Irving and Philomathian Literary Societies. Several of our classmates, members of these two last mentioned societies, took part in the Pep Show, where they showed a decided talent in the musical line. Especially proud are we of those who have taken an interest in base- ball. Lumbattis, Ropiequet and Butler have played on the regular team, and with their coaching we expect to get up a crack class team. J. T. -42- THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 01855 of 1921 Berniece Anton Juanita Barton Elmer Becker David Beese Marcella Bien Phroso Bieser Nellie de Boer Lillian Boyce Will Busekrus Ambrose Butler Ruth Campbell Corienna Castelli Roland Castelli . Jacob Dietz Hazel Deutschmann Irma Dietz Lorena Dietz Edna Duncan Mabel Duvall Rudolph Langlitz Rene Maxwell Helen Metzger Leonard Miller Lester Miller Waldo Miller Leona Neubauer Edgar Oughten Joseph Penn Florence Rockwell Ollie Ruch Peter Rust Leona Schade Benjamin Schaum Wenonah Schicktanz Florence Schmale Edward Schott Robert Schull Emil Faltus Ro ll l 'ri' -43 Lucille Fiedler Theresia Gaerdner John Gardner Ruth Gisler Charles Glaeser Mabel Glover Viola Graeber Robert Graf Violet Hass Harold Hucke Inez Ittner Richard Jacques Gertrude Kasselbaum Edward Keck Otto Keck Eugene Keil Erma Knoebel Irvin Knoebel Herbert Krummrich Efiie Sommerlot Helen Stolz Marie Thompson Lester Totsch Benjamin Twitchell Irvin Uphoff Myrtle Uphoff Raymond Voelkel Dorothy Walton Lucinda Wangelin Arthur Wild Minerva Winkler Irma Wirsing Erna Wolf Mitchell Woodrome Florence Yung Oscar Zimmermann L.. CLASS OF 1921 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 ef 5c,1-IOOL -- Z vu -,....a.dlllll ,-if-Ex 1 ,....- - - 1 c M sg... A ff' XX f- The educational history of a nation is its surest indication of progress, but is too often given little attention. Therefore, it is our aim, in present- ing this history of our school, to remove, if possible, some of the lack of knowledge and indifference concerning its organization, which unquestion- ably exists in this community. As a history this article is apt to prove a disappointment to many, for we shall neither present a vast array of dates, nor go deeply into the causes which led up to the organization of our new high school. We shall rather point out the successive steps in the organ- ization of our school and, as they progress, show their effect, and how their culmination was achieved in what is considered one of the best high schools in Illinois. On the twenty-fifth of July, 1914, County Superintendent of Schools Mr. W. A. Hough ordered an election for the purpose of organizing a Town- ship High School. The Commercial Club of Belleville had previous to this date established a propaganda for a Township High School, and finally succeeded in getting the necessary signers to the election petition and, therefore, deserves no small credit as the instigating force behind the first steps in the organziation of the new school, to which Mr. Blair gave the official number of District No. 201. For some time the need of a new high school had been felt and, as a result, the proposition brought up at the July election carried. On the 22d of August, 1914, the election for the board of directors was held, and the following were elected: Louis Wanglin, President. A Charles Braunersreuther and Fred S. Fleischbein for the one-year term. Julius Heinemann and Charles Lenz for the two-year term. D. O. Thomas and Andrew Kissel for the three-year term. Immediately after their election the board organized. A close study of high schools and high school system-s was then begun, which culminated in a tour of inspection of the best high schools of the state. On the 14th of November, 1914, a third election was held, at which three propositions were 'submitted to the citizens of the district. The first was on the building of a school, the second on the selection of a site from the four submitted, SCHCDL HISTORY THE BELLEVINOIS 19 17 CAFETERIA BANKING DEPT. - 46 .. THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 and the third on the issue of S225,000 worth of bonds. The first and third propositions were carried, and the Christy site on West Main street was selected. In February, 1915, the board elected Professor H. G. Schmidt as prin- cipal of the new school, and decided the type of building to be erected. The contracts for the construction of the building were let in the fall of 1915, and ground was broken in October of the same year. The corner-stone was laid soon after and the new building was completed and opened on the third of February, 1917. An architecturally perfect and pedogogically correct structure stands today as a monument to a broader and deeper education for the youth of this community. An enrollment of over 400, or almost double the enrollment of the City High School, testifies to the wisdom of correct equipment, and the pros- pects are such that the school will have reached its present capacity be- fore many years have passed. Since the building has been planned with regard to subsequent enlargement, such a contingency would cause but lit- tle difficulty. There is little need to go into structural details of the Town- ship High School plant, since most of us are familiar with the school be- cause of the open-house days and other opportunities for inspection furnish- ed us throughout the year. The real change in the secondary school system of our district, in the opinion of many, is not so much in the -equipment or in the course of study as in the student body. It almost seems that some supernatural agency has brought to the hundreds of students an appreciation of the value of education that usually comes all too late. An unusually small number of failures prove this statement, the constant student activity, always FOR THE HONOR OF THE SCHOOL, the appreciation and care of the equip- ment and, last but not least, the fact that the constant topic of conversa- tion among Township High School students is our school, still further bears it, out. The construction of a thousand buildings fades into nothing beside the construction of a single mind. Besides the Commercial Club, the West Side Improvement Association, the Mothers' Club, the Woman's Relief Corps, Domestic Science and, in fact, every civic body of Belleville deserves mention for the honorablespirit of co-operation argl the hearty support which they have given to the new school and which they have shown in so many ways. The citizens of the township and their organs of expression, the newspapers, have also re- sponded nobly and gallantly to the call. Our country is involved in warg our activities should be strained to the utmost to bring our undertaking to a successful end. But in the meantime let us not forget our duty to poster- ity, let us not forget that we cannot better serve our native land than by the education of her future citizens. - -4- THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 PHYSICS LABORATORY CHEMICAL LABORATORY Y 43 - THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 9-5 9.-E ' - - - 2 nm 55 PQ .x I6 ' , - X ,Giza 2 . we H e mg. JQQWY f4.fG?z-'Q' . X r W - , -E4-J1 ff' QT f IAEPHIXTMENTS Domestic Science ann Sict One of the most novel and up-to-date of our high school departments, is the Domestic Science and Art, which is under the supervision of Miss Beyer. As is the case of all our departments, it is very well equipped. It con- sists of a sewing laboratory, a htting room, a pressing room, lecture and re- citation room, and a laundry. In addition, another unique feature has been installed-a suite of rooms furnished like a modern household and will serve as a model and practice home, where the girls may put their theories into practice. When interviewed, the instructor told us that the course practically included everything, and this is true, for the course does touch on nearly all subjects of the curriculum. More specifically it offers three hours of prac- tical cooking a week and two hours of domestic art theory. The elementary and advanced sewing and dressmaking classes are now making their summer wardrobes. Owing to the fact, however, of the re- cent installation of the equipment, only one-half a semester's work has been accomplished, but, beginning with September, everything will be run- ning smoothly. The course offered will be a four-year one-two years of domestic art and two years of domestic science, ending up with practice home-keeping in the practice house. This department is one of the departments that is making Belleville Township High School such a success. -49 ini Ysfuiimxhfoli C CET C T C TTwCT1QE ART ROOM DOMESTIC SCIENCE LABORATORY - 50 - THE BELLEVINOIS 1117 agriculture ann cbeneral Srienre The policy of the Township High School is to teach boys and girls to think and do, and to give training related to their later life, that is, voca- tional as well as the usual academic courses. Consistent with this policy, and in harmony with the opening of the new school, a Department of Agri- culture was instituted under the direction of Mr. Lester W. Miner. The course was offered as elective to Juniors and Seniors, and ten boys availed themselves of the opportunty of studying scientific farming. This past semester has been devoted to animal husbandry work. Recitation periods have been devoted largely to the principles of feeding farm animals, while the laboratory periods have been devoted to testing milk and milk pro- ducts and a study of th representative types of farm animals. In addition, each member of the class made a garden on the school grounds. These school gardens are really the great feature of the course. They are made and tended by the students themselves,but under the guidance of Mr. Miner. All the latest agricultural theories are being put into practice here, and the students are getting good results. Part of the gardens were already made before the President made his appeal to farmers for larger and bet- ter cropsg but since then they have been greatly increased. The laboratories are now being equipped with complete agricultural apparatus, and when the 1917-18 session opens Belleville Township High School will offer an agriculture course second to none. Mr. Miner has also charge of the General Science Course. It is a Freshman study, and is intended to prepare the student for his science work of the last three years. During the first semester Physical and Chemical Science work is giv- eng during the second, Natural Science. Binlugp Department The Biology Department offers instruction in both Zoology and Botany. The Zoology is divided into two branches, giving an introduction to Biology through the study of the invertebrate animals the first semester and a study of the comparative morphology and physiology of the vertibratae and their consequent relation to environment, the second semester. In botany a general course is given, extending through the year. Unusual facilities are afforded with the essentials for its various plans of both the botanical and Zoological work. The laboratory is provided with beautiful observatory, in which an aquarium and an immense germinating bin IS placed. 51 4 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Qlummercial Department The Commercial Department is one of the most flourishing of our High School departments. It was -established in the Fall of 1914, under Supt. G. H. Busiek. Prof. Weber was the first instructor, and under him was a class of 30. Although only stenography and bookkeeping were taught, the course was so popular that plans for enlarging it were made. In 1915 Prof. Weber resigned and Mr. Humphrey was appointed in- structor. A class of 120 enrolled that year, and because of a demand for a larger course, 12 typewriters were bought and typing was added to the curriculum. The department continued to grow so rapidly that another in- structor, Miss Jennie Knowles, was employed, and the further additions of Commercial Law, Spelling, Penmanship, and Commercial Geography were made to the department. How efficient the department was, may be seen from the fact that Prof. Weber took four of the students, Beatrice Adams, Cornelia Winkler, Viola Dill, and Grace Bertram, to Normal, Ill., to enter the state steno- graphic contest held there. The team won first prize, and Miss Dill cap- tured the individual prize for one-year students. Thi-s was the first time in several years that Pitman shorthand writers had won the prize in contests open to one-year students. It was, however, deemed advisable to change to Gregg shorthand, and for the past year and a half, both systems have been taught. How practical the course is, is shown by the fact that out of a class of 17, who received Commercial certificates in J une,1916,all but one are em- ployed in commercial work. Some of these are employed in Belleville, while others have secured positions with St. Louis firms. Elmer Frees, a member of this class, proved to be the speediest typist ever turned out by this de- partment, having written more than 80 Words per minute for 10 minutes, with but 4 errors. He now has a good position with a Belleville firm. In passing we note that Edwin Gaerdner, also a member of the 1916 class, is holding a responsible position at a lucrative salary in a railroad office in Vincennes, Indiana. The department continued to grow, and in the fall of 1916 it became necessary to employ a third teacher. So Miss Bertram, a graduate of B. H. S., was chosen to take charge ofthe typing and penmanship classes. More machines were also purchased and an advanced bookkeeping class was arranged for. Last February, when the school moved to the present building, it spread out into the south wing, third-story, of the present T. H. S. More than one-third of the high school students are now enrolled for one or more studies in this department. Out of the seventy-six Freshmen forty-six en- rolled for commercial work, twenty-six prefering the four-year to the two- year course. 1 Other teachers of the high school are now helping to take care of the large number of students. Professor Karch is helping out in the book- keeping course and Professor Friedli has charge of one class in commercial arithmetic. 52 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 The department is now offering a four-year commercial course, a four- year stenographic course and a two-year business course. The curri- culum includes the following subjects: Elementary Bookkeeping, Whole- sale Accounting, Corporation Accounting, Accountancy, Banking, Auditing, Business Forms, Office Practice, Economics, Commercial Law, Commercial Geography, Commercial Arithmetic, Stenography, Typing, Spelling and Penmanship. A most notable addition has been made to the department in the form of an emloyment bureau. This bureau seeks to co-operate with the busi- ness men and commercial organizations of the city in finding positions for the students. Numerous calls have already been made upon it for students to help out a day or two in a week, and the department has always been ready to meet the demand with efficient students. Since only such students as have reached a satisfactory standard are recommended, the students have universally given satisfaction. In conclusion it may be said that the Department is not only one of the most flourishing and efficient departments of our school, but it is also the most practical and popular. Here's to the Commercial Department, may she continue the good work. Het Department The Art Department, under Miss Kurre, has been doing some really practical work. It has been furnishing the bulletin board-s with posters of the various high school events. The Art Department is fully equipped to do this wonderful work. Not only is there the regular art room, where mechanical drawing, water color work, etc., is done, but a plastic art room, with an electric kiln, as well. In addition, the students have had the benefit of two art collections. These were Dr. E. A. Woelk's collection of paintings and the Mothers' Club collection of etchings. i iehpsies ann Qlhemistrp wepariment The Science Department, under Mr. Busiek, is equipped better than any of the surroundhcg high schools, and better than most small colleges. The laboratory and recitation rooms are right up-to-the-minute, and include dark rooms, work rooms, etc., as well as the individual benches, furnished with water, gas and electricity, for the individual students. The department has sixty students, but the chemical laboratory alone can furnish ninety pupils with desks and apparatus. Of course, the department, although fully competent to supply the student with appartus, etc., to perform an experiment given in any high school manual, is not yet complete as possible, but the equipment will be added to the room from time to time as seems best fit in the judgment of the instructor. 153, THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Department nt music The Department of Music, which offers several new courses to the students of B. T. H. S., was installed in the opening of our school. Profes- sor Ludwig Carl, head of this department is a graduate of the Musical Con- servatory at Dresden, where he received hi-s musical education under some of Germany's ablest music masters. The courses offered are beginning and advanced classes in theory and harmony, and in history of music. Both courses are covered by lectures by Professor Carlg the students taking notes and then writing them up in the form of essays. We may well be proud of the fact that no other high school in this part of the state has as yet installed a course such as is now being given to the students of B. T. H. S. The work in both history of mu- sic, and in theory and harmony, ifs equivalent to that offered by most col- leges and conservatories in the United States. A third course, that of Appreciation of Music, was to be offered, but inability to procure a victrola and the proper records made this impossible. The course will be offered next year, when it is sure there will be a large number of 'students desiring to enter the class, for the mention of the vic- trola has made many anxious for the opportunity. Outside of this work Professor Carl conducts the B. T. H. S. Chorus. This chorus consists of about one hundred twenty students, the boys and girls of which work either separately or as a mixed chorus. The first pub- lic appearance of the mixed chorus was made in the Pep Show of March 22, 1917, when the singers very ably executed Springtime Once Again, by Sullivan. The B. T. H. S. Orchestra, also under the direction of Professor Carl, appeared at the recent Pep Show, where it rendered two numbers, Cadets' Drill, by Drumheller, and the Jolly Captain, by Engelmann. The work showed great ability and preparation on the part of both students and di- rector. Music takes us to the verge of the infinite and gives us one glimpse be- yond.-Carlyle. 1541 we EHEHLPYINOIS s E D T D D iii? mpartment of languages English With the organization of the Township High School in September, 1916, there came a re-organization of the Department of English. Some of the important changes involved in its re-organization may be of interest. The first change made was in the personnel of the teaching force. Mr. J. H. Yarbrough was named as head of the department, with Miss Estelle Thurston and Miss Orena Farmer giving all their time, and Miss Cordelia Gummersheimer giving part of her time to the work. The above arrangement has permitted the introduction of the principal of specialization. Under the former organization all teachers of English were required to teach other subjects besides English, but now the teach- ers, by giving all their time to one subject, have an opportunity to specialize. The third change may be said to consist of the adoption of better texts, a re-division of the time given to Literature, Rhetoric and Theme- Writing, and a different system of teaching Literature. Everything pos- sible is being done to introduce the latest and most approved methods of teaching and to raise the standard of the work as high as any high school in the state. A fourth item worthy of notice is the emphasis now being given to Oral English. Thus the work in Rhetoric, while retaining all its former value, is made practical. The fifth item of interest in the department, as now organized, con- sists of the instroduction of special adjuncts, or aids, to the expression of English, and the appreciation of Literature. These are the Debating Club, the Dramatic Club and the Literary Societies, which are given notice else- where in the Bellevinois. These clubs and societies are carefully supervis- ed and sponsored by English teachers, and their activities are made a part of the regular work in English. The English department is considered one of the most important in the school, and its work is receiving the best thought of school officials and instructors. German Mr. Brua,familiarly known as Uncle Heine, has charge of the German division. Under him is Miss Gummerheimer, who has charge of three classes. The work given is much as usual, with a few changes in text books, etc. The advanced E. and F. German is now reading Schiller's just- ly famous Minna von Barnhelm. a- THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Eatin This is one of the oldest and most venerable of our High School depart- ments. At present it is under the charge of Miss Pearl Johnson, a grad- uate of B. H. S. class of 1912. The department has 85 students enrolled. A four-year course is being offered, the first year is devoted entirely to grammar and composition, and the other three to Caesar, Cicero and Virgil, respectively. The course is of great practical value to those desiring to take up a profession or to go- to college, and it well justifies the time invested by others, for it gives them a much firmer grasp on the English than they might otherwise have, and also paves the way for those desiring to study any of the Roman languages. During the first year special emphasis is placed on the Latin derivation of the English language, and the students are required, by special devices, to become familiar with the most common English words which have ,Latin devirations. The course has also a great historical value, for not only does the stu- dent become familiar with Roman customs from the text, but he is also re- quired to visualize the more common and characteristic apparatus of the Roman. For instance, various classes have constructed working models of Caesar's bridge across the Rhine, catapults and war engines, and one clas-s a clay model of Rome and the Seven Hills. Younger students are apt to complain of the tediousness and work evolved in acquiring the grammar, but they later find that to be with Aeneas when he cuts Dido , and then to follow him into the under world, is ample recompense for the carfare extended to get there. Spanish Spanish is one of the recent additions to our High School opportunities. A class of thirty was organized last semester, under the leadership of Miss Farmer, a B. T. H. S. graduate. A large falling-off bias occurred, however, this term, due to conflicts and other more or less valid reasons. The class has accomplished a great deal of work. Not only have they complet- ed the elements of Spanish grammar, but they have read three books as well. Several books of short -stories were read first, so as to become ac- quainted with vocabularies of various authors, and to enable the student to obtain as large a workable vocabulary in as short a time as possible. The last book that was read was El Capitan Veneno, by Alarcon. Qmpartment of Qwathmatrics Mr. Karch, late of Illinois College, has charge of the Mathematics De- partment. About 120 are enrolled in the Algebra, Geometery and Trigonom- etry classes. Mr. Karch has personal supervision of most of these classes, but Miss Cummersheimer has charge of two classes, A. and B. Algebra. More students are now interested in mathematics than ever before, and it was because of the increasing demand for higher work that Trigonometry was added to the course. Trig is only open to Seniors who have completed the previous Math works, yet a class of twelve has been enrolled. It is worthy of note that the T. H. S. is one of the few high schools that has a Trig class in its curriculum. ,55- THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 ,faculty HENRY GALEN SCHMIDT Owenisville H. S., 2 years, Owensville, Mo., Central Wesleyan Academy, 2 years, Warrenton, Mo., Central Wesleyan College, A. B., 1902, Mis-souri State University Graduate, 1903-'05, McKendree College, B. S., 1907g.Wash- ington University, A. M., 1910, Illinois Univer-sity Graduate, Summer 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1912, Chicago Univer- sity Candidate, Ph. D., 2 years. J. H. YARBROUGH Madisonville Classical Institute, Transylvania Univer- sity, Western Kentucky State Normal, University' of Chi- cago, graduate from W. K. State Normal, July 5, 1906, with degree of Bachelor of Science. Head of the Department of English. MISS ELIZABETH BEYER Illinois University, A. B., 1916. Household Science Course. . MISS ESTELLE THURSTON Indiana State Normal, 1910, University of A. B., 1914. English, U. S. History. MISS CORDELIA GUMMERSHEIMER Knox College, A. B., 1914. German, Mathematics, Gym. H. W. BRUA Central Wesleyan College, B. S., 1872. History, Civics, German. F. G. FRIEDLI Central Weleyan College, 1912-13, McKendree College, B. S., 1913-16. Biology, Maethematics. LESTER WARD MINER University of Illinois, B. S., 1914. Agriculture, Science. Illinois V , THE BELLEVINOIS A 1917 MISS ORENA FARMER University of Illinois, A. B., 1915. English, Spanish. MISS MAUD ETHEL KURRE Draw. Sup. Course, 19135 State Normal, Springiield, Mo.g Art Course, 19145 B. Ped., 1915, Chicago University, 1916. J. A. KARCH Illinois College, A. B., 1916. Mathematics. KURT G. BUSIEK Boston University, A. B., 1914. Physics and Chemistry. MISS PEARL JOHNSON McKendree College, A. B., 1915. Latin. MISS GRACE I. BERTRAM Illinois State Normal. Commercial. MISS .IENNIE M. KNOWLES Kansas State Normal, 1898. Commercial. . M. G. HUMPHREY Indiana University, 1 year, Valparaiso University, 1 year, Illinois University, summer 1916, Chicago University, candidate A. B. Commercial. LUDWIG CARL Dresden University 6 years. Head of Department of Music. ..5g.. b 1917 Ifllllg IgELLIgVINOIS PO O L , FR E E 1 1 HHAHDSO 3 ONCEPTION or HEAVEN 77-115 ISA Polar!-?AifOF DUKE: GGLINC-5 WITH DIGNE -YTRU H15 Ff7'y3'C5f0'? MAYBE 7' was TRIG DUKFSJ. 1 fvorfcf THEJBL f,vv1f15JfPfPf,cS 101V DIY Mfr! D196 N55 FACE'- M101 can-'J 7'Hf9f HE fs srun yuve HEP Srwfrf' THF 545111575411 TEV? COME? BACK F9007 CZ71ffWf9' - Q! S W 70 sfakffwcrfcf f-of fvexr Yffhm mi TOUf?Aff7!W157Vf' -42,9 Belfdvf U . Q,,7 7g,,'c,, ,i,gif ilk. Q N ? Iagbv X'-C -' .5 'Ss QQ X v- 1A A , 5 A X I www-in-Nu if My .EP : C3 I-ff Bn-fs, QxxN3 'RUU5f7 In 7 ' N - i-M-mg' -Iii M? PD. w '17 59, -A ' l THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 School Sung Tune: Dixie. Words: Hawkshaw 8zSnoozer. 1. We are gathering in from old St. Clair All 'students young, and students fair, That's the way, that's the way, that's the way- At Township High! Y-es, they're flocking in to the dear old town Where they help you up if you are down, That's the way, that's the way, every day- At Township High! Chorus. That's the way in Township High School Every day, they say. For maroon and white, with all our might, We'll work for in our High School. That's the way, that's the way, that's the way- At Township High! Hooray, that's the way, that's the way- At Township High! 2. We do admit Freshmen are green, But they soon lose their verdant sheen Like fresh hay if they stay, if they stay In Township High! The Sophomores are a lively bunch, They get their lessons when they get the hunch g They can't play every day of their stay In Township High! Chorus. 3. At Junior age they love to talk, And make the lower classmen walk Out of their way, that's the way, that's the way- At Township High! If it's dignity you're looking for, The Seniors are not so very farg Far away, far away, far away- At Township High! Chorus. 4. Our colors are Maroon and White, Each student thinks they are just rightg By the way, they say, that's the way- At Township High! So here's a song for our T. H. S.g It is some school, you may just guess. That's the way, that's the way, by the way- At Town-ship High! -50- THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 V IXHFIPIIZFITIUFE pf X I 1 I 4 wr il I 1 H k . , lx! Y ' A 5 N 1 r iff ff I It I 'I J M I i f SM X , X II Q 1 t If P f 1 M., - lf! A 1 X 1 1k4Ui1'!r'QQrNYV1fXw ' - R xv ,f X O 'Ld ' ' ' ' Q Q X kfj xxyx 7 im' Vi W X 1 g O f i f t f , L X Q X1 .ai 4 K ,v'4wf2.0Qa's2.W9 1 im , ,, wrQ f gi 1 W WN 1 55 -wif . 1 H 2 , , X99 ,f W , ff, 1551 N! A X ffw ff! --R? A' MN Kkfm Aww' 1 1 PD.W'l7 61- w ,,, 1 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Tube Zig Qlluh Organized in 1916-50 members OFFICERS President--Arno Grossart, '18 Vice-President-Nathan Peskin, '19 Secretary-John Battaglia, '20 P Treasurer-Albert Schnipper, '18 Sergeant-at-arms-Russel Kirchner, '18 Sponsor-Professor L. W. Miner ' 62f THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Ghz Zig muh The Ag Club was organized during the 1916-17 semester, under the supervision of Prof. Lester Miner. All boys who have been in the school one semester and successfully carried three studies are eligible to member- ship. Its object is to cultivate interest in agriculture and allied subjects and to create a higher social spirit among the students of B. T. H. S. The first officers were: President-Arno Grossart, '18. , Vice-President-Joseph Loeffler. Secretary-John Battaglia, '20, Treasurer-Alfred Schnipper, '18. Sergeant-at-arms-Russel Kerchner. The constitution was drawn up by Prof. L. W. Miner, Arno Grossart, Nathan Peskind and Alfred Schnipper, There were 18 charter members, and such interest has been manifested that at present there are 50 boys enrolled, and without a doubt the number will continue to increase. Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of every month. After the business has been transacted several of the members furnish suitable entertainment. The Ag Club has an orchestra which provides music on special occasions. It is composed of: John Hoehn, drummer. . Elmer Hendricks, pianist. Alfred Schnipper, violinist. Frank Lucescheh, slide trombonist. The Ag Club publishes an art poster of the entertainment for their meetings and this is di-splayed on the bulletin board. An essay contest on the subjects: What a boy would gain from a course in agriculture ? g What a girl would gain from a course in agricul- ture ? g and Opportunity for an agriculturist was conducted by the club. The closing date was April 12, and Theresa Agne was given the first award, a silver B. T. H. S. ring, and Clementine Lehman, the second, a silver B. T. H. S. pin. Furthermore, the club is furnishing several magazines, which are of great assistance to the boys. The subscriptions are paid by the organiza- tion from the dues paid by the members. The Ag Club Stunt at the Pep Show, indeed carried out the name. Their original jokes at the expense of some of the pupils caused a great deal of merriment and were thoroughly enjoyed by the student body and the faculty as well. .153- THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 GE. ID. S, Qlnmmercial Qtluh Organized March 6, 1917-80 members. OFFICERS President-Otis Miller, 19 'Vice-P1fesident+Edgar Heinemann, '19 Secretary-Adam Gintz, '19 Treasurer-Adolph Groh, '19 Sponsor-Prof. M. L. Humphrey THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 vibe TIE. 119. 5. Qtommcrcial Qtluh The Commercial Club is the youngest club of B. T. H. S., being organiz- ed in the month of March, 1917. To be a member, an undergraduate must carry two commercial subj ects, excluding English, and a post-graduate must carry one commercial branch. Eighty enthusiastic students are charter members. Theobject of the club is to co-operate with the business men, establish commercial education on a broader basis, promote better work, and stimulate interest among its members. ' At the first meeting Mr. Wilbur Krebs, attorney and graduate of B.H. S. and Illinois U., lectured on contracts, an important subject in commercial law. Mr. Krebs' talk was highly interesting and it was decided that a reg- ular monthly meeting would be held and that a program and speaker be provided for each such assembly. An open meeting was held in May, to which the business men were in- vited. The entertainment, which was more elaborate than usual, was an- nounced on the bulletin boards by a paper issued by the club. It is confi- dently hoped that this commercial paper will be the beginning of a regular B. T. H. S. publication. To help carry out the object of the club, the com- mercial staff is conducting a semester contest for which five prizes are to be awarded: one for beginners and one for advanced typewritingg one for beginners and one for advanced shorthand 3 and a general award. The organization is exceptionally ambitious, considering its short exist- ence, and without a doubt will accomplish its purpose and, thru affiliation the business men, will be a great benefit to its members. On April 27th the Commercial Club achieved a remarkable success by getting Mr. W. E. Billheimer of St. Louis as a speaker on Salesmanship. Mr. Billheimer is a wonderful speaker and a business man of the highest rank. The Commercial Club is to be congratulated on its enterprise in securing him. L0 If l g THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 QE. ID. S. Dihdting Qlllllh A x ..,,,-,ll ' , Organized October 26, 1916-20 members OFFICERS Pesident-Marj orie Rentchler Vice-President-Kurt Leuschner Secretary and Treasurer-K. T. Knobeloch Sponsor-Prof. J. H. Yarbrough .-.661 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 QE. lla. 5. Qlvzhating Qtluh The T. H. S. D. C. has the distinction of being the first organized club of B. T. H. S. Its members have been active and are deriving valuable training under the capable direction of Prof. Yarbrough, head of the Depart- ment of English. Only Juniors and Seniors are eligible to membership, as debating is not taken up in the English course until the third year. Week- ly meetings are held. The twelve charter members first chose the follow- ing to fill their oflicesz President-Kenneth Knobeloch, '17. Vice-President-Marjorie Rentchler, '17. Secretary and Treasurer-James Richardson, '17, During the 1916-17 semester the T. H. S. D. C. gave their first public debate at the old H. S. auditorium. The subject was: Resolved: That a Debating Club is of more value to H. S. pupils than a Dramatic Club. The affirmative speakers were Florence Macke, '17, and James Richardson, '17, and on the negative side were Marjorie Rentchler, '17, and Kenneth Knobeloch, '17. As no judges were provided both sides claim the decision. Let it also be said that this debate was the first public appearance of any B. T. H. S. organization. Later in the semester a number of the club members attended a debate at East St. Louis H. S. On March 9, 1917, the interscholastic debate between Granite City H. S. and B. T. H. S. took place. The subject was: Resolved: That Im- migration to the U. S. should be further restricted by the literacy test. The negative team, Marjorie Rentchler, James Richardson and Kenneth Knobeloch, delivered excellent issues to an enthused audience and the judg- es, one of whom had failed to appear, voted a tie. Our affirmative team, Florence Macke, Florence Aull and Eugene Poirot, '17, at Granite City, lost by a small margin. As the Belleville debate was a tie, each school received a banner. Eugene Poirot, '17, and Lucille Sandherr, '18, represented the club at the Pep Show. The purpose of the club-to further accurate thought, fluency in expression, and wider social intercourse-is unquestionably being accomplished. 4 N s 6 Z THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 ' 15128 iBUlI5BljUlD 515181158 Qflllb PRESENT OFFICERS President-Viola Niess, '19 Vice-President-Edith Dew, '17 Secretary-Georgie Hilgard, '20 Treasurer-Agnes Hamilton, '18 1 -ss- THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 the ilpuuseboln Svcience muh The Household Science Club was organized under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Beyer, instructor in household science, on November 20, 1916, with thirty-one charter members. They chose for their oflicers: President-Ruth Harding, '17. Vice-President-Emelia Gass, '17. Secretary-Alice Winans, '18. Treasurer-Adelheid Brandenburger, '17, All girls who are enrolled in the Household Science course, and are car- rying at least three studies satisfactorily, are eligible to membership. ' The object of the club is to promote interest in home problems and social spirit among the girls of B. T. H. S. That the purpose is being successfully car- ried out is shown by the activities of the girls throughout the year, and by their enrollment, which now has increased to 48. Regular meetings, with special programs, are held twice a month, and during the first semester the girls enjoyed one of these at the home of Mrs. Steingoetter and another at the home of Ruth Harding. This club is affiliated with the Belleville Household Science Club in making a series of little journeys to large food producing industries, dur- ing which journeys, so far, they have had the instructive pleasure to visit a flour mill and bakery in Belleville and the stock-yards in East St. Louis. The Household Science Club was represented at the Pep Show of March 22 by Prince Caloric and Princess Pieta, modern household science, serv- ed in six courses. A novel effect was produced by the clever use of kitchen utensils for the armor of the knights at court. As a satisfactory conclu- sion to the month's entertaimnent, the girls gave an April Fool Party, March 31, at the home of Alice Rentchler, in honor of their deserving cast. The girls held a delightful reception in the Domestic Science Apartment on March 27, to which the faculty and girls enrolled in the Domestic Science course were invited. Little Chef, the club mascot, was also there, and had he not been merely paper his genial smile would doubtless have become a grin when he beheld the success of his girls' efforts. The club purchased a beautiful silver service, which is used at the teas given by the club girls monthly, throughout the term. K Y'rQL M69- f1iE2Y:1ErQL1Ex7ii515 2U WH 2222 an U 22 NYSE Zltning Literary Society Organized January, 1917-30 members OFFICERS President-Helen Twitchell, '20 Vice-President-Cyril Puderer, '20 Secretary-Leona Kohl, '20 Sponsor-Miss E. Thurston P r THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Iirhing literary buttery The Irving Literary Society was organized early this semester, and membership is open to fifty per cent of the Freshmen who have not joined any other B. T. H. S. club. There are at present fifty-three members. The object of the club is to abolish fear of public appearance, to fur- ther interest in good literature, and to promote social spirit among the Freshmen. Rowena Bock, Lillian Davis and Lillian Bauer rendered excellent musi- cal selections at the Pep Show, and Helen Twitch-ell displayed ability in delivering a humorous reading. They reflected credit on themselves and the Irving Society, which they represented. A Japanese play, entitled Chrysanthemum, was presented May 3, and marked the initial appearance of the club. CAST. Yuki, the maid - - - - Eugenia Eicher Sono Haiti - - - - - - Kathryn Powers Sir Admiral Pirbright -------- Orlie Bub Colin Pirbright, his son ------ Harvey Schubert In Chrysanthemum the Irving Society got entirely away from the old- style of school play, with hackneyed situation and stilted phrasing, and dis- played the modern trend of the drama very effectively. The play was well cast and the characters were ably interpreted. In fact, Chrysanthemum had a genuine savor of Samurai and in odor of cherry blossom. The rest of the program, consisting of musical numbers and recitations, was also very well rendered. Irving certainly vindicated itself of any suspicion of being a dead society. Under the direction of Miss Estella Thurston. 'Q l f71- r ,, YW g THE BELLEVINOIS M 1917 liibilomatbian literary Society OFFICERS President-Hortense Emundfs Vice-President-Ruby Dew Secretary and Treasurer-Margaret Pessel Sergeant-at-arms-Elizabeth Conroy Sponsor-Miss E. Kurre THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 iehilnmathian literary snciztp The Philomathian Literary Society owes its origin to the fact that thirty-four boys and girls realized the importance of literary training in connection with their high school course. The society was organized December, 1916, with thirty-two members. All Freshmen students have the right to apply for membership, but not more than sixty per cent. of this class shall become members. The members of the B. T. H. S. faculty are honorary members. In its constitution the society defines its object as to promote the cultural and literary ability of its members as well as to begin training in public expression. l Regular meetings are held every two weeks and, in order that they may be more interesting, the Philomathian Newsance is read at the close of each session. Carl Baumgarten and Mabel Deffenbaugh are the editors for this publication. Elizabeth Conroy represented the Philo. L. S. at the Pep Show with a well executed piano solo. But the first appearance of the club as such was at a reception for the new Freshmen, given April 6, in the auditorium. During the evening an excellent program was rendered by members of the society, and the guests were presented with Easter favors, which carried out the club colors, brown and gold. A play is now in progress, and it will be given near the end of the term. The emblem is a wise old owl, whose appearance in the bulletin board with his Whoo Whoo readily attracts the attention of the Philomathian and tells him of something in store for the near future. -73- m L rms BE LIQEVENeIs V 191i Uhuliau Bramatir Glluh Organized November 15, 1916-80 members OFFICERS President-P. E. Puderer Vice-President-J. Richardson Secretary-Kurt Leuschner Treasurer-Orville Batmann Sponsor-Miss O. Farmer 74 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Ulzljdlfdn HDI'i1Il18IiC society 'Ihe Dramatic Club was organized November 15, 1916, with 80 charter members, and Miss Orena Farmer as sponsor. Charter membership was offered to all students, except Freshmen, who had taken any but a musical part on a high school program. At the first semi-monthly meeting officers were -elected for the ensuing term. They were: President-Petronilla Puderer, '17 . Vice-President-James Richardson, '17. Secretary-Kurt Leuschner, '18. Treasurer-Orville Batmann, '18, A committee was then appointed to suggest a name for the club, and their selection, Thalian, Goddess of the Masque, was accepted. On Janu- ary 9, 1917, the first entertainment, consisting of two playlets, The Real Thing and Miss Squeer's Tea Party, was given at the old school. They were enthusiastically received by an appreciative audience and showed ex- cellent preparation to the last detail. At the first meeting of the new term the old officers were rewarded for their service by being unanimously re-elected, something which can be said of no other B. T. H. S. club. The constitution sets forth the object of the club as to further knowledge in the study and presentation of plays, and thus it is that a paper along these lines is presented at each assembly. The first was a Dissertation on Hamlet, delivered by Mildred Woelk, '17. The Thalian Club presented one of the 'most entertaining numbers at the Pep Show, in the form of a play Rooms to Let. CAST. Mrs. Smythe, the landlady - - - - Alice Rentchler, '19 College Girls Betty Breeze - - - Petronilla Puderer, '17 Madge Wales - - Adelheid Brandenburger, '17 College Boys Tom Warren - - - Kurt Leuschner, '18 Dick Rush - Carl Baumann, '20 Aunt Machilda - - - Hilda Meyer, '19 Jerry, the postman ----- - William Mueller, '19 The all-star cast shower considerable histrionic talent and reflected honest praise on themselves and their directress, Miss Farmer. A5A f l , THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 CHORUS - ORCHESTRA .. 76 - E BELLEVINOIS faX7F1HTlLI TNCS Q 1, ..-1 L6 1 ' mu 'F Y j X 'F-'fn -11' Q . - , 8-z 'rl 4 4 ml ,x A , - . '1y5,.y., ' : 1 x ..'-- -' L1- -' '-' - .ire '-I'-5 32172: -1 :.., 4. 'f-' 'ILT -4 - -o 11,1 I . f.::.',i' b'..'f'f'1 E : 'L in . x- H w . l X M Ki' XX N X X nf THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Uhr 15115 Illnnthall Swann Top--Robert Pilkington. Middle-Oscar Brandenburger, John Hill, Orville Batman, James Jones, Kurt Leuschner, Loyd Marshall. Lower- Harvey Schubert, Paul Weingaertner, Prof. J. Karch fcoachb, Eugene Poirot, Sam Daniels. f7S- W TIIE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Qlihe 1916 football mason For the twentieth time my eyes wandered from the record of the 1916 season, and my soul groaned for inspiration, for there was little in our record to make a successful football story. Suddenly my wandering thoughts focused on an almost forgotten page from the publication of a higher institution and I recalled that I had found the keynote of our season. I read, and the printed page burned into my understanding as characteris- tic of our own eleven: Our teams have seen victory, and of these victories we are justly proud, but there is something higher that thrills us, something greater that makes us proud, we are sons and daughters of Illinois. It is our unblemished, even unchallenged, reputation for clean sportsmanship. We'll tell of the might of our athleticsg we'll spread far and wide the fame of our coaches 5 we'll regard championships won as ambitions accomplished. But we will ever cherish above all else, that far-famed Illinois spirit, which teaches us to play the game, play hard, but with victory only when victory is deserved. And with this ideal we shall ever point to laurels won as lau- rels earned. Clean sportsmanship is the good before which we all bow. Our own boys have played the game, they have played it hard, but that they have not been victorious is not because they have not deserved victory. And through all the hard knocks of a difficult first season, they have retained their sportsmanship and remained gentlemen. That a light, inexperienced, first-year eleven should have made the showing our Maroon and White made is remarkable, that they should have played six games without a removal for unnecessary roughness, is wonderful. The memory of the 1916 eleven will be long with us, whether our squad is better or worse next year, the 1916 boys shall long be remembered as gentlemen and as sportsmen. The tale of the season is short, it is but an endless repetition of strif- ling, overpowering mass crushing and smashing through our line for re- peated gains and repeated scores. The schedule: October 14-Edwardsville at Edwardsville, 0-0. October 28-McKendree College at Lebanon, 20-6. November 4-East St. Louis at Belleville, 35-0. November 11-Alton at Belleville, 40-0. November 16-St. Louis U. H. S. at Belleville, 0-0. November 25-East St. Louis at East St. Louis, 26-0. Our prospects for next season are exceedingly bright, with Dutch John Karch again at the helm, and with an intact personel, we should be able to gain victory as well as to deserve it. 79- I THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Ellie 1915-17 ifiaalwt Ziall 5795151111 It shall be of little value to the reader or to those who shall take an active interest in the next season, to read an endless review of individual games. Such a review must of necessity be dry and uninteresting, and therefore it shall be our aim to point out general tendencies and to draw inferences from these tendencies, which may be of aid to the next T. H. S. quintette. Each team has its own individualityg it particular frailties and spe- cific superiorities are well marked. Previous to 1916 Belleville teams had one individuality of grave dimensions in their universal distrust of the sci- entific passing game. Belleville was apparently very slow to develop a realization of the value of scientific team work through what might be ,,30 ,, 'EHFED Enfrizviiwisl F F F F F F F F F F 1917 called concentrated passing, as opposed to the old system of haphazard passing and studied shooting. But the 1916-1917 T. H. S. squad, through the influence of Coach Friedli, brought about a much-needed change in this condition of affairs, and demonstrated for the first time a real passing game. The results of the season show the wisdom of the change, but a closer study will show that passing was not developed to the limit of its possibilities because of what might be termed an hereditary fear of team work against individuality, or an inborn mistrust of the other fellow. By this statement we do not mean that there was any real absence of team- work in the squad, but rather that team-work through passing had not been completely accomplished. Considering the many years of blighted ignorance of any organized scheme of passing, of complete dependence upon shooting, which were perhaps subconsciously, behind the squad, it is a fact remarka- bly to the credit of Coach Fritz Friedli that he was able to instill as much respect for the scientific game into his lads as the records show he did. Undoubtedly, with a successful season standing as a monument to his meth- ods, Fritz will be able to drill a complete reliance on passing into his lads by next year. Besides the distrust of passing, a tendency to underestimate oppo- nents was slightly noticable in our 1917 quint, and as a result in many cases the squad faced the necessity of overcoming a difficult lead. How- ever, it cannot be said that the quint ever failed to play the game when seemingly beaten or that ungentlemanly methods were resorted to in vic- tory or in defeat. The T. H. S. feat of December 15, when the squad lost to Jers'eyville's strong team, by a margin of only one basket, despit the fact that their first game, and had had nothing but yard-practice, is a sufficient expression of the timber of our team, and brings up a mechanical point, in which the 1918 squad will be at an immense advantage. This year the squad had no gym, and previous to that memorable first game absolutely no place to practice, except the rough cinders of the school yard. After the first game the low ceilinged, post-chocked, rough-floored roller rink was acquired, a hall of such construction that modern basketball, though not impossible in it, lost 50 per cent. of its effectiveness, and slowed down 100 per cent. With a modern, postless gym awaiting the next team, it is difficult to see a limit to T. H. S. basketball results, provided that next year's team is the same or equal in individual ability to this year's heroes. Our schedule: December 15-Jerseyville at Belleville, 26-24. December 22-O'Fallon at O'Fallon, 26-38.-Note: This was the first time O'Fallon had been defeated on her own floor in five years. January 5-Pinckneyville at Belleville, 13-41. January 12-Edwardsville at Belleville, 18-35. January 19-Pinckneyvile at Pinckneyville, 33-35. January 22-Marissa at Marissa, 26-33. January 26-Marissa at Belleville, 15-24. February 3-Nashville at Nashville, 56-28. February 12-Edwardsville at Edwardsville, 26-24. February 25-27-Centralia Tournament, 35-18. Note :A-Here we had the hard luck to draw Centralia, the strongest team, for our first game and lost. March 2-Nashville at Belleville, 25-29. ..81.- EET STSITLLEVINOIS 1917 the 1917 llbasehall mason Since baseball is by nature a game for the individual, and since only a part of the 1917 B. T. H. S. 'season has been completed as we go to press, our method in this review shall be to outline the style of play followed by the members of our 1917 squad individually. If we had one T. H. S. season behind us, a baseball write-up would not be so difficult, but this is our first season and, besides, incomplete, and therefore we are forced to take this p an. ' To date four games have been played, with the results as follows: April 14-Washington University Medics, 8, T. H. S., 7. April 21-Waterloo, 5, T. H. S., 6. May 12-Washington University Medics, 5 g T. H. S., 10. May 19-East St. Louis, 8, T. H. S., 7. The remaining games are: May 31-Waterloo vs. T. H. S., at Waterloo. June 7-East St. Louis vs. T. H S., at Belleville. The scores of the games already played are a sufficient proof of the ability of the team as a team. Now for the individuals: Dukes Dagne, although he looks rather wild in his cage and chest 182-. THE BELLEv1NoIs D 1517 protector, refuted his looks every time he pegged to second. A few 'errors in the beginning made it look bad for the Senior Cut Up, but our gentle hero soon calmed down. Dukes has been hitting fairly well. Dutch Marshall, pitcher, with his wonderful, whizzing spitball, man- aged to hold our ornery opponents down without much worry. The only thing wrong with Germany is that he doesn't look his part. His stick work has been good enough for a twirler. Brutz Brandenburger Che of the elephant walk and the lovely dis- positionb stuck around the initial sack, with some success, until he decided to go on the farm until September, incidentally passing to his next class Without difficulty of having to do the work. You'd better stick with us next year, Brutzenberger. Jawn Hill drifted around from second to third, but displayed his old ability in both positions. Hill hasn't been hitting up to his last year's standard, but, nevertheless, is still the despair of opposing twirlers. His stick work is consistently good and his general knowledge of baseball is remarkable. Corkey Daniels, sub-pitcher, pitched his first game this year and won his spurs immediately. In the Waterloo game Sam's brother pulled us out of a difficult hole. John Geil, sub, hasn't had much opportunity to show his ability this year, but is good. Harold Ropiequet, first sacker, after Brandy's departure, was heralded as the coming best first sacker of Belleville. He is fast and accurate, and will be a star next year. George Lumbattis, on second, is a fast man, and has been doing his work efficiently. Look out for Red next year. Orville Battman, although unable to play this year, deserves honorable mention for his unsparing, self-sacrificing work for the team. This in- cludes the gang. Otis Miller, captain and short stop, was the star of the season until he left school to accept a position in the chemistry department of the American Carbon Works. Otis' fielding was the snappiest ever seen in Belleville, his hitting is reliable. Rich Gass was originally placed in the infield, but soon found his old position in right. Rich has been playing consistent baseball since then. His hitting and fielding has been above his work last year. Addy Groh, out in left, has improved considerably this year, although his last year's work was hard to improve upon. Grohie is one of our best men. Knollhoff' was ripe for development at the end of the last season and his work this season shows that he has not retrogressed. Long flies are his specialty. R V l B W Ambrosia Butler did some good work in the outfield and deserves considerable credit. -83-' THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 cI5cncral Athletics The Athletic Association was organized in the Fall of 1916, with the name Township High School Athletic Association. All bona-fide students are eligible togmemberfship, in fact every live student should be proud to do his part in bearing the expenses of the teamsg join the A. A., enjoy its privi- leges, and root for B. T. H. S. and the Maroon and White. The Rooters' Club has been of much value, both at home and abroad, and both in victory and in defeat. Eighty-one charter members formed the organization, and gave the following the honor of being their first officers: President, Kenneth Knobe- lochg vice-president Petronilla Pudererg secretary, Orville Battmang treas- urer, Prof. F. G. Friedli. The object of the Association is to encourage sportsman-like conduct 5 to promote the broadest athletic interest of the school, and to inculcate enthusiasm in the student body. Every participant in T. H. S. athletics must be a bona-fide undergrad successfully carrying three subjects and a member of the A. A. Since the T. H. S. A. A. is a member of the Illinois H. S. A. A., all contests are conducted under the rules and regulations of this state-wide parent body. The present oflicers are: President, Oscar Brandenburgerg vice-president, John Hill 5 secretary, Orville Battmang treasurer, Prof. F. G. Friedli. Qitblctic association , Besides the activities of the various first teams, this year saw the in- stitution of class teams. An lnterclass Basketball Tournament was organiz- ed by Fritz, and at the close of the series the Sophomore team was unde- feated. A silver loving-cup was not presented to the team. In baseball an attempt was made to introduce interclass teams, but fell through. We have had no Varsity track team this year, but a Field Day is to be held in May for individual honors, and this will probably make it possible to have a Varsity next year. Athletics in general have been successful, considering the disadvan- tages of the teams, and it is safe to predict a brilliant future for T. H. S. athletics from the indications of this season alone. B334 THE BELLEVINOIS T CTTFTT A TT TT' TTMTXF TEH? YZDIIBIIDEII' 5EPT.ll. ,Ar ' ff ',x'1-', I Q2 - 'w:'fP' -'- 1 I K N-In l Q5 MW., , X . - ,. Xxx. J .7 I It 1 K L2 1:!i1 qz ' oct I5 ' Nay Z7 ' September. Monday 11.-First day of school. Tears in abundance. Tuesday 12.-Line of baby buggies of Freshies becomes too great. Hereafter they must walk to school. Monday 25.-Snoozer has a hair cut, which should last until April 1, when he will fool us by getting another. Thursday 28.-Athletic Association re-established. Friday 29.-Tests, QFailo, failere, flunki, suspendusj October. Friday 13.-Wiener Roast. Bow, wow! Saturday 14.-Edwardsville there, 0-O. Monday 23.-Mr. Yarbrough mentions opening address of Gradua- tion Exercises. Fifteen Seniors faint. Thursday 26.-Debating Club was organized. Sets the fashion for clubs. Saturday 28.-Our football team gets McKendree's goat-almost- 20-6. Tuesday 31.-Hallowe'en. O-o-oh! ghosts. November. Saturday 4.-East St. Louis here, 35-0. Deep gloom. Saturday 11.-F. B. Alton here 40-0. Denser gloom. Wednesday 15.-Thalian Dramatic Club organized. Thursday 16.-St. Louis U. here, 0-0. Friday 17.-Sir Herbert Tree jealously requests that Dramatic Club be restrained. Monday 20.-Domestic Science Club organized. Oh! Yum! Saturday 25.-East St. Louis here, 26-0. Deep gloom and deeper mud. Monday 27.-Light lunches and preparation for Thanksgiving. Thursday 30.-Thanksgiving. -35- Y f ' 7 ' 7 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 Kmhvlriv. P- KJZ fig' . ,' N4 wa ,sg ,h ,N Jexifkgt .egifff ' ,,, 2, ,pf W' FED. IH 7 if, Ffa 27 4,-3 JAN, 2.. CU 'D5 We Y DA X 'Q St' December. Thursday 7.-First Public Debate. Friday 8.- Ag Club organized. Friday 15.-Basket-ball. J erseyville here, 26-24. Tuesday 19. Alice and Ray didn't walk to school together, because Alice didn't come. Friday 22.-O'Fallon Cbasket-ballj, 26-38. Hooray! Monday 25.-Deserving Seniors are rewarded. January. Monday 1.-New Year-400 New Resolutions made. Tuesday 2.-Irving Literary Society springs up in our midst, also the Philomathian Society. Thursday 4.-Dramatic Club play. Nicholas Nickelby made im- mortal. Friday 5.-Pinckneyville here, 13-41. Friday 12.-Edwardsville, 18-35. Beat the Tom-toms and show joy. Wednesday 17 .-Horn Sz Stech burned. Thursday 18.-Big Fire Sale here. Friday 19.-Three members of faculty appear in new suits, also Pinckneyville there, 33-35. Monday 22.-Marissa here, 15-24. That's more like it. Friday 26.-Marissa there, 26-33. The team Woke the town, too. February. Saturday 3.-Nashville there, 56-28. It really took nerve to do that. Monday 5.-Vacation while we move to new building. Monday 12.-Lincoln's birthday. First day in new school. Wednesday 14.-Valentine's day. Oh, our hearts! Saturday 24.-Close of Centralia basket-ball tournament. No laurels for us. Tuesday 27.-The eternal triangle. ,gg 1- ilk Wx x g. W THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 f fx , , -H .TF ' - ' W 55 Arfm ff.. EF 11 4.14 . Q MARCH-5, F 'D-' N W A F March. Saturday 3.-Miss Beyer's birthday, age 235 also D. E. N.'s, age 12. Tuesday 6.-Commercial Club created. Unkle Heine's birthday. Friday 9.-Debate with Granite City. Monday 12.-Jimmie and Snoozer refuse to go to Latin. Miss John- son hurt their feelings. Thursday 15.-Almost a tragedy. Walter would have beat up on Harvey, but Harvey couldn't catch him. Thursday 22.-Pep Show. Monday 26.-Senior heroism. James stopped a Walkaway horse. Tuesday 27.-Domestic Science Club reception. Thursday 29. Deep stuff in Debating Club. Hawkshaw says she has welfare of club at heart. Saturday 31.-Domestic Club party. April. Sunday 1.-April Fool. Monday 2.-Windy day, muddy campus, Mr. Brua's hat. Thursday 12.-Debating Club finds Harvey guilty of chicken steal- ing. Saturday 14.-Play Washington U. Undergrads baseball, 8-7. Saturday 21.-Waterloo met its Waterloo. Same old gag, 5-6. Open house at B. T. H. S. This is the Physics lab., Where we learn to make sodium hydroxide out of H2SO4. Yes'm, marvelous. Sunday 22.-Ditto on the open house. Thursday 26.-Bellevinois starts to press. Saturday 28.-Open house again. Sunday 29.-A repetition. The mob seems interested in Cafeteria. May. Tuesday 1.-Miss Green of Illinois U. starts demonstrations. Wednesday 2.-Boys stand with tongues hanging out and watch girls devour demonstration products. June. 15-22.-Class Play, Dedicationg Senior Side Show, Junior Prom, Graduation, etc. A27- F 'Y v W w i -gg- K Uncle Weinj 18 if X S P E 7- 'af N 5 ME WK, fy, ,Z.,,..,,,... , B c: f 'v Pix flf -.4 Z X M90- L - THE A M 7.30-Diligent Seniors yawn, stretch and go back to sleep. 7:40 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 P. 12 12 12 12 12 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 45 50 55 03 07 09 15 20 25 30 40 45 15 20 BELLEVINOIS 1917 , Uribe Qbailp d5rinIJ -Mammas call for the sixteenth time and overworked '17's bestir themselves. -Make a valiant attack on breakfast, but with little appetite. -Third loaf of bread and a quart of milk choked down to sustain life. -Run for Special. -Seniors rescue Freshies who fall off roof of crowded Special. -Special arrives. -Miss Gummie arrives, having left the Square three minutes after the Special. -Harvey holds conference with Kathryne. -P. G.'s prepare to Wake up. -First bell. Grand rush to Physics. -Take out Physics note books and find that all have problems exactly alike. What a coincidence! -Harvey indites a note to Kathryne. -P. G.'s take their chocolate and rolls in bed. -Harvey passes note to Eugenia to give to Kathryne. -Adelhaid and Hawkshaw startle Miss Farmer by knowing the mean- ing of two consecutive words in Spanish. 30-Bellevinois staff goes to office to count ads. 00-Bellevinois staff retreat to Room 6 to rest. 45 10 -Boys find a new beauty among the Freshies. -Hunger gets the best of Dukes and he goes to cafeteria to appease it by looking at the menu. A 25-Hurray! Dinner time. Let's to the banquet hall. 45-After dinner smokes in order. All do their best to imitate smoke M. stacks of Mississippi steamboats. 00-Bellevinois staff goes to oflice to read more copy, if there is any. 10-Again the old grind. 35-Deep sighs of relief are wafted on the breezes by English pupils, who realize that the hour is half over. 50-Harvey becomes impatient to give Katy a note. 55-Mr. Brua refreshes and restrengthens himself in order to bear up under the strain of H Civics. . 10-Uncle Heinie loses his temper when Amelia recites. A 30 43 -Fran laughs out loud, but is spared because of her ignorance. -Jimmie and Harvey meet each other when expecting to find some- one else. 44-Do not exchange notes with each other. g 00-Walter goes to sleep and falls off chair in Rome 6 and hits Lilbert, who is also sleeping. 23-A vote is taken to eject Walter from staff room. D 35-Snoozer and Jimmie discover that neither one knows his Latin. 40-Senior girls make life miserable for tad poles in Zoology. 50-Mr. Karch overwork-s the Trig. Class. P. G's wake up and prepare to go home. 00-Only ten more minutes. So H Latin starts to recite. 10-School's over. Three cheers and a yawn. Nothing to do till to- ITIOYTOVV. Y 91 4 F P E . V 4 , .,. Tlllig BHLLEMINOIQ 1917 'Wg' 'H n'-,-..,:4 f vfs ss 1 J 0 K E S r ' 'va't'ff '1 's J I 5.2 1 'iii' ' CAN YOU IMAGINE Snoozer being awake. James Richardson studying. John Hill striking out. Sam Daniels minus his smile. Ambrose Jerome Butler flirting with the girls. Poroit without something to say. Pussy and Weinie passing Schaeflier's. P. D. Windsor walking home alone. Oscar Brandy singing The Lawst Ros-e of Summahf' Biskett Lawrence in a hurry. Rich Gass with his mouth shut. Robert Pilkington in short trousers. Oscar Brandy as a minister. Lip Mollman in a track suit. John Geil without a high collar on. Fred Kissel as a blacksmith. Mr. Brua with a crop of long black hair. Adelaide Brandenburger flirting. In the English class the teach- er had explained what a Maltese cross was. At the conclusion she asked who could make a Maltese cross. I can, said Arthur. How? Step on her tail. -92 Two Freshmen went into a picture show and engrossed themselves in the picture. When the hero lighted a cigarette and threw the match away one of them was visibly agitated. I thought, said she, that celluloid was inflammablef' So did I, answered he, but that only goes to show what a fake these movies are. Mr. Poirot- Is this drawing alright ? Mr. Busiek- What is it? Mr. Karch- What is a diag- onal of a triangle ? Pupil- I knew once, but I forgot. Mr. Karch- Too bad that the only person in the world that knew should forget. Vegotem aciddog Vecissem iubet. ' In Physics. Mr. Busiek- If I had young- er brothers and sisters like some of you fellows I'd talk some of these things over with them. rim BELLEVINOIS I' 1917 Send me some money to get me out of this trouble, wrote Jimmie to his father, and I promise to begin all over again. Yes, muttered papa, that's precisely what you would do if I sent it. Paul, on board ship-- Take care, Lip, that isn't the remedy for seasickness. That's poison. Lip, stumbling to rail- That is the one I want. Kenneth was attending a party, and the hostess request- ed him to sing. He responded with My Old Kentucky Home. During the song the hostess came upon a man weeping sadly. Why do you weep? Are you a Kentuckian ? No, madamf' he replied, I am a musician. - A German officer entered a hotel and placed his sword upon the table. The waiter went outside and, returning, placed a pitchfolk upon the table. What does this mean ? In a gruff voice. Oh, came the reply, this is the only thing I could find to match your knife. Senior in U. S. History Class. Mr. Friedli - Why wasn't Garfield elected the second time he ran? P. D. W.-- He didn't get enough votes. Civics-Subject of Conversation, Juries. Paul- Did you ever serve on a brewery, Mr. Brua? All In the Way You Look At It. She Hunked. He flunked me. Correck. I 17 We come to school to im- prove our faculties. 129 Our teachers are our faculties. Q33 Therefore we come to school to improve our teachers. -Q. E. D. Mutt and Jeff. Augie Pustmueller and Fatty Arnold. Married Life Must Be Expensive. Note :-Mr. Busiek wore low- cuts all winter. Queer, Ain't It. The night falls, but the day breaks, The jaw drops, but the voice cracks. If a female Duke is a Duchess, what will Duke's wife be? Answer- Some chicken. THE BELLEVINOIS Janitor to Snoozer getting ice for the Physics Lab.-- Tell Mr. Busiek to stay sober. Attention, Everybody! Flunk and the class flunks with you g dig and you dig alone. Innocence. A green little Freshman in a green little way Some chemicals mixed for fun one day, And green little grasses now tenderly wave O'er the green little Freshman's green little grave. A Young Theologian named Fiddle Refused to accept his degree, For, said he, 'tis enough to be Fiddle t Without being Fiddle D. D. Mr. Yarbrough to English class- We will take the life of Shakespeare on Monday. Come prepared. Receipts For Flunkos. Take a string of bluffs, stir in one pound of thin excuses, add a little time for athletics, sift in a few hayrides, flavor well with moonlite strolls, boil well, stir before using, and serve hot at the end of each term. 1917 Flo. Kuhn ttranslating in Germany- -and then the pu- pils frolicked in bathing suits an hour long. Familiar Quotations. Mr. Busiek- That's all bunk. Mr. Brua- Don't you know you cost your parents fifty cents a day, etc., etc, You know the rest. Mr. Yarbrough - That re- minds me of a story. Mr. Karch- Well, now let's see you get quiet. Mr. Schmidt- Students-- Mr. Brua- Remember the fate of Adam, boys. Mr. Friedli- You can't make me mad. If your girl was sick, would Ruby Dew. If he had a fresh chicken, would George Baker. If you knocked him a fly, would Arlie Bub it. The day he didn't come, was Mr. Busiek. If a girl was offered for sale, would Miss Beyer. If they would feed him Nestles Food, would Adolph Groh. Do we 'all have feet because Grace Haas. If Rich is solid, is Amelia Gass. Since Marshall is pitcher, is Orville Batman.i Because Kenneth isn't much, is Florence Aull. Would a negro from Northern Italy be a Florence Kuhn Ccoonb. THE BELLEVINOIS Mr. Friedli Cin Zoologyb- How many have Manuels ? Marjorie- I have the man, but I have not the nel, Favorite Songs. Mr. Friedli- Goodbye, My Dear Old Bachelor Days. Mr. Busiek- When I Was Single. Why Editors Take Bichloride of Mercury. How soon are you coming out? Is my picture in it? Will you make anything? Did you spell my name right? Put me in the snap shots? Are all editors appointed? How much graft are you get- ting? Why does the business man- ager wear glasses? VVill I get the printing con- tract? Don't you mention her name in the roasts! Did you put that joke in that I told you last week? Are you going to use red ink? Did you get an ad fromi. How many ads have you got? Why don't you do it this way? Gee, but you're a dumn bunch. Lemme read some copy! AW, please. Weingaertner at running is fast. That is, fast to the ground that he is running on. 1917 Freshman - Gee I nearly cleaned up on that big Senior. Ditto-- Why didn't you? Freshman Cpantingj - He couldn't catch up with me. In English. Comparing an adjective - Emphatic, more emphatic, lym- phaticf' Senior Vigilance Committee. Colors-Black and blue. Chief Vigilante--Katie Knobe- loch. Hangman - Jimmie Richard- son. Horrible Example - Harvey Schubert. Undertaker-Lip Mollman. Boober of cases-E. M. Poirot. Justice of the Peace-Sam Daniels. ' Cops-A. E. Pustmueller, P. Weingaertner, P. Windsor, W. J. Dagne. Motto- Sleep with one eye open. In U. S. History. Mr. Friedli- Who was last queen of Hawaii? Walter- Queen Lilli-o-ukela- lee. Jimmie was a pool sharkg He played in every matchg He hit the ball At SchaefTler's hall, But, alas, 'twas only a scratch. THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 fastball limericks HILL A dashing young fullback named Hill Went thru that old line with a will. With the ball in his arm, He would do them all harm, Then he gave their back-field a good chill BATMANN A good quarter-back was old Bat. Rather light, but a corker at that. At punting and passing, And dodging and dashing, He was good, you can bet your best hat. BRANDY A sprightly young fellow called Brandy,' At half back he sure was a dandy. He's built like a bull, And he never gets full, In the autumn he comes in right handy. HIPPARD Now Hip is a boy of our choice, To see him would make you rejoice, He's big and he's broad, And he hits them, Oh Lawd g His work on the team was roight noice. DANIELS Now, every one here knows old Sam , At tackle he wasn't a ham, They never got thru, I don't care what they'd dog He sure is the Sammy what am. MARSHALL Lloyd Marshall, from old Tennessee, Is a world famous tackle, for he Covers many a yard 'Tween the end and the guard, And he is as fast as can be. Hge, 7 THE BELLEVINOIS 1917 WIENIE At center we had a boy, Weinie, Not related to dear Uncle Heineg My boy, 'twas a shame When this bird missed a gameg He made his man feel rather tiny. POIROT Then at guard we had one, Gene Poirot, Awful heavy but not a bit slowg Little Swansea feels proud And proclaims rather loud Because she donated this Bo. PINK A great big six-footer is Pink g Now to his good health let us drinkg Just to give him the ball Meant six points, that's allg He's rather a good one, I think. VIEGEL Now Viegel is not very tallg But, say, he sure could play football 5 He is built like a rock, And a brick in a sock Is all that will make this guy fall. t LEUSCHNER Tho faults one could find in his work, Not a duty did young Leuschner shirk 3 He was here, he was there, He could make the crowd stare When near the old goal we would lurk. g COACH To the coach we must take off our hatg A bad year, but, gosh, what of that. He put forth his bestg He worked with a zest. Next year he will make the jinx scat. ri' THE BELLEVINOIS Names Suggested For the Belle- vinois. The Menace. The Yellow Jacket. Why Boys Leave Home. B. T. H. S. Life. The Enterprise. Westliche Post. The U '17. Knobeloch's Delirium. Knocker's Club. Chief Knockier - Knocker Wilhelm. Keeper of the Hammer-Flon ence Macke. Nail Driver-Eugene Poirot. Motto- Knock and the World Knocks With You. Colors-Steel gray and Wal- nut brown. Poirot Cto Schubertj- Com gratulationsf' Schubert- What's the mat- ter? I didn't get married yet. Some lady visitors Cafter see- ing the pictures in the corridors and study hall and the paintings in Rooms 200-2011- And where is the art exhibit. On one of the visitors' day Snooz-er explained the static machine in the Physics lab. Af- ter he had finished, one of the visitors said: Yes, I am an electrical en- gineer. Allow me to correct you on some of your statements. W T195 GOOD ADVICE Don't wear elephants for watch charms. Don't step on the grass on the campus. Don't make faces at J. H. Y. Don't listen to what E. M. P. says. Don't believe Sam Daniels, girls. Don't argue with Florence Macke. Don't eat your soup with a fork in the caff. Don't smoke in the halls. Don't jump off the top of the smoke-stack. ' Don't throw bricks at the principal. Don't flirt with the typewrit- ing teacher. Don't study. Bluff your way through. Don't come in class ontime. Linger in the halls till the bell rings. If you don't like these spasms, don't read them. Inscribed on a Tombstone. Little Willie was only seven When he died and went to heav- '8l1. ' fBelow in pencil.D You can't most generally al- ways sometimes tell Whether little Willie went to heaven or . Whether little Willie went to h 177 THE BELLEVINOIS The Seniors are a contented bunch when E. M. P. isn't with them. Frances- Well, I guess pret- ty soon Mr. Busiek will find out that it isn't worth while giving me questions on tests. One of our Freshmen, an agriculturist, wishes to know the name of a dealer from whom he can get some ice-plant se-eds, as he wants to grow a few ice plants. Don't hit him, don't you see he's a cripple. Student, applying for admis- sion through the pearly gates: St. Peter- Did you read the Bellevinois ? Student- Yes St. Peter- Did you buy your own copy '? Student- No, I read my friend's. St. Peter- Downstairs Doris- Why do they boil the locomotives ? Mr. Busiek- To make the locomotive tender. P . A diierence arose between the conductor and the motorman on a small electric line about the pronunciation of the station Euralia. The passengers were aston- ished each day, when,upon arriv- ing at the aforesaid station the conductor called out: You're a liar, only to be followed by the motorman, who shouted back, You really are. l -99 -- 1917 If you are an especially good friend of Fred Kissel, perhaps you have seen his wrist Watch and vanity case. Snoozer's attitude- All the world is queer but me and thee, and even thou art a little queer. Why is H class like a regi- ment of cavalry ? They passed in review on their ponies! fLet him aloneg he's his mo- ther's only supportj GOAT GRABBERS I. M. King-The guy who thinks he is lord of all he sur- veys. Jerry Mander-The politician who becomes so friendly in No- vember. U. Phony-The simple that is always telling you about your mistakes in grammar. Sarah Nade-The girl who simply must play for you. U. B. Still-The guy who shoves his mug into a friendly chat. M. T. Dome-The one who can't remember what it was. Cutie Cul.-The Sis who is always manicuring his nails. Please Notice My hair-Eugene Poirot. Us-Juniors. My pipe-Snoozer. My height-August Pustmuel- ler. My grades-Florence Aull. My feet-John Geil. Ti1in 131EL Liai1iwb1s 1917 THE 1 if -l00- HHDEU 41 Vi? -i - Y -1-, ,- Vin, C ' I L2J?Td':?H ' i' Y Q' V -f ,ff j I I fy fr I ,, ' Q ff f iv, l g, f ' 1 I N 3 , A ' r , J , 1 , , w K ' J ' W , 5 4 I X 7 J X H X W IF N f f f f I , A f ,ff A. .FKSE swam 51 N 2 . Qn.o'rHasR. , F l r f 1 Y I X fy V I X! X! M i f ff X f 'W 5 ff J! X ff ffl , wh 1 , in I E i fl jf! ff IM lx ff!! f ' I 5 3: A L V .um X Il fm! M f WJ y ,-1 lux fn I X X ,A 3 ,M , 1.1M-X XC 35 .,. K f 1 M ff f F 1Nf' Nfznmw 'f A Q N g1 fFf V' Lfx 105 fx 1 fvqfglil izliifm H I V3 N f! 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REI-IDER'S Fresh, Wlwolesome Bread and Cakes EVERY DAY FROM FEICKERT'S ALSO HANDLE A FINE LINE OF- CANDIES and ICE CREAMS MRS. ELLA REHDER 2019 West Main Street The THUL Way To Health! I do not claim a cure for all. but I do claim a most Wonderful treatment for chronic diseases of a curable nature. Ask me to consider your case and I will tell you frankly just what you can expect from my treatment. My examination 'will be without charge to you. So will you come? Hours: 9 to 11, 2 to 5, 7 to 9. DR. FERDINAND THUL 311 Commercial Bldg. Belleville, Ill. m1131- 'rn -A-lr Becker 53 Fleischhein QELIH? PENN BUILDING Belleville, Ill. T. C. TISCH Granite and Marble Monuments Established 1877. Main Office and Works: 207-209 West Main St. Belleville, Ill. Bell Phone 345 Also Offices and Works Opposite Mount Hope and Mount Carmel Cemeteries Belleville Sz East St. Louis Rockroad. BABY PHOTOS -GO TO- A SPECIALTY Qtoggarfs Zlrt 5131113 Fine Photography 23A East Main Street, Belleville, Ill. PHOTOGRAPHY In All Its Branches Kohl 8: Ludwig Belleville's Leading Pharmacists THE RIGHT GOODS at THE RIGHT PRICES You can order engraved Call- ing Cards, Wedding or Reception Invitations from us and get them in the most correct form and style, at prices consistent with quality. -114f ....-.-. . 1-L Let,s Go To-:EQ W. R. MICHAELIS PUBLIC SQUARE FOR Ice Cream, Soda, Candies, School Supplies, Cameras and Photo Supplies. The Slaankammer Stuhin YEBIIBUHIB, 3111. T h e old-fashioned T farmer that was Nagin ' 7 book larnin now busts 9 C-I f iii, f the buttons off his vest ' ,Q li ' f S S when his son grad- XO fl? Qi uates from the agricul- H 7 - Q K ' tural course. IIIIIUIW H- I Q - -I ' L, , The School Girls of today. will be the JW D Housewives of tomorrow. ' 'Q m e WHITE 3 C I il , ulilltiiill is lilly Wl imllif If runs ' H - Q x TJ l ll iliiilliwmiw Mini light and HHIHN III eigi i y,.i' sews right vg Nw -, E- J-H W fij, 'C W I When you get ready for anything 1 in our line, remember that this is the oldest' and most reliable implement gr it g store in Southern Illinois. 131 MoNK IMPLEMENT COMPANY TJ 7 Established 1876. Incorporated 1904 213 East Main St. Belleville, Ill. HUCKE HDWE. CO. SPORTING GOODS HEADQUARTERS KODAKS and CAMERAS POPE BICYCLES AUTO TIRES and ACCESSORIES I7-I9 East Main St. Belleville, Ill. -116- L l I T HE OFFICIAL PINS AND RINGS OF BELLEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WERE MADE BY US. THAT IS REF- ENCE ENOUGH. WE MANUFACTURE QUAL- ITY SCHOOL AND FRA- TERNITY J EWELRY NEW, NOVEL AND ART- ISTIC DESIGNS ALSO FOR DANCE PROGRAMS STATIONERY AND INVI- TATIONS. -:- -:- -:- CATALOGUE SENT ON REQUEST OR A VISIT BY OUR REPRESENT- ATIVE. -f- -:- -:- -:- -:- TIFIIIE T SIILIIIXVXIW MANVFACTVRING LIEWELERS AND STATIONERS T0 FRATERNITIES OLS AND UNIVERSIT STAR BUILDING SAINT LVVIS MV GET IN TOUCH WITH BALI ER BROS. Before You Build A House LET US MAKE YOU A BID ON THE NEXT BUILDING THE HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS . Electric Wirin Shoes Coats Suits 3' 5, , LAMPS, 5: 43, FIXTURES, oo ac Q' .A-. .mb o Schuessler-Reuther SUPPLIES' ' LOCAL DEALER FOR Co. DE'LCO'LIGI'IT -FOR, W PRODUCTS ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER FOR EVERYBODY, EVERYWHERE. Phone or write for particulars H. L. RENTCHLER Skirts Waists Millinery SZSEAST B STREET Kinloch 660 B 11241 --1184 The equipment for the new Belleville Township High School was manufactured by the GRAND RAPIDS SCHOOL EQUIPMENT CO. like our Township High School So thc store of The Romciscr Co. BOTH KNOWN AS THE BEST. 'Tis education forms the common mind, Just as the twig' is bent the treeis inclined. -Pope. So with our wearing apparel. Train the little boy and girl to take care of their clothes, and look their best, and they will form the habit to pay that proper regard for their outward ap-- pearance, which counts for so much when they leave the schoolroom to en- ter life's battle. We are in a position to help you look your best. The best known -because for nearly forty years the name Ro- meiser's has stood for honest and honorable merchandising. We want to congratulate the gradu- ates leaving the Township High School,and wish them success through their journey in life. THE ROMEISER COMPP NY - L 1 -1204 GUNDLACH 8: COMPANY QSQUNQERTAKSERSQL.. QUALITY combined with right price and efficient SERVICE should merit your serious consideration. May we have it? Automobile Ambulance Service. CORNER HIGH and A STREETS Phones N0. 29 Why do the Township High School boys and girls, who are discriminating, and who know the good things of life, choose SCHWARTZ for their confectioner? Why is everybody going to SCHWARTZ'S nowadays? Try one of our delicious, cooling sodas or sundaes and find out for yourself. A. H. Schwartz Confectionery 122 East Main Street, Belleville, Ill. -1211 Y 7 V .gl V V 1 PEDAGOGICALLY CQRRECT APPARATUS is one oi the essentials of Physics teaching---it acts as an interest stimulator to both pupil and instructor. Our apparatus is designedd with a View to making it pedagogically correct, practical and substantial. Note the application of the No. 303 Motor Rotator for operating the No. 991 A Oil Sealed Air Pump. 5 ix e.lIIll:g'lllllllllllml1lIl'Il' c I f ff ima vl E Q3 illlllil Y A E '-If E A iii' I E Q mi-i 5 E -,Xu E .. is? lxin S P . JI . O i I .. ' + CJ'-960 . Q-E STGELTI G23 MANUFACTURERS, EXPORTERS, IMPORTERS Apparatus and Supplies for PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY. BIOLOGY, PHYSIQLOQY ANDgPSYCHOLQGfY 3037-3047 Carroll Ave. Chicago, Ill., U. S. A. 1 4. Mm, THEIM EJLNERSQ .Co, 1 In connection with lfellner-Crow Colnpzniy of East St. Louis, Ill. We are in a position to buy our moiwlizmrlise clireet from the T-fJl 0lDOE'f lH2ll1l.1f3ClZl1l'Ql'S in this and foreign countries, thereby eliminating the ll1lllfll6ll1LLll,S profit. This is largely responsible for the low prices that are usually mnintuinffl here on high- class merchandise. You are respectfully invited to inspect our various lines 01'- READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS FOR WOMEN AND CHTLDREN. DRESS GOODS, SILKS, WASH GOODS, WHITE GOODS, HOUSEKEEPING AND FANCY LINENS, LACES AND EMDROTDERIES, BUGS, LINOLEUMS AND DRAPERIES. Fellner-Ratheim D. G. Co. 205 to 211 East Main Street Agents for Butterick's Patterns and Delineator. The Best Groceries AT The Lowest Possible Prices Try Us and Save Money. V. GAUSS GROCER CO. Bell 138 208 N. IlliI'1OiS sr. Kinloch 138 , l1.3'-f Follow the Teachings CCCTQCILQ' ,fQQQQQ,',,QQl11f..,,QOFiff fffff 'fff 'ffff' 'ffffffwf Our Most Modern High School 7 ,,,, , ,11iWHEREiTiiiTi W N GAS EXCLUSIVELY IS USED FUR COOKING St. Clair County Gas 8: Electric Co ,Q JUST RIGHT CATS Brings Wise Breakfasters Votes at All Grocers JUST Rl GH T Once bought always thereafter sought. THE AMOS-JAMES GROCER CO. BELLEVILLE, ILL. GeO'GauSS gl Son Fashionable Hats Dry Goods AT See our latest addition of g , ilinnvhrl 5 Ready-to-Wear 0 y Garments Illllwlfg See our latest addition of Ready-to - Wear Garments for Ladies and Children. Agents for McCall Patterns and Magazines. The Quality of Our Goods is Known. 103 E. Main Street BELLEVILLE, ILL. 9 -5- A f fi 1 , A new 1 1 1' V4 1 1 W i! - - .Mi Z ff l l Xlllt V71-ill if 1 f x 1i'll1lli1M1 l iii I llll 'nl' Z 11 !,'f,ll1lf w i 1,ll1f1l,1 fi 1 Z Z l fl.M-ll.L1l.lgi - Q' 1 iii' M l 1 . 1This new style Victor-Victrola Z Z 1 l l1111,ll1'l' 1 1 'l lsillwll X 1, ll th f .1 1 Z W bw 1, a1,1u,l11111,,,M ,l X WM I , .. n ern races a e un amenta Z Z lg i1 Q11l11E511Mf1j'l!l1l1 1111- ' 111111l pI'lIlClpl6S that have made the Z ff L!1ll,l?lllI1i,'l , 1'1lq'l'!1! 2 1?l11JFllllle3ll'i1- f- , - X Z X l,W1-Nlj111H' ll j1w1W J , 4151W11l' tl Y ILIOT-VlCtfOla the greatest of all 7 Z :'1 W musical instruments, and brings to Z Z V li' A x ' W you, no matter where you are, the Z 7 s b . ff ,1'd,f Z ll X222 12325222512 tflfflffilt Z ictor-Victrola X, S75 way, by the Very Abest artists. X Mahogany or ll oak i X 1 Z Come in and see and hear this new Victrola. Our easy- Z Z payment plan will put one in your home right now. Ze I' '- Other style Victors and Victrolas S10 f Y Z 'to350Og1 ' J' l , ' ' A Z W 11 X V , - U Z HEIN Pmuo cn. if R203 E MAIN ST 5 li l Z1 Z A N - -I - - ISEQEEELTTZOFQC? , V , -. .1 .- Z ' , - , , --v- rf-' fiwy aff f' ! f'WWf7 I7 ' 7 THE SENIOR CLASS PLAY AS You LIKE IT---Sl'1akeSpea1fe GFVEN JUNE18 1917 AT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS Dramatis Personae : . , . .1 -,--,,,.,,.- .,,,,Q,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.w,,,,,,,.,,,,,.,,, 1 '11, 1 M ll lgxgifgfwiiSbliaiilfiifaaaafsfuns dognirlifilniima serr 12 sssssseessssesetlsseselessss li 25311 S3353 Amiens and J aquesisTifli.?fflfifT7s'l1.If?Q.fTTT..flffpjifif Eeuhiui''a15o'1S'g4111 wg115gaeftne1 T Y lfiifkifeiillliii 2f5l232i?5J???..fffjgflT.'.5'j15g5,igi5i:giii11Qi5.i1i5,iTfiEn31iSZldi5l52?32 Jaques and 9Tl?TfflfTi.Tifiigeulwpilfot, N and Dennis, ,Servants to Oliver ------------ 1 -------- Waltela Dague aI2in'I1li?1i' 6i?5?3e1v121iL3ZIn5'aggzg1'jQ'g1'Q1'Q1'QQ'j1'QjjQijjijjiijjjiiiiiijjiijiiiiiiiitijijQ'g1'QQ'QQ'Q11jQ'QQQ1uguSt pustmuaier 5. gv. d Silvius Shepherds -Q-14nlnulquuuluuluuwuluyuy,.,,,,.,,, 1 ,,,,,,,.1,,,.,.,., F lorenc-e Macke and Ameha Gass 11? an ' - - Frleda Blelker W1 at C0uHt1'yfe11QWf H1 1016 Wh Audfey '- 1 5 11133131j,iigi,ij,1j,i'inofm Kuhn -e?E'ift12tff,gt1f2y?Q2,fiEgH1L5Qi''QfiLiiLE11Q11Q11QlQ1ll'Qfllflfl ' ' .........---- Marjorie Renfchlef Qi Ffedem e ' 1''111111111111'31'iiii1iiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiijiiijiij33111iiiQ'jQlffff?Ei23eflEdZ1EE ess ' ' -.----------.,-M,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, A delheid Brandenburger -Jdith DJJ,lEi1Ei?g155g egz1ggg 1v111d1ed Woeik. mwence Paro and Ruth Harding. ex I Eb t' e .-,11:-0i?5le5S rfritffiflilfigCrfiielliliiiielbolfiililiiiiieiiliirpiliSiliielrfdeilf. if M126- l. ju? '- W f fa -1 R -L Oldest and largest bank in 1 f g the City. Capital, Surplus and Undi- il g l ei vided Profits over ?2 ilii'lfiq'Hli,l ?llllll 1ll1'1f',Jg,I ' 5- - A 'ltf Timm i l T 1 BT S575.0C0.00 T is Total Resources over f 9 ,ul T i ilillildilh Q V llll i E T lTl'li f l i it lIl 'l'Il lil is ,i a gi I'-, i':l i EEN w B isln iwsril 3. , itil I A 'Ns l Three Million 1 Q, ' T it Our Bank bought the en- B 'Q tire issue of Township QW s l lylfl W' High School Bonds 5210,- o0o.oo. ,ill 4, We Have An lnterest ln You and Your Future lt is YOU, young men and women of the Belleville Township High School, upon whom the responsibilities of the Business World of to-morrow will fallg who must raise the Standards of True Citizenship to the highest pinnacleg who will contribute your knowledge and energy in making our City and Nation the greatest in all things. The Belle- ville Savings Bank has faith in YOU and stands 1'6Z','1,'y do guide you and meet the difficulties and solve the questions of your business life, and invites you to make yoursel' home in its Bank at all times. l