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

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1922 volume:

THE BOOK OF THE 1922 CLASS B. T. H. S. CONTAINING OF THEIR SEVERAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMEDY AND TRAGEDY OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS EACH A LITTLE AND TRULY SET FORTH ACCORDING TO ; THE BEST ABILITY OF THEIR DULY CHOSEN STAFF. DEDICATION TO THE TEAM THAT HAS ESTABLISHED AN ENVIABLE RECORD FOR B. T. H. S. IN THE ATHLETIC FIELD; TO THE TEAM THAT THROUGH CEASELESS, UNTIRING EFFORTS HAS PLACED BELLEVILLE AMONG THOSE AT THE TOP; TO THE BASKET BALL TEAM OF 1922 AND ITS COACH, AS A MARK OF THE HIGH ESTEEM IN WHICH THEY ARE REGARDED, DO WE, THE STAFF, DEDICATE THIS VOLUME OF THE BELLEVINOIS CONTENTS School PART ONE . Page 7 Faculty PART TWO Classes PART THREE . Page 21 Departments PART FOUR Organizations PART FIVE PART SIX Miscellaneous Page 113 GREETINGS .10. THE BELLEVINOIS STAFF, in the interests of the J Senior Class, present this, the sixth volume of the Bellevinois. 0ur aim has been to give to the reader an accurate account of life at B. T. H. S. during the school year 1921-1922, and to leave here a record which will help the student live over his high school days. 5f We have worked hard to complete this book, and our ambition has been that each one shall find something of interest herein. 51 Due credit should be given all those who have contributed toward the success of this publication. 51 Each incident has been set forth with the calculation of portraying some phase of high school life. We ask that you be mindful of this in your reading. As to the jokes, interpret them as such for. “A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the wisest men.” THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IIE most unassuming, hard-working, unselfish body, L J in connection with our school is probably the Board of Education. 51 Silently, yet surely, the Board works on, securing benefits and privileges for us students. The Board of Education is the silent partner — a vital factor in the administration of the school. 5J The fact that the Board works behind the scenes, ac¬ counts for the little publicity it gets; but we, in school, realize each day some new phase of the influence of the Board of Education in our school life. 5[ The Seniors, for themselves and thfe lower classmen, take this opportunity of extending a vote of appreciation to the Board of Education. LOOK AHEAD X F YOU are driving the car of Ambition to the goal of Success, look ahead. Keep your hand upon the wheel and your eye upon the road. The road may be rough and steep; ignorance, superstition, and doubt beset you at every turn, look ahead. Ahead is your duty to your¬ self and those with you. Ahead the grade is steep, set your foot upon the accelerator of determination. Take it on high, if you can; low if you must, but take it. 5[ Looking back will not assure you of a smooth road ahead. Keep ahead with your hand upon the wheel and your eye upon the road. Strict attention to duty, concentration, determination and the will to success will bring you there. Look ahead. 5| Look within and see if you have the courage to face the future with the preparation you have made, if not, ahead is your course. Look within and see if with calmness and clearness you have located the right course for yourself in order that you may qualify as a safe guide for yourself and those about you. I.«ok within and see if there is moral courage to face the crisis of life with a self-consciousness that you know ' that you can win. t will try means little, I will succeed means everything. Therefore succeed, and succeed honorably. H. G. S. — 12 — SCHOOL homer M Harper ■ o r by 0 ' Alfred C. Lip paid Dorothy Dei) Raymond Rapp HENRY GALEN SCHMIDT Principal Central Wesleyan College, A. B. 1902. McKendree College, B. S., 1907. Washington University, A. M., 1910. Missouri U., Illinois U., Chicago U. J. H. YARBROUGH Assistant Principal English and Teacher Training Western Kentucky State Normal University, B. S., 1906. Transylvania University. University of Chicago. F. J. FRIEDLI Biology and Athletics Director Central Wesleyan College. McKendree College, B. S. University of Illinois. WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL Chemistry and Algebra Monmouth College, A. B. University of Minnesota. Eastern Illinois State Normal. University of Illinois, A. M. RUSSELL M. DENNEY Mechanical Drawing Indiana State Normal, 1919. University of Indiana, 1920. Bradley Polytechnic. GRACE BERTRAM Commercial Illinois State Normal. Wisconsin University. HARRY R. BRILL Wood Shops Indiana State Teachers’ College, A. B. Bradley Polytechnical. ANNA PESSEL English Illinois College. A. B. Wisconsin University HOMER M. HARPER Agriculture Southern Illinois State Normal, 1913. Illinois University, 1917. LUDWIG CARL Music and Chorus Dresden University, A. B., M. M. THEODOSIA MENG Commercial Southern Illinois State Normal, 1920. VERA O. GOSSET Domestic Science Eastern Illinois State Normal. University of Illinois, A. B. RAYMOND RAPP Piano and Chorus Three year piano and organ under Er¬ nest Prang Stamm, of the St. Louis School of Expressional Art. Music for six months under Pierre Guoy, France. MRS. HELEN G. LaCROIX Commercial Michigan University, A. B. CHRISTINE FISHER Biology Missouri University, B. S. ANNE L. GILL English Kansas University, A. B., 1916. JESSIE F. MILLER Latin Illinois University, A. B. t 1913; A. M , 1914. JESSIE McELWAIN History and Civics Hedding College, B. S. University of Illinois, A. M. WALTER LORENZEN Gymnastics Normal College, American Gymnastic Union, 1920, G. G. ERWIN L. LEGRIED Iron Shops Oshkosh State Normal. HORTENSE EMUNDS Commercial Illinois State Normal University, 1920. E. G. HEXTER Mathematics McKendree College, A. B. University of Wisconsin. ALFRED C. LIPPOLD Commercial Ferris Inst. University of Michigan, 1910. DOROTHY DELL Domestic Art Illinois University, A. B., 1920. DOROTHY MURRAY Commercial Illinois State Normal, Graduate. FLORENCE MILLER Social Sciences Rippon College, A. B. JOHN A. KARCH Physics Illinois College, B. S. Illinois University. JOHN C. BECK Commercial S. Illinois State Normal, Graduate. MARGUERITE SKARR Languages Wisconsin University, A. B. ELEANOR B. SNYDER Art Chicago Technical Normal. Chicago Art Institute. Chicago Academy Fine Arts. EDYTHE WALL English Illinois University, A. B. ELMA FARMER English Illinois University. B. S. Arizona University. Wisconsin University. GLADYS GRIGG English Illinois University, A. B. ED. S. WRIGHT Mining Mine Manager. Scranton Schools. THE FACULTY AS STUDENTS, are often,—yes, most N of the time, prone to magnify our own vir¬ tues an d abilities, and petty ills, to the dis¬ paragement of our instructors. This is natural, but when we remember that there is a little bad in the best of us, and a little good in the worst of us, we are able to view the faculty more leniently, and hesitate to condemn them unjustly. We, the student body, believe we are fortunate to have as instructors, a group of people so well qualified for their work, and at the same time congenial companions. - i Wi-I iL,� RAYMOND ARNOLD One must not take his cares to bed with him.” Philo 1-2 Irving Literary 3-4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 CARPENTRY A flash of inspiration comes and then The poet seizes pad and hunts his pen. When great emotion fills his soul with joy With verse and rhyme he plays as with a toy. A splash of sunshine or a hint of rain He dashes off. o’er fields of waving grain. He paints a maiden’s blushes warm and red. Or mourns with nations grieving for their dead. He climbs the mountains, tramps the valleys green. Or wades the brooks that wander on between. All these and myriads more than I can say He writes, if inspiration has full sway. The poet’s name would shine on fame’s bright roll If all his numbers came from his own soul; But set a task for poet and you’ll see His feet and verses are but carpentry. SENIORS President Vice-President Secretary CLASS OFFICERS - - - - Bert Zaehringer - - - Theodore Winkler - - - - - Charles Exby CLASS COLORS Brown and Gold FLOWERS Black-eyed Susan MOTTO PEARL CARTER “Nono knew her but to love her. None named her but to praise. ' Freeburg High 1-2 Chorus 3-4 Dramatic 3-4 Asst. Editor Bellevinois 4 WILSON BUTTS He who can blush,—me-thinks must honest be. ' Craftsman 1-2-3 Literary 4 Chorus 1-2-3 Athletics 4 MINNIE DILL Of all the girls who are so sweet. There’s none like our pretty Minnie. ' Debating 4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 HILDA FRICKE She that was ever fair and never proud. Had tongue at will and yet never loud. — 24 — Sparta High 1-2-3 Dramatic 4 Debating 4 LUCILE BORN The fairest garden In her looks. And in her mind the best of hooks. Philo 1 Commercial 2 Home Economics 3 Dramatic 4 Literary 4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 Maroon and White 3 EDWARD COLLAR A firm step betrays a set purpose.” Chorus 1-2-3 Philo 1-2 Literary 3-4 Athletics 3-4 LORENE TALBOT BERGER “Her ways are ways of pleasantness. And all her paths are peace.” Commercial 1-2 Dramatic 3 Debating 4 GEORGE EHRET For he ' s a jolly good fellow.” Athletics 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 1-2-3-4 Commercial 1-2 Ag 3 Class President 2 Literary 4 Maroon and White 3 ROBERTINA GOODING “It was her aim to be, rather than to appear good. ’ Chorus 1-2-3-4 Literary 1-2-3-4 ARNOLD BREITWIESER “None but himself can be his parallel.” Craftsman 1 Chorus 2-3-4 Literary 4 FLORENCE HEINEMAN Sometimes cunning, sometimes coy. Yet she never fails to please.” Commercial 1 Literary 2-3-4 Quartet 3-4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 Maroon and White 3 Hellevinois 4 VALEDA LOECHER “Labor the price of wisdom.” Commercial 1 Debating 2 Dramatic 3-4 Vice-Pres. Dramatic 3-4 Chorus 2-3 HELEN CARTER “Her very frowns are fairer far, Than smiles of other maidens are. Freeburg High 1-2 Chorus 3 Maroon and White 3-4 Dramatic 3-4 Sec. Treas. Dramatic 3-4 CHARLES EXBY Don ' t plague me with studies. I have weightier matters on my brain.” Athletics 3-4 Maroon and White 3 Secretary Craftsman 2 Secretary Class 4 Literary 4 Craftsman 3 OREHLIA KLOESS “Maiden with the meek brown eyes.” Commercial 1-2-3 Literary 4 Chorus 2-3-4 ALMA MORCK I ' ll (‘heat old care with a merry song. To laugh and be happy can never be wrong.” Home Economics 1-2-4 Literary 3 Chorus 1-2-3-4 IRMA MICHAEL ' S Her pleasant smile and kindly ways. Will live in our memories all our days.” Commercial 2 Home Economics 1 Dramatic 3 Literary 4 Chorus 2 Maroon and White 3-4 ELMER R. GASS A beau among ladies.” Chorus 1-2-3-4 Philo 1-2 Literary 3-4 Bellevinois 4 NORMA MEYER “Fair-haired and sunny, A child of summer. Commercial 1 Home Economics 2 Dramatic 3-4 Sec. Dramatic 3-4 OTTILIA HEFTI She looks a goddess. And moves a Queen.” Ag 1 Literary 3-4 Chorus 3-4 ruth martin Goodnew is beauty In Its first estate. M Greenville High 1 Literary 3 Dramatic 4 Chorus 2-3-4 OMER HAGEBUSH “Proved his truth by his endeavor ' Nashville High 1-2-3 Athletics 4 Literary 3 RUTH SCHWINN “Bright was her face with smiles Chorus 4 ETHEL RUMER “A foot more light, a step more true, Ne’er from the heath flower dashed the dew. Commercial 1-2 Literary 3-4 Chorus 3-4 — 29 — WILHELMINA MICHEL “She is a dainty lass.“ Commercial 1-2 Literary 3 Home Economics 4 Chorus 1-2 MELVIN McELWAIN “Perhaps will turn out a sour. Perhaps turn out a sermon Nashville High 1 Literary 2-3-4 Athletic 3-4 CAROLINE PAYNE “Ah. the strange, sweet, lovely de light of the Valley of Dreams Irving 1 Home Economics 2-4 Dramatic 3 Chorus 1-2-3-4 MILDRED SCHUBERT It is my chief delight. To do things I ought.’ Debating 4 ruth sterling “A daughter of the gods. Divinely tall and most divinely fair. Commercial 1-2 Literary 3 Chorus 2 Dramatic 4 Maroon and White 4 BERT ZAEHRINGER “He is an athlete with splendid form. He takes the game and all the girls by storm. Craftsman 1-2-3 Track 2 Capt. Track 3 Vice-Pres. Class 3 Maroon and White 3 Capt. Football 4 Bellevinois 4 Pres. Class 4 RUTH TILEY “To see her is to love her. And love but her forever. For nature made her what she is. And never made another. Herculaneum High 1-2 Chorus 3 Literary 3 Dramatic 4 Ed. Bellevinois 4 MABLE WAGONER “Where none admire ' tis useless to excel. Where none are beaux ' tis vain to be a belle. Ag 1-2 Literary 3-4 Chorus 1-4 LEONA SEIFRIED She is beautiful and therefore to be wooed. She is a woman and therefore to be won. Commercial 1 Philo 2 Home Economics 3 Dramatic 4 Literary 4 Chorus 4 AUGUST STORR A mortal cheery. Never tired and never weary. Orchestra 1-2-3 Chorus 1-2-3-4 Philo 1 Literary 3-4 Maroon and White 3-4 Bellevinois 4 ISABEL WILKEY Sweet and laughing:, always gay. Home Economics 1-2 Literary 3 Dramatic 4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 WALTER RIEM ENSCHN EIDER He furnishes us with argument and with intellect, too. Commercial 2-3 Chorus 2-3-4 Literary 4 Athletics 4 — 32 THEODORE WINKLER “An athlete and a gentleman, A scholar, too, Is he.” Athletics 2-3-4 Literary 3-4 Vice President Class 4 Bellcvinois Staff 4 MARGARET REED She Is pretty to walk with. Witty to talk with. And pleasant to think on.” Commercial 1 Home Economics 2 Dramatic 3 Literary 4 Maroon and White 3 Bellevinois 3-4 Class President 3 LUCILE BOETTCHER “She’s all my fancy painted her. She’s lovely, she’s divine.” Irving 1 Home Economics 2 Dramatic 3-4 Chorus 1-2 JOHN SCHAEFFER “He was equal to business. And not too great for it.” Philo 1-2 Literary 3 Chorus 3 Debating 4 Orchestra 4 Maroon and White 3-4 Bellevinois 4 — 33 — ALICE GRABILL The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known.” Home Economics 1-2 Literary 3-4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 HERMAN SCHEMMER ' Tis folly to be wise.” Philo 1 Literary 3-4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 FLORENCE VOELKEL Unassuming worth was hers.” Ag. Club 1-2 Literary 3-4 Chorus 1-2 HELEN BOLLMAN “She hath a heart for every Joy.” Commercial 1 Home Economics 2 Dramatic 3-4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 LOUISE SCHUMACHER Her voice was ever soft, gentle ami low. An excellent thing In woman. New Baden High 1-2 Literary 3 Debating 4 Chorus 2 HERBERT KRUMMRICH I am what I am.” Ag. Club 4 Chorus 4 GEORGIAN A SEIBERT To be merry best becomes thee.” Literary 4 Chorus 4 ELSIA TEBBENHOFF “In maiden meditation, fancy free.” Commercial 1 Home Economics 2 Dramatic 3-4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 — 35 — JOHANNA VOELKEL “Kver possessed with common Ever ready to use it. Commercial 1 Literary 2-3-4 Chorus 3 CHARLES BECKER A man he seems of cheerful terdays Anti confident tomorrows. Literary 3-4 Chorus 4 FARIS McKINDLEY The sum of earthly bliss. Literary 4 Chorus 4 WILLIAM BOCKSTIEGEL Be gone dull care. Thou and me. Shall never agree. Philo 1-2 Literary 3-4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 sense yes- ELLA GOODING She’s ns good us she is fair.” Chorus 1-2-3-4 Literary 2-3-4 MIKE EHRLINGER “A nice unparticular man.” Literary 1-2 Craftsman 3 Athletics 3-4 Ag 4 ROSALIA RAFFL The sweetest garland. To the sweetest maid.” Ked Bud High 1-2-3 Dramatic 4 FLORENCE KAFFAI Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee.” Red Bud High 1-2-3 Dramatic 4 — 37 — ALMA KIRCH Persuasive speech and more per¬ suasive sighs. Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes. Sparta High 1-2-3 Literary 4 Chorus 4 MILDRED GRIFFIN A peace above all earthly dignities. Commercial 1 Home Economics 2 Dramatic 3-4 Chorus 1-2-3-4 CLAUDE MILLER Words of truth and soberness. Literary 3-4 Chorus 1-2 CHARLES GLAESER And still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew. Literary 3-4 Chorus 1-2 EMMA GEIGER No one knows what she can do until she tries. ' Literary 1-2-3 Dramatic 4 Chorus 1-2-3 COLSON CASEY • ' God made him. therefore let him pass for a man. Literary 3-4 Chorus 4 JANICE RENTCHLER Frailty thy name is woman. ' Home Economics 2 Dramatic 3 Literary 4 Maroon and White 3 Chorus 2-3 LESTER TOTSCH ' My only books were woman’s looks. And folly is all they taught me. Commercial 1 Irving 2 Dramatic 3-4 SENIORS IN RETROSPECT X T WOULD be a great task — one beyond the ability of an ordinary scribe — to record the trials and temptations, the hardships and vis- sicitudes through which we, the class of ’22, have passed and emerged triumphant. Let it suffice to present in as brief a manner as possible a few of the more important events which stand out in bolder relief in our memory. 5[ We entered high-school in the fall of T8 acting much the same as Fresh¬ man classes have acted for years, and will continue to act in years to come, — shivering, cowering, fearful lest some deed or act of ours betray how much we, as a whole, resembled the color of the grass in the spring. Let us draw a veil over those first two years, characterized chiefly by diligent study, and faithful, for the truth of the old adage “Duty before pleasure” was early impressed upon our plastic minds. As Juniors our field of activity was broadened and we entered into the social world. The event most prominent in the whole year, the one to which all looked forward with anticipation, was the Junior Prom. The ’22 class established a precedent in the inauguration of a banquet with the prom. This surpassed even our most ambitious hopes, and enthusi¬ astic we left the name of Juniors behind, and assumed the imposing title of Seniors. 5J To the best of our several abilities we upheld, with honor, this coveted title, and as other pages of this book indicate, while our path was not always one of primroses and lilies, still enough of pleasure was inter¬ spersed among the duties not so pleasant, to prevent either from becom¬ ing monotonous. 5J Finally we enter the stage — eager, yet reluctant, to receive that symbol for which we have laboured four years — our diploma — which will be our dismissal from the scene of all our joys and sorrows of our liigh-school career — the B. T. LI. S. — and who will say but that beneath the tremulous smile with which we receive this token of our endeavors, is concealed a tear of regret. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT E, THE CLASS OF ’22 of the Belleville Township High School, being of sound mind, excellent judgment and charitable disposition, do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testament: SECTION 1. We bequeath: To the Board of Education our appreciation for all privileges afforded. (?) To Mr. Schmidt and the Faculty our everlasting respect and gratitude for their kindly guidance and grant forgiveness for all worry and work they may have caused us. SECTION 2. To the Juniors, the respect (never) given upper classmen, and to their Bellevinois Staff the ever watchful, eagle eye of our dear friend Prof. Carl. To the Sophomores, our ability “to fool the public.” To the Freshmen, the auditorium and swimming pool which we had fond hopes of enjoying. SECTION 3. To Mr. Butts and his assistants, our everlasting friendship. To Mrs. Jones and her assistants, our whole-hearted forgiveness for all indigestion and loss of appetite ever caused us. SECTION 4. We, the Class of 22, individually will the following: I, Raymond Arnold, will my seat in Economics to Eunice Engelmann. I, Wilson Butts, will my unknown (?) sweetheart to some other poor unfortunate. I. Helen Bollmann, will my boisterous voice to Raymond Knoebel. I, Arnold Breitwieser, will my fluent expression to Bethina Casey. I, Charles Becker, will my ability to arrive late to Warren Meyer. I, Lucille Born, will my popularity with Bud Wildy to Melba. I, Lorene Berger, will my knowledge of Advertising to Willard Sutton. I, Wm. Bockstiegel, will my ability to be sent out of chorus to Eugene Dammerich. I, Lucile Boettcher, will my curls to Marie Ann Eidman. I, Pearl Carter, will my Marcel to Ruth Aull. — 41 — I, Helen Carter, do devise and bequeath my everlasting smile to Prof. Karch. I, Colson Casey, will my place with Mr. Carl and Mr. Legried during noon hour to Ruth Voelkel. I, Mike Erlinger, will my becoming blush to Edna Hogan. I, Charles Exby, will my “horseshoes” to Bud Wildy. I. George Ehret, will my popularity with Mr. Carl to Isabelle Cobb. 1, Robertina Gooding, will my declamatory powers to Marion Twitched. I. Mildred Griffin, will my “goggles” to some studious Junior. I, Elmer Gass, will my extreme popularity to someone just as deserving. 1, Charles Glaeser, will ray ability to kid Mr. Yarbrough to Clothilde Pelkus. 1. Alice Grabill. will my studiousness to Blanche Ziehnert. I, Omer Ilagebush, will my English superiority to Theophil Rehg. T, Florence Heineman, will my position as Mr. Lorenzen’s stenographer to Francis Sterling. I, Valeda Loecher, will my studious disposition to Lorene Loerding. I. Wilhelmina Michel, will my winning smiles to Gladys Wilderman. I, Melvin McElwain, will my religious aspirations to Ray Taylor. I, Norma Meyer, will Willard Sutton to some other fair B. T. H. S. student. I, Irma Michaelis, will my dramatic powers to Elvira Y r ogel. I, Alma Morck, will my soft voice to Anabel Hoppe. I, Ruth Martin, will my flapper mannerisms to Juanita Jones. I, Alma Kirch, will my vocal ability to Walter Ackermann. I, Janice Rentchler, will my influence with East Side men to Helen Cofield. I, Marg. Reed, will my susceptability to be on the staff and to have two lunch periods to Homer Brethauer. I, Rosalie Raffl, will my ability to pay attention during class to Reba Hid. I, Florence Kaffi, will my position as a chorus girl during third hour to Georgia Wangelin. I, Faris McKindley, will my grace of form to Bernice Buesch. 1, Walter Riemenschneider, will ray football prowess to Charles Marshall. 1, Ethel Rumer, will my high marks in History of Music to Helen Totsch. I, Herman Schemmer, will my ability as bar keeper to Herbert Patterson. — 42 — I John Schaefer, will my keen business ability to the next Business Manager. j Leona Seifried, will my reputation to Esther Bertram. 1 August Storr, will my nonsensical manner during Staff hours to Sonny Beck. I, Georgiana Seibert, will my contagious giggle to Mr. Lippold. 1 Ruth Schwinn, will my stature to Martin Kaiser. I, Mildred Schubert, leave my place on the debating team to Eugene Groom. I [jouise Schumacher, will my ability to copy to Rosalind Mueller. j Elsie Tebbenhoff, will my ability to arrange club programs to Verona Haig. j Ruth Tiley, will my editor’s uneasy chair to some iron-willed Junior. I, Florence Voelkel, will my influence over Mr. Harper to Nathan Londe. 1, Mabel Wagoner, will my arched eyebrows to Lucille Wade. I, Isabel Wilkey, will my third hour study, hall and lunch room to Dulcie Barton. 1, Teddy Winkler, will my mathematical genius to Slim Greenwood. I, Bert Zaehringer, will my scalloped gym pants to Ned Kraft. I, Hilda Fricke, will my persistence to Oscar Winter. I, Caroline Payne, will my honor of being the first to catch a meal ticket to some sweet, demure Junior. I, Lester Totsch, will my winsome ways to Edward Abend. I, Johanna Voelkel, will my sense of humor to Margaret Halstead. I, Emma Geiger, will my ability to graduate in three and a half years to Maurice Doussard. 1, Ruth Sterling, will my eight inches of superfluous stature to Crissy Daniels. 1. Ottilia Hefti, will my musical talent to Oscar Kohl. I, Herbert Krummrich, will my physics problems to Willis Abend. I, Minnie Dill, will my faculty for argument to Betty Ebel. I, H. Edward Collar, bequeath my ability to change names to Elmer Schifferdecker. 22 SENIOR CENSUS Total population of Senior Class.66.5 AGE. Aggregate.1179.375 years Average . 17.75 years WEIGHT. Total . 5.403 Tons Average . 08735 tons HEIGHT. Total . 110.83 yards Average . 1.66666 yards HEAD. Average. 914 (Large average is due to the fact that some of the members have the big head.) SHOE. Average between.2 and 5 (Small average because Seniors are conserving Shoe leather — also due to new styles.) TYPE. Blondes.23.7 Brunettes. .32.3 Undecided. 10 5 RELIGION. Heathen .. . Worshippers of one woman. 7 0 Noncommittal. !!!!!!!!!!. !!!! 2lj AVERAGE RISING HOUR 7 o’clock, 36 minutes, 22 y 2 seconds. AVERAGE RETIRING HOUR 2 A. M. minus ldy 2 seconds. (•Note: Some are studious, others are questionably so.) FAVORITE PASTIME Campus coots. .18.0 Study hounds. . 1.2 Class cutters . .10.0 Cavaliers . . 5.0 Chewing gum fiends .15.0 •Staff pests. . 8.3 (•Note: Surplus caused by teachers.) SPECIALTIES AT B. T. H. S. Sleeping in classes . . .20.0 Actorines. Calling on HER . . . . .12.0 Yarbrough’s pets. . 2.0 Worshipping HIM . . .10.0 11th hour students . . . .14.0 AN AVERAGE SENIOR’S OPINION OF B. T. H. S. A slow going (socially), hard working organization ruled by a des¬ potic, iron hand —, and carefully guarded by alert watchmen. CLASS ROLL OF JUNIORS Abend, Edward Grieve, Louise Jess Nudelmann, Lillian Abend, Willis Groom, Eugene Patterson, Herbert Alexander, Mary Gardner, Robert • Peinetti, August Avery, Harold Halstead, Margaret Perschbaclier, Clarence Amann, Clarence Ilaig, Verona Pelkus, Clotilda Burnett, Eugene Hoehner, William Ohl, Lillian Bertram, Esther Hueckel, William Rockwell, Helen Bollman, Wesley Heely, Emily Schumacher, Louis Brecknitz, Elsa Hartwell, Ray Stein, Ernst Batman, Bernice Hilgard, Ruth Schmalenberger, Helen Baumgarten, Ida Hubert, Florence Schneider, Gretchen Bleiker, Lena Igel, Joseph Schneeberger, Hazel Becker, Otto Jones, Hope Opal Turton, Lyle Biebel, Harold Joseph, Maurice Tomlinson, Caroline Beck, Charles Kaiser, Martin Taylor, Roy Conrath, Aurelia Kniepkamp, Emil Totsch, Helen Cofleld, Helen Kraft, O. Ned Tiemann, Henry Collar, Lorraine Keim, Emmett Ullrich, Jacob Duvall, Elma Kopsky, Nicholas Vogt, Esther Doussard, Maurice Keller, Clarence Votava, Yaro Dammrich, Eugene Leuschner, Armin Vogel, Norman Erlinger, Grace Loehrding, Lorene Vogel, Elvira Engleman, Eunice Mueller, Ruth Wagner, Dorothy Eh ret, Edwin McLean, Everett Wise, Chester Furey, Emmet Mayer, Sarah Wildy, Lawrence Gray, Sadie Mason, James Whitlock, Walter Gauch, Raymond Malzahn, Estella Woelk, Ruth Grant, Thomas Miller, Harold Ziehnert, Blanche — 49 — OF JUNIORS O NCE UPON A TIME, actually three years ago, a large group of well- favored individuals, were so highly honored as to be allowed the privilege of attending the Belleville Township High School. They started off willingly, the majority taking the road of hard work to knowl¬ edge, but instead of being welcomed with open arms by the upper class- men, they were called “Freshies,” “Greenhorns” — and worse names, laughed at, made fun of, and badly used for a year. IT But hopes did not fail nor interest flag: every obstacle overcome was a step upward, and Experience proved a good teacher. The first and hardest part over, the boys and girls were ready to show their worth. The English classes gave plays and edited a class paper, besides the assigned work. Several of the boys were on the various athletic teams and earned “let¬ ters,” while one of the girls of this Sophomore group won the Highest Scholarship Medal, the first time it was presented by the principal. This year, as Juniors, the class was re-organized, and by dint of several meetings and much discussion, the class rings were chosen — but did not arrive in time for Christmas. The real school spirit of the class is now showing itself in the patronizing of the games, perhaps because they have more members on the teams, and in many respects the class will be one long remembered at the B. T. H. S. Even the teachers have to admit they are a bright and healthy bunch. IT They are now looking forward, with anticipation to their last and best year as high school students. Clotilde Hose Pelkus. Sophomores Aull. Ruth Alexander, Ted Arey, Elmer Ackermann, Waltei Arras, Ruth Becker, Russell Butts. Harold Baum. Edward Buesch. Bernice Buckrod, Joseph Baer. David Brethauer. Homer Borsch, Naomi Bingheim. William Breitwieser, Lillian Bechtold, Robert Brichler. Raymond Bollnmn, Milton Busekrus. John Borman. Augusta Craig, Beryl Corwin. Mary E. Cann dy, M ble Chorlton, Roy Dintelman, Irvin Dechant, Louis Deitz, May Dahm, Eugene Daesch, Raymond Deutschman. Fred Ebel. Elizabeth Eichinger. Ethel M. Eyman. Florence Kberhart, Helen Enige, Mabel Fontana. Mildred Feurer, Immanuel Forrest, Harold Friend, Bernard Feickert. Mildred Frank, Harry Fortune, Eulalie Frick, Aurelia Goodall. Frank Gundlach. Norman Greenwood, Bussell Gass, Edwin Grant, Charles Grabill, Bessie Green, William Goetz, Quido Goodman, David Heinemann, Gustav Helms. Lester Houston. Clent Hemmer, Dorothy Hebenstreit. Walter Heinemann, Luella Hoellinger, Lorene Handrich, Rosa Hummel, Elmer Halstead. Richard Hill, Reba Mary Imber, Dora Jones, Juanita Jung. Edna Kapp, Margaret Kessler. Robert Kunze, Elmer Keck, Myrtle L. Knobeloeh, Walter Keller, Raymond Klingelhoefer, Doris Knoebel, Raj nunud Lougeay, Samuel Lelnlcke, Fred Loos. Elmer Londe, Nathan Lund, Viola Lenz. Pauline Mowe, Viola Messerley, Adolph Mueller. Mildred Marshall. Charles Mason, Walter Mahota, Dorothy Marsh, Edna Markham, March Neff, Athur Nash. Opal Niemeyer, Kathryn Newman, Francis Peinetti, Louis Peskind, Rosa Pensoneau, Alice Pflngsten, William Phillips. Prescott Phillips. Gerald Roberts, Leroy Reisbich, Wilfred Rinderer. Monroe Ritchie. Mabel Renken, Albert Rockwell, Lloyd Rehg, Theophil Ruediger. Adolph Rolfes, Bernice Remelius, Oliver Renner, Ruth Scheske, Robert Schnipper, Eugene Suttle, Josephine Sharp, Ivan Scobbie, David Sutton, Willard Stein, Russel Schmidt, Carl Schicktanz, Sylvester Schaeffler, Elenor Twitched. Marion Trieb. Wilrner Towers, Helen Ulch. Joseph Ulrich. Wilbert Vale. Maurice Voelkel, Ida Votava, George W ' agner, I ester Wesenstein, Lyman J. Wagoner. Anna Wild. Anna Winter. Oscar Weingaertner, LeRoy Wilson, Florence Weinelt, Louise Wilderman, Gladys Wagner, Viola Worms. I awrence Walton. Wm. Hester Yoch, Bernard Ziehnert, Lydia 53 — HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1924 O NLY TWO YEARS in the B. T. H. S., but such a wonderful two years as they have been! With joyful anticipations we are looking for¬ ward to the remaining years before us. We have much to look back to now, but liow r infinitely more there will be when we look back as graduates of our accomplishment in those happy days gone by. 5} In 1920, we became students of the Belleville Township High School, a little dubious as to our requirements and the ridicule which always pur¬ sues the Freshman, but nevertheless we were quite proud of the fact we had been tried and were not found wanting to take up the higher branches of learning afforded us here. 5T We were somewhat dazed by the immensity of the buildings and the new freedom we enjoyed as students, where formerly we had been under the strictest discipline of public school teachers. 51 Little wonder is it then, that we soon became a trifle hilarious over our newly-found opportunities—only to be dubbed by upper classmen as Presides and numerous other such classical names. 5J But our remarkable qualities were rapidly erased and in a short time we became full fledged students with loyal and patriotic hearts for our splendid school. Opportunities were quickly grasped and high places in .scholarship and athletics were taken by the class of 1924. 5T We are now Sophomores of unusual ability. During this year w r e or¬ ganized, and at present our officers are: President.Oscar Winter Vice-President ... Russell Stein Secretary-Treasurer.Eugene Schnipper 51 The splendid achievements of the Belleville Township High School have been due in no small degree to the class of ’24. 5[ However our career has only begun and glorious possibilities await us eagerly in the near future. — 54 — Reba Mary Hill. Freshmen FRESHMEN 1925 Arey, Lester Aman, Leonard Hleiker, Emma Hub, Marcelle Brown, Hannah Boettcher, Alice Bertram, Richard Bequette, Walter Bechtel, Frank Cox, Homer Ottis Conzelman, Edna Cook. Chester Dittle, Mildred Dechant, George Davis, Mary Evans, Charlotte Erlinger, Ethel Eidman, Mary Ann Eimer, Halstead Elser, Byran Emmons, Richard Emge, Richard Ehret, King Ellis, Ruth Fontana, Luella Freeman, Dorothy Gamble, Gertrude Goss, Milton Gronemeyer, Henry Hauck, Russell Handrich, William Henshaw, Evelyn Hessler, Emil Hoffman, LeRoy Herter, Roy Hentzel, Gustav Hottenrott, John Hare, Mary Isselhardt, Charles Jeffrey, David Jenks, Willis Jones, Lance Kelley, Samuel Krumtnrich, Anita Krewinghaus, Omer H. Krug, Margaret Keadle, Catherine Keller, Theodore Knoebel, Erna Kohl, Louise Loos, Leroy Large, Joseph Lougeay, Edmund Lem kemeier, Roy Lill, Myrtle Leopold, Elviera Fry Mank, Gilmore Meyer, Milton McMillan, Raymond Martin, Frank Foy Moss, Eugene Maliuovszky, Olga Mayer, George Meyer, Harold Nuetzel, Vernell Neighbors, Roy Nunley, Alvin Ohl, Virginia Peterson, Florence Pannell, E. T. Phillips, Marguerite Ryan, Pearl Rehder, Emma Stewart, Louise Schifferdecker, Sylvia Smith, Florence Stefanoff, Mary Steingoetter, Marjorie Schlenk, Lelia Stoltz, LeRoy Studnicka, Charles Schlacke, Edwin Smith, Roy Stafford, Dell Buster Schifferdecker, Vernell Schmidt, John Suttle, Lualle Stookey, Howard Sommertot, Ray Sanders, Eugene Thompson, Ethel Taylor, Allegra Twenhoefel, Ruth Ullrich, Margaret Voelkel, Ruth Vogel, Dorothy Voegtle, Joseph Wagner, Arthur Wade, Yorker Wolf, Arthur Wangelin, Georgie Wagner, Paul Zwetsclike, Louise FRESHMEN 1926 Adkins, Zetta May Anderson, Leona Auten, Margaret Avery, Joseph Buser, Ralph Biehl, Henry Becker, William Barton, Dulcie Beineke, William Brauer, Irani Butts, Lester Barthel, Edna Bufford, Leona Boeker, Wilfred Berteloth, Dorothy Beardsmore, Dorothea Baquet, Estella Burger, Katherine Brethauer, Hulda Bell, Sadie Bate, Thomas Bonville, Kenneth Baer, Jeanne Brown, John C. Beyer, Otto Callaway, Henry Cherry, Gladys Carr, James Christopher, Bernice Cherry, George Cobb, Isabelle Choolton, Wesley Casey, Bethena Carnaghi, Harry Dietz, Hazel Dill, George Dittle, Anita Deutsch, Rose Davis, Florence Driver, Dorothea Denzler, Walter Diehl, Wilbur Dugan, Raymond Duvall, Lillian Ernst, Lester Engleman, Elizabeth — 59 — Flhret, Alice F’eickert, Carl Frierdich, Lester F’ester, Mildred Gray, Sylvia Guest, James Goring, Edna Gibson, Mary Groom, Cornelia Groom, Donald Glover, Harold Guest, John Gauch, Harold Grant, Alice Grere, Byron Gray, Macea Galbreath, Harry Grattendick, Rudolph Gamble, Alice Graeber, Arthur Gardner, Mary Groh, Harold Gaubatz, Irma Gansmann, Arthur Hughes, James Hahner, Mildred Heramer, Marie Hogan. Edna Hettenhausen, Alice Hummel, Oscar Haas, Lester Hoppe. Anabel Herbert, Harry Heap, Levi Helms, Alvin Hale, Stanley Harrer. Ellion Harwig. Lester Hcrtman, Walter Harszy, Willie Hofsommer, Rosa Hertel, Flora Hubert, Wilbert Hill, Belva Lucile Hartnagel, Wilmer Jones. Mae Emma Kaesberg, Leroy Krupp, Milton Kohl, Oscar Keller, Roland Keiner, Wilfred Kruge, Lorena Kranse, August Keiser, Clarence Knc felkamp, Helen Kottmann, Ed wa rd Kammler, Ruben Krauss, Mildred Knowles. Laura Koderhandt, Cecelia Kretschmer, Adolph Kaemmerer, George Kaeser, Harold Kranz, Louise Kugler, Kenneth G. Klein, Eugene Kuhn, Christina Kuhn, Helen Kloess, Edward Kassing, Raymond Knobeloch, Elsie Lyrich, James Litts, Willard Lenz, Carl Lenhardt, John Laeuffert, Aurelia Londe, Minnie Leonard, Ethel Leidell, Leeta Marsh. Alfred Moore, Inez Mank, Russell Miller, Evelyn Meyer, Warren Macke, Irene Mahota. Harold Meyer, Herbert Massa, Violet Minor, Harold Morris, Ruby Mohr. Irw ' in Merten. Edward Mueller, Lucille McBride, Adam Mueller, Rosalind Muir, Margaret Neumann, Ardell Neuf. Robert Neuf, Arthur Nicholson, Robert Neumeyer. Norman Nesblt, Irene Oesterle, Albert Oesterle, John Peter, Catherine Poraski, Stephen Peinetti. Aurora Peterson, Ruth Pouber, Margaret Peters, Harold Paule, Estelle Panter, Arline Rauschkolb, Melba Rumer, Viola Ruester, Florence Raith, Lottie Rogers, Alma Roundtree, Vivian Robertson, Paul Rhein, Irene Rabb, Clair Reinbold. Arthur Schaefer, Irma Stephens, Vem Schift ' erdecker, Elmer Schaab, Emil Schneider, Elizabeth Spies, Eugene Schaufler, Charles Schaig, Marie Stehlick, John Smith, Egbert Shinners, Mazella Starkey, Cecile Staehle, Amelia Schmitt, Victor Seibert, Elma Schmitt, Harvey Schubert, Irma Sheets, Walter Sclwesig, Louise Simon, Georgia Strieker, Richard Steiger, Edward Schauerte, William Smith, Fred SwofTord. James Smith, Rose Schaeffler, Arthur Sapp, Mabel Schopp, Ethel Stein, Isadore Schmisseur, Eugene Simon. Bertha Sauer, Eugena Sauerwein, Lester Taylor, Earl Twenhoefel, Wm. Taylor, CLarence Tuerck, George Thebus, Edward Toth, John Thoma, Wilhelmina Turner, Marie Thebus, Helen Taylor, Hortense Thebus, Richard Vogt, Edith VoelkeJ, Lorene Votavaj Anna Voelker, Roland Vogel, Lester Villhard, Leroy Vogt, Izora Wolff, Althea Winkler, Jeanette Whitlock, Cora Wade, Lucille Wangelin, Ruth Westwood, Virginia Winker, Edwin Woelk, Norma Wuertz, Birdie White, Robert Weaver, Wesley Wolfort, Hortense Winkelman, Elmer Weaver, Harold Ward, Mae Violet Wettengel, Artoncess Wolff, Velma Warntjen, Estelle Wagner, Melvin Wegener, Otto Young, Aurelia Ziehnert, Julian HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1925 g LMOST last, but not least, i s the class of 1925. We are yet in our infancy, but our future has a bright outlook, and our past is a most noble one. The class of 1925 has done its best to serve its school in every way. A number of the members of the class are in the school orchestra, and one of our boys succeeded in making the football team. The dreadful feeling of being looked down upon, and that awful atmos¬ phere of green which surrounds every Freshman has worn off. It did not take long for us to learn our position (as Freshies), and now we are happily looking forward to the time — only three years hence when we too shall occupy the seats of the mighty Seniors. Jeanne Baer. TO THE FRESHMEN. The Freshmen get an ugly deal, I say. They’re always picked on though they’re not half bad, Still this does make their lives a trifle sad, And mayhap prompt a wish to stay away. But they shall be in much worse straits, and they Shall then remember that ’twas peace they had As Freshmen. When they’re Seniors, fighting mad, Ah—then they’ll find real trials in their way. So Freshies, don’t lament your lot and sigh; Be glad—indeed be glad you’re where you are; For up among the mighty Seniors high The story’s done—your ranks may hold a star Of such rare brilliance that this Senior class May yet bow down to, when you Freshies pass! R. S. T. THE WITCHES. (Ruth Tiley.) You may dance tonight in the ballroom, You may dance, be you many or few; But I’ll tell you that out on the hilltops The witches, they’re dancin’, too! You may laugh at the merry stories, You may think that Fate you woo, But remember, that out in the valleys. The witches, they’re laughin’, too! You may scoff at this fanciful warning. And maybe you’re right when you do; But I’ll tell you that out in the gloaming— The witches, they hear you, too! THE LURE OF THE BRINY. The smoke I saw arisin’ from the ship at anchor there, Made my skin just prickle, itchin’, an’ I watched it curlin’ fair; But I couldn’t go an’ follow my desirin’ for to sail Out across the breakin’ billow—never fearin’ storm an’ gale; For I’d promised I’d stay off the sea an’ learn a trade on land— So it’s often in the harbor, in the docks I come an’ stand Just to smell the briny water, touch an anchor or a rope; An’ it’s then I’m feelin’ restless,—for to sail is all I hope, To forget about the trade on land an’ be so free an’ bold. But I’m tied here in the harbor by a promise that’ll hold; But the smoke that’s risin , curlin’—from the ship out yonder, see? Has a fascination, lurin’, that’ll break the heart o’ me. — 62 —Ruth Tiley. ) CHEMISTRY LABORATORY CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT Belleville Township High School has a laboratory equipment in VjJ chemistry that is equalled by few schools. The lecture room is well suited for class room demonstration. Advantage has been taken of this equipment to make the course in chemistry one that will prepare the students who wish to go on with the study at college or university so that they will not have to learn there the fundamental principles of chemistry. The other students will derive much profit in that they will better understand the chemical processes of the home and of all nature about them. Chemistry as a science is but little more than a hundred years old. At first the development was slow, but today it is becoming one of the exact sciences and the new problems of the industrial and scientific world are being brought to the chemist to solve. The record of the chemist in the World War is too recent to be forgotten. IT In order to fully understand any science some knowledge of chemistry is necessary, and is especially fundamental to the study of biological or household science. The course in the B. T. II. S. is planned to be of prac¬ tical use. — 63 — DOMESTIC SCIENCE —COOKING ROOM DOMESTIC SCIENCE department lacks nothing in equipment necessary to efficiency J and perfect training. It has for its use a model four-room apart¬ ment in which the girls practice house-keeping. The laboratory furnishings include every thing useful in home management, even equip¬ ment for laundry work. There are four courses open to the student. The first course includes a study of food-stuffs and simple methods of cooking. The second course takes up a study of the planning and serving of meals along with market¬ ing and the types of breakfast and luncheons. It is in this course that the girls use the furnished apartment, and take turns in preparing, or acting as hostesses at the luncheons or dinners served in the dining room of the apartment. The third course takes up dietetics, which includes the feeding of children, nursing and normal diets. The fourth course takes up household management, care of the household, cleaning, furnishing, budgets, and proportionment of income. PHYSICS LABORATORY PHYSICS DEPARTMENT COURSE in Physics is one of the most interesting and beneficial subjects offered in the High School; because it deals with the prac¬ tical side of life. It is a two semester course opened to seniors only. It includes a study of the appliances and the principles of the law of physics. tl Many of the implements of modern warfare, such as the aeroplane, dirigible, submarine, and tank, owe their existence to the phenomena of physics. The fire-less cooker, electric-iron, refrigerator, telephone and thermos-bottle, and other house-hold conveniences are based upon the principles of physics. The laboratory is equipped with modern apparatus with which each pupil is afforded a chance to prove to himself the practicability of the laws and theories of physics. — 65 — ART ROOM ART DEPARTMENT B CLEAR idea as to the purposes of the study of art is important. The idea prevalent a generation ago included nothing more than the achievement of technical skill. Now we endeavor to work out an art course adapted to the needs of the great majority of people who will never choose Art as a profession, but who should, for their own benefit, acquire through various art problems a finer taste and a deeper capacity for the appreciation of beautiful things. In the study of art there are certain principles of beauty that the student must understand before he can arrive at a genuine art appreciation or be able to produce original work of merit. “Beauty is the result of obedience and law; and not the result of chance or accident.” II The art department consists of one large studio, very modernly equipped and abundantly lighted by two large skylights and windows. The Crafts room adjoins it, which is equally as large and furnished with four tables. Large bins for clay are arranged on one side of the wall, and about the room are several cabinets where completed work is displayed. Two smaller rooms adjoin this one. One contains the pottery kiln and the other serves as a work shop. IT The study in Crafts includes batik, enamelwork, pottery, book-binding, basketry, leather tooling and articles designed in relief with gesso. IT A four year art course is offered. The advanced course includes work in pen and ink, advertising and commercial posters, history of art, and ap¬ preciation of the famous pictures of the world. DOMESTIC ART H IKE .ill of the departments, the Domestic Science Art Department is very well equipped. It consists of a sewing laboratory, a fitting room, and a pressing-room with a built-in cabinet for the storing of supplies. There is a complete two year course in Domestic Art offered, a course in elementary sewing followed by a course in advanced sewing. In the elementary course, simple garments are made in order to obtain a founda¬ tion of the stitches and methods of sewing. In the advanced class, the girls take a course in textiles and millinery along with the making of gar¬ ments. In this course they study the production and manufacture of the textile fibers and they learn to judge fabrics and test them for adulter¬ ations. ![ The girls receive a splendid training in the details of designing and sew¬ ing and, among other things, learn how to secure the best effect in the making of clothes. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT i IIE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT offers a four year course in S Mathematics, namely: Algebra, I and II; Geometry, III and IV; Algebra, V; Geometry. VI; Trigonometry, VII, and College Algebra, VIII. Algebra, I and II. and Geometry, III and IV, are required in the academic course, while the other courses are open especially for those students who expect to enter the Engineering Department at a University. It is plain that one of the great types of distinctively human activity— perhaps the greatest of all types—is what is known as the Thinking Type. Thinking consists in the handling of ideas as ideas, the forming of con¬ cepts. the combining of concepts into higher and higher ones, discerning the relations among concepts, embodying these relations in the form of judgments or propositions in the construction of doctrine regarding life and the world. It is essential to keep steadily in mind, that this kind of activity, our sense for it, our faculty of it, the need to which it ministers, the joy it gives and the obligation it imposes are part of what we call common humanity. Thinking is not essential to life, but it is essential to human life. IT Mathematics then stands for that mental discipline which, because it attains more nearly than any other to the level of logical rigor, is better qualified than any other to reveal the prototype of what is best in the quality of thinking as thinking. And so, in accord with the principle of humanistic education, we have to say that the amount of mathematical ' discipline essential to the appropriate education of men and women as human beings, is the amount necessary to give them a fair understanding of Rigor as the standard of logical rectitude and therewith, if it may be, the spirit of loyalty to the ideal of excellence in the quality of thought as thought. BOOKKEEPING ROOM COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT B STORY IS TOLD of the famous French painter, Bouguereau, which might be applied to the commercial courses. Every morning Bouguereau used to stand behind the pupils’ easels in the studio and look long and earnestly, but he seldom gave any advice except — “Con- tinuez, mes infantes, continuez.” (Keep on, my children, keep on.) Bou- guereau’s thought was that success lay not in sitting down, nor reflecting, nor knowing the right or wise w r ay, but in doing. Commercial branches teach the earnest students the art of “doing.” 51 Realizing that Belleville is an industrial center, these courses in com¬ mercial work are made as practical as possible, so that they can be put to use as soon as the student completes them. 51 Two distinct courses are offered, one in Bookkeeping and one in Stenog¬ raphy. The former includes Penmanship, Commercial Arithmetic, Ele¬ mentary Bookkeeping, Corporation Accountancy, Cost Accountancy, Banking, Commercial Geography, Commercial Law, Salesmanship, and Advertising. English, of course, is a subject that is required in both courses. 51 The Stenographic course consists of a two-year course in Shorthand and Typewriting, with term’s work in spelling. At the beginning of the second year a Transcript course is offered which more closely correlates the Shorthand and Typewriting. The last half of the second year is de¬ voted to Office Training which includes vocabularies of the different lines of business, taking and transcribing letters, filing and billing, shipping, and other operations that are found in the ordinary routine of the busi¬ ness office. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES C UE PAST YEAR has been one of readjustment in the Department of Social Sciences. Changes were made in an effort to arrange the courses according to the best and most approved plan and at the same time to meet the requirements of the State Department of Education and of the University of Illinois. The plan as now installed is to begin the study of European History in the first half of the sophomore year and to continue its study for two years. This continuous course includes the consideration of the chief events from the earliest times down to the present. Students may elect any of the four semesters, but it is advisable to take them in their proper order if one wishes to have a comprehensive view of the subject. The study of American History and of Civics is still required of every student who wishes to graduate. Both of these courses have been placed in the senior year, and in order to give the student a chance to acquire knowledge of the recent as well as the earlier problems of our country, the American History Course has been lengthened to a whole year. Civics is offered in the second semester of the fourth year and thus accompanies the second half of American History. As elective subjects during the senior year, the department offers a course in Economics during the first semester and one in Sociology during the second semester. In all of these courses up-to-date text-books have been adopted. Besides the study of the material furnished in these books, outside reading with much emphasis on “current topics,” the making of maps and of outlines, and other problems are arranged to make the Social Sciences both profit¬ able and interesting. WOOD SHOPS I T IS INTERESTING to compare the amount of time spent and the extent of work done in the Wood Shops now and in 1917 when the work was first offered. In 1917-18 Mr. R. E. Spaulding was the only teacher employed in the Shops. During that year he taught Wood Shops and Mechanical Drawing. No course in metal work was offered at that time. In 1918-19 not only the Wood Shops and Drawing were taught, but also a class in Forging and Machine Shop Practice. 5J By 1919-20 the enrollment had increased to such an extent in this de¬ partment that it became necessary to employ another teacher. That year, Mr. O. C. Druge replaced Mr. Spaulding and Mr. E. L. Legreid was em¬ ployed to teach Machine Shop Practice and Forging. Mr. Druge taught two classes in Wood Shops and one in Drawing. kfr-� 5J IN 1920-21, a third teacher, Mr. It. AI. Denney was employed to teach the drawing, and during the year there were three classes in Wood Shops. Thus in the short space of four years, the vocational department with only one teacher, who taught all the work, has developed into three branches — namely: Drawing, Wood Shops and Iron Shops, with a teacher for each branch. 51 During the present school year, 1921-1922, the classes have been about the same as last year. However, the enrollment is still increasing, and it may be necessary to employ another teacher next year to teach a class in each of the three branches of the department. 51 The work done this year has been along a variety of lines. Resides making several pieces of school furniture the boys have made cedar chests, foot stools, taboretts, fern stands, hall trees, library tables, victrola cabi¬ nets, a large oak table for the Court House, music cabinets, book cases, and several other pieces, as: cedar handkerchief boxes, floor lamps, table lamps, smoking stands, etc. Most of the work has been of a good quality, due, perhaps, to the fact that the boys were interested in the w ' ork they were doing. CAFETERIA PHYSICAL EDUCATION CD [ORE AND MORE each year physical education is being recommended as an essential part of the development of youth. School authorities are beginning to see that the old motto, “Nens sana in corpore sano” — a sound mind in a sound body — is the great end they wish to reach in education. Therefore to develop the sound body a sound system of physi¬ cal education must be established. Our system at the Township High School is as broad as any system in this part of the state. It consists of setting up exercises, apparatus work, folk dancing and play and games. The setting up exercises are system¬ atically arranged and tend to produce co-ordination of the entire body. The apparatus work plays a big part in body development, and this year new apparatus has been added to our equipment. Games, too, are very important, for through them we not only get a great amount of exercise but develop fair play, team work, discipline and many other qualities that are useful in civic life of later years. IT The physical education department hopes to give an account of itself by means of a physical education night during commencement week. This will consist of a program made up of a number of gymnastic naturally pro¬ duced in our own gymnasium. We hope to have every able-bodied student taking part in the program. — 71 — IKON SHOPS FIRST TERM of the past year saw a very small, but enthusiastic 1 j class in the Machine Shop. The Drawing Department being overcrowded, Mr. Legreid took one class of Mechanical Drawing and eliminated the Forge Shop Class. fl With the second term, however, came a big change. An Auto Mechanics’ course was begun, open to those who had had Machine Shops. Eleven were enrolled in the class, and are still with it strong. The course consists of from 5 to 10 hours a week lecture work, and the rest plain work. Every thing is taken up from motors, starting, lighting, carburition, transmission, rear axles, drives, springs, and frames to tires and speedometers. The class has shown great vim during working hours, and has paid close attention to lectures. Considering the fact that it is a four hour class, that is a credit to the members. fl Work is being carried on in the foundry, where the floor was dug down, and filled with cinders. When it has settled sufficiently a layer of asphalt will complete it. 5T To date the class has completely overhauled and converted an R. C. H. to a truck, made repairs on several cars, overhauled a number of the motors, and painted several cars. 5T The class took in the St. Louis Auto Show, where they collected some information, and quite considerable amount of literature. Besides the Auto Shops, there is a full class in Forge Shop and one in Machine Shops, where the school’s metal repairing is done, and where the boys make anything they wish, besides regular class projects, including tools of all kind. This year has been a great success, and we hope to see as many boys interested in the Metal work next year. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT V ERY INTERESTING and important is the study of agriculture. It is essentially a study of nature. The scene of agriculture is out-of-doors. It is associated with weather, clouds, sun, and open sky. It is founded on the soil; itself so complex that we do not yet under¬ stand it fully: in the soil the changes are involved, due to many chemical reactions, the movement of fluids, and the work of millions of micro¬ organisms, all modified by rain fall, frost and heat, structure, action of roots, manipulation by the farmer, and many other conditions. ( Every seed is a mystery, containing within itself a living plant possessing won¬ derful possibilities. Under the proper conditions, this seed grows, the re¬ sulting plant bearing stems and leaves and flowers and fruit, all fashioned out of the abundance of atmosphere and earth. Many of these plants become the food of animals, and their elements later appear in meat, milk, wool, and in the muscles and power to pull a load. T5onstant change is the order of nature: the farmer utilizes these changes in the production of his crops and live stock. The better he understands them, the greater suc¬ cess and satisfaction should he have in his work.” “In order that we may obtain a working and cultural knowledge of a few of these many factors the Agricultural Department offers a course in General Agriculture. For farm boys a more intensive and practical course is offered in Vocational Agriculture. In this course the boy applies his knowledge by actually carrying on a project at home. One year he can choose an animal project, and the next year a crop project.” MODERN LANGUAGES MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT has had a very interest- vL ing year, beginning in September with an increased enrollment over last year. The French 1 class numbered 24 and the Spanish 18, and another beginning French class of 20 was added in February. There were not enough 4th semester French students in September to warrant a French 4 class, but with ten completing French 3 in February, there has been a fine advanced class the second semester — so fine, in fact, that some of the students have asked to continue the work next year The work of the first year classes in both languages has been principally on grammar with supplementary reading in La Belle France and the De Vitis — Spanish Reader. For oral work they have used collections of short Spanish and French stories and anecdotes. The French students have received French correspondents thru the “National Bureau of Inter¬ national Educational Correspondence,” and the exchange of letters prom¬ ises to be very interesting and instructive. 51 The second year classes in French have been doing extensive reading using such interesting texts as L’Abbe-Constantin, Poudre Aeux Yeux, and Sans Famille. The second year Spanish class has been doing excep¬ tionally advanced work for a High School class, devoting its time to a study of Spanish literature and oral and written compositions. Among the most interesting of the works read, perhaps, are Alarcon’s “El Capitan Veneno, and Valdes’ Jose.” P 5[ I he classes have all been very enthusiastic and with the large number beginning the work this year, the coming year promises to be even more interesting. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT O UR ENGLISH DEPARTMENT aims to do three things: to cultivate a love for the best in literature, to teach the pupil to speak correctly, and to teach him to express himself, clearly and correctly, in writing. Each pupil can live his life better if he has learned to enjoy the best literature. With this in mind, the English Department introduces him to such writers as Milton, Tennyson, Shakespeare. But if the pupil cannot express himself orally, he is still unfit for higher living. Through the aid of the Debating and Dramatic Clubs, oral theme work, and speeches by “Four-Minute Men,” the English Department hopes to train him to speak correctly. Then, one task remains — to teach the pupil to write: not to write books, but to express himself in written language that is coherent and emphatic. The pupil learns that there are two things he must do in writing: he must say what he means and he must say it clearly. 51 Thus, when he can appreciate good literature, when he can speak cor¬ rectly and write correctly and clearly, he is better fitted for a complete life. “Life only avails, not the having lived.” THE EDITOR—(Ruth Tiley.) The editor’s got an awful job— when things don’t go just right, It’s the editor this, and the editor that, till you feel like you want to fight. If the copy’s not read all over, and corrected in time for the press; Or some stray little comma’s unnoticed, “It’s the editor’s fault, I guess.” Yes, you work till you’re ready to quit right there, and you leave the old paper rest, But — just slow up on the homeward stretch and the editor’s goat is sore pressed. When everything’s done and you’re happy — It all seems just right to you — Well, there’s someone who’s minus a copy! For the editor, Peace is taboo! — 75 — DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC X N TRUE ART, the hand, the head and the heart go together. But art is no recreation, it cannot be learned at spare moments, nor pur¬ sued when we have nothing better to do.” — Ruskin. “Music of all arts, has the greatest influence over the emotions.” _ Napoleon. H “Music is a Moral law. It gives tone to the universe, wings to the wind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gayety and life to every¬ thing.” — Plato. IT “Music rightly taught is the best mind trainer on the list. We should have more of the practical subjects like music and less grammar and arith¬ metic.” — Dr. Elliott, Harvard University. IT A study of three phases of music is offered by the music department of this school. The piano department offers a 4 year course, for which one- fifth of a credit is given toward graduation for each semester’s work. Theoretical courses include theory, harmony and history of music. For these subjects full university entrance credits are given. Two choruses are conducted by this department. These choruses are taught the nation’s most popular folk songs, beside other choral numbers. The orchestra is the finest in the history of this school. They play the best concert pieces used by first class orchestras. The music events of the year were two semester recitals in which the orchestra choruses and advanced piano pupils participated. Also the Light Opera “Love Pirates of Hawaii,” which was staged by the Junior-Senior chorus. LATIN O UR LATIN COURSE extends over four years; however Virgil has not been offered this semester. It is hoped that a number of pupils will demand this course next year, The work of the first year in any language, of course, includes forms and constructions, with some connected translation. In the second year, four books of Caesar’s Gallic War are translated. In the third year “Phormio,” a comedy of Terrence, is read in addition to five orations of Cicero. Through the courtesy of the University of Illinois, sets of slides bring various phases of Roman life vividly before our eyes. These are supple¬ mented by reports on outside reading. Because of the Latin roots so closely intertwined in our own language, constant attention is given to the relation between Latin and English. We desire, at any rate, to have a knowledge of our own tongue and an under¬ standing of our literature. Great authors use words with an eye to their derivation and inner meaning. Without Latin we cannot really read Mil- ton, Stevenson, or Poe. 5[ There is emphasis always on grammatical principles for the sake of Latin and English too, because a highly inflected language is the best instrument for teaching grammar. When we see a difference in form, we can realize a difference in case. Our use of English will be the better for that understanding. — 77 — NIGHT SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION authorized a night school to open on October 11 to run in two semesters of twelve weeks each. In this school work was to be given to meet the needs of any group of young people regularly employed and who could not attend the day schools, so long as these groups were sufficiently large to warrant the organization of classes. After enrollment, it was discovered that requests for mechanical drawing, both elementary and advanced; for sewing, elementary and ad¬ vanced; for bookkeeping, typing, shorthand, commercial English and min¬ ing were sufficiently large to justify the organization of classes for these subjects. The enrollment in these classes increased so rapidly that in drawing as well as sewing it became necessary to create additional sec¬ tions of the same grade of organization. The interest shown by these students in their work surpassed our expectations. 5T In the mining school alone a class of men enrolled with more determina¬ tion and with more eagerness to complete the work, and complete it well, than we had experienced in previous years, and the same spirit manifested itself in other departments. IT For all of our work, except for mining, which was taught by Mr. Edward Wright, the regular day teachers were employed for not more than one lesson an evening. The school met in sessions on Tuesday and Friday nights, beginning at 6:45 and closing at 9 o’clock. IT The total enrollment for the year in all departments was 361 of which 71 were members of mining school and 290 were members of the general night school. The school closed on April 18th. In addition to the above schools, a class for foreigners was organized in Americanization. There were 17 regular members of this class, thus, the total enrollment for all night schools was 378. — 78 — THE CITIZENSHIP CLASS 6 ARLY in the World War, the government of the United States fore¬ saw that conditions following the war would be such that many Europeans would emigrate to this country. It was with some con¬ cern that our government anticipated this influx of foreigners; and, with a desire to aid these people, and with a knowledge that the “Melting Pot” has not been “melting” with one hundred per cent efficiency, it, through the Department of Labor, began, and is now furthering plans, by which these foreigners may be thoroughly instructed in the fundamentals of American citizenship. Toward these people who have come to our country in large numbers since the war, the attitude of the government is one of kindliness and helpfulness. It is encouraging all desirable persons to become citizens, and in the meantime is energetically engaged in educating them so they may become truly good citizens. Some months ago the government approached the Board of Education of the Township High School with the proposition of undertaking this work for the foreigners living in Belleville and vicinity. The Board agreed to do so; whereupon, the government turned over to the Board, cards bear¬ ing the names and addresses of twenty-one such persons, with considerable additional information concerning each one. To each of these persons an invitation was sent through the agency of the Boy Scouts. Seventeen of them, twelve men and five women, accepted, and on March 10, the class in “Citizenship” was organized with J. II. Yarbrough as instructor. The class meets on Tuesday and Friday evenings, the nights w T hich have been designated by the Board for the assembling of all regular classes of the Night School. ft The text books and charts for the class are furnished by the govern¬ ment. The subjects thus far taught are: “The Declaration of Indepen¬ dence,” “A Brief Historical Sketch,” and the “Constitution of the United States.” The attendance has been good, and much interest in the work has been manifested by those attending. — 79 — SUMMARY OF COURSES FRESHMAN English (Lit. 3 5. Rhet. 2 Algebra, each year Biology Latin French Arts and Crafts Mechanical Drawing Shop Practice Home Economics Dom. Art Design Vi Agriculture Bookkeeping (Ele. and Wholesale) Business Penmanship % Business Arithmetic % Stenography Typing Piano 1 5 Chorus 1 5 Orchestra 1 5 Gym 1 5-3 10 SOPHOMORE English Geometry Ancient History Physiography Home Nursing V Latin French Arts and Crafts Mechanical Drawing Shop Practice House Economics Textiles and Millinery % Agriculture Bookkeeping (Banking Corp. Actg.) Stenography (Trans. Bus. Prac.) Typing Commercial Geography % Commercial Law Commercial Arithmetic % Business Spelling % Piano 1 5 Chorus 1 5 Orchestra 1 5 Gym 1 5-3 10 JUNIOR English Stenography Algebra (Advanced) Geometry (Solid) Zoology Chemistry Latin Spanish Modern History Industrial History Arts and Crafts Mechanical Drawing Shop Practice Home Economics General Agriculture Accountancy Salesmanship % Advertising % Typing Auto Mechanics History of Music Piano 1 5 Chorus 1 5 Orchestra 1 5 Gym 1 5-3 10 SENIOR English American History Latin Spanish Trigonometry % Physics Civics Vi (second semester) Mechanical Drawing Economics (1st semester) Sociology % (second semester) Theory and Harmony Astronomy Vfc Geology State Course 1 Psychology Shop Practice Stenography • Typing Chorus 1 5 Arts and Crafts Orchestra 1 6 Piano 1 5 Gym 1 5-3 10 — 80 — SUGGESTED CURRICULA 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year GENERAL English English English Biology 3 Electives 3 Electives 2 Electives English American History Civics % Elective 1% CLASSICAL English English English English Latin Latin Latin Latin Biology Ancient History Modern History American History Algebra Geometry Elective Civics Elective % MODERN LANGUAGES English English English English French French Spanish Spanish Biology Geometry Modern History American History Algebra Ancient History Elective 1 Civics % Elective % SCIENTIFIC English English English English Biology Botany or Physiog¬ Chemistry or Physics French raphy Zoology American History Algebra French Algebra % Civics % Geometry Geometry % Trigonometry % Modern History TEACHER TRAINING English English English Elective 1 Biology Botany or Zoology American History Latin Physiography English Civics % Algebra Geometry History State Course 1 Latin Psychology % 81 — HOME ECONOMICS English Biology Home Economics 1 Related English Biology Arts and Crafts Algebra English Home Economics 1 Elective 1 Related FINE English Arts and Crafts Geometry Ancient History or 1 Elective English Modern History 2 Electives ARTS English History of Music Modern History 1 Elective English American History Civics 4 Elective lMs English Theory and Harmony American History Civics Ms Elective % AGRICULTURE English Biology Vocational Agricul¬ ture Algebra or Elective English Vocational Agricul¬ ture 2 Electives INDUSTRIAL English Mech. Drawing Biology Algebra English Mech. Drawing Shop Practice Geometry English Shop Practice Auto Mech. Related Subject Elective English American History Physics Civics % Elective % COMMERCIAL English Bkkg. Elementary 4 Bkkg. Wholesale % Biology Penman shp 4 Bus. Arithmetic % English Bkkg. Corp. % Banking 4 Com. Arithmetic 4 Com. Geography 4 or Com. Law 4 Elective English Sales Vi Advertising ’4 Accountancy Elective English American History Sociology 4 Civics % Economics 4 Elective % STENOGRAPHIC BUSINESS 1st Year 2nd Year 1st Year 2nd Year English Stenography Typing Biology English ' Stenography Typing Bus. Spelling Mb C om. Geography 4 English Banking Biology Penmanship % Bus. Arithmetic Ms English Banking Com. Arithmetic M Com. Geography M Com. Law Ms — 82 — For tho ft rot Uw in two y«ar Bcllevtllo woo able to defeat East St Louii, on February 3, in tho local gymnasium. by tho ocoro of 37 lb. Laot year East St. Louu beat u« twteo. ft rot by tho ocoro of 31-25 and tho next timo by tho ««o� o of 27-it East St .Louio hao boon our main rival for several year and it hao altfays boon n groat satisfaction for ♦ ,..V Id r V V T« % „ � V ' Hu t Ever Noticed — hour mu h the Street Cor Company thinks of the BTHS students ery morning a large new car Is to the square for our con- beautiful sign Tho lalnte.l on It W� � It O 70 . «Vr V v, -w •XvX � mmm mm® ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Of LOWE, piwance. mcalth beauty pamily- appaiRS, rswo social Dirpicui-TIES QUESTIONS PeQTAINiNO TO STUDIES — EXCL,UfoCD— ii v f .. I i hii niii ■■ FOOTBALL TEAM, 1921 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date. B. T. H. S. Opponents Where Played Sept. 24. .78. . Soldan Sept. 29. High. .83. . Belleville Oct 1. .84. Oct 8. .134. .Benton Oct 10. . .21. . Belleville Oct. 14. . Belleville Oct. 21. .28. . Belleville Oct. 29. .52. .Litchfield Nov. 12. .13. Nov. 24. .6—Collinsville . .83. — 84 — . B. T. H. S. vs. SOLDAN. The first game of the season played with Soldan resulted in an over¬ whelming defeat at the St. Louis High School Athletic Field. Soldan opened up by swashing their heavy backfield thru our line for five and ten yard gains. They tried several passes which were incom- pleted because of a muddy ball. Only two of our men were old heads at the game, all the rest of them were green and some of them witnessed their first game. The old heads, namely, Houston, Mike and Mac, proved that they still remembered the game from last year. B. T. H. S. vs. ST. LOUIS U. HIGH. We met St. L. U. H. School, Sept. 29, on our gridiron, the first game played at home. St. L. U. High played a fast game. They attempted to plunge our line but could not make any gains, and tried several passes, some of which were not completed. At last they found our weak spot and pulled off long end runs. Houston was hurt in the last quarter. A storm came up which prevented St. L. U. High from scoring more points. “The good Ix rd was with us.” B. T. H. S. vs. KIRKWOOD. Eleven o’clock Saturday morning, October 1st, found the team ready to start for Kirkwood. They arrived about 1 o’clock, ate luncheon, hurried to the gym to dress and then rode in the bus to Kirkwood’s gridiron. Their football field was situated on the side of a hill. It had been harrowed the previous day, not to remove the bumps, but to make a soft bed for their visitors. IT Th e game was rather slow and dragged on for an hour. Kirkwood scored S4 points while the team dragged around the field watching them. The — 87 — game would have seemed like a funeral if Kirkwood’s cheer-leaders had not worked as hard as they did. [j The trip home, thru beautiful St. Louis County, was the best part of the day. The Jew amused the team while Wildy led them in singing songs. They lost 84 to 0. They were happy. U The reason we lost was because the crew was still dizzy from seeing Benton’s back-field sail around end for fifty and sixty yard gains. B. T. H. S. vs. BENTON. «} The team left Belleville for Benton Friday evening on the 5:14 train. They arrived at Benton about eight-thirty and went to the Hudson Hotel where they secured rooms for the night. The first few minutes of play, the team held fine. Benton started long end runs and after that, it was all off. Ehret recovered a fumble on Ben¬ ton’s 2 yard line and Wildy plunged thru for a touch-down — the first points scored this season against the strongest team. Wildy kicked goal. 5jThe rest of the game the team watched Benton score points and demon¬ strate goal kicking which was almost faultless. Benton had a block that was hard to shift from. The final score was 131 to 7, but the team was not down-hearted. They had scored a touchdown and a goal kick. 5J Half of the team left Benton Saturday night, slept at Mount Vernon, and arrived in Belleville early Sunday morning. The other half remained and spent the evening at the show. Two of the latter will never forget, nor regret the Saturday spent in Benton. B. T. H. S. vs. LOYOLA. Monday found us sore and stiff from the Benton game, assembled on ihe field in uniform without any practice to play Loyola. They found our weak spot on long end runs and completed several passes. Loyola scored three touchdowns. — 88 — ' B. T. H. S. vs. E. ST. LOUIS. f{ It seems as tho the seven year successive defeat by E. St. Louis is going to be continued. ' I ast year was the first time in seven year s we were able to defeat East Side in foot-ball. fj The game started pep-less. East Side made a touchdown in the first quarter and continued to score throughout the game. The great final score was 47—0. B. T. H. S. vs. COLLINSVILLE. A chance to even up the defeat of the basket-ball district tournament. After the first quarter the team gave up hopes. The final score was 28—2. B. T. H. S. vs. LITCHFIELD. An open date which was filled thru the courtesy of our Commercial In¬ structor, Mr. Beck. The game was played on the damp chilly day on a muddy field. Litch¬ field scored in the first quarter, and after that we may as well have given them fifty points and called it a game. In the last quarter we threatened their goal thru a series of trick plays and forward passes. The game ended without the Good Lord letting us score. B. T. H. S. vs. GRANITE CITY. fl Our first game with Granite City played at the dedication of their new high school resulted in a victory for them, 13 0. Best score made this season. There isn’t much to say, only to quote our Maroon hite ath¬ letic editor that the game was lost “due to lack of skull practice. B. T. H. S. vs. COLLINSVILLE. Our hope for game of the season, played on a cold damp day on a muddy field. They scored in the first quarter and continued to score thru out the game. The team pulled together in the last half and played better foot-ball, but the chances were hopeless. — S9 — - I WILL - kaiser— “Mart,” captain of this year’s team, far outplayed any of his oppos¬ ing centers during the season. Possessed of reach, height, speed and a good eye for the basket, “he” was a tower of strength to the Maroon and White Team. He was selected for the center position on the All-Alton Dis¬ trict Team and also as center on the All-Trans-Mississippi Valley Tourna¬ ment Team. EH RET— “Gus” was an excellent floor guard. His breaking up of plays be¬ fore they are fairly well started and his ability to get away with the ball and score, are his biggest asset. He also endeavored at all times to develop team play. These qualities won for him a position on the All-Alton District Team and a like position on the All-Trans-Mississippi Valley Tournament Team. WINKLER “Teddy,” a star forward, was a marked man every game. He is cool-headed and fast on his feet and a perfect shot. He was also a center of high caliber, out-jumping and out-playing his opponents when alternat¬ ing with “Mart.” He was selected on the second All-Alton District Team and received honorable mention at the Trans-Mississippi Valley Tourna¬ ment held at Washington U. GUNDLACH— “Butter,” only a Soph, and his first year in basketball, made his mark without any question and stamped himself as a coming player. He made up for his lack of weight with speed, spirit and aggressiveness. He received honorable mention at the Trans-Mississippi Valley Tournament, and is captain-elect for the coming season. BUTTS— “Whislie” is an ideal back guard because of his brilliant defensive work. He guards closely and has proved his mettle by holding the best forwards in the District to low scores. His ability to get his hands on the ball and pass to his forwards was responsible for the high scoring of the Maroon and White forwards. WILDY— “Bud,” a substitute, was of far more than average ability. He played several games at forward and then was switched to guard, where be was as much at home. By his hard, driving floorwork and unselfish play, he was a most valuable man on both the offense and defense. — 93 — THE BASKET-BALL SEASON OF 1922 The most prominent and popular of all sports in the school this season was basket-ball. Until this year Belleville had been regarded as one of the weak teams of the district, but since Coach Friedli has had charge Belleville has blos¬ somed out wonderfully. This has been possible only through the con¬ certed efforts of the team and coach. During the 1920-21 season, the men revealed the results of their train¬ ing by winning second place in the Alton District Tournament. This season even more than last has the Belleville Five shown what stuff they are made of. Again in the Alton Tourney the team won second place, and at Washing¬ ton University, in the tournament held there, Belleville carried off the Mississippi Valley Championship. B. T. H. S. vs. HIGHLAND. The first game of the season played on our floor resulted in a victory and brought back the confidence of the District Tournament. The first team gained such a lead on Highland that the second squad played the third quarter. During the third period the second team was able to score several times. The regulars finished the game, which ended in the score of 46—15. B. T. H. S. vs. MADISON. This was a “fish game” for Belleville. The second team played the first half. At the end of this time the audience was dissatisfied and wanted to see the first team perform. The regulars trotted out and played the third quarter, during which period they scored 11 points, while Madison was unable to score. The second squad played the last quarter. The final score was 24—14. B. T. H. S. vs. O’FALLON. 5[ O’Fallon met us on our home floor in the third game of the season. The game resulted in an easy victory for our team thru its excellent passing, floor-work, and basket shooting. O’Fallon lads had a novel way of getting thru our five man defense but it did not bring them anything as their basket shooting was very poor, missing many dead ones under the basket. They took their defeat uncomplainingly to the tune of 34 — 20. B. T. H. S. vs. GRANITE CITY. 5[ After the O’Fallon game the gang journeyed to Granite City and there met the first defeat of the season. The gang was unable to get together and seemed all mixed up on Granite City’s small floor. Gundlach, a rookie, played his first game. The final whistle found Granite City three points in the lead. B. T. H. S. vs. HAS BEENS. 5[ The ex-Stars of the Dear Old Alma Mater assembled one Friday evening to teach the boys of the B. T. H. S. how to play basket-ball. The boys got busy and by means of some real team work and good five-man formation succeeded in walloping the Has Beens 42 — 16. — 95 — B. T. H. S. vs. MASCOUTAH. 5[ Two games were scheduled with Mascoutah, but they arrived late, and the second team game started rather snappy, but Belleville ran up a score and loafed around the floor the remainder of the game. Final score was 39—11. B. T. H. S. vs. ALUMNI. 5f The Alumni, composed chiefly of the Class of 20, met us on our home floor during Christmas week. The game was rather tight, the score being 10 — 10 at the end of the first half. The second half started rather speedy. The boys piled up the score and held the Alumni at their mercy. The score would have been much tighter and probably the Alumni would have won if substitutions could have been made. B. T. H. S. vs. O’FALLON. 51 We met O’Fallon the second time this year on their own floor, “The Splendid Moon-Light Dance Hall” of O’Fallon. It was impossible to make long shots and the team was lost the first quarter. The second quarter the team shot them from under the basket and piled up the score beating O’Fallon at their own game. The team should have had on “non skids.” B. T. H. S. vs. EDWARDSVILLE. Things looked rather doubtful the first quarter, chances w r ere good at the end of the half, and the game was out of danger at the end of the third quarter. Edwardsville hung on and fought to the finish. They lost by 13 points. B. T. H. S. vs. MASCOUTAH. 5| Another victory over Mascoutah, but this time on their home floor. Butts started the scoring by making a sensational shot from center. At the end of the first half the score was 19 — 8, with Belleville on the long end. The final whistle blew when Mascoutah had 22 points and Belle¬ ville, 31. B. T. H. S. vs. COLLINSVILLE. After a sprint of about a block in a snow storm thru a foot of snow in basket-ball suits the team arrived on the scene where they were to meet Collinsville. The game was fast and the first half was tight, but the end of the game brought Collinsville out on the long end of the score. “Gus” made six foul throws out of six attempts. After the game the team took another snowy sprint and arrived at the scene of the showers. B. T. H. S. vs. EDWARDSVILLE. The second time of the season we meet Edwardsville. The game was played on their floor and we only beat them by 1 point, a foul throw. Edwardsville held the lead until the last quarter, when Belleville tied up with them and gained a 1 point lead, thru a foul throw, which finally gave us the game. B. T. H. S. vs. COLLINSVILLE. IT Our enemies of the Alton District Tournament again come before us, but this time on our home floor. Belleville held the lead in the beginning of the game, but Collinsville got a lucky streak the third quarter and shot them from all angles. The feature of the game was the foul throwing by Renfro of Collinsville. This was the first, last, and only game lost in the B. T. II. S. Gym this season. B. T. H. S. vs. ALTON. After the defeat by Collinsville the team journeyed to Alton to be again defeated, the third time during the season. The score at the end of the first half was 10 — 6 in favor of Belleville. The last half Alton gained a lead thru their long shots and held it. The end of the game came with Alton 4 points ahead. B. T. H. S. vs. E. ST. LOUIS. East Side went down before the team for the second time this season. Belleville played a snappy and fast game, which was too much for East St. Louis. The result w r as an overwhelming victory for Belleville, the tune of it was something like this, 33—16. B. T. H. S. vs. MADISON. U Another “fish game” for the gang. The second team easily defeated Madison by a score of 15 — 10 while the first string held down the bench. The B. T. H. S. Team displayed its form during the fourth quarter. — 97 ALTON DISTRICT TOURNAMENT B. T. H. S. vs. ALTON. IT The first game of the tournament for Belleville was that with Alton. The score at the end of the first quarter was 3 — 0 in our favor. The end of the half showed the score 7 — 6 in favor of Alton. The gang got busy and the score stood 19 — 18, B. T. H. S. ahead, with two minutes to play. Ehret made two long shots which gave the team a five point lead. They had won their first game. B. T. H. S. vs. GRANITE CITY. !T Belleville hit her stride in the second game. The first quarter ended with Belleville on the top side of the score, 8 — 4. In the second quarter Chapee of Granite City made a “pretty one” from the far side of center. Kaiser duplicated this shot. The half ended B. T. H. S. 12 and Granite 9. With two minutes Belleville was four points in the lead. Davies made a long shot and Chapee a free throw, which brought Granite’s score to 19, but at that moment the final gun sounded. B. T. H. S. vs. COLLINSVILLE. The hard game rolled around with the team tired and worn. Mart and Wink were on the sick-list. At the end of the first quarter we were one point behind. Wink was taken out at this point in the game because of an injured thumb. Collinsville had “easy pickings scoring their 23 points. — 98 — WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT B. T. H. S. vs. BELLEFLOWER. The first game of the Washington U. Tournament was “Fish.” The game was practically won at the end of the first quarter. The subs were put into the game in the last quarter. The game ended with a score of 41 — 28 in Belleville’s favor. B. T. H. S. vs. BENTON. The second game was with the strong Benton team, which capped the Christopher Tournament. The game was fast and snappy thru out its duration. After the final whistle blew the score-keeper drew 21 points for Belleville and 12 for Benton. B. T. H. S. vs. SPARTA. The final game w r as that with Sparta. They made eight points before our men were able to score. Gundlach made the first point, a free throw. Ehret made a field goal and the half ended 8 — 3, in Sparta’s favor. The team took the lead in the fourth quarter when Ehret made two free throws. The B. T. II. S. maintained the lead and won the game with a score of 15—13. This won the tournament and with it we got a silver loving cup and a leg on the Leacock Trophy. — 99 — TO THE LOYAL FANS BOTH TOWNSPEOPLE AND STUDENTS WHO BY THEIR HEARTY SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION HELPED TO BRING ABOUT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL; TO THE BUSINESS MEN OF BELLEVILLE WHO SO GENEROUSLY SHOWED THEIR APPRECIATION OF THAT SUCCESS, THE COACH AND BASKET-BALL TEAM OF 1922 EXTEND THEIR GRATEFUL THANKS. Winners r� B’ Victor for the District Qourt Champion strip. 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Ma routah Belleville and Palmyra Af g Winning Team —Alton Drop Hard-Fought Contest To Belleville and i Eliminated From the Tournament loot fa -L tiU IliCk + b« ‘ • � • « •� ihc« Ik- Utele.ni IMc � •� ' be Mt«l Oo.tM.1 VrtJrti.irt.o - � .� t � Im a lari ai ai rs� te- U. 4 tMfh l (Ip Wll •••� • IM | Tk- ' A Roll waul ♦ � • • vvrt-r • 4 . ,W 7fc .« Tb I .Vry- - tu . m ' ter Ortt « • .. ih � «•� to, I BELLEVILLE KNOCKS DOPE AND DEFEATS GRANITE CITY QUINT IN DISTRICT HIGH TOURNAMENT Lem Haight Squad Goes Down to l efeat by One Point in Thrilling Contest— Belleville Meets Collins¬ ville Today for Class “A” Title, and Championship. Belter l« Hi :. Srkaalr kM� «te� am k rk d � M4 H « a nmtm «f Rise Uw4� «i ' � k u T� .««i 4e S- ir i i.l .M e.r al..l «f is. «a«.T of : Tn non. „i ht • dcf-.l ear • IIMM f f • 1 t I ' lH � •■ r«14 4 Ortelt Crt Hr . 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I r« r aa • -ikalr he Rat � ««X 4 • V Ssi l v Ik na e ms KVn aktt r «a Ikrwa a� 4 Ik «• teMKl-M-l K fa-.r vf Beite.i.l. tktat asl im « 4 s ika i te � • i .ma ,t� V� � u� . .... ., ' iu.tete v .Aitetuaa|pv ' wait � ta � S keartrtra iteSSeN tad s pertnt RtMt IWIV..I1T BASEBALL SCHEDULE, 1922 April 19.Ferguson at Belleville April 28.Granite City at Belleville May 5.East St. Louis at Belleville May 9.Alton at Alton May 12.Alton at Belleville May 16.Granite City at Granite City May 23.Wood River at Belleville May 26.Wood River at Wood River June 1.Loyola at Belleville June 2.East St. Louis at East St. Louis BASEBALL GAMES B. T. H. S. vs. FERGUSON. The first game of the season, a practice game, was played with Ferguson on our own field. The game started with Belleville scoring three runs. The majority of the runs, eight in number, were scored during the eighth inning. The final score was 16 — 6. B. T. H. S. vs. GRANITE CITY. The second game of the season and the first league game of the season to be played on our field was with Granite City. Granite started the game by scoring in the first inning. The game was tight until the third inning, when Belleville scored seven runs. The remainder of the game was loosely played. Belleville again scored five runs in the eighth inning. — 103 — B. T. H. S. vs. EAST ST. LOUIS. 5J One of the most important games of the season was played on the B. T. H. S. diamond. East Side scored three runs in the second inning and Belleville scored two in the third. East Side scored twice in the seventh, giving them a three point lead. Belleville scored three runs in the last of the seventh, which tied the score. In the last of the ninth, with a man on second, Tiemann got a two-base hit, which brought in the winning run and broke up the game. B. T. H. S. vs. ALTON. 5 [ The team journeyed to Alton to play a very important game. The game opened with Belleville scoring three runs the first inning and Alton unable to score. This gave Belleville a bright start, but when Alton scored four in the third and one in the fourth, B. T. H. S. lost by two points. ALTON vs. B. T. H. S. When Alton came here we were anxious to beat them to even up the score. 5 [ Both teams scored in the first, but Belleville was two points in the lead. The game continued with Alton and B. T. H. S. scoring a run here and there during the inning, until Alton scored in the eighth, giving them a two run lead. In the last of the eighth Belleville’s score was nine runs. Alton failed to score in the ninth and Belleville won to the tune of 17 — 9. BASEBALL, 1922 5f Baseball, the national sport of America, has its place at the B. T. H. S. In preceding years, Coach Friedli has developed teams that have built up an enviable record for the school. 51 This season a league has been organized, consisting of high schools cen¬ tering around Belleville. B. T. H. S. started out strong by stepping up at the beginning of the season and was tied with East St. Louis and Alton for first place until Alton was eliminated by Belleville. 5f Present prospects are bright for us, and if the team continues until the end of the season as it started out Belleville will have a brilliant record in baseball as well as basket-ball. TRACK Track, a comparatively new sport, was introduced at B. T. H. S. in 1919 by Mr. Ebsen. During the 20 season the team entered two dual meets, one with Granite City and one with O’Fallon. In both meets Belleville emerged with high scores, 76 — 21 and 68 — 31, respectively. The team entered the McKendree meet and John Maule took third place in the 100-yard dash and Vernon Greeves came out second in the tennis singles. The 21 season Mr. Lorenzen coached track. Winkler won second in the high jump and Merrills took third place in the 220-yard dash at the Mc¬ Kendree meet. •T Granite City held a district meet in which Lill took third place in the mile and half mile, while George Gundlach won first in the shot put. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the 22 team has been unable to do much practicing. However Winkler won first place in the high jump at McKendree. Coach Lorenzen scheduled a dual meet with Columbia High School, and B. T. H. S. has entered the Mississippi Valley Interscholastic meet to be held at Washington University. — 105 — TUMBLING TEAM Township High School Literary Society T. H. S. LITERARY SOCIETY is the largest organization in the y J school. Its popularity is proved by the membership. There are three hundred and fifty students in the club. All students who are not members of some other club automatically join the Literary Club, and an opportunity to take part in the program is afforded them. The w r ork offers an excellent chance for practice to those students who are backward about appearing in public and do not wish to gain confidence by appearing before a critical audience. The society meets on the last Wednesday of each month. On these oc¬ casions some excellent programs have been given. The programs consist of recitations, plays, musical and original numbers. The best of attention and interest has always been evident at the meetings of the Literary Society. The officers are: President . Elma Duvall Vice President.Charles Beck Secretary-Treasurer. David Baer Sponsors. .Miss Gill, Miss Grigg, Miss McElwain Activities of the Ag Club O UR HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL CLUB is an organization which has for its object stimulating interest in agriculture, |f The club has always been accustomed to have some certain agricultural commodity as a project. Last year the club had several market hogs for its project. This year the club purchased two pure-bred Duroc Jersey pigs, which are to be raised for breeding purposes. The club at present has only one of these, the other was sold a short time ago. Besides this, the club is planning to have a garden this spring. The expenses on these projects are all paid out of the treasury of the club. Likewise all money received for the sale of any of the products is turned over to the treasurer of the club. |[ The club is further stimulating interests in agriculture through its monthly meetings. At these meetings certain questions along agricul¬ tural lines are discussed. These discussions are either made by some member of the club or are taken up by the club in general. Commercial Club COMMERCIAL CLUB, though not the largest in membership, is V-X financially one of the ablest clubs of the school. Regardless of its small membership it has been able to carry out its purposes and ful¬ fill all its intentions. The fundamental purpose of this club is to promote the business principles taken up in the school and improve its membership therein. The monthly programs prepared by a competent program com¬ mittee have been both instructive and interesting. The presiding officers are as follows: President . Emmett Keim Secretary . otto Becker Treasurer . Henry Tiemann Sponsors . Mr. Beck, Miss Murray — HO — The Home Economies Club HIS CLUB meets in Room Eleven on the fourth Wednesday of every J month for the purpose of promoting interest in home economics. At these gatherings selected speakers give talks on various sub¬ jects pertaining to the home and home-making. Occasionally home demon¬ strations are given as to the methods of the preparation and serving food. 5| There are about fifteen members. The officers are: Crissy Daniels.President Gladys Wilderman.Secretary-Treasurer Miss Gossett and Miss Dell.Sponsors The Thalian Dramatic Society = HE TIfALIAN DRAMATIC CLUB, composed of members of the Junior and Senior classes only, has a limited membership, but it is well able financially to carry out many plans successfully. 5T Several short plays have been put on by this club, both in the club rooms and in General Assembly. “For the Honor of the Class,” “A Cold Finish,” “The Bride,” and “Advertising for a Husband” were all received with hearty applause. 5J The object of the society, to encourage and develop interest in dramatics, has been realized to a great extent this year through the study of the early forms of drama, and through the staging of plays. 5T The officers for the school year 1921-1922 are as follows: President Elsia Tebbenhoff Vice-President .Valeda Loecher Secretary.Norma Meyer Treasurer.Helen Carter Sponsor — ill — Miss Wall B. T. H. S. Tumbling Team (By Harold Groh.) PURPOSE of the tumbling team is first of all to develop the vari- J ous muscles of the body and, second, to encourage tumbling. Meet¬ ings are held once a month. 51 During our meeting period we prac¬ tice our old stunts and work on new ones. The club is not looking for members at present, and anyone failing to attend the meetings will be discharged. 5f The Tumbling Team has taken an active part in school activities and did credit to their training at various public appearances. The members are as follows: Sylvester Schicktanz . President Harold Groh . Secretary Russell Mank . Treasurer Leroy Kaisburg, Clent Houston, Fred Smith Leroy Charlton Sponsor . Mr. Lorenzen The Irving Literary Society President Secretary Treasurer Officers: .Wilmer Trieb . Harold Glover .Walter Mason The Radio Club Officers: President . Colson Casey Secretary . Clarence Keller Treasurer . Edwin Ehret The Philo Club Officers: President . Cora Whitlock Secretary . Rosa Hofsommer Treasurer . Edna Hogan — 112 — Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 — Registration. 6 — School opens. Seniors don’t show up. 9 — County Fair. Half-day. 12-19 — Reign of Terror. 14 — Bert walks with cane. 21 — Gen. Ex. Freshies make mad rush for lunch. 23 — Half-day. Election of Class Officers. 24 — Soldan. 78 — 0. Exby breaks collar bone. 28 — Election of Editor and Business Manager. Minnie displays temper. 29 — st. L. U. High here. 83 — 0. Storm and no power for cars. Oct. 1 — Kirkwood. 84 — 0. 4 — Leona S. finds penny in spice pudding. 6 — Approval of Staff appointments. For first time Minnie is speechless. 5 — Rumors have it that Ray Arnold is married. 8 — Game at Benton. 134 — 7. Bert and George step out. 10 — Game with Loyola. Lost 21 — 0. 10 — George wants Bert to write and find out name of girl he was with. 12 — Minnie admits the generally known fact that she can talk. (Karch — “After you get her started the thing is to get her to stop.”) 13 — Hexter locked in Staff room, and then Marg. recites first. 14 — Game with East Side — here. Lost 47 — 0. Clarence Amann got his grip back from Benton. 18 — Exby saws lock off his locker and then finds key. 19 — Sappo excites the Physiography class with his reason for dis¬ appearance of lakes. 20 — Win. Bockstiegel loses his garter. 21 — Oilier Hagebush can write stories without titles. 21 — Collinsville — here. Lost 28 — 0. 24 — Miss Wall gives instructions in etiquette to one of our Seniors. 27 — Hexter gives faculty party. August dreams he does hard work and conies to school very tired. — 113 — 29—Litchfield. 52—0. Wonder why Harper didn’t go along? 31—Staff enjoys wiener and marshmallow toast, chaperoned by Coach and his wife, at the Old Country Club. Oct. 31 Nov. 1-2 — Teachers’ Institute. 11 — Armistice Day. Exby and Gass have good practice at dish washing. 12 — Lost to Granite City, 13 — 0. 16 — Senior tree planting. (As President of Junior Class, etc.) Sonny displays his ability as orator. 19 — Scandal whispers that Valeda stepped out with a man. 23 — Engraving contract signed. 24 — Thanksgiving. Lost to Collinsville. 25 — First basketball game. All football records smashed. Belle¬ ville, 46; Highland, 15. 27 — Gass nearly kills Exby while out hunting. 28 — Practice proves profitable to Exby. 29 — Becker again goes to Scott Field. 30 — Mr. Schmidt kicks the boards off the back-stop. Dec. 1 — Classless class meeting. 2 — Second team wins from Madison. 24 — 14. 3 — First snow of the season. 6 — Senior rings arrive. 7 — Dr. Haynes of Shurtleff addressed General Assembly. 8 — Exby recites “A Light” in English. 9 — Won from O’Fallon. 34 — 20. 14 — Speaker from Rolla. Team goes to Granite City. Hexter gips conductor on McKinley Line. 15 — Only ten more days till Christmas. 16 — Won from the “Has Beens.” 22 — Won from Mascoutah, 39 — 11. 23 — Christmas program. Minnie gets a lemon. Wonder what Exby got. 30 — Beat Alumni, 24 — 17. Jan. 3 — School again. 5 — August finds — in his salad. 6 — Game at O’Fallon. We won, 39 — 7. — 114 — 17 — Staff artist gets scarlet fever. 18 — Exby wears short trousers. Editor hurt in automobile accident. 19— Much wrangling over finals. 23 — Finals start. 24, 25, 26— Downfall of many. 26 — Hurrah, we won from Granite City, 23 — 19. 30 — Freshie signs up for English 8. Some Freshie. Feb. 2 — Margaret forgets herself in geometry. 3 — John Maule makes perfect recitation in English. What next? 10 — Edwardsville game. We won 12 — 11. Music contest. Ottilie Ilefti wins second. 14 — Caroline Payne’s engagement informally announced. 15 — Freshman girl wears knickers. 16 — Sonny Beck has to call Mr. Hexter back to geometry class. Pretty bad. 17 — Collinsville here. We lost 26 — 12. 18— At Alton. Lost 22 — 18. 21 — Mr. Hexter misses his aim in gym. 24 — Beat East Side, 33 — 16. Mar. 1—Beck steals piece of bread to feed the robins. 2 — All hail for the Alton tournament. 3 — We won first game. Mr. Schmidt expected it. 4 — The chaperones arrive. 5 — B. T. II. S. delegation in mourning. We lost. 8 — Siege of sickness. No work. 9 — Class pictures taken. 10 — Washington U. tourney. We score again. 11 — Repetition of the 10th. 12 — Refer to athletic department for details of honors. 13 — Senior oration looms into view. 14 — Night watchman makes his declaration of independence. Give us liberty or give us a new watchman. 15 — Mrs. Bahrenburg talks to students. 20 — Florence Heinemann appears at the Lincoln. Janice falls downstairs in English class. 21 — One consolation to English students. Mr. Yarbrough isn’t always as bad as he is sometimes. — 115 — 24 — Coach’s birthday party. 28 — Mr. Yarbrough gives a lecture. Turn off the gas! 29 — Prof. Bergh, violinist, performs in General Assembly. Apr. 4 — The war is on. 5-7 — Period of rain. 8 — “I WILL!” on the smokestack. Winkler explained it. 9 — Who spoiled the funeral services? 10 — No school. 11 — Juniors lose good beauty sleep. 22 — Saturday. 26 — Team presented with sweaters by the business men. Ruth Tiley wins senior oration. 27 — First baseball game of the season with Granite City. We won. 28 — Another fatal English test. May 1 — Screening put on the back-stop to replace old boards. More bobbed heads. 2 — Bellevinois contract signed. 3 — August has his hair parted in the middle. Bellevinois goes to press. 6 — McKendree meet. Wink is the hero of the day. 7 — Janice gets phone call from English class. 8 — New spring dresses in evidence on the campus. 9 — More speeches in assembly. 10 — Rain threatened. Alton beats us on their own diamond. 12 — Alton at Belleville. 13 — Track tourney at Columbia. 20 — Washington U. track meet. 26 — Operetta given by chorus class. 27 — Saturday, no school. June 1 — Bellevinois on sale. 2-4 — Rushing business. 5 — Sold out. 8 — Staff all buy tickets to the Lincoln on the proceeds. 16 — Junior Prom. 18 — Baccalaureate Sermon. 21 — Commencement. “It’s all over now!” - I WILL - DO YOU REMEMBER When Chas. Exby and Leona fell in the creek. When Bert Z. and Marg. R. always wanted to get water. When Friedli was forced to sit in Zoology class. When H. G. S. tore down the back-stop. When there were “Faithful Followers.” When August stayed out after 12 P. M. When the STAFF celebrated with a Wiener Roast. When Exby reformed the “younger generation.” When THEY got stuck in the mud. When Helen C. couldn ' t sit down. When we jipped the “Caf.” Mr. Yarbrough at Alton. When Alma K. and Miss Wall clashed. Sonny Beck’s oration on Senior tree planting day. When Miss Gill stepped out with Mr. Teufel. When chips came down to Gc. When the seniors reserved a table in the Caf. When Leona and Helen escorted Gass to the tournament. When Mr. Schmidt visited classes. — 119 HUMOR—OUR OWN BRAND WORSE AND WORSE. Mr. Bragg had staggered home from a railroad wreck looking like the last dregs of humanity. “You certainly are a sight to behold,” sympathized his wife. “Say,” ejaculated Bragg, his eye gleam¬ ing. “If you think I look bad, you just ought lo see the train.” EARLY FALL LIMERICKS. There was an old Turk in Thermopylae Who of wives longed to have a monopylae; Said he: I’ll just scare ' em Right into my harem If the silly things won’t be won propylae.” A clergyman told from his text How Samson was barbered and vexed; He told it so true That a man in a pew Got rattled and shouted out, “Next!” THESE TERRIBLE QU ESTION Al R ES. Registration Officer to Suffragette: “Your name, please.” Suffragette: “Miss Minnie Dill.” Registration Officer: “Age?” Minnie: “Have the Misses Hill, who live next door, given you their ages?” Registration Officer: “No.” Minnie: “Well, then, I’m the same age as they.” Registration Officer: “That will do.” Pro¬ ceeding to fill in all particulars, he murraer- ed: ‘ Miss Dill, as old as the Hills.” YE MATHEMATICIAN. A farmer was showing Tedd W. over the farm. “How many sheep do you think are in that flock?” he asked. Teddy, considering a minute, and then replying: “About 500.” The farmer was astonished. “Abso¬ lutely correct,” he declared. “How did you do it?” “Well, I just counted the legs and divided by four.” Two Freshmen in the dressing room were discussing life in general. What do you suppose is the matter with me anyway? I’m just sick of livin’, said one. Said the other: “I am, too. Take it from me, we need something aesthetic in our lives.” “For Pete ' s sake, what is that?” “ ’Aesthetic?’ Why, you poor fish, it’s putting perfume in your bath water and things like that.” HIS FIRST CASE. Rookey Sentry: “Halt! Who’s there?” Voice: “Private Stock, Company C.” Rookie Sentry: “Advance, Private Stock, and he sampled.” Mrs. Warbucks: “Now that you’re a real gentleman, you ought to go in for polo and aviation, William.” Warbucks: “Somebody been telling you that you’d look charming in black?” Old Darky, to shiftless friend: “I hearn tell you is gwlne to pay me dat dollah you owe me. Is you?” Friend, ingratiatingly: “I ain ' t sayin,’ I ain’t.” Old Darky, severely: “I ain’t ask you is you ain’t, I ask you ain ' t you is.” MRS. FRIEDLI AND NIN. Child in buss, to stranger: “Daddy, dad¬ dy.” Mother: “Hush, darling, that isn’t daddy. That’s a gentleman.” ADVICE TO FRESHMEN. “Don’t appear green by acting fresh.” A tooter who tooted a flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot. Said the two to the tooter Is it harder to toot or To tutor two tooters to toot? SOME MOKE JOKES ON ITS WAY. M Ancl what is an egg?” asked Friedli, in biology. “An egg,” said Londe, “is a chicken not yet.” RAISING THE PRICE. Mother: “Charlie, will you be quiet for a hit?” Charlie: ‘TU do it for two bits. LOGICAL. Miss Wail to Freshie: “Will you tell me what a conjunction is, and compose a sentence containing one?” Freshie: “A conjunction is a word con¬ necting anything, such as “The horse is hitched to the fence by his halter. A ‘halter’ is a conjunction, because it con¬ nects the horse and fence.” A maiden at college named Breeze Weighed down by B. A s and M. Deeze, Collapsed from the strain. Said her doctor: “’Tis plain You are killing yourself by degreeze.” English is the universal language now except in England and U. S. HOW SIMPLE. Jackson: “What you call it when a girl gets married t’ree times—bigotry?” Johnson: “Lawsy, boy, you suttinly is ignoramus. Why w ' hen a gal gits married two times, dat am bigotry, but w’hen she marries de third time, dat am trigonome¬ try.” SOME SIGNS. Placard at a moving picture show: “Young children must have parents.” In a barber’s window: “During alterations, patrons will be shaved in back.” Sign in a Broadway store: “Empty boxes—suitable for holiday gifts.” They walked along the shredded wheat When grape nuts were in season He asked why she seemed so sweet She answered: “There’s a reason.” Chas. Beck: “Gee, but this is a hot day.” Chas. Becker: “This is nothing. Why down in the South, one day, it was so hot they had to sprinkle the river to keep the catfish from stirring up the dust on the bottom.” He told his love beneath the tree, The color left her cheeks; But on the shoulder of his coat It showed up plain for weeks. “Vot shall ve giff little Sappo for Christ¬ mas?” “Aw, vash der vindows unt let im vatch der sthreet cars go by.” Mr. Campbell: “Bert, what is your idea of an ion?” Bert Z.: “It’s a very small particle.” Mr. Campbell: “What is? Your idea?” Exby: “When I graduate I will step into a position of $20.00 per.” Beck: “Per what?” Exby: “Perhaps.” HEAD LIKE A WOOD SHED. “There is not a boy in this town wiio is as clever as our Bill,” said his mother. “ How is that?” inquired her neighbor. “Look at these chairs. Bill made them out of his own head, and he has enough wood left to make an armchair.” Ruth Jane: “Dad, buy me a tin horn.” E. G. H.: “No. You’d make me entirely too nervous with the noise.” Ruth Jane: “Aw, Dad, I promise only to play when you’re asleep.” ACCORDING TO B. T. H. S. Shemmer: l ' m so fast. I can read four columns of a newspaper at the same time.” Breitweiser: “Call that fast? Listen! Coming back from France the transport wasn ' t making time enough for me. so I Jumped off and swam so fast that when I climbed up the dock in Hoboken my clothes weren’t even wet. Herman proudly brought his slate to Dad to show him the drawing upon it. “What is it?” asked daddy. “Why daddy. said the surprised little boy, “It’s a train.” “But you haven’t drawn the cars, son¬ ny,” said the father. “No,” said Herman. “Mother says the engine draw ' s those.” She: “You don’t speak to me as af¬ fectionately as you used to. Don’t you love me any more?” He: “There you go again. Why, I love you more than life itself.. Now ' shut up and let me read my paper! POOR OLD FATHER. Geraldine: “Mother, I think I’ll slip on my rain coat and run over to the post office for the mail.” Mother: Why, my dear, it isn’t fit for a dog to be out. Let your father go.” ODE TO HARPER’S MUSTACHE. But six little hairs, yet they can mean; Six little hairs that can hardly be seen; Six little hairs that seem to seek To tickle the powder off my cheek. But now, somehow, things would be amiss. There would be no thrill in a moustacheless kiss. “Did Bill get that job he was after?” “No.” “Why. I thought he told them he could demonstrate anything and sell it. “He did, but the firm was manufactur¬ ing bathtubs.” A goat ate all our jokes And then began to run; “I cannot stop, he softly said, “1 am so full of fun ” THE SECOND COLLECTION. A young lady reports that she was traveling on a train recently when a girl evidently on her first trip, entered and oc¬ cupied the other half of her seat. The con¬ ductor came thru calling for tickets and, after some embarrassed fumbl ng, the girl handed her’s over. A few nvnutes later a train boy came down the ais e behind her crying Chewing gum.” “Mercy!” said Miss Innocence to her scat companion. ‘ Do we have to give up our chewing gum, too?” WARNING TO GIRLS. Don’t put these “Jokes” too near your face, or you ' ll be blown to chowder. It ' s dangerous to place dry things, so near a store of powder. Griffin is an elephant, Sterling a giraffe. Little Minnie is the one Who always makes us laugh. SOLICITUDE. The fisherman had just fallen over- loard. and was caught in the tide. “F’reven’s sake throw me a life preserv¬ er, he shouted. “What’s the matter? You c ' n swim,” retorted a lazy comrade. “Yuh, better throw ' me a life preserver, darn you!” he came back. “I cn sw’im a right but yuh better not take any chances. I got the bottle in m’ pocket. SIZING HIM UP. Freshman: “I want to get a suit of clothes.” Tailor. “What do you want; the cus¬ tom or ready made?” Freshman: “Which is the custom?” Tailor: “The ready made.” THESE ARE FUNNY THE USUAL WAY. Mary had a little match, Mary had a care. The gas-line had a little leak Mary’s gone afar! HEARD IN CHORUS. Mr. Carl: “How many beats are there in a measure?” Helen: “I don’t know, but I know how many turnips in a bushel.” Some girls are built for short dresses. Others use darn poor judgment. WE’LL SAY IT IS. Herbert P., in chemistry, lighting a jet of hydrogen: “Isn’t science beautiful?” SHORT. A teddy bear sat on the ice. As cold as cold could be, But soon he up and walked away, “My tale is told,” said he. A MATTER OF LOOKS. A homely young English chap, having his view obstructed by the headgear of the girl in front of him, ventured to protest. “See here, Miss,” he said, leaning over, “I want to look as well as you.” “Oh, do yer?” she replied in a rich Cockney accent. “Then y ou’d better run ’ome and change you’re face. LATIN WITHOUT A KEY. Boyibus kissibus sweeti girlorum Girlibus likibus want! sumorum Popibus hearibus wanti sumorum Kickibus boyibus out of the dorum Lateibus nightibus no keyorum Climbibus porchepost, pantibus toreum. J. H. Y.: “How did Milton get out of jail?” R. Arnold: “He broke out with the measles.” Miss Miller in Latin: What does pi- gris mean?” Schicketanz: “Lard, I guess.” HER PRIVILEGE. Lucille: “What makes you think Anna- belle will turn over a new leaf.” Helen: “Oh, her mind has always been like an open book to me.” There was a young lady from Dean, Who had dyed her hair at sixteen; She took a salt bath Which quite raised her wrath For the salt turned her lovely hair green. “Oh, say, who was here to see you last night?” “Only Myrtle, father.” “Well, tell Myrtle she left her pipe on the piano.” SERIOUS. Cop: “Come on! What’s the matter with you.” Nesbit: I’m well thank you, but my engine’s dead!” A LITTLE ADVICE. Good intentions do not pay bills, It’s easy enough to plan; To wish is the play of the office boy; To do is the job of a man. Marg. R.: “Chas’s a pretty smooth boy, isn’t he?” Leona: “I wouldn’t be too sure of that. He was awfully rough with me last night.” SORRY. Musketry Instructor: “Great Scott, man whatever made you fire before the range was clear? Do you know you only just missed me?” Lorry: “No, did I?” Instructor: “I should think you did.” Lorry: “I’m awfully sorry, sergeant.” YOU CAN TAKE OUR WORD FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT. When recitation days are over And bedspread’s warmth hath come once more, I’m going to wind my old Big Ben And when at morn it starts to roar. I’ll break it gently on the floor And gloating, go to sleep again! Miss Miller, in Latin class: “Give the principal parts of ' Possum. Student: “Head, legs and tail.” An Englishman in South Station, Bos¬ ton, read over a door, “Inside Baggage,” then chuckled with glee. “You are so droll; now we should say ’Refreshment Room’.” Stein: “Aren’t you going to study for that exam tomorrow? You know genius sometimes wins hut hard work always wins.” Leuschner: “That’s all right. I’ll take a chance on genius. He sits next to me.” IN TIME OF PEACE. Alice: “Why don’t you wear your new garters?” Ruth: “Oh! I’m saving them for a rainy day.” ART. I lingered long upon her lips They seemed so fragrant then. Their softness and their rosy hue Were past all scope of pen. The shapely little cupid’s how It’s pretty little tips I painted in most carefully I lingered on her lips. Mrs. D.: “Don’t you stay in the room when Lucille has company any more?” Mrs. B.: “No; I am trying the honor system.” Knocker: “Do you know, Mr. Karch, that when an airplane gets up 39,000 feet snow comes out of the exhaust pipe.” AFTER THE CONCERT. Harold: “That soprano had a large repertoire.” Maggie: “Ain ' t it the truth, now, and since you speak of it, her dress only made it look worse.” He: “What would you do if I kissed you ? She: “How do I know. You know per¬ fectly well I haven’t read the latest college comics.” “He made the best after-dinner speech I’ve ever heard.” “What did he say?” “Waiter, give me the check.” Where there’s a will, there’s a dead man. In class, tis ever the self-same tale. In every line of endeavor The students come and they go to sleep. But the Prof, goes on forever. Pitter: “What’s the latest style in hair and skirts?” Patter: “Bobbin’ up and down.” Erlinger: “Why do they call this fel¬ low a Knight of the Garter?” Arnold: “He’s one of the King’s chief supporters.” “They say Bill threw her over.” “Yes, and Jack made a good catch.” One tells a horse’s age by its teeth, and a woman’s by her tongue. Football, baseball. Basketball and crew Dances, frolics and Sometimes classes, too. Blond hair, bobbed hair. Eyes of brown and blue, Hasn’t ev’ry H. S. lad An awful lot to do. Sonny Finkelstein: “Fadder, was your heeple3 well-to-do? 0 Fadder Finkelstein: “Nein, son, dey was hard to do.” Walter: “There are just two things I don’t know about Mr. Schmidt.” Adolph: “What are they?” Walter: “His rubber heels.” Fresh: “Oh, see the little leaflet float¬ ing in the breezlet and resting on the wave let!” Senior: “Say, you’d better go out in the yard let and rest your little headlet un¬ der the pumplet.” A SENIOR’S PHILOSOPHY. A word on the cuff is worth two in the book. SIMPLIFIED ANATOMY. Mary had been spanked by her mother. She was crying in the hallway when the minister entered. “Well, well, what’s the matter with my little girl today?” he inquired. “It hurts,” she sobbed. “What hurts, my dear?” “The back of my lap.” An optimist is a fellow who can see the wolf at the door and say: “There are my wife’s winter furs.” Yarbrough: “What are the three ages of man?” Becker: “Blarney stone, grindstone and tombstone.” AIN’T IT THE TRUTH? Shoes may be made of all sorts of leather, but bananas are best for slippers. THEM AWFUL TWINS. Adolph: “I just had some oxtail soup and I feel bully.” Walter: “That ' s nothing. I just had some hash and 1 feel like everything.” LONGFELLOW TO DATE. The shades of night were falling fast, The fool “stepped on it” and rushed past. A crash! He died without a sound They opened up his head and found EXCELSIOR! Exby: “How did you hurt your hand? Been fightin’?” Gass: “Yes. Those were awful sharp teeth Bill used to have.” Mr. Carl, in chorus: “We have two minutes left. Will anyone sing a solo?’’ (Silence.) Storr: “I’m going to the South Sea Islands.” Mr. Yarbrough: “Wait until I’ve dis¬ missed you.” Judge: “You have been found guilty of petit larceny. What do you want, ten days or ten dollars?” Wink: “I’ll take the money.” STAFF WIT. Flos: “Why, Margaret, how clean you look today.” Marg., later in Cafe: “Do you eat chocolate cakes?” Flos: “Yes.” Marg.: “Oh, pshaw, and I bought some.” DID YOU KNOW THIS? Nature cannot jump from winter to summer without a spring, nor from sum¬ mer to winter without a fall! Karch. “What is it you see when you are on top of a boat, looking down into the water?” Minnie: “Buoys.” Karch: “Yes, and often Eddies.” THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE. Campbell: “Name some oxides of iron.” Charles, absent-mindedly: “Ferris Oxide.” Campbell: “Not Ferrous, this time, Charles. It’s Ferric.” Miss Miller: “We’ll have to w r ork fast this week, folks: Only ten more days.” — 126 — spensers ALUMNI DIRECTORY 19 17 Becker, Marie.Stenographer.Chicago, Ill. Bleicker , Frieda.Telephone Operator.Belleville, 111. Brandenburger, Adelhaide.Piano Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Dagne, Walter.Engineering Dept.Belleville, 111. Daniels, Samuel.Highway Dept.Belleville, 111. Dew, Edith .At Home.Belleville, Ill. Decker, Paule .Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Dorn, Mrs. Julia (nee Schemmer)... At Home.Belleville, Ill. Ebert, Hazel.Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Gass, Emelie.County Farm Bureau.Belleville, 111. Gauss, Georgiana.Clerk .Belleville, Ill. Hass, Grace .Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Knobeloch, Kenneth .Post-Dispatch.St. Louis, Mo. Kuhn, Florence .Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Lloyd, Mrs. Ruby (nee Dew).At Home.Henrietta, Okla. Macke, Florence.Student.B. T. H. S. Moilman, Lilbert.Electrician.Willisville, Ill. Neuhaus, Doris .Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Paro, Florence.At Home.Belleville, Ill. Poirot, Eugene.Student.Illinois University Puderer, Petronilla .Teacher.Belleville, III. Pustmueller, August.Farmer. Rentchler, Frances.Teacher.B. T. H. S. Rentchler, Marjorie.Student .Illinois Normal Richardson, James .Merchant .Rentchler Station Rapp, Mrs. Florence (nee Aull).At Home.Belleville, Ill. Schubert, Harvey .U. S. Army. Windsor, Paul.Student.Rolla School Mines Winans, Alice.Telephone Operator.Belleville, Ill. Woelk, Mildred.At Home.Belleville, Ill. Wagner, Mrs. Ruth (nee Harding)..At Home.Belleville, Ill. 19 18 Agne, Theresa...Teacher. Baltz. Hervert.Fanner . Baker, George .Baker Stove Works. Bertram, Ruth Hazel.Stenographer. Beaumont, Mabel.Teacher. Barthel, Lewis.Clerk . .Belleville, 111. .Freeburg, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. Brandenburger, Oscar.Student.Rolla School Mines Busiek, Helen.Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Butler, Mildred.At Home.Belleville, Ill. Craig, Mrs. Martha (nee Browning) At Home.Belleville, Ill. Craig, Ernest .Miner.Belleville, Ill. Davis, Irvin.Student.Illinois University Elend, Russel.Lost in Naval Balloon.Pensacola, Fla. Emunds, Hortense.Teacher.B. T. H. S. Gass, Richard .Sec.-Treas. U. S. Smelting. .Believille, Ill. Gambach, Emelie.At Home.Belleville, Ill. — 128 — ALUMNI DIRECTORY 191 8—Continued. Gisler, Talitha . Student . Gottschalk, Hedwig . Stenographer Grossart, Arno . Florist . Hamilton, Agnes . At Home . Hendrick, Elmer . Student . Heineman, Selma . At Home . Hill, John . Clerk . .Central Wesleyan .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, III. .Illinois University .Belleville, Ill. .East St. Louis, Ill. Howe, Mrs. Virginia (nee Mullen). .. At Home.Pleasant Mount, Mich. Javis, Charles. . Kerchner, Russel.Student.Illinois University Knollhoff, Harold.Bank Clerk.Belleville, Ill. Krause, Elmer.Student.Illinois University Kuehn Elsie .Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Lehmann, Clementine.Teacher.Shiloh, Ill. Lueschner, Curt.Student.Washington University Lubus, Mary.Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Michaelis, Arno .Mine Clerk.Belleville, Ill. Morck, Mrs. Irene (nee Fischer).... At Home.Belleville, Ill. Neubarth, Viola.Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Nuemberger, Philip.Student.Washington University Pustmueller, Helen .Stenographer.St. Louis, Mo. Price, Edna Mae.Saleswoman.Belleville, Ill. Rhein, Anita.At Home.Belleville, Ill. Sandherr, Lucille.Telephone Operator. .San Francisco, Cal. Schnipper, Albert.Office Clerk.Belleville, Ill. Seib, Lorene.Modiste.Belleville, Ill. Steinhard,Mrs.Mamie (nee Hinzler) .At Home.Belleville, Ill. Stookey, Charles.At Home.Belleville, Ill. Tiedemann, L. Ernst.Business .O’Fallon, Ill. Tisch, Virginia.At Home.Belleville, Ill. Wangelin, Evans.Student .Washington University Weaver, Edgar.At Home.Belleville, Ill. Wirsing, Anita.At Home.Belleville, Ill. 19 19 Auten, Lacey Dorothy.Teacher.Madison County Arnold, Walter.Bank Clerk.Belleville, Ill. Bowman, Mrs. Dorothy (nee Beck). .At Home.Columbus, Ohio Bechtold, Lillian .Student.Illinois University Belleville, Walter.At Home.Belleville, Ill. Craig, Opal.Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Deffenbaugh, Mabel .Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Williams, Mrs. Marion (nee Duncan) .At Home.Rome, Georgia Ebsen, Helga .Student.Am. Institution, Ind. Eicher, Eugenia.Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Fallin, Edna .At Home.Belleville, Ill. F’eickert, Arthur.Student.Illinois University Fritz, Luella.Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Gauch, Helen.Stenographer.St. Louis, Mo. — 129 — ALUMNI DIRECTORY 191 9—Continued. Gintz, Adam . Hassler, Olinda . Heiligenstein, Christian . Heinemann, Edgar . Hertel, Alfred . Herman, Alfred . Hill, Samuel . Hilgard, Georgia . Huggins, Elsejean . Knoebel, Arthur . Kohl, Mrs. Edna (nee Winans) Kohl, Aurelia . Landried, Florence . Loeffler, Joseph . Macke, Ida . Meyer, Hilda . Moll man, Kenneth . Miller, Arthur . Niess, Viola . Niemeyer, Ralph . Perrin, Leroy . Peskind. Nathan . Pessel, Margaret . Powers, Katheryn . Puderer, Irma . Rentchler, Alice . Sauerwine, Roy . Scobbie, John . Smith, Ora . Stanley, Marjorie . Starkey, Vivian . Swift, Vivian . Threlkeld. Moss . Vogt, Virginia . Clerk .Belleville, 111. At Home.Belleville, Ill. . Student.Illinois University . Int. Shoe Factory.Belleville, 111. Student.Northern Ill. Normal .Baker Stove Co.Belleville, Ill. .Farmer .Freeburg, Ill. . Student.Illinois University .Student .Valparaiso University .Student.Illinois University .At Home.Belleville, Ill. Student.Illinois University . Teacher.Belleville, Ill. . Salesman.Belleville, Ill. .Teacher.Belleville, Ill. .Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Printer.Millstadt, Ill. .Int. Shoe Company..St. Louis, Mo. . At Home.Belleville, Ill. .Insurance Agent.Belleville, Ill. .Student .Washington University . Salesman.Belleville, Ill. .Student .Illinois Normal . At Home.Belleville, Ill. .Teacher.Belleville, Ill. . Student .Illinois Normal .Student .Washington University .Bookkeeper.Belleville, Ill. . Student.Illinois University • At Home.Belleville, Ill. .Teacher.St. Clair County . Principal”.West Virginia .Salesman.Mt. Vernon .Teacher.Columbia, Ill. Baldus, Mildred . Baer, Elmer . Becker, Mildred Barton, Juanita Beaumont, Consuela Behymer, Elmer . . . Bock, Rowena . Boyle, Florence Bollmann, Jessie . .. Bechtold, Dorothy . . Conroy, Elizabeth .. Campbell, Ruth Daniels, Ruth . 19 2 0 At Home. Bookkeeper. Student . At Home. Teacher . Bookkeeper. Student Nurse. . . Dentist Assistant Bank Clerk. At Home. Student . .Belleville, 111. .St. Louis, Mo. .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. .St. Louis, Mo. .St. Louis, Mo. .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. .Breese, Ill. Washington University Stenographer.St. Louis, Mo. — 130 — ALUMNI DIRECTORY Davis, Lilian. Dewein, Edwin. Deitz, Lorena. Duvall, Mabel. Edwards, Beatrice . . . Exby, Louis. Fohr, Margaret. Fullmer, June . Fritz, John. Gottschalk, Josephine Gooding, Mary. Glover, Mabel. Grieves, Vernon. Gundlach, Margaret . Gardner, John .. Hanson, Cordelia Heineman, Aurelia . . . Hippard, Raymond . Hilgard, Ernst . Hocher, Ilarry. Hoppe, Martha. Imber, Himan. Kaiser, Rolla. Knefelkamp, Esther . Kloess, Verminda ... Kohl, Leona . Knoebel, Irwin. Grossart, Charles . .. Leslie, Robert. Lubus, Anna. McMillian, William . Metzger, Helen.. Meyer, Margaret Messerly, Emma Miller, Cora. Mollman, Richard .. Mueller, Leland Nahm, Hedwig. Nesbit, Frances Niess, Netta . Pessel, Adolph . Puderer, Cyril. Rhein, Marie. Rockwell, Florence . Rosenberg, Henry .. Stookey, Dorothy .. Buechler, William . . Krug, Eleanor. 9 2 0—Continued. Teacher.Belleville, Ill. .Student .Washington University Married. Student.Illinois University At Home.Belleville, Ill. At Home.Belleville, Ill. Clerk .Belleville, Ill. Teacher.Belleville, Ill. . Mechanic.Belleville, Ill. At Home.Belleville, Ill. Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Bookkeeper.Belleville, Ill. . Student.University of Utah Student .Washington University Clerk .Belleville, Ill. At Home.Belleville, Ill. Teacher.Belleville, Ill. .Lumberman .Coulterville, Ill. Student.Illinois University . Lumberman .Coulterville, Ill. Student .Washington University . Salesman.Belleville, Ill. Carbon Works.Belleville, Ill. Teacher.Belleville, Ill. At Home.Belleville, Ill. , Student.Illinois University , Student .Rolla, Mo. Student.Illinois University .Student.Illinois University Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Student .Missouri University , Bookkeeper.Belleville, Ill. . Bookkeeper.Belleville, Ill. Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Stenographer.St. Louis, Mo. .Printer.Millstadt, Ill. .Student.Washington University . At Home.Belleville, Ill. .Clerk.East St. Louis, Ill. .Student..Illinois University Student.Washington University . Student.Illinois University .Stenographer.Granite City, Ill. .Stenographer.Belleville, Til. . Bookkeeper Fed. Res. Bank, St. Louis, Mo. .Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. . Student .Rolla, Mo. .Student .Normal, Ill. — 131 — ALUMNI DIRECTORY Isselhardt, Henry .. Twitchell, Benjamin Wilhelm, Theophilus Tebbenhoff, Anna .. Smith, Harold. Smith, Walter. Vogt, Wilmer. Cloud, John. Otto, Rose. Ehret, Robert. Kline, Ethelmae . . . Moehle, Otto. Schamoni, Irma ... Schicktanz, Winona Schmidt, Lionel .,. Schmidt, Helen ... Schoepp, Meta .... Snyder, Elizabeth . . Spies, Florence Stehfest, Myrtle ... Tegtmeier, Loraine Twitchell, Helen .. Vogt, Milton. Wangelin. Hugo P. VViechert, Leona ,. . Wiesenborn, Delbert Wirsing, Irma. Wilderman, Lester . Wolff, Harold. Wynns, Harlin .... 1 92 0—Continued. .Boiler Works.Belleville, 111. .Student.Illinois University Clerk .Belleville, Ill. School of Pharmacy.St. Louis At Home. Student .Washington University Orbon Stove Works.Belleville, Ill. Bank Clerk.Belleville, Ill. Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Student.Columbia U., New York Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. At Home.Belleville, Ill. At Home.Belleville, Ill. Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Teacher.Belleville, Ill. Student .Washington University Student.Monticello Student.Illinois University Student.Illinois University Stenographer.Belleville, Ili. F’armer.Millstadt, Ill. Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. F ' armer .Freeburg, Ill. Bookkeeper.East St. Louis, Ill. Student .Washington University 19 2 1 Ackermann, Robert ..Teacher. Andres, Elsie.Student . Auten, Mary.Teacher. Barton, Juanita .At Home.. Bedel, Claude.At Home. Brichler, Oswald.Business . Browning, Edythe.Shirt Factory. Buechler, William ...Student . Butler, Jerome.Student. Campbell, Ruth.Stenographer . Cobb, Harold.Piano Teacher. Cloud, John.R. R. Clerk ...New Baden, 111. . .. .Carbondale, Ill. .Belleville, III. .Belleville, Ill. .Peoria. Ill .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville, Ill. .Rolla, Mo. Missouri University .Belleville, Ill. .Belleville. Ill. .St. Louis, Mo. Cronan, Florence.Telephone Operator.Belleville, Ill. Dewein, Edward .Student.Washington University Dietz, Irma.At Home.Belleville. Ill. Breuhl, Mrs. Lorena (nee Dietz)_At Home.Belleville, Ill. — 132 ALUMNI DIRECTORY Eh ret, Robert. Ehret, Toleda. Friend, Willma .... Fritz, Irene. Fritz, John . Gardner, John .... Grossart, Charles .. Gundlach, George . Hem pel, Irma. Hogan, Shelby .... Isselhardt, Henry .. Kaufman, Leona .. Keck, Edward .. .. Klein, Ethelmae . . . Knoebel, Irwin .... Krug, Eleanore Merrills, Wayne .. . Moehle, Otto. Mueller, Leland . . . Mueller, Waldo Niess, Oliver. Otto, Rose. Rauth, Lester. Smith, Harold _ Smith, Walter. Stookey, Dorothy . Tebbenhoff, Anna .. Twitchell, Benjamin Viehmann, Russell . Vogt, Wilmer. Wells, Berkley ... . Wilhelm, Theophilus Winkler, Minerva .. Yarbrough, Edward . 19 2 1—Continued. Time Keeper . Belleville, Ill. At Home . Belleville, Ill. At Home . Belleville, Ill. At Home . Belleville, Ill. At Home . Belleville, Ill. Clerk . Belleville, Ill. Student . Illinois University Student . Washington University At Home . Belleville, Ill. At Home . Belleville, Ill. Southern Boiler Works . Belleville, Ill. Student . Belleville Com. College Deceased . At Home . Belleville, Ill. Student . Rolla, Mo. Student . Normal, Ill. Student . Illinois University Bank Clerk . Okawville, Ill. Student . Washington University Student . Illinois University Student . Washington University Student .Washington University Student.St. Louis University At Home.Freeburg, Ill. Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Student.Illinois University Artist.St. Louis, Mo. Student.Illinois University Student .Missouri University Stenographer.Belleville, Ill. Student.B. T. H. S. — 133 — INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS Page Alumnus . 143 Automobile Gasoline Co . 163 Baechle, J. L . 160 Batdorf, W. F. and Co . 146 Becherer’s . 137 Becker-Fleischbein .158 Belleville Army Store . 141 Belleville Bank and Trust Co. 145 Belleville Candy Jobbing Co . 139 Belleville Co-operative Store . 152 Belleville Garage . 148 Belleville Hosiery Mills . 155 Belleville lee and Supply Co . 160 Belleville Lumber Co . 147 Belleville Pure Milk and Ice Cream Co. ..145 Belleville Savings Bank . 159 Belleville Tin and Sheet Metal Works... 160 Borman. Ben . 148 Braunersreuther and Sons . 139 Century Drug Company . 139 Christmann, T. J . 148 Coggan, B. T . 156 Deutch, M . 156 Duvall, R. E . 152 Eckhardt, Wm. Jr . 152 Engler and Sons . 141 Feickert, C. A . 147 Fellner-Ratheim Co . 138 First National Bank . 136 Gauss, Geo. and Son . 156 General Clay Products Corp . 161 Grob, Walter 1 . 152 Gruenewald’s Hardware Co . 149 Gundlach and Company . 151 Gundlach Roofing Compauy . 151 Herfl-Jones Company . 163 Hermann, Christine . 154 Herzler Motor Car Co . 141 H. K. Flower Shop . 144 Hirth, Val. Printing Service . 141 Hoering, Teddy . 157 Hoerr-Adam Shoe Co . 158 Home Bakery . 150 Hoppe, Wm. M .—. 146 Houston and Houston . 144 Howell Shoe Co . 150 Julleis, H. and Son . 149 Kaltwasser, L. F . 151 Karr Supply Company. Kaysing, Chas. A. Knapp Piano Co. Knoebel ' s Millinery Co. Knoebel ' s Swimming Pool . Leacock’s Sporting Goods Co .. Lincoln Soda Shop . Lincoln Theatre . Lincoln Shoe Store . Merck, Furniture . Mercurio Bros. Meyer Bros. Modern Auto and Garage Co. .. Mohr Cigar Company. Monk Implement Company .... Mueller, John . News-Democrat . New Era Oil Co. Ohms and Jung Shoe Co. Orbon Stove Company. Reichert Elevator Company Rentchler Electric Shop . Reuther Coal and Ice Co. Rhein, Walter L. Richland Milling Co. Roediger Bros. Romeiser Company. Rucknagel Bros. Ruebel, George . Ruediger, Walter J. Saenger Company . Schiermeier Shoe Co . Schneidewind, E. E. Seibert Hardware Co. Stein Bargain Store . St. Clair Motor Car Co . St. Clair Guaranty and Title Co St. Clair National Bank . Stoltz, R. C. and Son . Storr Sign Service . Teufel-Kloess Company . Tisch, Walter P. Twenhoefel Company . United Cigar Store Agency Wagner Motor Car Co. West Side Meat Market . Wiechert’s . Winkler, Ferd. Page . .140 ..154 . .157 ..150 . .152 . .151 . .140 ..163 . .143 . .150 .. 144 . .158 ..157 ..154 . .153 . .137 . .162 . .137 . .140 . .146 . .141 ..143 . .148 ..160 . .156 . .151 ..142 . .139 . .152 . .143 . .155 . .137 . .158 . .149 ..157 . .150 . .161 ..138 . .137 ..153 ..153 . .154 . .150 . .154 . .141 . .144 . .153 . .146 GEO. B. M. ROGERS President CYRUS THOMPSON Vice President PHIL GASS Cashier ADOLPH KNOBELOCH Vice President To the GRADUATING CLASS of 1922 WITH OUR VERY REST WISHES FOR YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS BUT REMEMBER PART OF YOUR SUCCESS CONSISTS OF FORMING CONNECTIONS WITH A SUCCESSFUL BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS — 136 — BECHERER’S DR. SHOLL’S DIAMONDS FOOT COMFORT SERVICE AND JEWELRY HERE Gifts That Last Meet Us at Our New Location 23 WEST MAIN STREET Schiermeier Shoe Co. Diamonds Remounted 302 East Main Repairing Engraving BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS Kinloch 1024 Bell 177 NEW ERA OIL CO. John Mueller Wholesale Dealer in TEXACO GASOLINE TEXACO KEROSENE Dealer in FRESH AND SMOKED MEATS AND SAUSAGES TEXACO LUB. OILS TEXACO GREASES, ETC. OUR MOTTO: Kinloch 904 “Service and Quality” Bell 728 Service Station and Office 420 SOUTH ILLINOIS STREET AND 321 EAST MAIN STREET 1- 419 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET AGood Example Insist on having the best. FLEXST0NE ASBESTOS Always remember when buying Groceries, you can’t get Quality SHINGLES at a Cheap Price. THE PLACE FOR QUALITY GROCERIES Furnished in Red or Green Colors. GET OUR PRICES R. C. Stoltz Son 203 EAST MAIN ST. Cundlach Roofing Co. Bell 555 and 556 Kinloch 462 Per Wm. Gundlach — 137 — THE CORNER STONE OF THE TEMPLE OF SUCCESS IS RIGHTEOUSNESS THE KEYSTONE A BANK ACCOUNT ST. CLAIR NATIONAL BANK 111 East Main Street NATIONAL BANK PROTECTION AND UNDER DIRECT U. S. GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION 205-207-209-211 EAST MAIN STREET In Connection with Fellner-Crow Co., East St. Louis, III. LARGEST DISTRIBUTORS OF Dry Goods, Ready-to-Wear Garments Floor Coverings and Draperies Showing complete lines of the Season ' s Newest Weaves and Patterns in Dress Goods Models that show Fashion ' s Latest Approved Styles in Women ' s Suits, Dresses, Skirts and Waists. Also in Children ' s Garments. Art endless variety of beautiful designs in Room Rug9, Linoleums, Lace Curtains and Curtain Materials. Fellner-Ratheim Dry Goods Company — 138 — CANDY Braunersreuther Headquarters Sons Dealers in V CHOICE GROCERIES BELLEVILLE CANDY JOBBING COMPANY 500 South Illinois Street BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS Telephones 138 Belleville, III. KODAK as YOU GO! Kinloch 382 Bell 363-w There’s always another s tory waiting to be told. Rueknagel Bros. LET YOUR KODAK TELL IT St. Clair Auto Club Official Station. A. A. A. CENTURY DRUG COMPANY Public Square REPAIRING SUPPLIES AND KODAKS AND SUPPLIES STORAGE EXPERT FINISHING DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE TOWING ANQ WRECKING ICE CREAM SODA CIGARS 102 North Illinois Street Careful Attention to Prescriptions BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS - 139 CORRECT SHOES FOR ALL OCCASIONS DESIGNED TO PLEASE OHMS JUNG SHOE COMPANY BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS THE BRIGHT SPOT ON THE SQUARE Belleville House Ice Cream Parlor THE SWEETEST SPOT The Lincoln Soda Shop HAVE YOU A BATH? Modern Plumbing has put the sanitary bath within the reach of all KARR SUPPLY COMPANY Our Engineering Department for advice and estimates at your disposal We make no charge Wagner Motor Car Co. Distributors of MOTOR CARS A and Jackson Street BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS Edw. Engler John Engler George Engler Louis Engler ENGLER SONS Ice and Coal Company SERVICE SATISFACTION QUALITY Both Phones Belleville Army Store Gent’s Furnishings Shoes Cleaning and Repairing Kinloch 1149 329 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET Val. Hirtli PRINTING SERVICE “PRINTERS OF QUALITY’’ 8 South High Street BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS REMICO R. E. HERZLER (Hard Wheat) MOTOR CAR CO. WHITE ROSE Incorporated (Soft Wheat) FLOUR REICHERT ELEVATOR 600 SOUTH FIRST STREET Washington at Second Street BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS 141 - “SAY IT WITH QUALITY” AND YOU WON’T HAVE TO SAY IT SO OFTEN That’s just what Romeiser’s have been advocating for forty long years when they adopted that well known slogan “It pays to buy the best It pays to buy from us” IF In clothes buying “style” is so often the dominating factor in the mind of the young man. Just to buy and pay for style without the QUALITY combination would be quite an expensive luxury. It has been our endeavor never to lose sight of the quality feature in all of the merchandise we sell you and not to sacrifice quality for style — and for that reason Romeiser’s Clothes are “THE BEST KNOWN KNOWN AS THE BEST” THE ROMEISER COMPANY — 142 — SHOES for ALL Bell Phone 73 Kinloch 74 Of Character, Quality a nd Economy Walter J. Ruediger Co. REAL ESTATE LOANS AND AND INSURANCE LINCOLN SHOE STORE • South Wing National Hotel Near Court House Tom Nolan, Manager No. 12 Public Square BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS E R VI C E that Satisfies RENTCHLER Compliments ELECTRIC of SHOP An Alumnus RADIO SUPPLIES MAIN AND CHARLES STREETS Both Phones — 143 — Optometry The Profession that Specializes in EYE EXAMINATIONS and the Fitting of Glasses When Needed Drs. Houston Houston, 0. P. Registered Optometrist Opticians Nos. 1058 and 1059 Belleville, Illinois 122 W Main Street Bell 366 Eyes Tested. Glasses Fitted. Broken Lenses Duplicated while you wait. There are none too complicated. We do our own lens grinding. Go to a Registered Optometrist. WHOLESALE FRUITS and PRODUCE MERCURIO BROTHERS 208 North Second Street West Side Meat Market 1723 West Main Street OUR HOME DRESSED MEATS AND SAUSAGES are kept in first class condition. Pure and Wholesome. OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST PROMPT DELIVERY Bell Phone 203 Kinloch 157 F. E. MUELLER, Proprietor We give and redeem Eagle Stamps Flower Shop Halstead Klamm, Props. CUT FLOWERS AND PLANTS For Ail Purposes 613 Sycamore Street Both Phones BELLEVILLE, ILL. — 144 — BELLEVILLE BANK TRUST COMPANY BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS CAPITAL SURPLUS $150,000.00 $200,000.00 Belleville Pure Milk Ice Cream Co. Home of Pure and Unadulterated DAIRY PRODUCTS Sanitary and up-to-date in every respect. Our Ice Cream has no equal. We respectfully solicit your patronage. — 145 — KINDEST REGARDS ORBON STOVE COMPANY BELLEVILLE, ILL. FERD WINKLER SODA WATER COMPANY DISTILLED WATER Both Phones Belleville, III. Wm. M. Hoppe Second Floor of Penn Building Belleville, Illinois INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS “FIFTY=EIGHT VARIETIES” DON’T FORGET EVERYBODY LIKES I-H FLOUR Ask Vour Grocer W. L. BATDORF CO. Distributor — 146 — Feickert’s Bread and Pastries The name Feickert guarantees quality. Every user of Bread wants these qualities: FLAVOR, TEXTURE, COLOR, VOLUME Every user of bread wants these qualities, not sometime but all the time. Feickert’s Bakery is the only completely equipped plant in the city, and has the most wonderful facilities for giving quality and service. You will be satisfied when you use FEICKERT’S SPECIAL BREAD. FEICKERT’S BAKERY, INC. BUILD A HOME FIRST! Upon the Home rests our Moral character. Our civic and political liber¬ ties are grounded there. Virtue, manhood and citizenship grow there. Just stop and think what all this means. BUILD THAT HOME OF YOUR OWN Come in, let us help you plan and serve you. Our service is free and cheerfully given. Belleville Lumber Company 600 SOUTH ILLINOIS STREET — 147 — KINLOCH 442 BELL 1030 WALL PAPER All Kinds of Glass and Windshields Paints Mixed to Order LOUIS REU THER COAL ICE BOTH PHONES 208 LEBANON AVENUE BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS C II It I STMAN N’S 23-25 SOUTH HIGH STREET Twenhoefel Bldg. The Belleville For a durable, up-to-date and a popular priced suit see Garage Geo. W. Sahlender, Prop. 228 West Main Street HUPMOBILE MOON BEN BORMAN 107-109 West Main Street Belleville, III. MOTOR CARS FEDERAL COMMERCE TRUCKS GENERAL REPAIRING A SPECIALTY SATISFACTION ALWAYS - 148 - Kinloch 407 Bell 1080 H. JULLEIS and SON - DEALERS IN - HAY, GRAIN, FLOUR AND FEED POULTRY AND RABBIT FEED A SPECIALTY Corner Lincoln and Sixth Streets Belleville, - - - Illinois “ARDEE FLOUR” “ARISTOS FLOUR” Kinloch 195 Bell 581 GRUENEWALD’S 306 West Main Street HARDWARE, MINERS’ SUPPLIES, PAINTS AND OILS — for— SERVICE, QUALITY AND PRICE SEE US! FOR YOUR SPORTING GOODS WANTS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OUR LINE OF BATHING SUITS ARE THE LATEST Prices that will suit Seibert Hardware Company, Ine. 21 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois — 149 — Home Bakery KNOEBEL’S MILLINERY QUALITY AND SERVICE — ENUF SAID- 11? East Main Street 10tS WEST MAIN STREET Kifiloc 141 COMPLIMENTS OF We ' lake Old Shoes Ne Twenhoefel And Sell New Shoes, Too Company HOWELL SHOE COMPANY GENERAL INSURANCE Northeast Corner of Square BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS K inloch « BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS Kin loch 5S4-L Bell ST. CLAIR COUNTY MERCK MOTOR CAR CO. FURNITURE Dealers in DOOGE BROS. MOTOR CARS OLIVER C. JOSEPH • MANAGER ■ Leacock’s THE BIG SPORTING GOODS STORE Everything f or Roediger Bros. BASE BALL, TRACK TENNIS, GOLF FISHING TACKLE Jeweler C AMPING AND OITING GOODS WEST MAIN STREET 921 Locust Street SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI L. F. Kaltwasser Giin llu ‘h Co. THE UNDERTAKERS WEST SIDE GROCER TELEPHONE 29 Wholesaler of UNION BISCUIT COMPANVS Products 109-111-1 IS North 11th Street Auto Service Corner High and “A Streets BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS 151 - WM. ECKHARDT, Jr. (Incorporated) GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES High Grade and Reliable Garden and Farm Seeds a Specialty Both Phones 108-112 West Main Street BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS R. E. DUVALL Geo. Ruebel, Jr. SANITARY MEAT MARKET FRESH MEATS SAUSAGES ALWAYS ON HAND Full Line of Home Killed Meats 22 WEST MAIN STREET Bell 442 Kinloch 336 KNOEBEL’S SWIMMING POOL Do Not Neglect OUR STORE Your Eyes Belleville Cooperative Store At the first symptom of eye strain, inflamed eyes, headaches, or blurred vision, FANCY GROCERIES AND MINERS SUPPLIES FLOUR AND FEED CONSULT WALTER I. GROB Graduated Optician and Licensed Optometrist r Kinloch 850 201 EAST MAIN STREET 217 EAST MAIN STREET — 162 — The White Is King THE MONK IMPLEMENT CO. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Yours For Success Storr Sign Service Teufel-Kloess Company CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Shop and Office WEST MAIN STREET ESTIMATES WILL BE CHEERFULLY FURNISHED BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Kinloch 69 Bell 214 WIECHERTS MAKE W A R M A I R FURNACES — 163 — Walter P. Tisch Monument Works MEMORIALS FINISHED FROM ROUGH GRANITE OFFICE AND WORKS Third and A Streets, Belleville, Illinois BELL 767-W KIN. 1007 Peter Mohr Cigar Co. MISS HERMANN’S Manufacturers of the Celebrated “HENKEMEYER” Fashionable and other good brands of CIGARS Millinery Both Phones 119 218 East Main Street 24 Southeast Public Square BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS Chas. A. Kaysing United Cigar Store Agency THE SERVICE DRUG STORE WE SELL LOCAL CIGARS Main and Church Streets Ray Davis, Manager BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS ON PUBLIC SQUARE ■ 154 - BE PARTICULAR WEAR Re«. U S. Pi. Ofl. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE Made by The Belleville Hosiery Mills BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS Sold by THE ROMEISER CO. and GEO. GAUSS SONS SAENGERS Full Line of Athletic and Sporting Goods — at — No. 17 EAST MAIN STREET — 155 — BABY PHOTOS A SPECIALTY A Good Business Man Ought to Ap¬ preciate a Good Business Proposition THIS IS OURS: We ' ll fit you in the best clothes that are made: Hart Schaffner Marx. We ' ll reduce your yearly clothes In¬ vestment. We ' ll give you satisfaction or your money back. DEUTCH’S The Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothes. GENTS’ FURNISHINGS BOYS’ CLOTHING 23 West Main Street. CO GGAN STUDIO Bell Phone 239J BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS Special Attention Given to Wedding Groups GEO. GAUSS SON USE DRY GOODS Perfect Day Flour Made From Selected Turkey Hard Wheat THE QUALITY OF OUR GOODS IS KNOWN Quality Counts Every Bag Guaranteed to Please Perfect Baking Always with Perfect Day Flour Use Star Hen Feed Use Rimco Chick Feed Use Rimco Laying Mash for your Poultry Feed Agent for McCall Patterns and Publications RICHLAND MILLING CO. BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS — 156 — Fresh Box Candies of All Kinds All Ages Enjoy a glass of our super soda. Your Brother, Sister, Mother or Grand¬ parents all look upon it as a rare treat. For Courteous Treatment go to Teddy Hoering’s Candy Store 122 EAST MAIN STREET Kinloch 596 Bell 920 A Complete Line of TRADE AT High Grade Stein’s Bargain Store Where you always save on your buying of PIANOS CLOTHING, DRY GOODS AND SHOES for the whole family OUR SMALL EXPENSE IS KNAPP PIANO COMPANY BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS YOUR GREAT PROFIT STEIN’S BARGAIN STORE SERVICE THE UNIVERSAL TRACTOR 0| The highest single accomplishment of the individual or corporation is when they reach that point in their existence when they become an asset to the community thru the service they render. Our company is perform¬ ing a distinct Service to Ford and Fordson owners of which we are justly proud. MODERN AUTOMOBILE GARAGE CO. AN ORGANIZATION BUILT TO SERVE 500 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois — 157 — REO The Gold Standard of Value Iloerr-Adam Shoe Co. Manufacturers Men’s — Boy’s — Children’s JORDAN The Ace of American Light Cars SHOES Combine Style, Comfort, Durability and Economy Double Toes, Leather Insoles REO SPEED WAOON The Original Speed Truck. Try a Pair—You’ll Like Them E. E. SCHNEIDEWIND 14 North Third Street Bell 1303 AT ALL STORES BECKER AND FLEISCHBEIN CADILLAC, CHALMERS PACKARD INSURANCE The Place for BETTER AUTOMOBILES AND SERVICE SECOND FLOOR COMMERCIAL BUILDING BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS Meyer Bros. Auto Co. Corner of B and High Sts. Belleville, Illinois — 168 — on Plough deep while sluggards sleep ”—Benj Franklin Work and Thrift B y encouraging thrift, this bank aims to help you make your work constructive — to provide a means by which a art of the money you earn will e conserved for future needs. I We invite you to make use of our facilities by starting a bank account for systematic saving. BELLEVILLE SAVINGS BANK Belleville. Illinois “LARGEST IN THE CITY” Under U. S. Government Supervision I — 159 — BELLEVILLE TIN AND SHEET METAL WORKS Jac. L. Baechle CLEANING AND DYEING H. Bauer, Proprietor Manufacturer of Work Called for Sheet Metal Products of any description and Delivered PARCEL POST ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION Kinloch 763- X Corner of “A” and Ninth Streets 216 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois Kinloch 26 Bell 541 Rhein Piano Co. Belleville Ice Supply 124 East Main Street Company VICTROLAS PIANOS PLAYER PIANOS ICE and COAL Best Quality Our large stock of instruments and our liberal plan of monthly payments enables you to enjoy an Instru¬ ment now. Our Motto: SOHMERS GRAND PIANOS See Our Special Display “WEIGHT AND SERVICE RHEIN PIANO COMPANY 721 West Main Street Bell 999 Kinloch 999 Kinloch 600 Bell 70W JOVE NODS {]} A clerical error in the de- Cf Yet in one case the Courts scription in a deed, which held exactly the opposite. literally would locate most of Such unexpected decisions the lot in a street, may be dis¬ are part of the risk of your regarded, the courts have title. held, where other parts of the description show clearly what {If We advise and guarantee is meant. against such risks. ST. CLAIR GUARANTY TITLE COMPANY No. 28 PUBLIC SQUARE Belleville, Illinois BRICK ROUGH TEXTURES, MATT, SHADED OR MIXED ARMORY GRANITE, VARIEGATED, RED PRESSED, BLACK HEADERS, COMMON BUILDERS, CLAY OR SHALE Made here at cur Plants in Belleville, with Belleville Labor Coal, and Material ‘‘WE ARE PROUD OF OUR PRODUCT. WE CAN MAKE YOU PROUD OF YOUR HOME” See us about the endless variety of beautiful effects that can be gotten with our brick. Let us show you homes in which our brick have been used. Send for our booklets ‘‘Brick for the Aver¬ age Man’s Home,” price $1.00, and “Brick—How to Build and Esti¬ mate,” price 25c. They contain an immense amount of information and many valuable suggestions for the home builder. General Clay Products Corporation BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS — 161 — W E HEARTILY APPRECIATE THE HIGH COMPLIMENT BESTOWED ON OUR PRINTERY IN BEING ASSIGNED THE HONOR AND PLEASURE OF PRODUCING FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME THE ESTEEMED BELLEVINOIS THE NEWS-DEMOCRAT FRED KERN Owner — COOL — CLEAN — CHEERFUL Herff-Jones Co. — CLASS Manufacturing Jewelers and Engravers THE LINCOLN Indianapolis A FRIENDLY THEATRE UNEXCELLED MUSIC PHOTO PLAYS VAUDEVILLE Designers and Manufacturers of MAKE IT A PARTY 1923 Class Jewelry Proper Lubrication Preserves Your Automobile Engine (J[ The AUTOMOBILE GASOLINE COMPANY has all new stations well apportioned in different parts of the city. df It is the distributor in Belleville of Tidal Gasoline, Gargoyle Mobiloil, Lubricants and Greases, and Dixon’s Graphite. i df Personal Service by competent mechanics and accomodat¬ ing attendants. dl Service Stations at most convenient points. Lebanon Ave. and High Monroe and Adams 2500 West Main St. (Adjacent to Township High School Grounds.) AUTOMOBILE GASOLINE CO. — 163 —