Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1915 volume:

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S. 15 Q Beloit High School F aculty' R. L. Hamilton, Superintendent gf Schools A. R. Loop, Principal gf' High School. Clara M. Carpenter, Assistant Principal Q7VIabe1 D. MCI-Iendryf Bess M. Bozell Ara g7VIinta Carhill Nellie M. Foshay' Ruth O. Vallette Forrest A. Dunn Amanda M. Gansel Francis E. Daily' Lena Kg. Hastings E17 'IF'-ll li I 'lf-V ll ll: ll ll II H Q H ll i THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 R. L. HAMILTON Normal Training Ile was a man. take him for all in all. A. R. LOOP 1 Biological Sciences 'AI-Iis life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that Nature might stand up and say to all the world, 'This was ll mun. ' Vin n 1 lr I ll Il I! ll N ll ll Il ll T H E S H I E 1. D MABEL D. MCHENDRY Physical Sciences Ask why God made the gem so small, And wh h y so use the giants. Because he meant mankind To set a bisrker value on it. 1 ll H B. H. S '15 M , ,, ...yn V -,gi ,ff 1 4 T :H . -gf Huw BESS M. BOZELL History All her ways are winning ways, Full of tenderness and grace. A Y. . nd a xutchmg sweetness plays Fondly der her gentle face. if ?4y? A A u?u ii 'Il Il IL- Ii EN Il ll ll ll F u ur an T s 1 LD B. H. s. I5 HE H E NELLIE M. FOSHAY Latin Dark eyes, full of- love's content. her brown and silken hair hovering' mist-like nrounfi her head. h CLARA W. CARPENTER English She had some witching charm, and yet I think it was her sincerity. fi - 1 Il ll ll Il Il ll ll ll ll Il ll ll ll ll D B H b 1 5 d THE SHIEL ARA MINTA CARHILL Mathematics Observant, studious, thoughtful and refreshed by knowledge xzalhcrcd day by day. AMANDA llfl. GANSEL Ccimmercial Her brain contains ten thousand cells In each some active fancy dwells. H Il -II ll ll ll ll ll HE SHIELD FORREST A. DUNN Manual Training 'A worker, always doing his level bc-st. ll ll ll ll lf I B H S l 5 d RUTH 0. VALLETTE Assistant Normal and English Clever people are the best encyclopaediasf' ll Il ll E ll ll ll Il' ll Il ll ll Il THE SHIEL FRANCIS E. DAILY Domestic Science Drink to me only with thine eyes. H Il D B I-I S 'l 5 LENA R. HASTINGS Music Such n joy to hear her sing. I v 4 l 1 ,ig Il Il H ll 'll1 'II ll V Il ll ll H H ll T E B H S . 1 5 il H SI-IIEL'D Senior' Class Officers RICHARD ALSOP,..,.. VAIL MCDONALD, ...... MILDRED LYSTER, ....... NILA VAN PELT, ,,,,,, iWe build Esther Barg MOTTO: the ladder by which CLASS COLORS: Pink and Green, CLASS FLOWER: Pink Carnation. President .......Vice President Treasurer we climb SHIELD EDITORS! K er, Ed Lange and H oward Brown. , .... 'Secretary ll ll ll II ll ll ll ll ll ll II ll ll ll HE SHIEI.. B. H. S. '15 d ESTHER BARGER SHIELD BOARD. I So full of artless jealousy is- guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt. RICHARD ALSOP BASKET BALL '12-'13-'14-'15. SENIOR PRESIDENT. A borrower df the night for a dark hour or twain. HOWARD BROWN SHIELD BOARD. PLAY COMMITTEE. A Come, put on mine unnon GERTRUDE ALSOP PLAY COMMITTEE. SHIELD BOARD. There shall be done n deed of dreadful note. ll il ll' gl! ll ll ll Il ll -Il Il il ll -IF' THE SHIELD B.H.s.'1s l i i Y RUTH DAILY I would rather be right with few, than wrong with many. JOHN CONROY FOOTBALL '11-'12. I'll have my bond. MARY DARROW BASKET BALL '13-'14-'15. She was the quiet kind whose natures never vary. VICTOR CASTERLINE My ducats-Oh, my daughter--Oh, my g ducats. L! 44 ll li il il 'll ll il D THE SHIEL ll ll ll' ll ll ll' il B. H. S. '1 5 OPAL ELDER ' BASKET BALL '13-'14-'15. Within my swox-d's length set him, and if he 'scape, heaven forgive him, too. LORLD FLOWERS Smiles, smiles: unending smiles in radi- ant lines, for miles and miles. EULALIE HARBAUGH A maid more fair than words can tell. DORTHY EBEY Frailty, thy name is Woman. ? i1l 1l'f HF :av n u 3:-an ll I T H E S H I E L D E H GUY KEELER BASKET BALL '14-'15. TRACK 'l-L And Greece, her knees in suppliance bent, should tremble at his power. JULJETTE HANSEN Still waters run deep. ED.LANGE Foo'rBALL '11-'12--1s.-14. BASKET BALL '14-'15. 5 The young man will grow wiser by nnd W. DOROTHY JOHNSON PLAY COMM ITTEE. Fricndshipl Mysterious cement of the soul: sweetener of life. solder ofusocie ty. ll ll Il ll ll ll D THE SHIEL l Il ll ll ll ll -ll 'll d B H S ' 1 S . . . ARLEFA LOGAN Things are not what they seem. VERNA LOGAN I will hrilm him to Paris in a cage. BERTHA LEWiS The mirror of all courtesy. M ILDRED LYSTER SENIOR TREASURER. A winning way and a pleasant smile. b ll il' ll: 511' Il ll Il ll N Il II Il ll ll THE SHIELD B. H. s. '15 if I E r l RAY MASON Fathom and half- Fathom and half- ' Poor Tom. MARTHA MORRELL VA LEDICTORXAN. VENI, VIDI, VICI. I came, I saw, I conquered. MILDRED MITCHELL Her pleasing smile is a perpetual letter of introduction. JOHN MORRELL Now, infidel, I have you on the hip. 1 wY, A ll II II II II II ll ll ll ll ll N ll ll D B H S ' l 5 3 THE SHIEL RUTH OWENS Throw Physics to theklogs, I'll none of it. VAIL MCDONALD LECTURE COURSE '14-'15. MANAGER OF SHIELD. Faithfully and earnestly he performed his task. DORA OWENS 1 All that glitters is not gold. V ROY MILLER The very firstlings of my heart shall he the fixstlingzs of my hand. H H H ll ,Ji ji ll Il -il ll II '1l THE SHIELD B. H.S 15 4 NEIL PAUL BASKET BALL '14-'15, TRACK '14. We flunk ? But screw up your know- ledge to the sticking place, and we'll not flunk. ' ESTHER PETTERSON BASKET BALL '13-'14-'15. There is nothing :treat on earth but man. THEODORE PHILBRICK BASKET BALL '14-'15. FOOTBALL '11-'12-'13-'14. Oh, Lord, I give thee thanks that I am not like this Republican, J' WILLIAM O'NEIL I could play the woman with mine eyes, and braggart with my tongue. II ll ll ll II ll ll :ll l 1F ll:-ill Fl ll THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 Q KATHERINE STOVER The mildest manners and the gentlest heart. ADELLA SEE Such as she will be missed when they leave us. MILDRED SPATZ SHIELD BOARD. Thou canst not then be false to any man- V ll 'Il , lII l?f:?-FII -THE SHIELD AGNES VONDERHEIDE Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath. CARL THIESSEN BASKET BALL '14-'15. I am Caesar, I am the state. LYDIA SIMPSON Neither a borrower nor :Blender be. l ll ll Il H - ll ll' ll ll ll ll Il I? lla ll' THE Sl-IIEL D B. H. S. '15 d IDA VAN PELT Noblest soul in that she ehooseth the right because it is right. REUBEN VETTER TRACK '14. Come one. come all. NILA VAN PELT SENIOR SECRETARY. My mind to me a. kingdom is. H ll IF' 1l ll il II t T H E S H I E L WILLIS YOUNG There's no art to find the mind's construc- tion in the face. JO WILSON SHIELD BOARD. BASKET BALL '12-'13-'14-'15. The dreamer lives forever and the toilet dies in a day. CHARLES WALSH EDITOR IN CHIEF OF SHIELD. Firm as a rock I stand. ll 'Il ll 15 D ll ll Il Il ll' H II ll ll ll II Qlli'-ll'-1-ll B H S ' l '5 THE SHIELD . . . Senior' Class History' The time has arrived when another Senior Class must leave B. H. S. Our High School career has been quite tranquil, and because of that tranquility, due, doubtless, to the excellent administration of the faculty, there is not much to tell here. However, the task has evolved upon me to portray something which will serve to some, in after years. when they have made their mark in the world. as a small reminder of those happy days, now past and gone forever, when we were a class of busy CD boys and girls together in the old High School in Beloit, Kansas. We will probably never meet all together again and we fervently hope that these, our school days, may ever remain a. green spot in our memories. You will ever find it true that the old order changeth, giving place to new, and so it is here. In a short year or two, we, doubtless, will have sunk into the World around us and be remembered as a class no more. It has been the method of previous class historians to sing the praises of the class and laud its virtues to the sky, but such will not be the case here. We will leave that subject by merely referring to the old maxim, A good wine needs no bush. But here it is fit- ting that something be written that will cause us to look back with pleasure to the memory ot our school days, something that will cause the memories of our comrades in study to be kept fresh and sweet in our minds. As has been said before, there is not much to tell. Our days have been filled with peace and contentment. except where, here and there. a small disturbance,,an extra long lecture on poetical themes. a failure in quiz or some other trifling inci- dent has marred the far famed tranquility of our upper class careers. Perhaps one reason for the good conduct of our class is its personnel, for we are not all excep- tionally good students, although the textbooks probably are in part responsible for our shortcomings in that respect. We are met from far and wide, from east, west, north and south and every other sundry ,point of the compass. The ancestral descendants of the class members are many. but even as unlike kinds of electricity attract each other, in like manner our class is firmly bound together by its dissimilar nation- alities. Then let us turn the hands of Time backwards and look into his gray urn for a few minutes at our classical upbuilding. Our beginning was small, yet out of small things do wonders grow. It took time to form such a brilliant aggregation as ours. Away back in the oblivion of many of our memories, in 1903, to be explicit, Gertrude and Richard Alsop, hand in hand, brother and sister, entered and took up their work in the First Ward buildingg Walter Gill was there. At the same time Dorthy Ebey entered the mysterious and awe-inspiring edifice known as the Field Building and began with the chart class. Mildred Lyster, her parents having recently moved from Longmont, Colorado, with her, joined Gillie and the Alsop kids in the First Ward. Eulalie Harbaugh entered the Central Building for the first time upon that bright September morn. It was a small beginning, to he sure, but Rome was not built in a day. Of course these were not alone in their struggles, but the others have been scored out by the lawf- The Survival of the Fittest. These select few here began their education and learned among other things, what a troublesome combination a dog and a cat can make, especially when, as the book plainly states, The cog sees the cat. So they learned, and as they learned, they rose, and one morning at the Third Ward. B-orthy found it playmate in the person of Mary Darrow. ' The second Veil' saw no new additions to the future l915ers, nor did the third. If H ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll II If Il T H E S H I E L . . . ' D B H S 1 5 d But the fourth year saw the addition of our famous classman, Vail McDonald, a jolly little Scotch lad, lately arrived from Girard, to the number. Here, for the first time we looked upon the smiling visage of Edmundson Luman, better known as Lummie. Next year in the fifth grade Victor Casterline, a French kid from Concordia. extended our ranks at the Second Ward and Edward Petterson was now made a member of 'the class. Next year they found Alta Wilson, known as Jo waiting for them. In the seventh year, Verna and Arleafa Logan, two Pennsylvania Dutch girls, came in from Western Nebraska, and to make matters worse, Howard Brown came in among us at the beginning of the second half, and informed his classmates that he was from Palmer, Kansas. At the beginning o-f the eighth year Esther Barger decided to enliven the Second Ward with her presence and joined us from Topeka. When school ended that year we were IT. The High School Seniorship seemed far distant and little to be desired in the fog of our own enveloping glory. But here a transformation took place and our ambitions moved forward four years, for man is never satisfied with what he has, and children are the same as men, only worse. Up to this, the time of our advent into the Freshman class, we could only count fifteen of the future class of '15, but now, with Martha Morrell, our future valedic- torlan and her brother, John, both of the same descent, English, greeted us with their quiet smiles. both from the same District Number 56, and we soon perceived by exper- ience, that still waters run deep. From the same district Lydia Simpson joined us. Then Willis Young, a Scotch-English boy with dark curls, decided he could make a, good showing with us and came in from District Number 37 to join our rapidly filling ranks. Lorld Flowers, a shy little French-Irish girl, abandoned the ranges of Wyom- ing for our safer company. Juliette Hansen, a Danish girl, decided to come in from District Number 72 and took her chances with the rest of us. Bertha Lewis, who, by the way, is also Welsh, came up to Beloit from District Number 87 and greeted the bunch with her cheery smile. Roy Miller, our Scotch-English Newsie, came all the way from Colorado Springs to be with us at the finish. Dora Owens, accompanied by her sister, Ruth, who did not enter school until the following year, came into camp from Woodston. Theodore Philbrickf the long haired class infant, came up from where the Blue Hills lift their hazy heads above the level of the-plain, for the pur- pose of playing football and debating political questions for the mental clarification of mankind in general, but John Conroy in particular, which typical representative of the inhabitants of the Emerald Isle, joined us at this period from the St. John's School. From this same school, at the same time, Katherine Stover, German, cf course, joined us. Mildred Spatz, also from the German line, came down from Dis- trict Number 11 to receive more advanced education. Reuben Vetter sprung his German brogue on us and informed us that he was from District Number 1, the best district in the county. Elmer Simpson and Charles Hargis here received their first introduction to the class which they were ultimately to desert for premature honors. And last, but certainly not least, came Carl Thiessen, from Solomon Rapids, bringing his pepper candy, which to this very day, he has not ceased to dis- pense with, much to the enjoyment ot' those who have been treated before. In- cluding those thirty-six, there were seventy-four who stood forth as Freshmen that morning upon that memorable occasion. It is an unexplained, yet widely accepted fact, that, excepting for the Freshman Class of '07, each year finds each succeeding Freshman Class growing greener and greener, and no one disputes that so far, we have the record. We Freshmen Callie, we saw, but yet we did not conquer. We expected that the Faculty would humble itself before us-but it did not. Fortune shattered our expectations. We had expected a triumphal entry. VVe made the entry in good form. but for some reason the triumph did not last. Before the sun had crossed the meridian, WE were humbled. We found ourselves wandering aimlessly in the halls which had never seemed so wide, and in 'll ll ll :ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 d the seven rooms which had never seemed so numerous nor so far apart. We were certainly discouraged. Yet we kept on. .We knew that perseverance would carry us through. Our natural ingenuity and quick wit came to our rescue and we made out our programs. Time healed the wounds, but the edge of our pride was shattered, and it took over three years to put the edge of it in its previous condition. Our energy being diverted from holding our heads high, naturally, as becomes Freshies, we turned to some outlet other than study. To our long cherished ideals, the campus seemed woefully unadorned, the assembly room monotonously unevent- ful. Accordingly, under cover of darkness, we placed great quantities of red paint upon the sidewalks, inscribing beautiful mottoes to the Faculty and rising and pro- claiming their virtues. But was it allowed to remain? Never. It was immediately obliterated by the janitor, although the hand of time has again made legible the in- scription to those who are familiar with it. We next proceeded to remedy the un- bearable monotony of the assembly room. We scattered some high powered snuff, or cachoo on the two sides of the assembly room at the beginning of a chapel period. Business immediately showed a perceptible increase, and things were kept interesting for several days. But our best efforts were not at all appreciated by the Faculty and we gave up the hope of benefitting the High School by internal reform. It was hopeless, so, having resigned ourselves to the inevitable will of the Faculty, we settled down to real work. Time passed on and our picnics were over. About this time we were called upon to mourn the decease of our esteemed friend and classmate, Loren Donahoo, who, upon being called by the Master, went from us and left a gap in the ranks which has never been refilled. Almost before we were aware of it we were Sophomores. Adella'See, from Ben- nington, joined us to get the benefit of our far famed Tranquility Cure. Ruth Owens joined us this year and we steadily rose until we were Juniors. Here we lost Gillie, Petterson, Lummie, Hargls and Simpson, but as there is never a loss without some gain, we received more new members. Ray Mason joined us, Ed Lange came up from Simpson, and Mildred Mitchell came in from sandy Kinsley, Kansas. The Junior year was not especially eventful and it passed with the usual class plc- nics, parties and banquets. Then we swung in on the home stretch, and here again, our numbers were increased until they reached the final count of forty-one. Charles Walsh, our Irish class orator, met us from the Junior Class. Wm. 0'Neil, another Irishman, overtook us. Guy Keeler, claiming the honor of Turkish descent, and Nell Paul, a Scotch Highlander, came up from Scottsville, and Dorothy Johnson and Ruth Daily here joined us. That is the Class. And now the end draws near. A few more recitations, a few more examinations and the Class of '15 will pass out to mingle with the outer world. We have passed from the past to the present. The Senior pear passed with one grand whirl of class meetings, social functions, lecture course numbers and play rehearsals, and now we stand on the narrow threshold of our future careers. We will soon be leaving the shipyard and be embarking upon the rough seas of life. We do not fear the voyage, for we have been made thoroughly seaworthy by the best of Faculties. We are expecting the best in life and are prepared to get it: we are not expecting the bumps in life, for we will all use our shock absorbers. A few of us will pursue our studies, but for the greater part of us, our diplomas mean that we must begin to labor for our daily bread. But no matter what our professions may be, and they will be many, and no matter how far our paths may diverge, until they meet across thc' River of Death, I feel certain that the members of the Class of 1915 will never forget their High School days. HOVVARD BROWN. I ll Il 'll Il ll 'll ll Il ll Il ll ll ll H THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15, Senior' Class Prophecy' . ,... While boarding one of our great steamships, I, Eisther Barger, on my way to the International Peace Conference at the Hague, as a correspondent for a well known periodical, met Ed. Lange, who was on his way to the same conference, but as a peace commissioner. Ed had just returned from a visit to Kansas, and had much to tell me concerning our former classmates. That evening, comfortably seated in our deck chairs, the following conversation took place: IE. BJ It has been a long time since I was in Kansas, and nearly ten years since I left Beloit, so I suppose everything has changed since 1915. Is it true that the speeches wehave been reading on the 'Dog Tax,' by Senator Walsh, are by Charlie Walsh, and that he is none other than the much famed orator of the Senior Class of 1915? IE. LJ No other. I have here ltaking from his pocket a late edition of the Kansas City Starj a copy of his latest speech on 'Amendments' Perhaps you would like to read it, If you will look closer you will find that Ruth Vetter is Society Editor oil that same paper and that Ruth Owens is editing the Chaperon Column. CE. BJ Well, I didn't think Vetter would go in for that kind of work. But I have something to tellyou before I forget, that is even more surprising than that. When I was in New York I attended a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera Company, of which Howard Brown is manager, and whom do you suppose I saw in the chorus? CE. L.J Haven't the least idea. KE. BJ I saw several of the girls of our class: Dora. Owens, Mildred Spatz, Ruth Daily, Ida Van Pelt and Mildred Lyster, all in the front row, too. The comedians, whose clever actions completely won the favor of the audience, upon closer investigation, proved to be Dorothy Johnson and William O'Neil. Is it true that Theo Philbrlck is in South America' learning all the new steps? KE. LJ Oh, that is the greatest news of the day. When I was walking down Mill street the other day, I noticed a very prettily decorated sign which read, 'All Modern and Athletic Dances Taught by the Misses Verna and Arleafa Logan, Alssisted by Professor Philbrick, Late of South America! It surely surprised me, but it is said that their teachings prove a source of great enjoyment to Beloit's younger set. IE. BJ Well, no doubt. 'tis true, but what has become of our illustrious Class President, Richard Alsop, and his sister, Gertrude? KE. LJ Do you remember how Dick used to talk about cars, especially the Ford? The last time I saw him he was local agent for the Ford, and he told me many of the good qualities of his car, and why it excelled every other car on the market. Just as I was leaving town I saw Gertrude at the Missouri Pacific depot, where she informed me, she was assisting the operator. By the way, do you know what has become of Ray Mason? I could learn nothing of him, but that he was abroad. KE. BJ The last I heard of Ray, was that he had become a minister to the savages in the interior of Africa, and these people, awed by his 'eloquence and reverence, made him their Chieftain. and it is said that his court is one of the grandest in Africa. X' IE, LJ Well, well, Ray always was a lucky boy. Now I suppose if I had be- come a missionary. I should either have been lost in the jungles or have furnished al feast for the cannibals instead of enjoying the splendors of a tropical court. KE. BJ Did you visit the High School building while you were in Beloit, and is Q ll ll ll :ll II Il ll Il 'll ll ll! ll ll l THE SHIELD - B. H. S. 15 Mr. Loop still teaching Botany? CE. LJ Oh, yes. I couldn't leave the town without visiting the High School, and Mr. Loop, still principal, asked me to talk before the assembly, provided I would not take up too much time. As I was about to bring my speech to a close, I noticed Carl Thiessen, sitting among the faculty. Well, don't you know, I was so surprised .thait I forgot what I was going to say next and just stood staring at him, much as I would have done ten or twelve years ago. I brought my speech to some sort of a close and had a short visit with Carl and found that he was at the head of the English department. Carl seems to have never quite outgrown his former dignity. XX, IE. BJ Strange things often happen. I suppose you knew that Mildred Mitchell and Martha Morrell left for Europe shortly after graduation, to care for the wounded soldiers, and became so fond of the country that they have never returned IE. L.1 I suppose they are doing a great deal of good wherever they are? But did you hear of Mary Darrow's recent athletic success? She is now at the head of the! Ladies' Baseball Team, of Beloit and expects to coach the Girls' Basketball Team at the High School this winter. QE. BJ Did you see Victor Casterline or Roy Miller in Beloit? KE. LJ Oh, yes. Victor is running a variety store at the corner of Mill and Main and is prospering. Roy is now pastor of the First Methodist Church. KE. BJ I suppose the former Dorthy Ebey is enjoying life in the country now? QE. L.J Oh, yes, I saw Dorthy several times while in Beloit. It seems that she lives on a farm near Simpson and that she brings her produce to market twice 91: every week. Qf QE. BJ Is it true that Agnes Vonderheide has become a philanthropist and has established an institution for homeless cats? 7 QE. LJ Oh, yes. It seems that some old gentleman left her a fortune and she, seeing the terrible condition of the poor cats, asked Opal Elder to assist her, which Opal gladly did. While I was visiting their institution I saw nearly five thousand cats, of all kinds and descriptions. Willis Young is conducting a cafe on South Mill street, and I was told, is doing? well. 4 CE. BJ 'Who is that short. rotund gentleman pacing the deck over there? His face looks familiar. I CE. LJ Sh! Don't you know who that is? .Why, that's Guy Keeler. He finally got Bertha Lewis to consent-and they are on their wedding trip. Let us go and offer our congratulations. I ' lE. BJ Yes, and let's ask them it they know anything more of our classmates. We arranged a meeting and Guy told us that while he wasin California last summer he saw John Conroy and Vail McDonald on the beach. John, he said, was conducting a refreshment stand. assisted by his excellent helpmate, Jo Wilson. Vail was the proprietor of a tea garden. on the Japanese order. Guy also said that Neil Paul was at the head of the Asherville police force and that he and the mayor, John Morrell, were giving that city the best safe and sane administration it had ever had. Nila Van Pelt was police matron and was doing much good for the cause ot women. Bertha told us that Eulalie Harbaugh and Juliette Hansen were collecting parrots in Africa and spending their time in teaching them to talk. Lorld Flowers and Adella See were operating a beauty parlor at Solomon Rapids and were receiving a good patronage from the ladies of that city. lt is pleasant to recall the time when I was with those whom I have mentioned. It is pleasant to remember that they were the ones with whom I studied UI. Finis. F ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll II Q THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 High School Lecture Course The lecture course of 1914-15 was the largest course ever held under the manage- ment of the Seniors of the Beloit High School. The course consisted of seven numbers. which was composed of three lecturers, two musical companies, one entertainer and one cartoonist. In selecting our course last spring we had planned on using the new auditorium for our entire course, but were disappointed when our first number was to appear. The new auditorium not being finished, we held our first four numbers at the Grand theater and the last three numbers at the High School auditorium. The first number on the lecture course was given October 20, 1914. at the Grand theater. The All Brothers' quartet gave a full evening's entertainment. They showed remarkable ability in their voice work and their instrumentation was most unusual. Their program consisted of solos on the violin and cornet with the chimes accompani- mentg violin and saxophone duet with the chimes accompaniment and the male quartet with chimes accompaniment. It was a most unusual and entertaining program all the way through, with a unique feature. The second number was given November 6, 1914, which was held at the Grand- theater. M. Beryl Buckley, a dramatic artist, presented The Shepherd of the Hills. This was the first season of her presentation of this drama written by Harold Bell Wright. Her presentation of this beautiful story was made after an intimate and personal study of the scenes and characters. Ned Woodman, the cartoonist, appeared at the Grand theater on November 16, 1914. His evening's entertainment consisted of cartoons of all descriptions. Chancellor Bradford, a lecturer, on December 19, 1914, gave a, very interesting lecture at the Grand theater. The lecture was an educational one, giving good illustrations of the moral conduct of young men upon entering school and after leaving school. The first number of the lecture course to be held in the new auditorium was on. January 19, 1915. The lecturer for the evening was Stewart I. Long, his subject being Reaching the Goal. The best and most interesting number on the course was held on January 28, 1915, at the High School auditorium. Montraville Wood was the lecturer and entertainer. The evening program was taken up with marvelous demonstrations of scientific dis- coveries. His entertainment was divided into two parts, one with the demonstration of the ultra-violet ray and the other the demonstration of the gyroscope. He was assisted by his daughter, Miss Alline. The last number of the 1914-15 Beloit High School lecture course was given on February 16, 1915, at the High School auditorium. It consisted of an entertainment by the Old Home Singers and proved to be one of the strongest numbers on the course. The entertainment was given by a quintet of gifted musicians, consisting of a quartet of vocalists and their pianist. The first part of the evening's entertainment consisted of vocal selections of a classical nature and was followed by the musicians donning costumes suitable to the songs and singing various old-time selections. tr t7 ' -'ll Il ' Il H ll llilliillill ll ll ll ll ll Q THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 W junior' .Class Officers COIKRIE KEELE X ..,.......... .............. P resident EARL JOHNSON .,..... ...... S ecretary and Treasurer MOTTO: Not the end, but on the way. CLASS COLORS: Red and Wllite. CLASS FLOWER: Red and White Carnation. SHIELD EDITORS: Margaret Scofield and Goldie Freeman ll ll -ll ll ll il ll ll ll ll tl ll ll 5 1!I'l-IE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 Q junior' Class History ...ii-. September 2, 1912, will always be remembered as one of the most significant days in the history of the Beloit High School for the reason that there entered into that seat of learning that day the largest class that was ever enrolled there. As Freshmen, we numbered one hundred six. Because of the number, perhaps some would understand us to be lacking in quality, but this was not true. Our class was known for its dis- tinguished characters, not numbers. We struggled bravely the first semester with the elements of Algebra, English and other subjects equally as perplexing. The majority of the class tided over the mid-term examinations with high marks that showed the class to be of extraordinary talent. Owing to the fact that we were rather bashful Freshmen, we gave but little attention to our social functionsg but we went into ecstacies over our remarkable annual picnic at Wood's grove. At the end of the Freshman year some of our classmates had retired from our ranks and we numbered but ninety. Our Sophomore enrollment showed that only eighty-six of us had returned to the familiar building on the hill, each eager to continue his work. This year we entered with more enthusiasm into our school life and were fully represented in the courses offered to Sophomores, and showed great interest in athletics. In the spring we held our annual picnic in Wood's grove. By the end of the term our class numbered seventy-eight, as some had fallen by the wayside. The third year of our attendance at the High School found but fifty-three of the most faithful of us enrolled as Juniors. We held a Junior class meeting and elected our class officers, who are: C. Keeley, president, and Earl Johnson, secretary and treasurer. By the new ruling this year regarding conduct, the grades of some of our members have suffered in no small degree: however, no names will be mentioned. But our activities have been confined almost entirely to our Work, our thoughts look forward rather than backward. We are making ready for next year. The time is 'fast approaching when we shall ,enter our last vacation. Three years have we diligently labored to master our work, whatever it might be. There is at least a hope, if there is a doubt, that the class of 1916 of the Beloit High School will be the most remarkable, noted, and the largest class that has ever graduated from that institution. '.l. M. S. and G. E. F. i' ll ll H2 ll ll all ll il If ll il I I ll ll ' E 5 H E S H I E L D B . H S 1 5 QAdVice to Juniors Don't speak until you're spoken to, Be careful not to fall, Don't be afraid of Seniors, Don't think they' think they're Don't miss your early' morning class Don't ever' get there late, And don't forget the rubber' band To strap around your' pate. P J ld: II n n n ll n n u u u u mr: Q D B 1-I s 1 5 V THE SHIEL Sophomore Class Ofiicers WILLIAM CONROY ........... VERNON KEELEY .....o.... .. THOMAS SMITH .,...... ......................... ...... MOTTO: J The Elevator to Success is not runmng Stairs the Take CLASS COLORS Pink and Blue. CLASS FLOWER: Pink Tea Rose 1 C F N 5 s J ll ll ll ll il ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll: ll E THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 H Freshman Class Officers JAY ROBERTS ........ , ...... President RUTH COOK .,,.,............... ......... Y 'ice President DOYLE GILBERT ............... v ..................... Secretary HURD DOUGLASS ,........ MOTTO: Honor Waits at Labor's Gate. CLASS COLORS: Pink and White CLASS FLOWER: Pink Rose SHIELD EDITORS: Marie Pagett, Harold Kendall and Lynn Smith TI'B8.Sl.ll'C:!l' 4 w 1 . 4 x ! I T 4 1 3 j .! 'I ' Y ' ' I' 8 !'. SN P' 5 'xv' ,. i 1 ll ll ll ll ll ll' il ll ll 'ill' ll II ll ll THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 Freshman Class History The Freshman class has at present an enrollment of S7--not the greatest and we are sure not the least in our alma mater's records. Mere numbers don't count-at least not always-and for this reason our ambition is not restrained nor bounded'by our number. Our organization was effected very late, not occurring until the holiday season. At the first meeting, Jay Roberts was elected president, and being too kindliearted to separate loving friends, we chose Ruth Cook vice president, and Doyle Gilbert, who is able to read his own handwriting, was made secretary. Hurd Douglass, not be- cause of his honesty, but because of his good looks, became our treasurer. At first, on coming here we were very timid, and when called on to recite betrayed symptoms of embarrassment: but now we can arise and unveil our ignorance without. becoming disconcerted, an accomplishment of which we may well be proud. We have also made some advancement in our education since coming under the influence of our several teachers. We learned in algebra that if A equals Z, then Z equals UA. In general science one of our number discovered that exquisite per- fume can be taken from coal tar. The domestic science girls have a habit of perfum- ing the air with the fragrance of cooking onions and turnips, In English, Miss Carpenter lthough no carpenter at alll is preparing to make us model boys and girls by her eloquent lectures, and in Latin we learned how Horatius killed his sister's beau and wore his coat home in a rainstorm, for which he was scolded by his sister. On the whole, we are satisfied with our advancement thus tar and feel assured that, if our learning continues to grow with the same steadiness that it has in the past, we shall in three more years be almost omniscient. With these things said, we need but a sentiment for conclusion: Forgetting the past, we stretch forward to the future with undaunted hope! M. P., H. K., L. S. Love is the greatest stimulant on earth. It will buoy you up under more diffi- culties than any other known force.-Van Pelt vlrvklkvklkll The holiest passion in the heart of mang that which molds every pure thought and prompts every kind action.-Huber. Plsdslllvktil If you have powerful enemies, it is probably because you have some sand in your character.-Vvalsh. Walking with Vance ll 'll ? lI ll' ll THE S HIEL FRESHMAN CLASS NAME ALICE ABRAM RUTH BIBLER FRANCES BYRD MERLE BRADDY LETA BROWN GERTRUDE CLARK AGNES CAVANAUGI-I LOLA CLARK BLANCHE COBURN HAROLD CREITZ JOHN COCHRAN IVAN CASTERLINE RUTH COOK HURD DOUGLASS LILA DOYLE FERN DAWES CHANCY EADS WILLIAM EADS MARIE ERESCH LASSETTE FLOWERS MERTON FULLER CHALMER FULLER BESS GRECIAN DOYLE GILBERT VIOLA GASKILL JOSIE GRAFF MARGUERITE GREEN EDWARD HENKE OLIVE HUMES MERLE JONES REED JOHNSON DELIA KNISLEY KENNETH KINIRY HAROLD KENDALL VIOLA LYSTER ZELLA LESLIE WINIFRED LEACH IRENE LOWE HETTIE LESLIE NETTIE LESLIE DAN McKEEMAN GLADYS MAR'r1NDA1,E HELEN MARRS MARIE MEARS MARIE NOAH EDITH NOAH l A A el n u n u ll ll ll ml n D B 1-1 s 1 s Ni DIRECTORY l- HOW KNOWN By her modesty By her walk By her hair By her expression As Patsy By her giggles By her scowl By her smile by her masses By the BY his feet As Beans As Cookie By his socks By her honesty As a Baby Doll By his grin Dlain Bill As Some Girl By her curls Just Tencher's Pet BY his voice As Bessie As Giblet Nc- one like her By hex' great size i'!l By her strides As some sport As the tango kid As Farmer Jones By his face By her height As Slim A By his love for ladies As 2 dancing doll Some Jane By her timidity As Grandma I The Twins By his silence By hci' smile Man hater As some cook By hei' actions By hex- manners company hc kc:-ps USUALLY FOUND Makin' eyes At Sunday School With a country boy With mamma Skating rink Dancing In Domestic Science Flying kites On the delivery wagon Huntimr At the Call Office With Jay Working On the farm With Ross In zz Buick I Talkinz to the Teachers Busy At League Studying English V21 Hai-min' 'round Man hunting In bed At church Studying With Sherman Admirinz himself On thc stage Asking questions Smiling at the Teachers Talking to the Boys Walking 'round Out oi town In burlesque Dreaming obli- Stuttering Giving advice Toxrether Wnshinsr windows At Box Snppers With a friend Reading Washing dishes Lingering in the hall ll Il ll ll li Il ll ll ll ll ll I l I Q T H E S H I E L D B H S ' 1 5 Freshman Class Directory' CContinuedj NAME LEONE PREWETT NETTIE PFAFF MARIE PAGETT LAWRENCE ROBINSON LAWRENCE ROUEN PAUL RODGERS JAY ROBERTS MIKE RONGISCH HARLEY REITER ANNA SPATZ BEATRICE SEGER ALTA SPEC!-IT OTIS SANDERS MARGARET SUMMERS ORA SMITH LYNN SMITH EDNA STEERE HAROLD SIMPSON CLARA THIESSEN INEZ UNDERHILL FLOYD VOLKEL RITA WILLIAMS RUEL WICKS LELA WICKS DEWITT WILSON GEORGE WALSH JAMES WIDRIG CECILIA YEAGER CECIL AMERMAN CLARENCE MORRELL EDNA FREEMAN HO By As As As By By By As By As By By As By As As As As By By As By As As By B Y As By As By By W KNOWN her costumes Freckles Happy I-'adgen Yankee his flirtations hen peeked expression his hair some Irishman his brilliant ideas Flossie her Winsome ways her grace Sandy her beauty dearie Weary Little Edna usimpn her looks her cheeks a masher thc noise shc makes Muscles heart's desire his cartoons his blushes Woodleg her complexion Kratty,' his speed her dancing frork USUALLY FOUND With a Junior Causing a disturbance In the Gym. Carrying milk Mixing dough Vvith Delia At Dr. Co0k's Talking to Miss Carhill Sucking Cakes In a buggy With some boy Thinking ' Sleeping Breaking hem-ts Studying 'Raising' Cain' Fixing her hair Various places At home Primping Reciting Hard to tell Swimming With the boys At the barber shop In a Ford Sick We know not Playing ball Chasing the butterflies With Roy Ily M. P., H. K., :ind I The man who is satisfied with himself seldom satisfies others.-William. 4421114304413 What renders us so changeable in our friendships, is that it is so difficult to knolv the qualities of the soul, but easy to know those of the mind.-Francis Duc. Skuliilfbifllik True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth ind choice.-Johnson. H3 711 THE Qj1THLETICS M1 1914-1915 V ll '?ll JI ll ll II ll T ll -JI If ll i ll ql' 4 'rx-IE SHIELD B.:-r.s.'1s Football The season for the B. H. S. football team opened on the home grounds, October 2. when our team played the Barnard High School team. The game ended in a victory for Beloit. the score being Beloit 14, Barnard 0. Two weeks later the B. H. S. boys journeyed to Barnard to return the game. The fine weather made fast work possible, and the game was an interesting one. When the final whistle blew neither side's goal line had been crossed. The score was Beloit 0, Barnard 0. The next game was with the Minneapolis High School team and was played at Beloit. This game was close and spectacular. Score: B. H. S. 0, M. H. S. 7. The team next went to Delphos to play the High School team of that place. The game was rough, both from the standpoint of players and the side line crowd. Beloit was victorious. the score being B. H. S. 14. D. H. S. 0. The next game was at Stockton with the Stockton High School team. The day was very disagreeable, a cold, high wind sweeping the field, making fast work impossible. The Stocktonboys showed good team work and bewildered our boys by the frequent and successful use of the forward pass. The final score was B. H. S. 6, S. H. S. 21. The next week at Osborne our team was smothered by a defeat of 34 to 0 at the hands of the Osborne High School team. Stockton next came down to Beloit to return our game, but our boys had been well coached on breaking up the forward pass and, in the fastest game of the season, defeated Stockton: score. B. H. S. 21. S. H. S. 0. Beloit was unable to secure a Thanksgiving day game until a few days before Thanksgiving, when the Lucas High School team accepted an offer our boys made them. The game took place in the morning. The teams were evenly matched and the game was very exciting. The game ended in a victory for'Lucas, with a score of 7 to 0. This ended the football season for B. H. S. William Caughey, outgoing captain of 1914-15. Gail Wilson, incoming captain of 1915-16. Line-up-Harold Evert, centerg Forrest Jones, left guartlg Ed Lange, left tackle? Eldridge Gaston, left end: Lloyd Wallis, right guard: Theo Philbrick, right tackle: Clarence Williams, right endg Gail Wilson, quarterback: William Caughey, fullback: Vance Prewett. left half: Leonard Brumage, right half. Substitutes--James Farrand, Hollis Keys, Merle Jones, William Conroy, Lawrence Rouen and Paul Rodgers. lt's a pretty sight to see a girl blush when she really has nothing to blush over.-- Flowers. S2 if I Sk if if Friendship that flows from the heart cannot be frozen by adversity, as the water that flows from the spring cannot congeal in winter.-Cooper. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A ll ll ll ll 10 ll ll ll ll lf' ll ll ll ll THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 H Girls' Belsket Ball The girls' basket ball team of 1914-15 started to practice for the fair. No other teams entered, so the first and second teams of B. H. S. played. The first team easily defeated the second. The only High' School girls' game of the season was with Downs in the B. H. S. gymnasium. It was an interesting game, in which the home girls did good work. lt ended in an easy victory for B. H. S. with a score of 19 to 7. This ended the- season for the undefeated team of B. H. S. Line-up-Forwards, Pearl Sparks and Mary Darrow lcaptainlg centers, Josephine Specht and Eva Dunham: guards, Jo VVilson and Esther Petterson. ki 29 fel e s es T V Il H ll il -il ll 11- ll ll ll il' ll ll 'll 4 THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 Boys' Basket Ball The basket ball season was necessarily short, as the first real practice was held in the new gymnasium, January 18, with Mr. Dunn as coach. The first game was played with the Red Line team. This game ended in a victory for the Red Line players. The next game was with the Downs High School and it resembled a football game more than a basket ball game, neither side having much regard for rules. Final score, Downs 28, Beloit 20. ' A return game with Downs was secured and the team, accompanied by a large crowd of rooters, journeyed to Downs. February 20, 1915. The game ended in a victory for B. H. S. Score, Beloit 39, Downs 25. Q A first and second team double-header game was played with Cawker at Beloit the following week, both games ,being won by Cawker City. The B. H. S. basket ball boys entered the tournament for all High Schools for thc Sixth district, held at Downs. The first game Beloit played was with Woodston, the score being Beloit 36, Woodston 28. M Our next game was with Cawker City the following morning, at which time Cawkcr wou from Beloit by a score of 54 to 32. Norton County High School was the winner ot the tournament. This ended a short but enjoyable basket ball season. Line-up-Forwards, Keeler and Philbrickg center, Alsop fcaptainjg guards, Paul and Amerman. , , The real people never get swell.-Conroy. lk X i lk t il Anyway, it's better for the college boy to be educated in athletics than in nothing at all.-Lange. S Ik it Ik HF if Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives so blind, And by asking foolish questions, while away our teachers' time. C. T.-'15. w . , , fs , A f' l ll Il ll ll ll: ll ll ll 'lIT l VII ll ll ll 4 4 THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 w Teachers' Basket Ball Coach and manager, Carhill. Captainand treasurer, A. Gansel. First team--Guards, Daily, H. Ganselg center, Carpenter: forwards, Bozell, Cline. Second team-Guards, Rowe, Giseg center, Valletteg forwards, Foshay, Lewis. Substitutes-Knight, McHendry. The past season was the most successful ever enjoyed by the All-Star Basket Ball team, an organization composed of players, each a star in her own particular position, hence the name of the organization. For general convenience, we have grouped the players into first and second teams, In reality, no such classification can be made, for neither team has ever been able to defeat the other. Each game has resulted in a tied score. The teams have been absolutely invincible in what have proved to be the hardest fought battles of theseason. Each has but served to show more and more the machine- like team work, combined with stellar individual play, and the reputation of the .All- Stars hasspread far afield. Perhaps the fastest forward in the state, Bozell, has proved the mainstay of the: All-Star offense all during the season, while Foshay is a past master in-the nth degree at eluding guards and breaking up a secondary defense by her wonderful speed. Lewis and Cline have shown the same qualities of speed and agility which have characterized the work of Bozell and Foshay. . At center, Carpenter played the same fast, steady, headygame that has always marked her work. Carpenter is close to six feet in height and has never met an op- ponent who could get the tip-off from her. For this reason she has been a vital cog in the team, while her extraordinary reach and powers of quick thinking have made her one of the best defensive centers the All-Stars have ever known. ,'Vallette at center is sure and fast and a good shot. For a player of her size, Val- lette is never heavy on the floor and is quite as agile as a smaller player, and as a. result rival centers have never quite been able to locate her. Both teams have been blessed with about the best guards recent seasons have pro- duced, the wizard-like work of H. Gansel and Gise perfectly supplementing the Gibraltar- like qualities of Daily and Rowe. A great measure of the season's success is due to the substitutes. Their hard work, though receiving -little recognition, helped mould' the machine-like work of the teams. The success of the season lay in the team work and the team work was the result of Coach Carhill's tutelage. The coach forced the players to Work hard, but the results were an ample justification, And no better praise for her work can be found than to point to these same results texcepting inter-faculty gamesl. Never defeated: won every game played. In presenting their photograph, the All-Stars regret that two members are missing from the group. Manager Carhill was actively engaged in making arrangements for outdoor athletics and was unable to be present. while F. McCall. although one of the most enthusiastic members, occasionally allows her social aspirations to interfere some- what-her time and attention were fullyoccupied with a swell affair. .ml J A ,,. V 55 HW!! ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll u d THE SHIELD 13.1-x.s.'15 Jvliscellaneous Basket Ball Teams Big Four conference4President, Harold Evert: general manager, Leon C. Good, referee. Mr. Forrest A. Dunn. Wildcats--Arthur Hill tcaptainjg C. Kendall, Hugh Smith, Harry Schroth, Thomas Smith, George Walsh, Roy Simpson isubstitutesl. Cubs-Leon C. Good tcaptainlg Ivan Casterline, Doyle Gilbert, Dan McKe-eman, Glen McManng Will Eads tsubstitutel. Tigers-Harold Evert tcaptainlg Lawrence Rouen, Clarence Morrell, Reed Johnson, Ruel Wicks: Roy Miller Qsubstitutel. Giants-Merton Fuller icaptainlg Waite Williams, Hurd Douglass, Harold Kendall, Hollis Keysg Welton Knarr lsubstitutej. Games-Wildcats. won 3. lost Og Cubs. won 2. lost 1: Tigers, won 2, lost 23 Giants. won 0, lost 3. - Following are some of the records made by the All Stars in the track events: Pole vault-Carhill sprung a surprise and carried away all honorsg height, 10 feet 3 inches. High hurdle-A. Gansel, Daily and F. McCall set a record, tieing on 16 3-5. 220-yard dash-Gise easily outdistanced all opponents, 26 1-5 seconds. Shot put-All honors carried away by McCallg.38 feet, 3 inches. Relay-Won by Rowe-Foshay, Carpenter-A. Gansel. Running broad jump-Daily made sensational record of 20 feet, 6 inches, H. Gausel close second. Mile run--Knight made a startling record of a mile run-away from gym -4.40. lkikiffkki We may build more splendid liabitationsg fill our rooms with paintings and with sculptures, but we cannot buy with gold the old associations, Bl. S. L, 114118411931 There is one thing better than making a living-making a life. E. P. V iii! ll Il 'll :Il 1l Il - ll ll ll ll :IF ll Q T HE SHIELD B.-H. S. '15 Sophomore Class Party The Sophomore Class of the Beloit High School had a very successful class party April 23rd, 1915, at the Culb House at the park. The attendance was not very large, but those who attended reported a fine time. The entertainment ot the evening consisted in playing games and in listening to music by a Victrola. Light refreshments were served during the evening. Two of the grade teachers acted as chaperons. as all of the High School teachers were attending the Senior-Junior reception. gA Freshman Party' The Freshmen, a wide-awake bunch, always looking for a good time, held a very successful party at Chautauqua park club house, February 26, 1915. Almost every member of the class was present. The affair was such a success that the class voted to have another soon. The Misses Mabel McHendry and AraMinta Carhill acted as chaperone. qjlnother' Freshman Class Party' The club rooms at Chautauqua park were again put in readiness for a Freshman affair in the form of a tacky party. The members were dressed in costumes in keep- ing with the occasion. Various games were played, also flashlight pictures were taken of the crowd. At the close of the evening light refreshments were served. The Misses' Carhill and McHendry chaperoned the young people. - '17 ll ll ll '1F' ll il ll H ll i 1I'Tl'T'1l ll 'll THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 3 6335 Chorus From left to right: First row-Verna Logan, Beatrice Seger, Marie Pagett, Welton Knarr, Harold Thomas, Charles Walsh, Edward Scholten, Robert Swartz, Clarence Williams. Second row-Josie Sterling, Arleafa Logan, Alta Specht, Mildred Lyster, Bertha. Lewis, Chalmer-Fuller, Doyle Gilbert, Athol Dunham, John Morrell. Third row-Margaret Summers, Merle Braddy, Ellen Horn, Blanche Brooke, Eva Dunham, Delilah Johnson, Florence Koch, Goldie Freeman. Fourth row-Gladys Swinton, Lucile Walsh, Adella See, Charlotte Burkhart, Dorothy Johnson, Hazel Wehl. Jo Wilson, Gertrude Clark, Dorthy Ebey. Not present in picture-Charlotte Thomas, Mauilla Widrig, Nettie Pfaff, Leonard Brumage, -Leland Draher, Clarence Morrell, Forrest Gilbert, William Conroy, James Widrig. Pianist--Miss Goldie Freeman. Director-Miss Lena R. Hastings. x vs E 1 . 1 I , ., ,.. .... -S 1 lx ff- Avy ll ll ll ll ll ll Il II ll 'll ll ll ll I ,THE SHIELD B..H. S. 'l5V Items gf Interest T 'I' -G 1.-.1 . b T., me .1 mlm ! Q M llil . lx! M lpn E Imll It was a wonder that there wasnit a flash at the theater one evening, as Flint and Steel were there at the same time. all S Dk lk Sli Plf Miss Gansel remarked to one of her Commercial classes that hearing them recite was like pumping for water out of a dry well. S bk 124 if if S Waite Williams advanced a theory in Botany that the Russian thistle seeds prob- ably floated over here when this country was all under water. fl Ik Pk St if Ss Her has went-her has goneg Will us ne'er see she again? Will her ne'er come back to we? , Oh, it cannot areg so let it am. Soph. '15. if 28 Pk lk Pk rt: Many of the persons who attended the Senior-Junior reception admitted that the punch was certainly fine. We wonder why? lk wk Pk ll lk 'Sk Carl Thiessen has invented a new way of adding. Patent applied for. ' rl it if :Ir lk PS I went intova never smelt a smelt that smelt like that smelt smelt. if Ik Ik lk lk lk restaurant and ordered a smelt. and of all the smelts I ever smelt. I Miss Bozell: Miss Johnson, from what class, of Southerners did Andrew Johnson come from ? Dorothy: White trash. if 1? IF if vt: Miss Gansel: Please, So or So, we do not whisper here. V lk Pk :if it tk It Miss McHendry: Give an example of an inclinecl plane, William. William: A pitch fork. bl sk lk ill it Pk Miss McHendry: Reed, what is a vacuum? Reed: A vacuum? A vacuum, don't you know? I 'ave it in my head, but I can't explain it. xi 25 Sk bk HY- 2 Bernice- Will you love me always with all your heart? Mutt- Sure, unless I have heart failure. K vlf 211 lk ak rl: It was rumored in History that the Wilson tariff bill of 1894 was Gormandized, and as st consequence, became the Wilson-Gorman bill. il ll ll Il 1I' il 'lla ll ll ll IL ll ll ll THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 Items J' Interest A JUNIOR ORATION. The sun came out bright and everything was lovely. About nine o'c1ock some clouds gathered in the west and we had a heavy shower which lasted for a few minutes. After which the sun shone down on larks settin' on fence posts and roosters crowinsg and everything. if 2F 28 Il Q sk A certain Senior accounts for a lunar eclipse as caused by the sun's shadow. l SF IF 8 Ill lk Freshmen-The Taming of the Shrew lThe Taming of the Newj. Sophomores-tComedy of Errorsl or tMuch Ado About Nothingl. Juniors--As You Like it tAs You Like Theml. Seniors--All's Well that Ends Well. HK IF 3 PF ii I Freshmen-Irresponslble. Sophomores--Irrepressible. Juniors-Irresistible. Seniors-Irreproachable. I! EK is IK if So you're engaged? Well, fine, old man. ls she pretty? Well, I should say so! If my girl ran for President of the Unite! States. there wouldn't be a woman in the whole land wlto u ould vote for her. ' ll IF rl: lk 8 ll: She- Is there any alcohol in cider? 'A Boob- Inside who? al: al: It Pk if il Ed got fleeced today. How's that? Bought an all-wool suit. 'F 'K if I ll lk Announcer- The har in the nole vault now stands at ten feet. Faraway Voice- I'm glad they don't all stand that high. XY It wil ll if It '18- Poker is Jones' Prince Albert. '17- His what? '18- His long suit. SS bk ll JF i if We always laugh at teacher's jokes, No matter what they be- Not because they're funny jokes, But because it's policy, i 8 :li 8 1 lr I think that the American History class will solve all of the great political problems of today, dou't you? --A Senior. lk if JF ik ll 1? It has been aptly suggested that a rubberneck is the chief satellite of curiosity. if BI' HF l Ill 51 Goldie Fahnestock insists that the man of the hour is the man of thc hour. :ll ll 10 ll ll V ll il II, ll Il If N- ll, ll T.-HE SHIELD B. H.. S. '15 Items gf Interest Miss Carpenter fin English Il- Let me express myself- Coarse voicefrom rear of room- Freight's cheaper. ' Il Fil lk ll l It Forrest tgiving an oral composition ln English IIIJ- The Old Maid. Miss Carpenter linterrupting hlrnj- There are no such things. F 'F IF O ll IF ' Dorthy E.-- How did you get that splinter ln your finger ? Dick- Oh, I was scratching my head. il 'F li' ll ll it ' Theo is our boy so fair- 1'll tell you about him it I dare. When playing football he's not hurt at all Because of his great mop of hair. it wk if Ik I1 l Miss Bozell tin American history review?- Nils, what was the northern cry at the beginning of the Civil War? Nila-- Oli to Baltimore. Miss Bozell- No: 'On to Richmond? was their cry. Nila-':Well, now, I thought that 'On to Baltimore' sounded funny. ll X ak ll lk it Asked Lorld of an old graduate-- Why is the sea so near the seashore? 3 1- as ur 1- -on is F'uz2y Wilson was once asked to assist a quartet in rendering the Sextette from Lucia and he replied thus: Can't sing 'Six Steps from Lucy,' but I can play it on my drum. ' i 41 I I l lk ,Tho Civics class was reciting on the executive department. Miss Bozell- Who comes next after postmaster general ? Roy Miller- Then I come next. 1 - lllflflkilik Willis is still hunting for his Physics text. Wonder how he studies his lesson? i is is il i ak Miss McHendry tin Physics!- Give me an example of expansion and contraction. Pupil-mln summer the days are longer-expansiong in winter the days arekshorter--- contraction. ' wk ik ir lk if if Mr. Loop- What is a plant? Pupil-- A plant? A plant is er-er-something that aln't an animal. 8 lk at if 4 Ik My legs are bowed, Fm pigeon toed, , To walk I am not able. This may seem queer, but have no fear, Forsooth, I am a table. lr t2 S 1 I t . A particular Sophomore finds fault with Mohammedism because it permits men to marry so many wives that they haven't time to do their work. t lr bk i I Sk Another Sophomore informs us that Charlemagne was not a fighter but an Uadmig- ibatorf' I 4 x x ll ll ll Il ll ll ll QI ll if if ll ,, llf-SIT ATI-IE SI-I.IELD B. H. S. 15 Items 3' Interest Vail- Well, Gail, what can you tell me about the war this morning? Gail- Nothlngg only there is another general dead. Vail-- Who? Gail- A general dellvery. V x at xl a an lr William Cauglley tfirst testb- Say, Miss Mc!-Iendry, if you won't give us that test today I will.take you to the show tonight. w my 1., mo. e un the school, do you? ' llmfl . as ar s ar 1 ll , Miss McHendry tin physics classy- Why, in speaking of acceleration, should we 'per second, per second'? William Caughey- To make lt more emphatic. A sk r ll if 1 vs - Miss Bozell lin history!- Dick, are you studying Physics now? Yes, ma'am, tryin' to. - H wr s -r an m 1 Bozell- For how long, Vail, do the judges hold office? Dick- Miss Vail- For'life. . . Miss Bozell- Yes, for life ori Vail- Death. Miss Bozell-f No, forgood behavior. In wk 1: as x or fu Life is a joke- All things show lt: Look at the Sophomores And then you will know it. - 114 R 8 PF It S Miss Bozell KM. 8: M. historyj- Why are the middle ages callezl Ilobbrt- Because there were so many knights. , Q I s lk 1: wk n- 1 Senior- Your friend? Junior-- No, merely an acquaintance from whom I borrow money. A - I1 wk ak Il ir lk the dark ages ? C Student un Physiology!- What is the bone of contention? Miss Vallettc- The jawbonef' ' ' ' ' bk ik ll Sk I I Mule in the barnyard, lazy and slick- Boy with a pin on the end of a stick Creeps up behind him, quiet as a mouseg Crepe on the door of the little boy's house. fr 1: ar -u It n Citizen- John, is there no school today? John- Sure! You don't suppose, just because I'm playing hockey, that they would . 1- at as Q- an as fi Charles W. lin history!- Great Britain awarded the United States damages to the uut of S15.000,000. ' ' - Ruth- Why, it was S15,500',000. , 't'harles- Oh, well, 5500.000 is such a small amount I didn't consider it. ll ll, , ll II il ll ll ll il ll ll Il ll ll THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 d Items ,gf Interest TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THE FRESHMEN. 1. Thou shalt not talk-whisper. 2. Thou shalt not pass notes-Throw them. 3. Thou shalt not laugh-Giggle. 4. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors ls nor his 2s nor his Bs--he will give you his 4s for the asking. 5. Thou shalt not prompt thy neighbor in his English-Tell him. G . Thou shalt not put things down thy neighbor's back, nor pull his hair nor do any- thing that will molest thy neighbor-Kill him, don't let the poor thing suffer. 7. Thou shalt not throw ink-Sling it. , S. Thou shalt not copy-No, use the same paper. 9. Thou shalt not borrow thy neighhor's Algebra paper nor his Latin paper nor any'- thing that is his-Take it. 10. Thou ,shalt not throw chalk-Erasers will do just as well and are much more effective. ' 'F ik ll lk lk ll Teacher: Why are you so firm in your belief of the evolution of man? Senior.: . Because apeish Freshmen resemble the higher forms. 'R 1: wx we at 1 -r ' Inquirer: John, what is your political belief? . Theo.: Sure, he's a Republican. Can't you tell by the looks of him? ll JI! JF I 'F if There is ayoung man named Dutch, And we love him exceedingly much. He's not very tall, but he sure plays football- There are not many as such. ' at ir x :r v xr No one has cared to excite the wrath of A. R. Loop since it has been discovered that he whipped Jess Willard. ' ' it :lr lk if il Ik Junior: What shall I do to acquire a literary appetite? ' Carpenter: You had better begin Hogg, Lamb or Bacon. I find that they are all good. ll Sk if if G SF S Dorothy: UI' see no reason why there is no law regarding the personal affairs ot' men. Howard: There is. There is a law against carrying concealed weapons. , 1 t lk wr If ll lk Pray, let me kiss your hand, said he, With looks of burning love. I can remove my veil. said she Much easier than my glove. i 41 bk ll if Sl: A certain Sophomore defines Archaeology as a German youth who crossczl the Alps to study Greek. if 141 S2 il ll 31 My young man is a real gent. says Bernice, the saleslady. He never blows his soup like common folks. He always fans it with his hat. ! Hi II ll ll ll- ll ll ll 'Il 1'i'1I' ll Il 'll il THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 Q CALENDARp 1914-1915 September 7-School commencesg an enrollment of 231. Rather crowded condition. September 10-Football boys begin practice under Captain Caughey. September 11-Senior class meetings begin. We find that we have two delicate members who are being overworked. September 13-Trouble begins when Seniors choose class rings. September 21-The High School was pleasantly entertained by the Multum in Parvo Italian orchestra. September 23- Yes, Miss Mcldendry, Seniors like doughnuts and it isn't always sate to keep them on your desk. September 24-Miss Bozell wants the boys to understand that when permission tn speak is given that it only extends over a few minutes, not a whole period. How selfish! September 30-School dismissed early to see auto parade. But did we? October 2-Football game between Beloit and Barnard. Score 20 to 6 in favor of Beloit. October 3-Girls' first and second basket ball teams play at Fair grounds. Second team lost. to first. Some game. October 30-Dull times. November 10.-Arrival of long looked for Seniors' class rings. . November 11, 12, 13-Teachers' association. Miss ,McHendry thinks bell boys arc fine fellows, but she likes candy better. All the teachers report a good time. November 25-Carl was asked how he happened to get into the methods class. He replied that he walked in. November 25-Miss Gansel has a terrible time trying to make the Commercial Arithmetic class understand. She thinks about getting a Ford, as it wouldn't be half the bother. December 15-Eighth graders arrive from Third ward: Miss Green, teacher. December 24 to January 3-Christmas holidays. January 4-New janitor appears upon the scene. No manual training class. January 4-8--VVeek of reviews. Intensely interesting, as usual. January 11-14-Those terrible finals. January 18-Mr. Dunn, the new Manual Training teacher, arrives to take up his duties. Gymnasium work begins. Pupils show great interest. January 18-Seniors move into new Physics room. Be careful about the tables. February 1-Boys' basket ball game with Red Line team. February 12-Girls' and boys' basket ball teams play Downs' two teams: victory for the girls, defeat for the boys. February 13-Miss Gansel entertains the lady teachers of the High School. February 15-Wanted-A detective, to find Miss hCarhill's jewels, February 16-Senior girls entertain the Senior boys at the club house. February 26-Club house put in order for a Freshman party. March 1-New scenery hung on rostrum in auditorium. Mostly composed of pink 'I-f i 4 b ll ,Il ll H ll tL:--ll Il 'II ll -lb If EEE!! d THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 and green. How thoughtful! Senior Class colors, 1915. March 5-Study of fire prevention by all General Sciences classes. March 5-Junior class party at park. March 12-13--Boys' basket ball tournament at Downs. Beloit won.over Woodston and lost to Cawker. March 19-Parentsi day and housewarming at the High School. March 26-Box supper in gymnasium. Football benefit. April 5-First baseball practice. April 7-Senior boys debate in History class. April 16-Freshmen again entertain in the form of a. tacky party. April 19-Seniors begin practice for play. April 23-Senior-Junior reception held at High School. April 23-Sophomores entertain at club house. May 5-6-Senior final examinations. May 7-First baseball game. Concordia High School 115 Beloit High School S. May 14-Senior play. May 21 -23-Normal Training examinations. May 21-Eighth grade commencement exercises. May 23-Baccalaureate services. May 25-Senior commencement. YQQA X , S351-...Q o'ls'7?? . v OFVNF' 7'- ' Fx. S Q -v::... 1 'Z K .J g B 1 1 X' xl X .1 f I 1 I 5 -lf hx F lf IL lg Rell? llr ll I ll: il il 'II 'Q T H E S H I E L D B H . S 1 Commencement Calendar' fliilklflf Senior-junior' Reception ' junior-Senior' Banquet Senior' Play . . . . Senior' Graduation Exercises . Eighth Grade Graduation Exercises Baccalaureate Services . . 9 April 23 May 25 May 14 May 25 May 21 May 23 h . FH -H H 1l 'll il -Il It ll '1l ll H ll ll Q THE SHIELD B. H. S. '15 - ' cc Senior' P1ay', 'QE Arrival gf Peggyv' I The Senior play, The Arrival of Peggy, was given in the High School auditorium on the niglits of Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, 1915, before audiences that filled the building. The play was a rollicking comedy replete with mistaken identities throughout, but which, of course, ended by all strings being straightened out, three . wives gained, not to mention a fat legacy. To T. Marion Crawford. of Salina. the director. the success of the affair can be attributed, and who, with the hearty assistance and co-operation of the students and teachers, made it possible for a fitting close to our active High School careers. Music for the evening was furnished by the Misses Alice and Geneva Baird and Gail Wilson. lil. CAST OF CHARACTERS William Winkler. ............ .......,..,.......,,....,..,,.,...,.....................i. ..,.... T l ieo. Philbrick Aunt Jane, his sister ..,....., . ............ Ida Van Polt. Jane. his niece ......,......... . ..,...... Gertrude Alsop Bobbie Baxter ................ ............. G uy Keeler Benjamin More .......,...... ,....... H oward Brown Ting, a bell, boy ..... : ......... ...... V ail McDonald Sain. a. colored porter .......... .....,,.......,. D ick Alsop Peggy, an actress ....................,. .,...,.. D orothy Johnson Suzette, Aunt Jane's Maid ........ ...,...,,....e. J 0 Wilson OMC KW K: L, an n on n ana n n n n n n u u n lf THE sx-IIELD B.H.s.'1s ij Senior' Graduation Exercises rThe commencement exercises of the Senior Class of 1915 were held at the High School auditorium on Tuesday evening, May 25, 1915. Following is the program: Invocation ..................................... ,,...,.........., .....,..............,.......,....,,..... ,...,..... ..., R e v . T. M. Johnson Song ..,,..,.... .,..,,,...........,,.......,......,,........o..............,................,.... . ,High School Girls Glee Club Barcarolle, from Tales of Hoffman. -J. Offenbach, Valedictoryv ........ . ............................ . ..........,.....................................,....l.......,.......,...... Martha Morrell We Build the Ladder by Which We Climb. Song ........ ........ , . .............,. ................,...........,........................ H igh School Mixed Chorus When the Heart Is Young. -Bach. Address ......... ...... . .. ........... Hon. Charles Harger Song ........ ..........,...............,......,........................... , High School Mixed Chorus In May Time. -Speaks. I Presentation of Diplomas .,.... .,.... . .,........... Dr. E. E. Brewer, Pres. Board of Education 775 54 'SY -F W ll H ll ll Il ll ll II ll Il ll ll -'51 b THE SHIELD- 'B.I-I S 15 3 Bib Seniors' Lament Nobody' works but the Seniors, Qjlnd We toil the livelong day, q7VIaking themes and orations VVith never a minute to playi Besides, We must write for' an Annual, Anecdote, joke and rhyrne, Until we are almost rushed to death For just a little more time. 1 1 I '1 M 'fa . ff T W1 New ' ..- 4. wi f ru-ummm.. Y