Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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'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.

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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

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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