Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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CLASS SONG DEAR OLD B. H. S. Tune: When I Dream Of Old Erin, I’m Dreaming Of You.” We’re the lads and the lassies of class ’18 And we have for our colors the gold and the green, For in dear old Beloit High we’ve all done our best To hold our class motto high upon life’s crest. We’ll not only make records but also make fame For our dear old Beloit High, we honor her name; Our hearts thrill with courage to strive for success When we dream of Beloit High, dear old B. H. S. Chorus When we dream of Beloit High, dear old B. H. S. And the Seniors of ’18 how they stood the test; We dream of old school days that we loved the best. So farewell old Beloit High, dear old B. H. S. And we think of the Seniors of Class Eighteen The best class Beloit High ever has seen; We can see the old building in memory’s proud eye How it stands there alone by the cedars so high. And we think of the teachers who once taught us there ’Tis those fond recollections brings happiness rare; How the yellow rose blends with the gold and the green The flower and the colors of class ’18 —Delia Knisely. CLASS YELL Banana-split! Orange-peel! Get out of the road for the automobile! HONK! HONK!! SENIORS!!!

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most efficiently conducted by Superintendent Keith Cox, Principal Marguerite Green, and Assistant Principal Frances Byrd. 1 notice that Edna Freeman Cox is one of the chief society belles of the city.” Students: “O wonderful! Wonderful! Tell us more!” The Prophetess: “Very well, my children, I shall proceed. As the mist clears away from my sight, I see Judge Winifred I each and Judge Clara Thiessen, practicing law in New York City. There is also another lawyer there by the name of Judge Clarence Morrell, who by the way has married a lady who was formerly known as Miss Marie Mears. I hear the names of Honorable Nettie Pfaff, and Honorable Marie Eresch called in the United States Senate Chamber. Another message tells me that Postmistress Viola Lyster, and Assistant Postmistress Rita Williams are located in government service at Chicago.” The Students: “How grand, good Prophetess! Go on! Go on! We can hardly wait.” The Prophetess: “Listen, my children. I hear the voice of Mrs. Irene Lowe Reiter, who is on an extension concert trip, and is touring the world. In her company are Miss Lela Wicks, Mrs. Gladys Frank Roberts, Mrs. Helen Hunter Walsh, and Miss Leone Prewett. The scene changes. In the far distance I see the largest military hospital in the world, situated on Cliff Hill at Fort Riley. Among the nurses are: Mrs. Anna Schmeil McMann, Mrs. Josie Graff Conroy, Miss Inez Underhill, Mrs. Marie Noah Roquet, and Mrs. Grace Roberts Rouen. In the head lines of the New York Tribune there appears the names of Reverend Ruth Cook, and Deaconess Florence Roberts, who have just embarked for the jungles of Africa.” Students: “How strange! We never would have thought it.” The Prophetess: “Stranger things than that have happened, my children. The vision now returns. I see Miss Edna Steere, a famous aviatrix; and Miss Hettie Leslie, and Miss Nettie Leslie noted air-women. With the Great Lynn Smith Animal Show, is Miss Phoebe Kaser, who is making herself famous as a tight rope walker. The same show, Mr. Edward Henke and his wife, formerly Miss Ruth Bibler are very efficient Egyptian dancers. Mr. James Widrig and wife, known in earlier years as Miss Delia Knisely are owners and managers of the great Brown Palace Hotel at Beloit, Kansas. Olive Humes is also shown as the world’s famous snake charmer. Let me see! I have almost gone through the class! Oh, yes! There is Mrs. Margaret Summers Fuller who is visiting in the city of Washington at the White House with Mrs. Cecilia Yeager Volkel, wife of President Volkel.” Students: “You are very kind, fair Prophetess to tell us such wonderful things. We must hurry off and tell our classmates of their glorious future. Thanks! Thanks! Good Bye! Good Bye!” (The students run off the stage.) The Prophetess: “How much alike are the children of each generation; and how little they dream of the struggles and duties that lie before them! Though I have fabled some in this prediction to these Seniors, I have told them the truth this far, that the future is bright for them, as it is for all men and women, who are guided by right principles and have faith in God and man. No future is too bright to predict for young Americans; and I hope I have at least raised their ideals, towards which, during the next ten or fifteen years, they may work.”—Written by Phoebe Kaser, Marguerite Green, and Viola Lyster.

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SOCIAL THE JUNIOR WAR BANQUET OF CLASS ’.8 On May 11th the Juniors gave a war banquet at the High school building in honor of the Seniors of 1917. The halls were prettily decorated with American flags and bunting. Since “The elevator to success was not running,” the guests were obliged to “take the stairs.” After the guests assembled in the upper hall they were escorted to the Physics room where they beheld the natural wonders of the Junior class in the personages of Marie Pagett as fortune teller and Leone Prewett as sleeping beauty, Hurd Douglass as policeman enforced the rule “keep moving” by placing the offenders in the office which served as a calaboose. The guests were then invited to the banquet hall where several Freshman and Sophomore girls served them a dainty war banquet. The presidents of the Junior and Senior classes and Supt. Steen and Mr. Loop gave toasts, with Lynn Smith acting as toastmaster. An interesting program consisting of several musical numbers and readings and “The Family Umbrella” force closed the evening’s successful entertainment. THE SENIOR-JUNIOR RECEPTION OF CLASS ’17 By invitation of the Seniors, the Juniors and faculty met in the old school building on April 27, 1917. After being received in the lower hall, the guests proceeded to the assembly room where they enjoyed an excellent program consisting of musical numbers and a shadow play, accompanied by a reading by Miss Ruth Noah. Returning to the reception hall the Senior girls served light refreshments. The punch bowl was presided over by Sophomore girls. At a late hour the guests departed, thanking the Seniors for the much appreciated entertainment. LITERARY PARTY OF 1918 The Seniors gave their annual reception to the Juniors and faculty on April 26th in the building most familiar to them all. The guests were welcomed rn the lower hall which was artistically decorated with the colors of the two classes and American flags. A Grand March, led by two standard bearers carrying an American and a Senior flag, ended in the auditorium, which was also beautifully decorated with flags of America and the Allies. On the rostrum were three flags and a Liberty bell. An interesting program consisted of a piano solo by Grace Roberts, a vocal solo by Irene Lowe, songs by a girls’ quartet, and boys’ quartet, of the Senior class, readings by Ruth Cook and Phoebe Kaser. a “Faculty Deportment Meeting” farce by members of the Senior class was one of the most pleasing numbers on the program. The program closed with a yell by the class to the Seniors, Juniors, and Faculty. The girls of the entertaining class served coffee, pickles and Red Cross sandwiches at a Liberty booth. After having been served the Senior boys informally initiated the Junior boys by having them ride the goat, which consisted of an electric chair. We are glad to say, these executions were somewhat less serious than those at Sing Sing. The simplicity of dress and decoration in addition to the splendid entertainment caused the reception to be highly in keeping with the Liberty idea and greatly enjoyed by all.