Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET On Friday evening, May 10, 1918, the Juniors of B. H. S. entertained the Senior class and the Faculty at a Hoover banquet. The guests assembled in the G. A. R. hall at eight o’clock and were served a delicious three course dinner. After the dinner the guests were entertained by an excellent program. Forrest McMann, President of the Junior class, acted as toastmaster, adding much to the pleasure of the evening by his funny stories and witty sayings. The following is the program which was enjoyed by all present: Hoover Song, . . . . . By all. Reading, “My Boy of Yesterday,” . . Laura Florer. Girls Quartette, “On a Battlefield in France,” and “Nona,” Katharyn Brown, Ruth Baird, Edna Rutterford, Antoinette Ell wart. “The Spring Garden” (Toast to the Seniors), . Mae Cavanaugh. Piano Solo, “Alice,” .... Olive Tilton. “Mustering New Recruits” (Toast to Juniors), . Jay Roberts. Reading, “To My Sister,” . . . Guy Harlow. “War Bread” (Toast to Our Boys With the Colors), Vincent Mitchell. Piano Solo, “Old Black Joe,” Variations, . Louise Knaup. “To the Gardeners” (Toast to the Faculty), . Edna Freeman. The hall was beautifully decorated with flags, the Junior and Senior class colors and lilacs. The place cards were very appropriate, being in the form of Red Cross Nurses for the girls and “Sammies” for the boys.

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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.

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