Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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Table of Contents FRONTISPIECE.....................Page 2 PARNASSUS EN ROUTE Elizabeth Hubbard............Page 3 ADMINISTRATION...................Page 4 EFFIGIES OF MINERVA..............Page 5 MODERN MINERVAS Elizabeth Hubbard............Page 6 VERSE Charlotte Ward...............Page 7 EUREKA—WE HAVE FOUND IT Mildred Armour...............Page 8 HELEN OF TROY....................Page 9 SCRIBES OF TROY Blanche Evans.............Page 10 VOX POP Henrietta Heiman..........Page 11 SENIOR INDEX..................Page 12 CLIO TURNS ANOTHER PAGE Mary Agnes Hicks..........Page 13 TROJAN VISAGES..................Pages 14-15 VESTAL VIRGINS Dorothy McCall.,..........Page 16 HI-Y Cyrus Lummis..............Page 17 CALENDAR........................Pages 18-19 ‘•THE BRAT Elizabeth Smith...........Page 20 PEGASSUS BRIDLED Opal Moran................Page 21 GRIDIRON CHRONICLE Ben Spatz.................Page 22 TROJAN CAGERS Paul White................Page 23 TROJAN MARATHONS James Higinbotham.........Page 24 ALLOW US TO SUM UP OUR POINTS Paul Hodler............. Page 25 EUTERPE SMILES ON US Dorothy McCall............Page 26 THE WARRIOR LAYS ASIDE HIS SHIELD Irene Jones...............Page 27 AUTOGRAPHS....................Page 28

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75 TROJAN Parnassus En Route by ELIZABETH HUBBARD THE FIRST RECORDS which are given the honor to be housed in the safety of the B. H. S. archives proclaim the school as it was in 1881. The records then boasted in loud tones of fifty-four enrollment cards. In 1883 the number had risen with great effort to the vast number of sixty-three high school students and a graduating assembly of two! We find that during these years the high school consisted of three grades. The seniors maintained their pedestals with dignity, the iniddlers occupied some unknown niche, and the juniors were further retarded on their journey. Students in ’32 should be cheered by the fact that it seems to have always been the proper thing to be eternally late for school. Even in '82 one was not of the socially elite until he had established his private record of excuse blanks. In that noteworthy year the enrollment rolled up to 62 and a total of 1,531 tardies are recorded! Even the teachers were given strict rules to follow and they walked on the straight and narrow path. The presence of all teachers in an active condition was required fully fifteen minutes before class. Only the very brave or the most adept at excuse making ever dared break this rule! These images of propriety were not allowed to indulge in the joys of personal correspondence in class. Neither could they enter into interesting conversation with anyone in the halls. The one privilege was to politely answer all unavoidable questions.” In this age of ceremony, students were graduated with great pomp. The advent of two timid little souls. Miss Mabel Barnes and Miss Emma Long, in 1882. merited the rental of the Opera House. Miss Barnes, as valedictorian, delivered a ravishing oration bearing the title Woman in War. The evening was further graced by a debate, Resolved: That the government should establish a telegraph system in connection with the Post Office department.” The annual event two years later, in 1884, was even more awe-inspiring. Ten impressive orations were delivered at interludes on the program. Chief among the momentous questions which were so discussed were: Labor and its Reward, Ancient and Modern Plebs. and We Girls. Returning to more recent dates, the community felt prosperous and in 1914 built a new annex to the old building. Various activities, usual and unusual, were carried on here until the entire school building burned in 1914. Then came the period of distraction. Classes were carried on with difficulty. School was distributed all over town and every available space was used—even Doctor Kern's Veterinary Hospital. Main quarters were established in the Methodist church. In ’23 classes were resumed in the new building and order and quiet reigned. The school was then well on its way to the heights. In 1923 Beloit High School was given membership in the North Central Association. In belonging to this association the school must uphold certain standards. The salaries paid the teachers must lie large enough to encourage them to continue illustrious careers as dispensers of knowledge. Several departments and courses must be maintained for standing. Beloit officials helped to organize the North Central Kansas League. In 1930 Beloit won the football championship of the league and tied with Manhattan for the basketball championship. This entitled Beloit to one-half the cup, and Manhattan to the other half. Only once before had Beloit athletes rated so high. In 1905 they held the state championship in football. May, 1932 Page Three