Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 118 of the 1914 volume:

PROSPECTUS Annual Publication of the FLINT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Flint, Michigan ISSUED BY THE CLASS OF NINETEEN FOURTEEN DONALD McNAUGHTON Editor-in-Chief GEORGE MULLIN Business Manager TO THE Flint Central High School Building which has done valiant and faithful service for generations of students this volume is loyally dedicated by The Class of Nineteen Fourteen PRINCIPAL L. S. PARMELEE OUR PRINCIPAL Although not coming as a complete surprise, the news that Linus S. Parmelee was chosen to fill the most responsible position in Flint High School, namely as Principal, was heralded with approbation by the major- ity of the student body. He is always cheerful and ready to help any member of the school and in additipn is a hard worker. After a change of this kind there is bound to be some hard feelings, but we wish to state and we believe this to be the general opinion, that the sympathy and well- wishing of the entire school is with him in his work. His success is bound to come, and in fact is already started, and we of the class of 1914 are indeed fortunate in having with us such a friend. ALVIN N. CODY, Superintendent of Mr. i II in in UiinmHI MIhm F'lorencc Fuller MImm .I ‘nnIo linker Mr. ewlon Lnnil� MImm Ada Lee Mr. Glenn Mayer I nii hi McN'miKThton Editor-In-Chief “H i s popularity was not accidental.” (ieorjfe W. M nil In Business Manager “The workman is known by his work.” Clare Garner Historian “A man exceeding- ly well bred.” 1 a belle Mu 11 in Assistant Editor “When she smiles she wins.” Helen Jackson Prophetess ‘‘I might be better if I would but its awfully lonesome being good.” Joe Cook Athletic Editor Class Treasurer “An honest man is the noblest work of God.” '4 Leona Darling; Art Editor “She is well paid who is well satisfied.” Howard Weasel Custodian of Cal. ‘‘Greater men than I have lived but I doubt it.” Elsa llow man Society Editor ‘‘There is no power greater than true affection.” William It. Wills Grind Editor “Look, he is wind- ing up the watch of his wit, by and by it will strike.” Robert Gillespie President “A 1 w ays he marches in advance.” Ruth Browne Vice-President “What sweet de- light a quiet life affords.” Pauline Doherty Secretary “Woulds’t ask her merits? Alas they are too numerous to mention.” Erma Walker More modest than the violet.” 11 ohm r H Ice “A square set man and honest.” Dalny Rockn fellow “Moderation — the noblest Rift of woman.” JonIc Coggins Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.” Joe McFnrlen “A hard character he studies.” Kleanor Cummings “Whatsoever one says or does does not move me.” Hugh McCall “Born merely for the purpose of diges- ti r� r« ” Florence Eddy “She was more fair than one could say.” Helen Cooper “You were born for something great.” It lien Paschal I “Solemn and righ- eous.” It ii tli Jackson “Is she not passing fair?” Viola Crawford “In her very quiet- ness there was a charm.” Charles Slfton “Melodious is the closed mouth.” Hervn Slaoht “The mildest man- ners and the gentlest heart.” u;atha Jones “A mind at peace with all below.” Beryl Savage “I am lean enough to be a good student.” Lou (Me Kennedy “I live not in my- self but become a portio n of that around me.” liiilu Trailer “Then she would talk. Ye Gods how she would talk.” Stuart Hen ford “Silence never yet betrayed anyone.” Max Hood “I am sure care is an enemy to life.” Kthel Heckman n “She that was ever fair and never proud.” Clare llloss “A mother’s pride —a father’s joy.” Carol Pierson The Gods gave her many gifts, the greatest, her sweet womanhood.” Howard Eddy “So let us be jolly, and cast away folly, for grief turns a black head gray Benin Haskell “A maid of untold merits was she. E rn Perry “Some men call me sturdy Myrtle Ostrander “Be good. sweet maid, let all that will, be clever. Helen Clark “I find the earth not gray but rosy— (when Charles Is near.) Charles Good “F or men may come and men may go but I go on for- ever. Helen “A life melodious Sadler that leads days. Frances Knight “Her open eyes desire the truth. Until Wheeler “Always a smile to greet you.” Marie al “ ‘Tis the little things in life that count.” Horn Willett “A sweet attractive sort of grace.” Florence A niMtroiiK “Modest simplicity is a virtue.” Beatrice llorton “She seems to en- joy the esteem of all her friends.” Wunitn Htieckinu “A merry heart— the best of company.” Kli .nheth Daly “A friend of friends.” ItoMcoe Soper “The true art of memory is the art of attention.” Marie TompklnN “Happy am T. con- tented and free.” Marion LawraNon “The social smile, the sympathetic tear.” Cecil Ellsworth “Man wants but little here below.” Dorothy Pierson “The hand that made you fair hath also made you good.” Marion Cuminis “The fashion wears out more apparel than the woman.” Frank Fames “No legacy is as rich as honesty.” Charlene lliichnnnn “Begone dull care thou and I shall never agree.” liiieille Choate “I know not how others saw her but to me she was wholly fair” Roy Shirley “He means what he says and says what he means.’ Kit a Wood “She will do Rood, not evil, all the rest of her life.” Ciraee ekerman “She stood for simplicity and un- affected air.” Minnie It Illness “Never idle a minute, thrifty and thoughtful of others.” liiiella N'eedhnm “Her heart on her lips—her soul in her eyes.” Vivian Jackson “The world knows but little of its great- est men.” Helen Clapp “None but herself can be her parallel.” Ceclle Moyer “Her life is a con- tinuous succession of smiles.” Nina Irvine “Everyone has his faults, good nature is mine.” Ijiiellle Stark She does little kindnesses which most leave undone or despise. Hilda JaekMon “It seemed to me she was always good. (Jeorife llrluliain “A quiet self-pos- sessed young man. William O'Connor “H e that hath patience can com- pass anything.” Iiiiella Ena worth “Her air. her man- ner. all who saw admired. Edwin Hussrll “O happy years, who would not be a boy. I.ncllle l� l� ey “Nothing is impos- sible to a willing heart. Vivian Hall “The mildest man- ners and the gentlest heart.” Don .Jones “No one knew him by his words.” Onit lllsliop “She is a woman and does her own thinking.” r.iliin III ii k I«-y “Always the same —quiet and kind.” 1914 Honor List Elsa Bowman Helen Cooper Pauline Doherty Carol Pierson Roy Shirley Clare Garner Charles Good Louise Kennedy Dorothy Pierson Lulu Traber Honorable Mention Camille Blinstrub Myrtle Ostrander Donald McNaughton Joe McFarlen Ezra Perry Ruth Wheeler Dora Willet Class Colors—Blue and Gold Flower—Yellow Rose Motto—Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum . ■V Thomas R. II uck li it in (irace 'nllnhfin President Vice-President John Mmimkcr Treasurer Josophliu� ilfVord Secretary Bryan Baker Tod Buckham Willard Barton Glenn Graves John Hamaker Lynn Wool man James Rust Perry Whitaker Dorothy Austin Charlotte Shank Margaret Reed Nellie Vail Harriet Soper Carl Gensel Burrel Smith Bryan Smith Lloyd Gensel James Huggan Leroy Street Lela Fitzgerald Alvin Belford Roberta Welles Albert Austin Roscoe Soper Allen Parker Lauren Billings Harold Cudaback Bernard Dunn Elihu Cooley Hazel Nickel Lorna Hynes Glenn Dorance Harold Perry Lucy Oldswager Ralph Orendorff Dale Tompkins Bessie Winn Harold Wright Mildred Welles Gretchen Wildanger Hermon Baker Orrel Miller Ralph Smale Florence Thompson Lora Aldrich Grace Callahan Marion Carscadden Harold Chambers Howard Chapel Carl Chatters Beatrice Cheney Ethel Clark Carlton Cooley Leo Cole Zella Currier Lula Darling Ida Donahue Doris Eckley Charles Elliot Rosina Elstner Bernice Evans Dallas Evans Fred Fraser Ruth Freeman Bernice George Victor George Josephine Gifford William Goosen Hazel Gorton Sherman Johnstone Helen Atherton Edna Brock Earl Brock way Ethlynde Brock way Merton Chambers Cleta Cole Morris Curts Nina Gable Gladys McCartney Edna Andrews Louise Baker Elizabeth Barton Bernard Bendle Dehull Black Marjorie Black Joe Blackinton Robert Blackinton Florence Bridgman Robert Gott Pearl Harris Florence Hemingway Morris Henderson Ada Horton Percy Howes Dorothy Johns Dolly Johnson Marion Jones Laurie Kaufman Arlene Kerr Marie LeGear Bertha Lucy Pearl Ludington Maude McArthur Edna McCaughna Madelon McCorkle Jean McGovern Gladys McQuigg Russell Moffatt George Myers Clark Passmore Aral Riker Murray Rice Doris Powell Fern Porter Anna Persons Percy Rice Marie Riker Florence Robertson Max Rum bold Anabelle Reed Gladys Sluyter Olive Soulby Erma Standard Margaret Stark Harry Loss Lucile Anderson Mavis Allen Florence Rubel Karl Hohense Mabel Sevener Ila Whitacre Charles Basset Heiiriit HiU'Donnl'l Vice-President n ■ 11 in in Taylor Secretary tni.vnnni ion iiMoii Treasurer Kemietli Gardner President Ethel Ayling Isnia Allen Carmie Allshouse Mary Ackerman Wilma Alexander Floyd Alger Emma Allen Octave Antonio Rodolf Atkins Harold Batterson Margaret Baily Lillian Brigham Frances Ballenger Raymond Benedict Lattie Virdan Alice Bettsworth Pomeroy Billings Bunnel Bowles Frances Brandt Zetta Brick John Brown Margueritte Brown Rosetta Carpenter Thomas Callahan Ward Cameron Theresa Campbell Fern Carpenter Howard Cashin Gladys Casler Letta Chambers Jean Chapmen Layman Church Aleene Cook Bernice Craig Edna Crawford Grace Cronin Loretta Cronin Cleo Dain Lester Davidson Clarence Derby Kenneth Gardner Lawrence Good Mildred Irvine Bessie Isham Edith Johnson Maynard Johnson Lora Karrer Flossie Kelek Hershel Kennedy Edna Kimball Eben Kugel Gladys Letts Beryl Lewis Farwell Long Helen Lewis Dorothy McAfee Beuda MacDonald Bernice Mason Hilda Mason Stanley Marsden Sidney McDade LeReine McKinney Harold Merrill Lucile Miller Etta Morley Harold Matteson Orpha Miller Charles Needham Hugh Parker Violet Passmore Elsie Parks Beth Pontius Evelyn Powell Leslie Proper Herbert Richardson Dorothy Reimann Mildred Roach Gladys Rockafellow Geraldine Rogers Lila Rolle Karl Romang Louis Rebtoy Louise Roughton Gilbert Shafer Fred Sickles Clayton Schumacher Everett Swift Howard Scranton Winiam Taylor John Williams Hazel Wood Harold Yankle FRESHMEN OFFICERS AND CLASS ROLL John Ackerman Bazil Adams Bertha Ainsworth Ellsworth Alexander Helen Alexander George Algoe Eva May Allen Charles Arnold Anna Atherholt Emory Austin Frederic Baker Alfred Ballard John Barr Howard Beardsley Elsie Benedict Jennie Bigelow Laurence Bishop Julius Bloomberg William Bois Harold Boomer Gladys Boughton Jerold Buck Jamie Buell Elsie Burgess Donald Cashin Harold Chapel Alice Charlesworth Ferris Charlesworth Clayton Chatters Anna Conover Mary Costa Juanita Cudaback Dorothy Curts Ellen Daly Bessie DeBolt Chauncey DeCew Earl Dell Bernice Dewey Ivah Dimond Lois Dodds Loren Dodge Harold Easton Kenneth Edmonds Fannie Edwards Oscar Eksten Irene Elston Gladys Evans Pearl Fitch Catherine Flannery Russell Foley Mildred Foster Robert Fowler Grace Freeman Lillie Freeman Loren Frost Hortense Gable Dorr Gensel Bernard George Norman Girard Alma Gault Frank Glynn Donald Goosen Bernice Grandy Elizabeth Grieve Howard Hameline Orrel Hathaway Paul Halovic Juanita Hodges Ila Hoyt Clinton Jackson Ester Jeffrey Mildred Jobson Muriel Jobson Donna Johnson Vera Jones Everett Karrer Gwenola Kelly Marjorie Kellogg Elizabeth King Ada Knapp Louise Vnight J. Lester Kobacker Albino Lamb Kenneth Landis Lavergne Leach Bernice Lee James Lee Lydia Lipskie Phalle Long Leila Lymburn Earl Maltby Stephen Mathewson Florence Mayville Ethel Mercill Helen Mitchell Gladys Marton Vesta Marley Mildred Motley Wm. Moulton Erma Murphy Wm. McCorkell Agnes MacGillivray Amos McLean Ethel McMullen Beatrice McRay Bernice O’Brien Paul Olson Marion Palmer Hamilton Patterson Harriel Pierson Marie Pliter Ruth Putman Leo Reddy Doris Reed Doris Reimann Clifford Rice Geraldine Rice George Riegle Donald Rieman Gerald Riker Rachel Roser Iwilla Rowland Jeanne Russel KatherineRutherford Marguerite Ryan Levi Shrader John Schuepferling Evelyn Sculley Gladys Scott Dora Seery Florence Sevener Walter Seymour Viva Sheldon Laurence Smale Allen Smith Leon Smith Viola Somerville Florence Soper Gertrude Soper Martin Soule Marie Stites Blanche Steele Elmer Storer Kenneth Swayze Kenneth Sweers Lucy Tandy Harold Taylor Marx Taylor Myrtle Tesch Etzel Thomas Myrtle Thomas Harold Thurston Iva Tibbetts Amy Tolies William Veit Hazel Waller Harry Walters Thomas Watson Samuel Wey Glen Whipple Helen Wickham Lloyd Wilcox Helen Williams Robert Williams Donovan Willson Nellie Wilson Clarice Winchester Laura Wulfekotler Irene Youells Lucille Young Austin Buecking Charles Richards Cleland Salisbury Ada Ruth Love Editorials A serious calamity befell the Prospectus Board when Bryan Baker, who was elected as Editor-in Chief at the beginning of the year, was forced to retire after serving faithfully for a period of four months. The ideas and illustrations which he tyrned over to us were good and in a number of cases were used to excellent advantage. As he was called upon to hold the same office in next year’s class, we wish him all kinds of success. This year, as in the years past, various members of the faculty have sacrificed themselves to be bored to death by arranging copy into some kind of shape and we wish to express our. deep appreciation for the work which they have done in making this number the success which we know it to be. To Miss Gold, Miss Baker and Mr. Parmalee, in particular and to the rest of the faculty in general is due a great deal of credit for the interest they have shown in this, the 15th number of our Flint High School annual. The time and place are now in accordance for the editor to shed a few tears in behalf of the class and himself in regard to leaving “The dear old school” and going into the cold stern world—all right, the deed is did, and we all feel better. But seriously, it is a vast change that will come and one that will influence our lives decidedly. The great question now arises, “What are we going to do?” Some few have already planned. They will go to college to take up an engineering, a literary or a medical course. Others not so fortunate will start in the business world immedi- ately, and still others will get into the housekeeping game. All wish to make a success and all can, but a great number will not, for the simple reason that their prime occupation will be in having a good time. How often is heard in the class room, “Aw! I can’t study today, I guess I can bluff it through.” This is the lack of spirit which makes failures of so many men (and women). Get that and some of the feeble minded non- sense out of the system and put will and perseverence in their place and no one will need to worry whether they Ccin be successful or not. In looking back through old numbers of the prospectus we find in- stances of editors trying to stir up a little interest along the lines of a new high school building. They don’t seem to have done much, and it is with failure staring us in the face that we take up this fight, but there is positively no reason why a building that has stood the strain of forty- one years of service, whose floors and walls shake with the passing of pupils between hours, and which has the name of Noah’s Ark firmly affixed to it should be allowed to stand any longer. It is the custom of the seniors to leave some token of their regard for Flint High School, and we would suggest that the money used for this purpose be turned over to the school board as a nest egg for the foundation of a new build- ing. We have a fine corps of teachers who are seriously handicapped by existing conditions, and contrary to Emerson and others we think that environment has a great deal to do with the spirit and enthusiasm of a school in general. Our editorial attention has been called to a communication in the Flint Daily Journal written by an indignant gentleman, (whose name by the way rhymes with liar). His automobile had been demolished by rowdies, and he writes in a simple forceful style, pleasantly alluding to our high school as a hot bed of “crime.” He gracefully inquires, “Shall we con- tinue to teach our boys nothing but Crime in our high school?” For the benefit of the reading public let us proceed to give a brief word or two concerning the matter. We find of the two hoodlums who committed the aforesaid depredation only one had been a member of the high school at all, and he had apparently learned all the crime necessary in his freshman year, since he has not remained to complete his studies. What a pity! Of course the freshman course in crime is good as far as it goes, but why not give some of the teachers of the upper grades a chance to polish it off? The following departments of our school are worthy of mention: First, the laboratories, the botanical and geological rooms afford vast fields of exploration for crime seekers. Here it is that our boys learn desperate secrets about poisonous plants, one drop of whose juice is warranted to kill at forty rods. Here is stored a veritable arsenal of fossils, pre-historic rocks specially adapted for hurling through French plate windows. Here we find lofty glass cases containing—Oh! dread fact!—Human Bones. A sink is conveniently near with running water to afford facilities to our boys for washing the tell-tale stains from their bloody hands; Secondly: the physical laboratory in charge of a hypocritical Continued on Page 79. Where the Schools Fail The older theory of school work was that if a man received a some- what general education, the matter of his particular vocation in life would take care of itself. Emerson somewhere pays tribute to this capable, all around man as one who “teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, etc. etc.” There is much in it. Given a thorough general training with the re- sulting ability to work efficiently, and to think exactly, a young man can safely be left to find his own especial vocation. There may be a slight hiatus at the end of his general course, while he is finding his work, or selecting his profession with its special training, but there is no cause for anxiety. He will find himself in time to far out-distance his untrained neighbor. In practice, however, two difficulties present themselves. In the first place, not ten percent of our young men and women stay in school long enough to get anything that can by any stretch of the term be called a general education, and (second) these modern times offer a multitude of vocations that were not known to the men of Emerson’s generation. The old task of fitting round pegs for round holes and square pegs for square holes has been supplanted by the modern Herculean labor of fitting thousand-sided pegs for thousand-sided holes, and finding suit- able holes for pegs of all kinds of shapes. Of course most persons, and most positions are somewhat plastic, and mutual adjustment often takes place without injury to either, but yet the task is apalling. The Occupa- tional Index of the United States Census gives 9,326 gainful occupations in the United States and several of these could well be split into several sub-divisions. Many of the occupations listed are practically unknown to teachers and psychologists. For example open the index to the letter “S.” Between “shooter” and “soldier,” which seem fairly close together, we find no less than twenty-three listed occupations. More than this, while we might form some idea of what is meant by a “shoveler,” a “singer,” or a “smelter,” what possibly is a “skiver,” a “sleever,” a “slubber,” or a “snapper”? Of course, not all of these occupations are open to the youth of every locality, but with the modern ease of transportation that amounts to little. When it is remembered that the best economic adjustment of society as well as the happiness and well-being of the workers depend on each man finding his own work, the problem lumps large. Yet, to date, in the United States, its solution is left largely to chance. Not one boy in twenty even in the high schools knows what he can do or what he wants to do, and, if the observations of a certain New Jersey superintendent of schools are correct for the country at large, not a fifth of those who think they know, take up eventually the occupation that they had in mind when in school. It is easy to see that some boys are eminently unfit for some callings. A boy without mathematical ability should not study engineering, a boy with no taste for science should not study medicine, a boy hopelessly filthy in his personal habits should scarcely study dentistry, but such observations as this only scratch the surface. What kind of a boy should become a “skiver” or a slubber”? For what occupation are nine out of every ten boys in our schools suited? The honest teacher can only admit that he does not know. This is where the schools, as at present constituted, fall down hard. Can anything be done about it? Perhaps the best answer will be to point out what has been done in a few places, not, however, in the public schools. Mr. S. E. Thompson has used re-action time tests in selecting girls for the work of inspecting steel balls used in ball-bearings. He measured the re-action time of all girls and eliminated those who showed a long time between stimulus and the resulting action. The final out- come was that thirty-five girls did the work formerly done by one hun- dred twenty; the accuracy of the work was increased 66 per cent; the wages of the girls were doubled; the working day was cut from lO1 hours to 8% hours; and the profits of the factory were increased. Doctor Munsterberg of Harvard worked out two very interesting tests; one for street car motor men, and the other for telephone girls. The motor men were examined by means of a somewhat complicated piece of laboratory apparatus for the purpose of testing their powers of sus- tained attention and correct discrimination with respect to a rapidly changing panamora of objects, some moving at different rates of speed parrallel to the line of vision of the subject and others crossing it from right to left. The results showed that the tests were fairly accurate in sorting out the better motor men as demonstrated by actual experience. The conclusion was that the application of these tests to all men now em- ployed in driving sreet cars would eliminate about twenty-five per cent of them and doubtless greatly decrease the number of accidents. Dr. Munsterberg’s second experiment was undertaken at the request of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. This company employs about 23,000 operators. Applicants for positions are given three months’ preliminary training in the company’s schools during which time they are paid a salary. Even with this training, more than a third prove unfitted for the work that they drop out within six months. The request was that some effort be made to find a mehod of sorting out the unfit without the great expense of giving them this preliminary training. The girls were examined with reference to memory, attention, general intelligence, space perception, rapidity of movement, accuracy of movement, and association. The girls who showed best in the tests were the most efficient in actual service, and girls who stood low in the test were those who stood low in the company’s list,—who failed and left later. It seems fair to conclude that when these tests are perfected, a few minutes’ ex- aminatin will prevent many from wasting months of study and training in preparing for a vocation in which they cannot succeed. Professor Lough of New York University has begun a series of tests for beginners in stenography and typewriting that, though new as yet, seem to sort out the fit from the unfit. Several pieces of experimentation are now under way to develop similar tests for marine officers. Ricker of Harvard has constructed apparatus for testing would-be chauffeurs. Whipple of Cornell has some tests for motor men. Seashore of Iowa has published tests to ascertain the ability of a singer. Mrs. Wooley is work- ing on a set of tests to ascertain the intellectual ability of 800 Cincinnati school children. What is called a Junior Civic and Industrial League has been organized in the public schools of Lincoln, Nebraska. There is also a national committee on Vocational Guidance that is attempting to cor- relate the work of individuals in all parts of the country, and the Russell Sage foundation is doing some very acceptable work. The above is not an attempt to catalogue all that has been done, but it shows samples of what is being attempted to make a better corres- pondence between the man and his job. Vocational Guidance will be the big purpose in educational matters for the next ten or fifteen years, and if it can be worked out successfully, it will become an important part of educational effort. The time is right at hand when the more progressive schools will stop leaving the choice of a vocation to blind chance. It is impossible to say just what form this important matter will take in the schools, but nothing is more certain that it will have to be reckoned with. Perhaps it can best be worked out by the usual method of a trained vocational supervisor that will direct the teachers so that they may work intelligently with the children. If vocational guidance is to rest primarily upon the teacher, he must be given only as many pupils as he can know intimately, and he must have them in his charge long enough to find out their natural tendencies and choices. It is possible that it will be better to employ a specialist in vocational guidance for every hundred or so pupils and let him give his entire time to testing, examining and observing. He will need to be the biggest man on the job. Not only must he know the mental powers and tendencies of his pupils, but he must know the industrial conditions and openings in his city and state. He must be a social worker too, at least to the extent of understanding a boy’s home life, and his prospects for remaining in school a longer or a shorter period. When a school system finds such a man, it will do well to sell all it has, if necessary, and hire him. When a vacancy happens in such a place, it will be better to leave the place vacant until the right man is found rather than to hire a time-server and incompetent. In some way or other, the schools must help, in more than a general way, to keep the boys and girls out of blind-alley jobs, and to bring about a happy and efficient connection of every man with his own work. Superior, Wisconsin, May 6, 1914. C. G. WADE. Benefits Derived From Athletics It is not fair or profitable to judge our school athletics or any par- ticular sport or game, by the benefits secured by the few. The real test should be the good accruing to the school at large. Athletics should build us up as a people, raise the standards of average manhood, and thus benefit us as a nation, rather than develop a selected few who use their strength and skill as a means of compensation. In the average high school we hail our players rather than our games. The result is that one man out of a hundred acquires the strength and proficiency which makes him an acceptable player. The athletics in our school are of this type; we develop the few, which benefits us but little, if at all, as a people. Out of the 300 boys enrolled in high school 10 per cent take advantage of the various games. That amounts to saying that 90 per cent of the students are shut out from participation in the games, because they are not giants in the points of strength or wizards in the points of skill. They are compelled to be mere onlookers at the present day baseball and football games, to watch the players with mingled feel- ings of awe and admiration. The trouble is that we make our athletics a business or a profession for selected individuals instead of a sport or pastime and a recreation for all. Athletics as we know them may be sport or pastime for us as spectators, but our games are of little recreation for those who partici- pate in them. The desire to excel, to win at any cost, has taken away ail the benefits that should be derived from the game. If we can’t win, we drop out of the game and join the ranks of the spectators. The benefits of anticipating in a game, even as a loser, are lost sight of. We do not play for the sake of playing, or for the betterment of our physical con- dition. We play to win, to come out first, to excel our neighbors. What we need to learn is to be cheerful losers. Anyone can be a gracious winner, but few of us are good losers. Until we do learn that there is something in the game besides the winning of it, we cannot hope that athletics will be of general benefit to the school. In all athletic sports, the benefits really lie in the playing, not in the winning. It is no longer sport when the desire to win makes the con- test so severe that only a picked few can engage in it. We should learn to play at something even when we know there is little chance to win. We should always play to win if we can, of course, but to win is not the only aim. We should play partly for the exercise and partly for the recreation. In other words we should consider the benefits to be derived in the shape of amusement and the betterment of health. Always play fast and hard, but do not lose sight of the fact that it is play, not a com- petition in which one must win even at a sacrifice of true pleasure. I believe that when this idea of play is introduced in our schools we will be able to turn out better all-around developed citizens. It is a well known fact that those who are most successful in life, generally speaking, are men whose bodies are sound and well developed. The robust man because of his greater capacity for work, has a tremendous advantage over his competitor whose physical condition is poor. Let us keep in mind that play for recreation and health is really what counts. Let us strive to build up our bodies and stimulate our brains so that upon graduation we may be well-balanced citizens. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for you to go for a horse back ride, get your equipment from our Sadler. After a nice refreshing ride our Cook will serve you with some stewed Need-ham while we’ll let the Baker Sifton Rice. This might satisfy an appetite, but Willet? To gain strength Clapp your hands, it will make your Arm- strong. When you are cold we have plenty of Wood and Cole to make a fire with. On moonlight evenings when you and she don’t want to stand in the Hall why wander down the Streat with your Darling! This will be Love. Perchance at the Abbey the Bishop will make you one. At the Mills the Cooper works all day. This is one of her short Cumings. When the baby is cross let Ruth Wheeler. She will Neal to your wishes and only charge you a Nichol. Too cheap and common, eh? Well, what Ellsworth while could she do? No Senior ever wears a Stark look although some at times look Brown. Although the Hall is no cemetery, still we sometimes find Graves there. When you are alone some evening, girls, you might let McCall. Then perhaps you could Rockafellow. About nine o’clock you could Russell around and get something to eat. By the way Clare, it is neither Savage or Rood to Walker around in the park. Never be afraid if you see Frank with a gun, he Eames, but never fires. It was too bad what Miss Smith gave Mac Naught-on his Geometry test. But farewell. Good Knight.—H. C. W. GLENN S. MAYER. PROPHECY Athens, Greece, 1925 A. D. Sept. 6. Arriving here this morning, and with me the thought that at home today school starts, makes me desirous of learning the fate of my old class of 1914. So tomorrow I visit the old Oracle of Opollo at Delphi. The guide tells me the surroundings are gorgeous. Sept. 7. The guide’s imagination hardly covered the case. We traveled the slopes of old Parnassus, past fields where sheep were pastur- ing, down a very deep and silent valley at the end of which, amid a cluster of oak trees, the Oracle of Delphi mouthpiece of the great Apollo, dwelt. In silence I entered upon this holy ground. In front of me rose a high altar on which all who would inquire of Phoebus must lay tribute. Here my offering was taken and burned upon the slab. Dots were cast, and then being one of the favored few, I moved on to the steps of the shrine itself, which I mounted alone wondering at the marvels around me,—the colon- nades, the sculptures each commemorating the life and labors of a god. Then the trumpets pealed out with notes that rang round the valley and as I crossed a garlanded threshold beyond, the music grew more loud and my interest deepened, when with a sound as of many thunders a subter- ranean door rolled back. The earth trembled, smoke and vapor broke forth, and I saw a shaking tripod while above all a figure who fixed a wild eye upon space, tossed her arms aloft, and with shrieks which have never since left my ear, chanted in a high voice the utterances of the will of heaven and this verse, thus granting me the knowledge of the present whereabouts of my beloved classmates: “I am the eye with which the universe Beholds itself and knows itself divine All harmony of instrument or verse, All prophecy, all medicine are mine, All light of art or nature—to my song Victory and praise in their own light belong.” At times however her voice seemed to weaken, yet I eagerly caught what I had come hence across many lands to learn. Taking the officers first, I found that Robert Gillespie was as usual promoting something, for at the present moment he was perfecting an instrument which made the riddle of perpetual motion a thing of the past. Ruth Browne she stated was modeling a beautiful statue for an exposition. As a governess for children it seemed Pauline Doherty held first place. John Rasbach was a dignified bachelor, being professor of Science in Heidleberg Univer- sity. I could scarcely hear the voice which proclaimed that Joe Cook was President of the National Collection Agency of the United States and was collecting debts with the same inspired efforts as he displayed in regard to the class dues of 1914. Her voice rose again, in astonishment I heard that an eagle-eyed and massive brained detective, yea, even Donald McNaughton, was now shadowing a loud talking quack doctor, William Mills, who was selling pills, for the development of the humorous in- tellect, which had not been inspected and passed by U. S. inspector Don Jones. A smooth looking individual upon whom he was making much impression was none other than Clare Bloss. George Mullin, she continued, had developed into a pompous, puffing, red-faced politician of his be- loved state, New York. Howard Wessels was editor of the “Squanton- ville Herald” and in the columns of this same perodical Nina Irvine gave “Advice to the Lovelorn.” Eleanor Cumings, it seems, had started a print- ing shop of her own, and published numerous volumes from time to time on “My Ancestors.” Her cousin Marion Cumings gave her services gratis as dancing teacher in the American missionary schools of China. Helen Cooper enlightened these same unfortunates on the “Aeneid” by her mar- velous lip formations. Max Rood, she portrayed, sitting on a high stool endeavoring to learn from a book before him a sure cure for the hook- worm, a disease to which he used to be addicted. Her voice was high now, and only by listening intently to her jumbled muttering was I able to catch that Elsa Bowman gave excellent advice on Beauty and Josie Coggins wrote splendid short stories for the magazine of which Ethyl Beckman was manager. Vivian Jackson was Governor-General of the Phillipines and his sister, Ruth Jackson, was Dean of a woman’s univer- sity in Pennsylvania. It was at this point she shrieked that Sherman Johnstone was an inventor and Homer Rice a policeman. Attending a theater party, I gathered were Viola Crawford, Mrytle Ostrander, Minnie Rhiness, the leading lady of the cast being Daisy Rockafellow, while sitting in the right hand box was Louise Kennedy with her future husband King Bing Bing XXIII of Borneo. A member also of this august gathering was Rhea Pascali who runs an ice cream booth in King Bing Bing’s country. Stuart Benford had recently, according to my informer, hired out as a clown to Barnum Bailey, with whom Hugh McCall was doing a little side show act entitled, “How to gain flesh in twenty-four hours.” Next on her list came Beulah Haskall, an efficient eye specialist, and in the same town Hilda Jackson noted for her life-like portraits. Marie Neal and Lulu Traber were fast becoming wealthy as manufacturers of “vigor producing” breakfast foods. At this juncture she modestly stated that Charlene Buchanan was an “Old Maid” who sat alone with her cats and canaries with only now and then passing automobiles to wake her from her reveries. Cecil Ellsworth had became after many years of practice a hitter only rivalled by Tyrus Cobb, while Edna Hinkley and Vivian Hall had become French teachers and could even surpass the French President on grammer. A ringing note prevailed when my prophetess said it could be none other than William O’Connor whose name appeared as President of the M. A. C. With steady voice, however, she announced that Erma Walker was gaining honors as an attorney-at-law , showing herself espec- ially wise in appointing Edwin Russell guardian over Carol Pierson, who had eloped in a fit of childish fancy w ith Roscoe Soper, her press agent. Dorothy Pierson had clung to her old Alma Mater F. H. S. and was handling the courses in Latin, after Miss Lewis resigned. Mabelle Mullin is still champion debater of the suffrage cause, her colleague being Grace Ackerman. Lucile Stark, it seemed, had gained the covetous position as Secretary of Frivolous affairs to the President’s wife. Not far from the same city in which Beatrice Horton was milliner, Herva Slaght ran suc- cessfully a Floriculture farm. At this point the face of the figure before me paled, and her voice grew low as she claimed that Charles Good at the present moment was teaching the Parliament of England their A B C’s, thus showing how famous his Parliamentary laws had become. Yet her voice sank still lower and I heard from her lips with consternation, that George Brigham had become a race-track king. She seemed to gather strength as she informed me that Francis Knight had become a nurse and Cecil Moyer, an authoress. But the blow which made me pale was the statement that Helen Clapp had actually become a singer being a rival of the renowned contralto Madame Czarina (Helen Sadler). Leona Darling, I heard with delight, was famous for her numerous accomplishments and Camille Blinstrub rivaled Mme. Curie in her knowledge about radium. I was therefore prepared to hear that Florence Eddy was known as the College Widow and that Joe McFarlan had actually flunked in a meta- physics examination. I wasn’t even surprised when she shrieked that Marie Tompkins and Charles Sifton had attended church together. Bernice Shippey had become a Y. W. C. A. Secretary and closely associated with her was Florence Armstrong whose settlement work in Chicago could not be praised enough. Roy Shirley and Beryl Savage were shrewd brokers of London, while Luella Needham runs the 10c store in that metropolis. Marion Lawrason had become a kindergarten teacher and Ona Bishop, a famous tailoress, while following closely came the name of Elizabeth Daly as a Salvation Army lassie. Ruth Wheeler edited a column “Of Interest to Women,’’ Luella Ensworth the fashion page in the“Ladies’ Home Journal,” and a short story by Dora Willet had appeared in a recent number. I grew restless to hear the remainder of her disclosures but my interest deepened again when I was told that Frank Eames had just completed a model aeroplane, Lucile Abbey had progressed rapidly in the art of hairdressing, and Wanita Buecking had the science of poultry farming down to such fine points that she was enabled to converse fluently on the subject with Ezra Perry, the noted lawyer. Helen Clark’s fame as tennis champion could hardly hold a candle to that of Howard Eddy, gained by his efficient service as driver of the police patrol. Elta Wood had been severely censured by the newspapers for speeding in her latest Buick model on the main thoroughfare of Flint, while Lucile Choate was praised and rewarded by the Queen of England for her latest work “Good Manners.” Here her weary voice told me that Clare Garner had just completed translating a valuable Greek manuscript which he had discovered on a recent expedition. The figure before me dropped, the music again became audible and with a crash as before the door closed, leaving me alone. Moving as in a dream I retraced my steps deciding that I had found medicine for my loneliness, which would also benefit others. When I reached the open air I roused myself and rushing to my hotel recorded here nearly word for word what I had heard about the fate of my classmates of 1914. History of the Class of 1914 One of the most important and at the same time interesting eras of the history of the Flint High School is that which is connected with the Class of 1914. As one of the veterans of the period I shall try to sketch some of our experiences during the different times of bondage, strife and peace through which we passed.—Historian. YEAK 1910-11. Our high school life was attended throughout with various kinds of revolutions and battles, so that it might very properly be called a war epoch. The first year, however, seemed to be more warlike than any of the rest. From the beginning it became evident that if we were to succeed we must have an organized band or army, and capable leaders. The lack of the latter was undoubtedly the cause of our complete defeat on the first Tuesday of September, 1910, when we made our first attempt to gain entrance to, and part ownership of the old fortress, known better as the Flint High School. The class of 1913 had been warned of our intended attack and had in readiness, all its infantry and artillery, consisting, in part, of an abundance of cold water, a few old knives for scalping pur- poses, besides some assorted paint pails. At first we sent out a few spies who were immediately captured, (as we afterward learned), because of their lack of knowledge of the lay of the land. Then we tried battalions and later small companies but all suffered the same fate. Thus passed one week in daily battles, the men of 1914 becoming more accustomed to the methods of warfare required until at the beginning of the next week, the class of 1913 was quite will- ing to share the fortress. Here both forces, along with those of 1911 and 1912 were held in the same state of bondage under a band of experienced warriors called the “Faculty ’ However, their rule was not so tyrannical and all learned many useful things under their direction. The former hostility between the armies of 1913 and 1914 had by no means disappeared and one day a declaration of war was posted on the first floor of the Faculty’s castle. It was in the form of a challenge to put eleven of our men against eleven of those of 1913, in football armor. Here we won our first great victory which we celebrated with great joy for the score was 15—0. After this there were no more noteworthy events till the spring when another challenge appeared. This resulted in a baseball battle between the two classes. Again we came from the field victors with a score of 26__19. This ended the struggle of that year, no more disturbances arising before the castle was evacuated in June. YEAR 1911-12. Two months later all were again summoned to the old fortress for another ten months of training. All hostility on our part for the 1913’s had subsided, but a new army, that of 1915 was preparing to invade our stronghold and our class undertook the work of repelling it. We arrayed ourselves in battle order and, “primum impetum expectamus.” Our leaders warned us to wait till we could see the green of the enemies’ eyes before firing, but this was so apparent that when the van of the 1915 troops appeared, we at once fell upon them and took many prisoners. The latter won the good will of our chieftains by demonstrating all the latest (?) dance hits and rendering strangely harmonious (?) vocal selections. All dangerous prisoners we decorated with green paint. After about a week our leaders held a council and decided that those warriors captured were sufficiently docile to keep the rest of the 1915 forces from revolting. There- upon they were admitted to the castle. As it was now one year since our first battle we decided that we should establish a permanent organization and so elected as our leaders for the next year: Delos Short, President; Helen Jackson, Vice President; George Mullin, Secretary; and Carol Pierson, Treasurer. The 1915’s became gradually bolder again and, in order to prevent any serious uprising on their part, we declared football war on them. We soon established our supremacy by a score of 50—0. After this everything went well for several months till we again felt called upon to quell the pride of the 1915 class. The course we pursued was a baseball skirmish from which we came out victorious, tfce score being 9—3. There were no more important events during the remainder of this period. YEAR 1912-13. By this time the third year came around all enmity toward the class of 1915 had disappeared. The few skirmishes at the beginning of this year, with the class of 1913, were all the disturbances in which our class engaged the first two months. None of these were decisive and neither class could be called victorious. The legions were again called together and new officers were elected. This time the offices of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer were filled by George Mullin, Dorothy Pierson, Bryan Baker and Joe Parkhurst, respectively, making a very good set of leaders. The 1913 class, still chafing under its humilation, received at our hands three years before, challenged our class for a football war to be held at Athletic Park. Again each class team went forth to earn the title of champions. The 1913 men charged furiously time and again and finally won by a score of 5'—0. After this had passed into memory, affairs progressed smoothly for the rest of the year, all hostility vanishing. One night during the winter Joe Cook entertained us at his farm home. Everything was done for the pleasure of the class and the whole night passed into memory as one of the most enjoyable times we ever had. Not long afterward the Senior class, at last recognizing our worthiness gave us a party at the Armory. Everyone enjoyed himself immensely. In return we gave the 1913 class a party at the Dryden, which proved to be a very pretty affair. The rest of the year passed without any notable events. YEAR 1913-14. What a dignified host was that of the class of 1914 as we strode up to the old fortress on the first Tuesday of September. Now we were Seniors and entrusted to us was the management of the activities among the armies of the barbarous lower classes. About the first duty we felt compelled to do was to drag the class of 1915 through a small creek some distance west of the castle, which seemed to humble its proud spirit. For the last time we assembled to elect officers for our class. Our President became Robert Gillespie, while Pauline Doherty, John Rasbach and Joe Cook filled the places of Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. Under these officials everything went along very well till late in the fall. Then the 1915 men began encroaching on Senior rights and there resulted a struggle between the football warriors of the two forces. The result was a victory for the class of 1915, caused by some of the 1914 men being detained till the battle was lost. Our class took the defeat in good part and gave the winners a party at the Armory. The Juniors soon declared their intention of giving one in return. Another enjoyable entertainment was given us in February by Miss Rhiness at her home south of the city. The members of the class, journeying there on bobs, were received with a suitable feed for such occasion. Thus the class of 1914 has spent the years 1910-1914 and under the guardianship of the Faculty has learned many things which promise to make it a mighty factor in the world’s history. We are proud of our class for its past achievements and are confident of its success in the future. Dear to us all are the friends we have won among our class- mates and dear to us all is the old castle in which we won them. It will be with profound regret that we leave this building and our acquaintances to take up the new struggles which face us in the great outside world. IN MEMORY OF Margaret Marsh who passed to another world October 26, 1913 ■ SOCIETY All the most important topics of conversation (such as the Mexican trouble) lose their interest and are no longer talked about after the appearance of the invitations for the first high school party. Then the halls of the building resound with questions, such as, “With whom are you going?” “What are you going to wear,” and so on—all of which would make the walls say, if they could, “In spite of all the miracles which time works, human nature does not change one bit.” So it was for weeks before the Seniors entertained the Juniors on the evening of Novem- ber fourteenth. On this occasion the hall was beautifully decorated— thanks to those who were dismissed from school for the day, electrical signs and rose-bowers for those who had tired of dancing being two of the most noticeable features. The festivities started with a grand march which was led by Miss Mingay and Mr. Parmalee. During the evening, refreshments were served. The party was well attended and proved a great success. The Cadets introduced a novelty with their carnival which took place February twentieth on the third floor of the school building. The mid- way had all the requisites of a true one with its refreshment booths, and so forth. Several free performances of rope-walking were given by Mr. Roser and these were greatly enjoyed by the audience. The desks were taken from Mr. Russell’s room, and there dancing went on until about twelve o’clock. Perhaps the event which was most enjoyed by all, dancers and those who do not dance, was the Senior sleigh-ride to the home of Miss Minnie Rhiness. She will always have our. undying gratitude for the hospitality which she lavished upon us. After the arrival of two bob-loads and of those who made the trip on the electric car, games were played, Charades and menagerie being the most popular. Two of our members, Dorothy Pierson and Brick Graves showed themselves very clever at the latter. After a substantial supper, the sleighs were again filled and we started home. One of the loads tipped over, but as the night was warm and no one was injured, this only added to the good time. The season was continued with the annual Cadet Hop which took place Friday evening, May first. The armory was cleverly disguised with flags of all sizes and with electrical signs. The bugle corps gave a concert first, and then came the drill by the whole company which showed hard work and good training, and made us all immensely proud of our soldier boys. Dancing began at nine-thirty, the music being furnished by William Mills’ eight piece orchestra. During the evening punch was served. In talking over the party afterward, all voted it a most enjoyable affair, and the Cadets splendid entertainers. In place of the return party to the Seniors, the Juniors have decided to establish a precedent, and give us a picnic at Lake Orion. We are looking forward to this with a great deal of expectation, and also to the other festivities of commencement week which are to add the finishing touches to our High School days—the happiest ones of our lives. Flint High School Oratorical Association The meeting held May 29, 1914, brought to a close the most pro- gressive and prosperous year in the history of the Oratorical Association. On October 7, 1913, the first meeting of the year was called to order by Vice-President Mabelle Mullin. The following officers were elected: President, Kenneth Gardner; Vice-President, Marjorie Black; Secretary and Treasurer, Carl Gensel. Seven questions have been debated at the regular meetings, also a dual debate with Lansing on January 16, 1914. Beryle Smith, Edna McCaughna and Louise Kennedy represented our affirmative side in Flint while Carl Gensel, Edwin Russell and Kenneth Gardner discussed the negative at Lansing. At Port Huron, the girl’s team, Mabelle Mullin, Madeline McCorkell and Edna McCaughna argued the negative side of “Resolved that the United States should own and maintain the railroads within its territory.” Although the teams were defeated, conscientious efforts were made by the contestants and the society fully appreciated the strong defense of the arguments by these teams. The association has created no little enthusiasm and interest by its work this year and is now one of the prominent factors of the school life. The latter part of February members who wished to compete for honors in the State Oratorical Contest began preparations of many orations. As a result of this, Carl Gensel and Lloyd Wertman represented Flint in the district contest. For the first time in some years Flint claimed a victory over outsiders in oratorical work, Carl Gensel receiving first place in oratory and Lloyd Wertman second place in declamation. The success of the society has been due, undoubtedly, to the per- sistent efforts of Miss Mingay who has worked constantly for and with the association in its efforts to establish itself as one of the most in- teresting and instructive organizations of the High School. The High School Orchestra The High School Orchestra, an organization which had been entirely abandoned for nearly five years, was again organized this spring by William R. Mills. An effort has been made foe three years to accomplish this result, but on account of the lack of instruments it was never a success. This year, instead of hunting only for those who could already play instruments as has been done in the past, the following plan was con- ceived: To buy instruments and then interest somebody to learn to play them. This policy of interesting students to take up instruments other than the already over-taxed violin and piano has met with great success and the present organization should prove to be the nucleus of a future orchestra that should become one of the most prominent factors in the school, opening, as it does, a new and undeveloped field. The first move along these lines was to procure means of raising money to purchase a bass viol. Accordingly Mr. Mills interested Mr. Roy Prescott to assist him in giving a concert, the proceeds of which were to be used for the purchase of this instrument. After about eight weeks of practice, Mr. Mills and Mr. Prescott prepared the following pro- gram, wich they gave on April 24th in St. Cecilia hall: I. Piano: Sixth French Suite—Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte, Polonase, Bouree, Minuet, Gigue—Johann Sabastin Bach. II. Violin: Fantasia—111 Trovatore (Op. 94) Verdi- Sinfelee, Hungarian Czardos No. 2 Gustave Michiels. $ III. Piano: La Morena (Caprice Espagnol) Op. 67-C. Chaminade, Serenade—Richard Czerwonky, Valse (C sharp minor) Op. 64, No. 2—Frederic Chopin. IV. Violin: Zigeunerweisen (Gipsy Airs) Op. 20—Pablo de Sarasati. V. Piano: Nocturne (E flat major) Op. 9, No. 2.—Fred- eric Chopin, Valse Brilliante, Op. 34, No. 1,—Frederic Chopin. The recital was a great success both from a musical and financial point of view and although the proceeds did not completely pay for the bass viol, enough was made to purchase it with a standing debt for the remainder. The first appearance of the orchestra proper was on May 26 in con- junction with the German play “Meisterschaft given by Miss Williams' classes. Below is the program of orchestral numbers played: Selections from “High Jinks —Friml; “Just Because You're You, (from “The Little Cafe )—Ivan Caryll (with 'cello obligato). The proceeds of this play were donated to the Orchestra to be ap- plied to the debt on the Bass. The Orchestra has been invited to play for the evening service at the Presbyterian church at an early date which has not as yet been set. The last performance this year will be in connection with the com- mencement exercises on the night of June 19 when the activities for this semester will be brought to a close. Although Mr. Mills will graduate this year it is sincerely hoped that the work that has been commenced will be taken up next year and continued with the same success in the future that it has had in the past and it is his parting wish that this organization, which he has founded will continue as a credit to the memory of his efforts. caucTs Lieut. F. Laivrenre Robert GilleMple Beryl Savage Granville Mnxfiehl Drill Master Captain 1st. Lieutenant 2nd. Lieutenant Flint High School Cadets The one great day in the annals of Old Flint High School was December 16, 1904. It was then that the Cadet Corps was organized with Wm. Blanchard as captain. Forty-five fellows joined the ranks, little knowing that their organization would continue down through the years, each year adding more glamour to the company and more honor to the school. Lieutenant Frank Lawrence, of the Flint Blues, was the first instructor. The next year added much glory to the cadets. They acted as special escort to President Angell of the U. of M. during Flint’s Golden Jubilee in 1905. In 1906 Ira Martin became captain, but being unable to attend school the whole year, George Maines filled the vacancy to perfection. Under the instruction of Mr. T. H. Elson, Commandant, who had formerly been in charge of Fort Kearney Military Academy, the corps became very proficient. Mr. C. T. Maines and Geo. W. Cook were very active in behalf of the cadets this year, and secured fifty guns from the Quarter-Master General at Lansing. They also helped the cadets to secure about fifty gray cadet coats, which had previously been worn by some of the noblest boys of the land, The Cadets of West Point. The corps took part in the Memorial Day Parade at Lansing on May 31, 1907. President Roosevelt was there and, seeing our boys, he took time to inquire who they were and to make a very complimentary remark about their fine appearance. The corps had a camp at Long Lake the latter part of June of this year. When the school year opened in the fall of 1907, Bartley King advanced to the captaincy and, with the aid of Captain Martin, a Spanish War veteran, the company was soon in tip-top condition. They obtained a few more coats; took part in all patriotic events; gave the first annual Cadet Hop, and last of all went into camp for a week at Long Lake. During the school years of 1909 and '10 the lack of military spirit on the part of the students prevented the reorganization of the corps, but in the fall of 1910 the remaining cadets, stirred with the enthusiasm of our ever watchful friend C. G. Wade, elected Dallas Marshall captain. The company which “Dal” succeeded in getting together took part in the usual events and, at the close of the school, the corps went to Long Lake and spent a week of solid pleasure at “Camp Wade.” The next school year “Dal” still had charge of the company and succeeded in getting to- gether a corps which was successful enough to pull off the second Annual Cadet Hop and to turn out for the usual number of parades. In 1912-13 the corps was the best that it had ever been. Harry H. Hopkins became captain. The corps under his leadership was able to do many things for which the company is very much indebted. Pete, who was always on the job, built a very serviceable gun cabinet and succeeded in getting the guns in condition so that they passed inspection under Major Guy M. Wilson, who had been ordered to inspect them by the Quarter-Master at Lansing. Lieutenant Lawrence was the instructor and he put the corps through drills until they were able to take up “Extended Order.” On February 13, the corps was presented with a regulation size American Flag by Camp McKinley No. 4 of the Ladies' National League, and at the same time the corps received the school banner, which they had purchased at a cost of $50.00. These two flags improved the looks of the company a hundred per cent and the corps of today and those to come owe a great deal to the ladies of Camp McKinley No. 4 and to the cadets of 1912-13. The corps also acted as special escort to Governor W. Nl Ferris, who was in this city as the honored guest of the Jefferson Club. In April they gave the third Annual Cadet Hop and on May 28 they were recognized by one of the leading citizens of Flint, Mr. W. A. Paterson, who gave a very fine banquet in their honor. On June 2nd, they marched to Robert Blackinton’s home on the River Road. On June 6th the corps had the honor to be the escort of our former Principal, Clifford G. Wade, to and from the banquet, which was given by the citizens of Flint in his honor, Mr. Wade having decided to accept the position as Principal of the High School at Superior, Wisconsin. When school was over, they went into camp at North Lake and spent ten days which have no comparison. They had a banquet three times a day. On the Fourth of July there was a sham battle. People watched them from across the lake make their charges over the old pine stump fences as the cannon of the opposing forces thundered at them from the crest of every hill. They broke camp at 4 A. M. of the fifth and took the “Huckleberry” for home. Now for what I believe to be the best Cadet Corps that old Flint High has ever seen, the corps of 101� —11M4. The organizing of the corps took place on September 25th. There were eighty-five fellows signed up at that time. Our first drill was held in the High School on September 29th and from that time the fellows began to get into the harness so that by November 17th we were able to give an exhibition drill for the Spanish War veterans, who were having a meeting in the G. A. R. Hall. The School Board, on November 5th, recognized the Cadets as an organization which is very beneficial to the High School and so voted to give them $116.00 to be used to hire a drill master and to rent the Armory for work. The Cadet Carnival. On February 20th the Cadets gave a carnival on the top floor of the High School. In the northwest corner of the large room, Corporal C. Garner managed a basket ball game. On the north side Sergeant H. Chapel sold l ot dogs; Corporal M. Rumbold, popcorn, Sergeant R. Black- inton, a prize booth and Sergeant A. Riker and Corporal M. Henderson ran a fish pond. On the west side Corporal C. Bassett took charge of the fortune telling booth in which Miss Tressler helped us out by acting as “Madam Zaza” and to whom the company is very much indebted. Ser- geant Joe Cook ran a grab stand in the southwest corner and many persons made pigs of themselves by grabbing the largest number of peanuts and thus winning a China Pig. Corporal H. Wessels managed the school lantern in a room on the south side while Mr. Tressler gave an illustrated lecture, which proved to be a big hit. Joe Roser donated his services by giving a “Slack Wire” performance. This proved to be the hit of the evening. He had a beautiful display of pennants, pillows and table run- ners, which he manufactures at his home on 504 Chase Street, on display in a booth on the south side of the room. Corporal J. Rasbach took charge of a dance with “Bill” Mills as pianist. In the north room, Sergeant H. Wright sold ice cream. During the evening there were several free attractions. The drum and bugle corps gave several selections under the direction of Chief Trumpeter Chas. Haver and Drum Major Tom Callahan. The Crack Squad gave an exhibition in the Manual of Arms. The halls of the school were under Martial Law. Don McNaughton was corporal of the guard. The rest of the company helped out in the several different stands. The carnival was the first of its kind held at this school and it proved to be a great success. About six hundred people attended and the money, which we cleared, went toward buying three new sabres and eight much needed coats. On March 15th, the corps attended the Garland Street M. E. Church in observance of “Go to Church Sunday.” Rev Mr. Rider extended the invitation to us. On March 19th, the officers received charge of the new saores which the company had purchased at a cost of $39.72 from the M. C. Lilley Co. They have “Flint High School Cadets” etched on the Dlades. On Easter Sunday, the corps is to go to the Episcopal Church and the date of May 1st has been set for the Annual “Cadet Hop” which is the fourth dance that the cadets have given. There probably will be several other things which the company will turn out for, one of which will be the camp at Long Lake for ten days. Captain R. A. Gillespie. ♦ ♦ : .Athletics GLENN S. MAYER To the careful coaching of Glenn Mayer, the student body rightly attributes Flint’s recent triumphs on the Athletic field. He inspires his men with his own tireless spirit; and by patient training, he brings to the surface their utmost capabilities. It is much to his credit, that, with insufficient facilities and with few excepional students, he has yet turned out teams which call forth the admiration and confidence of the school. BALL CAPT. GLEN SCOTT Left Tackle. Flint vs. Lapeer. Sept. 20, 1913. Flint, Mich. With but two weeks of practice the fellows came onto the field with the determination to win. Although a great deal lighter than the Lapeer team, we put up a good game and the visitors were outplayed at every stage. Mullin, at quarter showed the ability to pilot the team, as well as to play a fine game. Neither side scored the first half, but in the last Basset caught a forward pass and made the only score of the day. Our backfield carried the ball for gains continually, and all were dependable. Score: Flint 6, Lapeer 0. Arthur Hill vs. Flint. Sept. 27, 1913. Saginaw, Mich. The team and about sixey rooters jour- neyed to Saginaw in a special car. Our fel- lows had confidence in themselves and went into the game to win. Arthur Cecil Hardy Hill was ahead until the fourth Left Half. quarter when we pulled off some trick plays which baffled our opponents. After arriving home almost the entire school turned out to help build a large bonfire on the campus, to cheer, and to ring the old bell in the tower. Score: Flint 27, Arthur Hill 19. Flint vs. Owosso. Oct. 4, 1913. Flint, Mich. During this game more open work was used. The Owosso boys played as if they never had seen a football before. Flint’s for- ward passes worked to a good advantage but none of the visitors IMiillip South worth flings landed in the right Center. place. The home team was outweighed, but not once during the game were they out- played. The one unfortunate occurrence was that Carl Gensel had to be taken out of the game on account of an injured ankle. Again, we came out on the long end of the score. Score: Flint 62, Owosso 6. Flint vs. Fenton. Oct. 11, 1913. Flint, Mich. Flint had gained a good reputation by this time so the side lines were lined with faithful rooters. This was a Lloyd Gensel memorable game in the his- Left End. tory of the high school for we broke that seemingly ever- lasting “hoodoo” which has hovered over the field in almost every encounter in former years with this school, and rolled up a score large enough to make up for all our previous humiliations at their hands. In just apprecia- tion of the three preceeding victories the Athletic Association had unlocked its well- filled coffers and had taken therefrom enough of the coin of the land to buy the team new sweaters and socks and perhaps it was the appearance of our warriors in Harold Taylor their new togs which had Left Guard. something to do with influenc- ing the score. All of the back- field played a good game. Hardy making numerous ten and twenty yard runs. Basset received the ball from a kickoff and ran 82 yards for a touchdown through the entire bunch of Fenton players. The game was followed by a little extra cheering, a little larger bonfire and the old bell did its duty once more. Score: Flint 72, Fenton 6. Flushing vs. Flint. Oct. 18, 1913. Flushing, Mich. We motored to Flushing to have a little practice. Our opponents were George Miillin very light but had plenty of Quarter. grit. During the first part of the game our backfield tore through their line gains and scored 60 points, but in the last quarter the Flush- ing team rallied and fought desperately to keep us from running up 100 points on them as many of our supporters had previously boasted of doing. Therefore out of respect for their wishes in the matter, our team saved them from Charles Good such a great humiliation and Fullback. contented itself with stopping at the paltry sum of 82 points. Score: Flint 82, Flushing 0. Flint vs. Hay City Western. Nov. 1, 1913. Flint, Mich. Bay City Western proved to be easy. They hardly had life enough to get out of the way of our charging team, which fact, accounted for their battered condition after the game. Flint soon grew tired of making a touchdown every minute so during the last half we let the visitors show Sidney McDade some of their trick plays Right Guard. which were so simple that even a Freshman could com- prehend them. Score: Flint 76, Bay City 0. Pontiac vs. Flint. Nov. 8, 1913. Pontiac, Mich. Again about sixty-five rooters accom- panied the team in a special car. Our oppo- nents did not supply an exceptionally good field for the game and so the team was han- dicapped to a certain extent. The Pontiac boys seemed for a time to have the same determination to win that William Taylor we had but they lost their Right Half. nerve the first quarter while our boys kept fighting harder. The fellows can all be complimented on their good work in this game and between Good’s line smashes and Hardy’s end runs we managed to come out ahead in our seventh gridiron battle of the year. Score: Flint 41, Pontiac 3. tfSBsk, Port Huron vs. Flint. Nov. 15, 1913. Port Huron, Mich. The Tunnel City boys were a little over- confident when the whistle blew for the start of the game. The field was snow covered and soggy but this did not hinder our team at all. The Flint team en- Harold Wright tered the gate of Port Right Tackle. Huron’s athletic field with the intention of adding an- other victory to their clean record. Every fellow showed his true fighting spirit and after some real hard playing the team left the gridiron well pleased with the result. Score: Flint 25, Port Huron 0. Flint vs. Detroit Central Nov. 22, 1913. Flint, Mich. Before a crowd of over 1700 people the football team played their last and most im- portant game of the year for the champion- ship of the state. A heavy downpour of rain converted the field into a sea Carl Gensel of mud but this did not dis- Substitute. courage either team or the large assembly of spectators who filled the bleachers which were erected on the sidelines. It must be stated, however, that the wet condition of the field was largely responsible for the size of the score against our team as the tally would undoubtedly have been less had the conditions been such that our boys could have got a footing and thus retarded more effectively the onslaught of the heavier Detroit boys whose weight being about 15 lbs. more to the man, carried them through our line with little Charles Bassett effort. However, the team Right End. is to be commended for the fine spirit and perseverence shown and the school should be proud of the distinction of producing a team which was a real contender for the state title. The comedy of the afternoon was fur- nished by Robert Gillespie who was on the side lines picturing in his mind’s eye noble deeds and other like heroic measures, when he saw the form of a Detroit lad tearing up the field with the ball tucked under his arm. Seized with an inborn desire for great things, he darted from his position on the side lines where he had been watching Beryl Savage the game as a substitute, and Substitute. made a very pretty tackle but to no avail, for although he got his man the referee was not able to see it that way and therefore gave the Detroit team the touchdown which it would have gained but for this outside interference. It is easy to guess who the runner was that “Bob” Continued on Page 81. Athletic Association Through the promotion of clean athletics a high school acquires a reputation which can be obtained in no other way. It commands respect from other institutions and awakens the interest of the youth and in- fluences him to attend the school. It adds a zest to school life aside from the everyday grind of study. The argument is often advanced that the athlete is usually incapable of the intellectual side of life, that he attends school for the sole purpose of taking part in his favorite sport. This is not true of Flint High School for the men who have gone to make up our athletic teams have proved themselves capable in almost all branches of high school diversities and studies. The Athletic Association is an organization of those students who are interested in the promotion of sports, although only a small minority take active part in them. To further athletics properly some method of management is necessary, and this is the part the Athletic Association takes. The election of officers closed the most successful year the associa- tion has ever known, both athletically and financially, especially finan- cially for the staging of the Detroit Central game at Athletic Park netted a clear profit of nearly two hundred dollars for this school. The new officers for the year were elected on the sixteenth of Feb- ruary 1914. Carl Gensel, our fluent orator, was hoisted into the office of President, this position offering many opportunities for him to wax forth into eloquent exhortations to the students to attend a game at Athletic Park on a Saturday afternoon and develop their vocal organs. Perhaps the most exciting and bitterly contested election was that of Vice-President but Miss Carscadden demonstrated her ability as a politician and won easily against all odds. Following the noble example of George Washing- ton, Bryan Baker resigned himself to the insistent demands of the populace and with becoming grace accepted a “second term” as Secretary-Treasurer, cheerfully, as the occasion demanded, postponing his day of graduation until the year 1915. Lloyd Gensel allowed himself to be elevated to the position of student member from which heights he can look pityingly down upon the common herd while spouting forth the why’s and where- fore’s of an athlete, etc. The last and undoubtedly most important office was conferred upon Kenneth Gardner. Because of the arduous duties and great responsibility resting upon him Gardner is fast becoming grey headed in his efforts to carry out his election promises and fill his office of marshal to the best of his ability. Mr. Wellwood and Mr. Wightman fill the offices of faculty members. There can be no doubt that the next year will be the most successful year of the Athletic Association and it is the devout wish of all those interested that it will turn out so. BASEBALL With but two of last year’s men, Captain Ellsworth and “Chuck” Bassett to start the season this spring, things looked discouraging to say the least, for the success of the baseball team. But at the call for prac- tice, a host of material showed up and prospects brightened considerably. Three or four weeks of hard work were now put in, during which time Coach Mayer and Captain Ellsworth looked over the raw recruits care- fully, and at the beginning of the season on Wednesday, April 29, when Flint met Montrose on the home grounds, the line up was as follows: Woolman, C. H. Taylor, P. Rood, 1st Base. Capt. Ellsworth, 2nd. B. Rust, S. S. M. Taylor, 3rd. B. L. Gensel, R. F. Bassett, C. F. C. Gensel, L. F. Subs.: Gillespie. Culverwell. This game proved to be a great surprise for both our players and fans, as Montrose is a little backwoods town about as big as a minute. Despite this fact and considering the earliness of the season, great ball was played by them. But our superior batting and fielding proved too much for the farmers and they succumbed to the score of 3 to 2. Flint was evidently planning to join the Master Butcher’s Associa- tion, when Lapeer was scheduled to play a game of the great national pastime on May 2 at our home grounds (which by the way was nearly turned into an abattoir). Every man on the team played excellent ball, in fact they kept the visitor’s outfielders so busy chasing to the fence that it soon resembled a Marathon. Woolman and H. Taylor particularly distinguished themselves by hitting three baggers nearly every time up. The line up was the same as the first game. Final score 14—0. On May 9, a little,—well more than a little,—hard luck was ex- perienced when Port Huron met us here. Everybody with the exception of one or two made numerous and brilliant errors and the ball seemed to be the most elusive piece of pigshide imaginable. Well the truth must be told sooner or later. The score was 8—0, with our team attached to the goose egg at the end of the ninth. The only change in the line-up was in the eighth and ninth innings, when Culverwell took Bassett’s position. Coach Mayer was highly disgusted with this last performance and promised dire penalties if anything like that happened again, but troubles never come singly, and when we journeyed to Fenton, our old enemy scenting discouragement in the air, tore at the sphere, knocking it all over the place so that, at the end of the second inning, six men had crossed the plate. However, just this was needed to infuse new blood and fight into us, and although it was too late to win the game, we held them down so that the final score was 8—1. Rood made our lone tally in the ninth on a wild throw. Bassett pitched the last two innings, while Woolman caught his usual good game all through. Such a stirring up as the team did get from Mayer and a threat from him that unless the next game was won, he would quit as Coach. Of course this was only bluff, but it seemed to work, for when we faced Bay City Eastern there on May 16th, we piled into them something fearful, and though they showed some resistance, we finally put them to sleep with a knockout of 7 wallops to 3. Lloyd Gensel and Woolman were the stars of the day, but all played good fast ball. Once more we were called upon to show up an inferior team when the Asylumites from Pontiac came to try to teach us a few pointers on base- ball. They gave us but little trouble and only two or three times did they show any speed at all, while our. boys clouted the ball right and left. Easily the most spectacular play was when “Jimmy” Rust hit a three bagger, bringing in two men. The ninth inning passed with an 8—5 decision against the visitors and they took themselves home, a sadder and let us believe, wiser bunch. There are three more games yet to be played and of course won. May 30, Fenton at Fenton. June 6, Bay City Western at Flint. June 13, Saginaw Eastern at Saginaw. While it is perhaps impossible to expect the championship this year owing to the defeat Port Huron administered to us, yet we have a good team and one that will average with any in the state. The return game at Fenton ought to be a fine one and victory is promised by the fellows. V With the return from the Christmas holidays, the interest of the athletic members of the school turned to the great indoor game of basket- ball. Considerable interest was shown by both boys and girls and, but for the lamentable facilities offered for practice purposes, more would have turned out than did. The gymnasium of the Dort school was found to be the easiest of access, and regular practice was taken up under the coach- ing of Archie Campbell and leadership of Carl Gensel, the latter was selected by the candidates, there being no one on last year’s team to fill the place. The Taylor-Gensel quartette and Charles Good were the mainstays of the team for the first part of the season, while Herman Baker and E. Culverwell liad their chance in the latter part. Besides playing a number of games with out of town schools, they joined the intra-city league and stood well up in this. The girl’s team was a pronounced success and, with Miss Helen Stone as Captain, they swept the field, being defeated only two or three times by hard luck. They certainly deserve credit for making the season a prosperous one. The line-up was as follows: L. Gensel ................L. T.......................Horton M. Taylor, Good............R. T................McGillivray H. Taylor....................C.....................McDonald ( Gensel.................L. G................Stone, Irvine Baker, Culverwell ..........R. G....................Shippie Boy's Basket Ball Schedule F. H. S., 40; Bliss Business College, 0...................Dec. 13, 1913. F. H. S., 25; Dort, 6.....................................Dec. 19, 1913. F. H. S., 16; Night School, 22............................Jan. 16, 1914. F. H. S., 23; Weston-Mott, 27.............................Jan. 19, 1914. F. H. S., 31; W. Bay City at Flint, 23....................Jan. 31, 1914. F. H. S., 33; Business Men, 18......................................Feb. 5, 1914. F. H. S., 15; Arthur Hill at Saginaw, 47............................Feb. 6, 1914. F. H. S., 23; Baker Business University, 12..................Feb. 13, 1914. F. H. S., 15; Vehics, 30.....................................Feb. 20, 1914. F. H. S., 19; Arthur Hill at Flint, 43....................Mar. 11, 1914. F. H. S., ??; W. Bay City at Bay City, ...................Mar. 21, 1914. Girl's Basket Ball Schedule F. H. S., 8; Bliss Business College, 5.....................Dec. 13, 1913. F. H. S., 22; Dort High School, 17.........................Dec. 19, 1913. P. H. S., 15; Night School, 8..............................Jan. 16, 1914. P. H. S.t 25; M. S. D., 10.................................Jan. 23, 1914. P. H. S., 21; Y. W. C. A., 16........................................Feb. 5, 1914. P. H. S., 6; Arthur Hill at Plint, 20................................Feb. 6, 1914. P. H. S.. 3; Baker Business University, 10.................Peb. 13, 1914. F. H. S., 15; Normal School, 6.............................Feb. 20, 1914. P. H. S., 12; Arthur Hill at Saginaw, 32...................Mar. 11, 1914. P. H. S., ??; W. Bay City at Bay City, ??..................Mar. 21, 1914. WEARERS OF THE “If Football Glenn Scott, Capt. Cecil Hardy Phillip South worth Lloyd Gensel Harold Taylor George Mu 11 in Charles Good Sidney McDade William Taylor Harold Wright Carl Gensel Charles Bassett Beryl Savage Baseball Cecil Ellsworth, Capt. James Rust Lynn Wool man Charles Basset Harold Taylor Max Rood William Taylor Lloyd Gensel Carl Gensel Ed Culverwell High School Calendar September 2.—Parm—lamentary rule. A remarkable day—the grass is green—the trees are green—the halls are green—in fact, verdure everywhere. Also greetings from the Faculty. “Gift” books are in abundance. September 3.—The Sophs start threshing. (Not being farmers they do not realize that green things are not ripe.) The Seniors hold a meeting to decide upon the wisest course in regard to a rumored class ’15. September 4.—Senior-Junior pole rush. (Who won? Foolish question number 999,999,999,999,999,999.) Fire discovered in the base- ment. Inopportune arrival of the fire department saves the build- ing. September 5.—Juniors are carefully bathed in the creek by their elders and betters. Activities cease. September 8.—Study commences. -------Why not sooner? say the Faculty. September 9.—Football practice begins. Prospects point to a good team. September 10.—Some more of the same. Bassett seems confident of his playing ability despite the apparent unbelievability of the fact. September 11.—Seniors elect officers. Plenty of wire pulling. The returns show that the class has several politically inclined members. Nothing personal, officers, nothing personal, we assure you. September 12.—No school for the next two days. Saturday and Sunday providentially intervening. September 15.—Certain members of the Faculty, as is their wont, gravely remark, “Is there anyone here who is absent?” September 16.—Miss Mudge starts a lecture course. Great success, not one seat empty. September 18.—The Oratorical Association meets to elect officers and pave the way for eloquence in the future. September 19.—Same old grind. “The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.” September 20.—F. H. S. breaks a golden rule by winning in football from Lapeer.x September 22.—Seat sale for the regular Wednesday lecture from the Mudge Lecture Course begins. September 23.—Box office of Room O closes as the demand for seats for Wednesday’s lecture greatly exceeds the supply. September 24.—The lecture is delivered as usual. Like the Gettysburg address it received no applause, but for a different reason. September 25.—The Pennant appears. September 26.—The Cadets are reorganized. Our “Bobby” is elected captain. September 29.—Mr. Wellwood remarks that he wished that some people would learn how to study. (Of course he was talking about some Junior and not to Mabelle Mullin.) September 30.—Only nine more months and then we are thru. October 1-2-3.—We prepare to defeat Owosso. Scotty, our celebrated left tackle is in great form and predicts glowing results for Flint High, providing Carl Gensel will quit drinking so many of Mercer’s sodas. October 4.—We did it! 62—6! Steel hat bands needed by all the pupils at the school. October 11.—Fenton suffers likewise at our hands (or feet). October 13.—Lengthy discourse in room D by Norman Hackett on Shake- speare and the mother tongue. October 18.—Flushing has the same malady as Fenton and Owosso; Dr. Flint High School administers the same medicine only in a larger dose. October 25.—Alumni return to learn the gentle (?) art of playing “feet- ball ” October 30-31.—The faculty go for a jaunt to Ann Arbor. The students are the ones that feel jaunty, however. November 1.—Bay City receives the inside of the football for its share of the score in our football game with them. November 3.—Miss Algoe decides to leave. Tears, idle tears. Of course there is a man in the case. November 7.—The Seniors hold a class meeting and decide to tender the good little Juniors a party. November 8.—At Pontiac we win again. Score 41—6. November 14.—For the big event of this date you, gentle reader, are referred to the Society Sheet. November 15.—Port Huron demands the same we gave Bay City. It got it. November 20.—Pow Wow; i. e., the Oratorical Meeting holds a confab. Burrell Smith, Louise Kennedy and Marion Williams try to do the impossible by attempting to out talk the champion spouters of the school, namely, Kenneth Gardner, Percy Rice and Florence Bridg- man. November 22.—Pride goeth before a fall, Detroit defeats us at football. Score 40—0. November 26.—The Seniors present the Juniors with a game of football. It seems to liven their spirits. December 1.—Basket ball team organized. December 5.—The Seniors hold another class meeting to decide on a class flower. Despite the suggestions of the Juniors they do not choose “Pride of the Cook Room.” December 19.—The verdant members of the third floor having a standing of “G or more receive posies. January 5.—School once more opens its portals to the seekers of knowl- edge. January 6.—Our fashion leaders, Mills and Terry, appear on the campus wearing white canvas gloves with red knit wrists. May we inquire, what won’t those awful boys wear next January 7.—Miss Mudge casts a few more pearls to her pupils. January 8.—Rumors of approaching exams. Hair universally on end like the “quills upon the fretful porpentine. January 9.—Friday again. “Friday the recurrent!—Friday the beloved! January 12.—Rumors of the eighth are confirmed. January 13.—Cleta May displays a new gown to the session room—the eighth wonder of the world. January 14.—Miss Brockway enjoys a short vacation from the room by permission of Miss Mudge. “And there was a great calm. January 15.—The class treasurer, we find, is some borrower. But, John, don’t worry, the class will never go broke as long as we have a Nichol. January 16.—The Seniors of room O receive their customary sermon. January 22.—Snowballing absorbs the attention of the student body, (also of a few pedestrians). January 3 0.—No more school this month. February 4.—Rain in the Senior session room. H(er) M(ajesty) soars aloft to interview the rain god. Evidently the difficulty is straight- ened for the down-pour ceases. February 5.—C. Ellsworth makes a bright recitation in one of his classes. Keep it up, Cecil, you may yet be a credit to the class of 14. February 9.—A day of events. Freshmen turned loose because of too much “frigidity.” It might injure the crop to let them freeze. A steam pipe bursts. As a result therefrom the fourth hour physics class meets during the study period. Miss Harriet Mudge delivers another one of her much needed talks to erring Seniors, subject, “Manners Make the Man.” February 10.—The usual temperature pervades the school—that is, any- thing below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. February 11.—We await the morrow with great expectancy. February 12.—Abraham Lincoln has a birthday. But what’s the use? The school board doesn’t know it. February 13.—Today is Friday the 13th. Mullin again reminds us that a certain Mr. Becker has a photograph gallery on W. Kearsley Street. —Mr. Lamb leaves. Who’ll be the next? February 16.—Mr. Wightman arrives. Everyone goes down stairs to view him. February 20.—Cadet Carnival. -------“Hot Dogs!—Get!-------” “The Only Living-----!’’ “Fish Pond-----!” February 22.—George Washington has a birthday. No school. (N. B. It’s Sunday.) February 24.—We learn several more facts about Senior manners (none too flattering) from the Mudge Lyceum Bureau. February 25.—The Misses Smith and Crawford were seen wandering on South Saginaw street about 7:30. We don’t know what they were doing but it looks suspicious. February 27.—The Seniors journey to the home of Minnie Rhiness for their annual sleigh ride. The Seniors greatly appreciated the good time given them and their one wish seems to be to go again. February 28.—12:47 A. M. The first load tips over. March 2.—The only topic under discussion by the Seniors is the sleigh ride. March 3.—Drinking fountains are placed on each floor. Water, water everywhere. Now anyone may drink, Water, water everywhere, Aye, in every sink. (With apologies to Coleridge.) March 4.—One year ago today Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated in office, but be that as it may, we are compelled to listen to Mr. J. A. Van Dis on the subject “Boys.” This was of interest to the girls but they as usual stayed away. March 5.—Geo. Mullin catches a stray bird in German class. During the chase Miss Williams fainted and had to be revived with filtered water. March 6.—Several veterans of the Civil War entertain the pupils of the first floor for the entire afternoon with war stories. March 11.—Marion Carscadden does the chute-the-chute stunt in reci- tation. We assure you, Marion, your entertainment was very clever. Please repeat. March 16.—Mr. C. C. Robinson, International Y. M. C. A. Worker of New York City, talks to the fellows of the school in room “D. March 17.—The orange vies with the green. Several patriotic followers of St. Patrick daub sections of the school building with the favorite Irish color. March 18.—Bry Baker makes a recitation. No hope is held out for the recovery of the teacher. Miss Keyes is summoned in haste. March 19.—Reginald Goodenow plays base ball. After a short batting practice he retires. His appearance on the field at this time seemed to discourage several would-be players for they left suddenly. March 20.—The Right Honorable Charles Bassett, Esq. Jr. poses for the camera. Cloudy day, but owing to his flashy necktie no sunshine was needed. March 23.—Mr. Parmalee assumes control of the Senior class meeting and helps us poor wee Seniors to choose a place for our Bacca- laureate Sermon. March 24.—I)r. Kress delivers his lecture against the cigarette. March 27.—Spring vacation begins. No more school until the 6th of April. Hip! Hip! Hooray! April 10.—Senior class meeting decides to put the cap and gown question on the table until July first. Some Motion! April 14.—Bobby and Scotty hold a penny pitching match on the side- walk for the amusement of the school. This reminds us. Spring “be here. April 15.—Miss Kennedy explains the Battle of Birch Run to the American History class. Her word picture was in itself thrilling. April 16.—“Murphy Kobacker takes some pictures for the Prospectus. Yes, Murphy has a camera. April 17.—Sub-district Oratorical Contest. April 18.—Flint High pulls the slap-jack stunt on Dort to the tune of 17—1 in 4 Mi innings. April 21.—Mr. Parmalee to history class, “Why didn’t he throw up an earthquake? Please, Mr. Parmalee, consult a physiography text, Earthquakes are not the work of man. April 22.—The Noonday Lunch Room Quartette renders several selections before being thrown out. The janitor had a real hard time dis- covering just what all the noise was. Other would be singers are hereby warned. April 23.—Mr. Wightman announces “we will take to the bells. The fellows do anyway. April 28.—Tennis championship game between Brown-Kobacker and Gard- ner-Wessels is played in the southeast court. April 29.—Mr. Burns appears with a haircut. May we inquire, Mr. Burns, who paid for broken apparatus? April 30.—Miss Mingay and “Brick Graves hold an interesting confab much to the amusement of the second hour study room concerning the amount of heat generated by unnecessary whispering. May i.—The Cadets hold their annual hop, more or less of a success, according to your standpoint. May 2.—Lapeer gets the small end of a 15—0 score. May 4.—Commander of the Cadets and the celebrated William Mills are interviewed by the Hon. L. S. Parmalee concerning the dancing on Friday last. “Much ado about nothing.” May 5.—“Tod” Buckham learns a little more concerning Parm-lamentary law. May 6.—Cross Country cun. The Seniors allow the Sophomores to win. May 7.—Invitations arrive. May 8.—Pt. Huron lands on our baseball team for an 8—0 score. No remarks if you please. May 11.—Mr. Cody at Junior Class Meeting “Now don't think that I am narrow.” We won’t Mr. Cody, we can see that you are not. May 13.—The Juniors decide to give the Seniors a picnic instead of a party. May 14.—Mr. L. S. Parmalee attends the Flint-Fenton game. He amuses the fans by sitting on the bleachers and eating peanuts. May 16.—Bay City 3, Flint 7. Bay City says “As you should do unto the rest, so did you to me.” May 18.—The Seniors hold another class meeting. They actually decide to have an excursion. Place not fixed but Belsay and Mt. Morris suggested as good. May 21.—Several Seniors begin to recite. (Don’t blush or whoever is watching will know that it’s you.) May 30.—Cadets march in the parade. June 1.—Hurray! We are on the last lap. June 2.—Last chance to pay your Senior class dues. Please note this, all ye faithful. June 3.—Ringlings enter town. No school. June 4.—We begin fussing for the morrow. June 5.—Seniors-Juniors go to Orion. Every one is asked to dance naught but the newest dances, that is the waltz and two step. June 8. To the Treasurer, “Get the money! still get the money, boys. No matter by what means.” June 12.—Prospectus is on sale. The 15th edition has sold well and the Senior class thanks all its friends for their kind assistance. June 14.—Baccalaureate Sunday. For once every Senior attends church. June 15.—Class Picnic. June 17.—Class Day. Beryl Savage entertains. June 18.—Alumni party. “Who you goin’ with?” June 19.—Commencement. Oh for an electric fan! June 23.—Our soldier boys march away to camp. High School life is over. Off for college now. fjjorh my 3 to nc£' per obi t you noNEy note Those who think these jokes are poor, Would straightway change their views. If they could but compare these jokes With those that we refused. Mr. Lamb: (Offering the boys in the front row in physics class a cook- ing note-book which all refuse, M. Curts chirping that he doesn’t take cook- ing) “Oh, yes, Mr. Curts, you have graduated, I remember now.” Laughter from class and Curts. Mr. Lamb, continuing: “Well, there is nothing like being prepared for the worst you know.” Mr. Russell: “I bought apples in Manistee last fall for 40c a bushel.” Johnson: “What, do they grow on the main streets up there?” A Freshman: “Say, you know that four foot yard stick in Mr. Well- wood’s room----?” John Well wood philosophies, “You can’t build a hen-coop by looking at a house.” The Worm Turned. Miss Seymour (sarcastically): “Mr. Buckham, the devil always finds something for idle hands to do. Come up here and let me give you some work.” Helen Sadler: “Miss Lewis, I am indebted to you for all I know.” Miss Lewis: “Don’t mention it, it is a mere trifle.” On a Football Trip. Pontiac man to Bassett: “Business is pretty slow here now.” Charlie, leaves aside his Bijou jokes and replies, “I judged so when I noticed that they had laid off one of the hands on the town clock.” Mr. Russell (in political economy class to Allen Parker): “Here’s your book, Mr. Parker.” Parker (waking up): “I didn’t hear your question.” Mr. Wellwood: “What does A-C-E equal?” Glen Graves: “It depends on what is trump.” Freshman: “Did you give up anything during Lent?” Joe Parkhurst: “Yes, hopes of graduation.” Mr. Russell says, “Don’t whisper out loud; if your neighbor is deaf, motion him.” To Rii111 Freeman— Little drops of water. Mixed in with the milk, Makes the milkman’s daughter, Rustle ’round in silk. Wightman, (having a hard time with tuning fork) “This fork’s no good.” Curts: “Take it back to the farm and get one of a better pitch.” Sunday Jars. -------The church was jammed. -------The Lord preserve us. Mr. Lamb, (after hurling a bottle of ink at Woolman): “Now do you un derstand?” Woolman (bespattered): “I think I have an inkling.” Whitaker: “What makes your hair so red?” Brick Graves: “It’s so wiry that every time I wash it, it rusts.” Mr. Parmalee: “Miss Armstrong, was Jefferson in Paris?” Miss Armstrong: “Yes, it was.” Miss Williams (translating): “Just then the minister opened his mouth and the apothecary fell in.” Mi:. Gregory, (while instructing the singing class about “The Pass- over”): “I want you all to stand at the top of page 65.” Mr. Parmalee, (after changing the 5tli hour U. S. history class into several different rooms): “Tomorrow we meet in L.” Heard at Mercer’s. Red Graves: “Give me a Free Methodist sundae.” Fat Evans: “That’s a new one on me, what is it?” Graves: “Why, plain ice cream of course, what did you think it was?” Mr. Lamb: “We forget because we do not associate names with ideas. When we are introduced to a person we should immediately associate his or her name with an idea. Now, for instance, there is Mr. Curts of whom we readily think of the German equivalent which describes the kind of recitation that gentleman makes.” Political Economy class discussing whether diamonds are a good investment or merely a luxury. Mr. Russell: “Well, I bought a diamond once.” Tom Wolcott, (feebly): “Was it a good investment?” Mr. Burns (in physiography class): “What are the bones that give the body its shape?” V. George: “Whalebones.” Mr. Lamb: “Now, supposing we had a keg rolling down an inclined plane----(laughter)-----for a dry town you seem to be very much amused at something that you should know nothing about.” Ever hear this one before? Mills: “What do you think of the tariff on putty?” G. Johnson: “I don’t think much of it.” Notice on senior blackboard: LOST! IN THE HALL IN FRONT OF THE SENIOR SESSION ROOM; AN UMBRELLA, BELONGING TO A GENTLEMAN WITH A BONE HEAD AND BENT RIB. RETURN TO MR. WELLWOOD. (■allies of our Childhood Days. Miss Williams: “How many of you girls played with dolls when you were young?” Laurence Good, (raising his hand): “I did.” Mr. Russell: “They say that there is honor among theives, how about that Mr. Gott?” Mills (shooting paper from front seat towards waste basket, dis- gustedly): “Huh, that’s the first one I’ve missed this year.” Tresslar (in physiography class): “Now, I want to make this class as easy as possible for you.” Senior: “That’s why I’m here.” Eleanor and Joe sat on the sofa. Suddenly as their heads were close together she drew away and said, “Joe, do you shave yourself? “Why, yes my dear. Why? “I thought so, you have the stiffest beard that has touched my--------99 And then she stopped in embarassment. Russell (In political economy): “Well, Harold, can you tell me why this office hired nothing but girls? Wright (after meditation): “Was the manager married? Miss L. Gold, (in Eng. class): “Who was the first electrician? Student: “W’att? Miss Gold: “No, he was steam. Concerning Love- Glen Graves: He loves even the birds. It hurts us to pull this one but we must fill up these columns. When Helen Clark was asked why she wore glasses she blandly replied, “So I can see (C.) Good. Eng. Lit. Student: “Byron devoured all his books. Mr. Parmalee (to Hamaker): “Don’t you know you never will amount to much if you don’t come to school more? Hamaker: “Oh, I don’t come to school to amount ttf much. Wightman, (giving out problems): “Take all of the problems except those dealing with mills. Mills (drowsily): “That lets me out. A Russian Joke. Archduke Notacentski: “Qhryfjwpazzqwxbr kihyrmencewd uheq bhey- zxqwa? Czar Nogoodski: “Drwuq yhroel aqxzrw yrupqazski ubowitch Rather Far Fetched. But----------- Miss Fuller: “Make a sentence using the word ‘triangle’. Freshman (with brilliant thought): “If grubs won’t catch them try angle worms. Hamaker to Mullin: “I once proposed to a girl in a conservatory. “Well what was the result? “A lot of expensive plants were nipped by the frost. This is How One Firm Went Bankrupt. Bob and Marion sat on the porch. Says Bob: “I like your company, Marion.’ Marion (gurgling): “Me too, Bob. Whereupon Bobby became a holding company and drew up his articles of incorporation so close that Marion went into the hands of the receiver. Health Hint. Do not try to derail a freight train with your little finger. Loves Labor Lost. A youth went forth to serenade The lady he loved best, And by her house at evening, When the sun had gone to rest. He warbled until daylight. And would have warbled more, But the morning light disclosed the sign “To Let’ upon the door. The only objection Carl Gensel has to playing bass fiddle in the H. S. orchestra is that he has to stand for everything he plays. Hints in the Care of Cats. Never drag a cat across the parlor by its tail. Its claws are not good for the carpet. .MISCKLLAXKOCS MCTTKRIXGS (Continued IToni last year). “WLy should we despair thus? ’ he cried, just then a little green rill trickled down the mountainside. “I don’t think we should,” his companion said as they both took a riddle full of sprews,— “You see, we weren’t responsible for her abduction. “I know, but think of how the old man sold those onions last week. Is that not enough evidence so that if we are caught we will be convicted on the slightest prevarication?” “I suppose so,—Well, we still have the old wishing charm,’ he said as he drew from his pocket a dried ham bone. “Let us wish together,’ he guzzled. So they took the old ham bone and began to rub it vigorously. Pretty soon a genii appeared. “What’ll you l ave Cull?” she asked sweetly. “What have you got?” he queried. “I got a deuce of a cold,” she said, I got it from sleeping in those o!d rattle trap palaces—say George, to be truthful with you, they ain’t fit for a horse to sleep in,” she mourned as she dried her eye with a bolt of crepe de c’ ene, “What’ll you have?” “We want the child.” he cried. ell I 11 see what I can do for yu,” she muttered as she disappeared. “One thing I like about them fairies,” he said when she had gone, “They’re so darned refined. FINIS. EDITORIAL Continutd from Page 30. Sunday School teacher (of course a two-faced villian is immersed in de- grading investigations). Communications are held with other criminal schools and individuals by wireless, perhaps making the necessary arrange- ments for the taking of another auto. The mechanism of a car is thor- oughly gone over so that fewer telephone posts and curbs will be hit by the stolen machines. Thirdly: In the Latin courses, do the boys not learn of the conspiracy against Ceasar? Should this be allowed to go on without an immediate investigation, or is it a better plan to have the worthy gentleman, who has attempted to right a very great wrong, put into the Oak Grove Sanitarium, or better still at Pontiac so that his actions may be observed? Several changes were made in the faculty during this high school year, the one most important to the Senior Class being the resignation of Newton Lamb from the position of Physics Instructor, and the installation of Professor E. Russell Wightman from Albion College. While the loss occasioned by the departure of Mr. Lamb was to be regretted yet so aptly and well has the new member taken charge of affairs that it is very pos- sible a mistake has not been made, and we earnestly hope that his suc- cess will continue in the following years. BALLADS OF THE TIMES. I. ‘Twas a sunny day in Springtime, And the birds were singing gay, As an ill belated senior Trod along his beaten way. CHORUS: — We must obey the teacher’s Fancies, whims, and frills, For they are the prescriptions. Education’s bitter pills. II. He was downcast, he was sorry, A saddened sight was he, For the darkened cloud upon his brow Was sad as sad could be. III. He had just come out of Physics And the reason for his glum, Was that simple concise statement On the board, “Omit the gum!” Milton turned in his grave, “Darn these tight vaults,” he muttered and then uneasily sank back again. Sherlock Hotfoot, the Hairy-Faced One—Or the Mystery of the Pies A plele KMiarto by Tod Buckham Ktoqpa b. First Hpaxm. The shade of night had dropped with a thud upon the terra-firma. The � l «trt« alien were flashing their messages to the many thousands assembled on Kaginaw Htreet as Sherlock Hotfoot, the Hairy-Faced One, sal. In hi sum pi non office next to the U. C T. Hall, calmly smoking six Blue |,|«e cigar . Second Spasm. Sherlock wa thinking. That very day, some dastardly robber had entered Hardy' bakery and had stolen twenty-three fresh huckleberry pies. It wa feared by the people that some one would be poisoned by them. It wa the first robbery In Michigan for eighty-five years, and no wonder lie was thinking. Third Spasm. Hotfoot was twiddling with a pair of handcuffs. He had nearly solved the mystery when Hang! Some doggone prune smashed the mahogany door down and stepped Into the office. Fourth Spasm. Sherlock clutched the Iron cuffs and turned around in his swivel chair to see who had come In so quietly.” Worm-Faced Ike, the I'le Fiend, stood before the great detective. A faint blue line encircled III mammoth cavernous mouth and told the tale of the stolen pies. The great mystery was solved! Fifth SpaBm- Ah, ha! Vou gum shoe drunk! You false alarm! I’ve got yuh in niah clutches! You shall bite the dust!” the pie fiend cried. Worm Faced Ike now covered the detective with a Howitzer, which he had concealed In Ills hip pocket. Did Sherlock quail? No! He didn’t even duck. Our hero was no coward. Did he get down and pardon himself for living? Not on your life. Hadn't he last summer caught Gladys Johnson when she fell from the top of the thousand-foot precipice at Thirteenth Street? You bet your neck he did. And once a hero, always a hero was his motto. Sixth Spasm. Ho unbuttoning his mushroom shirt, he raised himself to eight feet six, and cried: Shoot If you must this awful face but spare my mushroom shirt,” lie «aid. But what’s the use? You cannot kill me!” Seventh Spasm. Cannot pink you, hey, hissed Worm Faced Ike, the Pie Fiend. And why not?” Because I am the hero of this little skit and moving picture heroes never die! Kighth Spasm Itenllxlng that this was true, with the wail of a disappointed office seeker, the Pie Fiend turned and tied, into the dark, dismal, dreary night. Fifteen minutes Inter Worm Faced Ike was seen to enter a soft drink parlor on Hast First Street. End. Passed by the Inmates of Pontiac Asylum. FOOT BALL Continued from Page 59. tackled and there was not a more surprised person on the grounds than “Les” Clark who had seen nothing but a clear field ahead of him. Although the score was large the team and rooters were in a large measure satisfied, as the circumstances were such that the team was at all times playing under heavy odds. It is the hope of all that the team next year under the leadership of Captain Hardy will be more successful than even this year’s. Score: Flint 0, Detroit 40. The Passing of Al. Lumnus As the frieght slowed up a door of one of the box cars was slowly pushed aside and the bewhiskered face of an old man emerged. Looking cautiously around and seeing nobody, with much difficulty he slowly opened the door a little farther and feebly crept out. “Home again,” he sighed, “how strange everything looks, fifty years ago when I left, this town was only a flag station.” There was dissatisfaction in his voice, and an air of dissappointment at being unable to find anything to stir the leaves of memory. He stumbled weakly up the street, gazing from side to side, searching for some old landmark or familiar face. ------- Suddenly he stopped, a sound came to his ear like a bell he had heard many years before. (It was the janitor working around the high school clock which had stopped, as usual, during the night.) ----- He staggered on until he reached the scene. “ ‘Tis the same, ‘tis the same,” he gasped hoarsely, “I knew it could not be.” His eyes grew dull, he grasped his heart, and fell down into a lifeless heap. I knew that he had received a great shock and I bent tenderly over him as he feebly muttered: “Fifty years ago-----fifty years ago I left this place--1 was kicked out for doing the two-step and waltz at a party where-----------where the faculty were only going to allow lancers and quadrilles,-----it was after this that I vowed I would leave town---------.never to return---but time had softened my memory, I had pictured a great change during these years—happy children with bright faces going merrily to school, a new and noble edifice of marble, with the morning sun streaming off the lofty dome in oriental splendor, and the clock keeping time---------,” his eyes sparkled with these words but again grew dull-------but, what do I find,” -----he was getting weaker, so weak that I had to get quite close to hear his last words which he gasped feebly. ------“Everything is the same as it was fifty years ago,” he moaned and his breath became slower and slower, and he sank back—dead. R. J. 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