Houghton High School - Amygdaloid Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1923 volume:

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Commencement Activities Class of '23 ............ A Salutatory . . . Class History . .. Class Prophecy .... Class Oration . .. Class Gifts ...... Class Memorial .... Class VV ill ...... Class Song .... Yaleclictory ...... . Amygclaloicl Staff . . . The Faculty .... . Juniors ...... Sophomores . . . Freshmen ......... Music Department ...... Commercial Department . . . Alumni Notes . .. ..... Literary Department .... Poetry .............. Athletics ....... Social Calendar . .. jokes ........... Advertisements .... 1' Y 15.63. 75 Page .. 3 .. 5 .. 6 .. 7 ...18 ....18 ...20 ....23 ...25 ....29 ...29 ....31 ....33 ....34 35 37 40 42 44 46 47 53 61 69 79 THE AMYGDALOID Page3 To our flllluthrra sinh Eliathera who have made possible our High Sehool education we, the Class of Nineteen Twenty-three iespeofnlly Erhiratv this Bunk Page4 THE AMYGDALOID JOHN E. ERICKSON Superintendent THE AMYGDALOID Page5 EDITORIAL We have dedicated this class book to our mothers and fathers. We have tried in this small way to show our gratitude to them for everything which they have done for us. It is through them, our parents, that we have been able to enjoy an educa- tion. Very little credit is given them, the ones who deserve the most praise of all. They have sacriiiced and saved all these years that they might put us through school. It is our parents who stood over us when we were sick, it is our fathers and mothers who stood by us when we were depressed. But now, when we have finished school nothing is said of them who have made it possible. Pages THE AMYGDALOID Gage Cooper . . . ............. ...... . . . . Class of 1923 OFFICERS . President Alice Le Page .......... Vice-President Elmer Jacobson Take the . . . , ............... .. .Secretary-Treasurer CLASS COLORS Purple and White CL.-XSS MOTTO worlcl as you Hncl it and leave it better. CLASS FLOWER Sweet Pea COMMENCEMENT ACTIVITIES Tliursclay, May 31 ................ Play, Green Stockings lllonclay, june 18 ..... . .... . ....... Class Night Tuesrlay, june 19 .... .... C ommencement Weclnesclay, june 20 .... .... I unior Reception COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Invocation . . . Selection ..... Saxuphone Solo Commencement Music .................. ........ Presentation of Benecliction . . . Selection . . . Tuesday, June 19th . . . . . .Dr. E. G. Hildner . High School Orchestra . . . . . .John Marshall, Jr. Mr. Harry F. Atwood, Lecturer and Autor .Double Quartette Amlilress . .... . Diplomas .. ........ ...... .Dr. E. G. Hildner High School Orchestra THE AMYGDALOID Page? MARCELLA ALLIE Marcy God is with those who persevere. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 STELLA ARMSTRONG Stell,' A worthy lady nnfl one whom much Ripley High School 1-2 Glee Club 3 Jr. French Club 3 Amygdnlold Stuff 4 RUSSELL BERGH Wallie The manly pnrt is to do with lnlgl what you can do. Detroit Central High Hi-Y Football 4 FLORENCE BRIMACOMBE Flo Always happy, always guy: She is laughing the live-long day. Innloor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Basketball 1-2-3 President of Glee Club 4 AMAN Of DA BRUNET Anna every noble work the silent part Indoor Meet 2 Mny Festival 2 Glee Club 2-3 Junior French Club 2'3 DANIEL BROWN Farmer His only funlt is that he has none. Commercial Literary I honor. Industrial it and main Commercial Literary is best. Commercial Pase8 THE AMYGDALOID HARRY CALVERLEY Dag0 Literary He has a buoyant disposition, always enjoying the present moment. President Sophomore Class President Senior Hi-Y 2-3 President Senior French Club 3 Basketball 2-3-4 Baseball 3-4 Senior Play RICHARD CARNE ' Dick Literary For by his face straight shall you know his heart. Cheer Leader 2 Hall of Fame 3 Class Basketball 3-4 Business Manager Amygdnlold 4 Senior Play ' CAGE cooPER coop Literary I would have lost my life betlnxes Than bring a burden of dishonor home. Class Historian Football 3-4 Blisketball 3-4 Class President 4 President Student Connell 4 Senior Play HELEN FOVARGUE Dottie Literary When she smiles, gloom vanishes. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Vive President Sr. French Club 3 .MELIDA GARDNER Literary What I will, I will, and tl1ere's an end. Cnlninet High 1-2-3 Senior Play 'EVELYN GEISMAR Ev Literary How brilliant and mlrthful the llght of her eye, Like a star glancing out of the blue of the sky. Indoor Meet 2 Glee Club 2 May Festival 2 Sr. Bnsketball. THE AMYGDALOID P21329 LAWRENCE GILLES Literary Every man is the 1ll'Cllli9l't of his own destiny. Sec-ond Hi-Y 2 Hall of Fame 3 Boys' Glee Club 4 Sec-ond Basketball -1 Class Urutor Asst. Manager Anxygdaloid 4 EMMA GIRARD M Literary A lively girl who sees the joy in life. Indoor Meet 2 H. S. Basketball Team 1-2-3-4 Class Basketball 2-3-4 Sr. French Club 3 EDWIN GOODALE Oxie Literary I have forgot that name and that nmne's woe. Second Basketball 34 Class Basketball 3 Football 3-4 Second Hi-Y 2 Hall of Fame 3 PAUL GOODALE Rudolph Valentino Literary Jesters do oft prove prophets. Second Hi-Y 2 Hall of Fame 2 Sr. French Club 3 I'l'oys' Glee Club 4 MILTON GRAMS Mutt Literary The true, strong and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small. President Jr. Class Yell Master 3-4 Sr. French Club 3 Football Manager 3 Senior Play Editor-in-Chief Amygdzlloid l Glee Club 4 Snlututorinn HENRIETTE GUNDLACH Hen Gun Latin Amazing brightness, purity and truth. Sec.-Treas. Jr. Class 3 Sr. French Club 3 Associate Editor Amygdalolrl 4. Class Prophet Page 10 THE AMYGDALOID HAROLD GUSTAFSON Bunny Scientihc i The power to do lies wlth you. T Football 4 3 Husebull 3 Junior French Club 3 Hi-Y 3 WAINO HAKALA , Huck Social Science A reliable und industrious fellow. Ripley High School AUGUSTA HALLER Gus Literary A constant, loving, noble nature, Junior French Club 3 RUTH HAMILTON Rufus Social Science Everylrody's friend-Nobody's enemy. Cnlunlet High School 2 Literary Editor Amygdnlold Stal! 4 JOHN HARRINGTON Mickey Social Science Best he is liked that is alike to all. Footlmll l-2-3'-4 Bnsketbnll 2-3-4 Baseball 4 LEONA HARTZ Sis Literlry Happy and surrounded with friends. Whnlt more could you wish? Indoor Meet 2 Many Festival 2 Class Busketball 3 Junior French Club 3 THE AMYGDALOID Page MARGARET HEALY Peg Literary '1'he joy of youth and health her eyes displayed and ease of heart her very look convey'd. EDWARD HILDNER Ted Literary In arguing too, he owned his skill. For vanquished he would argue still. Football 2-3-4 Hockey 4 Class Basketball -1 Baseball 2-3 Hall of Fame 3 Glee Club 4 Athletic Editor Senior Play -1 ELMER JACOBSON 'Pouvah' Literary As fzriefless as a rich man's funeral. Baseball 2-3-4 Football 4 Junior French Club 3 Hem-. - Treas. 4 LILA KELLOW Tiny Commercial Like a beautiful landscape where all is harmony, calm and quiet. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 H. S. Treasurer 4 Slllll'l'll:l.lld and 'Fypewritiug Contest 3-4 MURIEL KELLOW Literary l'll be merry, 1'll be free, l'll be sad for nobody. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Class Basketball 2-3 Junior l-'renvh Club 3 RUTH KENDALL Ruthie Commercial Blessed be they who say nothing, for they shall not be quoted. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Class Memorial Sl10l'fllflll4l and Typewriting Contest -1 Page l2 l EILEEN KENNEDY Babe Literary Smile und the world smiles with yon. Indoor Meet 2 Muy Festival 2 Jnnlor l l'9llK'll Ulnln 3 MATT KESTI Mattie Commercial Ile attends ntrlotly to his own lmslnessf' LYDIA KOTILAINEN Lyd Latin l'm never nt nur-hor, I never shall be. Indoor Meet 2 Moy Festival 2 Senior l renoh Club 3 Valledic-torlnn HENRIETTA KRELLWITZ Pod Literary I have :I heart room for every joy. Indoor Meet I! Many Festival 2 ALICE LEPAGE Allie Literary 'zloyons :md eager she's in tor everything. Indoor Meet 2 Girls' Bnsketlmll 2-3-4 Junior French Club 3 Senior Vive President Senior Play KENNETH LEWIS Sparrow Social Science To do thy will is more than prnlse, As words ure lens than deeds. HI-Y 3 Busketlmll 3--l I 1-pu-negfv THE AMYGDALOID Page 13 LILY MCCANCE Lil Commercial To homely joys and loves and friendships, Thy genial nature fondly clung. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Class Song GERALDINE MACDONALD jerry Literary Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale, Her infinite variety. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Hlee Club 3 Senior Play HELEN MACFARLANE Mac Literary I hold you ns a thing ensky'd and saintedf' Indoor Meet 2 May Festlvnl 2 Basketball 3 Junior French Club 3 LORETTA MACRANDLE Lorette 'To live all my life when I do live. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 JOHN MARSHALL Marsh He hath a kind of honor sets him off, More than mortal seeming. President Junior French Club Urc-hestrn -4 Basketball 3-4 Urns .PRISCILLA MIRON Patience often makctu the sunshine come. May Festival 3 Indoor Meet 3 Junior French Club Literary Literary Literary Page 14 THE AMYGDALOID lleclumatlone 1-2 Hnll of Fnme 2-3 Orchestra 4 Boys' Glee Club 4 Plums Izhsketlmll -l Ther-e's nothing ill that temple. Glee Club 1 Senior Plxly prlneely in both. Football 3-4 JOHN MOORE Johnny Latin A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays and cnnlldent tumorrowsl' High School Reporter 3 Senior French Club 3 JOHN NELSON Min Social Science can dwell lu such a Ripley High Sr-bool ITWU yeursj Art Editor Anlygdnlold Staff MARION NOETZEL Mar Literary -'Howl sense whit-h is only the gift of l1enven. Indoor Meet 2 Glee Club 2 Senior French Club 3 HARRY ODGERS Hank Literary He is as full of vnlour as of kindness: Ripley High School 1-2 Junior French Club 3 ALEX PAKKALA Porky Scientific 1 My strength is as the strength of ten, AILEEN PELKONEN I shall not question or Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Senior French Club 3 Bet-muse my heart ls pure. Kike Literary reply. mggxmgzies- THE AMYGDALOID Page SIGRID PELTO Sig Commercial Une thing is forever good: that one thing is sm-cess. Indoor Meet 2 Many Festival 2 Sliorthzuld :und Typexvriting Co Typist Amygdaloid Stuff 4 HELEN PETTIS Honey Fantastic is :1 XV0lll:lll'S mood. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Hlee Club 4 LILLIE PIIPPO Lil utest 3-4 Commercial Commercial And she herself oft seeks sweet solitude. Ulnsn XVill Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 - Shorthand und Typewriting Contest 3 .ELIZABETH RICHARDS Liz Literary She loves a goddess nnd she looks Vive-President Freshmen Class Sc-'mrretary-Treasurer Sophomore Vic-e-'President Junior Class 3 Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Soc-inl and Calendar Editor Alnygalnloid Stull? 4 Senior Play FLORENCE RICHARDS Kew A soul as white as Heaven. Many Festival 2 Indoor Meet 2 Glee Club 3-4 Junior French Club 3 Class Gifts 4 ROBERT RICKARD Bob ll queen. Class ie Literary Literary A good fellow :unong fellows. Hall of Fame 2-3 Basketball 3-4 P21016 THE AMYGDALOID WILLIAM SLATTERY Bill Hull of Faune 2-3 Iinsketball 2-3-4 Junior Fl'9lll'h Club 3 URHO STRANG Moony A reliable und industrious fellow. Joke Editor of Aunygduloid Stuff PALMER SULLIVAN Sully He ls great who is what he is from Fmmtlmll 4 Floss Bnsketbnll 3-4 Boys' Glee Club 4 Senior Plny STEPHANIE SULLIVAN Steve e :lttuins wlmt she pursues. May Festival 2 Indoor Meet 2 .nunlor Frent-I1 l'lub 3 Sb Tl-IERIAULT Sis Nnture-'s gifts thou mnyest with I und with the halt' blown rose. Mny Festival 2 Indoor Meet 2 H. H. S. Basketball 3-4 Junior French Club 3 Student Count-il 4 Senior Plny I MARY --or THOMAS TRATH EN Tom A worknmn is known Close Baseball 2 by his work. Bnselnlll 3 Hovkey 4 Boys' Glee Club 4 .L Literary I mn n nmn, und nothing tlmt concerns n man do I deem a mutter of indifference to me. And who never reminds us of others. Scientific 4 Industrial Nature, Literary Literary llles boast Scientific THE AMYGDALOID Page l ETHLYN TULPPO Eth Literary lt's tue little things in life that count. Czilninet High School 1-2 Hiffh Sc-hool Baisketlmll 3-4 Class Bnskethzill Cl--1 Junior Frenc-ln Club 3 LOUISE UREN Red Literary Joys rise in me like n SIIIIHIIPPIS moon. Indoor Meet 2 Mzly Festival 2 Sei-.-'l'reas. Senior Freiich Cluln 3 Board of Control 4 JOSEPH WARRICK joe Scentiflc Man is his own stnr. :ind that soul that van Be honest is the only perfect man. ' Foutlrzlll -1 EDWARD WAYRYNEN Ed Scientific These little 'things :ire great to little men. KATHRYN WILLIAMS Liz Literary 0 nohle vonscieiive, upright und refined. .lnninr Frem-li Club 3 Ripley High Si-11001 1-2 LUCILLE WILLIAMS Billy Literary Her sunny loeks hung on her temples like u golden fleece. Indoor Meet 2 May Festival 2 Junior French Club 3 Page is THE AMYGDALOID CLASS DAY SALUTATORY MILTON GRAMS For four long years we have worked ac- quiring knowledge, and storing up facts, of which we expect to make use some time in the future. These have been, on the whole, four years full of happiness and fun, although at times tinged with worry and disappointment. During this period of our lives, we have been nurtured and cared for by our teach- ers and parents, who have tried to the best of their ability to guide and teach us so that we may profit by their experiences. They have watched over us lest we commit some rash act or carry out some foolish, whim- sical thought. Now, at last, this period of our life, the period of preparation and growth, ends with the program of this evening. To- night is the last time that we shall be to- gether as a class. Henceforth, we must shift for ourselves, we must think for our- selves, we must act for ourselves. It is now that we must use that knowledge, and apply those facts which we have stored up in solving the problems of life and the world. We must make good for the sake of those people who, for the past four years, have made it possible for us to obtain an education. We must give them a return on their investment, lest we be guilty of lack of appreciation. Perhaps, to you, this night is one of the many class nights which you have attend- ed: to our mothers and fathers, this night is one full of joy and parental prideg per- haps, to others, it recalls another class night in which they participated. But to us. the graduating class, this night is of the utmost importance, indeed a night of nights in our life, since it marks our departure, out of school life into life's school. Dear Parents and Friends: It has been my privilege and honor to welcome you this evening. VVe hope that you will enjoy our program, and will enter into the spirit of the occasion, the spirit of youth and hope. CLASS HISTORY GAGE R. COOPER There entered Houghton High School in the fall of 1919 a group of students known as the class of 1923-but more commonly called the Freshmen. Mr. Willerton was principal at that time. When he addressed us on our first day of attendance, we found his words more encouraging than those of the upper elassmen. With his statement in mind that we would be freshmen for only a year if we worked hard, we went to our studies. At our first class meeting, Floyd Burr was elected to lead us through that first year when we most needed the active guid- ance he was most capable of giving. Dur- ing the year we were represented in football and basketball by a few players, and the winner of the sub-district declamatory con- THE AMY GDALOID Page19 test was a member of our class. The big social event of the school year, as far as the class of '23 was concerned, was the dance! the Freshman class gave for the entertain- ment of all the classes in school. At the beginning of the Sophomore year we elected Harry Calverley to the presi- dency. This year found up better able to enter the various branches of athletics, and more of my classmates supported the Orange and Black in the inter-scholastic contests. Our declaimer of the Freshman year again took first honors in the prelim- inary contest, but was less fortunate in com- petition with the representatives from other schools. The girls' physical trainin clubs were organized under the clirectioliflli .Miss Stanka, and the Sophomore girls proved themselves dangerous rivals for supremacy in the inter-class competitive events. just before the Christmas vacation we learned that Mr. Willerton had resigned and was going to take a position in the Mar- quette Normal High School. Though we regretted his departure. the change was a promotion and we did not wish to deny him that. Mr. Hoxie succeeded him. The cast of the Senior play of that year was so large that some of the members had to be under-classmen. Eight Sopho- mores volunteered and their services were accepted. VV hen 'we returned after the summer va- cation, we were welcomed by Mr. Thorpe, as principal, and by several new teachers. There was no gymnasium in the high school, and at the time that Mr. Thorpe ar- rived no arrangements had been made for renting a hall outside the school building. Mr. Thorpe started working almost imme- diately to make the necessary arrangements. After some time and a considerable expend- iture of labor, a lease was secured on the Citizens' Bank hall. The first games played in the new gymnasium were those which determined that the Juniors were the inter-class champions. The real tragedy of our high career came on the night of December sev- enteenth. 1921, when Houghton High School was completely destroyed by fire! Wliile the building was standing we took it for granted, and gave it little serious thought. We all wanted a new and bigger school: but after the fire had taken its toll and left only a heap of smouldering ruins we realized that our school was the old one, and that the new building would not re- place it in the memory of our high school days. Temporary quarters were arranged in the Bosch and Carkeek buildings on Sheldon street to snfhce until a new school could be completed. Assemblies were held in the gymnasium. Almost all of the dif- ficulties of such an arrangement were over- come and school went on much as if all the classes were in the same building. Spring came at last, and with it prepara- tions for the Junior reception to the Seniors. Committees were appointed by the presi- dent, Milton Grams. The committee on finance decided that larger funds would be necessary than could be raised from the class dues alone. Accordingly, a dance was given at the gymnasium, the proceeds of which were used to help defray the ex- penses of the reception given at the Amphi- drome on june ninth. While the Senior year is recent enough so that most of the facts connected with it will not need to be recalled, a few of them might be emphasized. A majority of the letter men in football and all but one on the basketball team were Seniors. We had three representatives on the girls' basketball team. For the Hrst time in several years our year book, the Amygdaloid, has been successful financially. It had been difficult to meet the expenses of such a book and there was danger of its publication being discontinued. But now we have practically assured for the future classes of Houghton High School the pleasure of having an An- nual. Page20 THE AMYGDALOID Regarding the personnel of the class now graduating: forty of us entered Houghton High School in September, 1919. Ten of those entering in February, 1920, have completed their high school course. Three have joined us from the class of 1922. Seven have come from Ripley High School, three have come from Calumet, and one from the Central High School of Detroit. entered high school in September, Two 1920, completing a four-year course in three years. This makes a total of sixty-six stu- dents,-the largest class in the history of our school. CLASS PROPHECY HENRIETTE GUNDLACH Ten years have passed-ten years since I have been in Houghton and since I was graduated from Houghton High School with the Class of 1923. Yesterday I won- dered where each one of the class had gone, and now I know. This is the way I found out. I picked up the Gazette, and to my surprise found that Lucille Williams, The Little Redheadf, was playing at the Ker- redge. I was determined to see her. After the matinee, where I recognized Elmer Jacobson as the comedian in the vaudeville, and Palmer Sullivan, in the minstrel show, I rushed to the dressing-room, where I greeted Lucille and began to inquire about her travels. Have you run across many of our class- mates during your travels, Lucille ? I in- quired. Have I? said Lucille. I believe I have seen them all. After a moment's thought she began thus: Exactly ten years ago today we gradu- ated from Houghton Hih. and at that time each one of us pursued different courses, scattering throughout the world. I know you are eager to hear about all of them, so I will tell all I know. No doubt you recognized Elmer Jacob- son this afternoon. He has been with this company from the start, drawing a salary of two hundred dollars a week. And when did Palmer join the com- pany? I asked. Oh, we ran across Palmer down in Ala- bama a year or two ago, and as he was not working, we took him into the minstrel show, Lucille went on. I have been at the Kerredge playing for almost a week and during my spare time I have been able to look up some of the boys and girls. Alice LePage and Helen MacFarlane, you know, are running a tea-room in the fashionable district of Dodgeville. Alex Pakkala is running a bus line be- tween Hurontown and Houghton. I-Ie told me that he studied in Germany to become a doctor. but this did not satisfy him, so he returned to Houghton. When I was riding this morning, I passed through Laminga, and noticed a big sign, 'Calverley Hotel.' I went in and found that the proprietor is no other than Harry, and that Helen Fovargue is the head waitress. Oh, yes, I interrupted, Yesterday, when I was riding on the train through At- lantic, I noticed a pretty young lady hang- ing up clothes lines in the back yard. By the time the train had stopped, I recognized her as Loretta MacRandle, and I thought 'There's Loretta giving out her line againf I called to her and she said that she has been married for several years and has lived at Atlantic all the time. Loretta also told mej in the few min- utes that I had, that Henrietta Krellwitz is taking an Advanced Course in Flirting THE AMY GDALOID Page21 from Stella Armstrong, who has several classes at South Range. Stella is intending to enlarge her offices because of the increase in business. 'Puddy' stays at Loretta's most of the time. Even all these years couldn't part them. I'1n so glad to hear about these girls,', said Lucille. I had hoped that I would see or hear from them before leaving again. Well, to go on. The Sullivan Brick Manufacturing Co. has for its manager a man who married the former owner, Stephanie Sullivan. Of course you know who he is. 'Odger's Laundry, I read on a Ripley building just yesterday. I suppose it is Hankis. We knew he wanted a Landry ten years ago. Lillie Piippo and Lily McCance desired to continue as business women, so they es- tablished an Employment Agency in Chas- sell. Business there increased so that it necessitated something like that.- Thomas Trathen completed a successful hockey season with the Portage Lake team a few months ago. Through his never- failing efforts this team has won every Tom is planning a trip to Norway, game. where he intends to keep in practice. Evelyn Geismar has quite a problem be- fore her. Two very fine-looking men have proposed to her and she is trying to decide which to accept. Ev says that she may re- fuse both and take a position with the Ga- zette, similar to that of Doris Blake in the Tribune. Augusta Haller decided that she wanted always to remain at home. But this lasted only a few days. A week after graduation she was married. VVithin a year she was divorced and married again. Now I hear that she is living very happily in Ripley. VVilliam Slattery, perhaps you know, is a street car conductor at present, and has been working for the Houghton County Traction Company a year. Previously he was a policeman in New York. Did you know, Lucille, that Gage Coop- er is senator from Michigan ? Yes, not so very long ago I was in Washington and met Gage. He told me that his friends want him to run for presi- dent next term. He also thought that I would be interested to know that Lila Kel- low is his private secretary and deserves much praise for her excellent work. Marion Noetzel is located there, too, and has been very active in club work. VVhen I was there, she was president of the Civic Club. While I was in Chicago, continued Lu- cille, Uplaying at the Blackstone Theatre, I happened to look into one of the boxes, and imagine my surprise when I saw Harold Gustafson with a party of girls, and assist- ing him to entertain. them was Waino Ha- kala! Two pictures in the Chicago Tribune caused me to want to read the paper first. One was Emma Girard, who won laurels as the best all-round woman athlete in the world. The other was Edwin Goodale, a strapping, well-built man, who has become a prize-fighter. In the article it mentioned Robert, alias 'Tex', Richard, who is pro- moting a bout between Ed and Edward VVayrynen, who, they say, has grown to be almost tive feet tall! I am watching the papers for news of the outcome. Eileen Kennedy, after completing her three years' course in nursing in a large Chicago hospital, has become quite famous for her rapid cures. One of her sunny smiles and her happy disposition is her rem- edyg in other words, a moderation of Coue's Principles. Sigrid Pelto and Helen Pettis have a neat little bakery in this city. Soon they will branch out and have a chain of stores through various cities. 'tMelida Gardner is employed on the of- fice force of Ford Motor Co. in Detroit. She has prospects of a promotion which Pase22 THE AMYGDALOID will make her assistant secretary to Henry Ford, himself. Kathryn 'Williams studied at the Uni- versity of Michigan, specializing in Eng- lish, but after finishing she went into the insurance business, locating at Detroit. Ethlyn T ulppo has been a basketball star for these many years, and she is as en- thusiastic as ever. When we were playing in San Francisco recently, we had several opportunities to visit Hollywood. One of the largest studios bears the sign, Paul Goodale, Incorporat- ed. Imagine my surprise when I learned that Paul is taking the parts formerly played by Rudolph Valentino. Judging from the number of his employees, he is doing very well. Daniel Brown is Paul's secretary and chief counsel. Dan has had much experience of this kind, so he is able to help Paul's business along a great deal. While I was still in the realms of 'Mo- vieland' and not far from the Goodale Stu- dio, I saw Mary Theriault, the beautiful 'Sis' of our high school days, riding along in her Rolls-Royce. She has retired to pri- vate life, having inherited no small fortune. In Oregon, we ran into Kenneth Lewis, who is now manager of the Lewis Lumber Co., with several branches throughout the United States. Florence Brimacombe is living a lonely life on a ranch in Montana. Living alone and away from people, she seems in danger of having some one Steehler her, but she is well armed. Richard Carne is a salesman for a large concern selling 'Ideas for a Good Time.' This is only a small part of Dick's occupa- tion, because his most important work is finding a girl in each town that he visits. Papers and magazines have scarcely room to print anything but Urho Strang's complete proofs of Einstein's Theory, which has ended all further investigations on this matter. Returning to Canada after graduation, l. but remaining only a few months, Ruth Hamilton decided to remain permanently in the states to devote her entire time and wealth to social work. Ruth has made friends wherever she has gone with her lov- ing, winning personality. I know you haven't forgotten how mu- sical our class was, Henriette. Several have continued along musical lines. For in- stance, Lawrence Gilles and Edward Hild- ner are playing leading parts with the New York Grand Opera Co., and are at present touring Japan. Of course, we expected no less than this from them, after hearing them with the sextette in '23. Also, since John Moore finished college he has Written two books, 'How to Play the Saxaphone' and 'How to Bluff, from Ex- periences at High Schoolf Oh, by the way, John is touring Australia, giving sa:-iaphone concerts. Louise Uren has declared that she is a man-hater and has settled down to write novels from her own experiences here and abroad, her favorite title being 'Storms' Traveling with her husband in Panama, Ruth Kendall spends her spare time making speeches in the public schools. During my vacations I have gone to Europe several times. On one of my trips a few years ago I learned that John Har- rington is poet-laureate of Ireland. I was quite surprised at this, even though John did possess talent of this kind. I In Spain, Marcella Allie is giving en-- thusiastic speeches for Woinan Suffrage. This is surely Marcella's life work. Also in the same country, in a secluded convent, Florence Richards, after breaking many hearts, has become a nun. Here she's finding'peace and contentment. Muriel Kellow and Leona Hartz came upon a fortune, which enabled them to live ten whole years in leisure. Now that the money is gone, 'Sis' has decided to become a model for John Nelson, who has a studio in Rome. Muriel is trying to decide 'vs ' ,ji THE AMYGDALOID Page23 whether she should join 'Sis' or take a course in Interior Decorating. Matt Kesti made a daring flight from Alaska to South Africa. I often wondered who would be the aviator from our class. Geraldine MacDonald, you know, took up ballet dancing. After she became tired of dancing' in this country, she took a trip to Egypt, where she is now dancing for her King. lfVe hardly expect her back, for she is quite satisfied there. VVhen I was still in Europe, Prof. Mil- ton Grams' book, 'How to Assume Knowl- edge,' was being published in Italy. At last Mutt has revealed the secrets which we all could have gladly used at school. On picking up the London Times I read 'John Marshall Has Perfected Radio in Turkeyf From the article I learned that john went to Turkey to be far away from the girls, for whom he always thought that he had a fatal charm, and he is now making a serious study of radio and related sub- jects. In Paris, Amanda Brunet was on a pur- chasing trip for the Warrick Department Store. No' doubt you have heard that Jo- seph W'arrick established quite a trade at Boston, Michigan, and Amanda is in charge of the Purchasing Department. Elizabeth Richards has invented a new kind of hair net which is guaranteed for a year. I am sure she will meet with success with this. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to go through the University of Berlin, and I was surprised to find that Russell Bergh is a professor of zoology, and at that time he was experimenting with a butterfly. At this same university Lydia Kotila is at the head of the Latin Department. This did not surprise me, because I expected that Lydia would advance along educational lines after her fine record in high school. Priscilla Miron is quietly leading the younger generation along the paths of knowledge. She is teaching the primary grades in a country school. Margaret Healy, active in planned a trip for a dozen or more young people to Yellowstone Park Canyon. Aileen Pelkonen is owner printing house and is now busy getting in- vitations ready for the 10th Anniversary of the Class of '23. Oh, there's the bell ! exclaimed Lucille. I must be ready for a rehearsal in five minutes. How I have enjoyed talking about our class l society, has and Grand of a large Classmates, this is all a dream. Tlfs is what I heard and saw in my dreamg so fashion your futures according to your abilities. THE CRIME WAVE L. J. GILLES If we assume the protection of life and property to be the first function of govern- ment, then government is failing in the United States today. Crime in our cities is no longer an occu- pation of the individual, but it is a highly organized industry like a great chain store system, and in its organization legal talent plays an important part. The nine thousand murders committed in our country last year conclusively prove that killing is a trade. In New York City alone during the first three and one half months of 1922 we have record of one hundred murders and one hundred and twenty-six holdups. And New York is not an exception. The reports from San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Los An- geles, Philadelphia, Kansas City and other large centers put them on a par with New York. If a man living in a city walks Page24 THE AMYGDALOID three blocks from the car line to his home he has not an even chance of arriving there safely. Murder, hold-up, bank robbery and auto-stealing are the usual topics on the front page of our morning paper, the sheet would be exceptionally placid without them. Not hearing anything definite to the con- trary, we begin to be convinced that there is a crime wave. Having this idea fixed in mind, we come to the realization that something must be done. Very reasonable, to be sure, but exactly what? To answer this question we look into the causes of the crime. First of all there is the laxity with which justice is administered in the average Unit- ed States court, then the abuses of the bail privilege and paroles. Second is the disregard for life which seems to be blamed on the war. If this feel- ing exists, there is nothing better than the shadow of a rope to sober the criminal into realizing that life shall not be taken delib- erately. Then there is the increased chance of a getaway which is provided by the auto- mobile. Why is it that the criminal is tak- ing advantage of the fruits of progress while the law lags behind? Justice may be blindfolded, but she should realize that she can't fight a revolver with a pair of scales. Also we have excellent chances of getting free if caught, by means of either a lawyer or a bonding company. There is a certain class of lawyers which caters to the criminal and which finds it worth its while to get a man free regardless of his guilt or inno- cence. There are also bonding companies whose representatives are looked on as friends by the criminal world and who, be- ing notified beforehand of coming crimes, are on deck to bail out any of the crooks who are so unfortunate as to be caught. One man in New York, who had been bailed three times, when caught red-handed in a hold-up trick, said that he needed the money to pay his bail bonds and lawyers. Finally we have loose laws regarding fire- arms. Revolvers should be given only to authorized persons. The armed robber is a murderer at heart. He will shoot if nec- essary, and in many cases he pulls the trig- ger before his victim shows any sign of re- sistance. The penalties provided by law are severe enough if they were only enforced. The United States should make punish- ment quick and certain. The sooner the criminal world realizes that we are through compromising with crime, the sooner will the evil cease, The delay which some of our courts allow in the handling of crim- inal cases increases the chances of acquittal for the accused. The judge can, and often does, speed up a case by keeping the argu- ments as much as possible on the essentials and eliminating much irrelevant material. Arrangement of the court calendar so as to do away with long lapses of time between arrest and trial will accomplish the same purpose. A wonderful example of speed in the han- dling of crime is shown by the case of George Gares, of New Jersey, who mur- dered a five-year-old girl on December 22, 1921. He was arrested two days later, and was brought to trial in the supreme court of New Brunswick on January 4, found guilty January 5, and sentenced to die in the week ending February 6. This gives a striking contrast to the methods of prac- tically any other state in the union. In a report on the New York reforma- tories, it was seen that out 22,000 cases only four were college graduates and out of 1,000 only 7 per cent finished high school and 25 per cent completed the grammar school, while 6-L per cent went only to the primary grades. Here is evidence that even a moderate amount of schooling is a positive and active deterrent to crime. According to statistics, the criminal is not born, he is made. The early environment is in almost every case the cause of a young THE AMYGDALOID Page25 man's going wrong. And what are we go- ing to do about it? I cannot say. But what we should do is to take hold of the two great deterrents to crime, environment and schooling, and use them to good purpose. By bettering the living conditions of our less fortunate countrymen in the slum dis- tricts and keeping the older criminals where they belong, behind the bars, so they can- not exert their iniiuence on the growing minds, we will take care of environment. As to the second, we should have strict observance of the laws regarding school at- tendance. The age li1nit must be kept as high as possible, and permission to stop ,school to go to work should not be given unless the case has been thoroughly investi- gated. Then if a child must work, he CLASS FLoRENCE They had chosen me Ugiftorianf' And I knew not what to dog So I puzzled o'er the problem Keeping just one thing in view. Let each one accept their gift With the thought that lies behind it, And if you think the lines clcn't fit. Smile anyhow, and don't mind it. I am pretty well acquainted With all your personal inclinationsg To draw them out, enlarge on them, Was a liberal education. My endless task at the ten-cent store Vilas really quite a pleasure, I've taken pains to gather A token you might treasure. Marcella Allie We have these cards for Marcella On which to take down notesg She can use them on the platform When she works for Women's Votes. should be forced by law to attend a part- time or night school. The crime wave must stop. Statistics show that better early environment and more schooling will improve conditions. Let us seize these weapons and use them. Let us give every man, woman or child in the country a clean, healthy place to live and develop physically. Let us give him an ed- ucation that will fit him to be a useful, eni- cient, and law-abiding member of society. Let us make opportunities for higher edu- cation as numerous and as good as possible. But if one or an other shall fall by the way- side, then a prompt punishment must be meted out not only for the sake of his fu- ture conduct and the conduct of others, but also for the safety and welfare of human- ity. GIFTS RICHARDS Stella Armstrong Stella Armstrong is well liked By all, in any season, The secret of her charm is just Like Postum- there's a reason. Russell Bergh Russell, if you've a task on hand And are not keen to do it, Think of the modest postage stamp, Success means sticking to if. Florence Brimacombe This cap-shaped net for Florence I selected with great care: Without a hat she need not have A thought about her hair. Daniel Brown This pair of rubber heels for Dan Will not make any noise At three o'clock in the morning, After a night with the boys. Amanda Brunet A variety of hair pins Are in this little box g Pagezs THE AMYGDALOID Amanda will find them handy To pin back her lovely locks. Harry Calverley Dear friends, you will agree it is No fun to talk alone, So when Harry gets the School Day Blues, He can use this telephone. Richard Carne A ladies' man is Richard Carne, Of girls he has a scoreg They are all such charming dolls' him He can always love one more. Gage Cooper They say that Gage begins to study As soon as it is light: But if l1e takes this candle, He may also work at night. Helen Fovargue Helen is such a tiny mite She does not look real strongg But we all hope her life will be One grand, sweet song. Melida Gardner We have for dear Melida A package of chewing gumg She saves the wrappers, perhaps th why She is always chewing some. Evelyn Geismar If Evelyn should go away She's miss us all, I fear: She can use this tiny han 'lkcrchief To wipe away her tears. Lawrence Gilles A druggist Lawrence aims to be, Selling medicine and pills: If he should your prescription take, You'd better make your will. Emma Girard And here's a ball for Emma Girardg She was good in every game: to at's For when the girls played basket-ball, She helped to earn their fame. Edwin Goodale One you seem to easily tire, This really is no jest Here's a nice soft cushion When you want to take a rest. Paul Goodale Paul Goodale resembles Rudolph Valentinog The secret of his hair so sleek Is in this vaselino. Milton Grams If a prize for being bright were given, I'm sure that Mutt would take itg He broke the record, yet here is one We hope he'll never break it. Henriette Gundlach VVhen Henriette goes to college, She will need a suit case toog This one will hold her books at least, I hope that it will do. Harold Gustafson 'We call him llunny Gustafson, It's merely force of habit, Because he does not look one bit Like a shy, timid rabbit. ' Waino Hakala If Waino wants to make a hit With the modern misses, . He should not be too stingy VVith these good ,old-fashioned kisses Augusta Haller This little purse for Augusta lialler Is really not so funnyg Vifhen working at the ten-cent store. This will hold all her money. Ruth Hamilton Whenever Ruth looks at this flag, f Emblem of Libertyj . We hope she'll always save a thought For the class of '23. john Harrington This pipe for Mickey Harrington Is really just a joke. For even though he 's so big, He has not learned to smoke. Leona Hartz A little chain of solid gold For Leone Hartz is sent, Each link a pleasant memory I'm sure is what is meant , . . 'k 'V 'x V It Q 4' f v.'f I ' 26' 1, A -t ., 1' 35,4 'F ---. I--z .Q i. THE AMYGDALOID Page27 Margaret Healy Margaret has been away from us, But she left a memory That will always be as good and sweet As this nice box of candy. Edward Hildner VV hen Ted Hildner is finished school And on his way to fame, XV e hope he'll take these checkers, And always play the game. Elmer Jacobson Don't be surprised if Elmer Should use this little pad To write down all the news he hears, And report it, good or bad. Lila Kellow VVhen Lila teaches country school And the pupils are at play, At a signal from this whistle They surely will obey. Muriel Kellow VVhen Muriel travels, if she takes this tag, She may always be sure For every friend she leaves behind, She will always have some Moore, Ruth Kendall To those who earned it best, Reward is sometimes slow to fall: Here is a prize I know will cheer The heart of Ruth Kendall. Eileen Kennedy Eileen, I wonder would you care, Or would you even thank me, If I put a shinny Bill All for you in this Bank. Matt Kesti I know that Matt has not outgrown His love for childish toys: If he never owned an Erector set, He missed half of life's joys. Lydia Kotilainen To Lydia we are glad to give These sweet and pretty flowers : VV e wish they might forever live To gladden every hour. Henrietta Krellwitz A cap for Henrietta, She wants to be a nurse: If she should ever have your case, Do not expect the worst. Alice LePage Stationery for Alice, Because she like to write: She w0n't look at the color As long as it is Wliite. Kenneth Lewis If Kenneth will look into this mirror Witli his eyes closed very tight, He will see just how it looks To be fast asleep at night. john Marshall There's nothing like an easy chair When preparing for a test: If John Marshall accepts this one, He can always dream and rest. Lily McCance If Lily McCance should ever dance Till her slippers were full of holes, She need not worry, for here is a pair Of brand new leather soles. Geraldine MacDonald It may seem strange to give this soap To little. light-foot Gerry, But if you've seen her dance, you know She's just like any fairy. Helen MacFarlane If Helen MacFarlane keeps this watch Till she is in her prime, She'll think back of her school-days. VVhen she got there just on time. Loretta MacRandle Loretta wants to keep right on Her quest in search of knowledge: This dictionary she can use Vifhen she goes away to college. Priscilla Miron To wash your face with soap these days It seems is not enough: If Priscilla wants to keep in step, She must use this powder pull. Pageizs THE AMYGDALOID john Moore George Washington was a great man, But you'll learn sooner or later, That we think john S. Moore will be just a little-grater. Marion Noetzel Most boys are fond of books and sports, The girls, of course, like candy, But, Marion, if you just keep these gloves, You will always find them handy. John Nelson John Nelson, there may come a time When you're not feeling fit, When that time comes. take my advice And don't say dye, but 'lRit. ' Harry Odgers If Hank should ever take to smoking, He will never have a grouch, If he keeps all his tobacco In this nice new leather pouch. Alex Pakkala Of all the books the store contained, I put this to the test, And found the friendly pocket-book Would suit Alex the best. Aileen Pelkonen This hair tonic will give the hair A beautiful, silken sheen, A woman's crowning glory, So we'll give this to Aileen. Sigrid Pelto From Sigrid's home, way out of town, The distance is quite farg If she should get real hungry. She can eat this chocolate bar. Helen Pettis Helen may this pencil use For taking down dictation, If she should choose stenography For her future vocation. Lillie Piippo On any day, in any weather, No matter where you roam, Your hair will look just right, Lillie, If you use this little comb. ,C I Elizabeth Richards You'l1 think it strange, Elizabeth, To get this empty dish, But it's Hlled to overflowing With every kind of wish. Robert Rickard Bob, please accept this little dog, His name is Rex, no doubt, He will not bark or even bite, He's safe to have about. William Slattery Bill Slattery runs a car all right, But with this little boat, 1 If he should take l1er for a ride, n It's a case of swim or Hoat. Urho Strang And here's a car for Urhog, Perhaps when he's not busy, He'll ride us around the country side In his brand new tin Lizzie. Palmer Sullivan If Palmer feels real bad since he And his girl drifted apart, He'll find this bottle of liquid glue Will mend his broken heart. Stephanie Sullivan I made this kerchief for Stephanie, It's just a square of pongeeg She'll like it more because the goods Were bought across from Ongies'. Mary Theriault Mary Theriault is quite pretty, And I've often heard them tell That her only great ambition Was to be a little belle. Thomas Trathen To give away a knife, they say, VVill cut friendship in two, W'e hope that Tom won't use this To cut old friends for new. Ethelyn Tulppo This gift for Ethelyn will prove A very trusty friend, 4 It seems to me that safety pins Have uses without end. Louise Uren You probably made a few mistakes ,HY I A l 1 -.- . . r THE AMYGDALOID Page 29 In your short life, Louise, But we hope you will not try to put Your foot in these. Edward VVayrynen We'll give this mouth-organ to Ed, And when he learns to play, He'll give us all the latest songs To help pass time away. Joseph Warrick This little gun for joseph Is not one bit alarming, He only needs a khaki suit To make a soldier charming. Kathryn Williams I think this box of powder A secret will disclose, And prove why Kathryn never has A red or shiny nose. Lucille 1Nilliams Charming Lucille never lacks The other kind of beauxg A But here is one at which I'm sure She will turn up her nose. CLASS MEMORIAL RUTH KENDALL It is usually the custom in most schools for the graduating class to leave some gift as a memorial. For several years this has been the custom in Houghton High School, but the memorials left by past classes were all lost in the fire. It is appropriate that we should leave something that will be both ornamental and useful in the new building, for, as we do not want to forget our school days, we do not want to be for- gotten by our followers. At the top of the stairs in the old high school stood a large mahogany clock, which in its day served to speed our lagging foot- step toward the class room, and we, the class of 1923, wish to replace it. This clock will stand in the hall and will bear our class number. During the past year especially we have felt the need of a good clock to keep classes moving on schedule. This clock will satis fy this need in the new building and by its loud ticking it will constantly remind all future classes of the class of '23, CLASS WILL LILLIE PHPPO VVe, the Class of 1923 of the Houghton High School, Village of Houghton, State of Michigan, of the United States of Amer- ica, being in full possession of a sound mind, well-trained memory, and almost superhuman understanding, do hereby make, declare, and solemnly swear to this our last will and testament. To our dear faculty who have been our instructors in all the wisdom of the ages, we give all the knowledge and information which we have furnished to them in vari- ous classes. We also leave to them a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams during their summer vacation. ' To our beloved Superintendent, John E. Erickson, and the Board of Education, we give our sincere affection and many thanks for the opportunities they have granted to us during our school years. We give and bequeath to the Junior Class the enthusiasm, class spirit, .and ever-endur- ing friendship of the Class of 1923. To the sophomores and freshies we give our Senior dignity. May they then uphold it forever, with all seriousness and gravity, endeavoring to realize its vast importance in spite of their natural light-mindedness. To the Junior Commercial Class we be- queath Sigrid Pelto's and Lila Kellow's shorthand and typewriting ability. Page30 THE To George James, John Nelson's execu- tive ability. He will still feel the need of that, but will give it up to George, who will appreciate it, we are sure. We bestow John Moore's musical talent on any anxious applicant from the junior Class. Apply early and do not rush. Priscilla Miron's love for quietude and obedience we bestow to Helen Kenerson. lVe bequeath to the freshman girls, the good looks, charming ways, and sunny dis- position of Lucille Williams and Mary Theriault. Ruth Kendall's perfect behavior we be- stow on Helen Rashleigh. We hope Helen will share it with Grace Holmes and Agnes Ingram. To Arieus Croteau, Lawrence Gilles's oratorical ability. VVe know he will become an able orator as he shows some tendency toward becoming one already. To the most dignified freshy we give and bequeath Harold Gustafson's taciturnity. Florence Brimacombe's remarkable rec- ord for punctuality and regular attendance we willingly bequeath to Nora Erickson. Stella Armstrong's entrancing eyes and coquettish glances we leave for Veronica Fitzpatrick. She will find them of great value. We bequeath one-tenth of Urho Strang's knowledge to the Juniors in the school bus as a reward for soothing his oppressed brains after school dismissal. Geraldine MacDonald's wonderful ability and grace on the dance floor we confer to Mary Millenbach. This will be of great advantage to her, provided she takes heed of it. Lydia Kotila, valedictorian, and Milton Grams, salutatorian, reluctantly bequeath their high honors to Mansfield Foley. and Lucille Davey, as their most likely suc- cessors. Harry Calverley's eleverness and wit for the entertainment of the class and the fac- ulty. we generously bestow on Matthias Manderfielcl. He will become a joy to the class. t . .- Henrietta Krellwitz's comb we willingly give to Lea Cote in spite of Henrietta's re- luctance to part with her faithful servant. We leave Leona Hartz's pleasant smile to those who frown when they are asked to work complicated geometry problems or translate Caesar. This should be appre- ciated by all. VVe leave Edward Wayrynen's shortness of stature to john Mctfiinty. Alex Pakkala's mathematical knowledge we bestow on Theresa Colombe. We hope Theresa will profit by it and give her friends a goodly share. John Marshall's sore thumb and his foot- ball reputation we bequeath to John Kirkish. To Lillian I-lruneau we leave the good nature and soft but pleasant voice of Louise Uren and Ethlyn Tulppo. To Wiljo Strang we leave Palmer Sulli- vanls goggles. Now he need not strain his eyes in seeking the hidden points of any lesson. Richard Carne's ability to speak with ease in front of an audience we bequeath to Hayner Marshall. . Aileen Pelkonen's intense love for Phys- ics and the numerous electric shocks re- ceived, we considerately bestow on Huldah Rantamaki. To the freshies with school bags we con- fer all our cherished treasure which we may leave behind in our haste and excite- ment. This includes text books, note books, history maps, test papers, pencil stubs, half- used erase-rs, and all such valuables. To our principal, Mr. G. E. Thorpe, we leave our own free will, our blessings, ten- der memories of our pleasant association together, and our forgiveness for anything that we may not have exactly appreciated in the demonstrations of the past. 'We do hereby constitute and appoint the said Principal sole executor of this our last will and testament. Lastly, we hereby revoke and declare void all wills by us heretofore made. In witness whereof, VVe, the Class of lf- X A THE AMY GDALOID Page3I 1923, the testators, have to this, our will, set our hand and seal, this eighteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twen- ty-three. CSealj Class of 1923. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Class of 1923, as and for their last ,will and testament, in the presence of them, who, at their request, in their presence, and in the presence of each other, have here- unto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses to said instrument. Nebucadnezzar Julius Caesar King Tutankhamen CLASS SONG LILY MCCANCE Now our high schooldays are over, VV e must leave old mem'ries dear, High schol pleasures all are ended, And our time for work draws near. Though we may not live in Houghton, Though we live in lands unknown, Classmates ne'er shall be forgotten VVhen we've some years older grown. High School, where we all have labored How we hate to part from thee, You shall always be remembered By the class of twenty-three. Tho' we've come to our last meeting, 'Mid the scenes to us so dear, And our hearts with grief are heavy, Let us raise a song of cheer. Let us sing no song of sadness As we turn our memories back To recall the days of gladness And the orange and the black. And now we bid you all farewell. Our best we leave with thee, And hope you still will prosper, Wfe, the Class of twenty-three. VALEDICTORY LYDIA KoT1L'A1NEN At some time in life to every individual there comes a momentous day. That day, singled out from all others, shines among our memories, the brightest of them all. That day, although hidden in the volume of the past, comes back again, when the pages are turned, into the vivid present. It is that day which causes our hearts to beat with joy and precious recollections fill our minds. Now our momentous day has arrived. Now we, in our turn, stand on the threshold of a new life. Now we gaze into the future which has in store for us so many opportu- nities. VVe must tread the path of life which lies before us with many curves and windings. It is within our power to shape our lives: it is within our power to make them a glorious success. This is a great moment, indeed. How happy we are to arrive at a goal toward which we have labored for years with might and determination! How great it is to see our dreams come true! How often have we longed for this day, but now the thought of parting makes this day sad as well as joyful. To meet. to love. to part, is said in every heart. So it is with us. We have met our high school days, we have loved them, now we part. But Time with her long stretches of years can never obscure our memories, memories of our happy schooldays. Never can we forget how we worked together, faced hardships, overcame them, and suc- ceeded. How trivial some of those ob- Pageaz THE AMYGDALOID stacles seem as we look back! Those diffi- culties have taught us a great deal. Know- ing them, we can better appreciate our suc- cess. However, the knowledge, the achieve- ment we have attained, is small as yet. By no means are we perfect. No, our aim is to strive onward. Deep in our hearts are buried the treasures received 11. our school- days. There lie the teachings, like little seeds, first dormant, but some day to burst forth in abundant fruitfulness. There lie the many other aids received which will help us on our journey. Let us carry them with us forever. Let us have them for a foundation on which the structure of our lives is built. Let us live true, noble lives. Let us always remember these words: Take the world as you find it, but leave it better. We, the Class oil 1923, wish to express our feelings of deep gratitude to all who have made our education possible. just now, we can do no more than utter mere words of thankfulness, but as words cannot do justice to our thoughts, it remains for us to prove by deeds that our education has not been in vain. So now we pledge our- selves to do our duty gladly, willingly faithfully in the new world at whose portals we stand. Classmates, we have been together for four years. Now we are to part. We are like small branches of a mighty tree, fed in youth by a common trunk, but as years go on, slowly towering skyward, becoming strong, sturdy boughs. Our paths lie just as far apart from each other as lie the sep- arated limbs on a wide spreading tree. But between those branches of life's tree there is woven a web, a web of mystic bonds which joins limb to limb, twig to twig, and the meshes of that web are the memories we carry with us from our high school days. A word there is, a word unsought, A word which comes, though welcomed not, Whenever parting time draws near, When hand clasps hand with many a tear, That word comes forth its tale to tell. That moment's hereg so now farewell. -T RULES FOR DANCING 1. Stand 12 inches away from your partner. She may not love you as much as you think she docs. 2. Don't lean on your partner: she's probably had no lunch either. 3. Don't look as if you were pained. Take courage-dances don't last a lifetime. 4. Place one finger on your partner's shoulder. She may not be used to dead weight. 5. Try not to get into the shape of a pretzel. Other shapes may be far more becoming. 6. Be light on her feet as well as on yours. 7. Listen to the music. Your conversation might not be quite so full of harmony. 8. Keep time. The man who wrote the music knows more about music than you do. 9. Don't try to invent some new stuff in dancing. People knew how to dance before you arrived. Exchange-J. K., '24. il THE AMYGDALOID Page 33 lfditor-in-Chief . . . .-Xssociate lfditor Literary liditor Athletic Editor. Social Editor. . . Joke liditor. . . .-Xrt liditor .,.. STAFF . . , . . . . .Milton Grams Kodak Editor. . . . . . llenriette Ciundlaeli Business Manager.. . . . .Ruth Hamilton Assistant Business . . . .Edward llildner . . . .Elizabeth Richards . . . . . . . .Urlio Strang , . . .john Nelson Typist .......... Faculty Advisor . . liaeulty :Xdvisor . . ? GR.XL'l2'S XIISTAKE ll'lien Grace went to tlie Sophomore game, She made a disastrous mistake of tame. Giving' lier money to Gage at the door, .X l meetingr of course that lier friend Lenore . . . .Stella Armstrong . . . . . . .Richard Carne Manager ........... Lawrence Gilles .........Sig'rid Pelto . . .llelen jean Fisher . . . .lV. l'. Gaynor nt ui ., ' ' ' ' X 'c For me and for thai, Xl as lxelnnd lier, slit mll l, ,Xnd on turning' around slie pointed at- oipt l H Mr. 'l'l1 ' -. lXl. L. Page 34 THE AMYGDALOID G. Eugene Thorpe, B. S., M, S. . .. Helen Jean Fisher, B. A ........... Katherine J. Wieber, M. A .,.. . .. Ruth R. Duncan, B. A.. Helen G. Stone, B. A.. Eva Stockley Harmon, B. A. .. .. . Merceda Covalt, B. A ..... Anita M. Siewert, B. A .... Helen G. Brainerd, B. Anton J. Cave, B. A... E. S. Chambers, B. A... ... Oliver P. Jones, B. A... ... W. P. Gaynor ........ Minnie Pagel ....... S. H. Knisely ..... Mabel Trezona ..... Henry J. Schaeller Jessie M. Cameron . .. ...X A .... Anal they 'l'here ure :Xml they THE FACULTY .Cornell and Wooster College ..... University of Michigan .... University of Michigan .... Butler College .......... Wellesley College .... Olivet College ........ University of indiana ..... University of Wisconsin . . . Northwestem University . . . Dubuque University .... Cornell College ....... Wm. Jewell College . . . Potsdam College .... Ferris Institute ............ .. .. Ferris Institute .................. Michigan Agricultural College .... . Stout Institute . ........ .... . 'l'liACllIlRS' SMILliS There are days that make them happy, There are days that make them blue, There are days when ull of them are erahby, scoltl the whole clay through. tluys when everything is lovely sing and smile through thick an-l thin, lint the clay that turns the whole worlml rosy ls the clay thztt their eheek's eume in. I.. ll., '23i. ...- ...Q Northern State Normal .... .... . Principal. English. English. English and Latin. Latin. Mathematics and French. History. History. Mathematics. Mathematics. Science. Commercial. Commercial. Commercial. Home Economics Manual Training. Music. Latin THE AMYGDALOID P23635 JUNIOR NOTES The third week in September about sev- enty enthusiastic Juniors met to organize for the year. Mary Messner presided as temporary chairman and the following offi- cers were elected: Alice Uren ..... ....... I resident Irene Nappe . . . ...... Yice-President Lionel Miron ........ Secretary-Treasurer A committee was appointed to select col- ors for tl1e class to decide upon at a later meeting. Soon after Christmas vacation a meeting was held to vote on the all-absorb- ing subject of a party. After some rather hot debating it was finally decided that the class would entertain at an informal dance on February 9th, Committees were ap- pointed and the plans went ahead merrily, however, we were doomed to disappoint- ment as the dreaded flu was havinff its party instead. A meeting was held to decide on another date, but-a large number adhered to the custom of giving up parties for Lent so O the month of March had to be omitted in the discussions. The question was left unde- cided until April 19, when a quorum met in Room 2, to definitely decide on a date for a party. April 27 was selected and an invita- tion was extended to all the classes to at- tend. To increase the Junior coffers a small admission charge was made. The next event of iirst rank was the Junior Reception. Committees were ap- pointed early in May to plan for this crown- ing social event of the year. XVe have been active in athletics as well as in social affairs. Mansfield Foley, Joe Kaspers and Edwin Miilu have been award- ed letters in football. John McGinty has earned a basketball monogram and Joe Kaspers, Bernard LePage, Lionel Miron and Lloyd Michels have won letters 'in hockey. XYQ have supported a girls' basket- ball team not particularly noted for its ability to play as a class team, but which has shown some good material for the team next year. Page36 J olly laughing students we U p at the head of the class we'll be. N ow is the time to try for fame I hope that all will enter the game O n to the highest peak we'll rise R ight upward to the very skies. S o put on your thinking caps and be wise. S. McC., '24. OUR CLASS When our class entered Houghton lligh, VVe were green Freshmen then, We didn't know a single thing Or what to do or when. The next year we were Sophomores proud, And thought we knew it all, We looked with scorn on the Freshmen class, Because they were so small. Now we compose the Junior class, Have almost reached the top, In one more step we will be there And then we'll have to stop. Next year we will be Seniors, The best class of them all, To Freshmen and the Sophomores, We'll look extremely tall. Next spring our class will graduate, And will leave our school so dear, And may not ever return to it, For many and many a year. E. S. '24 ASSEMBLIES We all rush in with a howl and a roar, And are promptly frowned on at the door. All are lettered from A to Z- We go to Stone, to Gaynor-Cave. We are seated on camp chairs that look, oh so meek- When you fall to the floor, you stand for a week. The long suffering piano is dragged from its lair In hopes that Corrine soon will be there. First on the program we render a song- johnny Moore's saxaphone helps us along. There's Eddy and Irma with fiddle and bow- And we render The Climate and poor Old Black Joe. There are too many Hunking, and it's got to quit- All you do is look wise, moon around and sit! After getting our spirits to lowest ebb We think for a minute of what he has said. Then we render a yell for our shaky teams, Which we do and hear the creak of the beams. One yell more,i'is the common plea, CWe remember we haven't our geometryj Assembly's dismissed,', our principal says, This section goes first-remember that, please- No pushing here-at the door, don't squeeze! At last we land upon the street-and re- member it's over- For another week! M. V. O., '24. DECLAMATION TIME The pupil stood on the platform high, To give his little ditty. He looked so sad and lonesome He surely had our pity. He looked around in a frightened way, Far and near for a friend, Then trembling paused and stuttered And mixed beginning with end. No sooner was it straightened out, Than voice completely failed him. His knees began to move about And things began to swim. He vainly looked around for help, But help was far away. His knees began to get wobbly And his body began to sway. At last his voice returned again, But speech he quite forgot. And in its stead he only said, Gee, fellows, ain't it hot P M. P. McM., '24, it THE AMYGDALOID Page 37 x -lu: x ' , ' v -532-L. SOPI-IOMORE NOTES The first part of our career as the Class of 1925 having been completed with the close of the second semester in June, we returned to school in September with lofty expectations and anticipations. NVe took pride in our new name. Sophom0res! It sounded good to be called by some cog- nomen other than Freshmen, No longer were we subject to the taunts and ridicules of the mighty upper classmen, but in turn we levied the usual abuses on the dear little Freshmen. Our first class meeting was called October 4, 1922. Hayner Marshall, our '21 mentor, addressed the class. Nomination and elec- tion of officers was taken up. Hayner was re-elected president, Fred Beehler was chosen as vice-president, while the finan- cial reins fsecretary-treasurerj fell to Dorothea Gundlach. At our second meet- ing dues were set at fifty cents a semester. Our class advisers are Miss Stone, Miss Duncan and Mr. Chambers and under these we made ourselves famous and respected by all. In 1922 and 1923 we were well represent- ed in athletics. Bob Ingram, Hoton Hi's speedy back and the first player to score on Hancack's 1922 championship machine, is a member of our class. Bob is captain- elect for next year's eleven. Quincy Hill Dostaler and Pegs Beehler played throughout the season at guard and end, respectively. Later in the season Jack Hildner was added to the squad and, play- ing his first game with the varsity in the guard position, performed very creditably against Calumet. Irv Nadeau played a strong game at tackle with the second team, and he will be counted upon to display his wares with the first eleven next fall. Many Sophomores responded to the first call for basketball. After the preparatory series was played, the following Sophs re- mained with the second team: Dostaler, H. Marshall, Lund, McGann, forwards, and Page238 THE AMYGDALOID Hildner guard. These helped to develop the champion second team of the league under the able coaching of Mr. Jones. Dostaler was given a chance to exhibit his skill at guard in the tournament game with liscanaba and he performed admirably. While the boys were doing their part to uphold the class honor, the girls were not idle. Under Miss Pagel's supervision, they emerged victorious from the pennant race. It is true they participated in some very hard-fought battles, but that only adds more glory to their well-earned laurels. The last game, in which they defeated the Freshmen 20 to 19, was one of the best, if not the best, exhibition of girls' basket- ball ever staged on the gym floor. Thus the class of 1925 holds the championship ban- ner for 1923. The personnel of the team is as follows: Lenore Wright fcaptainj, Grace Richards, Mildred Stone, Corrine Campbell, Jean Moon, Agnes Ingram, Alice Aldrich, and Ruth Broan. The undefeated Hoton I-Ii's girls' team included several Sophomore stars in its line-up, Lenore Wright, Corrine Campbell, Mildred Stone and Agnes Ingram. After the Copper Country Inter-Scholas- tic Basketball League had completed its schedule and the High School team dis- banded, practices began for class backet- ball. Seven candidates turned out for the Sophomore team, but due to ineligibility, two were dropped. The team was handi- capped throughout the tournament by lack of subs to replace the regulars when they were exhausted. The team was built around three former second-string record team men as a nucleus. Pre-tournament scrimmages fostered the appearance of a winning team, but the tour- nament sprang many surprises. In the first game, although outplayecl by the Seniors, the Sophs found the ring once more than their opponents and triumphed by a very low score, 5 to 3.. The next game was with the juniors. Although favored to win, the Sophs were beaten in a hectic battle by the score of 14 to 5. This defeat of the Sophs clamped a shadow on their championship hopes, but things looked brighter when the Sophs romped away with the Freshies, 13 to 7. This placed all the teams in a four- cornered tie which was broken when the juniors were beaten by the Seniors. The Seniors and Sophs were then tied for first place and the Seniors were doped out to win. In a fast and furious contest the Seniors emerged at the long end of a 11 and 5 score, thus annexing the boys' ban- ner. The class was disappointed at the re- sult, but the team has no alibis to offer except that it lacked substitutes. The de- feat of the Sophs by the Juniors was one of the real upsets of the series and the fact that the Seniors, who had been picked as easy losers from the start, won out is rather surprising. The following boys comprised the Sophomore team: Levi Bourbonnais, center, Yens McGann, forward, Apol- lo Beehler, forward and captain, Jack Hildner and Irv Nadeau, guards. The Sophs finished in second place with a per- centage of .500, having won two and lost two games. In a ticket contest held to ascertain which class could sell the most tickets for the home game with Lake Linden, the class of 1925 came out second with an average of about fifty per cent, a further proof of the loyalty of the Sophs. A class meeting was held before Lent for the purpose of deciding upon class colors and fixing a date for the annual party. Kelly green and white were selected as col- ors. It was decided to have the party after Lent so as not to interfere with the ob- servance of any religious creed. Friday, April 6, was set as the night for the party, but on April 4, a meeting was called and it was decided to postpone the party to April 13, on account of the inability to arrange affairs, due to the shortness of the time from Holy Week to the date set. Also at is ,K THE AMY GDALOID Pagess this meeting a little sprint and pep was aroused for the championship boys' basket- ball game played that night. Speeches on class spirit and co-operation were made by several of the students. All those who had decided to attend the declamatory and oratorical contest at Calumet were asked to sign up. It was especially emphasized that Sophs should attend this contest, which was to be held the following night, since Hayner Marshall ,the president of our class, repre- sented Houghton in the declamatory con- test for the second time. About one-third of the class went. The preliminary declamatory contest was held in the Karkeek Building the last week of March. Three Sophomores participat- ed, namely: Jack Hildner, Ruth Broan and Hayner Marshall. Hayner's declamation, The Verdict, was adjudged the best. Hayner recited his declamation before the whole student body at an assembly held April 4, VVednesday, in order to give him practice before an audience. The contest was held in the Calumet High School Auditorium Thursday, April 5. Houghton's representative delivered his declamation very fluently and distinctly and the Houghton supporters, especially the Sophomores, were keenly disappointed when the judges awarded Houghton a tie for third place. But we can't win first hon- ors all the time. We won them in '22, but this year we must rest content with a lower place. Houghton will come back strong in 1924. Our class party was held on the sched- uled date. The affair was a tremendous success, due in a great measure to the not unrewarded efforts of the committee. Miss Stone, Miss Duncan, Mr. Chambers, Hay- ,ner Marshall, Robert and Agnes Ingram and Alice Aldrich composed the commit- tee. The hall was decorated in green and white, our class colors. As the class had voted in the meeting held April 4, each Sophomore was allowed to bring a guest from within the High School. Many fa- culty members were present and also the parents of several students. Due to the University of Michigan Extension Lecture held that night, the party got a late start. However, an exception to the rule govern- ing class affairs was made and the dance closed at twelve instead of at eleven-thirty. The music was very good and the refresh- ments came in just finef' Cut in and whistle', dances featured the evening's pro- gram. Leave it to the Sophs when it comes to entertaining. The Class of '25 have been strong con- tenders for scholarship honors, and each month finds several Sophs on the honor roll. Was there or will there ever again be a class of live wires like the present Sopho- more class? The answer must surely be negative. In the future, note the doings of our class and find out for yourselves. We'll be back on high in September and watch us go! F. B., '25, A MODERN MELODRAMA Characters: Girl, Villian, Dog, River Act 1 Act 2 Villian throws girl in river Villian trys to escape. Dog jumps in and drinks up the river. Dog coughs up river. Saves girl's lfie. Villian drowns. L. A. U., '23, Page 40 T H li A M Y G D A L O I D F RESHMEN NOTES On September fifth, the opening day of school. citizens of llonghton beheld a strangely familiar sight. Un all sides were Freshmen hurrying to school, eager for their first taste of lligh School life. A few curious persons noticed that on the back of every Freshman reposed a huge school-bag. on which was lettered in bold type the initials l l, ll. Soon the ex- citement of starting our lligh School life ended and we settled down to work. At an early meeting we chose jack Fri- modig to stand at our head during our initial year, with Nicholas Kaiser as his worthy assistant. Dorothy llonrbonnais was elected to handle financial matters. Of course. in almost no time, the prop- osition of holding our first party was brought np. Committees were picked and everything was made in readiness. Novem- ber twenty-ninth, the night of the party, soon arrived and everybody was there in full regalia. After a few games, refresh- ments of punch and wafers were served. Then the floor was prepared for dancing. Our faculty advisors, Misses Covalt, Sie- wert and Pagel, together with Superinten- dent lirickson, spent a busy evening teach- ing a few bashful and retiring Freshmen how to trip the light fantastics. The Freshmen basketball team, composed of Russell Mutter CCapt.j, Ernest Girard, Russell Nikula, Alfred Hildner, 'lack Fri- modig, Dudley Calverley and Harold l.ar- sen, entered the Inter-Class tournament filled with hope, but the results which fol- lowed proved disastrous, the final scores finding them reposing in the basement posi- tion. After surprising everybody by beat- ing the juniors, they hit a downhill grade and lost every following game. The scores were: l7reshmen. . . . . 8 juniors . . . . 7 Freshmen. . . . . 4 Seniors ..... . . .15 Freshnien. . . . . 8 Sophomores .... .122 Freshmen ....... 8 Juniors ......... ll A post-season game with West Hough- ton, Grade Tournament champions, result- ed in a defeat, by the score of 11-6. The two Freshmen teams ill the Grade Tourna- ment fared much better, the '26 seconds finishing second and the QA team third. THE AMYGDALOID Page4l 5 'FM The Freshmen girls, on the other hand, were the really big surprise. They imme- diately rose to the occasion by beating the Juniors and Seniors. But the Sophomores proved to be their stumbling block, a fierce- ly contested game with them resulting in their defeat. The Freshmen class was exceptionally well represented in Inter-School athletics. Roy, Kaiser, Cornellier and Shetney all played on the hockey team, Roy especially playing a stellar game throughout the sea- son. In football, MacFarlane and Roy up- held the class honors. Ruth Rashleigh and Jack Frimodig were the representatives on the Student Council. J. F., '26. A BEGGARS BALLAD My feet are tired and my head is dizz But not as bad as poor old Izzy. He is old and has white hair, And I am young and do not care. Y, Oh, Izzy and I are two great pals And we have lots of fun with the gals, But the times are often when we're not fed, And go to sleep without a bed. As we go walking down the street, XVe see the watchman walking his beat. He has a job and a sense of duty And a pretty daughter, oh. what a beauty. Now this pretty daughter is kind and sweet, Once she gave us something to eat. And when we have had no food for the day NVe turn our footsteps toward that way. But as we walk along we are sad, For in Beggars' clothes we now are clad. VVe are often both hungry and cold. And poor old Izzy is growing old. WVhen a good, kind person we chance to meet, We ask for money for something to eat. lVe go from door to door to beg, And once Izzy nearly broke his leg. Some give us money and bid us good-day. Others have dogs to chase us away. One day when I had lifted the latch, I heard a growl and was minus a patch. Often we're cold and often we're weary, Often there's nothing to make us cheery. My feet are tired and my head is dizzy Anil I don't know wl1at's the matter with Izzy. H. L., '26. -Hr Page 42 THE A MYGDA LOI D GIRLS' GLEE CLUB lfaeh year the tlirls' tilee Club has en- largeml itself ennsillerably until this year, unrler the leaulersliilm of Kliss llIllllt'l'1ll1, it has :1 meiiibersliip of about forty. About seventeen of this number euterecl in Feb- ruary. The ufticers who were eleetecl in the early part of the year were: l'resi1lent-Florence lirimaeombe. Yiee l'resitlent-Irma Yoetscll. Secretary anal 'l'reasurer-Mary Mess- ner. lu the beginning of the year the club xwrlqefl on single songs. It was not long, l1mx'ever, befure Miss Caiueron found a suitable eantata callecl, Pau on a Sum- mer's lJ:1y. The eantata was given at the .'XI1lllllltll'tJl1lC on June Tth and was a great success. lluring the seeontl semester the club sang une number in the assembly. The number was eujoyecl by all. At the encl of the term the girls agreed that they haml accomplished a great deal. L. C. C., '25. an 1 BOYS' GLEE CLUB For the first time in years the boys have furnieml a tllee Club in Houghton High. this branch of activities goes to Miss .lies- sie Cameron, our musical clireetor. The The creflit for starting ancl also continuing buys met early in the term in the Central THE AMYGDALOID Pagefis School building. The following boys turned Robert Ingram ....... . '24 Out? Basses. 15t TCUOTS- Leo Roy ............ . '26 John Moore . .. . . '23 Cf'y'e Pe bert y ' ' '24 Lloyd Michels ' U I t -24 Lionel Miron ..... . '24 Thlmms Tmthcn H N .23 Bernard LePage ........ .... ' 24 Edwin Batchelder .,............ '24 2nd Tcnorsi The boys sang in the Assembly on the Milton Frinm ,23 first day of the second semester. They j ,Q ' ' ' 3 were accompanied by Corrine Campbell. 'au' l f'O la'C 23 Between the acts of the Athletic Asso- -l0 ACISUU '23 ciation plays on May 24, 1923, six boys y I from the club sang two songs. These same amO CS' boys sang again in Assembly and also for l'al1uer Sullivan ...... . . '23 the St. Cecelia Club. The entire club sang lidxvard llildner . . .. '23 for the last time in the cantata, Pan on a Lawrence Gilles .. .. '23 Summers Day given by the Girls' Glee liclwin Xliilu .................. '24 Club in June. THE H. H. S. ORCHESTRA XVhen the other musical activities began in September the orchestra also had its be- ginning under the leadership of Miss Cameron. The orchestra was a little larger than usual. In the first semester they worked on the regular style of High School Or- chestra music. As a change Miss Cameron procured some more lively music. They have a program of dance music now, and have planned to play for the High School parties next year. In the course of the year the orchestra made several public appearances, all of which were most successful. The orchestra also played for the student body on dif- ferent occasions, to our great enjoyment. The High School chorus felt very for- tunate to be accompanied by the orchestra several times. We all hope that the orchestra will make many public appearances. and be present at every assembly next year. L. C. C., '25. Page44 THE AMYGDALOID THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The decision of some of the school dis- tricts on Quincy Hill to send their high school pupils to Ripley this year, cut rather heavily on the enrollment in the Commer- cial Department. However, an unusually large number of Freshmen from the Hough- ton district chose commercial work, and by another year the department will have its usual enrollment. The department has received more calls than it has been able to till, especially for boys. There is no question but that com- mercial work offers great opportunities to pupils who are willing to put in the time and expend the necessary effort to prepare themselves for a business life, and that high school pupils are coming to recognize these opportunities is shown by the fact that in some schools as high as 75 per cent of the entire enrollment are taking commercial work. There is a constantly growing demand for more and better prepared clerks and stenographers, and in the small schools, commercial work is usually the only line offered that prepares pupils for earning their own living. Competition in business is becoming so keen that only the well- prepared survive. The idea prevails in some quarters that the bright boy or girl should not take up commercial work, but should prepare for college. It is often said that any one can become a typist, a stenographer or a bookkeeper. Usually the people who have sucl1 an idea have never attempted to master any of these branches. Typewriting is not a purely mechanical actg the typist who attempts to write with- out thinking, is doomed to failure. It is true that the good typist does most of the work mechanically, but it is also true that fast work on a typewriter requires a greater degree of concentration than many more highly considered lines of work. But even if typewriting is considered a purely mechanical act, the co-ordinating of muscles and the agility to move the fingers at the rate of several hundred movements a minute, requires an amount of practice beyond the conception of one who has not attempted to master the machine. A rate of fifty words a minute is considered a very moderate rate now, but writing even at that rate requires from two hundred fifty to three hundred movements of the fingers and arms. The successful stenographer must have a keen sense of hearingg a quickness of thought that will enable her to decide in- stantly which of half a dozen rules applies to the writing of a word, a memory that will enable her to remember what the dic- tator said, while at the same time listening to what he is now saying and also writing the words in shorthand. Transcribing notes successfully requires a knowledge of the English language greater than that re- quired for translating from a foreign lan- guage, for comparatively few dictators will state a thought in exactly the way that they wish it worded, and so the stenographer must often take the thought expressed and put it into good English. She must know how to punctuate and paragraph, and above all she must know how to spell. And while she is deciding all these points in her mind, her fingers must be busy clicking off the let- ters, for it is by her transcript that a sten- ographer is judged. Typewriting and shorthand are the two commercial subjects 'that attract most at- tention from the publicg there is something very interesting in watching a good typist, a fascination in watching the swift and sure movement of the fingers. Some very excellent records have been made by the typewriting pupils this year. l THE AMY GDALOID Pagf-245 As in previous years, the Remington and Underwood tests have been given each month, and practically all of the advanced class have won one or more of the awards given by these companies. Two gold medals were awarded by the Remington Typewriter Company, one to Sigrid Pelto and one to Lila Kellow. Win- ning this medal requires a net speed of at least fifty-five words a minulte, iwithout more than five errors in ten minutes. The Remington Typewriter Company also awards a card case to pupils making a net speed of forty-tive words a minute without more than five errors in the ten minutes, and this award was won by Lila Kellow, Helen Pettis, Lillie Piippo and Florence Brimacombe. The Underwood Typewriter Company awards a bronze medal to those who make a net speed of forty words a minute on a fifteen-minute test, and gives an additional bar for each ten words above forty. Flor- ence Brimacombe, Lila Kellow, Sigrid Pelto, Ruth Kendall, Lily McCance and Marcella Allie won the bronze medal, the first two also winning an additional bar. In addition to this nine out of ten won the Junior O. A. T. membership early in the year, while seven won the Senior O. A. T. membership. Some very unusual records were made by members of the beginning typewriting class. Eino Niemonen, Irene LeClair and Blanche Sylvestre won the Primary Award granted by the Remington Company for those who make a speed of twenty-five words a minute during the first year, and May jenkins and Agnes McGann won the bronze medal, while Susan Kendall won the bronze medal with an extra bar. The great event of the year is always the District Shorthand and Typewriting Contest, which this year was held at Lake Linden on April 28. In this contest Hough- ton carried off more than its share of hon- ors, winning first and second places in three out of four contests in which pupils were entered, and coming out third in the other contest. In the Novice Typewriting class Susan Kendall won first, and May Jenkins secondg in Amateur Typewriting, Sigrid Pelto was first and Lila Kellow second, in Novice Shorthand Sadie McCance won first place and May jenkins secondg while in the Amateur Shorthand Ruth Kendall won third place. Many comments were made by the teach- ers from other schools on the ease with which the Houghton pupils wrote and the neat-appearing copy which they turned in in the typewriting events. On May 4 the winners of first and sec- ond places in the district contest, went to Marquette to take part in the Upper Pen- insula Contest, which was held at the Nor- mal on May 5. This is the first year that an Upper Peninsula contest has been held and it was the first opportunity for Hough- ton pupils to meet commercial pupils from outside the Copper Country. Susan Kendall won the Novice Type- writing Championship for the Upper Pen- insula, while Sadie McCance was given third place in the Novice Shorthand event. There can be only one Winner in each event in these contests, but all pupils who take part may derive some benefit from meeting pupils from other schools and in this way finding out what is being done in these schools and measuring their ability against the ability of the representatives of other schools. ,Q WRITIN' POEMS They're always tryin' to get a guy They'll hand a guy a nice old 4 To write a little poem, Because he cannot do 'em But no matter how I try But what is more. I know a I rlon't know how to do 'em. And I won't write a poem. W A ,24 l P2ge46 THE AMYGDALOID ALUMNI NOTES Willard Allard, John Millenbach, Mel- vin Knisely, Raymond Satterley, and Thomas Wilson, of the Class of 1922, and Ernest Gustafson, Clifford Pinten, Taylor MacNamara, Wheeler MacVicar and Jo- seph Croze of the Class of 1921 are attend- ing the Michigan College of Mines. Edwin Champion, Velma Jestila, Mary Meyers f1922j and Dorothy Kehoe, Pearl Bunt, Dorothy and Catherine Hutchings Q1921j, are attending the Marquette Nor- mal. Alice Eddy, john Chiotte, Martha Eddy, Helen Ross, Elizabeth Westcott f1922j and Constance MacDonald, Ruth MacDon- ald, Emily Pryor, Anna Gatien and Bob MacLean are attending colleges outside of the Copper Country. Isdell Bowers 119221 is a student at the THE IDEAL SENIOR GIRL HAS: Hair like-Mary Theriault. Eyes like-Stella Armstrong. Lashes like-Alice LePage. Nose like-Ruth Hamilton. Mouth like-Leona Hartz. Dimples like-Elizabeth Richards. Laugh like-Stephanie Sullivan. Blush like-Muriel Kellow. Hands like-Helen MacFarlane. Feet like-Florence Richards. Brains like-Lydia Kotila. Complexion like-Ruth Kendall. Disposition like-Henriette Gundlach. Sense of humor like-Florence Brima- combe. Neatness like-Louise Uren. Pep like--Emma Girard. 4 ,i. Twin City Commercial College in Hancock. Frederick Andrews, Mary Bresnahan, Margaret Ford, Dorcas Singleton, Agnes Sylvester, Catherine LePage and Lloyd MacLean f1922j are working in Detroit. Stanley Butler, David Harris, Stuart Rosemurgy, George Richards, Eino Matero, Siiri Hill, Dorothy Carpenter, Mae Man- derfield, Evelyn Hartz, Aveline Carrier. Bessie Opie, Irene Usitalo Q1922j and john Meyers, Fred Croze, Harold Grams, Harry james, Dorothy Snowden, Fred Mutter, Louis Guilbault Q1921j are holding various positions in and around Houghton. Evelyn Verran of 1922 is working at the Marquette Normal. George Butler 119225 and Thomas James Q1920j are working in Chicago. Agnes McGann is taking a post-graduate course in Houghton High. THE IDEAL SENIOR BOY HAS: Hair like-John Moore. Eyes like-Kenneth Lewis. Lashes like-Lawrence Gilles. Nose like-John Marshall. Mouth like-Palmer Sullivan. Dimples like-Urho Strang. Laugh like-Elmer Jacobson. Blush like-John Nelson. Hands like-Ricard Carne. Feet like-Edwin Goodale. Brains like-Milton Grams. Manners like--Harold Gustafson. Disposition like-Daniel Brown. Dependability like-Gage Cooper. Pep like-Ted Hildner. Sense of humor like-Harry Calverley. THE AMYGDALOID Page 47 ii- - - z' , , . 1 Xt ' L4 als+2if!5 .,ii ui ' in .5 egg ,il any . V as' SX N, 'gf-gi 1 a Q' edohh -, fzff. b fi-. - 5-!i.v9-1waf. inf! A , , A PERFECT SCHOOLDAY VVhen the eight-thirty bell rang, Miss Fisher said, Now, instead of studying for ten minutes, as you usually do, or at least, should do, you may talk or do anything you want. L'p went Charles McGann's hand. May we throw erasers and chalk? Surely, you may, Charles. Now have a good time. VVhen the car arrived, fifteen minutes late, Miss Fisher said, I am sure none of you feel like studying. Instead, would you explain the game of basketball, using all the slang you possibly can? Let's see. Oh, yes! Edward, you try. If you give us enough slang I will give you a 1 on your report card. The next class was Caesar. Miss Stone smiled pleasantly and said she was sorry, but we must have our lesson. Alice, said she, please translate as far as you are able. VVith the greatest ease, Alice trans- lated the lesson perfectly. Now, inquired Margaret, may we have some fun ? Yes, replied Miss Stone. I am going home for a while. You need not worry about disturbing the other classes. If they don't like it, I am afraid they had better go somewhere else. Third period we went to see Mr. Cave. As he looked about the room, he noticed Saima Nyysti looking out of the window. Saima, he said, I am sure you wish to demonstrate this theorem. Saima advanced to the board, and began the proof very rapidly. Stop, Saima, stop, exclaimed Mr. Kaye., You should endezlvor to cultivate the quality of slowness, or else I am afraid the less intelligent cannot follow the work. .-Xfter frequent interruptions by Mr. Cave, Saima completed her recitation. It was then eleven-thirty. VVell, said Mr. Cave, I am going home. You can do as you like. Fourth period, Mrs. Trezona came in the room at one-thirty. XVell, girls, she ex- claimed, 'fwhy are you staying in here? Isn't it rather dull ? lVe all agreed that it was. XVouldn't you like to go over to MaeDonald's and suppose you were going to furnish your home immediately P Again we agreed, and so set out. Fifth period, we had assembly period, in charge of Mr. Knisely. It was a sleepy period. Mr. Knisely be- gan to nod. BANG! A book fell to the Floor. Mr. Knisely sprang to his feet, fully awake. Then smiling, he said, I didn't realize how tiresome this period is. Those who wish may go. A minute later there was no one in the room. Yours truly, CLASS OF 1924. .,, ,..-,W .,,. .- ... .'-,a .has .... THE AMYGDALOID Page451 THE GREAT GAME It was the night of the great ping-pong game between Houghton and Calumet. Houghton kicked off and Calumet car- ried the puck to second base. On the next play Houghton was caught holding, and Calumet was given two free throws. Houghton called time because of a mis-deal. On the next play Houghton batted the old pigskin over the fence, scoring the first basket. Then the game was called on ac- count of lightness, and Calumet was de- clared the loser by a score of 0 to 0. H. L., '25. BUY SOMETHING MADE OF COPPER NVhen the cornerstone of the old Hough- ton High School was opened, the contents were found to be in excellent condition. This is due perhaps to the box in which they were stored. D In 1899, copper was probably not used as extensively as it is today, but the school board of that time had the cornerstone made of the metal that is mined in the Northern Peninsula of Michigan. Although the box was secluded for 24 years, it showed no ill effects, and the con- tents were not damaged in the least. Thus the slogan of today in the Copper Country, Buy Something Made of Cop- per, is in all probability the right motto, as it will outlast all other metals for safety purposes. E. B., '25- CALCULATIONS One day, feeling somewhat arithmetically inclined, I decided to do some calculations. If you do not possess too strong dislike for figures, you may be interested enough to follow my manipulations of ciphers: Suppose each of the three hundred stu- dents uses two theme pads per month. There are sixty sheets in a pad, each sheet measuring eleven inches in length. Fig- uring, we reach the conclusion that during the year the mass of paper used by the three hundred students, placed end to end, lengthwise, would make a line 3,960,000 inches long-or 62.5 miles-the width of the state of Connecticut! Suppose each student goes up the steps in the Bosch building on the average of three times a day. The ascent is about thirty feet. During the year, if the climbs were put one above the other, the elevation reached equals 16,000 feet--the average height of the Himalaya Mountains.. So we may climb many, many years, but never reach the top. Anyone doubting the above calculations may compute for himself with perfect lib- erty. L. K., '23. ATLAS POWDER MILL I was invited to go to the Atlas Powder Mill. When my friend and I went, we were Challenged by a guard, but after showing him our pass we were admitted. We first visited the laboratory, and when we en- tered we thought we were walking in a flower garden. Alas, instead of making nitrogen, they were making perfume. Disgustedly we went to the department where wads for bullets were made, but to our astonishment instead of making wads, they were working on powder puffs. With the same feeling of indignation we left here and entered the room Where they make black powder. We looked on the bar- rels and it said low explosives face pow- der. We now came to the sulphur apartment Page-:50 THE AMYGDALOID and lo! that funny sulphur smell came to our noses, but we entered and found it was that awful smelling rouge. We left this place and entered the room where cartridges are made and filledg we heard the capping machines and all that. but to our astonishment, when we touched the dark red bullets, we found that all the cart- ridge held was-lipstick. We entered the good old dynamite apart- ment. Ah! It was good to our eyes to see those good old sticks. We unwrapped one only to behold Atlas Shaving Cream. We quickly went to the president and asked what this meant. He told us in a few words that it was more profitable for manu- facturers to make these articles than high explosives. We left the mill, never to return. E. R. SOLILOQUY OF JlM'S PENCIL Say, I've had exercise today that would make Jack Dempsey blush with shame. The test in history wasn't so bad, but I certainly did shiver when I came into Latin class. There I can always expect enough work. Of course, jim doesn't injure himself study- ing, but say, that teacher tests my nerves. She doesn't take any pity on me. jim made frequent visits to the sharpener, my mortal enemy. Of course, he did not care about what I thought. Little did he think that some day I would perhaps meet my fate there. Even Mary Queen of Scotts would sympathize with me. What! Is it twelve o'clock already? To think that I must be put into a dismal old schoolbag for goodness knows how long. I hope Jim won't forget me in there. Class bell rings. Children go out for lunch. 1:15 P. M. On way to school. It looks to me as though Jim is going to be late for school. It makes my head ache to be moving about in this bag. Oh, if I could but tell that boy to hurry! Well, we barely get here when the last bell rings. Here we are in English class. I must begin to watch my p's and q's, An- other visit to the sharpener. Jim happened to notice my decrease in height and said: Day by day in every way you're getting shorter and shorter, eh? I am nearly ff, doomed now. One or two more sharpen- ings and I shall be in the Happy Hunting Grounds. I had better make a good im- pression so that Jim will show a little con- sideration in using me. Coue's method wouldn't do me any good in my predica- ment. That's one advantage which human beings have over me. Perhaps if jim re- ceives a good mark in Latin, he will like me better. Another sharpening. I was nearly thrown away, but jim didn't happen to have a nickle just then to buy a new one. Say, I'm beginning to feel faint. I think I'm getting too old to last long. I think my next visit to the sharpener will be my last one. The thought of it isn't very encourag- ing, but I'll have to bear it like a martyr. I'm getting nervous about that sharpener. jim has his eye on it. Little does he pity me. Oh, if only I had a voice now! He is say goodbye sharpens me going up there now. I can to this world. But no! I-Ie and takes me to his seat. I-Ie looks mys- terious and draws a knife out of his pocket. My only ray of hope has deserted me. With a few slashes he cuts me. My breath leaves me. N A pencil knows the troubles it bears, It dies but a martyr from pain and from cares. D. L. B., '26, THE AMYGDALOID Page5l IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN The sun sank in a blood-red cloud. The wind in the tree tops sobbed and lamented. From the murky sky a strange, weird veil hung like a somber shroud. In the dis- tance the house-dogs bayed at the pale, dim moon. The crickets chirped dolefully. It was the kind of a night that even brave men hate, when the darkness seems only dimly to hide the strange shapes that glide noiselessly in and out the shadows. Not a star shone to guide the ships at sea. Every- where darkness held the world enthralled. just the kind of a night that one would fancy ghost, gnome and witch to hold their iiendish revelry. Through Dead Mans Gulch where the haunted mill with its broken arms stood still and gaunt like a hugh white specter, a footman passed that night. Suddenly, as with quaking heart he trudged along, a man stepped from the shadows. The foot- man stood stock still. His knees rattled together, but he dared not run! Then the shadow spoke, My friend, can you give me a chew of the weed P The chew was glad- ly given and each continued on his way. There was neither murder nor strife. But I have often thought, How sad it might have been ! I. E. V., '24. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Moss JOHNSON Ah done went to a ball game de othah day and Ah done see de Senioh boys take a Champ'onship hannah away f'om de Soph'- mohs. Dat was some game, Ah'm tellin' yo'. Yo' all know what basketball am, doan yo'? Fust, yo' all mus' hab ten boys. Five ob dem am on one side an' five ob dem on de othah side. Dey have a ball an' dey try to shoot dat ball in a basket what's hangin' on de wall. Dat basket done got a hole in de bottom ob it. Well, a retiree blowed de whistle an' de jumpin-middle ob de Soph'mohs done bat dat ball to anothah Soplfmoh an' he done run down de flo' bouncin' dat ball. Den a Senioh jumped on him an' take de ball away. He run down de Ho' an' shoot de ball in de basket. VVell, it went along in jus' sich a mannah. Putty soon a boy got dat ball fAh doan 'member 'zactly whether he was a Soph'- moh or a Seniohj, but anyhow, anothah boy grabbed him an' hung on tight like a bulldog. Well, 'stead ob letting 'em tight it out foh themselves dat referee person I. blew his whistle. He gib de ball to a boy an' he done shoot de ball in de basket. CCome to rec'lec' Ah guess dat boy was a Soph'moh named Beelah or somethin' like dat.j Well, pretty soon de whistle blew an' somebody says dat de game am half ovah. Lot ob de boys had done shooted de basket an' de scoh was ahead foh de Seniohs. Ah was sorry 'cause Ah done want de Soph'- mohs to win dat game. VVell, anyhow, dey was still one moh part ob dat game dat had to be played. In de secon' half ob de game de Seniohs done shoot moh baskets dan de Soplfmohs. A boy named Hildnah an' anothah boy named Sullivan an' Mooh done shoot dem. De Soph'mohs done shoot no baskets, no- how. Onct a Soph-moh done get de ball an' done shoot a basket. His name am Boobanaw, I guess. Anothah time a Soph'- moh done grab de ball an' a Senioh done disremembah an' think dat he am playin' football an' he think dat he am aswimminl He dive an' grab de Soplfmoh by the legs an' tip him ovah, an' what d'you guess-- dat referee person didn't blow dat whistle Page152 THE AMYGDALOID an' give de Soplfmohs de ball. Ah can't undahstan' how come dat done happen. De las' whistle done blow an' de game am ovah. De scoh am leben against five in favoh ob de Seniohs. Ah shoh was grieved 'cause Ah done want de Soph'mohs to win dat game. An' Ah houpes dat Ah done 'membah dat game c'rec'ly 'cause Ah shoh wouldn't like to gib yo'all de wrong impression ob dat dere game, an'ef yo'all fin' some mis- takes yo'all kin blame dat on ma mem'ry. M. C. S., '25. THE PRIZE F IGHTS OF OLD In the good old days when the Romans watched a prize-fight, it was considerably different than those of our day. At that time no padded gloves graced the fighter's hands, but real iron knuckles, the kind that were barred after the great John L. Sulli- van killed poor old Fred Smith. The bout which I am going to refer to happened about the time when Julius Caesar smoked Ed. M. Lieblein's famous LaNelda cigars, and women wore skirts with a train which dragged a yard or two after them. The two contestants were Henry Ford and john D. Rockefeller. The bout was to decide which of these two men was the greater capitalist. Among the notables present were jack Dempsey, Decius Brutus, Henry VIII, Shakespeare, and last, but not least of all, Battling Justus, who had re- cently toppled over the mighty Siki, the leopard of Europe, in two fast and furious rounds. Henry advanced to the center of the ring in a Ford driven by Barney Oldsfield, while his opponent rode on the exhausted gas of his car. Matt Kobe and Floyd Burr were there to see that no professional dope crep in. and A. F. VVestphal, Matt Cham- bers and O. P. Jones acted as referees and judges. John D. packed enough gas behind one wallop that, had it ever landed home, nuts, bolts, pistons and spark-plugs would' all be in one grand mass. Every time that Henry hit John D. the screws and nuts holding on the iron knuckles became loose and had to be tightened between rounds. john sent a smashing left and battering right jab to Henry's jaw when gasoline jumped to twen- ty-nine cents a gallon and Ford cars dropped to three hundred and fifty dollars, C. O. D., but Ford nearly knocked John D. out when Tommy Edison invented ga liquid Ccomposed of nitrogen, hydraulic pressure and carbonate of sodaj which could be used in Ford cars instead of gas. The fight was going on pleasantly, when suddenly a voice which beckoned me from my reverie called out, james, will you get up? Did you hear me tell you to get up? It's a quarter of eight. J. MCG., '26. IIOUGHTOX ll is for all the Happy days, . O is for its grand Old ways, I' is United we'll always be, fi is for Grand and best to me. H is the Hours so jolly and gay. T is Times l'm wishing could stay, O is Our love so fond and true, N is for Nothing too good can we do. Add them together and find the sum The word to the end spells HOUGHTON. ADVICE They told her not to worry. Nor sit up late to cram. Nor feel a sense of hurry. In taking her exam. And so she did not worry, Nor study hard, nor cram, Nor feel a sense of hurry, And she failed in her exam. A. S.. '24, B. I., '25, t Kfqr Page53 ff' wt.. . - ..,,4. . .rg ...,.s.ffg-,u .4,, Fx J, C2 ' It 'l I W ii. Q rg:.-tg. lr1.,g:'ru- X ll,ic!.:ll , ,l,'- ,I 3 51. dlltf, LM. ' A ll'A5'V :N if Illjlll all ,ill 711, 5 fill' 'itll '?ff3.ff..- : 'T 'i fl' J I ' MEET 4 YQA i V ii.ff:I ,V ., ,I Q Nw M U , I .1 , , as - , :rite I., ,N ,v qs V 9 'Ll 1 yu y 'A P ' ff . Q it xx F I' I 5 ? ,. ' 9 ,,, IFJ f is-Q ye if JOAN NELJQM SUSPIRIA DE PROFUNDIS. tSighs from the Depths.l fApologies to De Quincyl Prize Poem. Oh! De Quincy days are past, Each day bringing something new, Something better than the last, Something that we know is true. This is true although I dreamed it, And perhaps you'll think the same When I've finished with my story, Though my rhyme is weak and lame. I dreamed that I met three ladies, That were standing far apart, And the first of these was pressing The hot tears from her heart. She is the one known as Latin, Better known as 'Amy lady of tears, She weeps on account of the failures She has caused these many years. The next was a miss called English, Or nick-named the lady of sighs, It is she who makes us worry About the English prize. Her head is bowed in her sorrow, No one may look on her face, Indeed I felt sorta' sorry for her And I hated to leave the place. I came to the last called Physics, And her eye flashed deep as a well, She it is whom we fear the most, Who is known as the 'flady from h-llf' I flew away as fast as I could, On the wings of a heavenly breath, And I'll never forget her fearful face, I'll remember it 'till death. T. H., '23. SPRING' MESSAGE-THE CROCUS. The sun's glad rays are beaming Upon the frozen earthy While all the winds are scheming Great things at Sprlngtime's birthg The birds are gladly singing Sweet tales of Springtime loveg And Mercury is racing With fleecy clouds aboveg The melting snow is gurgling Away across the leag The perfumed buds are struggling To burst upon the tree, Below, a robin near it Whose breast is warm and red, With beads of snow around it A crocus nods its head. 1 L. B., 24. AMYGDIALOID Page55 T H E NIGHT IS ON. The work and noise of day is pastg The sobbing, whisp'ring, zephyrs blow, Around the shadowy, vine-clad porch, And night comes on. The hum of insects flying by, The far-off murmur of the brook, The soft, low, swish of wind-swept grass, And night comes on. The dark'ning shadows thicker grow, The noisy stillness closes 'round, The moon comes out with softened glow, And night comes on. L. J. G., '23 SPRING. Everywhere the earth is covered With a mantle pure and white Soon 'twill change its winter cover For a garment green and bright. From the south the birds will journey With their songs of joy and cheer Seemingly to bring the message ln the springtime of the year. Budding trees on plain and hilltop, Peeping flowers in the lane Seem to echo forth a greeting That it's joy to live again. Through the meadows and the valleys Warbling brooklets wind their way, Everywhere is joy and gladness And the world is bright and gay. C. M., '25. VISIONS. I went into the meadows, And found my delight. I wandered o'er paths Lined with flowers. A sight For the God who created this world. A sight for my weary mind. I lay complacently beside a dull brook, And heard the slow swirl and soft whine Of deep waters pass. They carried my thoughts away, Far from me. Till they dropt To a shady nook as they left the cool fray Where they held fast my dim dreams. I saw far away from me Brave men of old, Dark visaged and swarthy, Brawny and bold. I They held in their strong hands The spear of the braves. As they stood on the prow of light Danish ships, They beckoned to slow waves. They beckoned to me. I saw them all gather to bid good-bye to the sun, Which was setting in splendor Now that its day was done. It shone on their helmets, their shields and their hair. Which was tumed to the richest of gold's own array. They bowed low their heads as if praying to God To let them again greet the day. , Now, the sun was departed And night had swept on. The ship seemed dissolved In dusk dropping down. I saw only the great glisten of that golden array That remained to remind me of that departing day. M. G., '23. THANABOTTOMSIS. Ecod! but isn't it awful To have to sit and think Who in the dickens is Dickens Or some other English gink? Of course this pertains to English, Which is used by Dukes and Lords, But if you haven't a line on authors You're politely handed the 4's. But it isn't always the authors, It's what the old fools do, They'll jot it down and grunt and sigh For the benefit of me and you. But it isn't always the nonsense That they try to scribbie, But it makes a name and it brings fame To the men who can read their riddles. Now there was a gent called Shakespeare Who was an aid to humanity. I-Ie wrote a lot-I know not what, It was so deep you see. Or have you heard of Spencer? Edmund is his name. I tried to understand his work- I still can trace the pain. But isn't it a grand old feeling To read just what you please? And when you can't pronounce a word Just let it go or sneeze. R. K., '25. Page 56 T H E AMY GDALOID THE SHEIK OF TROY. By the shores of the Aegean Paris lived, a handsome boy, He was known to all the flappers, Called by them The Sheik of Troy . And fair Helen was his Sheba, Also Menelaus' wife, So fair Helen and her husband, Didn't like their married life. Menelaus had a bald spot, On the tip top of his head, And he made his wife, fair Helen, Kiss it when she went to bed. Helen didn't like the bald spot, That was on her husband's head. She would rather, yes, far rather, Kiss her sheik of Troy instead. And so one day, Menelaus Walking 'round about the town, Saw his wife and with her Paris, And his face gave forth a frown. When fair Helen came to dinner, Menelaus swore and swore, And it irritated Helen 'Till she couldn't stand him more. So she ran away with Paris, Didn't she have lots of gall? Paris robbed the National Bank, And he made a large sized haul. Paris had to have the money To elope and go away, And so he traded in his Ford, Bought himself a Chevrolet. All the roads were good that springtime And on all these roads they sped, With a dozen cops behind them, And the asphalt road ahead. Paris, driving, stept upon her, On the gas is what I mean, And the wind was streaming past them, Helen was too scared to scream. If the Sheik of Troy had been caught, By a motor cop, the iail Would have been the place to take him, And we wouldn't have this.tale. E. H., '23. r F I, A SENIOR'S LAMENT. So soon these days will be gone forever, But from our hearts they will not sever, No longer will those faces stern Watch over us to make us learn. Those are the days we were wont to dread When we were forced to use our heads, But till now we did not realize How hard it would be to say our good-byes No longer will that silver tone ring Which guides us through our daily routine, As far as we all are concerned, you know, For others take our place when we go. The hands that will open that golden door, The feet that will tred that hallway floor, Will be those of our schoolmates dear That still have more of this life of cheer. H. T. O., '23, A FLAPPER TO HER REFLECTION. I see you there before me, A cynically smiling faceg Sages say you're immoral, Totally lacking in grace. Sophistication personified Is in your every glance. Is it your freedom in action That makes them look askance? Your hair is bobbfd for comfort, Yours gowns are short for style, Your language, free and easy As your happy-go-lucky smile. But, dear, if you lengthened your dresses And brushed back that kiss-me curl, Your classification'd be altered, They'd call you a real nice girl. HMKJR THE FIRST ATTEMPT. HMWY, what ya going to do tonight? She knew he was fussed at the very sight, Blushing, stuttering, stammering round, Then for a minute he made not a sound. He started out bravely a second time, He had forgotten his long learned line, Say, Mary, er-a-wl'at-a-say can you ? His knees were shaking, his hands were blue THE AMYGDALOID Page He got up courage to try again For he wanted to show her that he was a man. So he blurted right out what he wanted to say And she said she would go to the party- I-Iurray . G. R., '25. TO THE SENIOR. Your high school days are over now. You've gained your goal at last, And now you are rewarded For the labors of the past. Altho' at times you have despaired And felt downcast and blue, You've stuck it out right to the end To show what you could do. More than once you might havc asked, Why do I have to work?,' But duty always conquered, And your tasks you did not shirk. Each year was marked with joys and sorrows, Battles won and battles lost, Each new conquest made you happy, When you failed, you paid the cost. We'll bid farewell to all the Seniors And hope that in the years to come We who follow will be like them, Rejoicing when our work is done. OUR SCHOOL. Breathes there a student with spirit so dead Who never to himself hath said, This is my school and I love it dearly, I have a task, and I do it cheerily. The task that I have, and you have it too, Is to stick by our school, in whatever we do. Never to lower the standards she's set, Always to conquer all obstacles met, Aid every project that for her is attempted, This applies to all, for none are exempted. So let's all work together, and all do our part For Houghton, our school, so dear to each heart. M. N.,'23. THOSE QUIZZES. When first you come into the room Your heart is light and gayg No thought have you of toil or gloom, In fact, it doesn't pay. But soon, with voice most firm and clear, You hear your teacher say, Away with all your notes and books, You'll have a quiz today. You look, you gasp, you pant, you stare, Your heart it just goes plunkg Before the questions e'er you've seen You know that you will flunk. The teacher smiles, then turns around While you just sit and stare, She writes the questions on the board, Then wonders how you'll fare. Horrors! murder! oh, worse than that, These quizzes that we get, For there you sit, your fingers numb, You have no thoughts as yet. M. L. N., ' SCHOOL DAYS. Once a youth, a joyous traveler, ' Started from a winding valley. Round his towered massive mountains High above the avalanches. Up he gazed with hopes and longings- Could he ever reach the summit? Could he overcome the perils? Only three things he relied on: Hope and will and pure his heart was, Thus he pondered and' proceeded. Slowly, slowly rose he upward. Step by step onward labored, O'er the crags and precipicesg Rising, falling, striving, winning, Climbed a year and then a second, Climbsd a third, higher strove he. Lo, before him rose the fourth year, Rose the long desired sunshine- All the clouds were torn asunder- Now success gleamed full upon him. He had reached the lofty summit, He had gained it by his labor, Lo, before him stretched his future T0 be Shaped by hands of destiny. What a wonderful glorious future! Flooded o'er with hopes and wishes! Now, My comrades, listen, hear me, Were we not some weary traveler? Have we not had many hardships? But by climbing, striving, hoping, We have reached the glorious summit Now fulfilled are all our wishes. Page 58 T H E AMYGDALOID But think not that all is ended, Much we still have to accomplish, Many are the tasks before us. But whate'er lies in concealment, What lies in the folds of future We shall do it gladly, bravely. That one ioumey is remembered When we started from the valley And have now stepped o'er the mountain Into different fields of labor. ln our hearts shall ever linger Memories of our happy school days. Always will they be imprinted In unfading golden letters. L. K., 3. MORNING IN THE HALL. His eyes came searchingly into space, And settled in the hall, And then ensued an exciting race, For he was slim and he was tall. Grief and woe for those who stopped And lingered in the hall. Now they would hear a worning voice, For he was slim and he was tall. Hurry there, or l'1l ring this bell. Echoes glided down the hall, And one last dash was made for rooms, For he was slim and he was tall. Woe again for those who were tardy When rushing down the hall. From him you must an admit seek, For he was slim and he was tall. M. G., '23, H. H. S. ANTICS. lt was in Virgil class one day, The pupils all were dumb, For none had even thought to look Upon their lessons some. The teacher looked dismayed and said: For this you'll surely pay Upon this chart l will record The studying done each day. The pupils looks n'er right nor left, For they did feel so sad. And all resolved to study hard For they had been right bad. That night to parties all did go, No thought for study then! 'Twas only on the homeward stretch The thought occurred to Hen . So quickly did she go towards home With terror in her heart, Soon she did have a happy thought, She'd try to play the part. Before she jumped into her bed, Her Virgil book she grasped. Beneath her pillow soon it went With Hen to slumber fast. Q Next day when all to class did go The teacher asked them this: How long on Virgil did you spend ? And many were amiss. But when the teacher looked at Hen She very proudly said, I spent ten hours upon this book, just think how much I read! M. L. N., '23 TH E CLASSES. The Freshies insignificant, Go on their humble way Knowing next to nothing, But learning every day. The Sophomores, gaining wisdom Look back on youthful ways And think How wise I am compared To those old Freshmen days. The juniors, Oh! the juniors How mightily they feel Their great and high importance And their peppiness and zeal. And the Seniors, how do they feel? They have just begun to know How insignificant they are And how far they've yet to go. A. M. U., '24 OUR HIGH SCHOOL. The High school will be lonely With the Seniors gone away, But we all shall seem higher And have lots more to say. THE AMYGDALOID Page The seniors seem superior, And, oh! high up to us. We surely have forgiven them And not made any fuss. So goodbye to the seniors Always happy and so true. We realize that this High School Owes a lot to you. Remember your happy high school days, Your teachers and schoolmates too. You can never live them o'er again After june there'll be something new. M. A., '25, SOPHONIORE TEAM. Lefty is our clever center, And Grace is at her side. Aggie is our hefty guard Who fills us all with pride. Corrine and Mona shoot the baskets And make the score go high. Our other guard is Sheenie Moon, You know she's very sly. Our team has won the banner- We're not surprised at all- For they all work in earnest When playing basketball. C. M., '25. OUR MARKS. 5 is for failure by shirkers well known, It always is greeted by many a groan. 4 is for poor, not as good as can be, A little hard study will make it a 3 . 3 is for fair and not a bad mark, A little more energy, you'll be a shark'. 1 2 is for good, a fine mark to be had, It will receive praise from your mother and dad. 1 is for excellent, best of all marks, If you can get this, you're classed with the sharks. N. H., '25. THE MIX UP OF 1917. I dreamed of a scene In an old soldiers' home, The year was 19533 With medals galore That l1e'd won in this war He sat smoking peacefully. Tell me of the war of l9l7, Said his grandson Who stood by his side, How did they fix up That terrible mix up P And proudly the old man replied: The Russions were rushin' the The Prussians were crushin' the Russians The Balkins were balkin' And Turkey was squakin' Dispute and Basputin' And Italy scootin' The Bolshes all turned Bolsheviki The British were skiddish at sea But the Good Lord I'm thanking The Yanks started yanking And yanked Kaiser Bill off the Held, And now they're still yanking To yank him up a tree. Prussians A. S., '26 ANOTHER FIGHT LEFT. I have failed in a thousand cases, But I still have the heart to try, I am scarred in a hundred places, No darling of luck am I. In many a sad, sad hour I have hoped, and been scorned and kicked But never has fate had power 'Io convince me tnat I was licked. D. Z., '25 HURRYI Hurry is a word Tlat causes us to fret. Now, my dears don't hurry When a curl you try to get. Long and strangling hairs all over, Such a sight to see. Snap, the curler's on And you're in for tragedy. One burn on my forehead, And one upon my nose, The result of trying to hurry As everyone of us knows. Curling is a vanity We all do admit. Now, girls do not hurry When a curl you try to get. H. W., '25 Pageeo THE AMYGDALOID THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATE. G-racious and sweet she's expected to be, R-attled she is and with trembling knee A-nxious for fear her dress isn't right. D-reading her speech on that terrible night. U-sing up boxes of pink and white powder, A-s if that would make her voice any louderg T-reading her toilsome trail to the top, E-agerly hoping to reach it or drop. F. O. B., '23. FAREWELL TO THE SENIORS. Nine rahs for the Class of Twenty-Three, We now all bid farewell to thee, In work, in play, remember the day When you started forth on Life's Highway. If you play the game, it will bring you fame. Now isn't that really your faithful aim? Do not forget when you are old How you had studied Caesar the bold, Or probably you were one of the mass - Who belonged to the Stenographer's class. Fond memories of classmates come in tne light Of those dear friends who brought delignt. Here's to the juniors, The wise fools of old, They always seem frolicsome And yet rather bold. Here's to the sophomores, The sharks of the school, If there's a prize to get They win as a rule. Here's to the freshies! Greener than ever,, Will you be forgotten? We all exclaim, never! 7 Here s to the teachers And principal too, Our successes and honors We owe all to you. And here's to the dear old H. H. S. Our colors Orange and Black, too, It matters not where we may roam, To you we'lI always remain true. N. J. H., '25 D. M. G., '25. EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. LEFTY'S COMB. Lefty had a little comb, Its teeth were white as snow, And everywhere that Lefty went, The comb was sure to go. She carried it to school one day, And we all thought it great, It surely is a help I'll say, lf you should get up late. But every day in every way, The teeth began to fall, Until at last we found one day, There were no teeth at all. P. E. R., '25, A TOAST TO ALL. Here's to the seniors So grave and so wise, By labor and study To fame they did rise. It's eight o'clock in the morning, Pud's strolling down the street And then as the church bell is ringing She and I merrily meet That telephone pole so entrancing Seem to be made just for me For I could be waiting forever Before she'd be waiting for me. L. McR., '23 MISTAKEN IDENTITY. Just before the bell at noon, Helen R. walked down the hall, She thought that she saw Hayner there, And decided to make him fall. He bent down to pick up a coatg She thought, Now here is my chanceg If he will just stand still a minute I'll do something to make him dance. The hall was very, very dark, She decided to make sore his bones And discovered, when pushing him over It wasn't Hayner, but Mr. Jones. I .I- NI., '26. f H THE AMYGDALOID Pagefil if. , '5 .. - J, -.. :- P , Kami:-+L 4 t N Zi st . 4- X IMMMIWY FOOTBALL As soon as the students in the high school had settled down to the usual routine of work, the call for candidates for the football team was posted. A goodly number of men reported to either one or the other of the coaches, Chambers and Jones. Among this group were six who had re- ceived letters the previous year. The player that had been chosen to act as captain, for perfectly legitimate reasons concerning his school work, left here to go elsewhere. The other five men got together and john QMickeyj Harrington was elected to pilot the football team. With the letter men as a nucleus around which the team had to be built, practice started in earnest. Hoton was handicapped throughout the season by the parents of some of the best football material in the school by their pro- tests that it was too rough and dangerous a game. The team was also seriously crippled by the repeated injuries of the players in prac- tice, and at the beginning of the season the line-up was below Hoton's standard. The line-up was as follows: These are the men who were awarded H's: John tMickeyj Harrington, Capt., r. t. Edward tTedj Hildner, l. t. Robert fBobj Ingram, f. b. Edwin fEd.j Miilu, l. h. b. Harry QI-Iankj Odgers, r. h. b. Mansfield QMansej Foley, q. b. Oliver CDosiej Dostaler, r. g. Gage QCoopj Cooper, c. Edwin COxieJ Goodale, l. g. Palmer CSullyj Sullivan, l. g. Joseph fjoej Warrick, r. e. Page 62 T H li A M Y G D A L 0 I D -joseph thloel liaspers, l. e. Russell tliussj llergh, r. lived lleehler, l. e. lilmer tblakel Jacobson, r. e. Althougli there was no second team this year these players were awarded mono- grams and should be mentioned for their loyalty in sticking to practice and the good work that was done by them when they were needed to till in some vacant position. Men receiving monograms: john C-Iackj llildner. Max fl'ackyj MacFarlane. l.eo fDagoiJ Roy. GAMES llotou 03 Lake Linden 20. The day was rainy and the crowd was small and the home team was unable to fathom Lake l.indeu's splendid aerial at- tack. llotou 0: Lalumet -33. The orange and black started the game with a speed that they were unable to keep up, and the steadiuess of the Calumet team soon had the defense in a rout. lfloton GQ llancock GH. llancock swallowed a bitter pill when the weakest team in the league pushed the ball over their line. IIoton's rooters went wild and llob Ingram Covered himself with glory and several bruises. This was the first time llancock had been scored against. lloton 03 Lake Linden 25. The team was unable to take the dirt that was handed to them by the faculty of the Lake-'s high school, who were running the game as they wanted and not according to rules as it should have been, and when Ho- ton's principal and superintendent told the team to leave the field Micky proved his THE AMY G D A L 0 I D Page 63 mettle and told the team that he would play the opposing team by himself if the players wouldn't back him to a man. lloton 0: Calumet 45. This game was the cleanest game the lloton players have entered and it was a real treat to the boys that enjoy good foot- ball. The players of the Calumet team invited our fellows to a dance that was to be held that night in the armory. Une of our boys received a letter. mailed from Cahnnet tprobably written in llancoelcl that stated we would be Niven a warm re- N ception such as was given them when they visited Calumet after they had defeated her. The last game of the season was can- celled because of a misunderstanding be- tween the two schools, the argument rising over the question of whether Floyd liurr should be played on the llaneock team against lloton or not. The team was the guests of the llough- ton Rotary Klub at a banquet. The Rotary Club sure had the right idea in their enter- taining' and in their spread. The whole team certainly appreciated it. FIRST TEAM. BASKETBALL NYith the close of the football season, Coaches Chambers and jones issued calls to the candidates for basketball. After the list of names was made up, it was found that there were four letter men from last year back on the job and the coaches had hopes of producing a fair team: regardless of the fact that last year was not success- ful. To these were added several men who did not complete last year's season and an- Page64 THE AMYGDALOID other of first team caliber, who entered school here this fall. These men were divided up into squads and a strenuous practice began the season. After a period of hard and long practice the squads were scheduled to play one another in a series of games to give the coaches a chance to see the work of each man. At the end of the series the first and second squads were picked out, with Chambers and Jones coaching, respectively. The first squad was given hard workouts in order that they might be in trim to meet the Gwinn team before the Copper Country schedule was opened. Harry Odgers captained the team and at the session with Gwinn showed that he could handle a team with remarkable abil- ity. The players to receive letters are: Harry QHankJ Odgers, Capt., f. John fLowej McGinty, f. Harry fDagoj Calverley, c. Gage CCoopj Cooper, g. John fMickeyj Harrington, g. Rickard, Marshall and Lewis accompan- icd the first squad during its scehdule and showed their ability and reliability when called upon to take a position on the reg- ulars. Gwing to the fact that they did not play in a sufficient number of games to earn a letter, they will be given a smaller H Hoton for their services. Away From Home. Painesdale ........ Hoton ......... 30 Hancock . . . Hoton ......... 16 Gwinn ..... Hoton ......... 22 Negaunee ........ Hoton ..., . . . 7 Lake Linden . . . . . . Hoton Hoton Here Calumet ......... Dollar Bay ....... at Home. Hoton ......... 26 Gwinn ..... Hoton ......... 18 Calumet . . . Hoton ......... 22 Dollar Bay ........ Hoton ......... 11 Painesdale ....... Hoton Hoton . ...... ..16 Hancock ......... Lake Linden ...... Our second team, which worked strenu- ously during the season, playing prelimin- ary games to those of the first squad, de- serves much credit. These men, in prac- tice, scrimmaged against the first squad and are partly responsible for the work done by them. They also are the champions of the second string men of the Copper Country League, having the highest percentage on the list. Our game at the Upper Peninsula Basket- ball Tournament-Class A division-at the M. C. M., was a disappointment to the Hoton fans, although the team worked hard, they could not shake the jinx that fol- lowed them in the last part of the schedule. With this to overcome and the fact that they drew the Championship team to play their first game with, they were left with the small end of a 15 and 5 score. THE NEGAUNEE-GWINN TRIP. On Friday, February second, Hoton's basketball team left for Gwinn. They left feeling that they were capable of defeating Gwinn, and hoping that Negaunee would not run too large a score against them on the evening of the following day. At Gwinn the team must have appeared half asleep-simply could not move. Ho- ton's team was fast all right, but, as Mr. Chambers said, they were fast to the floor. The second half of the game the squad came to and literally peppered the basketg how- ever, Gwinn kept a jump ahead all of the time, and we lost, 17 to 16. But all of us were not through with basketball even for that night. Perhaps you have not heard of one of the latest creations in the sport world-playing bask- etball on horseback. Harry Calverley has taken it up and Mr. Chambers will testify to the truth of the statement that almost continuously from midnight on the second until nine on the morning of the third, Dago played a fast game against an unarmed quintet. The team spent Saturday resting after 2. N. -I -H THE AMYGDALOID Page155 SECOND TEAM. their exertion. llarry overcame his fatigue sufficiently to play in perfect form in Ne- gaunee. The rest of the team, of course, had not the odds to battle against that he had, having played only one gameg so they also were in good condition for the fray on Saturday evening. Negaunee turned out nine hundred strong to see their own team down Hoton. The crowd was somewhat inclined to razz us before the game started, but they soon saw that Negaunee was not the only place where basketball teams were to be found. The Negannee squad led hy six points when the half ended. The second half saw them outpointed. Hoton overcame the odds of the first half and forged ahead, but were overtaken. Then they led agzniii-xritli only ten second to play-nine seconds- eight seconds, still ahead-six seconds- live seconds, and Ferm of Negaunee scored! They were leading! The crowd cheered as the llllllilllllllg' second were passing: flDl1l'ftll1'CC-fXVlb7llllL'+llll1Cl .X victory for Negaunee hy one point, hut llardly a loss for lloton. G. C., '23, HOCKEY l.ine-up: l.el'age-Coal. Miehels-Right defense. Kliron-Right wing. fuspers-l.eft defense. Trathen-Right wing. Roy-Center. Spares-Shetney, Cornellier, Kaiser, MacFarlane. ,lloton vs. Uhassell, Dlilll. 5. Lihnssell was Page isis T H li A M Y G D A L O I D tlu- gtu-st til' llfituii iii tlut first luiclct-5' gaiiu- SUIISHII. 'l'lui tcaiii playt-cl llL'llCI' hi this wif tlu' st-asiiii, 'l'lu- hiniu- tcaiii clis mlaywl Qilllll' lllilll Ill illll' 'lllwl' Hifllm' tlw' llillllfl' l lirilliaiit tt-ani-wtwli aiul rltlfczttwl llu' visi- lmlml m ml ll WHS llm'l'l 'l'll '? wlwn , , llillllllltl math- tlu- hu'lcx' cfmiiiiu-1'. Sctiiv, I5 turs hx' a scwlm- ul lm tn 2, ' ' lu lllllml VS'.l.lulSSL'll' -lim' 12' llllllm lwm lltitmi vs. llaiumcli. llutuii mzulc tlu' lu lulmsslbll lm. thc wwllll gmjlc ul llw Sm- lirst scuim' aiul kvht tlu- lt-:ul fm' limi lu-rimls. sim. lhu- lu tlu- smalliu-ss ut tlu- riiilc, tlu- but in my mil mm, had to gin, in to thc Nflllll' WHS film- lill515f4Ull llllfl lllt' iiflkff' 'll' tiliatiipimisliip tcatii. Um' luiys sticcccclcil llnttni aiul 1ll.lt'l' tlu' lattcr harl tu-ml tlu' in kccpiug, thnx Stow down tw 3 lu I in MVN, sciirt- tlirvc tiiiu-s, thasst-ll siuwct-flt-tl iii llc- UI- Ilzlmmck- lwllllg tht' llmllgl' mul lllmhk ll' ll T ta 4 lltitim vs. SZlCl'L'tl llt-art. This Siuiu- was glllllv' mi tlu- lumu- rink, hut as tlu' ict' was suft. llutuii vs. llaiu'4u'k. llu' luniu- tt-aiii thc Playing- was Imm- ami thc g-mm, Shmx l'l5l5'K l 1l!S1f l lwflfvi' flllll lllw l5l'lU llll' S:u'i'cml llc:1i'tclcfc:ltt'tl lluton, 3 tu 0. Hillllk' 5l W- lllll il lilfkl' f1'f'W'l 'll llilllfwlf llutmi vs. t'ahiiiu-t. tiahmu-t was llo- 1 't'U'1'S WCW Sflilfl ll' SW ll l l1 SLN lllt tim s giu-st. llu- um- was iii hiu- miulituni Smilll l'11'l 'ff 21 fi lt' l 5fUl'V- su tlu- gaiiu- was all that tlu- t'i'mx'tl cmiltl llntcni vs. L'ahmu-t. llutun jtmiiiwu-yt-rl ask. llwtmi hail tlu- gaiiui st-wt-il at tlu- tn t'ahiiiu't with high luipcs, hut tlu-sc xvt-rv mul of tlu- st-coiul pcritul. hut hy lu-ruining hlastctl on tlu- hig rink aftt-1' mul ul' tlu- IIVCI' cimticlvnt lust with tlu- some staiuliiigg fastvst aiul liarclt-st fimglit gaiiu-sz ul tlui I5tu2i11 Cahiiiu-t's favor. THE AMYGDALOID Pager-37 GRADE SCHOOL BASKETBALL The plan that was inaugurated last year of grade basketball, was followed up by :mother of the same plan this season. The games were good and the enthusi- asm which they aroused was in itself enough to warrant the continuance of the grade school tournaments each year. These tournaments give the high school othcials a chance to look out for players Tllll C l lurrah l llurrah! I lurrah l the crowd on the sidelines yelled, l lurrah l llurrah! I lurrah l cheered the erowds the balcony held, Ilaclc and forth Hew the basketball, llaek and forth the players all. XYres1led and jumped with might and main .Xnd fought the winning' goal to gain. l lurrahl l lurrah l l lurrah Y the crowd on the sidelines yelled, l lurrah ! llurrah l l lurrah l cheered the crowds the balcony held, Two minutes to play l .Xnd the score in doubt l who might develop into assets on the high school squad. Quite a bit of talent was displayed by several of grade team players. Central was the runner-up in the tourna- ment. but NYest. by superb playing and team-work, beat them out at the finish. East made a valiant effort. but only succeeded in landing' the cellar championship, and that with but small opposition. RISIS They plunged and twisted and whirled about, Till out of the heap our forward tall, Sidestepped. dodged. and tossed the ball. llurrah! llurrah! llurrah l the crowd on the sidelines yelled, llurrah! llurrah! Hurrah! cheered the crowds the balcony held, lX'hile the gym went wild with yell and shout, And the rooters in circles were running about: Yet there were those who were feeling sore For our opponents could cheer no more. L. A. U., '23, V Q ff mill' Gill- ff lfff I Jain, WFLJU7 w THE AMYGDALOID Page 69 9 J-'lil W SOCIAL CALENDAR SEPTEMTZER Tuesday, 5. School again. Curiosity and interest aroused by the appearance of sev- eral new teachers. Friday. 22. The first High School dance of the year was given in the Bank Hall. The Seniors seemed to hold the record for attendance. Monday, 25. llillie XYilliams appeared today with her hair bohbed. XYho will be the next one? OCTOBER Tuesday, 3. The junior Class held the first meeting' of the year for the purpose of electing' ofncers. Monday. 9. Grace and John lllcfiinty, from Greenland, have entered school. XYednesday, 11. The Freshmen Class held their first meeting of the year for the purpose of electing' officers. Friday, 13. Teachers in Marquette at the Institute. A peppy assembly was held in the afternoon. Dr. llildner talked to us about school spirit. Friday. 20. Rr. llenallack gave a short inspiring talk to the student body. Friday. 27. NVeekly assembly. Mr. Con- don talked today. NOVEMBER Friday, The Athletic Association gave a dance in honor of Coaches Chambers and jones and the football boys. Monday, 6. One of our few holidays. XYe are so glad that there is an institute at Calumet as well as at Marquette. How- ever, we make up for it when they try out the newly acquired ideas on us the next day. Tuesday, 7. Report cards today! Saturday, 11. Armistice day! Got cheat- ed out of a holiday. Thursday, 16. Class meetings! NVednesday, 29. Like all other good classes. the Class of '26 started out by giv- -.,v.,r..-gtrm-.y . . T '-1f iWv-' t:i.'F?'2 5' V' vg.-- -4f-.- -. . -- 15.4- , THE AMYGDALOID Page7l ing a party at the gymnasium. They have already started to talk about the next party they are going to give! Thursday, 30. Thanksgiving day! No school! DECEMBER Monday, 11. The football team was en- tertained by the Rotarians at the Hough- ton Club. They were filled with things good to eat and to think about. Friday, 15. The Physics classes went to the college and were given a very interest- ing lecture by Professor Fisher on the high tension experiments. Saturday, 16. Everyone enjoyed the dancing after the Gwinn game. Wednesday, 2. The Christmas play, which was of' a serious nature this year, was presented by the pupils of the school under the direction of Miss Wieber. It was hoped by many that the play would be repeated, but arrangements for a second performance could not be made. Thursday, 21. The Seniors gave a Chirst- mas dance at the hall. It was thoroughly enjoyed, being the tirst Senior dance of the year. Friday, 22. Last day of school before Christmas vacation. JANUARY Monday, 8. Hack to school. Friday, 12. Hoton beat Hancock, 30-26! Tuesday, 16. Socially we have been rather inactive as we have been impressed with the fact that the end of the semester is rapidly approaching. Tuesday, 30. Report cards today! More red marks! FEBRUARY Monday, 12. First day of new semester. Mr. Erickson announced that an unknown friend of the school had donated S530 to- wards an English prize. Boys' Glee Club sang. Friday, 16. One hundred fifty absent! How many were sick? ' MARCH Friday and Saturday, 9 and 10. Basket- ball tournament at the college. Houghton was eliminated after the first game, but it took the best team in the upper peninsula to do it. Tuesday, 13. Report cards today. Friday, 16. Mr. Gaynor talked in tlle assembly room on Why we should buy the Amygdaloid. Friday, 23. More reperesentatives from the Amygdaloid staff talked to us today. Miss Fisher and Milton Grams further in- spired us to write and subscribe for the Amygdaloid. Monday to Saturday, 19 to 24.4 Seniors have their pictures taken. Boys all dressed up! Friday, 30. Another holiday-Good Fri- day. APRIL Wednesday, 4. Final basketball games played to decide the Inter-Class Champion- ship. The Seniors beat the Sophomores by a score of 11-5. Thursday. 5. Oratorical contest at Calu- met. A car full of enthusiastic rooters ae- companied the representatives. Friday, 6. Another Amygdaloid speech given by the business manager, Richard Carne. We learned not only something about the Amygdaloid but that the act of blushing has not been lost to all of us. NVednesday, 11. A peppy Sophomore class meeting. Friday, 13. Sophomore dance. Every- body reported a good time, especially the Seniors. Monday, 16. Spring housecleaning. Fortunately we all had warning so that we could erase the picture in our books. Friday, 20. Freshman dance. Tuesday, 24. Three one-act plays, The Ghost Story, Spreading the News, and 'Op-o'-me-thumb, were given at the Am- 'L' -'xx Page72 THE AMYGDALOID phidrome for the benefit of the Athletic this dance, we predict the best reception Association, in the history of the school. , , Md,30.F't t'fthS' Fr1day,.27. junior class gave a dance playolllgytoday' Irs piac me or e emor for the Hlgh School. Judging by the abil- MAY ity that the Juniors showed in managing Tuesday, 1. Amygdaloid goes to press. OVERHEARD IN GIRLS' DRESSING RGOM Say, have you seen'-with her hair bobbed! It's perfectly darling. 'lYou've looked in that glass long enough: hurry up. Did you go to the show last night? Sweet cats, the best looking man in it! Good night, have you done your history: we've got to have a map ready to hand in. New comer- Oh kid, just had the berries of a Caesar Exam. Say whatchamacall called me up last night. What did he have to say. anything exciting? Oh boy, I'll tell you later. Got a comb, anybody? Hurry up, it's time for the bell. Gee, I like your sweater. Did you ask anyone to Soph. party yet? I don't know who to ask. Oh! gimme some powder. Say, are you going to the dance P Not yet, are you ? Yea.'y Say, do you know what I heard? They are going to have dancing up at the hall every Thursday after school. Oh, where did ya hear that P No, really, that is straight goods. Have you got an extra pencil? Exam next period. How did your pictures come out ? Rotten, I am not going to have them done over, though. She sure did bawl him out. Somebody put the awfulest picture of me in the Amygdaloid. it's terrible. Hey, wait for mef, Well, hurry up. Good night, there goes that bell. L. G. VV.. '25, VVHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND 1. VVhen Mr. Thorpe says. If this keeps on I'm going to put the clamps on 3 or 2. VVhen Miss Covalt says, Take out pencil and paper and conjugate the following verbsg or 3. When Mr. Cave says, You will hand in this experiment completed by the end of fifth period fodaiyf' or 4. When you hit the bottom of the stairs and Mr. Thorpe rings the 8:30 bellg or 5. When you have just taken a fresh stick of gum and the teacher asks you to kindly put your gum in the basketg or 6. When you have a date after school and Mr. Knisely says. I'll see you in Room 13 at 3:40 today: or 7. When you're trying to finish up your Physics lesson and Miss Fisher says, This is no Physics class. You are here to study English 3 or 8. When Mrs. Trezona says, That's not straight. Rip it and sew it over again g or 9. When Mr. Shaeffer says, You can sand this board for another week. S. L. P.. '23. THE AMYGDALOID Page73 JT il 4 y S .l X X 7 4 7 4,2 gf! OBO A -'P 51 lil..-5ff??:.' . 7, la!'W U ll 4f? i. . I5- -iii- N -3 . 'e 'Hn vig., mi Ai! 1 fi iii ,nfl 16 n f . sl L1 2 ff' r , ,, lf- ,ig I ' fl 11 X' 9 I ,N Ii, 1 .l,, it ,,. ' '4 f I, jll'n 113 JK. 1 . wavy , -Y: - . NIP lv X: I a' Y 5 . . IV' Y -4 I 4. ex 'n ti., . 5 i '51 v JOKES tReal happeningsj Miss Brainerd: What is the immediate result of the bombardment of Fort Sum- ter? Lionel M.: The noise. Mr. jones fin Chemistryj: Well, I've read of a man who fell six stories, landed on an awning and didnlt hurt himself- Coyle finterruptingj: No, it was eight. Harry: Well, that's two more stories anyway. Mr. Thorpe: Wlhat is Newton's third law of motion? Bright Student in Physics: Every little movement has a meaning all its own. Miss Cameron in front of the assembly: XVill you please sing as I beat it? Miss Wieber: What is the meaning of celibacy? Pupil: A loan. Miss W'ieber: Yes, that's right, alone. THE TRI-WEEKLY A South Shore train passes the school often and makes such a noise that everyone is disturbed. One day Mr. Jones asked: Is that the Limited, Jack? Jack S.: Yes, that's her. Harry C.: Yes, the train is early. It was due here yesterday. Mr. Jones: Vtfell, I thought it was the Tri-Weekly. It leaves one week and tries to get back the next. CAN IT HIT? Listen, heah, niggah. NVhy does yoh call dat flivvah of yoh'n The Crapshootf' ah? Shake, rattle and roll. OLD INVENTION Single: They have machines now that can tell when a man is lying. Ever see one? WVedman: Seen one? By gosh, I mar- ried one. I 'f I I I gc 74 T H li A M Y G D A I, O I D V r THE AMY GDALOID Page vs Teacher Chanding back paperj: Helen, what are you trying to do around here? Swear? Helen: No, sir. Teacher: You would think so, accord- ing to the way you have 'lMadamn spelled. -Ex. E Teacher: What is the meaning of inter- fere? Bright Pupil: Interfere means to bud in. ALL TIME How long is it since yoh read de Bible, nigger ? Lessee, lemme figure. I ain't nevah read it. How long is 'at P -Ex. FREE SPEED You tell me I can't have wine? I tell you to go to hell. Tony Reniole told the Judge. ' One hundred dollars, said the Judge. ,HI tell you to go to hell two times. Two hundred dollars. And I tell you to go to hell three times. Three hundred dollars. What I care? I no got three hundred dollars. -Ex. THE DOCTRINE OF CHANCE He: Was your father very angry when you told him of our engagement? She: Not particularly. He said he'd been rather unfortunate in the stock mar- ket of late, and figured it was about time for his luck to turn.--Ex. IMPASSE That woman is the most awful actress I ever saw, said the mild-mannered man to his neighbor. That lady is my wife,' replied the neigh- bor. I am wrong, said the mild-mannered man. she is a good actress struggling with a rotten play. I wonder what fool wrote it F I Unfortunately I am the author, said the neighbor simply.-Ex. AND TO THE POINT Did anyone comment on the way you drive your new car P Yes, one man made a brief remark: 'Twenty dollars and costs.' -Ex. FUTURE MAGNATE Maud: What happened when your fath- er told your fiance to put something aside for a rainy day? Lois: 'A little later Dad missed his rain- coat.-Ex. . ONE MAID TO ANOTHER You can't imagine, my dear, the num- ber of young men who paid attention to me at the dancef, But that is quite impossible, my dear, for you've already imagined them your- self. -Ex. IT WOULD SEEM THAT WAY Prof.: Why should we read all the best of the present day literature? Bright Student: So We can appreciate the parodies. EXPERIENCED ' Mrs. A.: I see you have a new cook. Is she experienced? ' Mrs. B.: I believe so. She started by coming late the first day and then asking the afternoon off.-Ex. WELL TRAINED Old Gentleman: I noticed you got up and gave that lady your seat in the train. Archie: Since childhood I have respect- ed a woman with a stap in her hand.-Ex. THE HONOR SYSTEM The Student: Say, Myrtle, this Honor System is sure some stunt. Yesterday the Prof. called my room-mate up to his desk and said: Look here, Mr. Dummer, what authority were you quoting? Almost every sentence in your paper is enclosed in quota- tion marks. An' Bill says back: Be- ,, -MR .xxlk Pag-376 THE AMYGDALOID tween you and me, Prof., I was quoting the fellow next to me. -Ex. LUCK OF SCIENCE Mr. Tombson has a great deal of Scotch in his veins, said Mrs. Tipler, looking up from her sewing. Lucky dog, groaned Mr. Tipler.-Ex. CORRECT ! Professor: Do you believe in a more elastic currency? Student: No, it's elastic enough now. Why not make it more adhesive ?-Ex. Former Bachelor fto friendj : Yes, ever since I've been married I haven't smoked, gambled or been out a night! Admiring friend: It must take a strong will to do that. Former Bach: Yes, I'll admit she is strong-willed.-Ex. Miss Bainerd Cin History classj: Why was Russia a frozen country? Grace Richards: Because its emperors kept it isolated. Freshman flate in the dayj : What shall I do? Sophomore: Go home and lie down un- til the dark spell is over. Stephanie S.: Say, Emma, does Billie Williams still go with Jack steady? Emma G.: No, she goes with Jack Hicok. Principal: I see you're late again. You know you can't stop the flight of time. Fresh: Oh, I just stopped a couple of minutes down the street. NO, HE DIED Second period English was discussing Twelfth Night. Bob I. Cawakening from one of his fa- vorite napsl : Did he get killed? Miss Fisher: Who? Bob:, The twelfth night? .J Q. ... STRAIGHT AS A CROOKED PIN Two negroes were having a dispute over a game of cards. I First Coon: Ah knows Am right. Second Coon: Say, there, black man, cain't yo' play honest? Ah knows what cairds Ah done dealt youf Arius Croteau ftranslating a French sentence, 'fMaintenant ma toilette est faite j said, Now, my dress is made. IN FRENCH CLASS Miss Covalt: What's wrong, Helen? Helen R.: I got a, headache from chew- ing this gum. Q Miss Covalt :L Lionel, are you finish-. Lionel M.: No, I'm French. PRETTY GOOD, BOB ! CThird Period English Class, Room 7.1 Miss Fisher: Where do we always use periods? Bob I. Cwith hand high in airj : I know. Miss F.: All right, Bob, where? Bob fin excited tone of voicej: When we dot the letter HI. HEARD IN THE PHYSICS LAB. J. Moore fin Physics Lab.J : I need an- other steel ball. A. -I. Cave fslightly peevedj : Use your head. L. Gilles: Ivory always was a poor con- ductor. EMIGRATION In the Economics room Muriel K. had been constantly dropping a pen. Mr. Chambers declared, exasperated, that the next one touching the pen would leave the room. While the class was talking about Immigration, several minutes later, Emma G. dropped the pen. Then Mr. Chambers said: I see some one will have to 'Emma- grate. ' -Mx THE WIFE BEATER THE AMY GDALOID Page 77 BETTER THAN MR. CAVE'S DEFINITION! F reshie: I got zero on my algebra exam. Bright Soph.: That's nothing! First Student: Nothing goes right with Mutt Grams. . Second Student: Why? First Student: Oh, he's left-handed. SHOCKING! Little Boy to Mother: Mamma, our Sunday School teacher never takes a bath! Mother: Why, Albert, think so? Little Boy: Well, she Sunday School that she thing in private that she public. what makes you told us today in never does any- would not do in Dubbs: Are you hurt badly? Briggs: Well, if you go the window, you'll have a chance to feel the pane. THE BEST MEMORY First Latin Student fatter discussion of Caesar during which he learned that Caesar could remember all his own and his wife's relativesj: Caesar must have had a good memory. ' . Second Student: Talk about Solomon! He Qquarreling with wifej: I'm posi- tive! She: Only fools are positive. He: Are you sure? She: I'm positive! Miss F. Cafter reading a theme to the class: M-1, what is the spirit advocated in this theme? M. Qgiving the answer rather brieliy and unwittingly in a vehement voicej: None of your business. HEARD IN THE ENGLISH CLASS Speaking of mental telepathy, said a student in an English class after a discus- sion of the subject, I went down to Nel- son's the other day, and as I was thinking of a song, somebody started to play it on the Victrola V, VERY FORTUNATE Bill: I had an accident last night. john: What happened? Bill: I fell out of a second story win- dow. John: Get hurt? Bill: No, I fell on a soft coal pile. UNMERCIFUL DISASTER Mother: johnny, don't run so fast around the house. You'l1 fall and hurt yourself. Johnny: If I don't run fast, it'll hurt me anyway. Dad's chasing me.-Ex. FEARED THE RESULTS Father: That fellow you're going with is a bad egg. A Daughter: I know it. I'd have dropped him long ago if it weren't for that.-Ex. Lady Candidate fto Heckler who had been pestering her for a plain yes or no to his various questionsj: If I ask you a question, will you answer yes or no F Heckler: With pleasurei Lady Candidate Qemploying well- known devicejz Have you stopped beat- ing your wife? Heckler: No, I beat her this morning. Lady Candidate: What! ! ! Heckler: Yes-three 'up and two 'to play.-Ex. DIPLOMACY . Delia: Ye can get a hat just like your missis' velvet wan for sevin dollars at Brown's Bargain Store. Norah: Yes, an' I can get wan for noth- in' by tellin' me missus about the wan in Brown's Bargain Store.--Ex. Page78 THE AMYGDALOID SOME DUE She: How kind of you to bring me those lovely flowers! They are so beauti- ful and fresh. I think there is some dew on them. He Qin great embarrassmentjz Yes, there is, but I'm going to pay it off to- morrow. HOW ABOUT THE MOTORMAN? Pupil: How long will the electricity stay in a Leyden jar? Mr. Thorpe: It depends on the form of the conductor. Mr. Knisely Centering the room, scratch- ing his headj: Well, young folks, I have a lot of little things running through my head this morning. Miss C.: Conjugate: Je suis intelligent, etc. Pupil: What's Miss Covalt trying, auto- suggestion? Mr. Thorpe: How many times is the first result the second? Mutt: Two many times. Harry Odgers, can you explain the fire- less cooker? Odgers: I ain't taking Home Deco- rating. Miss Brainerd: Fuzzy, can you tell me something about the Scandinavian race? Fuzzy: Nope, wasn't there. I went to the football game. Miss Cameron f at Boys' Glee Club prac- ticelz Some one sang Oval instead of Opal beach. M. Grams: Paul Goodale sang aw- ful! Paul Goodale: I did not! SOME TOUGHS, THOSE STUDENTS! Mr. Jones fgiving out a lesson in Chem- istrylz Well, tomorrow weill take every- thing from Carbonic Acid to Arsenic. Visitor: Is this General Science class? Physics Student: No, this is General Thorpe's class. L. G. fin Economicsj: I forgot to get a current event. H. Calverley: Pick a current off the electric wire-that would be quite an event. L. G.: It might shock the class. Liz R.: You'd be a good dancer, Harry, but for two things. Harry C.: What are they? Liz R.: Your feet! TURN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY Mr. Blimp: Remember, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Don't forget that, my dear. Mrs. Blimp: Then you come right in and rule the world a while, I'm tired.-Ex. EPOCH MAKING Teacher: Willie, what great change oc- curred during the VVorld War? Willie: Pop bought Maw a new wash- board. PRESUMABLY Bible School Teacher: What was the Tower of Babel? Bright Willie: Wasn't that the place where Solomon kept his five hundred wives? -Ex. TRUE COURTESY Freshman: You surely are a good dan- cer. Co-Ed: Thank you. I'm sorry I can't return the compliment. Fresh: You could if you were as big a liar as I am.-Ex. MAKING IT EASY Examiner: Tell me, what is tellurium? Student: ?? 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E E 1:4 Assets Des. 31, 1922, S839,609.5l 5 E E1 E1 E E Authorized Capital, S3,000,000.00 Q 35.00 per month with our 4 to 6 per cent dividends E zz E will mature at 81,000 S 5 E Our prepaid Dividend Stock at 580.50 per share pays 5 per cent EE E annually and matures at 3100.00 per share. ,PHE X DQ FB E S E Q xx EI! E 1:1 E E3 lil Ei E E IE El EL El Q xx E gg xx X QQQQQ 5 'd D: 'd U: F1 C5 CD Z 'U 5: Z FU If Pd U2 E E or 2 PAINE, WEBBER 8: CO. lil E 5 EEE EEEE vii! X E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 1251 E E11 E E E E E E E E QKI E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Ei 3 E E11 lil li E El E li El lil lil E lil lg Bl li E E El lil lil Qil E El li E E El lil E E lil E El E lil IE lil lil El li Bl El li E li El E El El EI lil L3 El El IZ' El lil E F lil E El V El zz I VT' I X E ii E Whats Sauce for the Goose Should be Sauce for the Gander Z The retail merchants of a city in Kansas are forming a mutual insurance com- pany which they are to call the RETAIL DEALERS COOPERATIVE INSUR- 5 S ANCE ASSGCIATIONI' Do they not by that act encourage other citizens to E Start cooperative lmutuall stores in that very city? It requires far more technical 2 E ability to successfully operate an insurance company than it does to run a store. E5 E The ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITTANICA says: E E Insurance is, for the most part, like every other product of human skill, best g supplied to the market by those who make it their calling to produce it for gain. Q E The NEW YORK TIMES says: 2 Property and profits are the mainspring of human activities. Q E CHEAP INSURANCE 5 E Cheapness is relative. Adulteratecl food, even if bought at a bargain may impair health. Inferior medicine, irrespective of the price, is a poor investment- E Insurance which does not insure is one of the most costly things on earth, though E its promoters claim to sell it at cost. Stock insurance may be more expensive Q gi to buy but it is much cheaper to hold. S Mushrooms are good to eat while toadstools are poisonous, yet they look so 2 S much alike that it takes an expert to tell the difference. E E STOCK INSURANCE IS THE ONLY SOUND INSURANCE E CONSULT E S THE JAMES T. HEALY INSURANCE AGENCY S El El HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN 2 Insurance in all its branches, including Surety Bonds I IE 5 K il a X Ili E fgjl Eg BASTIAN BROS. CO. X E E Ig ORIGINATORS OF Q3 EXCLUSIVE CLASS PINS AND RINGS 53 ,, E ENGRAVED COMMENCEMENT INVITATIONS S f? Ask Your Principal-He Knows E x BASTIAN BUILDING ROCHESTER, N. Y. Q El til El EE fiQilD5I73lEQIYflgEEEElilgIElialmEEEEEliQlfglglEEllgEElgQllEEl5lilfiilElilEl3ilElili3lU1El3iEl?lI5lQfllEllZEEfllE It 131312125151 13121 X1 2111312513121 Eli IEIEEEEEIEEIEEEEEE 12131 liliE121liEEEEEEEEEEEBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE E313121112511E12ElZ1E'lEIZ11E1E1E1E1E1El311E1E1EliZ1E1E1'i1i1i1Z1Z5251353131313 E1515112131211231131313513151E1Z1131E!lB11Z1E1f5'11'i1E1311Z1E1EF1fi1B1E1LUlf1CiI Lincoln F01'dS01Y CARS 'TRUCKS ' TRACTORB The new Ford cars with their many new refinements are decid- edly the greatest car value ever offered the motoring public. At the service ofeach Ford owner is the greatest dealer organization in the world. Convince yourself. A demonstration does not obligate you in any way. McClure's Modern Garage EEEEE1E1E1E2lf1Zi1E1E1K1lZ1EiJE121E1E11EE1EE11Z1Q1FE15Q11EQT1L?1 AMPHIDROME THE HOME or AMUSEMENT M. Van Orden Co. Houghton and Laurium, Mich. COAL AND Building Materials Hay, Grains and Feed Peerless Horse Feed Ground Limestone, Ground Phosphate Rock and all Standard Commercial Fertilizers Distributors of Universal Portland Cement Graduates of '23 ! Houghton High School Greetings and Best Wishes From MARINELLO Margaret Nantell Douglass House Block lilmmiili -rm X XX1EE Li'x-xEmx1EE'm1EEEBEEmEl E1li1B11E21E2i11?1E1i1Z1L21QEEE13lE.Z1Z1Ei1JEZ1EEEE1EEEEElEE E1E1 m1EEEE1EEE1 LITE! El .EE QE? ERIE! EEEEEEEENEEWWEEQERKEW131FERNE13158lil?1IEli123IE121WEEEBi121E13?1FQ1Z1'E5iJ1E1E55112Z1E1EW1E1J1E151113TE11??1TSf22ilZ13.1 'XXHEEEEETK4UUE'Ewwiig-mmmmmmm-mmmmmmaammmmmaamaaammmmmmmmammmmmmmaZ 'BHEEBEEEE' EEEEEBBEEBEWBBEEBBEEXEE YOUR TRADE Is Appreciated and Well Taken Care of Laundry and Dye Works at Telephone 400 Houghton T R A C Y ' S Phone 667 OUR EMBLEM OF INDEPENDENCE YOUR GUARANTEE OF QUALITY AT YOUR SERVICE I-I S Gooclell SCPVICC Station Open All the Year Hancock End of Bridge N. Q E IE El E 'Z E BT E IQ El IE lil IE E3 E E QI E li Ei YE E IS E B E F! E E E B M QQ 5 M H E E F Q M E m F E IE ISI F 5 E E Q m Q m E QmmmmmmmEEmmmmmmammmmwmmmmmmmmmmmm xi EEEENBiDEEBEEXuBEEEEEEEEEEQFEI ' ' E EI E S EE EI VE E Ig! l E l lil ISI E El LZ li E E El 2 TEH FE Ei E1 E E E1 E IZ! E1 E C51 Q lil HE El IE F e gl .. O IE IE E E . IE E Ei 5 . E El E E Q as E ?EBEEEEHEEEEEEEEHEWEEEWEHEEEEHHEHHBEEEEEEEE QEEEEEEEE MEEEEEEMM E Good Traveling Companions A store that developed from the old Houghton Rock School E f 40 . We have a complete O Years ago E Q 4,-'TT E - stock of lg Most of the students of If 4 . lil E that day and their E Kodaks and . children, and mst C f th ' re gl E afneras some o eirs a 5 still buying in this store gl That fit both your pocket and El There must be a reason E ji your pocket book Q at EE EE r.-ri F 1 BP' F' va 20 cu Z E 7 E Kroll s Drug Store PHONE 130 Houghton Calumet R Y ,, , 3, -, Q E lg SMALL TOWN STUFF Q W E11 , . li Q Have you ever used that phrase? Well, don't. lt is always said lf? in tones of derision. One might surmise that the happenings in a Q E small town are all of a nonsensical characterg that the men from the El E small towns are narrow, provincial, and limited in thought and action. , El lg Don't you ever think so. E Go back over your history books. Pick out the national char- lg E acters that stand in the forefront of statesmanship, business, finance gil Q or in the professions? just a mere handful. 'QI EQ Now, for instance, look over the members of the President's Q E cabinet. President Harding, himself, is the son of a small town doc- gg tor. Two of the members are sons of country preachers. Another is Q E a blacksmith's son. The others are sons of farmers. U . . . . E gl Right here in your town is the place to lay the foundation of your lg career. And in doing so remember that the savings habit is a solid rock meriting a prominent place in your life structure. El U Et IHIOUGHTON NATHGNAL BANK x , , M E Houghton, Michigan E 31 YS E E E E3 'Sl EEEEEEEEEWEEE EEEEEESEEN I X Z XX BE KE E E E E IE IE El IE IE EI x 5 E13 El E! E El E1 El E QI IE H EJ IE E El El El IE IE El IE Lil Lil El El 'El Bl B1 KE E! IE El lifl Ci! Ei E E21 E li Ili IE lil IE E DE E E11 E? F . K, E ' X E E B 351 El Established 1858 lncorpqrgted 1896 Q1 A MJ Q2 El 0 age 3 0 0llll fy HC lllefy 0. E P rl L k F d 62 Nl li' C Dil llfl E3 MANUFACTURERS OF rg General Mining and lirl E4 Milling Muchlnerg 5 P51 - m E E5 if Ei HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN ' 5 5 S ff E zz N E , NA fd Q KG D gm G0 . S. Army Store Q Q 'A ' l Houcl-lToN, MICHIGAN H371 Stores xxxxximxigxiixg xgxxg xxi ,rx - x'::.EiE! 33211. Shelden St. Houghton, Mich. A Nation-Wide Institution Dry Goods, Shoes, Ready to Wear Clothing Spring and Summer Camping Specials We have loads of them to supply your needs, such as breeches, boots, blankets, etc -'sn EAEEWEEBEMWHBEEBEEHXwmBBBEBEHHE Q,-ilrimxcmu Q fm E cr-3 E M in an E mm 121 in fi fi u ra 121 ., in in tm tm iz in na 121 nu in L21 E1 121 12. xii in in ni lil . rg in fn ni in nn ni ni in S Ei F in in na Q S iii E E Ei E F E nf,'- X it .Bl E1 Houghton Bottling Works Crago 81 Lauren CHARLES NIKULA, Prop. E31 7 Manufacturer of the r Merchant Tailors 5 Famous Cochran X1 fr: 'wil Jil Ginger Ale Cleaning and Pressing i and other Called for and delivered xr 5 Carbonat d Bevera es . e g Come rn and let us show Jewell Distilled Water YUU OUT new bpfmg N' XJ -2: X and Summer line Telephone 160 Q J. Xl Bl Houghton, Michigan Shelden St. Phone 446-M li 3 E 1 x . Zi - Picture Q 'f f if Bi ,V-t-1 'fo bfi M ' lkii Ll -f:.1,., K r X - ng, Clkln V Willard W p g P automatically Storage Batteries so lr SUggeSfS li ,xr for ATKlN'S, THE KODAK STORE xl bl' . ,.. ... Kodaks, Films and Supplies x' 1,-i Radio e- -'ll gf., X! Rr lm WX, V6 - M, E , N 5, K' ' B b Sh mnee s ar er op .4 - Opposite Houghton Post Office -4 NX. B2 . . W' First-class workmanship s ' sr uperlor Orage The finest lme of tomcs 'gf Q. Battery Co. in town CAL KINNEE fx 1 f am or: f:3mir:2'o:r:zu2'1:fu:rg 1 ,J w - J mrmtifmlsgwxrxgxmLriqxtiglzlilfzgifmzfzxtrygmfmzmmmw1m'r21'x1zmmu:5wxlmmmmoz:maxlixmmelfflszgnxmenmelrzliztmr E151 Li X ' X 5 Wzlllam Gamble 5 FE 3' 1211 Q . J. W. Henderson s Me' ' X fi E B b Fresh and Salt Meats X E M CU' BT O of fi P Fresh Fish and Poultry X! E a specialty 181 an 5, :gs , gg Bridge Store Co. .rs 7 Q D R. F. R U N G E nm . . in Q Candles, Czgars DENTIST li, 'Q 141 . T221 E Copper Souvenzrs T e I e D ,I 0 n e 4 3 9 El CHAS. ATKIN, Proprietor H0U8l'lf0Nf Mich- gl IE Telephone 904 5 E! H J. P. PELTOS RELIABLE TAILORING X I 5 Chas. Czernkovzch t i ' Cleaning, Pressmg E . ' ' rf. E Tallm. and and Repamng fx El Furrier Suits Made to Order fi LW E3 El Buttons covered from your own material Q Tglephgne 436 15 different Styles of pleating Q E2 Mail orders given prompt attention Bl . n E Kllnghammer'5 Let us show you the latest Q llil ' E M uslc Store Style in stylish footwear IQ E E51 Dealer in E Bl 511 'tt' . in 53 Brunswlck phonogmphs MANNING-PETERSON, SHOE C0. QQ F' 555 and Records Better Shoes 551 . il ..Everyn-ling in Music,, 228 Qumcy St. Hancock E tl M lx: gl 3iIDfH3EiQll5il25EDiihLl35MQlE5Il.33MlElEIBIIKNXIX IX XXII! llilii Di'tifli13IX'DQDslIiiDiTl22TIii,l22ZD6li1?I2!-511'DK V21liifl5iREliiElZ8I2i5li1X13lii'l2liEi:iWI2iM!XI1 - .,.',,, 'Llan- lyx . F'-.-'E' y ff 1 1 X1 'tv- gk , 1. 'lp 'ni