Humboldt High School - Life Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Beowulf, 1923 Model james Lackey, the captain of them all, did spake: I-Iosking, be thou speedy, and bid these puny warriors from Mechanics, who are assembled without, come in to see me. Say, moreover, that they are welcome guests to our school. Ay!-our school, the greatest and most renowned learning house on this planet. fThen to the hall door went the mighty Hoskingj These words he announced: My Lord, the Prince of Humboldt, bids me tell you he knows your noble- ness. He glories to know that you have boldly crossed the surging Mississippi solely to see him. I say, come hither unto our war hall, most welcome guests, there to attire yourselves in blue and white war-gear. Behold! Here comes the all-powerful eleven. A brave and famed band of fighters are they. Then great joy was acclaimed by the lusty voiced on-lookers, lead by a fantastically adorned cheer leader, Brant Dunham. Lo, here does issue forth from the opposite end, a host of puney cake-eaters. Now, Hosking did spy the hateful enemy employing foul methods. He launched out upon the great field of battle and lone-handed thrust his brawny, sinewy hands about the neck of full many a man and Hung them headlong into the more. Now there was one puny opponent who had thrice attempted to hasten hither unto the goal. just as he was about to tread on ground, tread upon never by hostile -feet, Karnstedt rushed with deer-like speed to the hoaf of the tawny- naired, frenzied spoiler and on the ground, laid him grovelling much as the wolf drags down his prey. Now it was well nigh unto the seventh hour and the shade of death was stealing upon the gore-bestained field. The score was even when the sturdy Pickell dashed across the goal-line, thus bringing victory to the worthy players of Hum- boldt. THE LUCKY THIRTEEN Did Most for Class ----------- Most Popular Boy - Most Popular Girl - Most Modest Girl - Most Bashful Boy Class Flapper VVittiest Boy VVittiest Girl Best Bluffer - - Class Cake Eater - Best Student ------ Class Clown - - ' Most Frequent Visitor of the Ofiice - - Miss IVlzaIey - - Elway Isaacson Loretta Mzzehlbazzer Jllargzzeriie Anderson Eric Quant Ardella Brick Paul fglmson Grace fack - JOIITZI Godbout - IarkH0dgs01z - Dorothy Stanley Hcfwzzan lVOIfgram - lVaIfer.S'cl1wandi Iilmwz

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Writing An Essay Did you ever start to write an essay about fifteen minutes before it was due? Well, then you have my sympathy. Miss Whaley assigns the essay about three days ahead of time so as to give you plenty of time to write a masterpiece. The Hrst two nights the essay worries you about as much as the price of butter in Bulgariag but the third night you really begin your essay as a serious matter. After supper you get out pencil and paper and start to writeg but just at this critical moment Jack calls up and reminds you that Ruth St. Dennis is at the Metropolitan. Consequently, you decide that you will have plenty of time to Write your essay when you get home from the showy but when you get home you are too tired to write an essay. However, you still have the third period left the next day. The scene shifts to Billing's Rest Room on the following day. You take your seat as usualg but you are surprised to see that the new girl that is creating such a sensation at school is sitting back of you. Of course, you must let her know who you are. Just to start a conversation, you ask her for some theme paper fyour theme-book is fullj. You soon become acquainted with her, and, as a matter of fact, she gets more attention than your essay. Vxfhen the period is almost over, you start to write your essay. You have an abundance of good ideas, but you have not time to put them into good English. You finish your essay on time but oh-the mistakes! Maybe you will get a red' mark on your essay, but you have become acquainted with the new girl just the same. Paul f01I7'I.S'0H Commencement Day How little did I think to see this day! Ch, happy were the hours now past and gone- The days of joy, attaining what I've won! Through weary months of waiting as I lay Ill, sad and well nigh hopeless, still a ray Of sunshine cheered, and then new hope would rung As in the spring sap anwsers to the sun, Again would sweet ambition come to stay. At last has come this day of days to me So eagerly awaited nine long years. May I from its ideals never stray. Ch! day of thrills, why dawn thus silently? Do you not understand my happy tears? Sing, birds, and usher in Commencement Day. R'llf1l F. Snziflz, '22 Editoris Note: Because of illness, Ruth Smith was graduated five years later than the class with which she entered. , Ten.

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wg' Q n t K L I xg C f i SWELL-'I Phys1eal TFHIHIUQ How many of you readers apprehend the real value of a physical training? Have you ever considered the great and lasting effect this training has on our young men? NYhat a thrill it is to watch a game! There on the field are the teams, with the one idea in their minds-to win. llut, can one team win all the time? Often failure is success, but to overcome failure is a test that is fundamental in the training. Thus a physical training, in teaching the members of the team to play fair, sets their standards for the game of life. Humboldt always has a man's team, a team that sends forth young men physically and morally fit to take their places in the game of life. Humboldt has its team of athletes, but what Humboldt requires is physical training for all its boys so that each and every one will be htted with a strong body and an alert mind. For today, the very essence of man's chance is-Is he morally and physi- cally ht? Therefore, Humboldt should have physical training for all its boys so that when an opportunity presents itself, they will not fall below grade because they lack the surety, conhdence and co-operative trust afforded by a physical training. The Humboldt Student It is interesting to notice the four different stages through which the average Humboldt student passes. ' As a freshman, he is a shy, bashful lad about fourteen years of age. He buys a ticket for every athletic contest because he is afraid to refuse the ticket sellers. He listens attentively to all of Miss Peyton's lectures on dancing. For recreation he plays tag in the gymnasium. As a sophomore, he wears long pants for the hrst time and even talks to the girls occasionally. He shows good sense by taking Geometry from Miss Ek. For recreation, he initiates the incoming freshmen and shoots spitballs at the seniors. As a junior, he pays more attention to the girls than he does to his books. He wears a smart tweed suit with leather buttons, slicks his hair back with 'fSta- comb , and oh! how he can dance! Give Caesar the Roman limpire, but give the Junior a ballroom lioor. Twelve